The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 26, 1941, Page 1

Che Key West Citizen Modem Wartaré By Bombing Manila, Dectaréd Open City Z ——- __ WINSTON CHURCHILL'S SPEECH | dealt: That Siding Service For 61 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1941 P Et f TANI CNI proved to be a hit with workers at one steei plant producing tanks. ) ~ During, the outdoor. festivities, workers showed off.te-their families the result of | their labors, a completed tank. which Includes all of Florida ex-| cept Pensacola, will make its. Headquarters in Key West early Capt. Russell S. Crenshaw, commandant of the naval base fperating here and assistant, commandant of the seventh nav-! ai district, will retain his pres- ent position. It is likely, how-' ever, that @ superior officer will stationtd “here. i | nee pi the adrainis: | © tfet'on building has been Femod-! the inception of the Key West; Ship launchings. But above, Dorothy Fa- es- in for the blishment of the district office. _ Key West, until exactly 10: Years ago, was headquarters of the district. In 1932 the station. ‘was placed on an_ itioperative basis and the headquarters re- moved to Charleston. ONE INMATE AT JAIL ON XMAS | under a military guard Wednes-| | day night when he Key West contributed only one inmate to the county jail Christ- | mas, This was in sharp contrast to previous years when the » hoosegow was filled to overflow- » ing with over-exuberant merry- pakers. Margaret’.Vouse wa: incarcer- | ated on acdrunk and: disorderly ge after she hatheen found eaten outside'a tavern on one the keys just outside the city — She was treated atthe Marine pital for abrasions and ‘con- and placed under arrest she allegedly failed to give Satisfactory account of what Henrly Wright, colored, was itrested on a reckless driving ¢ by Deputy Sheriff Robert Con rn PAR TITLES ARE - VERY ESSENTIAL Motorists applying for 1942 Gehse tags are reminded once min to bring titles to certific- and old plates with them. e tax collector's ‘office open- {| Tuesday. Since then it has working efficiently issuing tags and receiving col- ons on the tax rolls which opetied Dec. 1. nother Blackout iS 2 ; (by Ammocinied Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 26. — Monroe County’s next con- signment of Class 1A selec- tees for the army will report for induction January 14. The number of draftees has not been off:cially an- nounced but it is expected that the total will reach around 30. hudenteudeuheuheueheud, COURT MARTIAL CHARGED WITH REFUSING! TO RESPOND TO SUMMONS SENT OUT BY DEFENSE FORCE ANTES and governors’ wives tras--PROUDLY, 2° nally wield the champagne bottle at The first court martial since unit of the Florida Defense Force} biszewski, daughter of a pipefitter who naval vessel, pre- Her name was drawn from a hat. was held at Christmas day. The military ial is believed the armory on; helped construct the sides. Vie faetery gives ense worker in a tank a stubby-fitigered V-for- ory sign as he displays an E-for-Effi- ency button which he had just won. The buttons are given te men who ex- ceed their quotas of-production. to be the first of its kind since wera Wn INEW SERIAL Archie Thompson was placed} report for duty during emergency blackout. i He was taken from the coun-|“THE PHONE BOOTH MUR- ty jail where he spent the night; ee and was court martialed Thurs-| DER” BEGINS TODAY IN THE CITIZEN refused to; the} day afternoon before a tribunal; of officers. | According to testimony of wit-| nesses, Thompson ignored two! summonses poiguaty fos duty | It all started when Asey Mayo and became insulting on the| tried to help his cousin Je: third notiification. jliver some clams. Jen: The urder of arrest was issued | band, Syl, was: took sick by Capt. Fred Marvil, command- ; ‘ er of the home guard battalion. | Thompson, a musician, has work- | ian -by six-Syl dost TBE joBh f) > de- hus- and if } | the clams @i@A't-get to” the-WhaléY PEGS Son HA ed for Capt\Marvil during the | ft past year. i ‘The, court,;martial was .ap-! proved by.Lieut. Col. Webster) F. Putnam, Jr... commander. of the Key West army barracks. The assignment of _ patrolling the docks, government buildings ; and public utilities was taken over by the home guard. Hither- to these buildings have been guarded by soldiers of the regu- i lar army. CHESTER KIMBALL ASSIGNED TO DUTY Chief Pharmacist Chester O. Kimball today reported for duty. at, the naval station. He has been assigned to supef- vise the construction andj equi; z 5 0 » For Early Morning Jan. 1 will be another emer-; All public amusement places Théné iwas Htrotbld' wiftt the army at the crossroads. And when Asey, Jennie and the clams finally atrived, there wasn't a soul in, the. joffice of the Inn. But there. was, | 4 corpse in the telephone booth. j Apparently somebody had shot | Miss Olive, and Miss Olive was ithe. quiet, schoolteacher type and |nobody could imagine how any murderer could find an excuse to shoot her, not even Asey. But something had to be done, land since Asey was on the ground, it fell to him to do it. First the ; body disappeared, and then it ; turned up on the porch of the Inn, junder a chair. Then it began to jappear as if a half dozen people around the Inn could have done the deed, although “Aséy could: }find ho motive whatever. | And-finally’ the “ half-deserted! Mhn became a bedlam of people} forking at ‘cross-purposes, of| false elues, some planted and! jsome inévitable, and out of it all | Aseybegafi'to see a distant light. ; But it was Jennie who broke the case when she enviously ex- |perimented with the venetian iblind in a certain room. Jennie always had wanted venetian blinds, and she couldn't (resist fiddling with these. | This is the setting for “The @ blackout during the night’ will be requested to close when|Phone Booth Murder,” by Phoebe 1 fblackout will be similar to ‘ordered for Christmas ex- Bt it will begin at 2 a. m. f 1. pouncement was made | Mayor Willard M. Al- a conference j with : Webster F. Putnam,’ organization will be ordered on| NEWS ——— and the blackout signals are sounded. As in other blackouts, civilians motorists will be ordered off the streets. The regular city police force. will be assisted by special officers. The Key West unit of the Florida Defense Force will report for duty and the County Defense Council excey West Barracks. | the alert, Atwood Taylor. It is the Asso- ciated Press’ new serial. The 3 Mesquiteers in SADDLEMATES also _ SERIAL. seeecenscesesesocossesss Maa lve, Kar Officer's Wite, Found Dead In Bedroom Today Margaret Oliver, 20-year-old wife of a aval officer. was found dead this morning in the bedroqgm of her home at 523 Whitehead street. Police o s discounted foul th was cause: a heart attack or pecially when ni had been _ previously was transf ginia base r at the local Coroner Fr: investigating Police were notified of Mrs. Oliver's death by a young wom- an who shared the apartment. an = »y ONCE ENOUGH FOR -' tion into the Army. According to the story she told investigating officers she at tempted to awaken Mrs. Oliver but was unable to elicit any re- sponse. } The young navy officer's wife | had been given medical treat} ment on Christmas Day, accord-| ing to information obtained by/ Coroner: Arenberg. CALL INTO ARMY; (My Associated Preys) CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec. 26.— On top of,a hard day’s work Pvt. | James M, Kring, a draftee from} Pittsburg, Kans, was handed a letter from his local draft board} notifying him to report for induc- Private Kring already had been} in the army a month. He sent his} draft board a carbon copy of his | company’s fatigue roster, show- ing he had been on P. K. twice. “T! guess that's proof Fm in the} army,” said. the private. The formal Opening Dinner et La-€asa Ma- rina will take place this year on Wednesday eve- ning, December thirty-first. A cordial invitation is extended to the people of Key West to participate as has been the annual custom. Dinner will be served promptly at 8:00 o’clock and dancing in the Patio is from 9:30 “til 2. Please call Mr. Grobe, phone 780, for your table reservation, This is necessary : Prime Minister Winston Churchill +in a stirring address before an ex- traordinary session of both houses jof Congress promised that the | Allies would take the initiative in 1943 and that when the war was hover “the British and American people for their own safety and j for the good of all will walk to- j gether in majesty, justice and | peace. pose and the well-grounded co fidence in final victory” he found bere We had the same feeling darkest days) Al wil in the end,” he obser urchill stressed the po the Allies “should te that so much time has been ed us,” and exp ment by saying th vaded » In an unprecedented radio talk |” ito the American people this noon. ;Churchill explained that the | United States suffered defgst at tributed all its war armament -o {that Great Britain might pursue | the war successfully in Libaya } “History will pronounce that on the whole, the choice made was j right,” he said | The prime minisger described Japan's declaration of war against the United States and Great Britain as an “irrational ect.” He | attributed the war decision to.the j army land flavy clique of the Ris- ; Japan's cabinets by assassinating those who did not further their ‘aims. “It would seem,” he continued, “that they forced their country in- to war against better judgment. Compare the resoufces of Am-/ erica, Britain and China which has so long and so valiantly withstood invasion and tyranny with the | limited resources of Japan. And jwhen we observe the Russian {menace which hangs over Japan, | it is hard to reconcile Japan's ac- j tion.” | The house rose to its feet and icheered wildly when Churchill declared, “Wie wili teach them a llesson they will never forget.” j He said he was surprised and pleased with “the inflexible pur- ON WEDNESDAY Fletcher Russell, a truck driver, | was absolved of blame in the ac-, Pearl Harbor because it had eon- * t is reasonable to hope that im 1942 we will be quite defimatety im a better position than we ane now.” he continued in Lis we shouid be able to assume the mite tive upon an ample scale I speak of a long and hard war. “Wie are now masters of cur centrated on achieving victory = North Africa. Speaking of Libaya the prune minister asserted that jor the frre: tame the Alhes met the Nazas wath equal weapons and tha! fer te first time they proved they could beat the Germans He elaborated on the “goad tidings from the blue waters. “The lifeline is Gowing steadily end full despite ali the enemy can do We are unconguerebiy stronger and growing stronger every month,” he said "eaeeeeeee MUCH PLEASED WITH BLACKOUT. Capt Russell S Cremtheaw commandant of the naval op- erating base. today expressec i f Satisfaction with the emer I f cident which injured a four-year- old girl Wednesday afternoon. The child was rushed to the Marine Hospital for treatment. Russell was held on a technical charge and released after ques- tioning by Chief Deputy Sheriff George Gomez. SAME REASON HEN CROSSES STREET, (By Asnociated Pres) HELENE, Mont, Dec. 26.— iitr | Montana's law requiring pedes- | trians to keep to the leit side of} road, has had its first test in court. | ——---- -— It cost the defendant two days in/ jail. : Patrolman C, M. Small testified ligt! Hy Wily t