The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 3, 1941, Page 1

Forces On Moscow’s Front oo AREA * Nazi Units Said. To Be! Fighting Under Per.) many’s Leader (By Axsociated Presxs re Key West Citizen AWAITING WORD ON NAMING OF TAX COLLECTOR: | MOVEMENT: UNDER: WAY, TO | HAVE GOVERNOR)APPOINT School. When the courses THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1941 MORE THAN SIX “HUNDRED | j VANTAGE OF OFFER IN TRAINING PROGRAM ' Mbre than 600 defense workers } pears taken advantage of the free ‘ courses which were started here/| im February by the local unit of} the National Defense Training | Program. . The current enrollment is about i | the Naval Station and at the High} began} -Asmy, 2% if drunk with the heady |. WOW OF LATE JOSEPrpe. | carly in the scar. only 19 took ad-| wine of victory. today inflicted County officials today were awaiting word from Governor vantage. i Since then, the enrollment -has* jimereased considerably. Officers; lof the National Defense Training! |Program are convineed that the’ enrollment would be much greater Perately on the Moscow front un-' Spessard L. Holland on what ac-|if the people could be made to! der the personal command of ‘iD, if any, they were to take in! their Feuhrer. In bitter cold and through heavy snow, the Russians drove the Nazis back 24 miles today and removed for this winter and, per- haps forever, the danger that has been hanging over the capital since the bitter battle for Moscow Started over two months ago. If Russian claims are not exag- Serated, the tide of the war in Europe has definitely turned. On the Donets front, where the Red counter attack has developed into @ major offensive, the Nazis were being subjected to the brutal Pattepitig they have become actus- tomed to =cministering to their enemies. German General Runstedt was hurrying tanks to the southern front in a desperate attempt to stop the rout of retreating Nazi hives. The German soldiers were re- pored to be fighting madly to re- tain captured villages where they are able to {nd a measure of warmth in below-zero weather. Red Army claims today place the Nazis 100 miles west of Rostov. A late bulletin from the Soviet peomtmecapital announced that four Ger- man divisions have been wiped out and six others crippled in the * bloody. fighting before Moscow London sources crgdited the Russians with . recapturing 12 towns in the last 24 hours. EARL HUMBERT _ ARRIVES “HERE PUBLISHED KEY WEST DI- “ RECTORY IN 1939: TO PAY VISIT TO CUBA H. Earl Humbert, who pub- lished the Key West city direc-| except straight up and down,” | tal River celebrated Thanksgiving Dttted Mx today Patrolman Milner told the desk , by swearing out a warrant for him- fines an tory in 1939, announced that he is considering the advis- ability of printing another direc- tory for next year. He will leave tomorrow for a weekend nm in Havana. He said he pla: to spend the winter in Key West. t reopening the county tax collec- tor’s office now closed beecause of the sudden death of Joseph C. MrMahon. It was pointed out by competent observers that when the governor makes his appointment, he will notify his choice directly. Meanwhile. 2 movement was underway to have the governor appoint the late collector's widow, Mgrs. Louise McMahon. The un- expired term still has about three Years to go. Among those who have in- dorsed Mrs. McMahon are said to be Ernest Ramsey, county com- missioner, who served as Gover- ner Holland's campaign manager; B. C. Papy, Monroe County State Representative; Sheriff - Berlin tax assessor, and several members of the Democratic executive com- mittee. Under the state and county laws, no one is authorized to col- lect taxes or issue licenses except® and Milling Machine the pate tax pA who ” Sheet Metal Work, Plan Reading derrick for either elected or appointed by the for Shipfitters, Stenography and}from 10, governor. SELLS PROPERTY R. Beccham Curry has sold sev- eral varcels of property to Phillip P. Niles, according to records in the county clerk's office. The land at the northeast corner of Harris avenue and First strect is assessed at less than $500. HE MUST HAVE BEEN RUNNING LATE TO CLASS Me Ansceiated Press) DETROIT, Dec. 3—It was a somewhat. breathless tale - that Patrolmen John Milner and Ar- chie Hamon told when they book-! ed John F. Jones, a Detroit music teacher, for reckless driving “His car was going every way sergeant. ‘And he had the mirror turned down,” Hamon And—‘“He had plugged in an electric razor and was shaying himself,” the officers chorused. rear view chimed in Congress Will Act On New Appropriation Bill Next Week (fly Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.