The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 10, 1941, Page 1

Rex most Be use The Key West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST a ee IN THE U.S. A. “ts First Vietor in War Wit Japan Planes Bomb Many Ships| OO O° OS a9 ao a a6 Off Luzon; Direct Hits| UNABLE TO LOCATE Scored On ‘Three: One| MANY REGISTRANTS Seni hieadh sip The Selective” Service “System has requested The Citizen to pub- (By Associated Prens)* lish a list of registrants that it has been unable to locate, whereby WASHINGTON, Dec. 10-The/{, them. The board requests the United States today issued its | registrants to notify them of their . | change of address at once. The first official war communique | jist in question follows: Since the signing of the Armstice| John Mims, colored—77. that ended World War I on Nov. Delkin Johnson Rowell, white— they cannot deliver questionnaire} « KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WED BSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1941 | | Magnesium, vital metal that is | one-third lighter than aluminum, (eas a major part in the defense | picture, principally as an alloying :element with aluminum. and with new facilities produc- tion was doubled to 12 million pounds in the following year. For , the year 1941 output will be up- WATER IN SUCH QUANTITI THE UNITED STATES AND ENGLAND ARE NOW EQUALING AND WILL SURPASS GERMANY IN PRODUCTION OF THIS STRATEGIC _other metals needed for mag- 7K ES THAT ; i ~ AIR RAID WARNING SIGNALS Air raid warning signal is established for Key West as four blasts on the city alarm system. If at night, this will order complete blackout. Test of this alarm and air raid drill will be held at 10 p. m tonight at which of the defense council organization will proceed to their desig nated posts. The ali'clear signa) will be two biasis on the alarm system. The foregding alarm system signal sounded at any other tue than 10 p. m. tonight will be an actual air raid warning. Blackout of the city. the sathe as last might will be com tinued for the present commencing at I@p. m each night end except for tonight, will be ordered without using the air raid ‘alarm which will only be used in case of a real air raid alarm. } Under the present blackout, all houses and stores are re | quested to usp the minimum amount of light. All store fronts light that they are particularly de- Sirable for reducing the dead weight of their. products. Blackout For Key West Ordered Continued For Indefinite Pened = Starts At Ten OOleck Warum Signals Have Bees Extubiiidhed Thee willie « skeet & Key Wes every mgm ast = ther notice Tee piececun wu cer se 682-A. It is about the only common en- | Wards of 30 million pounds and it/nesium base alloys are available! and advertising signs to remain out. at the age Ths cee U, 1918. | Willie Joe Gadson, colored— gineering metal in which Ger- is estimated that one U. S. firm| in this country. Artomeliies, ne te Sete atet p Cots satins Ses ’ | 814. | many was self-sufficient, and up alone (The Dow Chemical Co.)| Although the aircraft industry| Possible. Otherwise dimmers if not too bright. ows Tt read: “Our planes bombed | enemy vessels off northern Lu- zon, (Luzon is an island of the | Shep Jones, colored—880-A. Robert Lee Mitchell, colored— 928. Willie Salsbury, colored—947. ; to three years ago that country produced about three-fourths of | the world’s supply. | The U.S. and England today will in 1942 produce more than twice that amount. | loys there are many other applic: is a leading consumer of these al- All persons, not having business on the streets are requested This