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Detroit evening times., 1945-05-13

Bars for men only are becoming increasingly
popular This is unquestionaby due to the desire
of many men to enjoy a little refreshment in
peace and quiet. They want TO be far away from
the cackling laughter OF the dizzy DANES who
clutter up the cocktail bars The capacity Of the
average female is two cocktails. When she has
had three she becomes noisy. Men are also grow
ing weary of the predatory female bar-flies who
are always trying to get somebody to buy drinks
for them. In the past this happened only in dives
and dumps. Now II Is regular occurrence in
the best places.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-13
HIS PROBLEM

Ing a pipe.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-09
Announce Revision r.
Of Lecture Program

A revision of the April lecture
program to be held in the Syn
thetic Training building, Naval
Air Station, at z p. m. on April
II, 18 and Is, is announced by
1t. Gg) E. A. Rowen, education
officer.
On April II a current events
lecture by Harry Olsen, AerMlc,
viii be supplemented with NOV
ing picture on logistics, showing
an advanced base and how sup
plies follow our armed forces
from island to island.
On April 18, several education
al movies will be run including
short entitled 1T Can be Done
Making Something Out of Moth
ing in Crisis" Two other shorts,
one Coming RUNNING" the de-
velopment of the war in China
from 1880 to now, and another,
Useful Phrases in Japanese, -
Will be shown.
An April 25, a current events
lecture by Olsen will include two
movie shorts, one concerning the
robot bomb and the other. cnti-
tied, u. S. Navy Combat BulIc-
tin No. L., ....
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-09
JOHN JOS. RIORDAN
REPORTS FOR DUTY

An optomctrist in civilian life
who is now an officer on commu-
ncations, 1t. Gg) John Joseph
Riordan, COL, USNR, reported
aboard the Naval Operating Base
this week. He is a resident of
Chicago.
Lieutenant Riordan joined the
Navy January 25, 1912, and re-
ceivcd his indoctrination at the
Noroton Heights Communications
School, Fl, Schuyler, N. Y. He
saw action in the invasion of Bou-
granville in the SolomOns and
wears the South Pacific campaign
ribbon. His duty previous TO re-
porting here was at Galveston,
Texas.
Lieutenant Riordan and his
wife, Glenna, reside in Key West
at the North Beach Inn.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-09
GERMAN ARMIES NEARING COLLAPSE
CHAIRMAN OF EVERGLADES NATL
PARK COMMISSION CONFERS WITH
MEMBERS OF COMMERCE BODY HERE

ran along highwater mark, as
proposed on the map, owners OF
realty on the upper keys, from
Key Largo to Matecumbe, would
be without riparian right and,
therefore, unable to construct
wharves because of the proposed
restrictions.
Mr.. leach disclosed that the
boundaries, as shown on the map,
are not fixed but are subject to
further consideration before final
adoption. "a,
The chamber gave an inn
pronptu dinner to Mr.. Leach,
and the hosts were County Com
missioner Allan Parrish, Norberg
Thompson, A. Maitland Adams,
William Arnold, Fred o. Eber-
hardt, DR.. Delio Cobo, Gonzalo
Bezanilla, A. l.. Murray and
Stephen c. Singleton.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-09
SOVIETS OCCUPY
MOST OF VIENNA
RED FORCES REPORTED TO
BE NEARING CEN
TER OF CITY
,By Associated Aress,


MOSCOW, April 8. -
Three-quartcrs of the city
of Vienna have been cap
tured, "today's Russian COM
munique said, and columns
of Reds are only one and one
quarter miles from the CEN
ter of the city.
Military commentators
here said that the German
threat to fight in Vienna; till
the city is a heap of rubble,
as was Budapest, is not be-
ing carried out, for many
thousands of Germans have
surrendered.
Many of Vienna's great
buildings have been damag-
ed or destroyed, but the
greater number of them are
still unchanged.
The commentators also de-
clared that as soon as Wen
ma tails, the Russians will be-
gin a. movement to form a
juneture with the Allies COM
ing in from the west.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-09
Except AT Isolated Places, Allies
Are Meeting Only Slight
Resistance
FAILED TO READ
HEAD OF COLUMN
AT FIRST GLANCE

