The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 4, 1940, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 60 Years Devoted to thi Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LXI. No. 211. Che Key West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1940 Great Britain’ Over Destroyer News August Precipitation Was. Above Normal announcement released in Wash-| WEATHER BUREAU REPORT RECORDED HIGH; * Sees Turning Of Tide For Victory With United States’ Help; Axis Pow- ers Issue Warning ! 1 i | i Britain rejoiced today over the | ington yesterday that will Bring | fifty United States destroyers to} the aid of their life-and-death | Key West Weather Bureau’s'summary reveals, was 100 de- jmonthly meteorological summary grees and the lowest 68. struggle with the axis powers. Plans got | under way to transport crews to Canada to man_ the ' and equip them for war service! across the seas. were immediately destroyers the move being for the present, al- though Italy has sent an inform- al warning to the United States, it was understood here, stating ' that the action, if fulfilled, would! be considered “an of war”. Meanwhilc powers saw Axis-power comments sensational withheld on were as act German and Italian in the a con- fession of military weakness in Great Britain. Nazi dispatches, at least for the present, believed that the _ naval-strengthening move had come too late. Further word from the axis powers will come, however, it was understood, as soon as joint conferences on the subject are held. One source in Berlin claimed that the United States’ move may bring unleashing of Germany’s “secret weapon” against Great Britain for a final and destruc- tive battle. This long-vaunted weapon, of unknown quantity, has been the subject of much dis- cussion in Great Britain and speculation has always featured a doubt that it really exists. Further terms of the “great trade” reveals that the British will turn over the Bahama I lands. now under command of the Duke and Duchess of Wind- sor, Bermuda Island, and the island of Trinidad on a 99-year- lease for all possessions Concensus of opinion land was to the effect that the much-needed destroyers will serve to break the Nazi blockade and “turn the tide in favor of Positive victory” in the struggle against Nazi invasion. Terms of the trade included a positive guarantee that Great Britain would not scuttle or sur- render its navy in case of Nazi success in its invasion of the British Isles. The air war againt Great Brit- ain continued last night and this morning unabated. Again hun- dreds of planes flew overhead in northwest and southeast sections of the Isle and spread destruction on civilian populations and mili- tary objec S. Large squadrons of Nazi craft, however, were again de- feated in an attempt to reach the central part of London, with R.A-F. defending forces and anti- aircraft batteries performing in heroic style. : Berlin announced this morn- ing that two-and-a-half-hour airraid alarm held residents in shelters last night but. according to the advice. no RAF. planes appeared to drop bombs on any part of the city. although out- districts were hit. move in Eng- air- WE EXERCISE AS MUCH CARE in filling your PRESCRIPTION as you do in selecting your Docior. Gardner’s Pharmacy “The Rexall Store” Phone 177 Free Delivery WE'RE M. TEMPERATURE OF 93 | work on new buildings for August has just been issued. The report shows that the high- est temperature here during the month was 93 degrees, on the 19th, and that the lowest was 75, on the Ist. Highest temperature during August since 1871, PUBLIC OPINION EVENLY DIVIDED ON SHIPS’ SALE SENATE WARNS CEDENTED ACTION WILL BE THOROUGHLY DISCUSS- | ED ON FLOOR (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.—Na- tionwide comment on President Roosevelt's sensational announce- ment made yesterday that the United States would trade 50 old destroyers to Great Britain in return for 99-year leases on major British bases on this side of the Atlantic, totalled up to about even scores of denuncia- tion and commendation. Running all the way from complimentary “it’s the least we can do for the preservation of democracy” to a condemnatory “we're in the war now”, the com- ments were considered as fore- Tunners of similar statements to follow in Congress, although it is generally agreed that all that can be done about the action is to is- sue rebuking statements. One commentator, in compli- menting the President, stated that if the matter had been left up to Congress, that body have taken two morths to d the subject and then may have passed the measure “Leaping from al interest in the war a year ago, the action now taken by President Roose- velt in turning over 50 of our obsolete destroyers, brings us al- most to the very front lines of the European war”, was the way one correspondent put it this morning. Action in the Senate this morn- ing consisted chiefly of routine matters, though warning was given that the President's un- precedented action would come up for full discussion later. A Senate Judiciary sub-com- mittee began hearings today on the subject of 2 six-years’, single term for presiderts. U.S.S. NOA TO GO ON PATROL Destroyer Noa, West Neutrality Patrol, scheduled to leave for regular Patrol this afternoon, according to Captain H. S. Carpender, commander of ships afloat this area. Two other ships of the local patrol remained in port. the con- verted seaplane tender, the USS Goldsborough and the USS. Bainbridge, destroyer. bate not of the in the UNPRE- © ould’ y 1 j Building permits issued last month by city building inspector Ralph Russell, totalled 47 for and re- |pairs to the amount of $35,546, according to reports issued this morning by Mr. Russell. | For the first ten-days’ period Approximately 1.24 inches of| 14 permits were issued calling for rain above normal fell during the ! $19,730 of constr second ruction; month or a total of 5.75. Highest! period saw 22 permits igsued, for precipitation occurred on the} | $13,893, and the last period, end- 12th, 1.11, and the lowest meas-jing August 31st saw 11 permits urable amount onthe 18th and! issued calling for $10,923 in re- pairs and new construction. The total of $35,546 was over a | 200 per cent boost over August {1939 when a total of 26 permits were issued calling tor $10,800 in construction. July figures, how- ever, were not beaten. In that | month the total construction list- ;ed was $47,487. | Heading the list of construction |jobs last month was the permit RAINFALL IN CITY HEAVY LAST NIGHT Weather Bureau reports this morning recorded 1.19 inches of rain during the 24- hour period ending at 7:30 o’clock this morning. The rainfall, which. added to the precipitation since the early morning reading, may provide a higher record than the 1.79 recorded in a 24- hour ‘iod last month. Deficit for the year was re- duced to .47 inches with last night's rainfall. renton, Virginia. The permit calls for $8958 expenditure on a | one-story, concrete block, stucco | house at the corner of Grinnell and Laird streets, but, according | to John Allan Long. architect, to- "| tal investinent will be. close: ‘to 29th, .03. Greatest amount of rain | the $12,000 mark. in any 24-hour period was record- ed on the 12th and 13th when} 1.79 inches fell. There were 16 days in which 0.01 inch or more of rain was measured and 10 da: in which there was no precip’ tation Highest barometric reading was on the 30th, 30.09, and the lowest on the 20th, 29.89. Mean for the month was 29.98. The prevailing wind was from the east and the average miles per hour was 7.0. Highest velocity for August, 40 m.p.h., since 1871 was recorded on the 6th in 1913. There were eight clear days, 13 partly cloudy and 10 cloudy days. Thundershowers occurred ‘on 15 days of the month. The house will have nine rooms, three baths, a garage, a walled-in garden and patio and ; will be used, for the present as the Hibbard’s winter home, for |residence about one month out of ithe year. Architecture is an adaptation of Mexican style, one | feature of which will be a gallery lover the patio enclosed by |jalousies from which all bed- {rooms will open. | Other permits for the third and }last period of the month are listed as follows: Repair flooring on one-story frame house, 304 Amelia street, owner Edward Mathews—$10. Repair porch on two-story |frame house, Dey and Simonton streets, owner Mary Sanchez— | $80. Repair DRIVER'S LICENSE SALE MAY START, porch on two-story jissued to J. M. Hibbard of War-; | HIBBARD’S NEW HOME HEADED LIST IN LAS PERIOD OF AUGUST frame house at 718 Olivia street owner M. B. Soule—$50. Repair front of house on Elgin street owned by James Thomp- son—$25. Paint two-story frame at 401 Whitehead street, owner Cecil Callerian—$50. New roof on house at 526 Rose Lane, owner Appleton Saunders —$200. Repair one-story house at 1318 Duval street, owner Knowles—$300. General repairs on one-story house at 822 Fleming street, owner Gideon Curry—$50. Repairs to Cayo Hueso Club, owner Al Mills—$200. Repairs to two-story frame building at 217 New street, owner Aquilino Lopez—$1000. KWHA ISSUED CALL FOR BIDS YESTERDAY GAVE DETAILS ON NEW PROJECTS Key West Housing Authority, Wallace B. Kirk director, re- leased the call for bids on the Joseph Yates Porter Place and Fort Village housing projects, both for this city, in The Citizen yesterday. The ad isement called for bids to be in by 2:30 o'clock on Thursday, October 3rd, and men- tioned that all specifications may be obtained at the Housing Au- thority’s office on Duval street. B. Curry Moreno, chairman of the Authority board, signed the call for bid: Joseph Yates Porter Place, on Trumbo Island, will have 136 family units, and the Fort Village, colored, at the corner of Virginia and Fort streets, will have 84 units. JUDGE LORD AWAITS IN- STRUCTIONS FROM TAL- LAHASSEE Judge Raymond R. Lord nounced this morning that may place driver’s licenses the new fiscal year on an- he for sale BRINGS OUTER WORLD TO SOURDOU starting tomorrow. } Final decision in the matter, however. is being withheld until jhe receives an answer to a query jsent the state highway depart- ment use of blanks. Previous information had been to the effect that new application forms would be used during the coming year. but none of these had been received at the local office to date. Last evening 2 wire from Tal- lahassee informed Judge Lord that he should place the licenses on sale tomorrow. Liquor Licenses County tax collector Frank H. Ladd announced yesterday that State liquor licenses would go on e in his office on September All liquor establishments must have these licenses by Oc- tober Ist to operate. (Associated Press F NOME, Alaska, Sept. 3—While the 24-hour summer daylight prevails, Mrs. Madeline Mirow. ‘believed to be the only North American woman operating an airline on scheduled service, is {drawing up plans for winter op- eration. Small, attractive and in her twenties, Mrs. Mirow, widow of }Hans Mirow who was killed at- ‘tempting to fiy supplies to a marooned party, spends long jhours _ charting courses and drumming up business for her six-plane line. Prospectors, miners and trap- pers scattered on the Alaskan tundra north of Nome depend on her for mail during the long Arctic nights. The Mirow planes cart gold nuggets worth some- times up to $75,000 a load, and enable miners to move in needed freight—a ton at a time. Next spring, before ice on the Bering sea has broken. a plane will call at little Eskimo villages for cargoes of fox furs. If the (Planes did not call, shipments would have to wait for the first | concerning ok GRANDMOTHER AT 31 BELL. Cal—Mrs. Thelma So- per. 31, became a grandmother when her 15-year-old daughter, Mrs. Angela Millwee, gave birth to a son. Mrs. Soper married at the age of 13. ‘e Service Writer) boat which comes mer. Flying country. in mid-sum- ardous in The Nome airport oft- | $07,800 Budget At Meet City's Schools Pr - Totalled $35,000 | ! | | | | | ! house Theodore ! ;creased graduations :Key West ADVERTISEMENT INSERTED! morning, as follows: ‘WOMAN OPERATOR OF NOME AIRLINE Believed To Be Only North American Female Air Head -: FACULTY MEETIN For Opening. Monda S AT HARRIS AND DIVI- SION STREET SCHOOLS ON FRIDAY A record number of students are expected to enroll at Key West Junior and Senior High Schoel on next Monday, Septem- ber 9th, the day for school open- ing at all Monroe county schools, according to statement made to- day by principal Horace O’Bryant, to The Citizen. While definite figures can not be given as yet, and will not be released until next Tuesday, the influx of navy families and in- in grade schools is expected to swell at- tendance in the next school term at this school to all-time high levels. Prof. O’Bryant expected some difficulty in finding room for all pupils and classes. Faculty meetings at the three schools were an- nounced by the principals this High School—general faculty meeting Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in room 100. Harris Schooi—facuity meeting Friday morning at 9:30 o'clock in the auditorium or some other suitable room. New principal, W. E. Fowler, will be in charge of this meeting. Division Street School—faculty meeting Friday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock in principal Earl Hamil- ton’s office. A special CONE PROCLAIMS FLORIDA DAYS AT AT WORLD’S FAIR URGES CITIZENS OF STATE TO JOIN IN CELEBRATIONS ON SEPTEMBER 7 AND 8: PROGRAM ARRANGED mecting for new (Special to The Citizen) TALLAHASSEE, Sept. 4—Gov- nor Fred P. Cone has issued an official proclamation calling upon the citizens of Florida to join in the celebration of Florida Days. September 7 and 8, at the Flor- ida exhibit at the New York World’s Fair. The proclamation sets forth that “Florida’s participation in the New York World's Fair has this peen designated by competent authority as the outstanding gov- en is blanketed by fog, and air- ¢Tmental exhibit of the Fair ports seldom are much more than cleared areas on the tundra, or sand beaches. and that “through this exhibit millions of World’s Fair visitors have been educated in the neces- sity of using Florida's agricul- Reared in Nome, Mrs. Mirow (tural. and industrial commodities knows Alaska and its problems. She has a radio operator's li- cense and operates the ground stations which keep in contact with the Mirow aircraft. With all her work, she has time to keep house with her mother and her two young children. NO TALK. GETS $9,535 OMAHA, Neb.—In a suit aris- ing from an auto accident, Mrs. Ruth Norsikian was found to be suffering from “hysterical apho- nia” and the judge ruled she was totally and permanently disabled. If she doesn’t talk above a whis- and have been further educated in the great natural beauty of “A program of entertainment”. the proclamation continues, “has been prepared for the benefit of Floridians and Friends of Florida who will be present on two days”. by proclaim Sept. 7 and 8 as Florida Days throughout the State of Florida and do call upon the citizens of the state to join with me in celebration thereof in the Florida building, gardens and beaches, and to enjoy to the per for the next nine and a half fullest the great displays and ex- years, she can collect compensa- tion estimated at $9,535 damages for her loss of speech. hibits as well as the entertain- ment features which have been provided”. High School be held on Saturday morning at 10:30 o'clock in Prof. O’Bryant office. Professor O'Bryant again called attention to the need for new pupils, other than those grad- uating from Harris and Division Street schools, to call at his of- fice before Saturday of this week All summer school pupils are ask- ed to report, also, before Friday morning, on which day, at 8:30 a. m., make-up examinations w be held. New teachers at the High School this year include the fol- lowing John J. Berry, of Gainesville, who will teach manual arts and mechanical drawing Mr. Berry will also assist in athletics as as- sistant coach, having established an excellent athletic record at the University of Florida in football wrestling and basketball He was rated the best student in the industrial arts at the U. of Fla Miss Madalaine Weeks, music teacher. Adrian Stockard, mathematics. Mary Ann Delaino, sec- r algebra and 10th g ade teachers at the wi s ninth-grade Miss Edna Roberts. 7th and 8th grade mathematics. These new teachers were pointed to fill vacancies left when Mrs. George Madden, the former Miss Fortuna Lopez, Miss Olive Engel, T. B. Kiebsatte Cyril H. Mains and W. E. Fow ler gave up their assignments An innovation this year at the High School will be the introduc tion of physical education classes for all 8t rade boys. under di- rection of athletic coach John Offutt. Principal W. ap E Fowler an- Approved Payment Made Te RFC Fer Principal And Interest On Aug- ust 19th Overseas Road anc Tol Brace Commission adopted « S57205 budget at their meeting held i= the offices of the State Resd De Pertment im Fort Leucerceie lex: ten inciuded appro ment to Beco nance Corporetion Cipal, $76,908. and 04, amounts for year 000 the nounced today that Harris School 3 would open at 8:40 o'clock next Monday Principal Earl Hamilton at Division Street School ated that all parents or students wish- ing to confer witht him could 4 so between 9 and 12 a m t morrow and Friday. The school safety patrol at that school will hold meeting at 10:00 ‘o'clock Saturday morning COUNTY BOARD MEETS TONIGHT mroe County Board of Com missioners assembles tonight for the first of two regular meetings during this nth. As the session will be held in the office of county clerk Ross C Sawyer in the county courthouse The commissioners will gethe a Mc mo + at 8:00 o'clock to ‘consider rout business, including monthly » ports from the various cousty office. - the water ew fieatoms are zt tugher up Guenter s taco @ large Geet and ¢ cles <= seve facibtees for tueumg occ parmyg sees A D.’S TOO--MOTOR DOCTORS! WE CAN TELL YOU WHAT'S WRONG... . AND PRESCRIBE REMEDY! LOU SMITH, DUVAL AND DIVISION STFEETS