The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 19, 1939, Page 1

Associated 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 Che Key West Citizen | VOLUME LX. No. 300. THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1939 + Soviet Bombers Attacks On Finn Capital ANTI - AIRCRAFT BAT-| TERIES SHOW IN CREASED EFFICIENCY; LAND BATTLES PAUSE HELSINKI, Dec. 19.—Russian bombers flew over Finland today | in increasing numbers, but, un- stiffer expectedly met oppos!- i tion from anti-aircraft batteries | surrounding this city and other war centers. Clearing of weather brought on the increased attacks, but as re- sults were chalked up as prac- tically nil, it was evident the Finns had made preparations for extensive that | evcgrecccccccccccccccccs | PRESSURE PUT ON |Various Agencies Combine’ I ‘TO KEEP P.&0. RUN PeeCeoecesooossoeosoooees According to local information | there is a tremendous amount of | |pressure being brought to bear on the:P; & O. to have it resume its twice weekly to Havana sail- jing out of this port. The Chamber of Commerce, the ‘Navy Department, city council, | county commissioners and con-! }tacts at St. Petersburg and Tam-| | pa are trying to force the P. & O.’s| hand. Navy is going to make it es-} jokeyed the |sale was consummated with cash} ‘RILEY ASPIRES renewal of! ;Pecially tough for P. & O. be-! bombings and were in position} cause it will need shipments for to hold down casualties and |the Key West Station through the property damage to a minimum. Mobile, Tampa and Key West Fighting on the three sectors |Toute. The new schedule gives | slowed up a bit today, it was {poor service for the entire west heard in official circles, as ap- ion eens: parent checking up procedure | was being undergone by the Russians, supposedly in advance | of further, increased attacks. Finns reported that they were successful in pushing back Soviets in the middle sector, while no appregiable suceess was! being made on the Mannerheim} line in the south. Flanking move- ments were in evidence as Rus-! sian troops made effort to get around the strong forts and blockades of the line. Reports that Finnish planes had bombed Leningrad were not} confirmed here, although it was stood that the government} considering such _ counter- SENT TO FINNS $100,000 CABLED TODAY IN) RESPONSE TO URGENT REQUEST FOR AID (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Dec. 19.—First contribution of $100,000 was cabled to Finland today by for- mer president Herbert Hoover in| response to urgent call from that nation for money to buy sugar, coffee, bed clothing and other commodities needed by Finnish refugee: s Hoover stated that the amount) had been raised in shortly over a week's f the relief agency and that more would be sent as raised. The only restriction placed on the} funds was that they must not be used for purchase of terials. Advice was received here to- day that the United Allied War Council was considering moves for Finish relief. The council met today in London. No infor-| mation on the subject was forth-| coming. LEFT FOR JACKSONVILLE Charles Howarth, who had} been visiting in the city for sev- | eral days, left on the morning | bus for his home in ville. MRS. FRANK BAKER of Lima, Ohio, will speak in the} drawing room of The Trade) Winds, Caroline and Duval streets, tonight at 8 o'clock on the subject of the Baha'i New World Order. Interested friends are welcome. SPECIAL! — SPECIAL! Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday TUTTI FRUTTI 33e 25e LAYER CAKE ai Lemon Cheese Squares ee Maloney Brothers Bakery | 812 Fleming St.