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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-05

with social security 10 date has
shown il TO be mainly a sly
method of collecting more taxes.
THE two funds in the treasury
Il have collected 81, 900, 900, 900
more 10 date than they have
paid out, but this $1,000, 000.-
900 can hardly be called fund
because il merely represents a
debt of the treasury 10 itself, as
the money has been spent on
regular government running eX-
penseS.
II is doubtful il many people
will ever benefit, if this govern
ment otherwise provides their
lives with a decent living stand
ard. The average good worker
will never be out of Job IN his
life, or should not be- There
was never a time in the worst
depression when more than one
fifth of the workers were out OF
jobs.
And if the worker is thus pro-
vided with decent living
standard. he can make better
provisions himself for his old
age than the government offers
him with its 1924 a month 10
live on.
1T IS evident that real social
L security calls for something
bigger than Beverage plans.
Far more important for one IN
stance, is the price level and the
value of the dollar
The S2294 a month cure for
old age fears, was enacted some
years ago with somewhat the
same glamor Of publicity,
prophecying a guarantee OF So
cial security for all. at a time
when prices of food were Just
about half what they are now.
A greater degree Of social SO
CURLY would have been offered
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-05
Paul MaIIon Says:
WASHINGTON. March 5-The

U1ASHINGTON. March 5-The
w politicians are busting off a
new brand of goods called the
Beveridge Social Security Plan.
Sir William Beveridge is COM
ing 10 this country shortly 10
promote il and is already talk
Ing 10 some of our meetings on
trans-oceanic telephone.
The London press and radio
reporters handled the recent de-
bate in Parliament on the SUBJ
ject as If this plan was 10 answer
mans historic longing for safety
In life. The state was TO care
for all his ills, from cradle 10
the grave, providing disability
allowances. medical. and mater
nifty benefits. Anyone who was
against the idea was just an
old Tory.
All right thinkers, with the
interest of the common people
at heart, were for il. That is the
picture with which we are pre-
sented.
WHAT nobody pointed out
w was that the average dis
ability allowance for man and
wife under this Beverage pana-
cea was SS.0S a week. This is
hardly enough 10 keep body and
soul alive. Certainly 1T is not
social security.
II is just a pleasant standard
guard against starvation. and
hardly justifies the idealistic adj
vertising that accompanies IL.
The American system has pro-
vided a similar pittance OF
S22 % month average pay
ment for old age benefits, and
S13 a week for unemployment
insurance.
While all people have paid
into the fund, very few people
have benefited Our experience
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-05
Put the Rest
in War Saw
ings Stamps
and Bonds!
Gu S T o vi
FRAMING
As You Like 1t

Be sure to have those pictures framed
just right Let US help YOU see that
your print, photo, watereolor, or
etching IS framed TO suit your specific
taste. Preserve that fa,onte picture.
Eisbfb Neutrality-suspicious. &
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-05

Prien Sabjtot 10 go SGln Tax
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-25
WPB OFFICIAL
DEFERS VISIT
PRIORITIES M MA G E r OF
THIS DISTRICT WILL AR
RIVE NEXT WEEK

Late yesterday afternoon, the
Chamber of Commerce received a
telegram from H. E. Enyeart, pri-
critics manager of War Produc-
ton Board in this district, who
said that, because of the pressure
of business, he would be unable
OF arrive in Key West at noon to-
day.
Reservations had been made
for hotel room for him, and the
secretary of the chamber had ar
ranged for him to hold conferences
with city and county officials and
residents generally who are inter
eSted in the building situation in
Key West.
Mr.. Enyeart said he would be
in Key West some day next week,
and that later he will send infor-
nation here of the day he is ex-
pected to arrive.
Ralph Russell. city building in
spector, said today that, because
of priorities set up by the WPB,
there has been considerable delay
in the construction of some build
ings in Key West. A good many
Key WesterS and people from else
where also. Mr.. Russell said, WOULD
start building Immediately were
they able to obtain material.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-25
HITLER TO TAKE
OTHER NATIONALS.
INTO NAH ARMY
POL ES. FRENCHMEN AND
THOSE FROM OTHER CON-
oUERED COUNTRIES TO BE
TAKEN OVER
(By Associated PressD

