The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 2, 1943, Page 4

es ARE tn Relehehehekshehelelalsletebeleletsteletototeteted OF ARMY YEAR -: SOCIETY :-: Deeeeteeeeeeeeeereettrretreecercrccceeecereesserey OLD THIS MONTH anorer STANLEY PLUMMER ORGAN ORGANIZATION IS DISAP-| Organist Stanley Plummer, The program is a ¥6Mows: i . Organ: t POINTMENT TO THEI R, Sp(W)2c USNR, has prepared an “Evening Prayer?“ Btumper-| BACKERS jother enjoyable program of clas- tone “hse semi-classical and religious | music for this week's recital, to- ’ i ‘ 7 Oe Ss - A] TORS: ¢vening at 8:00 jock d ures "s WASHINGTON. july df)! re daria he an} “step-sisters” of the Army. are al —— s 2 hes i year olf this month and in spi k will .be violinist Ronald of thei Phenomenal record, their }Joansdn} ‘SoMBc. * USNR. Sounc- treatment at the hands of the|man Johnson is an accomplished Army still is a great disappoint-! musician and holds a ment to those who have backed | ao oree viol: them from the start. ee se _The Women's Army Auxiliary 5 : Corps was first established in "****tttttitttttkieteee | bachelors May, 1942, with a set limit of ALLIN | 25,000. “They were not to be| C G members of the regular Army.) DRAFTED MOTHERS | subject to benefits, actual Army By } ratings,-overseas service, etc., ERAINE TURIN i which applied to the men in “- training Copyright, 1943 ithit © few months, the! SUCH VHHUHAUUE ee value of the service was so ap-| Is there any time which can Parent that the legal limit wasjmean so much to you, drafted ' raised sixfold to meary 11 months, less than half ef that quota (or only 60,000, When the hays come home? WAAC officers ang noncommi. In the Mjami Citizen on June sioned personnel) are in train-| there appeared an article, by fo 150,000. Afte: . ‘cr mothers of our nation, as the time ing or im service. | Kaiser, Mere jnfants compared to the} as WAACSs are the WAVEs, SPARs/| and the Women’s Marine Corps Auxiliary, yet these services al- Teady have enlisted a far greater) percentage of the total male personnel than the Army. The voluminous ar- women in ne naval services, ticle and de- however, ve the same ranks, scribes how the pay, benefits, and spheres of ac- prespects of tion that the men in well - ordered spective services have. | ERAINE TURIN peace make a Where the fault in the WAAC| “positive part of morale in war.” situation lies is hard to say. Or| “Some few weeks ago.” Mr. file at Army headquarters here| Kaiser wrtes in his first paragraph, are mofé than half a million re-|, See quests for WAACs to supple- while we were dining in a New i ment a¥jd supplant the Army's York hotel, a young man in a sol- manpower. An Army officer! dier’s uniform without rank or returnetl‘ from overse: told me) distinction save in his gentleman-! recently that overseas generals ly bearing, came up to our table have requested assignment of | and asked if he might shake hands. ! nearly 29,000 women to overseas! He said he wanted to express his divisions—nearly of | gratitude because he believed that the totgl now in service or in I was thinking and planning fo training—yet only a few so far) his future. With striking sim- have been assigned outside the) plicity and directness he said borders,of the continental Unit-; “‘I hope that you are one of ed States. those who'll see to it that none of! WAAEs are being given train-! us will be selling apples on the ing which would equip them for|street when this war is won. service ip combat areas, although} When The Boys Come Home! No no‘, of ‘our $s combat troops. | one knows when that may be. But They afg being taught the ure/ everyone knows there is sufficient of smalkarms, machine guns, anti-| time — while they do the fight- aircraft_guns and how to protect|ing — for us to do the doing themselves in personal combat | which will efface the necessity of by jiu-fitsu. lling apples on the street when . Dies of | the war is won.” Our boys shou! eee: emcee Rogers, of have no need to walk the streets their re- Massachusetts, who sponsored! , the firg? WAAC bill, hos. an-| for want of jobs this time. We must nounced others are coming up| €ffect a change of pattern which soon te” make the girls full-| Will eliminate such a repetition We must