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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-09

AT least three persons wit
messed the shooting which
took place in a back room
of the night club.
The 40-year-old murder victim
met his end as the result Of a two
month quarrel with castiglia over
money matters. They were partners
in an amusement ride enterprise
which was to begin operations Of
Wickers Field shortly.
ceIesimo's wife said today shsi
casfislia had threatened him
several times, ana on a. lest
tso occasions tried 10 choke ihs
victim.
Peace Justice Roy Hsmlln 10.
day issued . murder warrant
signed by John Nshe. ewner -
the Starlight Club, On eye Wit.
ness 10 the murder. Other Wit.
nsssss included his wife Dorothy,
his daughter MsdsIins and Jehn
WYlk. Is, SIS pvysl Street.
Nebo told police that Castiglia
entered his place Of business and
asked for colosimo. The pair then
became involved in an argument
and Nebo asked them to 70 into
the back room so they would not
disturb the customers.
They were arguing and I tried
to break it up when he pulled q
gun and started shooting. ! told him
not to shoot" said Nsbo.
But Castiglia fired four shots az
the victim. Two struck Colosimo
in the right wrist and two hit him
in the back. The assailant then
walked calmly from the place and
surrendered to Police Officer Ralph
Maribona who was nearby.
Colcsimo was In q siifina pe-
sision and bleeding badly when
customers Of The night club wsns
to his aid. He YVES rushed 10
Galley Memorial Hospital where
he Yves pronounced dsad-on-srrlv-
81 by Or. Marie Fernandez, resi-
dent physician.
DR.. Fernandez said that one of
the 50 caliber slugs probably en-.
tered the victims heart.
Castiglia was taken to the CITY
JAN and later turned over to eoun.
ty authorities. He showed no an
parent remorse Immediately but
when he was given his prayer book
in his cell at the county Jail, he
repeatedly broke down and sobbed
i lost my head and shot him."
he told police.
After the staying, Castiglia
smiled profusely and posed win.
mgly for news photographers.
Make 1t q good one - what
paper is this going to be int" he
asked Q newsman.
I'm going to the electric chair.
out II ! beat this I'm going TO come
back and thank you for treating me
50 well" he told q police officer.
Colosimo's wife, Janette, this
morning told a story Of repeated
arguments between the two men
about money matters. 81 know TIA
strange. but ! feel sorry for Cast.
glIa - and even more so for hIs
poor wife" she added.
she also said that Colcsfmo was
10 mortal fear Of his life after Cas-.
Iigila had threatened and tried 4
cnoke him on occasions.
She added that the disag,es.
ment had arisen when the SLAYER
invested 5000 in the victims bus.
mess about six weeks ago. co...
simo had operated his rides q n
virginia resort during the -.
mer out when hurricane cause
considerable damage, he had e.
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Trip
Made By Queen

WELLINGTON, New Zealand N
Queen Elizabeth II flew from
New Plymouth to Wellington To-
day and got an air view of snow.
covered Mt. Ruapehu, New Zea.
lands highest mountain (s,17s
feet) and probable cause Of its
great Christmas Eve rail disaster
Experts say collapse Of snow
holding back waters in the noun.
Continued On Page Twop
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Busy Octopus
AtAgi,nriss1l

Ever sec IN ectepvs laying
ssgs7
You might " you visit The
Municipal Aquarium. a small
octopus. which Is IN cage sus-
pended In . slass.front tank,
hes been laying eggs from time
10 time. She atsaehs- them TO
The wire Of The cage. They look
like pale. elongated grapes and
hang in clusters.
Evening star., 1954-11-25

ident of the Peake Motor Co.,
4505 Wisconsi navenue.
In his announcement. Edwin
L. Stohlman. president of the
Automotive Trade Association of
the National Capital Area, also
named Maurice (Mike) Murphy
as show manager for the fourth
successive year.
Then and Now" will be the
Auto Show theme, with the first
serial number cars Of several
makes scheduled for display
along with their present day
counterparts.
There will be about 125 new
cars from % domestic and for
eign builders on the vast Armory
floor for the nine-day show.
Members Of MIR. Peake's show
committee are:
Robert D. Stewart Of Stewart
Buick, Inc; Edward F. Cave.
president of the Cave Ford Corp;
Morris NJ. Goodman, president Of
Miller-Dudley Co., Inc: A. N.
Perry, treasurer Of Stafford Chan
dler Motor Co., Inc, and Fred
M. Mcneil, president Of Mcneil
Pontiac, Inc.
Evening star., 1954-11-25
Reds in Japan Complain
Of U. 5. Surveillance
By the Assoeiated Press