LONDON, Feb. 25.-Following
closely on Hitler'S declaration that
he is going to press Poles, French
men and the nationals of other
conquered countries into the Ger
man armies, was an announcement
made over the Berlin radio today,
that the German high command,
fearing outbreaks in Croatia, has
almost doubled the number of
German soldiers stationed there.
1t was also stated that the Ger
mans have executed % more hos
tageS in Greece in repriSal for the
killing of German guard, and
that three young Germans were
shot for activity designed to cause
unrest.
The B, Rim radio, in comment
ing today on Hitler'S speech, said
that the Germans are determined
TO eXterminate Jews in Germany
and in all the countries it occupies,
and the commentator added it is
just that the nationals of those
occupied countries that were re-
Sponsible for the war should now
fight and die to help protect Ger
many.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-25
SCHOOLS JAMMED
WITH APPLICANTS
FOR RATION BOOK
ATTENDANTS AT FOUR IN
STITUTIONS KEPT VERY
BUSY ISSU ING RATION
BOOK NO. 2

Key West High School. the Har-
ris and Division street elementary
schools and the Douglas school
for colored people have been pref
ty well crowded since they were
opened shortly before 9 o'clock
this morning for the issuing of Ra-
ton Book No. 2.
B. l.. Grooms, chairman of the
Monroe County RatiOning Board,
said this afternoon that there are
two things he wishes to stress
about the present rationing:
First, no book will be issued to
anybody who does not bring his
No. |, or Sugar-coffee rationing
book with him; secondly, owners
of restaurants, hotels and similar
places will begin to register next
Monday morning, beginning at 9
o'clock, in the rationing boards
offices in the federal building.
Mr.. Grooms said he visited the
four school houses shortly after
noon and found that the registrars
were doing prompt and efficient
work.
Registration for Book No. 2 will
be resumed at the same places to-
morrow morning.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-25
WRITER SWITCHES
TO WAR STORIES
THEODORE PRATT DESERTS
FLORIDA STORIES IN IA
VOR OF THE WAR

LAKE WORTH, Feb. IS. (FNSl
Theodore Pratt, well known fIc-
ton and feature writer who re-
sides at Lake Worth. and who has
given Florida nationwide pub
licity through his books and ma
tional magazine articles. now q
member of the War Writers Board
has deserted his Florida stories IN
favor of the war.
His latest book. just published,
is called Mr.. Wrinkle Goes a.
War. and was written as q part
of his work as a member of the
Writers Board. Mr.. Wrinkle Goes
to War" is the story of d group Of
average draftees from an average
American town from the time they
60 into the army until they see
action overseas. Material for the
book was gathered by Pratt last
summer when he made tour Of
army camps.
The book gives an interesting,
authentic picture of army life. Is
splendidly written, and should
have an equal appeal to soldiers
and civilians.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-25
AGAINST DRAFTING
OF MANY FATHERS
SENATOR WHEELER WILL IN
TRODUCE BILL FOR
THIS PURPOSE
(By Associ. ted PressD

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Sen-
ator Wheeler today said he will
introduce a bill that would make
it illegal to draft fathers who had
children under Is before the at
tack on Pearl Harbor.
Meanwhile, it was announced
that Senator Bankhead's bill, de-
signed to regular manpower, par
ticularly that on farms, will come
up on the floor of the Senate for
discussion tomorrow.
The fight against Manpower
Commissioner Paul V. McNutt was
continued today by various sena-
tors and representatives, 1t was
even advocated that he be replac-
ed by William D. Douglas, asso-
ciate justice of the supreme court.
Secretary of Agriculture Claude
Wickard has been requested to
testify again before the house
agriculture committee, which is
considering a bill to release thou
sands of farmers in the army in
time to get back to their farms to
participate in spring fighting.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-25
KEY west LANDLORDS ASSN. TO
Be FORMED AT MEETING FRIDAY

Joseph Zorsky. chairman Of the
temporary organizing committee,
has called a meeting to be held In
the county courthouse tomorrow
evening, beginning at 9 O'Clock,
for the purpose of organizing the
Key West Landlords Association
10 try to effect a fairer equaliZa-
ton of rents in Key West.
Julius Stone, in commenting on
the proposed organization Of the
landlords, points out that the set
ting back of the date to peg the
rent-ceiling in Key West from
March of 1912 TO October of 1871
has caused inequalities that ad-
versely affect a good many own
ers of rentable properties in Key
West.
Laurence Schroeder, head Of
the rent-control office in Key
West, states that he is obliged 10
conform with the OPA law, gov
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-25
INVASION NEEDED
TO ROUT ENEMY
POUNDING SECTORS FROM
AIR DOES NOT BRING
DESIRED RESULTS
tBy Associated Pressp

