The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 5, 1943, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service and AP Features For 63 Years Devoted,to the Best Interests of Key West Key West, Florida. most equabie climate country; with an ave range of only 14° Fahrent e Key West Cittzr: THE SOUTHERNMOST NE WSPAPER IN THE U. S. A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, ‘FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1943. U.S. PLANES BUILDING WHERE VON COSEL KEPT SINK TWO MORE:«:| BODY:OF YOUNG WOMAN TAKEN FROM. 4 JAP S* GRAVE WAS DESTROYED BY BLAZE VOLUME LXIV. No. 55. orcés. Thrown Back: sian Army Rolling Steadily n Dive Aqinst Br Attack Was For Purpose|"7 SO" OOo aaa. ha ALSO DESTROY BARGES ON WHICH. NIPPONESE WERE FOUND AFTER SINKING »'The Key West Fire Depart- ment responded to an alarm last night about 8:30 o'clock at the upper end of Flagler Avenu2. Arriving on the scene, the fire-} years. Von Cosel was» held by Jaw enforcement authorities in connection’ with the removal of a dead girl’s body from the City Cemetery. He carried the body to the building burned down last “Westward Of Moscow; Recapture OF JAP ARMADA - i night and preserved the body! Of Breaking Up British AUSTRALIANS AID Plans For An All-Out Offensive (By Asnociated Prenn) ALGIERS, Mar. 5—German and Italian forces launched a Powerful offensive today against the British First Army in north- ern Tunisia. but headquarters reported that the enemy has been beaten back with heavy losses. At one point in the sec- tor, he was forced to retreat be- yond the line from which he started his attack. It was stated that the Axis thrust in that sector was to try to break up the preparations the British are making for an all-out offensive just as soon as roads and fields have sufficiently dried out. It was added that the ter- rain at many points’ is beginning to harden. and that, should there be no further rains. tanks and other motorized units will have hard surfaces over which to travel in the next three or four days. Meanwhile, the American of- threatens to cut central Tunisia in two, thereby isolating Axis forces in the south from their bases in Tunis and Bizerte. Today's official announcement der General: DeGuulle and those under General Giraud are now fighting side by side in southern Tunisig, with the likelhood they shortly will be fightng as a sin- gle army. INDUCTEES TO LEAVE FOR CAMP BLANDING The following inductees will leave Key West next Wednes- day, March’ 10, at 1 o'clock, for Camp Blanding: Harry Lee Elizarde, Ralph Benjamin Garcia, Jr., Alfred Ostrenke, John Archie Malone, | Joe Blanco, Henry Anthony Ca- banas, Jack Day Aritas, Rogelio Diaz, Roy Morse Watson, Hubert Nolan Sassard, Jr., George Dixon Garner, Helio M. Gonzalez, Ern- est Leo Hopkins, Myrnice- Loos Bell, Jr. Harry A. Betancourt, Albert Diaz, Jr., Sergio Roche, Stephen Burdock, Jr., George Montero, Edward Toppino, Paul Franklin Roberts, Jr., Bernard Carmona, Hallie Lawrence Bennett. Transfers: Willie James Rus- sell, Willis Alom Weatherford, Raymond Louis Barrett, James Kennedy Spiers, William Ernest Rogers, Tom Watson Humphries and Paul Perice Ruark. . ESTABLISHED IN 1792 WASHINGTON. — The _ first United States mint was establish- ed on April 2, 1792. _avgpupuucecsvagugncnccaseucececsisutenarvetatittt, Midway Poultry Market 1105 Division Street Shipment of Strictl; Selected FRYERS Killed and Dressed to Order Make Your Selection Early SET LTE DETALLES MOTOR TUNE-UP SAVES GAS Lou Smith Auto Service White at btw edbn Phone U. S. BY BOMBING JAPANESE ‘SECTORS (By Annociated Press) CANBERRA, Mar. 6.—The Austrelian Ministry of Infor- mation announced today that, while American planes were sinking 22 Jap ships and shoot- ing down 55 Jap planes, Aus- tralian planes were busy bombing Jap bases on most of the islands they occupy in the Southwest Pacific. Their base at Lae, on New Gninea, was almost demol- ished, and other important bases were Munda Airfield, on New Georgia Island, and the Japs’ important base at Ra- baul, on New Britain Island. At Lae a squadron of Aus- tralian bombers was attacked by 23 Zeros, and after four of them were shot down, the others withdrew from the fighting. TI IIIS! SS JURORS DRAWN FOR CRIMINAL COURT SESSION ‘REGULAR MARCH TERM OF | ‘TRIBUNAL WILL BE CON- VENED AT 9:30 MONDAY MORNING The following jurymen were drawn this morning to serve at the regular term of the Monroe County Criminal Court of Rec- ord, which will be convened at 9:30 o’clock next Monday morn- ing: : William Sands (Blood), Neville Stirrup, John H. Saunders, S.