The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 27, 1945, Page 1

~~ tel.rapidly approached .com-| w———. Le Associated Press Day Wire ice and AP Feature, ' For 65 Years Devoted to th B Interests of Key West” VOLUME XLVI. No. 50 THE SOUTHERNMOST K The Key West Citizen NEWSPAPER IN THE USA. EY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, FEBUARY 27, 1945 PRICE FIVE CENTS Workers For War Fund Activities For Campaign, Runnin g Ten Days, Take On New Life Coming Volunteer workers for the 1945 Red Cross War Fund campaign, which seeks $24,-|' 900 in 10 days, were given| their final instructions at a! meeting in the Monroe Coun-} ty Health Clinic auditorium last night. Meanwhile, activities of the Key. West Chapter pre- liminary to opening of the drive went into high gear last night. | A ‘huge Red Cross was’ Painted on the pavement at) the intersection of Duval and) Flemi streets between midnight and dawn, and ar-| rangements for the rally to . be held tomorrow night in| front of the La Concha Ho- pletion. Music for the rally will be re by a naval band,| ield Director Glenwood McComb reported committee in charge. Mrs.} \mily » Goddard will sing) he Star Spangled Banner” and “God Bless America,” to the Instructions Last Night * ‘BERLIN GIVEN Red Cross Drive Giver POUNDING AGAIN DURING NIGHT THREE THOUSAND TONS OF) BOMBS DROPPED ON GER- MAN CAPITAL BY BOMB- | ING PLANES TMI SILI DIDS IM, U. S. Planes Sink’ Five Jap Ships And ‘ (Ry Anwelated Prene> LONDON, Feb. 27.— Mo-| | Squito bombers, carrying) | heayjer loads than ever be-| (fore, blasted ' Berlin last ; capital city, and railroad ;yards were the particular objectives. 4 In the southern part of Berlin, it was reported that i more than 1,600 freight cars; |and coaches were destroyed | | and several stations set on! of the particulars of the res sults attained by the Ameri- can carriez-based planes dur- ing the raids on Tokyo last Sunday. . He said that, besides the destruction of several air- craft factories and other war Plants, the American flyers fire. sank five ships in the harbor | c; : ; ; Stockholm radio, in de- of Tokyo ‘and shot down 233 | cribing last night’s bomb- Japanese planes, He did not say anything about the raid on Tokyo the jing in a local paper toda: id las received from its Berlin pondent, said that the } | CHINESE- / KON CAN TEAM SALVAGES SISSIES SSIS. Jar Newsfeat ‘ree Plan Rapid Release Of Soldiers At End The Of Eurepean War - oun? WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.— War Depaitment an- nounced today the war is over in Europe, from twp hundreq thousand to a quarter of a million sold- iers {will be released each Cenobilization BY=0TEL UNIT GIVE, OUTLINE, . pans i Down 233 Airplanes night for the, seventh suc-| nae ot é a ‘cessive night. | ih (fy Axsectated Press) Three thousand tons. of! SWAY’. Sy : \ uu Ptah or Feb. 27.—Admiral \'bombs were dropped on the ———— a ae imitz today disclosed some Gag POST. Ve" that, when AIRFIELD ON 1WO JIMA HAS BEEN REPAIRED IN WESTERN CHINA, Feb. 27.|REMAINING JAPS ARE RE-| —Salvage of a B-29 bogged on! PORTED TO BE BADLY) an unused airstrip only 17 miles from the Japanese lines along! SUFFERING FROM WANT | i OF WATER | ithe Yellow river brought a BOGGED B-29 demonstration of teamplay be- jtween Chinese and Americans. In the first night raid on Na- gasaki, the Superfortress ran in-| to navigational and weather dif-; GUAM, Feb. 27.