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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-17
Council Receives Two Bids
For New Police Motorcycle

Two bids were received and
opened last night for the new po-
lice motorcycle which was re-
Gently ordered purchased by the
City Council. One of the bids was
from the Harley Davidson Com
pany of Miami, which price was
$48025, while the other was from
the Indian Motorcycle Company
of Miami, the figure of which was
$453.00. The bids were referred
to the Finance and Public Safety
Committees for their ccnsidera-
ton, to report ut the next meet
ing of the council.
1t was decided to fix the retire
ment pay of Police Officer Bien-
venido Perez at $22.50 per month.
Mr.. Perez was recently placed on
the retired list
The pay of workers on the city
scavenger boat was raised from
Sc per week to So. This action
was taken upon the recommended
ton of Councilman Boyden,
chairman of the Sanitary Com
mittee.
Councilman Sweeting spoke
briefly relative to delinquent
taxes. 1t was agreed to have the
Taxation Committee handle pay
ments on delinquent taxes prior
to 1896. This applies to individ-
ual cases where settlement may
be made on the proper bases.
An ordinance for collection of
fees by the sexton at the city
cemetery was passed on its in
itial reading. There was also an
ordinance introduced fixing the
boundaries for the operation of
beverage places within a certain
distance of the Housing Project.
The motion for adoption was lost.
K. A. Jordan. licensed electri-
clan, addressed the council and
requested that an examining
board be appointed to pass on the
fitness of electricians who carry
on operations IN Key West. This
matter was referred to the Taxa
ton Committee.
Robert ]. Lewis, who is con-
Injected with the sanitary depart
ment. requested that the scaven-
ger boat make two trips day in
stead of one. This was referred
to the Sanitary Committee.
A communication was read
from the Board of Public Works
requesting that sanitary truck
be made available by the city to
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-17
ITALIAN and
GREEK FORCES
FIGHTING ON
SIDE WAS ABLE
TO CLAIM ANY IMPORTANT
GAINS IN TODAY'S ACTIvI-
TIES
(By Associated Press)

Beseiged Italian forces at
Valona in Albania and at Tobruk
in Africa continued their struggles
today as the tempo of fighting
picked up in both wars, but
neither side could claim any i'm
portant gains on either front.
Greek troops moving up on Va
Iona from two sides were reported
from Athens to have fought their
way to within IA miles of the city,
but from Rome came reports that
at least one of the columns had
been pushed back distance of
three miles and the other had
stalled.
Both sides watched anxiously
for the appearance of German
troops in Bulgaria. meanwhile,
and a report that all air transport
service in the Balkan country had
been stopped eight hours before
the time previously set made an
early move appear likely.
British troops, with Tobruk
completely cut off, continued their
cautious attacks during the day
and artillery fire and bombing in
creased in violence from the pre-
vious day in which sand storm
had interfered with operations.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-17
Five Vocational Training
Courses Approved During
Meeting Held Last Night

Five vocational training cours-
es which can be set in motion
with a minimum of delay for
equipment were approved tenta-
lively last night at the initial
/. letting of Monroe county's Com
mittee for Vocational Training in
National Defense, held at the
county courthouse.
Members of the committee, rep
resentatives of interested groups
in the county plus army, navy and
marine corps men, were present
ed with a broad program worked
out by the State Department of
Education.
Courses in trade mathematics,
navigation, auto mechanics, blue
print reading and electricity were
chosen from the list by members
of the local group as the founda-
ton for a complete schooling
course here. Each of the five de-
cided upon can be handled with
little equipment and could utilize
vacant rooms in the high school.
Melvin E. Russell, county school
superintendent, under the terms
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-17
Sandpiper, Mine Sweeper,
Arrived At Station Today

Sandpiper, a l80-foot mine
sweeper which helped clear
North Sea fields after the first
World War, locked at Key West
this morning for duty with naval
airbase here
The ship carries a complement
of about 80 men and is under the
command of 1t George Smith.
Arrival of the converted YES
sci, which has been equipped to
pick up and repair the navy's fly
ing boats. recalls to officers sta
toned here the mine sweeping
duty of Captain w. F. Jacobs.
commandant at the local naval
station.
Captain Jacobs, commanding a
squadron of the vessels during the
war, was awarded the Navy Cross
along with other officers and men
who took part In the task of
sweeping up what is still consid-
cred the greatest mine filed ever
laid.
During the operations, Captain
Jacobs flag ship was blown out
from under him three times by
mines which the Sweepers had
failed TO pick up Each time ne
transferred his headquarters to
another ship and continued the
work until il was completed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-17
LOWE FUNERAL
HELD YESTERDAY

