The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 8, 1941, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 61 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LXII. No. 110. Che Key Wiest Ctttzen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. Electric Company Expanding) ig Installing Much Equipment Ninety Thousand Dollars Being Expended In Im- provement To Generat- ing Facilities Equipment for a $90,000 ex- pansion of The Key West Elec- tric company’s generating facili- today from barges which brought the fies is being unloaded machinery here from Miami. Bascom L. Grooms, company president, said today the new machinery would _ lift total generating capacity of the company’s power plant by more than 30 percent. Although pres- ent equipment is enough to han- dle the demand, Grooms said the amount of power being used in the city is rapidly climbing, with every indication of further demands next winter. The machinery will be in place and ready to go into operation by June 30. Equipment to be installed in- cludes a 700 killowatt generator, directly connected to a General Motors corporation 1030-horse- electric power Diesel engine. The engine | Baa a aD SSSA BRITISH SHIP LOSSES HEAVY (Ny Associated Press) LONDON, May 8—An admiralty report to be issued next week will put British sea losses during April at 500,000 tons, unofficial ob- | servers predicted today. Heavy losses in fighting } around southern Greece dur- ing the evacuation of British troops boosted the shipping toll. VF hee ud he ube ule ule uf | EXPRESSION FROM | CAPTAIN JACOBS EXTENDS THANKS FOR FARE- WELL PARTY GIVEN IN HIS HONOR Captain W. F. Jacobs, com- mandant of the Key West Naval jciation to Mayor Willard M. Al- t bury for the farewell party given Station, has sent a letter of appre- | = is a 16-cylinder, two cycle plant |i his honor on Tuesday night at capable of operating at 600 r.p.m. Work is being carried on by the Stone and Webster engineer- ing corporation, under the direc- tion of the company’s construc- tion superintendent, R. F. Webb. Grooms said concrete founda- tions for the machinery already have been laid at the power plant and building material has been brought here for construc- tion ot extra housing, BOYS’ MEETING JUNE 14-21 AT TALLAHASSEE, SPONSORED BY THE AMER- ICAN LEGION TALLAHASSEE, May 8, — (FNS) The second annual Boys’ State will be held June 14-21 at Tallahassee, sponsored by the American Legion. Boys selected from the senior and sophomore classes of high schools throughout the state for their outstanding qualities in scholarship, character, courage, leadership and a basic understand- ing of the social sciences, will as- semble here to elect a governor, st and house of representa- res and a senate, and will vir- tually take over the state govern- ment, performing all the func- tions of the office for which they are selected for a week's period. The governor and. high | state officials will advise and help the boys in their problem and the ex- perience will help materially to develop these youngsters as good citizens and prepare them for ip in later years, ious American Legion d civic clubs throughout the sta re cooperating in spon- soring t affair which is pat- terned after the Boys’ Town of Nebraska that has proven so ef- fective in preparing boys for citi- zenship. Managing directors are M. L. Montgomery and H. O. “Kit” Car- son La Concha Rainbow Room. A copy of the letter follows: '“My dear Mr. Mayor: “May I at this time express to} you, and through you express to ithe city councilors and the citi-| zens of Key West, the deep ap-| preciation felt by my wife and by {me for the farewell party given | ‘by the city last night. 1 “When we came here fifteen months ago we knew of the stra- | tegic value to the United States of the geographical position of Key West. We had heard of the golden sunlight. Now we know of the third great asset of Key West— the large number of amiable kind- hearted citizens. “We are sorry to leave and shall look forward to a return visit. “Very sincerely, “W. F. JACOBS, “Captain, U. S. Navy, Command- ing, Naval Station, Key West.” JOHN ROBINSON MADE SERGEANT (Special to The C'tixen) CAMP BEAUREGARD, La. | May 8.