The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 1, 1943, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service and Wide World For 63 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Xey West Che Key West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U. S. A. VOLUME LXIV., ~ Vitorytn.1943 Looked For Optimism Based On Fact POPPI IIIS S| That Allies Have Taken ALLIED PLANES BASED | Offensive Instead Of Be- oe ing On Defensive ATTACK ON AXIS SHIPS: (iy Associated Press) ALGIERS, Jan. 1.—Allied Planes based in North Afri- ca are winging far afield in attacking Axis shipping, airfield and munition cen- ters. A squadron of Allied planes yesterday went as far away as Crete and bombed Italien and German military installations in thet cotinitry. Another squad¥éx" flew across the Mediterranean’ to Sicily and attacked and sank an Axis ship mdored in’ a harbor there. Still another Squadron attacked Axis shipping in the Gulf of Tunis and demaged three ships. Land fighting in Tunisia is bogged down by mud and rain. The ground forces of neither side heve shown much activity in the last three or four days. There have been some artillery | duels, but the onlv fighting given time for ultimate victory,| by the infantry has been con- | fined to small patrols. "SIS S SIE ST Fs NEW DRIVE BEGINS AGAINST NAZIS “IN STALINGRAD AREA RUSSIANS RESOLVE TO CON- TINUE FIGHT UNTIL ENTIRE ARMY IS CLEARED OUT OF COUNTRY (By Axsociated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan, 1.—Vic- 1943 looked forward too by many of- tory in is optimistically ! ficials in the nation’s capital, it was declared here today. | With the speeding up of production of weapons and with the United Nations now the | of war on the offensive, instead of the} defensive in every theater of war, the Allies are now defin- itely on their way to ultimate victory, and many here believe) i that it will be attained before, the dawn of 1944, | London, while not naming any | is reported to be far more optim- istic about what may be termed | @ fairly early date for success, as| compared with the feeling there The success of to do said, and it was added that by the time up to a year ago. Russian arms has much with that feeling. it was the spring thaws come in Russia again, Germany‘s sower in that country will be sapped to so de- cided an extent, commanders of her armies, in the future, will! not be so prodical of her man- (By Anne MOSCOW, Press) ' Jan — Russian Soldiers today started a fight} | which, the Russian higti command said, will not ce night or day | juntil every German has been} DPBS OL DG EES geared out ot Stalingrad. i Six hundred Germans were kill- | U. S. TWIN-TAILED jed in or near the city yesterday FIGHTERS DOWN 22 and the number who fell today is JAPANESE ZEROS said to be more than 2,400.*Dug- (By Axsociated Press) | outs, some oi them deeper in the | ground than any other the Rus- {sians have captured, pillboxes/} DARWIN, Jan. 1—Ameri- | 2nd blockhouses by the score hz can twin-tailed Lightning | been rid of Germans since this fighters, among the swiftest | "¢W offensive was started yester- in the world, yesterday had g another clash with a squad. | 1 the middie Don the Russ ron of Jap Zeros. and as the | Continue to make gains, despite last Zero fled from the scene [the steady stream of of fighting, the count was: ments ‘the Germans are bringing 22 Jap planes destroyed; | UP to the front line. American, none. The war office stated today that Two Lightnings were hit | sinee the;Russians began their! ri ‘ |winter offensive six weeks ago} aun ie orcs’ Yat | they have killed 315,000 Germans:} « ‘land that the wounded and the cap they'retumed safely to their [tured added to that figure, place | hi 2 |the entire German loss in man-; pabiderngans reeneay spe |Power during that time at 1,000,-! Lockheeds raided the Jap | 00 airdrome and base at Néw Southeast of Stalingrad, small} Biisinisandasesatediamach contingents of Germans clashed, devastation. None of the | with a Russian column, and when bombers was lost. | the fighting was over. the war of: | ODI DD ISS GD svown over the ground. | | fice reported, 600 Germans were | cin power as they have been up to now. Everybody Welcome to the CABANA’ Bok GE.§ ToyP A R.T.Y »\Farewell te the “EDWARDS SISTERS” Welcome Siena to the “THREE GIRLS OF NOTE” SATURDAY, JANUARY 2nd 605 DUVAL STREET at SOUTHARD reinforce- |’ j and | Phone 166 KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 1943 AP Features ONE ‘cf the home front’s Weapons is the poster—a to win the war. Recently artists country were asked to enter a tion sponsored by Artists for Vict _ Posters To Help Win The War most potent picture graphically why the people must work harder, buy more bonds, make every possible sacrifice from evil This is the Enemy Artists: Karl Koehler. Victor ; for Democracy, and New York’s Museum of Modern Art. Of 2,224 entries received, 216 were placed on display at the museum and will be made available for widespread distribution by the Office of Civilian Defense, other govern- ment agencies, business firms and civic groups. Below are four of the best. war that iells throughout the poster competi- ory, the Council | t Artists: Karl Koehler. Victor Ancona jcona : Louis “ytell ON DOWN-GRADE THIS PERTAINS TO INDUSTRY. MANPOWER AND PRO- DUCTION ted Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.—Ger- ny is decidedly on the down- grade in industry, manpower and he production of munitions of military experts said here to- Germany lacks many essen- 1 raw materials, and substitutes she h been com: led to use in her weapons of war have shown up their inferiority both in Russia and in Tunisia. Japan was s have more : material today than she had ay ago, but is suffering acutely from shortage of shipping to carr, the materials, after they have been turned into factory products, to the widespread points of the empire she ha in the mar surface war have taken a heavy toll of Japanese w shipping since the States entered the war. Japan is known to be hard-pressed both for cargo’ ships and transports, and ; To Our FRIENDS and | CUSTOMERS A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR Re Ie OCEAN VIEW RESTAURANT 520 United St. GERMANY NOW Five Percent Victory Tax ssumed to control her shortage is continuing to grow | ) Atran alamnting rate. (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 1—The 70 Victory tax of five per cent of all 80 ges and salaries, in excess of 90 nnually went into effect; 100 , regardless of what period! 110 of time the ary paid today 120 covers, explained by the 130 Tr IT} if “the 140 salary had been paid on a quar- 150 terly or monthly basis, the five 160 percent is deducted in the 170 nly a K 180 it exceeds 190 200 80 90 100 110 120 13 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 3.10 3.60 4.10 4.60 5.10 5.60 6.10 | 6.60 | 7.10 7.60 aio | 8.60 | 9.10 940 | Yy, prov’ yearly average. | Buck privates, it was pointed! out, will not have to pay the cent of ex- tax, because their monthly wage . ee of $50 falls short of be eae baste aria | total of $624 $200. H The weekly deduction _ scale suggested to employers by the ee ee, Tax to be} government follows: 1 withheld NOTICE! If wages But not $10. | | are over over $ 12 $ 16 16 20 -30 An important meeting of the’ 20 24 50 | Monroe County Defense Council! 24 28 ‘70 | will be held at City Hall. Mon-| 28 32 day, January 4th. 7:30 P.M. | = 3 | All members should make ar- 3 = | rangements to be present. 210 | At the request of Mayor Albury 260 | all Special Police should also be! | present. 50 60 60 70 BUS DRIVERS WANTED 7 | BRADY’S | ‘LIVE POULTRY MARKET | | Tennessee Milkfed ROASTERS Vewvwwvvwwwwvwwwww S0ft-Bone ROASTERS.STEWERS TIRE REPAIR R. I. Red Battery-Raised FRYERS | t and TURKEYS | (Dill Electric Vulcanized) | Our Chickens are received alive| Lou Smith Auto Service | and we Kill and Dress Them Daily | Phone No.5 White at Fleming Phone 540 «1214 White Street Plus 5 per-j| 9 1.10 1.30 { 1.60 Apply 12 to 2 p.m. Daily at Car Barn Key West Transit Co. | Simonton Street at Beach {that nearly 50 per cent of the mail | been far in excess of the sum tote PRICE FIVE CENTS ANNOUNGEMENT. MADE OF RECENT RAID BY’ AMERICAN PLANES ON JAPANE LATE BULLETINS (By Associated Press) AMERICANS GREET NEW YEAR AS USUAL WASHINGTON.—Though this country is engeged in the most serious war in its history, millions of people from coast to coast greeted the coming of New Year's much in the same way as they had always done. There were noise and fun-making throughout | the country. and hotels, night clubs and theatres were crowded. | | | j 1 j F.D.R. SAYS ALLIED NATIONS NOW ON UP-GRADE WASHINGTON.—President Roosevelt said today that the United Nations are now on the up-grade in their war-effort. On all fronts, the President pointed out. the Allies are now on the offen- ' sive, whereas, when this country enteréd’the war they were figh!- ing defensive battles. He also discussedthe peace that will come out of the war, and said all of the 29° United Nations that are lined up against the aggressors will be fepresented in the pete discus- sions. RAF STILL STRAFFING JAPS LONDON.