The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 5, 1943, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service and AP Features For 63 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LXIV. Council Decides To Name. New Captain Of Police At Special Meeting Of Board Matter Deferred» At a: | gemloeiaeaihaira| sion Last Night Due To|PAPY INTRODUCES Absence Of Three Mem-| FOUR LOCAL BILLS’ (By Associated Press) bers TALLAHASSEE, May 5— Representative Bernie C. Papy introduced House Bill 346 fixing. compensation of $75 monthly for city council- men of Key West. ’ Other bills introduced | in- cluded House Bill 549 author- | izing Key West City Hospital tax not exceeding two and one half mills. House Bill 550 fixing a qualifying fee to be paid by candidates for Key West of- fices. House Bill 551 imposing r re- pair and upkeep tax on own- ers of busses operating on Key West city streets. No. 107. The matter of Appointing a new Captain of the Police to succeed Alberto Camero,. re. | signed, came up at the regular | meeting of the City Council last night, but no action was taken, due to the fact that there was! not a full membership of the | board present. Two. of the coun- cilmen, Gerald. Saunders and! Paul G. Albury, were out of the! city, and Councilman John gen eat ee al bonell, Jr., was also absent. ‘COMPROMISE BILL It was decided by the mem. bers in attendance to call a ie _ PASSED BY HOUSE cial meeting this week to make the appointment. DESIGNED TO ABATE 1SAl | TAX DEBTS APPROXI- i MATELY 90 PERCENT | Clarence Higgs, business agent of the Local Carpenter's Union, addressed the board and stated | Ansocinted Presa) «By WASHINGTON, May 5,—Cli ing a captain of police had been maxing the long dead-locked his delayed for too long a period. ae ic struggle to find a method for | that he felt the matter of nam replacing the income tax system | He declared that it seemed.to be on a. pay-as-you-go _ basis, | House passed and sent to the late a compromise bill, designed! | to abate the 1941 tax debts a. | approximately 90 per cent to the nation’s taxpayers. i Action came after the House, sisting persistent attempts by th | Republican majority, rejected for |the second time a modified Ruml | plan to wipe out a year’s individual | tax obligations as a step toward | getting tax payments on acurrent | basis. a matter ‘of “passing the buck”) ot fer political reasons. Mr. Higgs concluded his marks with the assertion * tn the appointment should be maie | at once. President William A, Freeman informed Mr. Higgs and others present, that the reason the ap- 5 : The comprise accepted, advanc- Pointment had not been made a | ed by Rep. Forand (D-RI) and Rep. | Robertson (D-Va) would abate | the first 19 tax units—the six per cent normal tax and the first 13 per cent surtax—on individual in- | come in 1942. It met final approval last | only after a series of rapid-fire | developments. 1, The House, sitting as a com- mittee, approved by tellers tally, 197 to 166, the Republican-spon- [st 1 plan to cancel complete! last | ye individual taxes. 2. Then, by a margin of four there | votes, 206 to 202, rejected the Rum! \ skip. a-year plan. 3. Immediately, the house or-; dered the measure recommitted, yet was because the board was) waiting until the two weeks’) vacation granted Mr. Camero! had expired, which wast night. President Freeman said that} the board would have been ready to make the night, but were only four members present appointment unfortunately —just enough to make a quorum, ‘ity, the Russians Che Key West Cittern THE SOUTHERNMOST NE WSPAPER KEY WEST, FLORIDA, IN “THE U.S.A. Key West, Florida, bes most equable climate in th country; range of onl: with an average 14° Fahrent + {ORS MAY 5, eee REDS START FULL SCALE’ OFFENSIVE AGAINST. GERMANS | maz LOSSES REPORTED TO "BE MORE THAN ONE THOU SAND MEN, WITH SEVEN TEEN TANKS DESTROYED (By Associated Presny MOSCOW, May 5.