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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-10-12

The liquidation of these small
business Is9sses represents cas-
ua1ty OF the war that is unavoid-
able. With the nation gradually
moving toward greater produc-
ton of the material of war,
there is an unavoidable reduction
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-10-12

The Army Engineer Corps has
created a well-graded, we'll
drained truck road for practic-
ally the entire length, from Daw-
son Creek in British Columbia, to
Fair banks. Two-way traffic is
feasible over many long stretch
es, and conveniences, including
rest camps for drivers, and tele-
phone installations and weather
observation posts are available.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-10-12

The loyal American who is too lazy to
collect scrap metal for use in our war pro-
duetion pl ogram is not as loyal or as smart
as hermight be-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-10-12

Slowly, the consequences of to-
tai warfare are beginning to dawn
upon the American mind. The
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-10-12

Isn't it peculiar how the mail is always
late when you are expecting an important
letter:
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-10-12

Mr.. Nelson explains that the
forecasts are set high. to get goals
to shoot at, but the performance
is mot one we can brag about" :.
Aircraft production was up six
percent over July, ordnance up
three per cent, naval ship con-
struction up seven percent, mer-
chant ship construction up six
percent and other munitions out
put up fourteen percent.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-10-12
WE PASS TIE AXIS
WAR PRODUCTION UP
NELSON ASKS INCREASE

Donald Nj. Nelson said war
production reports reveal that
August developed an eight per.
cent increase in munitions out
put over July, but the head of
WPB says that production was
fourteen percent behind forecasts
made on the first Of the month.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-10-12

The attack on the Solomon Is
lands has given considerable inn
petus to those who believe that
an overwhelming carrier-based
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-10-12

humor is that quality which makes an
editor think that the world waits TO read
what he writes, and this is humorous, TOO.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-10-12

The naval officer asserted, in
Washington, that with a couple
of dozen aircraft carriers and
supporting task force units, and
with enough Marines to carry
out landings, the United States
could 'cut a path across the Pa
cific, and cut it quickly, right to
Japan. 80 =
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-10-12

The salaried class of workers
in the United States has always
suffered severely in the midst OF
economic diturbances. When hv-
ing expenses rise, the boss is slow
with salary increases. Later, when
the reaction sets in and business
slows down, the boss is not 50
tardy in cutting the payroll. In
both operations, the white-col-
lar class suffers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-10-12

Until next Spring, when thaws
will make the highway impass-
able, steady stream of traffic
will use the 1,600-mile road,
which connects with railway and
highway systems at Dawson
Creek and serves various military
airfields in Alaska, which here
tofore have been supplied by
sea.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-10-12

The new appropriation, if
granted by Congress, is expected
to provide $4,000 planes for the
Nays air force. Nobody knows
exactly how many carriers and
planes the Navy will have when
the entire program is completed,
but many people will be interest
ed in the remark of Lieut.. Com
mander John S. Thach, who has
been decorated three times for
his work as leader of a squadron
of Navy fighting men in the Pa
cific arena.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-10-12
IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST
, ADVOCATED BY TIE CITIZEN

l. Water and Sewerage.
2. More Hotels and Apartments.
3. Beach and Bathing Pavilion.
4. Airports-Land and Sea.
5. Consolidation of County and City Gov
ernments.
6, "A Modern City Hospital.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-10-12

People who have sure jobs often get
careless with the public they serve.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-10-12
MIDDLE CLASS HIT
NO BLOC PROTECTION
SALARIES STABILIZED

The Farm bloc and the Labor
bloc lin Congress have been able
to do something about the prob
lens that confront their proteges.
but there is no bloc attempting
to do anything for the morgan
lied middle class people of the
United States.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-10-12

Now, the family is faced with
a tax of $167 on its income, which
means salary cut to $2,333. Liv-
ing costs are up about Is per-
cent, so that another 1924 must
be cut from the total for living,
bringing the real income to ST.
039. This example shows a re-
duction of approximately twenty
per cent in the real income for
the family group effected.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-10-12


air force, backed by. adequate
surface units and assisted by Ma
rine landing forces, can take the
measure of Japan and, in time,
batter the Empire into submits
sion.
Interesting is the testimony OF
Lieut. Commander Thach as to
the various types Of planes. He
declares that horizontal bombers
cannot do the job and says that
mot one major ship in this war
has been sunk by horizontal
bombing He lauded the work
of dive and torpedo bombers and
emphasized that carrier-based
dive-bombers, with carrier based
fighter protection. struck the de-
cisive blows in the Battle of Mid
way.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-10-12
NAVY JOB IN FAR EAST
ONE FIGHTERS VIEWS
HOW TO WHIP JAPAN

