The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 19, 1940, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 69 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LXI. No. 198. Atal W Increases Over Warring British Planes Claim De- struction Of German And Italian. Air Bases; Britain Revises Defense (By Associated Press) LONDON, Aug. 19.—Nazi aerial blitzkrieg struck again at Eng- land this morning, and the R. A. F., in turn, laiti claims to huge destruction of German air bases on French soil last night. These two items were the headline news from this city this after- noon. % Those, and the additional infor- mation released by the British war office this morning concern- ing new defense regulations be- ing put into effect. In the latter case, the whole of England has been declared a de- fense area, divided into 12 re- gional areas from Scotland to south Wales. All persons come under the regulations which. will find close government ~ scrutiny of movements of everybody in the British Isles. Again the Nazis aimed their bombing planes towards this city, and again, according to dis- Patches, the anti-aircraft gunners prevented any serious damage as the invaders were kept back. The southeast coast was sub- jected to a pretty thorough go- ing-over, although the Spitfires again rose to the occasion and dogfights were reported in sev-_ eral sectors. Yesterday's summing up by both sides, was typical of pre- vious reports. British claimed that out of an estimated 600 planes in the at- tack, 141 Nazi airships were downed. They admitted loss of 22 of their planes, although, it was disclosed, ten of the pilots were saved for future defense operations. Germany, on the other hand, claimed that yesterday’s battles netted a total of 147 British aircraft downed, while they suf- fered losses of only 36 planes. Nazi planes now * flying over England are reported to be on two distinct missions: 1. To con- tinue bombing operations, and 2. To observe extent of damage from previous attacks. RAF. reported large-scale op- erations against German-con- trolled bases in France last night. Concentrating on the huge objec- tives at Boulogne, the British destroyed not only a large num- ber of planes and hangars, but also scattered a concentration of thousands of Germans, apparent- ly held in readiness for an in- vasion move. English flyers again streamed across the Swiss Alps last night (Continued on Page Six) Nations PRESS. FAVORED WILLKIE'S SPEECH (By Assnciated Press) NEW YORK. Aug. 19.—The press of the nation commented favorably on Wendell L. Willkie’s acceptance speech made last Sat- urday afternoon at Elwood, Ind., before an éstimated crowd of 200,000 spectators. Chicago Daily News ,tionally Republican newspaper, published by Col. Frank Knox, now secretary of the navy in President Roosevelt's cabinet, endorsed Willkie today and com- mented otherwise in favor of his speech. The News, however, stated that it reserved the right to cancel its endorsement of Willkie if he showed any signs of varying from his position on foreign and domestic affairs as set forth in the speech. In the meantime, the Demo- crats prepared to answer Mr. Willkie’s speech. ““The Champ”, as Willkie calls the President, is not scheduled to appear in debate with the Republican nominee, but administration leaders will start their campaign talks with Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes scheduled for the first blast tonight. They Had A Drought (By Associated Press) HONOLULU, Aug. 19.—It’s too bad about that drought on the island of Kauai. Mount Waialeale can usually count on 600 inches of rain a year, but in the year ending July 23 only 452 inches fell. a tradi- THE SOUTHERNMOST NE WSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. —. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 1940 j { ADAMS TO REPORT ON BOARD U. S. S. ARKANSAS AND WYOMING TODAY JACKSONVILLE, Aug. Seventeen cadets from Florida have received orders to report to- day aboard the battleships U. S. S. Arkansas and Wyoming in i (Special te The Citizen) New York harbor, Lieut. Comdr./The paper contained eight pages, ' YESTERD/ BATTLESHIPS Yillew, Cranbling Paper Found By Charles By WILLIAM RUSSELL Yellow and crumbling from age,, an issue of The Key West Citizen of December 18; 1917, was found last week at American Shoals Lighthouse by Charles Mackie, lighthouse service. | At that time—23 years ago— The Citizen was published at 506 }Greene street, the building just jTenovated by Sloppy Joe’s Bar. “ALLEGIANCE IS PLEDG- “NEW MANAGER EMERGEN-, CY FLEET CORPORATION’ “RECRUITING FOR COLOR- 19— an employe of the Coast Guard’s ED ENGINEERS”. Another article on that contained national import was headlined: “NATIONWIDE PROHIBITION WON IN THE LOWER HOUSE OF CONGRESS William Jen- Page One Thos. S. Adams, in charge of the six columns to each page—com-'nings Bryan, father of Mrs. Ruth recruiting office at the Naval Pared to eight-columns at pres- Bryan Owen Rhode. Reserve Armory in. South. Jack- |ent There. were.no folios on the exponent of prohi sonville, has announced. These ships will. leave New} Only a few months before, the prohibition won in York tomorrow for .a .training United States had declared war yesterday and o ¢ruise which includes- maneuvers. at Guantanamo Bay. After visit- Page One of the issue carried resolutions bet ing various ports in the Carib- bean they will return to New York on Saturday, September i4th. Those cadets whe qualify on this cruise will be given an ap- pointment in the Naval Reserve and will receive ninety days of intensive training in Ordnance and Navigation. At the end of this period those who pass will Teceive commissions as i of the Line in the Naval Reserve. Applications now are being re- ceived at the Naval Reserve Ar- mory in South Jacksonville for future cruises on September 30, October 29, and November 25th. To qualify for a commission it is necessary that the applicant have a minimum of two years at an ac- credited college and be physically fit. Members of the Naval Reserve, according to law, can be ordered to active duty without - con- sent_only during g mobil- ization or in a national emer- Pages, except the one on the} front: -on Germany and her allies, and stories of happenings across the ocean and what was being done at home. i Typical of the headlines were: “ONE BRITISH AND 5 NEU- TRAL MERCHANTMEN, 1 DE- STROYER SUNK BY GERMAN “ARTILLERY FIGHTING STILL CONTINUES”. “AMERICAN ARMY FRANCE”. ~“TO BEGIN NEGOTIATIONS FOR PEACE” (Germany and Russia). : “CELEBRATED OF JERUSALEM”. * “SIR BORDEN RETAINED BY CANADIANS”. “NEW COUNCIL OF WAR FORMED”. IN 1 DELIVERY an ardent ion, received. congratula- “Nationwide the House the adjust- differen: along with other tions in the House. ment of a. slight and Senate ns way of submitti Jatures — an me federal constitut the manufacture : (Continued on Pa SELLS PROPERTY PURCHASED BY ADAMS DAI- RY; OTHER SALES NOTED LAST WEEKEND Waranteé de of property clerk Sawyer’s office énd. GorneF lot on White streets to Mrs. Cor Olivia ce Irene pency. Howeves dee etc U. S. WARNED GERMANY NOT Adams. for thé’Adams Dairy, at a bave the privilege of requesting active duty in peace time,and are eligible for such training courses and training duty as the Navy can give them and they are will- ing to undertake. Of the seventeen cadets who will make the cruise, ten are from Jacksonville, two from Tampa, two from Gainesville, one from DeLand, one from Brooker and one from Bartow. Physical examinations and in- terviews are given at the Naval Armory in South Jacksonville from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. daily ex- cept Saturday when the Recruit- ing offices there close at noon. Poster . Exhibition Begins Today At Local Art Center, By F. TOWSEND MORGAN Director. Key West Art Center Key West Art Center. WPA, brings to Key West this week a most significant exhibition, which will be shown from August 19th until August 30th, inclusive. This exhibition includes posters ex- ecuted for the Indian Court of the Golden Gate Exhibition of San Francisco, one of the most Popular exhibits at the Fair, and shows that this popular form’ of advertising has finally reached the stage in this country where it is no longer necessary to im- port examples from Europe, es- pecially from France and Eng- land, two countries which have developed poster-making into an ANNOUNCEMENT | LOU SMITH has severed his connection as SERVICE MANAGER with the local DODGE MOUTH DEALER and is ready to serve the at his SERVICE STATION. SION STREETS, with anything AND PLy- eration and maintenance of their cars. Regardless of your needs, see me. I'll save Mctor Tune-up. Washing, Polishing, General Repairs. you. ing, Body and Fender Work, etc. Another repair shop also at corner of WHITE THERINE and CA’ STREETS. vised by myself, assisted by — COME OUT All work there also super- “SHORTY” CHANCELLOR. AND SEE ME — Phones No. 9153 and No. art so attractive as to pay divi- dends to industry. . After the opening of the ex- hibition the Art Center will re- the details of ‘the posters show- ing. The significance of an exhibi- tion of this nature for Key West,| it seems to me, is that Key West is now on the threshold of a new era in its history and the quality of future success depends large- ly upon the nature of Promotion. It is, therefore, vious that in bringing to ob- for a similar purpose, and even though there has - years oi Present ; TO MOLEST REFUGEE f VESSEL { {Me Aneaciated Preset WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.—The S.S. American Legion. carrying 890 refugees from Petsamo, Fin- land, was approaching the “dan- -8er area”, as described by Ger- many, today, and state depart- ment officials here appeared alarmed lest some untoward event would bring a crisis in ; German-American relations. Previously, the U. S. state de- {partment nad warned Germany jthat this nation would “suffer tno molestation” of the ship on its errand of mercy. Germany’s }answer was not reassuring, treat- fing on the jllegal route being vessel which carries ‘OLIVER ROBERTS DIED YESTERD yesterday morning at the resi- dence, 1411 Albury street. | Funeral services wlil be held this afternoon at 4:00 o'clock ;from Ley Memorial Church, ; Where the body will be placed at 2:00 o'clock by Lopez Funeral Home, in charge of arrange- {ments Rev. 0. C. Howell will Key | officiat services West samples of the best possible |" Santivts a ' type of poster-advertising created Survivors are: Three sons. Merlin, Ralph and Waldron Rob- motor gig for squadron reported price of $1508. The prop- erty faces 50 feet on White street and 100 feet on Olivia. Ruth Elizabeth Lumley Estate. the corner of Va streets, 69 feet by 55 Jake Aronovitz for $300. Mrs. Greathel Holi Upthegrove sold a 50-t00t square Smith’s Lang to sky for $500° Emma F. Owens sold to Harry Sweeting. of Mi ll par- cel in section 32, town: 60 south, for an indicated $100. feet. parcel on Frank Lewin- USS. RAPIDAN COMES TO PORT BROUGHT SUPPLIES TO STA- TION: U.S.S. MCCORMICK USS. Rapidan, captain J. P. Mallard, from Norfolk, arrived in port last night bringing* oil and gasoline to the local. naval sta- tion. The Rapidan also brought two motor whale boats and a 35-foot 32 usage. U.S.S. McCormick, in command of Commander T. V. -Cooper, sailed into port this morning for fuel; and provisi Arriving from Norfolk, the McCormick's destination was not announced Other ships of the neu patrol in port today destroyers Noa. C erson, and tender Gannett. w Members and their guests jtide in night. died Saturday night at her hesi- dence, 713 Southard street. build the shed. ;at the evening meeting. UNDER WAY SOON YOUNGBLOOD WAS IN CITY THIS MORNING: APPROVE PROJECTS NOW RUNNING State Administrator Joe A. Youngblood, with his wife, ar- rived in Key West last evening in their car, and he spent this morning with local supervisor Victor Lowe in going over the Projects now in operation, giving his approval of their status. Of interest to local boys now ‘enrolled on the NYA program was the announcement that the Mechanics’ project is about to get Started. About 45 boys are en- rolled at present for this project, and more are to be taken on in . the near future. according to Mr. > Lowe. The project will be located in the rear of the City Hall, housing for which is to be started imme- diate! Present small structures on the site will be utilized and a shed will be built to house benches and equipment. The equipment, which will be re- quisitioned soon, will afford com- plete and practical experience in auto mechanics, machine work, Plumbing, pipefitting, metal work and the like. City and county sponsorship for the shed construction has been provided. NYA labor will REV. EAVENSON IN AUTO CRASH UNABLE TO KEEP PREACH- ING ENGAGEMENT AT STONE CHURCH An auto accident which oc- curred late Saturday prevented Rev. W. P. Eavenson, of Miami, from filling the pulpit at First M. E (Stone) Church here yes- terday. The car in which he and Mrs. Eavenson were driving was side- swiped by another car three miles south of -Homestead, forc- ing his car from the road into a canal alongside of the highway. Mrs. Eavenson was slightly in- jured, while Rev. Eavenson es- caped injury. The car was taken from the canal to Homestead for repairs and the Eavensons re- turned to their Miami = 2 Paling a ey yeberksd, in the a HA.C. Riviere, who 3s on vacation, Gerald Saun- ders spoke at the morning service and-Charles Ketchum, Jr. spoke Che Key West Citizen ‘onoenep sy une. conon|HEADLINED WORLD WAR NEWS STORIES srave anamaraazon 1.x : WPA WRITERS TELL (Special te The Citizen) JACKSONVILLE, Aug will almost siske a thirst to read “Limes and Lem- ons in Florida”, a 56-page book let published last week State Department of ture Attractively illustrated as the ninth in a series of agricul- tural bulletins compiled for the department by the WPA Writers Projact of Florida, said Roy Schroder, state WPA administre tor, and is the ‘irst collection of data ever printed on the subject of the state's booming lime and lemon industry A growing number of investers are turning to the production of these sour citrus.druitgy and thie booklet is designed primarily fer possibilities of expansien im the industry, it states that Floridians spend more than $500,000 yearly on imported lemons, while only $100,000 worth are produced within the state. On the other hand, Florida_ grows about 35 percent of the nation's lime crop. The booklet describes enter- tainingly the life cycle of the summer Supply Of Water At Homestead Sufficient For A Needs: Lecal Line Operates Seon lime and lemon from the grove 5, to the squeezer, including discus- sions of plant diseases, produc- tion costs, nursery trees, market Prices, harvesting data. Florids’s first lemor. trees were brought here centuries ago by Spanish explorers, while the first limes, 2 Mexican wa- riety, were planted on the Flor ida Keys in 1937 by Dr. Henry Perrine. Copies of the bookict are dis- tributed witheut cost. Requests shoujd be addressed to the State Department of Agriculture. Tai lahassee. The Writers’ Project. which produced the booklet, is 2 part of the WPA Professional and Service Division, directed by Mrs. Rolla A. Southworth OUR DEFENSE (EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the fifth of @ series pre- pared by the National Defense Advisory Commission im re. 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