The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 29, 1942, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service and Wide World For 62 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of piercoetaierests cov cee West VOLUME LXIIi. No. 257 Vincent’ Christy Found Guilty On Murder Charge iy Cie Court “In Death ae Mandatory | Under Law; Defendant’s | Attorneys To Ask For New Trial Oct, Christy was found guilty in Cir-| 29.—Vincent cuit court here today of aviiigh murdered Irving Leopold, his! wife Esther, her son Stephen, 6, | and young Ralph Morin, Jr.. on| July 17, The verdict of guilty was) unanimous. A death sentence is mandatory | f under the law, bu{ passing o! sentence by Judae Paul Barns was deferred to give Christy’s attorneys time to prepare their | Papers in Hit they will ask | for a new trial. This is a formality | and it is expected Christy will | technical receive a death sentence regard- | less of any move made by those | who represent him. | The what is considered here the most, case revolved “around brutal wholesale murder in Mi- ami's history. | The Leopolds were murdered in their apartment, and Morin was shot later as he resisted the killer, who tried to force him from his automobile. Bullets were removed ; from all the bodi and these are the laden evidence that investi-! gators were sure would result in a conviction. Fired From His Gun It has been established by Capt James O. Barker.) Miami police identification expert, and by e perts of the FBI in Washington, that these .38 and .32 caliber slugs were fired fom the guns found on Christy's person when he was ar- rested in Jacksonville for having | held up a local merchant. In the interests of economy the state attorney's office hoped that their ability to put Christy in the} (Continued on Page Four) | planes armies _in Egypt made {general in ‘EGYPT BATTLES STILL CONTINUE 'RAIDS BY ALLIED AND GER- {OPP QPP DD SS | MAN PLANES ARE BEING MADE HOURLY (By Axsociated Press) ALEXANDER, Oct. 29.—The two armies continue battling in Egypt. especially in the vicinity of El Alamein. it was announced | teday. are made hourly, meny dogfights in the air are re- ported. The ground forces have met in desultory clashes the vast 24 hours, which indicates a battle of major proportions is approach- ing. Germans Claim Allied Setback (iy Associated Press) BERLIN, Oct. 29.—The Allied two as- /saults on Marshal Rommel’s forc- jes yesterday, both of which were beaten off with heavy losses to the enemy. said an ermy com- munique today. SOME | BARBERS RAISE PRICES Key Westers with a “buck” are now able to enjoy a shave and ,hair-cut with bay rum thrown ‘in with the former, which is the price now charged in many local tonsorial shops. Otherwise, the barber shops is 40 cents and a hair-cut 60 cents. The increase in prices is not the city, as some shops are continuing with the old ! prices of 60 cents for hair cuts snd 25 cents for shaves. a shave at some of Wintry Weather Helps Reds In Stalingrad And Caucasus (By Associated Press) MOSCOW, Oct. 29.—The win-) try blasts are helping the Rus-| sians in the Stalingrad erea and | Caucasus. ' Enemy forces have been eee ed down in the last 24 hours due | to heavy snows. However the/| Germans made a frontal attack | in the Stalingrad area, which was thrown back with “heavy, loss”. FAN“CLAIMS (iy Associated Press) gti i Oct. forces taptittea 7,000 Rusdliile in ELKS | NATIONAL WAR SERVICE WEEK OCTOBER 26th to 31st The Elks’ Fraternal Center. 313 Duval Street, will hold Open House during this period to all Elks in Service. RERUNS esp et | soldiers were found frozen the latest fighting around Stal- ingrad. Much equipment also was re- | ported seized in the Caucasus in the recent drive towards the | principal oil fields. A report from the Caucasus front said a number of German to death at their posts. so bitter was the cold in one sector and so | that it is assumed they were caught unprepared. EMRLOYING MORE NEW YORK—Several U. S. aircraft companies are now em- ploying more workers than the entire industry did three years ago. FOI III IIIA IIA II PALACE THEATER ROY ROGERS in SUNSET SERENADE NEWS and SERIAL 1 | THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U. LSS SS DS SALT WATER BEING USED FOR FLUSHING FRESH WATER MAINS Salt water is being run through the mains today as a flushing process preparatory to supplying Key West with fresh water from the main- land, according to E. A. Ram- sey of the Florida Keys Aque- duct commission, who stated use for any purpose should be withheld until notified other- wise through The Citizen. It is expected a definite date when the water will be available for civilian use will be made public soon. IDENTIFICATION CARDS REQUIRED ORDER PERTAINS TO RESI-} DENT AND VISITING ANGLERS Raids by Allied and German; Until the exigencies of war- | and | time demand further modification | of rules governing identification of persons embarking at Florida both resident and visiting uniform ports, anglers may count requirements in this connection on through the Seventh Naval Dis-} trict. \ In order te obtain eonformity, District Coast Guard headquar- tes in Mismi have instructed all section Coast Guard officers and Captains of the Port to observe the following order {up on groups and \afloat: “Coast Guard cards will be \réquired of all members of the crews of both charter boats and private fishing boats. Personal identification such as may be satisfactory to Captains of the Port will be re- quired of all passengers on both charter boats and private fishing boats.” Whereas, previously, consider- able confusion has resulted fram conflicting requirements by va- rious Port Captains, especially between adjacent sections such as Miami and Everglades areas, in checking involving unavoidable hardships! on enforcement officers as well as the public, the Chief of Staff of the Coast Guard in this dis-j trict now considers this regulation entirely equitable. It is understood personal iden- tification for passenge aboard boats contemplates acceptance’ of Selective Service, Social Security and lodge membership automobile drivers’ licenses and the like. Requirements for Coast Guard identification cards may be obtained from Captains of the Port. Port's new office is in Building 1. Coast Guard authorities in Mi- | emi emphasized, however, in no instance will Coast Guard identification cards be restrictions must be observed. NO ABSENTEE VOTE CAST FOR ELECTION Until noon today not an absen- tee vote had been received for the general election in Novem- ber, according to the office of Judge Raymond R. Lord. This is unusual because quite a number are usually received here in elections. The deadline for filing absen- tee votes is through Friday, October 30 (tomorrow). GETS ‘LIFT’ OF $1,117 NEW YORK — Entering the pit! Poorly clothed for such weather] 0f an elevator shaft, Repairman| Frank>Holser really got he found $1,i17 in cash one claims it in six ‘months, will be his. a lift— HLLUEOUUUUUUANUAUEREAECTEOLAUAA UAHA HELLER FINAL NOTICE! All persons without auto tags November Ist will be subject to arrest and punished by the Municipal Court. No further warn- ge ag | “TUUUHULTOUUUUANEEOLUGEEROOUUAneenadaaneegegannaenannen individuals | identification } cards, | Here the Captain of the} that | recogniz- | ed as passes, and that local port | If no; it} KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1942 LATE BULLETINS (By Associated Press) BRANCH RICKEY TO HEAD DODGERS BROOKLYN, Oct. 29.—Branch Rickey signed a five-year con- | tract today to head the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National League, | to succeed Larry MacPhail, who has entered the armed service. | Rickey, it was learned, recently severed his connections with the | st. Louis Cardinals with which he was associated many years and | of which he was part owner. i STILL SEARCHING FOR RICKENBACKER WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.—Eddie Rickenbacker’s whereabouts , Still remain a mystery today, according to an Army announcement, | which stated the search is being continued as diligently as when the famous flier was first announced missing last week. Possibility , of his landing on an isolated island has kept the department from tad up hope. DRAFTING MEDICAL MEN TO BE STUDIED \ WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.—President Roosevelt will study the | report made by a Senate group on the situation that has arisen from | transferring the large number of medical men from civilian) to life in the ermed service. A survey recently made indicates that further | withdrawals to the armed services will mean the civilian population will suffer considerably. ALLIED AIR RAID ON JAP-HELD BASE { LONDON, Oct. 29.—An Allied air raid was made on one of| {the Jap-held aix bases in Burma this morning in which much dam- ‘age to the ground forces was reported. | i i | | SECRETARY HULL TO VISIT RUSSIA VICHY, Oct. 29.—The Paris radio reported today that Secretary | of State Cordell Hull of’ the United States will visit Russia in the jmear futuré for a conference with Stalin, This visit will be made by the high U. S. government official to show the importance felt | | in United Nations’ capitals of Russia's struggle for her existence. said \ the radio. | USO And Army And Navy Relief Societies Will Receive About $3,000 From Scrap Sale Here USO and the Army and Navy ‘relief societies are expected to benefit to the extent of about tee “aee whicki handled negotiations | for the sale are Captain Henry | E. McCracken and Lt. G. Mitch-! {bomber plane back to the states Che Hey West Citizer: A. “|LIEUT. D'ORSEY .; ADDRESSES ROTES SHERIFF SAWYER AND CHAS. | VETTER OF MIAMI WERE GUESTS OF CLUB | The Rotary Club members as- | sembled today at the noon-hour | at the Parish Hall on Bahama street for their regular weekly luncheon with a good _ attend- ance. Berlin A. Sawyer, Monroe County sheriff, and Charles Vet- ter of Miami were guests on the occasion, while the guest speaker | of the day was Lieut. Robert | D'Orsey, USN. Lieut. D’Orsey gave a very in- teresting talk, outlining his ex- Periences at Cavite, Naval Base in the Philippines, thence to Corrigedor amid: bombings, his | ultimate take-off in a sailboat to] Sabu, sailing by night and moor- ing in protective coves during} days to escape Jap raiders. Thence the long voyage in a fish- ing smack from Sabu to Thurs-! day Island, with a page torn from the atlas, a pocket compass, and an alarm clock as a_ navi- gating instrument. He related the trip from Thursday Island via a troopship to Australia, and thence by i ' { | The Rotarians plied the guest jwith numerous questions follow- ae his address. SPECIAL COUNCIL SESSION TONIGHT SANITATION AND HEALTH MATTERS WILL BE DISCUSSED The city’s sanitation problem, $3,000 as a result of ‘the sale of ap metal collected here to Jacksonville dealer whose offer of $3 a ton was offered and ac- cepttd by the Monroe County | Salvage committee. It is estimated there are ap- proximately 1,000 tons available for immediate sale. The $3 offer was made FOB Key West, which means, of course, there will be jno transportation charges. Joseph Pearlman, chairman of the committee, said that a far better price could have been ob- tained if the committee had been lable to provide transportation for the scrap to Miami. The dealer posted a check for '$500 to the committee and the balance will be paid as it is weighed in at Miami. A WPB! representative will be present in/ Miami when the scrap is weigh- jed. | The proceeds will divided between the USO and | the Army and Navy relief so-: cieties. Mr. Pearlman said Wed- nesday that it is likely that a donation will be made to Monroe county’s defense council. Besides, Mr. Pearlman, other members of the salvage commit-| UNEXPECTED JUNK FAIRMONT, Minn. — Parking his car, with a trailer load of; scrap attached, near a scrap yard, | Louis Strusse went in to arrange for disposal of the load. In some- |way, the car and trailer rolled {backward and into a passing freight train. The trailer couldn’t be distinguished from the rest of} the junk, so Strusse added it to the heap. The automobile es- caped injury. ' ell, both of the Army. Mr. Pearlman said to a Citi- zen representative this morning, | discussing the recent drive, that | recognition of the contribution of | {14 old cars by Peter Etenez of Catherine and Duval is deserving | and that he was one of the large | donors in this city. Mr. Pearlman also stated ‘that! Arthur Mulberg has promised | 25 old cars for the next drive! which will be held as soon as enough volunteers have offered | their services and cranes and| trucks are available. | ‘URGES REVISION OF TAX SYSTEM , DIRECTOR OF TAXPAYERS |i LEAGUE TERMS IT "A RACKET AND FRAUD” | | | | i \ be equally A i | LIVE OAK, Oct. 29.—(FNS) Terming the present tax system '“a racket and a fraud”, J. W. Blume, director of the Uniform Taxpayers League of Florida, urges the taxpayers of this state to band together in a determined jeffort to bring about the estab- lishment of a revised system that} will do away with the injustices j and inequalities that now exist, and insure fair and equitable taxes | on all alike. Blume contends that this. can only be accomplished through re- peal of the amendment to our state constitution which prohibits the levying of a state income tax. In his interesting book on the (Continued on Page Four) NOTICE! All persons 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 eecccccccccccces j to attend. principally concerning the hand- ‘ling and disposal of garbage end jtrash, and heaith matters in gen- eral, will be taken up for discus- sion at a special meeting of the City Council called for tonight at 8 o'clock. Army, Navy, Public Hedaith of- ficials, and- representatives of jother agencies, have been invited ‘MANY ENLISTMENTS IN NAVAL FORCES Like son, like father proved the |°* reverse of the old proverb in the ¢ase of Marvin Etheridge McAlexander, Sr., who has been ‘accepted by the Key West Navy recruiting office for enlistment |Mr. Alexander’s son has been in | the Navy some time. His home is in this city. Other men ac- cepted for enlistment the last two days include: Charles Osgood Varnedoe, United street. Samuel Wm. Watts, Key West Watts has been working on a dredge here and is an able-bodied seaman. Jose Lionel Soriano, 617 South street. Maximilian Labrada, 919 Pack- er street. Soriano and Labrada are “bud- dies” and if it can be arranged they will go through the Navy together. Winfred Vernon Porter Place. Joseph Herbert Eddleman, Key West. MISS McLAUGHLIN ARRIVES TO ASSIST IN MOBILE X-RAYING Miss Clio McLaughlin, Florida State Board of Health of Jacksonville, has arrived in Kéy West to assist in the program of? a mobile X-ray unit in Monroe County, which is a part of the tuberculosis campaign - Jerry Trevor is chairman of the Tuberculosis Association here, working in connection with the Monroe County Health Unit, in! charge of Dr. J. B. Parramore. Arragements are being made! for actual work of X-raying, the} dates of which will be announced | later. 