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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-27
Raj Stages
Heavy Raid
On Cologne
Five Hundred Bombers
Participated In Attack
Over German City Last
Night

LONDON. Feb. 27.-Five hun
dred Raj kornbsrs rsided Co
logne last night and left death
and Destruction IN their wake
The Air Ministry reported II 20
have been among the NEST devas-
Eating air attacks that have been
made on Germany since the be
ginning of the war
Fierce fires lighted Up the SKY
IN a dozen places and gave tae
rllots a clear view q the objeC-
tive they had been detailed %
attack
While that rand vas IN pros
ress. another vas gong on ~
western Germany. where wer
plants were severely pounded
As the bombers from those
ralds were returning 20 their
bases. other Raj and American
planes were Cr0ssIug the In
lish Channel 20 attack other IN
dustrIal CeEters n GeruznJ-
The AR Ministry ANNOUNCED
that. since two DAYS sg0, there
has not been any let-Up n tle
air raids on Germany. DAY or
night. and that they &lu b. CUc-
tinued with aruunG- tke-clocE n
tensity as long as the present
good weather lasts
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-27

or his deputies, the constables or
city policemen who call at his of
flee or Mr.. Esquinaldo's office for
them.
There are no loopholes now
through which loafers in Key
West can avoid going to work, :"
Judge Albury said. If they stop
work today, we will know their
names tomorrow, and they will be
arrested in all cases where arrest
is warranted. If they want to
leave town, okay, but they are not
going to stay in Key West and not
work.
They will be given the privil-
eye of choosing any of these
things: GO to work, get out of town,
be arrested and jailed, or join our
country's armed forces. The town
is crowded, and there is no room
here for loafers; the accommodate
tons they are occupying can be
provided men who are willing to
work"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-27
SEVEN OFFICERS
GIVEN DUTY HERE
GIVEN ASSIGNMENTS FOL
LOWING ARRIVAL IN
CITY DURING WEEK

The arrival this week of sew
en- officers for new assignments
in this area and the departure
of two for duties elsewhere was
announced today by Lieut.. G. E.
Barton, personnel officer.
Those reporting are:
Captain John E. Brannon to
the Marine Barracks of the Ma
val Station coming here from
the Marine Corps Reserve Train
ing Center, Camp LeJeune, New
River, N. c.
Lieut. Comdr. Edmonston E.
Coil, USN, as Ordnance Officer,
MOB, from the Naval Hospital
in Philadelphia.
Ensign MariSe Rossmond Won
Gal, Nurse Corps, USNR, to the
Naval Station Dispensary from
the Naval Hospital, Jacksonville.
Ensign Harold c. Adams, SC
VS., USNR, as officer-in-charge
of the war bond office, MOB,
from the Seventh Naval District.
Ensign Howard H. Hess, SC
VS., USNR, as assistant to the
CommisSary Officer, from the
Great Lakes Naval Training
School.
Ensign Kenneth C. Dixon. SC
VS., USNR, to the Disbursins
Office from Norfolk, Va.
Ensign Melvin H. Peters,
CEC-V(S), USNR, to the Public
Works Department from Nor
folk, Va.
Officers detached follow:
Lieut.. Comdr. Rees Morgan,
MC-V'S), USNR, from the Dis
pensary to Norfolk, Va.
Lieut.. Gg) Hardy M. Williams,
D-V(S), USNR. from the Naval
Station to Third Naval District,
New York.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-27
CLAIMED LIQUOR
Is BEING SOLD
FROM AUTO CARS
OTHER VIOLATIONS SAID TO
BE CARRIED ON: sHERIFF'S
OFFICE WILL MAKE RIGID
INVESTIGATION

Sheriff Berlin Sawyer said to-
day he had been told in a general
way that soldiers and sailors are
being served with liquor from
automobiles on Sundays, that mi
nors are permitted in some saloons
and that saloon keepers in some
cases serve men liquor until they
are drunk, all of which, the
sheriff added, are violations of the
State Beverage Act.
Sheriff Sawyer added that he
has employed deputies to work
secretly to ascertain if the law is
being violated, as he has been told
is the case. The trouble has been,
he declared, that informantS have
not been specific. When they
were asked to name any particular
violation, they continued to talk
in general terms. Sheriff Sawyer
asserted that he is ready to make
arrests on the complaint of any
resident who gives him specific
information, and that he is unable
to do anything where the informa-
ton is mere heresay.
AS to selling liquor from auto
mobiles, he said, he will make ar
rests in cases of that nature,
whether the violation occurs on
Sunday or any other day. Liquor
can not be sold legally from auto
mobiles or on the street in any
other way, Sheriff Sawyer said,
adding that the only places where
its sale is legal are those that have
been duly licensed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-27
RENT CEILING
HELD ILLEGAL
Thy Associated Pressb

