The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 29, 1941, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 61 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LXII. No. 128. Che Key West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1941 Registration For Defense. | Duty 10 Start Tomorrow School Buildings, Fire Sta- R D. SKINNER: tions And Court House TAKEN TO MIAMI Selected As Registering! | CHARGED WITH DRIVING VE- i HICLE UNDER INFLU- ENCE OF LIQUOR Places Locations where Monroe coun- | ty men and women will register | R. B. Skinner, painter Key West housing project, yes- terday was arrested and taken announced today by B. M. Dun- | |to Miami on charges of driving i tomorrow and through next week | on a for volunteer defense duty were} can, chairman of the county de-/a car while under the influence ‘of liquor and leaving the scene jof an accident. Joining citizens throughout } Sheriff's officers the nation, residents of Monroe /the man and tur county will register from Friday | yiami ‘authorit through June 6, listing > np item MISS C. ZAIR DIED THIS A.M. vide a pool of skilled workers; FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE for use in any emergency. Reg- | istration is under the direction | CONDUCTED TOMORROW AFTERNOON fense committee. picked up ed him over to of William V. Little. chairman of} the labor and personnel sub-; committee. On the keys, registration boot! will be set up at offices in Rock | Harbor, Tavernier, Islamorada and Marathon. In Key West, citizens will reg- } ister at the Senior high school, Division street school, Harris | school, colored school, Fire Sta- | tion No. 1 (city hall), Fire Station No. 3 (Virginia and Grinnell} made her streets), the county courthouse; with the family of the late Ben- and the Cuban club. |jamin Curry. With the exception of the Cu-' The deceased is survived by a ban club, registration hours will’ number of nieces and nephews. be from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. each At the time of her death, Miss* day during the week. At the Cuban club, hours will be from 3] | Miss Caroline Zair, age 88, died this morning at her ‘on Southard street. She home ;hew, B. Curry Moreno, and Mrs, “p.m. to 11'p, m. * |Moreno, in the old Curry resi- Registration places will not be | dence. open Sunday, but persons unable! Funeral services will be held to visit the other offices at speci- | 4:30 o’clock tomorrow afternoon fied times may register Sunday! from the First Methodist (Stone) afternoon and Monday and Tues-! church, with Rev. A. C. Riviere day evenings at the Florida State officiating. The body will be Employment Service office, 314 placed in the church at 2 p. m. Simonton street. | Arrangements are in charge of Albert Mills, American Legion: the Lopez Funeral Home. commander, said he will take Pallbearers will be until the business closing hour each night. Legionnaires will istration dates from their pulpits: Sunday and announcements will; Key West will observe been received from the Senior!be closed all day and the post and Junior Woman's clubs, the office will keep open one stamp Estimated Value Of Propert For Hospital On Eastern End recommended a three-acre tract} information will be between Overseas Highway and | Washington headauarters for final origins ated that the land would be | ment, he added red for $5,000 The first story reaching mittee introduced $31,115,000, $1,0¢ charge of another registration Russell, Karl Thompson, booth at the Southernmost City Ramsey, George Lucas, be in charge of registration there. be made in each of the local thea- ,morial Day quietly ters, {with most public American Legion auxiliary and, window. other organizations. More help is; Selective service headquarters Key | ! Caplan Crenshaw said his the navy radio station as the site| action for a proposed million dollar hos-| obtained through recommended about the proposed hospital « =e a Key West hospital lected by E. A. Gerald Me- tomorrow Capt. Russell West navy w Crenshaw, of by Pharmacy, Duval and Fleming Saunders and Harry Baker. All Key West ministers have | Little said offers of assistance ed for the day. needed for registration, however,’ in the federal building also will station commandant j fice is making an estimate now of pital, said today he has “no ide or by negotiated purchase the east- last week when Chairman Vi streets, which will be kept open St aa