The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 16, 1945, Page 1

LL, Associated Press Da Wire Service and AP Features Years Devoted to th fy tee West THE SOUTHERNMOST NEW ORDER OF House Bill Provides For sR", In Each County: In State (My Associated Press) MANILA, Aug. 16. — It! John B. Winn, Command- | "SPOT OOIOIDS,| ' er Of Legion Post, Rec-|JAPANESE ADMIT AMERICANS ARE greatly change the outlook of the Japanese generally re- garding governmental af-; fairs, with which they have ommended For Appoint- FAR SUPERIOR had nothing to do. ment By Mills a samp | more GUAM, Aug. 16.—A Jap- | anese newspaper, in a front- Page editorial today, said that the Japanese should not de- mounce the Americans be- cause they invented the atomic bomb, but rather the Japs should vraise the Ameri- cans for their distinct super- iority in the field of science over the Japanese. “We must face the reality,” ithe newspaper said, “that the. destructive vowers of the atomic bomb is so far in ex; cess of the vowers of any other weapon of war that we Number of residents of Monroe county who entered the armed services, either as volunteers or inductees, was 1,355, of whom 277 have re- turned home, Al Mills, dis- trict commander of «the American Legion in this area! and first vice commander inj: the state of Florida, said |to- day. Mir. Mills spoke about the} ible, was nothing but a myth. ! During the occupation, the! Japanese people will be giv- en freedoms which they.have never. had before. Students |Jap civilians,,who have had! {but have been kept in check | by the imperial government, ! will be accorded the privil-; ege to express freely their: inductees and volunteers have, it would be suicidal, jtheories of governmeni,| while he was discussing! as our emperor has said, for | Which lean toward the dem-; House Bill 23017, which! us to continue the war under |ocratic form makes it mmapdotory for every! so great a disadvantage.” g county in the ss Albury Sends Off ommise- wsrrreree, , : joner to take care of veterans under the GI Bill of Rights. As was stated in The Citi wen yesterday, Mr, Mills ap-! peared Tuesday night before! the county commissioners, | who are to appoint the ser- viee officer under the state law, and recommended that they name John B. Winn,| commander of the Arthurj Sawyer Post, who has been iceived, he will immediately in endorsed for the position by; Rumors were making” the form State Attorney Glenn C the local post and also by the ‘rounds of the town this afternoon. Mincer of its receipt. William B. ree oH ,that John Spivey, who was in- - wrth in_an aytomobil ide’ congressional dfs ct Wt yerterday ctvermen on tree Under the state law, coun-' Roosevelt boulevard, had died, ties and cities are asked to but at the Key West General ci SEVERAL HURT IN AUTO CRASH = | ath | CONDITION OF INJURED PER-! Attorney Albury sent the oath | ;by air mail, and he expects to! SONS REPORTED TO BE lreceive his commission by next { Monday. UNCHANGED | When the commission is William V. Albury this morn- | j bi Mr. Albury has received from ‘ca Kov.Westers .sinee his apoaink ment was-announced, he Bitsy het received letters and tekegram: services are Key Westers, he thought that the city should pay one-half as much as the county has been requested to pay \ Commander Winn, assum- ing he is appointed, will be! the boulevard when he started to turn the car about. J. D. Albrit- ton, who was driving in the same direction, was unable to was included in the arrivals in Key West last night for a visit with relat and friends. away from the turning car way from the tun i7 7222242466 struck it, turning it over. Others who w injured were DAY OF PRAYER Mrs. Hamilton th r and of prayer be observed Sun- | day to thank God for bring- | = | ef Was heen received by Mis! MUNCIE, Ind.-—While playing soldier with five neighbor chil- ! president of the Chamber His Oath Of Office ae ‘ing sent his oath of office, as as- ‘the sistant state attorney in Monroe ‘on, was the chief speaker today county, to Secretary. of State R. at the lunchcon of the local Rot- ary Club. ~ Aside fron congratulations that! the slatc clean as nearly a . We must not allow wartime | tto 5 ~ | bureaucratic nonsenst avs a laa from friends, residing in Miami alert to socialistic trends, thos | behalf as | war | busy body. Political and economic! Strong job mar Hleadership will need your closer i U.S.A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1945 (PRESENTATION OF CENTENNIAL PLAQUE TO CURRY’S SONS CO. TO TAKE PLACE HERE FRIDAY Harold Colee, executive of Commer Mr. Colee said this The Key West Chamber vice Commerce. Florida State Henderson, Director of -Jackson| , arrived Square U. S. O. Song: “My Own this morning for the purpose of Key West” by Mrs. James Rob- presenting a centennial plaque