The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 22, 1943, Page 1

Associated Press Day. Wire Service and AP Features For 63 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LXIV. No, 96. Escaped Convict Located In Key West; Arrested By Sheriff; Lodged. In Jail Identity Of Negro Was Effected As Result Of Following Up Finger- printing Records The fingerprints reached from the penitentiary in Raiford to| the Navy Yard in Key West, from the Navy Yard to the Navy | Department in Washington, feorn | the Navy Department back to Raiford, and then, last night. frcm Raiford came a telephone! ¢all to Sheriff Berlin Sawyer in Key West: | “This is Earl S. Chapman, su- Perintendent of the state prison, | speaking. Please go to 1010 Whitehead street, Key West, and arrest John Jackson, alias James | Davis, a negro, an escaped con- vict, who is now a civil service employe in the Navy Yard in ~ Key West”. ‘ This morning, at 7:30 o'clock, Sheriff Sawyer and Deputy Joe Knight went to the (Whitehead street address and found’ there a man who was eating breakfast | and expected, when he finished, | to go to the Navy Yard to work. “John Jackson,” the sheriff seid, “you are working under, | general revenue, she ‘assumed name of James Da-| boards, commissions ahd services vis in the Navy Yard. We have | come here to arrest you as an escaped convict from the peni- | tentizry at Raiford.” | the was bad news for Jackson. The tale of fingerprints | mede no effort to deny his | identity. He told the sheriff and his deputy that, in June of last year, while he was working with a prison gang on a road) job, he saw a chance to get the chance the} away, and he took and succeeded in prison guard, Jeckson arrived in Key West a short time afterward and got a job in the Navy Yard. In Sep tember he married a Key West- er, and he told the sheriff that she will shortly have a baby. “I wes 21,” Jackson resumed, “when I was sent to prison to} evading do a five-year shift. I was pret- ty wild when I was, young. I was/ going to settle down and lead the right kinda life. I) was jes’ burning up to begin leading that life, and when I sees a chance/ to get away, I takes if. and I comes here and’ goes (Continued on Page Six) PALACE THEATER | ROY ROGERS in ‘*T DAE O.? NEWS and SERIAL ‘PROBLEM OF | (FNS)—Entering its tnird week. |to take action | problem, A. few bills, aimed in this | cluding a sales tax, a tax on lux-; ! funds from horse racing. | nue laws, an appropriation calling | apt to go the entire 60 da: | houses to work) SAE SASS SS & ARE PASSED: BY: (By Ansoclated renx) TALLAHASSEE), April: 22. The House: passed ‘House Bill 256 by Representative Bernie C. Papy of Monroe County providing for the payment of $2,500 annually to the Mon- roe County Tax Assessor. The House also passed two other measures which were presented by Re>resentative | Papy. one of which was House Bill 279 fixing the sai- ary of the Monroe County Ju- venile Court Judge,’and the other. House Bill 218 fixing the compensation of the Mon- roe County Probation Officer. A had hedk he dededb FINANCES FACE LEGISLATURE: FEW BILLS THUS FAR ON SUBJECT HAVE BEEN PRO- POSED BUT NO TAX SOURCE PROVIDED TALLAHASSEE, Fla,, April 22. the Florida Legislature had stil] on the financial direction, have been proposed, in- uries and amusements, transfer of funds from special accounts to! abolishment of and the like —but rio tax source has been provided to replace the $2,000,000 of old age pension reve- hue and ‘the $1,500,000 of county | aid lost when gas_ restriéfions caused the cutting off of racetrack No actionyhas been taken on the Governor's, Sudgestiog fthat a 3 cents tax be levied on cigarettes a it ARF Ei concedea that is proposa acceptable td| | legislators who are confident some other means will be found. ‘While slow, to enact, any reve || for £175,000 has been voted for hog cholera serum, with an increas¢ of $25,000 over last year, and pro vides that the money come fron | the general revenue fund. With this major problem still » matter for future consideration, it is apparent that a 30- is out of the question WORK STARTS ON DUPLEX HOUSES Work was started this morn- ing on four of the’ 20 duplex the Stewart-Page Com- |pany, of Miami, will construct} fon the site immediately. adjoin- | ing the high. school annex that is how in course of Sonstruttion. east of the government com- missary. Work on other units will be | started every day or two, and it is expected foundations for al) }the buildings will be under way jin the next week. KNIGHTS ROSE CROIX All resident end sojourninc | Knights Rose Croix are invited to artillery fire, which Key West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NE WSPAPER IN THE U. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1943. REDS SHOOT DOWN ~ 100 NAZI PLANES TWO THRUSTS MADE BY NAZ- IS ARE SMASHED BY RED COUNTER-ATTACKS (By Axsucin.ed — exss MOSCOW. Abpril 22,—Today’s communique stated that, during the last two days, the Russians have shot down 100 enemy planes, almost all of them in the fight- ing in the Caucasus. where the Germans have tried unsuccess- fully for more than a week to break through the Russian lines. ‘The communique admitted that, in two places, the Germans drove two spearheads deep in'> | the Russian lines, but added th. t ferocious counter-dttacks drove ithe enemy back to his positions. The greater part of the fighting in those attacks was hand-to- hand, resulting, it was reported, in more than 250 Axis forces being driven through with bay onets. 4, After their final withdrawal, the Germans began an_ intense was con- tinuing when last reports from that front were received _ here. But the Reds are replying with their havy guns, so that the fighting now is confined to ar- tillery duels. MRS. H. GRIFFIN DIES THIS MORNING FUNERAL SERVICES FOR LC CAL RESIDENT TO BE ANNOUNCED LATER Mrs. Hannah Griffin, 73, diec this morning at one o'clock at he’ residence, 1213. Knowles Lane Funeral services under the direc tion of the Pritchard Funera dome will be announced jater. Survivors are two daughters Mrs. Rommie Tynes of Key West Mrs. Jess Duncan of Indianapolis ind.; four sons, Earl, Arthur, Cy rill of Key West; Jimmie, of U. § Army; three sisters, Mrs. Manue Mrs. Lelie Knowles of Key Mrs. Claude Freeman, Tam pa; tWo brothers, Alfred KnoWles | 11. jodge Key; We: George , Knowles, of Miami}'ten grandchildren, elever Ideas grandchildren. TSO SSS SS PHONE 9150 WITH PAPER COMPLAINTS | Citizen subscribers who heretofore celled The Citizen office on failure ito receive their papers are requested heretofore to call the Island City Book Store, Phone 9159, from which the service will be given. If you have not re- ceived your paper by 6 p. m., phone your address to 9150. Complaints will be accepted until 7 p. m. SIIIILLOLD#. The privileg teria are extended to the following: CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES of the Key West Naval Station’ CONTRACTORS’ PERSONNEL} of Army and Navy Defense’ Projects PERSONNEL OF ARMY, NAVY,| COAST GUARD and MARINE CORPS | join with us in the Meundy Thurs- | day Ceremonial, April 22, 8:00 p.m.. | Scottish Rite Hall. FRANK 0. WEECH. 32° KCCH, Wise Master. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES bo OF THE ABOVE GROUPS | Of this cafe-| | | Mickelberr. S. A. LATE BULLETINS GERMANY WARNED (By Asnvciated Press) ABOUT POISON GAS LONDON.—When the report reached this city again today that. the Germans ere preparing to use poison gas against the Russians, as. soon as the summer campaign gets well under way, 10 Downing} street, the official residence of Prime Minister Churchill, sent a' warning to Hitler that, if Germany resorts to those tactics against | ‘SPECIAL FILM FOR! STATE SERVICE NEN | FILM OF FLORIDA BOUGHT | BY LEGISLATURE DURING 1941 SESSION JACKSONVILLE, Fla., April 22. the Russians, the Allied Nations will drop thousands of bombs of; (FNS)—Arrangements have been; poison gas on cities in Germany. That reprisal act, 10 Downing street | made with Florida State Theaters | warned Hitler, will begin as soon as authoritative information is re-; to show the 35-m film of Florida ceived here that Germany has resorted to that intemationally ae lawed practice. AXIS FORCES SHORT OF SUPPLIES WASHINGTON.—Under Secretary of War Robert. T. Patterson, said today that the War Depar' General Eisenhower, in North are experiencing an acute shortage of foodstuffs and supplies of! ee has received information from! a, that the Axis forces in Tunisia | made bv Dave Newell and bought by the 1941 Legislature to service ‘men in camps adjoining 31 cities} _and towns in this state, Karl Leh={ i mann, chairman, Motion Picture } , Committee, Florida State Cham~ | ber of Commerce, announced thi | week. Exhibitions will start May 1, he} munitions of war. At least 50 per cent of enemy transport planes and} said, and will continue until prac-} ships that have attempted to reach Tunisia this month have been de- stroyed, General Eisenhower informed the department. . AIRCRAFT ENGINES PLENTIFUL | WASHINGTON.