TOKYO, Nov. Is. -, Japan's
Communist Party newspaper has
complained the urirecognized
Russian mission in Tokyo is be-
ing closely watched by "Ameri-
can spies and Japanese police" +"
The Red newspaper Akahata
published a map showing points
from which it asserted the mis-
sion is observed.
Americans live at four places
around the Soviet mission.
Plainclothesmen watch from
porches nearby. Behind the mis-
sion is an American military
outfit. From its roof and win
dows, Americans watch with
telescopes" the newspaper said.
~"More than six Japanese
plainclothesmen always stand
around" it added, complaining
the whole thing is aimed at OBJ
structing development Of friend
ly relationship between Japan
and Russia"
Evening star., 1954-11-25
Auto Show at Armory Jan. 8-16.
To Contrast Old and New
Then and Now
To Be Theme of
125-Cur Exhibit

The progress Of the horseless
carriage, from the sputtering.
k-firing, high-wheeled crea-
tions at the beginning. to the
sleek, multihundred horsepower
cars Of 1855, will be the theme Of
Washington's 1865 Automobile
Show.
Scheduled for January 8-16 In
the National Guard Armory, the
show had its traditional kickoff
today with the naming Of I. A.
Peake as chairman of the 26th
annual event. Mr.. Peake Is pres
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-23
The World
Today
BY James NARROW

china gave the Communists hall
Of Wet Nam. 1t may let the Com
munists get all Wet Nam unless
the French work with the Indo-
chinese in their area to prevent it.
At this moment dispatches from
Southern Indochina report growing
chaos.
Mendes-France, perhaps because
OF his preoccupation with the prob
lens of Europe, apparently hasn't
spent much thought on the south
east corner of Asia, whose loss TO
communism would be a dismal
blow to the West.
His plans for political reforms
in Tunisia, giving the North Afri.
cans there almost complete local
autonomy while France continued
to handle their foreign affairs, are
still h the talking stage.
Mendes-F France said while he
was here that the poor state of the
French economy makes the threat
OF communism more dangerous ia
ternally than externally, and that
he must give his country an eco
snomic overhauling. He hasn't
scratched the surface yet,
His stock in this country fell
Ahen he silently let the French
Assembly scuttle EDO, which
cal led for a single European army
and q rearmed Germany, a plan
clos to e heart of Washington
offici do 4.
His sfock went up when he
quickly agreed on substitute for
rearming Germany. But he still
has to make good on that. He gets
his chance when the French AS
sembly votes. He seems confident
it win approve.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-23
Woman Convicted
In Shooting OF
Fourth Husband

MoRR1STOWN, M. R-Mrs
Ida Pontery, a graying, matronly
woman OF 81, was convicted early
today Of manslaughter in the fatal
shooting of her fourth husband
A jury Of eight men and four
women deliberated more than II
hours. Mrs. Pontery, who sobbed
when the panel announced its de.
cision, faces a maximum sentence
Of 10 years.
Her son and daughter, who testi.
fled against her during the B1o-day
trial. showed no sign of emotion
when they heard the verdict
Mrs. Pontery had been charged
with fatally shooting her estraneed
husband DR.. Herbert Pontery Sc.
of Jersey City, in their summer
cottage at Budd Lake last Aug. T.
The prosecution claimed the
shooting was premeditated and
asked for first-degree murder
verdict but not the death penalty.
Mrs. Pontery insisted that her hus-
band was shot accidentally when
ne tried to grab a gun from her
hand.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-23

Dad and brood announce
same old ways - = ~ = W ~
Tonight how about concentrating your recipe prowess on the spud
and simply with sliced cold potato cheese cooue
NIL ne Dill 70 Tor something fingy different practically
ese you nave on nand and will make the whole family
where you've been hiding talents improvisng
They'll and take notice taste too when Won include
in the mixngs Accent the seasoning points I'M subtle
navors blends them together eecta
the eating Use in all meat vegetable cooking for the best
good taste. e - e sSs -
Potato Cheese Croquettes
cups cold (eftover) mashed Salt to taste
potatoes teaspoon Accent
egg Deaten p cup fne dry bread crumbs
Break potatoes Beat bnde rotv Add nace.
graduay beating at medium speed until blended cheese salt
and Accent shape as desired Dip into crumbs then into milk and
INTO crumbs Fry in shallow hot fat until golden on all sides
Makes to servings,
pure monosodium gluamate
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-23
By JAMES MAoW

