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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-21
Observes Birthday

Miss Rosann Evans entertained
ten young friends az dinner. Mon.
day evening observing her tenth
birthday. The color scheme was
pink and white. the birthday cake
bearing ten pink candles. The
guests played games. including a
peanut hunt, and spent a pleasant
evening
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-21
To Address Mothers

MIS-. I. 5. Weber VII speak on
The Responsibilities and Duties
OF Good Home Makers at the meet
ing OF the Mothers Club Of the Sal
walton Army Wednesday afternoon
at o'clock in the Army citadel.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-21
Raymond SeleSka
Given Farewell

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Seleska gave
a farewell party Saturday night for
their son, Raymond, 3 volunteer
who left Monday morning for a
years military training with the
Ypsilantl second quota Of selective
service men.
Dancing and card playing were
enjoyed in the spacious rooms Of
the Seleska home, 1885 Packard Rid.
The company was served refresh
ments by the hostess and her as
sistants.
Guests were present from Milan,
Stony Greek, Whitaker. Willis
Belleyille. Ypspanti. Frains Lake,
Dexter and Kalamazoo.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-21

Mr.. and Mrs Harold Hicks, SOL
Campbell Ave. are parents Of son
born this morning In Boyer Hos.
pitai, The baby weighed six pounds,
IA ounces.
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-21
Announce Birth

Mr.. and Mrs LELAND Fry, Belle
vile. are announcing the birth OF
a daughter this morning in Boyer
Memorial Hospital. The baby
weighed six pounds. four ounces.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-21
Party Chairman

Miss Ruth Ballantyne, principal
OF Hillcrest School, will be chair
man OF the pedro and games party
at the school Friday at p. m.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-21
Tomorrow's Problem
4 A s
y Q 10 9 5
= a Q s 4
AK Z 5

dealer: South. Neither side
vulnerableD
II West bids diamonds and East
hearts and West then leads the
heart K. what Is lasts best de-
Tense against South's 3-No
Trumps?
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-21
Son Arrivea


4 son weighing seven pounds. one
half ounce Was born Monday in
Boyer Hospital 10 Mr. aud Mrs.
Wylie Pitcher. Belleyille.
E. 2. Gene Ysrnell will he In
Jackson Wednesday 10 take part
in the circus given by the Rotary
Club at Hotel Hayes
Mrs. Anna Twitchell went 10 An
COLA. Ind. over the week end to
visit two N her sisters.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Anderson
came from Jerome Sunday for their
daughter, Wilma Jean Anderson
who had spent the week with her
uncle. John G.. Duguld. snd family.
Mrs. Floyd Prentice returned 10
her home IN snusatuck Monday
morning after visiting her aunt, Mrs.
Hazel Dudley.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-21
Judith and Jan

Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Terrall
have named their twins, born Jan.
l6 at Boyer Hospital, Judith Ann
and Jan Edmund.
Mr. and Mrs. James r. Breakey.
Jr, left Saturday for Washington
D. c, where they will spend the
week as guests OF their cousins,
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Breakey.
Mrs. Ben Wise left Monday for
Alexandria, La TO be near her hus-
band who is in service in Camp
Beauregard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Hedding have
moved from Detroit 10 "A Y. Normal
st.
Mr.. and Mrs Arlie Bunce. Grand
Rapids, and Mr.. and Mrs. Oren
Bunce. Detroit, spent Sunday with
their mother Mrs. Adeline Bunce.
Dr. and Mrs J Woods moved
Monday from 954 W Cross st. to
their new home, 1900 Washtenaw
Ave
Mrs. Frederick CANCER and infant
son, Frederick, Jr have returned
from University Hospital, Ann Ar
Dor and are at the home OF Mr.
CANCERS parents on Hawthorne ST.
The baby vas born January II in
University Hospital
Mrs. Q. o. Norris returned sat.
urday from Chicago where she had
visited Dr. and Mrs. ?. V. Smith a
week
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-28

Guy Carleton, Well-known Key
West businessman, was appoint
ed chairman of a committee last
night to solicit contributions from
business houses for the Ameri-
can Legion's state convention
here April 1926. William Free
man is also member of the COM
mittee. The committee was NAM
ed at a mass meeting in the coun-
ty courthouse.
Mr.. Carleton will name the
rest of the committee by tomor-
row and promises to get active
at once. This is the biggest
thing that has hit Key West since
the hurricane Cf 1919, was Mr.,
Cartoons comment. Everyone,
no matter how little he expects
to benefit from the convention,
should assist in the drive for
funds.
His appointment followed a
meeting last night of leading bust
ness men of the city and the Of
ficials of the Key West conven-
ton corporation, which is in
charge of arrangements for the
American Legion's state meeting
To Compile List
One of the first steps by the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-28
CLAIMS ENGLAND
CANNOT PAY UP
MORGENTHAU URGES SEND.
ING ALL AID pos
SIBLE
my Associated Press,

