The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 23, 1942, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service and Wide World For 62 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME UXIill. No. 252. Double: Allotment: Of Funds Made For Handling Christmas: Rush At Key West Postoffice Thirteen Hundred Dollars '* Appropriated For Hir-. VISITED KEY WEST ing Extra Help To Han die Business (Washington Correspondent of The Key West Citizen) WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 23 —Even with Christmas mail for/| service men overseas. expected | to be on its way by November, L| the annual allotment of funds to! the Key West postoffice to hire} extra help for the Christmas rush | has been increased, it was learn- | ed at} the postoffice department | today. | Money to provide 2.072 man! BERT LEIGH ACKER Candidate for Congress iB. ACKER, CANDIDATE); ‘FOR CONGRESS, VISITS |KEY WEST THURSDAY Bert Leigh Acker, of Miami, a |candidate for Congress from the Fourth Congressional District of Florida, spent Thursday in Key West, calling on friends and m. ig plans for his local campaign. Mr. Acker, who is the only op- ponent of Pat Cannon, incumbent of the congressional office in this’ district, stated to a Citizen representative that he is 100 per- ‘cent behind the President in the Regularly registered temporary | prosecution of the war and also and Lastest clerks and carriers poincen tinea ipeiyesie will be given precedence in! construction “of the Double Cross State Canal in North Florida. B. George Griffith is Mr. Ack- ‘er’s campaign manager. hours of work for postal substi- tutes end “extras” has been al- lotted to the Key West postoffice for the 1942 Christmas The exact amount is $1.300. Last year the Key West office got a; season, | Christmas help allowance of $520, enough to provide 830 man hours of‘extra work at 65 cents an hour, the standard wage for post- al substitutes. handing out the special Christ-| (Continued on Page Four) Lisut. Barton Addresses Lions Club On Subject Of Navy Day “Navy Day, this year, has for the people of the United States a significance unparalleled in the annals of our history,” Lieut. C. E. Barton, Personnel Officer of the U. S. Naval Operating Base, told members of the Key West Lions Club last evening at the regular weekly supper meeting held in the Den on Seminary street. Lieut. Barton Day on Qctober the most solemn moment in world histor’ Across our free institutions lies the ugly Shadow of brutal aggression. The men of Alia Navy are with clear determination and purpose, to restore the light of freedom to a darkened world and protect our shores and liberties from attack.” Concluding his interesting ad- dress, Lieut. Barton told the Lions that Navy Day this year is also designated as “Buy War Bonds Day” and recommended that all present show further evidence of participation in the war effort by purchasing war bonds on Navy Day to the fullest extent of their financial capa- city. stated, “Navy, 27 finds us at} fighting grimly, } man Allan Hampton, which in- cluded delighftul vocal numbers by Miss Harriette Ward, accom- panicd on the piano by Miss Juan Daughtry and on the violin} by Lion Gerald Saunders. The meeting was presided over by Lion President Earl E. Hamil- ton, introduced the new Lion treasurer, “Doc” Sanchez. The mew) officer fills the unex- who pired> term, of Lion Vance Stir-| up, who, left recently, for Army Offickrs ‘Traintde Schéol. SEVERAL POSITIONS OPEN AT BARRACKS Openings of a number of posi- tions under United States Civil Service b been announced at Key West Barracks. The positions open yearly salaries are: tendants (medical department) $1080; 1 clerk (medical ¢ ment) ungraded, $1440; 5 mess at- tendants, $1080; 1 clerk (male), Signal Corps, $1800. Written applications should be {mailed to: Commanding Officer, Attention: Chief Personnel with their 8 Ward At- Appropriate musical program Branch, Key West Barracks. Fla. was presented by program chair-* 2.00 a te ittadadadadddadndadndnd Che Key West Ctttezeir THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U. S.A. FRENCH MAY SOON MOVE GOVERNMENT :- TO AFRICA’S DAKAR REPORTS PERSIST IN VICHY THAT THERE'S