The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 16, 1943, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service and Wide World For 63 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LXIV. No. 14. » Come Fas: TocRecive Any Proposal For Operation Of Trash, Garbage ServiCE: pada | Robert J. Lewis To Con-| NEGRO WITH BAD | WASHINGTON, Jan, 16.—Three til City Receives Bids compre structure on a _pay-as-you-earn For New Trucks OFFERED ON NEW TAX PAYMENTS WOULD PLACE INCOME TAX STRUCTURE ON PAY-AS- YOU-EARN BASIS AND SKIP 1942 TAXES basis, and each of the bills favors i skipping last year’s taxes. { Leaders said it would be imprac- 'tical for the government to col- The Key West Citize: THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 1943 THREE BILLS ARE |Allied Planes Bomb Many Installations In Tripoli (By Associated Press) ALGIERS, Jan. 16—Official headquarters announced today that, on Thursday and Friday, | squedrons of bombers from Allied bases in North Africa flew to| Tripoli and raided enemy instal- | lations in that city and its en-| virons, | The raids are said to have suc- cessfully destroyed ammunition dumps, and an undisclosed num- | ber of enemy planes on ce and gasoline storage tanks. A‘l Wave after wave of bombers Passed over those enemy key points, dropping bombs and _in- cendieries, end at the heighth of the raid, 53 German Junkers took to the air to challenge the Allied planes. In the many dogfights that ensued, 23 Junkers were destroy- ed and a large number of others | were damaged. eight fighter bombers. The Allies lost planes but no The City Council met in spe- cial session last night for the pur Pose of receiving proposals from anyone who may be interested in} operating the trash and garbage service in Key West. No pro-| posals were received. but Bobby | Lewis made application to act as| manager in the event the city | takes over the operation of the| service. bids new The council will receive for the purchase of or second hand trucks at its reg- ular meeting on Tuesday night. Discuss Charter Representative Bernie C. Papy met with the council, in a ‘round table’ discussion of the new pro- posed city charter, following the busine session, The council decided to have Mr. Papy secure a copy of all the special acts that have been pass- ed by the legislature since 1919 up until the present time dealing with the old charter. Mr. Papy will be «assisted «in drawing up the new charter by City Attorney T. S. Caro and Attorney J. Lancelot _ Lester, ! who is quite familiar with the provisions of the old charter. | Granted Exemption i Applications were received from J. W. Pierce, Charles Filer and’ Benjamin Thompson requesting homestead exemptions for the year 1942. The applications were approved. An application was received en jhad been arrested 37 times in Mi- | CHARGED WITH ARMED ROB-| BERY; WILL BE TRIED IN; MONROE COUNTY CRIM- INAL COURT | { John Julius Johnson, negro, who admitted he had been arrest- ed 37 times in Miami, was locked | up last night by Police Captain} Alberto Camero, on a charge of} armed robbery. Captain Camero s: that John- son struck another negro over the | head with a club, inflicting a scalp } wound, and then robbed him of ; 3 » crime occurred in So-} lano’'s lane. Within Captain robbery, he When he was taken to the city} jail, Johnson was questioned about his record, and admitted, Captain Camero states, that he few minutes after | ro heard about the | pprehended Johnson. | Ir mai. As the charge is armed robbery. the case will be tried in the Mon. roe County Criminal Court of} Record. This morning Captain; Camero swore to a warrant before | Justice of the Peace Esquinaldo, ; befogeawhom Johnson will be ar- | raigned at 9 o'clock Monday | morning. “We surely don’t want a man; of Johnson's record in Key West,” | Captain Camero said this morn- ing. He is making an investiga-; tion of Johnson’s stay in Key! West in the hope it may develop | that other recent crimes might! have been committed by him. DISCUSS PLANS TO |KINGFISH HAUL ; well, and all |large catches have been made ev- lect from wages and salaries and, at the same time, force the tax- pays to pay on last year’s in- come. | It was reported that the Treas- ury Department does not favor wiping out entirely last year’s taxation, but it was added that the