The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 31, 1941, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 61 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LXIL. No. 130. Council Adopts Resolution For Payment Of Delinquent Taxes On In Event Succi Is Not “waemewrwees Made Within Specified Time Tax Certificates Will Be Sold i At a meeting of the City Coun- | cil held late yesterday afternoon, ; following a discussion of tax mat- | ters, a resolution was adopted for | payment of delinquent taxes on 2 reduced basis. ! This action was taken as ! means of offering an inducement to delinquents to settle their fax- | es in order that the city may de-, rive much-needed revenue in or- der to make payrolls. The has been con-; the making payrolls more regularly | for council fronted with problem of the past several weeks, this | situation having been brought about following an address made to the council at one of the re- cent meetings by Mayor Willard M. Albury, who stated that he feared that many of the city em- ; ployes before long would be ac- cepting jobs clsewhere, where they would be able to receive their pay regularly, inasmuch as employment is now easy be found in government. activities and at other places: as well, The resolution as adopted pro- vides that from June 1 to Sep- tember 30, payment of delin- quent taxes will be accepted on} a 30 percent basis for 1931 and prior years, id 55 percent for, the v 1931 to 1936, provided that all subsequent years are paid on a-100 percent besis, All persons involved will be notified of the inducement offered, with notification that if these delin- quent taxes are not paid at the! expiration of the time allowed, which is September 30, that the tax certificates covering the property in question will be sold at public auction, THREE PROPERTY DEALS RECORDED Sebastian Cabrera, local whole- sale grocer, has sold to Anna Belle Hill, Key West, a 22-foot front lot on Grinnell street near Fleming for about $300, it was re- vealed today. The sale price was subject to a mortgage and 1940-41 taxes. Theodore Knowles, in another transaction, sold to John Hous- ton Brady a lot and house on Duncan street, for $1,900, also subject to taxes. The property has a . foot frontage. Miss Jane Dewey, daughter of Prof. John Dewey, retired Chi- go University professor, re- cently bought for $2.500 the for. mer Asa Sweeting home on Eliza beth and Dey streets. INITIAL SHIPMENT OF FOOD ARRIVES (my A Prone) NEW YORK, May 31.—The first shipment of food to Great Britain under the lease-lend bill today was reported from London to have arrived safely at an Enelish port The American both land to carried a cargo of fruit vegetables, in tood-rationed Eng- vessel! searce SEAT BEE BRADY’S (Live) Poultry and Egg Market DUCKS. b STEWERS. tb Battery Raised RHODE ISLAND RED FRYERS — ROASTERS 1214 White Street We Phone S40 | Reduced Basis SHIP LOSSES TO BRITAIN MOUNTS (By Associated Press) BERLIN, May 31.—One German submarine today was credited here with de- stroying 44,000 tons of Brit- ish merchant shipping in raids on Atlantic convoys within the past few days. At the same time, destruc- tion of two British destroy- ers in the waters around Crete was claimed. The ships were said to have been hit repeatedly by bombs and left in such condition that it was believed they must have sunk, OBIS L SIL TA ‘UNITED STATES — | RELATIONS WITH JAPAN STRAINED U. S. ARMY PILOTS AND ME- CHANICS PERMITTED TO VOLUNTEER FOR DUTY IN CHINA ated WASHINGTON, May tative efforts to iessen the strain on diplomatic tension between Washington and Tokio sufferes another shock today, as the state department announced it would permit army: pilots and mechan- ics to resign for volunteer duty in China, and the influential Times and Advertiser in Tokyo loosed a blast at President Roosevelt's “fireside chat”. Pilots and mechanics wishing to serye with the Chinése air- forge, it was announced here. | will be permitted to resign from | American forces. Theye will be subject to recall, however, if their services should be needed in this country. The Japanese paper said peo- ple of Japan are not interested in the “freedom" offered by President Roosevelt, but will prefer the