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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-19
Rates Holman Greatest
Basket Ball Snowman.

Ripley doesn't think the original
Celtics will be equalled for some
time, chiefly because they did moth
ing but play basket ball and always
played together Many of the pro
teams in the field today are pickup
outfits with key members who travel
from town to town, playing certain
nights with different clubs. Nat
Holman, says Ripley, was the great
est Snowman and probably the
smartest player he ever saw, with
Hagerty a close second for color.
Johnny Backman was the money
player, the guy who could get two
points when his team needed them.
He got the cash, too, for Backman
repeatedly was paid S12,500 a year.
Ripley thinks the current George
town quint could be the greatest in
Hoya history if it had somebody
like Buddy O'Grady or Irving Rizzi
to settle it down. 1t doesn't have
the pe:se OF the 1910 combination
But this team, like G. WIS five, is
destined to bloom unseen by ma
iority of District fans The con-
version OF Riverside Stadium into
a rollers skating rink has forced the
collegians back into Tech High
School and this year they aren't put
ting up the sideline bleachers, at
least not for the college games.
The excuse is scarcity of man
power. and it is costing the team!
at least 1000 customers. Fans were
turned away at the first Hoya-
Colonial game and when some Of the
bigger name" teams come to town
ID will be worth an arm or leg to
squeeze inside the place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-19
Win, Lose
or Draw
BY LEWIS r. ATCHlSOk.
Ripley Sees Big Future
For Pro Basket Ball.

Owlish Elmer Ripley, Georgetown
basket ball coach and one of the
games ablest strategists, foresees a
renaissance of the pro game. in
ouced by war, abetted by the ban
on pleasure driving and by the in
creasing number of top-notch play
ers coming out of college who want
to continue playing after gradua-
ton.
There is definite place in our
sports setup for pro basket ball, +"
Ripley was saying today Colleges
are turning out more good players
than ever before, and those boys
want a chance to play and they are
entitled to it as much as football
players, trackmen or any other
athletes.
of course. the big difficulty !, is
finding suitable places for the games.
We don't have nearly enough, es-
pecially around Washington, but I
think that trouble can be corrected.
And I don't think the boys will go
back to the old style of pro ball
we saw during the depression years,
after the American League folded.
They don't want that pushing, tug
ging and Glowing style. They want
to play fast, smart basket ball under
collegiate rules and I think the
fans prefer that kind, too
Rip, who graduated into pro
ranks at the ripe old age of Is after
serving a brief apprenticeship with
Christ Church House on Staten
Island, saw and was part Of the
pro game at its best. He broke in
with the Carlton Club of Hoboken,
N. j., went up to Troy of the old
New York State League, then went
into the coal circuit that included
Pittston, Carbonate, Scranton,
Wilkes-B Barre, Hszleton. Plymouth,
Nanticoke and Freeland when the
New York State disbanded, That
was the fastest company you could
travel in those days and the pay
$500 a month, wasn't bad.
Rip Not Sure He Prefers
Coaching to Playing.
WllO has I1du a lltIl CA
perience in both fields, thinks he
prefers coaching to playing but
can't be too sure about it. He's
had lot of fun and gotten a lot
of laughs and heartbreaks out of
both. He remembers Horse" Hag-
erty in little Ohio town refusing
to continue in the game after COM
uniting his fourth foul.
PRO teams always waived the
rule because we carried only seven
or eight men," he said, But this
team wouldn't hear of it. Well, we
had four jump balls at center and
Hsgerty had four fouls and was
out Of the game. The home team
was willing to waive the rule then
but Hagerty wouldn't hear of it. !
Rules are rules he told them. I
don't play any more tonight 1t |
ruined the show but it taught them |
a lesson"
1t was at Yale that Ripley had |
some trying experiences with Larry
Kelley, Yale's great football player.
Larry, now toiling in defense
plant, was prima donna who made
the coaches stand around. Before
Elmer arrived on the campus he
on occasions had sent substitutes
supposed to replace him back to the
bench and on another he told the
coach to sit down, One night he
tossed his suit on the floor and
told Ripley he was through, that he
didn't sit on the bench for any
coach 1t was quite shock when
he didn't get it back.
A fraternity tapped Kelley for
membership but he didn't show up
for the iniation because 1T was kid
stuff"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-28
Deferment OF Two Men On
Account OF Essential Work
Precipitates Much Comment

