The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 22, 1943, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service and AP Features For 63 Years Devoted to the Key West, Florida. ie most equabie climate it <b country; with «mn sverage Best Interests of Key West ELXIV. No. 69. VOLUM To Regt New ., First Objective Is Believ- ed To Be Port Moresby On Southerly Side Of Island {By Asnociated Press) DARWIN, Mar, 22.—It was re- ported semi-officially today that the Japs apparently are making Preparations to try to recapture all of New Guinea, and that their object will be Port Moresby on the southerly side of the island. Port Moresby is the Allies’; strongest base on New Guinea, and. it was from that point that the offensive against the Japs, while hey were coming the Owen Stanley Mountains, wah launched and resulted in their being driven out of their strongholds at Buna and Gona on the northerly side of the is- The Japs went down the southerly slope of the mountain to within 34 miles of Port Ff Hy ty : | i H iF 2 fF £ pur-| navy men, who were injured inj; Japs are: + r can launched that will result in yecapture of New Guinea. NEGRO IS CHARGED WITH PETIT LARENCY Henry Myers, colored, must | have been planning to feast on! dainty sandwiches, | Constable Joe Espinosa.said this morning, for, when he held up Myers, just outside’ of the Broadway Super Market, and searched him, Es- pinosa said he found in Myers’ bosom a long bag of delicious crackers in cellophane, and in his pockets a smaller package of crackers, peanut butter and a jar of sandwich spread. H Myers, Espinosa stated, was unaware that he was __ being watched while walking through the store presumably to make purchases. He was, however,! Fag ' i ciuined RELEASE PLANS FOR KEY WEST'S CLINIC ARCHITECT JOHN LONG AD- VISED BY AUTHORITIES IN WASHINGTON Architect John Allan Long was advised today by the Public Build- ings Administration of Washing- ton to release plans and specifi- cations for the $40,000 clinic that will be constructed in Key West. Mr. Long said that he expects to turn over the plans and speci- fications on Wednesday to con- tractors who will submit bids for the proposed clinic. The bids will! be opened on April 9. Tt was explained by Mr. Long that the appiicatiun iv Washing- ton authorities to construct. the clinic was made about a year ago, together with a request to erect a hospital for Key West. IN OPERATIONS SURVIVORS OFF AMERICAN | SHIP TELL STORY OF AT- TACK MADE ON SINGLE CRAFT IN CONVOY (By Associated Presa" | | LONDON, Mar. 22—The tales of 71 survivors of an American; ship that was sunk in the Atlan-! tic indicate that German U-boats| are no longer attacking with the; abandon ‘that characerized them) earlier in the war. The survivors told of a wolf! pack of U-boats that followed an| American convoy days without attempting. a sine gle attack until the ship, aboard which were the survivors, de-/ far behind the convoyed ships. As soon as the disabled ship reached a point several miles back of the convoy, the subma- | jTines attacked it and sent it to! {the bottom. “After that attack,| the submarines resumed trailing | the convoy but made no attempt to sink another ship. It was stated further today; {that Allied planes and surface | | warships are taking a heavy: toll ; veloped engine trouble and fell! © ~ Che Key West Citizr THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U. S. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, MONDAY, MARCH 22, 1943. (GERMAN U-BOATS |LIEUT.COMDR. STANLEY WEBSTER LESS EFFECTIVE | RELATES STORV.OPDASTARDLY JAP ATTACK AGAINST: PEARL “HARBOR RECITES JAP ATTACK 2 val ——— et for severab{ | = BS Official Navy Pho’ LIEUT.-COMDR. STANLEY*| F. WEBSTER REDS CONTINUE THEIR ADVANCE RUSSIANS ARE REPORTED TO} The story of the Jap attack on {Pearl Harbor and the history- making events which followed as seen by an officer aboard the ; IU. S. S. Louisville. was told by {Lieut-Comdr, Stanley F. Web- ister, (DC), USN, upon taking up j jhis new duties at NOB Dispens- lary. Commander Webster's j brought the last known to Manila, P. 1, and the last {convoy back from there, The | Louisville was out of Manila, fhaving fueled in Borneo, and off the coast of Australia «1 the Coral Sea when war was de- clared. “We-were ten days out }PearliHarbor on December j when first reports came in _.of the Pearl Harbor attack and according to short wave reports from the Japanese radio ships }had been sunk, the Japs had ymade beachheads and our fami- jlies were in the hills of the is- | land. “When we came within sight