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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12
CONGRESSMAN LEX GREEN MAKES
HIS ANNOUNCEMENT FOR GOVERNOR

SlAftkE. Aug. l2.lCongress-
man Lex Green of Starke. veteran
representative IN Congress. TODAY
announced that he will seek the
nomination IN the Democratic pri-
mary next May for Governor of
the State of FLORIDA.
Green. who Is dean Of the Flor
ids delegstion IN congress and as
Aistani Democratic whip, holds
rikhi important committee assign
nlenis. including the high ranking
membership on the House Rivers
and HarborS Committee and
chairman ~ the Committee ON
Territories.
tie was born IN Bradford
County. FLORIDA. 81 years ago:
graduate II the Lake Butler High
school, tlle University of Florida.
~Fsd studied iaw Al Yale. was adj
ustited o. the Florida and United
State supreme Court Bars. He
taught ~ the public schools Of
flHide f'T several years. Since
~ was II years of age he has
i~eu nlcTnbrr Of the Baptist
Church and has been active IN
the civic and business affairs of
pa community. lie Is by occupa-
itsn a small farmer and stock
fsaseF he married Mias Bessie
lsscilie Harris of Gainesville. and
tia~s have iwo Sons and one daugh-
fp4
tsr~sn served has native county
~ memlseI If the legislature: was
sgssaker pro tempoIe. and served
pfauT Ca has election 10 congress
o. Judge ni Bradford County. For
ths past 10 wears he has served
continuously IN the congresS-l8
foarz from the second congress
seanal district. and during the
lsFsssut term as congressman at
lafee
AZ has home IN Siarke today
ise sad. II u my intention To be
= candidate for Governor of Flor
a. m tho Democratic primary
nexi Mas ! feel that If elected as
tsuvernos. ! may be of greater SER
Naos 10 our state during the re-
construction period following the
= 81 I am returning To the people
q Flog Via the high office of con-
xfsa~snan without stain and with
fssai tarntsh. II advanced by them
g. to- gsfNeinorShIp of our state, |
saaaii a. al within my power TO
fssiiy and properly discharge the
4a1sss ~ chief executive. Among
a.. Gssals toward which ! shall
0tak are
a wssn the Wsr and peace fol
semanx "a
= Equitable and just taxation.
3 Asuntaun and expand gains
hessa, uassde by Florida's citrus,
hastseuiluTal. vegetable. sugar and
ssraefai farming industries.
: Chssp,ri automobile license
49,
, Justaee and equity for in
issssEt sud ials,f - peace. cuuper-
.tsssa sIsa understanding.
= 49, and encouragement for
80 VETERANS IN the establishment
- fsanifs
Haftnuny and coopeTationi
e flse Governor and las Cabinet /
Match Fede:sl grants for ]
ifs sgsd binad. and dependent I.
htbifeu thus allowing sac per
.ss.sssh SEA the aged.
hstae salaries 81 SCHOOL
lass luf
go Maintain ami advance
FasHuis commercial aviation
hestsf siitg encourage and expand
$50 nis 5 futiTtat trade. encourage
assa neteltp Florids' natural re
mfuta forestry lumber. iurpcn
tstss an1 rssin. fisheries. sponge,
a.aaffais desslsp Florlds's road
q ffm
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NUMEROUS NURSES

CHICAGO. - More than -. 900
public health nurses are employed
~ the United States and terri
tories 10y state. local and ma
tIonal agencies.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12
ROLLS BACK DEATH TOLL

WASHINGTON Wartime re-
,ifciI"nS on gasoline have rolled
back tho death toll Of motor We
lIclc accidents to what II was
two decades ago.
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LuftWaffe seen as now snow
ing a strategic weakness.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12

Limited trade with Africa t.
-cSumc soon. saws Hector lao.
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Sorry MiSadventure

Heck: Have you ever had q mo
tor mishap?
Peck: Yes. / met my wife ~ a
garage.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12

Hatch predicts fourth-tcrm
race If peace Is not settled.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12

James annual holds AXIS can u,
diSarmcd from the air.
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TEMPERATURES

TenpeIsiurr data for the "a
49, sss.iing 3 40 IA Aug II.
50 81 reported by the u. ).
Weafhsg Bureau
Highest Lowest
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12
FORECAST

Key West and Vicinity. Scat
tered showers and thunderstorm<
this afternoon. tonight and
Friday morning. with season
able Temperatures.
Florida. Continued warm this
afternoon. tonight and Friday
forenoon. widely scattered show
ers and thunccTstorms tins aft
eTnoon and evening. and over
extreme south T0ItIon Friday
forenoon
HatteraS. N { 90 ApslaChiCOla.
Fla No small craft OF storm
warnings have been issued
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12
SLOW GROWTH OF SPEECH

NEW YORK T. D., estimated
that the growth ui speech was
such d Slow proc 50 that eramma-
''"ai forms and the EXPRESSION of
abstract ideas came only 400 CO..
30 generations ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12
WHEN WILL The NAILS CRACK?

