The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 15, 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. 13. Che Key West Citize: THE SOUTHERNMOST NE WSPAPER IN THE U. S. A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1943 itish Subs Believed: 10: ave Sunk 7 Axis Ships Allied Planes And War- DEFER ACTION ON pinged ag To CONFIRMING FLYNN Large Area i TWO SENATORS STIGMATIZ- (By Annociated Press) ALGIERS, Jan, 15, — Allied} ED FLYNN AS UNFIT TO planes and warships have Seat! SERVE COUNTRY IN CAPA- [POST OFFICE TO | what is described will be a sus- | tained attempt to cut the Axis’ lifeline between the area they occupy in Tunisia, and Itlay. Sic- | ily and Sardinia on the other side of the Mediterranean. With that object in view, Brit- | ish submarines are thought have sunk seven Axis ships yes-! terday that were the Tunis and Bizerte. to loaded with supplies for Sarrisons at Five ships | are positively known to have been sent to the bottom. and the other two were so bedly damag- ed they are believed to have been sunk also. The that, where an enemv shin suc- official statement said ceeds in evading the British sub- marines, they are later attacked when they reach vort at Bizerte er in eastern Tunisia. Yesterday, along the eastern ports of Tunisia. Flying Fortress- es carried out a series of raids, curing which several Axis ships were hit and some of them so bedly damaged thev will not be fit for further use until they have been repaired. Besides. fortresses tore to bits a jetty outside one of the Tunisian ports. Meanwhile. rain and mud con- tinue to hold up land action in Tunisia. CAR OWNERS RUSH TO BUY LICENSES SEVERAL HUNDRED ‘HAD BEEN ISSUED UP TO:NOON HOUR TODAY As soon as thé office of County fax Collector Frank H. Ladd was opened at 9 o'clock this morning, crowds of Key West ¢ owners began to gather to obtain omobilc their 1943 licenses. Ten minutes or so after the of- fice was opened, the line extended through the lobby to the back door. The story t appei Citizen yesterday, in which it was stated that Fred Eberhardt had been officially notified that no ex- tension in the license date would be given this year, accounted for the large gathering at Mr. Ladd’s office. By noon, several hundred licenses had. been issued, and it was expected. that the number would be more than doubled by the time ‘the office is closed this evening: A A ARE NTN RARE IA BUS DRIVERS WANTED, Apply 12 to 2 p.m. Daily | at Car Barn Key West Transit Co. Simonton Street at Beach CITY OF MINISTER (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.—Be- fore further action on the propos- ed confirming of Edward Flynn, former chairman of the National Democratic Committee, as minis- ter to Australia, was deferred to- Senator Bridges of N Hampshire, and Senator Brewster of Maine, stigmatized Flynn as “Unfit” to serve this’ country in the capacity of minister. day, w REMAIN OPEN ALL DAY SATURDAYS POSTMASTER DION TELLS OF NEW REGULATIONS) DEALING WITH PARCELS| | SENT OVERSEAS | | The Citizen was informed today } by Postmaster Fred J. Dion that} in accordance with a recent act of | ‘Congress, affecting post offices all | over the country, that the Key | West office, beginning tomorrow, | will remain open for business du jing the entire day. This means that the stamp, money order and | registry windows will be open to i the public from the opening hour : ! until closing time on Saturday: {| the same as the other days of the} k. This order will remain in ‘ect indefinitely. Mr. Dion also spoke of the new order of the Postmaster General | relative to restrictions on overseas shipments to Army personnel. The order in part reads: i “The War Department has in-! formed the Post Office Depar ment that in view of the heavy 'demands being made on cargo ispace for military shipments, and because of the limited facilities lavailable to commanders of. the- i e | Berlin radios declare that furious-fighting is now goin Flynn declared that he would! aters of operations for delivery of welcome an opportunity to appear; Mail, the volume of mail dis- before he committee in connection patched to overseas destinations red in The | with the cha: that have been m. agair the charg: can submit ¢ t him. He added that untrue and that he vot to prove they are They relate to Flynn’s activity in New York City politics in re- lation to b contracts. Wendell Wi in comment- ing on the senat g on the Fly in, ent, if it firmed, will debauch our diploma- tie ser i SCAVENGER ISSUE COMES UP TONIGHT COUNCIL WILL MEET IN SPE. CIAL SESSION TO CON. SIDER PROPOSALS The City Council will meet in special session tonight, beginning at 8 o'clock, for the purpose of formulating plans for the opera- tin of the scavenger service in Proposals for the operation of 0 applications to manage the m will be heard during the meeting. If the council decides to have the city oper the service, a manager will be se ed, and ii a satisfactory offer made to operate the service by an in- dividual, the: council will prob- ably enter. into an agreemnet for the performance,of the work. |NEW. ORDER IS ISSUED BY OPA AGAINST ALL ‘PLEASURE-DRIVING’ (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan, 15.