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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-24
Thedter Man Asked
For City Controller

A committee representing b
business organizations in the north
west section of the city today
asked Mayor Jeffries TO appoint
Hazen l.. Funk. manager Of the
Great Lakes Theater, as city con-
troller TO succeed Donald SlutZ.
who will leave TIC post about MAJ
Is TO become director of an or
ganization to promote traffic safety
in Detroit. Jeffries said he had not
yet decided upon the appointment
and would be glad to meet with
Funk upon his return from two
week vacation in Florida.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-24
international New. seryie. cabl,

BERLIN, April 24.-The Ger
man government today endorsed
the action OF Baron Franz Won
Vera, ace Nazi airman, in jump
ing his bond in the United States
and escaping repeatedly TO Peru
in an effort TO return to the
Reich.
UNITED States Atty. Gen.
Robert Jackson on Tuesday
night said Won Vera had
jumped his $4,000 bond and
was believed 10 have fled IN
Peru. The Nazi airman escaped
from an internment camp in
Canada. but was arrested upon
entering the United States.
Later he was released under
bond in custody of the German
consul general in New York
City.
Gn announcing Won Werra's
departure. Jackson said the fiier
had taken flight in violation of
the terms Of his release" and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-24
Dr.. Weizmdn TO Talk
At Welfare Meeting

DR.. Chain Weizman, president
Of the Jewish agency for Palestine
and regarded as one Of the chief
creators Of the Jewish home in
Palestine. will be principal speaker
tonight in Cass Tech High School
at a Jewish Welfare Federation
meeting.
The meeting is on behalf Of the
United Jewish Appeal. Jewish re-
lief agency. The federation opens
its campaign for local. national
and international causes May Il.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-24
All Asked 10 Aid
Cleanup Week

All citizens Of Detroit are urgeC
by Mayor Jeffries to go about
for cleanup week which starts
Saturday.
Personal cleanliness goes
with yirility and II Is more es-
sentiaI now that Detroit, a
typical American city, remain
virile." the mayor said Al a
luncheon meeting of the Detroit
Civic Pride Association at the
Hotel Book Cadillac.
The luncheon was the aSSocia-
tons starting gun for cleanup
week and officials Of Detroit
Hamtramck. River Rouge a n q
other suburban municipalities at
tended.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-24
Gregory Cup Debate
Winners Announced

William King and Robert Brang,
are the winners in the fifteenth
annual Gregory Cup debate Spon-
sored by the PhIlomathlc Society
of the University of Detroit, It was
announced today.
Victor Kushner. 81. of 1888
Birwood avenue. was chosen the
winner Of the first annual play
wrights contest conducted by the
Universitys players. Kushner's
prize winning play Frame Colo
nial' which he described as a three
act social tragedy, was written in
TWO hours.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-24
I 0PM Men 10 Check
On England Industry

NEW YORK. April 24.-1NS)
Two representatives of the Of
fee of Production Management
were on their way to England to-
day aboard the Atlantic Clipper
TO compare notes on the island s
production machinery.
The two OPM men. Stuart
Symington and Arthur Lardin,
were fellow passengers of four
United States diplomats on their
way TO their posts in Portugal and
England. Commander Ralph A.
Ofstie and Lieut.. Commander John
II. Leppert will join the staff OF
the American embassy in London
Roy Baker will take up his post
as consul in Bristol. England, and
Marcellus Parsons will act as vice
consul at Lisbon.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-24
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-24

PIERRE j. HUSS
Mr.. Huss, the International
News Seryice-Detroit Times
correspondent at Berlin TO
whom the 1910 George X.
Holmes Memorial Trophy has
been awarded in recognition
of the excellence and objectiv-
ity of his reporting Of the
German side of the war.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-24

Huss was chosen the winner
largely on the basis of dispatches
filed from the battle line in the
middle OF May, describing the
steady collapse OF Belgium and
clearly predicting that France and
the Maginot Line could not hold
out against the Nazi juggernaut.
The committee of selection con-
sisted of George w. Jealy Jr.,
managing editor. New Orleans
imes-Picayune; Frank w. Tay-
Tor, managing editor, ST. Louis
Star-Times; Palmer Hoyt. pub
Usher. Portland Oregonian; John
B. T. Campbell. managing editor.
Los Angeles Herald-Express, and
Connolly.
Other correspondents and re-
porters whose work received high
praise included william X.
Hutchinson. Holmes successor as
chief of the Washington staff, par
ticularly for his graphic series on
the life and career Of the late
Senator William +. Borah.
There was high praise also. for
stories written by Walter Kier-
nan on the campaign and defeat of
Wendell Willkie and for Inez Robb,
Cecil Dickson. Robert Humphreys
James r. Young. Merrill Mueller.
James l.. Kilgallen and Ralph B.
Jordan.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-24
Governor Urges
Celebration Of
American Day

Patriotic residents Of Detroit
and Michigan will unite with their
fellow countrymen Sunday, May
1S, in observing Il Am An Amer
lean Day"
Governor Van Wagner pro-
claimed the occasion. calling upon
every loyal Michigander to mark
the day with appropriate rejoicing
and exercises.
81 Am An American Day" was
designated recently in a proclama-
ton by President Roosevelt made
by congressional request
Veterans groups. service or
CARNATIONS and various eric clubs
as well as schools and churches
are among those now planning Il
Am An American Day" programs
here.
GOVERNORS PROCLAMATION
The governors official procla-
nation read.
'In this year Of international
strife and unrest. the rededica-
ton of our people 10 the rights
and privileges vested In our
citizens by the Constitution of
the United States IL impera-
lively important
This rededication can he
shared by both old and new
citizens: by the old as = fOrceful
reminder Of things which we
often come TO accept as matter
OF fact, by the new In pointing
attention to the responsibilities
which are a reciprOcatien OF the
privileges vested by citizenship.
Therefore, j Murray ID. Van
Wagner, governor of Michigan.
hereby proclaim. In conjunction
with the President of the United
States. that Sunday. May IL.
1941, shall he designated as I
Am An American Day
II urge all communities and
citizens throughout the state to
hold appropriate ceremonies to
focus attention on our rights
and privileges and to celebrate
the coming into citizenship Of
young Americans who have
reached their twenty-first birth
day and resident aliens who
have become citizens by natu-
ralizatiOn during the past year"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-24
Huss' Bdtt|e-of-Frdnle Coverdge
Wins George R. Holmes Trophy

p NEW YORK, April 24.-APierre
J. HuSs. Berlin correspondent and
central European manager of In
ternational News Service has won
the top award for 1870 in the an
nual George r. Holmes Memorial
Trophy Contest, il was announced
today by Joseph V. Connolly, presi-
dent of International News Serv-
ice.
Thus the first two winners In
the contest inaugurated as a tri-
butte TO Holmes, for many years
prior to his death in 1889 chief Of
the /. N. S. bureau in Washing
ton, have been foreign correspon-
dents in the war zones. The
award last year went 10 Kenneth
T. Downs. long manager of the
Paris bureau of l. n. S. and the
organizations chief correspon-
dent on the now-vanished west
ern front.
UNCANNY ACCURACY
Huss was chosen as this years
winner for his almost uncannily
accurate revelations regarding
German military strategy leading
up TO the fall of France and his
meticulous coVerage of Nazi war
operations in Belgium, Holland
and Luxembourg.
Announcement of the award
was made al a luncheon at the
Hotel Waldorf Astoria before 500
editors here for the annual con-
Nention of the American News
paper Publishers Association.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-24

Baii-Jumping German Ace Who Escaped Canada Is
Praised by Berlin, Which Says u S. Can't Be Trusted

added this constituted a fla
grant abuse Of neutral hospital
ity which had been invoked in
his behalf"D
CAN'T TRUST u. s.
Wilhelmstrasse officials endorsed
Won Werra's action on grounds
that Germany no longer can trust
American hospitality or police
To support this view German
officials cited the recent action of
American authorities in returning
10 Canada number of German
marine officers who had escaped
from Canadian internment camps
to the United States.
German officials also declared
that Jacksons declaration regard
ing international rights is mo
longer valid as far as the United
States is concerned.
In addition. Berlin quarters
stressed that Won Werra gave no
pledge to remain in the United
States.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-24
I Named TO Board
OF Symphony Society