WASHINGTON R-french Pre-.
mier Pierre Mendes- France made
good impression on official Wash.
ington by saying what the United
States wanted to hear: he was for
European unity, he was for re.
arming Germany; and he stiff
armed Russia.
The Russians, who handled the
French Premier gently while there
seemed chance he might steer
4 middle course between Moscow
and Washington, reacted 10 his
statements here by blasting. him
yesterday before he started Nome.
He came here to discuss prob-
lens between this countrN and
France. If he also came tsSsWin
American goodwill and good Eub.
licity to strengthen his han@ at
home, he was successful.
Mendes-France became premier
in June. The history of French
premiers since the war looks like
the accident chart in a hospital
receiving room: one after the 9TH
er fell. They went down under tn J
mercurial factionalism Of France
many political parties.
To survive long enough to give
France a sense of direction and 4
new grip on life, he will need all
the strength he can find. He Is far
from firmly in the saddle yet. His
tests in the French Assembly lie
ahead.
Once he gets a solid hold on
his job, If he gets it, he may oe
a tough man for the United States
to do business with: not because
of any antagonism to this ebuntry
but for other reasons.
He's already shown that. he's a
tough bargainer, that he idoesn't
waste energy on emotion, Sad that
he 10 q French nationalist deter
mined to exact the last concession
for France.
He has also demonstrated he is
q man of action by the speed with
which he ID made an armistice
with the Communists in Indochina;
(2) agreed on rearming West Ger
many after the French Assembly
killed the European Defense Com
munity; (3) proposed political re-
forms in Tunisia to quiet the de-
mands Of Frances North African
colonials; and t4) proposed eco-
nomic reforms in France.
He still has to demonstrate both
his wisdom and his ability and -
or willingness to turn his plans
into deeds.
The truce he signed on Indo-
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-23
OFFICIAL TALLY
SHOWS DEMO WIN

HELENA, Mont. R-The official
Montana canvas of votes cast in
the Nov. 2 election gave Democrat.
ic us. Sen. James E. Murray a
slim 1,72S plurality over Republi.
can Rep. Wesley A. D'Ewart.
The canvass, completed yester-
day, showed Murray had 114,5sl
votes. D'Ewart, who gave up his
House seat to oppose Murray.
counted 112,863.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-23
MOVIE STORY MADE
OF CHINESE STUDENT

GAINESVILLE IA motion pic.
ture story Of q Chinese student
at the University Of Florida has
Just been made by the u. S. De.
partment OF Agriculture for the
Foreign Operations Administra ton.
Chin-sheng Wang. in charge Of
experiment and extension work
with vegetables for the Taipei Dis
trict Agricultural and Forestry
Station, Taiwan. is studying vege.
table production.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-23

It's an apron for cleanup time,
A jerkin for sports wear! In sum-
mertime alse it as beachcoat!
It's easy to make and chock full
of style! See the big handy poe
kets. "tabbed-to-nip" waistline?
Choose rugged denim or crisp
cotton in plaids, checks. or solids.
Pattern s146: Misses Sizes IL,
II, 16. 10. 20. Size i6 takes z 3/S
yards, S5-inch fabric.
This essy-to-use pattern gives
perfect fit. Complete, illustrated
Sew Chart shows you every step.
Send Thirfy.fivs cents In coins
for this pattern--&dd 5 cents for
each pattern for 1st-class mail
ing. Send 10 Marian Martin, care,
Of Tue Key West Citizen. No. lss,
Pattern Dept, 2s2 West 18th St,
New York IL, N. Y. Print plainly
NAME. ADDRESS with ZONE,
SIZE and STYLE NUMBER.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-23
STRAWBERRIES SOLD

PLANT CITY N-The auctioning
OF the first pint Of Strawberries OF
the season in this big berry center
will take place today.
They were brought in yesterday
by ]. c. Wynn of the Turkey Creek
community. Proceeds will 60 to the
Turkey Creek Baptist Church.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-23
FROZEN VEGETABLES

When preparing vegetables or
macaroni for the home freezer
leave them slightly underdone. If
cooked well done, they are likely
to be too soft when reheated.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-23

Earth's earliest standard meas.
ure probably was the Egyptian
cubit, 20.62 inches long, says the
National Geographic Society.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-23

The U. S. Navy keeps up-to-date
some 6,700 nautical charts and l.
600 aeronautical charts, and pub
fishes 8 million copies a year.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-23
LOTS OF APPLE SAUCE

TOKYO N-Japan expects to sx
port 100000 cases Of apple sauce,
worth about $4ls, 900, to the United
States this winter, Kyodo News
Service said Monday.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-23
Honor Guard.

