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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-28
MAKE GAINS in
AVERTING STRIKE
FEDERAL MEDIATORS CLAIM
TO HAVE SCORED TWO
VICTORIES
(nx Associn.ed Presal

WASHINGTON, May 28.-Fed-
eral defense mediatorS today an
nounced they had scored two vic
tories in averting threatened
strike of 1000 workers at the
North American Aircraft plant in
lnfileSide, Calf, and arranging a
compromise at the Carborundum
company plant at Niagara Falls.
Workers at the Carborundum
plant, after two day walkout,
agreed last night to return to
work, while the North American
employees agreed TO hold off their
walkout while efforts are made to
arrange wage settlement with
out work stoppage.
Striking AT of l. machiniSts in
II San Francisco shipyards still
have refused to return TO work,
however. and mediatorS admitted
negotiations are at a standstill.
AT of L President William
Green yesterday termed the out
law strike violation of the
Pacific coast labor sterilization
agreement, but representatives of
the striking workmen insisted
they would not give in.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-28
CLASS NIGHT FOR
SENIOR GRADUATES
PROGRAM FOR INFORMAL
GET-ToGETHER STARTS AT
$500 O'CLOCK

Graduating students of Key
West Senior high school hold theii
last informal get-together tonight
at the school auditorium for the
annual class night celebration.
The program, opening at 800
o'clock, will be attended by stu
dents, their parents and friends.
Tomorrow, members of the
class will be guests of the Rotary
club at luncheon meeting and
the commencement program
comes Friday.
Tonight's program follows:
New Horizons" Czibulka, play
ed by Key West recreation or
chestra; Salutatory, THE Parting
of the Braves" by Beatrice c.
rbewiirs class president, Ray
Pierce; History of the Tribe"
Griselda Garcia, historian; In
dian boy. Roy Rogers; Monster,
Henry Vinson; Indian dancer,
Carolyn Hart; future warriors,
Sylvia Roberts, prophecies; tribal
chant, senior class;
Last Will and Testament" by
Shirley Gail Elbertson, testatrix;
Valedictorian, Walter McCook;
Youth in America" Barbara
Guerro; Industry, Ray Demeritt;
Finance, Anthony Perez; Agri-
culture, Charles Milford; Educa-
ton, Ellie Rae Gwynn; Govern
ment, Roberts Smith; Religion,
Lois Lowe; God Bless America"
senior class; class poem, Barbara
Guerro; Giftorian, Nellie Perez;
presentation of honors, Principal
Horace O'Bryant; farewell song,
Alma Mater senior class, and
Alumni March," Van Baar.
All seats for the program are
reserved.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-28
COMING EVENTS
WEDNESDAY

WEDNESDAY
Florida Commercial Secretaries
convention ends al La Conchs
hotel
Class day exercises at Senior high
school auditorium, 8 O'Clock
THURSDAY
High school alumni reunion, La
Concha hotel. 800 p. m.
Lions Club meets at $50 pm,
Lions Den, Seminary Street
Rotary Club meets i2:l5 p. N.
St Paurs Parish Hall.
FRIDAY
Senior high school graduation at
BayvIew Park. s O'Clock.
Harris and Division street school
graduations az school audi
forums.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-28
Governor Kills Bill To
Permit Sale Of Liquor
Near San Carlos School
ny Assoctoted Pressl

thy ASs0ctoted Pressb
TALLAHASSEE. May a.
Governor Holland. terming the
bill a violation both of the letter
and spirit of the law. today
handed down his first veto OF
the session to kill Representative
Bernie c. PapY's measure per-
hitting sale of liquor within 800
feet of the San Carlos school in
Key West.
The measure Glib TOAD had
been approved both by the House
and Senate. a tWo-thirds vote
in both houses would be requir-
cd to override the governors
veto.
In his veto message, Governor
Holland said, "To permit the bill
to become law would be not
only contrary TO the letter, but
to the spirit of the general
law. which has been interpreted
by the attorney generals office
to prohibit liquor sales within
300 feet of a school "as the crow
flies.
Governor Holland said the
measures passage would set a
precedent for further exceptions
TO the general law. and would
"in my opinion, tend to have a
bad moral effect upon the chill
dren attending the school, which
is contrary TO the legislative
policy expressed and prescribed
by general law.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-28
REPORTS ON
CASH GRANTS
FOR MONROE
STATE WELFARE BOARD IS
| SUES REPORT ON AMOUNT
DISTRIBUTED FOR GIVEN
PERIOD
Especial TO The Citizenl

