The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 11, 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 | Key Wes., Florida, hzs the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenhe't THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE JU. S. A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 1943 VOLUME LXIV. No. 9. Plan To Assure. Jobs For All After’ War Said To Be Unie President Roosevelt Is Re- ported To Have Matter On Subject Under Study Now (By Associated vrenn) WASHINGTON, Jan. President Roosevelt' is reported today'to be ‘considering a plan that will assure jobs for all after the war. ° The President is said to view the provisions of the present law as inadequate for the post-war period. His plans, it is thought, will be sufficient to form the ba- | sis for early legislation. TRICK ON JAPS f t MANY REINFORCEMENTS RE- i $25 or 30 days in jail; Charles El-| HOLDS CAUCUS ;mer Ingalls, drunken driving, $50 { CEIVED FOR MARINES ON GUADALCANAL 11— | Consideration MANY CASES ARE “HEARD TODAY IN CRIMINAL COURT | ED PLEAS OF GUILTY; SEN- | TENCES WERE IMPOSED ON ALL | | ‘The following defendants plead- jed guilty before Judge Wil- \liam V. Albury in the Crim- ‘inal court toaay and had the fol-| ; lowing | them: | Julio Cumbado, setting up and ‘ating a game of chance, $50 or in jail; Antonio Sanchez nk Gonzalez, on the same , were sentenced the same; ngton. reckless in jail; Ray- driving, $1 idie Alfonso, sentence de- vagrancy, sentences imposed on ard Adams, re or 30 days in jail; no driver's lice ferred; Earl Murray, or 60 days in jail, and the revoca- ion of his driver's license; Rob- ‘ert Brent, reckless driving, sen- i (By Associated Press) | GENERAL MacARTHUR'S| HEADQUARTERS, Sorhewhere in| Austratia, Jan. 11.—The United | taken under advisement; William { "States Marines on Guadalcanal |1. Robbins, vagrancy, seven days | received many _ reinforcemente and vast quantities of supplies early this morning, without the loss of a single man or a single} unit of supplies. It was due solely to an Amer- ican “trick” that the watchful Japs did not get an inkling of the convoy on its way te or arrival at Guadalcanal. When the ships started on their journey, Am an squadrons bombers began a systematic bomb- ing of the Jap airfield at Mun- da, 150 miles northwest of Guadal- | to} canal. That attack brought Munda Jap planes that were out on scouting trips, slipped into Guadalcanal harbor and dropped anchor at 12:45 o'clock this: morning. At one time it was feared that y might be detected by | was during thunderstorm, when, with every lightning flash, followed by the crash of thunder, all the ships in the convoy became as clearly vis- ible for an instant at a time as they would have been during the daytime. But the Japs were too busy try- ing to protect Mlunda, and the convoy slipped to anchorage un observed by them. FURNITURE NEEDED FOR SOLDIER ROOM If you have an extra chair, ta- ble or rug in your home, here is an opportunity to dispose of it and at the same time to do some- thing for the boys in the service. Lieutenant Truman C. Ryker, special services officer at Key West Barracks, is converting a portion of the Florida State Ar- mory into a day-room for the sol- diers in this area, There they can relax when off duty, How- ever, he needs furniture for the room and he is asking the citi-} zens of Key West to donate some} of their spare pieces. A call to Key West Barracks, Line 13, will bring a truck to your door to pick up what you may offer. Or, you may make delivery yourself, if you wish, to the Armory on White street. VULCANIZED and TIRE REPAIRED (By Dill Electric Vulcanizer) of | so that the con- | voy, unobserved by the enemy,! tence deferred. Eddie Lee Jones. trespass, $25 or 30 days in jail; John Thomas Adkins, vagrancy, 15 days in jail; Alice Walker, vagrancy, sentence in jail; Joe De Armas, drunken (Continued on Page Four) ‘ALLIED PLANES "BOMB. BIZERTE PLANES RESUME ACTIVITIES AGAINST AXIS ON LARGE SCALE (By Associated Press) ALGIERS, Jan. 11.—Action in the North African theatre of war was continued, mainly in the air, the headquarters here today an- nounced, with Allied planes hav- |ing the upperhand over the en- emy. Allied planes resumed today the bombardment of the Axis base at Bizerte on a large scale. Tunis also was bombed. and yesterday a quadron of planes from bases in Tunisia flew to Tripoli and de- stroyed an enemy airdrome and other military objects 10 miles out- side that city. Reports heard here from a Span- ish broadcasting station said that} a fleet of British warships had; led from Gibraltar, convoying | |a large number of Allied trans- ports and cargo ships. Toward what point the convoy headed ; Was not announced. | ALL OF DEFENDANTS ENTER- | ‘PROSPECTS FOR OPENING RACE TRACKS BRIGHT | LIKELIHOOD IS THAT OPEN1 ING OF HIALEAH COURSE WIL TAKE PLACE ON WED- NESDAY (By Axsociated Press) MIAMI, Jan. 11.