The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 30, 1942, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service and Wide World For 62 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Pee eee talerenta ot ov We West VOLUME LXIII. No. 258. NEW THE SOUT eee ost eee NEWSPAPER IN THE U. KEY WEST, omc ae FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1942 The Key West Citize S. A. Japs Usé Similar Tactics In Solomons As They Did During Attack On Bataan Pas Reports State That They @ 2° 0° i929 O99 M A Have Land Force Esti- HELL HATH: NO. FURY mated At Twenty Thou-| | Ene WOMAN'S. SHEARS «By aneeiniade Press) sand SUSANVILLE, Calif., Oct. 30.—Police Chief W. O. Long answered a call reporting that an unidentified woman was jabbing the tires of a parked car with a pair of shears. When he arrived he found two flat tires and a note on the driver's seat reading: “You can repair a punc- tured tire but you can’t re- pair a punctured heart.” TIM LL II SIS [FARMERS WHIP LABOR SHORTAGE { Wide World Features thrown back. Foxholes are be-| ST. LOUIS, Oct. 30.—aA farmer ing used by both the defenders | in Indiana nailed a few boards to- s) | gether, mounted an old washing te: th ted | Carded belt to serve as a con- Bap, fend, er pe Blas ; veyor and hooked up the con- by..machine qgun.fize from, United electric motor. The result was a hay loader tration of enemy forces impos- sible jsecana, floor of the barn faster ‘i than three men can feed the ma- , j the cost was $8. ec Pan This example of ingenuity_in lage was cited here recently at a} ‘war problems” conference of | Rural Electrification Administra- ; tion systems throughout the coun- They reported farmers are Harbor said the Jepanese have! pviding their own grain eleva-! and the attackers. When the lat-| machine wringer, installed a dis- traptions+ te. half-horepower States planes, making concen- capable of elevating bales to the Naval and air forces are being| chine. Not counting the motor, called a major battle. with the! combating the farm labor short-} superintendents and managers of Information received at Pearl try. tors, potato loaders, chick brood- | (By Associated Press) | WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.—Tac- ; tics similar to those used by the | Japanese in their successful at- | tack on Bataan are being em-} i ployed by them on Guadalcanal: island in their attempt to regain | control of the bases can tured by | American forces in September. Up until this morning the ene-| my had made 15 attacks on the all defenders, of which were \ result still undecided this morn- i! ing, according to an Army com- munique. 20,000 men in their land forces, Foised for action against a small- foperated honcy extractors, The coolers, seed germinators latter, however, is in well forti- er United Nations force. and keep production at peak levels. fied positions and it is assumed! “Sixty milking machines have A 5 aS ‘ .. | been added on our systems in the it will be a difficult job to dis- | jast 18 months,” reported the REA| lodge them. | representative from Greenville, OQ. “This is due to the increased cca aR RR | production of milk and the lack} RETURN TO CITY of farm labor to doxthe' job by Fs hand.” Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sands of| Individual electrified repair Flagler Avenue, who had been! shops are springing ° Up’ on the spending two months in Wilming-| farms because of the shortage of ton, N. C., visiting Mrs. Sands’;new machinery and the need for mother and other relatives, re-| keeping present equipment in turned to Key West today. been working condition. Twenty-Two Are Killed As Result Of Tornado! (By Associated Press) BERRYVILLE, Ark., Oct. 30.—)suddenness that an opyotunity Twenty-two persons are dead Was not given those in its path and many were wounded as the| to seek protection. Doctors from nearby places | which struck this city early thie! "0° sae Sheee tos aie tee wounded. severel of whom afd ‘in a critical condition, result of a tornado’s twister, ) morning. A sawmill, grocery and sev- vee BRADY’S POULTRY MARKET Tennessee Milkfed ROASTERS Soft Bone ROASTERS — STEWERS Rhode Island Red Battery Raised -YERS eral other places of business, ‘to- gether with residences, wrecked by the tornado. The twister struck with such were | | | js | vr TIRE REPAIRS (Dill Electric Vulcanized) | Our Chickens are received alive Lou Smith Auto Service | and we Kill and Dress Them Daily Phone No. 5 White at Fleming Phone 540 1214 White Street ‘ers, dairy barn fans, electrically: egg) many other novel devices to help} ‘BRITISH: UNITS ON OFFENSIVE ‘i | |ALLIED PLANES TAKING | HEAVY TOLL OF INSTAL- LATIONS ALONG SHORE (Dy Associated Press) ALEXANDRIA, Oct, 30.—Brit- | ish forces continue on the offen- sive in Egypt with British and | i | Superiority of United, Nations: H Planes continues, Feeble efforts | i e@pparent and as a result many; of the enemy that rose to attack; during the past 24 hours were | shot down. i A Nazi radio report, heard! 