The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 18, 1941, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 61 Years Devoted to t Best Interests of Key West he Che Key Wiest Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. VOLUME LXII. No. 16. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1941 Coast Guard Vessels: Locate Grounded Tug Position West Of Content Key; About Twenty-Five Miles Away From Key West Two Coast Guard vessels this afternoon are standing by the grounded tug Jan a mile west of Content key and about 25 miles off Key West. barge, both grounded, were lo- cated last night after Coast Guard boats had cutters and patrol spent a full day searching for, her. Officials here still are unable to explain the mix-up in position by which the Jan was variously reported at three aifferent places. One of her reported positions, it was explained today, was more than 55 miles from the bar where the tug actually went aground while another of the positions The tug and its; SOPISIII IS ‘FIRE FIGHTERS IN | ENGLAND’S DRAFT, | ‘Ry Axsociated Press) LONDON, Jan. 18.—Men j from 16 to 60 will be drafted to fight fires throughout | England under a new decree issued today. | PI MIS SI IT MT MTT A SCOUT EXECUTIVE ATTENDS MEETING M. E. BERKOWITZ NAMED DISTRICT CHAIRMAN LAST NIGHT ! M. E. Berkowitz was |district chairman of Monroe coun- ty boy scouts last night at a/ meeting of county scout commit- tee members here, Capt. W. W. Demeritt, retired | lighthouse | service office, was, named SWEETING RITES | HERE ON SUNDAY KEY WEST RESIDENT DIED YESTERDAY; SERVICE AT STONE CHURCH Heads Of Germany And Italy Plan Conference (By Associated Press) A ROME, Jan. 18.—Adolf Hitler Funeral services for Mrs. . : i and Premier Mussolini will meet Charity Pinder Sweeting, age 82, | , Re disdpccal pbayvatleeinoncat ;Somewhere in Germany within the residence, 626 Carson Lane, jie EXE see hours, 1b was rae will be held Sunday afternoon at POUnced here today. 4 o'clock at the First Methodist! Pointing out that place and (Stone) Church, where the body time of the meeting are regard- will be placed at 2 o'clock. Rev. jed as military secrets, officials A. C. Riviere will officiate, as-|here said the pair would disc sisted by Rev. W. R. Howell. jconditions in Europe tomorrow Survivors are three daughters, for the first time since the meet- Mrs. Mamie Shuck, Fort Myers, |ing October 28. Italian troops Mrs. Isabelle Russell, Key West, ;moved into,Greece immediately Mrs. Julia Johnson, Miami; two after that conference and specu- sons, Willie Sweeting. Key West, jlation is rife concerning major Eugene Sweeting, Key West; |moves that:may come. out of the twenty-two grandchildren and present meeting. five great-grandchildren. Additional help for Italy in the Mh ORK SH British Order NOW KEPT BUSY MANY ACTIVITIES ARE NOW: BEING CARRIED ON BY YOUTHS Mediterranean, where German war planes already have been op- erating for the past week, is e ected to be one of the subjects Taaer discussion. Another will be the movement of German ps to the aid of Italy in Al- mia, a subject which is causing Speculation in all European capi- Is. Plans for another conference letween Italian and German eco- jomic experts at Rome also have Ween announced. Thirty-five rep- sentatives of each country will take part in the conclave to de- termine a trade policy affecting both the belligerents and the con- quered countries under their rule. Temporary Halt In Tobruk Attack (By Associated Press) | | | | | | | | | | Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit | PRICE FIVE CENTS eee ‘Most Of Bombs INAUGURATE MOVE FOR PROTECTION Have Fallen In Out- | Florida’s Representatives OF. AMERICAN CRABMEAT INDUSTRY, lying Districts; No ¢ Co-Operate With | Sponsors ualties Reported’ | | WASHINGTON, Jan. 18—A ten-fold expansion of the Ameri- can crabmeat industry is in pros- |pect in event an appeal of the jAmerican Crab Packers Commit- itee for increased import duties {upon Japanese canned crabmeat jis accorded favorable action by jthe U.S. Tariff Commission, ‘Sterling G. Harris, Beaufort, S. C., packer and committee chair- man, declared here today, Mr. Harris, prominent in per- ection of recently-developed jmethods for canning the meat of ‘antic and Gulf shores, led a pa- (Special to The Citizen) , | species of crab caught along At-/ - The NYA Work Shop now lo- | cated on the grounds of Key West : Barracks is proving invaluable in the successful maintenance and beautification of Key West Bar- CAIRO, Jan. 18.