WASHINGTON, Feb. Is. -
Though American airplaneS are
pounding Munda airfield, in New
Georgia Island, and the Jap base
at Rabaul, in New Britain Island,
hard and frequently, military
opinion here today is that the
only way the enemy can be driven
from those islands is by invasion
forces, as was done at Guadal-
canal.
Munda, it was stated, was raid
ed twice yesterday, but, it was
added, the airfield there cannot
be made useless by raids, because,
as soon as the raid is over the Japs
begin to repair the damage that
has been done.
The same thing applies to Ra-
baul, which has been bombed
dozens of times. On several oc-
casionS, American pilots, on arriv-
ing at Rabaul. have found fires
still burning from previous raids,
but the Japs work day and night
to try to overcome the devastation
caused by explosives.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-25
ANNOUNCE DEATH
OF MURRAY ATWELL

News has been received in Key
West by Mrs. Marjorie Lopez
announcing the death of her
uncle, Murray Atwell. 81. Tues
day morning in Nassau. Ba-
hamaS. ..
Mr.. Atwell was a native of
Key West and a son of the late
Thaddeus Atwell. He was eno
ployed for many years at the
Curry Sons Store in Key West
as machinist, but had been
making his residenie in Nassau
for the past twenty years. where
he operated several sightseeing
yachts for tourists.
The deceased is survived by
his widow, Mrs. Priscilla Atwen,
Nassau; a sister, Edna Virsida,
Tampa; two nieces and nephew
of Tampa, and two nieces of Key
West, and also a number of auntS
and uncles of Key West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-25
WOULD PREVENT
BLACK MARKET
OPA ATTORNEY SUGGESTS
JAIL SENTENCES AS
REMEDY

JACKSONVILLE. Feb. 25.
F'NS)-"A few jail -entences'
would prove effective in breaking
up the black market operating in
Florida, according to State OPA
Attorney, Judge George Copper
Gibbs.
He urged cooperation of store
executives in breaking up black
markets in meat which have been
reported.
c. B. Treadway. executive sec
rotary of the Florida Chain Store
Association, which Is comprised
largely of food chains. assured
OPA officials that our people
will cooperate with you thorough
ly in trying to solve this prob
lem"
Judge Gibbs SAID the OPA
would proceed at once to obtain
convictions.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-25
RENT CONTROL DIRECTOR CLARIFIES
POINT COVERING RENTAL OF ROOMS

and a tenant or prospective ten
ant, wishes a weekly rate, the
landlord may not refuse to rent
a room merely because the ten
ant wants to rent on a weekly
basis, and it is a violation of law
to so refuse.
"Of course, a hotel or rooming
house may refuse to rent room
Ito a particular applicant because
of his personal characteristics.
It is, however, a violation if the
hotel or rooming house or tour
list cabin operator refuses to rent
a room to a particular applicant
because he wants to rent on a
weekly basis. If a landlord is
willing to rent to particular
tenant on a daily basis, he must
rent to that tenant on weekly
basis, if the tenant so desires.
furthermore, a tenant of a
room on a daily basis has a
choice to change to weekly
basis, which wish the landlord
must recognize"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-25
REAL ESTATE
DELINQUENTS
ARE WARNED
APPRAISED OF FACT THAT If
TAX CERTIFICATES ARE
NOT REDEEMED PROPERTY
WILL BE LOST 4-.-.e

Owners of real estate delinquent
for 1910 taxes covered by l94l
tax certificates will lose their
lands this summer = two years
after date of the 194l certificates
unless all delinquent taxes are
paid by redeeming the 1941 certi-
ficates. The statutes, themselves.
distinctly set forth that the land
itself covered by such Delinquent
cieS shall be advertised this sum-
mer and sold at which sale the
title will clearly pass from the
owner to the purchaser who may
be any individual or the county,
State Comptroller J. M Lee has
advised the county officers.
Under the new tax laws lands
under certificates issued in 1941
will be offered for sale to any and
all persons and the sale will ac-
tually pass merchantable title to
the property - just as forecloS-
ure sale or Sheriff'S sale passes
title to the purchaser.
Discussion of this point at the
recent meeting of the circuit court
clerks in Orlando developed the
fact that property owners will
have to act promptly to protect
their title to any property on which
the 1910 taxes have not been paid
or redeemed.
The provisions of the statute are
the teeth" that were so much dis
.ussed during the 1941 legislature
when the tax program was adopt
ed as law in an effort to make tax
collections sure and certain against
all and do away with the "free and
easy" methods of the past which
had permitted writing Off delin-
quent taxes every so often and
adding that burden to the Shout
ders of those who pay every year.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-25
DISCREPANCIES IN
STORY YESTERDAY