organization and na- tionalization contained in the program of Adolf Hitler. WARNING GIVEN ON AUTO TAGS TALLAHASSER, May 31 (FNS) Florida motorists are warn ed by the State Tag Department not to attempt to use 1939 license plates. Law enforcement officers report finding several of the old tags which are identical in color with those now in use and which motorists have placed on cars suming that the date would not be noticed When such frauds are ed, arrests will follov ficers have instructed make careful note of all checking the date and looking for evidence COSTLY ATTACK as attempt and of been to tags any of mutilation OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla Clay Pool of this city attacked J B. Kelley over a 10-cent debt he claimed Kelley owed hir and was fined $31 in court for sault and battery. NYA TRAINING FITS BOYS FOR OTHER DUTIES ' EXPERIENCE GAINED IN DIF-; FERENT ACTIVITIES HELPS YOUTHS IN PRIVATE EM- PLOYMENT KEY WEST, FLORIDA, S lekes: Given: D WASHINGTON, May 31. — terior, this morning was given dictatorial powers over the en- tire petroleum industry as Presi- dent Roosevelt made the first The work experience obtained heretofore of em- Pa in- | by local youths ployed on NYA has been estimable value to them when go- ! lover ing on private employment, as the question of experience is among the first asked of applicants when | ‘endeavoring to obtain other work, | it is claimed. According to these | | youths, the faet that they have! been able to state that they had? ' previously received work exper ence on NYA has also enabled} |them to hold their positions in a\ _varied line of work. Within the past few months the) ‘local NYA projects have been ex-} i periencing a constant moving on, into private employment of these | youths who have felt that the ex; | |perience so fat received: by them | would qualify them for outside ; work and with the usual reference ; to or recommendation from NYA | as befits each individual case, | these youths have been kept on a! permanent basis by either private | concerns or other public agencies. | With the releasing of old cases, there is a natural certifi- cation of new cases which are be- ing taken through the same work experience under the guidance of ‘qualified supervisors ir either cler woodwork, carpentry, mechanics, homemaking, sewing, ' cr other trades. These opportunities are offered to all youths who may desire to take advantage of them in pre-; paring themselves for private or! other public employment, and full information may be received if applied for at the local National Youth Administration Offices, on United street, in the old Naval Hospital reservation. The age brackets for applicants range from 16 and 17 years to 25. Ap- plicants 16 years of age, however, must have proof of not having at- tended school for the previous six ; months or more, or be high school graduates. ROBERSON GETS JAIL SENTENCE DROPPED FROM NAVY AND ARRESTED ON PETTY LARCENY CHARGE Marvin H. Roberson, 20, who was dropped from the navy and arrested on a petty larceny charge | on the same iday last week, his birthday, yesterday afternoon was sentenced to 60 days in county jail when he appeared before Judge William V. Albury of crim- i inal court The youth, after pleading not guilty to a charge of stealing and attempting to cash a $20 check, } changed his plea yesterday _be- fore Judge Albury, admitting the theft. He was charged with steal- ing from the Coral Hotel a check made out to Key West Electric | Company, and was arrested when | he attempted to cash it at .Key West Drug Company | Oscar Herrera, negro, held on a vagrancy charge, appeared before Albury in chambers to 4 fine of $10 and costs, or 60 He paid the fine this morn- ing and was released udge raw days One Local Man To Be Drawn For Draft On Tuesday Night 30e qualified O'Bryar is Phillips, but records were available today to learn his ul name and address. Learning at two mwere to be drawn ps said he would like ere, Philip volunteer. The call for two men came as a > local beard, since understood there demand for men from until June 17. The; ale conscription of} cal men is expected to come in} ‘ ‘the | (FNS). ‘ed under jand | $1,300,000. ‘new move in carrying out