The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 26, 1941, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 61 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LXII. No. 125. German Ship. Hood Makes: Its Getaway Believed To Have Reached! Safe Port In Norway| Or Germany After Sink-| ing Ship NEW YORK. May 26—Ger- | many’s triumphant battleship Bismarck, whose guns Saturday | turned the world’s largest fight- | ing ship Hood into a mass of tangled werckage at the bottom of the north Ailantic, has elud- ed the pursuing British fleet and reached a port in Norway or Germany, it is believed here. In a brief bulletin, Berlin an- nounced today that the operation which ended in the destruction: of the Hood “is concluded”. Since the London admiralty has} made no statement regarding | the whereabouts of the new Ger- | man vessel, most observers be- | lieve the Berlin announcement | means the Bismarck has reached some friendly port. The Bismarck and other Ger-| man ships were able to make a| temporary escape from pursuing | ships immediately after the de-| struction of the Hood, fleeing | into the north Atlantic The Bismarck was said in don to have been damaged. | Destruction of the Hoood,| meanwhile, was said in Berlin | newspapers to have _ inflicted: “paralyzing horror” on the Brit-| ish people, How many. if any,; of the mighty ship’s 1,300 crew | members were saved is un- known, } In Washington, naval officers, said the ship's destruction “was not unexpected” ‘and confidently predicted that a like fate never would overtake an American battleship. As long ago as the World War battle of Jutland, ac- | Lon- i cording to naval men here, the ;on the first United States naval) river flows British knew the Hood was| vulnerable, and efforts had been | made to increase her plating. ; Naval men said the ship had said it considered the patre and much } heen designed for gunnery, sacrificing armor. | Japanese navy men, comment-! ing on the explosion which; wrecked the Hood, said it was a! Ivcky accident for the Germans. ; “Germany never will be able to! fight the British navy on even terms", one admiral said, “and {| the destruction of the Hood will} not alter that fact”. speed too DOa TSS SSS GIRL LEADS ATTACKER INTO ARMS OF THE LAW William a girl Navy Seaman Sampson ran after Saturday night. He ran after her for two or three blocks, but he didn’t quite have the speed to catch her, so the girl outran him, and then she outguessed him. On the form charts they call the kind of running the girl did “early foot”, which meens she broke fast and she sprinted fast. for a while. Finally she was tired, though, and calling for help used up her wind. She saw a big building with lights, and she ran right in the door. Seaman Sampson caught her then, He caught her, and when a large gentleman ap- peared on the scene, Samp- son said: "Sir, where are we?” Chief Deputy Harold Rus- sell said: “Son, you're in the county clink”. Which was very true, and Justice Franklin Arenberg will hear the assault and bat- tery charge this afternoon at 5 o'clock. mists. CMMI LI SIS ST ST S| CLAIMS CONVOYS AGGRESSIVE MOVE (My Aanocinted Presa) BERLIN, May_ 26.—American | war vessels attempting to convoy uring, merchant ships to Britain will be sunk on sight, along with the ves- sels they are seek to protect, ac- cording to naval advices. Any attempt at convov would be an act of war, and Ger- man ships wil be instructed to fire craft to cross their path. Criticizing United States patrol armor activities almost as caustically as the convoy program, the report most of an aggressive nature.” RECEIVES DEEDS Deels for Murphy act April 2 have been received the office of County Clerk Ross Saw yer after approval in Tallahas- see. The deeds will be recorded here and mailed to the property own- ers within a few days. ales of College Men To Be Made Available For Naval Duty College men, under a_ program} recently set up and announced by the navy, will be eligible for ap- pointment to the rank of midship- man in the naval reserve The navy has announced that qualified men desiring to go into the service