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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-11-08
STATE CHAMBER
SECRETARIES In
DECEMBER MEET
JAYCEE PRESIDENT WILL BE
KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT
oath ANNUAL BUSINESS
CONFERENCE
Especial to nc CitIzenl

TALLAHASSEE, Nov. 8.-Joe
Hall of this city, president of the
Florida Junior Chamber of Com
merce, will be keynote speaker at
the Annual Secretaries Luncheon
feature of the oath annual bust
ness conference and membership
meeting of the Florida State
Chamber of Commerce in Jack
sonville December ga.
Mr.. Hall will be introduced
by James 7. Daniels, Jackson
vile Chamber of Commerce man
ager, and a past president of the
Florida Commercial Secretaries
Association, it has been an
nounced. Mr.. Daniels will also
preside.
The session is co-sponsored by
the State Junior Chamber and
the secretaries association in
honor of all local Chamber of
Commerce trade and civic organi-
cation officers and directors in
attendance at the Florida-Cen-
ter of the Americas" business
conference and oath annual
meeting of the State Chamber
1t will be attended by all pres
ent at the two-day assembly
Luncheon will convene at 1915
p. m. the first day, Monday, De-
cember 2, when the main confer
ence will be held. Membership
session, election of officers and
other State Chamber matters
will feature the second day.
Paying tribute to local groups,
Carl Brorein of Tampa, State
Chamber president, declared,
Florida owes a great debt to
those energetic men and women
devoting their time to the work
of the local trade, commercial
and civic organizations. Every
successful move for a city, every
community gain, every particle
of community progress. prosper
ity or development is also a def
mite gain and forward step for
Florida as whole. We salute
those willing workers who carry
out this fine community and
state work.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-11-08
DEMERITT INJURED
In STREET BRAWL
KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS BY
ROBERT SAWYER LATE
LAST NIGHT

Reported to be in a serious
condition today, Gilbert 'Gibby"
Demeritt, taxi driver, was fight
ing to recover from effects of a
street brawl that occurred late
last night at the corner of Duval
and Fleming streets. Robert
Sawyer, the other principal of
the brawl, struck Demeritt and
knocked him unconscious.
''Gibby" suffered a possible
featured skull and jaw in the
fight.
Sawyer, connected with the
US. Engineers force now at
work dredging Northwest Chan
mel. is being detained in the
county Jail awaiting a hearing
to be held late today. He is a
former Key WeSter.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-11-08


WASHINGTON. d c Eor- e.
Washington Offices q Flurds
Senators Charles .. Andres and
Claude Pepper were enlisieo TINS
week by Harold Colee. exerutIve
vice-presidenf Of the FlurI1s
State Chamber Of Commerre. =
efforts 10 obtain national and
worldwide motion picture Pub-
licity for the state
This was accomplished thruuEE
the filming Of the 0peratI8ls
of the Florida Livestock. ForsEe
and Forestry Special train spon-
sored by the University q FIor-
ida, Florida Department 81
Agriculture. the Atlantic Cozz
Line and the Louisville and Nazh
vile railroad.
Gov--Elect Spesssrd Eollzud
was the keynote speaker ~ fhe
ceremony inaugursting the Spe
Gals three-week tour q the
''Year-Round State. yesterday
at Gainesville.
Offices Of Florida senators here
were actively engaged the early
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-11-08
new SUGAR CANE HARVEST SEASON COT
'OOn Start Erection OF Monument To Sugar Act
UNDER WAY In EVERGLADES THIS WEEK
FLORIDA News Service)

CLEWISTON, Nov. 8 (FNS).-
The 1904 sugar cane harvest
in the Everglades began this
week with the huge sugar house
beginning operations last Tues
day.
Commenting on the start of an
other harvest season, president
Clarence R. Biting of the United
States Sugar Corporation said:
"a new year begins, a year
which marks the close of a de-
cade. How different the outlook
of ten years ago. Ten years ago
the corporation owning the sugar
house had $4,000 acres planted to
sugar cane; today the federal
government limits the corpora
ton to but 10000 acres. Ten years
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-11-08

ago there were no independent
growers of sugar cane; encourag-
ed by the corporation, vegetable
farmers of the 'Glades section
now have over $500 acres, al
though the federal government
limits their right to harvest to a
meager 1000 acres.
During the past ten years
much has been accomplished by
the research division of the cor
poration. Private research, con-
Quoted at private, not public. ex-
penSe, has developed new types
of cane ideally adapted to condi-
tons in the Everglades. Engi-
neering studies have resulted in
improved water control methods
which viii further increase the
productivity of the land and at
the same time conserve the soil.
These results rebound to the full
Continued on Page Fourl
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ALIEN EXPERT DUE
HERE TOMORROW
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
SPONSORS MEETING
AT 500 p. NJ.

Department of Justice at
Washington advised the local
Chamber of Commerce today
that MIR. Lund, of their depart
ment, would be in Key West to-
morrow, to stay until Monday.
for the purpose of discussing
matters arising from registration
of aliens in this city.
Representatives of all groups in
the city are being asked to meet
with Mr.. Lund tomorrow after
noon at 800 o'clock at the c. of
c. headquarters.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-11-08
NaliS Increase Air War;
Sea Raider Sinks CONVOY
German Ship ROams Mid
Atlantic; Greeks And
British Combine To
Hold Italians
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
LONDON. Nov. 8.-The Battle
of Britain proceeded at a faster
pace today. as announcement was
made this morning that twenty
German bombers swooped down
from the skies TO drop bombs on
the central part of London. fol-
lowing sporadic attacks all last
night.
At the same time, Nazi dis
patches claimed that sea raider
action had destroyed a whole
British convoy in the Atlantic
early this week, sinking a total
of $4,000 tons of ships.
The raider, of the Graf Spec
type, is believed to be roaming in
mid-Atlantic waters at present.
and British naval officials were
contemplating strenuous action
today to overcome the effects of
this raider.
No confirmation of the convoy
sinking was released by the Brit
ish today and no knowledge of
the Nazi claims was admitted.
British officials stated that
Nazi air raiders covered a wide
area over England last night and
dropped hundreds of bombs. They
denied. however, that much dam
age resulted from the attacks.
Only about one-quarter of one
percent of the nations factories
have been destroyed to date, Brit
ishers stated today, bringing, as
they stated, a poor return for
the thousands of bombs dropped
and time spent" by the NaziS.
Former Prime Minister Neville
Chamberlain's physical condition
was pronounced grave this
morning. The 71-year-old diplo-
mat suffered a breakdown weeks
Continued on Page Four
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Fifty-TWO Become
Ndtua|ZCd TODAY
Elks Held Patriotic Cere-
monies This Morning !;
Judge Holland Presided
At Court

FiftY-one persons were natural
ICED as United States citizens.
and one person was rapairiated.
in Federal Court proceedings this
morning in the Courthouse on
Simonton street.
Federal Court Judge John w
Holland. with his court attaches,
opened the session at $50 o'clock
and proceeded with the naturali-
cation activities.
AT HOO o'clock, a patriotic OBJ
servance in honor of the occasion
was held, sponsored by the local
B.P.O. Elks chapter, at which w.
Curry Harris, member of the
lodge, was the speaker.
Deputy clerk Rodney Gwynn
announced the following names
of new citizens:
Angelina NOrciSSa Garcia,
Catherine Bartlett, Leonard Leon
Gates, Thomas Oliver, William
Edwin Albury, Manuel Vidal,
Jose Maria Mesa, John Berwick
Douglas Trumble, Luis NorciSa.
Bernabe Perez, Antonio Meireles,
Ramona Luezo Herrara, Andrea
Perez, Patricio Manuel Naranjo,
Charles Wesley Pinder, Laurie
VaneSSa Collins. Bertram D. Saw
yer, Josephine Mora, Samuel
Continued on Page Four)
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JACKSONVILLE, Nov. 8. -
State Administrators Roy Schro-
der today urged state, county and
municipal bodies throughout Flor
ida to provide for WPA sponsor
ship funds in their 1871 budgets,
reminding them that employ
ment and public Improvement
possibilities of the work program
would be largely controlled by
such contributions.
Federal regulations make it
mandatory. he explained, that
sponsors share of the cost of the
non-federal projects. which gain
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-11-08
Asks For Sponsorship
Funds In Al Budgets
Especial to The Citfzen)

nc SANAAthg
final approval, be not less than
Is per cent of total expenditures
for such undertakings.
This applies, he said, to all
projects approved by the PreSi-
dent subsequent to January 1.
1910.
Administrator Schroeder report
ed expenditures through the
WPA program in Florida, be-
tween July, 1885 and September
80, 1910. at S119, 401,312, in
Guiding S93, 1864, 495 in Federal
Continued on Page Four
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USE AIR MAIL,
MR.. POSTWAR -?
Cry Associated Press,

ROANOKE, Va, Nov. "a
resident of Altoona. Pa, troubled
because a young robin had not
learned to fly well before migra-
ton. wrote Postmaster John w.
Wright for advice.
A trip South. with all expenses
paid, was the answer
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-11-08
National Guard Notice

All men of Battery ''E' 265th
c. A. Eng are ordered to report
TO Armory 3:15 p. m, November
18th, for purpose of attending
Armistice Day parade and cere-
monies. Uniform viii be caps,
khaki shirts, black tie, Stacks,
brown shoes.
WILLIAM c. HARRIS,
Captain, Commanding.
nov8-lt
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-11-08
Council Extends
Tax Delinquent
Discount Period
Thirty Percent Reduction
On Old Taxes Allowed
Until December u OF
This Year

City Council voted Last zish1. ;
10 z. TO amend the resolution cal
ing for settlement Of deIinzuez
taxes owrd pricr 10 1895 On . .
percent basis. extending xhe
deadline time from O-tobe- -
to December slsf this year.
Action was taken foIlowInE
unsuccessful attempts on the pzn
of counciimen Boyd-n and Ran
sey to set-up a council-sponsore1
individual tax hearing board
The resolution also include5
the provision that 1850 taxes
must be settled ar the time q
payment Of past-due taxes Wifh
the same provision that 1897. 1879
and 1899 taxes are also 70 -
paid in full Partial payment
plan was one feature Of TIE res0-
luton.
President Freeman. spezs1rE
on the measure. declared II fsEur
of blanket" tax sefflement- but
announced MS disarproval @ fae
partial payment feature as pro-
Continued on PAGE Fuzrl
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-11-08

Associate Press Day Wire
Service
For 60 Years Devoted to the
Best Interests of Key West
Evening star., 1940-05-10

Palm Beach and dof
start the season of with bs The darker business
fewer sannss There are the new Highland Twists for
new w:aves DISTINGUISHED models Single double breasted
back Sizes 81 50
Evening star., 1940-05-10
Commissioner McMiIIin
Addresses Atlanta MEETING
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ATLANTA, Ca, May 10.-The lot
Of women in the Government serv-
ice has been improved materially
by the Civil Service and Classif1ca-
tion Acts, Commissioner Lucille
Foster McMillin of the United States
Civil Service Commission last night
told a meeting Of Atlanta civic
clubs.
IT do not say that in those parts
Of the service not included within
the Civil Service Act and the
Classification Act women are dis
eliminated against" she said. Il
do not claim that by the extension
Of those acts all prejudice against
women will magically disappear.
But we can point to the experience
OF the last 81 years under the Civil
Service Act and of the last II years
under the Classification Act.
I'VE can say with certainty that
the operation of those acts has
proved beneficial to the advance
ment Of women in Government
service.
Speaking in the district repre-
sented in Congress by Chairman
Ramspeck of the House Civil Serv-
ice Committee, Commissioner Nc
Millin praised the Ramspeck bill
to extend civil service and classifi-
cation pay scales to thousands Of
positions, which has PISSED the House
and awaits Senate action.
Evening star., 1940-05-10

y. 0ibson. superintendent Of Chill
drens Hospital.
In stressing the nature Of the OBJ
servancs. Miss Gibson said ! most
important thing to remember Il that
National Hospital Day Il mot !
donation day."
the hospitals want to see old
friends and to make new ones" she
SAID. Come In and get acquainted
y the slogan. It Is . day for open
mouse. It Is an opportunity for the
PUBLIC to visit these important COM
munity institutions to learn some.
thing Of their services, facilities.
Evening star., 1940-05-10
1900 Children
Expected for Safety
Demonstration
Floats and 80 Bonds
'ToPortieipote in Parade
Tomorrow Morning

Zeal for safety on the streets today
brought Americas school children
thronsing into Washington for the
ninth annual school safety patrol
demonstration and parade.
BY nightfall 5000 white-belted
boys and girls from points as far dis
tant as Iowa, Vermont, Wisconsin
and Florida. are expected to be in
town.
Great canvas banners were
brought along, proclaiming the
youngsters demand that drivers and
pedestrians keep watchful eyes when
they use the Nations highways
These, together with 2 long pro-
cession of floats and 50 bands, viii
be seen tomorrow morning as the
patrol boys and girls parade down
Constitution avenue. ~
Program ut Sylvan Theater.
Tonight at 8 o'clock all will gather
In Sylvan Theater by the Washing
ton Monument for q preliminary
burst of gaiety.3 Professional Jug
glers and clowns will present small
circus. Running Deer. young Mo-
hawk Indian, will do some tribal
dances. A blimp viii fy overhead
flashing greetings.
A graver note will be struck by
. representative from the Federal
Bureau of Investigation-L. B.
Nichols-who will tell the youngsters
Of their part in maintaining an Or
derly community life.
The first event tomorrow will be
. fancy drill competition between
20 teams of patrollers. Silver cups
will be overwhelming one to the
best girls team. The boys and girls
will compete at BIS am. on the
Mall at Sixth street between Madison
and Washington drives.
At 8:45 o'clock the paraders will
begin forming at Fourth street and
Constitution avenue NV. At 9:15
am. they will move OF, and should
reach the reviewing stand at Six
teenth and Constitution avenue q
quarter hour later, to disband q block
beyond. The procession is expected
to take two and a half hours to pass
any particular point.
Navy Band to Lead OF.
Four boys will constitute an
Honor medal division" of the pa
fade. Each is credited with having
saved q human life during the past
year, and will be awarded a gold
medal at the reviewing stand.
The United States Navy Band
will lead of. Behind will come the
first of many floats made by stu
dents. The second band, accom-
panying guests of honor, will be
from Western High School In this
city. Last year 1t won second prize
In the contest which will again be
staged to determine which school
band plays the best marching music.
Thirty bands will participate.
Awards for the best float, and for
the best safety slogan carried on
the banners will be made by
Thomas p. Henry, national presi-
dent Of the American Automobile
Association.
It Is expected that about $500 of
the young marchers will be from
District schools. and $500 more
from the nearby area.
The gathering will close tomor-
row afternoon after q O'Clock
luncheon in the willard Hotel,
where q panel discussion on the
safety program will be held by
safety experts before patrol, school
and police of1icials. The boys and
girls are expected to inger over the
weekend for sightseeing.
Evening star., 1940-05-10
and aspirstious, !

purposes and Aspirat ations,
Doctors' Hospital. tho newest ii
the city. win observe the day for the
frst time, and will open from noon
to . pm. Most Of the other hos
pitals Of the city win be open gem
orally during the afternoon, some
closing their doors to- visitors ct 8
pm.
At Children's Hospital the Ladies'
Board will serve tea from I to 8 pm.
AT Mount Alto Hospital, the dag
nostic center of the Veterans Ad-
ministration, the American Legion
Auxiliary viii serve tea from 8 to
) pm.
Evening star., 1940-05-10
ElIender Hears Woes
IM Government Workers

Senator Ellender. Democrat, ol
Louisiana today continued his hear-
ings on the problems confronting
civil service employees Of the Federal
Government. He Is chairman Of 4
special subcommittee set up to make
this inquiry.
His hearings yesterday brought
out that Miss Elva Marsh Of In.
diana grew 50 desperate in her work
at the Bureau Of Navigation, Navy
Evening star., 1940-05-10
Institutions Here 10 Mark
Hospital Day Sunday

Plans are hsing made By most Of
the hospitals IN washington to OBJ,
serve National Hospital Day Sunday.
with "open house." when visitors
VIII be Welcome.
Sponsored BY the National Hos.
pital Day Committee Of the Amer
ican Hospital Association, the local;
movement is headed by Miss Matte
Evening star., 1940-05-10

Department, where she was trans-
ferred from one Job after another,
tl1at she cut her throat with
razor last March Is Ia her once.
She has since recovered.
The committee heard also from
Mis- Emily North, who complained
:hat she was unjustihably trans
terred from her duties as secretary
N the once Of the chief chaplain
Of tie Navy, Capt. r. D. Workman.
Evening star., 1940-05-10
Catholic Student Dance

Tie annual spring dance for the
benefit Of the Washington Councils
Of the Catholic Students Mission
Crusade will be staged May II at
the Indian Spring Country Club.
The Arrangements Committee in
cludes Louise Murphy, Rita Casey,
Mary Agnes Bier, Mary Ann Fugitt
and Joseph Dawson.
Evening star., 1940-05-10
Dr.. Morsh to Speak
At Woshinoto ton College

~ ths Assoeaatsd Tfeas a 81 4 8
CHEsTERToWN. Nd May lo.
Or. Clarencs 3. Marsh Of Wasl1-
inston, vice president Of the Amer
lean Council on Education. Win de-
liver the commencement address ct
Warrington College June 10.
Seventy-two seniors, the largest
class In the schools history, will be
graduated ct the l58th commence
ment.
Evening star., 1940-05-10

drive at . meeting Of the board Of
directors Monday In the chambers
ohices. 3l70 Wilson boulevard, Sec
retary Carol +. Winchester said
today.
Evening star., 1940-05-10
Report on c. Of G. Drive

The Membership Committee Of
the Arlington (Va.) Chamber Of
Commerce will report on Its current
Evening star., 1940-05-10

Here's Jim-in his new Palm Beach white
And here's Bill-in handsome Airtone blue
Both broad-shouldered, tall and trim-and
the hearts desire Of every girl in town. What
q predicament! Well, Just one thing to do
Boys, we're the Three Musketeers' today
one for all, and all for the new
The Nome nugget., 1940-04-26
British Forces Fall Back For
 Third Day Before Nazi Troops
 And Admits Losing First Trick

UNDATED, April 26 tE)- AL lied forces for the third time in as many days fell back before Germany's campaigners in Nor way whose flying columns have driven swiftly into the heart of the kingdom. The British War Office admitted the new setback came after the British conceded they had already lost "the first trick" The war office said Tim ited withdrawals have been fore ed by the strong mechanical Ger man forces, aided by low-fying warplanes south of Dombas, which is the railroad junction point south of Trondheim, lying 50 miles north of Ringeby which was reached yesterday by two Westernmost German columns.
 The British said the aircraft now established in bases in Nor way have begun "a vigorous of fensive action"
 The German high command re ported that warplanes yesterday
The Nome nugget., 1940-04-26

damaged small British warships and transports, destroyed har- Dor facilities, bombarded troops, and destroyed eleven Allied air planes in Norway. They said the British attacked Oslo during the nght but mo military damage" was inflicted, while on the west coast a British raid damaged sev eral German planes on the ground.
 The British said German bas- es in Norway and Denmark were bombed, oil tanks south of Oslo with hit and a large fire started, transports attacked in Oslo fjord, and that the fire started at tacks on four large ships at Sta vanger, the seaplane base. The air ministry said British pilots and anti-aircraft gunners account ed for 8 German planes shot down and 9 others damaged, at a cost of British planes.
The Nome nugget., 1940-04-26
Germany Accuses Britain Starting Unrestricted Aerial Warfare On
 Non-military Undefended Areas

UNDATED, April 25 (H) = A fierce battle ragged for the con- trol of the Trondheim area, key to the domination of Norway, while there were signs of pos sible unrestricted air warfare seen in Berlin.
 Authoritative British sources said the bitterest fighting was under way near Myra, north of Steinlxier on Trondheim fjord. Although there were no decisive engagements, the Germans ap- parently held the advantage in both land and air. They were re- ported digging in at Steinkjer af ter sharp encounter last night in which the Allied advance fore es were driven back six miles.
 German planes spread the bat tie front through central Norway with wide bombing forays. The German high command accused Britain of opening the aerial warfare on undefended militarily unimportant localities" after they reported a bombing near Heide in SchlesWig Holstein.
The Nome nugget., 1940-04-26
Outsta a ng N or c gla n .Airman Killed

STOCKHOLM, April 25 (P) - Captain Hialmar Risser Larsen, outstanding Norwegian airman and explorer was killed in the first fighting at Oslo's civil air port when Germany invaded Nor way.
 The Norwegian Telegraph Ag- ency reported among other eX- ploits that Risser Larsen accom- panied Roald Amundsen and Gen eral Umberto Mobile on their North Pole flights.
 It was reported that Risser Lar sen declined to accept the Ger man demands that he surrender
The Nome nugget., 1940-04-26
International Highway Report Submitted House
Alaska International Highway Report Recommending Route Tapping Alaska
 Panhandle Is Sent To The House

WASHINGTON, April 26 (P)- The Alaska International High way Commission report was sub mitted by President Roosevelt to the House and recommended the route tapping the Alaska pan handle. Representative Magnuson who prepared the report said he was informed that President Roosevelt and Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King dis cussed 1t at Warm Springs earl fer in the week.
 The report said that such road was feasible and would inn prove the already friendly rela- ton between the two countries
The Nome nugget., 1940-04-26
Sailors Union Of Pacific
 Reject Wages

SAN FRANCISCO, April 26 (P) - The Sailors Union of the Pacific membership stopped work in West Coast ports yesterday and met and voted practically unanimously to reject the wage increases of $75O a month that the employers offered. Secretary Lundeberg announced they want $10. Lundeberg said they would continue taking a strike ballot, authorizing the negotiating com mittee to call a Walkout unless their demands are met. Able bodied seamen now get $72.50 a month.
The Nome nugget., 1940-04-26
Communist Organzer Testifies
 Party Intends Revolution Thru
 General Strike Basic Industries

WASHINGTON, April 25 lPD- Ezra Chase who said he had been a Communist Party organizer in Los Angeles, told the Dies Com mittee that the party intended to plunge the country into civil war by calling a general strike of the basic industries. He identi- fled, by what he said were the minutes of the Los Angeles county communist party conven-