The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 21, 1941, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 61 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Che Key West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. VOLUME LXII. Nb. 95. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, Arrange Line Of. March For Convention Parade Divided Into Three Di- HITLER AND CIANO von; Marshall For STUDYING PLANS TO. Each Unit Named; mation At Boulevar: 4 Orders for the American Le- gion parade at 5 p. m. Friday, in convention connection with the | being held this week Key | West, were announced today by} Col. L. L. Pendleton, U.S.A.,! commandant of Key West bar-| racks, grand marshal. | As previously announced the} parade art in Division street at Garrison Bight, then proceed to Duval street in will thence to Front street, where it|Will end in the disme |of Yugoslavia. will disband. The reviewing stand will be, located in La Concha hotel park | and is being constructed today. | In the reviewing stand will b *" DIVIDE YUGOSLAVIA |KING BORIS OF BULGARIA |L. Holland, tonight will meet at INCLUDED IN CONFERENCE; HUNGARY PROTESTS FIR- ING ON CIVILIANS (By Axsocinved Press) ISTANBUL, Apri 21.—Foreign } Minister Count jand King Boris of Bulgaria today | | were reported in Berlin for a con- and |ference with Adolf Hitler which Ciano of Italy mberment Reports reaching here say Ger- j many is ready to divide Yugosla- ;via among smaller Balkan pow-| Gov. Spessard L. Holland and his |ers which have placed themselves staff;, National Commander Warner of the American Legion; | Haines City; Senator Claude Pepper, and aie dignitaries. The parade order issued Grand Marshal Pendleton lows: Chief of Staff—Lt.-Col. G. D.} Hatfield, U.S. Marine Corps. First Division Marshall—Lt.- Col. W. F. Putnam, U.S. Army. Seeond Division Marshall— Capt. Arthur Sheppard, National Guard, retired Third Division Marshall—Lt. Everett Rivas, Key West Guard. + Formation, -4:30 p.m., April 25, corner Palm Avenue and Divi-| sion street. First Division forms | on Division street, facing -south;! Second Division forms on Palm Avenue, facing Division street; | Third Division forms on Roose- velt Boulevard, facing south Parade moves promptly at 5:00 | p.m. by order of Grand Marshall. | First Division Lt.-Col. W. F. Putnam, Marshall 1—Celebrities to be carried in official cars and State Highway Patrol cars. 2—U.S. Army, Capt. Lockhart command of |21 of Lt. M. O. Donohoo. 4--U.S. Navy, command of Lt W. W. Vanous 5—U.S. Coast Guard, command of Lt. G. W. Collins. 6—Key West Home Guard and Home Guard Band, command of Major Robert F. Spottswood. Second Division Arthur Sheppard, Panama City. Hialeah and w Capt 1 2 Corps, 3—Bristol 4—Lake City 5—Live Oak 6—Hastings. 7—Sulphur Springs. 8--Bonifay 9—Crawfordville. 10—North Miami 11 aceville 12Frostproof 13—-South 14 Drury 15 16 17 18 Marshall Junior Drum Jacksonville. Daytona Beach and Junior Corps. Zephyrhills Clearwater, ter Park Chipley. ake Wales burndale. Junior Drun ® Ww Milo {under they where civilians by |guards and fol- |have cut off their frontier. the all A Hungarian tw raffic tr official jRumanian Premier Axis protection Hungary, meanwhile, State Commander Lisle Smith of | teste, has _pro- d against alleged shooting of | by Rumanian border | 0 across but the FACE BLIZZARD i CAPTURE EIGHTEEN PRISON-!opm DIRECTOR SEES NEW! ERS WHO FLED FROM CANADIAN PRISON (By Annociated Presa) PORT ARTHUR, hich lay were have slight chance ~Ten German Jescaped from a Canadian prison {labor relations 3—-U.S. Marine Corps, command | priq soldiers Ont. April considered today to of escaping Police and soldiers have roun t he the equ av ed up 18 of the 28 prisoners whc escaped through a tunnel which dug under The othes ten, lightly dressed and | without food or believed to be in blizzard steadily is in- creasing in intensity prison wall ipment, are wild section TEMPERATURES Lowest last Highest last | night 45 62 40 24 hours 63 63 89 |SOUTHERNMOST DAYS UNTIL FLOWERS GLADIOLI the AMERICAN LEGION’S 616 DUVAL STATE CONVENTION Opp PHONE 136 Theater countries | warned | Ion Antones-|concerned, the defense cu that his government is in a|teemen will learn how to handle } “delicate position” because of the any withdrawal of German favor, Berlin is said to have told An- | war. |tonescue he still is in graces of the Reich. ESCAPED” NAZIS good | who; si) MEETING TONIGHT TO FORM LOCAL DEFENSE COUNCIL {SESSION WILL BE PRESIDED OVER BY Coun. COMMIS- SION CHAIRMAN CARL BER- VALDI Duval Hotel | county officials today are waiting for the arrival of a special insur- who! ance compan’ , will take part in the local defense | pad |program set up by Gov. Spessard ; Monroe county