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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-28

was seriously injured in the
crash, = was said. and was taken
to Homestead. and placed in a
hospital where he is being treat
ed. 1t is thought that he will
recover.
Full details of the accident will
not be learned until the arrival
of Mr.. Tiff. In a telephone con-
versation with Mr.. lifts place of
business it was learned that he
was not injured in the accident
and would return this after
noon.
Mr.. Sawyer will be remember
ed as the young man who was
tried in criminal court on a charge
of aggravated assault, more than
four months ago, and was fined
$500 and costs. His offenSe was
shooting Eugene Edley in the
foot.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-28
UOns-j9yGees Open Drive
To Switch On White Wav

met at Chamber headquarters to
map out the plans.
All concerns in the city will be
contacted by the committee who
will seek the funds to light up
Duval street between the hours
of 6 and IL o'clock each night for
the next four months. 1t was
thought that all concerns would
want to be included in the drive
in that the project would be of
benefit to the city as whole.
The plans of financing have
been carefully studied by the
committee and contacts with the
merchants will go forward in sys-
tematic manner. Terms with the
Electric Company have been
reached and guarantee will be
furnished when the fund grows
to sufficient size to give the
word to turn on the. White
Way"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-28

LONDON, Nov. 28.-German
mines have apparently been
cleared from the English seas
with the announcement today
that only one British freighter
was sunk in the past 1918 hours.
French state that the English
have also sunk six submarines
Of Germany in the past 10 days.
Nazis newspapers today startling
ly declared that the British navy
is ''in hiding" and have with
drawn from the North Sea leav-
ing il to German vessels.
King George told. Parliament
from his throne that "all ener-
gies are concentrated upon win
ming the war;. England has de-
clared further rationing of foods.
England also announced that it
would put its embargo upon all
vessels exporting out of Ger
many into effect Monday morn
ing. England will seize all YES
sells so engaged. Germany has
replied that she will then begin
TO sink neutral vessels plying to-
ward England.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-28
HANDSOME SKIPPER
Was Here On Globe Trip
HAS SAILED WORLD
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES


Young, and girls, rather hand
some skipper of the Ptarmagin
kctch anchored at Porter Dock is
not only a writer but a romantic
character. He has sailed around
the world.
Appearing currently in "Rud-
der" is a series of articles by
Gerry Mefferd. Reserved almost
TO the point that his fine, clean
cut humor is entirely concealed
except when you read one of his
articles. Gerry is quite a fellow.
He read us the final chapter of
the series, which will appear in
the December issue. Also on the
boat are Max Edwards and Ben
Fountain.
What type of things do you
find your audience likes? we ask
ed. We'll, there are hundreds and
hundreds of boat owners all over
the country and it is the desire
of each one of them to che day
take a trip beyond their imme-
diate horizon. 81 write about
those things from my experiences
on such a trip, Gerry answered.
The round the-world trip start
ed and ended at Pascagoula, Miss.
Gerry and an old Gulf Coast salt
built the vessel, which was nam
ed the Hurricane. Everywhere
that Gerry went along the Gulf
Coast after the trip he found his
name was unfamiliar but the
name of his ship everyone re-
membered and had eagerly read
his series of articles.
Gerry would rather have deep
water sailing than sailing in close
to the coast. He says there's no
danger of hitting sunken reefs or.
shallow spots in deep water. One
night beating close to reef in
the South Pacific, Gerry said, the
tide and breeze brought them
unconsciously closer to the reef
and the ship went ashore. They
were lucky to get off, Gerry
added.
. Another part of the trip he
remembered very wildly was
along a narrow channel in heavy
weather. He found he could
hardly beat up close enough to
stay off the bank on one side.
There was not a safe harbor be-
hind and all he could do was
continue his frantic beating back
Continued on Page Four)
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gatory simultaneous payment was
satisfactory.
T Both ordinances introduced at
the inauguration meeting on No.
vember 20--one dealing with can
collation. of penalties assessed on
occupational taxes after Novem-
Der l, the other with changing
of a traffic law dealing with
stopping of left turns on red
traffic lights in the city-were
passed on second and final read
ing.
Councilman Boyden called for
reading of ordinances on bicycle
riding restrictions at the next
regular meeting. Further restric-
tons and general clearing up of
doubtful points in these ordi-
nances were to be discussed.
Subject of installment payment
of taxes was discussed and Coun-
Gilman Ramsey, chairman of
Taxation and Records commit
tee, was asked to bring a defin.-
lite plan before the next council
meeting.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-28
Sawyer Killed In
Highway Accident;
One Other Injured
CAR COLLIDED WITH Tiff TRUCK ON HIGHWAY
EARLY THIS MORNING; MR. Tiff EXPECTED
RJME LATE TODAY

