The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 11, 1941, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 61 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit | ~~, See oe eae Che Key West Citizen MANY WORKERS JAmerican aces an Workmen | SHIFTED TOBUSY::To Be Sent To Greenland’To DEFENSE TOWNS Construct Air And Naval Bases |TRADESMEN POURING INTO PRICE FIVE CENTS To Become World's :Greatest Area In Aviation Development With VOLUME LXII. No. 87. Red Sea. And Gulf, Of; Aden Removed From: War Zoné In Pat By Rs With Effect Of New Order American Vessels Will. Be Able To Reach Suez Canal From South (By Ansocinted Press) WASHINGTON, April President Roosevelt, at his press l— conference this morning, an- nounced he had signed a proc- lamation removing the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden from the war zone and permitting Ameri- can ships to reach the Suez canal from the south. The President said Italy’s col- lapse in east Africa and the evi- dent ability of the British navy | to control the waters along the east coast of Africa would make it safe for American ships to en- | ter that zone, President same time, recognized a state tween Germany and Italy on one ame and Yugoslavia on oa oth- | Roosevelt, at announced he had NEW YORKER BUYS, CHURCH PROPERTY SEVERAL OTHER DEALS IN- VOLVING PROPERTY RE- CORDED YESTERDAY Ley Memorial church, through H. T. Roberts and other mem- bers of its board of trustees, has sold to Isidore Janowitz of New York a lot at United and Georgia | streets and two other lots on United, it was learned today. price for the three bout $1,000. Other deals recorded late yes: terday include the sale of a block on Palm avenue between Pe- tronia and Pine Marthon Beach, Inc., to Lord, New York, and associates. The transaction was for $8,000. Gabriel Gutierrez _ purchased | from Edna Ireland a_ one-story home at Olivia and Elizabeth lots streets and another structure on ian casualties had been recorded.) luxuries which they have Olivia Harden ing str treet for $1,000, and Ruth aid to Elizabeth Sweet- frame residence on Varela t for $800, Charles Speaks purchased from} Aquilino Lopez, Jr, two frame buildings on the north side of Fleming street between Thomas and Emma streets for $500. the | of war be-; MRS. GEORGE C. BURTON She is from Louisville, Ky., is a national vice-president for the southern division of the American Legion’s auxiliary and is in charge of the Ameri- can Legion's auxiliary in the Key West and will occupy a | prominent position on the aux- iliary’s program during American Legion’s state con- vention here April 23-26. ENGLISH STRIKE AT NAZI BASES |GERMANS, MEANWHILE, AT-| TACK CITIES IN ENGLAND ! (Ry Asnoctated Presa) LONDON, April 11.—British {bombers last night turned loose another furious jagainst industrial cities {German Rhineland and hip repair facilities at the Nazi- | occupied port of Brest. | The air ministry said damage | offensive of the blasted aerial streets from in the raids had been widespread ‘a bles David and reported that bombs again struction had dropped close to two Ger- man warships in the Brest har- bor. (Brelin said the raids had been “ineffective” although some civil- meanwhile, have staged on Coventry | during the | already have ; German planes, |were admitted to two heavy attacks and Birmingham night. Both cities suffered majorSattacks this week and the air ministry admitted there been casualties and jsome damage. Representative Arrives To Have City D ecorated For American Legion Convention George O. salesman for the Finch Decorat- ing company, official decorators for the state convention of the American Legion here April 23 26, arrived in Key West yesterday and will start soliciting store front business at once. Mr. Finch and his crew of flag decorators will arrive in the city within a few days and will begin decorating the city streets and fronts early next week These people come well recom- mended to the Key West Conven tion corporation, and the local Legion hopes the merchants, clubs and other places of business will have their st ts