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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-24
HOW One TOWN
MADE TRY FOR
DEFENSE JOBS
GOVERNMENT TOLD WHAT
1T HAD TO OFFER AND
RECEIVED CONSIDERATION
AT START OFF
BY JACK STINNETT
Up Eeature Service Writer


WASHINGTON, March "a
With the lease-lend bill out of the
way, the cry of small manufac-
turers located away from the east
ern seaboard to get in on defense
contracts is almost sure to rise to
a roar.
Already it is lusty shout in
Washington. Even now con-
gressmen and senators are stuff
ing cotton in their ears as they
try to understand pleas from
small industrialiSts.
The other day l sat in the of
flee of an Army colonel into
whose lap is dumped large num-
Der of the prospectuSes and cata-
logs that descend on the Army.
Just look at those heaps" he
groaned, indicating piles of pros
pectuseS. They were all shapes
and sizes and ranged from Ella
borate ones printed in color to
sheaves of poorly typed script
ITS job, but you have to 60
through every one Sometimes
they have something we want
badly.
Here, for instance"
Field Kitchens
He pulled out three neatly
written proSpectuses, and told
how one town is planning to get
its share of defense industry.
One prospectus can be disposed
of Immediately, for although it
came from a comparatively large
awning maker who wanted to
turn out tents, his machines will
only do nine stitches to the inch
and Army requirements call for
IL.
The second can be tossed off
almost as quickly for this COM
pany simply made something diff
ferent that the Army might want
badly-portable electrical units
for heavy duty use Originally
used in the oil fields). Army en-
gineers are investigating.
1t was the third prospectus,
though, that set this town aside
It had some partially abandoned
railroad shops. A survey showed
it had % plants with machine
tools of various types.
All were running on schedules
far short of capacity. None of
them, being so small that they
could not perform enough opera
tons to turn out finished articles,
could hope to get defense orders
of any size
They enviSioned losing even
their domestic business through
the operation of prioritics Innate
rails being given to plants that
did have defense contracts) and
the loss of their skilled workmen
to factories which could pay
higher wages.
Hanging Together
And then one of the men got
an idea. If they were all going
down separately, maybe they
could swim together The whole
program was revised The plants
were arranged. theoretically. like
a belt line in a big mass prOduc-
ton factory. The result was stag
gerlng.
Together, it was found, they
could turn out guns and gun car
riageS: armor plate for tanks, cars
and trucks; and a dozen other
things.
Even now. Army engineers are
on the wav 10 this town dts name
cannot be used until reports are
In and some action :1ken)
If their reports bear out this
prospectus" says the colonel.
they have what We want and as
long as citizens Of any town can
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-24
Administration L e a ders
Predict Seven Billion
Dollar Bills Passage
By Night
tby Associated PresH)
WASHINGTON. March "a
The 7.OOO.o0O.o00 emergency de-
Tense appropriation bill went TO
the floor of the Senate at noon
today as administration leaders
predicted its passage by night.

Approved by the appropria-
tions committee, the measure is
regarded as certain to win ap-
prevail on the floor with few, if
any, changes.
Testimony of William S. Knud-
sen, defense chief, was revealed
this morning as the appropria-
tions committee sent the measure
to the Senate. Knudsen last
week told committeeman the
United States would produce
twice the war materials Germany
is capable of turning out.
ut is only a question of tun-
ing up, the defense chief said.
GAS soon as we get started we
will be capable of producing twice
as many goods as any other
country.
Knudsen predicted another g.
100000 unemployed will find
places in industry before the
summer is over.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-24
COMING EVENTS
MONDAY

MONDAY
Basketball Doublohcadcr. High
School Gym. 7.20 pm.
TUESDAY
Stone Church Service Club. 600
pm.
Baptist Brotherhood Supper. $50
pm. X T Hall.
Key West Hone Guard meets at
National Guard armory. 800
n m
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-24
THURSDAY

