The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 30, 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 Citizr THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. VOLUME LX, No. 309. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1939 Russia Blocked And Driven ~ Back On All Finnish Fronts Marines Arrive Today: Guard Mount Tuesday Nazi Leader Issues ew Year's Warhing To European Nations STATES 1940 DESTINED TO BE DECISIVE YEAR; TO SETTLE ‘JEWISH QUESTION’ NOTABLES VACATION (CLERKS’ MEETING SENATOR THOMAS er . reetee- | ar casa MARINA, JAN. 12 TO IRON | HERE TO INSPECT tor towed, sane, | QUT MURPHY ACT “sti Meme Eniiwsed’ ARMY HOLDINGS, OF “AR ENDS sher and president o: eg NEW FERRY LINK | : ES Scripps-Howard newspapers, {ACCOMPANIED ON TOUR BY with his wife and son and daughter-in-law, is a visitor in Key West, staying at the Stetson Kennedy, author of the| LT.COL. MacMULLEN AND Casa Marina. Key West Historical Pageant, an| MAJOR ARTHUR WILSON; event presented each year by al PORTER GUEST jeast of 500, was a visitor in Key } i West during the Christmas holi- | Clerk Ross C. Sawyer, of Cir- |days, and while here expressed; Senator Elmer Thomas of Ok- icuit Court, has received a letter nes belief that the ferry service :lahoma arrived in Key West yes- sees ag aie \from J. L. McMullen, secretary | Which will soon link Key West | terday ese pepacon on wecen| ‘all wet”. Jof the clerk’s union, giving de-| With Havar will have @ pro-lhCldings in the city. The trip| ‘tails of the meeting which was found influence in bettering Key here was made in line of duty | held on the Murphy Act in Tal-|W€st’s economic condition, | STRESS IMPORT OF we TRILL SS SS: | THIRTY-ONE IN CONTIN- iBRIDGES WERE ABOARD CENT ARRIVING BY ILL-FATED S.S. ATHENIA 8US THIS NOON; MORE The many friends of Rev. TO COME Robert Bridge and family, _—_— former residents of Key West, will be interested to know that Mrs. Bridge and daughter, Constance, and son, Harry, visited their home in England last sum- mer, and were among the Passengers on the ill-fated S. S. Atheni Rev. Bridge writes to the | A. D. Luethis here, that "they. padied, taomGh| ‘nicae:.| land, S.C. There were 31 mem- very harrowing experiences, as did I at this end, but | th Pees eventually they all arrived | ie command of “-rgeant Clar- home none the worse for (ence E. Teal. their experience except the | loss of their possessions.” | They have been assigned to jan wane ae now of quarters in the Marine Barracks cated at Abilene, Texas, | i s Pry ror egedny jat the Naval Station, which is (By Axsxociated Press) BERLIN, Dec. 30.—German Feuhrer Adolf Hitler today is-| (By Associated Press) STOCKHOLM, Dec. 30.—It would appear that Russian pre- 'NO PUBLICATION OF HOLD- INGS FOR SALE BY BOARD WILL BE ISSUED UNTIL FEBRUARY ! sued a “New Year's Declara- sy dictions concerning their vasion of Finland at the time the drive was started one month Another notable who has o just spent ten days at the Casa Marina is R. A. Herb- hold, owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, baseball team of the National League. T. E. “Tommy” Hitch- cock, America’s No. 1 polo player, was a recent arrival at La Casa. He and his wife arrived on board the Wm. L. Mellon yacht “Old River”. tion” in which he predicted that 1940 would be the most decisive Arriving at 12:50 this after- year for Europe in modern aol ;ago, in the popular expression, Russia predicted | that the conquest would be com- ; oon was the first contingent of | members of the United States | Marine Corps, which has been | assigned to duty at the Key West tory. Hitler predicted that the Ger-! man nation would ‘strive harder | still for a rightful Plete in one week's time. position in! ; Naval Station, from Parris Is, bers in the detachment, under ;Row undergoing rehabilitation, SIMS SS SSD G4 cer the Works Frogress Ad- ministration, and is expected to be completed in a short time. ; : jand was a part of a 20,000-mile in | Europe and that any opponent: jlahassee on December 27, parts; “The idea of this Cuban link |trip being made to the chief de- t the end of one month of : | . : ; eas a | Senator Thomas is chairman from control of Finland—in fact, themselves engaged in war. _ | Sc SSS", | “Immediately upon receipt of of the peeemierican Highway | tlie) War Departinent gub-com- | itv anytitig! te. “aligois onthe Settlement of the “Jewish :— a |instructions from Tallahassee, in| !8 not new,” he said, “but has | nittee of the Senate Appropria- other foot” as reports come to Question” was promised by tne LICENSE PLATES jthe interests of this matter, I|!ong been advocated by William i thewieantinie | de the trip and through Mr. |R. Porter and other forward- tion trip is being made to gain|to push the Russian troops still eee aecatier batted? onc tha Bennett and Mr. Gray, it was ooking Key West leaders wits |ReebRand Kaaoaodge of cin funthes ack Sopare ies 90 ‘ i isione imite i » and, in e places, beyon Siegfried-Maginot line fronts and | jagreed that a meeting would be |2@Ve envisioned the unlimited|tions in that all appropriations Ls y ae stages ! | ‘the establishmerit of the ferry} Accompanying the senator on} Scandinavia newspapers stated april ies e Som ONLY ONE-EIGHTH OF EX-| “Mr, Bennett and I spent all ‘service. Hostilities in Europe, |his tour was Lieutenant-Colonel ; today, however, that all signs receive ere from} are i u 5 : q ‘ Met ateede aamininenaiate | PECTED SALE MADE |yesterday afternoon and part corns the consequent increase of J. D. MacMullen of the local| pointed to the biggest drive so TO DATE | guage een ‘ | i i 'week. Over 150,000 id ania a > printi sof the a 5 g the Americas, have E. Wilson, connected with the , week. Over A men are sai ponies Geingstiiat bated aed Sal f aut bile. t f eee ase — jcreated propitious circumstances,War Department General Staff, |to be panda i pen ate dines stories sta g tha S ales of automobile tags from e } i ide; Rae i waiting the signal to drive for- planning invasion of that coun- |for making the idea a_ reality. who also arrived yesterday _ by | ig ig! Finland was completed. Other capifals of Eurbpé haa knowl- edge of this rumor and specula- matie action would be taken to counteract any untoward = in- cidents that may come of the | of that program wouid find| jof the letter following: jin the projected Eastern Branch|Partment posts in this country. action, Russia appears to be far eee jtions committee and the inspec- | this city that the Finns continue euhre wn ‘te SELLING SLOWL presaged any thought of military eA, | heldivestantay Baca nba? |opportunities offered this city by|come through his hands. ‘into Russian territory. when it was revealed that Ru- jlast night in Tallahassee, tourist and commercial traffic;Army Barracks and Major Arthur |far to be started by Russia next try as soon as the conquest of tion ran high as to what diplo- stories. THOUSANDS DIE IN TURK QUAK ADDITIONAL CASUALITIES LISTED AS COLD WEA- THER GRIPS AREA (By Associated Press) ISTANBUL, Dec 0.—Horrible and extreme suffer- victims of the earth inland Turkey reported here L, today by observers returning for aid Tens of thousands of casuali- ties are reported and additional hundreds are imperilled, it is said. the sub zero weather | that . in many cases, frozen | home! victims to death before aid could come to them. Homes in many cities were completely destroyed by fire following the quakes that lasted over three hours. Some authori- ties placed the probable death list at about 70 percent of the area’s population, or about 100,- 000. A shortage of medical supplies, bread, milk and pure water was reported and Red Cross agen- s in this city were making all haste the situation. NEW YEAR’S DANCE TONIGHT sata? RAINBOW ROOM OF LA CONCHA HOTEL Jimmy Loss’ Orchestra the office of Tax Collector Frank | HL Ladd, are far below those of |last year atthe same time was | the‘inforimation given from- that office this morning. In previous years an extension of time for the purchase has been made but there is no_ telling what the attitude of the depart- |ment. will be this year, and no jadvices have been received. ; Should the matter remain as_ is jand no advices received as to an ‘extension, the time for purchases will be up on January 1, next Tuesday. j Sales of tags up until today jamounted to 253, divided as fol- j lows: Those selling for $10 jamounted to 154, those selling | ernor’s office. Mr. Bennett and! Needless to say, Key West will! I feel that this conference, which |be benefited immensely, and will ,also wag attended by Mrs; Cul- | speedily regain its logieal place ed) |breath, will result in a great ,the foremost port in the South.” {modification in the procedure,| Mr. Kennedy is widely pub- plane from Miami. Major Wilson | left the city about 4 o'clock, re-| turning to Miami by. plane. ward against the Finnish troops consisting of possibly one-third that number on the Mannerheim The inspection of the Key West post was completed yesterday | line. In the north, it is learned that jwhich will not only simplify the jlicizing the idea of the Key West-|afternoon and Senator Thomas | Russia finds itself in danger of | the best interest of the clerks and | American Highway. jthe persons purchasing this land. |“The Missing | “The Trustees took our