his “fireside ‘chat” pledge to mobilize indus- try and iabor for an all-out de- fense effort. Ickes, under the powers granted ! [him by the President today, will ‘have full and absolute authority production and distribution of petroleum products in the | United States and territory under Harold Ickes, secretary of the in- jj —— ATURDAY, MAY 31, 1941 Che Key West Cttizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. jovial Powers Over Entire: Petroleum Industry (byidasseilien Ere Associated Press) | Weshington jurisdiction. Observers here. said the interior secretary's first move probably will be to formulate a program of gasoline and petroleum pro- duct economy, perhaps including a rationing system on the east | coast. A shortage of tankers and rail- ‘read facilities has threatened de- fense production along the east | coast with a lack of oil, since most ‘of the tankers which formerly | carried oil from the great Texas fields have been pressed into other service. os 2s Law For outa (By Associated Press) TALLAHASSEE, May 3.—The | House today killed a proposal to: amend the constitution to out-| law labor's closed shop. Sponsors of the bill mustered | a 49-29 majority in favor of sub- mission to the voters, but lacked 57 required affirmative : Votes. The House approved 68-11 a compromise protecting both la- ‘bor and industry from coercion. , It would prohibit the use of force, violence, coercion or intimidation in trade disputes. Representative Bernie Papy of Monroe county was absent dur- ing voting on the compromise. NEGOTIATE TO BUY THEATRES JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 31 — Negotiations between Paramount Edward J. Sparks for purchase of Sparks’ Theatre in . Florida, were reported last week. The deal would cover 85 mo- vie and interests houses scattered throughout the state of Florida now operat- Sparks’ valued at management approximately Sparks’ now have a number of theaters under construc- tion in the state, including. sev-: eral modern “drive-in” theatres which are proving very ‘ pepu- lar, $2,000 FOR LOSS OF FROWN KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Injured in an automobile accident, Ruth Wellington, 11, sued for payment for injuries she had received. A jury awarded her $2,000 because the accident had made her unable {to frown aM. PPOO LL OL ‘TYPICAL STORY COMES TO LIFE DAYTONA BEACH, May 31 (FNS)—A typical “man bites dog” story came to life here last week when a “fish caught fisherman”. Buddy Stewart. local ang- ler, fishing for salt water trout from a Halifax <Aiver bridge, made the mistake of tying his line to his wirst. A Playful porpoise swishing about in the waters below, became snarled in the line. jerking Buddy from the bridge. The big mammal dragged the luckiess youth over an oyster bed before the line broke and released the lad. Twenty-two stitches were required to close the oyster cuts, while Buddy is thankful for one “big ome that got away”. CHILI L LM: To, Amend: hing Gl Closed Shop “WOOMOO ED: FE NECKLACE OF (Ds Associn.ed Press) MARINELAND. May 31.— (FNS) Archeologist Vernon Lamme announced last week the discvery of a rare bit of | archeological treasure in the form of a necklace of stone which it is believed will def- initely link the civilizations of the Maya Indians of Guate- mala and Yucatan with the first settlers in pre-Colum- bian Florida. ‘On a small palm-fringed is- land near the mouth of the San Sebastian River. not far from Marine Studios, Lamme, _while directing excavations, noted the strange beads, dif- ferent from anything ever found on the North American continent. «Green stones in the neck- lace have the appearance of true Mexican or Guatemala jade or jadite. If this can he proved, according to Lamme, the find is of world-wide im- portance. DOLE LSS “STICKS BY DRAKE | | Ala.—Goobie, by Mrs. Ernes has developed GADSDEN turkey owned Lee of this citv father complex toward a drak« and refuses to leave him day or night, protesting with warnings any effort to e tt THANKS! The recent convention of the Florida: Commercial Swecrétaties Association has not only put new life and efficiency into the Key West Chamber of Commerce, but Key West is literally hundreds of ‘thousands of dollars richer be cause from the important tourist cities of the State. 