The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 14, 1942, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service and Wide World For 62 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Xey West VOLUME LXIII. No. 244. Italian Planes Suffer Big Loss. In Attack’ On Malta ‘two ATTORNEYS CLAIM NOMINATION OF ESPINOSA LEGAL Two Key West lawyers, both of whom hold positions the |Monroe éounty government, said today that Espinosa was legally nominated for constable Monday night at the meeting of the Monroe County Democratic { | Committee. Malta yesterday and suffered se-| Theyspointed out sthat | Harry | Baker and Pedro Aguilar commit- | ted an illegal act for voting at the jcommittee meeting, but that that | ille -gality concerns the Federal | government alone. Twenty-Six Out of Squad-| ron Of Sixty Were De-| stroyed By Allied Air- men in Jose (By Associated Press) LONDON, Oct. 14. — Sixty Planes, most of them Italian, made a long sustained attack on vere losses, The Air Ministry said that only minor damage was done to mili- installations Malta. | tary on Twenty-six of the 60 planes were! The federal authorities are not concerned about the nature of the jact, their only concern is that the SPAPER Che Key West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST N IN THE U. S. A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1942 The ‘Army’ Wide World Features DENVER, Oct. 14.—In two days | the army is making good drivers } out of poor ones. Lieut. W. O. Earl of Buck- ley field, Denver, had* to turn Buckley field war wheels mov- ing. He designed a circular driving range, about a quarter mile length, that gives a student the thrills of a long cross run plus the headaches of city driving all within the space of a few minutes. The student takes one of the army’s big trucks, in slang a “six by six”, over, around, {through and across deep gullies, | haz-| plowed ground and other ards that would upset any pas- Senger car that attempted the trail. Compressed Driving “This looks like spectacular driving,” says Lieutenant Earl. “But that isn’t its purpose. It simply crowds the driving experi- * out drivers that fast to keep the | in| country ; soldier } s Cure For Sundey Drivers destroyed by Allied airmen and} federal Civil Service law has} | been violated, and should the men nat pierarta guns: stamss/stated: ;concerned be prosecuted, the law Most of the planes lost were of will not question the legality, but will bring action, should authori- | ties so decide, on the question of a | federal law violated. | It is no defense, one of the law- !yers pointed out, that the job of -cutive committeeman is not a ing job. So the only violation was vot- |ing on the conmmittee while the voting had federal jobs. Italian make. Even Dog Lovers Have Pet License Numbers | |p: (Py Associated Press) H BALTIMORE, Oct. 14.—The guy who pays extra coin to* get |'™°" auto license TM203 eause the letters are his initais SCRAP DRIVE IN MIAMI andi Cinumeraistive Houdemuna| - CAUSE OF WARNING ber has his counterparts among | the dog lovers. License offi number be- | MIAMI, Oct. 14 (FNS).—The |serap drive got so hot and scrap \hunters so enthusiastic that the bers 1 and 2 have ben going to} Fiorida Power & Light Company the same dogs for years. Other} was forced to issue a warning, pet numbers that adorn the same|which appeared in the form of old pooches 711—after the}an advertisement in local pa- galloping. daminoes:. 13—in re ba remove parts, plates or fiance of all superstition, and 23| polts of metal street lighting —perhaps a hangover from the} standards,” it read. The ad fur- “23 skidoo” days in football. \ther poinfed out that monkeying | with electrical equipment of any | kind was dangerous and a fatal shock could easily result. | The public should be made to understand that insofar as | equipment of utility companies is concerned, it is not necessary for the individual to attempt to} salvage material since state sal- vage officials and company offi- cials have worked out this prob-j} lem and utility companies are seeing to it that every bit of un-j; necessary equipment is turned in. /MUCH ADVERTISING | ON STATE EXHIBITS | ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Oct 14 (FNS).—A tabulation at the; close of the Florida State Exhib- its revealed that a total of 210,-; 000 cdlumn inches of newspaper space was given by papers throughout the country to de- scriptions of the display or men-| tions of the numerous programs and events in connection with it. In addition, several hundred radio broadcasts, some of them on the national networks, gave |this state further publicity. At the Exhibit information desk, jover one million pieces of Flor- ida literature were distributed, covering all sections of the state| | and a large percentage of visitors | jstated they planned to spend the | winter in Florida if government- lal restrictions on travel did not prevent. Soldier Can Sell Bonds | —And Himself As Well (By agakaa tea Press) FORT RILEY, Kas., Oct. 14.