officers will be given a course of training and placed in active service with a rank of reserve midshipman, tak- ing precedence next after avia- tion cadets of the naval reserve. The rank, termed V-7, will be conferred after an intensive, three-month training course. About half the men taken, it was announced, will be placed in the deck force on engine room duty Qualification: are ()) Be as and half s for enlistment unmarried. ited States, under 28 as of date of enlist- native and J. S. naval re- Possess a ba SOUTHERNMOST FLOWERS GLADIOLI $1.00 616 DUVAL PHONE 136 } Opposite Monroe Theater tis the bachelor of science, or engineer- ing degree from versity accredited uni- or college, and submit credits necessary to substantiate deg held, including at least two one-semester courses, or their equivalent, in mathematics of col- lege grade. A course in plane trigonometry must be included in or have been taken preparatory to. the college mathematics courses presented. Students in their senior c ge year may file application 90 days prior to grad- uation, but shal isted until receipt « degree completion « shipman trair enlisted ¢ cial transp. expenses en pletion of t cepted wi nearest ‘NEW SPONGE BILL WILL OPEN MONROE BEDS 0 “DIVERS” | LOCAL “HOOKERS” OPPOSE NEW TAX AND OPENING OF PREVIOUSLY RESTRICT- ED GROUNDS TO GREEKS | | Proposed _ legislation adding new taxes to the sponge indus- ;try will also open about half the | | | | {Monroe county beds to opera- {tions by Tarpon Springs divers, | Earl Russell, back from a trip to iTallahassee, told local fishermen at a meeting this morning. The spongers, meeting at the ;municipal sponge dock, corner of Grinnell and Caroline streets, {will protest both against the tax ‘and against the amendment |which would let divers into their ‘previously restricted territory. Russell, who talked with Rep- KEY WEST, FLORIDA, ‘Several Speakers. Heard — | At Meeting Secretaries’ Association Ben B. Lawshe, manager of the commercial organization depart-: ment, United States chamber of commerce, this morning provided a feature of the first business ses- sion of the Florida Commercial Secretaries’ association conven- tion at La Concha hotel, with an analysis of advertising and public relations methods. Speakers during the morning and early afternoon included Law- she, Capt. Russell Crenshaw, com- mandant of the Key West naval station; Earl Thatcher, secretary | ofsthe Vero Beach chamber of; commerce; Ernest Lyons, Stuart! Daily News; John L. Fahs, collec- duty | resentative Bernie - C. Papy in | Tallahassee, called the meeting ito learn the sentiment of local jfishermen on the question of {closing the beds. A second meet jing is scheduled for tomorrow. ao ommend ot tie base here ‘Many of the fishermen who; May , describe ways in {had opposed asking for a conser- j which achamber of commerce |vation department order closing ;and a community can cooperate |the beds, this morning declared | with the commander and officers |they would rather see the beds|of a nearby military establish- iclosed to everyone than to permit ment. Captain Crenshaw took lthe Tarpon Springs divers to|the place of Camdr. Jerry Bogan, peor there. Key Westers have | commandant of the naval air sta- ;contended for vears that the div- tion at Miami, who was scheduled Jers destroy the young sponges, to address the luncheon meeting. by walking over them in their! Neal discussed the problem of heavy diving equipment. |getting and entertaining tourists | The amendment which Rus- | in a community. |sell says will open the territory! The feature of today’s program to the divers follows: | will be the annual ladies night | “It shall be lawful to take by ;dinner and floor show tonight, jthe ‘hooking’ method or by the, under the direction of the Key | ‘diving’ method, by licensed boats West chamber of commerce. lor vessels, from the territorial President W. T. Simpson .will_pre- jlimits of the state, sponges meas- side. when wet, five inches or! The program for Tuesday ‘and {more in their maximum diame- | Wednesday follows: ter: provided, however, that no! Tuesday Morning, May 27 sponges shall be taken by the; 9:00.a. m.