The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 3, 1941, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 61 Years Devoted to the Key West, Florida, has the most equable tlimate in the country; with an average Best Interests of Pee Or ey Wert | West VOLUME LXIL. No. 3. Congress Convencd Today; President 10 Address Body Monda Seventy-Sixth Session Set hd hdd, New Record With 366, SCHEME FINALLY Days Put In Up To Cles-| ing Time (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.—Sev- | enty-seventh Congress of United States opened at noon to- day at the sound of the clerk's; gavel. Shortly before noon the clerk! wrote the final notes in the reg- | ister of the closing 76th Congress, the | \ | { | | | | | i which set a new record of 366, days. Traditional ceremonies marked the and appointment of committees were in progress shortly after the session opened in prevaration of the informing of President Roose- | velt that Congress was ready or | business. First in the nation’s business to! BRINGS RESULTS (Ry Annocinted Press) LOUISVILLE, Ky.. Jan. 3. —Woodrow Pershing Martin was anxious fo get into the - army but was afraid he might be underweight. So he ate a dozen bananas before present- ing himself“ to the draft board for the physical exam- ination. It did the trick, adding two and a half pounds to his weight, but the doctor told him he appeared diabetic. Then Martin admitted eating the bananas and learned they probably accounted for an excess of sugar. He went back to a normal diet for a week, returned and passed the second examina- tion with no difficulty. opening. Election of officers [LAA A PHRMA oa LABOR MAN TO REGULATE PAY be taken up by the convening REPRESENTATIVE COMING TO body is that of national defense, | for which billions are certain to/ be appropriated but committees through which appropriations are) « to. eome are »nreparing. to-inquire | CITY IN INTEREST OF WORKERS A labor,representative is due in} as to many things concerning the the city soon, and he will be asked program and how the money is to fix the rate of pay for carpen- to be spent, how much the coun- ters at $1 an hour, instead of the /75-mile thrust into Italian terri- trv is to get for it and scores of 80 cents as paid at present, C. W. tory in Lyba, British and Austra- oyer Taylor, 1215 Division street, stew- lian mechanized forces brought . ard of Carpenters and Joiners Lo- iT | which individuals and organiza Pt new asaults on Italian troops Ine canest merber of Parliament other important questions tions all over the country are de- cal No. 655, announcel today. bating. Hot fights are also over membership on committees, especially the ciary and appropriations. President Roosevelt will deliver lieve that it should be placed at, within Lyba and the air bases of his annual address to ‘Congress $1 an hour. expected and there important strike”, judi- cents an hour is the lowest rate jbruk, 80 miles west of the Egyp- “We are continuing to work is no thought of a Taylor said. “The 80' paid in the United States. We be-! A labor representa- | Monday on the state of the na- tive will soon be here and we'll ‘present our claims to him”. tion. Building Permits Issued _ For December Close To Twenty Thousand Dollars burtshes permits issued by Building Inspector Ralph Russell during December totaled $19,735, exclusive of the permit for the Key West Housing authority's housing project on Trumbo sec- tion, which amounted to $587,004. He issued that permit last month as well One sued during the for $9,510 for the erected in the Martello tower sec- tion for W. Curry Harris. Other permits issued are lows. Luther Thon street, gencra residential permit was is- It was building being month pson, 1405 Duncan epairs, $100 ast Drug Co. Duval g streets, changing the S*« in, $2,000. Duval street, and s Krantz, bal- “Down Argentina Way” Don Ameche — Betty Grable C. Greenwood — C. Miranda A Musical E Technic THE BIGGEST MUSICAL HIT OF THE YEAR STRAND THEATER By Special Request SUNDAY MATINEE Starting at 3:30 ADMISSION 20c and 38 Spec 326 Duval street, general repairs, $500. Mendell’s Place, general repairs, $300. Lena Hathaway, 1225 South street, general repairs, $50, py, 412 White street, 8, $250. ce B. Kirke, » build room, $1,000 ia Esserce, Eaton general repairs, $100. Minnie Porter Harris, street, new roof, $50. Edwin Sanchez, 219 street street, Olivia Simonton general repairs, $100. A. Johnson, Petronia street, or, $100. ernandez, ral repairs, $500. Ruger, 1019 Virginia new roof, $100. Brown, 327 906 ma street ny. 88 Duval ncrete $100 P floor, Porter s, 219 repairs. = YORK - BUSY BEE hes and Eats” Cook: ing—Conch Chowder Daily ~~ TRESISTANCE Duval street, ! » |money. White | Seafoods, Spanish Che Key West Critzern THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U. S. A. TO. NAZIS BY. FRENCH, SEN NEW SET: UP IN opel MAY ALSO RESULT IN POS- SIBLE COOPERATION WITH| ewwrreree. (Old Members Who Are Re- GREAT BRITAIN { i {Ry Annoeiated Prean) ! VICHY, Jan. 3.