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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-10
Sub Certificates
Given 30 AT Base

Eleven officers and 80 enlisted
men were awarded elaborate,
hand printed Submarine Force
Service Certificates at exercises
held here Saturday at the Sub
marine Base.
Written in Old English script
and large enough for a good
sized picture frame, the certltlc-
stcs bore a message from Hear
Admiral c. w. Styer, Coordina-
tor of Undersea Warfare who is
assistant to Fleet Admiral Ches-
ter w. Nimitz, Chief of Naval OPP
erstions. Styer, who recently
visited Key West with President
Truman, signed the message IN
las capacity as Commander OF the
Submarine Atlantic Fleet, which
he held during the war.
The certificate reads: During
the wears l94l-45 the u. 5. beng
IN a State of War (this mani
served with the submarine forces
of the United States Navy. These
submarine forces wrought severe
destruction upon the enemy. They
sank many million tons OF ms
merchant and naval shipping;
they interrupted and severed his
trade and commercial arteries;
they aided every amphibious as
sanlt supplied constant military
intelligence of the enemy and
reformed numerous acts of res
cue.
"They participated in many
phases of anti-submarlne oeVel-
opment and fastened dominance
of the Atlantic waters by navies
of the Allied powers. In these
wavs the submarine forces OF the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-10

us. Navy and all who served
with them contributed heavily to
the successful and complete prose-
cution of the War.
'This statement is in evidence
of the U. S. Nays pride and
gratitude for duties well done"
(Signed c. W. STYER, r. Adm,
USN, Commander Sub
marine, Atlantic Fleet.
Those receiving the certificates
were:
Officers
Commanders F. w. Scanland,
J. B. Grady and A. V. Green; 1t.
Commander P. E. Glenn; 1t. j. P.
Doherty, 1t. G. U. Howell, 1t. O.
IS. Meek, 1t. D. M. Pine; 1t. (jg)
r. l.. Murphy; 1t. (jg) c. B.
Breeding; Chief Bos'n E. w,
Cakes.
Enlisted Men
B. c. Siebken, COM; c. A. Gar
cha. STM2; r. P. Olson, CY; D.
M. Mclean, CMoMM; w. D. San
to. Chm; N. c. Billings, EMF; H.
j. Wall, CAL; S. Reyes, 81; c. L.
Birdwell, F. Shafchuk, c. F. Oil
yer. w. A. Smith, c. E. Barbero,
A. L. Yoak, S. G. Forbes, H. H.
Gardiner, r. J. Merson, A. E.
Sutherland, J. E. Gillum, J. D.
Lennon, J. S. Phillips, J. R.
Semmelrath and r. E. Lee, all
CMoMM.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-10
Qualified

do you know anything about
his case?" the juror was asked.
mo"
Have you heard anything
about it,"
Have you read anything about
ito"
mo. / can't read"
Have you formed any opinion
about the case?"
What case?"
Accepted"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-10
A FAMILY AFFAIR

SPOKANE, Wash. - While out
hunting, Photographer Charles
A. Libby, Jr., broke a leg. Taken
to a hospital, he found his wife
had preceded him. The whole
family, Libby, his wife and their
new daughter, will leave the hos
pital together.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-10
. HELD FOR MURDER

SPRINGFIELD, Md. - In a
scuffle over a safety pin at the
State Hospital for the Insane an
Sc year old man was injured so
badly that he died within twelve
hours. The 24-year-old attendant
is being held for murder and
declares that he was afraid the
patient might hurt himself with
the pin.
The victim suffered broken
jaw, brain hemorrhage and lac
erations.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-10

The Raiders lead the Winter
League in hits with So, in dou-
bles with seven. in triples with
seven, and stolen bases with
II. The Pirates lead the league
in scoring with SO runs. and the
Trojans lead in the homer de-
partment with two.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-10

A large crowd is expected on
hand for the Pirate-Raider tilt.
1t is a scheduled first game and
will therefore start at lis pm,
the league regulation starting
time. In the second game, the
Trojans and the Blue Sox will
battle it out for third place.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-10
BASKETBALL
High School Gym

TONIGHT
7:15-Radio VS.. Coca-Cola.
8:15-High School Varsity Girls
VS.. Catholic Youth Club.
9:15-Junior Conchs VS.. Ro-
mero's Electric Service.
WEDNESDAY,
7:15-USS Wilkie VS.. Army De-
tenders. s
8:15-Lions Girls VS.. High
School "B" Girls. -.
9:15-Red Raiders VS.. Key West
Transit Co.
Exhibition Games
THURSDAY
6:0O-Romero's EIectrics VS..
Osterhoudt Wolves.
9:00-Red Raiders VS.. Naval
Hospital.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-10

Jack Carbonell, the Red Raid
ers' versatile athlete, has filled
every position for the Raiders
except catching. His four-hit
stint Sunday against the
Blue SoX was a masterpiece and
he claims that it was one of the
best games he had ever pitched.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-10

1t was anticipated at the begin
ming of the league by many fans
that the Red Raiders would run
away with the pennant, but it has
turned out to be quite a race and
competition is getting stronger as
the league progresses.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-10
SEVEN LIVE IN AUTO

CHICAGO. - Forced to move
from their apartment after the
building was condemned, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Marshall and their
five children, ranging in age
from 9 months to Is years, took
up quarters in their 1929 sedan.
Turned down by the landlords
because there were too many
children" a sympathetic Chica-
goan finally turned over a large
garage to the unfortunate family.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-10

Except for the fourth inning
when the Trojans scored their
lone run. Willard. Pirate pitch
er. was never in trouble. in an
nexing his first win of the Win
ter League.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-10

Danny Lastres. Key Vests
gift to the Tampa Smokers. and
currently playing short for the
Pirates in the Winter League.
handled 10 chances without an
error in the first game Sun.
day against the Trojans.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-10

Engineers have calculated that
mud left by the annual Nile
River floods raises the land level
an average of four inches a CEN
tury. The Nile valley floor today
is generally 20 to 30 feet higher
than when the pyramids were
built.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-10
wMMNNlwwIN
CRASH FURNISHES TREAT

EAGLE ROCK, Calif.-School
had just been dismissed when an
ice cream truck and an automo-
bile collided. The coupe caught
fire and the truck overturned. To
the delight of the children, the
truck driver chmaxed the excite
ment by giving away melting
ice cream bars from his over
turned vehicle.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-10

Cheta Baker. Raider outfield-
er, stole two more bases Sun
day to bring his total to six.
This gives him a tie with Bobby
Santana. Pirate second baseman.
for the league leadership.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-10

The money collected in the
stands for the benefit of a blind
child amounted to S115.00. The
managers of the four clubs great
ly appreciate the donations.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-10
Wildcats,
Wolverines Win

Catholic Youth Council turn
ed back Porter Allen Insurance,
1888. The Wolverines defeated
the Conchs 42-39 and the Wild
cats rtounced Raiders, 51-22, in.
High School Basketball league
play last night at the High School
gymnasium.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-10

G. Vidal Blue; Sox pitcher-out-
fielder, made a nice running catch
of Hernandez low liner. in the
third, and converted it into a
double play.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-10
What II Means ~.
Figuring Out Vets
Insurance Dividends
What Il Means
BY ROWLAND EVANS, JR.
AP Newsfeotures

AP Newsfeotmes
WASHNGTON-The Veterans Administration (VA) has ON
nounced that virtually oil former and present holders of
Ndiono Service Life Insurance SLD ore entitled to div
dend.
The NSLI fund which oil non-seryice connected
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-10
HIT TRUCK STRIKES BACK
HgAWFORDSVHIE Ind

When the truck of Lester Arthur
Shelton. 81, was struck by a
train, the truck was showed into
a ward, remained in gear and ran
back into the side of the train.
1t bounced along for about a half
a block before disentangling it
self. Shelton was only slightly
hurt.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-10
COVERING THE WATERFRONT
with
"oI.D MAN" GREEN