—Private John B. Robir son of HQ, 45th Medical detach- ment of the Third Armored Divi- sion has been promoted to serg- | eant, it was announced today by | Lieut. Colonel Walter L. Tatum, | j; commanding the unit. Sergeant Robinson is the son of Mrs. Camille Robinson, who resides on Margaret street, Key | West, Fla. | /MRS. H. BAKER DIES IN TAMPA News has been received in the | city announcing the death of Mrs. Hilma I. Baker in Tampa yeste day morning. Burial will take place in Tampa tomorrow after-/ noon at 4 o'clock from the res dence, 309 W. South Street. | Mrs. Baker formrely resided in | Key West but had been making jher home in Tampa for some ‘time. Knights Of Columbus Hut To | Colymbis =mem- bers, who Tor 10 years have given | the use of their Duval street hut to the Woman's club for use as a library the next week will reclaim building to open a recreation or service men. r Knapp, Woman's aid today the or- move its books temporarily. ie to find a ed and larger into the clubhouse Efforts are being r more centrally was granted the hut 10 years st to the day. Recently, jhowever,-members of, the \K ni; of Columbus have decided to turn to their World War prac of provid recreation for in the armed forces recreation con so had att building. Robert Spottswood, ch the Red Cross ct nounced at th organizati cate its of Cross does not provide money for renting an office and Spottswood has appealed to local business |men for donation of enough space to house a desk and file cabinets. | | Norfolk | Raleigh | Shregeport Be Used As Recreation Center! : ARRANGE FOR _ SCHOLARSHIP ITS KIND IN THE COUNTRY GAINESVILLE, May 8.—(FNS) University of Florida students have set up a “good neighbor” scholarship, believed to be the first of its kind in the country. The student body from its own funds established the gift which would provide room and board for an undergraduate from one of the Latin-American republics at (Continued on Page Four) ROSS WHITMARSH. | UNDER $200 BOND! Ross Whitmarsh, charged with non-support, this morning was bound over to. criminal court under $200 bond by Enrique Es- quinaldo, Jr., justice of the peace. Criminal court, under Judge William V. Albury, opens its May session Monday morning. THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1941 Legislature Making ‘Way For Governor's Address; HIGHWAY PATROL IS GIVEN PRAISE | ORGANIZATION HANDLED 15- day advanced a step further on} | BUS MOTORCADE WITHOUT {the administration program to} | | DELAY OR MISHAP imake way for the chief execu-| KEY WEST, FLORIDA (By Associated Press) { TALLAHASSEE, May 8.—Re. | sponding to Governor Holland’s} request for action on a few pend-| tive’s address on finances early | | JACKSONVILLE, May 8. — |(FNS) Ray B. Howard, president The Senate agreed to debate to-|of the National Editorial As- morrow morning ow the gover-;sociation, commenting on the nor’s bill to turn $750,000 of ac-|post-convention tour of Florida, cumulated Murphy tax money in-| paid glowing tribute to the Flor- to the general state treasury, a! igg Highway Patrol for the man- broposal’ that_was approved by ner in which this éfficient organ- t 2 rei f t jected the bill and proposed as an ee and peaader, Fenote service alternative that the money bel at ade fo"k ane eee used for old age pensions and aid | Otorcade to Journey over 1, to dependent children. {miles without delay or mishap. A! Senate-approved bill_reg-| 4 raga a eae to be moud ulating outdoor advertising along |) a Spee ™ 5 ighway Pato! e highways, precipitated vigorous | "© S4¢- was deeply impresse: debate in the House. It finally | With the efficiency and courtesy was carried over for later con-|°! every member whom I con- sideration. tacted and marveled at the man- next week. _ TEMPERATURES _ Highest last|Lowest last 24 hours night Abilene —.. 78 53 Albany - Amarillo = Apalachicola Asheville Atlanta . Augusta Birmingham Boise Boston Brownsville Buffalo Burlington Charleston Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Corpus Christi Denver ~ “ Des Moines Detroit Dodge City Duluth Eastport Elkins El Paso Fort Myers Galveston Grand Rapids Green Bay Hatteras Havana Havre Huron Indianapolis Jacksonville KEY WEST K. W. Airport Little Rock Los Angeles Louisville Medford Memphis . 80 Miami 80 Mpis.