— | A.private from Fort Riley watch- jed while several girls, with indif-} |ferent success, tried to sell war{ | stamps to people lined up at a | theatre box office. “Look,” said the private. “Why! |not, just.tell them if they can’t aff@d to buy stamps they can’t afford the movies?” In 10 more minutes the girls sold $20 worth of stamps. And | the prettiest of the girls wound }up as the soldier’s date for the | evening. BRING IN YOUR CAR for ITS NEXT LUBRICATION ‘LOU SMITH AUTO SERVICE s report num-| are MURDER ON THE CAMPUS A NEW SERIAL BEGINNING —IN—— THE CITIZEN TODAY! @ convict safety and care which is the pose of the driving school. challenge to find out America Todd Malone should be so “girl-proof” on the State cam- Pus she didn’t know that Todd’s some, ences that a person would meet in a year or two of normal work into the space of a day or two of driving on the range. “In addition, this portion of the course spectacular! isn’t its! spend only a small percentage of their time on this section. Their most important instruction is ob- tained on the parking, signaling, backing, starting and _ stopping range. “On that range we emphasize of equipment, fundamental pur- “In addition to field work, the drivers must study two or three STARTING TODAY! TITLE OF NEW STORY aP.. PEARING IS “MURDER ON THE CAMPUS” When Susan Drake took up the} why All- father was a big-time gambler serving a sentence in the peniten- tiary. Nor did she know that it was jher father, a detective lieutenant, jwho had put him there. It was Phil Humphries, a hand- arrogant young chemistry \professor who broke that news and {from that moment on the lid was off the hottest thing to hit the uni- | versity town. It was the world against Todd Malone, but most of all Malone hated Phil Humphries. So, when Humphries was found murdered in the chemistry laboratory—well, the police thought they'd talk to Todd about it. Like father like son, perhaps. that effectively combines a lively mystery with the dramatic dilemma of a courageous girl who didn’t care what the rest of the world thought about a convict’s | son. Plus the added fillip of some really high-powered football and | college life as it really is It’s murder on the campus by \Jerry Brondfield. and it’s next on Wide World’s list of better serials. This story starts today in The Citizen. URGES KEEPING OF WAR SERVICE RECORD WINTER GARDEN, Oct. 14 (FNS).—In an appeal to D.A.R. groups throughout the state, Mrs. S. Abernethy, State Regent, says: “Remember our society is possible today because the an- cestors’ record of war service was kept. Very meager records have been filed of the work of the women in previous wars. Let us keep the record of the fine work of our members in this war for the sake of the future generations and to the glory of our society.” Save Time and Patience, Use AMERICAN EXPRESS MONEY ORDERS On Sale at LAAAAL LLL A Phone No.5 _White at Fleming 508 Duval St.. Next to Kress most important part. The drivers} NEW SERIAL STORY better) Here's a fast-moving story that, SIMONE TOURS !ON THE BACKING. PARKING and SIGNALING COURSE a driver has to be good to get a “six by six” parked in places like this. Object is to do it without knocking down any stakes. en probably will be employed. In tests, they have proved as able as men, even on heavy trucks, says Earl. Then Comes The Draft Usually men stay on the +job only a few weeks, until they are drafted or go into war indus- tries. “We decided the only way to , hours a day, between trips, to familiarize themselves with state and city laws. They have to study imaps of Buckley field and of the lcity of Denver so they can take ipeople or cargoes safely and by the shortest route to their desti- nations.” Hundreds of drivers are need- ed at Buckley. They weren't available so the Army started hir- ing civilians. Mostly they are young fellows between high school and draft age. Soon wong: tain a school where we could make competent drivers out of (Continued on Page Four) Sevvvcvevececece wevvcrvrcaccee LATE BULLETINS (By Associated Press) WILLKIE TO CONFER WITH ROOSEVELT WASHINGTON—Wendell Willkie made his return trip to this | country in 161 hours. He has been called to Washington for a con- | ference with the President. ITALY TO GIVE NAZIS CONTROL OF TRIESTA LONDON —Indications are that Italy is going to give the Ger-' | mans the control of Triesta. That information reached this country by way of Stockholm. GIVES REASON FOR BOMBING MALTA LONDON—The renewal of the bombing of Malta is thought to} have been due to Marshall Rommel’s request to send him more men! and supplies for fighting along the El Alemein front in Egypt. It was stated that every time the Axis powers are arranging to send convoys through the Mediterranean for use of Rommel. the sending has al-' ways been preceded by bombing attacks on Malta in the hope of de- stroying British warships stationed there. GREEN REELECTED HEAD OF UNION WASHINGTON—William Green was reelected president of the! American Federation of Labor at its convention today. Three And A Half Million Americans Now Under Arms ‘DR. DE POO SHOWS GREAT IMPROVEMENT Joseph Johnson, © City Clerk, ~-|who wish to nominate (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.