sRNx4A4xk&xx4&&S4x4xkHkxA
why didn't you change the
name when you took it over?
The Citizen reporter queried. sit
ting with him in the cockpit.
A rare grin puckered Camp
bells mouth. A twinkle flashed
IN his eyes. Soberly, he answer
ed: THAT name is much milder
than what my own wife called
the boat when she saw it,
Tenderly caressing his bow
Tommy Jr., he sat and talked
OF the pleasures of exploring the
Lower Keys in the much abused
''Ha-Ha." He came down from AL
ALBANIA nearly five years ago. Here
in Key West he hopes to stay.
Writer Marjorie Canders
story of her cruise on the Mar
vel in the November edition of
Motor Boating, entitled in the
Wake of the Buccaneers. in.
cludes an account of a pleasur-
able trip on the bottom-fi fishing
boat Greyhound" with Captain
McCloud and Tommy Lones,
around Key West. She writes:
'Stroling down Key Vests
Duval Street, / found myself
coming to the harbor and the
Gulf docks. / went abord the
50-foot cruiser Greyhound, once
used as a ferry at West Palm
Beach, but now operated by Cap
tain Carl McCloud, an ex-Naval
Commander, as a fishing craft.
"a day aboard the Greyhound
took us closer to many of the
Keys than the Marvel, with her
six feet draft could have carried
us.
1--WE brought back some fine
mutton fish, red snappers, six
sharks, few dozen groupers,
yellowtails and grunts, and a
terrific sunburn.
"A scarlet disk in an emer-
aid sea gave me a chance to get
a Kodachrome picture of a Key
West sunset"
Never under-rate stranger"
is a wise old adage, CAS- you,
know not what or who he might.
be-"
At least one mmeber of an
auto fishing party at Harris via
duct on Sunday had not heard
of it, or knew not the wisdom
of it.
Seeing another car stop off
the highway and two men emerge
to look over the fishing that was
being done there, he volunteer
ed the discouraging information
that it was useless to try fishing
that day. "The winds wrong, the
seas muddy" he said, Fish do
not bite on day like this.''
Thanking him for the informa-
ton, the two men returned to
their car and drove off.
We'll, what d'you think of that,
Lee?" Frank Stick, veteran
sport fisherman asked his COM
panion as they drove on, Shall
we call it a day."
Maybe he knows what he's
talking about, returning the grin
ming Captain Lee Maxwell of the
"Heidi-Ho', well-known veteran
fishing guide, Yeah, let's call it
a day"
In their car they were taking
home neighborly presents of two
jacks, three spanish mackerel and
small kingfish, caught from an
other bridge a little higher up
the Keys, after catching and re-
leasing ten other jacks which
they had enjoyed catching for
the chant. snort nf If
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-10

old Man" Green, local resi-
dent and Navy worker; piscatori-
a collaboration of Neptune,
Father of the Sea; part-tirne
waterfront reporter for the Key
West Citizen, was handed his
walking papers at the Sub Base
last Wednesday morning, with
negligible ceremony.
Sorry" said the bearer of the
sad news, This is it. Effective
Dec. 27th."
No serious repercussions of in
ternational nature are expected
10 develop as a result of the
Nays action, it was learned
later from high authority.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-10
Diamond Dust
BY
NESTOR CASTANEDA

The game between the Pirates
and the Red Raiders of the Win
ter Baseball League this coming
Sunday will be the first crucial
contest of the circuit. Both clubs
are now tied for the league lead.
ership and victory will give the.
winner a margin of one full game
in top spot.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-10

GibbY Valdez. young Trojan
second sacker. made his first
error in the fourth inning in
the first game against the Pr
rates Sunday after handling 80
chances without an error.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-10
FOLLOWING
THROUGH
PEDRO AcurLAR
~SH ~@$M - @Ah@@@h
q a n a a a n A a A a n