-St. Paul 62 Mobile ~.. 8% Montgomery \ 80 Nashville 79 New Orleans 87 vew York 70 81 78 72 82 99 7 54 81 80 5 14 90 85 68 60 80 58 86 De 59 Tgtield 73 2.90" 79 46 59 53 67 38 64 65 52 48 58 69 49 57 66 51 50 50 46 68 43 48 52 55 37 42 46 61 69 69 49 47 63 7 30 38 49 65 74 4 56 67 52 47 56 4 (42 62 ez 49 66 57 66 59 45 64 61 52 42 59 64 48 52 67 61 53 41 66 44 67 43 47 73 64 30 ~. 70 74 84 63 65 70 82 81 78 79 97 74 55 Okla Omaha Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Portland City Richmond St. Louis Salt Lake City an Antonio Diego Francisco Ste. Marie annah ttle is gton SOUTHERNMOST FLOWERS MOTHER’S DAY PLANTS GERANIUMS S0c up FUCHSIAS $1.25 Assorted CUT FLOWERS $1.00 GLADIOLL dos. $1.20 616 DUVAL PHONE 136 Opposite Monroe Theater \and cooperated in countless ways to make the tour a success.” Many other members of the jeditorial party were equally im- i pressed and many of them re- Iner in which they cleared traffic ‘agreement to a French request for Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit. PRICE FIVE CENTS \Of:German Bombers Shattered British Go Into Action And Start Iraq Army On Retreat . ! (By Assoctated Press) CAIRO, May 8.—British troops. smashing into action after a week of puzzling delay. are scattering the Iraq army in disordered re-| treat, a communique said today. Royal Air Force planes yester- day pounded Iraq soldiers around the Habbaniyah airdrome and fast moving colonial troops quickly captured one of the important military posts guarding the oil line to Palestine. The communique said the Iraq air force has been completely de- stroyed and officers predicted capitulation by the Iraq govern- ment within a few days. (London officials, apparently surprised that Germany has taken no hand in the Iraq fighting, said the French Admiral Darlan may; have arranged to give Germany military bases in Syria. Berlin’s eradication of the boundary be- tween occupied and unoccupied France is thought in London to ‘In Attack On Liverpool © New Planes From United States Played Important Part In Battle Over Eng- "SPOIL TLS lish City FULL-TIME BEAVERS | OUTWORK FIVE-DAY (iy Aseoctated Pro) PER WEEK WPA’ERS| , LONDON: Ma &—the bok dofted the Liverpool section of England today as residents of the battered city cheered the Royal Air Force's most successful sin- gle defense effort. Under a brilliant (Ry Aenociated Press) ELLENSBURG, Wash., May 8.—One o fthe state game protectors tells this story about a WPA crew on a Kit- titas road project. The crew had to tear out a beaver dam. “They finally had to give it up”, said the protector. “You see, the workers just simply couldn’t catch up with the beavers. The WPA men worked regular hours and short weeks, but the beavers never heard of over- time or five-day weeks, and they'd build up as fast as the WPA men could tear it down". King George, who had come to CHD DDL SE FBG | Liverpool to inspect the damage ING caused in the previous raids, moon that made the battle visible to thou- Liverpocl residents, RAF fighters last night shattered squadrons of German bombers as ' they attempted to bomb the great English port for the seventh con- secutive night. sands of {stood on a roof top and kept DAY OBSERVED PROGRAMS PUT ON IN CON- NECTION WITH EVENT AT HARRIS SCHOOL at Harris School during the reg- ular chapel periods when the fol- lowing programs were presented. Programs follow: Primary De: mt Song, “Sing “a~ ot Tooth- paste”—boys and girls, 1C. Song and Drill, “Milk for Little Children”"—two boys and - two girls, 1C. Recitation, girls from 1B. Recitation, boys from 1B. Health playlet in rhyme song—lA Recitation, “Five Little Pigs’— five boys from 1B. Song, “The Friendly Dentist”— j 2B. Recitation, “Children, Use Your Brushes’ —th boys from 2B. Playlet, “Health”. Cast cluded entire 2A. Recitation, “Town of Health”— Barbara Delgado, 3B. Recitation, “Girl With a Curl” —Diane Dickens, 3B. Mother Goose Health Rhymes —3A, Intermediate Grades Song, “Our Own School”—as- sembly. “The Crusade Creed*“—Marvin Creel, 4A. ‘ Play, “The Land of» Health” Cast included pupils from 6A, 4A, 4B Recitation, “Clean Hands” — Harry Carey, 4A Reading, “Health Rules | Slogans”—5A, Health song—4A. Reading, “The Child’s Bill |Rights’—Galey Sweeting, 