The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 13, 1943, Page 4

PAGE FOUR REMARKABLE PROGRESS MADE IN ELIMINATION OF YELLOW FEVER AND MALARIA-CARRYING PESTS ey Wester Wen Te ag Back; Ire By et Remarkable progress which bor- ders on complete success in the elimination of yellow fever and maleria carrying mosquitoes on the island of Key West is an- nounced by Naval officials and Dr. John E. Elmendorf, Jr., of Jackson- ville, who was loaned to the U. S. Public Health Service by the Rockefeller Foundation for this program. Doctor Elmendorf and his. as- sistant in charge of the Key West Aedes aegyti mosquito control program, Bertram Gross, also for- merly of Jacksonville, said that the 11 months program which has been carried on here has shown a great success when compared to conditions in Key West: when it was first started. The mosquito control program was organized the latter part of May, 1942, and was underway in June. At that time, the officials said, approximately 30 out of every 100 houses in Key West were breeding places for stegomyia or| the type of mosquito which car- ried the dreaded yellow fever. After rigid inspections of resi- dences, apartments, business buildings and other structures here, the current reports show that. less than one house out of every 100 offers a likely breeding place for mosquitoes. Capt. G. C. Hale, district medi- took an active part in getting the program started and much credit for the undertaking is due Captain Hale, Dr. Elmendorf said. Vigorous work was also put forth by Dr. L. L. William of At- lanta, member of the U. S. Public Health Service in charge of the Florida area, and Dr. Henry Han- son, Health Officer for the state of Florida. Doctor Elmendorf . reminded that the program for Key West| was almost an exact plan of that} used for five or six years in Brazil which was a gigentic success. The same plan was used in other Latin American countries. More thar a million cans, buckets and other water contain- ing receptacles which provide ex- cellent breeding places for mos- quitoes have been destroyed, the report showed. Cisterns and wells in Key West are regularly inspected and re- plenished with fish and in this manner drinking water has been purified to the extent that mos- quitoes have a difficult time inj finding adequate breeding places. Houses, likewise are regularly in- spected and the supplemental ser- vices of the U. S. Public Health Service have been brought into use in the highly successful pro-| gram which relieves Key West citizens of any fear they may have of an epidemic of yellow fever eal officer for the Navy in Key West, now stationed in Miami,| or the other dread diseases caus- | ed by the mosquito. LATEST CONTRIBUTIONS IN RED CROSS Key West Bar Pilots Lindsley Lumber Co. Duval Restaurant _ Esquinaldo Market Archers Grocery E. K. Wilson - Argelia Walker Cérry’s Auto Service - Reyes Grocery Solomon Plumbing Mrs. Sidney Thompson Cc. L. Bennett __ Miss Elizabeth Rosam Miss Mary T Van Grieken Miss Olga Brost .. Miss Mary Lowe ~ Miss Fortune Demeritt — Miss Dorothy Pierce Miss Nancy Rejes _. Miss Esundina Fernandez Miss Celia Rodriguez —_. Miss Inez Keene Mrs. Mary Pinder Miss Rosa M. Atwell Miss Nancy Troutman Mrs. Mary Webster Mrs. Mary Buck _ Mrs. Vivian Hauze _ Mrs. Gertrude Whitmen Mrs. Sylvia Klein ___ 3 Charles Johnson ’s. Katherine Rushing Miss Rose Curry __.. Miss Milagro Rowaella _ Miss Bertha Perez Miss Alejandrina Valdez. Miss Clarabel Monzon Miss Alpha Warshaw Miss Grace Torres Miss Martha Lopez Miss Rosemary Symmon- ette Miss Carolyn Suarez Miss Anita Aguilar Miss Olja Rojas _. Miss Mary Louise Sawyer Miss Elsie Perez - bes Miss Yolanda De La Guera Miss Hattie Del Pino Miss Marie ‘Thompson Miss Choloe Powell ... Miss Doris Boza __.. Oscar Rodriguez Charles Sands __. Kenneth Knowles Miss Juanita Riggs Miss Alicia Salgado Miss Ofelia Sardinas Alfonso Gonzalez Miss Nell Rose Sands William White May Simmons Thomas Ferguson Mario Mira Ben Ramsey $100.00 25.