department may favor some “compromise” on that proposal. ‘The public was warned that the activity to have the country’s tax structure placed on a pay-as- you-earn basis will not interfere with the collection of taxes this year, the deadline for which is March 15. Everybody should pay} on his income by that date, it) was advised, as final action on the other tax measure may not be taken till early April. RATHER SMALL Kingfish bit yesterday at Peli- can Shoals, but they didn’t bite the catches were ated small. Some local fishermen think that } kingfish in these waters have al- ready started their annual “trek” to No Man’s Land. The boats went out again today to troll in the vicinity of* Pelican Shoals. It is at No Man’s Land where i ery season, and the fishermen will go to that place, which is} about 40 miles. away, as soon as they reccive reports that king- fish have appeared there. WHAT! plenes returned safely to their }’-Ground fighting in Tunisia {stan at a practical standstill. Ar- ‘tillery duels have been waged, but only minor is bases. Other Allied squadrons, chiefly Flying Fortresses, pounded ene-} patrol my bases in Tunis and Bizerte. | have occurred in the last 24 hours. Office Structure At Housing Project Is Nearing Completion REDUCE PRICES clashes The contractor's office is near- ing completion on the latest Key ; West Housing Authority project, ‘which will comprise 544 units be- tween Fourteenth and Sixteenth TRAILER CAMP! streets and Flagler avenue and the former Florida East Coast x.| Railroad right-of-way. | The contract to erect the build- ings was awarded a week ago to the C. J. Trevail Construction | Company, of West Palm Beach, | Wallace B. Kirke, general man- ager of the Key West Housing Authority said today. Besides finishing the contrac- tor's office,.other workmen are employed clearing off the site for the 544 units, which will be built }on a cost-plus basis. Those buildings will be for white people, but 74 units will be constructed by the Key West Housing Authority on Fort street for colored people. A leasehold on the Flagler Most of the prices are now $5! avenue tract was filed yestreday for each unit, and Mr. O’Sweeney: in the county clerk's office, as stated that the accommodations} told in The Citizen on Friday. AMOUNT FIXED BY CONTRO! OFFICE, IT IS SAID, MAY FORCE PLACES TO CLOSE BUSINESS If the OPA rent-control office in Key West persists in fixing this. price at $3 a unit for ac-| commodations in trailer camps here, the likelihood is all of them will be forced to close, Adrian O’Sweeney, manager of the camp at the Southern Inn said this af- ternoon. | According to the terms of the ey West. Florida, ost equabie cli with range of on”, <4 his in an - . S.2AX PRICE FIVE CENTS Russians Break sThrougit Nazi Lines Kiling ‘Many Germans * \Twe Columns Of Hitler’s Ferces Are Also Put To | Flight Im Fight North- | west Of Restov LATE BULLETINS (By Associated Press) oe aE GUERILLAS BURN POLICE VILLAGES j LONDON.—Polish leaders here said today they have received, information that Polish guerillas have recently burned 14 vilages | (By Anseciated Frees) that were occupied by German soldiers in Poland. As a result ot} MOSCOW. Jan 16.—Russians the fires. the leaders added, hundreds of Poles have been arrested. though the information did not say what sentences were given |>7#* through the German lines. them. The Gestapo's vigilance in Poland has been increased. the re- %°rthwest of Rostow, killing many port said, and every day many Poles are arrested and imprisoned. }Germens. capt=.mg many and WAVELL TELLS OF CCUNTER-ATTACK | Putting twe columas to flight it LONDON.—General Wavell, from whom no ne-vs had been 2e- was announc™4 today. ceived for four days, reported today that his army in Scoma hed beaten back a counter-attack launched by large Jap forces. ie also | "Se S-e anes wes made told of three Jap bombers that had attempted to raid Calcutta, with the result that RAF moonlight fighters destroyed the throe plenes. the Russiens threw up an artil lery baerrege thet lasted {hours and one-quarter. While it wes only one-half as long as the Dberre,e the Russians used at Leni..srad Thursday. its intensity was es fierce and sustsined as eny other the Reds heve used TWO KILLED IN BOMBER CRASH since they have been st wer FORT MYERS.