The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 22, 1945, Page 4

ee a a PAGE FOUR IN PHILIPPINE SEA BATTLE SUN SANK FOR JAPS IN}weather, while engineers were Mrs. Eugene Sands \striving desperately to transform | Returns From North jLeyte’s mud into runways, the; 31 BLISTERING WEEKS IN AUTUMN OF LAST, YEAR SPENCER DAVIS | AP New sfeateres: naval power} on the shelf and left his si viving merchantmen—carry-} ing high priority war cargoes —heipiess on the high seas, | The control of. the sea: lanes to Greater East Asia was irretrievably lost. When Japan’s Arthur’s Oct. 20 landing at, Leyte and trap Adm. Thom-' as C. Kinkaid’s U. S. Sev- enth Fleet, submarines play-| ed a vital role. They fired! the first shots in the second Philippines sea battle. Enemy Under Observation As the enemy’s southern fleet, based on Singapore, bore north for Surigao and San Bernardino; straits in mid-October it was un- der close observation. By Oct. 23, Kinkaid had re- ceived word from his underseas | scouts on the speed and course of the enemy and had time to dis- pose his force of supposedly weak pre-Pearl Harbor battleships, cruisers, destroyers, jeep-carriers and PT boats. - Their reporting duty fulfilled, two Ameican submarines execut- ed one of the boldest torpedo at- tacks on record, sank two. Japa- nese cruisers and crippled a third. Halsey’s Airmen Hit The fast carrier airmen of Adm. William F. Halsey’s Third Fleet took up the attack on Oct. 24 and on the following morning Kinkaid’s battleships were slug- ging it out in the Surigao strait south of Leyte. Halsey had turned north to strike at a third threat, enemy task force “B” from waters of the Japanese empire, then hurried other carrier planes south to as- sist Kinkaid’s hard-pressed little carrier force standing off the Pa- cific entrance to Leyte Gulf. 24 Warships Sunk The results of that engagement are ‘history now. The Third and Seventh Fleets’ ships, planes and submarines sank 24 enemy war-i efaft, including two battleships and four carriers. Probably sunk were another battleship and 12 other warships. Six other battleships, five cruis- ers and 10 destroyers were badly damaged, making a grand total of §8 warships sunk or damaged. American losses were the light carrier Princeton, two destroyers, two ers and a destroy- er esc T *hilippine sea bat- tle her ypuicide air force in earnest, congentrating on American war- ships crowding Leyte Guif. Tokyo Express Tries Again | During November’s typhoon {door at Ormoc. : press m sank for JaPatinese convoy bound for Ormoc} Mr Sands said they will re-| waters in Ijis g eks in the aut-/; Imperial tion Navy made its bold attempt = to crush Gen. Douglas Mac-| wera THE KEY WEST CITIZEN ROTARY. COMMIFTEEMEN SEEK FUND. |xev- WEST IN” | IN INTEREST OF BOY SCOUT UNITS DAYS GONE B Allan B. Cleare, Jr., and | Rev, E. S. Doherty, members ag ag Sele ong sa of a committee from the Ro- Tokyo Express rode thestorma| ire. Bugene Sands, of Mara-|tary Club, which is eponS6r-| 74. tropical-disturbance ia re- and poured at least 10,000 rein- ‘thon, who went to Flushing, = ing the Boy Scout movement'ported this ing 200 zalles forcements into Leyte’s,. back !Y. with her father, Ben Pol-/ jn Key West, appeared \be-|southwest of Bermuda and travel- . ; flare, two months ago, has te! fore City Council last night ing in, a northerly direction. Ad- nealing eM aust agp t i > » be and she and Mr. Sands} }oquesting a reasonable fund ‘visory said there are shifting are visiting relatives in Key ; gales over a wide area and winds came Dec. 7 when a Japa~, West. kbs aie ner ae pg hurricane force over a consid- now underway, along with | eam sreqrnmaricente: the club as sponsor. The committee members asked The last run of the Tokyo Ex- was stopped within 30 miles of {wer t Marathon tomorrow, ONLY SIX! « “What makes you look so ol xe what Hal.) “Trying to keep young.” ped as “a mavali “Trying to keep young?” r naval sun had set. | “Yes six of them.” Insufficient funds has