The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 26, 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. Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit VOLUME LXII. No. 100. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 1941 PRICE FIVE CENTS : Caverness Named State Legion Comm + Roosevelt's Ship Patrol Program § Will Extend Far Across. Atlantic Vessels And Planes Will IE ed | EXPRESS THANKS Hold Open Haven Of} FOR RECEPTION Safety One Hundred’ Miles Wide (By Axsocinted Press) | WASHINGTON, April 26.—/ | Capital observers today enlarged ! cn President Roosevelt's “guaran- i tee” of safety to ships carrying | British war supplies with a pre- diction that the United States will | hold open a safe channel across the Atlantic ocean. Ships and planes, it is re- pertel here, will hold open a ha- ven of safety, perhaps 100 miles | wide, stretching from the United | States into Britsih waters. j Navy scouting planes will criss eross the area in a constant pa * trol ing ships will join in to help keep a watch for submarine raide President that if a submarine the American ship or plane “will the White cerstood to while destroyers and fight- German surface or remark sighted, Roosevelt's is House”, mean that a raider, the American observers will immediately no tify freighters of their danger and call for British patrol vessels to attack the menace. | State department officials ex- plained another statement of the President, in which he said Nazi soldiers may be, in reenland but will be taken care of, by re vealing that a German weather survey group and a party of engi neers have been in Greenland for about the past four months. Whether they still are on the island has not been revealed NEGRO FISHERMAN TO BE ARRAIGNED Henry notify is un- upon sighting re fisher $50 Thomas, negre ased under morning to court on i th await tria crimina a charge of undersized crawfish — in quinaldo, Jr bound Tt arrested tate bv officer partment police nservation dé Young men who the age of 21 Oct sgister for selective 14, Flag Day said to be iFlag Day Jalthoukh the “st with Mrs, George Burton of Louisville, Ky., national vice- president of the American Legion Auxiliary, yesterday afternoon expressed to local auxiliary members the thanks of visiting delegates for the reception they had received during the Key West conven- tion. Mrs. Burton spoke at an Overseas Hotel luncheon which highlighted the day’s activities of the auxiliary. Mrs. George Lucas, local chairman of the auxiliary, turned the affair over to Mrs. Hal R. Whitehead, Sulphur Springs, past state president of the organization. Mrs. A. M. Morgan made the address of welcome for the local aux- iliary members. At the conclusion of the lunch, the women joined in singing “Auld Lang Syne”, and Nan Johnson, accompan- ied by Mrs. Dolly Jacobson, Tampa, sang “Alice Ble Gown”, and numbers from the Merry Widow. Corsages of pinks and queen’s lace, all gathered in local parks and yards, decorat- ed the dining room. MORE MEN COME UNDER DRAFT CALL (Dy Associated Press) WASHINGTON April have the called 16, may be upon Service it wa service officials in favor of ¢ for the fi President Selective decision Roc HITLER REACHES YUGOSLAV CITY «ity BERLIN Associnved B Hitler Nazis Meet Stiff Resistance In Drive Made Toward Athens CERMAN PLAN TO reached draft call June tearned here ating new draft call FOIL GUARDSMEN PROVED FAILURE SCHEME FOR DESTROYING NAZI CARGO SHIP IN PORT EVERGLADES TURNED OUT VICE VERSA (Spe to The Citizen) NEW YORK, April 26.—How secret Nazi plans to destroy the $1,500,000 German cargo — ship Arauca in Port Everglades, Fla., were foiled by the United States Coast Guard before crew knew what was going on, is article in Collier's Robert Wi. Safford, aboard the ship at the time of the eizure ‘According to the Nazi plan, as me evident that the Arauca was to be confiscated, se- jected members of the crew would rush below and drop lighted newspar n the bilges and fuel oil tank was a quantity of unexplained oil in the bilges, which should have been completely dry. Another man would turn off the German jrevealed in 4 by who was soon as it br FLIP M MDS SS SS 6 automatic fire-fighting equip ment. Still another would open the drain valves of two large Diesel-oil tanks which would run on down to the oil fire in the bottom and immediately the cen- wer room would be a sheet of flame, All of the ship’s ma chinerv would be destroyed. The t fires would ignite the cargo. T Arauca would be junk.” But in spite of these careful plans, the Coast Guard walked aboard and nothing happened. The on is that the raid President Roosevelt 500 feet and the Germans thought vast Guard was looking for By the time they learned seizure, it was too late to entire crew is now un tral pe explana was taged