The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 10, 1940, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 60 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LXI. No. 9. Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit Che Key West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1940 | Key West Projects Included In Study By Navy Committee cueTauMENT oF #80: HELL, DRIVERS : : TOSTRIVEFOR HAVE FUNDS TO RUN| UNTIL JUNE 30 | | (Ry Associated Presa) | WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, TO JUMP AUTOS FROM HIGH AS > 5 RAMP; TICKETS NOW ON SALE AT VARIOUS STORES IN CITY —Pessibility that the navy’s| $1,465,000 emergency build- | ing program in Florida | would be trimmed developed today when the House ap- propriations’ committee! Hell Drivers, voted a $500,000 cut in the of Jack Derby, who will make Laman ve ea Contam jtheir appearance at Trumbo “é Seite The Ficld next Sunday afternoon, be- perez enconsieyenon: ec {ginnnig at 2:00 o'clock. will strive navy asked $7,500,000 aS for a world record broad jump the whole program, point-!with their stunt automobiles. ing out it already had obli- The Moree cuales sew e used—five feet six inches high, gated $863,827. Committee ‘fully fourteen inches higher than recommended only $7,000,-'any used heretofore. Then, too, 000. There was no indica-'the regular run of daring, hair- eee . A splitting stunts will be on the tion immediately what items program, which is scheduled to would be cut. last for a period of at least three Florida projects included ‘hours. . 1/_ Advance tickets for the per- pemprest) emer formance may be procured from hospital and dispensary members of the two sponsoring building and facilities vat organizations oe fromthe solo We Peco pace alincse Soda Fountain, Sea Food en tore 1 a s,.. Cabana. and emergency * buildings an Beh ae Store. facilities for naval aviation) The show is being staged under Tables prepared by the’ West. navy showed $9,900 already obligated for Key West Projects although items were not specifically author- ized by Congress. | The committee agreed to appRoxIM. $80,000 items to recommis- | sion Key West station and operate it until June 30. Alse approved request for $1,785,000 additional for maintenance work by bu- reau of supplies and oc- counts. Captain John B. Ewald testified this in- cluded $11,350 for equip- ment, such as_ typewriters and adding machines. under direction ATELY ONE HUN- DRED MEMBERS TURNED OUT TO CAST BALLOTS Approximately one hundred members of the volunteer fire ‘department of the city turned out last night to cast ballots in the department election held at Fire House No. 1. The election was merely a for- mality, there being no opposition candidates on the ballot. These men were elected to office: nt Engineer, Leroy Tor- tant Engineer, Benjamin Sawyer; Department Secretary, John W. Roberts; De- partment Treasurer, Paul Ar- cher; Department Surgeons, Dr. Harry C. Galey, Dr. Wm. R. War- ren and Department Assistant Surgeon, John Gardner. BUILDS VILLAGE READING, Pa.—Laurence Gic- ringer of this city has construct ed by hand a miniature village that weighs 20 tons, covers more than 2,000 square, feet, and is valued at $16,000. County Commissioners To Study. Audit Tonight County officials are scheduled the country some excess fees, the dopupeceribatiee cite (board jaot county, in general, owes the of. county. So many interpretations have been put on the various claims in the auditor’s report that the county. commission may request that State Auditor W. W. Wain- wright send his assistant, W. B. Johnson, here to iron out commissioners at the courthouse tonight to discuss the report of the state auditor which points to some bookkeeping discrepancies indicating some claims the coun- ty has against them. cials claim that the latest report prepared by Johnson contradicts recommendations made in pre- vious reports or suggests changes in bookkeeping methods that have been followed for years. On the other hand, the county officials state that while the state auditor's report charges they owe | | | | | | GROUP UNOPPOSED | "IN FIRE ELECTION Chief, Harry M. Baker; First | JIM’S SERVICE STATION You Have Tried The Best Now Take a Rest