The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 12, 1942, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service and Wide World For 62 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Xey West Key West, Florida, hes the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenhe*t VOLUME LXIII. No. 269. Jap Forces On New Guinea Threatened With Annihilation Driven Back To Main Base, 92 OD DDO MS 4 - _ RUSSIAN FORCES ARE € Buna, They Are Fac- " TOLDING THEIR OWN (By Asxociated Prexs) MOSCOW, Nov. 12.—The Russian high command an- nounced today that Soviet troops are holding their own on all fronts. Reports from Stalingrad ed By American Forces From Southeast (By Assoc DARWIN, Nov. 12.—Jap forces on New Guinea are reported to-| were that the Germans had day to be threatened with an-| been driven back in two at- | tempts they had made to nihilation. | gain ground in the northwest Driven back to their main base; Section of the city. In this fighting, the communique at Buna, said. two companies of Ger- mans were almost wiped out. Fighting in the Caucasus has slowed down. At Nal- the | Chik the Germans are report- / ed to have lost 200 officers northwesterly slope of the Owen’ and men and three tanks in | @n attack that was thrown Stanley Mountains, | back by the Russians, they are faced by American forces coming from the | southeast and with Australian’ contingents coming down Meanwhile, Allied plenes are keeping up an almost continuous |S OOM IL SE AF Buna, Their base there has been YACHT CLUB HOLDS bombed so often it is almost pul- ITS ANNUAL -MEET verized, and their cirfield is now | raking of the Japanese forces at almost unusable. J. K, CLEMMER SELECTED AS COMMODORE OF OR- GANIZATION Allied planes yesterday attack- | H eda Jap destrover 120 miles! from New Guinea, but the extent | of the damage inflicted on her, | The Key West Yacht Club held jits annual meeting at the club- In the Solomons. the United | house Wednesday night. wes not ascertained. ’ States marines are meeting with| Despite the stress and _ inter- little resistance at Guadalcanal, {°T¢"Ce with, its. programs, due to} ‘war conditions, it was felt that the club Had its place in main- taining the morale of the com- {munity and that it should ‘ con- jtinue its activities to the fullest jextent permitted by stances. either east or west of their air- field. SPECIAL SESSION TOMORROW OF circum- MECHANICS CLASS Appreciation was expressed for! — the manner-in which the retiring ft #:80 Friday aftetncon the |.ommodore, Everett W. Rusell ifrst instruction will be given by : g ¥ jhas sailed the ship thr Lieutenant Barefield to the new |pos Salled the ship through a motor mechanics class, This elass| 7 ne PoTiOd andthe new com- e Pret 8 Class | modore, J. K. Clemmer, is assur- ed of the hearty cooperation of the crew of the Key West Yacht Club. Upon W. C. Bryant's announce- ment that a son had been added to his family on that same day, a hearty welcome was extended jto the future member of the yacht club and a toast was drunk to his health. Attending were Commodore | Everett W. Russell, Rear Com- modore Everett P. Winter, John Russell, J. K. Clemmer, A. E. Peirce, Earle Sycks, A. F. Puck- ett, Mr. Bryant, Wallace B. Kirke and S. C. Singleton. Elections resulted as follows: Commodore—J. K. Clemmer; will hold its regular session from 7 till 9 notified. hereafter unul surther WOMAN HELD IN JAIL ON VAGRANCY CHARGE Ella Shaffer, a young woman who looks as though she is still in her teens but claims her age is 2 is being held inthe county a vagrancy;,.charge $ bond. The girl was ‘ested night.im company ofa sailor in a car parked in, the ald! Lowe lam-! ber''shed on lower Greene street by Depitty JdéKnight, who was accompanied: .by A. +H: McInnis, | chief deputy sheriff. The girl is said to live in an ton street house. Circumstances of the case which are very unusual are being investigated before a hearing is held. under E | nable; Rear Commodore—A. E. Peirce; Secretary-Treasurer — R. F. | Wheeles: Associ: | Syck: House Committee—A. F. Puc- |kett, chairman, and W. C. Bry- ant. Applications for membership of Dr. J. Yates Porter, Jr., and Howard Overlin were approved and they were elected to mem- e _ Director — Earle CHAS. LANE, COLORED, DROWNED TUESDAY While working on a dredge in the harbor Tuesday, Charles Lane, 25, colored, of Miami, : stumbled and fell into the water. | bership. : ; Before he could be rescued he} Several other offices remain ie diowiied. |to be filled. Names will be an- The body was recovered Wed- nesday. Justice of the Peace Enrique Esquinaldo empaneled ‘a coroner’s at the next meeting. | The sum of $100.00 was placed at the disposal of the House and jury to hear testimony. in’ the Grounds Committee for the pur- accident. ‘ pose of renovation and. prepar- Lane was employed on a Navy jing) the club for the winter sea- defense project here. . ) Son, SS SRSESES Siu REET ARS 2 8 -qvt tutu | NOTICE CORRECTION Vice-Commodore—H. C. Con- | |nounced by Commodore Clemmer | Che Key West Ctlizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1942 ‘DENIES STATEMENT ‘PRINTED IN. MIAMI PAPER CITING TAX ie | | | | | ‘AX COLLECTOR PINDER RE-/| ITERATES JUDGE BROWNE! DID PAY TAX ASSESSED ON | Key West’s spacious Casa Ma-j AUTOMOBILES jrina Hotel will be available for |Navy and Army officers and |their bonafide dependents be-; tween Dec. 1-10, it was announc-! ed today by Capt. C. E. Reordan, ! s Commandant of the Naval Oper-| cense tax on automobiles, my of- ating Base here. fice records prove that he did.| Captain Reordan’s announce- Furthermore, this is not an ad'ment was welcome news to valorem tax,” but is collected lieu /SC0res Of officers and their de- lot g l tax, sand Sam B,/Pendents who have complained | Sai pe recall sane abe ‘\vigorously about the housing {Pinder, city tax collector, this shortage in this, area. morning. Since the Navy’s vast expan-! This statement was in regards:Sion program began about a to a story appearing in a Miami ¥¢@? 280, many officers have ieee ‘ : Pe 1923 unable to find adequate living paper which stated that “in 1923 | orters and have been forced tp |the judge wrote a confirmingipay exhorbitant and unreason- opinion upholding a State law jable rent charges throughout the which _ prohibits mmarici pales! Se fee condition will un- i ; a btedly be eliminated through from lev: an ad valorem tax | COU 3 fabio ok bdo “S'the use of the well-known ho- tel. {fused year after year to buy a; Approximately 250 officers may tag.” have access to the new hotel at | Mr. Pinder stated that part of reasonable rates which have been the story concerning a confirming | approved by both the Army and opinion is correct, but he vehe-;Navy. _ : mently refuted the statement that! Captain Reordan today sent ' the late judge did not pay the tax | questionnaires to all Naval offi- which, he said, was continuel un- cers and these questionnaires 1 | i | ‘ | “Despite a statement made in !a Miami paper that Jefferson B. iBrowne never paid the city’s li- jon autompbiles, and that he re- { j | | itil his death. ! The part Judge Browne took in jthe story concerned an action to {be taken by Joseph Crusoe, local | insurance agent, questioning the | legality of the license tax. Cru-; soe was arrested for failure to| buy the 1942: license, hence his); complaint. H Crusoe’s attorney said he had | asked for a continuance of Cru- soe’s trial in municipal court for | nilure to buy a license until Cir-/ | the benefit of all concerned. To all Tire Inspectors withiri | returns here from Miami.’ The; Be ; ease will be appealed to this court. | official OPA Tire Inspector for, ee |this area. INTERESTING CALLERS |? Woencver 2» au ame AT OFFICE OF C. OF C.inis tires and car to see that: owne a |there exists no condition causing | Interesting callers at the Cham- unnecessary wear on his _ tires. ber of Commerce today included'Should any such mechanical de- | |Mr. Budlong, superintendent at|fect exist and the owner does | Fort Jefferson National Monu-;not have it repaired then and ment and C. R. Vinton. Mr. Bud- there it will be noted on his in- jlong states that Albert C. Manu-ispection record. The inspection | ley, assistant historian of South-!will include: eastern National Monuments, a. Checking of serial num- {with headquarters at St. Augus-! bers of all tires. (where a dis- tine will serve as acting superin-| crepency exists you will note it |tendent at the fort. Mr. Manucy} on record) | wrote the article “Ghost in the! b. Inflation of tires. | Gulf,” that appeared in the Sat-! ce. Wheel alignment jurday Evening Post for April 18,; d. Need for — repair, |1942. Mr. Manucy is accomapn-| ping, replacement. etc tied by his wife. They will re-} 3. You must indicate |main at the fort during Mr. Bud- | record: long’s absence on his annual 'eave! —_a. Serial number of tires. of about ihree wecks. | b. Date of inspection. | C.R. Vinton. coordinating su- | c., Required service, | perintendent, Southeastern Na-| (recap, repair, replace, jtional Monuments, St. Augus-| within 1000 miles, fill \tine, arrived at Key West No-/ casing, etc., etc.) vember 5, accompanied by Mr.! d. Odometer reading (speedo- jand Mrs. A. C. Manucy. Due to! meter mileage). |inclement weather, they did not! . e, Signature,’ station nifmber lleave Key West until November} and location of Inspector, if | 18, remaining over at the fort until the vehicle is approved for con- | an automobile! t | | | recap- on the if any replace cut in the 11th. Mr. and Mrs. Manucy| tinued service. | ‘long and Mr. Vinton left the fortjowner that you are doing a} | November 12. |friendly service to help him and| iThat it is all for the common! | good and so that he may be able| | HOME AT GULFPORT | -__— jtires when necessary. |_ GULFPORT, Nov. 12-(FNS)—| 5 For this service you are | |for the Admiral Byrd expedition |axcess of twenty five cents per |to the South Pole, has recently | vehicle if no tires are removed! come a winter rasident. He start-|demounted for the purpose of | jed his seamanship in 1899 on the | the inspection you are authorized {remained at the fort. Mr. Bud-} 4 you will impress on the! | | jnot to seek work for yourself. } {MAKES PURCHASE OF jto secure a replacement for his | Walter K. Queen, chief engineer’ authorized to charge a fee not in |purchased a home here and be-} from the vehicle. If a tire is ltraining ship, the old “Enter- 40° the PLP “ ‘ jto charge, prise,” and retired as Lieutenant Commander, U. S. Naval Reserve. | }He is now chairman of the Board | ea {of Commissioners of the Massa-} | Chusetts Maritime Academy. BUS LINE CONTINUES WITH ADVERTISING JACKSONVILLE, -Nov. in addition above, as follows: a. Passenger ch, 50c. b. Small truck tires, .7.50x20 or less, 75c. ce. Large truck $1.00. d. Additional charge for re- | Moving inside dual truck tires, 12| Jareer than 7.50x20, 50c. 6. For your information the vehicle, tires | | | tries, each, Available For Navy’ Army Units And Dependents During December | Pancy is desired such a proposal! |some, well-prepared and compar- | REGULATIONS DEALING WITH TIRES — ON AUTOMOBILES ARE EXPLAINED The Local Rationing Board has drawn up-a set of rules and | regulations dealing with automobile tires and ®heir various uses for cuit Court Judge Arthur Gomez! Rationing Board has issued the following information: , 1. Yon have been appointed. ang’——_— | at least 60 days apart. All hold- | as possible. | board is to satisfy } friends, but it’s really hard on Complying with Rationing Board orders to curtail gaso- line and delivery, effective No- vember 12, 1942, we will have no deliveries on Thursday after 11 o'clock in the morning and on week days no delivery after 4 o'clock P. M. Please bear out with us for the duration. Yours for Victory, CABRERA WHOLESALE | GROCERY, Inc. So TOTTI nT The Citizen omitted two sur- vivors of Joseph F. Beaver in its | Story concerning his death printed Lyesterday. Thev are his widow, Mrs. Beaver, and another daugh- ter, Lieut. Collette Beaver, who | is stationed at Camip Davis, N. C. | Incidentally, two of the chil- dren, Jos. F. Beaver, Orleans, and Mrs. Russell Speck- iman, came by plane to Miami to ‘attend the funeral which was held | | this morning. of New! (FNS)—Decision by the Florida! | Motor Lines to continue its news- | paper advertising in spite of the | fact that its facilities are being; strained to the utmost to carry! the war load, was recently an-j; jnounced by its president. The! reason~ given is that while the! company now does not need more | ‘traffic, it does want to keep its} |services in the public mind and to| maintain the excellent good will now existing with the public. | following extracts from instruc- tions bearing on this subject are listed: a. Time of Inspection: Be- | tween Dec. Ist, 1942, and Jan. 31st, 1943, the tires on every Passenger car must be inspect- ; ed by an authorized OPA in- spector. Thereafter every own- er must have his tires inspected Periodically. All holders of Ba- sie Ration book A or D every four months, with inspections were likewise distributed to Army officers at the Key West Bar-| racks and Fort Taylor for them to sign for their reservation. Captian Reordan’s memoran- j dum to the officers explained | that all rooms should be occupied } by two persons but if sole occu- could be arranged at slightly in- creased rates. Meals will be served at the hotels at regularly-set hours and the variety of food will be whole- able to that now being served at the Roney Plaza Hotel, Miami Beach, for officers of the Army. The Casa Marina is wellknown | among the better-class winter re-j{ sort hotels in the South and thou- sands of tourists in the seasons before the war availed themselves of its excellent facilities for rest | and relaxation. ! Ideally situated amid spacious! lawns and coconut palms, the ho- | i | } to be inducted wit S. A. vRICE FIVE CENTS Naval Base At Bizerte’Reported T0 Be In Possession Of Nazis “LATE BULLETINS (By Associated Press) TUNISIA AIRFIELDS JUST TWO AIR HOURS FROM ROME LONDON.—The airfields in northeastern Tunisia are only two hours by airplanes of moderate speed from Rome and Naples, it was pointed out here today, which is the chief reason for the anxiety in Italian military circles over the Probability that the fields will be captured by the American forces. TENSION HIGH IN TURKISH MILITARY CIRCLES LONDON.—Berlin reports that news from Ankara today says that all soldiers on leave of absence have beer. called back to their Posts, and all sailors on shore leave have been ordered back to their ships. Tension is reported high in Turkish military circles. ‘CHILDLESS MARRIED MEN TO BE CALLED WITHIN MONTH WASHINGTON.—Married men without children are expected thin the next month. It was believed herefthat the induction of youths of 18 and 19 would have made it unnces- sary to call married men to the colors, but the delay in having that * ‘Next Big Fight Between Germans And Allies Will Be For Possession Of Tuni (By Annotinted Pres ALLIED #EADQUARTERS North Africa, Wov. 12—The bic navel base at Biserte. at the northeast tip sot Tunisia. is re- ported today Zo be in German Possession. "German soldiers, brought acros%i the Mediterran- ean from Sigily in big flying bosts. are sajd to have landed in tel faces the Atlantic Ocean and | 1@W Passed has made it necessary to call merried men. as it will be Tunisia andytaken control of the is fronted with a large sand! January before youths can be registered and classified preparatory base and the &irfields in its vi- bathing beach with cabanas and| a fishing pier. Tennis and bad-! minton courts and a putting | range for golfers are also avail-! able. ! the jurisdiction of this area, the ers of other books every two months, with inspections “at least 30 days apart. b. Each passenger car owner at the time he registers his tires (serial numbers must be registered) will receive a Tire Inspection Record. Each of the five tires must be registered. If a tire does not have a serial number it must be identified by brand name. c. Commercial Vehicles: Ef- fective Nov. 15, all commercial vehicles must be inspected every sixty days or every 5,000 miles, whichever occurs the | sooner. d. A Certificate of War Ne- cessity is required for each op- erator of a Commercial Vehicle, effective Nov. 15, 1942. The tire inspection record is a part of this certificate. e. The owner is responsible for the maintenance in service of his tire equipment as long Where the record indicates that tires or tubes have failed prematurely, the itself that this was not caused by neglect or abuse. f. The owner must present this Inspection Record at any time that he applies to the board for rubber or for gaso- line rations. g. The Local Board at such times will examine thoroughly | the inspection records, both for care of tires and for mileage. Any evidence of mileage in ex- cess of that permitted by the ration may result in denial of all requests for rubber, and also in revocation of the ration book. HARD ON RABBITS SHAMROCK, Tex. — A. R. Huigg’s idea is probably helpful to the morale of his service men the’ ‘rabbits hereabouts. He is mailing each of them a rabbit’s foot. OTICE! to OUR CUSTOMERS \tled before to their induction. URGES 48-HOUR WORK WEEK TO OFFSET DRAFT WASHINGTON.—The Truman Committee issued a statement today against the drafting of workers in war industries. The com- gnittee explained that drafting will be unnecessary if the work- week is extended to 48 hours. It has been proposed to pay for over- time with war bonds. DIVE IN ARMY BOMBER FATAL TO PENSACOLA FLIER PENSACOLA.—Ray Thomas Burnett, alone in an army bomb- er, went into a dive at 3.500 feet today and failed to come out of it. | He was killed in the resultant crash. His home was in Scott, Ark- Reports Dealing With French Fleet Are Very Conflicting uBy A LONDON, Nov. 12.—A dozen reports, each contradicting the other, have been received here today from various sources about the French fleet at Toulon. Is it still in Toulon, as one re port asserts, or has it gone to join the Allies at Gibraltar, as another says, or has it left for an unan- nounced destination, or has_ it been put in readiness to be scut- falling into German fleet mark thing known that it Lieutenant Gen- tt about the has ended in a question The only positive about the fleet i commander ha. appeal made eral Dwight D. the Toulon fleet io Gibraltar to join the Allied ships there. Neither has a reply received fior French merchant head for North Af ports under Allied by Eisenhower tationed beer t ommar th. hip: y hands? Every report received here to- control Rommel’s : Units Surrender Face Either Or Destruction (By Asxocieted Press) 12.—Rommel's lost planes to eight of the lies that were destroyed. de- : Allied fighter planes ported to be operating on a wid- er scale from new forward base Fighter planes have gone as far as Tobruk, 80 miles inside Ly- bia, and one squadron went 2 far as Bengasi, 200 miles farther west. The question that chiefly cerns military circles here about the remains of Rommel’s army is whether he will surrender, or retreat as far west as Tripoli, or attempt a “Dunkerque”. CAIRO, Nov. fleeing forces face either A are re- struction or surrender at Tobruk or Bengesi, reports from the front indicate today. Seemingly aware of something like that happening to his men, Rommel used _ several om. squadrons of his planes to stop the Allied planes from harrassing his fleeing col- umns, as a result of which he today remaining Army Pays Tribute To Gallant Fighters On Armistice Day The modern army of Key West, William’ Waite, executive officer Harbor Defenses Key West, bad fora few mo- Barracks, paws as his guests the following prom- iments yesterday in its gigantic’ inent merhbers of the local post z a) Horace O’Bryant, Dr. A. M. Mor- ti y andesite tay. Sie’) *| can, J.-P, MeeDermett; : Adjutant gallant bunch of fighters whose) john Delgado and Captain E. P. similar efforts, almost a quarter: Winter. The parade was under the direc- cinity. While that report has not been confirmed J cles, the belief is g “ral today that the next big fight, and it Probaby will turn out to be the the North African campaign. will be be tween the Germans and the Al most savage one in lies for possession of Tunis end tho movehucue<h Siserte. An air battle over the base is | 88id to have been fought yester ‘day in which 19 German planes ere reported to have been This report was connected with lost. ancther that came out of Rome that the Axis airmen had taken possession of the El Alunia air Fert outside of Tunis. Junkers, with # troop-carry ing cepacity of 52. are operating between Sicily and Tunis. in fer- Tying troops to the latter place. and it is said also that Junkers faa bringing troops from Sar dinia. Meanwhile, American troops in Algerie continue to advance to ward the Tunisian border and it is expected that it be Tunisia that the first clash be- tween American and German will in soldiers during take plece. JOHN WILLIAMS, DIES THIS MORNIN FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE CONDUCTED TOMORROW AFTERNOON this war will John Sherman Williar of the oldest re , died thi 820 three sons, 90, one Whytest Ha one daug his | Survivors are {Carlisle and Charles Fay; 14 grandchildren four great grandchildren services wi residence, ter, ar Funeral be hi tomorrow afternoon at 5 » from the chapel of the Pritcha of a century ago, ended on the! Funeral Home. Father Dirnmict iene — iversary was ob-|tion of Lt. Col. Harry D. Allen,| were’ Heme. Um vee ee (executive officer of the Coast Ar-|Tector wae Served yesterday. tillery outfit stationed at Fort/officiate. Burial will be in Soldiers of the Harbor Defenses ' Taylor. | femily plot in City cemetery of Key West paid tribute in their | Armistice Day parade to these soldiers of another war in the/ Persons of prominent members of the local post of the American Legion. Colonel R. T Arrington, | commanding officer, Harbor De-| fenses of Key West, who occupied the reviewing stand with Lt. Col. church u SIAIIAIIIAIIAIIIIII IIIA | wow sHowmc |ALL DAY SATURDAY “DEEP in the HEART of TEXAS” NEWS and SERIAL