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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-23

ed States citizenship papers when
he visited Mexico in 1888 and 1899,
although he subsequently entered
as a Canadian.
Albert Goldman, T~rotsky's Unit
ed States attorney, arrived BY
plane this afternoon and went into
conference with Mrs. Trotsky on
funeral plans while hundreds filed
past the casket, lying in a private
funeral chapel.
Gin Chicago, Albert Goldman,
Trotsky's American attorney, said
Jackson, also known as jacques
Vandendreischd, had admitted ''he
was ordered by the OGPU to kill
Trotsky or forfeit the life Of his
mother in Russia" In New York,
Alexander Kerensky, head of the
Continued on Page Seven, Col. p
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-23
BATTERIES IN FRANCE
WEST is END BOMBED;
BLASTATDOVER AREA
Nazis Say Berthas Will
C~ontrolEnglish Channel

Range of the big guns, how
ever, was kept secret.
German military sources have
been quoted before as saying
they have far hitting Big Ber-
thas capable of Smelling London
- 80 miles from the French
coastline emplacements).
(The British reported the Nazi
big guns hurled thousands of
tons of shells without damage at
a mile-long British convoy al! the
way from Calais to BoulOgne)'
Nazi military informants mean
while declared the mining of
British waters had assumed
Threatening proportions" with
the Bristol channel lifeline for
supplies from the Unite d
States on the British west coast
commanding major attention
from NaZi mine sewers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-23
(By The Associated Press

Firm and. in some instances,
improving prices were reported
yesterday on the North Carolina
South Carolina border belt tobacco
markets.
Better quality offerings appeared
at several markets. Grower salts
faction at the returns was wide
spread.
Since the opening Tuesday aver.
age prices have lowered around
the 20-cent-a-pound level compared
with averages for the 1889 auction
season of 1850 a pound in South
Carolina and 15.49 in North Caro-
lima.
Factors responsible for this inn
prevent, experts agree, include
a comparatively short crop this
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-23

BERLIN, Aug. (R-
man long range Smelling across
the English channel is ready to
begin full force bombardment
that will put the entire English
channel in German control, au-
thoritative German sources said
tonight.
The well informed Berlin news
commentary Dienst Aus Deut-
schland said today's "range find
ing and practice Smelling" indi-
Gated that the channel-splatter-
ing battery positions have been
completed along the coast Of
France.
Germany now has a weapon
to control the channel" the
newspaper said, adding that its
"force shortly can make itself
felt"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-23
WillkieD Decide
ESTATE Campaign Tour
Relief Workers Send
Defense Funds To F. R.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.-R
-WPA officials said today that
thirty Greenville, S. c., WPA
workers had sent President
Roosevelt S113 to be used for
national defense.
The WPA pays a national
average of about So a day.
"The country must prepare
now to defend itself from agrees
sion -. - wrote McDuffie
Irwin, superintendent and
spokesman for a gang Of ware
house workers.
"If the government can help
me when I'm down and out"
added Earl M. Glazener, another
contributor, ut is my duty to
help the country in time OF
need"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-23
BRITISH BLOCKADE
IS STRENGTHENED
Steps Taken To Block Pas
sage OF Nazi, Italian Mail
To This Country

WASHINGTON, Aug. o. (1 -
The British blockade against Ger
man or italian business transactions
with this country appeared tonight
to be materially strengthened be-
cause American mails are again be-
ing routed through Bermuda, scene
of a tight British censorship.
Moreover, it was said authorita-
lively that the United States gov
eminent now has no objections to
the Bermuda censorship, which led
to a controversy some months ago
and prompted Pan-American Always
to skip Bermuda on it's trans-Atlan-
tic hops.
Pan-American clippers, and ves-
Continued on Page Seven, Col. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-23
FEELS
FORCE OF FLOOD
Coast Guard Prepared TO
Continue Aid As Crest
Passes WILLIAMSON
BY HOKE NORRIS

WILLIAMSTON, Aug. 2z.-RF
The crest of the record-breaklng
Roanoke river flood crept p a S I
Williamston today, leaving highway
officials, relief workers and retu-
Gees wondering what they would
find when the swirling, m u d
stream returns to its banks.
AS was true up the river IN the
overflow which claimed five lives
and drove 5000 residents from the
low country, there was no way OF
telling yet the extent OF damage
to factories, farms and homes.
Highway officials said they could
montinued OH Page Seven. Col. B
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-23
REPAIR OF ROADS
PLANNED BY N. E.
Hoey Will Allot Up To 3d.
100000 For Work On
Flood-D Damaged Roads

