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Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1941-09-12

Sam Creggar, with his wife and
two daughters, resides at OR Hill
side Road, and has lived in Green
belt for three and one half years.
He is employed as control clerk at
the Bureau of Internal Revenue.
His formal education is comprised
of high school and one year of
accountancy in the employees
training division of the Bureau of
Internal Revenue.
For the past year, Mr.. Creggar
has served as superintendent of
the Greenbelt Protestant Sunday
School. At the last meeting of the
Greenbelt Health Association, he
was elected to the board of direct
ors. He was a member of the en-
tertainment committee, and a
judge for this years Town Fair.
In the present Citizens Associa-
tons membership drive, he was
elected as E. Blocks representa-
tive.
Mr.. Creggar is reserving hi;
remarks pertaining to important
issues for the Citizens Associa-
ton meeting of September Is;
however, he was ready to state his
reason for seeking election in the
following:
81 have no degrees to back me in
my campaign for the Office of coun-
Gilman, but feel that the chief req
uisites for this position are COM
mon sense, honesty and sincerity
of purpose, combined with the de-
sire to act at all times to promote
the general welfare of our citi-
zens.".
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1941-09-12
Sherrod East

A resident of Greenbelt for four
years Sherrod East now resides
on the Greenbelt- Branchville I'd.
with his wife and two children.
Mr.. East is employed at the Ma
tional Archives as assistant archi-
visit. His education includes an
ABB. degree from the university OF
Denver and graduate work in ar
chives administration at the school
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-10
DEFER Time In
TWO DRAFTEES
DELAY CAUSED IN AWAITING
EXAMINATIONS TO
BE MADE

Two prospective draftees from
Key West probably will not be
called into service before June
"a, Horace O'Bryant, chairman of
the local selective service board,
announced today.
O'Bryant said the men were to
go into service June II, but delays
in medical examinations have
made it impossible for the board
to select the two men who will be
called. Regulations require that
the men shall be given 10 days
notice before going into the army.
and up to now medical examina-
tions of those at the top of the
list have not been completed.
Members of the draft board will
meet tonight in an effort to speed
up the procedure and get the
medical examinations completed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-10
LEWIS ACCEPTS
new POSITION
RECREATION cooRDINAToR
TO LEAVE THURSDAY
FOR JACKSONVILLE

Marvin Lewis, who served here
for three months as defense-rec-
reation coordinator under WPA.
returned from a trip to Jackson
vile today to announce he has ac-
cepted a position as personnel
and recreation director of Ma
tional Container Company in
Jacksonville.
Lewis. who will leave here
Thursday 70 begin his new job
Monday. said he will make every
effort within the next few days
to get work on the Trumbo Island
baseball diamond completed be-
fore his departure.
Although the Jacksonville of
fer was one | could not refuse, !"
Lewis said. Il am sincerely sorry
to leave Key West. and wish I
could have remained here long
enough to complete the recreation
program which / helped to start. =
Lewis. who has been in Jack
sonville for the past week. ex-
planned that the shortage of labor
has been responsible for the long
series Of delays in the diamonds
completion
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-10
STAMP SIZE LETTERS
FOR BRITISH FIGHTERS

CAIRO, Egypt, June i0.-Let-
tiers for the $4,000 British SOL
diers, sailors. and airmen in the
Middle East are being reduced to
the size of postage stamps to save
weight and bulk in the mails.
Ordinarily these $4,000 letters
would weigh three-ouarters Of a
ton By photographing them on
film and packing them in small.
lightweight containers they are
reduced to thirteen pounds. On
arrival here they are enlarged TO
four by five inches then rushed 70
the postoffice 10 be sorted. folded
and gummed prior to dispatch 10
their final biiIets.
The new method also saves the
long tortuous sea voyage. Writers
are limited TO about TOO words.
Critics claim this necessitaies
shorter letters. Others say they
never were very good letter
writers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-10
TREE RINGS TN
SHEETS OF STEEL

NEW YORK. June I0.-Tree
rings have showed up in the steel
floor of the Williamsburg bridge
between New York and Brooklyn.
They are ifnprints of rings in
wooden paving blocks which had
been set on top Of the steel plates
and left in place ten years
The rings were one-sixfeenth
Of an inch deep in the metal face
Ian excellent job of engraving
by some force Of nature. Scien-
lists have two explanations
They point out wood is much
stronger than commonly believed
and that the paving blocks on the
bridge probably had keen kiln
dried. . process rendering wood
lxo or three times stronger thar
when green. Dirt and grit eeep
ing below the blocks. might have
served as al abrasive for cutting
the rings as the wood was pressed
beneath vehicles.
Another explanation wag that
chemical srfion frorn rreosose Inn
pregnating TIE blocks was resp0n-
xshle.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-10
British And Free French
Leaders Predict Capture
OF Beirut Very Shortly
A Geography Lesson
IN, A.-.elssea rss..,

