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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-23
CASA MARINA
HOTEL OPENED
CHRISTMAS DINNER TO BE
SERVED AT HosTELRY
At 700 O'CLOCK


TIE Casa Marina Hotel man.
agement announces that the
hostelry IS now open and ready
to accommodate guests. Advance
booking of reservations are en-
tirely satisfactory and a splen-
did season is confidently ant:ci-
pated
4 large number of guests are
expected 10 arrive Wednesday
December 24l, this being the
date set for the grand opening
and the Inauguration of the
seasons activities.
Tbs season as in the past
Christmas dinner VIII be served
at TOO o'clock in the evening on
Christmas Day at the nominal
price Of $3.50 per plate.
The people OF Key West are
cordially invited to participate
in the functions during the sea-
son. 10 enjoy the refined dancing
each evening in the Patio under
colorful lights and beneath the
eocoanBts.s tanned BY the a6eeah
breezes. to the strains of gsweet
swing music.
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PLAN TO STIFLE /.
REPORTS HALTING
TOURIST TRAVEL
STEPS TO BE TAKEN TO m
FORM PROSPECTIVE vIsI-
TORS THEY CAN COME TO
KEY WEST UNAFRAID

Vigorous measures are being
taken by the Chamber of Com
merce to stifle nationwide re-
ports that tourists are not per-
mitted to visit Key West.
Stephen c. Singleton was
prompted into action by another
letter received today from a
potential winter visitor who
wished to verify the report that
the army was turning back all
visitors who wished to enter the
atty.
The communication from Ed
gar Whitener of High Point, N.
C., informed Mr.. Singleton that
airumor was current in the North
Continued on Page Fo.lr,
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Seaman Arrested Here For
Hurting 0athS At President

Police ana cOunty law cnfurce-
ment officers served notes yas~
terday that cursanE Of the Lsnated
States government VIII al 3
tolerated n Key West
Edward Eyrpn. Is 3 sasruzn
vas arrested when e was ~
legedly overheard hurting oa1as ~
the President and ms adninlssrs-
ton
The sailor was released receuly
from the Marine Hospisal whars
he was treated for knsfe xunrs.s
following a free-f0T-aA uaeiee
among tiae crew oi the 5aaaer
State which was docke5 here
about week age.
Bvrun was alleeediv Stakksea -
the ships cook when sc cuutiuued
his persistent complaints aanal
the food and cu0kAne
Late yesterday afferno1n Ae 81
dressed crowd q hystan1erz zrn1
listened patiently 1lntiI re beEnx
70 anuse President Roosevelt aaa
the government
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-23
MILITARY EXPERTS
CONFIDENT HITLER
PLANS new MOVE
SHARP REvERsEs IN RUS
SIAN AND LIBYAN CAM
PAIGNs MAY BRING SHIFT
IN OPERATIONS
tBy Associated Press,

LONDON Dec. 23.-MiIitary
and diplomatic circles were con-
WINGED TODAY that Adolf Hitler
was preparing some major step
to offset his bloody losses in
Russia and North Africa.
They fear that because of con-
tinued sharp reverses, he may
turn his Regions to one of three
detectives.
II An invasion of Turkey to
get to the oil fields of Asia
Minor.
q An invasion of Spain, which
IS friendly to the Axis, to get
at Gibraltar;
% An invasion of England IT.
self.
While London specialized on
Hitler's next course. two Rus
sian columns encircled the re-
naming German forces in a
huge pocket south of Lake La
doga.
Moscow reported that shiver-
ing, ill-clad Nazi troops were
Keeling in headIong retreat. en-
abling the reSurgent Red army
to recapture rs additional vii
lagos.
Prayda. official Red newspa-
Per, claimed that 1I7.00O Ger
man troops have been killed on
the Moscow front during the
five-week period ending Dec
90 "a
Russian guerillss were said "a
De raising havoc with the Re,
treating Germans. Where o.,ce
they hit-and-ran, they now stand
and fight.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-23
Japanese Brought I0D6ad
Stop Everywhere On LllOn
American Fighter Planes
Brought Into Action;
Shores Srewn With Jap
anese Dead


