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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-06-06
TOWN APPROVES
MINOR CHANGES
IN new BUILDING
Plans Presented By Architects
at Mondays Meeting Show
Slight Heterogeneous
SITE is NOW PAID FOR

Changes in proposed plans for the
community building were presented
to the Mayor and Town Council at its
regular monthly meeting on Monday
evening and the changes were ap-
proved, which completed another step
in the preliminary work leading up to
the beginning of actual construction.
Space for storage is provided under
the stage in the new plans, changes
are to be made in the locker rooms
and the entrance to the building will
be from the side, according to the new
layout.
The auditorium space shows a
basketball court 48 "a feet, with IL
feet more on each side for converti-
Bile bleachers which will seat 1900
people. A small balcony is also to be
provided in rear of the auditorium.
which can be used as a projection
room for slides or moving pictures.
The changes were presented by
Fred L. w. Moehle and Associates,
architects and engineers, Baltimore.
The amount of the purchase price
for the community building site, re-
Gently purchased from the Harry Hell
big estate, was paid over to the own
ers last week. This amount was
$4,000
Just when work on the building
would actually commence, was not
stated by any members of the council.
The project is one under WPA, where
in the town furnishes $25, 900 and the
federal government the balance. The
citizens authorized a bond issue in
that amount at an election some time
ago.
The council meeting was an ex-
tended one, The clerks report for
May showed receipts amounting to
$2,639 which included water collec-
tons of $398.05, taxes amounting to
$1,n743; city licenses, $5O8, and beer
licenses, $332.50. Receipts from the
golf course, listed separate, amounted
to S136.15 for May, and since the re-
port was made $273.35 was received
from 1881 taxes.
Regulap bills announced to more
than $4,000. In addition a water
and sewerage bond, No. 80, was paid,
amounting to $1,000; and coupons
amounting to $775.00. Reservoir bond
coupons also were paid amounting to
$4,000. Arthur Lawton, clerk, had a
letter from the State Comptroller
stating that Oakland's share of the
income tax, providing the court of APP
peals would hold the law valid, would
be around $725.O0.
The movie tax for May showed re-
ceipts of $500, the lowest month on
record for some time.
Forrest Warwick appeared before
the Council in reference to a water
line to be constructed to his residence
on the Mt. Lake Road. This matter
was turned over to the water COM
mittee
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-06-06
ASSOCIATION PROPERTY
AT PARK CHANGES HANDS
Contract For Transfer OF Stock
Is Made; New Owner Is West
Virginia Training School
is INTERDENOMINATIONAL

The contract transferring the
stock Of the Mountain Lake Park
Association from the Methodist
Board of Foreign Missions to an
interdenominational religious
corporation known as the West
Virginia Training School, has
now been executed, according to
an announcement made a few
days ago by Frank E. Baker,
Board representative, of Evans
ton, Illinois, and former summer
resident of the Park. The pur-
chase price was not made known.
The Associations property, con-
sisting of 2 hotels, refreshment stand,
the postoffice building, amphitheatre,
assembly hall, auditorium, office build
ing, uperintendent's residence, farm
home, 800 unimproved lots, 215 acres
Of timber and glade land, and an artl-
fetal lake of about 40 acres, was ten
tatively sold two years ago for a sum
around $4,000.
The West Virginia Training school
is an orphanage and mission corpora
ton and is the parent organization Of
fifteen different enterprises in relig-
ious work. C. A. Maddy is president
and Miss Oslo England is secretary
and superintendent, both of Point
Pleasant, West Va. Charles A. Wetzel
will be the local manager and superin-
tendent. He and Mrs Wetzel will OPP
crate Thoburn Inn at the Park this
summer.
The organization will retain the
name Of Mountain Lake Park Asso-
citation for this particular branch of
the work, as all organizations are
under separate management. The
group now owns and operates faith
institutions in several States and the.
estimated value of its holdings is said
to exceed half a million dollars Its
workers are unsalaried, according to
Mr.. Wetzel.
Last year the Training School held
evangelistic services at Intercessiun
City, Florida, for one hundred days
with an average attendance of 125
every day, including 30 to 50 ministers
and representatives of over twenty de-
nominations.
In addition to their holdings in Flor
ida the group also has mission schools,
orphanages and training schools in
West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky.
Camp meetings are also held at Point
Pleasant, West Va.
Mr.. Wetzel stated that the organi-
cation did not plan to interrupt any
arrangements for religious activities
at the Park this year and that most of
the summer would be spent in repair
ing properties and making plans for
the future.
He announced that he had given the
town council permission to use the
Associations office building for
council chamber and that in the near
future he would endeavor to organize
a volunteer fire department in the
Park
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-06-06
Special Orthopedic Clinic Being
Held Tomorrow

