The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 14, 1940, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 69 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Che VOLUME LXI. No. 15 Finns Call For Help As Mannerteim Line Is Dented By Soviets * PATRONS TO GARB FOR YACHT BALL | BEST FRIENDS WON'T KNOW, | THEM’ IN DISGUISES | (By Associated Press) | LONDON, Feb. 14.—Falling oo NOW PLANNED j MOST TERRIFIC BATTLE OF WHOLE CAMPAIGN NOW BEING FOUGHT;) REDS DETERMINED fore one of the most terrific bar- | | If it is true that “the clothes! make the man”, Key West will soon be populated by a group of strange and wonderful people, as the several hundred invited to the Yacht Club Ball on Saturday night prepare to disguise them- selves so that their best friends won't know them, | A w.de variety of costumes, brought aown from Miami by Col. and Mrs. H. A. Dixon, not- ed costumers, will be on display | all day Friday and Saturday | across from the Old Island Trad- ing Post at the foot of Duval street. As a large number of last-minute orders are expected, | all those who do not already have | their costumes are urged to drop! in as early as possible and be! measured up by the colonel. { Prizes for costumes worn at, the dance will be awarded as fol-! lows: For the most beaut:ful;' the most original; the most hum-! orous—for both men and women; | and one prize for the most orig-| inal couple or group. | ! b rages of thousands upon thou- sands of shells fired incessantly the by Red batteries, Manner- heim Line was today said to be “seriously dented” in dispatches from neutral observers near the front. \ Finns, however, denied that any material advances had been made the while they did admit; that never before had they been ‘i | tre- were by thou- seemingly in never ending waves of advances. called on to combat such Russians the mendous odds. driving forward sands, they said, Casualties but the Soviets appear more and more determined to bring a def- inite break in the isthmus positions. Urgent requests for aid of all kinds was sent out from Finnish headquarters in Helsinki to friendly nations. It is thought center near that defenses cannot hold out B L GROOMS JR. much longer against the quick- We be ) > ciicd té&po“of ,aitacks on {the} Mannerheim Line, and that the are mounting rapidly, Karelian ‘officer, in the presence of about TRUMBO AIRPORT BIDS ‘OPENED AT STATION TODAY SEVEN COMPANIES REPRE- SENTED IN BIDDING; WASH- INGTON TO ANNOUNCE LOWEST BIDDER LATER Bids for the construction of the hangars and other facilities for the United States Navy on Trum- bo Island were opened at the nav- al station headquarters this morning at 11 o'clock by Com- mander G. B. Hoey and Com- mander F. J. Brady, public works 20 representatives of the organi- | zations which offered bids. | The individual bids of the com- | panies, seven in number, are toj be forwarded to Washington and announcement of the successful } bidder will come from there, it is said. The following are the com-| panies which submitted bids, all | of which were itemized to cover j the various offerings: Southeastern Construction Co., of Miami and Charlotte, N. C., $269,619. Paul H. Smith Construction Co., of Miami, $271,258, Fred Howland, Inc., $276,900. Ivy H. Smith, Fla., $260,000. O'Day Constructon Co., New York City, $287,872. J. Trevail, Palm la., $334,364. American Contractors Co., West ! alm Beach, $272,961. LATE NEWS BULLETINS} (By Associated Press) BERLIN, Feb. 14.—Nazis re- leased news of importance to the | United States today when; they | stated that ships of any~ tation carrying contraband to enemy { of Miami, Jacksonville, Inc., Beach, B {morial Exercises to be Finnish leaders, in making the appeals for help, realize that fact. British sources here stated that subjects of England in Finland would be given special license to enlist in the Finnish army. Fin- land today called up another new ss Which will include all men up 2 43 years of age. COUNTY BOARD Regular meeting of the county commissioners will be held 8 o'clock this’ cven ng in the office of Clerk Ross C. Sawyer at the county court house. There are a number munications to be given consid- eration, and the depositary a counts for the month of January are to be checked. It is not ex- pected thet there will be any other business. SERVICES TODAY FOR MRS. SIFONTA Mrs. Aurora Sifonta, , died yesterday afternoon at 6 o'clock, at the