The funeral of Joseph Beaure-
gard Lowe, age 79, who died We'd
nesday, was held yesterday after
noon at o'clock, from the chapel
of the Lopez Funeral Home, Rev.
A. B. Dimmick officiating.
Survivors are the widow, Mrs.
Sarah Lowe; two sons, Edward
Lowe of Los Angeles, Calf. and
John Lowe of Key West: two
daughters, Mrs. George Shaw and
Mrs. Merrill Bethel, both of Mi
ami; a sister, Mrs. Arthur Crusoe,
Key West; a brother. Jackson
Lowe, Key West, and four grand
children and six great grandchil-
dren.
The pallbearers were Charles
Curtis, Eddie Mathews, J. Roland
Adams, William Boil. Hubert
Roberts and Leroy Torres.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-17
Coast Guard Vessels Make
Search For Grounded Tug

Coast Guard cutters Juniper
and No. l85 are searching this
afternoon for the grounded tug
Gem after ~ radio call for assist
snee reported she had gone
aground
The Gem. under the command
of Capt. z. l.. Stuart. according
to Coas; Guard rsdiomen. report
ed her position al three different
places during the morning and
the cutters 50 far have been un-
able TO find her at any Of them.
Radio calls first gave her posi-.
ton near Smith shoal. while
later requests for help gave posi-
tons near Northwest bar and
Msrqusras. Juniper went ifnne-
diateIy u Smith Sksoai and re-
ported TO tag The ls5 has
checked the other ,wo without
finding her
The tug plies between here and
Tampa ard here ard Miami on
government contracts.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-17

be used at the cemetery. The
clerk was instructed to communi-
cate with the Public Works
Board and notify them that the
city has no truck.
William Knowles, painter, adj
dressed the board and stated
that the reason why he had not
paid his license was because
there were SO many others who
had not paid. He said that he
would obtain a license at once,
provided that the others did the
same.
Councilman Freeman addressed
the meeting and spoke of several
matters that he felt should be
taken up for discussion for the
benefit of the city, to be present
ed at the next meeting of the
state legislature One of the mat
tiers was that of having a law en-
acted whereby the city may be
able to institute some special tax
in order to receive revenue to
take care of street repairs and
other like matters. 1t was decid-
ed to have the council get togeth-
er at meeting scheduled to be
held on January 30.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-17

of the Federal act setting up the
advisory committees, was auto
matically made chairman. Victor
Lowe, representative of National
Youth Administration here, was
named secretary.
Other members of the commit
tee are William V. Little, state
employment service; Arch Nor
gan, Rotary club; Charles Ketch-
UNI, Lions; Isadore We;ntraub,
Jaycees; Capt. M. r. Bedside, Jr.,
army; Lee Pierce, navy; John AL
bury, coast guard; Harry Rue,
general superintendent of WPA
here; Maitland Adams, represent
ing employers; Clarence Higgs,
carpenters union; Teddy Kerr.
painters union, and Ralph Rus
sell, city building inspector.
Bruce v. Davis and Charles
Hale, representatives of the Flor
ida division of Vocational Train
ing, were present but will not be
members of the committee.
Individual members of the COM
mittee will meet during the next
. Continued On Page Four)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-17
Nal BOnlbcrS StTalgfng
British Supply Routes
(By Associated Press)

ROME, Jan. 17.-Nazi dive
bombers operating from Italian
bases in Sicily and Tunis are
strangling British supply routes
through the Mediterranean, it
was announced here today.
Striking savagely at units of the
British fleet and at the base of
Malta, the German bombers last
night reported they had again
bombed the damaged aircraft car
rier Illustrious and had put it out
of action for the remainder Of the
war.
Illustrious, seriously damaged
in previous rad, had been TAX
en- to the base al Malta and was
locked there for repairs when
the dive-bombers came back last
night. Dock and harbor facilities
of the port were left in flaming
ruins, returning pilots said.
Correspondents here have stud
led the gravity of England's situa-
ton in running the gauntlet of
German and Italian planes
through the Mediterranean to car
tsxT r..
and Greece. Unless the fleet is
able to stop the intensified raids
within a few days, it is thought
merchant ships will have to give
up passage through the narrow
gap between Sicily and Tunis
and make the longer trip around
Africa and through the Suez ca
nal.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-17
SECOND MISSING
PLANE Is FOUND
o c ANTS MADE SAFE
LANDING AT POINT
IN TEXAS

