The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 25, 1943, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service and AP Features For 63 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West THE SOUT VOLUME LXIV. No. 72. StimsonSaysMany Am Will Be Galled On To Supreme Sacrifice War Secretary Claims A OOO SOO oo 2 » lies Have Established THEODORE PRATT [Det tents oe stent iori ; Siemovie (ee See wer ees a ln Te RIGHT PURCHASE | nmtsk, ezvite, the hordes of nisia | | \ SMASHING FORWARD DESPITE HEAVY REIN- FORCEMENTS THROWN IN- TO ENGAGEMENT BY AXIS (By Associatea Press) MOSCOW, Mar. | 25.—Three ' DELRAY BEACH, Mar. 25. (FNS)—Theouore Pratt; Flor- ida writer, scored again when (I'll be there sometime this after-| members of the board and Carl} \ reinforcements the Germans and Uj 25.— Italians have brought up to try to stop the advancing Russians. (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Mar. Secretary of War Stimson said to- day that, though the Allies have Today, one of the armies re- the upperhand in Tunisia, the United States should prepare ‘it-! self for the news that will come from the front that many Amer- icans will be called on to make the “supreme sacrifice.” That assertion was made at a Press conference, and a question elicited the statement from the secretary that this country and our British Allies are maintaining| a ratio of three to one in our fa- vor in the destruction of Axis planes in Tunisia. He added that the Allies in that theatre have established a decid- ed superiority in the air, and said that circumstances has had much | to do with their successes and would continue to figure promin. ently in the victories that will be won before Rommel surrenders or is pushed into’the Mediterran- ean, WEEK'S CALENDAR plc USO-NCCS. 1021 Duval Street, Key West, Fla. Friday Bathing at beach, 10:20 to 6:00. Free showers, towels, and soap. Informal dance, 9:00 to 11:15 p. m., refreshments served. Classes in typing, 5:30 to 6:00. Classes in beginner's — short- hand, 6:00 to 7:00. * Classes in advanced shorthand, 7:00 to 8:00. Classes in advanced algebra, 8:00 to 9:00. Saturday Bathing at beach, 1:30 to 6:00, free showers, towels and soap. Voice recordings, 3:00 to 10:00. Ping Pong tournament, 7:00 to 10:00. Classes in advanced . Spanish, 6:30 to 8:30. Sunday Open house all day. Bathing at beach, 10:30 to 6:00, free showers, towels and soap. Voice recordings, 12:00 to 8:00. Monday Open house all day. Bathing at beach, 10:30 to 6:00; free showers, towels and soap. Pool tournament, 7:00 to 10:00. Classes in typing, 5:30 to 6:00. Classes in shorthand, 6:00 to 8:00, Classes in advanced algebra, 8:00 | to 9:00. Tuesday Bathing at beach, 10:30 to 6:00, free showers, towels and soap. Movies, 8:45 p. m. Classes in beginner's 5:00 to 6:00. Classes in English, 7:00 to 8:00. Classes in Sociology. 8:00. Wednesday Bathing at beach, 10:30 to 6:00, free showers, towels and soap. Informal dance, 9:00 to 11:15, refreshments served. Classical music, 3:00 to 6:00. | Classes in typing, 5:30 to 6:00. | Classes in shorthand, 6:00 to} 7:00. | Classes in advanced shorthand, | 7:00 to 8:00. Classes in advanced 8:00 to 9:00. | Thursday | Bathing at beach, 10:30 to 6:00, free showers, towels and soap. Ping Pong tournament, 7:00 to 10:00, Classes in beginner's Spanish, 5:00 to 6:00. Classes in English, 7:00 to 8:00. Glasses in Sociology, 8:00. ——<—__——_ ALONG TRIP ! Spanish, algebra, | captured two more villages, a second three. more and a third eight others, in several of, which {much booty fell into the. victors’ | hands. | . Swiss sources again today. re- ; ported violent battles, raging ia the Leningrad.area, but the only, comment the Russian communi- que had to say about fighting in ; the vicinity of that city was that, | yesterday and today, the Rus- jsians -had destroyed 32 more |German planes. In the Kharkov area, fighting] was reported today to have died} j down to occasional skirmishes, | | but Berlin Radio said that the| | Russians in that area are con- ;centrating vast forces of infan- Columbia Pictures purchased the movie rights. to his latest book, “Mr, Winkle Goes to War.” written .as a part of his work on the. War. Writers’ The Delray Beach News re- ports that Pratt will leave shortly for Hollywood where he will prepare the movie script contracted for by Col- umbia. "Mr. Winkle Goes to War” is the story of Wilbert Winkle who had been assured he was too old for draft but who found himself classified 1-A. He is a timid