The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 3, 1943, Page 1

Key West, Florida, hes (=c most equable climate in the country; with an sverage range of only 14° Fahrent = Associated Press Day Wire Service and AP Features For 63 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Hest Citizen SPAPER IN THE U. The Key CURRY FUNERAL... RITES “SUNDAY ARRANGEMENTS ‘IN CHARGE| OF LOPEZ FUNERAL HOME S. A. VOLUME LXIV. No. 80. es amc iad st KEY WES’ WEST, FLORIDA, § FLORIDA, SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 1943. DIFFERENT ASPECT .IS NOW .PLACED 0 SOS arama Bi First Ami Drives Back ~ Talians And Gefmans In Tunisia PREDICT ALLAN B. CLEARE Mrs. Mrs. John Archer probably will AS NEXT SUPERINTENDENT | be named by the board. Late this afternoon’ The Lieutenant Commander Russell Citizen was informed that | formally notified the board this Allan B. Cleare will be the |™0rning that he had received his! _ next superintendent of pub- | eave of absence for the duration Attempt, OP es 92S 9s 'RUSSIA’S REPLY 70 Russians “Make To Funeral services for Richard} Beecham. Curry, 68, who died on| Recapture Naval; ATTEND FOOD PARLEY Thursday will be held tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock from the Base On Black Sea At} Fir: ‘st Congregational Church, | lic instruction in Monroe |°f the war from Governor Hol-! codhty? a ‘Clearé, wis is land, and Allan B. Cleare, the} chairman of the Local School chairman, called the meeting for} That Point (By Associated Press) MOSCOW, April communique announced that the Russians have launched an at-| tack against the enemy's forti- fied positions at: Novorossiisk in an Attempt to recapture’ the na- val base on the Black ‘Sea at that point. The, report said that the Reds | were advancing toward theit ob- jective when last advises were received from the front in that area. This city’s newspapers said today, in commenting on maps that show the Russian gains in the winter offensive. that the| Red armies have killed and tak en prisoners more than 1,200,000 Germans, Italians. Rumanians and Hungerians since the winter | drives were started. The wavers further seid the Reds are continuing to ad- vance in every theatre of the war on the eastern front, except in the Donets basin, where both the German and Russian armies are at a standstill. JAYCEES TO HOLD LUNCHEON SUNDAY J. L. McMullen ‘of Live Oak, president of the Florida State Junior Chamber of Commerce, will be a guest at a luncheon to be held by the Key West Junior Chamber of Commerce at La Con-| cha Hotel tomorrow at 1:00 p, m. All members of the local organi- zation are urgently requested to be in attendance. REAL PALS VANCOUVER, Wash. — While) attending a movie together, Don Robertson, 19, and Winnard Wal- ruff, 21, each complained of al stomach ache. They went to a| hospital together had their ap-| pendics removed, Th: joined the Army together, islands together, and we in the shipyards toget! er, They declared; “We always together. FOI IAAI I IAAI AISA IASI IA IA. TONIGHT! For A BIG TIME. , .Try SLOPPY JOE’S BAR Largest Place In Town wg DOE JE RUSSO’S BAND Swing Band In Town” pbs .. HAVE A GOOD TIME! Music Starts at 7 p.m. Week-Nights at 8 o’Clock PONPEDEERMBBMEBBR EERE RED PUBLIC NOTICE On account of our inabili secure competent help, ‘we find | it necessary to advise our fa- trons that— UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. WE WILL NOT BE OPEN ON MONDAYS It is with regret that we must take this course. We will be open} as usual other days of the week. | OCEANVIEW Restaurant 520 UNITED STREET 3.