The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 24, 1942, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service and Wide World For 62 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West ee LXIII. No. 279. Darlan’ Aligned: Dakar With North Afican Allied Units The Key West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1942 Frenehmen Heartened Since Trench Mortar Survives T The Blitz French Encountered Ger- "TAPS FALL BACK. FROM POSITIONS man Contingents Today Driving Them Back To Their Prepared Lines AMERICANS ARE REPORTED | TO BE BEARING BRUNT OF| FIGHTING IN THAT LO-! CALITY (By Ajnociated Press) LONDON, Nov. 24.—The news that Admiral Jean Darlan had eligned Dakar with the North African Allied forces evidently IN PORT MORESBY § Mortar. Vintage 1865 Wide World Features CHICAGO, Nov. 24.—Blitzkrieg } jable and accurate, it is employed to demolish tank traps, wipe out} machine gun nests and light ar-j {Since Key West, Florida, hzs the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenhe*t S. A. % aN Mortar. Vintage 1942 its trajectory is enemy soldiers lurking behind} hills, woods, or buildings can be arched, | the RUSSIANS ‘Movement Inaugurated To Have War Work Employes Remain On| | Jobs Christmas And New Year's A movement will be started in| Key West tomorrow to have | | | i i | | | partment, through the United States engineering department has made an urgent request that all employes remain this job during Christmas and New Year's holiday season. “The contractors will appre- ciate it if you fellow workers will make this request one hun- dred percent.” employes doing war work in| jobs | |during the Christmas and New on | this city remain on their | Year's holidays. | | | Faulk & Coleman | and Cone PRICE FIVE CENTS Out Complete German Division Tiss Of Nazis Come poo With Hands In Air Surrendering To Red Armies | (By Asnaviated Press) MOSCOW, Nov. 24—The Rus- | Sian communique issued today says that a complete division of | Germans have been wiped on the frozen steppes along the | Don River bend during the last out heartened the Frenchmen who were already fighting beside the Allies in Tunisia, for today they encountered German contingents | slightly more than 20 miles from! Tunis and drove them back to} their prepared lines. That was the only clash re- Ported today between the Allies { and the Axis forces in Tunisia, al- though it was believed that, with ! the former continuing to advance | toward Tunis and the naval base at Bizerte, out-and-out fight must ensue between and Hitler's men in the next few days. The first clash is likely to oc- cur between Lieutenant General Anderson’s men and the Hitier occupants of the naval base, for the Americans under. Anderson are reported to be proceeding steadily along the north coast road toward Bizerte. These Am- erican troops are said to be less than 20 miles from the naval base. Another force of Americans are proceeding toward Tunis, where the enemy is reported to be en- trenched and to have thrown up barbed wire -entanglements and other barricades. The Allied-controlled Morocco an them ; their ! fenders. (By Asnoctated Press) DARWIN, Nov. 24.—News from! Port Moresby today is that the} Americans are bearing the brunt of the fighting against the Jap- anese, who have fallen back to base .at Buna on New Guinea. At one point, the report said, the Americans are only five miles from the base and are engaged in furious fighting with the Jap de- Northwest of the base, the Australians are advancing, and they also have had violent} clashes with the Japs during the last 24 hours. The Americans have gained a point of vantage, from which they are subjecting Buna to ter- rific artillery fire. Allied planes, the report concluded, have also joined in the bombing of Buna. INSTRUCTIONS ON YOUTH DRAFT RECEIVED BY LOCAL BOARD} FROM NATIONAL HEAD- QUARTERS Parents of Kev West high school boys of the 18-20 year bracket sub- ject to call for military duty un- der the recently-enacted Selective Service Act are urged to read the warfare has introduced a number} of new fighting weapfns, but it \still uses one of the oldest weap- | ons known. be That's ,the humble muzzle- jloading mortar. Light, maneuver- jtillery, destroy pillboxes and|attacked with deadly effect. | small fortifications, even to lay A form of the mortar was used & Manly, who are constructing | The movement will extend to’ three days, and that another di- }down smoke screens. | Accuracy doesn’t suffer when > the mortar is set up behind a | Stump or wall, in a hole or trench, | ;ona hillside or on uneven ground. i fin the 14th century, but it did not come into prominence until {300 years later, during the wars of Louis XIV. when the French used them to lay siege to cities i Key West youth, especially those in the new draft age of 18; in large numbers to the Navy! |recruiting office in the Federal |building the last two weeks, in that time. The number accepted include: {William Charles Reordan, son of |Capt. and Mrs. Charles E. Reor-} idan. yard and is proud of his willingness to enter the service tas an ordinary seaman. Young! | Reordan has had two years of; j college. Another recent enlistee Clair Bickel of ararod Key,| caretaker of the Captain be estate off that key and well- |known in Key West as a stone lcrab gatherer of ability. He has {been accepted and will enter the i is i ‘Thirty-Six Key West Youths Taken In Navy In Two Weeks| OF JAPS LANDING jand 20 years, have been treking| aj total of 36 having been accepted | Captain Reordan. is com-| tmandant~of the Key West navy! son's} Veral Carlysle 1024 Elgin street. Johnson Francis Bohannon, Lal Grange, Ga. Charles Everett ‘Sads, 1401 Pe- tronia street. Bradley Eugene Sweeting, 824 | Eaton street. James Andrew |Grinnell street. William Heywood Bethel, Mon-} roe County Home, Key West. Jack Bryan’ Richardson, 701 Florida street. j Eugene Pascual Roig, 516 Catherine street. : | Raul Andre Sibila, Jr., | Porter Place. ACTION EXPECTED SOON ON CITY'S Roberts, Jr., | 4 1 | Kelly, | Yates | | | | [LITTLE CHANCE ‘be able to land any following instructions sent Mon- roe County Draft Board No. 1 by | Lewis B. Hershey, director, na- tional headquarters. Selective | Service System, Washington, D. i: | The Selective Training and | Service Act of 1940 has been! amended to provide that any per-! son 18 or 19 years of age who, while pursuing a course of in- struction at a high school or simi- lar institution of learning, is. or- dered to report for induction dur- ing the Jast half.of the academic! year at.such schogl or institution, | shall, upon his request, Have his indeefor' ‘Postpored untif the end of s$8@h atademic ‘Year. 7 Request for Postponement of In- duction—A , registfant’ in high school who has been ordered to! report for induction shall be in- ducted in the usual manner unless he shall request in writing that his induction be postponed. Upon such a request the local board | shall, before induction ‘of regis- trant, determine: (a) Tf he has reached the 18th anniversary of the day of his birth. but has not reached the 20th anniversary of the dav of his birth. (b) If he is pursuing a course of instruction at a high schoo’ or similar institution of learning. and (c) If he is pursuing such a course of instruction in the last half of the academic vear at such school or institution. If the registrant fulfills all three requirements, the local board shall postpone the induction of. such; registrant until.the end-. of} the }academic year at such schpol-or. | institution. If the registrant fails} | to fulfill any one of these three re- | | quirements, he shall be inducted | in the usual manner. j “A high school or similar institu- } tion of learning” is defined as any; institution giving courses of study jin the 9th, 10th. Ith or 12th! | grades of education and applies | {only to those grades in such} | schools. | “Last half of the academic} jyear” refers to the academic year j of the school or institution. The academic year of school or institu- i ition is that period of study be-/ jtween the opening of school in} ‘autumn and the closing of school ; the following spring. - | radio reported that German and Italian troops crossed the Libyan frontier, west of the port of Gabes, and had reached Gafsax, 85 miles to the northeast. but at that point, the radio continued, they met with free French forces and were hurled back with heavy losses in men and equipment. FILES DEMURRER IN SUIT FOR INJURIES City Attorney Thomas S. Caro has filed a demurrer in the cir- cuit. court in the case of Mirinie C. Bridges, who is suing the city for $25,000. Mrs. Bridges slipped on Ann street herself severely, including the | alleged spraining of her back and the spraining of an ankle. In ruling on the demurrer, Judge Arthur Gomez said the declaration was sufficient and set the case for trial at the next regular term of court, which will be in April, 1943. Attorney Caro said today he felt confident that, if Miss Bridges slipped on Ann street, Key West is not to blame for her slipping. INSTITUTIONAL COFFEE USERS MUST REGISTER Institutional users. of coffee» | must tegister at the Rationing * Board not, later than Wednesday of this week.’ Institutional: users are | ‘Res- taurant, Cafeterias, Coffee Shops, Hospitals; in fact-all places wher® coffee is served to ‘the public. claims -.;,she and hurt tii 1 i | i | SCHHSESOSSSSSOSSOSSSOSSEE JUST RECEIVED Large Shipment of Fine TURKEYS ..a HENS | Guaranteed, to be juicy and tender. Your money will refunded if they are not. STORE OPEN TONIGHT UNTIL 10:30 to receive your orders BERMUDA Meat Market e | Delivery, } 1209 Royal street. ;Lane. BANKRUPT CASE |PETITION IS DESIGNED TO} 322 PUT ALL BONDHOLDERS ON | SAME FOOTING IN REFUND- ING PROCEEDINGS service in a few days. | The group includes the follow- ing: e Have Been Accepted Steve Russell Lester, Southard street. Reginald Marion Bryan, Simonton street. Orval Howard Ripley, Sr., a |Simonton street. Edward Kenneth Berger, South street. Charles Lucian Woote, seas Hotel | | ee | non| | Further action expected | |shortly in the bankruptcy peti- Edward William Woodman,|tion of the City of Key West, Postoffice Inn. | which is designed to put all Richard Leroy Horne, General | bondholders on the same foot- Key West. | inj Leonard Julius Novak, 729 Di- | The case was started about vision street. {three months ago in the federal George Leo Cates, 608 Francis | court, and the city’s petition was i street: |opposed by those bondholders Dewey Collis Adkison, Poin-| who have not entered into the ciana Place. \refunding agreement. The court Clarence Eugene Aillshouse, | decided that the petition should 333 Simonton street. ice heard, and the. next action William Herman Montsalvatge,| will be to appoint a referee in Jr., 505 Whitehead street. |bankruptcy to take testimony. Earl Richard Adams, Jr., 917) After that action is concluded, | | Angela street. [sm referee will report to the is Over- Ray Austin Pinder, 1121 Flem-} court, which will then make its| ing street. decision. Ernest John Avila, 514 Eliza- | The bonded indebtedness in- beth street. volved in the case amounts to Kyle Clark Mott, 513 White-) $1,400,000. The bondholders of all head street. |}that sum, except $250,000, have! Delio Gonzalez, 800 Catherine! entered into the refunding street. jagreement. Should the decision Harry Claudius Jr.,| of the court permit the city to go into bankruptcy then the Boynton, ! minority! bondholders would be} {forced to become parties to the 721 Love j refunding plan. | Lloyd, Chester-Lee Mallor 1100 Simonton street. Henry Munro, Jr., Going In Few Deys | Henry Varela, 523 Bahama} }street. | WASHINGTON —;Robert Ful- Clair Rickel, Ramrod Key.—jton constructed a steamboat in {caretaker of Captain Cook Estate! France in 1803, four years before at that key. he launched his historic “Cler- John Kermit 714; mont” on the Hudson river. Baker's Lane. | Now In Service i William Charles Reordan—/ son of Captain Charles E. Reor-| dan, commandant, NOB, Key} West. | John Lester Stimson, Grinnell street. | CONSTRUCTED IN 1803 Cochran, 1229; jKey West High School, Mr {talked over with Mr. N GUADALCANAL | SECRETARY OF NAVY KNOX MAKES STATEMENT RELA- TIVE TO HOLD MAINTAIN- ED BY MARINES (By Associated Press) - WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.—Sec- [retary of the Navy Frank Knox said today that there is little }likelihood that the Japanese will more sup- plies or reinforcements on Guadalcanal. The marines there, jhe said, had increased their ter- ritory under their control to more than three times of what ‘it was at the time they captured Henderson airfield. From several vantage points, ! the secretary added, the Marines’ artillery can play on the shore jline along which the Japs made former landings, while the Allies, with compete control of the air, can beat off any attempt that Jap ships may make to land troops on Gudalcanal. The secretary said further that sharp lookouts are being main- tained by the navy, the air force and the marines against any at- tempts the Japs may make to contact Guadalcanal from the sea. HIGH SCHOOL BOYS CAN BE EXAMINED NOW TO JOIN NAVY Navy Recruiter Harrison M. |Reed said today that high school boys in Key West, between 18 and 20, who expect to graduate in February, may call at his office in the federal building if “y wish to enlist in the Navy. | will be given mental and _physi- cal examinations. Boys of those ages, who will graduate next June, may consult Principal Horace O’Bryant of the Reed stated. After the matter has been O'Bryant, the June graduates may then cail on Mr. Reed. Store will be CLOSED ALL. DAY THANKSGIVING Place Orders for Turkeys and Chickens Early! MONROE MEAT MARKET 510 Fleming Street Johnnie Isaac Carter, 612 Si-| monton street. Benjamin Galey Samuel Lowe,} 1009 Southard street. PHONE 411 the airfield at Boca put the following every pay envelope, tomorrow: “A SPECIAL REQUEST “The United States War De- Chica, will notice in beginning . |other contractors working on defense projects in Key West, and it is expected that during the {holiday season war workers | generally will work on Christmas jand New Year's. SOCrerwresCeoesceseseeeceesessssseseeeeee LATE BULLETINS (By Associated Press) U.S. PLANES INFLICT HEAVY DAMAGE ON JAPS NEW DELHI.—Heports have reached here that American bombing planes, operating from their bases in the viincity of Chungking, have inflicted heavy damage on Jap troops and their! supplies and ammunition dumps at Burm. The raids are said to] have disrupted Jap plans to launch a new offensive against Chinese troops. WORKMEN ASSEMBLED TO CLEAR DEBRIS LONDON.—Workmen from all over Italy are being carried by train and motorized vehicles to Genoa, Turin and Milan to clear away the debris that resulted from the recent RAF raids off those cities. One trainload of 400 workers arrived this morning in Genoa, and hundreds of other workers came in by automobile, the report said. OVERRULES MOVE TO CONTINUE TRIAL ATLANTA.—Judge Moore today overruled counsel for former | Governor E. D. Rivers for a continuance of his trial on an embezzle- ment charge. are either in the navy or the army, and that their not being present to testify would be prejuditial to Rivers. Judge Moore said that he would go on with the trial, adding that if he felt at any time that the absence of a witness or witnesses hurt Rivers’ cause he would adjourn the case. BERGMAN HAS CITIZENSHIP PAPERS REVOKED NEW YORK.—Walter Bergman. who had his citizenship paper was classified as an enemy alien because of his proven Nazi sym- pathies. ROOSEVELT CONTRIBUTED TO ELECTION FUND NEW YORK.—It became known today that President Roose- velt contributed $500 to the Duchess county. Democratic congression- al fund to try to defeat Hamilton Fish, Republican. who has rep- resented the district for many yeers. Hyde Park. the President's | home town, is in the district. Secretary of the Treasury Morgen- thau, who also resides in Duchess county, contributed to the Demo cratic fund. though to what extent was not ‘announced. DAVIS SAYS HITLER'S “BACK IS BROKEN” WASHINGTON.—Former Ambassador to Germany Joseph Da- vis said today that Hitler's “back is broken”, but added that insane men with broken backs are still capable of doing a deal of damage. He stated it was his opinion that Hitler. feeling he is faced with de- feat, will be far more reckless now than he has ever been in sacri- ficing Germans in his attempts to win battles. } NE W RULING An amendment to the Selec-! tive Service Act, received today} by the Monroe County Draft: Board No. 1 reads: ~ )REJECTED IN MOVIE ‘BUT DRAFTED IN LIFE (By Associated frees) NEW YORK, Nov. 24.—Robert “The Selective Training and! W- Willey appeared in an Army Service Act of 1940 has been' Movie as a boy of 17 discharged amended to provide that no man,| from the Army because of his without his consent, shall be in-| age. As a bugle blew retreat, he ducted for training and service| walked out of the camp, saying, jafter he has attained the 45th | “Guess, I'll never be hearing thet anniversary of the day of his}#gain.” He spoke too soon. In} birth.” | Teal life, 22, he’s now a rookie at {Camp Upton. | MALONEY BAKER | 812 Fleming Street Phone 218! THANKSGIVING SPECIALS! @ Pumpkin Pie @ Mince Pie WE CLOSE AT NOON I ; Fraternal Center ENTERTAINMENT Wednesday, November 25} Dance - Eats- Refreshment; | i Counsel said that eight or nine witnesses for Rivers! granted to him five years ego today, had them revoked today and) vision that was called in as rein- forcements was almost annihi- lated. { The Germans were trying repeatedly t attack, but the command: ed unable tc lly the communique adding | spirited German attack parently died out.” It was further said that tho sands of Germans, sometimes small groups and at ether time jin crowd of as large as 100 jcame forward with their hands |raised to surrender. | Those men, it was stated, were , Suffering intensely from low-zero cold. Many ther had their heads partly cove with old clothing and in instances with shawls. around their necks, over collars @ thet ‘heavy strips of cloth were tied to their collars sopether Besides the Russian |headed south, another is d |violently toward the jsweeping aside the weake German opposition. Both Russian armies were ad {relentlessly and threat pocket German forces nur more than 100,000-in t In Stalingrad the Ge: tacks have practically die while south and northwes that city the enemy driven back with — jthe communique decla CHICAGO JUDGE SENTENCES 3 MEN TO DEATH CHARGED WITH TREASON: 3 WOMEN ALSO IN CASE WERE GIVEN PRISON SEN- TENCES whe coat k has (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, Nov. 24 William Campbell, in the court here today, death the three charged with treason, been for The three women sentence men who have on trial here weeks case were given prison ser The defendants are the and mother, two friends of Herbert Haupt of the six saboteurs who w ecuted months age The six defendants were ed with hiding Haypt and wise helping him to evade gov ernment men who were seekime arrest him. When the sentence was nounced two of the women ed and the third wept The three men defendants | jed stolidiy as Judge Cam | pronounced the sentence | meant their doom. Their counsel announced ‘case will be appealed to the l led States Supreme Court uncie and aunt in Washington wetereres | PALACE THEATER Tom Brown in “HELLO ANNAPOLIS" News and Serial —Tonight Is Prize Wight— FEESESSESSESSESESEESSESSES ES