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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-01
J. Edgar Hoover Compares
Cancer And Crime Control

There is parallel between
crime and cancer-both are cur
able in their early stages, ac-
cording to a statement made by
John Edgar Hoover, Director of
the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton of the United States Depart
ment of Jusice.
According to this well known
government official, crime is a
lecherous growth upon our social
organization, and might well be
comparable to cancer. MIR. Hoo
yer pointed out that there is in
America today a criminal army
consisting of over 4,750,000 kid
naperS, bank robbers, murderers,
rapists and thieves, who are
ravishing the nation much in the
same fashion as the cancerous
elements of the body attack the
healthy tissues. If permitted to
continue undetected and uncon-
trolled, cancer and crime will
eventually destroy the body in
one case, and democratic institu-
tons and the American way of
living in the other.
/ In order to effectively battle
these two enemies America must
be aroused from its lethargy and
become fully conscious of the
threat to life" Mr.. Hoover
warned, and according to the
same authority, crime and can
Ger when treated in the en-
bryonic stage, can both be
checked.
There should be no hysteria,
no blind fear dealing with either,
but a calm watchfulness and
energetic, aggressive action MIR.
Hoover stated. Both physicians
and law enforcement officers
have recognized the necessity for
prompt action in dealing with
both evils. The same conscious
mess O. the evil consciousness
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-01

that will follow delay in dealing
with these conditions would be
also of benefit if possessed by all
of our citizens"
The Key West division of the
Women's Field Army for the
control of cancer will help in the
educational campaign outlined by
the American Society for the
Control of Cancer, by spreading
the word that in early stages
cancer is durable, and by assist
ing In research work that will
lead in various ways to the COM
plete eradication of the disease
in time. if this be anyway pos
Sible.
Under the direction of Miss
Susan LaKin the Junior woman's
Club Is now conducting a men,
bership drive. All are asked TO
contact any member of the
Junior Woman's Club to be en-
listed. One dollar is the men,
bership fee.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-01
CHAMBER ASSURES.
NAVY SUPPORT In.
HOUSING PROBLEM
CAPTAIN CARPENDER SEEK
ING FACTS CONCERNING
ALLEGED RENT prof.
TEERING"

Captain A. S. Carpenter, U.S.N.,
commander of the Key West neu-
trality patrol, appeared before a
special meeting of Chamber of
Commerce directors and others
interested yesterday afternoon to
present pertinent facts in con-
nectiOn with housing facilities for
enlisted personnel in the city.
Captain Carpenter stated that
he had authorized an analysis of
the local situation here, seeking
facts concerning alleged rent
profiteering'' 1t appeared that
in comparison with other cities
where naval forces are located,
the local situation holds nothing
to be considered alarming.
Future cooperation of the
Chamber was promised Captain
Carpenter and the consensus of
the meeting was that much could
be accomplished towards better
ing the housing situation by that
cooperation. As an aid to-
wards the future, Indignation on
the operation and maintenance
of Travellers Aid" for this
city was to be sought.
Present at the meeting, besides
Captain Carpenter, were Lieut..
Leeds, Everett Russell, Miss Ileen
Williams, James Johnson. Ernest
Ramsey. Melvin Russell, w. T.
Fripp, Charles Taylor, Fred Dion,
Bascom Grooms and A. E. Peirce.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-01
SENATE MOVES
To PROTECT
NEUTRAL u. s.
PROVINCIAL AMERICAN CON-
SULATE TO BE ESTABLISH
ED IN GREENLAND; CON-
SIDERED UNDER DOCTRINE

WASHINGTON, May 1.-The
U. S. Senate today moved on two
fronts to provide protection for
this country against possible re-
action from the Scandinavian
war.
First, the House passed the
Senate approved bill which gives
President Roosevelt additional
power to freeze certain Danish
and Norwegian credits now on
deposit In New York and else
where.
Secondly, the Senate moved to
establish a provincial American
consulate in Greenland.
The latter move was made in
accordance with RoOSeveIt's ex-
pressed desire since the out
break of war in Scandinavia, to
consider Greenland as a part of
North America, therefore coming
under provisions of the Monroe
Doctrine.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-01
PROPOSALS

