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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-06-26
CLYDE JOHNSTON
ON BATTLESHIP

ABOARD A u. S. BATTLE
SHIP IN THE PACIFIC.-Clyde
"a. Johnston. %, radarman, third
class. USNR. whose wife, Mrs.
frances Johnston. lives at 53l
Madison ave-. Daytona Beach.
Via. shared in this battleship's
victories when she pounded the
enemy during four major shore
is0ssshardraents and soundly whip
red Jan fleet units In two major
naval engagements in the Philip
pines
This 3s.00O-ton battlewagon
supported the invasions of the
GiIheFfs. Marshalls. Marianas and
Leyte. She took part in the first
cartier raids against Forfnosa. and
the Ryukyu Islands. 49, 2 ~
Her big guns helped turn back
the Jap fleet in the Battle of the
Fhlllppine Sea and later repeated
the trick al the Battle for Leyte
Gulf She also took part in the
invasion Of the Palaus and Hol-
lnndia.
she holds two distinctions. She
has taken part. In more consecu-
five Pacific operations than any
other battieship and no aircraft
carrier In hsr company has ever
suffered enemy-inflicted damage.
since her commissioning in
August. 1912. she has travelled
more than i75.O00 miles.
Johnston has been a crew
member Of this battleship since
She was commissioned. Before
entering the Navy. he was a line
man for the Southern Bell Tele-
phone Co. His parents, MIR. and
Mrs. v G. Day. live at q Poin-
cana. Key West. Fla. A brother.
William Is serving in the Marine
Corps.
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USE TAX

Continued from Page One)
1945. 1t has been found that the
stamps will stick better if the
windshield is dampened instead
of the stamp. Motorists are also
urged to keep separate record
of the serial number which APP
pears on each stamp, as well as
write on the back of the stamp
the make, model. serial number
and State license number of the
vehicle.
Mr.. Fahs stated that the
stamps may be purchased from
all post offices and at the head
quaters office of the Collector in
Jacksonville, as well as the fol-
lowing branch offices: Miami,
Tampa, Key West and Pensacola.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-06-26
SERGEANT SAWYER
HOME ON FURLOUCH


Staff Sergeant Willard Fill
more Sawyer arrived in Key
West yesterday afternoon on a
3o-day Through and is staying
with his uncle and aunt, who are
also his foster parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray Eiwood.
Sergeant Sawyer has been in
thc army 81 months, "a of which
were overseas, and his unit has
engaged in seven major battles,
which gave him 1876 points, Al
POINTS more than the required
es 30 be released from service,
bat he said he had been informed
when In England, that the release
for IS points had been discon-
tintsed on May IL.
For that reason. he explained,
Ne did not know what will hap
pen 90 him at the end of his fur
loszgh. He has not been informed
" neither he will remain in the
service or given his release, or
whether he will be assigned for
duty In the Pacific theatre. !
He Is a member of the Forty
fourth Bombardment Group in
the medical department, and, as |
staff sergeant. Is in charge Of |
the medical personnel.
lie said this morning that a
peculiar circumstance connected |
with his service overseas is that
BE- sailed on the Queen Mary on
hcr first trip, In taking American
Iroops TO the European theatre,
and he sailed on her. in returning
% The United States, on her first
rip IN bringing back American
r00ps 30 this country.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-06-26

aid Saunders Of the City hess -
ton Commission. A twenty -
dollar War Bond win DC s'se"
to the best entertainer.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-06-26
Army Builds City
For Returning Vets
IRy; AssecIated Pressl

MlANll.1-TInerA army is erectlng
a "city" of $50 hutments and l24
tents at the Army Air Transport
Commands field here to house
part of the $4,000 veterans ex-
pected to return monthly by
plane from overseas. The city"
will house more than 1000 men
at time. They will be here about
"a hours before being sent to
Camp Blanding Fla, and from
there to reception centers near
their homes.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-06-26
TEMPERATURE BULLETIN

Temperature data Tor the "a
hours ending $3.50 a. m, as report
ed by the u. S. Weather Bureau.
Highest Lowest
ia n H..k >:-ls
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-06-26

Harvard criminologisis pFed'cs
rise in crime as result Of war.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-06-26
WEATHER REPORT

Key West, Fla, June 26, 1945
Observation taken at $3.50 a. m.
Eastern War Time. Getty Office.)
Temperatures
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-06-26
C0CKROACHES
ANTS Die
W WI ! POISON

reaches. ants and other household bugs yet
Is harmless to children and pets. Bugs walk
through it-crawl away-diei Sprinkle in in
tested places as directed and watch amazing
results. Don't use old-fashioned dangerous
poisons. Ask for DIL-KIL at drug. hard
ware, grocery Observation-Disclosures.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-06-26

