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Associated Press Day Wire Service For 60 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LXI. No, 202. THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U. S. A. ROOSEVELT SEES IMMEDIATE NEED OF CONSCRIPTION| DISAPPROVES POSTPONE- MENT OF DRAFT MEASURE; NATIONAL DEFENSE DE- MANDS ACTION SOON (iy Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.— President Roosevelt considers that the needs of National De- fense demand that Congress ap- prove the conscription bill within the next two weeks. This statement was made by the nation’s chief executive at a press conference here this morn- ing. Calling for immediate passage of the Burke-Wadsworth bill, the President stated that equipment supplies were cient to care for initial draft en- roliments, and that continued production would keep up to ad-j ditional enrollees as the time came. Roosevelt believed that a se rious shortage of trained military men existed in the nation today } and called for concentrated ; thought on the subject by au- thorities in charge of defense measures. He also stated that present army maneuvers were bringing out proof of the belief that the army is in poor condi- tion. The President stated that his obsrevation of maneuvers in New York State recently revealed that men were worn out following 15-mile hikes. “In Europe”, he stated, “armies regularly hike 30 miles without fatigue”. An army of 1,300,000 is visual- ized by the President, as brought ~eut at today’s ecenference. The Senate handed up authori- zation to the President of visions to call out the National Guards for immediate mobiliza- tion. The bill stipulated that the Guards could be sent to “danger spot” in the Western hemisphere. OPPORTUNITY FOR — GUARD RECRUITS CHANCE TO SECURE RE- SERVE COMMISSION AS OFFICER OFFERED William E. P. Roberts, ing on the young men of Key West to fulfill their obligation to the United States by enlisting in the local unit, which is endeavor- ing to fill its quota of 87 men. “If you are thinking at all of enlisting in the Guards, do not put if off too much longer’, Mr. Roberts, who is a first-lieutenant in Battery E, said: “You may be too late. Enlist nov The recruiting officer explained ; to The Citizen the opportunity offered a young man by enlist- } ing. He said: “From a_ military the National Guard offers a young man opportunities. For instance, enlisted personnel may, standpoint, the necessary educational quali- fications, make application for military correspondence courses, which would, when completed, fit them for a reserve commis- sion as an officer. By ‘educa- tional qualifications, I mean of course, those young men who may have a High School educa- tion or its equivalent. “By holding a reserve commis- sion, and if it is never put into; effect as such, will give the man holding it a great advantage over the one who doésn’t. “This man will be the ‘one con- sidered to fill ‘vacancies , when they occur, as non-commissioned } officers. “Then again, for a young fel- low who is_ single, ployed, the National Guard of- fers a chance to earn money. A private in all probability would (Continued on Page Four) Come On Out To— RAUL’S And Have A Good Time! Shelley and Sib Johns WELCOME YOU! present suffi- | pro- any} recruit- ; ing officer for Battery E, is call- | and un-em-} ARMY ANNOUNCES ane Over Million Dollars WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.—The U. S. Army released information a new-type, huge army bomb- ; ing plane here this morning. Over $1,000,000 has been spent by the army department in de- | velopment of this new bomber ind particulars of its construc- ion have been closely guarded | during the past year. No pictures ;were released today—nor will any be permitted to be taken, tarmy heads stated. j The ship, now in test flights, measures 212 feet in length and stands the equivalent of three- stories high. It has four 2,000 horse-power motors and will ; have a cruising range sufficient ‘to fly across the Atlantic ocean ,and return without stop. ; An unannounced number of cannon and bomb racks are part of this giant plane and a crew of ten will be its complement | Nine Flvers Die | Official verification of the loss of an army bombing plane was, ;released here this morning. The Plane encountered a_ thunder- head while flying near Watkins, Colorado, last night, and was destroyed before it could be landed. Two officers and seven sub-of- ficers had no chance their plane was wrecked in It came down in an inacce prairie region of Colorado. ue miles from eee FOUND SEVEN KEYS, | GOT INTO TROUBLE | as (By Associated Press) BASEL, Switzerlar: {—A young man who | bunch of keys in the streets dis- {covered that they opened the | door to plenty of trouble | He developed such a desire to fin’ out what locks the keys | would open that he became a regular burglar, with seven thefts to his credit before police caught him. Aug 23 found a BELONGS IN’ SIDESHOW ROCHESTER, N. Y.