The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 24, 1941, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 61 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LXII. County Home Defense Force = Wl Be Organized: Tonight Mayor Albury Urges All BRAUN CASE IN Interested To Attend CRIMINAL COURT Mass Meeting At County | | Court House |DEFENDANT TO BE TAKEN| No. 150. Mayor Willard M. Albury today | appealed to Monroe county men to attend tonight's mass meeting BEFORE JUDGE ALBURY | THIS AFTERNOON | Alex Braun, engineer on the! | Western Union cable repair boat, at the courthouse for the orgami-|+ni, afternoon will go before | Che Key West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. ROTES SELECT MONTANA MAN KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 1941 Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit PRICE FIVE CENTS ROT SHE | (Would Increase Strength Of Slovakia Declares War On Russia As Germans, Soviets Stage Bats TOM DAVIS NEW INTERNA- TIONAL HEAD; NEXT CON- VENTION TO BE HELD IN’ CANADA (Special 10 The Citizen) DENVER, Colo. June 24.— Delegates representing the major- ‘ity of the Denver, Colo., Rotarians and 5,000 Rotary clubs of more than 60 countries of the world, at the final’session of the 1941 Con- zation of a county home defense | force. | The meeting will open at 8:00; o'clock. Fred Marvil, army reserve of- | ficer who is helping to organize the local force, said today he has | tentative enlistments now of Judge William V. Albury of coun- ty criminal court on a charge of assault and battery in the beat- ing of Eddie Carey Friday. Braun this morning admitted hitting Carey and was bound over to the criminal court by Peace Justice Franklin Arenberg under $100 bond. Bond previously had enough men to make up the minimum. required by the state, | but urged other men to attend | the meeting and learn the pur-; pose and duties of the new force. | Fifty men and three officers must be enlisted in the defense | group before official recognition | will be granted by the state. Marvil said it is hoped, how: | ever, that the maximum of 65 will be reachel tonight, with! enough men in reserve to take | the places of those who drop out, | Enlistment is for a_ three-year | period, during which the guards | will spend one hour a week in| drill and study of military regu- Jations. Uniforms and equip- ment will be furnished by the| state. } Marvil explained that a mus- tering officer will be sent here} from the headquarters of Adjt. Gen, Vivian Collins at Sts Aug- uisting as soon as the general is “notified that the county © force has met the minimum require- ments, The guards will be used in this section to replace the na-! ‘tional guard soldiers, who are on | active duty, | RUSSELL RITES HERE TOMORROW Funeral services for Joseph | Russell, who died in Havana on| been set at $200 while the sheriff's office was waiting to learn the extent of Carey’s injuries. Braun, who will plead guilty before Judge Albury, said he had knocked the man to the street ac- cidentally and later had offered to | pay ambulance and hospital bills. The dispute arose over money which Braun said he was owed by Carey. Carey said Brun had attempted to collect $27 in interest on a $30 loan and had knocked him down when he said he was unable to pay. Braun denied that he had asked interest on the money and declared hé had asked Carey for no specific amount, but for part payment on the bill. NEGROES ARE ARREST HERE BE GIVEN HEARING ON VAGRANCY CHARGE Thirteen negro men who came to Key West from Miami in search of jobs, today were in ; county jail awaiting - preliminary |hearings before Peace Justice | Enrique Esquinaldo on charges vagrancy. Constable Bienvenido Perez said the men were loafing in the of Friday night, will - row Pcompa tah: eee wore or | streets and had caused trouble First Congregational Church, Rev. | by winning money from local E. S. Doherty, officiating. [negroes ‘Who are working. vention of Rotary International, ‘elected Tom J. Davis, of Butte, Montana, as president .of the or- ganization for 1941-42. Mr. Davis, | who succeeds Armando de Arruda Pereira, of Sao Paulo, Brazil, is one of the most outstanding legal men in Montana. A, University of Michigan graduate, Mr. Davis is Counsel in Montana for Safety Stores, F. W. Woolworth, Sou Line Railway, Northwest Casualty Co., ‘and the board of trustees of the Butte Miners Union. He is a mem- ber of the county, state, and na- tional bar associations. Named to Rotary’s board of di- rectors for 1941-42 at the final ses- sion were J. Gerlein Comelin, Barranquilla, Colombia; J. Serra- tosa Cibils,. Montevideo, Uruguay; C. J. Steiger, Zurich, Switzerland; Yen Te-Ching, Shanghai, China; Francis A. Kettaneh, Beyrouth, Lebanon; and T. A. Warren, Wol- verhampton, England; as well as six additional