—Meetings and Com- ‘diving’ method from any waters mittee Management—Dave Cur- thin an area bounded bv a line tis, Manager, Tampa Chamber of extending in a westerly direc- Commerce. tion from where the Suwannee; 9:20 a. m.—Discussion into the Gulf of 9:30 a. m—‘Better Housing” Mexico to the territorial limits James T. Daniels, Jacksonville of the state; thence northwest- Housing Authority, Jacksonville, erly following the territorial wa- | Florida. erly following the _ territorial 9:40 a.m ‘limits of the state to a point 10:00 a. m.—Merchants’ Divi- where said line intersects a line sions—John Mot Manager, {extending in a southerly direc- Chamber of Commerce, Miami. ition from where the Aucilla riv 10:20 a. m.—Discussion. er flows into the Gulf of Mex 10:30 a. m.—(10-minute ico, said waters being generally | known as the ‘Rock Island sponge fishing ground and provided |further that no sponges shall be jtaken by the diving method |from any of the waters of Mon- | roe county within an area| |bounded by a line northeasterly ; jto the interestion of a line ex- }tending 10 and one-half miles HN |west of North West Cape on/| iCahe Sable Island” | ; Russell said he will have an | TALLAHASSEE, May 26.—~A engineer study the terms of the amendment, but he is convinced ;"¢W @ttempt to drive an $8,771, take away 000 pension and welfare former restricted tor of internal revenue, Jackson- | ville, and Burwell Neal,' manager of the St. Petersburg chamber. Captain who Crenshaw. as- Discussion. Short) jthe new boundaries about half the area Milton Rossell, veteran sponge buyer and father of Earl, said | he will close his warehouse the | teday. first of next month if the tax | bill goes through. Russell has| Representative Inman of Brad- contended the beds should be closed until the blight which is affecting the beds has been cleared up EXPECT TO HEAR TALK ON CONVOYS BELIEVE ROOSEVELT IS TO TOUCH ON ISSUE TO- | ‘See Collapse Of MORROW NIGHT | wedge \into the 1941 general appropria- tions bill confronted the House jford and others offered it as an | amendment to the House appro- Priations bili, substituted by a special calendar committee for a ; pending Senate bill to which the | House last week attached a $7.- 000.000 pensions’ rider. Substitution of the House bill 26.—Pre An Amendment 1S Offered To — General Appropriations Bill (By Associated Press) t { Government In'Iraq Area (By Associated Press) Che Key West Crttzen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. MONDAY, MAY 26, 1941 \Of Florida ,—“Interview With a Promoter | ‘Arvertising Racketeer’—by U. | Twenty-Five Mediterranean Waters Destroyed Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit PRICE FIVE CENTS essels In Need This and I. Think Not. | 10:40 a. m.—Tourist Entertain- | ment—John Dillin, Secretary, St. | Augustine and St. John’s County | Chamber of Commerce. ! | 11:00 a. m.—Discussion. i | 11:00 a. m.—Maintaining Proper |Relationships with Elected Offi- | \cials—Horace Smith, Secretary, | Marion County Chamber of Com ‘merce, Ocala, Fla. ; 11:30 a. m—Discussion. Le a aac Ue beerifotricoale acid eday ‘lows in the Profession)—Ben B,; Drawing attention to the June Lawshe, Manager, Commercial Or- '3 deadline on applications for the |ganization Dept, Chamber of (apprenticeships. officers at the ;Commerce of the United States, | labor board warned prospective , Washington, D. C. japplicants their forms must be in the hands of the manager, fifth U. !S. Civil Service district, Atlanta, Training School A four year apprentice training ‘school to be established at the inavy station next month will be 'open only to Key Westers, local 12:00—Discussion. 12:05—Adjournment. 