The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 9, 1940, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 69 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LXI. No. 35. Che Key West Cttizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U. S. A. Finns Smash Red Tank Division As Drive On Nannerheim Line Halts YACHT CLUB BALL Many : Reserve Costumes LONDON, Feb. 9—War cows WILL: BE COLORFUL | peeecedecccceveccocsccce from the three main fronts, Fin-| 4 tale of a twentieth century 4 |city suddenly gone “horse and nish, Western and Sea, revealed | buggy” was told last week by Col. decreased action today, with ac-/H. A. Dixon, of Miami, the South’s leading costumer, when |he was in town to take advance lorders for the Yacht Club Cos- ;tume Ball to be held Saturday of | next week. SOVIET PARACHUTE SQUADS CAUSE CON- CERN IN FINLAND; SEA WAR INCREASES cent on the first and second named. From Helsinki came _ reports that the Russians had apparently |Wind” celebration in Atlanta, the called off, for the moment, their colonel was commissioned to ‘transform the inhabitants into the Man-|people of the 1860's. For three nerheim Line. One source said days the entire city gave itself |up to the spirit of those days. that the Finns had destroyed a!Hotel clerks, waitresses, shop keepers and society people don- ned the dress of eighty years ago and rode about the streets in talleyhos, buggies, surreys and , Stagecoaches; while visitors were the |Suided about the city by “Con- federate officers”. The genteel |manners of ante-bellum days _| Were the vogue in Atlanta dur- ,ing the three days of reincarna- ported moderate action.’ Finn'tion, as gentlemen saluted each ports were reported captured by | Other with raised hat and the la- Moscow, although no contirma~ | dies! sighed ee lost chivalry iti np; |Of “the good ol lays”. tion has from Helsinki.) some of-the belles of Key West Finns stated that they were busy will be fluttering the hearts of rounding up parachute squads'men at the Yacht Club ball next behind the lines, the Reds being week in.the same costumes worn dressed in Finnish uniforms. Fear | @t shes fommous Aients pall ond rie ale ication S¢Veral local dandies will spor of sabotage of peecenunicaor the tight breeches. and colored lines and danger in general was | waistcoats that danced attendance expressed as activity by these'on the fairest flowers of the “suicide squads” increased. South. : Some patrol action .was noted cone Dison ha pen town Fs z nex! ursday with a large as- on the ‘Western: Front. sortment of costumes of all kinds for those who did not make ad- INCREASED TODAY venee Sain ney, bya be oo ,. |display for two days before the LONDON, Feb. 9.—War Minis- dance across from the Old Island try reported that more Nazi Trading Post at the foot of Du- bombing planes had appeared val street. over eastern England ports, con- centrating on coastwise shipping. ROTARY CLUB R.A.F. planes were busily e fields. Skene ioe gaged in driving off the invaders. Much damage was inflicted, how- 'SIITI SESS: JUNE CONVENTION CHANGED TO CUBAN CAPITAL; COL. THERE’S PLENTY OF ever, it was admitted, before the aeparted for home SMALL FISH HERE MacMULLEN WINNER | IN . NEWS CONTEST “Who said the cold wea- ther recently experienced froze up all of our small fish?” That’s what “Suicide” Zorsky wants to know. The question was put by way of contradicting stories at- tributed to Miami commen- tators who are alleged to have made statements to that effect. “Suicide” and Charles Bul- lett of Buffalo, N. Y., who is stopping at the Cactus Ter- race here, went out Wednes- day of this week in a small boat off Fort Taylor and in two hours caught 125 small bottom fish. “That”, says “Suicide”, fierce drives against whole tank division after it had battered its way a considerable distance into the lines. No Soviet troops moved up _ behind tanks, however. Other sectors in Finland re come RAIDS ON SHIPPING Key West Rotarians yesterday were asked by the transportation committee of Rotary Interna- tional, New York, to indicate whether they propose attending the June convention at Havana and by what route they wish to go from Florida. The convention ; Was changed to that city from Rio de Janeiro last month. The questions were indicated {on cards distributed at the regu lar weekly luncheon-meeting of the Key West Rotary Club at St. Paul's Church Annex. The nat- ural inference was that all the Key Westers would go to Ha- vana from Key West. Another development at yes- At the recent “Gone with the! “disproves any stories about shortage of small fish”. The two men also caught two fair-sized sharks, giving one to the aquarium, and a rabbit fish. 6 hod headed dade PS ETE POULTRY SPECIALS FRYERS, ib —- 32 STEWERS. ROASTERS, FRESH EGGS Cleaned and Dressed—Ready for the Pot—No extra charge —FREE DELIVER Y— Brady’s Poultry Market Key West's Exclusive Live Poultry Shop Phone 540 1214 White St. Rese acer terday’s meeting was announce- {ment by President ‘William V. Little that Lieut. Col. James D. 