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2 The Palm Beach Post Saturday, August 6, 19G6 1 Deaths And Funerals JOES LVNAR John Lynar, 73, of 2786 Ckla 4 Chapel. REV. B. H. PITTMAN A homa West Palm Beach, -it Funeral services for Rev, R.

died Friday. Survivors Include the widow, H. Plttman, 74, pastor of the Lilly; and one daughter, Mrs, New Mount Zlon Baptist Church Harriet Creston, Long Inland, In Fort Pierce lor nine years, will be at 1 p.m. today at the N. Y.

Arrangements will be an Friendship Baptist Church, Fort Pelrce. nounced by the Tillman Funeral Survivors include the widow, 5 ff 1 -s: V. if i v' 1 Genie; a son, Ted; and a daugh ter, Ida Glenn, all of Fort Home, west Palm Beach, BERTRAM F. GBANQUJST Services for Bertram F. Gran-qulst, 65, of 2038 SW 12th Court, Delray Beach, who died Thurs Pierce; and two sisters.

i Stone Brothers Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. EARL W. BRITNEY day, will be at 7:30 p.m. Mon-d a at Scobee-Ireland-Potter Earl W. Britney.

60. of 136 Grand Westhaven, and Palm Beach, died Friday Funeral Home, Delray. Friends may call at their convenience at the funeral home. MOORE TILDEN KNOX in New Haven, Conn. Mrs.

Britney was one of the Moore Tilden Knox. 89, of Del owners of the Park Taxi and (Staff Photo by Sill Lommck) Limousine Service In Palm Beach. Survivor include his widow. Brenda S. two daughters, Mrs.

of her son's 15 victims, at Ilillcrest Memorial Park. Whitman's casket, left, is draped with the American flag, symbolic of his service in the U.S. Marine Corps. BURIAL RITES SAID The Rev. Eugene 1 I a of Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Lake Worth, says the last rites for mass-killer Charles Joseph Whitman, 21, and his mother, Mrs.

Margaret E. Whitman, 43, one Audrey A. Albanese of Westha ven. Conn; Miss Dale Robin ray Beach, died at the Masonic Home in St Petersburg Thursday. Survivors I 1 one stepdaughter, Mrs.

L. L. Peters, Delray Beach: one step-brother; and one hali-brothcr. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. today at the Scobee-Ireland-Potter Funeral Home, Delray.

Masonic gravesid services will be at 4 p.m. today at Wood-lawn Cemetery. Britney and one son. Robert boui or Westhaven; two sisters, (Stctf photo by Bill Ummck) Billie Y. Whitman; Tatrlela Wilt-man, wife of Tatrick, brother Patrick, brother John Michael, and the father, Charles A.

Whitman all of Lake Worth. Casket at left is that of Mrs. Wliitman. Mrs. Sylvia Laskoske of Pine BEREAVED FAMILY The family of Charles Joseph Whitman, 21, and his mother, Mrs.

Margaret Wliitman, 43, sit at gravesides as services are read. Seated left to right, are Charles' paternal grandmother, Mrs. Orchard, Conn; and Mrs. Eve lyn Stanton of Westhaven; and lour grandchildren. V.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Keenen Funeral i Home, Westhaven, Conn. Burial will be In Oak Grove Cemetery In Westhaven. Whitman Seen Ready To Die Foster Given Ten Years In Raiford MBS. ANN CHAMBERS JALEDA Mrs.

Ann Chambers Jaleda. 21. of Circle Drive. Hope Hills. JOSEPH B.

ROUSSEAU Joseph B. Rousseau, 7P, of 417 SW Atlantic Drive, Hypoluxo Island, died Thursday. Survivors include the widow, Marie; one daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Hickman, Baltimore, and two grandchildren. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m.