while was making a speech away the Cc The arrest A, TEMPERATURES Eee Lowest last Highest last night 24 hours 56 KEY WEST COMING EVENTS | SATURDAY afford reports. “There | The martial music of nine drum and bugle corps and the sharp ~ cracks of the 40 & 8 cannon rolled jover Key West 3 erday as the | American Legion staged the long- jest and noisiest parade this city {has seen since the island’s popula- {tion turned out to celebrate the arrival of the railroad in 1912. |. Thousands, who _ lined streets along the parade jkept up a constant cheering, {breaking into a roar each time janother American flag passed by. | Ranking officers from each of the armed forces stood at atten- tion on the balcony of La Concha thotel, while an honor guard of Legionnaires lined the street in front of the hotel Sailors, who have been drilling at the naval station for week soldiers from the army barracks, marines and coast guard men pro- vided the parade with a military flavor that accentuated — the columns of middleaged men who fought in another war. Home guard members, many of them OFFICERS FIND STOLEN AUTO VEHICLE DISCOVERED THIS MORNING IN MUD ON BERTHA STREET the route, Sheriff's officer earching for a today are man or woman with a predilection for but stealing automobiles. not much abil ity in driving them ole a 1941 to L but officers Someone last night automobile belonging Armstrong found it this morning stuck in the mud on Bertha street. T ly ief evident the fled had made effor get car out of the mud ai when it remained stuck heriff's officer « the Armstrong ASKS PERMIT 10 CONSTRUCT PIER car out and retur he War Dey rl Cy Ber “DIRTY OLD FLAG” DEARLY CHERISHED Spectators at the American Legion parade yesterday who commented on the “dirty old flag” carried by D.A.V. marchers from Summerall. were slandering the post's most cherished possession. The flag was found. buried in the sand and soaked with sea water. after the burri cane which in Sept. 1935, killed hundreds of World War veterans at Matecumbe Key. Members of the post took the flag with m to the national convention at Green Bay. Wisc.. last year. where the national commander quested them to clace if in the national archives. The post members returned with the flag, however, after it had been dedicated offi ly to the storm dead. re- ; corps of Daytona Bi ntire City. Turns Out Ts See American Legion’s Big Convention Parade Friday | veterans and Legionnaires, march- ed with Boy Scouts and Daugh- ters of the Legion, while the loco- motives of the 40 & 8 kept up a constant bombardment with their cannon, Later, at the army barracks, the Miami Drum and Bugle corps took the state title for the fif- teenth time before an estimated crowd of 2.000, which packed the auditorium. Fort Lauderdale ran second with a score of 76.5 lo Mi- ami's 94.5, In the Sons of the Legion com- petition, the Lake Worth unit, de- fending champions, retained its state title with a high of 93.8, while Fort Lauderdale ran second with 74.8. The Junior Drum score and Bugle h won out champions score of over the defending from Lakeland with a 90.1 over 87.4 The booted and brightly dress- ed drum majorettes provided a feature, both of the parade and of the armory contests. MAXWELL CONCERN WINS COURT SUIT GRAND JURY REMAINS “IN SESSION INVESTIGATING TUNKS’ MURDER A circuit court jury yesterday found in favor of the’ Maxwell Inc uit demand the return of personal prop Allen. ordered to return a company ina ing eity from Frank M Allen collection — of was cooking — utensils and restaurant equipment to the company, as of the With the well as paying costs suit no other cases in sight jury was dismissed and Cir Arthur Gomez grand jury he Aiami, cuit Judge in would to leave immediately be gone for several day Grand continuing, their, grvesgugation of jury members today arc the ‘niurder case of Tharospson ‘Lunk und strangled to .death Feb. 6 at n Howe Mrs. Cecelia who was a house PLAN RAISE FOR..." <) BRIDGE MEMBERS °°." CLEAR TITLES 10 PROPERTY SOUGHT TAIIZL LLL LLY DEFENSE BONDS | AND STAMPS CO ON SALE SOON POSTMASTER DION STATES PLANS ARE NEAR COM- PLETE FOR DEFENSE SAV-| INGS PROGRAM The United States Defense Sav- ings Bonds Savings Stamps will be placed on sale in the main Post Office at the open- | ‘ing of business on Thursday, May 1, as part of the national effort to! imake America impregnable. | | and Postal F. J. Dion nounced today that plans are nearly completed for this com- | munity, along with thousands of | others from coast to coast, to do! its full part at the opening of the | savings program. } Postmaster General Frank C. | Walker, in a letter to postmasters | throughout the country, said that} the help of local postmasters | would be “a real service to the | country”. He transmitted the! thanks of Secretary of the Treas: ury Morgenthau for the help that local postmasters had already given in the sale of United States securities, and also Mr. Morgen- ithau’s thanks in advance “for the cooperation which he knows you jwill give to this new effort” The new De >» Savings Bond lis similar to the familiar “Baby, (Continued On Page Four) Postmaster an- EX-KING CAROL COMING TO U.S. (Ds Associated Prens) LISBON, Portugal April 26.