The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 30, 1940, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 60 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West ip aq Che Key West Citizen = THE SOUTHERNMOST NE WSPAPER IN THE U. S. A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1940 | VOLUME LXI. No. 259. ! SHIPS RUSHED Two Contr UNITED STATES MAY BE WORLD'S NO. 1 PREPARATIONS - , LAST EVENING Italy Is Making Five-Fold Program Begun With Draft ‘Number Calling WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.—j;equipment, but adding in food! When the first number came out/and transportation. i of the fish bowl in the draft lot-| Our first line Army will num- tery yesterday, the United States ber more than 1,200,000 men. It’ embarked on a peacetime pro-i built on the plan calling for a gram that in five years may in- five-pronged instrument of war ALL DESTROYERS OF KEY_ WEST PATROL ON WAY TO, MYSTERIOUS DESTINATION: | LAST LEFT TODAY Two destroyers of the Key West-West Gulf Neutrality Pa-| trol, the USS. STURTEVANT crease our military might five-,—a foreign garrison force of 75,- and U.S.S. BAINBRIDGE, were fold, on the average, and make 000, a coast defense force of 50,- at the local naval base this morn- | ing to take on last-minute fuel and stores before departing to join the other vessels of this! patrél which left last night on; sealed orders for an aac destination. H Destroyers U.S.S. BROOME; and U.S.S. TRUXTON, together with the AcCORMICK and U.S.S. SIMPSON, returned to the city last night from the Miami mplete preparations for which has stirred up considerable interest locally. The ships had traveled to Miami to join in the Navy Day celebra-} lion there the past weekend. The US MacLEISH, flag- ship, with Captain A. S. Carpen- der, U , and his official staff on board, left iast night. Six planes of VP53 squadron left this morning for the ren- dezvo of ships and planes “somewhere south of here”, with Lieut. Comdr. A. P. Storrs, U.S.N., in charge of the flight. Lt. J. E. Leeper was left in charge of the local air fleet. ‘ Conjecture still runs high in’ Key West as to the destination of the ships and planes. Unof- ficial observation on The Citi- zen’s surmise concerning possible ; “guarding of interests” in the vicinity of the French possession of Martinique was to the effect that “it was most plausible”. area to c the voy ARRIVES HERE TO INVESTIGATE CASE Francisco Meluza Otero, mem- ber of the staff of radio station COCO of Havana, and connected with the newspaper Avance, of arrived on the Cuba y afternoon, for a_ two- 's’ visit here. Mr. Otero came here to in- vesigate the Von Cosel case to report back to a popular jury in Havana which has been arguing the merits of the case, pro and con, over the radio and in news- paper columns. City laws now require all resi- dents living on streets on which sewer laterals have been installed to connect up their house lines with the em. Ninety from date of pub- lication—September 23, 1940—is the time limit. | THIRTY-SEVEN DAYS HAVE ELAPSED! Signed By Knox JUNIORS OF RED CROSS ARE ACTIVE HAVE BEEN BUSILY ENGAG- ED IN LINING UP 100 PER- CENT MEMBERSHIP IN CITY’S SCHOOLS Junior Red Key West that again, Members of Cross committee announced © this they have become following comparative quiet for the past several They served notice that much can be expected of their group the future. Teacher-sponsors in a total of seven educational institutions are co-operating with the juniors in an effort that 100 percent mem- bership of the schools may be se- cured this year. The following institutions are listed as having raised sufficient funds to become Junior Red Cross members: Harris, Division Street, Mary | Immaculate St. Jo- seph’s, St. Francis Xavier (color- ed), Junior and Senior High. Funds raised entitle each class- room to display an_ illustrated Red Cross calendar, to receive the monthly magazine of the or- ganization and for each student to wear a membership button. Funds over subscription quota will be pooled into a general fund to apply on a selected project in the future, the local chairman announced. Stressing that the Juniors are already 100 percent, the chal- lenge of like achievement is is- sued to the senior group. The chairman announced that Douglas school will report later, in that the drive at that school is held annually between Novem- ber 11 and 30. the of morning active years. in Convent, = FIRST-AID CLASSES ARE ORGANIZED Mrs,. M. E. Berkowitz an- nounced today that three classes in First Aid have been organized under Red Cross chapter spon- sorship. The first class, under direction of Mrs. Ross Sawyer, Jr., will be held on Mondays from 9:30 to (Continued on Page Four) Writes For His Supper * By JOHN SELBY. Associated Press Arts Editor NEW YORK, Oct. 30.—It’s nothing new these war days for well known and once-wealthy authors to land in America broke. André Maurois claims no distinction on that account, al- though he’s gone broke twice this year. This is how it happened— Maurois, a French army of- ficer as well as one of the great writers of modern France, has been used many times as a go- between for his native country and England. He was in England when France fell. “I took no money with me, be- cause all I needed to do was ask our ambassador for it,” he ex- plained from the midst of a huge chair in a very luxurious apart- ment high in one of our better hotels. ‘Only My Uniform’ “Then, quite suddenly, the am- bassador had no money. Nor did’ I. And no clothes, even—only my uniform. “So I set to work writing at once, and. made 300 pounds. Then it became ‘necessaty for me to leave for Amerita, and I could take only pounds with me. I came ‘over with a shipload of children, and took care of one of them, and it was fun. “But I landed in New dead broke, as you say. sou.” This was as nothing to M. Maurois, however. He went to the Plaza without hesitation. “And because it was July, most of my friends were out of town— and anyway, one does not like to ask for money. So I ate at Childs and the Automat, and learned a great deal. I liked those places very much, because people al- ways sat down with me. and I (Continued On Page Four) York Not a ‘ Company jus the heaviest-armored nation jon earth. That’s the real meaning be- Marine Railway And ‘hind the simple business of pull- fing capsules out of a clear glass Housing Units Will Get ier. | . T the most powerful element in the Under Way In’ Near me blueprinted for Congress iby the Army and Navy. For, if jeontinued for the five-year pe- riod prescribed by the selective {service law, it will provide the Two major projects for the nation with 4,000,000 trained = a {military reserves. local naval station entered final! Those reserves will cost a cool stages this morning before start Dillion dollars a year, or five bil- lion dollars by 1945, not counting Future of construction. GRAND JURY _ CONTINUES Monroe County Grand Jury Announcement has come from Washington that Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox has ap-| Froved two contracts involving | the expenditure of $1,051,700 in| Key West. | | { Capt. W. F. Jacobs, .U.S.N., re-|Vestigation into the\ Leon Massi imurder case yesterday, awaiting |further presentation of evidence The largest contract, calling for |}, Supe, wer mney, George Wor- construction of the marine rail-‘ way and rehabilitation work at; the leased the information. The jury turned its attention station, ton Ccinpany of Richmond, Va. | cau Gliew if ch The Southeastern Construction | P° gh a realrary ar ey oS 24 Company of Miami Was awarded! 2 Se ae the other contract, specifying an |Scientist. The jury, however, has The draft itself will contribute | Station commandant. ‘concluded, for the present, its in-| totalling $923,000, | today to the Von Cosel case, and} was awarded to the W. P. Thurs-|¢xPected to make recommenda-! i tions tothe Criminal Court-as.to+ expenditure of $128,700 for a 50-! family housing project at the air station. Plans for the housing project are complete and officials of the no jurisdiction insofar as filing 000, an air force of 150,000, a; jmobile Army for the continental : United States of 800,000 men, | r jand an overhead force (hospitals, | Mussolini .administration, replacements, etc.,! |of 125,000). The reserve will consist of the Scene Of New Balkan national guard assuming it serves, War;.Royal Air Force only one year, and the selective! service men who have served Strafes Berlin their year. { The biggést step-up in military | might will be the air force. From | the 7,000 planes we now have in both the Army and the Navy,! we will have jumped to 40,000 planes. We'll have 400,000 men; (Continued on Page Four) (iy Axsocinted Press) LONDON, Oct. 30. — Bombs were reported falling in increas- ee ee ---_ lian planes in northern Greek ter- "SOOO SS ELIZABETH SHARPLEY z4vances and stiff resistance RETURNS TO CONCHA were advanced by both sides in ! H Greek dispatches from Athens |reported nearby bombings by but invasion was not getting any place”. iFascist planes, } claimed the } otherwise Greek sol- idiers were said to have success- |fully stopped most Italian offen- | Sives. } On the other hand, Italiani dis- patches were worded to signify ‘that the aggression was proceed- ing “as per schedule”. titory today as counterclaims of | ja true bill is concerned, it_ was |Pointed out by officials this| morning. "FI IDI ISS s.| British admiralty here report- ;ed that mines had been laid | waters surrounding Athens and | in construction company announced | jother areas were being mined this morning that work would proceed immediately. Lt. E. K.j Wilson, U.S.N., working under Lieut. Comdr. T. J. Brady, pub- lic works officer, will supervise the work, it was announced. The housing units, to be built of two- and one-family structures, will be located at the southeast- ern section of the station proper- ty on Trumbo Island. | Female | * ‘BUT EXPLANATION ‘STRANGE FELLOW, THIS DEPUTY SHERIFF today to protect bases now being established and other Greek ter- |Titory from enemy naval action. j No further word was received {in London of the threatened Nazi Govt. Worker Wears Willkie Pin Under Dress} push towards Turkey and the {Mosul oil fields and Suez canal. !One rumor was heard that large } troop movements were proceed- jing down the Danube river in CLEARED MYSTERY Captain Jacobs expected that work would begin in the near fu- ture on the marine railway, ! WASHINGTON. Oct. (Continued on Page Four) Capital folk: (The National Police academy, Penreaeersi by the federal bureau ‘of investigation, gives a 12-week jcourse of intensive instruction in IN BEACH PARTY |22" police methods to a group of 40 men three times a jyear. There is no ibut traveling and living ex- penses of students must be paid 30. COMPANY “A” ENJOYED SUR- PRISE: MASCOT. RIVAS | ERY COMMISSIONED | He was a_heavy-set, deputy sheriff from dumpy the sage- | brush country. He was terribly’ Members of Company A, Key |0Verweight.and while it was ex- West Guard, were giecd a big pected that the NPA’s daily hour | surprise last night at the regular :°f Physical training would reduce Exiled French Author — weekly meeting of this organiza- this weight, in the ensuing weeks tion. After being called to atten-|he became almost skinny. tion at the American Legion Hall,| His actions were called strange. they were marched to the foot of | - —- Duval street where they were! served refreshments by the of- i ficers and non-commissioned of- ficers of that company. Wieners, Sour Kraut and Hot Coffee were prepared by Mess Sergeant Rex Shaw, assisted by four new recruits, Moreno Wal- lace, Mike Perez, Earl Sands and John Bennet, acting as kitchen police. Staff officers who were guests of the company last ‘night in- cluded Major Robert F.. Spotts- wood, Lieutenant A. M. Morgan, Lieutenant Al Mills and Legion- naire Fred Marvil. Everett R. Rivas, Jr. was “com- missioned” as official mascot of A by Lieutenant Doughtry at the party. The young recruit was present in uni- form to receive his appointment. First Sergeant Everett Rivas and men of Company A are mak- ing an intensive dfive to bring out many more men of the com- munity who are eligible for this necessary community service and urge all interested to attend the meeting next week at the Legion Hall. j For President WENDELL L. WILLKIE For Vice-President CHARLES L. McNARY Presidential Electors Place an (X) before the fol- lowing Seven Names Bernard "W. Carey H. S. Courtney — Calvin H. Draper Roger V. Flory Howard Gibbons A. W. Hill Ella R. Miller Democrats and Independ- ents should find it an easy matter to vote for WILLKIE D4 Dd De Dd bd Dd Od (aid Political By JACK STINNETT, AP Feature Service Writer tuition fee, | by some one other than the gov- | ; Rumania, but no significance was jat i | Although he never missed a class, . prec ar vonarpsules “ie he never went to luncheon with |. 1°: “ se . his classmates and immediately nae pic Proceed to the scene the afternoon sessions were out Fs ew 5 wars in the ahi future, he would hurry off by himself. | P¥t pegtee een to ot The other members of the class | Pac nees with vice-premie: dubbed him “the lone wolf’— Laval gf'Fance in Rome next Haein as a him, snickered treason jai alec cited behind his back. } a - 2 Finally, the course was over pepe e aa frontier ond ;and, on “graduation - day,” the ions massed troops Lone’ Wolf came into the office of | €*Pected outbreak of hostilities. the assistant director. He said: ! Leama “There’s something been worry- | ing me. I know the fellows don’t | like me. They think I'm a queer | Perey Oct. 30.—Royal Air guy, I guess. That’s all right. I Force conducted a mass attack don’t blame them. But I did feel 0" Berlin and other large Ger- kinda like some explanation was ie pars tee the raids due you. ing conducted during a raging “The truth is I had to mortgage | snow storm. . (Continued on Page Four) In Berlin, according to late re- ; Other power plants and com- munication lines were hit in Ger- many, the advices stated, includ- ;ing many in Holland. GEORGE WASHINGTON | Nazis dropped several hundred The Founder Of Our Country “There cannot in my judgment be"'the least dan- ger that the ident will by any practicable intrigue ever be able to ‘continue R aie Semaeattion fa: Rbds is resulting in.much concern No Headway May Go Tol JUVENILE JUDGE ‘WILL SENTENCE3 | BOYS TOMORROW : With the arrest of three |Armando Machin Kirkland Bethel and Edward Larser terday, the sheriffs depart jhere believed that a number robberies reported im the few weeks had been solved, as the boys confessed entering many business houses and homes Apprehension of the boys, and subsequent arrest, came when city policemen traced a stolen gun belonging to E H. Gato, Jr taken about “three weeks ag: when the home at Duval and South streets was entered. to one of them. In the Gato robbery, the three boys named entered the house im search of money or other val uables. Another boy, ar rested, stood as lookout for them Being under legal age 14 to 16, the three boys come under the jurisdiction of Mrs. Juliette Russell, juvenile judge for Men- roe County, and a hearing purposes of passing sentence which may send all three to the state reform school. will be held at 10:00 o'clock tomorrow morn ing. Machin and Bethel re leased from jail. the former last night, and Bethel this morning in custody of their parents Lar sen was kept in jail on orders of Mrs. Russell, in fiew of his past record involving a suspended sen tence. Chief Deputy Sheriff Bernard J. Waite stated this mornity that his office was trying to find the Person, or persons who were re ceiving stolen goods here “If we succeed in apprehending them”, he stated, “we will go far towards prevention of petty rob- beries in the future” Uncle Sam Finds New Sugar Bowl (Resortated Preas Femtare ser. MERIDIAN, Miss, Oct. 30— present Game Sorghum cane, a humble crop giy which has supplied 2 low-cost Seys me household “sweeten” im the “Toctey form of molasses, is ready for 2 new role. US department of agriculture Scientists assert that they now have a process whereby grene- lated sugar can be made from yes nai not from for were the Italian cause, Rome admit- | “T°P- this morning, with the ad- into Egypt temporarily ibases by the RAF. was also re- Advertisement)