The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 10, 1941, Page 1

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COMING EVENTS Best Interests of Key West Moscow Also Reports Ger-| Associated Press Day Wire 5 Service For 61 Years Devoted to the READY TO SHOOT gre a E OF LARGEST °PROCES- SIONS EVER SEEN IN KEY WEST man Thrust At Lenin-| grad Repulsed With Heavy Nazi Losses (By Associated Press) New successes for the Red/ Army were reported today re Moscow as an official communi- que claimed two motorized di- visions of German troops were wiped out yesterday in fighting} west of Smolensk on the road.to} Moscow claimed. a strong Ger: man thrust at Leningrad from|, the north was repulsed with | heavy losses to the Nazis, while Red defenders were said to be| WITH “SHOOTING ORDERS” from President Roosevelt, Navy Secretary Frank Knox said the navy is ready io keep the ocean lanes clear as far east as Ice- land. “There is no room for | doubt of what may be done”, Knox said, “but I leave the in- terpretations to you". holding their own against Ger- man attacks toward the Ukraine in the south, The Berlin high command _is- sued another unrevealing munique: i i com- | i Frank Knox Funeral _ services (Nene) Renedo, 58-year-old Key ‘West native, who died Tuesday morning in Miami, were held here yesterday afternoon, ar- | ringements for the funeral being in charge of the Pritchard Fun- eral Home. The funeral took place from the residence of his brother, |Helio Renedo, 903 Virginia | street, to the cemetery, where Services were conducted by the number ‘ie coming “in their cars to attend the besides the multitude of ‘friends and associates ‘West who joined in the funeral procession. jing friends and acquaintances of }the deceased, stretched out more j than seven blocks long. “We are proceeding in the east without halt”, agency, reported 110 Russian planes were destroyed in air combat and bombing of Red air- | dromes during yesterday’s fight- | ing. Stockholm heard reports of Street fighting in Talinn, capital of Russian-occupied Estonia, but there were no details about what! forces were involved. H Official Russian news sources | said yesterday.a full.regiment of fight against the Red Army. STALIN SPENDS HOUR WITH BRITISH ENVOYS Cy Asnmeinted Peenss MOSCOW, July 10, Josef Stalin and Foreign Mine ister Vyacheslav Molotov this morning were reported closeted for an hour with a British mili- tary mission, supposedly study- ing means of cooperation be- tween Great Britain and the So- viet Union in their war with Germany. No details of the conference were released. NEGRO IS BOUND Shelbie Sheffield, negro, this morning was bound, over to criminal court under $100. bond on a yagrancy charge, while sheriff's officer checked his . al-; leged complicity iy a $65 robbery | Sunday morning at Padron’s Grocery. | Sheffield, appearing before! Peace Justice Enrique Esquinaldo, ' Key West at the time it place. took WILLIAMSON IS |liquor and damaging the property, HAVE HAY FEVER? FINED IN COURT Shane county sheritf’s oftice had | GO TO ALASKA’ man under $500; Joe Brown Williamson, navy {darkness until | member of the searching party \ of over 300. | The matches. lost. in the awaiting the arrival | released the bond. ARE RESOU | TWO WERE-LOST IN LIME- STONE CAVERNS NEAR MARIANNA /MARIANNA, July 10 (FNS).— Finnish infantry had deserted the ; Hungry, cold, wet and worried, Germans and brought arms and two Florida girls, lost in Chipola equipment over to the Russians, river announcing they did not want to here, limestone caverns girls, Mary |to Dade county for trial enlisted man, yesterday was fined $15 and costs in criminal court on GIVES AGES FOR a charge of using the property of another after he admittedly had taken ‘And ‘wrecked a car belong-| ing to Emerson Russell, officer} aboard the tug Willet. ” { Williamson, originally charged the lighter charge and agreed to pay for damage to the machine. THURSDAY jons Club meets at 6:30 p.m. \Lions’ Den, Seminary Street. | FIRST AID CLASS Mrs. M. E. Berkowitz, secretary |achief cause of Hay fever, and with grand larceny in the theft of | of the county’s home defense com-}of most other windborn pollens. | the car, entered a guilty plea to; mittee, today announced first aid} classes to be sponsored here by the | ist, Red Cross will be open to anyone | tests, working with the weather | over the age of 17. Both men and women have | vations this way: been invited to attend the Mon-| day afternoon instruction periods? ant for a free, 