The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 12, 1939, Page 1

Agsociated Press Day Wire Service For 59 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LX. No. 216. The Key West Citizen Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit | THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U. S. A. Strong Opposition To Neutrality Revision Is Forecast By Senator Nye: VAISALA ZL LS ‘ONLY CIVILIANS ARE AFFECTED (ly Axnvelated Prenx) SHANGHAI, Sept. 12.— Japanese army, navy and consular authorities are clos- ing the doors of China to some of their own country- men—the “carpet baggers” who have been following the army onto the Asiatic con- tinent in increasing num- bers. Finding their efforts to gain the friendship of Chi- nese in occupied areas ham- pered by “disreputable Jap- anese”, the authorities have ordered the deportation of any Japanese acting in “a manner injurious to Sino- Japanese amity”. Civilians, only, are -affected. An estimated 1,000 Japan- ese civilians have been arriv- ing in Shanghai each week for many months. detriment of the anti-Hitler na- tons and eis ronal of thems JAYCEES INVITE out that ri are rumors abroad ARTISTS T0 ENTER POSTER CONTEST SPONSORED BY STATE OR- | GANIZATION; TO PUSH the present war» Senator“NY®|; MARKETING OF CITRUS said. keep out FRUITS (ie Associated Prenn) WASHINGTON, Sept. Senator Gerald Nye of South Dakota has joined Senator Wil liam Borah of Idaho in a firm| 12, — | stand against repeal of the neu- trality act which forbids the sale/ of arms and armaments to Euro: pean warring nations. | “In 1914 we revelled in the) profits”, Nye said, “and we had| to go to war to protect our loans. | The ultimate end of present war! trading is to destroy neutrality”. Senator Nye pointed out that, President Roosevelt was for the} embargo laws in 1936 and signed, the laws. President Roosevelt has said that the laws are proving to the that the administration is con- sidering censorship of the Amer- ican press and radio. “We cannot be in and out of “We must of} In connection with the ; ‘: «| Jaycee Citrus Drive now being « wasning agsinetanY, esPect oF onducted, 0 $25 poster designing taking a) contest for non-professional art- is being sponsored by the lorida Citrus Commission. President Isadore Weintraub of {the local organization states that the Key West club is cooperating carry’ program of selling arma-,With state organization in the idrive to advertise Florida Citrus long before Fruit. Rules of the contest are as fol- lows: us pprofessional artists in Florida, | who have never made the major | ; “any revision of the present neu- part of their livelihood by - art work, lead the 2. There is no limit United States being dragged in- other people’s wars”. This was the United States as war role. Senator Nye also stated that: “If we proceed with a ‘cash and ments, it won't be we'll be extending credit”. The senator reiterated the belief of his colleague, Senator Borah, that trality act would to to the ‘numbeg of your entries. Send in jas many as you wish. to the war”. 3. Contest comes to a_ close | September 30th, 1939, and your j poster design must be postmark- j ed before midnight on that date. Your poster must be in AT SAND KEY black and white for black and | white reproduction. iow | 5. Your poster must be a pen ; | drawing for “zinc” reproduction. Lighthouse Tender Poppy sail-|(Not a wash drawing’ for half- yesterda for Sand Key |tene reproduction.) lighthouse with a foreman and| 6. crew of workmen, who are en-|Printed 25x38 inches in size, but gaged in scaling the tower an structure preparatory to painting and making necessary repairs. Members of the working party are Paul Atwell in charge of ac- tivities, Roy Roberts as chef, Vic- | ,_, ‘ tor Maaeih, “Shlebidl -Aideseon. text matter. You may use one of Julius Atwell, Luis Sevilla, {Rese oF text matter of your own Ignacius Sacao and Mervin Al- |C°™Pesition bury. MISS ARCHER RECUPERATING Miss Priscilla Archer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will Archer, is} recuperating after an appendec- tomy at the Marine Hospital, performed yesterday. j Miss Archer will welcome visits | of her friends during her recov-; ery ed |size, maintaining these propor- tions. 7. Your poster must feature j“Jaycee Flosida Citrus Drive”. Here are some suggestions for the “Build -health—boost Florida Eat citrus fruit Jaycee Citrus Drive” “Eat Citrus—the fruit that builds health and boosts Florida Jaycee Citrus Drive” 8. In submitting your poster design please print jand address plainly on the back {including the words, “1940 Jaycee |Citrus Poster Contest”. 9. In the event of a tie the prize will be divided evenly. be- tween the trying contestants. 10. The judges will be art di- rectors of Arthur Kudner, Inc., advertising agency for the Flor- Mr. and Mrs. George Mills ida Citrus Commission, and their who had /°Pinion must be accepted as final. | 11. Prize winners will be noti- fied by mail as soon as possible WHITES RETURN HOME White and son Clay, been visiting with relatives and friends in the New England states, and spent part of their /@fter close of contest. . vaeation at the Lake Placid Club,, 12. All poster designs submit- and in the Adirondack mountains, |ted will be the property of the returned over the highway last Florida Junior Chamber of Com- night. jmeree. 1940| Contest is open only to non- | Key Lime:Growers Need REPORTED DEATH |Crate Of Key Limes Once | OF MISS HAYDEN | 58 Now $1; Mexican FOUND NOT TRUE : | {REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN) VICTIM OF ATHENIA DIS-| > e 'dusiry needs is organization so ASTER; MOTHER TELLS OF | that the proper advertising and SAFETY } i Real Competition What ihe Florida Key lime in- | distribution may be given our i ‘superior product, T. Jenkins Cur- | ‘ws was current in the city| ry, Monroe County Commission- ‘today and last evening that Miss jer, and large Key Ne lime grove Marie Bainbridge Hayden, daugh- ! owner, said discussing the pres. ter of the late Captain E. E. Hay- jent poor markets for Key limes. a commandant of the naval “Sug titaes have more acid and station during the years 1912 and ! juice, little waste and thick skins 1914, was one of the Americans! to insure them keeping well”, who lost their lives during the} Mr. Curry said in comparing the sinking of the Steamship Athen-|Key product to those of other | Organization, Curry Says Limes Give Key Product | ports from Cuba soon destroyed! — KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, SERTEMBER 12, 1939 BACKGROUND OF THE WAR | Digest Of War News |! From All Fronts |CASH AND CARRY It will be cash and carry sale! jof arms to Europe’s warring na- tions if a straw vote of Congress- »men means anything. Congress | adjourned in August without amending the present Neutrality :Act, which does not permit sale | of arms to Europe. However | } Congressmen say that there has | jbeen a change of sentiment in| ithe American populace since the! i | present Neutrality act definitely favors the totalitarian _ states. | ,Now Americans want arms to be | Shipped to Allied nations. How- ,ever, under cash and carry terms, | \Since the Allies reneged on their debts so greatly the Jast war. No repeal of the embargo act will be allowed by the administration, ! jhowever, congressmen state. | LONDON SCENE | | Bicyclists peddle furiously with their gas masks slung over their shoulders with twine slings. . . ; Newspapers are skinny, eight Page affairs and are pretty much ‘alike. . .Editors say public should ibe told everything except mili- |tary secrets. . .There is little ‘phone contact with France. . . i Movies are all closed and the {pubs are full. . Stars overhead ; are the high silver blimps of the {balloon barrage aflame in the jSetting sun. 4 1 {ABOUT NEUTRALS | i% Europe’s neutral nations are {important factors in the outcome ‘of the war. Spain’s neutrality; ‘is a serious blow to Nazi hopes ibecause Spanish bases were es- sential to German submarines in jthe Mediterranean Sea and At- antic “Ocean. Belgium ~could Germany quite .a bit-with. lits rather strong yet small army ,and cause a division of German troops, but could not help in an offensive campaign. Neutral {Netherlands is very vulnerable jto Nazi attack. But the Belgian- ‘Dutch neutrality helps to pre- jvent German air raids on Eng- jland. Switzerland is well forti- ‘fied. War against Switzerland | ;would be costly to Germany} \though Switzerland, has, a) key {position between Germany “and Italy. "Denmark, commanding an {entrance to the Baltic Sea is in ian extremely exposed position, {but is poorly armed. Norway is jbetter armed. Sweden is im- {portant because of its high grade one, and its munitions works. Fin- PRICE FIVE CENTS h Troops Push Nazis Back; France Prepares (Offensive * | 1By Associated Press) WARSAW, Sept. 12.—Polish troops threw back the | German army on the West and Southwest fronts today, WAR MAY BRING DEVELOPMENT OF FLORIDA'S SUGAR STATE CHAMBER OF MERCE PRESIDENT BRIGHTER FUTURE EVERGLADES SUGAR | according to Polish reports. German casualties are said ito be between 12,000 and 15,000. Germany has not denied the reports, but claims that COM- | her‘real drive is from the north through which she hopes SEES | ,oon to reach Warsaw and deal it a deathblow. FOR | | west bank of the Vistula river, and if it is necessary will i Poland meanwhile has her defense positions on the (Special to The Citizen) Ee Mark te her: apie eenenyeretponicnsthe/ cath bank JACKSONVILLE, Sept. 12— | of the Vistula. S Patiently “pleading for several} Word came through today that the English ex- months: past that the quota for | ,editionary force has not taken place in a single engage- its sugar industry be increased, ! | Florida may get from the Second | World War that which it was un-! " . sites -. | craft batteries are very efficient and powerful, British ‘press releases etate that they are not as efficient as re- | ported. They point to the ease with which English planes ; have gone over Germany. “The price of sugar—and Gihae | France reports ‘capture of hills and advance forts of foodstuffs—have - been rising all ! the Siegfried line on, which its artillery may be mounted. 3 ovér fhe; tiation ‘during the rest French artillery has shown up better than German artil- several days,” the State Chamber head declared. “Wages being unable to ad-! vance as quickly as prices, this; has the effect of cutting salaries for the working man’s dollar to- | : day buys much less than it would a week, or even three or four, days ago. H “The whole situation — es-) pecially that of sugar prices—is | ridiculous. If used to the fullest; possible extent, the Florida Ever- glades could produce enough; sugar to supply the entire de-! mand of the continental United { States. Allowed to produce only | one-tenth of the national con- > sumption, we could put the heads | ment against Germany on the western front of France. able to obtain during peace, it was pointed out today by Harold Florida State Chamber of Commerce. Colee, president of the | lery in recent engagements. Action is along a 50 mile sector with the greatest concentration on the 27 mile front of the Saar sector,. Loss of British ships during the last 10 days:, has mounted to 16.. r Hundreds of Americans are returning on the “Wash- ington”. Americans, however, are subject to search be- fore being allowed to leave foreign soil. The winning poster will be} q |Your drawing may be one-half’ tof her exposed Russian border. Baltic states could not long re- {sia. Because of the major charac- \ter of the war any of these neu- trals may be forced to side in with one of the great belligerent jnations. ' SUBS VS. SHIPS Here’s how a U.-Boat gets its} ship: The lookout sights the ship ! | ;from the conning tower. Imme- idiately then it dives. Officer at ‘the periscope studies the craft to get the best angle for the tor- pedo, its speed and course. Then ‘comes aiming of the torpedo and firing. A sub exposes so little of litself that it can submerge before jthe ship sights it. U-boats are jsupposed to give a ship’s crew jtime to get off. That's danger- ous—if the merchantman carries ta gun because subs are highly vulnerable to surface attack. A warship above destroyer size takes two or three torpedo strikes ito inflict damage. Here’s how a of 100,000 families to work, pay- jing them more than $70,000,000 sist attack by Germany or Rus-jin wages and largely ending un- | employment in this state. This \has been pointed out to Congress time and time again, but Federal quotas and regulations were con- tinued to hamper and hamstring the Florida sugar industry. “Hence we teday find ourselves and our families dependent upon offshore sources of supply for our sugar. And ‘with increased de- mands on steamship transporta- tion, freight rates have naturally gone up, thus