— Dam-| ficulties and barely made the a toi:th irfield: th i |Strp which was so soft the plane ge toi:the airfield. that, was was stuck in a deep hole, ‘{¢aptured on viwo Jima! dur- For 13 days, Chinese forces ing the first few:days:of,the ' (By Associated Press) | Tigers ranged overhead, baggin; a 30 enemy planes in the covering tween U. S.' Marines and. the pocra Huts: ES WA Japs has almost been re- leanwhile, Chinese and Amer- : licans worked together to bring nesred headquarters, .an- in gasoline and repair material MOUnced today. }for the airstrip. Chinese crews It was also said that al- {buried 4,500 railway ties on the > es i, strip to form 300 feet of hard Most ll of another field is surface and ‘filled holes with ol ack ores with The Japs that remain on The plane was stripped of all Wo are reported to be suf- possible removable equipment fering from the want of wa-} OF EXPENDI- and four of her crew flew it ter. They are being herded; Qs- junits. ‘ same dav by more than 200 Superfortresses, THREE CASES IN THREE DEFENDANTS PLEADING GUILTY while other musical numbers are being arranged. Several interesting speak- ers have been procured bylisctead, drove it around town the committee in charge, and | and damag-d it to the extent of P. J. Ross, chairman of the War Fund Committee, ex-; pressed his hope that a great many Key Westers would come downtown to enjoy the rally. The rally is scheduled | to begin at 7:30 p. m., and ‘there will be no collection or, donations at the rally. Last night’s meeting resulted ers. Mr. Ross presided, after be- ing introduced to the gathering man. country,” the workers were told by Horace O’Bryant, principal of Key West High School and for many years active in Red Cross work. “What I’ve heard here tonight about the Red Cross home sevvice activities alone makes me sit up and take notice. Even the sub-) human Japs have some sneaking respect for Red Cross.” Home service work of the Red Cross, which is the only official link between the man in the field (Continued on Page Four) | For necessary repairs or minor| Lester Wright, negro, who was —— | improve $50,000. | \given J. P. McDermott’s auto- PLAN CHECKI G \ For orl ‘ pon or new construc- bile to simonize, and who, ION) 220030) i Wecea a TAX MATTERS ON These figures do not include| ny esitmate for the Casa Marina, FLORIDA KEY> wank ep esta : $47.55, was permitted to pay 0) 4 swanky wint Y sae nt} c of court, provided he re- now taken ove r by the S. Navy, turned to Mr. McDermott the ex- County Tax Assessor Claude '*t it is cx cd that lerre sums] pense incurred in repairing the Gandolfo and Chief Clerk J. will be needed to rehabilitate it car. In the event the costs and Frank Roberts will leave tomor- afte the war Another of the PPO LL APE CRIMINAL COURT SENTENCES IMPOSED UPON Judge Caro, in Crimirial Court the bombing, the advances | this! morning, ‘imposed -sentelees of Allied troops were accel- in three cases of pleas of guilty. erated, | | corro! Allies are using a new type! (of incendiary. The Germans) tne" seeael _ a beneve’ i Ehumadar ane chika heval oe ee WeSt and ex- 7 ’ 1 ids pe : - {pect to preke it by spending more} | been unable to find anything} than $300,000 after the war. This jthat will extinguish the | is shown by a survey of post-war flames caused by the bombs}plans of members of the Key West until the unknown element} Hotel Association just made by = 3 i force. i ss Gertrude Laubscher, se has spent its force. He said fe Gertrude Laubscher, ifurther that immense fires! ‘* were buraing inthe svathern | scetion of Berlin. |! Today American bombers, .in wave after wave, srtuck Members were asked to es mate "how ff they expected to |spcnd on improvements and ex-! pansion when equipment and] building materials are once morc at the Germans on the west-/#vailable for civilian tse. The} ern front and tar back of! for most of the member ho- their lines. As a result ol replacements . to» furnish-| s, fixtur s and equipment, $16,- | | hote ic whether he was in friendly TURES), AND_ EXPANSION back to home base after repairs farther and farther into the AFTER GESSATION OF Hi TILITIES had been made by American northerly end of the island. From Manila, news was All operations were carried received here that civil gov- erritory. FURNISH HOME FOR EMPLOYES SEVERAL BUSINESS CON. CERNS HAVE PROVID. forward