The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 9, 1942, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire ‘Service and Wide World For 62 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LXIII. No. 292. British Eighth Army Making, Ready To Launch Attack Move To Capture El Agheil * SISSIES a LA ENEMY ALIENS TO BE TRANSFERRED |; (iy Annoctated Presa) WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.— Lieutenant General Hugh A. Drum said today that with- in a short time orders will be issued to transfer enemy aliens inland from the east- ern seaboard of the United States in the same way that they have’ been sent inland from the Pacific coast. General Drum stated that Probably the danger from enemy aliens on the Atlantic is not so acute or threaten- ing as it was along the Pa- cifin seaboard, yet, he added, the country could not take the chance of allowing ene- my aliens to reside in areas that are exceedingly import- ant to our coastal defenses, and, therefore, the transfers J British Planes And Ar- tillery Are Pounding De- fenses Of Stronghold Day And Night (By Associated Press) CAIRO, Dec. 9.—Latest word to reach here from General Montgomery's Eighth Army at El Agheila is that the hour is near- | be launched to capture that strong- ing when an attack will hold, now held by the remnants of Rommel’s army that started its retreat many weeks ago from El Alemein at the Egyptian || der. Day and night, British planes and artillery are pounding the| will be made. defenses at Agheila. Barbed wire! entangelements have been torn! to pieces, but there are still ddideddded dd many more mines to be explod-! | ed, the report said, before oa- ONE JAPANESE motorized British infantry will Information received here is; ? to the effect that only a small} THREE ON FIRE number of Rommel’s men are} holding El Agheila and that he| and the majority of his forces! are on their way to Tripoli ori have reached there already. PIPE LINE WATER: NOT APPROVED FOR, WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.—The DRINKING NG AS YET Navy announced today that one | Japanese warship was destroyed WILL NOT BE OKEYED BY| and thr left in STATE BOARD OF HEALTH | flames in an attack made by UNTIL RESERVOIR IS COM-| American planes off the Solo- PLETED | mon Islands, December 3. | The Japanese ships were try- NIPPONESE VESSELS WERE TRYING TO CONTACT JAPS ON GUADALCANAL; DRIV- EN OFF, HOWEVER (By Associated Press) others were Ernest A. Ramsey, business manager of the Florida Keys ing to contact the Jap forces on Aqueduct Commission, said to- day that the Florida State Board | |Guadelcanal, but they were driv- of Health will not approve for;}en off before any attempt was drinking purposes the running| ‘water now coming into Key West until the reservoir in Jackson | forcements. Square is completed. | ‘ : Mr. Ramsey added that the During this engagement, a reservoir probably will be com-|Sduadron of Jap planes, prob- pleted sometime in January.;ably from the Jap airfield at penne, rio bu now seca eee on New. Britain, tried ply of water to business, houses ¢g_ and homes that are connected (peat BGK the’ American at: with the water main. The water RA Yenc Aaatpoyed, is used chiefly for sanitary .PUrs| conto saeco? sree reachedsine beeing pein explained. "| Japanese garrisons» on Guadal- Square, which has served the} cal OF #t Buna), and'.Gona ‘on citgiwith. wiaupply: af salt water, New Guinea since the last defeat y jof the Japanese warships off the mainly for fire fighting pur-| & ine poses, for almost half a century, At Buna and Gona and Guadal- When the reservoir is com-| pleted, the commission's elevated | °° itself. 000-gallon tank at the Joseph Yates Porter housing project at} Die | SECRETARY OF LABOR UNION PRATT PLACED ON | MAKES STATEMENT REL.- — Theodore Pratt; nationally!manpower in Key West,‘as re- known fiction and. feature writer, | ards common labor, acedrding reached: . millions» !, of| ‘readers| Mr. Russell was’ discussing the! i through; the columns of the eet | mater of manpower ‘generally, member of the Writers’ War| Commission, when he made the Board and is now doing war in- jremark about the condition in bey conditions locally. At present, Mr. Russell stated, BRING IN YOUR CAR for ITS NEXT LUBRICATION ° = with his union, are employed} made to land supplies or rein- CLAIMED DARLAN ISSUED ORDER TO SCUTTLE FLEET REPORTS FROM SPAIN SAY ALLIES GOT MORE SHIPS FROM FRENCH FLEET THAN HITLER OBTAINED (By Ansociated Press) LONDON, Dec. 8.