GREAT LIKELIHOOD HEADQUAR- TERS WILL BE MOVED (By Associated Press) | VICHY, Oct. 23—Reports per- {sist here that there is a likeli- hocd headquarters of the French government soon will be moved to Dekar in Africa. This move, says the reports. is | contingent on the results of pres- ure made on Premier Pierre La~- ‘| val by the Nazis for 150.000 skill- 1d French workers to be sent to Germany, German military au- thorities threaten to use force to | round up these workers. It was learned today that the territory in and around Dakar hes been strongly fortified dur- ing the past three months and that necessary preparations have been made in expectation of an attack by United Nations naval forces. This report emanates from a Nazi source. |SCOUT OFFICERS LEFT FOR CAMP THIS .A. M. Seven officers of the Boy Scouts of America left for the Patrol Leaders Conference at Snapper Creek Camp, near South Miami on the 6 o’clock bus this morning. The conference will last three days. There is expected to be 300 South Florida Scout ‘leaders tending. ‘ The Key West group’ includes the following, Assistant Scout- masters Ernest Avila and Archie | {Potter, Acting Senior Patrol Lead- er John Pent, Quartermaster Tom Ketchings, Scribe Adam Stanczak, Patrol Leaders Leroy Sawyer and Jack Curry. All attending will} receive a beautiful camp emblem} to be sewed on their uniform. Cer-} tificates are also awarded to all those who make a leadership score of seventy-five or above. Last year a Key West Scout came with- in five points of leading the en- tire conference in leadership scores. NO DATE SET FOR at- = KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1942 IR Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenhe‘t i FIVE —- ive Case Of Men Arrested Ot Highway ‘Bridge May Bring To Light New Developments MARINE “HOSPITAL | ais Shihine Told Re- WEDGE-DRIVING ru- mors concerning Business, Labor Wide World Features A nationwide survey by t research division of the war breeds different type: We propaganda Committee on Public ees shows that different sections of the country. FEAR-INSPIRED talk... Spies, fifth-column. Anti-Negro Bosed on Survey by Massachusetts Committee on Public Safety each of the five main regions. of the U.S. A., the researchers found the gossip- groups shown here. The most common rumor class in each section is shown in capital letters. assachusetts of rumors in For YOUNG GIRL FAILS ‘TO RETURN HOME MARIAN MAFFITT LEFT HER | HOME AT POINCIANA PLACE YESTERDAY Disappearance of Marian Maf- fitt, a 15-year-old girl, was re- ported to the sheriff's depart-; ment this morning by her moth- er, Mrs. James Maffitt, resident of Poinciana Place, who said she had not seen her daughter since early Thursday morning. The mother also reported thatj the girl, a student in Key West | Junior High School, had not at-} tended classes in three weeks, ! which was unknown to her un-; til advised of this delinquency by | school authorities this morning. } The mother later reported that! her daughter had been seen in) an automobile with two men this! morning and the sheriff’s depart-| ment immediately started an in-! vestigation. As the girl is a minor it will! jbe difficult for these men to ex-| tricate themselves from a severe penalty if caught. It is under-j stood a charge of adding to ju-! venile delinquency would be lodged against these men if cap-{ tured in the girl’s company. | REQUESTS ARTICLES | PIERCE HEARING A date has not been set for the! hearing of Harry O. Pierce, 19- | year-old sailor, alleged attacker jof Evelio (Lucky) Vargas, al- though it will be held during the next few days. The delay is caused by the condition of young Vargas, who, according to a re- port from his home today, has not improved as well as hoped. It was stated Thursday by Louis Harris, attorney engaged by Pierce, that his defense will be based on the “unwritten law”. Mr. Harris promised. sen- sational testimony when the 19- year-old wife of the sailor takes the stand at the hearing. The trouble that led to the at- tack on Vargas concerned an al- leged affair between the young woman and the former employe FOR ARMY HOSPIT. AL| The Key West Ch Chapter of the! | American Red Cross is