—A reshuffling of the French Cabinet today show- | ed evidence of strengthening of | Tesistance towards Germany and! Possible cooperation with Great Britain. Full authority over the, government still remained in the} hands of Marshal Petain. In the new set-up, the French chief of state named a_ strong triumvirate consisting of three strong men—Verlain. Huntzinger and Flandin. Official quarters intimated that Admiral Veriain would become | the next in line to the aged Petain | {taking the place’in the govern- | | ment of Premier Laval, recently | ousted but rescued from French authorities by Adolf Hitler. Admiral Verlain under the cabinet will be head of French | navy and chief of the cabinet. Un- | | like Laval, he is not hostile to the | British government, i NEW ASSAULTS ON FTALIANS: | i |BRITISH AND AUSTRALIAN! FORCES CARRY ON ACTIVITIES (By Associated Press) CAIRO, Egypt, Jan. 3.—With a ‘what is claimed to be the final attack on beseiged Bardia. ; In addition to Bardia the RAF’s! objectives in Lybia included To-j tion border; Derna, 175 miles! Tmini and Gazala. RAF reported the blasting of! landing bases, resulting in the} destruction of Italian planes and; facilities. ! GREAT SAVING FOR TAXPAYERS | JACKSONVILLE, Jan. 3 (FNS). ! —Florida taxpayers will save | jabout $40,000 when the Florida | Ship Canal Authority sells $264,- 000 worth of refunding bonds in February or March, managing director Walter F. Coachman an- ; nounced this week. He explained that the Canal Authority had decided to accept a guaranteed bid of 192% percent {in advance by the Clyde C. Pierce Caroline | Corporation of Jacksonville and at the end of th the Leedy-Wheeler Company of Orlando. Present bonds come due in July, carry a four percent interest rate, but the refunding {bonds will bear only 2% percent That, explained Coachman, is |where the taxpayers will save j The refunding bonds will mature in 1963 but are call- | fable at any time. ‘ “COL. KNIGHT | HAS 5 BIRTHDAY ' | } TAMPA, Jan. 3 (FNS).—Greet- ed by reporters on his 75th birt {day, Colonel Peter O. Knigt }Tampa lawyer and corpora’ ;executive, when asked for a state- n said e country is not g to the Indian: DECLARED CHAMPION WOODWORTH. dolph Burkhard Ohio. a grand tin pion urth a ! t contest. achat lowned by KEY WEST, Oe FRIDAY, JANUARY 38, 1941 Commissioners Held Fina Meet Of Term Last |FURNISHES REPORT ON LOCAL WEATHER: In the Sa meteoro- logical summary isued by the local Weather Bureau cover- ing the month of December, it is shown that the prevailing wind direction was from the east, with an average hour velocity of 10.6 miles, while the highest wind velocity for the month was 44 miles from the north on the 20th. There were 13 clear days, 10 partly cloudy and eight cloudy. The highest tempera- ture for the period was 84 and the lowest 60. There was 2.49 inches of rain on the 27th. SPII II ISS ®D ‘JOHN RATHBONE — BOMB VICTIM WAS NEPHEW OF MRS. MARY HAMMOND BARKER, KEY WEST RESIDENT (Ry Axsociated Press) LONDON, Jan. 3.—John Ran- kin Rathbone, 30, Conservative member of parliament for Bodmin |since 1935, has been killed while | engaged in bombing operations, it was announced Thursday. Rath- +bene’s widow is the former Miss Beatrice Clough, daughter of the late F. Roland Clough of Boston, ; Mass. They were married in 1932. as between five men.” ; The time of his death was not given. Mrs. Mary Hammond Barker, resident of Key West, is an aunt of John Rankin Rathbone tioned above. He was tlie second and was swept into office at the |Conservative landslide in 1935. ! {Noel Hammond, an uncle of Mr. Rathbone and brother of Mrs. Barker is visiting her in Key West jat the pee ee time. SEVERAL YACHTS ARRIVE IN PORT |MANY OF CRAFT ARE VES- SELS RATED AS SEA- GOING BOATS Several large yachts have put into Key West harbor in the last week, it was. announced today Some of them are seagoing boats, rated in the luxury type. At Craig’s dock, the Big Pebble, Edward S. Moore, of New York City, a 101-footer, is in. An even bigger vessel, the Big Mar, owned by Byron Miller, of Portland, Me., a 146-footer, rests pier. as tenders. s dock is the Es- ot. the Lanai, the Trigola and the Mabel S, II. They are very large vessels and the ow 3 there were enjoying the unmatched fishing off Key West. two smaller boa Also at Crai; therbelle, the MOTHERS WORKERS aces YORK Mis: of this trial cor workers emg 000 firms RIEL as Freida yw dus- er, “mothers i by some 13 [LARGEST SAILFISH OF SEASON LANDED Season's iar sailfish was landed yesterday by H. Chesta Smith of Cincinnati. fishing from the boat. Dorna D.. IL Capt. Bob Daniels. He