— OPA issued orders today that, in the future, motorists who vio- late the ban against “pleasure driving,, will be tried before local rationing boards. The boards will be empowered to cut down the coupon quota one-half, to revoke coupon book: for a limited period, or t: seize them permanently and issue a ban against the sale of gasoline to th It {where motorists disobey to appear before a_ rationing board, an OPA representative will be sent to the home of the ’| dispatching mail and parcels over- orders | must be kept to a minimum. Therefore in accordance with the recommendations of the War de-j partment, no parcel exceeding 5 pounds in weight, or 15 inches in length, or 36 inches in length and} girth combined, shall be accepted for dispatch to A. P O’s overseas for individuals.” There are several other changes in the postal regulations affecting | seas due to war conditions, all of which will be rigidly enforced. ‘MAXIMO VALDEZ NAMED COUNTY COMMISSIONER | (By Associated Press) TALLAHASSEE, Jan. 15.— Gcvernor Spessard L. Hol- land today appointed Max- imo Veldez, of Key West, ecting County Commissioner in Monroe County. c Mr. Valdez takes the place ef William T. Doughtry. Jr.. who is in active military | service. | | For the last week or so, a Citiz- | en reporter had a sort of subcon- | scious prompting that Maximo j Valdez probably would be ap- pointed to succeed William T.} Doughtry, Jr., as commissioner } from the fourth district, and the | reporter discussed Mr. Valdez’ | possible appointment with him, but he disclaimed any knowledge of the man who would succeed; to the position. Only yesterday, | the reporter laughingly called Mr. | 2z, “Commissioner Valdez,” all he did was to laugh back, Comment among some residents. 'in the fourth, in the last week of | so, was to the effect that Mr. Val-} dez would make a good commis=| and he surely will be con- | gratulated by many friends when} ! of his appointment. is still another commis- | sioner to be named by Governor Holland, one to succeed Harry | Harris from the fifth district, who | also has enlisted in the army. W. | A. Parvish was named to succeed ! W. S. Craig when he resigned as | commissioner to join the coast! guard. Some politicians at the! courthouse think there is a good chance of Mr. Parrish’s being | named to succeed Mr. Harris. e the old board of loners adjourned sine die jay night, January 4, there} > commissioners, enough | to constitute a quorum, who could | have organized to do the county's | | | t cffender and take possession. of ; business, but up to now, because { his rationing book. SHORT CUT TO-FAME | (hy Associated Peds)" NOWATA, Okla.—Bill Painter says that ever since he was ap- | pointed a member of the gaso- ‘line rationing committee every- jone has been addressing’ him as i Mr. Painter. AUGMENTED BATTERY CHARGING SERVICE We Do the Job in 30 Minutes e Posen AUTO SERVICE LLL ES OSCE badd tdatndntntntntntndntndn dane jof differences of opinion, with’ Carl Bervaldi on one side and J, Frank Roberts and Eddie Gomez on the other, the board is not able | BE: function officially. Ri ae i | BRADY’S LATE BULLETINS (By Assoviated Press) PRESIDENT’S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS °* | JACKSONVILLE.—State headquarters of the President's birth- day celebrations in Florida said today that the ban put on cunuines for pleasure driving would not curtail the extent of the observances, | even though no dances are held, as have been the case ini other years | since the President has been in office. “We can abide with this war measure,” the state chairman said, “and still make the President's| birthday parties in this state a success.” ' GERMAN FUGITIVE KILLED } ROSSVILLE, New Mexico.—One of three Germans, who es-, caped from a prison camp here, was shot and killed today and the: other two were captured and taken back to prison. The men were! members of-a crew of a German ship that was scuttled to avoid | capture. | ROME AND BERLIN REPORT LONDON.—Allied headquarters in North Africa stated today that land action has been held up by mud and rain, but Rome and ig on in both the Tunis and Bizerte areas, though the announcers admitted mud and rain are hampering the actvities. STOCKHOLM SAYS RUSSIANS WINNING LONDON.