WASHINGTON, Jan. %. 49,
Henry Morgenthau, secretary of
the treasury, testified before the
Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee this morning that he had
given up any hope OF England's
being able to pay her war bills in
this country.
England rs spending S48 600. 900
day TO carry on the war, figure
reaching 90 per cent Of her ma
tional income, Morgenthau told
the senators in his testimony.
Commitments in the United
States already total 81 400 000, 900.
Morgenthau went on. while the
empires total assets in this coun-
try amount to about 81, 300, 900
900.
Defending the lend lease" bill
in about the same terms in which
he talked before the House For
eign Affairs Committee. Secretary
Morgenthau said England could
not bc expected 10 carry on with
out financial aid from the United
States for longer than the end Of
the year.
He urged quick passage ~ the
bill and immediate financial and
material aid
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-28
CHECKING UP ON
OVERDUE LICENSES
POLICE OFFICER FRANKLIN
ARENBERG ASSIGNED TO
DUTY BY MAYOR

Mayor Willard NJ Albury has
assigned Police Officer Franklin
Arenberg to duty TO act as license
inspector as part-tine service with
the police department,
Officer Arenberg started on
these new duties this morning,
and will check up on all delIn-
quent occupatlonal licenses. and
viii make every effort 10 make
collections on the amount which
IS now outstanding. which IS ap-
proximatley four thousand dol
lars.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-28
COMES
HERE TO SURVEY
WATER SYSTEM
G. L. STRAUB. REPRESENT
ING NEW YORK ENGINEER
ING FIRM. HAS OFFICE IN
CITY HALL

G. L. Straub, representing Par
sons, Knapp, Brinckerhoff &
Douglas, New York engineering
firm, has arrived in Key West to
begin preliminary surveying on
the proposed fresh water pipe line
from Homestead to Key West.
Straub, who will have his Of
fices in the city hall here, will di-
rect operations from this end to
coincide with the start Of similar
survey north of Homestead.
From Homestead. meanwhile,
engineers are examining a site a
mile south of Florida City and
test wells will be sunk to deter
mine if great enough supply can
be produced to meet Key Vests
needs.
Engineers are anxious to find a
well south of Homestead if pos
sible in order to cut down on the
amount of pipeline needed to
bring the water to Key West.
Homestead city officials are still
attempting negotiations with navy
engineers in an effort TO sell water
from their own municipal plant.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-28
TWO BALLOTS
FOR ELECTION
LEGAL TWIST CAUSES TWO
SEPARATE TICKETS IN
BOND ELECTION

Monroe county freeholders,
when they go to the polls Feb
ruary 4, will vote on two separate
ballots and the reason for it will
be a legal twist probably unique
in Florida election history. 1t is
this:
The Florida Supreme court in
an unpublished decision which
never reached lawyers in the
state, has ruled that a man owning
only his tax-exempt homestead is
not eligible to vote in a bond cleo
ton. The ruling was mentioned
in the Florida Municipal Record
and came to the attention of local
lawyers in that way, but was not
published in legal papers because
the court had already granted a
petition for rehearing
Thus, if the election were held
according to the old Interpretation
and the appeal should be denied,
the election might be invalid. If,
on the contrary, only freeholderS
with property other than their
exempt homeSteads were permit
ted to vote and the court should
reverse itself in the rehearing, re-
turning to the old Interpretation
of the law, then the election might
still be invalid.
BY using two ballots, one for
each type of freebooter. election
officials can use either or both of
the counts TO make a valid election
no matter what the courts deci-
sion, Julius +. Stone. Jr. acting
county attorney ordered double
ballots printed after comforting
with other local lawyers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-28
STILL WORKING
ON BOND ISSUE
c. SAM B. CURRY TO CARRY
ON WITH CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE

c. Sam B. Curry, back from a
tour of the upper Keys on which
he solicited affidavits from Mon
roe county freeholders, has been
appointed by Key West Chamber
of Commerce TO continue his
work here until the February 4
election. it was announced today.
Curry, who was appointed and
paid by county commission for
his work on the keys. will work
for the chamber of commerce
during the next week IN an eff
fort to bring up the total of reg
istered frceholders. He will make
the rounds of local places of bust
ness and discuss the airport
question with Interested residents
who have not registered.
A total of 300 frecholders have
been registered up to today.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-28
Civilian Employees To Learn
Plans Of Vocational Training
At Meeting On Thursday NIGHT

