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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-03-25
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS REVIEW
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from everything that smacks of Vichy
and Laval.
Finally, Giraud has once more
invited de Gaulle to join him,
and de Gaulle has Let someone
quote him to the effect that he
is as genuinely French as are
all his c0untrymen and lives and
breathes only for the liberation
of France.
But he has not yet stated in just
so many words that he is willing to
offer Giraud any practical coopera-
ton. In both London and North
Africa it has been found necessary
to state that there is no personal
ambition involved, no jealousy, no
rivalry between the two generals
only one of whom can be the supreme
commander. But-too, there is no
clear-cut agreement; when that
comes, the Tunisian prospects will
look better for the United Nations
than they have done for some time.
Conferences.
While battle fronts are active or
merely waiting for later develop
ments, diplomatic conversations are
in progress in Washington where
British Foreign Secretary Anthony
Eden has been, more or less inform
ally, comforting with President Roose-
welt, Secretary of State Cordell Hull,
British Ambassador Lord Halifax.
and the Soviet ambassador, Maxim
Litvinov.
Eden is in no position to public
ize the nature of his mission to this
country, but he has permitted it to
become known that it has to do with
the future and with Russia.
He claims that, contrary to
many reports, he is not in the
United States for the purpose of
paving the way for an Anglo
RuSsia n super-gOvernment of
Europe after the war. and he
himself has not said-but others
have-that the British govern
ment in order to retain Russian
friendship after the war Is anx-
ious to have the United States
endorse British sanctioning of
possible Soviet plans to keep
territories already occupied
especially East Poland and the
Baltic republics.
The long and the short of it is
that only the narrowest possible cir
Gle knows why Eden is here; most
of what is said about his visit has
to be, and is, guessworS, for actual
facts cannot yet be revealed. Sec
recy which, most likely, is consid-
cred an absolute necessity, prompts
speculation, and of that there is
plenty-one trend of it pointing to-
ward the report that the United Ma
tons are doing their best to Illustrate
a rumored Hitler plan to set up
Pan-European program-under COM
plete Nazi rule. But if there really
is such plan, it is being kept as
profoundly secret as all others.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-03-25
THE GOOD WILL OF WOMEN

Editor Askov American:
1t was pleasant to read in Paul
Lights column est. Paul Pioneer
Press, March IL, 1913, with reference
to women in the armed services, OF
the good will women have for one
another.
In typical masculine amazement
he asked a young woman soldier
do you mean, with all those women
living in barracks together, there
are no quarrels and no jealousies?
The reply states an unequivocal fac,
of women's ability to get along. Said
the young lady, SIN the month OF
training I've had haven't seen a
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-03-25

that the program is to fine comb the
entire country.
A good job is being done for today
we can't afford to have essential ma
chinery standing idle more hours
than it is worked.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-03-25
A Little Spice

Make more of the little you have.
Happiness and greatness lie that way.
In business, successful men learn
to make stepping stones of stumbling
blocks.
One mind makes misery of what
another makes happiness; it's all in
the mind.
Only few mortalS are wise
enough to learn from the mistakes
of others.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-03-25
Opinions OF Others

tShort timely letters on topics of
public interest are welcome whether
form with those of the American.
All letters must be signed with the
writer's name for our information.
Signed articles always are more eff
wish to have his name used, it will
be withheld).
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-03-25
Voice From Senate
BY SEN. c. ELMER JOHNSON.
From Pine and Chisago Counties
Appropriations.