Morgenthau sees world trade
knell for Germany and Japan.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-06-26
Angel Menendez
Airplane Mechanic

Especial to The Citisen)
CHALGROVE, OAfordshire,
Eng.-The vast scale and import
ance of Photographic reconnais-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-06-26

Free press for all peoples vital,
General Eisenhower declares.
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Toniorrow's Almanac
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Precipitation

Relative Humidity
74%
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-08-10
1t. Snitzer Wins
Honors In Aerial
Espionage, Europe

1t. Stanley y. Snitzer OF Cool
idge and 1t Harry B. Price. Jr..
of Pleasant Ridge. Michigan. psi
Mustang pilots. are an outstanding
team in the field OF aerial recon
naissance. according to word re-
ceived from headquarters OF the
Ninth Air Force. European theater
OF Operations. this week. Snitzer
is the husband of the former Doris
Cockrill. who has made her home
here since she was a child.
Not content to Just do a job. p"
the Snitzer-Pierce aerial spy team
with the 67th Tactical Reconnais-
sance Group. through exceptional
vigilance. turned in a number OF
notable tactical reconnaissance sue
cesses in the battle for Europe. the
communication states. Among their
achievements was the sighting of a
column OF 100 vehicles and over
700 marching troops near Bonn.
Germany. while scouting ahead OF
the First army sector early In
March. Contracting a flight OF IL
bomb-laden P-47 Thunderbolts BY
radio. Snitzer and Pierce led them
TO the target with the result that
the enemy was completely routed.
This is only one among many OF
such achievements for the pair.
Snitzer. who has been overseas
since August 1914. has recently
been awarded the Distinguished
Service Cross. and has received
six Oak Leaf Clusters to the Air
Medal. He is a native OF Los An
geles. California. and was stationed
at williams Field when he and Mrs.
Snitzer were married in February
of 1914.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-08-10

When the last gun has ceased
firing and the last man has been
killed in the present world holo-
caust, there will be many once
familiar faces that will not be seen
again on Main Street And the
experiences through which those
who return have passed. although
they may leave no outer sign, VIII
have left an inner wound that time
will heal but can never eradicate.
Only II the lessons represented
by this scar tissue of the soul are
passed on to the next generation.
will there be any value in what has
been learned Let each man
who bears the inner scars OF war
teach his son the thing he
knows for women. who have
neither borne a weapon nor fired
a shot. were born with such know
ledge.
The greatest fallacy ever written,
according TO the Main Street phil
osopher. Is that all men are born
equal Take that there Grip
Piled child o. the cotton pickers' -
you mean TO tell me he was born
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-08-10
BY KATHERINE HUPFEL

equal to the judges son? No,
Sir. - men amt born equal no
more than animals is - an any
fool knows there amt nothin' equal
between a peacock an a buzzard,
no more'n there is between black
an white. rich an poor. or dumb
an smart Amt hardly nothin
in nature born equal but mans
got the makin's of equality - be
can think! An can't no pea
cock or buzzard do that"
The night was hot, and so
was the cooler, at a recent
Main Street party .. Every
body was glad when IL was
over, but as usual they fingered
at the door saying how much
they'd enjoyed the evening
Hoping to hurry the others, one
of the group opened the door
and a wave OF heat swept
through the room What
lot Of hot air!" esclaimed
the hostess For a moment
her guests looked startled
"If you weren't a LADY," said
the door opener; "'d ask how
you meant that" -. A gale
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-08-10

are critical. some OF them suggest
Ing a breakup Of engagements or
marriages because the women are
getting tired Of waiting.
II you do nothing else when
you go home" Mrs. Hendry asked
me with all the emphasis OF which
she is capable" please try TO i'm
press on the women of America
that these men are lonely. These
women should overlook some OF
the things the men are writing
home when they are irritated about
their existence over here.
I've always thought that a lot
OF women back home needed 10 be
educated on how TO treat their men
overseas. she said earnestly.
And from what / have heard. II
seems that Mrs. Hendry has a
point well worth considering.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-08-10
OF laughter followed - refresh
ing as a breeze.

