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

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 69 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER EN THE:.U. S. As KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1940 Deut Takes. Third Game Of World's Bridges Winning cher; Tigers Collect- ed Thirteen Hits In 7-4 y Vin Associated Press) STADIUM, Detroit, Coming from behind to at one-all in the Detroit Tigers went on to third geme of the 1940 Series this afternoon four-run rally in the sev- rs now have the edge, to one. gins’ homers in- field ds, each com- man on base in that oved the margin h for the Bengals. tened rally by Cincin- 1c ninth was cut h, pi Bridges went the route roitmen,. scattering 10 da trio of mounds- Detroit—AL ' Bill Klem (NL) B account Em- Ballan- il (AL). of Vv First Inning NATI Werbcer M ‘ormick struck 1 to center. McCormick led hits, Bartell grounded McCosky md to first. out, pitcher . no hits, no er- first irst Second Inning INNATI—Li rivht. Joost i out to s center. ombardi dou- struck out ort. Turner No runs, one Greenberg struck Campbell r Hig; rd_to first. hit, no errors Third Inning INNATI—W. er ground- M. Mc- d out to cen- no hits, ne errors. Tebbetts flied out s struck out. Bar- to center. No runs, errors. Fourth Inning NATI — F. McCormick out, third to first. Rip- nded out, second to first. i grounded out, third to No runs, no hits, no er- TT — McCosky singled Gehringer singled treenberg grounded to relayed the ball to h Gehringer coming On Page Five) DETRO) left cx Series ‘SS SSE SS SS. KIDDERS PURCHASE WINTER HOME HERE After visiting here for sev- eral seasons to convince him- self that Key West is the place to make his permanent winter home, H. L. Kidder of Ridgefield, Conn., returned early this year and purchased the cottage owned by Mrs. Sybil Carey at 1407 United street. Mrs. Kidder made the trip to Key West with Mr. Kidder but returned immediately to take care of some urgent business in Ridgefield. She will be back shortly for the entire season. GE SIS & NO FIFTH COLUMN IN SCHOOL BOOKS | STATE EDUCATION DEPART- MENT ISSUES WARNING TO PUBLISHERS (Speciat fe Phe Citizen) TALLAHASSEE, Oct. Curriculum commission of the state department of education this week notified publishers of Florida school »ooks that “fifth column” or other American literature will be doned in text books to be chased for Florida students grammar and high schools. While it was understood that no complaints have been re; tered with the department con- cerning content of, this nature in books now in use, the letter publishers was emphatic in its in- structions. The subject wa: the commission sive changes in requirc text books in connectior nual adoption of text boc next year. AUTO TAXES 32 MILLION TALLAHASSEE, (FNS) Collections Florida motor veh t year totalled $32,200,000.00—the bulk in the form of gasoline ta’ and represents an average $70.59 per motorist Of the amount taken in cent goes for constru 2 maintenance of highwa per cent for other governme expense, 30.3 fiercent for r bond interests and _ retirement, and 4.2 per cent for road depart- ment administrative costs. es no anti- con- pur- in ntioned d exten- outl Oct 4 — of 35 per nd 30.5 to , RECORD COLLECTIONS IN DELINQUENT AND CUR- RENT TAX ACCOUNTS Over $20,000 was received by the Key West during the September, credited to according to Charles Roberts auditor’s reports to the city council last} month of various accounts, read night. Delinquent tax accounts ae ceived a total of $9,281.55 and current occupational and liquor} license totalled $8,271.53, these paid in advance of the due date, October ist. A totai of $2,-} 776.71 was received in various: other city accounts. | fees Itemized lists of receipts is as follows: uent taxes, $8,591.69; in-| 3.01; street paving and! Ss, $151.84; sewerage ! maintenance, ' 1939-40 occupational _li- 26 and 1939-40 auto! ater fees, $85.00. | 1 year liquor license ' totalled $5,165.00 andj r occupational licenses total- $3,106.53. | iariam credit fpr Septem- was $62.41; Board of Public Works sewer and water project received $369.00 and the Sanita- | repaid their loan, totalling $1,-{ 120.00; fine and forfeiture ac: ing permits totalled $50.50. ON HENS BILL’ BATES WELCOMED BY) CLUB; 100 PERCENT MEET- ING OCTOBER 31 Educational knowledge of Key West Rotarians was given a. test by a auiz contest conducted at the Thursday luncheon by Ernest chairman of the club's nmittee. of the brain teasers went but for the most t perfect scores were record- Ramscy swered, am i. Bates, who held the attendance record until ill earlier in the year, was d-at his first meeting in : months with the singing of How Do You Do Bill Bates”. Bill Little led the club in the of several new» songs. y urged 100 percent at- ance at the luncheon Octo- ber 31. He said that: the last k in that month is being ob- s attendance week by Ro- tary throughout the, nation. BIKES POPULAR WASHINGTON.