almost ‘under the noses ernment has been re-estab- were made for complete destruc- | tion of the plane in case enemy ‘ARTILLERY FIRING Capt. Stanley Brown, the pilot,! made the emergency landing action over the: Nagasaki ‘target. ' The Army announced today He was uncertain when he land. that Coast Artillery firing prac- Jor on February 28, March 1 and | from 1:00 p. m. to 3:00°p. m. j warned to remain clear | danger area. of the Japanese and preparations lished in that city. Patrols broke through. PRACTICE PLANNED with two motors out from enemy tice will be held from Fort Tay- Il vessels and ai ft The danger area will be the) | forming a triangle the right: leg} ;of which extends 1,500 yards at an azimuth of 185 degrees from} es 32 minutes 48 seconds| itude 81 degrees 48 | {minutes 37 sec 7 a " | vi wdor d b uJ saetaniaidaii | tude and the lett Pasi rca ese pat anata als fete eee pati i * S h| sh. 0 _- Raias > Germa 26s may be = jextends 1,500 yards at an a imuth | & MOSCOW, Feb. 27. a ven an opportunity to e Key West Transit Company, OF a degrees from the same olan tmoops have gained 30’ cape across the Rhine. yesterday, did just what several; {miles in Pomerania in the} Whatever retreat is now und ven | other business concerns in Key Photostat Machine West have done to provide hous- | ing accommodations for their em- Demonstrated Here ad guarded the strip while Plying fighting on+that:jishand. be-' ’ Churchill Tells Of War’s Progress (By Axsoclated Press) LONDON, Feb. 27.—Prime Minister Churchill, in a 70- minute, address, opened the debate today in the House of Commons.on the progress. of the war and the results of the conference that was*held at Yalta. in the Crimea. While reviewing the pro- gress of the war, he said that the so-called Polish dispute about he boundary line of that country would not cause any dissatisfaction after the war, betause the Poles would be more than repaid for the territory they lost in the re- establishment of the Curzon line. Eyery possible move was taken, he declared, to re- store civil government in every country in Europe that had been overrun by the Germans during the war. ° He praised the ‘Soviet gov- ernment, saying that every assurance that Premier Stalin gave at the Yalta conference would be fulfilled in spirit as well as to the letter. is MOVING FORWARD ter area offshore Fort-‘Taylor. REPORTED TO HAVE GAIN- ED THIRTY MILES IN POMERANIA j last two days, headquarters) reported today. An inkling of the reasor TBI ILS II ITD RUSSIAN TROOPS -. od DOL SS AMSA Canadian Fifth Gains Five Miles, And Ameri- ‘Also Conference! C2" Ninth And Third A : Four Miles Each \By Asnecintoa Press) PARIS, Feb. 27.—Battles vare raging today along a line, of 200 miles on the west- ern. front, with the Allies | finding little opposition from | the Germans, whose troops | are thinly spread out in the entire area. American Third and | Ninth Armies, along a 30- imile front, are nearing the outskirts of Cologne, fifth ‘| largest city in the Reich and the largest west of the Rhine. The Cathedral City, as Co- logne is called, is ablaze in scores of places, while the Allies’ pour shells into its confines from big guns. An indication of‘the slight resistance offered by the Germans was given in an an- nouncement by headquars- ters that, up to yesterday, more than 90,000 Nazis were captured in the pres- ent offensive, despite Hit- ler’s command to fight ‘‘to the death.” Instead of do- ing that, ther Malle are gu} rendering whenever they: are given half a chance. Long streams of German | prisoners today were march- }ing to the rear of the Am ican, British and. Canadian lines. Unofficially, it. was said that Hitler’s forces were fighting delaying actions ng done under « cause in da; darkne: A llic | pia are conti nemy line D expenses are not paid, Wright row morning for a short trip » when conditions| Ployes, purchased