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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-04

3. Move through Spain to
nip of Gibraltar and fore
stoil an Allied invasion?
Your flunks then will be
wide open on the Atlantic
and Mediterranean. can you
be sure Franco won't Jump
out Of the Axis? He is re-
ported to be leaning foward
the Allies, you knew, and
threatens to fight even you
If you stort something.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-04

Key West, Florida. has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only IL Fahrenheit
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-04

S. Or will you sit fight. try
TO ovtwait the enemy? This
will be tough on the home
folks. may be tougher on
you. And If you don't mon
your defenses and waif for
the Allies TO come get you
you promised you wouldn't
run like the Kaiser did
what con you do? us up
to you now. AdoIph. Whaf'Il
you have?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-12-04

Associated Press Day Wire
Service and Wide World
For 62 Years Devoted to the
Best Interests Of Key West
Evening star., 1942-12-10
New York's Revolt on Roid Warning System
Expected to Aid Districts Fight for Revision

them to the attention of the War
Department, where our recommen-
dations are now under consideration
I'm the meantime, however, sew
eral Of the States, because of the
urgency of the situation, have pro-
ceeded to make their own correc-
tions in the system and the result
has been lack of uniformity in the
target areas-even though most of
the corrections made seem to us to
be definitely in the right direction y
Two Major Drawbacks.
Mr.. Lands added that the two
major deficiencies in the present
system are that by delaying the
audible signal until the red, there
is inadequate time for the pro-
tective services to mobilize, and
that since the first audible signal
is now on the red, it is impossible
to achieve satisfactory blackout
conditions before the attack.
After the meeting called by OCD
in New York yesterday, George S.
Van Schaick, OCD director for the
second region, declared that "the
delay in getting War Department
approval of the new system is un-
fortunate" but added that he had
reason to believe the War Depart
ment would act within a short
time"
N. Y. System Gets Test.
The New York system got It's first
Statewide test Wednesday night,
when a solid wall of sirens an
nounced the blue signal and an
Evening star., 1942-12-10
BY MIRIAM GUTENBERG.

Rebellion of New York against the
present AFRAID warning system may
become the lever enabling the Dis
trict to pry loose from the War De-
paTtment changed regulations pro-
viding for two public warnings that
enemy raiders are coming, it was
indicated today.
Over Army protests new system
OF raid warnings was put into effect
In New York. providing for the
sounding of an audible alarm on
both the blue" and the "red" warn
tngs.
The blue" signal reaches the air.
raid warning center when planes
appear to be headed for a certain
city and an attack on that city
seems probable. This may be 10 to
IS minutes before the red" signal
which does not come until the planes
are only q few minutes away from
their target.
Single Warning in d. C.
The District and most other cities
have only a single public warning,
sounded when the red" signal
reaches the warning center.
The national Office of Civilian De-
fense, which months ago presented
changed regulations along these
lines to the War Department., is
helpless to do anything at this point
but make an effort to get uniformity
Of signals in the target area pending
War Department approval of their
recommendations.
Some District officials have been
urging change in the warning
signals here mainly because the
city is unable to extinguish its street
lights before raiders are theoretically
overhead.
$50 Light Circuits.
Police cars notified on the yellow
signal have in the past scurried to
reach more than $50 light circuits
In time to effect street light black
out, but the last blackout indicated
this arrangement was ineffective.
Col. Lemuel Bolles, executive di-
rector 81 District civilian defense,
urged after the last blackout that
extinguishing street lights be left to
the afraid wardens who are al
ready In charge Of dimming traffic
lights. Opposition to that plan in
other District quarters has been on
the ground that the wardens would
not Be, able to get out of their
houses and reach the light boxes
any faster than the police cars,
since they would not be notified
until the public warning.
If there were a preliminary pub
lie warning, however, the wardens
might be able to do the job.
A public warning on the blue"
also would give protective forces a
chance to mobilize ahead Of the
actual AFRAID warning.
OCD Aware of Deficiencies.
In a statement after the New York
order to sound the alarm on the
blue" OCD Director James M. Lam
dis declared that for some months
the OCD has been aware of the de-
flciencies existing in the aircraft
warning signal system which was
originally set up a year and half
ago.
When we became aware of these
deficiencies" he said, I'VE called
Evening star., 1942-12-10

intermittent wall announced the red
signal.
In opposing New York's changed
signals. 1t. Gen. Hugh A. Drum
requested New York Gov. Charles
Poletti to suspend the change pend
ing development by the Army of a
system of signals of It's own. Gov
Poletti refused to change his mind
particularly since Massachusetts
and Connecticut also were operat-
ing on the changed system.
In the Eastern Defense Com
mand's statement, however, Gen.
Drum did say that a change will
be made soon in the signals by the
War Department and the Office of
Civilian Defense.
Evening star., 1942-12-10