jof the islands, a half-hour’s run !to our base at Pearl Harbor, we ihad only enough fuel left to jlast one hour. With our low }fuel supply, contact with ' enemy would have been trous, but’ we ship convoy of 7 disas- cau- the j No further word has been re-|°f elemy submarines, which no j ceived, Mr. Long stated, about the | !0"8er follow convoys close to} proposed hospital that will be{the land because of possible at- built on the botanical gardens site, but he added it is expected that information will be received here shortly, as the application is now in its final stage. | SIX INJURED MEN OUT OF HOSPITAL; HURT IN COLLISION Six out of the eight army and the collision of a jeep and a pas- ‘Senger car at White and streets, have been released m. the Naval Hospital. ‘ Two others, one of which has a fractured skull, are still in the hos- pital, but it was said this morn- ing that they are recovering, Five army men were in the jeep and three navy men occupied the Passenger car when the crash oc- curred. JAYCEES TO SPONSOR BOY SCOUT TROOP Realizing the importance of the Boy Scouts in war time, and the vital part in post war programs, the Key West Jaycees, will spon- sor a new Boy Scout troop. Vic-| tor Larsen, former Scoutmaster | of Troop No. 52, has called a meeting for Tuesday, March 23, at 7:30 p.m. in the annex of the Wes- ley House on Varella St. Parents of boys of Scout age, who are interested in the Scout- | tack of land-based planes. ; A report was issued of the activity of a land-base plane ; {that went farther out to sea | than is usually the case and dropped a depth bomb that is j believed to have sunk a U-boat |OPA STEPS IN AND HOLDS RENT DOWN TO FORMER PRICE Did you hear this little story about_a.Key Wester. who-owned: several small houses? Well, these houses were in bad condition a few years ‘ago. They rented for about five bucks a week each. The tenants were mostly on the WPA payroll at from $7 to $15 a week. | Then came the war boom. The} tenants secured jobs which | | brought their incomes up to $75-| j$125 a week. The owner of the lit-! tle houses thought that -if the| shacks were fixed up, the now | prosperous tenants would be will- ing to pay a little more rent. So! the owner fixed the roofs, painted; the houses inside and out. Fixed | j the plumbing, etc. This cost over } | $100 for each house. The rent was doubled to $10 a week, which the; tenants were glad to pay, as ac- commodations were darn hard to! get. The OPA stepped in and, with } a graceful little bow, informed the owner that the rents would have to go back to the previous $5 a week. Which is what is called | protection from gouging land- | jareas and proceeded tiously to our base and were much relieved when the ‘O.K’ tcame to come into Pearl Har- | bor.” | bor. In the months that followed 'the Louisville convoyed from »;| Hawaii to the States via Samoa MOSCOW Mate Ate UE al “varticipeted in tlie. firet communique briefly stated that} Marshall and Gilbert Island raid the Reds are continuing to ad-!on January 30, 1941, when 20 vance in the central and northern} Jap ships were sunk, are gradually falling} Another interesting * experi- back south and southwest of Khar- ; €nce told by Commander Webster kov. was the departure of he and his The fighting at the latter place,| family from the islands in late HAVE RECAPTURED EIGHT MORE VILLAGES (By Axssvciated Press) | about which Hitler, in his speech; February, 1942, three months rday, said the Germans yafter the war began. A_ ship Zained a victory that had - the one on which the ized their front, is not on so wide a|Sters were traveling was rv ale or so ferociously waged as|Pedoed and sunk off the Golden it was during the first few days|Gate. of the Germans’ advance. Back in 1940, In the northern area, where the| Webster's tour of duty on the fighting is directed by Marshal} Louisville included a six months Timoshenko, the Reds are reported | 800d will tour in South America, to have recaptured eight more vil-|4 trip to Capetown, South Afri- lages and to have destroyed 14/ca to return with $150,000,000 in or more enemy tanks. { (Continued on Page Four) save ’ () now! once-a-year sale | Commander } A. range of only 14° Fabren? Al-Out Attacks ~ On Rommel FIVE MEN LOST THEIR LIVES IN PLANE CRASH OFF OF KEY WEST | Five men, it was announced to-; An investigation is being made | day, lost their lives Friday in an! to determine the cause of the jarmy plane that crashed in the | accident. | sea off Key West. j i The names of the men will not The accident occurred a short) be made available for publication | time after the plane left the Boca| until the next of kin have been Chica base on a routine trip. ' notified. LATE BULLETINS (By Associated Presa) ( WHERE WILL BE SECOND FRONT? LONDON.