1401 Powers of KILLED INDUSTRY PHILADELPHIA — The dis- covery of oil in Pennsylvania, and the ending of the fad for whale- bone corsets gradually killed the American whaling industry. e of the Key West, Florida, -has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenhe*t PRICE FIVE CENTS Solomons In Danger Unless Nore Allied. Frees Ai To Ward Off Jap Alacer SLES SSS SLE Decisive Battle Reported MACHINE GUN FIRING As Being Waged; Japs FRIDAY AFTERNOON | : i Have Been Heavily Rein- Announcement was made today by officers in charge at headquarters of the Key West Harbor Defenses that machine gun firing will be conducted | tomorrow afternoon, between | the hours of 2 and 3 o'clock. The practice will be carried on at the southwest end of the island. The Anti-Aircraft Artillery at Fort Taylor will also fire a trial shot problem between 9 p.m.and 10 ».m. Monday. Novmeber 2 The danger area will be bounded by a line from Fort Taylor to a point five miles due south; thence east for five miles, and north to Stock Island. This area will extend upward of 22,000 feet. "PI STS SILI ST Ts forced (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Oct. | decisive battle in the Pacific is 23.—A \believed raging today principal- ly between the Allied Nations and Japanese, according to a communique issued at noon. Dispatches from Pearl Harbor tell of aviators arriving there from the scene of battle who urged reinforcements be sent as quickly as possible to the bettle zone. Plessis esas vas They said the Japanese have GERALD SAUNDERS been heavily reinforced from ADDRESSES STUDENTS \tne carolina Islands and thet Saunders, chairman of the Solomons are in danger un- Weliare Committec of the Key West City Council and president of the Municipal Stadium Committee, was the principal speaker at the char exercises of the Key West H Schoo] this morning, held in the school auditorium. i Mr. Saunders addressed the students in the interest of — the Municipal Stadium, which is to be constructed by the Stadium Committee on Flagler Avenue The students displayed ereat amount of intere the conclusion of Mr. talk - they questions pr struction and operation proposed stadium During the marks, the Gerald the Public less additional Allied forces ar- tive in the battle area soon. th | COMMISSARY STORE MEMBERS BUY BONDS AMOUNTING TO $3,468 twenty- taff at the The m member J. S. Navy Cor missary Store in Key West ur the directon of Lieut.-Cor John C. Bennett (S subscribed 100 per ¢ drive here th purchases totz the a very and at Saunders’ seiged him with ining to the Bond of f is composed ¢ Jones, Newberry, S. C Hoff, Key West; Liew Bennett, Baltimore Batchelder, Key W Sehr E A of his stressed the importance of this community et to the students and the youth in general of the commun- ity. He reauested the tion of the student body all parents and the in general coursé speaker Or Rus as well citizenry I L. Wise, Miarn (cGoogan, Miafr Dierlar St A = neck = F. O'Dell, St ‘i ack T. Vann. Jace S. Mi To Keep Cows Contented Stay Away From The (iy Associated Press) COLUMBUS, 0. Aug Sidel ts’df' the nation’s mitk Va and egg production drive turned R. up in the wee news getters of_ Ey Jacobson the Ohio Ot pe Agi- Apiin P. Costar cultural Eatthnsi6a Office Edward Power “Cows give a maximum am: of miik only when free from y Robert Weir Harvey B. c turbing influences,” the letter Ky.; Howard L. Lee. erts. “Whacking a dairv n 4 over the rump with a k stool Gr reduces the amount of milk the Mi cow will give. “A. cow's heart pounds of blood thr der for every po duced and any fac nervourn’ fear reduce cow’s ability to extract from the blood materials which make terfat, milk s bumin,” it explains Another item cautions permitting numerous visitors the dairy barn and chicken lot “Farm ‘visitors usually want t stroke the, noses of all the a: and Cluck shrilly at all the ch 3% the bulletin ‘asserted. who sees his :cows atk’ té avoid outstretched hands or wibeshasiséen the hens pile into corners at the sound ef a shill scream of laughter knows that the imilk pail or the egg basket will be lighter that day.” K y Ww Deerfiel Bradsh: 29 — : J nt N Beach ii i; Alva € d Woodrow W. Sterlin Pa pump: GIVEN HEARING Elmer Henson g before Enrique charged highway or Justice m St Peace esday the casein and ing land Henson w trial on a $25 be The was al¥! ity Joe Knight nd made arrest NO. S51 HELLO. “tsa” AMERICA! SPECIAL MEETING APNEA ALAS HSL FINAL NOTICE! | 10 PER CENT PENALTY ON ALL CITY LICENSES After October 31, 1942 City Occupational Licenses and Motor Vehicle Licenses became due and payable October 1, 1942. After 12 o'clock noon Saturday, October 31, 1942, a ten per cent (10%) penalty will be added to all licenses issued. JOE JOHNSON, City Clerk. Dance and Refreshments 9:00 P. M. and a Friend Invited. GEO. O. LUCAS. Secretary VISITING ELKS WELCOME eee