The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 17, 1941, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire : Service For 61 Years Devoted te the Best Interests of Key West k : VOLUME LXII. No. 247. City Council Votes 10 brat Easement On ae Ordets That Three Fie OPPOSITION TO TO. men Taken Off County’ Payroll Be Paid From City Funds At a regular meeting of the ARMING SHIPS FADING AWAY ‘CAUSED BY TORPEDOING OF, asin saleht = AMERICAN WARSHIP AND Council ni ~ ovat AGGRAVATED JAPANESE resolution was adopted anting SITUATION an easement to the federal au- thorities on the proposed site in the courthouse square for the con- struction of the Recreation Cen- ter, which will be built on the southeast corner of the grounds, Southard and Whitehead streets. Work on this project will get urdefway as soon as practic- able. by Councilman Leonard B. Gril- lon, acting president in the ab- sence from the city of President William A. Freeman. All other councilmen were in attendance. with Mayor Willard M. Albury also present. It was voted to renew the old contract with The Key West Elec- trie Company for street lighting on the same basis of the old con- ract which expired a short time ago. The contract calls for ap- proximately five hundred lights or as many as the city desires at the rate of $1.30 per light. Most of the lights that were cut out when the present council first went into office will be rein- stalled in various sections of the city. the payment cf.the. salaries of the three firemen that were re- cently taken off the county pay- roll. They are Richard Russell, Alfred P. Knowles and Charies Williams. Their salaries with the city will be retroactive to October 1. There were five beer and wine licenses granted on application made by the operators of the different places. They are M. Ortega, 504 Petronia street; Ben, Segal, 209 Amelia; Frank Louis, ; 812 Caroline; George Smith, North Beach Inn; Abelardo Lo- pez, rear of 726 Simonton street. It was ordered that bids be called for the purchase of a new fire truck for the city, bids to be returnable at the first meeting in November. Dan Harrison, sanitary inspec- tor with the State Board of Health, addressed the council and stated that the health unit would offer the use of a wagon to the city to be used in the mos- quito-control work, provided that the city would take care of the operating expense. It was or- dered that $75 be appropriated for taking care of the expense of Sanitary Officer Joe Cleare to proceed to Jacksonville for the purpose of driving the wagon down to Key West. An amended ordinance relative ‘Continued On Page Four) ROY ROGERS in IN OLD CHEYENNE The council:voted to finance (By Asnociated Prenx) WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.—Tor- pedoing of the United States de- stroyer Kearny today, coupled with the aggravated Japanese | Situation, was regarded here as ending ali important opposition to the administration’s plan for armament of American merchant ships. | Administration leaders, (the house debated the neutrality haw amendments today, predict- ted easy passage, and even isola- {tionist congressmen admitted there is little chance of prevent- ing the measure’s passage now. Opponents of tne move indi- cated their old strategy will be a delay attempt in moving for further consideration, but they admitted there is scant chance even for that. DEFENSE STRIKES CAUSING ANXIETY ROOSEVELT HINTS ACTIVE INTERVENTION IF TROU- BLE CONTINUES (By Associated Press) HYDE PARK, Oct. 17.—Presi- dent Roosevelt, resting over the weekend at his home in Hyde 'Park, today hinted at active in- tervention by OPM strikes continue. The President refused to give any details of the plan, but he said the government agency has reached a point where it no long- er can tolerate unrestricted work stoppages. if defense ase Che Key West Citi THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRI DAY, OCTOBER 17, 1941 i Senator Claude Pepper CLAUDE PFPPER, U. S. Sena- for from i lorida, today de- manded destruction of two Axis ships for every American vessel attacked. The Floridian declared the attack on the de- stroyer Kearny was a dliberate challenge. FIREMEN NEEDED BY GOVERNMENT APPLICATION CAN BE MADE AT LABOR BOARD OFFICE AT POST OFFICE while | Applications for civil service appointments to the post of fire-j fighter (motor equipment), and helper, firefighter, (motor equip- ment) are obtainable at the labor board office in the postoffice to- day and will be obtainable until further notice, Comdr. G. B. Hoey announced today. Competitive examinations will be held for the posts at a date to punced. tion about the examina- y be obtained from the re- bor board. room 105 building, or from the secretary, board of U. S. Civil Service Examiners, also at the Incal postoffice. { SWALLOWS COIN TO GET RIDE IN PLANE (By Associated Press) SAVANNAH, Ga. Oct. 17—In hope of getting an airplane ride, Arnold Tenenbaum of this city swallowed a dime because he learned that an army bomber was taking his three-year-old cousin to Atlanta for removal of @ coin he had swallowed. Copper For Defense Use Federal priorities limiting .use } of copper to defense purposes will block indefinitely the electrifica- tion of the Florida keys, Julius F. Stone, Jr.. attorney for the keys'| co-operative, announced today. Describing the planned pur- chase of power equipment at) Tavernier by the co-operative, Stone said Rural Electrification | Administration is willing to spend $6,320 for the plant, and another Here Is A Chance You’ve Been Waiting For Good Dry FILL hauled and leveled on your ground at a Reasonable Price. Hurry and get yours while it lasts. Call 755 or see CHARLEY TOPPINO three generating units valued at 20,000 may be transferred here EEE: a co-operative at Fort Myers. Had it not been for the idea of buying the Tavernier plant, Stone jsaid, REA would have been forced to abandon all plans for providing jelectricity to the keys, since it is impossible under present condi- = to get copper wire. Stone, who returned here last lnight from a visit of several weeks in Washington, said it is probable now that the co-opera- tive will confine itself to furnish- ing increased power for residents} of the Tavernier area, waiting for| tension of the lines. Another possibility, based on use of the Fort Myers equipment, would be the installation of a power plant somewhere between} purpose of giving limited service ‘(Continued on Page Four) ted yesterday h | report said fighting is going on in Halts Keys Electrification a chance to get copper wire for ex-| Key West and Tavernier for the! Pilot Training To Be Conducted Here Brought-here by mild weather ‘land the almost continuously good | fying conditions, the first of a i iseries of navy |; will arrive in Key West {week for pilot training, it |fevealed today by Capt. Russell ,S. Crenshaw, | dant. bomber flights next was station comman- The captain declined to say how many of the planes will be sent here, explaining that the number will vary from time to time through the winter months Near completion of air station barracks and other facilities has made it possible for the navy to station a number of new fliers here, he said. Captain Crenshaw pointed out that student fliers in northern sections spend a large part of their time on the ground because! Nazis Make Capture-Of Russian City Just 80. Miles East Of Moscow (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Oct. 17.—De- fenders of Mascow faced a new and serious threat today as Ber- lin claimed the capture of Ry- azhsk, a city 180 miles south and 80 miles east of the Red capital Preseuce of a strong body of Nazi troops at that point would expose Moscow to attack from_op- Posite sides, and military men Pointed out it might force the Red armies te withdraw from the capi- tal in order to. eseape being cut off from retreat. Admitting their frontal attacks on the capital have been slowed in the past 24 hours, the Ge:man high command said the Ryazhsk capture was accomplished by a flying mechanized force which breached the Russian lines and swept forward nearly 100 miles in a period-of a few days. Wire communication with Mps- cow from the west has been cut off for 24 hours, but a radio news program picked up in London de- nied the capture of Odessa, claim- by Rumania. The the black Sea port, however, and admitted the Rumanians and Ger- mans have reached the city and are battling in the streets. Evacuate Moscow London reports indicated |to a small area on the keys. For 1214 White Street Phone 540 _ TELLS | OF ATTACK Nay Orders A American DESTROYER KEARNY TORPEDOED WHELE G8 KE. LAND PATROL. DISPATCHES CLAIMED §D of bad weather, can be in the air CASUALTIES SUFFERED. VESSEL PROCEED every day The captain also announced ED UNDER OWN POWER that he has been nformed by Secretary of the vy Frank Knox of the establishment of the munitions magazine at Se me WASHINCTOAR, Oct 7—/._l Ameer ces (Mangrove) key The magazine,’ Navy SECRETAY FRANK still under construction by the’ KNOX today smmounced the shipping he Bert or@eree set = Jegemee a Mackle-Leach companies, has’ givst successful attack on an Crumese wales = ee cewenene Ber = tor the er@e: Sa. Geciumed > ogmement been placed under the command of the air station commandant, First use of the newly con- structed marine railway at the station was described by station officers as a success after a 540- ton submarine was hauled out for repairs. The vessel was pulled yesterday, and it is un- derstood more tests will be made upon completion of work on the submarine. my. The secretary said the at rian aoe peacaoeiad NEW JAP PREMIER WILL BE Kearny, the house <f ~epreeentations sated 200 ae E55 Se Crowds pectumg the gulleres (“RogMceC the ime: wou be "DECISION MAY DECIDE WAR rushed tc thc comete tor Gemete meat wee | OR PEACE POR FAR EAST: ha anbcuncee ihe | otec State: gestrewer Reuter eae mor Pedved i> Morning wWiiwe os pet Gaty agewt S5e mor - sOULR and west icesane. Firs dispa ‘o> ITw if Gamages sp sac “sem Were Lo CBSURS ier BRC IDe Vem eas eer be pres ao der her own power presumace: tc loosed. Tne Kearns 2 L6@Uice sp ceder ee mer meee & Lieut. Comdr A L Damm = ame of the sewest cused be lection within the next few hours of a Japanese premier to replace ‘former-Premier Prince Fumumaro Konoye may decide whether tne rapid evacuation of foreign rep-' Far East is to have war or peace resentatives at Moscow is being Washington officials indicated BERLIN REMAINS SEEWT carried out, and most bureaus of . today the Red government are under- Studying reports from Tokyc ees stood to be moving to Kazon, 450' that the semi-conservative Gen BERLIN Oct 17 —Amtmorceet spokeemes eral Toyo may get the premier- ship, state department officials Saw indications of a “middle-of- the-road” policy for the Japanese government, but warned agaifist drawing hasty conclusions. The general, who once urge#t Japan to stay out of the wer with the. prediction thet he fighting would be a tulmous af- fair lasting. perhaps, 39 years. is regarded here as placed about im the middle between Konoy and the radical militarists. State department men insisted however, that nothing could be known about Japanese policy at this time, since the future pre- mier must be supported by i ther the army or navy to hold his office. Grading Of Restaurants In Key West Now Being Pushed (Washington Correspondent Service for defense areas are of The Key West Citizen) . WASHINGTON, D. C.. Oct. 17. P™* into effect im the city. miles east of the capital on the Volga river. Vichy heard German reports saying the Nazi attack nas reach- ed to within 37 miles of Moscow? at some points, but thé» Beflin claims were general, describing an advance “according to plan” British. bombers for the sixth consecutive night carried out heavy raids over Germany, ac- cording to the air ministry, and Rome admitted less of life and some damage in an RAF bom- bardment of Naples during the night The air ministry said squadrons of long range bombers dealt crushing blows te Dunkirk, Ostend and Calais along the chan- nel coast, of the Naz: gowernae mt todes seed they ed ami Americar report: of the trpegs slack the mare ing on the Cawtec Stas: geatvewer Kearer They capiaces that Germans U-emts oe act bese: Otherwise the spabenmmes emt thes were unabie to comment. the navy. Launched ese thas a pear age she cartes & complement of from 123 tt ee fiveincr gun batters Navy reports did — subMarine. of cad the: Getad the exuemt of Navy olficers susc the Keates = ome of the mew tue = stack ships. chmimeung the pemibditr she coli a corfused with te eve-age destresess tammed WASHINGTON, Oct_ Il. —Pleende's Gere Sem, Pepper demanded today thai the Unied | they are about to order food com- | Plies with sanitary code require-