The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 20, 1939, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 59 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LX. No. 301. — THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U. S.A. American NationsMove To Tighten Neutrality Regulations For Safety WAAL LL LE LL COLUMBUS CREW WILL LAND TODAY (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Dec. 20.— U. S. Cruiser Tuscaloosa is expected to land at Ellis Is- land in New York harbor to- day with the 579 members of the German luxury liner Co- lumbus, set ‘‘afire’ yesterday afternoon in the Atlantic ocean approximately 400 miles off the coast of New Jersey. U. S. Government officials were undecided as to what status the survivors of the Columbus would be given. If the decision made gives combatant status, the crew will be interned for the du- | ration of the war, according Two episodes yesterday added’ tg neutrality regulations. to the Graf Spee incident It was stated, however, that bringing the question to first-! mo violation of neutrality ranking importance. One was} J&Wws appeared on the face of the arrival of the German| iméidents now known in con- freighter at Port Everglades, re-| eCHon with the firing and portedly in a chase with the| later sinking of the vessel. British cruiser Orion. Second is (SII ISI ISS Ss AGAINST SEAMAN reported to be outside the safety | though near enough to pprehension. COURT MARTIAL PROCEED- INGS HELD ON BOARD GAN- NETT THIS MORNING THREE INCIDENTS IN WEEK SPURS DESIRE TO PROTECT AMER- ICAN INTERESTS (By Asaoelated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—Of- the United States, Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina ficials of today were in conference to de- cide Pan-American moves to in- sure safety of the seas against possible endangering ‘of neu- trality due to war action within safety zones surrounding those| nations. in; Investigation by U. S. authori- ties is now going to determine whether the British cruiser fired a shot across the German freight- s alleged by the cap-| tain of the Nazi boat. In. the case of the Columbus, no violation of U. 8S. neutrality appeared, as officials pointed out that no shots were fired. | Declarations are likely to be sent belligerent nations in Eu- rope concerning neutrality ac-| tions taken in conferences on|and give evidence against Charles this side. One possibility is that} Cif who was arrested Mon- immediate internment will be} ," ea : i: ordered for any vessels secking|4@¥ morning by Police Officer port known to have engaged in|Jose Espinosa, riding in one of naval warfare action within|the cars which he had used safety zones. without permission. London today doubted that) He was tried Monday afternoon anything serious would come out}. * of ach declarations: jinenoiee court ona charge of |driving while drunk, and sen- tence was that he be turned over |to the ship to be tried by' the of- |ficers at court martial. CHECK LICENSES The cars which he is accused of jusing belonged to Professor Du- Police officers were asked to appear before the officers in charge of the Tender Gannett |mont Huddleston, Manuel Perez | RESOLUTION BY HOTELS ASKS P.&0. RECONSIDERATION SENT TO CITY AND COUNTY OFFICIALS; MOVE TO ES. TABLISH PUBLICITY BU- REAU FOR CITY A resolution directed to the city council and county commis- sion calling for strong protest against the change of schedule of P. & O. SS. Co., was passed yesterday by the Key West Hotel and Tourist Homes Association in regular meeting at La Concha hotel. The resolution asked the two governmertal bodies to do all possible in an effort to persuade the P. & O. officials to retain the present twice-weekly schedule. Funds were voted to employ jone man daily at the association’s South Beach project, keeping the property clean and doing general police work. Further action taken was appro- priation of an initial fund to begin a Key Wést publicity bureau, which will start functioning in the near future under direction of William J. Lee, member of the group. PARRISH BRINGS ASSAILANT HERE JOE SMITH JAILED ON FEL- ONY CHARGE; ENGAGED IN TAVERNIER FIGHT Deputy Sheriff W. A. Parrish arrived in the- city. this»morning from Tavernier, bringing with him a prisoner by the name of Joe Smith, who has been placed in the county jail. He is tenta- tively charged with a felony. Smith is said to be one of the fishermen from the west coast of the state who had an argument with a companion, winding up in a cutting scrape. Smith used a knife on his opponent, who was so badly wounded that he was taken to the C.C.C. Camp on West Summerland Key for med- ical treatment. It is ‘said that the man with whom Smith was fighting used only his fists and did a perfect job, as when Smith was brought in by Deputy Parrish he looked as though he had fought a threshing machine, it was said. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1939 ’ Procedure-To' Follow In Acquiring Murphy Act Lands Described INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT FUND TRUSTEES SEND DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS AND SUC)GESTIONS TO CLERK ROSS C. SAWYER Details of the routine that|property in favor of the success- must| be followed by Monroe ful bidder. county residents in acquiring Bids not accepted will be re- Murphy Act lands under deeds|turned promptly by the Trustees issued by the trustees of the {to Clerk Sawyer who will return Florida State Internal Improve- |{hem to the unsuccessful bidders. ment Fund are contained in a j The clerk will be advised of the sheaf of documents just received |8¢cePted bid and the deed to the by Circuit Court Clerk Ross. C.|ProPerty will’ be executed and Sawyer from F. C. Elliott, secre- |‘elivered to the clerk to be de- tary #f the.Fund. ilivered by him to the purchaser. For the benefit of its readers, | Procedure Suggested The Citizen has prepared the fol- |,, It is suggested by the Trustees lowing summary of the instruc-;that Clerk Sawyer follow this tions received by Mr. Sawyer: ' procedure: Persons interested in such lands; Call attention of the purchaser can aequire them by making ap-|to the necessity of promptly re- plication to Clerk Sawyer to ad-; cording the deed. vertise the desired parcel or} Notify the tax assessor that the parcels for sale. |land has been sold and is to be Each such application must be! restored to the tax roll. accompanied by $6.50 for one! Mark off his list the parcel parcel and 25 cents for each ad- | sold. ditional parcel to cover the cost} That when the clerk receives of advertising the sale of the|the deed from the Trustees, if property involved. Any money the person named in it is not the deposited in excess of actual cost! person who paid for the adver- of the advertisements is to be; tising, he shall collect such costs refunded. ites shall make refund to the In Monroe county the adver- person having paid for the ad- tisements are to be carried in }vertising in the first place. The Citizen and will be dated} That any charges made by the Friday between the 4th and Clerk Sawyer on account of serv- 10th, both inclusive, of the | ices rendered to any person mak- month, ‘ ling inquiry or requesting search The advertisements will an-/or other service, are matters be- fnounce that bids will be ‘re-! tween the clerk and such person. ceived up to a specific hour on | No costs are chargeable to the the first Monday of. the month | Trustees. following the appearance of the; That Clerk Sawyer may find it advertisements in The Citizen. | desirable to suggest to the ap- All bids will be sealed and the’ plicant ‘the advisability of mak- envelopes must be marked “Bid ing search in order to be certain Murphy Act Lands.” The sealed, that the parcel for which ap- bids must be deposited with the | plication is made is covered by clerk of Circuit Court here. Each ja regularly issued, valid, tax sale bid must be accompanied by a ‘certifieate, not subject to the eashier’s check or a certified | provisions of the so-called Futch check covering the full amount!act of 1933 and amended in 1935. of the bid. | That it is recommended the If the bidder was the original’ clerk send by registered mail to owner of the land, or the personithe original owner, if he be entitled to redeem it under pro-! known, or, if not known, to the .vision of the Murphy Act, he person having last paid taxés, ‘must enclose in his bid an affi-' notice that the parcel or parcels davit setting forth this fact, stat-| are advertised for sale on a cer- ing the exact nature of his in-'tain date and that if he desires terest in the