The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 13, 1943, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service and Wide World For 63 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Xey West WOON LXIV. No. 11. Russians Drive Cermans Outs. From Wester Sector Né Steél Mills In Stalingrad Reports State That More! vaw. POTEET L IOWA MOTHER FEELS | Than One Thousand Ger- ' HER FIVE SONS HAVE mans Killed And Twice} NOT DIED IN VAIN That Number Captured area ssesreTearcces} WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.— Mrs. Thomas Sullivan, of Waterloo, Iowa, whose five sons were presumably lost in the naval battle off.the Solo- mon Islands last November, said today. “Our..sons_ will net have died in vain, if their deaths mean the bringing of peace to a war-torn world, She added that all Ameri- can boys who are killed in the war will have a place in the “Glorious memory” of the nation when “sweet peace” comes to the world again. more than 1,000 Germans were’ NL hk hd dak hut killed and that about twice that | number were captured, Those who, ~ | AGAINST ORDER ON retreated were driven far that area. It (By Associated Press) MOSCOW, Jan. 13.—In fight- ing that the night and until | 1 i | } i | ' ' { continued throughout 10 o'clock ; soldiers | this morning, Russian killed, captured or drove out aul| the Germans from a western sec: | tor, near the steel mills, in Stal-| ingrad. | that| The communique said was reported today that}GEORGIA SENATOR CLAIMS | MOVEMENT WILL SERVE | Betties | NO GOOD PURPOSE are still raging in the eastern) fighting in the middle Don has slowed down, but that Caucusus. The Russians continue | Aili hae ete ee the House of Representatives to put a stop to the proposed inspec- | tion of automobile tites as has been ordered by the Office of Price Administration. In com- menting on the bill Senator The possession of Rostov will} George of Georgia, said that the | proposed inspection will not serve | any good purpose, and that it will! Caucasus, the Red Star said, and | cost the American public $35,000,- | 000 for all the scheduled inspec- added that its capture will be the | tj,,5, the Rus- | That money, Senator George | pointed out, is not what will be | paid to filling station operators, to get nearer and nearer to Ros- tov, and the fall of that city was Predicted by Red Star, a Soviet semi-official newspaper. endanger all enemy forces in the | outstanding event of sians’ winter offensive. THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, Desert Shuttle Near:End.Of Line? BRITISH UNDER WAVELL RETAKE wil [eeeanns DRIVES | aE anu sale Wide World Features OR MORE than two years Britain and the Axis have eech other back and forth across almost 600 miles of North Africa's arid coastal waste- lands. Now the Imperial Army of the Nile is ROMMEL TAKES |. 25,000 PRISONERS ia aa oe SIEGE OF TOBRUK BRITISH CRACK ROMMEL’S LINES, BEGIN NEW OFFENSIVE amREe> AXIS DRIVES 1D Free ill launched on an offensive which its leaders have announced will end only with the anni- hilation of the Nazi-Fascist troops. The chart, plotted across time and mileage, shows how the campaigns have fluctuated. the forces of been pushing SIP I DSL DS A FEAR MEN ON WAR FRONT WILL RESENT STRIKE BY MINERS | (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan, 13.— Official Washington was buzz- ing today with comment on the strike of anthracite min- ers in Wilkes-Barre, Pa, One senator remarked that he felt confident that the men on the firing line would resent striking in this country while they are engaged in a life- and-death struggle with pow- erful enemies. Eighteen thousand of the 23,000 that went on strike 15 days ago today are still refus- ing to return to the mines, Secretary Ickes sent. tele- grams to the strikers in -ef- Berlin radio was today to say that Hitler has ar. | ranged to have a conference witn | the premier of Ruamnia in the! (Continued on Page Four) heard here/ but is what it will cost farmers | particularly in leaving their farms ' and carrying the tires on the vari- | ous motorized vehicles to town to e them inspected. The loss of Be throughout the country will | (Continued on Page Four) Prospects Bright For Key West Obtaining Hospital; Proposed Site Is At Botanical Gardens: Mayor Williard M. Albury said today that “prospects are good” that Key West will obtain a hos- pital to be constructed by the Federal Works Agency. Yesterday he conversed over the telephone with Colonel Gil- bert Osincup, who is in charge of the United States Public Health Service in Florida, afid with O. T. Ray, regional