The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 24, 1941, Page 1

Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit | Associated Press Day Wire Service For 61 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West PRICE FIVE CENTS TE LXII. No. 47. Britis Break Up German. Bomber Raid Near Bengas DAY NIGHT English Push Forward On SSI EL SSS The Key West Citi THE SOUTHERNMOST NE WS5PAPER IN THE U.S. A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1941 ROBERT PINDER (Making Ready To Advertise | ") BURIED IED SUNDAY For Purchase Of Piping For crmany d UHPLUUUUU KEY WEST RESIDENT pie] Water Line To Key West B AT HOME ON SATUR- | | Lieut.-Comdr. Thomas J. Brady, permit pumping 3,000,000 gallons | [navy public works officer at Key ys oSiwater here gates passage a | | Sed Warfare i Great ritain | Friends and relatives of Robert coset BBE ec. So pane 000) gallons @) day. All Fronts, St>-ing At tacks On Italian-Held Sectors (ity Axnocinted Press) LONDON, Feb. 24.—British | columns pressed relentlessly for- ward on every front today in al series of attacks that ranged from! native assaults with fiery arrows to heavy bomber thrusts at Ial- jian-held oases in the Libyan | desert. reported they had | azi dive bomber at- | ar Bengasi and shot down of the attacking British bombers | on retreating | Bengasi-Tri- RAF fight broken up a N tack nez at least planes, one while rained bombs a Fascist force on the have entered | Italian Somaliland and are sweep- | ing forward with little resistance, Three columns according to a communique. One report said natives under the command of former Emperor ; Haille ,Sellasic had shot fire ar-| rows into an Italian supply depot | and destroyed a Heavy concen: | tration of food and equipment. | A communique revealed Free | French and Belgian troops were | now fighting side by side with! the British in taby a | CCC CAMPS OPEN ENTRIES INTO ORGANIZA- TION WILL BE MADE EIGHT TIMES EACH YEAR Lily Asnoeicted Prem) JACKSONVILLE, Feb. 24— Monroe county youths between } the ages of 17 and 23% years may enroll in the Civilian Conserva- tion Corps this month, The State Welfare Board has announced that enrollmenets, in the future, will be held eight times each year, instead of four as in the past Supplementary enrollment will take place February 26. Unmarried and unemployed young men within the age limits who desire to enroll should ap ply at the nearest District Wel- fare Office, one of which is locat- ed in every county of the state. If they meet the requirements they will be sent to camp before the month is out, thereby escap- ing a long period of unemploy ment, while awaiting selection As a quota deficiency exists, all eligibles who apply are cer tain to be accepted and enrolled without delay Hore, State Welfare tor of CCC selection. Quarterly enroliments will con tinue te held, Horne said, and in addition supplemental enroll ments will follow near the end of the month immediately after the quarterly er The ne prove of adv way ready wrding to Jack Board direc w policy expected to in numerous and al lly out antage has tried COAST GUARD BOAT LEAVES ON PATROL ecessfu iper left the week “GARDEN TEA. Ausr K. W. Woman's Club JULIAN J. MARKS ESTATE Roosevelt Boulevard Ber Pu ary B F Thursday. 4 to 6 P. M. SILVER OFFERING 'THREE SAILFISH IN ONE WEEK BROUGHT IN BY UNCLE, NIEC: You have to hand it to the Barthman-Blaine combination for bringing in sailfish; yes- terday they brought in their third in a week. This time Miss Marion Blaine, of New York, was the hero of the day, and the beauty she brought in weigh- ed 42 pounds and measured 610%". A mackerel of 11% pounds also fell to her lure. Col. Barthman brought in the other two sails last week, one of them topping the Casa Marina board for the biggest of tne season. There's a little story behind it to show Miss Blaine to be a smart gal. She hadn't had a bite all morning, so thought she might take a bite of lunch herself, and was being subjected to quite a bit of scoffing from her uncle, the colonel, and the guide. When lunch was over she suspected she had a strike. Instead