—Believe it or not, bievcles are more popular to- Gay th they were in the “Gay Ninet According to the Cen- su Bureau, 1,262,029 bicycles were produced in the United States last year, which was more than the previously recorded peak of 1,182,692 in 1899 and more than five times that of the low record of 225,000 in 1921. NYA Officials Visited — City For Inspection Leaving over the highway this morning, after a very enj: visit and. a thorough inspection of the work being done by NYA male and-femal the city, were Charles G. Lavin, State Director of Work Project Charles T. Robertson, State rector of Personnel, W. ner, District Supervisor, and J. F. Colley, State Shop Supervisor. Work plans of the National Youth Administration have just been completed and in the very near future a news release will be published setting forth the ob- jects of this program and its con- nection with the national de- fense program now going on throughout the entire country, according to announcement by Victor Lowe, local supervisor. Suggestions were made for the improvement of working. condi- , tions that could be brought about through better locations being secured and it is hoped that with the usual hearty cooperation of the city and county officials that these changes can be made. When leaving, the various of- ficials expressed themselves as hoping that sometime in the near future they will again enjoy the opportunity for a more extended i visit in the island city. ‘ City employees are receiving a full month’s salary this afternoon by action of the council last night in approving the disbursement from General Revenue accounts credited with tax collections dur- ing the previous month. Total amount was listed at approxi- mately $5,200. Meeting last night was pre- sided over by councilman L. B. Grillon, with councilman W. A. Freeman acting mayor in the ab- sence of Mayor Albury. All councilmen were present. Appearing before the council were two business men of the city, Rogelio Gomez and Martin Thomas. The former complained that out-of-town wholesale dis- tributors should be assessed “pro- hibitive” occupational license fees and the latter seeked reduc- tion of his. Skating Rink license fee. Following much _ discussion, both complaints were ordered taken under advisement by the Taxation and Records committee for report at the October 17 meeting. The council adopted a resolu- tion similar to one passed by the county commissioners, . reeogniz- ing the importance of the newly- formed Key West Guare. B. Curry Moreno’s re-appoint- ment as a two-year director of the Key West Housing Authority “was confirmed by the council as presented by the mayor. Clarence Thompson, city elec- trician, was denied a plea to ap- ply $10.00 of his. back salary to; pay for his sewer lateral installa- tion fee. It was pointed out that other city employees had paid the same fee in cash. Finance committee reported that W. Curry Harris’ request to be placed on the salary payable list had been approved. He is to receive $10.00 per month until the back salary is paid up. Frank Caraballo’s application to purchase an old motorcycle owned by the city for $60.00 was | approved. On motion of the Public | Works’ chairman, the sum of $25.00 was appropriated to pur- chase six chairs and a cabinet file for the mayor's office and a movable office for the ‘ treasurer. The meeting closed with the reading of the bills by the city clerk and a motion to pay same when funds were available. * city | ‘MENT ON ACTIVITY IN U. S. SAID TO BE DIRECTED (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Oct. 4—State ‘department officials presented |alleged proof today which hinted at foreign intervention in the coming election in favor of Wen- jdell Willkie and against Presi- jdent Roosevelt's aspirations to head the country -for third term. ; Agents. of Italy and Germany, so the information states, have been instructed by home gov- jermments, to do ail in their power to defeat Roosevelt, the action pressed, it was believed, because of his intent to further aid Great Britain in the war. a | Sea WILLKIE PROMISES WORK FOR MILLIONS PITTSBURGH, Oct. 4—Wen- ‘dell L. Willkie, Republican nomi- nee for the presidency, spoke in this city last nignt made strong pleas for suppori of the labor unions. Stating that he would see that 9,600,000 citizens of the United States would return to work im- mediately if he was elected, he avered that such an accomplish- jment would be possible with the :ending of class warfare as now jPracticed and the encouragement and voris onze Dlaft Board Assembles \GOLDSBOROUGH : { USS. GOLDSBOROUGH returned to the local naval sta- ,,, {tion this morning following a SAWYER, RUSSELL AND ENGLAND PICKED (prief patroi duty, according to REGISTRARS TO SERVE ON OCT. 16 announcement by Captain A. S. Carpender, U.S.N.. commandant j Poh ol ‘trol. ‘of the Key West-West Gulf pa- | ‘The Monroe County Selective 5. The state office, at St. Aug-| The U.S.S. TRUXTON is due in r assembled this uStine, under State Director Col. ‘tonight, and the USS. MAC ens aan clock in Ross H- P- Baya, has sent several in-|LEISH and U.SS. BROOME re- C. Sewyer's office in the county ‘uction sheets to Mr. Sawyer, mained at the local docks. The i Courthouse, with members Melvin 28d the board members studied |U.S.S. SIMPSON is still out on ‘ trol. E. Russell and Joun England fm ; all provisions at today’s meet- present to assis: chairman Saw- ‘"S: | So aE I yer in perfecting the county or- LICENSE SALES _ HIT HIGHER PACE The governor's proclamation {ganization for registering those “giving general details of Registra- re ho are eligible for Hm Dav on October 16 reads in