The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 9, 1941, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wir Service For 61 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LXII. No. 8. New York Engineers Arrive In Interest Of Water Project Engaged In Completing rs | Plans For Bringing Wa-' e | \ | | INADEQUACY OF ROADS SYSTEM The Key West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U. S. A. — KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TH NECESSARY: AID 1S FORTHCOMING NOW SATISFIED THAT PUB-| LIC OPINION IN AMERICA| WILL DEMAND ALL POS-! SIBLE AID A total of 29 Miami men will be: jadded to Battery E, 265th Coast { Artillery, Florida National Guard, |when it arrives in Miami next Monday night en route to Fort ‘Crockett, Galveston, Texas, it was announced today by Capt. William ,C. Harris, commander of the bat- | tery. This addition will bring the bat- tery up to full strength of 104 men, ;for nine men were rejected here | because of the faulty condition of \their teeth. These men were, { i (By Asseciated Press) | LONDON, Jan..9.—The London ; Times in an editorial this morn- i 1 ing said that by the President’s budget message to Congress, it that public opinion in America would de- was now certain URSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1941 Twenty-Nin¢ Miamians | To Be Added To Key West National Guard Taking these nine men off the rolls meant that the company strength of Battery E was down to 75. Inasmuch as the enlist- ments in Miami exceeded the quota, 20 additional men were transferred to the battery. They were identified as follows: Burton B. Bensicksen, Clement J. Chamberlain, Frank D. Delk, Richard L. Dickson, Kenneth A. Evett, James George, Cecil G. Graham, Kent J. Hager, George M. Henderson, Jack Henderson, Rove Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit Mn PRICE FIVE CENTS —————————— Air Fort Pons Northwest German Bases LEADERS PONDER | OVER QUESTION OF | AID TO ENGLAND =» WITH STATUS Attack Also Made Today On Italian Port Of Na ples; No Activity Over British Isles FRENCH NOT SQ. PLEASED ter To Key West From: Mainland 3 % - AMOUNT ASKED BY PRESI- RIOTS BREAK OUT IN GER-! Wilhelm W. Heinkel, Ferdinand { ' |E. Hopper, Keren W. Lynaugh,! DENT FOR DEFENSE IS AL- i MAN-OCCUPIED TERRI- Clyde F. Mashburn, Davis H. Nis- ‘off, Dave Rosen, Theadore M.| 50 DISCUSSED DURING | TORY; RELATIONS NOT SO | identified as follows by Capt. Har- (By Associnted Press) LONDON, Jan, $.—Royal Air | Force was active today in two | BROUGHT OUT: !ROAD DEPARTMENT SEEKS | mand all possible aid to Britain re- | es gardless of the consequence. Privates George S. Albury, At a farewell luncheon given by !Charles F. Ingraham, John M. Two engineers representing | To HAVE ENTIRE GASOLINE New York firm of engineers are | in the city today and will make an | { Project, Lieut. Commander T. J.| Brady, U. S. N.. public works of- | examination of the naval water ficer at Key West naval station, | new year and what will probably |summer for consultation in Lon- announced today. \ These engineers are engaged in completing plans and _ specifica- tions for the bringing of water from Homestead to Key West,! Brady reported. This moves the Procurement of water one step nearer fulfillment of the old dream. The names of the engineers are Travis and Killam, and they rep- resent the firm of Parsons, Black, Brinkerhoff and Douglass of New York , This firm recently submit- ted a favorable report to the Bu- reau of yards and docks of the TAX ALLOCATED TO pe. | VELOPMENT. OF ROADS TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Jan. (FNS).—In its first meeting of the be its last meeting as now con- stituted, the State Road Depart- ment adopted a_ resolution ad-| dressed to the incoming admin- | istration of Governor Spessard Holland and the State Legislature | pointing out the “deplorable situ- | ation with reference to the inade- | ‘ quacy of its system of State Roads | and bridges and its outmoded | primary roads and the demands | upon the State for military de- | fense roads”, and asked that the} the entire seven cents gasoline} tax be allocated. for the “exclu- | sive development and Pea ance of a modern State Highway | 9} \the Pilgrim’s Society in honor of | Lopez, Senres = satay oe j “ Paiso, Colin J. Smith, Reace fi ie eet ae erent thompson, Gerald T. Williams,’ BM DSRS COE VO Ane vier mates.” and Bagene P. Wells... They will |Prime Minister Churchill stated pe discharged from the federal that the future of world civiliza-! service and will remain in Key tion depended on American-; West. | British relations. ' Spradley, Staven S. Sydlik, James M. Terty and James P. Yost. DAY The battery will leave Key West by truck at 8 a m. next Monday. Nine additional men will be assigned the company at Miami. (Ry Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.