RALEIGH, Aug. 22-R-Spurred
INTO action by Governor Hoey's as
sufance that he would allot up to
s1'VOO,OOO for repair of flood-dam-
ssed roads, the State Highway and
Fuolc Works commission today
siah1ed a three-man committee
lul powers to rush RECONSTRUCT
ton work,
Inc emergency authority W a S
selegated to Highway Chairman
frank Dunlap, chief engineer w.
continued on Page Seven, Col. p
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-23
REPUBLIC SUED

NEW YORK, Aug. 21.-R-Maj.
Alexander P. De Seversky, World
war flier and until recently an air
craft designer and manufacturer
has brought suit against the Re-
public Aviation Corp. and its presi'
dent, w. Wallace Kellett, and di'
rectors for more than $22, GOO, 600.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-23
WEATHER

vou FORECAST
Ind " 81 earollna: Partly cloudy Friday
,rar saturday, slightly cooler Saturday
VEST and northeast portions.
n ddhine,eorological data for the "a hours
'''o p. m. Yesterday.
n 81 d. m. 10; 7:3O a.. m, 6s: 1:3O D.
njnir; ';5O p. m. II; maximum 81
10; mean 70; normal II.
N, -. d m. 76; 7:3O a. m. IS: 1:3O D.
u ~ 1880 p. m. SO.
Toto, Precipitation
hone. lor "A hours ending 7:3O D, M,
l6Os t9tal since first of the month
tides For Today
Wilmine+o. High Low
et0n ----------- 12:5Sa S:16a
'''l0oro Inlet 10 :5Sa 4:54ap
,is s Yarle s:39a; sunset e:5op: moon!
N'p' hoonset 10 :3Sa.
Vile sp pc Fear river stage at Fayette-
"'e at 8 a. M, August 81 III feet.
nued on Page Seven, Col. s.
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-17
A CRIME AGAINST CIVILIZATION

The German attack upon Norway
cannot be explained except upon the
theory that Hitler has no regard for the
rights of any nation, or any people, except
his own.
This has been believed by most of the
intelligent people of the world for more
than year The seizure of Denmark to-
gether with the sudden attack upon Nor
wegian ports without warning and with
out declaration of war, stamp Nazi Ger
many, under Hitler, as brutal, outlaw
nation.
Those who are prone to condone Ger
man aggression, as necessary to the pres
ervation of Germany, will find it hard to
excuse the wanton killing of Norwegian
sailors, who died in ships assaulted and
sunk by foe that slipped up to them
without any indication of hostility.
1t is bad enough to kill men in battle
but it is another thing to assassinate them
without giving them a chance to fight for
their lives. To suddenly attack the war
ships of a neutral power, to lombard the
cities cf friendly nation without warning
and to use overpowering force against a
weaker, unsuspecting, people is crime
against civilization.
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-17
THE LIONS CELEBRATE

When the members of the Key West
Lions club dedicate their new Seminary
street clubhouse following dinner tomor-
row evening they'll actually be roaring
about a whole series of achievements un-
usual in an organization so young.
I he Lions will be able to take justi-
fable pride in what they have accom-
plished since May 10, 1888, when they
held their charter acceptance banquet. In
the following year they got acquainted
with one another, learned how to run their
cub organization, and gradually settled
down to a program intended to help them
selves and the community that gave them
birth
That first year was marked by cam
paign in which the Lions won the contest
to crown a Queen of the Overseas High
way Opening Celebration; in which they
Instituted the effort to revise the Key West
city charter; in which they bought canes
for the blind in which they cooperated in
all city and county civic betterment prof.
ects including lunchrooms for school chill
dren, in which they sponsored the Christ
mas tree benefit for underprivileged
children.
On the occasion of the first Charter
Anniversary banquet, May 10, 1889, the
Key West Lions looked back proudly on
their list of achievements and looked for
ward confidently to an even more am
bilious program. Their confidence has
been rewarded during IL months Of their
second fiscal year, for they conceived and
completed the new clubhouse they are
dedicating tomorrow night, sponsored a
bigger Christmas tree project, bought eye
glasses for school students unable to sup
ply themselves, entered team in the city
basketball league and generally made
themselves useful and helpful in the COM
munity effort toward rehabilitation.
In less than two years the Key West
Lions have established themselves in this
city, have distinguished their activities by
fine and gracious service and have created
something good out of nothing. For the
most part the Lions are young men, al
though they are fortunate in having the
advice and counsel of some older and more
experienced men. There has been need
here Of an organization in which young
men might be guided toward broader
understanding of community service, an
unselfish service such as that so unstint-
ingly given by older organizations.
Key West and The Citizen salute the
Key West Lions-and may their roars con-
tinue to be heard in every project for the
hpttorroont of this community
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-17
sleeping beneath this specie Q