—Russians} {have started a full-scale offensive | against Axis forces in the north- | ‘west Caucasus, today’s communi | que stated. During heavy artillery fire on the German brideghead at Ku- j ban, the enemy losses numbered | more than 1,000 17. Axis the report and tanks wre destroyed, revealed. It was added that the Russian command is determined to drive the enemy out of the Caucasus In one small sector, the Ru; re using from 80 to 100 tanks and pounding the enemy _ posi- \ tions with heavy guns and bombs } from planes. As a result of airplane activ- have tangled; times with German and Italian flyers .during . th« last 24 hours... The Joss of plan by each side was not given. DORTMUND RAIDED scores of ‘BY RAF SQUADRON: SAID TO HAVE BEEN ONE OF HEAVIEST RAIDS OF PRESENT WAR (By Asmociat LONDON, May 5.—Dortmund. | where some of the largest steel | mills, foundries and electrica! workers in Germany are situat- ed, underwent a severe blasting jast night by RAF planes. The British Air Ministry said it was one of the heaviest raids | that have been carried out by the RAF during the war. Columns | of smoke and tongues of flames ishot-high into the air, and some ; | pilots reported they could see the fires 90 miles away on the re- turn trip. The ministry did not say how many planes participated in the raid, but 30 bombers were re orted lost. It was the fi scale raid the RAF has carried out in a week, due to unfavor ‘able weather conditions. Last night’s blasting was the | twenty-fifth Dortmund has been subjected to since the war start- ed. The last raid on that city was on the night of April 14 He declared he felt a full mem- by roll call vote, 203 to 180, td the DIES THIS M MORNING Constructing struction of airfields are under were captured, without opposi- | ition, in February by American! jforces, it was officially an- nounced today. The islands lic 37 miles north west of Guadalcanal, stated that airplane bases CHUNGKING, May 5.—Amer>) lican airmen, operating under General Chennault, their most successful raids yey) j ferday in this Fer Eastern thea: fer of war, | It was an all-American attack, | made in giant Liberator bombe against Jap Indo® | | China. So vast was caused and st positions in the destruction o ‘many great fires we arted in oil refineries and POWER TO Is there oil under the ground_ in: Monroe county= The County Commissioners last {night, in common’ with a g many owners of land in the Flor- ida Ke assumed the position that it is a good idea to grant oil i leases if they will lead to determ- ining whether or not gushers can be brought in on tfe key. | ‘The commissioners voted to di- | rect Julius. Stone, county atter iney, to communicate with Séna- \1or James Franklin and Represen |tative Bernie C. Papy, to have legislation adopted that will em | power the the leases. | For more | Citizen has commissioners to sign than a been aware of the 1£- | presence in Key West of three oil Keys, he adde | men, representing Texas interests, ‘who have been obtaining leasrs! {for the purpose, they declare. On The Russell Islands | Captured By Americans 1 (By Aswocated Press) WASHINGTON, May 5S.—Con- will prove of great str in continuing the air | Japanese bases that fringe way on the Russell Islands that | ern Australia on many small is H !yands. American Airmen Carry Out Most Successful Raids | Far Easte n Fighting Area { tions, the flame: carried outplv0 miles Japs have been utterly unable to | trip to COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SEEK : toreyele accident, month The jare vast pools of Tampico, Mexico. Airfields Back Axis, Capturing ategic value attacks aie Yesterday American flyers car- Hed out a successful attack on Jap bases in Dutch Guinea. When _ fee tates sep clenersueinets| SIXTY PERCENT MORE. SUGAR GRANTED FOR INDUSTRIAL USE IN KEY WEST to intercept them. with the result that two enemy planes were shot down and none of the American aircraft was lost. Sixty per cent more sugar for industrial use in Key West That is the news today The Citizen received in a telegram from Senator Claude Pepper. The message reads: “Congressman Cannon and I have been advised that th Office of Price Administration has increased vour county In quota of sugar for industrial use by sixty per cent. Hore this will be helpful to your county in its effort. Regards.” fine war Bo } in warehouses containing muni- seen tod: 1 scouting ‘planes LATE BULLETINS (By Associated Press) by pile Judging from their reports, the control the fires. ‘They seemingly | are burning just fiercely today as they were yesterday when the bom bet tarted on their return} PLANE CRASHES ON ROUTINE FLIGHT i | MELBOURNE.