The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 6, 1940, Page 1

~ Associated Press Day Wire Service For 69 Years Devoted to thé Best Interests of tien. enaaniaanlimtalis: | West VOLUME LXI. No. 109. Allies. Declare Narvik Seige | Nears NAZIS DRIVE NORTH| BY LAND AND SEA; MAJOR BATTLE COM- ING UP (Ry Asnocinted Prens) LONDON, May 6.—British of- today that their expeditionary campaign in ficials announced northern Norway was meeting with decided success. Nazi sources, however, stated that impending battles on land and sea would bring to a success- ful conclusion their conquest of Norway. Land troops were on their way to Narvik.to aid be- leagured Germans fighting off the British and French attacks on on that important iron-ore city and reports this morning in- dicated that Nazi sea forces would shortly move to engage the Allied ships off of Narvik. Mopping up maneuvers is all that remains for the Germans to carry on in the mid-Norway sec- | tion, with the strong Hegra cota ress, near Trondheim, falling be- fore repeated aerial attacks tate] yesterday. The Balkan scene took on more} (Continued on Page Six) WHITEHAIR Leads In 63 | | Out Of Florida’s i i { 67 Counties His Combination of 1) SUCCESSFUL FARM ER SUCCESSFUL BUSI- NESSMAN SUCCESSFUL LAW-; YER And His Sympathetic Knowledge of the Prob- lems of His Fellowmen, Learned in the School of Hard Work and Hardship, ey {!- | | | j i | i i i i i i j i | | i i i | | Signal Him Out As | | i i if | i i (| | i The Man For GOVERNOR Tens of Thousands of People Who Have Met WHITEHAIR During His Campaign Know and Feel He Will Do Everything That Is Humanly Possible to Help Them and pie PROMOTE THE GROWTH.OR*: FLORIDA;.:« That’s The Reason Why It’s WHITEHAIR Here, There and Everywhere! (Paid Political to Advertisement) improved | } my education by’ self study since | ‘be his friend. 2 re cg IF In| Doubt As To Your PROPER VOTING PRECINCT, Call Sheriff's Office, 239...... JUDGE HOLLAND | NATURALIZEDS4. | ~NEW: CITIZENS' ‘OFFICIAL PAPERS ISSUED | THIS MORNING AT FEDER- | AL COURT; ELKS SPONSOR- | ED PROGRAM Success At the session of United States; Court, which was presided over | by Judge John W. Holland, of Miami, for citizenship admitted, follow. ling the examinations which have! ' been conducted during the past DRIVE CLOSES FINAL CONTRIBUTIONS MAY BE TURNED IN TODAY TO LOCAL CHAIRMAN jer Joseph A. Cushman. | Other officiais of the court: besides Judge Holland. | were Edwin R. Williams, © clerk, Jacksonville; Mrs. Margaret M. Moorehead, deputy clerk, Jack- sonville; George W. Pitchford, deputy clerk, Miami; Earle F. Sprigg, deputy clerk, Miami; Miss Zelma E. Girtman, deputy | present, The Cancer Control which has been conducted the past month under the direction of Miss Susan LaKin, president of the Junior Woman’s Club, wilf drive come to a close today cording clerk, Miami, and James J. Hen- to announcement made by Mrs. ' nessey, deputy marshal, Miami. M. E. Berkowitz, commander of} After the aspirants for citizen- the Key West division of the: ship had received the oath, Judge Women's Field Army of the! (Continued On Page Four) Society for the Control of Can-j £5 ee * cer. i Anyone who has not been con-/! tacted by members of the Junior || Woman’s Club and who wishes to | | enlist in this worthy i asked to phone Mrs. DEMOC 765, and they will be ‘enrolled, it is announced. ij DELEGATES Pere if Men Keep Fit By Debating iI Sidney J. Cats, Jr. | John (Red) Davis (ity Axsocintea Presa if John R. Gurtler JASPER, Ind. May 6.