The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 5, 1942, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service and Wide World For 62 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Xey West VOLUME LXIII. No. 263. No Vigorous: Protest: Expected | In Ships Tumed Over To. Axis Thirty-Five Former Allied "SOP IP DMO MDS, Merchantmen Had Been CANNCN — : Held In French Port For MAYO ‘CLINIC j 5 (By Associated Presa) Eighteen Months ROCHESTER, Minn., Nov. 5.—Representetive Pat Can- non of the Fourth Florida congressional district has arrived at the Mayo clinic here for a check-up on his physical condition.s (By Asnociated Press) LONDON, Nov. 5.—It is expected that the Allied nations will vigorously protest the allo- not | cation to the Axis nations of 35 former Allied merchantmen, to- telling 120,000 tons. which had been held in French ports for the} last 18 months or more. Three of these |REPORTED THAT GERMAN POSITION WAS TAKEN AT ONE POINT ships «already have reached Genoa in Italy, it was stated by a spokesman of the British Ministry of Economic Warfare. Wednesday. The ships, Danish. (By Associated Press) { Nor-; MOSCOW, Nov. 5.—Russian | ¥ ‘forces have broken up an attack; wegian Netherlands and Dutch’ by armored and land forces in| idle in| the Caucasus and at one point a |Nazi position was taken, a com-| French ports since the German munique revealed today. In another section of the Cau- casus the Russians beat off an chartered by enemy offensive action, causing | the Nazi forces to lose 60 per! ‘cent of the effectives of one di- vision. | However, the situation in the |Caucasus remains critical and! with the use of air and groundj | reinforcements the last two days! ROBERT MALONE FORCED TO WAIT ANOTHER( #80 is expected. | An earlier communique re- MONTH DUE TO HIS vealed that the Germans con- |tinued to attack all Soviet posi- EXTREME YOUTH ‘tions inside Stalingrad, with | |both tenks and infantry, indicat- jing there had been no decrease | Key West can well afford to be; jn the intensity of the fighting | proud of Robert Richard Malone,|as it entered its 74th day. It said who will not be 17 years old until} 1,000 Germans were killed andj next month, and who, not to miss eight tanks disabled during the | the part he wanted to take in his; Wednesday fighting, without any | country’s present “fra made: gains in ground. known his intentions by seeking} Strengthened by enlistment in the Navy before | ments, Russian troops northwest | reaching the minimum of 17 of Stalingrad, captured five dug-| years. Young Malone has _ been|outs and tortified nositions, while } accepted, but cannot enter the) Soviet artillery Gemolished nine | Service for another month. He) blockhouses. About 130 Germans; lives at 1213 Division street. Other | were killed in this area, the com- | local men accepted this week for!munique describing the fighting of ownership, have lain invasion of these countries. Three | originally were Great Britain. reinforce- | | JA AAAAL ELA Che Key West Citize THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1942 White: Elephants Bring Good Luck To Collector SOCIAL SECURITY—That's how Ray Gamble regards the “good luck” elephants which over-run his home. Wide World Features TACOMA, Wash., Nov. 5.—Thirty-five years ago an old Chinese sailor sold Ray Gamble a carved elephant after spinning yarns about the tradition of luck surrounding the pachyderms. The next day, a debtor Gamble had forgotten paid him $50 and since then—just to make sure—he has collected almost 3,000 of them until the hobby has become what he terms an obs el sion. To his carved elephants, some of which are priceless and inlaid with precious stones, he attrib- utes good health, business suc- cess and a happy home li: “Perhaps it is not necessarily the elephants that are lucky, but the faith and confidence it gives you in the belief you are lucky because of them,’ Gamble main- tains. For many years he gave Today a wealthy manufacturer visitor to the Gamble home a tiny im his 50’s, Gamble still has the'elephant as a luck piece “and in original elephant. His factory, of-| 20 years NO one has ever