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Evening star., 1945-10-19
WLB Raises Basic Wage
Of Western Union Groups

Ry the Associated Press
The War Labor Board yesterday
raised the minimum hourly rate for
all experienced employees of the
Western Union Telegraph Co. to
SIS cents.
The order did not apply in the
Metropolitan New York area or to
foot and bicycle messengers. For
these messengers, the board ordered
starting rate of As cents an hour
and SO cents after 30 days. The mes
sengers now receive 40 cents at the
start.
About $4,000 employees represented
by the National Co-ordinating Board,
Bargaining Committee for several
AFL unions, are involved in the
order. The AFI unions were certified
last March as bargaining agent in
all divisions outside the Metropolitan
New York area, in which the CO.
American Communications Associa-
Evening star., 1945-10-19
Beeton Mode Coptoin
In Xirqiniu Guard

1t Col. Everett A. Hellmuth, COM
manding ofi1cer of the 18th Bat
TALON, Virginia State Guard, has
announced the promotion of 1st 1t
Robert D. Beeton to captain.
Capt. Beeton, public relations
officer for the battalion, has been
assigned to headquarters company
at Alexandria.
At the same time, Col. Hellmuth
announced the appointment of
Charles Van Brunt Cushman of
Upperville, formerly major in the
Army Air Forces. as first lieutenant
assigned to Company Ill of War;
renton.
Evening star., 1945-10-19

an intruder after she attempted to
drive him out by hitting him on
the head with hand mirror. she
told police
She said she and her daughter,
Carolyn, Is. were alone in their
home when the intruder entered.
Mrs. Plummer was treated for lip
abrasions by private physician.
Evening star., 1945-10-19

ton is the bargaining agent. The
latter was not involved In the WLB
case
The board said approximately
$4,000 employees, excluding foot and
bicycle messengers and apprentice
telegraph operators. received less
than IS cents an hour. The average
increase for this group would be
6.7 cents hourly.
Evening star., 1945-10-19
RESIGNS Red Cross Job

John Chandler Smith has resigned
as director of utilities for the East
ern area Of the American Red Cross
after nearly 20 years continuous
service, it was announced today.
He has become associated with a
Washington real estate firm.
Evening star., 1945-10-19
Woman Fights Intruder
With Hand Mirror

Mrs. Martha Gertrude Plummer.
n, of 1900 Blair road NV, last
night was struck on the mouth by
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-20
Key West Shrine
Club Plans 10 Give
Dinner And Ball

The recently organized Key
West Shrine Club has announced
it's first annual dinner and ball
to be held in the Rainbow Room
of the La Concha Hotel Thurs
day night at 800 o'clock. Several
new members have been added
since the organization meeting,
and large attendance is ex-
'pected Thursday night, as there
are a number of Shriners in this
area connected with the Armed
Forces, and members of Temples
all over the U. S. A. who are ex-
pected to attend, it is stated.
DR.. Russell Williams, prom
inent in Scottish Rite and Shrine
work in South Florida will at
tend, as well as James Donn
Potentate of Mahi Temple in
Miami, and Past Potentate Milo
Coffrin, also of Miami.
Reservations will be necessary
for this affair, and all mobiles In
good standing with their respec.
tive temples are requested tc
phone Mr.. Mashburn at Ii
Concha and advise him Of the
number in their party.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-20
NOelia Bravo WEEDS
Stephen TillOtsOn

Miss Noelia Lee Bravo, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Waldo Bravo,
and Stephen A. Tillotson. u. S.
Navy, were married last night
at the home of the bride, GIT
Duval street. The ceremony was
performed BY Mrs. : Frank A.
Paula, Notary Public, of Miami.
who is a sister of the bride.
The bride was attired in u
dress of blue, with trimmings to
match.
Mrs. Orlando Bravo, sister-in-
law of the bride was the matron
of honor, while Royal Lace Car
ter, acted as best man.
The affair was a quiet home
wedding, with immediate rela-
tives and friends in attendance.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-20
APPRECIATES HOME NEWS