land. |to bid he must deposit his bid on An important provision at this or before such date. This cost point is that the bidder may also'can be added to the advertising include in his bid a statement (Continue on Page Four) bids an) \NYA MEETING HEARD TALKS ON YOUTH AID SESSION MONDAY NIGHT CALLED WITH VIEW TO BETTER RELATIONS OF YOUTH AND BUSINESS The meeting Monday night in the Harris. School auditorium, which was called by the National ‘Youth Administration with the end in, view of bringing in closer (touch the unemployed youth of the city and the business men, was well attended. Short talks were given by Al- bert Peirce, manager of the Key West Gas Company; William Freeman, of the First National Bank, and W. V. Little, manager Service. These talks outlined the requirements demanded by the necessity of the business people of Key Wet giving the youth of Key West an opportunity of en- tering the business world, so they would become fitted as leaders in tha community in time to come. Mr. Little stated that one of the factors dealing with the present day situation was that during the last number of years there were young men and women, who, in spite of capabilities, were forced to seek employment in other cities. unemployed youths of the city to register at State Employment Service and keep the registrations active by calling at the office once a week as long as they are not employed. Mrs. Eva Warner, in a_ brief talk, dealt with occupational training that the NYA is giving many youths and stated that this training would enable youths to enter private industry much more readily than heretofore. Miss Flora Barroso, one of the the many business people of the icity for an opportunity for young people, who are at present un- employed, and stated that coop- eration would help to relieve the existing situation. Victor Lowe, in charge of NYA jactivities in this area, at the con- ,clusion of the meeting, said that jit was hoped the session would jhave kindled the spark which will eventually bring those who tare vitally interested’ more close- a together. REP. CALDWELL He also urged all young} The Key West Citizen PRICE FIVE CENTS Graf'Spee Commander Kills Self; Chose To Share Fate Of Ship ISITE LLL. FISHER HAD BETTER LUCK THIS TIME! | George Fisher. of Gloster, N. J.. who arrived Sunday, with Mrs, Fisher and their four children, broke the fish- ing record of his visit yes- * terday. He went fishing with Leo Stanley and his son, George. Jr., at No’ Name Key and caught two"jewfish, one of the Florida State Employment |. Sunday and settled down for a vacation at the home of business world,‘and stressed the |) thing he did after arriving was to go fishing, and though he is an expert angler, all he did was to get his line wet. He said that at least it was a start, and the next time he went fishing he would bring back a catch that would be re- membered, He went out yes- terday and kept his word. COLDILTLOIL Ls BRITISH SINK NAZI U-BOATS CLAIM MORE THAN HALF OF GERMAN SUBS .HAVE BEEN DESTROYED many NYA youths, appealed to} (By Associated Presa) LONDON, Dec. 20.—The Brit- ish war office today reported that it considered its recent. offensive against German submarines and aircraft to be a distinct victory ior the Erglish cause. From forty-two to forty-seven | of the known sixty-four Nazi submarines before the ‘war have been sunk in combined action of the Royal Air Force and navy in battles during tne last two weeks in the North Sea. The admiralty, on the other hand, reported that twenty-three ritish ships of various descrip- COMDR. LANGSDORF IS FOUND DEAD THIS MORNING IN HIS ROOM AT IMMIGRANT HOTEL (By Associated Press) BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 20.— Commander Hans Langsdorf of the scuttled Nazi pocket battle- ship Admiral Graf Spee early this morning chose to “share the | fate of his vessel” and leave this | world. "Hétommitted suicide by firing a bullet into his brain in his room at the Immigrant Hotel in this city. Burial will be in the cemetery jhere, with full naval honors, it ; Was reported this noon. } Commander Langsdorf had jealled for a private, last confer- jence with his men who are now | interned by the Argentine gov- ‘ernment, and shortly afterwards |he repaired to his room. He was | found early this morning, dead in bed. j Conjecture as to why the com- mander had not gone down with jhis ship, true to naval tradition, | was answered by this suicide. It | was thought that the safety of ‘the crew was first sought before |the commander took the death | move. a i Commander Langsdorf was | considered one of the ablest of | Getman navy officers, having yentered the service in 1912. He had been commander of the Graf bees since early last year. | HELP FINLAND |RUSSIAN ADVANCES HALTED | AS WINTER CONDITIONS | STOP MOTOR UNITS ‘ | (By Associated Press) HELSINKI, Dec. 20.