The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 6, 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 VOL J ME LXII. No. 56. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1941 Circuit Judge Tums Down Betty Compton's Plea For Divorce From Jas. Walker Testimony Given By For- “sossreeess mer Show-Girl Failed To ‘ANGLERS CATCH Show Legal Ground For Granting Decree | | | | i | | 1 Betty Compton today is still! Mrs, James J. Walker, wife of the former New York mayor, ead) the prediction of gossip column- | ists that both she and her hus-; band would take new mates this | wirter has hit at least a tempor- ary setback. Arthur yesterday Circuit Judge Gomez from Miami turned down the plea of the former showgirl for a divorce based on extreme cruelty. Mrs. Walker, had incompatability | | | the judge ruled. proved at MANY SPECIMENS’ The fishermen again got busy Tuesday and brought in some nice catches as a result of their day’s sport. Biggest thrill was provided by K. H. Woolson, of Springfield, Vt., who caught a fine 21/4-pound permi.t Mrs, John Oldrin, of Darien, Conn., repeated her success of last week by catching another permit, This was a 17¥- pound specimen. The party comprising Mr. and Mrs. Oldrin and Miss Gladys Jenkins were fishing from their own private craft. Mr. anil Mrs. Thornton Gardner, of New York City, went out and brought in a boxful of kingfish and a bar- racuda, as did the William T. Haddons, of Haddonfield, N. J.; Ralph E. Batten, of Win- netka, and P. H. Batten, of Racine, Wisc. SPITS I IIS the most, and that is not a lega’ ground for in Florida. | Charges of mental cruelty grow- ing out of the plaintiff's having | it ry to accom-} her husband into the spot- public life were na | divorce found pany light of proved, he said. Judge Gomez heard testimony | COLEE COMMENTS ON GOVERNMENT'S | MONIED PROGRA in the suit at his office here lastiorFICIAL OF STATE CHAM-| Saturday and it was felt at the| time that Mrs. Walker and M. H. | Rosenhouse, her atorney, had | done Jittle to prove the alleged | efuclty: Mrs. Walker repeated+ that she and the playboy ex-; mayor were on the “best of| terms” and a newspaper inter- view she gave in Miami at! Christmas indicated they were still on the friendliest terms aft- er she had come to Florida to es- tablish her legal residence. Judge Gomez’ decision appar- ently was at t partly based on Mrs, Walker's testimony that | she and her husband had remain- ed friendly. Part of the decision follows: “The wife testified that she and the defendant were friendly and so remain. No evidence was introduced tending to show any mate altercation, verbal or otherwise, between the _ parties other than the social responsi- bilities the public life of the de- | fendant imposed upon the plain- tiff. “From a study n PI a yn a \k of the case as merce, its economy to the more rapidly than any other state \of the union.” new” | well as in the BER OF COMMERCE ao REFERS TO FLORIDA'S VA- | RIOUS ACTIVITIES (Special to The Citizen) ST. PETERSBURG, March 6.—! '“A financial earthquake hit the |dent govern- | ment launched its 20-billion lar spending program,” |Harold Colee, ation when the federal dol- declared executive vice resident of the Florida State |Chamber of Commerce, in an ad- | ress here at a membership din- er of the local chamber of com- “and Florida is adjusting ; new order Mr. Colee said clientele had developed, waiting Florida’s sales energi “This is true in the tourist as commodity et,” he asserted. “A state chamber study that a indi- a whole the pleadings and proofs |cates that last fall's tourist adver- support at best a case of in- compatability and not a case ofp; cruelty within the meaning the law in Florida. Incompat- | a: ability is in this state. Futhermore, tal or physical cruelty poses some wrongdoing men- | p presup- on not a ground for divorce | mid-winters, and takes full advantage of the possibilities, will bring a golden | tising) is bearing later fruit than | as heretofore been the case. We of believe that the spring will yield is much tourist business as past that the ap- roaching summer, in Florida ‘market’ part of one or the other of the | tourist harvest to the s spouses during the marital rela- tionship “The testimony of establishing the treme cruelty by the to the plaintiff and should not be granted on the pleadings and testimony now be-' ¢ fore the court” The couple married France, in 1933, about s after Walker had N the publicity around the Se investigation of his mayor: cl falls far short u charge of ex- |r Cannes, resigned as abury 5 ty t defendant | F divorce peak years. he added, money. months minor executives postpone w York mavor at the height of of defense orders Mr. Colee declared t é heck made on transport and tility facilities indicated that nore vacationists have come to lorida this winter than in past “There is ample money cir- ulating throughout the nation. “and it ‘spending Thousands of major and have had to their vacations because This the pring business which is certain o come to Florida if we ener- is getically seek it.” NEW GOVERNMENT