The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 12, 1941, Page 1

Key West. F Most equalie country S range of scr apanese ‘Navy Ras moe Bes the mabe m@ the e Key West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 194: U. S..Aw. VS: JARAN--THE __TITANS!OF PACIFIC CL ‘These Are The "Men: : Sailors And Soldiers Who Move The Pisces . Japanese Shi, Aloe URGES ALL 10 With Troops, Luzox But Were At All Points ; ! i } | MADRE Ee hckevee | in sana et ADM. CLAUDE. CHARLES - ADMIRAL THOMAS c. HABT: RECEIVED FRO: ; | BLOCH. head of the: Pearl Har- ane: ; bor, Hawaii, naval base, w: j marked for the navy on the the heard -bis first tale of the more Japancse planes have been tdded to tle mounting toll which | the U. S. is exacting on the Nip- Potiese land attack on Luzon. Gen. Dougins MactArther i-| | and unauthorized reports was or- dered today by Cap:. Fred Marvil, i formed Washington. today soos | 0008 er of the Key West uni Japanese battleshins and troops | of the Florida Defense Forces. bed kea L frem several’ Directing his command to mem. bers nf Co. D. of the 7th battalion, | directions but that they were ose on Marvil explained 2 . that he had received this order | Tepelled everyw from General Collins, adjutant | There Was an unofficial report general of the State home de-/ | fense. current that Mindanag, south | Members of the home defense} ern island of the Philippines, had | forces will not be called for serv- ice at the present time. Capt. Mar- been invaded. | ¥il saig, because the regular ems} ‘The cfficial com ique, how- has been assigned to bridges and all vulnerable and ve Points. He emphasized that members # | his battalion are to ignore rumors} where, it is said, U.S. troops | and that they are no to Peapod to ordets unless they are issued by rade Capt Narvil Teminded his men et that if they hear the signal for Mobilization, which is 15 taps on the fire bell, they are to gather! tie, bake at the Arey. ; INAUGURATE NEW | RED CROSS DRIVE miral Block saw his j under “Fighting Bob” Eva was decorated for rescuing § jiatds from burning ships at the | battle of Santiago Bay. He was amed to his present job: atfer ing a two-year bit as mander-in-chief of the ficet. ever, concerned itself principal- ly with operations 150 miles north of Manila. REPORT BOMBING OF MANILA (By Associated Prew) NEW YORK, Dec. 12—NBC's} listening post picked up a Tokyo} broadéast today which ects | that Manila had been and thet the Sis was ee fieeing to the hills. | Key WEST'S QUOTA SET ed The Tokyo radio also claimed ; THREE THOUSAND that Japanese troops were driy-| DOLLARS ing native troops and U.S. Ma-} Tites north of Manila ahead of eet 5 ADMIRAL OSAMI NAGANO. S eaieen naval chief of staff, j must regret the turn of fate that | Steered his ships against the Unit- ed States In 1913 he Boston to y Eng | with went stu later, on duty in ¥ he spent every Chri Bushy-' browed, : officers cali him i | Anew Red Cross drive is on. | phant”. } $50,000,000 is needed at once andj _ Key West is called on to give $3,- Christmas Vesper Services| |ikey West ' AUDITORIUM In this war for the. preserva-j | ti f our honor. our co: Sunday, Dec. 14th, 5 P. M. ee asa =) } 1¥ civilization we a tee an ater to see untold distress anc THIS EVENT | ing. Tt is the solemn‘ oblig: ‘ lof the Red Cross to ftelieve that | distress to the fullest possible ex-| ~ | tent and to that e we are being | | tailed on to give | “Lt\Commander T. M. Dick } been been chosen idrive and is busy plans for orga’ the enthusiastic supp: | group of loyal workers who responded to this call of distress. There is no connection betw our annual Roll C. and this drive. joined the Rec LATE BULLETINS (By Agnociatea Prexe) j BATAVIA. Dec. 12-—This cap-, ~; ital of thé dies underwent wh" air- }®aid. alarm today. No planes were sighted ayer the: mainland. HAITL Dec. 12-——The Domini- cam Republic today declared the existence of a state of war with Germany and heats Anncuncing Opening FRED MARVIL’S SAMOA Yacht Basin ae Florida’s Most Popular and Sophisticated Club and the Rendezvous for those who care. * Presenting DON FERRARA’S ORCHESTRA with FLEA MADDEN at the Drum, direct from Jack Dempsey’s Miami Beach re MUSIC from 5 "Hill 6. P. { Dressed, Cutuo and Delivere fi FREE The New Goektail! so ra te eet Phone 478) : Lounge i Evening from 10 ‘till2 A. M. SERVING ONLY the BEST LIQUORS SYDNEY, Australia, Dec. 12— | The eastern seaboard was under ja partial blackout last night. An American-built Lockheed bomb- er attacked a Japanese battleship in Australian waters. SINGAPORE. Dec. 12.—This British stronghold has success- -\ fully repelled further Japanese advances. Great Britain's im- perial forces claim that they are in full control of the Maylas. LOWE’S POULTRY FARM inves 2 3a 35¢ WASHINGTON, Dec. 12— Volunteers who wish io enlist | Soft Bone Reastets and Bepers. ed to bring their birth certific- ates with them to expedite the work of recruiting officers. who ere being swamped with enlist- GENE AUTRY in SUNSET IN WYOMING —aiso— NEWS and SERIAL tenis SPECIAL NOTICE | - Due to nightly black-cuts. hours of performances will be as folio {until further notice: UNITED STATES NAVY UNITED STATES ARMY AMERICAN RED CROSS CITY, COUNTY. STATE OPENING SATURDAY, Dec. 13th, 5 o'clock RESERVATIONS East In~ commander of the U. S Asiati¢ feliow of ety—quick 1 ie 1 Ad- ‘ | Complete indifference to rumors! ~~ *, P°¥- Reety teen: As ¢ Short sent word s didn't N whe N. com- f GENERAL GEN SUGIYAMA, Japanese chief of the “hig MAJOR-GEN. WALTER C. SHORT. commander of the Ha- Waiian department of the U. 5S. Army. doesn’t stand on the cere- mony. Officers at Ft. Hamilton. had arranged es for his arriv- al to take over as commander of the First Divisio: 1938, ahead that Want any. The went into the Worle War as a fieutenant, but before the armis- n bu he tice was signed he was promot- ‘ed to colonel ADMIRAL HUSBAND E. KIM- MEL, commander-in-chief of the U. Sand Pacific fleets, is one of-the Youngest fleet command- ets in the Navy's history. He was 58 when he took over carly this year. He's a ~hard-worker —sleeps about seevn hours when - he gets around to it—and- makes s y n Gen. Jiro e hot-head his men work too. They swear by him, though. He's known as one of the coolest men afloat when it comes to Navy opera- tions, In The Grim Game Of War On The Pacific general Away From Guns Of Unitéd States lect IDLE COLORED MEN MUST WORK OR GO TO JAIL EDICT WAS. ISSUED LATE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON BY JUDGE ALBURY OF CRIMINAL COURT pa ever. Clammed Crapplmg LIEUTGEN..DOUGLAS Mac- ARTHUR has held five jobs. in the Philippines, in 38 years. Now | he’s commander of U. S, Army forces in the islands. In between ve jobs he became known the most i dashing 1 lead-| die colored men Key Wes n : whe to accept jobs ai tau wages will be thrown into j@ y charg This “work ot issued late yeslerday by Judge William V conducted a tion to check tors that negroes jobs at $4 per day There seems w be Alb sona: ports were ref fusing defmite Sbertage of both skilled and un- sacts skilled labur here and contracters = ? are finding it necessary, they Say, 2e"y today geewensed flv ina pre-1914 “box kite” when war came, he was one of the first to Be called to the new Roy- al Flying Corps. Experience as commandant of the imperial De- fense College made him a logical candidate for his present job, in! which he is over air, land and / sea forces. He's tall and sturdy | at 63, has a reputation for cut- ting red tape and getting into action quickly. successful than the contractor's representatives. ‘lOne Thowsdaa Members Of SEWER PROJECT. American Federation Of’ Labor Are: SESSION OF COUNTY. BOARD VERY BRIEF ALL BUSINESS HANDLED DURING MEETING WAS OF ROUTINE NATURE ~_, Miday, in the army or navy ate request- * Jap» Prisoners (By Asxeeinted Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. One thousand members Rn of the American Federation. of Labor were taken prisoners when the Japanese captured Guam and Midway Island, AFofL President William Green today the Navy. About 6,000 workmen were stationed at Guam and 4,000 at Green reported. . They were engaged in strengthening notified vegram from Senator C. 0. An-| plentiful THE CITIZEN.OF.AC- PRE itizen is in receipt of a tei- fi drews announcing presidential darkened approval of the revised project’ Carrier for sewer facilities at Key West. , eble now then An appropriation of $190,510 al- | wed, because they located by the defense works ad- for communication ministration is now. available. / the army. The way has now been cleared for. Mr. Demeritt, who the start of construction of two Ways bien active im sewage disposal plants and a new Servation, introduced two outfall lines which will serve six who are also er saab, ip the areéas. z The new sanitation system will | “The Golden Rule be erected. under. federal superwi,/ neat was the subject sion. : iff t i f [ H i a ify be in of the: fortifications of the two is-;™ jands in the Pacific. There are 10.000 members of” the building trades working on construction prejects*“in “Hono- | The Citizen is pleased to have its readers express them- selves in its columns on any subject. but it is necessary that the communications be accompanied'by the signature of the writer, which will be omitted by request. In recent weeks @ number of commnunications Wes et Sebiigeat om seuent of the lack of that requirement.