The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 28, 1942, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service and Wide World For 62 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VAD LOU ES LXIII. No. 256. Cily Council Discusses Franchises For Telephone, (as Company Last Night City Discontinues Lease "CLARK GABLE On Property Situated NOW LIEUTENANT At South Beach Used! . (By Asnociated Press) For Recreation MIAMI BEACH, Oct. 28.— \Clark Gable, actor-turned-soldier, The City Council, at a special! meeting last night. took up the | jieutenant matter of a renewal of franchise! to the Southern Bell Telephone | | | | | today earned his bars as a second the Army Air Forces and was chosen to speak jon behalf of 2.500 fellow-gradu- lates of an Officer Candidate After several amendments were! 5-400), in the | | adop- ; in end Telegraph Company. Proposed to be included “Multiply us by millions of| final other Americans and you have measure before its tion, the franchise-ordinance was what it takes to win the war.” Passed on its second reading, ! said the former screen star. Tall, |his training, Gable led his class- One of the amenaments to be mates in receiving diplomas from made will be a provision for any ieut, Gen, Henry H. Arnold annual franchise tex of $500 to The having been passed on its initial | erect and bronzed from reading at a previous meeting. | commander of the Air Force. VARIOUS CASES HEARD IN COURT A special session of Criminal! Court was held this morning with Judge Wm. V. Albury presiding. ! The following cases were dis-} | Posed of: Celia May Williams, pleaded } guilty, $25 fine and costs; costs st.ended on payment of fine. Leath Roberts and Elizabeth Crawley, pleaded guilty, fined| $25 or 30 days. Clarence Adams, pleaded guil- ty, fined $10. Joseph Casa, pleaded guilty, $10 fine or 30 days. defer action in the matter until, Fer! Lb. McDonald, pleaded | guilty, $25 fine and costs or 30! | days. Sue Slyvester, pleaded guilty, | ordered to leave town. Glenn E. Lawson, pleaded guil- ty, fined $25 or 30 days. Emil Lucas, pleaded guilty, get} |to work or leave town. James Saunders, pleaded guilty, $5 and costs or 30 days. Steve A. Lyon, pleaded guilty, H |fined $25 and costs. Thomas Falane, pleaded guilty, | costs or three be paid to the city. com- | pany would be required in an-/} other amendment to furnish ihe city with nine telephones free of | charge, and also that a cash bond be posted with the city when- ever the company makes ground excavations for planting poles in order that the city may be pro- tected in th* sidewalk placed back in a proper Wey’ of having the condition. The Gas was also discussed at short length, after which it was decided to Company franchise a later date. It was ordered that the lease! between the city and Mrs, Larri-! South | ~ Beach, which has expired, be dis- naga on the property at i continued, releasing the property, | and turning it back to the own-! ers, as the city could not see any | good reason for renewing the! fined $100 and j months. ! Reynolds Batist, pleaded guilty, | from | Sentence deferred but must pay |costs of court. PLACED UNDER BOND Frank Soto was arrested Tues: Duval street, the council ordered |#Y by Deputy Joe Knight for jvagrancy and habitual intemper- the clerk to communicate with jance. lease at this time. In answer to a the Key West Department for request Volunteer Fire permission operate an amusement park on} ‘husband and father. the heads of the department and | (Continued on Page Four) At a hearing before Peace Jus- jtice Enrique Esquinaldo, Soto was held for trial on $50 bond. |held 7 o'clock Shortage Of Doctors Here Discussed By City Council The matter of an acute shortag cians and surgeons in Key at this time, coupled with the fact that it appears that the Marine Hospital will be taken over by the Navy Depart- ment for other purposes, was brought before the City Council at its meeting last night, and was discussed at length It was shown the people of Key West are now confronted with a very serious situation inasmuch as Dr. Julio ce Poo and Dr. Harry C. Galey have been absent from the city for sometime, undergoing treatment at hospitals in the north, both of whom it is expected BRING IN YOUR CAR for ITS NEXT LUBRICATION | LOU SMITH AUTO SERVICE Phone No.5 White at I soon will be away from Key West for] sometime, not being able to re-|! sume their practice at this time, with the few other doctors here having more than they can attend} to in the way of treating patients who. are constantly calling on them. It was stated that there are two, Cuban doctors in Key West, one of whom is Dr. Gonzalez, the other} one’s name not being mentioned, who would be glad to practice their profession in this city to help out the existing situation, but that they are unable to obtain a (Continued on Page Four) SLO A | Save Time and Patience, Use AMERICAN EXPRESS MONEY ORDERS On Sale at SIMONE TOURS 508 Duval St.. Next to Kress | IAA RAID IIIA IAA AISA AISA A THE SOUT HERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U. S. A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1942 SIXTEEN KILLED WHEN TRAIN HITS BUS IN DETROIT SEVERAL SCHOOL PUPILS IN- CLUDED IN DEAD; BODIES STREWN ALONG TRACKS! FOR TWO BLOCKS (By Associated Press) DETROIT, Oct. 28,—Sixteen Persons, including several school pupils, were killed this morning as a passenger train sliced through a crowded Detroit street railway’s motor bus. The bodies were strewn along the tracks for two blocks and some were mangled against the front of the locomotive as the train, a Grand Trunk western Passenger train arriving from Chicago, pulled to a stop a quar- ter of a mile away. The bus, driven by William F.) Clos of Detroit. had stopped at the Caniff Avenue crossing while the train | the | north-bound freight Passed. Eye-witnesses said electric flasher signals were op- | after the the erating, but freight train passed. bus | across the tracks into the path of the south-bound passenger train. The front of the bus but the cleared | |the tracks. locomotive smashed through the vehicle et; mh | in| Hl jthe middle doors, cutting it half. gers were in the rear end of the | { | | | Most of the dead passen- bus. CHARLES SALAS MANAGING HOTEL Charles M. eae who came to Key West from the Williams hotel, at Daytona Beach, is the present | manager of La Concha hotel in relicf of Geo. A. Brinkman, has managed the hotel some time and is now on a vacation of about } a month’s time, to be spent Florida and the north. Mr. Salas was with the Wil-| liams hotel four years, one and a who in| half years of which time he was | the auditor and the remainder of the time manager. Mrs. Salas {infant child are here with their} and} JAYCEES TO HOLD | MEETING TONIGHT | A special meeting of the Jun- ior Chamber of Comerce will be tonight at thej Ocean View Restaurant on Unit- ed street. Plans will be a membership drive at this meet- ing and all members are request- ed to be in attendance. SECRET LOCATIONS NEW YORK—American war- planes are fitted for specialized combat at one of a dozen or more highly-secret Modification Cen- ters throughout the country. started 1 ; Ben Porch, charged with speed-| ‘ing. Che Key West Cttize Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenhe‘t FRIC E FIVE } CENTS LATE BULLETINS (By Associated Press) HONG KONG WAS BOMBED AGAIN TODAY LONDON—Hong Kong again was bombed today with a heavier attack than that of Monday. Shore installations were blasted by British planes and Japanese military forces were strafed by fighter units. RUSSIANS PLUNGE DEEP INTO NAZI DEFENSES MOSCOW—Russian forces plunged deeper into German defenses}! in and around Stalingrad. A report from the front said two streets were gained with awful loss of life to both sides. fighting zone 400 Nazis were killed, according to the Red Star. REPORT 13,000 TONS OF NAZI SHIPPING SUNK MOSCOW-—A Soviet report said 13,000 tons of German shipping were sunk by Russian submarines near Novorossick. the great naval base. GERMANS RUSH REINFORCEMENTS TO EGYPT ments to Egypt to bolster Rommel's lines which are being badly bat-| has been demonstrated, according to the report, which said 18 Nazi) planes have been downed in the last 24 hours with a loss to the Allies of seven, British headquarters reported that Lieut.-Gen. B. L. gomery’s British Eighth Army made “further progress” day-old offensive to break through Axis defenses on the El Alamein line, 80 milfs wost of Alexandria. British war bulletin said tank battles developed on a larger scale yesterday and that “after heavy | \ fighting the enemy was driven off with considerable loss.” British | tank losses were described as “light.” A Reuter’s dispatch said British | troops had “ “advanced beyond a number of enemy strong points” and! | were “busy mopping up others.” An Italian communique reported that attacks and counter at- | tacks were developing continuously on the northern sector of the 45.) mile desert front and asserted that ‘an important position which was bitterly contested remained in our hands after a fierce struggle.” The Mont- | and 22 RAF planes shot down. | ‘Naval And Civilian Forces Establish Record Navy Day Investing $41.000 on Navy Day.! resented purchases made at the civilian and naval personnel of COmmissary, section base and the Key West Naval Operating, ‘Fedit union office. | Base set an all-time high for a} j severe] unusual of war! | highest of which was made by | Lieut. J. S.° Jones, purchases, single day's purchase bonds. | dant. gratified over the of the $1.000 denomination. \ shown, | was splendid cooperation Mrs. Dolly Bowers. wife of pointing out that the sales great- Chief Bowers, Commissary stew- ily exceeded the goal of $30.000' ard, purchased two $1.000 bonds ‘set for yesterday's campaign. Officials ronda the late Capt. Furchases stated that of the $41,- ‘USN Gwendolyn and Josephine | |000, sales et the booth in the ad- James each purchased a $1,000; handling wer Thomas Jemes, | ministration building amounted bond as a tribute to their es- to $37.000, balance of which rep- ‘teemed father. "HELD FOR TRIAL \FOUR NEW OFFICERS Glenn E, Dawson was arrested REPORT FOR DUTY AT Tuesday {by Highway Patrolman | Four new officers reported this j week for assignments at the U.S. The arrest was made on Stock | Naval Station here and two have \been detached for duties | where, the personnel department | ; announces. Island. cles Given a hearing before Justice In the Caucasus | LONDON—Turkish reports say the Nazis are rushing reinforce-! tered by United Nations forces. Allied superiority in the air already| | Fascist command said 53 British tanks were destroyed or captured! In Purchases Of War Bonds: |statement in which he said Var-| Yesterday's activities disclosed | the | USN, who! Capt. C. E. Reordan, Comman-' subscribed for three bonds. each | |end one $100 bond. In memory of | LOCAL NAVAL BASE! Japanese And Forces Of United { | \ | SENSATIONAL REPERCUS- SIONS EXPECTED WHEN | CASE COMES UP i A hearing that promises {have sensational | will come before Justice of the Paul efternoon at 4 o'clock when evi- Peace Boysen Thursday in its five-! ‘dence will be taken in the. case | of Vergas vs. Pierce. The case resulted from an al- (Lucky) | Vargas by Harry O. Pierce. leged attack on Evelio a ior in a Duval street drug- store in which Vargas was wound- ,ed by a dirk in a hand of Pierce. A charge of assault with’ at- lodged {against Pierce and he was jtempt to murder was im- prisoned in the county jail. where he was held until Varges had recovered sufficiently to enable him to attend the hearing. | It is alleged Pierce made a j ges had molested his wife. | a waitress in the drugstore where the attack occurred, saying that this ot only resented conduct after repeatedly warning him to |cease his attentions.” Louis Harris will represent Piece, while the prosecution will | be handled by Prosecuting At- torney Allan B. Cleare. Jr. LEAVING TODAY Wilbert Moehrke, nell street, is leaving today | Kenosha, Wisc., he \to attend the marriage of his sis- jter, Miss Mildred Moehrke, to |Lieut. McCray. Lieut. McCray was stationed at the Key West Army Barracks {several years ago, and met Miss {Moehrke during that time 'she visited Key West. ARRIVE IN IN CITY | John A. Rae wieAj aonior - jand Mrs. Wm. N. Knowles, 617 Francis street, who was ce ;ried to Miss Lucy Gray at { of 626 Grin- for where goes when Vir- of the Peace Enrique Esquinaldo, formulated for;Lawson was bound over to the Criminal Court on a $25 bond. HELD FOR VAGRANCY | Pancho Eo eea was arrested Tues- The four reporting for local {duty are: Lieut. Stanley T. Martin, MC-V 1(S), USNR, assigned to the dis- | Pensary. Lieut. Victor M. Hoar, CEC-V (S), USNR, from the Marine Bar- racks at Parris Island, S. C., the Public Works Department here. i Ensign Raymond C. J. Reiner,} (Continued on Page Four) day night by Deputy Joe Knight on a charge of vagrancy and was bound over to Criminal Court on a $25 bond. i PALACE THEATER CHESTER MORRIS in “CANAL ZONE” News and Serial ae. a6 ah | eeseeebtatad ELKS: NATIONAL WAR SERVICE WEEK Pia ca 26th to 31st The Elks’ Fraternal Center, 313 Deval Street. Pe hold eee louse during this period to Elks in Service. RRA SESERMEUERUEAS IE NOTICE! ‘All persens are hereby notified not to use any. = water for drinking or cooking from the distribution system in the city. Lines are being chlorinated. You will be ad- vised when water will be available for drinking and cooking. This is by order of the Florida State Board of Health. FLORIDA KEYS AQUEDUCT COMMISSION to} These sales have made us Frank WOLKOWSKY. DUVAL AND SOUTHARD STS. |ginia Beach on Sunday past, rived in Key West this morning j}accompanied by his bride. | Mr. and Mrs. Knowles jnow at home to their friends at the residence of the groom's par- jents. COMING! Key West’s Second 2 for ] are SALE!! famous from coast to coast. WATCH FOR THE ADVERTISE-| MENT ANNOUNCING THE SALE (West Clothes Shop, Inc.) { i H | DEFENDANT IN MIAMI COURT to! repercussions | DENIES HAVING EVER SEEN VICTIM (Ry Associated Press) MIAML, Oct. 28.—Vincent Chris- ty, 37. denied from the witness | stand in Circuit Court today that he killed July 17. Christy is on trial for murder Irving Leopold last in connection with Leopold's death and also faces charges of of sleying two other members the Leopold family and a motor- bist. ar-j | Department means to stert actual Calmly, Christy denied that he had ever seen Leopold or had any business relations with him. Christy took the the Stete put stand after into evidence a confession in which the defend ant admitted the quadruple slay- ing. GIVEN HEARING F arr 30, colored October 10 charged with aggravated assault t Banks. Thomas who was d and attempt of Charlie rob on co! was given fore rique Tue Pea a hearing over to bond ed_ there Banks, or quinaldo, and guilty of the had done so after uch attack act by Bank was not j ‘CANNED “MUSIC NEW Exp that at the tr worker largest 1 country YOR YO! music Half Million D Nations Engage In Naval Battle PIERCE HEARING CHRISTY DENIES ON THURSDAY KILLING LEOPOLD * Allied Planes Reported To Have Sunk Two Enemy Destroyers And Damag- ed Another Ship (By Assoct WASHINGTON. ed Press) Oct. 28.—A major naval battle is being fought in the Pacific today which is ex- pected to have far-reaching re- sults. according to a communique issued by the Navy Department at noon. Reports from the Solomon Is lands area indicate that the Jap- enese fleet has been heavily rein- forced and has accepted combat with United Nations forces. United States planes are re ported to have sunk two enemy destroyers and damaged an ene my battleship. Contact on a larger scale hes been meade between American and enemy land forces in Guad- alcanal with the result in doubt. said the communique. okyo Beasts Major Victory (By Associated Press) TOKYO navel Oct. 28—Japanese forces have dealt the Urited Nations a staggering de feat in the Solomon Islands area with a minimum loss to the N Ponese forces. said the govern ment here today. NOTICE GIVEN ON USING OF WATER ollar Check Received Toward Financing Rebuilding Overseas Road Receipt of a check for $500,009 the work between the bridges at Tallahassee from Washington to start the $2,400,000 project for | and that Cleere Bros. all th bridge work. building the new Overseas high ; way from Florida City to Key) West has given the State Road | construction of the work. | It was learned today that the State Road Department will do THE KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS | Invite Their Friends t HALLOWE'EN. PARTY Saturday, October 31st. 8 P. M. 728 Fleming Street RESIDENT and SOJOURN ING BRETHREN cordially in vited to attend the meeting of the Scottish Rite. Wednesday. Oct. 28. 1942. 8:00 P. M. at theiz hall, corner Eaton and Simon- ton streets. RALPH B. BOYDEN. Secy. JOHN C. PARK. V. M. | will pay 75 per cent of the Confirmation of =n asreement by which the federal governmen ect cost also has been received Telizhassee. The first check will start fund into which additional mone (Cc Four, inued on Page