Two dIsCreFanClea occurred m
the story ~ Tire Citizen yest-r-
day. IN which RepTeseufatlve
Bernie Papy sdvOcais-d the prac-
ticing of economy. not the raising
Of taxes. 20 make up fur tha rnonev
that VIII b. lost to the c0mtles ~
the closing Of race tracks IA the
state
Mr. Pspy said that one county
official. whose salary As SI5J a
month, boosted hIs earning ln
one month % more than $500
through the collection 81 f-es.
Instead Of $500. the amount sgss
more than 81 600.
The other discrepancy reE~rds
the bill Mr. Papy passed In TIRE
House Of Represeutstfvee Tat
proposed law provided t. the
adjustment Of the criminal court
IN Monroe county. not the court
of justices Of the peace. The tat-
ter court IS provided for by the
state Constitution. and cannot be-
abolished by an sCt Of the leglElz-
ture.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-25
WAR TAKES OVER
TAMPA INSTITUTE
UNIVERSITY STRUCTURE TO.
BE USED FOR FLYING =
TRAINING COURSES

TAMPA, Feb. IS. FNS)-Uni'
versity of Tampa cO-eds sadly
packed their belongings and gave
I'D their rooms in the dormitories
here to make way for army all
force cadets who have moved III
to take flying training courses un-
der the governments college
training Set-up.
The detachment at the Tampa
University will be headed by First
Lieutenant William F. Wright, all
force commandment
The training course Will be con-
Quoted without interruption to the
regular college curriculum. Its
purpose will be to train men for
service in the AAF flying training
command.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-25
CITES FAILURE
ON PRODUCTION
PERTAINS TO UTILIZING CA
PACITY OF MANY SMALL
PLANTS

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. Is
FNS)-Rep. Wright Patman
Dem. Texas, chairman of the
House Small Business Committee,
made a scorching report last week
in which he pointed to the testi-
mony of Florida concerns as ''hor-
rible examples of the govern
ment's failure to use productive
capacity Of small plants in the war
effort.
Senator Claude Pepper. new
member of the Small Business
Committee, has requested Senator
James E. Murray Dem Mont),
chairman, to resume where Rep.
Patman left off and proposes that
he be allowed to serve his chair
man of a subcommittee to hold
hearings in the state in the near
future.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-25
WILLIAM KNIGHT
DIED LAST NIGHT
FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
CONDUCTED TOMORROW
AFTERNOON

William knight, So, familiarly
known as Bee" died last night
at HOS at the residence, No. l
Nassau Lane.
Mr knight had been i'll for the
past l8 months. The funeral will
be held tomorrow afternoon at
$50 o'clock, from the First Bap-
fist Church, Rev. Ted M. Jones Of
ficiating. The body will be placed
in the church at 3 p. m, the Lopez
Funeral Home is in charge of ar
rangements.
Survivors are the widow, Mrs.
Julia Knight; three sons, Kenneth
Knight, Key West, Blondell Han
cock, U. S. Army; Manuel Han
cock, u. S. Navy; two daughters,
Mrs. George Holm, Corpus Christi,
Texas; Mrs. Ruth Thompson, Key
West; two sisters, Ms. Chas. Falk
and Mrs. V. A. Johnson, Key
West; a brother, Joseph Knight,
Key West.
Burial will be in the family plot
in the City Cemetery.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-25

Laurence A. Schroeder. direc-
tor-attorney of the OPA rent
ceiling office in Key West issued
the following statement today,
clarifying a point in the rental
of rooms by hotel and rooming
houses with which the public
generally is not familiar:
The Key West area rent OIL
flee has been informed that a
few operators of hotels, room
ing houses and tourist cabins in
Key West, who have at all times
been renting or offering for rent
rooms for a weekly or monthly
term of occupancy, are now re-
fusing to rent on other than a
daily basis.
1.-The director wishes to make
it clear that, as the hotel and
rooming regulation now pro-
vides, landlord has no choice
in renting either on a daily or
weekly basis. IF an establish
ment has daily and weekly rates,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-25
REVIVE BARGE
CANAL PROJECT
| HEARINGS OF COMMITTEE TO
Rl@9 BE STARTED VERY
SHORTLY