While— WE SERVICE YOUR CAR PHONE NO. 5 Corner White and Catherine Sts. A report from Commissioners T. Jenkins Curry and William Monsalvatge and W. Curry Har- ris, legal adviser of the board,/—Albert Clopek was fined $50'naval and civilian forces. who had been directed to confer | for hitting his son-in-law, Victor | ‘with the affected _ officials, may |Desimone, on the head with a left on patrol. | ,be presented to tonight's meet-/club for refusing to stop “jitter-| ings of the commission. CAPT. CARPENDER ENTHUSED ABOUT AIR MANEUVERS RETURNS TO FLAGSHIP LEA | TODAY; IS BUSY WORKING OUT RECREATIONAL PRO- GRAM FOR SEAMEN Enthusiastic about the air ‘maneuvers and the reception ac- ‘corded the officers and men un- ;der him at Miami, Capt. Arthur iS. Carpender, senior officer of | the naval forces afloat in this jarea, returned to his office aboard this flagship Lea at Key West to- |day. | “We all had a good time at Mi- jami”, Capt. Carpender said. “The jmaneuvers were thrilling and in- |teresting. The city and air meet ‘officials .were courteous and | thoughtful, and were very hos- | Pitable. With the officers of the ;Lea and Evans, I was the guest |of Mayor Sewell of Miami and enjoyed every minute of the party they gave us. “Harvey Seeds Post of the | American Legion at Miami staged ‘a fine party for the enlisted men ;of the destroyers. They, too, en- 'joyed themselves.” i Capt. Carpender is working on | plans for expanding the amuse- iment and recreational facilities {of Key West for the enlisted men lof the navy and marine corps jnow stationed here. He said he would confer during the day with ; Lieut. Commander D. B. Quinn, {recreational officer for the area, } (Continued on Page Four) | eee WAR BRITONS READY "FOR SACRIFICES | CITIZENS AGREE WAR MUST BE WON: NAZIS BOMB VARIOUS SEA BASES (ity Associa ress) | LONDON, Jan. 10.—England | took stock following Prime Min- ister Chamberlain’s speech be- fore the House of Commons yes- |terday, and considered all angles ; of his “grim painting of ‘conditions Obse! noted a general feel- ing of forebearance on the part of the British citizenry, who face more restrictions as time ad- vances. The feeling is that England must win the war, at ever cost”. War, meanwhile, was brought closer to home when the war department issued bulletins that intensified air raids were now being pressed by Nazi bombers on the navy bases along Eng- | land's t coast. Strong coun- , teratta are being made by the Royal Air Force and land bat- ‘teries are reported to have ; brought dewn several Nazi planes jalthough some damage was_in- |flicted on two or three ships in jas many harbors. | This capital heard reports of ithe effective blockade being held ‘against Germany. Over sixty jpercent of normal exports have jbeen checked from the Nazi na jtion and practically no shipping war !brings imports to German ports. | Plane manufacture in England ‘is going forward at a fast pace. |However, RAF officials declared \that if Britain is to take over air jsupremacy, 10,000 more. planes |United States for delivery this :spring. ‘FRENCH WANT | CHURCHILL H (By Associated Press) ROME, Jan. o the ;newspaper Il Populo Romano to-|the upkeep dock. differences. Some county offi- day carried a leading editorial in |is already being serviced there. | day, residents of this city were | which was stated that the French jwar heads |Winston Chu \ville Chamberlain as Prime Min- jister of England. AGAINST JITTERBUGS | .WEST NEWBURYPORT, Mass. | bug dancing” in the house. | i i To Inspect Station WILL COME FROM Rear Admiral W. H. Allen, commandant of the seventh nav- al district, which includes Key West, is expected to arrive here late this week or early next week to make an inspection of Key West Naval Station, Commander G. B. Hoey, officer in charge of the yard, announced today. Admiral Allen will drive to Key West from his headquarters at Charleston, S. C., inspecting various naval activities enroute to this southernmost station un- der his command. With him will be Mrs. Allen, their daughter, and his aide, Lieut. Comdr. S. R. Clark, also of Charleston. They will remain in Key West two or three days. . Commandcr Hoey and the of- ficers and men under him are confident the station will reflect the hard work they have put into Rear Admiral Allen HEADQUARTERS IN CHARLES- TON; COMMANDER HOEY CONFIDENT WORK DONE WILL BE FULLY APPROVED EMPLOYERS CAN SAVE IF STATE | UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSA- TION PAYMENTS MADE BE- FORE JAN. 31 WILL ENTITLE | CREDITS ON FED. TAXES i i} (Special to The Citizen) | TALLAHASSEE, Jan. 10.