The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 8, 1941, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 61 Years Devoted to the Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an ayerage range of only 14° Fahrenheit Che Key West Crttzen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. VOLU ME XI, No. 58. KEY W. T, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1941 Gulf Stream Wins “Race And Governor's Trophy Yawl Windigo, However, “ewearseess VISITOR LANDS C | IMMENSE TARPON Course In Eight Hours, | | John C. Williams of Prince- ton, N. J., is the hero of the hour at the Casa Marina. He was causing quite some con- sternation last night because of his failure to return at the proper time from a fish- ing trip, but when he did show up around 9:00 o'clock, what a prize he brought along! An 85-pound tarpon, as beautiful a specimen as any- one could wish to see, was the cause of his lateness. It measured 6742 inches in length and 32% inches in girth. He hooked it about sundown, just as the party was about ready to call it a day. The big fellow took one and a fourth hours to land. His fishing companion was S. S. Staniford of Ceder- hurst, L. I. Finished First, Covering Twenty-Two Minutes aoe | Pounding through a storm that | sent up small craft warnings all| vlong the Florida coast, the Chi- cago Yacht club’s 72-foot yawl.| Windigo, was first finisher in the | arnual Havana-Key West agiting)| race this morning at 2:20 o'clock. The yacht covered the 90 miles | of turbulent water in record time | ef eight hours, 22 minutes, } Actually Gulf Stream that won it was the 170-foot | the race} and took the trophy for the Florida | Finishing 20; Windigo, the | IMI LI I SF wih yacht AA = GIVE CASUALTIES the series of races ending in Key | West. Malhini, the 57-foot yaw | on corrected time Governor's ocean racing series. minutes behind Dudley Sharp corrected time showed victory of a min- 53 seconds yachts from Detroit, arrived in Key West) SEVEN HUNDRED KILLED IN| at 5 o'clock after and alone. Other yachts. entered — in. the! race remained in Havana today,! apparently because of the stormy| LONDON, March 8—Seven weather. zs Yacht club offictals early this;hundred British citizens died during Feb- afternoon were awaiting the ar- rival of Mitchell Wolfson, Miami |ruary and 1,000 were injured s Beach ciyt commissioner, who was named by Governor Spessard L. Holland to pt nt the gover- nor’s trophy at a Boca Chica buf- fet-supper tonight. Local yacht club members, the __ visiting yachtsmen and members of the Southern Ocean Racing confer- will attend the party. DRAW JURY FOR COMMERCE BODY CRIMINAL COURT TO GIVE SMOKER Fifty Key West citizens who! xey west chamber will serve as jurors in the March | jerce members will attend a term of criminal court beginning Smoker "Monday night at 7:30 : wale o'clock, President Everett afternoon by Judge William V.|,C0er These ever Albury A aver Hockal With the legislature due to con U. S. army © the yesterday afternoon dropping out of the -event; sailing across the - straits! | ENGLAND; 1,000 INJURED DURING PERIOD (Ry Axnociated Press) in German air raids ment, an official bulletin reveal- led today. to 25,000 number of citizens killed since the war began, and to 35,000 the number of seriously wounded. jualties brought ence of com- including the Private Jack court Monday Long is accused of 1utomobile from the barrack afd wrecking it on the road to Tavernier More than 20 women. on vagrancy charges and bound over by Peace Justice Enrique Esquinaldo, Jr expected to enter guilty pleas before the court tion, Russell said he believes local business men should decide in advance what attitude they will take toward pending legisla- tion. morning Stealing an here arrested TEMPERATURES Lowest last|Highest las night — 24 hours 30 34 30 34 41 are Abilene Boise Boston Bristol 3rownsville WATSON STREET PROPERTY SOLD » Cha 60 riously enough to require treat-| The bulletin said February cas- | the | W. \MANNERHEIM’S DIET vene next month and a number} of local projects up for considera- | ISIS SS SSS D ADMIT SINKING OF BATTLESHIP ! Ordered By (By Associated Press) ROME, March 8.