The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 4, 1941, Page 1

% Associated Press Day Wire Service For 61 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West E LXII. No. 81. y Toll VOLUM Established Double Record Hit Highest Figure Yet; First Time March Busi- ness Exceeded That Of February } Overseas Highway toll collec- tions during March established a double record, hitting the highest figure since the road was opened and marking the first time in which March totals ever exceed- ed those of February. Instead of experiencing the usual slump which follows the normal high month of February, ! toll collectors last month took in $40,590.25, breaking the record of $40,316.25 which was estab- lished in February. March totals this year were $7,374.50 ahead of the $33,215.75 recorded for the same month last year and almost $11,000 in advance of the March figure for the bridges’ first season, 1938-39. During the month, 22,363 auto-} mobile trips were tallied, while 2,131 bus and truck drivers paid tolls. Total passenger travel for the month was 28,892. Sunday, March 2, was the big day of the month and travel tapered off to a low for the pe- riod on the final day of the month, March 31 ,a Monday, The big Sunday saw 443 northbound and 524 southbound cars for a total of 967, while 1,929 passen- gers had a view of the kevs dur- ing the day, exclusive of those Who rode busses, 9 * OVERNIGHT HIKE FOR BOY SCOUTS An event always thoroughly enjoyed by every Boy Scout is in store for members of Troop 52 this weekend. Scoutmaster Allan Hampton and Troop Committeeman A. E. Peirce plan to take the boys on an overnight hike this evening. They will be given the oppor- tunity of practicing Scouting and many of the boys are after gain- ing new merit badges and other honors by passing tests on this outing. \ Bight Key West Girls Have LIONS ENJOY FILMS SHOWN LST MARKABLE SHOTS OF CITY’S BEAUTY SPOTS Harold DuBois has earned for himself the title of “Key West's Booster No. 1.”° At least, this is the opinion gained by members of Key West Lions Club and their guests after viewing Mr. DuBois’ |technicolor films of the island city shown last night at the reg- ular weekly supper meeting in Lions’ Den on Seminary street. Those attending were amazed at the remarkable shots of the ‘city’s beauty &pots and points of interest. Lions heard and saw | many things about the island city ‘and surrounding territory that |they had never known before. Mr. DuBois told the club of the ‘colony of winter visitors from his home town of Flint, Michigan, who are now coming to Key West |through this medium and had jheretofore spent the season in other parts of the state. Impressive shots of the sponge jindustry, fishing, Fort Jeffersen, ‘flowers and tropical shrubbery, Waterfront scenes and scores of {other interesting pictures kept the attention of the Lions for more than an hour. Marvin Lewis, national defense recreation coordinator, urged Lion members to take part in the program of recreation which is being directed here by the county- city joint committee. Stressing the commercial im- portance to Key West of a pro- gram which would provide visi- |tors with an. incentive to remain |here for longer periods, Lewis ‘called recreation a producer of appy and contented citizens and a morale and character builder. He pointed to the work of Mrs. Eva Warner, WPA recreation supervisor as an outstanding ex- lample of civic zeal and en- thusiasm. ‘ Launched Class In Carpentry BRITISH TROOPS IN NEW POSITION WITHDRAW FROM BENGASI WHEN GERMANS AND ITALIANS GO IN (Dy Axscciated Prema) CAIRO, April 4.