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The Key West citizen., 1940-04-19
NINE LEGION
MEMBERS TO
CONVENTION
GO TO ST. PETERSBURG NEXT
WEEK: WILL ATTEMPT TO
BRING ls4I CONVENTION
HERE

Nine members of Arthur Saw
yer Post No. % and the Key
West auxiliary of. the American
Legion will officially represent
the veterans at the 1910 state
convention at st. Petersburg next
week ana make an attempt to
bring the 1941 convention here
next year.
This representation was as
.sured after a meeting last night
of the executive committee of
Arthur, Sawyer Post v when ap-
preparations for two delegates
and two alternatesifrom the post,
and. payment of part of the ex-
penses of five delegates from the
auxiliary, were favorably acted
upon.
1t was decided to make just as
active an effort to land next
years convention as would be
possible with the funds available.
1t was decided not to ask the ho-
tel and business interests of the
city to contribute to the conven-
ton campaign fund, SO that the
effort will be made entirely out
of post finances.
Tentative plans for improving
the posts clubhouse at Whitehead
and United streets were discuss
ed by the Legionnaires. How ex-
tensive the work will be will de-
pend upon receipts during the
next several weeks. Some of
the post members hope to repair
the roof, place screens on the
windows and doors and provide
powder room for the women
folks of the members and for
the members of the Service
Wives association.
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-19
U. S. OFFICIALS
STUDY FAR-EAST
TURN OF EVENTS
DISCUSS ADvISABILITY OF
IMPOSING EMBARGO ON
JAPAN IN EAST INDIES
INCIDENT

WASHINGTON, Apr. d.
There was increasing evidence
here today that the u! S. State
Department was paying more
and more attention to the far.
east situation, especially in re-
gard to the threat now prevalent
that Japan is considering seizure
of the Dutch East Indies.
The u. S. Senate considered
means today to bring an end to
increase of Japan militaristic
tendencies by imposing complete
termination of all trade relations
with the japanese nation, affect
ing virtual embargo against that
nation.
Opposition to that procedure
may come, however, from isola-
tionists in Congress. AS an ex-
ample, Congressman Hamilton
Fish of New York asked today,
HAS the Monroe Doctrine been
extended to Asia?". Other Rep
resentatives have expressed SINH
lar dislike for any pressure to be
applied against Japan.
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-19
ROTARIANS HEAR
ABOUT RED CROSS
WORK In EUROPE
FIELD REPRESENTATIVE AD-
DRESSED MEETING YES
TERDAY: DELEGATES AT
HOLLYWOOD MEET REPORT

Partial reports of the Rotary
International state conference at
Hollywood last weekend were
rendered by returning delegates
at yesterdays Iunchon-meeting
of the Key West Rotary Club.
Other events included an il
Illuminating talk by Stanley
Whistler, Washington, field rep
resentative of the American Red
Cross, and the appearance of An
drew Miller, formerly of Key
West, and retired traffic agent of
the P. & o. Steamship Com
pany, who discussed briefly a re-
cent meeting with Paul Harris,
founder OF Rotary.
Whistler reported that the
production committees of the va
rious Red Cross chapters of the
United States, including Mon
roe county's unit, was turning
out a vast volume of clothing and.
sewn material for the civilian
populations of the conquered ma
tions of Europe.
The Red Cross representative
told of the difficulties the or
ganization were overcoming in
distributing the made
clothing and other relief items
directly to the non-combatants,
so that all might share in the dis
tribution, regardless of race and
creed.
If the war spreads generally
through the Scandinavian coun-
tries, demands upon the Red
Cross for relief goods and food
stuffs will increase, and may re-
suit in a new call for funds in
this country, Whistler indicated.
Mr. Whistler was introduced by
DR.. William r. Warren of the
Monroe chapter, which was laud-,
ed for its efforts and the success
full outcome of an expansion pro-
gram.
Mr.. Miller said that Paul Har-
ris now 80, is beginning to show
signs of his age, although. still
continuing to call upon the va
rious local clubs of Rotary Inter
national. Mr.. Miller and DIR.
Warren then recalled occurrences
= Continued on Page Six)
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-19

banqueteerS proceeded to enjoy
one good laugh after another as
Tailtwister Lion Joe Allen pro-
lceeded To ruiz the day with his
various, ''nefarious" : antics.
Songs, !. led byv hiongy PRESIDENT
Gerald Saunders, and Lion Joe
Lopez, with Master of Cere-
monies. Lion Allan Armstrong at
the piano, were many. Two i'm
promptu quartettes even vol
unteered to amuse the assem-
blage-proof of their success not
being quite clear, although the
efforts were roundly applauded.
The two honored guests were
then introduced and the dedica-
ton ceremony went forward.
Deputy District Governor, Lion
George Cooper, of Redlands,
honored with the post of intro
ducing the District Governor,
was highly amusing in perform
ing that duty. District Governor
Roscoe Brunstetter. of Miami,
then gave the dedicatory re-
marks, followed by the response
Of Lion Gerald Saunders, presi-
dent of the local club. g
Lion Joe Allen, revealed as the
Continued on Page SKI
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-19
WILL TRY TO LEASE LA
CONCHA PARK; WPA
WOULD SPONSOR OP-
ERATION

5 Community Recreation Com
mittee's report on the Colonial
Park Project was given full at
tention last night by the City
Council and steps were taken TO
gain WPA sponsorship of opera
tion for the recreational facilities
now available for service men
and visitors to the city.
Miss Essie Geiger Oliver, of
the State Recreation Department,
appeared before the council and
gave details of process to follow
in obtaining that project. Ac-
cordingly the city attorney and
Councilman Carbonell were in
structed to contact the Catholic
Church, owners of La Concha
Park property, and make the eff
fort to lease the site for a city
park. Abatement of taxes was to
be used as a sponsorship fund
which would provide WPA SUI
pervision of activities. To be
further considered in the matter
was city control of the project
and Chamber of Commerce co..
operation.
Two communications were pre-
sented to the council, one from
the Key West Ministerial Alli-
ance and one from the Trinity
Presbyterian Church (colored),
which complained against issu-
ance of beer and wine license
to Abelardo Lopez at his place of
business on Simonton street.
Main theme of both complaints
treated on the promise of what
protection do the churches of the
city have" if laws governing Ii
censing beer and wine license
sales are not enforced. Subject
was turned over to the Taxation
and Records committee, and it
was understood the matter would
come up later for discussion.
Officer Ray Atwell was ac-
corded permanent police officer
rating, although salary was to be
Continued on Page Four)
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-19
FIRE COMPANIES
EXTINCUISH BLAZE

An alarm of fire was sounded
from Box 12S at the corner of
Francis and Fleming streets at
10 o'clock last night and ap-
paratus responded from Stations
No. and 8.
Arriving at the scene it was
found that a small fire was
burning on the floor of the old
GarfunkeI building at the corner
Of Grinnell and Fleming streets.
Chief Harry Baker forced the
door and the fire was soon put
out. There was no necessity to
use the apparatus
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-19

Britain's sea war with Germany
is right in line with England S
thousand-year-old policy for con-
quest and defense.
Since the ninth century, Brit
ain has fought dozens of import
ant sea battles, but none more
crucial than these:
l. With the Spanish ar
mada in 1883.
z. With the combined
French Spanish fleet off
Trafalgar In 1905.
3. With the Germans in the
North Sea in 1916.
In all three, England's sur
vival as a strong nation was at
stake. Historians may write that
the North Sea battle of April,
l940, added a fourth to the list.
first became a great
sea power in the sixteenth cen
tury, after the discoveries of Co
lumbus, Vasco de Cana, and the
Cabots turned Europe's attention
to the possibilities of expansion.
The Firt Navy King"
Henry VIII, rich with the spoils
of the appropriated church,
poured money into expansion OF
the fleet, developed ships exclu-
sively for fighting, lowered the
heavy cannon into the broad
side" position.
Under Elizabeth all this bore
fruit. Drake, Frobisher, Raleigh
and Hawkins ravished the gold
dripping Spanish Main. In 1857,
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-19
Council Receives Zoning Law
From Board; Hearing Is Set
SPECIAL MEETING TO BE
CALLED ON MAY 9TH;
THEN TO BECOME
LAW

The new zoning Ordinance was
presented to the City Council
last night at the second meeting
of the month by the Boards
president. John Allan Long. and
Vice President E. p. Winter. Fol-
lowing expressions of thanks ten
dered by the councilman assem-
bled. the council proceeded TO lay
plans for early passage Of the
measure which win bring build
ing control to the city.
Procedure to follow. according
to City Attorney Aquilino Lopez,
Jr., is to advertise for a hearing
to be held on the measure before
the council. This will be done in
The Citizen at an early date, and
the council set May 9th as spe-
cial meeting during which resi-
dents may appear to register
complaints or comments. The
measure may be passed that eve
ming, it was brought out-or at
the regular meeting Immediately
following, on May l6.
Safety Patrol campaign to
send a delegation Of boys to the
Washington convention on May
10th met with support by the
council when the sum of $500
~as pledged to help defray ex
penses. This action followed a
recommendation by the Finance
Committee, however. that the
plea be denied. Funds for this
donation will come from the Con-
tingent Fund. Suggestion to as
sess councilmen part of their
salaries as a contribution to the
fund was voted down,
A communication Axi4s read
from Miss Callahan Bfllhe State
WPA Professional Division IN
Miami, with reference to the
city's ability to supply sponsor
ship funds for a project which
would index the city's minutes.
Following a complete survey of
the situation, the council voted
to resubmit the original sponsor
ship gesture of $500. This, it was
reported, had been turned down
on the first submission. The plan
sought in the Callahan communi-S
cation called for a sponsorship
fund of $4,000.
Following his direction in ex-
tinguishing a blaze in the struc-
ture at Fleming and GrinnelI
streets last evening, Fire Chief
Continued on Page Three
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-19
OBSERVE HITLER'S
5lST BIRTHDAY
CELEBRATIONS IN GERMANY
TOMORROW: ITALIAN-GER-
MAN INFLUENCE TALKED
my Associated Press)

BERLIN, April 19.-The Ger
man nation prepared today to
hold celebrations tomorrow h.
honor of Adolf ,Hitler's 51st
birthday.
AT the same time. information
has been. released here concern
ing recent Hit1er-Mussolini con-
ferences held on the subject of
the Balkan States and spread of
axis influence.
1t was understood that in the
future Germany would be given
influence-control of Rumania
and that a similar control over
Yugoslavia will be given to Italy.
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-19
BRITISH TOOK ANOTHER CHANCE
80 lspai ~ -. ... .
But THAT'S The Way 1t Has Always Been
in EFFORT TO RULE The SEAS
AP Feature Service

Drake "singed the King of Spain's
beard" by a daring raid on Ca
diz.
The following year, the great
Spanish Armada set out to crush
England. A smaller English fleet
met it in the Channel and cut it
to pieces. That was the beginning
of the end for Spain as power.
Middle Class" Navy
The next great period of Brit
ish sea glory came when the
rising, revolutionary middle class
established the Commonwealth
in 1649. The regular fleet, loyal
to the Royalists, joined the Dutch.
Parliament gave command at sea
to Robert Blake. In seven years.
Blake defeated the Royalist fleet,
the Portuguese, the Dutch, the
pirates of Algeria and the Span
ish, and made the British fleet a
power in the Mediterranean for
the first time.
Under Queen Anne the British
rose to new triunphs. AT Vigo.
in 1702, Admiral Rookie destroy
ed a combined Spanish French
navy, later beat the French at
Malaga.
U. S. and French Win
The American Revolutionary
war brought reverses to the
English. The newly -reorganized
French fleet joined with the
Americans and inflicted heavy
Continued on Page Six)
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-19
K. v. Lions Dedicate
Their New Clubhouse

From Cooper to Brunstettera to
Saunders.
That was the play that sparkled
to feature the. Lions Club Club
house Dedication banquet last
night in the edifice on Seminary
street-staged as a full-house at
tendance of seventy Lions,
Lionesses and their guests ap-
plauded the dedication speeches.
Assembled at 800 o'clock in
the clubhouse, beautifully dec
GRATED for the occasion, and fol-
lowing the opening ritual of
America, Pledge of Allegiance,
Invocation and song Don't You
Hear Those Lions Roar, the
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-19
BURIAL TODAY
FOR SUICIDE

Miss Christine Simmons, who
died last Saturday, a suicide, will
be inferred this afternoon at 4
o'clock from the chapel of the
Lopez Funeral Home, Rev. Thom-
as M. Melrose, of st. Paurs Epis-
copal Church, officiating.
Both the funeral home and
Coroner Franklin Arenberg have
made every effort to locate the
members of the deceased's fam
lily but have met with no sue
cess.
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-19
Decisive Battle
Being Fought In
TrOndhGiIll Area
NAZIS ARE LANDING g.
600 TROOPS DAILY BY
PLANE FROM GER
MANY
tBy Associated Press)

NBy ANNbcI1Ncu A-EeHSy
LONDON. Apr. l8.-Observers
. of the war in the north are now
of the opinion. according to dis
patches accumulating here TO-
day. that the whole subject of
Nazi domination in Norway may
be settled in comparatively short
order pending outcome of man.
envers now centering around the
westcoast city of Trondheim.
At that point, large forces of
combined Allied troops and Nor
wegians are reported to be form
ing lines for a decisive combat
which will either chase the Ger
mtns from the west coast or al
low further expansion of that
nations holding there.
Fierce battles all along the
coast, from Trondheim to Narvik,
where the Germans are reported
to be in desperate straights, are
being 4epoTtvd hourly, and the
tendencies are, that amalgama-
ton of Allied forces will be at.
tempted shortly in the effort to
gain control of that zone. The
British fleet controls the sea in
the area, which fact.. it is admit
ted by most experts, may prove
the deciding factor.
Meanwhile, however, the Ger
man high command has reported
that they have the Norwegian
situation under full control and
that the German invaders are
now engaged in entrenching man.
euvers. Estimates of at least co.
600 Nazi troops now in Norway
have been made, despite Allied
reports of huge transport sink
ings. Added to that is the in
formation now released which
Indicates that a total 1000 Ger
mans are being landed daily in
Norway by plane.
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-19
City Moves To Set Up
Recreation Department
wAwzgwzTMlwNMl
ON VISIT TO THEIR
THREE DAUGHTERS

Leaving this morning on
the 2 o'clock bus were Mr..
and Mrs. John F. Roberts.
for q trip TO different parts
of the state. They expect TO
be gone for about three
months.
They will visit three daugh-
ters. Mrs. Robert Hartley at
Miami. Mrs. r w. Pinder at
Palm Beach and Mrs. Frank
r. McCearY at Tarpon
Springs. spending q month af
each place.
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-19
URGES FARMERS
TO MINERALIZE
SOIL EXPERT POINTS TO
BENEFITS IN DAIRY AND
STOCK BUSINESS

CLERMONT, April IS (FNS).
DIR. Charles Northen, noted soil
expert. has for many years urged
Florida cattlemen and dairymen
to improve their pasture lands by
mineralizing the soil.
A recent article in the Florida
Poultry and Stock Magazine
points, out that if pasture soils
are feftilized and minerali zed as
advocated BY DR.. NortheIi. dairy
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The Key West citizen., 1940-04-19
NO sTIcKERs ON COINS

HOUSTON, Tex.-Local mer-
chants, who have been putting
advertising stickers on coins
handed out as change, have been
warned against the practice which
can be prosecuted as 'tampering
with money.
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-19

Key West, Florida, has the
most eQuable climate In the
country; with an average
range of only Ia Fahrenhsit
Evening star., 1940-04-04
Dorothy Dix Says 80
Children Should Help Bereaved
Parent Desiring to Remarry

Dear Miss Dix: I am a widow
with no children, engaged to be
married to widower who has three
children. two girls and boy, rang
ing from IA to 10 years of age.
We are anxious to be married at
once. as we love each other. But
his daughters violently oppose it
because his wife has only been dead
IA months. They think that it
will show reconsideration for their
mother and that he should wait
at least two years before remarry-
ing. Since their mothers death
the girls have been doing slap
dashy housekeeper for their father.
They never bother to sew on a but
ton or mend his clothes or take
any trouble to entertain and amuse
him. Still less do they show him
any affection except to give him a
dab of a kiss once In a while as
they dash n and out of the house
They regard him only as a provider
for their wants. 1t isn't that they
are not good girls. They are. 1t is
only that they are young girls and
absorbed in their own lives. And
their father needs somebody to take
care of him. Still we don't want
to do anything that will hurt them
What is your advice?
A LONESOME LADY.
Answer-Inasmuch as all the OBJ
lection the girls have to their
fathers marriage is that they think
he should go through a longer period
of mourning, there is no reason why
Evening star., 1940-04-04

you should not go on with your
wedding at once. The conventional
period Of mourning is one year
That is supposed to show the proper
respect for the memory Of the de-
ceased husband or wife.
Children nearly always have
curious jealousy for their dead
parents and object strenuously to
their widowed father or mother put
ting some one else in the place of
the wife or husband they have lost
But it is rare thing for the young
sters to make the slightest effort
to fill the void in their parents
lives. They don't stop to think how
lonely are the men and women de-
prived of the companionship of
their mates; how dreary are the
evening spent In an empty house
with nothing to do but thrash over
old memories. Nor do they feel
called upon to stay at home and
make things brighter and pleasanter
for papa or mama.
In common humanity they should
be glad for their fathers and
mothers to find happiness again If
they can in new marriages, new
homes, new interests. They should
be glad that somebody else takes
up the duties that would otherwise
devolve on them. They should re-
joice that father has some woman
of his own age to talk to him
about the things he is interested in
and to make him comfortable, with
out some good daughter being en-
slaved by the task. They should
be glad that mother has husband
to support her and whom she can
fuss over without a dutiful son hav-
ing to give up all thoughts Of mar
riage himself to take care of her.
The parents second marriage is
the emancipation proclamation of
the children. It sets them free
to live their own lives, and it solves
the problem of what to do with
mother or father when their homes
are broken up by the death of their
first mates.
So instead of forbidding the bans.
children should give mother or
father their blessing when they
want to remarry
DOROTHY DIX.
Evening star., 1940-04-04
Ten Brushes
Necessary
Each Day
Skin Must Function
Properly to Avoid
Having Blemishes
BY PATRICIA LINDSAY.

A meticulous beauty of this era
relies upon 10 brushes to keep her
beauty alluring.
A chic woman considers her lip
brush the most indispensable beauty
aid. She dips 1t into a lip rouge
and outlines the desired lip shape.
fills in the outline with matching
lipstick, and then deftly blends all
with her brush.
Shining tresses with a halo glow
are compensation for the hundred
strokes a day! Always brush up
from the scalp to the very end Of
the hair, to send nourishing blood
rushing to feed the roots. If your
wrist tires easily, bend over so you,
hair falls over the crown and your
strokes may be downward instead of
upward.
The intricate art of eye makeup
requires three small brushes. One
for brow grooming after the brow
pencil has been applied, a smaller
one for lash coloring, and third to
be dipped into warm castor oil at
night to provide the growth of lashes
and broWs. No screen or stage
beauty is without these three.
|, Complexion beauty depends great
ly upon skin cleanliness and nothing
can equal the aid of a soft-bristle
complexion brush welded with suds
OF bland soap, twice weekly. bette
Davis even messages complexion oils
into ner skin with such a brush.)
IT you desire beautiful back, free
OF minor blemishes you simply must
use a long-handled back brush when
you bathe. Here again suds of a
bland soap briskly brushed over the
back area will Danish minor pore
blemishes and keep the skin func-
tioning as 1t should. It makes you
feel good, too!
If you envy that smooth trans
lucent complexion some women seem
to possess, learn how to powder cor
rectly. Powder should be placed on
the skin with clean absorbent cotton,
thickly, and then brushed off with
a long, narrow powder brush until
only film of powder remains. If
your foundation cream and powder
match in shade, your skin will ap-
pear to have the most exquisite of
textures.
We shouldn't have to remind you
OF the last two-a tooth brush and
nail brush. Both are daily neces-
sites and absolutely vital to personal
cleanliness and daintiness.
It's one thing to have a brush
wardrobe, but it's another to have
attractive brushes about to inspire
your consistent use of them. You
can find the most attractive brushes
at your cosmetic counter-beautiful-
ly styled, with fine bristles to give
lasting service and priced so you
may have them. It's a nice idea to
buy brushes of a color to harmonic
with your bathroom or bedroom
They then serve as decorative note
as well as being useful to your
beauty.
My leaflet "HOw to Treat .
Blemished Skin" is excellent for
children suffering with acne.
Write for 1t care Of this paper
and inclose a self-addressed,
stamped (3-cent) envelope to
cover cost Of mailing.
Evening star., 1940-04-04
Select Menu
That Suits
Occasion
No Definite Rules
Can Be Made for
Refreshments
Photo.
BY EMILY POST.

To begin with, I am not cooking
expert, or even a -divising
expert. I write about food only
from the angle of its suitability
to the where, when. and how it
is to be served-according to what
is known as best social usage.
Formal dinner dishes. for example.
are limited to definite list of
dinner party dishes. Much less
strict. Of course, are the rules
about food served at what some
people unthinkingly call q formal
dinner but which is really just a
friendly dinner, with not the slight
est ceremony about it. The perfect
menu for such a dinner can be
chosen only by each hostess. be-
cause she must consider combina-
ton Of the dishes that she knows
from experience are favorites with
the friends she has invited or those
| that she has reason to believe they
will like.
The answer to several questions
| today about what to serve at eve
ming bridge parties cannot be a
definite one because refreshments
at late evening parties have no con-
ventional restrictions. Unless your
guests are musicians or actors going
to your house after playing or sing
ing, and who therefore dine at
midnight, it is not likely that any
one will care for either many or
very substantial dishes at q late
evening hour unless your men
friends are not among the diet
conscious. However, combinations
such as Welsh rarebit and beer,
hot dogs with bouillon or coffee, or
the ever favorite scrambled eggs
and sausages with cold punch or hot
chocolate or coffee or all three would
be suitable.