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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-12
SEVERAL SCOUT
OFFICERS NAMED

At recent meeting of the Of
ficers of Troop 81 severaf new Of
fieers were appointed.
Buddy Navarro. former junior
assistant scoutmaster. was APP
pointed assistant scoutrnaster. and
George HOLDEN. former senior pa
hol leader. was appointed Junior
assistant scoutmas.er.
BY troop vote. Leo Cooper was
elected senior patrol leader. and
Myrtland Gates was elected patrol
leader.
Troop So had two visitors at
their last meeting. Don Sherouse
and Frank Sands. Sherouse is an
Eagle scout with 80 merit badges.
Assistant ScoutmaSter Archie
Potter has gone to Camp Bland
ing. and was transferred to Sey-
mour Field. N. c. Before leaving
Potter appointed George HOLDEN
as troop reporter.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-12

and Gomez voting in favor of it.
Bervaldi passed and Maxine Val
DEE refused to vote.
Roberts then was nominated by
Gomez, with second by Harris,
and he was elected chairman by
the same three votes that favored
the former motion. Again Bervaldi
PASSED and Valdez refused to vote.
Chairman Roberts appointed
the chairmen of the following
committees:
Bervaldi, airports: Gomez. build
ing and grounds; Harris, roads,
and Valdez was named the chair
man of two committees, welfare
and finance. He was also elected
temporary chairman of the COM
mission.
The remainder of the business
transacted was routine.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-12
ALLIES RAID JAPS.
in HEAVY STORM.
THRUST MADE at TWO OF
BASES OCCUPIED BY
NIppoNEsE FORCES
tBy Associated Pressp

MELBOURNE May H.
Through a fierce tropical storm.
Allied flyers in the southwest
Pacific csrried out two destructive
raids Against the Japanese yes
ierdaY.
1t was stated that the JapS evil
IDENTITY did not think that the AL
lied airmen would attack with SO
heavy wind blowing, and they
were taken by surprise both at
Rabaul, on New Guinea, and at
the Jap air base on Timor.
At both those points many Jap
planes are believed to have been
destroyed on the ground. Because
of the heavy wind and rain, AL
lied airmen could not see clearly
the results of the attacks, though
planes at both places were seen
on the ground and bombs were
seen to explode among the planes.
Fighting flared up yesterday
for the first time in many days in
the Samantha area of New Gui-
nea. Amerieans--aad Australians
captured Jap outposts in the Green
Hill area, only 10 miles from Sal
maua.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-12
j. FRANK ROBERTS ELECTED
CHAIRMAN OF COUNTY BOARD

]. Frank Roberts is the new
chairman of the Board of Monroe
County Commissioners.
The Citizen, in a story yester-
day, said that a report persisted in
the county courthouse that
c h nge in the Craftsmanship
would be made at the meet
ing, despite the fact that
one commissioner stated. Il don't
know anything about it,
Shortly after the meeting was
called to order by Chairman Carl
Bervaldi, Edward Gomez, COM
missioner from the first district.
made motion to declare a vacan-
cy in the Craftsmanship. Harry Har-
ris seconded the motion, which
was carried. with him, Roberts
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-12
RECEIVE TABLE
OF PRICES FOR
COMMODITIES.
SENT OUT FROM OPA RE
GIoNAL OFFICES PERTAIN
ING TO SEVERAL. KINDS OF
MEATS

OF great importance Ia the
pocketbooks as well as the pslatcs
of all Key Westers is the table of
prices The Citizen received today
from the OPA regional offices in
Atlanta for beef. veal, lamb and
mutton. fresh, cured and frozen,
in Zone 10, which includes Key
West.
In connection with these prices.
OPA Chief Prentiss Brown has
called on the housewives in the
United States to see TO it that
they are not overcharged by deal
ers in those meats.
He requested that any house
wife, upon going to q meat market
and noticing that the price list is
not posted conspicuously, report
that irregularity to the OPA. And
what is still of greater importance,
Brown said. is for housewives to
be sure that they are not over
charged. Penalties arc provided in
both cases of irregularities, though
the penalty for overcharging is
the more severe.
The list in The Citizen today IS
devoted to the prices for various
kinds of steak. Readers will find
it to their advantage if the list is
clipped and kept for reference.
TOMORROW the list will be de
voted sto roasts, and. before next
hsoffsiss sFhen the prices become
effective, all of the lists will have
been published. Today's list fol-
lows:
Steaks:
Porterhouse. highest grade, Sc
cents; lowest, AZ.
T-bone, highest. IS; lowest AZ.
.sCl1b. highest IS; lowest. az,
Rib-1O-inch cut. highest;y 80:
lowest, %.
Rib-7-inch cut. highest as;
lowest, 80.
Sirloin. highest. so: lowest, 81
Pin bone. highest, so; lowest, %
Sirloin Cbonelessl. highest, 81:
lowest. 10.
Round (bcne-inl full cut. high
est, So: lowest 80.
Round (boneless) top and bot
toni. highest. SIS: lowest, 35.
Round tip. highest, So; lowest.
IS.
Chuck blade (bone-in). highest.
So; lowest. Is.
Chuck arm Obone-in), highest
Sc: lowest, Is.
Flank, highest. 46; lowest. AZ
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-12
WINDOW SERVICES AT
POST OFFICE TO END
AT NOON SATURDAYS