Sunday at National Chapels Funeral Home, Hypoluxo Road. Arrangements will be announced. WARD V. WILLIAMS to the university tower and be Hob Sound, died Flriday. (Continued Front Page 1) Survivors Include her husband Monday before police officers Edward two daughters, Trri stormed his high sniper' perch and Lort; two sons, Timmy and Tony; her parents, Mr.

and and shot him to death with volley of assorted fire. Emalichel (Cowboy) Foster, 35, who pleaded guilty earlier this week to a charge of attempted first degree murder, Mrs. Ted Chambers, all of Hobe Various passages of the two Sound; one brother, Pfc. David H. Chambers, Plelku.

Viet notes were not released by au gan the second portion of his massacre. The grand Jury report on the cawe released Thursday called Whitman a ''crazy, deranged" man. The Jury had withheld the notes from the public, It said, because they "contained unverified statements of an insane killer concerning an Innocent Individual." The grand Jury also said the thorities. These portions are Friday was sentenced to 10 years at Raiford Prison by Criminal Court Judge Hugh MacMlllan. said to contain abusive state Ward V.

Williams, 83, of 14 NE 22nd Delray Beach, died Friday. Nam. Arrangements will be announced by Johns Funeral Home of Stuart. ments about persons still living, Foster, of Pompano Beach, Survivors Include one daugh tor, Mrs. Dorothy Williams, Del G.

ARTHUR JONES ray; and two grandchildren, Including his father. "I've decided to kill Kathy (Kathleen Leltisiier Whitman, his wife), I love her very much," read a typewritten note found beside the bcly of his wife. was sentenced tor shooting Monroe Nelson, 25, also of Pompano Beach, four times with a .22 caliber revolver Nov. 25, 1965 at Six Mile Bend near Belle Arrangements will be an pecan-sized tumor found In Whitman' brain "undoubtedly G. Arthur Jones, 64, of 4513 South Ocean Delray nounced by National Chapels Beach, a past director of the caused him much mental pain and possibly contributed to his Funeral Home, Hypoluxo Road, Glade.

Resources Development Board Two slugs hit Nelson in the insane actions." "I intend to kill my wife after I pick her up from JAMES FRANK HARBISON of the Palm Beaches and member of the Highland Beach City Dr. Coleman de Chenar, the James Frank Harrison, 83, of work. (She got off work from head, another in the chest and one In his hand. He has recovered from the wounds. pathologist who performed the Commission, died Thursday.

501 Perry Greenacres the telephone company at 9:30 autopsy on Whitman bullet- Mrs. Jones came to Highland City, died Friday. shattered body, said Thursday The men argued over a $20 bill and a half a pint of whiskey. Survivors include a sister, p.m.) I don want her to nave to face the embarrassment that my actions will surely cause Beach 10 years ago from Grand Rapids, where he was general agent for the Grand Mrs. Annabelle Jordan of Fay- police said.

that the benign tumor could not have had any influence on the psychic behavior." etteville. and one niece, Foster wa apprenenaea ny Rapids Railroad. her." The two-page note began: Florida Highway Patrol Sgt. C. Mrs.

Mary Harrison of St. Louis, The pathologist did not testify (Staff Photo by Mark Foley) Requiem Mass for his son and wife, Mrs. Margaret E. Whitman, 43, one of the Texas sniper's 15 victims. At right is 17-year-old John Michael Whitman, one of the elder Whitman's two surviving sons.

Survivors include the widow. "I don't quite understand Mo. TEARFUL EXODUS Charles A. Whitman father of mass-killer Charles Joseph Whitman, is aided by funeral director Sterling Ritchie, left, as he leaves Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Lake Worth following McWilliams about lx hour after the shooting. what is compelling me to type Friends may call from 6 to Lydla and hi mother, Mrs, Sara M.

Jones. before the grand jury, which ruled that the police killing of Whitman was justfiable homi Assistant Countv Solicitor this note. 9 p.m. Sunday at the Kemper- Friend may call Iron 3 to cide. Vogel Funeral Home, West Robert W.

