The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 4, 1940, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 60 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LXI. No. 4. Chr Hey eat Ctttzrn THE SOUTHERNMOST NE'WSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. hoi. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1940 ! Ensign At Naval Station Suicide; Motive Unknown 1 | | | i “FOUND EARLY THIS|®° PIO POO OSS. MORNING IN CAR WITH 'THE FRENCH CUT | BULLET WOUND; DIES) A GORDIAN KNOT IN HOSPITAL (By Associated Prexs) PARIS, Jan. 4,—Out-of- work mayors in France have | no right to unemployment | insurance, the municipal'un- | employment board ‘of Ormes- | son ruled. | Communist Mayor Gauthier | was among his party mem- | bers ousted from office dur- i - ing Premier Edouard Dala- | United | dier’s drive against French Communists. Hl Out of work, the ex-mayor. | of Ormesson applied for un- employment aid. He was re- fused by the ruling board on the grounds that the mayor- alty is a public privilege and not a profession. First | \ | tragedy at Key West naval station since it was offi | cielly reopened November 1 was} recorded this morning when the | unconscious body of Ensign Mau- | tice Vincent Lussier, States Naval Reserve, 25, a na-| R. found in his automobile near the | tive of Woonsocket, was | aviation barracks. a and | | se ‘ (By Axsociated Press) | RUSSIA TO CONFER WITH *, Suggested WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.—Presi- dent Roosevelt today sent the name of Attorney General Frank Murphy to the U. S. Senate for confirmation as a member of the Supreme Court of the United States. It is expected that the Senate will confirm this appointment. The make-up of the tribunal with Murphy's appointment, will bring the majority of member- ship definitely on the side of Roosevelt appointments. ! Meeting; Pas County Commissiorfets William H. Monsalvatge and T. Jenkins Curry were authorized by the county commission meeting last night to confer with area officials of the WPA regarding proposed construction of a parkway and curbs at the intersection of fed- eral route No. 1 and Roosevelt Boulevard at the head of the island. Chairman Carl Bervaldi re- ported that Wallace Thomas, area supervisor for WPA, had these improvements. In the discussion, joined by Com- missioner Braxton B. Warren, County Clerk Ross C. Sawyer and W. Curry Harris, legal ad- visor to the commission, it was decided to authorize the work if the committee demeed it advis- able. It was feared that unless some traffic arrangement is worked out there would be danger of ac- cidents at the point where the highway enters the boulevard. Because a state auditor’s re- port criticized the county for free |Duval street. WAR IN EUROPE SLOWS UP; HITLER WARNS NEUTRALS GERMANY ON MEANS TO; STOP MATERIALS FLOWING INTO FINLAND (By Associated Press) LONDON, Jan. 4.—War action’ What will no doubt prove to/Health Units. Subject for dis-! WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.—Presi- as wintry weather held up any | contemplated advances on all; fronts, both West and North. | In Finland. England heard that ; Russia was still digging in for aj ; prolonged siege of Finnish lines. | building of the |The railroad to north Russia has Guard. been cut, it was heard, and sev- eral bridges have been blown up! by the Finns. | Observers here noted that Hit- | ler has caused several articles to! appear in the German press call- | ing for the small neutral nations | to more carefully watch their ac- tions in regard to help to war- ring nations. It is believed that Foreign Min- | ister Molotoff will leave Moscow | for Berlin shortly to confer with | Hitler on means of stopping the; from neutral countries of Scandi- navia. ELECTION OF FIRE | OFFICIALS TUESDAY NO OPPOSITION LISTED ON BALLOT NOW BEING PRINTED Official ballot for the Fire De- partment election to be held next Tuesday evening at City Hall is being printed by the Artman Press in preparation for the vote to be taken. No opposition for the various | positions is noted on the ballot. Volunteers will vote for: Chief, Harry M. Baker; First! Assistant, Leroy Torres; Second | Assistant, Benjamin Sawyer; De- |} partment Secretary, John W. Roberts; Department Treasurer, Paul Archer; Department Sur- geons, Dr. Harry C. Galey and! Dr. Wm. R. Warren; Department Assistant Surgeon, John Gard- ner. sed Measures Jan. 8 and 15 during the air tour | from Miami to. Havana. John England, supervisor of registration, reported that 144! persons on the’élection rolls had | died during 1939. They were | listed as 77 male whites, 30 fe- | male whites and 37 colored vot- ers, Commissioners voted