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

Key West, Florida, hes the most equable climate in the country; with an average rane of only 14° Fahrenhe*t ee yd Associated Press Day Wire ‘ Service and Wide World For 62 Years Devoted to the y§ | Best Interests of Key West i EN: ERE. U. 295. VOR LXIII. No. Snow And Cold Weather Hamper Fighting Among German And Red Armies Small Engagements Re-| (PITTS OI OM a ported At Stalingrad NEW ONE-CENT PIECE And Also Along South-/ TO BE MADE OF STEEL erly Area (Ry Axsociated Presa) WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.— The Treasury Department has decided to make its new one-cent piece out of steel, coated with zinc. Several experiences were made by the department be- fore it reached its decision. Plastic was tried, but the de- partment decided’ the cost was too high, and then an attempt was made to use glass for pennies, but to do ly area, but all of it was on a, that the department was in- | formed new machinery would small scale. | have to be made. Finally, the combination of steel and zinc was consid- ered ideal for the penny, which will have the Lincoln lead that is on the present cent-piece. The change to steel, it was explained, was done to save copper for war purposes. es, 18 gun emplacements and ehaaathahathathathad had killed 800 Germans. pert (By Annociated Pres) MOSCOW, Dec. 12.—Snow and | cold weather are still holding up fighting to a great extent in Rus- | sia, it wag officially stated here | today. | There has been some fighting} et Stalingrad northwest of that, city and also along the souther- | The most’ extensive fighting, in the lest 24 hours is still go- | ing on west of this city. The} moon con fnunique said that, up) to that time. captured 15 German blockhous- | the Russians had | No changes in the positions of! DIPPED UNIFORMS the Russians and the enemy) NEW YORK — British soldiers in India in 1846 dipped their white uniferms in muddy water for camouflage, thereby originating | military khaki. have been reported since yester- day in the various areas in the Caucasus. We DON’T Want To Set The World On FIRE! We Just Want You to Come Out to Club Sugaloa and HAVE FUN!! WE’RE OPEN NIGHT and DAY NOW!! JOHN PRITCHARD and HIS ORCHESTRA will PLAY FOR YOU TONIGHT and Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday STARTING at 8:30 P.M, And DON’T FORGET your SKINNER SPECIAL— * Skinner is always here to SERVE YOU 5 Visit. Our Ready: to- Wear Department” Select Practical— CHRISTMAS GIFTS USE YOUR CREDIT - PAY LATER CLOTHE the Entire Family ON CREDIT! elect Your Practical Christmas ifts from our complete selection for Women’s, Men’s and Children’s Ready-to-Wear Apparel . . . 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It was said at the couthouse j this morning that William T. Doughtry, commissioner from the fourth, and Harry Harris, com- missioner from the fifth district will have their bonds approved at the next meeting of the county commissioners. Doughtry and Harris will then send their bonds, oaths of office and fees to Secre- tary of State Gray to obtain their commissions. As soon as the commissions are } received, Doughtry and Harris will apply to Governor Holland for leaves of absence for the du- ration of the war. The governor is expected to make appoint- ments to fill the offices during the time the two duly elected commissioners are away. Nobody has yet applied for syporpiment to either office. MARIO CASTRO GIVEN ; BATTERY ASSIGNMENT (Special to The Citizen) FORT BRAGG, N. C., Dec. 12. —Private Mario Castro of 1030 Virginia street, Key West, has arrived at the Field Artillery | Replacement Training Center, Fort Bragg, N. C., for basic mili- tary training. been as- signed to Battery D, First Bat- talion, First Regiment. After his initial training he will be transferred to a field organiza- tion. VEE ee fed! BATISTA LEAVES WASHINGTON TODAY GOING TO NEW YORK and are believed to have been KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, mm Liberator Bombers Pound . Naples And It Its. Shor (By Associated Press) LONDON, Dec. 12—Big Lib-jas “perfect weather’. ran into a erator bombers, that took off|heavy storm over France and 1 $ from "somewhere in North Afri-| ¥@%@ forced to return to their ca”, last nigat potnded Naples:| P2ses. It wasn’t the wind that end a great deal of caused the return. it DECEMBER 12, 1 was said, | its | the | shore- | front. but the heavy coating of 1 a . Pa * It was announced today that | Planes’ wings with ice. the breskwater at Naples paral The earlier flight of planes continued on to Turin and raided | shattered at many places and that several merchant ships: were struck by two-ton bombs |°f the bombs dropped were su- jper “block-busters”. SEVERAL ARRESTS iy MADE; YESTERDAY Shortly before noon yestérday, | again its industrial centers. Many | | | | | sunk, The war office said that the reason why Naples was picked out for the raid was because of its extensvie use by the Axis in Judge William V. Albury of the criminal court imposed a fine of sending supplies to Bizerte and|$25 on Betty Thompson, charged with vagrancy, and, before the day was over, she was arrested and lodged in jail again. This time she faces a combination charge of | j Vagrancy and drunkenness. Three other arrests were made fe late yesterday by Deputy Sheriff was not as devastating as it ‘was! Joe Knight, Walter Soutien was planned to be. Many of the RAF | taken to jail on a charge of 5 = ;.