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The Key West citizen., 1940-11-25
ENGLISH NAVY
FANS ATLANTIC
FOR SEA RAIDER
SEARCHING FOR NAZI YES
Sci PREYING ON MER-
CHANT SHIPS; MORE DIS
TRESS SIGNALS HEARD
CBy Associated Prexsl

NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-The
British navy increased its fan
like search of the Atlantic ocean
shipping lanes today, following
receipts of messages that freight
vessels are being attacked by Ell
ther a NaZi sea raider or Subma-
rine
No information was obtainable
here as to the fate of the Port
Hobart, 9,OOO-ton vessel, which
reported by radio Sunday that it
was being shelled by a ship
thought to be Of sea raider pro-
portions of the Graf Spec type.
Port HObart's location at the
time of the Shelling was about
500 miles northeast of Puerto
Rico, or within 1900 miles of the
Florida coast, bringing the new
sea action to the outskirts of the
Pan-American neutrality zone.
Additional stress was added to
the picture of necessity for pro-
tective action when the 5,O00-ton
Temple Inn radiOed this morning
that il was being attacked by a
submarine approximately 800
miles off the Irish coast.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-25
Na1is Extend Bomb 4
Raids To Bristol;
De Caune In London
GREEK ARMY CHIEF
Uses Few Words But
.. -.
is MAN OF ACTION

(AssOeiated Press Feature Servfee)
ATHENS. Greece, Nov. 25.-
He's a man of few words
but. -
That's a man-On-the-Street ap-
praiSal of tOday's national hero
IN embattled Greece-Generalis-
simo Alexander Papagos, direct
ing genius of the army opposing
Italy.
But actions speak louder
This phrase follows as a mat
ter OF course to all acquainted
with the 57-year-old officer.
Greece knows Generalissimo
PapagoS-in normal times a
man living a quiet well-Ordered
life; as Smartly-dreSSed gentle
man fond of riding; and as a
family man wed to the daughter
Of another army leader.
But IN such days as these the
country proudly recalls his place
IN a military dynasty.
The tall. stately soldier came
up through the cavalry. Enter
ing the army as a graduate of
military and cavalry schools in
Athens, Belgium. and Italy. he
rose from lieutenant to captain
in the Balkan war of 1928.
He supplemented this expert
ence with service against Bull
garia and Germany in the World
war. a general staff assignment
during the Asia minor campaign
of 1920. and service with a
French military mission in 1893.
Greece made him minister of
war in 1885. a post he relin-
quished briefly for active service.
but to which he returned a wear
later.
In 1886 he was named chief of
Continued on Page Four)
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-25
RECEIVE OFFICIAL
WORD ON DRAFT
sTATE HEADQUARTERS SAYS
"a
NONE TO BE ASSIGNED
UNTIL NEXT YEAR

Monroe County Draft Board
has received official notification
from State Headquarters at St.
Augustine that no quota assign
ments here will be required un-
til after July first next year.
Credits now existing with
membership of the National
Guard and those already vol
unteering. brought the quota as
Signment of us to completion,
with a margin of six extra
Accordingly. no draftee will be
called at this time. officials an
nounced. Classification work,
however. will proceed leisurely,
with interviews, at the rate OF
10 or u a week, to be held at the
local office.
Advisory Board
Headquarters here announced
the names Of those appointed to
serve as the Advisory Board, to
assist Selective Service regis
trants in filling out question
naires and the making out of ap-
pealS. if necessary.
The board membership is
Aquilino Lopez. Jr.. 207 Duval
street, Judge Raymond R. Lord
county building and John G
j Sawyer. Renedo building.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-25
BLASTING
ALARMED
CITIZENS
LOUD EXPLOSION EARLY
THIS MORNING BELIEVED
CAUSED BY OPERATIONS
AT SUB-BASE

Chief topic of conversation in
Key West, as workers city-wide
reported for duty this morning,
was the loud exposition heard
during the early hours of the
morning.
Rumors ran Wholesome report
ing the Gas Company works had
blown up; others that some Serv-
ice station gasoline tank had ex-
ploded.
Location of the explosion was
described as uptown, and in
many other locations, widely scat
tered
The Citizen began a systematic
check of the rumors. and with
pre-knOwledge at hand concern
ing activities at the submarine
base, believed this noon that the
mystery had been solved when
it was announced that blasting
work conducted during the night
at the Sub-base had caused the
alarm.
The r. c. Huffman Company
found it necessary to blast sew
eral layers of rock in the subma-
rine basin in order to fulfill
depth requirements of the dredg-
ing, which has been going for
ward on a 24-hour basis the past
month.
Interviewed this morning, Of
ficials of the company stated that
lone large blast occurred at ap-
proximately 800 o'clock this
morning.
The Sheriff's department re-
ported at noon today that a blast
had occurred in the rear of the
Cortez factory building. near
Flagler avenue. Time of the ex-
ploSion. however, did not CORE
spond with the reported time of
the blast heard bv large portion
of residents in the city.
AT any rate. as some observers
noted. the incident served to
'give firSt-hand information on
what it must feel like to be bomb
ed from the air.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-25
BABY RENDUELES
DIED YESTERDAY

Funeral services are being held
this afternoon. 4:30 o'clock, for
Mercedes Mary Rendueles. 18-
month-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Amanda RendueleS. who
died yesterday morning at the
residence. 4l2 Amelia street.
Rev. Guillermo Perez, of the
Latin Methodist Church. is of
ficiating at the rites. Pritchard' 5
Funeral Home is in charge of ar
rangementS.
Survivors. besides the parents.
are two brothers. Charles and
Thomas.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-25
PUBLIC FUNDS
ASSISTED $50
in OCTOBER
WELFARE BOARD RELEASES
FIGURES ON ASSISTANCE
FURNISHED THREE GROUPS
IN MONROE COUNTY
Especial o The Citizen)

! JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Nov.
25.-Public assistance payments
to Monroe County recipients for
the month of October totalled S8,-
048.00, according to announce
ment today by the State Welfare
Board.
Of this sum, $5,373.OO was paid
as Old Age Assistance; S1,9O3.OO
as Aid to the Blind, and $7720O
as Aid to Dependent Children.
The number of recipients in
the respective categories was:
Old Age Assistance, 366; Aid to
the Blind, 1870; Aid to- Depend
ent Children, "a families (63
children). Total, $50 persons.
Applications pending were as
follows: Old Age Assistance. 40;
Aid to the Blind. 10; Aid to De-
pendent Children, 141 families.
Average grants paid were: Old
Age Assistance, S1468; Aid to
the Blind, S14.64; Aid to Depend
ent Children, S32l7 per family
(S12.25 per child.
During the month 36,957 Flor
ida recipients of Old Age 'As-
sistance received cash grants of
S456,601; 1908 families G.511
children) received S74,633 as Aid
to Dependent Children, and q
421 persons received S31.583 as
Aid to the Blind. The grand to-
tai for the state was S562,817. or
at the rate of S6.753.8O4 per year.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-25
Navy Believed
Ready To Start
AQueduGt Line
COmdr. Brady And Engi-
neerS Went Over Whole
Route Saturday OF Last
Week

Ii. Comdr. 7. J. Brady. u s
N. public works officer zf fha
local naval station. arrived back
from q weeks trip 70 Washing
ton. d. c. late Saturday after-
noon. bringing word Of fhe
navY's water-Iine project
COmdr. Brady was accom-
panied here by two engineers Of
the firm Of Parsons. Brinkcrhoff
Clapp and Douglas, Of New York
The three men left Miami early
Saturday and spent the whole
day in going over the route of the
projected aqueduct from Florida
City TO this city.
II is this engineering firm that
filed preliminary reports on the
aqueduct line with the Navy De-
partment q week ago. Further
investigation of. The project Was
ordered last week. resulting n
the inspection trip being made
Comdr. Brady stated that the
engineers left this morning. az
companied by B NJ Duncan.
general manager Of the Oversees
Road and Toll Bridge District
and planned on picking more m
formation on the project AZ that
agencies office IN Marathon
Schedule on the project calls
for another report 10 be turned
in to the Bureau Of Yards and
Docks al Washington between
December ! and i. with add
tional detail checking 10 be done
in the meantime
II Is believed that the navy IS
making ready 10 proceed with rs
S2.OO0.OOO project. regardless q
whether the Florida Keys Ague-
duct Commission's additional
project Is ready 10 go
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-25
DENY SECRETARY PERKINS
HAS RESIGNED

WASHINGTON. Nov. 25.-Ad-
ministratiOn officials today de
MED Secretary of Labor Frances
Perkins had resigned.
The New York World Tele-
gram carried story this morning
stating responsible labor repre-
tCC7tinued on Page Fourl
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-25
(AsSeeiated Press


WASHINGTON. Nov. 25.-Rep.
Marvin Jones. of Amarillo. Tex.
sang his swan song in Congress
the other day and the echo was
a burst of eulogy from the well
of the house such as it is rarely
any mans pleasure to hear.
The invisible wall that divides
parties crumbled as member aft
er member climbed TO his feet
and delivered encomiumS on the
virtues OF Marvin Jones and
wished him well in his work as
Judge of the United States Court
of Claims. to which President
Roosevelt recently appointed
him. If you don't know Marvin
Jones, you might wonder why
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-25
LOCAL AVIATOR
\ SENDS PROPOSAL
TO MISS DARCY
RECIPIENT OF MESSAGE IN
HEADLINES WITH NOVEL
OFFER TO MARRY "A VOL
UNTEER'

A young member of Patrol
Squadron VP53, stationed at the
sub-airbaSe on Trumo Island. was
revealed today as being one of
several hundred young men ma
tionwide who answered a novel
proposition advanced by Miss
Jeanne Darcy, of Atlantic City.
N. ].
Miss Darcy made the head
lines recently with an offer to
marry "a patriotic young boy
that would enlist in the army or
navy She declared herself
"dlSguSted with 'conScription
marriages y, and made pubic an
nOuncement of her offer.
The local young man answer
cd the proposition in this wise:
Il imagine by this time you've
received hundreds of letters like
this, so one more won't hurt
much, and, who knows, this let
ter may make me a very happy
man, al least, hope so.
You said you would like to
marry a patriotic boy who would
join the army or navy to protect
MS country. How would one
who IS already in the navy do?
AT least, I'm more able to sup
port a wife than some one who
mas just joined, because / have
advanced in rating quite bit,
and am making a great deal more
than the S21.OO or $4,000 per
month that is the first pay of
soldier or sailor.
i support the wings of the
United States Navy on my uni
form and am a pilot of one of
Uncle Sans big patrol boats now
patroling the Atlantic coast. I'm
% years old, five feet ten inches
tall, blond hair and blue eyes.
That may sound like a Pen
Pal ad in a ranch romance or
something. but l have to give my
self some kind of build-up, even
if it's for nothing but an awful
let down.
Please write and let me know
the verdict, and if you have a
spare picture of yourself, may /
have one?"
Then came the signature. ap-
pended by "A Prospective Hus-
band.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-25


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The Key West citizen., 1940-11-25
90 Days.!

City laws now require all resi-
dents living on streets on which
sewer lateralS have been installed
to connect up their house lines
with the system.
Ninety days from date of pub
lication-September %, 1940-is
the time limit.
SIxTY-THREE DAYS HAVE
ELAPSED
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-25
ny JACK sTINNETT. AP Fentu

Ry JACK sTINNETT AP Feature s~rsice ~ra-r
WASHINGTON Nov 25-Out of the flood Of talk
policies culture
America. nebulous schemes for welding the
foundation which really the dreams Of the dTe
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-25

NaZi sources. however. de-
clared the citv of Bristol. an i'm
portant base port west of Lon
don. had suffered the same fate
as Coventry and Birmingham.
An important conference is be-
ing held in London this morning
between Prime Minister Winston
Churchill and General Charles
DeGaulle. head of the Free
French Armies. No details of
the conference nor the purpose
for which it is being held were
available at press time.
Meanwhile, as the Battle of
Britain still continues with un-
abated ferocity. attention of Eu-
rope was directed still towards
the east where Greece is con-
tlnulng to push the Italians fur
ther away from its territory.
Dispatches this morning stated
that scouting troops of the Greek
army had pushed north from
kOritza to the main defense line
previously selected by the
Italians Other Greek detach-
ments are operating far into
Albania. reaching the Shkunki
river. which cuts Albania prac-
tically in half.
Italian news dispatches charac-
teristically make little mention
of the Greece war. satisfying
themselves with headlining the
new diSplomatic order in the
Balkans.
II Duce'S main editorial writer,
Virginia Gayda, published a lead
story today calling attention to
the 33,5OO.OO0 additional popula-
ton added to the axis-power
sphere of influence as a result of
the three-nation tie-up effected
. last week between Germany and
Italy and Hungary. Slovakia and
Rumania-
A hitch in axis plans. however,
appeared on the horizon this
morning with the report being
circulated in Europe's capitals
that Bulgaria is baking and
probably won't sign up along
with sister nations
Additional hope for the de-
mOcracies was held out today
with the almost positive news
CONTINUED on Page FoIrl
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-25

sary purchases from the Unned
States. But that's another SOY
and herein I'm going % cunsIdeT
only what the Department uT
Agriculture IS doing and plans g.
do along this line.
There are, a. present. four "a
perimental field groups from fhe
department IN Central and Soz1h
America, working on the sluEie
crop Of rubber Last year CIR
gress appropriated q haH r-llIIloz
dollars for this wurk and q
that seems a lot lefs eEzzzlue
the possibilities.
Rubber originated II S01-1
America and until abour 1s11
most Of Il came from there ThEl
the Far East Nalsys- Ceyluz
and the Dutch east Indies D.
gan 10 COME 70 the fore. untIl lzz-
year. when L s. ImpoTtS wg-e
approximately 600. 600 tons ullE
about 10000 tons cane fru-
South America About 20l000 1uz
more came from Frestone pa
tations II LIberis- W@r A11z
and most q the resf froz E1e
Far East.
\ Floo6 Of Money
Let's not even couzlcer n
possibilities Of our Far EzS1er-
source Of supply beng clos=1-
Let's just consider Whzf u E1Zz
mean 70 southern Mexicn. 3D.
and the Others II We Eere rB -
chase nearly 600.00 tons c. 20
Der AZ : price which Wo1l1 z-1w
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-25

EDITORS NOTE: For those
who may be curiouS-the name
of the above letters author will
NOT BE GIVEN to any inquir-
erS0
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-25
West Coast City Bears
Brunt Of Concentrated
Attack; DeGaulle Con-
ferS With Churchill

LONDON. Nov. 25.-British
war department. admitted today
that Nazi planes had returned
this morning to the scene of a
concentrated attack conducted
last night on a west coast City.
Information as TO what CITY bore
the brunt of current Nazi mass
attack last night and this morn
ing was not given out.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-25

Key Wes- FloEZz Ia "a
nost eQuz1ls cEE-s = "a
country U1 Al EE@z
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The Key West citizen., 1940-11-25

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For 60 Years Devoted to the
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-18
"PINOCCHIO" CLOSING RUN
AT THE CAROLINA HOTSF

Where will the ingenuity of the
Walt Disney imagination cease?" is
a question that might well be asked
after seeing "Pinocchio," the second
Disney feature-length picture in
Technicolor, playing for the last
time today at the Carolina theatre,
The Disney version of "Snow
White and the Seven Dwarfs" set a
high mark to excel, but "Pinocchio'
easily does that with it's story of the
puppet who comes to life and has one
beWlldering adventure after another
finally clirnaxed by Pinocchio's res
cue of the old toy-maker from the
belly of d whale, where the toymak.
err has been living on the wreck of an
old ship that was also swallowed by
the whale.
The musical setting by Ned Wash,
ington and Leigh Harline introduces
six delightful new songs, several Of
them in whimsical vein.
Following the Hounds" a sport
classic; Forgotten Victory" one Of
the passing parade series; and latest
News events make up the short pro.
gram accompanying the feature.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-18
Welles Says Western
Hemisphere In Better
Shape Than In 1914

WASHINGTON, May IL Up -
Sumner Welles, undersecretary of
state, said today the western hemis-
phere was "in a far better position"
to face the present European war
than it was the World war of 1914
1918.
In an address closing the eighth
American scientific congress held
here, Welles speculated, however,
on the possibility of "a return to the
dark ages" in those parts of the
world where free inquiry is nc long
er possible"
As for the nations of the western
hemisphere, he said: 1--WE have
community of interests. We have at
tanned a solidarity of intent to pro-
mote and to protect these interests.
We are, therefore, in a far better
position to face the difficult days
mat confront us than were any of
Us % years ago. Today not only are
We able to safeguard our rights and
TO obtain respect for our position as
neutral nations desiring to live at
peace with each other and with the
World, but the entire world knows of
our capacity and of our intention
10 defend our new world and our
Institutions
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-18
"GHOST VALLEY RAIDERS:
Is FEATURED AT BLOT

Republics new cowboy star, an
up-and-coming young stalwart nam
ed Donald Barry, proved his spurs
yesterday at the Bijou theatre in
Ghost Valley Raiders" the first
picture on his new contract.
Barry, who was selected after five
hundred potential cowboy stars, had
been interviewed, and half that num-
Der tested, scored with local audi
ences in his Interpretation of the
role of the 'Tolusa Kid" ostensibly
a murderer and badman but actu-
ally a Government Agent active in
the campaign to find out who has
been perpetrating an amazing series
of stagecoach robberies on the Sill
yer City line.
The fact that he can ride, fight
and emote on the same plane with
the rest of the headliners in the
western field makes young Barry an
excellent boxoffice bet, and if he
continues getting strong vehicles
such as "Ghost Valley Raiders" he
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-18

dents recommendations, plus $780,
0O0,0 90 TO- increased army person.
incl.
The day brought numerous
other developments in connection
with the defense situation, includ-
ing.
CD Mr.. Roosevelt's projected
trans-continental tour, scheduled
for late June. was announced as
probably called off.
CD The President announced that
the question of reconditioning IS
World var destroyers, now in re-
tirement, was under considera-
ton.
MIR. Roosevelt made his an
nouncements at his regular Friday
press conference, attended by a
crowd of correspondents which
jammed his office. Much of his dis
cussion was devoted to the $780,
900, 900 appropriation and $100, 600,
600 which he asked congress yes
terday to provide for his own dis
position. Republicans had shown
a disposition to oppose the request
on the ground that it was giving
the chief executive a blank
check"
The chief executive said the
money was to be used for unfor-
seen ad u~nforseeable things S,
which might require immediate at
tention, and yet did not necessitate
the calling of a special session of
congress.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-18
Club Women Return From
Recreationa[ School

After attending the Southeastern
North Carolina district recreational
leaders school at White Lake, four
New Hanover county home demon.
stration club women have returned
to the city.
They r Miss Ann Mason. home
demonstration agent, who was one
of the conference discussion lead
ers; Miss Nina Ruth Brown, of
Bradley's Creek; Miss Doris Lam
den, of South Wilmington; and
Miss Gertrude Marshburn, of Castle
Hayne.
Purposes Of the conference were:
to provide r~ecreational leadership
training for All club leaders in
Southeastern North Carolina; de-
velop a wholesome attitude toward
wide use of leisure time; develop
fellowship through cooperative eff
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-18
|0NSL0W REA Line
OPENING PLANNED
Power Expected To Be Made
Available To $50 Homes
Early In June

JACKSONVILLE, May 17.-Elec-
trio power and light will be made
available to at least $50 homes in
Jones and Onslow counties by the
Jones-Onslow Electric Membership
corporation, beginning June /, it was
announced here today by H. P. Cot
ton, superintendent.
When the switches are thrown in
Is days, the first electric energy
supplied by the Rural Electrical
ton Authority cooperative will flow
for the first time into rural homes
and stores along 70 miles from
Wise Fork in Jones county to Ons-
low and Hurst beaches on the coast
OF Onslow county. The announce
ment was made today as Cotton
urged property owners on the
beaches to attend Immediately to
wiring cottages in order that cleo
trio service to them may not be de-
layed. Contracting property own
ers must have their homes or stores
wired before electricity will be
turned on.
He emphasized that he was con.
fident a delay, if any, from now
on would be caused by failure of
property owners to have their
places properly wired. There was
be delayed, although it is being Of
fered far ahead of schedule. Trans
formers which had been expected
to arrive about June - came May
10 and r being installed at the
Wise Fork station.
They will be in next week Cotton
predicted. When the three phase
main line is energized, light and
power will be in at least $50 wired
homes and stores from Wise Fork,
by Sassers Mill, Trenton and Com
fort in Jones county, to Richards
in the vicinity of which only part
of the lines will carry power at
present, to Gum Branch and Half
Moon by Jacksonville to Piney
Green and thence to the beaches,
a distance of 70 miles.
Some single phased taps probably
will be gotten in on the first cut
over, Cotton said, adding that 9TH
er stations will be energized in ra-
pid succession. At the same time
he said that directors of the Co.
operative had voted to maintain
headquarters of the Cooperative in
Jacksonville provided satisfactory
arrangements can be made with
reference to a permanent office
building.
The s2s4,ooo project to supply
current to 1922 applying persons on
297 miles of line was started Feb
ruary 18th.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-18
Revues
BLACK FRIDAY MARKS
ROYAL THEATRE PROGRAM

Latest and most unusual horror
picture of that famous pair, Boris
Karloff and Bella Lugosi, is BLACK
Friday at the Royal theatre to-
day.
In contrast to previous horror
films, both Karloff and Lugosi ap-
pear as they do in real life, and
without the weird makeup effects
that until now have identified them
as tho screens greatest spine
chillers.
Karloff is a surgeon who per-
forms a daring operation in which
he transplants part of the brain of
a criminal into the brain of a mild
college professor, who then is led
unconsciously into a life of ruth
less crime.
Extra entertainment includes
Charles Chase in South of the
Boudoir," chapter 8 '"The Shadow
and latest World News.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-18

Pictured as he reported to Presi-
dent Roosevelt at the White House,
u. S. Ambassador to Mexico
Josephus Daniels declared that
Mexican Secretary of State Hay
had assured him that Mexico is
taking every p%recaution against in
filtration of a nazi or communist
Fifth Column"