to buy at $7.50 one of the new 1940 direc- tories being published by H. Earl | Humbert. | The commission gave ap-} proval to the application of Rob- | ert Taylor for a ligour license for | a cocktail lounge and bar at 503 | i A report submitted by Charles | L. Crawford, director of the com- modity distribution district, was | received and filed. Crawford reported that 11,775 pounds of} rolled oats, flour, grapefruit | juice and other foodstuffs had} been assigned the commodity dis- tribution center here.., Several bills for ice and grass seed for ; various WPA projects | | were ordered sent to city council + !man and state chairman Planning Board Sponsors Weck Long Exhibit-Program OPENS NEXT SATURDAY AT COAST GUARD HEAD- QUARTERS; FULL PROGRAM LISTS INTEREST- ING DISCUSSIONS TO BE HEARD ‘in Europe eased off again today |be one of the most outstanding |cussion: “It’s Needs and Rela- exhibitions and programs given| tion to Planned Community Wel- in this city in some time will get | fare: Medicine, Surgery, Social.” under way next Saturday when; Speakers: Dr. J. B. Parramore, the Florida Planning Board spon- director, Monroe County Health sors an exhibit to be open daily | Department; E. A. Ramsey, rep- to the public at Headquarters ‘resentative, Florida Social Wel- U. S. Coast! fare Board. | Wednesday—Jan. 10th: Civic Highly interesting graphs, pic-' Organizations. Subject for dis- tures and other exhibit material |cussion: display, depicting all angles of ment and Welfare”. the work now being pushed by’ Speakers: Stephen C. Single- the planning boards of the state.|ton, secretary, Key West Cham- The exhibit, as stated, opens on ber of Commerce; Isadore Wein- Saturday—the hours being an-j|traub, president, Junior Cham- nounced from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m.'ber of Commerce; Mrs. M. E. Clifford G. Hicks, chairman of | Berkowitz, Key West Woman's arrangements for the exhibit and; Club; William V. Little, presi- program, has worked up an ex- | dent, Rotary Club; H. E. Day, cellent five-days’ program touch-/| president, Lions Club. ing on all phases of planning: Thursday—Jan. 11th: Art, Mu- jflow of war materials to Finland | work, with emphasis on various sic, Beautification and Entertain- city-agency support of projects ment. Subject. for discussion: aiming at civic betterment. The!“Its Place in the Social Life of programs will begin next Satur- | the Community”. day evening and will continue on} Speakers: E. P. Winter, mem- Monday, to be held at Head-|ber, Key West Art Center; Mrs. quarters building each evening | Jessie Kirke, member, Key West listed from 8 to 10 o'clock. ;Garden Club; Miss Essie Geiger, The program is as follows: field representative, WPA Rec- Saturda y—Governmental ' reation. Units. ‘Subject for discussion:; Attendants from the local Art “Major Community Problems and! project will be assisted by units Possibilities for Local Planning’ from Boy Scout troops. Exhibit Board Contribution as Concerns and program are under the super- State, County and City Govern-'vision and direction of WPA Art ments.” |Project, Townsend Morgan, su- Speakers: Geo. Cross, secre-|peryisor, and Monroe County tary, State Piannirtg Board; B. CP ianning Board, Dr~H. C. Galey, Papy, representative, State Legis- | chairman. lature; W. Cutry Harris, attor-|""Musical numbers will be fea- ney, Monroe County Commis-/tured at each evening’s program, sioners; William V. Little, direc-’ supplied chiefly by the String tor, Florida State Employment 'Quartette of the WPA Band. Service; Ralph B. Boyden, city} councilman. | Monday,” Jan. air-organized PANDORA LEAVES Planning Units. Subject for dis-| cussion: “A Special Project's ON LON CRUISE Relation in Community Develop- ment.” Facts, toda ouatn | See Speakers: Jack Long, 19, DEPARTED THIS MORNING: man, Key West Zoning Board; Wallace B. Kirke, manager, Local | WILL TRAVEL 8,000 Housing Authority; B. M. Dun-; MILES can, Aqueduct Commission. | et 91 Ka Tuesday, Jan. 9th—Organized, Giving a preliminary blast on |her whistle, the Coast Guard MAN {Pandora left her dock at the nav- PAPY CHAIR ‘al station promptly at 10 a, m. |teday on the first leg of an 8,000- OF JACKSON DA {mile goodwill tour to Mexico jand several countries of Central at |America. The Pandora will re- * turn about the middle of March. APPOINTED BY ARTHUR B. | Only friends and relatives of HALE, STATE CHAIRMAN; the officers and crew of the Pap- {dora were on hand when she DRIVE STARTS MONDAY backed away from the pier. There | were a few goodbye calls, many jtears in the eyes of waving Representative Bernie C. Papy,:women and children on the dock today. received notification from |—and the Pandora was off. Arthur B. Hale, State Road chair. of the’ main here until January 15‘ when Florida Jackson Day committee, |she leaves for Fort Lauderdale of his appointment as chairman for drydocking. Another cutter is of the Monroe county commit-|expected here at that time to tee, ‘handle the Key West assignment. The appointment was made at} Se the request of Governor Fred) Cone and U. S. Senators C. © TUG PEACOCK Andrews and Claude Pepper. The official drive statewide; AT DOCK HERE opens Monday, January 8 and | continues for thirty days, cul-) pay Bee minating in the annual Jackson'TO FILL IN FOR WARBLER Day banquet. | NOW ON WAY TO TEXAS TEMP! ERATURES The salvage tug Peacock tied |up at Porter Dock this morning Lowest last highest last |after a quick run from New York Stations— night 24hours | to fill in for the wrecker Warbler, Atlanta __ 22 37 |which went out on a call for as- Boston 22 34 stance sent by a Japanese Buffalo . 16 24 freighter caught on _ Trinity “Meeting Problems inj |has arrived in the city for the, Relation to Community Develop- FDRASUBMITS ANNUAL BUDGET TO CONGRESS CALLS FOR INCREASED EX- PENDITURES FOR DEFENSE UNITS; OTHER DEPART- MENTS REDUCED (By Associated Press) ‘dent Roosevelt submitted the an-| nual budget to Congress this noon. An increase in tax revenues of $460,000,000 is contained in the | budget for defense purposes. This jitem is in line with advance ‘no- itice that the - President would {seek more revenue for the army and navy. The budget recommends reduc- tions in most of the other depart- ments of Federal government, | \outstanding being the slash of; ;$500,000,900 for relief during the | next fiscal year starting July 1.) |The remaining amount will care ifor an estimated 1,350,000 per-} sons. The total budget brings the} Federal government: a good bit | closer to the theoretital debit | limit of forty-five billion dollars, ; the relatively small figure of} $62,000,000 now separating the national debt from that limit. | A twenty-five percent reduc-' tion in farm expenditures was} recommended, which brings that) department’s total down $332,- 000,000. { Reaction to the “state of the| ‘nation” speech yesterday by the! President varied. Congress be- | gan to show signs today of op-| position to continuation of the! Trade Agreement Act. j The House of Representatives | was introduced to legislation that will call for severing of diplo-! matic relations with Russia. ‘REV. S. A. STRITCH Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit Sate Auditor Lists Many Things Wrong With County Finances PLIAGE SM\SAYS CONDITION 15 NANCY CARROLL POOR; IMPROVEMENT HERE YESTERDAY| DEPENDENT UPON EF- Nancy Carroll, noted screen FORT TO ECONOMIZE and stage actress, was a aes visitor in the city yesterday. coming down from Miami for a day's stay with Mrs. Hemingway. Miss Carroll was accom- panied by her daughter, Patricia Kirkland, who is also a daughter of Miss Car- roll’s first husband, Kirkland, author and pro- ducer of the famous play “Tobacco Road”. Miss Car- roll appeared in a production of her former husband this pest year. “I Must Love Someone”, on a New York stage. | | A state auditor's report sug- i gesting changes in the functions | lof officials of the county will be | the special order of business at a | meeting next Wednesday night of Jack | ithe Monroe county commission- { ers. | This action was decided at a }meeting of the commission last night when the report of Auditor W. B. Johnson covering the period from June, 1936, to June, . Pang \ OBI ES SS IFS 1939, was submitted officially to |the board by W. W. Wainwright, |state auditor. Also received at jlast night’s meeting was a com- munication from State Comp- troller Lee requesting action by the commissioners on the auditor’s recommendations ! suggestions. IS NEW CARDINAL ARCHBISHOP OF MILWAUKEE ELEVATED TO HIGH POST BY POPE state and the highlights of the Teport follow: That the financial condition of Monroe county is poor. That unless some effort to- | (By Associated Press) The Coast Guard 185 will re-; | CHICAGO, Jan. 4—Announce- | ment was made today here that | !Archbishop Most Reverend Sam- j COMDR. BRADY juel Alphonse Stritch, D.D., of | | Milwaukee, had been elevated to GOES TO CHECK SPECIFICA- |the Cardinalship to fill the va | TIONS FOR NEW TRUMBO (cancy created by Cardinal Mun- | |delein’s death. ISLAND HANGAR The appointment was made by |Pope Pius XII today. | Archbishop Stritch was ordain- | Lieut. Commander T. J. Brady,'ed a Catholic priest on May 21, public works officer at the naval/1910, and was consecrated Bishop | station, is in Miami today check-|of Toledo, Ohio, on November 30, | ing the plans and specifications 