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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-17
MRS. ELIES ROBERTS
BURIED ON SUNDAY.
OLD KEY WEST RESIDENT
DIED SATURDAY AFT
ERNOoN

Mrs. Flies Roberts, age 80, died
Saturday afternoon at 3:45 o'clock
in the residence of her daughter,
Mrs. Roland Curry.
Funeral services were held
yesterday afternoon at 4:30
o'clock from the chapel of the Lo-
PEE Funeral Home, Rev. A. c.
Riviere of the First ME. (Stone)
Church, officiating.
Survivors are three daughters,
Mrs. Roland Curry and Mrs.
Cleveland Dillon, Key West. and
Mrs. Lazarro Hernandez, Tampa;
son, Reggie Roberts, Mate
cumbe, Fla; IL grandchildren
and IA great-grandchildren.
- Pallbearcrs were Leroy Tor
res, Charles Curtis, Adrian
O'Sweeney, Harry M. Baker,
Theodore Albury and John NJ.
Spottswood
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-17
EXAMINATIONS BY
CIVIL SERVICE BOARD

The United States Civil Service
Commission will hold open COM
petitive examinations for the
positions of Pneumatic Driller and
Calkeru asdRIEon Clipper. accord
ing TO announcement made by G
B. Hoey. Commander u. S. NJ,
who is senior member of the Labor
Board. Applications may be filed
until further notice.
Further information and APP
plication blanks may be obtained
from the Recorder. Labor Board,
Room. 100, Post Office Building,
Key West, Florida. or from the
Manager. Fifth u. S. Civil Service
District. New Post Office Build
ing. Atlanta, Georgia
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-17
COMING EVENTS
MONDAY

MONDAY
Revival Meeting, First Baptist
Church.
TUESDAY
Artists society annual show opens
at Art Center for two weeks.
Luncheon, Casa Marina, loo pm.
Auspices Key West Woman's
Club.
Meeting, Key West Woman's
Club, 400 pm. Clubhouse, Di-
vision Street.
Stone Church Service Club. 600
pm.
Revival Meeting, First Baptist
Church.
WEDNESDAY
Artists society reception at Art
Center. 8 p. m
Revival Meeting, First Baptist
Church.
THURSDAY
Annual Sock Social, Auspices
Fern Chapter, No, 81, O.ES..
Scottish Rite Hall. 800 pm.
Rotary Club meets l2;i5 in ST.
Paul's Parish Hall.
City Council meets at T:30 pm.
City Hall
Lions Club meets at $50 pm.
Lions Den. Seminary Street
Revival Meeting. First Baptist
Church.
FRIDAY
Red Cross Sewing Club meets at
3l5 Duval Street. 400 pm.
Tourist Club meets al Art Center.
T:30 pm
Revival Meeting. First Baptist
Church.
SATURDAY
Cabaret. directed by Lillian Con
naIly. auspices ST. Paul's We
mans Guild. 10 ? IN
SUNDAY
Revival Meeting. First Baptist
Church.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-17
Raging Fires In Spain
still Out OF Control
~ waw< ~ 49, ~ 49, 49, aw.a -
VISITOR CATCHES
LARGE SAILFISH

Yesterday showed renewed
activity among the fishing
fraternity of the Casa Marina.
Most of the people who went
out had a grand day and
brought back fine mixed
catches. but excitement ran
high when one of the boats
was seen flying sailfish flag.
II proved TO be the trophy of
Col. Henry c. Barthman. Of
New York. who was out fish
ing with his niece. Miss
Marion Blaine. The sailfish
weighed Al lbs. and measured
6'l0K".
But before the crowd at the
dockhead got through with
admiring the fine sail. they
were further astonished 10
see the trimming boxfull of
fish the Colonel and Miss
Blaine brought in besides
Thirty five fish were counted
on the dock, and all big ones
at that. Among them was the
biggest mackerel the Colonel
had ever caught. a l4h lbs.
beauty. which will 90 on the
Casa Marina record board;
there was also a fine 25-tb
kingfish.
Another item for the record
board is a fifteen pound tuna
which Mrs. Frank Fl. Wood.
Jr.. of Chicago. brought back
from her fishing expedition.
Holland Potter. of Middle
burg. Va. brought in as his
prize catch a llh-i Id mutton
fish.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-17
R. M. GREENFIELD
DIED SATURDAY
FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
CONDUCTED THIS AFT
EHNooN

