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

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 69 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Pee ttererotbey wees | West IN THE Che Key West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER U. S.A. VOLUME LXI. No. 86. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1940 Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit PRICE FIVE CENTS El County's Largest Ballot Will List — Dol Ottee Seeker RECORD NUMBER OF CANDIDATES WILL AP-'” PEAR ON DEMOCRATIC, PRIMARY BALLOT County Clerk Ross C. Sawyer today released the official ballot with-names that will appear for the May 7th primary to be held | in this county. The ballot, called the ever to be printed in the history largest in Monroe lists a total of 257 county and_ state seeking the various offices. offices and number of aspirants for these offices follow: County Election: Representa- tive in Legislature, two; County Judge, two; Circuit Court Clerk, County, names of candidates of primari two; Sheriff, three; Tax Assessor, | two; Tax Collector, two; Clerk Criminal Court of Record, three; Member School Board, First Dis- trict, two; Member School Board, Third District, two; County Com- missioner, First District, two; County Commissioner, Second District, two; County Commis- sioner, Fourth District, two; County Commissioner. Fifth Dis- trict, four; Justice Peace, First District, fow Constable, First District, three; Member Demo- cratic Executive Committee, First Precinct, two; Justice Peace, Second District, two; Con- stable, Second District, four. Presidential Electors, Group One, five; Group Two, two; Group Three, three; Group Four, one; Group Five, two; Group Six, one; Group Seven, one; United States. Senator, six; Representative in Fourth Congressional one. Congress, District, Governor, 11; Secretary off State, | one; Attorney General, five; Comptroller, three; State Treas- urer, three; State Superintendent of Public Instruction, one; Com- missioner of Agriculture, one; Railroad Commissioner, two; Jus- tice of the Supreme Court, Group One, one; Justice of Supreme Court, Group Two, Judge, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Group One, four; Group Two, one; Group.Three, three; Group Four, three; National Democratic Committeeman, twelve; National Democratic Committeewoman, three; Delegates National Demo- cratic Convention State at Large, Men, ninety-three; Delegates Na- tional Democratic Convention State at Large, Women, eleven; Delegate to National Democratic Convention, Fourth Congres- sional District, Men, Delegate to National Democratic Convention Fourth Congres- sional District, Women, six. C10 SEEKS TO ORGANIZE LABOR According to an advertisement elsewhere in this sisue, H. L. Beaver, chairman, has called a meeting for tonight at Bayview Park to consider ways and means to organize the laboring class of Key West It was announced that John V. Carter, general representative of the CIO, would assist in the or- ganization move. The one; Circuit | eleven, | S. CUBA ORETUR ON MAY TO MAKE TWO CALLS | WEEKLY ON WEDNES-! DAY AND’ SUNDAY; TO BRING MATERIALS | Lt. Commander T. J. Brady, | | publicfwWorks officer of the Key West Naval Station, today advis- ed The Citizen that he had been advised by Ivy H. Smith officials in Jacksonville, and by the Port- land Cement Company in Tam- pa, that the P. & O, S.S. Com- pany had that the Steamship Cuba would jtwice-a-week schedule ‘Tampa to Key West starting about May 1. Previously, the local Chamber “of Commerce had been advised of this news in a wire direct from the Portland Cement Company. The revised schedule will fa- indicated resume from ’ cilitate arrival of materials for this Otherwise, it naval construction work in city, it was stated. was feared, work on the Trumbo airbase project would have been delayed. i S S.S. Cuba will make calls here from Tampa on Wednesdays and Sundays, it was stated. for an unannounced period of time. PARROTT HELD ON - SUPPORT CHARGE ASSAULT CASE TO BE HEARD THIS AFTERNOON AT $:00 O'CLOCK Milton A. Parrott, who placed under arrest yesterday, {charged with the non-support of his wife ond one child, was given preliminary hearing. .yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock before Peace Justice Enrique, . Esquin- aldo, Jr. During the course of the hear-| |nig there was much evidence in- jtroduced on both sides. At the conclusion, the accused was plac- ed under $50 bond for trial at the next session of criminal court Leonard Harris, colored, who is accused of assault and battery on the person of Livingston Win- ters, also colored, and inflicting erious injuries requiring the at- tention of a physician, . will ap- pear before Justice Esquinaldo at 