The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 6, 1943, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service and Wide World For 63 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Xey West VOLUME LXIV. No.5. Seventy-Eighth Congress Convencd Today; Various Bills Placéd In Hopper Many Of Measures To Be Considered Are Said To Be Of Great Import- ance (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.—The seventy-eighth congress conven- ed today. and shortly afterward more than 150 bills fell into the| hopper. The object of the pro | Ponents of the bills was to get | them filed as soon as possible in| order to obtain early action on| them, which is governed by the | number placed on the bills as they are received. j Representative Patman, of Tex-' as, had the honor of introducing ; Bill No. 1. | the government to issue to banks | | non-regotiable bonds, and Pat- | man said that. were that done,! It would authorize the government would be saved millions of dollars in interest | every year. Representative Fish, York, introduced a bill that is designed to lower the voting age | from 21 to 18. Mr. Fish assert- | ed, in commenting on the bill, that if a boy of 18 is old enough | to be called into the military | services of the United States, he| of New) is surely old enough to go to the} Polls to vote for candidates of | } his preference. Another bill. would continue the salaries of soldiers for one year after the war ends, and an- | other would make them” payable | |forcse today captured a * ‘BRITISH FORCES | CAPTURE STRETCH OF HILLS TODAY THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED AFTER BITTER FIGHTING LASTING SIX AND") ONE- HALF: HOURS (By Aswaciated Press) ALGIERS, Jan. 6.—British long stretch of hills after a battle lasting six and one-half hours, Two weeks ago, the British at- tempted to take the same hills, but the infantry at that time did not receive sufficient support from tank and airplane units and former reached had to retreat to their Positions after having the crest of the hills. But the fighting today was alto- gether different. Wave after wave of planes pounded the posi- tions of the Germans and Italians on the hills, and then tank units, | gradually spreading out as they reached the foothills, charged the strongholds of the enemy, and he either surrendered, was wiped out, or fled down the hilts to prepared positions. The British were left in posses- sion of the entire stretch of hills, which is considered the most stra- tegic point in the Bizerte area. When the bombing of the planes ceased and before the tanks be- gan their charge. British artil- lery put up a barrage of fire that kept the Gemaris and Italians’ in their dugouts and pill boxes. The fire was continued intensely un- til the tanks began their charge. At other points along the 100- mile front in Tunisia, there was little fighting today because of only for six months after the | heavy rain last night. Up to then war. |there had not been any rainfall. Still another bill, regarding! for eight days, and muddy fields soldiers, would compel the gov-|had dried out, but today they are ernment to match, dollar for dol-| lar, whatever amounts they send home to dependents. ; Another bill, which probably; has caused more hot blood in con- | gress than any other measure, (Continued on Page Four) quagmires again. ARABIA HAS LARGE AREA WASHINGTON—Arabia has an area of 1,000,000 square miles with a population of 9,000,000. Monroe County Minus Of Any | Regular Organized Commission Monroe county today is without an organized commission—in oth- | er words, the county is unable to transact any offical business—, which is the first time in the his- | tory of the county that that con- dition has arisen: } It was all due to the old commis- sion adjourning sine die at the meeting on Monday night. At midnight Monday the commis- sions of the five commissioners | expired and the commissions of | the new commissioners went into} effect. But the latter are with-! out power to act officially until! they have been duly organized,| and when that will be done is not | definitely known. It is an easy enough matter for) the commissioners to organize if} three of them agree to hold a meeting, but Carl Bervaldi, J. Frank Roberts and Eddie Gomez informed a Citizen reporter this morning that they had not dis- cussed with one another anything whatever about meeting to organ-} ize. Stetetetetet tt Have Your Car... Completely Lubricated by EXPERTS LOU SMITH AUTO SERVICE Phone No. 5 White at Fleming | EEE RR EERO R BEE Eppes | Further, Mr. Roberts has been} ill since last Thursday with a se- vere cold. He remained abed un- til Monday, when he