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

Associated Press Day Wire Service and AP Features For 63 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Key West, Florida, hes most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahren? VOLUME LXIV. No. 115. Reds. And: Nazis. Waiting On Each Other To" Fitst Blow This Pertains To Big Sum- mer Offensive For Which All Armies Are Now Preparing (By Associated "ress) MOSCOW, May 14.—Red Star, Soviet sem-official newspaper, said today that it was still a question whether the Russians’ or the Germans will strike first | in the full-scale summer offen- | sive, which, it was added, will surely begin in a few days, “Of one thing we are tain,” Red Star declared, “wheth- er we strike first or the enemy ‘ f TUNISIA CLEARED OF ALL ENEMY TROOPS (By Asnociated Prexs) ALGIERS. Ma: 14.—Not even an enemy sniper is now left in Tunisia. All German and Italian soldiers who had been’ operatin: ‘her> have been ‘either killed, wounded or"tekett prisoners. with the’ exception of a few ‘in hiding or those wandering in the barren’wastes on Cap Bon peninsula, The number of prisoners, with the count still going on, now totals neerlv 180,000. It was learned today that 11 German and 26 Italian divis- ions were lost by the Axis powers in the Tunisian fight- ing. In Offensive SMI ISIS SSS RIOTING ORDER OF DAY IN MANY - FOREIGN ‘PORTS TWENTY sone DUTCHMEN | MANS; FRENCH GUERILLAS VERY ACTIVE 1 ' (By Associated Press) LONDON, May 14.—Twenty/ | mere Dutchmen have been kill _ed in Holland as a result of what ‘is stated to be German-inspired | |tiots, bringing the total to 90 in : two days. ' } During the rioting, German} | soldiers opened up with machine j guns, and when the ‘firing ‘ceas- ‘ed 20 were’ dead and more ‘than itwice that*number were wound- ed: | AritiNazi activity: was -report- ,ed to have ‘increased in France ‘and to"have broken out anew in | Belgium’ Seventy-five thousand iguerillas are said to be operat-}{ jing in those two countries. | | The Frenen guerillas are said |to have destroyed 80 locomo- | tives, 1,200 cars and three bridges. ‘The bridges were dynamited. | FOUR-ENGINED. RAF BOMBERS KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1943. RAIDED ‘BERLIN’ LAST. (By Ansociated Press) LONDON, May 14.—Four-engined RAF bombers raided Berlin again last night, and while they were returning to their bases, American bombers and fighters flew across the English chennel and attacked enemy military objects in northern France and in Holland. Shortly after the raid on Berlin came to an end, other RAF bombers showered destruction on the Ruhr Valley and on German-operated munition plants in Czechoslovakia. Thirty-four RAF planes were lost in the two raids. Russian plenes too were dropping loads of bombs on the enemy while the RAF was operating in Germany. The Rus- sians flew 1,000 miles to raid Warsaw, which was left with fires burning in scores of places when the raiders began their homeward trip. Two other raids almost coordinated with those carried cut by the British ,the Americans and the Russians. Planes from North Africa, big Wellington bombers, pounded Sar- dinia and shipping in the harbor there. Bombs were drop- ped among 20 enemy ships, several of which were seen to be in a sinking condition. Still another raid was launched by the Allies, Naples again was raided with devestating results, the British Air Ministry announced. LATE BULLETINS (By Aswoctated Press) MONSOON DRIVES BRITISH BACK NEW DELHI.—British contingents along one part of the front in; Che Key West Cittern THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U. S. A. | PRICE FIVE CENT> BE BONAFIDE TALLAHASSEE, May 14.— Late yesterday afternoon the senate passed House Bill 598, introduced by Representative . Bernie C, Pavy. of Monroe, relating to the Overseas Road | Toll Bridge attorney. | ‘This bill requires that all legal {counsel or attorneys employed by ; the Oversea Road and Toll Bridge 'district be qualified registered ; voters of Monroe county MONROE ELECTORS (By Associated Press) 1pa le is atte ‘district. Shackleford is = y also for the State Road Depart {ment | The Citizen has jagainst the apr stders, not only attorne in other callings, to dire ist in directing the affairs of s thing that is wholly in Monroe county. Representative tested f out s but men Par - mounced thet noi (laimed Great Battle Is Being | Gd On Attu Isiand Between American And Japanese BILL PASSED REQUIRING LEGAL COUNSEL FOR BRIDGE DISTRICT [OrGésS Believed To Be One Of Aleutian Islands