SOUTH BEND, Ind, Feb. 81
Judge Thomas w. Slick of the
northern Indiana United States
district court Friday held uncon-
stitutional the delegation of rent
control powers to the Office of
Price Administration.
In diSmissing tenants suit
against a Soath Bend landlord,
Judge Slick said in his ruling that
congress never intended to dele
gate this omnipotent power (the
right to arbitrarily fix rents at
certain leYels) to the adminlStra-
ton of the OPA, and if it was 50
intended, the act, under such con-
struction, is unconstitutional"
The decision was given in suit
filed against Dick M. Johnson, by
a tenant who alleged Johnson
charged $40 more a month than
the rent allowed under the act.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-27
CROWDS MEET MADAME
CHANG KAI-SHEK

WASHINGTON. - A reception
was held yesterday afternoon and
evening al the Chinese embassy
in honor OF Madame Chang Kai-
Shek. Receiving began al 5:30 and
it was intended TO c n d al 7:30.
but when that hour arrived. sew
eral hundred were still waiting IN
line. At 9 o clock. when the reCep-
ton ended. there were still many
others who had not had an oppor-
tunitY 10 m c et her. Callers in
Guided me mbers OF the supreme
court and of congress and men
holding other high offices in Wash
ington. It was said TO have been
the most outstanding embassy re-
ception ever held IN the capital
city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-27
NAILS LOST
9 DIVISIONS in
RECENT FIGHTS
HITLER DEMANDS THAT
CROTIANS RAISE ELEVEN
DIVISIONS TO REPLACE
LOSSES
(By Associated Pressl

LONDON. Feb. 27.-Berlin Of
fetal radio reports. recorded by
the British Broadcasting Cor
poration. today said that the
Germans have lost nine divisions
in recent fighting in Russia and
that Hitler. in putting into eff
feet the first of his orders that
men in occupied countries must
fight for him. has demanded that
the Croatians raise ii divisions
to replace Nazi losses in Russia.
Denmark, CZechoSloVakia and
Greece are the next countries,
the Berlin announcer said,
where troops will be modified
to bolster up the Nazi forces.
Labor too will be conScripted in
the occupied countries.
The commentator declared that
the fuehrer is not combining his
actions to strengthen the Ger
man armies to the men in the
occupied countries. In Germany
itself, every available man who
can be spared is being indicted
into the army.
The speaker said the call af-
fects every trade and every pro
fession. In illustrating his
point, he mentioned that a gooC
many German newspapers anc
periodicals have been ordered
to close down, SO that the mer
employed on them can be i'll
Quoted into the army.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-27
LARGE AMOUNT OF OLD METAL
STILL BEING COLLECTED HERE

scented in this work by Lieutenant
NJ. l.. Brown and Chief MachiniSt'S
Mate E. M. Means" Major Breid-
enbach said. Its heavy equipment
has been of the greatest help"
Joe Pearlman, chairman of the
local salvage committee, report
ed 1000 to 1,200 tons of scrap
metal and $4,000 pounds of scrap
rubber have been gathered here
since the drive began last fall.
Awaiting shipment at present to
the steel mills of the nation are
600 tons of scrap iron and steel,
he stated.
Recently the War Production
Board awarded a pennant to Mon
roe County for having exceeded
its scrap collection quota.
The Army, Navy and civilian
Continued on Page Four)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-27
MAKING THE VEST
OF A BAD SITUATION

LONDON. Feb. 2. --Fancy vests
Of many hues are nellg HurU An
British ETIsoners-gf aar CaEsF. l
Germany The reason - q zcrs lc
the Red Cruss instituted O. u-r- ll-
en the somewhat drab eAI-fe-lce
IF tho men
The Vests arr beIuE ma u
large qusatftles b tae men ll
Hospital Parcels cor laz7Hlz ---t-
out parts with oEe COMPETED U.s.
are sent out each aet-E Odd
lengths al cloth and raaferu- are
collected by the h. Cross
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-27
FLoRIDA,s COLD WEATHER