Ralph Morris Greenfield, age
40, died Saturday at the residence.
110l Flagler Avenue. Funeral
services will be held this after
noon, 400 o'clock, from the
chapel of the Lopez Funeral
Home. Rev. A. B. Dimmick, of
st. PauPs Church, will officiate.
Survivors include an aunt, Mrs.
j. A. Summerfield.
Mr. Greenfield was a veteran
of the World War and will be
buried with full military honors.
A firing squad from the local
Army Barracks vii attend the
services.
Pallbearers will be selected
from the membership of the
American Legion.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-17
COMPROMISE in
PLANT STRIKE
WORKERS AT CHALMERS CO.
EXPECTED TO RETURN TO
WORK TUESDAY

WASHINGTON, Feb. IL. -
Striking employees of the Alice
Chalmers plant at Milwaukee
have reached a compromise with
company officials and are expect
ed to return to work tomorrow,
according to report reaching
here. The plants 1900 workers
have been on strike for three
weeks.
Attempting to work out a solu-
ton to the strikes which are de-
laying the country's defense pro-
gram, House Judiciary committee
men today continued a study of
several proposed bills which
would outlaw strikes, walkoutS
and lockouts in defense produc-
ton.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-17
START SURVEY ON
HOUSING PROJECT
PRELIMINARY WORK START
ED TODAY ON COL
ORED SITE

Surveyors today began pre-
urinary work on the negro hous-
ing site in the Fort Taylor area
as Key West Housing authority
issued a go ahead" to Paul
Smith Construction company.
Wallace B. Kirke, executive d.
rector of the housing authority,
who last week received a $l87, 900
check for construction work on
both white and eolored housing
projects. said today work will be
rushed at once.
Only few men viii work on
the project for the time being,
Kirke said. but others will be
added as actual construction Of
the homes proceeds
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-17
-
CAPT. RYBOLT WILL.
ADDRESS STUDENTS

Capt. Howard r. Rybolt, us.
Army, will appeare before Key
West junior and senior high
school students tomorrow MORN
ing with a talk on American
ISM, it was announced today.
Captain Rybolt's talk is part of
the local observance of "Ameri-
canism Week, sponsored here
by the Junior Chamber of Com
merce.
Local boy scouts will take
over the junior high school as
sembly program Thursday in a
continuation of the "Americanism
Week" activities.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-17
PAPY EXPLAINS
STATUS BEARING
ON LEGISLATION
SAYS MEASURES AFFECTING
MONROE COUNTY SHOULD
BE ADVERTISED NOW TO
PERMIT STUDY

Legislation affecting Monroe
county should be advertised now
in order to permit study by local
representatives before the open
ing of the legislature in April,
Representative Bernie c. Papy
told The Citizen this morning.
Amplifying letter to The Citi-
zen by State Senator David Elmer
Ward, Papy said past legislation
has come up for passage before
either he or Senator Ward had
been given opportunity to make
themselves familiar with it's
terms.
Fol that matter" said Papy,
"loct1 bills frequently have been
presented without citizens in gen.
eral having an opportunity to ac-
quaint themselves with them
thoroughly"
Under the plan suggested by
Senator Ward and Papy, bills
proposed by the school board,
county commissioners and other
subdivisions of government
should be advertised at once. The
representatives will thus have
two months in which to make a
thorough study of the questions
involved and citizens will have
ample opportunity to be heard.
Papy pointed out that in the
past, many local bills have been
advertised after the representa-
tives had left for Tallahassee.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-17
TENSION in FAR
EAST MOUNTING
BRITAIN BLAMED FOR STIR
RING UP ANTI-JAPAN-
ESE FEELING
cry Associated Press,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Far
eastern tension mounted again
today as a Japanese foreign of
flee spokesman told parliament
''the Philippines will not endan-
ger Japan in the future" and
Tokyo diplomats renewed their
demands for a push to the south.
Foreign Minister Matsuoko
told parliament Japan had no
differences with Australia that
could not be settled by negotia-
ton, but he blamed Britain for
stirring up anti-Japanese feeling
in the United States and in the
Orient.
Matsuoko said German tech
nicians are now working in the
japanese army.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-17
Raj BoMBEsS
IN LONG FLIGHT
Ii,y Assscsntesl Isfensl

