The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 5, 1939, Page 1

Azsociated Press Day Wire Service For 59 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average. range of only 14° Fahrenheit rat Citizrn VOLUME LX. No. 210. _ Wester Ofie Nazis Advaneé In Poland (By Assoek LONDON. Sept. 5.—What is described as a major offensive by the French against the Ger- man army began today as French forces proceedd to positions on the western front via sea, land and air. behind the main lines were also reported taken up. From Warsaw came _ reports that Polish troops have driven into the disputed west corridor, which Germany claimed she must have or she would be forced to go to war against Poland. In cases the Poles claim to have penetrated even into Ger- many. A raid into East Prussia has also been made. Poland claims also to have bombed a German air base. ‘Thus some Reinforcing positions | nsivé Opens; ated Presa) jfar, they state, 17 German bomb- ‘ers have been shot down. Germany, meanwhile, has made vital thrusts into the Silesian | territory of Poland. In this area !are located most of the industries of Poland. Repeated air raids on | Warsaw have also been made by \the Germans. Foreign correspondents believe that it is the intention of Ger- many to make a quick finish of | | Poland so that its armies can con- | centrate on the French and Eng- lish troops coming up on_ their {eastern frontiers. Thus far ‘armies drawn up on the borders of France and Germany have been \regarding cach other with a ‘great deal of respect. | From Zurich, Switzerland, bor- der officers report a terrific ex- |Plosion in German territory from | huge | the direction of where a German dirigible base is known to be located. Arthur Sawyer Post Group Attends Ins Colored Officers Yesterday| In short talks the Legionnaires! Officers of newly formed Wil- liam Weech Post No. 30, Colored World War Veterans, were in- stalled Sunday at a colorful cere- mony conducted by district of- ficials of the national organizi tion and witnessed by the local sponsoring group, Arthur Sawyer Post No. 28 of the American Legion. Officers of William post, named “in memoty colored United States lost his life when his ship torpedoed in the Atlantic in the early days of the first world war, are: H. G. Campbell, Robert A. Munnings, commander Albert Knowles, second vice commander; Harold Ferguson, adjutant; Percy Roker, finance officer; Jerry Perkins, chaplain; Geroid Cleare, sergeant at arms; Robert W. Evans, his- torian, and Edward Burrows, service officer. Installing officer was Com- mander I. P. Davis, Miami, of the fifth district, Colored World War Veterans. He was assisted by a group from the Miami and Coco- nut Grove posts of the organiza- Weech commander; first vice s of honor at the cere- id in the post’s hall in street, were Commander William J. Schoneck, Adjutant U. J. Delgado, Chaplain R. A. Leh- mann, William J. Lee, and Victor A. Hartman, members of Arthur Sawyer Post of the American Legion. ‘ BENEFIT CHECKS BEING ISSUED Benefit checks are now being issued under the Railroad Unem- | ployment Insurance Act eligible workers in Florida. These checks go to workers who earned | not less than $150 in railroad em- ployment in 1938 and who were! totally unemployed, able to work, | and not otherwise disqualified under the Act. These workers were required | to register and file their claims! with a designated person at the last place where they worked for a railroad, or, if now living some | distance away from their last job, ' with a designated person at the; nearest office, station, shop, etc., of a railroad. They were also re- quired to serve a “waiting period” of 15 da’ which did not start; until they began registering. Hav- ing served this period, each of these workers will continue to receive payments for each day of unemployment over seven for which he registers in any 15 day period, except that they cannot! receive more than 80 daily pay- ments in the 12 months begi | ning with the first 15-day period | containing one or more days for | which payments were made. I & to tallation Of emphasized the importance of the colored veterans’ organization in| furthering child welfare, com- munity improvements and mutual assistance among the colored peo- ple of Key West. They were seen by the Legionnaires as a first line of defense among the colored people in“combatting for- eign isms and in further Amer- icanism. “The growth and development, of the Colored World War Vet-i erans in Florida is marked by} |better understanding of Amer- ican problems and a greater ap- preciation of the need for co- operation in solving those prob- | lems