The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 18, 1943, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service and Wide World For 63 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Xey West VOLUMELXIV. No. 15. Russians Make Great Gains In The Northern Caucasus * Thirty-Eight Nazi Tanks And Ninety-One Cannon Taken By Forces Of So- viet Union (By Associated Presa) MOSCOW, Jan. 18—Russian troops are reported to have made “great gains” in the last 24 hours. “Dozen of villages” were recap- tured, and the Russian communi- CIRCUIT COURT | CONVENES, THEN CALLS RECESS JUDGE ILL WITH SEVERE COLD; TRIBUNAL WILL MEET AGAIN ON WEDNES- DAY MORNING Judye Arthur Gomez is ill atj !his home with a heavy cold and a slight fever, and Circuit Court Clerk Ross C. Sawyer convened | {court at 10 o'clock this morning jand immediately thereafter re- que claims that, in one drive, 38 German tanks and 91 cannon jJap warships and cargo were taken. Thousands of Germans are re-| Ported to have been. killed or wounded while other surrendered, thousands The Russians are now making three separate drives toward the gateway city of Rostov. The most successful is in the central | Don, where, the report said, Rus- | sians have broken through the | enemy line and have captured | “much booty” and taken thou- | sands of prisoners. Fighting still continuing fiercely in Stalingrad, the com- is munique said. In one sector, in| and near the city, 1,300 Germans | and Rumanians either were kill- ed or captured, and in another sector the number totaled 1,900. H. A. PIERCE DIES SUNDAY FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE CONDUCTED TOMORROW AFTERNOON ! | | H. A. Pierce died yesterday af- ternoon at 2 o'clock at the resi- dence 1117 Stump Lane. He was 74 years of age. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon | at 5 o'clock from the First Con- gregational Church, where the} body will be placed at 2 p. m.,, Rev. Samuel P. Reinke, officiat- ing. Burial will be in the family | lot, in City Cemetery. Survivors are the widow, Mrs. Lititia Pierce; two daughters, Mrs. Frank Stickney, Key West, | Mrs. Victor Bergstrom, Detroit, Mich.; three brothers, William and John Pierce of Key West, Robert Pierce, Palm Beach, Fla.;. five | grandchildren. | The Knights of the Golden Eagle and Knights of Pythias Lodges of which the deceased was a mem- ber, will attend the funeral in a body, and pallbearers will be se- this ‘Mills, |was indicted by a Monroe coun- cessed until the same time Wed-|{ nesday morning. By then, Judge Gomez hopes to be able to pre- side. ‘ All jurymen, both petit and! grand, were present this morn-| ing, and they were excused un-| til Wednesday morning. State Attorney G: A. Worley, special investigator, Ray and Attorney Bart Riley arrived here last night from Mi- ami. Mr. Riley came to Key West to represent Edward McGrath, who ty grand jury in 1940 in connec- tion with the slaying of Robert Massi, and whose case will be tried at this term of court. Mr. Worley and his assistant, J. Lancelot Lester, were in court this morning, ready to proceed with the trial, when Mr. Worley was informed of Judge Gomez’ illness. | SHIPS GET IN THE WEIGH AP Features Without doubt, the ship-build- ing program of the United Na- {tions is gathering weight. But two of its main partners—the U.S.A. and Great Britain—don't jagree what the weight is. Prob- ably you won't, either, when you} [read why. Americans measure a ship by deadweight tonnage. The British reckon on gross tonnage. Neither, | strangely enough, refers to thej actual weight of the ship. Deadweight is the weight of a: ship’s cargo, crew and supplies. | To complicate matters, these are expressed in tons of 2240 pounds. | Gross tonnage is a measure of cubic content, in terms of the} weight of cargo a ship can car- ry. Both deadweight and _ gross tonnage are only guesses any- | way. Because a ship loaded with} coffee, for example, weighs less! than one with iron, it is neces- sary to use an arbitrary figure. So all maritime countries agree that one hundred cubic feet of space—whether filled