Lions Club meets az $50 pm
Lions Den. Seminary Street
Cry council meets at city hall.
500 ?. III.
Rotary Club meets 1915 . N.
$. Pa4ls Parish Hall
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-24
WEDNESDAY

Basketball Exhibition, 800 pm.
High School Gym.
Boxing Key West Arena. Simon
tor and Front strccts. 3 80 .. N
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-24

Key West, Florida. has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only IA Fahrenheit
Evening star., 1941-04-06
Two Art Exhibitions
Will Open Thursday

Two District w. P. A. art exhibi-
tions will open simultaneously
Thursday in the ALLEGATIONS Art
Gallery and the Children's Art Gal
lery, 8l6 Independence avenue S.W.
Non n-objective" art will be shown
by members of the local art unit at
the ALLEGATIONS Gallery in an effort
to demonstrate abstract painting or
art with tendency to abstract
expression.
"Children's Problems as Shown in
Their Art will be the subject of
the second exhibition. Examples
have been collected from classes of
the art unit.
The public may view the displays
from l to pm. on weekdays and
on Saturdays from 10 am. to S pm.
until May 10. The adult exhibitors
include Robert Lemke, Robert AIDES,
William Schwartzmann. Laura
Douglass. Vivian Cirque, Alfred
Statler, Dante Radice, Bruce Con-
nor and Alma Bostick.
Evening star., 1941-04-06
Italy Closing ConsuIates
Month After u. ). Request
E, tie Associated Press.

E, the Associated Press
Acceding belatedly to the wishes
Of this Government, Italy advised
the United States yesterday that it
was closing the italian consulates
at Detroit and Newark, N. j.
The announcement came within
two hours after Secretary Hull had
told reporters the State Department
was giving attention to the fact
that although it requested the clos
ing of the consulates a full month
ago, no action had been taken by
Italy.
Late in February, the Italian gov
ernment asked that American con-
sulates at Naples and Palermo be
abandoned On March the State
Department notified the Rome gov
eminent it would do so. At the
same time it asked that the two
Italian consulates here be closed
No word from the Italian govern
Evening star., 1941-04-06
Amateur Radio System
Gets Nationwide Test

A Nationwide test of the Army
amateur radio system was made
yesterday as alert amateurs estab-
lished contacts between each Of the
3,700 Red Cross chapters in the
United States in handling Army
Day messages.
Army amateurs in the Washington
area acted as key stations in the
relaying and reception of these dis
patches and will continue their ac-
tivities today.
Each county chairman in the Red
Cross organization had been asked
to file message with his local anna
teur radio station, addressed to one
of the three regional offices in Wash
ington, ST. Louis and San Francisco.
These messages are being relayed
over amateur short-wave bands as
a demonstration of this phase of ma
tional defense.
Evening star., 1941-04-06

was announced yesterday. Purpose
Of the organization is to promote
friendly relations between the Amer
lean republics through students.
Speakers at the meeting will in
clude DR.. Phillip Brown, former
United States Minister to Honduras
and professor of international law
at Harvard University; DR.. H. C,
Byrd, president of the University of
Maryland; DR.. Valdes Rodriguez,
counsel Of the Cuban Embassy; K.
M. Marshall, president of Chevy
Chase Junior College; S. E. Valverde,
attache of the Dominican Legation,
and Paul Wooton, Washington cor
respondent of the New Orleans
Times-Picayune.
Evening star., 1941-04-06
23 White, 6CoIored
District SeIectees
To Be Inducted
March RepIoeements
Will Sturt Service at
Baltimore Tomorrow