—The War Department disclosed today that the! production of aircraft engines is running far ahead of the number set by the War Production Boerd. In giving out that information, the total excess engines was not announced. HOUSE TO DECIDE ON TAXES WASHINGTON.—The Ways and Means Committee decided today | to submit to the House two bills, one favored by the Democratic mem- bers of the committee and the other by the Republican members, and | to let the issue, regarding the choice of bills to be enacted into law, be decided by the entire house membership. OWI IN BETTER FAVOR WASHINGTON.—As a result of the testimony given yesterday by Elmer Devis, chief of the OWI. before a senate committee, that EXPLAINS RESULTS OF con agency is reported now to be in closer accord with members of con- gress about the issuing of information to the American people. One! member of the committee said that the OWI sees “eye-to-eye” with him, and another member criticized the Navy Department for its “*nusirWush™ policy in reporting te sinkings of Allied ships by Ger-) man U-boats. PIRATES COVE FISHING LODGE TAKEN OVER BY COAST GUARD Pirates Cove Fishing Lodge, on jugar Loaf Key, has been taken ver by the Coast Guard, it was officially announced this morn- ing. The late Irving Wright, tired Boston shoe manufacturer, saw the possibility of establish- ing a high-class fishing lodge on Loaf, f the railroad viaduct, that bor- the hat key and Cudjoe. So... Mr. Wright _ constructed and, despite the de- gression, which was then at its owest ebb, it proved to be successful venture as long as w able to direct its affa But he was besieged with an okt omplaint, from which he died a few years afterward. Mrs. Wright, the a re- hat part of Sugar south ers on channel between a hy widow, then eonducted it, and, for’.a _ time, A few poor but the lodge its popularity | broke out. success continued. seasons followed, was regaining when the war Arrangements to take over the lodge were made with Mrs. Wright, who is now residing in Santa Barbara, Calif. A contingent of Coast Guards- ! men is already stationed at the lodge. Improvements are being made to convert it into barracks that will be the base for guard men who are operating in pro-; tecting the coast waters of the Florida Keys. A good manv stories and art- icles, usin Pirates Cove as background, have been publish-_ ed in leading magazines in the Mnited States. The stories rang- ed from «the catching » of livhtning-like bonefish to the leaning tarron, the — plunsing 'sailfich ond the bulldog-fighting amberjack. OFFICIALS OF CARPENTERS’ UNION FAVOR ATWELL FOR POLICE CAPTAIN: WASHINGTON.—In 1920 the This morning 45 business Clarenc> Higes, agent, and Vernon s recording secre- ary, of the Carpenters’ Union in Key West, sent letters to Mayor Willard M. Albury and the city council, advocating the appoint- nent of Rav Atwell as captain of tight police to succeed Alberto Camero, resigned. In discussing the Higgs said: letters. Mr. Hie lok is up-and-doing, and has proved | his worth as a city patrolman. Hej is surely looked upon by the peo-! ple of Key West as a good man{ for the place, in view of the tel that, in the 1941 city election, de-| spite the fact that he knew little or nothing about politics, he was a close runner-up to a season politician. “We we conscientiouslv believe it is to the interests of Kev West that At-| “Ray Atwell is a capable man,i well be named night captain.” 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 the | took this action because; | tically every service man in the! state has been given a pictorial | | tour of the scenic and historical | j attractions of Florida. Florida State Theaters have! | generously offered the use of. their theaters, operators and facil-' ities and will pay the entire of the exhibitions. Showings will be made in the forenoon hours | and will be sponsored by me chambers of commerce. PAUL G. | ALBURY ADDRESSES ROTES ast FERENCE YESTERDAY ON FOOD SITUATION Paul G. Albury, who was the chief speaker at the Rotary lunch- leon today, explained to the Ro jtarians the result of the confer- ence yesterday in the Chamber of Commerce offices with J. M. Miller, representing the Food Dis- tribution Committee in Florida. A committee was organized among Key West retail and whole- jsale