6B. | “Safety and Health Slogans”— | boys and girls from 6B. Playlet, “Friends from Health- 5B “Early to Bed"— “Jack Spratt” — and in- and of |land | Flag salute | Star Spangled Banner ‘TWO PROPERTY | SALES IN. CITY West, has » A. Rob- ue in} com- y subdivision. The property old for about $1,000. ¢ no Lopez, another jon recorde , id 1 H. Marks nty lot today, Dade , transac t a t street near THURSDAY Social meeting of Junior Woman's Club, 5 o'clock Lions Club meets at 6:30 pm. Lions’ Den, Seminary Street. County Commission meets in i County Courthouse, 8:00 p.m. ye EVENTS Child Health Day was observed | | department was trained and main- |tained, stating that they would like to see such an organization |in their own state patterned after | Florida’s. | The patrolmen were called up- along the route while hundreds of feet of colored movie film will be carried home to show the Florida Highway Patrol in operation. MANY BATHING GIRLS FILMED MARINELAND, May 8 (FNS). Newsreel cameramen repre- enting- Paramount, Fox, Hearst ‘and Pathe news invaded Marine | Studios last week to film under- water features which will ,out the nation. ) A bevy of beautiful girls swam about the huge tanks | playing tag with the porpoises, while others joined the colorful !scene to pose underwater feed- ing the fish. ‘BLOSSOM FESTIVAL INOW IN PLANNING | Seen | McINTOSH, May :8 (FNS).— The annual Lotus Blossom Fes- jtival will be staged here June $26. \A feature of the event will be an elaborate historical pag- eant covering a period from prior |to the arrival of the white man on down to the present day. The | Pageant is under the direction of | Mrs. M. M. Gist. A contest will be held to se- lect the 1941 Lotus Blossom |Queen. The coronation will fol- low and the new queen and her maids will be guests of the man- j agement of Bird Island Cruise. | { ' | | Monroe county commissioners | tonight will hold their last regu- lar session for May at the court- house. | The commissioners are sched- tuled to meet at 8 o'clock. |NEWSPAPER MERGES )AFTER TWO CENTURIES (By Associated Press) VENICE, Italy, May 8—The Gazzetta di Venezia, believed Eu- jrope’s oldest newspaper, has been |merged with another newspaper, |the Gazzettino, after exactly two ;centuries of daily publication. A morning paper, it has become ithe afternoon edition of the Gaz- zettino. A complete file of the i newspaper is kept in an Italian {national library as a daily record lof Venetian life from the frivolous days of the 18th century to the [Fascist present. quested information as to how the! score as the RAF fighters whirl- on to pose for photographs all! fighting is reported in progress. be} jshown in picture houses through- | bathing { ‘Roy E. Diggans was unexpected- have been the price for use of the Syrian bases.) Meager reports from fighting in the Salum sector on the Egyp- tian border, meanwhile, indicate that German and Italian troops still are stalled, although heavy A communique said the be- sieged garrison of Tobruk also had launched a new attack on the rear of the German - Italian column and heavy fighting is re- ported there. UNUSUAL DEMAND ON WITHDRAWALS DELRAY BEACH, May 8 (FNS). — Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning , of, last week were busy times at the Postal Savings window of local post office. Postmaster Le- ly beseiged for unusual demands |for withdrawals of sums that totalled in the vicinity of $3,000 —all by colored depositors. The run was finally stopped when Clint Moore, Sr., called a meeting of employes on his farm and announced that he would personally be responsible for the deposits. It was decided that if INTO TRAINING DUNEDIN, May 8 (FNS).—The | first contingent of U.S. Marines is scheduled to arrive at Dunedin this week where they will re- jceive training and instruction in the operation of Roebling am- |phibian tanks under construction ‘at the plant of the Food Machin- ery Corporation for the US. | Corps. The marines will be carefully schooled in the building and} construction of the new type fighting machines as well as jtaught how to operate them. H The local Food Machinery | | plant is given over entirely to the manufacture of the tanks. | |Packing house machinery and _ equipment will be moved to! DISCREDIT VOTE | GIVEN CHURCHILL | | (By Assoctated Press) ROME, May 8.