Postmaster Fred j. Dion has
informed The Citizen that he has
received instruction from the
Post Office Department requiring
reversion to the summer sched-
ule which will necessitate closing
all window services at the Key
West office at-noon on Saturdays.
This new order will go into eff
feet beginning Saturday. May Is.
with no window servi"" tn he
given after IL o'clock. Other SER
vices will be as usual, with one
carrier delivery service and box
service.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-12
CHANGES HIS MIND

FRANKFORT. Indiana.-Evi-
IDENTIFY changing his mind, con-
science-stricken burglar who had
robbed a drug store of $50. sent a
note to the proprietor stating, Il
thought I wanted to be thief, but
guess | don't" The note was ac-
companied by the $50 and an ex-
ira dollar to repair the frontdoor
lock.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-12
HOUSE DEBATES TRADE
TREATY Bill.

WAEHINGTOH-The hoHss -
dry is debetir1 The trs57 tr-=sg
bill. opposition fo which IS con
finsd almost wholly 70 fhs Re
rublicsns. To ssin Republican
support. IL ives ssid thst Demo
Gratis probably will agree 70 make
the measure effective for only
two years. instead Of three
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-12
British Prze hmstsr
Brings Military LszdsEs
Over Fer CaufersnCe
Win Roosevelt

WASHINGToE. Nay $50
Minister WEzzsou Chu--kz~
TrEsencs IN Ihs White 81
which marks his EEth uou8szsu-s
with President E7osCxuH ziuas
iris country cuisrsd the ~zr. Hzs
uzlOcsed . feed Of sps-uEztlzn
MT oalY smoEs the Axis pvzszs
but also among the Allied M
tionx.
What does the visit Eorzzhz5-
ow? That question has sven
birth 70 several conisrturss. Eae
chisf Of wiki is the cp-uius II
second trent in Europe
To besr cut that opiniou. II Is
roted that Churchill IS zc-am-
Taried by military Leaders onlz.
except Lord Besverbroak zud
three prominent members Of tas
Congress Of India.
As to Besvsrhrook- Re hss
been sEnonz the foremost Erz-
is men who. fsr zaors tszn =
sesr, hss dsnsnded fhz epsniuz
~ Ct = second trout N Eururs-
Hs made fhsf prspoEzl Il Erss
when the Csrmsns were drIsIus
bsck TIE Russisns dur-z -
summer Of lszL In zspp7stzz
his stsnd then be ds-Izr=d sazs-
( ths All g Etrurk n Ere.
ter vozld rsiisss th- p-.z-zs
m ire Huzsiznx-
Then. an the -ins-s q EszI- &.
when the Russzs1s lzunzf=5
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-12
British First Army Beats
Down All Enemy Resistance
Eighth Army, However,
Is Reported To Be Ex-
periencing Great Resist
ance
sBy Assoe.a,eu Press.

A"sDChmsEU
ALGIERS. May l2.-The Brit
ish First Army has beaten down
all enemy resistance in that Sec
tor of the Cap Bon peninsula
where the First Army is operat !.
ing. except for occasional bands
of guerillas that are either kill
ed or taken as prisoners in the
serubbY hills of that district.
But the British Eighth Army.
headquarters said. is meeting
with far greater resistance. The
Axis forces in that area have
been called on several times to
surrender. but they have spurn.
ed the offers and are continuing
to fight ferociouslY. But it will
be a matter of only short time
when they will be forced either
to surrender or be annihilated.
H.
because they are not receiving
any support from German or
Italian planes and they have no
lines of communication and are.
therefore. receiving no supplies
of food or ammunition.
Italians. according to reports
received here. are more disposed
TO surrender than the Germans.
This morning thousands of Ital-
ians. with their arms uplifted.
surrendered to both the First and
Eighth British armies.
ThirtY-eig thousand more
prisoners have been captured
since yesterday, and the opinion
was expressed that. when all
of them thus far taken are count
ed. the total will exceed more
than 10000. many of them
members of Marshal Erwin
Rommers hard-bitten Afrika
Korps.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-12
SOCIAL EVENT AT
SERVICE CENTER

