The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 30, 1941, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 61 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Che Key Wiest Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit IN THE U.S. A. VOLUME LXII. No. 429. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1941 PRICE FIVE CENTS SCHOOL SAFETY _ |Hoyse Overrides: Governor’ Veto. City. Clerk. Archie. Roberts | PATROL AWARDS: Resigns Position Last Night + LIONS DISCUSS — RECENT SPEECH OF ROOSEVELT SEVERAL GUESTS WERE IN- CLUDED IN ATTENDANCE AT MEETING CONDUCTED LAST EVENING Auditor Charles Roberts Appointed Acting Clerk; Tax Matters Discussed During Meeting At a meeting of the City Coun- cil held last night, with Coun-. cilman Leonard B. Grillon, presi- ‘ dent protem, presiding, in place of President William Fremean, A complete discussion of Pri dent Roosevelt's fir chat led by Program Chairman Victor Lowe featured the pro- gram section at the regular meet- ing of the Key West Lions Club held last evening in the Den on Seminary street with President iGerald Saunders, presiding. AJL taking part in the discussion were unanimous in the opinion that the President had given a clear and comprehensive statement as to the dangers ahead as well as the (Continued on Page Six) TELLS OF LONG RANGE BOMBERS CLAIMS NAZI PLANES CAP- ABLE OF ATTACKING U.S, IN FOUR WAYS who is acting mayor during the olds absence from the city of Mayor Willard M. Albury, the matter of collecting taxes was taken up discussed. Acting and all councilmen were in attendance. and fully Mayor Freeman other There were two reslutions sub- the of council re ive to collecting te One of the resolutions called for payment of delinquent taxes for 1936 and prior years on a 55 percent ba- sis, with all subsequent taxes to be paid in full. The other was for the earmarking of all funds, credited to the general revénue fund from delinquent taxes for payroll purposes, The council was evenly divided on the ques- tion and the motion for passage was lost on the tie vote record- ed. Councilmen Boyden, Brin- ton and Ramsev voted for _ its passage, while Councilmen Car- bonell, Sweeting and Grillon voted inst the motion. City Clerk Archie Roberts ten- dered “his “resignation ‘at, the meeting last nitht to “become effective tomorrow, May 31 The resignation was accepted with due While = Mr. Roberts will conclude his work with the city tomorrow, his resignation actually will not be- come effective until June 15, be cause of fifteen days’ vacation due him The entire sincere regret mitted for consideration the delinquent (Ry Associated Press) LONDON, 30. has bombers capable of attacking the United s in any of four according to a story pub: in the authoritative Brit ish air, magazine eroplane”, The article written by Peter Masefield According to Mase Germany has Igng-rar ers which could: fly direet Germany to New York turn Bombers of 1 the story said, could France to th ay Germany was tory e bomb from and re Ci range from attacking fly council expressed on the resignation the United States of Mr. Roberts, all feeling that they could fly from he chad made an outstanding Greenland to New York (Continued on Page Six) might be catapulted Albert Mills Takes Office As Legion Commander; Talks About Defense Registration Mills, taking office commander of the loeal)yArthur’ tian at their Jegiom halt Sawyer, Amerie¢an Legion — post, New officers: of: the last night described in detail the Mills, pwho. succeeds program ‘for civilian ; defense | Russell ander registration’ at a joint installa | Marvil, first tion ceremony of the legion and who is in its auxiliary. Bill Le John McCann named J McDerr sergeant-at-arms, replacing Har- Woody, histo old Albury, who was elected in chaplain, March, but left Key West beforc the installation ceremony Ralph E Freeman, district comr er from Belle Glade, ar ri yesterday) to take part while the aux was su pers argaret Up ehuret District auxiliary Mrs Florence ecretary, both of from there; rway to or they from. ship: Albert as rant and completed the install lexfor post Hurold BF are was >. finance off Officer plus Past Dr. A. M Welct Archer R tary Shannat tary b » the iary ceremony on Fifth ertained at a din View restau- i hist Come, Make Merry TONIGHT STORK CLUB FLOOR SHOW ENTERTAINMENT GALA OCCASION MADE 10 UNITS: GIRLS AND BOYS REPRE- SENTING DIFFERENT IN- “On Measure Allowing Liquor Sales Resistance In Crete tas Within 300 Feet: Of Cuban Setiool ,tectors of school patrols, Mr. and | princi > they wish to thank the Key West STITUTIONS RECIPIENTS OF AWARDS (By Associated Press) TALLAHASSEE, May 30.