MEMORIAL DAY been asked to announce the reg- at the registration places have! The First National bank will (Continued on Page Four) | be closed. » announced yesterday he had , the property value and that the where the Washington report in the hands of the navy depart- of the House nr Captain haw ern er is on affairs com tweer Overseas ghwe t boulevard th It which r and sta-) was for The Cren tior nderstood the navy also f to a part of the property now occupied rad mov law Was gener by be the log g the avy static equip- mer PARKER PENS The Excellent Graduation Gift WHITMAN’S CANDIES KODAKS and many other items Gardner’s Pharmacy Phone 177 Free Delivery | ' 000 for im the proposed si from $1,300 to $2,500. had home sinze childhood - | Zair was residing with her nep-, buildings clos- forwarded to |‘ Whether the land will be | condemnation | OFFICERS INSPECT BASEBALL FIELD STATE OFFICIALS ARRIVED IN KEY WEST YES- TERDAY Leo Andrews, state director of WPA recreation, with Bob Jar- rell, his assistant, both of the Jacksonville state office, arrived here yesterday for an inspection of local recreation facilities. After consulting with Marvin Lewis, defense-recreation coord- inator who has_ been stationed there, the pair today inspected the baseball diamond and other local recreation facilities. They | will leave tomorrow morning to | (oe to Jacksonville. RECREATION AT | ©. B. and his Rhythm {torrid negro band ,which has been featured in many of - the jcity's night clubs, moves to the inational guard armory tonight to supplant the “jook organ” for ; | the city-county recreation com- jmittee’s weekly dance. The pro- igram.opens at 9 o'clock. vin Lewis, defense-recrea- tion coordinator who inaugurat- jed the ‘day the band will be ‘contributions obtained the army bingo games at ‘program are sufficient. Lieut. Russell Pirkle and Sgt. George | Nodine are in charge of the games and dances. Bingo is played each week at he armory anl money obtained : ,in that way goes either for a ‘band or to hire the music ma- | chine. The dances and bingo games are open to everyone. KILL SCHMELING WHILE ESCAPING (ity Axsoctated Presa) ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, May 29. —Max Schmeling, former heavy- weight boxing champion of the world, was killed when he at- soldiers who were escorting him to a prison camp in Crete, it has been announced here. Schmeling’s progress in train- ‘ing as a parachute trooper and his initial try at active service when the Crete campaign started have io »en widely publicized by Ber-! THREE BUILDING Juan Roberts yesterday was issued a building permit for, $800 , to be spent in construction of a building William street and A E. Foster was issued 2 other $800 permit for a building jon Josephine street. Appleton Saunders, 522 took another permit general repairs to his home. ANNOUNCE CIVIL | SERVICE EXAMS » on rs. Rose for The inited) States Civil Serv ice Commission xaminations positions of blacksmith woodworker helper worker helper. Information examinations f the 105 ONLY ONE GRADUATE N announces open wr the is Iper, and sheet concer be obtained Labor Board ing hese an Recorder Post Office “GRADUATION GIFTS et Fine Assortment | Candies—Lovely Toilet Articles Many Other Gifts Key West Drug Company | Phone 40 Free Delivery | ARMORY TONIGHT Boys, | dance programs, said to- | a regular | | feature of the growing dances if) through | the | PERMITS ISSUED -: RADIO. TRAINING COURSE OFFERED FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE! COMPLETED TWO YEARS | OF COURSE | a | High school students who have | completed of their} {course will be offered a training leourse in operating and! theory National Youth, Administration 1n a plan outlined today by Ivey L. Murray, voca- |tional training coordinator. | | Young men between the ages of 116 and 24 will have an opportunity } {to take the 12 week course here, with an eight months course at New London, Conn., if they iqualify in the preliminary train-| ‘ing | Upon completing the New Lon-| don course, students would be of-! fered radio jobs with the mer- | ,chant marine, or become eligible | jfor defense posts i Victor Lowe, NYA, director; here, has urged interested young | men to apply at his office, White | and United streets. Since the | course has only a limited num-} ber of cies, Lowe said ap-; |plicants should notify him as soon | as possible. ‘SCHOOL HEADS REAPPOINTED i { i Principals