Il don't see how that Can
be; I was told positively that
would be appointed census
enumerstor fcf Key West
and Monroe county. and hare
they've gone and given IA 20
Willard d. Cibsoa. SO severed
friends have informed me"
Mrs. v. N. Hutcheson. al
Poinciana place. wss speak
ing TO Mr.. Hutchinson. who
replied. And they're rishi.
for The Citizen saws So
Let me see the item." she
said. The paper was handed
to her. and she read;
Nathan Mayo. eommis-
sioner Of agriculture. today
named MillsFd b. Gibson Is
census enumerat0F tot KEY
West and Monroe county
We'll. what do you think
Of thst?" Mrs. Huthceson de-
clarsd. but before she made
furthcs comment. shs chane-
cd TO look at the too Of ihe
column and read. Key West
In Days Gone BY"
al And then she Laughed. foF
she ives reading the lo-years-
ago column In The Cisixan.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-09
Fleet Reserve Assn.
Plan Next Meeting

Announcement of the next
meeting of the board of directors,
Branch Sc, Fleet Reserve ASsOcla-
ton, to be held at noon April
Is, is made by Chief Fl. l.. OS-
trum, secretary, who at the same
time extends thanks to all 4h"
so generously contributed to the
recent old clothes collection,
Announcement is made by the
Ladies Auxiliary that a SIS door
prize Will be awarded each Sat-
urday night. The drawing viii
take place around 1890 p. m.
Sandwiches and other eats will
be ION the house when avail
able. Names Of door pr.zc CON
teStants will be collected as they
enter and must be in by 10 p. IN.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-09
OFFICERS WIVES
CLUB PLAN MEETING

The next luncheon meeting oI
the Officers Wives Club will be
held at the Officers Mess at 1890
p. m. Friday, April r., with Mrs,
Jerry Liddy and Mrs Elsa Lud-
wig serving as hostcSscs. A door
prize will be awarded.
Those who expect to attend are
requested to make reservations
by Wednesday. Mrs. Liddy may
be reached at 1920 VarcIa street,
and Mrs. Ludwig at $50 Eaton,
The cost of the luncheon is IS
cents. On all reservations not
cancelled "a hours in advance of
luncheon, fee must be paid. .
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-09

Gilbert d. Leach, chairman OF
the Everglades National Park
Commission, who conferred Fri
day with members of the Cham
Der of Commerce, left yesterday
for Miami.
Mr.. Leach said that he could
not make any commitments about
the proposed park and added that
he had come here on d 'fact-find-
ing expedition" ~
He was told that, should the
boundaries of the proposed park
be adopted, as outlined on map
Issued by Director Ernest F. Coe.
it would mean the loss of tens
of thousands of dollars annually
by the fishing and sponging in
dustries in Key West.
Besides, it was pointed out to
him that, if the line of the park
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-09
TOKYO SAYS JAPS
WILL BATTLE To
BITTER END"
CLAIMED THAT JAPAN NOW
HAS REAL WAR CABINET"
TO CARRY ON HosTILI.
TIES
IRr A..srI.,ea rr...,

WASHINGTON, April y.
Radio Tokyo today. in a
broadcast recorded by u. 5.
monitors, boastingly deelaT.
ed that Japan's new cabinet
is a real war cabinet. the
strongest that country has
had since the beginning of
the war, and the members,
led by Premier Suzuki, are
determined TO fight 10 the
bitter end"
One Spokesman said that
Suzuki had been referred to
as "A moderate and liberal
but pointed out that the aged
premier had declared "bold
ly" that ne j., willing 10 die
leading the Japanese to vie
tory"
American forces today
suffered "a Slight setback u
Continued on Page Pour
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-09
WAR FUND DRIVE
: BY'NAVAL UNITS
TERMED SUCCESS
FUNDS CONTINUE TO COME
IN FROM SHIPS AND VARI-
OPS OTHER NAVAL ACTIVI-
TIES