Civilian navy yard employees
interested in vocational training
will learn details of the state
board of education's defense pro-
gram at the high school Thursday
night.
Tentative plans for the courses
have been suggested by a navy
yard committee of Leo Haskins
and John Austin, machinists, and
Frank Schneider, electrician. The
trio, with members of the county's
advisory committee on vocational
training, will meet with applicants
for the training courses to explain
details of the plan.
The program for naval en-
ployes as invisaged now will con-
sist of the following five courses:
Cd Electrical theory for cleo
tricianS and helpers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-28

(2) Machine shop mathematics,
drafting and blueprint reading
for machinists and helpers.
81 Steel, square and mathe-
mates for woodworkers and
helpers.
"a The characteristics, fabrica-
ton and uses of different kinds of
wood for woodworks and helpers.
60 Practical ship-f fitting for
yard employees.
Additional courses under con-
sideration by the committee in
clude conversational Spanish for
enlisted navy personnel, tipping
and radio operating for army men,
blueprint reading and mathe-
matics-steel square for employees
of the city's building trades.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-28
CAPTAIN HARRIS
GOING TO CAMP
PASSES PHYSICAL ExAMINA-
TON: LEAVING FOR
TEXAS TOMORROW

Capt, ". Curry Harris, Monroe
county attorney. today passed
his army physical examination
and will leave TO join Key West
National Guardsmen at Fort
Crockett. Galveston. Tex. il was
learned today,
Captain Harris. in a telegram
10 his office. said he plans 10
leave Camp BIanding in the
morning for an indefinite length
OF service in Texas
Julius F Stone, Harris law
partner. viii hold the position of
county attorney during the cap
taIn's absence. Harris was ap-
pointed for three months by the
new county commission early
this month.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-28
TERM DISTRESS
SIGNALS FAKE"

LONDON, Jan. 20 Radio dis
tress signals picked up from the
liner Empress of Australia in New
York last night, were called
fakes" today by admiralty
spokesman.
The messages purporting 90
come from the British liner said
she had been struck by torpedo
and was going down off the west
coast of Africa. Another message
said the ship was sinking rapidly
by the head. then suddenly was
cut off and efforts TO get back in
touch with the ship failed,
London authorities said this
morning the liner was safe in an
unnamed port.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-28
RECREATIONAL
FACILITIES TO
BE PROVIDED
QUICK ACTION TAKEN BY
COMMITTEE TO FURNISH
ENTERTA INMENT FOR
SERVICE MEN

City and county authorities
moved quickly today to provide
recreational facilities for navy
personnel and avert threatened
designation of Miami as the
liberty port for enlisted personnel
in this section.
Meeting with Col. G.. d. Hat
field. unofficial representative Of
the Marine Corps, and with Bernie
Papy, representative of this sec
ton in the STATE legislature mem
bers of the group drafted plans for
temporary program of recreation
and prepared to fight for per-
manent one.
Carl Bervaldi. chairman Of the
county commission, said the COM
mission would move at once TO
request temporary use of the Ma
tional Guard armory as recrea-
ton center. Bervaldi will confer
with Major Robert SpottSwood.
who is in charge Of the armory.
and Major Spottswood is expected
TO ask authority from National
Guard headquarters
Mayor Willard AIbury and Will
Freeman. chairman of the city
council. will order cleanup job
on Switchboard courts around the
courthouse and with the coopcra-
ton of NYA director Victor Lowe
will put local tennis courts back in
condition for use.
Al Peirce. wl1o with William
AiouSalvatge and Julius r Stone,
Jr. represented the chamber Of
commerce. is &c query downtown
property owners in an eff9rt to
&c; a building which can be turned
into q reading and writing room IN
the least possible tisne.
Members Of the group have an
nouuced they wIli meet with
Colonel Hatfield and representa-
tIYeS Of army. navy and coast
guard Thursday al i2.30 clock TO
learn their minimum require
rnents in recreahonai facilities
here.
With temporary program SIT
up the group all attempt. Sriih
the AID ct Reprssen tstlye Papy 80
&C.; support for the construction
81 q municipal center which
would give q permanent solution
&c tke rrcbser1-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-28
Navy Secretary Orders
Plans Changed For Key
observation-disclosures
Committee Named To Raise
Fund For Legion Convention

committee will be the immediate
compilation of a list of Key West
business houses. They will list
the places of business in accord
'ance whether they will benefit
directly or indirectly from the
convention. Those that directly
benefit will be asked to contri-
butte most.
1t is expected the committee
will act favorably on the sugges-
ton of William Monsalvatge, for
mer county commissioner, that the
business houses be asked to
contribute L Y percent of the Feb
ruary business. The objective is
to raise $4,000 to cover the costs
of the convention.
Mayor Willard M. Albury, who
addressed Key West theater audi
ences on the subject Sunday night.
explained to the businessmen that
fund of about $4,000 must be
raised to meet expenses during
the four-day convention.
Florida legion members during
the convention will spend at least
$4,000 in Key West, the mayor
predicted
Carl Bervaldi, chairman of the
county commission; Robert F.
Spottswood, president of the Key
West Convention corporation; AL
Mills, executive director of the
corporation, and Freeman dis
cussed plans for the convention
with the business operators.
Urges Cooperation
Joseph Pearhnan, secretary of
the Key West Merchants associa-
ton, offered a list of 80 business
firms. These firms are listed ac-
cording to their ability to pay and
according to their capacity to reap
direct benefit. The restaurants,
Continued on Page Four)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-28
Nazi bOnlbcrS Hammer London
In Long Daylight Raid Today
Raj MAKES HEAVY
RAIDS ON NAPLES
TONS OF EXPLOSIVES ARE
DROPPED IN FURIOUS
FIGHTING
ny Associated Press,

CAIRO, Jan. % Royal Air
Force bombers operating from
Africa last night dumped tons of
explosives on Naples as the en-
pire's fighting forces smashed
with renewed intensity at every
Italian front.
Reports reaching here said the
raid on Naples had been one of
the most violent staged over Italy
in the war and claimed large
part of the city was demolished.
Sudanese warriors brought to
the front from India, meanwhile,
were reported driving at rate of
more than ii miles a day into
Italian Eritrea and encountering
almost no resistance. One report
said advance units had found a
mountain gorge heavily mined by
fleeing Italian troops, but sappers
cleared the mines in less than six
hours and motorized troops rush
ed on in pursuit.
Ethiopian reports reaching here
said Italy was abandoning strong
ly fortified positions and casual
ties dealt o'It by warning tribes
men were said to be very high.
On their third front in Africa,
troops which participated in the
capture of Tobruk and Derna are
forming for an attack around
Bengasi and dispatches from the
army already are predicting the
city's early fall
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-28
PROTESTS AGAINST
COTTON SHIPMENTS

LONDON, Jan. 28.--Protests
against United States shipments
IF cotton 10 Russia were voiced
before the House Of Commons this
morning by laugh Dalton. minister
of economic warfare.
Dalton said the United States
last year had exported 10000 tons
81 cotton 10 Russia ard accused
the Soviet Union Of using the ma
teriai 10 fill their own needs and
dtverting their crops 10 Germany.
De did not accuse Russia Of ex-
porting the American cotton 20
Germany. but pointed out that the
effect waa the Same
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-28
CAR STRUCK ON
DUVAL STREET
FRONT WHEEL KNOCK E D
OFF: DRIVER ESCAPED
ANY INJURY

Mario Rodriguez. 1913 Petronia
street, escaped injury this morn
ing when the light coupe he was
driving was struck by another
car at the corner of Duval and
Greene streets.
Rodriguez car swung out into
Duval street from a parking
place and was struck by a heav-
Ter sedan moving in the same di-
rection. A front wheel was
knocked off and the front of the
car damaged.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-28
PREPARING FULL
SCALE OFFENSIVE

ATHENS. Jan. %. - Greek
forces which had been moving up
on Valona in the face OF stiff re-
sistance are preparing a full-scale
offensive TO take the important
Adriatic port, it was announced
here today
Reports from the front have
told of several strong counter of
fensives launched by Italian de-
tenders south of the city, but mill
tary men here say the stage will
soon be set for mass attack
which will cut off Valona from all
assistance.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-28

bureau, state road men, WPA
supervisors and the army and
navy commanders, it is believed,
will be called into the discussion.
A definite date has not yet been
set.
Governor Holland stressed to
the road bureau in Washington
the need of a system of govern
ment highways traversing the
state from north to south and east
to west in order that military
equipment could be easily and
quickly transported to army and
navy bases.
Macdonald, speaking for the
Bureau of Public Roads, compli-
mented Florida on its progress in
road building and on its coopera-
ton with the federal government,
Governor Holland said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-28
Governor Holland To Confer
With Government Officials
On Needed Defense Highways

TALLAHASSEE, Jan. %. -
Commanding officers of army and
navy bases throughout Florida
will be called to a conference with
Govern Spessard L. Holland to
recommend location of defense
highways they deem most i'm
portant, it was announced here to-
day.
Governor Holland, back from
Washington after viewing the in
auguration of President Roosevelt
and comforting with Thomas H.
Macdonald, chief of the Bureau
of Public Roads, said he would
call the conference. to get recon-
on which the Florida
State Road Department can act
during the next year.
Representatives of the federal
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-28
EXTEND TIME
FOR CLASSES

Time for enrolment by navy
personnel in conversational Span
ish classes, originally set for last
Friday afternoon. has been ex-
tended to Thursday, it was an
nounced today.
Sailors interested in the class
es will attend a meeting of the
advisory committee on vocation
al training Thursday at the high
school Thirty sailors up to to-
day had registered for the class
es, = ~
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-28
~ - ~ ~ %@ ~
VISITOR CATCHES
WAH0O YESTERDAY

c. Z. Stocking. Louisville
ieweler. landed a sS.round
wahoo yesterday on a fishing
trip aboard his brother. John
Stockings boat. Duties
Otto II. Lippoldt. Evans
vile. Ind. ard DR.. c. w.
johnson Of Lawton. Mich.
who also have been visiting
here. helped bring in q catch
which included Nassau group
ers. kinSfixh aad barracuda.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-28
.%%%%%%%%%.
NINETY-F0UR FISH
CAUGHT ON OUTING

Charles MuhIer. AahsviIis.
N. c.. led 3 party Of fisher.
men yesterday with the larg.
est Of a eaich Of - fish. Mrs.
Muhlsr. fishing i'm local We
fsrx for the first ;inas. landed
Is ysIicwfaiL while ID. Davi.
aon. Saratoga. N. r., landed =
fivs-f oos greer moray col ard
a five-foos nurse shark.
Msrsbsrx Of fhe party
caught two snnbsrlaek. 20
group@r. SO ysllowtsil 10
Srsnfs. nine snappers and
q <s-pound ccbaa-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-28
VESSEL WILL
DOCK SUNDAY

Sailing of the Clyde Mallory
frcightcr Alamo. scheduled TO
arrive in Key West this morning.
has been delayed
The freighter will leave New
York today, according 10 word
received here, and dock in Key
West Sunday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-28
ASKS MEASURE
BE- CLARIFIED
PERTAINS TO RAISE IN PAY
OF CABINET MEM
BEERS
inv Associated Pressp

TALLAHASSEE. Jan. ca
Governor Spessard l.. Holland
has asked the legislature to clari-
fly an appropriation which in
1889 raised the pay of cabinet
members to $4,000 annually.
The measure conflicts with a
bill passed in 1888 which limited
their pay to $4,000
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-28
CAROLINA TOWN
GOES BACKWARD


PROSPERITY, s C.. Jan 2s
Some folks apparently can't stand
Prosperity.
Anyway THIS central Sotaih
Carolina t0@n lost izs residents
during the last 10 years,
The 1870 census SftoWs ITO
residents a. compared with 80 IN
1896,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-28

Urging co-opcratiOn between
authorities and the Kew West
Aqueduct Commission, Pepper
told the navy secretary plans
must include facilities that will
be able to serve the greater Key
West, which is now coming into
being.
''In the construction of this
aqueduct", Senator Pepper point
ed out, 1--WE must not only pro-
vide for the needs of the navy,
but provide for the need of the
civilian population. Moreover.
we must provide not only for the
present population, but for what
we know is going to be the en-
larged population of Key West
and Monroe county.
Knox ordered redrafting of the
plans after he had conferred with
naval engineers in charge of the
project and with Senator Pepper
Financial aspects of the de-
velopment were not discussed at
yesterdays conference, but it is
understood the water commission
will contribute about $1,000,000
of privately-raised or RFC money
while the navy will spend 81
100000 appropriated by congress.