The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 21, 1942, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service and Wide World For 62 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Xey West ) Key Wesi, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenhe‘t VOLUME LXIII. No. 250. Council Raises Pay Of Captains And Lieutenants In Key West Fire Dept. SISSIES SSS SS PRACTICE GUN FIRING THURSDAY According to announce- ment made by officials of the Harbor Defenses of Key West, Battery Inman at West Martello, will conduct prac- tice firing between 2:30 and 3:30 o’clock Thursday after- noon, October 22. The danger area will be bounded by lines from one- half mile to the east and one-half mile to the west of West Martello Tower to a Point six miles south. Ld hdd dd deded when the council raised the sal-' KILLED IN ACTION | IN THE SOLOMONS Monday, October 12, Mr. Carter Shepherd Baldwin, received the following tele- Resolution Adopted Allow- ing Reduction In Pay- ment Of Delinquent Tax- t | | es A five dollar increase per | month in the salaries paid fous captains and four lieutenents in! the Key West Fire Department/ was ordered by City Council at! { its reguiar meeting last night.! The increases were overlooked aries peid all employes just a short time ago. j i} The city fathers adopted a reso- € | Mrs. lution last night providing that! jy, taxes for the years 1931 and prior | 8am: | AN 9 845 Extra Govt. | Washington, D. C., ™ = October 12, 1942 apentsaxbe Fors cas aiberis\cl'20 | Carter) Shepherdi Baldwins Jr, Percent of the amount due, and, 329 First St., | Madison, Ga. Deeply regret to inform you on a basis of 55 percent. provid-| that your son, Private First | Class Carter S. Baldwin, II, ed taxes for the year 1937 and! 1S. Marine Corps, was killed subsequent years are paid at the} in action in the performance of his duty and in the service of his country. To prevent pos- A further provision of the reso-| sible aid to our enemies please . | do not divulge the name of his lution declares that in order to/ ship or station. Present situa- tion necessitates interment oe | temporarily in the locality visions all taxes must be paid! where death occurred and you | will be notified accordingly. 1 Please accept my __heartiest are being; sympathy. Letter follows. i] T. HOLCOMB, USMC—the Ma- US Se years mav be settied by delin- | taxes for 1932 to 1936. inclusive, stme time in full. take advantage of the other pro- on any particular piece of prop- erty on which taxes settled. Lieut.-Gen., The new measure will be in; rine Commandant, Corps. { effect until June 30, 1943, 1 SURenitioene wei became ieee on'ally known, many tears were effect shed. The sympathy of the en- tire town and county goes out to the bereaved parents and their except those four remaining children. to! Carter Shepherd, called by jmany who knew and loved him, loiter, roam around on or other- “Sonny,” was president of the 1940 class in the Madison High He was not yet 18 years of age. including In January, 1942, he volunteered for the Marines, took training at Parris Island and New River, and and telegraph plants, bridges or sailed during the summer for any defense works foreign waters. He died for his country. So young! So lamented! May the Bids for the purchase of a foreign breezes. whisper to this youth messages of love and re- ost: to the scavenger | gret of all who knew him. vessel now in use were ordered | called for by the council, The (Continued on Page Four) An ordinance was passed the that it shall be unlawful for any Person or persons. its first reading to on official duty or business, wise be found on the property of any public utility, water, electric, gas, telephone or plants i within the city limits. | replace The above article was taken from The Madisonian, Madison, 'Ga. Navy Day Designated As “Buy More Bonds” Day With Navy Day this year desig-|of their financial capacity to do nated as “Buy More Bonds” Day,!so, Capt. Reordan states that he Capt. C. E. Reordan, Commandant | knows of no more appropriate of the U.S. Naval Operating} way in which the occasion may Base, is urging full cooperation | be observed. and participation from all Naval! + Buy More Bonds’ Booth and Civilian personnel on the! ‘To facilitate the purchase of station in a letter sent out today! ponds and stamps, a booth will to all departments on the base. | be set up in the lobby of the Ad- Capt. Reordan points out that! ministration Building where pur- October 27 will mark the first! chases: can be made. Delivery of observance of Navy Day in the the bonds will be, made within United States during wartime. It’ the next two or three days there- is a day during which the eyes’ after. of the American people are turn-| ed toward their Navy as at SS hay peee gates nee other time during the year. ! Offi v : Urging the entire personnel ce ete Uae Higa buy bonds to the fullest extent render a concert in front