—Con- gressional leaders today pondered i ! | Churchill mentioned that Lord | Halifax “knew the British war secrets, and that on his return this don, he would resume his post at all war meetings. President Roosevelt was praised by the Prime Minister as an “eminent leader.” | WITH RAILROADS | BEING SETTLED MG RS | |MANY CASES TERMINATED | CHICAGO UNION | IN FAVOR OF STATE AND ORDERS STRIKE COUNTIES IN RULING BY! | CIRCUIT JUDGE ELECTRICAL WORKERS, CAUSE BUSINESS TO BE PARTIALLY PARALYZED (Special to The Citizen) TALLAHASSEE. Jan. 9.— {Drawing towafd“its chniax State’ Comptroller J. M. Lee's four- year legal struggle with the rail- jroads over alleged tax inequali- (By Associated Press) LEGAL STRUGGLE: over the vast question of aid to Britain, It is thought by some FOR INAUGURAL | DAY IN CAPITAL FIRST AID PROGRAM IS DE- | SIGNED: MANY TO TAKE | PART IN PARADE BEING; OUTLINED that the sum to be requested may be as high as ten billions, while others forecasted there would be no limit to the check. However, a number of con- gressional leaders appeared to be more concerned over placing a limit on the rising government debt than over aid to Great Britain. In the President’s address, he }expressed himself as seeing no |necessity of a debt limit, but this ‘was not the trend of thought in ee TACK STi | Congress, eature Servi r iti ji WASHINGTON, Jan. ®—Wel-' scheduled to. come Ub for" cor: come to President Roosevelt's ' sideration tomorrow. third inaugural: “A first aid program designed PLEASANT | thadtibe ial dieu seiexe-conraies |cifully pounding bases in north- | west Germany, where ten were reported killed and many wound- ed, and smashing attacks on Ital- ian port of Naples, where five dead and 30 injured were admit- ted by the Italians, Raids on Germany resulted in | ‘a : j {/ |mportant dock phi ppyhnienaah) |yards and mahuracturing plants. VICHY, France, Jan. 9.—Stif-| Italian officials admitted the coming more and more evident as coastal cities by the British last time goes on and especially since | night. There was no aptivity over President Roosevelt made clear the United States’ determination the British Isles. to aid England. i —-_—_—- Collaboration with Germany by F. OF TOBRUK | Trtaging about a how enter i Bae ringing about a new order in Eu- rope was based on the theory! LONDON, Jan. v. — Official that the Axis would win the war, Sources revealed today that the British victories in Africa, to-' fall of Tobruk was imminent. In (ity Associated Press) BERLIN, Jan. 9.—Indications ‘of increased pressure on the |Vichy government of France was ‘contained in reports circulating ‘here today. | From Switzerland come rumors ‘that on Armistice Day Germans 'were compelled to use’ machine ‘guns to dispel rioters in various; parts of German-occunie? Trance. | | | | ' | | | eth Navy department at Washington, and recommended construction of the Key West water line. In their recommendation the engineers favored the immediate System by the incoming State Road Department”. Calling attention to the penal- ties that will flow from a greater CHICAGO, Jan. 9.—In answer to proposed salary cuts of the ; Chicago Municipal workers, the ‘local union of electrical workers struck today, partially paralyzing preparation of the detailed plans and specification. Messrs. Travis and Killam will consult with Com- mander Brady in his office here and find out the navy’s local re- quirements. “The water system of the navy department is going right ahead,” Commander Brady reported to- day. MRS. MATHISON BUYS RESIDENCE Mrs. Catherine Mathison, of Clinton, Conn. has purchased the home of Samuel Roberts in Francis street and will make it her home, it was announced to- day. The sale price was reported to be $2500, The Roberts home is a_ story and a half house, a typical Key West structure. Mrs. Mathison, who came here during the Christmas holidays, fell in love with the house and the city. She plans to return here late in Feb to effect diversion of gasoline tax revenue the city. In city hall, only one from present imperatively need- | eleyator was running {check such diversion. ed road construction and main-! tenance purposes, the resolution says that there is a nation-wide | trend to outlaw such diversion. | Eleven states have recently adopt- | ed constitutional amendments! prohibiting such diversion, and the Federal Hayden-Cartwright Act was designed by ‘Congress to | Newspa- per editorial comment in Florida! indicates that public opinion is} against such diversion. \ The U.S. War Department has} (Continued On Page Two) STOCKS RISE WITH | STEEL AS LEADER (By Associated Press) NEW YORK. Jan. 9.