The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 2, 1943, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service and AP Features For 63 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Slight Change Made In| OO@S@eeooows esata: FH _ My JAlbutyoimet with the City bg? Granted To Telephone BURNED HER CLOTHES,| HUSBAND CONFESSES; Company —— Theodore Rowe's wife left him, and he burned up her clothes, according to his own plea of guilty this morning be- fore Justice of the Peace Es- J. C. Hackney, representative of the Federal Works Agency, at quinaldo. The charge was ma<. licious mischief. The Rowes are colored, and: they resided at 716 Elizabeth street, She testified that she left home because he ill- treated her, and that she learned later he had gather- Countii lastnight in connection which ‘the 'city is endeavoring iol haye edup most of her clothing installed at Key West, } and used it to make a bon- | According to statements made| fire in their yard. z Rowe said he would pay for by both Mayor Albury and Mr./ the clothes. but he wes held, Hackney, the government appar- page in $100 a for | ently desires that the project be| vided the bail and was re- Sponsored by the city on a fifty leased from jail. Percent bagis. The entire cost| ¥ ro OOOO O OD of its installation would be ap- proximately $50,000. It was for- merly understood that the city was to sponsor H SBE Se Mi Gid hordcwe ca ake ionicity ; entire cost. with payments to be VERGE OF INVASION made over a five-year period.| LONDON.—Members of the| After considerable discussion it! was decided to have Mayor Al- Italian high command were quot- | toda radio Rome as hav-' y by stated thet “Europe is bury go to Atlanta, and take the matter up there with the officials of the government agency. The matter of taking up the; ordinance that would provide £df (the: removal of all liquor es- Shiients' from /Duval street. was brought before the meeting. ‘but the council was evenly di- vided on the question of taking if up last night, and upon roll} call, the motion was lost, Those Voting in favor of bringing it up last night were Councilmen Free- man, Sweeting and Saunders, while Councilmen Carbonell, Al- bury and Grillon voted against it, Carbonell contended that imasmuch as he was the sponsor er of the ordinance that he de- sired to defer action’ in order that he may be given’ a little | more time to make certain changes which he has in mind.| of being invaded. ‘was not given by spokesman, though he did | that the increased temoo | raids on Germany and Ital | cates that the Allies ere nearing | the time when thev will launch | their invasion of Europe. POLITICS KNOCKS OUT UNITY ALGIERS.—Political differences | between Generals Giraud and De Gaulle have again interfered with the completion of the determina- tion of the Frenchmen, outside of the homeland, to become unified | in their fight “against the co jenemy,” meaning Germany. The tated by the provisional governor of Algeria. who, yesterday. sent jhis resiqnetion to General De Gaulle, who accepted it. and today notified General Giraud about the resignation. who urged the gover- nor to continue in office. TOJO ON JAP PRODUCTION ‘stirring talk over radio Tokyo, recorded here. today celled on the Japanese people to step up the volume of their production. He thet it needs far more than it is dispute was unwittingly precipi-| said Japan is getting plenty but | Jakie Devers---Invader Number IN THE DESTROYERS =~ FOR*BASES DEAL» AP Features THE JOB of directing a possible invasion of Hitler's Europe has {fallen to a hazel-eyed, mouse-! learn to play crack polo. He is: haired, determined driver. Lt. Gen. Jacob Loucks Devers, 55- year-old commander of American Army troops in the European the- ater—a man who, associates say, “could take over any division in the Army and improve it-in a week.” Born in York, Pa., the son of Poor, part Pennsylvanian Dutch, part Irish parents, Jakie—as he’s known to intimates—was a leader from youth. He captained his high school basketball team, pre- sided over his class, headed the school debaters. Entering West Point in 1905, he played baseball, basketball, football, lacrosse. He KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 1943 artillery but returned three rs later to teach