OF laughter followed - refresh
ing as breeze.
A Main Street mother learned re-
Gently that she shouldn't leave
scissors within reach when sonny
was around -. Result the
new dress she had purchased lay
upon the floor slashed and whacked
In a dozen places But sonny
denied all knowledge OF the affair.
Mother was In tears, so Dad
took over "See here. son." he
said sternly; II want you to tell
me the truth. Your mothers dress
was on the bed. the scissors were
on the dresser. and YOU were In
the room when she left" He
stared accusingly at his offspring
and the child stared back Ibid
you SEE me do II, Daddy" he
inquired :. Ny gosh! They
ought to send that boy to law
school.
An old cow hand was greeted by
a friend on Main Street recently
with the usual inquiry OF how
things were going at 'ud be
better" he replied; "if my women
folks didn't take on so much about
the boys a-bein' gone" yeah, y
agreed his friend; but that's deep
trouble" -. "Shore 1t isl" ex-
ploded the old COW hand; but I'm
a-ridin' out the trouble an
expect my women folks TO ride II
with me-" =. That's the spirit
! of the west - whatever comes, ride
II out together.
The efforts Of an over-enthu-
siastic Victory Gardener were
being discussed by his Main
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-08-10
MILDRED HENDRY MEETS VETERAN
WOMAN FROM HOMEIN
HER RED CROSS CLUB AT CHABUA

Editors note: Pauline Fred
erick. veteran newspaper
woman representing Western
Newspaper Union on a war
correspondents tour OF the
-India-Burma war theater.
met Mildred Hendry OF Cool
idEe. daughter OF Dr. and Mrs.
William Jackson. az the Red
Cross Club she is managing at
Chabua. gateway over the
hump OF the Himalays to China.
The following story by Miss
Frederick Is the result.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-08-10
sy PAULINE FREDERICK

A pretty woman whose youthful
appearance and vitality belle the
fact that she Is old enough TO have
a teenage daughter. Is making the
difficult lot OF couple of thousand
American GIs in the tea patches OF
Assam a little more endurable.
met Mrs. Mildred Hendry Of
Coolidge. Arizona. in the spacious
Red Cross Club she Is setting up
for American boys at Chabua. the
gateway over the hump OF the Him.
alayas 10 China One boy had just
handed her a branch Of orchids
more than have ever seen growing
together. Another came TO ask
her advice about a personal prob
lem. Another couldn't help break
ing in TO say that even though she
looked so young he could see char
acter and maturity In her face that
reminded him of his mother. And
so on. There are 2400 boys al this
base whom she and her four Red
Cross assistants are trying 10 make
a little happier She was an army
hostess al. Fort SIN before going
into the Red Cross.
And as for that daughter. her
name is Kay and she is a reporter
on the Fl Paso Herald Post. And
is her mother proud OF her,
Mrs. Hendry explained to me
some OF the problems OF the boys
up here that are evident to anyone
who sits down and talks with any
OF them even for a few minutes.
This theater is the most difficult
for men TO serve in" she told me.
There Is no opportunity for them
TO date. When We have a dance
We can round up % Red Cross
girls from the surrounding bases.
and then we have 10 limit the
dances TO loo men. You can see
what that means when 2400 men
want 10 dance with American girls.
or sit down and talk with them or
take them out 10 dinner.
These men are bored" she
went on. because they are doing
jobs that are not spectacular. there
Is no danger involved. they are not
getting medals for what they do"
To make matters worse. the boys
are getting letters from home that
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-08-10

Street friends recently ais
he having any luck with his
garden7" asked one "Yes,"
replied his neiohbor; "he got
sunstroke. - and collected $50
health Insurance." A hot
brand of patriotism - thatl
Have you ever driven through
the residential district near Main
Street. very late at night so
late that all the houses are dark?
And If by chance, there should
be a light in one. the beholder
thinks Immediately, "the Jones
child must be ill., or, "the
gang Is playing poker late tonight"
according to which house 1t
Is. for one from Main Street knows
why the lights might be burning so
late within those houses. that u.s.
usually by one or two o'clock are
asleep. with all their problems.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-08-10

their joys, and their heartaches
closed inside Houses. that hold
within their walls the very pulse
beat OF America Seeing them
thus, one finds a prayer on his lips
Great Master, bless these
little houses, asleep in the night"
See you next week, on Main
Street adios.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-08-10

. Virginia Harris, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. L. Harris, underwent
a tonsilectomy at Florence Hospital
Tuesday. She Is reported to be
convarescing satisfactorily.
. Mrs. r. H. McVey moved to
Mesa Friday to be near her hus-
band. Sgt. McVey, who is stationed
at Williams Field. She has been
making her home with her mother,
Mrs. B. F. Storie.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1945-06-13

