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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-06
NOTICE OF CALLING FOR BIDS

Notice is hereby given that on
June IL, l941, at 800 o'clock P. M,
the Board of County Commission
ers of Monroe County will re-
ceive and open sealed bids for the
sale to Monroe County, Florida,
of a truck of the following general
specifications, to-wit:
129-inch wheel base; cab-over-
engine chassis; cab and 12-foot
stake body; dual rear wheels
s2x6, 10 ply; 75ox2o; 8 ply front
wheels.
Bidders will submit bids on
basis of taking in trade from Mon
roe County of 1885 Ford truck.
The Board reserves the right to
accept or reject any or all bids
made pursuant to this advertise
ment.
Key West, Florida, June 9th,
l94l.
Ross c Sawyer
Clerk Board County Commits
sioners, Monroe County, Flor
ida. june6, l941
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-06

able winds over north portion,
moderate southeasterly winds
over south portion; partly cloudy
weather tonight and Saturday.
CONDITIONS
A disturbance of moderate in
tensity is central this morning
in South Dakota, Huron 1001.7
millbars (29.58 inches) and pres
sure is low off the middle At
lantic coast while relatively high
pressure covers the eastern Sec
ton of the country. -t*yg
Rains were general during the
last "a hours over the eastern
Rocky Mountain slope and Great
Plains. Precipitation occurred
also on the middle Atlantic coast
and locally in Idaho and Wash
ington.
Temperature conditions are
about normal in all sections and
changes have been unimportant.
S. M. GOLDSMITH,
Temporarily in Charge.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-06
NAVY WIVES CLUB
tBY MARIE GERMANY

The Navy Wives Club. with
our new president, Gladys Arm
old, at the helm, is growing by
leaps and bounds.
We want to let all Navy wives
in Key West know about the
club, and we're extending an in
vitation for them to join us
every Friday afternoon at 1870
o'clock.
Our interests at these meet
ings are varied.
We play cards for prizes most
every Friday and serve a lunch
con once a month.
Sew on layettes and always
keep a number of them ahead.
Monday night we had another
one Of our famous pot luck sup
pers, which turned into COM
bination farewell and birthday
party.
We said good bye to Walter L.
Arnold, chief pharmacist mate,
our presidents husband, who
left for sea duty.
Birthday greetings were ex-
tended TO Joe Metzger, baker
first class.
Mr.. Metzger sure knows how
to put out the pies for our sup
pers
The club is making plans for
a dance-so everybody watch
for the date to be announced
soon.
The club also wishes to am
nounce we are in different
place now, meetings being held
upstairs on the corner Of Front
and Fitzpatrick.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-06
FIRESTONE TIRES
USED BY RACERS
MAURI ROSE. WINNER. HAD
IIIS CAR EQUIPPED WITH
i FIRESToNE PRODUCT

Driving his teammates car
from 18th place to a spectacular
victory in one of the most drama
tic races ever held at the historic
Indianapolis Speedway, Mauri
Rose won his first 500-mile race
on May 30th.
Starting the race in the coveted
pole position by reason of his
highest qualifying speed of
128.691, Rose was well up with the
leaders when his car developed
engine trouble after 155 miles and
was forced out of the race. Lou
Moore, owner of the car which
Rose had been driving, asked
Rose to relieve Floyd Davis. who
was driving another one of
Moore's cars and Rose drove to
victory at an average speed of
115.117 miles per hour without a
tire change or tire trouble of any
kind. This was the 22nd con-
secutive year that Firestone Tires
have been on the winning cars in
this great race. 90
One by one, Rose passed the
other carsin the race until he had
his car in 4th position. At the
$50 milelmark broken wheel
eliminated Wilbur Shaw, defend
ing champion and three-time
winner, who was leading the race
at that point. Driving spec
tacularly around the turns and
brilliantly on the straightaways,
Mauri Rose soon overlook the
other leading cars and swept
across the finish line in final
burst of speed. After completing
an extra lap around the 2la mile
track, Rose pulled into the pits to
let Floyd Davis drive the winning
car into victory lane. Davis, how
ever, already was waiting in the
winners pen to congratulate
Rose on his remarkable exhibit
ton of driving.
This Is only the second time in
the history Of the Indianapolis
Sweepstakes that two drivers
have shared the championship as
co-winners.
Rex Mays, popular California
driver, won second place money
for the second consecutive year.
He was followed across the finish
line by Ted Horn, Ralph Hepburn
and Cliff Bergere, in that order,
all them riding on Firestone Tires.
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THE FLAG OF OLD
ENGLAND
RED BAY BILLY
Miami, Fla.