—Em- |ployers liable under the Florida | Unemployment Compensation Law can save money by paying all delinquent contributions due jthe State fund under this law at once, Harold C. Wall, chairman jof the Florida. Industrial Com- - | mission said today. ithe station since it was officially! Contributions for the fourth |recommissioned November . 1.! quarter of 1939 were due Janu- Their main objective was put ary 1, Wall pointed out. If these |ting the station in an operating! contributions and any delinquent condition as quickly as possible | payments for other quarters in and they are proud of the fact} 1939 are not made by January 31, that it is running smoothly and} 1940, employers will not be able efficiently in the servicing of | to get the full 90 per cent offset ‘naval ships and in other direc-/ credit on their Federal excise tions. | taxes. Destroyers are now taking their | In addition to losing this credit regular turn at the maintenance | offset on. federal taxes, delin- docks and the station forces are | quent employers will be required working in close harmony and ;to pay interest to the State on effectively with the forces afloat, |the contributions they owe. This according to competent observ- | interest amounts to one per cent ers. ;@ month on all unpaid contribu- Every phase of the station ac- | tions. tivities is being brought to top} Contributions due from’ em- ‘operating condition and the nav-|ployers under the Florida Unem- tal men stationed here believe ' ployment Compensation Law are ;that Admiral Allen will be pleas-!2.7 per cent of tofal pay rolls. ied with the results they have Under the Federal law, employ- tachieved. (Continuea on Page Four) RING NATIONS GIRD FOR LENGTHY WAR Finland Tro ;FINN SKi PATROLS CAPTURE MORE RUSSIAN) | TROOPS; RUSSIA LOSES 50,000 IN TWO WEEKS | | | (By Associated Press) | HELSINKI, Jan. 10.—Military |observers here today learned that ‘another large group of Russian soldiers on the middle sector had been pushed back and suffered humiliating defeat, and at the same time, dispatches indicated that the Finnish ski patrols were more generally advancing into Ru: n territory on that front. Estimates of Finnish victories in the last two weeks has brought up the outstanding total of DESTROYER PHILIP ‘NOW NEW FLAGSHIP ,CAPT. CARPENDER TRANS- 4 FERS HEADQUARTERS WHILE LEA PATROLS { | Return of the destroyers Lea and Evans from the Miami air mect marked a new shifting of naval vessels in and out of Key West naval station this morn- ing. ; When the Lea was sent on neu- trality patrol today, Capt. Arthur S. Carpender, senior officer. of the naval forces afloat here, shifted shis flag to the Philip, which will serve as his head- ficials more than they owe the j will have to be purchased in the |Quarters until the Lea returns to’ | port. The Philip is now on a main | tenance’ basis near the naval sta- ; tion shops,, but is expected to be ready for patrol duty on Monday. \At that time the Schenck is 10.—The Italian scheduled to take her place at) The Wickes Under the maintenance pro- here, each of the destroyers will spend two weeks out of every }six at the naval station main- ops. Push. | Into Soviet Territory NAZIS CONSIDER WAR POSITION | ‘RUSSIAN INABILITY TO FUL- FILL SUPPLY AGREE- MENTS FELT | | ines (By Associated Press) ; ie *T! BERLIN, Jan. 10.—Nazi offi- captured, killed or wounded in ciais were considering the eco- major conflicts on the front,/nomic aspects of their war where Russia sought to push at- against the Allies today and tacks and cut the nation of Fin-}Were preparing to issue several land in two. effect _ the decrees that would ‘Obscivers heard that: Moscow ne ife of citizens behind the officials had finally admitted no lines, Of first import was the agree- progress on the eastern frontier, ment reached that workers in and that the advance at that factories would be paid partly in point would be halted until win-Promisary notes. This would ' SWEDES SACRIFICE joe to nations that are still able to send war materials. TO HELP FINLAND | Russia, it appearéd, was falling (By Associated Press) ld j ' STOCKHOLM, Jan. 10.