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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-09-25

could not go on until the men are
back.
The carpenters now have been
idle week since they refused ITO
go to work last Thursday, while
the laborers will have been out a
week tomorrow.
Text of Letter
The carpenters union letter to
the Smith company follows:
Key West, Fla.
Sept. Is, 1941.
Paul Smith Construction Co.
Key West, Florida
Dear SirS:
The carpenters local union No.
$685. Key West, Florida, wish to
express our appreciation of your
kindness and fairness in granting
us the increase in the wage scale
from $l.O0 per hour to $1.1212 per
hour. Realizing and knowing that
you wish to complete this and
other projects you have in Key
West, and being of desire to
help you in any wav we can, we
have resolved to offer you our
services for one half day with
no expense to you.
Therefore, with full consent and
permission of Local No. 655, Car
penters and Joiners of America
of Key West, and full approval OF
c. Higgs, our business agent, on
Saturday, Sept. 81, from 7:30 a.
M to 1900 p. m. our time and
labor are at your disposal as you
see fit to use it, without any COM
pensation whatsoever from you.
In doing this, we desire to prove
to you, and our government, that
we are still good American citi-
zens, and wish to assist at all
times in the defense of our flag
and country
Hoping this will meet with
your approval, and with best
wishes for your success, we re-
main,
Respectfullv yours,
CARPENTERS UNION.
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AMERICAN PLANES
WILL SOON PATROL
ENTIRE ATLANTIC
LONDON DESCRIBES FEATs.
OF cATALINAs ALONG
CONVOY ROUTE COVERING
GREAT AREA
Especial TO The Citixen,

LONDON Sept Is. The time
will soon come, air experts here
predict, when ship conveys will
be protected all the way across
the perilous Atlantic by escorts
OF long-range flying boats.
sAmerican-built craft are ex-
pected to make this possible, and
already, these experts state, Con-
solidated PBY-5s, known as Cat
alinas in Britain, have compelled
Nazi submarines to operate hun
dreds of miles farther from the
British Isles than six months ago.
These American craft operate
from bases in Northern Ireland
and have, in conjunction with
naval forces, driven U-boats far
Their and farther from Britain's
northwestern approaches.
Similarly, Catalinas operating
from Newfoundland give protec-
ton to stretches of ocean hun
dreds of miles from the Canadian
coast. Thus, the Germans have
been forced to conduct their vital
underseas program against British
shipping largely in the middle
portion of the Atlantic.
The Catalina, is particularly
suited to this vital patrol work be-
cause of its, amazing 4000-mile
range, which is, believed to be
greater than any foreign type Of
aircraft in regular war service. II
is thus able to scour thousands of
square miles of ocean before it
must return to base. Whenever il
spots lone U-boat, it is able to
head-off and warn conveys in the
danger zone,
Recent dispatches from Lisbon
told of the exploits of a lone Cat
alma, manned by an Raj crew,
in beating off German bomber at
tacks on convoy of 20 vessels
during a four-day running battle
| off the Spanish coast. Whenever
the Luftwaffe bombers approach
ed the convoy, the Catalina dived
at them, forcing them to scatter
and drop their bombs into the
sea.
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SENATOR CUTS HIS
VISIT HERE SHORT

A. s.
On advice from the State Road
Department that a meeting would
be held Monday at Tallahassee.
Senator David Elmer Ward cut
short his visit here and rushed
to Miami for a conference with
Harry H. Hector, road depart
ment member representing Mon
roe county.
In a letter to The Citizen, Sena-
tor Ward explains that for this
reason he was not able to visit
with his many friends in this
county as he intended. When
the senator arrived here Friday
of last week he announced he
would remain several days to
discuss matters in the interest Of
Monroe county.
T know we are all eiated over
the good news as to immediate
improvements to the Overseas
Highway, which was announced
yesterday, Senator Ward stated
in his letter.
He intends to return to Key
West in the near future.
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DENY ALLEGED NAH
PLOT in ARGENTINA
tDy Associated Pressl

BUENOS AIRES. Sept. U.s.
Argentine cabinet members today
sought an investigation Of an al
legged Nazi plot, reported crush
ed by the army yesterday, and
the existence Of which was de-
MED officially today.
Army leaders, who admitted
they took an linspecified number
of flying cadets into custody yes
terday, today said they were
only investigating the theft of
some boxes Of ammunition.
z At had been announced off
'cially Yesterday that the army
moved to avert a Nazi-inspired
revolution plot.
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ENLISTED men
ENTERTAINED
LARGE NUMBER ASSEMBLED
AT Uso CENTER FOR
DANCE LAST NIGHT

More than 400 navy enlisted
men and 100 young women of Key
West were guests last night at a
dance at the USO center.
Roland Happy Keeton was
master of ceremonies during the
program with the La Concha or
chestra furnishing the music. Fea-
lures of the entertainment in
Guided a solo by Edna Suarez, tap
dancing by Jimmy Kessler, U. S..
NJ, and singing by George Nc
Closky, also of the navy Lois
Lowe, who will be society editor
of the USO Echo, which is to be
published soon, staged a jitterbug
dance exhibition with Happy
Keeton, Freeman and Dan Nc
Cready, all of the navy. The last
act of the evening was a Rhumba
exhibition featuring Alta Ca
brera and Keeton.
Refreshments were served by
Mrs, Josephine Piodela, Mrs H.
Demeritt, Mrs. Caroline Roberts
and MRS. Al. M. Hewitt, all of the
Catholic Daughters.
USO ushers and door guards
were Sam opposite, Bennett, Jack
Churchill, Joseph Powell and
Joseph Miller, all navy enlisted
men.
George Montpetit, director, an
nounced the dance viii be reg
ular weekly feature at the club.
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in THIS MAN'SAR
Camp Banding Typical
THE EYES HAVE IT.
Bv JOHN GROVER
Ar Feature service Writer

I CAMP BLANDING, Fla, Sept
25.The 62nd brigade column,
U. S. Army, rolls west, poking
its motorized nose into a test
tube 1000 miles long.
It's under military microscopes
every mile. Brass hats cock crit
ical eyes on it, checking the
progress of a vital experiment
forging an army from an I'M
trained mass of citizens.
This is military chemistry on
a cross-country scale, shaking up
men and machines with mud and
dust and heat to find flaws in
the army amalgam.
The Sind is typical outfit, a
cross-section of your new army.
Its selectees and National Guards
men have been training since
November grammar and high
school stuff The September ma
neuvers are college What hap
pens to the 62nd is happening to
100000 otner soldiers in the
Louisiana war games.
Take a close look at this typ
zeal unit for a better idea of our
army "a
Taking a look at the army is
the army's own favorite sport.
Boy do they inspect EN-. A
double check is just casual
glance After qaudruple, quin-
tuple and umpteen-multiple in
Continued Oh Page kour)
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Key Vests Big Cleanup
Campaign Opens Tomorrow
POTS AND PANS

Donations of aluminium
pots and pans which Ameri-
can housewives recently
made as patriotic gesture
will furnish metal sufficient
to build more than $500 war
planes. oPM officials in
Washington have informed
the Aviation News Commit
tee.
This collection of kitchen
ware. it was said. will total
l4.000.000 pounds of the es-
sential scrap metal. which
should yield about l0.500.000
pounds of aluminium. equiva-
lent TO about nine per cent
of the consumption last year
by the secondary smelters to
which the scrap was shipped.
The contribution of pots
and pans is said to average
nearly half pound of scrap
tor each occupied dwelling
house in the United States.
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Carpenters Show Appreciation
For Increase In Pay; To Work
Saturday Morning Without Pay

Paul H. Smith Construction
company, which Tuesday granted
pay increases of 1212 cents per
hour to striking carpenters and
laborers, has accepted the offer of
the carpenters union to work
without pay Saturday morning.
The carpenters, in a letter to
the company, said they appre-
ciated the Kindness and fair
ness" of the firm in granting the
increase, and offered to provide
without charge as many men as
the Smith company can use to
speed operations Saturday morn
ing.
In their letter, the carpenters
agreed to provide their own serv-
ices and that of their helpers from
7:30 a. m. to noon Saturday.
The Smith company, working
on a negro housing project,
granted the increase after COM
pany officials had explained that
continued delay would cause the
firm heavy losses in carrying out
their contract.
Laborers Report
Continuing the back-to-work
move which began when 100
laborers reported at the w. P.
Thurston and Mackle-Leach COM
pany projects yesterday, 174
laborers, most of them negroes,
were on hand when the gates
opened this morning.
More than 800 laborers still are
out, however, and the 500 "fish-
ing" carpenters at meeting last
night maintained their refusal to
return until they are granted a
pay increase of from $l00 to
$L125 an hour
Lieut.. -Comdr. Henry l.. Naff,
public relations officer, said this
afternoon the local station still
has received no orders from the
bureau of yards and docks, be-
yond the original statement Of
last Saturday that negotiations
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CHARGED NYE WITH
REVERSING STAND
fny ArsocInied rre.sl

