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Today ....s... ..... lug
When The Lsst Mile 10
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Send All Orcers To
THOMAS A. DORSEY
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Chicago. Ill.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-12-31
First Third Term Inaugural Will Make History,
But InauguraS OF The Past Have Done That Too

figured out yet where a building
could be found big enough 10 pre-
vent another congressional slug
ging match over tickets.
Thomas Jefferson. the first
president inaugu-1ted IN Wash
ington. escorted BY a company Of
Virginia riflemen. walked across
the stump-studded clearing from
his boarding house on New Jer-
sey avenue TO his Inauguration
and when il was over. walked
back to his boarding house. refus-
ing 10 take up residence II that
half-finished executive mansion
a mile away there in the swamp"
With the exception q. Presi-
dent RoOsevelt's Inauguration
four years ago, President Polk 5
Continued on Page Four
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-12-31
CaTptntuSlApprOVe
SOc-HOu Wage Rate
AGREE NOT TO STRIKE ON SOUTHEASTERN'S
TRUlIBO HOUSING PROJECT

90 cents an hour paid carpenters
by the Southeastern Construction
company of Miami. contractors.
The carpenters had asked for
81 an hour. a price agreed upon
by the local union. II was ex-
planned the Price of 80 cents an
-Four had, been recognized by the
Department of Labor at Washing
ten as the prevailing rate of
wages in Key West.
Contract was let to the South
eastern company at that rate. IL
was explained. The workers were
advised that their redress was
through the Department of Labor
and in the msantime II was sug-
gested that they continue work
ing.
Nearly all th- carpentc= work
is finished at the housing prof
eel. The electricians and plumb
ers are being paid IN ACCORDANCE
with DEPARTMENT of Labor ruling
as to rates.
Total cost of the project may
run TO Sl5o.o0o. which is said 10
he less than the cost of the con-
tract. The work is being done on
d cost plus basis by The South
eastern company.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-12-31

committee in charge was afraid
the new capitol building wasn't
strong enough to avoid collapse
under the weight Of the assem-
blcd multitude; the other that
the Senate and House had got in
to such row over the distribu-
ton of tickets that the only out
was to move into the great open
spaces where there would be
room for more tickets.
Died Month Afterwards
William Henry Harrison (164D.
the grizzIed OLD indian warrior of
So summers. rode up the avenue
on his white charger in a raw
wind and stood hatless and with
out OvercOat for hours in the
frigld weather while the cere-
mOny dragged out A month later
ne was dead from pneumonia.
Ever since then. they have been
talking about taking the inaug-
Ural back indoors. but nobody has
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-12-31
MRS. LOUISA Lee
DIED YESTERDAY

Mrs. Louisa Mayfield Lee. so.
died late yesterday afternoon at
a local hospital, following a short
illness.
Funeral services are being held
this afternoon at 300 o'clock from
the Lopez Funeral Home chapel.
Rev. A. r. Dinmick of St. Paul'S
church officiating.
Surviving Mrs. Lee are her
husband Wing Lee: three daugh-
tiers. Mrs. Edward Graham. Mrs.
Paul Newhouse and Miss Louise
Lee: a son. George Lee. and three
grandchildren.
A sister. Mrs. Charlotte Ingra-
ham. and two brothers. Frank
NOttage and William NOttage. al
so survive.
Pallbcarers at the funeral rites
will be Hugh Williams. James
Heating. Aaron Mcconnell Sam
uel Goldsmith. B. c. Chitty and
Rooney Tynes.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-12-31
DO YOU KNOW ALL
Chamber Receives Them
THE ANSWERS HERE