sleeping beneath this specie of
tree as neither mosquitoes snor
the dread tse-tse would come
near it. A tree that provides a
ieast for the birds is the banyan
fig. 1t is easily recognized by
the hundreds of tiny aerial
roots, which grow down from its
more or less horizontal banches
which form natural props for, the
tree. Another unique tree grow
ing here, common to Key West,
is the tamarind (Tamarindus in
dica). 1t has open, spreading
branches and graceful, feathery
foliage. The thick, sticky pulp
which is enclosed in the pods
contains sugar and three acids:
acetic, tataric, and citric. This
pulp is a special treat to Key
West children. 1t is also preserv-
ed and used as a cooling drink
in alleviating fever. In India it
is used in curries and chutneys,
while the bark is the source of
yellow dye. The garden is just
now aglow with many vivid trop-
ical flowers. Most snowy is the
hibiscus. Producing blossoms
with mathematical precision
every day of the year they seem
to have solved the problem of
perpetual motion. They range in
specie from single to double and
from light pink to deep crimson.
Probably the most interesting of
the many varieties is the Turk's S
cap. The plant in full bloom
resembles gaily decorated
Christmas tree. It's pendant bios
SONS never open, giving rise to
the nickname, "Scotchman's
purse. AS Jack Frost's district
does not extend as far south as
Key West, the inhabitants de-
pend upon crotons for their aut-
umn leaves. Mrs. Douglass is
especially proud of her collec-
ton of these plants with their
odd, variegated leaves, many
of which were prize winners in
the Miami Beach Flower Show.
Rampant are the bougainvillaea,
Haunting their banners of scar
let, purple, lavender and salmon
across trellises of snowy white
ness. The bougainvillaea, which
is one of the most brilliantly
flowered and desirable fofiaged
vine on the island, was named
for Louis de Bougainville, noted
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-17
THE KEY WEST CITIZEN

WILL always seek the truth and print it
without fear and without favor; never be
afraid to attack wrong or to applaud right;
always fight for progress; never be the Or
gan OF the mouthpiece of any person, clique,
faction or class; Always do its utmost for the
public welfare; never tolerate corruption or
injustice; denounce vice and praise virtue.
commend good done by individual Or organ
izstion; tolerant of others rights, views and
opinions print only news that will elevate
and not cohtaminate the reader; never COM
promise with principle.
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-17
A NEW SOUTHERN INDUSTRY

A great industry for the South is un-
derway, with a newsprint mill in opera
tion at Lufkin, Texas. Two other plants
are to be established in Tennessee.
The development of the Rewsprint in
dustry in this section is due to the work OF
DR.. Herty, who perfected the process for
making newspaper from Southern pine.
Most of the newspapers in the United
States are printed upon paper that is made
in Canada, or some other foreign country.
While we wish these foreign plants no ill
will it will be fine for the nation if the
that this nation consumes can
be made in the South.
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-17

IN CIHCUEE COURT STATE OF
FLORIDA. ELEVENTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT. MONROE COUNTY. IN
CHANCERY.
LORNE MCLEOD,
JUDITH MCLEOD.
Defendant.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
II appearing by the sworn bill
filed in the above-stated cause
that Judith Mcleod. the defendant
therein named, is a nonresident of
the State of Florida and that her
residence is unknown to plaintiff;
that said defendant is over the age
of twenty-one years; that there is
no person in the State of Florida
the service OF a summons in chan
cery upon whom would bind said
defendant,
1t is therefore ordered that said
defendant be and she is hereby re-
quired to appear to the bill of COM
plant filed in said cause on or
before Monday, the 9Th day of May,
A. d. 194O. otherwise the allega-
tions of said bill will be taken as
confessed by aid defendant.
IL is further ordered that this
order be published once each week
for four consecutive weeks in The
Key West Citizen, newspaper
published in said county and state.
Done and ordered this April 1st.
1880.
(SEAL) Ross c Sawyer
Clerk Circuit Court.
BY (Sd.) Florence e. Sawyer.
Deputy Clerk.
JOHN G. SAWYER,
Solicitor for Plaintiff.
apr3-l0-17-24; mayl, 19a0
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-17
A chap touting for a Milan

A chap touting for Miami judge
told this writer that the Judge he was
plugging for was very honest" In the
first place honesty is not to be qualified,
and in the second place judge should be
hclest per Sc and is not entitled to an ac-
colade for being so. 1t is likely, having in
mind Judge Manton and his ilk, the young
man wanted to see that his Judge was
not placed in the same category.
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-17
Quarterly statements of Is large

Quarterly statements of Is large
banks in New York showed that while de-
posits have risen to record highs, loans
and discounts have actually declined. A
total of nearly ~ per cent of the assets of
Well Street banks are idle-unemployed,
net making anything for the banks. That
is probably the reason why banks charge
for services to depositors they formerly
rendered gratis, loans and discounts not
being sufficient to keep the institution go
ing and leaving something for the stock
holders.
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-17
TODAY'S DAILY QUIZ
Can you answer seven of these
ten Test Questions? Turn TO
Page 4 for Answers

|. How is brochure" pro-
nounced?
2. Are grapefruit hybrid fruits?
3. Are any Americans buried
in Westminster Abbey?
4. What causes certain kinds of
soap to float?
5. Name the first month of the
Jewish calendar.
6. Does a long screw-driver
exert any more force than
a short one of otherwise
similar dimensions?
z. What is a cosmopolite?
8. What is the name of the new
women's hosiery material
which is said to be spun
from the same raw ma
terialS found in coal, air
and water?
8. What is amnesia?
10. Which two political polls
are we'll known in the U.
S.?
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-17
L E G A L S

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY.
IN CHANCERY.
HESTER F. HOWELL,
Plaintiff, -
VS.. DIVORCE.
TIARLAND A. HOWELL,
Defendant.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
1t appearing by the sworn Bill
of Complaint of Hester F. howell,
the plaintiff in the above entitled
cause, which said Bill of Complaint
has been duly filed in said cause,
that plaintiff believes. after dill
gent search and inquiry, that the
residence of Harland A. Howell,
the defendant in said cause, isl un-
known and that there is no person
of a subpoena upon whom would
bind said defendant; further, that
said defendant is over the age of
twenty-one years.
1T is THEREFORE ORDERED
that Harland A. Howell, the de-
fendant in this cause, be and he is
hereby required to appear to the
Bill of Complaint in this cause on
Monday, the 9Th day of May, A. ID.
1910, otherwise the allegations of
said Bill of Complaint will be taken
as confessed by said defendant.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that
this Order be published once a
week for four consecutive weeks in
The Key West Citizen, a newspaper
published in Monroe County, State
of Florida.
Dated this 26th day of March, A.
d. 1940.
(Circuit- Court Seal)
(Sd) Ross C Sawyer
Clerk Circuit Court Eleventh Judi
cial Circuit of the State of Flor
ida, in and for Monroe County.
w CURRY HARRIS,
Solicitor for Plaintiff.
mar27; 1910
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-17

French navigator and explorer
This large garden demands
an enormous amount of water
Fortunately the supply is equal
to the demand. Seven years ago
when the water supply became
inadequate, the Douglasses be-
gan a search for we'll said to
have been on the place a quarter
of a century ago. After prying
into every nook and corner it
was eventually located in a jun
gle of pandanus. When cleaned
the we'll was found to be supplied
with no less than six streams of
water. An electric pump was in
stalled and the garden supplied
with an inexhaustible supply of
sweet, fresh water. There is a
feeling that comes as one wan
ders through this lovely garden,
Iinhaling the fragrance of innum-
cradle flowers, listening to the
soft rustic of palm fronds and
the lazy hum of bees; a feeling
of solitude and of infinite peace
and tranquility that brings to
mind the exquisite lines:
''The kiss of the sun for pardon,
The songs of the birds for
mirth,
You are nearer Gods heart in
! a garden
Than anywhere else on earth.
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-17
Churchill. the first lord of the British

Churchill, the first lord of the British
admiralty, is accused of having said some
time in 1886 that the United States was
foolish to have entered the last war. We
know that to be fact for several reasons,
one of which is that Uncle Sam lent John
Bull some $4,000, 900, 900 from which we
havnt even received small token. But
il is not likely that the elongated gentle
man will make the same mistake twice
we are going to shinny on our own side
after this, regardless of what the higher
ups have in mind.
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-17
sssesssssssssssssssssses
Today's Birthdays
eeeseeessssssasesee