A four-day search for a missing
plane in the Miami to Havana
flight Tuesday ended this morn
ing with wore that DIR. David l..
White and Earl MCGEE, occupants
of the plane. had landed safely in
Texas.
Coast Guard officers in Key
West said they had been told the
plane would take part in the race
and had searched the area north
and south of here since the pair
were reported missing at Havana.
DR.. White reported from Texas
that he had not taken part in the
event.
Another plane. flown by Dr
and Mrs. John Moore and also re-
ported missing. was found safe at
St Petersburg.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-17
DEFINES MATTER
ON REPAIR OF
BRITISH VESSELS
STIMSON STATES NO ENG
LISH VESSELS WOULD BE
GIVEN RIGHT TO FIGHT
FROM U. S. BASES

WASHINGTON, Jan. l7.-Fear
of isolationist congressman that
British naval units will fight from
American bases under terms of
the laid to the democracies" bill
was termed ridiculous" today by
Henry l.. Stiinson, secretary of
war, in an appearance before the
House Foreign Affairs commit
tee.
Returning for a second hearing
after his discussion of the bill yes
terday, Stimson told the congress
sional leaders British ships could
use the United States ports only
for repairs and refitting under
the bills provisions. "Of course
they will not be permitted to use
the ports as bases of operations, "
he said.
President Roosevelt, at his press
conference, meanwhile, was tell
ing newspapermen certain fea-
lures Of the bill which have been
under attack could not be permit
ted TO die. The measures are for
the protection of the United States
as well as to assist the warning
democracies, he explained.
Administration congressional
leaders have expressed confidence
the measure will be pushed
through nearly as il now stands
within a few weeks.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-17
British ,bOnlbG[S Strike
Heavy At German Bases
Along Channel Coast
Raj Scores Heavy Blows
On Emden; Railroad Sta
ton In Austria Flat
te1ed
my Associated Pre.s)

my AhsOcauteu t'resst
LONDON. Jan. l7.-6ritish
heavy bomhers hurled two dsvas-
taiing attacks this morning at
German bases along the channel
coast from Calais 10 wilhelm.
shaven. continuing a lombard
ment Of the Maxi port and naval
base which was begun last night.
For the second time in as NAM
days, the bombers left Wilhelm
shaven in sea of flames last
night and smaller units today
reported hampering the fire
fighters.
Air ministry officials today said
ii would be mouths before the
port could be nut in anything APP
preaching normal condition.
Attacks along the channel
coast during the morning, il was
reported. were among the most
successful OF the war. Swooping
town through mists which COW
cred the area. bonbcrs unload
cd over Boulogne. Calais. LeHavre
and other points farther In the
interior.
Raiding far back into Germany,
the Raj bon,bers last night
scored heavy blows on Emden and
reached into Austria TO flatten d
railroad station used in the trans
fer of troops and equipment into
the Balkans.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-17
Various Other Matters
Taken Up During Reg
ular Meeting Conducted
Last Night

There were four applications
for the position of License In
spector read al the regular meet
ing of the City Council last night.
They were Benny Pierce. Carlyle
Roberts. s. Owen Sawyer and
Milton a. Parrott. II was finally
decided. after much discussion.
10 have the mayor use one of his
police officers TO perform these
duties instead of appointing a
special man for this purpose.
The mayors appointment of
Harry Lee Baker as a police Off
Ger was confirmed. The resigna-
ton of Police Officer Ray At
well, who has gone to camp with
the National Guard, was read and
accepted. II was ordered that Mr..
Atwell be paid full months sal
airy for the month of January.
Complain Of Nuisance
The question of undue noises
at the garage at the corner of
Eaton and Grinnell streets in the
work carried on at all hours in
the repair Of cars, which has prov
ed TO be a nuisance to the resi-
dents in that vicinity, was brought
before the meeting for the second
time last night.
After a general discussion of
the matter, Councilman Grillon,
chairman of the Street Commit
tee, recommended that the mayor
be instructed to notify the owner
of the place that this nuisance
must be discontinued immediate
ly. II was ordered that the garage
be restricted to certain hours in
carrying on the repair work
which causes such a great noise,
disturbing the residents late into
the night and early morning.
The hours set for these operations
Continued on Page Four)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-17
VESSELS Still
DENIED PASSAGE
RELATIVE TO PERMISSION
ASKED TO GO THROUGH
BLOCKADE
my Associated Press)

LONDON, Jan. 17.-French an
nouncement of an agreement per-
hitting five merchant ships to re-
turn to the country with supplies
was denied today by spokesman
of the Ministry of Supply.
There has been no such agree
ment and the ships definitely will
not be permitted through the
blockade" the ministry spokes-
man said.
One French ship involved in
the request has lowered for more
than a week off the coast of Brazil
while a British cruiser has blocked
her passage out to sea.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-17
CURRY TO ASSIST
in REGISTRATIONS
WILL COVER KEYS nv CON.
NEcTIcH WITH BOND
ELECTION

c. sam q. Curry has been nam
ed deputy supervisor Of regisirs-
ton fo conduct vote getting
campaign on the upper keys be-
fore the tfee-hoIders' election
Feb. I, supervisor John England
announced today.
The deputy supervisor. whose
three day duty will BE- confined
to getting registrations for TIE
election. will be al Marathon jar
2. al Msiecurnbe ard IsIsmorada
Jsa %, and Ut Key Largo Jan
~
County faeadqusrterz here have
received 81 Of the registrations.
il was learned. The aesdiine for
registration has been set fer Jam
Eagy %.
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CITY, Council Receives
-Four Applications For
Inspector Of Licenses
~ -. 80. -. 80 - - .zg ~
CATCHES AMBERJACK
AND WINS HIS BET

Henry Doerfelt. vacation
ing from Paterson. N. J. can
90 home now. He won his
bet.
Ten days ago a friend came
home with a 60-pound king
fish from a trip TO the reefs off
Key West and Doerfelt was
scornful. He said he could
catch a bigger one and TO
prove he meant it. promised
TO stay in Key West until he
did.
Yesterday. with Mr.. and
Mrs. Jimmie Britt of Wash
ingfon. D. C.. Doerfelt won the
bet and ended his vacation
with the capture of a S.
pound amberjack.
Members of the party.
fishing off Reef SIS. caught Is
barracudas. two amberjacks
and four kingfish.
They are stopping at the
Cactus TerraCe.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-17
DRAFTEES NOT
GIVEN CHANCE
SAID THOSE ELIGIBLE ARE
NOT BEING GIVEN
EMPLOYMENT

WASHINGTON, Jan. IT,
Owen d. Young today attacked
manufacturers who are refusing
employment to men likely to be
drafted as "unpatriotic and short
sighted.
Reports have reached here that
some employers were refusing to
hire men whom they considered
likely to be called into Federal
service under the draft act en-
acted last year.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-17
MRS. c. SWEETINC
DIED HERE TODAY

Mrs. Charity Sweeting, age az.
died this afternoon at lis O'Clock
at the residence, $40 Carson Lane
Time of the funeral. which will
& under the direction of the Lo-
PEI Funeral Home. will be an
nounced later.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-17
MANY ARE FILING
EXEMPTION CLAIM

Requests for homestead exemp-
ton at County Tax Assessor
Claude Gandolfo's office have
reached 325. it was announced
today.
Blanks for exemption claims
were made available Jan. ] and
the office win continue to take
claims until April | s
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-17
CITY employees
RECEIVING PAY

Officials and employees of the
city are today receiving a months
pay.
This payroll was ordered at a
previous meeting of the council.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-17
IGNORE STATEMENT
in CITING ALLIANCE
my Associated PressD

TOXIC, Jan. I7.-Japanese for
eign office today announced it
woull ignore a statement by US
Secretary of State Hull linking
this country with Germany and
Italy as an upsetter of the worlds
peace.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-17

Key West. Florida. has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only IL Fahrenheit
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-17

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The Hagerstown globe., 1941-12-05
MORE pop IN POPCORN

Scientists at Purdue University do predict that i'm
proved strain of popcorn will have such explosive qualities
when grain bursts it will be virtually the
lined puff, but they heading in that direction.
short they engaged in project that will the atten
ton of popcorn devotees throughout the land
The hybrid principle has been applied yellow popcorn
Thus far the scientists have produced what they call bigger
pop from that has flavor nothing
of the urnes of the stalk and the size of the Purdue
bulletin says that the strain of hybrid popcorn whether
buerpd and Saed consumed it eXpodes will increase
commercial possibilities enormously The will fill
our standard containers where existing types will
three Its popping expansion is given maximum rating of 81
while the best the Old do is 2whatever means
Purdue explains somewhat naivey that the increased
popping expansion of the hybrid type deights the vendor
determines the number of packages he obtains from 00pound
sack of seed and at the time eases the palate
the eventual for fortunately tenderness of the popped
product increases as the popping ratio rises.
Who foresee what the future hols The day
when six eight grains of hybrid popcorn will
hearty meal.
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-12-05
WINTER DRIVING

The National Safety Council calling upon motorists
the northern cmes change the Of their motoring
winter This organization recognizes that
driver has speed which he operates his
pecialy in rural
Persons at the steering wheel prone hold this
when weather conditions adverse The council
convince them that accidents be avoided lives
if they will suit their speed to the kind of weather that prevails
For the last three the council ha sengaged
to determine the reaction of good mechanical condition
when the brakes applied At twenty miles hour
can be stopped in u feet dry in 2G feet the
road is wet On packed without chaiiS
stopped at the speed in less than go feet With chains
the distance is forty feet.
When ice is encountered, be stopped
than l69 feet If it has chains the Wheels
distance IS feet and if the ice has been saned full
may be made in S6 feet At higher speesand few drive
miles an hour'-the hazards increase proportionatey.
Highway officials attempt make roaiways
sble after heavy when Seel has covered the
paved surface with ice but they dry
all times There is mystery about winter driving hazards
They be foreseen and avoided if the operators
remember the warnings that the safety have issued
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-12-05
NEW EQUIPMENT FOR
MODERN SHOE SHOP

Mr.. NemZek, proprietor of the
Modern Shoe Shop, Rochester
Place, is ready today to disprove
the old saying that there's nothing
new under the sun! This firm.
specialists in fine shoe repairing,
has just installed an Auto-Soler,
said to provide an entirely new
and far more satisfactory re-sole
and re-heel job on women and chill
dren'S shoes. The AutO-Soler is
an "automatic soling and heeling
machine" invented and manufac-
tured in Atlanta, Georgia.
For a long time the Modern Shoe
Shop has been doing good work
for the people in this section. using
the best machinery and methods
available. They have been seeking
more scientific and quicker meth
Cd of attaching invisible half soles
and heels without nails. Mr.. Mem
EEK said today: q have found the
answer in the Auto-Soler!'
The popularity which the new
invention has achieved is attribut-
ed to the fine quality of its work.
1t is said to produce an invisible
half sole which in practically every
way is fully the equal of the orig
inal sole on the shoe. The repair
ed shoe does not lose its shape and
is thoroughly comfortable. 1t is
said that in putting on top lifts
(heel taps), this machine never
splits or damages the heel. 1t is
also said that this machine leaves
no nails to scratch hardwood
floors or new linoleum. 1t is re-
ported by a Hollywood shoe re-
pairman, who does work for most
of the movie stars that Auto-Soler
work is popular out there because
it leaves no nails to make a tap
ping noise on the sound stage.
The folks in Hagerstown won't
care much about the noise ON a
sound stage, but they'll be mighty
glad to know that they don't have
to throw away their comfortable
shoes just because they need new
soles or heels. Old shoes are like
old friends-and folks in Hagers-
town like old friends!
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-12-05
FISH IN THE STREAMS

The sectors currently
to other game than fish, but in Oregon the en-
joyng bonanza of chum salmon The
producing piscatora volume that conounds
old timers.
There many chum salmon surgng up waterways
that fish actually tossed ashore in the jam
It's all highly profitable for the commercial fishermen
Some of them have cleared $50 day each It's been like
early October Long since the should petered
But it and while the Izaak Waons marveled
and the dollars poured into their pockets
This worth mentioning because the blessings
made evident Could this be a of vista
ton impress it all deeply those in this
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-12-05

fair land? Fortunate have much here and others
have little there
Strong crops in the fields tender beef the hoof sweet
fruit the vines and plenty of fish in the rverswhat have
Americans done to deserve it?
That does Stratway. But it is not diff
cult find in the fish the another
ton What Americans seeking protect? Many persons
struck again by the realization that material holdings
we'll as amorphovS democratic ideals involved
The lOWly chum salmon teaches a lesson.