The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 30, 1942, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service and Wide World For 62 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Volumes LXIII. No. 309. Mrs. Robert Harding Knocked Down By Negro This Morning;:.. Handbag Stolen By,Assailant NE'S VALUABLES} Crowd Chases Negro For) Several Blocks; Made_ His Get-Away By Run- ning Up Alleyway | | Mrs. Robert Douglas Baraca | wife of Lieutenant Harding of the coast artillery corps, station- ed at Fort Taylor. was pushed handbag stolen shortly after 8 o'clock this morn- ing near the officers’ clubhouse at United and Whitehead streets. The assailant was a negro. Mrs, Harding told a Citizen reporter that the negro, unseen by her, sneaked up on her and gave her a mighty push that sent her sprawling to the ground. The instant she was attacked, she! tried for help, and two negroes, who were passing on a_ truck, and a white man. who was on a down and her ts { bicycle, saw the escaping robber! and gave chase. H Frank De Armas, a special po- liceman, saw the running men and joined in the chase. He said, | had he been armed, he easily | could have shot the negro as he ran along Whitehead street to- ward Division. On the latter street, the robber turned into a marrow alleyway. and by the time De Armas and the other leibhdnbeestchlsians WHOLESALE BAKERS SEEK ADVANCE IN PRICE OF BREAD (By ateentea Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.— Wholesale bakers throughout the country have started a movement to try to have the government consent to an advance in the price of bread. The bakers claim that the cost of flour and the increase expenditure for labor war- rant the advance they will ask for. How much more for a loaf of bread the wholesalers will request the government permit the retailers to charge ‘was not announced. Officers of the OPA point- ed out that bakers could save large sums bv discontinuing such things as slicing bread, wrapping loaves. as some bakers do. in two papers, and making fancy loaves, such as “twisters”. VIII III ISS. - WOMAN ARRAIGNED FOR AIDING MAN TO DESERT ARMY URSULA PARROT, NATIONAL- LY KNOWN AUTHOR, HELD FOR FEDERAL JURY: BOND PLACED AT $1,000 (By Associated Press) MIASH, Dec“ 30.—Ursula Par- rot, nationally known author, was arraigned this morning before a United States commissioner on pursuers had reached there. he | a charge of aiding Private Michael had disappeared. They made a thorough search in the alleyway, but found no trace of the fugi tive. Inquiries were made among residents in the alley. but they said they had seen no man run- ning by their homes. De Armas believes that the negro jumped a fence in the alley and escaped toward Duval street. Mrs, Harding said she was on her way to the bus station when she was attacked. She ecmeliad | the negro must have been lurk- | ing in the vicinity of the offi- cers’ clubhouse, as she approach- | ed it, and then, as she passed, he sneaked up on her, She ex- plained that she did not footsteps behind her, and was not aware of the negfo’s pres- ence until he pushed her. She saw him as he was flee- ing, but said she doubted if she could identify him were he ar- rested. All she knows, she stat- ec, is that he was a negro and wore a black cap. De Armas also said the negro had a black cap. He wore black Pants, too, De Armas said, and had on a light sweater, The hear negro’s height, according to the | special policeman, is about five feet seven or eight inches, and his weight approximately 150 Pounds. The handbag thé negro snatch- | Neely Bryan to desert from the jarmy. She was held in $1,000 bail ! for the federal grand jury. 4 Mrs. uring her arraignment, she fin- gered a package of mints for sev- eral minutes and was unable to open it. The package was open- ed for her, and she tremblingly {put a mint in her mouth. She said that no blame should ' be placed on Private Bryan for the attempted escape, because he his post. However, she explain- j ed, no idea of desertion was in her imind, for her only intention was |to take Bryan to supper, after | which he was to return to his post. She gave a mental picture of her excitement. when, with Bry- an hidden in the back seat of her automobile, she drove off with) | him, expecting at every moment ‘to hear the crack of a rifle in try- ing to stop her. “It was just an impulse,” she | testified. “I knew that Mr. Bry- an'is a*former member of Benny Goodman’s band and is one of the best swing musicians in the coun- try. I felt sorry for him because of his detention, and wished only to give him a short surcease from his troubles. Whatever blame there is, I should shoulder it all. He went with me against his will.’ LEARNS LESSON IN RATIONING OF GAS (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Dec. 28.—When Keenan Wynn, son of comedian Ed Wynn, leaves New York henceforth, he'll remember to take his gas ration card. Recently the young actor and his wife were returning, from .a weekend visit in> upper. New York state, when, they a el of gasoline’ les from Man- batten: They” aiaaverca they had left théir’gas ration card in their city ‘partment. Wynn fin- ally made a deal with a passing truck driver to tow his car in. Parrot was so unstrung, | begged her to take him back to; » {anti-aircraft fire yesterday After arriving Wynn had to help the driver unload 90 drums of gasoline at 3:30 a.m. on a dock. PALACE THEATER JOHN HOWARD in SUBMARINE RAIDER NEWS and SERIAL ed was an antique, made of wood, with the opening faced (Continued on Page Four) BRING IN YOUR CAR for ITS NEXT LUBRICATION LOU SMITH AUTO SERVICE Phone No.5 White at Fleming Che Key THE SOUT MORE CARE URGED TOWARD, GUARDING): MARINE LIEUTENANT TELLS OF LOSING WALLET IN SA- LOON AFTER LEAVING IT ON COUNTER While the people of Key West | aeeaaiel that the sheriff and the/| city police should put an end to the crime wave that is surging in this community. the mayor and/ the sheriff should be commend- ed in appealing to the people themselves, in the case of petty ‘| thievery, to exercise more care in "\ guarding their valuables, 1 In de- | manding Police Protection, they should do. whatever they can to |help the enforcing officers. Of the several stories that have been told The Citizen about care- lessness, the following shows more disregard for one’s money than any of the others: The sheriff's office was noti- fied that a lieutenant in the ma- frines had lost his wallet in a saloon. An investigation show- ed that the lieutenant had taken out his wallet to pay fer a drink, and then had left it on the bar while he walked across the room to put a coin in a player piano. When he returned to the bar, the wallet was gone. Chief Deputy A. H. McInnis told the lieutenant, “You have nobody but yourself to. blame for the loss of your wallet.” ALLIES WIPE OUT JAP -GUN- NESTS CLAIMED NIPPONESE WILL BE OUSTED SOON AT BUNA MISSION (By Associated tr: DARWIN, Dec. end Australian troops a. out 13 Jap machine-gun nests in the fighting yesterday at Buna Mis- sion .it was reported officially today. Word from General Douglas | MacArthur's headquarters was ‘that the Japs will be ousted from their stronghold in that sector in the next day or so. Thousands of Japs have been killed since the }Buna and Gona fighting started, and the mere remnants of the \force that still remiainsjin.that sector are short of - supplies of all kinds,yginclading: fe VAjt The ze is in the ay fa ike lare gai@Uto! bet star ase is spreading; among ele at an} alarming rate, so information re- ceived from New Guinea today disclosed. American planes, including Catalinas, are continuing to bomb the Jap position at Buna Mission, and, despite the intense and today, not a single plane was lost. FANCY HOTFOCT COSTLY KANSAS_ CITY. Collins Gettes, 35, is suing three 18-' year-old boys for $10,000 dam- ages. The youths are accused of pouring gasoline on Gettes’ i clothing and in a circle around | him and igniting it while he slept | awaiting a street car. FIFTY .PER CENT OIL BALTIMORE — The pistachio, nut it is estimated contains over fifty per cent of oil. jtree-trunk with HERNMOST NE WSPAPER —. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, THE PEOPLE DEMAND PROTECTION | Robbery and purslary and: and sneak thievery, havi ten a point in Key West where the sheriff an ave | city police must do something, and do it immediately, to rid the community of this lawlessness. That MUST comes from the people of Key West. It is not an exag- geration to say that the nerves of the community are on edge as a result of this wave of crime without a single arrest having yet been made to discourage the criminais. it 1s no excuse to say, “We can’t do this or we can’t do that” because of the supposed inability to employ men to do police duty. Let the mayor designate more special policemen, let the sheriff employ more regular deputies or name special deputies. If he can’t strength- en his force to a point where the security of the people of Key West will be assured, then let him appeal to the Governor for help. The crime wave must be stopped, and the only way to stop it is by concerted police effort. That effort MUST be made, and a thousand excuses that it can not be made will be viewed only with disdain by the people of Key West. They demand protection and must be given protection. The latest of the series of crimes occurred in broad daylight at an important corner in the city. A woman was pushed down and her handbag was stolen, and the culprit escaped. The people demand protection, and if we can not get it locally, let us appeal to the Governor. This is no time for excuses. LATE BULLETINS (By Associated Press) | FOUR FLYERS DIE IN CRASH WASHINGTON.