The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 6, 1940, Page 1

Associate 1 Press Day Wire Service For 60 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Che Key West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NE WSPAPER IN THE U. S. A. v yOL UME LX 291. 2 KEY WEST, FLORIDA, — DECEMBER 6, 1940 Creeks § Military In 10 Ore Sensational” Triumphs; Close ards Tirana _ [PLANS COMPLETED . ‘E@R CHRISTMAS FOR COMMITTEE POSTS; 34th ANNUAL DRIVE TO START | Local organization jthe 1940 Christmas {Paign of | culosis | fected | Those who will conduct to handle Seal Cam- the National Tuber- Association has been per- LEGICN TO STAGE ROUND-UP PARTY Formal invitations to at- tend 2 “grand round-up” to be staged at American Legion headquarters, Whitehead and United streets, next Wednes- day night, have been mailed to city and county officials, and to the leaders of the army. navy, marine corgs, naticnal guard and coast guard. In mailing the invitations, Adjutant William H. Reardon announced that the night clubs would furnish several musical and dancing acts, and that the music would be something unusual. Refresh- ments will be served. The affair is being staged jointly by the members of Arthur Sawyer Post. No. 28 and the Forty & Eight. with Fred Marvil as chairman. It is the first of a series of par- ties being planned by the American Legion this season. SI IDOE & PS coo RABBI RECEIVES — FDR. GREETING LIONS’ DEPUTY PAID RESPECTS TO LOCAL CLUB "BOB BLAKE SPOKE ON ‘AMERICANISM’ AT LAST NIGHT'S SESSION; SPECIAL ENTERTAINMENT GIVEN from Beact nsidered oe fashioned to pray. I'm not proud of the dis- I've t efficacy of en e and 1 pray dails from th« that h had from Pres rough received jent tary age Ster headed by was sen y. arrang- an’s union. Crawley. Sammy joa Club was at vley with his gui- h her basc ott and her latter three from the bi’s wire of head- on eile follows: lent has ction day. and r “The nice He sincere vants vou to know of appreciation”. GOES 60 MILES TO SCHOOL ain der Roa CHARLES. who ST M. M f the ection of bers voted o A. L. Mur- for membership at the meeting were Lion W. H. W of Tamr Basil Tynes. Carl E. Jackson Rev. E. S. Doherty v n a skiff to the mainland then drives an automohile eight miles to meet a school bus which 's him twenty miles to school n 1 sixty miles to and from school every day. :———-—-—-More About “30” —————————— Cabalistic Figures Which Mean “End” In News Reports | : Special To The Citizen By FRANK W. LOVERING Citi days of ! | | | i i he carried fact tha com: been casts night years * ing newspa and as The origin is not kr use, of it h the’ great r ago one the it its departed pr was then that figures first y of th use 0} hook, going down.” of Tisten New York Times paid’a splendid tribute to PE CE TONIGHT. . . Key West Players Present ‘George and Margaret’ 8:15 o’Clock Key West High School arrest at dawn er sweetheart, M I wrote and as well as for tl who later c¢ and was electrocuted in the state (Continued on Page Four) | NO FUEL SHORTAGE j IN GREAT BRITAIN |, al v. today. this | year’s drive-are as follows. Italians Shakeup sats Mrs. Robert F. Spottswood, igeneral chairman; Joe Allen, seal Staff; Expect Counter: | chairman; Mrs. Mervin L. Rus attacks Will Be Launch: | | sell, school chairman; Dr. James is Parramore and Dr. William ed Soon ;R. Warren, medical advisors; Mrs. Sooi iHugh Williams, publicity chair. man; Earle S. Johnson, secre- (By Associated Press) This will be t thirty-f ATHENS, Dec. 6—Official dis- ee tainty fount Christmas season that voluntary workers have cooperated with state and local tuberculosis as- indicated that the Greek sociations to raise funds to carry armies are scoring one military paiches released here this morn- ing on the nation-wide campaign against the dit The cam- paign this year e) is through Christmas. “Ke triumph after another in their drives against the Italians in Al- all other com- tuberculosis proble ” said Mrs Spottswood, sectors of the fighting. ;“and at least once ear we f Italy are being should intensify our efforts to itly driven back, as alert lp solve the problem. “Tuberculosis s drive wedges further of geath hele nian territory. and 45. Christm eals have southern helped fight a good fight, but as an enemy the disease is far from being quished. This is the time to dile up more ammunition for further attack.” SUICIDE ON WAY TO PLANT CITY PRIVATE VAUGHN’S ACT UN- EXPLAINABLE, SOLDIER PALS STATE barta. muniti On all a oldiers sector. con- advance is being made in of Argirocastro, the nt sea coast base city of Porto Edda has been established as the main Greek headquarters in the south, planes arriving to set-up base requireiments to continue at- acks from the air. from Yugo-Slavia successful opera- conducted by Greece’s the northern sector. ards the important r city of Elbasani, Greek are said to be hammer- alian ,rear-guard action d, and momentary capture of thet city is expected. From Elbasani, the Greeks will in striking distance