The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 19, 1943, Page 1

Key West, Florida, hes icc most equable climate in the country; with an average Associated Press Day Wire Service and AP Features For 68 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LXIV. No. 43. Rome Reports Americans Lost Heavily In Tanks: 2.876 Prisoners Taken GB SSIES SMS iSUPPLIES TO BE RUSHED TO CHINA | (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.— President Roosevelt, at his (By Associated Press) | press conference today, said ALGIERS, Feb. 19—Rome ra-| that abundant supplies will be | sent to China as quickly as it but not) is possible to get them there. The appeal of Madame Chiang Kai-Shek, made» in congress yesterday, has struck a responsive chord, it was said. Besides, it was pointed out, China, though at a disadvan- tage for equipment and mu- nitions of war, is fighting valiantly and often success- fully against a brutal and re- | No Mention About Number Killed; Allied Head- quarters Fails To Make Comment | | | | dio reports heard here, commented on by Allied head- quarters, stated that the Ameri-; cans, in their retreat before Mar- shal Rommel’s onslaught, lost 169 tanks and 102 field pieces. It) was also stated that 2.876 Amer-| Ing the Flag—yct. his heart. Here ' icans wee taken prisoners. Noth- ing was said about the number! | PP IIMS SIS SIS | of Americans who were killed in! | i | | oa LARGE NUMBER YET TO FILE FOR | TAX EXEMPTION the Florida Motor Vehicle Com- | mission in Key West ,said this lentless foe. H Headquarters here, while ad- mitting the loss of many tanks, also asserted that the Axis forc-| es had lost numerous tanks. It] though the American losses in personnel was further stated that, loan that he, in performing; TAX ASSESSOR STATES Bi) DOES NOT WISH TO SEE) ANYONE PENALIZED FOR FAILURE TO APPLY 'the duties of his office, always} were heavy, the losses of the ene- has been accorded prompt and my also were heavy. It was j courteous cooperation by Colonel | {R. T. Arrington, in command of! the Key West. Army Barracks, | ‘and by Captain C. E. Reordan, Pointed out also that the Ameri- cans were forced to fall back be- cause they were greatly outnum- “Owners of property in Key bered, Allied bombing planes today sank an enemy cargo ship off West that comes under the Home stead Exemption law, stand to lose thousands of dollars, if they con- jing Base commandant of the Naval Operat-! here, so that-he was dumbfounded yesterday when a {second lieutenant at the air base {tinue to put off filing application blanks for exemption,” County|on Boca Chica, on whom a cita- Tax Assessor Claude Gandolfo | erved to buy an said this morning. ‘automobile license, swore lustily, | There are still 450 owners of ex-|in the presence of ladies, !emptable proverty in Key West; he entered the office of Tax Col- who have not yet complied with | lector Frank H. Ladd. the simple requirement of the| | Mr. Eberhardt stated that, in the | caw a file appientons, ea | very beginning, it should be point- | . aeieeale Mia Ganaciiee area ‘ed out that the air base is under lee he a separate command. j“and for that reason I have done |" "The cecond lieutenant, Mr. Eb-| | all I van pocsibly do to have them | wu arat exple redcures eae ee {call at my office. When the time! 1004 aH rae aie ee limit passes, it will then be too; manciné if anybody thought he y| Was a food to buy a license. | late for them to come, because ‘As & vemll; he dean Liedien shall adhere to the strict provision | ia x shall adhere to the s i On| ant was placed under arrest KConbnuedion nay essour) |taken to the sheriff's office. ‘declared that he did not have the {money with him to pay for the license, but, were he released, he would return and obtain the tag. He was permitted to go, after Deputy Sheriff Marcus M had | ta aken the k out of the second Iie utenant’ lly afterward, said he had the the | money to buy the licen asked the return of the ke ee ad of obtaining, the li : he jumped into his car and drove umns, southeast of that city. and| lout to the air b in one column from the north,|*8" @rmy