1 ape said the British are threat-| ' ened on their flank. which resis on the Mediterranean. EXPRESSION OF APPRECIATION An expression of appreciation | jto Captain C. E. Reordan, Com- mandant of the U. S. Naval Op- | erating Base at Key West, for! the way Navy officials entertain- ed the 50 soldiers here on Navy Day was received yesterday from | Gol. A. T.. Arrington, Command-} ing Officer of the 265th Coast ! ‘Artillery, Key West Barracks. Captain Reordan planned an jentertainment for the soldiers; jand this included a band con- | icert, tour of the Naval Base, a! , turkey dinner, movie and picnic! ‘staged as part of the local Navy | Day observance. Captain Reor-| |dan’s idea was to create a closer! acquaintance and “ooperation of Army and Navy officers and en- jjisted men. Colonel read: “Permit me to express my of- ficial, as well as personal, ap-} |preciation of the many courtesies | accorded the fifty’ soldiers from! the Habor Defenses of Key West jat your Navy Day celebration | yesterday. i “From the many reports we! have received from the soldiers, | a splendid time was had by all, | and we feel sure many, new ifriendships between. the various j{branches of the sepvice. have {been formed as a result at your \kind invitation’? 9: bes i CAPPICK’S STUDIO'TO" BE OPEN TO VISITORS | NATIONAL ART WEEK| In eae of National Art; Week, November 1 to ~7, Miss Marie Cappick’s studio, 415 Olivia! street, will be open to visitors | from Monday through Saturday | from 4 to 6 o'clock each after- noon. There are 35 pictures exhibit- ed, some of which have been ex-; Arrington’s letter | hibited during the July-Septem-| ber shows of the Provincetown| Art Association, Provincetown, | Mass. Artists and others _interested| in art are inyited to. view the exhibit. TWO. ARREST ED Pancho Sdto and Otto Roberts were, arrested: ilasti night charg- ed with vagrancy and are being. held” fm the county jail. SATTID CHIC AT A Az GLU SUcALOA: Every Friday: at 8:30 P. M. : TOMORROW NITE t * UO ‘and Every Saturday 9:30 P. Johnnie Pritchard ished PYYTTITITITIVITITI TL COCO CEO CEOS oo Planes teking a ie | Service both of which were aired|the council. along with (By Asnociated Press) COMPULSORY ENLISTMENT OF WOMEN STUDIED WASHINGTON.—Compulsory enlistment of women is being given further study by the President today because of the reduction of manpower due to induction in the armed forces and work in plants producing war supplies. PLAN BUILDING 1200 LIBERTY PLANES NEW ORLEANS.—It was reported here today. that Anderson Hig- gins, local builder, has been given a contract to build’1,200 Liberty planes. STOCK EXCHANGE OPENS IRREGULARLY NEW. YORK.—The stock exchange opened .,irregularly . today. Bonds, opened fair to steady. MANY EXTRA WORKERS FOR XMAS RUSH NEW YORK.—Two thousand. four hundred extra .workers to; post office and branches in this metropolis. Many of these men play- jing the role of Santa Claus are expected to be in the armed serv- ices of the country before the rush is over. City Council Airs. Matter Of Sanitation Last Night The City Council met last | of sufficient size and power to | ant in special session to dis- eee the barge. |cuss the sanitation and other | Carl Bervaldi, chairman of the | health problems in general now County Commissioners, suggested confronting this commuity. | that our representatives in Wash- The matters Were discussed at.ington be contaciéd’ “and have great length by officials of the them take up the matter with city, county. Army and Navy, : the Navy Department in an en- Health Department, Chamber of deevor to secure somie help in| Board Public the metter. Works and representatives reel Due to the fact that the city is junable to furnish the boat ne- ; Commerce, of \other agencies in the city. The main issue was that of ob- i cessary to tow the barge, due to} | taining an improved garbage and its depleted finances, it was de- trash collection and disposal cided to have @ committee from the with a view of bringing about a! mayor. interview the local offi- better condition throughout the | cials cf the Navy Department, city. jend ascertain that if the city ac- Mayor Willard M. Albury “| |@ barge. would it be possible for | | tailed outline of his activities in’ the Navy to furnish one of its cepted the proposition of using dressed the meeting. giving a de- jendeavoring to secure an incin- [posts to tow the barge. Council- erator for taking care of garbage men Paul G. Albury. J. Glen- [ond t trash through an approprie-| wood Sweeting and Leonard ‘B. tion from the United States gov. | Grillon were appointed on the | srament._ However, the mayor | reiting to serve with the said the government is not able to go through with such a plan! at this time due to the shortage |of steel, which would be requir- mayor. It was also decided to com- | municate with the authorities in Washington and request that -|8n officiel from the health de- In lieu of this the government | partment be sent to Key West to has offered to furnish the city with a barge. which would be! ;ed to construct an incinerator. make a survey of the situation. Letters were read from the jused to take the garbage and|Chamber of Commerce and the trash out to sea and have it} dumped into the Gulf. The city! would be required to furnish a | tug boat or other type of vessel: Key West Woman's Club offering their cooperation in the clean-up campaign for Kev West. The (Continued on Page Three) SOCCCCO OOOO ROREROCOOEODCOOESSEOSOOSSEOSOOSOSOES 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 