Perhaps, It's tattered and torn
a rag a3fgfAe s.e9
Scarcely recognizable as a flag,
Shrouded in acrid Battle-smoke,
Borne in the van, by a British
Bloke.
Or, trailed from the stern of a
rusty ship
Drawing torpedoes, on an in
bound trip,
Laden with needed sinews of
war
Purchased in foreign lands
afar.
Majestically waving DER the
proud taffrail
Of a super-dreadnaught, hot on
the trail
In vengeful pursuit of the flee
ing Bismarck,
Blasting the Hun to the bottom
less dark.
Caressed by the winds meath
Australian skies,
And DER the African Veldt it
flies,
Tossed in the breeze at Mysore,
Cawnpofe Ashk5
'Tis the Flag thai. the gallant
Canucks adore. e
And Ger an efnbattled Britain it
waves,
Portraying that Britons ne'er
shall be slaves,
Firm as Gods Rock of Ages
Above"
Stands their old Flag-the En-
blem they love.
Oft in adversity-oft in retreat
Meier has it known eventual de-
feat;
All hints of disaster it scornfully
flouts;
This Flag of the Empire wins all
its bouts.
Sons of Old England, Defend Ye
This Flag,
Meier let thy faith in thy coun-
try e'er lag;
Sing in thy heart this Britain re-
frain---
Well fight, and we'll conquer,
again and again.
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70 PRESENT PLAY

The Junior Members of the Key
West Players will present short
melodrama tonight after the reg
ular business meeting of the Play
ers at 8 o'clock at the Art Center.
All present and prospective
members of the Players are COR
daily invited to see this amusing
play which is entitled. Curse
You, Jack Dalton" The cast in
cludes: Lettie Sullivan, Sarah
Bowser. Connie Cobo, Nancy Nor
gan, Jeanne Davis. Edith Moffat,
and wilma Alfonso.
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COUNCIL OK'S
APPOINTMENTS
CONTINUED from Page Onel

NCeAeASA AAoAh d6G OltcB
of the Health Association in Or
lando.
A letter was read from Rooney
Tynes requesting that the amount
he paid for a saloon license to
the city be refunded inasmuch as
he was unable to obtain a county
license according to the law,
stating that he did not desire to
continue operation in violation
of the act. The matter was re-
ferred to the tax committee.
1t was ordered that truck
and sprayer, to be operated by
Assistant Sanitary Inspector Joe
Cleare, be turned over to the
State Mosquito Control Board,
to be used by that department
in the mosquito control cam
paign.
InaSmuch as none of the meas
ures which the council had SUBJ
mitted to Representative Papy
in regard to proposed changes in
the city charter has been brought
up as yet, it was decided to wire
Representative Papy, and also
Senator Ward, requesting that
some action be taken on bills in
question at once as the legisla-
ture is about to close. The wire
was sent last night The stele-
gram also requested that a local
bill be passed for Monroe coun-
|ty authorizing the transfer and
use of surplus funds. &iE
City Auditor Chas. r. Roberts
report showed that during the
month of May that current taxes
were collected to the amount of
$6,624.82, delinquent taxes ST.
ASSOC, interest on taxes SEAS. 80,
street paving assessments $160.38,
occupational licenses $288.50, mo-
tor vehicles $172.00, making a to-
tai of $9.946.86. Amount taken
in at the aquarium was $229. rs,
and fines and forfeiture $543.50.
The council ordered a half
month payroll for employees to
be made today.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-06

Miss Benildes Remond, prin-
cipal of San Carlos School left
yesterday for Havana, to spend
her summer vacation. While there
she is going to take special
course in Spanish teaching, to
English speaking students, offer
ed this summer by the University
of Havana, to American and South
American teachers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-06

Sheriff Berlin Sawyer and
Chief Deputy Harold Russell will
leave Key West Monday to at
tend the state sheriff's associa-
ton convention at Daytona
Beach, June 1912. The pair
probably win be gone about a
week.
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ENGLAND. NOTE

CLINTON. olla.-H b. Cam
away OF Clinton has carried the
same umbrella with him daily for
the past 30 years.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-06
TERROR TERRIER

LANCASTER, Mo. Henry Rob-
erts' terror went visiting on a
farm. In the next 20 hours he
killed ITO rats.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-06