hPPA WI AdtAO1kSs
The first large appropriation bill
is now before the Senate. This is
the so-called Semi-State Activities
bill which takes care of expenses OF
various crop and stock breeders as
sociations, veterans groups, mainte-
nance of the soldiers home, etc
AS amended on the Senate floor, this
appropriation exceeds last years fol
the same purposes.
The following items were increased
on the floor of the Senate: GAR
the Tri-State Water commission anc
the Horticultural society. The House
bill provided for floor on wages
so that the minimum wages would
be $50 per month. 1t further pro-
vided for an increase in pay Of S.
per month plus per cent of their
salary to all employees receiving less
than $4,000 per year. The Senate
committee of finance amended the
House bill so as to make the increase
in pay applicable to all state en-
ployes. This would legalize the price
increase ordered last fall by the gov
ernor. The committee of the whole
restored the House version, but upon
motion the bill was returned to gen.
eral orders for further consideration
Game and Fish.
A five-day open season on deer
has been authorized for the season
1943. In 1914 there will be the
regular Today season. Bear has
been taken out of the protected list
of game animals. The Anti-Tres-
passing law making it misdemeanor
for hunters to tramp down farmers
crops, cut fences or leave gates open
passed last week.
Old Age Assistance.
The fight for repeal of the lien
was defeated in the House last week
by narrow margin. The majority
leader in the House laid down an
ultimatum giving the friends of the
old folks a chance of either repeal
ing the lien or increasing in maxi
mum payments so the repeal of the
lien lost.
Beer Control.
The battle for tighter control over
liquor and beer is a see-saw battle
A great deal of time has been spent
on the issue The Senate dry con-
troll was broken to give Mankato an
other liquor store but the same priv
ilege was denied to South ST. Paul.
The bill giving the liquor commits
sioner a voice in local beer license
was approved but the tavern bill
providing that no license to sell beer
be issued to those operated outside
an organized municipality brought
on heated debate.
This bill was advanced to the gen.
eral orders only after an agreement
had been reached that the bill was
to be amended so as to extend the
license privilege to taverns in sum-
mer resorts and small villages.
The Senate Tax committee is now
meeting two evenings each week be-
sides its regular afternoon sessions
and is getting along pretty well with
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-03-25
From Exchanges

Editorial Comment From Other News
papers Which May or May Not
Conform With the Opinions of the
ASkov American
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-03-25

Undoubtedly, the rationing author
tiles have good reason for what they
are doing. But they would be wise
to explain it lot more fully and
convincingly than they have If they
don't, it may take no more than this
to throw suspicion on the whole pro-
gram. Rationing might then become
as unpopular as prohibition in its
day and subjected to the same wide
spread opposition and evasion
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-03-25

With exceptions of the Scandinav-
ians, dairy butter does not play near
ly the part in the diet of Europeans
that it does in America This is par
ticularly true of the low income
groups. They use largely substitutes.
If, under these circumstances, it
is the plan of the lend-lease author
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-03-25

tiles to begin supplying, with Amer
lean butter, Europeans to whom it has
so far been luxury, it may be
doubted whether the idea will meet
particular enthusiasm here It will
probably in any event not go to the
low income groups, but to the mid
die classes and the wealthy. To
supply these with it, at the cost of
depriving our own workers of it
would seem like stretching our soil
citude for our allies bit far.
Certainly, a pound a month, to
those who have been accustomed, is
so insignificant that, insofar as our
own national health is concerned, it
may almost as well be eliminated
entirely.
We have struggled over a long
period of time to build up Americas
appetite for dairy butter. We are
now being urged to look more to
substitutes, on the plea that they
are almost as good. If this propa-
ganda succeeds, we may discover.
when peace comes, that the substi-
tutes industry has entrenched itself
at the expense of dairying.
Nor is it likely to be offset by
increased export markets. Foreign
demand will probably be active only
so long as we give it away. Impov-
erished Europeans will hardly use
their precious pennies for a COM
parative luxury like American but
ter. They will buy from us, and
pay for only the things they most
desperately need.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-03-25

So far, the public has apparently
accepted rationing with cheerful good
nature. There may have been some
evasion, in that all declarations have
not been wholly honest, and black
market probably exists in at least
limited degree; but, on the whole
l believe the program can be said to
have been fairly successful.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-03-25
Taxes.

The Senate Tax committee is now
meeting two evenings each week be-
sides its regular afternoon sessions
and is getting along pretty well with
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-03-25

Such an item might be butter
This is one of the foods which now
has come under rationing. The re-
port is that each individual will be
limited to IL pounds per year.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-17
new REGULATIONS ON HOUSING
ACCOMMODATIONS ARE ANNOUNCED