mathematic: | coach basketball and baseball, ed after the outbreak of War I to teach, and later mand, at Fort Sill, Oklahoma After the Armistice, taught again at West Point at Fort Sill, where he ords. Canal Department. dent Roosevelt made the Britain, however, Devers d | spread In 1916; ment to train 65,000 troops. he was sent to Hawaii, but return-! did the job well—and was boosted World | t¢ chief com- | Fort Knox in 1941. Devers to-help overwhelm the and, Tunisia. radically‘ improved artillery shooting rec- He bel He went to Panama in 1939' eyes of tanks,” and instructs tank as chief of staff, of the Panama crews to fly in When Presi- ; pessible, de- | tanks. stroyers-for-bases deal with Great , swears One? < BELIEVES AIRPLANES ARE THE EYES OF TANKS +++ INSTRUCTS TANK CREWS TO FLY IN PLANES AND FLIES TO RIDE IN TANKS ing 9th Division, oversee mush- rooming building operations, and the then-meagre equip- He of the armored force at There he se- that we Nazis in lected the tank types De 's is an avid air enthusiast. ves irplanes are the planes wherever and fliers to ride. in Jakie smiles readily and heartily, keeps in top raced | physical trim, and-demands hard- from Newfoundland to Trinidad,!ness in his soldiers. “The soldier choosing the locations. With national defense | who-can outlast his opponent will gaining be the one to walk off the battle- speed, Jakie went to Fort Bragg, field, instead of being carried off,” was graduated a second lieutenant; N. C., to command the fast-grow-; he maintains, i 1 | | Army trucks started rolling this j morning for the purpose of col- jlecting scrap iron that had been put out overnight on sidewalks, but it was found:that only a few Key Westers had acted on the re- ; quest of the Monroe County Sal- : vaging Board, of which Joe Pearl- jman is chairman. He said today that the campaign | Will be continued, as the commit- jtee is anxious to place Key West fon a basis with several other cities in Florida that have also ex- Harry Harris. who represents LONDON.—Premier Toio. in a| the upper keys on the Board of , ‘ed last night at a meeting of the board that an investigation be It was the understanding of the|Teceiving. It was stated here that! made of those subdivisions on council that the ordinance will be taken up at the next regular meeting, which will be on Tues- day, June 15, A slight change was made in an amendment to the ordinance-;ern front, according to today’s! Key Largo subdividers that led’ that people are kept from using franchsie granted the telephone company. The change in ques tion was in reference to a clause which mentions placing equip- ment underground if it becomes necessary. In lieu of this the Provision was made to read:| “When it becomes a public neces- sity.” Wallace B, Kirke, head of tho| Key West Housing Authority: 7p. addressed the council and stated that both of the local projects. (Continued on Page Four) SEEN RIE ETT ERI MOTOR TUNE-UP SAVES GAS au Slt Aue Servic, Opposite Army Barracks MOSCOW.—The Reds wete successful yesterday and today in three areas of fighting on the east- ‘Tojo probably is worried about | | Gas wetbacien the taba have recent-| Key Largo that have streets run- Largo subdividers who are clos- ly suffered in the war in China. | ning down to the sea, with the ins the waterfront end of their REDS WIN IN THREE AREAS | ends of them closed against pub- | | lic use, } | It was that -practice of some IN THE U. ‘WAR IN CHINA ‘Commissioner Harris Takes Up Army ‘Eeaoks Start Rolling Picking Up More Scrap Iron IS ceeded their quotas, some of the cities to a greater extent than Key} West. “If you have any scraps, in large or small amounts, put them out,” Mr. Pearlman urged today. “Army trucks are to be pt in operation in collecting scrap, and vou may GOING BADLY FOR JAPANESE REPORTED THAT NIPPONESE HAVE LOST 30,000 MEN IN PEHIOD’ EXTENDING OVER TWO WEEKS be sure yours will be taken away} for government use if you put it on your sidewalk.” Mr. Pearlman aiso requested that housewives who have kitchen fats take them to the collection (By Ass CHUNGKING war in China inted freas) June 2—The guing badly Che Key West Citizrn THE SOUTHERNMOST NE WSPAPER S. A. Labor Board Refers Coal Strike ssue To White House For Action { | | | Key West, Florida. hex the