The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 14, 1941, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 61 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LXII. No. 12. Che Key West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1941 RAF Destroys Ning Nazi Bombing Planes Plantes British Forces Around To- bruk Report Capture Of) High-Ranking Italian Of- ficers (By Associated Press) CAIRO, Jan, 14.— German bombers assembled in Italy to help in the African cam- | peign around Tobruk were heav-! ily bombed on the ground last night at Catania in Sicily, it was announced here today. Royal Air Force bombers, car- tying the war north to head off was learned, would like to hear wrote an article entitled reported German concentrations in Sicily, reported they had de- Stroyed at least nine Nazi bombing vlanes ethers, Other units of the Britich forees around Tobruk. meanwhile, ported the capture of a group = high-ranking Italian officers be- tween that city and Bardia. The officers, it was said, were spotted from airplanes and quickly cap-' tured by forces. and damaged Reports that General Bergon- | zoli had been captured earlier in southern | dive: EXPLANATION BEING SOUGHT WOULD HAVE HIM APPEAR | BEFORE COMMITTEE RELA-| TIVE TO STAND TAKEN ON! AID TO BRITAIN (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.—Nav- al Affairs corgnitteemen of the} FROM WILLKIE | |MANY DIFFERENT NAMES GIVEN: TO VICE-PRESIDENT AMONG MANY THAT MAKE UP LIST DURING PAST YEARS ARE “FIFTH WHEEL” AND “SPARE TIRE” By JACK STINNETT AP Feature Service Writer WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.—(Sec- ; ond installment of a two-part let- ter to Vice President-elect Henry Agard Wallace, setting forth some facts about his new job as V. P. and president-to-be of the Sen-}{ ate): In spite of all I said in the first part of this letter, Mr. Vice Presi- | dent-elect of the United States, don’t think that your job is so Senate may call Republican lead- \er Wendell Willkie to the stand, | ‘it was announced here today. Members of the committee, it: ; punk as some of the musical com-! jedy writers nave made it appear. One of your predecessors once ' “The | ROOSEVELT WILL LEAD OWN FIGHT ON BRITISH AID WILLING TO DISCUSS SOME. CHANGES AS RECOMMEND- | ED IN MULTI-BILLION-DOL- | LAR BILL (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.—Presi- } dent Roosevelt, back from a brief ! vacation at Hyde Park, prepared | today to lead his own fight for the multi-billion dollar “aid Britain” bill. Administration leaders from; House and Senate reportedly} {visited the White House to map; strategy with the President. ' President Roosevelt, replying to Republican demands for a com- ‘promise measure, said he would, | be willing to discuss some changes jin the bill but did not say he ; would back the changes proposed , by New York Congressman Ken- neth F. Simpson. | The feature of Simpson’s com- amplification of the views Willkie | Vice President—Fifth Wheel of ' promise would be a clause limiting expressed in his recent endorse- | ment of President Roosevelt’s | program of aid to Britain. The committee also was said to be considering asking ‘former ‘Ambassadors William Bullitt and ‘ Joseph P. Kennedy to appear be fore them. OCCUPATION OF BULGARIA, SEE THROUGH SEEMS PROB. | ABLE NOW | the week, however, were proved | false: The general; British source. es say, has not been seen since} he abandoned Bardia. BAD WEATHER HALTS FIGHTING LONDON, Jan. 14.—Bad flying weather is giving both England and Germany 2 respite from the heavy bombing of the past few days. Activity over the channel! ports by RAF bombers was said to be negligible today and last night, while Nazi flyers made only a few minor attacks on Eng- land. British sources said during the week ending January 5 they had brought ship losses to a new low. Only four vessels were sunk dur- ing that ge data they announce BIG LINER IS STILL AGROUND MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED PASSENGERS TAKEN OFF VESSEL (My Associated Press) PALM BEACH, Jan. 14.—Tugs and Coast Guard vessels still bat- tled this afternoon to free the grounded luxury liner Manhat- tan from her sand bar berth r here as the likclihood of her, be- ing quickly removed dwindled away. More than 200 passengers were removed yesterday after it be- came apparent the vessel could not be floated free without re- moving her cargo. Some of the San Francisco- bound passengers, delayed _ since the liner went aground Sunday, were rn ried leaving Beach and cancelling their reser vations. Palm ine COP Ansecinted, Press) { ANKARA, Turkey, Jan. 14.—j} ‘Government officials here who have long scoffed at talk of Ger-; man occupation of Bulgaria to- day admitted such a move seems probable. ' Turkish spokesmen said they | believe Germany will send troops | through Bulgaria, stopping far ‘the Government”. And even if ithat funny fellow, John Nance |Garner, did paraphrase it to read “The spare tire of the govern- ment”, there’s a lot of evidence that the spare tire has on occa- ‘sion severed pretty well. The record shows that nine of ‘the 32 men who have held your {job have become presidents, in- ;cluding a few gentlemen you may have heard of before: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Theo- dore Roosevelt and Calvin Cool- jidge. That means a V. P. has more | jmore than a one-to-four chance | co-operating ground TALK OF GERMANS PASSING |o¢ becoming Mr. Big himself and | at least once chance in eight of: going down in the history books | in capital letters. May Be “Assistant President” What’s more, if tere -is’ any im natio:/&l defense” wilt get™ first * truth in the talk going around Washington that President Roose- ‘velt plans to make you a sort of you don’t! ‘need to worry ebout senators, the ‘President and the public making “assistant president”, you the Throttlebottom of the third term. The unofficial title of “assist- ant president” 1s nothing new. It aid for the democracies to Eng- land and Ireland and ending the President’s powers after two years. HIGHWAYS WILL | GET ATTENTION THOSE NEEDED IN NATIONAL DEFENSE TO GET FIRST PREFERENCE (By Associated Press) TALLAHASSEE, Jan. id improved highways .—New needed call on Florida’s program, Gov- ernor Spessard L. Holland told newsmen here today. Five super-highways radiating from the huge new army camp at Blanding are first on the sched- ule of improvements and a num- {ber of others important in the de- fense program will follow, he said. } enough short of the southern fron-/|is true that for 140 years after | tier to avoid threatened Turkish intervention, The Nazi troops will then be in a position, it is ex- plained here, to force Yugoslavia bania, German Ambassador Fritz Von | Papen, meanwhile, was reported planning a visit for conferences in| sion has been here for several days. g SEES NEED OF _ DRASTIC POWER: ONLY REMEDY TO SPEED UP WORK IN MANUFACTUR- | i | | ING AIRCRAFT \¥ (By Axsociated Press) | WASHINGTON, Jan. 14— Glenn L. Martin, president of the aireraft factories which bear his | name, d Senate committee | today there could be no quick increase in production without dr © government powers over | or and industry. Government must have the au- thority to compel quick and full co-operation, he told the commit- tee. Martin also predicted a week for de! industrie: working time, he said, wor > production from 12 12 County Board Will Meet. Tonight For Incoming Mor missioners w meeting tonight to work out org County Clerk Ross nounced today scheduled for 8 Only four of will be officiall the mee ty co Sawye 0 0 pointed a commissioner for Dis- Organtextion | hold are Car! Bervaidi. R. W. {in the cabinet, Adams no vice president ever sat but long be- fore President Wilson’s absence | in Paris brought Thomas R. Mar- ; to permit their passage into Al-|shall into the cabinet, vice presi- | dents had had the respect of} \their chief executives and work- | ‘ed closely with them. The newspapers of eresident | d. Turkey. A British military mis- McKinley’s day first applied the | title of “Assistant President” (Continued on eee Sa elie Four) to} ‘TWO VESSELS ARRIVE HERE: Two naval vessels, the district patrol boat YP-31, and the sub- | jchaser SC-432, docked at the navy | yard here this morning. The patrol boat, under the icommand of Lt. Frederick Favor, ‘and carrying a crew of 15 men,} ; Will be permanently assigned to Key West. SC-432 is expected to remain here for several days HOME GUARDS MEET TONIGHT There will be a meeting of the , | Key West Home Guards held to- night, beginning at 8 o'clock, at the American Legion Hall, corner of United and Whitehead streets. It was announced that th be the last meeting at gion Hall. The next meeting, Tuesday night of next week. be held at the Armory, corner of and Southard streets. Guar ss MISS -REMESA MONDUL | EXPERT HAIR STYLIST will be connected with the Carelyn Beauty Salon OVERSEAS HOTEL Beqinning Monday. J HAROLD JONES DIED MONDAY | CONDUCTED MANY EVANGE- LISTIC MEETINGS HERE; FUNERAL TOMORROW | | | |__ Harold Jones, age 56, of Albany, {N. Y., died at 1:15 a. m. yesterday Jafter a lengthy illness Mr. Jones well known in this jcity, having conducted many se- jries of evangelistic meetings at jthe Gospel Hall and in the open jair in his previous visits to the Island City. He was stricken in the north {but desired to come back to Key West to enjoy the sunshine here ;once more Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon from the Gos- pel Hall at 4:30 o'clock, where the i body will be placed at 2 p. m. George Mackenzie, of Kenilworth, iN. J., will