to- erts. Presentation: Horace O’Bry-} inorning O’Bryant. ‘that William Curry Sons is one Colee, Executive Vice-President, | of the only three business institu-| Florida Chamber of Commerce, ‘tions in the state that have been A. Maitland Adams. joperaing continuously for more! Invocation: W. H. morrow to William Curry Sons,' ant, President, Rotary Club, A.’ expected that the Allied which has been in business con- Maitland Adams. A Brief History occupation of Japan will tinuously since 1843. of William Curry Sons, Horace Pre:f2nitation: Harold Presentation of Centennial % than 100 years. The other two are Memorial Plaque, Harold Colee. It may also convince the in St. Petersburg and Tallahassee. | Comments: intelligent Japanese He remarked that it appeared! that their teaching for gen-'be peculiar that his own city, St.‘sentation: Stephen C. Singleton, Harbor — sums ul erations that their emperor Augustine, the oldest city in the Manager, Key West Chamber of victory in the Pacific. was a descendent of the sun’ state, has not a firm that has been’ Commerce, A. Maitland Adams. god, and that he was invine- business 100 years continuously-| Mrs. Elaine Curry, Key West — Yesterday, Today erations, of and Tomorrow, Stephen C. Single- Commerce has arranged an inter-: ton. esting program for the presenta-! ion tomorrow. It will begin at) o'clock in La Concha, where a} acoles, Bistek de Tortuga, Yucas, banquet will be held. The program , Guisantes, Ensaladas Mixtas, Cas- and professors among _ the 'is as follows’ Following is the Menu: Jugo de Tomate, Sopa de Car- cos de Guayabas, Queso Crema, Presiding: A. Maitland Adams,’ Cafe Cubano, Pan de Flauta, Man- HAROLD COLEE CHIEF SPEAKER AT ROTARY CLUB MEETING TODAY. Harold Colee, executive viee resident of the Fiorida State hamber of Commerce, who ha een in Key West on several o sions and knows a good mapy ‘ey Westers, and knew many. of e oldtime! who have passed Following is a part of his ad- ress: ‘Guns tle but are silenced, not yet won. » unfold. and there ure. We must, instead, remains! pay the service ofticer a sal- Hospital it was said the report and elsewhere, expressing their Which are born to our nation ary, though that part of the was untrue and that Mr. Spivey’s gratification ,over his afpoint-,| own crackpots, ell as those of law i# not mandatory. Mr, ;condition was unchanged. <2: ment. 9). ; .{ foreign origin ‘ i : ed the ¢ >! Mrs. Jennie Williams, of 818 ° ie Sa ea | “War has stunned us. It hay Eun Ges Sekee the tolinty i rect, whe aly aay A thurt. More than a quarter million to contribute $100 monthly iter street, who algo. wasiin- “Ay Aurelio-Lorres of America’s sons Jie buried in toward the salary, and will j¥e4, is still in the hospital. | aan : ie : ie obMin ies Ge eh “to pay $50. He', Call Officer Carl Albury, who Visiting Key West |alicn soil as a result of this con se i that, 0) ¥ rcentot the vented ther ageldent, saad) es fae h won the war, The men and women in Monroe ©¥° ee te im that Noe: A. Aurclio Torres, former cigat | ),oblems of peace are not solved he armed man ee g open JE) wes SHUme | manutacticen, of ithis city, whose by guns, but they are battle situa who have been in the armed an automobile northeasterly on wife died in Miami ace Les Sy tions nonetheless. “Let me say that it is my belief y working us diligently for its we worked to win the Man is a Life is not static, re safeguard the Edith Albritton, 2 lattention in the future, if man is Mohte of veterans ae outlined ; Williams, his seven-year-old son, | SET BY TRUMAN join to stay out of trouble. We ; he federi Vis we jWayne, and William H. Sikes. | — {must sce to it that Washington Pewee cegeral aw. ‘Most of the latter injuries were | (fy Aasocentee Prean) Boi. cecdevertalecieaonne oT CAG ‘ j minor. WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.— | ternational intrigue, else we will ALBERT CASH IS 4, uit —— ———— President Truman today issu- | again be caught napping. We in AWARDED MEDAL KILLED PLAYING “SOLDIER"| ed e proclamation that a day (Florida have much to do with | world peace. It is just as much the responsibility of the people of ing our country victoriously | out of the war. The services, he suggested. | also should be in the nature { of a memorial to those Amer- | \ | Flossie Cash Taylor that her som, TS Albert L. Cash, is at Man- ila at @ rest camp after serving and has been pre- dren, Mrs. Betty Jean Warfel, 20, ! was accidentially shot by a 13- in two battles year-old boy when the shotgun; “4 he w playing with discharged. | rte b ood nduct é 7 < . “ 4 ait. he died en route to a hospital. icans who went off to war Cash left » year ago for service. —————————__ and will never return. Pacific enn NOTICE Zz, | ult Coast Fisherman’s Union Club Sugaloa All members are asked to Open Daily 12 Noon to Midnight’ ; attend a meeting Friday, DANCING | Aug. 17th, 1945-8:30 P. M. Music by Sugaloa Orchestra | At Red Men’s Hall Daily @ to 12 — Sunday 6 to 12 Please be present if you are, No Orchestra Tuesday Nite Extra Special - Try The New ATOMIC BOMB COCKTAIL COOOIIIIIs BINGO Nightly 7:30 {DUVAL at SOUTHARD) Sponsored by the Elks interested in Our Union. Mat- ters of great importance ill inner ares) alias eins | ANNOUNCEMENT | George Gibson, ALBURY’S Service | Agent.| 5 cemetinibiiisbiniiddemmmmmmmay Station OVERSEAS HOTEL 917 Fleming St. Phone 9104 Special Summer Rates $8.00 to $12.00 Weekly Ei ATTENTION SCOUTS ‘a: leaning toward liberalism: President Key West Chamber of: tequilla. Florida as it is the people of New York, the people of Nebraska. We sclect by secret ballot the men whom we want to govern us. We must continue to select forceful public servants if we want do- mestic and world peice. “Our hearts and our cyes must be quiek in detecting the flaws which develop in thinking, our national especially when com- jmerce begins to flow freely and: the’ when | pockets, begin to r ‘A social era is just closing be-| ing and its sociat implications as} hind us, a new one is beginning being moral. with cash in theirs men, all trad-! “Florida today faces problems: nd economic, much mu This is our great opportunity. ' | Shy By JOHN L, SPRINGER AP Features * citer The phrase is “amphibious op- send troops against strongly forti- ;fied coasts and wrest them from the enemy. It means the combin- ing of sea, land and air power in a precise coordination never be- fore seen in war. Although history books can'cite (eared the skies before .Many previoy landings in enemy troops raced in, Warship territory, never were there sc was intensified, slashing ;Many in such short time as in attempts to get reinforcements. »)), jthe U. S. sweep across the Pacific , ;And never were invasions suc- relenting bombardment ih dd ‘cessfully carried out against such yance of firmly defended areas, Started At Guadalcanal America’s first ilanding was made at Guadalcanal eat Citiz NEWSPAPER IN THE ISLAND HOPPING PAID OFF YANKS IN PACIFIC MANEUVERS ;within hours, and swarms landbased aircraft took One phrase—unknown to most offensive. to owner William Curry Sons. Pre- Americans ‘at the time of Pearl sojdiers gained a ‘ ip the story of no longer was in doubt. i up And once the the ‘Sea-Air Mastery Essential — Many factors contributed te the ves. ” It means the ability to success of these island drives. Guadalcanal's paign proved the need for com plete sea‘and air mastery the drawn-out erations carrier airmen immobil- lized enemy airfields and virtually Tarawa taught the need Of landings. Thereafter !Japanese-held islands were bat- itered to an extent never before amphibious possible in naval warfare. The problem of co-ordinating in August 1942, The technique all the air, sea and land factors | was developed along the New involved in an operation was solv- Guinea coast, at Tarawa and the ed with Marshal Philippine in the Marianas, the Some 1,500 shi Iwo Jima, Okinawa|the Okinawa stop-watch — precision. | and some sixty other places along ple—some coming from Guadal- ‘the 6,000-mile path from Hawaii canal, some coming from Leyte, | to the Japanese mainland. To the some from the Marianas, some lessons learned in island-hopping even from the west coast, Despite | ,were added the techniques prov-| great differences is speeds and ed at North Africa, Sicily, Anzio and the Normandy beachhead. The series of Pacific invasions | distances, they got to their assign- ed places at the proper moment, | ground enemy. | pe joners were alse ty tell the de troops that four represents , “Fleet trains’—the almost in-| tives of the emperor aud | was necessary to establish ad-jeredible armada of supply ships, | impe fel guveroment wer jvance bases along the route tojfloating docks and maintenance | due to arrive in thle eit) t ee ‘Leaflets Dropped Amens Soldiers informing his vates, non-commissioned ficers and junior officers the Yamasita forces wanted to surrender but that th have been »retibited from doing so by the senter of! ers, on orders from Yamoto At mid-afternoon, why ips were assigned to! response had heen received invasion, for exam-| from the leaflets, Japance prise thetanebe ot ts were fake the menue te the Vere om. vsita forees about the vs surrender, The pr Tokyo. The Marshalls and Guam vessels that enabled the fighting) mortow morving te ea “I think that we should wipe!of momentous, preparations — in. became great naval stations; Sai- ships to remain at sea for months | ticles of capitulation nd might I not say &5 # h think: ing and cast aside day-dreaming. ‘homeland | Other bases were could be we meshing the gears of its cconomy 42, Iwo and Okinawa provided —made it possible to spring in-| c. Its