Honor Guard:
It was announced at the regular
Guard Of Honor meeting by Cap
tain Delgado, that the guard would
participate in the Conch Bowl
Parade sponsored by the Key West
Lions Club, on Thursday evening
December 2. They also will attend
the game in uniform on Friday
December 8, to assist In managing
the huge attendance expected on
that night.
The Guard Of Honor win attend
the Shrine game on Friday, Nov.
ember 2S to also assist in handling
the crowd.
4 = 4
Yevrs For ced and cevnsry
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-23

Club Resm:
The pool table has been installed
in the Legionnaires Club Room,
and the bar has been enlarged to
accommodate more people. Re.
member our Sunday afternoon
snacks.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-23
Kids Christmas Party:

NIuS SHTtSrmAx PartT:
Very soon now. Child Welfare
Chairman Joe Metzger, win send
out forms to be filled out by Le-
gionnaires with children. This il in
regards to the Children of Legion.
naires Christmas Party. Please fill
out completely, the forms when you
receive them and return immedi.
ately.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-23

Membership:
Our membership Is rapidly ap-
preaching the half way mark for
one hundred per cent by Decem.
Der 81. Post Adjutant Van Reber-
promises immediate issuance Of
1855 cards upon receipt Of money.
So please bring in, send in, or
give to some Membership drive
worker; your 1855 dues.
Any former Legionnaires, re-
gardless of the post he or she has
belonged to, can reinstate by the
payment of 1885 dues. This viii
bring them up to date with q card
that viii entitle them to oil the
privileges of Arthur Sawyer Post,
or any other post in the world.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-23

turned over to the Blood Bank. Said
Danieis, Even though you your
sen are not eligible as 4 donor.
sometime you might be urgently
N need of blood and then there
probably won't be time to type it."
Each person typed, win be given
q card to be kept in his or her
wallet at all times.
X X 4
Thanks:
Thank you, Key Westers for the
fine cooperation and attendance in
our recent all Veterans Day Par
ade. Especially do we. Of the var
lous Veterans groups, thank the
Key West Citizen for the fine press
notices and pictures.
The attendance and the attentive
ness at the special Memorial Ser
vices In front Of the reviewing
stand, was proof, that we Of Key
West, honor and respect the men,
ory Of our beloved and heroic war
dead.
Because Of the enthusiasm in
which the local and Naval popu-
lation accept our parAdes, we Of the
Veterans groups, are encouraged to
put on bigger and better parades
and events in the future.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-23

Sick Cell:
Legionnaire Gerald Moreau is In
the Naval Hospital after an acci-
dent with his motor scooter. Le-
sionnairs Harry Taylor is Ill at his
home.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-23

consrssvIstiens:
Lesionnaires Bill Uttermark and
Jud Stephens are passing out ci.
gars these days. Uttermark made
1st Class and Stephens, Chief. Con-
gratulations, boys.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-23

Yeurs FER ced and cevnsry
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-23

Preliminary plans were made at
. meeting November 1e for the es-
tablishing Of 1 booth downtown for
the purpose Of taking pictures with
Santa Claus. Proceeds from this
program win be used in filling bas-
kets for the needy on Christmas.
Next meeting Of the Committee
VII be Tuesday night November 23
at . p. m. at the Legion Home on
Stock Island.
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Phi|-Cam Lodges Plan
Dance For February Is

Camden, N. j. - The Cen
tral Committee of Philadel-
phia and Camden CF'U LODI
ges is making preparations to
sponsor a gala Dance on
Saturday evening, February
13, 1854, at the Sports Gen.
ter, 805 Federal Street, in
Camden.
Your shuffling tunes will
be expertly delivered by Ed
Pinsky and his Merrymakers,
all for the nominal admission
fee of seventy-five cents.
Might be that you're miss
ing out on a festive time
should you stay away from
the Sports Center on this oc-
casion, so plan now to avert
this danger by making early
arrangements to attend with
your friends.
Central Committee
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Pitt Lodge | Membership To Be "Shot"

with the rest of your frater-
nal brothers and sisters.
The members will be
brought up to date on the
preparations which we are
making towards the success
full outcome of our March 21,
1854, anniversary celebration.
We ask that you bring along
a list Of the patrons and we'll
wishers which you have al
ready signed up for our pro-
gram book.
Pass the word around
about this important meeting
on February 18th, and let's
have a record attendance. AS
always, We'll begin the ses-
sion promptly at 200 PM.
Thomas Miller, Pres.
John Ovcarich, Sec'y.
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Whiting Lodge
Will Raise Roof