—British army leaders today minimized the importance of German and Ital- ian occupation of the important Libyan port of Bengasi and promised to make a stand we are ready”. British troops withdrew from the city yesterday as two col- umns of German and Italian mechanized units rolled up from the south. No action took place and British officers here said a stand probably will be made in the hills’ behind Bengasi (Berlin said today a column of itroops..is moving toward Ben- asi from the south, but has not tt reached the city.) RAF bombers yesterday staged brief raid against the oncoming man forces and reports reach- ig here said heavy casualties ere inflicted. ve Money— the purchase of a New or Used Car Sedan at AVARRO, Inc. ears in the Auto Business jahead to the day when there jmay be a labor shortage in the | \first of their sex in Florida to launch a class in carpentry. And, believe it or not, NYA in- |Structors say the girls are show- jing far more aptitude for the masculine trade than boys with |no more experience. Victor Lowe, NYA _ superin- |tendent here, said the class }which opened yesterday may be }expanded to 40 or more pupils if; “when |Other girls show the same inter- | est manifested by the |gtoup. lprogram throughout the {States to train women for jchanical and vocational trades |which may experience a shortage original In line with a general of men, Lowe said the carpenter | that hammered the port of Bris- | class is the first of several such jexperiments for Key West. } “You should see those girls” he declared this mort ing. “They jseem to get the idea much quicker than boys who are just Starting as carpenters, Some of the work they are doing is good already”. The girls, working at the army barracks through the cooperation of Col L. L. Pendleton, are be- ginning on cabinet making and! upholstering. If necessary, they expect to be able to put togeth- er a house before their training is over, Armando Alfonso is supervisor of the project, while Jerome Berkowitz is the vocational lead- er who is directing their study and training, THOSE ATTENDING SHOWING |. NAVY’ BOMBER FORCED BACK BY WEATHER SIDNEY HILLMAN, LABOR REPRESENTATIVE PASSEN- GER: TAKES ANOTHER PLANE FOR WASHINGTON | | ibad weather in an attempt to ispeed to Washington with Sid- |ney Hillman, labor representative jin the Office of Production WERE AMAZED AT RE-}Management, is reported back in |Full, in a curt note, told the Ber- | Key West today. Hillman, who spent a vacation here at the Boca Chica home of Julius F. Stone, Jr., county at- \torney, was scheduled to Miami early this afternoon by {transport plane. Although he jdeclined to make any comment ‘on the nation’s labor troubles while visiting in Key West, Hill- man is thought ‘to have cut short jhis vacation here because of the gravity of the labor situation. The navy bomber which was transporting him to Washington after hitting along the coast north of there. He spent the night in Miami at /a hotel and announced he would leave for Washington at 2 o'clock this afternoon. His daughter, Phelline, left Key West by bus yesterday aft- jernoon. Both Hillman and Phel- line plan to be in New York {ter. Hillman, during his stay in |Key West, explained that he was getting a needed rest here and |did not want to discuss his work or the defense labor situation. WOULD REDEEM “CURRENCY AT |PLAN 1S TO HAVE UNITED STATES REDEEM CANA- DIAN CURRENCY: SUG- GESTED BY SEN. PEPPER (By Asnociated Press) WASHINGTON, April 4—A plan which. would let the United States redeem Canadian cur- lrency at face value, suggested by Florida’s Senator Claude Pepper this morning, is thought here to have administration support. Senator Pepper said the estab- lishment of a uniform system of currency would be a step toward cooperation between nations. The Canadian dollar, posted at 82% cents on the dollar yester- day, jumped to 84% this morning and some observers feel the jump was caused by word that a cur- Eight Key West girls, looking |reney agreement is in the offing. | | Senator Pepper frequently has tbeen used by the administration | United States, have become the |t® Suggest measures which later | |were adopted, GERMAN BOMBERS ‘ATTACK BRISTOL: |}ROYAL AIR FORCE RAIDED | OCCUPIED PORT OF Hitler Rebuked’ By'Hall On Demands For WASHINGTON, April 4.