Just as they come in the course
of any ordinary days mail the
secretary of the Key West Cham
Der of Commerce listed for The
Citizen the questions that come IN
from all parts Of the country.
What accommodations have you
IN Key West? What Is the toll on
the bridge? What is there 10 see IN
Key West? Send information
about the special holiday excur-
sions to Cuba. Send a list OF fur
nished cottages on the water
front That starts the list. Then.
We 60 on:
How many trailer parks have
you? What are the bathing facili-
ties? How many boarding houses
have you and what do they
charge? Send schedule of plane
trips TO Cuba. What is the aver
age temperature for year round
swimming? What Is the charge
for water? Electricity? Gas2 Do
you have good schools? Are there
any guides In Key West? What
do they charge? Can I rent a car
by the day? Do you have good res
aurants?
Send information about trips 10
Dry Tortugas. What are the
chances for employment n Key
West? How many industries have
you? Send schedules OF trips 10
Nassau and special rates for
groups. How many nursery
schools have you? Is Key West
healthy?
Send complete list of fishing
camps between Key West and Mi
ami What kinds OF fish do you
have? How large Is Key Vest
Are there any accommodations on
the Keys? How many Keys are
there? Are there any boats avail
able? Are groceries high? Send
list of American Plan hotels.
How picturesque Is Key West
Are there any mountains Send
list of rivers in which there Is
good fishing. OF what nationali-
ties is your population composed?
How many newspapers have your
How many bridges are there on
the road? Do we get special rates
if we come in groups?
Is il true that the Government
won't allow visitors to come 10
Key West since the war started?
We are informed that the toll on
the bridge is ten dollars-is this
true? / have always wanted 10
live near the sea-can / make a
living fishing for sharks What
can l buy a farm near Key West
for? Let me have a list Of the
towns in the country around Key
West.
Tomorrow" the secretary
stated, will be another day and
Continued On Page Four
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-12-31
BY JACK sTINNETT. APP Feature

Feature Service Writer
sylVania avenue was a twisted
ribbon of mud from Mount Yer
non to the old Federal hall in
New York City It took seven
wearisOme DAYS to make the jour-
ney. His inauguration was weeks
late It was April 80 before those
IN charge got around to the bust
ness in hand anG the oath was ad-
ministered by r R. Livingston.
chancellor Of the city of New
York.
The President then went to
the Senate chamber 10 MAKE his
inaugural address. setting a Gus
tom which It was presumed
would continue forever. But by
1917. when James Monroe was in
augurated. the Young nation al
ready was busting out OF its ira
ditiOnal weskit and the ceremon-
les came out in the open. There
were two reasons; one that the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-12-31

WASHINGTON. Dec. 81
When President Roosevelt on
January 20 rolls up Pennsylvania
avenue from 1000. which IS the
White House. to naught-naught,
which is the capitol. he'll be
making history. He'll be the first
man ever to take that ride for the
same purpose a third time. But
it'll be just another item in the
inaugural history books. for in
auguration day has been putting
interesting items into the record
from the very first.
When George Washington took
the ride the first time. his Penn
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-12-31
GERMANS INTENSITY
RUMANIAN FARMING

BERLIN. Dec 2l-Or 1re hes
Of Rumanla 8 sShtsuence O. r
Three Powers PacL EerT
IT'S Infeutm- 81 rz
the agriculture Fsradurlau m
King NIhais realm ~ dellra-l-
900 tractors.
All u Runnarla e-lzr
I 100000 acres - t1Ilahle sd
10 be- titled during me cw-E
year. z EOvcrnmeut prs sETElre
announced To tram q ztaff - ue-
chanlcs u take care 90 1he erzc-
tors. q trade school has been ss-
tablishe5 near Buchares1 . Has
said.
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Axis Powers
Larnbast us.
AidToBritaiir1
Accuse Presiden ROOse-
welt Of Stirring Up Hat
red; Fascists Are Most
Bitter

nv Associated E-e~<I
LONDON. Dec. 3l.-As the year
of 1910 comes TO an end. impend-
ing crises are building up in the
European situation. brought on
chiefly by President Roosevelt's
About Aid To Britain" radio
message broadcast Sunday night.
The axis powers lambaSted the
message yesterday and continued
today with editorials. news stories
and radio castings to hammer
away at the determination of the
United States to assure a British
victory by lending al. possible aid
TO that empire.
Adolf Hitler'S unofficial reply
was made known in Berlin today.
The German fuehrer accused
Roosevelt of stirring up hatred of
the totalitarians. following with a
speech reiterating his determine
ton TO destroy Democratic lead
ers who are so avOwedly enemies
of the axis powers"
Hitler assured his people that
the NaZis would push on to a
glorious victory in 1941."
The FasciSts. however, appeared
to be even more bitter in their
denunciatiOn of RoOSevelt's
speech. THE United States" they
declared. must now be considered
a definite enemy of the axis
powers. That nation must be in
Guided in the list of those who
must be destroyed by us and our
allies"
Both axis leaders. through
newspaper editorials. declared
that further aid to England by the
United States would bring serious
consequences.
Meanwhile. the British Isles
enjoyed a full 24-hour period en-
tirely free from air attacks yes
terday Sundays heavy attacks
are now though: to have been a
warning of impending invasion
from the sea. but apparently
something happened to delay that
most important Of all efforts to be
inaugurated by Hitler.
As a result of the United
States determination to further
Continued on Page FOIr1
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-12-31
MENDOZA RITES
THIS AFTERNOON