—Russia told today about the beginning of an offen- sive northeast of Leningrad. but did not say anything about the outcome of the fighting. Stockholm radio commentators, howevex, asserted, time and again. that the Russians have driven back the Germans at nearly all points in that sector, and are continuing to advance. NO NEWS ON MONTGOMERY CAIRO.—No news about the Montgomery forces that are chasing Rommel’s men, as they retreat toward Tripoli, was given out here to- day, other than that the British eighth army has not yet caught up with the fleeing Germans ana itaiians. BUTTERED FINGERS LOSE BUTTER | CORAL GABLES.—The rationing board in this city has fixed the | amount of butter to be sold at one-quarter of a block. A man came out of a store today with his quarter block, but he fingered in a bag, and cut slipped two more quarters. The three quarters were taken from him, and he also forfeited a $25 bond to appear in court. { TEN TIMES AS MUCH NOT UNTIL 1939 WASHINGTON.—United States} DETROIT.—Not until 1939 were | appropriations for the war so far; mountain climbers able to scale are ten times the direct cost of the | the Shiprock, 2,000-ofot-high New| first World War. ; Mexiean rock formation. TOMORROW SATURDAY Your Most Popular Ladies’ Shop CELEBRATES HALF A CENTURY of CONTINUOUS SERVICE Our Birthday Bargains for You 14 Gala Specials \LIVE POULTRY MARKET | | Tennessee Milkfed ROASTERS PRESCRIPTION S St Doce BOASTERS-STEWERS| Pure Fresh Ingredients Com- | I. Red Battery-Raised FRYERS | pounded by Experienced = Our Chickens are received alive} Pharmacists. | and we Kill and Dress Them Daily GARDNER'S PHARMACY osc, san ine we seat Phone 177 Free Delivery | amaeseesesecaneaee ERS ROS See Page 3 in This Issue of The Citizen HOLTSBERG’S “Your Most Popular Shopping Center” Substantial Key West, Florida, hes the mest egaable climate in the country; with an average renge of only 14° Fahrenhe't PRICE FIVE CENTS Russian Forees Reported As Making Gains in Central ‘Don ‘Anniversary Of President's Birthday Will With Contes A meeting, under the chair-; beeche of George O. Lucas, was j held last night in City Hall to ar- ;Tange for the celebration of the |President’s birthday anniversary jin Key West, with the primary jobject to raise money for infan; | tile paralysis sufferers. | Because of the strictures placed on the use of gasoline, it was de- cided not to hold a ball this yea OPA chairman, Leon Henderson, said two days ago that riding to a dance or any other affair to be jgiven to raise funds to help vic- ‘tims of infantile paralysis, would be viewed as “pleasure driving”. The committee decided to give away a $100 war bond. Tickets for ! this bond will be distributed by! For Four Hours Red Artil- Be Celebrated |” "Pr! Gu | Limes Before Tanks Get t For War Bond le Acton Isadore Weintraub, He was named (87 Aasociaied Press) chairman of that committee, and | Mrs. Hugh Williams was appoint- |ed to head the publicity cummit- | tee. ; The bond will be given aw: jon the evening of Jatiuary 30; the” date of the President's birthday, | anniversary. Mr. Lucas said that j the meeting, in connection -wittr !the presentation of the bond, | probably will be held in the va- ‘cant lot adjoining Ua Concha Ho- tel. | Last night contributions of $5) ‘each were made by the following |.Cuban lodges in Key West: Order of Caballeros de Marti, Cuban Lodge of Odd Fellows, No. 15; + MOSCOW. Jan. 15—The Rus- Six.s, who had been halted four -deys in the-central Don. started am offensive lest night, which. eccording to the communique is- ‘sued a moon today. has resulted in “subctantial gains” in that en- tive sector. For four hours Russian artil- lery pounded the German lines before Russian tanks began their advence. 3ehind the tanks came Saco C sco Lodge, No. 2, and Felix Varella Lodge of Masons. |™¢torized infantry that engaged Large Schools Of Kingfish Reported At Pelican Shoals; | Boats Here Leave In Pursuit Kingfish are biting! They have, Herring fishermen in Maine} been biting several weeks iarther | have set their goal this season at up the coast, but only an occasional ; 4,000,000 cases. or 4,000,000,000 | few were caught in Key West wa-| herrings. A day's fishing up there ters up to yesterday. |has paid a group. of 42 fishing! Shortly. after. noon yesterday, !