The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 31, 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, hzs tne most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahren? +t VOLUME LXIV. No. 77. Entire Document: Read At, Special Session; Few! Changes Made In Soie| Of Its Provisions * { The City Council met in ‘apackat | session last night for the main) purpose of discussing the proposed ' new city charter which will be! submitted for passage at the com-| ing session of the yee eta Representative Berni apy. | eae only a handful of citizens in Lepr eaesnnnt 1 rol ing, despite the fact that the en- tire citizenry had) been invited to; attend in order’ to ‘familiarize! charter was read in full, requir-|i"9 ing several hours reading,/and then discussion by the council fol-! lowed with several of the pro-! visions being changed, with a few! others added. One. of the provisions inserted lest night was that of establish- ing a civil service set-up for city! employes in the future, which ruling will be strictly adherred to in accordance with the new char- ter, Other amendments include the} salary of councilmen be placed at $75 per month, | Five per cent of yearly salary | of city officials be assessed against; candidates who aspire for office! in the elections in the future. This | fee to be used toward taking care} of the election expenses. A levying of millage against} the tax roll for the operation of aj; city hospital. Another meeting will be held sometime in the neer future, when ithe charter will be taken ap for further consideration with a few more amendments to be added before it is finally passed upon. | Another meeting will be called in order to allow the public to get acquainted with the proposed _ charter before it is forwarded to! Representative Papy et Tallahas- | see, who will \present it to the legislature for its consideration. | ntativePapy stated at the ing last that the charter had not bee: i given the proper publicity, and | THE SOUT RED CROSS DRIVE | CONTINUES UNTIL QUOTA ATTAINED NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS INFORMS LOCAL CHAPTER EVERY DOLLAR VITAL AT | \ PRESENT Night LATE BULLETINS i The Red Cross War Fund Drive, in Key West will continue until the local quota of $12,600 goes} over the top. This intormauion; i was received from George O. Lu-; jcas, Chapter Chairman, who is in jTeceipt of a letter from Washing- | | ton Headquarters stating that it 1s; | vitally important that every dol-| lar requested be raised in order; j that the $125,000,000 required for | Red Cross war work during the coming year can be accomplish-} ed. | Mr. Lucas further states that | ace RAF RAID CAPE GRIS NEZ LONDON.—RAF fighter planes swarmed across the English Channel today toward Cape Gris Nez. which has frequently been bombed before, but the Air Ministry reported that to- day's raid was on a far greater scale than any of the others. HITLER FEARFUL OF SECOND FRONT | LONDON. — Advises received here from sources that are con-' substantial contributions request- | sidered reliable say that Hitler! ed in 88 letters mailed to contrac-! has further increased his forces! tors, unions, business houses, ho-! of army engineers in construct: |tels, etc., have not had sufficient | fortifications along the en- | time to reach the chapter inasmuch | tire stretch of the coast that lies! as many of the contractors work- | open to attack in trying to open! ing on defense projects here must} a second front. leontact the home office before | ARNE contributing. ANOTHER JAP DESTROYER | Furthermore, the Army does SUNK BY U.S. PLIERS |not expect to report their funds | cies meri-| until April 5th. da tien cigheed. ‘ide ap de-| The Benefit Dance tonight at; stroyers off the northerly New| La Concha Hotel is expected to} Guinea coast and made an at-|sWell the fund considerably. An} tack on them. One destroyer was ¢xccllent evening’s entertainment | struck and sunk and the other is planned, complete with a floor three fled northwardly in murky | show under the direction of Mr. weather. This is the second Jap and Mirs, George M. White. vi etait" THREE BODIES rom Mucsceriy uo ot xew'’ MAKE PLANS TO | DEFEND SUIT Guinea, but were driven off by) American fighter planes. CHAMBER} TAX PLANS FAST ASLEEP IN ‘ OF COMMERCE AND eel ' COMMITTEE lo 3 WASHINGTON. — The Ruml! COMMISSIONERS, | SEAS BRIDGE UNIT ARE ONES INVOLVED and other tax plans are today fast) asleep in committee, and members of the Ways and Means Commit- tee of the House are apparently in no mood to let the plans con- | | tinue to be quiescent, and to en-| | gage in more urgent work, Of- ficial comment was that there is) The County Commission, the, no telling when the tax bills will Key West Chamber of Commerce | come up again for consideration. | nd the Overseas Toll Bridge Dis-| Se SE eT ‘trict held a joint session in the | PRESIDENT TO CONFER WITH; } } county court house, beginning at 1 | LABOR REPRESENTATIVES o'clock this afternoon, to make| night that he felt! WASHINGTON. — President! arrangements to. defend them-| southern, the central and the’ to hav. Roosevelt will hold a conference selves against the suit for $200,000 | tomotrow with representatives of that has been filed in the Federal | Che Key West Citizen HERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U. S. A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 1943. PRICE CEILINGS.ON. FRESH AND CANNED FISHBBING DISCUSSED (Washington Correspondent: of The Key West Citizen) WASHINGTON, D. C., March 31.