5 o’clock this afternoon, was} ‘ADMIRAL COOK AND PARTY HERE FROM COCO SOLA THREE PLANES BROUGHT | ADMIRAL AND STAFF FOR; INSPECTION OF SQUADRON | AND PROPERTIES | { i { i i With Initial | | | | | | | | Arriving yesterday afternoon | | wae. EEF TT | about 3 o’clock on a plane from | ‘Coco Sola, Canal Zone, Rear Ad- DEL WOODS NOW !miral A. B. Cook, U.S.N., pro- |ceeded on his mission of exam- | ‘ination and inspection of the! |United States Aircraft Scouting Force and noldings oi -the navy) jin this section. Two other planes also arrived jwith me: .bers of the admiral’s staff, who are: Commander Ralph ! {. Davidson, U.S.N., chief of |staff; Commander J.B. Price, | |U.S.N., commander of Patrol j Wing ‘Three; Lt. Commander |Gcorge A. Seitz, U.S.N., opera-} ltions officer; Lt. Commander } {William D. Johnson, Jr., U.S.N., jengineer officer; Lt, Commander ! Alden R. Sanborn, U.S.N., ma- terial officer, and SN! Robert D. Purvis, Jr, US.N., aide and flag lieutenant. “During the day inspection ithe naval airbase was made ey ‘the admiral and his staff follow- ed by inspection of the aircraft composing Squadron 53, under) command of Lt. Commander ee |P. Storrs, Ill, U.S.N. Soon after the arrival of t party yesterday they were ie guests at a party given by Lt. Commander Storrs and this aft- ernoon at 5 o'clock the visiting officers are to be the guests of Captain and Mrs. Walter F. Jacobs a* their quarters in the naval station. Announcement was made at the Nava: Station headquarters this morning that Rear Admiral Cook and party are scheduled to leave tomorrow morning but |nothing was said about their destination. FROM CHURCH BELLS TO ARMS News was received in this city teday concerning the ap- pointment cf Del Woods io | the faculty of the new school of music recently approved at Central Y.M.C.A. ir, Chi- cago. Del is well-kncwn in Key West, having headed an orchestra unit here for a number of vears. He will teach clarinet. saxo- | phone and trumpet and | swing imprevisatior in the new schocl. Del is leader of a band now playing at the Silhcuetie Club in Chicago. waewevree: CITY BUYMANSHIP ~ BEING STUDIED BY | KEY WEST WOMEN NCTC RECOMMENDS’ CEN- TRALIZED OR CO-OPERA- TIVE PURCHASING: MRS. STEPHEN DOUGLASS HEAD Taxpayers in the average city of Key West's size can save from 10 to 15 percent of the municipal budget by adopting centralized or co-operative purcha ac- ——_- cording to the current study pro- BERLIN.—Church bells made gram of the National Consumers of bronze throughout Germany ‘Tax Commission, of which Mrs Re aeceaa oe Ne to be made [Stephen Douglass of Key West is into armements, according to a, local chairman. decree published by Field Mar-; The study program, called shal Herrmann Goering. (Continuea on Page Four) NATURAL SCIENTISTS "ARE HERE ON eee eee eas Mcke Key West Base Of Operations For Three vs eas ses see VOYAGE TO FIND UNUSUAL SHEL eccoce s the detailed ssification of types with an eagerness that denotes a love for her work. Tanned by several weeks ex- posure to the Florida sun, Mrs. Schwengel smilingly rattled off a group of her scientifically named specimens when _inter- viewed. “Yesterday I gathered some ex- cellent shel she replied. “I found some pecten ziczae, morum a, lamellaira, and many rdium sciatum.” Unusual shell formations to be found in neighboring key waters is the object of the search of Mrs. Jean Schwengel research associ- ate of the Philadelphia Academy of Natura) Science, and her par- ty of two Palm Beach friends, who arrived here in Key West yesterday at 5 p. m. aboard the chartered. cabin cruiser Lady Gracg at the Porter docks. Mrs. Schwengel and her two frien Mary Mcintosh and Greta Bishop, pursued a leisure- ly course from Sanibel Island off} Undaunted by the interview Fort Myers, stopping over at/er’s apparent confusion with the Marco, ‘Naples and other coastal Latin names, Mrs. Schwengel towns for the study and collection | spoke ‘willingly. of picasant: ‘of various types of shells. ia of Key West, Nee pagers Lady Grace, passengers por ee visited Key West last year, crew of three will remain here she continued, “and I am for two or three days, using Key | | more than delighted to be back West as a base of operations. | again. The city is charming, Much of the collection of rarejand the adjoining keys a para- and delicate specimens will be | dise. I have yet to find a locale confined to the waters in and that is such an untouched haven about Pelican Shoals, Marquesas | for all types of shells.” Islands and Washerwoman} Mrs. Schwengel and her party Shoals. plan to leave Key West Thurs-} Although the work of collect- jday or Friday, proceeding up the} ing shells is more of a hobby | east coast to Stuart and through | than a detailed business