British ard FREE French leaders
az Cairo today predicted capture
81 the Syrian capital 81 Beirut
within q matter ~ hours. ard
IStanbuI reported ancient Dasnss-
cus already has fallen - The
So fifty moving invaders Of
French -Fuandated Syria
Although Vielay issued . assiiie
tin announcing ire dlspersal ~ .
British column ~ heavy artillery
reports from CaAr0 continued to
Indicate there has bern little real
fighting
Free French leaders said FscFe
tfan 400 Of thesF cosluEFyraefs VI
ready Rad deserted from the
vscky arms 70 Take Up aFrss Or
ne side q Britain. ard al reports
indicated the mvmsaun i taking
place with httte bloodahed TIE
lstsnkai repogt 81 she fall q Ds-
Hsaaczsa has rot been essnfiruaed n
Cairo. bus hnlsessns fron ire front
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-10
BEARS DECREASING;
STILL PLENTY LEFT
Inv Associates pr~~.l

OTTAWA, Canada, june To-
Fishing bears that prowI the
banks of small streams in the
Queen Charlotte Islands off the
British Columbia coast are big
headache 10 fisheries officials
but there aren't as many as
there used to be.
Ninety-one of the maranders
were shot in 1910. reports TO the
fisheries department said. Bears
are numerous in the islands. Off
Gals said that along one small
section of beach ten Of the ami
mails were seen Seooping out paw
fuIs Of salmon as the bic fish
began ascending creeks to the
spawning grounds.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-10
WAR CUTS DOWN
TRAVEL ABROAD
BUT AMERICAN PUBLIC IS
STILL TRAVELLING WITH
IN BORDERS OF us.
thy Associated Press,

NEW YORK, June TO-
Americans will travel America
this summer as they never have
travelled i before. That's the
report from national parks and
monuments, where early figures
point to an increase of 10 to 20
percent in number of visitors
over the record breaking totals
of 1910. 1888 was the previous
peak year,
The upward swing in 1910 was
attributed primarily to the war,
which practically put an end to
vacation travel abroad. The same
war is influencing vacation plans
again this year, not only by
cutting Americans off from for
eign tourist attractions but also
by stimulating defense effort
which has doomed employment
and brought increased incomes.
Uncle Sam, at the more than
l65 national parks and monu-
ments he maintains. entertained
16,74l,855 visitors in 1910. The
five most popular parks in 1910
and attendance figures; Shenan-
doah, Virginia, 950,807: Great
Smoky, Tennessee-North Caro-
lima, 10000: Rocky Mountain,
Colorado. 627,847; Yosemite, Cal
ifornia. 567,08l: Yellowstone
Wyoming Montana Idaho, $780,
252.
Most popular national monu-
ment was Fort McHenry. Mary
land, 515,823. The Statue of
Liberty was second, with $685.
1913 Smallest national park at
tendance was at Mt. Mckinley.
Alaska, where 1901 visitors were
registered. Only 35 persons went
to Mount of the Holy Cross ma
tional monument in Colorado.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-10
AWAITS ORDERS
ON APPOINTMENT
SINGLETON TO ACCEPT POST
BUT AWAITS OFFICIAL
NOTICE

Stephen c. Singleton. chamber
of commerce secretary and newly
appointed Key West harbor
master, said today he has no in
tention of taking up his new
duties until he receives official
notice of his appointment from
Tallahassee.
The chamber of commerce sec
rotary was appointed harbor mas
ter by Governor Holland, and the
appointment confirmed by the
senate last week.
Singleton said he will accept the
post and expressed thanks for the
cooperation of Frank Papy, out
going harbor master. who offered
his assistance in teaching the new
appointee the duties Of the office.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-10
LITTLE DUCK GIRL
REALLY TRAINS EN-
fnr A...rtetea rrs..l