" have bccu slapped down 10y
political and military commenta-
tors.
a good cXamplc-avoiding the
mention of any namcs-Is that
prediction of the Navy recently
that they were preparing for war
to last until l949
No sooner had they SAID II than
the Washington pundits excused
iheIr long -Sightcdncss on the
grounds that they were merely
LAYING the foundation for greater
demands on the L. 8. Treasury
When. "a fcW DAYS later. the PrCSI-
dent shifted a few billions from
the Army appropriations Ia tn
Navy. the punditS SAID: Yah
yah. l told you so
It's considered a certainty here
that any capital predictions about
when tine war will end VIII o.
Coiurcd uv WlShlul thinking and
splf~h thinking ~ that
T1c-tiuih pf I'm. matter Is that
The .N5,iLS arc now getting ihcIs
backs ifnncd to the wall. hui nu
body in the government ur ost
really knows Just how long ihcv
can hold oui that way. that Allied
Nat .on> successes are. So faT ahead
"i tine most optimistic iimciabl, ,
shat SO are not prepared 90 TAX"
full advantage of them. and that
ihc conclusive battles of this War
must bc "a pinccIs movement be-
tween The Russian offensive ON
'ne ea>' in front and decisive
continental victory un tn south
eln and >ti unopened vv,-t-s-n
fronts
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WEATHER REPORT

Observation taken at $50 a. m
EWT. (Citv Office)
Temperatures
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Precipitation
Rainfall "a hours ending
$50 a. m. inches O-O2
Total rainfall since Aug. |.
inches O.47
Deficiency since August |.
inches l.23
Total rainfall since Jan. l.
inches I3.45
Deficiency since January l,
inches 5-29
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-28

the first to claim that they have
seen an Ambit in action. They were
sitting around, waiting to go on
the air, when pitched voice
squaked What time is it?" Mac
Caull came back with a startled
"Why?" and the voice responded
"daenab it, start the program.
They did, and Just in time. A
Gremlm had set them day-dream-
ing and they almost missed the
time signal.
McCaull said the Ambit was sit
ting on the microphone. They said
he was small, slightly stopped and
apparently about years old. The
face, Flynn said, was like that of
Uncle Sam, except that the nose
was shorter and more rounded.
He smoked a corn-cob pipe and
carried a bamdoo cane which he
waved angrily. He wore an old pair
of striped trousers, held up by Sus-
penders, a well-Worn morning coat,
light brown flannel work shirt,
black bow tie and dilapidated
black top hat
Ambits stick pins in rumor mon
gers, keeping riveting guns working
we'll in shipyards, and maintain de-
icing equipment on all United Ma
tions' planes.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-28
UAW Demands New
Wage Formula

DETROIT, Jan. 2S - GUPl -
The opening gun in Il fi".''t by
the powerful United Automobile
Workers (CIOo to scrap the so,
called little steel" formula was
sounded today as leaders de
M nded recognition of 4 so per
cent living cost increase since
Jan. l, 194I.
The little steel formula. in
effect, Limits wage increases 10
Is per cent of what they were OF
that date.
II. j. Thomas, UAW president
and Il member of the War Labor
Board, said the present wage de
termination formula must be
abandoned at once" and replac-
ed bv "a realistic formula re-
cOgnizing an advance of ut least
80 per cent in the cost of living
since Jan. |. 1871
II was indicated Thomas de-
mands would be put in resolution
form when the CIO ext%rtive
board meets i'm washington Feb.
s to formulate Il new wage policy.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-28
Germans Mobilize
Men, Women, Boys
To Meet Crisis
Berlin's Fears Shown
In Desperate Measure
To Bolster Strength
By ROBERT DOWSON

