The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 18, 1940, Page 1

Associat¢ 1 Press Day Wire Service For 60 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of deen eres eva ce ail West VOLUME LXI. No. 301. German Channel Invasion Expected R.A.F. Doubles Air Raid On Nazi-Held French) ITALY HOLDS In Past Few Days Coast Fortifications veiated Press) j LONDON, Dec. 18.—High offi-! cial circles here today voiced the | fear that at long last Adolf Hit-| ler is about to launch his much- ; touted and promised invasion of the British Isles. Reason for this belief is the tense concentration for the past two or three days of R.A.F. bomb- ers over Nazi-held French chan- nel and last night, particularly, bombers went out in larger formations than ever before the start of the in- ports. Yesterday since war. All up and coast bombs were French rained the being down on Nazi fortifications in an tempt to weaken enemy forces. Scouting planes, returning from this brought back news of troops being concentrated along the channel Again last night the British air forces flew over the German in- dustrial city Mannheim, ing their wake fire and struction. at- area leav- de- TORPEDO NEW DUTCH SHIP LONDON, Dec. 18.—An almost | new Dutch freighter, now sailing under the Union Jack, was tor- pedoed this morning off the coast | of Scotland, according to dis- patches received here this noon. A ship of 11,000 tons and built only last year, she radioed for im- mediate help, saying that all but of her lifeboats were gone! and she was sinking fast. | e ne of the vessel was not! disclosed, although it was made known she was launched in Rot- terdam and that city was her home port up until Nazi invasion CASA MARINA OPENS FRIDAY FOR SEASON Casa Marina will open for the winter season on Friday, Decem- ber 20, according to Manager Pe- ter P. Schutt. Formal opening will take place as usual on New Year's Eve, December 31. i Dinner will be served at 8:00 o'clock promptly and dancing will be from 8:30 until 2:00 a. m.{ Dave Garson’s Casa Marina Or- chestra will arrive for another on December 23 and there the patio from one season will be dancing in that date forward. Key Westers as well town guests w tunity of e atmosphere Marina ar all will selves as out of 1 have the oppor the refined lancing the Mr. Schutt hopes come out and avail them- of the beautiful groun ballroom, cocktail patio, colorful r and the charming, atures of this lovely re- sort hotel. Tennis fans will be pleased to learn that Eddie Cassity will re- turn here this winter. Court: have recently been resurfa and remodeled. Additional shi fleboard courts have been stalled. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Buzzell of Boothbay, Me., are back in charge of the bathhouse. jo: nd at in Notice! I wish to announce that I am no longer connected with ARTIS- a BEAUTY SALON. inning tomorrow I will take my many customers at— Carolyn Beauty Salon Located in Overseas Hotel Phone 175 MRS. ROSSIE E. CHERRY care o} HER OWN IN KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1940 MYSTERY SKELI IN CAROLINE STREET SHACK IN THE U.S. A. TON ‘SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT SEEKS CLUES 10 BONES DIS. COVERED IN WOODEN BOX FAR EAST WAR: (My Assovinted Press} CAIRO, Dec. 18.—The Italo- British war for dominance in the East took a turn today with the Facist forces showing more sistance. In marked contrast to their tactics of the past week, during which 26,000 Italians were captured, Il Duce’s army holed up in the port of Bodya. in Libya, and refused to flee further. British men-of-war appeared off the coast and sent heavy bar- rages of shells into the Italian stronghold, while R.A.F. planes bombed the city, making it a three-way onslaught. re- BLIZZARDS HALT GREEK ADVANCE ATHENS, Dec. 18.—According to dispatches reaching here this morning, the Greek advance in Albania has been seriously slowed down by blizzards and bad weather in the mountainous sector. Contrary to previous reports, it was revealed today that Port Palermo, Italian stronghold, has not fallen into the hands of the Gree ‘BUSINESS MEN TO CO-OPERATE Under the chairmanship of Joe Allen, a business men’s commit- tee of the 1940 Christmas Seal Sale has been formed, it was an- nounced today. “In spite of many pressing needs we must not lose sight of the problem of tuberculosis in our community”, Mr. Allen said. “We cannot all take time to work out methods for control of such a problem ourselves, but we c through the purchase of Christmas Seals, help others to safeguard our health and that of generations to come” TEMPERATURES Lowest last Highest last night 24 hours 20 42 18 30 35 60 28 33 30 35 27 32 38 61 45 67 24 31 74 83 Boston Buffalo Charleston Chicago Cincinnati Detr El F Jai Kansas City KEY WEST Los Angeles _ 50 Miami 69 Minneapolis 3 New Orleans 48 New York 26 Pittsburgh 30 St. Louis 28 Washington 29 ‘EDUCATED PUPPY COUNTS TO SEVEN (Ry Assoctated Press) TACOM. Wash., Dac. 18.