—In! i George Hoffman their off season, Jasper high | 3 |cross-country runners tried out il Morton B. Adams ow Wa f keeping train-! EE, |: anne ge Sag (Clip this adv. and take it Several developed their wind |} on the school debating team. | } ick ou Vote For— §. P. ROBINEAU DELEGATE, State at Large R. W. POOR OLD CRAI ‘¢ Robineau Is For— Will Appreciate lst — ROOSEVELT, if he . wants it and if not, 2nd—The next best Demo- crat who can be elected. (Paid for by S. P. Robineau) Ret Rimes Tec Two Jobs and None | My.opponent isa good man and I have the kindliest feeling i him. I have said nothing | against him in this election or at any other time. If he had 200 jobs, instead of two, and I was incapable of filling any,of them. it'would show poor taste and poorer argument for me to say} he should give me one of them. Besides his Schocl Board job, | he works for a sound and suc-| cessful company that serves the| public well. I don’t begrudge| the salary and commission he gets from the company and I don't | begrudge the salary he gets as! Member of the School Board. But self-preservation has me standing with my back against the wall. I have no job and I am unable to perform manual labor, and if I wasn't SURE I am qualified in every way to perform the duties! |required of a Member of the School Board, I would not have | announced for that office. But I am POSITIVE I can fill the job just as CAPABLY as my | opponent. I am a gradua‘ of! Sears’ School, the only public} school in Key West at that time, and, liké everybody else after he leaves school, I. have 5th Di What I Stand For federal funds. water bill. adequate schools, ., then. T submit these truths to the, voters of Key West in a spirit of | kindness and hope and earnestly pray that you will consider me for Member of School Board, Third District, and whether my Opponent wins or I win, I'll still J. CARLYLE ROBERTS | For Member School Board | (Paid Political imonth showed a total “A Friend Of Monroe County” Thanks and Sincerity YOUR aA County Commissioner OMPLETION OF OVERSEAS HIGHWAY by the State Road Department with state and CONTINUE MY EFFORTS to co-operate with the U. S. Navy in Providing Monroe County with fresh water, and, if it should become necessary, to request the State Legislature to amend the present NEw LEGISLATION providing state and federal aid for Monroe County fishermen and spongers. LEsistative PROVISION for retirement of teachers, better salaries for teachers and more Aston BY THE LEGISLATURE to increase old age pensions to between $30 and $40 a month, so that our aged may live in comfort. pledge myself, if elected State Representative from Monroe County, to work untiringly for the above program of progressive projects, WILLARD M. ALBURY. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, Tigtway Tols Up IN THE MONDAY, MAY 6, 1940 | Che Key West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER U. S.A. . _ FIVE ass $4,000 In Apri ‘EIGHT MONTH FISCAL PERIC PERIOD BUSINESS WELL OVER LAST YEAR Auditor's report of the Over mission was released this morn. ‘ing, which showed a marked in crease of travel over the bridge: | April of 1939. The tolls for the period were i $20,028.50. This figure is ap- proximately $4,000 higher than the $16,074.25 total for last year. Automobiles paying tolls a’ - In April of 1939 this figure was there were 54 applicants |seas Road and Toll Bridge Com- 15,685. -. Tolls so far for the eight - ‘months of the current year, since ss September Ist, are $171,588.25, | week by Naturalization Examin-'last month as compared with approximately $7,000 ahead of the same period a year ago. Sunday, April 14, was the high day of business for the bridges, when 284 cars passed through t the south gate snorthbound, and both north and south toll gates 281 cars came south to Key Hest, last month totalled 10,437, which for a total of 565 cars. Daily compared with last year’s total average of cars was 347. Daily for the same month of 8,743. average for tolls was $667.61. Other vehicles for the month totalled 1493, making a grand total for all vehicles including 889 official cars. Passengers in autos for las! RATS! If you favor President Roosevelt or his policies, please vote for the following delegates to the National Democratic Convention: AT LARGE Women Edith Herlong Barfield Mrs. Walter Price Bevis Mrs. Lena Bird Pearl Pearce FOURTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Genevieve Pynchon to the polls with you on Election Day) (Paid Political Advertisement) . Craig | All Votes With ° 5 of the Sea Church, officiating. strict ” Advertisement) o f 12,819, ¢ * lheid yesterday afternoon at 5:00 Q charge 3, Home. FRANK BROWN of'21s00. CANDIDATE FOR COMPTROLLER VISITED IN KEY WEST YES- | | TERDAY IN WINDUP TOUR j, FOR ELECTION TO THAT j) Post if cee: i Frank Brown, candidate for | the post of State Comptroller in |;the primary election to be held West interests of his tomorrow, visited in Key /yesterday in the candidacy. | While -here, Mr. Brown spoke ito bis friends and the electorate jon: hisplatform;~chief” item “ot a is his program to urge en- (Contupaed rie: Page Pou ATES YES YESTERDAY Carlos Domingo Osorio. died Saturday night 10:45 o'clock at the residence, 829 Simonton street. Funeral services were 82, ‘o'clock from the residence, Rev. |P. J .Kelleher, of St. Mary’s Star Funeral arrangements were in of the Lopez Survivors are the widow, Mrs. ;Maria Louisa Osorio; two sons, \Joaquin and Miguel Osorio, of gery West. : FOR C. D: OSORIO | Funeral } PRACTICAL BUS HOUSING GROUP SENDS OFF LOAN “CONTRACT TO USHA ADDITIONAL NAMES FOR TWO UNITS SENT IN TO THE) CITIZEN: EXPECT LOAN TO BE GRANTED SOON Officials of the Housing Authority is morning that the -t «papers, issued by the U.S.H.A. at Washington, had been signed by local authority officials and were sent to Wash- ington late Saturday afternoon. This brings the start of local construction one step nearer, it was stated, and it was expected that word of official granting of ithe loan of-$650,000 would come ; soon. Additional names for the projects here The Citizen time Saturday. {given to Wallace B. Kirke, tirector, this morning. thority members will now choose most appropriate for the » and colored units. Key West announced Loan Con- two were turned in to up until closing SEVEN NAVY — i There has been verv little tivitv regarding the of ships of the U. S. Navy in the harbor of Key West during the past few days. The Destroyer Crowni ield left the harbor this ing for a patrol ad of one Shivs at the docks this morn- ing were the Destrovers Hale. Asron Ward, Buchanan, Lea, Wil- liams and McClanahan and the Tender Gannet. ac- JUDGE PAUL D. BARNS (Paid Political 21o34 4 All names were! local | 5' The au- } SHIPS IN PORT movement ! f TANS WALKER NOT A LAWYER—A BUSINESS MAN SAFE — DEPENDABLE — RELIABLE PLATFORM -tTHE GOLDEN RULE SINESS, MANAGEMENT The Original All Florida Candidate Vote for Him Election Day and Give Florida A Business Administration os ad paid for by friends of Hans Walker) Officials, Candidates Urge Voters To Cast LIST PRIMARY LARGE BALLOT ED TO SOW EXPECT. VOTE POLLING PLACES DOWN; EXPECT sos TOTAL VOTE LOCATION OF PLACES AND OFFICIALS TO SERVE Is RELEASED List of the polling places tomorrow's primary election the officials that will serve 2 each precinct are released here with as published recently 6 Board of a ° prec rks, Hilary F. Romaguerra roll Street Bernard Polling Place Key West, Florida: Clerk: Ciy Baker; Inspectors Clarence Hi Polling . Street, Key West Phillip 2 Raker tian pnemacher Lowe ree W. Adams NTH PRECINCT Polling Place: 1111 Deval 5 (Continue on Page Four a ‘tha The Fourth Razkac Membe: um the Hous i i .) i | ) Bermie Hs the } | One of the Three Lm ors ef the Pewertat Seu Counts Ba Advertisement) vernor KARL 0. THOMPSON SHERIFF