—Phone 818 the ; ime of organization o! | war ma-| DALE RUSSELL DIES SUDDENLY Dale Burnell Russell, 49, died jlast night 8:30 o’clgck.. Death jwas suddeh, coming as he was jconversing with a group of | friends. }; Funeral services will be held |tomorrow afternoon 4:30 o'clock from the First Congregational church, where the body will be |placed at 2 o'clock. Rev. W. J. | Halladay will officiate. Pritch- | ‘ard’s Funeral Home will be in |charge of arrangements. Mr. Russell is survived by the | widow, Mrs. Julia Russell; father, Dz. nie Russell; one son, Ellis Rus- |sell; one daughter, .Mrs. L. T. | Bragassa, Jr.; one sister, Mrs. A. O. Siler, of Richmond, Va.; three | brothers, Frow, Willard and Orion Russell, and one grandchild. | TWO DESTROYERS — IN PORT TODAY i Destroyer Lea, flagship of the; |Key West squadron, and Destroy- | er Schenck were in port early; |this morning} while other ships} of the squadron were on pa-} trolling activities. At 9:30 o'clock, the Destroyer | Wickes docked to take on oil, and | it was stated that the vessel} | would go out immediately to re- | |sume patrol. t Tender Gannett was also in| |port this morning. | RECKLESS DRIVER JAILED | George N. Sader was arrested | | yesterday and brought to the city on a charge of reckless driving on the highway, and was placed | in the county jail. He was in confinement but a short time when he was released | tions, ‘PLANES SOLD TO FINLAND U. S. GOVERNMENT OKEYED | TRANSFER OF NAVY PLANES TODAY (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.—U. S. government officials today | sale of forty-four naval airplanes to the Finnish! government, and stated that the transfer of funds held in this country. The planes were originally in- itended for the U. S. Navy, how- ever, that department announced that it was pleased to release the | planes to the Finns. The Navy expected later model planes to be delivered in the near future and would take its allotment from those. E.D.R. RETURNS TO WASHINGTON (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.—Pres- lident Roosevelt. returned ‘to the |’ White House’ today’as © prepara- itions were being made for _ the annual Christmas party at which {many members of the family will be in attendance. While joining in the prepara- the President was forced to spend considerable time in \contemplation of the state of af- in the department world de- existent State fairs today. ‘mands for consultations on va- rious urgent conditions will take ; a major part of his time during ithe Christmas weekend. SI I DE Ee) GOLDBERG CONCLUDES MONTH’S FISHING TRIP Fishing ir these waters has lost an _ enthusiastic angler for another year in the departure of L. T. Gold- berg of Chicago, who has just completed his annual monthly sojourn here with Mrs. Goldberg. Mr. Goldberg, fishing with Captains Daniels and Canova, hooked a sailfish every one of eight trios and was suc- cessful in boating five. The sails were from 4% to 7% feet and total catches in- cluded bonito, dolphin, amberjack, horseye jack, bar- racuda, mackerel, kingfish and a 150-pound jewfish. Mr. Goldberg is a fine angler and enjoys fishing in Key West waters, vouching for the excellent fishing of all types present at all times. Mrs. Goldberg is quite pro- ficient as a golfer, and while she does some fishing, her skill is in drives and putts, as can be vouched for by the | which sits on that slender slip of, “ «stitution, Colonel James D. Mac-| jHavana Jackson- | jon bond of $100 for his appear- | lance for trial at the next term! of criminal court. Country Club. | sar thebeats aahoat The formal Opening pad Dance at La Yacht Club Directors Hold First Meet In New Quarters EVERETT RUSSELL NAME: Last night marked a memor-! able milestone in the history of | the Key West Yacht Club, as the board of directors met for the. first time in the club house land between the Gulf of Mexico} and Garrison Bight. Present were Commodore Mel- vin E. Russell, Rear Commodore’ Albert E. Peirce, Treasurer Ross C. Sawyer, Jr., Associate Direc-; tor Chas. S. Taylor, Junior Direc- | tor E. P. Winter, Secretary S. C. Singleton, and the former Com- modore, to whose genius for or- ganization, it is said, the club feels that it owes its present as- ‘sured position as a Key West in- Mullen. Everett Russell was unani- mously elected Fleet Captain and; TO JUDGESHIP FORMER