amicably and satisfactorily”, Commander Davis said. the! “We! Che Kry THE SOUTHERNMOST NE|WSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1939 IIPLISLL SLA ‘CRAMER BOOSTER FOR ISLAND CITY Key West has a true booster in Joe Cramer. He's traveling all over the Mid- dle West — extolling the many virtues of the Island City, the while he follows his trade of “stunt man” at fairs and circuses. We remember Joe Cramer here as Suicide Zorsky—the billing he takes when he is on the road, performing his breath-taking, high pedestral feats. Zorsky is also remem- bered here for his high en- thusiasm for fishing and for the fact that he has made definite plans to make Key West his winter home, hav- ing recently purchased a home on Division street. He plans to run a_ small hotel during the tourist season, | and build several small cot- tages for tourists. | The Evening Chronicle at Dennison, Ohio—the locale of one of Zorsky’s recent week- long appearances—had the following to say about him: “Admitting that one has to be in tip-top form to follow a ‘stunt’ career, Cramer is, nevertheless, nonchalant about his work. “Talking with him the oth- er day wag Polic Cehief K. D. Hiller, who dropped the re- mark that, ‘Man, I wouldn't have your job for a million bucks!’ "Cramer's rejoiner was, ‘And I wouldn't have your for the same dough. You're lia- ble to walk around the cor- ner anytime and stop a slug. If I fall, at least I'd have a chance to grab one of those guy wires on the way down!’” i ISLAND CITY FISH CLUB RECOGNITION J. C. WOOD, MICHIGAN, IN FLYING FISHERMAN CLUB. FOR TARPON, ” SAILFISH CATCHES i stand ready to follow the lead of | the American Legion in Amer- icanism, constructive help for-our ; and | former comrades in arms their dependents and in fostering community betterment for our familics and children.” Commander Schoneck of the’ Legion post stressed the im- portance of such an organization among the colored residents of the city at a time when the foes of democracy are everywhere stirring up racial hatreds and ani- mosities. The local colored post was urged to sponsor such proj-! ects as a boys’ drum corps, Boy and Girl Scouts, playgrounds for colored children, a junior base- ball team and other child welfare programs. LILI LI LI SS SSS 5 TCRCH SINGER VISITS KEY WEST Miss Libby Holman, noted “torch singer” of a decade ago, was a visitor in Key West this past weekend, com- ing down from Miami with a group of friends. Miss Holman, with her friends, made an appearance at the Habana-Madrid Club Sunday night and was pre- vailed upon by her attend- ants to sing a few songs, Ac- cordingly she obliged by presenting “Dinah” and “Ber Mir Bist du Shein", accom- panied by Gould Curry's or- chestra. It was understood that the famous singer left yesterday afternoon for the trip back north, TSI ISS Sas Ahern Funeral Home ee SERVICE Miami, Fle Phone 22211 (Apecint to The Citizen) MIAMI, Fia., September 5.— James C. Wood of 506 Harwood, | Jackson, Mich., has been awarded membership in the Flying Fish- erman Club, it was revealed to- day by Capt. E. V. Rickenbacker, president and general manager | of Eastern Air Lines, sponsor of the organization, for fishing priz- es landed off Key West. Wood qualified for membership with his catch of a 74-pound tar- pon, five feet, three inches in| length, and a sailfish weighing 66 pounds and measuring seven | feet, six inches. Both catches lwere made off Key West, Fla., ; with Capt. H. A. Parks of Miami jas cruise guide. | Wood flew to the Florida fish- ing grounds via Silverliner of jEastern Air Lines, complying ‘with a club membership require- ‘ment. ! | An engraved membership cer- j tificate signed by Capt. Ricken- |backer has been sent the new 'Flying Fisherman in recognition lof his catch. ‘START \ WORK» ON PROJECT Activities were started this ‘morning on the project of reha- | bilitating the distillation plant at} | the naval station, with a force of men under the direction of L. M: | Pierce, aide to the officer in| icharge. H Several weeks ago the work | was to have been let on bids, but; fall of the bids were considered jexcessive and it was decided by! the commandant at Charleston {that the work would be done by the nvaal forces with additional thelp. ; Commander Fort Callahan, at }the station, told The Citizen that ‘he expected to place some men, ; skilled and unskilled, at work on the project some time in the near future, but just when the work would be ready to place the pro- posed increase in force he did {not say. OA Lhd headubuded | PRIZES GET FLYING |= “t}which were and gave his hearers a clearer Taylor, Mrs. Spottswood, Melvin ‘this morning before Judge Wil- and much more comprehensive FE. Russell, Mr. Hicks and Mr.'jiam V. Albury at a session of| W&¥- George G. Gross, executive jsecretary of the Florida State ‘Planning Board, and W. Turner | Wallis, assistant consultant of the National Resources Planning Board assigned to the State as jconsultant, met in Key West yes- jterday with Mrs. Robert Spotts- j wood, head of the Monroe county planning council, who had - ex- jtended an invitation to the visi- :tors, and a group of interested | citizens. | Mr. Gross was introduced by {Dr. H. C. Galey and said their ‘visit was for the purpose of get- iting a clear, idea of the needs of. Key West and Monroe county, and jlay out a plan of procedure to be. | followed. He then called on Wm. R. Por- iter, president of the First Na- tional Bank, who discussed the matter of the proposed yacht {basin on the north side of the is- \land, which is port of the Trumbo Island properties. He said that under the present existing cir- cumstances he was of the opinion that the use of the yacht basin and the submarine base would be denied to the city. The speaker then took up the matter of the water pipe line, and this was discussed from every | ably assisted by Wm. Doughtry. member of the Aqueduct Com- ithe efforts of the commission in jtheir efforts to secure from PWA jthe funds for putting in this line. He told very clearly and con- clusively just what steps had been taken in this matter, and the question up to the present point. Mr. Doughtry gave a very clear present were impressed with the success which has attended the efforts of the commission as ex- plained by Mr. Doughtry, but also realize that there is yet a great deal to be done. Mr. Wallis then spoke for about 15 minutes and touched on the water situation in South Florida, explaining in detail the situation as it now stood, and other mat- ters in connection therewith, very enlightening idea of the situation regarding (MEN ASSIGNED Officials Of Planning Boards Visitors Here mission, who has been active in: | water, than was theirs before his PRICE FIVE CENTS President Roosevelt Signs Neutrality Proclamation: explanations. The matter of the lay off of) workers on the WPA rolls for 30 | days and the necessity of recerti- | fication before they can be put , back to work was also discussed, and C. G. Hicks, gave a clear out- | line of the number of men who | had been laid off and said there | were a number of them whose; time was already up for replace- ‘ment, the 30 days lay off having been exhausted, but until some | Provisions has been made for re- j :certification, they. must wait, ac- | cording to orders. | ‘. At this point Mr. Gross said! that he had been given to under- | |stand that it would be but a few jdays befire some arrangement! ;was made for the recertification | |movement to begin in Key West} and while he would not be cer-, tain, felt that it would be within | , the next week or possibly 10 days. j | The question of work on the | jhighway from Big Pine Key to| i Key West was brought forward / jfor discussion and after some |talk on the matter Dan Navarro :said that Arthur Hale, chairman | ‘of the State Road Department is} back in the state and Mr. Na-| jconsulted immediately on the question of the project. Mr. Gross then said he would | be on the East Coast for several days and would contact Mr. Hale, | explain the situation to him and would return with him to Key, West the latter part of the week; if Mr. Hale consented to come! and discuss the matter. hours, and those who_ attended’ were informed that there was to, ‘be a meeting of the state body held at some time in the near} future notice of which would be | {received in ample time to permit ' jall interested to attend. ‘ ' Among those attending the; | meeting were: Mayor Willard Al- ‘bury, Mr. Porter, Dr. Galey, Couny Commissioner Wm. Mon- ! salvatge, Frank Delaney, William | Fripp, J. B. Sullivan, Charles ° Navarro., i i VISLLSLLLL. Otter Nations Follow Suit SURVIVORS FROM ATHENIA BLAME ‘SUB’ IN SINKING (By Ansociated Presa) LONDON.—Cunard freight- er “Borgia” was reported sunk today with all of its crew of 23 rescued by other vessels standing bv. A German ship has been sunk at sea. The '5,000-ton passenger vessel Andalusia Stra was re- Ported overdue today. LONDON, Sept. 5.—As 100 sur- | standpoint and angle. He was'varro made a motion that he be | vivors of the British ship Athenia, | t© the end that we may be involved in it through those which was sunk yesterday while 200 miles at sea, were brought ashore icday, it established that a submarine was seen nearby and that it had fired a torpedo into the vessel. Pasengers report also that aft- er the torpedoing the submarine There were a number of mat- ,Fose fo the surface and fired shells and succinct review of the water! ters discussed during the meet- | atthe’ Athenia. uation and those who -were® ing-whieh lasted more than-two 's-Many of the 100 survivors Were reported seriously injured, re- quiring tion. SESSION OF COURT TODAY Two transgressors of the law were araigned in Criminal Court court held in the consultation room of Sheriff K. O. Thompson, used as chambers by the judge. at West Summerland Key. who was definitely | = |Latin American countries have asked for a conference of T0 ST ‘ATIONS KNOCKERS ARE STILL AT WORK entered a plea of guilty to the} jtion as second assistant keeper. spection. COAST GUARD MEHBERS TO BE PLACED IN LIGHTS ALONG REEF Four members of the U. S. Coast Guard service reported to, Superintendent W. W. Demeritt! {this week for duty at light sta- tions on ‘the Florida Reef as fol-| lows: | Walter K. Light, gunner’s mate | second class, from the Cutter) Tallapoosa at Savannah, Ga., will | be assigned to Tortugas light sta- i | Warren Bennett, water tender | ; Second class, also from the Tender | Tallapoosa at the Georgia port, has been assigned, as third as-' sistant keeper at the Tortugas! light. i Orville T. Bennett, machinist, mate second class, from the Cut- ter Vigilante, and Herbert E.! Owen, seaman first class from the ; same vessel, will be assigned as: keepers at other lights of the reef. : VISITORS ON WAY HOME Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Heflin and; daughter. Miss Frances, and a’ friend, Frank Havers, of Balti-| more, Md., who had been for one ; week as guests of Mr. and Mrs.; T. L. Kelly, at the home on Fran-; cis street, left over the highway} on the return home yesterday | morning. | | LEAVING TODAY Superintendent W. W. Demer- itt of the Seventh Lighthouse | Coast. Guard District, plans to leave over the highway this aft-, ernoon to visit points on the east coast and carry on his regular in- A brief note from Miss Katherine Knowles received at the Chamber of Commerce anent the visit of Mf. and Mrs. Cyril Morton and a party from Little River, visiting the home of Mrs. Robert R. Knowles and her daughter Miss Katherine, shows that knockers are still busy. Mr. Morton and party were advised nof to come to Key West and if they did that they had better bring their water as they were told that Key West had no drinking water since the hurricane of 1935 when the F. E. C. Rail- ‘way ceased operations. When the Morton party ar- rived they had followed the edvice of their friends? and brought a five gallon jug of water and were astounded when given a drink of pure rain water, for which Key West is noted. “Mr. Morton said that hereafter he would not believe anyting anyone ever told him.” They were very much dis- appointed at not finding a beach, of large proportions, but were surprised at finding a large and excellent equip- ped ice plant. j theft of a pair of pants from the jcamp, explaining that he had ‘stolen from him clothing to the; jvalue of 75 at the camp and had} jto have clothes to wear. i The judge considered the mat- {ter and explained that other {members of the camp some time jago had entered pleas of guilty} jand the same séntence was given |to Mathis. Charles Gibson Paso was ar- raigned on a charge of assault. It was explained by County Soli- citor Allan B. Cleare that there were extenuating circumstances ;eonnected with the case, and at the conclusion of Mr. Cleare’s ex- jplanation the prisoner was sen- tenced to pay a fine of $1 and Bikes or spend 30 days in jail. ‘SCOUT TROOP RETURNS HO Troop 51, Boy Scouts of Ameri- ‘ightful encampment at Orlando, returned to Key West 1 o'clock Sunday afternoon, happy and in perfect health. The troop left Key West Friday morning, August 25, under com- | ;mand of Scoutmaster Albert |Peirce, Jr, and the following itmembers and guests were in [camp: Richard Barber, Eugene |Berkowitz, Anthony Boza, Ray- | tries in Europe. In his speech operations. Frem Wachington, also, the countries of America to | trality question. { ' flict. i | From Tokio came form: immediate hospitaliza-’ The diplomatic stroke which brought Ru Germany through a military from Germany. (By Assocmted Press) WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.