—Today's | that | «to work | do things |} VERY FAVORABLE | Sums 2p. m. vhs moped Lopez Funeral Home i eet One, eel 3s charge of arrangements. Preification was expressed | Survivors include the wife, prompt and favorable reply |Mrs. Pearl C. Curry; two sons, tiieientt Charles L. of Tampa and Rich- | to an invitation to attend the ad: Beech, f Mi world Farley on food that are feecham Curry oj jami; a . i idaughter, Mrs. Rolina Curry will be held in Hot Springs, {| Va. on Avril 27 * 1|Dobbyns of Tacoma, Wash., and Great Britain, China, A {three grandchildren. tralia snd some South Amers | The deceased was a member | can: coudtiies Haws: went.s0- of Mahi Temple Shrine, Anchor Plies that’ they’ will send representatives to the confer- ence. A total of 38 nations have been invited. Measures to conserve the world’s food, among United Nations, and to increase, wherever possible, the pro- duction by United Nations, are the most important mat- ters that will be discussed. saan nax, orci EVI. ED NEFF VISITING. HERE i - OF OPA, COMES HERE) ON BUSINESS JAUNT ; |HAS SEEN NINE MONTHS’ Mark Max, who is in charge} cf the OPA in Dade and Monroe| DUTY WITH AIR CORPS | counties, is in Key West in con- Inection with the business of his | ade ort pe office. Mr. Max is obtaining data} Lieut. Ed. R. Neff, Jr., son of |about food conditions in Key |Mr. and Mrs. Ed R. Neff, was an West and also information about! arrival in Key West Thursday the rationing of the and the price ceilings that hives Daa and numerous | been set up by the OPA. | He was accompanied by his wife pes TE a jand four. months’ old daughter. Lieut, Neff has seen nine months’ duty overseas in® active combat, four months of which j was spent around England and !the remainder of the time in | Africa, He was first pilot of a flying }fortress and engaged in 37 dif- ferent raids on the enemv dur-} ing his activities with the flying squadron. He has been present- ed with several different medais | for outstanding achievements with his organization during All Masons are requested | maneuvers partcipated in by the to meet at Masonic Temple, pair Pe pe with which he is con- 8:30 p. m., Sunday, April 4./ "SC. Nett is a graduate of | for the purpose of attending | the Key West High School. the funeral of Brother R. B.} eR ED ES Curry. By order of | RAIDS RATHER COSTLY Fernando Camus, W. M, LONDON. — A single British night raid of 1,000 bombers over Anchor Lodge, F&AM. | tue Khinelands costs close to four- is Golden Eagle, Improved Order tof Red Men, Eastérn Star and ' Modern ‘Woodmen. Pallbearers: will be selected from memberships of the lodges. Burial will be in the family ; plot in the city cemetery. Rev. {Samuel P. Reinke, pastor of the ; Congregational church, will of- ficiate at the services. } LARGEST BUILDING ; WASHINGTON.—The War De- jpartment’s new Pantagen Build- ling in this city, biggest office; building in the world, is so large that four bus stops are needed on aroad that encircles an inner court. Ce NOTICE, MASONS ere eee | ingle. item being the cost of the} | planes lost. AWall Between Them— | bie CLUB Reservation Suggested ; Where the body will be placed at} in} Lodge éf Masons, Knights of the | |MAYOR ALBURY EXPLAINS HOW foodstuffs | for several days’ visit with his | friends. | a SE teen million dollars, the largest Beard, will be named this |this afternoon. The other two| afternoon as Lieutenant members are Carlyle Roberts and | | Commander Melvin E. Rus- | Mrs. Jennie Pierce. The meeting ; sell’s successor at a meeting ! Will be held in the superinten-' | of the board to be held at 4 | dent's office in the county court- o'clock in the county court- | house. | ‘house. The office pays a Despite the decision of the salary of $317.50 a month, | supreme court that school boards have the power to name a super- intendent to fill a vacancy, in the; final analysis the power rests with the governor, for it is from him A “bomb is going to burst,” The Citizen was informed this most dig, St the meeting: ste Local shat the commission must come, Scheol Board to be held this af-j ang nobody can serve as superin- | \ternoon, beginning at 4 o’clock,}tendent until he gets his commis- for the purpose of naming a sue; | sion. While it is mailed by the sec- cessor to Lieutenant Commander! “etary of the state, yet it is issued jand signed by the governor and} Melvin E. Russell as superinten- onjy countersigned by the secre- dent of