The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 14, 1943, Page 1

/ otntsie Associated Press Day Wire Service and AP Features For 63 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LXIV. No. 89. American And.. Australian. Planes Attackida Convoy Direct Hits Made On Two Enemy Ships; Others Struck During Attack Made Yesterday (By Associated Preasy MELBOURNE, April’ Squadrons of American and Australian planes yesterday at- tacked a Jap convoy of 11 ships and made direct hits on two of them, which were left ~\ flaming. from stemto stern, Other’ ships’ were’ ‘struck, “but the extent of ‘the damage done could not) be seen by the flyers because of the murky weather. Jap fighter planes tried to beat off the attackers, and 15 enemy aircraft were shot down. One of the ships that was set afire was of 10,000 tons and the other of 8,000 tons. GERMANS LOSE 40 MEN DURING CLASH RUSSIAN COMMUNIQUE HAD LITTLE TO’ REPORT ON FIGHTING 14, — _ (By Associated Prema) v MOSCOW, April 14—For the second day in succession the Russian high command has had little to report on the fighting anywhere in Russia. A clash occurred today at @ brideghead southwest of Khar- kov, but the Nazis withdrew after losing 40 men. ‘The slight flare-up reported in the Leningrad yesterday has died from that front state that the area out, though advises Germans are evidently prepar- ing to make an attack to gain control of the narrow corridor that connects Leningrad with the rest of Russia. FAVORING ABOLISHING FLORIDA . COMMISSION | TALLAHASSEE, Flie; April 14. (FNS)—Legislators crackéd “down | on boards and':commissions when | on had barely gotten un- erway. Rep. Claw Lewis of Port St. Joe asked the House to abol- ish price-fixing in the laundry | and dry cleaning, dairying and) barbering industries. | In the case of the Laundry &| Dry Cleaning Board, Lewis would abolish it entirely. Rep. Buck Hancock of Madison. announced his intention to in- troduce a measure that would abolish the Florida Industrial Commission, OIL SPRAY Your Fenders and Chassis—it saves you buying a set of Fenders. Lou Smith AUTO SERVICE| White at Fleming St. Phone No, 5 Opposite Army Barracks WOMAN MAKES NEW ‘PLEA TO BOARD TO, CARRY REVOLVER TOLD SHE WOULD BE PER- MITTED TO CARRY GUN PROVIDED IT WAS NOT CON-| CEALED [cuosep SHOP BILL STARTS “THINGS” WITH LEGISLATURE REPRESENTATIVE JENKINS IS AUTHOR OF MEASURE FAVORING OUTLAWING OF} ‘CLOSED SHOP’ The woman, who appeared be- |fore the county commissioners at j their meeting on April 6, request- | ing that she be permitted to car-, ry a revolver, repeated her re- quest at the meeting of commis-| sioners last night. | She outlined her reasons for wishing to carry a revolver. First, | that a negro had broken into her | home several weeks ago and} {stolen money from two pocket- | books, one of which was in a pair | of trousers, and the commission- | TALLAHASSEE, Fla. April 14 (FNS).—Rep. Joe Jenkins of} Alachua started the first “Fire-|ers replied it was necessary for | works” of the 1943 session when|her to have a permit to keep al he tossed a bill into the hopper {revolver in her home. that would outlaw the’ “closed! Secondly, she said that she shop” in Florida and give all! wished to be armed when she! citizens an equal right to work) went to Miami, and the commis- | in this state, regardless of wheth-|sioners informed her that a per- er or not they are a member of| mit from them would be useless any labor organization, guild,! association, fraternity, sect, race} or other special grouping of in- dividuals. The names of seven other house members appeared on the! bill as co-introducers: Dowda of | Putnam, Leedy of Orange, | Thomas of Lake, Shivers of| Washington, Dugger of Baker, Scales of Taylor and Hancock | of Madison. The House Labor Commit- tee, headed by Martin of Hil! borough, now has the measure The bill would provide a pen- alty of $500 to $3,000 fine or im- prisonment of two to three years! for violation. Jenkins also preposed a con-} stitutional amendment providing that “the right to work shall not be abridged or denied on count of non-membership in any organization”. Shortly after- wards it was indorsed favorably by the Constitutional ments Committee and went to debate on the floor Friday morning. The powerful labor