Names of % white and six colored
selectees from the District who are
scheduled to be inducted into the
Army in Baltimore tomorrow were
announced yesterday afternoon at
Selective Service Headquarters Many
of the men probably will be as
signed to duty with District regi-
ments in the 29th Division at Fort
George G. Meade, Md
The selecteeS are requirements for
men rejected earlier at induction
stations and are listed as a part of
the Districts March quota. Names
of the first group of selectees to be
called out under the April requisi
ton are expected to be announced
within the next two days.
The latter are to be inducted April
IL, with similar contingents follow
ing on successive days, except next
Sunday, through April 10.
Replacements named yesterday
included:
Local Board No. 2 Cwhite}.
Ma4sei, o j. SprlnEmen, j. M
Local Board No. 5 (Whitel.
Zimmerman, F. 3.
Local Board No. : tCoIored.
Robinson. M p
Local Board No. p CCoIored.
Mann, Oliver H. wells, Vincent A.
Local Board No. IA (White).
Lamb. John w, jr. SmIso. Michael
Llnoer' H. A. Greene, Bernard }.
turner Samuel Murphy, Thomas D.
Local Board No. IS (White).
Burns, Harry H. Buchanan. Wilbert R.
Robinson, Floyd Bumbry, Georse
Local Board No. I6 (ColoredD
Bosier, Calvin L. Parham, Sonny
Local Board No. 20 white.
QuIlter. Joseph C. Roberts. Sidney c.
Carrou, John P. Gambrill. A. j. jr.
Miller, John Ianey, James V
Thompson, Albert T. RYAN, Norman T
Burrouehs. j. T. jenkins, John II.
Klrschenbaum, 9
Evening star., 1941-04-06

ment had been received until yes
terday when the italian Embassy
advised that instructions had come
from Rome to close the consulates.
Meanwhile, the United States had
closed the Naples and Palermo con-
sulates.
Evening star., 1941-04-06
Hobby Show Scheduled

The Gage School Parent Teach
er Association will hold a hobby
show Tuesday at the school, Sec
ond and v streets NV. Featured
on the program will be talk by
Edmond Henderer on inexpensive
Hobbies"
Evening star., 1941-04-06
Holy Week Lecture

The Rev. DR.. William j. Lallou
will lecture on The Liturgical
Drama of Holy Week" this afternoon
at 4 o'clock in Mcmahon Hall audi
torium at Catholic University. He Is
associate professor of sacred liturgy
on the faculty.
Evening star., 1941-04-06
Pun-Americun Student
Chain Will Meet Here

The first Washington congress OF
the Pan-American Student Chain
will meet at the Carlton Hotel
Wednesday, April 18, at 2 pm, it
The Phoenix index., 1941-01-25
BEAUTY HINTS

will never Let that happen. Methods
improve all the time. These treat
ments have been given for more
than fifty years. p.
When the hair is killed it is
removed with the tWeezers. If there
is any resistance the electrocution
has not been complete, so back the
needle goes again; that happens sell
dom.
The beauty patient can have a
fifteen-mir1ute sitting, watch re-
suits before having more removals
It is not wise to do too much work
at once. Hairs close tgether can.
not be treated at the same sitting
because a scar may result
Operators ply this profession in
all large cities and in some small
Ter ones. They are listed in classi.
fled telephone directories under the
heading "Electrolysis" The family
doctor can usually recommend an
efficient, reliable specialist in this
line. ~.
The Phoenix index., 1941-01-25

strikers.
Eleven of the alleged strikers
were arrested Friday by highway
patrolrnen after students refused
to heed commands to clear the
college entrances.
Additional details of patro1rnen
were rushed to the campus Friday
at the request Of DR.. Patterson who
said intinidatiors were being used
by the strikers.
Patrolnen were called to the
campus Thursday night when a
group of strikers refused to al
low a bread truck to be unloaded.
Those forming the strike aggre-
cation not only made protests
against food served in the school
cafeteria but complained against
the "strict regulations regarding
women students on the campus"
DR.. Patterson insisted throughout
the strike that there was very
little basis for the strike" and de-
clared the food was both "palat-
able and wholesome
The Phoenix index., 1941-01-25
Phi Delta Kappa
Chapter Tells OF
Victory Over Union