Jusice Willis Van Devanter.
retired Justice of the U. S. Su-
preme Court, born at Marion,
Ind, 81 years ago.
Ray Stannard Baker c'David
Grayson0. noted author, born at
Lansing, Mich, 20 years ago.
Thornton N. Wilder, noted nov
elist, born at Madison, Wis, 43
years ago.
DR.. John Dyneley Prince, Co
lumbia University's noted pro-
fessor emeritus of Slavonic Ian
guages, born in New York, 72
years ago.
Prof. Robert M. MacIver of Co
lumbia, noted sociologist, born in
Scotland, SO years ago.
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-17
Today's Horoscope

Today bestows a commanding
nature and today's natives, gen.
orally attain to some eminence
and dignity. If this can be at
tanned by the individual force of
character, it will be more lasting
than if aided by circumstances of
birth or the influence of others,
as there is an element that
threatens loss OF reputation or
reverse of fortune that sometimes
overWhelmS.
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-17
IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

l. Water and Sewerage
g. Comprehensive City Plan (Zoning).
g. More Hotels and Apartments
A. Beach and Bathing Pavilion.
S. Airports- Land and Sea.
g. Consolidation OF County and City Gov
ernmentS.
T. A Modern City Hospital
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-17
A proposed national health pre-

A proposed national health program
to be carried on by the government would
require eight and half billion dollars.
In view of the immensely of this PROPOSE
tion it is probable that nothing will be done
about this program until more practical
plan is worked out.
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-17

AHWbo knew t0ise old Sam Johnson be author ff6e
first great English dictionary aOed By c1p4e
ityf for bzys5 ork and charmed BY bs sOity company
be aret0 around him to relax wben work done.
Sam johnson said that man should al
ways keep his friendships in constant re-
pair" He was right. A man is known by
the eeaPsay he keeps s<sssal
You know what friends mean. how they
rally round you when your skies are gray
...help untangle your thoughts and restore
clear thinking squeich your foolish fears
...bolster your confidence and give new
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-17

= Some day Florida will have a sales
tax Such a tax is now imposed in %
states of the Union, but three of these
North Carolina, California and Ohio
exempt essential food from the tax.
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-17

ETA McCANN,
VS.. a..
PETER G. McCANN, ~
Defendant. geTff
ORDER OF PUBLICATION ~
1t appearing by the sworn b1li'
filed in the above-s stated cause that
Peter c. Mccain, the defendant
therein named, is a nonresident of
.the State of Florida and whose
residence is unknown to plaintiff;
that said defendant is over the age
of twenty-one years: that there is
no person in the state of Florida
the service of a summons in chan
Gerry upon whom would bind said
defendant.
1t is therefore ordered that said
defendant be and he is hereby re-
uuired to appear to the bill of COM
plaint filed in said cause on or be-
fore Monday, the 3rd day of June,
A. d. 1910, otherwise the allega-
tions of said bill will be taken as
confessed by said defendant. .
1t is further ordered that this
order be published once each week
for four consecutive weeks in The
Key West Citizen, newspaper
published in said county and state
Done and ordered this 10th day
1SEAL1 Ross c Sawyer
Clerk Circuit Court
BY (Sd) Anita NJ. Salgado,
Deputy Clerk.
JOHN G. SAWYER,
Solicitor for CompIainant.slS1{
apr17-24; mayl-S- b,l940
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-17

Might does not make right but it gets
there just the same.
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-17

Love at first sight is great time
saver, yet marry in haste and repent at
leisure" still holds good
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-17

Subscribe to The Citizen-20c
weekly.
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-17
Do you keep your friendships in constant repair?

strength to your courage. And when skies
are bright again, what a pleasure it is to
gather your friends together to laugh over
the past, enjoy the present and plan for
the future with fortitude. With your friends
about you, if you feel that you're rich =.
you're right. X
Because of the companionship that
Budweiser offers, it has been the center for
circles of friends for generations. One sip
tells you that it was making friends that
made Budweiser, the Perfect Host.
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-17

IN CIRCUIT COURT. STATE or
FLORIDA. ELEVENTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT. MONROE COUNTY. IN
CHANCERY.
ETA McCANN,
Plaintiff, 500
VS.
PETER G. McCANN, -
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-08
Industry Is Producing
More Goods But Using
Less Men Than In '29

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-R-
The federal reserve board said to-
day that American industry was
producing more goods but employ
ing, 1000, 900 fewer persons than
in 1929.
Tn it's monthly bulletin, the board
estimated the seasonally adjusted
index of industrial production for
January at 120, the highest for any
January on record. However, this
figure represented a decline of s
from December, due to an unseas-
onal decline in steel, textile and
mineral production. DEFENDERS in
dex was the highest for any month
on record.
Use January figure of 120 was
10 points above the first month
of 1889. 1t compared, however, with
an average of 124 in the last quar-
ter of 1889.