The maximum rent regulation
governing housing accommoda-
tionS other than hotels and room
ing houses has been amended, it
was announced today by the rent
control office in Key West.
The regulation now rpovideS
that where the owner or landlord
of a private residence, occupied
by such landlord or his imme-
diate family, rents a furnished
room or rooms, not constituting
an apartment, to not more than
two occupants within such resi-
dence, such landlord is no longer
bound by the federal restrictions
governing the removal of ten
ants.
The purpose of this amendment
is to facilitate the war guest pro-
gram of the National Housing
Agency, which seeks to alleviate
the shortage of housing accommo-
dations by encouraging the open
ing of homes to roomers for whom
no other housing is available.
The amendment does not affect
the application of other provisions
of the maximum rent regulation
such as those relating to registra-
ton and maximum rents for the
housing accommodations involved.
1t does, however, permit a land
lord who is renting rooms, locat-
ed within. bis residence, to not
more than two occupants, to re-
move or evict such tenants in ac
cordance with the state law with
out the necessity of complying
with the requirements of the fed
eral law relating to such removal.
The federal law requires ten
days notice in writing, and per-
mits evictions only upon certain
limited grounds.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-17
JAPS SET BACK
BY ALLIED UNITS
in new GUINEA
AUSTRALIANS. AIDED BY
AMERICAN PLANES. INTEN-
SHY OFFENSIVE DIRECTED
AT NIPPoNESE
Thy Associated PTessD

GENERAL MacARTHUR'S
HEADQUARTERS. Feb. "
Australian forces in New Guinea.
aided by American planes. have
stepped UP the tempo of their
offensive against the Japs on the
northeast side of the Owen
Stanley Mountains and have
driven them back to within IL
miles of their main base at Sala.
meua. it was officially announced
today.
Que American pilot, who has
been active in the Southwest Pa
cific since last August, said he
has taken part in many offenSives,
but that none of them is compar
able to the airplane strafing that
was given the Japs yesterday and
this morning by American flyers.
He stated that some of the
planes flew so low they returned
to their bases with leaves and
branches caught IN the wings. He
added that the squadron, of which
he was a member, had signaled
out the Japs' camouflaged posi-
tions and had torn them to pieces
with bombs, killing or wounding
practically all the Japs who sought
refuge in them.
AS the planes flew just above
the treetops, enemy troops that
were trying to get away in the
open were shot down by point
blank machine-gun fire from the
planes.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-17

of its operation, included some OF
the most outstanding men in that
branch of medicine. Many surgical
operations, of an extremely seri-
Gus nature, were performed sue
cessfully at the Marine Hospital,
and many lives were saved in en-
Urgency cases that were treated
there. The speaker continued:
ITO me, it is like losing an old
friend, friend that always could
be depended on in time of need.
recall case after case, which / do
not wish to specify for evident
reasons, wherein lives were saved
by the prompt and efficient action
in the Marine Hospital. It's pass
ing is like saying good-bv for the
last time tota staunch friend"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-17
BRITISH SUBS
PLAYING HAVOC
WITH ENEMIES
REPORTED TO HAVE SUNK
SIX SHIPS AND POSSIBLY
SENT TWO OTHERS TO BOT.
TOM OF SEA

ALGIERS. Feb. l7.-Daring
British submarine commanders.
operating in the Mediterranean.
fTe writing one of the most slo-
ricus chapters of the wsr il was
stated today in announcing that
they had sunk six more enemy
ships and possibly sent two more
to the bottom.
In accomplishing that feat. IT
was stated, the submarines en-
tered the very cauldron of enc
unprotected waters.
Commanders of German and
Italian cargo ships, filled with
fear by the destruction that has
been wrought recently by British
submarines, have been making
the crossing under cover of dark
ness between Sicily and TunisIa.
So the British submarines sneak
ed across to the north side of the
Mediterranean and sank the ships
Continued on Page Four
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-17
FORTY-TWO KEY WESTERS LEFT
YESTERDAY FOR CAMP BLANDING

Benjamin Russell, Alfonso Al
varodiaz, Earl Glyn Virgins
Charles Willard Lord, James Ell
more Aguero, Charles Romeo Al
bury.
James Austin Aritas, Milton
Marvin Appel, Russell Baker,
Donald Lewis Barber, Raphael
William Smith, Harry Lee Carey,
Eugene Nelson Spencer, Eugene
Amado Martinez William Hertell
Bonniwell, William Theodore
Gibson, Jack Russell Hyman,
Jr., Holland Phillip FELTON,, Ern-
est Perez, Jr., Albert Joseph
Cash, James Emanuel Martin,
Gene Jacob Sherman Limo Gar
cia Gonzalez, Emelio Alea, Cecil
Steward Nicholas, John Henry
Robinson, Edward Lee Mclean,
Benjamin Charles Burke, Jr.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-17
Allied Headquarters Re-
pert Heavy Casualties
On Both Sides During
Bitter Engagements