SHIP COMES HERE lare- ad her port pe ways motion this | ow has three the har- chasers ir NOTICE dition of Carpenters’ Union LOCAL 655 Special Meeting in Red Men's Hall, Friday night. March 7th. 7:00 o'clock Atari made The state chamber official the announcement that travel conferenc be called t Florida, to means for the year outheastern pr a greater round NUSINESS. The ‘avel departm RICHEY REVIVAL| : 7:30 p. m. Sundays, 2:30 p. m. BIG TENT — Duval and Division Streets Bring The Sick For Prayer! “brand mar- | devise ' [PRIVATE JACK LONG! MAY FACE MILITARY ‘AND CIVIL. TRIALS CHARGED WITH THEFT OF AUTOMOBILE; ARRESTED IN MIAMI AND PLACED IN| COUNTY JAIL HERE | Private Jack Long, arrested in| Miami last night after he had al- legedly stolen a car from the local army post and left it wreck- fed on Overseas Highway near Tavernier, probably will face \charges both by the county and \by army headquarters, it appear- ied today. | Long was returned to county |jail last night after he had been jarrested in Miami on a descrip- jtion filed by the sheriff's office j jhere. j Chief Deputy Harold Russell | ‘this morning said the county |probably would try Long on the! jauto theft count, since the army | iis unable to pay county expenses in telephoning to points along the | !road yesterday and for his re-! |turn. j ‘ Col. Webster F. Putnam, Jr., {stationed at the barracks here, } jsaid it would make little differ-! fence to the army if Long is tried ‘by the county or turned over to ja military court at once. “If they jsentence him”, Colonel Webster | ‘aid, “we will stil] get him when | |he comes out of jail and try him | ‘for desertion and theft”. | ‘ Soldiers stationed here say | {Long was well liked at the bar- | jracks and had been promoted to the rank of private, first. cl. ‘only a few days ago. He was a member of the army basketball | ‘team and his absence was felt by | {his teammates last night when |they dropped a close decision to the Lions Club in their last game jof the season. Long is accused of stealing the lear after he had rifled the lock- {ers of his soldier companions and stolen an unknown amount of | |money and the car keys. He was | {in civilian clothes when arrested | jand had suffered bruises and | cuts about the head in the acci- i | Long has refused to discuss | the accident or the theft and deputies are unable to learn how | jthe accident occurred. He has; refused also to identify a, uni-| formed sailor seen with him in| the car. ‘ NEW HEAD FOR BEVERAGE DEPT. EDGAR W. SCARBOROUGH APPOINTED BY GOVER- i NOR HOLLAND \ i TALLAHASSEE, Fila., (FNS).—Last week Spessard L. Holland appointed Edgard W. Scarborough, Gadsden jcounty business man and gradu- | ‘ate of the University of Ftorida, | to the office of director of the State Beverage Department He succeeds Thomas W. Long, who submitted his resignation shortly after Gevernor Holland's inauguration Mr. Scarborough’'s and training indicate that the high standards of admin tration instituted by Tom will be continued in the of the State Beverage partment A review of State Beverage Departm ing the past four years sh that its operation under the rectorship of To ong was ¢ of the ishme Governor Fred P. stration. ction c (Continued on Page HELM BUYS AND SELLS PROPERTY | March 6; Governor background same ong era- De- the records of the finest acco: Four) | morning Fear Hitler May Make Thrust From French Bases In Africa (By Associated Press) LONDON, March 6.—With Balkan tension mounting toward an explosion today, British for- eign office spokesmen are study- ing the possibility that Adolf Hitler has engineered the entire affair as # blind for a thrust from French bases in north Africa. A. bulletin from Vichy an- nounced without comment, dur- ing the morning that Gen. Maxine Weygand, commander-in-chief of France’s north African armies, had arrived there by plane for a conference with Premier Gen. Henri Philippe Petain, The an- nouncement came just 24 hours after a similar bulletin had said Weygand already was in Vichy. London has heard rumors for days that French colonial cities in Africa are filling rapidly with National Legion To Attend Convention Here. POS, eeee, ‘REQUIRE MAILING ADDRESS OF ALL LOCAL DRAFTEES Key West eaiteces who are ‘eligible for draft and local citizens who leave here on trips were warned today by H. P. Baya, state selective service director, to make sure their local draft boards have proper mailing addresses for them at all times. Baya, in a bulletin describ- ing draft regulations, said many of the men who have been prosecuted by the gov- ernment for failure to report were guilty only of careless: ness. It is assumed by the draft boards that prospective draf- tees will receive mail at the addresses they have in- dicated, and mailing of any order will constitute a noti- fication whether or not it is received. LONDON BOMBED _ DURING MORNING |GERMAN PLANES MAKE AT- TACK ON BRITISH SQUAD- RON OFF FRENCH COAST (By Associated Presa) BERLIN, March 6.—German squadrons bombed London _ this and attacked a city in southern England, a communique said today The extent of bombing was not the communique seen to strike ter. Planes w the attack were search for London but the described, said be a rai took part returning from a the Eng in {lish coast German ter planes last night are r ted to have attack- ed a British over the French of a 16-bo quadron coast and shot t Mediterranean n n heav Ma fleet bas one © SEEKING FUNDS FOR HIGHWAY BRIDGE DISTRICT WILL ASK | FOR LEGISLATION TO BORROW MONEY -| hassee German “visitors”, and the con- viction is growing here that Hit- ler may plan a sudden attack at a moment when Britain is con- cerned with the Balkan crisis. Weygand’s flying trip to Vichy is believed by most sources here to be a desperate effort to prevent Marshal Petain from weakening | under German pressure and giv- ing away French bases in Africa. * Government spokesmen here point out that the theory of Hit- ler’s starting two campaigns at once, with one as a blind, line with his past performances. In nearly every German move, they point out, Hitler has had two | objectives, one of which he was ;MECHANIZED COLUMNS PRO. : willing to give up, if necessary, in order to insure the other's succe Commander National Commander’ Milo | Warner of the American Legion, who will finish a trip of England and Europe before April, will be the guest of honor of the state convention of the American Le- gion here April 23-26, it was an- \nounced today by Albert Mills, executive director of the Key West Convention Corporation. The national commander will make a speech in which he will likely outline his observations of conditions in England at the meeting scheduled for noon on Friday, April 25, Mills said. It is likely Mr. Warner will be asked to review the parade of the is in| IN THE U. S. A. ‘Germany Che Kry West Crttzrit THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER PRICE FIVE CENTS laims Proposals Made By British To Greece Appear Extremely Dangérous BRITISH UNITS | | CEEDING TOWARD AD- DIS ABABA (By Associated ar CAIRO, March 6.—Mechanized | columns from land army have reached the pop- city of toward Addis announced here Britain's julous Ethiopian jand are pushing Ababa, today. The report said British officers are now leading Ethiopian rebels and co-operating with the mech- anized forces which captured Somaliland’s capital at Mogadis- cio last week. A second powerful force, mean- while, is moving toward Addis Ababa from the opposite side of the country and has fought its way to within 150 miles of the Ethiopian capital. The army has been based at Khartoum in the ' Anglo-Egyptian Sudan and is now within the Ethiopian border south of Asmara. it was American Legion on Friday aft- | ernoon, beginning at 5 o'clock. He will be joined by Gov. Spessard Ly Holland, who has beeen invited téattend the convention. “The coming of the national | commander was announced today by the state officers of the Amer- ican Legion,” Mills said. “This is an event that all Legionnaires are | SHIPS GO DOWN REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN SUNK BY BRITISH TUES- looking forward to, and should go | ja long way toward capacity crowd to Key West.” Mr. Warner will be }panied to Key West by the na- tional adjutant and other national officials of the American emion: BURR PLACED 0 DEFENSE COUNCIL: NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER IS MADE EXECUTIVE SECRE- TARY BY GOVERNOR TALLAHASSE) March 6. — (FNS) George L. Burr, Jr., pub- lisher of the Winter Haven Herald and former member of the State Road Department, was appointed executive Defense Council Governor Holland. Burr will open offices in Talla- shortly, succeeding Frank Holland, who has been serving as non-salaried secretary of the coune: Burr will receive a ary of $300 a month and ex- penses of the office out of governor's emergency fund (Continued On Page Four) TWO GOVERNING this week by | The City Cou night at 8 i the regular session of the nth ong the matters to come be the meeting will opening & be installed city County Board Meets County ex ll meet to- re meters tc streets of the are expected to consider the } for din escrow : ‘a airport s E. Crumme refund the te r Maar has woul immed, Three spec ssioners he $30,000 urp eed thouse. bringing a, secretary of the Florida | the ap- on ght} ne DAY NIGHT | accom- | | (By Associated Presa) LONDON, March 6.—British warships which struck a surprise blow at German fore on the Norwegian coast Tuesday night )sank 11 ships for a total of 18,000 ae a communique has reported ribing the raid as highly successful, the admiralty said a German army officer and six men had been killed, more than 200 Nazis captured and the shipping attack carried out with no damage , to the fleet | Small forces of British troops were ferried ashore in small boats and carried out their mission in a few hours. A glycerine plant was destroyed and food and clothing for Norwegian forces were dis- tributed, the eet added. TEMPERATURES Lowest last Highest last night 24 hours 49 60 52 36 26 2 35 Abilene Boise Boston | Buffalo | Burlington | Chicago : incinnati Denver De troit a Paso lvestor Ha first | Huron Jacksonville KEY WEST be that of |Los Angeles Miami n | Montgomery sib: |Okia. C Phoenix Pittsburgh Portland Loui Spokane Sit. St rk y Sar 1 “Obl ieution at iN AVARRO, \APPROVED FOR Somali- | Harar | ‘SUPREME COURT PUSH FORWARD PASSES ON NEW CODE OF ETHICS LAWYERS AND FOR WEEDING OUT PRAC- TICE OF LAW BY LAYMEN (Special te The Citizen) TALLAHASSEE, March 6.