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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-11
State Department Expected To
Hear Full Details Tonight On
Sinking OF United States Ship


WASHINGTON, June ll--State
department officials today ex-
pected to hear full details before
midnight in the sinking of the
United States freighter Robin
Moor, May 81 in Western Hemis-
phere waters.
Eleven survivors of the stricken
ship have reached Pernambuco,
Brazil and both the state depart
ment and President Roosevelt
cautioned against premature
judgement on the sinking before
a full report from the survivors
reaches Washington.
Although a first radio message
from the Brazilian frelghter Oso-
10. which picked up the II sur
vivorS, said the ship had been
sunk by torpedo from a German
U-boat. later messages from the
oSorio owners did not specify the
the nationality Of the attacker.
The message did say. however.
that the ship was torpedoed $50
miles northeast Of Capt. ST. ROGUE.
Brazil on May Il.
Seven passengers and ~ crew
members still ere missing.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-11
British And Free French Units
Crash Deep Into Syrian Area
VIM. V. Little To Describe
Results OF Recent Civilian
Registration In Key West

William v. Little, chairman of
the subcommittee in charge of
civilian registration in Monroe
county, tonight will go before of
ficers of the county defense coun-
Gil to describe results of the week
long registration and report what
is needed for the lengthy job OF
classification.
Members of the group will meet
at 8 o'clock at the chamber of
commerce.
Plans for enlistment of men In
the semi-military branch of the
council also are expected to come
up for discussion. Robert Spots
wood and Albert mills have been
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named to committee in charge
of enrolment in the force, and il
is understood tonight's meeting
will be the first step in a drive for
membership.
Little, who will report how
many registration blanks now are
in the hands of his office, said to-
day he is still receiving blanks
from citizens who took them
home to be filled out. Little
urged that all citizens holding the
blanks send them in at once,
since it is necessary fer him to
know quickly how many forms
will be needed for the job of clas-
sification.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-11
WILLIAM WEAVER
DIES in ATLANTA
BODY WILL BE BROUGHT TO
KEY WEST FOR IN.
TERMENT

"A telegram was received in the
city today announcing the death
of William Weaver, so. in a gov
eminent hospital in Atlanta, Ga.
this morning.
Funeral arrangements will be
announced following the arrival
Of the body here.
Mr. Weaver, who was for long
period Of time employed in the
switching department of the Flo
rida East Coast Railway Company
in Key West, left for Atlanta sew
eral weeks ago to undergo treat
ment at the government institu-
ton.
He is survived by his wife, who
was with him at the time of death,
and many other relatives.
MIR. Weaver had been making
his home at sos Southland street
for many years.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-11
Heavy Fighting Reported
To Be In Progress Ten
Miles South OF Damas-
Gus
sBy Associated Pressl
CAIRO, June ll--Mechanized

CAIRO. June ll--Mechsnized
columns of Britain and Free
French soldiers crashed deep into
Syria ny il hopes for com
paras. GODDESS conquest
were in with the steadily
mountin. rY Of French re-
70 rel Is confirmed Vichy
bull nm q { heavy fighting has
deve ed a Jut 10 miles south of
Dams US, where a column Of
Gen. harles DeGaulle's Free
French oldiers are locked in bat
tie witt strong contingents of
Gen. Maxime Weygand's Syrian
army.
Cairo said one column is showing
steadily up the Mediterranean
coast south OF Beirut while the
Free French are driving on Da-
mascus and third column Is
pushing north between the two
important cities.
Heavy units of the British fleet
have forced landing near Beirut
in the rear of the French army
which il defending the city.
(vichy said a French cruiser and
several destroyers raided the
Lebanon coast last night. pounding
British troops with artillery
Although British leaders ap-
parently had hoped to win over
French support from Syria. II APP
peared today that every effort is
being made 10 drive through to
Damascus and Beirut In the short
est possible time. forestalling an
expected push from the north by
German troops.
Reports from the fighting front
today continued TO Indicate that
few. ii any. Of Adolf Hitler's
soldiers have taken part In the
Syrian battle
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-11
STR. SCHEDULE
TO BE CHANGED

Removal of the p & o ship Cuba
from the Key West-Havana-Port
Tampa run this summer. will give
this city one sailing weekly
aboard the SIS Florida. local of
ficials of the line have announced.
With the Florida tied up in
definitely at Port Everglades. the
Cuba viii arrive here each Thurs
day morning from Port Tampa,
sailing al 1890 a. IN. for Havana.
On the return trip. she will arrive
at $50 p m. Tuesday from Cuba.
sailing al 7;30 p. m, of the same
day for Port Tampa,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-11
REPORT BRITISH
SHIPPING LOSSES

BERLIN, June 11-A special
war bulletin today announced the
sinking in the past four months
of 2.235.000 tons of British ship
ping by German submarines. sur
face raiders and long range
bombers.
The bulleting said at least
another 100000 tons of British
shipping has been damaged.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-11
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
POSITION or CITY CLERK

The City Council OF the City Of
Key West will receive written ap.
plicstions for appointment 10 the
position Of City Clerk up 10 and
including June Is. 1871 AT 400 p
~ Applicants are requested 20
state fully their qualifications.
Detailed information regarding
the duties and responsibilities in
the office Of the City Clerk may
Be obtained by calling at the City
Hall. office Of the City Auditor.
CHAS. r. ROBERTS.
City Andisor--Acting City Clerk
iune9-Il-i4.is4i
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-11
RUMANIAN PREMIER
ARRIVES in MUNICH
ANToNEscu TO CONFER
WITH GERMAN ARMY
OFFICERS

BERLIN. June ll--Premier
Gen. Ion Antonescu of Rumania
has arrived in Munich for con-
sultation with German army Of
ficers, it was announced here
today.
A bulletin said General An
toneSeu's arrived in Munich came
on the heels OF the visit Of King
Boris of Bulgaria. who also con-
suited with German officials.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-11
ENJOYS PLANE RIDE

WILMINGTON. Del-Ahghting
from a plane after q twenty
minutes ride. AFrx Marguerite
Mac Williams, g.. Of this city. said
she did not know what she had
heen missing all these years
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its attention 10 other recreation
projects, particularly cleaning up
Bayview Park.
freeman, who presided over he
meeting last night in the absence
of Chairman Albury, also urged
larger committee which would
permit representatives of varied
sports to handle details of sep
arate programs.
Bayview Park Unsaniiary
Mrs. Eva Warner, recreation
director here under WPA, who
also probably will assume Lewis
duties, again called attention to
the unsanitary conditions al
Bayview Park. Cistern water is
stagnant. she said. and rubbage
in the water has created a hor-
rible odor. The cellar under the
bandstand, she reported, was also
lin a terrible condition.
Sweeting, who had been APP
pointed previously to ask Fire
Chief Harry Baker for aid in
pumping water from the cistern,
told the members rubbage in
the container would first have to
be removed. Freeman said he
would seek aid from Everett Rus
sell, vice chairman of the board
of public works, in removing
the rubbish.
A complete list of repairs need
ed at the Park and softball field
there will be presented to the
public works board.
Fourth Of July Program
Lewis presented to the commit
tee a tentative plan for a Fourth
of July celebration here. includ-
ing fireworks and sports at Bay
view Park. The plan. which now
will be handled by Mrs. Warner.
calls for dancing on the tennis
courts, sports events on the soft.
ball diamond and a big display
of fireworks. a revised program
will be presented by Mrs. Warner
for approval At meeting nexl
week.
Freeman announced 10 the
committee that he had received
a check for $50 from the county
commission for recreation. while
the city has made available cred.
II for $50 The appropriations
were ordered early last month
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-11
LUCILLE MENDEz
GRANTED DIVORCE

Lucille Mendez. Key West,
has been granted a final divorce
decree from Joseph Mendex.
Hillsborough county, by Circuit
Judge Arthur Gomez, il was re-
vealed today.
She charged extreme cruelty.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-11
Make Plans To Push Work On
TrunbO Island Baseball Diamond

