The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 27, 1940, Page 1

A Spiaaiions coe oe SY ae a Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit ; Devoted to the T (ZEit s of Key West For 69 Y Best Interes Key West THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER PROS P ME. US$. A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1940 & a OVER 160,000 ARE HOME- LAKE LADOGA SWEDE VOL- RE SED ted Press) Mar. 27, — Over nish citizens y as Russian sol- d into surrendered the Lake Ladoga re- nation and ordered the 4 on for Finnish that ail cared head of ids from the teers were mioree Ire SEWER LATERAL PROJECT BECINS NEXT MONDAY BOARD OF WORKS SPONSORS WPA WORK TO EMPLOY 60 PLANT OPERATES SOON PUBLIC MEN; ork would bi fay on the s¢ fat it wiil be a WPA p West cn When it gets un- omer t uncertain, but is ded ott Jobs, releasing additional mep, are likel ¢ iinished. 1 start we street at Wil- to- The slvcet ior home the week the This years, ctricity r inland. Finns we ies Pap oar w, CONGRESS TODAY: FOR 3ABLE ASSOCIATION WILL 2 AT 2:30 O'CLOCK AFTERNOON Ow aw the SS. for two beginning Py laterals Ss to ec ystem ty duc f public manda ected th Pair enue and chem. er WPA at all to private 1, ex- pt temporarily that there no unnece incon JAYCEES’ BUNDLE WEEK SUPPORTED SERVICE CLUB AND C. OF C. CO-OPERATE IN OLD r report iam T. D Jr. of the drive Church Fellowship Club last ev promised Mr. percent co-opera- was done at mmerce meet members 1 Olected wil der-privile i ti m Parent-Teacher Notice! Rainy Weather Has Caused POSTPONEMENT of the Strand Arena Boxing Show Until FRIDAY NIGHT AT 8:30 totter nee > Charleston LOCAL HOUSING ~ PROJECT NEARS ~—-FINAL APPROVAL ‘USHA, ADVISED OFFICIALS | WERE THAT PRESIDENT i WOULD ACT ON PROJECT BEFORE APRIL 1 “The United States Housing Authority 's that the Key West project has gone to the President for his approval in the March group”. advis st Telegrams to this effect were ed yesterday by the Key t Chamber of Commerce and receiv ihe Key West Housing Authority ' from Congressman A. Pat Can- non, who has been following the progres: to $800,000 loan to Key West for a low-rental housing project. The latest word that project for Key West has’ approved by the President’s ad- sry board and has now gone nation’s chief executive final approval with a num- ber of others submitted to him under the March program of the U.S. Housing Authority. the is to the Key. West housing and civic of ficials convinced that the President will. approve the proj- cect before the end of the month, within the next 24 possibly loan would cover ction of 136 dwelling units for white families on a site along- ide the new naval seaplane basi rumbo section, and 84 dwell- for colored Fort Taylor reservation | off the foot of Division street. Both the Chamber and the local housing authority have sent telegrams to Congressman Cannon thanking him for his in- mation and express the appreciation of his efforts pressing ~ consideration of ect loan, the HEARING TONIGHT ON ZONING LAW CITIZENS ASKED TO CITY) HALL MEETING AT 7:30 O'CLOCK What will probably be the final hearing on the new zoning dimance soon to be presented City Council for ratifica- into law, will be held to- at City Hall chambers, ac- g to announcement by John Long, president of the d The hearing, terested citiz gct undervy J. H. LAWRENCE to which all in- invited, will DIES IN TAMPA : News was received in this city || today of the death last Saturda of J. H. Lawrence in Tampa. Mr. Lawrence was connected with the Army post of this city for some time and leaves a host of friends, both here and in Tam- Survivors, besides his wife, four children, Mrs. Paul Bren Rockland, Maine, M: Wm. Trainer of Tampa, Mi Trevor of Key West and Samuei 2wrence; six grandchildren and randchildren. TEMPERATURES Lowest last Highest last Stations— night 24 hours - 27 43 41 47 30 34 26 34 60 76 70 82 54 58 72 78 56 65 37 46 68 72 20 26 30 42 31 33 43 53, Seattle eis 56 Tampa 58 68 {Washington — 35 46 Chicago Detroit El Paso Havana Kansas City KEY WEST Los Angeles Louisville Miami Mpls New Pittsburgh St. Louis of the proposed $700,000 ; been |S con- | families | * CHICAGO TRIBUNE SOCIETY EDITOR: are } Douglas | KEY Commedcre ‘WEST. YACHT Tells Why RECREATION DAY ‘Key West TOMORROW AT | ®../9\ CHURCH BENEFIT FUTURE BRIGHTER | seesescccscccccscecesaes PROCEEDS FROM BOCTHS | Although the Havana-Key West| AND RIDES TO BE GIVEN off be-| TO COMMUNITY RECREA- | | | lyacht race was called i PRICE FIVE CENTS Neutrality Squadron jeause of a rse weather condi- | TION COMMITTEE |tions, the d-up for the event ‘and the eventual arrival here of |gome of the yachtsmen did a! ‘Tomorrow is Community nec. VAUGHN RECALLS “GLURIOUS KEY WEST’ great deal to advertise Key West reation Commiitee Day at the | and put the city on the nautical st, Mary Star of the Sea Church maps of the nation and state. | Benefit Frolic now in its third! | “Gosh! I'm back at my | This was thg theme of a tall ‘day of activity in Colonial Park.