The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 29, 1941, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 61 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Che Key West Cittzrn THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit IN THE U.S.A. VOLUME LXII. No. 76. KEY WEST, ue ORIDA, SATURDAY, HEINE mi 29, 1941 PRICE Ne oe CENTS City Comeil Orders Dat Be Preparéd For Proposed Changes In Old Charter TUESDAY FINAL DAY FOR FILING Measures To Be Presented To Be Introduced In Legis- Representative To lature |EXTRA DAY OF GRACE HAS At a recessed meeting of the; prey EXTENDED, STATES! GANDOLFO, COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR City Council held last night, City | Attorney Aquilino Lopez, Jr. was instructed to prepare data aoe several proposed changes to be | Property owners who have failed to file jhomestead exemption claims for with county picked up an extra day of | made in the city charter, and their have same published by title, preparatory to having the |Claude A. Gandolfo that claims will be through April 1. There were no new | Gandolfo, had jsaid no claims would be accepted after Monday, revealed study of the him that his office the petitions announced | accepted j measures introduced in the legis- lature by Monroe County's rep- resentative. who previously proposals submitted at the meet- today ing last night, the others having! lawa Hage convinced | should — file through Tuesday |Persons who have failed to put the in their requesting that; more days, been decided upon at former meetings. A letter two! Softball League Tues- the city install three flood lights; day, to appear at Gandolfo's of- ' fice. | Returns on intangible property still are dragging and Gandolfo softball games which will be put} | warned today that all accounts of | on starting April 1. The matter | persons failing to register will be | was referred to the Welfare Com-|turned over to the state comp- iniktee with power. to, dct. |troller's office. Fines and pos Boor de by Mrs, {sible jail sentences are provided en paaanisilinies -\for citizens failing to register William Bullard for some ae| eet intangible assets. ptt + ae te meget ‘i * RUDOLPH MATSON | WILL FACE TRIAL was ordered that $25 be given to- | was read from have Monday and claims thus at Bayview Park to take care of the lighting of the grounds for} request ward taking care of the expense, | It was decided to have a ordinance drawn up covering the! activities of the Key West Gas! Company in which provi- in order that new TO BE HEARD THIS AFTER- NOON ON CHARGE OF AS- SAULT AND BATTERY some sions will be made the city may derive some revenue from the company according to} the franchise, inasmuch as the city is not receiving any revenue | at this time The matter of renewal of the Rudolph Matson, a carpenter }who allegedly started a fight at ‘union headquarters because union Key West Electric Company's | officers refused to put his name contract with the city for furnish-'at the top of the list of candi ing street lights was taken up for dates for work, this afternoon discussion, and it was decided will face and battery that the matter be deferred until ! charges before Peace Justice the next meeting inasmuch as the | Franklin Arenberg present contract does not expire; Matson was released on until April 30. |bond yesterday after he had been In response to a request made, | arrested on the complaint of four the Board of Public Works was | other carpenters, granted permission to maintain! The complaining witnesses told an office in the City Hall for the sheriff's officers that Matson told purpose of keeping records in con- them he wanted to find a job and nection with the operation of protested when his name ewer and water projects. placed at the bottom of a 1 It agreed to allow the tax: eligible carpenters. H« assessor-collector employ a help-|angry, they said, that h« er in his office for another month | of the group and_ precipitate? in order to keep up with the work | free-for-all fight during the coming month . who It was ordered that were Warren nmth’s payroll be made nyda, Hubert C April 4 ‘old Matthews. wa hit a signed the half- for em- a n pk J yes on Situation In Yugoslavia ON HOMESTEADS | the! ,/Pearlman and Rose CONTRIBUTIONS : FOR CONVENTION STILL COMING IN LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS TO/| LEGION EVENT THUS FAR| IS BEING PRINTED HERE- | WITH | One-third of the jthe committee \for the American Legion conven- tion here April 23-26 was report- ed today by the Key West Con-} vention corporation. It reported the contributors to Albert Mills ,executive rector of the corporation, that as other contributions made the list would be published. “I have every reason to expe ct | that the contributions will event-} tually be sufficient to stage the {American Legion’s state conven- | tion in a manner to do Key West} | proud”, Mills said. { | Following is a list of contribu-} tors to date, it being remembered ! that an additional list will be objective of soliciting