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 50 50! -50 50 -50 50 -50 50 50 50 -50 50 -50 50 50 -50 50 50) 50} 50! -50| 50 50 50! -50) 50 50) 52 58 42 42 +25 +25 -50 -50 5.00 2.00 1.00 1,00 1,00 \Manuel Alayon | Everett Wells | Mary Seabrooks - WAR FUND DRIVE 1,00 1.00 James Mira Eddie Pent Philip Bradley Joe Mira John Solomon Cecil Knowles Austin Roberts Charles Thompson Ladd Jaycocks Robert Bethel 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00! 1.00 1.00 1.00 1,00 1.00 1,00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1,00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1,00 1.00 1.00 1.00 Gerald Knowles Houston Pent _ Matthew Gates Jack Lowe _ Thomas Watkins Peter Jaycocks Glynn Archer V. A. McDermott Malcolm Pinder D. M. Eden A. L. Lucke Faye Roberts Juanita Spencer Hilda Russell Margaret Villate Dolores Alvarez Kathleen Roberts - Roberta Gilbert - Archie Lowe Harold Cates Gerald Williams Alfred Brost . ~ Colored Citizens Woman's Civic Club 5.00 -501Newman’s Methodist Church St. Peter's School __. eS Antoinette Hernandez - Parochial 3.00 1.00 1,00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 Jessie Clark Minnie Gandolfo _ Julia MeIntosh James L. Brooks _. Venora Mingo Sjiero Kelly x Elice Rodriguez Johnson i Anthony Welters, Sr. - Es Lillian Roberts. Tomasa Marrero Mary Bethel Salome Bosfield Wheeler Gandolfo Eliza (Distute |Irene Williams . John Hudson - Cecil Bains Ella Stubbs | Justina Strachan Claudious Lang _. Clarabelle Strachan Deacon Alfred Payne _. 1,00 2,00 1:00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 Maitland Knowles H. D. Albury Burnell Sawyer - 1.00 M 00 NAVAL BASE ‘REPORTS CONTRIBUTIONS FOR RED CROSS CHAPTER A total of $3,078.63 was con- tributed to the Red Cross War Fund by officers, enlisted men and civilians of Naval Operating Base activities during the past month, according to a final re- port made public yesterday by W. A. Meyers, field director. The tabulations included con- tributions , from the Marine Corps, Coast Guard at Pigeon Key and Marathon as well as Key West, the personnel of the US. Naval Station, Section Base, Craig’s Dock, Receiving Station Joseph Steadman Deacon Miller T. P. Raines 00 | Alice Burrows . 1.00 1.00 1.00 00) 1.00 q SCT. LOPEZ LEAVES Sgt. A. A. Lopez, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Adolfo Lopez of 504 Bahama street, who was spending a few days’ furlough granted him by his squadron commander, left by bus Sunday night enroute to his station. Sgt. Lopez, who is now sta- tioned at Lake Charles, La. is a radio operator-gunner in a bomb- er. las well as civilians attached to jall Naval activities of the area. Mr. Meyers said that 325 offi- cers gave $665. The sum of $753.83 was contributed by 721 enlisted men and 1,280 civilians and Naval Air Station gave $1,659.80, | buddies,” ‘Wai SERGEANT “I cannot say my opinion of the Jap as a fighter is very fa- vorable,” said Marine Sergeant John W. McCarley today. Mc- Carley isiia ‘Key Wester who is spéiiding"'# !30-day leave of ab- sence’ With’ his! wife+:and _rela- tives at “1311 'Petronia‘«: street, | following his 'féturn “from * ‘the | South’'Pa¢ifie war’ zone © where he spent the period from Aug- ust 7 to October 12 dn’ Guadal- canal in the Solomons. Sergeant McCarley got his opinion of the Nips in the battle on Tenaru river, August 21, in! which the Japs were the attack- ers. “In this battle we counted 970 of the enemy killed while our casualty list was 28 dead. In this! battle it was very evident the) Japs had not undergone the | thorough training the Ameri- cans had received because they | made frontal ‘attacks in the} open time after time, disregard- ing all rules of modern warfare. It was slaughter sickening to the eye as we mowed down the oncoming Nips with machine- gun fire.” i Sergeant McCarley ‘irges the } people to subscribe ‘to the limit! ‘in support of war bond- drives. “I bring back this msssage to} the American people from my} said the sergeant. “Un- !tral American country from 1923 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN PLANS FOR CONTINUATION OF PIAA IA AA AAI AAA M°CARLEY, HERE ON xe FURLOUGH, SAYS