returned to his duties as assistant tax assess- or, but in a little while he had to go back home. This morning he said the cold had broken, but he did not know whether or not he | would be well enough to be out tomorrow, On top of that Mr. Gomez was seized with chills while in his! store this morning and had to go home and go to bed. He left his bed long enough to inform a Citizen reporter that he, Mr. Go- mez, had not discussed the hold- ing of a meeting tomorrow even- ing either with Mr. Bervaldi or with Mr. Roberts. He said, fur ther that, in the event that he feels’ better tomorrow, he may have to go to Miami on business. He add- ed that he would stay over in the} event the other two commission- ers agreed to meet tomorrow night, though he did not think Mr. Roberts, because of illness, would be able to attend the meeting. It became known at the county courthouse this morning that Gov- ernor Holland has granted leaves; of absence-for the duration of the war to William T. Doughtry, of the fourth. and Harry Harris, of the fifth district. That action by the (Continued on Page Four) Pal THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U. ATTACK® JAP’ PORT. DEVASTATING RAIDS WERE MADE ON RABAUL IN NEW BRITAIN; THREE NIPPON- ESE PLANES DOWNED (By Associated Press) DARWIN, Jan. 6.—American planes, led by Liberators, made devastating raids today on the Jap-held port of Rabaul in New Britain. Eight cargo ships and a de- stroyer tender were sunk by l,- Liberators, and’ an-undeterminsd: number of other ships damaged. The planes continued~thé at- tack so long, 15 Jap Zeros took to the*air to challenge the Lib- (oe and their escorting fight- ers, and three Zeros were shot down and others so badly dam- aged they withdrew from the fight. Only one American fight- er plane was lost. While the Zeros were fleeing from the scene of the dogfights. one of them came within the jrange of a Liberator’s rear gun, which opened fire, sending the Zero diving toward the sea with flames streeming from its tail. That increased the American bag to four. NEGRO SHOT IN MIXUP LAST NIGHT WITH POLICEMAN OFFICER ATTEMPTED R REST MAN WHO “THREW GLASS AT ANOTHER NEGRO IN COFFEE SHOP After a fight with a policeman last night, Fred Williams, negro, was shot in the leg and run over by an automobile. Williams is said to have thrown a glass at another negro in Shor- ty’s Coffee Shop on Petronia street and hurried from the place. Patrolman Elmer Del Pino arriv- ed there a few seconds afterward and was told about the incident. Williams was pointed out, to, the policeman, and the latter hurried after the negro » and overtook him. Of Del Pino asserts that Williams declared “What you want, white man? No white man’s going to arrest me,” and Williams, accord- ing to Del Pino, punched him in the face. The policeman states that he then hit Williams over the head with a billy, and that he fell over a low stone wall. Del Pino reached over the wall to grip Williams by the arm, when he jumped up and punched Del Pino under the chin and knocked him down. As Williams was running away, Del Pino shot at him. The bullet went wild and Del Pino shot again. That time the bullet hit Williams in the leg, and; as he was falling, an automobile struck him and knocked him down, passing over the leg with the bullet wound and breaking it. | Williams was taken to a lo- cal’ hospital. USED AS SUBSTITUTE CHICAGO — Drug store sales indicate more people are using saccharine tablets as a sugar sub- stitute. - ESC RRO BUS DRIVERS WANTED Apply 12 to 2 p.m. Daily at Car Barn Key West Transit Co. Simonton Street at Beach —. Citizen Ss. | A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1943 AMERICAN PLANES|Council. Makes. Tentative Plans: For Operation Of - City S ADVOCATES NEW PLAN IN INCOME TAX PAYMENTS TAX EXPERT WOULD HAVE “PAY-AS-YOU-GO’ RULE TO REPLACE PRESENT SYSTEM OF COLLECTION (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Jan. 6,—Beards- ley Ruml tax expert made an ad- dressstotadvertising men here to- day. ini'which-he Syocated a “pay- @s:you-go” federal income tax. Ruml stated further that, were the pay-as-you-go tax put into law, the government would not stand to lose money in the collec- | tion of taxes, as is at present the case. Because of the fact, he said, that we pay last year’s income out of this year’s receipts, there are thousands of men who have already spent last year’s income and are unable to meet the tax out of their salaries this year. But if the government collects taxes currently, he concluded, ‘it: ran little chance of losing any of them. DISCOVERED IN 1616 BALTIMORE — Baffin’s Bay was discovered by William Baffin, an Englishman, in 1616. "PISS