residents investigator to ‘complete their probe into the fire | which early Sunday morning gut- {the courthouse with ante j ite {commission Chairman Carl Ber- | eaithe:Duval/hotel jvaldi to learn details of the pro- |estroyed the adjoining building |gram. , | | Bervaldi, as chairman of the} | commission, Wwilljdirest the first | Crustsnakes) who saad shereds of ;Meeting of the group and explain the program as it was arranged | | ‘by Governor Holland. H - = ithe fire fighters of the army, navy, and utterly at Duval and Greene streets. no doubt the fire was Later, the citizens will form a committee and elect their |officers, with Bervaldi relinquish- | used their own apparatus to help ling his chair to the elected chair- jman. Bervaldi has explained that | ‘no one engaged in polities will be; | also complimented the citizenry permitted to hold office in any lin general for its cooperation. ;of the defense councils, one of | which will be set up every county in Florida. | The committee own | Marine corps and air station, who bring the blaze under control. He Frank Johnson, owner of the [Duval hotel and Johnson’s Bazaar, | which occupies the ground floor will|in the building, said his loss will but |amount to from $8.90 to 10,000. {Only part of a federal loan which was used to improve the building, jis covered by insurance. The Bazaar is the oldest store jon Duval street, having been jopened in 1886 by David Fuld lafter the big fire which destroyed fire, ia great part of Key West. John- ‘son acquired the property in 1698, during the Spanish-American ‘war, and had operated the store jever since. The adjojning building, uno jeupied fora number of vears, owned by the Sweeney interests and was fornear 20 years the site of the A. Wolkowsky Clothing store. in members {not have a military capacity, i will take part in any work made nec ry by disaster. More or jless taking the place of the na- \tional guard, at least so far as the guard’s peacetime duties are commit- emergency, such as jstorm or disasters brought on by ! The meeting is scheduled for 8} o'clock in the courtroom. OPTIMISTIC OVER LABOR TROUBLES: Fire Chief Harry Baker and; incen- | diary origin, today paid tribute to. MONDAY, APRIL 21, Se Frank Jotinson Suffers Heavy Loss In Fire Stmday Morning; Completely Burned Hundreds of Key Westers and visitors, many of them pouring out of night clubs, filled streets in the neighborhood of the blaze. Word that the buildings were burning spread quickly as alarm bells pealed at about 2:30 a. m., and the wail of the navy station siren brought sailors tumbling from their beds and_ civilians ‘racing from all over town. Wilbur Parker, 49-year-old ho- tel guest, was the only person known to have been injured, and the was rescued from his third floor room by firemen after he had ignored a warning from Otis ,Curry, night watchman, in order to pick up his personal effects. Most occupants of the hotel lost all their clothing and one saw his |$75 navy station pay envelope go | ;up in smoke. Another older resi- dent of the hotel stayed long enough to get a picture of his mother and father and one pair of ; Socks. Fire Chief Baker said it appear- ed that oil or gasoline had been! used to soak the timbers in the vacant Sweeney building. By the time fire apparatus had rolled the ; half block to the scene, the blaze | had swept out of the smaller! building and fire was beginning jto break out in the hotel. Today, as public works depart- ment workmen cleared up debris from the streets, building was a pile of blackened boards, while the walls of the ho- tel were largely intact, but the floors and partitions were gone. Johnson said the remains of the , building will be torn down, and Liatimated he may rebuild the structure. Parker, who suffered shock and slight burns. was given emer- gency treatment at Marine hos- pital and immediately released. British Plosigs HARMONY BETWEEN BOTH (By Annociated Press) WASHINGTON, April 21.—! Painting an optimistic picture of‘ throughout the jcountry, Sidney Hillman, labor idirector of OPM, said today les: than 15,000 men now are on strike | LONDON, April {warplanes last night over the continent to /Cologne, Dusseldorf German cities with 21.