The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 28, 1940, Page 1

Associate 1 Press Day Wire Service For 60 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Th Kry THE SOUTHERNMOST NE WSPAPER IN THE U Ss: A. vi oe UME eat No. 284. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1940 Nazis Renew Bomb Raids On Englan R.A.F. Counters With: French Bases; Greeks Continue Drive (Ry Axsociated Prean) LONDON, Nov. 28.—British of- ficials announced this morning that almost the entire eastcoast of England was subjected to air- raids covering an eight-hour Period last night, and further in- formation at noon today was to the effect that the Nazis appeared over several inland cities at an be early hour this morning in a continuation of the air-invasion maneuvers. Long-range guns opened up on Dover and other eastcoast ter- ritory this morning, after a 48- hour period of activity. Royal Air Force action was stepped up last night, in answer to the Nazi thrusts. and British authorities reported early today that telliig blows had been de- livered against German bases on he French westcoast. Rome dispatches this morning tlaimed a “d for terday’s the while admission comparative in- cisive victory navy” 1n ye engagement. was released concerning damage to one of Mussolini's destroyers. Italian advice stated that their unit had fired on British ships and had badly damaged two ships. British reports on the engage- ment, however, quite reversed the Italian opinion. Yesterday's claim, concerning retreat of the Italians soon after the engage- ment started. was verified to- day. GREEKS GAIN MORE GROUND ATHENS, Nov. Italian retreats were announced here today, main succe for the Greek armies now spread out over a wide area in Albania, be- ing reported in the southern sec- tor. Italians are heading towards new defense strongholds north from Porto Edda on the seacoast, retreating an announced total of 30 miles in the last 24-hours. Advices here stated that the Greek government has sent an appeal to the United States for help in pushing their war against the totalitarians. Materials of all kinds are badly needed, it was stated. 28.—Further BRITAIN PREPARES FOR RATIONING LONDON, Nov. 28.—Taking note of the serious inroads into British shipping being effected by enemy U-Boat and air action, authorities here were going over plans to place the nation on par- tial-rationing in some food clas- sifications. Fresh vegetables and meat were said to be the first items to be considered on the list. Meat shipments to overseas points were to be greatly curtailed, the announcement stated. STRAND THEATER Jack Benny—Andy Devine BUCK BENNY RIDES AGAIN COMEDY and NEWS REEL Matinee, 3:30 p.m. _ 20c and 30c¢ Night. 6:30 p. m. ____ 30c and 40¢ SSR SO RRR Ree aE sic Blows Against SCOUT AWARDING Scoaters, Friends Invited COURT TOMORROW All Boy Scouts, scouters, ents of scouts, and friends, have been invited to attend the cur- rent Scout Awarding Court to be held in the High School audi- torium tomorrow night, at 7°30 o'clock. Theme of the night's program. during which approximately 100 awards will be presented scouts of Key West's five will “Merit Badge Advancement”. Each troop will demonstrate at least one of the merit badge requirements before the audience as well as present a_ stunt skit of entertaining nature. was announced. Wilbert Moehrke chairman of the court, and he will be as- sisted by scouter Isadore Wein- traub, M. E. Berkowitz, county district chairman, and others. TRVELS 60 MILES TO ATTEND SCHOOL (By Associated Press) ST. CHARLES, Mo., Billy Lindemann, who an island in the Miss = travels about 60 miles a day to attend high school He rows across the river in a skiff to the mainland, then drives an auto- mobile eight miles to me a school bus which takes him “the last 20. par- starting troops, or it ANTONESCU GUARDS DIVORCE PROBLEMS: RUMANIA AGAINST! CANADIAN WRITER..CAPTURED TRUE oy i750 oR AIRING VIOLENT UPRISING [<MS7" Highlight Lagaor And. Laaiounes AT BAR INSTITUTE HUNGARIAN OFFICIALS CALL PICTURE OF ISLAND CITY’S CHARM INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS AND IRON GUARD EXECUTIONS : | Unless you are intelligent and to tell us. . .Do I “want to see YESTERDAY PLAIN ‘MUR- |really appreciative do not visit Dry Tortugas? It’s only about DER’ OVERLAPPING TAXES ALSO TO APPEAR ON DELAND Key West; unless a nameless for- seventy miles off shore and (if I NEXT MONTH eign flavor appeals it is useless say so) it can be erranged at to urge the necessity of such a once”. j visit however brief; again let us Time out caution that brevity will not re- proposition. . .What shal! I do iveal that nameless charm which with my car. ..and the passen- ernment officials in Rumania, |is as much a part of the beholder gers I so foolishly