—Navy headquarters today admitted the sinking of an Italian light battleship in the Mediter- ranean last week, but refused to give any details, ‘PREDICTS AID BILL {delivery in England. A shipment |BARKLEY SAYS ‘LEND-LEASE’ ruary, only 100 were ordered for | delivery in Englanl. A shipment MEASURE WILL BE | of 120 was sent to Africa and more By Ans WASHINGTON, March 8. British orders for United States aircraft, which sent more than two thirds of last month’s supply to outlying sections of the em- pire, reflect increased production in England, army chiefs here be- PASSED AT ONCE (By Axnociated Press) | WASHINGTON, March 8.—Fi- nal passage of the “lend-lease’ measure by tonight was predict- } | q | {ed this morning by Senator Al- ; Little Greece today continued } aaa atiaet! jto hurl her armed might against de- 'Ttalian Albania {Balkan capitals buzzed with rumors that Hitler will launch a new campaign to the as- tance of his axis partner ‘later than Wednesday. ~ TWO BUILDING lice cies ke es PERMITS: ISSUED ' jben W. Barkley, jleader in the two months’ i forces in as j bate. | ave ; a Adolf Senator Barkley said the meas- |ure would be on President Roose- | not velt’s desk by Monday morning. Athens confirm reports that no forma] ultimatum has been de- ated by Hitler, and semi-offi- jal sources have announced ae will join the axis Jesus Sanchez, 1219 Petronia , Tuesday. street, yesterday was granted a! Ankara diplomats today con- \ building permit of $75 for con- tinued their attitude of defiance struction of a store room and toward Germany, but refused to George Adams, 1107 Olivia, took ey if they would attack German out a permit of $100 to build a '"00Ps immediately upon their {new roof. entrance irtto Greece. One high- ‘ranking government officer said | | today: MOST SMART BOYS ").., would be | PUT OFF WEDDINGS, . occupation feels she menaced by German CALLAHAN LEAVES FOR NEW STATION Lieut. Comdr. Fort Callahan navy communications officer here and former commandant of the base, left Key West this morning for California to begin sea duty in the Orient Commander Callahan. wil! main in San Francisco for month’s leave before joining the Asiatic fleet. Mrs. Callahan, who companied the commander this will remain in Cali- } (My Asnocinted Presa) | | INDIANAPOLIS, March 8.—| 'John A. Mueller, director of spe- | cial youth services of the city schools, decided to “investigate” |1,201 students v-ho were gradu- “ated in 1930. | He found: (1) Only 37 percent jof boys who made grades had married while 75 percent of {those with “C” grades had wives; (2) sep even percent of girls with averages and 84 per- cent of Soin with “C” grades had married. Mueller erplained ‘who made high grades went in! morning, for higher training and hadn't: fornia got around to marrying. j Lieut. Evan Bourne, second in jcommand in the communications office under Commi r Calla- han, will remain in charge until a WATCHED BY FINNS superior officer is transferred to Hi y West in April DIVORCE DECREES GRANTED FRIDAY that boys 'a ‘The Finnish Field Manner- heim will get his special porridge. jmade of cracked buckwheat, 2 er all It was recor his diet by phy halted impor and America Denmark ard culty, bought up the tit to him. IIPPPLEOLLA READERS GET DOSE CF OWN MEDICINE ° nded as part of fror Finns about th sr les available Sent To Outlying Areas (By Associa: Large Number’Of Planes | British Are | ted Prens) | than 100 to scattered of the empire in Canada, Aus-! tralia and other countries. j During the height of the Ger- man aerial attack on Britain, all! planes were being delivered di- rect to the island. Army chiefs believe the present diversion proves that England is manufac- turing enough planes to make it possible to send greater numbers to other fronts. possessions | Greece Continues To Carry | On Fight Against Italians Press) of Greece. She will choose the moment to attack, however, when , of and geographic conditions make the attack most profitable.” Unexpected re: disposition her