decorated n order that th of Key West may present a gala appearance and American “NOW vy) EFFECT Special Summer Weekly and Monthly RATES CENTRAL HOTEL Duval and Southard Streets city Jones, consultant and | The Finch company will use “Welcome Legionnaires” emblems together with red, white and blue flags, making a beautiful display Your cooperation will be appre- ciated by the convention corpora tion, Albert Mills, executive di rector, said today. Chef de Chemin de Fer Benja- min C. Hilliard, Jr., national head of the 40 and 8, the play unit of the Am will arrive in Miar amas at 5:30 p. m. on Mills was informe d Chet de Gar day R. W. Hunter entative vention corpora rd at Miami “ceived here southern states, She will be in | the | TOWNS WHERE CANTON- MENTS AND BARRACKS | WORK NOW IN PROGRESS AP Feature Service Writer WASHINGTON, April 11— ,Much has been written of the! |boom towns of national defense— ithe cities of workers and fami- 'lies that spring up overnight as jthousands of men pour in to {build the barracks, houses, sheds jand shops that go to make up the ‘cantonments. But there is an- other side of the picture. Small towns—and even larger ‘ones—are being stripped of car- fpenters, tinsmiths and the other ‘skilled and semi-skilled workers ; who keep a city shipshape. Scores of small-town business and civic leaders have descende jon Washington, trying to rush fand widen the government's de- jcentralization program, and, with ‘defense contracts, trying to stop! lthe drain on their communities. | iI have talked to so many of these | ‘and I have heard again and again jthe same story, { The workers are attracted by, jwages which, because of steady ! work, overtime, and a higher | scale than in smaller cities, re-; jsult in a monthly wage | By JACK STINNETT i higher ,than most ever dreamed of. They | jare packing their tools and mov- ing as fast as they can. The Silver Lining | At least one government agen. jey has taken cognizance of the situation. At Social Security they already know what is hap-! pening and so do many congress- | men. But other than continued | lefforts on the part of some con- | gressmen to speed . decentraliza- | jtion, no action is planned. { | “There’s nothing we can do} about it”, said one Social Secur- ity offical. “The situation is too | localized now to merit considera- | jtion of action. Besides, to try to | slow up the flow of labor to these deefnse construction centers would be to slow up the whole! program”. i In addition, it was pointed out, what now appears to be a serious | jmatter to merchants and other! residents of some of these com- | munities may prove, in the end. ng. The cantonment con- and plant expansion j work won't last forever and when it is over the workers will return | ito their home towns with money |to pay off the mortgages and buy some of the comforts and been too busy to enjoy. | Then there will be plenty of men to do the neglected building land repair work. Business, for a while at least, will hum—and just } at a time when the boom towns are deflating. ! It could work that way, of jcourse. But in the meantime, the jsituation is producing some awful |headaches for some small-town penac | A Mass Exodus } One visiting business man told j Ime that in his community of | about 14,000, more than 700 skill- ed and semi-skilled workers. had jdeparted, The two nearest can- \ jtonment construction _ proje acts | jare 200 and 300 miles away. The | \city has no defense contracts yet | ‘and thus is benefiting in no way | that it can see from the big build- | ing program. “Why, there were a bunch of | the men down to the station to} see me off and one fellow said if | I came back empty-handed, there ; were just 12 merchants in the | crowd who were going to close their doors. I doubt that, but it} is no doubt we are hard hit”, he! said. j An editor from a town of about | 5,000 only about 70 miles from al new camp told about a neighbo front had knocked loo: its The jamb “He c nm find a fellow handy h tools to fix that” itor. Apparently Joesn't boom whose door from split everywhere . DAYS UNTIL the