The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 27, 1940, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 60 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOL U ME LXI. No. 231, THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U. S. A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1940 Council Passes + TRIP Plumbers Code; Budget Tonight® sem, New Ordinance Becomes Effective January Ist; Expect Prolonged Ses- sion Tonight City Council finished up con- sideration of the new Plumbing! Code ordinance at a special meet- ing held in council chambers last night and approved the measure by passing its adoption into the city’s ordinance acts on third and final reading. In a two-hour session, con- sumed chiefly with reading a proximately twenty-five page the ordinance, very few changes were made in the orig- iscript. Main provisiom was to insert a clause making provisions of the fectiv 1941 Councilmen stated ing that several cerning formation of the new Plumbing Board together with the appointment of an inspector and setting up machinery of the new office, will consume some time, and that it would not be possible to provide enforcement of the ordinance before the desig- nated time Budget Meeting Tonight Council will assemble again this evening at 8:00 o'clock for the purpose of adopting the new budget. It was stated that opposition to some- of the items included, or not included, in the tentative budget the part of some councilmen might act to prolong the discussion. It is known however, that the next year’s millage rate will be (Continued On Page Four) of ne beginning January 1, this morn- matters con- on act ef-) COUNTY HEALTH UNIT CONTINUES FULL SERVICES: STATES; DR. PARRAMORE UNIT CONTINUES EVEN THOUGH CLINIC SHUTS DOWN SEPTEMBER 30 Doctor James B. Parramore, di- of the Monroe County Unit, located the old Hospita 300 _ United street, announced today that al- though the Clinic will cease on September 30th, the Health Unit will continue to function as usual. This means that the Health Unit will be open daily from 8:00 a. m. to 12:00 noon and from 1:00 p. m. to 4:00 p. m Monday and Wednesday after- noons Doctor Parramore will imake examinations for NYA em- ployes and health certificate will be issued. Tuesday after- noons are reserved for Prenatal Clinic, both white and colored. The first Tuesday afternoon of the month will also be for well- babies to determine if they are *gaining in weight and for phys- ical examinations. Thursday from 9:00 a. m. to 11:30 a. m. and 2:00 p. m. to 3:30 p. m. is reserved for the- venereal patients needing treatments, blood tests or physical examinations and Doctor Parra- will continue to treat these patients. Mr. Harrison, the county sani- tary officer, will continve as usual to attend to mosquito con- trol, the new privy project and inspections of food-handling es- tablishments, including dairies. rector Health Naval in more He will also continue to take wa-. (Continued on Page Four) U.S. OFFICIALS NOT ALARMED AT NEW PACT MOST CONGRESSMEN SEE NO | CHANGE IN WORLD. PIC- TURE AS RESULT 3-DICTATOR ALLIANCE ‘By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Sept. 27. — Congressional and official Wash- ington opinion on the surprise announcement. from Europe this morning, the new between Berlin, concerning ;triple alliance Rome and Tokyo, was that the! move “was not a surprise”. Neverthele many congress- men saw danger in the picture for the United States with the future strengthening, if it is that, of the totalitarian cause in Europe and the Far-east. Opinions noted on the part of several congressmen totalled up to the belief that “there was nothing new in the foreign pic- ture to change our opinions here on the National Defense program and the necessity to speed it up as much as possible.” Some chose to think that the axis-powers and Japan were just “whistling mm the dark”, an- nouncing the alliance in an effort to bolster each other in contem- plation of a continuance of their hard task undertaken to defeat the democracies. President Roosevelt interview- ed thsi noon, refused to issue any comment on the alliance, and un- til he did know definitely of its | terms, he would withhold any statement. Chickens Eat s Eat Anything (By Associated Press) SPARTANBURG, S. C.