The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 7, 1945, Page 1

ESSENSE Huge Fleet OF Supesforts, Bomb Five Japanese Citics) Four Stetina Tons on Peccccccccce fncetres nd #-(LATE BULLETINS plosives Dropped On Targets (By Associated Press) ee TO DISSOLVE SHEAF PARIS.—It was announced to- me a day that Supreme Headquarters Asnocta: Presse American Expeditionary Force GUAM, July 9.—Six hun-)\yi11 be dissolved on July 13, Be. dred Superforts bombed five|fore taking that action, authori- . ties are awaiting th J ines saday,. bring: aiting the arrival here As of General Eisenhower. the total of cities blast- i s ‘asi! CHURCHILL ON VACATION ed in that country to 41. LONDON. —The British gov- Only one other raid, that! ¢™mment announced today that of July 2, was participated Prime Minister Churchill has left; ; here to spend a vacation in a in aw ae many bombers 88] manor house in the south of spread destruction today on France near the Spanish border. Kofu, “Chiba, Shimizu and He wil keep in close touch with Akashi, on Honshu, and a re- the government, the announce- finery in the Osaka area, acer, Four thousand tons of in-| NOT ONE B29 LOST eendiaries and explosives! GUAM —Headquarters report-| ed late this afternoon that not one! racks on the day of election. were dropped on the target, Superfort which raided five Jap- and returned flyers stated anese cities early this morning that some explosions were 5 lost. 6 a they broke up| _ FIRES STILL BURNING cloud formations over the’ GUAM.—Radio Tokyo “stated area. é ; this afternoon that fires, caused No interceptors were en- by the bombing: of five Japanese countered, and the anti-air- Cities, are still raging, but added eratt firing was moderate, | ‘h#t they are being brought un- AIR SQUADRON RETURNS der control. ERTS | eee. cially announced this afternoon that Air Squadron 94, which , fought off Jap suicide planes for | 62 consecutive days, off the coa POWERFUL BLOWS WILL BE ° Okinawa, has arrived in this country. . STRUCK AGAINST JAPS IN | Peete | | EDEN’S SON MISSING SOUTHEAST ASIATIC =| LONDON, his afternoon that ‘Simon Eden, son of Foreign Minister Eden, is | missing in a plane that has failed By Asenemird Pron) CALCUTTA, July 7. — to retuin to its base in’ Burma: \ from. operational Hight: Major battle are shaping UP .of airmen are. searching ; inkthe 1 Asiatic missing air rath + cores (ARGENTINA PLANS ij Day in Argentina, which — It was reported; ELECTION IN SEPT. : OF PRESENT YEAR| ANNOUNCEMENT: MADE. BY GENERAL FARREL, PRES- IDENT, ON EVE OF INDE- PENDENCE DAY (By Ansoctated Treas’ BUENOS ‘AIRES, July 7. On the eve of Independence falls on July 9, General Far- rell, president, announced today that this country will hold its first general election since September, 1937, in September of this year. Four presidents have serv- ed since 1937 without having been elected by the people, each assuming office when he had the army on his side. (General Farrell said that the coming election will be “free and! unfettered”, and to assure the! people there will not be any in- terference and that they will be given the privilege of exercising their own free wills, he will order | the army to remain in its bar- Two parliamentary elections, equivalent to congressional elec- tions in uu. ited States, have been held here since 1937, one in} tig... 1941 and the other a year later, but they were not of any conse- quence begause _parliament was dissolved edgh occasion by presidential edict. u " COUNTY BOARD der permitting them to. slaugh: | HOLDS MEETING |‘: only 75 per ent of their 194 . ‘ production of beef during 194 and only 50 per cent of the num; | ber of hogs. ADOPT TENTATIVE BUDGET| This was designed io dive The Department of Agriculture FOR. .NEXT.,RISCAL more-meal er fed Bi) inspoctetrgny. 3.400 federntis: pid -inspee- YEAR plants and to obtain more equita- are ng meats in} Monroe county; commissioners held a meeting last night and - adopted a tentative budget for the next fiscal ‘year, * which will ir the | begin on October: FE. {4 Sunis ‘in® the’ budget? have” not | lyét Been > tabtilated, arid Cle eaten, TO USE DIFFERFNT PLANES | Fc * & wae reported to) OW ASHINGTON. — It was an-|ju C. Sawyer said today that! soon as that work is com-! day. The British are pouring | nounced officially today that, in|rleted, the tentative budget will i Ithe event that Pr ident Truman; troops and equipment into that area with the object of any air traveling while on th striking powerful blows! way to or return from Berlin,' against the Japs. iwhere the conference of the Big The troop » continge ents | 7 bite will be h lie of Great win’s forces that! ge on: different: planes have been sent to the Asiatic | theater since V-E Day. Con-! lives. stant streams of them are ar-;| — riving and ate being re-| D:GAULLE'S TRIP HERE grouped to start action) WASHINGTON.