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The Nome nugget., 1940-04-15

pers making flights continually, pushing out to the Philippines, Australia and Hong Kong. And the Civil Aeronautics Authority here tells me that, before long, the clippers will be dropping down on the coast of New Zea- land.
 Just the other day, at LaGuard ia field in New York, the clippers celebrated their 135 trans-atlan- tic crossing without a single ac- eident. They've carried thousands of passengers and tons of mail so much mail, in fact, that what started out as a government sub sidy has turned in beauty of a little profit for MT. James A. Far ley's deparment.
 All the United States transoc- eanic airlines need now is more ships. The South American serv- ice and the short-hop lines are pretty well supplied but the trans oceanic service is accomplishing it's amazing feats, I hear, with only six big clippers. Two giant strato-clippers are on the way but they'll be a year or so in the building. That's just a hint of how long it will take foreign com petitors to get started after the war.
 Of course, you know all that, Mir. Trippe. and knowing all that 1t isn't surprising, is t, that the commercial aviation folks here in Washington are finding good req son for Britain's kicking up such a fuss about those weather broad casts2
The Nome nugget., 1940-04-15
T. s. MINISTER TO NORWAY IS REPORTED SAFE

WASHINGTON, April 13-Mrs J. Borden Harrimon, 70, U. s. Minister to Norway, reported she is safe and in excellent health at the Swedish border town of Helges.
 After a series of unsuccessful efforts to reach headquarters of the Norwegian government she talked over the telephone with Frederick Sterling, Amrican Min iSter at Stockholm.
The Nome nugget., 1940-04-15

That unique and humorous and typical Alaskan stationery "Sourdough Roadhouse Letter. heads and Envelopes, have beei brought strictly uptodate, and art now available at the Nugget ofb- ,n
The Nome nugget., 1940-04-15
American Bound Mail On
 .. s. Liner Seized by British

LONDON, April 13 - British official sources disclosed a system atic search of Americana bound mails on neutral ships has be- gun with removal of mails of German origin from the steamer Manhattan.
 The search was imposed to catch German exports by parcel post.
The Nome nugget., 1940-04-15
The Washington
 Daybook
By Jack Stinnett


 WASHINGTON-Note to Juan Trippe: Heres an inside story you ought to know.
 Commercial aviation people in Washington are saying that the one big reason England is mak- ing so much fuss about the Unit ed States continuance of weath- CT broadcasts in the southern At Iantic Is not fear Germany will profit by the neW-but their grim determination to hold your Pan American Airways back while their competitive hands are tied by the war.
 They even say that all that mail trouble at Bermuda was just one more effort to make your eastward hop an obstacle race.
 They point to the British Lions -squawk at our putting coast guard weather observation ships directly under your routes to Hor ia after you had been driven off the landing rights they had grant ed you in Bermuda.
 And they point to the Allies distress at continuance of wea- ther broadeasts from Horta, It. ally, Spain and Portugal-inform ation that couldn't possibly be a military secret.
 Once Upon 4 Time
 England certainly has some his torie precedents 10 worry about h the 40 years that followed 1920, American clippers stole a march on world shipping that made the seagoing English sea- sick.
 Those old clippers, for which your modern ships are named, MT. Trippe, used to make five trips over thousands of miles of ocean while the British were making four.
 The Sea Witch" 97 days out of New York, around the Horn, docked at San Francisco, a trip that never had been made in less than 150 days. The Lightning logged 436 miles in one day and knocked all other speed records into a cooked hat.
 It took a Civil war and the ad- vent of steam to break the back or American supremacy of the seas. You can bet any Britisher who knows his maritime history hasn't forgotten now.
 Is it any wonder then, that the British are looking on the ach- ievements of these modern clip pers and feeling pretty green Britannia may rule the waves but it looks now as if, before the war is over, Americas rule of the transoceanic airways will be so firmly established that no com petltor ever will be able to catch up.
 Subsidy Shows Profit
 Look at the ground that's al ready covered The Pacific clin-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-28
U.OF FLA. DEAN TO
RECEIVE DEGREE
PROF. WALTER J. MATHERLY
TO BE HoNoRED BY
ALMA MATER