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-Mo-
ton picture producer, Harry M
Warner. testifying at a senate
committee hearing on alleged
movie propaganda, today charged
North Dakota Senator Gerald
Nye with reversing his stand on
the picture, Confessions of a
Maxi Spy"
The picture, one Of list which
Nye said were propaganda films,
was heartily endorsed by the SEN
ator when it was produced in
1889, Warner charged.
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BROTHER OF FIRST
LADY DIED TODAY
IN, ASA. sssed Press,

tttF NSNW tDteu tsFcNSb
WASHINGTON. Sept. rs.
&c. Hall Roosevelt. 81.
brother Of the First Lady.
Mrs. Franklin d. Roosevelt.
died this morning in Waller
Reed hospital after a long
illness.
Mrs. Roosevelt had been
constantly at her brothers
SIDE for several days as his
condition became steadily
worse.
Well known in Warrington.
he had been a frequent visi-
tor at the White House over
q period of years.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-09-25
PLANE ORDERS
NOW TOP FIVE
BILLION MARK
AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES TASK
DOUBLED, $4,000 NEW JOBS
CREATED, PAYRoLLs ARE
MOUNTING
isnec.a. 10 The CltIzenl


WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-The
task assigned Americas aircraft
industry-that of arming World
Democracy in the air-was dou-
bled during the first seven
months of 1941, the Aviation
News Committee reported to-
day.
On January /, 1941, the indus
try faced the job of building ST.
I831. 665, 159 worth of planes, a
figure which some quarters be-
lieved would tax the ultimate ca
pacity of the aircraft builders to
the limit,
Task Is Doubled
Yet in the seven ensuing
months new oredrs brought this
figure to the staggering total of
SIS, 586, 319,334, almost exactly
double the industry's assignment
at the years start.
As the industry is estimated to
have produced something more
than $7O0,0O0,OO0 worth of planes
during this January-August pc
riod, the new orders placed
amounted to approximately 49,
450,0O0,000.
This data highlighted the reg
ular monthly survey of the
Aeronautical Chamber of Com
merce of America, a survey
which revealed that the aircraft
industry plane, engine and pro-
peller makers worked 5,532, 278
more man-hours in July than it
did in June.
(OPM Director General Will
liam S. Knudsen has described
man-hours worked as the best
index of defense production eff
fort. Two weeks ago the Aero
nautical Chamber reported on
man-hour and other accomplish
ments during July of the air
plane section of the industry
alone. Data assembled since, on
the engine and propeller divi-
sions of the industry, revealed
the increase in man-hours work
ed from 46,620,9 65 in June to 52,-
153,243 in July.)
PaYrolls. Personnel. Etc.
The August survey also
showed that:
l. Weekly industry payrolls
rose from $10,605,32 on July / to
$1l, 688,780 on August /, an in
crease of $1,083,4 59.
2. The industry put into opera
ton during July, l,799,850 addi-
tional square feet of floor space
to bring the total to Al ,896,347.
3. More than $4,000 new en-
ployes were hired during July,
bringing the total number of en-
ployes to 800, 749.
Significant was the disclosure
by the survey that the aircraft
engine manufacturers virtually
have completed their plant ex-
pansion program. Beginning with
1,726,037 square feet of floor
spaced on January l, 1899, the en-
CINE companies on August /,
1941, had 10,150,7O1 square feet
in actual operation, with only
$50, 500 square feet under con-
struction.
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Stearman Turns Out
Its 200Oth Trainer
Especial to The Citixenl

WICHITA, Sept. 25.-Repre-
sentative Of the tremendous pro-
sduction strides being accom-
plished BY the American aircraft
industry, the Stearman Aircraft
Division Of Boeing Airplane Co.
recently completed the 2000th
Stearman primary training air.
plane under the q. S. emergency
defense program.
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German And RussianlRepOIts Arc
Rather Conflicting Relative To
H0SdfdtS South Of LGningrad
Fierce Fighting, However,
Being Carried On Be-
tween Forces At Various
Points
ally Assoelate.l I,rassl


NEW YORK. Sept. 2s.-Con-
FLEEING German and Russian re-
ports today told Of savage hand
to-hand fighting south OF Lenin-
grad. indicating that the Nazi
war machine once more is throw
ing its full weight into the strug-
Gle for quick capture Of the
city.
Moscow said cax4arY and
heavy tanks have combined in
sweeping the Nasis six miles
south of Leninsrad. inflicting
heavy losses on The Germans in
q battle which lasted all day yes
terdaY and into the night.
Adolf Hitler's high command
.countered with the statement
thsS fighing is in progress now
on the streets of L.eningrad sub
|urbs, and Stuka dive borrbers
were said to be raking the entire
city in endless day and night
bombing attacks.
Far to the south, in the heavy
fighting east Of Kiev, Moscow
declared Marshal Seneon Budy-
enny's men have fought their
way out Of a German trap and
are driving back into the Nazi
flank in cooperation with the
armes Of Marshal Senaon Timo-
shenlxo, repeatedly slashing down
from the central front near
Smolensk.
Move On crinea
British military experts, de-
claring that a German army Of
more than 10000 men is pushing
unto the Crimean peninsula. de-
clared that zone may prove to be
among the most important IN
Russia's defense.
Capture Of the Crimean port
of Sevastapol would make il lit
orally impossible for the Rus
slams to maintain a fleet id the
Black Sea, and domination Of
the peninsula would give the
Germans d short-elt into Rus
sia's back door, ii the Cau-
causus.
Authorized quarters in Ions
don, also refusing to be quoted
Continued On Page Four
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the plan before a house banking
committee yesterday, told news
men today he has ordered treasury
department legal experts to draw
up the recommendations in a for
NAL bill for congressional ac-
ton.
Under Morgenthau's plan, cor
porations would be subject to
government confiscation of all
profits on investments amounting
to more than six per cent.
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CITY COUNCIL
MEETS TONIGHT

There will be special meeting
of the City Council held tonight,
beginning at 8 o'clock, at which
time applications for liquor IL
censes will be heard.
There will be other matters also
coming before the board during
the course of the session.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-09-25
UNDERGROUND NIGHT CLUB

BELLA VISTA, Ark Five
hundred feet beneath the Ozark
mountains $500 people can dine
and dance at one time in the
worlds largest underground night
club Wonderland Cave. nlys-
teriously aforementioned BY ma
ture, was once a hideout for Jesse
James.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-09-25
Plan Wider Program To
Triple Nation Refining
Facilities For Aviation
tBy Assoelat press,

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.
Plans for $15o,oO0,O0O expansion
program to triple the nations re-
filming facilities for aviation gaso-
line were announced today by Pc
troleum Co-ordinator Harold L.
Ickes.
Ickes said the navy department
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-09-25
Morgenthau's Taxation Plan,lv II
Is Met With Cool Reception
eBy Associated press)

WASHINGTON.s Sept. IS. -
Secretary of the Treasury Henry
Morgenthau's plan for 100 per
cent taxation of profits over six
per cent today drew cool recep-
ton from most congressional
leaders.
Opponents of the plan said it
would wipe out small business
men who have "plowed back"
profits into their businesses.
Morgenthau, who announced
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he been unable to get 600,0o bar
res of gasoline considered neces-
sary for reserve stock. He said
e enough fuel is available for pres
ent needs, but declared increased
plane production and use will
create a shortage.
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DUKE AND DUCHESS
REACH WASHINGTON
tny Associated Press,

WASHINGTON. Sept. rs.
"A crowd of more than 5000
this morning packed Wash
ington's Union Station before
? o'clock as the Duke and
Duchess of Windsor arrived
here from Miami on their way
to the dukes ranch in Canada.
The royal couple had a
busy day before them here.
with interviews. a luncheon.
a reception and an informal
dinner tonight on the sched-
ule.
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Event Will Be Ushered In
With DuvaI Street Auto
mobile Parade, Dance AT
Night

