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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-11
Keep School
Ranges Open,
Board Urged
Increased Facilities
Sought as Interest in
Times Shoot Gains
By DON GILES

Maybe it's the war situation, or
II may be just plain interest in
rife shooting. but whatever II is,
entries in the Detroit Times
Hearst Rifle matches took on re-
lnewed interest this week.
Applications for entry blanks
were arriving at the rate of 80 a
day. Because Of the sudden IN
terest a serious shortage OF range
facilities was seen.
John s. Sprague, president OF
the st. Mary's of BEDFORD Rifle
Club. whose teams have beer
using the Mackenzie High School
range. was notified today that the
school would be closed for about
live weeks due to the Christmas
vacation.
Meanwhile efforts were being
made TO keep not only Mackenzie
omen for patriotic citizens WHIT
wish 10 improve their marksman'
shin ability. but urgent requests
were being made 10 the board o
Education 10 place all high schoo
ranges at the disposal OF cltiHeh'
in this crisis
Last year a regular course If
craftsmanship was offered at the
high schools. Many citizens en-
rolled and the training PROVED
excellent. Eleven Of the city,s
13 high schools are equipped WITT
first class rifle ranges. used To-
the training of ROTC students
With the exception Of two or three
DAYS a week. the ranges are IDLE
Despite the shortage OF indoor
galleries, prospective entrants II
THE Hearst matches were urged u
rush their applications TO the Rlfit
Editor Detroit Times at once
Places to participate will be an
nounced in a few days.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-11

For the Inside News" Of
Washington, Follow Paul NAL
Ions Column I'm the Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-11
Basketball Results
yne Al. oregon IS

Wayne AZ. oregon IS.
Huntington as. Lawrence Tech q.
Onio State IS, Great Lakes. Naval Sta
ion 80.
Princeton 50. Lshigh -.
Penn state as Bucknell 81.
Syracuse 81 Buffalo State Teachers IS,
St Lawrence L. So. Norwich "a
Kansas state 30. Colorado State IS.
Loyoia as Chicago l. 81.
Daniel Baker 81 san Angelo College %
Wilmington 81. Otterbein az.
Superior SIS. Duluth sSate Teachers 20.
Knox 81. Burlington ~
Louisville L.. 81. Oakland City Qnd } 80
Idaho Al. Montana Is.
St Norberts ~. Milwaukee state Teach.
RS as
Texas Tech a. Omaha T. 81
De Paul 70. Arkansas state Teachers %
Illinois Wesleyan ~, Eureka IS.
Indiana 80. Wabash IS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-11
Up TO GOVERNMENT

But in every branch Of sport
there is a unanimity OF thought,
Whatever the government thinks
is best for a. OF US, We'll all do
and cheerfully We have taught
ourselves that lesson
Sandlot baseball will continue
Most Of the camps will have
teams and games between these
boys and those on the outside will
be featured. Major league base
ball will likely make some spe-
cific recommendations at the joint
meeting IN Chicago tomorrow, ac-
cordlng TO Ford Frick. president
Of the National League.
The war did one thing: II hit
the baseball trade market with no
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-11
Twin Flight
State Wrestlers Register
o.
for Army Air Corps

EAST LANSING. Dec. H.
Michigan States two national col
legiate wrestling champions, twins
Merle and Burl Jennings. today
were signed up for the army air
corps
The 20-year-olds from Tulsa,
Okla, have both passed their
physical examination, but may not
be subject 10 call until after the
intercollegiate season.
Merle is the t2S-pound cham
pion. while Burl is the l32-pound.
They also hold national a. A. L.
championships.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-11
FOrdsOn' S Quintet
Wins From ROuqe

Fordson High School has an
opening game victory on its bas-
ketball record sheet today and
River Rouge a defeat. Fordson
won at home last night. 1929.
Taking the lead In the first
period, Fordson continued TO stay
in front. Tom Meyers had six goals
for E'OrdSon.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-11
War Spurs Sports
Continued from First Sport Page

one being certain what players ac-
tually would be available But
the army and navy will have many
of the outstanding players in their
ranks during the coming summer.
Bob Teller and Hank Greenberg
two Of the brightest stars in the
baseball orbit will be there.
Boxing viii be held at most
camps and out of this competition
may come a new crop of contend
ers Boxing is a faVorite sport
with the boys in training and hun
dred OF thousands Of lads become
fans from watching bouts at camp
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-11
LEADS BACK STROkERS