1921. He was elevated to Arch- for hangar erection and. other!bishop of Milwaukee on August | | (Continued on Page Four) | 26, 1930. Joint Scout-Lions Meet — Tomorrow AtRestBeach Songs of Lionism and Scout-jhood of cighty boys with scout- | ing will inter-mingle tomorrow |masters and district officials will evening on the occasion of the be on hand. joint Lions Club-Boy Scout | The affair officially marks the beach party and jamboree to be!conclusion of the successful held at Rest Beach, beginning at|Clean-Up Rest Beach campaign 7:00 o'clock. jengineered by the scouts under | No meeting of the Lions Club ' Lions Club direction. will be held tonight, the regular| Lions committee has purchased session time of the group at awards to be given to each troop Stone Church Annex. ‘as a token of appreciation for the All Boy Scout troops have been good work performed by the invited to the beach party to- scouts. The troop that perform- morrcw night and according to ed in best style, in the opinion of | check-up today, in the neighbor-|the committee, will be awarded | MORE MARINES special prize. ARRIVE TODA ‘Short talks on both will be pre ;sented, and necessary business —_—— ; will be transacted briefly. {committee will see to it that the j “dogs” are done to a proper turn- over bonefires, around which the | } Program of the jamboree wil! |headline typical Lions’ and Scout procedure at regular meetings. | FIVE OTHERS EXPECTED | The committee has provided | ;}typical beach party refreshments NEXT WEEK TO COMPLETE jin the form of hotdogs. A scout; DETACHMENT HERE ward economy or toward more efficient collection and levying of taxes is made there is little hope of improvement in the county’s financial condition. That the financial affairs of the county have not been given sufficient attention by the com- missioners and other officials. That there is no legal authority for the county to contribute to the maintenance of the Key West fire department. That donations have been made indiscriminately from the coun- ty’s special advertising fund. That the county wrongfully |contributed $3000 toward defray- |ing expenses of the celebration staged in Key West when Over- seas Highway was opened. That there was no_ necessity for the county appropriating $5000 to a Washington law firm to represent Monroe county in- terests in Washington. That no effort has been made by the county to remedy the im- proper handling of pauper al- lowances. That in some cases no re- ceipted bills or vouchers are at- tached to bills for travel ex- penses of county officials. That the county has no legal authority to pay the telephone bills of public officials. That the Monroe county school district owes the county $693 er- roneously paid for certain ‘serv- ices. That the Monroe budgets -do not comply with the statutes, in that appropriations exceed 65 per cent of estimated revenues. That the county commissioners have been overpaid, according to the law, $612 each a year for a three year period. The report indicated that some readjustment of the sums paid and sums due various county of- ficials must be made. The ac- counts of Frank H. Ladd, Ross’C.° Sawyer, J. Otto, Kirchheiner, i idmnathir tei a dR. Lord, K.}Q. Thomp- yor payment. “LE wes teperted by Iai sregin > St 45 Shoal, off the coast of Texas. | Severaladditional marines’ ar-|™eeting will be conducted. aces care and feeding of city prison- Ensign Lussier had bullet wound in his forehead he died a few minutes after his ar- | (PII VIP VI WIS SI S'4 rival at Marine hospital, where | : | associates when they discovered MURPHY LISTED i him 4 i Although the naval board of investigation had not completed its findings at edition time, it is the wound was self inflicted. A|PRESIDENT SENDS NAME TO 45 caliber vice pistol Was! SENATE; CONFIRMATION found on the floor of the car near | his right hand. | IS EXPECTED Discovery of the young avia-| after 7 a. m. when he failed to! appear at the seaplane ramp on Trumbo Island, where he was scheduled to arrive with some papers before taking off on A fellow officer was detailed to return to the station to dis- cover why Ensign Lussier had not reported for duty in accord- ance with orders issued last night. quarters at barracks 66, the searchers examined his car and found him. He was still breath ing. fatally injured by a bullet that evidently had been fired Lieut. Comdr. A. P. Storrs, III, senior officer with aviation patrol group 53, was immediately noti- fied. He in turn reported the facts to Commander L. K. Swen- Twiggs, senior naval officer afloat here in the absence at Mi- ami of Capt. Arthur S. Carpen- der. f@ After consulting Commander | the naval station, Commander