—Four army flyers were killed in the crash of an airplane in California. it wi innounced here today. ; $1,000,000 FIRE IN SYRACUSE SYRACUSE.—Fire, starting hete at an early hour this morning, caused damage estimated at $1.000,000 before it was brought under | control several hours later. BEEF PRODUCTION HIGH WASHINGTON.—Production of beef in the United States dur- ing this year reached one of the highest points in the history of the country. According to information released today, \thirty and. one- half billion pounds of beef were produced in this country in 1942. Despite that high poundage. the OPA stated “today that meat ra- | - tioning in the United States probably will go into effect oni Feb- ruary 1. 5 WIPING OUT NEW GUINEA JAPS WASHINGTON.—The war office pointed out today that. up to three months ago, Jap forces on New Guinea did pretty much as | they wished. They advanced down the southerly slope of the Owen Stanley Mountains to within 37 miles of Port Moresby, the Allied’ eee Then the Australians began to push back the Japs to the mountain top, then down the northerly slope to their base at Buna, from which they were routed 12 days ago. Now all they have left in that part of New Guinea is a narrow strip af Buna Mission, RUSSIANS STORM GERMAN LINES MOSCOW.—Tonight’s communique stated that fighting, west of this city, is going on furiously, and that the Russians stormed and captured two villages that the Germans had held for several months. WHERE IS ROMMEL? CAIRO.—While the whereabouts of Marshal Rommel is not def- | initely known by the Allied command, the general opinic: is that he did not stop at Tripoli during his retreat. but. instead, continued | on either to Tunis or Bizerte. witn tne likelihood of his being in the latter Axis stronghold. PINCERS ON JAP SALIENT DARWIN.—General Douglas MacArthur’s headquarters said to- day that the final action to oust the Japs at Buna Mission will be a pincers movement on their salient. with the Americans on one | side of the pincers and the Australians on the other. } SORGHUM NOW ‘SUBS FOR SUGAR SHORTAGE (By Associated Press? ASHEVILLE, N. C, Dee As old Dobbin rememb=s sorghum-syrup making isn't much fun. Hitched to a balanced an ingenious rope attached to urge him on- ward, he goes round and round, | Calif, gave the vitamin to cu-! pulling the cane press. cumbers to protect them gainst! But whether Dobbin likes it or! MHGE™> phe Black | parasite | got not, he and thousands of his fel-} }mun, the mildew was even able to lows, are treading the sweetenin’ ; attack cucumbers which ordinar- jraad in North Carolina. It’s sor- jy, are resistant to this disease. {ghum biilin’ time, and in this! The vitamin was dusted on > | the plant or used as fertilizer indo rie a feet rationing that means/ the soil. In both cases the mildew, i) tra Sweetening for many a} | waxed stronger at the expense of Tar‘ Heel. farmhouse. Sorghum, grown EVEN MI MILDEW LIKES VITAMINS | AP Science Editor NEW YORK, Dec. 30.—Powdery ; Mildew, the black stuff which | blights flower gardens and food! | plants, likes vitamin B-1. It likes the vitamin so much that when the U. S._horticul- tural field station at La Jolla, i] | the cucumbers. If the’étitumbers throughout | benefited, their gain was not ap- parent. The experiment is re- IN: THE. U. Mest Citizen S. A. 1942 Key West, Florida, his the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenhe’t | PRICE FIVE CENTS U S.Forees::Push: Nazis An — [fallans Back West Of Tunis Nazi Soldiers Submit To Capture By oo Fighting Americans Had Axis Back To Ceased Pushed Second Russians In Companies And Regiments (By Associated Press) MOSCOW, Dec. 30.—Russians are in the middle Don before them. the Russian, communique decler- ed today, adding that. two divi- | numbering 30,000 men, have been taken as prisoners in the last 24 hours. German soldiers, explained, further opposition when they saw they had been encircled and were threatened with annihile- tion. They submitted to capture in regiments and compenies, and for hours thereafter stragglers continued to reach the Russian lines. As a result of that victory, the communique stated, the Russians sions, the report surrendered without made their greatest gain idriving Hitler's crumbling army ™iddle Don arca offensive jgan their jago. Count vehicles and ot -\ were shortly afterwerd ed beceuse the. ed to artillery fire by aban