director of the Fed- eral Works Agency, whose of-' ficers are in Atlanta. Mayor Albury said he could net! disclose the result of his conver- sations, and that he would not, in those any circumstances, quote officials unless they had permit- | ted him to do so, but that he could say the likelihood 50 beds, the number of which could be increased to 60 in case, of an emergency. It is proposed to build the hos- pital on the site of the botanical gardens on Stock Island, which is! rine Hospital after it is closed,,he}:tormet place he will attend aj owned by the city. Progress has| estimates that the expenditure by} meeting: of the State Welfare! — is that funds} will be obtained by the city to, build a hospital that will contain | reached that point, Mayor Albury | said, where he feels justified in employing a civil engineer to make a survey of the site and to! arrange for its elevation, should that be necessary. When the cit made its applica-! tion little more than a year ago, the mayor explained, the inten- tion was to structure at a cost of $241,000, but plans have been changed to con- form with the structures that the | government has set up as a result of the war. The three story build- ing that was proposed. at first | would require elevators, on which priorities must be obtained from the War Production Board, and) much more steel on which’ there} are priorities also, than will be used under the reversed plans. The building that it is intended ‘to construct will be only one , story and will, as Mayor Albury ' stated, be “ ‘spread out” over much more ground. As the city aes to obtain equipment from the Ma-! *! the Federal Works Agency: will total about $150,000. 2 TE FREE TIRE INSPECTION | Mayor Albury expects to have THURSDAY, to 6 P.M. SUNDAY, Jan. 24—9 A.M. 5 P.M. THURSDAY, Jan, 28—1 to 6 P.M. SUNDAY, Jan, 31—9 A.M. $ P.M. Lou Smith Auto Service WHITE and FLEMING Across From Army Barracks Jan. 21—1 Pi to PM to M.| conferences shortly with Colonel ;Osincup and Director Ray, and | will make a trip to Orlando and | Atlanta to see them. aa ; SPECIAL MEETINGS A.& A.S. RB. January 13, at 7:30 P.M. All visiting and resident mem- bers invited to attend. | | |". B. BOYDEN, Secretary. ' erect a three-story | Tuesday. Jan. 12, and Wednesday. | forts to get them to return to work, but his intercession has been of no avail. It was be-“ lieved here today that if the strike continues much longer, action will be forthcoming from the White House. STADIUM GROUP MEETS TONIGHT | MATTER OF. FENCING IN OF | | BASEBALL FIELD WILL | BE DISCUSSED ! Fencing in of the square tract, which will be the site of the Key West Stadium, ; will be discussed tonight at a meeting of the Stadium Commit- tee in the City Hall. The meeting will be called to order at 8 o'clock, and Chairman Gerald Saunders j requests that all members be present. At the | ing, Mr. Saunders will board a bus for Miami, where he will confer with the manager of the Ellioti Company for the erection of the tence. | The tract has been thoroughly | | graded, Mr. Saundets said, and} as soon as it is fenced in a base- ball field will be laid out. Later) on, 4 fdotiall field, ‘tennis courts | ang fag ball Saygts will be built. a nders ‘will go to West Palm Beach from Miami. At the! ‘Board. DIAMETER OF WORLD WASHINGTON.—The diameter | of the world at the equator is 7,- 28 miles, three times the distance | around the United States. LEO CARRILLO in Escape Fi From Hong k Kong | t YIFIDOEIS T8 | 500-Eoot | | conclusion of the meet- | PALACE THEATER | LATE BULLETINS UBy Associated Press) ROUNDING UP PRO-AXIS AGENTS ALGIERS.—It was announced today that the movement to |round up pro-Axis agents in North Africa is being continued by |General Giraud. Several other arrests have been made of men it lis thought might be guilty of oper: s in the assassination of Ad- mial Darlan... RUHR GIVEN ANOTHER POUNDING LONDON.—RAF planes made another raid on the industrial dis- trict in the Ruhr last night, and it is reported many fires were caused and much destruction inflicted on plants that were turning out war material for the Nazis. It was the seventh raid on the raided east coast towns in England, resulting in the loss of one life and the injury to 12 persons. MORE AIRCRAFT CARRIERS IN BRITAIN LONDON.—The admiralty announced today that the British | Navy now has more aircraft carriers than it had at the beginning | of the war. It was said further that there has ‘been an increase in | other types of warships. | FIGHTING IN NEW GUINEA DARWIN.