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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-09
Navy Helicopter
Falls Into Sea

A Navy helicopter fen into the
nea south OF Key West Yesterday
at 2:25 and sank in 100 fathoms
of water. All Of the people
aboard were rescued. wet but
otherwise unchanged,
The helicopter, attached to Air
Development Squadron One, was
on q routine flight, working with
the destroyer escort, uSS Wiike.
when il suffered an engine fall
ure and dropped into the Gulf
Stream 81 miles south oil Naval
Air Station. Boca Chica.
The Wilke picked up the three
flyers, Lieutenant Commander
w. S. LaInrni, whose Key West
address is $50 United street;
Lieutenant Commander J. A.
TORY. l4ls Catherine street and
Sonarman Third Class O. z. ARM
strong. Seaplane Base Naval Bar
racks.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-09
Leland March
Attends Meet
In Miami
Vice President OF
State FEA viii
Schedule Well
Planned Program

Leland March, assistant super
intendent of Monroe county pub
lie schools, is attending meeting
in Miami today to set up the
August 81 meeting of District 10
Of the Florida Education associa-
ton in Miami. March is president
OF District 10 which includes Mon
roe, Dade and Broward counties.
March is also vice president of
the State FEA and viii go from
the Miami meeting to School
os Instruction for FEA elected
officers which will be held at Day
tona Beach. The school there
meets on Friday and Saturday to
schedule a well planned program
throughout Florida for all parts
of the association.
March announced that local
plans are underway for the Nor
roe County pre-school conference
August Is through August 80. He
has alresdy met with school prin-
cipals for preliminary plans.
we expect TO have the teach
ers form groups 10 work on parts
of the school program in which
they are most interested. Some
will work on reading improve
nent with Miss Irene Russell.
reading supervisor. Others will
continue on the curriculum guides
and evaluate them. The teachers
viii also have opportunity TO work
on public relations programs, citi-
zenShip education development
and civil defense. All will have
ample time in their own schools
to prepare their own rooms for
the school year" March said.
Teachers are to report to their
own schools at 9 a. m, Wednes-
day, August Is.
March recently attended State
Conference ON citizenship educa-
ton and civil defense. Ii was an
invitational conference. March
stated at which 500 attended.
mostly superintendent. supervis-
ors, principals and q few teach
ers.
Top men who spoke at the con-
ference were National Civil De-
Tense Director Willard Caldwell
ex-governor of F1oridal; DR.. Ben
janin Fine. education editor of
the New York Times: DR.. Gordon
Mckenzie, Teachers College. Col
umbia, New York and DR.. VIM,
Alexander, University Of Miami,
and others.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-09
LTJC. Sangster
Completes
Flying Course

Lieutenant Junior Grade John
b. SangSter. Jr., USN, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. J. B. Sangster, form
erly of Grinnell. Iowa, presently
residing at Northrope, Colo. has
recently completed four months
course in All Weather flying at
the Fleet All Weather Training
Unit, Key West, Fla. The course
consists of advanced flight train
ing in instruments and night
tactics designed TO qualify the
pilot for Carrier All Weather
Squadrons.
He entered naval eervice in
August 1874. as a Midsllipman at
the U. S. Naval Academy. Anna
polls. Mr.. where he received a
Bachelor of Science degree in
Engineering. In December 1850,
he was designated Naval Avia-
tor at Pensacola, Florida, after
completing the prescribed flight
training course.
Lieutenant Sangster win report
TO Commander Air Force, Allan
tic Fltct, Norfolk, Va. for further
assignment to duty involving fly
ing.
He is a graduate of the Grin
nell High School. Grinnell, Iowa
and attended State University Of
Iowa. Iowa City, for two years.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-09
Allied Tanks
Enter Pyo,,ggang

TOKYO, Aug. s-sAg--Al-
lied tanks have entered the
battered city of PYonsgsns-
ct the apex of the Red tri-
angle in Central Korea, and
found the city abandoned By
the Communists for a second
time. pYonsgsns is zs miles
north of the 3sfh parallel and
not TO be confused with the
North Korean capital of Ply
ongYans.
The Allied troops spent an
hour in the city. then with
drew.
Elsewhere on the central
and western fronts. the Reds
have put up stiff resistance
TO local Allied attacks. appar-
emily aimed at probing en-
envy lines.
On the western trent. the
Heds mounted two small at
lacks of their own.
Allied airmen flew $40 sor.
hes. in spite of bad weather.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-09
Senator Get=eH
Will address
Knights OF Pythias