— Mrs. Alfred Kampbell is quite } sure there’s a place in heaven for her Scotty, who meets her each i1Sunday as she comes out of} church. Mrs. Kampbe from the servic cause of a hea remained home recently be- vy rain. Late in the ed the pet. He was e church steps—w: ing patiently. CANDIES Johnson’s — Whitman’s Hollingsworth’s All Fresh—Reasonably Priced | KEY WEST DRUG CO. | Evidences of foul play were being sought this afternoon by law enforcement officials after discovery | of a mysterious skeleton of what is believed was a mn, found at the rear of 822 Caroline street at 11 A. M. today. = ‘ The skeleton was standing upright in a box resembling a sea chest and £61 forward into the arms * of Guy T. Cruz, one of the present occupants of the building. He let | out a yell of terror. Then Earl Saunders, the other‘eccupant, arrived DIES COMMITTEE MEETS THIS WEEK (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—The Dies Committee, appointed to in- vestigate fifth-column activities and sabatoge in plane plants and munitions works, will meet the latter part of this week to de- termine what action will be taken in the cases of several persons be- ing held fcr un-American activi- that s will appear before the committee in connection with re- cent explosions of powder fac- tories and the sabotaging of an undisclosed plape plant. reported here five Hitler Add 5,000 on the scene. Cruz dropped the ugly appirition, and with Saunders, notified the sheriff's office. Bernard Waite, cnief deputy sheriff, and Ray Elwood, HOME GUARD WILL HOLD STAGE PARTY The Key West Heme Guard will hold a stag farewell party in honor of the departing members fo Company E, 265th Coast Artil- lery, Florida National Guard, in the American Legion hail, White- head and United streets, the night of January 3. All the clubs of the city be asked to contribute acts, both musical and singing. and the event will be of interest to every- tone. will resses sdeputy, responded New Pilots. SS SS SS SS S 8 POSTPONE JAYCEE MEETING TO FIRST Meeting of the Key West Junior Chamber of Commerce, scheduled to be held this eve- » + ming in the Lions’ Den on Seminary street, has been postponed until the first of next year. according to an- nouncement made today by Joe Allen, president of the erganization. IT SS SIMS SS MARINE, NAVY OFFICERS HERE IN NEW POSTS Capt. Arthur A. Bliesener, U. S. Marines Corps, retired, has re- ported for duty at Key West naval station, it was reported today by Commander G. B. Hoey, acting commandant in the absence of Capt. Walter F. Jacobs, who is in- } disposed. ' Capt. Bliesener will serve as executive officer and officer* in charge of the commissary depart- under Lieut. Col. G. D. Hat- id, U. S. Marine Corps. Later {other duty will | Capt. Bliesener. }\ Also reporting tolay was Lieut. Commander Ross C. Parker. U. S. Naval Reserve, who will become assistant port director under Com- mander Hoey. He succeeds Lieut. Commander S. W. Kirtland, who Nie been transferred to Jackson- ille. inherit they can “catch” it. Christmas Seal fonds help find the spreaders be assigned to! (iy Associated Press) BERLIN, Dec. 18. — Adding strength to the rumor going around London today, Reichfueh- rer Adolf Hitler made a_ stirring speech to five thousand newly- graduated Nazi pilots in the Sports Palace here this. morning. The Fuehrer’s address more of a “pep talk” thing else, observers but were quick to comment on one outstanding part of the speech. Hitler made tement that Germany would stand “shoulder- to-shoulder” with her Axis part- ner, Italy—ther attering re- ports that break is imminent between the two tions. SCHOOL OPERETTA ¥ than any- said, the The Music Department and the second and third grades of the Division Street School, under the supervision of Mrs. Mary Milver, Anna Roberts and Miss Frances will present the annual program tomorrow eve- An operetta. tunefull “The Dreamboat”, includes pirates, sailors, d children in a After this, Santa in a Christmas g fora “Drum In which was lost from his see so he thought. It appears, however, that the little drum wasn’t really lost, but f at the right place to very ones for 616 Duval Street to the call. They righted the skeleton in the box and took it to the county jail. There, it was thought that the skeleton may have been that of a rather tall man. Several of the frent teeth were missing, and the pelvis was partially eaten by insects. Rivets had been driven through the skeleton to hold it together. At several places along the ribs and backbone the sekeleton was riveted to a steel rod, which