Now, | have no criticism to make
about Fred Matthews or Berlin
Sawyer, but l do maintain that it
was unfair to defer them because
they were doing essential work in
the Navy Yard while others in the
group were also doing essential
war work in the same place. 1t
strikes me that what is sauce for
the goose, in a matter of this kind,
or any other kind, is also sauce
for the gander.
Il am not saying that because
my brother-in-law, who was in the
same status as Matthews and
Sawyer, had TO go off to camp
while they remained behind. Had
he stayed back, too, my conscience
would have forced me to assert
that it was unfair to let off any of
the men for a reason that applied
to others who had to go away"
Another man who was sent
away has been married two and
one-half years, has child, was
engaged in essential defense work,
and had been turned down by the
army, after he had passed the
mental tests in an officers school.
because of FAULTY teeth and con-
genital jaw defect.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-28
SWICERT ARRIVES
in MIAMI TODAY
IS ACCOMPANIED BY HAL
SMITH. EXECUTIVE RE-
GIoNAL DIRECTOR
Especial 90 The Citizen,

MIAMI, April %. = Eugene
Swigert, assistant general coun-
sci of the OPA in the rent di-
vision, working out of Washing
ton, and Hal Smith, executive
regional director in the rent di-
vision in eight southeastern
states, arrived here today and
are arranging to hold a confer
ence with army and navy repre-
sentatives regarding the rent sit
uation in this city.
Representatives, Of those two
armed services here think that,
in some instances, rents for
housing accommodations in this
city are too high. But as there
is no local acute shortage of
houses or apartments, it is not
thought that rent-ceiling Of
flee will be established here.
Swigert and Smith, after the
completion of their business
here, will proceed to Key West.
where rent-control office has
been in operations since last
August. They will be accom-
panied to that city by Laurence
A. Schroeder, the attorney-di-
rector in the Key West office.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-28
Allied Forces Arc Making Gains
ALONG Entire Front In TunSia
Twenty-Four Defendants Pleaded
Guilty At Court Session Tuesday

Twenty-four defendants plead
ed guilty at a special term of the
criminal court yesterday after
noon, and Judge William v. AL
bury imposed the following SEN
fences.
Charles Carol Turner, speed
ing, no drivers license, $25 and
costs or 30 days.
George Edward Colburn, speed
ing, SIS and costs or 80 days.
. Joseph Manuel Rodriguez,
speeding, sentence deferred.
Joseph Saunders, setting up a
game of chance, $25 and costs or
30 days.
Leo Parker, profane language,
Sis and costs or 30 days.
John S. Tomlinson, operating
truck without license, sentence
deferred.
Richard Ward Cox, no drivers
license, sentence deferred.
Sarah King and Elice Branch,
fighting, each $25 and costs or 30
days.
Thomas p Gahaean. operating
truck with improper license, SOS
and costs or 80 days.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-28
URGES PURCHASE
OF WAR BONDS
KEY VESTS QUOTA SET AT
$4,000: DRIVE CLOSES
ON APRIL 80

Key Vests quota in the $13.-
600, 100000 War Bond sale is
$4,000, and j. ]. Trevor, vice
president of the First National
Bank. while declaring that the
sales in Key West have been ex-
ceptionally good, urged this morn
ing that every resident, who has
not purchased bond, do SO at
once, as the drive throughout the
country closes on April 80.
From other sources The Citizen
learned that Key West will go
wen over the top, but men in the
services as well as business men
generally are anxious for this city
to make showing that may be
classed as excellent.
In the Navy Yard, the Army
Barracks and the Kew West Post
Office, as well as at the First Ma
tional Bank, the campaign to sell
bonds has met with success.
IF you haven't bought bond.
buy one or more, and if you have
bought already, buy again" Mr..
Trevor suggested.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-28

Talk around town, instead of
dying down, is gaining in vol
ume over the deferment, at the
last moment, of two of the men
who were to leave Key West for
Camp Blanding with the contin-
gent that went away on Monday
afternoon.
While the draftees were wait
ing for the bus, word came down
10 them from the draft office in
the federal building that Berlin
A. Sawyer, Jr., and Fred Matthews
had been deferred because they
were doing essential work in the
Navy Yard.
"How about me?" a dozen of
the draftees exclaimed at the
same time. I'm doing essential
work in the Navy Yard, too, and
if they are going to make defer
ments on that account, why don't
they include me in. the list also?'
A relative of one of the men
who went away said this morn
ing:
MY brother-in-law is not only
married. but he has also been
working in the Navy Yard since
couple of DAYS after it was re-
opened on November l, 1889
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-28
AXIS FORCES
HALT ATTACKS
In CAUCASUS
ACTIVITIES REPORTED as
FLARING UP IN LEETNcaAD
THEATRE. 1000 MILES TO
THE NORTH

