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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-29
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KEY WEST-WHERE
AMERICANISM BEGINS"

c. Howard Rowton. Pa
lstka. Florida department ad-
iuiant of the American Lee
qion. arrived yesterday in
Key West announcing that he
had adopted 4 new slogan for
the city. 1t is:
Key West-Where Amer
icanism Begins"
THAT slogan is going on
every piece of mail from my
office for the next three
months" Mr.. Rowton said.
II will 90 all over the coun-
try. II will be good advertis-
inc for your city.
Il think Key West Is 4 great
place. the ideal place for an
American Legion convention.
II is a little far away for most
of the boys. but the extra
mileage will be more than
made ND in the experiences
they have here"
Adiutant Rowton will meet
the members of the board of
directors OF the Key West
Convention corporation ar a
meeting at 500 o'clock TO
night in La Concha hotel
building. Fleming street. He
viii be asked 10 outline the
official program of the CON
vention. which is to De held
here April 23-2s.
Robert r. Spottswood.
president. William a. Free
man. treasurer. and ~ Mills.
executive director Of the cor
pcration. viii be AZ the meet.
ing.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-29
ANNOUNCE DEATH
OF MRS. PORTER
FORMER KEY WEST RESI-
DENT DIES IN LEBANON.
KENTUCKY

Mrs. Mary E. Pinder Porter, so,
a native of Key West and wife
of the Rev. T. ]. Porter, onetime
pastor of the Baptist church here.
died Saturday at her home in
Lebanon, XIV, it was learned here
today.
Mrs. Porter died of a heart at
tack after treatment, including a
blood TRANSMISSION, had failed to
increase her strength. .
A daughter of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. Theopholus Pinder, Mrs.
Pinder was born in Key West
November 20, 1880, and attended
public schools and Catholic
convent here. She was married
here while DR. Porter was serv-
ing as a church pastor and later
accompanied him TO the many
other cities in which he worked.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-29
EXPECT MAMMOTH
GERMAN AT TACK
BRITISH PLAN SENDING Elk
PEDITIoNARY FORCE
INTO ALBANIA
my Associated Pres.D

ANKARA, Jan. Violence
of British attacks during the past
few weeks in north Africa show
a desire to complete the cam
paigns in time to send an expe-
dictionary force into Albania be-
fore spring, it is believed here.
Military men expect a mann
moth German offensive into AL
bania and Greece as soon as wdrm
weather permits the rapid trans
portation of troops They be-
lieve Britain will make every ef-
fort to knock Italy out of Africa
before that time in order TO send
the victorious colonial armies in
to Albania.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-29
URGES VOTERS
TO REGISTER
STONE REQUESTS FREEHOLD
ERS TO CAST VOTE FOR
NEW AIRPORT

Julius +. Stone, Jr., acting
county attorney, today urged
Monroe county freeholders to
register and to vote for the con-
struction of an army airport at
Boca Chica.
Describing the growth of other
cities with military airportS and
the constantly increasing govern
ment expenditures in the expan-
sion of existing airports, Stone
said he could see no reason for OPP
position.
Military and defense interests
now have a controlling hand in
government affairs, he said, and
anything affecting them will have
much greater chances of speedy
action than civil project.
Stone predicts the measure will
be adopted but has urged free
holders to register in order to
make a decisive vote.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-29
SUGGESTS Low
PRICED STAMPS
MORGENTHAU MAKES PRO-
PoSAL TO FINANCE DE-
TENSE PROGRAM
try Associates Press)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 80. -
Plans for the general sale of low
priced stamps to finance the de-
Tense program were outlined to
members of the House Ways and
Means committee this morning by
Henry Morgenthau, secretary of
the treasury.
Morgenthau advocated the
stamp sale as a measure to pre-
vent further increases in the
nations indebtedness, but added
a suggestion for a thorough in
vestigation of governmental ex-
penditures.
He asked the congressman to
make a fine tooth" re-appraisal
of all government agencies not
engaged in defense programs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-29