caught the seven-foot sail off the reef. and was just- ly proud of the capture. Smith is here visiting Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Sykes at the Botanical Gardens. SOTTIIII#:s: men- | She has! , Boise _ Boston | tiring Gave Expressions | Relative To Activities Of, Monroe county commissioners | ‘sang their swan song Thursday | Only two of the commis- | sioners hold Norberg | ‘Thompson and Carl’ Bervaldi, | chairman. Braxton B. Warren re- | cently died, while Commissioners | William Monsalvatge and T.; | Jenkins Curry retire Monday | ie | night, over, J “This has been a pleasant ex-| 1 Bemlence, serving on this commis- | sion,’ Commissioner Curry re-| marked at the end of the meeting. i |“There have been some differ- | ences of opinion, but no down- | right quarreling. ' “I think the people of Monroe | }county must appreciate my serv- | fices to them. Ihave labored to} them unstintingly and have not missed a meeting in two years service. I drew $75 a month, but; this was more than eaten up by my constant attendance at the meetings, for it cost me more to attend than not.” “That's why the people pro ably decided to have five commis- sioners,” Carl Bervaldi remarked. “There must be some differences |"“Mir Curry has been undoubt- edly the best commissioner for the | upper keys we have had since my advent on the board,” Commis- sioner Norberg Thompson said. “He has been forever active in be- half of the outlying sections, and | I think he deserves a vote of | ; thanks for his work. “Commissioner William ind! salvatge has been a revelation to -|me. At first I did not think he! ;would do so well. But I have} | changed my mind. He has had a} | gr asp of the work involved and, has put in many long hours in be- | ; half of the county.” { Commissioner Monsalvatge | stated that in his opinion the} board had cooperated 100 per cent. | “It has been most helpful in every direction.” Monsalvatge said. “And it has been most} pleasant serving with you and 1 regret I have to leave.” | Commissioner Bervaldi said | that Commissioner Monsalvatge | had been largely responsible for ; the air port on Boca Chica. He! |said the port bonds would not have been ready for approval by | the freeholders on Feb 4 if it had | not been for Monsalvatge. W. Curry Harris, responding to the laudatory praise of Mon- salvatge, said that the present commission had been free from | politics and had served the people | well It was finally decided to hold the next meeting of the commis- sion subject to Commissioner Thompson's return to the city. Commissioner Thompson must leave the city for a few days. _ TEMPERATURES Lowest last Highest las! night 24 hours 41 33 36 Abilene Buffalc Chicago } Denver Detroit Galveston Huron Jacksonville KEY WEST Los Angeles Sk Ste Marie bs ‘Papa George ‘faced carrying Fifty Building range of only 14° Fahrenheit PRICE FIVE CENTS ad In South Dublin When Nazi Hopkins To Represent GOOD FISHING HERE YESTERDAY | Fishing honors went to the ladies yesterday, as they fre- quently do, and Mrs. Webster Robinson brought in the big- gest bull dophin that has been brought to the Casa Ma- rina dock for two or three years. It was a 25'2-pound beauty and Dr. Robinson de- clared that pound for pound it put up the biggest fight he had ever witnessed in his long acquaintance with fish- ing. Dr. and Mrs. Robison were out with Jakie Key. Miss Barbara Balch, who was out with her father, De- Witt W. Balch, of Cincinnati, and sister, Jeanne, brought in a very fine tuna weighing _ 7% pounds. Miss Jeanne had tough luck playing with a sail for about one and a quarter hours. It proved a little too wary for the angler. The Balch femily were out with Beglev Filer. \NAZIS PROTECT — THEIR INTEREST MOVEMENTS IN BALKANS IS SAID TO BE FOR THAT PURPOSE (By Associated Press) BERLIN, |. Jan. —Regarding German troop movements in the Balkans, government spokesmen today announced that “Berlin has vital interests in those coun- tries and would not tolerate for-' eign interference”. No Nazi, moye against Bulgaria, Greece or Russia is contemplat- ed, the report stated. ‘TWINS BORN IN ALBURY FAMILY Twin girls were born yester- day afternoon at 5:15 o'clock to Mr. and Mrs. George A lbury at the residence 427 Caroline street. One of the new weighed eight pounds other tipped the and one-half pounds. Mother and babies are reported to be getting along very nicely Mr. Albury is a member of the Key West Fire Department, em ployed at No. 1 Fire Station, It goes without sayifg that exceedingly new arrivals in the family. They are the first set of twins to be born In Key West at ffe start of the new year. There are at.least two other broad smile to Milton (Sleepy ‘oberts and Grandpa Anse! (Bam- scales at is happy over the Orientale Restaurant 319 DUVAL STREET closed during the past several days due to illness of Miss Opal Fussell REOPENS TODAY $:00 o'Clock Roosevelt In London Maaeeeeress, | (By Associated Press) dent Roosevelt | Harry L. Hopkins, secretary of commerce, as his personal repre- sentative in London until a new |ambassador is selected. { WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.