'MacMullen, commandant of Key West barracks, had emerged win- ner of the news event contest staged a week ago on question- {naires distributed by a national weekly magazine. William L. Doughtry, Jr., and Ernest Ramsey were second and third, respec- tively. Col. MacMullen was au- thorized to select any $5 book now on sale as a reward for his mental agility. Dr. William R. Warren, at re- quest of the educational commit- tee of the Rotary Club, delivered a short talk on the merits of the Rotarian, monthly publication of Rotary International. Several Rotarians from other ‘cities throughout the country were greeted, LATEST TYPE + DESTROYER IN PORT TODAY JEWETT HAS PERSONNEL OF SEVEN OFFICERS AND 200 MEN: McCOOK ALSO ADDED TO PATROL Ships of the U. S. Navy, which are in the harbor this morning and which have apparently been added to the neutrality patrol op- erating out of Key West, are the Destroyers Jewett and McCook. The Jewett arrived in the harbor at an early hour and the McCook came in this morning and tied up at Pier B, berthing alongside the Jewett. The latter vessel is one of the late type of destroyers, has a per- sonnel of seven officers “and about 200 men, and is under the command of Commander Guy W. Clark. No information was available as to the routine of the ship, but it was understood that the vessel has been on neutrality patrol and will continue on patrol from this port, as will the McCook, which is a unit of the 73rd division of the 3lst squadron, under com- mand of A. S. Carpender. Other vessels in the harbor are the Tender Gannet and the De- stroyer Bancroft. LATE NEWS BULLETINS (By Associated Press) BERLIN, Feb. 9.—Supply prob- lem arose to trouble the Germans today..when it was annotinced years, the Baltic Sea was freez- ing over. Flow of supplies from Sweden and Norway was af- fected by the ice packs. TOKIO, Feb. 9. — Japan newspapers expressed today no hope for negotiations for new trade treaties between their country and the United States. News sto: head- lined the new American loans to China, and trouble was predicted if the loans carried no restrictions against mili- tary expenditures. WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.—Presi- dent Roosevelt today announced that Under-Secretary of State Sumner Welles would be sent to Europe soon to study conditions in several countries. The trip would be unofficial and all in- formation gained would be con- jfidential for the State Depart- ment’s use. JERSEY CITY, Feb. 9.— The “Vandenberg For Presi- dent” opened in the east here today, with the formation of a New Jersey club headed by several prominent manufac- turers and business men of the state. Previously the move had been started in several western states. WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.—Three Senators of the Foreign Rela- tions Committee, Pittman, Pep- per and Swellenbach, argued against breaking relations with Russia at this time. Senator Pepper stated the move to close the Moscow embassy would be like “biting off our nose’. Swel- lenbach_ believed the action would prove unneutral. PROPOSALS Sealed bids will be reteived until Friday, February 23rd, 1940, 7:30 P. M. for furnishing the following materials, f.0.b, Key West: 1500-ft. 6” conerete or terra- cotta sewer pipe. 80 6” Ys, concrete or terra- cotta. 25 45 deg. Bends, concrete or terra-cotta. 10 6” Tees, concrete or terra- cotta. 16 Bags of cement. 80 34” Stops, corporation, cop- per, “Mueler thread”. 25 %4” Unions, copper. 80 %” Curb Stops, copper. 50 3%” Couplings, copper. 2 “Mueler” thread taps. The right is reserved to reject jany and all bids, For additional information, see City Engineer B.C. Moreno. Bidder to state date of delivery. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. feb9-2t that, for the first time in many} ~ KEY WEST, FLORIDA, F! RIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1940 Students: Receive Glasses CEREMONIES IN CLU Key West Lions consummated ‘one of their most important proj- tects Jast night when they were |hosts at their regular supper- meeting to a number of grade ‘school students and their parents in their clubhouse on Seminary street. The occasion was the presentation of glasses to the stu- aents, following eye exam.nations imade during the past three months. } Chairman of the affair was the club’s Sight Conservation and |Blind Work committee head, Lion Dr. J. C. Sanchez, opt.cian mem- ber of the club. The students se- lected to receive the glasses were |picked from a large list of those needing glasses as determined by the examination. Sight Conservation work in jLions Clubs throughout 'ternatione] Association is a num !ber one project. Thousands of glasses have been given to stu- dents and others needing them. The Key West club now joins the hundreds of others that have completed such projects, and the announcement was made last night that more of the same work would follow as the months ad- vance, Lion Sanchez presented glasses vision Street, Harris and San Carlos Schools: Edward E. Johnson, 1307 New- ton street; Mary Thompson, 404 Seovececcoce the In-| to the following students of Di-' Furnished BY Lions Club LION SANCHEZ OFFICIATED AT PRESENTATION BHOUSE LAST NIGHT White street; Antha Louise John- son, 1307 Newton street; Walter Knowles, 515 Catherme street; Isabel Hernandez, 1024 United street; Theima Ogden, 825 Ashe street; Onelia Hernandez, 416 Amelia street;) Margot Torres, 1103 Whitehead street; Dorothy Saunders, 1008 Fieming street; Vernon Baker, 619 Canfield Lane; ‘Aurora Leon, 615 Amelia street; Evelia Baso, 409 Catherine street; ‘Benjamn Felton, 1112 Elgin street; Juanita Jean Griffen, 807 Ashe street; Oscar Avila, 514 Elizabeth street; Onelia Stirrup, 1404 Olivia street; Gilbert Hall,- 1122 Watson street; Dora Torres, 1103 Whitehead street;. Eugenia Zaldivar, 1103 Thomas street, and Reynaldos Garcia, 411 Catherine street. Failed To Attend These students failed to attend the meeting to receive their glasses: Rose Mary Higgs, 415 Whitehead street; Ophelia Sar- dinas, 108 Duval street; Clifford Hayes, 2 Love Lane; Vivian Gar- cia, 737 Olivia street; Edna May lvarez, Lumley Apts., No. 6; mes Hyde, 1106 White street and Mayfield Saunders, 225 Pe- ,tronia street. The above are ad- ‘vised to call at the office of Dr. Sanchez for their glasses. Refreshments were served the guests, prepared, as was the Lions’ supper, by Mrs. M. L. Rus- ll, Mrs. Bernard Allen and Mrs. Allan Armstrong... HUTCHINS HAPGOOD INCLUDED PEOPLE ee eee eee es AND INCIDENTS HERE IN HIS BOOK PO SCOSEnaaaaereesecseseeesecscnsanacsanceseaceees It was Ernest Hemingway who picture of one aspect of the social started Key West on its way to and intellectual changes which becoming a Writers’ Colony. have taken place in the United And—as Robert S. Allen, co-au- thor of the “Washington Merry- Go-Round”, stated this week—the Island City will continue towards ;a more complete manifestation of that dream. Latest proof of the nearness to the word that Hutchins Hapgood, Prominent author, now residing in Key West at 1113 Grinnell street, has published a bt'ok en- ern World”, Harcourt, Brace & \Co., New York City. . A good portion of this vious v.sits. Hemingway’s f. mous book, “Farewell To Arms’ jit will be remembered, was wri ten in its entirety in this city. jrealization of the plan comes with} |titled, “A Victorian In The Mod-| ‘States in the last forty years. But that is not its claim to unique ‘distinction. More than any book ‘I have read it records the reac- | tons of a highly sensitive per-| {son to the esthetic quality of all; the various phases of human ex- | perience, not just books, music, | pictures, natural scenes but peo- ple, social situations, move- | iments, food, the multitude of | ordinary things that are usually | passed over, from the esthetic | ‘point of view. I know of apt book professedly about art or \the reality of jences”. | The book contains many pas- |Sages concerning Key West and esthetic _ experi- CONSERVATION : WORK PROVEN TO BE WORTHY AGENT RUSSELL CITES IN- STANCES WHERE STATE DEPARTMENT GIVES GOOD VALUE FOR LICENSES ed in fishing come to this state jeach year as a result of informa- tion sent country-wide each year iby the State Conservation De- ‘partment, and that service, stated | Bennie Russell, agent for this ‘county, is only a small part of the valuable work performed by ithe department, “For instance”, Russell said in ‘an interview with The Citizen, j “consider what cond.tion our fish- ing industry would be