°M. Whalton, Wm. R.. Archer, Hubert T. Roberts, Charles C. Ingraham, George A. Albury, Arnabal Perez, Eloy Garcia, Ludy Trevejo, G. N. Goshorn, Jr, Jermain Johns#, Louis M. Johnson, Julio Lopez, Edward W. Albury, Sr. Onelio Mujica,| Floney Pellicier, Veral C. Rob- erts, William Hilton Roberts. Freeman D. Hall Abelardo Rod- riguez, Juan Parra, Charles D. Curry, Vincent Cremata, Harold Russell, Euric Sterling, John Borden, Jr., Victor V. Johnson, Howard S. England. Benjamin E. Lowe, Charles D. Curtis, James A. Knowles ‘Son- ny), J. Roland Adams, Elvie H. Pierce, John Sands, Miguel Quesada, Harold 4H. Pinder, Azariah B. Curry, Ross Whit- marsh. Willie Hall, Clyde M. Knight, E. R. Tynes, Henry Saunders, Eufemio Chavez, George A.| Johnson, Samuel V. McCarthy, | Arthur Lowe, Leon Myers and Manuel J. Domenech. WHAT HAPPENED TO RED CROSS FLAG? Red Cross officials are asking “what happened to the big Red Cross flag that disappeared on Monday night from the front of Appelrouth’s store on Duval street.” ‘The Chapter, it is said, is flat- tered at the desire to possess one of these flags, but claim that they would appreciate it if it is return- ed. They are all needed for dis- play during the drive, and it is stated that if it is questions will be asked. TS returned, ne} i (By Asnociated Press) WASHINGTON, Mar. 6.—Fur- ther reports were issued today | tions. of the destruction of the Jap ar- mada by American flyers in the Bismarck Sea. American pilots, while recon- noitering for two or three ships that" were thought to have es- caped from the’ Jap armada. ran ecress two disabled destroyers and sent them to the bottom. Later on the pilots espied a long string of barges. crowded with Jap soldiers, who evident- ly had taken to the barges when their ships went down in the bettle of the Bismarck Sea. The planes swooped to the at- teck, and when they had finish- ed a few minutes later. Earge had been struck and sunk. BRITISH SINK 4 AXIS SHIPS DEAVORING TO REACH TUNISIA every (By Asnociated Press) LONDON, Mar. 6.—Atcording to a report received today from Al- lied headquarters in North Africa, Brifish submarines have sunk four Axis ships out of a total of six in a convoy that was trying; to reach Tunisia. The ships went down in the Mediterranean off Bizerte. Allied planes last night, taking off from their North African bases, | lot raided Naples and Palmyra, in Sicily, and, besides hitting mili- tary targets, destroyed two Ger- man bombers on the ground. No confirmation has been made) by the Allies of a report that came | out of Rome this morning that Italian submarines had sunk two} American ships, one in the North Atlantic and one in the South At- lantic, according to the claim. One ship was supposed to be of 12,000 tons and the other of 7,000 tons. The only comment was that the report was “exaggerated.” TALL LL LA FIRE ALARM SYSTEM IN WGRKING eam The Fire Alarm System, after having been fully test- ed, with necessary repairs made under the direction of Theodore Albury. city elec- trician, assisted by Horace Averette. city mechanic, is back in working order. The alarm. which called out the apparatus last night. was sent in over the system. which was the first r at the fire stations since the system was temporarily placed out of commission yesterday morning when the electrician started going over the different lines in an endeavor to locate the trou- ble that has existed for sev- eral weeks. Electrician Albury stated this morning that the system is back in working order again, and that alarms cen now be sent in as hereto- fore. se I DIPS ILS: PALACE THEATER RUSSELL HAYDEN in “Tornado in the Saddle” NEWS and SERIAL vrvvvvi—" ve BRADY’S | (Live) Poultry and Egg | Market { PHONE 540 PRESCRIPTION Pure Fresh Ingredients Com- pounded by Experienced Pharmacists. GARDNER’S PHARMACY Phone 177 Free aaneee 1214 White St. i Battery Raised Rhode Island Red Fryers ' Tennessee -— | Milk-fed Roasters, Stewers | fighters discovered a blaze in an old one-story frame structure; that was being used as a store-| house for cement and other ma-i terials used in building opera-| with chernicals. This created one of the most sensational stories ever originating in Key West. The scientist's plea was that he became so infatuated witn the girl while she was __ living Box 341, Naval Radio Station. that he could not resist the temp- The building was completely | tation of removing her body destroyed and the flames swept| from the grave. After preserv- for a great distance through the|ing the body, he proceded to bushes and brush surrounding} sleep with it in his bed, whi the structure. The wide area|he did for several years, accor covered by the fire kept the| ing to testimony at his trial. fighters busy for a great lengta! At the termination of the time in extinguishing the| court ‘proceedings here, in which “creeping™ blaze. jhe’ was‘ Set free, Von Cosel left The house ‘destroyed * by the city, ‘locating’ somewhere ia The alarm was sounded from the fire was’ formerly ‘occupied by| the middle section of the state, | named Von Cosel,} where, it is said, he has remain- a scientist 4 for several! ed'since that time. who resided here LATE BULLETINS (By Asxociated Press) ROUND-THE-CLOCK BOMBING CONTINUES ———$—$$—$<$ LONDON.