hen = ™ bs = part as follows: Registrars were to have been! “1 d0 hereby proclaim and give picked and complete details ot Botige that every male person of i Z ia within the jregistering btween 1200.to 1500 the State of Florida within the Z designated age limits and sub-j I jon October 16, Registration Day ‘i+ to registration in accordance Stated this morning that very few in Monroe County, in the schools ; : with the said Act and the Presi- | liquor licenses remain to be sold jof the county were discussed. dent’s Proclamation, shall ° pre-| in the.city, and that the few re- Chairman Sawyer announced _ Ise mn imaining outstanding, as well as - sent himself for registration and {that a full release of particulars oyister between the hours of'7:00 |€Pected. sales at points on the , concerning the registration, which a.m. and 9:00-p. m;'on Wednes- j keys, will:come in when estab- 1 ee esren Gays | 2W2Y> iday, dhe 16th day of! Oetober, at |lishments re-opened for the wil given \for publication in. Guly designated place of regis- | Winter season. tomorrow’s Citizen. 5 thi oat ; Driver's licenses, sold by coun- me s Z tration within the registration Fe Additional information sent to area in which he has his perm-!t¥ judge Raymond R. Lord, have the local Board calls attention} .ont home, or in which he may | been hitting an improved sale to the necessity of perfecting the fl 0 he ia Besos that-aat™ jpace this week. A total of 1574 all aliens, as well as citizens must |*his Morning, this figure com- register on October 16th. | Paring with 1492 sold by October | GET PAID TODAY MULBERG SELLS | | CAROLINE PARCEL Tax collector Frank H. COUNTY WORKERS GENERAL REVENUE PAYROLL H DISBURSED: PAUPER BILLS PAID Warrantee deed recorded at the | county courthouse this week; lists the sale of a 50 by 32 foot | parcel of land~a short distance} Showing currently at the Key | from the corner of New and Caro-| West Art Center, WPA, through oline streets by Arthur and/October .19th, is a specially ar- Gladys Mulberg to Joseph R. and} ranged exhibition entitled “Prod- Samuel B. Colgate. jucts and Processes of the Art Clerk Ross*°C. Sawyer an- nounced this morning that his staff had completed preparations for a payroll to be made out of General Revenue for the month of May, 1940: Workers coming under that county ‘department ate being issued checks this aft- ernoon. Pauper bills for groceries and incidentals contracted at local stores for the past four months are also being paid today, Mr. Sawyer announced. | City laws now require all resi Z |dents living on streets on which | An apartment house. project has{studied as an introduction to 2 ; been: planned for. this..and «ad-| policy of stimulation for commer- joining property,; it was an-)cial art “services in Key West. nounced, |The idea is to bring“attention to the art facilities now available = Sy ____ 99 {right here in Key West. For pub- 90 Davs! jie agencies, the services of the { ~ © {Art Center include not only the local design laboratory and art- ists of the Key West staff but ae Fe the Florida Art Proj- sewer laterals have been installed ject, ‘A design laboratory at ITMAN’S CANDIES to connect up their house lines | Jacksonville and the design shop Fresh Shipment Just Arrived | with the system. and sculpture and ceramic stu- OB, wae g Sao | Ninety days from date of pub-jdios of the Miami and Coral Pharmacy | lication—September 23, 1940—is|Gables Art Cent These Gardner's Pharms the time limit. fessional services are avai Phone 177 Free Delivery, © ELEVEN DAYS HAVE ible to municipal, county, : ELAPSED! ite and federal agencies on | Ladd | Che Key West Citizen | "Sia Las YOGUNGBLOOD, NYA OFFICIAL, IS DEAD Advice received today by Victor Lowe. local NYA se- pervisor. stated that Joe A_ Youngbloo?, State Admins trator for NYA. died this mcrning in Jacksonville Mr. Youngblood was well known in Key West. having made several trims to the Ps ss+/4 42222) LIONS SIGN UP FOR PRODUCTION i. B. RODGERS COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE HEARD AT MEET LAST NIGHT W. P. Root, representing the J. B. Rodgers Producing Com pany of Fostoria, Ohio, featured the program se@tior of the Lic Club meeting herd iast night the Lions Den Lion Gerald Saunders presided Following presentation of her company’s proposition, the Lions voted to accept Mr. Root's offer to stage a production im this city the latter part of next January he Lions heard final reports on the Bingo Party held Septem- ber 26 and acclaimed the special committee that staged the affair A special round of applause was accorded co-worker Lion Albert DiNegro. The club will feature an Oyster Supper on Wednesday, October 9 at the Den Guest of the club Capt. W. F. Jaco, USN commandant at Key West Nawal Station, announced this morning that Lt John Heep, USN tired, of Lckeland. Florida would report for duty at the lecal station on or about the 15th of November. Products And Processes Art Exhibit Now Showing usual WPA sponsorship basic. A number of such services periur=- ed by the Center are Mlustrated in the present exhitstion Closely associated with ali art- Indicated sale,.price was $500.|Center”. It has been carefully i Nazis Claim Gels Teo Percent Of British al Air Force Active Medwerranesr secer Som SS tweet aout *e ul | iI I j | ‘ fi f r i !