sponsoring | the collection of amusement ma-| terial for the Army Hospital here ; ' and listed is some of the equip- ment which would be more than} welcome to the convalescents: | Victrola, radios, writing boards; for bed patients, flower contain-| ers, electric fans. (Outdoor fur-} niture: 12 wicker chairs and 2 tables), small metat ash trays, ash‘ stands, bedside tables for solitaire,! decks of playing cards, magazines; and current subscriptions, books and puzzles of all kinds, bingo) sets, checker sets, chess sets,) Chinese checkers, monoply games,! rubber horseshoes, sets of domi-} noes. ’ Any of these things will add im- measurably to the comfort and! { | they are handling problems that now face the women of her country. , Buckingham Palace. LATE BULLETINS SOOOCOOOL O OOO SOE SEOOTOOSOOOOOOOELEDEOOO DOVE (By Associated Press) NO CONFIRMATION ON AVIATORS HELD WASHINGTON.—No confirmation was made today of a Tokyo} report that eight United States aviators are now being held, a result | { { | | of the raid made by Doolittle’s group last spring. The figure has been | i Key West will not have enlarged | placed at four by Washington. Efforts are being made by the Red! Cross to secure the names of the captured men. | i EE RES | MRS. ROOSEVELT ARRIVES IN LONDON LONDON—Mrs, Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of the President of the United States, arrived here this morning byplane. Mrs. Roosevelt} came to England to study women’s part in the war and to learn how While in England Mrs. Roosevelt is a guest of Queen Elizabeth at! FIVE KILLED WHEN ARMY: BOMBER CRASHES j SEBRING, Fla.—A crew of‘ five men was killed today when an/| Amy bomber crashed near here. An investigation of the accident | will be held. Names of the occupants of the plane were not ascer- {ment reservation near i Street, will be taken over in the | vilians. \for several veers has been ries iscope would mean a garding Negro Who Was Brought In With Men By Officers | MAY BE USED FOR | _ OTHER PURPOSES |IF EFFORTS ARE SUCCESS-| FUL MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (confronted today with MAY BE ESTABLISHED IN KEY WEST The sheriff's department was a case that may have tar-reaching de- velopments, a result of the ar- ! test Thursday evening of Ollie Huber and Clarence Adams by a U. S. road patrol the bridge near Pigeon Key. While nothing definite be learned today could from official circles, a report was heard that at long there is a possibility the Marine hespital, Iccated on the govern-| The arrest wes made when e Emma bantam car was stopped because the occupants were acting pecu- Besides the two men near future by the Navy to be liarly. used for other than hospital pur- | ™entioned. a young girl was rid- ing in the car with the men end @ negro, Ernest Price, who re- sides at 327 Angela street. Poses, If this report is true it means was hospital facilities for use of ci-' sitting on the fender, apparently The Marine hospital injured. which later proved true. According to a statement made by Key Westers for marae | by the two men. said to be driv- ceses and its removal from this | ers of trucks on the Boca Chica rdship to airport project. they were head ’ Key “West they found the colored man standing the civilian population: ved’ for when The Citizen for several years has advocated a new hospital to in water almost up to his neck as be used for civilian use exclu-: protection against mosquitoes, end wanting to be good Sameri- | Sively. and now is the time it tained. thinks this advocacy should be tans, they picked him up and AM/ERICAN BOMBERS BOMBARD JAP FORCES CAIRO—American bombers, flying from an unknown location | in China, dealt devastating blows to Jap forces in the mining district {of Kalin. Ground installations were bombed and landed planes} strafed. No enemy planes interferred with the attackers’ plans. crystelized into action. Several were headed for this city when stopped. The colored man’s He said ;fcremost medical men of Key West who serve the civilien pop- statement ulation have from time to time was different. it was lepproved The Citizen’s leeder-‘ true he was stending in the wa- UNITED NATONS RAID PORTS IN ITALY LONDON—North