The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 7, 1939, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 59 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Che Kry West C€ ZET THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE JU. S. A. VOLUME LX. No. 212. Nazis. Push To Warsaw; Advance BACKGROUND OF THE WAR Digest Of War News From All Fronts Nearer | French ITALY’S POSITION z Local military authority has | this to say about Italy’s apparent | neutrality move: It appears that | Mussolini was a “sick man” about } itwo months ago, and the cause ‘of that ailment was the fact that | (My Associated Press) WARSAW. Sept. 7.—Hitler’s gray-clad legions fought to with- in 21 miles of Warsaw today in a “lightning war” to crush Poland) before it turns its strength against the English and French troops invading Germany on its eastern front. From the north, German troops are bearing down on Plotsk, which is close to Warsaw. From he discovered the Italian Alps could not be guarded against a French advance to Germany. BULLETINS (By Associated Press) | | jlarge part of the Fascist army. Immediately following the dis- WASHINGTON. — Government ;covery, it is presumed, Il Duce \efficials claim not to be worried :must have informed Herr Hitler, jover the slump in U. S. bonds,;and a change*of tactics in the | Stating that it is to be expected; Rome-Berlin axis was decided due to the war crisis. lupon. Two purposes are served in the_neutrality of Italy if the! | WASHINGTON.—Works Pro- foregoing is true. 1. The Italians \gress Administration is revamp- {can rightfully hope that France ing its employment policy due to .will not violate the neutrality, |changes required by the wa? in | thereby keeping the French army Europe, deputy administrator |from marching into Italy, then Horace C. Hunter announced to-;making a left flank up to the da: German border and into Nazi- This discovery was made follow- |. {ing extensive maneuvers by a}. the southwest German troops are) far beyond Krakow, an im.| portant fortification which was captured yesterday. Hitler, leader of Germany, was todsy in conference with the| Russian ambassador, but Britain | and France were intrenched for! @ long, slow war with announce- | ment by the British War Cabinet | that it was determined the war, would continue until Naziism, | NAVAL HOSPITAL PROVES SUITABLE TO WP.A. NEEDS: ADMINISTRATOR THOMAS IS; MUCH PLEASED WITH ALL FACILITIES: WORK SOON} TO BE COMPLETED Jan over a frontier that contains no fortifications. 2. Italy can op- KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1939 PRICE FIVE CENTS Bond Offerings Are ADVICE RECEIVED TODAY TELLS OF Hi. HASE'S SAFETY ‘PASSENGER OW ‘BOARD S.S. ATHENIA; HOMEWARD- BOUND FROM EUROPEAN TOUR; HERE LAST YEAR Word was received here today of the safety of Miss Hilda Hase, who. was a passenger homeward- bound on the S.S. Athenia, sunk early this week by a German submarnie. Miss Hase, friend of , William on a College Student’s Tour. Her home was in Ft. Monroe, Va. She} Warren, Jr., had been in Europe} Ordered Purchased By ' Monroe Commissioners Various Other Matters Are | Taken Up During Regu- lar Meeting Held Last | Night i } County commissioners last jnight in regular meeting author- | lized the purchase of bond offer- ings through the Siate Board of | Administration totalling $27,000. j There ‘were two of a group of of- | | fertngs received, one of $25.000 and another of $2,000. Other of- ferings in the list were not con- | sidered. j ; Present at the meeting were: spent three months in Key West{Chairman Carl Bervaldi, Com- last winter with members of herjmissioners B. B, Warren, Wm. erate as a supply base for Ger- ‘many. Logic seems to support much of this guess. Much sur- mise is in the press concerning Italy's move to keep out of the war, Ps oats 6 | VISTULA POLISH STRENGTH | According to military affairs ‘writers throughout the country, Poland might eventually win the war by defensive tactics if she can keep Germany off until France and England come to her} aid. With the news yesterday of the fall