—Yesterday’s | | overwhelming House of Com-)| mons confidence vote for Prime | ed into action. New fighters from the United. States played a conspicuous part in the battle and air ministry! of- ficials said the German loss had been far heavier than in any pre- vious attack. Although more planes were shot down during the great bombing attacks of September, the Germans-at that than in recent attacks and’ the percentage of loss was lower. The air ministery said last night's success brought to 73 the total of German bombers shot down so far this week. Royal Air Force bombers, meanwhile, pounded German docks and warehouses at Brest in @ night-long bombardment. Bremen also was given a severe bombing and returning flyers the , Lakeland where a new plant is|Said an oil refinery had been | destroyed. MUCH SPENT IN RETAIL STORES WASHINGTON, D. C., May 8 (FNS).—Florida consumers spent $614,464,000 in retail stores in this state during 1939, according to Mr. Clint was backing the g0V-| Minister Winston Churchill serv-|a report released by the United ernment, everything was right, and the money might as well be left in the post office. FRENCH BOATS SUNK BUT NAMES LIVE ON (Ry Ansociated Press) VICHY, May 8.—The names of four French war vessels sunk all | ed no purpose but to impress the States | United States, Rome papers: said | today. j | i \ST. LOUIS LAWYERS ISSUE FEE SCHEDULE. (Dy Associated Press) | ST. LOUIS, Mo,, May 8.—The| St. Louis Lawyers’ Association, | | Department of Com- merte. More than 77 percent of this amount was obtained by inde- pendently owned stores, while 21 percent were chain stores. Other types of retail establish- ments accounted for the remain- ing two percent, The report reveals that the number of independently owned with flags flying before Norway | asserting that “lawing” isn't ex-. stores in Plorida is steadily in- and Dunkirk will be kept alive | pensive, has prepared a schedule creasing with this type of store as long as there navy. « Admiral Darlan reports that four of the best and most recent 1,800-ton torpedo boats will be given the names “Bison”, “Siroc- co”, is a guide lawyers in dealing with |clients “of moderate means.” | | Suggested fees include: $50 for a divorce providing it isn’t con- tested and $150 if it is; $150 to get French |of minimum fees it suggests may ovtnumbering the chains by 16 tol VERY YOUNG JUDGE LA PORTER, Ind.—Joseph “Foudroyant” and “Adroit”.'a client out of jail on a writ of Daley, 16, is a judge in the ju- The destroyer Bison was sunk habeas corpus; $50 for a change of venile court of this city and has after a battle with enemy planes | venue; $50 to change a name; $10 the authority to impose fines on while escorting a convoy from |to draft a will and $300 for pre- bicycle riders who break traffic Namsos to Scotland. The torpedo | paring an appeal to the state su- regulations and have them write boat Sirocco was outstanding in | preme court. ¥ ‘essays jon careful bicyele riding submarine destruction and was; __ g5a 4 2isitiiss sunk off Dunkirk while carrying Susan Alice Reid. Griffin Left ee ennui ' Today Enroute To Prison DUAL | | Alice Reid Griffin, whose name | who is serving a jail sentence at {My Associated Preasd | for more than 20 years has bees Panama City, Fla, and J adhe non !synonomous with prostitution in mon, serving at the Fulton county Key West, left early this morning jail in Atlanta, both of whom under guard to begin the three-| were witnesses in the white slave | year prison term to which she was case, were returned to Miami sentenced in federal court yester- | with the Griffin woman. day by Judge John W. Holland Although Judge Holland had told the woman she would be per j The woman, who was convicted lon a white slave charge, was tak-| mitted to remain in Key West for len to Miami, where she will re- several days to straighten out her main for several days while ar- affairs here, federal authorities rangements are completed for her decided last night to remove her transfer to a West Virginia penal | to Miami at once. She will be per- institution. |mitted to conclude her affairs TD LILI ILLS Charles Dewey Feughender, during her stay in Miami.