sort of a fellow of the Casper Milquetoast veriety Che Key West Ctttzer HERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1943. HARRY HARRIS DUE IN KEY WEST AS COUNTY COMMISSION: MEMBER At 2 o'clock this morning, Harry , tomatically enter into his tery of} Harris, who, last November, was eae replacing W. A. Parrish, -ominissione: | who was appointed by Governor ey Spee | Holland for the duration of Mr led up Tax Asses-! Harris's absence. | Gandolfo on the tele-| His assuming his office will where Mr.;change the complexion of the} i present set-up of the county com- just arrived, | mission. J. Frank Roberts and Ed-} are now minority elected from the fifth district, sor Claude phone from Harris resides. “Well, Claude I and tell my friends in Key West! ward Gomez vernier, noon.” | Bervaldi, Maximo Valdez and W. | When Mr. Harris was inducted; A. Parrish the majority members. | into the army, Governor Holland! Mr. Valdez and Mr. Bervaldi now granted him .a_ leave of absence! will become the minority on the} during the time he was in the! board and the other three the ma- armed services. Under the new! jority. ruling of the War Department toj The board has the power of 6 | hanging its chairman whenever} release men more than 38 who will } v deems it essential to do so, which engage in defense work, Mr. Har ris requested his release from ‘th army and. presented two affi-! committees and appointing new davits from contractors doing gov-| ones. There has been reports that ernment work that they would|the present chairmanship will be give. him_a job. changed, but Mr. Harris has made Ashe has his commission as|no public announcement as to county, commissioner, he will au- | what he will do in that matter. ACTION STARTED IN THREE CITIES TODAY TOWARD PROVIDING INCREASED COMMODITIES FOR KEY WEST PEOPLE Key West, Florids. his most equabie climate country; with en sveragce range of only 14° Fahrent -*t S. A. $ Units into Four Groups - Every Counter-Attack WILLIAM L. WILSON IS ONE WHOM Cuma CREDIT IS DUE TOWARD RELIEVING |“ orce LOCAL FOOD SHORTAGE SITUATION 2a fi [I De The man to whom the credit is} sponse due, in shortly relieving the food} FDA, as a result of whic! shortage situation in Key West,| Miller was sent to Key W immediately By Assorted Prom ALGIERS. Mar. 23 —Ame- lso results in ending the present ; is William L. Wilson, director s state markets of the State Agri-| cutural Marketing Board, of which Governor Spessard L. Hol-! land, Commissioner of pest ture Nathan Mayo and Commis- | sioner of the State Marketing} Buerau L. M. Rhodes are the {other members. j Mr. Wilson was in Key West) a week ago today to make his} j lished the story about his offi-! cial visit here and also said he is} the man who tried unsuccessful- ly to organize a sponge exchange | in Key West, similar to the one! make an investigation to de ine the extent of the shortages Mr. Miller himself acted quickly and Key West shortly will have its full quota of commoditi has not been receiving bi fore, or receiving only in ed quantities. This morning Mr. Single received the following letter fro Mr. Wilson “You were very good to on me rounds here. The Citizen pub-/when I was im Key West, and I). o¢ delaying actions appreciate it very much. I went down there for a purpose, and I am. afraid I found out a lo things. Your people are im o H—— of a fix for food. I cal Action started today in Miami, Mr. Miller, in his conversation that has operated successfully in; up a man by the name of forces im south central and the British Eaghth 2 the south and west of the Mare: Lime. have xct only every counter-attack smmece groups thet are sow oper independentiy of cach othe: Tne wild lunges of the ter attacks apperentiy Sec objective. cther than m ‘he Marshal Rommel mav >be time to tall back and plunges into extraordi- nary circumstances, But read it yourself—it is a delightful story with particular appeal for the middle-aged draftee. PISS TSS TST LATE. BULLETINS (By Associated Press) |try, many heavy guns and an ‘entire mechanized division, i probably designed in an attempt {to recapture Kharkov. CHURCHILL SAYS ALLIED FLEETS | SHOW. INCREASE ENGLAND'S PRIME MINISTER ; {evaporated milk, meats and other; |made 44 attacks on Japanese AMERICAN PLANES INCREASING LONDON.—With the number of American planes fast increas- DECLARES THAT NUMBER OF SHIPS IS INFORMATION FOR MILITARY ALONE | | ! i | tne te tela thactse’ Of ora it one stated officially here today that they will shortly compare favor-: ably with the number of "RAF aircraft that base in this coun-; (By Associated Press) try. When that time comes. it} LONDON, Mar. 25.—Prim | was pointed out. Americans will| Minister Winston Churchill told| raid German war and industrial| the House of Commons today from ile that the Allied fleets are now apt se ange zany PO larger than they have been the RAF continues i Ga raids, since the war started. and are | continuing to increase in the face }0f the continued ravages of the German U-boats. Some members of commons! sought to obtain information about the increased number of) ‘ Allied aes ee he replied that FIGHT FOR HIGHER that was ni itary information| PRICES CONTINUES Steer es, Denne seery. geasced WASHINGTON. . |He added that no figures would; f + — Congress is} be given out. which was in ac-| getting ready to consider bills| cordance with the Allies’ policy| that would raise farm parity'to keep such information from prices and the scale of wages for! the enemy. labor, but the report persisted! yen in a closed session of here today that President Roose-| the house, he added, all of the| vel will veto both bills, and. in! information would not be given his fight against them, will. aP- though he would talk more free. Feal to the American public for! }y than he was doing then... its support in a seri¢s of address-) “He declared that tné’ Germans es over the radio. jare issuing a vast amount of pro- ‘ APEC paganda about its U-boat warfare NO MORE SHIPPING UNDER bs statements to draw out the Al-} e FOREIGN FLAGS lied Nations into the commenting } WASHINGTON.—It was de-!on the Germans’ claim, but, hej clared here today that. when the’ said, they are playing their old! war is over, Americans will nev-' game and the Allies will not fall er again depend on foreign ships {o1 it. in trading with other nations.) Mr. Churchill cited two recent} American ships, it was asserted.| instances in which the Germans} will be used in American foreign | made fantastic claims. One was} trade. | the supposed sinking of 15 ships in . Sel a convoy and the other the de-} CHINESE DEFEATING JAPS | struction of five British subma-j CHUNGKING.—In four battles "ines by a “new and secret type; fought in various parts of China| °f submarine contrivance.” i in the last 48 hours, Chinese; He concluded that it was un- forces in every instance have, necessary to point out that, since defeated the Japs. In one area | the beginning of the war, Germany the Japs are still retreating with | has repeatedly put out propagan-j} the victorious Chinese arm {da about “secret weapons” that} closely on their heels. | would annihilate the Allies, but| nothing has come of those pr al and. there is nothing either to the; PACIFIC : | Peport, that five British submer-| DARWIN.—Today’s report gaia Stbles have been sunk recently: that Allied planes Ypsterdey | THEY Cc ‘ALL THIS : bases on New Guinea: the Solo-| SPEEDY JUSTICE mons and New Britain.’ Not) a) | single plane was lost. A squad-} a ron of Jap planes made a feint) CHARLOTTE, N.C. Mar. 25—| to attack Allied positions on the’ The deputy in superior court northeasterly tip of New Guinea.| shouted: “Oyez, Oyez, this honor- but they were driven off while apie court is convened to transact still far out over the sea, | official business.” though the Germans made four attempts to reid English coastal cities. A few people were killed but no military damage was caused. AIR ATTACKS IN SOUTH !crease in population. | Jacksonville and Atlanta that will) With Me Sremeth oe met Pe i Z sear - z «4, {cause of transportation and dis- result in providing Key West With! tribution difficulties, it would larger quantities of condensed and| probably be from one week to 10 lays before the full volume of ex- commodiites. ju commodities will be received R. S. Miller, representing the} here. He added, though, that he state headquarters of the Food! would hold a conference today Distribution Administration, vi: ed every grocery and meat market! in an effort to start immediately in Key West yesterday, accom-| the amelioration of conditions in panied by Paul G. Albury, who} Key West. remained with Mr. Miller until 10! . at 5 o'clock this afternoon, o'clock last night. ill take up the case of Key Early in the eve with the food committee in called up the Jacksonville head-| that city. quarters and gave detailed infor-} Mr. Miller was so surprised by ‘ation of the shortages “in Rey} decreased stocks ‘in all the stores West, and Jacksonville called up} he visited, he declared that Key regional headquarters in Atlanta,! West should have made its de- to which the report was transmit-| mands for more commodities at ted. Later he was assured that} least six months ago: Had that both offices would begin, today} been done, he added, K to take action to have more food-|long since. would have been get- stuffs sent to Key West. ting its full quota. REPRESENTATIVE OF TUBERCULOSIS ASSOCIATION COMES TO KEY WEST TO CONFER WITH LOCAL OFFICIALS Miss Frances Morehead, re; senting the State Tuberculo: sociation, d- here yse afternoon and last night held conference the local J. J, Trevor, Joe Allen and Dr. J. B. Parramore. there are many more deaths, com- paratively, among the n among the white . As a saths among negroes is five to one Miss Morehead, who has had} sons, many years exeprience in thi: Poor housing conditions’ are type of work, said today that, be-|one of the things, that contribute cause of the great influx of new-) to the contraction of the di e, comers in Key West, particularly} and while white peop! of coloted people, the dangers of! West, in a good many’ the spreading of tuberculosis is} far more imminent than before this country entered the war. Shi added that the same thing appli to every other city in the sti where there has been a decided in ions they wish, | the condition mong the cojered ‘people in this s, is far more acute than among the white. For those and other reasons, the local | the local association will carry on ‘educa- | Much educational work in preven- he pre-| tive measures among local colored and its} people. Helping them wil be belle atme: carly S. ing the community as a whole, for tas irae Cali ae ae tuberculosis is not only a contag- greatest danger from the disease , ious but also an infectuous disease. lies in the aversion of people con- i: The death rate from tuberculosis tracting it to start medical treat- ment in the early stages. Tha‘ aversion, she said, is far more pre- ; valent among colored than among } white people, as a result of which Beginning April 1, board will amplify its tional work dealing with tl vention of tuberculosis tion, but it would be far less than that figure were it not for the many deaths, among negroes. IRE. SIREN PROVES HOLY MISLEADING | cBy a aaccanie Press) a “1 Simonton C. Ny M., Mar. 25.—! .1 1 ee abance, that |. A, DEFENSE PROJECT Carlsbad was to have a! nine’ a.b.j/The privileges of ‘this cafe “pause for prayer” every day. The} teria are extended to the fire siren was to be sounded, as! following: a reminder. On the first day, CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES four volunteer firemen sprinted! ~ o¢ the Key West Naval Station madly to their posts when the | CONTRACTORS’ PERSONNEL siren screamed. of Army and Navy Defense Projects | with the food committee in Miami , Tarpon Springs for 25 years. j liams who is supposed to repre- He stopped at the Chamber of'sent the Food Administration ~ Commerce and was a guest at here in Florida and asked him gon she + ag ‘jnaienn ~— the Rotary Club luncheon during| what they could do. He sent 2) sities opening the way for =: his stay here. His investigation} man to Key West and I will be 9.0) sdvence toward the coast of local conditions, regarding the} anxious to see what be found ¢... 7 commodity markets, led him to! out. — |promise Sterhen C. Singleton,| “I hope the Rotarians did not are ong agp eee secretary of the chamber, that,'!mind my leaving the meeting Tight firnk followin; as soon as he returned to his;the other day but I had @ CaP’ poiericame wecumed their adr headquarters in Jacksonville, he!full of family waiting outside — jwould. take up the matter a for me and we wanted to get as 'the state head of the Food Dis-|far north as Pompano beforetgeg planes pourdei tribution Administration, with|}dark. We managed to do it, all sor, es Sieeste t the the object cf Key West's geting|right 1 hope my next trip 0 southerty end of tho Biaset Lina. its fair share of all types of comh- Key West will not be long off S, | will be converted for recreational | building on community, that is, the newcom-| or every 100,000 of the popula-| modities. He received uw and that 1 find better conditions | tavorable 8- wherk-gu.” [FORMAL OPENING OF NEW USO FOR Formal opening of the new USO fur women, located in the house Jize the facilities for newcomers known as “Trade Winds,” at the; to Key West who come under the corner of Caroline and Duval) category of those eligible. streets, will