12:15 p. m. — Luncheon — by that date. Concha Dining Room. Address- Although apprentice — schools | Hemisphere Defense — Brigadier | have been established for a num- ‘General Walter H. Frank, Com-{ber of vears in most of the larger mander, Third Air Force, Head- navy yards, the school to be open- quarters, Interceptor Command, ed here will be the first ever con- |McDill Field, Tampa, Florida, {ducted in Key West. Twenty ap- 2:00 p. m—Off to the Gulf. prentices will take the training Stream Big Game Fishing with |course, with more following after Key West Hospitality Committee. | the first students have completed | | 8:00 p. m—Gridiron Dinner— preliminary training. For Secretaries and Their Ladies| Starting at $2.72 a day, the ~ ! A successful Zone meeting of Lions Clubs in the Miami area lems”— was held last Saturday evening, Den with the Key West units as host Lions !—Carter Bradford, Manager, Or-|students. will work their way Wednesday Morning. May 28 | choose. Nien of Commerce; Vice 10:10 a. m.—Discussion. West—Steve Singleton, Manager, | 10:40 a. m.—“Small Town Prob- 6:30 o'clock, in the 11:00 a. m.—Discussion. ange County Chamber of Com-/|through four years of schooling, merce, Orlando, Florida, presig- | ending as first class mechanics in ing. Ocean View Restaurant. {whichever of the 10 courses they ! 9:00 a. m.—Florida Waterways | — Bs S —Their Present and Future—Karl ; Lehmann, Secretary, Lake Coun-' LQG AL, LIONS ty Chamber of Commerce, Tav- “S | HOSTS AT ZONE 9:30 a. m.—Discussion. | 9:40 a. m.—Florida’s Home De- j : fense Set-Up—Hon. Carl D. Bro- MEETING HERE rein, President, Florida _ State | airman under Governor Hol-! land, State Defense Council of LOCAL CLUB FINANCIALLY Florida. { | 10:20 a. m.—The Story of Key | REPORT REVEALS: SESSION HELD SATURDAY Chamber of Commerce, Key West, | Florida 10:30 a. m.—Discussion. L. V. Conrath, Secretary- Manager, Chamber of Commerce, Lake Wales, Florida 11:10 a.. m.—Office Manage- ment—W. S. Johnson, Manager, : (Continued on Page Four) club. Reports of activities of the va- rious organizations were given, of charitable and community projects now be- ing sponsored by every Lions Club. Report from the Key West club showed that the organiza- tion was in better shape fiman- cially and every other way now than ever in its history Preceding the bus S. SES: Sion, Lions attending were given a typical Key West dinner and led in songs and stunts by Lion President Gerald Saunders. Miss Beatrice Moreno furnished splendid program of novelty pi- ano selections during the ning revealing scores sidetratked the Senate bill ‘and its rider ‘but the pensions group fired immediately at the House ‘Ms bill with a proposal to earmark eve- $5,630,000 for old age pensions, $2,764,000 for dependent chil- dren and $395,000 for blind per- MONDAY Florida Commerci: sons. Supporting the amendment, In- man told the House, Secretaries association convention all day at Concha hotel; annual night t La 8 o'clock TUESDAY Commercia pntion all day hotel Stone Church Service Club. 6:00 pm. “Now is your last chance to make an ap- La Goncha. banquet a Propriation for the aged. blind and dependent children which Secretaries at La Concha you promised in your cam- paign”. Psb-Axis WEDNESDAY Secretaries at La Concha r high umni reunic Concha Lions Club meets at 6:30 p.m Yard For Key Westers Only: | Comprised Almost Entire At Navy | Fleet Operating In Area Around Island Of | Crete | Acceptance for the training; |does not require any set period of schooling, but the entrance ex- aminations will cover information | prising almost the entire British | usually acquired in high school. | |To be accepted, the applicant fleet in the eastern Mediter- imust be between the ages of 16 | ranean, have been destroyed by jand 22, inclusive. | | Students will be given 1,816 dive bombers in fighting around 5 | hours of classwork during each | Croth: arte deci ‘edie. | Twenty-five war vessels, com- year, with the remainder of their | time spent in actual work with! skilled men. At the end of each year, the student will go up one | grade, reaching a pay rate of $5.60 ‘The Berlin war bulletin, silent on the progress of Germany's in- BETTER NOW THAN EVER, , a day at the conclusion of the| =" ®*™Y in Crete, said bomb- | course. Trades open include smith, boatbuilder, coppersmith, | eight destroyers, a submarine and jelectrician, joiner (carpenter), ma- five torpedo patrol ‘boats fp the chinst, molder, sailmaker, sheet- \ers have wrecked 11 cruisers, black- ! | of