—Major Edward Larner lost his life yesterday | when a plane crashed on which he wes flying on routine duty. All ' members of the crew also were killed. KEY SUCCEEDS ANDREWS WASHINGTON. he War Department announced todey thet ' Major Generel William S. Key has been appointed to succeed Lite | tenant General Frank M. Andrews as commander of the American ' forces in the European theatre of war. Officials today lauded Ger ' eral Andrews, who lost his life in a plane crash in Iceland last Mon | Sy for the great ability he had shown since he took over the com mand in England from General Eisenhauser. Major General Key is serving temporarily and it was said that Meior Andrews permanent ct iting ale to find out if they) | successor will be named in the neax 48 hours. WL yield on i ‘Two of the men, Messrs. Blane SENA‘ ard and McCord, have left tov ee ee but the third. W. L. Striblirig,| WASHINGTON.—The senate today beaen its consideration of known to fight fans throuhgout the | the Rebertson-Forand tax bill that passed the house yesterday by 313 country as “Pa” Stribling, father | to 95. Sentiment in the senate is said to favor the measure, end it is of Young Stribling, heavyweight | expected it will be passed in the next two or three days. pugilist, who lost his life in a me- | is still in Key West, and Jast’ night, in company The raid was considered as aj} good illustration of what Allied fly- ers will be able to do when they | cairy out the threatened air tacks on Japan. at-| JOHN L. LEWIS IN CONFERENCE Wan. GtigKirchiieiten clo NEW YORK.—John L. Lewis called a conference of labor leaders realtor. he appeared before the{ t© be held this afternoon to consider the action that Secretary of the commissioners to ask for the | Interior Harold Ickes has taken in the cor] miners’ dispute. It is ex- leases. | pected that the Wer Labor Board will confirm Ickes action at 2 meet Mr. McCord, who is a geologist, | ing tomorrow. told The Citizen, several wecks | ago, that he feels confident there of oil under the { The lower chain of are a_continua- | a that are present i ducted by the government during the war, may be changed to make roducing wells in! the punishment less drastic. Were the bill, in its present form. to be | come a law, it is said it would put striking laboring men im siripes | and Lewis in the penitentiary. MAY CHANGE CONNOLLY MEASURE WASHINGTON.—It was stated today that the Connolly bill. Pe lnekey | which has a provision making it 2.felony to strike in industries com tion of the stra in the great oil TALLAHASSEE.—A bill was introduced in the house today thet come WANTS TO CONTRIBUTE ee 'T$15;000 TOWARD CITY HOSPITAL Leaeineiiiciicas | | Nplig schools, in Florida. would prohibit the orgenization of fraternities and sororities im the © © ot Clee g The County Com»iissj6ners, ath ~ Positions Around Tunisiai PRICE FIVE CENT American Units Reported Beating Important Greatest Gam Made By U. S. Contingents Su Te Be Toward Bizerte Area a <> Anworsmres Preae ALGIERS. Mey 3.—The Amex unday Leutement Com mender Galege S. Patter be stolen com: the limeisght um the lz:! 74 Fours om bratung Beck the Ax 4 forces acd cepturing exceeding; y important positions iz The greatest gsin made wes toward 5 by the Amercens When aerte the intest advice were recerved from the front wes steed thet the Amerkau are 8 miles f caly rom 5 zerte. the Ans most importa: base im Tunisia. end that they ere bringumg up their heavy guc: to open fire om the naval bese that key city. Advances south of Mateur we-2 co swift Generali Patién fhrest ens to cutflemk the Germans anc Iteliens im thet area. They retreatng precipitously in 2 berate eftort to avoid bemg reunded. Ferryville, northwest of teur. om the road to Biserte under artillery fire ths mormon ard *hst ection was still beied ontinued. with a cs < = of shells faliey ce that cit when the latest news was rece ed by Allied beedousrters. The revort said thet the Brot First Army end the FPreach ereting on its right flank ere «i so sett ng a bot pace. They be the enemy on the run ‘owe Tent. but # wes sll am ope question tedey whether thet <x; Army « will fall to the First MRS..LOVENA JOHNSON SUES GATO CAFETERIA HEAD FOR $45 IN WAGES { ei P| | Ways and Means Committee, with |PHONE'9150 WITH _| ‘heir meeting lees evehy isnctgt | instructions to report out Forand- i PAPER COMPLAINTS |: g905 Saas Te