The Rev. DR.. L. w. Mccoy. pre-
siding Elder of the Washington,
Oregon and California Conference
of the A. M. r. Zion Church. will
be in Seattle on Sunday, June IT,
and will preach in the morning
services at IL o'clocka I the A.
NJ. e. Zion Church, 1716 23rd
Ave.
DR.. Lloyd Mccoy is an outstand-
ing pulpiteer and dynamic speak
er. The choir under the diree-
ton of Mrs. l.. Davis. directress
and organist of the church. has
arranged special music.
The fourth quarterly conference
of this conference year will be
held Monday evening at 8 O'Clock
at the church. All members and
friends are invited to attend the
services and conference.
The Union Services which start
ed last Sunday evening between
the Grace Presbyterian and A.
M. E. Zion Churches was we'll at.
tended and very inspirational. The
Rev. Wesley Halves preached a
fine and inspiring sermon.
On this Sunday, June 18th, the
evening services will be held in
the Grace Presbyterian Church at
s p. m. and the Rev. Frederick
Blythewood will deliver the mes
sage and the combined choirs will
render special selections also. The
INSTRUMENTATION Mems Choir
of Seattle will render selections.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1945-06-13
SEATTLE SOCIALS
BY MRS. II. C. THOMPSON
EA. CLOS
Miss Eta Green
Is Bride To Be

Miss Eta Belle Green, charm
ing daughter of Presiding Elder
l.. f. Green and wife of the First
A. M. q. Church, left Tuesday,
June 5, for Las Vegas, New, to
wed Serg. Rayland M. Alexander.
The Willing Workers and
friends gave her a surprise show
er, making her the recipient of
many beautiful gifts. The bride
to be was popular among the
young girls and an active worker
of the church.
A talented musician, she was
organist and director of the young
mems choir in Boonville, Mo-, her
former home. AS a member of
the Usher Board she will be
missed.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1945-06-13

to feel free to worship their God
In their own way. Their religion
was very real par. Of their
lives. Why should we fear The
scoffing of the unbelieyers AMI
not dare to openly admit our
faith?
Our boys are not afraid to ad-
nit their beliefs. Think what
the popular war sons are: II
had little talk with the Lord, >"
Coming on a wing and a prayer"
Praise the Lord and pass the
ammunition" Can you think of
similar ones in any orher war?
In news release describing
Field Marshal Sir Bernard l..
Montgomery knockout blow"
message to the troops of his 21st
Army Group, the poem he quoted
was given. 1t was entitled A
Soldier-His Prayer" Written on
a scrap of paper, it had fluttered
into the hands of a soldier sit
ting in a trench during the bat
tie of Ell Agheilia. 1t is a prayer
in which we may all join:
stay with me, God. The night
is dark;
The night is cold; my little spark
OF courage dies. The night is
long.
Be with me. God, and make me
strong.
l know that death is but a door,
l know what we are fighting for;
Peace for the kids, our brothers
freed,
A kinder world. a cleaner breed.
Help me. o God, when death is
near,
To mock the haggard face of
fear,
That when l fall-if fall l must
My soul may triumph in the
dust"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1945-06-13
We NEED RELIGION
BY RUTH TAYLOR

Perhaps the most encouraging
sign that has come out of the
whirlpool in which our world is
spinning so frantically, is the re-
birth of faith-dependenee on the
intangible, finer things of the
spirit and the willingness to ad-
nit that dependence. We have
learned that we need to parrtici-
pate in something bigger than
we are.
In recent Readers Digest
there is most thought provok-
ing article on this subject-on
the need of a religion. Not for
us an theology such as motivates
the totalitarian states, not for
us reliance on mere ethics. We
need not bland acceptance of a
way of life, but a faith based
upon religion.
But this "religiousity" does not
mean merely a creed to affirm,
nor a ritual to follow. No mat
ter what the tenets of our par
ticuar faith. no matter whether
we worship in church, cathedral
or synagogue, there is a basic
article CT faith to which we all
give adherance-the Fatherhood
of God and the Brotherhood of
Man. There is one rule of life
we all accept-the Golden Rule.
What are the things for which
we are fighting-if not the ap-
plication of these principles? Our
forefathers cleared a continent
and built homes in the wilderness
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1945-06-13
Y. VIC. A..