—Britis ranged far rock Brest, and other fire bombs |with their lives from a blizzard jin the United States not count-! and high explosives is sweeping the northern ing the soft coal miners’ walkout. | Ontario wilds where they are be- ‘lieved to be hiding. A communique had been started in each cities. (Berlin admitted the raids, but said they had been carried out by weak forces and little damage had j been done.) said large fires With CIO workmen at General of the :Motors threatening a strike un- less their conditions are met by April 30, however, mediation of- ficials are keeping a close eye on developmets in negotiations. Hillman, predicting an end the soft coal walkout, said he jobserved a new harmony in re- lations between employer and jemploye. | | | COMING EVENTS | MONDAY {County defense meeting, courthouse, 8:00 p.m. TUESDAY {Stone Church Service Club. | pm Key West Home Guard meets at National Guard armory, 8:00 pm. to has ;|HITLER MAKES NEW DEMAND ON SPAIN (Ry Aw LONDON, ted Press) April 21—A_ Ger- county TALLAHASSEE, April 21. — 6:00 The legislature voted a seven- cent gas tax for the sixth time to- day. Legion departn La C The bill to levy a seventh cent rters open : imposed as an emergency WEDNESDAY departmer measure in 196]. reenacted each session—passed the House 87-1. and now goes to the governor. open, Overseas THURSDAY Club meets at Den, Seminary Street b meets 1215 p.m s Parish Hall Lions Lions’ 6:30 pm $5 Edwar SATURDAY busin ee ditot beh school au Make ‘Attack “aS | On German Cities Last Night (By Associated Prens) man diplomatic campaign as far, flung as the activities of Nazi troops appeared to be in prospect today as London heard of new de- mands on Spain by Adolf Hitler and a move to gain further sup- port from France. According to the reports heard here, Hitler has offered new con- cessions to France, provided Pierre Laval is reinstated in the cabinet. Another campaign on the part of Germany to win pub- lic office for Laval broke down early in the winter when French officials refused to return him to (Continued On Page Four) _|man Carl Bervaldi Florida Legislature Passes Seven-Cent Gas Tax Bill DUKE. DECLINES (By Associated Press) The seventh cent produces about four million dollars yearly. | ly, half going to schools and half to the general treasury. the death penalty be included in the sabo- The House insisted @ punishment bill. It goes back to the Senate which cut the (Continued on Page Four) Jury Drawn For Circuit Court Convening Tomorro Ww the jury Feb ft were Cleveland Samuel J. McClintock, S. (Continued on Page Four) the Sweeney | cou: Tran Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the ntry; with an average ge of only 14° Fahrenheit PRICE FIVE CENTS es tay Gtate Adjutant And Staff Of American Legion Arrive And British and Greek forces today continued to fall back before the pounding of German attacks, with | 100 miles of the capital of Athens and another knifing down the western border in a move in- jtended to cut off the retreat of 'Greek soldiers from Albania Athens and Cairo, although ad- jmitting their lines have dropped \ far south of Larisa, said the re- treat had been orderly and the new line would be shorter and easier to defend. | Berlin claimed the retreat had turned into a rout and predicted an end to the campaign in a mat- jter of days. The new German thrust, if suc- cessfully carried out, will cut off Greek soldiers who are retreating before the Italians and will ex- pose the flank of the Allied army to attacks from the rear. | The new defense line, stretch- ing through rugged mountain ter- rain, is only a little north of the famous pass at Thermopolae and, runs’ “though . Metzova’ and- Janera. Royal Air Force bombers, ac- cording to the British have taken ja heavy toll of German dead in “STUDY SITE OF ARMY AIRPORT | ;CIVIL AERONAUTICS INSPEC- } H TORS SPENT BRIEF VISIT HERE Key West county and city offi cials yesterday played host to a party of Civil thority inspectors who came here to study the of the army airport at Boca Chic: Inspector Perkins, whos quarters are in Washington making his first visit to West, while Inspector Sibold, At lanta lighting expert, had been here before Mayor Willard Al bury, County Commission Chair William Mon and Julius F. Stone officer Aeronautics au- briefly site head- was Key | Salvatge jprbenies the PEACE TERMS (Dy Associated Press LONDON, April 21.—The Duke of Aosta i has dec] said to have asked Lon armistice term campaign presented } today A r | COAST GUARD CUTTER SAILS | NOVICE, JAYCEES! You are requested to attend the tonight 8:00 | | Meeting to be held o'clock at HOUSE in connection with the National Defense Florida. JOE ALLEN, President. ‘Board of County Commissioners.’ (By Associated Press) 24-hour attacks on the advancing { A | fone Nazi column said to be within Nazi troops. BRITISH UNIT DEFEATED (By Associated Press) ROME, April 21.