of the | Administration Building during BRING IN YOUR CAR for ee hour, 12:00 noon to 1:00 ITS NEXT LUBRICATION | ritty sotdiers from Key West 10 SMITH AUTO SERVICE Barracks will be luncheon guests | of 50 sailors of the Naval Station, | after which they will be taken on Phone No. § _ White at Fleming|~ (continued o (Continued on Page Four) and; Che Kry West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U. S. A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 194 mn Fdeoacde Can Conquer Fear i catewen Soveccccceces NO VESSELS WILL BE PER- MITTED TO BE OUT AFTER SUNSET | | | New restrictions which govern} fishing in the waters within the limits of the Seventh Naval Dis- trict state that no fishing by ves-| } sels of any nationality will be! permitted between sunset and sunrise. ; A bulletin from Capt. H. H. J. Benson, Chief of Staff of the Seventh Naval District, orders all} fishing vessels operating between sunrise and sunset to return to port or harbor at sunset ::with’ the exception that vessels operat- ing off the East Coast of Florida! may return to an anchorage off} Canaveral, provided’ they are anchored with engines stopped and anchor lights dimmed to a minintum by sunset.” The order further provides that! “said vessels are anchored within limits of anchorage designated as: Westward of a line extending; {from Cape Canaveral Lighthouse,’ drawn through the wreck buoy! jlocated in latitude 28 degrees 23’ 45” N., longitude 80 degrees 32’ 8” W., and northward of a line from ithis buoy extending 270 degrees |true to the coast line.” i All fishing vessels operating in |the Gulf of Mexico between sun- rise and sunset must return to port, except that vessels operating jin the vicinity of Dry Tortugas or Marquesas Keys may anchor close BORIS BLAI AND STUDENTS Wide World Features PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 21—There are two convictions close to | the heart of Boris Blai, the Russian sculptor, and one is that the best way to get along with a bomb is to ignore it. Tue other is that every ;man has a touch of Michelangelo in his hands. Blai has combined these seemingly unrelated theories and started one of the strangest campaigns off— ithe war. He is recruiting a na-; When the bombs started com- | tion-wide staff of artists to give: ing, Blai reached for a piece of |what he calls “the art cu to} ae i {shrapnel and started carving and |soldiers afflicted with shell shock.!. me “They can lick their illness|i doing so forgot to be scared. ‘themselves by ignoring it, and the} Many of his buddies—he was in to Dry Tortugas during the hours|W@¥ to ignore it,” he says, “is to|the French army—were sent to lof darkness, providing engines are|@0 things with the hands—paint- the rear with wrecked. stopped and lights are dimmed to | Es lees aoe of the! But Blai fought on, with nerves a i 5 anchorage inside! steht a Be Z eae ‘ae slephs rae Ae pee ee be-|Tyler School of Fine Arts of | a8, strong LG bull elephant. : ‘tween Fort Jefferson and “Bush}Temple University, spent 18; Under his art cure program, in aS ‘ |months in the trenches during) which he hopes to interest the | “Rishi i itted,” it! World War 1. The only reason he| army medical corps, soldiers re- seine eee ae way” be.|wasn’t shell-shocked himself, in! turning from the fronts would be eon Sanne and sunset. Ves-!his opinion, was that “I had dis-) shown that “with their own hands sels so operating will return to} cov red my hands. they can conquer fear and doubt. port and remain there during the} ee hours of darkness. Engines will} -ecseseeuseecvccecsecccss be stopped during this period and LAT E BULLETINS lights will be reduced to a mini- | eccccccccveccccccccccvcccscoccooscocces nerves 2200 mum. GOVERNOR PRAISES WORK OF KEY WEST SALVAGE: CHAIRMAN That Gov. Spessard L. Holland| lis cognizant of the efforts made} iby Joe Pearlman, chairman of the! H ty salvage committee, to! ENGLISH TOWN BATTERED BY GERMANS coun ge ! lake Key West's recent scrap LONDON—An English town on the north English coast was bat- metal drives a success is indicated | tered by a small group of German planes this morning. Four persons in the following letter received | were killed in the raid. i here: j Hon. Joe Pearlman, Chairman |General Salvage Committee Monroe County Defense Council | Key West, Florida i Dear Sir and Friend: {| Reports of the collection of sal- vage materials to feed war indus- cys fran allie cilcas cane | FOUR MORE GERMAN SUPPLY SHIPS SUNK indicate that the campaign or- | ganized in Monroe County by the; LONDON—Four more German supply ships have been sunk in |General Salvage Committee of] the Mediterranean by United Nations aerial forces, according to’an ‘which you are chairman has been) official government source. |remarkably successful. | | It is a general rule that the’suc- jcess of an undertaking is due! in) }large measure to: the’ guidance and leadership behind it. For this (eae I know the