The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 17, 1943, Page 1

‘Associated Press Day Wire Service and AP Features For 63 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LXIV. No. 65. Councilman Paul Abury To * Board Decides To Send OM MPO D LIS & Committee To Talla-\SUN-TO-SUN RAID _| hassee In Interest Of MADE ON JAPANESE | Bond Procedure (By Aasvcinted Press) WASHINGTON, Mar. 17.— | | t The City Council at its regular: meeting last night voted to turn! the management of the scavenger ' service over to the council's sani- | tary committee, with Councilman} Paul G. Albury to act as manager. | The two other members of the raid on Jap-held Kiska in the Aleutian Islands. The Jap base there, includ- ing the barracks. airdrome. ammunition dumps and ware- were struck time OD wr a FB ‘MONTGOMERY Is Satereres: cr READY TO ATTACK THE MARETH LINE have the city’s bonds | order that arrange- | made to liquidate TIME HAS ARRIVED FOR ALL. | OUT ALLIED OFFENSIVE IN! TUNISIA AND VICINITY, AN- NOUNCED TODAY } Florida Se- | curities Commission to permit Key West to refund the bonds over a period of 30 years, end to reduce first 10 years, three per cent the next ten and four per cent Temaining life of the: (By Associated Preaxy ALGIERS, Mar. 17.—The "Big; Moment” is said to have come for! the all-out Allied offensive in Tu-! nisia, it was announced today. It/| was added that it might have come already, though no definite news of its having started has yet who chased Marshal Rommel across the Lybina desert, is mov- ing up his army ‘in full force to ty Clerk Ross C. Sewyer, County) make an attack-with tanks and/ Commissioner J. Frank Roberts other motorized units on the Mar- and County Solicitor Allan B./ eth Line. It was surmised that the Cleare, Ji There will be four oth- | attack may now be under way. ors selected: to make Seieaete: | For a@ week Montgomery has mittee, two of, whom will be PFOP* | been pounding the Mareth Line erty owners. with his heavy artillery and blast- The THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U. Key West Citizen Key West, Florida, his t most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrent st S. A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1943. PRICE F Irish Fight For Un AP Features AY is St: Patrick’s Day—day of the Fighting Irish. As 5 when '@ scrap is going on, the sons of Erin are in the ‘of if. Here are some of the Irish-named heroes who have id Irish traditions with the U. S. fighting forces. SULLIVAN BROTHERS of Waterloo, Ia., enlisted in the Navy rved together on the cruiser Juneau, were “‘lost together in the Solomons. Left to right: Joseph, Francis, Albert, Madison and George. JOHN D. BULKELEY, torpedo boat commander, sank many Jap ships and planes, carried MacArthur from Corregidor. DANIEL J. CALLAGHAN, rear admiral and former aide to FDR, was killed in action in the Solomon Islands. NUMBER OF ABSENTEE WORKERS IN KEY WEST OVER ONE HUNDRED The list of absentee workers in no action is taken against them.| Key West, now in the possession | But the 100 in question concern; of Judge William V. Albury and|men who gave up their defense | Justice of the Peace Enrique Es-|jobs without giving notice of quinaldo, Jr., now. exceeds 100. | their intended action to their em-} They are being turned over, aj ployers. i } i | He Mrs, William R. Warren and Mrs. Dan Ni Varro, appeared council as representatives of the Red Cross Chapter. Mrs. Warren addressed the board and gave an outline of the activities of the Red Cross in its present war fund drive, and requested that a dona- tion be made by the council to the cause, It was ordered that $250 be donated to the Red Cross Chap- ter to carry on their work. It was ordered that a notice be inserted in The Key West Citizen notifying the public that the City of Key West proposes to apply to the state legislature for permis: sion to revise the provisions of i charter. The notice appears else- where in today’s issue of The Citi- zen. THREAT MADE OF STRIKE BY MINERS ACTION WILL BE TAKEN IF WAGE INCREASE IS NOT GRANTED (By Associated Prenn) WASHINGTON, Mar. 17.—John L. Lewis, head of the United Mine Workers of America, threatened today that if the War Labor Board does. not grant the miners a wage increase of $2 a day by April 1, a strike will be called. He said that the matter was called to the attention of the board many weeks ago, but no action has been taken of a defi* nite nature. The miners, he jas- serted, have been: subjected to higher and higher cost -of: living, but their wages have.rémained the same. The War Labor Board made no comment on the threat. William Green: pagaienkot the American Federat! Labor, ap- peared today before the senate military affairs committee and testified against the enaction of the labor draft bill. WE ARE... HYDRAULIC BRAKE SPECIALISTS Let Us Check Your Brakes Lou