is steadily advancing) Mr. Eberhardt swore out a war- lseward Stalino. whose capture is | tant for the second licute Sekatiel communicuelionied sheare| jarrest and Sheriff Berlin as important in the Red strategy | Fi drove out to the air base to it. There, Sheriff Sawyer s as is Orel, 400 miles to the north. told! Geo himlthe:beatiway With the taking of those two you! can” H ‘ aa Eberhardt asserted that the | | strongholds, the war office said | De TRuaant Tripoli and a small motor trans- oy tion had been port off Tunisia, Rommel has not made any at- tempt advance he brought his Offensive to a stop when to since yesterday morning near a range of hills along the Algerian bor- | der. Aside from a few patrol clash- | es elsewhere in Tunisia, there: has not been any ground action in the last 24 hours. RED FORCES ARE DRIVING ON “OREL | AND ALSO MOVING TOWARD STALIN (By Associated Presa) P MOSCOW, Feb, 19.—Red forces , Voroshilogrand fell during | fighting the last week or so. Northwest of Rostov, a Rus-) but, are driving on Orel in three col- reported, All four columns, it was an- nounced, are advancing rapidly evidently we as| | determined not to comply with the Florida law that requi him to buy a license. First, he said, that he had arranged to buy a license in Virginia, and, when Mr. 1 toward Orel, which. the Russian | enemy forces will be thrown into high command asserted, will fail|open country in their retreat to- as Rostov, Kurst. Kharkov ane ee the [Dalene River. Hh ty ty ttn te tnd ntnndndndntndntntnd PRESCRIPTIONS SEVEN DEFENDANTS FINED FOR NOT HAVING DRIVERS’ LICENSES rare ras tapesions com- Pharmacists. At a special session of the crim-| See Nealy Jones, and Charles| GARDNER'S PHARMACY inal court yesterday afternoon, | Sosa. Phone 177 Free Delivery the following defendants pleaded}, Other sentences were: AAAAABABAAAAADABASD guilty to not having drivers’ | Jack Long, improper state}+— eid Hlicense tag, $5 fine; Edward N. licenses, and each wes tt $251 cite, assault and battery, 10 days! by Judge William V. Albury. | | (Live) Poultry and Egg | Market in jail; Curebis L. Martinez, im- Elbert Lee Gerock, Clarence proper license tag, $5 and costs; Morgan Roberts, Roy Morgan Hile, PHONE 540 | 1214 White St. and William J. Schiloser, improp- Kirk Johnson, Albert Joseph Bent- | or jicense tag, $5 and costs. Battery Raised Rhode Island| | Red Fryers PALACE THEATER | ‘Riding Through Nevada’ | Tennessee Milk-fed Roasters | CHARLES STARRETT in NEWS and SERIAL fewers OLL SBRAY Your Fenders and Chassis—it saves you buying a set of Fenders. | Lou Smith AUTO SERVICE| White at Fleming St. Phone No. 5: Opposite Army Barracks A EH REL et SASL ASU Rt and | He} . He returned short- | e and | Eberhardt asked to see the receipt, | {then he stated that he had arrang- jin Key West, | | | 1 | | Che Key West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1943 President Roosevelt Greets U. S. Soldiers By Bureau of Public Relati U. 8. War Di Wi REVIEW IN FRENCH MOROCCO—This is @ composite photograph, "The President is not eslot- | When it passes he uncovers and gives the civilian’s salute with his hat held over ‘merican soldiers whe ov standing on the LIEUTENANT ARRESTED FOR HIS ACTIONS WHEN CALLED UPON TO, PURCHASE AN AUTOMOBILE TAG Fred Eberhardt, who represents he said he was told Alabama was! the state in which the license was | to be bought. “I asked again to see the Ire-| ceipt,” Mr Eberhardt added, “and ed to get a license in South Caro- | lina. j “I told a high-ranking officer | who is a credit to med by every- body who knows him,” Mr. Eb hardt said, “that commissioned | men in the army are supposed. to | his country, side lines among parked jeeps. COPOTTTTS | JUVENILE DELINQUENCY | SHOWS HUGE INCREASE, i (iy Anwocinted Prensy | HINGTON, Feb. 19.— Since this country entered the wars FBI Chief J. Edgar Hoover said today, juvenile delinquency in the United States has increased 557-10 percent, The increase among girls, he added, has been greater than among boys. Delinquency among girls of minor ages is 64 percent higher than it was before the United States be- came involved in the war. a AT a aS } | S. A. range of only 14° Fahrent =*t PRICE FIVE CENTS Montgomery's Eighth Army Now cring 0 Outflank Units Of Marshal Rommel’s Forces ‘TOKYO OFFICIAL WARNS HIS PEOPLE TO BE PREPARED FOR TERRIFIC AIR RAID ATTACKS (By Associated Press) CHUNGKING, Feb. 13.