A silver tea will be given ON
Thursday afternoon from to 6
O'Clock, at the Congregational
Church Service Center on Viii
liam street, which will be put on
unuer the auspices of the Church
Missionary Society.
Mrs. Schmitt of the Red Cross.
Naval Hospital, will be the guest
speaker on the occasion.
An ENJOYABLE afternoons enter
tainment is promised all who at
tend.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-12

Yesterday afternoon ssasTiI
Berlin Sawyer received tsle-
phone call from Rsmrod fhst =
negro was driving an automobile
wildly on the road on that key.
The sheriff responded 60 the
call. and arrested Isaac Perez un
charges of drunken driving and
for mt havine > drivers license
He was locked I'D in the county
rail- and his bail was placed 81
$500.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-12
HOUSE CHANCES CONNOLLY
BILL

WASHINCTON.-The Connolly
bill. which provides penalties
against strikers in war time. has
been changed 10 moderste the
severity Of the punishment since
ifs discussion came up IN the
house. The changes viii have g
be ironed out by senate and hoUss
committees IN conferences should
the bill be Esssed in the house.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-12
SHowEREE BY FLAMING
GASOLINE

TORONTO.-Two boys. playing
near dismantled truck in va
cant lot. threw a LIGHTED mattel.
into the gasoline tank. The tank
exploded. sendin0 flaming easo-
line over Bruce Lebar. 9. one of
the bows The child was taken TO
hospital. critically burned about
the face and body.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-12

Raul Carbonell is the defendant
m case brought against him by
the OPA on a charge of violating
the rent control act. Specifically,
the allegation is that he charged
mole rent for house than he re-
ceived on October l. 1871. the date
on which rents in Key West were
pegged by the OPA.
A small class of applicants for
citizenship will be naturalized by
Judge Holland.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-12
REILLY INFANT
BURIED TODAY

Funeral services for Patrick
Reilly, infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Patrick Reilly. were held
this morning at 1870 o'clock from
the Chapel of the Lopez Funeral
Home. Rev. Father King official
ed at the services. Burial was in
the Catholic Cemetery.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-12
LATE BULLETINS
THREE INCUMBEETs ARE

MIAMI.-This citv-s three com
missioners. Leonard K. Thompson,
Fred w. Hosea end James a. Dunn
wire rec .ected in the run-off re-
Yesterday. The lcsers were Abe
hrcnovitz end Owen w. piitnlsn-
Thompson led the ticket with IL
02s; Hosea was second with s.432.
and Dunn Teesived 9.as5 VOTES.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-12
Believed ChurChiIIS Visit
To u. 5. Has Great Bearing
On Much-TaIked-Of Invasion
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Wy A-s.riatea rr--=l

TALLAHASSEE. NsT IL
The House passed the follow
ina bills introduced by Rep
resensstive Bernie c PspY=
House Bill S45 fixing com
rensation of mem bcrs Ct the
K~-- W~-t Civ Council.
Bill S4s providing for q hos
pl,a. 49, al kET West not
exceeding 2 Ia mills.
Bill $50 providing for quail
flying fees TO be rsid by candi-
dates for Kew West elective
offices.
Fill 55l imooSing repair
and upkeep tax on buses OPP
Grating en- Key West streets
Bill $50 requiring that al
legal counsel or attorneys en-
ploYed by Oversees Rosd and
Toll Bridge District be quail
fled registered voters of Mon
roe County.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-12
GIVEN APPOINTMENT

Miss Sallie Russell has been APP
POINTED District Deputy Grand
Chief of the Pythian Sisters. hav-
ing received her commission yes
terdav from Grand Chief Clarice
w Brown of Barlow.
Mrs. Brown expects to pay a
visit here shortly.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-12

today that the Russians are sure
to capture both detectives, de-
spite the hard fight, regardless of
the loss of men and equipment,
that the Germans are making.
Several thousands are reported to
have been slain in fighting to de-
fend the bridgehead and the ma
val base.
The communique reported that
IN the air fighting in the last ID
hours, the Russians have downed
Sc German planes and lost IL of
their own.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-12
STADIUM COMMITTEE
MEETING TONIGHT