Ray Voght, brother of Leroy
Voght and a native of Key West,
arrived here today on his first
visit to this city in 20 years.
Voght, who said he has "been
everypIace" since leaving Key
West, viii remain here about two
weeks before going to Buenos
Aires in South America. Before
coming here, he was employed at
Camp Blanding.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-06
Art, y &c
lHs!El:g5skA>

Notes and happenings In
connection with growfng Art
activities I'm Key West will be
published weekly I'm this column
In IsAe Citizen, sponsored By
the WPA Key West Art Center.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-06

Population density in the delta
of the Nile river is $500 persons
to the square mile.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-06

DIR. William r. Warren left Key
West this morning for Fort
Lauderdale, en- route to North
ampton, Mass, where he will be
present at the graduation of his
daughter, Leonor, from Smith
college June 10. DR.. Warren will
meet his son and daughter-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Allen War
rem, at Fort Lauderdale, driving
north with them.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-06

Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Hood and
son, Frank, who were visiting
with Mrs. Hoods mother, Mrs.
Sarah WEIGH, left on the boat yes
terday for Cuba, where they re-
side at U. S. Operating Base,
Guantanamo Bay.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-06

The French island of Mar
Unique has an excellent network
Of roads.
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THE WEATHER

Observation taken at 7:30 a. m,
18th Mer. Time (city office
Temperafures
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-06

(Till 7:30 p. m, Saturday,
Key West and Vicinity: Partly
cloudy tonight and Saturday;
gentle to moderate variable
winds, mostly southeasterly.
Florida: Fair to partly cloudy
tonight and Saturday.
Jacksonville to Florida Straits
and East Gulf: Moderate vari-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-18
LEGION TO DRAFT
CIVILIAN DEFENSE
PLANS FOR TOWN
Committee of EX-Service Men
To Confer with Mayor
Howe on Program
Plan for Organization to go In
to Action at Once i'm Event
OF Disaster

Bluffbon's civilian defense plans will
be worked out at conference this
Wednesday night between Mayor w.
A. Howe and the American Legion
executive committee.
Two goals will be considered by the
group in completing details of the To-
cal setap: An organization to pre-
vent disaster; and another to care for
disaster in case it should occur.
Legion representatives who viii
work with the Mayor in mapping
Bluffton civilian defense include Mil
len Geiger, chairman; Clair Fett, Gil
bert Fett, Frenas Hermann, Arthur
Amstutz, Ralph Stearns and Charles
Hilty.
Civilian defense committees thru.
out the nation also have been request.
ed to cooperate in all work required
in assisting the country to successful
ly bring about victory and lasting
peace.
Careful study will be made to Sc
up a civilian defense program thai
will meet Buttons needs, as we'll a:
following the program suggested b!
federal and state officials.
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Sell Xmas Seals At
BtuftOn Post Office

Christmas seals are being sold at
the Bluffton post office continuing
through Christmas, it was announced
by Mrs. Sherwood Diller, chairman
of the local committee.
Mrs. B. w. Travis is in charge OF
the sale of seals at the post office
With the quickened tempo Of living
caused by national defense efforts
tuberculosis has been making new
gains, it was pointed out by the
local committee.
Nine out of every ten people al
some time or other become infected
with the tubercular germ but il
they are healthy the processes of ma
ture will isolate the germ and rem.
der it harmless.
Many people fall victim to the
germ and ITS die from it daily. En-
dorsemet of the Bluffton sale o.
Christmas seals was given this weel
by Mayor w. A. Howe.
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Red Cross Knitting
Work WIN Continue

Knitting and sewing projects of
the local unit of the Red Cross will
continue through the holidays, it was
announced this week by the Bluffton
committee in charge.
Considerable work has already been
done by local residents, some of
which was on display in the Hank
ish room above the Todd grocery at
the recent winter fair. All the gar
ments on display were knitted and
sewed by Bluffton women volunteer
ing their services.
The headquarters, at the home OF
Mrs. j. S. Steiner of South Mair
street, will be open during the holi
days. An adequate stock of ma
terials is at hand and may be OBJ
tanned anytime Monday through Sat
urday morning.
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Rites Held Monday
For Noah MOSer