—During the last 24 hours fighting in New Guinea | has been almost confined wholly to air raids. American planes dur- ing that time have made several raids on the Japs’ base at Lae. CHIANG KAI-SHEK HAPPY OVER ANNOUNCEMENT CHUNGKING.—Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek stated today lthat he was happy to know that the United States and England} «have renounced all territorial rights in China. He said that ‘the | | Chinese-have been striving to attain that goal for the ldst 50 years, | an¢@ithatpits realization has been received by the Chinese with un- | bounded pleasure and gratefulness. abav0d FARM BLOC TO FIGHT CORN PEGGING WASHINGTON.—The farm bloc. led by Senator Thomas. of Ok- lahoma, asserted today that it would fight the OPA’s action in fi \ing the brice of corn at $1 a bushel. Senator Thomas said thi under the law. the OPA has no power to take such action, which | places the price of corn below parity. BROWN TO BE QUESTIONED WASHINGTON.—Former Senator Prentiss Brown, who is slat- ed to succeed Leon Henderson as price administrator, will face a barrage of questions by the farm bloc before he is confirmed by the senate. it was declared here today. One of the questions he will be asked is. whether or not he favors Pegging the price of corn at | $1 a bushel? POWER OF OPA WASHINGTON.—The power of the OPA in stopping the rise in the high cost of living was pointed out today by OPA officials; | On foodstuffs that have not yet come under OPA control, prices | have advanced seven percent; on foodstuffs on which price ceilings have been placed. the advance has been only fractional. | SEVEN . es | FOR FAILURE TO’ (We Now Have— PAINT CAR LENS; NEW TIRES Seven Key Westers were | for YOUR CAR raigned yesterdsy fternoon,! ALSO RECAPS | shortly after 4 o'clock, before City j- SRS ifi Fudge Willey P-< Archar, ont (Bring in your Certificates) charges of having failed to paint New Batteries for Every Type Car the headlights on their automo-| Lubriéation, Oil Spray and | biles, as had been ordered by the | Batteries Recherged | Monroe County Defense Council. } Al B The defendants agreed to have} URY’S SERVICE | the painting done and the cases; jagainst them were dismissed. i Gi heey Ruhr in the last 10 nights. A small squadron of German planes! Che Kry West Ctttze S. A. 1943 Key West, Florida. bos the most equable climate in tbe country; with a8 sverage range of oniy 14° Fahrenbet iT PRICE FIVE CENTS Fifty-Ong.Axis Planes Destroyed ‘Aid ‘Units in North Africa NEGRO SENTENCED TO PENITENTIARY CRIMINAL COURT SES- SION YESTERDAY a negro woman who conducts a cool-drink- stand ‘on street, and who, after jbeen locked up, -chloride of ‘mercury tablets in an ijtwo years by Judge William V. Albury, shortly before court was} adjourned at 4:30 o'clock yester- | day afternoon. tiz snapped the pistol times, in trying to shoot woman, but it went off only twice. The bullets went wild, and he jumped over the counter, behind which the woman was] crouched, and struck her over the head with the butt of the re- | volver. The charge against him was assault with intent to commit} first degree murder, but the jury | brought in a verdict based on! assault with intent to commit manslaughter. the afternoon was against Checo Pericote, charged with conduct- ing a game of chance in the !Broadway Cafe on Duval street. He was adjudged guilty and fin- ed $50 and costs, CURRY FUNERAL HERE TOMORROW ; BODY WILL BE PLACED IN LEY MEMORIAL CHURCH AT 2:30 O'CLOCK The funcral of Mrs. Corinne Al- etta Curry, 57, who died in a hos- pital at Miami, wili be held to- morrow afternoon at 5 o'clock, from the Ley Memorial Church, ) where the body will be placed at 12:30. Rev. William Bryant will of- | ficiate at the services, with See in the family lot in the City Ceme- tery. Lopez Funeral Home charge of arrangements. is in| thur L»€urry; three sons, Clifford, Arthur, and Leo Curry, all of Key + Welt’ one!“daughter, Mrs H. S. Sweetinge Miami three brothers, } Merlin Roberts, Key West: Wal. dron Roberts, Georgia; Ralph | Roberts, Tampa, Fla., one sister, Mrs. Allen Smith, Tampa, Fla. COUNTY CLERK SAWYER LEAVING Sawyer will leave on the o'clock bus for Orlando, where he will tend the convention of court clerks in Florida. The convention will be in ses- sion Friday and Saturday. Clerk Sawyer will return Key West next Monday. VILDOSTIGUI RITES HERE ON THURSDAY —_—— Funeral services for, ‘Domingo _____— } Vildostigui, Jr.,,34, who died- here Monday, will be held tomorrow afternoon the residence, 521 Louise st. Father Atherton of St. Mary's jStar of the Sea Catholic church will officiate. Pritchard’s Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. A