The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 1, 1940, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 60 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Che Key West Ctttzen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER VOLUME LXI. No. 1 Finnish Troops Wipe Out Whole soviet Regiment * LESS THAN 10,000 FINN 9.9 OO DOS TROOPS CAPTURE AND yiSiTORS IN CITY KILL MORE THAN 20,- ©00 RUSSIANS Press) 1.—The first (By Asnoc HELSINKI, Jan. day of the added proof cf the suspicion that new year brought, all does not go so well with the Russian Bear”, this “Great as re- ports came to city of the decisive victory for Finland's troops in fighting on the middie sector, All ye: tles were fought on the y terrific bat middle where Russia en in cutting the Finnish na- And when the ared away this oped that the ss ed the worst de- feat of the whole invasion effort. Reports were not ali complete However, sufficient news was, at hand. to indicatg , that apprpxi-, mately 20,000 Soviet troops w either captured or slain in the counterattack pushed by Finnish troops, said to total less than 10, 000. Very little other action was re- ported today on the other fronts. Momentary attack seted to be released on the Mannerheim Line by forces said to be close to 150,000 Russian troops. sector, gaged tion in two parts smoke of battle c was FAMILY COLLISION CHARLOTTE, N. C. — After buying a new car, Mr. and Mrs W. L. Phillips started home in : ate automobiles. On the there was a collision. Mr. Phillips stepped out of one car and Mrs. Phillips out of the other. SITS SS FROM EVANSVILLE Arriving yesterday on a visit with Harold Laubscher was a party of young fuik, between 15 and 18 years of age, members of the class in agriculture of Wrights High School of Evansville, Indiana. There were 33. members in the party, accompanied by 10 adults, all under the direction of Wm. Hassee. Mr. Laubscher is a native of Evansville, Ind., and wel- comed the sight of these young Future Farmers, who were taken fora ride over Key West to interesting points in the city and its outskirts. They were given the time of their lives. The visitors said that they saw ihe sunshine in Key West for the first time in Florida and they were so thrilled they could not resist the. temptation of~-enjoying it to the fullest, so they doffed their clothes and took aswim, which they thor- oughly enjoyed. The group “stayed until late in the afternoon when they started for Homestead where they were to spend the night and in the morning leave for Miami, where this afternoon they will go to the football game in the Orange Bowl. Before leaving they voted the visit to Key West one of the highlights of the trip, the visit to the aqua- rium a treat, and Mr. Laub- scher, a prince of entertain- ers, oS IN THE ‘ISLAND CITY CELEBRATES _NEW YEAR | | | CHURCHES LAST NIGHT: BELLS, WHISTLES, HORNS WELCOMED 1940 | | | | | wide war. | | Double-holiday celebrating the | advent of a New Year was taken | in stride by all classes in Key j | West. Merrymakers joined in} the festivities both Saturday j |and Sunday nights, | As 1940 came in at midnight last night, church bells were tolled, boat whistles blew and ‘automobile horns honked. Other- | wise the celebration:/ was con- fined chiefly to night clubs of th icity and to parties held in priv-| ‘ate homes. Several automobiles jerusied through the city with! cel-vrants—all banging on tin| ,containers and accompanying | ‘auto horn tooting. Several churches held Watch- Night services from 11 o’clock to ‘shortly after midnight. | Government offices were clos- | ‘ed as were most merchants’ es- | |tablishments, although a few of | ithe latter remained opened a} jShort time this morning. Mail service was handled for jall incoming and outgoing mail and one delivery to the city was made this morning. TURKEY SUFFERS | ANOTHER QUAKE \IN SAME AREA HIT LAST i WEEK: RIVERS CAUSE FLOODS (By Asnociated Press) | ISTANBUL, Jan. 1.