IAPS LACK TRAINING SRNL eedstents sadansdextindksvevexexseussesce jthe full support of those at jhome we are handicapped. We experienced lack of equipment in the Guadalcanal offensive, | | but with that available I think our record speaks for itself.” | The ‘Marine sergeant, « who ‘was with the First Division. j First Amphibian Tractor® battal ion, was the first marine” to leave Key West for the battle zone. He had previously served under Colonel Gilbert D. Hatfied in Nicaragua and was in the party searching for Sandina, the guerrila leader, who was never captured but met his death at the hands of his own men. McCarley served in that Cen- to 1930. He was wounded in the Guad- alcanal engagement, in which he received several _ shrapnel wounds. “The concussion from one shrapnel explosion knocked out five of my teeth and_ this a hospital several weeks.” He said food was so scarce at one time on Guadalcanal that he lived).on rice and “fish eye” 35 days: Atethe end of his 30-day fur- lough he will’'be ‘stationed at the:!marine barracks in Key West, but said he i3' anxious to get: back to where “there is less we in the armed forces have RECRUITING TO 1 An important announcement ing of 17-year-old youths in South | Florida and requested the officer in charge to acquire 100 men in the 17-year-old and 38 to 50 year 1,00/9ld groups during the week of | their first duty assignment at one April 12. i Lt. M. C. Rhodes, Jr., stated that} now is the time for all men in these age groups who have applied | recently but were unable to be en- listed due to the restricted quotas since December 5, to visit the} nearest Navy recruiting office while the enlarged quotas are still in effect. The recruiting officer said the drastic incréase in quotas for 17- year-old youths was effected by an urgent need for young men to} train now for duty aboard the Naval vessels to be launched in 1944, especiglly aircraft carriers, as auuieupcee by the Secretary of INCREASE. IN QUOTA OPENS NAVY — eel \Braduated from the fun”. 7-YEAR-OLD YOUTHS the Navy, Frank Knox, recently, tion. ‘The 17 year oldsters enlisted now will be given their basic training at the Jacksonville Na- val Air Station and some will get of the local air bases within the State. It was also pointed out that the young men were assured against loss of education by relinquishing high school now, as 52 Navy Trade Schools maintained at Naval Training Stations throughout the country would teach skills to equip them for the high paying peace-time jobs of the future. The course of trade training runs for five’to nine months and is started immediately upon the completion of 12. weeks recruit training. Most Vy's trade schools with petty ficer ratings. INDIAN CHIEF 10 ‘SING AT UPTOWN CHURCH Chief Os-ke-non-ton the Mo- hawk Indian chief will appear} in two concerts on Thursday andj} Friday nights of this week, April} 15 and 16, at 8 p.m. in the Fleming Street Methodist church. ; The church is located at the) corner of Fleming and sarge streets. Chief Os-ke-non-ton is a great baritone singer. His fine per- sonality and great range of voice will keep his audience _— entertained. In many places whete’he' has! appeared his concerts ‘have’ gone dver so well with his ‘hearers’! that he has to repeat them. He) has received ovation after ova- | tion for his performances. The chief sings not only In-! | dian songs but religious ones as| well. He is a member of the Methodist Church. The London Free Press had the following to say about Chief} Os-ke-non-ton: “The distinguished Canadian, | Oskenonton was royally receiv-| ience. With his fine voice and exceptional training, his unique and gracious personality, the success of the concert was as- sured. His singing was fine at all time, sometimes _ brilliant, and always warmly picturesque. He handled his’! voice’ as one might handle “an: ° instrument, | with precision; witht assured mu- sicianship''akd With - judgment. He has’ both humour and’ emo- tion’? A great personality.”’'' ed by a large and delighted aud-| WEATHER REPORT Observation taken at 