Editor, The Citizen:
. Service men the world around
are receiving letters daily from
their families and friends relat-
ing news of what's going on at
home. These letters arc appre-
ciated, of that there is no doubt,
Of particular interest to Key
Westers in the service is news of
the amount of activity that is 60
ing on in their home town. What
with the completion of the new
highway, several housing prof,
ects and the new hospital a real
ity, the proposed Inland Water
way assured, along with the
beach project, which must be rel
atively certain to receive favor.
able action, Key West has even,
tually crawled out from beneath
the rock under which she was
cast, shaken the moss from her
self and has again found hel
rightful place under the sun.
| Obviously a tough job canno
be accomplished without Ions
hours of work, discouraging set,
backs and sacrifices. The citi
zenS. of Key West, through then
civic organizations have done {
splendid job. The Citizen, in it.
appeal for reform, urgent demand
for civic betterment and constant
drive for progress, undoubtedly
is responsible for much of thi.
work.
To know that the home folks
are keeping faith is a comforting
thought to every man in the Serv.
ice calling Key West his home
News of this achievement has
stimulated a desire to return ano
to become part of this effort
New horizons are opening ahead
of Key West. You can count on
those returning to put their shout
der to the wheel.
CPL. HAROLD r. LAUBSCHER
G-3, CHG, APO 500,
c/o Postmaster,
San Francisco, Calf.
Philippine Islands,
8 March, l945.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-20
Mid-Week Prayer
Service At First
Baptist Church

The young people of the First
Baptist Church will conduct the
Mid-Week Prayer Service We'd
nesday evening at 8 o'clock with
the theme, Getting Ready for
3 Revival"
Charles Tabor will speak on
the subject, The Part of Youth
IN a Revival: Miss Francis Col
Inns, Getting Myself Ready for
a Revival; and Jerry Raymond,
Christ Using Me-"
Special music will be given by
a youth quartet consisting of
Charles Tabor. Ed Pickart, Gloria
Giles and Francis Collins. '.t
Others who have part in the
service will be M. c. Oliver. Nell
Rose Archer, Barbara Lowe and
Mrs. Ed Pickart. If
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-20
Makes Report On
Repairs To Bridge

County Commissioner w. A..
Parrish, of the fifth district, in
formed the county commissioners
last night that, in a conference
with Engineer Emory, of the
State Road Department, about
the proposed repairing of the No
Name Key bridge, he was told
that the department will provide
pilings and planks to be used for
the work at cost.
The commissioners then de-
cided to call for bids for labor, to
repair the bridge. An estimate,
which the commissioners con-
Sidered too high, had been given
by the department at $4,000.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-20
AWARD OF
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work on the road till the project
has been properly advertised.
1t was said at the courthouse
that cmopany employees began to
work ON the roadway yesterday
morning,
Another contract was awarded
to F. H. Solomon to connect the
county poor house to the sewer
at a cost of S725.25. Mr.. Solomon,
who was also advised not to con-
tinue with the work because OF
the insertion of the advertisement
only once, called at the court
house this morning and said that
the material he had ordered for
the project had been received,
and that he surely would hold
the county responsible for the
expense to which he had been
put, if the contract is given to
somebody else when bids are call
ed for again.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-20
THE WEATHER
FORECAST

