The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 2, 1941, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 61 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West | Hest Cittern 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. 105. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1941 PRICE FIVE CENTS Council, Orders: Purchase. Of Gas Mask And Life Net For Ay West Fire Department Ordinance Passed Fixing OOee eee aa, URGES PAYMENT OF CITY TAXES: At a meeting of the City Council held last night, President William Freeman brought to the attention of the other members of the body, the matter of tax col- lections. Mr, Freeman stated that in- ‘asmuch as the time for pay- ment of current taxes will ex- pire on May 31, after which date penalties will be added to payments, he urged that all officials make every effort ‘possible to prevail upon the of the fees colected for his work | ait gp Baar Haghol eg that the city may derive necessary funds to carry on during the lean months of the year that are now ahead, and ‘at the same time effect a sav- ‘ing of the extra expense that will be added in the way of penalties. Tax Collector-Assessor Sam Pinder concurred in what the ‘council president stated, and also urged that the taxpayers visit the city hall in the mean- itime and square uv their in- debtedness before the time expires at the end of the present month. Fees For Inspector Of Plumbing And Electrical | Operations The City Council at its regular meeting last night passed an ord- | imance providing that the build- | ing inspector also act as plumbing and electrical inspector, The building inspector, who is Ralph} Russell, will receive fifty percent | in the additional assignments, It was ordered that a gas mask be purchased for use by the fire department, and the clerk was also instructed to ascertain prices on a life net, which will also be used by the firemen in connec- | tion with their duties. | i An ordinance relative to rates for use of the sanitary and sew- erage system, with payments to! be made quarterly, instead of | monthly, was passed on its wit A Ad A reading. The schedule of rates } will be decided upon prior to the.! passage of the ordinance on its DEFENSE BOND SALE HERE NEARS $1,000: final reading. Payments are to} be made in advance for the serv- } ice. THREE $100 CERTIFICATES SOLD FIRST DAY; STAMPS INCLUDED IN TOTAL r "The repdért made on the ¢ollec* tion of taxes and licenses by} City Auditor Chas. R. Roberts for the month of April showed that current taxes collected amounted to $3,329.76; delinquent taxes, $1,055.74; interest on de-} linquent taxes, $71.60; street paving and sidewalk liens, $240.11; water tax, $10,00; occu- pational licenses, $707.54; motor vehicle licenses, $81.00; sewer service fees, $187.75—making a {of the certificates began in post- total of $5,683.50. offices throughout the United Total receipts at the Aquarium, | States. $413.75; fines collected by Police! postmaster Fred Dion, in Peking ereite gbe0 ” 8M4 | vealing that his office had sold It was ordered that Police Offi- |$962-40 worth of the bonds dur- cer McFarlane, who was employ-|ing the first day, said local resi ed recently for a period of¥onejdents had purchased three $10 month, be retained on the force |bonds; 10 for $50, five for $25 until June 30, at which time the and $37.40 in stamps of lower present budget terminates. Mc- | denominations. Farlane was appointed to fill the | The bonds must be held for ay vacancy created by the resigna- period of 60 days before they can tion of Officer John Anti. |be returned to the government. | Millard Gibson, chief sanitary |Interest, accruing at the rate of} Key Westers yesterday invest- jed slightly less than $1,000 in |government defense bonds as sale } | | Te- | BRADY'S (Live) Poultry | inspector, addressed the council|2% percent, increases the value | plaints he had received concern-|time of its maturity in 10 years. ing outhouses. He said that the! —_ RAVES residents in question complained | of not being able to get service in having these places cleaned, and | ED action in the matter, Robert} PERMITS ISSU Lewis, who is handling the con- —_—— tract for this work, informed the | council that he was unable to; Building permits for $700 inj employ the sufficient number of |©O"Struction, most of it for re that there is so much other work |SPector Ralph Russell's books for going on now. The matter was |May yeaterday. i referred to the chairman of the} Dr. H. C. Galey, 1221 Division | sanitary committee to make some | Steet, was granted a permit for the situation. Spencer, 401 Francis street, tak- A communication was received | 18 @ $100 permit for a new roof; | from the Key West Electric com-|N- P. Raymond, 322 Angela, $75, pany asking a renewal of the| new Toot; B. T. Bjrockman, 1600 sitect lighting contract on the! Vemon $150, repairs, and H. J pired on April 30. Tt was ordered | TPairs. that the matter be referred to the | public safety and finance com-| mittees for consideration to be reported on at the next regular’ NO if E A letter was read from offi- cers of the Red Men and Poca- hontas requesting a donation for now located at Fleming and Margaret Streets will move to Eee M the STANDARD OIL COM. an ss t corner of : White and Division | Streets j All customers and friends ;} are cordially invited to call | Fresh Fla. Grade A. Large White BOGS. special doe, 2OC DUCKS, (8 weeks old). Ib 30c Fryers-Roasters-Stewers relative to a number of com-/of the bond by 25 percent at the) requested the council take some) men at this time due to the fact |Paits, opened City Building In arrangement for taking care of }$300 to add a room, with John H. | same basis as the one which ex. | Metzger, 312 Pe: Lane, $75, meeting. EFFECTIVE MAY 1ST PANY SERVICE STATION at there. 