brought along, headed by Premier Antonescu, jas it is latitude and longitude. and who’ve no more sense of ad- were taking strong steps to guard [2 Qneidefoitely snes oes sceasiny yenbre than a Soeet nun? : ey West: one lags of inclination ve to give it up this time; an- the: nation: against say ,uneamnes | {and lingers of soul’s necessity and other dream bubble drifting off fcllowing yesterday's wholesale | one finaily savours this sweet into space. Island prison of the purge of Iron Guardists. jlittle island in its sunset hour. famous Dr. Samuel Mudd (who Authorities were guarding | Its peaceful, compelling quali- set the broken leg of Lincoln’s store properties throughout this ties are caly anve mneresonn sapien nee: halon to s or appreciated after days of wan- explor why must the interest- city, and a prociamation has ee aed and nights of roaming. ing things of life be so difficult Here one takes a fist tentative of accomplishment when so near? +step down to the equator, here Very well then, “Rest Beach” , ‘one becomes acclimated, here one . . .that small scimitar of salt ; | places a timid foot on that ladder white sand and palm thatched jleading to the Orient. . to real huts. . that haven of peace and jadventure in tropical lands and rest at sundown. } j waters. . .and here one returns to’ At the left “Raul’s on the. versity’s College of Law said that familiar ground again. Beach” and cockroach infested he plans to rotate such state-wide Here we first talk to a “beach- Martello Tower, old Union fort ' conferences between the law col- comber’ The real thing: un- built in 1856 and once considered legos of tin state, d will hold ,even curly beard from ear to ear impregnable. In ruins now and ne od z se re ae = ; chard, white irregular teeth no longer worth guarding as is'y¢™o™" One a1 the University o used to more than our soft foods that other one to the right called |Mi#mi, probably early in the ._. -eyes as greenish blue as the West Martello Tower. Beyond ae , ae é Gulf Stream he nonchalantly Raul's the big wireless station, | niece ae = be ae — — spits in. . -bare hard bitten feet guarded so jealously, carries on a . e place from 8 to 9:30 that tread the ports of tropical ceaseless conversation with Uncle |? °¢ Friday morning, Decem- seas and tough tanned hide in- Sam's ships manoeuvering be- | °1,6- differently covered with faded tween here and the all important! 7h Morning session will open shirt and salty dungarees Canal Zone. . Tireless the power- pith an address ———— I want to know about “the Dry ful station stutters and sputters in ao - & Allen of Stetson, Tortugas”; why is it called dry? Jong and short blue dots and .2nd @ Tesponse from the bar as- He doesn't know “mam”. . He's dashes that spell the difference |S0c/ation President. Keen. War- been almost every where and between danger and safety to Saar gems Se = never heard that asked”. . Oh more than these brown eyed csiauboisn seks ial Gece ies to consider this (Ry Axnociated Press) (Special to The Citizen) BUCHAREST, Nov. 28.—Gov- DELAND, Fla., Nov. 28. problems —Legai of divorce, industria’ accidents and overlapping taxes will feature the state-wide in- stitute of the Florida State Bar Association here December 6 and 7, according to the program out- lined by President J. Velma Keen issued calling for speedy trials | today. and death sentence for any per-! found guilty of grand lar- ae pe ae ee 8 President Keen in delivering - the institute program to Dean HUNGARY CALLS {Paul E. Raymond of Stetson Uni- PURGE ‘MURDER’ BUDAPEST, Nov. 28.—Hunga- rian officials took recognizance of the Iron Guard executions yes- (Continued on Page Four) (SSS aSBaBAB Hs NCRTHERN TOURISTS BEGIN ANNUAL TREK Forerunner of the tourist influx expected in Key West this season is evidenced with | r_gisirations at local hotels and rooming houses this week. With colder weather in northern states, advance flow of winter visitors has started, and is expected to enlarge daily from this time forward. Registrations at the La Concha hotel last evening included the following: Mrs. A. P. Northend and daughter, Frances, of West Hartford, Conn.; H. B. Price, of Washington, D. C.; Dr. Alen M. Davis and A. Carl Stellwig of New York City: Mr. and Mrs. B. M. McKel- way of Washington. D. C. Jchn W. Boren, and sister, of Dayton, Ohio, registered last evening and left this morning on the S.S. Cuba for Havana. | SITeTaa ew. H : | | University of Miami (Special to The Citizen) LAKELAND, Nov. 28.