—Mrs. Marie Jones found 19 empty .32} calibre cartridges of a chicken. in the gizzard Che Kry West Citizen UNITES Congress Action GERMANS, ITALIANS, JAPS Expected Soon To British Attach Small Importance To. Pact = | NAZIS CONTI {UE T TERRIFIC AIR ASSAULTS! OVER BRITISH ISLES (By Associated Press) LONDON, Sept. 27—World news today centered chiefly jaround the announcement of a triple-alliance pact signed by diplomats of Germany, Italy and Japan this morning which, it was felt, may have some effect on the future trend of the struggle of democracies the dictator states. ; Small import, was i given to the epoch-making move |in London circies, British opinion, volunteered soon after announce- {ment of pact-signing came over tshort wave radio, being to the effect that the pact merely formalizes old agreements exist- ing between the three nations. The alliance was signed this }morning in Adolf Hitler's mag- nificent office in Berlin amidst {great confusion of _ picture-tak- |ing and formal action on the part of visiting dignitaries. The three-cornered pact is be- lieved to be of such nature that very little effect will be felt in the conduct of the European war. It is almost certain that Japan will not enter the western-front [LIONS Discuss TOTAL DEFENSE in Berlin however, KETCHUM LED FORUM SES- SION AT MEETING LAST | NIGHT FIRST PEACETIME DRAFT LAW WILL STAND QUT) ey wet tins tre oe Senator Edward Burke Reverses Old Custom, Stages Final Fights Before His Exit IN RECORD OF A ‘LAME DUCK’ WHO DIDNT WALI Bp JACK STINNETT, AP Feature Service Writer WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.—The lame ducks ordinarily limp out of congress as inconspicuously as Ashamed for blanks on the political wheel of fortune, they usually make the period between their re-election failure and the end of their terms one of quiet, some- times of complete absence from official duties. But not so Edward R. Burke. The Democratic senator from Ne- braska, who last April lost his race for renomination to his one- time political crony, three-time Gov. R. L. Cochran, is going out a blaze of activity that eclipses anything else in his busy term. With Senator Austin of Ver- mont, he teamed to fight against the tax bill provision to assess municipal bonds. As one of the sponsors of the proposed bill to make the presidency a single six- year term, he held hearings be- fore the sub-committee which & the ardent New Dealers sev- eral headaches. He bolted his and announced that he ampaign for Wendell L. possible drawn one ic Threatened Filibuster He dropped a few dark. hints that if the Senate didn’t brnig up the House-approved Logan-Wal- ter bill (to permit appeals to courts from rulings of govern- ment administrative agencies) there might be a filibuster. For all of these things, having! {scription to the the i ;Gentleman from Nebraska would be well remembered. But he has done more than that. He has writ- ten his name in history by be- ing one of the sponsors and the chief Senate ramrod of the pre- cedent-shattering Burke - Wads- worth bill, which for the first time in the history of the United States brought peacetime con- young men of America. It was this that sent me knock- ing on the Senator's door to find out what manner of man was this who would go flailing the legislative bushes after his ele¢- torate had informed him that the hunt was over. » Needed Strong Arm The “Plattsburg crowd”, as they are sometimes called (a group that has constantly advo- cated military training for de- fense purposes), had drawn up the military service bill. Rep. Wadsworth (R—N. Y.) was in the fold and a natural sponsor for the bill in the House. But they needed a strong arm in the Senate. They found it in Senator Burke and only a few days after he had been defeated for renom- ination back home. The Senator says now that it looked like a lost cause, but he believed in it. As a World war veteran, he believed in defense preparedness. Vice President Gar- ner, one of his closest friends, told him the bill didn’t have a, chance before election. Several other Senators told him the bill | didn’t» have a chance of coming up at all. But Senator Burke went to work. Burke fought his bill through} and the ink on this column will hardly be dry before the measure | is plucking 16,500,000 American | sleeves. Says He's An Amateur Husky, thin-haired, cigar-smok- ing and in his 50’s, Senator Burke doesn’t know exactly