Sponsored by the Alpha omi-
cron chapter of Delta Sigma The
ia Sorority, the annual reception
of all Seattle High schol gradu-
ates will be h cid Friday eve
ming, June 10. at 8 o'clock at
the Phyllis Wheatley Y. w. C. A.
The public is cordially invited
to attend and meet these young
people and their parents and to
encourage these students who have
passed their second educational
milestone.
The Rev. b. Davis, pastor OF
Mt. Zion Baptist Church will
speak to the graduates and an
interesting program Is planned.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1945-06-13
Mrs. Vivienne [. Penick
Attends National Meet

Mrs. Vivienne L. Penick, Secre-
tary of the Womans Auxiliary to
National Baptist Convention, Inc,
U. S. A, returned home last
Thursday morning after attending
the executive session of the meet
ing of the Board of Directors,
held at the National Baptist Mis-
sionary Training School at Nash
vile, Tennessee. AT this raeeting,
the program was made for the an
nual session of the Woman's De-
partment of the National Baptist
Convention which is called to meet
in Detroit in September. Mrs.
Penick has been the secretary of
the organization for the past Is
years and Is called to some point
In the East twice each year, not
only to attend the meeting, but
to assist in making plans and pro-
gram for the School as well as
for the Convention. Upwards of
one hundred women from all sec
ton of the country, including state
presidents and heads of depart
ments met at Nashville, during
which time Commencement Exer-
cises of the Training School took
place.
While in the East, Mrs. Penick
took the opportunity to visit her
sister and brother and other rela-
tives in Atlanta, Georgia, and
while there was the recipient of
many social courtesies. Secretary
Penick will give a resume of her
trip and some observations of the
six thousand mil journey, Sunday
night, June 18th, on the Mission
airy program at Peoples Institu
tional Baptist Church.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1945-06-13
SPEAKING OF
WAR BONDS

Price Collins. porter for the
Milwaukee Railroad. is the proud
owner OF 10 War Bonds. and as a
spur to the Mighty 7th War Loan.
he has just purchased his seventh
$1,000 War Bond.
Collins has been a regular de-
Tense and War Bond buyer since
before Pearl Harbor@and he has
never cashed a single bond.
When you are asked. as you
will be, to buy an extra bond for
the Seventh War Loan, it might be
well to think just minute about
James Brown of Pulaski, Tenn,
who lies in an army hospital at
Miami. Fla. sightless and minus
one leg.
Brown is a Negro. He was in
charge of a squad in Italy and, at
dusk, he ran into a field of Ger
man land mines. One explosion
mangled his leg. Another blinded
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1945-06-13
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank the many
friends for their beautiful floral
offerings. visitations and the So
lace and expressions of their deep
sympathy during the illness and
death of our beloved sister.
We are grateful to the Rev. f.
Benjamin Davis and the Rev. Wes-
ley l.. Halves for their spiritual
consolation and Mrs. E. r. Chat
ney for her solace In music and
song.
MRS. IDA TANNING, Sister.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1945-06-13
Wedding Bells

Surprising many of her friends,
Mrs. Lula Thomas was married to
Mr.. Harry King of st. Paul. Mimi.
June L.
A reception at the home of Mrs.
Cora Spencer, 1909 26th Ave, fol-
lowed the surprise announce
ment.
The home, beautifully decorated
and arranged, matched the SPLEEN
dor of the guests and charm of
the bride. The bride and groom
will make their home in the Twin
Cities.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1945-06-13
BUY WAR BONDS

Marine Sgt. Collie ]. Nicholson,
of winfield. La, writes that Ma
rine Pfc. Roscoe j. Moore has re-
Gently proved himself one of the
outstanding cage game players on
the Marshall Islands.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1945-06-13

Cecil Remond and Italy Over
ton, Pharmacist SIC, first to be
trained in operating room tech
nique inr st. Adams Naval Hospi-
tai, Long Island. N. Y. - Please
note, ]. NJ. Phillyau, Naval Hos
pital. Seattle.
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Ebenezer AME Church

Rev. Everett p. williams, pastor
Sunday school $50; morning
worship II; Christian Endeavor
z; evening service 8; prayerl
meeting Wednesdays at s o'clock.
Ninth and Park In downtown
Bremerton.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1945-06-13

Richard Harris, PSN1 /Elee. now
in the maritime service, writes to
say Hello" to friends In Bremen
ton, Seattle. Says: "They gave
me four shots and pulled a tooth.
Boy Was l a sick mani"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1945-06-13

1t is alleged that Bremerton will
soon see its first all colored school
for the resident of Sinclair
Heights. Please note. yours truly
will report on findings in next
weeks edition.