of tinued vicinity rt lta armies. with ches Private William F. Vaughn, member Battery “E”, j Coast Artillery. was shot to death with a . tol, apparently by his own hand, at the Fort Tay- Albania’s capital, where ; . ,lor bi ks at about 6:00 o'clock Duce’s staff is conducting the last evening nt campaign. H ndependent observations on Greco-Italian war point out belief that Italian counterat- ks should be expected in the ar future. Retreats now in are. for the most part, quite 0} . and it is to be ex- pected. that the Italians will soon make. a defermined stand with /#nd other persor following offensive gestures. | The dead In probable . preparation * for | S54PE es that ampaign, Tl Duce has res; fath moved commanding heads of they City, Fla., this EE rnoon aboard present army in Albania, replac-| S.S. Cuba.” Serg. George No- g with younger officers who! dine will escort the body. Pritch- have been stationed on the ,2°d’s Funeral Home handled ar- French-Italy frontier. j angements here | Private Vaughn was enlisted on | August 13, 1940, at Tampa and jreported at Key West Barracks LONDON, Dec. 6.—It was re- {0% the day. He was vealed here today that there will | UUSUZ Sora » shortage of fuel in Great | Stated. Promoted to tain this winter. Difficulty | Private that score was experienced |#© W@ by his fellow winter as Nazi blockades /S°diers, who are at a loss to ac- t off supplies. count for his action. Huge stocks have been built up| ce then, however, it was stated. ae only trouble ex-} pected eanipnerhon of coal}, NEWARK. N. of large cities where |Lougee, 65-year-ol rents have crippled ;Shot and for handling ship- | Wife, Eleanor, then killed ihimself. He left a note in whi ct jhe declared: he h d Promised “ a 13th of Tirana. Il ter F, report press this Putnam, on the > to the morn- was fc body which ate Vaughn t ent due und under the ndicated that Priv- i become despond- ial difficulties 1 affairs. soldier is the home David Vaughn, being of of Plant B i KILLS SICK WIFE AND SELF J.—Ernest M. i pharmacist, mentally-ill sari facilities nts. PAYS $100 FINE | ch Conroy, resident of Ala-} . Was sentenced to pay aj of $100 and costs in Crimin-| Court session this morning, | y of driving on the Highway while drunk. | were suspended upon! nent of the fine. Judge E. R.} of Tavernier, waived the ary hearing, making it} ble for the case to be heard Court recessed shortly after as- sembly this morning to tomorrow at 9:30°a, m. SEAL CAMPAIGN: SEVEN KEY WESTERS NAMED * his * | AP’S’ ALL- SAME RATE OF INCREASE ‘NOTED IN REPORT ISSUED TODAY: 6869 CARS HAN- DLED IN NOVEMBER Autoists travelling through the Overseas Highway Bridge Dis- trict during. the month of No- vember paid a total of $15,279.00 in tolls, providing an_ increase over the corresponding period last year in line with similar in- creases during the past summer and fall season. Collections in November, 1939, were $10,640.50 and in 1938, $11,- 801.75. The increase during the Past several months over a year ago and the year previous have been running about $4,000. The current month’s report shows an increase of $4,638.50. Total traffic through both toll gates last month was 6869 autos. 1455 trucks, and 284 buses. Pas- sengers paying tolls totalled 11.- 808, divided into 6.478 south- bound and 5,330 northbound. Average daily traffic for the 5 month was 229 cars, 101 north- bound and 128 southbound. High day for the month was on Sun- day, November 10th, when 402 cars passed through both gates, 187 northbound and 215 south- bound. Collections for November were divided into $6,772.75. north- bound and $8,506.25 southbound. Average daily collections were $509.30 for both gates. Presaging a busy tourist sea- son, the collections indicated the beginning of heavier traffic, with $2,257.50 more tolls paid in No- vember as compared with the previous month. High month during the last fiscal period end- ing September 1, 1940, was Feb- ruary when $39,979.00 was col- lected.” AUDITOR'S REPORT REVEAL- ED CREDIT TOTAL OF VA- RIOUS ACCOUNTS AMOUNT- ED TO $46,148.79 City councilmen heard one of the best financial reports turned in in several years at their mect- ing last night when city auditor Charles Roberts totalled all de- partment collections for Novem- » ber into a $46,148.79 sum. lows: Beal estate taxes. $30.930.70;;- personal property . iaxes, $13,-) 763.14. Abatements and discounts allowed from the. total of these’ two items reduced credits to $41,-; 813.50, of which $32,566.90 was paid-in cash and $9,246.60 in war- rants. Delinquent taxes collected to-4 $112.27. Stree collected $63.88 service fund adding fund sewer $148.25. Occupational licenses purchased | last month totalled $2,308.28 and auto licenses sold totalled $234 { The aquarium fund was credit- | ed with $43.10 for the month— collections $111.35 and expe $68.25. j Building permit sales totalled! $93. | Fines and Forfeitures account was $388. Board of Public Works sewer; and water project received credit of $1080 and the sanitation project turned in $158.10. and the received | Commissions paid for collection | of taxes were $1,162.68, reducing | the total monthly credit to $44,-{ 968.11. | LEAVES SCENE OF COLLISION | MONROE, N. C.