Walter Neville Brrcell Sawyer.
alias Blonde. met death about
1880 o'clock this morning when
the car which > was driving
ran into the .s4r end of a vege-
table truck owned by Charles
Tiff. and turned over about three
miles south of Homestead.
William Arguyle Hendry, rid
ing companion of Mr.. Sawyer,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-28
TA-MAM TRAIL
Here During World War
BLAZER RESIDENT
sSsOsssssssssossesesssss

An old Florida pioneer and
TaMiami Trail blazer has moved
10 Key West and expects shortly
to be engaged in management of
q restaurant here.
The name is c. p. Corrigan.
Mr.. Corrigan is an old experience
ed restaurant and hotel man, was
organizer of the first Board of
Trade in Fort Myers and has
lived in Florida for % years.
During the World War Corri-
gan ran four restaurants here
but found later that decommis-
sioning of the station forced him
10 move elsewhere. Now he is
back TO stay, he says. If there
IS any way in which he may
boost Key West through his past
experience and contacts in Flor
ida he will be glad to do so
and would like very much to be
called on in the matter.
Corrigan is a friend of Baron
Collier of Collier county and
many other important Florida
business men of present day and
past day prominence.
Principal memory Of Corrigan
was trail blazing" the TaMiami
Trail Efforts to get the Trail
started were failing fast and a
group of persons calling them
selves Trail Blazers" organized
and shouted to the world they
were going to get through the
Everglades with motor cars by
cutting roads as they went.
The amazing feat was started
in 1923 from Fort Myers and was
completed in % days. Nation
wide publicity followed and
plans TO complete the TaMiami
Trail were soon brought to com
pletion with heartened financiers
giving readily. One of the
tractors used is still in the Ever
Rlades where it begged down
Corrigan said.
Strange part of the Trail i:
that il was first routed square
through Monroe county by the
Chevelier Corporation, which
still owns considerable property
in the mainland portion of the
county.
Chevelier Corporation anC
Baron Collier later came at odd:
in the matter and Collier decided
10 build his own TaMiami Trail
which is the present Trail cutting
off only a small portion of Mon
roe.
Key West, pioneer city, vel
comes pioneer resident.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-28

on Finland and thus gain domi-
nation of the Baltic Sea before
she turns her attention to much
desired domination of the Balkan
areas. Italy has said she will
bitterly oppose any Balkan con-
quests by Russia or Germany.
Russian soldiers were ordered
to ''annihilate Firms if they show
ed any provocation''.
Italy is reported to be angling
for important oil and wheat con-
tracts from Rumania in opposi-
ton to Russian and German de-
sires.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-28
ITALY COUNTS MOUTHS
tBy Associated Press,

ROME, Nov. 28.-Italy is keep
ing a close check on the nations
1000 demands. The government
has distributed cards requesting
data on the number of persons in
each family, what their normal
food consumption is and whether
there is any evidence of attempts
to hoard food.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-28
PETITION PRESENTED
AGAINST TAVERN

Petition TO revoke the IL
cense of the liquor establish
ment al the corner of Olivia
and Windsor Lane. one each
from two different groups of
Key West residents. was read
TO the council last night in
special session Ito pass the
new budget.
Following discussion. the
matter was referred to the
mayor. who was to ask the
police department to ascer-
tain just how much of a
nuisance" the establishment
was. Recommendations were
to be made by the mayor at
an early meeting for subse-
quertt council action.
Sidelights on the council
fight TO adopt the budget
treated chiefly on the OBJ
jection of a further ten per-
cent cut in salaries passed as
the main amendment. Coun-
cilmen on one side argued
against The cuts-councilmen
on the other argued that it
would be better to take the
cut and be assured of full
pay rather than accept the
former scale and trust to
luck TO receive a small por-
ton of their salaries.
Salaries paid last year were
sixtY-four percent of totals
due-during the previous
year. seventY-one percent
were paid.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-28
TENDER EMMA TO
DELIVER SUPPLIES

Tender Zinnia, of the Coast
Guard, is making preparations to
leave for the west coast of Flor
ida to deliver annual supplies
to the lights in that vicinity.
Tender Ivy is at the dock in
Key West cleaning boilers, and
Tender Poinciana is still located
at Lake Okeechobee, where she
has been for the past month.
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SEWING GROUP
WILL NOT MEET

Mrs. VIM. r. Warren, chairman,
reports that the Red Cross Sew
ing committee will not hold a
meeting tomorrow afternoon as
scheduled in that the time will
interfere with Thanksgiving Day
activities.
The sewing class will resume
weekly meetings each Wednesday
afternoon at 2 o'clock at the
Library starting next week.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-28
Charge Germany Plans To Give
Russia Sea-Route Through Italy
tBy Associated PressD

PARIS, Nov. ga French
newspaper today charged that
Germany has instructed Russia
she is to get a route to the
Mediterranean sea, through Italy,
if she joins the war against Ger
many, through Jugoslavia if Italy
remains neutral.
The newspaper charged that
Russia is attempting to clean up
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-28

Drive to obtain funds for fl
nancing of the White Way Prof.
ect, sponsored by joint commit
tee of Key West Lions and Jay
Gees, gets under way tomorrow,
according to information released
late yesterday by the group who
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-28
ARcHERs HAVE GUESTS

Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Hearne and
their two sons. w. D.. Jr., and
George Archer Hearne, have ar
rived from Tampa and are the
guests of Mrs. Hearne's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Archer.
at 1425 Newton street.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-28
scHREIBER VISITED HERE

Jake Schneider. prominent
theatrical man of Detroit, Mich,
and party were in the city yes
terday intending to go for the
fishing but the weather was
found to be unsuitable, and they
returned to Miami this morning.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-28
EnglandStopsMine
Menace; One Ship
Sunk In l8 Hours
NAZIS CLAIM ENGLISH NAVY WITHDRAWN FROM
NORTH SEA- ENGLAND STARTS BLOCKADING
GERMAN EXPORTS MONDAY MORNING
(By Associated Pressl

England claims that she has
captured or sunk IL German
merchant vessels who have sailed
from America under false colors
to Germany. Days of the pocket
battleship Deutschland are num-
bered with the English navy hot
on its trail.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-28
VISITING CITY

I. L. Lott, superintendent of
terminals of the Texaco Co., in
Tampa, is a visitor in the city
and the guest of Chas. Taylor,
manager of the Porter Dock Co.,
local agent for the Texaco or
ganization.
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Economy Budget Passed
By Council, Vote 4 To 3
CALLS FOR &c MILLAGE;
SALARIES CUT 10 PER
CENT; STRIVE FOR
BALANCED BUDGET

Voters of Key West indicated
that they desired change in
government" at the city election
held November ID. A step in
that direction was accomplished
last evening when the council
met on special call to consider
the ls4c budget prepared and
presented by the councils bud
get committee consisting of Col.
L. c. Brinton. Ernest Ramsey and
John Glenwood Sweeting.
Many features of economy
were headlined in the report
given by Col. Brinton following
the opening of meeting by Coun-
Gil President VIM. A. Freeman.
Chiefly stressed was the oppor-
tunity at hand to effect econ
omies that would make possible
operation of the city government
on as near a balanced budget as
has ever been accomplished.
That the council was not all in
accord on some of the economies
suggested, particularly in regard
to general ten per cent salary
slash suggested as an amend
ment to the budget-passing mo-
ton was evidenced in the final
vote on the final motion, which
listed the councilmen in these
groups:
For the budget. with
amendments Councilmen
Boyden. Brinton. Ramsey.
Freeman.
Administrations Car
bonell. Grillon. Sweeiing.
And there, briefly, is told the
story of the introduction into the
governmental scenes of this city
of what many have stated is one
of the first real, moves to bring
a business administration to the
city in many years.
The original budget message
included these economies:
Elimination of license inspec-
tor, clock custodian and one
jailor.
Maintenance in the admins
trative department, police de-
partment, fire department re-
duced $500, $500 and 5000 re-
spectively.
Reduction of police patrolmen
from eight to seven.
Elimination of one sanitary in
spector.
Aquarium helper reduced from
full year to half year employ
ment.
Street lighting budget re-
duced by $1,092.00, with elimina-
ton of 20 lights.
Salary of city mechanic. city
electrician and city health of
ficer, reduced $4,000 each.
Salary of fire chief reduced
$4,000.
Aquarium caretaker's salary
reduced $500.
Ten Percent Cuts
These economies were further
added to, as stated above, by the
adoption of an amendment calling
for ten per cent reductions for
all those who received salaries
of 500 per month or over.
An effort to bring the Off
Gals previously cut back to their
previous ratings before the ten
per cent cut was passed was un-.
successful, by a vote of S to 2.
Councilmen Carbonell and Grill
lon being the dissenters.
80 Mills Levy
The budget, as passed, sets UP
a millage of 80 mills, on a total
amount to be levied on of SEA-
Continued on PAGE Twnl
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Key West. Florida, has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only Ia Fahrenheit
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Evening star., 1939-09-09
old Maid Returns
To Metropolitan

"The Old Maid" in which Bette
Davis pretty thoroughly settles any
possible argument as to who is
Hollywood's best actress, entered its
third week downtown yesterday,
when it became the attraction at
the Metropolitan. Considerably less
than the best written screen drama
of the season. the quality of its play
ing makes THE Old Maid" a COM
pelling item. In addition to Miss
Davis working with a quiet expert
ness in the field of heartbreak, the
film offers several other stellar per-
formances The two outstanding
ones are those of Miriam Hopkins
and Jane Bryan, the latter of whom
Just few weeks ago seemed to be
another freckle-faced kid on War
ner's pay roll.
Based upon the Edith Wharton
novel, the film goes back to 1861 to
show what happened to a Philadel-
phia society girl who had spirit
enough to ignore the conventions,
but who could not escape the terrific
price of what conformists called her
folly. Less we'll interpreted, one
might find the account somewhat
garbled, but it is not less we'll inter-
preted, so the point probably is silly.
J.C.
Evening star., 1939-09-09
More News of War
At the Trans.Lux

Transatlantic plane service at
their beck and call, the newsreel
companies are going to work on
the war. Freshest Of the pictures
from Europe, now comprising a
large portion of the Trans-Lux bill,
are those Paramount rushed here
by air showing the evacuation Of
London, women, children, sick and
aged being rushed from the city.
Most poignant of all the news pic
torials from across the Atlantic,
however, are those showing chill
dren being fitted with gas masks,
for what they know not, not liking
1t very much, and it makes us
darned mad. The cameras cover
a lot of other activity, too-Hol-
land manning her frontiers, Brit
ish troops landing on French soil,
British Hindu troops strengthening
the suez Canal guard, United States
Evening star., 1939-09-09
-Four Feathers Back
For Second Week

-Four Feathers the dramatic
biography of a hero accused OF
coWardice, with the natural African
background photographed in tech
nicolor, moved yesterday into the
Columbia. 1t is a picture to which
England and Alexander Korda can
point with pride, but more impor-
tantly it is one which discriminat-
ing moviegoers can enjoy to the
utmost. Mr.. Korda had good
story to tell and he is back in the
form that has made him one of
the best raconteurs who talks in
celluloid. He goes all out for space
and color and the use of masses of
actors, but all are utilized for the
primary purpose of telling the tale
of a brave man who was thorough
ly misunderstood by his three best
friends and his fiancee.
An excellent English cast, headed
by John Clements, June Duprez
(Korda's latest acting discovery
and Ralph Richardson, renders
yeoman service to -Four Feathers. ;"
Even at those moments which the
spectacular might seem to menace
the essential story, they are in
there keeping it simple and pointed.
A considerable departure from
the usual screen material, handled
with high skill in every depart
ment, -Four Feathers" is a film
that deserves to be called distinc-
tive. J,C,
Evening star., 1939-09-09
Oz's sWizard
Is Triumph
On Screen
Picture Continues
A Second Week
At alace

That triumphant combination of
the machine age and fantasy, The
Wizard of o." spun into second
week at Loew's Palace yesterday,
fitting reward for a picture which
shows how high the cinema can
soar when it takes off into the
realm of the imagination. L. Frank
Baum's classic tale set up no easy
world for the movies to conquer.
but M-G-M's miracle division gives
us an OF of celestial spaciousness
and splendor. On this lavishly
tinted stage, stellar cast goes
after the sweet spirit of fantasy
with an unrestrained fervor that
achieves much, if not all, of
Baum's deathless tale.
The strange people and stranger
phenomena out of which Baum
concocted his enduring fable all are
present jim the version which Mer-
vyn Leroy directed. Naturally not
all Of them come off equally we'll,
but there is delight for the heart
in a majority of them. The talk
ing orchard, the emerald city,
bubble flights, the poppy planta-
tion, all these and many others
show how rapidly the age of inven-
ton is catching up with the in
ventive writer's of the past.
Baum's odd characters, the Cow
ardly Lion, the Tin Woodman, the
Scarecrow, the Wizard, the witches,
the Munchkins and the flying
monkeys come to life with excel
lent realism. Seeing to it in a ma
jor way are such comedy geniuses
as Bert Lahr, Jack Haley, Ray
Bolger and Frank Morgan, a quar-
tet that fantasy can count as fast
friends. AS Dorothy, the little girl
who dreamed all those amazing
experiences. Judy Garland donates
vital charm to the whole under
taking
Objections may be raised to the
fact that the wicked witch gets so
heavy an emphasis in the story, to
the circumstance that the story
moves slowly at times, and that the
inventions are not invariably con-
vincing. They do not, however,
obscure 'The Wizard of OF" as a
remarkable cinema accomplish
ment. j. c.
Evening star., 1939-09-09
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

Earle-"Dust Be My Destiny"
dramatic story of strong young
love: II am, lao, 4:25, 7:10 and
9:55 pm. Stage shows: 12:45, 3:35,
$40 and 9:05 pm.
Capitol "Blackmail," and oil
we'll explosions and chain gangs,
too: II am, las, 4:30, 7:20 and
1905 pm. Stage shows: 12:45, 3:35,
$40 and 9:10 pm.
Palace "The Wizard of or,
movie version Of Baum's famous
book: 1910, 2:30, 4:55, 7:15 and
9:35 pm.
Keith's-"In Name Only" with
Carole Lombard, Cary Grant and
Kay Francis: 11:15 am, 1:20, 1925,
$50, 7:35 and $40 pm.
Metropolitan-'The Old Maid"
screen version of the Pulitzer prize
play: II am, los, 3:l5, $40, 7:3o
and 9:40 pm.
Colum bia-"Four Feathers" !"
drama on one of Britain's far flung
frontiers: HAS am, 2:15, 4:40, ITO
and 9:40 pm.
Little-"stolen Life" Elisabeth
Bergner at her best: II am, 12:40,
2:30, 4:10, 6, 7:45 and 9:45 pm.
Trans-Lux - News and shorts;
continuous from 10 am.
Open-Air-"I Am the Law" with
Edward G. Robinson: 8:15 and
11:15 pm.
Olney-'Thieves Fall Out" new
mystery comedy, with Mary Brian:
$40 pm.
Roadside-"The Drunkard," re-
vival of Roadside hit: $40 pm.
Cross Roads-"Post Road" COM
edy about q spinster and a kidnap-
ing: $40 pm.