—It was said’ againd the Japs ‘unofficially this afternoon that! = : 7 here next! Phe assaults will be so ex-| month of Gene tensive and will employ France, may not be true, as there} great a number of troops, the! has not been any definite an- t ithe reported visi Writieh war office has order-|ncvncement that he has been in-| ed 000,000 ration packs vited to the White House by Pres-} trom Australia for the south. | ident Iruman. eastern Asiatic theater. ets Let Us Help You 2 EAT LIQUOR DEALERS’ ASSN. ORGANIZED SAVE YOUR CAR ie New Shipment of ie cehavet Pipes @Mufflers @Tail Pipes @Tires and Tubes for Autos and Bicycles wners of wine, beer and Also an Expert Mechanic n Key West were! mew ke en "| DOOR OLD C ed t ut further action bat SERVICE STATION postponed till next Teusndaig on Divide and Prencis St. nine when permanent officers Open Sunday Phone 9134 will be named Ke Wert Liqu Dealers’ As-| U was organized Thursday | t a meeting in the Del- SALESMEN AND EXECUTIVES ATTENTION I have a very fine position to offer a high grade; ex- man, out of either the selling field or executive . group. The position curries very substantial income for the man who cen qualify. I want to contact a man who has been disenfranchised in his old position by war or priorities, who may be available immediately or perhaps is planning to re-enter the field of private enterprise as soon as wartime industry. Write for appointment, giving brief business history, age end dreft status. All information strictly confidential. Address Box P. M. L., c/o Key West Citizen es ea at A a d Secretary of State Byrnes do| , they will take | so! that if there is an accident on; Tye: one plane, both will not lose their: | _ ea, | be published in The Citizen. The commissioner: ation board last night, ' but, for the second time, no com- plai 3 received about as The meeting was recessed till! y night when the commis- again will resolve them-' into an equalization board. sioner selvs SIOWTOS SS. ‘NEW GOVERNMENT IN | 1 DeGaulle of| PQLAND RECOGNIZED — ' (Ry Anmociated Presa) LONDON, July 7.—Canada and Switzerland today fol- lowed the action of the Unit- ed States, Great Britain and Russia in recognizing the pro- visional government in Po- | } land. ! ! According to information that has been received here, other countries soon will an- | | mounce recognition, The provisional govern- j ment is said to be functioning | well. Strict economy is being enforced in governmental affairs while government offi- cials strive to put Poland back into its pre-war status. | | | i MIDGET BAR The Friendly Little Tavern | Simonton and Greene Sts. FRIDAY and a LURDAY {Z SPECIAL 186 Proof Whiskey. iat $4.30 V.P.M. Whiskey, 86 proof, | Pints 2.48 Quarts 403 Blended Scotch Whiskey, I Quarts -- 4.40 Cedar Brook Whiskey Pint 2.47, Choice Wines and Brandies | “The Best of Drinks” \ Open From 7 A.M. to MIDNIGHT | We have whiskey galore. Plenty; ot all Beane: Pints and Fifths. also sat as /” jof it will be in ;must_have lare technical require jmer, this Bank will close Thurs- POO GI LS SMSF A 235 01 12:00 P.M. pezectated: |THE FLORIDA NATIONAL 2 THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE B LXVI. No. 161 KEY WEST, ae DAY, ‘ SATURDAY, JULY 7, 1945 St dhe tn a hatin onc tanta tn tnt loshin linn antnlindnlinhnllntntndnborted TIME OUT TO TELL TIME! : SILER ais OR SESE, 5M TETSU ; Official Navy Photograph NAVY TIME. by bells, by hundreds and by plain old civilian ayem and p. m., is often confusing even to old ‘salts, but having a clock aboard like the one pictured makes it an easy matter. L. M. Edwards, GM3c, is shown giving Anne Levchak, MaM3c a few pointers. The clock is located at the Receiving Station, where Ed- wards is temporarily stationed and where Levchak is on duty. Time is important to Anne. jose chief concern is that Uncle Sam’‘s mail moves on schedule. ; Ee ee vvvwverwveww FEDERAL MEAT INSPECTION RA ABARAABABEADABABALAAAAAADAAALABALES