Key West and Vicinity: Clear to
partly cloudy and continued
warm this afternoon through
Wednesday; moderate to occa-
sionally fresh southeasterly winds
this afternoon and tonight, di-
minishing Wednesday.
Florida: Continued partly
cloudy and mild in south and CEN
trail portions through Wednesday
with light widely scattered show
ers today; increasing cloud.ness
and continued warm in extreme
north portion today and tonight,
with showers in Tallahassee area
this afternoon, advancing to the
east coast tonight, mostly cloudy
and cooler Wednesday.
st. Augustine through Florida
Straits: Moderate to occasionally
fresh winds, Southerly over north
portion and southeasterly over
souht portion today and tonight
diminishing and becoming gentle
to moderate Wednesday, and
shifting to northerly over ex-
IRENE north portion; weather part
ly cloudy, except scattered show
erS over south portion today and
mostly cloudy over extreme north
portion Wednesday.
East Gulf: Moderate to occa,
sionally fresh winds, southerly
, over north portion and southeast
erly over south portion today, di-
minishing and becoming gentle
scattered showers today anc
mostly cloudy in extreme north
portion tonight and Wednesday
: Jacksonville to Apalachicola
No small craft or storm warnings
have been issued.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-20
TWO MORE PLANES
ALLOCATED TO NAL

JACKSONVILLE, March 90. -
(FNSl.-G. T. Baker, president of
National Airlines, Inc, was mott
fled late today by the Surplus
War Aircraft Division, Washing
ton, d. c., that NAL has been al
located two more Lockheed Coos.
These are the military version
of the ccord-breaking Lockhecd
Lodestar. They carry IA passcn-
gers and are duplicates of the
plane National flew from Jack
sonville to New York in the rec
ord-breaking time of three hours
and AZ minutes. These two planes
will be converted for commercial
use as quickly as possible.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-20

The Key West Players gave an
excellent showing of themselves
last night in their first serious
clay. Up until this time they
have concentrated on comedy of
the lighter sort almost exclusive
ly, which according to some auth
critics is much MORE difficult to
do we'll. However, it is remark
able in number of ways to see
a group mature enough histrion-
ically to do play such as Out
ward Bound" This is even more
remarkable way down here in
Key West, so far removed from
the theatre in general, it is
shown.
Key West should be proud of
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-20
JAPANESE FORCES
BURN BOOKS, TOO
(By Associates Press)

MACARTHUR'S HEADQUAR-
TIERS, PHILIPPINES. - Japan
csc destruction of Philippine
schools has handicapped their
reestablishment, President Ser
glo Osmena says. Not only desks
and chairs but books were used
as fireWood by Japanese soldiers.
While fighting continues, the
work of gathering books for the
schools has been started. Desks
and chairs can come later. Os-
mena says.
Major job in rehabilitation will
be elimination of Japanese Gus
toms forced upon Filipinos, the
president says. Schools, he be-
lieves, are vital in this program.
He hopes also to establish a new
library of only American
books"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-20
=: SOCIETY =:
LARGE AND ENTHUSIASTIC FIRST
NICHTERS ENJOY OUTWARD BOUND

this group who are giving to the
town entertainment of the finer
sort. 1t was heart-warming last
night to watch enlisted men and
officers of our armed forces
thoroughly enjoying themselves
in the sort of way they have
little opportunity for in Key
West"
Outward Bound" will play
each night this week at the Barn
Theatre rear of the Woman's
Club on Duval st. The tickets
are on sale at Paul Smiths Book
Store at Simonton and Eaton
streets and at the theatre before
performances. The curtain is at
$3.50 o'clock.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-20
RED CROSS
Continued from Page One)

a most important part in the
speedy recovery of the seriously
wounded.
Campaign officials again urged
all persons not yet solicited to
contact chapter headquarters by
telephoning 80, land a volunteer
will call on you" it was said.
Contributions can also be made
at war fund headquarters in the
Elks Club building on Duval
street from $50 a. m. to | p. m;
chapter headquarters from 9 a.
m. to S p. m. at the Red Cross
booth erected in the corridor of
the Post Office building.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-20
GRASS FIRE OUT
ON SOUTH STREET