resulting in higher and higher prices for our sugar. “The American housewife, how- ever, is not meekly taking this {without making her feelings }known. Congress knows, or cer- tainly soon will know, what the women of this country think about this situation and I am sure steps will be taken to per- mit Florida’s great sugar indus- try to enjoy the growth and de- velopment it -has so _ unsuccess- fully sought in the past.” New Passport Rules Released By C. R. Gwynn Deputy Clerk C. Rodney | which may be forwarded to the United States department through the office of Gwynn, of the the Getk, i etl . e clerk, it is pointed out. Court, has received a copy of a) Specific attention of the clerks departmental order from R. B.|is called to the fact that notwith- :Shipley, chief of the Passport standing the submission to the Division of the State Depart-|Department of evidence showing |ment, which provides: |that a person proposes to visit a | “No passport heretofore issued | country of Europe for a reason shall be valid for use in travel-|which may be deemed _satisfac- ling from the United States to/tory to it, passports will not, as any country in Europe unless it|/a rule, be issued for travel in is submitted to the Department jopposing belligerent countries, of State for validation for such |nor will the wife or children of use and no passport will here-|any such person be included in after be issued for use in anya passport issued for use in Eu- country of Europe unless the ap- jrope unless it is imperative that plicant therefor shall submit tothe wife or child or children ac- the’ Department evidence of his | company any such person. imperative necessity of his! “In view of the exigencies of travelling to Europe. the present situation and the } PrP rere OA “In this connection the atten- jo of the clerk is invited to A BLACKOUT mebpaniel ccten ants: te. coe IN THIS TOWN partmental Order, and in con- ;Sequence of the order whenever a person applies through your your name! ‘ Plane and steamer: ia, which was bound for America | sections cf the country. and which was torpedoed by a/ At present the Persian lime German submarine, industry is being worked up in | The news of Miss Hayden’s' Florida, but Mr. Curry points out {death was found to be untrue up-; that the Persian lime is not a on the return of Mrs. Edwin! lime but a lemon. Phillips who had been visiting in | Principal competition comes the north with her daughter,|from the Mexican limes, which Mrs. Warren Watrous, and on the /|are allowed into the country with return trip had stopped in Wash-|little duty, “because American | ington, and visiting at the home | capitalists have Mexican inter- jit Mrs. Clifford P. Myer, for-| ests”. merly Miss Marie Watrous. She} Pineapple farms also once had been told by Mrs. Myer that! flourished on the Keys, but im- Mrs. Hayden had been advised} | from Europe to the effect i that Florida pineapple markets. jher daughter was safe. This i The Key lime growers once | formation was given to The Citi-|/had a mutually protective asso- zen by Miss Etta Patterson, | ciation, but Key farmers claimed |shortly after being told by Mrs./that the association did not treat Phillips. jthem right and eventually its MCRAE ga joperation was discontinued. Big POSTER DISPLAYS consigners today want carload shipments of products to reduce batitlig charges; Mr> Curry point” AT C OF C. OFFICE ed out, and it is necessary for alt % . \lime grove farmers to band to- "iad |gether to supply these carloads, | ‘The Federal Art Project, which |thus meeting the competition of lis conducted by F. Townsend | Mexican growers. and Florida Morgan in this area, has bright- | Persian lime .growers. ! jened up the Chamber of; Com-| Key growers now get about $1 jmerce office with a.fine: display |# crate. and. picking, wages run of posters, calendars and other | bout 5D-cerjts, a: erate, ‘Me: Curry attractive. matter produced by the |$##d: | There was a time wheri silk. screen. process. Key times -séld for from $3 to $4 Thig display is an’ abject ‘les- |? crate and during the winter son in the appeal to the éye-of [from $7-$8. , ‘There is only one vivid colors and impressionistic |S#!es agent now operating on the effcets of which the great adver-|Keys who buys the limes to send tisers