in if clos- ,ed seasons were not ‘the supply has increased seventy- five percent from one year to an- other when fishermen were pre- vented from catching them dur-* ing the egg-laying periods”. | Stone crabs, too, have been ef- ficiently conserved by this de- partment of the state, and, as a result, mcre and more of them are caught for tables of the city, | state and nation when the season is opened. Mr. Russell stated that the de- partment will continue in _ its work to help commercial fisher- men help themselves to more profits in their chosen fields of endeavor. “That”, he states, “is our answer to the question as to benefits derived from the license fees paid by fishermen”. | Conservation Department also has charge of seeing to it that Greek spongers don’t infringe upon Monroe County territory. Last year, it will be remember- ‘ed, five Greek boats were appre- hended in waters of the county, and were promptly brought to justice. | Patrol boats make periodic vis- will continue to do so, Russell ;Stated. “Every effort should con- | tinue to protect, the vast re-| sources derived from the sea. The | Conservation Department realizes its importance in that respect, and ; with. the co-operation of all citi-} zens, especially those engaged in | the fishing business, no matter; what branch, the project is as: sured success”, TURKS EXPEL NAZI WORKERS ALL FOREIGN FACTORY TECHNICIANS DISPLACED BY TURKISH MEN (By Associated Press) ISTANBUL, Feb. 9.—Turkey sprang into international head- lines today when it was reported | book ;@bout esthetics to which I would that a large number of German | was written in Key West while | S°- quickly send a person who !technicians had been ordered} |Mr, Hapgood was here on pre-! wanted ty know something about |{'0m factories in this coy a an order that was said to clude all foreigners. Some reports had it that the move was a retaliatory one Thousands of tourists interest- | observed. | In the instance of crawfish alone, ' are attached to the aquarium. most equable climate in the country; with an average Key West, Florida, has the range of only 14° Fahrenheit PRICE FIVE CENTS /eitireannismamaiicntsnightiionae: " Overseas Highway - ‘Traffic Flow Was Better In January VISITORS WITNESS sus" FOR MONTH JUST RELEASED SHOW ‘Turtles, Tanks Are Cleaned | | INCREASE OVER SAME | ‘AQUARIUM ROUTINE PERIOD OF 1939 eceo One hundred more cars, one © hundred more commercial cars, There was a large crowd of ; Visitors at the aquarium yester- | day, and, fortunately, they came More in tolls, over last year, was at an opportune time, for Joe Ro- -mero, who is in charge of the dis- j : ? play, had just put the boys to|Read and Toll Bridge Distrie work cleaning the tanks ahd/during the month of January. ‘scouring the two large pools in 5 * | i released b: |which are kept the larger fish. |"°Fdins #0 figures il In one of these pools are kept | the District auditor to The Citi- ‘the spec.mens of turtles of dif-'zen today. ‘ferent kinds, eleven of which are ‘in the tank, and the visitors tim- Bee rosie bie arp (ed their arrival to witness the} hbound, f ae f 16 502. ‘process of cieaning and scour.ng |70rt os em gle - > ae shells of the animals; aid which compares with 16,421 for freeing them from sea growths, ‘ne same bias ie coer which accumulate at times and |cars and 677 northbound, total- eet Batt hacen era 8 |ling 1546 and a total of a 5 we reco! cessful during the recent cold haneaarer ae Aa te 17,812 |spell, Mr. Romero stated yester- Southbound. and 17,248, north- rc Wa Aa tg ei . 3 js ,170 for January, \ ,Porcupines, which were always | Tolls for the period were were ‘specimens that. created intense | ¢99 487.75, divided into $15,- |698.00 southbound and $13,789.75 interest. There have been new arrange- | northbound. In January, 1939, ments installed in the tanks, the ' $28,544.75 was paid in. water flowing in from the back| Tolls for the first five months 5,000 more passengers and $1,000 |the record made by the Overseas jreaching to the bottom of them through January were lower this instead of being situated near the | year than last, showing $78,365.00 top. These changes were made |for the current period as against by the force of NYA boys, who | $81,824.31 for last year. | Peak day during last month was New and attractive specimens |on Sunday, the 21st, when a total in the tanks are the rare fantail jot 430 cars came south and 408 grouper, three octopi, the mantis |went north. These figures com- shrimp and five of the ever-in-| pare with jthe daily average dur- terest ng frog fish, besides a large |ing January of 281 southbound collection of young sailfish and|and 250 northbound. cue rare and interesting speci- 'NAZIS DISTORT ‘ARTISTS OF CITY = LRA. INCIDENT | DISPLAY SCENES mae PRESS ACCUSES AT CASA } MARINA BRITISH t INDEPEND- odie : i and ‘of the tanks and th ly pipes | i i ‘Victorian In Modern World’ Partly Written In Key West its to Monroe County waters and of the tanks and the supply pipes |of the fiscal period, September | ENCE S@PPRESSION ‘SHOW OPENS ON GROUNDS | TOMORROW MORNING AT) (By Associated Press) w * ; | LONDON, eb. 9.