LONDAN, Jan. %. (UP)-
lEritz Sauckel, Adolf Hitler's
labor commissioner, has de-
reed registration of both
men and women for defense of the
Reich" the official German agency
said today.
The announcement that men be-
tween the ages of l6 and 65, and
women between II and as would
be forced to register for defense as
Allied successes in North Africa
and Russia and heavy bombing of
the Europecn n continent drove Ger
many to a frenzy OF total war mob
ilization.
Hitler realizing the increasingly
desperate position Of the Germans,
was expected to make Saturday,
the 10th anniversary of his rise to
power. the occasion for d e CT e S
placing Germans civilian popula-
ton on a war taSis almost equalling
that of men in the armed services.
The preamble to Saukel's regis
tration decree said that German
men anu WOIlltll WOlllO NC putting
their strength exclusively at the
disposal OF a fighting and working
national community in the world
wide struggle for preservation of
the life and freedom of the Ger
man nation
BOYS IN ARMY
Switzerland reported that Ger
many had conscripted boys OF Is,
l6, II, l8 and 10 years of age for
military or auxiliary service.
A Berlin broadcast announced
blanket ban on civilian use of tax
icabs, which will DE only available
except on special individual police
permit, to war Hated war
woun d ID, physicians, expectant
mothers and so forth"
A United Press Ankara dispatch
said the Germans were speeding
the Strengthening of their second
Siegflied Line" along the Bug river
in Poland.
FEARS REVEALED
An official German broadcaster.
Joachim Schieferdecker, warned
the German people last night in a
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Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-28

street from Orange to Ross to OBJ
tain rightsof way in anticipation
of widening the street.
.. An Investigation into the pos
sibilities of putting in a new water
filter at the pumping plant large
enough to process 100000 gallons
day was authorized. Public Work
Director Walter Heinecke was given
the power to employ a consulting
engineer to expedite the possible
installation of a new double-unit,
rapid-sand filter similar to the one
used by BraWley.
3. City Health Commissioner
Charles A Bratton reported that
the chances of obtaining a trash
truck for city-owned disposal
s'.stem are good. On a trip to Los
Angeles Bratton talked to Russell
BevinS. office of emeroencv man.
'ement ALLEGATION officer for this
area. Bevins wrote to the War Pro-
ductiol- Board in Washington ask
ing that the city's application for
a truck, which had been turned
down, be reviewed in a manner IA
Vorable to the city.
4. The Tate Pipe Lining company
was awarded contract to clean and
Continued on Page s, Col. 81
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MiIitaryLeaders
Final Plans
For Blow at Axis
Allied Air Offensive
Gathers Momentum
Over Continent
BY UNITED PRESS

American and British mill
tnrv leaders conferred at
North African headquarters
Thursday on methods of car
rying out the Roosevelt Churchill
orders for bringing about uncon-
Gitional surrender of the Axis, while
the Allied air offensive gathered
telling momentum over the Euro
pean continent.
The best military genius of the
two Allied nations was represented
at the North African conference ta-
BILE where the blueprints for the
first offensive steps against Ger
manv. Italy and Japan were being
scanned carefully.
From this meeting is expected to
come the strategy that will drive
the Axis from Africa and will lead
to an invasion of Europe
SECOND FRONT PLAN
1t was understood in London mil
itary cicles that. the plan for OPEN
ing a second front in Europe might
gain precedence over all other CAM
paigns.
Ground activity in Tunisia was
limited to patrols but American.
British and French planes contin-
ued their heavy assault upon Axis
land and sea supply lanes.
American Billy Mitchell medium
bombers were believed to have sunk
an italian destroyer and damaged
another in the Mediterranean be-
twaen Sicily and Tunisia. The first
destroyer was left burning and
listing.
British bombers attacked the big
German armament and industrial
center of Dusseldorf for 20 min
utes during the night, starting huge
fires and crippling the city's war
Continued on Page 8. Col i
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Mrs. Gregg'S plea that her hus-
bands supporters vote next We'd
nesday for Mack Trentham, his
opponent, was inspired by Gregg g
battle for life in BraWley hospital,
where he was taken following q
heart attack brought on by over
exertion. He had been campaigning
for reelection in the second divi-
sion to the district board when
stricken Sunday evening.
1t was understood that Gregg S
active supporters would swing their
influence over to Trentham, who
thus is unopposed for election. Tech
nically, however, Gregg's name will
appear on the ballot. since there is
no way legally to remove it.
Due to the critical condition of
Mr.. Gregg's Health, l feel that the
best interest OF all would be served
if his friends would support Mr.
Trentham in the coming election
February 3rd. for district director" "
Mrs. Gregg said.
In Brawley the director, who is
known as Cap" by his many
friends. was holding his own in the
battle for life.
Il wish to thank our many
friends at this time for the help
and support they have given Mr.
Gregg in his campaign for re-elec-
tion." Mrs. Gregg said.
Trentham, an Imperial rancher
and former employe of the irriga-
tion district, was a last-minute can
didate, filing on the closing day,
January 10.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-28
Three I.v.Citie
Will Test Defense
Setups Next Month
General Alert Will Be
Ordered During Hours
Drill in Each Town