LAKELAND.-The office of fhe
United States Weather Bureau m
tEis city issued a bulletin today.
in which il was said that. IN the
northern part Of Florida. temPera-
lures viii rance tonight from rs
to 90 degrees above zero. the tenn
Fere ture will fall to freezing IN
the central Part of the state. and
there Will be frost IN the Okee-
chobee crna.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-27
LATE BULLETINS

aBy Associated Prrs<l

G ZEN RAJ MacARTHUR'S
HEADQUARTERS.-In the face
of sustained anti-aircraft fire. a
squadron of American planes TO-
day attacked 5.000-ton Jap troop
ship off the northern New Guinea
coast. scored several hits and left
her sfire and gradually sinking.
Though the planes flew low. ali of
them succeeded in returning to
their base.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-27
FIELD OF GREEN

WASHINGTON. - The Bra
lillian flag is d field of green
with a yellow parallelogram IN
the center, on which is superlm-
posed a blue globe.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-27
FIRST WHITE VISITOR

NEW YORK.-The first white
commander to visit Alaska was
Vitus Boring. a Dane in the SER
vice of Russia.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-27
B. RILEY WAVES PRIVILEGE

MIAksI.-Bsrt p. Riley. affor-
ney for Mrs. Ursula Parrot. wCiy-
ed his privilege today to address
the jury in the case against her.
The three counts. under which she
is charged with having aided
Michael Bryan to escape from an
army stocksde at Miami Beach.
entail a combined sentence Of IL
years and a fine Of $4,000.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-27
FARM BLOC MEETS

WASHINGTON. - The farm
bloc met today TO make arrange
ments to have farm prices revised
and to get sufficient help to take
care of the crops this summer.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-27
MOST COMMON DISEASE

CHICAGO.-Teeth decay is the
most common disease of mankind.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-27

Associated Press Day Wire
Service and AP Features
For SO Years Devoted to the
Best Interests of Key West
Evening star., 1943-03-16
DRIVER
KITCHEN STEWARD
white. experienced. Startinz salary
PAINTER
FIREMAN

At once, IN large apartment Development;
quarters available. Apply Office, 1904 S.
Thomas ST Arlluet Va
Evening star., 1943-03-16
BUS BOYS

Steady employment, good
pay, no Sunday work. Apply
MadrillOn Restaurant. Wash
n2tOn Bldg, 18th and New
York ave. NV.
Evening star., 1943-03-16
MEATCUTTER
VEGETABLE MAN
BEST

Experienced: top salary. Apply Mr. Alex
ander, Areonne Market. 1Sl3 Col. I'd.
Evening star., 1943-03-16
SPECIAL NOTICES

DODGE 1895 3-door sedan; motor DU-
53-327; serial 3-9n6-359. sale Eichbere
Auction, l@29 r NV, March 20. to settle
sarase lien. Reliable Super Service, 200
J I'm 81. NV.
I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
debts other than those contracted by my
soh. BERNARD s MOSSBURG, 64O 18th
e. ne lSs
Evening star., 1943-03-16

Gain some mechanical instructions a.
sood pay, and at the same rme and in
the maintenance Of WaShlngton'S essen
lial car transportation we will hire
helperS. regardless of draft status. and
place them under instruction Of skilled
mechanics. See Mr.. Guthrie, L. P. Steu-
~. Inc IA4n p n W
Evening star., 1943-03-16
HELP MEN.
PORTER-DISHWASHER
ELEVATOR OPERATORS,
MECHANICS HELPER.

PARKING ATTENDANTS
Evening star., 1943-03-16
AUTO GLASS MEN.
MEN WANTED

Ages $3.50 to take fare-box readings and
handle fare boxes; no figuring or expert
ence necessary; no money to handle; must
nave legible Handwriting and be active
physically. work requires climbing in and
out of buses and streetcars An absolutely
clear record OF past employment essential:
h4-hour, 6-day week, from Il p. m. TO 3 a m ::
$40 per month to start, with automatic
lncreaSeS
Evening star., 1943-03-16

SALESMAN for mems wear store, evenings
and Saturdays: Government employees,
please notice. s. & M Store, 400 9th st.
n W, corner D
Evening star., 1943-03-16

S10t per month and meals TO start
A Ann-y N = u Eve 81. "
Evening star., 1943-03-16
HELP MEN.

