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

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 60 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Che Key West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U. S. A. VOLUME LXI. No. 224. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1940 | LIGENSES HAVESLOW SII HERE OCTOBER FIRST DEADLINE NEARS; ONLY SMALL PER-: CENTAGE OF LIQUOR AND: DRIVERS’ PERMITS SOLD | } \ } i Key Westers apparently are paying very little attention to October first deadline decrees in the matter of having their driv- ers’ licenses renewed or in ob- taining permits to operate beer and wine and liquor establish- ments i In c of the former, county judge Raymond R. Lord! reported this morning that only} about 250 automobile owners and drivers had applied for their license cards to date 4 This figure is to be compared with a total of nearly 3,000 cards issued during the last fiscal year. It was remarked that facilities at the judge’s office will be heavily taxed if the deadline date is not extended. In the office of the tax collec- tor, Frank Ladd, it was found that only cight licenses had been purchased up to noon today. Six of these were for beer and wine establishments and two for liquor places A total of 112 licenses covering both beer and wine and liquor establishments in the county, were is: i last year, it was stated 1c deadline date for these licenses will not be ex-j tended and those not having li- | censes will be subject to imme- diate arrest, it was announced. Sewer Licenses Switching over to the city, clerk Archie Roberts reported last evening that a total of only 44 householders in the city had applied for permits to connect up with fhe city sewer line. This figure is only 19 more than the last check made nearly weeks ago, when, following nouncement of the permit plan | ling for certain charges for es- tablishments having one or more bathrooms and outlets, a “mod- erate rush” of 25 persons applied for the licen: RITES TOMORROW FOR R. THOMPSON J. B. SMOOT DIED THIS MORN- ING; SWEAT BODY SHIPPED © case ty Funeral services for Robert Wesley Thompson, 76, who died yesterday morning at his resi- 607 Grinnell street, will be tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 o’clock at Fleming Street Metho-! dist t The body will be placed the church at 1:30 o'clock Pritchard Funeral Home, in charge of arrangeme! Rev. W. R. Howell will officiate. Surviving Mr son are His wife. Sa nn; one daugh- ter, Mrs Roberts; six sons, Osborne Ma . Victor, of A and Ernest and Antho: of Detroit, Mich. Eight grandchildren, one great- id, three brothers, two also are survivors. " ch by J. B. SMOOT Smoot, 44, died this morn- ing at the Marine hospital. His body is being shipped by Pritch- ard’s Funeral Home to Lamar, Mo., where services will be held. J.B. JAMES SWEAT body of James Sweat, 23, ped by Pritchard's Fun- eral Home yesterday afternoon to Douglas, Ga.. for funeral services Mr. Sweat died Tuesday. The was s Ww. L. BAGBY Funerai arrangements for W. L. Bagby. who died last Sunday, are still pending word from rela- lives, Pritchard’s announced this morning Churchill Announces Union Move With US. Nazi Bombers Continue) Bitter Pace Of Attacks; | Ninety Britons Killed, Hundreds Wounded (iy Associated Press) LONDON, Sept. 19.— Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Com- today were being taken to form mons that steps a definite union with the United States. He stated that he approved of the plan as tentatively an- nounced. (Ry Associated Press) LONDON, Sept. 19.—Terrific raids again descended upon this city last night as the Nazis ap- | peared in a hurry to destroy what is left of the English capi- tal, and most of it is left, before British defenses against air at- tacks are more perfected. New protection devices are be- ing tried out, it was announced by the British, which may act to} cut down the danger of future | attacks, and the Nazis apparently have news of this as they “put | on steam” in their day and night | attacks. i Ninety persons were reported | killed in the raids last night andj many hundreds injured. Numer-: ous public buildings were bomb- ed to complete destruction and} the usual number of homes inj widely scattered areas collapsed ; from demolition bomb-fire or} from resultant fires. Forty-eight German planeS, were downed in the last twenty- | four hours, according to the Brit- | ish, although Nazi dispatches! listed only 12 planes lost. The} British admitted an even dozen} aircraft downed with pilots and| crew of four saved. Nazi re-{ ports listed 35 English planes de- | stroyed | German dispatches stated to- day that retaliatory raids will be | started soon — “multiplying a] thousand-fold the present pace” Nazis expressed extreme anger at British air action which destroy- ed three hospitals in the Ruhr in- dustrial area. Royal Air Force attacks have increased their pace. too. it was | reported by the British and con- , firming reports came through! from the Nazi high command. Twelve British planes were re-} ported to have been shot down by anti-aircraft batteries in Ger- | many, signifying that the scope of British attack has greatly en- larged. The Duke of Kent, brother of King George, narrowly escaped injury and possible death — last night when a time bomb ex- ploded near his automobile when he and his wife were travelling to their home. Censorship of newspapers and radio was clamped on tighter by the British today when it w announced that no further news of when airraid alarms were turned on and off would be given out. This news, the British now} think, was being used by the Nazis to some advantage. { Rome admitted today, in dis- patches telling of the war on the (Continued On Page Four) Ss WEEK-END SPECIALS | ORANGE and CHOCOLATE MALTED MILK 33 LAYER CAKES c Maloney Bros. Bakery Phone 818 ;and i point of view. 812 Fleming Street ! CAPT. JACOBS NOW PUBLICITY MEN |tions by means of exhibits after | troit, 0OPaI LIS LL O\ENATE HEARS | MORE ON EXCESS | TAX MEASURE HOUSE HELD BRIEF SESSION TODAY: DEFENSE COMMIT- TEE PREPARES TO TAKE OVER COMMUNICATIONS ASS’T COMMANDANT Advice received from the Chief of the Bureau of Navi- gation at Washington this week tells of a promotion for Captain Walter F. Jacobs, U.S.N., commandant of Key West Naval Station. Capt. Jacobs, besides being head of the Naval Station here, has also been serving as Chief of Staff and Aide of the Seventh Naval District, comprising all of the State of Florida east of the Apalachi- cola river. The promotion raises Capt. Jacobs to the title of Assist- ant Commandant of the Sev- | : enth Naval District. He will | lusion. j : continue, the dispatch stated, | The Senate continued its dis- as commandant of the Key {| CuSsion on the excess taxation West station. measure and hoped for passage of The dispatch ended with |the bill in a day or two. The this comment: “The Secre- ‘House met for a brief session this tary of the Navy has de- termined that this employ- ment on shore duty is re- quired by the public inter- ests”. | i | (By Axsociated Press) | WASHINGTON, Sept. 19. | Congress was only partly in ses- | sion today as final affairs of leg- Jislation of the present session | were being brought to a con- wards. | Democrats appeared in diffi- culty over selection of a jority leader in the House for the |Next session of Congress, it was reported here today. Various candidates for the office were being discussed and caucuses j were not solving the question. National Defense committee prepared for further . emergency measures today when it was an- nounced that conditions in the ;future may warrant the co-ordi- nation of all communication facilities of the nation. MEET SEPT. 28 FLORIDA ASSOCIATION WILL HOLD SESSION IN TAL- LAHASSEE DAVIS OPPOSES | THIRD TERM | WASHINGTON, Sept. 19. — TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Sept. 19, John W. Davis, Democratic (FNS).—The annual convention standard bearer in the 1924 presi- of the Florida Association of dential campaign, when Calvin Publicity Directors will be held, Coolidge was elected, came out here September 28-29, it was an-| today in opposition to the third nounced this week by Secretary ,term for Roosevelt John Dillin Davis will be remembered fur- Final plans for the convention: ther as the originator of were drafted at an executive com-. Liberty League that caused much mittee meeting held at Silver ,controversy since its etsablish- Springs last weekend. ‘ment in 1934. Florida To Continue Fair Exhibit On Tour (Special to The Citizen) WORLD'S FAIR, N. ¥., Sept.! general manager of the Florida 19.—If present plans are adopted {State Exhibit, to keep up the Florida will not stop giving pub- | good work through comprehen- licity to its resources and attrac-|sive displays at Cleveland, De- Chicago, St. Louis and the New York World’s Fair of other midwestern cities. Mr. 1940 closes its doors at midnight, ; Brown in conjunction with Frank Sunday, Oct. 27, next. | Buck of “Bring ‘em Back Alive” The phenomenal -increases in fame; Almon R. Shaffer, who the number of visitors to the|managed “Old New York” at the state both in summer and in win- fair last year and who is at the ter, which have resulted at least head of “Winter Wonderland”, in great part, from Florida’s par-; this year—both outstanding ticipation in expositions—in Chi-! amusement enterprises, are plan- cago in 1933 and 1934; in Rocke-' ning to take on tour some of the feller Center in New York City | best features of the 1940 World’s during the winter of 1935-36; at Fair, including Florida dioramas the Great Lakes exposition inj|and other displays which have Cleveland, the summers of 1936! made the Florida exhibit so at- and 1937, and at the New York | tractive. World’s Fair in 1939 and again in The hope is to carry the 1940—has created a disposition World’s Fair of 1940 to the mil- on the part of thousands of the lions of Americans who for any leading citizens of the state to reason could not or did not visit want Florida to continue show-'it at New York, thus keeping ing what it has in the way of re-; Florida to the forefront in the sources and attractions, as it has public mind. been doing during the past seven By the time the closes, Oct. 27, more than 40,-! 000,000 men, women and _ chil- dren, from not only every state! of the American union but from practically every country on the! Warrantee Deed recorded at globe will have seen Florida’s the county courthouse yesterday exhibits and will have been told of the sale of four lots of made Florida-conscious through property at Upper Matecumbe by George Wilmon Pinder to Charles S. Roberts. Reported sale price was $4,000. Another warrantee deed trans- ferred the same property to L. O. visual education regarding the various phases of life in the Sun- Scarboro, the records revealed. Resale price was not given. 1940 fair shine State and its advantages opportunities from every Arrangements are now being made, according to E. W. Brown, WE SAVE YOU MONEY ON EXHAUST PIPES, MUFFLERS AND TAIL PIPES. LOU SMITH AUTO SERVICE, DUVAL AND DIVISION STREETS. ft f NAVY DAY TO noon and adjourned shortly after- , ma-" the | BE OBSERVED ON OCTOBER 27 LOCAL STATION RELEASES INFORMATION ON SUB- JECT; EMERGENCY CUR- TAILS SHIP INSPECTIONS Correspondence received at the Key West Naval Station from Chief of Naval Operations H. R. Stark, of -Washington, D. C., an- nounces that the U. S. Navy will observe Navy Day on the usual |date, October 27. The announecment came here in the form of a copy of a letter from H. Birchard Taylor, presi- dent of the Navy League of the United States and National Chairman for Navy Day, Frank Knox, Secretary of the Navy, and a letter in answer from Mr. Knox to Mr. Taylor. Purposes that established Navy ‘Day and its observance each iyear since 1922, held on the birthday of Theodore Roosevelt, were outlined in Mr. Taylor's letter, concluding with this statement: “Other patriotic, veteran's and civic societies will cooperate as always in the observance of Navy Day 1940, and I have the honor to request that the Naval Serv- ice give the interest and assist- ance in this observance that has been so splendidly extended on former Navy Days.” Assurances of “fullest coopera- | tion in order to make Navy Day {1940 a success” were expressed ; by Mr. Knox in his reply. | It was pointed out in attached jinformation from the Chief of | Operations that, in view of the | present emergency, inspection of |ships at Naval Stations would jmot be possible this year. The day, however, will be stressed jas: “A day not only for the Navy, but also an appropriate occasion to bring the citizens of the United States into closer contact with our problems and to be- come better acquainted. “It is regretted that under present circumstances, in the in- ter ,ing to vessels of the U S. and Asiatic Fleets, Navy Yards and industrial plants can not be per- mitted. “Véssels in United States wa- ters will full-dress ship from early morning to sundown on October 27”,.. the information sheet concluded. to 's of security, general visit-' Jayeees ‘Sponsor WILLET ON | | HEARING ON THEFT CHARGE HELD OVER PHYSICAL CONDITION OF COMPLAINANT MAY CAUSE POSTPONEMENT FOR TWO DAYS Hearing on the robbery charge filed against Joseph Perdomo, alias Pina, bartende Sweeting, taxi driver, was called this morning in county judge Raymond R. Lord’s chambers, but owing to the complaint's inability to be present, it was postponed until such time as he would be able to appear. Perdomo and Sweeting were arrested on a warrant yesterday afternoon late, charged with sault with intent to commit rob- bery against Thomas R. Terwil- liger, paymaster on the Coast and Wilbur as- Guard cutter Mojave. They were * held by the bond each. | Last week Coast Guard offi- :cials here were searching for ; Terwilliger when he failed to ap pear on board the Mojave follow- ing a brief stop made at this port He was later found by the same officials working in conjunction with local police, confined in the Marine hospital since last Mon- day. County officials did not know just when the hearing would be held. Terwilliger’s physical con- dition was described as such that it may not be held for at least two days. ESCAPES CRASH; KILLED BY WIRE county on $1,000 i BLOUNTSTOWN, Fla. — Wil liam Martin emerged unhurt from the wreckage of his automo- bile, after it had crashed into and knocked down a power line pole. He was electrocuted a few seconds later when he came in contact with a live wire which |had fallen from the pole. OUR DEFENSE | (EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the fourth of a series pre- pared by the National Defense Advisory Commission in re- sponse fo numerous requests for articles on our national program. Future releases will appear in The Citizen on Thursdays and Mondays. THE UNITED STATES NAVY When The Shooting Begins The Navy exists for the major purpose of keeping enemy ships away from our shores. Every ac- tion in time of war merely pre- pares the way for the eventual meeting of the battle fleets. That meeting can be swift, terrible, and devastating. All the mechan- ical equipment, all the training, all the manpower that has been assembled, will show its worth. History may be changed by such a battle. Some knowledge of how that battle will progress will | give us an idea of what the Navy must prepare for. The show will be run by the Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Fleet. Far removed from Wash- ington, his will be the responsi- bility for placing the fighting ships in line and for winning the fight. Importance Of Naval Aviation The efficiency of our naval aviation, ranging far out across the sea, makes a surprise naval battle unlikely. The Commander- in-Chief will know where the enemy is, for his patrol planes, operating 2,000 miles from the far-flung naval bases, have al- ready reported to him what is on the ocean. The battle will open when he orders the fighting planes into the air from the decks of the carriers. The mission of the fighters is to meet and down the enemy’s planes. They must win, for the fleet losing this :aerial dogfight two miles above the ocean will be on the spot. A jfleet without control of the air would have no planes to direct the fire of its big guns. The jenemy could retire out of sight jand hammer at the fleet with long-range guns. While the combat planes are fighting it out, the dive and tor- !pedo bombers go into action Torpedo bombers work a few hundred feet above the waves. They carry regular torpedoes dropped from the planes. These speed through the water, driven by compressed air engines, like jtorpedoes from a submarine, to blast the enemy ships with a thousand pounds of TNT. The ‘dive bombers, which, inci- (Continued On Page Two) Seout Swimming Meet Next Sunday OF VESSEL WAY TOAI SALVAGE STEASES Lerr YESTERDAY aAFTERsOos FOR POSET 7S SLES EAST Vill Be Held In Naval Station; Winners Te Be Entered Mee CF THIS CITY In Council a | t i Swimming meet for all Boy Scouts of the city will be held Sunday afternoon. 2:09 o'clock. at the Officers’ Pavillion im the os U.S. Navy Yard. under the aus Pices of Key West Junior Cham ber of Commerce. Dan Harri Jaycer vy Scout in charge bs der and Peirce. Winner test mittee of judge Miami Friday utmaster Peirce as di September 27 t m other troop > district. in the ing meet immine weet Dade County Cou ored this vear M i Beach American Legion. The idonated a handsome silver cup to be awarded to the wi troop and ribbons will be sented to the event Scout lea asked to c cess in makin All Bov Scou requested to. m main gate of Nax 1:30 o'clock ina body later than will not be adm Members of the nounced that sible for the tend the hoped, however l is spon each place er -operate ne City with t the eve the wor that personnel will be Eight events ha for the meet, list 1A—50-yard free pounds 1B—50-vard 100 pounds C—50-yard pounds or over. 2—25-yard breast s —Rescuc Undres Fancy diving—open 6—Life-line 7. enior relay—10# w STATE TO STEAL SHOW AT FAIR SOUTHEASTERN WORLD FAIR OPENS IN ATLANTA SEPTEMBER 22 free Ss race race—open 8—Junior pounds. DESTROYER LEA BACK IN PORT relay The destroyer U. S. S. Le returned to Key We: tion, according te by Captain A. S commander of the Patrol, this afternoon The Lea came duty at Brook! arrived here this 12:00 o'clock Other ships of the patrol now in port included the destrorers Bainbridge, King, Lawrerce 2 d the converted seaplane Goldsborough announce Navy Yard and afterr t tenc Kalanges. her moving automobile, Kalanges fell out too. Mrs. Dakos, a friend. tried to catch Mrs. Kalanges and she fell toc The two wom were seriously injured scratched Be capes PHONE 9153 OR 5