The Fire Department was call
ed to 500 South street, between
Simonton and Duval this after
noon at 2:20 o'clock, where a
grass fire was discovered on the
lot adjoining the residence of
Arthur Pastorini.
The fence on one side of the
Pastorini lot was slightly dam
aged, with no other damage re-
sultlng from the blaze which was
quickly eXtinguished.
The alarm was sounded from
box "a, situated at the corner of
United and Simonton streee.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-20
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
HONOR ROLL

pssu.is who have done work
wlxll ahove the average during the
test asa weeks period Of the sem
esisg ending March p Of the school
gwaF 1884, IS are.
stonoS point Average;
1oo- Dolores Ennis. Ronald
4illeii. Sara Moody.
aao-NanCy Pickens, Peggy
Rnas. Leonard Salazar, Maxine
Ni2fua
aTA-A mne Duughtry.
am Bobby SchOWaltcr. Betty
CsauIa. Ruth Mary Fowlcs
$50 Nufma Nusbaum, Olga
hmsaa. PRED Haise. Sylvia Clark,
Fsrrrss Cfunin. Shirley Papy.
1em Tapseoti Peggy Terrell,
Ffank Naung Rohcrl Miller. AL
sFu 1ahmsun
aAn Nathalie Valdez, Barbara
Mlsa Mau1 haply, Clara Din
cal HUps Poisson Betty rillman,
nNfit Anup naumgardt. Judith
naaahirt NriIlc Mencndez, Col
luen Mtur,
ag8 1aurs Malgrat
$50 AHdre Mumford. Clara
AfsnaesH Vincent Molina. Jr,
Eas1a Dgas Anthony Borgcs, Tom
HsmwWs Huhft Cook, Anita ES-
nFfsft Jnst Fernandez, Billy
Nrrli nuag Marie Shannahan.
fHn salunun. EtangchnC Arch
ef. hsaf Mario Shelly. Carolyn
nstaaemni Dwcuc Clawson. Dor
ufhF l.nus
gum tsaeiua Callrja, JcrryI
g. nFtaleg. Dolurvs Lewis. Con-
fhiia Vaula. Am Kidd. Doris
fasr Huiwrts. Charles Sims, John
CraiE Smih. Boia, Belle Gates,
Annf CIsbls. Nary Knowles, Pau
lhN Heavier, COY Johnston. Fcrol
Csmnsi Ainiirtd Cruz, Roy Giles.
Ra9 KIRKLAND. Kenneth knight,
iran Watau
ian Donald Curry. Ernest
TIuu b. idgr. Nelson Weller, Myr-
a. taaisi. Sherry Ann Tyson, Nil
tan Basa. Ralph Henriquez, Will
ham Hernandeg. Floyd Roberts,
Hulafl Brill, Harry Carey. Billy |
Uanigl. Laura Gene James. Rex
hslnr. Rita Canalejo. Aquclio Co
HsHs Alfred Perez. joyce Thomp-
ssn. John CCreSo. Nancy Philips,
F'hvlils Sopcr
tIs-Fl0TcnciO Reyes. Sylvia
1oasnaon. LeOta Russell, Jack
SFeneer. Charles Young. William
Alsss4ry, Louis Anguelra, Edward
ftFkins. Frank Sosln. Lois Russell.
10 Myrtland Gates, Jr., Geo.
Deltalle. Fave Knowles. Robert
SoFeT, Kenneth Spencer, Don
TruWbfidge. Marjorie Williams,
Barbara Crdsoe. Virginia Russell,
tames Sheppard. Beverly Suarez,
SeFgio bazo. Edna Elwood, Rob
ct Archer, Carla Bowser. Edna
lean Gardner, Jack Larsen, Patsy
Ma ehy. Betty WEIGH. Ann Wei
ifns. MARTIN Wilhelm, Dianne
ulcksns. joyce Gibson, Clifford
HurriCk. Sylvia Smith, Horacio
sanchez. Charles Borntraeger,
jahn Cubo. June Danford, Robert
Flndol
tso-.iiostense Smith. Betty
fmylur. Linda Bowser, Helen
Howe, Clcora Roberts, Mac
Etones. James Ellis, Joseph Lew
iss shrlce Cooke. Peggy Lou.
Ham Patsy Hampton, Conrad
Johnson. Patricia Wood, Kenneth
AlbuTy. jeanne Knowles, Pat
Rgaanell, Horacio Castillo, Colleen
hfuAh. Ray Elwood, Alice Her
nandes, Mary Hin Oscar Orapeza,
Charles Perez, Erasto Perez, Rose
mary Richardson, Randolph Rich
aFAaun
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-20
PEOPLES FORUM

The Citizen welcomes express
siOns of the Views of Its Fead-
ers, but the editor reserves the
right TO delete any items which
are considered libeiOus or unWar-
ranted. The writer's should be
fair and cORfIne the letters to
800 words. and write ON one side
of the paper only. signature of
the writer's must accom- pany the
letters and will be published uh-
less requested otherwise.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-20
AMERICANS
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
The FIRST Army has increased its
bridgchcad on the east bank to
a length of 10 miles and a depth
of eight miles.
Armorcd units of this army
have advanced two and one-half
miles beyond the superhighway
with its network of six rOadWays.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-20
Furniture Makers ;.
" Dream On Bridges
Try Associated Press,

M ARINE BASE IN THE
SOUTH PACIFIC. - Although
luXuries on Pacific islands are
almost non-eXistent, the furni-
ture makers of Grand Rapids
would go into ectasy over one
convenience - the bridges - on
this one, They've made from
thick, heavy mahogany, and
would be valued at anywhere
from $4,000 to $4,000 in the
States.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-20


DETACHED for an assignment
in the Pacific. Lieut.. Joseph
Z. Cooke sc. USNR. Stores
Officer for the Naval Station
Supply Department. will leave
shortly for the West Coast
after serving this base for two
and-a-half years. I'M addition
to his duties in the Supply De-
partmeni. Lieutenant Cooke is
a member of the Recreation
and Welfare Advisory Board.
the Officer Candidate Inter-
viewing Board and the Board
of Control of the Commits
stoned Officers Mess.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-20
AIM TO RIDTcULE

NEW YORK. - Mother Goose
was born Elizabeth Foster in 1868
IN England, and only went down
IN history because an irate SON.
ln-law secretely put her verses in
print to ridicule her.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-20

Winston Churchill, American
novelist and playwright ("The
Crisis" THE Unchartcred Way')
is not related to great Britain's
prime minister.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-20
Sixth Grade

Morton Hall, Joan
CruSoe.
Sixth Grade
Betty Conant, Jay Gould HiggS,
Donald Sands, David Fish, Beat
rice Demeritt, Dora Mae Hop
kins. Wilma Worth, Marlen Tor
sky, Don Williams, Gloria Wat
son, Frances Meggs, Helen Wal
tiers. Robert AIkov, Bobhie' Led
fond and Anne Yates. -.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-20

st. Anthony has been com
mlssioned office in the Brazilian
army since ITO, the longest mill
tary service record in history.
FIRST as Captain, later as 1t. Col.
His military pay, for 235 years
has been given to the church.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-20
RSsz<elG
wHEELERs HAVE SON

Announcement has been made
of the birth of a son, weighing
nine pounds, to Mr.. and Mrs.
John w. Wheeler at the Key
West Municipal Hospital yester-
day.
The Wheelers reside at the
Army Barracks.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-20
TonorroWs Tides
TEMPERATURE BULLETIN

Temperature data for the "a
hours ending $50 a. m, as report
ed by the U. S. Weather Bureau.
Highest Lowest
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-20
WEATHER REPORT

Key West, Fla, Mar. 20, 1945
Observation taken at $3.50 am,
Eastern Wartime Getty Office
Temperatures
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-20
Third Grade
Filth Grade

Vtlda vpher Richard
Olliette Fidelio Hernandez, june
Natrs. Lawns Barber Charles
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-20