—British staff bombed Italian bases in the Doda-|rade of interested domestic pro- officers from the Tobruk sector canese islands and flew over Sicily ducers who appeared at a two- have admitted a temporary halt to bomb German airdromes there.'day hearing to impress upon the ‘in their attacks on the besieged’ Meanwhile, word has reached | Tariff Commission that “seafood city. The attack will go on, how- Here of German activity im the (sy Avavvtated Presap LONDUN, Jus. 18.—-iondon 10° and Russia—more particularly Ja- | ‘pan—have increased by leaps and! day had is first daylight r@id in bounds with the benetit of a low | ad valorem on the value of these | /2 days, but government officials imports”. ‘here said it had been very light *This industry is threatened; by bankruptcy”, said Congress- | 4 most of the bombs had fallen man Hendricks, “because of the! ing districts. casual- competition of cheap labor toa ounlyiag = the low tariff, I oppose, and, act-| ties and little damage were ro- ually resent, Japanese products of ported. any sort, and not merely crab-i ‘meat, being sent to the United! Nazi planes concentrating on (States in competition with our! ' goods”. the midlands and southeastern An interesting argument over) towns during the night were ‘re- ‘nativity of the giant king erab| ns 2% marked the proceedings, with im- | ported to have spread some dam- porters claiminy; it to be a “Jap light anese sea monster” and Amer ie * i ROA: ® me cans contending it “is as much! was staged over London during American as Japanese”. 3 ater jis a necessary and important part u and training of a colonial army, sup-!of our food supply in an emerg- aplits feos the assisting ves- vice chairman; Father | Pendleton, 13th Coast Artillery, |eventually Tobruk will fall as did posedly aimed at helping Italy in jency when we cannot depend ake a night said. they 'were|Kelleher, chairman of troop or- |commanding. Many local youths | Bardia. : _ the north African colonies. Troops | upon our competitor, Japan”. r . 2 employed by the NYA are receiv-| Reports of heavy air activity.in the new army, it is reported,; Florida Representatives Bob waiting for high tide during the ganization and extension; Igadore | ing valuable work experience from RAF bombers based in have becn training for desert!Sikes, Joe Hendricks and Lex night to pull her free, but later | Weintraub, advancement chair- | ‘ ‘4 “pagel : . ; _ Which will fit them to capably as-; Egypt and at Malta continue to fighting in arrid and semi-dessert}Green were included in thi - SEEN IN BULGARIA ..... German supply ships off the reports this morning indicated man; Albert E. Peirce, Jr. camp-| one their share of the national'come in. The flyers yesterday sections of East Prussia. ‘eral senators Ay ngtedashon ri See t they had been unable to accom-|ing and activities chairman; Earl |responsibility for defense pre-|_ who appeared at the. hearingeto sup. Asoc taLaeee Dutch coast and heavily bombed plish the tug’s release even with | Fowler, leadership training, and! ; “ jal f | . : high water and are sll attempt. |Z. D. Harrison health and’ safe-,j Patedness while rendering service | support-the “appeal of the com> SOFIA, ‘Bulgatit"“Sim-18.—A {both ‘channéf entbarkation points £0 j | mittee. Senators Charles O. An- general shake-up in Bulgaria’s | | the night. ‘CABINET SHAKE-UP) given was about 25 miles from the ejected financial chairman; J. J.