— Stocks on the “Big Board” Pushed up a point and better in this morning's trading with U.S. Steel leading the rise. Big steel opened at 69 3-8 and closed at 69 7-8. A threat to raze 32 important ities, finds Circuit Judge E. C. {Love ruling in another series of Atlantic Coast Line suits and a half dozen disputed points of law have been settled in favor of the state and counties listed among the immediate beneficiaries while renovation of the home. benefits will extend to all coun- ties with future application of wike desaat teed «a the principles ennuneiated by the Mayor Kelly stated that the Quincy jurist. Checks totaling salary cuts that are made on a approximately a quarter million sliding scale from $3,000 up, would |@ollars probably will be paid the be enforced and that he was tak- comptroller by the railroads in ing the cut and expected the 2¢@ future and distributed to the es Hepa cr ay {counties as promptly as possible. Several points remain before {the Supreme Court in other Coast {Line cases and the Seaboard’s jcontention that railroad property is assessed twice as high as other |property is still to be decided by Judge Love, with Keen and Alien, special Tallahassee counsel for UTILITY MAGNATE IS GIVEN some forty counties, vigorously FIVE YEARS IN Pree the attorney general’s PRISON bridges that would have stopped traffic failed to materialize. The | Among the points |Judge Love are: Board of Public Instruction bonds for county high schools lo- cated in special districts are legal. When refund bond levies in- clude a com sion for bond re- funding firms like _Crummer, the (Continued on Page Four) settled by (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Jan. 9.—Harry Hopson, utility magnate, was sen- tenced to five years in the Fed- eral prison at Lewisburg, Pa. Hopson was convicted on counts of lootirg 17 immense the as a model on which other large cities may pattern efficient disas- | ter organizations has been plan- ned for inauguration day under | direction of Rear Admiral P. S.' Rossiter, U.S.N., retired. “Admiral Rossiter’s first aid or- ganization will include establish- ment of 11 first aid stations along the parade route, each with four nurses, two nurses’ aides, four motor corps drivers and eight first aid men and stretcher bearers. Twenty-five ambulances, each carrying a doctor and a nurse, will supplement the stations. Be- sides the regular station person- nels, 200 first aid men will be as signed to posts between the regu- lar first aid stations. Each of these men has been thoroughly trained in standard and advanced first | aid courses given by the Ameri- can Red Cross. | “Familial with disaster prob- | lems, Admiral Rossiter has ap-! pointed as members of his com- mittee men conversant with emergency work in large centers. These include Dr. Roy Lyman Sexton, chariman of first aid,| life saving and accident preven- (Continued On Page Four) MRS. RICHARDS MRS. R. SANDS gether with Greek successes in Albania and RAF destruction over Germany and invasion centers, have made observers in France DIED YESTERDAY Pancras realize that Britain's future is not Mrs. Rebecca Sands, age 84, died 8° black and as a result negotia- | yesterday afternoon at 4:45 o’- tions with Hitler in the past few fact, it was stated that the offen- sive forces there were weaker than at Bardia which held out for three weeks. Also announced was that with the help of Ethiopians, ‘the British clock, at the residence 1022 Cath- erine street. Funeral this after- noon at 4:30, from the chapel of Lopez Funeral Home, with Rev, Ted Jones of the First Baptist Church, officiating. Survivors are one daughter, Mrs. Maximo Valdez; one sister, Mrs. Mary Eliza Moreno; five grandchildren and four great grandchildren. TEMPERATURES ood Lowest last|Highest las! night 24 hours 24 30 18 25 59 24 -1 26 28 2 36 21 Amarillo Boise Boston Bristol Brownsville Buffalo Burlington Ca 46 30 42 69 32 21 icago Cincinnati Denver Detroit 31 weeks nave not been pleasing to had effectively raided Itallah out- a posts in East Africa. H dionmenes BASES FOR U.S. 2yauuavsune oe CAIRO, Egypt, Jan. 9.—British forces were rushing towards To- bruk full speed today to attempt a TWO ACQUIRED FROM ENG: italian stronghold making way LAND IN EXCHANGE FOR {°F @ quick surrender before help is forthcoming from the Nazis, DESTROYERS | reconciled to the fact that even- onsen tually Tobruk would come to the Preasy same fate as Bardia only three Seerétary 5timison announced the hopes on. making Bengasi the, opening of new bases at New- Italian North African strong- foundland,, Trinidad and an air hold. two were acquired from England control of all supply lines to To- in the recent “swap” or fifty bruk, including the Italian road over-age destroyers. from Derna and Bengasi making it number of soldiers to be stationed reinforce the garrison. Food and at Trinidad, Stimson answered it water supply in the beleaguered with another question, “Why let garrison are said to be less than TOWARD TOBRUK ARE OPENED UP Eee blitz siege on. this important Italian officials have become WASHINGTON San. 9.