1214 White St, peal ARNOLD CURRIE, Prop. \committee”, Lewis urges. Assemblage Of Gulf Life Co. Managers At La Concha Left to right: (Seated) B. A. Gregory, Magr., Jacksonvillé ¥ m. Sawyer, Agt., Key West; Joseph Baker, Mgr., Pensacola; D, B. Byrd, Msgr., Orlando; J. M. Varela, Agt., Key West: L. B. Grillon, Key West Citizen: A. Perez, Supt., Tampa: R. R. Russell, Agt., Key West; O. W. King, Mgr.. Tampa. Standing—Left to right: H. S. England, Agt., Key West: H. M. Albury, Agt.. Key West: H. C. Summitt, Mgr.. Tallahassee; A. E. Olcutt, Supt., Jacksonville; J, B. Symmonette, Mgr., Key West; C. H. Scheurer, Suvt., Jacksonville; W. J. Hamrick, Carl Adair, Mgr., Lakeland; J. M. Harrison, Mgr., Miami R. B. Russell, Agt., Key West. Estimate That Twenty-F ive Hundred Persons Came Here During Legion’s Convention Right To Appoint Own Attorney There were at least 2,500 per- sons in Key West during the erican Legion state convention last weck, Albert Mills, executive spent between $75,000 and $100,- Am- |900 in Key West during the four |, days of thé corrvention, -on ‘that fact that 350 passed through the toll gates of Overseas Highway } Commissioners Disapprove Bill | Agency Supervisor, Home Office: W. A. Gregory, Supt., Jacksonville: V. M. Humphrey. Mgr., Daytona: W. S. Cobb, Suovt., Jacksonville; | Which Would Deprive Them Of County commissioners last ight registered unanimous dis- approval of a local bill sponsored Bernie j by Representative {were used by the Arnerican Le-|Papy which would deprive them director of the Key West Conven- tion corporation, said this morn- ing. Mills vases his estimate of the crowd here, which it is estimated | House Kills Bill That Would gionnaires. “The toll gate keeners inform me that there were as many ix and seven in a car going through (Continued on Page Four) Abolish Milk Control Board (By Associated Prenx) TALLAHASSEE, May 2.—Rep- resentative Lewis’ bill to abolish the state milk control board was killed by the House today, 53 to 31. “Let's don't send it back to the: “If the House is going to kill this bill, let it be killed here and now”. A motion to submit the bill to the public health commiltee was defeated, 59 to 27. Representatives Lewis and Strayhorn of Lee county were the principal supporters of the bill. ‘of the right to appoint a county attorney. In a resolution, copies of which will be forwarded to Papy, Gov. Spessard L, Holland and (State Senator David E. Ward, the com- missioners pointed out that the county attorney is, in fact, no mere than a legal advisor to the board. Since the commissioners are responsible personally for their financial dealings, they ex- c.! plained it would be unfair to }saddle them ‘with ‘an advisor: not of théir own choosing, Papy’s bill would provide for the immediate appointment of a county attorney by Governor Holland, with subsequent at- torneys being selected through the general election. At present the commissioners appoint their attorney, with the law firm of Harris and Stone now holding the position. Members of the commission also approved the reouest of Wil- liam Monsalvatge that they pro- (Continued on Page Four) British Expeditionary Forces And Iraq Army Exchange Blows (By Associated Pr LONDON, May 2.—British ex- peditionary forces and artillery units of the Iraq army were re- ported exchanging fire today after the Iraq guns had dropped shells near the important British =) airdome at Habanniyah, 60 miles from Baghdad. In an unconfirmed report . by the British Broadcasting com- pany, the Iraq army was.said to (Continued on Page Four) The following is the GULF LIFE Financial Statement as of December 31, 1940: THIRTIETH ANNUAL STATEMENT December 31, 1940 RESOURCES Bonds and Stock U. S. Government Fede ‘al Se 2 Government First Mortgages Real Estate Real Estate § Policy L Prem Interest Di Other A Total 1, 2. 