Sealed bids will be received
until Friday, May 3rd, 1910, 800
P. NJ, for furnishing the follow
ing materials, fob. Key West:
100-34" Corporation Stops,
copper, Mueller thread.
1000" Curb Stops, copper.
1908" Wrought Couplings.
The right is reserved to reject
any and all bids.
Bidder to state date of de-
livery.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
apr3o-2t
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-01
POSTAL RECEIPTS
UP FOR MONTH
GAIN WAS s5s5.s7 OVER APRIL
1889: MORE SAVINGS
ON DEPOSIT

Report of postal receipts at the
Key West Postoffice show an ap-
preciable increase for the month
of ApriEthiS year over the same
period last year.
This year postal receipts were
$4,122.43 and for the same period
in 1899 they were $3,526.58, max
ing a gain of $595.87.
Postal savings for the month of
April this year were $348,877
which represented a gain of $685.
SCI over the same month in the
year 1899 which showed $313,316.
There was an increase in de-
posts over Withdrawals during
the period.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-01
RECORD COLD
DURING APRIL

According to the records at the
United States Weather Bureau
there were two days in the month
of April which were colder than
any other days on the same date
during any month of April.
The records show that on April
IA the thermometer fell to So de-
grees and on the 18th it fell to
81 degrees. The coolest ever on
these dates in April was 81 de-
grees.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-01
Ssssssssssssssssssssssss
PATROL DELEGATES
Leave Wednesday, May s
SELECTED FOR TRIP

As announced today by Charles
Taylor, chairman of the Rotary
Club Patrol Boy committee, the
following patrol members at the
three Key West schools having
patrol units nave been selected
10 make the trip 10 washington
10 marcn III the naIIOnaI paraue
next week:
john COstar, Daniel Sawyer,
hoDert Dion, DarIo Oancnez, OF
St- JOSepnS ScnOOI;
Robert Cruz, MyrIland Gates,
Herman CereZ0. LnarIes BAKER,
OF DIVISION Street ScnOol;
Kenneth Kerr, Billy Shaw.
john Monsalva,ge, Joseph AIon-
so, of Harris ScnOoL
In addition to the twelve Sc
lected, Frank Rom and Galley
SWeeting will also go with the
delegation, their parents having
paid their expenses.
A total of $354.48 is on hand
at this time to cover expenses for
the trip, not quite sufficient, it
was stated. Balance will be OBJ
tanned. however, Mr.. Taylor as
Sured The Citizen. In this con-
nection, it Is worthy of note to
state that Fred Dion, postmaster,
contributed funds sufficient to
send one boy to the parade.
Leaving with the boys next
Wednesday morning, May 9th, at
HOO o'clock, will be member
of the Rotary Club and a police
department escort. The delega-
ton will arrive in Washington at
200 a. m on May 10th, using bus
transportation entirely. The Key
West members will stay at the
Blackstone Hotel while IN Wash
ington.
The parade will be held on
Saturday, May 18th, and it has
been assured that the Key West
delegation will lead the parade,
directly in back of the United
States Marine Corps Band. The
departure for home viii come at
midnight Saturday, and arrival
here will be on the $50 p. m. bus
Monday, May 18th.
Dr. VIM. r. Warren has donat-
ed the banner to be carried by
the Key West patrol boys, on
which will be inscribed the of
fetal slogan of the delegation.
This, and one other slogan, will
be submitted in the prize contest
to be held in connection with the
parade. DR.. Warren also under
wrote the 500 which the County
Commissioners donated towards
the trip in that no funds could
be given from county funds un-
til next winter.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-01
TUG WARBLER
SAILED TODAY

Salvage Master c. N. Peterson.
of the Wrecking Tug Warbler,
received call early this morn
ing for the tug to go to the assist
ance of a ship said to be an Eng
lish steamer, which was in need
of aid off Turks Island in the
West Indies.
Preparations were at once
made, a force of IL extra salvage
men engaged and the vessel sail
ed from her berth at the Porter
Dock Company at Z o'clock.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-01
ALLIED CONFERENCES
TO DECIDE FUTURE
ACTION; NAILS CON-
TINUE ATTACKS
nv Associated Press,

tBy Associated PresSD
LONDON. May 1.-The British
nation cleared decks" today for
some serious consideration of
their expeditionarY-war in Nor
way. as reports continued to
come in telling of additional
losses suffered by the Allied
troops.
Complete reports were not at
hand-in fact, some neutral OBJ
servers avered that the NaziS
weren't making such Roadway as
was at first believed earlier this
week. The situation, however,
will be gone over thoroughly to-
morrow, it was stated in Prime
Minister Chamberlain'S office,
and, according to some opinions,
withdrawal of Allied troops from
South Norway may follow the
conferences to be held.
Meanwhile, Nazi progress to-
wards control of the Trondheim,
Storen, Dombas railroad appear
ed to be nearing contamination.
English troops north of Trond-
helm, near Steinkjer, Jared bet
ter, with definite defeat reported
of at least two, large German
patrol maneuvers. But the cen
trail section, forming the triangle,
Andalsnes, Dombas and Storen,
was becoming increasingly a
problem, with heavy bombing
attacks by Nazi raiders the main
factor in difficult defense at
tempts.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-01
ROBERTS RETIRES

Announcement was made to-
day at the Fire Department head
quarters that Will P Roberts,
1920 Olivia street, had retired
from the service following eleven
years and four months with the
department.
Mr.. Roberts retireS under pro-
visions of the ten-year pension
plan of the city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-01
COUNTY BOARD
MEETS TONIGHT

Regular meeting of the County
Commissioners will be held to-
night 8 o'clock in the office of
Clerk Ross c. Sawyer in the
county courthouse.
Seen this morning, Mr.. Sawyer
said there were no matters of out
standing Importance to be
brought before the meeting, that
it would be a regular routine one.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-01
CENSUS HEAD
VISITS In CITY

John O'BannOn, district super
visor of the 1910 census, with
headquarters at West Palm
Beach, was a visitor in Key West
today.
Mr.. O'Bannon told The Citizen
that if there were any persons in
Monroe county who had not been
enumerated by cenSuS-takers,
they should contact Mrs. Beulah
Demeritt at her home, 525 Flem-
ing street.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-01
BritishMay Withdraw
From South NORWAY
[[l[[[ll[l
NOW ALPS ARE
MILITARY SECRET
CBy Associated Pre.s)

ST. GALLEN. Switzerland.
May 1.-The Swiss mill
tarY authorities are 50 care
full TO snap up anything
which might be of military
interest that even picture
postcards containing views of
the Alps have TO be censored.
All detailed Swiss road
maps have long since van
ished from stationary shops.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-01

Appearing az tne polltzczl
rally fonighi a. BzYxleE
Park VIII be Rcber1 J. E11ze-
who VIII speak n behz1 C
his candidacy for nozzzzn1z
10 the posi- Of Judge C .hs
Circuit Courf IN Gr0up a.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-01
TABLETS WERE RETURNED

NEWARK-Opening Al Elcune
tax return envelope. otEicz4lz CT
this city's internal Revezue h.
resu found 2 s. chez z16 =
packet Of headache tsblezx. Re
tablets were rerurre1 fc Ia LIZ
payer.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-01

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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-01

Associated Press Day Wire
Service
For so Years Devoted to the
Best Interests of Key West
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-20
July 9TH To Be Hospital Day
In Ashe County Churches

Sunday, July 7, has been desig-
mated as Ashe Memorial Hospital
day in the Sunday Schools and
Churches of the county, Wade Ell
Ter, secretary of the Association
and chairman of the finance COM
mittee, announced this week.
On that day all Sunday Schools
and all Churches that do not have
Sunday Schools are being urgent
1y requested to take up special
collection for the Ashe hospital,
and the three Sunday Schools or
Churches turning in the largest
amount of money will be awar-
ded Certificates of Meritorious
Service that will be placed in the
hospital building, he stated.
All superintendent of Sunday
schools and pastors of churches
are urged to cooperate and sup
port this special drive by an
nouncing the plan in their
churches between now and July
z. In event of a conflict, churches
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-20

The long arm of the law dem
onstrated speed in reaching out
for Carney Church, Ashe youth,
wanted on charges in both Ashe
and Allegheny counties, Tuesday
when he demonstrated some
swift footwork attempting to es-
cape from officers Parsons and
Stringer, near West Jefferson. He
is now under a $500 bond await
ing trial in Sparta this morning
in connection with the robbery
of the Shell service station there
several weeks ago.
Church was reported to Ashe
county officers for driving a car
without license, and on Tuesday
when he was discovered in the
business section of West Jeffer-
son, parked in a car with his sis
ter, Deputy Parons asked him to
get out. The girl Immediately
drove off at a rapid rate of speed
on the Boone road. The officers
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-20
DIR. BallOu Sent
500 Check For
Ashe Hospital

Included in the list of recent
new subscribers and contributors
to the Ashe County Memorial
Hospital Association, Inc, is DR..
James l.. Ballou, of the United
States Veterans Hospital, Port
land, Oregon.
DR.. Ballou, a native of this
county and a member of one of
its most prominent families, sent
a $4,000 check few days ago.
81 noticed that the important
matter of a medical and surgical
staff for the hospital is now I'M
der consideration" DR.. Ballou
wrote. ''In this connection I wish
to say that after my retirement
from government service which
is about three years hence, and
when at my home, will be glad
to offer, at least consultation SER
vice as eye, ear, nose and throat
specialist"
DR.. Ballou is having the old
home place in this county re-
paired and modernized and ex-
poets to spend some of his time
in the county when he retires
from service.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-20

and Sunday schools are asked to
have Hospital day" on the fol-
lowing Sunday, July IA.
I'm the name of the hospital
and humanity, we want to appeal
to every man, woman and child
in the county to give as much as
$1.OO, or more, if possible, on this
particular Sunday" Mr.. Eller
said.
Everyone is asked to save
dollar that would ordinarily be
spent for amusement on the
Fourth. You'll be helping a great
cause and you will feel mighty
good about it, too," he stated
Contributions for orphanages
home and foreign mission work
etc., are mighty fine, but I do not
know of a more worthy cause
than that of providing badly
needed hospital service right
here at home for our people"
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-20
Church Youth Is Caught By
Officers Tuesday Afternoon

gave chase and Church was
caught after he had leaped from
the car and attempted to evade
the officers just beyond the rail-
road trussle.
Young Church who is the son
of Turner Church, of the Bald
win community, was on proba-
ton, having served some time in
a reform school for stabbing a
boy on a school bus, according
to the reports of officers.
He is one of four youths alleged
to have taken two slot machines
from the Shell service station at
Sparta several weeks ago. The
other three have not been appre-
hended.
Sparta officers stated they be-
lieved Church also stole a gas
line from a truck at Laurel
Springs on the night of the SER
vice station robbery.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-20
TO HOLD DEFENSE
MEETING SATURDAY

A countrywide meeting to
discuss possible local and ma
tiOnal defense plans will be
held Saturday night, at 8 o.
clock, at the courthouse, Up
ton Blevins, of Crumpler, who
is keenly interested in the pro-
posed program, announced this
week.
A meeting was scheduled to
be held last Saturday after
noon, but was postponed on
account of lack of attendance.
Every day the situation in
Europe becomes more and
more critical and every day
Hitler's war may be coming
closer and closer to the United
States" he said.
"The time has come when
we must get prepared or else
we, like France, might be sor-
ry later. Everybody is invit-
ed to attend the meeting Sat-
urday night"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-20
Plan To Hold A
Lamb Pooling In
Ashe Real Soon
Letters Sent to Sheep Grow
erS. Tentative Date Set
For July End.

= A lamb pooling will be held in
As.le county on Tuesday, July 2,
under the sponsorship of the
farm agents office, it was an
this week.
Letters, are being mailed this
week to sheep growers in the
county, requesting that they mott
fly the farm agents office of their
desire to participate in the pool
ing.
Gall those who do not receive
letters and who wish to take part
in the pooling are asked to ad-
wise US and to state how many
lambs they desire to pool" H. D.
Quessenberry, assistant agent,
said yesterday.
According to present plans,
grading will be done on Monday,
July I, and shipments made from
here on July 2. Grading schedule
will be announced later.
In announcing the pooling, Mr..
Rich emphasized the fact that
past experience has clearly de-
monstrated the value of lamb
pooling. "Our farmers every
where have found out that they
can get more through co-opera-
tive selling efforts"
It was stated that the lambs
will probably be shipped to Jer-
sey City to be sold on the open
market there.
Plans to have poolings in AL
leghany and Watauga counties at
the same time are also being
worked out.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-20
Red Cross Need
Has Increased
Disease Threatening France,
Ashe County Still Short =,
of Quota of $500.

More contributions are needed
for our Red Cross relief fund.- -
County Chapter Chairman Larry
P. Coward, said yesterday, and
urged that those who have not
done so make a contribution at
once.
Contributions may be turned
over to Mr.. Coward, to Gale Nc
MILAN treasurer, or to The Sky
land Post.
A cabled report from Richard
Allen, Red Cross representative
stationed in Bordeaux, France,
warned national headquarters
that France is faced with serious
epidemics among the millions of
refugees crowding into the
southern provinces. Ere n h
health authorities had informed
him, Mr.. Allen said, that there
have been no serious outbreaks
to date, but that 'the refugees
are coming in rapidly and condi-
tions are changing"
A special Red Cross Relief all
star broadcast has been arranged
for Sunday afternoon, to be
staged by the National Broad
casting Company, from 2 to 2:3O
o'clock, E. S. T.
Among the recent donations
receive by the Ashe county
chapter are the following, May
flower Beauty S.; John Little
wood S.; Mrs. Mayme Donnely
and family $3.50; Mr.. and Mrs.
J. c. Pierce. $500; J. A. Garvey,
A. J. Houck 81. each. Less than
half of the county's quota of $500
has been raised so far.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-20
DOLLAR DAYS ARE
COMING NEXT WK.

Plans are now being work.
ed out by progressive mer-
chants here, in cooperation
with The Skyland Post, to
sponsor city-wide dollar days
here next Friday, Saturday
and Monday, June %, 20,
July 1.
Coming at this time these
special dollar savings days will
enable the public to make
preparations for July A as well
as to supply all of their needs
at a big savings.
The Skyland Post will carry
advertisements of many of the
specials to be offered and in
addition to the regular cir
cuIatiOn will have additionally
distribution i'm order to give
the event more publicity. All
merchants are asked to CO.
operate with The Post by
getting their advertising copy
ready as early as possible.
The public is urged to make
plans now to take advantage
of these special sale days.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-20
Fighting Continues AS France Awaits Nazs Peace Terms
Funeral For Chas.
W. Stansberry To
Be Held Today
Well Known Lansing NJ a n
Died from Heart Trouble
AT the Age of 81.
DEATH is SUDDEN

Funeral service will be held
this morning at ten o'clock for
Charles w. Stansberry, we'll
known Lansing man who died
suddenly at his home on Tuesday
following a heart attack. Service
will be conducted at the Sabbath
Home church by Revs. R. H.
Stone and Donley Hart and bur-
ial will follow in the Goss ceme-
terry.
The deceased who was a native
of this county was the son of W..
J. and Mrs. Ellen GRAPHICAL Stans-
berry. He had spent most of his
life in this county and for many
years was actively engaged in
farming. He was 81 years old at
the time of his sudden death
which came as a shock to all who
knew him.
He is survived by his wife and
the following sons and daughters:
Lee, Clarence and Howard STAINS
berry, Mrs. Biller Osborne, Mrs.
Eurea Hart.
The deceased was brother of
J. D. ,Stansberry, Ashe county
clerk of the court.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-06-20
France May Not
Accept Terms Of
Proposed Treaty
England Is Threatened by The
German Press. Church
i'll Is Hopeful.
U. S. is CONCERNED

Hitler's war machine marches
on and continues to move deeper
into France, while the French
still offer resistance awaiting to
determine whether or not the
Germans will offer them an hon.
orable peace treaty.
And while the weary poilus, in
weakened infantry regiments, ar
tillery and tank sections, strove
to keep the enemy back, the
French cabinet waited for word
of the fateful conference of Adolf
Hitler and Benito Mussolini at
Munich-the conference which
will probably decide the fate of
France and her colonial empire.
The order to continue resist
ance against Germany went out
in the name of Generalissimo
Maxine Weygand as well as Pc
tain's.
1T is the duty of all to con-
tinue resistance" they said.
A report from Munich unoffi-
cially stated that the axis de-
mands in granting peace to
France would begin with the
''lost provinces" of Alsace and
Lorraine for Germany and Cor
sica, Tunis and Nice for Italy.
Mussolini may also ask other
concessions beneficial to Italy's
African colonies, it was said.
The real question mark ap-
peared to be what will happen
to France herself?" after these
apparently obvious requirements
have been exacted.
Whatever happens, it seemed
certain yesterday that the French
army would be rendered impo-
tent-if the axis terms are accep-
ted by France-and that the re-
public would be showed into the
status of a second-rate power.
Striking on against broken
France, the German military ex-
perts declared that fighting can
be stopped only when the armis-
tice is signed.
The German press threatfully
added that Britain would be
next.
'"The military collapse of
France is swiftly progressing I'M
der the pressure of our relentless
pursuit." said the high command.
England" said the newspaper
Deutsche Allegemeine Zeitung,
'now stands completely alone.
This is the reality of the hour in
Continued on Page Four)