JACKSONVILLE, May %. -
Public assistance cash payments
to Monroe County recipients for
the period July l, 1887, when the
State Welfare Board was indicted
into office, through April 80 of
this year, aggregated $347, 135. so,
according to announcement from
the state office of the agency here
today.
These were broken down as
follows: Old Age Assistance,
$271 $3.50; Aid to Dependent
Children. Sl9,057 90; Aid to the
Blind, $56,12300
The cash grants were only a
part of the relief extended to the
County, State Welfare Commits
sioner G. c. Codrington pointed
out. other direct benefits includ-
ing the distribution of surplus
commodities, mattresses and
clothing and compensation paid to
CCC enrollees. Indicating the ex-
tent of the latter. it was stated
that during the 6-month period
ended December 81. 1910. 81 1899
1873 pounds of foodstuffs. ex-
elusive of Duval and Hillsborough
Counties. where the Food Stamp
Plan was in effect, and 800, 785
pieces of clothing were distri-
buted throughout the state, and
that Florida CCC enrollees re-
ceived 1898, 100 in wages.
Cash grants to public assistance
recipients for the 46-month period
included in the report totalled
500. 430, 384.74 of which $i9,469.-
272.74 was for Old Age Assistance.
S1.a54,86s for Aid to Dependent
Children and S1,iO6,244 for Aid to
the Blind. The latter two pro-
grams were not in effect for the
full period
The State Welfare Board also
contributes 10 the solution of the
states relief problem through GER
tlfications for WPA and NYA
employment and through the
school lunch program, which has
been expanded to include more
than 100000 school children.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-28

BERLIN, May 28.-Brltlsh de-
tenders of Crete, after two weeks
of furious hand-to-hand fighting,
hare falling back to the seacoast
in an effort to evacuate the is
land and reach Egypt, a war
bulletin announced today.
The bulletin said German
bombers have dealt terrific blows
TO British troops in the Malemi
sector and the backbone of AL
lied resistance definitely is brok-
en-.
German troops, it is announced
here, are pouring onto the island
in increasing numbers.
A 5,000-ton transport at Suda
bay, intended for use in getting
the British forces away from
Crete, has been destroyed by
bombers.
"a Cairo bulletin has admitted
that British troops have with
drawn from the Crete capital of
Canea and German armored
units are said to have broken
through the principal Allied de-
Tense line at Malemi.)
london said feinforcements
are reaching Crete from Alexan-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-28
HOLLAND VETO MAY
AFFECT BOAT BAR

Governor Hollands veto of
the Papv bill, permitting liquor
sales near the San Carlos school
on Cuban government property.
may prevent Robert Taylor's
Boat Bar on DuvaI street from
getting a license to sell liquor
Oct. |. when the new license is
required.
Although il is understood there
is little likelihood of the state
beverage department revoking
the license. county officials said
today it probably would be inn
possible for Taylor to get another
license at his present location.
The question came up when
county commissioners were ask
ed to grant license to a liquor
store in the old Duval club Aft
CT tentatively approving the Ii
ccnse. the commission discover
cd that under "a new ruling by
the attorney general. IL would be
impossible TO grant the permit.
and that the state LIQUOR board
already had turned down the ap-
plication
La Concha hotel. which also
sells liquor and is within tho
restricted area. is understood 10
be safe as far as the license is
concerned because Of a special
clause having TO do with hotels
County Attorney Julius Stone.
who has been on a trip To Chi
cago and Washington. is expect
cd 10 return here in few days.
and probably will ~ asked for
an opinion on resistance ~ the
licenses.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-28
Monroe County Returns To
Old Status Of Nominating
Commissioners BY Districts
(Rs Ar.eclatea Prrssl

TALLAHASSEE. MAY %. -.
Monroe county today was re-
turned TO its old method OF nomi-
mating county commissioners by
districts when a bill making that
provision, along with three others
affecting the county, was permit
ted TO become law by Governor
Holland without his signature.
The four bills passed by the
Senate MAY Is. automatically be-
came law last night after they had
remained unsigned on the COVER
nor's desk for the legal period OF
two weeks,
The bills. all introduced by Rep
resentative Bernie c. Papy in the
House. follow:
QD NIB ll49 -- provides for
nomination Of county commits
sioners hy districts in the primary
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-28
Free Indian Soldiers