—Two men lost their lives and one was rescued was revesied. in the crash of a bomber ‘in the Gulf of Mexico off here yesterday. two MORE COAL MINERS STRIKE WILKES-BARRE.—More coal miners went out on strike here today, in addition to the 16,000 who have refused to go back to work. as ordered by the War Labor Board. The latest strike was also in protest against the advancement of miners’ union dues from $1 to $1.50 a month. at See. Se e | Russian tecks. which charged FURIOUS FIGHT IN RACE FOR TRIPOLI iu ncdiately after the barrage CAIRO.—Unofficial reports reached here today that ~ neral Bernard Montgomety’s -Righth |Arey weswating 2 Sole tating ee against Marshal Erwin Rommel’s forces, who have stopped on ineir “8 ‘Pulverized”. the war of flight to Tripoli to try to beat back the pursuing Britons. So far fice deciared. as is publicly known. no official message has been received from | Te Montgomery about the reported battle, though it was said yesterday os west though the that he was gaining on the retreating Germans and Italians. jlime. wth Germans retreating Se eet Sach HE> Of Ht. ait were to:- INEW SIGNAL OFFICER ‘owed br Rea cevsiry and inten SENT TO ARMY POST ‘- 7 covsiry premet co | .-SRice; aon of Mr. and Mes, {oo SRE Ge Gate Oe Oe _ AT MANY POINTS | |B. Rice, 758 Amherst Road, Mas-|infentry + ayed behind for mop- ‘sillon, Ohio, has recently Leen ring up . STRIKE HARD AT PARTS OF stationed at the Harbor Defenses GE 'Y, BELGIUM, HOL. ,of Key West as a signa! officer, Im the southeast Caucasus. the RMANY, - Artillery Engi- c - he fe | with the Coas L AND AND FRANCE | “headlong retreat”. Artillery was from the Casa Marina Hotel for, RAISE FUNDS FOR include, besides the unit, elec-| oer tr sovernment may renew | Lieutenant Rice has come to a liquor vendor's license. It was ordered that the license be granted. The appointment of Christian’ Nennemacher as a special police} man he Monte. spun for ae by Mayor Albury was < ved 1943 drive for funds supportin: e tke counil ee the Naliondls Rowmdatiouatoesiig aes oe PARALYSIS CAUSE | George O. Lucas, general chair- | , Well, not as much as there used to be, at any rate. Nor quite as | | CHICKEN and TURKEY, too Key West will be famous for ithe CHICKEN DINNERS you , will get here. 1 | FRIED CHICKEN SOUTHERN STYLE CHICKEN PIE SOUTHERNMOST STYLE Do You Remember the Good _ CHICKEN POT-PIE you used to get at home? ... You can get it here. now! BEEF AND PORK ;will be on the menu whenever we can get the quality we take }pride in serving. but for the present. we are putting the em- phasis on SEA FOOD and | i { | | NEARER LIVERPOOL P.M.! | eR TT to BUS DRIVERS WANTED Apply 12 to 2 p.m. Daily at Car Barn Key West Transit Co. Simonton Street at Beach A request was made- to the’ fantile Paralysis, called a meeting! So, we at the Southernmost body for the temporary closing| last night at City Hall to discuss | City Pharmacy, have another op- of Eagle street, between 14th and| ways and means of raising dona- | portunity to turn everything to 16th streets, while the work of tions for the annual national}good account for our customers. carrying on consruction work on/ drive. Key We: the housing project in that sec-| After lengthy discussion the | temous mee nee error tion is under way. The matter, Annual Birthdav Ball w voted ; od tostivePublic Works as not. being feasible in Key SEA FOO st f *, West this year due to war con- : D itions. . eis “TAKING ¥ + URS, cas announced that vol-/28d_we will specilize on main- NEGRO_T. 7j h B had ga tajning that é - Myntary contributions were already Th | W.AR BOND WITH =: Wite cent in’naming Order de| Tere is . HIM TO PRISON | C2b2tieros de Marii No. 1, Cuban Odd Fellows Lodge No. 15, Socd Sores Carrasco Lodge No. 2, and Felix Allen Ortiz, negro, who will! Varela Masonic Lodge as early leave tomorrow morning for Rai- | contributors. ford to spend two years in the) Representatives from the Army, penitentiary there, was at a loss | Na: clubs, unions, schools and this morning as to what to do/ city and county officials attend- with $75 in his possession. Short- | eq the meeting. ly after 10 o'clock, he told Sheriff | Those present were Col. Wil- Berlin Sawyer that he, Ortiz, had/jjam Waite of the U. S. Army decided to” in his $75 in a| Lt, (jg) Ralph Bastian from the $100 war bond, so the bond w U. S. Navy, Mayor Willard Al- bought and he