caused a reduction in the number of men that provisions be made to haye employed in construction of the | the amount to be donated includ-|pridge at Lower Matecumbe, it | ed in the city’s budget, which will) was officially announced today. ‘soon be preparde for the coming | fiscal year. ecee | Thé matter was referred to the finance committee for considera- tion. Street Bight Reflection Complaint An application received from Max Cohen at South Beach Inn York's Trn/ ‘ A nudist proponent is due to arrive here today, and it is said he intends to establish a nudist camp in this locality. Key West Junior Patrol an- nounced today that it wlil hold a Advertisements peter thm bend) FOR SALE for a beer and wine license was|circus on Labor Day. Sit De Mmecreed_ te Yee Cietea at! denied. the rate of 3c a werd It was stated that arrangements have been completed for youths to take over the operation of the city and county Saturday from 11 to 12 o'clock in the morning. but the | ium! A letter was read from a resi- one - Siecktace om = ae | ginish Aluminuse jaacrapeae dent near the corner of South 30% more surface than most ot uoct and Abohee: hc. tae fumini i 'plaining about a street light re- vorrmse Piers, Auten sas | flecting into the window of a aug8-1mo} house at that location.’ a eee | The writer of the letter asked! Miss Louise Ketchum, daughter mest}TWO and 3-bedroom bungalows,| that some change be made: in of Mr, ad Mrs. Charles Ketchum, furnished and unfurnished;! the light so that it will reflect}ieft. yesterday afternoon for small~down payment, balance! in another direction without aM-/Jacksonville to visit her brother- the first 15 words er leas is 45c. Payment SELP WANTED payable monthly. Johnson &'noying anyone. Due to the fact/in-law and sister, Mr. and ‘Mrs. ex Johnson, Phone 372. augl-lmo that the light was placed there|mar} Yates, ; ; pes MOUSE Gr mic aes arias for the benefit, of all in that -vi- 4 Ox spe. atherine ‘cinity, the request was denied. ili - ae treet. Apply = 1115--Fleming| “U" te Feavest waages Mrs. William P.. Kemp a TELEPHONE | * three children left yesterday for — |- seet. augl?-5tx TWO CASES HEARD |Miami to visit relatives. OPERATORS VITA VAR FULL BODY Floor aS — pega ese Varnish; $5.00 value, $3.95 gal-| IN CRIMINAE ‘COURT County Solicitor and Mrs. Allan WANTED lon, none better. Pierce Bros. | B. Cleare, Jr., are in Miami ona Orion Demeritt, Jr, 18, pleaded short visit. aug8-1mo i 2 guilty, at a special term of the din ial ibaa | —- jELECTRIC STOVE in good con-; Monroe county criminal court] Sister Louise, of the Convent Vacations With Pay dition. Johnson and Johnson. | yesterday, to a charge of taking'of Mary Immaculate, who was in at augl0-tf another's property without his Tampa visiting at the Academy Sickness Benefits et ee | Consent. eS {of the Holy Names, returned ao yeu ton Chale; Vedroces autte! wae mth thres othe ware ajo” ie S} ‘ > who, wi ree others, were ar- PaaS PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT with box springs and inner rested on a charge of taking an} Today The Citizen says in an “| spring mattress; bedroom automobile belonging to Alexan-'egitorial paragraph: See Mrs. McDermott suite with two mattresses and der Motors, Inc., Duval and Di-|~ «poo upon the lights when Chief Operator odd chair; dinette suite, 2 com-' vision streets. ‘they are red and net upon the fortable chairs, card table and; He exonerated the three other ‘gins: Wine: intueetinna wees be ening dishes. All for $235 (two hund- boys. Judge Caro said he would Cee tortie a : ‘ ‘i , Roy: followed safely.’ TELEPHONE OFFICE red-thirty five). 5-2 Poinc’ pass sentence next Tuesday. aetenenieret Place. aug20-3tx icon abate: oe. Subscrive to The Citfven. en al, charge with pos- FOR SALE--Peach-mango trees, | cession of lquor in his (saloons Ww. full time} $1.00. 