Roy Hamlin, baseball enthus-
last and member of a committee
charged with investigating delay
in completion of the Trumbo Is
land baseball diamond, last might
was asked by the city-county
recreation committee to join
Capt Arthur Sheppard of WPA
in pushing the job to compile
ton.
Hamlin, who had asked for the
committee meeting after local
club managers appointed him
and Mario Sanchez to learn the
reason for continued delay in the
fields completion, said the job
could be completed with the help
of not more than four or five
men. He agreed to give of his
services toward pushing the prof.
ect to completion and agreed to
work in cooperation with Capt.
Sheppard.
Marvin Lewis, defense-recrea-
ton coordinator who is leaving
Key West tonight to accept en-
ployment with a private firm in
Jacksonville. was to make final
effort today TO work out plans
for completion of the field, then
turn the project over to Shep-
pard. Hamlin. Sanchez and John
Bennett of the WPA.
Promises Broken
Lewis. who returned this week
from a trip to Jacksonville, blam-
cd unnamed persons for failing
to live up to their promises OF
cooperation in getting the work
done. Lewis said Recreation
Committee Chairman Paul Al
bury had cooperated with him,
but that others persons again and
again had failed to fulfill their
promises of assistance.
Listing work already accom-
plished in the month since city
council and the county commits.
sion allocated money for the job
Lewis said holes for a backstor
have been dug. material for the
backstop purchased. and lumber
for repairs 20 the bleachers pur.
chased.
GIenwood Sweeting. commit.
tee member and city councilman
pointed out that purchased ma.
terial had been left on the field
ever since i; was bought and
that it was lucky none had been
stolen. Part Of the lumber, he
said. has warped In the sun and
cannot be used. $500 a
Favor Immsdiais Action
Urging that every effort be
made to put the field in shape
where games can be PLAYED. HAM
lin suggested the field be raked.
watered and rolled. then run
the base lines and erect the back
stop. Later. the hleachcrS could
be brought to the field for re-
pairs and erection. drain pits IN
stalled and other work eomplet-
ed
William Freeman. another city
councilman on the committee.
urged that the gruup finish the
field as soon as possible in order
80 permit the committee 70 turn
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-11
COMING EVENTS


THURSDAY
County eksEnnlzzsCa nseets SO
pra.. Counsy Courthouse
r.ions Club n@ets III $50 pm
I4Aar& Den. Seminary aGKess
Rotary Club meefs fzis pm
St FaugE PARISH Hail
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-11
Checks For Property Own
ers VIII Be Issued From
Office OF County Judge
Raymond Lord


last week in Circuit Judge Arthur
Gomez court. tomorrow will re-
ceive payment at the rate of SOS
an acre from Raymond Lord.
county Judge.
Judge Lord said today the
checks will be in his hands to-
morrow morning, and will be dis
tributed to land owners who call
at his county courthouse office.
Checks have been made out
payable to representatives of each
of the groups of heirs whose pro-
perty was condemned. They will
go to William B. Smith, $257 SO;
Jane l. Smith, as Administrative in
the estate OF Joshua -. omitn,
$257. So; Allan B. Cleare, Jr., as at
torney for the John H. Geiger
heirs, $525; William G. Miller,
$2,93O; Allan B. Cleare, Jr., as at
torney for the George Sweeting
heirs, $500; Allan B. Cleare, Jr., as
attorney for the Laura F. Geiger
heirs, Sass: Julia Brooks. SLIGO;
Florida d. Roberts. $500; Milton
W. Curry, 26.25; and Sybil C. De-
laney, as administrators of the
Joshua Curry estate, $26.25.
The condemned land is part OF
l,000-acre tract to be developed
into an airport.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-11

Key West. Florida. has the
most euuable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only Ia Fahrenheit
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Miscellaneous for Sale

CAMERAs-Au makes AT BEST LOW
EST PRICES. We will take YOUR OLD
ERA SHOP, 375 STATE STREET.
EIGHTEEN TON. double deck Hubbard
oven. SIS cash. 4oT Washington. New
Baltimore, Michigan. Mathews Bakery.
Evening star., 1941-04-30
Wilson's Big Inning Tells

For seven innings EaStern's Curles
outpitched BriScuSo, Dick Schwab's
run-producing double in the first
and Larry Farnham'S single in the
seventh representing Wilson's lone
hits before its winning four-run
rally in the eighth. BriScuSo, on the
other hand, found Eastern batterS
on base every inning except the
sixth, and when he baked over the
Tides first run in the seventh he
appeared on the verge Of bloW-up
Three hits both in the seventh and
eighth produced two runs in each
frame for Eastern and when Curles
faced Wilson in its next-t -to-last turn
at bat he had Al lead.
Then Curles blew up. Catcher
Charley Hardison singled to open
the inning and Chink Faust walked.
Curles struck out Polhamus, but
Freddy VinSon singled to score
Hardison and when Left Fielder Art
Bray let Dick SchWabs single get
away from him for a tWo-base error,
Faust and Vinson came across, ty-
ing the score. At that juncture
Briscuso won his own game with
O single to left
Both CurleS and Briscuso hurled
commercially, the former striking
out II and BriscuSo 10. Curles walked
only two, while his opponent passed
four.
Fielding honorS went to Eastern's
great little shortstop, Reds Vernon,
who lived up to his boosters with a
truly brilliant game afield.
Evening star., 1941-04-30
Old Feud Is Renewed
As King Pins and
RossIYns Roll
Feature Women's Cord;
Lewis, Miller Gain Top
In Class B Doubles