TT (aes DRIVERS WANTED Apply 12 to 2 p.m. Daily at Car Barn Key West Transit Co. Simonton Street at Beach PL PAS TITEL |ALLEN ORTIZ CONVICTED 1 Allen Ortiz, negro, who shot at | Petronia | he had} swallowed bi-} attempt'to commit suicide, was} {senteneed to the penitentiary for | .; living in the house until the The evidence showed that Or-! three | the | Another case that-came up in! | Survivors are the husband, Ar-| FOR ORLANDO | Circuit Court ack, Clerk Ross c| 5:30 | tomorrow morning ; at-| circuit | to} at 6:00 :o’clock from j “* SEBS SSA IH s Grea Victory fs In Fighting \PAYS NO RENT BUT Demensirates Allies’ Un- WANTS ROOF FIXED | ey 1 Of (By Associated Press) s MEMPHIS, Jan. 13.—Today Aw a negro entered the OPA rent-control offices in this city. and a clerk asked. “What cen we do for you. Sam?” It developed that. nine years ago, Sam found an | empty shack. moved in and hes been residing there ever having paid | amy rent. “Who's the owner?” the clerk asked. “Dat I don’t know.” | “Then, why should you worry? Go back and keep on (BI Associated rrene) | ALGIERS. Jan 13.—Allied |planes, most of them American | with A: .ericar pilots. scored their most decisive victory over Ger |™men end Italian flyers since the Allied invasion of North Africa. jit was officially announced to- day. In the last 24 hours. 51 Axis planes vere destroyed and only three were lost by the Allies. The | since without owner turns up.” | “But dat ain't de point.” | Sam protested. “I wanster tell you dat I'se gwine mobe out if de roof ain't fixed.” |greatest destruction of Axis air- IP ISM DD SL Bo cet wes inflicted by Flying For | ‘CRIMIN AL COURT which accounted for 33 of the planes. | | ENDS ITS TERM Nineteen of the 33 the Fortress |S destroyed were on the ground. | Th were demclished | THIRTY- SEVEN CASES HAN. bes ‘i asm DLED IN TWO-DAY << | SESSION ‘ev Despite the fighter p arose to challenge the and the almost continuin; arti aircraft gu | tresses, during s at low Judge William V. Albury ad- journed the Monroe County Crim- inal Court of Record at 30 jo’clock yesterday afternoon, <fter a session of two days, during which 37 cases were disposed of After complimenting “the “ury for their promptness and ciency, Judge Albury stated tha he was aware that some of them were engaged in defense work. i and that their attendance in court not only meant the loss of mone to them but also the curtailme | of defense work, and for those rea- sons he had endeavored to keep them away from work for as shoct 1a time as possible. / He also explained that it had | been esséntial to summons them | s, | for jury duty, because, with | many men engaged in defense | oanuen mas cee GUESS HE DECIDED TO KEEP THE SHOES without summoning scme of them +! for jury duty se | “I don’t know if we have made a record,” the judge commented, “and I am not concerned with that | phase of the matter, but I do know | we have handled 37 ceses in two and have accorded to the de- fendants all rights provided for them by the law. The fact is, we Ihave done efficiently in two days work that ordinarily would have equired a week.” ‘ not fortress was lo: Headquurters ng bn the-vittonyy es said. in cor i am out planes they 1 Gr f with Bris on on une the - (Ry Ansortsted Preas) SPRING. sige D. —Ed Morgar butt th M ‘Taxpayers ‘Are Now Lining _ Up At Collector's Office Filing Applications For Exemption City Tax Collector Sam B. Pin- der today spoke ~bout the power of publicity in connection wit story that appeared in The Citizen about the filing of applications for | homestead exemptions. “That story,” Mr. Pinder said, “surely brought the people down! to the City Hall. Yesterday « which was a long line of them leading| ful! tax: ‘to my office to have their exemp-| The rumber of ¢ tions attended to. It is a good | the city oday exceeded j thing for property owners to at-| than twice as many a and a much ti time just as but the 60f tend to this matter immediately, } story appeere: }becduse it means the saving of! Monday. In money to them, a saving several) | sessor Claude titties more than they have to pay. | naauhes fees zeathed 40) ““I8we offered ten-dollar bills to everybody who called at the of- fice, the line would reach to t. street, yet the exemptions mean, \NOTICE TO PUBLIC \in each case, more than $10 and} several times $10 in many in-| stances. So, as I said, it is the right | All persons tele 1943 auto- mobile tags are requested to brinz former regictration cards. as wel! |as title certificate in order to ex- petite he: ea LOU SMITH AUTO SERVICE => ont com so oe State end County Tax Collector.