—Heavy blizzards in the north of Finland the highest bid, he tions, had been sunk by torpe-|today worked to the distinct ad- OTHER AGENCIES, TOO, TO /and a clerk in the store of Charles SEEK VIOLATORS OF DRIV- | ERS’ LICENSE LAW | —— | TALLAHASSEE, Fila., Dec. 20 (FNS).—One of the duties of the new Highway Patrol will be to} chéck up on drivers’ licenses and | motorists are urged to keep their | license on their person at all| times when driving, according to; anouncement today. City and county officers are also checking licenses. Every | driver of a motor car in the state | must have a driver's license | whether he happens to be the! owner of the car or not, while} the car owner is equally guilty | should it be disclosed that his} car is being driven by someone | who does not possess a license. | EXPECT TENDERS IN PORT SOON’ Tender Zinnia, of the coat Guard, left Tampa Bay, where! it had been active for several | weeks, yesterday morning, ac-| cording to radiotelephone, and} will be in port for the Christmas | season. Another of the tenders in this | section, which has’ been actively | engaged on Lake Okeechobee, | was enroute to Miami yesterday. | She will do some necessary work | in Miami harbor, and, if the work | is concluded in time) will also be | in for Christmas. | —— JIM’S —— SERVICE STATION Ride With Ease During Holidays Let Us Grease and Oil Your Car HOLIDAY PRICES PHONE NO. 5 White Street at Catherine Tift, who have all been summon- | ed to appear and testify. Officer Perez and Traffic Officer Ray- mond Cabrera went on board the Gannett this morning and told their story. CITY EMPLOYES PAID YESTERDAY RECEIVE CHRISTMAS PRES- ENT OF FULL MONTH'S PAY; TOTAL, $6505.26 City officials played Santa Claus for the benefit of all city employes yesterday when a full month’s payroll amounting to $6505.26 was disbursed. This payroll was made possible by special action of the council last Saturday when it authorized borrowing of funds at interest for a period of forty-five days. Clerk Archie Roberts, as usual, issued all salary orders and cash payments were made to em- Ployes in the office of city| treas- Urer, E. JQ) Roberts, @OA" BOUND OVER IN ASSAULT CASE Thelma Rackett, who was ar- rested on a charge of attempted assault Sunday, was given pre- |liminary hearing Monday after- jnoon before Peace Justice En- rique Esquinaldo, Jr. | After hearing the evidence in |the matter the charge was chang- ed to read assault with a deadly | weapon. The prisoner was bound lover for trial in Crimnal Court junder bond of $100, BUILDING PERMITS FOR WEEK LISTED RECORDS SHOW $1475 BEING SPENT ON SEVEN RE- PAIR JOBS Following is a record of build- ing and repair permits issued from the office of Building In- spector Harry Baker for the week ending December 19: Repairs to building and garage of the Southern Bell Telephone Company at the corner of South- ard and Simonton streets; cost, $100. General repairs to two-story residence at 535 Emma_ street. Owner, H. O. Pennick; cost, $100. Add room to one-story resi- dence at 1523 Flagler Avenue. Owner, Greyburn Pinder; cost, $275, New addition to building, frame one-story work shop, 1421 Whalton street. Owner, E. P. Winter; cost, $400. General repairs to frame two- story residence at 615 Caroline street. Owner, Frank Ladd; cost, {$100. Repairs to roof of residence at 514 Margaret street. D. Bearup; cost, $200. Repairs to interior of two- story business place at 503 Duval street. Owner, L. Biffle; cost, $300. | DANCE H Tonite—10 till ? RAUL‘’S CLUB Owner, J. | that in the event his bid is not} TEMPERATURES amount equal to the highest bid. | ‘No bidder should bid a nominal} amount. Remember, this is an outright purchase. The bid! should be what the bidder thinks’ the Trustees of the Fund will ac- cept. The Trustees reserve the right to reject any and all bids, {Buffalo - 40 After closing of. the bids on'Charleston. .. 57 the hour and day specified in the: Chicago 32 advertisements to be run in The Denver . 25 Citizen, Clerk Sawyer — will, Detroit ~ 36 promptly transmit all bids re-'El Paso -... 29 ceived by him to the Trustees of Galveston - 40 the fund at Tallahassee. He will/Havana - 67 also send copies of the news-iJacksonville — 61 paper advertisements covering’ Kansas City — 26 the bids so sent. |KEY WEST -_ 70 When the bids are received atiLos Angeles . 57 Tallahassee, the Trustees will de-; Louisville _.. 38 termifie whether the individual!Miami _. 72 bid is the highest and best bid Mpls.-St. Paul 22 and if it be acceptable to the} Nashville s3 Trustees. If it is so determined,'New York - 41 the bidder willbe declared the Pensacola _.. 44 successful bidder. Immediate pay- , St. Louis - 28 ment of the full amount of the San Francisco 50 bid will be required. Upon re-|Seattle 46. ceipt of the full amount the Trus- | Tampa 62 tees will issue a deed to the Washington —. 49 Lowest last highest last Stations— night 24 hours Atlanta _.._. 41 65 joston 38 41 54 69 42 53 54 60 66 83 77 46 7 84 60 79 32 59 51 72 46 51 79 61 The. formal Opening Dinner'and Dance at La Casa Marina will take place this, year on Satarday 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 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. | and danc- TO VIEW BASES INSPECTION OF FIVE PROP- ERTIES WILL BE MADE DURING HOLIDAYS WASHINGTON, D. C€., Dec. 20 (FNS). — Representative Millard Caldwell of Florida, member of \the sub-committee, was directed this week to inspect navy bases and properties at Miami, Key West, Jacksonville, Pensacola and Corpus Christi. The Florida congressman will visit the naval-bases during the holidays, reporting his findings to the committee on his return to Washington next month. Ships which were in the harbor at Key West this morning were the Flagship Lea, at the coast guard dock, and the Destroyers Schenck and Wickes; berthed at Pier B. ' Destroyer Evans took bunkers yesterday afternoon and sailed on patrol duty. Tender Gannett is berthed in the slip at Pier B, LEAVES TO JOIN HUSBAND jdaddy, J: = thusiast. does, mines or by German air- craft during the past ten days. | Australia today warned Ger- many that she would fight to the last with her mother country. Prime Minister of Australia today stated that “the main objective jof the seer i was to win the in time possible”. FIRE ENGINE NO. 2 the shortest EXTINGUSHES IRE An alarm of fire was sounded from Box 313 at 9:30 o'clock this morning, summoning the ap- paratus to the home of Harry) 1419! Richardson, and family, Newton street. Members of the fire depart- ment said that the fire was caused by an oil stove and had been suc- cessfully handled by Engine No. 2 before the arrival of i No. 1. It was said there was very. little damage done and most of it was to kitchen furnish- prceblcn ey C—Picking up a funny- g animal while playing in a wooded spot near home, Bobby Parker, 5, car- it home to show to his lames Parker, a hunting It was a large opos- bagged minus his Tied government, and. other | Pena’s Garden Of Roses SATURDAY — Admission 75¢ CHRISTMAS EVE (Sunday) - Admission 50c Music By GOULD CURRY Now! vantage of Finnish troops_as ad- vances of Soviet mass drives | were halted due to. inability to keep mechanized units with the army. The same snows are expected to. help the Finnish cause in middle and south sectors as grip of winter moved southward. | A new call has been issued by | government officfials calling all Finns up to forty years of age to defense of their country. Delays in the Russian- drive. because of weather conditions, are helping the Finns to bolster de- |fenses in the north and to pre- |Pare for counter-attacks expected momentarily. ° A Russian drive on the Man- erheim line on the Karilian isthmus is meeting strong oppo- | sition, and the Finnish govern- }met reports that no important \advance was made. Finnish of- |ficials stated today that, with just ‘moderate help the nation could hold off Russia for at least’ the winter season. B Stockholm today heard that a shipload of English planes was on | ‘Amriving on S.S, Cuba yester- day from Havana were the mem-