directors from North America. One of the largest and perhaps the most international convention held in the United States this year, ‘the Rotary convention attracted more than 9,000 Rotarians and their families from almost a score and a half countries. The.conven- , tion was inaugurated. on Sunday ‘evening, June "5, at beautiful Red Rocks Park Amphitheatre, with ceremonies which featured Metro- 'politan Opera star Helen Jepson, an 80-piece symphony orchestra, a chorus of 100 voices, and addres- ses by Hon. Ralph L. Carr, Gov- ernor of Colorado; Hon. Ben F. Stapleton, Mayor of Denver; and Armando de Arruda Pereira, , President of Rotary International. The convention program during the week included the address of Barclay Acheson, Roving Editor of Reader's Digest; Dr. Kenneth McFarland, prominent Kansas educator; Clarence Streit, Union Now fame; Clifton L. Utley, well-known radio news comment- ator and expert on foreign affairs; of Aimy To 1,800,000 Men (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, June 24.—Thei ably be spared, while others are beter eel see is expire, | in the midst of training which io ask Congress for authori i to hold some conscript soldiers {Should a ene beyond their scheduled year of! training. Department officers said many} Congress the necessity for of the conscripts’ are serving . in}creasing army strength to 1,800,- posts where they cannot reason-!000 men. JAYCEES PLAN | JAPAN REMAINS INSTALLATION RATHER QUIET DELMAR BUTLER TO BE IN-| MAKING STUDY OF AMERI- STALLED AS PRESIDENT CAN ATTITUDE ON RUS- i TOMORROW NIGHT } SO-GERMAN WAR Delmar Butler will be install-} (Hy Asnoeinted reas) ed as new president of the Key| TOKYO, June 24.—Russian West Junior Chamber of Com-/and Italian ambassadors today merce on the high seas tomor- | calied on Foreign Minister row night. This novel induction | watsuoka balk ohecewene dai an of new officers will take place; . ens ‘ . on a boat ride to be given on | Officially it is unlikely that an board Bob Daniels’ charter boat. ther heard any definite commit- Other officers to be installed ‘ment from the imperial govern- for the coming year include: Tinent: Joe Pinder, Vice-President. | Tokyo newspapers, mention- Dan Harrison, Recording Sec-/ing another special session of retary. 4) the cabinet today, said the Jap- _ Chester Knowles, Correspond-' anese government will wait to ing Secretary. study the attitude of the United Charles Roberts, Treasurer. | States before announcing any Andrew Elwood, Jay Stricker, ; definite policy in the Russo- Bob Saunders and Joe Allen, |German’war. Directors. FE BRITISH (NO AGREEMENT THREE BRITISH ON CONTRACT 1 { | (iy Axaoctated Press) ROME, June 24—Three British; WASHINGTON, June 24.—CIO bombers were destroyed by anti-' Mine Workers’ President John aircraft fire last night over, L. Lewis today informed govern- Sicily, a bulletin announced here ment mediators it has been im- today. possible for his union to reach an Admitting a British raid, the @gfeement with southern soft coal bulletin said slight damage was Perators on a new contract. i ewe ‘YODELER ‘COWBOY’ It was indicated, too, that the} Lieut. Kaplan To |Finland And Turkey Will Remain Neutral; Eng- land And U. S. Will Aid Represent |war deparment may urge upon} in- | Caverment in Houwng Sune Committee members who will , available housing space _in Key conduct a defense housing survey i West will be filed there for use by in Key West, last night agreed to; the armed services. Soviets (By Associated Press) Tiny Slovakia today declared postpone action until the arrival: Committee members, who met ON PUBLISHERS | | (Ry Associa.ed Press) i MUST HIDE GUN tHe Associated Prem NEW: YORK—Olivio Santoro, The body will arrive here this | afternoon on the steamship Flo- | rida. j Funeral arrangements are in! charge of the Pritchard Funeral AIRPORT BIDS TO BE OPENED SOON BENNY PIERCE | Word reaching The Citizen | from Washington today indicated NOW POLICEMAN bids for construction of Boca Chi- | Home. | ca airport will be opened this | week or within the first few days of July. | The source, who did not wish | to be quoted, said the bids defini- | tely will be. opened within that | time, barring a new delay. BUYS PROPERTY Benny Pierce, former police of- ficer, has been reappointed by Mayor Willard M. Albury as motorcycle policeman. Mr, Pierce entered upon his duties this morning. | ANNOUNCE CLOSING | OF EXAMINATION | The United States Civil Service! County Judge Raymond Lord Commission announces that in-as- | has purchased for about $3,900 a much as a sufficient number of ; two-story frame residence | at applications for the trade of} Southard and Whitehead streets Sheetmetal Worker has been re-| and two-one-story buildings on ceived, no applications will be a¢- | Southard street, it was learned cepted for this