home, 1590 South street Funeral serv-ces will be held this afternoon from the residence, Rev. G. Perez officiating. Arrangements for the fune are in charge of the Lopez Fun- eral Home. Survivors are: Mr Mario Medina, sons: Cruz Sifonta Sifonta. There are grandchildren. of com- One daughter, and two also AT CURTISS SCHOOL sosns. would be torpedoed ; without warning. The warning, tit is believed, is given to place Maine. Memorial Exercises. ~ ToFollow Parade Tomorrow. }MAYOR EUGENE SAWYER TO CAPTAIN A. S. CARPENDER TO BE CHIEF SPEAKER IN PROGRAM AT have been Maine Me- held to- morrow afternoon in the Maine plot of the city cemetery. A parade will form on Greene street, between Duval and White- head streets facing Duval at 4:30 o'clock. Units which will be in the parade will be Police Escort, Hospitality Band, U. S. Coast * Unit All arrangements completed for the tillery, U. S. Marines, U. Sailors, National Guard, Spanish War Veterans and Auxil y, American Legion arid Auxiliary, Boy and Girl Scouts, School Patroi, school children, and many other organizations. Unit heads will report to Lieut. Col. G. D.- Hatfield, U. 5S. Marine Corps, grand marshal. Captain Arthur Sheppard will be assistant marshal All units who will take part in the parade are requested to be State Chairiia Help Finland Continued encouraging reports are being received at the State Headquarters of the Finnish Re- lief Fund, Incorporated, in Jack- sonville, indicating that active programs are being carried out in a large number of counties with newspaper, moving picture houses, religious and civic groups participating, according. to Haroid Colee, State Chairman. “The cause of the Finns is meeting with deep sympathy throughout the nation because and Tomas two (Special to ‘The Citizen) LOS ANGEL Cal., Feb. 14. —Bascom L. Grooms, Jr., newly enrolled student in the Master Mechan‘cs course at Wright Technical Institute in the Glendale airport here, arrived last weekend to begin studies. | Curt’ss-Wright Tech, headed by ' Major C. C. Moseley, noted for- | mer Army flyer, is one of the} largest aviation technical scheols ! in the nation. Approximately 1,- | 000 students are now enrolled, + both Army and civilian person- | nel. { VICTOR LOWE BACK FROM N.Y.A. TOURS Arriving over the highway this k was Victor Lowe, Area Su pervisor of the National Youth Administration in this district. During his absence he visited the N.Y.A. resident project ‘in Sulphur Springs and entered Oscar H. Perez in the camp. He then went to Tallahassee for the purpose of entering Geneva Han- nibal at the A. and M. College resident project. While away he attended a! staff meeting held in Mariana,! which he .declared was _ alto-| gether successful. FINAL DECREE FILED Final decree in the divorce suit of Olamay McDowell Garstki versus Joseph John Garstki, was filed in the office of Clerk Ross > C. Sawyer of Circuit Court yes-; terday afternoon. EEE FINNISH ‘ RELIEF BALL. ... AND FLOOR SHOW a Habana-Madrid Club WEDNESDAY February 21—9:30 P. M. Highlightirg the lead- ing professional talent of Key West. TICKETS es LADIES FREE All Proceeds To The 75c i Monroe County Committee FE ES Ee WANT A TITLE FOR A COLUMN? (By Associated Press) PORT ANGELES, Wash., Feb. 14.—The Port Angeles claims its head for its Christmas contribution re- quest column was most apro- Pos. The column, urging Port Angeleans, by poem and pun, to come through with contri- butions to a Christmas fund for needy families, was titled: “Friendly Blackmail”. SOIIIO IML s| | | 1 \ sponsibility for future neutral ships sunk squarely on shoulders of England and France and not as any direct threat to Curtiss- the United States or other coun- tries. LONDON, Feb. 14.—Two British tankers, one the 8,- 500 ton Triumph, were sunk by either Nazi torpedoes or mines in the last twenty-four jours. Part of the crews of both ships were reported to be missing. WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.—The State Department today was re- ported to be paying close atten- tion to Jap reaction to the House Bill recently recommended passage Which will grant a loan of $12,000,000 to China. At the same time the Japanese govern- ment was reported to be favor- ably inclined towards a_ joint Jap-U. S. conference on the sub- ject of guarantecing the neutral- ity of the Philippine islands. SIT TL LSS SE PIRATES COVE GETS FIRST TARPON HONORS First tarpon of the season was brought in by a party of Philadelphians fishing out of Pirates Cove yesterday. Three tarpon were caught aboard the “Julia” of Captain Roy Shook. Largest of the tarpon was a 60 pounder which was landed after a thrilling fight by Dr. F. R. Seifert of 2212 E. Cumber- ; land Street, Philadelohia. Dr. Seifert was well pleased with his catch, _ Although not catching the largest tarpon of the day, J. E. Loewy of 4137 Long Shore street, Philadelphia, brought in two tarpon. Most amazing point of the catch is that ¢he Miami Fish- ing Tournament tarpon which is the largest caught in the 54 pounds.. The Key West tarpon is not eligible for the Miami Tournament, since it is outside the district. Few boats have gone out for tar- pon thus for. perferring to concentrate on the larger deepsea fish which are run- \ j | i ( the} for | democratic principles are dear to; the hearts of American people,” | said Chairman Colee. “Florida! has a large number of citizens whose nativity is rooted in Fin-| land. The attributes of these} families have been such as | engender a_ strong feeling | CONTRIBUTIONS | IN KEY WEST | The following persons have contributed to the local cam- paign to date: Mr. Stuart Mrs, Harman L. P.Artman | Mrs. Berkowitz 1.00 | K. N. Dahle 1.00 | All printing necessary for local campaign events is be- | ing supplied gratis by The | Artman Press and publicity and advertising will be do- nated by The Citizen. | $5.00 5.00 5.00 |friendliness toward the country | jof their ancestry, and a desire to lassist in helping to allay suffer- | Jing among Finnish civilian ref- ees ise OUTMAN IN RACE FOR U. S. SENATE ANNOUNCED LAST NIGHT AT) ST. PETERSBURG HOME 1 | | ! | | (Special “> The Citizens j ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Feb. 14.—Pinellas Representative W.) D. Outman, this city, distinguish- | ed for his advocacy of taxation | and assessment reforms in the |state legislature, has announced jhe will be a candidate for the| ‘United States Senate in the Demo-; cratic primaries of next spring.| If elected, he said, he will seek | ito be “the salesman senator”, | working for the prosperity of Florida, “in this great develop- | ment era just ahead”. i] | Making formal announcement last night at his home in this | city, Outman said his final de-} cision to enter the race came aft- | er consideration ofs “the grave | possibility” that both Florida sen- | ators after January might “come | jfrom the same county, or neigh- ;bring units in the extreme cen-/| tral northern tier of counties”. . ./ which would be “a violation’ o! the principle of proportional rep- | resentation upon which congress | Key West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. ran, KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1940 Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country ; with an average ge of only 14° Fahrenheit PRICE FIVE CENTS CEMETERY PLOT |in line at the - appointed time, | 4:30 o'clock, ready to proceed to! the cemetery and reach there to begin the ceremonies promptly at 5. The line of march will be Duval to Southard, to Margaret, thence to the cemetery Maine plot. | Program at the plot will be as} follows: H America, Hospitality Band, } Prof Barroso, leader; Invocation, | 'Rev. G. W. Hutchinson, First | Methodist Church; Introductory ; Remarks, Past Comdr. P. L. Cos-| grove, Jr.; Spanish Address, Jose Perez, Cuban Vice-Consul; Band Selection, Hospitality Band; Me- morial Address, Capt. A. S. Car-' render, U. S. Navy; Memorial | 'Tributes, Veteran Organizations; | Salute, Blue Jackets, U. S. Navy; ! Taps, Bugler, U. S. Marines; | Benediction, Rev. W. L. Halla- | day, First Congregational | Church; Retreat, Hospitality | Band. and n Reports On | Drive Progress’ ugees—victims of a war to retain a national freedom, ‘i “The need for funds with which to carry on the work of: civilian relief in Finland is im- perative. While governments are assisting through official chan- | nels the small contribution of! the individual and community activity is the medium by which | women, children and aged per- being helped through the distressing period of their country’s stand for right and freedom.” Contributions to the nation- wide effort on behalf of Finland can be sent to 403 Consolidated Building, Jacksonville; mude through L..P. Artman, local chai mah, or sent direct to the Fin- sons are | nish Relief, Incorporated, New| York City. SSS SMS LS DS MD Ff, F. TALLEY