MEMPHIS. Tenn. June i0.-
Memphians turn their heads and
blink their eyes when the cisy'x
Little Duck Giri~ marches down
tire street followed BY her ODE
dient crew
Get in hnef Twelve year-od
Virginia Nay Taylor orders over
her shoulder ard her three duck
ling. Dunny. Johnny and Miekie.
move into single file. quacking
mildly. Stop ske commands.
and they squat docileIy Oh tEe
Sidewalk
she can train anything. her
mother. Mrs Jesse G.. Taylor SAID
Other pets include : small dos.
eaeenie who does tricks for
her--a hahy chick. Pete ard d
bantam hen. -sweet Pea"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-10
Tells House OF Commons
That Shortage OF Artil-
lery Was Also One OF
Setbacks
aBy Associated Pre.ss

LONDON, June l0.--Prime
Minister Winston Churchill, an
swering criticism of his govern
ment's handling of the disastrous
Crete campaign, today told the
house of commons the defeat
could be blamed on . lack Of anti
aircraft guns.
Admitting that $4,000 men had
been killed. wounded or captured
in the lighting for the Greek is
land, Churchill blamed former
War Secretary Hore- Belisha for
shortage Of artillery which he
said made il impossible to defend
the island.
Hore-Belisha, one Of The prin-
cipal critics Of the campaign. left
the war office ia a Ianaensable
state, Churchill derlared
Repiyi4o 10 sfatcIaa1sts tEsah.
more airpofts should have been
constructed on The island 10 fur
nish bases for additional British
aircraft. Churchill said il would
have been d mistake to build more
airports when there were no guns
with which to defend them.
Churchill ridiculed the sugges-
tion that anti-aircraft guns were
available for use III Crete. So
many of the guns have been used
on ships, he declared, that il was
necessary to weaken the defenses
Of England In order 10 Set AZ much
artillery at Crete as was placed
there.
Churchill said he does not ex-
pect commons 70 get III. the
habit Of demanding full explana
tons OF military operations, ard
declared he has not heard Adolf
Hitler explain the destruction Of
the Bismarck, nor Benito Mus
solini explaining the loss q most
Of his empire
REPEATING hig previous stand
The prime minister said that IN
many cases full description aud
expianafion IL military operations
Is OF value to the enemy
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-10
WIN. DUVAL TO
SHARE in WILL
TO RECEIVE $500 FROM Es-
TATE OF HIS AUNT.
WHO DIED FRIDAY

William Duval, Key West, will
receive $500 from the estate of his
aunt. Mrs. Frances N. Hyatt, who
died Friday afternoon at her 9l8
North Beach home. it was re-
vealed yesterday when her will
was filed for probate.
Mrs. HYATT, in her will, pro-
vided that the home shall be
sold, with $500 of the sale price
going TO Duval ''for his many
kind acts.
The viii provides for purchase
of a cemetery lot where the body
of Mrs. HYATT and that of her
husband will be buried to-
gether.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-10

indicated ire Allied tfuos aFs
moving rapidly touard sl.ai city
and Beirut
Caro- u tle same i3rne ~
ntainees4 ne~ vrsofy ID EtaR,pss.
u,heFe fsar divisions - ftasaa1A NJ.
dlers Aefc aa1d - haze been aineI
osls Or dispersed 0ser tie weS
end. wlsn Britain rlalming afsgghsf
Ss0fs sassaFt miles ~ previously
Italian oceupsed territory
Royal AR F0see tsssfera
launched srr8# ~ iseavy ~
lacks % As positions II auftf
Africa. telt fsouse claimed hsar1
casualties meve irtfllftsd ye@ss
aay when Azis planes btxalsse3
the BEstssu gafrlan 81 Totrak
The Hone Bulletin 0a FsssG
defenders 0f the b<asened rsgg
wers fssro~n back mhen tkev -
sernpsed ~ exfend thesx desenne
Inca
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-10
CONVOY PROBLEMS
AS seen DURING
WAR ACTIVITIES
SHOWN WHAT CAN AND MAY
HAPPEN IN CONNECTION
WITH PATRoLLING LANES
IN RESTRICTED ZONES
By MORGAN M. BEATTY
Ap Feature Service Writer

