The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 12, 1941, Page 1

VOULME LXII. No, 165. To Be Mastered’ Into Service! By Maj. Rousseau On Monday Request Made For All Em- ployers To Let Members Off To Attend Proposed Meeting Capt. Fred Marvil, command- ing officer of the newly-formed State defense force in Monroé county, today appealed to local employers release guard members “among their employes: Monday night for an hour-long ceremony’in which they will be: mustered into the force, to Maj. J. B. Rousseau, represent- ing the adjutant. general’s of- fice at St. Augustine, will be here Monday night between 8{ and 9 o'clock to conduct the mus- tering ceremony. Guard mem- bers and all other citizens have been invited to attend the cere- mony at the national guard ar- mory, Marvil said he requested Capt. Russell S. Crenshaw, navy sta- tion commandant, to arrange for civilian employes at the yard to leave their work for an hour Monday night to be mustered in. Dr. Julio DePoo tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock will give physical examinations to all members of the force who have not already completed — their tests. MRS. “KENNEDY ‘DIED YESTERDAY WIFE OF LOCAL WEATHER BUREAU HEAD PASSSES AWAY IN PENSACOLA Sam Goldsmith, assistant in charge at the local United States Weather Bureau Station. is in receipt of a telegram from Pen- sacola, Fla. announcing the death yesterday afternoon of Mrs. G. S. Kennedy in that city, which was her former home. Mrs. Kennedy, wife of G. S. Kennedy, meteorologist in charge at the Key West office, is sur- vived by her husband, who was at her bedside when death came, besides two daughters, Miss Ann Kennedy, :diatician at a Breok- lyn hospital, and Miss Gera‘Qine Kennedy. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. MAKES COMMENT ON U.S. BASE (By Associated Press) BERLIN, July 12—German newspapers today continued to comment on Ameri¢an occupa- tion and reports that a United States naval base is being con- structed in north Ireland, Most papers declared Presi- dent Roosevelf was attempting ‘o lead his country into war, and ne paper commented ‘“‘Roose- elt is attacking Europe”. NOTICE! unday, July 13, 11 A. M. , at the ational Guard Armory DR, JULIO DE POO examine all men who have sted and all those who de- to enlist in the EW HOME GUARD ‘is will be the last exami- in for the MUSTER which take place Monday night. W HOME GUARD | : Associated Press Day Wire Service For 61 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. PAYROLL LIST ONE MILLION AND QUARTER; CIVIL EMPLOYES IN EX- ECUTIVE BRANCH AT END! NO. 2 BRITISHER Anthony Eden British citizens, asked who they would choose for. their leader if anything happened to Prime Minister Winston Churchill, named Foreign Min- ister Anthony Eden by a wide margin. The findings, contained in a Gallup poll, showed Eden far ahead of Ernest Bevin, labor minister. SIX NURSES ON VESSEL MISSING FOUR OTHERS ON TORPE- | DOED SHIP HAVE BEEN RESCUED (Ny Associated Press) WASHINGTON, July: 12—The increase of 4,452 for the month | State appear in the spectacle of American Red Cross said that a British vessel bearing 10 Red Cross nurses to Engiand had been tor pedoed and that six of the nurses were missing. A Red Cross official said the vessel, identity of which was held secret, was torpedoed about two weeks ago. Four of the nurse con- tingent were rescued four days ago and are in good condition, he asserted. The boat sailed from a gulf coast port June 5. The missing nurses are: Miss Phyliss L. Evans, Everett, Mass.; Miss Dorothy C. Morse, Boston, Mass.; Nancie M. Pett, United States luxury liner West | tax enforcement, where, school Detroit; Mich.;' Miss Helen June- wicz, South Amboy, N. J.; Mar-|steamed into New York harbor | find ‘vigorous state su ervision garet Dorothea L. Koehn, Osh- ‘today to pick up some 500 Ger- | bringing about the uniformity and kosh, Wis, . The nurses reported as saved are: Rachael M. St. Pierre, Ames- bury, Mass.; Marion Blissett, Kal- kaska, Mich.; Victoria M. Pele, Auburn, Ni Y.; and Lilian Pesni-|to their own countries for trans-| mean the destruction of local self- cak, Albany, N. Y. Cian Units Make Thrusts At Stalin Line OF MAY | 1 (Ny Ansociated Press) | WASHINGTON, July 12.