—Neya-'T0W2_ 08 Promises to supply ma- ‘papers bere todays anual 1bhe terials in accord with past agree- stories of how the Swedish peo- ments) Pie: aren! uanubeniver j : é -, has stopped practically all com- ple are making sacrifices to aid merce between the two. na- their Finnish neighbors in the ‘Gad war against Russia. i oN 4 | : | 0 concern on the outcome of | Centrally located stations are! receiving all sorts of contribu- |‘"¢ West Front warfare was felt tions. Ladies. are turning in|, “'e, supposition being now that rings, bracelets, famil Betneamna tre See eae an noue ons 7 y ‘for half a century if need be. and large quantities of clothing BOER ea TS OH FEC. OFFICIAL are being donated. Children, too, are giving up toys and articles of clothing to help Finnish children ; "i endure the discomfitures of the | , War. PLANE CRASHED [RT Jeffries, Division Passen- iger Agent of the Florida East IN MIAMI TODA i nearly 50,000 Russians ;Coast Railway, with headquar- iters at Miami, was a visitor in Key West. | Mr. Jeffries was actompanied iCAME DOWN NEAR BUSI- here by Lester L. Sargent, Trav- | NESS AREA: PILOT BALED jeling Pasenger Agent of the L. & N. Railroad, and Nashville, OUT IN PARACHUTE Chattanooga & St. Louis Rail- | way; also, H. C. Bretney, Florida Passenger Agent of the L. & N. | Railroad. TEMPERATURES Lowest last Highest last night 24 hours 27 (By Associated Press) MIAMI, Jan. 10.—At* noon to- | horrified to witness a plane crash would like to see|gram worked out by Capt. Car-|which occured near the center rehill displace Ne-}pender and other naval officers|of the metropolitan district. | | The plane was heard shortly, Stations jbefore the fall making sputter-| Atlanta _ ing noises, then witnesses saw Boston Flyer Here PRICE FIVE CENTS esterday Escapes Injury Wher DR. WARREN HAS NOT MADE KNOWN "AUTOPSY FINDINGS RUMORS SPREAD THAT IN- FORMATION GIVEN OUT AS TO HOW MAN FOUND IN POOL HAD DIED Dr. William R. Warren today stated that he had not given out any statement in regard to the autopsy performed Monday on the body of the man found dead in the swimming pool on Roose- velt boulevard early that morn- ing. The statement was made when he was questioned about rumors to the effect that it was now known how the man met death. Dr. Warren further stated that he would not divulge the results of the post-mortem examination until the inquest is called fol- lowing the recess taken await- ing arrival of FBI report on the man’s fingerprints. Coroner Enrique Esquinaldo, Jr., stated today that the FBI re- port would probably not get here for another three or four, lays. HOTEL MEMBERS SEND PETITION DIRECTED TO MARITIME COMMISSION IN PROTEST OF P. & O. SERVICE Petitions circulated by the Key West Hotel and Tourist Homes Asvociation, protesting against curtailment of the Havana serv- ice by the P. & O. Steamship Company and suggesting steps to give Key West a better Cuba transportation facility, .were or- dered sent to the United States Maritime Commission at a meet- ing yesterday. Although the association was advised by the Chamber of Com- merce that the P. & O. had cur- tailed its Havana service for economic reasons, the association went on record as favoring dis- {patch of the petitions, bearing several hundred signatures, to Washington. _ The opinion was that the pe- titions, carrying the names of the majority of businessmen and civic leaders in Key West, should be on file at the commission’s office against ‘the time when some oth- er steamship company seeks a certificate of convenience and necessity, to operate, a Cuban service. Members of the association made no comment when a letter from Paul J. Saunders, president of the P. & O., to the Chamber of Commerce, was read. Saunders said in his letter that curtail- ment of the Cuba service was unavoidable and made only aft- er the company had sustained a number of operating losses dur- ing the last few -years. There was no indication in