Whiting, Ind. - Whiting
E.S.L. 8O5 is having a hard
times party at the Sokol Club,
Calumet Avenue, Whiting, on
February 13, 1854 at 800
PM. Eats and drinks will be
free and music will be provi-
ded by a popular tamburitza
orchestra.
All members of Lodge 805
are cordially invited to attend
this party, the purpose of
which is to create new inter-
est and bring back into our
group members who have
been lax about attending
meetings.
Plans are also being made
for our annual picnic which
is to be held in July at Eggers
Grove. Every member bene-
fits from these money-making
projects and, therefore, we
believe that each and every
one should contribute a little
time and work to assure the
success of these endeavors.
We would like to see all
members at our February
meeting, which will be held
February 10th at 500 Pm.
at the Whiting Community
Center. We will discuss the
coming C.F.U. Bowling Tour
nament, which is to be held
in Detroit, and try to get to-
gether several teams to rep
resent our Lodge.
Lodge Boosterette
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John Sochats
Quits Hospital

Conway, Pa. - His many,
many friends and admirers
will be pleased to learn that
John Sochats, Secretary of
Unity" Lodge $40, is recov-
ering at home following a
siege of illness which forced
him to enter Rochester Gen.
eral Hospital for a spell.
Bro. Sochats has been one
of the Croatian Fraternal
Unions foremost Membership
Campaign Field Workers for
a number Of years. His tire
less efforts in behalf Of the
Society have brought him
fame and acclaim and won for
him the deep respect of those
who have watched him strive
to better the Organization.
We trust that bro. Sochats
will soon be "in the pink
again, for the CFU's 1854
Membership Campaign just
wouldn't seem natural with
out his name in the lineup.
Friend and Admirer
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Pittsburgh, Pa. - At the
monthly meeting of c. f. U.
Lodge 1, scheduled for Sum
day, February IA, pictures
will be taken Of all members
and officers in attendance.
These photographs, as well
as others taken of our Hall
and Club, will be inserted in
our program book in COM
memoration of our Goth An
niversary, also in the H."
Brothers and sisters, make
a special effort to be present
at this all important session
and thereby take a part in
our celebration. We know you
will treasure our souvenir
booklet in the years to come
and it will be of greater value
if your countenance is there
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-02-03

Just recently we read the
parting blast of a former
member who, for some un-
known reason was cutting off
his nose to spite his face by
severing his affiliation with
the Society, state that the
Society's membership w S
dropping - let us hope and
pray that it may continue to
drop in this fashion. The
fellow must have been perus-
ing our progress chart and, in
his anxiety to find something
wrong, he held it up side
down.
New CSC Certificates
I note with jubilation that
the permanent type certifi-
cate category shows the lions
share of the Junior increase.
The Endowment and 20 Pay
ment Life membership roll
rose from 1852 to 4432.
To me this is a most signi-
ficant achievement, for it is
the most important stabiliz-
ing factor for the future of
the entire organization. Per
manent type membership has
always rated my particular
attention from the day 1 as
sumed dictatorship of the De-
partment and I am most hap
py to see it increase by seven
league strides.
This is a harbinger of a
successful future. The De-
partment can now feel as
sured that it has sold the
membership on the desireabi-
lity of this type of coverage.
Now that the branch is offer.
ing even more attractive GER
tificates at even lower cost,
there should be no obstacle in
the march to even higher
peaks.
We urge our field workers
to exploit these advantages
to the utmost. Explain the
CFU Junior ESQ Certificates
to your prospects. Remember
to tell them that no longer Is
CONTINUED On Page 81
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We're Out OF
Wall Calendars

Pittsburgh, Pa. - There
are no more 1854 CFU Wall
Calendars left for distribution
among those who h a v e
swamped the Home Office
with requests for same.
Only a limited number of
these Calendars was ordered
and we made every effort to
distribute the supply on an
equitable basis. These Calen-
dars, like just about every
thing else, have increased in
cost to such an extent in re-
cent years that the Society
simply had to limit the num-
ber it bought.
Joseph Bella, Secretary
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New Rule Effective
January 1st, 1854

Pittsburgh, Pa. - At the
of the CFU Supreme
Board held in September,
1858, a decision was reached
that all members who now
have, or shall have, a ma
tured 2O-Payment Life Certi-
ficate, and who do not pay
for either the Sick Benefit or
the Disability funds, will in
the future be assessed the
amount of % cents monthly
for Administrative Expenses.
Therefore, beginning jan
uary 1, 1854, all Lodge ros-
ters will carry the names of
such members for whom the