A boy may have won one of the
heats. but still not qualify for the
finals. Evidence of this was the
100-yard backstroke in which Bill
Miller of Highland Park and Fred
Condit turned in the best times
In the first heat and in the second
heat Bob Phillips of Highland
Park and Don GreiSmer of DENLY
turned in the best time. As was
expected. Miller had the lowest
time OF l ;09 for the distance.
The Parkers' l50-yard medley
relay team OF Bill Miller, Bill
Mercer and Art STROBE turned in
the best time for this event when
they swan the distance in 1904.
The Polar Bears also turned in the
lowest time for the other relay.
the 200-yard free style. with Cor
don keister, Warren Jiggen, Bob
Hess and Charles Move each
swimming leg in Las.
Diving Gordon Eyster on. 1872 Cor.
don keis'er CHP,. i55 S. James Thra snsr
ID. 1919 Bob Clay ~, i37 s, VIM.
Pisschke u III.
Rffath INV NfFlF ftA0 lliNbf fNF J..
:?ts Seine sohn &C. Psi Charles
Move (HPj, % Joe Ruzich III. "a 3
loo-Aard blackstone BIZ Mnier fHGi.
tHPl. i.it7. Leo Biiyk CDl 1888
Frank senter tsE). 1852 Art soioN
1sEt fi7s
onward free ryle- John Nelson pa.
2i2s Eugene Kawalewicz III 2-ll
Ri A-rfs.rUuE rDT 2i35. Kenneth Mar.
tin ~. 2Is.s
100 yard breast stroke Bill Miller nc
7 % Fred Condt ID 1903 Bot
Ps.lips tHPi. I.l31; Don Grissmer ID
b-ysrd free style Bud Disoe (sE).
~s Art STROBE tHPl SIS Bob Leh
mann tEl, so Eugene Gamble tHP)
800
i50-ysrd individual med'ey--Art Solow
tsEl ISL RENO Solin &C.. ISL; Ciar.
ence Niedzelsh (Hj, 1853; Fred Condii
Cd. ,Sf4
800 yard medley relay Highland Park
304 DENLY. 1915 Eastern. % a.
ard Southeastern I y 3
200-yard free style relay ighland Park
7 as HamtrAmCk. 4Sai Eastern. 46.i
and Southeastern, 1862
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-11
Nine Huron Hdrriers
Get Varsity Awards

YPSILANTI, Dec. II. = Nine
members of the Michigan Normal
cross country team. state A. "A. Y.
champion. today received varsity
awards from the athletic board of
control. The group includes Capt.
Duane Temper, Ed Sigety. Robert
Archer, George Cole. Robert Allen,
Vern Kresbach, Paul Hansen
Richard GehVing and Warren
johnson.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-11
Rainbow Mark
Sent 10 307S

Famous with Zeke Tody doing
667. Frank French 662. and Omar
Herppich. 643 creates a new league
mark today for the Rainbow $40
Classic of 307S Pfeiffer the league
leader. posted 3014 with Mel Dorl
head man on 635.
Tody's string read 19S-213-256
and the team games for Famous
-105S-l026. Pfeiffer had 1926
and 1000. Famous scored 1922 or
better four times straight with
Hcrppich showing 600 or better
each time.
Beautyware, IL games out Of
fiesta place, seems due for a cellar
stay after losing Is straight.
Tho standings.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-11
From War to Soccer
Members Of Raj Team Which Opposes All-Star:
Here Veterans Of Battle Of Britain"
BY GEORGE F.. VAN

There should be no nervousness
among members of the Royal Ain
Force team of soccer players COM
ing to Detroit this Sunday to meet
a picked Michigan outfit Of ALI
Stars as all have been in actual
warfare overseas.
The squad is coming TO the
game at University of Detroit
stadium here from Hamilton, on
tario. where they are training
aviatorS.
All were active in the Battle
of Britain as recently as last
summer.
For instance William Cairns
right back and Bill CoCkroft
goalie. were members Of famous
bomber squadron which raised
havoc along the Ruhr, Northern
Germany and the channel ports
all last spring and summer.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-11
FORMERLY LIVED HERE