Although final figures of the
annual Red Cross War Fund cam
paign will not be announced UNI
til next week, it was indicated
yesterday by Glenwood CcComb,
field director, that the drive for
contributions from the military
and civilian personnel of the Ma
val Operating Base has been sue
ceSsful.
Funds are still coming in from
the ships and all our other activi-
ties" McComb said. 1--WE wish it
were possible to convey our
thanks to each and every one of
you personally" he continued,
for the part you played in this
campaign. In 1943, contributions
of the Army and Navy in Key
West were less than $1,000. In
1914, the amount was better than
$4,000 To date we are not sure
whether we have equalled or
passed lthe amount contributed
last year" Z
The field director paid tribute
to the able leadership of Captain
c. E. Reordan, base commander,
who was honorary chairman. Cap
tain Reordan appointed 1t. C. E.
Barton, personnel officer, to re-
ceive funds from the officers and
enlisted men, and c. ]. Raines,
safety inspector, in charge of CT
william contributions. 1t. Sarah
M. Paine, Women's Reserve rep
resentative, was in charge of that
branch of the service.
I'VE are all proud of our sta
ton activities here because OF
our closencss and good fellow.
ship" McComb stated. 1--WE arc
at your service any hour of the
day or night. Please use this
service, And thanks very much,
he concluded, "for a job well
done"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-09
MRS. c. CAMONA u
DIES HERE TODAY

Mrs. Catherine Camona, IS,
died at lis today at the Key
West Municipal hospital. Funeral
services tomorrow afternoon at
6 o'clock from the residence, 516
Catherine street, Rev. Perez Off
ciating.
Survivors are two daughters,
Mrs. Teresa Machadi, Mrs. Evan
gelina Roig; three sons, Jesus
and Manuel of Key West and Jose
of Cuba and eleven grandchild-
rem.
Pritchard Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-09
CALLS MEETING OF
WELFARE COUNCIL

Chairman Albert Carey of the
local Child Welfare Council has
called d meeting to be held to-
morrow evening, beginning at 8
o'clock, in the Monroe county
health clinic.
Subject to be discussed will be
proposed legislation to revise the
probation law that pertains to
Monroe county. Should the pro-
posal be adopted, Representative
Bernie c. Papy will be asked to
introduce a measure that will
make the change.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-09
FOUR SUITS FOR
DIVORCE ON FILE

The following suits for divorce
have been filed in the county
clerks office:
Lola Mae Little against Jeff
w. Little; charge, cruelty,
Dean v. Hoiriis against Juan
tia Hoiriis; charge, desertion.
Harry Gwynn against Mar
guerite Gwynn; charge, cruelty.
James w. Jackson against Eula
Rash Jackson; charge, desertion.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-09
Papy To Hold Mass Meeting
On Friday Evening In City
Hall TO Discuss Charter
Claims lie Is Anxious
For People To Know
What A Fine Charter
Has Been Prepared

NNNNs&A 70 NAS NtNANeWl
TALLAHASSEE, Apr. g.
Representative Bernie G.
Papy Of Monroe county said
this afternoon he will be in
Key West Friday to hold a
mas meeting that night in
City Hall to discuss the pro-
posed new city charter. He
said he hoped that all men,
bers OF the council and all
ether city employees, as well
as residents generally, will
be present at the meeting.
II ann anxious" he contin-
ued. "for the people of Key
West TO know what an ex-
ceilent charter has been pre-
pared for them, after many
months work by committees
named by civic bodies i'm Key
West and l am aRxiOsss Cor
key Westers generally tore
cell several incidents i'm con-
nactiOn with the prepara-
ton Of the new charter.
First We. held a mass meeting
"a City Hall, al which the charter
was discussed As Key Westers
Who attended that meeting will
recall. the auditorium was crowd
"a. and. as they will recall fur
thar, the proposed charter had
tccn discussed at length, il was
pat % a vote, and in all that
large audience only one person
voted against Il.
am anxious, too, for the peo-
plc 81 Key West 10 recall that ]
requested the city COunCilmcn Ia
peanut mc to hold another mass
mevting ~ City Hall to further
disCuss the charter, and they re-
fllaid un the ground that they had
regular meeting scheduled for
that night | have never been
tDld that II any matter that was
disCusscd al that meeting was
mofe impoTtant 10 the people OF
KEY West than proposal to
change the city's form of govern
uonl thought then, and still
THINK nov. that the consideration
of the proposed charter was OF
paramount consideration, but the
Cuuncil thought otherwise.
Furthermore, one would think,
in considering the Outburst at last
Tuesday nights council meeting
against the charter, that am try
ing 30 sneak something over on
them But lets stare the facts III
the face. | requested the city
euunClimCn 10 appropriate money
O. have their own city attorney
prepare the charter, but they re-
fused 10 do so, demonstrating
then that they were not interest
"a IN any such instrument
And what happened? Just as
soon as | left for Tallahassee, the
CuuncIlmcn denounced the adopt.
ti0n of the proposed charter or
thu ground that nobody, except
chosen few, knew its contents
aud that the councilmen them
selves knew nothing about 1t!
Continued on Page Four
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-09
Girl Scout Group
Calls For Clothing