District Deputy Grand
Chancellor Adolph A. Rsch-
line of Miami has called
meeting of the Knights of
pYthias of Dade. Broward and
Monroe counties to be held in
Key West on Friday. October
5th il was announced to-day
by Special Deputy Grand
Chancellor J. Winfield Rus
sell.
The principal speaker at the
meeting will be Senator Ssm-
uel w. Getaen Of Gainesville.
Mr.. Getxen is the Grand
Chancellor of the Grand
Lodge of Florida.
Grand Chief Bessie Libiris
of Pensacola is expected to
call a similar meeting of the
PYthian Sisters.
On Saturday. October sth
the Dramatic Order knights
of Kherasssnn will hold
ceremonial including plenty
of street work.
II is believed that these
meetings will bring several
hundred visitors 10 the city
from all parts of the state.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-09
Albmy Addresses
JayCee Members

Willard nj. Albury, administra-
tor Monroe General hospital, last
night presented the hospitals side
Of the recent complaint made be-
fore county commissioners.
Albury gave an Interesting and
inspiring talk to the Jascees on the
hospital and its workings
He told of the wonderful work the
nurses and general staff were do
ing.
The talk was well received by
the civic group.
John Pearson read the agenda
Of the district caucus TO be held in
Fort Pierce on August is, 10. In
terested Jaycees should contact
Pearson.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-09

tine contractor.
City Manager Dave King re-
piled that he would order Sirugo
not to fire any more than 10 holes
at time, and use only eight
sticks of dynamite 10 hole of so
percent dynamite.
Sirugo said that King had ask
ed that the Fire Chief supervise
the work at Garrison Blight to
determine the number of sticks
of dynamite to be used in each
hole.
Those demands would raise
the cost 200 percent" Sirugo said.
Il told King that was not in
terested in carrying on under
those conditions
Sirugo said that his company
has put in more than 500, 900 on
the Garrison Blight job.
I'VE have done the Job for
nothing. The City needed CARR
son Blight harbor for years and
/ said I'd do ii. The Chamber Of
Commerce wanted il done and /
said yes
Mr. companyss work st
Garrison Blight Is not a cues.
tion Of making money. II was
giving somsfhins that the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-09
COlglnlies Charge
2 4Ilied Planes
4tfacked Red
Truce Vehicle

TOKYO. Aug. 81 There's
10 indication when the Kaesong
truce talks viii resume. but q
new element has been injected
into the long-range skirgs lishing.
The Communists have charged
that two allied planes attacked 4
plainlv-InaIkcs3 Communist truce
vehicle. The chief allied negotia-
TOR. Vice Admiral G. Turner Joy.
has rejected the coinr iainf
The Red message was handed
to d I'm liason officer. Marine
Colonel ]. G. Murray, last night.
our time. Apparently the allied
reply was prompt. and the ex-
change was disclosed in Tokyo
today.
The Communist complaint said
this:
A truce delegation supply
truck. with white cloth over
the hood as marking, was ma
chine gunned by two allie d
planes early Tuesday. II was be-
tween Kaesong. the truce site,
and Pyongsang. the North Ko-
rean capital.
IN effect. Admiral Joy replied:
You've been warned several
times that truce vehicles may be
attacked unless their route and
time schedules are handed the
allies in advance. Communities
Itions are maintained constantly
for that purpose. "
Admiral Joy went ON to say:
The location Of the attacks YOU
alIege is considerably east Of the
main road between Pyongyang
and Kaesong.
.sThis fact. ne said. raises
the question in my mind whether
your forces are abusing the use
Of white markings for purposes
ether than serving your delega-
ton.
And then, the chief allied me-
gotiator rejected the Red COM
plant with these words: @Your
complaint is completely without
validity.
The Reds said il was not the
first time their truce vehicles
had been attacked They said
four trucks were attacked 1t
Hwangju and Sariwon. and that
Continued On Page Six
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-09
FBI Agents
Shoot Down
tangster
Billy Davis Makes
Good His Boast
OF Never Being
Captured Alive