WASHINGTON, June 10.-To
convoy or not to convoy may be
just another cracker barrel is
sue to John @. Citizene but to
the hard-headed admirals it's a
transportation problem, vastly
complicated by the airplane and
the radio.
Plane spoilers and radio sound
devices are the new pawns in
the convoy game. BY and large,
the airplane is the better pawn.
Because the Germans are based
on Brest, France, in this war,
they have an advantage, they
lacked in 1914-'I8. They're clos
er to the steamer lanes than are
Britain's own air scouts. When
they spot a convoy. they don't
have to wait for a submarine to
come alone and hit the targets.
They can let fly their own bombs.
And it doesn't take much of
bomb to put a thin-skinned mer-
chant vessel out of business.
Radio spotting devices are
more sensitive in this war, but
still they are not keen enough
to warn conveys in time enough
to scatter far.
The British convoy problem is
more complicated in this war
because the British fleet does
not have the help of the French,
Italian, and Japanese fleets, nor
the help of Uncle Sans naval
forces.
The British admiralty APP
parently has felt it could not
spare large flotillas for convoy
work. and SO has had to shorten
the periods of escort, both on
outgoing and incoming voyages.
That has made the pickings easier
for the Germans.
How is a convoy escorted, and
attacked? The usual convoy is a
herd of merchant ships, escorted
through dangerous water by de-
stroyers, the arch foes of subma-
rineS.
Especially valuable shipments
are sometimes guarded by
cruiser, or even battleship. But
big ships like that don't come
dime dozen. and their use
breaks up units of battle fleets.
That the British can't spare
many big ships for convoy duty
explains why the Germans have
been using cruisers or battle
cruisers against conveys. A de-
stroyer doesn't have a chance
against these big ships, for
cruiser guns range far beyond
those of a destroyer, They can
pick off ships in the convoy line
with ease.
British dearth of escorts also
explains why the Royal Air
Force went after the Scharn-
horst and the Gneisenau in their
French berths day after day UNI
iii these big battle cruisers were
reported out of commission.
While they were loose, the
Gneisenau and Scharhorst were
death on conveys.
The British have established
convoy meeting spots. were mer-
chant ships wait for escort
through waters close to the Brit
ish isles, There several destroy
ers usually meet each convoy.
AS the line gets under way. the
destroyerS set their speed 10
match the slowest ship in the
line, which may be between six
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-10
Washington Awaiting Report
On Sinking Of American Ship
In j. S. Neutrality Zone
Claimed Vessel Was Sunk
By German Submarine
Somewhere In South
Atlantic
tBy Associated Press,

WASHlNGTON, June lO.--The
American steamer Robin Moor
definitely was sunk in waters of
the United States neutrality
zone. tbs navy department an
nounced today. but officers eau.
toned against speculation on the
cause of the sinking until a full
report has been received.
Naval officers said they expect
a full report today upon the ar
rival in port of the Brazilian
freighter Osorio, unofficialIy re-
ported to have picked up one boat
load of survivors from the Robin
Moor.
First word of the ships sinking
came in a radio message from the
Osorio to the steamship Lagos.
The report said a lifeboat filled
with survivors from the Robin
Moor had been picked up, and
added the ship had been tor
pedoed by a German submarine.
The Osorio was said to be
searching for two other lifeboats
carrying IS passengers and crew
members, but no word has been
received to indicate success in the
hunt.
The Robin Moor, after sailing
May 8 from New York for Cape
town. South Africa. was said in
the first MESSAGE to have been de-
stroyed Nav 81, somewhere in the
south Atlantic.
The 4.999-ton ship was under
the command of Capt. Edward
Myers and carried crew of 80
and eight passengers
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-10
HATFIELD BUYS
PROPERTY HERE
NEW YORK MAN ALSO pUR-
cHAsEs LOTS IN MAR.
TELLo TOWERS

Col. G, ID. Hatfield, com
mandant of marines IN Key West,
has purchased for about $4,000
four lots bounded by Eleanor,
Leon and Won Phister streets, a
deed revealed today. The prop
erty formerly was owned by
Vergna N. Lowe, Dade county.
Roberto c. Crippa, New York,
bought from Alan r. Kidd. Lake
county, Illinois, two lots in the
Martello Towers subdivision for
$500.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-10
TWO CASES HEARD
in COURT TODAY

Charles Wiendahl, pleading
guilty to a drunk driving charge
before Judge William v. Albury
this morning, was ordered to pay
a fine of 500 and costs and sem
fenced to 80 DAYS in Jail, with
another 30-day sentence if he fails
to pay the fine.
Irving Albury, negro, was fined
81 and costs on a charge of driv-
ing without drivers license. He
will serve a 60-day sentence in
county jail if he fails to pay the
fine.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-10
LIKES GOOD MARKsMEN

LEMOYNE. Neb.-Skeet. a bird
dog belonging to Ray Ritter Of
this city, becomes disguised with
hunters whose aim is bad. and if
they miss three shots in a row.
Skeet trots home.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-10
MuSsOlini Says United States
Unable To Save Great Britain