—The prospect for the opening of the Hialeal race course this season appear: j good today. The likelihood is it will be opened on Wednesday, ac- {cording to information that has{ been received here. | The information is that a New) ! York syndicate is willing to risk | $250,000 on the proposition, as | | made to John C. Clark, president {| {of the club, and he is said to view | the proposal favorably. | Wednesday afternoon of this } week is the date set for the open- | ing. Leaders of the syndicate said | } that they would not depend on private automobile traffic for the | crowds at the track, as that would | be a violation of the Henderson | order against private driving, but | j upon the people who will be able j to go to the course i busses. | Whether such crowds would be | large enough to defray expenses lis a question the leaders asserted | that they are willing to leave to | the future. If the crowds are small, j the purses will be reduced to con- form with the patronage. j COUNTY BOARD ii | | | og the ancient busine: sugar in the ratio of 9 to 7. ‘value of sugar. Interest in small backyard apiaries considerable, refl NO ARRANGEMENTS MADE AS ‘ing an axiom of the honey trade ;that when sugar is scarce, honey YET TOWARD ORGANIZA- [pooms. On the commercial side TION OF BODY this means wide use by bakers, and at home its substitution for sugar in many ways. This afternoon, shortly petore In advising amateur hee-keep- 2 o'clock, Carl Bervaldi, J. Frank |¢"s, J. E. Eckert, University of Roberts and Eddie Gomez, the | California expert, tackles at: the three Monroe County Commis- jStart the matter of getting stung. |Sioners, held a caucus in the back! “The sting of the honey bee room of Tax Assessor Claude | generally hurts even the seasoned |Gandolfo's office, preparatory to | bee-kéeper,” he éoncedes. “How- their formally organizing as an ever,{immunity to the poison can | official body. : ‘be acquired gradually, until. the At the conclusion . of the |effect is not. noticeable after: the { It caucus, Mr. Roberts arid Mr. Go- first few minutes.” ;mez said that Mr. Bervaldi asked | - Boe-keeping is to standardized eee pranade intend | etter eateries of Se spport for chairman, an ey , 7 by: = replied: that that-was. a matige| that you buy bees by the rack that would come up at open} ysis meeting and decided on at open} meeting. Mr. Bervaldi made no further comment, and he and the other; two left Mr. Gandolfo’s office | fon their way to the county | ‘clerk's office. | Mr. Roberts and Mr. Gomez! said that, when they neared the; jentrance to the clerk’s office, | Mrw Bervaldi said, “You two go! {on and hold the meeting and or- ; ‘ganize,’” and, having made that statement, they said he walked! out of the county courthouse. \CITY AUDITOR ISSUES } In discussing his action, Mr. ; REPORT ON FINANCES |Gomez and Mr. Roberts asserted | The following is the report is- that Mr. Bervaldi was aware} {that two members of the com- Chamber Of Commerce Receives Letters From Several Officials About Fishing In Local Waters —k {mission did not form a quorum and that they were powerless to organize; further that he had no more right to ask them for whom they were going to vote for chairman than they had to ask him. Besides their refusal to discuss (Continued on Page Four) Roosevelt Asks For Other Amounts Aside From One Hundred Billion Budget (By Associa' WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.—) President Roosevel! \Gengress today a i ar budget to speed the day of; victory. and to helo raise this. |record sum he asked for $16,000,-! | 000,000 in additional taxes on: | compulsory savings. | Altogether, Mr. Roosevelt esti- |mated government spending ii the fiscal year beginning July 1 | at $109,000,000,000, and he said in |his message to the lawmakers: | “This budget represents the j maximum program for waging | war.” | | The new tax program he sug-! ; { | een ___ |gested included $25.000 limit on Lou Smith Auto Service | the income of anyone after pay-| Phone No.5 White at Fleming ment of taxes. regardless of the) source of his income. ited Press) The budget, which estimates t laid before the spending for 12 months be-' $100,000,000,000 | 9#2ning July 1. not only dwarfed | anything in history’s books. it represneted more than the an- nual money expenditures of all |other belligerents on both sides | cf the war. put together. It was nearly three times what Germany is spending, four times that of Japan. W 'ANTED YOUNG WOMAN, 18 to 30 years, for office position, permanent resi- dent only. Apply Mr. Pinder, Western Union Bldg. 2nd floor. Re ree ~ |Motor Vehicle sued by City Auditor Charles R Roberts covering taxes and li- censes collected during the month | jof December, 1942: Current Taxes (1942) Delinquent Taxes Interest on Delinquent Taxes Occupatianal Licenses !Penalties on Licenses Licenses Sewer Service Fees |Street Paving & Side- | walk Assessments Bicycle Licenses {Dog Licenses $13,465.53 8,080.2! 