The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 21, 1940, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 60 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Che Kry West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U. S. A. VOLUME LXI. No. 122. ? French Traitors Uncovered * TIAL IAS 2222 MECHANIZED UNITS EDR AND LANDON PUSH ACROSS NORTH- WEST FRANCE TO AB- BEVILLE ON SEACOAST (By Associated Press) LONDON, May 21.—Matching reports of additional Allied losses on the West Front in the head- lines of Europe today, was an as- ! tonishing speech made to the French parliament this morning in which traitorous negligence was charged to several army heads. Late dispatches indicated that the Germans had pushed across northwestera France with several units, through Abbeville the Englisn channel coast. This move is reported to have several divisions of British and Belgium troops on Belgian soil completely surrounded, although the Allied heads appeared to be not great- ly concerned over danger of cap- ture. Premier Paul Reynaud’s speech to parliament accused several army heads of criminal negli- gence in allowing Nazi troops to push across the Meuse river. Revelations brought out that a main-sector bridge was not blown up following retreat, de- spite orders given earlier. Reynaud stated that court mar- tials will be held soon to fix guilt for the treasonable act, and that “all traitors of France” will be shot immediately. Prefacing his speech today, Reynaud stated that “France is in danger” and continued to un- cover the facts of the retreat that had allowed a major ad- vance across the Meuse river, previously thought invincible against Nazi advances. The French Premier also spoke about the future possibility of “help from abroad” when he stated that many nations on the other side of the ocean now realize the con- ditions now prevalent in Europe and he “hoped that they wouldn’t come to a full understanding too late”. He ended his talk with the ascertain that—“the Allies will win in their fight against dictatorship”. All through England today, feverish preparations are being made to counteract threatened arrival of Nazi parachute units. War department orders describe minutely actions to be followed by the local defense units set up to fight the menace. Belgium’s cause appeared des- perate today in view of the Ger- man flanking movement that has cut-off France entirely from her nation. Stiff resistance, however, is being accorded all Nazi efforts , to push her troops into the Eng- lish channel. | All territory behind the. Nazi lines in France is being treated to incendiary action on the part of German flyers, who are drop- ping bombs to touch off build- ings in many cities now occupied by their troops. RITES TOMORROW FOR MRS. STIRRUP mechanized Amiens and on to on WILL CONFER AT LUNCH TOMORROW MAY DISCUSS COALITION CABINET: STATE DEPART- MENT TRIES TO GET FOR-! EIGN RESIDENTS HOME (By Axsoci Press) WASHINGTON, May President Roosevelt and ed Landon, 1936 standard bearer of the GOP, will confer at lunch to- morrow noon at the White fouse, according to ment made today. A misunderstanding occurred which prevented a meeting be-, it; tween the two last evening, was stated. The two will discuss a coalition cabinet move, it was understood in official circles. ate Department heads _ indi- cated that they were experiencing some difficulty in getting United States citizens in Europe to re- turn to this country. Ships are to be sent to Ireland for em barkation of a greater percentage of the 10,000 foreign residents. To date, however, only a few have made reservations. President Roosevelt today stat- jed that the Allied nations would spend: close to $16,000,000,000 in this country during the next eighteen months according to ad- vice he received from London and Paris. The two nations have already placed orders for $1,- 000,000,000 in war materials, mostly machinery and pl LATE NEWS BULLETINS ty Associated Presa, NEW YORK, Mzy 21.—Stock Exchange officials announced that issues on.the market had de- clined ten billion dollars in value since the outbreak of war on the Western Front two weeks ago. WASHINGTON. May 21.— The Senate started debate teday on the Administration demand for a National De- fense program totalling $1.- 120,000,000. LONDON, May 21.—Reports came in today that the -histanical library in Louvain, France} pad been destroyed by ‘incendiary bombs dropped by Nazi planes. This famous library was destroy~ ed during World War I and re- built by public subscriptions mostly in the United States fol- lowing the war. WASHINGTON, May 21.— Airplane manufacturer Sikor- skv today demonstrated a new-type helicopter - plane, which was designed to serve many purposes in war and Peace times. The plane rises straight up and lowers itself in a vertical line. It can also move sideways, forward and backwards. KIRKE LEAVES FOR CAPITAL Wallace Bryant Kirke, director of the Key West Housing Au- i thority, was called-to Washington today and left on the 11 o'clock Mrs. Winnie H. Stirrup, 60, died this morning 6 o'clock in the home at 924 Eaton street. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 5:30 o'clock from the chapel of the Lopez Funeral Home, Rev. Jim, Lilly, of Flem- ing Street Church, officiating. Survivors are the husband, William Stirrup, three daughters Mrs. Courtney Thompson, Mrs. Alfred Knowles and Mrs. Cleve- land Knowles; two sons, John and Charles Stirrup; two brothers Otis and Alfred Johnson, and 11 grandchildren. ES a bus. He will contact Architect Rus- sell Pancoast enroute and they will both proceed to Washington to confer with officials of the Federal Housing Authority on matters pertaining to the set-up in Key West. WANTED HER MAN NEW YORK.—Alice Frey, 16, of this city, hitch-hiked 3,000 miles across the country to mar- ry Thomas King, an enrolle in the CCC, 21—! Alf M.| announce- _HONEYMOONERS HAD PLEASANT STAY HERE Dr. and Mrs. James Rear- don, who were married last week in West Palm Beach and came to Key West to , Spend part of their honey- } moon, left this morning in ; their car for their home in Toledo, Ohio, following a de- | lightful visit. H They were accompanied on | their trip by Dr. Reardon’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Reardon, of Plattsburg, N. Y., their daughter, and Miss Grace Mercer, of Pittsfield, Mass., who left on the early bus for their respective homes. Before leaving Dr. Rear- don said that the party was much enthused with their trip over the highway, their very pleasant stay in the charming city of Key West, and hoped that the oppor- tunity would ‘be presented for another trip. RITES TOMORROW FOR TWO SISTERS ,MRS. CAREY DIED OF HEART ATTACK ON VISIT HERE TO BURY SISTER Funeral services for Mrs. Em- ma Knowles, 63, whe died Sun- morning at the nome, 1217 ewton street, and for Mrs. Katie Carey, 59, her sister, who died yesterday morning at the same be held tomor- row afiernoon o'clock from the Fleming Street Church, Rev. Jim Lilly officiating, assisted by Rev. O. C. Howell, of Ley Me- morial Church. The bodies will be placed in the church at 2 o'clock. Pallbearers will be residen wih selected from the Improved Order of Red; the] Men and the Knights of Golden Eagle, of which Mr. Carey is a member. Arrangements are in the care of the Lopez Funeral Home. Mr. and Mrs. Carey came to the city to attend Mrs. Knowles’ rites, but shock and excitement proved too much and Mrs. Carey succumbed to a heart attack yes- terday morning. Mrs. ‘Knowles is survived by one brother, William Knowles,ja Nazi war machine which is | and numerous nieces hews. Mrs. Carey is survived by her husband, Hezekiah Carey; one son, Henry Lee Carey; two daughters, Mrs. Russell Smith and Mrs. Fred Armoury; one and = nep- KEY WEST, FLORIDA, CAPTAINS NAMED | ING: TABLES LOCATED AT | STRATEGIC POINTS H Key West girded itself to raise tits quota in the National |Cross emergency drive quickly j;with the holding of a meeting jealled by Chairman Charles Tay- jlor at the Chamber of Commerce ;headquarters last night at 8:00° to’clock. | This city's quota is $600. The lwhole nation will raise ten mil- flion dollars to carry on urgent jwork among war sufferers in _countries recently invaded by the 'Nazi armies. | Teams were organized for the |drive here which will start this ; Thursday morning at 9:00 o'clock. These captains and members have ; been invited to attend a “start- \eff breakfast” at Pepe’s Coffee ; Shop that morning at the afore- :mentioned time at which districts |will be assigned: Enrique Esquinaldo, Jr., Harry ; Baker, B. Curry Moreno, Horace ;Connable, William Fripp, Bascom ;Grooms, Charles E. Smith, Rob- jert Spottswood, William Lee, R. |A. Lehmann, William Monsal- atge, Albert E. Peirce, Jr., Wil- jliam Doughtry, Charles Taylor, Adrian O’Sweeney, Isadore Weintraub and W. W. Demeritt. The committee-in-charge an- nounced that the Junior Woman's Club will take charge of a table lat the postoffice to receive con- | tributions at that point this week and the Senior Woman's. Club {will sponsor a table at the First | National Bank for the same pur- pose. Navy Wives Club will have members at the Naval Station gate on Thursday between 3 and |7 p. m. to accept contributions. t | FAST THURSDAY MORNING- | TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1940 WEEK . |MRS. ROLLA A. SOUTHWORTH San Carlos Institute closed its! HONORED GUEST AND PRIN- special courses in Spanish last} copay spEAKER: ANNEX ; Weekend with a certificate-pre- | :sentation meeting held in the; PACKED TO CAPACITY school auditorium and a program! ,of Spanish literature presented | by students in the classes. | ‘ENDED LAST An attendance estimated at 135 Red The class has been sponsored and taught by Miss Benildes Re- mond, principal at San Carlos, and was declared a decided suc- cess by the students and school board. All were satisfied with progress made in learning the Spanish language. During the tourist season, many visitors enrolled in the classes for indefinite periods, there being no tuition at any time. Conducted by the Cuban gov-! ernment, San Carlos is the only school of its kind in the United States. Both Spanish and Eng- lish are taught to children and adult groups, the latter being taught throughout the season in the afternoon, each day of the week. Dr. Julio DePoo, president of the Institute, and an enthusiastic promoter of the courses in Spanish, was chairman of the meeting held last week and of- ficiated at presentation of cer- tificates to the following: Mrs. Emory L. Pierce, Miss Martha Robinson, Mrs. Julia Pressley, Mrs. Corine Brown, Mrs. Martha Turner, Miss Cora Lee Curry, Miss Ella Curry, Mrs. “Edna Curry and Owen Curry. Those present at the closing of the classes, besides Miss Remond were, Mrs. Fina Esquinaldo and Miss Elba Esquinaldo, teachers, Berardo Rodriguez and Jose Perez, Cuban consul and vice- consul, members of the Board of Directors, students and a large number. of citizens, _ AID TO A BROTHER SCHENECTADY, N. Y—Phi Delta Theta members at Union College in this city bought a 35- cent classified ad to get a “broth- er” a date. eee . ' Winston Churchill, who, Ithe reigns of the empire com- pletely in his hands. Scouting around the capital, I have found a few persons who ‘know him intimately or well \and have collected a hodge-podge that may serve for an introduc- tion to’ the man who will guide \the destinies of the Allies against jrolling with monotonous success lover Europe’s little nations. The 66-year-old Prime Minis- iter, whose trademark is a dong, Jblack cigar, is fat, elderly, stodgy. !. . But his looks are deceiving . -he is tempestuous, meteoric ‘WINSTON CHURCHILL HAS By JACK STINETT. AP Feature Service Writer WASHINGTON, May 21—If the rest of the country is like facts with a keen understanding |the installation have been issued Washington. no man alive is under more critical microscopes | for the first time in nearly four decades of public prominence, got} Program started with singing ;bury, County Commission Chair- + .| Knows Flanders Field H CHURCHILL has i intimate kmowledge of || Flanders Fields. It was there, |] 225 years ago. that his famed encestor, Marlborough. fought most of @ ten-year war against France. capturing many for- brother, William Knowles, and{and combines recklessness with j four grandchildren. CRIMINAL COURT _ HEARD ONE Criminal Court opened for the second day of the term at the county courthouse this morning |9:30 o'clock, with Judge William Vv. Albury presiding and the county solicitor, clerk, bailiff and ‘other officers present. There was but oné’ cas¢'on the docket, that of Chester Johnson, colored, charged with operating a boat without having the ne- cessary license as law. The charges were read and the accused entered a plea of guilty, he having secured the ne- cessary license since being ar- rested. The sentence was deferred by the judge. Cases set for trial for tomor- Tow morning when court opens at 9:30 o'clock are those of Ham- ilton Sawyer, assault and battery, and Edgar Ellis, charged with the Possession of non-game birds and shooting and killing the same, ‘namely white herons. required by H {traditional English tenacity. Lord : Asquith, under whom he served lin one of his nine cabinet posts, said, “Winston has genius, but ee judgment”. . .You couldn't iconvince the English people of jthat. | He’s Half American | It's typical of Churchill _ that ;when Sir Neville Chamberlain jwas attacked for withdrawal of ithe troops from Norway, Church- jill came to his defense and tem- iporarily, at least, prevented the political rout of his superior. . . Yet Churchill, in the first. World war, was the man who shouted {that if the Scandinavian coun- j tries could be brought in on the |side of the Allies, the war would 'be over in less than 15 months. As far as I can find out, with- jout reading a history of the Brit- jish Empire, he’s the first Prime ; Minister who is hatf American. . . His mother was Jenny Jer- jome, of New York. si The men who have influenced this life and for whom he has had (Continued on Page Three) { A STATE Let’s Lead This i LET’S BE RIGHT THIS TIME! '¥.HAS KEY WEST AND BEEN RIGHT IN Year’s Parade for _ SPESSARD L. HOLLAND j For GOVERNOR County Jobs For County Residents! Political Advertisement Paid For By Friends of Mr. Holland) persons turned out last night to the Professional and Service Di- sion, WPA, supper and program sponsored by tne local depart- | iment heads, paying honor to the j state director of this division, {Mrs. Rolla A. Southworth, prin- jcipal speaker at the affair, which marked the opening of “This ;Work Pays Your Community” j Week. Stone Church Annex, scene of the supper and program, was beautifully decorated for the oc- | AUXILIARY TO BE HONOR- casion, all tables being literally! covered with poinciana and fern] ED TOMORROW: GUESTS isprays. Committee - in - charge, | iheaded by Mrs. Eva Warner, was | _— complimented for this work, | iwhich lent much charm to the} affair. Many city, county and H were present { County and city officials will civic ,be among those attending the ‘dignitaries and meeting tomorrow night of Ar- seated at the speakers’ table,|thur Sawyer Post 28 of the Am- iflanking William V. Little, toast-‘erican Legion when officers and imaster, and his wife, both ‘executive commiticemen, whe jsides. - j will direct next year’s state con- + Included in that list were: vention here, are installed ; William A. Freeman, counc At the same ceremony the new |president; Dr. and Mrs. Stephen | officers of the post's auxiliary |W. Dougla Ernest A. Ramsey, | will be installed under the direc- jeity councilman; Stephen C. Sin-'tion of Mrs. P. N. Hiatt, fifth 'gleton, C. of C. executive secre-!district president of the Legion itary, and Mrs.* Singleton; Carl | auxiliary. ;Bervaldi, county board chairman.} Commander Art Ryan of the and Mrs. Bervaldi; Horace O'Bry- fifth district of the American tant, High School principal; Rev. Legion will be in charge of the ;and Mrs. G. W. Hutchinson, of installation of the post's officers First M.E. Church; Gerald Saun- headed by Commander - Elect ders, Lions Club president; Dr./Harold Russell. 'and Mrs. W. R. Warren: mem- | Commander Ryan and District jbers of the press and the guest President Hiatt and their party joP hofior. jare expected to arrive tomorrow | Others present and introduced afternoon Accompanying Mrs. jto the assemblage included State Hiatt will be Mrs. A L. Buzzell, |Representative Bernie C. Papy;' president of the Florida depart- | Mrs. M. L. Russell, Monroe Cou ment's auxiliary organization. }ty Council, P.-T. A., presiden They will be met by 2 group iVictor Lowe, N.Y.A. supervi: of local Legionnaires headed by !Glenwood Sweeting, city council-|Commander William Reardon, man; Mrs. Frederick Knapp,,Commander-Elect Russell and {Woman's Club president; Fred ; 1 |Dion, postmaster, and Mrs. Jack | West auxiliary, and Baker, welfare head, and others. | other members of the auxiliary. | Mrs. Southworth’s on|_ It is planned to give the visit- on talk |He’s Seen Active Service And Knows His Wars|*Service To A Community” was|ing Legion and ausiliary offrais much enjoyed by the guests of |@ dinner at La Concha hotel be- the evening. Following a list of ‘fore going to Arthur Sewyer :some ten speakers before her, | Post's hall, Whitehead and United |she held everyone's undivided at- , Streets, for the installation cere- itention the while she expounded |mony. All Legionnaires and their ithe many angles of her state-|Wives are invited to attend ‘wide work, mixing humor and; Special invitations toe attend good |t State Representative Bernic of qualities demanded j iC. Papy, Mayor Willard M Al- king technique. in man Carl Bervaldi and City President Wiliam A lof “America”, led by Mrs. War- ner and accompanied by the Key /Council West Orchestra, George Mills Freeman. | White, director. Rev. Hutchinson | jgave the invocation, then Mr. {Little introduced the speakers, | {following several selections by; ithe orchestra during the supper, | jdeliciously prepared by the| |Stone Church ladies. Giving their expression \thanks for the work performed iby the Professional and Service } Division in this city, in their re- {spective departments of city and civic endeavor, were the follow- jing: j William A. Freeman and Ern-| The following supervisors of Open Industrial the yard t ware cm fm se | he cupecutess for where Sher = qualified Captsie Walter Jacks. USE the state weit The Goce > opened and placed working bess mander W Construction sistant = the Charest he to arrree of kedmg ™—har asust m opemumg te In the cour un wu Capieam Jace © that thes te Porttumt; fer mes whe ar ge d= srtren , ca ther respective The Nery men skilied charsts fatters, alise 2 & qualiy m Ke ©. ployed «ahem = = lume. 2 wid sere i = co set ee eet tra compar. Cumema oer Marpr: morrow will number 3 ae = nurs t empr ves the state BUILDING TOT. jest A. Ramsey for the city; Carl |Professional and Service Division * iBervaldi for the county; Horace |projects in Key West were in- :O’Bryant for the schools; Mrs. |troduced at the supper held lest |Stephen Douglass for the women |night at Stone Church Annex jof Key West. Each spoke at,They represented the sixteen jeneth, of the work performed by ;Projects operated here which ‘the P & S. workers in each de-jemploy a total of 198 people with i partment. a total monthly payroll of $8,- ; Messages sent to. all dinners /532.00. being held statewide, to a total} Mrs. Grace Crosby, Adult Ed- of an estimated 100,000 Fiori-}ucation; F. Townsend jdians, from State Administrator ;Art; Steve Whalton, Roy Schroder and Mrs. South-|Mrs. Lillian Michael, worth were read. by Mr. Little,|@nd Canning; Piedad Parra, sererll a6 3, pores, /-1 i Aad: She peer Berea —, broadcast to be tuned in for the }Rendueles, Index and | eathering: by national director |Mimnie Allen, Library; jMrs. Florence Kerr, from Wash-|Milis White, ing to adverse climatic condi- | ington, D. C., was cancelled ow-|Phelan, Nursing; Delores Cuervo, | build sx cottages: measur » by 14 feet. om a lot €3 by BOE feet