bloc in the House, headed by Rep. Mar-| undertook | tin of Hillsborough, to kill the resolution and sev- eral amendments were propos- ed by the opposition, all of which were defeated in a 2-hour; debate that found the House pretty evenly divided although the anti-labor contingent evi- dently increasing strength as ac-} Amend- ! ;in Dade county. Thirdly, she said that, as she} ; went home late at night from a j club, she wished to have the re-' volver for protection at that time; and the commissioners replied} | that she could carry a weapon, provided it was not concealed. | They stressed the fact that the law | was against the carrying of “con- | cealed weapons.” | The commissioners said further | they did not wish to set a prece- dent by granting a permit to carry } ! concealed weapons to anybody, | because, as soon as one permit is! ; granted, many others will apply! | for permits. | | ADVOCATES FURTHER | RIGHTS FOR WOMEN | TALLAHASSEE, Fla., April 14., (FNS)—The Lady from Pinellas, | as she is_ known to House col-| leagues, Mary Lou Baker, Florida’s | only woman member of the Legis-} lature, asked equal rights for wo- men in a bill that would permit | females to sit in on juries in this state. Rep. Baker told house members | | that the bill was a part of her; |program to give women equal, rights in handling their own! j properties and executing con- | tracts. In selecting juries, she} would require an equal number} | of names of women to be placed | ‘FOUR NURSERY SCHOOLS OPERATED, Che Key West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER Key West, Florida, his t=e most equabie climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahren? st IN THE U. Ss. A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1943. Rattlers’ New Fangs CONVOY TRAVELS IN THIS DIRECTION, WITHIN 500-MILE-WIDE LANE — U-BOAT PACKS IN ECHELON (Each symbol represents eight submarines) AP Features NAZI U-BOAT PACKS have deveiopec a new technique in stalking Allied shipping in the Atlantic: travelling in echelon. This is how it works, according to the Britsh Informaton Service: Convoys travel withiti # lane five hundred miles or more wide. Underseas “rattlers” line up across the width of this line. The Nazis have about 100'stibs in the Aflaiitic at any one time, and twelve eight-sub packs can hide with only about 40 miles between each pack. But since subs’ surface visability under the best condi- tions is 17 miles and pericope visibility is only 7 miles, ships still get through the gaps. MOVEMENT STARTED TOWARD HAVING Principal Horace O’Bryant of the Key West High School, in cooperation with the Mbnroe County School Board, has started a movement to have four nursery schools operated in Key West the coming summer. Mr. O’Bryant said today that the schools will be conduct- ed under the provisions o: tae Lanliam Act, which empow- ers the government to provide funds for the establishment and the operation of such schools. A woman, representing the government, will arrive in Key West next Monday to confer with Mr. O’Bryant, in order to fix a budget sufficient to operate the schools. She will re- main in Key West until Wednesday mprning. After the con- ference with her, application will be made for the necessary funds to cgrry on the work. It is proposed to establish one unit in the kindergarten schoolhouse, another in Place, a third in the J. Yates Porter Place and the f for colored children, in Fort Village. \ Children of working mothers will be eligible to attend the schools. 'HARRY HARRIS TAKES HIS SEAT PRICE FI ontgomery’s Armies Are Pushing Forward In Different Directions ‘MACARTHUR CALLS FOR ‘PLANES AND MORE PLANES’ TO HANDLE JAPS IN SOUTHWEST PACIFIC (By Associated Press) MELBOURNE, April 14—"Plenes and still more planes. was the cry today of General Douglas MacArthur. in com menting on what Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox said 2 few days ago about the fighting in the southwest Pacific. MacArthur pointed out that the Japs are in control of most of the sea lanes in that theatre of the war, and that the need is for planes to destroy as many Japanese warships as possible and thereby break up the Japanese control of the seas. He pointed out that, at present, the Allies have superior ity in the air, but that the enemy is strengthening its air pow er at a fast rate, and should he gain control in that ele ment, Allied werships would be greatly handicapped in trying to destroy his sea power. MacArthur concluded that the Allied do not need more warships, but they are still sorely in need of “more planes and still more planes,” which will be the dominant fector in the victories that will be scored in the southwest Pacific. | LATE BULLETINS (By Associated Press) GERMANY AND SICILY BOMBED LONDON.