—Last night RAF bombers completed their ninth day and-night raiding of Germany or her occupied countries without a let-up. Western Germany was raided, though the Air Ministry said it) ‘was on a comparatively light scale and did not issue any announce: ment about the result. TWO CATHEDRALS DESTROYED LONDON.—According to Berlin radio reports, RAF bombers have destroyed two cathedrals in Germany. The announcer said that a cathedral built in Nuremberg in the fourteenth century was razed, | and one built in Berlin in the sixteenth century was also torn to pieces: by blockbusters, WILL GERMANS USE POISON GAS? LONDON,—Field Marshal fjerrmann Goering told the German people today that, when summer comes, German airmen will out a series of reprisal raids on England which will pale into insig- nificance the death and destruction that the RAF has caused in Ger many. Reports have reached here that the Germans will resort to the use of poison gas. TO ANNIHILATE BLACK MARKET WASHINGTON.Secretary of Agriculture Claude Wickard. will | make’a radio address tonight, beginning at 10:30 o'clock, outlining the action the government will pursue in annihilating the black market in the United States, A law will be adopted placing the penalty for black-market operations at two years imprisonment or a $10,000 fine. or both. Thus far in this country, it is estimated that 360,000,000 pounds of meat have found their way to consumers through black- market channels. RICKENBACKER’S ATTACKER SQUELCHED WASHINGTON.—David D. Leavitt, wio denounced Eddie Rick- enbacker as a “rat” because of his actions in trying to put an end to strikes, has been ousted from the airplane plant in Vega, California. where he worked. Fellow workmen painted the swastica on his lunch- box and his toolbox end threatened to beat him for what they called his pro-Axis sentiment. In his home, from.which he has not issued since the incident, he réfused to discuss}the, threats made against him or to say anything further about: Rickenbacker. ARMY KICKS AGAINST GAS TAX TALLAHASSEE:Authorized speakers for: \the | United States Army said today that should Florida place a'seven cents tax on gas- oline bought in this state by the federal government, the Army will purchase its gasoline in Georgia or Alabama. Governor Holland stat ed that he is studying the proposed tax in the hope of reaching an agreement that will prove satisfactory to the state and the army also. Mattirpien in Meke-uf- by Helena Rubinstein Loan. Ps, “Use these four famous Town & Country Make-up Film Eoqeite lg ee your make-up flawless. Waterproof Mascara... lashes look longer, darker. SOUTHERNMOST CITY PHARMACY, PRESCRIPTION DRUGGISTS Duval at Fleming Street Phone 199 ‘ROVING REPORTER ‘PRESS Miss Sigrid Arne, of New York |City, roving reporter for The As- Key to obtain information, | and pictw for a feature story jabout Key West that will be sent to hundreds ofnewspapersthrough- {throughout the country. ! Miss Arne, in doing her work | for the Associated i traveled in every state ion. She is a capable r woman, with an acute sense for | news, and, weeding out important i incidents which pile up in the vast [sociated F | West todz arrived in Press, has ‘SEA DUTY MADE "AVAILABLE FOR COAST PATROLS | CAPTAIN WHITBECK ADVISES THOSE DESIRING DUTY ON) SEA TO APPLY AT ONCE! | FOR ASSIGNMENT | | i Capt: J. E> Whitbeck, ‘seventh; inaval district Coast Guard officer, | Miami, this week promised a pa- trol detail of his command that “those of you. who have been ! wanting action will get it in the | very near future, due to the man {| power shortage and a necessity we |face of providing crews for sea | going craft.” The occasion was a formal flag | raising ceremony marking the end of a period of renovation and ex- | pansion following army occupancy ;of Pigeon Key, Monroe county, j one of several Coast Guard bases jon the Overseas High between j Homestead and Key West. Captain