GAINESVILLE. May %. =
(FNSl William Jewell College of
Liberty. Mo, will confer the
honorary degree of Doctor of
Laws upon Walter ]. Matherly.
dean of the college of Business
Administration at the University
of Florida, when he attends the
annual commencement on June
%, officials of the college an
nounced this week. 1855"
Dean Matherly will deliver the
alumni address at William Jewell
on May 81. and the following
day the degree will be conferred
upon him in recognition of his
achievements IN educational and
civic life.
The educator is a member of
the Florida Congress on Demo
crazy, the Florida Continuing
Education Council Florida Legis-
lative Council, and other as
sociationS. He has written sew
eral books on economic subjects,
and is assistant editor of Modern
Business Education.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-28
Art Center Obtains Exhibit
OF II Theatrical Sketches

One of the most unusual and
interesting exhibits of work Of
prominent artists ever put on by
the Key West Art Center Is that
which is now being shown at the
WPA Center, now open to the
public and especially to lovers of
art until June 9.
The exhibit is under the title
Curtains Up. 1t covers every
phase of the theater from the
artists, depicted in different
phases of their work, to the audi
ence, and IS a dramatic exhibit
ton of water colors, Autographs
and a few photographs of play
ers in costume, which all portray
the life of the theater and scenes
from the productions of Shake
speare TO the modern In vaude-
vile.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-28
RITES TOMORROW
FOR MRS. A. ROIC

Mrs Ada Roig. 81, died Gas
this morning at the residence.
1909 United street. Funeral serv-
ices will be held tomorrow aft
ernOon. 5 o'clock from the chapel
OF the Lopez Funeral Home. Rev.
o. c. Howell of Ley Memorial
Church. officiating.
Survivors are six daughters.
Mrs. Isabelle Palmeiro, Mrs. Una
Malyrek, Mrs LenOra Madiedo.
Mrs. Charity Webb. Mrs. Adella
Garcia and Miss Agatha Roig.
Five sons. Eddie. Roland. Harry.
Charles and Reynold Roig. two
sisters. Mrs. Lorena Munro and
Mrs. Amelia Carey, one brother
Henry Weatherford and IL grand
children.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-28
ADMIRAL BYRD'S
ship DUE HERE
IS. BEAR WILL UNLOAD
EQUIPMENT AT LOCAL
NAVAL STATION

Steamship Bear. which is =
vessel belonging to the Antarctic
Expedition of Admiral Bryd. is
due to arrive in port tomorrow
afternoon or night for the pur-
pose OF unloading some equip
ment. it was learned a: he nav
al station this morning
There was no way of learning
how long the Bear will be at the
naval station but it is thought
that as the ship is enrOute to
some northern port that she will
remain for at least a day.
Vessels of the neutrality patrol
at the naval station today are the
Flagship Lea and the DeStroyerS
Aulick, Crowninshield. guard
vessel. Buchanan. Williams and
the Tender Cannot Destroyer
Hale Is at anchor in the Stream.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-28

Students Of the stage. e.
pecialiy the group which forms
the Key West Players. and N
fact every person interested N
the theater and acting VII Be
amazed AZ the true 10 life ex-
hibition which has some Of the
works Of the most weu-kn0xn
artists IN the II numbers which
compose the display.
Residents have been invited 70
an exhibition reception At the
Art Center On Thursday evening
from eight TO eleven O'Clock. a.
which the Key West Players and
members Of the Ar Center Eiu
be hosts.
The Curtains Up" exhibiflon
is circuited BY the Florida Ar
Project
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-28
FLORIDA EXHIBIT
AT FAIR RELATES
INDUSTRY STORY
PRODUCTS OF STATES MAN
UFACTURERS AND HANDI-
CRAFT WORKERS SHOWN
TO VISITORS
GSpeeinI to The CifizenD

WORLDS FAIR, N. Y, Nav
28.-The Florida State Exhibit at
the New York Worlds Fair this
year IS doing much in the matter
of bringing to the attention OF
the world the many products of
not only well financed manu-
facturerS but handicraft workers
as we'll
In the latter category will be
found beautiful shell and fish
scale work in the form of jewel
brooches. scarf pins, brace
lets and other gadgetS used for
personal adOrnment. Shell lamps
and lamps made of cOcOnut
shells in countless forms. find
ready sale, as do work baskets
fashioned from pine needles. So
called patio strings, made of
highly cOlOred gOurdS, pine cones
and other materials which the
fancy of the worker prompts him
or her TO include in the strings
are proving popular with visitors
to the Florida pavilion.
Cypress knees. so little thought
of by the average Floridian, are
converted into ornaments as
well as objects of household use
Aircraft workers with a flair for
painting bits of Florida land
Scape convert squares of cypress
into pictures suitable for wall
decorations and they are sold by
hundreds to visitors.
One bit of handicraft which IS
proving popular in spite of the
fact that its price climbs into the
higher brackets is known as plat
inum ware. very ornamental as
we'll as useful. It probably should
be claSSed as a factory product
because 1t seems TO be made only
by one family having its plant
in Miami.
Various articles made of pal
motto fiber. the product of handi-
craft workers from all sections of
the state, are on sale though the
Florida factories engaged in max
ing WhiSk br0OmS and brushes
of many descriptions are also
represented in the sales booths of
the Florida Exhibit.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-28
NAILS ASSURE
SAFE TRIP FOR
REFUGEE ship
S. S. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
GUARANTEED NO INTER
FERENCE ON VOYAGE TO
IRELAND AND RETURN
tHv As.o-taf-a Pre.-a

WASHINGTON. May 2B.-The
steamship President Roosevelt
has been assured safe passage
across the Atlantic and neturn bz
the Germans. according TO ad-
vice received at the State De
paTtment today.
The S. S. President Roosrvrss
is due TO arrive al Galway. Ire
Lard, Friday TO take on refugees
from the war zones of Europe
and will leave the next day on
the return trip 10 New York.
German diplomatic office here
stated that strict orders had
been given all Nazi naval units
TO allow no interference with the
vessels rOund-trip.
Meanwhile, all United States
citizens IN warning nations O.
Europe were warned that the
Roosevelt's trip would be the
last made TO bring them back
Advance bookings Tor the trir
were announced slightly more
than 700.
The S S Washington arrixe5
IN New York today with 600 pas
sengers aboard mostly comprised
Of former Americans residing II
Italy.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-28
SPONGE SALE
81 Melted S49O

Sponge offerings at the NUM-
cipal Sponge dock yesterday
were a scattered lot of II offer
ingS containing 118 punches rang
ing in lots OF one bunch to %
punches.
The entire lot brought S490.50
and the highest price was paid as
follows: For % punches S156.99,
or better than $40 bunch; l6
punches brought 6.99. and the
rest of the sponge sold for lesser
prices.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-28

c. A. Fla. National Guard,
Whitehead.
Third Division VETERANS and
Auxiliaries): Marshal and Staff.
Whitehead street at Caroline.
facing S E Marshal, H. NJ.
MotherwelD. United Spanish
War Veterans, B. T. McCaIla
Camp No. 5. Whitehead street
hetween Caroline. facing 6 z
United Spanish War Veterans
Auxiliary, Whitehead between
Caroline and Greene. Arthur
Sawyer Post No. %, American
Legion, Whitehead between Caro-
line and Greene. American Le-
giOn Auxiliary, Whitehead be-
tween Caroline and Greene
Other Veterans Organizations.
Whitehead between Caroline and
Greene
Fourth Division Scouts and
PATROLS: Marshal and Staff,
Whitehead between Caroline and
Greene CMarShal. Albert Peirce,
Boy ScOutS)- Boy Scouts, Patrols
so, 81, So. Whitehead between
Caroline and Greene Girl Scouts,
Whitehead between Caroline and
Greene School Traffic Patrols.
Whitehead between Caroline and
Greene. High School Unit, White
head between Caroline and
Greene.
Fifth Division Civic Bodies
and Fraternal Orders: Marshal.
Everett Rivas.- Front between
Whitehead and DuvaI. facing
south. Units. Front between
Whitehead and Duval. facing
south
First Call" viii be sounded at
Caroline and Whitehead streets
at 5:45 p. m. whereupon units
will be formed at locals desig-
mated m preceding paragraphs.
Assembly" viii be sounded at
Caroline and Whitehead streets
at $50 D. m, whereupon units
viii be formed in line, ready for
marching. and will be success
Sively closed on leading units by
the Division Marshals. A men,
Der of the Grand MarshafS staff
win then visit each Division. re-
ceiving reports from the Division
MarShalS that they are formed
ready to parade.
Attention" and Forward
March" will be sounded at Duval
and Caroline streets at 600 p. m.
whereupon the parade will march
via the route: Caroline street.
Duval street, Division street.
Georgia street to the Band Shell
in Bayview Park
Honors will be paid to public
officialS and distinguished guests
al the reviewing stand at the
Division Street School, White and
Division streets
Upon reaching the band shell.
the parade viii be dismissed
without orders, units to form in
dividually at ease" for the cere-
monies, coming to attention"
and rendering the proper sslutes
on the playing of the National
Anthem Colors of the marching
units viii remain with said units.
Above units viii be formed in
line across the front of the band
shell.
Upon conclusion of the cere-
monies, units will be dismissed
! to unit commanders.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-28
IMPERSONATING
CASE DISMISSED

Arlington Munnings. colored.
was given preliminary hearing
before Peace Justice Enrique
EsquinaldO. Jr- this morning on
the charge of impersonating an
officer of the police force.
The peace justice heard all the
evidence IN the case and decided
that the alleged offender was in
nocent of the charge and dimiSs-
ed the case.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-28
THOMAS TO ERECT
new SKATING RINK

Building permit was Issued
this morning 10 Martin Thomas
for the building Of . skating rink
at 420 Southland street The
building viii be 50 feet b. 10
feet and viii be a frame one
story structure 70 cost $4,000.
Another permit was issued TINS
morning for the erection CT one
story frame bUHlding with meta
roof 10 cost $1,000. The building
will be IS by 50 in the rear Of
1902 Washington street and Is 20
be owned by Berry, Pinder-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-28
Only $500
Votes Seen
In Election
%%IL M%%%%~M
VISITORS HERE
FROM NEW YORK

Frank Costello. member of
the New York Fire Depart
ment. Mrs. Costello and Miss
Louise De Forrest and Miss
Helen ReYcraft were visitors
in Key West and guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mackia
on Flagler Avenue.
They visited The Citizen
office yesterday and reported
having a wonderful time and
were sorry that their vaca-
ton time is nearing a close.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-28
WORK FOR YOUTH
SUBJECT OF WIN.
Titles SPEECH
STATE EMPLOYMENT SERv-
ICE HEAD GAVE HINTS TO
GRADUATES; EMPLOYERS
COOPERATION IS SOUGHT

The Youth Placement program.
planned by William v. Little,
manager of the local office of the
Florida State Employment Serv-
ice, and timed to coincide with
school graduation, was inaug-
Continued On Page Four
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-28

W. |. WILLKIE SAYS
Would Insure Clean Fight
F.D.R. SHOULD RUN

NEW YORK, May "Roose-
welt should run for third
term" Wendell L. WiIlkie, Re
publican dark horse, declared to-
day in an article in a national
magazine In spite of what
consider sound reasons for main
tenance of the anti-third term
tradition" said the utility head.
Il think Franklin d. Roosevelt
Continued on Page Four
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-28
Belgian Cabinet RepudiatGS
Action; To Continue Fight
A[%AlNII[I
ELECTION RETURNS
AT CITIZEN TONIGHT

In conforming 10 ifs usual
, custom. The Citizen will
gather election returns this
evening and will post them
on a bulletin board in front
of the office.
The returns will be posted
al regular intervals as they
are tabulated In the differ
emf precincts. and the public
at-large is invited 10 corgre-
gate in front of the boards 10
watch the totals being posted.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-28
NEW TAXES
IN OFFING

WASHINGTON. May 2g.-The
Congress today indicated that
action will soon be taken TO i'm
pose new taxes designed to raise
S710.000,e00 a year, in accordance
with administration demands.
Addifiohat provision to finance
an adequate defense program
was the reported action to raise
the national debt limit from IS
billion to 48 billion dollars.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-28
THESE ARE SAD
Days.. D. R.
REPEATED SUNDAY BROAD.
CAST PHRASE ON LEARN
ING OF LEoPoLD'S ACT
tBy Associated PreEzJ

WASHINGTON. May %
President Roosevelt repeated his
statement made during his fire
side" broadcast Sunday night
when advised of King LeOpold's
surrender. Today he said: These
are sad days.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-28
BY PACIFIC POST
nv ANNOTATED Pre..l

ABERDEEN, Wash. May o.
Frank Burke picked up a bar
nacle-encruSted bottle along the
beach near here. Inside it Burke
found a well preserved card
printed in English and japanese
which revealed the object was
set adrift just east of the jap
anese islands by the government
photographic department on Nov.
2, 1910.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-28

LIMA, Peru. May 28.-Earth
temblor shocks were recorded
here today, reminding residents
of the quake which occurred last
year in which thousands of lives
were lost and millions of dollars
of property damaged.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-28
Memorial Day Observance
Scheduled For Thursday

Complete plans for the Me
mortal Day observance in thi.
city were released by the Amer.
lean Legion Post today, to bt
held In the form of a parade anc
exercises Thursday of this week
Patriotism" will be the prevail
ing theme throughout the OBJ
servance-
Every military. nayal, coast de,
Tense and patriotic organization
of the city will have representa-.
ton in the parade which starts a
600 p m. from Whitehead anC
Caroline streets and proceeds t.
Bayview Park where exercise.
will be held.
Lieut. Colonel G. D. Hatfield
commander of the Marine Corp.
detachment here, and recently
appointed naval intelligence of
flcer for this area having charge
OF investigation of espionage &C
tivitieS. will be the speaker O
the day.
The program at Bayview Parl
VIII be as follows:
America, Key West W. p. A
Band, Choral Chorus.
Invocation. Rev J. p. Lilly
Pastor Fleming Street Methods
Church.
God Bless America. Ke,
West w P. a Band, Chora
Chorus.
Address, William A Freeman
President City Council
Duet, Mrs Eva Warner ant
Mrs. c. E. Mccoy.
Address. William Little. Presi
dent Rotary Club.
Onward Comrades Onward
Key West Choral Society.
Address of the Day. Lieut.. Col
G. d. Hatfield. U. S. Marin,
Corps.
Washington Post March. Ke1
West w. P. A. Band
Taps CBugler). U. S. Marinr
Corps.
Thirty seconds of silence il
memory of those left overseas.
Benediction. Rev. A. L. Mau
Teau, S. j.
National Anthem. Key West W
p A Band. Choral Chorus.
Master of Ceremonies will b
DR.. A NJ Morgan Choral Direc
tor is Theodore KlebSattIe.
The Memorial Day parade vii
form by 5:45 p. m. on Thursda,
as follows:
First Division: Police Escort
Caroline at Duval street. facing
n. E Grand Marshal and staff
Caroline between Duxal ant
Whitehead. Grand Marshal L
Col. G.. d. Hatfield. u. S. Marinl
Corps)- Chief of Staff, A L
Mills, American Legion). Cad
jutant. w. II. Reardon, American
LEGION Key West Federal Band
Caroline between Duval an.
Whitehead
Second Division CO. s. Troops)
Marshal and Staff. Caroline be
tween Duval and Whitehead
(Marshal, Major ". T. Putnam
U. s. A. (Adjutant TO De desig
mated by senior officer afloat, Z
S. NJ Detachment u S. Army
Whitehead. Detachment u. S
Marine Corps, Whitehead. De
tachment U. s Navy. Whitehead
Detachment u. s. Coast Guard
Whitehead. Battery -E, 265tl
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-28
ONLY 1,747 BALLOTS
CAST UP TO 2:3O TO-
DAY; POLLS CLOSE AT
7:11 p. M.

Despite last-minute pleas by
the two gubernatorial camps in
Key West TO get out and vote.
Monroe County electors appear
ed much more interested in cur
rent developments of the war in
Europe than they were in cast
ing ballots for the ten offices
listed in the county and state
campaigns for the run-off cleo
non today.
Predictions of total vote to be
cast were mostly low-probably
in the neighborhOod of $500 to
5000. Polls. however. will be
open until shortly after 700
o'clock this evening and plenty of
time remains for registered voters
to cast their ballots. Some OBJ
servers pointed out that the early
vote, which showed comparative
ly low figures, was due TO the
smaller ballot. in that registered
voters realized there would be no
jams at the polling places as oc-
CURED during the first primary
when an extra long ballot had to
be voted.
On check of all precincts in
Key West, eight in number. at
2:30 o'clock TODAY, the total vote
tabulated at that time was dis
covered to be Lat.
The vote was as follows: Pre-
cinct l, 100; Precinct 2. "A; Pre-
cinct 3, 353; Precinct 4, 122; Pre-
cinct 5, 1888; Precinct 6, 313; Pre-
cinct 7, us; Precinct 8, 292.
Total registration for the
county is 6.438.
II IS expected that unofficial
results of the election will be an
nOunced in all precincts bv 1000
o'clock tonight The lighter vote
and smaller ballot will make it
possible to effect quick tabula-
ton of the returns.