A special orthopdeic clinic is being
held in the health department offices
tomorrow, friday, June 7. DR..
George Elton will conduct the examina.
lions. Appointments have already been
made to entirely fill the time allotted
for this clinic, so those who have not
already made appointments will be
unable to attend this clinic. A similar
clinic will be held early in the fall,
for which appointments will be made
during the summer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-06-06
POstOffice Delivery Windows To
Close at 200 p. M. Beginning
Monday, June 10

Beginning Monday, June 10, the
delivery and stamp windows in the
oakland postoffice will close at 500
o'clock, l. R. Rudy, postmaster, has
announced. On Saturdays the windows
VIII close at noon as usual.
All mail, however, will be dispatched
IN the evenings, just as has been the
case previously and the lobby will re-
main open until 700 o'clock.
Mr. Rudy said this change would
give better service during the hours
the windows remain open, as more
clerks will be available.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-06-06

Joseph 7. Glotfelty, Jr., Washing
ton, D. c., is spending the week with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph I.
Glotfelty, ST., near Oakland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-06-06

Mrs. Hugh Teets, Mrs. Russell
Brown, Mrs. James Hart, Mrs. Carl
Brown and Miss Edith Bolden were
Cumberland visitors yesterday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-25

Manuel Quezon's Philippine Is
lands, 1000 small-to-large land
bodies forming a practical con-
tinuation of the Netherlands In
dies archipelago, have few de-
Tense worrieS-until 1916.
In that year. provided Quezon
gets what he affirms to be his
heartfelt wish, the Philippines
go free" Then they can start
fretting. just as Singapore. Hong
kong and the Indies now have to
fret, about their safety.
Today the islanders appear
confident that the United States
would promptly go to war to pro-
tect them against any attackers.
Japan, the islanders also be-
lieve, thinks the same thing.
Prior to the present turbulent
times the Philippines somehow
had hoped to remain a sort of
neutral. far eastern Switzerland.
linen came September, 1889, and
weak nations lost their confidence
in law and order.
So did Manuel Quezon. He has
admitted it. Without help from
the United States, the Philippines
could be overrun by Japan or by
whomever coveted their present
Sc, 200, 00o, 000-worth of basic in
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-25
Memorial
Services SUNDAY
HARRIS SCHOOL PIT. A. HONORS MEMORY
OF LATE PRINCIPAL

The city-at-large has been in
vited to attend the Duncan Me
mortal services honoring William
&C. Duncan, deceased principal of
Harris School, next Sunday after
noon in that schools auditorium,
400 o'clock.
The sacred affair, sponsored by
Fthe Harris School Parent Teacher
FAssociation, will be highlighted
by an excellent program prepar-
ed by the committee-in-c charge.
Unwilling of a portrait of the
late Professor Duncan, a crayon
sketch by artist William S. Wood,
of Miami, will be the main part
of the program.
Sunday School class of Fleming
Street Methodist Church, which
Mr.. Duncan had taught for twelve
years, will be present at the me-
mortal services. They will attend
in a body. Teachers and prin-
cipals of all Key West schools
will be special guests.
The Key West mural, painted
by five girl students at the
Roosevelt Summer Camp, will be
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-25

officially presented to the Harris
school at this service.
Program of the memorial serv-
ice has been announced as fol-
lows:
Conservation, Overture, Key
West Civic Orchestra.
In A Little Cottage, Godfrey
O'Hara, Sixth Grade Chorus.
Invocation, Rev. w. r. Howell.
Love Divine" by John Stainer,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Mills White.
accompanied by Gus Ayala.
dwelling of Portrait of Pro-
feSsor Duncan, Melvin E. Russell,
superintendent of public instruc-
ton.
ave Maria" by Franz Schu-
bert, Key West Civic Orchestra.
Introduction, MIR. Russell.
Address, Rev ]. c. Gekeler.
Rosary" by Ethelbert Nevin,
Mrs. Eva Warner, accompanied
by Mrs. Ralph Miner.
Presentation Of Mural.
'1ntermezzo" from Valera
Rusticana, by Peitro Mascagni,
Key West Civic Orchestra.
Benediction, Rev. Ted Jones.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-25
DREDGE COMING
TO TAKE SHOALS
FROM CHANNEL
CONGRESSMAN CANNON ADJ
VISES C. OF c. OBSTRUC-
TON IN NORTHWEST PAS
SAGE WILL BE REMOVED

A constant danger to shipping
using the Northwest Channel is
to be removed by the United
States District Engineers office,
headquarters in Jacksonville,
with the dredging of shoals stu
ated at the eddies, a short dist
ance from shore, according to an
nouncement by Congressman Pat
Cannon in a wire to the Chamber
of Commerce this morning.
The effort made by local ship
ping interests to have the chan
mel widened at that point has
met with continued disregard, de-
spite the fact that appropriations
have been made for the work.
The local chamber was advised
of the situation about two months
ago, and the announcement to-
day is the fruit of action taken
at that time.
The wire, addressed to Secre-
tary S. c. Singleton, reads:
With reference to shoals in
Northwest Channel, we have been
advised by US. District Engineer
at Jacksonville that the dredge
San Pablo will proceed with this
work the latter part of this month
or by the first of November, elm
mating shoals from the chan
neP.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-25

Feature Service Writer
two weeks TO make the $50 miles
so miles q day and the days are
long.
For more than 500 years the
Burma road was q pack trail and
in sections a rutted cart rosd-
But in 1897. when Chang Kai-
shek saw the need for opening
what might be ms last lifeline 10
the south Che hasn't any other
now but the 2,OOO-mile truck road
into RUSSIA, work was started OF
the last link.
Work Without Pay
The Governor Of Yunnsn prov
ince levied on the tribes and WI
lagos for labor. Men came from
as far as eight days away They
grumbled. for workers on the
Burma Road get no pay. but they
came in droves- Al times there
have been 10000 men, women
and children al work
They hacked away Al the
mountain sides, they cut fImber.
CONTINUED On Page Four
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between Bonnie Homme Richard
and the Scraps, when the doctor
the ship filling with wa
ter.
War With Tripoli
Our country, in her inter
course with foreign nations, may
she always be in the right and
always successful right or
wrong" Stephen Decatur
Go tell he BaShaw of Tri-
poll, and the people of your
that in future they may
expect only tribute of powder
and ball from sailors of the Unit
ed States" Captain Sterett dur
ing the war with Tripoli
War Of 1917
Don't give up the ship!"-Dy-
ing words of Lawrence in the
fight between U.S.S. Chesapeake
and Inns. Shannon off Boston
Harbor. 1918.
IF that fellow wants to fight
we won't disappoint him.. Hull
in 1911 when two British ships
tried to harass the U-S-S. Consti-
tuition into allowing Press Gang
to come on board in search of
supposed British deSeters.
Each man must do all in his
power for his country" Isaac
Hull.
''The colorS must never be
struck" Burrows, the command
ing officer ofthe U.S.S. Enter
Continued on Page Fourl
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-25
FAMOUS QUOTES
Recalled For Navy Day
OF NAVAL HEROES

Next Sunday, October 81,
Navy Day, is celebrated through
out the nation. Perhaps no better
insight into the CALDER of the men
who have led the United States
navy may be gained than a
perusal of famous statements ut
tered by them during times of
stress.
Here are those most familiar:
Revolutionary War
Il have not yet begun to fight!'
John Paul Jones in battle be-
between Bonnie Homme Richard
and the Scraps.
men mean more than guns in
the rating of ships" John Paul
Jones.
will you have me surrender
to a drop of water?"-John Paul
Jones early in the engagement
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-25

portion of the Lions Club meet
ing last evening at their Den.
The auctions disposed of two
articles provided by Lion Victor
Lowe and a surprise" item do
mated by Lion Adrian O'Swee-
ney.
Program committee featured
Draft Registration Numbers" in
observance of the day on which
all registrants were notified of
their draft numbers. These num-
bers, held by Lions, were pinned
on their respective owners shirts
for display during the meeting
142, $50, $50, 593, 654, 760, 1908,
1907, 1855 and 1878.
Guest at the meeting was
Harry Dongo.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-25
SMASHED EARS ON.
Riding Freight Not Proper
WAY TO JOIN ARMY

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, Oct. Is
(FNS).-Charlie Lea Floyd, %
year-old negro, appeared before
Judge Muncy Anderson here
last week with pair of smashed
ears and explained that he was
on his way to Miami to join the
army and was riding in a freight
car.
Arriving in the Jacksonville
freight yard, curiosity got the
best of Charlie Lea and he lean
ed his kinky head out of the
box car door for a good look at
the Gateway City. At that mo-
ment the train stopped with a
jerk that slammed the sliding
door, pinning the luckleSs darkie
by the ears.
Rescued, he was taken to the
hospital for first aid and then to
make the personal acquaintance
of Judge Anderson.
Giving him a suspended sem
tence, the judge advised that he
join the army in Jacksonville
since the train would probably
make number of similar jerky
stops between here and Miami.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-25
Lions Sponsor Toy
Benefit Movie Show
TO BE GIVEN AT PALACE THEATRE TOMOR.
ROW MORNING AT 1000 O'CLOCK

Children of Key West will be
given a first-hand opportunity to
contribute to the Key West Lions
Clubs annual Christmas Tree
Benefit, by attending the matinee
show to be staged at the Palace
Theatre tomorrow morning at
1000 o'clock.
Admission to the show, as be-
fore, will be an old toy in such
shape that the NYA and WPA
departments, federal units coop
Grating with the Lions, can repair
it TO be given away at Christmas
time.
Details of the matinee, which
all children of the city are urged
to attend, together with three
cash auctions for the Christmas
Tree benefit, took up a major
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-25
ROTARY CLUB
HONORS NAVY
DAY AT MEET
OFFICERS AT LOCAL STA
TON GUESTS AT YEsTER-
DAYS SESSION: CAPTAIN
JACOBS OBLIGATED

Navy Day was observed BY the
Key West Rotary Club yesterday
at the regular weekly meeting.
with officers al tie local naval
station present as guests Of the
club.
Captain Walter T. Jacobs.
U.S.N.. station commandanf. and
Captain A. s. Carpenter. U-SN-
commander of the Kew West
West Gulf Patrol. shared the
spotlight on the program Capt
Jacobs introduced the following
officers, who spoke on the i'm
pcrtance of the US. Navy IN re
spect to their various depart
mentS:
Captain Carpenter - Landed
Key Vests strategic position and
stated that the navy's program ID
equip an efficient light-crsft base
had been nearly completed
1t Comdr. Raw W Byrns. L
S. N, supply and accounting Of
ficer, prefaced his brief talk
with ''Over all the world storm
is raging-the storm Of hate and
fear" and continued TO point out
the navy's important position IN
aiding this nation in its fight 10
lead the way towards an en-
lightened thought
Commander G. B. HOey. Z. s
N, retired, port director. told Of
plans to establish sub-offIces
throughout the district he com
mands, in Jacksonville, Tampa
and Miami.
1t. Comdr. Fort H Callahan.
u. s. N. communications Of
ficer, told of the radio station
here. the largest IN the district
1t. Comdr Edwin Fisher. Us
N, retired, captain Of the yard,
Continued on Page Faurl
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Officials Meet
Tonight; Seek
Army Airport
Meet With r. E. Crum-
mer At County Court
house To Discuss FL
nancing

r. E. drummer. county and
city fiscal agent. arrived in Key
West this afternoon TO meet with
members of the County Commits
sion and City Council in a joint
meeting tonight at the county
courthouse. starting at ZOO
o'clock to discuss financing pro-
cedure for a projected army sub
airbase on Boce Cbica key.
Present in the city, also. is
Roy Rogers. manager of the Mi
ami office of drummer and Com
pany, who will be present at the
meeting.
Commissioner MonSalvatge,
serving the county board and
Chamber of Commerce Jointly in
the current effort to obtain an
airport sewing Key West. and
responsible chiefly for the pres
ent status of the project, will out
line financial requirements for
acquisition of the 1200-acre tract
declared suitable for the air
base.
Guarantees by the city and
county officials will be sought by
the drummer officials it was
stated in return for advance of
sufficient funds, said to total
close to $4,000, for financing
purchase of the land which has
been largely quoted at a S35. 90
per acre sale price.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-25
RESTORATION
MEET TONIGHT
COUNTY BOARD WILL HEAR
PLEAS TO KEEP NAMES ON
VOTING LIST

County commissioners will
meet tonight in clerk Ross C..
Sawyer's office at 600 o'clock in
the usual prediction assembly
to hear any person who can pre-
sent proof that their names
should be restored to the regis
tered voters list for the coming
election.
A total of 202 names were
stricken from the books, as
published in the disqualified list
on October 18. 1t is expected
that most of those names will be
kept off the active lists.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-25

The Balkans have been stand
ing at the crossroads for 1000
years. That has been their trou-
BILE. For when a conqueror wants
to go places in Europe his path
leads there sooner or later.
The first World war started in
the Balkans. This war didn't
start there but inevitably it got
around to one of the main Balk-
an roads.
Along those roads in centuries
past have trod many peoples. In
the Balkans have been success
sive Greek, Roman, Gothic.
Byzantine, Slav and Turkish en-
pires, Today the Italians, Ger
mans and Russians struggle to ex-
tend spheres of influence" in the
Balkans.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-25

follow old customs includiag the
blood feud.
Albania became independent in
1920. Its king was mountain chief
tain Zog, who married a part
American girl
Zog co-operated with the Ital-
ians, took their money, let them
start to develop the country.
Last year Italy tired Of this
Continued on Page Four3
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Balkans Arc At The Crossroads, l
But They Should Be Used To 1t
tAssociated Pres. Feature serviceD

The bar to any extension of in
fluence is chiefly one of trans
portation- A hodge podge of
mountains bulgeS up in the CEN
ter of the Balkan peninsula. 1t
isolates many groups of people
who retain old habits, old loyal
ties and old languages.
Generally, the Balkans are agri-
cultural regions. They are peo-
pied by sturdy peasants who
fight hard when necessary, work
hard but produce comparatively
little because of crude agrictil-
tural methods. ?
In some respects it is from
tier but it maintains rs million
people in a region somewhat
more than twice the size of Tex
as, if Turkey be included. rs
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-25
ADVISORY

$50 A. M: The slight disturb
ance in the Atlantic has turned
and is now moving slowly north
ward or ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. It
was central about $50 miles
north-northeast of Turks Island
at 700 a. m, EST. attended by
only moderately strong winds.
WEATHER BUREAU.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-25
BIG TROUBLES FOR PHILIPPINES WILL.
Islanders Confident us. viii Protect Them Until Then
BEGIN WITH THEIR FREEDOM in 1916


GoA04G 9G4N W14GE
duStrieS and their breath-taking
unexpected natural resources.
Macarthur In Charge
A preparedness program is un-
der way under Gen. Douglas
Macarthur, one time United
States chief of staff and now
holding the Philippine rank of
field marshal.
The program goes along brisk
ly. Already something more than
10000 Filipinos have received a
years military tutelage under a
system of universal CONSUMPTION
for 20-year-olds. They remain
on 24-hour call.
With a paltry So. 200. 900 defense
budget for 1910 the Philippines
can't buy many airplaneS or
tanks. Right now the island air
force numbers about 40 trainer
fighters" About 10 very good
CONTINUED on Page Four)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-25
ABSENTEE VOTING
TO LAST SIX DAYS
BALLOTING FOR THOSE NOT
IN CITY NOV. S STARTS
TOMORROW

With delivery of official bal
lots to county judge Raymond
r. Lord this afternoon, ballot
boxes for absentee voting for the
election on November 5th will be
available with the opening of
Judge Lords office tomorrow
morning.
absentee balloting will con-
tinue next week, with closing
date announced by Judge Lord
as Friday, November 1st, at mid
night.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-25
TWO DESTROYERS
LEAVE FOR MIAMI

The destroyers U.S.S.
BROOME and U.S.S. TRUx-
TON departed from Key
West late today for Miami to
be present'in that city for
Navy Day next Sunday.
The BROOME and TRUX-
TON will arrive early TO-
morrow morning and will
stay over until Tuesday aft
ernoon. according 10 Cap
tain A. S. Carpenter. COM
mander of the Key West
West Gulf Patrol.
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90 Days.!

City laws now require all resi-
dents living on streets on which
sewer laterals have been installed
to connect up their house lines
with the system.
Ninety days from date of pub
lication-September %, 194O-is
the time limit.
THIRTY-TWO DAYS HAVE
ELAPSEDI .i3a ~
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-25
A Is For Albania

Albania is the size of Vermont
but twice as billy and twice as
populouS.
Most Albanians are farmers
and herdsmen. Most are Moslems
because Turkey ruled them for
centuries.
They are one of Europe's oldest
races. They live primitive lives,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-25
MURPHY SALE
Held TODAY

County clerk Ross c. Sawyer,
agent for the Internal Improve
ment Board, conducted the cur
rent months Murphy Land sale
this morning on the courthouse
steps, starting at 1000 o'clock.
A total of SO parcels were of
fered at auction, with base bids
previously turned in for these
items -tetalhng 1888 rs in value.