A resolution was passed request
ing strict OPA price enforcement OF
price control measures and urging
that a rationing system be estab-
hshed for all foods that are scarce
or that may become scarce.
Charles A. Barker, representative
of the Southeast Council Of Citi-
zens Associations, told the meeting
that work on two playground prof.
ects, one in Hillcrest and one in
Fort Dupont Park, had been
suspended by WPB. The National
Capital Parks was reported to be
hopeful that 1t could resume work
on the projects.
The president of the association,
Evening star., 1942-12-10

proposed temporary structure be
placed by the portables, located at
Minnesota avenue and E streets Sc.
The new Kimball School, at Min
nesota avenue and Ely place Sc,
has only eight rooms out of a con-
templated is completed, 1t was ex-
planned.
Miss Dorothy Lewis, principal Of
the school, told the meeting classes
may have to be put on part-time
schedule. Explaining that the school
had been completed only a few days
before opening of the fall term, she
said that the prospects of additional
enrollments for the February term
made the future none too bright"
Evening star., 1942-12-10
Jap Attack on U. 5. Ship
Reported Off FaIkIands

BY the Associated Press
LONDON. Dec. 10.-The German
radio reported last night, without
confirmation elsewhere, that a
United States tanker escaped after
being shelled by a Japanese sub
marine in channel in the Falkland
Islands, which lie off the southern
tip of South America in the Atlantic.
The German report said an alarm
was given at Port Stanley, chief city
in the British-oWned islands.
Similar reports were broadcast by
the Rome radio, quoting Buenos
Aires as their source
Evening star., 1942-12-10

homa has closed his ofIlce and is en-
route home for a rest before reach
ing a decision on what he will do
after his retirement next month.
Members of his Office force said
he would not decide Immediately on
his future activities. After a White
House visit earlier in the week, he
said he might accept Government
job but wanted to talk 1t over with
Mrs. Lee. Senator Lee was defeated
for reelection in November.
Evening star., 1942-12-10
North RandIe Citizens
Ask Additional School
To Ease Crowding
KimboI| Principal Says
Situation May Force
Purt-Time Glasses

The North Randle Citizens Asso-
citation last night requested an addi-
tional four to six-room temporary
school building for its area, following
a report on problems brought about
at the Kimball School by shortage
Of teachers and space.
The association asked that the
Evening star., 1942-12-10

9. Raymond Smith, and his wife
were elected delegates to the Fed
Grafton Of Citizens Associations.
The meeting was held At the KIM
ball School.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-02
BY DANIEL DE LUCE

ON THE PEGU FRONT,
BURMA, BY COURIER TO
MANDALAY, Mar. 2-(P)--(De-
layed)-(R-"The bad men are
cutting US with long knives"
Thus. with pleading faces and
dark hands uplifted in gesture
of prayer. peasant leading an
ox-cart migration of 1000 In
dams from the Pegu district tell
me of bandits on their long,
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-02
Short, Kimmel
Must Stand
Courts Martial

WASHINGTON, March 2 -
(P)-Major Walter c. Short and
Rear Admiral Husband E. Kim
mel, charged with dereliction
of duty for failure to take proper
safeguards against the Japanese
attack on Pearl Harbor, have
been ordered to stand trial by
court martial, possibly after the
war has ended.
Brief statements by Secretary
of Wa. Stimson and Secretary of
the Navy Knox late Saturday
suggested that the trials will be
delayed until such time as the
public interest and safety would
permit"
Meanwhile the former Army
and Navy commanders of the
Hawaiian defenses were permit
ted to retire to civil life on the
regulation retirement pay of
$4,000 a year for officer. of their
rank.
The charge of dereliction of
duty was made by the Roberts
inquir:. commission and prepa-
rations for their court martial
trials were ordered on the basis
of the findings of their group.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-02