oe BEA | !to write to Representative Bernie | Robertson compromise. | | Pi j 4. The Ways and Means Com- PUNE SAS eeR Ces WILE BE | C. Papy and Senator James Frank- j CONDUCTED ON FRIDAY Citizen subscribers who | : | mittee took that step within a! AFTERNOON the French or to the American bership should be in attendance one proms of whose amr & when this matter is taken up. towerd Tums wale vanciny other is smasheng * wer mrs Biz-rte. the She claims he filed for three Councilman Julio DePoo, who heretofore called The Citizen | in. to have the legislature author-| matter of minutes. The Forand- | office on failure to receive | ize the commissioners to contribute} _ Mrs Johnson is Robertson bill had already been! H was present at the meeting last ent ieee days drafted. their papers are requested | $15,000 annually toward the main {plaintiff in a suit that was Tenkded uf the proposedimuinicipal | i hospital. | Through efforts of Mavor Wi \ lard M. Albury, the Federal Works ‘ Agency, has granted the city $295 J000 for the construction an | equipment of a hospital on the bo- | tanical gardens site on Stock Is- land. { The United |Health Service has loaned the fequipment and furnishings. that | were used in the Marine Hospital. | which has since been taken over | by the Navy. They are stored in Gato’s brick factory, and the city has ‘insured them for $20,000. Watchmen are on duty at the fac- | Aentemmigshteand days: -+ night for the first time in a num- 5. By a standing vote of 233 to 118; the House promptly accepted a substitute to the measure dratted by the Democratic major- ity of the committee. 6. As a final step, by roll call) j vote of 313 to 95, the House ap- | | proved the bill, ending the con- troversy until it reaches the Sen- ate. ber of months, stated that since] (Continued on Page Four) SQUIBB HIGH POTENCY | A: B: D- G , ‘YES! In Stock at ALL Times.| Lou ‘smith Auto Service | White at Fleming St. Phone 5 Opposite Army Barracks | | Mrs, Ella Louise Gates, 57, died | 'this morning at 6 o'clock at the ‘residence, 740 Windsor Lane. | | Funeral services, under the di-} rection of the Lopez Funeral ;Home, will be held Friday aft- | lernoon at 5:30 o’clock from the First Congregational Church. Rev. Samuel P. Reinke, pastor ‘of the Congregational church, | will officiate. Burial will be in the lot in the City Cemetery. Survivors include the husband, | | Samuel Gates; three sons, How jard,-Glarence and Alvin Gates two:-daughters, Mrs. Frederick Key and Miss Sylvia Gates, and} family | 7 VINEGAR TREE Thursday and Friday 8:15 P. M. SOUTHERNMOST CITY High School Auditorium PHARMACY, Inc. raphy ec Sapir Gas Company PRESCRIPTION DRUGGISTS (| GENERAL ADMISSION Duval at Fleming Phone 199) Sa: CHILDREN SR 50 Capsules $1.79 9). 98 100 Capsules 55¢ 30¢ & | Six grandchildren. | SCHOOL BOYS MAKE MONEY AFTER SCHOOL Easy, Pleasant Work BOX XO—THE CITIZEN heretofore to call the Island City Book Store. Phone 9150, 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. PTI LDS SSS SS S PALACE THEATER EDDIE FOY, JR., in “Moonlight Masquerade” NEWS and SERIAL States Public lyesterday afternoon in the justice if the peace’s court in the second | district, in which she sues’ Walter . Reid, who conducts the Gato | Cafeteria, for $45 for , i2- {cluding expenses she incurred in | Stinging suit, which, she allege jhe refused to pay her DADE LODGE No. 14, F. & A. M.; | Regular communication will be {held Wednesday at 8 p. m. in Scottish Rite Hall}' corner Eaton jand’ Simonton Sts.’ All ‘Master Masons are cordially’ invited. ‘© | ' F. O. WEECH; ‘Secretary: By order bt the WL | SUUEUUGAAEUCEEEOUUHAGneacen buon g EEE NPM work, and a’ pay her because pleted her William V. Albury son's aid th women had retained hir similar cherg inst M ek attorney WILL PAY CASH! for LATE MODEL USED CARS NAVARRO, Inc. te aedllpaee heomyw Office Rear Central Hotel 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 Oe | MONROE MARKET 510 FLEMING STREET | will o- at 1 o’Clock ursdays ces the SUMMER, effective May 6th | No Delivery On Saturdays | “3 HHH S444” Professional. Business and Service Men, Bring Your Clothes for CLEANING and PRESSING | They will be ready in 3 HOURS | WHITE STAR CLEANERS CASH and CARRY PRICES | Duval St., Opposite Bowling Alley ee TWO MONROE C PILLS — BECOME wing bi UNTY LAW POM