Going through the records l
noticed that / missed some of
the boys that star in more than
one sport in the city. Some of
them are Joe Fleitas, softball,
basketball and baseball; Levin,
softball and basketball; r. Bar
Der and Richard Barber, who
starred in softball and basketball;
Osterhoudt, the lone and only
who is a crack at softball and a
double crack at basket ball; 0.
Cruz is good at baseball, soft
ball and basket ball., and Egg
gle Kerr, who is good at
softball and basket ball and who
will try to make good at base
ball. Haskin is star in three
sports. and many others.
The league scorers in basket
ball so far in the Mems Class A
league are Haskins with field
and 3 free throws for Is points;
B. Schoneck has 4 and l for 9
points; Skaggs has 3 and 2 for 8
points; c.. Barber has 4 and l
for 9 points; B. Barber has 3
and l for points; B. Sweeting
has and 2 for points; Ward
has field and 6 points, and Lew
in has free throws for 5
points. g.. ..:. .
In the Class B. league, German
of the Navy, is the leader with
6 field goals, for 16 points; Fos-
ter of the Army has 3 field for 6
points; Brogley and Squafler
have 5 points, and Romero, AL
bury, Anderson and Osterhoudt
have points each.
In the Girls league the leading
scorers are Rosam with 7 field
and two free throws for 16
points, Saunders has 6 and l,
for Is points; Rose Kerr has 5
and l for IL points; Haskins,
Smith and Papy have 4 and l for
9 points; Bee has 3 and ! for Z.
The Coca-Cola Earthquakes
looked nifty in their new pur-
pie or lavender sweat shirts. 1t
was the first time in many
moons that the locals have had
suits like that. The other three
clubs in the Glass B league also
have new suits. In the class A
club, the Transit c., Radio Sta
ton and Red Raiders have new
uniforms and they sure make the
clubs look good.
On Pearl Harbor day, Sunday,
Dec. 7, 1941, the local clubs
we're playing at Price Field, di-
rectly behind Armour & Co., and
the Trojans defeated the Red
Raiders, to 2. and the Conchs
beat the Regulars, 7 to |.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-10

Catgut really comes from
sheep. q:
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-10

Mr.. Frank Stick, famous ar
fist. sculptor, writer and enthu-
sisstic sport fisherman, who is
wintering in Key West and cur
rently working on q series of re-
alistie paintings of Key West fish,
Is constantly being distracted by
missing a chance to capture a
particular shook he has set his
heart on, to include in the series.
Often enough has he seen the
snook idling amid rocks near a
bridge above Boca Chica. Just as
often has he found himself at
the time unequipped to lure him
onto a hook.
IN get that little Itch, tchD
yet IL ! have TO harpoon him!"
he muttcred half aloud last Sat-
urday morning, on finding the
shook not at home, this time, he
had the needful tackle with him
20 lure his elusive subject.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-10

Subscribe to The Citizen-25c
weekly.
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Extensive repairs to the old
Gulf fishing pier are planned by
the Standard Oil Company of
kentucky as soon as materials
are available, the local manager
of the company. E. E. Russell
said recently.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-10

On Pearl Harbor day, Sunday,
Dec. 7, 1941, the local clubs
were playing at Price Field, di-
rectly behind Armour & Co., and
the Trojans defeated the Red
Raiders, 3 to 2. and the Conchs
beat the Regulars, Z to /.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-10

Tall, curly haired nature low
ing NJ. NJ. Mcdonald who holds
an important Public Works posi-
tion at the Nays Boca Chica
air field. and who was largely
responsible for the Identification
of the installations there, says
that if local civic governments
viii provide for the expense of
OIL and D.D.T., the Navy will
gladly furnish planes and pilots
10 spray the lower Keys in the
federal effort to control mosqui-
t0s. .t.u
The serious, Key loving Nc.
Donald and his equally nature
loving wife, who are also custo-
dams of temporarily abandoned
Turner estate at Perky, Florida,
fifteen and half miles up the
Keys from Key West are expert
mcnting with tomato growing on
a clearing at Pirates Cove, when
they arc not out sport fishing.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-10

Tall. friendly Thomas II. Camp
bell. Quarterman of Shop 38 at
the Sub Base here, readily ex-
planned why the curious name
'Ha-Ha" had been chosen for the
name of his 20-foot cabin Sun
day fishing boat, it seems, on
seeing the boat for the first time,
burst out laughing. The boat
was duly christened in accord
ance with the lady's amused re-
action.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-10

Says Red Maxwell, skipper of
the "Heidi-Ho" here: Captured
fish spoil faster when exposed to
moonlight, than they do in sun
light"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-24
do WE NEED THE
SABBATH"