Whitbeck advised) j guardsmen desiring sea duty, pecially in foreign combat~zonr ‘to apply for transfer immediately. Following a thorough-going » in- spection of the base, preceding a luncheon in his honor in the gen-| eral mess hall, he complimented jall hands on many recent im- | provements and the general ap-} | pearance of the camp. j Pigeon Key, .a_ postage-stamp j sized island ent to Seven-| | Mile Bridge near Marathon, was taken oversby the Coast Guard) jseveral weeks. ago from Battery! F, 265thtCoast Artillery, and oper- | ates under Lt. Comdr. R. C. Fout | tor, captain of the port, Key We | Ensign J. F. Miller is commanding | officer of the bas | Other Coast Guard officers par- ticirating in the ceremony were Lt, Comdr. R. H. Hunt. cavtain of; the port, Miami; Lt..R. M. Munroe, | district public relations officer; ; Lt. Frank C. Alerman, Jr., com-} manding officer of the Marathon | base; Chief Boatswain LJ. A.| Renno, executive officer at Pigeon | Key; and Chief Boatswain R. W.j | Cais of the district boat acquisi-) | tion board, Miami. | WANTED! ' 2 Experienced JUST RECEIVED—Large ment of Selected Western BE -} rehashed FOR ASSOCIATED "/Miss Sigrid Arne Arrived In Key West Today DATA FOR STORY infermati he has out a good feature It is that knack it that marks tween a good news a good feature writer has his ry to tell ly, in the telling of multitude of details, in a feature, wor its human inte A feature is and it takes an a such as Miss Arne has prov be, to tog it ¢ gripping interes THREE MORE MEN PICKED UP FOR DESERTING JOBS DEFENDANTS ARRAIGNED BE- FORE JUSTICE OF PEACE: HELD FOR CRIMINAL COURT TRIAL Three more men were arrested esterday afternoon in connection with the campaign that is being West to rid the “absenteeism,” Judge William V. Albury ch terizes it, loafing. In the driv waged in Key town of go-to-work-or-go-to-jail Deputy Sheriff Marcus Mesa arrested John Anderson. and Constable joe Espinosa ap- prehended Otis W. Cobb, whose names had been given to Judge Albury for quitting their for absenting themselves giving notice to their employer Deputy Sheriff D. M. Andrews arrested Paul Dele at Marathon for a similar rea The defenda’ before Justic rique Esquinaldo, Jr. on a charge of vagrancy, and each was held for the criminal court in $100 bail GETS TRANSFER J. Robert Taylor of Key W: has been transferred for the du tion, to the fingerprint departm: of the U. S. Marine Corps at Washington, D.C. Mrs. Taylor will join him there within a short time raigned En- ; fal Russian army tocey One Hundred And Nine Villages Germans Claim Te Have Recapiured impertant Position In Donetz Ba- sin (By Amseciated Fr MOSCOW. Mar. S—A power img steadily westward thas city and thrusting a deep salen into German forces that oo @ strategical hill that bas been heavily fortified since it fell to their possession lest summer. During the drive the Heds have recaptured i109 villages anc one large town and are only 115 miles from the Axis Pivotal bese at Smolensk commurique. givung the number of cesualities untict now Tos while not ed on the enemy. they stales bave been “enormous”. and it also reported thet many prison ers have been captured and much bocty bas fallen into Russian bands. Ninety miles north of this city heavy fighting is also going on The most important road im that sector has been taken by the Reds, and they heave ako tured the greater part of a rei road line. which: however. been dynamited in many places by the retreating enemy. Rus- working in round-the-clock shifts in repsir- irg the railroad line. Timoshenko's troops north of Orel are fanning out as they ac south. cp had sien engineers are vance southwardly and eastwardly. The ccmmunicue said nothicz ebout fighting in the Donets ba- sin, but a Berlin revert beard bere. stated that the German: bave rcesptured an imperient position in thet sector. ‘ TN EEE OE A PUBLIC STATEMENT BY THE Key West Landlords Association Our cieveiuaiiial asked us to do our utmost lo pre- vide shelter for defense workers, who came te cur 7 town: We borrowed money; we dug into our savings; w= paid 1942 and 1943 prices for material and labor to de this. We now must pay 1943 prices for maimtemanc=, will be higher later. We ask you the question: “Honorable Mr. Shrocd- er, Director-Attorney of the OPA, is it 2 squimre deal to make comparative prices on a 1941 basis?” The Chamber of Commerce and the Southernmost Realty Board join the Key West Landlords Associn- reason our Government brought you bere. Coopers tion, not antagonism, is our motto. A square deal for the tenant and the landlord.