A bowling feud Of long standing
and fired to white heat recently
when the newly-crowned King Pin
quint breezed home the winner Of
the Ladies' District League over
Rosslyn, defending champions, will
be renewed tonight when teams of
the citys premier women's duckpin
circuit feature the third nights
competition in the Washington
Women's Duckpin Association
championships at the Rendezvous.
Also of major interest will be the
rolling of Lucy Rose of Rosslyn,
who in successfully defending her
Ladies' District League title nosed
out Lorraine GULL by nine points.
In the team rolling last night,
National Ale of the Maryland-D Dis
trict Ladies' League, featured by
Ruth Coles 348, gained second place
in Glass B with 1890. Olive PettitS
343 was the heaviest wallop as Shep-
herd Park Restaurant shot to third
place in Glass G with 1854. Flor
ence Gebhardt'S BAL was timely as
KramerS Cleaners of the Silver
Spring Ladies League tied for third
place in the Glass D team division
with 1.456. May Kings 322 was
best for the latter quint.
Margaret Mattingly came through
with 332 to pace the 1,4l0 count that
gave Continental Life Insurance of
the Brookland Ladies' League second
place in Glass E. IneZ Bryan, whose
recent 419 was an all-time record for
the Washington Ladies League, was
tops for the team rollers with 354,
but her count availed the strong
Perruso club little in Class C.
A new leader forged to the front
in B doubles when Catherine Lewis
and Louise Miller chalked up 609.
The latter'S 142 was high for the
evening. Elizabeth PreSson and
Mary Hines, newcomers, gained the
lead in Glass E doubles with 596.
Haru Dent and Winnie Hiser posted
632 to tie for second place in Glass
c doubles with Louise Battaglia and
Margaret McDermott.
Helen Catlin and Dale Crosby of
the Ice Palace Ladies moved to sec
ond place in Glass E doubles with
$40. Two Post Office boWlers, Flor
ence Prosperi and Allen Ruhlen, shot
to third place in Glass D doubles
with Sol.
Evening star., 1941-04-30
Terps Are Too Many
For Cards in Two
Track Meets
Big Squads Beot Little
Ones in Varsity end
Frosh Competition

Catholic University's trackmen
were back in their own backyard to-
day satisfied that a good, big squad
can outrun a game but little team
any day in the week.
The Cards made the test against
Maryland in dual varsity and fresh
man meets yesterday at College Park
and, excepting one or two events in
each division, were soundly trounced.
Maryland's varsity won, 1888, and
the freshmen triumphed by a 7812-
381a margin.
Charley OKeefe's losing duel with
Tom Devlin in the 440, and Johnny
Corbett's victory in the 2-nile run
featured the Cardinals varsity per-
formance.
For the freshmen it was Lou Cam
PAMELA, speedy sprinter, who cap
tured both the century and 220.
Devlin whipped O'Keefe by nose
in 81 seconds fiat with a great
stretch run. Tommy Fields varsity
mile victory in 4:292, and Stirling
Kehoe'S triumph in the freshman
half-mile in 2:O6 featured the Terp
performances.
Evening star., 1941-04-30
BY BURTON HAWKINS,
Star staff Correspondent.

CHICAGO, April 80. - Manager
Bucky Harris of the Nationals has
been around long enough not to
condemn a club on the basis Of its
behavior in the first two weeks Of
a campaign, but he admits he's bit
f1abbergasted by the department Of
his pitchers.
Bucky has occasion TO be diSil-
lusioned, but he insists Washington's
pitching is more polished than it
has demonstrated. He Is wondering,
though, when his faith will be
vindicated.
"I can't understand it," Bucky was
saying today as the Mats prepared to
tangle with the White Sox after
dropping 80 decision here yes
terday. Our pitchers are better
than they've shown, but while we're
waiting for them to hit their stride,
we're losing games. On those rare
occasions when we've had we'll
pitched game, we haven't had much
hitting. We need improvement in
a hurry"
What President Clark Griffith
chose to term "a pitching staff as
well balanced as any in the league"
hasn't been justifying the lofty pre-
season praise. 1t has floundered,
with only the brilliance of Steve
Sundra serving to minimize the pain
of a crushing blow.
Wins Lone Road Game.
Sundra's neat pitching is tanta-
mount to a gift, however, for the big
boys of the staff were thought to be
Dutch Leonard, Sid Hudson, Ken
Chase and Walter Masterson. The
combined labor of that quartet
equals two victories and eight de-
feats, and in only three games have
they remained the route.
Some of that unf1attering record
can be blamed on horrible hitting
but not enough to shield what thus
far has constituted mediocre pitch
ing. Leonard, Chase and MaStersor
have been both good and bad, but
Hudson at no time has displayed his
winning form of 1910.
When MasterSon survived early
Boston blasting in his second start
and recovered to earn the decision
Harris was heartened. 1t was the
type of game that usually is tonic
Evening star., 1941-04-30
hcGinnis, Smith Duel
On Hill as CoIoniaIs
Tackle Terps