IDER, Alabama. Aug. 9.-tsgsl
-Twenty-three year old Billy
Davis has made good his boast
that he would never be captured
alive. FBl agents shot him te,
death in gun battle near Ider,
Alabama, last night.
Davis. who had dodgea and
fought his way through .Alaba-
ma, Georgia and Tennessee. as
trapped in farm house near the
remote northeast Alabama 1on-
mlniry of Ider,
Officers approached the house
about ten O'Clock last night and
found Davis asleep in a small
room.
He ieaped from his bed as the
agents entered the room and ur-
dered him TO put up his hands.
TBI agent George D. King
said Davis grabbed a pistol from
beneath his pillow and fired
once. The officers fired three
times and Davis fell with two
bullets in his chest and enc in
his left arm,
Davis has stolen eight cars and
possibly a truck since the hunt
for him began. He had been
hunted since July II, when he
shot his way past rolice at Home
wood, Alabama, a suburg of Bir-
mingham.
Dekalg County sheriff g. H.
Noles. acting as coroner, return
ed verdict of justificable horni-
eide.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-09
Hiring To Rieoehet
In 90 Days Knight Says
EUen In July
LuH, I34 Get
Jobs hru FSES
Offices Here

Though the expected employ
ment boom does not show un in
July figures. jeff knight Flori-
da State Employment service di-
rector says ii will 'ricochet" in
the next three months.
In July 100 placements were
made by the FSES office on ST.
monitor street. OF these. 86 were
women and 81 men. The largest
number of women, 40. were hir-
ed for domestic service. Next
largest number. Is got jobs in
stores and restaurants.
Of the "a men placed. the ma
jority took construction jobs.
knight said that building jobs
for XIV Housing Authority,
and City Electric system win
start very shortly.
Employment pro p Gritty is
shown by the increased number
of Job openings this July when
there were 1853 over the 1874 last
July,
The number of persons visiting
the FSES office has dropped
from 1858 last July to 1866 this
past month, showing a decrease
in job seekers,
There's 8 natural summer lulu
in jobs right now. but that will
pick up in less than a month.
Then employment will ricochet
to new heights because of the
big construction jobs" knight
said.
Last month Is vets were placed
and three handicapped workers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-09
Cuban Officials
Are Indicted

HAVANA. Cuba, Aug. Up
"A special investigating magis-
trate has indicted eight former
c u b an treasury officials on
charges Of misappropriating &C.
million dollsrs from treasury
funds President Ramon Grau
San Martin and 10 others of his
administration already have been
Indicted in the famous case num-
Der 81 in which the court is in
vestigating charges they stole or
fnisappropriated l74-million dol
lars in l944-4a.
The eight were indicted yes
terday under the same case.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-09
Protest Dropped

NEW YORK. Aug. y - up -
Prince Igor Troubetzkoy may
have reached 8 divorce agreement
with Woolworth heiress Barbara
Hutton.
The prince has given iIlStrlc-
tons TO drop his protest against
Barhara's Mexican divorce--but
he gave no further explanation.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-09
Luck Smiles On
Touring Girls

Los ANGELI.S-t4F'l---Ltack
seems to be smiling on the four
touring girls from the University
of Washington. They've been do
ing the West Coast on bicycles.
And in Los Angeles, they are
housed in the apartment of Brian
Donlevy. movie star. Donlevy,
tContinued On Page SIX,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-09
Watkins Takes
Out S6M Permit

Tom Watkins. attorney, has
taken out a $4,000 building per-
nit for an office building TO be
erected al 633 Whitehead street.
Fidelio Vargas. 7i3 Windsor
Lane. took out q permit for $500
worth Of general repairs to his
house.
Burton Richardson, 800 First
street is building q jslousies
porch at d cost of $500.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-09
Last Request

CENTRAI.IA. Ill.--tR3s A &.
Hood. . Sparta. III, fireman. sang
at more than 500 funerals IN 50
years. Bit he was buried recent
" without . song. He had re-
quested no singing.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-09
Siirugo Says City Will Lose Tens
OfThousands Of Dollars By Forcing
Him Out Of The Blight; King Blasted
Declares He Did $4,000 Forth OF
Free Dredging For City OF Key Vest

Joe Srugo contractor. whose stopped blasting
FSon Blight last night because of demands today
Now Wen where Mr. Dave King get 100000
to so ahead and finish the digging"
Sgo referred to the deepening of Garrison Blight
Complaints made at Monday nights meeting
By Carl Hilton OF Hilton Haven about the dyna
mite Garrison Blight He asked the city
blasts such Mondays date completion
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-09
frankie In Reno

RENO, New Aug. 0 -tA9--
Singer Frank Slnalra has an
nounced that he's divurcing his
wife, and he plans to marry film
actress Ava Gardner.
Sinatrs arrived in Reno last
night. And he'll fill several sing
ing engagements while establish
ing hts weeks residence.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-09

Mercury Hits IS;
Il IS Z ear Record

The temperature SCARED
10 IS degrees a lis rnsximum
Yesferdsy-fhe hottest II SIS
yesrs according 70 San
Goldsmith. u. 5. Weather
bureau chief here.
lcasy's swelferins westh.
ey suggests that The mercury
may rise 70 that same peak.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1951-05-12
MIAMIANS AWAIT
DR.. CHARLOTTE
BROWN

The Women Day Committee
of Mt. Olivette Baptist Church is
very happy to bring to the city
DR.. Charlotte Hawkins Brown as
their guest speaker for Women
Day, May 20.
DR.. Brown is nationally known
character and is extremely pop
ular. She is founder and presi-
dent of the renowned Palmer
Memorial Institute. DR.. Brown
holds degrees from North Caro-
lima, Pennsylvania, Ohio and the
District of Columbia. She has
studied at Harvard University and
many other schools. Over the
years, she has been visiting
speaker and lecturer at the fol-
lowing colleges: Smith College,
Wellesley. College, Mt. Holyoke
College, Radcliffe College, How
ard University, Tuskegee and
Hampton Institute. DR.. Brown is
extremely popular in inter racial
and civic affairs all over America.
At the present, she is National
President of the National Assoc
iation of Colored Women.
DR.. Brown may be heard in the
regular morning and evening SER
vices, II am. and 7:3O pm, re-
Spectively. On the evening of
May 81 at 800, a banquet will be
given in her honor at the Booker
T. Washington Cafeteria at which
time she will be the guest speak
er.
The public is advised to come
early to get a seat at each of
these occasions. Both pastor and
the committee expects a record
crowd at each of these affairs.
The subscription for the ban
quet tickets is $3.50. They may
be secured from:
Mrs. Addie Sampson, chairman
Of Women Day Committee, phone
2-O766.
Mrs. Arlene Strachan, co-chair-
man, phone 2-0203.
Rev. 1. c. Mickins, pastor,
phone 2-3483.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1951-05-12

youth Center Advance infor-
nation on the Bunch Park News
which should hit all areas prior
to opening day of the Bunche
Theatre, Miami's finest, reveals
some fine data from Julius
Gaines. }
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1951-05-12

That Old Fashion Straw Ride
to Virginia Beach takes off Fri
day, May Is at 7:30 pm. from the
the sheet, did fine job and Mi
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1951-05-12

May birthdays: Sarah Matthew,
9Th; Rowena Pinder, 18th; Joyce
Lampkins, 10th; Lawrence Ad-
derby, 81; Rachel jamie Reeves,
22nd.
OUT OF TOWERS inform
this column that Lady Doris
Strachan (Miami's popular sax
mistress) is really blowing tor
rid tones and giving the custo-
mers lots to talk about q. What's
this we hear about the Dorsey
hotels big boss and a certain De-
troit entertainer planning an al
tar trek as soon as certain papers
are cleared by the Detroiter ? ?
They're telling me its true the
Jimmy Wilson's are seeing their
lawyers Grace Fountain, a
Nassau pretty, is vacationing
here for two weeks and the local
lads are really seeing an eye full
Quentin North receives that
paper from BIC in June. Is it true
that he's talking in terms of a
Mrs. North? huhhh ? ??
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1951-05-12
BY Archie Pinder