Funeral services were held last
Monday in the Emmanuel's Reformed
church for Noah Moser, 20, well
known farmer and former Richland
township trustee, who died of pneu-
monia, last Friday afternoon at his
home a mile north of Beaverdam.
He had been i'll 10 days.
Mr.. Moser was born Sept 6, 1871,
in Wayne county, the son of Jacob
and Anna UuginbuhD Moser. He
was married on Aug. Z, 1897, to
Laura Petersimes, who survives.
He also leaves a son, Clair, of
Beaverdam; three daughters, Mrs.
Helen Younkman and Mrs. Fern
Hutchison, both of West Unity; and
Mrs. Elnora Hall, Beaverdam; a sis
ter, Mrs. Elizabeth Althaus and
brother, John Moser, both of Bluff
ton.
Rev. Emil Burrichter officiated at
funeral rites in the Emmanuel's
church. Burial was in the church
cemetery.
Moser served as Richland town.
ship trustees for eight years; was a
member of Richland Grange, and
| the Emmanuel's church.
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Moose Hunters Governed BY Unwritten
Code, Bluffton Physician Says In Talk
DIR. j. S. Steiner, Veteran Deer
Hunter, Speaks at Reform
ed Brotherhood
Most Hunters Prefer to Hunt
Individually i'm Assigned
Territory

Strict adherence to an unwritten
code characterizes the activities of
those who hunt in the forests of
Northern Michigan and Canada, ac-
cording to DR.. j. S. Steiner, veteran
Bluffton hunter, who addressed the
mems brotherhood meeting at the
st. Johns Reformed church Thurs
day night.
DR.. Steiner, veteran hunter of
many moose hunting expeditions into
the northern forests, has been very
successful in bagging moose and
deer in his forays.
HUNT INDIVIDUALLY
One of the most important fea-
lures in the unwritten code of laws
is that each hunter in the party
take his own territory and not tres
pass over the boundaries. Moose
and deer hunters practically always
hunt individually rather than in
pairs. Reason for this is found in
the desire of the hunter to make the
kill himself.
Another important understanding
of the code is that each hunter re-
| spects the others game. The deer
belongs to the one first making the
disabling wound, not to the one max
ing the final kill. Often times hunt
ers when they discover that they
have killed a deer already wounded
will search in the woods for the
party that made the original dis
abling shot to return the animal
Sometimes after the animal is
wounded it will flee into one of the
numerous game reserves. The under
standing among hunters is that al
already wounded deer may be killed
on the game reserve. A wounded
animal is easy to follow by the trai
of its blood.
COMPASS NECESSARY
1t is very essential in hunting il
the northern woods to carry com
pass as it is very easy to get lost
DR.. Steiner stated. Heavy AM
rough clothing is also necessary fo
hunting in the northern woods, j
was pointed out.
Various types of living arrange
ments have been tried by the Bluff
ton hunting parties, but the mos
satisfactory arrangement has bee
found to be the cabin. In recer
years cabins have been rented fo
Continued on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-18
Allen County Asked for $4,000
In Drive to Aid American
War Sufferers
Drive Will Close Here This Sat-
urday; Cooperation is Urged
By Leaders

Bluffton and vicinity were called
upon this week to provide $1,000 for
Red Cross war relief, with the AL
len county goal set at $4,000.
War relief funds are in addition to
those raised in the annual member
ship drive, which was completed last
week.
Contributions are sought for funds
to carry out relief work in war-torn
areas where American nationals will
be affected, it was announced in the
call from Allen county headquarters.
Collections in the Bluffton COM
munity are being directed by Mrs.
Ora Wetherill and Mrs. Edith Mann
For Beaverdam village and the rural
districts of Richland township, Mrs,
Herbert Marshall is the chairman
Public support for the project was
urged by Mayor w. A. Howe in a
statement issued Tuesday, pointing
out the urgent need for speedy rails
ing of the fund.
A national war relief fund of
$50,000,000 is the goal of the drive,
which will close Saturday of this
week. Prompt response is requested,
and contributions may be left at
either Bluffton drug store or at the
Citizens National bank.
Fifteen per cent of the amount
raised will be retained in Allen
county for local war relief expendi-
lures, it was announced.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-18
B0mbardment At Kahului HarbOr Brings
Renewed Concern For BlufftOn Resident

eastern side of the island. 1t is be-
lieved that the attack was made by
an enemy submarine and although
the extent of the damage has not
yet been reported it is thought to be
slight.
The first military and naval ac-
tion of the japanese was not direct
ed against Maui but rather Pearl
Harbor on the island of Oahu. Fol
lowing the initial bombing of Pearl
Harbor Sunday, December Z, Miss
Niswander sent a one word telegram
"Safe" to her parents here. Nc
word has been received, however
since the attack on Maui.
Miss Niswander spent the past
summer in Bluffton where she visited
her parents, returning to Hawaii in
September in time for teaching at
the private girls school at Paia.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-18
PRICE OF TURKEYS
and EGGS HIGHER
ON XMAS MARKET
Retail Price of Geese Has Not
Changed Much From Figure
Of Last Year
Chickens Slightly Higher Than
Last Year; Eggs Show
Sharp Price Advance