why all this has happened. He refers to himself as an amateur in politics. He came into the Senate (he served one term in the House, 1932-34), a staunch New Dealer. It was he who formulated that | definition of the New Deal which | still is President Roosevelt's fav- orite, the one that starts: “The New Deal is an old deal—as old as the earliest aspirations of hu- manity. . .and liberty and justice and the good life”. But he has jumped the fence many times. He was a bitter opponent of the Supreme Court battle, fought the 1938 “purge” and a dozen other measures but has strung along! with the New Deal on many more. Senator Burke hasn't decided yet what he will do after Janu- ary, but whatever it is, he thinks he will continue to be a lawyer! by profession and an “amateur” | in politics. He lives in Omaha.' just as |to serious thoughts of national | Problems when they entered into ‘a forum discussion of social and defense problems at their regular | zenper meeting held at the Lions | Den last night. Lion president | Gerald Saunders was in the | chair. Lion Charles Ketchum, Patriot- {ism and Citizenship chairman, {had charge of the program, em- | ploying as his topic the Socrates | League subject, distributed by Lions International—“Is_ Social | Defense a Part of Total De- fense?” Unfoldment of the sub- {ject contained in the questions asked by Lion Ketchum brought forth interesting answers, point- ing out chiefly the need to con- | tinue social reforms as an aid to strengthen the nation against | foreign isms. | Lion Saunders, following last week’s “spotlight position” was deflated a bit at last night's ses- sion when he was obliged, at the demand of the tailtwister, to eat his meal out of a pot receptacle. Guests last night were Paul G. ; Albury, Dale Tollison, Gene S. | Marcheman and J. R. Teague. full Lions Den of guests thor- oughly enjoyed a Bingo Party + sponsored by the clubhouse com- mittee under chairmanship of Lions Bethel and Pritchard. The club expressed its sincere thanks to all merchants of the city who contributed so effectively to | make the affair a success. Phone 540— For CHOICE LIVE POULTRY FRYERS, STEWERS. SOFT BONE ROASTERS — Dressed. — and Delivered at No Extra Cost. Bradv’s Poultry Market | 1214 White Street against Following the club meeting, aj actions, although, German high off stated by . “the alliance will serve to preserve the Nazi- Italo influence in Europe, while allowing Japan to continue the extension of her’influence sphere in the Far East under definite agreements with the western dictator n ions on the part of ere expected to involve the United States in the united effort to provide a strong two- ocean navy for protection of democratic rights. Opening of the Burma Road supply system for China was considered a most certain event as one step to coun- teract the alliance. NAZI AIR FLEETS SMASH AT LONDON LONDON, Sept. 27.—The new friple alliance between the Nazis, Fascists and Nipponese appeared. to make small difference in the ferocity of air attacks being con- ducted against the British Isles by Nazi bombers. Smashing at the heart of Lon- | don again toda: some of the most intense raids of daytime! air warfare were carried on with furious battles being re- ported. In all a total of 400 tons of bombs were dropped last! night, the Nazis claimed, on Lon- don, and the total tonnage today (Continued on Page Four) P.ALR. SPEAKS OF KEY WEST EDITOR O'BRIEN WONDERS ABOUT CITY’S FU- TURE jitor Ed. F. O’Brien, of the Pan American Review, published in Havana, wéll-known in Key West, includes an item about | Key West in the current issue of | his magazine. He state: “The good Key West Citizen revels in the prediction that hous- ing facilities for visitors will be inadequate ‘come December’ and calls for co-operation in placing , the city in order for the visita- | tion. “The brand of co-operation most needed in Key West now is} the rapid construction of reason- ably priced homes and apart- ments to house not only its win-j ter visitors but its naval officers, men and their families. The pleas- ant winter occupation of separat- ing the visitor from his accumu- | lated cash does not square with such activities. “All the co-operation in the world will not help unless. the} holders of Jarge tracts of unde- | veloped land let go their holdings and afford cheap sites for cheap | homes”. ]—e a Have You Heard of the LIBERTY BALL La Concha Hotel NOV. 6. 