MANILA. Dec. 2a.-The latest
eommunique relaYsd to Washing.
ton asserts that American and
Filipino troops were retaining
sons Of the initial successes
scored against the japanese in
vaders along the west coast OF
LuzOn.
The successful Nipponese land
ings near Agoo and San Fabian,
however, were beginning to as
sumo serious proportions, the bull
letin admitted. The Mikado's yell
low men had established a bridge
head at these two points and
were pouring in large numbers of
troops
Several minor air raids were re-
ported, bat there were no details
Continued On Page Four
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Cash GRANTS TO
BE PAID SHORTLY
BY WELFARE UNIT
CONCERNS OLD AGE ASSIST
ANcE: FUNDS ARE AWAIT
ED FROM STATES SPECIAL
REVENUE
Especial TO The citi.enl

JACKSONVILLE, Dec %
The State Welfare Board has
geared the machinery for the
payment of cash grants to add
tional applicants for Old Age As
sistance just as soon as funds
from new horse track Ievies vot-
ed by the 1871 session of the
Legislative become available
At its December meeting. held
here, it authorized district boards
to investigate all applications
filed by the aged throughout
the state, this action supplement-
ing that of the November meet
ing when enlargement of the So
cal work staff was authorized
in an attempt to eoualize the
work TO be accomplished in each
district
The two-foId initiative will
result in the accumulation of a
backlog of eligible cases by the
time the new revenues are IN
hand.
There are approximately g.
600 applications for Old Age As
sistanee pending the state over,
it was stated here today by Le-
land W HIATT, state welfare COM
missioner. According to past ex-
perience. about so per cent of
these will be found eligible for
the receipt of cash grants.
In Monroe county, 81 apphea-
tons were on file as Of Novem-
Der 80.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-23
SCOUTS WILL AID
DEFENSE COUNCIL

The boy scouts of Key West
will soon be asked to contribute
their services to the Monroe
County Defense council
A meeting of all air raid sta
ton captains and air raid war
dens will be held Friday night
at Fire Chief Harry Bakers Of
flee in City Hall. The confer
ence viii start at 7:30 p m.
AT that time, the captains viii
be given a list of the personnel
which viii be placed under their
command.
The wardens viii be given full
instructions and organization of
the stations will be completed,
according to an announcement
made this morning by E. P. Win
ter, secretary Of the county de-
Tense council.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-23
County Tax Collectors
Office ReOpened Today


The Monroe county tax coliec-
tors Office opened this morning
for the first time since Dec. l.
Frank II. Ladd. who was ap-
pointed BY Gov. Spessard L. Hol-
land 10 succeed Joseph c. Nc
Mahon on Dec. IL, was in charge
Although the opening date
was unannounced, a large crowd
was on hand today to purchase
1912 automobile tags and TO pay
taxes due.
The office was closed on the
afternoon of Dee. l. Immediately
szRer MIR. Mcmahon was fatally
stricken by a heart attack
On that day the 1871 tax rolls
were opened for collection and
the 1912 license plates placed on
sale.
Thre was considerable delay in
reopening the department. Haste
was urged but the governor was
away on a hunting TRIP He made
his appointment II days after
the sudden death Of MIR. McAas-
hon.
Mr.. Lad6. who held the office
for two previous terms, made
every effort TO reopen the de-
partment as soon as possible.
Late last week a state auditor
arrived to examine the books. He
concluded his check-up last
night and the office opened for
business at 9 o'clock TINS morn
ing.
Tax Collector Laid Is beng
assisted by the same office per-
sonnet WHICH served him when
be held that Office and which
was retained by Mr.. Mcmahon
when he was elected a year ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-23
Tariffs And Customs Duties
Between United States And
Canada Have Been Eliminated
my Associated I'ressI

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Al
tariffs and customs duties between
the United States and Canada
have been eliminated.
This announcement issued to-
day by the White House is the re-
suit of the conference between
President Roosevelt and Prime
Minister William Mackenzie King
of Canada held last August.
The elimination of trade bar
riers between this country and the
British dominion In the north is
expected to have a profound eff
feet on aeceleration of the war eff
fort against the Axis powers.
This new agreement. however,
IS not expected to concern tourists.
It is no military secret that
planes. tanks. foodstuffs and
ornaments are shipped to Cana
dian ports and relayed from there
to England.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-23
ABANDONED SHACK
BURNS TO GROUND

An abandoned shack was RACED
to the ground last night by. a
fire Of undetermined origin
The one-story bEilding behind
the old Cortez cigar factory on
County Road was the property
of defense worker, who has
been transferred from the naval
station to Pensacola
When fire apparatus arrived
the shack was already leveled
by the blaze Firemen concen-
trated on keeping the sparks
from spreading
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-23