To Be Used In Attack On Ja- pan (By Associated Press WASHINGTON, May i¢—A military spokesman speaking English over the Japenese Feriel radio this morning Americen have landed on Attu Aleutian lends ttet occupied bw Jars since one of hes beer Sune Strikes first, the Russans not only have the power to stop the Receives pata “AND END’S F 2 : Ever since the bridge district Burme have withdrawn to higher ground due to heavy rains, not to! has been organized, the attorney enemy action, it was reperted today. The monsoon season is now in/for it has been an outsider. At full swing, and it is not expected that any all-out offensives can be; present Tom Shackleford, a Tam- last year. and thet 2 “great & tle is raging” between the ix ezs and the Japanese. Nazis but to defeat them also. Our forces are now better equip- ped than during any other time! since the Germans struck at us.” suddenly The Russians are still hammer ing hard in the northwest Cau- casus, and ‘the Germans are stil: clinging their ‘brideghead in that area. It was announced that, duting the lust 48 hours, Russian planes have destroyed 40 enemy rail- to remaining way cars, blown up two ammuni- tion dumps and have sent to the bottom two enemy cargo ships arid two trawlers in the Black __ ON JUDGE LOCKE | TO BE USED IN ADDRESS WHEN JUDGES’ PORTRAITS ARE UNVEILED i | | H j t | | | John G. Sawyer, who will \give brief outlines of the lives of Judge Locke and Judge Mat- vin, when their portraits are un- veiled next Monday in ‘the fed-! jeral court in Key West, said to- . jday he has received a_ letter |from Miss Allison Locke, Judge Locke's daughter, who resides in: Jacksonville, in which , she | gives. ‘him: considerably more data than: he’ has been able. to ob- | tain locally ‘about: Judge» Locke's INN SUBLET PORTELA PLANS TO OPEN OFFICES IN BUILDING DR. Land End’s Inn, at Simonton and Caroline streets, directly opposite the post office, was sub-} let this morning to Dr. J. R. Por-! tela, of Havana, who will have j{ his offices in the building. : The late Frank Delaney, whose heirs own the property, leased the house in 1937 to Richard Light for five years at $90 a month, with an‘. accelerating clause in the lease, «which per- mitted Mr. Light to continue in possession for five years longer at a rate of $125 a month. The latter rent goes into’ effect on|’ August 1, 1943. undertaken by the British in Burma till next September, by which time the rains will have ceased. PLANES BOMB JAPS IN SAMAMAUA AREA H MELBOURNE.—American and Australien bombers carried out | | 2 heevy raid today on Jap positions in the Samamaua area on New | Guinea. At the end of the raid, Allied troops pushed forward end in) ene clesh killed 95 Japs. CHURCHILL TO SPEAK TO HOME GUARDS WASHINGTON.—Prime Minister Churchill, late this afternoon, will make an address over the radio directed especially to the British Home Guerds, who are today celebrating the enniversary of their ¢rgenization. 5 SENATE STILL DEBATING TAX BILL WASHINGTON.—The senate is still debating the pay-as-you-go tax bill, though it is believed that it will be brought to a vote either late this afernoon or shortly after-convening tomorrow. pues 3 $5! er ata COMMITTEE FAVORSCIGARETTE TAX TALLAHASSEE:—The hose finahce committee, voted, 4 to 71! Homer Herrick, Engineer, Surveying Site For Key ‘West Municipal Hospital le ISIS ISS I IY As 2 plane fies. Atte is 1.760 miles from Jepen. is not too lorg « big Americen bombers + thstene in reiding thet country. lation wes rife bere todev d reported fight fer Att: first seo to obtsin ons Homer Herrick, resident engi s | neer of Key West, is surveyimg the ~ |site for the proposed municipal ¢*@! *irpleme bases from wh TWO MONROE BILLS } hospital to be constructed in the LAW MINUS: Sokinica! section of the had ej? — | against Japan HOLLAND SIGNATURE by the city on Stock Island : ; Mr. Herrick has just complcted Any Axnocinted Press) surveys of the site om which TALLAHASSEE. May 14.