{racks, according to Col. Louis L.'ever, they have claimed, scene. | Trevor, Royal Airm- Force hombers. meanwhile, reported they had hit and airdromes in France. One of eth Minoan Bhi laren ene ing to get tha tug and barge back ty. z Resa 4 é f Bul into deep water. | A district commissioner will be | oe pbb ary ives aE jdrews and Claude Pepper filed cabinet is expected within« the The Jan, whose name was mis- elected at another meeting of the ' pets supervisor for the project. | epeiease rane ne coma next few ae ae ie the Hk the German ships. according to takenly given by the Coast Guard | organization. lt i j { a e jin view of their inability, because; turn of a delegation from talks} ¢ esterday as Gem, is under the, Scout executive Rance (Og des apts et oad alee ended “ 2? lof heavy congressional duties, to| with Chancellor Adolf Hitler in | the flyers, was seen to go down anand of Capt. L. Stuart bourne of Miami, who is visiting pees spplored re ae paetcend | appear in person. Berlin, (Continuea on Page Four) and plies between Miami, Tampa here for three days, attended ae ates a) does Seale | } Senator Andrews declared that) se Peas SU RET se CONS alate and Key West. \last night’s meeting. ing miscellaneous machinery and ee jibe: bs Jos Ot es - oa | : i | erable num! 5s it) _ are also “farmed out” in rotating; WASHINGTON, Jan. 18—Pas-'recommended speedy passage of | should take the necessary step | assignment to the post work jsage of the “aid to the democra- the bill as one of the mc im-|to protect this employment ana | T WER UESTIONS ABOUT j MAN WHO KNOWS STORY OF SIN WAy 'groups under the supervision of ‘cjes” bill in the shortest possible portant factors in getting the |see that the producers receive ' various skilled army foremen to |time is vitally necessary for con- program into high gear. | such peobedbiin: oh le neeiid. os i wes eee see secure valuable experience ‘tinued aid to Great Britain and Labor, industry “and govern- that they may pev wages in Keep- APPROACHING BOND ELECTION James ‘A. Dixon On Way To Cuba To Receive War Medal | ree ose on ane erica (er aett Own supply, William ment are | co-operating “fairly ing with the American standard”. eee in plumbing, carpentry, electrical | Knudsen, chairman of the defense Well”, Knudsen told the commit-| Calling attention to the great eae and mechanical engineering. jcommittee, told House Foreign tee. numbers in Florida “afforded | Forty years after he came to Key West aboard a_ warship whose orders were to destroy Havana's famous Morro Castle, James A, Dixo Cleveland city official, is again on his way to Cuba, this time to receive a Span- | ish-American war medal trom the Cuban government The 63-year-old veteran of most of the important naval battles in the Spanish war, taking his wife over the scenes he visited as a young man, will leave for Cuba Monday to accept a memorial medal offered by the govern- ment. To Dixon, the ancient mystery of what really happened to the Battleship Maine in the explosion which precipitated the war, is no mystery at all. Serving in Cuba as an electrician afte the render of Havana, he tra a group of Cuban helpe: which ran from the scene of the explosion back to a small fort on the other side of Havana One of the Cuban eleétricians, he recalls, found in th¢ fort's dynamo room a switch attached to the long wire. This”, Ke said. closing and opening the , switch, “is what sank the Maine”, Cuban workmen who were close to the scene of the affair said. fhe mine had been detonated by Span ish lieutenant who was fater re turned to Spain. Dixon came to Key West for the first in April, 1898, aster, at that time gship this aboard the Lane: for district, Transferred to th@ moni port admiral’s f tor Puritan, he set out for Cuba to help carry out th de stroy Morro Cast e \heav orders bul EXPERT AUTO REPAIR by MECHANIC with over 20 years experience. —— ALL MAKES OF CARS) -—— Lou Smith Auto Servite Duval at Division Streef PHONE 8183 or S| } ily armed warship’s steering gear ; broke apart within sight of the |island and was towed back to Key West without taking part in the action around Havana. With the Puritan indefinitely jout of action, Dixon went to the {dispatch boat Hawk and for some time kept up a patrol duty around the island. The Hawk was sta- | tioned in Santiago bay the day of the Spanish fleet's surrender there and carried the word to oth- er forces fighting on the eastern jend of the island. Orders were received shortly after for the disbanding of the old Seventh army corps and dixon was transferred to the command of General Leonard Wood as an elect an. Under his direction the first permanent telegraph line was put up be tween Santiago and Guantanamo. Dixon was stricken with yellow fever within a short time after the line was completed and was sent to a Boston hospital and re- turned to Cuba just as the war ended. Within a few days, how- ever, he re-enlisted and was sent back to Havana to repair tele- phone and electrical lines which | (Continued on Page Four) NEW YORK - BUSY BEE Specializing in Seafoods, Spanish Cooking—Conch Chowder Daily “Best Sandwiches and Eats” |STRAND THEATER Today and Tomorrow Sunday Matinee ‘KNUTE ROCKNE’ All-American with Pat O'Brien. Ronald Reagan. Gale Page KNUTE ROCKNE. the great- est Football Coach that the world has ever known. Full of Comedy. } } Drama and Matinee Every Sunday } 3:30 P. ee “TEMPERATURES Lowest last|Highest las! night 24 hours 25 47 33 42 34 36 41 59 Abilene Boise Boston Bristol | | | | Asked if he considered the bill a step toward our “policing the world”, Knudsen said he did not and considered the measure prin- cipally concerned with our own protection. Affairs committeemen today. Knudsen told the committee it would be impossible for industry > begin sending equipment to England in large quantities be- lore the end of this year and The Citizen is in receipt of the following communication from the Chamber of Commerce Air- port Committee, which endeavors to answer questions on the ap proaching election for an airport site asked by “Taxpayer” in a recent issue of this paper: “The Publicity Committee for the promotion of the bond elec- tion to be held on February 4) steady employment by the indus- try”, Senator Pepper warned that “now this employment is gravely threatened”. He declared jthat the American industry “is imperiled because we have been | ‘slow to realize, apparently,’ that imporis of crabmeat from Japan for there is grim need for haste in this matter with further expendi- tures of a half million of dollars as soon as it could be made ready. “It is an indisputable matter of record that real estate values in the vicinity of the Opalocka Air Field have advanced 200 percent since that project was establish- ed, “This fact may be an approach Buffalo Charleston Chicago Cincinnati Detroit El Paso Galveston Havre Huron Jacksonville KEY WEST Los Angeles Miami 39 44 | 50 63 i. 31 36 . 34 51 32 25 38 16 -15 54 67 54 65 | terials vital to her defens: Minneapolis _ -7 eu Nashville 35 : New Orleans 45 Acting New York —. 34 Okla. City —. 20 Pittsburgh —. 39 Portiand 40 St. Louis 13 Salt Lake City 29 San Francisco 45 Spok: 27 Sit Marie 8 Washington — 36 50 {By Associated Breas) WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.—Sec- retary of State Cordell Hull permit- Canada of ma- | | | | | | has jgranted general licenses ting the export t it wa jannour authority granted It jhim by President Rooseve jhas permitted licenses to of certain {sued for transport laluminum 2nd tools. Previ sary to have ! for tungsten. ered WHITE HERON CLUB (STORK CLUB) The most sensational FLOOR SHOW that ever hit Key West 10:30; 12:30: 2:30; 3:30 —— THREE ACTS —— Marcus and Odette World Famous Dance Team Mama Inez Rhumba Queen of a Thousand Movements The Masked Model Who is she? What does she do? —and— Art Wilson’s Band With Solo-Vox Restaurant Now Open 6-8 O'CLOCK Featuring Table d’Hote Dinners with STONE CRABS Night Club in the THE TRUTH ABOUT with promises of fine easy living—then jobs Grant Permission To Export Hull machine SLAWES « BONDAGE Learn how young girls are lured Defense Material To Canada ‘DROP FOUR BOMBS NEAR SUEZ. CANAL Associated Press) ALEXANDRIA, Jan. 18—Nazi sky raiders in a brief attack here dropped four bombs near the Suez canal this morning Reports there been no casualties or Gamage it feared the high-fly bombers might be maki indicated but was 4 preparat on the ry district ae PALACE-HELD OVER-.23"2. Beautiful Bodies for Sale ADULTS ONLY and Sold Into Lives Of Shame U.S. WILL HAVE ‘Informa-|to the answer to the question had ing (Ry Associnied Prewed PORT-AU-PRINCE, Jan. 18.~ jof this island government jbeen completed in order to per- mit United States use of territory here for a naval base was announced VISITORS VIEW it Sailors aboard the schooner A. M. Adams prepared today another month or six weeks at sea after unloading a huge cargo of > here yesterday ave early next the Nicara- roast, Visitors here yesterday sotme 440 of the giant turtle yp jaded here at the Thompgon;heys would hereafter train They will be penned with * doeks ers already caught and rema the crawls on exhibition until they are slaughtered Notice! OPEN ALL NIGHT Join the INSOMNIA CLUB in the wee hours of the morning at ORIENTALE RESTAURANT 319 DUVAL STREET BASE IN TRINIDAD Trinidad, hanges in the charter have some for saw welcomes the request, tion Please!’ as a most opportune request, and has no doubt but that the writer of the communica- tion has performed a public serv- ice in bringing to the front ques- tions which have probably oc- curred to many other citizens who ilently second his motion for ‘In- formation Please!’ “The annual tour of training at Fort Taylor by the 265th Coast Artillery has been an event that) not only added to the prestige of Key West and to a most favorable type of publicity but which brought economic returns to many departments of our tom- “ é much mercial life. It is estimated that| “OUr excuse for using so this short training period brought "Pace Must be that ‘Taxpayer’ into our city from $28,000.00 to|Ssked numerous questions, | each $30,000.00 annually jot which is entitled to considera It was therefore with dismay; 40m: nd is regarded as a that Key West learned: that the | Public service on his part, since annual luncheon given to the of-| "ie he uecured the information ficers of the organization by the |". individual, there must be Ky West Rotary .Chit’ was many who also would like ‘Infor- fasbpwell :aneh. mation Please!’ = wr pedo besigemi As to drawing the fire of the 1, iemenny, we doubt if Key West's hances for that would be mucli other localities because we did, not |— have an Army airfield where|reaset no matter what we do modern training could be given} ” the matter of getting ready ie nies (Continued on Page Four) “Working quietly over a period | = two years, and with no great} beating of drums, the Chamber! 4 Commerce, with the valuable! co-operation of the County Com- mission shouldered the responai- | SL B presents bility of finding a suitable loce- — tion, of endless photographing Norman and Donovan and writing. of bringing the op- portunity to serve to the attention. of our senators and our represen- | tatives in Washington and finally! securing the acceptance of the land by the US. Army and the: appropriation of $300,000, to be- gin the preparation of the field} iwhich ‘Taxpayer’ invites the property owner to ask himself, as to how much of the money spent would go into his pocket. In other words, setting aside our country’s needs, ‘What do I get out of it?’ A fair enough question at the mo- ment, but likely to be regarded as less fair as time goes on. “Here is another item of infor- mation that should be welcome to ‘Taxpayer’. ’ “The property owner is not go ing to be taxed to pay for thix land. The money will come out jot Monroe County's share of the [state gas tax. ,by the announcement Attention, Everybody!