1217 Petronia St. | which had only a beer and wine exqnement aparece ae" aug20-3tx Jicense, pleaded guilty. STRAND THEATER : Kress S . His sentence also was de- bie 78 § : augitimo!HEAVY DUTY Singer sewing’ sorrca till nest Tuesday. Hae ANEaeGert te WAITRESSES. and FOUNTAIN GIRLS. Good salary. Southern- most Cily Pharmacy. | augl-1mo | HOUSEKEEPER; white, small bungalow, two children, light duty. Phone 582-M. augl7-7tx -———S$ THE WARD-STILSON Company for 58 years designers | and makers of nationally-known, inexpensive, Maisonette Dress- es, has an opening in Key West for a mature woman over, 30 to take charge of local sales} agency. Our line is thoroughly established in Key West and our entire list of customers will be ned over to the lady} sel this position. Ex-| to start and per- olete informa-| > Ward-Stilson y, Box. 1649, Orlando,! aug20-3tx WANTED—Four girls for soda fountain table service. Land ’O} BUDDY BARNETT HEADLINES FASHION SHOW Thursday night’s show at Bay- view Park will hit a new high in the line of good entertain- ment. It will feature a fashion review with dress shops in Key West participating. The park programs are spon- sored by the City Recreation De- partment. At the Fashion Show tomorrow night, ather permitting, Ap- pelrouh’s Store of Fashion will be modeled by Miss Cora Scheur- er; Holtsberg’s by Miss Gladys Trudeau; Ruben Appel's by Miss Beverly Buchanon; Aronovitz Department Store by Miss Gene- vieve Hodges Miss Neale Ayala. iety part of the show will be headlined by Miss Buddy Barnett, 350 pounds of entertain- ing dynamite with her inimitable} singing and dancing. Miss Bar- nett was recently featured with Guy Kibbee, famous movie star, and has headlined every big-time} theatre in the United. States. Others on the bill include Chas. Wolls, who, before his Na - duetion, was doing his Hip” dancing on RKO; Ayala, beautiful songstress, and Steve Spallor, comedian, and Miss Betty Ward, mistress of cere- monies. The performance will begin at and Starling’s by! n-| | i ! 8:30 o’clock. The public is invit- ed to attend, Sun Dairies, 1001 Division; street. aug20-3tx | WAITRESSES at once; no ex- perience necessary. The Cis- | tern, Greene, between Duval | and Whitehead. aug21-2t \WANTED — Stenographer-book- i keeper to take charge of welli established accounting office. Permanent position with good ;RESTAURANT equipment; all or salary to right person. No drifters or beginners. Joseph A. Boza, Accountant-Auditor, 908 Packer St., Phone 786. aug22-3tx EMPLOYMENT WANTED WILL TAKE in laundry work if| bundles are brought to my home. Mrs. Reba Albury, 1191 Virginia St. aug22-2tx | with inner spring mattress. 1 } iron bed with mattress. 2 men’ WANTED \ bicycles, 71-2 Poinciana Plac |FOUR COMPLETE | day time. Pleasant home, good | machine for tailor’s work..106-: I Poinciana Place. Corporal R.} E. Thomas. aug20-6tx IMAGINE THAT! >| WAUKEGAN, Ill—Police are Sree teen. WORE still wondering at a recent cau r ‘ Dio ieee -'recelved from a mother, who oye, Saks Rew etings and’ asked that a policeman be sent to rake TUBS — AU her home, explaining, “My 3- lea peAvtaced and Sewer PIP© year-old child won't go to sleep io Ppa Free wich pat and I'd like for a policeman to Supplies (eas piviine ier! ome out and frighten him.” Phone 765. jly2MWF-tf Sloan makes a $4,000,000 grant for cancer research. rooms. of} furniture; excellent condition. | Apply 18 Naval Housing Pro-} ject, Eaton stieet entrance. | aug21-4tx | MAPLE youth bed, child’s chest of drawers ,boudoir chair, liv-} ing room table, etc. 1230 South St., phone 869-J. aug21-2t LADY’S bicycle; new tirés, $23.00. Apply 1214 Duval street, Apt.| 2. aug2l-2tx FOR SALE—Equity in one of the nicer houses in McArthur section. Will sell reasonably, furnished or unfurnished. 3051 Harris avenue. aug21-3tx VITA VAR HOUSE PAINT guaranteed 100% pure. $3.25 gallon. There is mone finer at any price. Pierce Bros. aug8-l1mo Pensi-Cola Company. part. Selling out on account of} losing lease. Cash only. Flem-| ing Restaurant, Simonton and Fleming. augl7-6tx WANTED: Reliable girl or woman to care for small infant during pay. Call 554-J. aug22-2tx 1 COMPLETE bedroom suite’ LISTINGS wanted on keys prop-} ahs yen, = HSN is erty. Office in the heart of the! FOR RENT + keys on Upper Matecumbe.! i$ Geo. J. Rawlins, Islamorada,| LARGE FURNISHED ROOM at}§ Fla, aug20-30tx) reasonable rate. 1404 Albury! s ee | wreck. aug22-3tx|® WANTED to rent by responsible js permanent people: two Wwed-|FURNISHED ROOMS and apart-|$ room cottage or apartment.) ments. Reasonable rate. 411l\¢ Call Mrs. Coutant, Pilkington! William street. jly30-1mox| § Studios, phonee 99. aug21-3tx \s and Safe... |APARTMENT. See No. 12, 915! MISCELLANEOUS aug22-3tx | ‘LAWN MOWERS sharpened, Te-| Paired; sewing machines, knives, scissors sharpened; keys duplicated. B. F. Camp- Windsor Lane. Lost LOST—Amethyst bracelet; either e bell, 803 Simonton street. augl-lmo in or near Fleming Street! Church, Mrs, Paul Herrick,|e phone 614-J. Phone No. 8 Franchised Bottlers: Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of Key West REAL ICE is MORE ECONOMICAL... It’s Healthy THOMPSON ENTERPRISES, wc. (ICE DIVISION) BUG21-3tx § eeeaecccccecccceccecesecosecoessroeecese GIRL RUSH” ‘Miracle of Morgan's Creek’ MONROE THEATER SIDNEY GREENSTREET in “Mask of Dimitrios” ” Coming: “Uncertain Glory” FOR Long Island Citu.N. Y- BASIS and you will get GUARANTEED Refri¢- eration Service. . It’s PURE Key West, Fla. $ COO OOM 0 O- Hc cemereronasnnreeseceseseee ANNQUNCE OPENING! OF NEW SNACK BAR El expire Oct. 31: Fi thru Stream Hotel and Restaurant at K1 expire Nov. 30. Division and Simonton streets, é announces in today’s Citizen the, openig of their ew Snack Bar| within the next. few days and the opening of their new Snack Bar and Patio within the next two; weeks, ane Mr. Wiener is sparing no ex- pense upon the extensive altera- tions and improvements being made at the Gulf Stream. | The establishment will have the newest and most improved’ kitchen equipment and the Snack; Bar, Dining Room and Patio will be furnished in the most modern style. { Mr. Wiener said the Gulf’ Stream Hotel and Restaurant will be an innovation to Key West and among the finest eating places in South Florida. INTERESTING CASE ‘Beg. pardon, sir, I’ve eaten nothing for a week.” “How very interesting. Well come back lgter and tell me how | long you ‘were able to hold out.”| Your Grocer SELLS That GOOD STAR * BRAND Try A Pound Today! Soft, natural lookiag curls and waves in 2 to 3 hovers. They're lovely. they're inexpensive, they'll last months aad moaths. There’s no finer home COLD WAVE Kit on the market than Le f | ‘ Boch kit contains 3 full oz. of SUPREME Selon-Type COLD WAVE So- lution, 60 Curlers, Neutralizer, HOME KIT— WITH ‘KURLIUM SPEEDY, SURE RELIEF FOR ACID \ “DIGESTION 60 End Tissues, Applicater, and Easy-to-de Instructions. GARDNER'S PHARMACY Phone 177 Free Delivery Oriental Drug Store and all drug stores and cosmetid counters oy A TELEPHONE CENTRAL OFFICE IS a ““HAND-MADE”’ Jos Expansion of telephone cen- tral offices has been stopped for over three years, and as a result many thousands of persons are waiting for service. Tuat is one reason why it will be a long time after war's end before it will be possible to sup- ply telephone service immediately to every one who wants it. To meet present and future demands _ for service, Southern Bell is engi- neering the greatest expansion Program in its history. | ( Mi Wren it comes to expanding @ telephone central office, mass production methods are not pos- sible. After reconversion and the vast equipment manufacturing Processes are completed, then cables, wires and intricate equip- ment must be connected individ- ually without interrupting pres- ent telephone service. Millions of connections must be soldered. turing facilities, SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH Com ANY. INCORPORATED This Program is already started on the limited scale per- | mitted by wartime conditions and ‘ will get more actively under way, | just as soon as war releases mane | power, materials and manufac. ’ ° ec200