—The | :Government payroll increased by | one-third in the first 12 months of full defense effort, the Civil | Service Commission disclosed: in| reporting a total of 1,306,333 civil | employes in the executive! branch at the end of May. On the same date last year— When the crushing of » the: low- nds and the impending’ fall of frafice brought’ new demands: for jeneer defense production—there j were 980,801 Federal employes, | which compard with the then all-time high of 987,538 in De- :cember, 1939, and exceeded the ¢ waxtd War peak by 63,000. i | The War and Navy depart- jments have been running far jahead of the average expansion | by more than doubling their com- jbined total during the twelve eta On May 31, the War; {Department had 292,112 civilians jemployed, an increase of 34,580 jover April and of 165,405 over | the end of May last year. The jNavy Department had 211,445 ‘employes in May, a gain of 10,- ; 338 for the month and of 99,973 for the twelve months. The total increase in the Gov- ernment payroll during May was | 55,050. In addition to War and Navy, the major increases wére | Postottice Department, 2,421; Ag- |riculture, 1,771; Interior, 1625, and TVA, 1,403. The Panama Canal roll declined by 393, but ‘its total of 33,327 was 13,000 which in many cases has been the! greater than a year ago. ‘The Mav payroll for ‘the eéx-| }ecutive branch was $198,382,389, | jan increase of $9,168,925 over | April and of $48,976,294 over May, j 1940. i | In the District of Columbia, | ‘employment rose to 177,328, an and of 46,390 for the year. } ‘AMERICAN LINER REACHES GOTHAM WEST POINT. FORMERLY AMERICA, STEAMED INTO | N. Y. HARBOR TODAY (Dy Associated Press) NEW YORK, July 12—Re-| painted a wartime grey, the | Point, the formerly America, ; Italian consular em- | man’ and for |ployes with their families, j the return trip to Europe. !' ‘The Germans and Italians will ‘be taken to Lisbon, Portugal, | where they will be handed over portation home. , Sharp | (By Associated Press) Geman -mechanized columns, | service, placed Russian losses for | ¢,. developing and passing what backed by heavy artillery fire, to- day were reported in a series of sharp thrusts at the Stalin line east of Latvia and Lithuania, as warks of the defense positions. Official Soviet ‘war bulletins said the Germans appeared to be testing the line for a giant assault, but predicted the attackers would again be thrown back. With fighting slowed down all me period at 188. | RAF Attacks Again Royal Air Force bombers spent} | another full night attacking’ Nazi | positions in the west, with the the sai | Moscow predicted a new Nazi of- jGerman naval base at Wilhelm-, conservation, x jfensive against the main bul-/Shaven bearing the brunt of the/ through a hon-political highway | bombardment. | The London air ministry re-/ ported.;heavy damage to Nazi | bases inj north France during the inight, and daylight raids along {the entire channel coast were in, | progress this morning. jnew tax |. | Value assessment KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, JULY 12, 1941 Of Taxation” Matters’ In~Speech Given Friday’ In Jacksonville (Special ta The Citizen) JACKSONVILLE, July 12. —;board, provisions curbing salary “The dollars and cents tax load on/ buyers, and material increases in properties that are now carrying |! to the aged, blind, and de- their just share of the tax burden | pendent children. ~ will not be increased under the| ‘I feel the State will be eter- jaws requiring full cash jmally thankful for the Legis- t,” Governor Spes |Jature’s work in the field of fi- sard L, Holland told a joint civic Rance and taxation, particularly “County functions, ‘such schools, needing increased rev- enue will have to look to those provisions of the new tax laws which will make poe @a full collection of taxes, (2) mil-| r lions of dollars of personal prop- | lature, Members of the Cabinet, erty'that will be on the roll for|@2¢ departmental heads for ane the'first time in history, and (3)/ development of the program 's the tax’ on homes” worth more! the magnificent ; than $5,000 which have been es-| Which made it possible to wind u caping atiniloe’ the abuses’'of the the fiscal year with all debts paid omen ption and money in. the bank for the yy eager ee ote | first time in sevéral years. (gram, and the general provisions |for a stronger financial structure | for both the general revenue and | schools.” He gave full credit to the Legis- ‘as| Everglades bond refunding pro-| Coroner’s Jury | i + i Key West Citizen Britistt And “French club meeting here yesterday, | for the new gas tax program, the} Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the ‘country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit —_————$—$—_$ $< ———————_—_——_ PRICE FIVE CENTS Free Frenet And qulars Have Ended ase Meats This ‘Millage levied ‘by the various | county authorities must ‘go down! ratably as the basis of valuation increases,” the Governor said, emphasizing that all who are will- ing to pay “their fair share have nothing to fear in these laws. The only way to reduce the tax load for loyal taxpayers is to make others come into line and if we do | : | Sheriff's officers today were | | checking a weird angle in the | shooting of Eugene (Chucker) | |Edwards yesterday morning, as} | testimony of his friends made it! | appear the negro threw a bottle ; jof acid at Mrs. Gudelia Garten- | | mayer in the belief she exercised | | a voodoo spell over him. | He, then asked his audience if ‘it did not look foolish and ridic- lulous for some folks to shout that ja Legislature with a record like {that was making a complete de- 'parture from its constructive per- jformance when it reached the field of local taxation, adding, “The fact is, our new tax program jadds materially to the finest rec- { | night Hour As Generals Of Three Armies Met In : Town Of Acre | Eawards “src cat Afternoon a (ity Asspelated Press) CAIRO, July 12.—Thirty-four | days Of) bilder warfare between | British and Frée French’ on one | sida ‘and’ Fromeh higalare on the (other, came to an end at mid- | aight as generals of the three | armies met at the little town of WHEELER C. | tinued, | democracy by its practical de- jsian warplanes battered Ruma-; | | Benefit Dance | along the 1,800-mile frontier, Rus. | nian oil fields again last night and | heavy damage was reported after | | a sweeping series of air attacks; Stork Club on the rear of the German army. | Tonight, 10 O’Clock Russian reports said 65 German | New Orchestra warplanes were shot down in| Help the 40 & 8 Buy a | fighting during the past 24 hours,| Pulmotor For Your Community | while DNB, official German newsi this we will be able to materiall; ; increase the revenue for the! ora any begulatite schools without adding a dime to| pen sve rae” ted by tha the tax bill of anyone except those | "© ™@ny evils correc abi gig owning personal property which | DCW prngran widely Age ed - has been escaping and those own=| seasments Ranging fom 147% (to ing bowels worth: more than $5,000 | 7° %, grave abuses of homestead which have been exempted under #74 other sxennhions where the reduced valuation practices of |2°'"'S and big ‘apartment houses the part.” ok ints taoe-al heroes The Governor pointed out sev- * a > eral provisions ee the new tax prot because the owners happened laws that will increase the collec- | to sii Shem shortened school tion of taxes to something ap terms in thirty-one counties, gen: proximating the 95% anticipated ;°'@! Public disgust at tax adju by law instead of the 60% or 75% ;™ments and cancellation policies under which the little man—mort- gaged to the hilt—has to pay taxes mortgagee — requires “because the it while many large property owners merely wait for a tax ad- justment. “People,” said the Governor, lo not object to. paying taxes ut they do resent unfair and non- uniform. taxation and all they ask is a fair tax for all taxpayers, and this is the sole object of the new tax legislation passed by the , Legislature—equality and fair. ness to all who pay taxes and the certainty that all who should pay taxes do pay taxes.” The Governor pointed to the new intangible tax law as one in recent average in the past. “These new laws give you a tax title that is good so we can really sell delinquent property and thus force the “payment” of the taxes. A tax title under these laws will “a be the best title one can have to bu real estate, and no more will the cancelling and wiping out millions of dollars worth of tax assets, while the burden is passed on to the fellow who pays and pays. “Names of persons who don’t pay their personal and intangible, taxes are to be published and that| means that most of them are go-} pain a sgaacabarel rcs Ge ‘ pelo feature along this line, emphasiz- burden will not be passed onto’ ing that the counties get one- the-tanivent the GostiiGs con. | fourth of the total collected with- ; * jin their boundaries under the new jJaw which will be an incentive to {the county officials to work to jbuild up their rolls while the theory of fair play to all is car- ried out faithfully by the elimi- nation of exemptions which were fin the old act so that now trusts, | building and loan. mortgages, and other types of intangible property formerly exempt must pay alon, with everybody else. “AL of these things,” the Goy- ernor pointed out, “contribute to the fact that not a dime of in- creased taxes will be laid against the folks who have been paying their proper share. To the con- trary,” he concluded, Phe only way to reduce taxes for those loyal taxpayers who have always paid up is to bring all property on the rolls on a fair and equal basis and keep it there by firm collec- tion laws.” EIGHT BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED Rieienie or of Casa Marina ho-, tel yesterday were. granted permits for $5,250 to be spent in general repairs to the hotel and for the’ erection of a canopy .at thd tennis courts. aS, ; Permits issued ‘by Building “State supervision will insure that the counties perform in a uniform way and that budgets do not increase the load on those who. pay taxes. Counties with. weak terms have been shortened, will the énforcement machinery neces_ sary to raise the money for length- ening ‘the school'terms—not from those who have already béen pay- ing.” “These new tax laws Will not government. These methods will encourage and preserve local self- government. It is important these days to show the strength of velopment of solutions to its prob- lems and nothing is more funda- mental in a practical working democracy than equality in pay- ing for government.” The Governor opened his talk with a tribute to the Legislature he declared was the most con- structive legislative program in Florida’s modern history—includ- ing legislation setting wp practi- cal programs for national defense, highway safety patrol, a __ non political parole ANNOUNCEMENT— Introducing Miss Leona Rubin (From the Main Line of PHILADELPHIA) AN EXPERT IN PERMANENT WAVING Also An Artist in Hair Styling Your Hair Set to Make You Look As You Desire CHERRY‘'S Artistic Beauty Salon 870 Kitty Sanchez, Mgr. For Appointment Phone 1116 Division Street ed to $6,525, with eight permits filed. Mrs. Joseph Pinder, 416 Mar- garet street, received one for $500 to be spent in general re- pairs, while others went to Mrs, Sylvia Hancock, 525 Francis, $100, general repairs; W. A. Ed- wards, 1409 Albury, $75, screen porch; Sidewalk Cafe, Duval street, $50 for sign; Mrs. J. Rus- sell, North Beach, $500, general He pointed to; portion of; |" Edwards was killed by Consta- | ble Bienvenido Perez when he \drew a gun ag the constable at- | tempted to arrest him at his home jon assault charge preferred by | Mrs. Gartenmayer. | Investigation today revealed !that the bottle thrown at Mrs. |Gartenmayer by Edwards con- tained a powerful acid, which this morning had eaten away paint and wood on her porch, near j where she was sitting. The woman said she knew of no possible reason why. ‘should wish to injure “her She complained yesterdav to the she- riff's office after Edwards had thrown the bottle as he rode past the house on a bicycle. | Among the negro’s effects, of-! ficers found a voodoo idol, which | Edwerds frequently had told his‘ friends “ate steel 1 every morning for breakfast” and was verv powerful. f Witnesses to the shooting. in-| eluding Chief Dernty Georse Gomez and Deputv Frank Stick-- ney, this afternoon are experted to testifv that Perez fired the fatal | bullet as Fdwards took aim at, him from the donr of his home. | Perez previously had described: how be drew his gun and shot as Edwards aimed. | Mrs. Gartenmaver and Leon, McFarland also are expected to. testifv. with Dr. William R, War- ren. who. announced that the ne- ero's death probablv was instan- | taneous from. a_ bullet which struck bim in the eye. { Franklin Arenberg. justice | of | the peace who will act as coroner, vesterdav’ drew for his jury Frank R.’ Roberts, foreman: Ga- hriel DeArmas, James Curry, Winfield Russell, Fnrique Henri- quez and Ramon Torres, The hearing is set for 5 o'clock | this afternoon at the county court- ' house. { Fifty. Jurymeén Judge William V. Albury. this; morning ‘drew* the names of 50 | Eugene A: Roberts, re lerts; Eddie Key Westers for” day in the reeord’s July session. nike “Fo de ‘Lowe; W; H. Collins, }©.'Lo: ner, J. M. Albury, John W. Rob-" erts, William T. H. Boll, George: Roberts, Frank Soto, Alvin Saw- yer, Clarence Higgs, Louis Acos- be released. Criminal Court Next Week : | Acre, inside the border of Pales- | tine, to settle armistice terms. — | down their arms, only a few ‘hours after Vichy had scorned | the British armistice terma.and | Promised to fight to the end in B syria. oe | French generals in the field in [Be imate te protest -against Reports that an American de- the armistice insisted. stopping the war. It is unde! stroyer dropped depth charges on a German submarine led to Admiral Harold Stark's appear- ance before the Senate Naval Affairs committee. Senator | Burton K. Wheeler demanded | the appearance of the navy chief and Navy Secretary Frank Knox. KNOX TESTIMONY — 10 BE PUBLISHED (By Axscetated Press) { WASHINGTON, | July 12.— ' tice, and announced Testimony of Navy Secretary | Oe. Seamer terms Frank Knox, in which he said | cepted. ‘ an American destroyer dropped Fighting: broke out a depth charge near a ; German submarine. “to wapn.- it? will be: made, public, the) Senate, Naval | Affairs committee ,...announced |.\e7™* 1" today. f Members. of... they, committee call ew seer is > being, Aang prepared: blicas | tion. The pase Boise § Duke and it is understood all of the testimony given by Knox and by Admiral Harold Stark will ' j { ‘ Although armistice terms. pro-— posed by the British have not been _ Drawn For J. Roland Adams, Ji Valdez, ‘Jurors named were: dosnt iT Austit, ren Hill, Carl Taylor, bonell, Clements. Jay R. Lee, Euric Sterling, Veral C.|lio Rueda and Leroy. Torre: