The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 10, 1939, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 59 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West est Citizen The Key THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U. S.-A. VOLUME LX. No. 240. — KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1939 Three Navy Planes Hitler S Arived Last Night For Indefinite Stay PLAN TEMPORARY FERRY SERVICE TO CUBAN PORT PURCHASE OF TWO SMALLER * | Flight of three naval patrol |planes arrived in Key West after jdark last night and will be sta- |tioned here indefinitely, Lieut.- |Comdr. H R. Parker, in charge Can Be Ave Citizens And | Will Select Candidates «fy Asnocinted Prean) LONDON, Oct. 10.—Both sides ‘are now puffing out their chests, j while underneath lies the anxiety Tropean front. AToday Adolf. Hitler told Ger- mans in a radio address that ‘of a long, long war, on the Eu-| |of the planes, told The Citizen | | today. |, The flight of planes came down | |under’ command of Lieut:! Bond. Col. L. C. Brinton, president of fed by members today states only Citizens and Taxpayers, Inc., to-|a slate consisting of mayor and day announced that the associa- VESSELS CONSIDERED FOR |The three left this morning at 9 - KEY WEST-HAVANA RUN; LARGER VESSELS LATER jo’clock ‘and although official con- | |firmation could not be had, it is | believed they are. ordered out on jpatrol flights of the Caribbean. {tion would hold a meeting for members at the Harris School this Thursday evening to start at 8 o'clock. Purpose of the meeting will be |seven councilmen will be picked. Peace rested with the Allies and said that the “way ahead for the German people is not so much harder than the way behind”. He said. Germany should be left ;. The names will be selected |from a list of twenty mentioned jgn nomination forms sent in by |the membership. In all, eighty. lone in its “geographic sphere” and Praised the “community fpirit of the nation”. | The planes are from Guan-/to select candidates that will re-|names were nominated; however, ' Parliament today was told that | LATE BULLETINS (iy Anscciated Prexn) WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.—Pres- jident Roosevelt today dined with |Lord. Beaverbrook, famous Eng- ; lish publisher: | REO CHUNGKING, Oct. 10.—Presi dent Roosevelt today sent greet: tings to the Chinese government celebrating its birth. Eighty-one Japanese planes were sent out to harass the Chinese in their cele- brations. PRICE FIVE_CENTS Neda Tonight Headlines: Crito De Yara Program : ‘FEATURES Cuban de Yara, independence day, will be held tonight at 8 ‘clock at San Carlos Hall. Cere- Velada cabanas the Grito CONTEST | SCOUT CLEANUP t ndal at the Maine plot and the _ Cuban plot were held this morn-' BREET, ing at the City Cemetery. [MONS CLUB. ANNQUMNCES | ‘ADDITIONAL PLANS - FOR It is understood that the | Lieut. Col. L. C. Brinton, re-| WORK THAT HAS ALREADY newer English planes are far | French have advised Chiang Kai- tired U. S. Army, delivered the! \tanamo Bay. The first landed at} ceive the full support of the or-|only the highest twenty on. the B. G. Gili, treasurer of the|11 o'clock last night, making a} ganization in the coming city elec- Pan American Link Transporta- | Searchlight landing. The three/tion. The announcement receiv- | were anchored off the destroyers tion Company, told The Citizen | at Pier B near the protecting today that the company is con-| flats. | The four officers are quartered |in the building in front of Lieut.- vessels to initiate the passenger- | Comdr. Callahan’s quarters at the sidering chartering of two smaller jlist will receive consideration. | Full membership attendance at |the meeting is requested by the jorganization. The notification of | meeting is signed by the organi- jzation secretary, H. P. Connable, This éxcerpt from the letter ex- plains the purpose of the meet~- Superior to the German planes in|Shek to make peace with Japan speed especially. It was also|on the best possible terms, as the told that 72 German submarines Allies, are engaged in their war have thus far been sighted from|and cannot be expected to send the air by British planes and at- | their supplies in the future. tacks made in the majority of! instances. It also said that Eng- WASHINGTON, Oct, 10.—First freight service between Havana, Key West and Gulf ports. The service should begin some- time before January, Mr. Gili thought. Backing of the com- pany is principally through Am- erican capital out of Jackson- ville. The two smaller vessels will carry passengers and freight on the round trip between Havana and Key West. No cars are con- templated to be carried on these trips... Each. ship..should._.carry about 250 passengers. Later, the company plans to have two larger vessels for the Gulf service. FIRE PREVENTION WEEK CELEBRATED AT LOCAL SCHOOLS CHIEF HARRY BAKER CON- DUCTS FIRE ALARM TESTS; LINES OF EDUCATION AN- NOUNCED Station and the twenty men are , quartered in what was -the old |navy moving picture theatre. | Nothing official could be re- lleased regarding the reported | submarine in these waters. | Destroyer Claxton arrived at 7 |o’clock this morning. U.S.S Bab- | bitt is in port, and U.S.S. Reuben {James is out on patrol. BUREAU PREDICTS BIG FLORIDA YEAR ' a \'FRIENDLY SERVICE’ AGENCY | SAYS 97% INQUIRIES ARE | | ABOUT STATE Chamber of Commerce is in 'receipt of a communication from the United States Travel Bu- jreau of the Department of the Interior in which it quotes a letter from one of the country’s j largest Tour Agencies, the \“Friendly Service”. | As evidence of the interest by jfall and winter motorists in |Florida as a travel destination, the division of Friendly Service, Inc., sends a copy of a recent |general memorandum to field FOR C. G. TESTS NING: WILL PROBABLY ‘LEAVE TOMORROW Examining board of the United States Coast Guard Service ar- rived in the city last evening and this morning were holding ex- aminations in headquarters as to the qualifications“ of local head- quarters officials to be initiated in the official family of the or- ganization: * 7" Members of the board are Cap- tain James F. Hottel, president; Captain Chester H. Jones, mem- ber, and Commander Lloyd V. Kielhorn, member and recorder. Captain Hottel is an old friend of Marcy B, Darnell, former publisher of The Citizen, and was associated with him on the {Cutter Tallapoosa during the {World War. Commander Keil- | West. Discussing their mission with !The Citizen, Captain Hottel said jthat they would probably con- {clude the examinations today and-would leave tomorrow morn- jing on the return to headquarters jin Jacksonville. ARRIVED IN CITY LAST EVE. | horn has been here; before. Cap-| tain Jones has never been to Key | | |ing: ilish planes:have made a com- “During the past. summer the Plete photographic report on the \chief effort of Citizens and Tax- German West Wall. |payers, Inc, has been to sound’ France reported that many lout public opinion on the matter German patrols have been sent |of civic government. The enthus- out from the West Wall but that jiastic response to our aims, as they have been beaten’ back in {Stated in the circular letters and Most cases, Artillery has been |printed platform, is convincing: blasting away on both sides at | proof that the people of Key West the front for more than 72 hours. | want the progressive type of goy- It also said ‘that spring rains on lernment advocated by your. or- pie Rhine is menacing many jganization. Our next step, then, Sections of the West Wall. jis to select the men to carry out} Russian Question !this aim’ Enivoy from, Finland depatted | ? for Moscow 03g to confer with EVERYBO: ¢ Government. regarding thi Ae I Rraslee position -in’the “Baltic. | Other Baltic governments have been drawn within the sphere of the Russian influence. Diplomats pointed out today WANTS st AME TERRITORY | (fy Akaocinted Presny LARAMIE, Wyo., Oct. 9—The jtrailer camp ground is a favorite | Place this year for University of | that Russia is backing Germany | Wyoming students. {to the wall in many of her pro- So many wanted to park their | posals. trailers there for : jusing them as college living quats,asaéndancy,im’the Baltic, that ters, the place became ‘ over-;Gerimany opposes*Finland drawn crowded. | Locations, with light and water | permitted it, that Russia has de- ior Siac rent for $5 to $10 a! manded clearing of. all Nazis i month, Hl its captured sections of Poland. TWO SENTENCED SAME OLD STORY; They pointed out that, the winter, Russia -has’ been given complete | with’ the Russian orbit but has | W. W. De- test of senate sentiment on neu- trality laws will come today when jan effort will be made to split | the Roosevelt suggestions up, vote lon a cash and carry plan for the belligerents and then vote on the !repeal of the embargo. Senator. Austin of Vermont today was the first senator to openly favor the | Allies, when he said. that he would like to see them win the | war. WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.—Louis ©} Johnson; “high Army official, to: |day said that America’s present | diate crisis. He said the army |should be immediately increased | by at least 250,000. He said’ that plane strength should be: in- creased as the war has definitely’ shown the dominauon of war) front by. air forces. NO ‘BOWL OF RICE AFFAIR THIS Y ’ ONEY FOR CHINESE RELIEF | army of 400,000 was pitifully in-| adequate if there is any imme-, principal address at the Maine STARTED plot with Dr. J. C. Sanchez, ' president of San Carlos In-} Arrangements are nearing com- stitute introducing Col. Brinton.’ pletion for the Boy Scout-Lions pat the Cuban plot Dr. Sanchez program to cleanup Rest Beach, delivered the principal address. and, as announced by the Lions Students of San Carlos School Club which held a director's meet- laid wreaths on both plots. ,ing last night at the -home of Dance at the Cuban Club to- Jack a night will bring the festivities to ° Contest feature in’ connection a close. The dance will begin at bie the project has been worked 9:30 o'clock and will be attended Work over the weekendon the jby civic and fraternal repre- roject. isted of. dividin, sentatives. Gould Curry’s Or- Lkorad fees aaets f aa the chestra will furnish the music. [ue = th papier cr. bene Program for the Velada fol- § “ada < ; be jows: ship. All five troops in the ty Introduction, Dr. J. C. Sanchez. ; signified ther “d Américan and Cuban National have signified enthusiastic Anthems by chorus from San SuPPort of the poject with the exception of Troop No. 51, Scout- _Mmaster Albert G. Pierce, who was initial meeting was held on the plan. Mr. Peirce has declared, Carlos School jawever, that his troop will fall lin with the others when plans io | are divulged. ene ae. iullo} Signs to place at section |boundaries have been | which will give it; to. ‘the |troops; The plan is* ve. thé) various troops work. . their pup! work; and-eny jown schedule of cleat jalthough member |other citizens interested, ‘will be jon hand to assist the scouts. December 1 has been named’ as ‘the deadling date at which time work is:to be concluded. ~-Judg- jing of best work done will then _ be conducted and prize awards {to the winning troops will be 3 neh vt M. San Skit. Closing of pro; , de Poo. WM. DOUGHTRY IN RACE FOR MAYOR; ‘ANNOUNCES TODAY COMMUNICATION TO THE CITIZEN CONTAINS DOUGH- TRY'S STATEMENT OF AN- ;made. It is also planned to hold ~|representatives in various parts lof the country. The organiza- Fire Prevention Week was this: tion supplies free routing data Superintendent jmeritt said that as far as he un- ,derstood there were but three morning celebraied by Chief;@nd directories of motor courts Harry A Baker, of the Key West jand cabins. Signed by Richard Fire Department, with drills at H. Fenker, the memorandum, several of the schools, by sound-: dated September 21, reads as fol- ing the fire alarms and timing ‘OWS: Sea % the scholars on their evacuation; “Travel inquiries © received of the buildings. :the morning's mail by the New The first building where the , Y°Tk division of travel on, Sep- drill was held was the High ' tember 21 showed 97 percent ask- School. When the alarm was; i>& for road maps, routings, scen- given the 699 students immedi-'i¢ attractions along the way and in’ {members of the organization in iKey West who were to be ex-} amined and they were himself, Assistant Superintendent Henry} B. Haskins and Assistant Light-| house Engineer W. J. Schoneck. | It was stated at headquarters | in Key West that headquarters of the Coast Guard district em- bracing the waters of the Gulf jof Mexico and adjacent territory IN CRIMINAL COURT TWO OTHERS RECEIVE FINES FOR DRUNKEN DRIVING Four pleas of guilty were en- tered in Criminal Court this morning at a brief special session held at 11 o’clock in the county TO BE RAISED BY CON- TRIBUTIONS TAG SALES LAG » | STILL ABOUT 1800 DRIVERS’ LICENSE PURCHASES TO BE MADE There ere still a large number Monday afternoon with-Mrs. M. statement: of people who are without auto- ‘mobile drivers’ licenses in Mon- roe county, according to the esti- ately began to leave the building and the entire faculty and stu- dent body had abandoned the building and were assembled in one minute and twenty seconds. The next school visited was the Harris institution. Here the evac- uation was effected in 50 seconds and the 390 pupils and teachers were ready to reenter and take up their s directions for nightly accommo-} dations in the State of Florida. | “The other three percent was! divided in requests for informa- i jtion covering various other sec-! tions of the United States. This tinformation should be particular- jly valuable to hotels and others} ;selling overnight accommodations | and to newspapers, chambers of have been moved from Mobile, Alabama, to New Orleans, Louis- jana. TONS OF IRON CONSIGNED FOR REFINEMENT elapsed ti Division Street school was next visited: and the same proceedure gone through. There are 493 pu- pils in \this institution and they and the\teachers were out of the buildingin 47 seconds. At the Convent of Mary Im- maculatdon Division street there are enrofed 200 students and they, wit} their instructors, had emptied $e structure in 50 sec- onds. The place visited was the Douglass Glored school on Thom- as street @d the same speedy evacuati¢n was accomplished, the building |t evacuated in 54 seconds. I®this school there are 422 studen Chief\Babr said the move- ments of th@students and faculty of the sclvo} were all excellently carried At. He was surprised at the celerly Sith which the evac- uations Wre, accompli: ras plished and in a veryo lated maner,) | ACTIVE | (Special to The Citizen) YELLOW SPRINGS, 0O., Oct. 10.