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

“Associated Press Day Wire Service and AP Features For 68 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Key West, Florida, his tic most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrent -*t VOLUME LXIV. No. 64, Allied Planes And Sur- face Craft Sent Four Nazi Subs To Bottom (By Associated Press) LONDON, Mar. 16.—A report- er for the ion Express, who has just completed a trip with an Allied convoy in the Atlantic, said today that the German threat of increasing its U-boat activities in the spring is about to be put into effect. He added that, so many U-boats have been sunk near the shore re- cently, they ere prowling in mid- Atlantic in the daytime, beyond the reach of land-based planes, which have accounted for many sinkings of U-boats in the last six months, He said that Allied planes and surface craft recently sent four Germen submarines to the bottom off the coast of Portugal, and that it wes their loss which led the German admiralty to order them to operate farther away from the shore, “BUSY” FARMER LETS HIS STOCK STARVE ANN ARBQR, Mich.—Officials | found that sixty of the seventy- five sheep on the farm of Em- manuel Hertler had starved to death because their owner “just didn’t have time to feed them.” Hertler, who works in a store in Saline, was sentenced to thirty days in jail on a to animals. r Ok hd hd bd POINT SYSTEM WILL WORK HARDSHIP ON FOUNTAINS, CAFES' The point system, with which Key West housewives are now familiarizing them- selves, will be expanded on April 1 when meats and sev- eral other items are rationed but the system with them is small compered with what it will be at fountains and res- taurants. Their supplies will be bas- ed on the volume of business, together with the number of persons served. Several Key Westers, asked to guess this morning the number of per- sons served last December at the Southernmost City Pharmacy, which advertises extensively and regularly in The Citizen, none of them even guessed one-half of the number of persons or volume of trade. Aside from the pharma- ceutical business, 58.400 per- sons were served last Decem- ber at the fountain and tables in the Southernmost City Pharmacy. and though the average expenditure was only about 18 cents for each person, the sales amounted to more than $10,000. TI LDODID OAD 0x. FIERCEST FIGHTING RAGING IN AREA OF KHARKOV) (By Associated Press) MOSCOW, Mar, 16.—Today's communique reported that the fiercest fighting in Russia is go-! of Kharkov,; ing on in the which was evacuated by the Reds yesterday, and 120 miles to the south, As soon as one attack is slowed up by one side, the other side MUNSON CEOOUAHA EU TTAESEU EEUU. DADE LODGE No. 14, F, & A. M.| Regular communication will be held Wednesday at 7:30 p. m., in Scottish Rite Hall, corner Eaton and Simonton Sts. All Master Masons are cordially invited. F. O, WEECH, Secretary. By order of the W.M. STM S Nazis Aré Ready For Increased Activities In Operation 0 Recently ; charge of cruelty 2 f U-Boats LPL SL LS SIS GREAT MULTITUDE FILE INCOME TAX RETURNS FOR YEAR (By Associneed Press) WASHINGTON, Mar. 16.— According to returns thus far tabulated by the Treas- ury Department. more than 45,500,000 Americans made income tax returns for last year unto the closing of of- fices throughout the country at midnight lest nizht. The returns are millions more than have ever report- ed before. and it is estimat- ed that the amount to be collected this year. based on | the first qusrter, will total $9,815,000,000, | An idea was given in the increase of the number of | taxpayers by pointing out that the total iast year amcunted only to 17,300,000. | JEALOUSY WAS | MOTIVE IN NEGRO SHOOTING WOMAN |ASSAILANT PLANNED TO | USE THREE SHOTS ON MAN| OF WHOM HE WAS JEAL. _ ous ih 1) “Cherchez la femme” (“Look for the woman”), say the French, but jin the case of Ernest Price, who packed his kit to take with him to jail before looking for a wo- ;man to shoot her, the saying ;should be changed to read, “Look for the motive.” The motive in Price’s case was jealousy, according to a story told Justice of the Peace Enrique. Es- quinaldo, Jr., this morning, and he went to look for the woman, though in a different way than that meant by the French—pro- verb. Price went to “look” to shoot, Eddie Brown, of whom Eddie says Price was jealous, explained| to Justice Esquinaldo: “I was in my room fhen I hears Ernie talking in her room. She j Says, ‘How is you honey? Does | you bring me anything?’ | “T sure hab, I brought along a | sixshooter, and it’s got in it six bul- j lets, three for you and three for) | Eddie Brown. I hears the first! shot, and I ain’t craving to hear any more. SaysI to me, ‘Eddie, make yourself scarce!’ and I ain’t ever in all my lief called on my legs! to work so fast.” Brown is one of nesses who will tes ‘ Price when, he is given a evened | { Bel USE RECLAIMED RUBBER | | CHICAGO.—Rubber heels are | now being made of reclaimed rub- _|stepmother, Mrs. W. J. Kemp of; jCalif.; a brother, William Kemp Che Key West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U. S. A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, ‘TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1943. PRICE FIVE CE ALLIES PLAN TO | RUNVENEMY: INTO. ALL-OUT OFFENSIVE NOW IN} PREPARATION “ALONG EN- TIRE ALLIED FRONT; BRIT-| ISH ADVANCE SLOWLY Mar. about an all-out offensive in Tu- nisia that will drive the enemy) into the sea was revived today because of reported preparations | going on along the entire Allied front. | In north Tunisia, the British First Army has had several sharp; clashes with the Axis forces since yesterday, with the British! continuing to advance slowly as} they move up their big guns. General Etsenhower himself stat- ed that the British in that area have ‘scored several important successes in the last few days. At the southern end of the Mareth Line, . General Bernard Montgomery has intensified his attack, with heavy guns and} bombing planes, on the Axis po- sitions. It is reported that a general advance is imminent. CITY COUNCIL | MEETS TONIGHT REFUNDING BONDS AND AL- COHOLIC LICENSE LIMIT WILL BE DISCUSSED A regular meeting of the Cityi Council is scheduled for 8:00) o’clock tonight in the City Hall This will be the second regular session of the month. One of the matters to come before the meeting tonight will be that of taking action on a proposal to have the city’s bonds refunded in order that arrange- ments can be made to lidtiidate them over a period of 30 years. An ordinance will also be in- troduced for the purpose of re- fusing to issue any more beer, wine and liquor licenses for the duration of the war. There are several other mat- ters that are expected to come up during the course of the ses- sion aside from routine _ busi- ness. PEKE FUNERAL THIS MORNING Funeral services for Mrs. Lucy} Peke, who died in Miami, was| held 11 o'clock this morning at} the Fleming Street Methodist Church, Rev. W. B. Mundy, pastor, officiating. Survivors of the deceased in- clude the husband, Staff Serg- eant Henry Peke of Camp Davis, N C.; two daughters, Mrs. Lillian ane of St. Augustine and Mrs. Florence Powell of Miami; three sons, William T. Murray,! Walter A. Murray of Miami and First Lieutenant Ward C. Mur- ray of Camp Adair in Oregon; Key West; three sisters, Mi Jim Bryant of Key West, Mrs. Ruth Clark of Miami and Mrs. Olive Landgraft of Los Angeles, | of Dedondo Beach, four grandchildren. Pritchard Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Calif., was | IN RUSSIA launches a counter-attack. The! ) Reds are admitted to be falling; back in the Kharkov area, but the communique states that elsewhere along the line they are continuing} } to advance. j Farther north, in the Oreal| theatre, Marshal Timoshenko is! | reported to be hurling the Ge j mans back. Since yesterday h troops recaptured 40 more vil-} lages, bringing the total in that) area recaptured, since he started his offensive, to more than 200, In the fighting, far south near; } the Sea of Azov, the Reds claim they destroyed 40 enemy trucks, | loaded with troops, 32 cannon and 115 field guns. Russian artillery in | that area has destroyed six ports and blew up two ammunition dumps, according to the | munique, We Are Now Located in Our New Offices 619 Duval St. where the Most Modern Diagnostic Instruments are Installed We Will Be Pleased to Serve You DR. J. A. VALDES OPTOMETRIST Office Hours: 9-12. 2-6 P.M. Address Phones 619 Duval Office: 332 Street Residence: 351 andj _ ly For The Service AP Features. HERE are some of the reasons that civilians have been rationed to three pairs of shoes a year. These are the footwear supplied to American soldiers and nurses. Reading in the usual order, top row, are: Army nurse’s black shoes; service shoes (G.I.’s) showing carbon rubber tap ski trooper’s shoes; knee length rubber boots. Second row: service shoes without rubber tap repair; Army nurse’s white shoes; Army nurse’s over- shoes; enlisted man’s oxfords, Bettom row: Mounted troops’ boct; 14-inch blutcher waterproof boot for ex- tremely cold climates; rubber hip boot; parachute jumper’s boot; rubber bottom leather tap shoe pack; rubber overshce for arctic, and 16-inch waterproof boot. beter abs ass snseitttgsill NAVY COOK’S RECIPE PALESTINE ARABS FOR COFFEE CAKE) PLAN POLITICAL BODY (By Associa LONDONDERRY, Mar K. Rhoads of San Francisco, ifornia, a baker at the inted Preas) JERUSALEM, Mar. 16.—First + | Steps toward creating a rer ve body of -Palestine Arabs have been taken by a formed sponsoring committee at esen- cake which is a hit her Rhoads’ recipe is designed for! large-scale feeding but he passes | H@fia. it along to American housewive: No official political body repre- Take 10 pounds of sugar, 7 1-2) senting all Arabs of the country pounds of lard, five ounces of salt| has existed. since dissolution of and cream tire ingredients. Then: the Arab high committee by the add 34 pounds of flour, 1 1-2) Pa’ pounds of baking powder and two! | during . disturbances. Re- gallons of milk. For the topping; qu for support have been sent cream 2 1-2 pounds of sugar, 2 1-2| by the new committee to the gov- pounds of lard, five ounces of cin- | ernment officials. namon and lemon extract to A conference of leading Arab taste.. Then add five pounds of’ personalities from the entire coun- flour. |try now is planned by the Haifa 2 ee ae ead POUND OF TEAAT FANTASTIC PRICE PaaS T Ss CES i IOWA CITY, Iowa.— While (By A jinted Press) | feeding cows'in a pasture, Leo LONDON, Mar. 16.—A pound of! Ruth, 8-year-old, was charged by tea, virtually unot nable in Nor-; an infuriated bull. His screems' for. way! for the past ‘year, recently! help:seemed to make the bull.an- sold for $200 on the Norwegianj grier. Leo threw himself on. the black market | ground, closed his eyes and “play- The Norwegian’ Telegraph! ed dead.” The bull drew close, Agency said six young men were fined and sentenced to jail for three to six months on a charge of Selling the tea at price. disinterested and walked awa When he was a_ safe distance this fantastic| away, Leo jumped up, climbed ‘a fence and fled to safety. Uipivee, Ml Use these four famous make-up essentials to paint a portrait of YOU that is perfect and lovely in every detail. 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GERMAN REPORT UNCONFIRMED WASHINGTON.—The German claim, made over the Berlin radio, \that U-boats had sunk 67 Allied ships last month, received no com {ment from official circles here or in Ottawa or London, Neither was | the Italian assertion that a submarine of that nation had sunk the big | Canadian liner, Empress of Canada, given eny consideration. Unof- | ficially, it was declared that the Axis powers are resorting to their [old game of “fishing.” | ALLIES AND GERMANS EXCHANGE RAIDS | LONDON.—Last night a squadron of German planes raided j Mortheast ccastal cities, causing a few casualties, and to- ; day American and British flyers attacked military objectives in | Brittany and France. Extent of the damage done was not reported | by the British Air Ministry. \ ADVOCATE WORLD POLICE FORCE | WiASHINGTON.—Today two Democratic and two Republican |senators advocated that a world Police force be organized to main- tain peace after the war. Details of the system, the senators advocat- jed. should be worked out now by the Allied Nations, SEE BIG SOUTH AMERICAN TRADE MIAMI.—Members of a commission wino landed here today on | their way to Washingtona after a tour of more than @ month in Sou:h j America, said the outlook is bright for trade there by the United | Stetes when peace comes, There is a shortage of many different ' types of material in South America, due to greatly reduced impor- |tetions since the war started, andthe United States has he chance | to get the greater part of the trade, the commission stated, ‘ pat Vee a SHOULD RALLY AROUND GIRAUD | WASHINGTON.—Secretary of State Cordell Hull seid today that | all Frenchmen, concerned in fighting for the liberation of France, should rally around General Giraud, whom Hull praised for | speech of three days ago, calling for urtity among all Frenchmen. | ALLIED FLYERS ATTACK CONVOY ALGIERS.—Allied planes, based in North Africa, yesterday made an attack on a convoy that was trying to reach Tunisia from Sicily. One ship was struck and is believed to have been sunk and severe! others were damaged. The Allies lost two planes. KEY WEST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TAKES UP FIGHT FOR OBTAINING MEATS AND OTHER COMMODITIES Reports have reached Key W discontinued send j Where there has been a scarcity | Solicitors to Key West, because a }ofvcondensed milk for several! ™e#t there could be readily so | weeks, that it 13 available genes ieee an ari pene in Miami: One Bree in receiving commoedit | Many cans as he wishe: Miami, the Chamber of Com The Key West Chamber of Com-| !§ 80ing to protest to Mr. merce is ing till the April 1) {We do not get what as ec into effect. OPA ed a fair share of meats and n er commodities after the new r Administrator Prentiss Brown an- tioning system goes into effe: nounced, a few days ago, that, “We are going to see that Ke when meats are rationed, their, West gets its fair share. t | distribution throughout the coun-; said at the chamber’s office. j try will be based on the size of the | morning. “If we ; Population of cities and villages. Miami. then Some meat market men in Mi-! where.” ami have ng in vol- buy as wa can't get we'll get CATCH LEAKING FUEL { | MINNEAPOLIS. — South Side} residents bought milk _ pails,| containers to catch the gasoline | which Was streaming from an oil} | truck! ‘Somebne had left a pet-| ALGIERS, Mar | cock bpen on. the truck as it 16 —Genera | as| Giraud, high commissioner of the | being loaded and the mistake i French in North Africa, said today Fe areal | re C2 ut 290 gal-| that G pores ee ares bs vA Pa, = nat General DeGaulle, who is now | in London, will come to this city {to confer with the French high CEE comand sometime within tex j The object of the conference is to step up the military activity of jthe Frenchmen, followers of De oe ae |Gaulle as well as of Giraud, now fighting in Tunisia or getting! OLD ISLAND “one me pear TRADING POST In the southern sector of Tu- nisia, which is held by the French North End Duval Street corps under General LeClerc, the’ French scored several minor vie- They gained one Grlo Demand For Surrender * French Combatants Are Reported To Be Taking Heavy Toll Of Forces Italian (By Associztes Preas) LONDON, Mar. 16.—Six ¢ sand French guerilizs, fighting in the mountain area near Swiss border. were called on to day by the Italians to lay dow their erms. but the guerillas : Flied with an attack on the Ital ian forces. Skirmishes were still tek Place when the last advises w received from Swiss sources. 2 it was added that the Frenchmen ere taking a heavy toll itanans. Other news from pred Countries was that the evacua- tion of coastal areas im Fram and Belgium. which was fir ennounced a week e250. begen today. and while the popuiz is leaving more German ar enginers are arriving to strength en the defenses agaimst Ai attacks to cpen up « fron: the ot Senin Renal Sought By Scientists (By Asscctatet Preees PALM BEACH Modern science and lore of the Semumvie 1 cine mer ert eve a she drugs. espe Slee af tories JUSTICE ESQUINALDO HEARS THREE CASES | buckets and any other ia WITH DE GAULLE IN NORTH AFRICA (By Associnted Press; mussing over i beheved socalled V terday me was dismussed Was reperted tortay that = ments are beimg made » another of hus office PALACE THEATER JINX FALKENBURG i= ‘Laugh Your Blues Away’