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Evening star., 1949-09-28
Delegates Ignored Pledges
In UE Vote, Carey Charges
By The Assoeiatsd Press

CIO Secretary James B. Carey
said yesterday that If delegates
to the United Electrical Workers
Convention had voted as they
were pledged, the so-called left
wing leaders of the union would
have been defeated.
AS it was. he charged the dele
gates ignored the mandates of
their locals in the voting which
saw Albert j. Fitzgerald reelected
president along with Julius Ems
pax, secretary treasurer, and
James j. Matles, organization di-
rector.
The big Lynn (Mass.) local of
the UE has voted to bring charges
against Mr.. Fitzgerald, one of
its members. for disregarding in
structions to vote for the locals
business agent, Frederick Kelley.
Mr.. Fitzgerald voted for himself
Mr.. Carey said the Lynn
charges sounded the death
knell" of the "stranglehold that
has been clamped on UE for the
past eight years" by left-wingers.
Mr.. Carey, a former president
of the SOC, 00,000-member UE, has
been at odds with Mr.. Fitzgerald
and his hackers for most OF that
time. claiming they are tools of
Communists within the union.
Further action against Mr..
Fitzgerald will be discussed by
the Lynn local at its October
meeting.
Evening star., 1949-09-28
Mrs. Phoebe ST. Jacques,
Mother Of VA Worker, Dies

Mrs. Phoebe M. st. Jacques,
86, resident of Washington for
the last 1s years. died yesterday
at Doctors Hospital after a long
illness.
Mrs. st. Jacques came to Wash
ington in 1881 to live with her
daughter. Miss Dolores st. Jacques,
retired Interior Department en-
ploye. at 1917 G street NV. Her
son, Ernest st. Jacques, an Army
reserve major in both world wars,
is connected with the Budget
Service Of the Veterans Admins
tration here.
Born in Northampton, Mass,
Mrs. st. Jacques lived there before
coming to this city. Her husband,
Paul st. Jacques, a builder and
contractor in Northampton, died
about rs years ago.
In addition to her daughter and
a son, who lives at 1906 Wisconsin
avenue NV, she is survived by a
brother, Joseph. of Northampton;
three grandchildren, and four
great grandchildren.
Funeral and burial services will
be held Friday morning in North
ampton.
Evening star., 1949-09-28

wounded under fire, he was given
the Croix de Guerre.
After the war, the colonel en-
listed as an air cadet and was
commissioned a second lieutenant
in 1926. He served at various air.
bases and for several years was a
training officer at Randolph Field
in Texas. He was commanding
officer of Williams Field in Chan
dler. Ariz.. before going overseas
in World War II as chief of staff
of the I'd Marine aircraft wing in
the Pacific.
He participated in several in
vasions in the Pacific, including
Okinawa. He had been deputy
air inspector with Offices In the
Pentagon since June. 194S.
Col. Bridget also held the Le-
gion Of Merit with two gold stars,
the Bronze Star and the Silver
Star.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Lucretia M. Bridget; a son, Maj.
Henry B. Bridget, Air Force, now
stationed at Omaha, Nebr., and
two daughters, Mrs. R. j. Van
Ness, Kerrville. Tex, and Mrs.
Alfred Ashman, wife of 1t. Col
Ashman, 1923 South Wakefield
street, Arlington.
Funeral services will be held
at $50 am. Friday in Fort Myer
Chapel. Burial will be in Airing
ton Cemetery.
Evening star., 1949-09-28
Rites Today in Leesburg
For Mrs. 0. ". Trip|ett
Special pispoteh TO The star

LEESBURG, Va, Sept. 28.-
Funeral services for Mrs. Callie
Rose Triplett. II, wife of the
Rev. o. w. Triplett, retired Bap-
tist minister, were to be held this
morning at the Calvary Baptist
Church. Burial was to be in
Union Cemetery, Leesburg.
Mrs. Triplett died at her home
Sunday. She was the daughter
of the late Mr.. and Mrs. C. c.
Clark. She came to Loudoun
County in 1882 from Seneca, S. C.
Her husband was pastor of CAL
vary Baptist Church in Ashburn
for II years.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Trip
lett is survived by four sons, Gary
M. of Boston, Clyde w. of Silver
Spring, Md, Oney C. of Arlington
and Leonard Triplett of Ashburn,
and two daughters, Mrs. Virginia
Milkey and Miss Merrill B. Trip
lett of Arlington.
Evening star., 1949-09-28
Frank Cerwin Services
10 Be Held In RiverdaIe