particular trade today. after the close of business on July | The larger building is occupied 2 by the Florida Press, while the ove lother property was owned by , The Insurance Office of }Marion Uhrbach and Anna V. Masters. The PORTER-ALLEN COMPANY formerly located in the HELLINGS BUILDING 319 Daval Street has MOVED to corner Front and Duval Sts. opposite the First National Bank Charles L. Roberts INSURANCE AGENT Eight Key West property own- ers yesterday were issued a total of $1,200 in building permits from the office of Ygnacio Carbonell, city building and electrical in- spector. Albert Gwynn, 513 Margaret street, will spend $500 for con- struction ‘while Joe :Dr, Hugh C. Stuntz, lecturer and | publicist of Scarritt College; Rilea ‘Doe, Vice-President of Safeway ‘Stores; Miles Robertson, General ‘Manager of Oneida Limited; Hon. C. F. Ziedler, youthful Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and of many prominent Rotarians. En- tertainment features, in addition to the Sunday night ceremonies, ineluded typical Western enter- tainment and a style show for the ladies, banquets, special enter- tainment at Lakesside Park, and the gala President's Ball, held in honor of President and Mrs. Pe- reira and the other Rotary Inter- national officers and their wives. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, has been chosen as the site of next year’s convention of Rotary In- ternational. PAUL SAWYER NOW ATTORNEY Paul E Sawyer, Key West yesterday took the oath as an at- torney before Circuit Judge Ar- thur Gomez. Sawyer, a nephew of Repre- sentative Bernie C. Papy, is a University of Florida graduate. Fight Building Permits Were sie 8} gt Mai street, will spend $100 to construct @ porch, with the others all going for general repairs. Hundred doliar permits for gen- eral repairs went to Harold Solo- mon, 513 Grinnell street; Ralph Johnson, 912 James; J. E. Russell, 1509 Duncan; Lioyd Taylor, 801 of a frame building,;} Emma; Columbia Laundry, and Sawyer, Elizabeth! Ray Walterson, 3 Pohalski street. DANVILLE, Va., June 24.—The , 12-year-old boy yodeler, dons a Danville public libray believes in Cowboy outfit for his radio pro- giving budding authors a break &Tam, but he’s stopped wearing while beating publishers to the his pearl-handled dummy six- draw. shooter on the way to the studio. Any writer may drop his manus-! Policemen stopped him and cript into a box, to be ready by the Small boys almost mobbed him. public. Readers are ifivited to Now he carries the “gun” in his write their comment on a blank , Suitar case until he gets to work. page at the end of the manuscript, NG BNE MEE eI HABIT-FORMING and the commentatcrs don't pull ‘Hy Ansorinted Press) their critical punches. { In a two-week period, 60 manuscripts were dropped in the’ CINCINNATI, O0.—A night club box and the contents perused in a residential area here has an freely by people who dropped in | ardent foe, a lady who telephones for a quiet evening of reading. : police each night to complain the The manuscripts ranged from festivity is keeping her awake, serious essays to fiction. Recently the establishment was The box was suggested by closed for repairs, with only a Frederick N. Sager, who believes watchman's snores disturbing the that manv writers of ability never peace. But he found himself have anything published because awakened by officers, summoned they are too shy, or “don't know by the lady as usual to quiet “the how to go about it. scandalous and shocking hub- TOWN, COUNTY GET TOGETHER. (By Ansociated i ADA, Okla. June 24—Mrs Jessie Morgan, Pontotoc county home demonstration agent, re- ports that farm women near here have a unique “swap” scheme. A " In the canning season ‘many *™oke elimination ordinance farm women have MO £000 _——————————— than they have jars in which to COMING EVENTS preserve it. City women have PINCH ‘SOFTIES’ (fie Aesoctated Preset ST. LOUIS—A new kind of “prohibition” officer is patroling St. Louis. Special inspectors watch for coal “hootleggers” who sneak outside the city and buy baskets of soft coal in violation of the more jars in which to preserve i, City women hive OTS ———————$— than food. So Mrs. Morgan ar- TUESDAY ranged for the city women to Stone Church Service Club. 6:00 swap empty jars for full ones. pm. 4 More than 3,000 jars were ex- Mass Meeting, Men for Civilian changed. | Defense Organization. County } ROTICE TO THE PUBLIC serge and after Julv 1, all persons engaged in Pumbling and Elec-|®otary Club meets 12:15 p.m trical work in the City of Key, St Paul's Parish Hall West will be required to obtain/Lions Club meets at 6:30 p.m permit from office of Building} Lions’ Den, Seminary Street. Inspector this ordin- TUESDAY. JULY 1 Persons violating ance will be subject to arrest. Reon whe soe to Passed by Piumbing and Elec- 93 trical