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Evening star., 1943-05-25
D. c. Youth to Graduate

Cadet Robert Mcfarland Stephen
son. son Of Mr.. and Mrs. E. E
Stephenson Of 1863 Harvard street
NV, is among 225 candidates for
graduation at The Citadel, military
college at Charleston, S. c., on May
20. Majoring in chemistry, Cadet
Stephenson is candidate for the
bachelor Of science degree. He is
Evening star., 1943-05-25
Housewives Skill Held
Adaptable 10 War Work

Housewives who have sewed on
buttons for husband and children,
who have followed exact cake
baking recipes, or who have
mastered the inner workings of
vacuum cleaners and washing ma
chimes, can readily become good
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-19

Every fishing boat stayed in
port today because of an order
that was sent yesterday 10 the Ma
val Station in Key West from
headquarters in Miami.
The order provided that each
boat must hoist three official code
flags before they would be per
mitted to go to the fishing grounds
The fishermen went to the Navy
Yard, expecting to get the flags,
but were told they would have to
provide them themselves. As they
were unable to buy flags or have
them made, they had, therefore,
to remain in port.
The Citizen was informed this
afternoon that, as it was not the
intention of the commander OF
this naval district to stop Key
West from obtaining supplies of
fish. every effort would be made
to modify the order. A few min
utes later, The Citizen was further
informed that Lieutenant Com
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-19
DOUBLE TROUBLE

MOULTRIE, Ga.-Seeking shell
ter in his tobacco packing house,
after fire had destroyed ms farm
home and all the clothes he had
except the suit he was wearing,
John Suber. after returning, heard
scratching al the door. Thinking
his cat was trying TO get in, he
opened the door, but quickly
slammed it shut. He wasn't quick
enough, however, because the
skunk, irked at Suber's treatment,
rendered his last suit unwearable
and his temporary abode uninhab-
liable.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-19
NEGRO SHOWERED
WITH POTASH Is
BROUGHT BACK

It developed yesterday afternoon
that Samuel Evans, the negro who
was showered with potash. and
yelled at the county jail gate. that
be was burning up, was SO attack
ed in self defense by colored Wo-
man who resides on Emma street.
She produced witnesses who
Swore that Evans had beaten her
up three times, and that it was
during the third attack that she,
in order to protect herself, grab
bed can of potash and threw it
on Evans head, face and down the
front open collar of his shirt.
When the story was told to
Sheriff Berlin Sawyer and Justice
of the Peace Enrique Esquinaldo.
a search was made for Evans,
and the sheriff learned that the
negro had caused the arrest of the
woman SO that he would have
time to escape to Miami.
Last night Sheriff Sawyer drove
up to Miami and was back In
Key West before daylight with
Evans, who will be arraigned on
a charge of assault and battery
before Justice Esouinaldo tornor-
row afternoon. Meanwhile, he is
locked up in jail. The case against
the woman has been dismissed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-19
Germany, Northern France
And Italy Bombed Again
my A.-sraased Prs-~.

LONDON. May i9.-Germanv.
northern France and Itsss were
bombed again last night and o.
day. The RAP. in ral6s on riosrfi1-
ern-France. destroyed q trslns
that were loaded Nrltn ss1pphes.
and the Ruhr Valley Mas blasted
from end 10 end
1t was officially reFgfeed here
today that there has never been
any covenant that prohibits the
bombing Of Rome Itself. and that
should IT become Necessary -
bomb that city 10 bring Italy %
terms. the bombing WIN De dune
News over Radio Rome today
described fears that residents q
Rome entertained over the pos
sible bombing Of that CITY The
speaker also related stores q the
unrest in Greece and Yug0slsvIs
While nothing was said ab8ut any
possible uprising IN Italy Itse4. y
was stated that thousands of sol
diers have been Tecalied frun
Greece to be stsiiened IN Vsrious
parts of Italy.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-19
AMERICANS STILL
ENCIRCLINC JAPS
TWO COLUMNS ON ATTu
BELIEVED TO HAVE
JOINED FORCES
(By Associates T'reas)

WASHINGTON. May 49,
American soldiers. fighting on
through rain and soupY fog. are
continuing their encircling move.
ment against the Japs on Attu
in the Aleutians.
The two American columns
that invaded that island from
opposite directions are now be
lieved to have joined forces, and
it was said that, were such the
case, the Japs will be annihilat-
ed.
The ridge that runs through
the island, and which the JaLs
used as points of vantage to
play their machine-guns on the
invaders, has fallen into Ameri-
tan hands. But the Americans,
instead of using machine-guns,
have brought up their heavy
artillery and are blasting the
Japs out of their rocky foxholes
and dugouts.
Radio Tokyo, recorded here,
must have received depressing
news about the fighting on At
tn, because the announcer said
that, before the Americans take
the island, they will have to kill
every Jap on it, as the Japs will
fight to the last man..
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-19
FRANK SPENCER
KILLED IN ACTION

Mrs. Blanche Roberts of BOZ
William street, is in receipt of a
telegram notifying her that her
son, Frank Luke Spencer, %,
USA, was killed in action in North
Africa on April %. Mrs. Roberts
is Spencer's foster mother, who
adopted him when he was eight
years of age. He is the son OF
Capt. Nelson Spencer, veteran
sponge fisherman.
Young Spencer, who was draft
ed in October, 194l, was said to
be the first draftee and first sol
der from Monroe county to be
killed in World War ii.
He leaves besides his father and
Mrs. Roberts, two sisters, Mrs.
Mizpah Graves, Los Angeles,
Calf, Mrs. Theo Thompson, and
eight brothers, Henry, William,
Floyd, Warren Everett, Eugene,
Roy and Jack. Eugene is in the
Army in Utah.
Mrs. Roberts has two other sons
in the service, Carol in Africa,
and Ormond in New York.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-19
Churchill In Radio Address
States Allies Preparing For
Powerful ThrUStS At JaDan
New Fishing Regulations
Kept Boats In Port Today;
Leaving Tomorrow, However

mander r {. Foutter. captain G
the port. had announced that the
boats would Be permitted 20 g.
out tomorrow
Commander F0utteT has worked
out code of signals that VII D.
used between the fishermen and
the Coast Guard tai such time As
the required flags become avail
able.
Another part Of the order pro-
vides that boats. when on Their
way TO the south side Of the IS
land to fish, must stop 81 the bsr
buoy, and. when returning hone,
must stop there again Those W-ho
fish in the Northwest Channel
must stop, going and coming. a.
the battle-ground buoy
This afternoon some Of the
fishermen expressed Their rellet
in learning from The Citizen of
Commander F0utter's decision
which viii permit them u G.
fishing tomorrow.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-19
JOE LEWIS SLASHED
BY ANOTHER NEGRO
AT MARATHON KEY

Joe Lewis, colored, was slash
ed in the face yesterday after
noon by another colored man,
named Eghie Robinson. at Mara
thon, and a telephone call to
Key West resulted in Sheriff
Berlin Sawyer and Chief Deputy
Sheriff A. H. McInnis going TO
that key. Seven stitches were
taken in the wound.
Both Lewis and Robinson were
brought back to Key West and
locked up, the former as ma
teriaI witness and Robinson on
a charge of committing the as
sault. He will be arraigned to-
morrow morning before Justice
of the Peace Enrique Esquin-
aldo.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-19
COMMISSION To
EXAMINE SANITY =
OF SAMUEL Tiff

County Judge Raymond r..
Lord was petitioned yesterday to
APPOINT a lunacy commission 10
examine into the sanity of Sam
uel L. Tiff. who is held in jail
without bail on a charge Of first
degree murder.
Tiff shot and killed Leslie
Newly, an innocent man., and
shot and seriously wounded his
ex-wife, Celerina Rhodes. New
by and a 12-year-old girl, relat-
ed to Mrs. Rhodes, were on their
way to lifts home to get a
three-year-old boy, son of Tiff
and Mrs. Rhodes, when the
shooting took place
DIR. j. Y. Porter, DR.. William
X. Warren and Elinor Larsen
were appointed on the commits
sion. Miss Larsen will act in a
secretarial capacity.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-19
NEW MEMBER ADDED
TO USO STAFF HERE

Miss Meta Boyd McF'ee. ma
tive of Tennessee, has been ap :
pointed assistant director of the
USO-NCCS Women's' Residence
Club at 303 Duval Street.
Miss McFee is a graduate of
the University of Tennessee.
Her masters degree was granted
by Peabody College. After hav-
ing won a scholarship to the
Merrill-Palmer school in De-
troit, Miss McFee taught Home
Economics both in High School
and the University of Tennes-
see.
Prior to her new appointment.
Miss McFee had been doing
Home Demonstration work. She
has also done field work in Par
ent Education.
With her unusual background
Miss McFee will be invaluable
in rendering service to the won-
en- she will serve in Key Wst.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-19

kflce does not even keep separate
figures on the number of married
men in the army. but when such a
man is indicted the government
pays allowances according to the
number of his dependents.
If recruit is married but child
less, his wife receives SIS per week
The government pays S4.30 OF
this and the soldier is obliged to
contribute 20 cents from his pay
of S420 as a private.
Additional weekly allowances
are made for children on this
basis. First child, $1.90; second
S1.70; third and subsequent, $1.50
each. If there were ten children
the allowance would be $2060.
Wives living in the London area
receive an additional 10 cents 9
week to cover higher living ex-
penses. Commissioned officers re-
ceive family allowances direct
and are expected to make their
own arrangements for mainten-
ance of their families. The allow
ance for childless wife is $500
a week in all officer ranks. Al
lowances for children vary slight
ly according to The fathers rank,
but the scale is substantially this:
Wife and one child, $3.50; wife
and two Fhildren, sli9ps and for
each additional child, $f.40.
If others are dependent upon a
recruit, such as his mother and
father living alone they each re-
ceiye SIS per week, Including the
soldiers compulsory allotment of
10 cents. Unless they can trim
their living expenses by doubling
up. most wives find it impossible
to live on service allowances, and
must supplement their income by
working. The government encour-
ages this to ease the labor short
age.
Despite a slight increase in the
birthrate the past year, it still is
too low, in the opinion of So
biologists. who say there is moth
ing in the child allowances to
encourage couples to have the
babies which are necessary to
keep up the population level.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-19
JAMES PENT, "a,
DIED YESTERDAY
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR Lo-
CAL RESIDENT TO BE
ANNOUNCED LATER

James Pent, "a, died suddenly
yesterday afternoon at 2:15. at
the Florida State Hospital. Funer-
al services, under the direction of
the Pritchard Funeral Home,
will be announced upon arrival
of the body.
Survivors are two sisters. Mrs.
Julia Lanes, Mrs. Benjamin Eel
ton: one brother. John Pent: two
grandchildren, and one great
grandchild.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-19
TALKED roo MUCH

NEW YORK. Because Amin
zio Immediate. Is. talked IN hIs
sleep. he viii have 10 spend some
time in Sing Sing prison. charged
with bigamy. Several months sEo
he deserted his legal wife. mar
ried a second woman. and then
returned TO wife No. l. HOWever
he spilled the beans to her IN his
sleep. she notified police, and n
mediate drew a one 70 two year
sentence.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-19
FLOOD WATERS CONTINUE
TO RISE

INDIANAPOLIS. = Flood wa
tiers continue to rise in Indiana.
Illinois. Missouri. Kansas and
Arkansas. Thousands of people
have been compelled TO flee from
their homes. At Terre Haute
slone. 1000 families have been
driven from their homes. Thou
sands of men are working in al.
fempts to hold back the waters
that threaten scores of cities in
the five states.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-19
LATE BULLETINS
LIBERAToRS BOMB JAps.
DOWN ZEROS
By Associated Press,

MELBOURNE.-Big. four mo
tored Liberators yesterday raid
ed Munda. on New Georgia Is
land. and RabauL on New Britain
Islands. and tore up the airfield
al the former place and destroyed
harbor installations at Rabaul. Al
Munda the Liberators encounter
ed no opposition in the air. and
they were not molested until they
had been bombing Rabaul for 10
minutes. Then flight of l3 Zeros
took to the air to challenge the
Liberators. Two Zeros were shot
down and four were damaged by
the time the Japs withdrew from
the fight. All Liberators returned
to their bases.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-19
THE COAL SITUATION IS
STALEMATED

WASHINGTON.-It was report
ed today that the coal situation has
become a stalemate between the
War Labor Board and John L.
Lewis. president of the United
Coal Miners of America. Lewis
refuses to deal with the board and
the board refuses to permit the
coal operators to deal directly
with Lewis.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-19
JAPS TRUMP UP LYING
EXCUSE

WAof14NGA0N@ Japan.
csc government. as though asham-
ed of the savagery that led to the
sinking of the Allied hospital
ship Centaur in Australian wa
tiers. replied today that the Unit.
ed States since the beginning OF
the war. has sunk seven Jap hos
pital ships. That excuse was
dubbed as a trumped-up falsifi-
cation. Two hundred and twenty
nine persons persisted when the
Centaur went down.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-19
DESTROYED 500 GERMAN
PLANES

MOSCOW. - Today's Russian
communique stated that the Reds
have destroyed 500 German planes
in the last five weeks. The only
other mention was of the fighting
in the Kuban area. where the re-
port saidt 400 Germans lost their
lives while attempting to cross a
river. and the four small boats on
which they were making an at
tempted passage were sunk.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-19
"a NEW RURAL SCHOOLS

MEXICO When par
ents and teachers in the Sierra
de Zongolica district of Mexico
recently complained of lack Of
schools, the government prompt
~ ordered the construction of "a
rural schools. =
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-19
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-19
Council DGfG1S Action On
Ordinance To Remove All
Bars From DuVaI Street
Many Addresses Made At
Meeting Opposing Meas
ure That Was Presented
Last Night

The ordinance calling for the
removal Of all liquor. beer and
wine establishments off of Du.
val street. beginning with the
new license period on October l.
was read at the regular meeting
of the City Council last night.
and after considerable discus.
sion 1t was decided to- defer ac-
ton on the document for further
consideration.
There was quite number of
citizens in attendance at the
meeting. many of whom ad
dressed the council on the SUBJ
ject.
A petition signed by sixty
residents along Duval street. OPP
posing the ordinance. was read.
Fred J. Dion. agent for various
properties here. addressed the
board. and stated that he was
opposed 10 the ordinance because
he could not see where il would
bring about the desired results.
Mrs. Hugh williams. of 400
Duval street. addressed the
meeting and stated that she felt
that the ordinance was very
drastics and said that she felt
that the council should be toll
Grant of other peoples rights
providing that they are operat
ing in legal way.
Mrs. Williams concluded her
remarks by, saying that she was
a resident of Duval street. and
had never had any real corn
plant to make about conditions
along that thoroughfare.
Chas. Salas. manager of the
Hotel La Concha. said that he
was opposed to the ordinance.
and stated that If it was passed
that he would be forced to
recommend the closing of the
hotel. which is located at the
corner of Fleming and Duvsl
streets.
Cecil carbonelL who operates
a place on DuvsL also addressed
the board in opposition to the
measure.
Allan B. Clesre. Jr. represent
ing many of the operators of sa
looms on Duval street. addressed
the board. and made q very
Continued on Page Four)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-19
By BLAKE SULLIVAN
APP Features

ONDON, May ia man with wife and ten children
liable for military service in Britain single
The ministry of labor, which has sifted the nations
manpower repeatedly, calls up family readily
other unless he is in essential industry The of
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-19
FED BY SPRING FLOW

WASHINGToN.-Roari Riy-
er, Missouri, is fed by a spring
flow of 100000 gallons daily.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-19
ENcLIsH-LAEcUAcE FILMS

BUENOS AIRES.-Nearlv 45a
English language films were
shown in Argentina IN the Las
year.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-19

DEPENDENTS of British soldiers receive payment on
weekly basis. In the chart the figures converted
monthly for comp with U. S. dependency
payments.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-19

Key WeE. Flondz. kEs Eze
most eQuzbie cIE-sts IN ~
country with an Evzrzxe
range e onlv IL FAhrEzk=t
Evening star., 1943-05-28
Recapture Of Wake
Would Put Jap Bases
Within Bomber Ranue
'UnsinkobIe Carrier
Only 10 Hours Awoy
From Toxic Objective

Recapture of Wake Island would
give American aiI forces an airport
only 10 hours bomber fight from
Toxic. The low, sandy atoll on the
edge of the japanese area of con-
quest would be an unsinkable air.
craft carrier from which planes could
raid Jap bases in the inundated
islands-and even the home islands
themselves.
The V-shaped island could accom-
modate two 2-milc runways, says the
National Geographic Society. One
arm of the ~" extends in a north
south direction; the other lies north
West-SoutheaSt. One arm and the
inside of the "V" could accommod ate
runways of one-half mile length.
Highest Wake elevations reach 2l
feet. They are covered with UNI
brella and hardwood trees and scrub
growth. Shores are sandy beaches
or coral rocks. Coral reefs keep all
but ships of the shalloWest draft at
a distance. The lagoon inside the
"V' is safe for seaplane landing. 1t
was used before The war by trans
Pacific airlines.
The nearest Jap outpost from
Wake Is Pokaakku atoll, less than
two hours bomber flight. Jaluit,
main Jap Marshall Islands base, is
les sthan five hours flight. Ponape,
Jap Caroline Islands stronghold. is
a bit farther. Saipon, in the
Marlanas, is under seven hours
away.
Stepping stones to Toxic are Mar
Evening star., 1943-05-28
Kenneth 0'Connor
Dies in His Office
Was Veteran EmpIoye
Of Maritime Commission

Kenneth O'Connor, 50, employe Of
the Maritime Commission and mem
Der OF an old Washington family,
died last night of a heart attack
at his Office in the Evans Building.
Mr.. O'Connor is survived by two
brothers, George O'Connor, we'll
known singer and entertainer, and
DR.. Charles E. O'Connor, also of
Washington. Funeral services will
be held tomorrow.
Mr.. O'Connor was the son of Capt,
P. E. O'Connor, a Union Army vet
eran, and Ellen NJ O'Connor, and
was educated at Gonzaga College
and Georgetown University. Mr.
O'Connor served both in the Span
ish-American War and the last war
in which he was a captain in the
Air Corps ground force.
Mr.. O'Connor started work with
the Shipping Board after the war
and stayed on when it became the
Maritime Commission. A bachelor.
ne lived at the Flagler Apartments.
He was a member of the Military
Order of the World War and the
Spanish-American War Veterans.
Evening star., 1943-05-28
Conference Resumes
Efforts 10 Break Coal
Portal Pay Deadlock
Miners Seeking Increase
Based on TroveI Time of
Hour and Is Minutes
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
AS soft coal wage negotiations
resumed today it was reported
that the operators had offered
to settle their dispute with the
United Mine Workers by paying
them for an average OF 48 min
utes of underground travel a
day.
The miners objected, however,
that this portal-to-portal pay pro-
posal was based on Federal depart
mental study made five years ago.
They contended the travel time has
increased to an average of one hour
and 25 minutes since then because
the working places are farther away
from the mine openings than form
erly.
Under the straight basic rate of
81 day or 81 an hour, the 48-minute
portal-to-portal pay would mean an
increase of 80 cents a day, operators
said.
The proposal for 48 minutes of
underground travel pay. made yes
terday by former Senator Edward R.
Burke, president of the southern coal
operators, was the first bargaining
move since the War Labor Board
ordered negotiations for settlement
of the issue.
Meanwhile, the anthracite negotia-
tlons in New York were suspended
over the week end, but representa-
tives of both operators and miners
planned to come here in connection
with the coal Situation
Evening star., 1943-05-28

Gus and the Ogasawara Islands, al
most in a direct line between Wake
and the japanese capital. They di-
vide the total distance of 1885 miles
in almost equal thirds. Marcus would
be the first victim of a stepping
stone" strategy, as it is only a
four-hour flight from Wake. The
Ogasawaras are eight hours away,
figuring the average Flying Fortress
speed at around 200 miles per hour.