come fice, home, yard,“statitnery, lino-‘back to report the loss df a hand- leum, ring, book matches, towels | bag carrying one of them.” —in fact, just about everything connected with him bears his ele- phant mark, He has made a life long study {of the luck traditions surrounding elephants. He discounts the old saw that only elephants with their trunks pointing upwards are lucky. He declares any carved elephant is luck each SPECIAL DENTAL TREATMENT FOR FORCES OF C.G. Outlying Coast Guard units in the Naval District will be provided with expert dental service through the operation of a motorized dental unit, which; left Miami headquarters Oct. 29 to visit various East Coast bases. Responsible for this special service for enlisted men and oth- Seventh AT SLOW TEMPO APPEARS THAT BOTH SIDES ‘ARE MAKING PLANS FOR NEW POSITIONS IN FU- TURE OPERATIONS ‘}206 Republicans ‘MARINE OFFENSIVE, IN GUADALCANAL| the Navy, according to H. M. Reed, Wednesday revealed. er Coast Guard personnel in recruiter in charge, also include: | Charles Osgood Varnadoe, 1401! United street. George Perez, 1206 White street. | Mr, Perez is a well-known Key | West butcher and will be assigned | to the N. O. B. here | Oscar Alvarez Ramirez, 817) Carson Lane. | Frederick L. Johnson, Jr., 1415) Newton street. ' Jack Kenneth Villareal, 807, Catherine street. Johnson and! Villareal are “buddies” and if it is | possible, will be assigned to the} same station or ship. i Joseph Manuel Alvarez, 1105) Division street. | Fernando Lee 900 | United street. | James Clenton Hooker, Sr.,} Porter Place, Key West. Hooker} will assist in “boot” training here. | Edward William Woodman, Post Office Inn, Key West’ Wood- man is a veteran seaman and well | known along the waterfront here. ' Garcia, (By Associated Press) | Florida are Dr. W. P. Wright and j WASHINGTON, Nov. 5—The ‘Dr. Carl Michel, senior dental {surgeon and chief medical offi- ‘cer of the Coast Guard, respec- jtively. ‘The district unit is un- USERS OF VEHICLES ider the direction of Dr. R. N. Key West truck owners and | é drivers are urged to acquaint | Baker, assistant dental surgeon. themselves with ‘the ruling of the | | Doctor Baker and his assistant- Office of Defensive Transporta- , Chauffeur plan to remain from; tion,, which follows: fone to two weeks at each sta- “All trucks used for. construc-|tion, utilizing complete mobile tion or any other, purposes must ‘¢quipment for operations where be registered with. the. United {8 electricity is available. The States of America, Office of De-{@PParatus includes a treadle- fensive Transportation, Detroit, |tyPe drill, such as was used be- Mich. Unless registered by No- | fore electric drills were in com- vember 21 1942, all equipment!™on operation, but modernized will be frozen, meaning no tires |a@nd_ streamlined for effective and no gas.” | service. : : Those affected in the Key! Later the traveling unit West area should make applice- {Visit the Gulf Coast Guard sta- tion immediately to the ODT of- | tions, also, it was announced. fice, Miami, Fla) When making! pplication, ask for certificate of |CAPT. WAYNE HALL rae oe nn ee ee | A oor AT LOCAL BARRACKS INSTRUCTIONS FOR - Guadalcanal island fighting has slowed the last 24 hours and both sides are thought to be jockeying for positions for fu- ture operations. During the initial assault Sun- day, one band of marines drove across the Matanikau river and racked up a two-mile advance— thus giving the defenders slight- ly more elbow room in their con- stricted area of approximately 25 ‘square miles. It was foregone, however, that {the defenders would not let the will ;enemy go unmolested in the east- ern sector. American fliers, who jhave been hammering away at jJap troops and positions on the jwestern front since last Friday, !were expected to seek out the jenemy in the eastern location and try to make his position un- | tenable. WAVES To Occupy Casa Marina , Hotel According To Reports Casa Marina hotel Pi used to house the WAVES, ‘omén’s branch of the Navy, if the seport heard in Key West: today §§ true. Use of this hotel for varid&S pur- B.P.O. Elks, No. 551 HELLO, AMERICAN! Meeting