LONDON. Feb. l7.---Royai Air
Force bombers Saturday night
swept across Europe in the longest
flight OF tie war to spread PAM
phlets over Nazi-occupied Poland,
il was announced today.
What type Of plane was used
for the flight has not been an
nounced, but the i8oo-mile round
trip gave striking evidence of
range which has been developed
in Britain's heavy bombcrs
Propaganda ministry hcadquar
tiers refused TO divulge the con-
tents OF the pamphlets dropped in
Poland, but II is assumed they con-
tanned an appeal TO Polish citizens
to help In throwing off German
domination.
London. meanwhile. heard new
runlors of unrest in other parts OF
the German-dominated continent.
A rcport from Amsterdam said q
Dutch city had been fined $50. 600
by the German army Of occupation
for alleged anti-government SC
tivities on the part Of communists
in the city.
A German radio program pick
cd up here denied stories Of unrest
IN Norway, but added three SUI
prerne court justices charged with
spreading anti-Gerrnan sentiment
had just been released from
prison.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-17
More Than One Hundred
Dead, Great Damage, AS
Hurricane Sweeps Blaze
Over Santanda
nBy Associated Press)

fBy Associated Press)
LISBON. Feb. l7.-Fires raging
in Santanda. Spain. after hurri-
cane which swept the northern
part of the country Sunday. are
still out of control.
Spanish troops are reported to
have been rushed into the stricken
area TO combat the spreading
flames. while more than 200
homes were destroyed up to this
morning.
Deaths in the fire and storm
have already mounted to more
than 100 and thousands are in
jured.
The Santanda fire today had
wiped out a cathedral, bank
building and the city's largest
hotel and high winds continued
to make it impossible for fire
men to bring the conflagration
under control.
Radio reports from Santanda
said the fire started in an explo-
sion aboard an oil tanker. in the
harbor. High winds accompany
ing the worst storm Spain has
experienced in 80 years sent the
blaze roaring all over the city,
Electric and transportation
services have been thrown out of
order by the storm in widely
scattered areas throughout north
ern Spain. Damage in Lisbon
mounted to the hundreds of thou
sands of dollars and storm dam
age was reported from Seville,
Pamplona, Cordoba and Algec-
iras.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-17

place elsewhere in Florida is ap-
proximately one-half that of the
number Of children born in Key
West TO nonresident parents.
Based on an analysis of birth
and death data for 1898, the latest
year for which complete figures
are available, the vital statistics
divisions report shows a different
situation with respect TO resident
and nonresident deaths,
Only one death in thirteen. oc-
curing in Key West is that OF a
nonresident Of the city, on the
average. But the number OF non
resident deaths in Key West is
still larger than the number OF
Key West residents who die else
where. in the approximate pro-
portion Of two 10 one.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-17
Constable Bienvenido Perez
Makes Arrest OF Is Persons

Victoria Herrera. Geraldine pIn-
der. lola Williams. OIsvia Ben
nerx. Kay Purner. Billie Williams
ard Anna Rcig. negroes.
fne four white prisoners this
morning wexe bound ever 10
Judge william ". AlnsIry q
criminal eourt and Esqulnaldo set
preliminary hearings Tor tsss
others this afternoon.
Jadge Albssry freed the four co
their cwa Feecznlxanea.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-17

Baenyensdo Perez. constable TN.
der Peace Justice Enrique Es-
qutnsido. airnoss filled county jail
by himself oyer the week END.
Perez. In q series Of Jungle
Town raids Saturday night ard
Sunday, booked 10 men ard NO.
men On vsxrancy charges
arrested ~ the raids ~ere I'd
ward James. Mary Hubh~iI. Mae
Moore and Rose Fox. white. ard
Elcadie White, Resale Garcia,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-17
REPORT FIVE
VESSELS SUNK
BERLIN GIVES OUT INFOR-
NATION ON LOSSES OF
GREAT BRITAIN
tBy Associated Press,

BERLIN, Feb. 17.-Combined
air and submarine attacks on
British shipping over the week.
end accounted for five merchant
ships in the North Sea, it was an
nounced officially here today.
Propaganda headquarters said
submarines had destroyed three
vessels with a total tonnage of
las, 900, while bombers are re-
ported to have sunk two more
ships carrying supplies to Eng
land.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-17

mate delay between its passage
and the start of the activities it
will authorize.
President Roosevelt today has
arranged two conferences, one
with Hopkins and Navy Secre-
tary Knox, War Secretary Slim
son, Treasury Secretary Morgen-
than and other administration
leaders. At the second confer
ence this afternoon the President
will talk with Morgenthau and
Hopkins.
A petition bearing the sigma
lures of $50 supporters of the bill,
meanwhile has been introduced
at house hearings to ask ship
ment of food to England as we'll
as supplies of munitions and
equipment.
Opposition leaders will be
heard before the house tomor-
row.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-17
HOME GUARD In
SESSION TUESDAY