ASSISTANT POULTRYMAN and gardener,
Milton Roberts W. Falls Church, Va,
Dhnne EallS Church .lnS--M
Evening star., 1943-03-16
PORTERS, COLORED,

Good position open at once IN large
apartment development Quarters avail
able. Apply Office, 120t S. Thomas St,
Evening star., 1943-03-16

| SALESMAN, experienced, mems exclusive
/ hat store. Give uualifca tons and expert
ence, treated conhoentially. Box 3l5-A.
! Star
Evening star., 1943-03-16
HELP MEN,
- - -
SALESMAN 6

SALESMAN, linoleum, outside, salary;
experienced, for private work no can
one who is accustomed 10 earning $50
$50 wk.: must haYe car; expenses paid
Quaker City Linoleum Co Me. 1SS3
statesmen t3l. earn Sl0O week and Up
rated product; car essential: good ref
erences, Phone Executive ISIS, l0-l2
noon. II, 5oo4, 90 pm.
SECOND COOK, co!ored. sood wages no
SUNDAYS, 1908 H 81. NV.
SERVICE STATION ATTENDANT sood
Johnny,s Service Station, 2Oth and N. Y.
SERVICE STATION MANAGER and atten-
ave W, GE. $3.50 u ''''N ''''O'D
SHOEMAKER HELPER, fun or part time
5422 LIST pl. NV.
SHOE SALESMAN experienced. for, family
shoe store; steady salary. Call all week,
Oxford 200t
sHCE SALESMAN: steady position. Reaal
Shoe Co, 1888 F ST. NV, WASHINGTON,
SHOE shLEsMEN o.. for permanent posi-
tions Also night men. highest salaries
guaranteed. Penn Bootery, 652 Penns. ave.
SHORT ORDER COOK. specializing in sea
food best working conditions Apply
Petit Sea Food Grill, 34l6 14th st. NV
SODA FOUNTAIN BOY. $50 per week,
h'5 PennsYlvan1a ave. NV.
SODA FOUNTAIN HELP. regular and part
time good hours. good pay. Bellevue Phsr
TRACTOR TRAILER DRIVERS, white:
alcohol and petroleum products. Defense
INDUSTRY. Apply M !. o Boyle & Son, Sl1
Michiean ave. ne
TRUCK, DRIVER. 5-day week, electrical
wholesale experience pre- PREF excellent sal
ence and knowledge OF city. Box 44-B,
Star.
TRUCK DRIVER, good strong white man,
permanent position. NE. 4ln6
TRUCK DRIVERS and Iaborers colored.
Apply, Washington Waste Paper Co, Ross
TRUCK DRIVER f5-day week.. electrical
sry draft exempt, Reply. stating expert
ence, and knowledge of city. See Mr..
Clark, 725 18th st. NV
UPHoLs LsTERER WANTED al l1o6 @oth st.
usHERs AND DooRMEN-Appiy Earle
Theater Bldg, Room 132, pm
WAITER AND COUNTERMAN ,comh;na-
ton Job Sundays off. Dikemans Res
taurant, 500 18th st. NV.
WATERS VA s,,, wanted, fun time sna part
rant, 1707 De Sales ST. NV.
WATERS (whiteD. dinners only. go 10
I'm, IL pm Good salary salary and excellent working
- noon. Wardman Park Hotel.
WASHROOM HELP WANTED Apply Dis
trtct Linen Service Co SO L st. Sc.
WOODWORKING MACHINE HANDS. Har-
RS, Screen Co, 1850 Jefferson Davis hwy,
Arlington, Va
YOUNG MEN OVER l8 YEARS OLD. TO
MI positions formerly held by older men
can earn $40 per week. Room 422, l4O6
New York ave NV
MAN. EXPERIENCED AND RELIABLE. AS
PRIVATE DETECTIVE IN COLORED HO-
TEL; GOOD SALARY. BOX 475-C. STAR
STENOGRAPHER. $50 wK: PERMANENT
POSITION WITH OPPORTUNITY FOR
AIAlDgA4NCMEMENT. a. 4 zen APPLY NO. $40, WOOD
SHoRT-oRDER COOK AND PoRTERs.
Snort hours. good pay Apply ready for
work. D. A. SCHULTZ, 90I Pa ave NV
ELEVATOR OPERATOR.
Apply Room 706, SIG 14th st. NV,
RE. 6I61.
WANTED-GOOD COLORED MAN
Dupont Circle Liquor Store has opening
for man for delivery and light work
around store; prefer married man, draft
exempt; salary to start with. S25 per week
with bonus at end of year; this is a good,
steady Job for RIGHT man. Apply Dupont
Circle Liquor Store, 134S Connecticus
ave NV.
PLUMBERS AND HELPERS
Apply 9l2 3rd st. NV, 3 to pm
Telephone Ma. .4735. Or call Mr.. Finn,
70
Evening star., 1943-03-16

GROCERY MANAGER. experienced, good
salary. ApDly al once, Spring VALLEY
Market. 1850 Mass. ave, NV, Emerson
Evening star., 1943-03-16
DRIVER

References. good salary. Franklin Mar
kct. 21!3 1St 81. ne.
STEAM FILTERS helpers,
experienced in old house
work helpful but not neces-
sary. Apply after 9 am. SIS
K st. Sc.
Evening star., 1943-03-16

FURNITURE TRUCK DRIVERS, only expe-
rlenced. capable and reliable men need
epply. This is class Job, with a fine
hrm. See Nj, Nee OF P. J. Nee Co, 1tn
Evening star., 1943-03-16
ALSO CLERKS

High school graduates. ages IS 30 so
already deferred in the draft, for inside or
outside clerical work: experience not need
ed: must be quick and accurate at figures
and have a legible handwriting. 6-day,
a. 4-hour week; 500 10 Sl3O month to
start, depending upon Qualifications, with
opportunity for Advancement
Evening star., 1943-03-16

ELEVATOR OPERATOR tcolored). with
permit; hours, 40 pm. TO lI:30 pm /;
Gay oil week; good salary. Apply to
housekeeper. Brighton Hotel. 2123 Cali
fornla s.. n ". Do not phone
ELEVATOR MAN Apply manaeer 3ooG
Evening star., 1943-03-16

For property damage and personal injury
claim work Experience in claim lnvestiga-
ton desirable but not essential General
inVestlsative experience helpful Large
corporation offering an opportunity for
an Advancement and permanency of en-
ployment. $50 to $40 per month to
start Must be already draft deferred.
Write, giving age. education experience,
marital and draft status, whether at pres
ent employed and when available for inter
view. Please do not write if you answered
q similar ad in Star last week. Box Sly,
Evening star., 1943-03-16

GENERAL CLERK. Jewish: 5-day week
Apply MI Goldsteln, Suite 30l, 1908
Evening star., 1943-03-16
Attention Defense Workers.

With auto repair experience to work
few hours day on general auto repair
ing. .45fo on fiat rate basis Plenty OF
work and good working conditions Falls
Church Motors. DODGE Plymouth dea lers,
Falls Church. Va Fails Church o1uO
Evening star., 1943-03-16
ALSO CASHIERS.

Ages As 10 30. active and accustomed TO
standing several hours az a time; clear
record essential: must have good vision
accuracy at figures and leg ible handwriting;
fun time evening shift. f-dsy. 54-hour
week; steady work. paying $3.50 per month
10 start, with automatic increases.
Evening star., 1943-03-16
ALSO CHARTS

Ages As to IS, in good health. active and
able TO stand several hours at time;
good moral character and clear record of
past employment essential: steady work.
6-day, 4S-hour week; S130 per month 10
start.
Evening star., 1943-03-16

GROCERY CLERK. over y years Of axe.
salary, $40. Boulevard Market, 2lO6
Evening star., 1943-03-16

ENGINEER. 5th-clasS, colored: good pay,
kjeaoy work. Suburban Gardens, 49th
and jay SITS. ..
Evening star., 1943-03-16

ELEVATOR OPERATOR and doorman,
colored. Apply Ebbltt Hotel, 10th and II
-
Evening star., 1943-03-16