public instruction in Mon- tary. roe County. While that is the procedure, it; Strings and counter strings were| was said by several county of- being pulled this morning to have} Sr cone, Ca ore this or that aspirant named for vé 5 sue a commission to the person} | the position, and the political aj selected by the board mosphere was tense while th ne| Two members of the board held strings were being pulled. But th | @\a conference last night, and one | “bursting of the bomb” dependS{ of them has only to say “Yes” to entirely on whether or not a cers; be named to the superintendenc | tain man consents to accept ap-j Up to the early hours of the after- pointment. If he consents, he will! noon, his decision was still held in | | get the job; if he doesn’t, then; abeyance. | i j | KEY WEST GOT HOSPITAL FUNDS Mayor Willard M. Albury ex-; where day and | plained today how Key West, are kept on duty. came to obtain $300,000 for the A high official in the USPHS! iconstruction of a municipal hos; | has recommended Dr. Walter} pital, instead of only $245,000, Mayor Aijbury, who made the!:pitalon .its completion. Dr. Par-} {application for a | grant’ for the! sons has had extensive experience | | proposed hospital in- his official’ in that type of work. At the time; } capacity and followed it through! the Japs backstabbed the United | personally in its’ various stages, }States at Pearl Harbor, Dr. Par-| ‘originally applied -for $300,000,' sons was in charge of a 1,000- -bed | ; but the regional office of the Fed-’| hospital in China. He was taken} ‘eral: Works Agency, in Atlanta,)frisoner by the Japs, after this | | which approved the application, reduced the amount to $245,000. | Japan, but was afterward released | Shortly thereafter, P. Ly Hein,; during the time this country and | jengineer-advisor of the Public| Japan exchanged prisoners of Building Administration of the! war. Emergency Operation Unit, came) Mayor Albury said. today that | to Key West and held a conference! he expects bids will be called vin night watchmen | with Mayor Albury and Architect! the next two or three we John Allan Long, as a result of| the construction of the pr ed which Mr. Hein decided that, hospital on the botanical gardens ; $245,000 was not sufficient to Site on Stock isianu, | build a hospital of the type that } Mr: Long's plans called for, and) HELIO GOMEZ CALLED | —~ advised Mayor Albury to send in| i supplemental application re-| TO DUTY WITH ARMY | questing that $300,000 be grante nd. | That sum, as was announced in| Helio Gomez. son of Mr. and yesterday's Citizen, was later ap-, Mrs. Rogelio Gomez, who is a proved. { student in the University of Flor- Furnishings and fixtures for the; ida and a member of the ROTC ! proposed hospi'al, which were | Teserve, has been called to active loaned to the ci:v by the United, duty in the army, and will leave! , | States Publie Health’ Servire, ,| tonight for Camp Blanding. have been insured by the city for] He will undergo basic training | j $20,000. The equipment was moy-, te place him into a ‘position to jed from the Marine Hospital andj take the examination for the of-| | stored in Gato's brick factory, | fice of second lieutenant. H ‘Stanley Parsons to head the hos- |. REPORT JAPS ARE MOBILIZING ‘dan Forces In Mateur UNITS FOR ATTACK ON SIBERIA A Coss Fete (By Associated Press) CHUNGKING, April 3.—Reports persist that the Japanese are mobilizing troops to make e surprise attack on Siberia. It was stated that, despite the many divisions Japan has had in Manchukuo, trainloads after trainloads of troops con- tinue to arrive there, and tanks and planes. besides other weapons of war, are being rushed there in large quantities. Russie, meanwhile, is well prepared in that theatre for any thrust the Japs may make, it was declared by military circles, LATE BULLETIN S (By Associated Press) as ONE JAP SHIP SUNK. ANOTHER SINKING DARWIN.