SIS LI: OLDEST SUBSCRIBER . OF THE CITIZEN IS + erty Torres, fite chief, made OBSERVING BIRTHDAY Louis M. Johnson. a well- known resident of Key West. is today observing the sev- ty-fifth anniversary of his birth, > Mr.cJohiisori has the dis- tinction # being the oldest subscriber of The Key West Citizen. He has been taking this paper. without a break, for 57 years. It has been his custom, in later years, je come to The Citizen office on his birthday enniversary and congratulate The Citizen on its continued Prosperity, and The Citizen, in turn, offers its felicitations to Mr. Johnson. : SLI III LISD cavenger Service ie ———ee 'Orders Bids Be Called | For Purchase Of Seven | Trucks To Handle Col- | lections ; The City Council at its regular meeting last night made tenta- | tive arrangements for the opera- tion of the scavenger service, and | ordered that bids be called for | the purchase of seven trucks for jteking rare of» collecting trash and garbage. The bids are: to be returnable at: the next regu: ler meeting of the bbard, : This action was taken as the result of so many complaints having been received concerning the present service that is now | given by private contractors, who | are now handling the collection | of trash and garbage in Key West. It was ordered that Mayor Al- bury and City Attorney Caro 'send a letter to the Naval au- thorities in an endeavor to have them furnish better protection jfor the people of the city from | being molested by men of the service on the streets of Key , West,. especially that of the wom- en folks, whom it was claimed cannot walk the streets with any degree of safety any long- er. o | {his repért for the year 1942 in which he showed that during the yeaf.the department was called upon to protect property endan- gered by fire to the amount of $36,250, with a loss of $2,020. The value of contents was $30,- 350, and loss on contents wes shown to be $9,670. The report also showed that’ on September 9 that the dredge boat Norman H. Davis was destroyed (Continued on Page Four) ! se RU Tag MAGNESIUM PRODUCTION WASHINGTON—United States Key West, Florida, hes the most equable climate in the courtry ; range of only 14° Fahrenhe*t with an average PRICE FIVE CENTS Half blilion: German Soldiers To Be Fleeing Wildly In Sectors Around LATE BULLETINS (By Associated Press) SURPRISE AIR-RAID WARNING IN WASHINGTON ‘) WASHINGTON.—Sirens in this city-sounded a surprise air- raid alarm today, and government workers. by the tens of thou- sands, and-residents generally ran to the shelters that have been provided for them. It was the first surprise raid since last Sep- tember 1, and it was said that the one today was far more success- ful than the one on the former date. Sirens today begen blowing at 10:29 and the all-clear was sounded at 10:44. SIX DIE IN FIRE CHICAGO.—Six persons lost their lives and 33 were injured in a fire in a bowling alley early this morning. The fire had gained such headway before it was discovered, many of the bowlers we= unable to reach the main exit. RIVER'S WATERS ARE RECEDING CINCINNATL—River waters here and elsewhere in the flood ed area are receding slowly today. except at some points soutlt this city. It was estimated that. in the next 48 hours. the we- ters will be falling along the entire inundated area. ATTORNEY STUDIES VICTORY TAX TALLAHASSEE.—Attorney General J. Tom Watson said be was studying the Victory Tax in its application to stete employes. The federal treasury department ruled that it would be up to the states to facilitate the collections from among state employes. Wat- son said that a decision probably would be made at a conference of attorneys general from all over the country to be held in Givvelanc on January 21. EPIPHANY SERVICES AT TARPON SPHINGS TARPON SPRINGS.—Colorful and elaborair Epiphany services are being held here today by Greek residents. Thousatds of visitors from nearby cities have arrived to see the patade thet is held in connection with the services. AMERICAN CASUALITIES NUMBER 61.126 WASHINGTON.—The war deparment announced today thei the casualty list of Americans since this country entered the wer. number 61,126, which comprises those that were killed, wounded. taken prisoners. or who are missing. The missing total 42.74". SAND STORM CONTINUES CAIRO.