Funeral services for Charles G..
Mendoza. who died at his resi-
dcnce. 416 Bahama street. yester-
day afternoon. Will be held this
afternoon at $50 o'clock from
the Lopez Funeral Home chapel
Rev. a. c. Riviere. of FRS;
Methodist church. will Officiate at
the service.
Surviving Mr.. Mendoza are his
wife. Mrs Amparo Mendoza: q
daughter. Mrs. VIII Demeritt. and
q son. Charles Mendoza. Jr.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-12-31
- - - - - - - - - -
WPA PROJECT FOR
NAVY is APPROVED
CRy Associated PreSs)

JACkSONNlLL Dec. 81.
State WPA Administrator
Roy Schroeder today author
lied s24.s30 landscaping and
Identification project for Key
West Naval Air Station.
The project includes con-
struction of 4.5co square feet
of concrete sidewalk. 1000
feet CT curbing. s67 feet of
rcadwaYs l6-feet wide. re-
moval and rerlantirg of trees.
S-ventY- eight workers will
be employed for a period of
five months. WPA alloca-
ton is S24.2a0. The navy is
to contribute $3.50.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-12-31
HOLIDAY NOTICE

New Years Day. Wednesday.
January l. 1871. the office of this
company will not be open for
business on that day.
THE KEY WEST ELECTRIC co.
= dec31-It
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-12-31

A threatened strike Of carpen-
ters on the housing project of the
Navy Department on Trumbo Is
land was aveEted yesterday when
rs workers agreed to accept the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-12-31
GERMAN CHIC Is
Brains OF Nazi Machine
PANZER ON RAILS

CAssOeiated Press Feature ServieeD
BERLIN, Dec. 31.-A double
englned train pulls into small
station IN France. Behind the en-
gIneS IS a flatcar with crew
around an anti-aircraft gun. The
caboOSe IS another anti-aircraft
car Between these two cars lies
the rolling general headquarters
OF the German army.
In one OF the cars sits Field
Marshal General Walter Won
Brauchitsch. thin Tipped head of
the German land forces.
This train is the cerebrum of
the German military machine.
With its swiftly acting chief. it
has toured half of the continent
OF Europe in the last fourteen
months directly behind the crest
of the German military wave.
From the flat soggy wastes of
middle Poland. to the swishing
beaches of the French Atlantic
coast. the boss of millions of men
has issued terse orders, received
meaty military reports and CO.
Ordlnated the efforts of these mil
lions TO spell the military defeat
OF Poland. Norway. Denmark,
Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg
and France.
-Four crews serve with the train
-anti-aircraft. military guards.
technical personnel of the federal
railways and the signal corps ex-
perts
The latter are the most i'm
pcrtant-- Radio operators, tele-
typewriter operators. telegraph
ers. switchboard operators, and
other assistants chosen from the
outstanding pupils of the signal
corps school have been on duty in
the GHQ since the beginning Of the
war.
Speed Their Middle Name
Speed IS their middle name.
They still look back with pride.
reports the ''Warshauer Zeitung."
on the day that their chief ordered
a phone call put through from
forSaken spot in Poland.
Within six seconds, Won Brau-
chitsch was speaking with his
aides in the Reich capital.
Of special interest to a German
reporter who visited the train
was the use of a device-pre-
Sumably what is known in Amer
lean telephone circles as ''scram-
bled speech apparatus-for foil
ing curious who might be on the
line.
Radio messages issued from the
command car must remain strict
~ secret, and are conducted in an
ever changing and extremely COM
plicatcd code.
Important press reports are re-
ceived by wireless, duplicated by
Continued on Page Four
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-12-31
COMDR. QUINN
In CHARGE OF
SEAPLANE BASE
SENIOR OFFICER RATING
GAINS TEMPORARY POST;
PERSONNEL AWAITS HOUS-
ING PROJECT COMPLETION