—RAF planes last night bombed military objectives in western Germany. Three planes failed to return to their bases. Al lied planes, which are based in North Africa. raided Palmera in Si- cily, and among the objects attacked was an airfield. CELEBRATING PAN-AMERICAN DAY MIAMI.—Pan-American Day is being celebrated here today, and the events included a parade, in which sailors and soldiers participated. = NAVAL BLIMP DAMAGED WASHINGTON.—A naval blimp was badly damaged in Califor- nia today. Nine men were aboard at the time of the accident. and all of them, except one, escaped injury. His injuries, the report said. were slight. WOMEN TO SERVE ON JURIES TALLAHASSEE.—A bill was introduced in the house today, which, if it becomes a law, will permit women to serve on juries, a AS COUNTY COMMISSION MEMBER Harry Harris, of Tavernier, county commissioner from fifth district, who was inducted the, armed service, is now qualified to! serve on the commission. A letter, from the governor's each attempt was mate. No fin-| in the box with those of men, and} al decision was reached and it! also calls for women baliffs in| was carried over when the House! ; the courts to attend women jurors. | adjourned over the week-end. Opponents predict defeat of the measure since it requires a 3|5 vote, or 57, necessary to send j an. amendment to the and on none of the tests did proponents show this strength. CANCELS ORDER GIVEN FOR GROCERIES TO MAN ASKING COUNTY HELP Maximo Valdez, raldez, chairman or the public welfare and charities | committee of the Monroe Coun- ty Commission, yesterday can- celled the order that would have given $90 worth of groceries to a man who had applied to the commission for assistance. Mr. Valdez learned that man had tried to get a dollar in} cash from the grocer who had been authorized by the commis- sion to supply groceries at the! rate of $30 a month for. three} months. The grocer refused to} hand over the dollar and, in- stead, reported the matter to Mr. Valdez. As a result of Mr. Valdez’ ac- tion, based on other .good and { sufficient reasons, only $10 of the groceries had been supplied. | MUCH IS INSULAR NEW YORK.—Much of southern Chile. is. insular, notably the ex- tensive.Pataginian Archipelago. NOTICE Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 2:30 to 4:30 p. m., water will be turned off to make exten- sions. FLORIDA KEYS AQUEDUCT COMMISSION people, | the | | Rep. Martin of Hillsborough, sug- | gested to the Speaker that the bill} | be referred to the Committee of | | Nuisances. BEEFSTEAKS SELL FOR THOUSANDS, _ my Associated Pre-s) MIAMI, April 14—The Miami} | Rotary Club, at a War Bond Sale; this morning, sold | steaks at $7,500, $3,500 and $2,500. | However, with each steak went! ‘bonds worth -the amount bid. | | | } { | SYMPATHY | VILLA RICA, Ga. —Sympathetic| } sailors solicited aid from the pas- Sengers aboard the train which| struck and killed little Jane Tuc- | kett, 10-year-old daughter of Mr. | and Mrs. W. F. Tackett. A substan- | tial sum of money was given the! grief-stricken mother as a ges-' ture of sympathy from the sailors | and passengers. es PALACE THEATER | George Bernard Shaw’s “MAJOR BARBARA” with WENDY HILLER i | Wanted! Wanted! | EXPERIENCED BAR. WAITRESSES for Cocktail. Lounge LA CONCHA HOTEL Apply Charles M. Salas, Mgr. i Ss) | WILL PAY CASH! \ | for LATE MODEL | USED CARS NAVARRO, Inc. Opposite Bus |nor Holland, in whych it was stat-| | and not a word was said about the} three beef-| ' | Charleston | K.W, AIRPORT — Oklahoma City 3 if | Resor -GATO DORMITORY Pittsburgh i | Secretary, accompanied the or-! into the army last January, and! der, and, as a copy of the letter had | | was released two weeks ago, serv-| been sent to W. A. Parrish, of | {ed as a member of the board for! Marathon, who had served on the | | board during Mr. Harris’ absence ‘ | he was not present at the meeting. ; All commissioners attended the! meeting. except Edward Gomez, } | the first time last night. He appeared at the meeting w ith} an executive order from Gover-! ed that Mr. Harris, having been! rumored change in the chairman- honorably discharged from the| ship. _ TEMPERATURES |FIRE. YESTERDAY ON BOCA CHICA BRIDGE edinsdainre date data for the 24; hours ending 8:30 a. m., April 14,! 