Frank McGinnis, big right-hander
who lost to West Virginia last week
after hurting five scoreless frames,
was to get another chance on the
mound this afternoon as George
Washington squared off with Mary
land at Griffith Stadium.
The Colonials were ON edge for
the first of a two-game series with
their neighboring rivals after a
hurried and successful excursion
against Penn State yesterday on
the Nittany Lions home grounds.
Three home runs crashed of the
G. w. bats as they downed State,
1873, one authored by Lee Lusby
who had gone hitlesS until yesterday.
With Marylands new mound dis
covery, Bob Smith, ready to hurl
today the Colonials had rough sled
ding ahead.
Tomorrow G. w. goes to Charlottes-
vile for a game with Virginia.
Evening star., 1941-04-30
Pills Nugent Appears
To Have Won Again
In Higbe Deal
Trio From Dodgers Doing
Good Work, Pitcher Hos
Lost z of ; Games
Py the Associated Press.

Ky the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, April 30.-It looks
as if Gerry Nugent of the PhillieS
may have put over another of his
famed David Harum" deals in SELL
ing Pitcher Kirby Higbe to Larry
MacPhau of the Brooklyn Dodgers
last fall for 100000 and three play
erS.
The season still is young, of course,
but on the basis of returns to date
Nugent president of the Phils, cer-
tainly hasn't come out second best
While Higbe has lost two of his
three starts for the Dodgers, the
three players Brooklyn threw into
the deal-Pitchers Bill Crouch and
Vito Tamulis and Catcher Thomp-
son Mickey" Livingston-have done
yeoman work for the PhilS.
Crouch, making his first start of
the season yesterday, twirled mas
terful four-hitter against Pittsburgh
to pull the Phils out of the cellar.
LiVingston'S excellent work behind
the bat has started Phil followers
talking of a second Bill Killifer.
Tamulis has been slow rounding into
form, but his relief work against
Boston Sunday demonstrated he
still is an asset.
Thus it appears that what Nugent
calls extra yardage" in getting un-
known players in deal again will
pan out for the PhilS. To give a
few examples, that's how he got
Dolph Camilli from the Cubs for
Don Hurst back in 1894; Claude
PaSSeau from Pittsburgh in 1887, and
Higbe and Joe Marty from the Cubs
in 1899 for Passeau after the latter
developed into a star.
Evening star., 1941-04-30
Faulty Base Running
Costly as Temple
Defeats Hoyas

Take if from Joe Judge. the third
base coaching line is where COL
lege ball games are won and lost
and he was 1000 correct yesterday
as the Hoyas dropped a loosely
played game to Temple, l1-8, for
their second setback of the season.
1t was at the far corner that two
important Hoya rallies were nipped
in full bloom at crucial stages of
the game. A slaphappy brand of
baserunning that even the old
Brooklyn dizziness boys wouldn't
admit to cost Georgetown at least
two runs and possibly the ball
game.
In the first two innings, Temple
pounced on Bill Wixted for six
runs and in the eighth it finally
chased him to the showers and got
four more.
Evening star., 1941-04-30
Newman, Rae Match
Fills Mat Program
For Tomorrow

The lineup for tomorrow nights
mat show at Turner's Arena today
was completed by the addition Of
Ed Newman and Tommy Rae for
Commute preliminary.
Ed Don George, one time undis-
puted claimant to the world heavy
weight crown in Boston and SUBJ
urbs, returns to Washington after
a prolonged absence to meet Hans
Kampfer in the headline attrac-
ton. Kampfer warmed up for the
affair by losing to Warren Book
Wrinkle last week.
Other matches listed are wills
Man Zim VS.. Herbie Freeman, Milo
Steinborn VS.. Fred Grobmier and
the Green Hornet VS.. Len Maca-
luso.
Evening star., 1941-04-30

Baseball, softball, golf and tennis
are on the spring and summer ath-
letic program of the United States
Treasury Department Recreation As
sociation which announced chairmen
and general plans for each sport
today. The entire program will be
under the supervision of Bill STRAIT
ton, former star of the Y. M. c. A.
J. c. Thornton will serve as sub
chairman of the Baseball Commit
tee and expects to have winning
team in the Treasury League. Soft
ball will be under the control of John
D. Abrahamson who will run an
eight-team league consisting of Bu-