forces | stance to Yugo- slavian partnership in the axis,’ meanwhile, has turned up with reports that wild bandit tribes- men of Croats and Serbs have re- fused to join the government in collaboration with Germany and are crossing the border to help Greece against the expected at- | | tack. | The influential Union of Ser-} bian Patriots has prepared a mani- festo expressing displeasure with gurrent Yugoslavian foreign; policy and is demanding that | Prince Regent Paul resist German pressure. | Both Berlin and Rome persist ; in their charges that President Roosevelt has offered armed as- | sistance to Yugoslavia if she will remain aloof from the axis part- nership. London, eyeing a German mili- | tary establishment in Italy said | a number between 150,000 and 300,000 men, is attempting to stiffen Greek resistance with ad- ditional help in planes. London denies, however, that ground troops have been sent into the country. A communique from Athens this morning told of the capture of 1,000 more Italian troops yes- terday and said the Fascist army is completely disorganizel. Italian officers have so little discipline over their men, the Greeks charge, that terroristic methods have been used to make the men con- tinue fighting. MATSUOKO PLANS FOR PLANE TRIP (My Associated Press) TOKYO, Ma ter f the journey sef S o'clock at will be held tomorrow afternoon |, RACE TRACK FUN ifirestone igists at 2,000 B.C. | A.D. PRICE FIVE CENTS Senate Naval Affairs Committee ~ Reports Favorably On $2,770,000 Program For Key West Air Station “‘©’Wwweesrwaaee, REPORT SINKING OF MRS, C. VIERA DIED YESTERDAY FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE CONDUCTED TOMORROW AFTERNOON «Ry aeeeaiaion Press) BERLIN, March 8.—New aerial and submarine attacks on a British convoy this week resulted in the destruction of 14 shivs and a total tonnage loss of 62.000, it was an- nounced today. The communique said two of the shivs sunk were Brit- ish destroyers, but did not de- scribe the attack. Mrs. Concepcion Viera, age 64, died yesterday afternoon at 5:15 her residence, 1222) Grinnell street. Funeral services at 3 o'clock from the Chapel of | PI LPSIS: Pritchard's Funerai Home. Rev. G. Perez of Latin Methodist Church, officiating. Survivors are: Francisco Saladuga, Key West; one son, Mario Viera, Key West; two daughters, Mrs. I. Marks and Mrs. Wallace Holmberg, West Palm Beach, and three grand chillren. FISH’S AUDIENCE SHOWS DEMOCRACY CONTINUES WORKING ; By DR. JOHN H. SHERMAN President of Webber College Mother, Mrs (Ny Axnoetated Press) BABSON PARK, Fla., March 8. —The recent visit vf Representa- tive Hamilton Fish of New York {to Florida was a_ brilliant ample of democracy at work. County Clerk Ross Sawyer has It furnished absoijute proof, that received a check for $4,500 as the democracy dees work, and much }county commission's share Florida race track funds and smiliar check has been receiv for the school board. Sawyer said the money would go for county salaries sometime after Thursday of next week. CHECKS RECEIVED ex- a aence could be shown to the peo- ed pies of several totalitarian na- uons. Before Mr. Fish came to deliv- er his address at Webber lege, it was freely predicted that erence his audience would be small and hostile. At least one Florida ‘ANTIQUE’ COLLECTOR’ newspaper forecast “not much of GRAVE 1S MYSTIFYING ” a crowd”. Sparks were expected when the call came for questions frst the open forum audience. Our “fan before the event scolded us for bringing “this foreigner’ ‘to Florida It ignored the facts that Mr. Fish’s of family has been in America more been than 300 years, and that he made Christ; |@n outstanding record as a cap: one human backbone and one | tain in the first World War. bowl made of burnt clay and; But when President Roosevelt’ quartz sand dated by archaeolo- | “favorite political enemy” to : several Roman |£peak, the sporting instinct of de 100 Mocracy won out. The largest crowd of the season jammed the sologists are wondering College auditorium and listened ticles of such varied dates politely while Mr. Fish things with which probably re lving in the same grave percent of those present agreed OULD SHED HUBBY: “0°. CITES PUPPY LOVE were mans from persons (By Alain Press) BREITENACH, Switzerland, March 8.