with feath- ers or steel—are the equivalent} of one to: When yal unloaded Liberty Ship slides down the ways, there- | fore, and is rated at about 10,800 tons—it’s simply a guess as to what its cargo and crew would weigh if the ship were loaded. Anyway, the United Nation’s shipbuilding program is gather- lected from the membership. Burglar Breaks | Store; Gets Away With $180 A burglar broke into the J. Mar- kovitz store, Center and Division streets, sometime Friday night, and stole Mr. Markovitz’ trousers. in which there was $180, and stole the trousers of his son Philip. The front part of the building is occupied as a store and two back rooms are occupied as bedrooms by the Markovitzes. Philip said that, while he and his father slept, the burglar broke open a back window, entered the TIRE VULCANIZED and REPAIRED (By Dill Electric Vulcanizer) ae Lou Smith Auto Service Phone No.5 White at Fleming ing weight. nto Markovitz } room occupied by Philip, took his trousers, then cut a screen door, |leading into Mr. Markovitz’ room, unlatched it, | ardous ladders leading up to ship JAPS PLANNING FOR NEW ATTACK | ON GUADALCANAL THIS IS BELIEF OF. MANY IN OFFICIAL CIRCLES; WOULD RECAPTURE HENDERSON AIRFIELD (Ry Asnocinted Press) DARWIN, Jan. 18—It is be-!} lieved in official circles that the Japanese are preparing to make} another full-scale attack Guadalcanal in an attempt to re- capture Henderson airfield on that island. That conclusion has been} reached because the Japs, in the last 36 hours, have made three air raids on Henderson airfield, and several small flotillas of ships} and transports have been sighted heading toward Guadalcanal, Meanwhile, American — planes have been pounding Jap ships and bases. Five Jap warships} and transports were bombed in} one area off the Solomons, andj nine in another. Squadrons of American planes also bombed the Japs’ chief base at Rabaul, in New Britain Island, and the Jap airfield on Munda, in New Geor- gia Island. Japs have been pretty well cleaned out of the Papuan Penin- sula on New Guinea Island, it was officially reported today. Mopping-up operations are being conducted by American and Aus- tralian soldiers. TRICKS FOR CUTTING SHIPYARD INJURIES AP FEAUTRES. BALTIMORE, Jan. 18. — A vir- tually unknown, tight little group called Seven Shipyards Safety Exchange is making a contribution | toward victory in this war that may well be as important as that of any general, admiral or states- man. Carter Kendall, of the ship- building division of the Bethlehem Steel Company explains that “our job is to prevent things from hap- pening, and things that,don’t hap- pen just can’t be evaluated.” Specifically, the job of these men is to see that accidents do not occur in the major eastern ship- yards they represent. Here’s how well they have done this job: A survey by the bureau of la- bor last year showed an average | of 27 disabling injuries for every | one million man hours worked in 93 American shipyards. - Member j yards of the exchange had only 18, or 50 per cent less. This record has been establish- ed in one of the most dangerous | enterprises, the construction of ships. It was because the business } Che Kry THE SOUTHERNMOST NE rat Citize SPAPER IN THE U S. A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA,J MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 1943 How To Save On Tires | | EIGHTH ARMY IS | NEARER TRIPOLI MONTGOMERY'S MEN HAVE ADVANCED FORTY MILES | NEARER TO POINT (By Associated Press) CAIRO, Jan. 18.—Today's of- iT [ Key West, Florida, toa the most equable climate in the | ; with an only 14 PRICE FIVE CENTS range of * Fabrenhet RAF Stages. Another Raid Over BART RILEY HERE 2c tn tiie A M craft; Many Buildings TO ATTEND COURT) <t: Mew Psttne ———e HISTORY OF CITY } (By Assec.ated Preas) LONDON, Jan. 18—Last night. Bart Riley, who came to “ey | 40F the second time in two days, West in 1905 and resided here sev-| the RAF raided Berlin and the AP Features Look again, and you'll see an ficial report said that General’ eral years, is in the city in con-j Bernard. Montgomery's. eighth | nection with a murder trial that jdevestation caused. the Air army has advanced 40 miles near-| will come up at the present term |Mimistry said today. was far empty milk bottle. Its purpose, according to an idea worked out in Hollywood, is to show when you are driving fast. At high speed the bottle tips over; at “patriotic” speeds, which save wear on tires, it stays upright. The girl is starlet Alexis Smith. LATE Bl LLETINS LABOR LEADERS AND ATLANTA.