of the day are aware. The |‘? @ juice factory, He was buy- |display is very interesting and|ing at $1.50 last year, but this jinterested persons are invited to | Year claimed that some Key lime View ft | ones ag ee slimes a tsar han $1.50 and that he was forced |, . ty oes Sarr eee |to buy them at less this year. jland is in a bad position because ‘CONDUCT SAFETY | Roughly three young, healthy | jlime trees will produce two SURVEY IN WPA 2°. An ‘acre should produce | 200 crates. | Lime trees need little water, | Mr. Curry pointed out, with the R. E. Campbell, state safety | roots very near the surfaces Dur- consultant of WPA from the}ing dry seasons when the trees \State office in Jacksonville, ac- | depend mostly on morning and jcompanied by Kimball Popham, | evening dew, the roots curl up- {State safety. representative, are| wards just under the surface. visitors in the city today. | There is a June crop and a Janu- The officials came for a com-| ary crop. plete survey in connection with! “Do you know I am the only the rules and regulations of} grower to ship a full carload of safety procedure as are in use inj limes to market? This was in connection with the several proj-| 1923, and the carload was sent to ects in Key West. |Dallas, Texas, which is near ——- j where the, Mexican limes are LOWES RETURN produced now”, Mr. Curry con- | cluded. | FROM VACATION Prosiem or ahs CO-EDUCATION W. E. Lowe, chief engineer of- | AS Ey ficer of the Coast Guard Cutter! jouisyittn ie. oe Pandora, Mrs. Lowe and their | E, Ky. Sept. 12— ; il ho eck bese nic |For years separate high schools;ship sinks a submarine: A de- son, ses haa thie sake ¥,, | for boys and girls have been jtector ray locates the submarine. cae ee Jamaica, returned to|™intained in Louisville and|A depth charge is tossed over- thacelty. last evinta e. |Mrs. S. I. Kornhauser, a vice-jboard. Underwater concussion The Lowe family enjeyed [president of _the city parent- {cripples the sub. Mines can get | very delightful’ valsatiort tip. ‘The | teacher council, says the “real”/subs at entrances to harbors. Citizen was informed. Most of |Te250n is the intense athletic riv- their traveling was made’ by |#lty between two of the boys’ Kaui schools—Manual and Male High. | C. L. Jordan, retiring principal jof Manual high school, advocates |co-education as “the natural sit. juation”. He says boys and girls |should not be separated in adol- jescent years, Announcing... ! THE 1940 PLYMOUTH Try the new Luxury Ride —only Plymouth has it! NOW ON DISPLAY |NAVARRO, Ine. ] | CHAGRINED OFFICER | RIPLEY, Tenn.—After recover- jing a stolen automobile, Deputy O. H. Trosper proceeded to give | the owner a dissertation on how |to protect his car from theft. Imagine the officer's chagrin then when he returned to his of- fice only to find that his own ear had been stolen. ? !Depth bombs are still more ef- |fective, TNT rolled off rear of ‘sub chaser or fired by special ‘device. The ship must get out of the neighborhood of the depth charge fast, since the concussion will spring the seams of a vessel. Small guns are effective against submarines if the sub can be | SPECIAL! LAY2R CAKES _____ ‘Maloney Brothers 812 Fleming St. Phone 818 TTT office for a passport to enable! consequent necessity of exercis- ing the greatest care in the vali- |dation of passports of the issue of new passports, the Depart- |ment of State will be obliged to {hold applicants and firms re- (By, Associated Urenn> TULSA, Okla., Sept. 12— Charged with swimming in , 2b,, Grenewood ae boys were Judge % on black one boy. the FFE bh hed dekdd sponsible for any false or mis- leading statements made by them in connection with applications for passports and any such false or misleading statements would be in violation of Section 220 of (Continued on Page Four) him to travel to Europe, you should require him to submit with his application documentary evidence of the imperative neces- sity of his making the European trip. Passports will not here- after be issued -valid for any European country merely for pleasure, recreation. touring or sightseeing, or for any other |Teason not of an imperative |nature. | | Due To— JEWISH NEW YEAR HOLIDAY Dry Goods and Clothing Stores of Key West will and Friday tion for the extension, or amendment