—Mrs. Es- telle Van Demark, of this city, re- cently won an annulment of her marriage when she testified that her husband chewed razor blades ate glas: jhis arm nervous”. and sewed buttons on “just to make her Copy of the resolution adopted |by the Chamber of Commerce {directors at this week's meeting was released for the press this morning by secretary S. C. Singleton. ;8ress purchase of land on Boca aes: for the establishment of }4n army airport, and it read as follows: “Whereas: The proximity of this location to the Panama Canal, the Yucatan Channel, the Straits of Florida and the en- trance from the Atlantic Ocean to the waters of the Caribbean Sea and the chain of islands that mark its limitations. is and “Whereas: The climatic con- ditions and the percentage of high visibility paralleled by ; that of no other location on the Atlantic Coast, and “Whereas: For these reasons there is no other location where so many flying hours can be ob- | unique, is HUGE NEW PLANE The resolution called for Con-* ‘SPECIAL MEETING OF CITY TY CO RECESSED MEETING FROM i AUGUST IST TO AP- PROVE TAX ROLL Recessed meeting of the City,Phase of the Battle of- England! Council, held over from the regu- lar meeting of August Ist, will be called to order tonight in KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1940 Germans Claim Final Phase Of War Starts ‘Believe British Resistance’ Will Be Destroyed With | Long-Range Gun Bom- bardments (By Associated Press) LONDON, Aug. 23.—"Final has now start official German high command ", Thus read the; (CONSCRIPTION FEATURED LION ROUND TABLE: ‘MEMBERSHIP DEBATED IM-. “PORTANT TOPIC AT REGU- LAR SUPPER-MEETING AT | DEN LAST NIGHT Key West Lions Club devoted last night’s regular supper meet- ing at the Lions Den to a round- table discussion of the current number one topic of national im- ;Portance—conscription. | President Gerald Saunders was tin the chair and program chair- [man John Costar announced the ‘feature as members sat facing each other in round-table forma- , tion. With no preparation. members ‘having not been warned of the ‘program feature, the Lions pro- i council chambers at city hall by 4ispatch this morning in relating ceeded to discuss, informally, all president William A. Freeman. Purpose of the meeting is to hear final complaints on 1940-'41 tax roll, and to pass on recommendations of the Taxation ; about long-range gun attacks on Nazis believe this form of devas. ‘phases of the subject. |preponderance of While a talk was in the the British and the success the |favor of conscription, a thought- ful minority inserted food for se- irious consideration as the de- and Records committee concern- tation will have on breaking , bates proceeded. ing complaints filed late last month at a special hearing held by the council. While this meeting will con-; ider only this subject, it is pos- sible that, following adjourn- ment, the council will assemble ‘down England’s resistance. Quite the contrary belief; how- ever, exists here among British war officers. The ineffectiveness’ of the German “Big Berthas” to In furtherance of the club's jaim to accent subjects of pa- triotism, the club voted to in- ‘vestigate means to supply all school rooms in the city with an American Flag. Announcement was made of in special meeting to consider one | score even one hit against a large ‘the zone club membership for the or two items of current import- British convoy steaming through, Year, Key West being a member ance, one of the councilmen stat- ed this iogening DRIVERS’ LICENSES - TO BE RESTRICTED HABITUAL DRUNKARDS, PER- SONS TOO OLD OR INFIRM TO DRIVE, AFFECTED TALLAHASSEE, Aug. (FNS) Habitual drunkards persons too old and infirm 23.— and to properly operate motor vehicles! will be unable to secure drivers’ licenses in the future, W. F. Reid, director of the Department of Public Safety, announced last week. When the drivérs’ license law went into effect last October, the Florida Highway Patrol had not been organized and there was no existing agency which could examine and investigate appli- cants for drivers’ licenses, he said. As a result the Depart- ment of Public Safety has re- ceived several complaints that persons too aged and infirm ~ to Properly operate motor vehicles and some persons who are habi-; tual drunkards have been grant- ed_ drivers’ licenses. Where there is any doubt as to an applicant’s physical or mental ability to properly operate a, motor vehicle, an examination will be made by a patrolman be- fore the license is granted. ac- (Continued on Page Four) C. Of C. Resolution Calls if they are ambitious and have | For Purchase Of Airport tained within a given calendar period—and Whereas: A most site has been viewed by the United States Army, to wit: a block of 1000 to 1200 acres on Boca Chica Key, within 4 to 5 miles of thé northern limits of the City of Key West, and “Whereas: Practically this land has been committed to the county at a price of approxi- mately $35.00 per acre and while this is esteemed to be a most reasonable figure and one at which the community would be glad to have it purchased and presented to the government and it does not appear that it is with- in power of our county to do so: “Therefore Be It Resolved: That we respectfully request the Congress of the United States to take the necessary steps to ac- quire this land for use as an Army Airport and thereby ma- terially strengthen the defensive resources of this southernmost gentinel adjacentrto the Canal; | Zone.” desirable | all of} the English channel. was held up as proof that the long-range | guns will cause small alarm in ‘this country. It was admitted that the huge guns would probably destroy much property in mid-England. jas the range is increased to reach! fae a sectors, but, the British! stated, the R.A.F. was going to have something to say about isearching out the emplacements and carrying out operations of putting them out of action. Nazi bombers dropped bombs | on this capital city of England last! night for the first time in the war. Appearing shortly after dark, a number of the bombers missives of destruction theatre and residential of the city, wrecking a number in the of dwellings and demolishing a! movie house. Advance notice of the raid found very few residents } outside of bomb-proof however, and, as reported this morning, only one death had oa curred. swooped down and released their! districts | shelters, ' of Zone One, Lion A. C. Zimmer- man, president of Miami Beach Lions club, chairman. Club mem- bers. were advised that past dis- trict governor Roscoe Brunstetter would be present at next week’s meres Sass Ses SPRING HOUSEKEEPING .WAS NEVER LIKE THIS (Me Axsocinted Preset DENVER, Aug. 23.—In the Moffat tunnel. six miles long under the Continental divide, is a machine that auto- matically washes the win- dows on all the passenger cars just as the train is about to leave the long bore. _The | washing removes any traces of smoke accumulated in the funnel, so that passengers | Won't miss a moment's view of the mountain scenery. The train doesn’t even have to stop. Che Key Wiest Citizen Citizens Consider “== Chances Highway Extension SRD REJECTS NOW For= OF PROJECT BRINGS HOPE 7 OF FEDERAL ACTION Recovering from the sudden- ness of the State Road Depart- ment action yesterday in turning thumbs down on the Overseas Highway extension project, zens of Key West and Monroe county engaged in consideration of the chances for that important project ioday. The Citizen interviewed a num- ber of leading residents of Key West on the subject this morning and found that the general opin- 10n was that the Road Depart- ment officials were expected to decide the issue in just the man- ner they did, although “we didn't expect the decision to come quite so abruptly”, was the way one person summed up the action taken at yesterday’s meeting. There appeared to be consid- erable hope in the picture of fed- eral approval of naming the Overseas Highway a _ military road. This, it was thought, would bring immediate allocation of funds from the federal treasury for construction of the extension and improvement of road beds north of the Bridge District. That members of the State Road Department realized this situation and chose to keep hands off the project until such a time as the federal government made its announcement, was generally agreed, though no mention of that surmise came up at the meet- ing. “Then, again", one citizen stat- ed, “there is a good chance that the project may be placed on the state-approved list as a hang- over project for next year”. Gov- ernor Cone will likely approve a number of state projects before he goes out of office next Jan- uary, and it is understood that certain members of the State citi- A number of delayed action TOOLS IS Road board are actively engaged bombs exploded in the vicinity ; of the raids this morning, and, Police were busily engaged. ceri ri ee, Construction Totals — Pact Annive: Dispatches from. Moacow this ;morning -carFied reminders of ‘this date a year ago. It is the an-/ niversary of signing of non-ag-: gression pacts between Germany and Russia and the start events that brought first declara- tions of war and aggressive ac- tion on the part of totalitarian! nations two weeks following. Russian high command issued statements to the Soviets re- minding them of the anniversary . date and stating that the “pacts were the beginning of a change in world government, not only; in Europe”. R.A.F. bombers continued their nightly raids over Germany last night and Nazi high command admitted this morning that con- | siderable damage had been creat- ed in at least two industria) cen- ters. News from the Near East con- tinued to highlight danger of war between Greece and _ Italy. Athens heard this morning that a, number of vessels of the Italian navy were standing off the port. No ultimatums had been sent to, Greece by Italy, however. of | — $24,000 Building activity in the city during the second period of the current month, August 10 to 20, showed an nicrease over the pre- ,Vious period of over $3,000, ac- cording to reports issued today by city building inspector Ralph Russell. A total of twenty-two permits were issued for new construction and repairs during the period, {calling for construction jobs at an ‘estimated cost of $13,893. The first ten days of this month showed a total of $10,730, with 14 Permits issued. Permits issued were: Repairs and addition to one- story building on Laird street, owned by Ross C. Sawyer, Jr., $4,000. | Repairs to two-story frame building at 1303 Whitehead street, ‘owned by Wm. J. Phelan, $2,000. Repdirs to two-story frame building at 1105 Division. street, owned _by Hester Grossman, $1,- Both Italy and England re- 950. ported on the War in Africa in’ Construct one-story frame terms of success for their units. building at corner of South and |RAF. flyers conducted large- Duval streets Owner, Murray scale operations over Italian Lowe, $1,000. Ethiopia and the latter retaliated: Repairs to two-story frame by sending waves of bombers building at 1202 Virginia street. over Alexandria. Aden and other Owned by Jake Aronovitz, $1,000. British strongholds. . | Remodel buildings in rear of ;605 Duval street, owned by Fred MOVING THE MOUNTAIN panes $970. | Construct one-story frame HICKORY, N. C—C. L. Mos- building on Amelia street, own-| teller was ill, so the Kiwanis ed ed by Anthony Salinero, $900. club moved jts meeting over to| Scrape'and paint bui the hospital to save Mosteller’s corner of Duval and Eaton | 14-year record of perfect atten- owned by Ruth Cash dance. ' $476. For Month Repairs to one-story frame building at 619 Duval street, owned by Leonard Guerro, $200. Repairs to one-story frame building at 707 Southard street, owned by Mrs. Blakington, $60. New roof for building at 307 Fleming street, owned by Aug- usto Aguerro, $165. Repairs to one-story frame building at 517 Margaret street, owned by Albert Carey, $8.00. Repairs to one-story frame building at 916 Duval street, own- ed by Edward Romaguera, $100. Repairs to building at 1501 Di- vision street, owned by Alberto Camero, $150. Repairs to one-story frame building at 721. Southard street, ‘owned by C. A. Stirrup, $75. | Wreck three houses on Thomas street, owned by Santiago Her- nandez, $35. Repair garage at corner of Southard and Francis streets, owned by Ida J. Kennedy, $75. New roof for two-story frame building at 724 Simonton street. owned by Mrs. Jose Garcia, $180. Repairs to two-story frame building at 117 Duval street, own- ed by W. Schoneck, $100. Construct stockroom shelving and connect sewer line, Kress Company building, 602 Duval street, $200: Repair floor and fence for property at 418 Smith Lane, own- in having the gover the Overseas project Dinner Well Attended County Commissioners Chamber of Commerce given to the visiting Boar bers at La Concha hote ning was attended by about fift persons representing var ganizations, government and the military units city Wm. H. Monsalvatge commissioner and the —, named Ju of ceremon onlin se: sior dinner. Mr Si members of the for informal talks were invited from present. Included im those who spoke Board Attorney Daniels; Brooks Bate member: Col L commandant at K tacks; Captain H. S Carpender of the naval station oe H Ladd, county tax collector. others. © Road t and respor were DIED MONDAY PRESIDENT OF STEAMSHIP LINES BURIED WED- NESDAY (Special to The Citieen> NEW YORK Aug Funeral service for Kingsley Hull, pre Atlantic Gulf and S. Lines Monday while vacationing at Rogers Rock Club, Lake George was held Wednesday at home, 11 Oaklawn Hills, N. J. Burial vian Cemetery. New Dorp, Staten Island, N. Y_, followed the ices. He was 59 Mr. Hull's offices were at 13, East River, N. Y C Born at Kingston April 11, 1881 the United Stat and secured a px Baltimore and Ohio Staten Island. In 1904 he went with the New York and Port Rico S. S. Company as a shipping clerk, During the World War he we in charge of West Indies traffx under the Shipping Control Com mittee. After the Armistice he was appointed manager the International Shipping Corpore- tion, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Atlantic Gulf and West Indies S. S. Lines He is survived by his widow Mrs. Agnes Daly Hull whom he married April 19. 1910. two daughters, Miss Lilian Hull and Mrs. Margaret Hull Hammett and a son Vincent, Jr Vineent sade West Indie died who suddenty. on hus Road, s at the Mora serv Pp. Jamarra Mr. Hul of PENSIONED AT 18 GREENVILLE. S C—Nine teen-year-old Clark McKee has been officially retired on 2 U. S Navy pension. He joined navy last fall im perfect physical shape but later bad an acute at- tack of appendicitis. followed by a heart complication. the x WIE IS TEREST MANIFESTED NEXT SALE of the mew tughesr = == a2

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