FL Centre, Brawley, and
CaleXico residents will get a
sample of war conditions
Feb. Q, 10, and II at test mo-
0ilizations scheduled in the
three cities.
A general alert will be in effect
in BraWley Feb. 8, in Ell Centro Feb
10, and in Calexico Feb. IL. The
time for the mobilization will be at
6:55 pm. IA each city.
Major Leon II Camy of the fed
eral office of civilian defense, rep
reSentative of the California office
of civilian defense, and military Of
iicerS from the training panel OF
civilian defense will be in charge
of the test notifications or incident
drills. Defense Chairman Charles
L. Nice will be in charge in Ry,W-
ley, Defense Chairman G. S. Reed
will be in charge in Ell Centre. and
Defense Chairman Fern L. Young
will be in charge in CaleXico.
LASTS ONE HOUR
The drill in each city will last
approximately an hour and will in
clude Is specific incidents likely to
be met in event of an invasion. Test
ing officials will prepare two or
three additional main Incidents in
volving problems to be solved by
the organizations participating i'll
the tests.
There will be no audible alarm
calling the tests except in Ell Centre
OH Feb. 10. The agreed signal on
this occasion will be three short
blasts given three times on the Ell
Centro fire department fire whistle
This is the signal always given to
summon the State Guard and will
be used to call the test on Feb. TO-
MOBILIZATION
Wnen the test is called i'll the in
di, idual city, every member of the
various branch organizations of the
civilian defense in that city will
Continued on Page 8, Col. a.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-28
CREMLINS 60
They Do AS Told Now

HALIFAX. MS, Jan. 28.-(UPp-
The Gremlins are under counterat-
tack and retiring to previously pre-
pared positions somewhere in no.
where.
The Ambits, preternatural race
of Gremlin haters. have been mo-
Eilizino secretly since the war be-
gan. They are now on the often
SivC.
A Gremlin is q mischief maker
who tells yol to do the wrong thing
in an ergency. The Ambits
whackS the Gremlin on the sins
with a bomboo cane and tells you
the right thing to do. They are
modest and not much is heard of
them.
Two Halifax radio announcers,
Carl MacCaull and Jack Flynn. are
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-28
Opens New
Semesters Monday

New semesters will open at Cen
trail Union High school and Junior
college and at the night school next
Monday it was announced Thurs
day.
I'VE will attempt to start a night
school class in radio communica-
tons" Dean Glenn Kieffer of the
Junior college said. There have
been requests for this class and we
will start one if the enrolment is
sufficient to warrant it. Anyone
Interested may communicate with
the high school officials"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-28

night, voiced particular praise for
Maj. Green and Capt. Dana B.
Billings, Ripon, Wis, flight COM
mander, pointing out that Maj.
Green's experience in more than
80 combat missions in the Philip
pines. Java and Australia had been
particularly helpful.
The Wake Island raid the second
in six weeks, saw the U. S. pilots
drop 80 per cent of their bombs on
the target area and shot down at
least one, and possibly five, of eight
intercepting Zero fighters.
Maj Green, whose promotion to
lieutenant colonel has been report
eel here, is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
D. E. Green of Imperial. He grad
uated from Imperial high school.
and from Central Junior college in
1884 He has two brothers, one of
whom, Joseph A. Green, is lieuten-
ant in the army air corps.
NORMAL ACTIVITY
The Wake Island raid was another
in q long series of such actions for
Maj. Green.
Col. Matheny, who led the first
raid on the night of Dec. 1924,
when $1,000 pounds of bombs were
dropped on Japanese installations.
also led the second one, the United
Press reported. He said the scars
of the first raid, which marked the
first anniversary of the Marines
gallant stand there, were still Wis
ible.
The primary purpose of Mon
days raid was reconnaissance, al
though the Liberators dropped
bombs on number of buildings and
blasted runWa"S of the air field.
SMOKE SEEN
Capt. Philip R. Krieg, of Oak
Harbor, Wash, navigator on Math-
eny'S plane, said the bomberS were
too high TO determine the extent of
the damage. but they saw clouds of
heavy smoke.
We took off before dawn, return
ed after dark ard had a hell of
navigation problem Matheny said.
I'VE encountered accurate anti
aircraft fire this time, although it
was still Intellectual"
The japanese must have been
caught completely by surprise again.
Their anti-aircraft guns didn't open
up until the LiberatorS were over
the target, and the Zeros didn't take
off until the raid had started.
I'VE got over Wake at 6 pm.
Continued on Page 8, Col 81
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-28

bill to finance civilian defense act
ivities until the new act takes
effect in 90 days.
A senate resolution was passed
to adjourn at 2:15 pm. which will
permit the regular session to re-
convene at 2:20 pm.
The special session came during
Q recess of the 55th regular ses-
sion. The senate and assembly
met Jointly to hear Governor War
ren.
He explained the weaknesses of
the wholly unworkable" advisory
council created in peacetime and
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-28
SD. Becomes 0PA
Area Headquarters