ROME, June l0.--Speaking to-
day on the first anniversary of
ltaly's entrance into the war,
Premier Benito MuSsollni told
cheering members Of the Fascist
Supreme Council il is too late for
the United States 10 save Great
Britain. and predicted that Japan
would fight on the side Of the Axis
Il the United States goes TO war.
Germany. he declared has
agreed 20 permit Italian Occslpa.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-10
MURPHY SALES
HELD MONDAY

Sixty-eight parcels of Monroe
county land were transferred in
Murphy Act sales on the court
house steps yesterday. County
Clerk Ross C. Sawyer announced
today.
Total sale price for the prop
erty amounted to 5000. with Jake
Aronovitz paying sll6.50 for one
lot in the negro section. the only
lot for which there was com
petitive bidding.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-10
HYATT RITES
HELD SUNDAY

Funeral services for Mrs. Fran
ees ~ HYATT, who died Friday
afternoon, was held on Sunday
afternoon from the Lopez Fun
cral Home chapel 10 the Catholic
church
Services were conducted by
Rev. A L. Maurcau.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-10
Government Officers Say
Plane Plant Strike Ended
With Resumption Of Work

INGLEWOOD, Calf, June 10.
Officers of the army air corps
today were rapidly taking over.
executive positions at the North
American Aviation company.
plant here as a guard of more
than 5000 soldiers continued to
hold Clio pickets at a distance
of about a mile from the plant.
Officers assuming charge of
the plant said the four-day strike
is over and called production
nearly normal.
Many of the plants $4,000 en-
ployes were back on the job to-
day, taking advantage of army
protection. Exactly how many
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-10

ton OF all Greece, including the
capital at Athens.
The premier said British re-
sistance already is erunlbling and
insisted il would be impossible for
the United States to get enough
aid to Britain TO prevent her
eventual defeat
MuSsolsni also announced that
his government has withdrawn
diplomatic recognition from IraQ.
. country which he said has be-
como q British ''puppct'..
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-10
Churchill Claims Loss Of Crete
Was Due To Lack Of Sufficient
Number Of Anti Aircraft Guns
HALIFAX BOOMS ON BRITISH AID
JUST AS ALWAYS in WAR Time


HALIFAX. N. S., June To-
This is the city that wars built.
For 1870 years this Anglo-Sax-
on citadel of the North Ameri-
can continent has thrived-and
suffered-in wartime; struggled
for economic security in peace.
Today the story is the same. The
boom is or again. Halifax
(popu. $4,000 may not be the
biggest port in the world, but
today it probably is the busiest.
1t moves the most ships, large
percentage OF them in convoy for
Britain.
Its pity we must always
thrive on war. says Port Mana
ger Ralph Hendry.
He wishes there were no such
tragic design for prosperity here.
But he knows, as do all native
Haligonians, that you can't beat
fate and geography. Nova Scotia
sits out on the eastern fringe OF
the continent, some 2,700 miles
from Liverpool. So Halifax once
more becomes the Gibraltar of
the western world. the great
crossroads of Empire. where a
Hindu ttsrban is almost as COM
mon as New Zealander's wedge
toversesS) cap.
Snip II Short
Evideneesof the crossroads ma
ture of Halifax is on every side.
A lank, blond Australian sol
der flops into BARRIERS chair.
Snip it short, he says. Il
don't know when or where I'll
get the next haircut.
A shipload of Chinese sailors
arrives at immigration headquar-
tiers. fresh from a dramatic rescue
off torpedoed freighter.
Marvellous. these Cinnamon,
saws their English mate. Every
man stuck to his post when we
were hitr.
Understanding not a word, the
Chinese grin their assent.
AT Norman's, i'm Morris street
admirals of the Royal Navy. DO.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-10
COMING EVENTS
TUESDAY

TUESDAY
Stone Church Service Club. 900
THURSDAY
County Commission meets 500
pm. County Courthouse.
I.ions Club meets az go pm
Licnx' Den. Seminary Street
Rotary Club reefs I1-is ?. IN.
St. paurs Parish Han
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-10

had returned to work was not
revealed by the army. but it
was understood operations have
been at least partly restored.
Strike leaders, who defied both
the government and national
Go officers to call the strike,
continued to urge employees of
the plant to hold out for mini
mum hourly wage of rs cents.
CIO officers in Washington
declared they would help the
government get operators from
other states if enough of the
North American employees do not
return to put the plant back in
full operation.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-10
ACCIDENT AFTER ALL

RICHMOND. Calf An ambu-
lance In this city was ieaviag tlae
scene after answering fale re-
port of . railroad crpsssnH ac
dent when q train came #lese ard
hanged into a truck