Boards at last regular m. eral building meeting Inspector. service. YGNACIO CARBONELL, jun3¢-it Building here of Lieut. (jg) Solomon Ka- ; last night at the chamber of com- manetly to handle the navy's part , housing survey, were Lieutenant of the survey and registration. | Wilson, navy; Capt. Maleotm R. Lieutenant Kaplan,: a reserve Bedsole, army; Lance Lester, at- officer of the civil éngineers corps, ' torney; B. Curry Moreno and Wal- will report for duty at the station lace B. Kirke, Key West housing; June 30, replacing Lieut. Sam Dr. James Parramore, county Wilson on the registration project. health; J. J. Trevor, federal hous- The navy, working with a com-' ing; Everett W. Russell, chamber mittee which represents local and! of commerce; H. E. Rue, WPA, federal interests, will maintain a'and A: J, Dion, organized labor. permanent office under Lieut. |C. H. Grun and E. Goslin also at- Kaplan, and all information on tended the conference. ROME RETALIATES |PUBLIC PUBLIC LIBRARY AGAINST AMERICA CLOSES THURSDAY FOR BRIEF PERIOD | PREPARATIONS ARE BEING MADE TO TAKE OVER HEL- { ITALIAN GOVERNMENT FOR- | BIDS U. S. CITIZENS FROM LEAVING ITALY Uiy Axnociated Press) | ROME, June 24—Rome, re-/ taliating against United States}) orders denying Italian citizens > exit from that.coutry, + for- bade Americans from ving Italy, ae About 6,000 United States citi- zens now are in this county. | erated for 10 of Coluinbus: he ‘Club, will be closed Thursday ‘await completion of a deal semaine ; which will give the club the old Hellings home, 319 Duval street, FRENCH START ie xs oe “CRACKING UP? xs sh ut, at Re | dent of the club, said Key West- ‘ers may take books from the | library between now and Thurs- (hy awnestatee Wredet day, holding them until the serv- CAIRO, June 24—Military ob- i€e 15 Feopened at the Hellings — here saw a quick end to; ‘wirs. Knapp said it has become French resistance in Syria today | necessary to vacate the KC hut as one British column announced | because of the United Service the capture of an airport almost! Organization recreation program 100 miles northeast of captured there, and the books cannot yet frasnabeus, " ‘be moved ‘to the Hellings prop- i ae : erty, because the deal has not yet — reported the “cracking been completed with Mrs, Elea- up” of French defenses. ‘nor Hellings, the owner, who: is With their main force caught in California. between the wings of a closing! ‘The club expects to reopen the British vice, the French, it is felt library at its new address within here, may give up almost at any two weeks. Meanwhile, how- time. ever, readers may hold without | penalty any books taken out be- | tween now and | SA WILL ie He i as a COURT SOMETIMES HAS resisence ty Mt. 1. Sellings, a TO FIND SOME WAY: '"°*y brick structure. cos | PHONEY FLAT {fy Anancinted Press SEDAN, KAS.—A . and forces around {By Axasciated Press WASHINGTON June 24. —Pre- vious family fights over estates will look like a peace society pic- nic before they settle one in the courts here—2.006 cousins estate contesting for the $570,000 estate of Mary Frances White. Miss White, 75-year-old heir- ess, started the outside di ment when she specified that $1,000 was to go to “each of my cousins living at the time of my: death, irrespective of the remote-' ness of the relationship.” Did she have cousins From al- most every state, plus Ireland and New Zealand, people popped up who claimed “cousinship.” Six first cousins brought suit to break the will District Justice Jennings Bai- ley held with the sextet but 40 claimants notified the court of in- tention to appeal. . ae ly the salesman jumped out and ran around looking at all his tires before it dawned upon him it was just part of the broadcast. THROUGH THE MILL form of a through the oats, was bound center of a bw ‘Spanish Youths Stage Big | (By Associated Prean) MADRID, June 24—-Hundreds fighting at the side of Germany ths march- and Italy. of Spanish you today in Madrid i ' i jed through the streets of Madrid | shouting defiance against Soviet! plan, who will be assigned per- | merce to discuss plans for the! LINGS' BUILDING AS NEW war on Russia as her two mighty neighbors, Germany and the So- viet Union, went into their third day of war without a clear show | Of success on either side, Berlin claimed steady gains and heavy destruction of Red air- craft, but reports from the propaganda ministry name any specific places sia which have been taken, Russian sources denied Adolf Hitler's soldiers have cross- ed the border at any point, /& sweeping offensive along the | Southern end of the 1,700-mile cerns nt an | Key West Publie Library, op-| 4 t } ‘ t elf A | 2 : f 3 | ily : i i ze Hy ze gis | i z 5 4 | mean’ liury last nigh’ will find their this no comment from either side, | pro by the {but Moscow made no comment.