— | SChovihouse for colored children Governor. Spessard L, Hol- will be erected, and the Site als tend pesmitted Hause Bill 353, for the sewer di works .t ne . ‘be built on Fort streets ‘ing the salary of the clerk | y the Criminal Court of Mon- The site for the hospital is 590 ‘rée County to become a law the wes.ermmost Aleutians. is 186 miles from & ka, which eke & occured the Jers. Tt is not krown meny troops the Jacs beve on feet square. John Allan Long, whe card There, is, another “provision in| the lease that permits the leasee | to purchase the property for $15,000 during the life of the} lease. TWO KEY WESTERS ON HONOR ROLL OF early life in this city. | Mr. Sawyer said he learned WEEKLY HALF-DAY j that Judge Locke began his va- ‘reer as a clerk in a store con- HOLIDAYS NEAR | auctea by the Wall company, agen {which started in business im The Key West Merchants As*|Key West in 1837, which was sociation, of which Joe Pearlman! *ater taken over by John J. | cf the matters he and Pzime Minister Churchill have discussed re-| | Tunisia. It is believed the bulk of them will be brought to the United | today in’ favor of reporting the bill which would put a tax of three cents on each rack of cigarettes; ill is expected to be debated in the house on Monday. withcut his signature. The Governor took the same position in the case of House bill 430, validating the ordi- nance providing relief pay- ments to certein officers of the Cily of Key West, by al- lowing the bill to become a law without his signature. AXIS PRISONERS COMING TO U. S. ! WASHINGTON.—President Roosevelt disclosed today that one | lated to the more than 175,000 Axis prisoners that were captured in) is president, announced today | Philbrick, and is, now the site oi that the weekly half-day holi- days will begin on the last Thursday in this month, instead of on the first Thursday in June, as was originally planned. Stores will be closed at 1 o'clock in the afternoon on each Thursday, including the last Thursday in August, when. the half-day holiday will come to a close. MEETS MISSING BROTHER SAN DIEGO, Calif—Upon re- |the Porter Dock Company. Wail street, on the west side of Duval | street at its north end, was na jed after the head of the Wall company. ‘NAVY EMPLOYEE BUYS ‘EIGHT WAR BONDS FOR CAPTURED FLIERS A civilian employee of the | Navy ‘Department has purchased, \eight $25 War Savings Bonds above his regular allotment, one | bond for each of the Army fliers {captured by the Japanese fol- }lowing the bombing raid on ceiving word, a few months ago,|Tokyo and other Japanese cities. that his Lieut. Bernard} Morris A. Spamer, of 2313 Wernli, a Marine flyer, was miss- | North Jackson Street, Arlington, Hsia yer, was MISS! Virginia, who is employed in the Wernli en-| Bureau of Yards and Docks, en- brother, ing in action, Morr! MARION INSTITUTE ; MARION, Ala. May 14.—Ma-} rion Institute’s academic honor / roll for the month of April, which has just been announced by Dean} L. H. Baer, includes the names of | Arthur Byrd. Bliesener, son of Captain and) Mrs.) Ais G, Bliesen- | er. Marine Corps:,Barracks,, and! William Benjamin , Wellons,t ‘Sri, 1218 Margaret street, Key, West. | | i CORVETTE IDEA AS ©: TWO CENTURIES OLD | i Corvette, the name of a small fighting ship, now appears almost daily in dispatches covering na- val action around the world. Wher- ever United Nations convoys are moving supplies, there are escort-! i States. The President said thet the large number has created a prob- ! lem for the Allies. Construction Firm Files Suit For Damages Against Late yesterday afternoon At-, Bezanilla’s own architect, a mem- torneys William V. Albury and} ber of the staff of RussellPan- Enrique Esquinaldo, Jr., filed suit ‘ fc the Sautheasicet Combactmrlo ne oe C easter Ons’ ; ; ee Attorney Aquilino Lopez, Owner Of Palace Theater! | highest” rank” included Chas. V.) Jr.,j odedededededeed |HOSPITAL OFFICERS Three officers attached to the Naval~Hosrital. here were pro- moted” lastweek, it... was an- nioulived today. Those ‘advanced ‘to the next | Quigley, Ensign, to Lieut... Gz Vids tegN Donate A.) Waller, Ensign, to Lieut, (jg), SC-V(G), USNR, and Ralph M. Caulk, Lieut. (jg), to Lieut, MC-V(S). ADVANCED IN RANK lis preparing plans for the build !ing, has completed rough w at work on the Works Agency allocated $295,000 for the hospital and equip: said today that hinks cor tion will begin shortly after finished plans are prepared NEW BUILDING NEARLY COMPLETED AT NAS Looming on the he beyond Trumbo BOQ at the Station is a handsor om 4 new bu £ jing, now receiving the dinishi the rlew home of touches. It is Operations and Radio. On the ground , floar Radiomen and _ ther ‘egmplicated insiruments. The houses Operation: are the second and concerned fhe those ¢ with both isiends. though ® wes sitet ed. shortly efter the occuper- that they numbered 22.980 M=- of them are believed been killed by the eieost Stent bombinc. from de~ to by Amercian clemes Atte j —— imes. es mane os M4 tio day. since the Jess. emcee tcok possession of it No confirmetion or ever ment of anv kind has beer m= by Aled scurces about Forted