Most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fabren? -t | PRICE ‘Claims More Enemy U-Boats Sunk Last Month Than During Any Period Since War Started * II PILSLIL II DR. ALLAN DAFOE DIES IN ONTARIO. ‘By Associated Press) NORTH BAY. Ontario, June 2—Dr. Allan Dafoe, who brought the Dionne | quintuplets into the world, | died today in his home here. | Death was due ito pneu- monia. The story of his fight to save the lives of the five tiny Dionne babies. who, a few days ago celebrated the ; Minth anniversary of their birth, has been told and re- | told in millions of words. They were anxious days when Dr. Dafoe fought to keep alive the five baby baby girls, and, as he | fought. the story of the fight | gained in volume daily. till newspapers throughout the world recorded every effort made by him to save the quintuplets and their reaction | to every effort. j The areat country doctor, | who had made a name for ; himself in history, was 60 | years old. keh deeded MRS. MATTIE L. | WEATHERFORD { DIED TUESDA j | Mrs:;Mattie L. Weatherford, 46,! ‘died: Pésterday afternoon at 5:30! o’clotk'at the U.S. Naval Hos- ' pital. ] Funeral service i morrow afternoon at 5:00 o'clock! from the Chapel of Pritchard Funeral Home, Rev, Rev. Samuel Reinke, of the First Congrega will be held to. depot on Front street, near Duval.| against the Japs, it was officially , tional Church, officiating. | Matter Of Street Ends On Keys ty clerk's office, the ‘streets the subdivision in become public property. for public use, and that includes the ends of such streets, regardless of whether or not ; they extend to high-water mark. | In view of that law, Mr. Har- ris wishes to have the commis- sion proceed against those Key streets to the public. Another commissioner said. this | morning that there are on Upper | Matecumbe several roads, plats of which have been recorded, _! announced today. In the last two | weeks, the Japs had 30,000 casual- of which are striving to reach this city, have been badly riddled by Chinese troops, while Chinese and | American tiyers have been pound- ing the enemy from the 2ir.. Several column sof Japs have been terrorized by American and Chinese fivers in the last few days. The latter, for the first: time, since they have been at war with Japan, are now in a position to meet on an eaual basis the Japan- » power inthe air. In every com- bat, since the Chinese and Amer- icans began their counter-offen- sive, thev have been the winners, most of the time by decisive mar- gins. Jap flyers are not so anxious to engage the Chinese as the Japs were when they were supreme in the air, and they have broken off every action recéntly when they learned their opponents were Am- ties, and six their divisions, communique. In the Smolensk sec- : ' tor, a German stronghold was |*° the shooting, four years 80°. | captured; southeast of Kharkov,|of J. D. Edley. He walked out! |the Germans were thrown back, | after they had lost 1,200 men, and," & wharf, or landing, built at the Reds also were victorious in| the end of such a roadway and battles in the central front In the { latter area, Russian airmen raided | W®5 ordered off by a caretaker. a German airfield and destroyed Edley disregarded order and! 14 planes on the ground, the com- mig gs ne was shot in the leg with a rifle munique concluded. i bullet. The caretaker was ar | rested, tried in the criminal cour} in Key West and was aaa seriate late this afternoon,| guilty. } and the President. so it was stated.) The jaw provities that the in- will sign the measure, which goes! stant the owner of a subdivision inot effect on July 1, when the ;, A é = Hieet oF the $0 oer cont wi 1d. | as his plat recorded in the coun. ing taxes will be collected. PALACE THEATER REY SCOTT'S “The Battle Cry Of China” NEWS and SERIAL SENATE MAY ACT ON TAX BILL WASHINGTON.