leadership, political #ixfields for the bombing of Jap- vasion after invasion with. bewil- he Philippises gave the land dering speed. “aS teit ae WAG die rye-rsr Bee Fils CONIA on mounted. phibious action were unknown or ; 10 aken to remove untested before the war. The air- “We have reason to look for-, Potential thorns in the U. S. sup-' craft carrier reached its glory ward to a tremendous wave of ply lines. in this type of campaign. The home, farm and industrial build-; Followed A Pattern \rockets that blistered — enemy ‘ing and highway construction! “Amphibious operations’ fol-' mere ‘drawings of blueprint. As just as soon as materials are made lowed uw? pattern that even the ‘coastlines wi shortly befor available to us. We can expect to Japanese came to understand per-|the ocean sweep gained momen sce not simply a revival but a fectly. itum more than 60 types of land great expansion of peace time} The enemy learned to worry \ing craft were perfected to bring business und manufacturing. about invasion when planes from men and material ashore in fight- | pecially is this true of our luc | America’s vast carrier armada be-'ing positicn. New methods to tiv pol jthat we can keep the peace only Thi | man, business of recreation, so t to this famous little city hift the gears from war to peace. “What will be of lasting bene fit to ovr people, however, is a have been 4 when he for which w fighting, is best serv has work to do and I am not re-} | ferring to artificially made tasks. “Let us be realistic. Florida, as the, rest of the nation, cannot! escape postwar shifting of em- ployment. y shifting of em- ployment rather than unemplo; ment because it is a temporary situation. It awaits revival of peacetime pursuits, and working (Continued on Page Three) i PALACE THEATER GENE AUTRY in “MELODY RANCH” News and Serial THE au scouts ot top 82 ¢ BOTTLE CAP INN also ex-scouts are zequested to be at the Parish Hall, Friday, August 17, at 7 P. M. 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Ceiling Prices SHENLEY RESERVE THREE FEATHERS CALVERT SPECIAL CARSTAIR, WHITE SEAL FOUR ROSES PAUL JONES GOLDEN WEDDING IMPERIAL PARK & TILFORD DAYTON CLUB PRINCE GEORGE ROAMER LIMIT—One Case to A Customer: HMMM MM cc? gan appearing regularly, bomb-' negatively, even in 1942, when ing airfields and military installa-'speed the unloading of suppies on ‘are the factors which will’ tions tle of ba ket, The dignity of enemy strongpoints while pounded are hen the mighty guns away with alin# off possible bat- {open beaches were developed Many military heads ttleships and cruisers took considering the possibility of au , pouring tons of shells onto phibious war on such a stupen LCI’s dous_ scal rockets. | other wa} When the target was soft landing ed can be But there was nu And how well it work cited today by any craft began darting toward the|child in what remains of Tokyo. beach bombardment was so intense the | J) Often the pre-invasion invaders were well dug into the! beachhead _ before Japanese ometimes—as on Iwo Jima—the | the numbed answered “back. But bombardment continued for days while the landing force struggled for a foothold. : Once the’ beach was cleared | bigger craft moved in, laden with jtanks, heavy guns and thousands \0: terest stot cial Per og Story Barks Up The Wrong Building (nesAnseeinieal eeedes BOGOTA The human-in y of a dog in provin ra who committed sui icide by jumping off a fifth-floor balcony after him caused | Newspape his owner scolded a lot of interest here s commented until one} Field: aa stabl: seer = ften {Teira him: said it couldn't be} jfelds were established, often tu¢_there aren't any five-story i | buildings in the town. AOA TEAC EAE EOE LTS, STERLING'S aman NEW Saem, POULTRY MARKET | 1320 ELIZA ST. PHONE 242 FRYERS WANTED * YOUNG MAN for work in Full Time Employment Must Have Bicycle Apply in person to KEY WEST CITIZEN OFFICE “BEST FOR A NIGHT'S REST‘) One Block West of Bus Depot Circulation Department PIONEER HOTEL | 151 N. E, FIRST STREET) In the Heart of Miami The Rendezvous of Key West SERVICEMEN and CIVILIANS | | lopen Sundey In other party of the flung battle tine, been sporadic firine Trey Th there hte a lays. CARL ANDERSON there GETS NEW POST CONNECTED WITH COMPAN OPERATING SCHOOL OF AVIATION IN MIAMI (Special to wae neem MIAMI, Aug. If derson has t dent in ,¥ Compi ed State John Rid of the eomt The J. 3 Any NOW Ope School “ Teonin n A Mir Paulo, E tinuc v pre Gr tated (Continued on Page T BATTERIES New Batteries In Stock — All Gines Batteries Charged While You Wait POOR OLD CRAIG SERVICE STATION Division and France 5 Pron TO LEASE Brick building, corner F leming & Simonton St Will Be Vacant September | For further particulars, apply at THE KEY WEST CITIZEN direction of a0 9. Pa phd y- TY It Was said that the prt