The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 9, 1945, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service and AP Features For 65 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West ——<$ — VOLUME XLVI. No. 59 The Key West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST jae IN THE U.S.A KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1945 ‘ PRICE FIVE CENTS HEAD OVER RHINE - IRMLY HELD * 2 |New Commemorative 10SS al und rive | Postage Stamp Goes | On Sale This Week | TALLAHASSEE, March 9. —! W G66 § al | (ONS)—The state's capital mark- f) }ed Florida's century of statehood | | without ceremony other than the ——— * state and | junfurling of national Renewed Efforts Being MMO MM MMM 4 I: (0n Milic waldings and Made Toward Reach- AMERICAN FORCES | INVADE MINDANAO postage stamp issued in honor of ing Full Quota Of jthe Occasion, the first of which| $24,900 office the special commemorative (hea cananceas cess) ; Was purchased by Mrs. Millard MANILA, March 10.—To- | Caldwell. day American forces invaded | | | Mindanao, The stamp shows the state seal! the southernmost [and the old St. and secfid largest of the Philippines, The landing was made near Augustine C ited contribu-| |gates. It will go on sale through-} tions totaling, $50, received, ae mene Men nuanctete sts ee ere are stenUS'Y | act day Prosilent John Tylon, t on the island, nga = (| fast day Presile: ohn Tyler, the én, a - ~ poe lies at the southwesterly tip | !Uth president, was in office, that Red Cross War Fund drive of the island, and the Japs | he Congress, past the $5,000 mark, P. J.| have several important air {which provided that the state of Ross, war fund chairman, fields in that vicinity. announced. H 5 'Towa and Florida & tted to ; - G e admitted Five oth volunteer com-! 4 i {the Union. that vest of the island is to | In Washington, Florida’s cen mittees reporting receipts of | $731.40 for the day sent the cut off Borneo from the Jap jtennial exhibit in the Library of aaah in south pein a8 | Congress was officially opencd by e Jap homeland bot! ! Senator Claude Pepper. : total thus far to $5,315.58.| s Saget acai ieee The goal for the Key West, area is $24,900 through the south China Sea | | and the Philippine Sea. {WOULD ABOLISH | Congested housing facili PMI LEGS LL a s\ WIGHWAY PATROL ties greatly add to the diffi- i a | TALLAHASSEE, Mar. 9 (FNS). eulty of volunteer workers MARK DUFFY H who are now endeavoring to j;In a statement here this week, contact all residents of the Senator Charles Jones of Starke hing the state highway patrol committee officials have of- land me socio apie ok aoe fered a plea for general as-| made known his opposition to the sistance toward reaching ARRAIGNED YESTERDAY ON | ,overnor’s water conservation the county's goal.” CHARGE OF ASSAULT program. War Pund headquarters, esiab- He proposed a gone céirit~per It was on March 3, 1845, the signed an act of lished im the Elks’ Club build. AND BATTERY package increase in the cigarette | mg on Duval street, are open | tax and favored a one cent tax on f 9 @ m. to 2 p. m, and the |soft drinks as a means of increas- hapte headq ters on Fron Mark Duffy, of the Sidewalk! !n& revenue for old age assistance treet, from 9 @ m. « jand increased teachers’ se | dciatiecatene ce be Cafe, |was arraigned yesterday |” fie also advocated an | brougt ed t loca- afternoon before Justice of Peace | cént tax on jai alai and log race ‘t tien will alse be received at Ira Albury on a charge of assault|bets to bring them in line with the Post Office. booth, it an- and battery and was héid in $200 | tse race wagering levels nounced k Senator Johns said he would Volun workers a ndea- Pail for criminal court. support legislation to make state- bus:ness! Joseph E. Russell, negro, who] supported colleges co-cducation nm Mr. Ross has an honorable discharge from! al and that he favored the plan t at t taiN the army, was the complainant, |! admit women to the University Ses « There ve | of