Key West Home Guard mem
berx, whose attendance rose
sharply last week when Marines
stationed here gave an exhibition
IN the manual Of arms. will meet
tomorrow night al 8 O'Clock al
the National Guard armory
Members Of the organization
expect a further demonstration
BY sifher army or navy person
mel. but plans have not yet been
completed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-17
WILLIAM BOIL
BUYS PROPERTY
PROPOSES TO SPEND SEW.
EHAL THOUSAND DOLLARS
IN IMPROVEMENTS

Among recent realty transfers
In Key West was the purchase of
three houses near the corner of
William and Angela streets by
William Boil from the Peacon es-
tate.
Mr.. Boil. who recently sold his
old homestead in Key West. states
that he proposes to expend sew
eral thousand dollars in making
improvements to the houses just
purchased, which will add won
derfulfy to the appearance of the
property, with the installation of
modern convenienceS throughout.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-17
KNOW GOOD JEwELRY

BERLIN. Md~After thieves
entered his store and took sev-
eral hundred dollars worth Of
ie.elry. r II Benson. jeweIer.
hung this sign outside his store.
Even thieves know good jewel
y
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-17
SWEDISH TANKER
SAILED SUNDAY

Castor. Swedish motor tanker
which has been in Key West
since Nov. 8. sailed yesterday for
New Orleans.
Porter Dock company en-
pIoyes said the vessel left here
a. 100 O'Clock yesterday after
noon.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-17
COUNTY FORCES
ARE GIVEN PAY

County employees and officials
who worked during August and
October, 1910, in collection of fine
and forfeiture and general rev.
enue sAInds, will be given pay
ment today. 9
Ross Sawyer, county clerk.
said checks for the employees are
on hand at his office and may be
picked up at any time.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-17
GREATEST WAR. ..s
GAMES PLANNED
fuy Associated Press,

WASHINGTON, Feb. IT,
Plans for Americas greatest war
games sometime in April were
announced today by Lieut.. Gen.
Hugh A. Drum.
General Drum said 100000 will
take part in the maneuvers.
which will continue day and night
for four weeks.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-17
German Occupation Of Bulgaria
Predicted Within Short Time
London Headquarters Be-
Geve Hitler M a king
Ready For Big Drive
Against Greece
unr Associate.l Pres.l

my Associated PressD
LONDON. Feb. l7.--German
occupation Of Bulgaria within the
next week or 10 days was pre-
dicted by London diplomats today
as Europe entered a new war Of
nerves"
Official sources here believe
Adolf Hitler has massed an army
of $4,000 men in Humania. ready
at the first sign of a break In the
weather TO march across Bulgaria
and Yusoslavia for u drive
against Greece.
Neutral Turkey, meanwhile.
has made no indication if ii will
attempt TO oppose German oc-
cupation of all the Balkans and
Russia has already said it would
not oppose Hitler's move.
In France, Paris radio has de-
scribed a possible visit TO Berlin
by Admiral Darlan. which Paris
diplomats believe may be an at
tempt to persuade Hitler to ease
the burden he has placed upon
unoecapied France ard the vichy
government. Darlan, according
to the Paris reports, will ask Hitler
to lower the cost of the German
army Of occupation Is France and
will request the release Of prison.
ers of war held in Germany since
the war ended.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-17
COAST GUARD
CUTTER SAILS

Coast Guard Cutter Juniper
left Key West yesterday after.
noon with supplies for lighthouse
attendants 81 Torsugas
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-17

The President conferred until
200 o'clock this morning with
Harry Hopkins. his personal rep
resentative to London, and began
another series of talks with his
cabinet members at 900 o'clock.
Observers here believe the
President is paving the way for
immediate action on many of
the bills provisions so as to elm
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-17
British Armies Continue
In Steady Forward Push
Despite Nazi BombingS
tBy Associated Pressb
CAIRO. Feb. l7.-Britain's
armies of the Nile on both eastern
and western. fronts today con-
tinued steady forward push de-
spite intensified German air
bombings.
tBy Associated Press)

Gen. Sir Archibald WavelPs
forces in Libya continue to report
steady progress, while a heavy
concentration is believed massing
in Eritrea for an assault on the
Red Sea port of Karen.
Official sources admit heavy
German raids on General Wavell's
advancing army, but report the
raiders were driven off.
Rome has reported a major
battle between Bengasi and Tri-
poll, where British mechanical
force is said TO have attacked
Italian positions and been thrown
back.)
The capture of Karen presents
formidable obstacles, both in
Italian defenSes and in terrain.
In order to take the city, British
forces must fight their way across
a 6,000-foot plateau in the face of
an army believed to number
about $4,000 men.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-17
Key Vests Average Of Births
10 NONRESIDENT Parents Much
Lower Than States Proportion

washington Correspondent of
The Key West ciiirenl
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Feb. IL.
One of every Sc babies born in
Key West as an average is the
child of non-residenis of the CITY,
according to a study just reported
by the commerce departments di.
vision of vital statistics.
This is a much lower proportion
than for the State Of Florida.
where the average proportion of
births 20 nonresident pare ntS is
two i'm IS.
The number Of children Of Key
West parents whose births take
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-17
Pres. Roosevelt Works
Seeking Quick Passage !.
OF Bill To Aid England
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON. Feb. H.
President Roosevelt today ap-
peared to be leading his own bat
tie for quick passage of the
'1ease-lend" bill as administra-
tion supporters of the measure
began debate on the floor of the
house.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-17

Key West. Florida. has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only Ia Fahrenheit
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1941-04-11
MR.. ED

Well, Mr.. Ed yo' know It's a fin:
thing t'go bout and visit round in de
different kamunities.
Now, des faw days ago was round
dere in de Goodwill kamunity and /
RUINED upon Minny O. my OF friesd
whut thought I wouldn't never see no
mo-. Day dus gone owe rdere and mar
ried and dom well. Got nice homes
and good land Everything shos up
plenty richness is it. Now, ct some
O da bestess meat; dat whut had been
and put in de salt and took out and
scaled and cleaned and hanged up wild
dish ah, ah chi-chi- chi whut is de name
o dat ar grass whut de folks long time
ago usata git and cook it. and-oh,, yeah
Bear grass Amt it Mr.. Ed? Now DAT
meat had been hanging deere so LONG
till it had got favored wild de flavor
O. dat grass and dat good OF hickory
and oak fire whut day cured it wild
Now everybody sho looks helty in dat
kamunity.
Continued ON page ThreeO
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1941-04-11

not permit just now.
There are things that we permit &C
b, done; there are things that we must
do ourselves. The first is known as
our premissive purposes because they
can b. delegated by power, authority
and rights to others to be done.
The second is ksown as efficient pur-
poses because they are and can ony be
done by our own selves or never be
done at all. They (others) could not
have done it by any means. 1t had &c
be done by our own positive agency
IN which none oth-r had a part. So
then. it depends entirely upon which OF
the two varieties of Gods Purposes the
person means when the statement Is
made as to whether he is really mis-
taking Gods Purposes or not. All such
express. ons should always be careful y
used, if used at ALL for after al of our
deific conc sption and respect, we hand
out some erroneous information to
which we urge as much heed as to
those that are correct.
There are things which God intended
to be done by many of those who had
fallsn before our appearance into visi-
BILE existance, but was never done by
them. Here are SINH ar situations now.
and will always be as long as the world
STANDS as it is now STANDING. We
must see that as Our Pace and Part
in the purposes of God ere there is
anything done for Him well.
We must see, too, that it isn't that
the asdgnees of the undone things are
ignorant of the fact that God has chosen
| them as doors of them. We should
| think that it is rather careless and I'M
concerned attitude toward them. Those
are the types of folk who by their re-
beuious and needless hoseion keep a.
. flame the opposing and antagonistic
program of the satanic world. We
should wonder how it can be that such
4
| expression could come from these per-
missive purposes of God that those re-
bellious activities do come. And let US
see that God isn't strategic in dealing
with us in a general sense. He puts
things to our sense, and ability and we
choose pptionarily or optionaNy. Even
death is optional with us: we don't
have to die-God doesn't force us 10
do anything But we satisfy ourselves
seemingly by saying that we have al
much right to do or not to do as the
other fellow who is similar in attitude
1t is with sincere hope that this article
will serve it's purpose for which I pray
Gods BLESSINGS on it.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1941-04-11
Easter Meditations
Press Radio BidIe Service. Ise.. Ciseisss.i. Ohio

turned into house Of joy every home
that harbored death. He broke UP every
funeral that he ever attended by the
resurrection OF the dead. There shall
be no more death, neither sorrow, nor
crying, neither shall there be any more
pain" said the great voice put Of hea-
ven that spoke to John In the Revela-
tier. Every home over which hangs
the shadow of death may find comfort
in these words.
God triumphs in the Resurrection.
And in the open tomb man tziumphs
too. For death has lost its sting And
the grave its victory. "This is the day
which the Lord hath made. We shall
be glad and rejoice in it For as In
Adam all die, even so in Christ shall
all be made alive. Thanks be to God.
who giveth us the victory"