—A new code of ethics for Florida lawyers and judges, and court commissions to weed out the un- authorized practice of law by lay- men, have been approved by the Florida supreme court. J. Velma Keen, president of the Florida State Bar Association, announced here today that the JUDGES | | [Yugoslavia Chosen By Hit- ler For Role Of Peace- Maker Between Greece And lialy FLORIDA | | (By Associated Press) Ado.f Hitler for the role of peace- ‘maker between Greece and Italy, — with occupaiio: by German troops and a total Balkan war a3 the penalty for failure. Prince Regent Paul at Sofia to day said he would appear per- sonally in negotiations between the Greek and Roman govern- He admitted ments, that Ger- court has granted a petition of} the association proposing the new code, and providing for court commissioners in each circuit | with power to hale legal ‘ lers” before the nearest circuit judge for punishment The code is patterned on that/ of Alabama, and was adapted to! Florida conditions by Cireuit ‘Judge Paul D. Barns of Miami} sheriff's and a committee of the bar as- sociation headed by Herbert Saw- | yer of Miami. The state bar also | has adopted the code of the ethics of the American Bar Association. The conduct of judges as well as lawyers is covered in the new code, the judges being instructed not only in their attitude toward the lawyers who practice in their courts and the jurymen and wit- nesses who appear before them, but in their public life. Judges are specially warned against getting into _ politics, either as candidates for other of- fices or in behalf of other candi- dates. The court commissions are to be appointed in each circuit by the judges, and will investigate and report on unauthorized pri tice of law by laymen or cor- porations, as well as to bring in those who are subject to be dis- barred from the protease: DENIES CALLING MIAMI OFFICERS INCIDENT RELATIVE TO AC- CIDENT AT CRAIG. FLORIDA justice The Tavernier s denied to story appearing last said County Com missioner R. W. Craig called Dade county sheriff's office when accident occurred at Craig Lowe said four county officer were on d and it was not con 5 red 4 to call the local If the Miami of Crag, Lowe see 2 Dade he accident Lowe E. of the Citizen a week which R an ssary office was called by aid he did not county deputies at cene fice COMING EVENTS THURSDAY Players Performance 6:15 pm meets at 8:00 p.m Key West Harris Schow 6:30 pm Street at 6 Players Performance 1 8:15 pm. Sewing Club meets at Street. 2:00 p.m. “SATURDAY + Yacht Club Reception ners of Havana-Key West Race. Race finishes a Fort Taylor in morning. ‘chise- | many has demanded closer | eperetion between his c vital and ‘the Reich and predicted “an im- | Pertant anncuncement” within a co lew days. Neutral observers feel Hitler jhas told the regent he must ar- |range an, immediate end to th» [Greek war or submit to having — “Rie“country over-tun with Ger” man troops as Bulgaria was earlier in the week. Hitler, meanwhile, is piling new pressure on Greece and Tur- key. A formal communication from Berlin to Athens this morn- ing said ihe country must realize that some proposals subithitted ito by British Foreign Min- Anthony Eden “are ex- tremely dangerous The Russian army paper, “Red Star”, predicted Tur- key would fight if Germany mov- ed troops into Salonika in Greece Turkey alre: nas made plans to give Britain strong bases and permit the British navy to pass through the Dardanalles for an attack on Germany through the Black Sea, the paper declared The paper made no mention of Russia's attitude, either toward Turkey's entry into the war or toward further German penetra tion of the Balkans. King Boris of Bulgaria is eribed in Budapest as having completed important conference: with high-ranking German arn officers and neutral observers be the talks probably had to with co-operation of Bul- garian and German troops in the event of an attack on Greece. Prince Regent Paul at the same time has talked with Foreign Ministers Ribbentrop of Ger- many and Count Ciano of Italy, probably in discussion of terms for a Greek-Italian Greece ister meanwhile, ay lieve do Dr J. M. Renedo, Areet 1011 Division yetterday was granted $106 building permit for generai repairs to his home. Building Inspector Ralph Ru: sell issued two other permits dur ing the day to Vincent Molina. Margaret street, for $50 to be pent in construction of a shed adjoining his house and to Mri. D. Curry, 619 Garfield street, for $75 to be spent for a new roof Key West Players Present Three One Act Plays “The Loves of Lionel” “The Purple Rim” “Farewell to Love” HARRIS SCHOOL Tonight and Friday. 6:15 o'clock Admission: 45¢ plus Sc tax—Sée Yugesiavia has been chosen by |