| home after a trip which took jgiven last night by Rear Commo-| Officials of “the Benefit an-| [early a ae abate dote Albert:E r, before nounced last week that all prof-| 9° Rs chu winds whee the memters of the West its of the Frolic will be turned through our barren oak trees 'Yacht Clup m Over, tothe Recreation Coromit i aaianiit nisesi blest wc wintry snow against our ee ae 1, tee to help defray future ex- son Bight clubhouse thers at- | penses or e Cen- ee penses in operation of the Cen: windows — dirty, ‘emudgy snow—I think of glorious Key Commodore ter now established for the con- MacMulien, Commo- venience and enjoyment of en- West” ny Riécel Tice listed men and visitors the E. Russell, Vice li MN te So stated Larry Vaughn in H a letter to the secretary of P. city. brett the Chamber of Commerce, | recently received. Mr. Vaughn, as it will be recalled, was director of the recent successful member- Peirce, Ji Key at the Garri- i ten were Jan ‘dore | | i D | Melvin Commodore Connable, Meeting Friday Russ ; 1, In that the virtual completion Singleton, Treas- of Colonial Park Recreation Cen- Jr. ter has been assured, the execu- | Peirce said tive group of the Community | the scheduled Recreation Committee has called ‘ i to Key West a meeting of the general mem-| HP campaign conducted by bership for Friday night at} Syren sia Sa seg a oe :Chamber of Commerce head-) Ss0,,.>" % Mis mole he quarter: | a All organizations which had] o¢ ae, "e left Key West. jon objectives, representation at the original) Pus’ ouiek oe eae ee lation of all the meeting held on January 11 are} j4y Tisvor's rea by aoe we state into one asked to send either the same? it Gut “Tcan look oats ars the development person, persons, or other rep-| troukled wi PanEre g interest resentatives to this meeting to Michigans eae ie ; oni a * 1G by hear final reports on the com-}{ aerate Cate sine es as club mittee's first and most _import-| 10 Gg each other b Freie ant project, the establishment of) ¢O' ditterent™. et nee te a Center in the city. The letior wa: cil Officers of the executive group} from “Michi ‘vccaal alton will make a full report on the{ “7°™ Michigan City, Indiana. CORSICAN The wind construction of Colonial Park GLP LLP SES SS 8 so strongly recently that it Center and details of carrying on s ee RAYMOND R. LORD er Rear C that one mmodore esult of re of it event with achti served the f heon Stev Russell members adjourned arc WIND OVERTURNS TRUCK imned a loaded with recreational programs in the fu- en men. were sent ture will be discussed and work- to a hospital. ,ed out, it was announced. egoccccecces AS COUNTY JUDGE Miami Beach Advice|STATEMENT OF QUALIFICA- See | TIONS LISTS MANY IM- KEY WEST: PROVEMENTS INSTALLED si | IN PAST FOUR YEARS By INDIA MOFFETT tte te letter from warmer than Miami Beach, but! Raymond R. to all those not at a temperature normal for | candidacy ns who a tropical island at this time of |roe County Judge. jadvised me not to bother to go year. It was delightful to sun ito Key West The drive down on the beach of the ‘over the highway beautiful and interestin, ing”, they ha beautiful, 1 narrow And _ther« in Key West eee eee 1 tioned’ WAS GLAD SHE VISITED | C@CCCcecececoces CCeCCS | Disregarded ‘Well-Inten ue ol The Citizen, an open Lord announces his h, Fla. ioned Judge Lord Casa Ma- | te is rina, however, and we found the | but tir- water invigorating and splendid, | The first although many complained from Mi- it was much too cold last half is fortable swimming. bridges are Key West has a foreign flavo and it is hard driving. it is as definitely un-American | practically nothing in atmosphere as Santa Fe, Td in Miami instance. This in spite of you”. hundreds of United States sail curiosity won, and the dozens of d we determined to marines that one in the half of her boring; s are nar- LATE NEWS BULLETINS the beauty of the water 1 one drives for miles ' unbelievable, Such > the voters of Monroe County: ‘Four years ago I announced | my candidacy for the office of that County Judge and my only for com-|pledge to the voters was that I |would endeavor to be a worthy successor of my predecessors in office, viz, Judges DeLono, Kemp, for |Gunn and others. The voters of the |this county honored me with the € lors joffice and at this time I submit soldiers and jmy official conduct for their de- H sees on the |cision, knowing that during my (Continued on Page Six) jtenure of office that a vast ma- \jority of the voters have had oc- icasion to visit this office for one jrea8on or another, and will ex- ipréss their opinion to those few |who have not had the. occasion. | “When I took over the duties blues! I know no! WASHINGTON, Mar. 27.—|as County Judge, I knew, as an the vast €X- Chairman Dies of the Un-Amer- (attorney, that a Probate Progress ic ocean and Gulf ican Activities committee today |Docket should be kept and from which one drives was in search of the man who that time on an up-to-date docket n the island, one signed the name of Franklin D.|could be found in this office. that 48 Roosevelt to an application for |also urged and succeeded in hav- membership in the Communist ing the WPA prepare (not an Party of this country. joriginal, of course) a docket of Ss all cases on file up to the be- NEW YORK, Mar. 27—A ginning of my term of office. severe blizzard is raging (This req:ired months of w over most of western New jand an expenditure of large sums York state today, accom- jof money. panied by unseasonably cold {| “Through my efforts and un- weather. Weather bureau [der my direction, WPA employes officials pointed out that {alco devoted nearly two years of floods are almost sure to fol- {their time in preparing an Index low the heavy precipitation. Overseas said; or mi the it the stay Beach if I were Our bump ho of veve ithe trip some of row, but (By Associated Press) panse of At of Mexico ov lovely from a a bridge—the or instance—it re wonderful. It’s gineering feat.! orter bridges | ys that lie be-! Key ones, | rete ones. ! ng one passes pattie +censes how evidence; WASHINGTON, Mar. 27. —lriage Licenses (Grooms) and R, t have visit- Montana’ Senator Burton K. Arrangement of All Original es. At| Wheeler today stated his definite | Marriage Licenses, at no cost to a monu- belief that President Roosevelt |the county ypt where would not seek a third term. | ny of those |The senator stated that he was althis work as well as my succes- r veterans who|candidate for the Democraticisors in office, in the y lives in the hurricane nomination earlier this month. | come. It was the fierce storm a « 7 . For the benefit of ed the railroad that ST. LOUIS, Mar. ea ¥ Key West. Part) Thomas Dewey, Republican ooden h tha and w our new 27.— ad tc used to 1 ey ‘Continued On Page Four) SEEKS RE-ELECTION for re-election as Mon- | jmakes the following statement ; rk | CHAMBER CLEARS DECKS FOR ACTIVE ~ FOLLOW-UP WORK FIRST MEETING SINCE CLOSE OF MEMBERSHIP CAM- PAIGN LAST NIGHT; PER- SONNEL CHANGES MADE Severat problems pressing for jsolution were discussed and set- tied at a meeting last night of ‘members of Key West Chamber of Commcree. Smith of the membership committee _re- ported pregress in the prepara- tion of the list of members and ether details in the organization olved in the recent su ful merabership campaign. When Miss Elizabeth Sharpley announced her inability to give time to heading the town adver- tising division, Secretary S. E. Singleton was directed to handle this phase of the chamber’s ac- tivities. Due to the transfer of Com- mander W. W. Demeritt of the U.S. Coast Guard, Ernest A. Ramsey was selected to head the resort division which will have charge of the development of recreational and other facilities for Key West. A commnittee was named to work out plans for renovating the ehamb headquarters ° iff” The La Concha building. The office is to be redecorated and refurn- ished for streamlined handling of the public. Chamber members agreed to co-operate in the Junior Cham- ber of Commerce bundle week drive, when an appeal was made by William H. Doughtry, Jr. NAVY RECRUITING OPENS IN APRIL MIAMI OFFICE CALLS AT- TENTION TO QUOTA FOR APPRENTICE SEAMEN Chairman Charles (Special w The Citizen) MIAMI, Mar. 27.