a home to pro- 4 See !why the Reds have not yet/the intense bombing, the Gell was sentenced to spend 90 days through the Florida Keys. a two brand, vide the accommodations, Oscar S::Lewls, representativ : i t ack|mans are given little chance to in jail RinUesdogthestap, (MieGend=| Pomme) and es oa of the Remington Rand Company, | Started their frontal attack |nmme my given Oe. oy Thomas F. Russell, charged olfo and Mr. Roberts will make mew 10 way nore Mee ae For $13,000 the company | manufacturers of the photostat,|on Berlin was given in an{Gisoute ‘and if ee with assault and battery, was investigations about personal ©!) hought from Mrs. J. Allen And-| was in County Clerk Ross Saw-| announcement that they are]them that most of the prisoncrs fined $200 and costs or six taxes, taxes on intangibles and : Key rews, widow of Major General yer’s office this morning giving Rs kd ae | -d when culled on to in a satisfactory turnout of work-| months in jail. He was charged Will take with them application <t. Frank N. Andrews, who was kill-|Gemonstrations in the operation| "©W fanning out toward the : with beating a sailor. blanks for homestead exemptions 1°) ic4 settee calinean sitalane accident ainoet | of the machine. | Baltic to secure their right tid jDEMOR AnEIE : B. A. Patrick, arrested yester- for the convenience of property | War said NGssjmene Gees aoa apethae “a The photostat will be used tol flank from attack by the}said to be now in full blast by George Lucas, county chair- day at Tavernier by State Road Owners on the upper keys. s quict, Latin- YEAS: 880) ome in Mar-\record all documents filed with) @ 4m, hat ares Troops of the Third and th Patrolman S. W. Walker for reck- Mr. Gandolfo estimates there is anteals to many|tello Towers as a residence for|the county clerk. Mr. Sawyer es-| Germans in that area. 7 ae \ “You are members of one of* jess driving, was fined $75 and are 2,000 properties in Monroe gf the service men and their J. W. Sellers, manager of the|timates that in two or three One column of Reas i ( Snaine the biggest organizations in the costs, with the alternative of go- county on which exemptions may ee ne a ner \-|company, Mrs. Sellers and their hours, the machine can do the ported to be thin 2 ( i cucoGehie ing to jail for 90 days. be obtained. Thus far 1,459 own- though present living conditions three children work that would require four;of the shores of the Baltic, ;, ankle-<c ers have obtained exemptions unfortunately, deplorable and!" "probably LP Acaranepbe clerks to perform in a day !and another column 28 miles said: 4 ANTONIO ESPERDY HAY FEVER SUFFERERS [ee connot extend tie hospHalil¥ Usher of The Citizen and The ——s_/_/,| "2: ve the 0 hese v Ss are en- ae : Se Seen the Saas? 7 JPON . eae ae Artman Press, has bought more | < : z : an. w days, OPERATED UPO: NEW YORK. — More than 2,-'Ul ae ease irs oe homes for the same purpose than BOCA CHICA LAND the artillery pounding —— 000,000° people suffer from hay ey eet ¢ toug.|@ny other business man. Unable \ IARC 7 bombing of Cologne is News reaching Key West from fever annually in the United ane ucalan, Mousse ee to rent hou or apartments, CHANGES HANDS jj ly to stop at any moment on Tampa states that Antonio Es- Staten: sets yw Be coming aUe ie aie Art jas bought three s: ~ ; |the Ge rmans’ giving up the city perdy of Key West was operated _______ NEE Seana homes to provide accommoda- A tract on E Chica has been|to save it from further destruc- on recently in that city and is A ee tions, the last one only a few purchased for $2,500 by E tion now a patient in the Tampa mu- N NEW LEDO ROAD weeks ago at a cost of $5,500. Denham from G. W. Drummond. | —— —— UIDALNOSDL ct The Andrews home is on Laird land near Geiger ee Seo clone ations | 0 CIVILIANS CHICAGO.—Until th« ,javenue in Martello Towers. 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