By CHARLES C. HASLET fay Awanecnted Prewne WASHINGTON. — Experts in th sulture Department say. _,. i: AB {sl for disea: th of Price Administra ed meats have to be d ye to obtain more equal cg, distribution of meats by chane} Ttexer avai neling more-of it through feder =j that heen ly inspected plants is accomp cluding ing results. fede OPA recently clamped on non federally inspected plents an or touching the floor. tered anim, ble reports 1,000 plant of the larger one: re ut meat proc Sem? State-Licensed ordored restrictions that som 5,000 slaughter slunder non-federal (state) ins tion arran; nll operato Mei 1,009 plants merket a Moats f spected pl interstate commerce under f ibution and curb blac! ies. - jin non-federally inspected plan “| paturally drifts ard fede done ¢ non-federa cannot me al laws and the government can- not purchi it for the SOF other gi Hence these meats are con-'z muy yernment » hope to sce Vatate principally in the locali- > tre @on-fede aughter hou ted SLIGHT DECREASES “IN OPERATIONS OF {under federal regulatic ei ni ‘record out cials believe t offi ter proportion d than last Decreases, though not to a great ertent, occurred in all depariments except one, in the operation of the Overseas Here is how federal inspection, Road and Toll Bridge dis- works: | trict last month, accorcing to The ng plant c h-| Gata issued tedav by Audi- tor Clifford G. Hicks, Veteriz Decrease in the collections id by the fe ae of tolls amounted to a little re assigned to. more then $2,000, with $22,- 935.75 last month as com- To pass inspection the plant! pared with receivts of $25,- good sanitary facili-; 082.59 in June of 1944, including plenty of pure wa- Number of passengers last and adequate lighting. There; month was 30 833 and in June nents such! of last year, 32,136. s to the height of rails on which Passenger automobiles us- year. How It Worts for feder als are moved along after) ing the bridges last month | sle i They must be high) tota’ed 4722 and in June of —————— last yer, 4,474. Chief de- | TOC Crease was in commercial ve- NOTICE | hicles, with 3.751 last month - A and 4,380 in June of 1944, Beginning Thursday, July 12 ,and continuing through the sum CENTRAL HOTEL Cool, Airy Rooms | Rates: Two Persons $10, $12, $14 Weekly Opposite Bus Station Your cooperation will be ap- BANK AT KEY WEST | FOLKS HERE’S A TREAT THE BOTTLE CAP INN 1128 Simonton Street Will serve you with BUDWEISER AND SCHLITZ All this coming week from 9 A. M. till Midnight. We also have all popular brands of Rums and Whiskey. Over the Bar or by Package. The inspectors then check the dent can: remain in offi jeithe show y reduction in slaughterin: ‘A marketing serv- TTS EAS Do Vice vine BRITONS STUDY AMERICA AT PRINCETON UNIVERSITY MM New Manager urs revescrcnrtrtneenciana tt: AP Newsfeatures PRINCETON, N. J.—Princeton University has instituted a spec: ial course to give British service ,men and women a better under- | stending of “the average Amer- ican.” Bri elasses and chat with America: : student naval officers housed i ‘the same dormitory with! the’ itons during their three- conference stay. many members of Cong enc cf opinion. attend conference i Forums conducted during these " ! courses are closed to the press so | the students may feel at ease in ing their questions. The pro- | fe sors in charge say most ques- ‘tions concern the American poli- “enough to prevent the meats from tical system. The students, they isay, want to know how a Presi-| » when! s dis-! agree with his policies and when; he and the majority leader of House have public differ-| The students are said.io have} shown the keenes ,a Princeton alumnus who had} OPA estimated about the time ‘attended a similar course: given rane . sag for, Americans at Oxford, thej oq courses and the curricula were devised . by Alexander Leitch, ts, mos ‘secretary of the university, andj’ hents, most of them. Professur Willard ‘Thorpe, cha man of the university’s commit- ted on the suggestion of! interest in} English language in Amer-! tee on an American. civilization. rogram. Pythian Lodge Dezuty Grand Chancellor Lennie Curry assisted . by F I ke a little time to Chancellors- W.