ALGIERs. Fsh- L7-Gszmaz
forces. whO. YESTERDAY wsru
eriveR back SIX niles by csuz.-
sr-st1zckins American tz01pz
started another drive early fhls
morning. and when last a5xices
came fron the frrnt lad Al
vsneed IS miles inso Azzs-iGaz
Tesitions.
The Germans are using many
stuka divebonberx In pressing
home their stack but the Arzeri-
tan command has also pzs inis
oction squBdrons Ct diwebcrsbsrs
and other planes that have
knocked cut enemy tanks and
Rave wreaksd whclssaeI dezsruc-
ticn in enemy ranks
Despite their heavy leases. the
Germrns are stin steadily prsss-
ing forward and sahreasnn. with
the aid Of Italian forces attacking
from the southeast TO oufflsnix
the Americans before they czn
reach intrenched positions IN =
range Of hills.
Allied headquarters reported
that there have been heavy cas-
uslties On both sides but charac-
terized IS "srosslv exaggerated"
the German claim thet American
losses numbered 900.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-17
MARINE HOSPITAL CLOSED TODAY:
TURNED TO NAVYDEPARTMENT

Fl The, Marine Hospital was closed
today and was turned over for
mally to naval authorities in Key
West.
At the time of closing this morn
ing, nine patients were in the hos
pital, and they were transferred
to the United States Naval Hos
pital at the head of the island.
The Marine Hospital was
founded in 1874, and a medical
authority in Key West, who is
familiar with the history of the
hospital. said that the life of many
a Kew Wester, as well as sick or
injured men brought here in
ships, was saved by the treatment
in that institution.
It's surgeons, during the SO years
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-17

Forty-tWo Key Westers left
yesterday for Camp Blanding
for induction in the army pro-
vided they pass the physical ex
animation. Those who are in
Quoted will be given a furlough
of seven days to return home
to adjust their affairs.
Following is a list of selec-
tees:
Alfredo Ors, James Reuben
Carey, Joseph Spencer Floyd,
Alfred Avila Cruz, Wesley Mon
roe Keen, Howard Graham Pin
der, Ramon RendueleS, Jr., AL
bert DisdieI, Murlock Alderman
Russell, Onelio Anthony Con
zalez, Kenneth Jerome Kemp,
Pedro Cascade, Harold Robert
Laubscher, Frank Orta, Jr., Paul
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-17

the entire Ukraine are now in
danger of being trapped, the
communique said.
From Orel to Rostov, Germans
and their allies are falling back
toward the Dneiper River. and
from the latter city south to No
vorossik, they are escaping or
trying to escape through the Sea
of Azov.
The high command here as
serts that the speed of the Rus
slams advance is due to the
mighty offensive they are con-
Quoting, but Berlin radio declar-
Continued on Page Four)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-17
JOE DiMAGGIO TO TRY
HAND AT SOCKING JAPS,
NAILS AND ITALIANS
IBy Associated Pressl

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. II.
Joe DiMaggio will slug EN-
out this summer on Uncle
Sans crack team that is TAX
ing on the Japs and the Ger
mans and Italians at the same
time.
The Yankees great out
fielder and siuqger today
signed up for service in the
army.
He said his object in the
army will be the same as il
was with the Yankees: to
keep his eye on the ball
DiMag added that he fer
ventlY hoped he would be as
successful in knocking out
the enemy as he had been IN
seeking the ball.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-17
COUNTY BOARD
DOES AWAY WITH
TWO POSITIONS
OFFICERS REPORTS READ:
NOTARY PUBLIC BONDS OF
GREEN AND AGUILAR APP
PROVED

The County Commissioners. at
their recessed meeting last night.
abolished the jobs of read patrol
man on the south end of the
Overseas Highway. and night
Waterman at the courthouse. The
former position was held by
Nathan Niles and the latter by
Fabio Olivieri.
The following reports were
received from fee officers:
Tax Assessor Claude Gandolfo:
gross receipts, $7,824.58; expens-
es, $2,851. %: net S4973.30.
Former Constable Bienvenido
Perez: gross. c77O.5O: expenses,
S120; net, S640.50.
Former Justice of the Peace
Paul Bovsen: gross, S361.75; ex-
penses, SLABS; net, S320.50.
The commissioners granted a
of the Key West Lions
Club to erect a honor roll board
in the Fleming and Whitehead
Continued on Page Four)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-17
Council Passes Gas Co.
Franchise Ordinance On
Final Reading Last NIGHT
-. - - - .Aam <aw<@
MRS. SOLOMON NAMED
AS CLERK TO HANDLE
SCAVENGER ACCOUNTS