—The _a telegram from Dr. Julio DePoo I | House, by a vote of 45 to 14, that liquer sales “do not harm y West School Safety Patrol have been presented afety Awards, signed by Acting Mayor Wm. Freeman; Commissioner of Public Safety Leonard B. Grillon; Rotary Club Chairman Everett Russell; Supt. of Public Instruction Melvin E. Russell, and Supt. of St. Joseph School Sister M. Clotilda, and di- GRRE overrode the governor's veto of | our interests". Dr. DePoo is with S: within 300 feet of the Cu-| stitution, a Cuban school in Key | ban government school in Key West around which the bill cen- j | West. The bill now goes to the Sen- | ters. Papy told the House, “Three of | ate for action on the veto. | the nicest places in Monroe coun- Mrs. Myrtland Cates , and the! of various schools, id Mrs. Cates state that Representative Bernie Papy of ty” are within 300 feet of the Mr. Monroe county read to the House ; school. Roté Club for the purchase of | Meets ng awards ae w(2OVEerNOr States,“Swell Job” se _ Done In Providing Money For Division Street School (girls): Gerry Albury, captain; Anne Doughtry, first lieutenant; Do- lores Boney, second lieutenant. {the bill allowing liquor sales | president of the San Carlos In-; ‘Nazi Army Starts Whirl- wind Drive To Force British And Greeks To Surrender Large Number Register For Service In Defense Program i | ! Key Westers, many of them re- tration hours will be from 9 a. m. jleased from work by Memorial to 5 p. m. each day through next Day observation, flocked to reg- Friday. At the Cuban club, hours ‘istration booths throughoht the ill be fi 2 tt 1 tcity today to add their names to aie Fe it ie ae ne 7 nal ding army of ‘the swelling list of those volun- and the Legion booth at Duvaland | — 4, 1 hed out jteering for emergency duty un- Fleming will be kept open until | is soar cha fagsocstoecer ider the civilian home defense the drug store’s closing time each | POWer of its attack today in a j committee. night. | whirlwi force ; William V. Little, chairman in Separate forms are. provided ; shining: drive: ta 8 _ jcharge of the registration, said for men and women, asking a list | Combined British and Greeks in- more than 250 had filled: outothe of questions which include the; imme. i blanks at. registration booths: be- volunteers’ age, occupation, pref-, Liga adc vteaeeetancermic. “ fore noon, and. about an a erence of work in case of emer-)} diate surrender. ‘number of blanks had beer taken gency, physical condition, and {home to bediiet ie Vethesk. po W Berle ee meta ae \ Many buna cones Sea Monroe county was allotted British resistance has collapsed, jenough forms to provide:for their 999 forms, but Little said more | deieail jemployes, with Ben Trevor of ‘gould be suppiiea quickly if the | With the weary “ (By Assoet, ed Press) Germeny's invadi! Patrolmen: Ist, Genevieve Smith; } 2nd, Vilma Thift; 3rd, Joanni Knowles; 4th, Rosemary Kerr; ith, Dorothea Martin; 6th, Jean WwW 7th, Antonica Smith; 8th, | Joan Marshall; 9th, Jennie Rus- | ell; 10th, Carolyn Camalier; 1th, | Josephine Gonzalez; 12th, Zelma Dee Griffin { (Boys): Captain Myrtland Cates, Jr.; First Lieutenant Osear Cruz; | Second Lieutenant Carlos Gomez Third Lieutenant Earestin Pere Fourth Lieutenant Jack Smith. { Ist Patrol, Charles Knowles; 2nd, dam Staneza ‘d, Pat Russell; ith, Johnny Cerezo; 5th, Manuel Alayon; 6th, Robert Miller; 7th, | Charles Russell; 8th, Jack Larsen; oth, Melvin Leader; 10th, Edward Ferkins, and 11th, Joe Fleitas. St, Joseph School Captain Hector Castillo, First, Lieutenant Antonio Trujillo, See=f i Lieutenant Ralph Solano. Imen: Alfredo Sanchez, | harles Fraga, Gilbert Valdez, ; Agildo Soriano, Robert Dion, Reb- | ert Mitchell, Robert Brown | High School Captain Manuel Marshall, First Lieutenant Calvin Cates, Second Lieutenant Earl Adam: Third ; Lieutenant Waldo Collins; Fourth | Licutenant Joe Thompson, Ser- | geant Kirkwood Pierce and Pri- vate Woodrow Niles (Girls): Jenny Saunders,. cap- | Estele Martinez, first lieu- Georgina Valdez, second ( ! | 1 one tain patrol Harris School Captain Jack Salt, First tenant Galey Sweeting Lieutenant Maxwell Da’ Lieutenant Cleo Ann Watkins Fourth Lieute Robert R ell; First Patrolman’Arthur Bozo; | Second Patrolman Joy Ball; Third Patrolmary Norman Brown | Stuart B) Wright, manager of + the Seuth Florida Motor