FernapS the SOOIleSt request
made of the city police depart
ment came from two attractive
girls Saturday night. The girls
asked that Lieut.. Walter Bob
cean return a skirt to its own
er-an emplOye of local
dairy bar.
Rather than face future as
signments to the skirt detail,
Bobcean asked a passed. Of ques-
tons. 1t developed the gal in
the dairy bar threw the skirt at
the girls who then brought it to
police headquarters.
"And why did she throw the
skirt?' asked Bob. II guess
she doesn't like u.s." the girls
replied. Bob first ascertained
the girl hadn't been wearing
the skirt at the time, then ad-
vised the pair to do their own
returning.
Two Selfridge MP's, in the
station at the time, volunteered
to return the skirt but Bobcean
was firm. Sets a precedent, ;"
he allowed.
LIFE is FUTILE
G. Stuart DeMott, the insur-
ance agent, decided at late
hour Saturday that life, be-
yond any question, is futile.
Stuey reached this conclusion
after he spent an entire day
vainly trying to purchase full
year license plates for his car.
Stuey looked into the lobby of
the branch license bureau early
Saturday. What with the dead
line that night, the lobby was
crowded. He beat a strategic
retreat to Schanher's Drug Store
where he considered the situa-
ton.
An hour later, he took &C
ton. He asked clerk of the
Automobile Club (l0cated next
to the bureau) for advice. She
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-02
New and Explosive Issue
on Legislative Horizon
Benefits for Men in Ronks Alone
Likely in Completed Measure

passage of house-approved con-
ference report on this measure
today, clearing the way for con-
sideration of a $32,762, 1877, 300
military appropriation bill. This
is the bill to which the Senate
Farm Bloc originally intended
to attempt to attach restriction
against use of any of the money
to purchase government-held
crop SURPRISES below certain
price levels.
Abandoning this idea at the
urging of Senate leaders, the
farm group named a committee
which sought a conference today
with President Roosevelt in an
attempt to convince him that he
ought to withdraw his opposition
to parity legislation previously
approved by the Senate. This
measure would prevent generally
the sale of these SURPRISES at less
than parity, which is price,
usually based on the 1909-14
level, calculated to give farmers
equal purchasing power with,
others.
There seemed little prospect,
however, that the President
would relent in his opposition to
the hill. which oppOnentS have
predicted he would veto if pass
ed by the House.
The House Ways and Means
Committee, meanwhile, conven-
ed to her Secretary Morgenthau
present behind closed doors the
treasury's program for raising
81, 900, 100000 in new taxes-a
program that promised severe
headaches for legislators before
its final enactment.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-02
TIE Bad Men Cut Us wih Long
Kniues' Vail Hindu Refugees
Reporter Paints Grophie Picture
Of Woes Besettins Burmese Indions

perilous trek up the Burma
road.
For more than a mile this
swarming, dusty caravan OF
refugees, wood len axles
screeching, babies wailing, shep-
herds shouting at flocks wander
ing among the big-wheeled carts
covers the highway like a
blanket Of sad humanity.
There are 1000 souls here
but they are only a fraction OF
the 100000 Indians in Burma,
most of whom now seek the
safety of their homeland.
JEEPS CLEAR PATH
Correspondents en- route to
the front in american "jeeps'
must wait half an hour to clear
a narrow driveway through
them.
In hating English, lean, tired
guides with homemade spears
and swords, and only bits OF
gray cotton cloth around their
loins, call out for hep.
"Sahib, we have no money,
little food and water. We must
keep moving without rest. If
any of us strays the bad men
with long knives attack and
rob and kill" they say.
won't his majesty's govern
ment protect us, sahib?"
In the countryside, where
there no longer are police, loot
ing obviously is rampant and
the Indian laborers, who always
are hated by the Burmese ma
tional extremists, now are the
undefended victims of whatever
bands care to ambush them dur
ing their snail's pace plod north
ward.
LONG, LONG TRAIL
They can 60 but a few miles
a day yet they have 400 miles
to Mandalay and then ESQ more
Difficult miles westward to the
Indian border.
Babies have been born on this
migration since last week. Their
mothers ride in straw piles on
the carts.
Stubbled paddy fields are the
camp sites at night, set up il. the
fashion of American pioneers of
the west with the carts ringed
around for security.
It is the dry season now. Viii
lage wells are nearly empty and
even the oxen's tongues hang
out during the soaring afternoon
heat in the thick dust which
rises from the shuffling hooves.
AS the jeeps finally work
through, a father carrying his
small naked son on his shoulder,
and trudging behind a family
cart crowded with young and
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-02
1heRambling Reporter

