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

| > Service VOLUME LXII, No. 227. Just Question Now Of Which Side Will Start DEFENSE ROOMS First; Great Prepara- tions Go Forward | (iy Aus tinted Press) ANKARA, Turkey, Sept. 24— War between Bulgaria and Rus- sia now is only a question of { i which side starts first, informed | quarters in Ankara declared to- day. i Government officials said Ger- man troops and technical ad- visors are pouring into Bulgaria, and they added there is no long- er the slightest possibility that @ clash can be avoided. BRITISH WARNS FINNS OF ATTACK (fy, Anseetntea Prema) LONDON, Sept. 24—His Ma jesty’s government has informed | Finland that Britain will attack | if the Finns continue their inva-| sion of Russia beyond the old 1939 boundary. Diplomatic relations between j the two countries already have been broken off, but Britain made no strong protest as long! as the Finns were fighting in{ country originally theirs before the Russian invasion of 1939. Now, however, the Fins are! “believed to have moved into old For 61 Years Devoted ta the Best Interests of Key West SILI SSS IMM s { STILL ane Have you a room or apart- | ment that you don’t need for your own family? Will you ; help your government by renting it to a worker in one | of our defense activities? You will be doing your part in the great defense program if you will rent your room so that ‘some worker can get the rest he needs in order to do his | best work. All you have to do is to call the Home Regis- tration Office at phone 690. If you happen to be in the vicinity, you can stop at the office which is located at La (Concha Hotel. They will be ‘glad to list your room or apartment. SII I EIS Ss: TAXPAYERS UNIT | | SELECTS NAMES | FOR ELECTION, | |; DORSE FOR OFFICE DUR-| ING COMING CAMPAIGN Injecting a large dose of new/ blood into the city council race, a} Russia for an aftack,..on,, Lenin~ SUP of taxpayers today named | grad. tg ; 19. prominent local men, any of | solani {whom they are willing to back in RROy COUNTER !the November election, | ox pincer Sede oh | Members of the group, after a) NEW YORK, Sept. 24.—Josef tentative organization powerful blows at the invading tive candidates Neil Knowles, Dr. | Nazis on every front, according 1 Key THE SOUTHERNM JOINS’ Houston ‘Su INCAPACITY ‘Naval eptor| from Tropi ‘|SELECTED FOR POSITION ON SUGGESTION OF SECRE- TARY OF NAVY: TO AID AMBITIOUS YOUNG MEN At the suggestion of Secretary of Navy Frank Knox, Joe Allen | of The Citizen has been made! Navy, Editor, to help the Navy in giving ambitious local young} men information about the op- portunities the ‘Two - Ocean Navy” ofters them for technical training and advancement as they serve their country in its] emergency. According to an announcement made public in Washington, a limited number of additional men between the ages cf 17 and} West Cittzrn KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1941 al Hurricane pened atl: Seeiaaaie (By Associated Press) HOUSTON, Tex., Sept. 24— Houston today counted three dead, scores of injured and prop- erty damage running into millions of dollars in the wake of a “fluke” tropical hurricane which battered this city yesterday and last night. Winds ranging from 60 to 77 miles per hour smashed homes, lifted roofs off buildings and left the city: without power and with little water pressure. Water was eight inches deep on main downtown streets at the height of the storm, and plate One : hundred local laborers were back on ther navy yard 50 will be given a chance, by en- listment in the Navy or Naval | with no pay inciease, while an- | not wait “intefinitely” for \ the Reserve, to get to the top, with/other 125 carpenters and labor-!men, but it appeared likely that construction jobs this morning glass windows all through the tentral area’ were smashed, injur- ing some with flying glass. , One steam operated water pumping station was able to re- Store service this morning. The storm, striking unexpect- edly here after the weather de- partment had indicated the city} was in no immediate danger,| ¥aged on toward Shreveport, La, this morning, but the weather bureau said its force is slacken- ing. ‘One Hundred ‘Laborers Return : To Work At. Navy Yard Jobs ‘ived no new word from ' the Key West, Florida. has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit PRICE FIVE CENTS rs Heavily Rogsevelt’s Proposal To Arm Al Merchant Ships Criticized By Nazis DIED THIS MORNING WEST HAD REACHED AGE OF 87 Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Bethel passed away this morning, 12:20 o'clock at the home of her daugh- ter, Mrs. Jennie B. deBoer, Lum- Jey Building, 916 Grinnell street. ‘Mrs. Bethel was 87 years old and until the past year has been jPureau of yards and docks inivery active but aue to a number ;/Washington, said the navy will big pay, in jobs which by their/ers were working at the Paul/the Washington officials are hop- ination they fitted, from among nearly 50 dif-! ferent «trades and vocations. These include such callings aviation machinist, dental tech- nician, photographer, diesel en- gineer, radio technician, electri- cian, welder, storekeeper and baker. Enlisted men may also, qualify for commissions as offi- | cers. | Beginning this week, the Navy |LIST NAMES OF 19 WHO | plans for a limited time to ac- THEY ARE WILLING TO EN-|ePt new qualified men for jtraining. These men will be }sent to one of four Naval Train- ing Stations and may have a chance to go to a Navy Trade School even before assignment to the fleet, During this period they will be given regular Navy pay and the Navy's free school- ing is. valued at hundreds, of dollars. “Never in the history of the United States has there been | greater opportunity for loyal! young Americans to serve their Knox. In outlining the many advant- ages offered by enlistment in the } i hour. Lieut. Comdr. Henry L. Naff pany, and 20 are reported to have gone back at the Mackle- Leach naval air station jobs. The laborers, apparently tak- ing the navy at its word that there will be no wage negotia- tions until they are back on their jobs, put in a surprise appear- ance on the projects after union | leaders had repeated their inten- tion of holding up work until the pay demands are met. The laborers, demanding an in- crease of from 50 to 62% cents an hour, refused to report for work last Friday, after carpen- ters had failed to report Thurs- day in a demand: for. an increase ‘from $1.00. to $1.12% an hour. Smith Grants Boost Workmen at the Smith com- pany were granted their increas- es by company officials last to a similar rate for work on the Thurston and Mackle jobs, {aptitude and as a result of exam-|}7 Smith Construction company /ing the workers will return with- } action. out-of-town workers who joined fin the walkout have left Key | West to seek work in other places. Filling station operators said ‘scores of men have told them they {were leaving as they filled their tars with gasoline. Investigation Continues | County Solicitor Allan B. |Cleare’s investigation of alleged |threats to civil service workmen by the strikers is continuing, but Cleare said today he has filed at | Mamma” Bethel. informations with the sheriff's of- fice, and he declined to say if such ‘action is likely. No civil service men are now | being used on the contract jobs, jand Capt. Russell S. Crenshaw has said-he will not send the gov- | ernment employes back on those | projects unless he is ordered to) meeting country and build their futures night, the new rate to remain|turn the whole construction pro- -Stalin’s Red armies are hurling Monday, listed as their prospec- than Tight now”, said Secretary effective only if the navy agrees | gram over to civil service. of falls her health has been fail- ying for some time. She was visit- ed here last week by her only son, Merrill A. Bethel and wife, ac- companied by her grandson, S. show themselves. with increases of 12% cents per jout the necessity for any decisive | Floyd Whalton. | Mrs Bethel i ight- | ' Although there is no method of Pos Apia cae ee meek H NOMINATED FOR ELECTION aS"said 80 laborers returned to making a certain check until the | , work at the W. P. Thurston com-;men do return to work, it is un- ‘derstood here that many of the} lighthouse for a number of years and after the death of her hus- band, the late William A. Bethel, who was keeper of the light for over 25 years, she was appointed keeper. Mrs. Bethel is survived by three children, Mrs, Stephen M. Whal- ton, Mrs, Jennie B. deBoer of Key West and a son, Merrill of South Miami. Also, she» leaves six grandchildren and 7 great-grand- children. She was familiarly known by her relatives and friends as The funeral, which will be un- der the direction of the Lopez Funeral Home, will be held Thurs- residence of her daughter, ‘Mys. Stephen M. Whalton, 1419 Divi- sion street. “The body will lie in state from 5 o’clock this afternoon until time of the funeral tomorrow morning. The funeral will be held from the residence to the Navy authorities did not SaY Catholic Church, where services \how many more laborers they ; will be conducted by Rev, Thomas PIONEER RESIDENT OF KEY day morning 8 o'clock “front™the} MRS. MARY BETHEL! 999-977-224 Chief Executive Reveals GUARDS SAFE FROM STORM IN TEXAS | That He Will Ask Con- gress For Authority In Matter { | i ae National Guardsmen from | | Key West who are serving at | Fert Crockett, Galveston, | Tex., came through the hur- | cane which swept Texas | yesterday suffering no ill | effects, Robert Saunders, | | first sergeant, informed The Citizen today. | In a@ telegram, Saunders i { (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Sept. 24.—Presi- |dent Roosevelt. in revealing he | would ask congress for authority said |to arm American merchant ships, the bore meiner Passed. ifr |hhas attempted to substitute “wild OSM Te ag)" Natce fer international, | law.” an authorized spokesman in 24 DIRECTORS ——»as nna oe 4 ARE E SELECTED rin newspapers sharply ‘criticized the American chief ex- i ‘ecutive’s “belligerent attitude”, } ‘and government spokesmen de- ,clared the President's statement ‘that the freighter Pink Star was | in a Canadian convoy gave ample justification for her destruction by a German warship. | | Virginio Gayda, Italian editor, | Names of 24 prospective cham-' said the Axis would take “ap- jber of commerce directors were | Propriate action™ to __meet_,the |selected last night at a primary threat of a lelection, S. C. Singleton, cham. |Cbantmen. “Ween were puz- | ber secretary, said today. j Washington | Singleton said the 24 names | While, ee they Heft out of an initial list of more | 24 over how President x, |than 100 will be printed on bal- | Velt intends to cireumvent thi : Hots, with the final election com. |2eutrality law, whieh i jing next month. | BY CHAMBER OF COM. } MERCE BODY } REFINERY « BURNED: TODA One workman is known to have died and at least seven severe burns this morning in fire which in a matter, ‘OIL to reports reaching here from fi MS Morgan, John. Costar, Bi Eddie Strunk, Jack’ Moscow which have been partial- | Doughtry, ly confirmed in Berlin and Lon-| Thompson, Everett Russell, Edwin don, |Trevor, Jim Sullivan, George The Red Army newspaper Red | Lucas, William Fripp, Horace O’-| Star said the Germans have been ‘Bryant, Otto Kirchheiner, John | thrown back in a giant Russian | attack south of Leningrad, and'C@tbonell. Joe Pearlman, John another strong attack is said to Pinder, William Freeman, Joe} have crushed German units near | Allen and Gerald Saunders. Kiev. | Carbonell, a member of the, The army paper said Russian council now, has announced his | troops occupied an important |ecandidacy for re-election, while; city south of Leningrad after an | Freeman, also a member, has an-! all-day assaylt in which the Ger- , nounced he will not run. { | suups, INCORPORATED NOW, meget mans lost more than 2,500 men} in killed and wounded, Berlin admitted powerful Rus- sian attacks both in the Lenin- grad area and to the east of Kiev, but the German field headquar- ee ee eth ie | along with Carbonell, are incum~|sign that President Roosevelt and | climbed:to’$11,650 in:the past two tepa bents Glenwood Sweeting and Secretary of the Navy Frank] days, Building Inspector Y. D.{$50, general repairs; David Allen, jLeonard B, Grillon, while others} Knox are convinced are the an-j.Carbonell announced today: the sector 125 miles east of Kiev now are in| @."chaotic” and beat- en condition, Half Million Trapped The German communique said 500,000 Reds have surrendered in fighting in that area, and the re- mainder of the -once powerful Russian army is hopelessly en- trapped, Helsinki said Finnish have captured. a power troops station north of Leningrad which sup-| plies electricity for the old Rus- sian capital, Berlin reports said a Russian battleship defending Leningrad in the Gulf of Finland has been left in a “sinking condition” aft- er a dive bomber attack, and other Red naval units are said to have been driven off. by, the luftwafte. London said ,Royal Air Force planes have gone, into action. in the Leningrad sector, and the first “seouting patrol, according resulted, in to the air ministyy, ‘Rage Three) (Continued of lage A spokesman for the group said | \the taxpayers taking part in the} program are interested in building | i up interest in the council election, | {and in providing the voters with a) jgreater selection of capable men, |Mation to construct the “Sea Ot-} Candidates for re-election, | who have thrown their hats in the ring up to now are Joseph Ca- ;brera, J. Mj Varela, Jonathan | Cates, Sidney Thompson, William \Freeman Dominguez, Riley Car- |bonell, George Lucas, Myrtland | Cates, Ulric Gwynn and Eugene | Sanchez. ADVISORY j | ADVISORY 9:45 a.m. EST— The storm that passed over Hous- ton last-night is moving north- northeastward at 8:30 a; m. EST approaching Shreveport, La., at-; tended by gales up to about 45) miles per hour pear the ‘center and strong winds over extreme ‘eastern Texas and extreme west- ‘ern Louisiana. Remaining warn- ‘ings, will be lowered at 3. p. m. EST east of Matagorda, Tex., to Morgan City, La. No further ad- | | yigories On this disturbance. sl hae WEATHER BUREAU. Morgenthau Recommends 100 Percent Taxation On Profits (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Sept, One hundred per cent taxation of all profits over six per cent on in- vested capital was recommende to the house banking committee today by Secretary of the Treasury Henry’L. Morgenthau. 4 —! Morgenthau made his recom- |mendation after informing the ‘eommittee that congress must jtake “bold and efficient” action lin price control if the nation is to avoid inflaton ‘Continued on Page Four) SHIP COMPANY NOW PLANNED IN PROCESS OF FOR- MATION (Special 10 The Citizen) WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 — A company to be known as Ships, nc., now is in the process of for- {ters”, cargo vessels of radical de- | swer to the cry of the democracies \for tonnage. : It was stated at the navy de- |partment today that Ships, Inc., |will be the agency to cause the lereation of the facilities as well as jto build the vessels in question. |The company will be operated as ‘a corporation with the RFC own- jing all of the stock. The board of directors will be composed of: Secretary of the |Navy Frank Knox, Rear Admiral Emory Land, chairman of the {maritime commission; J. W. Return of workmen on. the’ will employ if the remainder of turned part of the three projects cuts to about 1,200}the men who “went fishing” do Etherton, é ! the number of men who still are |decide to come back. As long as/ H pgeees out in a strike, the end of which | the carpenters remain away, it is ARGENTINE TROOPS: apparently is not in sight. ‘pointed out, there is no work for. i Commander Naff, revealing most of the laborers who were em- (ily Assvcteted Perea) that the local station has ployed formerly. ‘ BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Sept. 24.—Argentine troops ta- | day occupied military airports in ithree provinces and seized an unspecified number of aviation sea in ing still were battling with live steam and estimate of the property had been made during the morn- ing, but a large part of the re- de- Permits In Poa. Building finery was said to have been stroyed. plosion was Local building figures, boosted ‘by-an-$8,000 permit issued to John: Rivero and Brothers‘for the con+ Two Days Reach $11,650 , Other permits issued yesterday jand: Tuesday went to-F, S. Elbert: son, 1020 Southard street, $200, cadets in what was described as a swift move to balk a -Nazi-in- sp-red army revolt. The chamber of deputies was informed that, the revolt was to HAT AUCTION AIDS BLIND St JOSEPH, Mo.—The prob- ‘lem of what to do with last sum- “ w hat has been so struction of a’ meat market at)general repairs; 1. J. Tyson, Duval Joseph. ; Petroniayand Duval streets, have ‘and. Caroline streets, $500,generat irs; C. Calleja,..711 Caroline, ve been staged by army. garri- || {sons in the south, led and in- spired by German agitators. TALKS MADE AT © PATROL MEETING Earl Hamilton, principal of the Division Street School, and Mrs. Myrtland Cates, supervisor of (909 Emma, $200, general repairs; Leo Lopez yesterday was is-| Mary De Barcee, 717 Fleming, sued a $2,000 permit for construc-!$100, general repairs; J. Lace- ticn of a home at Seidenberg andi donia, 1826 Fogarty, $100, general Second street, and Robert S.|repairs; Elwell Key, 1010 Grin- Allen, co-author of the newspaper nell, $100, moving house; Hubert column, Washington-Merry-Go-|Cruz, 821 Virginia, $100, general Round, was granted through a repairs, and Charles Toppino, Wil- friend a $200 permit for repairs |liam and Caroline, $200, genersl to his home at 517 Eaton street. repairs. ; Place Ban On Celebratin | Powell, special assistant to the secretary of the navy; E. B. Ger- main, president and general man- j} ager, and one member to be nomi- jnated by the Reconstruction Fi- nance Corporation: Present plans call for the ships, as soon as constructed and tested, to be delivered to the lease-lend agency. Payment for them will tbe from Jease-lend funds under the set-up as how tentatively con- stituted. ‘ It is the intention to construct the vessels along the Mississippi and other inland waterways and (Continued on Page Four) Pecan lei eS RE A [eet | La Societe Des Quarante Hommes Et Huit Chevaux 40 & 8 BENEFIT DANCE SAMOA CLUB Saturday, Sept. 27th, 10 P. M, Help Buy a Pulmoter For Our Community COUPLE ________.____. $1.00 mee Japan's Entrance Into Axis * ‘DEFENSE WORKERS {Hy Axnocinted Prens) TOKIO, Sept. 24-—Japanese citizens have been ordered not to hold private celebrations of the anniversary of Japan’s entrance into the Axis, and nine speeches} | planned by a Fascist organization| 4 @fup of 37 workers, which have been ordered cancelled. | included shipfitters, boilermakers, ‘A government’ spokesman. said| welders, pipefitters, electricians there will be one official ee! in| and steelworkers arrived on the iver: ur- 1 e day, but all private orgenizations |¥'°rida last night on their way to and groups were ordered not to| Hamilton, Bermuda, to help Uncle demonstrate. Sam build Ae yard there. i Raat This is third group Of | east forty girl ‘and’ skilled work¢rs from Cuba to Ber- , ANOTHER MODERN SERVICE iauda:. THE TSE wus ia” Marek. pple ao oy oP Electro Power Polishing then another in June and this one, | staged i According to the men there will Lou Smith Auto Service be many more workers sent to the Phone No.5 White at Fleming | naval bases under construction by