20-hour course in first | spores in Alaska is remote”. | aid treatment. The classeg are to | be held each Morday from 3 to 5| WANTED—Couple to run small) o'clock at the American Legion! | hall. near spent 18 hours huddled in rescued by a Elizabeth 'remier Rhyne of Marianna and her house guest, Emma Bess Wats, of Jack- sonville, set out to explore the caverns on Saturday morning, | carrying a flashlight, candles and Following one of the countless passages, they became , Their flashlight gave out, ! candles burned away and finally matches were gone, leaving them inky blackness where ; they huddled for nearly 18 hours j until found by rescuers, Refreshed with warm food and | jrest the girls appeared little af-' PARK SUPERINTENDENT UN- fected by their experience. OVER 10 COUR Ryne js the daughter of Mr. and| ahi }Mrs. Cecil Rhyne, owner of the; RARE | caverns, which. ars ‘oped ag a state) Alabama: Florida Park servite. E. G. PIERCE HELD IN J bei 1-{ ttraype by lattesting to the sincere friend- ship and respect held for the departing member. Mr. Renedo ; Was laid away in a solid bronze casket, which is a rarity in Key West and elsewhere as well. Resolutions of tespect adopted by the colored colony of Miami were rad at the grave, while Dr. Carmelo Urguinago, congress- }man of Cuba, paid’ a glowing tribute to the deceased. Pallbearers were selected from ithe Masonic. Order and many tof his close friends here. Mr: Renedo, who was. familiar- jy known to his their final respects at the funeral and graveside. The death of Mr, Renedo will be keenly felt on every hand, his passing having cast a:gloom over the multitude of friends he had made during his span of life, all of whom extend their sincere and heartfelt sympathy to his bereaved family. TAMPA STARTS TREE PLANTIN Miss ; DERTAKES WORK OF BEAUTIFICATION | interest’ in Py for Tomas} ' TAMPA, July, 10 (FNS).—With ‘save thousands every yea ithe view of stimulating greater, junking all errand-buggies here city beautification, ;and letting the gentlemen and park superintendent Marco Penn ;hirelings in the federal depart-} | Britain With 1 England with bombs and sank; | five British ships in a convoy near } ki rat Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1941 (By Associated Press) i BERLIN, July 10.—German|in a series of raids in north Ger-| warplanes last night raked south {many and occupied France last, night.) Making Ready | =“ e {of the men and women who-are | | For-Am Attack On Germany 3,3." "7s" = ” nh es eFMAaDY i:00:-:: t ‘ (By Associated Press) NEW. YORK, July 10—Au;}, in Key | thorized Nazi sources today were charged the The funeral cortege, | United States and Great Britain which was made up of more than! with preparing an attack position! in a position where one hundred automobiles, bear- in Iceland for an assault on Ger-| legitimately be attacked by Ger- strict supervision under the pro- ‘reported to have many. ' | military push against Europe. Government spokesmen in Ber- Virginio « Gayda, many. jmet by arms. Urges Knox To Testify In _ Reported Activity Of Navy | (By Associated Press) } WASHINGTON, July | States German ships in the Atlantic. ; | Around Capital town: | Just why the idea 10. —} CONGRESS TO HAVE SURVEY MADE OF ALL GOVERNMENT-OWNED CARS should ernment ‘pop up at this late date nobody loose a lot of humor on it. seems to know, but Congress is most recent came out of the war They fix the millage. asking for a survey of the pos- ‘department the other day in an! assessor does is find the sibilities of having all govern- | office where civilian clerks al [depth charges‘on a submarine. By JACK STINNETT, AP Feature Service Writer workers are | ment-owned cars in Washington ready were rubbing either elbow: usé taxis instead. ‘vinced the government ;gave Tampa home owners over ments and _ agencies hail the cab- /10,000 trees, plants and | The park department is ESE SSIES SE ERE | i (Ry Assnctated Presa) \ | JUNEAU, Alaska, July 10.—| | Hay fever sufferers in the United | j States may turn hopeful noses | ~ ; north. é } | Daily tests made here, at Fai?- | ; banks and Nome during summer | } months ‘showed the‘ areas to be | virtually free of tagweed pollen, | O. O. Durham, Chicago botan- made the “pollen count’ | bureau. He wound up his obser- hotel, Navy or civilian. Box G.H., The Citizen. shrubs | bies. | from the city nursery this week, | ment “Thus the possibility of inhal-| allergy from pollen andj building in the investigating committee with this one caution: It may work fine on sunny days, but just try to find a cab at any price during a storm. one The office space problem here 3 ily8-10 | roby, There is hardly a govern- the district | con- | (barring the weather bureau and | E. G. Pierce, employe on the stantly growing flowering shrubs |the bureau. of standards) that | denied any knowledge of the rob-; negro housing project here, today and plants as well as trees in| isn’t within a 20-cent taxi ride of | bery, and denied that he was in, was being held in county jail|much greater quantities than re- | the Capitol or of any other gov-; of Miami: quired for city use and each year | ernment building. If the idea goes | authorities, who will return him! the surplus is distributed free to| over, only the executives will on' home owners for the beautifica- | ride in federal jcharges of reckless driving, driv- tion of yards and gardens. jdoes, I'd like to testify before \ing while under the influence of cars. Before it If you already, have a LOT in Key all its for F. H. A. Financing and build you BEAUTIFUL MODERN HOME. . YOUR MONTHLY PAYMENTS will be less than paying ee 17 yon do not haee 6 1-07 we, will tell. vou whens aad how. purchase one. We make preliminary plans, sketches SOUTHERNMOST CONSTRUCTION WORKS 421 Duval Street Washington ‘oy shoulder blades. An electrician itaxi fares are the cheaper of turned up there and started chis-|@@ch county. It also says the! |any in the country and Congress ‘ejing a square space dut of the Millage shall come down—but! | leaders back of the move are con- wall for an electric fan. The of-!that rests in the laps of the tax-* could fice wag wanted to know: “What | Payers themselves and the mem-) you doing, fellow—making |,bers of ‘those two T are {room for another clerk?” r ee The story is that the navy | couldn't take it, The army had its Jimmy Stewart. The marine corps had its Jimmy Roosevelt. And what did the navy have? Just a bunch of officers. So they got out the lists and culled them well and called up naval reserve’ Lieut. even a report that the navy fol- lowed up its announcement that Bob was reporting | by notes to the other two | services saying: “Ah-yah, we | Sot one, too". ‘ ee | ‘The Russo-German war has re- | (Continued on’ Page Four) ONIGHT,--LATINS FROM MANHATTAN, RADIO STARS FROM LOEWS STATE THEATER AT THE STORK CLUB. (Rome admitted 14 persons were | ” . i ed when a small formation of; ent and prospective—at last have Bristol, a communique said today. British bombers struck at Naples their problem back on their own | {London claimed heavy damage | last. night.) Charge United States And semi-official back home” can pay as much or Italian spokesman, commented at as little as they want, is the way the other end of the Axis that Comptroller Lee sees it. The American troops in Iceland were’ State's position now is solely they could} that of umpire—to | Occupation of Iceland by the the burden desired by the folks! 1 ‘lin were said to have commented | United States, Gayda said, put! back home is fairly distributed! FRENCH TROOPS seemed The flower offerings were pro- | that joint United States—British | American fighting forces in the among those same folks, who aft-| likely to be fighting soon at fuse, the numerous contributions occupation of the island could, war zone, and their cooperation’ er deciding what they want to! the side of their conquerors as _in respect to the deceased: coming mean nothing else than a prep-! with Great Britain would mean a pay are faced with the job of! Adolf Hitler announced his ap- from people in all walks of life,‘ aratory move for an American! threat to Germany which could be paying it. : i Isolationist’ Senatot Burton K.! i numerous Secretary of the Navy Frank! Wheeler of Montana demanded ‘findiig out who’ owns, personal |friends as “Nene”, was exceed- |Knox was expected to be called | the appearance of the secretary of | property, stock and bonds, and {ingly popular among a large fol- before the Senate Naval Affairs|the mavy after a Washington| we're going to get the data from lowing, which was fully attested | committee today or tomorrow to newspaper column told of an ac-| Corporation returns to the secre- | by the large number that paid testify on reports that United|tion in which United States des | tary of state, from income tax! navy units have fought) troyers were said to have dropped‘ returns to Uncle Sam and from! turning The | Mr. COMPTROLLER | CHTES’STATUS | © ONETAXATION | —_—+- | URGES ALL TO FAMILIARIZE | THEMSELVES WITH PRO. | VISIONS