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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-18

work on the war fronts of Eu-
rope.
Norman Davis, national chair
man, has wired all chapters of
the Red Cross urging fulfillment
OF quotas set as soon as possible
so that work now being carried
on in Europe may not be inter
rupted. In accordance with that
request, the local chapter Off
Gals, under Mr.. Taylor, have
been considering plans to raise
the funds wanted and will pre-
sent findings at the meeting on
Monday.
Tentative arrangements have
been made with the First Ma
tional Bank here to accept con-
tributionS in the drive in cases
where residents may leave on
vacation in the near future, be-
fore particulars of the drive are
released Any person, it was
stated today, may avail them
selves of this opportunity to con-
tribute In advance of the drive.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-18

Key West will be the presence OF
Mrs. Southworth for this occa-
sion and it is a distinct compli-
ment to our city and to those who
operate her projects here, that
she has accepted the invitation,
in view of the fact that she re-
ceived invitations from units all
over the State.
Program for the dinner will
open with the singing of "Am-
erica" followed by invocation by
Rev Hutchinson. The Key West
Orchestra will play selections at
intervals.
The speakers win time their
talks to lead up to a nationwide
radio broadcast which will be
tuned in for the gathering. This
Is to be an important address
from Washington by Mrs. Flor
ence Kerr, assistant commission
er. Federal Works Agency, on the
subject of the Professional and
Service Projects and will be fol-
lowed by a short talk by Mrs.
Roosevelt The evening will
close with the singing Of God
Bless America.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-18
REV. JONES new
BAPTIST PASTOR
ACCEPTS CALL or LOCAL.
CHURCH: TO TAKE
OVER JUNE gTH

Announcement IS made today
by officials OF the First Bapfisi
Church of this city that Rev. Ted
NJ Jones. of Trenton, Pa, has
accepted the call 20 become pas
tor Of the local church. and VII
take up his duties here on June
9th.
Rev. Jones was ordained BY
the First Baptist Church N Lake
land in 1892 Since then. ne al
tended Stetson University. grad
usting in 1885 with an A-B- de-
gree. He took Postgraduate
work al Southern College and
has pastOred churches al An
thOny. Summerfield and crystal
River before going - Trenton.
where he has been pastor for the
past two and one-hah years.
Rev. and Mrs Jones win ar
rive in Key West during the
week Of June Bird 20 take ID
residence in the church parson-
age on Eaton street.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-18
CRIMINAL COURT
HAS FIVE CASES
OlCAn MONDAY
BRIEF SESSION HELD THIS
MORNING: JURORS NAMED
FOR SERVICE DURING NEXT
WEEK

Criminal Court met IN briel
session this m0rning al $50
o'clock with Judge William Y
Albury presiding, county SOhci-
tor AIIan B. Cleare. Jr-. Clerk L.
Sam 3. Curry ana Deputy Ber-
nard Waite in attendance
Docket for the session. which
will begin Monday, May %. VIA
be sounded on that cate WIN the
following cases entered thereon.
Howard Reese. charged win
assault and battery;
Reynoldo Garcia, assault and
battery;
Hamilton Sawyer. assault and
battery:
Leonard Harris. assault ano
battery;
Juan Lopez White Martinez
grand larceny
Names OF So jurors. who val
serve at the session Of court
Monday. were drawn from the
box as follows.
William Cullingford. Clarence
w. Russell, Herman Richards0n-
Milton Roberts. Frank L Curry.
Willard X. 'Albury. George NJ
Fox. Jr-. Charles Eugene Rob
eTtS, w. b. Curry. Henry Cruz
Manuel Lariz, Gerald Adams
Jose Espinosa. Alfred D Cook,
Pierre Garcia. Manuel Garcla.
Warren Bethel. Eugene Fshal
Raymond Rivas, Willard a
Bell. J. 7. Fleitss. Jesus Cara
ballo, Milton A Baker. William
r. Tedder. Laurie Roberts. Raw
mOnd L Kennedy. William o
Marshall. 7. l. Adams. Nesior c
ReciO, J. Thomas FELTON,, An
tonic Cabrera, Cesar Catals. II
John Walker. Hilburn Roberts.
Ignacio Medina. Adolfo Lopez
Court was then adjourned N
III $50 O'Clock Monday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-18
STATE HEALTH
DOCTORS PRAISE
CITY'S STATUS
VISITED HERE THIS WEEK;
PARRAMORE TELLS OF
TYPHOID DENOMINATION
AND OTHER WORK

DR.. Frank v. Chapel director
! of the local health units OF the
State Board of Heath, and DIR. L
j. Hanchett, director of venereal
disease control, were visitors al
the Monroe County Health unit
this week Tney were both
pleased with the work progress
made In Key West and said they
were anxious to assist in every
way possible.
DR.. Chappell was greatly inn
pressed with the small number
! Of contagious diseases here, which
Is said to be due to typhoid
smallpox and diptheria immuni-
cations. as well as health talks
and cases quarantined when ne
ceSSary.
During the past week DIR. J. b
ParramOTe, director of the Mon
roe County Health unit, with the
assistance of Mrs. lola Reeves
the new county health nurse
have given 638 typhoid immuni-
cations. DR.. Parramore told The
Citizen that it is necessary that
each child receive one per week
until three have been given.
The doctor said that residents
should understand that it re-
quireS from two to three months
to develop an immunity against
typhoid fever. There are no cases
of the fever in the city at pres
! ent and these precautions are
taken in case someone brings il
from the outside.
Recently one of the physicians
in the city reported two cases OF
undulant fever to the county
health department. An investi-
cation was made Immediately
and all cows in the city were
tested for Bangs Disease by q
veterinarian from the u. S. Blu
reau of Animal Husbandry. DR..
Parramore stated that there was
not one COW which reacted posi-
lively.
In order to protect the people
here, DR.. Parramore recommends
that anyone going out of the
city should drink pasteurized
milk. 1t is safe for all those in
the city, as far as Bangs or un-
dulant fever are concerned. to
drink Grade A raw and pas
teurized milk. DR.. Parramore
further recommends that all
pork be cooked thoroughly. as
pigs are frequently given milk
from cows that have Bangs Dis
ease and undulant fever results.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-18

British Isles. Approximately g.
600 are affected.
The japanese government is
satisfied with the status quo in
the Dutch East Indies as it is at
present and will not attempt
protective custody" as long as
no other power Intervenes. This
has been announced by the jap
ancSc ambassador In Washing
ton.
An investigation into reports
that Germans control all key in
dustricS in Costa Rica has re-
suited in the removal of two
German residents from govern
ment positions in San Jose. The
investigation IS being continued.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-18
BENITO PEREZ
RITES TODAY

Benito (Mexicano) Perez, 81,
died in Cuba Wednesday and the
body. was brought to Key West
yesterday afternoon on the
Steamship Cuba.
Funeral will be held this after
noon at 500 o'clock from the
residence. 723 Elizabeth street,
Rev. P J. Kelleher, of st. Mary's
Star of the Sea Church, officiat-
ing.
Arrangements are in charge of
Lopez Funeral Home.
Survivors are: The widow. Mrs.
Rita Mike Perez: daughters, Mrs.
Maria A. Castro. Mrs. Lena
Cracking, Mrs Carmen Alphon-
so and Miss Julia Perez, and one
son, Candida r Perez. There is
a sister. Isabelle Perez, in Spain.
and a brother. Candida Perez. in
Cuba.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-18
Rcd Cross MeGtilQ
Planned For Monday
INTERESTED CITIZENS URGED TO ATTEND TO DIS
CUSS PLANS TO RAISE CHAPTERS QUOTA

Charles Taylor, chairman. has
called a special meeting which
all citizens of Key West inter
ested in the Red Cross cause are
urged to attend, for next Mon
day night, at 800 o'clock at
Chamber of Commerce head
quarters.
Purpose of the meeting is to
organize campaign for imne-
diate raising of $500 to fulfill
the quota of this city, set by Ma
tional Red Cross headquarters in
the emergency drive to provide
funds to carry on much-needed
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-18
BRITISH BROADCAST DENIES THAT
DiUe Bombing Operations Bring Heavy Death Toll
NAILS HAVE ENTERED BRUSSELS



The British Broadcasting Com
pany last night announced that
the English forces concentrated
in the area of the Belgium cap
ital had been shifted to the west
of Brussels. Practically all con-
sulateS have left Brussels but the
American ambassador continues
to remain there In the hope of
being of some assistance as his
successor during World War /.
The BIC denied that the Ger
mans had entered Brussels,
branding the Nazi boast as propa-
ganda. and claimed that 1000 of
Hitlcr's airplanes have been de
stroyed, besides the losses in PO-
land and Norway Germany as
sertS the Allies have lost 1,462
planes but one British official de
clared the enemy must have to-
tailed their own losses by mis-
take.
The Nazi method of attack in
Belgium has been described
thusly: Dive bomberS lay down
ia barrages after which heavy
tanks, newer weapons than used
in Poland, attack. Then the tanks
withdraw and the dive bomberS
again carry out their operations,
followed by heavy artillery fire.
The same method, it is asserted,
is being used in the Sedan sec
tor.
The tremendous number of
soldiers in the small area of bat
tie in Belgium, estimated as a
60-mile front, is resulting in an
enormous mounting number of
deaths. This condition makes for
perfect targets as bomberS zoom
overhead with their deadly loads
of high explosives. On the
ground too, the modern mechan-
lied artillery pour screening hot
metal into the bodies of human
beings-and death is the result
An, announced total of 100000
men are fighting in Belgium and
on a line extending into France.
Hitler, apparently, is willing
to risk the lives of every able
bodied man to accomplish his
purpose. Therefore, there is no
other course for the Allies to take
than to pour troops into the fray.
In the Sedan zone the German
high command quickly with
draws tired mechanical forces
and replaces them with fresh
units.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-18
G. G. EMPLOYEES
TO JAX JUNE Is

Orders were received this
morning at Coast Guard head
quarters for the movement to
Jacksonville of four employees at
Key West to be permanently 10
Gated at the Jacksonville office
of that district.
, Those effected by the order
are VIM. ]. Schoneck, assistant
lighthouse engineer: Chief Clerk
Lionel H. Plummer, and Clerks
William B. Demeritt and Vernon
Albury.
1t was announced that those
shifted are to report by June
Is. "
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-18
LATE NEWS BULLETINS

PARIS, May 18.-Premier Paul
Reynaud announced today that
changes had been made in his
war cabinet, chief of which brings
World War No. l war hero, Mar
shall Petain, to the important
post of Military Chief Reynaud
has taken over the portfolio of
National Defense, in addition to
his premier duties. Daladier was
shifted to head the Foreign AT
fairs department.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-18
THOMPSON RITES
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-18

GIBRALTAR, May 18.-British
Officials here gave out the reason
why the Italian super-liner Rex
was not stopped for contraband
search yesterday. Certificates of
cargo had already been given to
the British at an Italian port.
Too, the English are doing moth
ing, it was stated, to increase
tension between the two coun-
tries.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-18
REIMBURSEMENT
Moved From 0stend
Over French Border
ALLIES PREPARE FUTURE
DEFENSES ENTIRELY
ON FRENCH SOIL;
BRITISH FEARFUL
(By Associated PreSsI

(By Associated PreSsI
LONDON. May 18.-Unofficial
reports received here late today
indicated that the Belgian gov
eminent had fled from Osfend.
10 which city ii moved just thir-
tY-six hours ago. over the border
10 Dunkerque. France.
This announcement came on
the heels of admissions made by
several high war officials of the
British army that the Allies may
see fit to abandon their cam
paigns in Belgium and set up
definite defense lines in France
along main sectors of the Maginot
Line.
Increasing tension in England
was noted today as feverlSh
preparations were being made to
combat an expected invasion by
the Nazis. Cause for latest alarm
was the reported Selling of all
available vessels in the Antwerp
area now entirely occupied by
The Germans. II is thought that
an armada is being brought to-
gether to transport troops to
English shores.
Surrender of Belgium to the
Germans would increase the
likelihood of a near-invaSion
against England, it was pointed
out here by some observers, in
that submarine bases could be
effectively placed to cause Sc
rious combats with the British
navy. which will be charged with
stopping transports from crossing
the channel.
British sources TODAY claimed
that the Royal Air Force was
performing in more efficient
style. Late reports state the
British airmen are downing more
NaZi planes far over the number
they have lost.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-18
WATCH THE PENNIES

SAN JOSE, Cal.-Mrs. Lucille
Perry of this city sued for di-
vorce on the grounds that her
husband subjected her to 3
lengthy croSs-examination on
"extravagance" before giving her
money to purchase a postage
stamp.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-18

NEW YORK. May 18.-Cap-
tain Eddie Rickenbacker, u. S.
World War | ace. endorsed the
Presidents defense program to-
day, stating, however, that needs
of the Allies should be fulfilled.
too. He claimed that it would
be easy to build $4,000 planes in
a reasonably short time One
hundred thousand pilots to man
the ships, he said, was another
story.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-18
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS

Notice is hereby given that on
and after June 1. 1910 all taxes
on the 1889 tax roll will become
delinquent and interest penalties
will accrue thereafter.
SAMUEL B. PINDER, SR-,
City Tax Collector-Assessor.
mayl8, 1940-1t
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-18

LONDON. May Is.-The
British announced that twp
American ambulances ope-
GRAZING in Belgium had been
destroyed by Maxi bombing
planes in advance operations
before oncominq tank -ana
troop units.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-18
B. MDpGalp aRe7Hir6d
AS District. Manager
By Bridge Commission
AIR RAID-WITH
EVERYBODY HAPPY
CBy Associated Pressl

BUDAPEST. May l6.-
Aerial bombing-Hungarian
stYle-saves instead of de-
stroYs.
When an ice jam threaten
ed 10 divert the Danube's
flood waters through Rack
eve. army planes zoomed in
10 action.
A series of well-aimed ZOO
pound bombs smashed the
barricade. while townspeople
cheered the raiders.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-18
WAR sIDELIGHTS

All male Germans and Aus
TRANS between the ages of is and
so are being rounded up into
protective custody in England
in a drive motivated by fear of
fifth column activities in the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-18

LONDON. May LIN
vasion of the low countries
has seriously affected the
food problem in England.
Large percentage of dairy and
vegetable products for Brit
ISL Isles consumption came
from Holland and Belgium.
Officials prepared ration
messages for the populace to-
day.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-18
ED NEFF.S RESIGNATION
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-18

of Bethesda. Maryland. daughter
of CAPT. Charles c. Grill of the
coast guard.
The Juniper is expected to be
in service out of Key West base
by September. carrying a crew
of 80. and capable of is knots.
The cutter IS 1T feet long.
weighs 790 tens and is all welded.
with twin-screw propellers and
electric Diesel motors. The keel
was laid last November.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-18
Coast Guard Launches
!. Gutter Juniper Today
NEW VESSELlTO BE ASSIGNED TO KEY WEST BASE
IN SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR
R< Associated Pre<sl

CAMDEN. New Jersey. May
Is.-The 100000 Coast Guard
Lighthouse Cutter Juniper was
Launched today at Mathis Ship
building Company in ceremonies
attended by coast guard and
naval officials.
The cutter. first built Tor
lighthouse service since il was
taken over by the coast guard
department last July. was chris
tened by Mrs. Leslie c. Mackrill
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Key West. Florida. kzs the
most eQuable climate u IA
country with a average
range Of only IL FAkre1het
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-19
EXCHANGE COMPLETED
Changeover Will Require
But so Seconds And Will
Not Interrupt Service

At midnight on Saturday, June
q, Wilmington's telephones will be
| changed from the present manua.
| system to the new and modern
dial exchange, just completed II
the Southern Bell Telephone com
pany's new building at Fourth and
Chestnut streets.
The changeover will make prac.
tically no interruption in the city's
telephone service, requiring slight
~ more than go seconds for the
entire cutover. Despite the speed
with which the change will be
made, however, operations involv-
ing the work of nearly so men
must be carried out.
Preparations Made
But it will all be over in a
minute and there will be no more
Interruptions from that time hence
forth. The phone company has
made the most elaborate of pre-
parations to insure that service
will not be interrupted longer than
the scheduled time and that the
service after the change will be
faultless.
Each of the men will have a
specific task and each will go
through intensive rehearsals and
instructions in advance. The work
will be directed throughout by H.
e. Anderson, dispatcher. who has
been in charge of the work since
it was started, one year ago today
A simple ceremony. in which
city officials will inaugurate the
new system by making the first
calls, will be held in the new
office.
New directories, listing all the
citv phone numbers, all of which
have been changed, were distrlbut-
ed throughout the city and county
Yesterday. ALI bore a warning that
thew are not to be used until after
Saturday midnight.
The company has sent repre-
sentatives to every subscriber in
the city demonstrating the use of
the dial telephone. Anyone desiring
to ask any further questions has
been invited to call the office and
make the request.
ALI the new numbers have four
figures and all have been changed.
The company has asked that, after
the change, no subscriber call from
memory, but consult the directory
to.insure he has the right number.2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-19
AIR VIEWS
See Struggle Between U. S.,
British Against Large
Part OF World

ROME, June IS Up The wal
has been reduced to a struggle be
tween the United States and Great
Britain on m side and "a large
part of the rest of the world" ON ths
other, an authoritative f a S c i S
spokesman declared today.
Fascists contemplated a "secon6
Munich" which, they said, mus
wipe British influence from contin
entail Europe for all time.
With France in collapse, and Bri
tain fighting with material assist
ance from the United States, Vir-
ginio Gayda, Premier Mussolini's
sometime editorial spokesman, sale
the war had settled into a purely
Anglo-Saxon struggle against a large
part of the rest of the world"
ENGLAND Remains Alone.
England remains alone to fight
with her imperial forces and with
the aid of war material and finance
promised by the United States"
Gayda wrote.
"It remains to be seen how long
and in what effective form this war
can last"
Sternly, fascists warned that
French rejection of the terms fixed
for her at Munich would bring a
swift final assault" by combined
German and italian forces ringing
the French from the Atlantic to the
Mediterranean.
These views were expressed pri-
vately and without amplification by
informed fascist quarters while Ital-
ians awaited official word on the
kind of peace the >fuehrer and II
Duce had in mind for the French.
(The German radio announced
from Munich that Hitler and Mus
Continued on Page Three
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-19
CURTAlLMENT
PROGRAM FAVORED
Farmers, Bankers And
Others Vote For Three
Year Plan In Raleigh

RALEIGH, June 18-R-Kaced
with a warning that should farm
ers reject tobacco crop control,
prices might be forced to 10 cents
a pound or less this year, 200 ware
housemen, bankers, merchants and
growers voted today to support a
three-year leaf curtailment pro-
gram.
The group met here to discuss
the July 20 referendum, in which
tobacco growers will decide wheth-
er they want control only for next
year, for the next three year or
no control at all.
The warning was made by j. B.
Hutson, assistant AAA administra-
Continued on Page Three
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-19
T, D. R. Plans
/, s. Service
For All Youth
Some Young Men Would
Go Into Fighting Forces,
Others Into Industry
NAVAL PLANS PUSHED
House Naval Committee Re.
commends %$4,O0O,0O0,-
900 Naval Program

WASHINGTON, June 18-R-
President Roosevelt disclosed to-
nav that he was working on a
froe plan for eventual government
,aryice for all of Americas young
men, some of whom would be in
fe fighting forces and the rest in
vcb vital activities as industrial
induction and conservation of re-
alrceS.
Young women, too, may be in
ended in the plan, he said at
press conference, at which he
smphasized that a period of dis
rplned training, say a year for
zach youth. would be good for the
png people of the nation, besides
nymoting the national defense.
Naval Program Pushed
Almost as he spoke, the house
naval committee unanimously rec
mnended a 81, 900, 600, 900 addi-
ianal naval program, to give the
United States far and away the
| mghtiest navy that ever sailed the
vas. The committee, with its
.ughts on the German march in
Europe, acted with unheard of
ased. Only this morning it had
eceived the program from Ad-
1ral Harold R. Stark, the chief of
laval operations.
The tremendous bill, legislators
aid, is designed to give the nation
feet strong enough to meet any
neat from Germany, Italy and
lspan-to defend both the Atlantic
and Pacific coasts at the same
time.
The 200 fighting craft which
would be built would include, be-
das battleships, cruisers, destroy
rs ard submarines, two new types
i vessels, informed sources as
serted. One, it was said, would be
1 speedy transport capable of car
lying completely equipped detach-
nentS Of marines with their tanks
and light artillery. Legislators as
serted the navy already was ne
5otlating with the maritime COM
Continued on Page Three