Tonight, 8 p.m. Lodge Roem, 313 Duval St. M. R. BUCKALEW, D. D. G. E. R. Florida East Will Visit ‘stating ‘it will house officers, tion is desired. | Capt. Wayne Willard Hall has! been assigned to the Medical’ 'Corps, Station Hospital, at Key} | West Barracks, according to an-| nouncement of the Commanding ; ;Officer of this Army Post. Captain Hall came to Key | pogds. hasbeen announced, one| West from Glen. Rock, N. J, yee ; Iwhere he lived at 830 Rock Road. } = ‘ |He was formerly connected with | another that it will be uséd for a:the Paterson» Genéral Hospital, | }hospital, ahd the latest, as stated,{Paterson, N. J. ! | to be used by the WAVES. = Hall is a graduate of } ».{the Alabama Polytechnic Insti- |. A branch of the Navy. wonlen's (0 ud: received his MD. trom |Personnel, it is understood, will Cornell University Medical Col- 'be stationed here soon or about ilege. He is a former president j the first of the year. Several girls|of the Pasaic County, N_ J., Med- lof the organization have been'ical Society and is a fellow in lect. on Key West streets this}the American College of Surg- | week. It is thought they were j Cons. jsent here to make arrangements | for the coming of the larger’ group. i\WANTED! * S02 seisbs) Fripay wit. nov. orz A Key West man who saw the © lady. ss house- 8:30 to ? LABOR BOARD CALLS FOR SIX FIREMEN An urgent call has been made by the Labor Board for five fire- men with experience in firing steam boilers with fuel oil and one fireman with Diesel experi- ence. Applicants for these jobs are asked to call at the office of the Labor Board, post office build- ing. Sadie Hawkins DANCE offensive of the marines in the} “How can we lose this war when we have the cooperation of such good-looking young women? 0” boy!” Elks In Service and Visiting Elks Welcome GEO. O. LUCAS, Secretary trio who visited this city -said:|keeper for family of four. Good, ond bound. Salas ae ta! HIGH SCHOOL GYM set. Afternoons and evenings off.! Mrs. Reese, 1715 Washington St.' Orchestra PUBLIC INVITED G.0.P. GAINS SHAKE DEMOCRATS IN WASHINGTON RETURN TO CONGRESS AFTER VISITS TO OTHER POINTS: i REPUBLICANS GAIN FORTY- ; ONE SEATS | | {By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Nov. 5.—Bal- Not-battered Democratic members of the Congress began arriving back in Washington today, follow- ing visits to their bailiwicks where many were overcome by Repub- ican victories. Reports received at noon today showed 218 Democrats elected and for Congress ;with seven districts unreported. tThe Republicans, according to these figures, gained 41 seats. Serious as were the Democratic } losses in the senate, the Presi- dent’s party was certain of a ma- {jority of the 96 members. Forty- one seats are occupied by Demo- cratic hold-overs, and at least 15 other seats were retrieved from jthe Republican whirlwind. The list of incumbent Demo- cratic senators re-elected included ; Bankhead of Alabama, Ellender } of Louisiana, Maybank of South} Carolina, Russell of Georgia, Glass ; of Virginia, Stewart of Tennessee, | Bailey of North Carolina, O-’} Daniel of Texas, Green of Rhode} Island, Hatch of New Mexico, Johnson of Colorado and Chand- lier of Kentucky. { Mrs. Clare Booth Luce, blonde playwright, author and world’ traveler, took a Connecticut house seat, while Hamilton Fish, day-in- | day-out opponent of administra- tion foreign policies before Pearl Harbor, won again in the 26th New York district. So-called political experts al- ready have hopped on the Dewey- [for-President bandwagon. But Dewey is not likely to. get the | nomination in 1944, if the GOP high command remains in control. | It isthought the GOP leaders will} immediately begin to line up with Gov. John W. Bricker, Ohio's} first third-term governor, or with the youthful Gov. Harold Stassen of Minnesota. MANY ENLISTED MEN RECEIVE PROMOTIONS | Promotions of the following en-; listed men have been announced by the Commanding Officer, Har- ‘bor Defenses of Key West, where } ‘the men are located with the U. S. Army: To be Sergeant: Corporal Carl L. Binger, Bushnell, Florida; Cor- poral Abraham Bryan, R.F.D. No. 1, Plant City, Florida. To