will take it to| bury, Howard Overlin, president prison with him. lof the Key West Rotary Club, Ortiz was convicted at the last! Mrs, Dan Navarro and Mrs. Hugh term of the criminal court on a} Williams repr charge of ault with intent to| West Woman’ y commit manslaughter. He shot! missioner Carl Brevaldi, Miss three times at Johnny Cato, a} Benildes Remond, San Carlos negro woman, who conducts a! School, J,.J. Tyson, labor union, | cool drink stand on Petronia| Jeff. Knight, Junior Chamber of street. Failing to hit her with a! Commerce;.Mrs, George Lucas, J. | bullet, he jumped over a coun-! Winfield Russell, Knights Pythias | ter, behind which she had dodged, | and W, 'T: Fripp! Rotary Club. and pounded her over the head! ‘CHaifman ‘Lué#s!said plans for with the butt of a revolver. | the raisitig of fuhal would be an- ~ | nounced later. : : TS EE EE FREE TIRE INSPECTION | POULTRY THURSDAY, Jan. 21—1 P.M.| NEW YORK.—Montreal is 1,000 : 10 6 PM. | miles from tne ocean, but is 300, Home Cooking Style SUNDAY, Jan. 24—9 A.M. to| miles nearer Liverpool than New! e— 5 PM. York City. ! THURSDAY, Jan. 2@—1 | SOUTHERNMOST CITY SUNDAY, Jan. 31-9 AM PHARMACY, Inc. oenest dade 4 Prescription Druggists * . PHONE 199 Lou Smith Auto Service “ WHITE and FLEMING Duval and Fleming Streets Across From Army Barracks Key West, Florida EEA | NO MEAT"! | | ' } \ | ‘tions for a maximum of $3 a week i charges, the margin of profits is | tricity, gas, city water, garbage service, hot and cold water baths | and keeping of the grounds in| good condition. | “To give all those accommoda- | r unit,” Mr. O’Sweeney said, “is out of the question. It is im- possible for us to operate, as we are now. operating, for that amount, without entailing large | losses. Even with our present small.” Mr. O’Sweeney said he was not making any threats about closing, for it was unnecessary for him to} control office, would be to force him out of business. | it from year to year or may ter- minate it at any time. TWO NEGROES ARE ARRAIGNED HERE BOTH PLACED UNDER BONDS AWAITING INVESTIGATION OF CASE “IT haven't got the wisdom of were arraigned before him, each charging the other with unarmed ‘neers and as a cryptographic of- | ficer. {Key West from Camp Pendleton, | "#04 Sise im that sector to “soft | Va. Prior to that, he had been an en” the Germans’ position but bembers last night raided parts) Army Air Forces. “ a ae z He was graduated from t. > belf an heur. of Germany, Belgium. France University of Cincinnati in Feb-| and Holland in what is described /TU2TY, 1941, and immediately | called to active duty. } (Continued on Page Six) 2s one of the most successful se- 4 ties of raids the British Air Min-| itry has ever conducted. | The German submarine base in! France was given .the hardest | pounding, the report said. It was) {the third consecutive night that (By Associated Presn) LONDON, Jan. 16. — RAF -dministrative officer with the fine reputation. | oso, in view of the fact that the|'Sotomon,” Justice of the Peace! the base had been raided, and eventual outcome, were thes; $34 Enrique Esquinaldo, Jr., remark- | though {maximum insisted on by the rent- #4 this morning, when two negroes the submarines there lare hidden’ from View by heavy; concrete canopies, it is believed | He said there are four trailer | robbery, “and, therefore, I amjthe canopies have been pene- | camps in Key West, and that he| going to put you under $50 bond jtrated at many points and that| had discussed the matter with the owners of two of them, and that} they agreed wholeheartedly with hit that it was impossible to op- erat& other than at a loss, if the rent-control office sticks to the $3 maximum. The total of the units of the but Mr. O’Sweeney said he has not been able to contact the own- er of it. 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P The latter said he had spent “ex- actly $4.17” which, with the 20- dollar bill, was the amount ‘of his earnings for the week. ; Justice Espinosa is to make an investigaiton to learn if Ward had been gambling and had lost all of his money, as he admitted he had not paid his room rent for the week. YOUNG WOMAN, 18 to 30 years, for office position, permanent resi- | Western Union Bldg. 2nd floor. some submersibles were |damaged or destroyed. 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