The Girl Scouts of Troop No. 5
of Key West will collect clothing
for the United Nations Clothing
Relief Drive, This will be the
only drive for clothing this
spring and anything that can be
spared will be appreciated, it is
said.
Troop leaders, Mrs. Neil Saun-
dcrs and Mrs. Lee Thompson will
be happy to receive a penny pos
tai sent to 1903 Virginia ST., tell
ing where clothing may be pick
ed up.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-09
1T, THOREN ELROD
REPORTS FOR DUTY

1t. Thorcn Frank Elrod, DU).
USNR, of Atlanta, Ga, has just
reported aboard the Naval Oper-
ating Base. A graduate of the
University of Georgia, he came
into the Naval Reserve on March
Is, 1912, and after training at
Midshipmcn's School at North
western University, Chicago, was
given special assignment as a
gunnery and training officer.
He took part in the invasion of
Kwtfalcin Atoll and wears the
Pacific-Asiatic ribbon with one
star.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-09
w. II Minor Pays
Visit To Key West

w. r. Minor, captain of police
of Jacksonville, was an arrival in
Key West yesterday, meeting
several of his old friends, and
spent the day looking the town
over, and stated that he was
much impressed with the many
improvements noted since his last
visit to the Island. City
He enjoyed fishing along the
Florida keys, prior to coming
here, and expressed himself as
thoroughly enjoying his short
stay here, and said that he hoped
to return again at some future
time.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-09
Naxis SurTendgFinx Iis
Thousands: Amerieam
First Arms Gapanfes
1900 since Yesterday


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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-09
TWO GRASS FIRES
ON WHITE STREET

The Fire Department was call
ed out Saturday night about IL
o'clock, and again at / O'Clock
this morning to grass fires on
White street near the southeast
end of the island.
The firemen worked about two
hours each time in extinguish-
ing the blaze, without any dam
age to properties nearby.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-09
REPORT DEATH OF
RAY E. DEMERITT.
NEWS RECEIVED YESTERDAY
FROM WAR DE-
PARTMENT

Death from injuries on the
same day second Lieutenant Ray
Edward Demeritt bailed out of
| his plane over France has just
been announced by the German
tGovernment through the Inter
national Red Cross, almost ten
months after he was reported
missing,
This information was contained
in a telegram received from the
War Department yesterday morn
ing by his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Benjamin w. Demeritt, 531 Fran
els street.
Three days previously, the War
Department sought authority
from the mother to forward to
her all of Young Demeritt's be-
longingS stored in a warehouse
in Kansas.
The telegram announcing the
death of their son read as fol-
lows: THE Secretary of War de-
Sires me to express his deep re-
greet that your son, second Lieu
tenant Ray E. Demeritt, died of
injuries in France, June %, 1914.
AS you know, he was previously
reported missing in action. Re-
port of his death was received
from German Government
through International Red Cross.
Confirming letter follows" 1t
was signed by ]. A. Ulio, Ad-
jutant General.
On July 8, 1914, he was report
ed missing as of June %. Later,
it was learned the Key West boy
had been sent on a straffing mis-
sion over Chartras, France and
that German anti-aircraft shells
hit his plane as it was coming
out of a dive. The PAT, Thunder
bolt immediately caught fire.
After mechanical devices. failed
to extinguish the flames, Lieuten-
ant Demeritt was forced to bail
out. He radioed other members
of the flight that he was going
to jump and they saw his para
chute open. That was the last
seen of him by his fellow fighter
pilots.
1t. Demeritt was % years
of age this past January. He en-
tered the AAF when he was
nineteen years old, receiving his
call on November 3, 1912, after
volunteering on April 30th of
that year. Following strenuous
; training in this country he was
sent to England, arriving there
April IL, 1914. He participated
in the air activity on D7Day and
was awarded an air medal.
His plane was named The Key
West Kid" He was a member
of the Ninth Fighter Bomber
Command, then stationed some
where in England.
AS he died of injuries on the
same day he was reported miss
ing, some are of the opinion he
was killed while floating down
to earth. 1t is recalled that Nazi
propaganda at that time was
very violent against American
pilots due to heavy raids on Ger.
man cities and ground forces and
installations in occupied coun-
tries.
Lieutenant Demeritt was
graduate of the Key West High
School, class of l941. Outstanding
in his studies, he was awarded
the Balfor Medal and was &C
, claimed one of the leading
students in his class. He was
employed by the Key West Elec~
trio System and at the time Of
his call to service he was an en-
ployee of the American Express
Co. here.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-09
NOTICE

