The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 5, 1940, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wir Service For 69 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West e Ch Key West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER VOLUME LXI. No. 83. West Fron Reported; Pressure Increases t Battles Economic ALLIES TO ENTER BAL- KANS WITH HEAVY! BUYING CONTRACTS| IN NEAR FUTURE | (By Associated Press) | LONWON, April 9.—Heports of increased action on the West! Front came through today, with | major Nazi atiacks on two sec- tors being ncted. Berlin claim- ed, through its official agency, that a large French troop movement had been broken up| by air attack and that a bridge | had been blown up. Chief however, this on dip- interest in was centered lomatic action in process of be- ; ing carried out or to be instituted by the British government. To Buy In Balkans Information was released day to the effect that the Allies would socn enter the Balkan field with heavy buying con- tracts to cffset Nazi efforts to corner supplies from states. Prime announce ace was fast being removed from a dangerous classification, and } this announcement was_ coupled with another by the ministry to the effect that Great would soon enter into shipbuilding program whatever future vessels may come. | The London Daily News today | carried an exclusive story Nest cerning a strong British-French | | Minister Chamberlain a to destruction alliance being worked out to con- tinue its effect “after the war”. Rumors were heard here that Germany was piling up huge supplies cf iron ore at a Nor- wegian port the Gulf of Botnia preparatory to transport- ing to her shores. This situation is being closely watched by the Allies with a view towards block- ing the shipments in conformity with the strengthening of block- ade campaign now in force. on VESSELS RETURN FROM PRACTICE Several the Scaplane destroyers and Tender Gannet were back in port today after target practice training on a range to the southwestward of Cape le. Destroyers here were the Flagship Lea, Wickes, Philip, Williams and Evans. During the day the Evans left to take up a position between Key West and Havana to be on hand in case of emergency dur- ing.a flight of two large army airplanes enroute from Miami to Cuba. After her return the Wil- liams is scheduled to leave on routine patrol duty. SOCIAL WORKERS HEARD DIRECTOR Members of the Florida State Association of Social Workers were guests of Mrs. Jack Baker last evening at a dinner party honoring L. R. Bristol of Miami, district director of the State Wel- fare Board, and his mother, Mrs. | Lucius Bristol. Th bassador Restaurant on Fleming Street and the dinner table was attractively decorated with a center runner of red bougain- villaea. During the evening the guest of honor spoke to members of the association about the pro- gram for the social workers con ference, which is to take place in Jacksonville on the 24th of this month. Others present at the banquet were Mrs, William Warren, Miss Louise Ketchum, Miss Mary Falk, George Archer, Frank Velasco, Ernest Ramsey, Miss Lois Williams, Mrs. Ernest Yates. Mrs. J. A. Nettles, Mrs. Juliette Russell and Miss Mary Sullivan. city, | to- | those | 4 that the U-boat men-} Britain | huge | offset | of | party was held at the Am-| HEADS ROTARY CLUB EVERETT RUSSELL President of the Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Board cf Public Works, Everett Russell was elected president of the Key West Rotary Club yesterday to succeed President Wil- liam V. Little in July. | ‘DIST. GOVERNOR GUEST OF LIONS ‘AT CLUB MEETING ROSCOE SHUNSTETTER: PRE-‘ PORT OF ‘CRIPPLED /CHIL- DREN’S HOSPITAL PROJECT: ieee Key Wi trict Governor <t Lions grected Roscoe Brunstet- ter of Miami at their last night at the reguiar weekly supper gathering the house on Seminary street. Lion Brunstetter in was in the \city to address various groups on | |the desirability of support for {the South Florida Crippled Chil- dren’s Hospital and School proj- to welcomed ect for a new building start—but, he cordially by the local Lions as a scan was Lion leader in the state and ac- corded a great hana. A compiete picture of the need jfor Ue-nospial was piescnted by Lion Brunsietter. him on the tioor, however, Mrs. Nelle Keumer, juve of the Florida Crippied Chil- dren’s Commission, who is pres ent in the city at this time conduct clinic work among the needy here. Her report on work being done by the state cy was most illuminating. in- stances of relief being brought to the med of Key West being pointed out and described |Reimer will be in the city to continue the clinie work. Lion Gerald Saunders, presi dent of the local club, called at- tention to the Clubhouse Dedi- |eation Banauct to be held on April 18th, and it was announced that Lion Brunstetter would be | | present at the affair. Guests of club members at the meeting included Mrs. Glen Gris- j wold. of Miami: Lion James J. | Petrie. of Ridgefield. Conn.: Cohie, Rodman J. Rethel RA T.ehmann. Everett BR: Adrian of Kev West and J. J. Tonetti. of Torrington: Cann. a many today | O'Swreenev ‘DANCE (| Tomorrow Nite, 10 Till ? RAUL’S CLUB Music By DAVID KEKAI'S Native Hawaiian Orchestra COCKTAIL HOUR Sunday, 6 p. m. till ? | No Admission or Cover Charge SENTED PLEA FOR’ SUP. | Dis- | meeting | to! Mrs. | JT; ‘EVERETT RUSSELL | ELECTED TO LEAD ROTES NEXT YEAR |ALSO APPOINTED TO REP- | RESENT CLUB AT STATE MEET APRIL 14-16 WITH, WILLIAM FRIPP | | By unanimous vote, Everett | ‘Russell, president of the Cham- ber of Commerce and a member ; of the Board of Public Works, ! yesterday was elected president ef Key West Rotary Club. At the same time, Wm. T. Fripp well-known in commercial and ‘civic circies, was named secre- ‘tary of the club to succeed Rus- ‘sell when he advances to ; presidency. President-Elect jsucceed ‘ President Little at the first. July meeting fof the club. President Little twill continue in charge of club jactivities until after the last meeting in June. The Rotarians also named |President-Elect Russell and See- retar ject Fripp as delegates resent the Key West club at la conference of Rotary Inter- jnational of the 167th district at Hollywool, Fla., April 14-16. | Other ~developments at the meeting of the Key West club lyesterday were: Announcement by President Little that the cake served at (Continued on Page Six) ‘PROPERTY OWNE FILE EXEMPTION |KIRCHHEINER REPORTS 1700 APPLIED THIS YEAR: LESS THAN EXPECTED Russell will William V. { ee Property owners representing approximately ‘ one+quarter of the county’s tax roll have ap- plied for homestead exemptions, : Ccunty Tax Assessor J: Otto | Kirchhéiner .reported- today. Ina] »raroynds’ 1700,' property * applied fer’exemption of nents up to $5,000 .on their fhomesteads as compared | with 1540 last year, the tax assessor | |announced. He had expected the jnumber would be nearer 1900 failed to the deadline passed | property owners | before | week. It is estimated that the assess- ed value of the property repre-! sented bv the exemption applica- | tions will be approximately | $650,000 this year, as compared | with $570,700 last year. This! year’s figure is slightly more than one-auarter of the total as- sessment rolls. C.G. TENDER IVY LEAVES MONDAY be receding | | Coast Guard ‘Tend Tender Ivy will leave Monday for Jacksonville for a routine overhaul, Lieut. Commander Carl H. Hilton, com- mander of the coast guard in this area, announced today. The Ivy will be gone for about two weeks. i Commander Hilton also an- neer Hans Odin of the Ivy has just received a coast guard com- sion. as chief machinist. Odin jwill leave for Jacksonville with jthe Ivy Monday. | STII OILS, \PROF. A. W. MOHN 1 VISIFED IN CITY Prof, and a Mrs. J Arthur W. Mohn, with their’ son and daughter, Richard and Bet- ty. visited here briefly yes- terday ‘with Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Luethi, 1119 “Von Phister street. Prof. Mohn is well remem- bered here as principal of Hargrove Institute. Under his leadership, that seminary. located on United street. thrived and ranked as one of the first in Florida. He came to Key West ‘in 1908 to succeed Miss Emily J. Reid as principal of the Insti- tute, and left for other fields ef endeavor about twenty- five years ago. ~ IPO Oa Ma Ls a | 1 | | | | the KEY WEST, FLORIDA, Recreation; Group IN THE FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 1940 Turns Center Over | To City 'COMPLETE REPORT OF PRESENTED LAST NI TIONS Recreation Com- mittee, executive group, turned in its final report on its work of the past three months, to the City Council last night, with itemization of all work done and Community expenses incurred on the Colo-' nial Park Recreation center. The report was signed by Al- bert E. Peirce, Jr., ‘chairman; Allan H. Armstrong, vice-presi- dent and Eva B. Warner, secre- tary. It is presented herewith, in its entirety: The following is a report of the work done at Colonial Park by the Community Recreation Com- mittee, for which $500 .was au- thorized for materials. A bandstand has been con- structed and painted, 20x20, suit able for concerts, boxing exhibi tions, amateur theatricals, and speech making or political rallies, A sheltered roof, 60x40, has been erected and painted be- tween the two rest houses, and extending therefrom. A volley ball court, including net and ball, has been set up. A lane for horse shoe pitching. has been laid off, complete with horse shoes and stakes. Fifteen benches have been’ built and painted. Four combi- nation table benches, three of iwhich are permanently marked ,foy checker games, and all of jwhich are suitable for letter ‘writing, reading, ete. Two ping pong tables, regula- ition size, have been constructed | and are ready for use, including: ping pong nets, paddles, and balls. A lavatory and toilet has been purchased and installed in each \men’s and women’s rest room, and locks have been installed on all four doors and screened shut- ,ters constructed and placed on all ‘windows. The electrical wiring has been repaired and extended to cover the bandstand and the roofed en- club-| this year, but approximately 200 closure, as well as the two rooms file in each pulldings leaving an out-| allie Lord Mor Authorities|= THREE-MONTH’S WORK iGHT; RECOMMENDA- MADE let for electrical may be necessary. Twelve stone benches have been moved to this park from the Botanical Gardens ,and have been repainted. Nine. of the old city benches at the park next to the Art Center, have been moved up to Colonial! Park and painted, and the grounds have been roughly clean- ed and leveled where necessary, filing in two abandoned cisterns. The following has been done in addition: An entertainment for the city at large, including the navy, was arfanged at the High School with a magician performing, the net proceeds amounting to $16.00, be- ing turned over to the five boy scout troops, in proportion to the number of tickets sold by each. The Committee has sponsored an educational training course of the State W. P. A. Recreation Department, consisting of eight classes, open to the public at large, but. in particular for the teachers, boy scout leaders, civic clubs, and all those who at some time or another must meet with \\ the problem of providing a rec- reational program for either chil- :dren or adults or both. Our financial report is as fol- lows: The entire park project has been completed, and_ including \certain bills which. have not yet “been paid, the total material cost is $460.63. The Committee has a ‘working cash fund of $38.16, de- rived from ‘¢ontributions and | their share of the net proceeds of the Benefit Frolic for Thursday night, March 28th. It has been - estimated, with the W. P. A. furnishing a super- visor at the park daily from two in the afternoon until ten at ‘night, and with the N. Y. A. as-; extension as | i committee, U. S.A. ‘oe TOMORROW FOR LEGION VISIT POST ARRANGES FISHING TRIP FOR STATE . COM- MANDER ON SUNDAY: RE. CEPTION NEXT MONDAY Commander William C. Brook- er, Tampa, of the Florida depart- ment of the American Legion, will arrive if Key West at 9:30 | p. m. Saturday for an official visit that will extend through to Tuesday, William H. Reardon, vice-commander of Arthur Saw- yer Post No. 28 of the Legion, announced today. When Commander Brooker ar- rives he will go at once to Trum- bo Hotel, where he will be the guest of Al Mills, proprietor, and Arthur Sawyer Post. Mills, chairman of the entertaining} has arranged for Commander Brooker to go on a fishing trip in the Gulf Stream} beginning at 8 a. m. Sunday. In the party on the fishing trip} will be Mayor Willard M. Al- bury, Lieut. Commander A. P. Storrs, III, flight commander of naval seaplane squadron 53, Dr. | A. M. Morgan of Arthur Sawyer Post and Al Mills. Monday night Commander Brooker will make a public ad- dress at Colonial Park. A gen- eral invitation has been issued to the public and to the national defense ferces in this area to at- tend this meeting. “Commander Brooker will be introduced by Mayor Albury and is_ scheduled to respond. with an address ap- propriate for servicemen and for- mer servicemen. After the meeting Commander Brooker will be guest of Arthur Sawyer Post-at the clubhouse, Whitehead and United streets. Before coming to Key West Commander Brooker will) make an address at the army day ex- ercises at Miami. ROOSEVELT AGREES TO PACT REVISION \CITY COLLECTIONS Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit PRICE FIVE CENTS $1,000 To Build Baseball Field * SBIR SI SS | AD TO HOUSING AU- | THORITY GRANTED; ROUTINE MATTERS CARED FOR IN SESSION . GOOD IN MARCH | Auditor Charles Roberts reported that total income to the City of Key West for the monh of March was $20,- 723.86, at the meeting of the Council last night. The amount was divided as follows: Net current taxes, $17,- 420.13; delinquent taxes, $2,- 495.53; Interest on Taxes, $194.53: Water taxes, $5.00; Street paving liens, $142.42; Occupational licenses, $381.25; Auto tags, $85.00. Aquarium took in a total of $585.30 last month, dis- bursing 109.93, leaving a bal- ance to that department's credit of $475.37. Fines and Forfeiture fund for March amounted to Reversing the general rule, | \the City Council hurried through their first-of-the-month meeting jin record time last night in coun- ‘cil chambers. Convening at 8:00 o'clock, the meeting was over by | 9:30 o'clock with all business at- tended to. Councilman Leonard Grillon jPresided at the session that president William Freeman acted as mayor of the city in the ab- lisence of Mayor Albury. { Of chief importance at the meeting was the granting of $1,- in totalled MIAMI ATTORNEY, GABLES EX-MAYOR WOULD SUC- sisting with one or two youth FAVORS EX X TENSION OF helpers, that the operating ex- | penses of the park for the pres- | POWER FOR ONE ent will be: (1) electricity, (2); (Continued On Page Five) | YEAR ONLY (By Associated Press) CEED LATE “JUDGE AD"; VISITED HERE THIS WEEK Advocating reduction of liti- gation expense through simpli- oves To i | Guard Absentee Ballots Every safeguard to prevent ;any cause for complaint in the easting of absentee ballots in Monroe county is being planned by. County Judge Raymond. R. Lord, who will direct this phase of the forthcoming elections. Absentee balloting will begin around April 23. The blank bal- lots will be obtained by Judge Lord from Circuit Court Clerk} Ross C. Sawyer. The blanks will be carefully counted. Judge Lord will give Clerk Sawyer a receipt for those given him. A ballot box for casting the ‘absentee ballots will be placed in jmounced that former Chief Engi- | the office of the county judge at| the county courthouse. Judge Lord has had the NYA build him a special ballot box. It is of heavy lumber, dovetailed so that no part of it can be pried loose with- out damaging the entire box. Any effort to tamper with it , would be immediately _ notice- table. Hasps for four padlocks have yy , been built into: the|box.A Four of | the candidates * among the .60-0r~ {more running for office. in the county will be asked by Judge (Lord. to buy locks and place them | Atlamtaé | through. the hasps on the. ballot Boston The candidates will retain Buffalo jthe keys to reopen the box when Charleston i Chicago At night the ballot box will be Denver - | box. ‘all are present on election day. locked in vault. the county The candidates judge's. they are received by mail. every ballot trict accounting of every bal- lot.” As a safeguard against . the possibility that someone might attempt to remove absentee. bal- lots fromthe box after they have been deposited there, Judge Lord devised an arrangement of springs under thé slot in the box. |He as demonstrated to a number of interested persons how it wilk ;be impossible to remove a ballot from the box after it has been ;placed there. r Four years ago more than oe absentee ballots were cast. lead to an investigation ae 4 political upheaval. Two years ‘ago a few more than 100 absentee ballots were cast. This year | ‘Judge Lord believes the number | will be slightly higher because | WASHINGTON, April President Roosevelt let it be known today that he favored ilimiting the State Department's power to only one year in exten- pa oa Reciprocal Trade Agree- Sa ie President Garner has long agitated for insertion of . that jprovision in ‘the bill now-~pend- ing before Congress. He has stated repeatedly that “there is no’ emergency existing” ‘and {that 4 the agreements should not be extended more. than one year. It was understood in congres- sional circles that the President would be granted “any reason- able 1940-41 relief appropria- tions” by Congress, in the light of disclosure that Col. Harring- ton, head of the WPA, had stated that the relief situation “did’ not look bright”. RIVERS RISING AS | RAINS CONTINUE ROSCOE BRUNSTETTER holding El Paso - |the keys to the four locks will not Havana |be able to enter this vault. “And I cannot open the box”, Kansas City \. Judge Lord commented today. KEY WEST “Every ballot placed in that box Los Angeles will be placed there by the vot- Miami ,ers themselves or deposited after New York Since Pittsburgh —_ will be receipted St: Louis*_ 36 for, and those not used will be San Franciseo 52 {checked back after election by Seattle jClerk Sawyer, there will. be a Washington — 47 Jacksonyille of the increase in the number of ALLEGANY RIVER AT HIGH servicemen qualified to vote in| | the county. LEVEL ON APPROACH TO PITTSBURGH * TEMPERATURES Lowest last Highest last Stations— ‘night “24 hours 59 70 35. 40 32 49 63 35 28 30 56. 70 63 35 73 (By Asnociated Press) PHILADELPHIA,. April 5.— j Rivers in Pennsylvania and New York State continued to rise to+ evacuate many families who had moved back into homes fol- lowing receding of floods which occurred earlier this week. The Allegany river. was re- ported to be approaching Pitts- jbugh at an eighteen-foot above jnormal level and many cities jabove that metropolis reported jlarge tracts of land were even ‘now inundated by flood waters from that river. Melting of heavy snow drifts in back countries and continua- , tion of rains throughout the past twenty- four hours were held re- | Sponsible for the present Sone ‘ger. Detroit 45 ASSSSLSLE | jami attorney and former mayor jof Coral Gables, yesterday, an- nounced his candidacy for the circuit court bench vacated by the death of Judge H. F. Atkin- son. “I am impelled”, he said, “to offer myself as a candidate for circuit judge, by a strong con- work that I can do as judge to (Continued on Page Three) BRADY’S POULTRY SPECIALS! Yaad pet eam a ee BATTERY- RAISED FRYERS dressed, cut-up and delivered charge —no extra 1214 White St. Phone 540 $480.50. 000 as a sponsorship fund to con- ee rererrales !struct a baseball field for the city $43.00. {at the incinerator site on Flagler avenue. The WPA dgpariment A henheuteathudiutiartutedl” to Husry.the. seaeht-tivaugicalndl “<“Tfast as possible. Matter was BRUNSTETTER: : {handled by resolution—the WPA fund being augmented by loans Ve t from ‘the Contingent and In- . ENTERS RACE ‘debtedness funds. | It was stated that no other FOR JUDGESHIP '=<:": could be found to provide # ‘a center for baseball in the city. - | Waiting for the work to start, |the effort will be made to use facilities naw available at the navy field. $100 To K. W. H. A. Key West Housing Authority was granted the sum of $100 to carry on current work until such a time as the United States Hous- ing Authority officially opens |the local project. fication of court procedure along; Councilman Ernest Ramsey in- the lines adopted by federal troduced a resolution calling for courts, Roscoe Brunstetter, Mi-jan official expression of con- -|dolence in the passing of Ma = \E. G. Sewell of Miami. is, it | was ordered, will be sent to Mi- ami officials and to Mrs. Sewell. Another resolution dealt with granting of pension privileges to Will P. Roberts on a twenty-five per cent basis of salary drawn during the past five-year period. Councilman Ralph Boyden an- nounced that the Mosquito . roj- fect was now in operation, and that Plant Board equipment was \fulfilling a definite need | Abelardo Lopez was granted a jbeer and wine license dependent upon conformity with Ordinance Number 360. City attorney. was instructed to investigate further in the matter. Patrol Boys Trip Patrol boys of the city came up for recognition in a communi- cation from officer Bennie Pierce and former officer and patrol-di- irector, Myrtland Cates; which ‘requested consideration of coun- cil help to defray expenses~ of sending a delegation of the boys to the May 10th convention to be held in Washington, D. C. Fi- nance committee was to work out the “matter. Complaint of Ivy H. Smith Company, contractors for the air- base construction job on Trumbo island, against assessing by the \eity of occupational and building |permit licenses, amounting to $400, was referred to the city at- day as officials prepared to re-|Viction that there is a definite \torney. Copy of a letter written by company officials to Captain |Walter F. Jacobs of the Naval |Station in which it was pointed out that the bid included no provision for such a cost, was read to the council. A fire hazard on Passover street was brought to the coun- cil’s attention by Victor Wat- |kins and Edward Sawyer, resi- \dents on that street. The matter | was referred to the Public Safety | committee. Public Welfare committee was asked to investigate and report jon the cost of constructing a jemcieneem court on property beside the City Hall,