be held Tuesday, April’, jucey"poe Buanmen to Browicie 6. The structure is now occupied; and also a play pen outdoors for by the owner, Mrs. Robert Black, the youngsters: who purchased it several years| _ Miss Alice White, tly ago and during came to this city, has been engag- months has been used as a room- recent ed as director. Miss White's home ing house. The USO will occupy ; Shows she has become very effi who recen which is at Avalon, Pa., and her record e e ay a lense trrange- | cient in USO work. She will be « the building under a lease arrange | sisted by Miss Bessie Piodela of ment. |Key West, as house mother While all the plans are not com-' This center will be known # plete, it, is known that the second | USO-NCCS and is the third te be and, third floors will be used as located in this city, the other two, dormitories which will accommo-| both for men, located at Jackson date 40 tp 50. “women. The first ' Square on Whitehead street and in floor, according to tentative plans, | the former Knights of Columbu: upper Duval street purposes. near Virginia. Those eligible to occupy the; The general public is invited dormitories will be women in war‘ the opening. which will be he work and wives of enlisted men.} between the hours of 8 and 10 p.m These will be permitted to remain! An interestIng and enjoyable pro- only two weeks which will give’ gram is being planned for the time to secure permanent quar-/ opening event i { t= "ANNOUNCE HOURS FOR USO ‘OPEN | “HOUSE DAY’ SUNDAY, MARCH 28 In conformity with the an-}‘This is your USO. Come and » ‘nouncement of the USO that! it’ | “Open House Day” will be observ-! “From 1:00 to 6:00 p. m, the ed on Sunday, March 28, the USO! public will be invited to inspect Club Room, at'1021 Duval street,| the clubs and see USO in action stated toddy that it will be open! Programs at each club will take to the pliblic’ at’ large from 1) the form of community-wide cel- o'clock to 6 in the afterndon on the} ebration, in which prominent le- {date specified by the national,or>j cal officials and cifizens, USO ganization... bx 4Zepresentatives, civic, religious and | The bullelih/isduefl -b¥ the USQ, patriotic groups, service men, and is as fo G2 otc2 ir families, and USO volun-| in’ “1,200 USO Ch and centers in 47. states will be i “More ~ teers will participate. Tributes { will be paid to the 600,000 volun-/ hosts to the general public on the; teers and hostesses who have aid-| | occasion of USO’s annual Open|ed USO programs. Radio stations }House Day, Sunday, March 28, it} in many parts of the country will) | was announced fat national head-| broadcast the ceremonies. | quarters in New York. | “Examples of art and craft; “The purpose of USO Open; work, photographs and other) REALLY COMPLETE { PERSONNEL OF ARMY, NAVY,| House is to enable the American people at first hand to observe a products of hobby groups execut- | ed by service men will be on view. | Yesterday. wharves «=< ott terfront imstalietions 2! = : were biested in weve afer wos - face of gas restriction ness to the m ders began | c nders snakebite & and t ter C 2.500 Kit the mm Mr: pongs LaCONCHA HOTEL CHARLES M SALAS. Mz: DINE »«> DANCE Facilities im South Florida RAINBOW ROOM COCKTAIL LOUNGE AIR CONDITIONED DANCING Every Tuesday. Thursdey and Saturday Evenings MUSIC ee He then cleared his throat and until 10 o’clock Monday morning. | COAST GUARD and GREAT FALLS, Mont—Re-| CORPS USO Club, and to become ac-| Other displays will depict USO) NEW YORK.—New York City’s bus, subway dnd trolley lines, if laid end to end, would stretch from Manhattan to Cleveland, Ohio, more than 500 miles. God save the state and this hon- orable court.” That was all. The session lasted exactly one minute, The judge was absent. ; went at it again: “Oyez, Oyez, this} DON BARRY in honorable court now takes recess | SUNDOWN KIDS NEWS and SERIAL cently offered for sale by a farmer; complete with! was “One farm, heat, light, running water, fine buildings, tillable land and ceme- tery.” GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES FAMILIES OF THE ABOVE GROUPS quainted with the services render-| services to the armed forces and} ed and the accomplishments of} the growth of the-eageniéation. | USO within the past year. In each } Music will feature programs at all community where USO operates! clubs, and so far as rationing per- the slogan for the day will be, | mits, refreshments will be served.” By BARROSO'S 5-PIECE ORCHESTRA No Cover or Minimum Chare | RINE