Editor, The Citizen:
Not very long ago I was told
directly by a member for the
State Beverage Department that
the State Commission does not
have one iota of authority to
regulate the distance of bars from
churches. ] asked him directly
when and where the matter
should be handled. He replied
and there was minister of the
gospel present and l quote him:
THAT is a matter entirely with
in the jurisdiction of your local
administration" e
1t is foolish to write to ITALIA
hassee when redress can be OBJ
tanned only locally If the people
who do not care how close bars
can be located to churches were
faced with a lawlthat all churches
were to be closed on Sunday
and that gambling and saloons
were | to be wide open what
would happen? That old Ameri-
can spirit of freedom of wor-
ship would come to the front and
bar rooms and gambling would
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-24
Cromyko Likely
To Quit U.N. Again

NEW YORK, April 24.-Am-
bassador Gromyko, who repre-
sents Russia at the UN Security
Councils meeting, is likely to
repeat his performance of two
weeks ago when he walked out
of a meeting because of the dis
cussion of the Iran-Russo ques-
ton.
1t was intimated today that,
with the II members of the coun-
Gil standing eight to three against
Russia, the Iranian question is
likely to come up again in the
next few days. Should that occur,
it was said further, Gromyko will
most surely walk out of the meet
ing.
He has explained. his position
thus: Russia has said that she
will have all her troops out of
Iran by May 2; the Security
Council has given Russia till
May 6 to evacuate all the troops,
and, with those conditions in
mind, he maintains that the
council should not act until the
time has come for Russia to keep
faith with her pledge.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-24
National League
OPA To Advise
Vets On Prices

Two veterans advisors of the
OPA will visit Key West May 10
from ten am. to four pm. to
meet with returned soldiers who
have any problems affected by
the governments price and ra-
tiOning program, Bernard c.
Goodwin, Miami OPA district di-
rector, said today.
Oze Marcus of Jacksonville,
deputy regional veterans advisor,
and Frank F. Faust, Miami dis
trict veterans advisor, will be at
the price control board to discuss
any problems affecting the veter-
ans.
ANY veteran who needs infor-
nation or advice concerning the
OPA is urged to consult with us
while in this area" Marcus said.
I'VE will endeavor to get priority
service for him in ironing out his
problems. Many veterans who
are entering business or buying
equipment have proble:Es in
which we can be of assistance. "
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-24
USCC May Get
Back Buildings

- A. IS Coast Guard is cN-
pseasi g. rs..lte back in from
saif 81 It. munihs that section
uf Hhr Navy Naac uhich a OcCu-
Nfa haiaHt OBJ. uaI and which
nlrla.isd lighthouse docks and
wa8rha1nta ticut Cumdr. James
81 Wfstrf said tuday
AZ present Coast Guardsmcn
aFa ha5sed ln temporary quarters
kst ahru flr Cuast Guard re-
egtsea hark lhu aea De viii also
frNutf uuIidlug One. which Will
a. runytued into quarters for
So uMn
Tiis Cnaai Guard la this district
FaFrfa the territorial waters from
= drHfous. one minute north
uaau &C. nTy Toliugas. In this
afta ehr Coast Guard performs
ffaNfc work. carries out patrols
and ienda O. sil aids 60 naviga-
tam
Ttle vessel repair shop, which
was asa individual repair unit un-
DIS the seventh Coast Guard dis
trht Ia now under the Coast
Guard Group Office Ia Key West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-24

join every son of freedom to re-
turn their heritage. / recall the
words of prominent merchant
who tried to give me some
friendly advice last election:
Don't you know it is foolish
to oppose such interests as a big
percentage of the families here
depend directly on evidently as
gambling and the liquor bust
ness" I believe there is more
truth than fiction in that. We
have nothing to fear from the
small time operator but then
what looks like organizations
muscle in there is time to stop
and think. We have always ac-
cepted gambling as part of Key
West but it has kept its distance
from the churches and satisfied
with its own apostles. 1t will not
be long that with the ferry serv-
ice the travelling public can ride
over to Cuba and guzzle and
gamble to its hearts content at
a cheaper rate.
If you or l decide we want a
beer on Sunday lets not keep the
guy who wants to rest or worship
in his church on Sunday with a
jazz band that doesn't care how
loud it plays. l say let those who
wish to observe the Sabbath be
permitted to do so and those who
do not in the name of Heaven
make nuisance of themselves
to everybody else.
ALBERT G.. ROBERTS.
Key West, Fla,
April %, 1916.