The Presidents recent request
for an appropriation of nearly
So, 900, 100000 for the Navy, bring
ing to $2O,OOO,OOo, 900 the. current
fisial years outlay for the sea
arm, emphasizes the important
role that the Navy must play
especially in the war; in the Far
East.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-10-12

The completion OF the road this
year is good, but the mystery is
why it was not constructed be-
fore war forced the nation to ac-
cept the arduous undertaking.
Certainly, a link with Alaska,
through Canada, has been desir-
able for many years.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-10-12

Figures presented by The Unit
ed States News, in reference to
typical family of four, in the
$4,000 income group are interest
ing. A year ago, this family paid
no Federal income tax and its in
come could go for living expens-
es, for life insurance and reserves
for the rainy day or the educa-
ton of children.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-10-12

The handwriting is already on
the wall for middle class fami-
lies. This class reaches into mil
lions, including office workers
statesmen, teachers, Government
workers, executives, retired per
sons and many others. Insofar as
political power is concerned, the
coup is inarticulate.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-10-12

In addition, heavier taxation
is certain to cut deeply into their
income, affecting the payments
that they are making upon their
houses and other things, and the
amount of money available for
the education of their children.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-10-12
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,IlpER IVA LEXINGTON

BY HUGO SIMS Special Washington Cze
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-10-12

The prospect that salaries will
be frozen indicates a trenend-
Gus squeeze upon those people
who are included in the middle
class, the backbone of the eco
nomic structure of the nation.
The cost of living is moving up
ward and there is no way for
them to escape.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-21
Raj SWEEPS AHEAD

Ahead Of the ground forces, the
Royal Air Force swept japanese
bases and troop concentrations in
widely extended offensive opera
.tionS and few $50 miles 90 the
east TO bomb the enemy airdrome
at Toungoo, on the main railroad
between RanGoOn and the Burma
t.CuH
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-21
Rati0ne1s Take Time Off to Eat DO Then Eat!
French go
Deeper
I'm TuniSia

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS.
North Africa, Dec. 20 (delayed)
tUP).-French troops. renewing
their offensive thruSts toward the
ANlS-held cast coast Of TuniSia,
have captured Pichon so miles in
land from the important port OF
Sousse, il was announced today.
The Germans attacked fiercely
<h tanks and infantry i'm an at
tempt 10 retakc it. But they failed
and latest reports indicated the
French were striking eastward
toward the railroad and highway
junction of KalrOuan, "A miles
nearer the coast.
In the Pichon fighting and in
clashes between their combat pa
trolS and the Germans. the French
have taken numerous prisoners,
dispatches said.
Renewed heavy rains slowed
aerial and ground activity in the
north, and both the allies and tho
AXIS were primarily engaged there
IN moving tp supplies
Despite the rains Douglas A-20
attack bomhcrs of the United
States Amy AR Force, escorted
by LoCkheed p-3S fighters, raidcd
the railroad yards at SfaN on the
east coast, scoring many hits IN
Icludlng some on the locomotive
roundhouSe.
1t was announced that six Axis
spies had been executed : t4tttt'tiay
on the Mansoura plateau near
Constantine. Algeria.
1t Gen. Dwight d Eisenhower,
Allied commandcr-in-chlct. an
nounced that all French merchant
vessels -in-Nefth and West Africa,
including Dakar. we've now In Use.
some directly in the Allied cause,
-ttfftt--tU d1Tt III maintaining Coo
nomlc stability IN French Africa.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-21
SCATTERED RAIDS

British fighter planes extended
their sweeps down the Mayu River
TO Akyah. where they cannonadcd
and machine gunncd cncmy-held
buildings.
Last night force Of japanese
planes dropped a few bombs al
widely dispersed parts of the Cal
cutta area, a Joint army-air force
comn,unique said. causing eX-
trcmely light civilian casualties
and light damage. II was tho
first enemy raid on Calcutta oil
the war.
Japan opened its counter-drive
500 miles east of Wavcll'S often
sive area. japanese troops based
on the Burmese town Of KcnC
Tung advanced northeaStward "a
cross tho Nan Lei River into
CMna's Yunnan province in the
corner where China. Burma
French Indo-China and Thailand
adioin.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-21

Three Comic Pages every day
I'm Daily Detroit Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-21
Us. Ffiefs Bomb
[aShiO in Burma
RcgIsiertd Y, s Patent Office

CHUNKING. China. Dec q
uNS) United States bombing
planes carried out a strong assault
in upper Burma, yesterday it was
against Japanesc-occupied LaShio,
reported today.
L1stuo is the Burma terminus
of the noV blocked Burma road
leading 10 Running China 1t is
the site OF am important aIrdrome.
Three Comic Pages every day
I'm Daily Detroit Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-21
Baruch Pays, Gets First Dance

Each guest had lapel flower corsage match the
kind and hue of the flowers which decorated the particular
table at which the guest sat- This novel substitute
for place cards.
And, though bitter wintry wind swired through the
capital the atmosphere resembled garden with
and banks of flowers everywhere the tables and
along the walls
After the guests had their snack Barney Baruch who
in the business World War long before the
administration crop, had the first dance with the
svelte Mrs Hopkins, making her official social debut
Washington
This seemed only fair nasmuch Barney footed the
bill for the party.
Hopkins in his magazine thesis sacrifices ahead
for the American people, said:
There will be plenty of headaches, and plenty of
aspirin"
Among those present at the dinner-dancc
Secretary of Commerce Jesse H. Jones' Secretary of the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-21
Driver Displays
Body Of Boy TO
Force Gas Sale
Child in Car Trunk
May Be 7-Year-Old
Missing for 9 Days

PROVIDENCE, r. T., Dec. 81
(UP).-An eight-state search was
under way today for a man in a
New York registered automobile
who opened the cars trunk and
displayed the body Of a small boy
to a filling station attendant in an
effort to get gasoline.
The search began Saturday after
Charles Brennan, Coventry filing
station attendant, told state police
a man demanded gasoline because
I'm making an emergency trip &c
Massachusetts" and displayed tho
body TO prove his need. Brennan
had refused to sell him gasoline
because of the federal moratorium
on sales.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-21
Essentials? Here's The Menu

I'VE shall be forced to do without everything but
the necessities of hfe," he said
Under total war, overall standard of living will
be as low il at the bottom of the 1882 depression
At this little New Deal barbecue, here is what they
had to eat:
Bocl of Carior wHh Trimmings
Pate dc Foe GrdS Cheese Cr0quCtteS
Baked Oysters Bonnc Femme
Celery RadishcS Olires PcconS
Tortae Clair TEN TcrriHc5
Creme Chompignons FrGis P'ofterolcs
Mousse Of Chicken GolldHtine of Copon
Cold Tongue Beef n tn Mode CorH6d Bect N t1ty
Turkey Chicken Virginia Ham
Cats Head Vinaigrette
TrUitc en- Geicc H0mGrd en- ASpie
TerrGpin baltimore Stylc) Chicken Ia King
Steamed Rice
Sliced Tomatoes Crisp Lettuce
M0yOnudiSe French Dressing Russian Dressing
Mired Green Salad
Assorted Cheese and Crackers
Iced Black Cherries and Vanilla Ice Cream
Petit Fous DcmitoSSe
The menu, of course, did not mention that each femi-
nine guest given large bottle of French perfume
the real imported French prewar stuff worth its weight
in gasoline,
Nor being in the best of taste did the state that
the 1926 French champagne 1925 being remarkably good
vintage year, served lavishycannot be had in
France these days
There also ingenious trimmings to take the minds
Of ofciadom off the dull office routine of issuing ratonng
DEGREES and compiling tricky questonnares
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-21

ffsfsrfrff ard 0rf- rr fs-.-- sr.
r. 80 % ne Vri'er ard s-f He- 30
sons-fls4 a. rsesctre ne vitst ot INC
ravg etparimsrL
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-21
100 LOCALITIES TAKEN

More towns and villages go be-
sides well above 800 that had pre-
viously been announced - were
taken by the Russians today, the
communique asserted.
Among more than 100 localities
yesterday were Mancovo-
Kalikhvenskaya and Shestuchov-
ka. on the Kalitva River. a tribu-
tary Of the Don, 20 miles or less
from Millerovo.
Considering the rate which
the Russians were advancing, il
was believed that the Red Army
probably would be able TO an.
-Hegnee- the capture of MilleroYo
as birthday present for Premier
Joseph Stain. He was 90 today
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-21
No Coffee? They
GuIp Champagne
By DAVID SENTNER and RAY RICHAR
nsitnIt limo. Ma.hnsinn Rnrran

WASHINGTON, Dec 2l.--J0hn Doc OF washington
today reached for the butter and the and the coffee
which weren't there and gave synthetic smack TO his lips
AS he digested The details of the recent indoor New Deal
picnic dance,
The party thrown at the swanly Carlton in honor
of Mrs Harry Hopkins the former Mrs Louise Gill Macy
New York syjst aud champagne flowed like the Volga
and of caviar and other decaces served sug
gested a lendlease shipment.
Only so of the upper crust of New Deal society were
invited including OF the who tl the people how
much they shall and how much they can eat-OPA
Chief Leon Henderson, WPB Chief Donald Nelson and
Economic Director James +. Byrnes.
OF Harry Hopkins, assistant TO the President
who lives with his bride the White House also there
Hopkins, of the earliest New Dealer economy plan
ners recently warned the nation article published in
the American Magazine that 1t had better get ready to
lghten belts until il hurt II the war was 10 be won
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-21
SEIZE PART OF RAILWAY

The Russians in their new Of
fenSive already had seized control
Of 45 miles of the vital Voronezh-
RoStov Railway. Twenty-Five Ger
man divisions were trapped be-
tween the Don and Volga at
Stalingrad, and Colonel General
Vatutin, in his central Don often
Sive, occupies the entire stretch of
the railway between Kantemi-
Irovka and AamenSk-Sc hachtinSky,
all Axis forces inside the northern
six counterattackS. all repulsed,
stroyed aground or in combat.
Forseeing this, the Germans
were counterattackinG with des-
peration in the Stalingrad area,
trying 10 establish contact with
their trapped % divisions.
The noon communique reported
six counter-attacks. all repulSed
northwest of Stalingrad. The
Germans lost 400 men and 27
planes which the Russians de-
stroyed or in combat
1000 GERMANS KILLED
Southwest of Stalingrad, Soviet
artillery wiped out 1000 Germans,
and helped infantry beat off a
counterattack in which 300 more
Germans were killed and eight
tanks, two guns and 20 trucks
were demolished.
German counterattackS In the
central Don area apparently were
intended to delay the Russians.
Front line dispatches reported
that the main Axis forces had
abandoned most of their heavy
equipment and were retreating
with all haste in an effort to
reach new lines.
Col. Gen. Vatutin's column from
Bokhovska, the main assault force,
had now famed out into three
prongs, dispatches said
The Stalingrad garrison was
still Systematically cutting oil and
reducing German pill boxes and
dugouts in a northern factory dis
trlct.
On the central front, Soviet
troops consolidated their positions
and continued their offensive, the
noon communique reported.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-21

Navy Frank Knox and his
undersecretary, James For
restal; Undersecretary Of
War Robert Patterson; Mel
vyn Douglas and his politi-
cally we'll known wife, Helen
Gahagan, together with Col.
Daryl Zanuck Of the Holly
wood movie colony.
With Zanuck, the following
were there in uniform:
Com. George Earle, eX-
ambassador TO Belgium; Col.
Sol Rosenblatt, former New
Deal attorney, and Maj. Law
renee Lowman, former vice
president Of the Columbia
Broadcasting System.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-21
WRAPPED IN BLANKET

Brennan said the mans automo-
bile was 1896 sedan and that
there were two or three" boys in
the tonneau. The body, according
TO his story 10 police. was wrapped
IN blanket and the driver mum
bled something about having per-
mission to transport il from New
Haven Conn, 10 Massachusetts
Tor burial.
,ffhC mUtUTist was described as
about 80 years old. 5 feet inches
tall and weighing about Us
pounds. He was slightly bald with
gTayish hair and needed a shave
B r ennan said he wore bus
drivers brown uniform and a regu-
lar overcoat and a chauffeur'S cap
MAY BE MISSING BOY
The attendant, police said. was
too frightened 10 argue and filled
the tank. He jotted down the
license number and noted that the
gasoline ration coupons had not
been issued for that car.
There was possibility. they
said, that the body might have
been that of Malcolm Harris Jr.
7-year-old Cambridge Mass. boy
who disappeared while on route "a
see Santa Claus nine days ago.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-21
British 155 Miles
West Of AgheiId

CAIRO. Dee q CP).-Brt tyh
forward patrols arc IN touch with
the AXIS forces IN tho Sultan area,
l5S miles west of Fl Aehe!ia,
Middle Eastern command rCu1-
munlquC said today
Farther east tho work 81
mine clearing i proceeding
continuously" tire cOmmuulque
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-21
Jap Drive
Slabs East
OF Burma

NEW DELHI. India. Dec. q
CUPD-Gen. Sir Archibald Wa
Wells BritiSh-Indian army pushed
an unoppoScd drive along the Bay
of Bengal coast in Burma today
while the japanese retorted with a
sudden drive into south
western China
Moving out from their BaungaW-
Buthidaung line, where they had
thrust 80 miles into Burma. Wa
Wells forces dravc ahead along a
front o about 20 miles between
the coast and the Mayu River to-
WARD Akyab. the important Japa-
nese-held port 90 miles to the
south.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-21
Russians Drive
To Outside Of
Main Rdi|CenteI
Central Don Offensive
RecIaims Many Towns;
Enemy Loses 43,23o

MOSCOW. Dec. q CUP).-
Spearheads of the big new Russian
offensive on the Central Don were
believed 10 be driving into the out
skirts of Millcrovo, important
junction OF the Voronezh-RoStov
Railway today.
The Russian army brushed aside
counterattackS and rolled the Ger
mans back SouthWeStward, with
fearful losses.
The high command announced in
its noon communlque the killing OF
1870 moro Germans on the Cen
trail Don front making a total OF
more than 43.230 killed or cap
tured since the offensive started
December l6 Total gains Of 46 10
IS miles have been reported.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-21

Today
Burma Drive
Vital TO India
And China
By CAPT JOHN II. CRAIGE

BY CAPT JOHN II. CRAlGE
Written Especially for Int Ns~s service
ANOTHER SECTOR Of this
global war supplies cncourae-
ing news today as dispatches
from New Delhi, India, re-
port that the United Nations
forces under Butains able
Gen. Sir Archibald Wayell
which crossed the frontier Of
Bengal province into Burma,
are driving back japanese
defenders and thrusting on
ward.
New Dclhrs announcement
states that important Burmese
areas have been occupied and
that japanese border-guards
have retired without fighting
from prepared defensive po-
sitions.
The impression given by
Indian dispatches that con-
siderable forces Of British
Empire troops arc in motion
is somewhat discounted by
dispatches from London, where
Reuters military CORE
spondent declares that, in his
opinion, Wavell's thrust across
the border represents a purely
local action.
THIS DIAGNOSIS may be
correct, but Wavell is one
Of this wars great masters
of deception. He has fooled
his Axis enemies more fire.
euently than any other United
Nations commander. and fire.
quently has baffed his own
country's military experts and
newsmen.
If there is any spot in the
world where an offensive drive
Of a few hundred miles against
comparatively weak enemy
forces would yield results,
Burma is the place. A drive
Of less than 100 miles from
the Indian Burmese border
would take British forces 10
Akyab, the only good port on
approximately 500 miles of
Burma's west coast, where
supplies are landed for all
Japanese troops west Of the
Irrawaddy Valley.
A thrust of 200 miles
straight east from the coast
would take Wavells army
10 Mandalay, historic metropo-
lis of the Irrawaddy and
operating headquarters for
Burmas strategic oil-felds.
The capture of Akyab by the
British would eliminate all
danger of a Japanese invasion
Of India.
British capture Of Mandalay
would open he way for the
re-COnquest OF an oil district
from which the entire United
Nations war effort in the Far
East could be supplied with
gasoline and oil fuel.
THESE RESULTS, how
ever, would be thrust into the
background by the fact that
a British drive 10 Mandalay
would put United Nations
forces within not much more
than 100 miles of Lashio,
strategic terminus of China's
Burma road, all important TO
the capacity for continued
resistance of Marshal Chang
kai-Shekis free China.
1T SEEMS quite possible
that Wavells present Of
fensive is linked up with re.
cent reports from Chungking,
chronicling the concentration
Of japanese forces in Thailand.
These might be used for an
invasion in India, or for
drive toward Running, China,
and ultimately Chungking H.
self. Also % be considered
is the new japanese counter
drive from Burma into Chinas
Yunnan province.
India is the arsenal and
supply depot for the entire