With market prices of turkeys and
chickens markedly higher than the
figure of last year many people here
are planning to buy goose at prices
about the same as those of 1910,
for the traditional Christmas dinner.
Retail prices of geese are Is and
16 cents per pound as compared to
the price of IA cents last year.
Chickens last year, retailing from
16 to Is cents per pound are bring
ing about 20 cents pound for
heavies and springers. Leghorn fowl
and springers can be purchased on
the market for about Is cents per
pound.
The greatest price increase is in
turkeys which this year are retail
ing at 26 to 28 cents per pound as
compared with the price of 20 to %
cents per pound last year. The
supply of turkeys is small due to
the fact that the bulk of the supply
was exhausted during the Thanks
giving season.
Eggs are considerably higher this
year than the price of % cents per
dozen figure of last year At the
present time eggs are retailing at
about 40 cents per dozen for top
eggs with pullet eggs selling at 33c.
Two years ago prime eggs were
selling for 20 cents per dozen.
Increase in the price of eggs can
be partially explained by the demand
for powdered eggs which have been
exported to various European coun-
tries engaged in war at the present
time, it has been pointed out.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-18
81 900 Set AS Goal In Red Cross War
Relief Campaign Under Way Here
One Blast Of Water
Works Whistle Is
Not Alarm For Fire

one short blast of the water
- works whistle is not a fire
alarm, but a police signal, it
was announced by Mayor w. A.
Howe the first of the week.
This new arrangement has
been inaugurated in order to
effect speedy contact with police
in an emergency, it was stated
by the mayor. On hearing the
whistle blast all officers on duty
are to contact telephone central
at once.
Signal for fire will continue to
be repeated blasts of the water
works whistle.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-18
HOME ON FURLOUGH

Pvt. Gerald Scoles who is station
ed at Ft. Benning, Ca, is spending
his Christmas furlough with his
father and brother. Dow Scoles and
son Allen.
Willard Dillman, in training at
Camp Shelby, Miss, is spending a
weeks furlough with his mother,
Mrs. Harl Dillman of North Jack
sonstreet. He will return to camp
next Monday.
Sgt. Eugene Firestone in train
ing at Camp Shelby, Miss, is spend
ing a furlough with Mrs. Firestone
at the A. d. Gratz home on South
Jackson street.
James Birchnaugh has returned to
Camp Shelby, Miss, after a weeks
visit with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Birchnaugh. His brother, Joe
Birchnaugh, also at Camp Shelby
will be home Christmas day for a
weeks furlough.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-18
In New Locations

Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Bixel and
little son moved Saturday to Find
lay into their new home built during
the past summer. Jerry Basinger
northwest of Bluffton who purchased
the Cherry street property vacated
by the Bixel family expects to move
here soon.
Rev. and Mrs. Chas. Armentrout
and little daughter will leave the
last of this week for indianapolis
where he will assume the pastorate
of the Washington Street Presbyter-
ian church. For the past six years
Rev. Armentrout has been pastor of
the Bluffton and Rockport Presby-
terian churches, resigning here to ac-
cept the Indianapolis charge.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-18
COMPLETES Engineering
Course At Ohio State


Paul ]. Rhoads of Bluffton will be
among the graduates to receive de-
grees at the winter commencement
exercises of Ohio State university,
Columbus, Friday.
Rhoads will be graduated with the
B. Sc. degree from the college of en-
gineering and has accepted a posi-
tion as research engineer in the hy-
dromatic division of General Motors
corporation in Detroit.
Mrs. Rhoads of this place and 1t.
Col. and Mrs. j. Norman King Of
Dayton will attend the commence
ment exercises Friday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-18
ReU. Whitnler ReUielUs
Xmas Story At Lions

Review of the Christmas story and
events surrounding the birth of
Christ were presented in a talk by
Rev. P. E. Whitmer at the ladies
night meeting of the Lions club held
at the Walnut Grill Tuesday night.
The Christmas theme was domin-
ant throughout the program. En-
semble music was furnished by Jean
Ann and Betty Steinman and Mary
Alice Howe.