RESIDENT OF KEY WEST FOR ABOUT EIGHT YEARS | Letters received at The Citizen } from Bart A. Riley announce that his application has been for- warded to Governor Fred P. Cone for appointment to the seat on the Circuit Court bench made F. Atkinson. Mr. Riley came to Key West in} 1908 aiid was connected’ with the’ Marine Corps. He was later ap- pointed as court reporter for the counties of Dade, Monroe, Palm Beach and Broward. He was) married to Miss Frieda Archer here and their son was born on} the day the first train of the Florida East, Coast Railway came to Key West. He performed secretarial work for Judges James Lock and Call; in the United States Court, and for Judges Jefferson B. Browne, L. W. Perkins, George Cooper Gibbs and L. L. Bethel. He mov- Since that time he has held va-| rious positions in the bar of the state. At present ae Riley is chair- | Bar Association, tion of the Small Claims Court and the Dade County. Bar Asso- ciation, 1939. TEMPERATURES Lowest last highest last Stations— night 24 hours Atlanta 70 Boston 47 Buffalo 42 Charleston 63 Chicago 56 Denver 46 Detroit 54 El Paso 70 Galveston vi) 80 75 63 76 79 60 7 41 63 51 67 69 34 50 77 . 33 35 51 39 18 45 42 + 62 65 55 38 68 59 52 67 32 54 41 . 60 kas | 3 25 . 44 Jacksonville Kansas City KEY WEST Los Angeles Louisville ‘Miami Mpls.-St. Paul Nashville New York _. Casa Marina will take place this..year on Saturday || evening, December twenty-third. | A cordial invitation is extended to the people of || Key West to participate as has been the annual custom, Dinner will be served at 8:00 o’clock and danc- ing is from 9:30 ’till 2. The charge will be $2.50 per person. : Please call Mr. Grobe, phone 780, for your table reservations. This is necessary. CASA MARINA, | PETER SCHUTT. Manager. declI9-1t 58 3% 62 —NOTICE— Past Master's Night, Dade Lodge No. 14, F. & A. M.. Wed- nesday, December 20th, 7:30 p. m. All Master Masons invited. F. O. WEECH. Secretary. CHAIRMAN IS ALBERT E. PEIRCE jtransacted and after the meeting ‘ALL GROUPS TO GREET FLIERS \F URTHER ARRANGEMENTS | MADE AT MEETING YESTER- ‘of the Chamber of Commerce to \fliers, who make a vacant by the death of Judge H.) ed to Mami about 25 years ago. | man on Criminal Law and Pro | cedure, Florida chairman of State | 1939 and 1940, | member of Committee on Crea- | D FLEET CAPTAIN; RACE Vice Commodore H. P. Connable was appointed chairman of the} membership committee, with Rear Commodore Albert E.| Peirce, commissioned to make} arrangements for the annual! Havana-Key West yacht race. Much routine business was! those present enjoyed a collation } | served in their own club house} by that competent steward, Jack Russell. DAY AT CHAMBER OFFICES Meeting was called yesterday afternoon by Mayor Willard M. | Albury at 5 o'clock in the rooms perfect plans for the -greeting committee to meet the Miami flight an- nually, after the meet in Miami, to Havana with a stop at Key West on January 9. The meeting was presided over by the mayor, who announced }that heads of the clubs, city and {county officials and the Cuban Consul, in fact all representatives |of organizations, will be in the receiving line. County Commissioner Wm, H. -Monsalvatge, City. Councilman. E. A. Ramsey and the mayor said that Raul Vasquez stated that his club on the boulevard, which is iclose by the field. will be placed {at the service of the fliers. Col. |J. D. MacMullen offered the use jof the East Martello Tower. The |Woman’s Club will be asked to [appoint 2 committee to serve re- | freshments. | SES EE Ee ‘MORE RED CROSS DONORS LISTED |COLLECTIONS STILL BEING MADE; TOTAL CLIMBS TO- WARD TOP LEVEL | Additional contributors to the annual Red Cross Roll Call are listed herewith as released today by Mrs, Grace Phillips, local sec- retary of the organization. Mrs. Haroace P. Connable, $25.00; M. W. Curry, $5.00; Dona | tion, $1.70, and the following $1.00 contributions: | Will Freeman, Chas, E. Rob- \erts, Jake Aronovitz, Monsalvatge & Drane, Star Coffee Mill, John Park, Olivieri’s Store, Mrs. Frank | Johnson, Mrs, Milton Baker, L. S. |Gruber, Mrs. Mayo, Mrs. Allan |B, Cleare, Mrs. James Cormack, Mrs. E. R. Sykes, Mrs. James |Mayg, Mrs. Neil Knowles, Mrs. | Charles Smith, Mrs. Geo. F. Arch- jer, South Fla. C. & E. Co, El Prado Cafe, Home Drug Store, Mrs. Roland Adams, Vnicent | Force. | eocccecwccesecccccccces: FoR supremacy NATIVITY SCENE Inctalled By Mrs. Brinton NAZIS AND ENGLISH ENGAGE IN BATTLES OVER GER- MAN BASES l Setessaete | A beautiful jis now on display in the Long} (By Associated Press) LONDON, Dec. 19.—Great Brit- | | Furniture Store window at the ain is engaged in a desperate |Corner of William and Fleming | struggle with Germany to wrest | Streets, constructed by Mrs. L. C. leadership in the air away from | Brinton. the Nazis as increasing pressure | is put on fleet attacks on Ger- | en pas man air and navy bases. quare feet, depicts in realistic Recent battles of great magni- | |style “The Nativity”, with minia- tude, engaging several hundred | ture figures placed upon a cloth | planes on both sides, are claimed ‘ duplicating the rocky formation jto be in favor of the Royal Air of Jerusalem. Camels at a well, However. it is learned ithe Three Wise Men walking to! SHOWN AT LONG'S ‘Nativity Scene” j The scene, covering some fifty | ish shipping, as reports were is- | sued today admitting the sinking of two British ships and two Norwegians. LIBRARY HOURS AGAIN CHANGED New announcement concerning change in hours at the library during the Christmas holidays came today when it was stated that Miss Mamie Wardlow will open the edifice from 2:00 to 6 30 day. The shortened hours are neces: sary, because of the WPA Christ- low WPA library assistants to work until December 27. Full- time schedule will resume after that date, it waa stated today. TIAA AS Oo FD MONSTER JEWFISH CAUGHT SUNDAY Dr. William W. Demeritt, Joseph Dorgan and Eugene Albury were fishing Satur- day night on No Name Key Bridge and caught a Jewfish, which measured seven feet six inches and weighed 580 pounds, It was just a few moments before that that ‘some visi- tors were watching the par- ty, and when they landed a fish which weighed about 20 Pounds the visitors were amazed at the catch. Dr. De- merith says they should have waited to see the big catch and realize what is meant when anglers talk about the big ones caught in Key West. Dr. Osgood of Miami and |Cremata, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson, |Mrs. R. R. Ricketts, Mrs. Carey |and. George Parks. ELKS DISTRIBUTE CHARITY FUNDS local Elks Club stated today that} jfinal disposition of funds turned i ij 1 { i made to various agencies in the city. Mr. Lucas said that Elks officials considered this year’s! edition a most successful one. Beneficiaries of the affair were the P.-T. A.’s of the city and the local committee of Florida Chil- dren's Home Society. URE TO THE 25TH OF DECEMBER! FRUIT CAKE and other DELICIOUS CAKES Grdet Yours Early—Do It Now! BUSY BEE BAKERY Francis St. DANCING EVERY NIGHT —at— Habana-Madrid Club Music by the new Orchestra No Admission—No Cover Charge Dr. Finney and son. of Balti- more, were visitors in the citl for the fishing. and went to try their luck in the vicin- ity of Sand Key light Sun- day afternoon. Although they were | in from ticket sales at the club’s| annual Charity Ball had | OOOO ITM s lfreshments will be served. planes continue to harrass Brit-! that Germany claims to have de- stroyed something over thirty of |‘h¢ Manger, Palm Trees, another the English planes. Nazi losses, on the other hand, are reported | considerably over that number. Mines, torpedoes or well, other figures, ~are all grouped before the central scene, | the barn and figures inside, Mary | navatt 'and Joseph, The Christchild in a! |Manger and an Angel background. in the; PRICE FIVE CENTS Craf Spee Crew To Be Paroled In Buenos Aires R. A. F. FIGHTS ‘cesbibaamo ORDER TEMPERED WITH LATE AGREEMENT GIVING CREW LIBERTY (By Ansociated Press) BUENOS AIRES. Dec. 19.