3. Insurance in Force 4. Gain in Insurance, 392,366.56 | 396,625.65 100.00 00.00 532.26 465.6. $8,711,350.04 LIABILITIES Reserve on Policies Present Va Fund Death Claims Due and Unpaid s Reported; Proofs ents’ Cash Bonds Contingency Reserve _. || Other Lia POINTS OF INTEREST: December 31, 1940 1940 The Company has paid to Policyholders since organization, $9,796,737.84. “Since organization the ‘Gulf Life has never borrowed any money from banks or any Governmental af Disability Claim Left in Trust and Annuities t Received di Interest Paid in Advance ‘ ~~ 6,980,440.23 59,146.09 308,770.02 None 27,021.00 114,414.99 45,000.00 57,049.16 130,000.00 60,116.21 $7,781,957.70 929,401 34 ~ $8,711,359.04 $122,184,587.00 10,287.996.00 GULF LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY J. B. SYMMONETTE. Manager “Predict Nazi And : jfrom the residence. | Lopez, Harold Demeritt, Gus Al-! ISOUTHERNMOST FLOWERS Troops Will Bé Defeated L. ALONZO, 75, | Eglish People Cheered By DIED THIS A. M,| Ss! Withdrawal Of Most Of Forces From |FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE| (Greece CONDUCTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON (By Associated Press) LONDON, May 2.—London's | civil population, apparently im- mensely cheered by the safe with- -drawal of most of the B.E.F, from Greece, today hailed the evacua- Leonardo Alonzo, age 75, died this. morning at 2:45 o’clock at ithe residence, 914 Center street. | |Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon, 5:00 o'clock, “eer wl ya Dy od elias e an tion as a miracle and predicted \uRev. A.C. Riviere, 0! ‘irs MLE. Stone church, will officiate the defeat of German snd fallen vt the burial. troops in north Africa. ters, Mesdames Rosa Alea, John! 2.4 pombers smashing at Tobruk phonse and Eric Gwynn, and a Poles pb ge es. eve es oe son, Anthony Alonzo. [ae ee eee Lopez Funeral Home is in| Africa from Greece are being ‘assault on the inveding forces. ‘GULF LIFE C0 | London now estimates that at ¢ st 80 percent of the 60,000 men. OFFICERS HELD - my 2 MEETING HERE back to Africa. Weather- _ing a storm of bombs which news- sade. Gn papermen said was worse than the retreat from Dunkirk, British CHA HOTEL FOR VISITING that could be found, straggled MANAGERS PRECEDING |cross the Mediterranean to. | BUSINESS SESSION ie Ne of trom 3,000 to jleft in Greece to hold off the pany held its State Managers German army until the remainder meeting in Key West recently. jot the B.E.F. could get out, Al- | At the conclusion of the State though the last of the ships have Underwriters Association meeting!) withdrawn from Greece an@ 4, 1941, of which there were; i202 representatives of the various of sea transportation open to the companies present, 88 being Gulf men, some officials in London jLifers, the state managers pro- predict that more of the soldiers {La Concha hotel the evening of German lines and work their way {April 4. overland back to British terri- A fishing party was arranged !tory in Africa, \for Saturday morning, April 5,' (Berlin, in a cormmunique an- |trict manager, but was cancelled ‘Greece, said about 8,000 men had idue to incessant rain, At 7 p. M.|been captured in the final drive in the Rainbow Room of the Lajagainst the evacuating BEF. jConcha hotel, a lovely banquet |More than two-thirds of the en- {ment. At 8 o'clock, the business campaign, the communique said.) jsession convened. After Mr.| Fighting in Africa, meanwhile, Symmonette delivered the wel-jhas flared up with particularly coming address, W. J. Hamrick,'heavy action around Tobruk. |Fapid. progress of the company jers of the fort at Tobruk had and Gulf Lifers' program for staged a counterattack yesterday, 1941! He paid great tribute to the driving back a German mechan- men of the Key West district for'ized column which was admitted ments, the district, ‘havirig; four) defense works. jtimes as much business int Key! At Salum, where the Nazi col- | West now than it did when Mr.!ymng are pushing their way into iSymmonette came here in 1934. | Egypt, the communique said lent districts then in turn spoke yond skirmishes between pa- ibriefly, each one giving Mr. ‘trols, |Symmonette and his agency force suseiiaaainata van ‘ high praise. “ Survivors include fivé daugh-|! wit} Nazi mechanized columns charge of arrangements. | quickly reorganized to begin an paign have been safely trans- | BANQUET GIVEN AT LA CON- soldiers in every type of boat The Gulf Life Insurance Com | jin West Palm Beach on April 3 | ond there is no longer = method ‘ceeded to Key West, arriving at! will manage to slip through the jby J. B Symmonette, local dis-:nouncing the end of fighting in jwas given by the local manage- ‘tire British army was lost in the fagency supervisor, spoke on the Cairo said this morning defend- their fine records in all. depart ito, have pierced the city's outer The managers from the differ- ‘there has been little action be- The meeting was adjourned at 110 p. m. The representatives were then shown a little of Key | West's night life. They left Sun iday morning, April 6, for their {respective districts, each one ex- pressing themselves as having thad a very enjoyable time ayd hoping to come back again soon. es FRIDAY “Young April,” high school senior play, 6:15 p. m. High School May Day Festival at Bayview Park, 4:00 p.m. FRANK ORTA, JR. ’§ DA’ Standard Service Station Monoens Now | "are gg 616 DUVAL PHONE 136 || HE SOLICITS THE PATRONAGE Opposite Monroe Thester OF HIS MANY FRIENDS Be Sare To Attend — “YOUNG APRIL” Key West High School Senior Class Play HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM TONIGHT, 8:15 O'CLOCK General Admission, 35¢ - Reserved Seats, 50c