—American flyers continue to harass Jap shipping in tween the two maim bases To Hurried Rearguard Actions (By Aseoctared Pree) ALGIERS. Acril 1—The Bru ish First Army. under comment cof General Anderson is repertec today to heve driven beck Ttaliems and Germems im ths northern ares of Tummia to the base at Mateur which = only miles southwest cf Binerte end cbout the same distemce orth tae 3 west of Tunis. Mateur is the Axis pivct be the Southwest Pacific. Yesterday. American bombers sank a 19,000- Tunis end Biserte. end Ms ‘fall ton Jap ship and three times hit a 6.000-ton cargo ship. which wes ed on the return trip. FILIPINOS DISCONTENTED | settling when the flyers had dropped their loads of bombs and start- =! jem the enemy forces #2 marow strip ranging Som the Gulf of Tums to the cevel WASHINGTON.—Discontentment continues to mount among bese et Bizerte. it is reported, there have been outbreaks of serious proportion. As | soon as they are suppressed, they flare up again in e few days. _ BLENHEIMS STRIKE NEAR MANDALAY CHUNGKING.—Blenheim bombers carried out two successful Jap ships were frustrated in their attempts to land supplies and re inforcements. RAF BOMBS ST: NAZAIRE AGAIN LONDON.—RAF flyers bombed the Nazi U-boat base at Si. Nax- aire, in France, again last night. Some of the bombs dropped were | Filipino civilians against the rule of the Japanese. In many islands. Generst won Hem = & commanding tee Ags forces = thet theatre todev = comimuog tis fighting to marred reargcer | raids against the Japanese yesterday near Mandzlay. During one raid. “5 = SHe=ES | sep Se enrusting Britoms ance: Ascer son. » <coersscinemem ssc Mao shai Romme. aiso s mgmmec oc ~ | four-tem blockbusters. Today, RAF bombers raided the northeast “"S=== “So ss=st Se == | coast of France and the southerly tip of Belgium. FIGHT CONTINUES FOR ‘BANKHEAD BILL vanong Amemcam umder Lies tenatt General Commander Pu° WASHINGTON.—The Bankhead bill, which would reise farm %= =9¢ te Stab Eight Anop chance of being passed over the veto in the senate, it was stated today. It was added, however, that it is extremely doubtful if the bill will ; get a two-thirds vote in the house. CANNERS OBJECT TO LOSING LABELS WASHINGTON.—Canners throughout the country have appealed to OPA Chief Prentiss Brown to revoke his order regarding the le their brands, which have come to be widely known by the public. TEN DEFENDANTS PLEADED GUILTY _IN COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT TODAY Ray, operating trailer proper tag, Sand wed). nye pleaded guilty ata spec: ‘sexdion Auf tia Mon- roe County Courtief (Beger: i, con-/-days (ae sim Norm. vened at_10 o'clock, an Judge | Young, petit ¥. $1.00 and William V.> Albtry! { Tihposea the | costs or 30-day; Aéthur Logan, ne following Bs oe Samuel Church, reckless driv-| 30 davs (costs suspended): Chas {country’s declaration of war on! parity prices, and which President Roosevelt .vetoed. has @ good commended by Genel Meet of Gab Allied piemes ere costeors { beling of cans. The canners said that such an order would destroy 4 ois: sosimet emetmer moni tons wm Toma apt ast met squadrons af vem few cose the Mecrterrameas t some Mo sine i= Sictly. Taet et = w= anmouncec sf ecturdance = the Alec pian tw biwst Acs nued on Pace P= | Griver's licens®, $25 and cost: or) SPECIAL EVANCELISTIC MUSIC 9 to 12 by JOHN PRITCHARD’S ORCHESTRA PHONE 9287 | OPEN EVERY DAY from 3 to 12} WANTED! EXPERIENCED MECHANICS STARLIGHT CLUB . DUVAL STREET JOHNNIE NEBO presents PRINCESS MOHANA DARLING OF HAWAII in the STRIP POLKA ic. Fillyaw, reckless }and costs or 30 days; Marvin L. Maloney, reckless driving, $1.00, Joe Decher, operating and costs, or 30 days: Edelmiro| with imapeper Ti ing, $5 and costs or 30 days: Thos costs, or 30 days; Jessame Green | driving, $5) Alexander Carpentier, speeding, $1.00 and) ed). Sawyer. license, $1.00 and costs costs, or 30 days. (Costs SQUIBB B COMPLEX CAPSULES Géntoin a special Set | | ve ares e-struc Kuen en “e jan and newspaperman: Joe Neely. Butil.foe © did’ something about it. 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