—Presi-, Date of Hopkins departure to. - Squadron Makes Big Attack Largest hecigclies Is De- siroyed; Four Different Raids; About Seventy Bombs Dropped - (Ry Associated Prens) DUBLIN, Jan. 3—Old Erin is feeling the effects of what Hit- |ler’s respect of neutral nations is ‘like as a result of another heovy | attack today. i today appointed : Four seperate raids, in which 70 bombs were dropped, were the British Isles has not been set, | who im- that Hopkins stated the ‘President, pressed reporters taken as meaning Hitler was soft- ening the Irish Free State for use |in the Nazi's final invasion at- would have no authority as am-! bassador. He added that the for- mer cabinet officer was not strong enough for the job. ‘MRS. N. PERKY DIES SIN-MIAMI =: News was received in the city) today announcing the death yes- SLL ILI LMI B rss afiernoon 5 o'clock in Mi- ami of Mrs. Ne'l Perky, widow of the late R. C. Perky, both of well known in Key West. Mr. Perky owned consider- whom were able property in Monroe County, the settlement of Perky, Fla, bearing his name. This information was furnished The Citizen by Mrs. Robert F. Spottswood, who was a_ close friend of the deceased. tempt on Britain, Today's raid on Sovth Dublin was the heaviest of the series. It rocked 50 buildings and destroy- ed the city’s largest synagogue. jAt least 24 people required med- tical attention as a result of the assault but no poet were record- There are no blackinits in Ire- | land. At the beginning of | the war Germany protested a black- ‘out over the country. He declar- jed the neutrality of the Irish Free State was to be respected and that the act was considered an in- sult to the Germans. Officials announced that formal protest was made to Getmany. aut though the planes were), Of un’ known identity, the were found upon examination tobe of ‘German make. Hitler's attack on Ireland brought emphasis on President Roosevelt's remarks in his Sun- day night fireside chat that Hit- ler would not make Iseland his “pet exception” in his dealings jwith neutral powers. County Board Discusses . Plans for the bond election Feb. 4 were discussed and tentatively set by the Monroe County com- mission at the recessed meeting held at the county courthouse Thursday night. W. Curry Harris, county attor- ney, announced that every free- holder, who wants to vote in favor of the $40,000 bond issue for the purchase of the air base site ,on Boca Chica, must file an af- fidavit asserting that he is a free- holder. In other words the free- * holders who vote must register. The county pointed Chairman Carl and Harris as committee to study the proposal of Commis- sioner T. Jenkins Curry to send an agent of the supervisor of registra- tion to Marathon, Tavernier and Matecumbe to accept affidavits from freeholders of the upper keys It will cost the freeholders of the upper keys about $10 each to their affidavits,” Curry explained representative of { registration go wo days and ac commission ap- Bervaldi a up there ¢ cept affid, The board but left it to Harris to at details, One problem s to be settled is the ques- of whether or not to open up g of affidavits in all the s It is feared that it would open up a lega! question if nly the keys were considered 7! issioner Curry was au- to finish the road work Plans For Bond Election to the Year-Around club a dis- tance of about three miles, even though he will not be a commis- sioner after next Monday. The motion to keep Commis- sioner Curry on the job was made by Commissioner Norberg Thomp- son, who pointed out that Curry had worked untiringly for the up- per district and should be per- mitted to finish the work. It is only costing $28 to finish the work. ‘ The county commission re- ceived an invitation to attend President Roosevelt's inaugura- tion in January. It will cost $33 a day to a hotel room, two to @ room, the commission was in- formed. None of the commis- sioners expressed a desire to go to the inauguration. Liquor licenses were issued to Louis Feinberg, Duval street near Fleming street, and to Perky Properties, Inc. Applications for liquor licenses were received from Thomas H..Knewison, Key Larto, and from Planjation key. They will be acted upon at a later meet~- ing The last of the World's Fair bill, $600, was ordered paid Thursday night. It was owing the Florida exhibits The commissioners agreed that the fair undoubtedly helped Key West. ‘scomecsaremaner oem 13% BRADY'S (Live) Poultry. he north end of Key Largo,