1940 Better plan to come and share in the fun ‘cause your friends will be there. ‘MURPHY BIDDING pana VERY SEVENTY-ONE PARCELS OF- FERED AT AUCTION on; BASE BIDS OF $4,352.75: SALE OVER QUICKLY Comparatively little interest was displayed in the current Murphy Sale held in front of the courthouse this morning, starting at 10:00 o'clock, with a small crowd on hand to witness the sale. Seventy-one parcels were of- fered at auction by clerk Ross C. Sawyer, as agent for the Internal Improvement Board at Taila- hassee, the base bids received for these parcels totalling $4,- 352.75, Very little opposition or com- petitive bidding was offered at the sale, and Mr. Sawyer stated that approximately that amount will be forwarded to Tallahassee with a report of the sale early next week, to be followed by re- turn of deeds on the property to successful bidders. Advance list of items for the next sale advertisement was handed to The Citizen this morn- ing, which calls for insertion on OctoHer 4th, next Friday, and the sale to be held on Friday, Oc- tober 25th. LIMEROCK SALE SETS NEW HIGH OCALA, Sept. 27—(FNS) All records for the sale of Florida limerock were smashed here last week with a government order for 540,000 tons or 10,000 car- loads, for use of the Navy in the construction of bases at Green Cove Springs and Jacksonville Leon B. Thrasher engineer di- rector of the Florida’ Limerock Association, said that the ma- terial was being mined and de- livered at the rate of 75 cars a day. Limestone will also be used in the construction of roads at Camp Blanding and an initial order for 150,008 -torid ‘was recently placed Every mine in Marion, Levy and | Alachua counties is operating full time + and Jofficials report the greatest demand for limerock is breaking all records. - Recognize Guard are STATE BO BOOSTS — TOURIST INFLUX TAYLOR PROVES HOTEL COMMISSION BROAD CASTS FOLDERS TO NA TION PRAISING SUMMER VACATION DESIRABILITY (Special TALLAHAS forts of t boost th ida brought the past Hotel C lor declared The state, acting agency of the s mission, was summe 2 sioner W. M today vertising the in past Jor “The attractive f said. commessr and nation a as a summer pl pointing out it vacation set months 2 Taylor sai “These folde distributed by agencies, t merce, rea other effect were highly produ in bringing thousar for further Florida Informatior summer visitor compiled missior office her deputy h mr and apartment er agenc wperat ca’ Senaier Andres- one Lecal Ueet Of Leceie tien New Pend sabyect ‘UMSTEAD PICTURES 2000-FOOT DRY DOCK PROJECT Former Inspector For U. S. Navy On Dry Dock Improvements Sees Nees Local» FOR KEY WEST; WOULD COST TWENTY-TWO MILLION C.-H. Umstead, of Washington D. C., a keen booster for Key West and a many-time visitor here, has sent a detailed sketch of a dry dock project that could, and should, he states, be made a ;part of the defense plan of the nation, with installation on Trum- bo Island in Key West. In citing the need for the dry dock, Mr. Umstead states “There are no large dry docks on our southeastern coast suit- able for large battleships or pas- enger vessels, and since we are now in charge of nearby islands for ninety-nine years, it seems good sense to have a large dry dock at Key West”. Continuing to describe the ex- tent’of the project which has been given careful consideration on his part, Mr. Umstead stated that the dry dock he had in mind for this city would cost in the neigh- bortiood of $22,000,000, including all dredging operations. square foot of the for this dry “and if the sive, this proje can be built cost. The amount would imclude a 250-ton travelling crame @ 5,000 feet of railroad track and all necessary plumbing, lighting and two machine shops (brick ground needed dock” state jeach 100 by 400 feet m size, watt separate 20-ton travelling crane: The dry dock pictured woul be open at each end, so that one ship can be tak out withe suspending wo another in the dock. Shy the Leviathon Mary could be placed dock, Mr. Umstead guarantees, and still have room for a subma- Tine or destroyer at the same time. Mr. Umstead is quite with dry docks. He sem U.S. Navy as inspector on dock improvements snd witness- ed the construction of the proj “Lhave walked over every ,ect at Boston (South Boston). =