Lieut. Commander B. D Quinn.
U-SN. commanding officer Of
VP33, a squadron Of seaplanes
that arrived here Sunday from
Coco Solo. Panama canal zone,
has been placed in temporary
command Of tho scaDlane base on
Trumbo section. i was announced
today.
He IS in command of the station
by reason of the fact that he IS
senior officer OF the squadron. 1t
is expected the Navy department
al Washington will select a COM
mander Of the base at d later date.
Officers I Kew Yves: MA! sta
ton said today that they had no
orders covering the departure of
VP53. the squadron relieved by
the arrival OF squadron VP33. 1t
is known that squadron VP53. a
section of which still remains
here. Will be transferred to an
other station.
Hurried Move
There arc % officers and more
than 100 enlisted men IN squad
ron VP33. They report that they
moved virtually without notice
and must now seek quarters in
Key West for their families. The
officers expect 20 have little diff
ficulty finding space. but the en-
listed mcn viii have to await
completion Of the housing project
on Trumbo section.
The houses are nearly finished.
The wiring and plumbing are be-
ing installed. The next step will
be TO furnish the homes. This
probably will be financed by the
Navy department on a basis of
the men paving FOR the furniture
as il IS installed.
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Associated Press Day Wire
Service
For so Years Devoted to the
Best Interests of Key West
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-10-17
Draft
(From page one)

The position carries a salary OF
$3.50 per month. Members OF the
board appointed by the governor
serve without pay. DR.. r. L.
Phipps was appointed medical ex
aminer, and E. j. Sutherland
serves as legal adviser.
The advisory board for the 9th
Judicial Circuit as appointed by
the governor consists Of Judge A.
A. Skeen, Avon B. Sykes of Clint
wood and Paris Looney of Buch-
anan county.
The total lumber of person.
registering in Dickinson county
yesterday was 2577. By districts
the count gives Sand Lick 100;
Clintwood, 600; Ervinton, 543,
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-10-17
NORLAND LOCALS

Our good friend, Monroe Null
Inns of Steinman, has moved back
to his farm here.
Eli Mullins is visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. H. w. Vanover at this writ
ing.
L. E. Davis and Wesley Swim
dial made a business trip to Clint
wood last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Davis were
IN oCeburn Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. H. w. Vanover and Bess
Vanover visited relatives at Shell
bianna, KY, over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Greed Fleming
and Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Perry
attended the Love Feast at Skeet
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-10-17
Published Every Thursday
In
BEVERLY'S PRINT SHOP
Clintwood, Va.

Registration day was a busy
day for many people at various
places in the county. Most of the
workers at the Chase Precinct
left their work long enough yes
terday to watch and listen to the
tramping of youthful feet as the
school children paraded down
Main Street. I thought, "Another
generation with light hearts and
happy minds as they sang the
national anthem and recited the
pledge to the flag in unison. will
they, too, 81, cannon fodder to sat
isfy the lust and greed of warp
minded dictators? Will they, too,
spill their blood on the battle
fields that their children might
forever be free? Would to God
that the world could live in peace!
News came from Clinchco that
one young man became of age
for the draft on the day he regis
tered. And here, one man wanted
to register who was SO in March.
One of the registrants late in the
day was the son Of a World War
soldier who died from disease on
foreign soil. I hope the future
holds more for him than it did
for his father when he left Dick
enson County never to return,
Another young man, Al
ger Baker, by name, son of J. H.
Baker, was signing on the line
yesterday. He was born on the
18th day of November, 1918-the
day that guns ceased booming to
end the war that would end all
wars. It made me think!
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-10-17
rock Saturday evening.

rock Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Fleming
spent Friday night with their son,
Dewey, of Clintwood.
John Mullins of FlemingtoWn
was the dinner guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Tivis Mullins Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lum Stanley of
Isom spent Saturday night with
Holiday Stanley and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Rose of
Honey Camp were the guests OF
Pat Horton and family Monday
night.
Mrs. Verlin Fleming, who I'M
derwent an operation for appen-
dicitis a few weeks ago, has re-
turned home and is improving
slowly.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-10-17

Willis, 507; and Kenady, 1873. The
count by precincts: Chase, North
Ward 1862, South Ward 261, Kerr
81, Mountain 95, Caney 161, Roal
ing Fork 1876, Rose So, Stratton
80, West Dante So, Ridge 81, Lick
Fork 101, Colley SO, Counts So,
Duty So, Frying Pan 38, Moss 431 !,
Turner 40, Artrip SO, Bartlick %,
Breaks So, Grassy Is, Haysi IT'S,
Tarpon 1913 and Twip Branch TO-
The draft board was in session
today and the procedure in which
the draft will go into effect is as
follows: The local board will shut
file all registration cards from
throughout the county and then
each card will be given a num-
Der in the order in which it is
drawn. A list with the names of
all persons registering and their
number will be posted at the Of
flee of the board. No person will
be notified by mail as to his num-
Der. In order to determine theil
numbers, registrants must consult
the posted list. Preparation of this
list will require a week to 10
days, according to F. C. Hillman,
board member. When registrant
informs himself of his number,
this number should be write on
the registration card which was
given him at the time of registra-
ton.
Drawings in Washington later
will be made by chance and all
persons having the number drawn
will be subject to the first call ur.
less exempted by the local draft
board. Appeals from the decision
of the local board can be taken
to the appeals board. However,
the person appealing does not ap-
pear before the appeals board in
person. This board will decide
the case on the basis of written
evidence and records.
Persons, other than the regis
trars, who helped with the regi-
tration at the Chase Precinct yes
terday were: Mrs. Sallie Wright,
Mrs. R. L. Spivey, Allen Myers,
Corbett Reedy, Jess w. Skeen,
William Skeen, H. R. Rush, Virgil
F. Skeen, Henry Wright, Mrs.
Fannie Crabtree, James M.Skeen.
A. A. Skeen, Jr., Virgil Souders
and Rev. P. E. Cullom.
NTnDT ANTI TnHATC
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-10-17
NEALY RIDGE NEWS
By Arthur C. Courts

Warren C. Counts of this adj
dress has returned home after 3
years Of army life in Honolulu,
Hawaii.
w. H. Counts, who has been i'll
for some time, seems to be i'm
proving slowly.
Mrs. Caldona Counts has beer
suffering severely from a fractur-
ed arm due to a fall.
F. NJ. Arlington of this place
has moved to Haysi.
Robert Counts, who underwent
an operation at Dante hospital
several weeks ago, is able to be
at work again.
A very interesting anu helpful
meeting was held at the school
house a few nights ago in connec-
ton with the Appalachian cleo
trio line extension here. J. E. Gil
lespie, Of Lebanon, gave am inter-
esting and much needed talk on
house wiring. He took few fix.
lures and converted small
mayonnaise jar into most charm
ing electric lamp suitable for any
corner. A very interesting demon
stration was also given on differ
ent light fixtures.
j. T. Counts sawmin was bad
ly damaged by fire a few nights
ago.
Arthur Counts and Byron
Counts secured the services of
two trucks Saturday and put mine
props, cut from the power line
right-of- through the Phipps
property here, at the mines at
Clinchco. This service was gua1
anteed by the Counts boys in ex>
change for a right agree
ment through the Phipps proper
ty. This community is exceeding
ly grateful for the fact that the
line is now under construction
a project that this community has
been vitality interested in and en-
cheering for the past four years.
The Freewill church here dedi-
Gated the new church house suns
day with an all-day meeting and
a bountiful dinner on the ground.
w. A. Dyer, former teacher at
Nealy Ridge, and former super
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-10-17
Golf Ball Strikes Pipe

Calmly preparing for long drive,
a golfer in Australia was a bit>per-
turbed when a golf ball, driven from
another tee, struck his pipe. break
ing It off at the stem.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-10-17

Entered as second class matter
Aug. II, 1889, at the post office
at Clintwood, Va, under the Act
of March 3, 1879.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-10-17

intendent of Dickinson schools,
was visiting here Tuesday with
his brother, S. L. Dyer.
Milford chronicle., 1940-04-05

HDfii7eyed AZ POnfae. Mich. Transhorfsgios
taSed on rail rates, STATE ard local fares (if
asy), opfionGf sqRibmssf GRd accenorfes--
extra. Prices satiecf 70 change wIfhonf nofcs.
A General Motors YoIMe.