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Evening star., 1941-09-21
RooseveIt's Decision
To Guard Americas
Upheld by Walker
Cabinet Member Praises
Presidents Insight, In
Talk to Editors

BY the Associated Press.
FRENCH LICK, Ind, Sept. 90
Postmaster General Walker said to-
night President Roosevelt's decision
to protect the Americas lis an action
of inescapable defense against
creeping monstrosity of terror"
In an address broadcast from the
annual fall meeting of the Indiana
Democratic Editorial Association,
Mr.. Walker said the Presidents
announcements on international
affairs bore witness ito a remarka-
BILE insight and a prophetic struggle
carried on by him before most of
us had heard the roar of guns or
knew the direction of their firing"
Sees Freedom Endangered.
"As Chief Executive of the United
States, prayerfully mindful of his
grave responsibility, President
Roosevelt has declared that the
time has come when the Americas
themselves must now be defended
and stand their ground against as
sault upon their sovereignty and
freedom" the Cabinet member said.
." " This is no action of inter-
vention. 1t is no action of isolation.
1t is not an action selected by choice;
it is an action compelled by circum-
stance. 1t is an action of inescapa-
BILE defense against creeping
monstrosity of terror"
The American people do not wish
war, Mr.. Walker continued, but
we know now that the war is upon
us: it is upon us through the neces-
sity of defense"
Adventure Not Arbitrary"
1--WE are poised on no arbitrary
adventure; we are aligned by no
artificial choice" he added. But we
stand embattled before an insane
and fraticidal tyranny that strikes,
with the lawlessness of a maniac, to
enslave the world.
ITO that tyranny our President
has said: You shall go no further.
And at his summons we, all of us,
stand ready, watchful, waiting"
Evening star., 1941-09-21
Moscow Paper Sees Talks
As Turninq Point in War

MOSCOW, Sept. 20 (P).-The Eng
lish-language publication, Moscow
News, in the first Russian press
comment on the forthcoming United
States-British- Russian conference,
called it today "the turning point
in the present gigantic struggle,
opening new perspectives for those
combating Hitler"
The vital task now, the paper
said was concentration OF forces
against the common enemy on the
decisive front and frequent shatter-
ing blows on all other fronts"
Hitler" the article said, "is COM
pelled to concentrate at least nine
tenths of his resources in the east.
He is now faced with hard winter
which will render his position still
more precarious. The simple, obvious
conclusion is that Hitler must be
smashed by a united effort in the
east. for it is here that the forces
of the aggressor have been con-
centrated.> Hence, the first line OF
defense of world civilization and
democracy lies in the east"
Evening star., 1941-09-21

that delivery dates and specifica-
tions may be subject to change.
Steel cabinets and metal house
furnishings of all sorts are getting
tight"
Refrigerator and stove companies
have sent out notice that their pro-
duction will be limited in the future.
No one. even in the Government,
knows just how short supplies of
vital metals will be, for the full
demands of defense production are
not yet determined. Until defense
production requirements are known
no accurate estimates can be made
of the quantities of scarce material
that will be available for general
construction housing, even defense
housing.
In the meantime, builders are far
from optimistic.
Evening star., 1941-09-21

in sight. Plumbing fixtures in gen.
eral are becoming scarce.
Dealers report difficulty in getting
deliveries of common wire nails.
eff they give out" remarked Mr..
Seldidge, Il don't know of any sub
stitute in modern building that isn't
just as scarce"
Heating plants and equipment
are obtainable, but Mr.. Seldige said
he wouldn't seek to furnish any big
housing project without priority
protection.
Deliveries on electrical fixtures
have been fairly prompt so far, but
many concerns have sent out notice
Evening star., 1941-09-21
Building
Continued From First Page.)

tanning materials" Mr.. Tompkins
declared, ANY one would be unwise
to start any construction job OF
consequence now"
He pointed out that, since Wash
ington is a defense center, priorities
are more readily obtainable and
builders generally are in a more
favorable situation here than in
on-defense localities.
Not only will preference ratings
be made available in this area for
defense housing units to cost $4,000
or less or to rent for not more than
$50 monthly, under the plan an
nounced Friday by Priorities Direc-
| tor Donald Nj. Nelson, but ratings
may be obtained on other types OF
| structures.
Copper Wiring Shortage Cited.
Mr.. Tompkins' firm is completing
| a building which is to be. leased tc
the Maritime Commission for Of
flee use. That meant an A-10 rating
on the project. A shortage of cop.
per wiring threatened delay, ano
the A-10 was not effective because
many priorities of higher classified.
ton were cutting into supplies. So
with the Maritime Commission as
sistance, the contractor sought anc
obtained an Al rating. Soon the
wiring was secured.
In another case, the United Serv-
ice Organizations aided in getting
| a priority for materials required fol
a bowling alley and general recrea-
ton building near Fort Belvolr. This
| involved soldiers leisure time and
Army morale, and thus came under
defense.
There is so much defense work
to be done" said Mr.. Tompkins
that deferment of non-defense
building is only logical. There's
enough defense work to prevent en-
ployment dislocation in construction
| trades here and in most cities. And
after all, some things should be left
to do when the emergency is over
He said contractors working on
buildings for Government occu-
pancy and other projects having
defense ratings should have little
difficulty in getting materials. In
some cases, however, higher ratings
might have to be sought in obtain
| ing critical materials.
Projects Under Way Unaffected.
| Builders of apartment houses and
| other non-defense structures here
have been able to continue projects
already under way without undue
difficulty, IN most cases. This is due
to the fact that they ordered GER
tain essential materials far in ed
vance-sometimes as much as g
year ahead.
But, as for the future, the watch
word would seem to be no building
without priorities."
At the Morris Cafritz Office, which
handles many apartment projects
an executive said you need priori-
tise for most every job nowadays
We had to use a rating to get a
Watchman's clock the other day
That gives you a general idea"
At Lee T. Turner's, specialists ir
store and other commercial build
ing an official asserted that "any
builder would be crazy to start g
job now without any sort of priori-
ties"
And priority ratings for apart.
ments and commercial buildings are
Evening star., 1941-09-21
Herbert H. Dunn Dies;
|Wus Retired Publisher
Rz the Assoriated presr

BY the Associated Press.
LA CROSSE, Wis, Sept. 20.-Her-
bert H. Dunn, 76, who retired in
1922 as publisher of the Elroy Tri-
bune after As years of newspaper
work, died here tonight.
His two sons are newspapermen
Dewey, managing editor of the
Capital Times at Madison, and Rob-
ert of the La Crosse Tribune edi-
torial staff.
Mr.. Dunn also had published
papers at Wonewoc, Mauston, New
Lisbon, Rice Lake, Cameron, Clear
Lake, Hillsboro, Union Center, Pitts
vile and La Vale, and also had
worked on La Crosse and Sparta
papers.
Evening star., 1941-09-21
Hartman
power drive against Great Britain
Danger to Russians.
Continued From First Page0

power drive against Great Britain.
Danger to Russians.
A reliable neutral military expert
said a first-hand study of the con-
fict convinced him the Russians
were still fighting magnificently," ;"
but added that danger lay in the
superior quantities of weapons and
equipment possessed by the Ger
mans.
Rostov, lying some 200 miles east
of the Perekop Peninsula and the
obvious objective of north shore
drive along the Black Sea, Is the
terminus of one of the Baku Oil
lines. Strategists regard it as an
ideal jumping off place for a land
offensive toward Stalingrad and AS
trakhan on the lower Volga, or
southwark toward Caucasia.
Another possible danger from the
German victories, authoritative
sources said, lay in the psychological
effects on Turkey. With lndlca-
tions that German naval prepara-
tiens were proceeding in Bulgarian
ports and a German attack on Tur-
kew through Bulgaria still was q
real possibility, these sources OBJ
served, Turkeys determination te
resist would be likely to decline pro-
portionally with Nazi successes
against Russia.
Evening star., 1941-09-21
AustruIion Journalist
Arrives Here Tonight

Sir Clutha Mackenzie, distln-
guished Australian journalist, who
was blinded with the Anzacs at
Gallipoh during the World War
will arrive in Washington tonight
as a guest of the British War Re-
lief Society, 1877 Connecticut ave.
nue. NV.
Sir Clutha recently arrived from
England as American representative
of St. Dunstan's, the British agency
for the rehabilitation Of those
blinded in war.
Evening star., 1941-09-21
Prince Georges County
HOSPITAL Guild to Meet

The Prince Georges County Hos
pital Guild will meet at pm. to-
morrow to discuss future plans, elect
a corresponding secretary and hear
new committee appointments. Mrs.
John Hopkins of Laurel, first vice.
president, will preside over the meet
ing at the Bladensburg Fire House.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-14

ReaSseSsments made by Gandol-
10 on the basis q the hspxtion
win become effective in Novem-
Der. he said.
Gandolfo, with other county Of
ficials, viii meet with county
heads from throughout she state
June n in Tallahassee for instruc-
tons In the new laws affecting
them ], NJ Lee. comptroller. in
ssrueted Gandolfo in telegram 10
come TO Tallahassee with the
county tax collector. clerk of the
circuit court. school saperinten-
dent. chairman Of the county
board, and the chairman Of the
county school board.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-14
Commerce Secretary Urges
Action Be Taken To Have
Naval Headquarters Here

Senator Claude Pepper today
was urged by Stephen c. Single
ton, secretary of the chamber of
commerce, to take action in trans
ferring the headquarters of the
seventh naval district from Char
lesion, S. c. to Key West.
Singleton, pointing out that eff
forts to get completion of Over
seas Highway might be delayed
by the press of business at Char
lesion, urged Senator Pepper to
revive the old struggle for a trans
er of district headquarters to this
city.
In his letter, Singleton said:
This is the commanding sta
ton, not only for the Caribbean
and the Gulf of Mexico and the
rich valley of the Mississippi, but
without making any detours, for
both of the coasts of Florida, from
the Georgia line to the Appalachi-
cola river.
"We are greatly concerned over
the fact that, for military pur-
poses, there just might as well not
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-14
FRENCH TROOPS
EVACUATE KISWE
BRITISH AND FREE FRENCH
TROOPS ARE MARCHING
ON DAMASCUS

CAIRO, June l4-French
troops have evacuated Kiswe. the
city where for three days they
stubbornly fought off Allied eff
forts to reach the ancient capi-
tai of Damascus in Syria, bull
letin announced today.
Giving few details. a war bull
letin said British and Free
French trops are marching On
Damascus. while the British aoln.
mand is attempting to arrange
for a French evacuation Of the
capital which would spare il
from siege.
Reports tor the past two days
have indicated the Allied armies
would be in command of Damas-
Gus and Beirut at almost any
time, but today's bulletin admit
ted the invading soldiers still
are moving slowly from the south
against both cities.
French troops are putting up a
stubborn bate. and it was indi-
Gated here that French agree
ment to the surrender OF Da-
mascus Is unlikely.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-14
HALF-YEAR TAGS
ON SALE MONDAY

Half-year automobile licenses
covering the next six months
viii 60 on sale Monday morning
at the office of County Tax Col
lcctor Joe c. Mcmahon, he an
nounced today.
Mcmahon said he had received
instructions from Henry F. Orig
gers of the motor vehicle COM
mission instructing him TO begin
sale of the tags with the opening
Of business Monday. Previous
", tax collectors had been in
structed to begin sale of the tags
July 1.
Driggers informed the tax coll
lector that sale Of maintenance
tags for trucks and trailers OF
$4,000 pounds also are to be put
on sale.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-14

bd any road as to have the one now
connecting us with the mainland.
Shaky, narrow bridges, every one
of them a fire hazard and an anti
quated county road full of s.
turns, spells trouble for our
forces if an emergency arises"
Transfer of the district head
quarters was talked here several
months ago when it was revealed
a naval appropriations bill had
been introduced in Congress, pro-
viding money for the transfer. No
word has come from Washington
on the subject since, however, and
local naval officers say they have
heard no further discussion of it.
Key West formerly was the
seventh district headquarters. but
the office was transferred to
Charleston at the same time when
sixth district headquarters were
transferred there from New Or
leans. Later, New Orleans rer
gained its status as sixth district
headquarters, but no such move
has been made for Key West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-14
Apparently Robbers En-
tered Office Section
Through Transom; Jim
mied Open Filing Case

Thieves last night broke into
the Senior high school office of
Principal Horace O'BrYant. steal
ing more than $500 in class and
school funds.
0'Bryant. who called sheriff's
officers when he discovered the
theft this morning. said metal
filing case containing the money
had been jimrnied open. the thief
or .hieves apparently entering
the office through a transom.
Officers said the money must
have been stolen by someone
with a thorough knowledge of
the office procedure, since it was
an accumulation of dozen funds,
and its presence would not have
been generally known.
O'Bryant, after making quick
check when he found the file
open, said the loss would amount
TO at least 5000, but it would be
impossible to determine the exact
amount, since the records, too,
had been stolen. The schools
music fund contained $81, and
a manual arts fund amounted to
SOS.
Officers today were attempting
to check on persons who would
have known of the moneys
presence in the office. Nothing
else had been stolen or broken
open, and O'Bryant declared it
was obvious the money had been
taken by someone familiar with
the office and its procedure.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-14
FLAG DAY EVENT
AT PARK TONIGHT

Anaericanisnn .alks by Capt
Russell z l-renshsw. navy base
c0rnnandsnt. Army Capt g. e
Lockhsrt. and Horace O'Bryant.
high school principal. tonight
VIII feature . Joint E1ka club
American Legion observance Of
Flag Day
The program. Scheduled 60
open ~ 40 o'cio<k. viii De 1t
Ia concha park
In sdditioa to the speakers.
the committee in charge wiil pre-
sent musical program ard
nags for TIE izpels win b dis
srizzted
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-14
REHABILITATION
AGENT COMING
TO KEY WEST
WILL INTERVIEW PERSONS
CRIPPLED IN SOME MAN
NER WHO MAY PROFIT BY
TRAINING

DIR. J. B. Parramore announced
today that he had received no.
tice from the State Department
of Education that a rehabilitation
agent would be in Key West on
the afternoon of June l6 and all
day June II TO interview per-
sons who are crippled in some
way but vet may profit from
free training offered through the
educational department.
DIR. Parramore pointed out that
there are many handicapped peo-
pie in the community, such as
those who have amputated legs
or arms. Also, he said there are
many other disabilities which
keep people from holding regu-
lar jobs but are not very obvious.
These disabilities include arrest
ed tuberculosis, certain types oil
heart trouble. deafness, and such
disabilities are a limited curva-
ture of the spine which is not OBJ
vious. DIR. Parramore said that
totally blind persons could no,
often be rehabilitated through
vocational training but many
persons with partial loss of sight
had been successfully rehabili-
tated in Florida.
The local public health service
head also said that to be eligible
for rehabilitation training a per-
son must be sixteen or over
However, the rehabilitation de-
partment can often give good vo-
cational advice to handicapped
children who are approaching
sixteen, and are in need Of MAX
ing their vocational plans. Hsndi-
capped people who are in the
public school system and are
above the age OF fourteen are adj.
vised TO take advantage of this
opportunity for vocational guild
ance.
l.. j. Kvte. of the State De-
partment OF Education, win be
glad to interview handicapped
persons at Dr.. parTamore's office
in the Monroe County Health De.
partment in Key West on the
afternoon of June is and all day
June II.
With the increasing demand
for skilled workers in the ma.
tional defense program the re.
Mobilization department Is find
ing more opportunities for
handicapped persons than have
existed heretofore
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-14
GERMAN THREATS
NOT CONSIDERED
INVESTIGATION CONTINUES
IN SINKING OF AMEar.
CAN VESSEL
tnr Arrncfn,ed pre.sl

WASHINGTON, June ID
Through history, the American
people never have been impress
ed by blunder or threats, Under
Secretary of State Sumner Welles
declared to newsmen today in an
swering German threats to sink
all vessels carrying supplies to
Britain.
Permitting himself to be
quoted directly. Welles said this
government is not impressed by
German threats, and declared
the investigation into the sink
ing of the American freighter
Robin Moor will be continued.
He said. however, that the sink
ing of the freighter last month off
the South American coast must be
viewed dispassionately.
Welles' statement was in answer
to German semi-official comment
that the sinking Of the Robin Moor
was what could be expected in
view of Adolf Hitler's promise to
destroy all vessels carrying aid to
Great Britain.
Berlin officials. although they
are reported investigating the
have announced they may
not make any answer to American
protests.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-14
Various Changes Planned For
Property Assessments On Keys

Assessment changes, in some
instances amounting to thousands
of dollars. appeared in store for
some property owners on the keys
apday with the return to Key West
OF Nax Assessor Claude GandolFo
and n Frank Roberts, his assist
ant dom a week-long inspection.
Gandolfo. who recently COM
pleted a similar study OF Key
West land. said some property
valued prfhiS books al $500 or $500
actually is worth as much al $l0,-
GOO TO sl5.000 The two assessment
men spent . week checking over
property from the county line al
Card sound bridge into the city
limits Of Key West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-14
Masons, Attention.