—The announcement today that British and American forces heve started a full-scale action in Tunisia, that ultimately will drive the Axis forces into the sea, has resulted in a conjecture that. with the fall of Tunisia, the second front will be established in Sicily and the boot end of Italy. That possibility may account for the Axis” feverish attempts, despite the loss of many ships, to get suplies and | reinforcements to Rommel. i POST-WAR TALKS MAY HAVE BEGUN LONDON.—Some parts of Prime Minister Winston Churchill's speech yesterday have resulted in the expression of opinions that Post-war plans are already being discussed in their opening phases by | the United States, Great Britain and Russia. It was said, too, that Foreign Minister Anthony Eden’s visit in the United States may have something to do with such discussions, } i | i | AIMS OF FOUR SENATORS : WASHINGTON.—The four senators who are considering the Al- lied aims after the war are not confining their talks to those pro- posed measures, but are also one of the matters that is receiving consideration. WHIRLWINDS ATTACK RAILROADS LONDON.—A squadron of Whirlwinds crossed the English | Channel today and destroyed a railroad station and freighthouses in H Brittany. It is from that point that submarine and airplane parts are shipped to Germany. All planes returned to their base. WAR LABOR BOARD TO ACT WASHINGTON.—It is expected that late today the War Labor | Board will render its decision on the proposal to abandon the labor wage ceiling. Opinion was expressed here this afternoon that the | Present ceiling will be kept in force. FLOOD WATERS AT HATTIESBURG ! HATTIESBURG, Miss.—Flood waters that are endangering } houses near river banks are expected to reach their crest late this Graco ad adm oy). cre nessiaien 5 ‘INFORMATION GIVEN RELATIVE TO Are. Launched Forces In Tunisia British First Army March Agam: Reported To Be Beating Back All 0 td (By Amemeiated Pree Algiers. Mar. 22—Attacks Marsna! Erwin Romme. s torce Tunisia are now under wey ix force, although they have not y=: tured Gatsa four days ago been divided into three prom the object of each of which = + Tunisian comst on the Gulf of Garbes. Each American force was Ported today to be making steady headway. and one of them has ec vanced so rapidly since the move ment started yesterday afterno it is now only 70 miles from its objects Meanwhile. in the south Ge> eral Bernerd Montgomery is re Ported to be laying down as d= structive an artillery curtain «5 Rommel! on the run at E] Aleme:n reported to Prime Minister night many the food situation es it applies *°™" xs : s as (Continued on Page Four ANNOUNCE DEATH OF CHARLES E. CASSEL Announcement has beer cf the death of Charies E sel, son of Mrs. ida M in Miami, yesterday in that city Tuesdew after Cassel was well-known Key West, having resided hes for a period of about seven peers He was a past chanrelicr of Knights of Pythias Lodge. was an active member i local orgamzation durin tire residence in this ing movement, are urged to attend | lords —Friday Night, Miami, Fla. | noW in. progress USE OF STAMPS FOR COMMODITIES * and when he came out of the store, Espinosa was waiting at ti Besa to’ arfest fhe ; this meeting. Any boy who has | 'Myers was held in $25 bail for Teached his, twelfth birthday, is} the cirminal court on a charge invited to attend this meeting, if} { pf petit larency. | he is interested in Scouting. | The Jaycee Troop Committee VISITING KEY WEST MAN HELD ON CHARGE OF DRUNKEN DRIVING Deputy Joe Knight, on Satur- day afternoon, arrested O. A. Tripp on a charge of drunken | helena:rubinstein BEAUTY’‘PREPARATIONS i} tationing program The following information con- icerning the use of stamps*in the ; for various | commodities has been received ‘from the Office of War Informa- tion at Jacksonville, Fla.: | | COMMITTEE WILL | will be composed of Daniel Lonez, Mrs. Fred Ballard was a recent j Kermit Lewin, and Hunter Har- den. Armando Fernandez. and arrival in Key West from Rock-| ford, Illinois, Mrs. Ballard, who! Isadore Rodriguez, will assist in the organization, and carrying out the Scouting program for the boys. was formerly Miss Aileen Bethel,! As the troop will be limited to is visiting with her mother, Mrs.! the troop number of 32 Scouts, C. W. Pinder at her home, 1418) those who arrive early will be Angela street. + Tegistered