—Members of the Merchant Marine and Fisheries sub-committee will meet with Office of Price Administration officials today to discuss price ceilings for both fresh and canned fish, Representative J. Hardin Peterson, chairman, an- nounced, Members are attempting to keep the ration points on canned fish low enough to ensure them not being left on store shelves and thus encourage fishermen and canners to greater production, TODAY DEADLINE FOR PAYING 1942 TAXES WITHOUT PENALTY continues to increase _ till reaches 18 per cent for a year. The collection of taxes for 19 in amount and percentage also, is far larger than during any other | five months’ period in the history jof the country, that is, from No- taxes be paid then, the penalty; vember 1, the day the collections would amount to three per cent! begin, till March 31, the day they more than the original taxation. | end without penalty. According to law, that is the! The tax roll for 1942. totals least percentage that is charged} $187,000, and the taxes collected if the taxes are paid during the}on it amounts to slightly more first month of «the delinquency. } than $152,000, a little more than After the first month, the amount) 80 per cent. This is the last day to pay 19% county taxes without penalties. All parcels, on which taxes are not| paid when the tax collector's of- fice closes this afternoon, will be pla on the delinquent list to- morrow, and, even should the it FIVE THOUSAND POUNDS OF PORK RECEIVED IN KEY WEST YESTERDAY Yesterday after n 5,000{canned milk has beén allotted to pounds of pork were received in|Key West, but added that he Key West and were distributed! not aware of the date of its i proportionately among local re-} George Penrose, who repr tailers. the food» committee in Miami, Paul G. Albury, who was told} telephoned Mr. Albury yesterday by the Food Distribution Admin! to learn the number of retailers istration in Miami, that the pork! in Key West who are short of oleo- would be sent to Key West, said}margerine. When the chee! today that-he did not know when} was sent him, Mr. Penrose the promised 15,000 pounds of beef | the butter substitute will be would be shipped here. iped to Key West in He also has been<informed that! quantity needed. RUSSIANS CONTINUE ADVANCE = IN THREE DIFFERENT SECTORS By Associated Press) MOSCOW, Mar. 31.—Today’s are reported have broken communique said that the Rus-| through other lines of fortific sians ere advancing slowly in the! tions, lying east of Smolensk, and liberated four other vil- northern sectors, ana tne only area! !ages. : where the Reds are at a standstill), West of Kharkov, it was of- whatever ! PRICE FIVE ¢ Montgomery's Eighth, Army Stil | HARRY HARRIS EXPECTS TO MEET WITH COMMISSIONERS NEXT WEEK H Harry Harris, county comm | sioner from the fifth district, came to town from his home in| Tavernier last night, and this morning made the rounds of the; time to begin his service city, calling on his friends. the board at the regular meetiz He did not serve this afternoon | next Tuesday evening jat the meeting of the county com~ IUinois is Mr. Harz | Missioners, because, as he ex-/ state, but he said this me |plained, he received a telegram) that the southerly tip of Key | from Governor Holland yesterday, g0, known as Tavernier jin which Mr. Harris directed | outstanding paradisial nook | to mail a photographic copy of his) the world. Key West is | discharge to the governor's office, | all the other Florida Kev | as is required of every public of- | right, but, to him, Tavernie ficial in Florida er his release ; ideal spot in from his countr’ rmed services. | tentedly. Mr. Harris today and dispatched it t had the copy m Tal hassee. He expects to hear from it which to live ‘RUSSELL AWAITING FURTHER RULINGS “OFFICIAL NOTICE ON FOR EQUALIZING LEAVE OF ABSENCE) MANPOWER NEEDS i —— | 3 Ens oe HEARS ‘DURATION omeasic|ieile Vv. McNUTT MAKING FROM SCHOOL SUPERIN. | EFFORTS TO EQUALIZE TENDENCY GRANTED BUT; QUOTAS WHERE THEY ARE HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED MOSTLY ESSENTIAL Lieutenant-Commander Melvin (By Ansvcinted Press: E. Russell said today -he hadp* WASHINGTON... March 31.