Charges that some Key West
men have turned down offers Of
jobs in order to continue receiv-
ing surplus commodities of food
today were termed ridiculous
and untrue" by Mrs. Virginia
Baker. area supervisor in charge
of the state welfare bureau here.
Several Key West employers
have complained to The Citizen
that men offered jobs had refused
them because they were getting
food from the agency and had
rldiculed other men who did take
jobs on the grounds they could
continue TO eat without working.
Unfortunately" Mrs. Baker
replied today, we do not receive
enough surplus commodities for
anyone to live on
The commodity bureau at
Southland and Whitehead streets
is operated by four men whose
salaries are paid by WPA: the
food is distributed by the Federal
Surplus Commodities commission.
and truckage on the food from
ships to the agency is paid by the
county commission.
With a total relief list Of $50
families or 3.494 persons, the
agency IN recent months has been
distributing Per family about 10
pounds Of flour a month. five
pounds of apples or pr1neS every
two weeks, some coffee and sugar
and a few clothes provided by the
WPA sewing room
III is obviously impossible for
anyone to continue feeding his
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-29
Building Inspector Reports
Busiest Day OF This Month

Ralph Russell, Key West build
ing inspector, had his busiest day
of the month yesterday as six
property owners took out permits
totalling $1,000 for repairs.
Mrs. Albert Shultz, 419 Simon
ton, took the largest of the per-
mits for $500 in repairs to roof and
floors in her home The others
were Swan Hernandez, 308 Vir-
ginia street, 500, new siding;
John Hall, ga Margaret street,
SIS, metal roof; Samuel Roberts.
500 William street, SIS. metal
roof; A. T. Sjursen, 1125 Washing
ton, $3.50, general repairs, and the
Cuban club, 1900 Duval street, $50,
repair floors.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-29

other members Of me commission
said they had received no word 81
the loan
S. Pierre Roblnesu. attorney for
the project. reported yesterday
approval Of the loan had been as
surcd by Jesse Jones. RIG ad-
mlniStrator. in a conference fol-
lowing the talks between Senator
Claude Pepper and Navy Secre-
tarY Frank Knox Monday.
Rohineau said he had been told
formal papers would be drawn up
TO cover the loan and would b. re-
leased soon.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-29

in Norway, in Rumania and in
Italy. Italy, he said, is in a bad
condition and may not last out
the winter.
There is coming a natural re-
action to slavery, Stimson told
the committeeman, land when it
begins l think it will come so fast
it will amaze the defeatists".
The war secretary said he
would be opposed to any limita-
ton of President Roosevelt's pow
ers over direction of the lend
lease" bill and asked the commit
teemen not TO recommend a pro-
posed amendment which would
refuse the President authority to
send American conveys with
merchant ships bound for Eu-
rope.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-29
Stimson Urges Passage
OF Lend Lease Bill
To Stimulate British
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-Brit-
ain will win the war, provided
she is able to get through the
critical period of this spring and
summer, War Secretary Henry L.
Stimson predicted this morning
in testimony before Senate For
eign Affairs committeeman
Urging passage of the lend
lease" bill as a stimulant to Brit
ish morale, Stimson told commit
tee members, I'VE are buying
from England-not lending to
her. We must buy time to pre-
pare our defenses and England is
the only country which can sell
us that time.
Stimson said he believed mo-
rale was suffering severe strains
among the axis partners "the
creakings of which can be heard
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-29
JAPAN WARNS OF
EXPANSION POLICY

TOKYO. Jan, 29.--premier Mat
snoko today warned newspaper
men Japan will continue with her
policy Of expansion into the Dutch
East Indies regardless Of the
United States or Britain, but an
n0unced at the same time appoint
rnent Of an envoy TO work for a
better understanding between
Washington and Japan.
The envoy is expected 20 leave
for Washington at once.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-29
IMPORTANT GREEK
BASE is CAPTURED
NY Associated pressl

