The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 25, 1941, Page 1

With Duval Street Auto- mobile Parade, Dance At' Night This city’s first big “clean-up, Paint-up, fix-up” campaign in many years cpens tomorrow night with a Duval street auto- mobile parade and a dance at Planned by the Junior cham- ® period of three months, ‘the campaign will be cooperated in by all of the city’s fraternal or- ganizations, plus the city and’ county governments. To draw. attention to their) campaign, the Jaycees and oth- | ers who are interested will drive down Duval street from South | beach tomorrow night with brooms attaghed to their cars as a reminder that the ‘clean-up’ is underway,, The cars will as- semble at the south end of Du- ¥al street at 7 o'clock. Money from the benef:t dance | at La Concha will go toward pay-! Event Will Be Ushered In| hae POTS AND PANS i Donations of of aluminum pots and pans which Ameri- can housewives recently made as a patriotic gesture will furnish metal sufficient to build more than 2800 war- planes, OPM offcials in | Washington have informed the Aviation News Commit- tee. This collection of kitchen- ware, it was said, will total 14,000,000 of the es- | sential scrap metal, which should yield about 10,500,000 pounds of aluminum, equiva- lent to about nine per cent of the consumption last year by the secondary smelters to which the scrap was shipped. ! The contribution of pots i and pans is said to average : mearly half a pound of scrap | for each occupied dwelling house in the United States. TOOTS a ‘WILL SOON PATROL: ENTIRE ATLANTIC } 'LONDON DESCRIBES FEATS! OF CATALINAS ALONG | CONVOY ROUTE COVERING ing expenses of the campaign. The dance will begin at 10° o'clock. ’ Pinder To D&rect i GREAT AREA Joe Pinder, First National Bank | caammon, (Special to The Citizen) © Seniploye;shas “been “ramea~ erate LONDON, man of the “clean-up” commit- | tee, with Joe Allen and Irving’ Korak assisting in its direction. . Korak, a former member of the Mami Beach Junior chamber of commerce and an architect! with the W. P. Thurston Con- struction company, will aid city | res.dents in estimating costs for painting and repair jobs. Under the program mapped by the Jaycees, Key Westers will be aided during the first month of the campaign in a_ general clean-up of the city. City offi- cials have promised their aid in forcing property owners to dis- pose of some of the worst eye- sores and the club members and} citizens will cooperate in a gen- eral program of picking up rub- bish. During the next month of the) program, citizens will be urged to put a coat of paint on. homes, } fences and other weather-beaten : frame ‘structures, with .the, final! month devoted to a_ program . of} general repairs, flower and shrub! planting and general, improve- ment in the looks of the city, | Free Plants, Seeds Members of the Garden club and the Botanical Gardens have offered their aid in providing free seds and plants for proper- ty owners who wish to beautify! their homes with flowers and shrubbery. Jaycee members, in the campaign, have pointed that a program of _ beautifica- tion here money for all of the city’s resi- dents, since such a program} would encourage visitors to spend } longer vacations in Key West. | As the opening gun in_ their} campaign, the Jaycees have sent | planning | out | » Sept 25.—The time ‘will soon come, air experts here! ! predict, when ship convoys will; be protected all the way across! the perilous Atlantic by escorts of long-range flying boats. American-built craft are ex- pected to make this possible, and already, these experts state, Con- solidated PBY-5s, known as Cat-! jalinas in Britain, have compelled ! Nazi submarines to operate hun- | dreds of miles farther from the British Isles than six months ago. These American craft operate from bases in Northern Ireland and have, in conjunction with: naval forces, driven U-boats far- | ther and farther from Britain’s’ northwestern approaches. | Similarly, Catalinas operating from Newfoundland give protec- | tion to stretches of ocean hun- | dreds of miles from the Canadian coast. Thus, the Germans have! been forced to conduct their vital | ! underseas program against British shipping largely in the middle portion of the Atlantic. -The .Catalina,, is particularly | + suited to this vital patrol work be-! Veause of its, amazing 4000-mile | ‘range, which is, believed to: be ‘greater than any foreign type of aircraft in regular war service. It is thus able to scour thousands of square miles of ocean before it must return to base. head-off and warn convoys in the idanger zone, Recent dispatches from Lisbon told of the exploits of a lone Cat- jalina, manned by an RAF crew, would mean extra| in beating off German bomber at- tacks on a convoy of 20 vessels during a four-day running battle off the Spanish coast. Whenever the Luftwaffe bombers approach- ed the convoy, the Catalina dived at them, forcing them to scatter personal letters to all property | and drop their bombs. into the owners urging them to take part.: ‘sea. “se Morgenthau’s T Is Met Wi xation, wy oth Plan, iy. Gool Reception |“ (By ip er Press) WASHINGTON, Sept. Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau’s plan for 100 per/men today he has ordered treasury | ordered by state hadquarters to cent taxation of profits over six) per cent today drew a cool recep-| tion from most congressional; leaders. Opponents of the plan said it! 25. —;the plan before a house banking | turned. committee yesterday, told news- /department legal experts to draw | up the recommendations in a for- mal bill for congressional ac- | tion, Under Morgenthau’s plan, cor- AMERICAN PLANES: Whenever it! spots a lone U-boat, it is able to! THE SOUTHERNMOST NE iis ast IN THE U KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, a 25, 1941 a Ral AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY'S TASK DOUBLED; 22.000 NEW JOBS CREATED; PAYROLLS ARE | MOUNTING Satay Noming ‘Without P Paul H. Smith Consteurtion tga « company, which Tuesday granted {pay increases of 12% cents per {hour to striking carpenters and ‘laborers, has accepted the offer of task assigned America’s aircraft the carpenters’ union to work) week tomorrow. iy See e without pay Saturday morning. Text of Letter industry—that of arming — The carpenters, in a letter to; The carpenters’ union letter to Democracy in the air—was dou-! tne company, said they appre-| the Smith company follows: could not go on until the men are back. The carpenters now have been idle a week since they refused/to go to work last Thursday, while the laborers will have been out a (Specia. ty The Citizen) | WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.—The bled during the first seven ciated the “kindness and fair- Key West, Fla. months of 1941, the Aviation! (ness” of the firm in granting the} Sept. 25, 1941. News Committee reported to-'increase, and offered to provide! Paul Smith Construction Co. day. | without charge as many men as) | Key West, Florida ‘ ‘the Smith company can use to Dear Sirs: On January 1, 1941, the indus- | Speed operations Saturday morn-| ‘The carpenters’ local union No. by deced she dob.ot building 43,<!ing. | 655, Key. West, Florida, wish to 831,665,159 worth of planes, a} In their letter, the carpenters/ express our appreciation of your figure which some quarters be- “agreed to provide their own serv-' kindness and fairness in granting \Tiewed wouls Ge the ulldnate ea: es and that of their helpers from , us the increase in the be seale ‘ ‘ 30 a, m. to noon Saturday. from $1.00 per hour to $1.12% per pacity. of the werett builders cl The Smith company, working hour. Realizing and knowing that | ithe limit. ‘on a negro housing project,‘ you wish to complete this and! } Task Is Doubled {granted the increase after com-'other projects you have in Key: | Yet in the seven ensuing’ pany officials had explained that West, and being of a desire to, months new oredrs brought this continued delay would cause the help you in any way we can, we figure to the staggering total of firm heavy losses in carrying out have resolved to offer you our $5,586,319,334, . almost exactly j their contract. iservices for one half a day with? double the industry’ ‘Ss assignment ; Laborers Report ‘no expense to you. jat the year’s start. { Continuing the back-to-work, ‘Therefore, with full consent oP, As the industry is estimated to move which began when 100 permission of Local No. 655, Car- have produced something more laborers reported at the W. P.'penters and Joiners of America |than $700,000,000 worth of planes ‘Thurston and Mackle-Leach com-' of Key West, and full approval of iduring this Jamuary-August pe- pany projects yesterday, 174 C. Higgs, our business agent, on! riod, the new orders placed laborers, most of them negroes,’ Saturday, Sept. 27, from 7:30 a. amounted to approximately $3,-. were on hand when the gates m, to 12:00 p. m. our time and | 450,000,000. {opened this morning. | labor are at your disposal as yo This data highlighted the reg-| Mire than 800 laborers still are see fit to use it, without any com- ular monthly survey of the out, however, and the 600 “fish-| pensation whatsoever from you. Aeronautical Chamber of Com- ing” carpenters at a meeting last; , In doing this, we desire to ro | ;merce of America, a survey night maintained their refusal to” to you, and our government, that; jwhich revealed that the aircraft -industry—plane, engirie and pro- peller makers—worked 5,532,278 jmore man-hours in July than it} jdid in June. i return until they are granted awe are still good American citi-{ Respectfully yours. CARPENTERS’ UNION. PPL, POPP PP. BROTHER OF FIRST LADY DIED TODAY «ny FORGE Preas) WASHINGTON, —G. Hall Roosevelt, 51, brother of the First Lady, Mrs. Franklin D, Roosevelt, died this morning in Walter Reed hospital after a long illness. Mrs. Roosevelt had been constantly at her brother's sde for several days as his condition became steadily | Worse. he had been a frequent visi- tor at the White House over @ period of years. I LIM LD DI STS SF VP pay increase of from $1.00 to} zens, and wish to assist at all) $1.12% an hour. ; times in the defense of our flag; Lieut.-Comdr. Henry L. Naff,/ and country. (OPM Director General Wil-! afternoon the local station still’ your approval, and with best jliam S. Knudsen has described has received no orders from the} wishes for your su¢tess, we re- man-hours worked as the best bureau of yards and docks, be-} main, fort. Two weeks ago the Aero-/Jast Saturday that neeotiations nautical Chamber reported on) _ s man-hour and other accomplish- | iplane section. of the industry ENLISTED “MEN jaione. Data assembled since, on} the engine and propeller divi-; the increase in man-hours work- | ed from 46,620,965 in June to 52,- |LARGE NUMBER sank: salads 153,243 in July.) | | AT USO CENTER FOR | The August 1 | Showed that: { | 1. Weekly industry payrolls | t $11,688,780 on August 1, an in-| More a ao ae oe crease of $1, 083, 459. ;men and young women 0: ey! 2. The industry put into opera- ‘West were guests last night at a} | tional square feet of floor space} Roland (Happy) Keeton was/ |to bring the total to 41,896,347. master of ceremonies during the | 3. More than 22,000 new em-; . program with the La Concha or- bringing the total number of em- | chestra furnishing the music. Fea- ;Ployes to 303,749. | tures of the entertainment ie, | Significant was the disclosure ; cluded a solo by Edna Suarez, tap} jengns manufacturers virtually N., and singing b: ry v6 have completed their plant ex- | Glosky, pig ey te be aig ae | |Pansion program. Beginning with ‘Towe, who will be society editor , |spaced on January 1, 1939, the en- \ published soon, staged a jitterbug} jgine companies on August 1, |dance exhibition with Happy 11941, had 10,150,701 square feet! iKeeton, Freeman and Dan Me-| i hauler ag feet under con- aot of the evening was a Rhumba | ,of the City Council held tonight, : esakiglanr noone Alfa Ca- jbeginning at 8 o'clock, at which W ANTS TRUCK rere en Heston. time applications for liquor li- public relations officer, said this} Hoping this will meet with | index of defense production. ef-" the yer ments during July of the air- sions of the industry, revealed; ENTERTAINED, Payrolls, Personnel, Etc. survey also} DANCE LAST NIGHT | t rose from $10,605,321 on July 1 to} | jtion during July, 1,799,850 addi-|dance at the USO center. ployes were hired during July, | ‘by the survey that the aircraft! idahcing by Jimmy Kessler, U. S. | 1,726,037 ‘square feet of floor} o¢ the USO Echo, which is’ to be! jin actual operation, with only; 'Cready, all of the navy. The last| There will be a special meeting Refreshments were served b; Mrs. Josephine Piodela, Mrs. H. | °¢?Ses will be heard. Caroline Roberts | There will be other matters also Key West, Florida) has the most equable clitnate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit iw S. A. * PRICE FIVE CENTS Hotes South Of Leningrad | Fierce Fighting, However, Plan Wider Program To resgceagaa Triple Nation’s Refining wen Fs Vi Facilities For Aviation "" | ow oF Press) ‘ By Ani lat Press) WASHINGTON, Sept. 25. — ; hasbeen unable to get 600,000 bar- , Plans for a $150,000,000 expansion irels of gasoline considered néces- | {program ef re the nation’s re- saty for reserve stock. He said) ports today told of ‘savage hand- fi ti iati fine wo ee un nounced kote be ejough fuel is available for pres- | | te-hand fighting south of ‘Lenin- jtroleaum Co-ordinator Harold L. jent needs, but declared increased | grad, indicating that the Nazi | Ickes. |plane production and use will Ickes said the navy department | create a shortage. war machine once more is throw- ing its full weight into the strug- OETEETOMMA for 0 quick cypture of” the ‘IN THIS MAN’ S ARMY puxe AND DUCHESS |“: | EA Moscow said caviiry and | Cues Blanding Typic al REACH WASHINGTON newt. nal have, sein * “THE EYES HAVE IT (By Axsoctated Prema) WASHINGTON, Sept. 25. —A crowd of more than 3,000 Bv JOHN GROVER | AP Feature Service Writer I CAMP BLANDING, Fia., Sept. | !25,—The 62nd brigade column, | j U. S. Army, rojls west, poking | its motorized nose into a test tube 1,000 miles long. . It's under military mictoscopes every mile. Brass hats cock crit- ical eyes on it, checking the progress of a vital experiment—} _ forging an army from an un- trained mass of citizens. This is military chemistry on) a cross-country scale, shaking up! men and machines. with mud and dust and heat to find flaws in the army amalgam. The 62nd is a typical outfit, a cross-section of your new armiy.; Its selectees and National Guards- men have been training since | November—grammar and high | j to school stuff. The September ma- neuvers are “college”. What hap- pens to the 62nd is happening to 500,000 otner soldiers in the Louisiana war games. Take a close look at this typ- ical unit for a better idea of our ie-chetk “is just a_ After qaudruple,. cas Associated Prens) BELLA VIST) | Catholic Daughters. USO ushers and door guards | Demeritt, Mrs. BLANKS BACK |ena Mrs. Al. M. Hewitt, all of the; coming before the board during | the course of the session. BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 25.— idea fx tennis t THEY ARE QUESTIONNAIRES | ‘THAT WERE ISSUED BY DEFENSE COUNCIL A. E. Mills, Monroe county defense council secretary, today‘ urged county: truck owners. to} return to him the questionnaires tegarding their property which| [ere issued more than a month Mills said about 250 of the blanks were distributed to truck owners a month ago, but up un- til now only 15 have been’ re- The defense council has been get detailed informatipn on available trucks in the county. In the event of an emergency, ‘the trucks would be used for moving troops, supplies, medi- would wipe out small business) porations would be -subject to|cine and similar paraphernalia. nm who have “plowed back”) profits into their businesses. Morgenthau, who announced | to government Confiscation of all | profits on investments amounting | the questionnaires to more than six per cent, Mills said it is imperative that be returned at once, were Sam Esposito, Bennett, Jack | Churchill, Joseph Powell and } Joseph Miller, all navy enlisted CATHOLIC WORLD |t*e men. | nied officially George Montpetit, director, an-| The Holy a See, through its nounced the dance wil be a reg-! = ‘ postolic Delegate in Washing- ular megs Seajire at ibe. feature at the club. i [tom D. C., has . | PLAN CENSUS OF i and in the United States this year it will) be conducted between now and November. In Key West the Catholic tion picture producer, Harry M. | Daughters of America are co- Warner, testifying at a senate|operating with Rev. Thomas committee hearing on alleged| Atherton, S.J., pastor of St. Mary ; movie propaganda, today charged | Star of the Sea church, in this North Dakota Senator Gerald| project. Accredited n of |: Nye with reversing his stand on|the committee will visit every the picture, “Confessions of a| family in the city. . Nazi Spy.” In his a n of the The picture, one of a list which | census, Father Atherton oe Nye said were propaganda films,|upon every Catholic family was heartily endorsed by the sen- speed theta by ing prepared ator when it was produced in/to furnish ail information re- 1939, Warner charged. ai as these workers, (My Anmocinted Prenay WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.—Mo-