8:30 a. m. E.W.T. (City Office) Temperatures Highest last 24 hours Lowest last night Mean Normal - : Precipitation Rainfall 24 hours ending 8:30 a. m., inches ‘Total rainfall since Apr. 1, ‘¢nches Deficiency since “April inches Total rainfall since Jan. A; inches 3 | Defieiency since “January a inehes = Relative Humidity 83% Tomorrow’s Almanac , Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise Moonset Tomorrow's Tides (Naval Base) High Tide Lowes Tide 7:33 a.m. 12:32 a.m. 6:39 p.m. 12:20 p.m. FORECAST Key West and Vicinity: Con- tinued warm; some likelihood of scattered showers this afternoon and tonight. Florida: Little change in tem- perature this afternoon and to- night, exeept slightly cooler in ) extreme north portion late to- inight or early Wednesday; ‘some}, {likelihood of a few scattered light showers. Hatteras, N. C., to. Avsiticide _85) | Be 81) 0.00) 0.11 0.42 3.99 1.23 m. . m. m. m. Fiemirig' Street Methodist (Up- town) Chutch'looks forward te havirig® Chief’ Oskenonton ‘on | Thursday and Friday at 8 p. m. “Do not fail to hear him,” Rev. W. B. Mundy, pastor, urged the public today. I Should Care A fat woman elbowed her east through the crowd, jabbing first one person then another. Finally she gave one nearby man an un- usually hard thump, and asked, “I! say, does it make any difference | which car I take to Mount Roel Cemetery?” cola, Fla.::No small craft. or a warnings have » been | /is¥ Seventy-one per cent of British | ennven under five are provided | with fruit juice and codliver oil | by the government. AL & JOE /RADIO SERVICE | 629 Eaton, Cor. Elizabeth “THE FASTEST RADIO SERVICE IN TOWN” CHILD CARE PROGRAM DISCUSSED APPRECIATIVE) AT MEETING HELD LAST NIGHT NEW INFORMATION ABOUT RATIONING PERTAINS ,1Q., Se, OF ESTABLISHMENTS LISTING PRICES The Monroe County Rationing |‘ Board has received the following information from the Washington office of the OPA: The Office of Price Administra- tion has issued an order which requires every proprietor of an eating or drinking establishment to file a true copy of each menu, bill of fare or price list in use dur- ing the seven-day period begin- ning Sunday, April 4, 1943, and ending Saturday, April 10, 1943. If you own or operate a restau- rant, hotel, cafe, dining car, bar ‘and other wounds placed me inj delicatessen, soda fountain, cater- ing business, or any other eating or drinking place, this filing re- quirement applies to you. The filing: requirement is very simples If,you. haye, menus, bills of fare, or price lists that show the price for: every. food item, meal, during the seven-day» period (April 4 to 10).1943) all.you need} to do is: d. bill of fare, or price list with your name and address; 2. Mail or bring the signed) copies to your War Price and Ra- tioning Board as soon as possible} .q in answering questions per-| The Key West Citizen to pub- and not later than May 1, 1943; 3. Keep a copy of each menu, bill of fare, or price list for your | : j own use. 1,00| from the Navy’s Recruiting Head-| when he outlined the proposed} 1.00 | quarters lifted the lid off recruit-! 1944 Navy schedule of ship produc- If your menus do not show all} the food items, meals, or beverages you offered during the seven-day} period, you must prepare a sup- plementary list. The price list must show the highest price you charg- | ed during that period for each food item, meal, which is not shown in your menus. If you do not use menus, prepare! such a price list for every food item, meal and beverage you of- fered during the seven-day period. Sign the price list and file it with your War Price and Rationing; Board as indicated above. Keep ay copy of the list for your own use. The Board will carefully check all filed prices they correspond to the prices ac- tually charged during the seven- day period, WATERWAY MEET HELD IN MIAMI URGE ROUTE FROM BAHIA HONDA TO KEY WEST BE COMPLETED A. D. H. Fossey, president of the Atlantic and Gulf Canals As-} | sociation, who has been active in | trying to have the inland water-| way extended from Bahio Honda to Key West, presided