—Flor- PRIVATE P LINK’S THINKING CAP; both aay and private avia- Mast Roll Own Cigarettes To Become A aa Soldier; vance planning of the past de- IS HIS MOST USEFUL EQUIPMENT. ida’s meteoric development in (Associated Press F ST. LOUIS. Nov 28—What Peter Plink doesn’t know about army routine would fill books for a five-foot -shelf, he’s learning fast The fictitious Petet is a ty, greenhorn soldier. And thousands of Peter Plinks around such a place as Jefferson Bar- racks, the general atmosphere is reminiscent of the opening day of football practice. One of the oldest infantry posts west of the Mississippi river. Jef- ferson Barracks recently was con- verted into a major Army Air Corps recruiting and training center, and likewise will serve as one of the receiving stations for draftees. Peter Plink was sent be outfitted and receive a few weeks of preliminary training before being transferred to a per- manent base. More than a hundred new men arrived here the same day. They were “shot in the arm” and or- enough but here to dered out te learn. the rudiments of drilling. Some went out to drill dressed in just what they wore from home. One lad who hailed from western Kentucky wore a green pin stripe suit and ‘carried his razor and toothbrush in a pocket. Another had army trousers and shoes but still sport- ed a white shirt. Others had the new, stylish pants—and old fash- ioned “choker” collar soats of 1917 vintage. Peter couldn't remember which company he belonged to, and it caused a little confusion And he insisted on wheeling to the right and walking off alone every !Tecruits were too befuddled to " = The destroyer U.S.S. REUBEN ; » ‘of existing facilities,” {clared. Frost de-' arriving early this morning for | “This will add additional Imillions to the huge sums of ras mam (?), they really do put Truly “rest” beach. jNegligence Cases.” by n “Work- Th . See ee consi ok thn Selling delle DECLARED ‘WONDER OF windows. A bugle’s liquid musi- tically. . .ecstatically dresses her! The Saturday program will {cade and lends vital importance | The banquet will feature time the sergeant pee emer Oe Comamesee am S. Fielding of St. Petersburg on parade grounds. Finally. after | thority is today surveying more ._' The REUBEN JAMES has been ! at first. “It's mainly a safety | da under the national prepared. i dj Scand: |ful of North Americans are push- quently “for some of those long | than ten vears ago by committees 'OP ;ciety who came here from Indi- get into serious trouble anyway. Mrs. Paul H. Smith, and fam- New well! What about those huge blond descendants of Spanish ad- © vd = - sea turtles over at that other venturers in this strategic out- Ager ig Law - ppc | Wharf? Well “the cannery was post of American democracy and: 2% FTol jomas ron - 1 of i : ! Mathews of Jacksonville: them up in the cans of green tur- Night descends. Not slowly . ses tle soup” so it is not veal after and with majestic blending of !M€ns Compensation.” by Dean ‘all as those whisperers had tried colors as does ours of the North- |Harry R. Trusler of the college countries, but suddenly. . .ex- of law of. the University of AVIATION FORGES - «Sally. Salen _ silently: . vitally. . -as it | Florida. heat abates and soft wind rises to | make magic sound in the palm} “Grounds, Procedure and Prac- thatch and pat the skin with tical Problems in Divorce Cases velvet fingers. Natives stretch! Pe A. Green of Daytona .and yawn awareness of evening's Ear ee a cal notes wash over the hushed THE AGE’ little island in evensong andj doors, windows open. . -life stirs! ccascts -music bursts forth from island j yore® Decrees.” by Prof. Maleolm instrument, old fashioned grama- | McDermott, professor of law at f lored Consist of a discussion of tax Neon blossoms and is. ready” to |Problems arising out of diversity | bears witness to the value oe ad- Be Ble 7 "—Fairville, | l Washineton ik Geman sia |to intelligent mapping of future {speeches by the newest of Flor- trends, it was declared here to- jida’s federal judges, Curtis L. j day by M. M Frost of Tampa. ; Waller of Tallahassee, and by the |,. Frost 1s chairman of the avia- re afforney general-of Florida, *;tion committee of the Florida ‘om Watson of Tampa. Wil- “ or R. RTED MARINES Will be toastmaster. ae oe Meson 4g | Betitley, head of an aviation sub- Oho s eas ; i Ree ebenira re K and ;CoMMittee appointed to- work out ON SHAKEDOWN ee a eee details tox a. pecpneed State forttr“Zctous a plot twice the size | oo ronautioal ‘board. CRUISES of a football field. Musie came | a “pep talk.” a kindly lieutenant than a score of Florida cities for ordered: “Men with sore feet fall out. It looked like a mob scene. Guns and ammunition are on escort duty for the past month precaution,” one officer admitted. Neale beeing Petipa with thé submarines THRESHER _ , (Ammoctated "¥ Among the things Peter has} ihaivcans ah lates teen ames ca and SAILFISH. Latter subma-| ASUNCION, pyar Nov. 2 discovered is that in order to be! DSi io advatce “meade work Tine is the former Squalus, whic/—Five thousand mi | from @ good soldier he must be able to! Sout. 0 rogram of develop-:sunk last year off Portsmouth, N. home as the crow flies and twice roll his own cigarets. One of his} » : USS. TRUXTON left this)& 4 “good neighbor” program butts I used to throw away. the Florida State Chamber of port last night. on patrol duty, {Conceived, a generation _ before ‘A free lance photographer has ; “OMmmerce- leaving the U.SS. MacLEISH {President * meseevelt made the been doing a rushing business Co phrase popular. 