—Ger- Explanation Of Seine Of Vessels By US. (By Associated Press) iment could expect my govern- A navy bomber, forced back by! leave j \returned to Miami late yesterday | stormy weather } |Sunday to take part in the wed-| \ding ceremony ‘of another daugh- | man demands for an explanation ;Ment to remain oblivious to the of United States’ seizure of Axis |©Pvious sequence of events.” = i | Replying to German protests ships early this week, today drew against arrest of sailors and of- |a stinging retort from Secretary |ficers from the ships, Hull said jof State Cordell Hull. | “their disposition will be deter- Questioning the legal right of mined by the proper law enforce- iGermany to make such a protest, | ment officers.” To Italy, Hull sent a_ similar, j lin foreign office he considered | but milder note. Although only sabotage of ships here a flagrant |@ne German ship was damaged in |violation of the “generous hos- | fhe United States and at least six tpitality” of the United States. | Italian ships were wrecked, Hull After German ships had been!gonfined himself to explaining scuttled and burned in South} this country’s actions without | American ports, Hull said, “it is !adding the rebukes which he ad- \difficult to see how your govern-'dressed to Berlin. | Outline Progrant For Legion Convention Visitors To Cuba Tentative program for the con-|remarks by Department Com- {vention trip to Havana of the Mander and cocktails or punch. Florida department of the Amer-{ 11:15 a. m. Department and Ha- {ican Legion, which will leave vana Legion officials visit Ha- |Key West on April 27, shows that the Havana post of the American |Legion has gone to unusual ‘lengths to guarantee the Legion- naires a good time. Fully a boat load, or 360 per- sons, are expected to make the Havana trip, Albert Mills, ex- ecutive director of the Key West Convention corporation, who is{ remarks by Department mander—cocktails or punch. Com- | All Day Open House for all Le- | gionnaires at the Bacardi Bar, Havana Club Bar and Campana Distillery—Free Drinks and Sand- wiches. . |American FACE VALUE, today. | Dr. Edward Klawans, com- mander of the Havana post of the ‘American Legion, today submit- ted the following tentative _pro- |gram of entertainment to Mills for-approval: Sunday. Apri! 27th 2:30 p. m. Arrival at P. & O. ;wharf—to be met by an Army or jNavy band which will render numbers during the debarkation. If desired, the band will head a \procession on foot from the wharf to the Plaza Hotel. ‘erican Club, to meet with Havana |Legionnaires; appropriate re- marks on bebhalf of Florida and |Havana Legionnaires. | 10 p.m. Buffet dinner dance reunion with Havana Legion- naires, their families and friends jat one of the Regional Center jPalaces in Havana—entertain- tment by local professional talent |—Tickets to be procured at Palma |Hptel headquarters beforehand. | Monday, April 28th 8 a. m. Placing of wreath at Le- gion Mausoleum, Colon Ceme- j 5 i 8:45 a. m. Placing of wreath at |Maine Memorial Monument. 9:15 a. m. Placing of wreath at Marti Monument. 9:30 a. m. Department and Ha- vana Legion officials visit Presi- {dent—appropriate remarks by Florida Department Commander. 10:15 a. m. Department and Ha- vana Legion officials visit the |Mayor of Havana—appropriate PROMOTIONS FOR _ ARMY CONTINGENT | H | Two non-commissioned officers and 25 privates of the 13th coast handling details of the trek, said | 5 p. m. Open House at The Am- n 3 p. m. Parade—all Drum Corps jand Legion Units, including Ha- vana Post No. 1, with several |Cuban Army, Navy, Police and ‘Firemen Units and the Instituto {Civico Militar, each unit with its |fespective band—Route, from {Maine Memorial Monument down {the Malecon to the Prado and ‘down the Prado to the Capitol Esplanade. Provision will be {made for suitable policing. | 4:15 p. m. Drum corps competi- tions at Capitol Esplanade with a special reviewing stand for the distinguished guests. The Tour- ist Commission will offer prizes and the contest will be judged by the American Military Attache and high ranking Cuban army of- ficers for military formation and precision and by a board of three of the highest ranking Cuban (Continued on Page Four) MORENO CHOSEN ROTE DELEGA WILL REPRESENT KEY WEST! AT ANNUAL CONVENTION IN TAMPA Curry Moreno will represent Key West Rotarians this month at the annual district convention in Tampa April 27-29, it was an- nounced yesterday. Moreno was chosen as the official delegate of the club at the weekly luncheon meeting. Dr. William R. Warren, report- ing on the Florida Educational Loan Corporation, which was | founded by Rotary clubs, told the }members efforts soon will be made to increase its capital stock from $36,000 to $50,000. The cor- | Che Key West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1941 Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit PRICE FIVE CENTS Crisis; Hungarian To Have Committed Suicide Albert Mills, director of the Legion Convention Corporation addressed the City Council at its regular meeting last night requesting that owners of automobiles be prevented from parking their cars on Duval street, between Southard and ‘Eaton, during the time of the {Legion convention to be held in ‘Key West from April 23 to 26. , The mayor was instructed to have vana Chief of Police—appropriate the parking of cars stopped in the | area mentioned as requested. | Another request was made by | Mr. Mills, that the city bear the expense of lighting the white way on Duval street during the con- vention. The council agreed to donate an amount for this pur- + | Pose not to exceed $50. This is to ‘also take care of necessary re- pairs to the lighting system. Council Grants Permission To Keep Cars Off Portion Of Duval For Convention ° PPI LILES La a a A MORE BRITISH | SHIP LOSSES (By Asnociated Press) | BERLIN. April 4.—German raiders and aircraft in the | past few days have destroyed | 000 tons of British ship- | ping, a communique said to- | day. More than half the total ; was said to have been the | result of raids on a_ single | convoy. Fedele ube ade dl ask, he atl ROOSEVELT NOT | PLEASED WITH | Major Robert F. Spottswood of the Home Guard addressed the, STRIKE STATUS: council requesting that a dona-{ i tion of $15 be made to the guards S le which will be used for the pur- chase of, stickers, which will, in, PBESIDENT THREATENS DI- "turn be-sold to the merchants, RECT ACTION IN ALLIS- who will display the stickers. CHALMERS STRIKE IN MIL- Reported That Regent Nicholas Horthy And His Aides Are Fleeing Country (ity Ansociated Press) BELGRADE, April 4.—Sensa- tional reports that a high-rank- ing Hungarian army chief has followed the example of Premier Count Paul Teleki in committing suicide, and a story that Regent | Nicholas Horthy and his aides are fleeing the country for refuge in Yugoslavia added tension to the Balkan crisis today, Confirmation of the report that Premier Teleki had fired a bullet into his head early yester- day morning) came as reliable sources disclosed that Adolf Hit- ler had handed Budapest a virtual. ultimatum demanding aid in a war against Yugoslavia, — non-aggression which ‘Continued On Page Four) showing that they are sponsors of ; the Legion Convention. } Myrtland Cates addressed the council requesting a donation for. taking care of part of the expense | to take members of the School Safety Patrol to Washington. to take part in a parade to be held in the nation’s capital. The matter, was referred to the finance com- | mittee. | Eugene Rosam, representing taxpayers and home owners in the area around Catherine, Florida jand Pearl streets, requested that ithe sewer line be extended to that | part of the city, with an assurance | that these residents are ready and willing to hook up to the system whenever the line is extended to that area. The matter was refer- red to the Board of Public Works. L. S. Gruber, who operates the , Overseas Hotel, complained to the ; council that a beer saloon in front | of the hotel was detrimental to the progress of his business, stat- ing that it was a rather noisy place, and requested that some- thing be done to remedy the con- dition. The matter was referred (Continued on Page Four) PETES OO SRY 4 |__ TEMPERATURES | Lowest lest Highest last night 24 hours 43 73 44 55, 55 82 40 45 34 Abilene | Boise | Brownsville Chicago Cincinnati | Denver |Chalmers strike at Milwaukee is} WAUKEE BASEBALL FIELD {Ry Apnsstoted Premd |RECREATION CHAIRMAN AL- WASHINGTON, April 4.