The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 2, 1940, Page 1

Associat« 1 Press Day Wire Service For 60 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LXI. No. 262. THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U. S. A. Red Cross: Floats BRI | TO Bé Entered In Armistice Parade * W. F. PUTNAM RECEIVES WORD OF PROMOTION ADDRESS HIM NOW AS LIEUT. COLONEL; TELLS OF PROG- RESS BEING MADE ON ARMY W.P.A. PROJECTS He's Lieut. Colonel Webster F. Putnam, now, folks—not Major, as he has been so well known as during his officership at Key West Barracks. The promotion, official word of which came through yesterday, was dated October 26. Col. Putnam informed The Citi- zen today that at least one of the WPA. projects for rehabilitation of the barracks here was in final stages of prepazation. This is one entailing expenditure of approxi- mately $7,000 for renovation of barracks which will employ 20 men. Matcrial already on hand, labor being needed to com- plete the project On a trip to Miami last week, Col. Putnam found-that the proj- ect had cleared offices there and was now in Washington. Larger projects for the bar- racks and Fort Taylor are being looked over in the Miami WPA office at present, he stated, and it is not certain just when they will be advanced. These total approximately $125000, to em- ploy over 200 men when okeyed. LORD TABULATED 34 ABSENTEES Judge Raymond Lord tabulated and turned over to county clerk Ross C. Sawyer this morning 34 absentee ballots cast in his office this week for the electi next Tuesday. Deadline for absentee was at midnight last night is County R. voting | ‘Meeting Held Yesterday | Also Featured oetin | Of City For Annual | Roll Call | Lecal Red Cross chapter offi- cials divided the city j|tions yesterday into sec- for solicitation Purposes during the annual Roll Call to be started on Armistice Day, November 11, providing an’ easy opportunity for all residents to become members of this or- ganization this year. The division aecomplish- ed at a meeting of officials held yesterday morning 10:30 o'clock at headquarters, 526 Flem- ing street. That office will be open daily from this date for- ward, except Sundays, from 10:30 to 12:00 o'clock noon. An invitation from the Ameri- can Legion Post to participate in the Armistice Day parade was acknowledged by chapter mem-} bers, and plans are now — under way to enter floats. Junior mem- bers of the Red Cross chapter have been active in getting mer-| was at chants of the city to enter floats, | it was announced An original float will be con- tributed by Mrs. A. P. Storrs, Mrs. Thomas Bradv. Mrs. J. T. Thorn- ten and Mrs. Phillip Tague, was announced, and another being designed by Mrs Trevor and her Junior tee. Present at the meeting yester- day were Mesdames R. T. Men- ner, chairman; W. F, Jacobs, Fort H. Callahan. W. E. Lowe, M. E. Berkowitz, Grace Phillips. Julian Thomson, Sidney Kirt- land. Eola Swiceg>od, Hugh Tay- lor, Hugh Williams, and . Robert H. Spottswood and Albert Peirce Two women representing the ‘colored section of the city in the drive are Mrs. Mary Moren ‘Mrs. Grace Palacios. is Edwin commit- and PRESIDENTIAL ODDITIES FROM ANCIENT | Try To Match Them With Campaign Pecaliarities Of ’40' HISTORY REVIEWED BY JACK STINNETT Ry JACK STINNETT, WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.—When you are looking back on the Presidential campaign and sifting out the oddities for your memory book, see if you can find things to match these Presidential oddi- ties from ancient history: John Scott Harrison was both father and son of Presidents, the father of Benjamin and the son of William Henry. . .Martin Van Buren was the first of the Presi- dents who was not born a Brit- ish subject. . .Virginia still is the “mother of Presidents”. Her na- tive sons who have risen to the highest office are Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Wil- iiam Henry Harrison, Taylor, Ty- ler and Wils Mrs. . Victoria Claflin Woohull was | Se ec RAMEE For An Expert TWO-TONE PAINT JOB and MOTOR TUNE-UP SEE SUGAR! Sweeting’s Service Station Simonton and Greene Sts. PHONE 53 4 Ra NEN RTI C. nominated | AP Feature Service Writer for the Presidency in 1872. . .Al- most one-third of the men who have been elected chief execu- tives have been slave-holders: Washington, Jefferson, Madison, ; Monroe, Jackson, Tyler, Polk, ; Taylor, Johnson and Grant. William Henry Harrison and Zachary Taylor are the only Presidents who have died in the White House. . .The elections of Jefferson, John Quincy Adams {and Rutherford B. Hayes all wene ‘decided by Congress. - .Lincolf* the anti-slavery President, gvas {born in Dixie (what is now Larue 'county, Kentucky) wiije : chief political. gpponent’ Stephen | A. Douglas.iwas-a son™-tf _the north, born in Vermont. j The Shortest Term | William Henry Harrison President exactly one month. . .| In “Missouri, they claim that Da- vid R. Atchison, senator from jthat state, should be listed as one | of the Presidents; Polk’s term ex-' jpired March 3 and Zachary Tay-| Jor was not inaugurated until March 5, 1849; there was no Vice-| President and as president pro} was his © ATTA KEY WEST, FLORIDA, K AGAINST IT SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, Answers Willkie Article: The Citizen recognizes the right of both sides in any controversy by allowing equal amounts of space to either Proponent. The following release comes from the Monroe ‘County Democratic Committee, written by its authorized publicity chairman. “A famous lawyer that he considered once only said other party names and three persuade the jury by beclouding ficials today try facts in preparing his argument the issue. before a jury in a case. First, if the evidence was in ay who turned his favor he -would argue on evi- he could grind his ax, must hi dence Second, if evidence his favor, he peints of law. would argue on PATROLMAN NABS THREE VAGRANTS AND BROUGHT HERE FOR HEARING Judge Raymond Lord was in th C. W. Hancock on charges vagran and drunkenness. Herman Carey and James M. iuled to hold a hearing today iS a public utility man. “Sam Harris, former postmas-' Force “‘Willkie-ite’ read this famous counsel's Citizen telling of a line did he write about benefits Key West would derive from voti Republican candidate. to S° ern Italian territory were. ave carried forward from newly-es- bio- tablished bases was Staphy, for he called names and Mediterranean sector. against him and the law was in ‘evoted line after line in Friday's { i { i i | 1940 Strong Berlin Attack GREEKS JUBILANT AS TROOPS HOLD FAST: ALONG ALBANIAN FRONTIER SECTIONS (By Associated Press) LONDON, Nov. 2.—British of* confirmed reports jheard yesterday that Royal Air expeditions against south- being in the eastern blows of war, with +into their nation. In many cases, “Do you know why he did not dispatches late today stated, the write about the facts? The same reason why the lawyer against him. He Key Westers _that fare better under cannot Willkie ter. “Public utilities might. Willkie “The meat is this: in the coccanut tory. What has Willkie offer- Yugo-Slavian Itanans were being hurled back would jin bitter fighting. call names and becloud the issue APPREHENDED ON HIGHWAY when the evidence and law Greeks were jubilant today in were contemplation of their successful tell ‘defensive maneuvers in the Al- they would*banian-Greek mountains, and than pushed plans to offer counter-of- under Roosevelt. They know bet- fensives in the war that now ap- pears to be fairly localized with ? no immediate danger of spread- That is ine to other Balkan nations. © case of three men arrest-/ Why that most of the heads of ed yesterday by state patrolman Public utilities are carrying the ians said to of Willkie banner. In only-one spot were the Ital- be establishing a strong foothold on Grecian terri- That was close to the frontier where Curry, colored, were brought to ed that Roosevelt has not already troops were approximately 30 the c this mornnig for the hearing and constable Raymond Maloney brought Sam Stultz. The three had been warned by Hancock, but were caught in vagrant acts ester FLORIDA ONLY U.S. STATE FREE OF DEBT ACCOUNTS FOR RECORD (Continued on Page Four) Kay Lists y by deputy W. A. Parrish ‘Cone and is doing? Not one single miles in from the Albanian bor- jder. Massing of more Italian Pros-Cons Of Six Amendments SIX IMPORTANT CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS While interest in mind that six important voter herself with port just released, dealing with ‘vote on them intelligently. 