—A Tokyo offi 1 broadcaster, heard here today. was exceedingly pertubed in a talk for home consump- | tion. He told the Japanese public that it should gird itself for furious | airraids from any one of three directions, or from all three direc- tions at one time. In Alaska, the broadcaster said, the United States is on the point of completing vast preparations, from which bombing raids will be made on Japan. He pointed out that, from the Alaskan base, raids are made daily on the Japanese forces that occupy Kiska Island in the Aleutians. The raids, he declared. are more likely to come from China than from any other place. adding‘that the Allied Nations have establish- | ed 17 more airfields in this country. While the Japanese. he concluded, are not at war with Russia, they should not blind themselves to the possibility of also being bombed by planes based in Siberia. LATE BULLETINS (By Associated Press) RAF RAIDS WILHELMSHAFEN LONDON.—RAF heavy bombers iast night raided Wilhelmshaf- be officers and gentlemen, but | that.thex.second lieutenant,*in! view of the language he used in Mr. Ladd’s office, is only an of- | ‘COMPLETES WORK ficer.” According to what w aid in| | the county courthouse this morn-| | ing, the incident is not going to| rest in Key West, but is going to: be reported to Secretary of War} Stimson. “We are not operating under | the gestapo,” ong: speaker said. | “What that secofid lieutenant has! ; done is one of the very things we! re fighting against in this war.” | | STAYS ON STAYS SMOOTH STAYS LOVELY | , buildings, Mr. jerts, completed the checking up | of buildings that have been erect- | ; which the foundations have OF CHECKING ON NEW BUILDINGS |TAX ASSESSOR GANDOLFO AND ASSISTANT ROBERTS COVER ENTIRE ISLAND ON: CHECKING TOUR or Claude Gandolfo | ant, J. Frank Rob-! Tax Ass and his as jed in Key West since ihe last as-; vas made up. ‘The last pl Mr. Gandoifo said, was wh called the Lime Grove subdivision, ! and Key Westers who have not} been out that way recently surely | would be surprised to see thi tent of the development ther Two plots have been filled in the Lime Grove ‘pyoperty, and, Mr. Gandolfo said hat, in No. 1, fifty-five hous completed. In Lime Grove No. 2,} | 48 buildings are now in course of | construction, counting those on} been | se of the large number of | Gandolfo and Mr. | Roberts have had to check in Key} West, they postponed their visit | to the mainland part of Monroe | | county till Thursday of next week. | ONLY 60¢ ALSO $1.00 Busy? Of course you are! Lovely? Always, with lips bravely beautiful, thanks to famous stay-on Revion Lipstick. Beloved twin to Revion Nail Enamel in its super-lasting j quality, its richly flattering || colors. Try luscious “Cherry Coke," "Scarlet Slipper.” Or any of Revion’s sixteen thrilling shades. Only 60c. Also $1.00 size. Victory refills for the Revion | | cases vou have. 35c and 60c. || eee SOUTHERNMOST CITY | PHARMACY, Inc. | Prescription Druggists PHONE 193 Free Delivery Service Duval and Fleming Streets Key West, Florida | | | | | | Sheppard of | They will stop at Pine Crest and} Flamingo, and from the latter} j place will go to Key Largo. From! | there. they will proceed toward | Key West, checking new buildings |- along the route. MADE LIEUTENANT Word received by Mrs. Arleen, 416 Olivia street jstates that her son, Billy, has} been’ promoted to a junior- -liew- | ttenant in the Coast Guard Serv-{known to ice. ISLAND. CITY BASKETBALL LEAGUE FRIDAY, FEB. 19, 1943 7:00 p.m B Team ys. Na’ Hospital, | 8:00 p. m. Varsity vs. Air Sta- tion. 3. 9:00 p. m. Section Base vs. Sub-| marines. High School Gymnasium . during prohibiton days. j where he has , en and dtstroyed docks and shipyards, the Air Ministry announced togay.. The number of planes engaged in the attack was not given, | but it was said that they had caused vast devastation because many two-block busters were used in the raid. “RACKETEERS’ PARADISE” WASHINGTON.—The black market was characterized as the “vacketeers’ paradise” in a statement thet said racketeering is as widespread, particularly in the meat industry, as it was in liquor And it,is as profitable too, one speaker an- nounced, OPA Director Prentiss Brown said he is fighting the black market in meat throughout the country. The greatest success thus | far achieved. Mr. Brown said, is in-New York City, where the sup- ply of beef is 30 percent higher today than it was a week ago. NO ALL-OUT ATTACKS CHUNGKING.—Much of what has been said the last few days about the Japanese launching all-out attacks along several fronts in China, cajfbe discounted, it was announced officially here today At every point where the Japs are attacking it was added. the Chinese are holding their own, and at other points are throwing back the enemy. BOMBING JAP POSITIONS GENERAL MacARTHURS HEADQUARTERS. — American planes yesterday bombed Munda, the Japs’ air field on New Georgia Island, and Rabaul, on New Britain, the Japs main base in the Solo- | mons area, it was Officially announced today. American planes drop ped bombs also on Jap positions in the northern Solomons. BILLS TO HELP, FARM WORKERS —— Cne Column Proceeding Northwardly While Sec- ond Contingent Is Mov- ing Northeastwardly (By Asseriuiced Press) CAIRO. Feb. 19—One column Bernard Montgom- Eighth Army is moving cf General ery's northwerdiy and ancther column noriYeastwardly in atjempts to cutflank Marshal mel's forces that have driven a into the American army in central Tun- Erwin Rom- wedge SS miles deep isia. According to reports received here. the movements were start- ed this mcrning. and contact with — the enemy is expected in the next few days. It is believed here that Rom- mel will prefer to withdraw than to fight bettles on two fronts be cause the American reforming their lines and bring- ing up reinforcements for what forces are |it is believed will be a powerful counter attack. Military observ- ers here sav that Rommel's ad- vence position is mot secure by eny means. and that there is a good chance of turning his flank if he elects to fight. DR. R. A. WILLIAMS GIVES ADDRESS AT LIONS CLUB MEET CELEBRATE BURNING OF MORTGAGE ON BUILDING AT LADIES NIGHT AT CLUB HOUSE WASHINGTON.—Two bills to help farm workers shortly will be . discussed on the floors of congress. One provides that no more farm workers are to be inducted into the armed sevices, and thd other pro vides for the releasing of many farmes who are now in the ranks. | During discussions in committee, it was asserted that the army does } not need 11,000,000 men, chiefly because there is not sufficient ship- Ping to handle that number during 1943, FORTY-SIX DAYS IN THE JUNGLES WASHINGTON.—A story was released here today about an American soldier, who, during the fighting in Guadalcanal. became separated from the American forces, and, after wandering 46 days through the jungles, finally came out on the shore, found a canoe and paddled back to his base. CHESTER THOMPSON | VISITING KEY WEST IS SERIOUSLY ILL. mc es ; Sergeant Felix Yado of Key Advices: , ect in Key West | West, actompanied by his wife, is from Miami aré%to the effect that | Visiting his family here. Sergeant ‘: vt ci Yado is connected with the Army Chister! I TRAM A ABiliarly | Air Force stationed in Lakeland, his nt@tyeaiuiengs as | Fla. “Pooch,” is serioushy, alk sat the | | Jackson. Memorial Hospital. in Miami. es ad Mr. Thompson left here several! weeks ago to enter the hospital | been undergoing treatment since that time. | AVELUOLTUANTOGREUGUAUSELEOEUOHHESEREUUEROEESEETOELASSEETO Midway Poultry Market 1105 Division Street Just Received Shipment of PULLETS and FRYERS Killed and’ Dressed to Order Make Your Selection Early SUSAN titled, “Ir for Peace, eyed by discussed th United Nat fe n make a would be f ing on thi For ma has visited Ke state of Florida i busines and he friends shere. 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