—According reports coming from Spain to ne it was Admiral Darlan in Algeria, and not Admiral De La Borde, in Vichy. that issued the order to scuttle the French fleet in Toulon if the Germans attempted to board the ships. Spain confirms the report that has been made, as a result of air reconnaissance, that 15 of the ships are still intact and that they are now in the possession of the Nazis. the other report asserted, that four submarines had succeeded in getting away safely from Tou- lon. One outstanding comment in the Spanish report is that the Allies got far more ships at Da- kar, when Darlan joined with the Allies, than Hitler obtained | at Toulon. RUSSIANS FIGHT NAZIS FIERCELY IN HEAVY SNOW REPORT HUNDREDS OF GER- MANS KILLED WITH MUCH OF THEIR EQUIPMENT AL- : SO DESTROYED (By Associated Press) MOSCOW, Dec. 9.—Over snow- covered ground, hardened into compactness in many places by the movement of motorized units, the Russians and the are fighting fiercely today in the area northwest of Stalingrad. Hundreds of Germans have been killed, the war office an- nounces. and much of _ their equipment has been destroyed, Germans but they still fight on, with half-} frozen reinforcements coming up to the front in a steady stream. Last night, in a series of at- tacks, in the outskirts of Stalin- grad, 10 German pillboxes were captured and all of their occu- pants were killed, the Russian communique stated. West of this city, the communique con- tinued, 400 Germans were killed in a battle in which tanks were used extensively. Pravda, semi-official newspaper, in a said that German prisoners who have been questioned, asserted that a detachment of Germans is kept always behind troops when they are making charges with orders to shoot every German soldier who tries to retreat. THREE SMALL FIRES IN CITY LAST NIGHT There were threes small fires dis- covered in the city last night be- tween 7 and 8:30 o'clock, one of which was a tree on fire at Bay- view Park. In this case, the fire department responded to an alarm sent in from box 334, corner of White and Catherine streets. The second alarm sent the ap- paratus to the corner of Caroline and Elizabeth streets, where a Soviet e third call was from a section the southeastern section of the ah | where an automobile was found ablaze. And Spain said, as! story today,|_ Council Orders New Boat Be is now used by the Florida Keys’ canal the Japs are desperately tank in Jackson Square will °° SHORTAGE OF OF Trumbo and the 400,000- -gallon | WRITER WAR BOARD ATIVE TO MATTER resident of Fldrida, whose stories| to Harold Russell, secretary urday Evening Post and other/as outlined by Chairman Paul formation writing from his home| Key West, adding that he hoped \a little over 800 laborers, affiliat- 10) AUTO in Key West, and that not a me |fact is, he said, he could find Che Kry West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NE WSPAPER KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1942 aah Dollar Killer | AP Features with paratroopers, one of whom of 32 9-millimeter. round-nosed The Hospitalization Committee of the Key West Chamber of Com- merce ed the following state- ment ioday: cided that the most worthwhile service that could be for Key West would be the secur- ing of an adequete hospital. They | are still of that opinion. “Much time and considerable money were expended in forward- ing this project and substantial headway has been made. “On ember 8, the Key West Citizen carried the story of a cor- poration being formed to secure and operate the Mercedes Hospi- tal by a group of were evidently work being done by the Chamber of Commerce committee, al- though the Key West Citizen had, from day to day, related the pro- gress being made. “In justice to the se gentlemen, Purchased For The City Council at a special that a new boat be purchased to replace the vessel that is now be- scavenger boat in question! of Mrs. Walter} purchase pfice is ing used by the de- partment. The is the property Lowe, and the £750. Councilman Carbonell, chair-} mittee, brought to the attention {of the council that the Fire De- partment has been handicapped of motorcycle was found on fire, and|for the past several days due toj 'the fact that it has been without | an adequate supply of water for fire-fighting purposes as a result of the shutting off of the new {fresh water line due to some break in the pipe. Mr. Carbonell said that Key West would have been in a bad fix in the event that a fire of any have broken out during the past several days as there is no salt water in the mains, which had 1 been used heretofore for this pur- pose. During the discussion it was ‘Early in October, the directors} of the Chamber of Commerce de- ; performed i s who | of the} meeting held last night ordered} man of the Public Safety Com-| conseqtiéfice would | Vi; “UGLY as a piece of drain-pipe”—that's the way British ordnance experts fondly describe the Sten gun. simple but lethal little sub machine gun they are turning out by the thousands ver week. It costs but a little over $8. contains only 59 parts, weighs only 64 pounds and fires at the rate of 500 rounds a minute. It’s a favorite is shown above. firing from a clip cartridges, Key West Chamber Of Commerce Working Diligently In Efforts To Secure ; An Adequate Hospital it should be stated that none of | them is a member of the Chamber of Commerce. | “The project that the Chamber was working on was one that would have been a substantial addition to the resources of the city. | “Placing the welfare of Key West above all other considera- | tions, and realizing that two inde- } pendent projects might result in! failure for both, the Chamber of | Commerce extends to the propos- jed corporation its sincere | that it may be able to provide the jimmediate assistance that our | people need. | “And, without conflicting in any way with the proposed cor- poration, the Chamber of Com- merce committee will continue to work for an institution that will! be amply. able to provide medical | and surgical care for all the peo- ple of Monroe County who may need such service.’ | Scavenger Dept. case that the regular water sup- ply is cut off. A resolution was adopted agree- |ing to sell to the United States | government a parcel of Inad sit- j uated on the southeastern end of the island adjacent to the colored | | housing project for a considera- ! tion of $3.000. The land takes in | the colored community center} | building’in that area. | A resolution was also adopted | Sranting the United States gov- government a parcel of land sit- i streets in the vicinity of the Fort } Taylor reservation, which run | through the land recently acquir- ed by the government. A CORRECTION Unfortunately the word “in- duction” instead of “registration” jwas used in the story appearing in yesterday's Citizen concerning !teen agers who will appear soon !for service in the armed forces. Induction does not come until |the men are called and registra- = is the preliminary method employed for classification. The IN THE U. hope | Key West, Florids, bss the | most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenhe't S. A. PRICE FIVE CENTS — Alied Units.in Tunisia Recapture /_ Salient Point in Tebourba Section Re- ported Te Have Been Destroyed During En- gagemeat LATE BULLETINS (By Associated Press) UNREST IN OCCUPIED COUNTRIES LONDON.—According to reliable information received here. there is decided unrest in Norway, Greece and Poland. and. despite the shooting of hostages. many acts of sabotage are being commit-| LONDON Dec §% — Using ted. In guerilla warfare in Greece. more than 400 Italian soldiers have been killed in the last two weeks, the report said. There ic Pu"*+ ‘snk end concentrated unrest in Germany itself, according to reports thet have crossed the artillery fire. the Allied forces im | border and came from men engaged in forced labor in Germany. ‘Tunisie beve recepturec 2 salie=? REPORT ARREST OF HIMMLER [a= cho Hitene ome tet bod LONDON.—London hears that Heinrich Himmier has been @f-}been takes from them two days rested, on orders from Hitler. for using repressive measures that = — were too inhuman in trying to curb disobedience in occupied coun- “"” - tries. A story to that effect was told in detail in today’s London "ent received here from the re Daily Mirror. The Mirror said that Hitler had learned that (BY Associated Frees TURIN “PRACTICALLY WIPED OUT~ LONDON.—Turin is now “practically wiped out”. so far es the had deepened its spearhead into Production of implements of war is concerned, the Air Ministry said c today, following a devastating raid on that city last night. It was" “== SSS bY “Se the sixth raid the RAF has made recently on Turin. and during the ®"¢ the Italians. one last night many 8,000-puond bombs. characterized as “super- There is considerable airplane block-busters” were dropped on the remaining aircraft factories a and big machine shops. razing them completely. returning pilots tS i ae aa said. mans still heving the upper SITUATION TENSE IN FINLAND ed we e LONDON.—Finland must either make peace with Russia or Mes are delaying thei all-out become an all-out partner of the Axis powers. it was declared here effort to capture Tumis end Bi today because of the treatment of 21 Jews in that country. The | People of Finland want peace. so the report said. but the govern- : ment does not know how to make peace without greatly offending ©4 into service te overcome the the German government. Axis superiority in t+> ax zerte until] more planes are press- ASSURANCE OF EXTRA | GASOLINE WASHINGTON.—The OPA said today thet. in the eastern Washington Say: Says Fight states, where the gasoline allowed individual motorists is three gel- Jn Tunisia Slows Down lons a week, the number of gallons will be increased where it can 1 be shown that more gasoline is needed. WASHINGTON. Dec. 3—The ALIENS TO BE SENT INLAND Cie Den eeeeet ORLANDO.