outstanding} {job done by your General Sal-} vage organization reflects great} credit upon you personally and upon the members of your com-| mittee. I want to congratulate (By Associated Press) EARTHQUAKE SHOCK IN LOS ANGELES LOS ANGELES—This city experienced an earthquake shock of about two minutes duration shortly after noon to- day. The shock also was felt at El Centro. Damage in both places was inconsequential. URGE IMMEDIATE ATTACK ON ITALIAN COAST LONDON—Severai members of the House of Commons today urged an immediate attack on the Italian coast which, they said, is the most vulnerable coastal area of the countries { | i under Nazi control. COUNTY BOARD DAUGHTERY GETS’ MEETS TONIGHT JAIL SENTENCE Action will be taken on mat-; Lionel Daughtery pleaded r a c- | guilty to a charge of assault and you and assure you that your ef- ers pertaining to the general elec- | guilty to e forts have not gone unnoticed. {tion in November at a meeting On behalf of the State Defense!of the Board of County Commis-j{ Council of Florida, may I express sioners, to be held tonight in the the admiration of its members office of Ross C. Sawyer, county and add my own personal word 'clerk, in the courthouse. of commendation for a fine job,} undertaken with enthusiasm. nea CAPTAIN HALE public siprit, and accomplished VISITING HERE pan ;hotel. It was alleged by Mrs. with signal success. You are performing fine service} for State and Nation. More power! Captain Gordon Hale, Medical| Daughtery that she was awakened Officer of the 7th Naval District,| Sunday morning by severe blows is a visitor this week in Keyj|dealt her by her husband who West. | used a belt and that tiring of that He came here for the commis-! method he used his fists, inflicting sioning of the new U. S. Naval! wounds on her face and body. It Hospital, which was placed in! required four stitches to close cuts service Monday, October 19th. on her foreheads it was alleged. bury in a session of Criminal Court Tuesday and was given a ‘sentence of three months at hard labor in the county jail. i Daughtery, a carpenter, was tried on a charge of maltreating Yours faithfully, SPESSARD L. HOLLAND, Governor. NO ABSENTEE VOTES | (HAVE BEEN, CAST Thtided Haymond R. Lord is awaiting thé ‘first absentee vote to be cast for the general election in November. | None had been received up until this morning. { Attention, All Masons!: There will be a District Meeting at the Scottish Rite Temple at 8 P. M., Thursday night, October 22nd, to welcome the Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, F. & A. M., of Florida. JACK R. HYMAN, D.D.G.M., 24th District Poli | Save Time and Patience, Use| AMERICAN EXPRESS MONEY ORDERS On Sale at SIMONE TOURS St. Next to Kress 508 Duval battery before Judge Wm. V. Al} his wife in a room in a Key West{ 2 Gen. J.C. Nations To Strik At ii SNOW. RAIN AND MUD SLOW FIGHTING; PRAVDA SAYS GERMANS’ STARVING (By Asworiated Press) MOSCOW, Oct. 21.—Russian forces ‘continued to stall German attempts to advance in Stalin- grad, it was reported today. Snow, rain and mud are slow- ing the Nazi machine and fight- ing the last 24 hours was almost at a standstill. Pravda, Russian government organ, said today the Germans are suffering from starvation in the Stalingrad area and that Nazis’ daily rations. Pravda also declared the recent timely arrival of reinforcements at Stalingrad saved the city, which, at the time, was about to be evacuated. ELKS PLANNING TO SPONSOR NATIONAL With “opportunity for service by every citizen” the keynote of its program, members of the Key West No. 551 B. P. O. Elks Lodge started preparations this week |for observance of “Elks National War Service Week”, October 26th- 31st, C. Sam B. Curry, chairman jof the local Elks War Committee, announced today.. Following the precedent estab- lished in 1940 when Elks took the j initiative, nationally, by sponsor- ing “Preparedness Week” and |again a year ago when the Ord | observed “National Defense Weck” in October, the Elks War Com- mission, through a Proclamation by Grand Exalted Ruler E. Mark )Sullivan of Boston, Mass., called on each of the 1400 ordinate lodges and their more than half-a-million members to sponsor and conduct appropriate public meetings and other tivities designed to bring to pub- jlic attention the necessity for sup- |port of the war effort by American. Backed by the success of the Order in recruiting and giving j pre-pilot training in the form of “refresher courses” to thousands sub- evi Forces, Chairman C. Sam B jCurry said that “Elks National War Service Week” would also serve as a nation-wide demon stration of Elkdom at work. He pointed to the recent request by 'Secretary of the Navy Frank ;Knox that the Order cooperate with the Navy in the procurement of Naval Aviation Cadets and said that this program had already earned the praise of Navy of- i ficials. { Complete plans for the local observance of the week are being