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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-16
Two Convictions In Cases
Up Before Criminal Court

Judge William v. Albury of the
county's criminal court Of record,
today withheld sentence in the
case of George Gwynn, Jr.. con-
yicted gssteFdfy 5ps eRarseapf
motion for retriaf.
Gwynn. with Felix Gonzalez,
was charged with rolling a
customer at the Osceola bar. In a
session lasting until 8 o'clock last
night, Gwynn was convicted, and
Gonzalez acquitted.
l. Spooner. convicted yesterday
on one of two counts Of reckless
driving. was ordered this morn
ing to pay a fine Of SIS and costs,
or serve so days in county jail.
Betty Wendall and Mary Cara
bello pleading guilty to vagrancy
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-16
MORE FREIGHT
CARS ORDERED

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NORFOLK. July 16.-FNS) L.
r. Powell, Jr. chief executive Of
ificer of the Seaboard Airline Rail-.
way announced this week that or
der has been placed for $50 new
freight cars and, 10 DieseI-electric
motors. Three of the engines, he
said would be 5,400 horsepower
freight movers, two will be 1000
horsepower while the balance Il
600 horsepower each,
The new equipment win greatly
improve the company's freight
and passenger service between
Florida points and the eastern
Seaboard.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-16
Many Arc Filing Tax Returns
As Result Of New Legislation

Gandolfo pointed out at the
same time that property owners
who have filed claims for home
stead exemption are not expected
to file again. He urged property
owners, however, to come to the
assessment office before July 20
to discuss their returns.
Persons who wait until the tax
books are turned over to the coun-
ty commission before making a
protest against their assessment
figures, he explained, will be
forced to present a complete list
of their holdings and swear to
their accuracy under oath.
In case the property owner re-
fuses to attest the truth of the
list, there will be no appeal in the
future from the figure set by the
assessor.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-16
Local. Body To Inaugufats
Drive For Scrap Aluminium

Women of Monroe county's de-
Tense council, cooperating with
the Lions club, next week will
begin drive for scrap aluminium
similar to those which have been
staged all over the nation. Mrs. A.
NJ Morgan, chairman of the COM
mittee in charge, announced to-
day.
A mass meeting of all Key West
children between the ages of u
and is will be staged next We'd
nesday afternoon at La Concha
park, getting the drive underway,
and the actual drive for aluminium
will open the following morning.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-16
LIONS, ROTES TO MEET

Rotarians viii play hosts to the
Lions tomorrow evening at a
joint meeting to be held at the
Parish Hall on Bahama street. be-
ginning at TOO O'Clock.
AT this meeting the Monroe
County Chapter of the South
Florida Crippled Children's As
ISOLATION viii receive its charter.
This chapter was recently or
ganized at joint meeting Of the
two organizations. with John
Gardner as chairman.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-16

Tax returns on personal and
intangible property have been
filed this year in greater numbers
than ever before in Key West his
tory, but the record still is far
short Of completion, Tax Assessor
Claude A. GandoIf0 revealed to-
day.
With Governor Holland and the
oomptroller's office pressing a
campaign to get complete reports
on personal and intangible assets
in the state, Gandolfo said Monroe
county residents still are holding
back.
County books viii be closed
July 90, to be turned over to the
county commission August |, and
property owners who have not
filed their returns by that time
will be subject to penalties.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-16
DIR. WEILAND TO
CONDUCT EXAMS

DR.. Arthur H. Weiland, ortho-
pedic surgeon of the Florida
State Crippled Children's Com
mission, will be in Key West to-
morrow to examine INDECENT,
orthopedic cases at the Monroe
county health office, it was an
nounced today
White children under 81 years
and suffering a crippled condi-
ton will be examined from 10
a. m. to noon tomorrow, while
negro children will be examined
from p. m to 2 o'clock.
Examinations win be held at
the health office, 1900 United
street.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-16

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Mrs. Morgan said all organized
groups of children Boy Scouts,
Junior Patrol, school classes, and
others-will cooperate in collect
ing the metal, with other interest
ed children lending a hand.
Boys and girls will be assigned
certain districts in their neighbor-
hoods to cover. and trucks viii be
provided to pick up the accumu-
lated metal All aluminium col.
lected in the drive will be stacked
on the lawn in front of the county
courthouse.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-16
Almost Complete B|aGkOut|
Of City Tomorrow NigIt|
Lights viii Go Out Nine
O'Clock; Nominations
To Be Turned On Again
AT $40

Duval street. described by navy
filters as looking like "a great
whitewaY" after a preliminary
biackout test last week. will go
dark tomorrow night for 20 min.
slies as citizens and the navy
cooperate in the first partial
blsckoui Of this city ever Staged.
Operators of all comercial
lights on Duval street viii be
asked to turn out their signs from
9 O'Clock to $50. the period Of the
blsckout. and traffic on the main
street viii be re-routed TO avoid
the glare of automobile head
lights.
Mayor Willard M. AIbury. ap-
pealins to citizens for full coope-
ration in the navy test. defined
two areas near military establish
ments where citizens will be asked
TO turn out conspicuous lights:
BLAcKoUT AREAS
Area "A"-All area north of
Eaton street between Margaret
and White streets. inclusive. in
Guiding p. & .. docks: also all
areat north of Angela street be-
tween White and Trumbo Hotel.
inclusive.
Area "B"-All area north OF
Caroline street. between White
head and Duval streets. inclusive:
also area north of Angela street
between Emma and Whitehead
streets, inclusive; and including
Key West power plant Clyde Nal
lorY and Porter Docks. Marine
hospital and the u. s. Weather
Bureau.
Members of the newly organ
lied county defense force have
been requested by Capt. Fred
Marvil to report at the national
guard armory tonight at o'clock
for instructions on blackout patrol
duty tomorrow night. Members of
the force and Boy Scouts will pa
troll the BACKED out areas. direct
ing and urging cooperation from
citizens.
Four long blasts on Key West
barracks and navy station sirens
win be sounded at $50 o'clock to-
morrow night and the alert signal
as taps) will be given on the fire
alarm system, indicating that the
blackout will start in 10 minutes.
AT $40 o'clock, two long blasts
will be. sounded and the ''all out"
signal on the fire alarm system
will indicate the end of the black
out.
Mayor Albury urged all mer-
chants, in and out Of the black
out areas, to cooperate by turning
out signs during the period. while
drivers will be asked not to enter
or leave the prescribed areas In
their cars.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-16
Japanese Cabinet Resigns;
Reason For Move Unknown
aBy Associated Pressl

fBy Associated Pressl
NEW YORK, July 16.-Japan's
cabinet, headed by Prince Konoye,
was reported today to have re-
signed.
Significance of the move was
unknown here, and Japanese CEN
sors Immediately cIapped ban
on the cables after four of the
cabinet designations were releas-
ed.
An official message from Tokyo
asked the recall of the resignation
story.
Speculation about possible rea-
sons for resignation of the cabinet
members was rife, meanwhile,
with reports coming from England
that the cabinet might have OPP
posed a new move for closer
Japanese collaboration with the
Axis.
London diplomats said they
have heard reports Japanese army
and navy leaders are ready to give
active aid to their axis partners,
either with thrust at French
Indo-C China, or in an attack on
Russia.
Washington gave new indica-
tons of unsettled conditions in
the Pacific with a navy depart
ment announcement that waters
around the PHILIPPINES have been
mined by the navy.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-16

charges during the morning. were
ordered 70 pay fines Of $40 and
costs.
Nell Curry, charged with assault
and battery, yesterday was re-
leased Oh bond to await trial at
the next term Of court, after
jury failed to reach decision on
her innocense or gull.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-16
EXPANDED ROAD
PATROL TO GET
STARTED ! SOON
NEW HIGHWAY TRAFFIC
REGULATIONS TO BE PUT
IN EFFECT BEGINNING SEP.
TENDER i

FNS). -Florida's expanded road
patrol is expected to take to the
highways September ! and that
is the date set by State Safety
Director Gillian to begin en-
forcement of Florida's new state
highway traffic regulations as
provided by acts of the last leg
islature. Gillian said the law is
as near to the nationwide stand
ards for safe driving practices as
ii could be made.
It is liberal in its regulation Of
speeds, and for the most part
gives the driver plenty of discre-
ton in careful operation of his
autoTnobile, but its sets up strict
controls over proper mechanical
equipment and observance of the
traffic signs and rules.
Nearly 100 highway patrol re-
cruits now in training at Lake
land are receiving detailed in
struction on the traffic law as
well as general police education.
At the end of the training about
Is percent of the men will re-
ceive a special course in exam
nation of drivers.
Briefly the l941 law provides:
Daytime speeds up to so miles
an hour and night speed up TO so
miles an hour for automobiles
where no special hazards exist
on state highways" and Is miles
an hour in business and residen-
tial sections. Vehicles which
weigh more than 5000 pounds
may drive SO miles an hour in
the daytime and As miles an
hour at night.
There is no actual limit, but
speeds in excess of these are
prima facie evidence Of careless
and reckless driving.
Day begins at one-half hour
before sunrise and ends one-half
hour after sunset, for purposes
of the law.
Automobiles shall not be driv-
en- at such slow speeds as to i'm
pede or block normal and rea-
sonable movement of traffic.
The generally recognized hand
signals must be given at all times
and continuously for 100 feet be-
fore a driver slows down or makes
a turn.
No U-turns may be made on
open highways except where
there is 500 feet of visibility in
each direction.
Automobiles must keep a safe
distance behind cars they are
following and trucks must stay
$50 feet apart outside business
or residential districts, except
when overtaking or passing each
other.
AT intersections, the right Of
way must be given to the car on
the right.
Headlights are required and
must show the road for a dist
ance of $50 feet. They must have
DINNERS which must be used
when an on-coming car is with
in 500 feet. Headlights should
be used day or night when the
visibility is not clear for a dist
ance of 500 feet. ALI cars must
have red tail lights that are Wis
IDLE for a distance of 500 feet.
Trucks must be equipped with
clearance lights on the front and
rear reflectors on each side of
the rear.
Every vehicle must have ade-
quate breaks, rear view mirrors
and workable windshield wipers.
State road patrolmen thor
oughly familiar with the law win
be charged with the response
bitity of seeing that all cars OPP
Grating on our highways are OPP
Grated in strict accordance with
the law and they are prepared to
test lights, breaks and so on to
determine mechanical fitness.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-16
Germany Admits Russian Units.
Arc Staging Violent Counter
Attacks In Area East Of kiev
Communique Says Nazi
Mechanical Column Be
yond Luga River In Len
ingrad Area
tny A..peIaisa Psessl

ing AssUeintea Bxeset
Germany's high command, tor
The first time since the Nazi drive
on central Russia slowed down
last week. today admitted that
He'd Army forces are staging a
series of violent counter attacks
in the area east Of Kiev.
Russian attacks. according 10
the high commands communique.
have been turned back with
enormous losses to the Reds.
while progress was reported "fav-
orables'.
Saturday. the high command
had announced that the He'd
AvmY's sbilitY TO strike back was
shattered. and the defending
troops were reported in fun re-
treat.
Confused reports from DNR Of
fetal German news agency. told
Of new attack on Leningrad from
the south. but the exact location
of the advancing Nazis was not
clear.
Cross Luga River
One DNB bulletin said the Nazi
mechanical column in the Lenin-
grad area had crossed The Luga
river, rs miles south of the city.
Another bulletin later said TIE
German were locked in combat
with Russian forces LIS miles
south of Leningrad near Plynsa.
Moscow reports on the fighting
said troops south Of Eeningrad
are holding their own against
Nazi attacks, while in the south.
an official bulletin described re-
latively little activity
Russian boInbers last night were
reported TO have staged another
heavy attack on Rumanian oil
fields and on Maxi Troop concen
trations along the entire front
RAJ Bombs Huhr
Long range warplapes on the
Raj staged another heavy raid
on the Ruhr valley III north Ger
many during the night eoncen-
trating on Duisberg, according 70
a report from London
The air ministry, describing
cumulative effects Of the nightly
British bombines in Germany,
said 1000 tons of high explosives
landed in the Ruhr section, aln.se.
during the period between gzfae
16 and july 10.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-16
HARRY HOPKINS
GOES TO LONDON
uny sssoelas%a PRESS,

WASHINGTON, July 49,
Harry Hopkins, who submitted
a personal report to President
Roosevelt early in the summer
after a trip to London. today
was reported on his way back to
the British capital.
Stephen T. Early, White House
secretary refused TO divulge Hop
kins' present whereabouts, but it
is understood he already has
sailed for England. @ 7a
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-16
ERROR IN TAXES

TOPEKA, Kans.-For Is years
H. NJ Guy and John Eyth of this
city. had been taxed for the
others property The error was
discovered when Guy complained
that his taxes were too high.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-16
EARNINGS co up

CLEVELAND. When Pete
Dooros.. peanut vender of this
city. announced that he would
donate his days receipts to the
British war relief. his earnings
skyrocketed from the usual $3.50
to more than $50.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-16

CIVILIANS WILL BE
DENIED ALUMINIUM
BALANCE OF YEAR
tny Asnocleted prem,

WASHINGTON. July Ia
Predicting a shortage of
aluminium for defense needs.
a spokesman of the Office of
Production Maganement to-
day declared there viii be
none of the metal available
for civilian use through the
end of this year.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-16

Key West. Florida. has The
most equable climate IN the
country; with an average
range of only ID Fahrenheit
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-03
COMMUNITY HOUSE
 OPENS PLAY CENTER

Mrs. Grace Scott, director of the Toy Lending project in this city has announced the opening of a perma- nent play center at Washington Hill Community House, Monday to and including Friday of each week from 3:30 to 5:30 D. m. This is spon- sored by the WPA. Suitable recrea- tion supervised, will be provided for children after school dismissal.
 All kinds of toys and games will De provided for children coming to the center. Children up to 10 years of age are welcome. During the first week Mrs. Scott will be in charge After that three supervisors will take charge. Mrs. Isabel Holmes. Mrs Mary Jane Hickox and Miss Cath erine Hurley. At the play center, toys will not be loaned. but children may use the toys provided during the recreation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-03
METHODIST WOMEN TO SPONSOR SALE
Mrs. Wm. Clarke Rum- mage Chairman Next
 Thursday

The Woman's society of the First Methodist church will hold a rum- mage sale next Thursday, October 9, all day, with Mrs. William Clarke in charge. Wednesday, October 20, they will sponsor q tea.
 Certificates of transfer of church membership to the Methodist church have been received for the follow ing: MT. and Mrs. David Truman Stoddard MT. and Mrs. William Westermann, Mir. and Mrs. J. Ar- thur Sargent, and MT. and Mrs. w. O. Strickland.
 The calendar of events next week at the Methodist church, announced this morning by Rev. pr. John J. Snavely, pastor, follows:
 Tuesday, Oct. 2: 2:30 p. n., W. c. T. U. meeting.
 Wednesday, Oct ath: 1:30 p. m, Executive board meeting Of the Wo- mems society. 2:30 p. m. Regular meeting of the Womail's society, Mrs. Robert Spiers presiding. Mrs. Roy Van Wagner will have charge of the program; Mrs. l.. o. Shaler will be hostess and Miss Leonora Knight will lead devotions. 6:30 D. m. A supper meeting of officers of churches and their societies of the Waterbury group of ethodist Churches at the Watertown church. Representatives will be present from the eight or ten churches in the Waterbury group. Plans for. the fall and winter will be reported and other plans made under the leader ship of the district superintendent, Rev. Albert H. Marion.
 Thursday, Oct. 9th: 9:30 a. m, W. S. c, s. all day sewing for the Red Cross. 500 p. rn., Junior choir. 6:30 D. m. The Young Adult Fell lowship will sit down to supper to- gether as guests of the committee in charge. Charter membership in the fellowship will be open until this time. 7:30 p. m., Church Bible class will be led by the pastor. The last. of the study of E. Stanley Jones book will be taken up, the theme being The Realism of the New Birth"
 Friday, Oct. 10th: 800 p. rn., Sun- shine society. 6:15 D. m., Woodruff Assembly supper and business meet ing. 800 p. m, Senior choir re- hearsal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-03
NAUCATUCK MAN FACES CHARGES
Violation of Conditional Sales Law Alleged; NOlle
 Given AutOist &

Charles O'Connor, 23. of 192 An drew avenue, Naugatuck, charged with obtaining money under false pretence and violating the condi. tional sales law, was granted con- tinuance to Oct. 14.
 O'Connor was arrested last nighi by Detective Lieut.. Ernest Pakul, Detective Sergt. Anthony Mariana and Joseph Cavanaugh, after Nau- gatuck police took the accused into custody. The charge Is said to in- volve the purchase of an automobile from a Waterbury man several months ago and that O'Connor failed to pay for the car.
 Two persons were granted nolleS in court on road rules charges. They were Peter White, 38, of i5i9 Ma maroneck avenue, New York city nolled without payment, and Peter Anthony Marinelli, 10. of 30 Law renee street, nolled on payment of $5.
 Jchn Santos, 2l, of 59 Abbott av- enue, was granted a nolle on pay ment of $5 on charge of operat. ing an automobile without a H. cense.
 simon Lukosevicous, 36, of 1lC Congress avenue, was given a con- tinuarlce on charges of drunken ness breach of peace and resistance to an officer.
 Clarence Hanson, 5l, of 37e Mil street, was given an outright nolls on a charge of breach of the peace
 Michael Krok, 23, of 259 Bank street, was given a suspended sen- tsnce on a charge of breach of the peace in municipal court today by Nudge John L. Gaffney.
 Krok was arrested Sept. 27 af- ter he was involved in an argument with Supernumerary John Copes ir the rear of the accused apartment when a dispute developed over blocking a passageway between the building In which the truck of Jo- seph Peps & Sons, of "A Chatfield avenue was unable to pass through
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-03
STATE ADOPTING
 EXCHANGE PLAN
Latin American Nations to Be Invited to Send
 Teachers Here

Tn view of the fact that there is an increasing demand for and an increase in the formation of class es in spanish in the high schools, and that an insufficient number of Spanish teachers have been pre- pared effectively to meet the de- mand, the state board of education at recent meeting endorsed a two-point program presented by pr. Alonzo C. Grace, commissioner of education. %
 The plan provides that an effort will be made to secure an exchange of teachers between the countries of Latin America and the school systems of the state, in which com- petent teachers in the field of Eng fish might teach In Latin American schools and competent teachers in Portuguese and Spanish might come to Connecticut on an exchange basis.
 It was also urged that school sys- tems provide either through social studies or through foreign lar- guage departments courses on hem isphere development, Latin Ame"- icas civilization, culture and history, to be taught in English rather thra in the specific language course tn !. til Connecticut has teachers thor oughly prepared to teach Spanish. According to the commissioner, this would lead to Q greater understands ing and appreciation of Latin Amer lea than the ineffective teaching of the language.
 Guidance officers In schools wiil be asked, in advising youth, to rec- ommend continued study in French Latin and German, where irlstruc- ton, is competent, rather than a shift to Spanish where instruction would tend to be incompetent and ineffective.
 pr. Grace said that in reply to a letter written by him, in which he stated the two-point program, he had received a letter from Nelson A. Rockefeller, co-ordinator of h. ter-American affairs, expressing great interest in the proposed pro- gram and assurance of cooperation in carrying out the procedure.
 The commissioner said that the state department of education has been concerned with the shift from French. Latin and German to Span- ish in the high schools of the state
 He attributed this shift in part to growing interest in developing more amicable relations between the United States and Latin-American countries.