phe crease wa to be in their homes at midnight. nenal production in- ible by using tions such as crank cases, charger and carburetor super- | Philippines on which Manila, the; Shepherd Booth, colored—1070. | probably are matching the pro- new plants to extract the metallic | manifolds, body parts for coal | LT. COL. W. F. PUTNAM. : ~ wo De ee | Ulysses Revere, colored—t1117. | duction of Germany and by next magn a fr the sea. One drills, portable tools, lightweight MAYOR WILLARD M ALBURT 4 0 phe = — <i fe i a | ie) drills, pol ls, lig 6) arn Sapital, is located.) Direct hits Lazours Hicks, colored--1130. | year should exceed the Reich's cubic mile of sea water provides | bearings, oil pumps, frames for | =a wee enc blthet ames emcioraae See hostile: James Simmons, colored—1149. j total output. 90 million po of the im-/fish nets, light structural frame-j—___ —— agier the mation, sm Glee | Otis Jones, colored—1235. + In 1939 the U. S. produced about portant metal work, fuel tanks, small die cast | her «ill gengee & The ships. Three others were dam-! Cor rre }6 million pounds of magnesium: Magnesium and i loys are so! parts, etc. i i n cer wil be cme Se oe = agd. One capsized and sank} Chemicals é H --—- on eet ioe x Serve = Sakasi aay ee un y chy aurm gee immediately”. _—— — * . . \JUDGE ACCEPTS | — << a | . The communique was also the | TEMPERATURES H i | Arri & In K. ‘heme: oy metnggh. first report of an American vic-} ; GUILTY F ; Troops Vv ey : ‘These TepuuS Sete eae tory in the four-day-old war with! Highest last! Lowest | - | [eee at 2 mecing eee Se : Mest teed Seat nae ie fs ~™ “A second communiqué” refeas- “Abilene . 63 , wt, = ; 8 DANIELS SLAYER: t Almay Soe Ser ed late today from the White Albany -.—. 38 a / | es —- axe House reported that the Japan- | Apalachicola _ n z | = ' —___—_—___—_— Aéndie dee ateee ese troops were attacking in eville | DID WITH UNDERST. 4 heavy force at several points on Boston 45 34 | ee Sam re : = seca The largest movement of army ih See ee Luzon. Sicmingean— 8 s : ING THAT DEFENSE CAN! bei: HOHE a a cae ee p3 . - = t ever seen in It is the first full-fledged land Sanaa = = New Traffic Ordinance OO OP MOA SSS cuance pLEA IF FOUND jest night wa tae Ge since the war ee a % zo |_- Passed On First Reading RETURNS MEDALTO ___‘NEcESsanY NS ES re = ——. d Malet Het Bette | Chicago 35 ii z TOKYO GOVERNMENT eae age » ROGSSAN RS ---—-— =F Sey ers sea vate © wiaing Cincinnati 43 28 At Meeting Held Last peed ae tid ok pd ' soldiers, through Stato0n. 5 janila, a repo! m Ber- vel: 30 % arns, of guilty offered by | city. on Parucumers <flecier oe soa lin via Tokio asserted today, but Columbus 31 2 Night = “ si aaa es = Byrdl Hudgins, 22-year-old con re its — 6 ee there was no confirmation of this’ Corpus Christi 60 55 = x Y ee h aby con-; Army autherities could not GREAT BRITAINS LYBIANIM- oli ts sexes sathtchess cates from U. S. military authorities. | ponye: 49 18 eS oF: yaeee tion, ‘ fessed slaver of L. Paul Daniels, | disci purpose or the des-| * PERIAL enc GESeTE: Samet se ‘An unconfirmed Tokio radio + agg 47 6 The Ci 2 : today requested that the . i . on ssa ‘ = FORCES CLAIMED The nieces at te ae blast announced the sinking of Dodge City a 18 . ‘ity Council at a special medal presented io him by the | “25 accepted by Circuit Judge | tinetion of the soldiers. CAPTURE OF EL ADEF NEAR == ary eeervatnss Se oe ade Baesoree, American aif- Duluth 10 9 ; meeting last night. rescinded the; Japanese government be re- | Richard F. Hunt yesterday at/ Civilian observers, however, BESIEGED TOBRUK ag. —— — > carrier. Eastport 35 24 : : i i : feos . o— bo Mukis Chains Bowes Gevtured | £1 Paso oO. 42 (| 2ction taken at a previous meet- oe ee Mea ose | believed that they may be ste- t= <a . oe me Ad i claim- Galvestoi 64 53 i hs hati dopt- medal ‘. 