of telling them and be the sub- ject of further banter if she should prove wrong, she quietly went and played the sail till she had him hooked and leaping! The men didn’t even sus- pect there was a sail out there. In bringing the specimen to the boat, the wire leader twisted around its tail in one of its leaps—so in it had to come tail first. It was quife a victory for the distaff side. “Hats off to you, Marion”. nbanhenhentbart MTs | |W. Pinder yesterday afternoon attended funeral services at Lo- ‘pez Funeral Home and accom- , panied his body to City Ceme- tery. | Pinder, known familiarly as “Judge” Pinder, died late Satur- iday night at his home, 1305 Eliza- jbeth street, after an illness |several weeks. He was 60. A member of the Board of, {Pilots commission, he had been ja resident of Key West most of | his life. Surviving are his widow, Mary | Agnes Pinder; a daughter, Mary | Agnes, an da son, Robert W. Pin- | Agnes, and a ‘son came to Key West last week of rad become seriously ill. ! Services were under the direc- |tion of the Rev, A. C. Riviere of \the First ME. (Stone) ‘Pallbearers were Harry M. Bak- Jer, Paul Archer, A. E. Sharpley, |William A. Freeman, |Waite and Waldo Valenzuela. |ANNOUNCE CIVIL | | Announcement has been made {by the United States Civil Serv- ice Commission that an open{ | competitive examination for the | |position of rigger will be held | shortly. ‘Applications may be filed un- {til further notice, states G. B | Hoey, commander, U.S.N., and jsenior member the Labor Board. ; Further information and appli of cation blanks may be obtained | \from the recorder, Labor Board, 'Room 130, Post Office Building, | | Key West; from the secretary, | Board of U.S. Civil Service Ex- jaminers, Post Office, Key West, lor from the manager, Fifth U.S. |Civil Service District, New ‘Office Building, Atlanta, Ga. Foreign Minister Speaks On Security For COUNTY BOARD MEETS TONIGHT WILL PASS RESOLUTION ON CRUMMER BONDS FOR NEW AIRPORT Monroe commissionets will meet in special county session night to pass resolution em- powering R. E. Crummer, bond broker, to advance $30,000 on Be a Chica airport bonds. The commissioners will meet at the courthouse at 8 o'clock. Money advanced by have been placed in escrow. Members of the commission met briefly Saturday morning to vote on the resolution, but were un- able to complete the business be- cause of the absence of Commis- sioner R. W. Craig CALL FOR BIDS _ Written f eby . of ish- 1g Meters to the City Bids shall, specify pr de for the ters from the opera- shall sealed ids are he called for by the City Cc the City of Key West for furr ing of Par f Key West rice and shall payment of the ntract to-! Crummer j will be used to buy up deeds which | Japanese Race (Ry Associated Press) TOKYO, Feb. 24.—Foreign Minister Matsuoko this morning told the lower house of the Jap- anese parliament that only through withdrawal of the white race from Oceana could Japan attain security and prosperity for her people. Describing an indefinite Paci- ‘fic area “which stretches 1,200 ‘miles to the north and south and | 1,000 miles to the east and west,” 'Matsuoko said the islands of the Pacific could support a population , of from 600 to 800 million. Observers here felt Matsuoko might be including all of Aus- tralia asd the Netherlands Indies ‘in the island area which he feels Japan must have COMING EVENTS MONDAY County Commissioners meets Special Session, Tonight, Coun- ty Courthouse TUESDAY Stone Church Service Club. 6:00 WEDNESDAY Wrestling, Simonton and Front St. Arena, 8:30 p.m. THURSDAY n Tea, Auspices b, 4 to 6 p.m. City Council meets at 7 City Hall Lions Club Gare Wi 30 meets 6:30 eminary Str Art Center Red Cross Sewing Club meets at 315 Duval Street, 2:00 pm Tourist Club meets at Art Center. 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY Club Flower Sh brary SUNDAY fe brary son, Robert W. Pin- | iwhen he was informed his father | church. ; Bernard ; SERVICE EXAM | Post ' to advert”: for purchase and in- stallatiomof water pipe for a Flor- ida City-Key Wes? aqueduct. The navy will advertise for bids , to be opened March 4 on 12, or 18- vided is the same proportion. inch pipe, the larger size to go in-!_ Brady returned here from to use if the Key West Aqueduct | Washington after a trip which divided between the navy and aqueduct commission in propor- tion to the investment of eacl agency and the water will be di- commission is able by March 4 to’ included a visit to the navy station | allocate $1,000,000. $2, 000,000 ' project. Use of the The navy has ,at New Haven, Conn. available for The trip the | was for the purpose of checking up jon navy methods in the construc- larger pipe would tion of a marine railway. Britain Forestalls, German Invasion Several :Times Says Former Attache To London a Ger- Britain has forestalled man invasion “three or four ‘times” this winter by sending small detachments of soldiers to jwreck Nazi preparations in !France, according to Harry Klem- mer, former U. attache in Lon- idon who is vacationing in Key West. Klemmer’s book, “They Will !Neved Quit,” was released yester- ‘day in New York by Wilford Funk ‘and company. } In the book, been landed from destroyers dur- ing the winter to dynamite gun emplacements and German prisoners. Klemmer says he talked with some of the prison- ers and is sure Hitler intended to invade Britain at several times. Klemmer, with Mrs. Klemmer and their two daughters, Carol and Joan, is spending a week in Key West at the Trumbo hotel. The family will leave Saturday | or Sunday for Washington, where | Klemmer will be reassigned to some dipomatic post. the former diplo- ‘mat tells how British troops have CATHOLIC GROUP \NEGRESS FINED HAS INITIATION IN COURT HERE | Four Key West women were, Edna Finaly, negress, this initiated into the Catholic, Daugh-,.njerning was fined $10 and costs ters’ Court, St. Mary Star of the on a vagrancy charge by Judge Sea, No. 634 at the Court's hall; William V. Albury in criminal there Friday night. The initiates were Mrs. mena Catherine Schnotola, Miss 'Helen Mary Schnotola, Mrs. ~ | Veliz and Mrs. Orsolina Toppino. The group especially honored jone of its outstanding members, | Mrs. Mamie Russell, vice regent, zing by, Peace Justice Enrique | who is leaving to make her home |Paunaldo, Jr., and was released | tin Charleston, S.C. She was pre- |" bond. {sented with a beautiful piece of jairplane luggage as a gift from jthe entire court | Mrs. Virginia Demeritt, worthy | guard regent, ga short fare- {well address thanking Mrs. Rus- sell for her tireless efforts to pro- gress the Court and to promote good Catholic womanhood in the community Rev. P. J. Kelleher, S. J., chap- lain of the Court also gave a short address wishing Mrs. Russell God- speed and success in all of her en- deavors, | Delightful refreshments were served, which brought a fitting climax to an enjoyable evening. Philo- guilty. Hattie Smith, arrested with the other woman by Constable Bien- | venido Perez Sunday, was bound | over to Judge Albury’s court this WOULD RESIST ANY INVASION (My Associated Press) ANKARA, Feb. 24.—Turkish newspapers announced today that their country will remain loyal to all its alliances and will resist any attempt at invasion. “Turkey will oppose amrs any move to spread war into her territory”, the pers declared. (CHURCHILL MEETS yea with the pa-| TEMPERATURES Lowest last/Highest las! night 24 hours 55 38 Abilenc Boise Bostor Brist Buffalo (By Asseoet ‘4 Preas) LONDON, Feb. 24.—Prime Minister Winston Churchill talk- ed with the Japanese ambassa- dor here today and it is believed their discussion centered about the offer of Japanese Foreign Minister Majsuoko to mediate the war between England and Ger- many. Churchill refused the conference. to discuss Havre Huror Jacksor KEY WEST M Key West Players Present othe bares ce tae? “The Purple Rim” “Farewell to Love” s HARRIS SCHOOL ent death Feb. 27 and 28. 8 P.M. tate for $10 | Admission: 4Se plus Se tax—S0e $19,760 PLYMOUTH pending sek Mrs. Jane thirty-eight years roed Moslander mniless at hi Ai per for her She a week s suing or a total of Operating expenses are to 2 2 bring back | !court. She entered a plea of} ‘WITH JAP ENVOY SAUNDERS’ INFANT BURIED YESTERDAY After REVIVAL SERVICE Oeeeeee es \Statement Made By Hit- _ OPENED SUNDAY The Raymond T. Richey Re-; vival began Sunday afternoon in} the big tent located at Duval and | | Division streets. The music is | junder the direction of Ira Stanp | hill of Coffeyville, Kansas, as-| jsisted by Mrs. Stanphill at the | |piano. Special music was a fea-! |ture of the service, duets by the ‘Stanphills and piano and_accor- | ;dian solos by Mr. Stanphill. Each member of the evangelis- tic party spoke briefly and Percy | ;M. Roberts spoke of the im-/ ‘portance of Christian living and / the necessity of witnessing for Christ. The Evangelist took for his afternoon text Jeremiah 33:3 “Call unto me and 1 will answer thee and show thee great and mighty things, which thou Saree est not.” He stressed the im- portance of prayer if the revival is to be a success. | In the evening the text was taken from Matthew 28:20 “ I am with you always, even n unto | the end of the world.” The theme being that Christ Jesus is with us today in the midst of turmoil jand confusion and war. He urged |his hearers to pray not only for jrevival in the tent but for every revival in Key West, mentioning \the First Baptist Church and the Church of God where revivals are in progress at this time. | Mr. Richey quoted Roger Bab- son, “The only hope for the United States of America in this day is a) | revival of old time religion, a re- | turn to the faith of our fathers. Services daily at 10:30 a. m., | 7:45 p. m. except Saturday. No services on Saturday. | | -Lo, | insular |ANGLERS CATCH EIGHTY KINGFISH | A group of anglers went out Saturday on John Stock- ing‘s cruiser, the Cutes, to try their luck in local waters, and returned to port praising the piscatoral sport to be found here. Included in the day's catch were eight large-sized king- fish, besides emery other va- rieties. The party was made up of Rev. Joe J. Bowman, Daw- son Springs; Ky,: Dr. Harry Canfield; William Brown, Rockford, Il., and Dr..C. W. Johnson, Lawton, Mich. PIII I IS IS | RUSSELL RETIRES AS INSURANCE AGENT Henry O. Russeil, for, fhe past twenty-three years with) Life Insurance in this city, has reti business due to ill heal enced the past several Mr. Russell has gone ton, S. C., where he with his son-in-law ai ter, Mr. and Mrs. Max’ sell, and will later go land, Ohio, for a visit son, William, of that ci During his long career, company, Mr. Russell one time or another every sec- tion of the island and will b2 re- membered by his many friends he acquired ‘through his business | connections. His record with the | company during this time has been outstanding, it is said. daug! ah ral Cleve- | ith his | ith the British. And German Divisions | | | | Fight Across English Channel | (Ns Associated Prone) | British and German long range guns crashed on both sides of the English channel today as tempo of aerial warfare, after a busy night, slowed down during the morning. RAF. bombers costinued their long series of attacks on German jheld invasion points along the {French coast and a Berlin com- | munique said Nazi warplanes had linflicted severe damage on scat- i red cities in south England. German planes flying singly or in smal] formations were reported to have sifted through British de- fenses during the night and some bombs were dropped in London. MATECUMBE KEY PROPERTY SOLD PURCHASED BY MR. AND MRS. L. C. PEEBLES OF ORANGE COUNTY. FLORIDA Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Peebles, Orange county. Florida, have pur- chased for about $2.000 two tracts of land on Upper Matecumbe key d filed at County Clerk ri today re vealed the co had purchased two large tracts from Mr. and Mrs. H. M. McIntosh of Beach The property includes one strip 100x200 feet along the Florida t Coast Railway right-of-way and another 400x200 feet on both f the state highway ANNOUNCEMENT— Madam Grace Corsetierre at our store tomorrow. lla m to4:30p m for PERSONAL FITTINGS APPELROUTH’S The Store of Fashion will be the tmovie Palm * ANOTHER WRITER ‘LURED_TO_KEYS The charm of coral strands has lured another