the letter that the service would be restored to its old level, de- spite Tumors to that effect. The hotel association also vot- ed to appear before city council with complaints against traffic noises in violation of city ordin- ances. The members voted funds for establishment of a publicity bureau urfder William J. Lee, and money for continuing the South Beach cleanup work. Plane Falls Into Sea | BRISTON KNEW PLANE | NEEDED REPLACE- MENT; ACCIDENT OC- CURED 50 MILES OUT Jesse Briston, 38, of Leland, Miss., was lucky yesterday after he took off from Key West air- port bound for Havana in the Mi- ami-Cuba air race and his engine began kicking up. | Just ahead he spotted one of ‘four ships posted along the travel ;lane between Key West and Ha- }vana, and glided down to a crash ‘landing alongside the Coast |Guard Mohave of Miami. | Although his plane sank |minutes after the crash, Briston ‘escaped injury and was carried |back to Miami by the Mohave. ;He was mourning the loss today ,ofa valuable Curtiss Hawk plane in which he arrived at Key West terday morning and in which shortly ten jyes jhe took off for Havana before 1 p. m. After he landed here, Briston ltold bystanders that trouble had | developed in the magneto coils jon his motor. According to word later reaching Mayor Willard M. -vA¥bury and Robert M Graham, naval chief radioman, who served as traffic director at the |airport, Briston made an unsuc- cessful attempt to find in Key West a replacement part for the | magneto. F | «1 take a chance on _ this lone”, Briston is quoted as having \declared just before he strapped himself in the Curtiss Hawk and took off for Havana. His ship was No. 30 in the group of nearly 40 planes entered in the Miami- | Havana race. . Fortunately for Briston, race officials and officers of the United States navy and the Coast | Guard stationed in Key West had ifigured that some such emer- gency would develop among the planes that took off for Havana. Along the route to the Cuban leapital were stationed the De- \stroyers Evans and Lea and the \Coast Guard Ships Mohave and Nemesis. Overhead roared four seaplanes, two of the naval and two of the Coast Guard aerial forces. | When Briston’s motor sputtered and died as his ship was sailing smoothly 2090 feet above the water some 50 miles from Key West, he spotted the Mohave |about a ‘mile away. Taking ad- |vantage of his height and the air currents, Briston glided to- l|ward the Coast Guard vessel, {which had been informed of his | plight by radio. Briston’s ship |had a two-way radio set, so it was not difficult to communicate | with the Coast Guardsmen. | The crew of the Mohave was ready when the Curtiss Hawk fish-tailed to a sloppy landing in the sea. A land plane, some of ithe undercarriage and_ sections lof the body were carried away by the crash. Briston was pulled aboard the Mohave, apparently |none the worse for his close teal. | News of the forced landing and Briston’s rescue was com- |municated to Graham, who, un- til he was recalled into the nav- al service a few days ago, had ; | been in charge of the radio facili- \ties maintained here by the |United States Civil Aeronautic Authority. It was officially re- ported Briston’s plane struck the water at 1:41 p. m., that it sank jat 1:51 p. m, at Latitude 23:40 and Longitude 82:10 West. TOO MANY CUBES |tenance docks. There they will|the plane start earthward |be serviced by their crews in | dizzy circles. As the co-operation with the {7th Avenue and 5th Street, Besides the Lea the Evans also exploded with a loud report. Another naval vessel in port is |the seaplane tender Gannett. jar by parachute. in | Chicago : ‘ As plane Denver station | crashed in the vicinity of N. W.|Havana _ c ‘Los Angeles — Witnesses then saw the pilot'Miami __ \of the plane descending from the New York _ 18 ‘Washington . 12 62 54 WASHINGTON. — The Rural Electrification Administration here received a letter from a woman asking how to stop her 1309 Division Street Tefrigerator from making ice Tomorrow, 6 to 8 P. M. cubes because they froze so rap- EACH PERSON G0cjidly she didn’t have room to (Phone 365 For Reservations) ‘store them, 1. cake SUPPER! SUPPER! Auspices K. W. Woman’s Club WOMAN'S CLUBHOUSE