make a different after- math to World War II. Let us recall how, after World War I, few of the returned soldiers fledged_gnembers of the Army, with alk the rights and appur- But I doubt if tenances thereto. hat ll he! the si om h a soudillans sien were able to go back to their for- 1 a. nt speak for the young mer jobs. Industries seemed help- less to provide positions for their former employes — these returned soldiers — who. by the victory they had gained, made it possible 'S 4) for industries to continue on. Too women @ll over the country who are financially and _ physically; fit for the services, but I have} talked to some here. There general apathy—the turning of a) jany jobs already were filled by pre enticed ee the! women, who remained, and xept yomen’s uw iformed services. those men out of work who fought They “are supposed, the: to give our country the opportu- nities indystry always ‘pifers. Accordihgly, drdtted = mothers., it is notunjikely that you fear this condition may} fe repeated, al though- ‘tHe government tells us such will not be the case again Yet, in the face of the unpredict to rush out and enlist in jobs that dont pay them half of w hat) they are gefting in private or war plant dmployment; to sac- rifice their eke for military discipline—apd for what? Most- ly to be’ the subfdt of a lot oft bum jokes and much down-the- able, are you entirely free from nose {fing from the men_ in anxiety when history has proved — Besides, aside from 3/1, you a different outcom few favored WAVEs, an in-| "917° Suid be comforting, how finitesial number of WAAC2| 0. ‘to read some further i the Army ret el ; = pag agg “aie 4Siments in Mr. Kaiser's ra iaee oat exeitement. | we are coming out of this etc, of: foreig te : A go any gle,” he continues, “in spite sa, 2 Sasa hington mili | Geath and sorrow, the greatest , mcs = at are conv a th | and best trained labor force Am« women th uniform won't amount} i" 135 ever known. But a to much, until the Army wakes| "<3 | { strong. skilled up and drafts enough to supply | S12antc army 0! dr . SUPPIY | labor is not enough. Vision is the man Press) the demand quickening force, and vision BATHING CAP SAVES stmment =" agement LIFE OF YOUNG GIRL! There should be a great in ventory of projects on the shelves ‘Of ‘American enterprise. ready for Sa eee z * d pott-wak delivery CHEYENNE, Wyo. Julv “2—) 2" ie our solemn duty to be A bathing cap saved ithe dife At)ii0'b say to every fighting man Ruth Hafris, 15, the dayghter Mon the dav of his discharge: her Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Harrisd¢3gout chance to have a part ir when shi® was struck by lig Ke igretitest “epoch of building recently, doctors said a which man has ever known. She was wearing théap in a) “tn our sentimental way we ¢ rainstorm whil riding fot the our fighting men ‘the boys’ and mail near her ranch home. The) we look forward with longing to lightnin® struck her head and their homecoming. But they are jumped 40 the rigging ring on her not boys. ., . They have rights f saddle, “Glectrocuting the horse. | the future which are as fundamen When. horse fell, Ruth was ta as anv of those which are our pinned ‘beneath it but was found national heritage. If manage several Rours later by her moth-' ment has the Vision, the courage yough injured, she er recov-| and the daring which are its basic ered. Phy: s said the rubber) functions, it will rise to the chal cap appa was insulation! jenge of the soldier who said against the lightning bolt. ‘I hope that you are one of ‘those who'll see to it that none of us will be selling « jStreet when this war is won.” WFA Put ed w loans. ples on the i RECITAL TOMORROW NIGHT AT 4 . PAUL’S |Help in Ages Past.” ‘men travel throughout maintaining connections in Axis} dinck > sae “Prelude and Fuga in Bj‘ Bach. “Prelude in B Miner,’-Chopin “Andantino,” Schubpriy Violin Selections, Rynald John- son, SoM3c. Organ: Choral “Great God to Thee Our Evening Song,” Kimball-Plum- mer Old Melody, arranged Improvisation on “O God Our ENEMIES LIVE SIDE BY SIDE IN STOCKHOLM ONE OF KEY WAR “LISTEN- ING POSTS” LEFT OPEN) FOR ALLIES AND AXIS IN! WORLD STRUGGLE THE KEY WES1 CITIZEN FRIDAY, JULY 2, 1943 | America’s 18 Months Of