Rust said Nelson was unarmed at the time he was and 7 to 9 p.m. today and Meanwhile, Austin police aald "I've been to a psychiatrist I've been having fears and violent Impulses. I've had some tremendous headaches In the Sunday at National Chapels Fu Friday that two persons who left Palm Beach. Arrangements will be nounced. shot, however, Assistant Publia Defender Edward Gross said neral Home, Hypoluxo Road.

the tower observation deck Just Arrangements will be an as Whitman was going up there nounced. "are Just lucky to be alive." the men wore on a dark road and Nelson was coming at Foster. Foster said he didn't know whether Nelson "had 'ifsiR MRS. SUZANNE DEROCHE Pastor Asks That Whitman Be Judged Not Too Harshly Don Walden, 22, of San Anto Suzanne DeRoche, 70, of 4218 JOSEPH NEWTON SAWTELL Linda Lane, West Palm Beacn, nio, and Cheryl Botts, 18, of Rockdale, said they came In from the deck shortly Jh. Joseph Newton Sawtell died Friday.

past." The other note was found at his mother' plush apartment. Neatly hand printed, it began: "To whom It may concern "I have Just killed my mother. It there's a heaven she Is going there. II there's not a heaven, she out of her pain and misery." The note then read: "I love my mother with all 23. of Lock Road, Stuart, died Survivors Include a daughter, Suzette Dumortier of Croton before noon and noticed Whit King Struck With Rock Friday.

man as he was hiding the tower Falls, N. Y. Survivor Include hi parents, LAKE WORTH A bereaved family paid final respects Fri receptionist's body behind a Graveside services will be held Mrs. and Mrs. Joseph Sawtell couch on the 27th floor.

day to mass-killer Charles Jo and one brother, John Rich about 15 cameramen gathered outside the church. Patrick, tears streaming down his face, had to be helped from the burial scene by his at 2 p.m. today at Memory Gardens Cemetery. Lake Worth. They were unaware of what seph Whitman and his mother.

ard, all of Stuart. he was doing. Mrs. Margaret E. Whitman, at Services will be In Johns Fu Friends may caU at Tillman Funeral Home, 2170 S.

Military Walden said the composed, where about 100 persons, Including newsman and photographers, stood In the hot sun for the brief services. Rev. Eugene Quinlan assisted Rev. Anglim at the services at the cemetery. The only Incident marring the decorum of the mass and burial occurred when John Michael Whitman, 17, shook hi fist at Hillcrest Memorial Park in my heart," and launched lnte an attack on 1 1 a blond slayer picked up two rifles wife, Patricia.

The father strug neral Home Chapel, Stuart, at 3 p.m. Sunday. West Palm Beach, following a Requiem Mass at Sacred Heart and turned toward the young After shooting and stabbing couple. gled to hold back tears and had to be helped to a waiting automobile following the graveside Friends may caU from 3 to p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.

today In Rioting (Continued From Fage 1) stood on their front porches taking motion picture of the actlv lty. The eruption of violence between the residents and om 1,200 policemen came after King had moved most of the civil rights demonstrators out of the Trail, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today. GEORGE B.

CRAFT Services for George R. Craft, 78. of 13W S. St. Lake Worth, "We smiled and said Catholic Church here.

About 300 persons attended the rites at the church and heard a statement by Rev. In the funeral home. Cheryl said. services. "He smiled back real big and MRS.

FLORENCE GOODWIN said, 'HI, how are to us." who died Wednesday, will be tt 4 p.m. today at the E. Earl Thomas Anglim, pastor, who urged the nation not to "Judge his mother to death. Whitman then returned to hi own duplex and stabbed hi wife to death. A handwritten portion of the note found near his wife's body read: "At 3 a.m.

both dead." It was eight hours later that he carried an arsenal of guns KNIGHT Mrs. Florence Goodwin They turned their backs on his actions with harshness." Whitman, 24, killed his area. Whitman and left, curious but Knight, 70, of 724 Hibiscus Drive King, chairman of the South not disturbed over the rifles Royal Palm Beach, died Thurs $1 Million Tax Refund Ordered For Boys Unit they had seen. day night. 43-year-old mother and 14 other persons, including his wife, Kathleen, 23, In Austin, Monday, before police in turni Survivors Include the hus band, Philip two sons, Willie of Royal Palm Beach and killed the local youth atop the Smith and Son Funeral Home Chapel, Lake Worth.

Friends may call from 9 a.m. until service time. Burial will be In Brooklyn, N. Y. MRS.

ALICE McCULLERS Mrs. Alice McCullers, 85, of 1105 NE 1st Belle Glade, died Thursday. Survivors include three sons, Riley of Okeechobee, Robert of ney'a office In Fort Worth said 27-story University of Texas Lawrence E. of Columbus, Ga DALLAS, Tex. (AP) The Internal Revenue Service has Thursday that the office of So tower.

daughter, Mrs. Victor Kebely licitor General Thurgood Mar been ordered to refund nearly ern Christian Leaaeranip conference, was hit on the right side of the face by a rock when he emerged from a car in Marquette Park earlier to fomi the march. "It hurts, but it's not an Injury," King shouted over the crowd of screaming, cursing, rock-throwing residents. As the marchers left the park thousands ol white person lined a slope overlooking the park Europeans Win Fermi Award of Redlands, a sister, The mass was marked by shall In Washington will decide 51 million to a Dallas boys Mrs. Roberta Logan of Saugus, and five whether to appeal the declson charity which derived a large to the court of appeals for the part of its income from a Call fornla horse-racing track.

Rev. Anglim's statement, which explained why the gunman was given a Christian burial along with his mother. Rev. Anglim, who conducted the mass, told the Services will be at 4 p.m. fifth circuit In New Orleans.

The decision Is not expected for Hartford, and Silas of U.S. Dist. Judge Joe Estes today at Mizell Favllle Zern WASHINGTON (AP) Three about another month, he said. whom he had worked in the Southdale Chapel. has ordered the IRS to refund $849,982 plus six per cent annual European scientist who pio and shouted "white power." Belle Glade; five daughters, Mrs.

Annie Kirkland of Sebrlng, Mrs. Ethel Spurlock of Okeechobee, Mrs. Ervlne Yeager of Lawrencevllle. Mrs. Irene 1930s at the Kaiser Wilhelm In stltute for Chemistry in Berlin.

INFANT GEORGE M. BRAND Interest to Boys, of Ameri Bahamas To uy "We trust that God in his mercy does not hold him re Otto Hahn was another of his neered in atom-splitting research were named Friday to share the Atomic Energy Com Infant George Michael Brand, associate there. son of Specialist 5 and Mrs. sponsible for these last actions. Morton Airport mission Fermi Award.

Llverman of Marathon, and Mrs. Lawrence Altman of Belle We trust too that our nation. A firecracker was thrown Into one bus as demonstrators boarded, exploding In the face of a Negro photographer. He was momentarily stunned and was slightly burned on the face. Before leaving the park, King They are Prof.

Otto Halin, 87, NASSAU. Bahamas (AP) with Its traditions for fairness and Justice, will not Judge his who lives in Goettingen, West Morton International the Germany; Prof. Llse Meltner, actions with harshness." salt company, agreed Friday to sell its Great Inagua Island air Tears were noted running 87, a Vienna native who worked many years In Germany and told newsmen: port to the Bahamas govern Child's Life Is Credited To Policeman TREVOSK, Pa. (AP) A 26- down the cheeks of spectators as the twin coffins were wheeled "We shall have to keep corn now nves In England; and Prof. ment.

George M. Brand Jr. of Fort Richie, died Wednesday. Services were at 11:30 a.m. Friday In the Solomon Funeral Home, Frederick, Md.

Burial was in Arlington (Va.) National Cemetery. Other survivor Include two sisters, Catherine and Christine, both at Fort Richie; maternal grandparents, Master Sergeant and Mrs. J. C. Cummlngs of Goodfellow Air Force Base, San Angelo, Texas; paternal grand Fritz Strassmann, 64, director ing back until we are safe from The field Is about 40 acres.

into the church before the mass. Symbolic of service in the U. of the Institute of Inorganic and The government will replace Its Nuclear Chemistry at Mainz Glade. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Church of the Naza-rene, Okeechobee.

Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. today at Williams Funeral Home, Belle Glade. Burial will be In Bouganville Cemetery, Avon Park. MRS. ELMA DeLANEY Mrs.

Elma DeLaney, 61, of 2214 NE 2 5th Pompano Beach, formerly of West Palm Beach, died Friday. Mrs. DeLaney was a member buildings and build a harassment. Until Negroes can move into the neighborhood th tenets of freedom will continue to decay." S. Marine Corps, Whitman's coffin was draped with the Ameri University, Mainz, West runway to take the place of the ca.

Boys, Inc. was formed by four Texas oilmen In Delaware In 1954 as a tax-exempt charitable institution and has maintained Its principal office in Dallas. Its founders were Clint Murchi-son and John Murchlson of Dallas, and Perry Bass and the late Sid Richardson of Fort Worth. According to its charter, Its sole purpose was "to build better boys and, hence, better men and to combat Juvenile delinquency among boys of all races, creeds and colors between the ages of 8 and 17." Boy's, filed two lengthy lawsuits against the IRS here In 1964, demanding a refund of taxes allegedly collected illegally and erroneously. The IRS contended that Boys, Inc.

owed the money in Income taxes on profits paid to It Indi year-old father of five who neighbors descrtbed as "a can flag. existing strip. Each will receive a gold med The principal industry of rebel" set fire to his house and The coffins were followed by the Whitman family. Walking sparsely-populated Great Ina al, a citation and a one-third share of the $50,000 cash parents, Mr. and Mrs.

George with the father, Charles A. gua Is making salt by evaporat M. Brand, of 1118 N. St, Lake award. car Friday night and held off firemen by threatening to kill his 18-month-old daughter until he was felled by police bullets.

ing sea water. Whitman were his sons Patrick and John Michael. Prof. Meltner Is the first Worth; and a great-grandfather, Henry A. Clausen of Galva, woman to receive the award, Following the mass the cor Police Chief William F.

111. of the First Methodist Church. created in 1954. It was named tege of 33 cars, escorted by po Survivors Include her hus Local Politicos Plan Meeting for the late Dr. Enrico Fermi, The marchers were pelted with rocks, bottles, cherry bombs and eggs some dropped by residents perched In trees as they moved slowly down California Avenue six abreast.

A group of white youths attacked a white policeman, stamped on him and beat him. Policemen tried to get the unconscious officer into a police van and had to pull him from the white crowd. The group cheered when they saw the po lice, moved to the burial sue. band, Harry a daughter, leader of the group of scientists Riempp of Bensalem Township said he thought the markman-shlp of Patrolman John Robinson, who fired bullets Into the shoulder and groin of Charles Mrs. Barnes G.

Smith of Belle The regular meeting of the which achieved the first nuclear chain reaction In Chicago In Glade; two brothers; and three Palm Beach County Republican Executive Committee will be 1942. grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m A-Domb Drop Rally Planned Solon Urges Law Return Roeschen "saved the baby's life." Nearly four years before that rectly by the Del Mar race Monday at the First Methodist held at 8 p.m., Aug. 18 in the auditorium of the Bazaar Plaza, Roeschen was taken to Holy Church, Pompano Beacn. U.S.

1. Riviera Beach. Redeemer Hospital in Meadow- achievement, on Jan. 6, 1939, Hahn and Strassmann published results of experiments showing that the nucleus of a uranium track In California. Through an elaborate system of leases and franchises.

Boys received 90 per cent of the annual net profit Burial will be In Forest Lawn ATLANTA (UPI) Sanford A secretary will be elected brook and was to be transferred Cemetery, Pompano. Gottlieb of the National Com WASHINGTON (UPI) Rep. Edward J. Gurncy, urged House members Friday to a nearby mental hospital for Friends may call from 6 to at the meeting. Applications for membership on the Committee atom can split.

of the track during the years further examination. Chief RlempD said Roeschen wa a About the same time, Prof. 1959 to 1365. 9 p.m. Sunday at Kraeer Downtown Funeral Home, should also be returned seven mittee for a Sane Nuclear Pol-Icy will be the featured speaker Saturday at a rally commemorating the 21st anniversary of to protest against a federal proposal to limit Income tax de Meltner reported to associates former mental patient.

belief that a uranium nucleus Police and firemen were ductions for educational pur the United States' dropping an was sometimes split by absorp called to the Roeschen home JEROME SMITH atomic bomb on the Japanese poses, Gurney said he had written liceman was unconscious. More than 1.200 policemen pa. troled the area and tried to con trol thousands of white hecklers. There were many arrests and Injuries. The knife was hurled at King, as he walked In the march.

The knife struck a 19-year-old white youth in the left shoulder. Police took the youth, bleeding from the wound, to a hospital where he was treated and released. The marchers reached a real estato office, one of four the tion of a neutron, with a reac Services for Jerome Smith, day prior to this meeting. Record Burning Session Set WAYCROSS, Ga. (UPI)-Ra-dio station WAYX announced city of Hiroshima.

after he set fire to his bungalow and car. His wife, Susan, 23, tion accompanied by release of IRS commissioner Sheldon Co 65. of 132 S.W. 3rd Delray Gottlieb will Join In a "Hiro enormous quantities of energy. fled to safety with their four hen that it would be better to Beach, who died July 29, will shima Day Peace Walk and Peace Rally" which will start This is the principle on which older children while Roeschen provide tax Incentives than to According to records filed with the suit, this Income from the track varied from a low of $354,000 one year to a high of $561,000 In another year.

In its refund claim, Boys Inc. said the money was "rent from a real property" and not taxable according to the Internal Revenue laws. The IRS said that the money was "unrelated business taxable Income" and not refundable. The government maintained the chain reaction Is based. downtown and end at the Ebe- give direct federal handouts to encourage higher education.

Prof. Strassmann's wife said Friday It would hold a "Beatle in Mainz that her husband found burning" at 8 p.m. Monday and nezer Baptist Church, of which integration leader Martin Luther King Jr. is co-pastor. The out several days ago that he had be at 11 a.m.

today at Saint Matthews Episcopal Church, Delray Beach. Coleman Funeral Home, Delray Beach, Is in charge of tre arrangements. WABREN O. THOMAS Services for Warren O. Thom Invited the public to Join in.

Program director "Happy" demonstrators picketed earlier He urged other House members to state their views. He pointed out that several members have introduced bills that would provide more tax credits walk and rally will also be a protest of U.S. Viet Nam policy. kept the toddler In his arms, said Chief Rlcmpp. Other policemen said Roeschen shot six stecl-tlpped arrows and hurled beer bottles at thorn when they arrived on the scene.

One reported thRt at one point he shouted: "You think that guy in Austin killed a lot of iieopl? Wait until you see what I'll do." I Howard Williamson and news director Butch Guest said the today, then marched back to Marquette Park. The demonstrators white and Negro, station would burn all Its Bea that Boys, was in sub- for higher education expense Kings father, Rev. Martin won the award "and he was very happy." He is on a camping trip in Scandinavia with his son, she said. Mrs. Strassmann said her husband was particularly pleased that he was sharing the award with Llse Meitner with.

men and women, some clergy "I think the present proposal stance an operator of the race Luther King will also ad- as, 76, 01 711 2nd Ave. Lane nd nuns were marching in track, through its agent, called died Wednesday, dress the rally, along with Ne- tle records. They said, "Everybody's behind us so far except for one call, and that was some kid." of the IRS only serves to underline the need for such lcgis- Worth, who will be at 3 p.m. today at the gro civu rights lawyer iiowara protest against alleged housing discrimination. Lake Worth Funeral home Moore of Atlanta, Operating Co.

An official in the U.S attor- I 1 Gurney said..

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