The manager of the team, Fly
ing Officer j. p. Andrews. Incl
dentally, lived in Detroit from
l924-29. Among the substitutes is
Godfrey Needham, meteorological
officer who played for Mott
ingham.
The All-StarS will be made up of
Joe Carroll, Waldo Hamann. Aldo
Patria. Jeff Coombes, Johnny
Nelson, Tony Barra. John Lenard,
Neil Campbell. George Borg. Mark
Molly. Will Donaldson, Andy Glenn
ems and Dick Glib.
Proceeds of the game will go 10
the USO and British Charity
Relief. The contest is scheduled
for 2:30 D. m.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-11
Parkers, DENLY
Each Qualify
In Nine Events
Southeastern
Places Third,
Eastern Fourth
By BOB GURVIN

II the east side OF the City
Swim League is able to annex the
championship now held by North
western, the winner will have to
come from either Highland Park,
Southeastern. or DENLY. In the
east side qualifying events held at
Northwestern's pool. Highland
Park placed in seven individual
events and both relays. while
DENLY took places in eight indi-
vidual swims and placed in one
relay.
Southeastern had five in the in
dividual events and placed on both
relay events. mainly through the
efforts OF Bud Difloe, who placed in
the 50-yard free style and the 100
yard free style.
Eastern followed with four in
dividual places and both relays,
then Hamtramck. with three indi-
vidual places and one relay, and
Cass completed the list with two
in the individual events. North
ern and Northeastern were unable
TO place a man.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-11
LED FIGHTER FLIGHT

Cairns is from Glasgow and
Cockroft from GrimbSy Another
member of the team is Squadron
Leader G.. p. Kerr who COM
manded a forward fighter flight
out of the Thames estuary. Jock
Taylor, right half was a pilot in
a Hurricane squadron in the
fighter command.
Jock is part Of an all-Scotch
halfback line the other members
of which are: John Gargill at left
and William Rae at center. Rae,
in addition to being a great flyer,
is rated as the best all-around
player on the team.
In the forward line. James Har-
rison, outside right, was with an
army cooperation unit overseas.
He teams up with Joe Taggart and
ANDY Lockhart al the other inside
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-11

positions The latter two players
are Scotch stars.
Joe Wood, center-forwarc. has
a notable record both in the air
and on the soccer field. AS a Soc
Ger player he played with South
port, Rochdale. Bury and Bolton
Wanderers Ernie Hudson at out
side left played for Norwich City
before he took to the air to bomb
the NaZiS.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-15

A trend, quite foreign to the character
of Key West, seems to be cutting a wide
swath here.
Out of the nowhere has come wave
of petitions to rule. regulate and reform.
We are not referring to the orders inn
posed because of the emergency The
authorities deem these necessary precau-
tons. The people understand and are
eager to comply.
AE recent meeting of council, an or
dinance was passed closing the gasoline
service stations from p m to a. m.
But it hasn't become a law yet, be-
cause neither the mayor nor the council
manic president has signed it.
This ordinance. requested by most of
the service station operators. was enacted
before the public realized its full import
Since then. however, public sentiment
seems to have crystaIized somewhat, and
now there is a mounting hue and cry being
heard in several places against this new
piece of legislation.
This Outcry has stayed for the time be-
ing the signatures which would make the
ordinance immediately operative
It's dangerous trend. Another step
or two and every business establishment In
Key West viii have its hours curtailed.
II IS not our purpose to argue the
merits of the closing laws. What we are
striving to emphasize is that there is apt to
be public revulsion to this sudden deluge
Of "yeEboten' laws.
1t is an axiom of good government that
the best governed are those who are least
governed
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-15
SECRECY SERVES THE NATION

There are two classes OF people who
want an end TO secrecy in regard to naval
operation in the Atlantic.
The first group includes those who
are naturally curious and believe that the
government belongs to them and that they
are entitled to know everything that oc-
ours 1t also includes some citizens who are
anxious to uncover some fact with which to
attempt to diseredit the foreign policy of
the nation
The second class includes those per-
sons who are willing to permit the Axis
powers to secure valuable information from
the United States, in the belief that this
will help them in their war upon Great
Britain and Russia and with careless re-
gard of the effect that such news will have
upon the lives of Americans and the for
tunes of this country.
The people of any democratic nation
must realize that when their nation faces
external foes, it is impossible to broadcast
every fact relating to national defense. To
do so would be to play into the hands Of our
enemies The world today has two ex-
amples of the value of secrecy in regards TO
fighting programs, one in Germany and the
ether in Russia.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-15
A STORY ABOUT 12-TON TANKS

