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

oe he Key THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U. S. A. es Hest Dance Ar | And Dance Are On Pro- PAIDED LAST NIGHT. gram Now In Prepara- American Legion members, co- | Operating with the army andj navy, will stage an all-day Ar-| mistice Day celebration next! month for the benefit of the newly | formed high school drum andi commandant, announced today. | Mills said the legion plans a! Prog: am lasting until about mid-! night, with a barbecue, sports and | a dance. All citizens will be in-! vited, with a flat rate for a ticket entitling them to food and drinks | all during the day. i The legion post, aiding in for- mation of the drum and bugle corps, has donated 22 bugles, eight snare drums and two base drums, purchased for a since disbanded legion corps. Money from the Armistice program is needed for the purchase of uniforms and some other equipment. Mills said it is possible the legion will use money collected from a recent benefit dance for the school band. The money was collected for the purchase of an inhalator to be presented the city, but city council made the pur- chase from city funds before the legion had raised enough money. Students at the high school have been practicing in the band for several weeks, and enthusiasm is said to be high. FEDERAL GROUP HOLDS MEETING The NavSta Federal Employes Federal Credit Union held its regular board cf directors’ meet- ing last night. Among other business of es- pecial interest tc 211 members was that of selective risk insur- ance, approved by the board. This means that the estate of the bor- _.rower and cosigners are further * protected by death loan insur- ance, relieving them of ail respon- sibility in the event of the death! of the borrower. Of interest also is the treasur- er’s report for September, which shows the following: Amount loaned to date (since organization in Nov., 1940) $19,371.75 | Total amount of current loans 11,308.58 Share holdings 12,992,91 } Total current ioans 189 Total number cf members on Sept. 30 — 414} The appreciation and spirit of cooperation of members for the! benefits of this Union as shown by the very prompt settlement | of all loans is most gratifying to; the board of directors, committee | members and collectors, who of- fer their services without re- muneration. Since organization there has been no loss due to: delinquent loans and it was ascertained at (Continued On Page Two) niente Pear 3 TO PARTICIPATE M. E. Berkowitz has informed The Citizen that an _ invitation has been extended to the Boy, Scouts and scoutmasters to par- ticipate in the festivities of the Cuban celebration, which will be observed tomorrow in Key West. All scouts are requested to appear in full uniform. i} j to cope with any eventuality was | Miss Warren has requested The | Citizen to extend thanks to the The 3 Mesquiteers in PALS OF THE PECOS also SELECTED SHORT SUBJECTS ee SIDEWALK CRAP GAME | ME OPPOSITION |°22eeereee TION; COURTHOUSE PARK WAS DECIDED UPON Everett Russell, chamber of | mmrece president, said today | e will oppose erection of a $35,- | ff front of ;000 recreation center at the adie last sr ppragin [courthouse grounds, but he said | place for a friendly crap jhe is not necessarily in favor of | game as Constable Bienven- (building it at Bayviw Park. | ido Perez descended on a { Russell, who also serves as a} crowd of a dozen players and (member of the city board of! {public works, explained that he; ifeels the proposed site in Jack-! Earl Branch and Robert !son Square would be a poor lo-} Hampton. the engineers, were | cation, but he added he has not Placed under $500 bond, later given the question enough | reduced to $100 by Peace Jus- (thoughi to make any concrete; tice Enrique suggestion for an alternate site | Perez, who made the ar- (at this time. j Tests alone, collected $1.40, | It has been suggested that the | the dice and the two players. , chamber of commerce and other The remainder of the players Trganizations would pass reso- i and money which had been lutions seeking a change from) Piled- on the walk disap- {the accepted location at the} peared. {courthouse, but both Russell and | “They didn’t just run”, ‘S. C. Singleton, secretary of the | Perez said. “They saw me. chamber, said they had no know-! They grabbed the money— ledge of such a move, at least in} zoom. They flew off in the the near future. air—zwoop”. | Chamber of commerce mem-! bers tomorrow night will hold PR DOAD OA AASB nx annual meeting for the AWAITING ARRIV OF CUBAN VESSEL GUNBOAT LEFT HAVANA AND election of a board of directors, and Russell said he definitely will not bring the question up then. The meeting is schduled for 8 o'clock, when the ballot boxes for the directors’ election will be closed. Authorization for the tion hall here recrea- has been made IS EXPECTED HERE DUR- both by PWA and President ; Roosevelt, and plans have been ING AFTERNOON ;drawn on the assumption it Cuban government representa- would be located on the unused west corner of the courthouse block. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1941 ‘MANY RELEASED V TERRORISM camps more than 180,000 OTHER WAYS i (Special te The C*tie a) CAMP BLANDING, Fia., Oct. 9. —Approxi ' otherwise government-in-exile said the Germans have placed mem- bers of the pro-Axis Yugo- slav party in full control of parts of the country, per- mitting them to carry out a over-age or igible had | been released today from various {units here but the number was ex- pected to be increased as soon as selectees = 1 reign of terror against remaining quotas were received all ps es the Nazi ‘2%d further applications acted > “ ” - upon. It was said at the 43rd Division SJASLLLLALL A j Headquarters that none so far had ; Deen released there due to ex- jtended activity on maneuvers but that a number of applications iwere being taken care of imme- ydiately. #) At the 3lst Division Headquar- ters, it was said that 30 selectees had been released since War De- CHARGED WITH ASSAULT ON partment regulations became ef- MAN PICKETING BROAD. | fective permitting discharge of ver 28 years old; mar- WAY MARKET od men (except Regular ny) who had completed their imormal term of federal service Mario Pena, bartender at Slop- and who had requested relief from active servis dependency and Py Joe's Bar. was held by sher- hardsh ; and men in other iff's officers this fexempt cetegories. Thirty-first =e : = a ®" Division Headauarters, also, was alleged assault and battery on working on new applications. R = A number of attached and as- = figned units either had not com- Picketing the Broadway Market pleted their applications or had . net received official word of on Duval street in the first such quotas and consequently figures action by labor ever recorded ini from these sources were unavail- who was) lable. Key West. From the station complement T. A. Weaver, business agent; Which includes such units as headquarters, quartermaster, fi- nance, signal, ordnance and en- gineer detachments and station hospital along with quartermaster of both the white and negro la- borers’ unions. ordered the pick- ets in front of the market this morning on the grounds that its | time ago. tives comipg bere for the annual' Members of the county com- celebration of “El Grito de ™ission last month gave their = aa approval for use of that ground, Yara” tomorrow, were expected after its appropriation had been Cuban Consul Berardo Rod- Tiguez said this morning he has Sit rican, ce TWO FLORIDA GIRLS — known exactly when she will ar- rive. NEW: YORK CITY, Oct. 9.— The vessel had been expected (FNS) Among 18 blind students here tonight at the Cuban club. tion for the Blind of New York City to receive scholarships, are GEO SAUNDERS two Florida girls: Miss Lucy Dent ° here sometime this afternoon discussed by city council. H “Coss coal Berio tot- SCHOLARSHIPS FOR sailed from Havana with the rep- resentatives on board, but it is not here this morning, and a dance in of exceptional ability and promise honor of the visitors is scheduled Chosen by the American Founda- Smith of South Miami and Miss Alma M. Chalker of DeFuniak Miss Dent is a graduate of the Florida School for the Blind where she received an A. B. de- George Saunders has been em- gree in 1936. ployed as a fireman at the No. 1' Miss Chalker’s is a renewal of a Fire Station, replacing Leonard similar scholarship she received Alonzo, who resigned a short last’'vear which enabled her to en- ter the Florida State