FERNLEY TAYLOR is passing
out cigars. It's a baby girl born
April 90 Ed Bogie, Sportsman
Club president, left last week for
the summer in Los Angeles i.
The Alonzo Fannins are all set
to move into their beautiful new
home on 18th ave. at 10th st. and
Millicent Harris, Susie Ewes
neice is building a sharp bunga-
low on 14th avenue at 72nd st.
King Coles "Too Young" is
the sweetest number to be put
on wax in a long time The
warm weather is attracting large
crowds to the Apollo Drive-in
these nights. We hear they're
cooking up a new and novel idea
to uncover real soon.
KEY WEST MidwiVes attend
ing the State Convention in Mi
ami were represented by Mrs.
Susan Butler, Mrs. TomaSa Muir
rero and Mrs. Ida Sands. The
convention was held at the
Christian Hospital Clinic and
closes Saturday. Important and
modern factors in child and pre-
natal care was stressed Floyd
Adderly writes from Germany
that his outfit is the first all Ne
gro unit to- supervise and oper-
ate the End largest quartermaster
depot overseas. Recreational and
night club facilities are great
THE KELSEY. PHARR cuItur-
al Club presents its annual Gull
tural day program Sunday, May
Is at Bethel AME Church &.
Cpl. Robert Ferguson "a Key
Western writes from Austria
that everything is nice, just miss
the home folks, so drop him a
line or two - SIG TIC Co. APO
SAL C O PM, NY. This is for
my friend Jack Delaney, who is
recuperating from his recent OPP
Grafton at Kendall hosp. To Nurse
Naomi Williams and Nurse Glasso
Henry - Thanks a million, your
aid mended me in many ways
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1951-05-12
IN MEMORIAM

In sad but loving memory of
our dear son and brother,
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1951-05-12

THE ROBERT LAMPkINS
Joyce Adderly) have their Sec
ond 7-pounder arrived Sunday,
May 9th at Kendall hosp Zeta
Phi Beta's annual spring formal
dance is on for Friday, May 10 at
the Harlem Square Club :.
THE CASE OF THE UNIVER. of
Florida and the five Negroes is
just another Jacob and Esau. We
are not satisfied with the present
offer made by the State Supreme
Court Why should registration
be made at Florida A and M to
attend the U. of Fla. and receive
credit through the same source.
The sooner we clear this case the
better off we will be. Let's have
registration and credit through
the same channels others go
through at Fla. U.
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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1951-08-03
Enjoy JACKSONVILLES beaches

cans tacitly agreed. Now the
western world is reaping the
benefits of such appeasement
strategy which continues even
today. We hesitate to strengthen
and support the really democratic
elements which we appease and
collaborate with ex-Nazis and
other enemies of freedom.
. If the. fabric of justice is torn
at one spot. the entire canopy is
in danger. AS a result. the Near
East is wide open to Communism
while the State Department poll
teal strategists" are still worried
about what the Arabs might think
if we support the democracy Of
Israel.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1951-08-03
US. State Department
In Rift Over
Aid to Israel
Continued From Page u

Continued From Page ~
pro-American state in the whole
vital area.
Hal Amin's connections with
the Arab League might be a
source of much light on the pres
ent chaos in the Near East. The
only purpose of the Arab League
is the enforcement of belligerencY
against Israel and the prevention
Of peace. Nevertheless. the State
Department and the United Ma
tons granted recognition to Arab
League Secretary General Azzam
Pasha last year when he visited
the u. S. This did much to
strengthen the League. Although
Abdullah was on the verge of
making peace with Israel at about
this time. the U. S. and Britain
did not urge him to go through
with it nearly as much as the
Arab League urged him against it,
The weakness and shortcomings
Of our Near Eastern policy are
seen also in the return to power
Of Hal Amin who aided Hitler in
Berlin during World War II. Hal
Amin fought for Nazi theology
against idea of democracy. He
helped Nazi armies kill Allied
lives. Yet the British allowed him
to return to power and the Ameri-