of the four local ; | two years radio under schools and the schools at Tav- ernier and Matacumbe have been reappointed for another year, | Melvin Russell, superintendent of public instruction announced |today. Russell said all six, have accepted their appoitments and ;formal contracts will be signed | within a few days. ; The principals are Horace |o’Bryant, senior-junior high | {school; Earl Hamilton, Divisio {street school; W. E. Fowler, Har: ris school; Ferran Pinder, Mata- cumbe; Charles Albury, Taver- ; nier, and St. Elmo Greaux of the {local negro school ! Russell announced at the same } !time that Miss Donna Hoyt, Stet- ‘son university graduate, has been appointed to conduct a public speaking class at the high Everett tempted to escape from British School next year. POST OFFICE TO CLOSE ON FRIDAY Postmaster Fred J. Dion in- formed The Citizen today that ithe post office will be closed to- jmorrow, Decoration Day, in ob- jservance of the event. The stamp window will be open from 8 until 9 o'clock, with » other window service. Mail box service and one car- rier will be available for the day WILLIAM STREET PROPERTY SOLD Four heirs of the late Brannon | Roberts yesterday sold for $500 a lot on William street near An- gela to Ivan C. Roberts The property was ov by William H. Rober’ Wells, Mary se and Adriana Kr MRS. LIVINGSTON GRANTED DIVORCE West orge Dewey H_ = She ingovern ned joint Etta Adams Ms Eline has t vorce McC Se Pays Harris $s | toriums. | Senate Adjourns In Confusion Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country ; range of only 14° Fahrenheit with an average PRICE FIVE CENTS To Bé Made Available At Once For Boca Chica Airport Work THREE RESCUED OFF OF HOOD XBy Associated Press) LONDON, May 29.—Three men who miraculously lived through the explosion which \destroyed the giant battle cruiser Hood Saturday and killed 1,400 of their compan- ions, have been picked up and returned te England, the admiralty announced today. A bulletin said naval ves- sels have picked up about 100 survivors from the German battleship Bismarck, destroy- er of the Hood, which went down Tuesday 400 miles off the French coast under the guns of the British fleet. (A Berlin bulletin said the Bismarck, in the final mo- ments before she plunged to the bottom of the Atlantic. sank a British destroyer and set fire to another.) By LONDON, May 29.—Great Brit- ; ain is fighting today to insure the four liberties of man, Foreign Minister Anthony Eden told the House of Com-! mons today—freedom of speech ; |and religion, and freedom from | j want and fear. Calling on the conquered and the still free people of Europe, Eden said the United States and the British Empire constitute the only hope of the world for even- tual peace and prosperity. Germany, he said, will have nothing to offer the world at the fend of this war, while Britain jand the United States, both |morally and materially, are in; ‘a position to prevent what other- wise would be a chaos of want and starvation. essential After Refusing Consideration — Of Two Per Cent Sales Tax «By Associated , Ansociated Presn) May 29.— cn mercaants’ gross receipts and require the tax be passed on to TALLAHASSEE, The proposed two percent gen- eral sales tax, to raise about $12,- ©00,000 yearly for old age pen- sions and aid to dependent chil- dren end the blind, was thrown the consumer. He said this in effect was a sales tax. The Senate them immediate precedence and Tefused to give teday into a bitter Senate de- Senator Horne called the finance bate over the omnibus appro- committee into session to consid- Friation for welfare purposes. er their terms. The Senate adjourned in con- However, Senator Graham of fusion after refusing to consider Miami won an agreement for Senate action this afternoon on tax on dog the tax immediately. Senator Horne of Madison, the proposed new leader of the pension bloc, said two bills would levy two percent pensions. Germans Very Successful In Crete; Capture Island Capital GOVERNOR SIGNS PAPY’S MEASURE (By Associated ress) TALLAHASSEE, May Governor Holland t Representative Be measure (HB 106 awful to disch Over Highy Anncciuted Presses kle today my Germans assault on Crete nearing an re s and costly appeared to be a successful end mand high ec capture of as the Germ announced the Canea, al with British land capita occupation of t Suda bay Candia admitting Ber report that, York has been