recom- |Link” was recently published in| |mendations under consideration Pan-American News of Miami jlast night and stated they would {and Havana. \definitely advise us in the next} __ few days. In the meantime [| {have been advised by Mr. Gray ; |that the regular meeting of the | {association will be held on Jan- | juary 12 and 13 in Tampa, andj jat this meeting we hope every | I Regular Session Of Congre CONGRESSIONAL PREVIEW BRINGS mi and a} inspection | | | by automobile for Mia continuation of the tour. ss Opens Next Wednesday! tee | Nearly for $15 amounted to 50, and $5 | detail will be worked out for, the | tags amounted to four, and those | Presentation to the clerks, with eee eee ene selling for $20, amounted to four. There has been 34 sold for trucks, | and seven tags have been ordered for official cars, making a total of 253. ATE NEWS BULLETI By Asnocia es) Sevecesovevoveceee WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.— Harry Hopkins, secretary of Commerce, today called on business, both capital and labor, and government agen- cies, to get together and take advantage of the limitless pos- sibilities and opportunities existing in ths country today. He advsed labor that high ‘wages were not all import- ant—a high annual income was more desirable. Govern- ment, he stated, must guar- antee high levels of buying power. CHICAGO, Dec. 30. — The in preparations to relieve] A, F. of L. today, in its annual outlook on a new year, predicted that 1940 would find industry in this country in good condition. The employment problem con- tinued to prove bothersome, however. Estimates of 9,000,000 unemployed were made, com- pared with 1,000,000 in 1929. Since 1929, however, the industrial pro- Favors — Fun — Entertainment|@uction index has risen two per- For Reservations PHONE 160 cent. Machine-age is blamed for the discrepancy. NS} |a general discussion on all items”. | Clerk Sawyer says he will at- end the meeting mentioned, at | which time the final instructions | |will be received by all clerks. | ; : |"Therefore, there will be no pub.| WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 30. |lication of Murphy Act Lands in |—A review of the big questions {Monroe County until February, | that will face Congress when it} | 1940. a |meets next Wednesday in regular | { {session follows: DESTROYER EVANS === | | While few congressmen favor ‘BACK FROM PATROL“ cuts-in an’ election year, | [last year’s one-and-a-half bil-} -__ ‘lion relief budget may be pared ;,,;to one billion. The fight on al pecan cbors wet | Whether or not to cut relief funds duty, returned to port yesterday [Probably will be- among the afternoon and berthed at Pier B. | Sr aati Sabdestangen’ Republicans This morning the vessel was playing appease The _ ject as given bunkers and made ready |tied up with the 45° billion na- for another tour of duty. |tional debt limit. It is up to Tender Gannett, airplane ten- | Congress wa decide whether Posi der for the fleet, arrived in port |T#iS€ the limit, end the discussion this morning and berthed in the | wall provide perfect Republican slip at Pier B. Other ships in | @™munition. port are the Destroyers Twiggs | TRADE and Lea. , Congress must decide whether the reciprocal trade The act expires DINNER at A HAPPY NEW YEAR » » 379. ALL 905 Simonton St..\Key West, Fla. ——JIM’S——— SERVICE STATION Wishes A HAPPY and PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR TO ALL pati 9 TEA OIL SPRAY YOUR CAR Before The Rust Gets Control PHONE NO. 5 Cor. White and Catherine Sts. certs Geert New Year's: | Saturday — Sunday — Monday at PENA’S GARDEN OF ROSES 10 till ? — Featuring — GOULD CURRY’S DANCE BAND ADMISSION 50c TODAY and TOMORROW. LADIES FREE SUNDAY MATINEE Tomorrow Afternoon 3:30 . MONROE THEATER Featuring BING CROSBY in ‘THE STAR MAKER’ Also Comedy and News Reel BIG QUESTIONS UP TO BE SOLVED (By Associated Press) |harm farmers | | June 12, 1940. Oppositionists, | more outspoken now than sup- porters, contend the agreements | by admitting ; competitive goods, Congressional | critics argue the agreements are : written by the State Department | without Senate ratification al- | though the Constitution says | treaties between this country and | (Continuea on Page Four) HOLIDAY NOTICE New Year's Day. Monday,’| January 1, 1940, a legal holiday; in the State of Florida, the of- fice of this company will not be open for business on that day. THE KEY WEST ELECTRIC Co. CLUB LA CONGA Wishes to announce a COLOSSAL GALA NIGHT ON NEW YEAR'S EVE With a magnificent Floor Show —Talent and Surprises Galore never before seen in Key West with such artists as— GLORA, Sophisticated Dancer Supreme! FLORENCE WHITNEY. Song- bird from Ohio, EIGHT-BALL “the” Fool in Black ae And of course— geet MANNING = his roa ya Kings preme, Extra Added Attraction The country’s well known Romantic Baritone and Master of Ceremonies Karl DuLaney. Come and await the New Year with us. * Rounding out the show will complication but will serve to|Havana ferry link in the Pan-jrepaired to William R. ‘Porter's ;xhaustion of supplies. Whether His article,|home, where he stayed for the |or not the Finnish concentration Pan-American jnight, leaving early this morning |on the Murmansk-Leningrad rail- road, with possible destruction of parts of that line, had any- thing to do with this situation, was not known. Neutral experts here estimate that Russia’s casualties in the in- vasion to date outnumber those of Finland about eight to one. 100,000 Russians have been killed, injured or put out of action by the severe cold weather. More information about aid to Finland was released today. Sev- eral Swedish officers of high rank are reported to be on their} | way to the Finnish fronts and a} large group of Italian volunteers is reported to be ready to sail to fight for the Finns. SSL aL SS SS LANDIS: ABSOLVES “HARRY BRIDGES (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.— J. M. Landis, . professor at Harvard Law School, special investigator under Labor Secretary Perkins, absolved Harry Bridges, noted CIO leader on the west coast, of any connivance with Com- munists. Describing Bridges as “energetically radical”, Landis stated that he found no evidence that any viola- tion of the U. S. Constitution was involved in the testimony submitted, in which an effort ‘was made to deport the labor leader. TTIIIOIE IS TURKEY DINNER, $1.00 Served Tomorrow. 1 to 7 p. m. THE TRADE WINDS Cor. Duval and Caroline Sts. Phone 827-J For Reservations FS A ee NEW TEARS DANCE NEW YEAR’S EVE DANCE Tomorrow Night RAUL’S CLUB —Featuring— RAY BALDWIN and his be your own friends— to renew TT, MANHATTAN DINER START THE NEW YEAR RIGHT DINNER FOR _ You've Tried Now Try The Best A HAPPY PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL. 627 Duval St. Key West St GALA NEW YEAR’S EVE CELEBRATION Tomorrow Night at MARVIL’S CABANA Balloons, Favors, Noise Makers For a Night of Fun Galore in both the Restaurant and Patio, featuring THE THREE GIRLS OF NOTE! 10c 15e 20 REPORT PROGRESS ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT GROUP HEARD ENGINEER EXPLAIN PLAN DETAILS Attorney W. Curry Harris, Clerk Ross C. Sawyer of Circuit Court and Representative B. C. Papy, who attended the Keys Rural Electrification meeting last night at Tavernier, report an ‘excellent meeting at which Engi neer E, P. McLeen of Moultrie, Ga., presided. Others are expected to leave Pensacola on January 2, and will be added to thosdealready. here. There have been five men as- signed to duty here, who ar- rived some time ago. Sergeant Ralph W. Carlton arrived this j week. | When the full complement of jmen has arrived and duties j have been taken over there will | be 53 men who will be under the command of Lieutenant Colonel G. D. Hatfield, who had been re- tired and was recently recalled to service. On January 2, the marine force will take over duties at the station, and there will be an ap- propriate ceremony held. Private | First Class Wm. W. Loftin, who Mr. McLean, who is thorough-|¥@S the last man on duty when ly familiar with all eagr the station closed and handed the electrification, especially in rural Keys to the civilianwatchman, is areas, gave a very interesting back again on duty, and will be talk, touching on the various ffSt man of the new guard, to phases of the project, explaining , Whom the keys will be handed. niattets which * had: hitherto ree Hatfield feels that it \by j will be a very impressive cere- rought forth questions of un- ‘A A certainty but Se easily clari- ony, with the troops all lined fied by Mr. McLean. up at attention, and there will be 3 De se before the Ross Sawyer, Jr. who’ was ™4ny present to pose be elected to visit’ the dwellers on Photographers who will make a the Keys for the purpose of find- pictne wae wit be, lone: ree ing who were to be clagsed M&mbered. among the users of the current, iene ; reported excellent progress, and ROBERTS INJURIES , PROVED MINOR jin a short time will have the list ready for presentation. { dad aera rtone William Roberts was found on Southard street, near the corner zabeth, last night about 11 TEMPERATURES lock, and it was thought by Lowest last highest last | Stations— night 24 hours Atlanta 26 38 \Boston 26 35 A. 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