ienciny of forces on Attu. Radie Beris =< heard to report todey Americans heve lsnded tenks on thet isiend_ Amer Gat the eres of $20,000 against Gonzalo Beza- nilla, individually and as-owner of, the Palace Theatre of Key West. He is reauired to file an answer to the suit by rule day on June 7. Company of Florida, for damages} represents Mr. Bezanilla. Mr. Al- buryrand Mr. Esquinaldo said to- day that they had been trying for three or four months to reach a compromise, but, unable to agree | ficers directly plane overdtions. There + also for Aerology Helena a space ~ TWO NEW OFFICERS On top deck is a green gia ‘closure which is to house those} listed in the Marine Corps. Imag-! ine his surprise, then, when on his first week-end liberty in San Diego, he exchanged salutes with an officer wearing an aviator’s wing. It was his missing brother} some of the fliers by the Japan- ; who had been picked up after his plane was forced down at sea and had just arrived in San Diego. GATO DORMITORY 1100 Simonton Street . DEFENSE PROJECT The privileges of this Dormitory are extended to the following: CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES of the Key West Naval Station CONTRACTORS’ PERSONNEL of Army and Navy Defense Projects ; $1.00 Per Day RATES $3.50 Per Week tered his order for the extra | bonds in a letter to Rear Admiral | Ben Moreell, USN, Chief of the | Bureau, in which he expressed his horror at the execution of ese. | “I am over age for selective | service, am doing my best on my \job in the Bureau, and the only | thing left is to buy bonds,” Mr. | Spamer wrote. | Four Enlisted Men Promoted At Haspitat The: YORE ehlistad © men were advanced in:rating at the Naval Hospital last week: A. M. | Stark, PhM2c; A. W. Scott, PhM2c; G. F. Smith, PhM2c; and C. G. | Hume, Jr., PhM2c. WE ARE... | HYDRAULIC BRAKE | SPECIALISTS | . Let Us Check Your Brakes | Lou Smith Auto Service | White at Fleming Phone 5 | “Opposite Army Barracks” ' } 4 ing destroyers and—corvettes. i Most of the corvette’s evolution | in its two centuries as a fighting ship has been the work of Brit- ain’s royal navy, says a National ographic Society bulletin. The British corvettes built in the, 1930’s were Britain's studied an- er to the challenge of subma-| rine.and bomber. first keenly felt-in World War, 1. j The corvettes now under con- stritttion by the hundreds,’ in! United States'as Well as in British | and Canadien yards, embody; changes gleaned from convoy e: cort experience’ of the past three! war years. They are ‘smaller than the earlier models, ranging from? 1,100 tons down to a minimum of} 400 tons.“ They carry improved; enti-aircraft machine guns, depth: | charge throwers and one or two! four-inch guns. i Sn tn indlnin tinct tnntontindindin tne ‘PRESCRIPTION Pure Fresh Com- GA ¥ 02244440000468046444, to one satisfactory to both par- | ties, the suit was filed. 3 NAS OFFICERS — GIVEN PROMOTIONS According to the attorneys for the company, Mr. Bezanilla en- tered into a contract with the company on August 23, 1941, to. make repairs to the Palace Thea-' tre on a cost-plus S. It is further asserted that the} siaae total cost amounted to $10,750.04, atin teeny es are: M. of which sum only $4,000 has been: ¢ Shurtleff, Lieut. (MC) USN. paid, so the allegation asserts. | Asst. Medical Officer at Boca Mr. Bezanilla declares that the! Chica, to Lieut. Comdr. A. A. work was not done satisfactorily,’ Shawkey, Ensign (SC) USN, Disb. but the company states that it was. & Com. Officer, to, Lieut. Gg). L. done 'hécording to specifications} H. Crain, USN,.Officer. at the Na- andundet the direction of Mr.| val Magazine, to} Lieut., (jg). received Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 2:30 to 4:30 p. m., water will be turned off to make -exten- sions. FLORIDA KEYS AQUEDUCT COMMISSION Rubinstein APPLE BLOSSOM | CREAM DEODORANT Effectively checks perspiration | and perspiration odor. . . is non-irritating . . non-greasy . . + does not harm clothes SOUTHERNMOST CITY PHARMACY, Inc. PRESCRIPTION DRUGGISTS Duval at Fleming Phone 189 concerned with air traffic control All apparatus wherever possible jis of the latest type, making this | building one of the best equipy in the country | WE HAVE A LIMITED SUPPLY of _DUCKS, GEESE and Large TURKEYS PLACE YOUR ORDER EAALY! BRADY’S (Live) Poultry Market 1214 White Street Phone 340 NOW AT HOSPITAL Among naval hosprta those rep RAUL'S Now Open Every Dey. 3 & if BIG DANCE SATURDAY NICHT Music from 3 te [2 oy JOHN PRITCHARD’S ORCHESTRA Reservanon Suggestec PHONE 9287