College for Harry Lee Baker has been Wogien ~ j placed on the police force, suc- The Foundation’s purpose in’ ceeding Clennie “Demeritt, who, awarding these scholarships is to: resigned to! aceept another posi-' enable Promising blind students; tion. to fit themséives for careers in which they may be useful and self- supporting and in which they —_—_— | have reasonable assurance of suc- | NEW YORK—A man jailed on j cess. | complaint of a woman in this city: "The American Foundation for | who said he had blown his horn’ the Blind is the national agency flirtatiously, explained: “Yes, I\through which Helen Keller | was trying to get her attention.| works for the more than 200,000 | but not romantically. FOR GOOD REASONS tcivil owners, John Rivero and Ernesto Rivero, are unfair to organized labor. The brothers are constructing | a new building for their market, with non-union laborers employ- ed on the job. Both Weaver and Clarence Higgs, business agent of the car- !penters’ union, said they believ- led the picketing was the first ever carried out in this city. WEAVER PERMITTED TO RE-ENTER YARD T. A. Weaver, business agent of the laborers’ unions here, yester- day was granted permission of Capt. Russell S. Crenshaw to en- ter the navy station grounds. Previously, Weaver had been denied entrance to the yard un- til the navy department com- , and service detachments (colored) ' with a fotal personnel of approxi- mately 1,360 men, 145 had been re- tleased. Of these, 140 were over 128 years old. Col L. A. Kunzig, camp com- mander, said in releasing the sta- tion complement figures that j within the next month he ‘ ex- pécted to release, also, approxi- mately 140 additional, 65 of these being over-age and 35 being en- listed men who had completed their normal term of federal service. SAID TO HAVE BEEN BADLY | DAMAGED BY ITALIAN Pleted an investigation of alleged | threats by local carpenters to service workmen. Other members of the union grievance committee, of which Weaver was chairman, were permitted to go back last week, but Weaver was held out. NAVY PLANS FOR RECRUITING DAY (Special to The Citizen) WASHINGTON, Oct. 9—The greatest single day of navy re- She owes; blind men and women in this | cruiting in the history of the na-! PLANES (Ry Associated Press) BERLIN. Oct. 9—Two British cruisers have limped imto the |harbor at Gibraltar, badly dam- | aged in attacks by Italian torpedo | planes, it was etinounced here to- | day. 1 Names of the British ships were not revealed. ‘UNCLE SAM PLAYS ROLE OF CUPID me a $2 laundry bill.” country. Various Units In Key West Cooperate In Storm Threat Demonstration of the local! Florida Motor Lines, who! chapter of American Red Cross: through Manager Wm. Arnold dis-| Patched special bus to evacuate residents of keys. Members of the Junior Cham-| shown in the recent hurricane threat. Organization under the direction of Miss Leonor Warren, executive secretary was on duty ber of Commerce who volunteered during the entire period which , to help place evacuaees. storm threatened. | enh ces = Splendid cooperation was given N.Y A which under supervi the Red Cross by business firms, Sion of Mary Moreno prepared governmental agencies indivi- | food furnished by Red Cross. duals and groups in all parts of| Grace Palacious and M Greaux the city. who took care of the colored! evacuaees. The following hotels and room- ing houses which offered accom- Lieutenants George H. Steed. modations to the evacuaees: and Charles Adams with the en-| La Concha Hotel, Trumbo listed men who traveled the keys , Hotel, Gibson Hotel, Parks Apart- with a portable radio transmitter | ments, Valdez Apartments, South- land station ambulance. ‘ern Cross Hotel and others. following for their help: Don't be surprised if Uncle Sam replaces Cupid as the traditional symbol of ro- tion is expected to take place on Navy Day, Oct. 27, the result of! a far-reaching plan devised by/ the American Legion. { mance, for the long-bearded Spurred by instructions from: gentleman is Proving to be their national commander, Lynn| America’s star matchmaker. U. Stambaugh, and word from! The grand old man in the Secretary of the Navy Frank) stars and stripes and not the Knox, himself a_ Legionnaire,| winged cherub is responsible commanders and adjutants of} for 1$41’s boom marriage all American Legion departments; _ market, it was revealed in a throughout the United States are! survey of young newlyweds setting in motion machinery to} made by cedar chest manu- “swamp” the Navy with recruits } facturers. on that day. e4 Marriages are. increasing The drive has been inspired by} monthly in the United States. the Department of Colorado,) the survey disclosed, as Uncle which has pledged itself to re-| ‘Sam’‘s bovs trek to the altar cruit a minimum of one company} with their sweethearts, tak- of not less than 140 men, and} img no chances on the “ab- during the next 25 days Legion | sence makes the heart grow posts everywhere will endeavor; fonder” theory. to obtain as many navy recruits With wedding bells ring- as possible. . ing from coast to coast. it is An impressive induction cere-' estimated thet by the time mony is to be held Navy Day| 1942 rolls around the nation- } With the recruits from each state| al marriage record will be to be sworn in en masse at their) up thirty per cent over last state capitol, or at some other point designated by the governors, pra year’s pre-draft figures. SDIPIIILLS Citizr figs: Last OF Red. Armies Faling -- -- —-* —— IES EDD LID Gees Cota Gow Ee COST OF TRAVEL GOES acee Prem Taree le - UP INU_S AT SODNiceT . WASHING :ON = te OF Year ae ie ea i woo Se we Se Ree co =k Sct ce Sesser a Gate ci Sea cilities we: set 20 deys efter most ai tee = wie Set Site see esl ee See Sol TDD ODDO S EOD qm am 2 me me DEATH SENTENCE (Ms Amsocinicd Peeant LONDON, Oct. 3—Ome mem chant and eight butchers at Prague have been sentenced to death by German authorities on charge: of violating feed ratenmg laws, it was learned here today ‘The arrests bring to 23 the a ee at fe number of Czech food dealers — eet oe = Se sentenced to death within the JUSTICES COURT see atisinal past 24 hours a 2 pennanente agencies — = a me SHORT VACATION TRIP SS Re ——_— = VENTNOR, N. J—Bryon Jer nah kins, citv treasurer of this city a ee won a free vacation trip to At- ar 2 Eta lantic City for selling = pe amen me The resort is onty a 70-cent trolley ride from Jenkins’ home SOO ESASZS = be ome FDR PREPARES SPECIAL — 2 he MESSAGE TO CONGRESS woo. (sium con ace Og ea eee ON ARMING U. S. SHEPS win wagrenss onc pummemding, a ee eee ee was DUNC we ns muy gl Oo (Ny Annociated Meena) der $56 bond i te ee | Ot &— Reberts kk SS a Roosevelt carly iaeaenpieeh = eS Se was prepar- — = a 8 special mes- << ee | both houses of con- oct << ea = support of his pro- hac ect that American ships be =a > = to carry gums for mm Fema ——_ ee headers pre —_ ee gee ae dicted the President's pro- Sat te | posal would get final ap- at = me Proval from congress within £8 ox “= aa 2 oe ; & week, and they said #% is purpose of wking up ae Stig Ge ae | likely that the neutrality ect} meticrs thet were Gefeceed Ge Sees Gee | will be further changed to further action @t the et eect “Sect Sf aes permit American ships to img of the beard = = ha enter belligerent ports. Other matters mas = cece "Og i up Gurung tee comme of me os 6 See See et III AIL DDD xx. — Eee | -S eoameg, ie reed igs ee a ee ee i a. Fae a Workmen On = | a es j e feos Project Return To Work === ' i=T on Fifteen deckhands employed by nounced Tuesiay they woul! Se Bee WSs ithe. R. C. Huffman Construction Sait off tear jou. or Mar Greg me at Fieming (Mangrove) uniess they were gramieg ac = lett onde - key, nave retumed to work with crease from S$ & @2& crass a= S. al See gee the assurance they will receive e hour atamee * == = ’: 1212 cents hourly pay boost if the Company officusis sehatied hey ke ies aut e navy grants the same raise © aiready were peg ee Ge See Ghee Re | laborers. the 46 comms sci up = Sr GU Kew Bart Ger Huffman, operator of the com- Yract anc warmed the Get Sher gees ell ge Pany, said this morning he woul te pest oT ame ferment rte: assured the men they tney da not custme 16 SR qemme ceive exactly the same Hifimar suc 15 mes ~ tion accorded the laborers, after duscusmng mae | said he would prefer to “among tnemseives, jeither a 12 or 13 cents to come beck and jto “bother with aJot come of 3 cents.” (Way between cmon Between 15 and 20 deckhands the nays. the $3,000,000 mage- ‘The employed zine job