Smith Auto Service White at “Opposite Army Barracks” ieee | ing it with heavy bombs dropped from the air. This morning the ar- tillery roared constantly, while | squadrons, comprising bombers of all types, were operating on a far larger scale than during any. other time since Montgomery started the bombing of the Mareth Line. General Eisenhower disclosed lattack was made Monday on Garbes, the Axis’ most important base in southern Tunisia. Rail- road lines, which supply enemy ‘ighters, both in the north and he south, were so badly damag- jed it will require several days to ; put them back ,in operation, even | though the work of repairing goes on night and day, | Last night Axis planes attacked }a.convoy, of barges that was ‘at- tempting to go from Sicily to Tu- {nisia, and sank three of them and damaged others. The barges sent ; to the bottom were loaded with | tanks. { | DELINQUENTS ON | . LICENSES BEING ROUNDED UP NOW | Ernest Sanchez, inspector of de- linquent occupational licenses, is making his rounds of Key West to arrest every business or profes- | sional man who has failed to ob- tain his license. Sam B. Pinder, city tax collec- tor, said today that there at least 50. Key Westers, probably more, who have not yet paid this license. Mr. Sanchez has been instructed by the city. council to see to it that every man or woman, who should have an occupational license, license, either obtain. it imme: diately or be arrested. fee Closing Soon FOR THE SEASON | _ OLD ISLAND | TRADING POST North End Duval Street | COME and MAKE YOUR SELECTIONS NOW! } i 1 few at a time, to Constable Joe! Espinosa, who makes an arrest in} J. FRANK ROBERTS | this morning that a successful air| j cach case where a good reason is) SHOWS IMPROVEMENT g or a man’s remaining | FROM HIS ILLNESS j} away from work. i | Judge Albury poinited out this! County Commissioner J. Frank | ;morning that absenteeism is a ee ‘ eee iat problem of national scope, arid is! Roberts, who has been suffering; now growing daily. so much so it {0M flu a week today, was re-| ported this morning to be’slightly | improved, He was unable to be present at} the last meeting of the commis-] and k ent from his duties tis the subject of much discussion }in Washington. A bill is now un- der consideration in congress providing for stiff penalties to be imposed on workers who delib- erately throw up their jobs. | Some workers have been dis- charged in Key West “without prejudice,” and in all such cases | 1 | { sion, ant in Coun- Gandolfo’s office. cle Sam COLIN KELLY, Army air corps captain, lost his life but sank the Japanese battleship Haruna. ss eS EDWARD H. O’HARE, in his one-seat pursuit plane, shot down six Jap bombers off the Gilbert Islands. TMIIALTESS. TREASURY STILL COUNTING MONEY (By Axscciated Prens) WASHINGTON, Mar. 17.— It was reported today that the Treasury Department still has a large corps of workers counting the money Paid to the government on the closing day of income tax payments. A fortnight before deadline, Secretary et Treasury Morgenthau went on the radio to warn the American people that tax re- turns must be made by Merch 15, as he feared that discussion of the pay-as-you- earn plan might have led some to think it was not nec- essary to Day on the 1942 tax. The record-breaking re- turns not only pleased but also survrised the Treasury Depertment. TSS Sos ss Sf. the the year! beauty monn of the 1 ge | Partial List— Regular Price* | Rasteurized Face Cream 0 Beauty Grains af Town & Counjry Night Cream Extrait, Lotion for Dry Skin Special Eye Cream Herbal Masque Town & Country Make-Up Film Red Lirs Lipstick Apple Blossom Perfume NOTE: Cologne, Eau de Toilette, Gift included in this sale. “Ceiling prices. SOUTHERNMOST CITY P PRES ee } Duval at Fleming Street 1 1 1 1, I 2. 1) Li 3. | nstein | Make-Up er General Macdrthur Ce | LATE BULLETINS (By Associated Press) | GIRAUD AND DE GAULLE IN AGREEMENT H LONDON.—Prime Minister Winston Churchill told the House of Commons today that Generals Giraud and De Gaulle are now in complete egreement as to the course to pursue in fighting the Axis powers. He predicted that De Gaulle’s coming visit to North Africa will result in greater activity among the French fighting forces sta tioned there. De Gaulle commended Giradd for his action in ridding the North African government of all office holders known to be friendly to the Vichy regime. NO CONFIRMATION ABOUT CANAL WASHINGTON.—No confirmation was made today of the re- port that < house sub-committee had voted four to three to include $44,000,000 in the rivers and harbors bill for the proposed Florida cross-state canal. It was stated that, if such a decision was made, there will be determined opposition to that part of the bill on the floor of the house and senate also, STRIKES AT FORD PLANTS DETROIT.