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The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-04-25

II IS distinctly high-clasS enter
,".n.". -, ,,."; 80: :'.,;:o:.c ~!
brine to the c,ty Tho machine
to be raced here are all rcsuld
ton midget cars. costing around
six thousand dollars each anG
capable OF speed up to 1870 mile
an hour They VIII race on the
Fargo track at some seventy five
miles an hour a field Of some
. ca. ate ai.radv entered
and there IS possibility that even
more may 20 into the time trid.,
which will bc run before the main
event
Mir Frcttonc Will spend the
week IN the city making thorough
plans and ARRANGEMENTS to insure
the success OF Cumberland fir
biz time automobile race and Il
the attendance is good on his first
venture, plans to have one race
here each month tins summer.
New Machines
Every machine entered Is real
racing machine. Many are power
ed with Ford va engines and
many with converted thirty two
horsepower cupboard motors
which develop almost unbelievable
speeds when applied TO the little
cars used in midget racing All
are machines which will race Owe:
the Eastern circuit this summc".
including such ccatcrs Of midget
racing a. The Yellow Jackets
Sptsd%di al FIanEiord. outside
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-04-25
Rubber Workers Auto Race
Program at Fargo Sunday

America
bgandw
midget automobile a Fargo hh The BIZ; be preceded niles
and a Of . for the comingS
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-24
Reserve Officers Group
Attended Camp Session

The Key West Chapter of the
, Reserve Officers Association en-
tertained Major Latham H. Col
Inns, Regular Army Instructor
and Executive Officer of the
Miami Military District at the
&C Camp at Ramrod Key last
night.
After a banquet the Reserve
officers were addressed by Major
Collins regarding the Reserve Of
ficer's Obligation and the duties
which they would have in case
of mobilization.
+ Camp Commander George w.
Rymer, LIST 1t. Cavalry, and
Lieut.. r. M. Herrick then con-
Quoted the officers over the camp
for a general inspection. They
were shown the kitchen and
mess halls, workshops, library,
recreation rooms, and barracks,
after which they were shown the
workshops and class rooms
where CCC enrollees are taught
the various trades such as radio
man, electrician, cabinet makers,
electrician, plumber, cook and
baker and numerous high school
subjects.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-24

After this trip of inspection the
officers were addressed by Colo
mel F. M. Williams, Superin-
tendent for the. National Park
Service, about the work done
by the Civilian Conservation
Corps in the Bridge District to
beautify the Keys and to provide
recreational and park facilities
for the general public along the
keys. Camp Commander George
w. Rymer then told of the MANY
problems met with in handling
CCC enrollees, explaining the
of feeding, clothing,
teaching and working enrollees.
Officers at the banquet were:
Major Latham H. Collins, Col. F.
NJ. Williams Major c. F. Snearer,
Captain H. S. Cressler, 1st 1t.
George w. Rymer, 1st 1t. l. 1.
Fuchs, Lieut.. VIM. r. Warren,
Lieut. ]. o. Gregory, Lieut.. M.
S. Gardner, Lieut.. J. F. Hooper,
Lieut.. r. o. Schroeder.
Officers elected at a recent
meeting of the Key West Chap
ter for the current year are:
President, H. S. Cressler; Vice
President, r. M. Herrick, Secre-
tary- Treasurer, j. o. Gregory,
and Historian Alex. L. Jones.
Committees appointed were:
Distinguished Guests-Major r.
F. Spottswood, and Col. F. M.
Entertainment - 1t.
w. r. Warren, 1t. John A. Long,
1t. w. w. Demeritt. c. M. T. c.
Lit. Alex. L. Jones.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-24
MANY SAILORS TO
HAVE SHORE LEAVE
AT LEAST ELEVEN VESSELS
WILL BE IN PORT OVER
WEEKEND

Hundreds of sailors will be on
shore in Key West over the week
end, according to a survey this
morning that showed at least IL
naval vessels will be in port the
next two or three days.
Coming to Key West tomorrow
from San Diego, where they were
recently recommissioned, are the
Destroyers Williams and Bailey.
The Williams is scheduled to be-
come unit of the Key West
neutrality patrol fleet under com
mand of Capt. Arthur S. Carpen-
der, U.S.N., senior officer afloat
in this area. The Bailey will re-
main a few days. and then leave
for other duties in another zone
of naval operations.
AT the naval station dockside
or anchored in the harbor to-
day were the Destroyers Lea,
flagship, Mccall, Schenck, Evans,
Wickes. Bancroft, Rodgers and
McCook, and the Seaplane Ten
der Cannot. According to pres
ent indications these vessels will
remain in Key West at least un-
til Monday.
A number of the officers and
men of the fleet are planning to
go fishing over the weekend.
Among them will be Capt. Car.
pender, an ardent fisherman
who has been held up by wea-
Their conditions from indulging
in the sport here. Capt. Carpen-
der has fished in many quarters
of the world and wants to test
the gaminess of the fish in this
section.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-24
TAMARIND TREE
COMMEMORATIVE
CUBAN OFFICIALS UNvEIL
PILLAR AT CEMETERY
THIS MORNING

In celebration of Critic De
Baire, officials of San Carlos In
stitute, led by DR.. Julio DePoo,
president, together with Cuban
Consul Berardo Rodriguez and
Vice Consul Jose Perez, gathered
at the Cuban monument in the
city cemetery this morning to
unveil a pillar in memory of the
tamarind tree that stood on that
spot many years ago.
1t was under that famous
tamarind tree that Cuban pa
triots met to plan their fight
against Spanish oppression in
the year 1868 and for many
years following.
The pillar, which stands about
five feet high, has a glass case
resting on the column in which
is encased a part of the famous
tree, cut down five years ago.
Others present were Mrs. De-
Poo, F. Rendueles, DR.. Jose c.
Sanchez, Enrique Esquinaldo, Sr.,
Theodore Betancourt, Ramon Val
DEE, A. Garcia, r. Roche and
Pedro Aguilar.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-24

following article the last of series appearing
this week support Of the "o To Church Sun
day drive sponsored by the Stone Church Fellowship Club
THE PLACE OF THE CHURCH in COMMUNITY LIFE
BY w. CURRY HARRIS
Attorney for Monroe County Board of Commissioners


If one will turn back through
the pages of history, he will find
that the nucleus of every new
settlement has been the COM
munity House of Worship, which
usually was established soon
after the early settlers had pro-
videdl for the bare exigencies of
life. These early churches proved
the complete source of the early
settlers recreation and pleasure.
They were responsible in no
small measure for the rugged
individualism to which we so
proudly point in the American
character.
Our churches may be proud of
the fact that as our communities
have grown and developed, they
have been the militant and fear
less foes of vice and lawlessness,
that they have been the con-
slant advocates of the good and
wholesome in our community
life. Almost without exception,
there is today no clean and pro-
greSsive community in America
that does not owe its present
condition to the untiring efforts
of its local churches.
Last, but not least, our churches
have consistently practiced the
greatest of all human virtues,
Charity, and have always oc-
cupied foremost role in the re-
lief of the poor and distressed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-24
sssssessssesssssssssssss
CLUB ENDS GO ITO.
Attend Church Tomorrow
CHURCH. CAMPAIGN
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS


The Fellowship Club drive to
obtain large attendance at all of
Key West churches tomorrow
ends today, the final messages
from civic leaders and a special
60 To Church" page sponsored
by merchants of the city, ap-
pearing elsewhere in this issue.
The drive was started three
weeks ago-with intensity or
dered for the week just ending.
Leaders of the movement are
urging all residents to plan at
tendance at some church in the
city tomorrow. They point out,
also, the desirability of regular
church attendance-its effect on
the city that is staging great eff
forts to come back to an inn
portant position in the economic
world.
without spiritual b a c k-
ground, the committee states,
ito strengthen the economical
drive to Put Key West Ahead
the city of Key West can expect
to go no place at all. Our desire
is to see more regular attendance
at churches in the city, and we
believe that the citizens win re-
spond to our suggestion tomor-
row."
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-24
WIN. DEMERITT
RECEIVES NOTICE
OF COMMISSION
WILL BE DETACHED FROM
PRESENT DUTIES FOR
PROBABLE WORK AT JACK
SoNVILLE POST