be Corporal: Private first class Alex H. Conoley, R.F.D. No. 2, Thorndale, Texas; Private first class James W. Hull, 709 N. Ridge- wood Avenue; Daytona Beach, Florida; Private first class Phi' bert E. Moore, Peach Bottom, Pa.;/ iPrivate first class Charles H. | Oliver, 307 Adeline street, Day- tona Beach, Florida. i To be Corporal - technician: Private first class Daniel C. Corp- jruz, 4135 Arcadia Avenue, St. Louis, Mo.; Private first class Rob- ‘ert A. Pickels, Box 921, Daytona |Beach, Florida; and Private first class James E. Mayner, R-F.D. No. 2, Ozark, Arkansas. | ee FEN es |MOTOR MECHANICS TO MEET FRIDAY i | Mrs. Murray Wiener announc- jes a change in the time of the {organization meeting for the new Motor Mechanics class at the | Key West Barracks Friday eve- jning. | The class will convene at 8:00 ‘o'clock, and Lt! Barefield, the {instructor, has issued instruc- jtions to the guards at the gate {to direct the prospective mem- jbers to the garage where the ‘classes will be held. Announcement is also made that the next Motor Corps meet- jing will be held on Armistice !Day evening, November 11th, |with Miss “Keeter” Roberts, at the home of Mrs. Mamie Porter on Alberta street at 7:30 o'clock. Visitors are welcome. | PALACE THEATER “SOMBRERO KID” NEWS and SERIAL | | i | H | i | | 1 | | (GEORGE M. COHAN, “GRAND OLD MAN’ OF STAGE, IS DEAD |home today at the age of 64 Key West, Florida, hes the most equable climate in tne country; with a= average range of only 14° Fahrenhe't i a & > S. A. PRICE FIVE CENTS Rommiel’s Forces Continue To Flee Before Great Offensive Started First Part Of Week * [SFIS PIO OEE SS An italian Communique ‘EXPECT FIVE MILLION Admits Retreat Of Fore- MEM I; SERVES, SOOM 06 That Country, Al (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 — so Secretary of War Stimson, answering a query mede by a newsman today who asked if the American forces would reach 4500.000 men by the first of the year. said: “Yes and considerably above that figure.” GREAT ACTOR DIES RRR RS ERO SOT (By Associated Press) CAIRO. Nov. 5.—Field Marshal Rummel's Nazi forces continued {to flee today before the crowing offensive started the first of the TDS SEI DD ST PS week by the eighth army © MAJ. SPOTTSWOO ONE OF WINN IN GOLF MATCH ~~ 1 HE AND COLONEL CLEMENT | knowledges retreat of forces of DEFEATED ENLISTED MEN thet country. and stated the air IN FOURSOME AT FORT @ttack was so terrific that plane: HANCOCK. N. J. of the Nazi forces and Allied " the Imperial forces. and it is not un expected that the retreat. which hourly is bordering on a rout will reach the border - ac GEORGE M. COHAN Nations at times could not be (Specipt ta The Citizen) discerned apart. One report stat- FORT HANCOCK, N. J., Nov.'ed one enemy plane shot down “I'D RATHER BE RIGHT”. HIS 5—A Colonel and a Major chal- one of his countrymen. LAST PRODUCTION, COM- lenged a Sergeant-and a Private to a doubles golf foursome here PARES WITH OTHER GREAT this week—but the officers ap- ACHIEVEMENTS parentiy don't believe in fairy stories because they beat the en- listed men one up in the 18-hole match. Military observers’ in believe the offensive lude to an Allied land z the Italian ing on the Mediterranean. Th reasoned that with Egypt the Libyan area cleared of enemy Lor is coastal area NEW YORK, Nov. 5.—George! tn. officers are LA. Col. Lucius : M. Cohan. “grand old man of the = “4 the Italian tage”, died in his Fifth A: R. Clement, Fort Hancock Ex- aa sail see se ne cap ne eg (cutive Officer of Buffalo, N. ¥..! 