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Feb. Is.
FNS)-J. Buell. Snyder dem.
Pa is expected to start hearings
of his appropriations committee
on the question of the north Flor
ida Barge Canal this week.
Proponents of the bill are hop
ing for an appropriation of s44.
100000 for the project.
Congressman Joe Hendricks OF
Florida introduced the bill and a
pressure group has been organized
to fight for its passage.
South Florida, lukewarm on the
proposition, is mastering oppoSl-
ton led by the Florida Taxpayers
Association and other groups.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-25
Other AXIS Units Keep ID
HeadlOng Flight To Pc
sItions They Occupied
Before

ALGIERS. Fen. zS--Am-ri-
csn and British troaPs sns
planes conainus 70 Pound Mar
shsl RomnsTs Afrika Korps
rcarsu4rd c0zposeS 1E IEzElzzz
while ether Italians and Ger
mems keep M their hsa6Izns
flight 10 the Poslfions they 0czz-
pied before they started their cs-
fensive against th@ Ars-i-4zs
IN Central Tunisia a wsek ago
last Sunday.
The Italian resrEuard Is bring
punished SO severely n IS NIX
ing only a feint a. fighting It
has not succeeded n delaying
the steady advance 81 the Amer
leans and the British. uho ere
keeping up q continuous fire
from small arms. ulobIllzed a.
tillery and aIrpiane straflng.
Headquarters announced fhst
the present Allied offensive uIfl
remain intense. 50 that Roumcl
viii not BE- given a chance TO re-
form ms forces 20 strike back.
His strategy Of falling beck
swiftly, reforming and striking
back hard was stressed By Amled
experts and Il Was
pointed out also that the best
course To pursue against hlzu
was that adopted b. General
Montgomery. VINO, IA chasing
ROmmel across the Lyblan Dr.
ert. gave him no time % rest or
20 regrUup ms forces.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-25

The people in Key West today. .
Mr.. Pinder asserted, ''are surely
tax minded. We have not only had
the best February in our history
IN collecting general taxes. but
the sum paid for sewer service is
far larger than ever received dur
ing any other February. That sum
is in excess of 500, which does
not look large, but it is excep-
tlonally large when it is realized
that it is made up of Individual
amounts of so cents in most cases. -
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-25
Reds Using Allied Tanks
In Beating Back Enemy
One Russian Column Is
Using American Tanks
Exclusively In Battles
Around Kharkov
(BY Associated Pressl

MOSCOW. Feb. 2s-TodaY's
communique disclosed TIL al
American and British tanks are
being used extensively by the
Red Army in beating back the
enemy toward the Dneiper Riv-
er.
One column of Reds is US: q
American tanks exclusively. and
today. in the fighting in the vi
cinity of Khakov. they drove
a spearhead into the Axis lines.
killing 800 soldiers and taking
IT'S prisoners.
In another sector. northwest
of Kharkov, the Reds captured
pa supply vehicles and routed
Axis forces of $500. At that
point, the Russians are closer to
the Dneiper River than anywhere
else along the 450-mile battle
line in the Ukraine. The COM
munique said that the advance
forces have approached to with
in go miles of the Dneiper.
News from the front said that
the breath of spring" is begin
ming to be felt in the Ukraine,
and the war office, in COM
menting on that report, stated
that the high command is striv-
ing to drive the enemy COM
pletely out of the Ukraine be-
fore spring thaws turn the roads
and fields into quagmires.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-25
iLANDLORDS--Take Notice

Last meeting held under the auspices OF
ouernrost Realty attended by approximafey
20 Kew West landlords decided for the protectoh OF
the organize association to be known as
Kew West Landlords Association"
for this organization has become so gen
era many landlords expressed the desire to be-
come members meeting being held at the County
Court House Whitehead Street Friday February 26th
1919. o'clock formally to organize association
and Key West landlords eligible fox
membership and ar invited attend.
JOSEPH ZORSKY. Chairman.
Temporary Organizing Committee.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-25
CITY HAS BEST TAX COLLECTION
MONTH OF FEBRUARY in HISTORY

City Tax Collector Sam B. Pin
der said today that, as a rule, the
collection of taxes in February in
Key West falls off to a mere
trickle, and added that the amount
collected this month is larger than
during any other February in the
history of the City.
Up to today. Mr.. Pinder stated,
the amount collected thus far this
month exceeds $4,000, and the re-
ceipts are continuing to pile up.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-25

MOB and Capt. Tucker Gibbs, spe-
Icial aide to the eommandant, and
a large party of high ranking
naval officials of Key West.
/ While in Key West, Admiral
Young will be the guest of Cap
tain Gibbs. who he has known for
many years during his naval
career.
Admiral Young will meet of
ficers in charge of the MOB sup
ply department late today and will
make a routine inspection and
tour of the naval activities during
the day.