4 ‘ turned off ages: id ae ee weet cok the ng emai o . ing when a resolution was adop! walocout action ducing the Z In accepting the plea, the mag-| tioned on the island permanent. Be > Our a Midway islands. United States | Huron 24 4 jed that would have permitted’ earthquake in 1923 when istrate explained -that he did So ly, if they are not dispatched to NEW YORK. Dec 10.—Though permitted mained eet sae naval bases in the Pacific. had| Jacksonville __ 55 44 Idelinquent taxpayers to settle Tokyo and Yokokama were / with the reservation that the at-! 14) o¢ she mew United States °YC! Shadowed bby the naval war OSG: aad eee Geese Sea been captured and that Nippon-, Kansas City _ 58 19 almest completely ruined by | torneys appointed to defend him : 2 between the Allies and the Axis, ™¢ Gabened <teet =a aaiy ese forces were securely ¢stab-| KEY WEST _ 76 6g | *#xes on a 30 and 5S percent ba-' the te 2 would have the privilege of bases in the Carribean. the wags in Russia.and Libya con- Ss" Se Sales pee lished'.on each island | Little Rock 50 27 |sis covering certain years. er” bacaky prea any 109° | changing the plea after investi-| Ben aa ‘tinued swith unabated fury 4 =: het fs oe ae Though admitting reverses,’ Los Angeles _,. 58 ae) ARSE ae ea orange said. Lee i quoting Mertials aes army and navy sources here: Miami 77 62.>\| Im lieu of this the taxation ection is in sting alashask, Si:sieedek <o ~ |MARINES GUARDING that the Nazi army befor ae ridicyled the Japanese claim that | Mpls-St. Paul 26 BS icf mk th contrast to Col Charles A. | Herbert S. Sawyer of the law ee! Mos-' Sherif! Sawser and hie tui eatibitak Boar tee bat een Mukiic “af 36) Sommpittee «will handje ithe cases Lindbergh. who still retains ‘firm of Evans, Mershon and/| HIGHWAY BRIDGES (cow was digging in for the winter. patrolled the amas <tuie See superiority in the Pacifi ! Montgomery 50 35 lindividually. with the full con-' the medal presented tohimby Sawyer, and AL. McCarthy, of} Marines ‘have beén stationed ” undering troops attacked cry anc warned mehr oom it ia ats iit Brite. 8 New Onl : 59 46 Marshal Goering of Germany. = Loftin, Calkins, Anderson and! {and inflicted heavy losses on the ing off the Ovexess Sigmar. Tesult of Japan’s blitz. eee - aoe a ' sent of the council. H Scott, were appointed by Citcuit | 24-hour-a-day gterd at stra- enemy. The fighting around Ss. i, ot the Norfolk 31 puts SCOOP IIL AS suige tant v re Hudg- | tesic approaches and points on Tibkvin was reported especially chee =t =o << = ELKS’ ‘VOLUNTEER Norfolk 51 31 A resolution abating taxes on = fui Tepresent Hudg- | RE ae = Oklahoma City 58 3 the Santaella Cigar company : | the Overseas Highway. jibya, Grea ~ ~~ CADETS’ ORGANIZE phiiadciphia —_ 44 28 building, perae — ee eS URGE KEY WESTERS TO ; “ pias as a m- down the window «hades of pore. lm oe 25 | factory, was adopted USE MORE CHLORINE MODIFY RULES | The marine-quotected azen cor- |e of Ei Adem. Shin wiliigpes| ke ane a as the Elks’ Volunteer Cadets, ' Richmond 53 26 ed that $500 be oo FOR ENLISTMENT = 4° =4es. jabled them to raise the Skat of the <n os See made up of thirty or raore young! St. Louis 48 2g ‘| turned over to Dr. J. B. Parra- perce is ei: | Until yesterday the Overseas > nave: Stab were RerReS ae boys. was organized Monday|Salt Lake City 39 26 | more, head of the Monroe Coun-’ int bases: < Navy Devers head trolled motor- BE “ evening under the direction of , San Diego 5 54 ty Clinic, as a part of the fund band drinkin " iter. ee nounces bg the _ Dhysical~ Te. was pai by a wag ~ ” €. Sam B. Curry, chairman of|San Francisco _ 57 42 ea : |The suggestion is made by the’ quirements for enlistment in the|cycle officer of the Florida| o * the Elks National Committee./Sit. Ste. Marie 25 10 j Set aside by the city for the op-' United Stat surgeon general Naval Reserve have been modi-|,. Sy Risa bette apceeren ty |Sevannah se 4g | €fation of that department. who urges caution as a fied and urges all men who have | #@hway patrol and the sheriff's - ‘ the Elks Lodge. | Seattle 49 37 | A resolution was adopted ; cteria _con- been rejected for enlistment to| department of Key West. | ar r On 7 rip from Those in snare at the mretrenet z rs | granting two weeks’ annual va- Geliberate or eae oS ig othe local Navy } — meeting besides the boys were:| Spokane 7 | cati 2 a : | Recrui ee K. Ww. M. B Berkowitz, Dr. J. B. Parra-| Tampa 61 See 2 eee _|TWO KEY WESTERS ey est 7 o more, Chas. E. Smith,-Jr., Mr.| Washington 42 29 | service with the city. The reso- e CALLED FOR DUTY | , ———— Gore, Mr. Curry and Prof. Grace.! Williston _. 7 “3 = Hinton wise Gcovides < ficat Si ¢ apt. C renshaw. Said Key eS Se ;employes who may carry on British Confirm Sinking (By Associated Press) firmed the sinking of the 35,000-| had been heavy. ton Prince of Wales, and the Re-| The two warships oeee Sy ges planes. combined complement 1 jooper, diplomat stationed in the carried a of 3,000 British H Far | men- | From Berlin came a report | that the 35,000-ton King George thad also been destroyed. This | claim was reese skeptic- eae }ism in London. ere is no in- William Gargan—Edmund Lowe | dication that she was in the vicinity where Great Britain met naval disaster. i i work outside of their duties, dur- j ing working hours, will have such time deducted from their pay. | Peading. The mayor informed the coun- ‘mus as special police, and re- quested the confirmation of the board. The council confirmed j the appointments. | A request was read from Al- (Continued on Page Four) | Genuine CANADIAN SPRUCE | CHRISTMAS TREES ; Arriving Tomorrow J | JOHN MARZYCK West Was InNo: NEW YORK, Dec. 10.—The} East, reported to his government 'cij that he had appointed Joseph Se ee ont late attack | you know and I know that it is British Admiralty today con-! this afternoon that loss of life H. Richardson and Fernando Ca-! sell S. Crenshaw, commandant of} the naval station. { Capt. Crenshaw, who is also as- sistant commandant of the Sev- enth Naval District told an audi-| ence of 200 Key Westers gathered ! at City Hall that the naval base! here seemed quite safe for the} time being. | He expressed confidence in the! civilian population of the city and ; thanked them for the willing co-; operation they are extending to the navy. | “I regret the inconvenience that; ithis blackout tonight has caused | mediate has been called to duty in the] for Pearl HaPbor. ips ir at ts, eee! Danger OF Ehetiy Attach | ser ces meas 0! ae - Of Two Largest Ships «os, vin sn 40 —o or ee eels Catan who recently returned to eae = hee from Lt. Commander A. F. Winslow gave an interesting and instruc- tive lecture on methods to combat chemical warfare. He stressed the best methods of extinguishing in- cendiary bombs. He also listed safeguards and precautions against bombs, land mines and gas. Present at the meeting were members of the fire and police departments, the county law en- forcement agencies, the American Legion and members of the home defense forces, , according to un-