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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-07
FEW MARRIED MEN
I'm GROUP LEAVING
FOR CAMP TODAY
ARMY BAND ON HAND REM
DERED SEVERAL SELEC-
TONS: GIFTS DISTRIBUTED
AMONG MEN

1t was explained at the head
quarters of the local draft board
today that only a small part of
the inductees who left by bus
this afternoon for Camp Bland
ing are married.
A band was present to play
shortly before and while the
bus was drawing away from in
front of the federal building.
Packages were distributed among
the inductees by the local order
of Pythian Sisters.
The inductees were. Jefferson
H. Knight, Jr., Ralph w. Turney,
Floyd K. Miller Charles r. Wal
terson, James M. Greene, Ray
mond E. Biazel, Robert L. Fla
herty, Leslie Karnes, James E.
Michael, Aren't Sjursen, Jr., John
Pritchard, Earl Julian, Jesus r.
Caraballo, Hello Esquinaldo,
Stanley E. Lewis, Clifford Nc
Neil, Virgil Lowe, Ernest E.
Graham, James c. Donaldson,
James B. Knowles, Peter San
chez and Enrique Solano.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-07
BATTALION COMDR.
TAKES UP DUTY HERE

Recently assigned to the Harbor
Defenses of Key West as bat
TALON commander is Lieut.. Col.
Clifton E. Singleton, 112 Douthitt
St, Greenville, S. c.
Colonel Singleton was appoint
ed captain in the South Carroll
ma National Guard in 1896, and
made commander of searchlight
battery in the Coast Artillery
Corps of that organization. In
Quoted into federal service Janu-
airy 81, l94l, he was promoted to
major in January, 1912, and to
aforementioned last August.
Colonel Singleton is a graduate
of the Small Arms School of Camp
Perry, Ohio, the Chemical War
fare School at Edgewater Arsenal,
Md, and the Command and Gen
eral Staff School of Fort Leaven-
worth, Kans.
The son of A. w. Singleton, 203
Douthitt St, Greenville, Colonel
Singleton was educated at Easley
High School, Easley, s. C. In civ
ilian life he was .asdetective in The
Greenyille Police department.
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-07
Illness OF Two Members Of
County Board Causes Delay
In Organizing Commission

The new board of county COM
missioners will not be organized
tonight, as it was thought they
would when the old board ad-
journed sine die on Monday night,
if what Carl Bervaldi and ]. Frank
Roberts said this morning re-
mains in effect.
Mr.. Roberts stated that he is
still i'll from a cold, and would not
risk coming out at night, but that
he would attend a meeting were it
held in the day time, and Mr.. Ber-
valdi, who is i'll himself, stated
that it was impossible" for him
to be present at meeting either
this morning or this afternoon.
1t was reported at the county
courthouse today that appoint
ment had been offered by Cover
nor Holland in naming a success
Sor of William T. Doughtry, who
has been given a leave of absence
for the duration of the war, but
that the appointment was refus-
ed.
The man who refused it stated
that he was not the least concern
ed in any politics" that may be
involved in the present situation
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-07
CLAIMS JAPS ARE
KEPT ON THE RUN
ADMIRAL HALSEY SAYS AL
LIES WILL CONTINUE TO
KEEP THEM RUNNING
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.-Ad-
miral Halsey, in command of all
Allied naval units in the Pacific,
stated today, 1--WE have the Japs
on the run on every front, and
we are going to continue keeping
them. on the run until they are
driven back to Japan. And then
we are going into Japan and
beat them there"
Admiral Halsey added, "Give
us a little more weight and
We'll perform that task in 1913.
The fact is, the Japs now see
the handwriting on the wall"
BIT American bombers today
made six runs over the Japs
base at Lac on New Guinea and
spread devastation among the mil
itary objects there. Bombers al
so made another flight to New
Britain and bombed Jap ships in
the harbor of Rabaul. The extent
of the damage caused by that raid
was not announced.
No American planes were lost in
either attack. At Lac, the official
announcement said that among
the Jap weapons destroyed were
four anti-aircraft guns.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-07
Criminal Court To Convene.
Monday Morning; Jury Drawn

The Monroe County Criminal
Court of Record will convene in
a regular term at 10 o'clock next
Monday morning, Judge William
Nv. Albury presiding.
Among the cases that will come
up for trial are those of a negro
who shot at a negress, negro
woman who stabbed a negro man
/ in the eye, destroying the sight,
and another negro charged with
robbery. The last-named is the
negro for whom Judge Albury,
after suspending sentence, OBJ
tanned dishwashing job at $25 a
week.
Following is list of the jury
impanelled:
Charles E. Smith, Louis M.
Johnson, Clarence v. Thompson,
P. r. Monsalvatge, George j.
Mcdonald, Adrian O'Sweeney,
Kingman G. Curry, Leon Myers,
Paul B. Russell, Clyde M. Baker,
Rafael A. Henriquez, Willie Hall,
Frank Thompson, Eduardo Her.
nandez.
VIM. G.. Richardson, John Rus
sell Kerr, Enrique Henriquez,
VIM F. Doughty, Jr.. Milton
Roberts, Charles l.. Pinder, NAL
colin Roberts, Richard A.
Knowles, Leland R. Sawyer,
Charles E. Curry, ]. o. White.
T, l.. Adams, Garland Richard
son, Charles o. Gale, S. Owen
Sawyer, Francisco Machin, Wal
ter o. johnson Jr., Milton Hen
riquez, Frank w. Johnson, Har-
ry Paso) Albury, Herman Saun-
ders, Jeff H. knight, John F.
Blackwell. Jr. 4muG 13uE
G. w. Skies, Adalbert G. Rus
sell, Dario Garcia, Merville E..
Rosam, Leon Roberts, John
Webster Roberts, Harold Cruz.
Frank jolly, Elijah Gates, Her
man F. Roberts, Alberto Garcia,
Myrtland Gates and Harry Wick
ers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-07

of the county commission, and
that his only concern, in that re-
gard, was the interests of his
county. His accepting the ap-
pointment, he added, may be
viewed by a political move, and
he declared he most positively did
not want to become involved in
anything that could be viewed in
that light.
But there are not going to be
any new commissioners until the
present board of three meets and
is duly organized. Before a man
can become commissioner, even
with the appointment by the gov
ernor, three of the commissioners
must-approve the bond. Mr.. Rob-
erts and Mr.. Gomez said today
that they felt that any such action
on their part should be deferred
until the commission is organized.
As the matter stands now, the
commission is powerleSS to take
any official action in conducting
the business of the county, and it
is with that point in view that,
although they have their commits
sions, they feel approval of bonds
should be deferred until they for
mally begin their official duties.
A reporter of The Citizen made
inquiries about the possible sue
cessor of Harry Harris. of the fifth
distict, who has also joined the ar
my. As the man appointed in this
case will be a resident of the up
per keys, no news has yet reached
here about anybody's having as
PRED for that office.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-07
c. OF c. URGES
Law BE ENFORCED
MOREESTRICTIY
RESOLUTION ADOPTED CALL
ING ON SHERIFF. MAYOR
AND CITY POLICE HEADS:
COPY SENT TO GOVERNOR

A Chamber of Commerce COM
mittee, comprising Fred j. Dion,
Fred Eberhardt and Maxine
Valdez, adopted resolution yes
terday afternoon, calling on the
sheriff, the mayor, the chief and
captain of police to put into effect
stricter enforcement of law in
Key West.
The committee points out that
robberies, burglaries and other
crimes have been committed in
Key West recently, and that
heroic measures should be adopt
ed to crush out the crime.
One paragraph of the resolution
reads:
"The Chamber of Commerce of
the City of Key West believes
that the radical change in life in
Key West calls for recognition,
and that it has become imperative
that all laws of both state and city
be enforced, and that life and
property be properly protected by
those charge with this duty"
A copy of the resolution has
been sent to Governor Holland.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-07
SUGAR CANE CROP
lis NOT AFFECTED
THIS IS SHOWN TO BE FACT
DESPITE WORST FALL
DROUGHT

CLEWISTON, Jan. 7 (FNS).-
Despite the worst fall drought in
the history of the Everglades, the
record sugar cane crop has not
been adversely affected, Jay w.
Moran, vice-president of the us.
Sugar Corporation, reported this
week.
While winter vegetables in the
area have suffered, the cane has
been kept in good condition by
maintaining water table levels
through interior pumping facili-
ties, which also have provided
satisfactory moisture conditions
for young cane planted this fall,
Moran said.
At the same time, he announc-
ed that the crop, which is expect
ed to produce more than l0I .00J
IONS OF raw sugar this year, has
been showing a high sucrose
yield to date.
The proper supply of labor
must be maintained, Moran aid
ed, if the record crop is to be
completely harvested, and the
company is still in need of addi-
tional labor in order to insure "A
proper flow of cane to meet the
sugar houses grinding schedule.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-07
FLORIDA LOSES s ia., { 6,, ~
VALUABLE CITIZEN
2lIEAIAA4C YITGOM


OCALA, Jan. z FNS}.-Florida
lost an outstanding citizen last
week in the death of John L. Ed
wards, II, pioneer cattleman and
banker.
Long a leader of the cattle in
dustry in the state, Edwards YVES
one of the organizers of the
Ocala National Bank and served
as its president until it was re-
organized as the Florida National
Bank. Hesserved several terms
as commissioner of Marion
county and was a trustee OF Stet-
son University.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-07
MUCH PROGRESS
ON FORESTRY in
SOUTH SECTION
MAJOR REASONS FOR ITS ADJ
vANcEMENT IS WAVE OF
PULP AND PAPER CON-
STRUcTIoN

JACKSONVILLE. FL, Jan. Z
FNS).-The south has made
more progress in the advance
ment of forestry during the past
five years than at any other time
IN ;sso history, Warren T. White,
general industrial agent for the
Seaboard Air Line Railway.
claims in an article on the forest
resources and potentialities of
the south in recent issue of the
Paper Trade Journal.
+ One of the major reasons for
this advancement is the wave OF
pulp and paper construction from
1895 toll94l and the sound for
eStry practices they instituted,
White says, and predicts that
more win be built in the post
war area.
The greatest enemy of forests
is fire, he says, but when one
compares the situation today
with that of twenty years ago,
or even ten years ago, very def
mite and encouraging progress
can be noted, enough in fact to
warrant the prediction that the
cumulative efforts of all con-
cerned will in the future solve
the forest problems of the south. "
He also points out the many
newly discovered uses of pine
wood in the manufacture of
plastics, rayon, explosives, and
for almost every human need ex-
cept food, and concludes that our
fast growing pine seems destined
to bring almost fabulous wealth
to this area. 5ats3ghe -
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-07
CAMPAIGN AGAINST
PARALYSIS Is NOW
WELL UNDER WAY.
EVERY COUNTY HAS BEEN
ORGANIZED FOR EVENTS
IN CELEBRATION OF PRES
dents BIRTHDAY
Wide World Features

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. z
FNS). = The 1913 campaign
against infantile paralysis is well
under way in Florida, according
to an announcement. by Paul E.
Reinhold,, state chairman.
After several weeks of inten-
sive effort practically every
county has been organized and
is preparing varied series of
events to celebrate the Presi-
dents birthday as part of the
nationwide campaign to raise
funds for the fight against this
dread disease.
AS has been the custom in past
years, fifty percent of all funds
raised will be retained by local
chapters for use at home; the re-
naming fifty percent will be
sent to the National Foundation
to be expended in giving aid to
those who have already been
stricken by infantiIe paralysis
and in a nationwide campaign to
reduce the number of cases
Through financing research into
the cause and prevention of this
disease.
eve realize that this is war
year and that many worthy
causes are asking for support"
Reinhold said in his announce
ment, "but the President has APP
pealed to us not to relax the
fight against infantile paralysis
For this, too, is war. And we
are not going to let him or the
thousands of little, innocent VIC
TINS of this terrible disease down
even if we have to dig a little
deeper than usual"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-07
INVITATION RECEIVED
FOR INAUGURAL EVENT

The Citizen is in receipt of an
invitation to attend the Inaugural
ton of Ellis. Arnall as governor of
the State of Georgia. A copy of
the invitation follows: q
'aThe Inaugural Committee in
vites you to attend the Inaugnra~
ton of Ellis ArnaIl as Governor of
the State of Georgia on Tuesday,
the twelfth of January, one thou
sand nine hundred and forty-three
at twelve o'clock at the State
Capitol in the city of Atlanta"
The invitation was issued by
Clark Howell, chairman of the in
augural committee.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-07
B0tt|ing Up Of Germans
In Lower Don River Area
Has Now Become Imminent
Another Offensive Gaining
In Volume Against Nazis
Is In Black Sea Area OF
Caucasus
(By Associated Press)

WY ASSOCAatCu
MOSCOW. Jan. THE threat
of bottling up the Germans in
the lower Don River area has
now become imminent unless the
Germans should begin a general
withdrawal the Russian noon
communicate said today.
Spearheads of Russian tanks.
fighting furiouslY along the Don
and driving the enemy before
them. is now only rs miles away
from Rostov. the most important
point held by the Germans in
Russia. Once driven from that
city. the communique stated. the
Germans will be forced TO begin
retreating from all Russia.
Another offensive that is gain
ing in volume against the Ger
mans is in the Black Sea area of
the Caucasus. There. attacks be-
gun on a small scale by the Rus
slams. have expanded along the
entire front in that sector. The
advnacs of the Russians. it was
said. was designed to trap the
German forces along the coast in
the Caucasus.
Russian Black Sea warships
are engaging in the battle in tina.
area. the communique said. and
have inflicted heavy damage
among the German installations
along the shorefront and have
broken up one concentration of
German troops.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-07
RENT CONTROL OFFICER
TO BE HEARD ON RADIO
PROGRAM THISEVENING'

Lawrence Schroeder, head OF
the rent-control office in Key
West, was officially notified this
morning that Paul A. Porter, dep
uty administrator of rent control,
will talk over the Columbia radio
network, beginning at $50 o'clock
this evening, in explaining in de-
tail the question of rents.
Mr.. Schroeder suggested that,
as landlords in Key West, are con-
cerned in rent control, the subject
will be important to them, and re-
quested that they listen to Mr.
Porter.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-07
Confident That We VIII
be Well On Road To Ber-
LIN, Rome And Tokyo By
End Of 1913

thy Assocanfed Presal
WASHINGTON. Jan. The
Presidents message TO the seven
tY-eighth congress. and relaYed
all over the world by radio. had
only one high mark-the viii 70
win the war. And the President
cited many IA rs to show that
that aim will DC accomplished.
While he asserted that he
would not make any prediction
when the war would be won. he
said he was confident that. by
the end of lsl3. we would be
well on the road 10 Berlin. to
Rome and to Tokyo.
If the applause in congress is
to be taken as a criterion. then
chir.s is CIR most popular Ally.
When the President mentioned
the United Kingdom. there was
applause. and, there were clap
ping of hands and cheering too
when he mentioned Russia. but
ssAsss-ss ~sPess Of csiAas 60
sppls use was continuous and
tremendous.
It was also demonstrated. by
the same measuring rod, that
Generalissimo Chang Kai-Shek,
of the Chinese armies, IS the
most popular of the Allied lead
ers. Prime, Minister Winston
Churchills and Premier Josef
Stains names were apIlauded
wildly, bat when Chang Kai-
Shek's name was mentioned. the
President had to stop for a min
ute or longer while the cheering
ard applause burst into enthus-
iasm and mounted and mounted
in volume.
The President spoke of the past
year as 'crucial''-one of the most
serious in the history of the ma
ton, but he added that while
there would be widespread slay
ing in the coming year, every day
would bring US closer and closer to
ultimate victory.
What American arms have al
ready accomplished, he declared,
should be inspiring 10 every Am
erlcan. We started the year on
the defensive, but we have nov
assumed the offensive and are
making II more Intense every day.
He spoke Of the battle of Midway
as one of the outstanding events
of the war thus far. from an Am
erican viewpoint. Before that
battle, the japanese looked upon
themselves as invincible. but aft
er that fight was over, their deci-
sive defeat must have surely
Continued on Page Three
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-07
GROUP ARRIVES

Mrs. Thomas Curtis was a re-
cent arrival in Key West from
California, where she had been
making her home for several
years, where her husband, the
late Captain Curtis, was station
ed with the Lighthouse Depart
ment. Mrs. Curtis will remain
here indefinitely.
Accompanying Mrs. Curtis to
Key West, We're her son and
daughter-in-law, Captain and
Mrs. Elmer Curtis, who will spend
a short vacation here.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-07
Presidents Message To
Congress Highighted With
will To Win The War
LATE BULLETINS
BLACK MARKET" OPERATIONS
(By Associated Pressl

WASHINGToN- stated officially here today that the
arrest of in Miami Florida for obtaining storing
line through Black Market operations Ned believed
be the illegal acquisition of 100000 gallons Of gasoline through
the of bogus raoning
fa had working shortly Christmas
and that the police in Miami anything
til two days before the first made.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-07
British Forces Compelled
To Abandon Hills Captured;
Too Exposed To Enemy Fire

the British. This morning, when
the enemy discovered that the
British had retired during the
night, the artillery fire that had
been continued throughout the
night ceased, and German and
Italian troops started back 10
their former positions on the
hilltops.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-07
FOOD MOST IMPORTANT PROBLEM

Bankhead today that the
most important problem facing country probation
food during this He recommended should
be indueted from the
taken from the farms the military United
States. should be their occupations
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-07
NEW WORKERS KEEP ON ovERcoArs

NEW YORK-Hundreds of thousands Workers kept
their
OIL AS winter said that
will
of churches
to be
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-07

DETROIT-The percentage of
brown hair is rs among Spaniards,
80 among French, and Is Scandi-
navian.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-07
5.4s4 CONSCIENTIOUS DIRECTORS

WASFIINGTONThis far. since the there
been only s4s4 Americans who have objected
the grounds that they conscientious obecors
been concentration various
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-07
NUMEROUS VISITORS

NEW YORK - The New York
Aquarium was visited by $4,000
900 persons from 1902 to 1941.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-07
BECOME SATURATED

NEW YORK-At great depths
a divers blood vessels become
saturated with nitrogen.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-07
WOODEN wHALEsoATs

NEW YORK - Wooden whale
boats are now being used in the
United States Navy.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-07

The war office said that the
hills were too exposed to enemy
artillery fire, and that the Brit
ish, after occupying them for
less than "a hours, withdrew
during the night tc their former
front line trenches.
Fighting in Tunisia, which is
begged down by mud again was
confined almost wholly to the
enemy artillery action against
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-07

LONDON. Jan. british fore
es have been compelled 10 absn-
don the stretch of hills they
captured from the Germans and
italians in Tunisia yesterday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-07

Associated Press Day Wire
Service and Wide World
For 63 Years Devoted to the
Best Interests of Key West
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-27
Braves Obtain
Lefty Gomez
All A. L. Clubs Waive
on Yankee Pitcher

LEXINGTON, MASS, Jan. 81
-(P)-Now that he has recov-
cred from the shock of being
cast adrift by the fabulous New
York Yankees, Vernon Lefty
Gomez has high hopes that he,
like many another aging pitcher
before him, will find the 'Foun-
tain Of Youth that is supposed
to be located within the spacious
boundaries of Braves Field.
Gomez, now 80, became in
volved in a Major League deal
for the first time in his l2-year
career yesterday when the Yam
KEGS sold him TO the Boston
Braves after all Of the other Am
erican League clubs had waived
on him.
II was surprised, of course"
the colorful Southpaw said. But
l am convinced I still have
enough stuff to be a winning
pitcher and I'm looking for
ward to working in the Braves
big park. Those long foul lines
sound very attractive. For the
last couple of seasons the sol
and 295-foot left and right fields
in the Yankee stadium seemed
much too short TO me-"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-27
Wings Narrow
Boston, Lead
to0ne Point
liscombe Sets Poee
as Detroit Beots
Bruins, Z to ]
BY the Associated Press

Detroits Red Wings o d ay
staged a twin celebration one
half of it because of their first
victory in five years over Bos-
ton on Bruin ice and the other
portion because the space be-
tween them and first place in
the National Hockey League was
narrowed to single point.
Prior to last nights to 3
verdict you had to 60 all the
way back to Dec. 7, 1887 before
finding Detroit victory over
the Rossmen in a regularly
scheduled game although the
Wings did win two playoff con-
tests there early in 1912.
Carl Liscombe, who pulled the
Hat Trick against the New York
Rangers Sunday night, almost
duplicated the feat against the
Bruins by poking in two mark
ers and assisting on a third.
The Detroit left winger APP
pears to be on one of his scOr-
ing streaks. On Marc Is,
1888 he netted the puck three
times in 70 seconds to estab-
lish a league mark and on
Nov. s, 1912 he registered
three goals and four assists to
set a one-game scoring record.
Last night he and his mates
tore into the Bruins from the
start and before the first period
was over Liscombe, Don Crosse
and Mud Bruneteau all had pass
ed frankie Brimsek.
Buzz Boil then went on scor-
ing spree for the Bruins in the
middle session with pair of
markers. Eddie Wares added to
the Detroit total.
At the start of the last period
Red Hollett made rink long
drive for the Bruins final while
Liscombe had to wait until As
seconds before the buzzer to get
his second.
The defeat was the second
Boston has suffered in II games
at home this season while De-
troit now has gone six games
without a loss.
Some explanation for Detroits
lopsided win over New York
Sunday became apparent when
it was announced that Ranger
Goalie Jimmy Franks suffered
a broken hand in the first period
and had continued in the fray.
He will be out for the remainder
of the season.