ran down the length of the spinal column. Charles M. Ketchum, local resi- dent, was among the first to ar- rive on the scene after the dis- covery. He informed The Citi- zen that the place was formerly sccupied by a man named George Spencer, who used it for cooking crawfish. Old records of Key West Lodge No. 13 of the LO.0.F. were found this morning in the house by Mr. Ketchum. The old lodge hail, which stood at Simonton and Caroline streets on the site of the new postoffice, has long ago been torn down. Mr. Spencer, of 1415 Pine street, could not be reached before this edition of The Citizen went to press, although both Citizen re- porters and Deputy Sheriff Waite were searching for him for some explanation of the skeleton On top of the box in which the skeleton rested were found three pictures. There were two pictures of old men and a picture of a graveyard scene. Discovery of this latter picture gave rise to the belief the skeleton may have been buried and later unearthed. “The discovery of the skeleton is a mystery that may be cleared up as soon as George Spencer makes a statement,” Deputy Sheriff Waite said. away Che Key West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER $500,000 Housing Project Started Work has been started on the Key West Housing Authority's $587,000 home-building project in Trumbo section, it was announced today by Wallace B. Kirke, direc- tor of the Authority Foundations for the white project, which will consist of 136 dwelling units, have bee arted and will be pushed forward with the arrival here of a pile driver on Dec. 27. Several houses will be built im- mediately, but the entire project will get underway shortly, it was announced. The site of the proj- ect overlooks the P. & O. Steam- ship company docks and several streets will be laid out. The work on this phase of the othel expe No work wv colored proj sic treet procured ceedings courts the land a for it. The of Housing moved t Trumb house wh: later int project Holiday Season Peak For State Auto Deaths (Special to The € TALLAHASSEE, Dec. 18. — More people zre killed in Florida by automobile accidents during the months of December and January than in any other months of the year, W. F. Reid. director of the Department of Public Safety, said here today. He ap- pealed to the motoring public to cooperate with the Florida High- way Patrol in making our high- ways safe for travel during the holiday season. During December of last year, Director Reid said, Florida's rec- ord of vital statistics shows that 74 persons were killed in auto- mobile accidents, and 67 persons were killed in automobile acci- dents in January of 1940. This record is far too high and can be materially reduced if the public will help the highway patrol by taking extra precautions in the operations of their vehicles during these dangerous days. Haste is the greatest drawback to safe driving, he said, and: it seems that during this scason Walkout TOMORROW wcur Machinist’s Plea Reiote Of Engineers (By Mail to The Citizen) LONDON, Dec. 9—He was not of the day and night for the sak used to speaking in public But as Owen Jenkins, machinist in the Roy of their country. And the in his Union who were men essential 1 dockyards at Portsmouth, | to the production of mur rose to address that little group of |sons were using were thr: men assembled to decide whether ! to quit their jobs for the sake of a 500,000 British engineers walk out of their jobs in yards and arms plants for sake of more money. afraid. There had been talk of the pos- should ; ship-; the} sibility of a strike for days now} . he was not }as well as hold up needed produc- few bob a week! It was all wrong -he knew. . .the kind of thing {that would encourage the enemy and demoralize the country itself tion. There had been a number of and Owen Jenkins had lain awake | speeches before his turn came. nights thinking of his two sons One was with the RAF. Greece, the other—somewhere on} the North Seas—both of them| risking their lives every moment | Phone 136 SOUTHERNMOST FLOWERS Quality - Variety - Expert Arrangement—At All Times WHEN YOU THINK OF FLOWERS—THINK OF OURS JACK BEHAN Managers NORVAL K. READ {Men who pounded on the table in | and said now was the time for the | working man to get what was coming to him! Now was the (Continued on Page Three) ies an. cile or SMA at nek: lowing Key West Merchants: Southernmost nen) t driver i places. Driv cerned with th mas shopping t the details o imbibed to cheer and New be able » safe manner The Department Safety and the Florida Highway mas and a h said, but joy in th ones have WINTER PORT ! Three become nava subm Comma acting announced chaser fleet during the w many is not station. 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