—/ BURY ANNOUNCES WORK ON President Roosevelt this morning threatened direct _presidential| @8OUNDS TO START SOON action unless the long Allis- | T. E. Price, formerly of Key We Efforts to settle the duputelegien : cheb gel po pti have proved fruitless. Labor county recreation committee a unions in the plant have had \plaos of property located behind enough time to settle their dif-\the Armour plant for use as a ferences, the Pregident said to-|hasehall diamond, it was an- day, and further delay will en-| nounced today, y . danger the entire defense pro-| Price conferred last night with gram. ‘Paul Albury, chairman of the President Roosevelt also signed |committee, and Marvin Lewis, an order during the morning for | defense-recreation co-ordinator. the construction of 212 new mer-' Work on converting the property chant ships to be sent to Great into a useable baseball park will Britain and “ther {hon-aggressdr }get under way within a short nations. jtime, Albury said today. settled at once. County Board Agrees'To Give 4 Legion Group Money Promised YACHT DO-HO ARE CAPT. CHRIS BANKS AND JACK LARKIN OW County commissioners, in a te- dious session last night, agreed to pay the Key West Convention corporation the $410 remaining from their promised donation of $1,000. A check for $590 already has been made available for the con- vention group and the remainder BREST IN FRANCE poration lends money to boys who | Detroit artillery, stationed at Key West, need financial help to get through | fF] Paso 39 42 United | me- | : | (By Associated Press) | German bombers last night re- turned to their old mass forma- |tion tactics in a rolling attack {tol for hours. Neither London nor Berlin gave detailed informa- ‘tion on the attacks, but it was [reported fires were started and \civilian casualties are believed to have been heavy Royal Air Force bombers, in spite of a ground haze which they | said made visibility difficult, turned loose an hour-long bom bardment of the occuped port of Brest in France. The air ministry previously has announced that two Germa Ueships in Brest were h bombs and last night's ra a renewal of RAF efforts to put the surface raiders out of act! A communique did not say if the ships had been hit again, but reported that bombs had been seen to explode near there. i have won promotions, it was an- | nounced today Promotions follow: to be tech- {nical sergeant, Staff Sgt. Edward! E. Kersage; to be sergeant, Corp. J. T. Etheridge, now in coast ar- tillery school at Fort Monroe, Va.; to be private (Ist class), Spe- jcialist (third class) William W. Brown, to be private (first class), Specialist (fourth class) David H. Jones; | To be priv James H Han D. Cochran, Lx man, James Lud Erie Corey, Rober liott, John Moses Haynal, Dixon William Humphrey, Eldon Har- rison Knowles, James Edmund Lawton, James Robert McAdams, Benja McCluskey. Harve n Monroe, Johnnie Moore, Jack H y Odom, Leon Henry Ossenkop, Jr.. Jesse Wat- son Ridley, Jr. Wallace Lee |Spradiin, Avery Be nin Wain- wright, Alv Walker, Harrel }Bugene Walker, Joseph Weiner. jJoseph Edward Yeskett. (first class) Crawford R Cole- ilins, Ralph Edward El- ck college, and under the increased stock plan, would render the same assistance to giris. Dr. Warren said the corpora- tion has made 812 loans to college boys for a total of $89,000. Gerry Albury, captain of the girls’ safety patrol at Division street school, Glo Ann Watkins of the girls’ safety patrol at Har- ris school, and Adam Stanczak of the boys’ patrol were guests at the meeting. FLAG DAY TOMORROW The Junior Auxiliary of the American Legion urges that all citizens of Key West observe Flag Day tomorrow. 43 30 %B 60 | Hatteras | Havre Huron Jacksonville KEY WEST }Los Angeles ; Miami | Minneapolis New Orleans Phoenix Pittsburgh Portland St Louis Salt Lake City : San Francisco Spokane Washington . 38 NOTICE! i jwill be paid with a check of | $240, money which is now avail- able, and an order for $170 which can be redeemed when the coun- ty has made tax collections suf-' Capt, Chris Banks and Jack ficient to cover it)’ The money i* 1 arkin, both of Boston, arrived thes spent for the American here yesterday st 4 the yacht gion state convention here ‘ April 23-26. « Do-Ho on a trip from Miami. Ernest Ramsey, new ‘board) The yacht, owned by » Howard member who was sitting et his Johnson, Boston restaurant op first reguiar ssesion. since his! erijtor, was to go to Key ‘Largo, appointment by Governor § i tand- seed L. Hollen’. last month, was{ (tit Captain Banks aid Be here by mistake named to a committee to work ;“@ with the city council in plens| The pair yesterday made « (Continued on Page Four) fishing trip aboard one of the ae iKey West guide boats and re- SEE, 002.08 caten of yellow jkerel and bonita