BRINGS IN HUGE KINGFISH Qnc.of the largest kingfish of the season was brought in- to port vesterdav by F. F. Talley, 2080 WN. Decatur Read, Atlanta, Ga., aboard Capt. Henry Weatherford’s Lucky Strike. Another nice catch of the secson was a 40-pound group- er by Mr. Butler of West Palm Beach, who got more thrills in Key West fishing than in fishing off Palm Beach. Also along was sea- soned fishing enthusiast Mr. Bullet, who enjoyed himself very much. Mr. Talley, who sells in- surance to Navy men all along the coast and enjoys fishing everywhere he goes, says Key West is tops in fish- ing on the American contin- ent. “You go after big game fish off West Palm Beach and you are lucky to get one most of the time and hardly any other fish. In Key West you are sure to catch from 30-50 fish each trip and at least one big ‘one over 40 pounds”, he stated. Mr. Talley’s fishing com- panions in the last few days were Lieut. Col. Hatfield and Mrs. Hatfield, and Mrs. Hat- field’s father, Mr. Kingsley. Mrs. Hatfield brought in a large 35-pound grouper. and service of Key West cap- tains, whe always make sure SCOUTS TAKE OVERICITY THIS BE INDUCTED ALONG WITH ALL OTHER SCOUT OFFI- CERS FOR HOUR'S EVENT Boy Scouts of the city will take over all functions of City Govern- ment ths afternoon at 4 o'clock, to hold « the concluding event of Boy Scout eek, Scout Eugene Sawyer will be ffice until 5 o'clock, as inducted as mayor and the City Council will assemble at the nes Sculpin And Spearfish Here “Ons FIREMEN HAD "ENJOYABLE PARTY GOOD CROWD TURNED OUT TO HEAR DR. WARREN AND HONOR W. T. ARCHER | i | ! sounding of the gavel by Presi-! ident Edward Strunk, of Troop | 52. Sawyer also Troop 52. Other scouts who will serve as city off.cers are: Councilmen — Arthur Valla- dares, 50; Albert Calero, 50; Wal- ter Price, 51; Archie Potter, 52; Buddy Navarro, 53; Clarence Higgs, 54. Fire Chief—Ramon 52. Chief of Police—Eugene Berk- owitz, 51. Tax Collector-Assesor — Fred- belongs to Gonzago, jeric Valdez, 50. City Clerk—John Lewis 54. City Treasurer—Paul bourne, 53. City Judge—John Marzyck, 52. Captain of Police — Ernest Avila, 52. City Attorney—Lysle McCown, Day, Light- 151. Sanitary Singleton, 54. Berkowitz To Miami County cha'rman, M, E. Berko- ‘witz was present at an Exectt tive Board mecting of Dade County Boy Scout Council last Monday, returning home yester- day afternoon. While in Miami, Mr. Berko- 'witz helped judge ten store win ‘dows decorated by scout troops jof that city. Improvement at Snapper Creek scout. camp was jone of the main topics up for Inspector -- Jimmy | (discussion at the board mecting. | ' ED. NEFF, JR., NOW WEARS HIS WIN ‘OMPLETED SOLO FLIGHT IN AIR AT U. OF F. TRAIN- ING SCHOOL | ! le i | | | Ed. R. Neff, Jr., son of Mr. and iMrs. E. R. Neff, of Bonefish Key |Camp, Maration, is the proud ; wearer of wings, proof that he ;has completed his first solo air ‘flight in the CAA training course |given to University of Florida ;Students entered in the. special jcourse. | This information was forward- jed to Neff's parents this week. ;Young Neff is also captain of {Artillery in the Un:versity ROTC DIES TO SAVE CANARIES DENVER, Colo.—When fuel lfrom a gasoline stove ignited as Roberta Jean Van Meter, 11, was Imopping it from the floor, her ‘clothing was almost burned from Iher body before the child could {smother the flames in snow out- side. Ignoring her injuries, she rushed back into her smoke-filled home to rescue two canaries from the fire, then ran to a neighbor's jhouse to telephone the news to her mother. She fater died as a result of the burns she had re- ceived. FASHION' SHOW Sponsored By"Key West jSenior and Junior Woman’s Clubs }_ Casa Marina Grounds [Tomorrow Night — 9:00 O'Clock !All are cordially invited to this Grand, Annual Affair. . . Silver Offering At Door Only Three |More Days Mr. Alfred A. Widdison Lectures on the Gospel HARRIS SCHOOL—7:30 O'Clock GIGI IDL LGD is iounied". onight, Thursday Frida: MIG TMB | eo wise wp in todays paper) | { i No. 1 Fire Station the scene last night of much merri- ‘ment when members of the Vol- lunieer Fire Department enter- jtained their families and friends jat a smoker and party. Dr. William R. Warren speaker at the affair, giving a ‘short talk on the history of the {local department, turning back history’s pages to the time when hose carts and apparatus were drawn by hand, and later, by horses. Chief Harry