Charles T. Fisher Jr and Lee
Anderson have been elected to the
board of directors of the Detroit
Symphony Society At special
meeting of the board held at the
Detroit Club. Plans for the annual
maintenance drive will he made
at the regular board meeting on
Monday, DR.. Fred T. Murphy pres
ident, announced.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-24

All Mans Worst Weapons OF
War Invented by Nature. A
Noted College Professor Points
Out Astonishing Parallels Be-
tween Mans Masterpieces Of De-
struction and Prehistoric Mon
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-24

sters and Modern Creatures.
Don't Miss This Timely Double
Page Illustrated Feature In Ths
American Weekly, the Magazine
Distributed With Next Sundays
Issue Of The Detroit Sunday
Times,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-24
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-24

For the Inside News" Of
Washington. Follow Paul NAL
Ions Column in the Times.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-03

are $4,000 miles of Sub-Standard
roads on the country's large stra-
tegic system. These must be
brought up to military require
ments and more than 10000 miles
of tactical roads used by the army
and navy must be improved, Also
in need of improvement are about
100000 miles of secondary roads
that serve as feeder roads to the
main strategic system. Attention
to interregional super-highways
must come later"
/. The internationally recognized
highway engineer pointed out
that the new Pennsylvania Turn
pike, between Harrisburg and
Pittsburgh, has carried four times
the amount of traffic anticipated
and has brought wealth to COM
munities all along the way. He
also cited San Francisco's Golden
Gate. Bridge as an outstanding
example of modern highway con-
struction that has been an inn
portant factor in increasing the
wealth of region. .-...'
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-03
TWENTY BILLION DOLLAR NATIONAL
HIGHWAY PROGRAM NOW PROPOSED
(SucciaI to The CitiZen)

WASHINGTON, March 3,-A
$40. OO,OOO,OO0 national highway
program, to be carried on in all
parts of the United States for the
next 10 years, is urged by Charles
M. Upham, engineer-director,
American Road Builders Associa-
ton, Washington, D. c., who has
arrived in Miami to attend the an
nual meeting of the Florida Sec
ton, American Road Builders
Association being held at the
Hotel Alcazar. He is to address
today's business meeting on 1.-The
Economics of National Highway
Program"
"This country should spend ST.
100000 on its highways every
year for the next decade, MIR.
Upham declared in an interview
at his suite in the Hotel Alcazar.
"This would be an important con-
tribution to national defense and
to the national economy. 1t
would employ approximately l.
100000 men. We now need some
5000 miles of access roads in and
adjacent to military areas. There
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-03
W. D. BYRD IS
HERE ON VISIT
RETURNS FOR VACATION FOR
SECOND TIME IN SIX
TEEN YEARS

W. D. Byrd, recently elected
president of the Furniture Club
of Detroit, Mich, and a former
resident of Key West, has re-
turned here for a vacation. He
was in Key West about two years
ago, his first visit since he left
here 10 years ago.
Byrd was Key Vests first
American Legion post command
er and before 1925 was owner OF
the Reedy Forwarding company
here. In 1925, he sold the COM
pany 10 Jim Moore, moved to
Coral Gables and then entered
the furniture business in Detroit.
He is spending six-weeks va
cation in the city with Mrs. Boyd
and their daughter.
The furniture club of which
Byrd was elected president has a
membership of about 400 buyers,
retailers and road men.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-03
LIONS CLUB IN
REGULAR MEET

Continued from Page One>
boat to the spot indicated by the
plane, Commander Hilton be-
lieveS.
The story Of seamen aboard the
freighter Massachusetts, that they
heard voices calling for help Fri
day night also indicates the skiff
sighted by the plane Is the one in
which ESser and Armour were
rowing, At that time. according
10 the story of the Seamen the
boat must have been about seven
or eight miles offshore and headed
in the direction Of American
Shoal.
A search by the freighter
failed 10 locate the source of the
voices, First reports indicated
the boat on which the voices were
heard was navy destroyer, but
i, was later identified as the Mas
SachuSettS
Mrs. Armour. who lived al the
camp for three days before her
husbands disappearance. is ex-
pected 70 remain here for a few
days in hope Of some word con-
corning Armour ESSer, 81 first
believed 10 have been married, IS
single.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-03
ABANDON HOPES OF
FINDING LOST MEN