Swenson ordered a naval board of investigation. The -tragic deati” of Ensign Lussier was imme diately reported to the navy de- cordance with usual procedure, the ensign’s next of kin, his father, Philippe Lussier, 183 Park Avenue, Woonsocket, R. I. will be notified of the death of his Ensign Lussier came tod Key West with patrol group 53 De- cember 1 from Norfolk. Previous ly he had finished the naval aviation training course at Pen- had been in the service less than | two years when the shot crashed through his forehead. No motive for the act was immediately ap- parent to his superiors. | PHOTOGRAPHERS ers, the commission voted to eee {on this service for a four-month STATE EXAMINER SAYS FLOR- |Period. It was decided to write city council that the city would IDA FLOODED WITH ITINER- (have to pay the county 66 cents ANTS SEEKING NO GOOD a day for feeding each prisoner. he was rushed in a car by his FOR HIGH COURT believed by naval officials that tor’s plight was made shortly | patrol flight. When he was not found in his only a few minutes before. son, captain of the destroyer G. B. Hoey, officer in charge of partment at Washington. In ac- son. sacola which takes a year. He WARNS AGAINST jrescind its action agreeing to take | This is one-cent above the actual jcost to the county, the other’ cent |being assessed in accordance TAMPA, Jan. 4 (FNS)—Al P.| with an auditor’s ruling it should Burgert, chairman of the State be higher to cover the cost of | Board of Photographic Examin- | lodging at the jail. ers, issued a warning to) the pub-| County commissioners agreed lie to be on guard against unli- ito represent the county on the} censed itinerant photographers. ‘jreception committee being form- * Burgert points out that during ed by Mayor Willard M. Albury the tourist season the state is/to greet the aviators coming to (Continued on Page Four) |Key West some time between the commissioners that:the proj- ects invulved had been sponsored } |by the city. It was believed the! city should now pay all such} bills, since the city has a fund for sponsorship of projects. The |fund comes from a 25 percent ad- jditional levy on occupational li- |censes. | SPECIAL! SPECIAL! Friday, Saturday, Sunday |CHOCOLATE and PINEAPPLE | LAYER CAKES 33c | Spiced Squares _ einen Maloney Brothers Bakery 812 Fleming St—Phone 818 | {Detroit jJacksonville Chicago _14 21 | Merritt, Chapman and Scott Denver 28 38 |corporation operate both ships. _12 22 |The Peacock is a sister ship of 33 62 the Warbler and equipped with 63 76 |the same type of machinery and - 32 50 |gear for salvage work. 18 22 The Japanese ship on Trinity ~ 61 67 | Shoal is the S.S. Kinugasa Maru, 56 67 iwhich is of 5,000 net tons. No Leuisville _. 18 22 {details of her plight were re- ‘Miami _.___ 52 68 \ceived in the messages sent Capt. Mpls.-St. Paul --8 10 jc. H. Petersen, salvage master, New York 34 Pensacola 48 St. Louis 21 San Francisco 55 59 . 42 49 57 27 El Paso Havana Kansas City KEY WEST Los Angeles jno immediate danger of break- |ing up on the rocks. Sea ‘Tampa ‘Washington _. 14 rived at Key West naval station: today and were assigned to the marine detachment now guarding the station property and grounds, | Lieut. Col. G. D. Hatfield an-! nounced, | Five other marines are expect- ed Jan. 10 or 11 from Parris Is- land, the marine training station! in South Carolina. This will} bring the Key West detachment , ‘up to 58 men, with one other of-: Regular marine barracks in the station will not be finished for} perhaps two weeks, Col. Hatfield . id. In the meantime the men’ billeted in the near the old recreation ; main gate. json, Franklin Arenberg, c. Sam |B. Curry, Enrique Esquinaldo, CITY COUNCIL WILL jJr. and E. R. Lowe were audited | In many instances the report | states that the officials owe the City Council in the new year | owes the officials. The commis- will be held tonight, opening at/sion next week will interview | and generally found in good con- ASSEMBLE TONIGHT | county money, but on the whole 7:30 o’clock in council chambers} each affected official to deter- | dition. First regular meeting of the | it was found that the county also at City Hall. mine the difference between the jbut it was reported she was in /ficer besides Lieut. Col. Hatfield.} Several important matters will| county and them, and work out come up for attention. The last | some adjustments. s two meeting@ of the council have | Commissioners stated that in been five-hour affairs. It is not their opinion the county owed anticipated, however, that to-/the officials around $2000 more night’s meet will last for that|than the auditor's report indi- length of time, ‘cated they owed the county.