of Krakow, Katowice, in Use, of the; old naval hospital; southeastern Poland, and the family, and it was stated that a/Monsalvatge and T. Jenkins Cur- permanent winter home was to be|ty; Attorney W. Curry Harris, constructed here in the near fu-!Clerk Ross C. Sawyer, Chief ture. | Deputy Bernard Waite, Represen- Alarm was felt for Miss Hase’s| tative B. C. Papy and Wm. R. safety when it was known she! Porter, president of the First Na- was aboard the Athenia. First} tional Bank. word came from Senator Claude: When the purchase of the Pepper in Jacksonville, who had | bonds had been decided Attorney asked the State Department to! Harris was instructed to make send inquiries. the necessary resolution, which Mr. arren received advice; will be forwarded to the Board from Senator Pepper yesterday |cf Administration at Tallahassee that Miss Hase was safe in Gal- | today. way, Ireland. Confirmation of} Mr. Papy addressed the board that. report Game .from Mjiss|in connection with the assess- Chamberlain Praises Polish Forces; Tells Of Progress To Date TOURISTS ABROAD) — convon, sen'7- “Prins iter Neville Chamber SHIPS BEING SENT front in France. U. 8. GOVERNMENT Losey: As members of the House listened attentively, Mr. ALL POSSIBLE STEPS TO! | Chamberlain RELIEVE BAD SITUATION; | ‘CHALLENGE’ CREW HELD | together in a program of active cooperation on the western praised Poland greatly in keeping the Ger- mans off zo well with their small army. The House broke | into wild cheering. Mr. Chamberlain did not reply when asked if France The lence left two alternatives (1) that it was impossible to lie oe tt reach Polish troops to give them aid (2) that there were oes panes Ariane Spa | movements too secret to be mentioned. Barone to; being ack American | The highect praise was tendered the Royal Air Force tourists stranded there. for their brilliant aid;* attacking the German naval base Besides the President Roosevelt. | at Wilhelmsaven, and in dropping two bombs on a German the race 1s ree RG Crew. | warship. Mr. Chamberlain said that the defenses there for the voyage. The Manhattan ; were ag strong a9 any in Germany. . (iy Associated Press) NEW YORK, Sept. ee. nouncement came today that the | and England would give early aid to Polish troops. will make another trip to the | war “zone, also. was crushed. fon~White, street’ for WPA head- Polish corridor in the nofthwest, The French are about seven quarters activities exactly suits!¢xPEMS contend that it was to = a be expected, since these ‘positions the requirements of the différent! branches of the local adminis-\C°Uld not long have been held having captured a number of pill- | tration, said W. A. Thomas, area by the Polish army and fortifi- miles into Germany at present,’ > Hase's: motherin_a- night Jetter; last. night. : CONTRIBUTE TO ment on’stock of the Saunders Wholesale, Grocery..Co., pf. whieh firm he is a member, and claim~' ed that the assessment was ex- cessive in comparison with those of other businesses. carrying larg- er stocks. is j a cations. Poland must fight a de- boes on the Siegfried front.|"rre Citixe of the local district, to ¢onsive battle: with her tinite all “extremely mobile. Evading pitch- ed battles, harassing the enemy to prevent her from seizing the industrial areas, which she did} not get in the last war is the strategy. Poland’s; real | line _ of i Neither the German nor French army seems ready for major of- fensives and large scale fighting has not yet begun, |‘ with things very quiet on the front. The main forces of the French army are in the Maginot line of fortifications, with reservists be- ing sent forward into Germany. No air raids, besides continued The Citizen, Although three remains lot of work to be done before the building and adjoining structures will be completely suitable to the needs of the WPA, the work is going ahead rapidly and it is ex- pected that the time will be short juntil everything will be in read- | iness. The building is much larger than appears from an_ exterior view, is roomy and cool and has a number of facilities