MOSCOW, April q. - Atlas
by the Axis forces have been 14s-
continued IN the Caucasus GI1a
and have nsTsd up IN the Lzlll-
grad theater. 1000 miles = the
north.
The Germans have izIZe1
offensives that aim at cyt1ns 5-f
Leningrad frou the rest q r. s.
STA At present the enzEy
trenched east and sou I Of /
grad, which has only 4 I@4-
corridor left 70 keep Up comm
cations with the rest of R-zslz-
The object is 20 cut off that ce1r-
dor, but every attempt nzade b. tie
Germans 10 gain that end hzs ben
smashed with heavy energy loss
es.
In The Khsrk0v AREA. TIE c---
flunique said, Russian pIz11s To-
day destroyed four Germs1 sF--
Tly trains that we're sftem2ti1g 70
reach that city
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-28

Otis Augustus Trip, driving
while drunk, $50 and costs or 30
days; drivers license revoked.
John Gabriel, boy, gambling,
sentence deferred.
Petty Hawkins, indecent expos
ure, $25 and costs or 30 days.
Lilly May Jackson, assault and
battery, SIS and costs or so days
w. B. House. vagrancy, S25 and
costs or 80 days.
Ernest Thompson, vagrancy,
Sl.00 and costs or 10 days.
Katherine Pickering, vagrancy,
SIS and costs or 80 days
William Winfrey, vagrancy.
Sl00 and scots or 10 days.
Lucy Kelly, vagrancy. sentence
deferred.
Otto Roberts, vsgrancy, $1.00
and costs or 10 days.
J. Hart. vagrancy. SIS and costs
or 80 days.
R COPYRIGHT, vagrancy. SIS and
costs or 80 days.
Marion Murphy Heath, reckless
driving. sentence deferred.
j. NJ Brown, vsgrancy. sentence
deferred.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-28
Bernie Papy Named Chairman
House Conference Committee

Especial to The Citixent
TALLAHASSEE. April a.
Representative Bernie C. Papy.
VINO advocates gasoline sold the
U. S. Government be entirely
free of state tax. was named
Wednesday Chairman of the
House of Representatives Con
ference Committee to meet with
q similar committee from the
Senate for a discussion of the
administration sponsored meas
ure tor continuation of the =
cent tax on gasoline.
The gasoline tax bill provides
the Federal Government shall
pay the tax on all deliveries
less than 5000 gallons.
PapY objected to this pro-
vision when the bill came out Of
committee and was the only
member of the House to speak
against it. Since then. further
disagreement with the tax pro-
vision has arisen in both the
House and Senate.
Other members of PapY's com.
mittee are Hep. L. C. LeedY of
Orange county and Rep. Henry
Burdick Collins of Sarasota. The
Senate Conference COMMITTEES, is
headed by Sen. Leroy Collins of
Tallahassee.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-28
SUB MENACE Is
BEING REDUCED
ADMIRAL KING HEARD ON
THE SUBJECT DEALING
WITH OPERATION

WASHINGTON, April 28.-Ad-
miral King, in command of United
States naval forces, asserted to-
day that the Allies will have the
U-boat menace well in hand in the
next four months. Operation
against enemy submarines. he
said, has been systematized Il
that point where successes against
the submersibles are increasing
daily.
Among the actions that are be-
ing taken to decrease the under
sea menace, Admiral King said to-
day they include the bombing of
German factories in which u
boats are built, bombing their
bases in the Bay of Biscay and
providing more warships for mer-
chantment going to and returning
from Europe oPNertb Africa.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-28
ATWELL SEEMS To
HAVE INSIDE ROAD
FOR POLICE CAPT
cuRnENTLy RuMoRED HERE.
THAT HE WILL BE ONE
CHOSEN TO FILL EXISTING
VACANCY

Though not word was said
last night at the meeting of the
City Council about the appoint
ment of Police Captain Alberto
Cameras successor, that well
known little bird was flying
around town today saying that
Ray Atwell likely will be chos-
en- to fill the vacancy.
So far as could be learned, no
councilman has openly commit
ted himself, though several of
them have declared they conSid-
er Atwell a capable man.
But politics operates in devious
ways, and he is a foolhardy man
who ventures to make a defin-
lite prediction. Things look good
for AtWell, but only each coun-
Gilman knows what is in the
back, or the front, either, for
that matter, of his mind
Of one thing only the coun-
cilmen are sure: they are not 60
ing to incur any hard feelings
in choosing Mr.. Cameras sue
cessor: because he will be chos-
en- by secret ballot. AS one
councilman said today, he likes
all the candidates and he thinks
it would be unfair to put him
on the spot.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-28
Americans Have Captured
Three More Hills In
Northern Section OF Tu-
nisia

ALGIERS. April zs.-Ans-i-
can. British and French forces
are gaining along the entire
trent in Tunisis. it was announc-
ed IN a war bulletin today.
In northern Tunisia. the
Americans have captured three
mere hills and are now onlY q
miles from Bizerte. Along the
central front. the British First
Army has made gains IN the last
"a hours that has put II within
le mics of Tunis- The French.
Operating along the right flank
OF the First Army. continues 10
make mighty strides toward
Tunis. one of the tive most i'm
portsni bases left to the Axis
forces IN Tunisis-
Allied sirmen Yesterday sank
two German tsnkers in the Gulf
of Tunis while they were al
tempting 10 reach pert with
leads of supplies and . small
steamer was sent 70 the bottom
off Bizerte.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-28
1000 TONS OF BOMBS
NIGHTLY

LoNDON.-The British Air
Ministry announced today that
arrangements are being made TO
drop at least 1000 tons of explo-
sives nightly on industrial and
war plants in Germany and the
countries she occupies. That de-
cision led commentators to say
that if will be q softenins-up
process for the invasion of Eu-
rope by Allied forces,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-28
Jas. De|and Appointed To
Manage Seav1Ilg6T Service
LATE BULLETINS
$4,000 MINERS ON STRIKE

$4,000 MINERS ON STRIKE
WASHINGTON. Fifty-five
thousand coal miners in Penn
sylvania. West Virginia. Alabama
and Kentucky are on strike to-
day. John L. Lewis, head of the
United Miners of America. has
not yet made any move to call
out the men under him. It is
said that Friday is the deadline
for the settlement of the miners
dispute. or the calling of a gem
erai strike.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-28
MRS. A. MUJICA, ga,
DIES THIS MORNING
10 T-7FS-i
FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
j,
CONDUCTED ToMoRRoW
AFTERNOON

Mrs. Angela Mujica, "a, died
this morning at 6:45 o'clock at
her residence, 1913 Elizabeth
street.
The funeral will be held to-
morrow afternoon at 5 o'clock
from the Chapel of the Lopez
Funeral Home, Rev. Thomas
Atherton, S. j., of st. Mary's
Star of the Sea Church. official
ing.
Survivors include son, Miguel
Angel Mujica; a daughter, Mrs.
Grangiulino Castillo, and 10
grandchildren.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-28
F. ]. ROBERTS
DIES in DETROIT

News has been received in Key
West announcing the death of F.
]. M Roberts, SO, on April % at
Detroit. Mich. Mr. Roberts for
merly resided in this city, having
removed his residence to Detroit
more thon 20 years ago.
The deceased is survived by
three daughters. Alice, Fannie
and Mary; three sons. Frank,
Austen and Herrick, and two
brothers, E. j. o. Roberts and Will
liam B. Roberts.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-28
RAJ ATTACKS RIVER
TRAFFIC

CHUNGKlNG.-RAF bombers
carried out series of success
iul raids yesterday against enc
my boats operating in river
near Burma. Several direct hits
were scored. but the amount of
damage done was not determin-
ed. The Chinese fell back today
along small part of the front
IN South China. The war office
here stated that the Chinese were
outnurnbered 10 to l.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-28
FOR SALE

Schooner James E. Jouett with
engine and tender Halcyone to
the highest and best bidder Sale
to be held May l, 1943, in the of
flee of the County Judge of Mon
roe County, at 1000 A. NJ. Fur
Their information may be obtained
from the County Judges Office.
SD WILLIAM B. SMITH,
As Administrators of the Estate of
Joshua B. Smith, deceased.
APRIL 20, 1913
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-28
FIGHT ON CLOSED SHOP
RESOLUTION

TALLAHASSEE.-The resolu-
ton. which passed the house. call
ing for a constitutional amend
ment that would outlaw the
closed shop in labor disputes. is
expected to be fought out on the
floor of the senate. either lale
this afternoon or tomorrow
morning.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-28

100000 TONS OF SHIPPING
WASHINGToN.N- Admirla i
Long declared today that the
United States will turn out 49,
100000 tons of ships this year as
compared with only 100000
last year. He added that this
country has not yet reached its
capacity. which is 10000 900
tons.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-28

Despite bad weather, with all
most constant rains, and. when
rain ceases, heavy fogs, the Allies
continue to pound Kiska so that
the Japs are unable to complete
any installations there before
they are destroyed.
Yesterday a squadron of Amer
lean planes sighted two Jap cargo
ships off the Solomons and pro-
ceeded to the attack, One of the
1000 tons was sent to the bot
tom, and smaller ship was left In
flames.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-28
rmwAw.AI,Av ~ ~. ~
PHONE 9I5O WITH
PAPER COMPLAINTS

Citizen subscribers who
heretofore called The Citizen
office on failure 20 receive
their papers are requested
heretofore to call the Island
City Book Store. Phone $50.
from which the service will be
given. If you have not re-
ceived your paper by p. m.
phone your address to $3.50.
Complaints will be accepted
until 2 p. m.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-28
Council Makes Amendment
To Telephone Company
Franchise In Ordinance
Last Night

At special meeting of the
City Council held last night. fol-
lowing a discussion of the opera
iion Of the scavenser service. it
was voted to place James Deland
in charge of the system Of collect.
ing trash and garbage and to act
as manager until August /. at
which time arrangements will be
made to appoint permanent
manager.
Mr.. Deland. who is now one
of the collectors of funds for the
service. succeeds Councilman
Paul G. AlburY. who was acting
in a temporary capacity as man.
aser. but who was forced to dis
continue his services owing 10
the press of business.
The four new trucks. which
the city purchased recently.
were turned over to MIR. Deland.
and were placed on the road this
morning in the collection of
trash and garbage throughout
the city.
The council vofed 10 make pay
meni of $500 to Attorney H. H.
Taylor of Miami as attorneys
fee TO withdraw his suit for the
amount involved in a settlement
of the transfer of the Wagner
property at the foot of simonton
street from Thompson Enterpris-
es to the City of Key West.
There will be no cash involved
in the transaction as the city
will cancel taxes on properties
Of the Thompson Enterprises to
the amount of $4,000 plus the
amount that will be advanced
by the company in payment OF
Mr.. Taylor's fee in the matter.
The council. upon request
made by M. McAllister. represen.
taiive of the Southern Bell
Telephone Company. voted to
make change in one of the pro-
visions embodied in the fran.
chise which was granted the
telephone company some time
ago.
The provision in question
deals with placing equipment
under ground in case of neces-
siiY. The corrected provision.
which is placed as an amend
ment to the franchise ordinance.
which was passed on its first
reading last night. reads that
TIE city reserves the right to see
that all equipment is placed un.
der ground whenever it becomes
a public necessity"
A resolution was adopted fix
ing an amount Of fees I'd be paid
City Attorney Thos. S. Caro- for
extra service in connection with
the city's acquisition of the Key
West Electric Company through
the John Nuveen Company oil
Continued on Page Four
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-28
TEMPERATURES

Temperature data for the q
hours ending $50 a. m, April %,
l943, as reported by the U. S.
Weather Bureau:
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-28
CANADIAN AIRMEN
ARE OPERATING In
AREAS OF PACIFIC
AMERICAN PLANES SEND
ENEMY SHIP TO BOTTOM:
ANOTHER VESSEL LEFT IN
FLAMES
tBy Associated Press,

thy Associated FressI
WASHINGTON. April 20. -
Canadian airmen were reported
today for the first time TO be op-
Grating in the Pacific.
Yesterday. in four raids made on
Kiska. in the Aleuiians. canadi-
ans participated in two Of them.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-28

A resolution was adopted fix
ing an amount of fees I'd be paid
City Attorney Thos. S. Caro- for
extra service in connection with
the city's acquisition of the Key
West Electric Company through
the John Nuveen Company of
Continued on Page Four
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-28

Key West, Florida. has ~
most equable climsks IN the
country; with an average
range Of only IL Fahrenf -
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