—Sec- retary of War Stimson said today jthat many chiefly gue: about 'the size of the American army. assertions, » have been made York stating that Dr. Julio de More than 3,500,000 men are eae Ai ee ‘Poo’s condition is reported to be port services number 220,000. A! STeatly improved detailed report of all of America’s|_ “ few days ago Dr. de Poo was armed forces will be given later|'®Ported to be a By that he aah ee today’s news of his rapid im- where it stands. - ;Provement will be gratifying to }his numerous friends in Key WAR WORKERS IN BRITAIN | West. LONDON—Mare than 6,500,000 Dr. Harry C. Galey, who has people in Britain now are engaged been in the hospital at Philadel- phia for some time, is in undertakings scheduled as es- ported to be greatly improved. seriously and know also re- sential work. Arena, Aroundsthe Clock Leaving Every Two Hours On The Hour Effective October. 16th BUSSES WILL LEAVE KEY WEST 12:01 A.M. 12:01 P. M. PM. 10:00 A. M. 10:00 P. M. FLORIDA MOTOR LINES SOUTHARD STREET KEY WEST, FLA. Ee rT TT MALU MLULGOLnUoLo ALLELE nT TU meet this situation wads to main-' in receipt of a telegram from New | MAJOR WAITE POST EXECUTIVE OFFICER Major William Waite has been assigned to the local U. S. Army Headquarters as Post Executive Officer, according to announce- ment from the Office of the on manding Officer at Key Barracks. Major Waite, whose home is at 13408 Alta Vista Drive, Chatta- {nooga, Tenn., is an infantry of- ficer with a long and varied career in the armed service of his coun- try. He enlisted in the Army Sep-! tember 2, 1902, and served as an enlisted man until May 11, 1918, when he was commissioned as a! second lieutenant. He was pro-| moted to first lieutenant in Sep-; tember, 1918, and advanced to captain, April 6, 1919. On June 30, 1933, after 30 yea service, | and at his own request, he was retired as a captain. i On June 18, 1940 Captain Waite | was recalled to active duty. On} May 22, 1941, he was advanced m9, the grade of major. Major Waite has seen a great! jdeal of foreign service during his career. For four tours of duty, he was stationed in the Philippine Islands. He served in China in 1916 and 1917. In 1918 and 1919 Major Waite was stationed in Siberia. He served in Hawaii in 1921, and in Panama from 1929 to 1931. | Major Waite is an alumni of j Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio. MAKES REPORT ON LICENSES ISSUED. City Tax i ereseae celeron Sam B. Pinder said today that '410 occupational licenses have been paid and that 456 automo- bile owners have purchased tags. Mr. Pinder stated that the oc- cupational licenses paid and the {number of tags are far behind j what they were last year at this time. - He pointed out that, in his ad- vertisement published in The Citizen that an advance of 10 !percent must be paid by all resi- idents and business men who do ‘not obtain the licenses and tags ; by October 31. The order, Mr. Pinder said, going to be strictly enforced He said further that the books wili be ready on November 1 for the payment Of real estate taxes. ATWELL WILL RUN ON INDEPENDENT TICKET Ray Atwell, informed today that Jose Espinosa was legally nominated by the Monroe Coun- ty Democratic Executive Com- ; mittee, declared he is making ar- | Tangements to run on an inde- ; Fendent ticket. He said he will obtain stamps {to be used in polls in all the dis- tricts where he will run. Ink | pads will be placed in the booths {to be used by those residents Mr. At- jwell by stamping his name on the ticket. ' is ‘Even Cars Are Unsafe When Marines Do Job (Ry Associated Press) RAMONA, Calif. Oct. 14— Puzzled motorists who found the ignition keys missing from their parked cars got a lesson in war {when they finally located the jkeys at the sheriff's office. Marines had staged a dummy jinvasion and defense of this town. One of their instructions 'was to leave no motor traspor- |tation available to the enemy Sweden To Produce Albumin From Yeast (By Associated Press) STOCKHOLM. Oct. 14.