—After his automobile had collided with a train at a crossing and been drag- ged a short distance down the} track, the driver just put his auto- mobile in reverse backed to the highway and roared away though his headlights smashed ae a door twisted al- were | Officials Move Te Establish Tsurist Service To Tortugas From The Citizen’s Correspondent. Washington News Service WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 6. —Establishment of regular tour- ist boat service between Key West and Fort Jefferson by the first of the year was the goal of a conference which has just been TEMPERATURES Lowest last/Highest last night 24 hours 15 35 9 26 37 64 20 31 22 37 35 67 19 27 47 65 39 70 43 57 65 76 57 78 59 76 17 23 25 46 66 34 34 44 65 49 Boston Buffalo Charleston Chicago Cincinnati Denver Detroit El Paso Jacksonville Kansas City KEY WEST Los Angeles Miami Minneapolis Nashville New Orleans New York Pittsburgh St. Louis ‘9 San Francisco Washington AMERICA‘ The sixteenth annual Associated Press All- America footkall team selections will be published in this paper tomorrow Complete details on the first team will be released at the same time. All-America story this year is written by Her- bert W. Barker, Associated Press General Sports Editer. Selections were made by Barker in co-opera- tion with Dillon Graham, AP Feature Service Sports Editor, and assisted by reports from many AP sports writers scattered over the United States. » and the Transportation Company } ing and pleasure vessels to refuel curing §asolifé and supplies on the jslay i wilt go at one to 200. Key-Weést to make a personal in-} concluded here between Assist- ant Superintendent James Felton} ot Fort Jefferson National Monu- ment and C. C. Hall, head of the Crystal Beach Transportation Company, of Buffalo, New York Both the National Park Service indicated their desire tp get regu- lag boat operations under way between Key West and the water- bound National Monument by January 1, if possible. | It is understood that Hall andj Felton agreed upon major points} of the project at their mecting|{ here and that formal negotiations j probably will be completed with- | in the next few da, Included } in the discussions were such sub- jects as the accommodation of overnight guests at Fort Jefferson | and the establishment on the is- | land of a fuel and supply station operated by the transportation} company which will enable fish-| and stock water and supplies at the National Monument. This will oven to pleasure craft{ some of the finest fishing grounds in the world, according to NPS officials, now denied them be- cause of thé) impossibility of se- spection of existing facilities! there. He is expected to arrive| there late this week. Mr. Felton will return to Key West by the} end of the week, it was stated, aft-| er stopping in Fredericksburg. Va.. for a short conference with Park service officials. Brady’s (Live) Poultry | Market STEWERS, tb - . 25c! FRYERS — ROASTERS 1214 White Street Phone 540) j onlookers at | Key West, Florida, has the mest equable climate im the country; with an sverage range of only 14° Fabrenbeit VED. Camival The report was itemized as fol-|Reccive Bids Fer Fire FIVE ROTARIANS Chief's Car; Shot Gun Ordinance Revision I feated City Council refused to com talled $1468.61, with interest paid |Sider permission for the Volun PAVING | teer Fire Department's projected | tw at the regular meeting held (might in council chambers. Presi in the c Freeman Mayor Will J n All councilmen were Lack of action | petition came the mee {cilman Carbonell m: | mission be granted jteers to hold the Second was giv ale to bring the to a vote Three bids we oper ithe Fire Chief's new coupe dered at the ing. Navarro jTis and Mulberg were the bidders ing referred to the Public recomme At the refused ca: the Fire Chief him at the las that his private — Council voted appreval ee of $64.9 jCaptain Alberto Cam car. An cancellation shot guns island w vote ject ton and Carbonel were the matter Fi sa was Tec ar lor to the thority red t tract procedure would have the permit t books. Tampa Times donation of $50 f away edition by the counc for the Public L by the Wom Studied by the tec It mon | Health. Spor health-clinic work here. This amount until th jis exhausted Miss Cora Lee Laura L. Roberts new ticket-tak aquarium, star 9th, as passed Salary is to be $8.00 pe A new ticket booth aguarjum is te cons costing $25.00, and tick ordered, costing $12.40 Key with was thiy Payroll for city we December 20th w jcouncilmen ap; mas Present vote. UNTIL CHRISTMAS MATTERS TO CITY de- MAJOR PROJECTS & COFFmI=Nc DISCUSSED LUNCHEOS MEETINC YESTERDAY wE=zL reeks’ carnival in January las: See ee FAY’S sl Dewe Soe MUST VACATE SY MORDAY Ewersvte omg Mas Ge FIXTURES FOR SALE