59 live wire representatives and their guests have visited us and returned home charmed with our city and its people and resolved to recom- mend a trip to Key West to all inquirers. For this success the Chamber of Commerce is greativ indebted to all of our citizens but especially to Mrs. Eva Warner, Miss Beatrice Moreno, Mr. John Bennett. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Fripp. Mr. and Mrs. Clem C. Price. Mr. Ramon Navarro, Mr. Gonzalo Bezanilla, | Mr. Ignacio Carbonell, Dr. and Mrs. DePoo, the Golf Club. Mrs. | A. M. Morgan, the Aquarium, Mr. A Maitland Adams, Mr. F. Town }send Morgan: the American: Le ¢qion. the “Beach Combers”. Al +fredo Barroso’s Dance Team and te The Key West Citizen for the i@enerous publicity accorded; and. although the weather prevented the acceptance of their generous offer. to our Charter Boatmen. the entire personnel of La Concha and of the Ocean View Restaurant. | For the notable services that these | citizens have rendered to our city. the Key West Chamber of Com- merce extends its hearty thanks. Everett W. Russell, President. S. C. Singleton, Secretary. STONE FOUND, i iat Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit PRICE FIVE CENTS ‘Winant To Meet Roosevelt And Hull Tuesday To Make Report On | On Britain’s War (By Associated Press) —j Winant, | | | WASHINGTON, May 31. | President Roosevelt, resting over {the weekend at his Hyde Park | | home, today held a telephone con- | jversation with John G. Winant, |ambassador to London’ who ar-| {rived in New York by trans-At- i lantic clipper yesterday. AFRICAN FRENCH TROOPS TO FIGHT SET UP AIRDROME AND RA- DIO STATION, RE- PORTS REVEAL (Ns Axsociated Presa) VICHY, May 31. ‘troops in Africa have set up an ‘girdrome and radio station with- in 400 miles of the Free French stronghold on the Equatorial African coast, it was announced here today. ‘ Carrying out their threat _ to, fight the forces of Gen. Charles DeGaulle, regular army units of the Vichy government are said here to be preparing for a cam- paign to Wipe out the insurgent troops. of the govérnment-in- exile. Quick ‘TO CONFESS SPARTANBURG, Ss. conscience-stricken thief jin’ this city who took an automobile, re- ported the theft to an officer be- fore a complaint was filed by the owner of the vehicle. C.—A es De ee ed SENATE RECEIVES LIQUOR MEASURE (ny Asnocimed Prens) TALLAHASSEE, May 31. —The Senate today received the House-epproved bill to nermit the issuance of liquor licenses to places within three hundred feet of Cuban government property, which houses the San Carlos school in Key West. The bill was passed by the House over the governor's veto by a vote of 45 to 14 aft- an explanation by Represen- tative Papy of Monroe coun- ty and the reading of a tele- stam frora Dr. Julio De Poo. presidert of the San Carlos Institute. PLAID OaMs —Loyal French who is believed toj have important reports on the British war effort, will meet with |the President and Secretary of | State Cordell Hull Tuesday in | Washington. The ambassador is jexpected to fly back to his Lon- ‘don post within a few days. DUBLIN GETS _ HEAVY BOMBING { i | BETWEEN THIRTY AND FOR-| TY CIVILIANS KILLED IN STREETS (Hy Annociated Press) DUBLIN, May 31.-—-Unidenti- fied warplanes last night bom- / barded this capital city of Eire, killing between 30 and 40 civilians in the streets. The American embassy suffer- ed slight damage when a heavy bomb landed near it in the street, Windows were blown out of the embassy building, but there was little other damage. Observers here said the. plaivey apparently bombed the city in retaliation for anti-aircraft fire with which Eire has greeted planes flying over her territory in the past few days. CONFIRM REMOVAL OF DR. HATHAWAY TALILAHASSEE, May 31, — (FNS) The removal of Dr. Fons A. Hathaway was confirmed last week by the State Industrial Commission. Hathaway was dismissed from the post of Director of the Flor- ida Employment Service when charges of inefficiency were filed against him by Governor Holland. The Commission in confirming the dismissal, acted upon its merit system counsel's recommendation that the Governor's action be sus- tained i i i | 12,000 in the Kaswi Piz “Personally i . May 31.