|vagrancy, and J. W. Woods and Planes, which left their bases inj qfaie| Craft were arrested on a described | charge of adultry. i Tunis in Tunisia. While the Liberators bombing Turin again, the third This raid time in four nights. England in what was IMPORTANT NOTICE TO THE BUS-RIDING PUBLIC t&PPECTIVE MONDAY. DECEMBER 14) | NO TRANSFERS will be ISSUED on Outbound | Traffic from Downtown Zones | Buses will be rqauted THROUGH to Poinciana Place, the Navy Hos- pital and dajacent territory— usual stops and pick-ups will be made. (By Axsociated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.— Fulgencio Batista, president of Cuba. left here this morn- ing for New York, and is ex- pected to spend several days in that city. President Batista express- ed his delight over the stay here of four days. Undersec- retary Sumner Welles was at the Union Station to bid the Cuban president farewell and good luck. 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NAZI PRISONERS UNCHAINED OTTAWA.—It was officially announced today that those Ger- men prisoners who had been manacled in reprisal for the manacling of Canadian prisoners in Germany. have had their chains taken off. No official reason for the action was given, though it is believed | that the government has been given assurance fhat Canadian pris- | oners in Germany are no longer manacied. SENDING SUPPLIES WITHOUT LOSSES WASHINGTON.—General Somervell, speaking about the trans- | port problems of the United States, said today that this country is now sending supplies to all parts of the world with practically no losses. He added that he disliked hearing some people say that “luck” had played a part in our large convoys reaching their destine- | tions. Systematic handling of supplies and a systematic fight ageins: enemy.submearines account for the sdteess of this natfOri's transpor- tation system, he said. a TWO KILLED IN PQWDER EXPLOSION WASHINGTON.—Two men were killed today in an explosion of 5,000 pounds of powder at one of the King Powder Company's Plants in Ohio. The FBI is making an investigation to try to de- | termine the cause of the explosion. PRICES FOR PACKING ORANGES LAKELAND.—The prices for packing oranges now range from 12 to 20 cents a box. and stlii the big,packing houses are unable to get enough men or women to do the(|work. In an effort to relieve the seriousness of the situation, perticularly in Polk County, @ | meeting of citrus growers will be held here tomorrow. BLACKOUTS IN THE WEST WASHINGTON.—It was announced here today that the most extensive blackouts of the war in this country will begin Monday in the western states. In all the larger cities in every state black- out drills will be held and are to be continued, night efter night. in different localities. until every place of any consequence has had its blackout. SURPASSED ALL GAME NEW YORK—In size strength, the bisgn, which ro: the “western plains of North A erica less than a century ago. i passed all native American ga Choose for everyone on your list from the largest and finest stock of Diamonds, Watches and Jewelry in South Florida. Credit—lIt’s Easy to Pay the People’s Way! Open Evenings for Your Convenience JEWELRY DEPARTMENT PEOPLE'S CREDIT STORE Use your An exciting selection of nutty covered nutmeats ’. ieces! $1.50, $3, $5 and $7.2 jiant Christmas wrappings! “The Friendliest Credit Store in South Florida” OPPOSITE THE BUS STATION 514 Southard Street PHONE 25 America’s Favorite “Christmas Box” liquid cordial fruits 50 sizes - Get WHITMAN’S Fresh Today SOUTHERNMOST CITY PHARMACY. Inc. Duval at Fleming Street Phone 199 POCCOSSOOOSOSSSOS OSS SSSESSHOESOOOSSOS Some Sources Predict El Agheila Is Likely Te Fall Inte British Hands Within Next Few Days (BY Anmeciated Preas CAIRO, Dec. 12—Today'’s com- munique said thet “operations are under way” by the British Eighth Army at El Agheila which is beliewed here that at last General Montgomery to mean has besun his all-out attack to dislodge HRommel's men from their lest stronghold before they reach Tripoli. Officizlly whet extent the attacks had gone. but from other sources it wes learned that El Agheile «© likely to fall into British hands in the next few devs. Reports presisted today they have for almost that Marshal Rommel is sof et El Aghelia. but im Tripoli it was not stated yet as = week. 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