—The U. S. Navy Recruiting Service has a: signed to the Florida-Georgia area a quota of one hundred and ten men to be enlisted in the Navy as apprentice seamen dur- ing the month of April. Qualified men who apply now at the Miami Recruiting Substa- | N. tion have an excellent chance of being enlisted within the first fifteen days of April, it was an- nounced. WOODRING DEFENDS SALE OF PLANES STATES PRESENT SHIPMENTS WILL BE QUTMODED IN ANOTHER SIX MONTHS (By Associated Preas) WASHINGTON, Mar. 27.— Secretary of War Woodring to- day appeared before a_ special ing warplane orders for the Al- lies. ! Stating that the defense needs out that improvements in plane els being delivered~ obsolete in six months’ time. Additional or- duction methods, he said. hes over which; nomination to the presi- |trains used to thunder. dency, will speak here to- ; os arcl ad | night in the interests of his | Key West is 375 miles farther’ campaign. He is scheduled south than is Cairo, Egypt. Frost; for an appearance in Chicago |never has been recorded in this) tomorrow night, and then old city, which is said by the na- goes on tour for speeches in tives, to heve a pleasant, year- several other mid-western |around climate. We found it! cities. eee DINNER DANCE Tomorrow Night—7 sill 10 RAUL’S CLUB DAVID KEKAI'S HAWAIIAN ORCHESTRA No Admission or Cover Charge | | ighway goes over the| candidate for that parties’ | t TWO FLOOR Every Nite Habana-Madrid Club | “Nut Club” Show, 12:30 A. M. ~aaed To Consist Of 13 Destroyers |FOUR LEAVE TODAY ON OVERHAUL SCHEDULE; THREE NEW VESSELS | DUE SHORTLY | Departure today of four de- |stroyers of the Key West neu- |trality patrol for New York un- | |der a regular overhaul schedule. | brought the announcement from naval ‘officers here that three | other destroyers would arrive here for duty within a short time, The destroyers that left for New York today were the Aaron Ward, Buchanan, Hale and Crowninshie!d of the 65th divi- sion of the 32nd destroyer squad- ron. They are expected back \with the 32nd squadron for duty out of Key West within three weeks. Capt. Arthur S. Carpender, U. S. N., squadron commander, an- nounced that the Destroyers Crane, Kiity and Kennison, now being recommissioned at Diego, will become units of the 70th division of the 32nd squad- ron upon their arrival here. | With ‘their addition, the Key West neutrality destroyer squad- \ron.ewill then consist of 13 de- , Stroyers, among them the Aaron Ward, Buchanan, Hale and Crowninshield en route north for ‘overhaul. The organization of the 32nd squadron will at that time be as follows: Commander Destroyer Squad- ron 32, Capt. Carpender. Commander Destroyer Division 64, Commander L. K. Swenson, U. S.N. Commander Destroyer Division |65, Commander H. B. Broadfoot, U.S. N Commander Destroyer Division |70, Commander M. Y. Cohen, U. S.N. | Ships of the squadrons and 'their commanding officers will San U. S. S. Lea, flagship, Lieut. Commander F. W. Slaven, U. S. N. U. S. S. Twiggs, Commander Swenson. U. S. S. Wickes, Lieut. mander C. J. Stuart, U. S. | U.S. S. Evans, Lieut mander C. Moore, U. S. N. U.S. S. Philip, Lieut. mander J. M. Kennaday, Com- N Com- Com- U.S. U. S.S. Aaron Ward, mander Broadfoot. U. S. S. Buchanan, Lieut. J. R. | Clark, U. S. N. | U. S. S. Hale, Lieut. Com- mander T. J. Ryan, Jr., U. S. N. U. S. S. Crowninshield, Lieut. H. H. Henderson, U. S. N. U. S. S. Crane, Commander Cohen. U. S. S. Kilty, Lieut. Com- mander S. G. Kelly, U. S. N. | U.S. S. Williams, Lieut. Com- |mander L. N. Miller, U. S. N. U. S. S. Kennison, Lieut. Com- mander W. G. Michelet, U. S. N. || There are four destroyers in each squadron. Purchases of supplies officers of Key West Com- by ¢#the naval to Files, Index to Marriage Li-| Congressional Committee in de-| Station are based on the opi (Brides), Index to Mar- |fense of the army's policy of fill-| tion that 13 destroyers, the sea- jplane tender Gannet and a squad- |ron of naval seaplanes are to be | based here at least until the pres- taxpayers and the/of the nation were amply cared | ent European situation is cleared public will receive the benefit of |for, Secretary Woodring pointed | UP- Within a few weeks the entire years to design would make present mod- | destroyer squadron is expected |by naval officers to be on hand |for neutrality and training op- residents who will vote in the ders at fectorics here aided pro-|¢€Tations with the Key West | patrol, as it is officially known. j EROS TS |REV. ARTHUR W. PAIN Evangelist. Havana, Cuba will hold services at | First Congregational Church | Thursday Evening, 7:30 o’Clock | PUBLIC INVITED |