AMERICAN LEGION’S "| STATE CONVENTION {the heavy bombers, ‘ saddles”, (Tow ‘many enforces ;000 marks, for raisin {spectors found some | charging 30 per j fitted (iy Asxocinted Press) WASHINGTON, April American troops and workmen/| will be sent to Greenland at| once to begin construction of irl | and naval bases on the island | terday placed under the protec-/ tion of the United States. | War department engineers to-| day are working at top speed to complete plans for the American | basi and government spokes- | men said there will be no delay! in moving men to Greenland. Congressional reaction to the; President largely favorable, although isola- tionist leaders so far have refus- ed to make any comment. Administration leaders in con- gress have pointed out that thei United States can benefit from use of Greenland in any of Sev-| eral ways. | Most obviously, it will push naval defenses far out into the Atlantic, or landing fields in; Greenland will make it possible! {for fighter planes to fly from the |United States to Great Britain in two jumps. i Without the cruising range to make the trip non-stop, as do the fighters now must be dismantled and | Shipped across the Atlantic. Using | |Greenland for refueling they} could fly across the ocean eas-! ily. i Some congressmen, who have feared the United States will use naval v els to convey Brit- | hh ships, say the navy now will! convoy merchantmen as far as| Greenland. Hl FIGHTS TEXAS WAY —~-OR NOT AT ALL } TOPEKA, Kas., April 11.—The | all Texan walked into the army zebruiling office and said he a bronco breaker. | nett I join your cavalry can 1} bring along my own boots and} saddles?” he inquired H “Ne said the corporal charge. “But I can’t ride them army the Texan explained. The corporal didn’t waver: “Sor- ry, but that’s the way it is”. “They'll have to draft me, then”, and the weather-tanned bronco bu: stalked out in| NAZIS CRACK DOWN ON HIGHER PRICES (Ry Associated Presa) STRASBOURG, April 11.— Shopkeepers, many to their sor- are learning that Nazi Ger- its laws. Many have been fined, a few up to 15,- prices. In- shops were more for shoes than was asked for similar shoes in the old Reich Clothing prices were up to 20 percent higher until a couple of drastic fines regimented the mer- jchants. \TROUSSEAU GOES WITH FREEDOM (Ry Associnted Presa) TERACHAPI, C get nia’s prison for we can jthe world with conside: {torial assurance Wh ears workers starts outfit, indiv 2 A serviceat pa : wear and aprohsiare inclutle 11 for ti e sar- men date 69 s release of her lored suit and GETS PLANE INSTEAD MEDINO, NY Not dr vid er's owns Save Money— on the purchase of a New or Used Car Sedan at NAVARRO, Inc. Dodge. Plymouth. Chrysler. DeSoto Desler 23 Years he Auto Business n— FINISHES SURVEY | OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES HERE - which President Roosevelt yes- pigtRicT SUPERVISOR CoM. PLIMENTS MRS. WARNER! AND MARVIN LEWIS FOR: WORK CARRIED ON Mrs. Mary W. Powell, district | supervisor of WPA recreation, aid last night she had completed } ciliies here and complimented ! Mts. Eva B. Warner, local proj- | ‘ect director, and Marvin Lewis, | defense - recreation coordinator, | ‘on their’ efforts, Members of the newly organ- ized recreation council for Key West, meeting with Mrs. Powell and the WPA officials last night, | jcontinued plans for a program which will include activities both for service men and local resi- | dents. Lieut. H. Whitehead of the naval station, discussed with the committee a program which would permit recreation workers | to take over certain points of the | entertainment schedule within the navy station. ‘BOY’S BID FINALLY WINS HIM BICYCLE | LOS ANGELES, April 11—At ; the semi-annual police auction of | unclaimed bicycles a thin voite kept piping unsuccessfully, “Five dollars.” Finally the auctioneer singled out Ephraim Laibchaik, 14. “Young man,” he asked, much money have you?” “Five dollars + “Don’t you think this boy de- serves a break?” the auctioneer demanded of the crowd. On the next bicycle there was “how jonly one bid—$5. een mt mn = TEMPERATURES