BERLIN. May 28.-German au-
thoritieS have ordered the release
Of all natives of India detained in
civil internment camps for British
subjects in occupied France The
gesture. if was emphasized here,
was AN additional sign of Ger
many's friendship and sympathy
for India"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-28
House Adopts PapyAInendInent
Preventing Greek Divers From
Entering Monroe County Waters
Three Amendments Sub
mitted By Papy Concern
ing Sponge Industry
Were Adopted
Especial TO Tne citlzen,

Especial go Tne Citixenl
TALLAHASSEE, May 28.
The sponge laws of Flor
ida remained the same to-
day, as result of House adop-
ton of three amendments
from Representative Papy of
Monroe to a bill to tax
spongers.
After a heated exchange
between Papy and Clement
of Pinellas, representing the
Tarpon Springs divers, the
House adopted an amend
ment which stops Greek
divers from entering Monroe
county waters.
The second Papy amend
ment allows the policy pow
er of Monroe county TO re-
main the same.
The third Papy amend
ment retains the present law
as il relates to sponges. The
new sponge bill as il was
passed on TO the Senate does
not open Monroe county
sponge beds to divers, nor
does il permit any change in
the present control of the in-
dustry.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-28
Commercial Secretaries
Assn. Ends Convention
Members OF Organization
Select Ocala For Con-
vention To Be Held
Next Year

Florida Commercial Secreta-
ries, holding the final session of
their four-day convention here
this morning, heard details of
the plan for registration of civil
ians for defense as described by
Carl D. Brorein. president of the
Florida chamber of commerce
and vice-chairman, under Cover
nor Holland, of the state defense
council of Florida.
/ Winding up their convention
ahead of schedule. members of
group named Ocaia for next
years convention and installed
state officers who were elected
yesterday.
Russell Dymond, Dayton a
Beach, was installed as president,
succeeding w. T. Simpson, Fort
Myers. and Clifford Davenport.
Tallahassee, took office as vice
president.
Other officers are Carter Brad
ford, Orlando, secretary-treasur-
er, and as directors, former Presi-
dent Simpson, Mrs. Hazel Will
liams, Arcadia; Stephen c. Sin
gleton, Key West; r. l.. Ray,
Palm Beach: T. T. Hatton, Bar
tow, and H B. Kraft, Stuart.
Delegates to the convention,
who concluded part of today's
scheduled business yesterday
when they called off a fishing
trip, were leaving this morning
at about 1890 o'clock, after COM
pleting the entire program.
Brorein. a Tampa telephone
company executive, outlined to
the secretaries the entire plan
for registration and training of
civilians under the defense pro-
gram. Information given in the
talk was designed to help the
chamber of commerce executives
in explaining the program to
citizens of their communities.
Karl Lehman, secretary Of the
Lake county chamber of COM
merce, yesterday afternoon de-
scribed the growth of Florida's
waterways in a talk Scheduled
for this morning.
Lehman. describing the $685.
759,694 development of Florida
waterways under federal super
vision, traced the history of wa
terwayS in the state back to the
armv's original survey of the
possibility of a croSs-state canal
in 1926.
Lehman said the government.
in addition tn the sum already
spent, has approved expenditures
for maintenance amounting to
Sl,353.500 this year in waters
directed from the office at Jack
Sonville. which does not include
the northwest section of the
state
In breakdown of the figures.
Kew West harbor was revealed
to have received $1,000, 40S75 in
new work and S2i6.54703 for
maintenance, with the latest ap-
proved estimate of annual main
tenance set at SI3.S00.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-28

election. with the vote of the
county at large in the general
election:
90 lib 5sS-providcS author
ixation for Monroe county COM
miSSionerS to levy a three mil
tax. The money to be- spent for the
county's share Of federal projects:
CD HB l066-provides author
ization for Monroe county COM
miSSionerS TO make the Florida In
land Navigation diStric; the coun-
tvs agent in efforts 10 secure
waterways.
(G lib il0S-provldeS author
ization for the Overseas Road and
Toll Bridge district 10 allocate
$1,000 40 be spent in payment Il
debts incurred during the cele-
bration OF the road opening in
1883.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-28
Raleigh Petteway VIII Give
Address AT K. P. Convention

An official visit by Gard
Chancellor LeMar Stein ard tlla
address Of Raleigh Pettewsg. cafs
didate for Florida governor I'D
ferma tiiElsborough eesl8t8
Judge. @1iI b. features 81 the Ga
nual convention Of knights n -
ttias. seventh Florida dislf3ft
hare Friday ard SATURDAY.
J Winfield Russell. Key w.
secretary 81 the Dokey club
izJay about $50 delegates -
the district ceuniies u o.
Bruwsrd ard Monroe are 80
~ 10 take part tn me prograf
Dpkey initiation rites -
beId Saturday ~ AroBovi
with the first business
the convention scnedulea
O'Clock FRIDAY night 90
knights IF fsythias hall
The program foloTa
Fridsy~75o ., n.. s9sFt
meeting
Saturday 90 . n t
fng TO y n.. street q
.sg.s4 rsarmrssss 400 - ssysst@ts
and 500. Eighth order
District Deputy GT 49,
eegloF Harold . Kanat fsoasy
good. wgil preside og Fhe 60
senfAcn sessions.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-28
HOME BUILDING RECORD

WASHINGTON -- l58,z77 new
small homes, financed by FILA
insured mortgages have been
built in the United States between
July ! of last year and May 10, of
this year, according to the Federal
Housing Administration, setting
new high record Eighty-five per
cent of the homes were IN the
vicinity Of defense industries.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-28
CD. RINEHART dies
in JACKSONVILLE

\ telegram was received today
by Fred Hoffman from Jackson
VILE announcing the death Of c.
p Rinehars, Past Grand Sire Of
the Odd Fellows
Mr. Riuehart was q prognin-
ent attorney. and was ar elder
Of the First Presbyterian
church Of jacksonville
He was well-known 20 the
lodge fraternity IN Key West,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-28
wAIMwAwsw. ~. aw. ~ ~. IS
ALL ON BOARD
BISMARCK LOST
INV Associated Press)

BERLIN. May 2s.--All of
the l.400 men aboard Ger
manY's battleship Bismarck
were killed when the vessel
was destroyed early Tuesday
morning by British war
planes and ships. a bulletin
announced here today.
Praising the last ditch"
fight of the 35.00o-ton bat
tleship against greatly su-
perior forces. the German
announcement said the Bis
marck fought against three
British battleships, a plane
carrier and numerous cruis-
ers and destroYers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-28
BRITISH SINK
FRENCH VESSEL
nv AnnncInted rresnl

LONDON, May 28.-The 5000
ton French merchant vessel Trip
oil has been destroyed by Brit
ish warShipS. the admiralty an
nounced today.
Apparently sunk in the Medi-
terranean. the vessel was said
in London to have been flying
the Italian flag when she was
sighted by British forces.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-28
MIAMI SCHOOLS
CLOSE THURSDAY
BUILDINGS TO BE USED FOR
NATIONAL DEFENSE
REGISTRATION

MIAMI. May 28--AIanl ele-
mentary and junior high schools
will close tomorrow. a week
ahead Of time. in order 10 per-
nit use Of their buildings for
national defense registration. il
was announced today.
Coral Gables schools closed
last week because Of several
cases Of infantile paralysis
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-28
Expansion Of u. S. Naval Patrol
Expected As Main Move Following
ROOScVc|t'S Address Last Mont
Mobilization OF Industry
And ManpOwer Consid-
cred Next Important
Factor
(By Associated PressD

(By Associated PressD
WASHINGTON. May 2s.--Im-
mediate expansion of the United
States naval patrol of the Atlantic
and special orders for mobiliza-
ton of industry and manpower
today were expected to follow
swiftly on the heels of President
Roosevelt's speech last night. in
which he proclaimed an unlimited
national emergency and reiterated
this nations determination to en-
force the freedom of the seas.
Comment on the speech, as was
expected, varied from bitter de-
nunciation both here and abroad
to unqualified praise.
Republican Senator Robert Taft
said Washington leaders of the
keep out of war" group would
meet this afternoon to study
means of forcing a national ref
erendum before the nation can
enter any conflict.
Official Berlin declared the Ger
man navy will resist any Amer
lean effort TO dominate the seas
and called attention to the COM
ment of Grand Admiral Raeder
that German ships will fire on
American conveys.
Berlin newspapers said the
Presidents speech was dictated
by his Jewish advisors"
Italian newspapers predicted
the United States will enter the
war, and japanese papers said the
speech showed the Presidents
hesitancy about taking the United
States into war
Senator Burton K. Wheeler,
Montana isolationist, said the only
way the President could add to his
powers now would be to take
over industry and labor, including
the press.
New York Republican Hamilton
Fish called the speech, lust a sop
to interventionists."
All NJ. Landon, unsuccessful Re-
publican presidential candidate,
said the speech means "the end OF
democratic government in the
United States, at least for the time
being"
On the other side, newspapers
throughout the United States
were almost unanimous in praise
of what was generally described
as a clear and forceful declaration
of American policy.
New York Mayor LaGuardia
said. 1T means from now on the
people of the United States must
snap into the defense program"
Bishop Manning of New York
Its all true, and most Americans
will agree"
London newspapers said tho
speech was the United States last
warning TO Berlin.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-28
British Defenders OF Crete
Falling Back To Seacoast
(By Associated Pressl

dria, and although British troops
are retreating, the bulletin said
there still is a chance for vic
tory. London has denied the
German story that an evacuation
will be attempted.)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-28
Senate Agrees. To Debate On
General Appropriations Bill
tBy Associated Press)

TALLAHASSEE, May 2s.-The
Senate agreed to debate late to-
day on the general appropriations
bill to which the House added an
$e.77l.000 old age pension and
welfare rider.
The House finance committee
approved the administration
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-28

sponsored $40 per $1,000 tax on
retail store stocks. and added to
the bill a revision of retail occu-
pstional license system provid-
ing a flat tax per unit ranging
from $3.50 for single stores to
$500 per store for chains of more
than 100 units.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-28

Key West. Florida. has the
most equable climate In the
country; with an average
range of only Ia Fahrenheit
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-28

Associated Press Day Wire
Service
For 81 Years Devoted to the
Best Interests of Key West
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-28

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Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-05-22
SURVEY SHOWS NEWSPAPER
ADVERTISING MOST EFFECTIVE

Newspaper advertising was
declared to be the most effective
form of advertising, in a recent
survey conducted in Louisville,
KY. Setting out to "grade" the
different forms of advertising,
Yeager and White, public ac-
countants, went directly to the
consumers with two questions:
(D What kind of advertising in
fluences you most in your buy
ing? and (2) Which of the vari-
Gus types of advertising do you
find most Objectionable? The
answers:
1. Theatre screen advertising
is the poorest kind of all.
2. Billboards and circulars
are next poorest in rank.
3. Radio and direct-mail are
next in line.
a. Newspaper advertising
was declared to be the most eff
fective to the general public.
5. The survey found no direct
sales resistance to newspaper
advertising; newspaper advertis
ing sold more than all other me-
diums combined.
6. Newspapers sell Sc per
cent of all goods sold by adver-
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-05-22
WHY NOT WRITE YOUR
CONGRESSMAN A LETTER?

to support likes to lay down his
tools and walk out and miss the
weekly pay envelope and have
to tell the missus and the kids
to cut down on the spending,
even for food? Do you think
that's fun? Do you think | and
the others in my union would
vote to strike unless we could
see no other way out?
Now don't start telling me
these are no ordinary times. II
know all about the emergency.
am for the defense program
100 per cent. So is my union.
We are the guys that are
building the defense program.
You can't tell US anything about
it that we don't already know.
We're the ones who are doing
the work. And we're glad of the
chance. We're getting good pay
and we're getting overtime and
we want to keep on working.
We want to do it not only be-
cause there is good money in it
for US but because we want to
see Great Britain lick Hitler and
we want to get ready for that
guy in case he licks the British
so we can give him a taste of
our own medicine. We don't
want strikes. We amt that
dumb. And we're not having
any strikesi
Put that in your pipe, Con-
gresham. l said our union and
the other unions are not hav-
ing any strikes. Read the pap
ers for yourself. How many of
these strikes which are splashed
all over Page One are strikes +?
looked over the whole list this
morning and | couldn't find one
that amounted to a hill of beans.
Why don't you guys in Con-
gress use your heads and show
some sense? Why don't you
stop denouncing labor in general.
It's few industrialists and pol
iticians who are trying to hide
behind the skirts of the millions
of decent, hard-working, loyal
American workers and as long
as you just raise H with labor
in general these trouble-makers
will be able to get away with
their stuff.
But don't start talking about
prohibiting strikes of any kind
because that's where me and the
rest of my bunch come in. If
our bosses knew we couldn't
strike no matter what happened
we'd lose everything our union
fought for and gained in the last
sixty years. AS long as this is
free country, we workers will
not do any goose-step.
That's all for now, Congress
man. See you on Election Day.
Sincerely yours,
JOE BLANK.