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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11

MEMS WORK PANTS. MADE OF
the best hard wearing materials.
CSC to $1.35. King & Farabow, "a S.
Front St,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11

FRENCH RADIO CO., SALES AND
Service. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
Complete stock OF new radios.
Luke French, Phone 1852. 1904
Market Street.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11

WANTED 3 MEN WITH CARS,
experience unnecessary. Apply
Monday, L. B. Price Mer. Co., End
and Grace Streets.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-09-07
TRAFFIC MANAGER
ISSUES REPORT

In August of 1899, F. E. Harri-
son, Jr.. traffic manager of the
State of Florida, made an indie
pendent survey of the Overseas
Road and Toll Bridge District
with a view towards predicting
future business as indicated from
current figures available at that
time.
Last years report was most
favorable in the light of the Dis
trict's ability to meet running,
principal and interest expenses.
Again this year. Mr.. Harrison
made a survey of the Districts
business and issued reports to the
commissioners. Excerpts of this
years report are presented here
with:
After suffering severe de-
clines in numbers of vehicles
using the bridges and resulting
loss in revenue during the fall
months, traffic picked up slight
ly with January and has main
tained a consistent and substan-
tial increase since January as
compared with the same seven
months last year. For example,
there was a daily increase in the
average number of autos and
drivers of 2.6 in January; 1853 in
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-09-07
MONROE COUNTY
SCHOOLS TOOPEN
MONDAY MORNING
SENIOR HIGH STUDENTS AS
SEMBLE AT 500: JUNIOR
HIGH AT $50; GRADE IN
STTTUTIONS AT $40

Key West public schools, as
well as those in other Monroe
county localities, open next Mon
day morning when an expected
1900 students will register at all
schools.
Professor Horace O'Bryant,
principal of Key West Junior
Senior High School, announced
the following opening schedules
at the institutions in his charge:
Senior High School, 10th, 18th
and 18th grades, will assemble at
the sound of the bell at 900
O'Clock Monday morning in the
auditorium.
Junior High School, 7th, 9Th
and 9th grades, will follow the
senior group. with assembly in
the auditorium at $50 o'clock,
when the second bell sounds.
Enrolment figures at the High
School are expected to be COM
plete by noon Monday and will
appear in The Citizen that day.
Harris and Division Street
Schools will open Monday morn
ing at $40 o'clock.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-09-07
.NYA HAS MOVED
INTO THEIR new
HEADQUARTERS
VICTOR LOWE OUTLINES Ac.
INVITES NOW GOING FOR
WARD; CITES CITY AND
NAVAL COOPERATION

Victor Lowe, local NYA super
visor announced today that the
National Youth Administration is
now comfortably located in their
new quarters in the old Naval
Hospital Reservation in the
building known as Quarters
E..
This move was made possible
by the fine cooperation of the
city officials and the local naval
authorities.
Housed in the new quarters
are the administrative offices of
the NYA and the Sewing and
Homemaking Projects for white
girls. Through this arrangement
it has been possible to obtain the
effect and atmosphere desired for
youths participating in the home
making activities, Mr.. Lowe
stated.
The building was Immediately
given a thorough cleaning and
everything put in its proper
place, much credit going to
youths who took part in the
work in demonstrating results
and benefits of training being
given them by the n. Y. A.
The sewing rooms are located
on the second floor of the build
ing, while the offices are on the
first floor, taking up the front
section. The kitchen and dining
rooms used by the hOmemaking
group offer all the comforts de-
sired for a home. The girls are
very happy to be able to con-
duct their daily cooking in an at
mOSphere of cleanliness. with the
use of modern equipment such as
Continued on Page Four
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-09-07
SAFETY DRIVE NOW
Officer AtweU Warns
GOING ON in CITY

Traffic officer Ray Atwen of
the city'S police force, announced
this morning that a Safety Drive
IN Key West had been in
augurated with emphasis on en-
forcement of all traffic laws.
Officer Atwell stated that he
will conduct careful surveys of
Key West traffic looking for vio-
lations of the following nature:
Speeding and reckless driving,
blown-out mufflers, defective
lighting. both front and tail
lights, failure to stop at through
streets and other major and
and minor infractionS of the law.
Numerous accidents within the
city limits lately and observations
noted concerning many infrac-
tionS has caused the police de-
partment to determine on a drive
of this sort to bring matters OF
safety more forcibly to the pub
lies attention.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-09-07

Feature Serviee)
told by two fishermen who
watched the five-minute battle.
The witnesses City ProSecu-
tor W. E. Rogers, Jr., and John
Winfree-Say one of the snakes
held the fish in its coils while
the other butted the fish with its
h ad. Several times the fish
Topped free, only to be trapped
again and butted until finally
killed.
What the snakes did with the
fish, too large for either to Swal-
low. remained a question. They
dragged it away. The fishermen
were unable to follow.
CORYDON. Ind, Sept. T.
Fishing, to pretty Alice McGrain.
20-year-old art student at Miami
university, is duck soup.
Here to spend the summer va
Continued on Page Fourl
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-09-07
CONDUCT ROTE
10. AT MEET
MEMBERS ASKED QUESTIONS
ABOUT THEIR ORGAN
IZATION

The Key West Rotary Club
met at St. Paul'S Parish Hall on
Thursday and after the approp-
riate opening by President Rus
sell, with an invocation by Rev.
John c. Gekeler, whose return
from his vacation was heartily
welcomed, the club settledrdoWn
to an enjoyable lunch. 4 : A. a
j. Gordon Davies, of Miami.
was introduced as the sole visitor
for the day. 50 {
Ernest Ramsey, Program chair
man, introduced a surprise fea-
ture, which revealed to the mem
bers a hint of the surprising
number of things about Rotary
that they did not know.
Placing the names of the men,
bers in a hat, J. Roland Adams
withdrew them, one by one and
as he called them off, Rotarian
Ramsey propOunded such knock
out questions as who was the
first president of the Key West
Rotary Club" or What are the
four objects of Rotary"
Having reduced the ego of his
fellow members to a degree cor
responding with their knowledge,
the Program chairman mercifully
consented to adjournment
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-09-07
DESTROYERS In
PRACTICE RUNS
BRITISH CREWS ON BOARD
WITH U. S. NAVAL PER-
SONNET
(Rx AssocIated Pressl

I AN EAST CANADIAN PORT,
Sept. THE first batch of u. S.
destroyers turned over to Great
. Britain were undergoing maneu-
yers at the hands of British crews
today. according to reports from
an undiscloSed Canadian port
this morning.
On board the deStroyers were
members of United States naval
personnel, who supervised the
practice runs.
Formal transfer ceremonies of
the destroyers is expected to be
held some time tomorrow. Other
destroyers were to be delivered
at regular intervals during the
next two weeks, it was an
nounced.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-09-07

DETROIT. Sept An a.
tachment for pistols 70 nez1ze
chance from night shooting ms
been perfected By c E0xIe-
Davis. q DetroIter-
The device consists q > susu
battery and hight fixed b.el0z zud
parallel TO the Wesp0n bzrreZ
When lighted II throws q tEw
beam + bullet WIu strike ~
target al the spot where Ire IlEEr
beam hits. More than that m
bullet viii center the light Whare
two cross hairs IN the lens mee1
One Of the first % eu-nuse
over the Davis invention Is So
geant Marvin DrITer. cuach q t-e
Detroit Police Department plstol
team, internationally known far
its achievements
1t has great possibilities n
police work Driver SAID II
will take chance out uf shooting
al night. Officers sezrch1nE Eo-
providers and criminals have .
pistol IN one hand and EzShllEz1
in the other Under condTfiors
like this, hitting = man VIA =
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-09-07
BERLIN AND LONDON FEEL
STING OF BITTER AIRRADS
CHURCHES OBSERVE
Proclamation To Be Read
F.D.R.'S PEACE DAY

Key West Churches will OBJ
serve esident Roosevelt
Prayer For Peace Day" tomor-
row. as will churches throughout
the nation, with the reading of
the Presidents proclamation call
ing for nationwide prayers in
favor of lasting and just
peace.
Rev. ]. c. Gekeler, of the First
Presbyterian Church. and presi-
dent of the Key West Ministerial
Alliance, made the following an
nOuncement in connection with
services tomorrow:
President RooSevelt's call to
prayer is most timely, and it
should meet with a full and sin
cere response on the part of all
believers in God. Members of the
churches, by all means. should be
in their places Sunday morning
and evening and those branches
of the governments armed serv-
ices are cordially invited to at
tend the church of their choice.
"Only God can bring about an
enduring peace. Only such a
peace is desirable.
Many of the churches will fea-
'tlire special announcements con-
corning the day. Rev. Gekeler
will preach on "Why Does God
Permit The WARP" at the MORN
ing service in his church tomor-
row.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-09-07
PRESIDENT TO
DECIDE STATUS
OF NLRB HEAD
CHAIRMAN MADDEN'S FIVE
YEAR TERM HAS EXPIRED:
RIVAL LABOR GROUPS ARE
4 CONSIDERED
Thy Associated PressI

HYDE PARK, Sep. 7.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt settled in the
summer White House here this
morning. fresh from his trip from
Washington, to dig into affairs of
state demanding his attention
One of the most important
subjects needful of settling was
the ''powder-keg'' matter of reor-
ganization of the National Labor
Relations Board
The problem of untangling the
affairs of that federal bureau is
likely to prove botherSome TO
some extent in that rival labor
factions have differences of opin-
ion as to whether chairman Mad
den should be retained.
The CLIO. favOrs retention of
Madden and the A. F. of L. is
against him. His five-year term
of office has expired and Presi-
dent Roosevelt will have to de-
eide which of the two labor
groups he will have to offend in
either naming Madden's success
Sor or retaining the former labor
board head.
A number of congressman are
said to be opposed to the reten-
ton of Madden, who. it is alleg-
ed. has been a thorn in the side
of big business of the nation with
his arbitrary decisions handed
down against company factories
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-09-07
British Report 57l
NaziS Planes Down
During Last Week
PREMIER MUSSOIINI CALLS War CONFFR
ENCE IN ROME: ENGLISH MORALE HIGH

LONDON. Sept lit looks
like the signal has been gwen
for an 'all-out. 10 the bitter
finish" fight IN the ar battles for
possession OF defense Of Great
Britain. as increased RAIDS and
destruction were reported TINS
morning throughout the nsti8n-
NaZI aIrplancs sW0upcd duEn
from the sky m increasing nun
bers last night and this muruzzzE.
although there appeared 10 o. .
comparative lull late TINS zfie--
noon. according u late dis
patches.
Public buildings 81 al descrIp-
tions and innumcrablc hunes Il
London were the targets Of hun-
dreds Of bombs released from ne
air as the defending balloon bzr-
RACES and planes. together win
anti-aircraft gUnncTy Were VI
able to cope with the attack ST
ficiently TO keep some q 1he
raiders from flying overhead
Other cities. too. suffered n
the widespread attacks. LIEer-
pool. again, and ROchester. zz-h
south-coast cities reporting hezET
property losses from the boEb-
ings of demolition and IncendEaTs
type
The retaliation drives orde-ed
by Adolf Hitler. however. have
failed 10 dent the British ulurale
according 10 war office belief "a
pressed this noon Coutlnue-
pounding from the ar finds rhs
British populace SUI n 3 Eoo1
TO defend their homes as ns@
they can. the while the cuuuzer-
attacks are followed ID
Berlin underwent a three-halz-
raid by the British r a = LIS
night. and, according - neparl
issued this morning. the arrscz
was most successfuI n
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-09-07
HIGHWAY TOLLS $4,000 HIGHER THAN
YEAR AGO; AUGUST WAS HIGHEST MONTH

February; 31.4 in March; SOS in
April. and SOL in July.
at is well known that last
winter was severe and greatly
hampered and reduced the flow
of tourist traffic below what
could reasonably have been an
ticipated but despite these con-
ditionS the months of January,
February, and March show an
increase of approximately $500
over the same months for 1899 or
about 81.
'In the light of this showing
so far made l am convinced that
the District will earn the interest
and principal payments as well
as operating expenses next year
under conservative management
and allowing for a reaonable nor
NAL increase in traffic based on
what we NOW know of develop
ments. at Key West and to come
on the Keys There is "a pos
Sibility also of small amount be-
ing made available for the re-
serve fund.
Estimates made in my last
report are conservative and were
based entirely upon information
then available and no one at that
time anticipated any immediate
expansion of the naval base at
Key West. l firmly believe that
with this development and the
bringing of water to the Keys
will create sufficient traffic to
enable the District to carry on
without any change in present
toll rates except as may be ne
cesSary to meet special situa-
tons.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-09-07
CRIMINAL COURT
JURORS NAMED
ToDAY'S SESSION ADJOURN
ED TO MONDAY MORN
ING

Judge William V. Albury
opened the September term Of
Criminal Court this morning in
the county courthouse and order
ed clerk c. Sam B. Curry to pro-
coed with the drawing of jurors
Following completion Of the
panel, Judge Albury recessed the
court, and ordered the jury panel
returnable at opening of court
next Monday morning al $50
O'Clock.
The following jurors were Sc
lected for service at this term of
court:
Chester Thompson, Earl Saun-
ders, H. N. Fodder, Geo. NJ
Continued on Page Four
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-09-07

Monthly report for the Over
seas Road and Toll Bridge Dis
trict. as complied by auditor
Clifford G.. Hicks, was received
today by The Citizen, the out
standing feature of which was the
total of toll collections for the
fiscal year ending September l.,
which showed a $24, 08879 in
crease over the same period a
year ago.
Toll collections for the 1888 80
fiscal year were $2l2,OO956. this
total comparing with the 1939-'4O
period of $236,098.35.
All of the gain for the year
came during the last nine months
of the year. September. October
and November of 1899 showing
decreases compared with the
same months the year previous.
Starting with an increase in De-
Cember of last year, the monthly
reports indicated increasing jumps
over the same months in 1888
and 1899, the highest being re-
corded during the final month OF
the fiscal year when S5,246.60
additional tolls were collected.
Figures for August, the high
month, were S17,07735 this year
and S11.83O.75 last year.
Traffic figures for last month
were correspondingly high. A
total of 1921 autos were check
ed through the gates, comparing
with 6,096 last year. Passenger
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-09-07
To skeptical readers: The two
fish stories below are merely
colossal. But the third and last
story is stupendous.

GREENEVILLE, Miss. Sept. z.
C. c. Neal hung his catch of
two small Dream over the side
of the boat and, wishfully trying
for bigger game, began to angle.
His arm grew tired, but he got
no more fish.
Resigned to packing home the
poor catch, Neal pulled in the
two Dream. And then he found
a four-pound bass had swallowed
one of the small fish and couldn't
get loose.
HOPKINSVILLE, KY, Sept. Z.
How two water moccaSinS CO.
operated to kill a 1lz-pound fish
they had pulled from a lake is
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-09-07
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-09-07
F. E. HARRISON, TRAFFIC MANAGER. ISSUES
SECOND REPORT ON DISTRICT

totals for the month were 49,
sos this year and 14.4O6 in 1888
80.
Total traffic figures for the
past fiscal year showed a high of
123,604 autos through the gates,
compared with 115.445 cars the
year before. Passengers during
1888 80 period totalled 226,340
and this year the total was 277,-
496.
Breakdown of the figures for
last month brings the following
in prominence:
OF the total of 1921 cars
through the gates, 4473 were
southbound and 1918 were north
bound. High day for the month
was August 21st, the beginning of
the Labor Day weekend, when
446 cars were checked. 325
Southbound and 121 northbound.
Second highest day was Sunday,
August 4, when 401 cars were
checked.
Passenger totals for August
were divided into 9048 south
bound and 7849 northbound. the
balance to make up the total
above being in buses and other
than private cars.
Trucks passing through the
gates last month totalled 1140 and
buses totalled 204, both north and
Southbound.
Collections for August were di-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-09-07
Siixty-0ne On
Initial List OF
XIV. Guards
SpOttswOOd Elected Bat
TALON Major; Enlist
ments To Continue At
Legion Hall

The Key West Guard organiza-
tion was formed last night at a
meeting held at the county court
house. with an initial member
ship of 81.
Assembling at the call of the
organizing committee, r. F.
Spottswood, major in the GAG.
reserve. was elected major of the
battalion, and the following Off
GERS were picked by the members
attending:
Julius Stone, captain and ex-
ecutive officer: DR.. A. NJ. Nor
gan, lieutenant and adjutant;
Company "A, captain Jack Hy-
man, first lieutenant Al Mills.
second lieutenant VIM. T. Dough-
try: Company b, captain Will
liam H. Reardon. first lieutenant
Charles Taylor, second lieuten-
ant Charles Thompson.
DR.. H. C. Galley was named
senior medical officer, to be in
Quoted at a later date.
Addressing the assemblage on
the importance ot the Guard for
nation included council president
VIM. A. Freeman. Representative
B. c. Papv DR.. II. c. Galley. rep
reSenting the B.P.O. ElkS. Julius
Stone and Col. H. D. Hatfield,
Marine Corps commander at the
local station
EnliStments in the Kew West
Guard will be taken at all times
at the Legion Hall. scene of regu
lar weekly drills each Tuesday
night An effort is going to be
made to obtain National Guard
equipment for use in the new
organizations drill periods.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-09-07
CONSIDERABLE OF HIM

WINCHESTER. Va, Sept. T.
Trial Justice A. ]. Tavenner
couldn't resist smile as he re-
ceived a note from a defendant
convicted IN his court. 81 am 60
ing to take an appeal on my
case. the defendant wrote. Il
will set the date later.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-09-07

vided into S9,142.35 southbound
and S7,935 northbound.
Average number of cars pass
ing through the gates for the
month were 267-123 northbound
and IA southbound.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-09-07

Key West, Flarl6A. kES -
most eQuzble cLzz-s - -
country: VIII - EEE1EE
range Of only L. FEErE-s-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-09-07
If YOU DON'T LIKE THESE Big FISH
Finny Members Jump In Boat; Snakes Get "Dinner''
PUT 'EM BACK in BASKET

(A..orIatea Pres. Feature service
Smyrna times., 1940-08-01
HARTLY

Mr.. and Mrs. James Lawrence
and children of Washington, were
recent weekend guests of her
mother, Mrs. Sallie Thompson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Scotton and
son, of Newark, were guests Of his
mother, Mrs. Lena Scotton, Sun
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Williams en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Villains of Bridgeton, N. j., over
the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Ashton OF
Wilmington, visited his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ashton, last
Saturday.
Mrs. Winifred Hughes was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Car
row Of Greensboro, last Thursday.
Mrs. Elva Roadway accompanied
Mrs. Walter Gullett to her home in
Philadelphia for a few days visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Maxwell Davis en-
tertained a few days last week
Robert Thompson of Dover.
Miss Mildred Slaughter Is visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Burris OF
Wilmington, this week.
Mrs. Mary DAILY Is visiting rela-
tives In Washington and North
Carolina this week.
Smyrna times., 1940-08-01

In selecting your new dining
room lighting fixture, remember
that the lamp bulbs should be con-
cealed. shaded. Glare is annoying,
and harmful to the eyes. as we'll.
And make sure that the shade is
sufficiently dense to conceal the
contour or bright spot OF the
lighted bulb. II fixture with
branching candle arms is preferred,
or fixture with upturned shades
OF glass or plastic material enclos-
ing the lamp bulbs. 1t should be
fitted with shades to prevent glare.
Having satisfied yourself on the
fixtures general design and light
ing qualities. make certain that the
color and character of it's finish
are in keeping with that OF your
dining room. Then you'll combine
efficiency with decorative harmony
"a combination that will keep you
and your family thoroughly light
happy at all times.
Smyrna times., 1940-08-01
KENT COUNTY
POULTRY TOUR
CONTINUED from Page One)
CONTINUED from Page One)

ware; H. R. Baker, poultry path
ologist for the State Board of Ag-
riculture; and Kent County Agent
Russell z. Wilson. The tour will
assemble at the Dover Postoffice
at $50 on Thursday morning, Aug
ust s, and the first stop will be az
the farm of F. r. Benn, in East
Dover, at 10 o'clock. The next
stop will be at the farm of David
Green, near Milford, at 11.00,
where a two-story brooder house is
under constructor with the use of
special kind of insulating mater
ial. At II o'clock noon the tour
will meet on the lawn of Frank B.
Austin where the visitors will eat
their box lunches, and lemonade
will be served by these two local
poultry associations. A brief pro-
gram has been planned during the
noon hour, including an inspection
of Mr.. Austin's shed-type laying
house in which saturated paper
and shavings are being used as in
sulating material. Poultrymen will
be interested also in the ventilat-
ing system being constructed in
this house. From this farm the
tour will proceed to the farm of
Jacob Kesselring, near Dover, ar
irving there at 2.30 in the after
noon. Mr.. Kesselring is one of the
large broiler producers in Kent
county, and has many interesting
homemade devices and equipment
in his broiler houses. The last
farm to be visited on this tour at
3.15 o'clock that afternoon will be
that of Charles G. Marker, miles
north Of Dover, who is a breeder
hatcher operating under supervi-
sion of the State Board of Agricul-
ture, with an incubator capacity Of
$4,000 eggs, in addition to a laying
house that will accommodate 5000
birds. The tour viii end about 4
O'Clock at the newly established
egg grading station at the ware
house of the Southern States Co
operative At this place the poul-
try visitors will see how eggs are
graded and candled before being
shipped to the market to demand
higher prices.