The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 30, 1943, Page 4

Sees cs Officials Have henived ToInvestigate Com aints, About Pegging Of Rents { Hal, Smith, OPA executive re-) Mr. Schroeder is not, aceom- H panying Messrs. Smith,.Swigert gional director in the rent, division in the eight southeastern states, and Stone or their visits: to. vari- with offices in Atlanta, and Eu- gene Swigert, OPA assistant gen-| US landlords, who have ..com- eral counsel in the same division, | plained about the pegging of rents working out of headquarters in} on some houses and apartments in Washington, arrived in Key West! Key West. It was said this morn- yesterday afternoon with Lau-!ing that probably it will require | rence A- Schroeder, the local at-| the entire day to invesigate ail| torney-director, and are today; the complaints. making the rounds of this city: Mr. Smith and Mr. Swigert will with Julius Stone, attorney for the| leave here either this evening or; Key West Landlords’ Association.’ “eel tomorrow morning. Red Cross War Drive Quota Here Is Slightly Exceeded) The American Red Cross War) tor Corps girls, the Red Cross Fund Drive here has reached aj Staff Assistants and other volun- suecessful culmination. The full’ teers collected ‘$94.97. quota and more has been raised:{| The Welding Department, Hull The total amount donated in Mon-| Division, in the, Navy Yard, was roe County by the military and| solicited by Mrs, Alice McAvoy civilian populace was. $12,709.25, | and Mrs. Det and dona- and the quota was set at’ $12,600, | tions of $83.35 resulted, the Chapter announced today: Of! The nurses, officers and enlist- that amount 90 per cent will stay! ed personnel of the Naval Hospital here in Key West to carry on Red | donated $74.25 early in the cam- Cross war time work in this area.| paign, and they failed to get credit} Friday's tag day, in spite of the | for this previously. rain, produced $73.13 and the Boy; The Navy turned in an addition-| Scouts of Troop No. 52 are to “a4 al $113 Saturday afternoon, and congratulated, with special thanks| it is understood that most of this to Lesli@” Sanders and’ Thomas Swicegood, who turned in the latgest*single collections, jurday’s tag day, the Na- vy Siegert | the Red Cross Mo- amount came from the ships. Mrs. W. Hunt Harris donated $5. The OK Shoe Shop also $5, Lloyd J. Elberling, $2, and Mrs. J. S. Fleitas $1- cs MOTHER GETS WORD Hat HE Is NOW IN CONCEN. ~ TRATION CAMP. Mra Nadie Thompson, at of the-attendants at the NOB! Cafeteria, beamed with © exeite- ment. “last week and the joy ex- pressed by the broad smile on her fe ce gave evidence _ that} something out of the had taken place, a It Was one of those: occasions when* she had received a message from her son, a member of the | neat Marine, now in a Ger-; man ‘internment camp. ° Robert | Edward Thompson ha§°been nal prisoner of war since the tanke on whieh he shipped was Pedoed and sunk by a Nazi sub. marine-last June. He was tak- | en on board the German U-boat and has-been in the concentra- tion imp at Frontstalag, Ger- | many, since that time. On “two occasions he has been | one of the guinea pigs in the! Nazi- propaganda campaign, | whereby he was given the op-| portuhity to broadcast over short} wave radio’ from Berlin assuring his mother that he was safe and} well cared for, Another son, Leroy Thompson, } Sk3c, is in the heat of the South Pacific. battle zone. Mrs. Thompson is fighting on the home front by purchasing, as many war bonds as she can possibly afford, hoping that by doing so she might help shorten the war and before long receive the opportunity of having her | family circle ysteie” topether eerher Shen MRS. MARIA VALDE VALDES DIED ON THURSDAY | Mrs. Maria Sanchez Valdes, } 75, who resided at 1109 Simon- ton street, died suddenly yester- | day afternoon. i The funeral will be held 5:00! o’clock this afternoon from the; Chapel of the Pritchard Fun-! eral Home. Rev. Gullimero Perez of the Latin Mission Church, will “officiate. Mrs. Valdes leaves no known relatives, ie LATE BULLETINS | i (Continued from Page One) war office commented today. Japenese, shins, moored off New B and New Ireland islands, stiled away during the night, and allied scouting planes have not been able to locate them, RAIDING JAPS IN BURMA H NEW DELHI.—Several heavy! raids have been made on Ja) Po-| pw in Burma by RAF p! yesterday. Railroad trains | were struck at stations and while, | EXTEN, DRINKS POISON MAN RUNNING TO. ASSIST- ANCE COLLAPSED. WITH Yesterday afterngon. it was re- ported that a ‘woman, residing on Southard Street, bet ‘White- head and Thomas, had drank pois- on, and Willie Wickers, who ran j to her home to assist her, collaps- ed, with a heart attack. Lopez’ ambulance was called, and Mr. Wickers, as well as the woman, was rushed out to the Na- val Hospital, but by the: time the ambulance reached its destination he had revived and did not under- go treatment. It was said that the woman had wallowed lysol, but that she had ot taken it in sufficient quantity to cause death. Her lips and mouth were severely burned. THOS TST IN RED D CROSS DRIVE George Liras thee the chapter chair-| |man of the American Red Cross, | and Isadoré Weintraub, war fund chairman, wish to thank one and | all who donated even the smallest amount, ‘and. extend, their grati- tude to all the volunteer workers who participated | in« making the drive ‘the wonderful’ success ‘it proved to be in spite of the large amount asked. Special thanks! were expressed to the local firms and the departments in the Ar- my and Navy that came thpoygh, 100 per cent. ‘The Chapter also wishes to ex- press its appreciation of the con- tinuous and productive publicity given by The Citizen throughout the entire campaign. ANNOUNCE DEATH OF NELSON OTIS|* Mrs. William M. Barker, 1119. Southard street, received a tele- gram Sunday from her niece, Mrs. Jenny Otis, of Omaha, Nebr., an- nouncing the death of her hus- band, Nelson A. Otis, 59, who died on Saturday at a Grand “Island, Nebraska, hospital. Burial: was held on Tuesday in Lincoln, ae |braska, former home Mr. Otis will be remi ns his many friends, having served in the Army here about 38 vears ago. He married Miss Jenny MeNama- ra of this city and moved to Oma- ha, Nebraska, where thev have since made their home- After 30 vears’ absence from Kev West. Mr. and Mrs. Otis visited here eight vears ago. and returned for another visit about three years| 700-000,000, He has been ill several vears | Sl 4 | enffering from a paralvtic stroke. | He ic evrvived by his widaw. Jen- ov McNamara Otic » danehter. in operation were Tenet hott yeabgrs ES and destroyed. i Mrs. Thelma Reomfield Severn sistore. ont mimerons other rela- tives and friends. | change ‘in’ | been approved by Nayy. Serre 1 tary Frank Knox. The date A ‘the final nge over to the new | ! uniform. ‘wil be “announced | | ter. | The approved uniform will be! hslate gray in color; the coat will! be of the same design except that the lower patch pockets will be. of smaller size, and with, buttons ‘of blue-black — plastic. The shoulder marks will be 6f flexible material, slate gray in| color with’ bi lees and em-j ‘broidered i | The articles Probie up the} uniform will be: Coat and trous- | ers, gtay shirt with collar in- signia, black’ tie, black shoes, | black or gray socks, plain visor- | ed cap with black braid _chin- strap and slate. gray, cap , cover. and shoulder marks; * During “he necessary”? transi- tion period, officers ‘will' be’ per- mitted to wear khaki “uniforms, now in their} man} factured, unti Te ; ® stock is exhausted. The standard material. is cot- ton, drill, but existing stocks of | presently “authorized materials | may be ‘used until exhausted: Tan shoes, already in the pos- session of officers, but not tan/ socks may be worn with the ap- | proved working uniform until! further notice. | Investigation is being conduct-.| ‘ed to determine the practicability of dyeing satisfactorily made- up garments of khaki color. Specifications governing the working uniform for chief petty | officers will be issued at a later date and will closely follow the} | above regulations. | SEES ! (Continued from Page One) |taken in refusing to.confer with | miners’ representatives to dis- cuss the renewal of the contract that regard. he declared the miners will, ygt work other than | under @ contract. He amplified his charges about the increase in wages not con-/~ of living. The latter, he assert- ed, has reached so high a pitch | it is altogether out of, propor- tion to the permitted advance in} the | | wages along the lines of | “little steel formula”. | Lewis did not say a word in ae telegram that could be con- strued