—Chat. Paterson, son of Mrs. | Virginia L. Paterson, 1122 South- jard street, was recently appointed: fas one of two student members ito the college committee on jcampus dining halls at Antioch | College, this city. | In his second year at Antioch, Chat plans to go into foreign | service and business administra- | tion. The joint faculty-student com- |mittees are distinctive features jof the Antioch plan of govern- }ment, which is based on the as- sumption that the college is a erything was done|single community, not two sep~ rly and well regu-'arate communities of faculty and jstudent-body. AND SALE TO COUNTRIES IN MARKET FOR SCRAP | } One hundred and eighty tons of rough iron left today by barge ‘towed by Thompson Fish Com- pany motor vessel for Miami. The iron will be refined and graded in Miami and will then be available to any country need- ing it. _It is expected that it will even- {tually reach the warring nations tin Europe, although it will prob- ably never get to Germany be- cause of the Allied blockade. |More need than ever for iron is {noted in England. SPECIAL! SPECIAL! |liam V. Albury presided with all | court officials present. arrested several days ago . and given preliminary hearing on |charges of contributing to | delinquency of a minor girl and jassault and battery, entered a plea jof guilty. i {court house at which Judge Wil- | George F. Sweeting, who was | the" 1 mate of Judge Raymond Lord. of the cards. The judge said that there will have to be a great increase in ;Purchases of licenses by October 15, which is the last day of the ; Sale period, as after that date purchasers may have to pass ex- jamination as to their qualifica- The story of his offense was re- ; tions, | Approximately 1,800 are in need | capitulated by County Solicitor | Allan B. Cleare, Jr., who gave a detailed account of the testimony |given by witnesses and the re-| | sult was that the charges were divided into three and included | jone of indecent exposure. | Sentence as passed by Judge) at Meacham Field is to be Albury was as follows: For aS-+mantled and removed. A force |sault aiid battery .the sentence | of workmen began activities this was six months in the county }Morning and are rapidly going | jail. On the charges’ of contri- ahead with the work. buting to the delinquency of a minor the sentence was 90 days and the charge of indecent ex- PLANE HANGAR S DSMARTLED The steel hangar for aeroplanes dis- mantling of the structure is be- tence of 60 days, making a total of- approximately 11 months to be served in the county jail. Louis: Wilson, colored, entered a plea Of guilty to contributing | to the delinquency of a minor, a boy, and indecent exposure. The ordered that the com- (Continued on Page Four) ¥ GRITO DE YARA DANCE. Tonight—9:80 o'Clock . CUBAN CLUB Gould Curry’s Orchestra MEMBERS FREE—OTHERS 4c it is understood that the dis- Officers of the Key West coun- leil of the».United Council for | Civilian. Relief in. China, met !E. Berkowitz, chairman, end Mayor Willard Albury, co-chair- |man, when “A Call To Alms” was sounded in. behalf of civilians in war-torn China. Ways and means of raising | funds to assist the National Coun- ‘cil in carrying on this humani- |tarian work were dis¢ussed, and it was decided” that voluntary ‘contributions would be solicited during the campaign. instead of having a Bowl of Rice Party as | last year. - Each contributor to the cause will receive a numbered ticket,’ |which will entitlé the holder to a chaneeon a signed juc- |tion of a beautiful water color | Painting, “First Lesson”, by Tse {Wing Kwong, San Francisco art- ist. The number of signed re- | productions of this painting is |limited to 100, one each being ‘sent to the first one hundred \cities which have organized their ‘council for Civilian’ Relief i posure was regarded with a sen-|ing done on Mr. Cleare’s orders. | | | imally announces his candidacy }: i ja huge scout jamboree soon-after j that date to officially open..the |beach for the season, and the awards would be given out at the William T. Doughtry, Jr., for- | affair. The committee in the Lions Club is investigating the i !bility of obtaining a ‘ scarifier ;from the W.P.A. to tear up the i ae vegetation. Then the -scouts ‘The Key West, Citizen, }eould more easily clear away all j“Gehtlemen: | weeds, burrs and trash. ; “Iam (today formally entering: Contributions of gloves and the race for the position of mayor garden. implements will be ‘of the City of Key West. ‘sought in the near future from “In announcing my candidacy, residents and merchants. = Troop I feel. thet almost anything I meetings this week will feature should stete in this. announce-' complete working plans for the iment would be superfluous for seouts. ‘the reason that the people with | ‘whom I have been associated dur- * ing the vast nineteen years know ,My qualifications, my ability, my ;character and my various activi- OF THRILLING "FRIP ties, begihning with baseball and erage during my early a) bo Seah in Key West, and my Boy Scout, church, lodge and civic activities! Mr. and Mrs. Horace Connable. during the past years. Sufficient who have arrived for the-winter to say that I have been here half season, hid an interesting experi- imy life-time now, married, with ence while making a tour-of the four children, a property owner, 'Atlantie and Pacific coasts. ‘this pn Sedlpatagbecignled omc Tar we ee ae my. home in ev ak 2 se ae SFY Te wryuehess of Richmond”; they ““T-can only promise to the vot-, Were returning through the Carib- NOUNCEMENT .for mayor in The*Citizen today. + Following is Mr. Doughtry’s | }