officiat { Lopes Fune charge of arr: Survivors {Rita Jones; ¢ jwho was with h widow, Mrs. Alfred Jones, f the time of P from the | pel Hail ‘NAMED PRESIDENT; Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit Mass Air Flight Bri . PRICE FIVE CENTS 100 Planes To Key West; Stop On Way To Cuba Mayor, Willard M. Albury, in conjunction with recommenda- ‘tions made by the City Council at! a recent meeting, has put into ef- fect new parking rules and reg- ulations throughout different parts of the city. The new order goes into effect immediately, and Mayor Albury requests the cooperation of all in carrying out these regulations, looking toward an improvement in traffic conditions, with safety the watch word in connection with the entire traffic system over the streets of Key West. A notice from the mayor cover- ing these new regulations appears elsewhere in today’s issue of The Citizen. The following is a list of the GOMEZ LEADER IN SCHOOL ELECTION CURRY CHOSEN AS VICE PRESIDENT Foster Gomez and his running mate, Buddy Curry, today moved into the titular teadership of Key West high school’s junior student council as the ballots were count- ed from yesterday's school e! itigheds tor Garant tion. Final results of the election made Gomez president; Curry, vice-president; Lou Smith, safety director; Jenny Johnson, secre-* tary, and Paul Colgate, treasurer. The new officers will take over their duties with the start of the secon semester January 27. __ TEMPERATURES _ Lowest last|Highest las! night 24 hours 40 67 Amarillo 34 40 Boise 31 40 Boston 4 30 Buffalo 2 21 Burlington —_ -16 -17 Chicago 27 35 Cincinnati 28 37 Denver 22 48 Detroiit 10 24 Galveston 56 68 Huron 23 Jacksonville _ 36 Kansas City _ 34 KEY WEST 59 Medford 43 Miami 55 Minneapolis 26 New Orleans 48 New York 11 Phoenix 48 Pittsburgh 10 Portland 36 St. Louis 33 It Lake City 27 n Francisco 49 ere kane 32 Sit. Ste. Marie-15 Washington Abilene White Heron Club Stork Club) ——Presents—— wae AND ODETTE One of the headline acts of the New York World's Fair (Brazilian Pavilion) Opening Wednesday, January 15th Three Shows Nightly: Free Lessons in Conga. R 11:30, 12:30 and 1:30 umbe and Tango Nightly DINNER SERVED Between 6 and 9 FULL COURSE DINNER. CHARCOAL BROILED SPECIALTIES and STONE CRABS The only Restaurant in the World with Trained Fish : Mayor Issues Order On _ New Parking Ordinance streets affected, and the changes ‘made in the regulation of traffic: . NEW PARKING RULES 15 Minute Parking Simonton street: (East and West side) Caroline to Eaton, 6:00 a. m. to 6:00 p. m. Caroline and Simon- ton intersection—25 feet mark- ing. ‘ Fleming street: (South side) Duval to Bahama streets—park- ing prohibited. Southard street: Duval to Bahama parking prohibited. Angela street: (South. Side) intersection— (South — side) ‘Simonton street to Whitehead street—parking prohibited. All intersections 25 feet markings. Bahama street: (Both sides) Eaton street to Southard street— parking prohibied. (Except for funerals, etc.) Smith Lane: (Both sides) Duval street to Whitehead street—park- ing prohibited. Division street: (South side) Simonton to Duval street—park- ing prohibited. All intersections 25 feet markings. Francis street: Intersecting Division (East side) 25 feet mark- , ing. Duval street: Angela street to Fleming street (both sides) space 25 feet in middle each block for unloading only—parking pro- hibited. Caution marking: Within each block of ae school—10 miles per hour. Stop signs: All persons cau- stop—no ex- cuse. Bicycle riders: Riding on side- walks and without proper light , prohibited. Noises: All districts are quiet zones—do your bit to keep it so. CARL ROM IS GIVEN TRANSFER RADIO ELECTRICIAN SENT TO BASE AT JACKSON- VILLE, FLA. rs Carl Rom, Coast Guard radio electretian and a resident of Key West for 20 years. has been trans- ferred to the base at Jacksonville. it was announced here today. Rom will leave his post here at the,end of this month, while Mrs. om and their two children will wait until the end of the school term j before joining him. Coming to Key West with the Coast Guard in 1921, Rom was discharged in 1922 and entered the U.S. lighthouse service, then under control of the department of commerce, as a radio operator aboard the tender Ivy. In 1929 he was promoted to become op. erator in charge of Key West air- ways radio station. Rom was promoted again 1930 to the post of senior radio electrician of the seventh light- house district, went on io become maintenance supervisor. and then was transferred back to the in sjCoast Guard when the lighthouse service was removed from the Tisdiction af the commerce de fiment and put under Coast suard control “NOTICE TO HOME OWNERS Homestead app 1941 at Asse Tax Tax Assessor. City of jeni4-1¢ The Americana brought in 84 fish Monday, consisting of 34 grouper, 25 yellowtail, three grunts, 14 porgies and eight snapper. The pool was won by Per- cival Jackson, who is a guest at the Casa Marina Hotel. SPOTTSWOOD TO HEAD KEY WEST LEGION GROUP .SELECTED TO SUCCEED WIL- LIAM V. LITTLE AS ™RESI- DENT OF CONVENTION COR- PORATION Robert F. Spottswood, well known to Key Westers, has agreed to serve as president of the Key West Convention corporation, which is arranging the state con- vention of the American Legion here in April. He succeeds William Vi diittle, whose resignation was , accepted with regret by the board of direc- tors of the corporation, meeting last night in the new headquar- ters, La Concha hotel building. Mr. Little was forced to resign because of the press of his busi- ness, and because he said he was unable to take care of the duties connected with this important position. “Much as I regret having to do so, I am forced to resign to handle the business in my office,” Mr. Little wrote the board of directors. Mr. Spottswood has had un- usual success in handling the af- fairs of the Monroe chapter of the American Red Cross and is well qualified to handle the convention arrangements, it is shown. Tour agencies promised today to submit rates and arrangements for the American Legion's Havana trip beginning April 27. The con- vention corporation submitted the figures they had received and the tour agencies are going to try to compete for the business. The remainder of the board's meeting related to the sale of the automobile which is being put on to raise funds for the cofvention. THREE HARRY MILLS OROVILLE, Calif —Before Jus- tice Harry Mills of this city, another Harry Mills swore out a warrant charging a third Harry Mills with breaking into a cabin and stealing blankets. SPI LD LISS SSS ‘AMERICANA BRINGS: IN LARGE CATCH Representative Groups Greet Visitors; Enter- tained By Various Offi- cials Of Ciiy Key West saw its greatesi ex- | hibition of small planes flying en | massee today as more than. 100 F Lk dak dhe d PT ‘murky sky, light aircraft dropped out of a refueled and then zoomed off on the last leg of their journey to Havana, Led by an advance guard of 12, | which arrived late yesterday aft- | ernoon, the flying armada gath- ered here this morning in a se- ries of small formations. The last of the planes were scheduled to leave Key West by 3 o’clock this afternoon. Chamber of Commerre officials’ and members of the Key West* Women’s Club, annual host& to the Miami-Havana fiyers, were on hand at the airport early this ‘morning to welcome the rivals. Coast Guard ships ‘assigned to patrol the waters over which the planes will fly to Havana, were spread out in a position to signal to the fliers their approximate positions along the way. Three ships, Pandora, based at Key West; Nemesis, which was order- ed here from St. Petersburg for the patrol duty, and a naval ves- sel are handling the assignment. Civil Aeronautics officers here said early this afternoon they had received word that the first of the airplanes were well on the way and should be in Cuba short- ly. The trip takes from one and a half to two hours. Stiy Ananetated Preeny SAGINAW, Mich, Jan. 14. Eaton's Manufacturing company's striking workmen, today found encouragement Ina seriés of sym- pathy strikes which were re- ported spreadirg to other com- pany plants. Workmen in the company's plants at Battle Creek and Cleve- land were reported striking in sympathy with the Saginaw em- ployes and company officials said the walkouts threatened at least three others, Man Held On Murder Charge To Be Bailed Out Of Jail Edward McGrath. still under grand jury indictment in the fatal shooting of Leon Massi last Sep- tember, will walk out of county jail this @fternegn,to eweit in freedom a trial date whith hes not been set McGrath $7,500 bond, was ar York more than two months ago al witnesses had iden- as one of two men seen Masai before the was believed to t d killed while riding tomobile and his body tamsed to the road near Card d bridge who will be freed on ed in New obtained con- mation of a telegram in which trict Attorney Henry Hirsch- berg ordered his release. Word- p has ing of the wire was not clear, but the sheriff said there was no ques- tien but ead htt would be Pai on ons a fice Retutfd to this office’on bench warrant” McGrath's trial, originally scheduled for circuit court Janu- ary 20, has been delayed through the iliness of George A. Worley, state attorney, Worley has been ina Miami hospital recovering from pneumonia and will not be able to handle the case until etr- cuit court re-convenes later this winter, Harry Bell, also accused in the case, has been unsuccessfully sought ever since Massi's death, Local police have believed him ta ben in Detroit but have never found, inn.