Florida. eure " . . o He testified that he had been| Se ee es ma the employed by Duffy at 75 cents an’ Crowned Queen Of fu f hei hour as a helper on a truck, and; ii x Te cbiare ‘ that after he had worked six| Orange Festival ' oo. @ k ‘ i, hours, he was directed to scrub! Wwin-ppp HAVEN, Yack o {i- a floor, He refused, and was told! (pNS)— Lovely Laurel Wh te No ‘al he would be given his “time.” |den, 17 year old Winter Haven - ere & Russell testified further that,! high school girl, was crowned b 4 Ww n : < }queen of the Florida Orange F¢ w t jen- though he had worked six hours, Tr a beautiful Cypress. Gar ‘ t i $54.56, Duffy agreed to pay him only: gens, in a token celebration of owt of ts were for four hours, contending that} Plorida’s annual all citrus shov he had “loafed” during the other) In a colorful coronation cere evened ‘ YS time. Russell said he denied that} mony, Queen Laurel was virtual- accusation, and that Duffy de-| ly crowned in a kinglom of citrus, * — manded if Russell insinuated] when she and her court of 20 SETTLE ARGUMENT Duffy was a liar. Russell testified, charming girls took theit BY HOSPITAL ROUTE that he did not insinuate any-|on a huge 100 by 150 foot map o thing, but only maintained that! Florida, made of (fy Aenortnted Prensa) he worked six hours and was, srapelruit F P ROCKFORD, 1 offered payment for only four The girls of the court, dressed t ly. hour jin typical costumes to represent ° ted uK sndant admitted that)“ eens in frst to stand in their locat he threw Russell out of the place on the map. Queen Laurel wit ul > > so be-| 0M 2 mu eo Ole an ea sor fattendants marched in as 0a ee) ee lily, to) be officially cr fy the heart of Florida “0 WATER CONSUMERS | iui itival itself has not MONDAY: thru RRIDAY) (once as aanor 12 March tc 16 mony and clecticn of qucen cach year keeps Water Will Be Turned Off, 2 P. M. to 3 P. M. for Hydrant Repairs. Florida Keys Aqueduct Commission “LADIES! : You Are Invited To CONSULT ADRIAN VERHOVEN of New York City | UTRASOL Mat and Sealp Counselor | Whe will be here Friday and) Saturday of This Week Only | Regarding Your Hair | Your Paper Appointments Suggested, Call 128 Se chews = Gouentn «1! SALVAGE YARD La Concha Beauty Salon) gid Green iSiccn La Concha Hotel Bids. | maj cause he rwned i citrus king the Florida Orange Fc held a token ec been tru t alive BATTERIES CHARGED | The Modern Way | Drive in. in 90 to 45 minutes and, Four car can be on its way! Lou Smith AUTO SERVICE White at Fleming ‘Let GREASE & SPRAY You" Tt Will Save Your Car |CITIES SERVICE STATION | White at Catherine Phone 423 Next to Smith’s Grocery Phone No. 5 We are Now Collecting | WASTE PAPER PHONE 737 and We Will Call for ROASTERS and Battery | Raised FRYERS BRADY’S (Live) POULTRY and EGG MARKET 1214 White St. Phone 54f ing at Police Officer. Frank Caraballo, who is also a police|tised as delinquent four jout the nation this week. i¢ LIONS CLUB CLARIFIES STAND =. LIVE POULTRY | ATTENTION |Real Estate Taxes ‘Radio Berlin Admits Powerful Become Delinquent | | Allied Forces Have DEPUTY SHERIFF WILL ARCHER CAPTURES NEGRO WANTED FOR assim SHOOTING AT POLICE OFFICER <2 0%. Ne Uros . have not yet paid their taxes, * epi. 2 {Collector Howard E. Wilson! (7g gw ae Oa aa a4 Weaudquarte Chief Deputy Sheriff A.ikept up for the negro since issued a warning this morning About Patton's Troops, H. McInnis informed The the shooting occurred, but that, under the law, the taxes GERMANY BLASTED } Citizen at 2:20 this after- no trace had been found of!become delinquent on April 1 Other Than To Say Five Towns Captured Silent noon that Deputy Sheriff him until the capture was|#d a penalty of one and one-| HEAVILY FROM AIR ‘Will Archer had captured made as stated. half percent a month then goes ny in effect. : “Squire” Allen, the negro Policeman Jolly, Realty on which taxes remain! wanted. for allegedly shoot-) 4PM, was accompanied by Frank }unpaid in May will be adver-| times | Jolly on. Wednesday, after-|officer. Both of these