All members of the Key West
Stadium Committee are request
ed to attend a meeting to be
held in City Hail at 900 o'clock
tonight. sal,s.
Business of importance will
be discussed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-12
ONLY TWO CASES In FEDERAL
COURT WHICH OPENS MONDAY

Thus far there are two cases:
one civil and one an OPA prose-
cution, on the docket of the Red
eral court in Key West, to come
up tor trial when the court is con-
vened next Monday.
Ramon R. Delgado is the plain
Tit IN the civil case. He is suing
the United States Fire Insurance
Company, of New York City. for
$4,000 in connection with a fire
insurance policy.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-12
POSTWAR MONEY
FOR WORLD TRADE
MUCH DISCUSSED
PROPOSAL EvoKEs HOPE
THAT MONEY WILL BE MORE
PLENTIFUL IN ALL SEC
TIoNs
BY CLAUDE A. jaeger
Alp General Financial Editor


NEW YORK, May 12.-There is
something fascinating about any
proposal for new money.
Maybe it is because it always
evokes hope that money is going
to be more plentiful.
In any event, the American pro-
rosal for new world currency to
be called ''Unitas', and the British
suggestion of an International
money to be known as BANGOR"
seem pretty exciting.
Actually it is the firm objective
of both proposals to make money
more plentiful.
But before your. hopes are rails
ed too high, just remember this:
You won't get any unitas or
BANGOR bills to carry around in
your wallet. If these proposals
make money more, plentiful, you
will get your share by hard work
just as before, and you will get
the same old dollars.
What Money! Is
What the economists keep tell
ing us-and they tear their hair
because they say nobody pays
much attention - is that most
people have the wrong idea about
money, think money is wealth.
Money. they saw, is not wealth.
If there were a lot more money
around. that would not mean that
it would be any easier to get, or
that you could buy any more.
And the reason is:
Money is not wealth, but just
a medium of exchange. Actually.
in this country, we. do about go
percent of Our business with bank
checks. Money, or currency. is just
the small change. We could do all
our business with checks, but that
would be a nuisance
But checks are reckoned in
terms of money We have to use
a unit of value to exchange our
work for groceries, and further
more. our general system of ex-
change in terms of money units
has to work smoothly and eff
GENTLY.
International Complications
Now the situa ion gets compli-
Gated when you begin exchanging
American money for British mon
ey, or Argentine or some other
kind, because there is no interna-
tional money.
In normal times, exchange be.
tween countries has worked ol1t
pretty satisfactorily by measuring
their relative currency values in
terms of gold. But by spells. it
has worked very badly, as during
those bleak years a decade ago.
Brazil. for instance, was burning
its coffee. although it wanted and
needed American manufactured
goods. Millions of Americans,
meanwhile. were out of work and
could not get a cup of coffee.
American factories to make goods
Brazil wanted were idle. What was
the matter? The exchange sys-
tenn. among other things, had brok-
en- down.
New Plans Aims
Now what Secretary of the
Treasury Morgenthau is driving
at with the unitas plan, and what
Lord KEYNES of the British Treas
ury is talking about with the
BANGOR plan. is a method of assur-
ing a smooth flow of goods and
services after the war. so we can
all work and produce for ourselves
and each. other. 49,.
A special mechanism seems to
be called for on many counts. In.
the first place, most of the worlds
monetary gold. has, come to the
United States. Officially reported
reserves of money gold in the
world, and that is most of it, come
to only about % billion dollars,
and of that. % billions are in the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-12

T1OSOOWs IfET IE'-TI fe Itcu7
are reported to be hemmering
hard today against The German
bridgehesd in the northwest eau
casus. while another Russian army
is continuing 10 advance toward
The great naval base on the Black
Sea at Novorossiisk.
Red Star newspaper declared
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-12
MORE COFFEE ron u. s.
WkSr.INGToN@Tsls opA an

WkSf+INGTON.--Ttis cpA an
nounced today ths+. begin1ln5
June l. one pound of coffee for
each reTson will be provided ev-
cry month instesd Of every five
weeks. as Is at present the csss.
On thai da's ESQ the prizes Of ell
meats will be reduced ~ per cent
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-12
STOCKINGS GIVEN OVER

WASHINGTON. = In four
months more than 10 million pairs
of discarded silk and nylon stock
ings were contributed by u. S.
women to the war effort.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-12
cARGoEs FOR ALLIES