— Diplomatic victory for Britain |in the case of the 1,000 members of the scuttled Nazi pocket bat- \tleship, Admiral Graf Spee, was tempered somewhat today, when | Argentine officials declared that |the internment last evening or- dered for the crew would, in all likelihood, be altered to parole. British brought considerable pressure to bear on Argentinian | government officials to force in- 'ternment for the surviving mem- bers of the Graf Spee crew who arrived here late yesterday, and o'clock in the afternoon of eochy __ Christmas trees in residence in| |_ Blue cloth drapes in the back-'the decision to intern all of the Latin tie iain Ad Spr bag. Proll crew was considered a_ sizable are shown. Beautiful spot light-| Victory to match the decision jing features the display at night./that reduced the number of Mrs. Brinton has displayed pocket battleships to two. this Nativity scene for many! Argentine officials today anes a: Richmond, Saeed | stated, however, that instead of POLICE ALERT _ TO TRAP THIEVES | BELIEVED ENGAGED IN ROB-! BING CHRISTMAS TREES OF GIFT PACKAGES |camps, under strict surveillance, ja condition of parole would be put into effect, with all men free to pursue normal activities but hedge oe! to leave this city. SAILOR JAILED ON | DRUNK CHARGE the southeast section of town, | |DROVE SEVERAL CARS apparently are concentrating on| pilfering presents from under! WHILE INTOXICATEO; RE. LEASED TO SHIP mas holiday, which does not al- } that vicinity. Police of the city were advised of such procedure | yesterday by William M. Dough-| try, Jr, 1329 Grinnell street.” | Charles F. Cliff, of the navy, Mr. Doughtry discovered that | Was tried in police court yester- two or three packages were miss-|@ay on a charge of driving a car ing from under the tree placed | while under the influence of in the front room of his home. |liquor. He was turned over to Investigation disclosed that rob-|the ship and will be dealt with bers, presumably »' of */ youthful ee a court martial directs. age, had broken through ‘a win-| Reports were received to the ef- dow sereen to reach catches, |fect that Cliff had taken several opened a: window, then pilfered | |cars and driven them until they the packages. {had been placed out of commis- It must have been dis¢ourag-| Sion in accidents. He was driv- ing, however, to the robbers to|ing a car, belonging to aiclerk in discover that their main article | the store of Charles Tift when consisted of nothing more than|ai}ested by Pofice Officer Es- ‘a “joke peckage’—a big box, | Pinosa. 4 | wrapped carefully, in which were} Other cars said to- have been ‘only two handkerchiefs. jused by Cliff are those of Manuel | Police department stated today|Perez and Professor Dumont ithat they were paying porticutee) Huddleston. | attention to homes in which \ttees have already been placed. NIGHT PLAY ON PLAY ON DADE LODGE TO SHUFFLE COURTS MAKES POSSIBLE NIGHTLY concentrating the men in prison" | Past Masters’ Night will be ob- | | served by Dade Lodge, No. 14, |F. and A. M., tomorrow night at Scottish Rites Hall, Simonton and Eaton streets. Notice of the meeting,officially issued jay states that the af- fair willyget underway ‘at 7:30; |o’clock .and that. all, Master Ma [Sons are invited ‘to attend. Re- RISTORANTE CABANA WEDNESDAY, eager : Will Be Your Host With His International Specialties 12:00 O'CLOCK NOON TO 12:00 MIDNIGHT 607 Duval Street Key West GAMES FOR SAILORS Additional night-time pleasure for visitors, including navy per- sonnel, is now afforded in this city with play on the court-house shuffleboard courts. opening. last Saturday evening when, for the first time, lights were turned on. Councilman L. C. Brinton per- sonally sponsored the initial light guarantee in order that shuffle- board contests could be held. The move is in line with leading citi- zens’ wishes to provide a variety of recreation activities for sailors