Crete. ir ;metal worker, shipfitter and , 9¢sperate struggle for dominatior| ' others. Commander G. B. Hoey, senior member of the labor board here,| London admiralty officers, call- lexpiained ens pe Srark ing the Berlin claims “ridiculous”, | made available only to Key est- 4, A * a | anyone not living with his family denced by-the fuct that Germany {to subsist on the starting pay. ‘has not claimed large scale ship — = |movements to Crete, and by the fact that the Italian navy still is FARM HANDS ip hiding . *Berlin said, and London con- BECOMING SCARC firmed, that some German sol- ‘diers were landed last night in \fishing smacks. Cairo admitted, salso, that German soldiers in the DEFERRED STATUS BEING RE- fierce hattle. around Malemi now ‘t are equipped with light tanks. Hlietaadils: i pi voshsans A, Cairo bulletin said German TION BOARD troops are in “partial possession” of the western end of the island, with the heaviest fighting under- (By Associated Prena) way on the Malemi front, where WASHINGTON, May 26.—Con- British and Greek troops are en- scription headquarters here have gaged in hand-to-hand battling instructed local draft boards to with the invaders. give serious consideration to re- Cairo said there has been a quests for deferred status by farm “notable falling off” in the num- workers, it was announced to- ber of German soldiers landed in day. Crete during the past few days. Agriculture department figures With German bombers in com show the number of farm laborers’ plete control of the air, British in the year since April, 1940, has troops are admitted in Cairo to be dropped about 18 per cent. Most taking a terrific pounding on the ‘of the men are said to have taken Malemi front, where they are better paying jobs in industry or striving to prevent German cap- gone into the army. ture of the great naval base near New England and Middle At- there lantic states have been most seri- Observers in London said the ously hit by the farm labor short- battle is increasing in intensity, age. Draft headquarters, in- with heavy losses on both sides. structing local offices throughout a - os the country, said an increase in § R JOB IS farm production, particularly j dairy products, is important . AUTO WORKERS =: \ 5s Nag i works Gépartinent VOTE FOR STRIKE afte « this morning began the task of completing the Eaton street sewerage job, which left when exhaustion of fund DETROIT, 26.—Three forced WPA workmen to give up thousand CIO auto workers at the job the Packard Motor plant today The excavation, between ( voted to strike, unless their de- neli and Frances streets mands for a wage increase are left open for 11 weeks. The cit met this week public works board agreed Sat The company holds $180,000,- urday to complete the pipe in 000 in defense orders. stallation and fill in the ditch ° Two More WPA Projects For ° Key West Are Given Approval - ae The Citizen is in receipt of « BENEFIT FIELD wire from Senator Claude Pepper at Washington stating that Presi- DAY TUESDAY Roosevelt has approved - Mav 27, there WPA project 50097 supplementing ield day held on the one to construct facilities and im- 10:60 uh 3 dent will be Tuesday a benefit f convent grounds 0 p prove the grounds at the U. S&S. : Naval Air Station at Key West in the amount of $18,408.00. The telegram also states that Plate junch will be served from 14:30 til] 1:30 p. m All are cordially invited t operate with the children to make this event a success The proceeds will be used to re ; Rotary Club almost . the end of Italian resistance in { Lions’ Den, Seminary Street. meets 12:15 pm Paul's Parish Hall FRIDAY Senior high school graduation at Bayview Park, jock Harris and Divisjon street school graduations at school audi- toriums, St P the President has approved WPA project 560297 in the smount of $3,683.00 to build storm shutters and install same on buildings st the U. S. Marine Hospital at Key West. j pay St. Joseph School ROUTED BY SCREAMS BOSTON--Two bandits in thix city wore Hallowe'en masks conceal their identity, but their intended victim, Miss Mary Magee, screamed so loudly that they fled. to