0° un years. He was surrounded by ie ae coe piece London _ newspaper his wife and children when he) pee Biot beer 5 ; streamers calling the died, death following a coma o! ce ag et ier a a three hours. achievement of the war “ld Rather Be Right,” Mr. coast to attack jpottswood, Officer, home is in Key West, Fla. ; ‘Ine vanquished soldiers, Sgt Alphonse Zedalis, Nashua, N. H whose pages suc znd Pvt. Emil Sabol, 34 Thomp. *\ glorious victory has come Ceama ae ggbiee ey compares ‘son St., Raritan, N. J., are both with his other achievements as ¢x-caddies and are at present at- a composer and on the stage_ tached to the medical detach- George M. Cohan, once aptly|ment of the Fort Hancock Sta- described as a “drama _practi- | 109 Hospital. tioner,” was dancer actor, drama-} The challenge was tendered tist, producer, manager, composer | Whe Sst: Zefalis won the Post and lyricist, motion picture and |Cnlisted men’s’ golf © tournament, talkie star in a career that ex- | With’ Sabo 'the ‘runner-up. } tended over more than 40 ye: bs In the idividual’metching, Ma- Also hé was something of a poet Jo" Spottswood bteezed ‘through and was always a baseball fan. ._ | With low’ seore’of 78 to take the Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, all-Post golf ‘¢hampionship while quoting Victor Hugo's dictum that | 5@bol trimmed Col. Clement. melodrama was for the crowd, tragedy for women and comedy/ELKS TO ENTERTAIN for the thinker, once said that VISITING OFFICIAL Cohan’s genial satire and fun- provoking lines and antics had} helped men and women to becoine}_ The Key West Lodge of Elks thinkers in the modern American Will assemble in session at 8:00 o'clock, tonight at their head- for the purpose of theater. | Cohan’s efforts ran the gamut) quarters from being a boy prodigy violinist greeting and entertaining M R at the age of 5 to recognition in|Buckalew, DDGER., of the his mellow years as America’s|Florida Eats Coast area, accord keenest stage interpreter of con-|i8 to an announcement made temporary life. “There aren't|today by George O. Lucas, secre- twenty people who really know| ‘ry of the local organization. the man.’ one commentator! Mr. Buckalew will pay his of- wrote, “but he knows more than|fi¢ial visit to the lodge at this 5,000 intimately.”. ;time, and all members re- Composer of “Over There” | quested rip; be dn ‘attendané tied a: The War Office, munique to war in Egypt that heavy fig! fore the present ed. ssued Tremendous Axis Losses Ancther communique at ed the Axi in eks « tle “Exceptionally high” cas ualties in dead and wounded. Six hundred planes. Two hundred and sixty tanks destroyed or captured. Two hundred and seventy guns. Fifty thousand tons of ship. ping laden with supplies. Allied air losses were ed as “light” in the 12-day bloc break-through by which the ish imperials hope to smash finality the Axis position ca. The British climaxed days of aerial preparation, w ed the Axis line, touched elaborate four-mile-deep p@Ceatinued on Page Four end two less t a dr mir i 5 The patriotic note was used whenever opportunity offered and such musical shows as “Little Johnny Jones,” “George Wash- ington, Jr.” and “The Yankee} Prince” were motivated by: wav-| ing flags and songs like “The! Grand Old Fiag” and “Gee, Ain't I Glad I'm Home Again” Resumption of collection of Ability to popularize such sen-|scrap metal began this morning timents with swinging melodies in Key West and will continue | and frank adaptations of musical’through the remaiider of the! themes made for his greatest'week and into next week, if} single song success “Over There.” | necessary. ~ Cohan said that it popped into his} Equipment is now available head early in the world war days! for collecting scrap of all cate- as he was on his way to his office,| gories and donors of this class} and he had the bugle-like refrainjof metal are asked to contact) and most of the first verse com-| Joe Pearlman at his store on Du- plete when he reached his desk. | val street or Lieutenant Mitch- “Dear George Cohan: The Presi-|ell at the Army Barracks. Scrap Metal Collection Was Resumed Here This Morning Thi unrestrict city at this time. possible with the use of the crane. Recognition is given time to the large do Leonard Starling, manager the Jefferson hotel, who is t ing over 50 old cars to the « mittee. ~CUAMAEEADOGUALEREUOLALGRSCUEAUOAAGEOEOELAG EAHA > NEW LOCATION dent considers your war song} Persons having old autos, mo- GATO REAL ESTATE & “Over There’ a genuine inspiration|tors or any other heavy scrap / IMPROVEMENT CO to all Amerivan manhood,” said, are being solicited in this drive. P a note received from Joseph|The intention of those in charge|| 930 Catherine St. Phone 2 (Continued on Page Four) of the work is to clean up the