$14,000 and_other taxiés“hevey Key West fishermen : discovered | been almost as profitable as that in mop; ag up action while the tanks continued their attacks in beating back the enemy. Im one villaze that was recap- tured, the Russians captured 350 Prisoners and killed and wound- ed twice that number. the report said. The Germans. in one part of the sector, launched a counter- Sive was at its height. One-quar- yand 12 miles east of Key West. fairly large schools of kingfish at! Pelican Shoals, seven miles di-! sum. King and mackerel fishing in |ter of the attackers were killed rectly out from Saddle Bunches| Some parts of Florida has been —— a one the Catches yesterday numbered only two or three hundred pounds | for each boat, as it was late be-| fore the kingisfh began to strike. | This morning at dawn, practically | | good this season. An Associa‘ cu | Press story in The Citizen yester- | day told of the ching of 208.900 pounds of mackerel and kin ‘ish at Reviera, Florida, in two days. The schools of kingfish at Peii \every fishing boat in the. harbor | C8? Shoals are thought to be on left port for Feliean Shoals. ana| their way to No Man’s Land, 40} jmuch lareer eatches are expert Caton oe ee es = f in late thic after, | been the point where kingfish hat oe ee RG schooled in vast numbers every ¢ | Season, with an occasional ex” 2p- | tion, for more than.a century, ac- ifore been vaid for them. In the! S°Fding to information that has | first World War the price went up | Come down to us from carly set- | to eight cents a pound; last season | ers: wey H the price was six cents a pound,| No Man’s Land is the place that though for a short time it was’ figured in the request to Admira! placed at seven cents. Today the; Kauffman in charge of naval wholesale price is 11 cents a’ operations in this district, to per- | pound. !mit local fishermen to go there i Word has gone out from the! to troll. The permissior has been } government to catch all edible fish | given, though fishing boats must | possible at ail fishing points, be at anchor in Safety Harbor af- throughout the country. Behind | ter the sun goes down: Two run- ithat word is the assurance that | boats, running in the daytime, will ‘there will be a market for all | be used: to brifig: {bf Ringfish to | catches sent in. Key West. \ noon. Kinefish are now selling a’ a higher price than has ever be- | | 1 1 i | —— i ! Recently assigned to the Har- bor Defenses of Key West as a | ‘By Associated Press) | battalion adjutant is Capt: in Gil- DARWIN, Jan. 15. — Today bert L. Ricard, son of wir. and| ;Japs on New Guinea attempted Mrs. Achille Ricard, 2318 West ‘to regain their lost position at|17th Street, Wilmington, Dri. | Captain Ricard was graduated iby American’ and. Austrahans|#om the Universiy of Delaware jafter suffering heavy losses. They ' re ™ rs ee ae at |retreated to their former prepar-|Cntered active service wi { jed positions, 17 miles up the ‘Army last April at Fort Eustis,! ‘beach in a northwesterly direc- | V2 Where he at‘-nded the Coast | tion. | Artillery School. J : | It was disclosed officially, to-! In civilian life Captain Ricard iday that Australians on New was associated with the Radford; Ordnance Works of the Hercules! ! state senators and represen’ ethers were forced back to their fermer positions. | The communique stated that |Mershal Timoshenko has been given orders to rid Stalingrad of ell Germens. and thet he bega:i his offensive at about the same time other Reds started their ad- vance in the ¢-ntral Don. Red Star. Sc.iet semi-official newspaper. said todey that the Russian cor -and is determined to break the enemy grip on every pert of Stalingrad. Still ancther offensive was Started Jest nicht by Russian troops, ‘though the communique geve no particulars about the re- sult thus far. This fighting. which is in the southeast Lenin- gred area. was reported today fo be continuing. SHERIFF RETURNS FROM CONVENTION Last night Sheriff Berlin Ss ver returned from Orlando, where he attended the tion of sheriffs in Florida. The session was held Tuesday and Wednesday. Sheriff Sawycr said that the attendance included ti annual en- from various counties in Flori Proposed legislation was dis- |Guinea launched an attack against ithe Japs on January 11, and, aft- ler killing 116 of them, the others jfled, leaving much equipment }behind them. The Australians |suffered few casualities. EA. | NOTICE 10 PUBLIC j | Powder Co., Radford, Va. | cussed, eid arrangements will ;be | All persons baying 1943 auto- | While in college he was a) Theta Chi fraiern-} Bahai ot pend and Blade. | PALACE THEATER JOHNNY MACK in *Boss In Hangtown Mesa’ NEWS and SERIAL ! i | i i / | ment. ‘mobile tags are requested to bring made fo he introduction: ef) bi at the next session of the-tegi-- lature ‘pertaining to Jaw pep iLA CONCHA HOTEL \4 “RAINBOW ROOM” Air Conditioned , former registration cards. as well as title certificate in order to ex-) |Pedite the transaction. | | FRANK H. LADD, |State and County Tax Collector. | County Court House. | Breakfast, Lunch MUSIC by La Concha Trio From 6 to 8 P. M. CHARLES M. SALAS. WANTED *0o"s woman: 18 to 30 years, for office position, permanent resi- dent only. Apply Mr. Pinder. Western Union Bidg.. 2nd floor.