patromen!that month in The Citizen, and, noon.on. Fueanalenal ere called to the scene by a # still unpaid, will. be sold at) The nevro, it was said, was|Colored police officer, Valdez, publie auction the first, Monday | Bho» . i in June captioned RTRLinoGe at/Who reported that he had been,i June mete paptured vey ues Bungee Teeaacat hy Allon whenswen nist Collector Wilson also explained | I bk ae is *!tempted to place him under ar- that the law makes it mandatory } and it contained four empty for him to issue warrants against | shells and one loaded. The proprietors for delinquent occu-: capture effected on Em- pational licenses, and that short-| (My Assnciated Preasy LONDON, March 9% — | when fired | Bombing of Germany by | | | British and American airmen went into its twenty-fifth consecutive day today. Last night’ the RAF. in- cluding Mosquitoes, which attacked Berlin. was out in full force, and this morning 1,000 American pombers ‘Ry Asemeinted Preas) PARIS, March 9% — Com cident with the news this a/( erneon from A ei Press correspondents th «' |the Allies had captured « | Rhine bridge intact and thet rest. Constable Joe Espinosa also ma street at about 2 o'clock Re AU LEG ly such warrants will be issued. ' Bee various parts of the | streams of supplies and men this afternoon. The negro,’ pegr : epi H $ i were passing to the es»! : : . gro making his getaway by appa | The bombing of Berlin last < whose age is given as 34, WaS jumping a fence somewhere in SPECIAL TRIBUTE night brought the consecu- bank of that river, Rede placed in the county jail. he neighborhood of where the’ TQ VESSEL BUILT tive nightly blasting of that | Bacile. admitted that th: continuous search had been shooting took place. | city to 13 times, | | AT TAMPA, FLA. | Americans have firmly ©» | GOI D AAT SA 4\'ablished a bridgehead | the east bank of the Rhine eee eee ae | | Admiral R. K. Turner, commana- | | i cr of amphibious forces, U. S. Pa-| | Neither Berlin nor local N PR cific Fleet,, paid special tribute to | headquarters gave the a ship built at the yard of the; DESPERATELY T0 mensions of the bridgehead, Tampa Shipbuilding Company in} \but the latter ad At the regular mecting of thet “The Lions Club believes that: 1941, the U. S. S. Bellatrix, which | ‘ Key West Lions Club held in the the people should be educated as, the admiral reports, has given} | | that Allied forces were there Den last evening, with President: to the merits of the proposed ¢cnsistently fine service in prac-| jim great strength and hed Arthur L. Murr presiding, a'change and then allowed to de-; tically every re dae | thus tao cnainnteeed. cots full discussion was entered inta’Gde for themselves. During the] C@™Mpaign against the Japs. SOVIET ARMIES CONTINUE| ,. pe dealing with various misunder-‘lengthy discussion it was brought , Because of her splendid per-| slight opposition, standings which certain groups put that the Charter Committee tenia meccessfully runping|: TO ADVANCE The Nazis lauiehed are laboring uncer concerning the had been requested to send a rep-; the gauntlet of enemy attacks in Re . te 4 Club's-stiner of a propossiencn Frtsentative to a regular meeting; cattving needed supplics to our DRIVE TOWARD GERMAN, Weak a . charter for the City of Key West.| of the organization to explain the| fOr he became known as “The : 'in no instance did the The following is an account of merits of the proposed charter in! Galloping Ghost of the Solomons CAPITAL the proceedings of the meeting | detail. To date this has not been) Coast. Idcae and the club would like to 5 i ne “As was stated several weeks! publicly extend an invitation to} REPORT’ SHORTAGE (By Axsoctated Pres their efforts to a . the Lions Club has not ex-jeither our state representative or} . 4 MOSCOW, Mar. 9.—Ger- to hold up ed itself as being against aja member of the Charier Com-| ON CRATES, BOXES mans are fighting desperate- ‘!'er ‘he (t » in our present charter, but| mittee to meet with the club and ly i . em in the Kustrin area to try ©"! ORLANDO, March 9 (FNS).