At recent meeting of the New York
Railroad Club, Frederick A. Stephenson,
viee-president of the American Car and
Foundry Company, explained how his COM
pany tackled the job of building 12-ton CON-
bat tanks for the Army, under a contract to
begin delivery in two hundred days. and
how the time limit has beaten by sixteen
days
Dir. Stephenson said that after his COM
pany got the contract, it discovered that the
necessary case hardened, armor : plate
could not be obtained in the mar
ket. Consequently, the company de-
cided to make its own plate, although warn
ed that it would require two years TO learn
the process.
The armor-plate plant was built and
completely equipped in four months and
now the company is selling armor-plate to
other manufacturers. who need 1t for de-
Tense orders. Meanwhile. the railroad car
building company proceeded with It's tank
building undertaking and accomplished
what everyone was saying could not be done.
Mr.. Stephenson points out that a lay
man can get an idea of the man-hours of toll
required by facing the figures involved in
the production of the tanks. There were
2,663 blue-prints and 1855 different kinds
of parts, or grand total of 1873 in
dividual pieces required for each tank, ex-
elusive of engines and accessories. The
machining of the parts for each tank in
volved 705 individual items, upon which p
72S operations were performed.
We call attention to this story in order
to convince our readers that American in
dustry when given task in the national de-
Tense program can meet requirements.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-15

The BE Prepared motto of
Boy Scouts entered another field
Saturday when members Of all
troops In the city offered their
services n the 35fh annual Christ
mas Seal Campaign against tuber-
culosis through II Z Berkowitz-
chairman Of the Scout Executive
Committee
Participation Of the Boy Scouts
IN the drive was announced BY J.
J. Trevor. president Of the Mon
roe County tuberculosis AsSocia-
ton. who said the drive VIII con-
time in fun force through Christ
mas
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-15
Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia Q

Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia of New
York told a midwest conference of the
civilian defense movement in Chicago "as
to the press confess helplessness." and in
referring to New York. the mayor ex-
claimed, 81 can't even control the press in
nv own city No one should feel himself
30 important as to think himself capable of
controlling the press. He viii find that the
nress viii cooperate in any matter pertain
inr to the public press. but it win not allow
itself to be controlled.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-15
CHAMBER OF
CCMhIEkCE NOTES

The Chamber of Commerce
gets a friendly tip IRON our good
friend. A. +. Webb. Of the Home
Furnishing Company IN Home
stead Mr. Webb writes:
Dec. Is, 1871
Chamber of Commerce.
Key West, Florida
Gentlemen:
We own a tourist home here
N Homestead In the last two
days We have been told by sew
eraI tourists that they were told
n Miami that they could not 60
10 Key West on account Of the
war.
! know that you would ike
to know what was happening 50
that you could correct IL
Yours truly.
HOMESTEAD FURNITURE
AO11E AN 4
BY a W. Webb"
Undoubtedly. brickbats are
mora frequent and make deeper
dents than do bouquets But
there are good and loyal friends
TO Key West scattered along
u. s. Number /. We do not al
ways hear from them. but they
are there AS q matter of fact
the Highway was never SO safe
for Tire traveller as II Is today,
under the competent policing Of
the Z. S Army
The Chamber OF Commerce
reports that inquiries from tour
ISIS are arriving IN satisfactory
volume TIE general idea seems
70 be that war conditions are
universal and that they might as
well be in q comfortable climate
as TO have the problem of heat
added 70 their other worries.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-15
secretarv Hull never oyerlooks

Secretary Hull never overIoOIIs an OPP
portunity to negotiate new treaty agree
ment. Now he is taking the Government
of Iceland into his umbrage and is going to
help them out on selling herring oil by cut
Ting the tariff rate. This is described Of
ficially under the heading of ''the granting
of concessions to Iceland"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-15
Homestead IS leading the

Homestead is leading the way. On
January 5, the city will sell at public auc-
ton a number of lots on which taxes have
been long delinquent. The same should be
done in Key West; if property owners can
not pay their taxes now. they win never be
able to do so. and if they are lodging them
there is remedy for recalcitrants.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-15

This war also was Made in Japan"
but the peace that is to follow viii be made
in America and all nations, including the
Axis partners of Hitler, should thank their
stars that it will not be a peace Made in
Germany"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-15

It is time for Christmas shoppers to get
busy if they expect to get choice selections.
1t is also permissible. just now, broadly to
hint that what you would like to have for
Christmas is-whatever it is what you
want.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-15

The county commissioners vot-
ed last night unanimously In IA
vor Of the Inauguration Of shut
tie train service by the FEC
over the big water gap in the
highway
This was with the understand
ing. however, that arrangements
can be perfected whereby the
county VIII be assured cOntin-
uOuS service Of this sort and
providing further rates charged
by the railroad shall not exceed
those In effect on the ferries at
present
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-15

There is too much nepotism in the city
council; the people do not like it. Further
more. there is considerable opposition to
city employees holding two jobs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-15
KEY WEST IN
DAYS GONE BY
Happenings On This Date Ten
Years Ago As Taken From
Files OF The Citixe-

Fifty gallons Of pure alcohol
were destroyed yesterday after
noon at the customs house. This
was pursuant to orders received
by district headquarters N Tam
pa from Washington This fun
damentai for int0xicantS" was
captured some time ago by Gus
toms officials and has been held
pending instructions from the
bureau.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-15

The Citizen. IN editorial para
graphs. said:
1T is a distinct credit to the
ministers of this country. both
Protestant and Catholic. that
whenever one Of their number
IS found breaking the law II at
tracts nationwide attention Only
unusual things get unusual no
tice, II viii be remembered, prov
ing that the vast majority OF
preachers stay reasonably close
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-15

Successful business does not depend
upon the elimination of clean competition
anywhere, at any time.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-15

Japan struck the first blow-and it
was below the belt.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-15

It's remarkable what some people will
do for publicity. even when most of it IS
useless.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-15

lSSe-Patenf Office Building in
Washington burns to the ground.
destroying the then worlds larg-
est collection Of models.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-15
WEATHER REPORTS

Observation taken az 7.30 a. m
18th Mer. Time City Office
Tempsratures
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-15

Personal Mention: Mrs. Ber-
tina Mcconnell was an arrival
over the East Coast yesterday
and viii visit her daughters. Mrs.
Lawton Watson. and sister. Mrs
Clarence Saunders. Ramon
RivaS. who was visiting in
Tampa with relatives. returned
yesterday. Mrs. John Lowe.
who has been visiting relatives
in Miami the past few DAYS. has
returned. Mrs Ralph Russell
Of Russell Lane has been visiting
friends In Miami.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-15

Members Of the board of pub
lie works and city auditor, VII
lard NJ Albury. have been sum
mOned by the circuit court here
TO show in court on Jan 8 why
they should not be mandamused
to pay approximately Sl.875 in
tereSt due Louis Lebcnthal on
several bonds.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-15
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS

Where news is suppressed there is
anarchy; where news IS controlled there is
sear; only where news is free are human be-
ings free.
CARL AcKERAGAN,
Dean. School of Journalism,
Columbia University.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-15

IS7l-The Tribunal of Arbitra-
ton. composed Of Americans.
English, Italians, and Britain
over Civil War damages-first
modern tribunal to settle an in
ternati0nsl dispute.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-15
C. S. KENNEDY.
Official In Charge

N their examples to their pre-
eeptS
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-15

l940-Engish drive Italian.
out Of Egypt and invade LIbya.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-15

Subscribe to The Citizen. 20c
weekly.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-15
FORECAST

Key West and Vicinity: Partly
cloudy tonight: Tuesday mostly
cloudy with some likelihood Of
light showers: somewhat warm
e.
Florida: Considerable eloudi-
ness tonight and Tuesday. pcs
sibly light showers in extreme
south portion Tuesday, slowly
rising temperature tonight and
in north portion Tuesday.
Hatterss. N C. to Apalachi-
cola. Fla: No small craft or
storm warnings have been IS
sued
CONDITIONS
Colder weather has overSrread
the eastern portion of the COIN
try, with temperatures Les &C.
greeS 10 Is degrees beie&z ne
seasonal average IN msny Sec
tons and freezing southwark
nearly 70 the gulf coast this
morning; while over western
districts readings are generally
near Or above normal
Light 10 moderate snow has
occurred since yesterday morn
ing n the northeastern States
and In portions of the Lake re-
gion, light to moderately heavy
ram IN the northwestern States.
and light rain from Oklahoma
southwark to the lower Rio
Grande Valley. Clear skies pre-
vailed this morning over south
eastern districts.
C. S. KENNEDY,
I Official In Charge.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-15

I6l4-Historic Hartford. Conn.
Convention over second war with
England