There viii be- "a bu-Iuoss
meeting OF the Junior v om
ans Club tomorrow evening
(Tucsday), April 10. 1918,
beginning at ZOO O'Clock. a.
the Club House ou buNal
St. Mrs. Johnson. President
of the Club. urges all mem-
berS TO attend.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-04-09

Associated Press Day Wire
Service and AP Features
For 65 Years Devoted to the
Best Interests of Key West
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-07-27
WAR CASUALTIES

Casualties in the armed forces of the
United States, up to mid-July, were 1,049,-
104 The Army total was 915,71S and the
Navy total 1886.
The combined service casualty list in
cludes 243,165 killed, 635,839 wounded,
4S,777 missing and 1923 prisoners.
Similar figures for the armed forces
of the British empire are: 336.772 killed,
9s.11s missing; 46s 1888 wounded and as0s
523 prisoners. 3 80 - e.
In addition, London reports 146,760
civilian dead, injured and missing in the
buz bomb and rocket attacks. This includes
63,20S women and 1886 children under
16 years of age.
British loses were divided as follows
among the component parts of the empire !:
United Kingdom, 750,33S, Canada 101 ,0OS
Australia 92.211, New Zealand 39.73S,
South Africa 36,765, India 177,315 and the
colonies 36.376.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-07-27
TWINS. rYPHooNs AND HURRICANES

Typhoon, as many adult Key Westers
know, is only another word for hurricane,
with not as much difference between them
as there is between a hurricane in this vi
cinity and hurricane in South America.
Cyclonic winds in the vortex of our
hurricanes sweep counter-clockwise, but in
South America, or, to put it more correctly,
south of the equator, the movement is clock
wise.
Newspaper stories, few days ago,
in speaking about Admiral Halsey's fleet
that was caught in typhoon, said that
warning was not received in time for the
ships to get out of the path of the storm.
But that could not have been the case,
because, good many years ago an auth
ority on typhoons said:
knowledge of the laws of typhoons
is now sufficient to Justify cautious pre-
dietions of their paths and the issuance of
storm warnings to navigators.
The writer explained further that ty
phoons usually originate east of the longi-
tude of Guam and nearer the equator than
Manila and move toward the west or north
west but gradually curve so that they pass
northard or northeastward along the coasts
of China and Japan.
Ships in the Key West area are given
warnings about hurricanes from two or
three days to a week about the path the
center probably will follow, and typhoons
can be charted in the same manner. The one
that struck Admiral Halsey's fleet is said
to have changed its course, something that
frequently happens in the case of hurri-
canes also.
But reports came from Guam that air
men, or, as they are called in this vicinity.
hurricane riders kept track of the ty-
phoon, and it is natural to assume that they
sent information to the fleet, as airmen
hereabouts keep the Weather Bureau in
formed of the movement of hurricanes.
'Typhoons,'' the authority said, ZAP
pear to be quite as severe on the average
as the West Indian hurricane; the baromet-
er often falls lower and the rainfall is prob
ably heavier in typhoon than in hurri-
cane.
Winds up to 1873 miles an hour were
reported in the typhoon that struck the
fleet. not ship in which was sunk. though
several were badly damaged. But it is hard
for Conch to understand why the fleet ap-
parently had been unable to avoid the
storm Probably its commanders were too
intent on blasting the Japs, which is a very
good excuse indeed.