—Representative and of union leaders in the } meet here tomorrow in efforts! to tween employers and employes. object is attained, there will be a in the area concerned, WPB MEN TO MEET of the War Production Board theastern part of the country will establish better relationship be- The WPB men believe, if that larger production of war materials ROOSEVELT TO HANDLE, STRIKE WASHINGTON, Jan. 18, — unanimously today to turn over The War Labor Board voted to President Roosevelt the problem concerning the 20-day-old strike of anthracite coal min- ers. It was said that the President may possibly:send troops to the to work, but, instead, more of them joined the ranks of the strik- ers. It was said that he President may possibly send troops to the affected area. ON TRAIL OF WAR BROKERS WASHINGTON.—Representative Vinson gave the signal today production contracts, | for the beginning of a movement that is intended to stop the large | fees that are being collected by war brokers who are handling war: He told of a broker, who, up to two years ago, had never earned more than $4000 annually, but who, in the! last two years has collected $600,000 in brokerage fees. PAY-AS-YOU-EARN BILL WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. — In the house, as well as in the senate, proponents of the Pay-as-you-earn income tax bill, start- ed a movement today to try to get immediate action on it. Sena- tor Vandenberg was one of the prime movers for immediate action, but it was said that the government opposes considering the bill now, and that there is was so hazardous that the ex- change was organized six yeai’s ago. The idea was to pool safety | ideas and information, and in the} words of one official “to get_a'! consensus of the best minds in} Just a'sampling of the measures put to work ‘include: ‘Adoption’ of ‘rules’ making gog- gles mandatory for'certain work- ers. Use of the common electric sweeper for ventilating confined spaces. Substitution of ramps for haz- decks. Removal of fumes from their) source by use of special ventilating machinery. little likelihood the measure will be passed before the first income tax payment becomes due on March 15. HEAVY FIGHTING IN BURMA LONDON.—General Wavell’s are si aid today to be waging a large-scal the business” on safety problems. | 224 to have captured several key positions. British bombers are | forces, in their invasion of Burma, battle with the Japanese xeported to have destroyed many Japanese installations in Ba: particularly at their main base, 20 mil tle is being fought. les away from where thé bat- rages FIVE AIRPLANE WORKERS KILLED TULSA, Jan. 18, — Five workers in the Douglas Bomber plant near this city were killed today when an automobile in which they were riding collided with a train whose destination was San Francisco, It was said know of the approaching train. that the men apparently did not , as the automobile sped directly in front of the train at a crossing. er to Tripoli in the last 24 hours. Yesterday, the British reported ; to be 130 miles from. Tripoli; to- day, they are less than 90 miles from that Italian capital of Lybia. Only at one point did the British meet with determined opposition, the report added, and that continu- ed for only a little more than two hours. Marshal Rommel’s men, which were left behind to fight that battle in a delaying action, then turned and joined their com rades in their headlong flight to- ward Tripoli. Many thousands of Rommel's forces have already reached that city, one report said, while an- other asserted that he has based his men 60 miles away from Tri- poli to face the British in an all- out battle. The former report is considered to be true, and it was said sea | that even in Tripoli itself will! Rommel make his last stand. The } reason for that is because the} army of the Fighting French, | } { | been out of print, of the circuit court. ! It was in Key West where Mr. S*#ter than om the former night Riley got his start as a lawyer. In ' The ministry admitted that the conversation with a reporier of ‘The Citizen this morning, Mr. Ri- 1988 f aircraft in the raid ley recalled many incidents of in-' nurvbered 18, while the Satur- He knew well Judge Locke, ! she joss of only one bomber. Key West, year after yeur, and night's raids. It admitted that it Judge Locke was noted through- remain in force until today —, and Lorke. ;and hospitals” were destroyed. “priceless” by Mr. Riley. Tt was | In commen.ing on Berlin's B P ter, shortly before he died, gave; terest in connection with the his- day foray over Berlin suffered who presided in the federal c s Berlin's official radio blared re- with his nephew, Eugene O. Loce out the country for his decisions |*7°¥e many buildings and Mr. Riley possesses a book on ad- pace but :t meinteined that only miralty law, in which are citea This book, which, long since, hes }and that all the persons killed given by the late Judge Locke, to; rowne, who gave it to his son, |Chaxpe. the British Air Ministry the book to Mr, Riley. téry of this city. trict court whea it convene’ in currently ell morning about last who was clerk of the court. in admiralty cases — decisions that killed and wounded many per- j "Fesidences, cultural buildings many decisions made by Judge is considered } the late Judge Jefferson B. the late Joseph Browne. The lat- ‘retorted that the raids are an which has marched across the; Sahara, 1,800 miles from Lake‘ Chad in Equatorial Africa, is now} nearing Tripoli and is expected to! make a juncture with Montgom- ery’s forces in a few days. For DARRELL LOWE, 74, that reason, the opinion is that; IES THIS MO Rommel will not defend Tripoli in { er an all-out battle. | FUNERAL SERVICES FOR LO- BURGLARS ARE " jeeelgineieiag: ANNOUNCED LATER | Darrell Leeman Lowe, 74, died this morning at his residence 809 LATEST ATTEMPT MADE AT rear Eaton street. CANDY STORE ON DUVAL | Funeral services, under the di- rection of the Pritchard Funeral | STREET LAST NIGHT | Home, will be announced later. { Survivors are, the widow, Mrs. 7 | Verna Lowe, three sons, Theodore Despite the intensified activity | R., Key West, Jot... Darrell of U.S. of the sheriff's force and the city | Navy, Cleveland, of Miami, 1a.; policemen, burgaalries and at-/ three sisters, Mrs. Sybil Toledo, tempted burglaries still continue’ Brooklyn, N. Y.; Mrs. Edith Her- jin Key West, In.the last few days, man, Hialeah, Fla; Mrs, Emmie | two burglaries have been commit- | Kemp, Key West. | ted, and.three;attempts have been! Mr. Lowe was a member of the shade to. enter, business places. {peso Order Sons of Americ -sThe Jatest; attempt ,was made | ‘last night) at, the Southernmost | cones Store.om,Duval street. The | noise made.in triyng to break open | 'a window was heard by a dog, | | whose barking frightened the cul-{ prit or culprits By the time an in- | vestigation was made, they hadi clsstneatet ss a Thomas Moore called up Sheriff | “Men who work by day are no’ | likely to stay out late at night | Best. aang phate! Sghe to steal,” was the observation made } 48¢ inform im that a neg: as in the county courthouse this! prowling about the street in the | | morning. “My opinion is that these | vicinity of the Moore home, and t ‘ | Construction of steel and leather “cow-catcher” like aprons on cranes to warn unwary workers when they come too near. Standardization of much wear- ing apparel and equipment on the basis of its low accident risk. La Concha Hotel | | | as well as the general public. to its beautiful AIR-CONDITIONED New Gypsum Products | RAINBOW DINING ROOM. and took his trousers. “And we slept through whole thing,” i | morning. “But whoever it was he got stung when he took my pants, because I didn’t have a penny in them. But it was different with my father. He never leaves money in the drawer; he keeps it in a | small bag and puts the bag in his | pocket when he goes to bed. Then he puts his pants on the bed, but they took his pants and mine too without waking us.” | Mr. Markovitz is of the opinion | that the thief knew where he, Mr. Markovitz, kept his money, be- cause no attempt was made to steal anything else besides the trous- ers. the entered the room}, Phillip, said this|° | Every day for BREAKFAST from 7:30 to 10:00 A.M. Luncheon {from 12:00-Noon to 2:30 P.M., and Dinner from 6:00’ to 8:30 P.M. DINNER MUSIC from 6:30 until 8:30 P.M. \DANCENG ON TUESDAY, THURSDAY ‘AND SAT- |URDAY'FROM 9:00 P.M. UNTIL. MIDNITE“TO THE RHYTHM OF THE WELL-KNOWN BARROSO! FIVE- PIECE ORCHESTRA‘ NO COVER CHARGE - NO MINIMUM THE AIR-CONDITIONED ... Cocktail Lounge Opens from 10:30 A.M. to 12 Midnight CHARLES M. SALAS, Manager. Ease’ Lumber Shortage «(By Ansociated Press) BUFFALO, N. Y., Jan. 18. — Wartime building methods have ‘developed new applications of "gypsum. To ease lumber shortages, three new gypsum products — roof plank, exterior board’ and solid partition panel — have been created. PALACE THEATER GEORGE BRENT ‘TWIN BEDS’ NEWS and SERIAL i | burgalries and petty thievery now! | going on in Key West are made by | men who are trying to live without | working, soI think it is a good jidea the sheriff and_police are fol- i lowing in arresting as vagrants | {they surely can get work ‘if they | egy) » WASN'T WORTHWHILE ROCKFORD, IIL,, Jan. 15. as} While working overtime in ordér | to Yoea’te an apparent shertage ‘of $5 in the day's receipts, Melvin C: | Besse, 39-year-old grocery man, | wondered if it was worth it A robber walked through 4 side door, ! which normally would have been locked at that hour and walked out again with the day’s receipts, BUS DRIVERS WANTED Apply 12 to 2 p.m. Daily at Car Barn Key West Transit Co. Simonton Street at Beach the sheriff, after arresting the prowler, found that he had pinned } to his shirt a badge with the num- | bers 585 and the word Navy on it. | “Are you working at the Navy’ | Cordially invites all OFFICERS of the NOB and THEIR FAMILIES, |men who are unemployed, for 1 Yard?” Sheriff Sawyer demand- ed. } The negro admitted he wasn't. | “Then where did you get that badge?” “T picks jt up.” | “Then why didn’t yout » it into t Navy? And why did ‘cu! have it pinned to your shirt as/ thor You, were working for the) Navy?” “I kept it there so’s I wens WANTED Bookkeeper Inquire at Citizen Office jcampaign they are waging to rour jimportant part of all-out wer-ef- fort. and thet tie mittistry would be frolish indeed to use up its Planes and bombs and risk the lives of its cilots to kill enemy civiliens and destroy enemy civ< centers. On the contrary. the ministry asserted. many highly important -nilitary installations were hit aud destroyed or partly destroyed by both the Seturday end Sunday night raids on Ber- lin. Germeny made what was char- ecterized as a retaliatory raid on Londen ard English east coast towns last night but the war of- ice said they were “feeble”. Twenty-seven houses were hit in London and (Continued on Page Four) elsewhere, three Sheriff Arrests Man For Falsely Wearing Navy Badge be troubled and people think I was working.” Sheriff Sawyer says that FEI agents have already arrested a man in Key West for displaying a Navy badge that was not his, and added that this case will be turn- ed over to the FBI The sher ff and the police havi complained that local defen workers in some instances kc their badges after th discharged, and that that condition makes it hard on the sheriff's force and police officers in the ad would up vagrants. In ridding the town of loafers, the sheriff and police believe th: that action will put a stop, in a great measure, to petty thievery that is being committed in Key West. The negro Sheriff Sawyer rested says his name is Elija Howard. He is Incked up in the county jail. VVVVVVY Vevverrs PRESCRIPTION Pure Fresh Ingredients Com- pounder’ oy Experienced Plarmacists. GARDNER’S PHARMA Phone 177 Pree Delivery