192 38 state government finances . Connecticut was the only chal- | lows: jlenger for this distinction ed a debt of $1,100. A constitu- The amendments are as fol- q@ (2) Establish naturally cen- CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISION ters in the selection of a Presi- jdent at the general election No- vember 5, Floridians should bear pro- posed constitutional amendments = | will come before the electorate of WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 2. this state for consideration, and —(FNS) Florida is the only state }every in the Union that is free of debt, himself or jaccording to a census bureau re- {amendments so as to be able to should familiarize these Abolishment of state but ‘ad valorem taxes. there the state government show-|ment of a State Parole Commis- sicn. (3) Tax distribution, au- thorizing the legislature to allo- cate and distribute racing rev- enues to each county. (4) Pro- ion for a Supreme Court of seven Justices, each serving a six-year term. (5) Providing for four-year term for County Com- missioners and giving legislature Power to prescribe the number of districts in a county. (6) Ex- emption from taxes to the value of $500 to every widow and to every person who is a bonafide resident of Florida and has lost a limb or has been disabled by , war or misfortune. tional provision prevents Florida ' == from going in debt and accounts for this debt-free record. The bureau reported both gov- ernment operating costs and rev- enues increased in Florida in 1938. of the general taled $44,100,000. were $41,200,000. Old age as- sistance payments represented | lication—September 23, City laws now require all resi- dents living on streets on which Cost payment for the operation | Sewer laterals have been installed government to-|'0 connect up their house lines} In 1937 they | With the system. 90 Days! =| As a citizen of Florida the leg- jislature has given you the power to say by your ballot how you wish to have these important is- sues handled. It is your duty as a citizen to inform yourself fully concerning these amendments and to vote according to ‘your best judgment. Ad Valorem Taxes Ninety days from date of pub-| Advantages in the abolishment the major portion of the increase. | the time limit. In addition to operating expendi- turés, capital outlays amounted to $8,400,000 in 1938. The bureau said that nearly oneshalf of Florida’s revenue was paid by motorists in the form of} gasoline and automobile license | taxes. eccecees eercowcescces Hop on the Band Wagon Come Right Along For the LIBERTY BALL Shouts Mirth for Its Throng! BE EES Sat Reservations: PHONE 318 ge es La Concha — November 6th Admission $1.00 Couple jtem of the senate, Atchison rt JERRY COLLINS ORCHESTRA | (Continued on Page Four) FORTY DAYS HAVE ELAPSED! 1940—is|of ad valorem taxes are that it ‘would tend to demand greater economy in governmental ex- «. (Centinued on’ Page Four) Cornell Crushes Carl Snavely’s Big Red machine at Ithaca is roll- ing along week after week toward general recog- nition as the Eest’s ruling gridiron power. Dillon Graham, AP Feature Service Sports Editor, who sat in on Cornell’s impressive victory over Ohio State, tells you in a story today what makes the Big Red roll. Read his interesting discussion of Snavely’s power-hocus pocus mixture today on Page Three. troops was reported in that sec- tion for a projected drive south towards Athens. Italian planes, however, con- tinued large-scale activities against Greece last night and this morning. Attacking both Greek military objectives and were dropped in the Salonika and Athens sectors and on the islands He even against the axis at both ends of of Corfu and Crete. Unofficial reports issued in fensives against Italy and collab- oration with the Greek army in! helping to prevent further gression by the Italians. RAF. BATTERED BERLIN LAST NIGHT ; LONDON, Nov. 2.