The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 24, 1940, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 60 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LXI. No. 125. Allies, Prepare Drive 10 Smasi Nall NAZIS CONCENTRATE ON PRESSURE TO FORCE ENEMY INTO SMALLER AREA + (My Ausociated Press) LONDON, May 24. — Allied troops in France started against the Nazi “bulge section” and Belgium strong counterattacks ; extending into a good share of northwest French territory today, and indications pointed to a su- preme effort to be made to en- force a pincer move to cut through the circle at its narrow- est points to entrap German mechanized units who are chief holders of the lines now. The corridor German line: forced, how from Paris, and strong resist- ance to the entrapping move was being offered. Nazi newscasts declared that’ ihe effort to- break through had been successfully handled by German troops, but, admission was made that the Allies were causing some con- cern to the Nazis in that sector. Nazi efforts,ewith the moving up of ground forces, apparently is being concentrated on crowd- ing the British and Belgian troops into a smaller area in or- der that plane bombardments may become more effective. Both sides claimed heavy firing of small cannons destroyed large numbers of tanks now in action all along the lines. British officials admitted that some Nazi detachments had ad- vanced to Bologne on the French coast, but that no serious danger of wholesale conquering of that city existed. French and British both were laboring to hold thc advance from going any further north along the coast. Eyes of the world were turned on Italy today, the 25th anniver- sary of the entrance of that country into World War No. 1 on the side of the Allies, No dec- laration, indicating whether Italy was ready to join the Nazis in the present war, had been made at press time. the rein- of being section are MRS. SCHRODER NOW AT POST ACTS AS RECORDER AT NAV- AL STATION FOR LA- BOR BOARD Mrs. Cordelia R. Schroder, act- ing recorder of the Labor Board at the Charleston Navy Yard, ar- rived yesterday afternoon on the 5:30 o'clock bus and was met by a delegation of employes who had been formerly connected with that yard and are located in Key West. Seen at the station this morn- ing Mrs. Schroder said that the board in Key West would be com- prised of herself fan officer and other employes of the station. Asked as to employment open- ings at the station now she re- plied that at present there was but one opening and that was for a boilermaker. There may be other openings in the future. DANCE Saturday Nighi—10 Tiil ? RAUL’S CLUB Dancing to a Brand New 6-Piece JAZZ BAND No Admission or Cover Charge | , it was reported | s Corrido LARGE-SCALE TRAINING OF PILOTS SEEN DERTAKING TODAY: THREE GROUPS OF YOUTHS AF- FECTED (Ry Associated Preas) WASHINGTON, May President Roosevelt today an- nounced that a prc m to train 60,000 pilots for war duty would be undertaken in the near fu- ture, with co-operation to sought from three different groups of young men eligible for service. The pilots will be trained to take over the first planes to be built in the National Defense pro- gram to provide 50,000 planes as 290n as possible. Civil Aeronautics Authority school graduates is the first group from which enlistments will be soughts4Phe s@cond group is that composed of private citizens who have obtained licenses but are not now flying. The third con- stitutes enlistment of young men between 18 and 25 years of age who have never flown. Training courses will start . immediately after enlistment. No estimate of the cost of this training was divulged by the President. It is known, however, that the C.A.A. program cost $4,- 090,000 last 2 GUNMEN TRY TO KILL LEON TROTSKY ASSASSINS BULLETS FIRED THROUGH VILLA WINDOW IN MEXICO CITY (Ry Ansovintea Prenat MEXICO CITY, May 24.—Leon Trotsky, exiled former leader of the Soviet government, was at- tacked by unknown assailants at his suburban villa in this city and narrowly escaped with his life. Gunmen, described as Span- iards, overpowered a special po- lice guard, snipped the alarm system guarding the property, got by other guards by donning police uniforms, and fired at Trotsky through a bedroom win- dow. Trotsky escaped the bul- lets by falling immediately on the floor; away from the window through which many shots were fired. His wife was with him at the time and she, too, escaped the bullets. GOP’S SEE NO COALITION MOVE (iy Associated Preas) Che Kry West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U. S. A. # ‘SENATE NAVAL | AFFAIRS GROUP | FAVORS PLAN | |BILL INTRODUCED BY REP- | RESENTATIVE PAT CANNON | IN HOUSE ON MAY 6; PASS- | ED THAT BODY | j vane (Bz Assoctated Press) WASHINGTON, May 24.—The | j Senate Naval Affairs Committee! |today approved House Bill No./ |9140, which authorizes the pur- | chase of 62 acres of land now un-! (der lease for the naval air station , PRESIDENT ANNOUNCED UN- | at Key West, Fla. | - j | The above information, receiv- ied at The Citizen office late to-| jday. relates of the move insti- {iuted by Congressman Pat Can- non on May 6, when the bill men- | jtioned in the dispatch was intro- } 24, |Guced and passed in the House of /beth | Representatives. | | This property was originally; leased from the owners of Trum- bo Island, Price and Anderson, to ‘permit the installation of essen- | tial facilities for the patrol squad- idron stationed here, including a |seaplane hangar, barracks and jmess hall for enlisted men, quar- | ters for bachelor officers, store- house and utility building. dis- ‘pensary. ready magazines, a smali boat pier, gasoline storage and necessary services, work on |which has been progressing at a fast rate. | ‘The reported sale price of $125.- [000 will give permission to in- ‘clude the first year’s rental fig- {ure of $20,000 in the sum. ‘COMDR. MURPHY | ARRIVES IN CITY Lieutenant Commander W. J. |Murphy, U.S.N., assistant in the planning office at the Charleston |Navy Yard, arrived yesterday jafternoon in connection with the opening of the Key West naval jstation on an industrial basis. | Asked this morning if he was accompanied by any of the men jassigned to duty 2t the station, ‘he said that the men were being \sclected now and would be or- idered to Key West as soon as jthey were named and furnished |with transportation ‘SERIAL BEGINS TODAY “Little Spitfire” by Jean ‘Ran- idall, a delightful new romance, ‘begins today in The Citizen as jthe current serial story offered | readers. | The story concerns a determin- ed young lady named Brenda Burnham, aspiring to be a writ- er, whose curls and dimples de- ceptively camouflage the small fury within of the shortest street in a mid- western city—a cross section of life—and how Brenda tries to solve the problems and patch up the affairs of all the people who live there. i | | |_ Oil Tanker Salinas berthed at {Pier B in the naval station: this It is also the story) BOSTON, May 24 —Represen- | Morning at 7@'clockghnd after the tative Joe Martin, whip of the; House of Representatives, today! spoke as keynoter of this State's! Republican convention in favor of no breakup of the two-party ; system in the United States. ' INDIANAPOLIS, May 24 —! Governor Bruecker of Ohio ap-}| peared at the Indiana Republican | State Convention today as key-| note speaker and berated tke! New Deal, charging that that} group was seeking supreme; control of the nation in its latest mioves to effect coalition of GOP’s and Democrats on the} cabinet. Pipeline was jaid. operations of pumping @*supply°of appoxi- mately 25,000 barrels of fuel into the tanks at the station were be- gun. 3 Aside from the oil for the tanks the ship brought a shipment of supplies for the storehouses in the yard. Brady’s (Live) Poultry and Eve Market Fresh Fla. Grade A EGGS. dos. FR (Tennessee Hens) |1214 White Street. Phone S41. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1940 Building Operations Soar 10 New TOTAL TO OVER $50,000 Building permits issued this street. Owner, week by Building Inspector cost, $1,000. Harry Baker for the third period; Build cottage at in May brought the month’s to- Seidenberg Avenue tal in building operations to ap- Street. Owner, proximately $54,000, a record cost, $1,000. high during the past several years in this cit: 936 United street. Owner, Em- During the past week, a total erito Lopez; cost, $1,000. of $19,850 was recorded on the, General repairs at 1019 Grin- poe moet Joc the ulewing nell street. Owner, Ada Mar- irteen construction jobs: tinez: cos: 1,000. See ee at 316 Eliza-+ Sa pola at 536 White street. Owner, Gonzalo ‘street. Owmer, Robert Knowles; Bezanilla; cost, $4,000. cost, $300. E Owner De dole cle Pow of Duval and Fleming streets. s * Owner,.S. H. Kress Co.; cost, cost, $3,000. $300. 3 Construct six cottages at 622 Add room to-residence at 502 to 630 Eaton street. Owner, kes ’ Margaret street. Owner, Rhoda Charles Johnson; cost, $2,000. Baker; cost, $250. Build residence in Whitehead street. Owner, Louis Molina; & Idaho Celebrates (By Associated Press) cost, $2,000. General repairs to building at: 509 Grinnell street. Owner, BOISE, Idaho, May 24.—Idaho this year is celebrating its fiftieth year of statehood, with special Frank Samactos; cost, $2,000. General repairs at 535 Emma emphasis on potatoes, the com- “mibnwealth’s big crop. street. Owner, H. O. Pennick; Jehn Salinear; corner of and 4th Mary Lowe; cost, $1,000. Build residence at 215- Olivia LISTEN TO THE RECORDS TALKING! HOLLAND vigorously OPPOSED and voted AGAINST the State Old Age Pension Bill. (See Senate Bill 473, Senate Journal of 1939, Page 443). This bill, which became a law in Svite of Holland’s OPPOSITION. is now a Godsend to thousands of old peovle throughout Florida, including nearly eight hundred in Monroe county. ‘ . HOLLAND fought AGAINST .and voted AGAINST the Firemen’s Pension Bill. (See Senate Bill 54, Senate Journal of 1939, Page 211). Key Westers have always been proud of their Fire Fighters. They are on fiptce 24 hours a day. to spri i out, the scream of sirens are the scene of the fire, Their calling is not it is fatiquing and exacting ful waiting. And yet, had Holland had his have denied them a, pension after long years of faithf service. HOLLAND did NOT vot Books for Public School Fought AGAINST apd Voted AGAINST the immediate con- sideration of earmarking sufficient funds fo° Quarantee minimum of $800 salary a year for School’ casa reg Resolution 6, Senate Journal Page 19). HOLLAND, in the 1939 session of islature, introduced a School Code Bill it become a Law as he introduced it, would have Fined or Imprisoned Teachers for failure to make reports i would have DENIED Local School Boards the full name Teachers, would have forced School Superintendent to obtain ii School Superintendent before they could Senate Bill 25, Senate Journal of 1239, Page 13). HOLLAND spoke AGAINST voted AGAINST the Homestead Exemption Amend- ment in the Senate. When the proposed amendment. hav- ing been approved in the Legislature. was submitted to the People to vote on. he i and made speeches the (See House Levels PERMITS ISSUED THIS WEEK BRING MONTH'S. STUDY OF DECISION General repairs to residence at! ‘CITY HAS RIGHT TO COLLECT TAXES ON MURPHY ACT LANDS | SUPREME COURT: LLB. TO WITHHOLD ACTION UNTIL Clerk Ross C. Sawyer, of Cir- cuit Court, is in receipt of a let/ ter from F. C. Elliott, engineer and setretary of the Internal Im- provement Fund with reference to the Murphy Act and contains further information thereto. The letter points out that on May 17 the Sepreme Court filed i ;#N Opinion concerning the lien of | ia municipality for unpaid mu- nicipal taxes and that such liens! continued 2 alid against land which has reverted to the state under Chapter i8289€ and that deeds issued by the state within a municipality are taken subject vo sucn municipal taxes. There will no further tion taken by the trustees of the be ac- 1.1.B. on the bids unt) they shali/ have had the opportunity to de- cide what action snould be taken in view-of the court’s opinion. The letter stated “In reference to bidding re- ana deeds which the Trus- ntly returned to Clerks of the Circuit Courts, the trustees direct that till further instructions, as follows SWithhold the delivery of ali deeds to lands located in any mu- nicipality and subject to munici- pal taxes. “Withhold the all deeds to municipality. |* “Withhold further proceedings cr action in reference to bids for which the Trustees afforded op- portunity for submitting amend- ed bids, both as to land within and without a municipality”. The letter informs that the trustees desire to study the “ef- fect of the court's opinion and will take no further action on s till they have had the oppor- to decide what action vhould be taken in view of that opinion”. TWO BOYS ON WAY TO CAMP preparation of jands within any TA Victor Lowe, N.Y.A. sgpervisor fin this citv, tdoay stated ‘that two boys§ Ralph Garcia and Emigdio Mar left the city last: night by bis enroliment in the fN.Y.A. Camp DeSoto at Sulphur {Spring Ehroilees at this camp take a jcourse in mechanical instruction, Mr. Lowe stated. OPINION HANDED DOWN er BRIDES OUTLIVE vies suminc ne Insurance Figures Prove ARE MADE THEIR HUSBANDS = —=—~ ~~ reading las: mgt: tmereDy So: img tc Key West fcr Se i (Special te The Citizen) NEW YORK, N. Y., May 22 When the minister reads, “Until death do you part,” Fate more frequently points a finger at the bridegroom than at the bride For. statistics show that the ichances of a wife becoming a ™ 7*98td %© sesteiciess a= type widow are greater than that a husband will outlive his mate according to statisticians of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. Two factors contribute to this ! ‘situation, say the statisticians. In the first place, married men, with , few exceptions, have higher mortality rate than married women of the same age, so that where partners are of a like age it is more probable that the wife jwill lose her husband im the course of a year than that she {herself will die. Also, in the Became = & ~ ‘majority of cases women. marcy “! Soares had been Sekt = Gy men’ older than themselves, which gives them an additional ‘advantage. “g | Typical of the general rule is the case of married women of 35, for at that age their death rate averages about 4 1-3 deaths per thousand, while that for ar % husbands may run as high as 5 deaths per thousand. | Only during the childbearing f ages is the risk of death greater “ ‘for the wife‘than for the hus- band. LIONS OUTLINE _ EXPANSION PLAN [ PREPARE TO ENTERTAIN jp sense LIONS FROM ALL Drvmos | POINTS OF NATION: “HEAR So~~\, “Se SS FROM DEFENSE PLEA amendment, mmchuded per: Elizabeth street cation Councilman the sole dissenting tame in ms exufence = proteccoc for prospeciee puiiges: of Dem “and Commerc vans view ever, for publicuimg of by ordering that 208 cops Boyact Chane: Councuman the council » street. from © Br: i j | Key West Lions Club cleared idecks for action pointing to the ™ Internationai isons convention jin Havana starting July 23rd. | with the formation of a build-up campaign at their regular supper meeting last night in the Lions | Den on Seminary street. Presi- dent Lion Gerald Saunders was jin the chair. | Formation of the club imto {three working groups was accom plished with the divisional cap | tains volunteering as follows } Expansion, Lion Hastings Smith Promotion, Lion Joe Mondul, and Convention, Lion Charlies John- son. Definite duties were as- signed with the membership vol- unteering to serve on the various divisions. The campaign is to end following the July 18th meeting when all members of the club will prepare to meet the hun- dreds of Lions expected to arrive for embarkation to Havana. two changes & one a change & Feduced the b-agh* rounding all to 3 feet had to do ww m the Resadence near the cemrctery Councumen CattomeL meeriec @ change mm the ordimancr Bewrg to do yith property owned by Charles Johnsen of Extoe and Elizabeth streets = == believed. was prowess fr & Counciiman Boyden amens ment Accordmg » cnuabimg ect passed at Talishassee lest peer the codimance colis for the Sor- mation of 2 sevwrn-—men Zoning Appeal Board Ths gooup. © be appemted Inter, wi out of at least tet precticeeg 9ottor- neys im the cty. and wil Peer Ths