for the work required that would not be expected to be available unless bombardment of Warsaw. was re-;_ The only activities which are ,a complete inspection was made. | ported today. At Warsaw the railroad station and bridges were wiped out. {in the building and which were in the marine barracks at the naval station are the National Youth Administration, Sewing Room and the State Employment Service. Victor Lowe. NYA supervisor, which rubsilit from the Baltic {sea on the north, to Warsaw. Po- ‘land had depended on Russia for |’ moral support on her_west fron- tier. But that is lacking. This‘ makes her task more difficult. GERMAN SHIPS TO COVER The English blockade of Ger- man ports is working very ef- fective. Thus far on all sides there have been nine sinkings of ships of the belligerent nations. German freighters everywhere steamed into neutral ports. Ger- imany declares that the Bremen, huge German liner, is safe in a ‘defense: is‘ aléng;the Vistual river, |: }contribution After a brief discussion, Com- |missioners Monsalvatge and Cur- ry were appointed as a commit-! $250 DONATED BY COUNTY ice to take the matter up with COMMISSIONERS AT MEET. | the tax assessor, J. Otto Kirch- heiner. ING HELD LAST NIGHT Chas. Taylor, scout commis- | sioner, addressed the meeting in |connection with securing trans- .|portation back to Key West for} Pursuant toa request for as- | Secat Troop Number 52, which sistance the Key West it is now at Snapper Creek in their of Commerce was recipient of a| encampment and expect to return from the county Saturday. at: enero Z Conternilig.tive Athenia_ Mr. Chasiberlain said that ost 1, e governmen: } a pee: - . “e fren Challenge” cannot’ go there Were 128 atnong the missing, but hoped that some ver. The crew, through CIO or- | 6¢ them may have been picked up by vessels in the ders, have struck until they are! | | | given a $250 war bonus and war | Vicinity. life insurance. | Minimizing the possible danger of submarine war- Fi Lond re ts _ 5 eas . hide CRETE qeeeae | fare, Chamberlain said that the British warships have i sent his son, John, to Glasgow, ; superior equipment of detecting the presence of a sub- Scotland, to assist American | Me tourists in returning to America. =e | sels in the future. GET PERMISSION | Four British vessels besides the Athenia “ha TO USE TIMBERS | sunk, Chamberlain admitted. Told that the Britich public was concerned that more i and that convoys would be given all British ves- ve been jcommissioners at the regular) He explained that the encamp- ‘ See t ment was costing about $209, a! meeting last night in the county goodly part of which the troop | Some: time. ago | war news was not given it, Chamberlain said that he communicated with the county \ the State | wished that only authoritative information would be-given court house. |had made through their activities, the re- 'Road Department requesting the z. : |privilege of using the piling and! out, but that in the future more information would be al- The letter explaining quirement for the contribution was explained in the following letter from President Everett Russell of the Chamber: and in order to save them from ‘timbers from the old railroad further expenditures, as much as bridge, which connected Key possible, the committee would West and Stock Island, the ma- thank the commissioners for the ‘terial to) be used for construction use of one of the county trucks. |nf a fishing pier sponsored by the It was decided to allow the ‘county. } lowed. i ee Pan PS: “There have been unusually use of the truck, which will be} A reply has been received to Twelve Workmen To Be eriven by Prison Guard Leroy |the request. It was written by Torres and‘ will leave Friday [, K. Cannon, assistant highway | night to be ready Saturday morn- engineer, on behalf of Arthur B. | ing to start on the return to Key , Hale, chairman of the State Road West. Snapper Creek is about: Department, stating that the de-! five miles south of Miami. ‘partment has no objection to the | said the Sewing Room has been neutral port. Reports coming!heavy