SET FORTH IN NEW | TAX LAWS i | | i Florida’s taxvayers—past, pres- | |front door steps, right at home BS AL jand in their own hands, according ‘to State Comptrolier J. M. Lee, | i who, after spending ten days ; working out instructions for of-' ‘ficials in connection with the | {new tax laws, took time out to |prepare for readers of The Citi-} |zen a few words for the benefit | With the bugaboo of state! {taxation eliminated” from — the |property tax structure “folks insure, by {visions of the new statutes, that | | There are two important firsts | (right now—according to the | ‘comptroller. They are: {| See your tax assessor 'away to make sure you get your! | proper exemption and that he! ‘doesn’t figure wrong on values— ! ‘because he’l Ihave to figure by} {himself under these new laws if} lyou don’t function. No more} go * . i pen Aa t : | Units Against German Ships s2t.0's% isi. "ies Psi oF oncanza.| { { Mr. Taxpayer's job, thie comp-| i troller. says, not the editor’s nor! ithe tax collector’s nor the tax! ssessor’s. “We've got ways of! | wherever we can find it. ——" | ble and grief and the state movey | 19 and 20, Milton E. Bacon, Jr.,, been effected Tuesday, but it of Marineland, week, by seeing the county assessor jright now”, Lee says. The other “first” for the man 'gentlemen and how Taxpayer talks effectively to them. value. : ‘imes, ‘payers should — see \ Row while’ budgets ” \ prepared.’ Next morith’ | too late. : | Then the taxpayer should see Brot tax collector before the 15th |—or his name may show up in} the paper as delinquent, and, more costs be added. Names of ~ delinquent for 1940 person- | al and intangible property taxes | ( paid you can save this embar- | | | | year—there’s no “misses” going | |to be allowed your tax collector, | according to the comptroller. "Mr. Taxpayer should be tax-| {conscious by the time he does! {these things—and that should} lead him to a policy of partici- | business of his . Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit ae PRICE FIVE CENTS <a itish Troops Driving On ‘Lebanon rs * fe Reported Vichy Armisti ACCEPTS FRENCH AID right !————_-—. ‘ ST. AUGUSTINE, July (FNS).—Members of the Florida ‘Teports from London |Publicity and Public Relations | Association will gather for a quar- | Reports Tax- | tetly meeting at the Hollywood | firmed in London, said : | payers can save themselves trou- | Beach Hotel, Hollywood, on July that “a silencing of arms” who will have to’ pay 1941 taxes general manager of the Florida! _ First ‘reports on jis to see his-county commission- ines Foundation, which was did not disclose the jers and school board members {established by the state legisla- | DY France, but a j about the budget, says the comp-} ture, will be one of the principle Vichy yesterday i jis reaching the point where gov | troller. Whether taxes go up or | down: depends entirely on those} charged with the _ responsibility | of finding and offering to the public all natural resources of. All the! the state now laying dormant: speakers) The organization |The new law says the valuation | tural editor of the. Miami Herald, | must be increased—maybe four is chairman of the program com- maybe three times—in ‘ mittee. : r FNS).—George L. Burr, Ir. Robert Montgomery. There ig |™USt be published in the news- executive director of: the Florida ;Paper July 15. If you haven't Defense Council, announced. thi week that county defense coun- ¢ |rassment -and some extra costs | cil officers have taken hold of too. It's got to be paid this |the task of organizing the Air- Warning | War Department wi vigor and believes that Florida will be the first state in — Terms To Halt War | Syria Had Been Tu Down b § (ity Associn.ed Press) CAIRO, July 10.—British | today were reported driving |} the Lebanon capital of almost.24 hours after Vichy to have-ended the war. i Adolf Hitler 24 (Heavy reinforcements French troops today were ‘ed rushing into battle south of | Beirut, as Vichy officials charged proval of a French Foreign Le- | 4. reply. “te i Gitn.to teke pak in the eet oC . Russia. Only Frenchmen would Freel be permitted to join. HIME iSsaee pulsed.) TION TO GIVE TALK T HOLLYWOOD Febdissirsiiek een RMIT 10. ported battling again in Vichy armistice terms had — -turned down. from Vichy, — ig | impossible to learn if the fi : announced this ia ' hea pe H. L. Mossbarger, president and | Syria § is the armistice had W. \F... Therkildson, . agricul- ICE FOR WAR DEPART- MENT ORGANIZING TALLAHASSEE, Fla, July 1 Servi ae