War OCT. 17—U.S. troops arrive in Liberia. NOV. 7— American invasion force lands in French North Africa. NOV. 11—Americans capture Casablanca and Oran, ending French resistance; prepare f fight in Tunisia. DEC. 25—Giraud takes command of French in North Africa after assassination of Darian. JAN 22, 1943—Jap resis- tance ends on Papuan penin- sula, New Guinea. JAN. 26 — Roosevelt and - Churchill i” tional JAN. 27 — Withelmshaven Botaan capitulates d at Corregidor many proper. FEB. 9—Tokyo announces withdrawal from ~ Guadalcanal. MAR. 4—Allied planes destroy New Guinea convoy; Japanese lose 10 warships, 12 trans- ports and 15,000 troops. APR. 11 — Allies sweep on ture Lashio and contro y under U.S. Gen rebuffed Sousse and Kairouan as Rom- rp MAY 6-Correg mel flees to north Tunisia. q¢ F MAY 4 — Washington an- Sz arbor mounces American troops have occupies! Russell Islands in Solomons. MAY 7 — Allied troops cap- ture Tunis and Bizerte; be- gin to mop up all Tuni MAY 11—American troops land on Attu Island in the Aleutians, battle Japs. MAY 27—U. S. bombers large Jop force off Midway, but aircraft town sinks. JUNE 12 Japs gain 5 a hold in the Aleutians JULY 4—U.S. bombers hammer rman b in Netherlands in their first continental raid. AUG. 8—American forces land on Guadalcanal. insify attack on AP Feztures A > | AP Features | { “listening posts” for the Allies and the Axis. H Enemies dine in the same res-; taurants, live in the same hotels, ignoring disserninate coldly they and pry filters into Sweden. This coun- tr neutrality peo- fle accessible to the propaganda of all belligerents. Free Press A free press and liberal cen-| provide al virtually unhampered exchange! reports, unmatched in| neutral countries like Turkey, Portugal one anoth as ganda, which propa: for information makes her sorship regulations f news other Switzerland, and Spain. when the ceme increasingly important to the Allies ds a channel of mation from Axis territory. Swedish and Swiss business- Europe, and occupied territory. Stock-} holm papers with Swedish cor- respondents at Berlin and Rome have special representatives in other European areas. Other Channels Sweden's other channels of in- formation are through the regu- lar air transport service between Stockholm, Berlin and Helsinki Swedish ships ply minestrewn waters to Germany, Denmark and Finland Diplomatic agents of the Allies and foreign correspondents _in- terview travelers from Europe and watch the heavily censored | German press. The evaluation of information obtained from] these sources is often difficult Not only are many persons poor! observers, but often they have; y or otherwise become} victims of planted rumors and] propaganda. Nevertheless, much! valuable information is gather- ed. Bits of information fre- quently .come from ps ¢ressing » Reighboring Norway flow reports on wha officials and soldiers} are talking about. | Composite Picture | ' ! Fre Finland German Pieced together, these ed reports provide an excell composite picture. This informa-| tion not only keeps the public} informed of European events,| but much of it is supplemented! by considerable confidential data which helps guide t United! Axis | ~ BIG GUNS | (Continued from Page One) scatter Fed, many of them blasting the/|! three airfields on Rabaul and| ethers dropping among ships in the almost landlocked harbor. | Three ships were struck. i Some of the Japi losses in! planes were at. Re Munda and Rendéva and’ still others in the Nafsau’ Bay area. | The landing at Nassau Bay is reported to be a prelude to land fighting, with Salamaua. the big Jap base on New Guinea, as the | Allied Salamaua and Lae objective of the forces.! also were bombed today. and the Aus- tralians were reported to be| ‘ seamen ents from German: THIS 1S THE American war effort in the year and a half since the Japanese struck at Pearl Harbor has been a story of early, stinging defeats followed by bright and promic- ing successes. This chronology gives a picture, in black and white, of how the United States has fared in war to date. OUT OF ACTION Battle Toll EVERY NINE MINUTES A Wai 1S PUT OUT OF ACTION. oo eeCeoeo0e8 eee eee @ @eooocooc@#@eeeeeese eo0°0@ee @@ee0e0e08008080 7,218 TOTAL | 13,294 | 