demands upon us for :moved to the WPA sewing room from Mar Del Plata, Argentina; |literature, postage and express and craft shop in the old Gato Guayaquil, Ecuador; Puerto|recently and for the first time Cigar Factory building at the Colombia, Buenos Aires; Regife, |; se jcorner of Grinnell and Catherine Brazil; Bahia, Brazil; Santos and|"I"ee We meee abilities i streets, and occupies the lower Uruguayan and Paraguayan ports |©Xceed our resources. C. THOMPSON RETURNS HOME WENT NORTH ON WRECKED STEAMER TO TAKE CARE OF PUMPING JOB ;floor of the structure. The State Employment Offices jare still in the naval station | building, but Wm. E. Little says {that he expects within a short jreveal that German freighters ‘have taken refuge there. Eng- lish warships have chased sev- ‘eral of the German freighters off jthe South American coast. The United States coast “We have not stinted our serv- hiees to Key West, in order to pro- vide for our own needs, and there is little revenue in sight until October when most of our County Judge Raymond Lord’s!county using the material re- |report of occupational _ licenses | quested. ‘issued during the month of Aug-| However, it must be understood \ust showed a list of 10, with rev- ‘that the material is to be used jenue of $167 to the state and for the purpose stipulated and Hit By Naval Staton | Ten temporary workmen and i }two permanent workmen will be ;time to receive approval for the is being ep saberahip dues become pay-| Geeooct of Clerk C. Sain B. Cur- Clarence Thompson, Key West pilot, arriving 12:30 was a passenger from New York on the o'clock bus yesterday, after being absent from the city since Tues- day, August 29, having left on the Steamer Fernglen, 10,000 ton which was wrecked on Quito Sueno Bank, about 750 from Key West in the sean Sea and recovered by ship ‘new quarters now being nego- | patrolled by Coast Guard, Naval jtiated for. idestroyers and planes to ensure ! |v: S. neutrality. | { \ | |BE PREPARED U. S.! | American editors throughout BROKEN INT ithe country says to arm to the ‘teeth to preserve United States = {neutrality. They ne ‘ — aS modern battleships ani le Norman Lowe. of Lowe’s Cash ie ost. Paodeen baitlesiin: ; West Virginia, was built in 1920. /They want the United States to buy war materials from friendly Grocery, 1117 Division street, told The Citizen today that his place of business had been broken into !some time last night and various “ & , goods to the value of more than ,Coutttries. They quote Congress’ |$100 had been stolen. {$10,000,000 appropriation for buy- | “Have you reported the loss to 'ing chromium, tungsten, man- able. “A contribution of $250 at this time will enable us to meet the} increasing demands that are ‘{coming in. We feel certain that you appreciate what we are do- ing and we will certainly ap- Preciate the aid we are asking for.” SCHOOL PROJECT | GIVEN APPROVAL — ry of Criminal Court was read |by the clerk and ordered filed. Bond of Notary Public Frank Ber.tley of $500 was read by the clerk and approved by _ board | | members. j Two deposits of Tax Collector | | Frank H. Ladd in the First Na-/ | tional Bank were read as follows: ; First one was of $120.44, with; | the following distributions: Gen- eral Revenue Fund, $25.50; Fine and Forfeiture Fund, $9.56; ; Outstanding Indbtedness Fund, $9.56; Road Fund, $12.75; Gener- jal School Fund, $31.87; Special | | \of Alfredo Barroso, conductor, } $83.50 to the county. for no other, dnd the permission | covers th materials from this one | “particular old railroad bridge”. CONCERT TONIGHT IN BAYVIEW P Regular . weekly concert | Bayview Park will be played to-/ ‘TWO SENT TO LIGHT STATIONS rises in connection with the $10,- See j 900 rehabilitation of the distilling Orville Bennett, machinist mate Plant and conversion of fuel tanks second class, who reported at into gasoline storage tanks. at Coast Guard-Lighthouse bed Key West Naval Station, it was quarters Monday for duty &5 announced today. Preliminary i keeper of a light on the Florida} irk 5 i Tu yn this Reef, today left for Carysfort | at | Light for duty until October 1. j week. y is On tliat ‘date he will be gent; All of the men are to be chosen ‘night by Key West WPA Band, |t0 Fowev Rocks Light to fill the through Civil Service process. beginning at 8 o'clock. iYecancy left by the retirement The capacity of the distilling The program, under direction of cedars reo rt, oe be’ plant which will be for the pur- and A. J. Cherry, master of cere.