—A contingent of British troops which landed on ; ‘the north African coast in an ef-' fort to re-take Bardia has been defeated and captured, a com- munique said today. Telling of widespread aerial activity by German and_ Italian! bombers, the communique said a , British transport was sunk in the harbor at Salum and another sent down in the waters of the Medi- | irprise attack on Bardia, ' yas = eeparek met with a quick repulse from Italian defenders of the city and the British troops! were cut off from their boats and | captured to the last man, Bombers also blasted at Greek harbors in a day and night series of attacks, which crippled “many” British ships (Cairo said strong farses of Gar- man and Italian troops had been repulsed in attacks on Tobruk and Salum and reported that a column of mechanized troops had been de- stroyed by RAF bombers.) FRANK BENTLEY Council of LEFT ON SUNDAY SUCCEEDED AS MANAGER AT TREVOR & MORRIS BY ERNEST RAMSEY has been Frank Bentley ger of the whe Trevor & Morris Simonton mar garage business on street for the left Sunday for treatment at the state hospital in Orlando, Fla He was accompanied on the trip by his wife and son Ernest Rar manager of the ceed Mr. Bentley NOTICE! Are You re eae’ If you are, your NATION and your STATE needs you TO- NIGHT. Every County in Florida is organizing to meet the coming past twelve years business to suc emergency and, by and with the | authority of GOVERNOR SPES SARD L. HOLLAND to manifest their devotion to the land love. by giving a little of their time to the consideration of the conditions that seem to be so surely coming upon us. TONIGHT AT 8 O'CLOCK AT THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE. A representative gathering of citi- zens will meet to hear the recom. mendations sent from the meet ing of the STATE DEFENSE COUNCIL OF FLORIDA. recent ly held at West Palm Beach. EVERY MAN AND WOMAN realizes that the liberty handed down to us by men and women, many of whom “paid the last full measure of devotion” must be preserved by us who now enjoy the fruits of their labors, is hereby called upon. Regardless of age, occupa- tion, color or creed, YOU are we who COUNTY COURT: called upon. CARL BERVALDI, Chairman * | i | | | y has been named , Open Convention Headquarters British-Greek Forces Fall Back Against Nazi Attacks Florida Gabiaaeiee To Ar- rive This Afternoon As Well As Other Officials | Of Organization Howard Rowton, adjutant of the Department of Florida, the Pesce Legion, and his staff Hotel La Concha and immediately opened arrived yesterday at headquarters of the annual state | convention to be started on Wed- nesday. | Accompanying Mr. | were Mrs, Rowton, Bill Brooker, Rowton |of the state police, Tallahassee, and Ham and Betty King. of Or- lando. He at once opened offices at room 602-04 La Concha hotel. While Rowton’s arrival was the of the | American Legion's official family, Lisle Smith,.state commander of Mrs. Smith will arrive this afternoon from Haines City. National Committeeman first official visit by any the American Legion, and Joe - |Clark of Tampa is expected this afternoon as well. Arrival of these Legion dignitaries will be the signal of the executive com- mittee of the state Legion to go into session at 3 p. m. Tuesday at the department's headquarters. Key West prepared for th vention in a big way j con- the Streamers will be run Division | over week end above street, Duval and Caroline street,and the city took on a real festive appear street ance. The Finch Decorating company announced it was successful in selling decorations to the stores and shops, but still peimted out a number of vacant spots It is hoped to interest the smaiter mer- chants in putting up decorations. Clark Ringwalt of Miami we another arrival in the He is boosting the song Playuume in Miami", for the benefit of the Crippled Children’s hospital at Tampa, an American Legion sponsored institution Mr. Ringwalt is accompanied by Miss Nan Johnson, wh has been featured on the Be is a featured singe WwIioD Miarm morning Johnson will sing at La park all dinners and d by the Legioi vuxiliary. Proceeds frorr ng “Playtime Miami to the Crippled Chiidrer city day on every Mi ch lunch sire r the the ir will hu: There was @ meeting of local committees in the a t enera headquarters tel Al Mill the Key and Mrs al chairman of adcire La at neha he exer irector of ton ¢ ‘est Conver rporat AM Morgan, gene women's activities here ed the gathering All the committee were prenetit nl arrangement hary t of the nplete, Overseas the headquarters for t {the women will reg It was mt nh, chairmer for reported their the nition © auxiliary ter there in aad the names of those alreads carried, the names of Mr Jods Costar, Mrs. Greyburn Pinder Mrs. AE ftir Mrs Charle Baker, Mrs. Marjorie Lehman and Mrs. Sebastian Cabrera, Jr. wilt added to those who will work nm the registrats ittew the ar announced that comm publicity committee, headed Mrs. William J. Lee will be the name of Mrs, Theon Licyd, while on the flags commit- tee, the name of Mrs. Luther Pin- der will appear. On