Club, af- | filiated with the American Auto- Aésociation, furnished t és and belts for the members the patrol for which thanks is Lieu- Second Third mobilé extended | | BOMBING OF SFA : (My Associated Press) VICHY, France. May 30 ier Henri Philippe Petain’s governmenf framed a stiff | t the bombing of | of Sfax in by British | i port inisia a an Ital vessel at Sfax then pounded afire phos- s bombed erchant night } a { here Italian s for circles ne th destroyer | | ion to ha attack, it was red the harbor BRADY’S (Live) Poultry and Egg Market UCKS., each TEWERS, each Battery Raised RHODE ISLAND RED FRYERS — ROAST<RS 1214 White Street Phone 540 } | { 30¢ | s "SENDS EXTRA GUARDS RUSH- ; yan ety {Columbia Laundry heading the number of registrations goes over Crete falling back toward the llist with 50 for his workers. Or- \ganized labor cooperated, with | union heads announcing they The cigarette tax | Would see that all members are ‘iven an opportunity to sign. Age Pensions, Other Relief (By Associated Press) TALLAHASSEE, May 30.—The | receipts tax. | legislature tax ; was killed 10 to 0 by a commit- bills right and left today on the tee. | Holland’s| The Senate finance committee | statement that a “swell job” had | turned down a series of new tax | killed welfare | Registration places are: Senior high school. Division street school. Harris school. Colored school. Fire station No. hall). Fire station No. ginia-Grinnell). County courthouse. Cuban club. American Legion booth, Southernmost Drug company, Duval and Fleming. heels of Governor already been done in providing proporals after Senator Whitaker 1 (chy | | | money for old age pensions, de- | of Tampa declared “it’s common pendent children aid and blind street talk that all you have to relief. | | | | 3 (Vir- do to pass a tax bill is to wrap } The House, 46 fo 13, refused to an old age pensions clause around | | consider the two percent gross it”. | ; H | | Registration opened at 9 o'clock | this morning, and some. of the PPPS LIES ST SS : i boeths had queues of applicants | NATION-WIDE wees | | . t ~~ #5 Tined up when the attendants ar- SABOTAGE PLOT | PAPY'S MEASURE "1" Su who volunteered WAS RUMORED | ua htde weedy phger duty around the { ation tables, were detailed | Eas png lag ae |to spread placards about the city, HB 1718 by Representative j reminding citizens to register | Bernie Papy of Monroe coun. |UTing the 7-day period. =| ty creating the offices of cap. | Busiest of the registration | tains and lieutenants in the | P!2ces, the American Legion ; Key West Fi ‘ beoth at Southernmost Drug Com- Ses ve Devertramt | pany hed ied: itn) salaen Oe PID ES FILMS Ba ions by noon and Chairman Little was forced to send a rush | order to keep up with the de-} mand. UATION AT With the exception of the Cuban CUBAN SCHOOL club and the Legion booth, regis- | ING TO DEFENSE INDUS-' TRIES THROUGHOUT | NA-, WASHINGTON, May 30.—Ru- mors of a nation-wide Memorial SOUND EFFECT WITH A BITE (fe Associated ommd NEW YORK, May 30.—Vicki| Vola, radio actress, took her dog} with her to the studio where “Mr. j District Attorney,” in which she ; plays a featured role, was being, recorded. The. script required her to; cream for help. She did, and her ved in and took a nip at Keenan Wynn, playing the vil-; lain: Fortunately it bit more user than Wynn, but the record | a total loss | day sabotage plot today sent ex- tra guards rushing to defense CERTIFICATES PRESENTED AT CEREMONIES HELD THIS MORNING } industries throughout the nation, i although both FBI men and army intelligence officers denied any nowledge of the supposed con- spiracy. Army officers here said any extra precautions probably were of local origin. Aircraft factories on the west coast, nevertheless, doubled their guards and anti-aircraft guns on the plant roofs were manned Police and marine corps guards mounted double duty at Brook- lyn navy yard and at the dozens of other defense plants in Brook- lyn. At Buffalo, police added extra details to waterfront patrol, and unconfirmed report from Montreal told of the discovery of a plot to werck Great Lakes shipping and dock facilities Aurora Leon and Alejandrina Valdez this morning made up the sixth grade graduating of San Carlos school as their lower classmates and friends for a ceremony at were presented class gathered | pet which they with their cer- |, tificates of promotion to Junior high school \ Miss Benildes Remond, princi pal, and Dr. Julio DePoo. dent of the school the farewell to the two