| Herbert E. Queen, seaman first pose of supplying water can nov heinas da sont transfer from | be determined until later in the Keller ;the Coast Guard branch to the | work of rehabilitation. Before it Overture, “Masegpe aaa ea ae eae an lett today | was made idle in 1932, when ‘the " | lightke t American Shoals. | Station was decommissioned, it Vietor Herbert] lightkeeper a eeu pumped 40,000 gallons a day. the Wrecking Tug Warbler. :monies. follow: From the office of Con; gress- | Special School Tax District Num- March, “A-1” man Pat Cannon in Washington $91.20. i came the information today to! Second deposit osarsanght be kp heees the Chamber of Commerce that | SAR OF wate the yt asic ident Roosevelt had approved | Utions: General vnue Fund. The Fernglen was brought to| the sheriff's office”, Mr. Lowe ,2anese, tin, quinine, quartz, ; . : | was asked, and he replied “no”, Manila fiber, etc. They have been Key West, August 29, in convoy | qeciaring that some Tathe ago demanding greater defense of of the Warbler and continued on| pis place had been broken into the Panama Canal and yesterday to Philadelphia the same after-/and one of the men implicated President Roosevelt announced Extracts from the Comic noon under convoy of the Wreck- ing Tug Peacock, a sister ship of the Warbler, which was sent here from New Orleans to convoy the Fernglen to destination. Mr. Thompson went on the had a five-year suspended sen- tence hanging over him, but when i emoyen guilty at the trial he had been given one year-in the county jail. Mr. Lowe said that was no* ee program had been started. | POLICEMAN OF EUROPE | Great Britain has been the Policeman of Europe for 400 years. .Cardinal Woilsey, under Fernglen, designated to take care’ sufficient punishment for the of- Henry VIII developed the term, of the pumping operations on the |fense and had decided not to re- i“balance of power” to stop acts wrecked vessel which was left at Philadelphia. He then went to ;Port the ma‘ ‘office but had turned the case tter to the sheriff's | of aggression by European na- ltions. When France got too New York on the Peacock and; 0ver to Captain Alberto Camero strong in 1702 they were toned from there took passage on train to Miami and bus to Key West. ‘of the Key West ‘ment, police depart- down. Britain slipped when Am- 2) (Continued on Page Four] the WPA project for furnishing $301.99; Fine and Forfeiture \Fund, $81.94; Special Advertising | Fund, $81.94; Road Fund, $109.25; (Continued on Page Four) school children their lunches. The telegram was signed by Wm. C. Scherrill, secretary to the con- This project was forwarded to the office of the state adminis-| trator some time ago, and it is. hoped that it will be signed and| approved by Florida Administra-| 4 10 P. M tor and made effective in time, Bee cones Getcenk mee Admission ——— No Cover Farewell Vacation—Hello SCHOOL DAYS DANCE at the new HABANA-MADRID CLUB ‘March, “Stars and |“Star Spangled Banner” Work on conversion*ef the fuel tanks into’ gasoline storage tanks will begin as soon as the material arrives. Ms SPECIAL! SPECIAL! Judge Friday, Saturday, Sunday rthur Gomez in Circuit Court / CHOCOLATE FUDGE the divorce proceedings insti-} “ang PINEAPPLE Florencio Valdez ~ Aven cass ___ 33C was Circuit |Maloney Brothers Bakery today in the office of Key !Court Clerk Ross C. Sawyer. 812 Fleming St—Phone #18 FINAL DIVORCE | |, Final decree Opera 1. The Time, The Place and The Girl. 2. Love Me, Love My Dog. 3. Kiss Me Again and Etc. Popular Selection, Vocal Fred McCandless Waltz, “Wedding of the ‘doe ee Grand Selection, “La Sonnam- bla” from Bellini’s Opera Stripes” | signed by in it