—Workmen digging in Breitenach uncovered a grave containing One sharp engraving believed to have used 15,000 ye before tool rose drinking vessels dated about Are why said oD dis W There mostly infor s no heckling. questions, who sought mation about national and inter national affair Mr. Fish aged to keep the holes arguments fairly He warned the ny psaveaton v MIAMI, Fla, March 8—Mr Eleanor McCaul’s divorce petition asked the court to give her and complete custody and control mar hi ir 1 ered t dictatorship pa Seek “sole spair if lend-lease bil od r hu ger that he b and 14 BRITISH SHIPS. @j.the Senate Naval of 800d might be done if this..ewiel.a, Col-| United States Senator An- drews Wires The Citi- zen Qutliniag Items In House Bill {Special to The Citizen) | WASHINGTON, March 8. —Senator Charles O. An- this nounced that at a meeting of Affairs morning an- drews committee, action was taken to report favorably a House Bill, (HR 3155), izing the secretary of the author- | navy to proceed with the coastruction of public works | at various naval bases and es- the items included in this par- tablishments. Among ticular bill, were the follow- ing: “Naval Air Station, Jack- + engl hee eel ~ ~ facili- sonville; recreation ties for enlisted men, includ- ing building and accessories, $350,000; recreation facili- ties for officers, including and accessories, high $40,000; tional aviation training facil- buildings $250,000; explosive addi- ities, including buildings and accessories and equipment, $7,951,600. “Naval Air Station, Wert; Key aviation build- and additional facilities, including ings and accessories equipment, $2,770,000. ““Naval Air additional Station, Mi- ami; aviation training facilities, including accessories $711,000. “Naval Air Station, Pen- additional aviati buildings and and equipment sacola; training facilities, including buildings and accessories , and equipment, $2,081,000. (Ry Associated Preas) SANDERSVILLE, Georgia. March 8.—No news isn’t good news for a newspaper. so after a particularly dull week SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, WENT THROUGH | Practically pate Light In City Was Estingished* w Ba- additional avia- “Naval Air Station, nana River; tion facilities, including building and accessories and $1,425,000. $15,578,600 equipment, “This totals ‘DD OMMIOES SOL naval con- ly attrit juy Care. DOG DIPLOMAT struction in Florida, the DEMONSTRATES breakdown for which was some see eee conclave here April rday. was mistak in The Citizen t for additional Editor G. S. Chapman of the iain weekly Sandersville Progress ieot'tle easier merece. TOTAL BLACKOUT! DURING LAST NIGHT =n “Newspaper Hits One of Those SIIaADILH IID © James Roosevelt made the (My Ansort es : Another Newsless (Ny Ananeinted Press) time NEW YORK. March #.— Magistrate Joseph C. H. Flynn decided to settle « dispute over ownership of 2 dog by the time-honored method of having each claim- ant call the dog in the court room. The brown cocker spaniel rushed enthusiastically across the courtroom in response to calls from both claimants. “Hey. you!” shouted Magis trate Flynn. ago reported, Presents AN PASTORHALL L} with all the horrors A ed Pr : when the naval appropria- before House committee tion bill was the White Heron [Stork] Club Featuring DELORES CORTEZ Famous Mexican Dancer! on ap- 5 and miseries of a propriations,”” COMING EVENTS SATURDAY ‘R Richey Revival | 2 + 2:30 p. m. SUNDAY— Nazi Germany Concentration Camp 7:30 p. m. ALL NEXT WEEK Daily. 7:30 >. m. BIG TENT — Duv. RAINY WEATHER Let us LUBRICATE and SPRAY your car. Lou Smith Auto Service PHONE $153 Duval and Division Streets CRUNCH CRUNCH and his ROYAL CAYO HUESIANS Division Streets Shows at 11. 12:30 and 2:00 ; BRING THE SICK FOR ee ne saat fen . DINNER 9$¢ UP Yacht s tub Ree wt PRAYERS a ty officia r s ae jake F 7 finishes Taylor in morning ind Sat. - Sun. - Mon. | at d an air attack