Mrs. lockwood Solomon
has been appointed by the
City Council to act as clerk
at the City Hall in keeping
the accounts of the scaven-
ger department.
Mrs. Solomon will receive
all complaints in connection
with the operation of the
seavenger service in addi-
ton TO performing the cler-
ical work in the collection
system.
Anyone having occasion TO
obtain information about the
service should call Mrs. Solo
mon at the City Hall. tele-
phone 10y.
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-17
ON VISIT HERE

Staff Sergeant Mario P. Ma
poles, Jr., of the United States
Army, stationed at Lubbock,
Texas, Army Flying School, has
arrived in Key West for fifteen
day furlough, which he will spend
with his family and friends.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-17
VISITING HERE

Mr.. and Mrs. George Demeritt
were recent arrivals in Key West
from Tampa for a visit of several
days.
Mr.. Demeritt, a former Key
Wester. has been making his
home in Tampa for number of
years.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-17
Board Confirms Appoint
ment Of Will Archer
And Adrian O'Sweeney
As Regular Policemen

The City Council al Its regu-
lar meeting last night. passed
the gas franchise ordinance on
its final reading. granting the
company the right of operating
its system in Key West for a Pc
Rod of twenty years.
The company agrees to pay to
the city ten percent of its net
profit guaranteeing that a mini
mum of $50 per month will be
paid regardless of receipts taken
in. The company also agrees to
furnish free gas 10 any depart
ment operated by the city.
The rates to be put in force
show a slight increase due to the
higher cost of operation. The
schedule follows:
A minimum charge of Sl.50 for
consumers using 700 cubic feet or
less per month:
For the first two thousand cub
ic feet of gas used. $500 per
thousand cubic feet:
Next eight thousand cubic feet
at rate of $l.60 per thousand cub.
&c feet;
All over ten thousand at the
rate of Sl.4S per thousand cubic
feet.
A resolution was adopted con-
tracing with the Cato Real ES-
tate Company for the use of the
brick factory building on Cath
crime street to be used for stor-
ing the equipment that has been
turned over to the city by the
Marine Hospital, which will be
used at the proposed city hos
pital on Stock Island.
II was ordered that two thou
sand feet of fire hose be purchas-
ed to replace much of the hose
that is now being used.
The appointments by Mayor
Willard M. Albury of Adrian
O'Sweeney and Will Archer as
regular police officers were con-
firmed by the council. The city
fathers also favorably1 considered
the appointments of William
Plowman, E. P. Winter, George
Z. Spencer and Ralph Cash as
special policemen.
The resignation of Police Off
Ger Harold (Jakie) Key was read
and accepted.
MIR. McCosky and Raymond
Curry, along with a number of
others, entered complaints con-
corning prices charged. for the
collection of trash and garbage
and other matters dealing with
the service.
The council informed the citi-
zens that it is now considering
drawing up a new schedule of
charges for the service, relative
to businesses, trailer parks and
the like
Harold Schulee, representing
the Miami Citizen, labor publ
cation, addressed the council re-
questing the city purchase a page
advertisement in a special edi-
ton to be published at price
of $3.50. The council decided to
purchase the space for advertis-
ing Key West to the outside
world.
Ray Navarro, representing the
chauffeurs of the city, also ad-
dressed the council last night.
Mr.. Navarro requested that
Continued on Page Four)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-17
NAILS In HEADLONC RETREAT
FOLLOWING Loss OF KHARKOV
fHy Associated Pressl

MOSCOW. Feb. u i7-T The fall
of Kharkov and the continued
intense offensives waged by
the Reds west and southwest of
that city have thrown the Ger
mans in that area into headlong
retreat toward the Dneiper. il
was officially reported here to-
day.
With Kharkov's coming into
Russian hands, German hordes in
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-17
THREE JAPs ARRESTED IN TAMPA

TAMPA-Three Jap partners today
false 1896 ls The
charges they
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all the books
comparison figures
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