—According to information received here from Gen- ‘ eral Wavell’s headquarters in India, RAF planes are continuing to spread havoc among Japanese military objectives in Burma «nd are still causing panic among the Japs. who have been machine- gunned while they have been retreating toward their main base. General Wavell’s spearhead ‘in Burma is now less than 20 miles from its chief objective. The planes also have made successfui night sorties the report concluded. BEST NEW YEAR'S GREETINGS LONDON.—The very best New Year's creetings to the United Nations come from Russia todey, it was stated here by men prom- inent in military circles. They declared that the world generally has only a slight conception of the smashing defeats the Reds are | administering to the Nazis. But. besides killing. wounding and capturing Nazis by the thousands. vast amounts of German mili-| i tary stores have come into the possession of the Russians. RAID ON WESTERN GERMANY LONDON.—RAF bombers raided western Germany last night | for the first time in two weeks, “just to let the Germans know that there will be no disontinuance of RAF raids.” the Air Misery, said foday. The extent of the damage to Germany's military ob- jectives was not stated. nor was it said how many planes engaged in the raid or how many were lost. RATIONING OF MEATS AND DAIRY PRODUCTS WASHINGTON.—The Office of Price Administration said today that preparations are being made for the rationing of meat and dairy products. The order will go into effect on February 1. FLOOD RISING IN CINCINNATI CINCINNATI.—While flood waters are falling in practically every other place where they had risen to dangerous heights. the irse is continuing here and is expected to reach 62 feet above flo: d level by next Wednesday. Stamp Sales At Key West Post Ofc Lagest ns History Dec. 1942, $837,575.00; Dec. 1941 $439,540.00. Money Orders issued: Dec. 4942, $237,123.52; Dec. 1941 $102,844.76. Money Orders paid: Dec. 1942, $52,531.87 $39,335.18. United States Bonds a Stamps sold Dec. 1942. $5 Postal receipts for stamp and other stamp stock in the Key West Post Office during 1942 is $52,- 615 more than it was in 1941, de- spite the fact that during last year Postmaster Fred J. Dion estimates Dec. 194 handled in the local office was either franke@ or soldier-sailor free mail. The sales would hav of the rceeipts, Mr. Dion points out, if service men had been re- quired to put stamps on their let- ters. The sale of stamp stock last year amounted to $126,500; in 1941, it was $73,885. All other services at the post office show decided in- creases, with the postal savings almost doubling those for 1941. At present they are only $161,000 ap- proximately from reaching the million-dollar mark, whereas, three years or so ago, they were only about one-third of that sum. Other records at the office, be- sides the sales of stamps, are as follows: Postal Savings, due depositor “A HAPPIER P GARDNER’S PHARMACY Phone 177 Free Delivery | AAADS AAAAAASASASASD PALACE THEATER | ROY ROGERS in } Heart of the Golden West L NEWS and SERIA | i Yours for SPM LMMMBAM ALA a LA aa De ae iM, is the Sincere Wish enon aos And if, inKey West, there are dny“who are not included in thesé classifications, we hope that they also may find happiness in 1943. To those who have helped build up a strong- er and better Chamber of Commerce, we extend YOUR CHAMBER OF C odkchcdkdk he dd, deddeddkdadadedh Directed At Nipponese On Wake Island When Their Forces Were Taken By Surprise (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan Squadrens of American planes carriec out a surprise attack on the Japs on Wake Island it wes officially anmnouced today. end ectually caught them siseping. not napping. All was as quist on Wake Is land as it is im 2 peaceful wil- lege. when ‘he planes made their raid at midnight Christmas. it was stated by the wer office. ader of the s ac’ muidn:ght. about the raid In the moonlight, the pilots said Japs could be seen running out their tents and houses their anti-aircraft guns, br turned out, they were so their aim was far wide snark. Noi a single piane was brought da the report cogtinued, and y two planes were and shghtly damaged. The destruction caused by bombs was widespread among the military objects an the island The empiacements were destroyed and ammunition dumps were tire. The planes pounds of bombs set dropped pilots res said ser NAVAL BATTLE IN LONDON, Jan 1—Somewher G That We May All Have NEW YEAR” Key West LALAAAALAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA