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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-21

The rock ledge, level but rough
runs each way as far as you can
see; Shallow basins and rough
crags standing like saddle horns.
and many loose rocks out and in
the water. And these are tropA
ical waters: what fish do you
suppose. will we find here? Get
that old four-foot black minnow-
seine that has seen service in SO
many places. There they go.
slim miunows across that shall
low basin and under that stone.
And here they are, not slim at
all, but deep like sunfish. cross
barred with black and silver, the
white bands canary yellow at the
top next to the back. The best
known fish of coral reefs, serg-
eant-majors or Cow-pilots. ia
nous for their outrageous scien-
tific name of Abudefduf.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-21

Some men who have no other traits of
stability will stick to phony story and ex-
pect to get away with it.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-21

A simple way to reduce highway
fatalities: Enforce traffic regulations
without fear or favor.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-21

Frederick Mccormick of Calf.
noted journalist, born in Brook
field, Mo-, II years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-21

Now we have a beauty: that's
a porkfish. with high white col
lar and wide black tie. and a
4rCss Of baby ribbon stripes of
canary yellow and sky blue: ev-
CIV blue stripe edged with pun
ple Fins and tail yellow kAo.
And here is another. long and
smooth and olive green trimmed
all over with soft pink and pur-
pie and blue and deeper green in
a most complex but beautifsil
pattern. That's a Slippery Dick
and ne would better 60 ashore TO
take care Of that. Once we had
one in net and ashore twice. and
still he slipped out and went
bark 70 sea. See. its lips look
like those of ? parrot fish. bot
rs ieeth arc different
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-21
IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

Water and Sewerage ''' 81"
2. More Hotels and Apartments
3. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. i,sdl" %,
4. Airports--Land and Sea. rs
5. Consolidation Of County and City Gov
crnmentS
8 A Modern City Hospital
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-21

Il think the time has come to
call halt on the traffic situation
in Kew West: I'm tired of hearing
the council criticized when the
fault is with the mayor and his
subordinates" Councilman John
son told his fellow members here
last night.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-21

Prof. Paul r. Mort of Column
-bia University neteds seacher of
education. bonn inn EasiassIeasba
4a5earsdageNsssa xs8fo on zoa III
DR. Clement CIV illams,u PISS
ident of Lehigh University, born
at Bryant, H., so years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-21
KEY WEST In
DAYS GONE BY
Happenings On This Date Ten
Years Ago AS Taken From
Files Of The Citizen
Files Of The Citizen

The old custom of roping off
streets to spare sick persons
from noise will no longer be fol-
lowed in Key West, city council
has decided.
There is no law permitting the
roping off of streets and no city
council member has the authority
to grant such permission, it was
explained.
The custom in the past has
caused accidents, been the cause
of personal injuries and has in
volved suits against the city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-21

Let's "a I'D on the ledge and
jnok under tfnse stones in TIE
pools An what have we hcrev
There's ar Irish girl all right. .
slenny with 8 good Irish face
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-21

"All the sea is, mystery, once
wrote a Georgia poet; and any
oldtimer who has spent life
time upon the water will con-
firm it. Much as he may know,
there is far more that must for
ever remain unknown. The sea
is ever yielding up its secrets; yet
so infinite are the resources hid
den in its breast; wonder and
beauty and mystery, that it re-
mains always fascinating world
All over the earth it is instructive
in human nature, to look into the
water and wonder what mys-
teries are hidden there, what
things new and strange it may
conceal. In some of us this fas-
cination, this wonder, is stronger
than in others, amounting almost
to a passion. Yet it is a passion
we may share, in some measure,
with our friends and others. Here
in the Key West waters we have
spent some time collecting small
specimen fishes. One never
knows what may turn up next
Want to come along and see?
No, the odd ones, the rare ones
do not come in one day, nor
every day. The sea is great; and
thickly populated sas5 it, fsl1there
are times and places Where, for
the time being, one finds little.
But it is the privilege of a writer
to arrange his composition as in
a picture; to leave out such non
essentials as fraitless hours; and
include the experiences of many
days in one; promising a more
entertaining trip to you who
might otherwise find it tiresome
at times. Ready now? Well,
hop in and we will spin down
three miles of palm-lined boule-
ward beside an iris-tinted sea;
cross to Stock Island and over
the long Boca Chica bridge, six
miles along a grass bordered high
way with walls of trees and open
views of the Atlantic on the one
side and silver lakes on the 9TH
err. And here is the long rocky
shore, and the shimmering sea
we told you of before; and the
ships far out: and wide waters all
the Wav to Cubs. All. get breath
# that air, will you? Doesn't that
do you good?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-21

Ben Ray Redman of Holly
wood, editor and author, movie
executive, born in Brooklyn, N.
Y, 40 years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-21

DIR. Alma ]. Neill of the Uni
versity <of Oklahoma, noted
Psychologist, born at Chillicothe,
ILL.,, Sc years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-21
FORECAST


CTill 1880. p M, Saturday. =
Key West and. Vicinity: Partly
cloudy and somewhat ,eoeler to,
night and Saturday. moderate
northerly Winds 1,sa3d "a
Florida: Partly leloudy, tonight
and Saturday; slightly colder, in
south and east7ceptralv portions,
scattered frost in, interior of ex7
treme north portion tonight.
Jacksonville to Florida Straits
and East Gulf: Moderate north
erly winds; partly cloudy wealth
er tonight and Saturday with a
few scattered showers over ex-
treme south portion.
CONDITIONS
Pressure continues low over
northeastern districts, and rela-
lively low over the far West;
while the high pressure area has
weakened somewhat but still re-
mains crested over the upper
Mississippi and Missouri Valleys
and covers mot of the remainder
of the country. Light snow has
occurred during the last "a hours
from the Dakotas southwark over
eastern Colorado and Kansas,
and in portions of the Lake re-
gion, Ohio Valley and North At
lantic States, and there has been
rain in portions of the Gulf
States, Georgia. and Florida, and
in California and the southern
Plateau States, Los Angeles re-
porting a heavy rainfall of 2.03
inches. Temperatures have fall
len somewhat in the Gulf States:
while elsewhere changes have
been generally uniTnportantx with
readings below zero this morn
ingy from eastern Montana east
ward over northern Minnesota
and freezing southwark into GEN.
trail Alabama and Georgia.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-21

5 Rabbi jonah B. Wise of New
York City. born IN Cincinnati,
60 years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-21

The yacht Zapala, of Sapeloe.
Ga. arrived here yesterday with
Wallace Near and party aboard.
The 124-foot yacht came here
from Toronto. Canada.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-21

Mrs Charles ]. Curry enter
tanned her bridge club yesterday
afternoon at her home, 603 South
ard street. Three tables were in
play. Mrs. Joseph E. Shourds
won first prize and Mrs. Harry
c. Galley second.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-21

The Citizen, IN an editorial,
said:
THE Key West Electric COM
pany has just been awarded, for
the second successive year, a
trophy for the best safety record
for electric companies of its class
in the southeast. And it could
not have won less than first place
since records show that during
1880, not an employee sustained
an accident which caused him to
lose time from his work.
THE contest out of which
grows the award to the local con-
Germ calls attention to a service
now being rendered the public
by practically all public service
corporations service that is
all but invaluable, yet one about
which the public knows little
This is the promotion of safety
among their employees, and, Sindi-
rectly, among those with whom
their employees come in contact"
The Gesu basketball team from
Miami didn't have the ghost of
show against the Conchs in
their tilt at the high school gym
nasium last night. Even the final
score, 33 to Il, hardly indicates
the margin which separated the
two.
The half ended with the Key
Westers leading 20 to 8, and the
DuVal county gang never was
able to catch up.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-21

Wind Direction and Velocity
Ms miles per hour
Relative Humidity
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-25
BOONE MAN KILLED
AFTER QUARREL SAT.

Boone.-A. N. 'Dolphus" Thorn
as of the Zionville community
was in Jail here Sunday charged
with the murder of Bon Thomas
Saturday during a fight between
the two men. It was not known
here whether they were related.
Sheriff A. B. Edminsten said
Dolphus and Bon Thomas engaged
in fight after an argument over
thir children's behavior on a
school bus.
Sheriff Edminsten quoted Dol
plus Thomas as admitting the
Staying and said he shot in self
defense after Bon Thomas had
thrown a rock through the wind
shield of Dolphus' car and then
handled him roughly when he
alighted from the automobile.
Bon Thomas was shot five
times. He died while friends were
attempting to get doctor.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-25
HITLER HAS TAKEN
OVER ARMY COMMAND

An official German announce
ment that Adolf Hitler had taken
over personal command Of his fall
tering armies in Russia and an
Italian admission that the fate of
Italy hung on the outcome of the
fighting in Libya Sunday provld-
ed startling new evidence of pos
sible cracks in the Axis armor.
The German radio disclosed
that Hitler personally had taken
over as communicative chief of the
German army, replacing Field
Marshal Walter Won Brauchitsch.
No mention was made Of moving
Brauchitsch-ca11ed the invasion
general''-to another post and the
inference was drawn that he had
lost his job because of the in
creasingly serious German posi-
ton in Russia and possibly as re-
suit of a quarrel between Hitler
and his generals.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-25
DUTCH AIR FORCES
BOMB JAP CRUISERS

Batavia, Netherlands East In
dies-Direct bomb hits on two
japanese cruisers, transport, and
another warship, presumably used
as an aircraft carrier were re-
ported officially Saturday by
Dutch airmen operating bi G
American bombers off Japanese
occupied Miri, Borneo.
Other explosives rained along
side the japanese ships as the
Dutch pilots twice attacked the
invaders who are seeking to re-
inforce their toehold on the Sara
wax coast, which is adjacent to
British and Dutch Borneo, the ag-
ency Aneta said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-25
1941 HAS BEEN BOOM
YEAR FOR MARRIAGES

: Washington. - It has been a
boom year for cupid.
In 1871 that little fellow with
the bow and arrow has had the
best years hunting in his career
in the United States. He scored
important levels among the years
100000 marriages, which the
census bureau reports in this
country's a1l-time annual record.
For his success cupid can thank
father time, the paymaster and
mars.
The bumper crop Of babies born
in the post World War I days
have reached the II do" age. The
defense boom put paychecks into
mems pockets and their thoughts
more easily turned to wedding
rings.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-25
NEW "WAR" TIRE is
NOW BEING PRODUCED

Akron, Ohio. The Goodyear
Tire and Rubber company has an
nounced production of a "war
tire" made from regenerated rub
Der to keep "the civilian wheel of
America from coming to stop"
Goodyear board chairman, P.
w. Litchfield, said the Akron
plant went into production on the
new tire yesterday, almost stimuli
taneously with receipt of the
news of the "scorched earth" poll
cy of British defenders of Malaga,
repeatedly resulting in the burn
ing of large rubber-growing areas.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-25
A REVOLT IN ITALY
is NOW UNDERWAY

London.-A new united front OF
anti-Fascist Italians, including So
cialists, Communists plus just
plain Mussolini-haters, has been
formed to foment a revolution IN
Italy and force a separate ltal-
ian peace, the Russian embassy
said.
In its Soviet War News" the
embassy said a committee was
formed recently Gin the vicinity
of the Italian frontier" to prod the
Italian masses into action against
the Fascist party.
"Mussolini's government has not
hesitated to sell Italy to the for
eigner in order to hang on to its
power against the will of the peo-
pie" the committee announced.
The committee said it would in
vite all groups of any political
tendency against fascism to join
in these aims:
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-25
EDITH MAXWELL is
PARDONED BY PRICE

Richmond, Va.-Edith Maxwell,
a young brunette school teacher
whose trial for the murder of her
father directed the attention of
the nation to the quiet Wise coun-
ty courthouse in the Cumberland
mountains six years ago, has been
freed by the state of Virginia af-
ter serving a fourth of her 20
year prison sentence.
Governor James H. Price took
the clemency action on the rec
ommendation of the woman's
prison farm superintendent and
the trial Judge. He noted that the
girl had been a model prisoner
land the interest of society will
be best served by a pardon being
granted" The pardon, conditioned
upon her behavior in civilian life,
is subject to revocation by the
governor.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-25
OF Sae National And World News Week

He died here Sunday night at
the home of his only son, C.. C..
Sumpter, with whom he had been
living for some time. He was 60
years old and death came from a
stroke of paralysis. He had been
confined to his bed since moving
here to live several months ago.
Mr.. Sumpter was a we'll known
farmer Of Caldwell county and
has large number of relatives
and friends.
He is survived by c. c. Sump-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-25
PRES. ROOSEVELT AGAIN
BECOMES GRANDFATHER

Philadelphia.-Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt Jr., gave birth to an
eight-pound, three-ounce boy yes
terday at the Pennsylvania Lying
In Hospital.
Both the baby and the mother
were reported ''doing nicely"
The boy was the second son
born to Mrs. Roosevelt, the for
mer Ethel DUPONT. The first son,
Franklin 3rd, was born in July,
1888, also at the Pennsylvania
hospital.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-25
Silas Creek News

Mr.. Ida Parsons, who is work.
ing for the government in Will
mington, Del, is on leave of alb
sence for week. He returns Mon
day.
The Silas Creek school child
rem gave short program Friday
evening, after which Santa Claus,
in the person of Mr.. Ed Jones, in
a very entertaining way visited
the children. Santa deplored the
modern idea of flues and stove
pipes being injected into them
thus preventing his coming down
as in the olden days. But being
admitted through the door
seemed to appease his anger and
he left his cargo.
Miss Cleo Dickson arrived from
Mount Pleasant high school Fri
day and will spend the holidays
with home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Campbell,
Mr.. G. M. Dickson, and his niece,
Miss Dorothy, attended the young
peoples singing at Shelter church
Sunday night.
Old Santa visited the children
of Trinity church Sunday school
Sunday morning.
Mr.. w. A. Campbell is doing
some plank fencing which is add
nag to the looks of his farm.
Mr.. Charlie Nelson, formerly of
Wilkes county, has moved into C.
F. Dickson's store house. Mr.. Mel
son has bought large quantity
of extract wood from DR.. B. G.
Waddell and is cutting and deliv-
ering it to North Wilkesboro.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-25

fensive was a big box of iron
crosses, second class, which bore
the tag:
ITO be handed out for the cap
ture of Moscow"
The Tass dispatch said that the
medals were found in a large staff
car seized in the Russian drive be-
yond Kiln, northwest of Moscow.
CHS recorded the lass broadcast
here.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-25
BIRTH ANNOUNCED

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Little an
nounce the birth of son, Thomas
Dec. Is, at Ashe Coun-
ty Memorial Hospital. Both mo-
Their and son are getting along
nicely
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-25
NAILS HAD AWARDS
FOR MOCOW READY

New York. - The British radio
quoted correspondent of Tass,
Russian news agency, as report
ing that among the German booty
taken in the Russian counterof-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-25
Last Rites Held
For W. A. Sumpter

William Alfred Sumpter, of
West Jefferson, and formerly of
Caldwell county, was laid to rest
Tuesday in the Greenwood GENE
terry at Helton, with services be-
ing conducted by Revs. Hoyt
Wood, w. T. Wilmington and Jim
Startling.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-12-25

ter, popular lineman in Ashe
county for the Blue Ridge Elee-
trio Membership corporation.
The Phoenix index., 1941-09-13
Ii Happened Here
Bv Dean Gordon B. Hancock

NV Old Colgate professor, who
ALWAYS emphasized in his "phlloso-
phical browsings that we live In a
universe and not a multiverse, had
something! That Ultimate Mind
with the Ultimate purpose decreed
that ultimately the interests OF all
the peoples are one and INSOFAR
able. Booker Washington in his
commonsense philosophical depths
saw it when he said that whosoever
would hold his brother down must
stay in the ditch with him.
Still later viewing this great
truth this writer has said that the
white man must save the Negro or
himself be lost. This is the most
assuring fact of history. The great
trouble with the world is not in re-
vealing this great truth but in get
ting men to accept it as revealed.
Twenty-Five years ago, and longer,
great economists and sociologists
concluded that there can be no such
thing as real victory in war. There
can be no such thing as complete
subiugated neighborS and this is to
induce poverty in the subjugated
subjugation of nations. To subju-
gate neighbor nations is to have to
do business with these subjugated
neighbors and this is to induce pow
erty in the subjugating nation.
Great Spirit has ordained 1t so!
The Phoenix index., 1941-09-13

The Fascism and Nazism that
afflict Europe are abroad in this
country. One of the most disquiet-
ing symptoms of these critical
times is the insuppressible appetite
that much of this nation has for
things Fascistic and Nazistic. One
of the disheartening features of our
efforts is President Roosevelt's
grapple with our American FasciStS
and Nazis who under the guise of
free speech" are determined to
throttle our defense efforts and
thereby make this nation an easy
prey to naziSm.
American Quislings are Iar TOO
numerous and influential in the af-
fairs of this nation. 1t is but a fore
gone conclusion that democracy
in America is going to survive.
There are many diSquieting symp-
toms in our congressional transac-
tions. Our anti-Nazi majority is too
small and too uncertain to give as
surance in this tragic hour.
Nazism in this country is stalk
ing forth a veX the unhappy sons
of Ham. Just as NaziSm is threaten
ing the Jews with determination in
Europe, so is NaziSm in this coun-
try lifting it's bloody hand to strike
down the Negro.
It is bad enough to impose on
defenseless Negroes in times of
peace when there is at least no
indications that they will be needed
for cannon fodder. But for these
The Phoenix index., 1941-09-13

Kenney is director, will be used as
an instruction center, and the
tnurse-;midwives, in training WIZ
also receive instruction and prac-
tical experience in the maternity
clinics now in operation in Macon
County, by assisting mid-wives in
rural areas, anG in assisting in de-
liveries at the Hospital.
Regular instructors in addition
to- Miss Thomas include DR.. Muir
ray Smith, Macon County health
officer, DR.. Robert M Mitchell
Negro obstetrioian on the staff of
the Macon County Health Depart
ment. and Mrs. Beatrice Trammel,
nurse-midwife. In addition, there
will be lectures by members of the
staff of the John A. Andrew Me-
mortal Hospital and others.
Four student nurse mid-wives
will take the first course, which
will continue for six months. They
are Nurses Fannie M. Prentice of
Brewton, Salina Johnson C Au-
gusta, Ga, Mary Louise Miller, of
st. Mary's Parish, La, ans Helen
S. Pennington, of Savannah, Ga.
The Phoenix index., 1941-09-13

great loss to families in economic
Support and morale that results
from many of these murders.
These gentlemen revealed deep
conceAn about their community
atAlarge by proposing drastic
changes which have stirred strong
Toroes against them. Personally,
I disagree with all of their recon-
mendations for reform. 1t is evi-
dent, however, that they were made
because of the sincere civic pride
coupled with the fact that police
reforms and an unprecedented
number of tented" revivals have
not improved the overall moral
tone of the community.
The grand ;urymen must have
given consideration to the poor ad-
vertising these homicides give to
Atlanta and Fulton County. At
lanta, striving nightly to qualify
as the only genuine metropolitan
center in the South, is particular
ly vulnerable to this "murderous'
publicity.
A SECOND PROPOSAL
For the consideration of mum
The Phoenix index., 1941-09-13
Court InterVeneS In
Pastors Election
ALIEN ANDRIA, La

Sa1AIl-N A1ND1O4Gy bn'
The Evergreen Baptist church,
located on the corner of Overton
and Terregano street, is having
great trouble in its pastoral elec-
ton. This church was left vacant
by Rev. H. R. Norris who died
May 19 in this city and was
widely known throughout the ma
ton. The differences grew out of
the fact that one minister was
appointed to serve the uneXpired
term of the deceased and the other
faction was desirous of electing
the candidate of their choice.
The sentiment was SO high and
far reaching that it has caused
the locking of the church bT one
faction and the taking Off of
locks by the other and the replac-
ing of locks by the other.
The taking off or the act of re-
placing locks was committed by
the various faction several times
One side is still contendinG for the
pastor to serve the uneXpired term
and the other is contending for
it's newly elected pastor.
One faction is led by Bro. j i.
P. johnson while the other Is led
by Fro. E. c. Powell. Both have
employed local attorneys to de-
fend them. Therefore the case will
come up in the local court in the
near future.