funds date. di- said are grace today as Tax Assessor|Published as soon as the contri- The ibutions, many of them promised, jare made: | Dry Goods: Appelrouth, Arono- ivitz, Appel, Army & Navy Store, Holtsberg & Son, Frank Holts: jberg, Kantor, Lewinsky, Joe Marie Shop. Boca | mony Grill, Restaurants Chica, Columbia, Ramonin’s — and | Pharmacy. | | Hotels: Central, Coral Apts. Duval, Gibson, Gulf Stream, zolden’s North Beach Inn, - Ocean Vie Post Pigeon Key Camp, j House, Siboney Inn, Southern Inn, Southern Cre Trade | Winds, La Concha and Trumbo. Individuals: J. Aronovitz | Gas Stations: Raymond Curry Currie’s, Allen E. Curry, Mul- berg, Lou Smith and Trevor & Morris. Wholesalers: Maloney Broth- ers, Monsalvatge & Drane, Por ter Dock Co., Sinclair Oil, Stand- ard Oil and Saunders. Bars and Clubs: Che Che’s Bar Curro’s, Cave Ten, Cabana, Slop py Joc’ s, Samoa, La Conga, Boat Bar and La Concha Beauty Shops: The Carolyn’s and Sawyer’s. Miscellaneous: Columbia Laun dry, Fleck’s Bowling Alley, Flor jida Motor Lines, National {Bank, Kev West Co. |Key West Gas Co. . The Key West | Citizen, Kress, Thompson Enter prises, Trumbo Properties, Coco Cola, White Star Cleanc South ernmost Flowers, Long's Furn ture Store and Key West Flor | seas, Inn, Roberts S, Colony ist TEMPERATURES Lowest last Highest last night 24 hours 36 57 ap 68 36 $100 | Still Remains Unchanged (My Associated Pre Dus FINAL NOTICE MONDAY. MARCH 3ist the final day is ; to file applica tion for Homestead Exemption Be sure to visit this office before §:00 p. m. SAM B. PINDER, Tax Collector | jdent Roosevelt in {tend the Southernmost | , [Desires To Have Delegates From South American: Nations Attend October Conference. (By Associated Press) MEMPHIS, March 29.—Presi- a proclamation f countries to at- invited re American has South resentatives here nounced to- cotton conference Oct. 6 to 11, it was day. The President, in urging sentation from all western hem- isphere countri aid the well- being of a large part of the popu- lation of all the nations the new world depends upon cotton. repre- of DRIVE AGAINST SALARY BUYERS EDUCATIONAL ASSN. WOULD ALSO ABOLISH ‘“JOOKS” BY LEGISLATIVE ACT TAMPA, March 29.- Florida Educational As- ‘sociation, representing 12.000 teachers in Florida, in convention here last week, asked the 1941 rea ture to abolish “jook” and : buyers”, and called on the public to support its st Terming “jook a menace to public morals, vigorously worded resolution, the ciation asked that laws be ed to put them out of busi- (FNS) and. serious in a | pass 1ess The resolution buying wa’ and pointed out that showed “a surprisingly of school teachers had been victimized by these “usurers” and that a bill to outlaw the prac. tice had been passed three times by the House during the 1939 session but failed to reach a vote in the Senate. Tt said salary buyers “now are’ not regulated, and urged passage of a bill sponsored by Kiwanis jelubs and other organizations to place them under the reg- ulations as other licensed lenders. The also unquali- fiedly endorsed recommendations of the survey, which urged a seriou of control of budgetary proc and debt service hment ing appropriations possible of adoption: the need, if for additional revenue; and best possible use of gasoline ing for road aintenance against even more salary vigorous surve a large num- same association Brookings study dure of continu- economies tax revenue building JAP-GERMAN TALKS "ARE KEPT SECRET ted Prens) not g and GARDENS THRIVING WELL ON TEAR GAS {" (By Associated Press) AFIS ATID IY ROOSEVELT TO BE ON AIR TONIGHT (By Associated Press) PORT EVERGLADES, March 29.—President Roose- velt, resting aboard the yacht Potcmac in port here today, will make his Jackson Day address from the wardroom ef the ship tonight at 9:30 o'clock. The President's message will be carried over three nation-wide radio hookups. DBD ST SSS SSS CITRUS PEELING — FOR EXPLOSIVES ‘ity labor conciliator \EXPERIMENTAL WORK CAR- RIED ON FOR PAST YEAR OR MORE TAMPA March (FNS) Speaking before a meeting of the | Florida Association here last week, Francis C. Seigler of the Ocoee Trade School, nounced that he had discovered a method of manufacturing plosives from citrus peel Seigler stated that aided by pupils he had carried on experi- mental work for more than a year and that the 29 Vocational an- ex- recent announce * ment from Palestine of a similar discovery prompted him nounce to an- the results of his work. We found, Siegler said, break and quite by accident,” “that when mash an you orange lj | for toda: ‘APPLIES TO OFFICERS AS peel, the juice and gas burn with | a bright blue been able to er mix it with chemical, and plosive.” He did not divulge the name of the chemical but said it was one found in almost every home Seigler stated that the orange powder burned like gun powder and appeared to be more powerful. He has offered his secret to the war department through Senator Charles O. An- drews. flame. We a common create cheap an ex- peel WOULD EXPEL JAP OFFICIALS (ity Associrted Press) _LONDON, March dr. Fletcher ember of the hous led the goverr 29.—Lieut labor of ec fron London today Fle why we ehte FIVE BRITISH VESSELS SUNK OVERSEAS HOTEL COFFEE SHOP announ: management GRIDDLE CAKES Plate Lunches Full-Course Dinners CATERING TO P ces an entirely new set-up in specializing in FOR BREAKFAST ae 50e VATE PARTIES FOR BREAKFAST CH OR DINNER Seating Capacity Over 100 have | ize the juice, | | eeesccsecocccccocoscsese Fe English And Greek Vessels Ghasé Fleeing Italian Fleet LABOR OFFICIAL SOTTOTITOLI A One Of Mussolini’s Big ON VISIT HERE ITS NOTHING BUT | Battleships And Two — an Cruisers Said To Have REPORTED TO BE STUDYING DEMANDS OF CARPENTERS FOR PAY INCREASE (By Associated Press) H VICHY, March 29—Al- | Gone Down though there is a paper short- | age, people in France were | never compelled to carry so | many bits of paper as they | are today. The wallet of any Ameri- can correspondent in Vichy, for instance, must contain at least the following: A bread card. meat card, fats card, cheese card and soap card. A ration card allowing him to use all the above cards. | An identity card allowing | him to live in France. A sojourn card allowing him to live in this part of France. A circulaticn card allowing him to leave this part of France. A drivers’ cerd allowing him to leave it by car. A “gray card” allowing his car to leave. A gasoline card. A press card. A Parc hotel card allow- ing him to go to the Parc ho- tel for press information. (By 4 clated Prensy ; LONwvun, marcn 4¥.—Power- Orville | ful units of the Royal Navy, with author- in Key to study Rigby, housing is. | Greek ships collaborating, are in West today, reportedly demands of local carpenters for an increased wage scale at hous- ing projects under Paul H. Smith Construction company. Officials of the company this morning said they had not ar- nged a conference with Rigby , and the housing au- thority, although confirming that Rigby had called at their office, ! said the local authority is taking no part in any negotiations Carpenters on the Smith proj- ects still are working for 80 cents an hour, although workmen on a similar project at the navy yard were raised to $100 an hour after a walkout March 13. It was explained at the time that the Smith company could net — in- crease wages without a change in the government contract REGULATIONS FOR “22222222 SIDNEY HILLMAN HOME GUARD UNIT TAKES V iA ATION RESTING WITH HIS DAUGH- TER AT BOCA CHICA FISH- ING CAMP ‘pursuit of an Italian fleet after le two-day battle in the Mediter- ‘ranean, it was announced today. A 35,000-ton Italian battleship is said to have been sunk and two cruisers so severely damaged \that they, too, are believed to have gone down. Italian ships, after putting up a stiff resistance in waters some where near Greece, were said by the British to have taken flight, and the British and Greek ships are pursuing them into the east- ern Mediterranean. Some other damage is said to have been in- flicted. (Rome, mentioning a naval en- gagement in the Mediterranean without giving details, said today a Britsh aircraft carrier had gyeen hit by torpedoes dropped * planes.) my | The surprise naval engagement, after Italy had kept her ships in port for months, was. thovight. here to be an answer to gefeats in Africa and Albania and the diplomatic blow of Yugoslavia’s government upset. Some sources here say Adolf Hitler may have demanded that Italy do some thing to regain at least part of her damaged prestige NEW PRODUCT FOR MATERIALS OF WAR WE 29 om WELL AS ALL OTHERS IN ORGANIZATION Here some guard regulations teeth An extract from Rule 11 provides a penalty of a $4 fine for the commanding of ficer or first sergeant who misses a parade, $2 for missing a drill and $1 for failing to report for a meeting Non-commissioned officers off a little lighter with a $3 missing a parade, whi fine is $2.50. The fined $3 for missing a but incurs no for arades 15 provides that all be required em with a d equipments withir aft signing the Key that West home are full of Sidney Hillman of the national council, OPM, and the men whom President Roosevelt named to the national defense mediation board, is vacationing at Boca Chica fishing camp. Resting with his daughter, Philoine, Hillman said yesterday intends to make no comment the Jabor strikes which are holding up armament production. I am here on a vacation to ob tain a much needed rest,” he said. labor director defense the by-laws, selector of T PALM BEACH, March (FNS).—Florida cocoanut may help win the for the War Department reports that the tough fibrous shell i. one of the 14 vital materials upon which the depends for war materials. Principal use nufacture of gas r for filters, The the hard shell inside also employed in of butte he fine for le a private ry or war, $2. secret cocoanut penalty failure to attend drills o Rule r embers shi rc wr mor =. country U.S, WARSHIP FIRES ON ANOTHER active s found in the masks portion used the the WASHINGTON M. 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