Funeral services for Frank John
Cerwin, ~, a unit supervisor in
the Naval Bureau of Ordinances
blueprint and photostat section,
will be held at l pm. tomorrow
in the Chambers funeral home,
580l Cleveland avenue, Riverdale.
Burial will be in Fort Lincoln
Cemtery.
Mr.. Cerwin. who lived at 36-L
Ridge road. Greenbelt, died Mon
day at Georgetown University
Hospital of heart condition.
Born and educated in Chicago,
he worked for a blueprint and
photostat company there for sew
eral years before coming here to
join the blueprint section.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Helen M. Cerwin, and three chill
dren, Janet c.. Is; Donna p, II,
and Richard J. Cerwin, 4, all of
the Greenbelt address.
Evening star., 1949-09-28

AKERS. HERBERT C. A tribute Of love
TO the memory OF my husband, HERBERT
sslf Is. fsss. tR'F'e'n years ago today se'temeer
n my heart your memory 1,assrs. g1ss
BOWEN, HENRY A. In memory Of my
belqyed & husband and our father. HENRY
aso today, September 2s, 1946.
Sleep on, beloved, and take your rest,
XII MRS eft yso Sowf N hs AHp Ia1d q 1hs 0ss
y nv Pasb.ns EbwARp sn Il oTaS p4S1
who departed this life September %, 1888.
One thing have I desired Of the Lord,
that I will seek after; that may dwell
m hf h91sf 3o b.a Of the IN. LORD se,I M The days
and to 'n'11ff WIFE nis HI sfaRs B. 6xDa ss
DREW. AMY. A tribute OF love to the
sSTs vSo St secyss 1oS.tsn 1htss
aso today. september Is. 1885. A '@''
Nothing can ever. take away the love a
1t was a shock severe to part with one
forever In our hearts,
HER bRVoTEp seepS pauaRHRs hse afis MRS
MASON AND MRS. i HAZEL ZEE D. psRA4 PRA4r.D p
REEDER. WILLIAM T. In sad but low
ing. memory Of our dear husband and
father. WILLIAM r. REEDER, who left us
two years ago today, September %, I947.
Just when life was at.its sweetest.
-. And we could have lived our best,
The gates of Heaven opened
And you entered into the land of rest.
DEVOTED WIFE AND SON.
SAUNDERS, MAX. A tribute of deyo-
tion to the memory Of my beloved hus-
band. MAX SAUNDERS. who went away
so suddenly two years ago today, Septem-
ber IS. 1947.
In dreams alone loved ones I see.
And weil-kpown voices then whisper to me;
Sighing, / awake. awaking, / weep,
Soon with my dear ones also shall sIeep.
LOVING WIFE. ELOISE GORDON SAUN.
SoBOTKA, EDNA. In loving memory Of
our sister, EDNA SoBOTKA, who passed
away two years ago, September 2s, 1947.
We are thinking today, dear sister,
How sweet and pure you we're,
And We know why God chose you
For the flower in His garden in Heaven,
On that beautiful shore.
LOVING SISTER AND BROTHER. IN.IAW,
MARIAN AND 1UO NcC65NIY
Evening star., 1949-09-28
Thomas P. Cullen, 40,
Post Production Aide,
Dies After Long Illness

Thomas P. Cullen, 40, assistant
production manager of The Wash
ington Post, died last night at
Georgetown University Hospital
after a years illness.
Mr.. Cullen, who lived at l0e
South Aberdeen street. Arlington,
had been employed by the Post
since 1888, starting as a clerk.
He had worked in the purchasing
and circulation departments and
had been publications Office mana
ger before taking over the job as
assistant production manager after
in World War II. Due to illness
he had been on leave of absence
since September, 1948.
Commissioned a second lieuten-
ant in the Army Air Corps in 1942.
he was stationed at bases in Cali.
fornia and Texas. He was dis
charged with the rank of captain
in 1946 and returned to the Post.
A native of Cokesburg, Pa. he
was educated in the public schools
of Pennsylvania. He had lived
in Washington for the last 20
years, coming here in 1929 to serve
for four years with the Marines.
He was member of St. Thomas
More Catholic Church in Arling-
ton.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Menifee Cullen; two children,
Philip, 6, and Shelia,4; his mother,
Mrs. Mary Lacy, of Ellsworth, Pa.
and three sisters, Mrs. Anne Mil
by. Mrs. Isabel Kennedy and
Mrs. Sadie Kittle, all of Pennsyl-
vania.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed.
Evening star., 1949-09-28
Ho|Ieran Heads Legion S
Armistice Committee