Italy underwent the worst attack by United! | Nations planes this morning when both Genoa and Turin were at- | months tacked. Reports from Rome indicate there was much loss of life in| | Willard Albury, ! the Genoa raid and that many buildings were struck in Turin, also} resulting in loss of life. The Rome report said no military objects |SPOndence with government au- | were hit. (Continued on Page Four) ship in the matter. ter, but that he wes on the lo Several 2@go Mayor cation guarding a truck owned by Cabrera Wohlesale Grocery. Key West. which had been wreck through corre- (Continued on Page Four | FURNISHES LIST OF | JAMES A. WATKINS OFFICERS ARRIVING | IS ‘FIGHTING CONCH’ AND THOSE LEAVING, . . FY “Russell has received Lieut. G. E. Barton, USNR, per-| Pore from her <on, Aviation sonnel officer, announced today| {Cadet James A. Watkins, that he his weekly list of officers report-| has begun flight training at Cor- | Sicana,. Texas... ing and detached. | Jimmie Watkins was a graduate Those who have reported for! of Key West High School Clas | duty at the Naval Operating Base} 1934. He moved to Miami late in | during the past severa days are: 11934. Except for brief visits home \he has resided there until enlist- J hh Hills, USN,}| ils da ee —— ment Aug. 7th in the U. S. Army l assigned to ‘the industrial depart- {Air Corps. ment. Jimmie says he hopes to don the! Acting Pay Clerk James W. las Wings someday soon and |Howard, USN, disbursing office. eg deliver personal greetings to Those detached follow: e Axis. Lieut. (jg) Morris E. uci, MC-V(G), USNR, who goes to} Norfolk, Va. and Lieut. Mayor Albury Urges People _To Observe Navy Day Here By Purchasing War Bonds Mayor Willard M. Albury t y called on every person in Key ; West to dedicate Navy Day, Octo ber 27, to the United States Navy and celebrate it by making a spe- cial effort to buy war bonds that day. Mayor Albury hopes to set for the city of Key West or October 27 the highest record any one day in the sale of bond Islanders can aiso show evi- dence of their complete coopera- tion by displaying on the front of their homes and buildings an , American Flag. In fact, the Merchants, decorate their in prominent pl have been furni on SOAR GOOD DISTANCE Ge) NEW YORK.—Certain spiders MC-V(G),| |spin a floating silk web, and by | releasing themselves in the breeze Grover C. , Collins, USNR, also to Norfolk. Mayor hopes to see “Old Glory flying from every home in the , ote t the VV VV VV VV VV VT VV TIRE REPAIR (Dill Electric Vulcanized Lou Smith Auto Service GARDNER’S PHARMACY| White at Fleming Phone 177 pe Sea aan eae TTT [taceecsnepeonaaent | * Phone No. 5 of a-Duval street drugstore. NOTICE! (Due to the shortage of help, it is mécessary that PRESCRIPTIONS | Pure Fresh Ingredients Com- pounded by Experienced «| Pharmacists. : TTT ) Free Delivery) pasta ieasansansseves :CLUB SUGALOA? TONI Every Friday+ at 8:30 P. M. TOMORROW NITE + and Every Saturday: 9:30 P. M. Johnnie Pritchard and HIS ORCHESTRA PACKAGE GOODS DEPARTMENT OPEN At Popular Prices «Reservations Phone 9190% HAAR IAA IN we discontinue delivery to ‘ Ee talclalaloleioleisinleigiclaiaiolalnjalaiaiaiell| DANCE SATURDAY NIGHT (Cee 24TH) Stoll RAUL'S CLUB PHONE 9287 al x) Delivery Will Be Made ONLY to Stores beginning MONDAY, OCTOBER 26th wee a FE ew m9 PT Eee Shanes pleasure of the boys confined to! Transient officers who recently the hospital and all donations will/ reported to the personnel office! be gratefully received, it is said.! here are: Lieut. Gg) J. G. Burton,/ | They can be brought to the Red|D-V(S), USNR; Lieut. Leonard J.) Cross Headquarters on Front! :Flynn, DE-V(G), USNR; Ensign street (the old Art Center Build-| William N. Clarke, A-V(S), USNR, | ing), or call 890 or 1052-W. The and Ensign Marvin N. Varney, | Red Cross will call for them. 'D- -V(S), USNR. NOTICE! NOW EFFECTIVE In the absence of Dr. J. A. Valdes, Dr. A. F. Friedman of Miami, will hold office for refraction every Saturday morning, from 9:00 A. M. until 8:30 P. M. and every Sunday from 9 A. M. until 5 P. M. Anyone who wishes to make appointments call 332 a soar a considerable distance. rate! 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