1,126.72 458.75, 19.71 258.00 547.25 95.14 33.00 5.00 | | Total— | Forfeitures 1942) ;December, 1942: Building Permits Plumbing Permits Electrical Permits « jens and (December, $2,005.00 $ 90.00 195.50 386.25, | BUT SHORT TIME | NEW YORK—It takes the av- \erage motorist three-quarters of! | @ second to react and apply his; Mas much as England. and 14 times; brakes after seeing a reason to} | stop. | PALACE THEATER JANE FRAZER in ALMOST MARRIED NEWS and SERIAL | $24,089.31 | It’s Patriotic To-Get Stung A housewife bee-keeper inspects comb that will supply her with a sugar substitute—honey. OS ANGELES, Calif—Sugar rationing is adding fresh interest to of bee-keeping. A cup of honey has more sweetness than a cup of granulated contains roughly twice the calory lage. A “three-pound package’ sells for about $4 and some 15,000 bees. | A dozen odds and ends needed , to start a single back-yard hive cost about $12. These include |such specialties as the “smoker,” “hive tool” and “queen excluder,” ,and the important folding veil to protect the face. | Authorities stress the import- ance of having a superior queen : offspring. ; In Californi revenue | honey and beeswax is often aug- mented by renting bee colonies to orchardi is Dees are som ‘times priceless in cross-pollinat- ling the fruit trees. from ! The Chamber of Commerce to- ; day received letters from Rear | . Kaufmann, in com-| ,,; Z | Pines, went to, Tampa to visit his | Admirai J. 1 ‘mand of this nz tor Claude Pepper and Represer ative Pat Cannon in reference to fishing in local waters. Admiral Kauffr copy of which was s tain C. E. Reordan, commandant in Key West, s boa dur- ing daylight may fish down at No Mans Land. which is 40 miles from Key West, and may anchor during the night at Safety Harbor in the Marqueses. The main catch there is kingfish. The chief difficulty lies in the operation of runboz ihey will not be permitte , to be jout after nightiall | Adams, general manager of the Thompson Enterprises, said today, in erder to overcome that handi- ;cap, two, in: d of one, runboats will be used. While one of them is on its way to Key West, the other will be going to No Man’s Lend. al distri n’s_ letter, a aid t! hou eith Today’s catch will be weighed | 'and put aboard a runboat before} j Truck, %-ton, with cab. sundown, the fish will be iced and Key West at daybreak. sent to Secretary of Agriculture Wickard, who crease the country’s food supply. The chamber pointed out that, if something could not be done to permit fishing at-No Man's Land, | it would resuit in the loss of fish | that would total $200,000 during | the season. Mr. Wickard has not ‘ yet replied to the letter. contains } for the hive, since she lays the} ‘eggs and determines the type of nt to Cap-} A. Maitland | the boat will begin its journey to} One of the chamber’s letter was | is striving to in-! { | | | biles, pianos, refrigerators and other things of that nature. JUDGE LORD EXPECTED| VALDES FUNERAL THIS AFTERNOO!/ | Eusebio ‘HOWARD ADAMS GETS © ;way Patrolman jthe Boulevard at 45 miles PRICE FIVE CENTS Red Forces Reported To Have Recapturcd I] hore Villages LATE BULLETINS (By Associated Press) MINERS STILL ON STRIKE WILKES-BARRE.—Eighteen thousand miners are still o~ strike | here, despite the supposed agreement yesterday that they would re- j turn to work today. This is the thirteenth day since they bey... the strike in protest against the advancement of their monthly dues from $1 to $1.50. It was said further that the miners will make a demand shortly for an increase in pay. FIGHTING ON NEW GUINEA DARWIN.—There has been only one clash on New Guinea dur- | ing the last 24 hours. Japs. northwest of their former base at Buha. | were driven farther up tiie siore, iollowing a short exchange of fire. STATIONS WANT HIGHER GAS PRICE WASHINGTON.—The Association of filling station owners in eastern states today requested the OPA to permit them to make an | increase of one and one-half cents a gallon in the retail price of gasoline. A request was made also to reduce to 54 hours a week the time when filling stations may remain open. OPA FAVORS FUTURE BUYING WASHINGTON.—The OPA proposed today that citizens of the United States he encouraged in the future purchasing of automo- It was said here unofficially that the government dces not favor the pro- posal. ADD 364 TO AMERICAN CASUALTIES WASHINGTON.