—Colonel Strong, who is in charge of wer production in this area, said today that all of the 9.800 workers in the Ford River Rouge plant, who had gone on strike yesterday, have returned to their jobs. Action will be taken, it was added to try to put a stop fo the frequent disputes that arise in the Ford plants, workmen in which are receiving wages comparable with those in any other plants in the United States. ST. PATRICK’S DAY IN DUBLIN DUBLIN.—St. Patrick’s Day is being quietly observed here. Pubs have been closed all dey, and most of the people remained in their homes and some attended football games. There were no political, demonstrations or celebrations. of amy kind, Tonight at 10 o'clock (EWT) Prime Minister De Valera will talk over the radio. REDS ARE HOLDING CHANGES IN OWN AGAINST AXIS. FIXING RENTS ONE COLUMN OF RUSSIANS INFORMATION IS RECEIVED FROM OFFICE OF PRICE BEATING BACK NAZIS IN OREL AREA (By Associated Press) } MOSCOW, Mar. 17.—The Rus- sian communique stated today! thet the Reds are advancing in’ the central and northern areas; and are holding their own against | the Axis forces in the southern) sectors. Marshal Timoshenko has column of the forces. under his | direct beating back! the Germans in the Orel while another column is moving closer and closer toward Smo- lensk, the Germans’ key city in| issia. nthe communique said that the spearhead of the latter force was at noon today only 65 miles away from Smolensk, an advance of 17 miles since last Sunday against furious opposition for every inch of territory recap-| iured. West of Viazma, the Reds were reported to be continuing their forward movement that has been going on since they re- captured that city. , In the south, the Russians; have entrenched themselves in the Donetz basin and are hold- ing the enemy, while at two peints in the line they have launched counter offensives. AN EXAMPLE TO COPY one command area, ROCK ISLAND, Ill—Mrs. Sa- die E. Kling, 59, has been working at the Rock Island arsenal a 56- hour, 7-day week for some time, instead of the authorized 48-hour,! 6-day schediile beeause her sec-} tion was behind on its production schedule. Mrs. Kling, who is the mother of 18 children, said she did not expect to be paid for her over- time. ADMINISTRATION The rent-ceiling office in Ke West has just received the fol- lowing information from the Office of Price Administration regarding changes that have been made in fixing rents: lebrates Anniversary Event In. Pacific By Hammering Japs Heavily Stages Heavy Raid On Dobo, One Of Islands Situated Off Northern Ausiralia (By Associated Press) GENERAL MacARTHUR'S HEADQUARTERS, Mar. Tcday marks the first annive sary of General Doucizs MacA thur’s assignment as commander the Allies Southwest Pacific end he served it by giving tk ._2s one of the worst hammerings they have received since he assumed in chief of in the eb the command. It was a heavy eir reid on Dobo, one of the islands that lie in the chein off northern Aus tralia. end it wes one of the most successful bombings that nature the Allies have made since they started their <i fensive in some erees im the Southwest Pacific. The Jecs’ barracks. covering en area of several acres. were tern inte kindling wood « redi> station -ves demolishec and sev- eral ammunition dumps and fue! tinks were blown up. Besides 2 Jeo fighter-bomber. ome of several planes that took to the air to try to beat back the Allies was shot down Not a single To provide warranted decreas) “ es in rents, the Office of Price Administration today required {landlords of tourist cabins, auto courts, cabin camps and similar establishments to offer such living accommodations at month- ly. rates in addition to daily and weekly rates where tenants have had 60 days of continuous Tresi- dence in the establishment since | October 1, 1942. By this action, OPA corrects the condition which allowed many landlords of such estab- lishments to continue to charge their tenants daily rates despite the fact that these tenants oc- cupy cabins on a permanent be sis. To estabdiish maxuaum rents on a monthly basis. Supplemen tary Amendment No. 9A to ail maximum rent regulations author- on his fective March 10, 1943, izes the administrator own initiative to set the maxi- — mum rent for monthly occu- Pancy based on the rent general- ly prevailing in the area on the maximum rent date for compar- able accommodations. Many defense throughout the 7 said, contain establishments con- sisting of tourist cabins and sim- ilar accommodations. “In nearly/ all of these areas beginning be-/ fore or soon after the maximum rent date for the area . . - rented to defense ilies of men in the and other tenants cabins as their homes. “Despite the fact for | | Hotels and Rooming Houses, ef- The next phone Stock Island, whe The third alarm wes from Box 221, cormer and Petroma streets. wh trash was discovered afire blaze was im the rear corner.