—The sand storm in the western desert stil] continues. and activity of General Montgomery's Eighth Army is still at « standstill. Middle Don | Thousands Of Nazis Have | Been Killed With Many Other Thousands Taken | Prisoners / . (Ly Amsociates Pre=s) licen Germans are fleeing in the middle Den and the eastern Cau- casus. the Russian communique State2 late this afternoon. the Germans im those areas. and Russien tenks and planes are addiag *c the panic. Thousands cf Gerrans have been Killed and othe- thousands hewe beer tacex Frisomers. ‘he cmmumgque ecco ec Attacks last mght By Russa tamks broke up the Germas toro es im both arecs and torcec tae= ‘> getest I: the middie Dee sector. the rotreat wes turmec == to @ rout ¢ short time theresite: end this morimg efter al oer SighO-g the emecy iz te ee ern Caucesus segec ts See = = orgerw@es units in the Mosdex area wnere =e Germes are ceported to be 7 testing see thee withdrew! bes been orderly. As they ‘Sell Production of magnesium, a light metgl used in aircraft and in ex- plosives, is scheduled to reach a MAYOR CONFERS MOTORCYCLE LEFT rate of 725,000,000 pounds a year, 100 times the 1939 output, and eight or nine times that of Axis countries. Commodore Of “ Arrive 4 Commodore Julio D. Arguellas of the Cuban Navy and a party of officials from the neighboring country arrived by plafie at the Naval Air Station at noon today on a brief visit with Capt. C. E. Reordan, commandant of the U.S. Naval Operating Base here| and other officials of the base. Lieut. C. Leon, aide to Commo- dore Arguellas, said the trip to Key West was being made upon the invitation of Rear Admiral James L. Kauffman, commander of the Gulf Sea Frontier and Cap- tain Reordan. r 9 “TY’s strictly a*friendly visit and Cuban Navy Of Officials d Here By Plane inspection of the Key West Base,” said Leon, “and all members of our party are delighted to come here. We're very much interested in what you're doing here.” Commodore Arguellas and the members of his party were met at the Air Station by Captain Reor- dan, Captain E. H. Jones, Comdr, D. L. Conley, Comdr. B. C. Mcaf- free and Lieut. Comdr. F. R. Schol- ly. Other Cuban ofifcers in the par- ty included: Lieut. E. Usatorres, pilot; Lieut. G. Novos, co-pilot; Ens. E. Rubio, radio operator and Ens. M. Giberga. The visitors are expected to re- turn to Cuba this afternoon. They [came to/Key West from’ where they visited the Naval Air Station’ and. other activities of the Navy. DANCE. Tonight, January 6th, at the CUBAN CLU SPONSORED by the K. of P, LODGE Proceeds to the Mercedes Hospital SUBSCRIPTION, 25¢ ~~ . WITH C. OF C. ABOUT HOSPITAL ‘}btmectors OF ORGANIZA- TION AGREE TO COOPER-) | ATE, WITH, COUNTY AND »CITY ON ‘MATTER | Faves | Mayor Willard M. Albury held | a conference last night with the, directors of the Chamber of Com-| merce in connection with the} proposal to acquire the Trust fac- | tory and convert it into a hospitai. ! ‘The directors agreed to act in} concert with the city and the county in the efforts that will be! made to buy the property for $33,- | Senator Pepper has assured the hospitalization committee of the | Chamber of Commerce that tae government, will provide, for an| “adequate” hospital for Key West ; and will also: staff the _ hospital. and pay the salaries of the mem-j bers of the. staff. 10 4 nse oe pry the a director to serve A. E. Peirce. who pooh g ter the army. Mr. Valdez, Fred Jj Dion and Fred Eberhardt are mem- | bers. of a resolutions committee ; that will request county and city | officials for a stricter enforcement of the law in Key West. | t PALACE THEATER BRUCE BENNETT in ATLANTIC CONVOY NEWS and SERIAL | Senator Clautie Pepper. of Flor- CHARLES ALMEDA GETS PROMOTION WITHOUT OWNER see (By Associated Preas) HIGH POINT, N.C, Jan _ Eugene Swanyer he'ped a passing , motorcyclist repair his machine after the drive chain had broken He then asked the owner if he might ride the machine the block The owner Eugene returned t id loft. Now, Eugene told police, department. he* doe: know what to do with a verfectly good motorcycle. , McCracsen Public Beietom Army. Key West fieer. US racks Naval Hospital To Be Made Available To Civilians Only In Case Of Real Emergency {B> Aamociated Preuss WASHINGTON, Jan. 6—The/| tion in regard to civilian medical Navy Department today edvised accommodations im the city. the | Nevel Hospital will be operated ida, that, under the law, it is im-|b- the United States Public possible for the Naval Howpital| Health Service. Rear Admiral L. at Key West to serve in the vince |E. Denfield. assistant chief of the Ay of municipal hospital facias.|buresu of personnel. miformet ‘aS, appointed | except in the event of a disaster Senator Pepper. or to save life in emergency. The city and the county offi-| be made availablé to civiliens | ~“RAINEOW ROOM” Pending 2 survey of the situs-| Aur Conditonec WANTED office position, permanent r-si- dent only. Apply Mr. Pinder. Western Union Bidz. 2nd flocr. | 18 to 30 yoars, Scr) MUSIC by ~ 1 Concha Trio From é to 8 P.M CHARLES M SALAS. Mazace:.