16,960 word WAR 1/1 26,000 234,300 Mos SOME = = ENCLISH PROBLEM {My Associated Press) LONDON, July 2 The lese inasmuch as PAPY EXPLAINS ‘Continued frem Page One) (Con' ed fr city had nothing whatever to for oe on sigs diye the we Le a company was completely financ pe bonding from let ing the proposition with no cost authe hatever to the city. and would tions fre entinue to do so until all of the J,,jr bends wil have been refunded nd redeemed. after which time i a ne city will teke over the electric ph enki fp Ss. 6 ystem in its entirety E i ¢ 1 post T. Jenkins Curry, former coun ¥ commissioner. spoke on the () ubject. and stated that he felt ‘ that it was a goed proposition, . pe 22 nothing wrong with Se re of the contract and r t entered into with the pescis Meat hey Oe any for the purchase i f an electric system. Mr. Curry t ° that he felt that the },.< Th ilmen had been unjustly ;yjar some people in con- § Pg their stand in the Re metter, and concluded by saying . leg t the councilmen had acted in MANY IMMIGRANTS y the same manner as he asahaiel uld have done under similar CHICAGO tween rcumstances, because he felt that 1940 mo council body had the city’s nts ent the U St erest at heart just as much as anyone else, which fect has been i, especially in the interest hav> taken in an en- secure the electric com- would be a mighty quisition. which would lly furnish the city with ded revenue. ilmen J. Glenwood Sweet- g and Gerald Saunders stated a y felt the proposition was explaining 1820°a advancing from the south on th they former place. It is estimated that the Jap: dure which hed been followed and sanctioned the action which on 700 miles of scattered islands €v Pacific in the Southwest hav Coun has been teken in forces ranging in number from in 60,000 to 70,000 men. the proce- ‘ ments. Europe; blast Sardinia, Sicily, southern Italy. "4 a KEY WED EO Maser 3 oe senware ] the proposed purchase of the electric system as it was under the present arrange- LATE | BULLETINS (Continued from Page One) that meat will be more plentiful SPECIAL—One thousand Manila! Due to the shortage, it was added. Second Sheets, $1.00. 500 ithe red coupons. used in the pur- Sheets, 60c. These prices now! chas> of meat, will be increased in effect. The Artman Press. from one to two points a pqvad. aprl-tf! COAL OPERATION NORMAL | WASHINGTON. — Operations in the coal fields were reported today to be almost normal, though some workmen are still out in Pcnnsylvania end Alabama. -SHVUUSREEUEEOUEEEOEESU OULU EY FOR SALE RENTAL LIBRARY BOOKS. brary copies of latest best sell- ers at reduced prices...PAUL SMITH, bookseller, corner Si- monton and Eaton Sts. ilyI4f Slaps AT CORPORATIONS | WASHINGTON.—Senator Al- PHONOGRAPH RECORDS. All| bert Engle. of Michigan. said to- popular, hillbilly and Race rec-! dey thet manv Lig corporations ords. We ship anywhere C.O.D.| 1+ this country are not paying Record slips FREE on request. j ‘aeir full share of taxes. because Cc. &. L. Amusemest Machine | profits from government sources Co., 1510 N. W. 36th St., Mi-|are not richtlv figured. He also ami, Fla. | spoke of “sensational profits” that jun24tojly26-27tx | the corporctions are making. asanraens ie 7 HOBOES ON JOB TRAILER for 4, with tires. $375. ‘ Hurry. Skating Rink > | AE. <— felt Sele. jun23-tf | king of the hoboes.” dropped off |here today long enough to say | thet the 1.39000 hoboes in this BICYCL Lerties: BOE’ jcountry are doing their propor- Fans, Air aditioner, Electric) tionate share toward winning the Irons, Ironing Cords, Electric| war. He said that 60.000 of them Wire, Washing Machines.! have gone to the front and 200.- Skating Rink, 9 to 5:30. | 600 are employed in war plants, in Syl addition to many thousends work- -| ing on farms 31,000. 1941 21-ft. Palace Trailer.} —_—_—_ Blonde finish. 66" head room.! 8x0’ screened canvas Answers to YOUR WAR 6-ply commercial ti brakes B. B. Barkete, QUESTIONS fond Home-Froat Quesics to PARTY BOAT. Street jly1-Stx | | Regier st Co Latorn reais) ia Care of Tuis Papor FOR SALE—Gne four-piece bed- — In first-j @Q applied for emergency —— — — Eliz s gese ion to go to a funeral J * and couldn't get it. 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