first. ONE ARREST MADE FOR FAILURE 70 ; driving. | Deputy Knight said today, that, after he had been inform-; ed about Tripp, he found it hard | to find him, but that he traced him to an outhouse in which he | had locked himself. j Tripp was taken to jail and released on posting a bond of; $100. Ration Dates | Sugar: Stamp “12 good for fiv pounds March 16 through May 31. ' Impcrtant news for your beauty budget— especially this year! Don’t miss this chance to get your daily essentials and the extras you've longed for—all at a saving of 20%! Plan to include a set of fragrant bath accessories, a special masque treatment, an exquisite Helena Rubinstein perfume. Check over this list Coffee: Stamp 25 (in sugar book) | good for one pound through March |21. Stamp 26 good March 22! {through April 25, five weeks. i} Gasoline: A-coupon 4 good for. |3 gallons through March 21. A-/ | coupon 5 valid March 22, value 3; | “What ‘crime’ is there in stating, as The Citizen stated, that if we can’t get sufficient food from Mi ami for the people of Key West, | we should go ‘elsewhere’?” Paul |G. Albury demanded this morning, in announcing that a committee will be organized to see to it that HAVE STATE TRAILER LICENSE; FOUR ‘OTHER DEFENDANTS ARE ARRAIGNED Joe Decker was arrested Sat- urday afternoon by Fred Eber-| ing a bond for $75.75 of which} hardt, deputy motor vehicle in-| amount $50 is for his appearance | spector, on a charge of not having | in criminal court and the balance | a Florida licerise'on a trailer. | Mr. Eberhardt said today that | Mr. Decker ‘is iti business in Key West and has been’ residing here since 1941, It was charged further | j | where the amount is less tha that required in this state. OIL SPRAY saves you buying a set of Fenders. | Lou Smith AUTO SERVICE: Opposite Army. Barracks | { Mr. Decker was released on post- to pay for a license. Dorsey Howards, Thomas Fill- |yan and Samuel Church were ar- | jraigned this morning before Jus- j tice of the Peace Enrique Es- quinaldo, Jr., on charges of speed- ing, and each was held in $50 bail. James Millard Bozeman, on | a charge of not having a license, was released on a bond of $25. PALACE THEATER CHARLIE CHAPLIN in ‘THE GOLD RUSH’ — NEWS and SERIAL f 3 | FOR SALE || To Highest Bidder | — Three one-story build- ings and one _ two-story building located at the cor- ner of Catherine and Si- monton streets, Key West, belonging to estate of Rosa Levine, deceased. Bids must be sealed and in the hands of undersigned by 12 P.M. Saturday, March 27th, 1943. Land 50’x100’. JOE PEARLMAN 520 DUVAL STREET | } | | \ i now and order at once! Limited time only. Partial List— Pasteurized Face Cream Novena Night Cream “Special Eye Cream Wake-Up Lotion Town & Country Make-Up Film Red Lips Lipstick 1.25 Apple Blossom Perfume 3.75> NOTE: Cologne, Eau de Toilette, Gift Sets and Beauty Luggage are not included in this sale. Regular Price* 1.00 2.00, 1.00 Now 1.50 ) *Ceiling prices i Key West gets a fair volume of | gallons through July 21. Seeaatatages a ; Shoes: Stamp 17 (in sugar, peeene- | book) good for one pair of shoes|, Take the condensed milk situa l until Jame 15. cacsaed eg ca ns It _ — Tire Inspection: ‘ hi Scarce in Key est several months es {and is not obtainable now. The ss |fact is, many Key Westers have 1 3 4—Thi |not been able to buy it for two or March 6 Coupon 5-Valid Marah three weeks. And” consider’ the 17 to September 30. | matter of evaporated milk, which | we were promised in abundance Fruits and Vegetables: Canned, |‘? offset the demand for condens-. |frozen, dried products being sold Cd milk. Every store in Key West,’ on “point” coupons of ration book | Which is fortunate enough to have |No. 2. Blue A, B, and C coupons! ¢Vvaporated milk in stock, limits its; valid through March. Number of| PAUL G. ALBURY ANNOUNCES THAT BE APPOINTED 10 | TAKE UP SHORTAGE OF COMMODITIES sale to one xt cans toe But th number of you can b&b cording to the last received from that get all the condensed went there aiso In view of those fact you think 2 true-blue K. feels when he is told ‘elsewhere,’ other than to get those or any other dities?~ ‘Tve,got nothing ageitet Mis or any other city. but Key W and the needs of our people first, last and all the time et me and every other Key We who is worthy_of that name. W should we squirm about burt Miami's feelings over gping where, when it copcerns our ver (Continued on Page Four) arge car customer afer city points per person for April Te-/ Point values of dried and de- (Continued on Page Four) | PRESCRIPTIONS apres oor |