The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 5, 1941, Page 1

4 ‘ ; ‘ i "Associated Press Day Wire * Service For 61 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West dk hbk dd dd) GERMAN-TURKISH PACT RATIFIED (Ds Associated Press) BERLIN. July 5—A 10- year non-aggression pact be- tween Germany and Turkey, The City Council, at an in-| ®Pproved last month in An- kara. was ratified today in formal meeting on Thursday] Berlin, it was announced night with §S. R. Robineau, at-| ee*this afternoon. Board Meets With Attor-| ney Robineau And Mem- bers Of Aqueduct Unit Regarding System torney for the Keys Aqueduct! CHIDIIAIDI 4 Ra SS. <a let a al li Commission, and members of the co. ‘MRS. WHITAKER the leasing of the city’s water | System to the Aqueduct group | a | FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE fresh water line for Key West and CONDUCTED MONDAY the keys. cemmission, tentatively favored DIED THIS A.M. conjunction with the proposed! AFTERNOON Mr. Robineau told members of j from | : hi a3 sie | Funeral services will be held # len 0f.41,350,000 wes 10, 4.59 o'clock agonday.| afternoon be obtained, require a, for Mrs. Maude Elizabeth Whit- | 4 lease to the commission of the !@ker, age G2, who died 8:15 o'clock this morning at the resi- |dence, 1113 Vareia street. The funerai procession will leave the Ley Memorial church, where the body will be placed at "4 2 o'clock, for the cit; ‘tery. pumping station, and payment of | Rev. Win, E Bryant will officiate. a $50 stand-by charge per year| Survivors include five children, by the city for each hydrant | Joe Romero and Miss Lenora within the municipal limits. Whitaker of Key West, Ruth Purchase of water by the city | Walker of Miami, Jeanetta Jau- for municipal purposes will be at aker of New Jersey; two sisters the lowest wholesale price avail-i yrs. Lula Griner aaa Mrs. ‘Jeanie able under the agreement with | Jaycocks; 12 grandchildren and the RFC. The charge to home |@ great-grandchild. owners will be about 40 cents| Pallbearers will be selected |from the Golden Eagles, Poca- jhontas, Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters. the council that the RFC, would city’s underground system, pro- vision of a site from city-owned | property for and: | reservoir per thousand gallons. In accordance with the agree- ment, which will be incorporated Arrangements for the services in a lease contract, the city will’, ; become sole owner of the system, | pds charge of Lopez Funeral with all improvements, after liquidation of the loan. The ONE KILLED IN commission will install and main- tain hydrants without cost to the city. Mr. Robineau will proceed to Washington at once to sit in! with the commission’s bond coun- | sel and RAF officials to prepare (Hy Axnociated Press) the lease. | NEW YORK, Regular Meeting During the regular session of the council Thursday night, pre- ceding the meeting with Mr.|a six-story building on upper Robineau, the city fathers refus-| Broadway in what had appeared ed to confirm Mayor Willard Al-| to be a minor blaze. bury’s appointment of Joseph} Fire department investigators Kemp as Police lieutenant. | said they had not yet determined Mayor Albury, who has complete | the source of the explosion. Most charge of the police department, | of the building’s space is devoted immediately reappointed Mr. | to sporting goods. (Continued on Page Four) DIZZY DEAN EARNED | $285,000 AS PITCHER| ST. LOUIS,—Matthew Casey, | colored, of this city, arrested for Dizzy Dean's total earnings as a | counterfeiting, gave this explana- pitcher are estimated at $285,000.; tion to police: “I had to make He now receives $8,000 a year as|counterfeit money to keep from coach for the Chicago Cubs. ‘ stealing.” injured late this morning as a | ONE OF TWO THINGS | | William Fripp Inducted As President Of Rotary Club Everett W. Russell, president of the Key West Rotary ¢lub, Thursday turned over his} man,and Little program. chair to William Fripp, as mem-| Ernest Ramsey, chairman, and bers of the group held induction) Melyin Russell, Rotary. informa- rites for newly elected officers; tion; Earl Adams, chairman, and and committee heads. Singleton, ©. ‘public © information; New officers and directors are ' Jerry Trevor, chairman, and Jack President Fripp; Russell, who will | Long, Charles Smith, Jacob hold office as vice president;| Adams and Steve Douglas, budget; Howard Overlin, secretary,| Maitland Adams, chairman, and Charles Smith, treasurer, and} Bascom Grooms and Allan Cleare, Melvin Russell, William