could give none. He beat an
other retreat and considered
further.
His course of action was per.
fectly clear half-hour later. He
obtained blanks from the bur-
eau and returned to the drug
store where he filled out said
blanks. Another hour and he
was in winding line inside the
bureau.
Two and one half hours lat
err, he triumphantly threw
down his application and
money. Full year plates for
one Chevrolet" he said. "Sor-
ry," the clerk replied, you're
in the half-year line" At a
late hour Saturday the DeMott
car still bore 1941 license
plates.
OTHERS WELCOME
You don't have to be a mother
to make cookies for soldiers who
flock to the Hostess House and
USO Building. If you can make
a reasonable facsimile of a
cookie. telephone either Mrs.
John Merrill at 203l-R or the
Girl Scout headquarters at 1879.
The Girl Scout Council, you
know, has volunteered to keep
cookie jars filled for the lads
at Selfridge. Grab your tele-
phone now gals and tell Mrs.
Merrill you'll make one or two
dozen a week for the duration.
VOTE TODAY
Either vote today or forever
hold your peace. Don't COM
plain over the results if you fail
ed to visit the polls. 1t has been
our experience that the loudest
critics vote only at wide inter-
walls.
RANDOM NOTES
We glimpse Bill Devantier,
the reformed printer, for the
first time in m0nt''s. Since
Bill snagged that defense job,
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-02
Three Fourths
ofMation May
New Comet

NEW YORK, March 2-R-
Three-fourths of the u n i t e d
States can get out field glasses
this evening and look for the
Whipple Comet in the eastern
sky just west of a total eclipse
of the rising moon.
Though BACKED out, the moon
still will be visible as a dull cop
per-colored globe, the glow due
to light from the earth's atmos-
phere, a glow which would be
seen from the moon as bright,
red halo girdling he world.
The moon will rise in the East
ern War Time zone at Sal
o'clock at New York longitude,
with a small, black bite of the
earth's shadow already showing
on the Lunar edge. But in the
Central and Mountain time zones
the moon already will be COM
pletely eclipsed when it rises.
In the coast zone, m onrise
comes after the earth's shadow
has begun to leave the Lunar
face.
Moonrise will be at approxi-
mately Gal in each time zone,
but with the eclipse progressive
ly farther along to the westward.
The moons face will pass totally
under the shadow at New York
at 1888 pm. 1t will remain en-
tirely covered in the eastern
zone for two-and-aehalf hours.
In the central zone the visible
part of the total eclipse will last
an hour-and-a-half and in the
mountain zone a half-hour.
The last of the black shadow
will slide off the moons face at
1O:11 Eastern War Time.
The Whipple Comet, which
has been coming closer to earth
for months, will be just under
naked-eye visibility. 1t will be
visible through any small teles-
cope and should be easy to see
with good field glasses. It's mag
nitude will be seven-and-a-ha
The comet is not expected to
reach naked eye visibility at
any time. which means that the
eclipsed noon will be the best
celestial object to use as mark
err to hunt with classes for a
sight of the comet.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-02

old, waves good-by and he, too,
pleads, task help for us, sahig."
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-02

WASHINGTON, Marc 2-(R
"A new and potentially explos-
i've issue-increased pay for men
in the armed forces-appeared
on the legislative horizon today
as Congress began its third
month deeply immersed in war
time problems and controversies.
Discussed in closed commit
tee sessions for months, the pay
question threatened to become a
live legislative problem just at
the time when Congress was try
ing to complete repeal action on
the troublesome self-pension
law and to reach q settlement on
the controversy over price regu-
lations for farm products.
SUBJECT TO HEARINGS
Introduced by Senator John
son (D-Colo), the military pay
bill has been the subject of in
termittent hearings since last
November II, but members of
the Senate Military Committee
said they were now nearing a
showdown on its terms.
johnson originally proposed
comprehensive basic increases
from privates and seamen to
generals and admirals, but sew
eral committee members pre-
dicted that if any bill finally was
laid before the Senate it would
provide benefits only for those in
the ranks, possibly including
second lieutenants and ensigns.
AS thus contemplated, the
basic pay of selectees indicted
into the army would become $42
month, instead of the present
SCI. They would continue to re-
ceive that amount throughout the
first year, whereas their pay now
is increased to $50 at the end of
three months. However, the pres
ent 10 percent increase in basic
pay after one years service
would be eliminated.
PROPOSED INCREASES
The proposed increases in en-
listed grades in the army and
navy would bring top pay for
army Master sergeants and Chief
Petty Officers of the navy to
S138 a month instead of the pres
ent Sl26, with corresponding
boosts for Interim grades.
Sponsors have said this pro-
gram for enlisted men would
cost about 100000 addi-
tional yearly, but some senator's
pointed out that tripling the size
of the army and increasing the
size of the navy would boost
these expenditures greatly.
Gingerly avoiding any public
commitments, several members
said pressure was being brought
to bear to pigconhole the meas
ure in committee for fear that
once it was brought to the floor
there might be runaway efforts
to increase the pay of fighting
men far beyond these figures.
SENTIMENTS
Congress recently gave a. con-
crete indication of its sentiments
in that direction when the Senate
approved and the
House concurred in an increase
of 20 percent for enlisted men
and 10 percent for officers serv-
ing in foreign lands, including
the Philippines, Hawaii and Mid
way island.
This provision was included In
a measure extending for one year
to pay of civilian and military
personnel captured or missing
in war work, to which was at
tached the Congressional Pen
sion Repeater as a rider.
SWIFT PASSAGE
The Senate scheduled swift
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-02
Boy Purse. Snaiehers
Flee Scene Of Crime

Confronted by Fireman Will
liam Provost Saturday night,
three small boys dropped purse
owned by Mrs. Eleanore Thiede,
of % Miller street.
Patrolman Alb Wright return
ed the purse, containing 81 in
cash, TO Mrs. Thiede's daughter.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-02
Loses His New Plates
in License Bureau

Eugene Palcno, OF Route 4,
Mount Clemens, told city police
Saturday he lost his half-year
license plates in the license bu-
reau a few minutes after he
bought them. MN
Paleno said he laid down the
plates momentarily to obtain an
other blank. When he returned,
the plates were gone.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-02
Congress to Debate Pay Raise for Men i'm Service
Former Resident
Dies in lotllmoor
Mrs. Mary Cook. 10.
Posses Awoy

Mrs. Mary Cook, 70, a Ma
comb county resident until few
years ago, died yesterday at her
home, 1896 Lochmoor.
Surviving are a son, Horace,
of Lochmoor; a brother, William
HERNANDEZ, of Mount Clemens,
and four nephews and six
nieces, all of Mount Clemens
and vicinity.
Funeral services will be held
Wednesday at 1000 am. from
st. Joan of Arc church, Loeb
moor. Burial will be in ST..
Peters cemetery here.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-02
Former Resident
Wins Promotion
Now Police Sergeant
Of lonsins PIont

Howard Teller, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Teller of 800 N. Ora
tiot, who has been e member Of
the Police Force of the Oldsn O.
bile factory, at Lansing, for q
number of years, was on Satur-
day, Feb. %, promoted to the
rank of Sergeant.
Howard graduated from the
local High School in 1929. He
lives at I'll Lenore ST., Lansing,
with his wife and son, Bobbie.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-02
Thirsty Smokers Stock
Up in Van Dyke Bar

Thieves early Saturday looted
Osban's Bar, IA Mile road and
Van Dyke, of five quarts of whis-
key, 200 packages of cigarettes
and cash from amusement ma
chimes.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-02

he lives in Detroit. The L. of
L. Stanley Cady stands for
Louis. Some of the lads call
him Louie.
l.. Wade Fast, the school man,
still wonders when his new
house will be completed. His
contractor has been at it for q
year, off and on, you know.
e. d. r.