as a criticism of anything the President had said, Lewis’) comment was confined, solely to! setting forth’ the cause. of the aed and to ‘maintaining it | would be | unjust ‘to’ question their, patriotism because: of, the attitude they assume toward the decisions of the War Laker] Board on matters concerning them that have been brought te 4s. Stpention: He charged tha the WLB's stand had acted as an. incentive tp coal mine owners in their re- es in the wage said He. ‘tig: matised the WLB as a. “packed } Seyenty-ive thoussnd mints he said are in the country’s arm- | @d services_and are operating in every theater of war, and hal Pointed out that, despite thet! fact, coal, production has increas- of bast yesh bee ere (090. tone of ‘coal were snined. dq- spite the decreasd number bal ALMOST DOUSKED Rag ong 1879 the THE KEY WEST CITIZEN eranrcorr en, BUY WAR bag coapetares BONDS LAST NIGHT (hy Associated Pr~s) GUYMON, Okia., April 30. Nora Key went out to spade up a plot of ground for a | Victory Garden and got food | production immediately, } The first spadeful, turned | up a big carrot...\Then she | BY PRESIDENT EARL i E. HAMILTON Members of “the Key West | the officer Commissary Department ‘Two Two officers jand one was detached from the| sepa PRESIDED OVER ‘Naval “Operating Base during} Farmers, any w . todas? Thais ithe past week. Lieut.-Comdr, SC-V(G), USNR, was added to|the Junior Emergency Personnel OFFICERS REPORT AT BASE |KIDS TURN ‘JEEPS’ TO AID FARMERS ny or eress) CANDLER, N. C.. April 30— WASHINGTON reported for duty) [he battle cry The JEEPS are JEEPS. members Eve: the Production - Picking i Purpose: To help defeat t and'by helping to me he Gerald (Griffin, | i of fe long» expected | otices Working uniforms has | | ‘JOHNLEWIS =: dug up another and another until she had about as many as she would need. The carrots.were an un- expected dividend from last year's. garden. The frosts of winter had not damaged them a bit. MARINES SCORE IN BOND BUYING, Der Priuce's tack 's face, that notori- ous target of insulting song and; week; anyway, it would be Adolph had known what went on} at the Marine Barracks. The Marines of the Naval Op-| | erating Base, always first in the} battleline, took the offensive and} | celebrated: Hitler’s 54th birthday} in reverse English, or as the Mar-} ines term it, in a left-handed man- ner- Hitting the target for 100 per; cent delivery in the War Bond} Drive, “the Marines have the sit- | Lions Club purchased more thant jat the regular weekly supper | | meeting held in the Lions Den on} poe street, The meeting! was presided over by Lion Pres-| i | ident Earl E. Hamilton. i Sepcial guest of the club last! | evening were J. J. Trevor, chair-| man of the bond sale committee} lin Monroe County who has put Lid county over the top in the ota set for the second war loan- | ote Trevor, assisted by Pro-| gram Chairman Allan Hampton, | cartoon, must be plenty red this| ‘ conducted the sale and received} if) 83 enthusiastic response from the} | members, ‘ Ensign Harold C. Adams, officer | in charge of the War Bond sales | office at the U. S. Naval Operat-} ing Base there, was also present + at last night's session. Mr. Adams} addressed the Lions and congratu- | lated them on the splendid Spirit } }displayed among the members| ! with regard to the purchase of war bonds. | “An especially enjoyable “musi- 1 Ensign George E. Cain, D-V(S), USNR, was transferred from the East Boston, Mass., to the NOB| | Industrial Department. | Lieut. Raymond G, Anderson, ; |SC-VG), USNR, was detached | jfrom the Naval Station Supply | | Department and proceeded tj jduty in naval activities at Los | Angeles, California. | He’s Je Anbes t | an i (By Associated Press) TOLEDO, April 30.—Bill Ker-| }show hasn't left the country |since the war started, but he's! rapidly becoming a “man of the world”, Bill is official “inter- | preter” for the globe-trotting jeep and, as such, his vocabulary is assuming cocmopolitan propor- \tions. As a member of the Willvs- | Overland’ service department, i his job to translate into the di- verse languages of the United | Nations ‘the American “know- | uation well “in hand again” and| Cal program was presented by a| how” in the operation and care | pledged to buy bonds with 18.50|uarter from the Naval Station | of the fast-moving blitz-buggy. per cent of their pay. The command was congratulat- | Nesro spirituals. This quartet was | jeep ‘maintenance ed by. the Commanding Officer | Composed of J- Ed. Ballowe, Sk2e,/been translated Jake C.| Chinese, Spanish and French. for this excellent showing and it; was believed that this was the} best showing thus far in the new War Bond campaign. This showing was considered j very satisfactory and especially | that it was done in observance of {Herr Schickelgruber’s Farmers want firmer U. S. curb! on labor, Gallup poll finds. sale of yard goods 40 per cent. FOR SALE which pee at midnight, In|TECHNICAL BOOKS — New| WAITRESSES. and FOUNTAIN Shipment weekly. A look at our Technical Shelf may save) you dines of postage and| weeks of waiting. PAUL} SMITH, bookseller, 334 Simon-| ton St! at Eaton St. aprl-tf SPECIAL—One thousand Manila Second Shects, $1.00. 500; Sheets, 60c. These prices now in effect. The Artman Press.! aprl- -tf] | FOR SALE—Small House Trail-} er. Sleeps three, good tires.) $175.00. Peck Weaver's Camp, } Stock Island. BICYCLE BALLOON TIRES, $3.25 each up. 1900 Staples Ave. apr30-4tx | FOR QUICK SALE—6 rooms in front house, furnished; 4 rooms in’ rear house, partly furnish-: ed Lot 46x110. $1,000. 714 Baker’s Lane, just off Eliza- beth Street: apr30-2tx ELECTRIC FRIGIDAIRE and! FANS, 2 Blue’ Flash Bottl2 Coolers.’ Apply ‘Skating “Rink: | apr30-tf! WANTED Baie eee Racine sc, anita AEPEREIC ERs AN ALL-AROUND. MECHANIC) desires’ work. Carpentering, plastering, cement work. Call Mastie Trailer mates. M. E. Fidler apr28-6tx BABY CARRIAGE. in any condi- “tion Phone 211-M. REE Sa se ee CAN ACCOMMODATE five pas- | séngers. Miami Saturday after-; noon. Share expense.” ‘Return *\Monda: morning Larsen, Gato Dorm .e REFRIGERATORS Vacuum cleaners, electric | “ers, “fans” machines REPAIRED. ae me TACO Tas! ; | WANTED BY WELL-PAYING; COUPLE, transportation to} Miami with small dog. Sunday or » Monday. Call Murray, | 9142. -apr30- tx! COAT HANGERS WANTED. | $1.00 a hundred. Phone 282, Star| i White Ye Duval St | Clean WANTED—Side- a a te ae and Fleming * streets. natal day. | ml apr27-5t apr30-6tx | Camp. Esti-! apr.29-3tx | pas tation if desired. | which gave several renditions of Alvin C. Johnson, Sk2c; | Buie. Sk2c, and Stanley Plummer, : | Sp (W) 3c. | |. Jerry Daniels was welcomed | | into the organization as a new cub lion by Gerald Saunders, member lof the membershin committee. Lions were urged to make every | j effort to insure a good attendance | at "The Vinegar Tree”. which isj being presented in the and Friday evenings for the bene- | ; fit ‘of the Lions blind fund. | GIRLS. Good salary. Southern- j; most City Pharmacy. apr7-tf MAN FOR GARDENING, grounds and _ outside work. | Gato Dormitory and Cafeteria. | 1100. Simonton St., Key West. | WANTED — Waitresses. App! | Baker’s Restaurant, 830 Flem- ing St. bustage 4 | WOMAN COOK for small crew! of men at Key West. Have) quarters and board for hus-| | band if desired. Good pay. Apply RJW, Citizen Office, | apr30-2tx , COOK,. white or colored. Apply 416 Southard street, next to | Skating Rink. apr30-étx ! WAITRESSES for day or night/| work. Apply 416 Southard | street, next to Skating Rink. | apr30-6tx i FOR RENT |FOR RENT_-DETECTIVE STOR- | IES. The very newest and goriest—not an antique in the lot! Rents start as low as 10¢ per week. PAUL SMITH, book- seller, corner Simonton and Eaton St. aprl-tf | { | {FOR RENT—Furnishea Room 1220 Newton. apr28-3tx | ROOM ‘for two gentlemen. 14% i Aronovitz Lane. apr30-3tx REAL ESTATE | Business or Residential Lots All Parts of the Island: Terms J. OTTO Be ci E Phones 124 ae 136. R 505 Duval aprl-tf | "LOST 1 ing | LOST—Gas Ration “A” Book, in) name. Edna Moore Yelvington. Return,..to Mrs... Yelvington,| 1129 Fleming, Apt. No. 15. : apr29-3ix FOUND. FOUND—Bicycle. Serial Num- ber 133055X. Owner can have same by identifying _ bicycle and paying for this ad. Apply Citizen Office. apraoat aah Geee School. 128 Fleming Fleming. ‘Transpo apr2-7-12-20-30x' |” Among others, the 155-page | manual has} into Russian, food production goals. The JEEPS | $3,000 in war bonds last evening! |Seetion Base, Lockwood Basi | by J. Howard Sparks, were organized vocations JOB PRINTING Modern machinery and efficient methods enable us to offer you superior printing service at fair Prices. 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