All members Of Dads Lodge are
requested 70 be present a. the
Temple. sso0 o'clock SUNDAY aft
srnocn- Scr purpose cf attending
funeral 81 Brosksr Wm- weaver.
SISTER Lodges and Visiting aaasons
are invited 1T crdsr q wM.
r. Q. wEEcH.
innis-n Secretary.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-14
ENROLMENT AT
WPA NURSERY


c. 4. Ward. radio instructor
under NyA and the state depart
ment Of education. announced %
day that applicants for the train.
ing course in the future win be
enrolled direct at the classroom.
the former WPA nursery. rather
than going through NYA chan
nels
Ward explained that reports
OF the drop In Attendance a. The
class have been exaggerated. since
So persons originally signed pa
pers showing their interest In
the course. but all did not en-
roll. Nineteen men finally en-
rolled. Of whom ii are Atill tax
ing the course
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-14
STRANGE CASE OF ROBERT SHURTLEFF'
AND HOW HER HUSBAND GOT PENSION
-, yAcK srINNEf1 AZ Fsstare ser,les wri,er

Feature Service Writer
geon discovered he wasn't Rob-
ert Shurtleff at all. but Deborah
Sampson.
Deborah must have done a
little fast talking, because the
army surgeon kept her secret.
She got well, rejoined the army,
was with General Washington
when Lord CORVALLIS surrend-
cred. and was honorably dis
charged in November, 1888.
Now, to get along to the way
Deborah was honored. That year
or the next, Deborah married a
fellow named Benjamin Gannett.
And Deborah put in her appli-
cation for pension and got it,
SAB year at first and later on,
5000. She and Benjamin lived
together happily tor 43 years
and then Deborah died.
Took An Act Of Congress
And here's how we got the
story. Gannett, the widower
of soldier who had been PEN
stoned for years, petitioned Con-
gress-with all the evidence
claiming that he was entitled to
the same consideration as the
widow of a pensioned soldier and
that the pension should be con-
tinued.
ut took an act Of Congress to
do it, but darned if Congress
didn't act. Come on out to the
files. I've got the minutes of Con-
gress right here and all the docu-
ments in the case.
And darned if Jim hadn't.
There it was, in flowing script.
setting forth that since the an
nails of this country furnish no
other similar example of female
heroism. fidelity and courage as
displayed BY Deborah Sampson.
her widower. Benjamin Gannett
should receive a pension OF $50 a
year for the rest Of his days.
Congress has never granted an
other medal like that
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-14
Marathon Resident Set Free
In Hearing Here Yesterday

s S. sangSeton. 74-yem.oid
Marathon resident who wz held
on . charge Of assault MiEh desily
weapon after ~ nd ssabaed rs
roonsrnsse. williasn Smith. waz
freed fsy Peace Jsaatacc Ksgfsuae
Esasasnalrs0. Jr. yesterday when
he successfully pleaded self d.
fexAne.
Betty Russell. Operator az TIE
Marmshon rooming hos1ne where
the fwo Lived. SD slnGlstnn had
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-14
VACANCIES IN BOAT
BUILDING CLASSES

Ten vacancies will exist Mon
day when the state department 81
education's boat-building class
starts work on q new vessel at
army barracks. I. L. Murray. d.
rector Of the vocational training
program announced today.
Glasses. under the direction 81
Armando Alfonso, are held ~ the
army barracks everw DIR 4r,sst {
p. m. until to 6cEoeR ~ night
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-14

cut TIE ysainReF man oils Mf4en
Smith had beaten him affl f0sts
HIM Inso > egxneF II slse rwnn
ne fighs atartes Mfaen sfnsfs
accused hls rEtasasnaae q seaeislgss
= CT % catch nahifshfl whha
Smith reeensly I'D purtaa
Both asen agreed il enasrt d =
eeps Mrs auAselFa veTase,n n ~
affair. ard h4r teafafnonv ffaG ke
younger nsan bad punched 8 ngis
son resulted Ia dsml1aal 81 shs
eharEs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-14
JOHN ROOSEVELT
GOES INTO NAVY
sns Aa.erIatea I.rr..l

BOSTON, June IA. John
Roosevelt, youngest Of the
Presidents four sons. announced
today.1he has resigned from his
position IN a Boston department
store and will report for active
duty TO the navy Monday.
The youngest Roosevelt holds
a reserve commission as an en-
sign. All Of the other brothers
already are In the armed services
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-14
CALL FoR APPLICATIONS
POSITION or CITY CLERK

The City Council Of the City of
Key West viii receive written ap-
plications for appointment 10 the
position Of City Clerk up 10 and
including June 10, 1871 al 400 p
Ne Applicants are requested to
state fully their qualifications
Detailed information regarding
the duties ard FeSponsS 5iIisies in
the office Of the City Clerk may
BE obtained BY calling a. the City
Hall. office Of the City Auditor.
CHAS. r. ROBERTS.
City Auditor-Acting City Clerk.
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