—War days ago and were placing all base at Puerto Rico. The former; Australian troops are now in When asked by reporters of the impossible for any Italian help to Hitler know how many men we those at Bardia which held out for three weeks. Visitors To FIO IIs aS TS Housing Facilities For sociated Gas & Electric Com- ny out of $20,000,000. He started the steal of this huge sum almost from the day he be- gan the company back in 1922 | with $300,000 borrowed capital. Convention CITY COUNCIL Taken Up By Legion Unit MEETS TONIGHT Housing difficulties of the Key West Conver corporation were outlined to the members of Arthur Sawyer Post No. 28 of the American Legion at a me post headquarter Whi and United stre Al} executive director of the corpora tion. In the Harold Russe uty she A. Sawyer. the mee to leave Fred Marvil More than 630 roo: reserved for vention Mills sa double tion bids fair to unless the peop'e through with addi M by Comma chief dep ab hen he Vice urged the members of the lat post to co-operate with the c ‘or, he poi n Legion state which will bring up- 3500 people to Key West be the largest The first regular meeting of the month of the City Council will be held tonight. beginning at 7:30 o'clock convention $s usually held on the ; Thursday, but was postponed t month until the second Thursday, which is tonight .: Nothing other than bi is scheduled thus far, ugh other matters may ght up during the sessi t rout $2— ‘AMERICANA’ —$2 CAPTAIN BOB DAVIS Leave 9:30 a. m. Return 4:30 p. m. Tackle Furnished _ PORTER DOCK i The first meeting of the month | f WRECKING TUG BACK IN PORT tug Willet re- ning Porter ock to take on has been en- days in float- off the east- The Primo to | Dock compa: fuel oil. The gaged the i the SS ern coast of Cuba, was floated at 5 and the Willet i back to Key West no toward ly put There were aboard | Fred Marvil APPRECIATES splendid Miss Betty Newman | who appeared at SAMOA last night for the first time Performances overy night at! ; 11:30. 12:30 and 1:38. YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND ; } } ' | i ; | ee i] Mrs. Merna M. Richards was | arrested yesterday by Deputy | Sheriff Ray Elwood and lodged in) the county jail on complaint of | La Concha hotei. The woman is alleged to owe | a lodging bill of approximately | “COL. PENDLETON IL WITH FLU ‘ Col L. L. Pendleton, USA. commander of Key West Bar-} racks, is confined to his home} n attack of influenza, it was ced today. el went fishing Sun caught a cold from which is slowly recovering. Lieut. } nei Putnam, USA, is inj and of the barracks during} Iness of Col Pendleton. ESCRIPTIONS FRESH INGREDIENTS used in every prescrip- tion filled by Gardner’s Pharmacy “The Rexall Store” Phone 177 Free Delivery Th day a colo . have quartered there.” Eastport El Paso Galveston Hatteras Hav Huron Jacksonville Kansas City KEY WEST . Los Angeles Medford Miami Minneapolis Montgomery Nashville New Orleans New York Phoenix Pittsburgh Portland St. Louis 5 37 55 38 11 --6 44 27 68 59 39 64 --3 0 Formal announcement of the; formation of the three fleets of the Navy department were re- ceived today by Capt. Walter F. Jacobs, U. S. N.,. commander of Key, West Navai station. As announced at Washington, yesterday there will be the United States Atlantic fleet, which em- braces Key West naval station's; activities, the United States Paci- fic fleet and the United States Asiatic feet The order received by Capt. Jacobs follows “The President has directed that on February 1. 1941. three fleets will be organized; viz, the United States Atlantic fleet and the United States Pacific fleet and the United States Asiatic fleet. Cosmeotician Each will be placed under the For Appointment Phone 870) 0 command of a commander im chief ARTISTIC BEAUTY SALON who will ordinarily be responsible 1116 Division Street directly to the chief of naval op- erations. SES 25 & 32 36 u pol Sit. Ste. Marie Washington INTRODUCING— MISS LILLIAN HODGES Expert Hair Stylist and i Captain Jacobs Appri Of Formation Of Fleets “The United States fleet will comprise all three fleets. “The commander in chief United States fleet. “In the interests of uniformity and efficiency the commander in chiet United States fleet will pre- scribe standards and methads of training, not only for all three fleets, but aiso for all other sea- going forces of the navy. “When two or more fleets are concentrated, or when they op- erate in conjunction with each other, the commander in chief United States fleet will be respon- sible for joint operations. “The Pacific fleet will comprise the present United States fleet less the patrol force. The Asiatic fleet will comprise the units now assigned to it. “Such parts of general orders number 68 and number 102 as are in confliet with the foregoing are hereby cancelled. “All naval activities take sary action.”