important villz oon Ge ape on the way to the official 2 | Vanguard cf Russian now within 65 miles of mans’ most importan Rostov. Russian communique accelerated, have gone beyond the | try and are now fight on flat land. At c Germans fled and left in an airdrome. The were captured intact Furious battles and directly outside of Sta’ grad, the report said Eigh three blockhouses were taken by the Germans and 650 Germans were captured in the area, the communique conclude e Dp Rearguard Stand By Rommet 8 Forces Checks Advance Beiag Made By English Eighth Army : »jmake ‘a the state, is mostly used as sil- | ; Ported in the scientific agricultur- Ord rh nee for cattle, but this year, more! Place Your ler Ea y it than ever before is finding| NEW YEAR’S MINCE and # way into the cane press for! PUMPKIN PIES the sake of its sugar. lew ear’s RRNA So Closed Ai Dey New Yours BUS DRIVERS WANTED MALONEY BROS. Apply 12 to 2 p.m. Daily BAKERY re eae $12 FLEMING STREET Key West Transit Co. 7 Simonton Street at Beach , al journal, Phytopathology. The journal comments that/| aaa vitamin B-1 is not a cure-all. It has been tried on | many plants, with occasional evi- dence that the vitamin promoted plant growth. But germs and molds, the latter themselves i plants, also are often benefited by |B-1 and the journal points out | jfunds. He formerly represented | (By Associated Press) CAIRO. Dec. 30—Furious end TLS S inn MARINE HOSPITAL sustained rearguard action by 2 REMAINS OPEN FOR jarge contingent of Marshal Er EMERGENCY CASES | win nommet's force held up the advance of General Montgom- lery’s Eighth Army for two day: it was officially announced A rumor that : that the Marine Hospital would not accept any more emergency cases has gathered so much volume in Key West during the last few day:. The Citizen has been authorized to deny it. There is no truth whatever to the story, and The Citizen was informed that emergency cases, as heretofore, will be accepted at the hospital till it is taken over by the Navy at some indefinite time. OE hb bd he head PLANNING TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO LEGISLATURE’: TALLAHASSEE, _ Dec. 30.— | (FNS) Four major committees of the Florida Tax Inquiry Council B arsecg: a started work this week on recom | began to stream into mendations to the 1943 ture. President James T. Wilson, Miami. appointed them and call- ' ed for a report at a statewide! conference to be held in Febru- ary. J. Velma Keen, was made chairman of a 28-man (Special to The Cittace? committee to survey opertions of} CAMP HOOD, Texas, Dec. 30 the full-view tax assessment laws |—William A. Knowles, of Key passed by the last legislature.and| West, Flordia, _ entered ; ice April 20, 1942( at recommendations for_any! ing, Florida: apd was tra \ipaprovement © deerfied necessary. | to Camp Shelby, Mississipp Clarence Day of Orlando will} 123, 1942. September 16, head’ ahother committee to con- | was transefrred to Camp vi [siaer a proposed constitutional; sten, . Louisjana, and onli there amendment that would put a ceil- | to Camp Hood, Texas, October 21 ing of two mills on intangible tax | 1942. He received the rati.g of levies. to- day by | here. Many of the battic | fight ten height of the jed Rommel! but they cor on and retreat having evidently their purpose. Montgomery's his only 35 e accomplished arnead today 1iles from Tripol it is continuing its advance w ;out opposition. Opinion ber e British will not t poten again until they rea | outskirts of Tripoli. co ris legisla-| long as two weeks ag ij since then, many of of| Continued toward Tz to join the Axis tro | and Bizerte. WILLIAM KNOWLES GIVEN PROMOTION Tallahassee | Technician Fifth Grade, July 23 Millard Caldwell, Tallahassee, | 1942. The Station Complem is chairman of a committee to] is proud of his excellent perform study possible economies in ex-) ance of duties. penditure of state and county tax} —____—_ TRAPPED FISH the Third Florida District in Con-} gress. TOWANDA, Pa—How's thir? Jack Simmons of Tallahassee | After fishing half a day, Donald! is chairman of the fourth group |Alger had not caught a fish which will study the sufficiency | Wading through a stream, he of present revenues and increases,|stumbled over an old rubber that there is yet very little infor- | if necessary, to offset wartime re-|tire which he took home. Later, } mation on the influence of the vi-| ductions in collections from exist-|he discovered, yy inside the! tamin on grewth of disease. ing sources. tire, a five-pound bass. JITTERBUG PILOTS HAVE COT RHYTHM British headquarters Ree SRR RET ETRE ee NEW YEAR'S EVE CELEBRATION and DANCE RAUL'S CLUB Music by BARROSA Cover Charge. $1.50 Per Coupic | PHONE $287