—Following luncheon program for secretary of of Com is a week's James V. Skoates, the Lima Association merce Sunday at home, ham; Monday, Advertising Club, ham; Tuesday, home, ham left from Sunday; Wednesday, Lion’s Club, ham; Thursday, 4-H club, ham; Fri day, gvest of friends, ham. Sat urday, beef steak. Ah-h-h. Knights Of Pythias Assemble For Convention; DOKK Parade To Be Feature Of Program Kni of Pythias afd their department the DOKK’s, over downtown Key Wes it yy afterngon with the em- srraxbing ordeal of their street jon ceremonies, ending in a of the S0-odd DOKK mem- 2 Duval street 6:30 o'clock all, the initiation rites th Order work will con- i] about midnight, con- he two-day convention Petteway, former Hilis- » county judge and chatr- { transportation under the ome defense council, last 1 detailed to the Pythians ods by which they may. 3% ganization, assist in the work setting up local defense groups. Grand Chancellor LeMar H.° Stein, who arrived bere y@terday alternoum, last night Abdh part ih the opening session offthe group at the Kaighty of ‘Pythias About 100 delegates from Dade and Broward counties ar rived to join Monroe members in the Seventh district ceremonies. This afyernoon's street work” which started at 2:39 o'clock, is an ordeal through which initiates to the DOKK order are put. Just what kind of treatment they get and what they have to do is up to the senior members. The DOKK parade, with mem- bers dressed in Arabian costumes, is scheduled to start at 6:30 o'clock, with the ceremonial start- ing at 8 o'clock, and the Eighth Order at 9. hall have | success in Iraq, :sad the end of fighting ‘Iraqi at the start of the éady TooAdmit Crete To Nazi Air-Borne Invaders ‘British And Greek Forces Making Withdrawal Amidst Desperate Fight- ing (ity Associated Press) CAIRO, May 31.—Britain to- day was ready to admit the loss of the strategic Greek island of Crete to Adolf Hitler's air-borne invaders, but hailed the stubborn | defense of the isle as the key to where native army leaders have asked for rmistice terms. With Premier Rashid Ali Beg |Gailani seeking refuge in neigh- | boring Iran, British military men in Iraq may come within a few hours. British troops are on the out- skirts of the capital of Baghdad, ‘and the’ city is expected to fall las soon as the Wetkeee given for the troops to march in. A few German troops, flown to the aid of the “revolting” war, are reported still fighting in north Iraq, but on a minute scale. In Crete, military men are ready to admit there. is no longer any hope of holding the island, ‘although neithet London nor Cairo has confirmed German re- ports of an effort to reembark Allied forces for transfer to Egypt. Reports reaching ‘here said British and Greek forees ‘are making a slow withdrawal toward the south, with desperate hand-to-hand fighting continu- ing Cairo nqw puts the number of German casualties at more than Crete campaign, and the heavy losses of me planes and equipment are credit- ed with keeping German forees engaged to a point where they were unable to carry out their pledge of aid to Rashid Ali's pro- Axis government. DIVE BOMBERS BLAST PORTS AND BEACHES (fy Associnted Pree) BERLIN, May 31.—Hundtets of German dive bombers are turning loose an inferno of high explosives’ on beaches and ports in the south of Crete, through which it would be impossible for British troops to attempt “an evacuation, reports reaching here said today Announcing the end of organiz ed resistance by the British de- fenders, the German high “cof mand said strong forces landed by ships have pushed east® from the Crete capital at Canes to join parachute troops at Candis More than 1,000 British soldiers are said to have been captured in the move The high command said Britic® ships are attempting to” sage another Dunkirk", but predict ed the defenders will be “foreed surrender or suffer annihile tion A MIK- uP. IN RELATIVES WA RLINGHOM Englent When W. Silvester marred Mrs A. Killick, he married his eonva. and daughter's mother-in-law and jabe married her son's and daugh $'s father-in-law Here's the vxplanation. 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