-— |heard. unofficially that his leaye| Manpower Chief Paul V. McNutt of absence as superintendent of! made further rulings today in | public instruction in Monroe | bis efforts to equauze ma: ‘s jeounty had been granted ye: . iday, but that he has not yet | z a lceived any official notice from! best in promoting the war ef- ; Governor Holland. | fort. | Asked when the Local School! He said that no : Board would hold a meeting to more tan.28 will: be. réteneel jSaid_he assumed that Allan 5.) i iiscutebie essuremte thet they Cleare, chairman of the board,! \ i) engage torthwerth im form would call a meeting immediate-! agen other meén said that he felt that it would be | the CIO and the A. F. of L. to see wise to hold it over until such time | if they can reach an agreement} when it will have been Properly, for the stabilization of wages for Presented to the people, and if) the duration of the war. Both big! there are no objections filed | labor bodies oppose the War Labor | court for this district by William} . eph John, who charges them|# West of Kharkov, where the with infringement of copyright, in}Germans have counter-attacked that, he alleges, they used pictures | repeatedly without dislodging the taken by him for advertising pur | Russians from their intrenched ficially stated, the Nazis have lost 42 tanks in the last 48 hours. Russian guerillas, in back-of the! German lines, have made many successful raids on enemy concen- ly after the official receipt of the leave of absenc AVERAGE OCEAN DEPTH jcr essential industrial work Men more than 38 on farm | will not be called up for duty in |the army, and some of the men | former farmers, now in the army against it, that he will make every | Peng to have it passed as submit- | City Attorney T.S, Caro and! Attorney J. Lancélot Lester, who | drew up the charter, were present et the meeting and gave an out-| line of its provisions, explaining | the essential amendments, and! gave the council and others in a tendance at the meeting a clea understanding of the docu: j ge ig iment | i LARGE AMOUNT OF\TIN NEW YORK.—The tin used to solder parts in a medium Atay tank would make 10,000 tin cans. | LA 3 H-0-U-R CLEANING and PRESSING SERVICE For- vROreeetonen, MEN SERVICE MEN WHITE STAR CLEANERS | CASH and CARRY PRICES . Duval St. opposite Bowling Alley GATO DORMITORY. ins Smith Auto Service | 1100 Simonton Street A DEFENSE PROJECT | The privileges of this Dormitory! @re extended to the following: \ CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES; of the Key West Naval Station: CONTRACTORS’ PERSONNEL | of Army and Navy Defense, Projects RA $1.00 Per Day | $3.50 Per Week! i ee Board’s “little steel” formula and | recommend that it be discarded. | CIO and A. F. of L. men held a! joint conference today to decide | poses without his consent. ! It was decided unanimously} (Continued on Page Four? | Fositions. On the way toward Smolensk, in the central theatre, the Reds, trations of men and ‘supplies dur- ing the last week. The communi- (Continued on Page Four) will be given furloughs to retu |to their work to produce food supplies. Girls and boys, who v CHICAGO—The average depth of the ocean below sea level is ! representd as being 12.450 feet. rs on metters to be taken up with | the President tomorrow. | SEVERAL CHANGES: N FISHING RULES FISHERMEN WILL BE PERMIT- | TED TO ANCHOR AT NIGHT AT MARQUESAS Fishermen will be allowed to} anchor at night at Marquesas Keys after April 1, Captain H. H. J. Benson, acting commandant of the seventh naval district announced Tuesday. Marquesas Keys are due west (Continued on Page Four) PALACE THEATER ALLAN LANE in “The Yukon Patrol” NEWS and SERIAL YES! We have New Batteries! In Stock at ALL Times. eat Fleming St. Phone 5} ite Army Barracks WANTED! EXPERIENCED MECHANICS Capable of Servicing Bus Equipment; Excellent Wages PHONE 1057 DUVAL and SOUTHARD STS. Frank Wolkowsky (West Clothes Shops, Inc.) PHONE 249 (TOMORROW) WE ARE CELEBRATING OUR 1st ANNIVERSARY and extending to you, the public, our appreciation for the way you have responded to our store since our opening! 125 DAYS OF MONEY SAVING On Account of Market Conditions:and.the Scarcity of Fine Merchindlie, we are bringing to ‘You! incthis EASTER SALE— KEY WEST. FLORIDA EASTER SALE STARTS THURSDAY, APRIL Ist. be the ily offer their services employed on farms during summer. Big dairies in announced today in urgent need of workers. various states that they e 50,000 ar m ‘A Great Saving In Every Department --- DRESS UP FOR EASTER | Pushing Forward After Capture OF Gabes In Suprise Attack Rommel’s Forces Defeated Yesterday Reported Te Be Fleemg At Faster Pace General Bernard Montgomery = Eighth Army = reported today 10 > have reached a point slong the coastal road of Tunisia 19 mies 3 20 miles north of Gabes where he stopped im his fight « ter the fell of that town. It & sart that Romme! is now 49 mule: be yond the northerly tip of Gabe: Credence is given to the acw Montgomery Rommei in the wicimty of Gabes. Allied planes. it wes official!- For only a few penmes e 42. -you can make sure you: whole family geteall che vite i