with'inland canal waters to Fort | Mrs. Schwengel, resident of New | Myers. I |and most potent | position | present Brooker Credits Legion Force To nist U.S. Be Neutral "ADDRESS GIVEN LAST, NIGHT AT LEGION COMED COMMANDER Voice of the 1,000,000 mem- bers in 11,650 posts of The Amer: ican Legion “was one of the first a the Wil- advocating of neutrality in European war”, liam C. Brooker, Tampa, com- |mander of the Florida depart-! | me nt of the Legion, declared here last night. Commander Brooker’s talk was ‘scheduled to be given at Colo- transferred to the Whitehead COE SPEAKS ON EVERGLADES PARK | TO PRESS GROUP, |GIVES RESUME OF PROJECT | SINCE ITS INCEPTION; CON- | FIDENT DREAM’S FULFILL- | MENT NEAR , i Speaking before the associated ; ‘dailies of Florida, in session at * } | | Seandinavia. Neutrality Ends As Battles Rage In Ait, Sea And Land BRITISH NAVY ENGAGES (GERMAN SHIPS IN ithe Tampa Terrace Hotel, Tampa, | MUSIC TEACHER | HALL; MAYOR WEL. Saturday, April 6, Ernest F. Coe, | ‘director of Everglades National | | | Park Association, Inc., gave the! following report on status of the park project: “The Everglades National Park |project is today far from being a new proposition with the press, | or with the public generally. ' With the authorization of the Park by Congress several years ago, the event was heralded by | the press throughout the land; it | |being news of nationwide im- | | port. | “This authorization was amply | | Warranted owing to the area in| ; question not only being in Am-} ' erica’s only climatic tropics, but | jalso through possessing to a superlative degree other out-| (standing national park charac- | | teristics, not included in national : — |nial park, Duval street, but was parks already established. “There are areas in all the} NORTH SEA; OSLO ENCIRCLED (By Associated ens) LONDON, Apr. 9.—iate advices from Norway today indicated that Germany had accomplished virtual com- plete fulfillment of its “protective seizure” of Norwegian territory, although all information is lacking in details. Earlier today, the Nazis completed occupation of Copenhagen, with Danish residents offering no opposition to the move. Quite the opposite story was that concerning the Ger- ‘man effort in Norway, although the Blitzkrieg movement, | by air and sea, appeared to have accomplished its major objectives despite heavy resistance on the part of Nor- wegian land batteries and airplanes. HEAVY NAVAL BATTLE RAGES Dispatches from Stockholm stated that Britain, France and Germany were engaged in a major naval bat- tle in Norwegian waters. British admiralty reported late today that “good news of that engagement” would be street home of Arthur Sawyer States, in their, Counties and ' forthcoming soon. The battle was hampered by heavy Post No, 28 when a sprinkle of jTain= and=~ generally © threatening’ ' skies dipersed a number of those | assembled there. Before a gathering of service officers and men, former _ serv- icemen and civic officials, Com- mander Brooker was_ principal speaker on.a short program at the legion home. He was intro- duced by Dr. A. M. Morgan, master of ceremonies, after an address of welcome by Mayor Willard M. Albury. Others who made short talks were Commander G. B. Hoey, U. S. N., port director of the sev- enth naval district, who appear- ed in behalf of Capt. Walter F. Jacobs, U. S. N., chief of staff of thé district; Lieut. Col. James B. MacMullen, U. S. A., com- mandant of the Key West coast defenses, and State _Representa- tative Bernie C. Papy. Commander Brooker remained overnight and left at 11 a. m. to- day for Miami where this eve-| ning he is scheduled to make an official visit to Poinciana Post, the organization combining the (Continued on Page Four) TEMPERATURES Lowest last Highest last Stations— night 24 hours st 69 Boston 53 Buffalo 56 Charleston 73 Chicago 45 El Paso 76 Havana 90 Jacksonville 78 Kansas, City 51 KEY WEST 86 Les Angeles - 70 Memphis 53 Miami 80 Mpls.-St. Paul New York St. Louis San Francisco Seattle j Enna NOTICE, WORKMEN! Meeting Tonight. 8:30 o’Clock | 1p DAYVIEW PARK Cities which in their several re- | spective classes are-of great paric| jimportance. Few, however, are the areas which are so outstand- jing in their distinctive qualifica-! tions as to entitle them to na- ‘tional park classification. Where | this distinction obtains, however, the State or States wherein such an aYea is located, is or are in- |deed fortunate. | “In the instance of the Ever- glades National Park project, | Florida is the fortunate State. It ‘is quite evident that with the es- |tablishment of this national |park, Flosida will be similarly | |fortunate as now is California, | possessing as it does the Yose- | mite National Park which is! rated by Californians as one of! its greatest sources of revenue, largely through the money spent within the State by the hundreds of thousands of tourists attracted here annually by the Park, and) also the’ Yosemite is rated by California as one of its greatest | publicity features. “Who would willingly go to! California and not visit the Yose- mite? Similarly, the Everglades National Park will be a major as- set to Florida and a publicity | agent of inestimable value. “The Everglades National Park area is situated in the extreme) south of the Florida mainland, | and also includes some of its) |nearby whters, islands. The area | \includes about 2,000 square miles | land comprises one of the very few remaining wild primitive jareas in the States of any con- siderable size. That this region has remained unsuccessfully ex- ploited during the years through (Continued on Page Three) | PROPOSALS Sealed bids will | will be received pent Friday, April 19, 1940, 8:00) |p. m. for furnishing the the fol- lowing materials f. o. b. Key} | West: | | 1500 Lin ft. 6” Terra Cotta | Sewer Pipe. | | a 6” Ys, Terra Cotta. | 6” 45 Deg. Bends, Terra} | cers 10 6” Ts, Terra Cotta. | 80, %4” Corporation Stops, Cop- | Lan Mueller Thread. 5, %” Copper Unions, SB sci | 80, Mueller | %” Copper Curb Stops, | “discuss ways and means to Mueller Thread. peat all WORKERS in Key West All Workers Are Welcome H. L. BEAVER Chairman, Key West Workers | 50, %” Wrought Copper Coup-' lings, Mueller Thread. | Bidder to state date of de- livery. | ‘The usual right is reserved to| jreject any and all bids. ‘BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, | CITY OF KEY WEST, FLA. | apré-2t | with assault and battery on the | Elwood to serve on Lee and Var- seas and stormy weather. ; Norwegian airmén were reported to be fiercely fight- | ing off Nazi plane attacke, and anti-aircraft batteries were active in several sea coast towns in effort to drive off fur- ther mass attacks of German planes. German marines, landed from freighters early today, | were reported to be in possession of several Norwegian cities and, at last reports, were completing virtual, en- | circlement of Oslo, capital igi Norway. IN ASSAULT CASE through neutral Denmark early \teday and Norway, attacked from WASHINGTON, April 9 (6:04 \PRACAS OCCURRED EARLY. ‘sea and air, was reported by the SUNDAY MORNING ON DUVAL STREET |U. S. State Department here to have gone to war with Ger mary. c | The ewift moving events shock- Warrants were issuéd at a late hour this afternoon from the of- fice of Peace Justice Franklin Arenberg for the arrest of George | jLee and Rogelio Vargas, charged | | The news that Norway had en- this ed a werld startled by activities of Europe's greatest warring powers. PAIR ARRESTED 'tered the war, relayed to Just before gcing to press city bv Mrs. J. Borden Harriman. The Citizen was advised by the sheriff's office that both Lee and Vargas had been arrested and had posted their bonds of $250 each. Se | American minister at Oslo, came jon the heels of a naval attack by German warships no Oslo fjord, water gateway to the Norse RES TR ER capital, which was beaten off by The fracas occurred at an early hour Sunday morning near the corner of Fleming and Duval Mrs. Harriman made doubly {streets, and it has- taken some|sure of the news reaching these time to complete the investiga- | Shores by telephoning the same oy rei ranges ei war- | information to Stockholm with ge ing issued this afternoon | the request that embass : s ssy there ff and. given to Deputy Sheriff Ray | -14y the news to the U. S. State gas. Department. When the accused are arrested! Early dispatches from London they are to be placed under |indicated that the British were bonds of $250 each, until Denitte,|Preparing to send immediate. |who, it is alleged, was badly jhelp to Norway. Troops that beaten is in condition to appear | had been held in readiness for the nation’s shore batteries. |to testify at the preliminary hear- | |transport to Finland were thought to be! on instant call for trans- | portion to North Sea ports to jhelp the Norwegians. Danish Freedom Guaranteed | News dispatches from Berlin jand Rome declared that the in- | vasion of Denmark and Norway C. C. YOUMANS Was necessary in that England ; Was encroaching upon the neu- C. C. Youmans, of Miami, po-jtral rights of the Scandinavian {litical candidate running for | countries. “Those countries are nomination as Judge of the Cir-|unable to protect themselves”, jeuit Court of this District,|stated Nazi releases, “and we are Group 4, bas been visiting in Key |moving in for the duration of West for the past few days inthe war’. Minister Goebbels the interests of his candidacy, (Continued on Page Four) ing.