—Another | ‘earthquake disaster was report-| ,ed today in practically the same {area that suffered such a tre- mendous shock last Wednesday. | While of lesser duration, the new | | | | i | }shock caused more untold misery | and devastation among victims (and cities in the interior of Tur-| key. Government agencies here jwere rushing relief plans. Chief obstacle to be overcome at hte present is swollen rivers caused ,by the earth tremors. Some |rivers were reported to have ichanged their cource. | While 1939 was a bad year for ‘earthquake disasters, it appears | ‘that 1940 will be still worse, if ‘predictions of a noted Italian siesmograph scientist can be be- lieved. In detailed predictions of what is to come this year, the scientist listed a large number of quakes that will appear in widely separated areas all during the year. | WATCH-NIGHT SERVICES IN| KEY WEST, FLORIDA, MO: NDAY, JANUARY 1, 1940 U. S.A, [New Deal And depression and closed with thi War Strikes Although it was the last gre: which alrzady has wiped out Poland and impaired the sovereignty ‘of December in Key West were! {of other states, must rank first in tialities; and the adjustments of *. peace are going to be as excru- | ciating as the throes of conflict. This new strange war, how- ever, is only an extension of bloody strife that has been rag- jing the world ‘round for years. iThe Japanese effort to establish a “new order in the Far East”, | which touched the United States through the “Panay” bombing, is in its third year and apparently as far from conclusion as ever. Three years of. sanguinary Spanish civil war ended this! year. There was war in Ethiopia,’ in Albania, in Palestine, in Man- | churia—and elsewhere, as nation after nation disappeared from the | map. g The 10-year grind finds a con- siderable part of the world al- ready war weary, with neutrals backing away and saying this is not down ovr alley. Whether they can maintain their aloofness | remains to be seen; war gives lit- | tle consideration to those on the: sidelines—as Finland found out.’ | The New Deal Arrives (1933), ; On March 6, 1933, all American , banks were closed by proclama- | Abdication Among Decade’ s Big News THE TURBULENT THIRTIES By CHARLES E. HONCE, Associated Press News Editor E decade of 1930-40 opened with the beginnings of a world-wide ie start of what may be a world- Again (1939) at event of the period, the war, importan > because of its poten- E Ween: News Stories Of 1939 1. Germany turns blitzkrieg on Poland siting off new Eu- ropean wer. 2. Engla:.J, France declare war on Germany. 3. Russia invades Finland. 4. U. S. Congress repeals arms embargo. 5. Pius XI, Peace”, dies, 6. Hitler misses jeath by 10 minutes in Muni-h bomb ex- plosion. 7. Bridsh lircr Athenia sunk with loss of 112 lives, including Americans. 8. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visit U. S. and Canada. 9. U. S. submarine Squalus sinks; diving bell permits 33 of crew to escape for first time in sub history. 10. Trans-Atlantic ice starts. the “Pope of air serv- tion of the new President—! Franklin D. Roosevelt. Thus, started the “New Deal” as hys-' teria gripped the nation. j One hundred days of emergen-{ cy legislation followed; then vast programs for the nation. Some of ; the’ legislation “stuck; some was} thrown out, but every individual ; was affected through the social and economic changes involved in the Wagner labor act, old “a pensions, social security, the se curities act, reciprocal trade | treaties, devaluation of the dol-j \lar; increase in national defense and a spate of other measures jand actions, accompanied by a| | huge increase in the national debt. he repudiated before the Reich- stag what little remained of that tattered war document. In six years Hitler rearmed Germany, reorganized the Reich’s economy, remilitarized the Rhine- Jand, purged ‘his: own: flock, ab- sorbed Austria, dismembered Czecho-Slovakia, built a West Wall against France, achieved a diplomatic triumph at Munich, and then dared again the might of Britain and France ai arms. The Quints Are Born /1934) Marie, Emilie, Cecile, Annette and Yvonne Dionne are five lit- tle girls now more than five years of age and worth pretty close to a million dollars. They earned all CIO, The period saw a tremendous | that money and at least a million upsurge in labor, the rise of the; words of notice by being born strikes and internécine |quintuplets near Callander, strife. |tario, on May 28, 1934. This year comes another presi-| A steady and_ever-interested dential election, with much spec- |€ye has been kept on them since ulation as to a third term for the |the day Country Doctor Allan R. iman who brought the New Deal|Dafoe brought. them safely into into being. the world and to their present A Baby Is Kidnaped (1932) {normal, healthy state. Their up- The Lindbergh kidnaping un-|keep runs to $26.400 a year. This \doubtedly will go down as ‘the | year they greeted Le Roi and La most amazing crime in.American | Reine from far off England. annals. There is nothing to match| _ Prohibition Is Ended (1933) this tragedy of fantastic figures | For 14 years this nation tried and incredible events that opened prohibition as a way of life and \in the dour Sourland onntata | (Continued on Page Four) region of New Jersey on March | 1, 1932, and closed with the exe- POST OFFICE RECEIPTS UP DURING 1939 SHOW $753.11 MONTH OVER RIOD IN 1938; FOR YEAR GAIN LAST) SAME PE-) UP $3,449.09 i | i i] Postal receipts for the month} jlisted as $6,358.55 by postmaster | Fred Dion this morning. This figure compares with $5,- 605.44 for the same month in the | 'preceding year, showing a gain in revenue of $753.11. Total receipts for the year 1939! were released, showing $40,- 757.94 in revenue. { The receipts for 1938 were $37,288.85. A gain for 1939 of $3,449.09 is shown. i Greatest increase of the year) was in the month of February when $4,930.44 was listed in j1939-as compared with $3,411.25 { in the same month of 1938. PLUMMER RITES HERE TOMORROW DIED SATURDAY AFTER- i NOON: WAS WIFE OF LATE DR. GEORGE PLUMMER ' Mrs. Jennie Plummer, widow! of the late Dr. George R. Plum- mer, died Saturday afternoon. ! She had been in failing health} since the death of the doctor,! six years ago today. Funeral services will be held tomorrow morning 8:40 o'clock, from the! residence 504 Simonton street, to St. Mary’s Star of The Sea church. Lopez Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. i PalJbearers who will serve are:! Robert F. Spottswood, T. T.! Thompson, Curry Moreno, Dr.! Stephen Douglass, Aaron Mc-! Conneil and Bascom L. Grooms. ; Mrs. Plummer is survived by! two sisters, Miss Emily Ryan and Miss Agnes Ryan, and distant relatives who reside in Brook-| lyn, N. Y. mo: Uruguay country ; range of only 14° Fahrenheit eee Key West, Florida, has the st equable climate in the with an average PRICE FIVE CENTS Orders Intemment For Nazi Steaiship SRLS SSS SSS. ARRESTED FOR DRUNKEN DRIVING George H. Houston, while driving on the highway last night, gave evidence of be- ing under the influence of intoxicants and was arrested by State Patrolman L. W. Brassell. Houston had driven his car from one side to the other of the highway. with the consequence that two of his tires were in terrible condition. The car was brought to the city and re- pairs were made. After a rest, Mr. Houston was found to be in a condi- tion to again take up the driving of his car, and he deposited a bond of $100 with the sheriff's office, and departed. 'DIISI IIIS Ds ARMY PREPARES ‘COAST DEFENSES ;SENDS MEN TO CARIBBEAN | POST AND CANAL ZONE (By Ansoctated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 1—The War Department today stated |S. S. TACOMA, CARGO AND CREW, | SEIZED i FOLLOWING 24 - HOUR ULTIMATUM (By Associated Press) MONTEVIDEO, Jan. 1.—This i | j | capital of Uruguay again cap- |tured headline news of the day | when it was announced this {morning that the German i | freighter Tacoma had been or- | dered interned. | Previously a twenty-four hour jultimatum had been handed of- |ficers of the freighter which had ‘previously assisted the crew of |the ill-fated Graf Spee to escape ;from the ship before it was scut- tled. The order gave officials 24 ‘hours to either sail from the har- |bor, or be interned for the dura- ‘tion of the war. | Uruguayan officials boarded |the Tacoma this morning shortly ‘after ‘expiration of the deadline time and took possession of the cargo and ordered the crew to be jheld pending delivery to a con- centration camp in the interior of the country. British war vessels were re- ‘ported off Montevideo awaiting ithe decision of the Tacoma’s of- ficers. They would have pounced on the Nazi ship if she had chosen ‘to pull out of the harbor. |that more than 6,000 troops had , On- | The late Dr. Plummer was) " ‘ : born in Key West. He .was|and Puerto Rico points during among the prominent physicians the last month. of the period. He served in the; These transfers were made to He | nents in coast artillery and de. \fenses under construction, | Information was released to- CRIME PAYS |day that indicated the Army de- |fenses will shortly install high (By Associated Press) explosive mines for protection of ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Jan. 1.—/several harbors on the Atlantic St. Joseph is moving the house | seaboard. Appropriation for funds where Jesse James was killed;to cover such a move has been from its original site to a spot'drawn up for submission to the in the Philippine Is’ands. was in the navy here after the war. more accessible to tourists. | President. ‘been transferred to Canal ne FIVE NAVAL — SHIPS IN PORT Spanish-American War, and was provide personnel for improve- | Destroyers Evans’ and Wicks have returned to port after a tour of duty on neutrality patrol. They are berthed at Pier B to take oil and will leave tomor- row. Other vessels in are the Destroyers Twiggs, berthed at the finger piers, and the Tender Gannett, ‘in the slip adjacent to pier B. the harbor Lea and MELLON’S YACHT icution of Bruno Richard Haupt- | Who fs this handsome youngster and who di- vorced her—to marry what swimmer, who was recent- ty divorced? baseball had to quit in playing about wona big race and his name War, Lawrin, celli. El Chico, or War Admiral. Who is he? What race? March 2, 19397 s/ Y ¥ Mediterranean \\ #7 Something quite aston- ¢ This young ishing happened to the piece of land shown in Diack. What's it’s name and 8 last summer. mame and who owns it now? SEE ANSWERS Q These feet belong to a player secutive games. 5 This Italian gentleman’s name was Filippo Pa- What happened on his son's 63rd birthday, went traveling abroad What is his where did he g0? What's wrong with him? 3 Whose nose is this? When and why did it make news most of last summer, and where did all this take place? who 1939 after 2,300 ~ cons Who is he? G Ts demonstration ended when: ‘someone said, “Yow cannot strike against the government,” Who said it? ‘To whom? MILLION WILL RECEIVE BENEFITS (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.—More than 1,000,000 persons over the age of sixty-five will draw bene- fits under the Social Security Act on February 1, under terms ‘of the revised act as passed by the last Congress. ’ Thus is ushered in a new era for oldsters in the United States. All persons who have been em- ployed for the last three years and who have now reached tht cage of sixty-five will receive ,monthly payments averaging $15, ‘beginning next month, HERE’S FIRST BABY OF 1940 | Mr. and Mrs. Al Weech, resid- ing at the corner of Pearl and Eliza streets, reported the first F ‘baby of 1940, in the person of an ll-and a-half-pound boy born at © /12:40 o'clock this morning. The newcomer has been named Rich- ‘lard Jasper Weech. He and his gentleman jon’t be home until Jai in 1940. Who is he ? Why he go where? ON PAG! |mother are reported to be doing nicely. | Runnerup Mr. and Mrs. Rabel Ybarmea, 1010 Division street, announce ,the birth of a girl at 2:20 o’clock |this morning. The baby weighed iseven-and-a-half pounds and has been named Anolan. Both mother jand child are doing nicely. was seldom off the front page. | | Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr., first-born of the famous avia-|_ Dr. Matthew Mellon, owner and captain of the Yacht Gerda mann on April 3, 1936. In those | four years the Lindbergh case BACK FROM CUBA! tor, was 19 months old when he | |was snatched from his crib near | Hopewell. His body was found | weeks later, within five miles of jthe home. Carpenter Hauptmann, | 35, married, a father and a pa | roled German convict who had II, Mrs. Mellon and Dr. Richard Armour and Mrs. Armour, re- turned to Key West, after spend- ing a few days in Havana for which port they sailed last Wed- nesday. The vessel is now berthed at jentered the United States illegal: | i lly, was arrested Sept. 10, 1934,/°N€ Of the piers at the Porter after passing a ransom note. He| Dock Company. jwas convicted early in 1935 and! oo died in the chair a year later. j Edward Abdicates (1996) TEMPERATURES A love story for the ages was} Lowest last highest last Stations— night 24 hours iwritten when Edward VIII, by |the grace of God, of Great Brit- | ain, Ireland and the British do-|Atlanta _ . 30 46 14 34 defender of the faith, Emperor of |Buffalo - 14 19 India, abdicated to marry. the Charleston Bn | 17 She was Wallis Warfield of ; Detroit 14 17 | Baltimore. The royal romance, |Galveston 53 12 culminated at the altar in June |Jacksonville _ 43 Jof 1937 at Monts, France. The |Kansas City — Windsor after being king, was a | Los Angeles - royal exile until the war called | Louisville back in France in the uniform of |Mpls.-St. Paul his country. (Nashville __ On January 30, 1933, Adolf Hit- |New York ler was called to the office of |!Pensacola _. minions beyond the seas, king, {Boston 41 54 “woman I love”. Chicago 62 which had England in a dither, |Havana 57 man who became the Duke of |KEY WEST _ him home and then put him |Miami - Germany Rises (1993) |New Orleans — chancellor of Germany by aging Pittsburgh President Hindenburg. |St. Louis From that very day, the man|San Francisco | ‘who was to become Der Fuehrer Seattle __. 45 begam discarding provisions of|Tampa 52 the treaty of Versailles; in 1937 | Washington —17 BRSSSHABSSo.RIBBSS Headlines of 1939! The following news carried big headlines in The Citizen during 1939. Remember? | January 3—County commis- | sioners bid goodbye to William R. Porter, who ended a_ thirty-| two year stretch of service. January 10—Destroyers Wil- liamson and Childs and 18 planes arrived to base here for the war games. . .Thirty-four planes stop- | ped at the airport in the Miami, to Havana race. 1 January 11—City Council voted | to install parking meters, j January . 17—Mrs. Bernilinda} Briones, Ecuadorian flyer, res-/ cued twenty-one miles off Som- brero Light. January 23—Board of Public) Works introduced new street sweeper to city. { January 24—Zoning Board out-! lined’ program and presented zoning map. January 28 — Annual Presi- {denit’s Birthday Ball held. . . Made first effort in strong effort | to obtain Naval Base for city. February 4—Sheriff clamped! down on garnbling in the county. February 18—President Robse- | velt came to town. i February 19—La Semana Ale- February 27—Key West. Boat Club Regatta held in submarine base. March 1—Hepburn Board here to look over navy facilities. March 10—Historical pageant Presented. March 14—Army Barracks $30,- 000 project approved. March 22—Key West pictured as second line of defense by Hep- burn Board. March 23—Key West-Havana ,; Cigar Company opens factory. March 28—Council passes zon- ing enabling act. April 7—R. C. Perky transfers highway right of way to county. April 8—American Legion made bid for 1940 state convention. Lost to St. Petersburg. April 9—City Council voted oc- cupational taxes on all workers | of city.” April 13—Keys™ Citizen Organ- ization formed. May 9—New County Court S. authorities urging relief in connection with the sponge blight. May 16—New City Charter published. May 22—PWA hopeful about release of funds for fresh water line. ‘ May 24 — Legislature passed City Charter ‘bill. June 5—Tender Zinnia de- livered to Lighthouse Depart- ‘ment. ‘ June 9—Murphy Act deadline. June 16—Frank Guerro killed Key West Headlines Of 1939 by Leland Sawyer. July 10—National Guard camp opened. July 15—Citizens and Taxpay- ers, Inc., organized. | July 26 — City Council set August 15 for City Charter elec- tion. July 29—American Legion Dis- trict convention here. July 31—B. Curry Moreno re- signed as supervisor of WPA. August 4—Council votes td operate under new charter. August 9—Garden Club spon- sored a new tree ject. August 12—B. M. Duncan re- imoved as general manager of Overseas Road and Toll Bridge District. Tolls increased. August 17—Hotel and Tourist ‘Homes Association organized. ; August 18—Council reverts | back to oid charter. iHouse inspected and turned over} August 30—South Beach proj- |to officials. . .Letters sent to U.|ect started. August 31—RFC turned down |inerease in bridge tolls. | September 1—Extra issue of |The ,Citizen announcing com- [nesn heres as Germany invaded Poland. . . | Another “extra” on December 3 when England and France de- clared war on Germany. September ed off this jeense fees. . .Citizens and Tax- i