M. Baker offi ciated at the presentation of a token of esteem to W. T. Archer, in recogn:tion.of his many years {of service and co-operation with the fire-fighters of this c:ty. Mr. Archer was the department’s first treasurer and served in this posi- tion for ffty-four consecutive years, relinquishing the post just recently to Paul L. Archer. Mr. Archer responded with a short, speech of acceptance ..and ippréeciation. ~ ee gE Saas All guests and department members then proceeded to join \in a program of dancing to the |tunes of popular recordings. De- jlicious refreshments of sandwich- jes arid cold drinks were served jto all. Members of the City Council, County Board, Police department and other c.ty forces !were invited guests at the party. was was PAY DAY ARRIVES “FOR COUNTY HELP | Clerk Ross C. Sawyer announc :ed ths morning that pay war- {rants are available in his office ‘for county employes, who are jdue pay from the several funds cf the county. Paychecks for the months of August and September from the General Revenue Fund; for the months of June’ and July from the Fine’ and: Forfeiture Fund, and for the‘months of November and December, 1939, and January, | 1940, from the Road Fund will be ready tomorrow. 'WIDDISON HERE | THREE MORE DAYS | ; Only three more days are left |to hear the lectures by Alfred A. | |Widdison of London, England, | |who Wwill speak tonight, Thursday | jand Friday at the Harris School | Auditorium. | This speaker was brought to |Key’ West by the Gospel Hall, 720 Southard street. | . Mr. Widdison’s home is in Lon- don, England, but he is rarely | there. His ministry, covering a period of twenty-five years, has carried him across the Seven Seas, to the Five Continents and the Islands of the Seas. He is a! jman of wide experience and of extensive travel, and from his store of travel ayid experience he | enriches his messages. j Brought up under. the influ-| ence of an infidel father, with-| out religious training, his early} youth was wild and careless. In| ithe midst of a storm, which |threatened to engulf the ship on| 'which he was traveling from| |England to Spain, God in a very | | 1 | ‘remarkable way dealt with him.! He turned to God as the only! |Saviour two weeks later. | | Mr. Widdison thus speaks out | of a very real experience of the! saving ard keeping power of) Christ. Incidently, he is a vet-| eran of the Great War, from which he was sent home to die. t akedown Cruise SCULPIN IS SISTER SHIP OF ILL-FATED SUB SQUALUS; ESCORTED BY DESTROYER Two submarines, including one jthat helped the ill-fated Squalus when she sank off Portsmouth, among the lis naval vessels in Key West harbor today. |N. H. last year, wei Under escort of the Destroyer Cole of the Middle-Atlantic patrol, the submarines Spearfish and Sculpin entered the channel early this morning and anchored about tw» miles from the sub- marine base. The Spearfish came here from Newport, R. 1, while the Scul- Pin, a sister ship of the Squalus, arrived from, Anapolis, Md. It will be recalled that the Sculpin ‘was nearby when the Squalu; nosed into the bottom of the ocean off Portsmouth, and stood by while salvage and other naval vessels came to the rescue. Escort of the submarines by the Cole was deemed essential to prevent the submersibles from jships for German U-Boats. Last Week the destroyer Schenck of ‘the Key West patrol escorted another submarine, the Sea Lion, from the east coast to St. Peters- burg. Early arrivals in port this |morning also were the destroyers | Twiggs, Wickes, Evans’ and Philip, which had been absent for : séveral weeks. They had |been among- the 20-odd » naval jvessels which recently parti- |cipated in naval maneuvers off |the Dutch West Indies. Soon after’ this division arrived the destroyer McCook also came into (port after a _ neutrality patrol tour. When these ships got into port, the flagship Lea and the Bancroft, Rodgers and Mason of the Key West~ patrol squadron {were tied up at the naval station. The plane tender Gannet was likewise on hand. This is the largest naval fleet that has been in Key West since the station was reopened last Nov. 1. How long the ships will remain is problematical. It - is understood the submarines will be here several days. They are reported to- be on a_ regular shakedown cruise and may en- gage in some routine diving ex- ercises while in this area. 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