Owen c. Holleran, national exc
cutive committeeman for the Dis
trict Department of the American
Legion. has been named chairman
of the Legion's national Armistice
Day Committee, it was announced
today.
Mr.. Holleran, who lives at 4701
Connecticut. avenue NV, Is a
former commander of the District
department. A veteran Of both
World Wars. he Is q member of
the Stephen McGroarty Post No.
q here. He served as director Of
racing for the 1941 Washington
Soap Box Derby.
The Legion holds its annual
Armistice Day services at IL am,
November II, in the amphitheater
OF Arlington Cemetery.
Evening star., 1949-09-28
5 Dead , 19 Injured in Crash
Of Argentine Air|iner
BY the Associoted Press

BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 28.-At
least five persons were killed last
night in the flaming crash of an
Argentinian airliner. One crew.
man is missing.
The Ministry Of Transportation
said 10 persons were injured in
the crash near Castillo, 155 miles
west of Buenos Aires and only As
minutes away from the airport
here.
The plane was returning ON a
mercy mission in Ecuador, where
thousands died in an earthquake
recently. Waiting at the airport
here to greet it was Sonora Eva
Peron, the wife of the Argentine
President.
The Eva Peron Foundation for
earthquake victims had sent an
aid mission to Ecuador.
Evening star., 1949-09-28
Henry H. Sasscer, jr.,
Noted Tobacco Man,
Dies at 81 in Florida

Henry H. Sasscer. jr., prominent
Southern Maryland tobacco farmer
and a former secretary-treasurer
of the Democratic State Central
Committee for Prince Georges
County for 20 years. died yester-
day at his home in Bradenton,
Fla. after a brief illness.
Mr.. Sasscer. who is a distant
cousin of Representative Sasscer,
Democrat, of Maryland, retired
from public life in 1887 and had
made his home in Florida for the
last sew years. He celebrated his
84th birthday Sunday.
Born at the family home, at
Northkeys, five miles south of
Upper Marlboro. he was educated
at Porters Academy and the Cita-
del in Charleston, S. c., and at
Eastman's Business School in
Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
Mr.. sSasscer engaged in the cot
ton brokerage business for a short
time in Charleston and before the
turn of the century entered the
mercantile business with his
father, H. H. Sasscer, a tobacco
merchant. in Prince Georges
County. e
After the death of his father in
1916, he became interested in
county politics and began tobacco
farming on an expansive scale.
Through the years he built up five
farms and owned more than 1000
acres.
His first political position was
as first supervisor of assessments
for Prince Georges County estab-
lished under the State Tax Com
mission. Shortly afterward he
became secretary-treasurer Of the
Democratic State Central Com
mittee. holding this post until his
retirement.
His wife, Mrs. Gertrude G.
Sasscer, and six children survive
There are two sons, Henry SaSscer,
Washington area auditor for the
General Accounting Office, and A.
P. ,Sasscer, an official of the
Jacobs Transfer Co. here, and four
daughters, Mrs. William r. Moi
fett, of Chevy Chase; Mrs. hewitt
Douglas, of Glenburnie, Md; Mrs
Lee Cowgirl, Of Los Angeles, and
Mrs. Leslie Thaler. Of Tulelake
Calf. Six grandchildren also
survive.
Funeral services will be held al
IL am. tomorrow in st. Thomas
Episcopal Church at Groom, Md
Burial will be in the family plot
in the church cemetery.
Evening star., 1949-09-28
Bodies Of Is Killed in Crash
Brought Down Popocatepet|
BY the Associated Press

MEXICO CITY, Sept. 28.-Spe-
cial mountain rescue squads toiled
down the slopes of Mexicos most
famous volcano today, bringing
the bodies of Is persons killed
when their DC-3 transport plane
crashed on the snow-covered
slopes of Mount Popocatepetl.
Cold rain and other bad wealth.
er had kept search parties climb
ing all night to reach the plane.
The plane crashed when it ran
into clouds Monday afternoon and
struck the 17,887-foot mountain.
There were no survivors.
Among the dead were two
American tourists, Mrs. Eugenia
Goldsmith and Mrs. George
Graham of Miami Beach, Fla.
The aircraft was on a routine
local flight from Tapachula. on
the Guatemalan border,
Evening star., 1949-09-28
Escaping Coal Gas FeIIs {
In Baltimore Apartment
By the Associoted Press

BALTIMORE. Sept. 2s.-Escap-
ing coal gas knocked out six per-
sons in a North Charles street
apartment house today, but one
was able to spread the alarm just
in time.
Kenneth r. Wilmington, 40,
said he left strange when he woke
up. Everything was hazy. He had
trouble waking his wife, IS, and
their 22-month-old daughter. Mrs.
Wilmington telephoned her sister,
who called the Fire Department.
A rescue squad found the Whit
tingtons sick and dazed. Mrs.
Lawrence T. Brown, AZ, had COL
lapsed in another apartment. A
daughter, Gwendolyn, 81, was
awakened by the fall and helped
her mother up as firemen broke in.
Miss Virginia Hoffman was found
unconscious in her bedroom.
The coal gas apparently came
from the furnace.
Evening star., 1949-09-28
Dratha
TOWNsENn. ARTuIrp

TOWNSEND. ARTHUR C. On Wednes-
gag, September 2s. 1s49. ct his residence.
SEND, beloved. husband Of Cora /. Town
send. Funeral services at the Simmons
Bros. Funeral Home. 2007 Nichols ave.
Relatives and friends invited. Interment
Congressional Cemetery. 20 :.
TWYMAN, ROSA. Departed this life
Monday, September 20, 1919. ROSA ivy
MAN, devoted mother Of Edwin Twyman
soss Of other rsistivs ana s1sG iirSss ffi.nd:.
Friends Friends may call at the W. Ernest Jarvis
o tsS SEPTEMBER xss s. MS g. 'f.sr na
pm, At the Liberty Baptist Church.
ReV a.shins oeatns aea hse sss s:l.siy.: lives
and friends invited. Interment Lincoln
Memorial Cemetery. %
VALENTINE, MARY r. On Saturday,
sspsember q, q; 1g4g; at philsdelphis, Pa,
sister Of Ida Dent, Rosa siieer. Della Lee,
Jessie Price and Grace Walker. REQUIEM
a. s 10 'e % Gersa a raar'dss s sst.r
ment Holy Cross csmeters. w. PhiiadeIpSi., af pfai
WEDNESDAY, sspssmber Is, 1873. ias.n.a' 4 his 4n
rrsIsisdssncs, rI ss 3529 500 psvenport st. NV. MICH:
Catherine versis, father Of Helene, An.
thony and William Versis; brother Of
Speros and William versis and Mrs. Sophia
Masterpolis Remains resting at the s.. II.
Hines Co. Funeral Home, 29Ol 14th st.
NV. Funeral services at st. Sophia 5
Shurch; eth and SITS. NV, on Friday,
September 30. at pm. 20
VERSIS, NICHOLAS A. Federal Lodge,
a No. l, r. A. A. NJ, will hold
IN special communication FRI
IN day, September 30, 1949, at 1
M No pm, at Masonic Temple for
NOA the purpose of conducting the
w Masonic funeral service for our
late brother, NICHOLAS A.
VERSIS. Members please attend.
DALTON ". BRUNSDON, w. M.
w. B. FURR, Secretary. 90
WILSON, JOHN. On Tuesday, septem-
ber 27, 1949, JOHN WILSON, devoted
brother Of Eta Stroud of 817 22nd ST.
NV. Remains resting at the Dovie 6.
BROOKS and Otis Allen Funeral Home.
funeral later.
Evening star., 1949-09-28
Mother AsksSympathy
For Girl Who Killed
Father With Cancer
BY the Asseeioied Press

STAMFORD, Conn, Sept. 2S.-
A grief-stricken mother asked
sympathy and understanding to-
day for pretty Carol Paight, who
fatally shot her father in his
hospital bed rather than see him
suffer from cancer.
Mrs. Mary Nolan Paight. con-
tanning her grief and anxiety. dis
closed that Police Sergt. Carl w.
Paight was the third member of
their family to become victim of
the malady and said:
Carol knew the terrible pain of
the victim of cancer and the ter
rible strain on those who have to
stand by and wait for death for
their loved ones"
She said she was thankful for
the hundreds of messages of COM
fort and consolation which have
come IN the wake of the tragic
case, and added that "all I ask
Is that sympathy and understand
ing be given Carol"
Carol, charged with homicide,
waits action by a Fairfield County
grand jury. Police Chief John B.
Brennan quoted Carol as saying
she shot her father because
didn't want to see him suffer-"
Often Talked of Disease.
Mrs. Paight said her husband S
sister, Mrs. Agnes Paight Coulson,
died Of cancer when Carol was a
child.
Carl and I often talked of the
dread disease in front of Carol
without realizing she was storing
our talk in her memory" said Mrs.
Paight, a New York City school
teacher for many years.
Five years ago when my aunt.
Mrs. Alice Dyer. died of cancer" !"
she continued. Carol was old
enough to realize what the disease
does"
Carol, 20-year-old college STU
dent, was with her mother last
Friday when DR.. William E. Smith
reported to them that sergt.
Paight had inoperable cancer.
Mrs. Paight said she and Carol
had returned 10 the hospital after
praying at st. Mary's Church that
surgeons would not find a malig-
nancy.
Girl Becomes Hysterical.
"The news was shocking to both
of U.s." she said. "but it did some
thing to Carol.
"Carol became hysterical and
pleaded again and again that
Daddy not be told he had cancer.
"She was always close to her
father. They went sailing to-
gether. He taught her to shoot a
.22-caliber rifle. He had his own
private nickname for her. He
called her Mickey She must
have decided that she wasn't 60
ing to let him suffer-"
Carol left the hospital with her
mother after the talk with DR..
Smith. only to return later with
her fathers service revolver and
shoot him through the head.
Sergt. Paight died several hours
later. with Carol confined to a
hospital bed in a nearby room
under opiates and with a police
guard. -....
Evening star., 1949-09-28
7 Cities Seek Final Meeting
OF Confederate Veterans
by the Associofed Press

BY The ASSociofed Press
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Sept. %
The hrst contest in a peaceful
reunion Of Confederate veterans
is likely to pop out today when
the aged campaigners choose a
site for their final meeting next
year.
Two cities. Charleston. S. c.,
and Biloxi, Miss, are seeking to
play host and both are backing
their bids by proclaiming their
historic backgrounds.
It was at Charleston that the
first shot was fired in the Civil
War. 1t was at Biloxi that the
President of the Confederacy,
Jefferson Davis, spent his last
days.
The decision rests with the four
veterans attending the seth re-
union here. although this may be
the final meeting of these old SOL
diers. There are now only 80
known survivors of the Confed-
crate Army.
Evening star., 1949-09-28

She had been a Washington resi-
dent for II years.
Educated in the public schools
of Baltimore, where she was born,
Mrs. Crook married at the age Of
II and spent most of her life in
Wheeling. Her husband. George
Clement Crook, was manager of
the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Co. in Wheeling before his death
Is years ago.
In Wheeling Mrs. Crook was
active in civic affairs. YWCA
work, Red Cross and church af-
fairs, having held Offices in sew
eral organizations before coming
here to live with her daughter.
In addition to her daughter,
Mrs. Crook is survived by a son,
c. Earl Crook. contract manager
for Bethlehem Steel Co. in Pitts
burgh.
Evening star., 1949-09-28

AnacOStla, were
to be held at
4:30 pm. today
in G a W ! err S
Chapel, IT S 6
Pennsyl v a n i a
a v e n u e NV.
Burial will be at
2 pm. tomor-
row in Wheel
ing, w. Va.
Mrs. Crook
died Monday at
her home, 1915
KENYON street
NV, after a
long illness.
Evening star., 1949-09-28

He lived at
1929 North Car
lin Spring road,
Arlington.
Col. Bridget
was born in
Wa S h / n g t o n
and attended
S c h o o ! in
Georgetown. In
1917 he en-
listed in the
Army and was
assigned to the
a m b u / a n c e
corps in France.
For reSclling
Evening star., 1949-09-28
Emile Eddeh, Lebonon's S
Former President, Dies
by the Associated Press

BEIRUT. Lebanon, Sept. o.
Former Lebanese President Emile
Eddeh died yesterday of a heart
ailment in his summer home in
the mountains near Beirut. He
was IS.
Mr.. Eddeh served as President
from 1886 to 1941. He was the
head of the National Bloc political
party and was considered a strong
opponent Of the present president,
Bechara el Khoury.
Evening star., 1949-09-28
Mrs. Lille May Crook
Funeral Rites Today

Funeral services. for Mrs. Lille
May Carter Crook, 78, mother of
Miss Catherine E. Crook, principal
of Kramer Junior High School in
Evening star., 1949-09-28
Col. Bernard BRIDGET,
Deputy Air Inspector
Dies al Walter Reed

Col. Bernard A. Bridget, so,
deputy air inspector of the Air
Force, died yesterday at Walter
Reed Hospital of a heart attack.
Evening star., 1949-09-28
GarnH uf Thanka

FUTROvSKY, EVA MAE. The family
Of the late. EVA MAE FUTROVSKY wish
to thank the many friends and relatives
during our recent bereavement.
Mr.: BENJAMIN ]. FUTROvSKY AND
FAMILY. 2S
SOWELL, EDWARD D. I wish to thank
all my friends for the beautiful flowers,
telegrans. cards and expressions of SYM
pathy received at the recent death of my
dear husband, EDWARD D. SOWELL. /
also wish to thank the Rev. Reese for his
words OF announcement.
CARRIE B. SOWELL.
Evening star., 1949-09-28
1n Mrttturiattt

AKERS, HERBERT C. A tribute Of love
to the memory Of my husband, HERBERT
G. AKERS, who departed this life sud
Denly thirteen years ago today September
In my heart your memory fingers.
Evening star., 1949-09-28

HUNDLEY. HARRIET EMMA tnee Trot-
teri. On Monday, September 20, 1949,
HARRIET EMMA HUNDLEY Of 3IO 18th
st. Sc, wife OF the late James T. Hundley,
mother OF Mrs. Elmer Krause, Mrs. Charles
Mrs. Joseph Ki1roy Services at the Cham
6ers Funeral. Home, 517 11th st. s.e.,
Rrf RseIftemnsI 2s as $3.50 am
Jones. JULIUS EDWARD. Suddenly,
pm Monday, September %, 1949, at Wash
lngton Sanitaritm. JULIUS EDWARD
JONES of 1911 18th st. s.e.,As beloved hus-
sann an 81 Ars Jones fasnsT 9aaitn
Co. Funeral Home. 2901 14th st. NV, on
Thursday, September -29, at pm. In
Evening star., 1949-09-28

ital Transit Post. No. 46, the
American Legion, are advised
of the death of Comrade
THOMAS B. MYERS. and will
assemble at Chambers Funeral
Home, 3072 M st. NV, We'd
nesday, September 2S, 1949,
m. for LEGION services.
Evening star., 1949-09-28

CERWIN, FRANK JOHN: On septem-
belt, Nd, husband of Helen NJ Cerwin.
father Of Janet C.. Donna P. and Richard
]. Cerwin. Services at the Chambers Fu-
dale, Nd, on Thursday. September 20. at
] pm. Interment Fort Lincoln Gene
&erY 2S
Evening star., 1949-09-16
Fashions Newest Color For Oak Bedroom Suites

Emne oak makes its Washington debut The 4echt Co.
The precious erminewhe suite that's utterly utterly
different. Stark startling contrast for deep-oned walls
refreshing against fowerspIohed Wallpaper One of
Americas most imaginative Young Designers dreamed up
Designed it With fued fronts and plain panels worked
striking geonetric effect set off With proneed brass
drawer pulls Bed chest dresser yours for $780, Matching
7-po Dining Room, $375).
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-29
INvEsTIcATE coFFEE Prices

WASHINGTON. Congress is
Investigating the high price of
coffee, with Senator Gillette
claiming the public has been
stampeded by false shortage re-
ports.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-29

Roller derby, a sport combin-
ing rollerskate racing and foot
ball line bucks, has teams made
Up of five persons each.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-29
NAVY WIVES AGAIN
Continued From Page Onel

function is charity were con-
spicuous by their absence.
There was good representation
of the colored population. The
Regular Fellows Club, which has
done excellent work among the
colored population in recent
years, volunteered to canvass the
|colored section for donations and
to man a kettle in that section Of
the city.
Home Economics Department OF
Key West High School. Girl
Scouts and the economies class
of Douglass School volunteered to
make dresses for more than SO
dolls that have already been do
mated. The Navy Wives Club Is
also expected to assist in this
work.
The possibility that many or
carnations have not held a meet
ling since the invitation to partici-
pate in this worthy movement
was launched was considered. An
|other meeting will be held Dec
IL at 8 pm. at the City Hall.
Many volunteers are needed
There will be baskets to be fixed
packages to be wrapped anc
much work to be done if those in
need are to be remembered or
Christmas Day.