Continued from Page One)
a guest of the club, addressed the
club briefly on the subject of
Americas most vital need, that of
the necessity for a return to the
open Bible and prayer. He COM
pimented the Lions throughout
the International AssociationSon
the splendid work being done IA
make the world richer and finer
place in which to live. 80
Chaplain Blake Craft, of the U.
S. Navy, another guest of the club.
expressed his genuine pleasure at
being present and introduced his
guests of the evening, Messrs
Stevens and Reams of Jonesboro,
Georgia.
Cub Lion Archie Thompson
was welcomed into membership
and those Lions joining the or
ganization during the months of
January and February were
initiated with appropriate cere-
monies. Lion Honickle of Plains
vile, New York, annual winter
visitor expressed his pleasure at
being back in the Island City.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-03
SPECIAL SERVICE
AT tent TONIGHT
RICHEY REVIVAL MEETING
TO BE DEDICATED TO
SALVATION ARMY

Tonight's service at the Rlchey
revival, in the big tent at Duval
and Division streets, will be dedl-
Gated to the Salvation Army, in
recognition of that organizations
work in Key West a quarter of a
century ago. Honored guests will
be Commandant and Mrs. John
Heather, who were in charge of
the Army's work here at that
time.
Commandant and Mrs. Heath
er were here for eight years, and
II years ago were transferred to
Lakeland, where, after one year,
they were both retired. They
have resided there ever since.
They recently came to Key West
to visit friends and attend the
Richey revival. Both will speak
briefly tonight. They have ex-
pressed the hope that their old
friends here will be in the serv-
ice tonight.
A feature of the meeting will
be song, words and music COM
posed publicly and spontaneous
ly by Ira F. Stanphill, Richey
party music director, and we'll
known song writer, of Spring
field, Mo. The song will be bas-
ed on a title suggested by some
one in the audience. Stanphill
will play and sing the song i'm
mediately upon its completion.
He will require about five min
utes for the entire operation. Il
do not compose these songs in
the meetings as a stunt, MIR.
Stanphill said yesterday, "but to
create interest in the Gospel and
that somebody might be blessed.
A patriotic program will be
presented at the Richey meeting
tomorrow night with Rev. l..
Blake Craft, chaplain of the Key
West naval station, featured as
the main speaker. Evangelist
Raymond T. Richey will also
speak. : All friends are asked to
bring Bibles and miniature Amer
lean flags to the service. Gerald
Saunders will cooperate with
MIR. and Mrs. Stanphill in special
music. Mr.. Saunders will play
his violin
Evangelist Richey, both after
noon and night yesterday. made
earnest pleas for n revival of old
time faith and the preservation of
Christian ideals. The greatest
need in America today. he said,
ais God.
Guest speakers last night were
Commandant John Heather and
Percy NJ Roberts, the latter a
well-known Key West citizen.
Commandant Heather described
Jesus Christ as "the worlds only
hope. Mr.. Roberts declared Je-
sus "the sinners best friend.
Speaking briefly in the after.
noon service yesterday were Mrs
Heather and Fred A. Riehev. Of
Lakeland, a cousin Of the evan.
gelist
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-03
Woman's Club To
Meet Tomorrow

Of special interest, both to club
women and visitors, will be the
program of the Fine Arts Depart
ment, at the monthly meeting in
the clubhouse, 1903 Division
street, Tuesday, at 400 o'clock.
Doris Lee, acknowledgement
artist, will give an address. There
will be several vocal trios with
Mrs. George Mills White, Mrs.
Eva Warner and Mrs. Boiler
singing and Miss Beatrice Mo-
reno accompanying.
Mrs. Haydn Illingworth will
speak on the career of Jan Pad
erewski, world-renowned Polish
concert pianist and premier of
Poland, to whom a national mu-
steal tribute has recently been
given in the United States.
Following the program tea will
be served.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-03
Gray's Fishery, Ojus
chen. chcan. chean

cheap, cheap. cheap
Second hand. used and as-is
plumbing and plumbing fixtures
electric goods and motors
water pumps (all sizes gas ems
gineS-water and soil pipe (all
sizes) and fittings, also good selec-
ton in reconditioned home water
systems $3.50 up.
PLUMBING, PUMP AND ELEC-
TRIO DEPT.
Gray'S Fishery, Ojus est IS yrs)
I Blocks North of OIus Depot off
Dixie on Harper St.
Open daily Except Wednesday,
From 10 A. NJ. till P. M.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-03
CARD OF THANKS