ROME. Jan. 29.-Official COM
muniques here today told of nal-
ian capture of an important
Greek base in Albania and a
stiffdning Of resistance In Eritrea
and Littya.
Itnlian forces in Africa. admit
tedS retreating. were said to
have halted and thrown back
British attacks In Albania. the
communicates said Italian forces
had inflicted heavy losses in a
swift counterattack.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-29
British Imperial Army Moves
Close In Around Italian Port
Of BtngSSt; Planning Battle
Prepares For Blow Which
Would Wrest From Italy
Practically All OF Afri-
can Seacoast
thy Associated Prexsl
CAIRO. Jan. 29.--Strong forces

my Associated Prexsp
CAIRO. Jan. 29.-Strong forces
Of the British Imperial Army of
the Nile have moved into COM
handing positions around the
Italian port of Bengasi in prepare
iion for blow which will wresf
from Italy all of her African sea-
coast with the exception of Tri-
poll.
Gen. Sir Archibald Wavell.
proceeding cautiously to mass
troops around Derna, is expected
to launch crushing attack as
soon as Italian forces have
been weakened by bombardment.
Meanwhile, stronger forces have
moved on beyond Derna TO take
up their positions for the assault
on Bengasi.
Reports OF FEC French" at
tack on an italian air-base in the
Libyan desert indicate the column
moved 300 miles across the desert
from French Equatorial Africa
and is now moving to join other
French forces in a drive from the
south on Italian Notifications
along the coast
Other British troops. during the
day, have continued their pursuit
of Italian troops into Eritrea with
reports of many prisoners taken,
while heavy fighting has been re-
ported from Ethiopia where
native tribesmen are said 10 be in
an important battle against
Italian troops.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-29
HITLER PLEASED
WITH AID GIVEN
THANKS PREMIER GENERAE
ANToNEscU FOR SUP
PORT OF AXIS

BUCHAREST. Jan. 29.-Pre-
mier General Ion Antonescu and
Adolf Hitler exchanged notes to-
day as the German leader COM
plimented the premier on his
suppression of anti-government
rioting and thanked him for his
support of the axis.
AntoneSeus note thanked the
Fuehrer for his support of Ru-
manian policies
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-29
JERRY NAVARRO
COMES TO CITY
WILL CLOSE DEAL FOR SALE
OF PROPERTY FOR
NEW AIRPORT

Jerry Navarro. son of the late
John + Navarro and Mary A.
Curry. arrived here Monday for
a combined business and pleas
urc trip IN this city
While here be will close with
tins county for II acres on Boca
Chica n ba used for the new air
port. He Is a guest at the home
of his cousins. Mr. and Mrs. Dan
Navarro on Elizabeth street.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-29
STUDY PLANS
ON BLOCKADE
WOULD STOP SOUTH AMERI-
CAN LEAKS IN BLOCK
AIDE OF GERMANY

LONDON, Jan. 29.-Admiralty
officials are studying plans to
stop South American leaks in
their blockade of Germany, it
was revealed today.
The admiralty believes great
quantities OF suppnes are being
shipped to Russia from South
America and transshipped into
Germany. One suggestion is
plan through which England and
the United States would buy
jointly all South American sur
plus goods.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-29
GERMANS ATTACK
BRITISH TOWN

BERLIN, Jan. 20. German
bombers staged an attack on an
unnamed British town in the
southern industrial regions last
night, il was reported here today.
Air activity was generally light
because of bad weather, however,
and the air ministry reported only
comparatively light raid.
A 7,000-ton British ship was
sunk off the coast Of Ireland by a
bombing plane, ii was an
bounced.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-29
CRIMINAL COURT
TO DRAW JURY
SESSION WILL BE HELD
AFTER CIRCUIT COURT
FINISHES WORK

County Clerk Ross Sawyer and
Sheriff Berlin Sawyer will meet
Saturday to pick a jury for Judge
William V. Albury's criminal
court session, it was announced
today.
Criminal court is held in the
circuit court chambers and start
of the session is waiting for COM
pletion of the Federal Housing
Authority's circuit court con-
demnation proceedings.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-29
CONVENTION FUND
COMMITTEE TO BE
NAMED TOMORROW
CHAIRMAN CARLETON IS AR
RANGING SCHEDULE FOR
SOLICITATION OF CON-
TRIBUTIONS !

The committee of businessmen
that will undertake the solicita-
ton of contributions to the Amer
lean Legion's state convention
fund will be named by Chairman
Guy Carleton tomorrow, he an
nounced today.
Key West is to be divided into
approximately Is groups for the
campaign" Chairman Carleton
said. Each group will be asked
to contribute percentage of the
total amount sought. The men,
bers of each group will be called
upon for active participation.
There will naturally be large
number of small business places
which will not be called upon for
direct contributions. They may
make their subscriptions directly
to headquarters of the convention
corporation, or through the pur-
chase of tickets on the sale of the
automobile.
"The business places are not
asked to contribute but are to be
asked to underwrite business in
vestment. Each business place
will realize from three to ten
times as much more business dur
ing the convention Any bust
pessman can figure that for the
small contribution he will be
asked for he will realize a much
greater profit"
Chairman Carleton is busy ar
ranging the schedule of calls to
be made by the committeeman
and arranging to see the commit
teemen
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-29
NEGOTIATIONS
FALL THROUGH
FOR SETTLEMENT OF UNDE-
cLARED WAR OF SIAM
AND INDo-CHINA
(By Associated Pressb

TOKYO, Jan. 29.-Negotiations
between French Indo-China and
Siam for a settlement of their un-
declared war, may have broken
down, ii is believed here.
Representatives of the two
countries are believed on Jap
anese cruiser discussing an end
to the hostilities, but the war is
continuing
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-29
BROTHER AND SISTER MEET

LOS ANGELES. cailf.~-Ai-
though they had lived for tao
years within two uailea Of eaeli
either Lee Roth. ~. and Mrs Km-
frsa Herfxherg. 50 met for tiae fsfst
tire recently when They learned
they we're brother ard sister.
Roth was told by an Eastern
friend ffsas ne bad > SISTER Iiving
in Lea Angeles ard be located
her By means cs = alEeet1Eg.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-29
Aqueduct Commission Fails
To Receive Notification Of
RFC Approval For Loan

Key West Aqueduct Commits
sion members up to this afternoon
apparently had received no formal
notification of RFC approval to a
loan of from $1,000. 900 10 $500. :
900. reported To have been ap-
proved yesterday IN Washington.
William T. Doughty. chairman
Of the commission, is III and has
been confined TO his bed, but
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-29
MRS. REYNOLDS
NAMED GUARDIAN

1rs Elizabeth Owens Reyn-
Odds Mekennan county. Iexass
has heen named sfe gaartisn ~
her daughter. Elizabeth Louise
Hugs. 70 handle property left the
giri In q Key West estate.
Judge %. Y Mcdaniel. McLsSi~
nan county judge. appointed the
guardian until Misc Higgs comes
of age She il IS.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-29
WILLKIE WATCHES
PARADE In LONDON
tny Associated Pres.l

LONDON. Jan. 29.-Wendell
Willkle. Republican party leader
and unofficial visitor TO London,
watched an anti-government
demonstration in his hotel lobby
this morning as more than 90
women paraded in protest against
food restrictions,
Police officials said the demon
stration was comrunist-nrspired.
but none of the women were ar
rested. NJ
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-29
TWO CASES In
CRIMINAL COURT

Rafael Russell and Walter Nun
roe. pleading guilty 10 charges
Of vagrancy in Judge William Y.
Albury'S criminal court, yester-
day were sentenced 10 30 days in
county Jail
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-29
ale DESCENDANTS

ALBUQUERQUE. n. NJ -
When Mrs. Dolores NJ. Maldona-
do. as, died recently. she left sew
en- grandchildren. II great-grand-
children and l4l great great
grandchildren.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-29
NEW YORK : BUSY BEE

Specializing in Seafocds. Spanish
Ccokins-Cench Chcwda- Daily
Best Sandwiches and Eats
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-29
Outstanding Officer Cred
tied With Planning At
tack That Routed Italian
Army
lBy Associated Press)
ATHENS. Jan. 29.-Premier
Gen. John Metaxas. Strong man"
of Greece and rated one of the
ablest military leaders in Europe.
died this morning following a
throat operation.
nv Associated Pressl

Greek leaders credited him
with planning the counterattack
which foced Italian armies out of
Greece and is continuing in the
attacks on Albania,
General Metaxas had been re-
ported seriously i'll yesterday, but
censors refused to divulge the ma
ture of his illness until his death
was announced early this morn
ing. Last night he had been re-
ported slightly improved after an
operation and a blood TRANSMISSION.
Alexander Korrissa, named to
succeed General Metaxas in a
cabinet meeting which followed
word of the premier's death, urg-
cd Greek troops to carry on along
the road driven by Metaxas.
In a public address he reaf-
firmed his own and his colleagues
loyalty to King George and prom
Used a successful continuation of
the war. ~ -
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-29

Key West, Florida. has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only IA Fahrenheit
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-01-02
PA STUMPED

Charles: "Pa, what's the difference
between sitting up and sitting down? ?"
Pa: "Well, my boy, when somebody
is standing up, and he seats himself,
he sits down; and when he doesn't
go to bed, and sits down, he sits up"
Charles: "But, pa, if he sits, how
can he sit without sitting down? And
if he sits down, how a he sit up"
Pa: "Well, you see, if he sits down,
why he-I mea if he sits up-oh, go
to your mother and don't ask me ques-
tons when Pm busy"
Charles: PA, what's the difference
between sitting up and sitting down."
Pa: well, my boy, when somebody
is standing up, and he seats himself,
he sits down; and when he doesn't go
to bed, and sits down, he sits up"
Charles: But, pa, if he sits, how
can he sit without sitting down? And
if he sits down, how can he sit up"
Pa: "Well, you see, if he sits down,
why he-I mean if he sits up-oh, go
to your mother and don't ask me ques-
tons when I'm busy"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-01-02
New Pay Rates Benefit
N. Y. Project Workers

New York, y. Y.-Controller Joseph
D. McGoldrick confirmed thirteen
changes in the scale of wage and
hours of workers on city projects in
conformity with the State Labor Law
and as the result of a survey of pre-
vailing rates in private employment
In nine instances the daily number
of work hours remained unchanged
while wages were advanced. In three
other clasSitications in which the
daily rate decreased, the hourly wage
rate increased because of a reduction
in the daily working hours from s to
7. In a third category the daily hours
decreased from s to 7 while the daily
pay remained unchanged.
For example the old hourly rate of
$3.50 for painters is increased to
S1.60 and the pay of $1,000 for a r
hour day is increased to S11.20. While
the hours pay of marble helpers is
advanced from S1.3O 5/8 to $1.36 At
the old wage of S1O.45 for an S-hour
day is decreased to S9.65 for a 7-hour
day.
The classifcations involved by the
new schedule are cement masons, ce-
ment and concrete workers, derrick
men and riggers %tstone), drill run
ners' assistants, millwrights, stone
planermen, stone masons, stone set
tiers, marble cutters and settlers and
marble polishers, bed-rubbers and
S3wyprS
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-01-02
Greyhound Lines Sign
Closed Shop Contract

Cleveland, o. Representatives, of
the Amalgamated Association of
Street and Electric Railway and Mo-
tor Coach Operators of America, A.
F. of L. affiliate, and four Greyhound
bus lines reached an agreement pro-
viding for a closed shop and substan-
tial wage adjustments in certain clas-
sifcations covering drivers and other
employees on New England and New
York-Chicago ms The contract, re-
troactive to December /, applies to
Central Greyhound of New York, Cen
trail Greyhound, Inc, New England
and Illinois Greyhound Lines. AL
drivers for the four lines are re.
quired to join the AFL affiliate be.
fore Jan. Is.