RUSSIANS STAND OFF HITLERITES |RED FRONT STILL SERIOUS: NAZIS GAIN IN GROZNY OIL FIELD AREA (By Associated Press) sians enemy. on the Stalingrad front. serious. {odReports, from the Caucasus | state. the enemy received a set- ;back inthe west and made a of Nazi planes to stop them is j take care of the early Christmas rush are now employed in the main ; | slight advance in the east in the | dxiwe apwends the Grey oll fields. RAFAEL KNOWLES HELD UNDER $1,000 BOND FOR |CRIMINAL COURT TRIAL Rafael Knowles, alias “Big | Head”, , was given a hearing this morning before Justice of the Peace Boysen, cnarged with a 'serious statutory offense and was held for $1,000 bond for trial in | Criminal Court. Knowles, who is an alleged second offender, was | Tepresented by Attorney John G Sawyer. The defendant waived | examination. Prosecuting Attorney Allan Cleare, Jr., later had the, man’s bond. withheld until investigation of another case could ‘be con- ON HANDKERCHIEF NEW YORK.—In early child- hood, Daniel Webster first stud ied the Constitution, which was printed on a cotton handkerchief FIGHT AGAINST AXIS BOSTON.—More than 110,000 Polish soldiers in exile are fight- ing against the Axis. Sailor Charged W Giving no reason for the at- tack on’ him. Evelio (Lucky) Vargas left the stand yesterday | Payl; Boysen’s) coutt Without the | sensations] testimony expected, Otto Pierce, man in the United States Navy. on a charge of assault with in- tent to murder. With his head and arms still wes stabbed and cut 13 times with a dirk by Pierce in a Duval street drugstore on the afterrioon of October 19. z. No testimény' was offéred' by the defense. The defense . at- torney, Louis Harris, obtained | from Vargas the admission oT he had once been in love with the RIAA AAIAAAIAIRIAAIAIIA I | DANCE SATURDAY NIGHT (OCTOBER 31ST) from 93 to 1 MOSCOW, Oct. 30.—The Rus-| continue to stand off the }Sithough the Russian front is still ducted. Knowles is 50 years old.) Vargas Held For Criminal Court | aftexpeop ity Fyaticepotithe Peace | jand his alleged assailant. Henry | 21-year-old radio- | wes bound over to Criminal Court} bandaged, Vargas told how he’ Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average | range of only 14° Fahrenhet } PRICE FIVE CENTS ROVED | niliaiadhom Gives For Immediate Construction amma Seven Hundred And Sev- VISITOR THURSDAY House Both Aad Colored Citizens | J. Peter Schutt, manager of the La Case Marina hotel here, spent Thursday in Key West, returning to New York late yesterday. While here Mr. Schutt stated he was uncertain ebout the opening of the ho- tel January 1 next and that Plans for the future regard- ing the hotel are uncertain. SiS Saw. ams ROBERT TURNER HELD FOR TRIAL HABITUAL DRUNKARD EN- TERED HOME OF JOSEPH GIBSON AT MIDNIGHT Authorizsten of ummec.s‘e comstruction of 774 sew housing units im Key West by the Ne tional Housimg Authority wes an mounced today py Capt Reorden. Ci Key West Nava. Operating Base Announcement comes ate. months of coordimatec effort Navy official: Key West Hous ang Authority and civilien agen cies im sted im alleviating the eCute housing shortage wmicn ass existed bere samce the emerges cy- Captain Reordan was imform:_ by G. H. Bever of the National Housing Agency by ‘telephone from Atlanta. Ga. today that tne Frog.am would include sous. fer both white and coleted au zens. Three types of housing will be comstructed as follows: One hundred and fifty hous- es with one and two bedrooms. 25 of which will be for negroes. These units will be contre Robert Turner habitual drunk: well today on a trespass: for trial in Cr phend of $50 in {Peace Enrique aaa 's court today. It was alleged Turner entered | jthe home of Joseph Gibson Johnson Lene about midn and that he told the latter “get out and sta r being a man of he japparenly musculé demand unde threatened to «€ force. The returning iKnight, who placed ‘jail. ith Stabbing was a dus occupant Deruty T for by private concerns. Four hundred family house: 75 to be for negroes. Two hundred and urner twenty four apartments. of which 62 will be designated for single women and 162 for two-person femilies. That insufficient housing in Key West has retarded the west {pretty blonde wife of the young naval expansion program in West Ke \sailor, but that this infatuation . was revealed 4 short time for the married woman had cool- go when nounced that an additional workers are needed at the Capt. Reorden an 1009 base jed since the attack on his life. | Justice ,Boysen ordered Pierce |held under a condition bond of if b i could be ided. $500. if housing prov: se a To provide immediate accom Tf officers of Pierce's ship wiil modetions for civilian worker: guarantee that he will be here | the Navy recently converted te | for the November term of court. ! cld Gato cigar factory on Simo jhe can be released under $500) | bond,” “= guaantee is not given the bond | will be $1,000.” ten street into a This. however. for only a small pecentage of ac- commodations needed. While no official informrtion has yet been received here by Wellace Kirke. executive direc- (Continued on Page Three men's dormi Boysen seid. tory. Frovided | Pierce went to jeil and wes still imprisoned at noon today. 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