~Striking earlier than usual last night, ‘three or four squadrons of Royal Air Force bombers, protected by a number of fighter planes, swooped down upon Berlin Jast night during the evening thea- ter hour and dropped hundreds of explosives. Nazi dispatches this morning discounted British claims of huge destruction, while admitting the strong attacks. Returning Brit- ishers, however, reported many large fires left in the wake of in- cendiary bombs dropped Continuing action against pos- sible invasion ports, both by sea and air, British officials today stated that large-scale maneuvers were directed against Amsterdam last night. with railroad centers and utility plants bearing the brunt of attacks. Che Key West Citizen PRICE FIVE CENTS NST TTALIANS Get Out Vote Democratic Committee Royal Airmen Deliver © Paradé Monday Event Ever Featured; Urge: All With Cars To Join ' ] All Key Westers, regardless of | party affiliation or choice of can- didates, are invited to join in the | “Get Out and Vote” parade to jbe held Monday evening. 7:30 o'clock, from the foot of Duval \strect. Affair is an annual event With this announcement came British bases, humdreds of bombs | Siven by the Key West Junior personal the news that Britain and Greece grudge he holds against Senator were delivering telling “Third, if both evidence and Claude Pepper. Yes! law were against him and his Went back to the days of Wash- the new theater case was weak, he would call the i#éton and Jefferson, but nary a sritish airme Chamber of Commerce and is n hammering at the London this morning were to the | C™mittee of Jaycees headed by what rear of Italian advances and the effect that Britain would send residents Greeks offering stiff resistance to thousands of men to the new ng for a Italy’s desire to advance further Greek bases for contemplated of- | 24 Chester Knowles. Everett Sawyer. Delmar Butler According to Mr. Sawyer parade this vear will be the bic Rest and best ever staged. Th j event will begin at South Beact and continue un Duval to Green ‘stréet, down Simonton to Flem ing, Fleming to White and White to Bayview Park Those intending to put cars in the parade are requested to be at the point of beginning early enough to place signs the automcbiles which wil provided by Jaycees This parade arouse interest in Tuesday's clec tion and make voters is being giver more cor scious of their right to vote an the privileges of the form of government + Key West Junior Chamber of Commerce will not campaign f any political group or cause is only interested ir as many electors election day. Democrats brin as OLD-TIMERS DIDNT HAVE Modern Conscription Adopted Officials Expect Best 10 Giz 4 ke we Daring First World War * MERIT SYSTEM EXAMS TO BE HELD IN DEC ‘DOUBLE HEADER EXAMI NATION Wii FIL WEL FARE BOARD AED INDU TRIAL COMMISSION PO (Special we The soars we their Springs Gar LITTLE WILL ASSIST Wille= V. DRAFT-DODGING ONCE WAS LEGAL ~~~ By SIGRID ARNE. AP WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 —It was April, 1775. New England trees were greening. Men were plowing when they heard shots across Massachusetts hills. They rushed nome, rammed gun-pow- der into their muzzie-ioaders. The Revolution was on. Those men were answering this country’s first conception of a ‘draft. Not ufitil 132 years later, in 1917, did we adopt the modern conscription plan for raising arm- ies. In the meantime we had fought five major wars. We had become Pretty irritated with each other over the manner in which the ar- mies were raised. The old idea was that every able-bodied male would spring to the defense of his country. But history shows that volunteers were willing to shoot it out for their own barns, but didn't like tramping hundreds of miles to Feature Service Writer shoot it out for somebody barns. Fought For Their Homes Take the Revolution. The shots at Lexington touched off surge of patrictism. By the time (Continued on Page Four) else H-E-A-R— | PAT CANNON (Congreseman, Fourth Congresacma Data Speak Tonight 8200 o' Clock LA CONCHA PARK — DEMOCRATIC RALLY Sponsored By Monroe County Democra:< Executive Commuttee