at a meet- 1ing held yesterday in Miami to} urge the _ completion .of.the wa- terway as.a defense measure. Representatives.of the Army, Navy.and various cities, including Key West, were present at. the | Willard .M. .Al-| meeting.; Mayor, bury;and William R,,,Porter rep- resented Key West, and the lat-| ter asserted that dredges and ,beverage you offered; to determine that \ are} At a meeting called last even- |ing by Gerald Saunders, man of the Child Care Comm tee of the Monroe jfense Council, in City Hall, plans were. 14 continuation (ie a el TE care yathe WPA WPA proj- retry will be for several y at) ee e Committee has, | sherete | the matter up | with representatives of the Wel-| fare Board and the State Board of Education with respect to ob- taining funds under the Federal Lanham Act. Under provisions of | this act, the Federal funds will} be provided for rent, renovations, | equipment and one-half of the operating cost and the parents of the children enrolled to bear the remaining 50 per cent. Horace O’Bryant, Principal of the High School, along with Prin- cipals Hamilton and Fowler of the Division Street and Harris naires among the children of their respective schools in an en- deavor to ascertain the approxi- mate number of pre-school age children requiring the s Grau of the j has also conducted a _house-t j house canvass of the housing pro ects, so that the committee is in } possession of facts that will guide Sign a copy of each menu,}them in preparing and presenting | abouts. jan application for Lanham funds. | Mrs. Ford, Supervisor of the W.P.A. nursery, was present and addressed the group, which result- | taining to the child care program | now in progress. | Mrs. Martha Robinson and Miss| | Marjorie Resides, of the Wesley ; Community House, contributed to} perience in taking care of children | ten schools. | It was agreed to meet later | with the Monroe County School | ability will be charged with the administration of the program, at ; which time a full and complete ‘discussion will take place. Present at last night’s meeting were Arthur L. Murray, chairman, Monroe County Defense Counci Principal Horace O’Bryant, the Key West High School; Pri cipal W. L. Fowler of the Harris elementary school; Principal Earl . Hamilton, of the Division street elementary school; Mrs. Ford, supervisor of the W.P.A. nursery on Patronia street; Mrs. Martha Robinson, deaconess of the Wes-| ley, Community House; Miss Mar- | jorie Resides, deaconess of intendent of public instruction, and Gerald Saunders, chairman of the Child Care Committee of the | Defense Council. | LIEUT. DICKERSON REPORTS FOR DUTY om Following -his chis( gradation from | Military Police Officer Candidate | School at Fort Custer, Mich., Sec- ond Lieutenant William M. Dick- erson has reported for duty here, the Commanding Officer of the Harbor Defenses of Key West has announced. ‘The husband of Mrs. Lena M. Dickerson, 934 Main Street, Mont- rose, Colo., inducted into the Army last Sep- ‘tember and_ received hié'basic| | training at Camp Robinson, exe tle Rock, Ark. County De-! | program that has been carried on| schools have circulated question-| rviee. Mr.! housing authority | | the discussion, based on their ex-| in their nursery and kindergar-| of the} Wesley Community House; Allan} B. Cleare, recently elected super- | Lieut. Dickerson was | available immediately from vari-| Lieut. Dickerson was active in| ous points where they now are;sports while a student at Mesa lying idle. He asserted that barges | Junior College, Grand Junction, | and their loads have been lost in; | Colo., and Western State College, “outside” waters after making the| Gunnison, Colo. Before joining trip as far as possible in the safe, ; the Army, he was a member of the calm waters of the intracoastal| Colorado State Highway Patrol. canal. | He is the son of Mr. W. H. Dick- Mr. Porter said further that use| erson, 416 Howard street, Delta, of such a canal not only would | Colo. help to relieve an acute food sup-| ply situation among the 35,000 in- | habitants at Key West but would conserve rubber used on trucks and release ocean-going Navy} AT FIRST barges for other work. Alex Balfe, of, Merrill-Stevens} | SIGN OFA ‘ D Dry Dock Co., said a recent sur-} G~ 66 vey showed 70 barges available o66 TARETS: ‘HVE for operation in-such a canal but Sergei composer and conductor, dies. | these are too = er ocean navi- gation. 