The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 9, 1941, Page 1

Service For 61 Years Devoted to the- Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LXII. No. 162. Of Gross Receipts To|FIRST FIGHT BY City; New Schedule Of, PROISRTY OWNERS Charges Included ser (iy Associated Press) At a special meeting of the City Council held last night, a obstacle as Bay County prop- franchise-ordinance was passed! erty owen tention for a on its ‘final reading granting: court injunction Key West Gas Company’ the'} right to operate for a period of’ twenty years* under the pro-{ tend that county assessment visions’ of the document. the legal ot Ae ao One of the main provisions in| that the legislature does not have the authority to extend the contract is that the Gas that time this year. Company must pay to the city | annually two. percent of the | OOO I a I TD. _ MISIT 10 cry cent net receipts embodied in the | original contract submitted by| the company. | MR. MILLER 1S GRAND PA. | A new schedule of charges to| TRIARCH OF ODD FEL- be made for the use of gas will! tows ENCAMPMENT also be placed in effect in the! EN } new contract, which will afford | } | Mr. and Mré. Claude Miller @ saving to the consumer of gas, and their daughter, Ruth, were’ with the ton percent reduction | Visitors in the city from St. Pe- ; |tersburg for a few days. { time, | i SPOT oF DS fe S08 SNe: | age.” aaiter: who: is Grend Pa: to remain in effect, jtriarch of the Grand Encamp-' “It was also specified that | the: company adopt some means for (#8 here on an official visit to the local encampment. Mrs. Miller faking care of the: excesalve |i, vice President of the Hebeccah | smoke coming out of the smoke Assembly of Florida. stack at the plant, which has On Tuesday evening they were honor guests of Mrs. William complaint “Knight, Mrs. Leona.Collins, Mrs. Camille Robinson and Mts. Edna jAlbury at Mrs. Albury’s home on | Southard street. Mrs. Albury is | Noble Grand of the local Rebec- cah Lodge. i SEAMAN T0 GET | The lodge colors, pink and| caused considerable from those residing in that sec- tion of the city. ‘green, were carried out in the | COURT HEARIN decorations of flowers and can- | At the close of the social hour, ! delicious refreshments were serv- dles. { WILLIAMSON TO BE TRIED cq. Mrs. F.,F. Hoffman presid- Che Key West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U. S. A. By JACK STINNETT AP Feature Service Writer WASHINGTON, July 9—The talk of decentralizing Washing-! ton is getting so hot it no longer can be ignored. “ Washington is glutted. I have told about it often. The steady / influx of humanity te’ supply the’) demand for toilers:» in national | defense (government): workers | here now) number more than | 200,000) has eaused such a burst- | ing at the seams that: high offi- | ciais and congressmen can no} tonger stand tne strain. | Something has to be done and; that something very likely will} cause one of the grand scraps of | the year. Alréady on Capitol Hill | the lines are forming and cab- inet members and their lieuten- ants are arming for battle—a battle of words to prevent their bureaus and agencies from be-/| ing packed off to Oshkosh or; Tuscaloosa. | Even President Roosevelt's press conference has heard the | first rumblings of a skirmish. It! came out of the talk of moving! the Interstate Commerce Com- | j mission to Chicago—a move for | FUNDS TO BE USED FOR PUR- which the ICC has no stomach— but which has been suggested on! the floor of Congress with the! argument that the ICC could: keep just as close an eye, if not} a closer one, on the railroads and / such from Chicago as from | ment of Odd Féllows of Florida,’ Washington, Asked to comment,! American Legion will hold their | 5!8 Fleming street. the President only replied with | another query: Why pick on the} poor old ICC? Just what the something that thas to be done to relieve the day. Washington glut will be is not| Money from the dance will be $20, repair porch; Dan Navarro, yet clear. Aside from rushing construction of new government office buildings in suburban Vir- ginia and Maryland and an- nouneng that the regional for- | estry office will be moved out of | here, no. action has been taken. Budget Report Awaited The Bureau of the Budget, which seems to be all things to all government, has been making - a study for months and may come out any minute with a re- port and recommendations which —— KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 1941 } PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT "Yesterday told «newsmen he would | favor the recommendation of General George C. Marshall, army | chief of staff, that national guardemen’andselectees be held on | active duty for more tham the One «yeas/previously authorized. | The President said withdréwel nowwouldiinjure some units. | Eight Building Permits Issued Here Yesterday Germans And Sey Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit PRICE FIVE CENTS Killing Between Six én Thousand Soldiers REPORTER TAKES _ LEAD IN HELPING SERVICE PEOPLE STARTS MOVEMENT FOR OB. TAINING RECREATION CEN-| TER IN JACKSONVILLE; | | Key West building figures eed | terday continued to move up as ; Building Inspector Ygnacio Car- | | bonell issued permits to eight pro-} }perty owners for work totalling | | $2,750. | La Concha hotel was granted | | the largest of the permits, $800, | | for roof repairs, while $500 per- |mits for general repairs went to} | John A. Galaburt, 600-610 Eliza-! Forty and Eighters of the eth street, and to, Mis, J. Hayes, | BENEFIT DANCE | | SATURDAY NI CHASE OF INHALATOR FOR CITY benefit dance for the purchase of | an cnet eee a an inhalator Saturday night at the | modeling; Mrs. Jesus Medina, Stork Club, it was announced to-; 822 Simonton, $200, general Fen: | pairs; Ben Felton, 1114 Fleming, | 100, general irs, be } used for the purchase of lifesay- ye ciesogioe ¢ peta Pi ing equipment, which is to be construction of a building. turned over to the fire department Me ary ox PERU, ECUADOR ? Purchase of an inhalator by the | city or county was récommended by the Monrve county grand jury in May, after the death by drown- F (Ry Axnociated Presad | into the harbor at Trumbo Island.; BiyENOS AIRES, July 9.—Bor- | Since no action was taken by the | der fighting Bekwann Peru and county commission, members of | Ecuador has stopped, but Peru is * t i ing of a couple whose car plunged {from public spirited citizens, MEETS WITH SUCCESS ! JACKSONVILLE, July 9—| (FNS) It all come about through a New England conscriptee asking Keeler MyCarter, reporter on the Jacksonville Journal. “Where can I meet a pretty girl?” | McCartney wants it plainly understood that he is not running an advice to the lovelorn. He is a‘news reporter on the Jour- nal and was assigned to cover Camp Blanding. A keen observer, McCartney | saw the need for a service man’s | club in Jacksonville, place where| the boys could gather and meet the right sort of people, obtain in- fomation and advice. He preseneted the proposition to John H. Perry, owner of the) Journal and a campaign was start- | 1 jed to provide a recreation club.|same vein, said a military officer i Through the Journal’s effort $3,-, guilty of releasing information as 000 was raised in contributions! al building leased and capable host and hostess secured who devote their time to supervising the cen- ter which serves both soldiers} Much Concern Over Advance 3 News About U. S. Sending | Forces To Iceland * | PAPER ASKS SENATE | Wheeler in advance of American ON CHARGE OF GRAND LARCENY Joe Brown Williamson, navy seaman from the air station, yes- terday was, bound over to. criminal court under $500 bond on a charge of grand larceny in the theft of an automobile. Peace Justice Franklin Aren- berg bound Williamson over after hearing testimony that he had been picked up walking on Over- seas Highway five miles north of where Emerson Russell's stolen car was found in a ditch near Sad- dle Bunches bridge. FOUR DIVORCE | would give the move-’em-out ad- ‘vocates oh the Hill a springboard for action. The Federal. Communications ed at the punch bowl. Prizes were won Claude Miller, Mrs. Hoffman, Mrs, Collins, Miss Sarah Ann e | Birs, W. F. Collins and Claude Commission, the Home Owners ' Miller. ; Loan Corporation (which has less | Those enjoying the evening | than a thousand of its 7,500 em- were Mesdames Nellie Marrero, Ployes here), the Bureau of the Bertha Garcia, Lily Kemp, Rose | Census, a-half_a dozen agencies Hoffman, Katie Logan, Camille | i® Agriculture and Interior, and Robinson, Josephine Johnson, /he Securities and — Exchange | (Verna Lowe, Willie Davis, Paul |Commission are just a few that | Albury, Irene Miller, Edna Al-}ave been singled out by con- bury, Julia Knight, Leona Col-}8tessmen or other officials for lins and Bernice Parks; Misses |"@moval to other cities. \ Ruth Miller, Ruth Hancock, | _ But decentralization by trans- | Frances Collins, Gloria Giles, |fe™#ing agencies and bureaus to Elsie Belle Albury, Sarah ‘Ann | the hinterlands isn’t the only Birs and Peggy Collins; Messrs, |SCheme that has been advanced. ;Claude Miller, Sutton Johnson, |_ Several years ago, the National W. F. Collins, F. F. Hoffman, | Resources Committee came out Harvey Starr, John Robinson | With a plan to scatter 12 “re- and Kenneth Knight. gional capitals” over the United On Welnesday, Mr. and Mrs, | States, locating them roughly at | | Miller were taken on a tour of {the same points where the Fed-| ‘the city by Mrs. Collins and Mrs. |¢T@! Reserve banks are located. by Mrs. the 40 & 8 agreed last. month to hold a benefit in order to raise {money with which to buy the in-| reaching here indicated today. halator. CLUB SPONSORS PUBLIC FORUM Organization ofi a public forum camposed of gepresentatives of fall civic and fraternal organiza- {| tions in the city will be spon- sored in the near future, accord- ‘ing to plans formulated last eve-! mar firemen, roaring off to put ning at the regular meeting of the Stone Church Service Club. The purpose of the forum in question is to be the free discus- ‘sion of all problems pertaining ; ed seat. to the welfare and betterment of the community at large. William Fripp, president of the {Key West Rotary Club, was the ‘had put out the auto fire, too. from Camp Blanding and sailors | j making intensive preparations , frm the naval air station. to continue the struggle, reports! At a minimum. cost lockers, sleeping accomodations and other) Each country has protested facilities are provided. Women’s bitterly oe the “aggression” Church organizations became in-| of the o F i terested and’ supply sandwiches, | eakes, cookies and other food items which ‘donate. A Juke organ | wags secured and dafices arranged. | Here the sérVice'thien find a cor- ! dial welcome, get help and advice | and really feel at home. i Unoffil “reports reaching say Argentina and Bu i the! Beige ites may be asked } to settle the dispute. iPESKY SHOWER : WAS BLESSING | (Ry Associnted Press) ; DELMAR, Del. July 9.—Del- ly organized U.S, O. is preparing to do, but an enterprising news-’ | Paper reporter got the jump on i them and’ saw tn it that. his. city , Was prepared and his paper back- ‘ed him up to see the job through. CAPTAIN JACOBS ,out an automobile fire, cussed the heavy rain. It was coming down so hard that the driver couldn’t see from his unprotect- ! They abandoned the truck, | |jumped into a private automo- bile, and arrived to find the rain F ‘This is the sort of job the recent- Knight, which was enjoyed by This would mean regional capi- {the guests. They will leave tals would be established at or in! the vicinities New; guest speaker of the evening. ! Mr. Fripp selected “The Old: DILUTES LIQUOR DECREES ISSU {Thursday for Miami. They drove of Boston, in over the highway. York, Philadelphia, Cleveland, | Country Store” or the “Store of Four final divorce decrees have | been granted this week in cae FIRST AID CLASS { cuit court to Mary Hewitt, Dade county, charging Walter M. Tarpley, Dade county, with ex- T0 MEET MONDAY treme cruelty; Harry Thomas, Key § West, charging Bernice T, Thomas, Key} West, with extreme cruelty; Alice Hannibal, Key West, charging desertion against Sam- uel Hannibal, Miami, and Antonia Sawyer, charging desertion Charles E. Sawyer, City. Key West, against New York COMING EVENTS | THURSDAY Women interested in first aid | training will begin a free 20- jhour course Monday afternoon, under the sponsorship of the Red Cross, Mrs. M. E. Berkowitz {announced today. Classes are to be held each Monday from 3 to 5 o'clock, at the American Legion hall, with a probable series of night classes for women unable to attend the schedulde afternoon training pe- ee | THORS: Mrs. H. D. Folger will be in charge of the training sessions, Rotary Club meets 12:15. p.m.} and women interested in enrolling St. Paul’s Parish Hall Lions’ Den, Seminary Street. may arrange to enter the class Lions Club meets at 6:30 p.m.jthrough Mrs. Berkowitz, 322% Whitehead street. Richmond, Atlanta, Chicago, St. | Louis, Minneapolis, Kansas City, | Dallas and San Francisco. { The plan originally got into aj welter of controversy and after President Roosevelt was report-! ed to be against it, it was allow- ed to go into the discard. Re-/ cently, it has been dragged out, dusted off and has a good chance of getting before Congress in the form of proposed legislation. Rep. Everett M. Dirksen of Il- linois has announced that he is going to push through his reso- lution for a special committee to report on this or other decen- tralization legislation. Sen. John H. Overton of Louis- iana has said he will oppose any attempt to move any agencies out of Washington. He suggests putting all government depart- ments on three eight-hour shifts a day or rushing Broscyl es low-cost housing in suburban areas, the Crossroads” as the topic for’ An Indiana man, arrested for! his talk and described. the! distilling corn liquor, told the! growth of this enterprise from aj judge that bootleggers, because | humble. beginning to one of the |of heavy competition, had been | largest businesses in the coun-| forced to dilute their liquor half! try. ‘and half with vinegar. Blackout’ Tomorrow Night Ve } eo Government Key West will stage a 20 minute | barracks. All lights will go out at | blackout tomorrow night, while 8:20 o'clock, with the blackout navy patrol planes fly over ; lasting until 8:40. city in a trial effort to spot vital _ The partial blackout, believed military objectives on the ground. i pth pdhpede ings op Comdr. A. M. Steckel, public cently at other | relations officer at the navy sta-/ the Atlantic include the navy station and air | cooperate RECALLED, HOWEVER, TO AC TIVE DUTY WITH BOARD OF NAVIGATION © Capt, Walter commandant of Key The captain, when he left Key West May 15, to be relieved here or ee oe in command of the local station for 15 months. | Vichy. day la Nazi Bombers Resume At- tacks On England; Last Night | (by Associated Press), (By Annocinted Prensa) Red Army forces,‘ striking WASHINGTON, July 9,—Prime } furiously with tanks, massed: in- Minister Winston Churchill of gantry and hundreds of heavy Great Britain has expressed “deep | concern” to President Roosevelt | © = ae eee over the annolncement of Senator| have “turned the tide” against Burton K. Wheeler last week that} German troops along the central * | i { | ; | United States forces would bé! sent to Iceland, it was revealed to- | 2¢@F Minsk, er meri hen T. “as ly, White H A Moscow communique said phen T. Early, White House secretary, said the English prime | between 6,000 and 7.000 German minister did not protest Wheeler's} soldiers were killed in the fierce | counter-attack, which followed action, but voiced his. concern an abortive x. by the Nezis over a _ premature revelation “which might have endangered the lives of British soldiers.” Early said Churchill explained! ; Repors from the front said Ru- manian and German trops in the were fleeing back across the that Germany, learning of the im-! pending move before it had been | Bessarabian frontier into Ru- | mania, Hs made, might have launched an at- tack on Iceland to head off the American occupation, Details of Churchill's message to the. President will be made pub- lic later, Early said. PROBE ON WHEELER (DY Ansociated Press) WASHINGTON, July. — The Griffin (Ga) News today edito- riaHy demanded a senate investi- gation of the release of military information by Senator Burton K. report, and Russian communi- ques did not mention a German attack in that sector. story, reported 329 Russian w: planes were shot down in fight- occupation of Iceland. » ing Monday and Tuesday, ‘The Georgia paper, leading a chorus of editorial protests in the Wheeler did would be subject to a court-martial. \i Syian War Now End “Uly Associated Prensa) have asked the British “govern- in Cairo preparatory to a agreement between London