grocers, Mr. Albury said, and {that committee, beginning Friday evening of next week, will noi |a weekly meeting, or more tha’ jone meeting a week should th- jneressity arise, to keep in touch with the condition of the com modity market in Key West. Mr. Albury said that Mr. Miller believes that, as a result of the operation of the local committee, jthe food situation in Key West will be greatly improved. | Guests at tne Rotary juncheon were A. H. Patten Earl D. Steward Charles R. Vetter. i jand NINETEEN OR MORE MEN LOSE LIVES IN AIRPLANE CRASH (iy Ansocinted Prea) |_ EVANSVILLE, Ind., April 22— | Nineteen and possibly 21 men lost | their lives here today in the crash | of an airplane while attempting ; to make a landing after a routine | flight. ‘CONSISTED Or a | entire aviation group of the U. S. | Marines consisted of 42 pilots. i— ‘LaCONCHA HOTEL | | | | COCKTAIL LOUNGE i AIR CONDITIONED © entitag 3% DANCING Saturday Evenings Key West, Florida, bes most equable climate in the country: with an average range of only 14° Fahrent #t PRICE FIVE CENT> OMBS ‘Attacks Will Be In | Reprisal For Executing U. S. Prisoners SONS SURPRISE THEM AS WELL AS OTHERS Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wat- kins of No. 5 Hunt's Lane. were given avite a surprise yesterdey when two of their soldier sons came home on furloughs, Josevh from Fert Jackson, S. C.. and Edward »drem. Camp Bealey, California. At was,as much @ surprise to the two brothers as it was to the rest of the family. as neither of them knew of the other's obtaining e furlough. The two brothers expressed themselves zs being exceed- ingly delighted to be back with their family and friends. The eldest of the brothers. Bert. is stationed at Camp Blanding. and came home re- cently to visit his wife, Ruby Yates Watkins. end other members of the family. CFIIIII IIs WM. H. MALONE ARRIVES IN CITY wan MAKE ADDRESS AT JOINT MEETING OF LODGES TONIGHT * William H. Malone Key West at 1:30 o'clock this ternoon to make an address joint meeting of the Odd Fellow and Rebekah lodges in this city. The meeting will be held this evening in the Golden Eagle Hall m Petronia strect 3 o'clock. The chairman of the Odd Fel ‘ows committee said this afternoor that, besides the members of the organization and the Rebek friends of the order also # vited to be present to hear Malone's address. arrived in af- ata beginning at Mr ROMMEL'S FORCES SOI IILI II Time \s Fast Approaching ‘ARRIVAL OF SOLDIER When Nipponese Will Feel Full Force Of U. S. Air Force (By Assoctated Press) WASHINGTON. April Generel Henry H. Arnold. chet of the United States air force said tocay that many parts Jagan will be pulverized with blockbusters and other bombs i= reprisal for her action im execut ing some of the American flyers who raided Tokyo and other Japanese cifies a year ago. Japan. General Arnold clared. will feel the full force of a American power in the air. d ar the time is fest coming whee ste will experience that might The fact thet Radio Tekye «= nounced today that fiyers. who are brought over Japan. will be given ti death penalty. added fuel to th of that swept over official ei Allie? down fre resentment Washinzton fo punish the Jen werlords who were resvonsible. for viclatins. brutelly and dastardly. the ternational agretments concern ing the treatment of prisoner of war. Robert T. Petterson. recretary of wer. stated that in the United Stetes making Frisals for the diabolicel und-- re treat »| ment of our flyers. not ome an towerd act will be committed (Contunu om Page F MAKE. FUTILE ATTEMPTS TO STOP ENGLISH IN ADVANCE BEYOND ENFIDAVILLE (Ry Associated Prema) ALGIERS, April 22—Marshal Erwin Rommel's forces feverish-'* A ly attacked the British positions at Enfidaville time and again dur- ing lest night and early this morn- ing. in futile attempts to try to “ stop the British advance. The British Eighth Army. ste tioned in that crea. not only held its lines, but advanced two miles beyond the confines of Enfidaville. "* tilling hundreds of Germans and ‘talians, cepturing 509 and de the Mediterranean Af: Tt ween % ica and stroying 25 of 60 to 80 tanks. some ~~” of ‘them Germeny's biggest. tha: atfempted to pierc> the Britiss lines. At noon today, according to ad vices received from the front by headquarters, the British were ad- vancing slowly and cautiously in the hilly terrain, in. which the 10 dis : deghignt newed for a shor which the Axis i Planes, but all the Allee