° A. Bell, W- get adjusted under the OPA or- Archer and Arent T. Sjursen last of Key | dge No, 163, Knights of} mabe installed the offic > new offi lor Commander, B. A. Li ard, J. L. Adams. seper of Records and Seal, J. Winfield Ru: : er of Fi were served: Mrs. Weatherford s are: Chancel- . W. Demeritt; | j ellor, Nathan B. , John F. Spivey; B. M. Forbes; .'T. Culmer and | close’ of the meet “ee ‘re- Celebrates Birthday | A tex atherford, friends of Mis. Kather- familiarly | L Officia: Navy Photo maior Stuart L. Moore, of for the past two and a half years with the Army Air | Force, exchenged his uniform for.civilien clothes last month | and essumed duties as resident | manager of the U. S. Casa Ma- tina Hotel here. He succeeds ) Sidney Pickard, whd departed | started at for Dark’ Harbor,’ Maine, to’ | bit manage the Isleboro Inn there. Major Moote was honorably! i briath discharged, from. service, in the | pe | Army Air Force last month, re- linquishing his duties as a fom toa tallatinn | Member of the Third Division Has Installation; 4;, Transport Command sta- | tioned with the 20th Ferrying Group at Nashville, Tenn. -| Special Tribute To were reinforced by a Jap Nursing Profession al tribute will be paid to ng profession this com- evening during the unconditional surr there not be unconditional arise in Japan with on and precipitate The war spir ican Red Cross announced toda: a poem set to music. “Much thought a -|gone into the preparation of thi hequer, Millard. B. Gib- Il also serve for Ww SS ese boys of toc the only be effected complete the medium of uncon render, which will mean t Allie. Japor. VILLI LISS a. urses to hear this tribute which has been written especially “In apdiiica to its interest to nursing profession it will also reflect credit to those in this community assisted in securing nurse known to many Key Westers as} her 79th birthday. | “Kattie’, gathered at her home jm. on Ei ling ibrati Refreshments were served, an: | of the day. DISTT I IL TA OTIS o ILD, ee —— AWAITS REPORTS ON i WAR BOND DRIVE HERE, Jd. Trevor, chairman of the Key West War Bond Committee, said today that. thoush this is the last day for the drive, probably it will be a week before he knows whether or not this city has gon> over the top. He added that his impres- sion is thet Kev West has not reached its goal. Before the exact amount is known, he edded, he will have to receive reports of sales from the navy, the army and the vost office. The largest volume of unit sales in Kev West, he con- cluded, is in the navy. TFSI ISS SIS ance spent a very » evening, wishing Mrs herford many happy returns program begins at 6:30 fF on street last night, join-!¢ Weatherford in cele ‘olumbia Broa PALACE THEATER WARNER BAXTER in “Shadows In The Night” News and Serial BINGO Sponsored by Elks Nightly 7:30 DUVAL at SOUTHARD ating city acer city that had been in their hands for sey- eral years, Dr. Wei ssid, in an effort to avoid the de- struction of their armies by ithe victorious Chinese, aided {by American airmen. The Japs are now doing what the ' Chinese did for — eight years, he added, ing tide of eventual defeat of the Japs is now faster than ever bef res aid in the = and ed, the Chinese will cae the endiny soundly, Dr. Wei eo how the war nd the ris- ore, With jof C | Mareo es of J. Japs opened fire, shooting so at the civilians on the beldg }'The ittick was well plas panies of Jap Dr. Wei concluded that tt wey militarism will be eroe in Ji pan will be for the A and the British to imaiet © der. Show nder, a_ militaristic nthe tely, and y must b ply ed from t J ilesophy that the progre pan depends on conques way that¢ iped out con will set up a government in - BALI'-PAPAN BAY NOW IN CONTROL OF _AUSTRA LIANS te Aemuwintnd Preses MANILA, July 7. — Balik. papan B-y is now in full com trol of the Australians, fight- ing on Borneo, General Mec Art! “s headquarters re- Port rday. Ci wells in that vicinity ere elso in rol of the Aussies, and the Japs ere reporte4 to be fleeing in land. *Sma'! A'tied ships have be Gun to enter the harbor of Balikpapan, and it is ox Fected the shipment of oi! te the American fleet shortly will be started. hhh atatadiadiadal fl “TA CONCHA HOTEL COCKTAIL LOUNGE AIR CONDITIONED for YOUR COMFORT e Now Featuring DANCING EVERY NIGHT Music by ar te Orchestre The New Cocktail ory CONCHA SPECIAL’ BREAKFAST Served from . LUNCHEON Served from . DINNERS Served from HUGH C. HODGE, Manager + .7:00 AM, to 1100 AM, ; “ide Bae i eae ban rrison occupied by Chinese und told them that the Japs were to take charge of the town. The Chinese resisted, and