CHICAGO. - Approximately
$4,000 Norwegian seamen are en-
gagged in carrying war cargoes for
the Allies in Norwegian vessels.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-12
SENATE DEBATES TAX Bill
WASHINCTOE-The senate

Today bsGsn ifs discussions 81 the
payss-You--o tax fi'. whi-h hsT
been chsnued fowsrd TIE Rum
plan since is passage by The house.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-12
BEAVERS BUILD DAM

DETROIT-In Estes Park.
Colo. beavers built a dam more
than one thousand feet long.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-12

Key West. Fl0ri6z- has -
most equabIe climsfs iz TIE
country: with A aF=rzEs
range Ct only Il FzhrEf5I
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-12

Associated Press Day Wire
Service and AP Features
For SO Years Devoted to the
Best Interests of Key West
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-12

Reds Are Hammering Hard
Against German Bridgehead
oBy Associates Pres.p

MOSCOW. May 1.-THE Reds
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-06-03
Holmes Farmers Are
Asked To Save All
Planting Seed

County Agent I. W. Carson has the
following to say in regard to saving of
planting seeds:
Special efforts should be made to
harvest and save all planting seeds
possible of such seeds as white Dutch,
crimson. red and other c~lovers, wild
winter peas, vetch, and all other legume
seeds, as they mature during the year.
Serious shortages of legume planting
seeds will handicap seriously our war
farm production program next year.
Each farmer is urged to recognize the
Importance of saving all the seeds he
can from his farm; it is necessary to
insure supplies for his own needs and
to increase quantities to sell.
Guaranteed floor prices have been
designated for certain kinds of seeds
meeting U. S. Seed Purchase Program
specifications. A minimum price Of so
cents a pound is guaranteed for white
pound; wild winter peas, 8 cents a
opund.
Guaranteed prices a pound for lespe-
deza seed include 10 cents for common;
Sericea, is cents; and Kobe, ~ cents.
These are floor prices only; market
prices for these seeds likely will be
higher than these minimum prices.
Farmers are thus protected against much
lower prices for seed they may harvest
which meet the standard Of quality for
purchase. Somewhat lower prices would
apply to poorer quality seed than for
those Of standards specified. This will
enable farmers to sell highest quality
seed, or poorer quality which they may
want to sell.
White Dutch clover should be moved
when about rs per cent Of the seed heads
have turned brown. It should be raked
into very small windows after the
clover is cured crisp. When the sap
has completely dried out of the plants
the clover is ready to thresh with a com
bine, using a pickup attachment if
available.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-06-03
Pasture Clipping Is
Important Practice

The time of the season to clip your
pasture is almost here. 1t. was well
said by someone, that pasture clipping
is the most important pasture practice
any farmer can adopt, says County
Agent |. W. Carson.
Using the moving machine on the
pasture freely does two things, Mr.. Car
son continued.
l. Keeps the grass tender, makes it
taste better to the livestock and fur
nishes more feed value per volume.
9. Keeps down noxious weeds, which
il permitted to grow will practically de-
stroy valuable grasses and clovers.
In clipping the pasture the first time
each year, your mower cutter bar should
be run about two inches higher than
at the second clipping. The reason for
this is to be able to cut the sprouts
on bitter weeds at second clipping. The
sprounts can not be satisfactorily clip
ped when they grow close to the ground
as they do when the weed is cut close.
These sprouts will grow out higher upon
the stubble when the weed is cut high
making it possible for you to cut the
stubble closer to the ground and include
the sprouts at second clipping. The
sprouts will produce an abundance of
seed if not cut, concluded Agent Carson.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1943-06-03
Farmers Prged To
Plant More Corn
For Feeding
Feed Shortage Is
Almost Certain
Next Year

Corn is now scarce and priced high,
and many local farmers are unable 10
locate grain supplies. Available sup
plies of corn and other grain feeds
doubtless will be more restricted next
year unless much more feed is produced
this year, said County Agent 1. w. Car
son.
Every acre possible should be planted
to corn; planting may be done up 70
June 10 where ample moisture is pres-
ent, continued the county agent.
Ono of the most effective ways Of
increasing corn production on most
farms is to side dress every acre pos
sibie with $50 pounds of nitrate of soda,
or other nitrate fertilizer, to the acre.
This practice should be followed by
every farmer who is able to locate the
fertilizer. This application usually In
creases the corr yield so to 100 per cent;
it requires only a small amount of labor
to distribute the fertilizer, and the cost
is small compared with the cost Of .
serious shortage of feed on our farm
production front, concluded Mr.. Carson.