—The pay-as- -go tax bill is expected to pass Ce TILL LLL DADE LODGE No. 14, F. & A. M. Regular communication will be held tonight at 8:00 o'clock in Scottish Rite Hall, corner Eaton and Simonton Sts. All Master ‘Masons are cordially invited. F. O. WEECH, Secretary. By order of the W.M.) 4 ericans. Chinese headquarters today, in expressing its pleasure over the outcome of the aerial battles, have asked for more bombers of the precision type. y Meanwhile, in the Burma area, at the water’s edge, such, for instance, as when they wish to go in swimming, or get aboard a small boat, anchored off the end of the street. Investigation will be made also of such streets on Upper Matecumbe. | preciston bombings by American SZ, 2c Japanese bases in ; that area and also on Mandalay. CATO DORMITORY ; American fiyérs dropped six tons of bombs on a large Japanese am- A DEFENSE PROJECT . |.ttnianitin. The privileges of this Borititory| CR YSTAL’S following: 1 (Formerly Aubrey’s) CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES|Cer- Simonton and CONTRACTORS’ PERSONNEL of Army and Navy Defense: Projects ; land British planes, have pretty \In a raid | yestegday. in Burma; 1100 Simonton Street | munition dump. are extended to the | RESTAURANT of the Key West Naval Station DINE —in the coolest and $1.00 Per Day Husband, Eddie Weatherford; three daughters, Mrs. Wm. Knowles, Miss Anna and Miss Mattie Lee; one son, Ed die, Jr.; one sister, Mrs. allie Weatherford: two Brothers, Sam uel and Theodore Bates, of Charleston, S. C. “ARTURO MARTINEZ RITES BEING HELD THIS AFTERNOON Arturo Martinez, 59, died last night at his residence, 425 Eaton street. Funeral services are being held this afternoon at 5:30 o'clock from the residence, Rev. Perez, of the Church, officiating. Pritchard Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Survivors are the widow, Mrs Survivors: j Ana Martinez, and one brother,| \ON RATIONING BOARD Jose Martinez. j ee SQUIBB ‘HIGH POTENCY : | | vita capsule i | the shore front — No Comment Was Made By President Reesevelt Dealmg With Situa tion «Ry Associated Press) LONDON, June 2—Good news for the Allied world was WASHINGION War Labor jume 1—T an- Board tm mormng nounced today by First Lord of the Admiralty A. V. Alexander. reterred the soft strume the White House for action. sal and it concerned what has offer — ment was made by the Pres: been referred to as the outstand ing menace to the Allied Na tions. dent about the matter Orly a scatterime few of 540.000 members of the Uniel He said that during last month seine Workers of Ameri: we more German U-bosts had been to work this messing, In the coal feids in Pennmsyivema Wes Virginia. the largest type im the sunk than during any other sim- ilar period since the beginning cf the war. He added that sink- country the Ame ings by enemy submarines also rad decreased during May. compared wiht anv other month and the chief reasons he cited for the improved underseas war ware from en, Allied point. were that more U-boats are being sunk now due to improved Allied de vices in detecting the undersee | craft. the almost constent bomb- ing of their beses and the de- struction of several plants where they are Duilt or repaired. cam fleg weved im the breete « the entrances to cits. be fioms were #s quiet a5 thew the mine fields were deserted villeges_ Telegrams were sem: umon leeder. wmciedmg Joha _ Lews quotm: what Amerman scidiers had to sew from LL: to Honciuls. = comdem=e=,z = Strike wiile the Umuted Siete: = at wer but so ceplies were cervec te the messeg= The Premdem: recerrec 2 =i ccem trom the sam- of the aniee. i weeters Peco GO INTO-ACTION HUNDREDS OF SHELLS “ARE POURED INTO PAN- TELLERIA syivemme who returmet & © month soo before Lewu <= = 2 clered has frst cece m whut te wes reque.tec % trumg ex to the strike. co they te ABy Aeworimien Drees rets tc wok t Sei Ser ALGIERS. June 2. — Allied headquarters disclosed today the! American and British warships. moving eastwardly from Gibrei ter. yesterdey lobbed tundreds of shells on the docks. cil re rerve tanks and shipping fecili ties generally in Pantelleria. The boom of naval gut barely died wave of Al vastating which is Italian possessio" will invade an fields there have country wer chore comciuded by eee Se 109 vercem Amerrem exc Pot we be chereed ur fhe eters Syms & co ere remy mege >- me A= Getee: the Axe THREE MEN HELD i EFFORT TO BREAL OF ABSENTEEISS HERE ees rard beer by enemy But based ix N [confined to Guillermo ; Sardinia Latin Mission | There too raiders were GROOMS RESIGNS POST = Ba Gr been County Rat inception, resigned 1 E. P. Winter position. just 2 qualified by state headquarter the Office of Price Adramistre tion. The confirmation & €d to be received im & days.