prepared by a committee com- posed of Chas. Falk, P. J. Ross, Theo. Douglas, Geo. Lucas and {Blake Craft, chaplain, and de- {tails will be made soon. ‘TWO ARE PLACED UNDER ARRES Ollie F. Huber was arrested on Roosevelt Boulevard Tuesday by Road Patrolman Ben Porch for reckless driving and is being held for a hearing in county jail on a $50 bond. z G. E. Penticost is in county jail held on a charge of speed- ing, lodged against him by Dep- uty Sheriff Joe Knight, who arrested Penticost Tuesday on the Boulevard. He is being held on a $25 bond. dogs have become part of the; WAR SERVICE WEEK | r by Commander C S then J lof young men for the Army Air RRICE FIVE CENTS Sm At fi _ JARS BATTLING (By Associated Press) BERLIN, Oct. 21 battle is raging in the between H great Guadal- Jap: jand American forces in which the the several jeanai island {Japs have seized initiative land taken important | points, says a government mili- | tary source (Tokyo is made by Berlin lent on the claims A communique did not issued today by Japanese mention a Guadal al vattle and tconfirmaticn is lacking of the German claims.) TO MAKE MOVE (By iated Press) WASHI ‘ON, Oct. 21.—The j Japanese have not made a move ce landing large forces several zo on Guadalcanal island, according to a government com- |munique issued at noon today. | It was learned today that Marine and ny planes_ con- ‘tinue to bomb Japanese ifista tions in the Guad: area United States have bombed Kiska island in Alas ‘NEW IDENTIFICATION | CARDS ARE AVAILABLE canal planes ations on All persons ing old-style Coast Guard identification cards may obtzin new ones now from the Captain of the Port’s office in Building No. 1, it is annouced H. Hilton The new cards are much moreé satisfactory, Commander Hilton points out, because they are en- cased in jackets, which preserve by oil and water and soiling from constant handling from damage TWO CASES HEARD AT COURT TRIAL Luther B. Childers, charged with speeding, pleaded guilty to speeding in Criminal Court Tues- day and was given a sentence $25 fine and costs or 30 days jail Sentence was deferred ir Criminal Court Tuesday in the |case of Charles David Jacksor arged with non-support of wife and children Council Gran Urges Allied Decisive Blow ist Opportunity RUSSIANS STALL | AMERICANS AND Predicted That War Will Last Two More Years; These Were Highlights Of Speech Made Today {By Associated Press) LONDON, Oct. 21.—Predicting two more years of the war and en urge to the United Nations to strike the decisive blow or blows when the first opportunity pre- sents itself. highlighted a speech delivered before both houses of the British Parliament todey by Prime Minister Jan Smuts of South Africa. The chamber was attended by almost every membe. of the House of Lords and House of Commons, and included the pres- ence of Prime Minister Winston and Licyd George, Prime minister during World War L . Opening his address, General Smuts praised Lloyd George for his conduct during the last war Churchill and said. “England is equally well represented today in the Ferson of Winston Churchill and cther leaders of the United Na tions.” He said this is 2 30-year 1914 and continued with a short interlude wer which began in was in 1939, during which time the world went through a period of and unrest illusions. “The British empire is being tested as never before, but co hesion of the structure is meri toricus and commands the world’s seid the South Afri “Setbacks have resulted from bad luck with admiration,” can prime minister. terrible onslaught on human rights and liberties. War todey is different than those fought the pest. which made adjusimen in (Continued on Page Four ts More Beer, Wine And Liquor Licenses City Council last night granted an application for a beer wine license to R. J. Perez, 422 Smith Lane, and also one for the same line of business to Mark M Duffy, 423 Duval street A license for a package liquor |store was granted to Clara For jman, 425 Southard street, wt an application fo a liquor license from Jerry J. De Poo, 718 Duval |street, was deferred for investi- | gation {mond Delgado, 603 Duval street was also granted. Communicetions Read A letter was read from Captain C. E. Reordan requesting that Petronia street, which leads to the Naval Operating base, be |repaved due to its bad condition. |The matter was referred to the |Board of Public Works. A letter was read from E. S. Osborne, director of health ac- tivities, requesting information Jon the status of health operations | A liquor license for Ra-. ir and f work reque; being c here ed wi Public Boz The a letter h relative @ proposal some ago for digging wel the erty of the Porter, Housing P: ect for fire purposes, stating th asmuch as the new water will soon connected the project the digging unnecessary Mayor Albury (Continued o: is on up v was thought Page Four) Le Achhetchchahehenehehenenenanenenenniiie! “PALACE THEATER was |“A Close i