graduates. Cuban Con KITTENS RIDE THE RODS NEEDLES, Calif. Hearing | wails emanating from under a freight car, Larry Prather in ve ated and discovered two kittens who had ridden on a 6-inch cubicle 170 miles non top the Mojave desert from Barstow. i | | pre took part in ceremony, bidding sul Berardo Rodriguez presented (Continue’ on Page Six Pythians Start Arriving In City For Convention across COMING EVENTS FRIDAY enior high school graduation at Bayview Park. 6 o'clock Harris and Division street school graduations at school audi toriurr Tow afternout Advance guard of the more;as far as the public neerne than 150 Knights of Pythias and by 4 parade tomo at 6 o'clock Tonight's initial business ses- sion will be held at the Knights of Pythias progr: vitz hall on The prograr Tonight—7 30 meeting. Tomorro’ seeing; 2 6:30, street m their auxiliary who will open seventh district convention here tonight were arriving in Key West this after Grand Chancellor LeMar Stein and Ralph candidate for governor mer Hillsborough were expected to the afternoon i program 7:30 o'clock tives oon. Something New FREE MOVIES Tonite HABANA-MADRID CLUB Dancing to the music of Screenlands Famous Orchestras Duval Petteway, one-time and for- county judge, arrive during time for the the order to- of pare wnial, and 9-00. The Dokey the direc Deputy Grand Chancellor Harold D. Kanaga. Hollywood, will be heid at Aronovitz hail Represen Dade Broward counties, as well as the local delegation from Monroe, will take part i the two-day program, which will be featured and der ‘NEGRO MAID IS that figure. AWAITING TRIAL MARY CAREY SPENCE UN- DER BOND: TO APPEAR IN CRIMINAL COURT | | Mary Carey Spence, peated | maid of Mrs, Ama M. Hilton, this morning waived preliminary hearing to appear in criminal) court on a charge of petty lar-’ ceny in the theft of silverware from her employer. i Constable “Ray Elwood” found | {the silver articles, valued at $25, | after he had obtained a search warrant and gone through the woman's house at 327 Virginia street. She was released under $100 bond to await trial. Joseph Ellis, negro, will appear before Peace Justice Enrique Esquinaldo,; Jr., on a charge of using profanity this afternoon at 5 o'clock. " Judge William V. Albury any nounced he would hold court for guilty .pleas this afternoon at 3 o'clock. south before a combined drive of German infantry and mechanized units from both ends of the. is- land. The bulletin said British troops are attempting to reach ships, but Nazi military observers said it is doubtful if an evacuation could be carried out under the hail of bombs from the skies” With complete air mastery, the German dive bombers are said by observers to have turned the fighting zone into a “sea of (Continued on Page Six) RACERS LAUNCH (Ny Asnoctnted Presa) INDIANAPOLIS, May 30.— Thirty-three race drivers, fight- ing for $100,000. in prize money and sports immortality, launched the annual 500-mile race here this morning after the start had been delayed an hour by a fire which damaged the electric tim- ing mechanism. More than 150,000 fans were expected to turn out for the race, Second Draft On July First Will Catch Between 125 And 150 Youth (Washington Correspondent of The Key West Citizen) WASHINGTON, D. C., May 30. —Regisiration draft will catch between 125 and i for the second 150 Key West youths on Juiy |, it was estimated today. These are the number have reached the age of 21 since the October draft and will reg which who ister in the second call, President Roosevelt on Monday set for July 1. This computation is based on records of the first draft and the relationship existing between population and Classification. Nationally slightly over « mil- registrants the 21-yeer-age lion new are ox s From Key West SEVENTY-TWO STUDENTS GO TO JR. HIGH TWENTY-NINE GRADUATE AT HARRIS SCHOOL AND FOR TY-THREE AT DIVISION STREET INSTITUTION T. E. Sones this morn- ed the invocation 9 Harris school sixth graders graduated into Junior high school in a ceremony at the grammar institution auditorium The orchestra, under direction of Miss Alce Curry, took part in the program, which was seen by friends and relatives of upils. felines Procegsiqnal; Invocation ter Dr Jones: Slutatory, Joy Bail, Ad (Continued of Page Sur 5. A. COHEN-WM. WEINTRAUB, Representing THE MAXWELL CO., Inc. WHOLESALE Furniture, Furnishings, Kestaurant Equipment and Venetian Blinds WILL BE IX KEY WEST AT 1317 Duval Street WEEK-END For Interviews or Contacts With Anyone Interested