TomorrowS Almanac
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-20

TIE fuurth period honor roll
ihr thu Division Street Elemcn-
tafg sChool follows below:
FiFst Grade
David Henderson, Donald Will
uisfi kaiaard knuCk, Betsy Birch
uiaHr jnycc Port, Stuart Yates,
waidina Cervantcs, Freddie Nal
easy Nelson Carey. Paulette Al
b'1ib, JOHN Fleming, Allis Harris,
fhumas Muufc. Anne Williams,
faiilip Nushaum, l.. 7. Curry,
lean Castcllsno. Sharon Prltch-
ard Martin Curry. Judy Whit
mssI o. Barbara Trout
Second Grade
Waynr brautley. Nell Rose
hani hrE. Dcanna Archer, Betty
iaar Jenks. Bobby Sellers.
fsansle Doz,cr. Sammy Curry,
Barbara Saunders. Anne Brlstow.
iiannF Daniels, jeanne Karter-
nan, bennic 10 Paxton. Dorothea
ptnsiUI. Sandra Thompson. Kath-
iyn hesae. John DCMeritt. Frank
tixFyWldi
Third Grade
tRU Carey. Barbara Meges.
kFisiin khntman. Billy Jo
White. Betty Jean Bowery,
NoosiToW ThomasSon. Marilyn
AiafTiati Diana Fernandez. Prs
ellis Cruz Mary SWcetlng
FouEth Grade
Rotert Brady. Lord Brooks
Philsp FrcshWatrr. Eva Jean
nurdiUaux, Joyce Schowlater
EliEabgth Russell Anne Alkov
HmFF3 Puchard. Shirley Thomp-
"a. Marlene Park. Thomas Cor
nell EVELYN Nettles, EdytE
Hampton
Filth Grade
Vsida SiunrvN phet. Richard
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-20

Relative Humidity
74ft
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-20
Division St. Elementary
School Honor Roll
March 20 Iaas

ths fuurth period honor roll
inT thr Division Street Elemen-
tafy sChuol follows below:
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-09
AMPHIBIoUs OPERATION

j. wet spring.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-09
Central
Planning
iseSaflleS
By TOM HARPER

Given the green light by the
board Of athletic directors of the
Catholic League, Fr. James +.
Martin. athletic director of Catho-
lie Central High School. made
plans today for contests with the
nations outstanding prep elcvenS.
II have sent queries TO schools
in Chicago, Cleveland. Rochester
and other cities bOasting strong
high school eIevens. 1 hope TO
he able 10 bring at least five
here to meet the Shamrocks
and -erabi--B -Brtruiters- -tu-see-
other cities teams" said Fr.
Martin.
"Of course, we are planning
on having Boys Town on our
schedule again. The record
breaking crowd that turned out
last fall showed the fans will
welcome any strong prep eleven
here"
Fr. Martins action followed q
meeting this week by the board
and the decision that no changes
would be made next season The
league schedule and playoffS 10
decide the parochial champion for
the annual Goodfellow charity
game against the Metropolitan
remain the same.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-09
Start
Together

Bill Pierce and Art Houtteman.
youngest players on the Detroit
Tigers roster. hope TO be room
mates when the club opens spring
training next week al Evansville,
Ind.
Both 17-year-old pitchers.
Pierce and Houtteman were
signed last year by scout Wish
Egan after sensational perform
ances in high school and Sandlot
competition. Pierce pitched High
land Park High TO the school title
and later helped ArthurS Club
win the Class b title in the De-
troit Baseball Federation
The Highland Park younGSter.
a Southpaw, was also named the
most valuable player in a kids
all-star game held in New York
last summer.
Houtteman is a product Of
Catholic Central High and has
been pitching since he was Ia, His
father. Art Houtteman Sro in his
day was a star pitcher on the
local SandlotS.
Pierce has gained seven pounds
since the last playing season. He
now weighs 80 pounds and is 5
feet 9 inches tall. Houtteman is
bigger. standing G feet inch and
weighing 1873.
Pierce will be the first 10 reach
draft age. He becomes Is on
April .. while Houttcman turns
1S on Aug. Z.