4 F [SLA ALALALA mmander Wilder Baker's flag- | taking’ individual pictures of the " ‘4 ahi “ie inky.eeeke! Se in port. B- | They are representatives of the boys in uniform to send home. |, . janepalis, Ind. 20 years ago to Peter noted with interest that lound a small school. Today the barracks guardhouse was} .., "their International college is closed for repairs. Most of the jy 4 ¢ “e “ ‘teaching the American way of RS life to 350 boys and girls of many lily, arrived in Key West today, Its pupils, boys and girls from from Haines City, to spend an in- kindergarten to college age, fol- “Five bucks downed b definite stay, registering at the low training courses prescribed noon.” said a poise a La Concha hotel. |by Paraguayan law but in addi- tached to one bird found | Paul Smith, the successful;tion are taught English and many dead near a Longmont high- way. “Call Ray's folks.” SHOPPING DAYS The message-carrying pigeon UNTIL had struck an electric power : working right along and, yes miss freedom from worry and strife. . . jStetson Law college: Sim EF. | Friday afternoon's session will METEORIC = DEVELOPMENT cool fingers at slatted doors and ai on ee phone, radio and night drama- | Duke University. j before the institute. REUBEN JAMES sre eevee shouted | State Chamber of Commerce. He from ‘records and loud speakers! ,, The Civil Aeronautics Au- hand, but Peter didn’t get them: buddies from Indiana mourns fre- | ™€"t inaugurated in Florida more H., claiming 26 lives of seamen|#5 far by normal routes a hand- Peter wishes he could manage to|‘TOUGH FIGHT, elgg gang eager eg | nationalities. bidding contractor on the Key ‘facts about their “big sister” re- | West Housing Authority projects, ; public to the north. iis in Washington, D. C., at pres-| The missionaries and teachers tent to receive final approval of|also brought Paraguay another this pr atncapaes He is expected here | innovation—the nation’s first and | Shortly ee work on the only modern scholastic sports Prof. William J. Hester of the _ “Extraterritorial Effect of Di- * Giading Contract Let For Trumbo ~ Air Station Site CUBAN OFFICIALS Consul Receives Resume STUDY NEW LAWS the Batista f Cuba. the bodies have beer to Since Colonel inauguratien into the dency gov busy « revise the constitutiar (Continued on Pare Charies Teppme Recess = Ned Te Proceed With Levelling Work At Cost Of 36.200 JAMBOREE MEET © COUNTY. CITY AND MILI TARY OFFICIALS WILL BE GUESTS A large featured by refreshments was December at a night of A: 28 of the Mayor Get-together mex Ttainment planned Sessior Sawyer Pest N merican M ur Leger Albury. t county Wi the Ts 01 marine will be The ree He fair, Worth and Bil were old E. Russell ve army corps invited t suggestior was made will be and coas attend for the by Commanser and seconded by Adjutant W: H Reardor “We want to arouse interest m Legion affairs and im the stat convention here next Apr Marvil explained) “There w be free entertainment by som of the leading night club show in town and free refreshm AMERICAN WAY AT: |new airports or great expansion JAMES was at Key West today, | | Missionary iii Beg:n Masi Twenty Years Ago overnight stay while loading | “GOOD (0D NEIGHBOR’ SCHOOL IN P AY at | money already expended in Flor- Provisions and stores. ARAC Uy Feature Service) under the es hot Paraguayan 23 Nationalines Within the American type class- rooms, now modeis for Paraguay liny Indian children only a few months removed from the Chac- are pupils, alongside the sons and daughters of catiinet ministers and foreign diplomats. The latter have contributed heavily to the 23 nationalities making up Inter- national College's present enroll- ment. A staff of eight teachers from such typical cities as Des Moines. Enid, Okla, St. Louis, and Min- neapolis have charge of the “good neighbor” program Fred Hughes former Des Moines resident whe directs the college, evaluates its program as an attempt to bring to Paraguay a section of the American mod- ern education Patronage of the school—tui- tion pays only for a portion of the operating costs—attests to the success of this program Most of Paraguay's recent presidents - have sent their children to it sun After the DANCE sisi the ORIENTALE OPAL FUSSELL. Meneer for 2 Geb of CHOP SUEY. Sencwrcnes Coit Drums ex 319 DUVAL STREET