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

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 69 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Che Key West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER EN OTHE 0G). Se. Aa VOLUME LXI. No. 82. British Confident BI Tactics Will Defeat Germany i LOOPHOLES AND LEAKS PREPARE LEGAL SLI LIDLS SS IN PROCESS OF BEING PLUGGED; HOLD SEC. DOCUMENTS FOR | iieaianiti BOCA CHICA SALE LONDON, April 4.—Proof that SIXTY-DAY OPTION GIVEN; | Hy 1 England holds that successful | INVENTORY OF PROPERTY the blockade} TO BE PREPARED BEFORE} | | FURTHER ACTION /MANHATTAN’S LAST FARM PLOWED UNDER (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, April 4.—The last farm on the island of Manhattan is being plowed under today as a result of the sale of two acres of prop- erty formerly owned by Lorenzo Vendette, and farm- ed in the very shadow of sky- scrapers here just off Broad- way on the northern end of the area. “Farming ‘was all right, arid continuation of against German imports and ex- ports will win the war for the | Allies is contained in news dis- While has no sales contract patches released here today. Prime Minister ieak in and the declared that every loophole that now exists effort to submission” “starve Germany into will be plugged. He od at- tention paid to that plan would the war, even if it was confiacnt that incre prove margin of victory in the longed indefinitely Reshuffling of the British cab- inet has announced, the populace here treating the news with more or less indifieren with the exception of the news that dynamic Winston Churchill will receive more recognition and power. It is believed that elevation of this popular idol of the British people to more re- sponsible position in the govern- ment will be a definite threat to Germany and may bring on the much-looked-for start of serious military action. A secret session of the cabinet will be held early next week Prime Minister Chambe-lain today stated his absolute _ belie: in the Allied cause of victory. He said that Hitler overlooked a “good bet” when he decided not to wage active w. against Eng- land when that nation w un- prepared jast fall. “Now”, stated Chamberlain, “we are fully pre- pared for any war cction. And been we'll press action from this point on”, he added. Dispatches from Rome indicat- | Chamberlain | |been signed, The Citizen was in- | formed tuday legal documents | are being prepared for sale. of Boca Chica to a New England) syndicate represented here by Julius Stone, Jr., former Florida FERA administrator. A contract with an option to! |purchase within 60 days will be |signed by Stone and Luther Pin- jder, owner of the Boca Chica} jproperty, as soon as an_ inven-| {and attached to the documen lunless something unforseen de- |velops in the meantime. H | As previously reported, the iproperty, which includes 900 feet | of beach, 43 acres of Boca Chica ; |key and the buildings, boats and equipment, will change hands at iB price placed at $45,000. Stone! said this price was subject to final approval of the group of FORMER CITY COMMISSION. to vote in a primary election. investors he represents, adding jthat they may forfeit the small} ,option fee if they do not like the} deal. Stone has indicated that the men he represents plan to oper- ate the Boca Chica fishing camp jon a deluxe basis. Some expan- | sion of the facilities may be made later, Stone hinted. He said he had every reason to believe the option might be taken up after the tentative sales contract has been enhanced by the inventory. | RAINS CAUSE FLOOD DANGER ed that the blockade pressure toi be applied by England will be popular with Italy ence of Jugo-Slavian shipments of aluminum to Germany is look- ed upon with disfavor and it may be that the Italian -govern- ment will formally __ protest against ihe ultimatum issued by the British to Jugo-Slavian of- ficials. Italy, it will be recalled, has set herself up as protector of Balkan States’ interests in the war. . Berlin kas intimated, accord- ing to late dispatches, that she has a standing army of thousan of men ready for the expre: purpose of transporting to Scan- dinavian territory should the threat to cut off iron ore ship- ments be carried out by Eng- Jand. No further information of English plans in that connection were available today. not CANADA WANTS U. S. TO ENTER OTTAWA, April 4.—Attorney General of Canada today created a furore in this city when he is reported to have made an ad- dress stating that “Canada’s main purpose ‘rom this time forward should be bent towards getting the United States tdenter the war on the side of the Allies”. No confirmation of the speech, alleged to have been made last night, was obtainable from Canadian government. RACING REVENUE TO ACHIEVE GOAL (Special to The Citizen) TALLAHASSEE, April 4.—Re- ports received from the State Racing Commission in the clos-! ing davs of the present season in- dicate that the goal of paying each of the 67 counties $30,000 from racing revenue received this year will be attained. the | DOWNPOURS COME LAST NIGHT; SUSQUEHANNA RISING AGAIN Interfer- | (iy Associated Prexs) PHILADELPHIA, Apt 4. +! Heavy downpour of rain last night caused much apprehensi6rf} today as state officials reported, the liklihood that the Susque- hanna river might agajn} ‘over- flow her banks and eausé addi- | tional suffering and property losses. | From western Pennsylvania | came reports that the Alleghany river was approaching high flood | levels and could be expected to overflow its banks momentarily. Other parts of North America were suffering from flood condi- tions, it was revealed, when re- ports came in from weather bureaus that New York state jareas were experiencing flooded {river conditions. Several Cana- dian localities, also reported that Trivers Were on rampages and ,eminent property loss was to be expected. i ‘MRS. L. ROBERTS DIES IN MIAMI Word was received here this morning of the death of Mrs. Louisa Roberts in Miami last | night. The deceased lived on Love Lane until two weeks ago when she was taken to Miami for treatment by her husband, Wil- bert Roberts. Funeral services ; will be held in that city Friday afternoon at 4:00 o'clock. Surviving, besides the husband, are three children, Mrs. Osborne {Borden and Ernest Roberts of ;Miami and Mrs. Albert Higgs of this city. Mrs. Roberts was 79 ‘years old, H j t I liked it”, Vandette stated today, “but rent has to be paid, and we couldn’t make agoof it’. He kept one acre of his three-acre tract for truck garden. One-third of the property will be turned into a park- ing lot and the other parcel will become a storage lot for used cars. hould be pro- ltory schedule has been prepared PSO" Ga Ps FRANK E. BRYANT SEEKS ELECTION AS CIRCUIT JUDGE ER OF CORAL GABLES MAKES STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS Frank E. Bryant, of Miami, to- day announces his candidacy *for nomination to the post of Circuit Court Judge, Group 3, at the May 7th primary. Mr. arted law prac- tice in Tennessee in 1910, and Bryant s |was a member of that state’s leg- | lislattire for one term, 1913-15. In and 1925 he moved to Miami be & s OTN rs: BRYANT » FRANK E. became associated with the firm of Burdine and Braco. Early in 1926 he formed the law firm of Bryant and Pittman with Owen W. Pittman, which has been in practi¢e ever since. Moving to Coral Gables in 1926, Mr. Bryant was elected to (Continued on Page ‘Two) FROLIC CONTINUES UNTIL SATURDAY P. J. Kelleher, of St. Sea Church, Rev. Mary’s Star of the announced today that the church’s Benefit Frolic being held in Colonial Park, originally scheduled to end its run last night, has been extended to in- clude full facilities through Sat- urday, April 6. All concessions and rides will continue nounced, nightly, it was | KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1940 Look For 6,400 - Registrations By Apr. 20 Deadline | |TOTAL OF 6152 PERSONS ARE ON BOOKS NOW; | | NEARLY 500 MORE THAN LAST REGISTERED \ Depth cf the interest in the;way, but others are now warm- | Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit | PRICE FIVE CENTS - Federal Officials: Assure Board ‘C.C.C. Camp Will Be Continued PUBLIC RECEPTION TO BE HELD NEXT MON- DAY IN COLONIAL | forthcoming primary election is'ing up. These include the con-{ indicated by the fact that up tojtest for state representative, for! noon a total of .6152 persons in!tclerk of circuit court, for county | Monroe county had qualified to!tax collcetor and others. Each of | vote, John England, supervisor |the candidates, in these cam-|{ of registration, reported today. [(paigns is speeding up his activi-| | At this time two years ago, a'ty, according to county officials. {total of ebout 5700 Monroe men; Supervisor England said that jand women had regisered. Using |the total of new registrations up today’s total of 6152 and the/to noon daily rato of registration as his) while the total of the old quali-/ jbase information, Supervisor |fied list was 5252, Refuting per-| |England said he expects at least /sistent reports, Supervisor Eng-) 16400 persons will have qualified'land said that few of the new} before the deadline, April 20. {registrations represented the men “This will be much the heav-!serving in the army, navy, ma-| jiest list that has been prepared!rine corps and coast guard here. | \during the ten years have serv-; “It has been ruled that any fed as supervisor of registration”, jservice men who has been a resi- |Mr. England declared. “The in-jdent of the state for one year jerease is due, in my opinion, to|and the county for six . months the local interest in the cam-ijmay qualify to vote just’ as any ;Paign. Many new voters have other citizen”, England asserted. {come of age in the last two years,/“None of the men serving with many others have lately estab-|the Key West naval patrol are lished residences in Monroe ; qualified to vote in this primary. jcounty, and many older folks are:A number of the other naval, ‘qualifying for the first time”. /army, and coast guard personnel Supervisor England said thatjcan meet these qualifications”. esterday one woman, stating her}! The heavy registration was a ge as 75, said that this was the |subject of unofficial comment by |first time she had ever qualified |the Monroe county commission at a meeting last night. It was jthe concensus that the popula- the candi-jtion of the county had increased informed since the last state and county lelection, that a number of new residents were preparing to vote in Monroc for the first time, and today numbered 900, | i x a “This time I'm very much in- terested in one of dates”, this woman Supervisor England. According to competent ob- servers, much of the local inter- ;est is centered in the campaign that some of the increase was ‘for sheriff. This was the first due to a new crop of youths that campaign to get started in a large |had reached voting age. Nation Nation To Observe | Hl i } | | | | ,celebrate Army Day next Satur-' be proud of the soldiers of all The United States Army will; war, we have special reasons to ‘day, April 6—this being : the elements of our Army—the Reg- ‘thirteenth annual observance. ular Army, the National Guard, | The day was originated by the and the Organized Reserves—| Military Order of the World War Who have volunteered to serve in and was recognized by congres- pee crryiuconey ecuatae th sional resolution and is Pro- World War has rendered on ove claimed yearly by the President ‘yon4; ae bemtered an. out ‘of the United States, governors ie anenbebie Sea ere cue ans of all states and mayors of thou-| (Continued on Page Three) sands of cities. All military, patriotic and many fraternal-and LEE DISTRIBUTES civic organizations join with the armty on that day in emphasizing ? the necessity for a strong army. COUNTIES MONEY | President Roosevelt recognized !Army Day this year with the following communication sent to THIS COUNTY'S SHARE ON Lieutenant Commander Mills: | “Dear Comdr. Mills: With the| ‘CURRENT STATE PAY- tarmed forces of so many coun- tries engaged in active hostili-! ENT See ties, we are profoundly grateful | as we prepare for this year’s ob- | “ icc unee ce Army Day in Am.|. While politics have been rag- erica that our Army is occupied 28 all over the state, Comptrol- with peace-time training. With /¢T J. M. Lee has been busy much of the world at war, we about his tax-collecting job, and jhave felt it necessary to | t0day school teachers and bus strengthen our Army in person-|2tivers of Monroe county will nel, equipment, and training. This |T€Ceive $4,903.98, which is this stiffening of our national de- | County's share of the state school fense does not mean that there distribution totaling $873,296.18, is any increased likelihood of our |27Nunced by Mr. Lee Tuesday. j being involved in war. On the! Comptrciler Lee stated that for defense actually lessens thé | fT making the April 15th distri- danger of involvement. bution, this wipes out the cur- “Army Day falls on the twenty- rent deficit in state aid to schools. third anniversary of our entrance |Comptroller Lee completed the into the World War. Today, | distribution before leaving for while so many millions of peo-| West Palm Beach and East Coast \ple suffer the stark realities of /Points in the interest of his cam- jpaign for the Democratic nom- NOTICE jination for State Comptroller- B. P. O. ELKS launch | ship: Comptroller Lee will Installation of Officers this drive in West Florida next SMOKER {week with a tour that will carry Tonight 8:00 o’Clock—Elks Club VISITING ELKS WELCOME jwhich he plans to spend a few days in Central Florida. jthe members of Arthur Sawyer PARK | Servicemen, former __ service- | men and city, county and civic officials will join Monday with Legion Prepares Welcome To Comdr. W. C. Brooker |PROGRAM TO BE CON- | TINUED; COMMISSION- ERS TRANSACT ROU- TINE BUSINESS | Several wires and communica- |tions from Florida representa- tives at Washington assuring Monroe county that the Civilian DISTRIBUTION OF MURPHY ACT MONEY SOUGHT COUNTY BOARD PASSED RES- iat last night's meeting of the OLUTION CALLING ON I. L jcounty commission. BOARD TO DIVIDE RE-| Among those sending assur- on | Conservation Corps camp ;West Summerland Key was not |to be abandoned under the fed- eral economy program were read CEIPTS THREE WAYS {ances of continued operation of Army Day Api 6 contrary, a position of readiness While the prospects are not good ; |Mexico, with Oklahoma and Kan- |New York ‘him to Pensacola and back, after | wind storms which are beginning Seattle Post No. 28 of Legion in welcoming William C.| the American! sa | the camp, which bases. some | A resolution requesting the 200 C.C.C. enroliees engaged in inew legislature to approve of a/a program of beautification and ment commander of the Legion division of the Murphy act land |expansion of public use facilities sale receipts to the counties ofjalong the Overseas Highway jthe state, the boards of public|were J. J Mcintee, director of public | instruction and the state’s M-ithe C.C.C.; U. Senators jappearance of State Legion Com- Serer aaaE a nt |Charles O. Andrews and Claude jmander Brooker at Colonial, 'o¢ Monroe county commis. |Pepper and Congressman A. Pat Park, alongside La Concha hotel, Attending and voting in vor | Cannon. Duval street, will include the of-!of this proposal were Chairman! Letters thanking the represen- jficers and men of the United|Carl Bervaldi and Commission-|tatives for their interest in the 5 A fers T. Jenkins Carry, William |. a ered by the coun. States army, navy, marine COMPS | donsalvatge, Norheeg: Thompson camp were ordered by the coun: jand coast guard, William H.! and Braxton B. Warren. Other |'¥ commission. Other action Reardon, general chairman of county officials present were voted by {the post's committee, announced | Deputy Sheriff Bernard Waite |commission included: j today. jand Attorney -W. Curry Harris,; Approval of an order for 10,- | After a public address, Com- ‘counsel for the commission. 1000 gallons of oil for completing |mander Brooker will be escorted! Suggested by the Circuit Court jthe repaving of Roosevelt boule- ito Arthur Sawyer Post club-'Clerks Association of Florida,|yard under the current WPA ‘house, Whitehead and United\the resolution adopted by the | project. |streets, where he will be intro- | commission directs the prepara- | Authorizing expenditure of |duced to public and civic offi- | tion of a legislative act giving 45 $16 for 100 maps of the road- cials, and the officers command-| percent of the Murphy sale re-| ways of Monroe county as pro- jing the various national defense |ceipts to the general funds of the fided in a letter received from, J. forces in this area. |various counties, 45 percent to|H. Dowling, state highway engi- Special invitations are being the boards of public instruction | ,cer, and W. 'M. Parker, division sent to Capt. Walter F. Jacobs,/and 10 percent to the state gen- lengineer for the State Road De- chief of staff of the seventh|eral fund. This division would| artment in charge of the divi- naval district, and commandant |be made after five percent had bin "r tescanch end seconds of Key West naval station; Capt.!been deducted as expenses for! Directing dispatch of a check Arthur S. Carpender, commander the Florida internal improve- |for $150 to EW Brown, direc- of the naval forces afloat here;|ment board in directing the land |tor of ti Florida World’s F: Lieut. Col. James D. MacMullen, sales under the Murphy act. [eehibiesto senolyaontheltalines commandant of the Key West! Circuit Court Clerk Ross C. Aueecactha det ei *s contribution coast defenses; Lieut. Col. G. D. | Sawyer states that something in ot 81385 pepe sai, ps Hatfield, commanding officer of /excess of $20,000 has been real- ci . ithe marine corps detachment! izeq in one aie from the | Npbivatia 4 that poe egaier [here; Lieut. Commander Carl H.|sale of lands under the Murphy |0¥,Cictk Ross C. Sawyer in the |Hilton, commanding officer of jact. If the suggestion of the rics ay ds tee fe Mtncceeat {the Coast Guard, and Major Wil-|clerks is finally approved by the |eieetions he held intact to defr liam V. Albury and Capt. W. |iegislature, $1,000 of this $20,000 \ciection cxomecs. Tn them, Netanel would) go toi) thels iitemnalls iin-] va crcoving. af ai resolatiint ane | provement board; $1,900 would! ing authority of the state comp- go into the state’s general fund; |trolier to transfer $2,400 to the peenaad pega aaa a general revenue fund and $500 - , 90) Into the fund |from the indebtedness fund to appears at Colonial /for the board of public instruc-!meet fortheoming expenses. tion of Monroe county. As the concluding act of the TO FIGHT ACTION and received and scrutinized a number of reports from county officials. Saunders of the Lions Club, and bhai Acncumpecemmnes t \President Isadore Weintraub of |, ST. LOUIS, Apr. 4.—The St. ithe Junior Chamber of Com-|L©uis Dispatch today carried a ,merce. {front page editorial declaring MEETS TONIGHT Arrangements are being made | that “the paper would continue Brooker, Tampa, Florida depart- | forces. | Invited guests to the the {Curry Harris, of ; Guard. Mayor Willard M. Albury is scheduled to make the address of welcome to Commander Brooker | when he Park. Other invited guests will in- jclude Chairman Carl Bervaldi of | the county commission; State Representative /Bernie C. Papy; \President Ev Russell of the | |Chamber of ¥* merce; Presi- jdent William V. Little of the} Rotary Club; President Gerald; with George Mills White, WPA its program of criticizing the jsupervisor of music, for appear-|C0Urts of the city and state, if IMPORTANT SUBJECTS WILL ‘ance of the WPA band at Colo-/ the situation warranted, this de- BE UP FOR CONSID- nial Park. Legionnaires and SPite the conviction of two edi- jother forraer servicemen will be ‘oTial writers of the paper in a ERATION on hand at Legion hall to enter-|4istrict court here this week”. |tain the state commander and, AN appeal to the state supreme | invited guests. court has been filed by the paper; City Council will assemble in H jin the matter ,and the case is| council chambers at City Hall to- j due to come up early next week. | night, the meeting to get under- DUST BOWL AREA | 'way at 8:00 o’clock. Included in | lthe subjects that will come up NEEDS MUCH RAIN TEMPERATURES for action will be the following: j Receipt of the new zoning re | Lowest last Highest last }ordinance from ne city’s Zoning Stations— night 24hours | Board, to be voted upon. ’ OKLAHOMA AND KANSAS Atlanta - ‘59 79 Hearing of the report of the E ECT. | Boston 35 43 Community. Recreation Commit- " th ie FOF PAM. | Buttalo 36 44 | tee on the Colonial Park project ‘DUST STORMS | -|harleston ___ 63 82 [with itemization of expenses. | Chicago 42 76 Matter of providing for future | Detroit 37 41 joperation will be taken up. (By Associated Press) \El Paso 44 73 | Subject of procuring a baseball CHICAGO, Apr. 4.—Weather Havana 69 89 |field for the city will be thor- | Bureau officials here stated that | Jacksonville 67 87 | oughly discussed. Report of a |there was much danger existent Kansas City 41 72 jmeeting held with c. J. Boutelle, jthat southwestern states would | KEY WEST _ 75 83 jlocal WPA supervisor, by the lagain suffer dust storms. Los Angeles _ 51 65 jcouncil and mayor, on last Tues- Heavy rains are badly needed Louisville 55 82 |day, will be given in which it in the area covering northern | Miami 4 81 | was suggested that fill from the Illinois to southwest New! Mpls.-St. Paul 32 <a |Garrison Bight project be used 39 50 |to provide a field at the (city- |sas in the worst condition. “Dust | Pittsburgh 49 78 |owned incinerator site on Flag- |Bowl” states are reporting heavy |San Francisco 51 61 ‘ler avenue. 38 60 | Monthly reports prepared ay 86 | City Auditor Charles Roberts nm .. 44 52 ‘be heard. to carry away topsoil_and many | Tampa iS will tivers are said to be drying up. Washingto: . ‘mil