—According to statements made today at a meeting dey that the fighting in Tunisia of the Town Hall Association. the federal government next year | will purchase more Florida citrus fruit than during any other sim- ae ai | lar period. It wes said further that the present season will prob- Clashes between Allied and Axis ably be the most successful in the history of the citrus fruit indus- oursosts There try in Florida. (By Associated Press) was no con firmation herp of reports coming | |eewwnwees. ee ad destroyed 20 German tanks JUDGE ALBURY, ‘WILLIAM ALBURY ISSUES EDICT NAMED CONSTABLE “x. tance aa THOSE WHO REFUSE EM-| | PLOYMENT WILL HAVE TO { | DECIDE ON ONE OF THREE | expected that the gain in Allied CHOICES LISTED BY JUDGE tplence will sench thet point |\FD ODO ODT IB wisi « tow daze to justiiy 2 ANNOUNCE HOURS etwuue FOR REGISTRATION OF ’TEEN YOUTHS JAPS DISREGARD The local Selective Service * the Allies Activity by the Allies | been slowed down in Tunisia be cause of a lack of Allied planes to beat off the persistent attacks of German dive-bombers. (By Asnociated Press) nae TALLAHASSEE, Dec. 93.— Governor Spessard L. Hol- land has appointed William J. Albury of Tavernier as constable of Monroe County It is Cleve Johnson. who. resign- ed to enter the Army. "Go to work, join the armed forces of the United States or go to jail.” Laborers in Key West, who re- |fuse to work, will be given the privilege of making one of those |choices, according to William V. Albury, judge of the Monroe |County Criminal Court of Rec-| ord. That decision was reached to- iday by Judge Albury when he {was informed by a high official jin the Navy Yard that yesterday |22 laborers quit work there and | today 24 others failed to report for duty. i Those men and many others jare needed in the Navy Yard, idJudge Albury was informed, to} {help to service ships and do oth- ler things that are essential to the promotion of the country’s war-effort. Judge Albury knows the men who left the Navy Yard and every one of them will be ar- rested on charges of vagrancy. unless he goes back to work. When they are brought before him, the judge concluded, he will tell them: “Here is your choice: go back to work, enlist in the country’s jarmed services, or go to jail.” The judge concluded, “and if Board, through its chairmanythe | Rev. Mister W. E. Bryanf, an- nounced today that the hours for registration ‘of ‘teenage youths | will be from 10 A. M. to 1 P. M beginning Friday, December 11, at the Post Office building offi- ces. As previously announced, the week from Dec. 11 to 17 will is be for registration by those reach- jing their 18th birthdays on July 2, 1924, or between that date and Ay 31, 1924. registrations will be handled at room 206, in the Post Office building, for residents of Key West. During the following week the board will handle the registration | of young men born between Sep- | tember 1 and Ocotber 31, 1924, and in the third week, beginning | Saturday, December 26, those} ; born from November 1 to Decem- | ber 31, 1924, will be registered. After these three weeks of reg- | istrations, other young men reach. ing their 18th birthdays will be | *| formation ,and at New Guinea, are showir RED CROSS UNIT (By Associated Prene) WASHINGTON, Dec received here MacArthur's headquar Australia is te the effect t Japs, fighting at Guad: 9—In no regard whatever for the Red ross. Ambulances, with the Red Cross painted on their tops, hav« been bombed by Jap planes, anc the Japs also have dropped bombs on hospitals that wer Plainly marked as such. In on instance, 36 patients, doct and nurses were killed, in other instance 29 and in a thir instance seven patients lost the lives by Jap bombings. eee trerrerererertrreseee PALACE THEATER HUGH HERBERT in YOU'RE TELLING ME Aqueduct Commission. initieed’, sof <eipolies, aincliding put into use, as well as the 600,- MANPOWER HERE tank at the Fort Village housing | LAKE WORTH, Dec. 9. (FNS) | There is a decided shortage of and articlesopmithe state’ have | Labor Union 885, of this’ city. publications, has been named a|V. McNutt, of the Manpower in Lake Worth. |the national movement would | gle man is out of work. Epene No.5 White at Fleming ene for many more la- Shopping Bays Ut Christmas ___---.2imis suggested that additional wells be | Citizen regrets this error and is dug in different parts of the city [sorry if the use of’the word was to take care of any emergency in’ misleading to any one. they prefer to go to jail, I will] obliged to register on that day or. give them the limit provided for ' should it be a holiday, on the day | j in cases of vagrancy.” following it. NEWS and SERIAL