Our sincere thanks is hereby eX-
tended to those who did so much
to alleviate our sorrow during our
recent bereavement, the loss of
our beloved one, Robert w. Pin
der, We are grateful to those
who. gave the use of their cars. to
the donors of the lovely floral of
ferings and messages of SYM
pathy.
mar3-lt THE FAMILY.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-03
AfoonSet
Tomorrow's Tides
FORECAST

(Till 7.30 p. m. Tuesday,
Kew West and Vicinity: Partly
cloudy tonight and Tuesday;
warmer tonight; moderate south
erly winds.
Florida: Fair to partly cloudy
tonight and Tuesday: somewhat
warmer tonight.
Jacksonville to Florida Straits
and East Gulf; Moderate south
and southwest winds. becoming
fresh over north portion Tues
day; partly overcast weather to
night and Tuesday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-03
High School PIT. A.
Arranges Program

Miss Mary Morgan will talk on,
Fine Arts-Guidepost to En-
riched Maturity" at the High
School Parent-Teacher meeting
tomorrow night at 7:30 o'clock
in the school auditorium.
Other numbers on the program
are, musical selection by Eleanor
and Persis Larson and a reading
by Mrs. John Offutt. Scouts of
Troop No. S will be in charge of
the flag ceremony.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-03
TWo Marriages
Here Saturday

Edward w. SteaSe. Cleveland
attorney, was married Saturday
to Edna p. Fawn, Rocky River,
Ohio. by County Judge Raymond
Lord Judson Love Wilson, Jr,
Key West, married Lucy M
Franciscovich. Galveston, Tex, in
a ceremony before Franklin
Arenberg, justice of the peace.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-03
Junior Club To Meet
On Thursday

There will be social meeting
of the Junior Woman's Club held
on Thursday afternoon, begin
ming at 5 o'clock, at the club
house, according to announce
ment made by Mrs. Joseph Lopez,
president of the organization.
Hostesses on the occasion will
be Miss Juanita Mayg and Miss
Madge Sands.
All members are requested to
be in attendance.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-03
MODERN LAUNDRY TO
BE STARTED HERE

Barney Rosenberg. laundTyuan
Of New York ard Chicago, an
nouncei today that plans are TON
IN the making fer establishing q
modern laundry n this city.
Ag-. Rosenberg Is new operating
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-03
BIG OAK NOW
CIVIC PROJECT
nv Associated press,

WARSAW. Ind. March 3.-Peo-
pie of this northern Indiana lake
resort city claim the biggest oak
in the country is growing near
here.
Engineers hired by the Warsaw.
Chamber of Commerce measured
the tree and found it was 1241a
feet tall and, at four feet from the
ground, seven and a half feet
through.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-03

/. 1884
2 Chief Of Naval Operations,
U,S.N, with rank Of admiral
3. Length y feet; weight .
600 pounds; cost about $1,000.
1 A pig beat is a submarine
and a tin fish" is a torpedo.
s Higinio Morinigo, Jr.. To-
year-old son Of Paraguay's PreSi-
dent.
6, Indian Ocean.
z. I.502.
s. In the Wal OF 1912.
9 Estimate; about ten per
cent.
10. More shan $4,000 killed and
1870. 900 injured.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-03
to our Pacific defenses cost Is
million dollars.

Brigadier General William H.
Bisbee, the army's oldest retired
officer, recently celebrated his
l0lst birthday by taking his usual
daily automobile ride. He retired
in 1902, since which time he has
lived in Brookline, Mass.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles P. Hoge-
boom of Fort Lauderdale, were
arrivals in Key West Saturday to
spend the weekend. Mr.. Hoge-
boom, who formerly resided here,
is now connected with the United
States Customs service at Fort
Lauderdale.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-03

the Key West Giant Dry Clean
ing Service at 904 Fleming street.
He is associated in Key West
with Arnold Boyer.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-03

For coastal scouting the Navy
plans to have 48 non-rigid air
ships, each $50 feet long and carry
ing a crew of eight, with machine
guns, bombs and depth charges