—Acting with unprecedented ‘speed President Roosevelt cigned the neutrality proclama- tion, determining America’s position in regard to the war now raging in Europe, at 1:45 o’clock today with Secre- tary of State Cordell Hull also signing. j It was three and a half months after the beginning of 'the World War that President Woodrow Wilson signed a ( mhutrality, proclamation. England declared war on Ger- many early Sunday morning. Roosevelt is aleo reported considering an even stricter erms embargo on war supplies sent to the warring coun- Sunday night he emphasized that there is to be no profiteering during the present war it was revealed that many determine further the neu- From Burgos, Spain, General Francisco Franco em- Fhasized that Spain will take no part in the present con- al declaration of neutrality. ia to the aid of pact has alienated Japan italy, which has been the greatest cupporter of. Hit- its shipping to resume its while blaming England and | over its lands. ler’s policies, has proclaimed its neutrality and has ordered sailings. Italian newspapers France for forcing the war, also blame Hitler for not withdrawing from Poland. Fascist papers warn, however, that Italy may yet have Rumania today moved to preserve its neutrality. The | Netherlands cent protests to all of the major nations now First of those accused was Fred| @t war on the flying of airplanes over its country. They 'Mathis, member of the CCC Camp! also reported that they have fired on foreign planes flying American Legion Post { ‘ Inspired by the success of the recent district conference held in Key West and confident of con- tinued public support, the mem- ; bers of Arthur Sawyer Post No.‘ 28 of the American Legion today announced tentative plans for a ‘series of high-class dances and entertainments during the forth- | coming season. | Although the affairs are being planned on an ambitious scale in- volving a large outlay, the post entertainment committee believes ; ;there will be a substantial sum ; javailable from the revenues for ; |furthering the Legion's child and icommunity activities in Key |West. For that reason the vari- ous parties will be staged as bene- fits for the fund sponsoring a Boy ; league, a boys’ drum corps, a }community clean-up campaign/| ling under the head of child and} iecommunity welfare. | It is planned to hold the first] 'danre at Key West Country Club jsome night before October 15, al- | though that arrangement may be \changed later. Officials of the club have made arrangements to SBA DSO BBA Bs word Campo, Gilbert Hall, Rus- 'turn the big building on Stock SPECIAL! SPECIAL! Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday PRALINE and DEVIL'S 33 FOOD LAYER CAKES JOC Devil's Food Squares __ 25¢ \Maloney Brothers Bakery 12 Fleming St, Phone 818 sell Hyman, Paul Lightbourne, 'Donald Lowe, Arthur Lujan, Rob- tert Malone, Lysle | Frank Papy, Ray Perez, Joseph {Pierce, Walter Price, Charles Pritchard, Joseph Roberts, John J. Romero, Lou Smith, George Vidal and Leonard Key. Scoutmaster Peirce’s brother, W. B. Peirce, of Warrenton, Pa., also went to the camp. | McCown, | lIsland over to Arthur Sawyer Post on any agreeable date. The post’s entertainment. com- |mittee, R. A. Lehmann, Fred Mar- ‘vil, William Reardon, Victor A. Hartman and William J. Lee, al- jFeady has started negotiations with the leading amusement j booking agency in the south for |a top-notch name band to furnish. jthe dance and incidental music, Arranging Entertainments and for talent for such a floor show ‘as has never been seen in :Key West before.” The Country Club will be com- pletely redecorated. The Legion plans to use both floors, convert- ing the upper floor into a night club, with new lighting features and with plenty of dance space. The grounds surrounding the building will be lighted, and the stone staircase put into service for the guests using the club and dance floor. To insure those attending the dance and show: with plenty. of table space, the number of tickets issued will be limited to the num- ber of tables and seats. All tables will be reserved and such ca, who had been enjoying a de-|Scouts troop, the junior baseball (rights will be strictly enforced. “Arthur Sawyer Post believes Key West is ready and anxious everybody {and other Legion activities com-jto participate in such affairs”, an entertainment committee state- ment reads. “The orchestra will be of the type that generally ap- ears at the finer Miami area night clubs and the show talent will be the best obtainable. There will be an experienced and capable master of ceremonies who ill handle a program guaranteeing a constant and varied volume of en- tertainment. “We intend to spare no expense giving this city and its fun-loving people something really new here and something they will long re- member. We are anxious to make this affair a success, for if it is it will insure the future success of other and similar events we are planning.”