—Govern- anaes romes magical officials announced yester- UNTIL DUSK ‘day that the Nazi press has al- ready begun distorting the news jof the execution of two members “The world’s largest art gal-|of the Irmh Repuplican Army jlery” will be used tomorrow by! for the Coventry bombing. Ger ithe Key West Society of Artists|man newspapers declare that the ‘in their great outdoor show on/executions are another form of _ Still another author and prom-|the people residing in this city. iinent educator, John Dewey, who| Mr. Hapgood, born in Chicago jhas built a home in Key West and jin 1869, was a professor at Har- is living here regularly during|vard and Chicago University, the winter months, has written a/ teaching English composition. He brief review of Mr. Hapgood’s| studied for two years at German book. 2 | Universities and has contributed Mr. Dewey writes: ;many articles to leading maga- { “It is one of the great auto-! zines, weeklies and reviews. In bographies of literature, and his early years he was dramatic will be recognized as a classic. It critic on the Chicago Evening {that paper and other papers in |New York City.v Some" of his gives, among other things, a vivid | Post, was an editorial writer on! against Germany for failure to deliver parts for Turkish sub- oe sig eoandion etd aor iyrquaeis which theoretically has no limits, |The Nazis were dismissed, it was - the show will probably spill een ee een ‘out onto adjoining streets, the at Turkish craftsmen would | best products of Key West Art| |take over with parts purcha: 3 = { ,elsewhere, to complete the work. ees i elie cenit Tee The independence Manifested | Th ti f-the: Cuan Sddsing j Was said to be of particular good | aah to i oe ;g00d moment to the Allied cause, aaa tte satay Bnies j leh 16 wens Sie aie Ge nth Gen. 11 ofelock anMbsimek At| pope eee {tractive “girl guides’, will show | spectators around.,the »exhibition | |the Casa Marina grounds. In this outdoor gallery-studi j British oppression against inde- pendence. [reland has been seek- ing for years to break away from | England and form its own gov- ernment. “Coming from Germany”, one official said, “it is absurd. Over {there persons are tried in secret and executed for such petty crimes as pilfering. “In England only murder and treason draw the death penalty. The guilt of the two members of the R.A. was conclusively prov- LRAUL’S CLUB Music By RAY BALDWIN COCKTAIL. HOUR SUNDAY, 5 TO 7 P. M. No Admission or Cover Charge | Dance Tomorrow Night jearly publications included “Paul Jones", “The. Spirit, of _ the Ghetto”, “The ‘Autobiography of ‘a Thief”, “The Spirit of Labor”, |“An Anarchist Woman” and \“Types From City Streets”. S. A. COHEN, Representing THE MAXWELL CO., Inc. WHO? ESALE Furniture, Furnishings, Restaurant Equipment and Venetian Blinds WILL BE IN KEY WEST AT GIBSON HOTEL TODAY AND TOMORROW For Interviews Or Contacts With Anyone Interested FIELD DAY FOR | SCOUTS SATURDAY One of the highlights of Boy - jScout Week, celebrated by all Boy Scout Troops of Key West, will be the Track and Field Meet |to be held at Bayview Park to- jmorrow afternoon under the su- ‘pervision of the WPA Recreation , Department. | | Events will include: 50-yd. dash; sack race; three- leg race; standing broad jump; |running broad» jump; four-men jteam relay race; human wheel- ;barrow race;, bicycle races; weight-lifting exhibition, and ex- i Special concessions at the Rol- ler Skating Rnk were announced for Boy Scouts during this week. and introduce them to the various play of serious art there will be amuse the public, who are urged of “art in the open spaces”. THE BOAT BAR In addition to the high-¢lass dis-| a number of artistic diversions to_ to attend this unusual exhibition | ied in | appeal’ TEMPERATURES Lowest last Highest last night 24 hours —- 34 58 42 30 33 52 7 69 70 69 72 18 41 66 51 69 46 public trial and in their Stations Atlanta —