wellknown tion writer to the Florida Keys- from California! Mr. and Mrs Baynard Kendrick have taken up residence in Tavernier. Though Mr. Kendrick has been fie- absent from the years, he counts many warm per- Floridians sonal friends among through thirteen years prior resi dence in Paiatha. His national following is based on stories in Liberty, New Yorker, American Magazine, Esquire and other top publications as well as his suc- cessful string of mystery novels, some of which are laid in Florida His latest novel, The Odor Of Violets, was published only last month, and M.G.M. bid in the rights almost immediately The story follows the further adventures of that amazing char Captain Duncan Maclain. already made famous in earlier Kendrick books. Maclain is a Aided by his . Schnucke, his su per-sensitive other senses reveal astounding clews hidden from in vestigators with normal sight De are handied with such and so authentic is the character. that The Odor Of Vic ets is being issued for the blind. great expense, by the Braille Institute of America. Mr Knedrick has already col lected material for another book featuring Duncan Maclain, which he will write in Tavernier. Also he expects to collect first-hand for an historical novel Fic rida. And last, but by least, he says, is the fish And he should know, for shed both coasts of the ed States and Canada as well and finds the acter ‘ of no i,/time during the state for several | ler In Address Given To- day To Nazi Party Mem- bers | (iy Associated Press) | MUNICH, Feb.. 24.—Britain |scon will be faced with sea war fare on a scale unprecedented in history, Adolf Hitler told a | sarong of cheering Nazi party | members foday on the twenty- \first anniversary of the founding | of Netional Socialism. | “Wherever British ships ap- pear, our submarines will be ready for them”, the Fuehrer de- clared. “The battle at sea is only ready to begin” Hitler said he had been in- ‘formed shortly before his ap- pearance in the Munich beer ‘hall where the party was found- _jed that nearly a quarter. of a {million tons of British |had recently been sunk. \ March and April, Hitler de- ‘clared, will teach England that {Germany jas not been-wamasting comparatively idle days of the winter. “We jhave been spending ‘the time in | preparation’, he said, “and Eng- ‘land will learn how well we |have prepared”. | The party leader appeared on shipping d atithe beer hall platform at 10:14 {a. m. (E.S:T.) and completed his Hitler once more traced the history of the rise of the Nazi party and of Germany's progress since her World War defeat and | the peace treaty at Versailles. ; The peace treaty he described ‘as the “most shameful document \of all time’. ‘Democrati¢ Ger: many, in the treaty, received only |what was coming to it for ité in- ternal weaknesses, Hitler told hiv followers. Admitting harsh. treatment of | Jews during the rise of the party, | Hitler said overthrow of the more | powerful Jewish groups had been la vital necessity to the welfare ef the Reich. “This days means much to me” Hitler told the assembled party leaders, many of whom rose to power with him from the days when they met at the beer hall “It is not often a leader can meet with his old comrades 21 years after their work has begun”. The Fuehrer omitted any men tion of the Balkan situation and did not discuss plans for the in vasion of England during the talk The speech was carried on a radio network to all of German occupied Europe, including France, Norway, Poland and the Netherlands, and was heard in Finland, Jugoslavia, Russia and Rumania. DIVORCE HEARING DATE UNCERTAIN JUDGE GOMEZ UNABLE TO LEAVE MIAMI BE-. PORE FRIDAY Cireuit Judge Arthur Gomez will return here Friday from Mi- ami to hear testimony in the di- voree case af Betty Compton against Jimmy Walker, former New York mayor, it was learn- ed today Judge Gomez. in a telephone conversation with his office, said he will be unable to leave Mi ami before Friday. He did rot set a date for the divorce hear ing, but is expected to hear testi mony either Saturday or Mor day PRESCRIPTIONS Accurately Compounded With