GOOD COUNTERMEN WANTED-Good
wages, short hours, no SUNDAYS Denrike
Restaurant lol2 Vermont ave. NV
GOOD, STRONG MAN for laboring work
In mlIlWork plant steady position and
EO0d nav
Evening star., 1943-03-16
APPLY WEEKDAY MORNINGS.
CAPITAL TRANSIT CO
PORTER

36th and Prospect Ave NV, GEORGETOWN
Route No. 20, Cabin John Streetcar
PLEASE DO NOT PHONE
Evening star., 1943-03-16
CLAIM INVESTIGATORS

Must be willing and conscientious worker
Good salary with periodic advancement.
ADnly -DS 9TH CT
Evening star., 1943-03-16

ELEVATOR POYS, > colored $50 month
! day week of. Apply in person, Sl6
Evening star., 1943-03-16
MECHANICS

We need mechanics and helpers for
permanent jobs. Good pay and clean,
heated shop. II you are thinking about
q change. here's chance to 90 with one
Of the busiest. SfeadeSf shops in town
See Mr.. Guthrie, L. P. Steuart, Inc. 1910
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-25
Ghost Plant
of 1917 Now
Runs Again
BY BENNETT WOLFE

HAMMOND, IND, March 25
-(P)-Army tanks ready for
battle are rolling today from the
railway gun mount assembly
lines of Hammond's principal
war plant Of l917-18-a ghost Of
broken windows and pigeon
roosts for the last decade.
And if the army should run
short of tank drivers, it might
pick up some among the boys
who have been wheeling armor-
ed monsters over highways in
test runs before Pullman Stand
ard car manufacturing company
turns its new product over to the
army for shipment to a battle
zone.
The tanks are streamlined 30
ton General Shermans which
have been showing the Axis in
North Africa that war is what
the men for whom the tanks are
named said it was.
These numbering land fort
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-25

resses have been coming from
the Hammond plant for many
months, but that was a military
secret until Maj. Gen. Fred G..
Wallace, commanding general of
the Fifth Service Command, in
vited newsmen to view produc-
ton this week.
The factory was built back in
1907 for making freight car,
and later gun mounts for use in
the last war. 1t fell into disuse
and was just an empty shell be-
tween 1880 and 1910. Then a
contract for British tanks started
it humming again.
Much of the General Sher-
man" armor plate comes from
the nearby Gary Qnd) armor
plate plant, a sprawling, brand
new project on Lake Michigan
owned by the Army and oper-
ated by Carnegie-Illinois Steel
corporation.
Women work on some of the
assembly lines here but not in
such large numbers as at the
Gary armor plate plant, where
40 per cent of the employees are
women.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-25
Begin Planting
Victory Gardens
Early in April

County Agricultural Agen'
William Murphy today reminded
Victory Gardeners that peas
early spinach, radishes and on
ions can be planted as early as
the first week in April.
Murphy's ruling answers a
multitude of questions by vic
tory gardeners who seemed
loathe to believe they face actual
physical exercise prior to May
/.
Meanwhile, City Engineer
Ernest Pettingill, coordinator Of
victory gardens, announced that
the city will pillow large sections
of ground free of charge.
Murphy warned that sections
of gardens unused for the pres
ent must be worked at least
once weekly TO prevent weed
growth.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-25
Social Disease
Ratio 5|un,ps
Army's VenereoI
Rots is Cut

WASHINGTON, March Is =
Up The Army's venereal dis.
ease rate dropped almost 50
per cent in January, 1943, com.
pared with the same month last
year, the War Department re-
ported today.
TIE rate this January, tho
Department said, was 25.2 cases
for each 1000 men, compared
with IS in January, 1912.
In overall figures for a year.
the department reported. 37.8
cases were found for each 1000
men in 1912, while in the pre-
ceding year the rate was 40.5.
1t. Col. Thomas B. Turner
chief of the Venereal Disease
Control Branch, attributed the
decrease to:
!. Cooperation of local, state
and Federal health and law en-,
forcement authorities.
2. Expanded educational IA
cilities.
3. Assignment Of venereal dis
ease control officers on a full.
time basis to the headquarters
of the larger tactical units and
to stations where the compile.
ment is 10000 or more, and the
designation of part time CON-
troll officers for all other camps,
posts and stations. f,
4. Prophylactic facilities. :
The 1912 rate, the Depart
ment said, included SO cases Of
syphilis and 29.7 gonorrhea cases
for each 1000 men.