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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-09
FIELD DAY FOR
SCOUTS SATURDAY

One of the highlights of Boy
Scout Week, celebrated by all
Boy Scout Troops of Key West,
will be the Track and Field Meet
to be held at Bayview Park to-
morrow afternoon under the SUI
pervision of the WPA Recreation
Department.
Events will include:
50-yd. dash; sack race; three
leg race; standing broad jump;
running broad jump; four-men
team relay race; human wheel
barrow race; bicycle races;
weight-lifting exhibition, and ex-
hibition diamondbal1 game.
Special concessions at the Roll
Ter Skating Rink were announced
for Boy Scouts during this week.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-09
Students Receive Glasses
Furnished By Lions Club
LION SANCHEZ OBLIGATED AT PRESENTATION
CEREMONIES IN CLUBHOUSE LAST NIGHT

Key West Lions consummated
one of their most important prof.
ects last night when they were
hosts at their regular supper
meeting to a number of grade
school students and their parents
in their clubhouse on Seminary
street. The OCCASION was the
presentation of glasses to the stu
oents, following eye examinations
made during the past three
months.
Chairman of the affair was the
clubs Sight Conservation and
Blind Work committee head, Lion
DR.. ]. c. Sanchez, opt.cian men,
Der of the club. The students Sc
lected to receive the glasses were
picked from a large list of those
needing glasses as determined by
the examination.
Sight Conservation work in
Lions CLUBS throughout the In
ternationel Association is a mum
Der one project. Thousands of
glasses have been given to stu
dents and others needing them.
The Key West club now joins the
hundreds of others that have
completed such projects. and the
announcement was made last
night that more of the same work
would follow as the months adj
vance.
Lion Sanchez presented glasses
to the following students of Di-
vision Street, Harris and San
Carlos Schools:
Edward E. Johnson, 1907 New
ton street; Mary Thompson, 404
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-09
CONSERVATION
WORK PROVEN
TO BE WORTHY
AGENT RUSSELL CITES IN
STANCES WHERE STATE
DEPARTMENT GIVES GOOD
VALUE FOR LICENSES

Thousands of tourists interest
ed in fishing come to this state
each year as a result of informa-
ton sent countrywide each year
by the State Conservation De-
partment, and that service, stated
Bennie Russell, agent fox this
county, is only d small part of
the valuable work performed by
the department.
For instance, Russell said in
an interview with The Citizen,
consider what ond.tion our fish
ing industry would be in if clos
ed seasons were not observed.
In the instance of crawfish alone,
the supply has increased seventy
five percent from one year to an
other when fishermen were pre-
vented from catching them dur
ing the egg-laying periods.
Stone crabs, too, have been eff
ficiently conserved by this de-
partment of the state, and, as a
result, mere and more of them
are caught for tables of the city,
state and nation when the season
is opened.
Mr.. Russell stated that the de-
partment will continue in it's
work to help commercial fisher
men help themselves to more
profits IN their chosen fields of
endeavor. That, he states, els
our answer to the question as to
benefits derived from the license
fees paid by fishermen.
Conservation Department also
has charge of seeing to it that
Greek spongers don't infringe
upon Monroe County territory.
Last year, it will be remember
ed, five Greek boats were appre-
hended in waters of the county,
and were promptly brought to
justice.
Patrol boats make periodic Wis
its to Monroe County waters and
will continue to do SO. Russell
stated. Every effort should con-
tinue to protect. the vast re-
sources derived from the sea. The
Conservation Department realizes
its importance in that respect, and
with. the cooperation of all citi-
zens, especially those engaged in
the fishing business, no matter
what branch, the project is as
sured success.
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~ IS. 50. 49,
THERE'S PLENTY OF
SMALL FISH HERE

who said the cold wea-
ther recently experienced
froze up all of our small
fish?" That's what Suicide
ZorskY wants 10 know. The
question was put by way of
contradicting stories at
tributed TO Miami common
tators who are alleged TO
have made statements TO that
effect.
Suicide" and Charles Bull
lett of Buffalo. N. Y. who is
stopping at the Cactus Ter
race here. went out Wednes-
day of this week in a small
boat off Fort Taylor and in
two hours caught l25 small
bottom fish.
That. says Suicide.
"disproves any stories about
shortage of small fish.
The two men also caught
two fair-sized sharks. giving
one 10 the aquarium. and a
rabbit fish.
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WITNESS
Turtles, Tanks Are Cleaned
ROUTINE

There was a large crowd of
visitors at the aquarium yester-
day, and, fortunately, they came
at an opportune time, for Joe Ro-
nero, who is in charge of the dis
play, had just put the boys to
work cleaning the tanks and
securing the two large pools in
which are kept the larger fish.
In one of these pools are kept
the specimens of turtles of diff
ferent kinds, eleven of which are
in the tank, and the visitors tim
ed their arrival to witness the
process of cleaning and scour ing
the shells of the animals, and
freeing them from sea growths,
which accumulate at times and
which must be cleaned off.
The tanks have been very sue
cessful during the recent cold
spell. Mr.. Romero stated yester-
day that only 80 fish were lost,
but among them were the five
porcupines, which were always
specimens that created intense
interest.
There have been new arrange
mentS installed in the tanks, the
water flowing in from the back
of the tanks and the supply pipes
reaching to the bottom of them
instead of being situated near the
top. These changes were made
by the force of NYA boys, who
are attached to the aquarium.
New and attractive specimens
in the tanks are the rare fantail
grouper, three octopi, the mantis
shrimp and five of the ever-in-
terest ng frog fish, besides a large
collection of young sailfish and
other rare and interesting speci-
mems.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-09
HUTCHINS HAPGOOD INCLUDED PEOPLE
Victorian In Modern World Partly Written In Key West
AND INCIDENTS HERE in HIS BOOK

It was Ernest Hemingway who
started Key West on its way to
becoming a Writer'S Colony.
And-as Robert S. Allen, co-au-
thor of the Washington Merry
Go-Round", stated this week-the
Island City Will continue towards
a more complete manifestation of
that dream.
Latest proof of the nearness to
realization of the plan comes with
the word that Hutch.ns Hapgood,
prominent author, now residing
in Key West at lib Grinnell
street, has published a btok en-
titled, "A Victorian In The Mod
ern World, Harcourt, Brace &
Co., New York City.
A good portion of this book
was written in Key West while
MIR. Hapgood was here on pre-
vious visits. Hemingway's ia
nous book, Farewell To Arms,
it will be remembered, was writ
ten In its entirety in this city.
Still another author and prom
inent educator, John Dewey, who
has built home in Key West and
is living here regularly during
the winter months, has written a
brief review of Mr.. Hapgood's
book.
Mr.. Dewey writes:
1T is one of the great auto
biographies of literature, and
will be recognized as a classic. 1t
gives, among other things, vivid
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-09
Films Smash Red Tank
Division As Drive On
M9nnCrhCiIn Line Halls
SOVIET PARACHUTE
SQUADS CAUSE CON-
Germ IN FINLAND; SEA
WAR INCREASES
nv Associated PresS1

INV Associated PresSi
LONDON. Feb. 9.-War news
from the three main fronts. Fin
nish. Western and Sea. revealed
decreased action today. with &C.
cent on the first and second
named.
From Helsinki came reports
that the Russians had apparently
called off, for the moment, their
fierce drives against the Man
nerheim Line. One source said
that the Firms had destroyed a
whole tank division after it had
battered its way a considerable
distance into the lines. No Soviet
troops moved up behind the
tanks. however.
Other sectors in Finland re-
ported moderate action. Finn
ports were reported captured by
Moscow, although no confirma-
ton has come from Helsinki.
Firms stated that they were busy
rounding up parachute squads
behind the lines, the Reds being
dressed in Finnish uniforms. Fear
of sabotage Of communication
lines and danger in general was
expressed as activity by these
suicide squads" increased.
Some patrol action was noted
on the Western Front.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-09

White street; Antha Louise John.
son, 1907 Newton street; Walter
Knowles, SIS Catherine street;
Isabel Hernandez, 1924 United
street; Thelma Ogden, 1926 AShe
street; Onelia Hernandez, 416
Amelia street; Margot Torres,
1103 Whitehead street; Dorothy
Saunders, 1908 Fleming street;
Vernon Baker, 619 Garfield Lane;
Aurora Leon, els Amelia street;
Evelia Base, 409 Catherine street;
Benjamin FELTON,, 1112 Elgin
street; Juanita Jean Griffen, 8O7
Ashe street; Oscar Avila, 514
Elizabeth street; Onelia Stirrup,
1404 Olivia street; Gilbert Hall,
1872 Watson street; Dora Torres,
HOB Whitehead street,; Eugenia
Zaldivar, 1903 Thomas street, and
Reynaldos Garcia, All Catherine
street.
Failed To Attend
These students failed to attend
the meeting to receive their
glasses: Rose Mary Higgs, Ais
Whitehead street; Ophelia Sar-
dinas, 108 Duval street; Clifford
Hayes, 2 Love Lane; Vivian Gar
cia, 1877 Olivia street; Edna May
Alvarez, Lumley Apis, No. g.;
James Hyde, 1l06 White street
and Mayfield Saunders, 225 Pc
tronia street. The above are adj
vised to call at the office of DR..
Sanchez for their glasses.
Refreshments were served the
guests, prepared, as was the
Lions supper, by Mrs. M. L. Rus
sell, Mrs. Bernard Allen and Mrs.
Allan Armstrong .~a-- >-~s
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-09

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-Three
Senators of the Foreign Rela-
tions Committee, Pittman, Pep
per and Swellenbach, argued
against breaking relations with
Russia at this time. Senator
Pepper stated the move to close
the Moscow embassy would be
like biting off our nose. Swell
lenbach believed the action
would prove unneutral.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-09
LATE NEWS BULLETINS
(By Associated Press)

BERLIN, Feb. 9.-Supply prob
lem arose to trouble the Germans
today when it Was announced
that, for the first time in many
years, the Baltic Sea was freez-
ing over. Flow of supplies from
Sweden and Norway was af-
fected by the ice packs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-09

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt today announced
that Under-Secretary of State
Sumner Welles would be sent to
Europe soon to study conditions
in several countries. The trip
would be unofficial and all in
formation gained would be con-
fidential for the State Depart
ment'S use.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-09
RAIDS ON SHIPPING
INCREASED TODAY

LONDON, Feb. 9.-War Minis
try reported that more Nazi
bombing planes had appeared
over eastern England ports, con-
centrating on coastwise shipping.
Raj. planes were busily en-
gagged in driving off the invaders.
Much damage was inflicted, how
ever, it was admitted. before the
bombers departed FOR home
fields. er-- 10
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-09

TOXIC. Feb. 8. - Japan
newspapers expressed today
no hope for negotiations for
new trade treaties between
their country and the United
States. News stories head
lined the new American loans
TO China. and trouble was
predicted if the loans carried
no restrictions against mill
tarY expenditures.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-09

JERSEY CITY. Feb. s.
The "Vandenberg For Presi-
dent" opened in the east here
today. with the formation of
a New jersey club headed by
several prominent manufac-
turers and business men of
the state. Previously the
move had been started in
several western states.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-09

Key West, Florida, has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only IA Fahrenheit
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-03
2 NEGROES HELD
IN HORNY Staying
Body OF Joe Roberts, so,
Was Found Stuffed I'm
der Floor OF Hut

COLUMBIA, S. c., April 2.-P-
Questioning of two negro men be-
ing held in the state p~enitentiary
in connection with the death Satur-
day near Conway Of Joe Roberts,
6O-year-old farmer, vas expected to
be resumed today with the arrival
of Sheriff W. E. Sessions of Horny
county.
Chief J.. Henry Jeanes of the state
constabulary named the prisoners
as Frank Ladson, 80, and Ben Jack
son, about 40. He said they had
bpn brought to the penitentiary for
safekeeping.
Ladson was captured early yester-
day by members Of a posse about
four miles from where Roberts body
was found stuffed under the floor
ing of a lumber camp hut. The ne
gro was wounded in an escape at
tempt. Jackson had been in custody
since Saturday night.
Jeanes said Ladson blamed Jack
son for the Staying but that Jackson
contended he was asleep when Rob-
erts met death.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-03
N.L.R.B. CHANGES
GIVEN APPROVAL
Two Labor Act Amend
ments Recommended By
House Labor Group

WASHINGTON, April '2.-R-
The house labor committee approx
ed today two amendments to the
Wagner act intended to protect AFL
craft unions and to give employers
the right to ask the labor board
for collective bargaining elections.
Chairman Norton (D-N. ~ said
the committee probably would COM
plete consideration of all proposed
changes in the law tomorrow and
would ask the house to consider no
other revisions than those 1t will
suggest. .
Previously the committee had de-
cided to recommend that the pre-
sent three-man labor board he in
creased to five members.
Mrs. Norton said that the COM
mittee adopted, 9 to 6, an amend
ment by Representative Wood Cd
Mo- to revise one section of the
act so that when a majority of en-.
ployes of a craft in a plant shall SO
decide, the board shall designate
such craft" as a proper collective
bargaining unit.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-03

cific side. 1t has even been suggested
that it might be necessary to seek
the cession by the Republic of Pan
m of several more square miles to
the Canal Zone in order to provide
room for augmented defenses, al
though this is considered rather less
likely.
Secretary of Interior Ickes made
a rush trip to California to settle
the row in the democratic party
there, which had two factions fill
ing states of pro-Roosevelt delegates
in the presidential primary. 1t was
soon announced that he had made
peace and that the row was over;
advices to ears-to-the-ground Cali
fornians here say different, however.
According to these advices, the
sub.surface row is worse than ever.
Ickes dealt chiefly with William G.
McAdoo, head Of one faction, and
Governor Olson, leader of the other;
trouble is, neither man really con-
trolls his faction, and some of the
key figures weren't seen by Ickes
at all.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-03

publicans haven't heretofore been
in the habit Of having a primary.
Despite this neglect by the public
prints. the COP, boys are really
having thei own private political
war this time, and it is developing
many Of the same sort Of angles
which attend the usual Democratic
civil wars.
For instance there is some Spec
ulation about what the regulars"
of the COP, organization had in
mind when they put H B. Leayitt,
OF Asheville, into the race for leu
tenant-governor. With George Prit-
chard, of the same city, already in
the running for Governor the ortho.
dox strategy would have been to
keep a candidate for any other Of
flee from coming out in Asheville.
So now some are wondering
whether Pritchard will get the or.
g~an1zation support or whether it
Will go to Frank Mcneil, of States.
vile.
Best guess is that Pritchard will
win In either cas- His name car.
rles all manner of prestige in
G. O. P. circles,
Raleigh is just next door to the
Sixth Congressional, where there
is a big fight on for Congre' and
so occasionally word trickles in here
of developments up that way.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-03

last and crew whopped with laugh.
Ter. MISS johnson blushed. Nurses
oega soothing the youngsters.
presently the set was more tran.
gull, but not still enough. Workmep
shuffled their feet; extras whisper.
ed among themselves. Red Golden.
an assistant director with the voice
n n of a drill sergeant grew
impatient. ."QUIETp he yelled. The
babies woke Up and began to crv
again.
Miracles are being wrought on
other sets. At Paramount the daily
call sheet for new scenes in "The
Biscuit Eater" reads: Lady Suwa.
nee (dog); Promise (dog); pups as
ordered"
Players Are Sick
Of Banana Odor
"Iorrid Zone" is a story of a
banana plantation in Central Ame-
rlca, and Warmers Stage 6 f o r
weeks has resembled a banana ware.
house. E~verybody's sick of t h e
taste, sight and smell of bananas,
whlch are brought in by the truck
load. There's a stalk of 'em in al
most every scene, AMI the hot arcs
rlpen them SO rapidly they have to
be changed often.
Prop men decorated the stalls of
an outdoor market with dozens of
punches; then John Mari, the tech
meal expert, told them it was
wrong. In d banana port, he ex.
planned. all fruit that's too ripe to
stand the boat trip to the United
States is dumped in a pile where
anybody can help himself.
Pat O'Brien, the plantation own.
er, was sitting in his office when
Andy Devine, his overseer, came in.
"Sit down." said the boss, IT want
to talk to you. I've been think
ing"
Devine Topped into a chair, one
arm of which broke off and fell to
the floor.
i've been thinking" said O'Brien
earnestly, without cracking a smile,
that We'll either have to get a
larger chair Or a smaller actor"
THE Mortal Storm" being filmed
at ~N'etro, is bitterly anti-Nazi. In
stead of being laid in some myth
cal country, it names and shows
places and uniforms. The studio
even intended to use the Horst
Vessel" with Storm Troopers sing
ing the song at a rally in n of
their halls.
But the Horst Vessel" isn't be-
ing used, after all. The song is copy
righted, you see, and it would be an
unfriendly act to use it without per-
mission from the owners in Der.
lin! The number that is being cho-
rused by the Storm Troopers is a
very close copy, though. especially
written and titled adolf Hitler's
Song"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-03
Winston-Salem Doctor
Accorded High Honors

BOSTON, April 1.-P-George A.
|%parkins, Opt.D., of Ord, Nebraska,
has won optometry's highest award,
the 1910 gold medal of the Dis
+irguished Service Foundation of
op-ometry, in recognition of his re-
.earch toward more efficient read
Inc and improved scholarship.
Dean Henry Wyman Holmes of
Harvard university's grad a t e
school of education, presented the
medal at a convocation of the
foundation last night.
Created Fellows" in the founda-
lion for various achievements in the
a.eld of optometry, We're:
c, r. Carlson of Lincoln, Neb.,
Glenn Ansel Fry of Ohio State uni
yersity, Nelson Greeman Of San An
tonic, Tex, Ormel J. Melvin of
Omaha, Henry B. Peters of Oak
land, Calf, Robert N. Walker of
Winston-Salem, N. c., Arthur P.
Wheelock of Des Moines, and Dr..
D. A. Worcester of the University
Of Nebraska.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-03
al E G II
B R E FS
Star-NeWs Bureau,
Sir Walter Hotel
BY HENRY AVERILL

RALEIGH, April 2-Dr. Ralph
Mcdonald, who was injured Satur-
day night when his car a off a
slippery road near here, had an
extremely narrow escape from Sc
rious and permanent injury.
A deep, jagged cut on the right
side of his face missed his y by
not more than an eight of an inch,
if that much. An even longer and
more severe cash on his left cheek
would without question have been
fatal had it been four or five inches
lower and in his throat, or had it
been a couple of inches higher it
would have got his left eye.
AS it is he has cancelled all
speaking engagements for April,
but doctors say that by next month
he will be as good as new, except
taht he will probably carry facial
scars to remind him not to put off
buying new tires when his old ones
get slick.
Monday he told your Raleigh re-
porter he had put off getting new
tires just a little too long. Those
which caused his car to skid on a
wet road were so bad he had al
ready told Mrs. Mcdonald she must
not drive the car.
A sign in the Highway Commits
sion elevator reading: "Lost-Valu-
able Bird Dog-s5OO Reward" at
tracted considerable attention yes
terday until it was noted that in a
lower corner the notice was dated
april l."
William B. Oliver, candidate for
Insurance Commissioner against in
cumbent Dan Boney, beat Tom
Cooper to it in sound-trucking into
Raleigh. Monday Raleigh was sys-
tematically cruised by a sound
truck carrying the legent vote for
William B. Oliver and Repeal the
Lifetime Lease on the Insurance
Commissioner job"
Republican primary for Governor
has been more or less mostly
more - overlooked in the North
Carolina press because of the ira
ditional refusal Of the state to
elect a Republican after he's nom
mated and also because the Re
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-03
Independent Union
Seeks To Gust Clio

COLUMBIA, S. c., April 2.-R-
A movement to supplant the Textile
Workers Union of America (CIO) as
bargaining agent Of the Columbia
Mills was under way today by the
Independent Employees association,
which claimed it represented a ma
jority of the mills 1,157 workers.
Chairman A. W. Shehane of the
Independent group said a petition to
the mill management asking that
the association be recognized as the
agency for collective bargaining was
another step in the campaign
started by the mill workers last fall
10 GUST the CIO as the bargaining
agency
The petition, presented yesterday
by a committee of Is employees, in
terrupted negotiations between the
TWCA representatives seeking a
contract to replace an agreement
tat will expire May IL.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-03
N. {. Trade Conditions
Good, Coz. Hoey Says

RALEIGH, April 2.-R-Gover-
o Hoey, just back from a trip to
Shelby and Canton, said today that
"the amazing amount Of new build
ing, especially private homes" in
dicates that business condition are
good in the state.
Revenue receipts at record lev
els and building activity show the
progress we are making he add
ed. And where there aren't new
homes being built, many old ones
are being painted and fixed up, in
the country as well as in the
towns and cities"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-03
CONTINUES
| CENSUS ATTACKS
,9o 400 Enumerators Be.
.;n Work As Senator
Raps Questions

DISTINCTION. April 2 Up -
Nharse and foot, by boat and
Pa h census enumerators vent
FaIs m Mr.. and Mrs. America
Fa'.7 while Senator Tobey (R-NH)
away at their heels with
bor o~ratorical fusillade.
t20,0 900 strong, the legion
'U.. ,rnerators set out on the long
which will take them a total
ZEN - n0O 900 miles, produce the
~ to more than 1000. 600, 900
..fons and tell the nation how
y has come since leis rely CEN
d ,,en in colonial dress made the
.rs, ta0uIation in 1880.
r,ore vas no "Godspeed," how
from Tobey, who has been
.irp war against the census
''as.ions on personal income.
,rsin ~counselling people to re-
answers. to the income ques-
,.ns on the ground that they vio-
.n privacy, Tobey announced he
Az ;~ntroduced a bill to rescind the
nsoy iail penalty which may be
1ossd for failure to supply CEN
,1s information. Previously he tried
!. have the income questions strick-
=. trom the schedules, but senate
-oo.ion frustrated the attempt.
Tobeys bill to rescind the Jail
,.oa,v would not, however. lift
h. requirement for a s100 fine
is also provided as a pen
INV under present law.
REGARDLESS of Tobey's efforts, the
.nsys army was on the march.