— Ex-King Carol of Rumania, with his companion, Madam Lupescu will leave Portugal sometime this month aboard a trans-ocean clipper for the United States. Friends of the ex-king, who was driven from Rumania short ly before Germany occupied the country, sav he will stop briefly in the United States and then, fly Valparaiso, Chile, to make hi permanent home. The South American country said to have offered him a ha ven LEGION’S AUTO AWARD TONIGHT R rt F. t {the Spottswood, presi Legion will pre tonight today. Pre Am prize aut La € announced nuld take place SOAP L LLL Lo AMERICAN ANTHEM der Concluding Session Of Units Conducted Today SBMS SSS SSS \Miami Senior Drum And MRS. MONTGOMERY Bul ied Off HEADS AUxILIARY| Pes'* Corps Carried 0 mee Honors In Competition; ‘Tallahassee, Edith Méntgomery, | | Other Awards Made was elected president of the this afternoon Florida American Legion os ‘ auxiliary as members of the group at Stone M. E. Church brought their business ses- of their convention to an | end. named state commander Mrs. Jessie Lovell, Apopka, was named’ historian, and Mrs. Edna Giles, Umatilla, chaplain. District presidents electea during the session this afternoon were Mrs. Dolly Jacobson, Tampa: Mrs. M, C. Hobson, Lake Citv; Mrs, Jane Fleetwood, Tallahassee; Mrs. Elizabeth Jackson, DeLand: Mrs, Margaret Upchurch, Coral Gables; Mrs. Carl Hughes, Sarasota, nd Mrs. Myrtle, Apopka. Mrs. of the \American Legion in a_ business | Session at the high school which will continue until late today. An expected battle for the top position between Caverness, Sam McCahill Miami, Ed Vaughn, Jacksonville, failed to When the third bal- lot revealed that Caverness had of and materialize. taken a commanding lead, back- BLP MIL LS I IM ME a ers of the other two candidates, DENOUNCE PLAN OF ROOSEVELT ON OPEN LANE withdrew their names and Caver- ness was elected by acclamation Commander Caverness will hold the state executive position for one year,, replacing —Lisie Crate, od In resolutions, the Legionnaires NEWSPAPERS IN GERMANY. voted to oppose abolition of the ITALY AND SPAIN BITTER. Florida Crippled Children’s Com- milsion; promised to use all meth- LY CRITICIZE SAFETY PA- ods within the law to defeat TROL OF SHIPS “isms” in the state; endorsed the campaign of Walter Winchell to spread “Americanism” to the peo ple; voted their commendation of the fight put up by Gr and opposed any measure which would curtail the use and purchse of fire: arms. President Roosevelt's declaration! ‘The resolution against that the United States will hold included the belief that le la to ships tion should be passed enabling the federal government to take over factories and draft labor in order to avoid any further delay Italy and jn the defense efforts of) During the forenoon con the vention presented clecks to the winning drum and bugle corp: American Legion delegate terday transferred their busine headquarters from the Strand the Palace; theater Legion officers, explained that Palace offered, better aceom sdations * for he meetings, the fact that the theatre exits than the (Wy Aanoeinted NEW. YORK, April papers in the c apitals of Germany, Italy and Spain today denounced “isms” safety carrying allied supplies open a lane of Berlin papers said all of the Axis powers—Germany es Japan—will re the the United State seas One paper navy will bear out Adolf Hitler's ist any to move patrol said Germany's promise that any ships carrying supplies will be torpedoed, while another suggested that the United, States “is In Rome looking for trouble Virginio Gayda sug gested that the President ment wa a Meaningle to divert Americar the British ka attentic disaster in the drid paper that “100,000,000 United the States of 38 FRACTURES IN 7 YEARS TOWANDA GAINS WIDE NOTICE | he American Anthem. sung yesterday by members of the American Legion aux ilary. has won notice throughout Florida as one of the best of recent patriotic songs. Composed by Milton Yeats of Tampa. the song was a fea ture of the Florida State Mu sical Festival at Tampa, where 2 S00-piece band and 2.300 children joined in play ing and singing it. At the auxiliary affair yes terday. Mrs. P. B. Roberts ac- companied the members on the organ. while Mrs. R. Fain Howell led the group singing. SaIaIaIsaaas: First Group Of Inducted Artillery Trainees Arrives Miarm today for aboard special busses.