— ~ sede : | Alarmel over the acute shortage making any’ change in! present the proposed charter , - ie Bbc sent form of government, change in-detail.” * to stop the Russians from t ubmitting the proposed; Guests of the club last evening! of citrus field boxes, which arc Pushing closer and closer to- to‘an honest referendum, included Rev. J. E. MicKinley .0f) almost i ssible to replace and ward Berlin, but headquar- ' people who are called) Jacksonville, Rev. W. B. Mundy, very expensive, the United Grow- ters here reported that they '‘!* Lt. F. D. Moulton. Rev. McKin-\ ers & Shippers If this are continuing .o aavance. t in the et a re-! week to the she citrus (Radio Berlin TAMPA, March 9 (FNS).—Vice IN THEIR ck the ’ to beat The Nazis as related: eoumes withow chan so that the upon to bear the cost of govern- ! us to its ley, t to conc ment may have a voice today an- CY form. With new voting machines vival at the Fleming Street Meth-/ producing count.es, ur thelr nounced that Hitler’ had ! and the proposed reregistration odist Church, addressed the club cooperation in a more strict cn- - re ( in honest referendum should bej briefly, expressing keen pleasure) forcement of the statute against ZONE to the front along the iis possible at being in the Island City. illegal use or possession of such Oder in the vicinity of Ku s = - : ee ae alee s or boxe trin, but did not say whet In a special bulletin to mem- er he had remained there KK IRON LUNG PRESENTED TO COTY wiz sefecvtanlcmen: eh Ps, ba, ema Meation aswell " - had made on the cone RATED HERE LAST NIGHT mente ollicers) Gene in that area.) tions of the state statutes in th a to erate connection have increased to such sneered fot et had ache fg, 1 i : packing houses suffering tre fctothe (aie Toba G: on, in addition to DY Otel se iste 16sece ugh the mis. On that city from three d nell, J is demonstrated obOR Were) bicecat luse of t tble and hard to No comment in tocul night al the Nool Pine Station) by piece uuetcate: pants Of (heamas) ee Te cireles has yet been made a representative f the rescue} Chine making up the equipr au Section 506.24, Flovida statut the statement i Be {| of the Miami Wire Depart-; vo"e.<*plamed: wm. detail by ithe that any per- issued yesterd the K demonstrator, who also advised silihaw Iie undue celia Tad) (bypassed: K The machine, which is to be s of the department on cession any field box, Perce fighting ‘ unk 1 the pose of reviving}! 1ent to be applied branded with a regis- that city, the lo ee as who may be overco: by ile await the arrival of thi shall be guilty of tated , or become injured in any! portable lung, wh misdemeanor or neec tention fron uy ken tecan pl section provides that tho PLANE HITS CAFE: 3 KILLED al ho interfere; ma. be eee mil any rson of with normal ithing, has been; from box, in t one Sant wi placed in custody of Fire Chief authority theret« tant Leroy Torres, and will be kept at| 1 facie evidence of ; the No. 1 Fire Station, where iti! eee : il be made available to anyone! ce clear is ‘ 4 4 needing attenti aff J protection F ( ant chief of hose SC boxe er ‘ ' with the eration of the equip-) filed ar c Ba ere (Continued on Page Four) or brands w of state bar in t RADIO REPAIRS—48-Hour Service| BONNER wivic.: 100 WLEMING, — Corner NABA4AAAsAaeDEAAED PRESCRIPTIONS *: PALACE THEATER SUNSET CARSON in “Sheriff of Cimarron” News and Serial { \ | niga il ie vinannats | LAAN, ERE EE BE ser IE TERLING'S POULTRY MARKET 1320 ELIZA STREET NO CHICKENS This Week-End GARDNER’S PHARMACY , Phone 177 Free Delivery vvvvvevvevwvwwwey Margaret | ne ee ee te MIDGET BAI ee Tonight and Every Night ae RED) ¢ ROSS ELKS CHARITY FUND The Friendly ‘ DOES YOUR CAR NEED PAINT? ta | BTN CO ae Complete Line nown Brand | Just Opened Complete Paint Shop : see-e|| es ee ii PACK rv t Fully Equipped GIVE GENEROUSLY EERO GEN ce GOODS | a WAR FUND DRIVE | Opening Game 7:45 P. 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