3s furan FREE COMMUNITY ASTER rr HUNT 2 to 6 P. M., Saturday, April 24th, at TROPICAL AMUSEMENT PARK 712 DUVAL STREET KEY WEST, FLORIDA FREE RIDES - GIFTS - DEFENSE STAMPS Rachmaninoff, pianist, | ENSIGN AND MRS. L. P. ARTMAN, JR, LEAVE FOR MIAMI [USO DIRECTOR i THANKS FOR CO-) OPERATION IN ESTAB- LISHING CENTER aa director of Miss Alice White, the Women's Division, USO. Duval street, states “On behalf of the staff. I wish to thank the citizens of Key West. and the mil person nel ‘who contributed their and effort so willingly to esta’ lish the USO-NCCS Womer | Resident in Key West “My only regret is that who have worked so willingly jare not in a position to meet jand talk with the women are serving. “Just this morning we regis jtered a Mrs. William Souther- jland, who had been traveling v since Friday enroute to Ke West. Never having been of her home state, she w bewildered ‘as well as phy exhausted. “Her first reaction was te her mother, who is about 2,000 miles away. She then learned. through the excellent coopera- tion of the Florida Motor Limes, Inc., of own ftesidence. Imme- diately ypon arrival, she was served breakfast, and given a tlean comfortable room. A let ter has already been. sent to her mother telling of her daugh- ter’s safe arrival. In addition, |card was enck which will t returned, thereby assuring us that her parents know er where- “This is just one example of | the great democratic spirit in Key West for which we are all fighting. The willingness of w3 = time IRA ALBURY HAS RETURNED TO CITY we LIEUTENANT <= IS ON DUTY HERE Lieut. Bela USNR, has reported as the Industrial Departmen Naval Station here. the weekly and departures announcec by the Personnel Office tenant Hubey came | Naval Traming Schoo ¥. Three officers hav tached. They are Lieut. Gg) James |DVG, USNR, — | sent to Waterford, {John J. Vizard So Bubs report [lish the facts of our operation. jis something which will long be |remembered by me and the | thousands in this area who have — the same friends we left it home.” COMMERCE BODY (Continued from Page One) Congress on receiving this en- as been de | Tr T. Conneiir. Y¥; Ensign and _bever: age} Board, as that body in all prob- | gineering report to authorize the eer — Miami project and |then, after authorization, to ap-| < - | propriate funds for the work. pcs duty at # “I shall do all further that I) 32000 O° Soma I |can to expedite the Army Engi- gee poe neers’ report on the project and also the necessary authorization |and appropriating igisiation. | “Newspaper announcement to Mees you refer had reference to appropriation for projects| | throughout the state which have | already been approved by the/ |Army Engineers ai by act of Congress. Necessary doctors available for civilians, authorities agree Four warships are launched in day in New Jersey yards. | ) BING CROSBY in | ‘ROAD TO MOROCCO’ Coming: “That Other Woman” “MONROE THEATER DICK EARAN in | “PRIVATE BUCKAROO” SEE PAUL Sern and Prem on the Elsenor” MmOnTON Ammons stent “Electrical DON'TS” ELECTRIC WASHER THE WRINGER DON’T leave pressure on rolls when not in use. DON’T use same pressure for clothes; adjust wringer fer cry te types. DON’T use the center section of rolls, use full width. DON’T allow grease to accumulate on ends of rolls, as this will rot the rubber. THE WASHER DON’T overload, fill with clothes and water to water line. DON’T start washer with full load, put clothes in after washer is running. DON’T leave agitator on shaft, remove and clean after each washing. The Washer you have now will have to last for the duration. Take care of it. SST Terrie eorr opera rressecsecereersan { PTTL I PII ICi tri trerrr liter errr rir rrrrurrrrrrrrrrrrtrrrrirrrr irri)