de the r the ava base Crete largest city Londor is Swinging confirmed a the cruiser a making it firearm. Monroe the attle Nazi ea. in CLEARE MOVING TO NEW OFFICE Beriin war bulletin transport planes. — FLOWERS GLADIOLL oo $1.00 616 DUVAL PHONE 136 Opposite Monroe Theater a strong enough force had gathered to begin fighting |is being signed, Eden track bets to raise money for : Britain Would Insure Four Essential Liberties Of Man Associated Press) The foreign minister said Great Britain has huge supplies of food stored overseas which will be made available to the people of jthe world at the conclusion of the war. Germany, he added, must be allowed to play a part in the recovery from war, but. | never again will she be permitted she the where of to reach a_ position may violate the peace world Suggesting that the conquered nations of Europe pool their re- |sources in the inevitable period of disruption while an armistice said the United States and Great Britain are the only nations on earth with the material and the will to work out a solution to the problems which will be pre- ‘sented. ‘GRADUATES ADDRESS “TODAY, REV. RIVIERE GIVES TALK AT ROTARY CLUB LUNCHEON Promising them world which they “do things than those who have gone before you,” the Rev. A. C. Riviere of the First Methodist Church, at noon today told 50-odd graduating students of Key West high school at a Rotary «lub lunch that the “surface of complishment has just been scratched.” “You can climb high if you pay the price,” Dr. Riviere said, “The greatest need of our day is not material things, but the character of our men and women Graduating students cipal Horace O’Brvant and Clara Lankford, ¢ tended the Rota luncheon at the St. Paul's Parish house, fol lowing a custom established years ago in the week prior to gradua tion. Everett a in may greater with Prin- Miss 88 sponsor, at M. *Rusevell Rotary president, made the address of welcome, and Ray Pierce, presi dent of the senior class, respond ed, introducing each of the stu dents. American Legion | Project Has Been Given Approval By Secretaries Of War, Navy And Com- merce (Washington Correspondent of The Key West Citizen) WASHINGTON , D. C., May 29. — Allotment of $305,000 for improvement of the Key West Municipal Air- port on Boca Chica Key has been approved by the Secre- taries of War, Navy and Com- merce and will be available at once for construction. on \the field, it was learned here ‘today. | The? scheduled improve- ‘ments will give Key West a ‘Class 3 airport Civil Aero- nautics Authority officials \faid. Sich’s port is Fated as adequate for the large liners now in use by commer- cial airlines and also, in- cidentally, for military bomb- ing planes. Final approval of the al- lotment to Key West from the forty million dollars ap- propriated last fall for de- fense airport construction confirms the report publish- ed in The Citizen two weeks ago that such action was to be anticipated, The money will provide for construction of two paved runways each 4,000 by 150 feet. In addition will be gen- eral field cluding hydraulic fills, grad- improvement in- ing, draining and seeding. The work will be done by Page Four Will Install (Continued on Newly Elected Officers Tonight Legion Commander onight will turn to Albert Mills at allation cereny ts of the i thein auxiliary F man, dil from Belle Glad Upehurch, Fifth president, and Americar N memt loca legion post a Ralph E. commander Mrs. Margaret District auxiliary Mr Florence Gluck. distri eccretary. both of Miarm, preside at a ad at \ festauran ceremonies ¢t and the ary wom. open o'clock, dinner program at 7 ith the following mediately after at the hall will take up tonight's ses commander; Fred vice commander Bill Lee. second vice commander J.P. McDerm adjutant; T. A Woody, historian; Charies Thom as, chaplain, and John Pinder. nstallation ficers who ij finance officer. Harold Albury at arms, who was elect has moved the legion her of and will name an fiewr tonight te Aux replace him ¥ officers te ate Mr Mre president be in Will Richardson, Archer Josephine Mrs. retary stall president George Mrs chaplaty vice Pindieta yer, teeorditig s treasurer; Mts. N. B. Shannahar rresponding secretary Mra A} Robinson. historian, Officers in both groups hold their positions for one year, with 1 held each year short e state convention. Reward! Reward! for return of pair FULL-VUE GLASSES BOX SL. THE CITIZEN and