The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 30, 1941, Page 1

For 61 Years Devoted to'the - Best Interests of Key West “Heary Bombers, Avemest- LINDBERGH HAS THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE .U. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1941 Plan The Japanese War By JOHN GROVER AP Feature Serviee Writer The pattern of the Japanese plan for subjection of the Far East has become apparent. It is patent Japanese naval commanders hope to prevent or delay juncture of the combined fleets of the Allies. To this end, se ed By Fighter Planes, Put In Appearance On War Front (Ry A ited Prenn) |, Dec. 30—An | American air armada of bombers and fighter planes made its ap- Pearance at Luzon today. ‘This announcement by the war was followed by a ‘word communique. the | Shortest of the war, which said | Meanwhile American and _ Filipino forces, their lines short- _ ened and their spirits raised by i feinforcements, pre- Pared grimly for a synchronized Japanese a and sea attack on Corregidor, strong island fort- iy part of their operations aim at jcreating hazards across the nat- jural lines of fleet communica- ition, while their major thrusts }Seek the capture of the enemy | VOLUNTEERED FOR _ AIR CORPS DUTY {shore establishments at °Singa- } | pore and Manila. j meee SPECULATION IN NA-| The sortie that estalished a H j beach head at Miri in Sarawak TION’S CAPITAL AS TO! adjoining British < north’ “Borsieo | WHETHER HE WILL BE AC- is typical. | The line from Indo-China— | CEPTED OR NOT jheld by Japan—to Borneo con- i {stitutes the “waist” of the South i | China Sea. Conrol of both sides (By Associated Press} of the waist gives’“Japan bases | WASHINGTON, Dec’ 30.—Col. | for a shuttle relay ‘of planes and P = tsubmarines over waters which ee eee ann PS the most direct ‘route to ef-) isolationist before the Japanese | fect a juncture and strengthen- i 4 : attack on Pearl Harbor, today | of the British. American and jvolunteered for duty in the! In effect, it erects a toll-gate | betwy great bases United ‘States Air Corpe i Sasa ed Geagerees and = There was intense speculation’ Allied commanders can expect here on whether he would be ac- | to pay a heavier price in lost cepted for a technical capacity craft because of the thrust at or turned down. | Borneo. An Apri 28, Lindbergh turned! There is some evidence also in his army commissior with the that Japna contemplates erecting another plane-sub “fence” from MAIN ALLIED BASES @ SUBSIDIARY JAP ALLIED BASES BASES Ottawe toliow bution of Canada prial war effort has magnificent, The Canadi now stationed in Engiz chaffed not to be in the enemy, but key position to strike the when he starts his imvasion turns, the most frightf world has ever place “Hong Kong has from us for a time we reach the peace ‘We did not want war did not se We did too m seen bee: bu: the We _. Despite mounting ‘enemy pres- ¢xplanation that President Roose- sure, Gen. Douglas MacArthur's velt, his commander-in-chief, had army was fighting the foe to a impugned bis loyalty, intentions standstill His report of yester- and ability. day's aerial assault on Corregidor' The day after the United States was released by Washington mili-' declared war on Japan, Lind-| tary headquarters today. bergh, following the example set 4 The; air attack lasted for, two by other isolationists, denounced _ hours, the report revealed, and Japan and declared his loyalty _ Was repelled with heavy losses to to this country. jpend. The two major bases of under constant threat. North Borneo across the 1,200- mile stretch to the Japanese base on Palau, thus harassing an attempt at juncture via the more ctreuitous route. fen oS. ATTACKS convoys, U.S. subs already ; have taken toll of the line. At the same time, the Japan-| Until it’s knocked out, no ese are smashing at the shore Japanese commander can rest points on which Allied fleets de-' easily with his communications So far,} | AlLed fleet units come up. the backing of the bases. can ultimately raise hob the Japanese supply line. to avoid it We went a cr. avoid it, we were almost destroyed Dy it. “We have not journeyed thus far over the centuries because we are made of sugar candy “We're not asking that dhe rules of the game be modified. If anybedy likes to play rough, we can play rough too. the enemy. [At least four enemy attack was in progress, Japanese attempted to harbor. j > Major Gen. Wainwright noti- fied Whshington that the fighting’ on his Luzon front was continuing - with unabated ferocity. The dat- ‘tle, he reported, was now being ‘waged on the plains 60 miles north of Manila. The Japanese Imperial High Command today claimed spec- tacular victories everywhere in the Orient. The Tokyo radio | Wlared out reports that 16 Amer- ican submarines were destroyed last week. The broadcast also listed 56 planes shot down in ‘Luzon, one destroyer sunk and 26 on naval vessels in the waters of ‘Luzon. _ "The Nipponese radio predicted that Manila would be captured within the first 10 days of the New Year. In view of yesterday's ‘imperial promise that the Philip- Spine capital would be taken by New Year's Day, military observ- (Continued on Page Four) Assessor Gives Noéice ‘ax Relative | The tax assessor's office will interviewing applicants for pmestead exemptions January 2. S Tax Assessor Claude A. Gan- pifo announced simultaneously day that he has received tang- ‘and intangible personal prop- | ly blanks and that these are lable to the public on ap- ition at his office. g ons who will have to make st tax returns are urged to get ‘blanks and the notice explain- ig the new law relating to tang- @ personal property taxes in the tax statements must be ‘re- fed before April 1, 1942. {course, are Manila and Singa- General MacArthurSs Philippine 4pore,.and both -are objects of command has brilliantly resisted jue ‘Te been ali the past week with the President of the Uritted DANIELS’ SLAYER GOING TO TRIAL Bae | BY JUDGE PAUL D. BARNES j | February 9 is the date set for the trial of Byrdi Hidgins, 22- year-old roustabout who confess- | ed to the slaying of State High-! way Patrolman Luther Paul! Daniels. Judge Paul D. Barnes arrang- ed him for trial yesterday. Mrs. Daniels, widow of the former Key West policeman, is staying at the home of her; father in Smith lane. i Hudgins pleaded guilty to the charge that he had shot Daniels while being questioned by the patrolman about a stolen auto- mobile. To Tax Retyrns The new law makes it man-; datory that every person, firm,! trustee, administrator, receiver or other fiduciary owning or having control, management or custody, of taxable personal property in the state to file a sworn personal property tax return with the county tax assessor. Tangible persofial property in- cludes all goods, boats, vessels, vehicles except automobiles or trucks, animals. and other at- ticles of value capable of manual possession. (The tax assessor will assess all tangible personal property at its i full cash value. ig, December A cordial invitation Ps Torna Opting Diane’ at La Cuil Me: will take place this year on Wednesday eve- < 23 4 =} =) is extended to the people West to participate as has been the annual Dinner will be served promptly at 8:00 ock and dancing in the Patio is from 9:30 Dinner charge will be $2.50 per person. | call Mr. Grobe, phone 780, for your = This ; Give “all the people | tunify, go Participate. The Red/eprding to records on ©: is a people's Par eering ;8reat Japanese offensives. The any penetration of and attacks that nullified Pen- ang and Honk Kong are exam- ples of the attacks against sub- sidiary strong points. Manila and Singapore are reasons. Manila menaces long supply line Japan ust keep open to supply her im the southern theater. ly athwart the flank of the - Manila : i area proper. So long as that | holds, the rest of the Philippines' Seizure of the key bases would can be lost but the flank threat put-the Allies at a grave disad-! to Japan’s southern ambitions will remain. Singapore guards against Ja- pan’s ultimate goal—seizure of the rich Netherlands Indies and nila. Happily, the defenders of Alli i i Malaya. If it falls, there’s little | both bases have given evidence| up, or her South Seas gamble is} to prevent Japan from investing that they have a better than even: a bust.. The odds were all against Ceylon, Sumatra and the other i it from the start, despite its fat islands of the group. i j i ise’ So the picture takes shape. i with Japan thrusting for bases | question of time until the heavy URGE MADE FOR | RED CROSS FUND SPECIAL DRIVE FOR WAR NEEDS GREATLY STRESSED Prof Horace O’Bryant*chair! Red* Cross, has received tite) following: wire ‘from? Norman H. Davis: “The bombing of Pearl Harbor, Honolulu’ and Manila, the inva- sion of the Philippines, and sub- marine attacks in the Atlantic and Pacific have dramatically brought home to us the cruelties ; of this war. “Wherever our heroic soldiers and sailors and airmen are so valiantly .defending our - soit there you will also find the Red Cross flag, unfurled alongside the Stars and Stripes. Red Cross men are on every front. “Funds are urgently needed to keep intact these front lines of p enemy respects neither S nor weekends. The Red Cross war fund should be push- ed to rapid over-subscription. an oppor- in ti of Heed” Tt is patriots ja ction “te give ‘to the “Red “Miseries-of war cannot ~be Measured by quotas and mathe- matical yardsticks nor. personal conveniences. The President of the American people and our fighting men expect much of us. An avalanche of giving now will help the Red Cross to deliver the goods’ Dennis O'Keefe. Florence Rice | and Peter Lorre _ PRIZE NIGH NEWS and SERIAL + dp dn Adin ttn tn nti dtd dn tind | Great Interest Is Shown In Roosevelt’s Proposed ..» Address Before Congress HAVE BLACKOUTS {Ry Associated Press) (By Annociated Press) i ‘WASHINGTON—The capitol is being prepared for a test black- out. “4 FRoosevelt is scheduled to make! board from Noi to Jaacksonvi y ering The address will be broadcast to ' “™iliary corps be created to . over the many rear every corner of the globe. It is poy being performed expected that the President will | regulars. disclose some of the details of the conversations. between himself; TALLAHASSEE—Chamt of and Prime Minister Churchill. | Commerce and hotel managers to-| Official ‘Washington is specuiat- Gay pointed to horse racing rev-| ing on-whether the President will Se a eee heed the public clamor for ruth- ; F g winter tourist j less reprisal bombings on Jap- son this year is not suffering from | anese cities. m oa the results of the tests. A blackout for the Tampa are. tral and western coas State for Friday. ANTHONY YATES oS en ee of property | avenge the merciless air attack on week, ac-/| defenseless Manila with attacks in file at} kind. : e office of the:county clerk. | White House sources intimated The records reveal- that Mrs.jthat .when President - Roosevelt: Ida_E. Maloney’ Paulson of Mas-/ takes the rostrum before Congress sAchusetts sold her property at ;on Monday he will also - explain the corner of Simonton ‘and /the new high taxes and com- Eaton streets to Anthony Yates. | modity rationing plans. The amount involved was not/ disclosed. | racing during its_ cpening. } A valuable piece changed hands last F 2 Stores 2 Stores {) Size 25x60 feet each All Glass Front AN ASSURED SUCCESS IN AN A-1 LOCATION —appry— NAVARRO, ine. KRESS—5c-10c-25c Store en tn ee eee States, that great man whom des- tiny has marked for the climax of holding, no half measures. “The crisis is upon us. The power of the enemy is immense. We cannot afford for a moment its government to North Africa. they would, with our help, now masks and other wartime equip- for civil Key West is in an arse sched- ib [ t ; I ; . i is i tr i i Hl if if | | i 4 4 if | | H | | | : i i i i} KL i i A enc fire-fighting equsmmrsi ws mete ix i Ge Ber cetegery. exaciiy whet wii be (the war. Gov. Spessard L. Hol- | uled to be supplied just as quick- provided by the meticoml ttle fhat horse | ly as the materials can be secur- ‘cf Civilian Detemen ant uth had brought the state three times /ed and the articles manufactured will be lett for simte or leew more revenue this year then last.| 5 shipped. ‘Distribution will procurement bec act Ge osc