JEFFERSON C1TY-(ANP)-De-
tails of a victory over the Teach
ers' Protective union of Lancaster
Pa, were told at the regular meet
ing last week of Alpha chapter OF
Phi Delta Kappa sorority.
The teachers union Issued appli-
cations among school teachers which
read "for white only" Alpha chap-
ter registered a formal complaint
with Supt. Nugent Of Jersey Guy
schools who Immediately issued Or
ders that no literature OF this Or
ganization be permitted in local
schools.
The chapter also learned that
proceeds from the recital in Novein-
ber by James BoXwill have been
sent to Morgan college for tuition
of a student from Montclair, n.
The Phoenix index., 1941-01-25

January 8, the Modern Club met
at the home of Mrs. Rosielee Sells
at 1424l- E. Jefferson Street.
After the business period, Madam
president gave visitor MIR. Han
sci Bell, permission to talk to the
girls on the subject of the NAACP.
His talk was very interesting, and
everyone enjoyed it. After the
meeting was adjourned Mrs. Sells
served a delicious dinner Of small
pork chops, buttered peas, mashed
potatoes and brown gravy. fruit
SALAD and hot rolls.
On January 16. Iona Smith was
hostess at the same address. The
meeting was very interesting and
she served a lovely dinner which
was ali colored cups of candy and
nuts, a stuffed apple salad, chick
en- salad. chests and a variety OF
Wafers-hot rolls and a very de-
1icious after dinner wine. The
next meeting will be in the 1900
block on E. Jefferson. Mrs Mary
Smith will be hostess.
Louise Anderson, reporter.
The Phoenix index., 1941-01-25
Says Decorating
Is Open Field For
Young Negroes

HAMPTON INSTITUTE, Va
Negroes should explores the inter-
ior decorating and furniture trades
more fully, said Roy williams, head
OF the furniture trades department
of Hampton Institute, before
large audience in the Mount Pleas
ant School, Henderson, N. c., to-
day,
Stressing its wide opportunities.
Mr.. williams went on. to show
that decorating offers the Negro
an opportunity to teach, to Know
o trade that brings large financial
rewards or to rim a. personal busi-
ness at a profit.
Theer are many ut1explcred ave-
nues in this trade that pay DIVE
dends to the skilled Negro, the
Hampton teacher said. First is up
holstering, which is in greatest de-
mand. Another is the understand
ing of fine cabinet work and the
knowledge of the uses and beauty
of Period designs. r.
Mr.. williams told his audience
that proper understanding and use
of color and the harmonization OF
furnishings to fit a persof1ahty
are become more in favor every Gay
as factors in health and mental
poise. f.'
The Phoenix index., 1941-01-25
RY HELEN JAMESON

In those uot-sc-good OLD days,
when beautyiyillg was considered
not only silly out sinful. the women
who was afflicted with super
sluous hair had to bear her fuzzy
5urden. She foidn't bear and grin
for such a dreadful blen1ish WA
heart breaking. An irlcipient nous.
taclle or a budding beard put the
lady on the sidlineS. She was ever
conscious of the beauty curse that
had been wished upon her. 1t inter.
fered with normal contacts with her
fellow beings, certainly was nc
help to romance.
Few bearded ladies do we see
today. If the beauty budget viii
not permit professional treatinert
the bristles are yanked out WITH
the tweezers. This method Of re-
moval does not make the shafts
longer, blacke:' or stronger some
times the papilla becomes so weak
ened and discouraged that new
shaft does not appear. This Is par
ticularly true when hairs unite the
eyebrows; plucking them so as te
divore the forehead scimitars may
in time. mean a permanent re-
moval. It's no fun looking like
beetle-growed pirate.
If the blelnish is a light, soft
downy growth, it can be bleached
Beauty shops do this work, using
white henna-'wl1ich is not herlna
ait all, by the way-which Whitens
the silky threads more SATISFACTORY
ly than will peroxide.
of a Conscientious, capable operator
is a satisfactory method of de-
whikerzing the female face, Tit
needle is pressed gently into the
pore beside the shaft, is so tral'
and slarts of the pore, If there are
any, urrowik down to the papil-
la, in which the root Of the 91ai1
rests.
The electric current is turned on
lust enough used to destroy the
papitla so that it cannot produce
a new fuMer. Too strong a ctlrren'
may destroy tissue and cause a
scar but the experienced operator
The Phoenix index., 1941-01-25
Tuskegee Food
Strike Settled

TUSKEGEE, Ala.-(S N S)-The
sensational food strike started
Wednesday at Tuskegee Institute
by several hundred of its students
was believed ended Saturday with
the suspension Of 49 young men
accused as leaders of the four
day campus demonstration.
DIR. F. D. Patterson, president,
told newspapernen Saturday
morning the situation definitely is
under control
Students moved orderly to Sat
urday morning classes as quiet pre-
vailed across the spacious campus.
College authorities. reported re-
ceipts Of wires, letters and calls
from parents asking them to advise
sons and daughters they were not
supporting the strike and urging
the students to observe orders.
The strike reached a high pitch
Friday when one student was
slasi1ed with a. knife when he at
tempted to attend class irreSpec-
tive of the intinlidations of the
The Phoenix index., 1941-01-25
Wallace Again
Blasts Race
Prejudice

WASHINGTON-(ANP)-I In his
last annual report as secretary Of
the department of agriculture,
Henry Agard Wallace, now vice
president-elect of the United
States, continues his blasts at the
hypothetical theory of racial SUI
periority. Says Mr.. Wallace in the
Year Book; --...
There Is no room in the West
ern hemisphere for any notions
about racial superiority. It is not
on the basis of race, but on the
basis Of upbringing that we prefer
American to non American stocks
for population growths under pres
ent conditions. 49,.
Theories Of racial superiority
and racial inferiority have no
scientific basis. Certain nations
may be very different by training
from other nations; by inheritance
they are probably little different.
Millions living in Germany are dlf-
ferent from us chiefly because OF
an indoctrination Systematically
instilled into them from early
youth. They have. had more train
ing in hard work, in giving their
all to the fatherland, and in SUBJ
mission to economic and military
rule. Many of them believe war is
holy and think the achievement
Of German domination justifies any
means.
But II numerous American
children had been adopted into
German families 20 years ago, they
would be just the same. They
would be indistinguishable from
native born Germans. Probably
any favorably located race can de-
velcp civilization. The Indians of
Latin America did SO. Civilizations
of long ago in Africa, China, Japan
and india were not inferior in
many respects to those Of today.
In this hemisphere, broadly speak
ing, we have democratic types Of
civilization and they rest on a
genetic basis"
The Phoenix index., 1941-01-25
St. Louis ZetaS
Garry On Active
Community Work

ST. IOUIS1(ANP)--Xi Xeta
chapter of the zeta Phi Beta sor-
ority of this city has made re-
markable progress during the past
five years under the leadership OF
it's retiring basdlers, Lucille H.
SwarZ.
Setting a precedent among the
chapters of zeta Phi Beta, the local
group has started the purchasing
of Dickson center, recreational
project in the heart Of a large
family" district, The center has been
financed by the Metropolitan church
federation until recently. 1t has a
year-round program and has been
functioning through the efforts OF
a selected group of ir1ter-raclal
leaders, the board of directors, and
Miss Carolyn Williams, director OF
the center, appointed by zeta SOL
orS. H. .t '' -~ ~
Teachers at the center serve in
the capacities Of advisers, clue
sponsors, guidance leaders, Scout
leaders, etc. The WPA, recognizing
the need of the center, furnishes
leaders for craft work and recrea-
ton.
At the recent boule held in Rich
mond, the national group expressed
its approval of the Dickson center
project and made definite plans TO
sponsor and to establish perman-
ent national project.
The Phoenix index., 1941-01-25
CAP ITOL
co MN EN- T
BY AL WHITE

.WASH1NGTON-(A N PA
general misunderstanding on ths
part of Samuel Lacy is expressed in
his column last week in the Afro
American, anent the final awak-
enir1g Of the Associated Negro Press
to the excellence of one Dolly King
as a basketball player. If memory
plays me no tricks, the chief of the
AMP has frequently questioned
this writer about King-since King
was a unknown quantity, an alge-
braic x before we started singing
words of praise in his general di-
rection. And further still, some two
years ago, we poured the same in
formation into the Lacy ears. So
how now, Samuel?
Another Higgins Story-it seems
as if the missing doctor had been
promised big post as education
al director of the Abyssinnian gov
ernment-shortly after he got his
degree from Fordham university.
And he made extensive prepara-
tions to completely modernize that
System-but something went amiss
and DR.. Higgins didn't get over
to Halle Selassie's country.
Rev. Amos Carnegie is push
ing his disqualification thing
right on down the line. First he
had set of officers from Bos-
ton; then he had a set from
Virginia, and was going to
build his hospital without fail i'll
Lynchburg; now he has a COM
plete new set of Washington
officials for his executive
board and is going to build
hospital in, of all places, Wash
ington. What's that old saying,
New occasions teach new
duties, etc.r
One of WaShington'S better
realtors, Guy Timer, just dropped
in. Mr.. Timer has a debutante
daughter who is one of the towns
most attractive and eligible.
d
Riding on Washington's street
car from the department of Agrl-
culture, ran into a group of WPA
lAborers--Who completely filled
the car-and their discussion was
about the "fireS" around which
these outdoor gentry warmed
themselves. Seems as if the boss"
had discovered the same members
in three fire group and ordered the
fires discontinued. Much palaver
and discussion and dissention.
Friend Frank Brown of Dallas,
and New York, now selling for a
whiskey distiller, was a visitor to
the city during the past week and
we had a few pleasant hours TO-
gether discussing New York that We
knew. Frank drew himself up to
his full majestic height of 3 feet
The Phoenix index., 1941-01-25

January 2, the girls OF the Mod
ern Club" entertained the honorary
members at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Olen Mackey, 13 E. Washing
ton Street. 1t was reported one OF
the most successful entertainments
of the past year. The girls were
delighted to hear that. They knew
they started off the year with a
Bang. Music was furnished by Mr..
and Mrs. Mackey, lovely cornbir1a-
ton Radio and Victrola. Mrs.
Mackey made a perfects hostess.
Sha served an elaborate Spanish
dinner of Enchallos and everything
that goes with them.
The girls served eggnog with the
dinner which made everything
lovely. The boys donated a nice
sum of money to the club treasury,
which the girls surely did appre-
crate. Everyone reported nice
time. ALI kinds of games were en-
joyed by those present
The Phoenix index., 1941-01-25
Hampton Quartet
To Give Concert
In New York City

HAMPTON INSTITUTE, Va
(SNS)-The famous Hampton In
stitute Senior Quartet will give a
recital of Negro spirituals at
James ChCpel, Union Theological
Seminary in New York City on
Monday evening, JANUARY 81.
An address by Harry T. Bur-
leigh, well-known singer and COM
poser, and unique recordings Of
primitive singing will be other fea.
lures Of this concert, which Is uil-
der the auspices of the American
Guild of Orgatlists and Hymn So
ciety of America.
Robert H Hall of Homestead,
Pa, George F. Hamilton of WASH
irgton, jeremiah Thomas and
William L. Byrd of Hampton are
members of the quartet.
Lorenzo G. White, IN charge of
the Hampton Institute Record Of
flee, will also speak.