—The latest list. issued today, of Amezicaus killed in every theatre of war, number 364, They cene from 42 | States. COUNTRY FOR JEWS PROPOSED BUFFALO.—Discussion in many parts of the country, accord- ing to news received here, is going on today over Sehater Claude Pepper's propocal, in a speech made here yesterday, that ihe Jews. as well as all other nationalities. be given their own country at the conclusion of the war. JACKSONVILLE.—Free deliveries of goods purchased at stores in this city have been curtailed to those cases where they are con- sidered to be essential. merchants here announced today. MIAMIANS MUST GIVE GOOD REASON MIAMI.—The 100 Miamicns who were served with summonses | yesterday on charges of pleasure driving must give good reasons for having their cars at the points where they were found. OPA of- Claimed That Number Of Points Taken In Caucas- 1s Recently Reach Total OF Sixty «By iene Prem) MOSCOW, Jan. 11.—Teday the Russiens receptured 17 more vil- lc3es in the eastern Caucasus. the communique here asserted, edding that fhe number of Jages teken in that area in the vil- cst 36 hours now total 60. Trere has been no stop to the Reds’ drive toward the gateway City of Rosiov. despite the many Suicide uniis tne fleeing Germans have left behind to slow up the | Rustian aavance. At one pcint along the central Den. the Reds crossed the river end came into contact with a lerge German forces. which they Grove steaciiy back, according to |the communique. Fighting was contniued all \threugh les. night. when | wuits rolled steadily toward their tanic cbjectives, the report said. add- ing that nowhere along the line was the Russian’s forward move- men. stopped. Tae foremost of the Russian specrheads was reported at noon today to be onlv 57 miles from Rostov. Fighting in the Stalingrad area wes light during the night lend tedey. There was not much in the Black Sea area, tside from artillerv firing. activit~ ficials stated today, or stand the consequences of having their gaso- | | line rationing books taken from them. TO RETURN TOMORROW | i County Judge Raymond R.! Funeral Services for Lord, who left here Friday to at-} Valdes who died Saturday morn- itend the funeral services of Wil-| ing at his residence 916 Elizabeth : 7 /St. will be neld this afternoon at lam Henry! Entwistle; who. died += 'sy s‘clock from the! Chapel of in the Veterans’ Hospital at Bay‘ the Pritchard. Funeral Home. Pines, Florida, is expected to re-| Father Atherton of St. Mo tar turn tomorrow afternoon. ‘of The Sea Catholic Church, of- Judge Lord, after he left Bay ficiating. ‘ Survivors are the widow. brother, William Lord, who’ is an) Amelia Valdes. inspector in the customs service | in that city. Mrs. facie, Sea EXPORTS 88 PERCENT BALTIMORE. — India bout 86 percent of her ca ut corp to the United States ! | vorts we HEARING IN COURT Howard Adams was arraigned today before Justice of the Peace Enrique Esquinaldo, Jr., on a charge of speeding, and was held ! in $50 bail for the criminal court. | Adams was arrested by High- | Walker, who! said that Adams was speeding on j an hour. - | The Officers’ Clubhouse, U PROPOSALS jand Whitehvad sireets, was ;Pletely destroyed by fire this — i morning, entailing a loss of $30,000, Sealed bids will be received by | naval officials reported. The site the Board of Public Works, City | was on what was formerly known ‘of Key West, Fla., until February ! as Coral Park. |12th, 1943, 8:00 P.M., for the pur- | jchase of one (1) Dump Truck, 1% | mandant of the Naval Operation ‘tons, Captain C.E. Reordaf, com- with cab and hydraulic | Base in Key West, said tdfay that hoist—alternate, without hydraul-! another clubhouse ‘*f6#” officers ie hoist. Also, one (1) Pick Up! probably will be exétted on the | same site. The usual right is reserved to; The fire was discovered at 3:18 reject any and all bids. | o'clock, and the alarm brought out HAROLD PINDER, | engines from the Navy Yard and jan11,1943-2t Clerk. | the Army Barracks, as ‘veil as | from the Key West Fire Depart- ment. Apply 12 to 2 p.m. Daily at Car Barn FEDERAL EMPLOYES | WILL MEET TUESDAY The 8 o'clock county c« Importz ed and acted upon z as, the n of new nee the . incept zation in, Noverat $15,000 in Series G W Bond Officers Clubhouse On Naval Grounds Completely Destroyed By Fire In Early Morning night, the flames must hav rapidly to have enveloped tire building three hours officials was on August 9, 1942, and wa: | pied shortly thereafter anne |BUS DRIVERS WANTED) tie city’s engines ¢id not pumy | jany water on the blaze, but stood | by to begin action in the event / +5 they were needed. When the fire Key West Transit Co. | was discovered, flames had spreac_ GARDNER’S PHARMACY Simonton Street at Beach to all sections of the building, 50 | paeos 177 Free Delivery eee | that there was no chance to save... gag