—Large scale production of albumin from yeast cultures is to be started by, the Swedish Yeast Company, ac- cording to S. O. Rosenqvist, chief enginer of the company His company plans to build two factories for the production of between 10,000 and 20,000 tons lof dry yeast annually. While less nourishing than meat, Mr. Rosen- qvist said, yeast albumin is su- perior to vegetable albumin. He said experiments showed yeast albumin could be advantageously added to soups, sauces, flour and butter. Are YOU Being Transferred? CASH for NAVARRO, a | } Office In Central Hotel lopened the Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenhe‘t PRICE FIVE CEN Cerman..Attacks In Vicinity Of Stalingrad Aré Halted SS TIS DSSS 8 ceo Fighting Re- CAN YOU SPARE - ported In North And POUND OF DIMES? Northwest Of Russian (By Associated Press) = CHANUTE, Kas., Oct. 13— City For nine years Dr. S. L. Bech- tel says he hasn't spent a dime. Instead he saves them. Every time a dime comes into his possession he places it in a depository. He says he has saved about $2,000 in dimes and recently he lugged a valise loaded with 49 pounds of coins to the postoffice and purchased $550 in war bonds. | | | (By Associated Press) MOSCOW. Oct. 14.—German assaults in the vicinity of Stalin grad have been brought standstill, the to a virtual Russian communique said today. | There has been considerable IID LIS I LI LIL. sonting north and northwest of LIEUTENANT KNIGHT PAYS VISIT TO CITY ‘te offensive in their attempt to |turn the German left flank. A brand new set of second lieu- ae and the first sight born that there had been fighting in that city. with the Russians on 4 communique said tenant's bars of his two months old son, city,| the Caucasus, the Maikop oil fields, where the ,during his absence from the particularly near enough for j beami ng face Second {tenant Joseph W. Knight, visited with friends here yester-| la column of Germans. the | Li [were reasons of he| Russians said they “wiped out” day. Lieutenant Deputy Sheriff ana ¥ Joseph 1G. Knight, 500 Whits ad street, was recently graduaiéd from Army’s Quartermaster Offic Candidate School at Camp I Virginia. Before | The Germans are reported to | ccnight, son f rae be digging in the Caucasus as well as along the far-flung bat- tle line in Russia. OLD CATTLE TRAILS SEEN ON WAY BACK (We Associated Press) PIERRE, S. D., Oct. 14—The war may return some of the ro- of the old west Old timers envision the re’ of cattle trails over which live be driven to mai or railroad sidings instead of b ing hauled in motor trucks. Roundup time next year 40 per cent of motor carriers going to school Lieutenant Knight was a Master Sergeant in the Quartermaster | Corps at Key West Barracks. He enlisted in the Army in Key West! in 1935, and spent seven years in} the service here in his home town He was promoted from Private First Class to Staff Sergeant, skip- ping two grades, and then ad- vanced to technical sergeant and master sergeant Lieutenant Knight has been as signd to Camp Claiborne, Louis- iana, and is leaving today with Mrs. Knight, their daughter and young son for his new station STADIUM COMMITTEE WILL MEET TONIGHT There will be a meeting of the Stadium Committee held tonight beginning at 8:30 o'clock. the City Hall Plans will be made for Day on Saturday, October All members of the committe are requested to present, while all othe terested are in vited to endance mantic color stock will ce possibly ent tf pre: c road unless new tires and p , Said Walter P. C uth Dakota agri nent _ station after a survey are ilable t exper wrker Tag be in a MEETS LOST BROTHER DURING RAINSTORM (By Aw fed Press) KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 14.; —During a rainstorm, ane of the children at J. H. Maples’ home told her mother an elderly an wes standing on the Maples’ married daughter door and invited t woman—Mrs. Rose Cotter ing shelter from rair the home. After a bit the appeared from an adjoining roon and declared: “Why, Rose changed since y And so Mr brother though during lived only Helena Rubinsie‘a MINUTE HAIR REMOVER 1.00 Effective “ th elder Maples you after that left ‘eras: oe ck, odorless home d not retu anted hair. Keeps and arms smooth Navy Digs Potatoes. To Speed Camp Site A grooming necessity the bareleg vogue. ished-wood holder venient for travelin —There big ¢ speedy acquisition by th the location for its new Se camp here Willing farmers éxplainec it would take several weeks u& their sweet potato cr ing scarce and wi the Navy set what i record in digging si | crops of sweet potatoes was onc with five friction-pad double-faced for eco Z omy. 1.00. Set of 5 refill™ pads, .50. Prices subjex: tc tomes =ge SOUTHERNMOST CITY PHARMACY, Inc. “PRESCRIPTIONS CALLED FOR AND DELIVERED” TN Sclelohshelohehchehehehahalehehalehehehehehehal PALACE THEATER |WILLIAM GARGAN BOMBAY. CLIPPER NEWS and SERIAL in