This citY's first big cleanup.
paint-up. fix-up" campaign in
many years opens tomorrow
night with a DuvaI street auto
mobile parade and dance al
La Concha Hotel.
Planned by the Junior cham
Der of commerce to extend over
a period Of three months. the
campaign will be cooperated in
by all of the citY's fraternal or
carnations. plus the City and
county governments.
To draw attention to their
campaign, the Jaycees and 9TH
ers who are interested will drive
down Duval street from South
beach tomorrow night with
brooms attached to their cars as
a reminder that the Cleanup
is underway. The cars will as-
semble at the south end of Du-
val street at 7 o'clock
Money from the benefit dance
al. La Concha will go toward pay
ing expenses of the campaign.
The dance will begin at 10
o'clock.
Pinder To Direct
Joe Pinder, First National Bank
sempiOye, has been named cllair-
man of the cleanup" commit
tee, with Joe Allen and Irving
Korak assisting in its direction.
Korak, a former member of the
Mani Beach Junior chamber
Of commerce and an architect
with the w. P. Thurston Con-
struction company, will aid city
res. dents in estimating costs for
painting and repair jobs.
Under the program mapped by
the Jaycees, Key Westers will
be aided during the first month
of the campaign in a general
cleanup Of the city. City Off
Gals have promised their aid in
forcing property owners to dis
pose of some of the worst eye
sores and the club members and
citizens will cooperate in a gem
eral program of picking up rub
Dish.
During the next month of the
program, citizens will be urged
to put coat of paint on homes,
fences and other weather beaten
frame structures, with the final
month devoted to program Of
general repairs, flower and shrub
planting and general improve
ment in the looks of the city.
Free Plants. Seeds
Members of the Garden club
and the Botanical Gardens have
offered their aid in providing
free seds and plants for proper
ty owners who wish to beautify
their homes with flowers and
shrubbery.
Jaycee members. in planning
the campaign, have pointed out
that a program of beautifica-
ton here would mean extra
money for all of the city's resi-
dents. since such program
would encourage visitors to spend
longer vacations in Key West.
As the opening gun in their
campaign, the Jaycees have sent
personal letters to all property
owners urging them to take part.
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Key West. Florida. has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only ID Fahrenheit
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The Nome nugget., 1941-11-21

Some time ago MT. Churchill said that the people of this coun- try must be prepared to endure sacrifices. IL now appears that the British think that we are too loose-mouthed about defense and kindred affairs. It is hard to please everybody, and perhaps England should be thankful for past and present benefits and let it go at that. Aong with feel ing of goodwill toward England there goes the sentiment that there is virtue in keeping on's nose out of other folks business.
The Nome nugget., 1941-11-21
First Birch For Defense Soon

First logs in AlaSka's new de- fense industry will move out of Alaska December l under the present schedule, Russell Anna bel said as he left Anchorage to return to the logging camp at Montana on the Alaska Railroad.
 MT. Annabel said the contract to furnish peeler birch to Can adian interests for use in air plane and naval boat construc- ton, is so large that difficulty is being experienced finding con- tractors able to handle the work.
 Roads and skidWays are being built at Montana for handling the timber, The Alaska Railroad will biuld l6-car siding Most of the development work is well under way so that cutting can be start ed soon, he said.
 It is hoped that thee opera tionS can be organized by Nov ember with the view of speeding delivery of the birch to the fac tory in New Westminster, B. C.
 Joe Hardy, birch expert of the Pacific Veneer Company is plan ming to remain indefinitely in Al aSka to supervise this work.
The Nome nugget., 1941-11-21
Current Comments From Washington

It was on the tWenty-seventh of last May that the President declared that a national emer- gency existed, and called upon all citizens to aid in speeding up national defense preparations. Since that date, there have been three seizures of industrial plants in which the spirit of the Exec utive order was not being carried out. In one instance, at Kearney New Jersey, army aid was un- necessary. A California case call ed for more drasic handling. The BendiX, N. J. mater presented a peculiar aspect. The non-strikers struck because the strikers were to be taken back, the result be- ing that the original strikers wei comed the taking over of the plant by the government.
The Nome nugget., 1941-11-21
B A "A A R Federated Church
SHOP FOR CHRISTMAS NOVELTIES FRIDAY NOVEMBER 2S

The four-masted Windjammer will sail out of Grays Harbor late this month with a million and half feet of lumber aboard. She will return with a load of manganese ore.
 The union said it demanded high wages because the Commo- dore will pass through danger ous waters and because the crew members will be forced to work 12 hours a day and put up with poorer living conditions than men on steamers.
The Nome nugget., 1941-11-21

Tn the matter of mere defense, Russia is doing peter than was expected, but to say the least, there is no certainty at this date that Hitler ultimately will be ex- pelled. With Russia out of the running, Japan would have no powerful neighbor to keep an eye on her. The United States has reasons other than an aspira- tion to put down Hitler, for deir- ing Russian success in the pre- sent conflict. With Russia sub dued, the task of preventing the Pacific from becoming a Nippon csc ocean would rest, in practic al entirety, on American shoul- ders.