Lowest last/Highest last | night 24 hours 58 78 47 59 80 66 12 62 74 65 67 Abilene Boise Boston Brownsville Buffalo Charleston Chicago Cincinnati Denver Detroit Galveston I Huron ‘ Jacksonville KEY WEST Los Angeles Miami Minneapolis Montgomery New Orleans New York Phoenix Portland St. Louis Salt Lake City San Francisco Spokane Sit. Ste. Marie 33 SOUTHERNMOST FLOWERS EASTER LILLIES, doz. . . . .2.00 GLADIOLI, doz. . . .1.00 EASTER POTTED PLANTS. .2.00 CORSAGE. ....... .75 Roses, Spring Flowers, Gardenias, Violets Best Stock in the City ALSO high quality attractively boxed CHOCOLATE EASTER EGGS. . . . .25¢-50ce-75¢ 6!6DUVAL PHONE 136 Opposite Monroe Theater Key West Ranking High ln Progratt German Forces Forge Ahead { (ity. Asnectated Presa) In Great Drive Into Greece | \Adolf Hitler iouay proclaimed SOeeeaeaes sovereign state of Croatia,’ ‘TURKISH LEADERS jhewn out of Yugoslavia, as his | udden move has been 'a week’s survey of recreation fa- | {mighty armies forged ahead once | more in a two-pronged iocive into Greece, ] Hungary occupied a huge tract | in northeastern Yugoslavia, and the German press announced that | formal resistance of |slav army is at an end. German troops are smashing at — reek and British forces with overwhelming power. An Athens communique said Panzer units, in their first encounter with strong | British forces, had pierced | BEF line in several places. One mechanized column is Sweeping west from Salonika to- | ward the main British and Greek ‘line near Mount Olvmpus, behind \the Vardar river. Another is {driv ing down from the north in a jmovement which if completed, } will surround the main British- iGeeee line and leave its defenders between two armies. Royal Air Force bombers have fought furiously for 24 hours against the advancing column from the north, but a communi- jque said today the armored columns are. rolling forward jthrough the mountains and can- not be stopped from the air. | A Berlin radio message said ‘British transports have re-en- tered Greek ports to evacuate the |defending armies to north Africa British headquarters admitted that the battle which is now be- | sinning may decide the fate of (Continued On Page Four) MAKEUP MAKES ALL DIFFERENCE | (By Associated Press) | OGDEN, Utah, April 11— ;Ogden employer __ telephoned | Weber College’s business depart- iment: “I need a good office girl but no sex appeal,” he’ advised, Ira K. Markham of the college jstrove to meet specifications im- plicitly. He called in one of his best students and sent her down- jtown in school-day gtrb—loose |sweater, low-heels, ankle socks. | Soon she was back; no job | Next day Markham had the girl don her mosf attractive en- isemble and top it off with proper {amounts of makeup. Then he dis patched her once more to the businessman's office. | The inevitable p.s. seems hard jly needed. She got the job. WILD WEST STILL | REMAINS SAME (By Ansoctated Pre HELENA, Mont April A mounted police officer called to round up a stray cow that wandered across the Helena landing field. “This thing caused se citement perhaps we should stage it regularly for. each incoming airliner just to demonstrate to the passengers that the west still iid.” suggested an airport after he witnes promptu rodeo. i | | | | » 11 wa uch ex APES, BRADY’S (Live) Poultry and Egg Market 30¢ Fresh Fla. Grade A. Large White EGGS. dozen. BATTERY RAISED RHODE ISLAND RED FRYERS Tennessee Milk-Fed ‘Roasters - Ducks - Stewers 1214 White St. Phone 549 the Yugo-! PREPARE FOR WAR (By Asso ed => ISTANBUL, April 11.—Is- tanbul’s civilian population today is rapidly being evac- uated as Turkish leaders ob- viously prepare for war. British military advisers are said to be working out defense plans with the Turk army. Nehkdekededekeded the; { ‘ |Government mediation workers, An! | GENERAL STRIKE ORDERED BY ClO FOR APRIL 20TH MEDIATION BOARD FAILS TO OBTAIN SETTLEMENT IN} TEN-DAY STRIKE AT FORD MOTOR PLANT (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, April 11. — struggling to end the 10-day-old Ford Motor strike, today were in- formed by General Motors com- pany that CIO leaders have or- dered a general automotive strike for April 20. A demand for a closed shop and other undisclosed complaints are said to be the grounds for the walk-out threat. Governor Van Waggoner of Michigan told newspapermen this morning that he believed the Ford strike could be settled quickly, spt for one point.” What the point is, he refused to say, but CIO workers have announced they will not return to work un- der the terms put forward by Henry Ford. Efforts to end the soft coal miners’ strike, it is believed here, have been largely success- ful cept for the point-blank ref of southern operators to relinquish the wage differential between miners in the south and the north Miners in both sections have announced they will continue to strike until the existing differ- ences in pay scales have been eliminated. jhe. Jargely ii Additional Sum Sum Already Appropriated For This City Runs Close On To Three Million Dollars (Special to The Citiven) WASHINGTON, April 11L— | Within the next twelve months |Florida will be the greatest area jin the world in aviation develop- |ment, Senator Claude Pepper de- \clared today. The Senator said that the prospects are good that there jwill be considerably more avia- jtion development on the part of ithe Navy and the Army in Flor- Jida in the next fiscal year than in the current fiscal year, Senator Pepper peinted out that appropriations have al- ready been made by Congress for additional aviation facili- | ties at Key West, including | buildings, accessories and | equipment amounting to $2.- | 770,000.00. | It is the opinion of Senator |Pepper that activities of the Na- [tional Park Service in Florida \during the next several years will ited to. the Ever- iglades National Park and the St. Augustine Restoration Project. The area to be improved will ‘encompass some 1,500,000 acres in Dade, Monroe, Collier and Hendry counties. | It is anticipated according to Senator Pepper, that half of the amount of land required must be supplied by the state, and that when the development is com- pleted it will be one of the larg- est and most popular National | Parks in the ei HAS GUN WHICH CARRIES FORTUNE (Ry Annociated Presa) OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., April 11.—John Bennett, special agent for the Rock Island rail- road, has a revolver he is al- most afraid to shoot-—because the diamonds might fall out. Besides being diamond-studded the gun is gold and silver plated and is engraved with Burnett's fingerprints and signature; his picture and a picture of his horse. Eight California $1 gold pieces, dated 1860, also are em- bedded in it, along with lodge and railroad emblems. To top it off it has a ruby-eyed, bull ihead pearl handle. Woman’s Club Backs Movement 10 Obtain Traveling Library County commissioners last nighi postponed a decision on «4 pro- posal backed by the Key West Woman's club that they buy and operate « traveling library for use in connection with schools here and on the upper keys. Mrs. Ma supery project B. Emmons, state tatewide library toid cofnmis uid furnish the bookmobile” along with $1,000 in new books if the commissioners would purchase the frame body for the machine and agree to buy new books to re- those lent by WPA r employed WPA bookmobile” yver a scheduled route each day, ng books free of charge to residents of the keys and to schools in Key West Mrs. Emmons appeared before the commission with Charles T. WPA chassis for a ner w Gay, district supervisor of the project from Miami, and a Wo ciub delegation led by Mra. Fred Knapp. Two resolutions. one authoriz- ing advertisement of @ request for bids on county airport bonds, and ' other authorizing the begin ning af . condemnation proceed- ngs for, Boca Chica land whieh will be used for the airport, were passed The commiasioners also agreed to pay $1,820 for » bookkeeping machine to be used by Tax Asses- sor Claude A. Gandolfo. Notice! Notice! AD Business Places Thet Have Not Yet Received OFFICIAL CONTRIBUTION CARDS Please = Same From Office in La Concha Hotel Building. KEY WEST CONVENTION man