Demeritt, | vocational service; Clem Price, Maitland Adams and Eddie/chairman, and Hollon Bervaldi Strunk, and Ben Trevor, community ser- Warren Sawyer took office as: vice; Jack, Long, chairman, and sergeant-at-arms, with William;Arch Morgan and William Mor- Little, song leader. gan, youth service. Committeemen: Everett Russell,; Melvin Russell, chairman and chairman, and Eddie Strunk, club! Arthur Riviere, public schools; service; Little, chairman, Aaron} William Kemp, chairman, and retiring | Pinder, and Dr. J. B. Parramore, fellowship; Albert Peirce, chair- McConnell and Steve Singleton, | Carl Hilton and William Fleck, re-: membership; | Curry Moreno, creation and sports; John Gard- chairman, and William Kemp, | ner, chairman, and Doctor Par- classification; Charles Taylor,jramore and Dr. William Warren, chairman, and William Demeritt,| crippled children, and Sebastian attendance; Harry Baker, chair-| Cabrera, chairman, and Col. L. L. man, and Arthur Riviere, Luther‘ Pendleton, intenational service. 4 don of Tampasant Orion Whit-|available;-it is hoped that it will? f July 5—One; | fireman jwas killed and several | |75-foot wall of flame shot from } The Key | THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. GIVES STATUS OF INCREASE IN OLD AGE. ASSISTANCE WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE AFTER MAY 1. 1942 (Special to The Cifisen) JACKSONVILLE, July 5—To correct a possible misunder- standing regarding recent legisla- tive increases in old age assist- ance funds, George A. Chalker, chairman of the District 10 Wel- fare Board, today issued a state- ment in which he pointed out that these additional funds would not be aVailable before May 1, sistance recipients not to expect any immediate increase in | grants. | The statement, in part, said: “Increase applications and in- creased requests for larger grants, indicate that there is some jconfusion in the public’s mind re- | garding the payment of old age ] assistance in Florida. “This is most unfortunate, and !is no doubt directly due to has- |ty reading of news stories were published during the legis- | lative session. { “The fact is that the legislature reappropriated the same amount {for Old Age Assistance, Aid to} jthe Blind, alministratvie costs | ;and participation in such Federal | programs as the. distribution of |surplus commodities as in 1939 and in 1937, with the exception {that it provided for a five-cent ; tax om money wagered on horse j tracks and seized: the ‘odd cents | breaks’ at horse tracks, | “When the new money is be in sufficient amount to per- | mit the increasing of the average ‘grant for Old Age Assistance !trom the present $13 per month | to $23 per month. However, this ; does not mean that every recip- ient will be paid the same then {or now. The reverse is true”. ‘HERE ON SUNDAY \ SAAS TEST /PIONEER CITIZEN DIED AT HOME ON OLIVIA STREET FRIDAY MORNING Funeral services for Joseph | Lopez Johnson, age 90, who died lyesterday morning at 6:30 o’clock at his residence, 621 Olivia | street, will be held Sunday after- noon ati§ o’cldck from St. Mary’s ‘Star of the Sea Catholic church. | Rev. J. J. Murphy will officiate. ! Survivors are the widow, Mrs. {Josephine Johnson; a son, Joseph Moulton Johnson, and seven grandchildren. | Pallbearers will be Phillip |Sanchez, A. M. Hewett, William Boll, Henry Haskins, Roy Faulk- |ner and Graham Lester. ! Lopez Funeral Home charge of arrangements. REJECTS BILL is in | (Special TLe Citizen) senate nayal affairs jhas rejected a bill under committee which | Marine Corps and navy could be j held in service beyond their regu- lar enlistments. The committee, according to ; Senator David I. Walsh, of Mas- | sachusetts, felt such action would jbers of the Marine Corps and navy. The regular period of enlistment in the Marine Corps is four years. Enlistments in the Marine Corps Reserve, however, are being ac- cepted for the duration of the emergency. et tt tt et tt te FOR ROAD SERVICE PHONE 5 Lou Smith Auto Service White at Fleming Street } 1 that } JOHNSON FUNERAL CITING SERVICE! WASHINGTON, July 5.—The! members of the United States | bea breach of contract with mem- ! KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, JULY 5, 1941 i i } | eee | the stu curricular of the college 1942. He cautioned old age as-|as a part of the nation-wide defense program. 1 | The United States today count- ed 249 accident-dead in the first 24 hours of a three-day Fourth of ; July celebration. | | Accidents in unprecedent high- way traffic acounted for 170 lives: and more than 2,000 injured yes- {terday, while two lost their lives through fireworks, and 77 were | killed in other acidents, principal- ly drownings. German panzer divisions today | were reported on the banks of the | |Dneiper river, 230 miles from | Moscow, after rolling over hastily | constructed bridges thrown across \the Berezina this morning. A high command bulletin said i dynamited Berezina _ bridges proved no obstacle to the flying ; Nazi columns, and Red Army de- fenses were reported crumbling | before the swift advance of the | Germans. | The Berlin communiaue said } German troops are in pursuit of a “beaten enemy” along the shores tof the Baltic, while a joint Fin- | nish-German push is said to ‘be battering atthe gates of Lenin- | grad. |. Berlin, admitting fierce Rus- {sian resistance all along the line, announced Soviet casualties in killed, wounded and captured at’ {500,000 since the fighting began. Moscow, denying the German claims, countered with .a report | that the German army has suffer- | ed casualties of 700,000 in the 13- | day-old war. Deny Italian Claims The official Soviet communique today admitted some German gains in Bessarabia, but denied an Italian report that the Red army had taken flight before the Ger- man advance. Russian reports did not confirm, !the German claims of an advance! carrying to the Dneiper, but ad- mitted heavy fighting east of the Berezina river, which the Nazis claimed to have crossed early this morning. BERLIN SAYS PLANS, RED GENERAL SEIZED My Associated Prean) BERLIN, July 5—Capture of a major general of the Fourth Rus-, rniture, ¢'¢gmpus from Accident-Dead In 24 Hours | | meanwhile, announced Indian and, | South African troops already ate Furnishings, Restaurant Equipment and Venetian Blinds a ed { j 4 } 1 { | defense unit now AY { } Of July Fourth Celebration’ | | (By Associated Presn) | The National Safety Council said automobile accidents alone | would account for more than 475} deaths over the holidays, urged | extreme caution on the part of} motorists, | Highway jams were contributed | to, according to the safety council, | by increased earnings, more auto-! mobiles, and the traffic caused by | parerts visiting boys in military camps. | | In German-Russian War | Conflicting In Extreme’ (By Associated Press) sian infantry and his staff was an- nounced today in Berlin. The report said the general and his staff were captured June 28. Maps and plans found at. the; general headquarters were said to} have proved of immense value to ; the attacking German troops. | } RED ARMY ATTACKING, | EDEN TELLS COMMONS | { (By Associated Press) LONDON, July 5—Russian’s} massive army not only ‘is putting | up a stubborn resistance, but: is; beginning to ‘strike:back at the} Nazis, Foreign. Minister Anthony ; Eden told the house of commons today. Eden said the Red. forces ‘had } fought surprisingly well and would increase in strength. BOMBS SET OIL DEPOT ON FIRE (Ry Associated Presa) CAIRO, July 5—Towering flames today continued to light up the Lebanon capital of Beirut as French troops and civilians} battled a conflagration set last | night when British bombers hit an oil depot in the city. Beirut and troop concentrations to the south were reported heav- ily bombed last night in two! lengthy raids staged by the RAF. Headquarters of the Brit’sh Middle Eastern command here, Syrian campaign, after their vic- tory in Ethiopia Thursday. : ; President; Earle Hamilton, Third ENGLISH BATTER PORTS AND TRANSPORTATION CEN- TERS IN NORWAY, GER- MANY AND NORTH FRANCE (By Associated Press) LONDON, July 5.—Bombers of the Royal Air Force, contin- uing to take advantage of Ger- man preoccupation in the East, last night and today battered ports and transportation centers in Norway, Germany and North France. German, submarines at Kiel were reported damaged in the heavy attacks, and two German battleships at Brest were bomb- el again in night and day raids by the far-reaching British war- planes. Squadrons of the long-range bombers ‘roared across. the chan- nel this morning at high alti- tudes, and residents of southern England could hear the crash of the falling bombs ~ along the j French coast. { LIONS INSTALL NEW OFFICERS) Newly elected officers of the Key West Lions Club were install- } ed with impressive ceremonies | conducted at the regular meeting | held on Thursday evening in the} Den on Seminary street. Gerald ' Saunders, immediate past presi-! dent of the organization, offi-{ ciated in installing the following officers. John Costar, President; John Simone.” First. Viee-Presi-.. dent; Victor Lowe. Second Vice- Vice-President; Albert Di-Negro, | Lion Tamer; Joseph Zorsky, Tail- twister; Joe Allen, Chas. H. Ket- chum, Andrew Pritchard and Hastings Smith, Directors; Rod- man Bethel, secretary and Chas. ' E. Roberts, Treasurer. President Costar in a brief ad- dress, expressed his appreciation for the honor conferred upon him and pledged himself to exert his every effort to maintain the high standing of the organization in the , community. H Plans for the club’s aluminum | drive in cooperation with the na- } tional defense movement for the ; conservation of this valuable me-} tal were formulated. | President Costar announced the ; first Directors meeting for the new | year to take place on Monday {| evening. at 8 o'clock. At the conclusion, pf the meeting the members, present, gave a typical, Lions. Roar,;in honor of re- tiring President Gerald Saunders, led by, Lion Joe. Allen. ; MILWAUKEE,—Arthur. Klett, checks, placed the guilt on those | who cashed them, saying: “They ) ; should be more careful. Then they | wouldn't get stuck and I wouldn't ; get arrested. OE be ee NASSAU OFFICIAL George W. K. Roberts, member of the House of Par- liament in Nassau, and ne- phew of the late Thos. E. Rob- erts of Key West, spent Fourth of July in this city visiting with Fire Chief and’ Mrs. Har- ed to study SBI LA SS SS CITY CLOCK NOW IN FINE SHAPE The clock in the City Hall tower, which has been out of commission for some time due to having it repaired and com- pletely overhauled, has been placed back in working order. The work of repairing the “big timepiece” was perform- ed by Clarence Thompson, city mechanic, while the four faces were repainted and otherwise trimmed up by M, Salazar. The clock now presents a much better appearance, and is striking on time, with the former service restored after being out of commission for quite a time. VIII ILD SI IS. PRESIDENT BACK IN WASHINGTON WILL MAKE STUDY OF THREE IMPORTANT MEASURES. AFFECTING ARMY (Ry Ansortated Press) WASHINGTON, July 5.—Back at his White House desk today after a week at Hyde Park, Presi- dent Roosevelt today was expect- it meas- ures affecti d. Henderson's ~ r ministration, Army leaders will attempt get presidential approval for two measures lengthening the period of trainees’ service, and permit- ting use of American troops out- side the Western Hemisphere. Henderson wiil seek the Presi- ‘dent's go-ahead signal fora meas- ure enforcing his administration’s rulings on price control, President Roosevelt has ex- pressed no opinion up to now on any of the measures. GASOLINE WASTE | (ire Anaocinted Prema WASHINGTON, July 5.—Har- old Ickes, recently appointed “czar” of the petroleum industry, today requested District of .Co- lumbia police to arrest. motorists ho race their engines or make “jackrabbit” starts. . , : Ickes said the move isan ex- waste, and, if successful,mmay be extended to the rest of the coun- in jail in this city, for writing bad | try. Much of the gasoline used by motorists, he said, is ¢onsumed by unnecessary engine racing and wild starts in traffic. STRESSED HIS WORK Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; range of only 14° Fahrenheit a periment in control of gasoline | with an average PRICE FIVE CENTS |Proposal Submitted By County Clerk Goes To Attorney General’s Of- j | | fice For Decision A proposal of County Clerk | Ross Sawyer that- Monroe county ‘be permitted to use an estimated | $200,000 in gas tax money for its |share of new construction on Overseas Highway will go before the attorney general's office for a ; decision, road Department At- torney T. M. Shackleford told | county commissioners here Thurs- jday. Sawyer said the figure, $200,- | 000, represents his estimate of the | amount ‘of gas tax money which | should be due the county by Jan- juary 1. Shackleford, who attended a ‘meeting of Overseas Highway {commissioners Wednesday, visit- ‘ed the county commission to ex- ‘plain to the board that his ,ment can provide little ite linformation about highway im- ' provements here until it is known + ,how much the Federal Bureau. of © |Public Roads will allocate for | Florida. He added, how: on the keys “ igh rinAgncd ‘in getting as mucli state aid as pos- isible for this county. Shackleford i was i ‘is period of $3,795.87, Pe ete ae 64. ‘office in the same i nei ' $689, with gross earnings of |295.01, and expenses of $606. pproved, and: ij q + | the ; the r EATONTON, Ga.—Asked by} draft board officials in this city , on VISITS KEY WEST |' i