1943, as reported by the’ U. Weather Bureau: Highest last 24 hours Hire apparatus Sans hee both of Key. West's fire stations respond- {ed to a call yesterday afternoon at | 4:30 from Stock Island, and upon eet e| arriving on the scene a small | fire was discovered about midway {on the Boca Chica bridge. bee | The blaze was quickly extin-| 82 ] guished with very iittie damage! resulting. 37 | 39 | ~ #8 | RETURNS TO CITY . 89 j ee 45 i Mrs. Muriel Pinder, who had 85 | been visiting her son, Donald, in| |New York, has returned to Key. | West. Donald is now serving with the | United States Navy. Atlanta Boston Brownsville Chicago Detroit Galveston Jacksonville |Kansas City KEY WEST Memphis Miami - | Minneapolis New Orleans _ New York ___ Norfolk F St. Louis --- Tampa WANTED WAITRESSES and DISHWASHER | ——Apply— : 416 SOUTHARD ST. Next to Skating Rink 1100 Simonton Street |_A DEFENSE PROJECT ‘The privileges of this Dormitory are extended to the following: CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES: } of the Key West Naval Station | |LEGION AUXILIARY practice that is followed in most of the states in the Union. i BOND REPORTS OVERWHELM TREASURY WASHINGTON.—The Treasury announced this morning that it was unable to keep up with its daily statemenst giving the number of cities in the United Stetes that have already sold their bond | quotas. It was added that, instead of daily reports, they will be issued ‘ every three or four days. Orchard, Maine, was the first city to go over the top, having exceeded its quota 24 hours and 15 minutes af- ter the bonds were put on sale. STATE EMPLOYMENT INVESTIGATION TALLAHASSEE.—A resolution will be proposed in the house that will call for en investigation of the number of state employes and the salaries they receive. The resolution also would abolish the \entdiaiaatines Of mag . While Is Moving In Wesverly Direction (B) Amewcisted Prees ALGIERS. April 14—Ome o umn of Montgomerys army ths morning is pushing north of Enfideville toward Zaghous= and another columm s movin; ‘westwardiy im the direction of Medjez es Sts im carrying ou: = series of - mopping up opers tions. With the British Fist Army continuing its edwance toward Tunis and the Eighth Army com ing up from the south and the Americans and the Freack aio led clanes are biestinc end Biserte and the Axis posi tions between those point in which the Axis forces ere por keted. The showdown between the réported 117488 Gremecs and Italian troops in Tunisie anc the Allied soldiers is near at hand. it was stated here today In the serial battles yesterdey over Tunisie. «ight planes were shot down to & ot TO REPORT ON FOOD SITUATION (BY Asmoctntes rren=: WASHINGTON, April 14—The Office of War Information, of which Elmer Davis is has prepared a statement of ¢ food situation throughout country that will soon be made Tums the od State Highway Patrol and the Laundry and Dry Cleaning Board 8s) {ublic. unnecessary expenses. * MORE BEEF FOR LUMBER LOGGERS WASHINGTON.—Because of the shortages of lumber, the OPA announced today that the beef ration for loggers will be tripled. on a weekly basis, until further notice. , Members of the Truman com thittee ‘said that the statement will be colored so much true. condition will not be | They also stated t OWI is showing a tendency not to trust the American people. | TO HOLD MEETING There will be a meeting of; the American Legion Auxiliary} held on Friday evening, begin- ning at 7:30 o’clock, at the home of Mrs, H. Sands, 400 White street. All, members are requested to be as opts attendance. lc SALE STARTS TODAY | GARDNER’S PHARMACY! 3 H-O-U-R S-E-R-V-I-C-E for BUSINESS MEN PROFESSIONAL MEN and SERVICE MEN WHITE STAR CLEANERS CASH and CARRY PRICES — HUBBARD Prescription Druggists Fleming Sts. Phone 133 Key West, Florid: