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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-14
FRASER FAVORS
S. AUTO LICENSE
SAYS CUT CAN BE MADE
WITHOUT LOSS TO
SCHOOL FUNDS

ST. AUGUSTINE, Mar. IA
HNS).-Following in the foot
steps of Georgia's famed Eugene
Talmadge, Mayor Walter B. Fra
ser. candidate for governor,
pledged himself this week to
work for a three-dollar auto Ii
cense tag if elected.
FraSer's announcement is meet
ing with much favor throughout
the state, especially in view of
his proposal to achieve his pur-
pose without revenue loss to
the school fund.
II favor three-dollar license
tags for all cars, as the tax bur-
den on Florida motorists is en-
tirely too heavy, he declared.
"In reducing the cost of license
tags, it will be necessary to raise
extra revenue to pay our school
teachers. AS the campaign pro-
crosses, / will explain in detail
how this revenue can be raised
without increased taxation, he
said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-14
COMMISSIONERS
ACT TO RETAIN
3C'S In COUNTY
PASS RESOLUTION CALLING
ON AUTHORITY TO KEEP
WEST SUNDERLAND KEY
UNIT INTACT

1t has been brought to the at
tention of the Board of County
Commissioners that serious con-
sideration is being given by the
authorities of the Civilian Con-
servation Corps to the removal of
the various camps in Florida.
The local board stated that the
work now being done by the
corps at West Summerland Key
in beautifyIng the Overseas Road
and Toll Bridge District and 9TH
er highways in Florida is of great
benefit to the county.
1t also believes that the situa-
ton of that camp is the best in
the United States and it affords
to the enrollees the benefits of
cool ocean breezes, brilliant SUM-
shine and frost-free climate.
Accordingly, the following res
olution was read at the board
meeting held last night:
BE it resolved by the Board
of County Commissioners of Mon
roe County, Florida, in regular
session assembled, that this board
places itself on record as being
unalterably opposed to the re-
moval of the camp now located
at West Summerland Key, Mon
roe County.
And, be it further resolved,
that copies of this resolution be
forwarded to Hon. Claude M
Pepper and the Hon. Charles o.
Andrews, United States Senators
from Florida, and to the Hon.
Pat Cannon, representative in
congress from this district, with
the request that said public Off
Gals do their utmost to retain
for Monroe County the camp at
West Summerland Key.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-14
VIM. Y. Little Spoke Tuesday At
Legion School Defense Program

Individual self-government ex-
pressed collectively by a democ-
racy is the most enlightened and
enlightening form of human gov
eminent.
This was one of the statements
made Tuesday by William V. Lit
tie, president of the Rotary Club,
in an address before the pupils
and faculty of Key West High
School under the National De-
tense program arranged by Ar
thur Sawyer Post No. % of the
American Legion and the posts
auxiliary.
Briefly outlining the rise of the
"gangSter nations, Mr.. Little said
that IF they are successful in the
present war, there seems to be
no doubt that, unless we have
developed an adequate defense
against aggression, ours will be
the next nation they may attempt
to deSpoil''.
Since, on account of our geo.
graphical location, our navy is
our first line of defense, it has
been suggested that we build a
navy that will be second to none,
and so organized that it can de-
fend our interests simultaneously
in both the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans, against any possible
grouping of aggressors'' the
speaker continued.
"a good beginning has already
been made along these lines. {.
brought close to us by the recent
reopening of our navy yard and
the construction of the naval air
base on Trumbo island, the
ground for which was broken to-
day..
While stressing the need for
strong defenses against threats
from without the nation, Mr.. Lit
tie went on to state that the most
important and the most difficult
task is defense against attacks
from within.
There lies our true national
defense. the speaker told the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-14
SEEKS REELECTION
AS COMPTROLLER
]. M. LEE OFFICIALLY QUAIL
FLED; RELEASES STATE
MENT TO PRESS
(Special to The Citizen)

TALLAHASSEE, Mar. IA
State Comptroller j. M. Lee to-
day qualified in the Secretary of
States office to make the race to
succeed himself.
He gave the press the follow
ing formal announcement of his
candidacy in the Democratic pri-
mary on May z:
Il am a candidate for the office
of State Comptroller.
MY candidacy is based upon
my official record of service in
such office, characterized by a
firm stand for a fair and i'm
partial collection of every dollar
of revenue legally due the state
and its subdivisions from persons
and property, and the disburse-
ment of same only for necessary
purposes and in strict accordance
with law.
81 shall deeply appreciate the
careful consideration and support
of every citizen of Florida.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-14

EATON STREET GATE TO BE OPENED SATURDAY
MORNING; SIX YACHTS ENTERED IN RACE

Additional information on the
Havana-Key West Yacht Race,
of interest to the Key West pub
lie, was released today by Yacht
Club officials when it was stated
that Captain Walter F. Jacobs,
commandant of the Naval Sta
ton had given permission to
those who wished to see the con-
testants cross the finish line to
do SO from shore points in the
station reservation.
The Eaton street gate will be
thrown open at 800 o'clock
Saturday morning and will be
kept open until 500 o'clock in
the afternoon, which will allow
residents to drive out onto the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-14
YACHTSMEN PRESS
FOR BIGHT HARBOR.
MET AT CLUBHOUSE YESTER.
DAY: SECRETARY SIN
CLIFTON RESIGNS

AT a meeting of the board of
directors of the Key West Yacht
Club held yesterday afternoon 3
o'clock, there wereS present Com
modore Melvin E. Russell, Vice
Commodore H. P. Connable, Fleet
Captain Everett w. Russell, Treas
urer Ross c. Sawyer, Jr., Staff
Commodore j. D. MacMullen,
Secretary S. c. Singleton and
Charles Taylor.
Rear Commodore Albert E.
Peirce, Jr., was in Havana, Cuba,
in connection with the yacht race
to be held this week from Ha-
vana to Key West.
Secretary Singleton handed in
his resignation, giving as the rea-
son the pressure of increasing
business at the Chamber of Com
merce.
The secretary was instructed
to write to Congressman Cannon
and ask what could be done to
expedite the beginning of the
Garrison Blight project.
Over the coffee cups in the con-
genial surroundings of the club,
the details of the approaching
race from Havana, which will
mean much for the future of Key
West as yachting center, were
discussed and plans perfected for
the STEAK and Stein" to be ten
dered the racing yachtsmen upon
their arrival at Key West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-14

school children. ''The preserva-
ton of our American form of
government against attacks which
are being made from within.
Outlining some of these attacks
by dangerous groups and individ-
uals, Mr.. Little said that there
are several challenges facing the
citizens of the United States to
defend our democratic form of
government He listed these as
follows:
We must see to it that we have
the personal integrity which is
expected of the intelligent adult.
We must exercise that integrity
and our best judgment besides
in the interest of the community
in which we live.
We must be loyal to the COM
mitments made to the democratic
way by. our forefathers.
We must be diligent and hon.
orable in exercising the voting
trust with which we have been
invested.
We must realize that patriotism
is a quality or attribute which
requires daily cultivation and
daily service-it is not a cloak
to be worn and cast aside for in
dividual gain or glory.
Democracy is the hard way,
the difficult road, he declared.
To-day / commend to you the
hard road. Our fathers have
travelled it for centuries. Let us
continue upon it and keep it
open. Millions still to be born
have the right to be born free
you cannot sell their birthright
for mess of pottage.
To-day let us set out with
courage and stout hearts. Hold
high the banner. Let freedom
ring. Yes, let it ring-but also let
freedom live and work.
Principal Horace O'Bryant
conducted the meeting. DR.. A.
NJ. Morgan of Arthur Sawyer
Post introduced Commander w.
J. Schoneck and MIR. Little.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-14
NaZiS Move To
Capitalize On
British Loss
TWO DEVELOPMENTS
COMING UP SPELL ADJ
OPTIONAL WORRY TO
ALLIED CAUSE
By Associated Press)

LONDON. Mar. l4.-Dispatches
reaching here today indicate that
Adolf Hitler is engaged in fast
manoeuvers TO capitalize on the
defeat of British imperialism"
brought about. in the Nazi view
point. by the forcing of Soviet
peace terms on Finland. Two
important events were about TO
be accomplished, it was heard.
which are both sponsored by
Nazi agents.
First-Rumanian officials are
reported to be demobilizing men
from the army to work on farms.
This is interpreted to mean that
the Rumanian government is 60
ing to do all possible to keep up
a steady flow of supplies to the
NaZis.
Second-KnOwledge of NaZi
Foreign Minister Won Ribben-
trop's trip to Italy is now gained
in the report that negotiations
for a trade pact between Italy
and Russia is about to be an
nounced. This was, perhaps, the
most outstanding news from Eu-
rope today, and comes as a COM
plete surprise to British OBJ
servers, who are doubtful of the
reports authenticity.
Finland Considers
Reports from Helsinki present
a discouraging picture.
The Firms, while feeling the
peace terms just ratified were
for the best, and an almost sure
guarantee of at least independ-
ence for the greater part of their
country, were engaged in recon-
struction thoughts, faced with
the tremendous job of rebuilding
cities inland that had been par
TALLY, if not wholly, destroyed
by Russian bomberS.
A reported loan from Sweden
of a million dollars has been
made for this reconstruction
work.
A military alliance with
Sweden and Norway was being
considered of first ranking i'm
pOrtance by the three countries,
and complete plans for that event
were expected to be announced
shortly.
Over 100000 Firms are home
less at present. Fully 100000 of
that number were to be evacuated
Immediately from territory be-
ing taken over by Russia. The
balance lost their homes by ac-
ton of Russian bomberS.
Sweden, today, was preparing
a question for transmission to
Moscow. Why is Russia inter
ested in the construction of
railroad through Finland to the
Swedish borders? Norway. too,
is preparing to ask the SovietS-
Why does Russia want free access
across north Finland to Norway?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-14
RELEASE ENTRY LIST
Especial to The Cifizenl

HAVANA, Mar. 14.-Rear-
Commodore Albert E. Peirce, Jr.,
of the Key West Yacht Club re-
leased the list of entries in the
Havana-Key West Yacht Race to-
day, stating that the race would
get under way tomorrow, Friday,
at 500 p. m.
The Wakiva, Gulf Stream,
Stormy Weather, Condor, Adj
mate and Half Moon are the en-
tries.
Escorting the boats will be the
Maritime Training Ship, the
Joseph Conrad. This full-rigged,
three-mast ship was formerly
owned by the noted writer Allan
Villiers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-14
ARCHER ELECTED
TO HEAD LOCAL
RETAIL CROCERS
PLAN FURTHER oRGANIZA-
TON MEETING AT C. OF C.
HEADQUARTERS ON NEXT
WEDNESDAY

Formation of Key West Retail
Grocers' Association was effected
last night at a meeting OF a rep
reSentative group of local gro
cerymen held at the home of A.
Einhorn on Duval street. John
Archer was named as first preSi-
dent of the organization.
William N. Munroe, secretary
of the Florida State Association
of Retail Grocers, acted as chair
man of the meeting and told the
food merchants of the benefits to
be derived from such an aSsocia-
ton, how successful it had been
in other cities and what its pur-
poses would be locally.
Mr.. Munroe said that one of the
principal functions of the organi-
zation is regulation of credit
business. When machinery of or
ganization is set into action,
members will be able to elinin-
ate 900 of credit losses by setting
up a credit bureau within the as
Sociation.
Through cooperation with
state and national retail grocery
mems associations, the local
group will be able to help repeal
and stop passage of legislation
detrimental to the grocery bust
ness. State organization is now
making every effort to repeal the
one-half of one percent gross re-
eeipts tax, stated Mr.. Munroe.
Other officers elected last eve
ming were: A. Einhorn, Vice
President; Sidney Einhorn, Treas
urer; P. G. Albury, Secretary;
Mrs. Ruby Hyman. Mrs. Sue
Shelton, Charles Tiff, Ellis Arch
er, j. B. Hyman and Fausto Cas-
tillo, Directors.
1t was decided to hold the next
meeting at the Chamber of Com
merce headquarters in La Con-
cha Hotel building next Wednes-
day evening, at which time re-
freshments will be served.
Effort will be made to have
every retail groceryman in the
city attend this session and a
special committee to contact new
members was appointed by the
president as follows: Mrs. Ruby
Lyman, Sidney Einhorn and
Fausto Castillo.
Also in attendance last eve
ming were Cecil NJ. Webb, vice
president of the Kinchafoonee
Milling Company, and c. r.
Brellsford, local representative of
the Standard Wholesale Grocery.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-14
NAVY DISPENSARY
ADDITION WORK
GETS UNDERWAY
TO BE ll4x4s; EIGHT
MEN EMPLOYED AT PRES
EMIT: CoMDR. BLACKWELL
IN CHARGE

Work on the dispensary in the
naval station reservation was
started this week on a contract
which was awarded to the South
eastern Construction Company of
Charlotte, N. c., which was the
lowest bidder on the job.
Eight men are employed, most
of them Of Key West, and the
construction work is under the
supervision of Foreman M. E.
Bennett, with c. A. Wagley, gov
eminent inspector, in attendance.
Mr.. Bennett said that at present
the work is being slightly retard-
ed by lack of material but it is
expected that this will be over
come within the next few days.
The structure IS to be ia feet
long and AZ feet wide and will
contain a general ward for IL pa
tients, six private rooms and Of
fees for the medical, dental and
X-ray and other departments,
which will be under Command
er R. B. Blackwell, NC, U.S.N.,
medical officer.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-14
County Board Moves
To Establish Change
In School Districts
URGES LEGISLATORS TO
OVERRIDE CONE VETO
ON GASOLINE TAX
MEASURE.

It was announced at the reg
ular meeting of the county COM
missioners last night by Clerk
Ross c. Sawyer. that checks
would be available today for
county employees for the month
of September 1899 from the Fine
and Forfeiture Fund and for the
month of December 1888 from
the General Revenue Fund.
Attending the meeting were
Chairman Carl Bervaldi. Com
missioners Braxton B. Warren,
William Monsalvatge, T. Jenkins
Curry, Attorney w. Curry Har-
ris, Clerk Ross c. Sawyer and
Chief Deputy Bernard Waite.
Commissioner Norberg Thomp-
son is in Havana.
A resolution adopted by the
Board of Public instruction set
forth that the County Board of
Public Instruction Election Dis
tricts shall be and are hereby
established as follows: District
No. l shall be composed of Dis
tricts NO. 1, 2 and 8, District No.
2 shall be composed of Districts
No. 6, z and 8; Districts No. 3
shall be composed of Districts
Nos. 4, 5, 9. 10 and IL.
The above election districts
are those created by the Board of
County Commissioners of Mon
roe County, Florida, January II,
1910.
BE it further resolved that
this resolution be recorded in the
Registry of Deeds in the office of
the clerk of the Circuit Court of
the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Of
Florida in and for Monroe Co6n-
ty, Florida, and the same be pub
lished in The Key West Citizen,
a newspaper published in Mon
roe County, Florida, once each
week for two weeks.
The resolution was signed by
Clarence H. Pierce, chairman of
the Board of Public Instruction,
and attested by Melvin E. Rus
sell, Superintendent of Public
Instruction.
Resolve Against Veto
Another resolution was adopted
by the board which reads as fol-
lows:
Whereas, the 1899 Legislature
by a practically unanimous vote
passed Senate Bill 1916 and
Senate Bill 1917 which were sub
stitutes for House Bill 801 and
House Bill 302, and
Whereas, Governor Cone
vetoed these bills after the ses-
Continued On Page Four)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-14
LEGION POST
NOMINATES II
new OFFICERS
IN BYLAWS STUD
led; MEMBERS TO ATTEND
AUXILIARY BIR THDAY
PARTY FRIDAY

Nomination of new officers to
be elected at meeting March q
occupied the members of Arthur
Sawyer Post No. 2S of the Ameri-
can Legion at meeting at head
quarters, United and Whitehead
streets, last night.
Several members were nomin-
ated to succeed w. j. Schoneck
as commander of the post who
has served for the last year.
Changes in the bylaws to con-
form to new state regulations re-
quiring the appointment, rather
than the election, of an adjutant
were considered and will be CO.
studied by a post committee be-
fore adopted.
Several members of the posts
auxiliary organization attended
and invited the Legionnaires to
attend a Legion Birthday party
at the clubhouse beginning at 8
p. m. Friday. The invitation was
accepted. Saturday, the Ameri-
can Legion will be Fl years old.
Legionnaires and their friends
plan to listen at 7:30 p. m. Sat-
urday to national broadcast by
national officers of the veteran
organization.
Delegates to the state conven-
ton of the American Legion at
st. Petersburg next month also
will be elected at the meeting
scheduled for March q.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-14
THOMPSON OUT
FOR REELECTION
SEEKS TO CONTINUE REPRE-
SENTING FOURTH DISTRICT
ON COUNTY BOARD

In this issue of The Citizen will
be read the announcement of
Norberg Thompson for re-elec-
ton as County Commissioner for
the Fourth District, a position
which he has held for the past
eleven years.
Asked what, if anything, he
had to say regarding his re-elec-
ton, Mr.. Thompson replied that
he has always devoted himself to
the advancement of the interest
of the city, and his record during
that time speaks for itself.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-14

breakWater for a view of the
yachts which will, in all likeli-
hood, arrive early Saturday
morning.
The finish line will be between
two destroyers anchored off the
station in the harbor and specta-
tors will be able to see the sleek
boats entered in the race sail
across the line in surroundings
quite unique in yachting race
history.
AS stated yesterday, the U. S.
S. Lea, under command of Capt.
A. S. Carpenter, will escort the
yachts across from Cuba while
on the last lap of duty patrol.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-14
U.S.S. EVANS
TO BAHAMAS

U,S.S. Destroyer Evans sailed
at 10 o'clock this morning for a
point on the Bahama Islands,
where Lieutenant Jerry c. Smith
and Lieutenant Floyd B. G. My
hre, of the U. S. photographic
office, will make a series of as
Economical observations.
1t is understood that the scien-
tific expedition will take about
two months, and the house to be
used for storing the parapher-
MALTA and other impedimenta for
the trip was built in Key West
and carried on board the destroy
err,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-14
GOMEZ ANNOUNCES
FOR COUNTY JUDGE
QUALITIES TODAY; ISSUES
STATEMENT ON HIS
CAMPAIGN

Formal announce m mt of
Rogelio Gomez as a candidate for
the office of County Judge in the
May primary is contained in to-
days issue of The Citizen.
Mr.. Gomez is well known to
the voters of this city, having
served for IL years as Justice of
the Peace of the Second District.
He feels that his experience in
this office qualities him to dis
charge the duties of the office
which he seeks to the satisfac-
ton of all concerned.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-14
ARRESTED ON
DRUNK CHARGE

Jimmie Loss was arrested this
morning by Constable c. Floney
Pellecier, charged with driving a
motor car while under the influ-
ence of intoxicants and also for
reckless driving.
Mr.. Pellicier said that the case
will come up for hearing before
Justice of the Peace Franklin
Arenberg tomorrow.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-14

The second and last installment
of the publicity released by the
local Biological Survey Depart
ment appears herewith, follow
ing the first which appeared in
The Citizen yesterday.
The information covering ac-
tivities of the department is Civ
en- in connection with celebration
of Wildlife Week, which opens
nationally next Sunday, March
II.
The Survey official pointed
with pride to the results of the
wildlife refuge program. SIN
1885. the migratory waterfowl
population in North America had
fallen to a low of about 80 mil
lion birds, he said, ''and that,
remember, from an estimated
population of 100 million in 1900"
Refugees Preserve Species
Now there are at least SIS mil
lion wild ducks and geese on the
continent, and apparently the
number of birds is still increas-
ing.
"Of course, while no one fac
tor alone is responsible for this
increase in waterfowl, the ma
tional wildlife refuge program is
one of the important reasons for
this increase, said Mr.. Greene.
The 266 national wildlife refu-
ges administered by the Survey
are located in strategic areas
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-14

Key West, Florida, has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only Ia Fahrenheit
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-04
Army Orders

NAsHINGTON-The war depart .
ment has issued the following orders
Major General Walter { Sweeney
Salt Lake City 70 home. retired
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{. e.. Fort Sheridan. 70 For Sam
Houston. Robert II Van Volkenburgh
G.. March Field. 70 Preside Of
san Francisco. Paul r. y Sheppard
m G, Fort Mcdowell TO Port ORD
ton, 10 Port Bliss. John c Piaft
: G.. Chicago, TO Port Monmouth
Lawrence A Kurtz a. Des Moines
10 Fort Sill. Larry MrHale. Z =
Omaha. to Fort Sill. Arthur r Doran.
I a. Lincoln seb. 70 FORT sul.
Arnold " shutter. T. . Wichita. 10
Fort Sill. Robert Hyatt. Z Little
Rock. 70 Port snl. David poeestf
a. Toledo Ohio 70 Fort Bragg
Arthur White. o. Washington
10 Fort Sam Houston. William Z
ChaS cav. Port Ieavenworth TO
Fort Sam Houston, Ray l. Burneil
& Port Smelling 10 Fort Law
enworth Joseph A Nichols. q a E
foft Hamilton. 70 Port Leayenworth.
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Moines TO Camp Joseph 7 Robin
son Henry W Keisch. m e san An
tonic. To Brentwood Tex Turner
Chambers mi Fort HAYES 10
Fort LeapenwOrth. Charles , Houeh-
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en"orth Leon = Savage a. salt
Lake City to Paso Robiss CsIIf
Hamilton Templeton. Los hnge
les. 10 Faso Robes. james q Wat
nlnt T. g. Salt Lake City. 20 Paso
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