On February / headquarters for
the Imperial county war price and
ration boards will be San Diego in
stead of Los Angeles and Yuma
country has also been added to the
district, IA tioning officials an
nounced Thursday.
Official word of the change came
in letters form from H. Camp, Of
flee of Price Administration region
al director.
Addison Housh, director of the
San Diego office, will have charge
of the entire district
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-28
CesspooIs Create
Heath Menace

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 28.-(UP)-
The city council today moved to
expedite procedure in correction OF
serious health conditions resulting
from overflow of many cesspools
in the San Fernando Valley during
the heavy transforms.
Councilman Delamere F.. McClos-
key submitted a motion seeking
special legislation to permit the
city to take summary procedure. .
McCloskey blamed the failure of
plans for installation of sewers be-
cause. he said, the single bid re-
ceived by the board Oh public works
was for $l80,000, which was $l02.-
900 higher than the city engineers
estimate.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-28
Good Luck Charm
Takes Time Out

The slender man asked Spivey
Love: DO you have any Identifying
tattoo marks?
Love said: Yes, sir. I have a
tattoo of a ho!Seshoes on my arm.
It's my good-luck charm
He then stepped through the Jail
cell and began serving the first
day of 6G-day sentence. Jailer
Peter Klyne closed the door behind
him.
Love Negro janitor at an Ell
Centro hotel, had been sentenced
to the county jail for the two
month period for stealing a $G5
wrist watch.
The charge was made against him
ty Harold Brame, bartender at the
hotel.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-28

declared we must quit playing
and take hold of the situation as
the serious business II is"
He said the new program was
not designed to set up a new sys-
tenn Of local defense but should
"integrate and energize existing
programs, and through certain
powers given to the governor In
times of extreme emergency. be
able to administer civilian defsiee
through the local organization on
a regional. or If necessary state
wide basis during periods of dis
aster."
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-28
Gov. Gets Quick Action
On New War Powers Bill

SACRAMENTO, Jan. % up
The State Senate today gave un-
animous passage to new war
powers act few minutes after
Gov. Earl Warren recommended
such urgency legislation before a
special session of the legislature.
Speedy passage in the assembly
was anticipated.
Governor Warren said the State
needed new war council with
power to act instead of the old adj
vistory setup. He also outlines some
of the other urgent wartime mea-
Smes confronting the legislature.
just before noon, the senate also
passed the $l50,000 appropriation
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-28
Soldier Prisoners
Flee From, Camp

CAMP EDWARDS, Mass, Jan. 23
-fUp)-Three soldier prisoners
who escaped from camp Edwards
outpo yes ;rday after Sluegine
their guard were recapturei r.
military police today while trude-
inc alone railroad tracks about 90
miles west of this camp.
There was no immediate explain
alton CT how the fugitiyes had made
tleir way so far inland, since both
the Bourne and Sycamore bridges
spanning the Cape Cod Canal are
under heavy military guard.
State police said the escaped
prisoners Pvt Harry A. Bigilin, 81,
Of Union, N. j.; Pvt. John w.
Shoemaker, 20, of Los Angeles, .and
Ivt. James b. Card, "a, of Els
worth, Me. offered no resistance.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-28

attention to her" he continued m-
der questioning of his attorney, Jer-
ry Giesler, was when she came
over and sat on the arm of my
chair. paid no particular atten-
ton to that because all the other
chairs were occupied.
But she began to slide down into
the seat. Soon it became a little
uncomfortable. She kept on sliding
And it became quite uncomfortable. "
Flynn said Miss Hansen's slid
ing process occupied about 10 min
utes. He said he may have talked
to her while il went ON.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-28
0IdsfeI' Commits
Suicide in Hills

Using a revolver he carried while
a deputy sheriff in Phoeniz. Ariz.,
from 1919 to 1923, Paul Jones, "a.
shot and killed himself Thursday
morning at his home at Boulder
Park in the mountains west of I'M
perial Valley.
He had been suffering from
hardening of the artieS for more
than 10 months and had despaired
of recovery.
Jones lived at Boulder Park with
two brothers, Frank Fenton Jones
and David Jay Jones. The body
was brought to FL Centre.