The Citizen learned today that
VIM. w. Demeritt has received
his commission changing his
title from that of Principal Light
house Engineer, Superintendent
of Lighthouses, to Commander in
the United States Coast Guard.
Information has also been Te-
ceived that Mr.. Demeritt will be
detached from his present duties
which he has been performing for
the past 2612 years and at an
early date will be transferred to
another station, possibly District
Headquarters at Jacksonville.
Application has been made for
annual leave of absence before
he departs. However, in trans
ferring from a civil to a military
status all accrued leave is lost.
In the latter connection it is in
teresting to note that in over
AK years service Mr.. Demeritt
has not had over 40 days annual
and only two days sick leave.
His total annual and sick leave,
if it had been taken, would have
amounted to over five years and
the compensation while on such
leave would have amounted to
over $4,000.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-24
c. OF C. DRIVE
TO ADD STEAM
NEXT MONDAY
SPECIAL MEETING OF CHAM
Der DIRECTORS TO BE
HELD MONDAY MORNING:
PROGRAM COMING UP

Plans to Put Key West Ahead"
will move forward at even high
er speed next week than it has
the last.
A special meeting of the Board
of Directors will be held Monday
morning at 1890 o'clock to 60
over the details of the city-build-
ing movement. On Tuesday
morning the Retailers will meet
to discuss their views on the flu
ture program. On Tuesday aft
ernoon industrial leaders, finan-
cial executives and utility heads
will confer for the same object.
Later in the week those in the
professions, the hotels, amuse-
ments and various enterprises
will have similar conferences.
"These conferences will con-
summate in drawing together a
program of activities which will
put and keep Key West Ahead,
declared Ernest Ramsey, chair
Continued on Page Six
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-24
BRIDGE OFFICIALS
OPTIMISTIC ABOUT
FUTURE BUSINESS
TOLL COLLECTIONS ARE 1870
HIGHER AND MANY MORE
DISTRICT Asses ARE
SIGNED

Return of the Key West men,
bers of Overseas Road and Toll
Bridge District Commission to
the city last night revealed that
the officials are generally optim-
istic over substantially increased
operations this season.
Not only are toll collections
up approximately Is percent
above last year at this period,
but the districts revenues from
leases are steadily increasing, ac-
cording to report submitted at
yesterdays meeting of the COM
mission.
With the increase in tolls and
revenues from leases, the COM
mission feels confident that it will
meet all fixed interest and prin-
cipal payments due under the
program with the Reconstruc-
ton Finance Corporation, hold
ers of the $3,6OO,O0O of highway
bonds.
A year ago the commission was
operating the Pigeon Key fishing
camp itself. Now it is under a
lease that nets the commission
approximately 5000 a month. At
yesterdays meeting the commits
sion authorized the operators of
the camp to install swimming
pool, the cost to be deducted
from rentals.
while this will cut the lease
revenue, it will increase the ia
cilities at the camp, so that more
people will pass through the toll
gates to reach the resort, was
the comment of one of the COM
missioners today. :"After all,
the primary purpose of estab-
fishing the camp was to increase
tolls. t'''7
It was reported that the camp
has been improved by the opera
tor through addition of more
rooms and construction of porch
es to provide greater privacy for
guests.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-24
SERVICES SUNDAY
FOR JOS. DEMERITT

Funeral services for Joseph
Glenwood Demeritt, 26, will be
held tomorrow afternoon at 4:30
o'clock from the residence of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Clennie
Demeritt, 1925 Simonton street.
Father Maureau of the Star of
the Sea, Catholic Church, will
officiate.
Mr.. Demeritt died on February
Is in Baton Rouge, La.
Surviving him are his parents,
two sisters, Mrs. Hugh Kinds
and Mrs. Oliver Kemp, three
brothers, Stephen, Harold and
Clennie, Jr.. Pritchard Funeral
Home, White and Olivia streets,
is in charge of funeral arrange
ments.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-24
Extraordinary Moves
Bring Threat OF War
To Two New Fronts
y <AI.
HLINOISANS WERE
HERE FOR 4TH TIME

Coming TO Key West for
their fourth consecutive sea-
son. Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Sou
kup. of Wheaton. illinois, are
preparing this weekend TO
return home following a de-
lightful three weeks spent at
Boca Chica Fishing Camp.
Considerable time has
been spent fishing this year.
as in past years. and the
Soukups report some extra
ordinarily good catches. One
snapshot shown The Citizen
revealed the family. which
this year included the son
and daughter. a housekeeper
and a brother and sister.
grouped around a rack of
seventeen fish. Pictured was
a 40-pound grouper. a 90
pound kingfish and good
LOT of amberjack. mackerel
and barracuda.
I'VE love Key West. said
Mrs. Soukup. and will most
surely return against next
year.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-24

WHEREAS; very definite position is beinq filled by
all of the Churches of Key West and
WHEREAS: that position best strengthened TO
community bettement levels by calling attention 10 the ad
visibility of support
THEREFORE,. as Mayor of the City of Key West I do
hereby proclaim that Sunday February be known
throughout the city GO To Church Sunday and that
all citizens be urged TO Fellowship Club
project by being in attendance that day
WILLARD NJ ALBURY.
Mayor of the City of Key West
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-24
To CONSULT WITH
NAVY OFFICIALS ON
PLANS TO START CON-
STRUCTION WORK

Officials of the Ivy H. Smith
Company. Jacksonville general
contractors. recently awarded
the S2s3.sS4 contract for the de-
velopment of the naval auxiliary
seaplane base on Trumbo island
section. are expected TO arrive in
Key West either Tuesday or
Wednesday.
They will consult with Capt.
Walter j. Jacobs, commandant of
Key West naval station, and
Lieut.. Commander T. J. Brady,
c. E., u. S. NJ, public works Of
ficer at the yard, regarding plans
for starting the work and for
spotting the equipment and ma
terial as they arrive on the
ground.
Lieut.. Commander Brady is
preparing to build a field office
for the naval engineering officers
and staff near the scene of the
construction activity. Every step
of the construction and every
item entering into the base must
be inspection to determine if it
conforms to specifications.
The Ivy H. Smith Company
had advised naval officers that it
will be among the contractors
submitting bids next Wednesday
for the $4,000 addition to the
naval station medical dispensary.
Naval officers will open the bids
at IL a. m. Wednesday. The adj
dition calls for an 81" shaped
building to contain six private
rooms, a general ward for 10
beds, and medical, dental AMI ex-
animation rooms.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-24
RUSSIAN ATTACKS
THROWN BACK

HELSINKI. Feb. 24.-Official
Finnish communique today
stated that all attacks on the
Karelian isthmus had been re-
pulsed during the last twenty
four hours and that the Russians
had suffered new casualties run
ming into the thousands.
Statements made indicate that
the second Mannerheim Line is
holding up staunchly against all
efforts of the Reds to crash it.
Viipuri, on the Baltic Sea, is still
Finland's, although it was al
mitted the Koivisto stronghold
was in desperate circumstances.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-24
ENGLISH PRESSED
TO AID FINLAND

LONDON, Feb. 24.-Hore-
BeliSha, Britain'S former war de-
partment head today called on
England to go to the aid of Fin
land, although it was conceded
by him that if any such gesture
was made it would probably en-
broil his country in immediate
war declarations from Russia.
The British fleet is concen-
trating heavy maneuvers along
the Norwegian coastline in eff
fort to check the German liber-
ties taken with neutrality reg
ulations in those territorial wa
tiers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-24

It may we'll be said, without
fear of contradiction, that today
the various Christian churches
throughout our communities are
the most powerful factors having
to do with their Development
uplift and betterment This has
always been true since the very
inception of our government
especially when one considers
that the right to worship God as
the individual saw fit was the
very reason for the colonization
of the New World.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-24
new CITY TRUCK
READY FOR DUTY
POLICE DEPARTMENT PA.
Troll ARRIVED YESTER-
DAY; COST. S7s7.56

The city has a new ''Black
Maria!
It's a brand new Chevrolet
shining new black job with an
orange stripe along its side, and
now stands at the police station
awaiting lettering work, and it's
first call for duty. ~
City officials stated that the
new truck was purchased follow
ing bid offerings two weeks ago.
Mulberg was the successful bid
der, the total amount being
$734.80, to which is added an in
surance and carrying charge cost
of $62.76.
The truck will be assigned to
the call officer at police head
quarters, both for police calls
and use in general service of the
city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-24
AUXILIARY HEADS
POPPY DAY DRIVE
SOLICITATION OF
FUNDS BEING MADE
TODAY
To-day we are honoring heroes
dead,
Please buy a poppy of red.

The above is the slogan on the
lips of all volunteer workers for
the local American Legion Post
Auxiliary who are busily en-
gagged in soliciting funds for wei
fare work of the Post in return
for the familiar red peoples, ma
tional insignia of the annual
drive.
It has been called to the at
tention of The Citizen that of
fetal peoples are those that have
this legend attached to them:
'The American Legion, Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary, Veteran
Made Poppy.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-24
TURKEY CALLS FOR
MOBILIZATION; PAR
LAMENT OF SWEDEN
MEETS SUNDAY
(By Associated Press)


LONDON. Feb. 24.-Threaten-
ed wars on new fronts bothered
Europe today as two moves in
widely separated nations indi-
Gated future trends that BODIED no
good for chances of peace for
some time to come.
In Turkey, lines of communi-
cations were mysteriously check
ed, reminding the world of the
fateful day last August when
similar news came forth from
this city. 1t was learned that
mobilization of troops along Tur-
keys eastern frontier had been
ordered yesterday and that the
nation was preparing for mill
tary action of some kind.
In Sweden, the parliament has
been called into extraordinary
session tomorrow. The need for
a meeting on Sunday is inter
preted here as meanful of emer-
gency actions to come. Swedish
officials announced last night
that that nation had decided to
abandon the gold standard and
to institute new, vigorous de-
tense measures.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-24
TTu|nbO AAirbSSG Contractors
To Arrive Here Next Week
THEY'LL STAY LONGER
ON NEXT YEARS TRIP

Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Farr.
and granddaughter. Berna-
dine Bartram. of Detroit.
Mich. returned north over
the highway today. follow
ing a short visit in this city.
Spending the greater part
of the winters vacation in
other Florida. cities. the
Fairs decided to climax their
southern journey with a trip
TO Cuba via Key West.
In between boat sailings.
they spent some time look
ing over Key West and upon
departing stated that an
other winter they would
spend all of their vacation
in the Island City. as they
were much impressed with
the many intriguing fea-
lures found here.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-24
WATERWAY DATA
COMES UP MAR. Is
ENGINEERS POSTPONE SUB
INITIAL OF FINDINGS TO
NEXT MONTH

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. "a
(WNS).-Submission Of tn e
Army Engineers report on need
for an intracoastal waterway
between Bahia Honda and Key
West has been postponed, it was
learned at the war department
today.
New date for submitting the
report is March Is. Under orig
inal plans the report was to be
ready February Is.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-24
I[[[MEls ~. Aw. 81 "
THEY'RE CAREFUL
HOW THEY SPELL 1T
(Ry Associated Pressl

NHF ANsUCIuItu FreNNJ
PARIS. Feb. 24.-A slight,
tair-haired youth walked in
TO the offices of the Amer
lean brigade here and said
he wanted 70 join up.
The commander asked him
the usual questions. then in
CURED as to his name,
Joseph Saline. replied the
lad. mad in our family
were very particular about
the e."
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-24
MORE CONTRIBUTE
TO FINNISH RELIEF
LOCAL CHAIRMAN REPORTS
ON LATEST DONATIONS
FROM CITIZENS

Additional contributions came
into the local Help Finland
Drive" fund during the past
week. The drive, according to
county chairman, L. P. Artman,
will continue until March l, and
those who have put off sending
in their contributions are urged
to do so the first part of next
week.
Previously acknowledged was
total of $500. Contributors
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-24

named contribution. it is worthy
of note to mention that a local
woman undertook to raise the
amount from a group of her
friends and presented it without
mention of names.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-24

Key West, Florida, has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of emily Ia Fahrenheit
Washington Journal., 1940-02-16

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