—Con- gress will act on.a.new $8,000,- 000,000 appropriAtion next wedk: The pill. which was reported out of committee today provides a billion and a half for lend-lease and the remainder for home de- fense. Some of the money from this latest gigantic appropriation will be used to construct 50 merchant, marine and-2,000 planes in 1942. Soerrceresesceseeoeseeee Brian Donlevy—Maria Montez in | SOUTH OF TAHITI | Also; NEWS and SERIAL | | propriation. Much of it will be to Generak Georgé (C, United "States * “Chict allocated. shall, Staff, realize that they place themselves under no financial obligatiin whatever. The courses are being sponsored and supported by the government as part of the defense program. The following courses have been given: Fabrication of Woods, Electrical Theory, Machine Shop Drawing and Mathmetics, Math- ematics and Steel Square for Ship Carpenters, Practical Shipfitting, Radio Operating, Conversational Spanish, Boat Building, Arc Weld- ing, Coastwise Navigation, Typing { and Shorthand, Blueprint Read-! ing and Shipfitting, Machine Shop, Pipefitting, Construction; Mnterials and Procedure, Sheet! Metal Work, Plan Reading for Shipfitters, Advanced Welding, and Related Cabinet Shop. j “Sawyer, Claude Gandolfo, county * At the present timé there are! 200 enrolled in the classes operat- | ing which are: Radio Operating, | Boat Building, Electric Welding, ; Electrieal Theory, Blueprint Read- | ing and Shipfitting. Gear Cutting ; Practice, Typing, and Advanced Welding for Arc Welders. SAM SAWYER TAKES COURSE IN MECHANICS Newton Street, Key West,-is taking an} aircraft engine mechanics course in the technical division of the Embry-Riddle School of Avia- tien here, ; Sawyer, who is a graduate of Key West High School, wants eventually to become a master mechanic in the aviation indus- try. FLORIDA MAYOR | PROSECUTES SELF i (Ry Asxociated Press) | INVERNESS, Dec. 3.—W. S. Alyea, 80-year-old mayor of Crys- self on a charge of using profane Fou ine fisher foursome sail into Rio afier 2000-mile voyage across Open sea in frail “jangada”. AP Feature Service RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 3— When four nen of Ceara Started an ing “jangada™ voyage two ago, they were just four poor workingmen coming to > Brazili capitul to ask th wages. Today Lindbergh and their famous The four are Meira, 38: J 52, and Mans ereira de Si 39. "All ate married: The four brought ‘their tiny, bouncing craftginto Bio on sched- ule. Escorted more than 109 fishing craft yachts they steered their craft to a dock, were ashore by a rousing ovation ors waiting to greet and immediately pear j ® e e (Special to The Citizen? a wen Sawyer, 23 son of Mire SESSIONS Of Criminal Court Owen Sawyer, 23, son of Mrs. * Juanita Sawyer, 1314 * faced with a record- breaking dx t, Judge William V. Albury of -coppty criminal court, ordered a tebéss this week toe le County B. Cleare Although Solicitor Allan Jr., to catch up with his h the greatest speed court was able to try 10Q cz set for trial a ing November term. Three v rapid fire action we County $3,026.15 in eitures. Clerk Harry Dongo’s tasked the .; Harust between two of the logs|mew order r Men OnA: Raft Are Brazi SSS *s ‘Heroes, City Council Names. New Board Of Ata regular mec {Council held last i was opened with a pray< elected an ent ; Public Work: Ladd, Dr. F. Varela, Everet Charles E. Robe way to Guanabara jill. th Palace, where they know Presi- dent Getulio Vargas could found. Their plea to Vargas was be Some sort of program their famil them Vargas pro j also bonded to the them help. hey are eager | 000. fo start home again, over Ares Same dangerous route. ing reduct Their “jangada” craft is noth-|linguent tax ing but four crudely shaped basis. Those making payme balsa logs, about 15 feet long, i for 1931 and prior years, will be lashed together to form a raft,‘ permitted to pay on‘a 30 per cent with a triangular sail. The! basis, while those paying from “Jangada” skims over the water. ; 1932 to 1936, will be required to father than through it. An oarjpay on a per cent bas This will remain in effect Steers the raft The “jangada™ | until April 30, 1942 is used for ocean fishing vsually.! The report of City Auditor It is impossible for the crew} Charles R- Roberts was read show- to sit or to lie down. On ordin-j ing current taxes collected during ary fishing trips, fishermen |November totalled $31,923.98, less sometimes remain four days at} _ sea, munehing cold food carried in sacks strapped to their waists; and sipping tepid water from a/ ‘small, wooden cask. the | BY AXIS POWERS ‘WAVES OF DISSENSION RE- PORIED OVER EU- ROPE FINE AND BISHOP TO PENITENTIARY ED IN CRIMINAL COURT HERE RECENTLY (By Answcinted Prox) LONDON, Dec. 3.—EBuropean | countries, dominated by the j Axis, broke out m new waves of | dissension over the weekend decording to a fTeport released teday by private sources here Himmler, head of the German Gestapo, has‘ @ Hh necessary to increase the number of) agents {in his dreaded sceret organiza- tion, the reports reveal. Belgian students. in- Brussels who declared a strike in protest against an order making the German language a compulsory part of the curriculum were Against his publicly expressed wishes, and because he had no al- ternative, Judge William V. Al- bury yesterday ordered two young ‘eveal that this is language. sum for so | In court here he put up a mas- }terly argument against himself, | >tief a pe pleaded guilty and County Judge}, The ¢ | E. C. May sentenced him to serve ; #0 convene | 30 days in jail or pay a $25 fine. He ;°°Pding & | paid the fine. will be at leas It happened like this. When the | **4'5 Crystal River marshal encounter-! jed difficulty in placing a young} |man under arrest on a charge of | drunkenness, Mayor Alyea vol-: unteered to help. The suspect didn’t want to be arrested and in he melee.Mayor Alyea, did some jaiti and fancy cussing.” water, ‘the mayor: heard . by- nders remark that a charge of t is scheduled mber 8. Ac- , there all A CONSIDERATE FRIEND CAMP DAVIS, N. C.—Although he has been distharged under the Cutter stayed on as records elerk jof Battery E while his, assistant, ' Henry Pongetti, enjoyed..a. -well jearned. furlough. i * j institution, informed the men committed to the state peni- tentiary. JuliuS Fine, 16, and Hardy! Bishop, 18, were convicted in criminal court recently on charges of breaking and entering. Judge Albury sought to have them en-! {tered in the state - industrial school at Marianna, but. Millard | Davidson, superintendent of the’ judge ; that he could not accept the boys. | Davidson declared -that Fine, | }ago after he*had served a three-} ‘year. term, was feeble-minded. ‘The superintendent asserted that | | morrow. warned to return to school to- Otherwise, the edict warned, they would have to suffer the consequences. Germany carried out - further reprisals in Buigaria and Ru- mania. Rome described the 60 Ital- ians charged with plotting to as- sassinate Mussolini and sabotage italy’s defense ‘imdustries ;28-year-clause, Corporal Carlos} whom he had released six months ' FIRE RUINS MORE pa PHILADELPHIA — When fire Cutter, as. @jexamination’ disclosed Fine had | destroyed a Storage warchouse of who has requested an appropria-/using profane language should be | Civilian, had to pay the Army 25/a very low k Q and that he would | the Penn Bottle Supply Company, tion to train 150,000 natives for war in the Far East. A large amount will also be given William Knudsen, OPM director who pians to build 25 long-range ocean-flying — ships, costing $50,000 apiece. Knudsen said today that the nation’s defense industries are currently running at 49 per cent capacity but that this figure will be raised to 54 by Septem- ber, 1943. Administration forces antici- pate no difficulty in obtaining early .passage of this new ap- | placed against him. So he ~de-|cents a meal. cided to take things in hand and} prosecute himself. “MADE IN HEAVEN” | shoud FORT WORTH, Tex.—Miss Lou | | Wilkins, 70-year-old Baptist mie |sionary and author of miany re- ligious pamphlets, was recently married to- Rev. Raymond Vann, 25. The bride declared, “I don’t care what people think of this; marriage, we know it was made in heaven.” Miss Wilkins met her husband ten years ago, when he was only 15. j never be eligible for entrance. { Bishop, who is on parole from a ‘ Louisiana institution, has been | {placed on the waiting list. i i Both ‘boys. have been removed! | to Raiford where they will serve a' fwo-year sentence. more than a million bottles were smashed or cracked by the in- tense heat. Public. Works sccupalonal tor webic ing a grand teta) of while 2,000 fee was also ordered use A beer and wine granted to the Key West Vactt Ciub situated alcthe oll x: ‘draw bridge Abeer and license was also granted w Arther Espinoia at 919 Sumonien sarect. Tt was ordered that the vacant (Continzed Gn Page Teo? Axis Army. Now Dominant On | Desert Sands Of North Africa Large Returns In Fines At (By Anmecsmind Prem: CAIRO, Dec 3—The situstem i Libya is no longer the “bed cf roses iwase few days r ae British military autherites ad @ullicd today mat a tulauen on the of North Africa The tempo « war mm ae creased, British sources saad The repers piaced “het Tahans 2n posessonet a miles west of the Egyptian uerfapi far Acs sitengiy em trenched m csecaphered Gadi last German trecps winch broke out { the trap prepared for them by imperial forces have consciiiated their forces and now south of ‘To- bruk which ss aga undergomg a sie ze The panzer dovimoms ake <p tered Bir Ei Hamid and = m con trol of the corruder between Te- bruk and Rezegh Although the Axis is now im ¢ position t =e treat seem to prefer to slug & out with the impenal armes of Greet Britain FREIGHT JUMPS TRACK 3 KELLED SCANDIA, Kan — Three high school students, Orlie Brown. Florence Bergggen. and Dick Gar Toutte, all 16 were killed when. a fr rs Key West most equa country range of Fionda. bas the imate im the average Fahrenhes ‘in Pacific Stil Grave And Tense No Majer Developments Reported ln Past Teee- ty-Four Hours Dealing With Issue