GERMANY AND JAPAN
FAIL TO AGREE ON
.F.D.R.-CHURCHILL MEET
aBy Asseeiatea Fres.l

NEW YORK. Dec. "a
Hurried and unable to get
together, Germany and Japan
recognized the second meet
ing between Roosevelt and
Churchill with statements
diametericallY opposed to
each other.
Berlin said IL effect that
TIE President ordered the
British prime minister to
Washington.
Tokyo said that Churchill
came to Washington to order
the United States TO vary
is tactics in the Far East.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-23
UNCLE SAM SETS
lBEAR TRAP TO
CATCH DEBTORS
SHOWN THAT LARGE NUN
Der WHO ARE INDEBTED
TO GOVERNMENT ARE NOT
EASILY FORGOTTEN
BY JACK sTTSNETT
AP Feature Service Writer

WASHINGTON. Dec. "a
Uncle Sam NAV forgive his debt
ors but he doesn't forget them
Over In the General Accounting
Office are ter clerks who do
nothing but be sure that the
people who owe Uncle Sam
money aren't forgotten.
This little division of GAO.
was started only a few years
ago and N its beginnings Rad
only one clerk. Since then. the
division has grown to such pro-
portions that in government en-
ploye circles it has acquired the
nickname Of ''the beartrap".
Caught in the trap when it was
last run were more than 800. 600
persons who owe the govern
ment the staggering sum Of
more than S1.65o. 000, 900. (These
are individual and company debts
and have nothing whatever to
do with unpaid foreign Ioans.)
Probably the reason that Uncle's
nephews and nieces gave the
beartrap" its nickname is that
thousands of them have had
their fingers nipped in it. When
ever a government employe
quits. owing tn government for
extra time off. overpayment for
expenses, etc. his card goes into
the file. And If he ever steps
into government service again
tas thousands have since nation
al defense and war started. he
paws his debt or else.
Uncle Sans debtor list is
growing bv leaps and bounds.
The average monthly additions
now have crawled up to around
5000, while settlements are be-
ing made at the rate of only
800 month. AT that. the
United States is no SLOUGH at
collecting its bad debts from in
dividuals and corporations. From
a half million to a million dol
lars a year rolls into the federal
Golfers as result of GAGS new
collection policy.
Separate Germans and Italians
There's a curious reason he
hind the governments establish
ment of two internment camps
and why the Italian sailors (in-
termed when their ships were
seized in American harborsl are
held at Fort Mizzoula, Mont.
and the German sailors at Fort
Lincoln. N. D.
That reason-and the only one
lis that the government doesn't
dare keep these sons of the Axis
powers together because they
constantly fight
Even in transporting them. al
though many seamen from both
Germany and Italy were arrest
ed IN the same harbors. they
were kept far enough apart so
that they couldn't even threaten
each other
When | asked a government Of
fetal who has been connected
with internment of the sailors
what made them. fight. he shrue-
ged his shoulders and said: "All
I can get out of them IS that
they hate each other ike poi
SON..
Not Poison-Just a vitamin
Paul v. McNutt, Federal Sc
curity administrator. has start
ed campaign to coin common
or popular" names to replace
scientific terms which sometimes
scare the daylights out of per
sons buying foods and drugs.
As an example of what he is
driving at, Mr.. McNutt cites the
important vitamin, nicotine
acid" This vitamin, so essent,a
TO health Mr. MeNutt explains,
IS found IN lean meat. certain
vegetables milk, and IN some
Hother common articles of diet
YET when professors label their
WARES This contains SO many
units Of NICOTINE acid, the Gus
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-23
Sponge Sales Held Today
Amounted To $1,130.1S

The sum of si.l30.1s was real
lied from the sponge sale held
this morning at the municipal
dock.
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-23
S113O18

Most Of the boats are now
settled. Because of the blight,
the past year did not compare
favorabiy with previous seasons
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-23

KEY Mesr F-larl14- kzs 1As
most euuahle c-lz-1-e - za
country wn a. 49,
range Of onlv Is Eaare11
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-28
MI. Can,pbeNDoesH
Ex-Indian Turns Table on Tribe; Helps
Rowe. Nepsom to Needed Victories

Indians moved into Briggs Stad-
ium to play the third game of
their current four-game feud.
Paul Dizzy Trout, who shut out
the Chicago White Sox last
week, received the mound call
for Detroit and Mel Harder was
booked for the Tribe.
A seventh-inning rebellion by
the Tigers yesterday accounted
for Ave runs and cinched the ball
game. With the score tied at
four-all, Pat Mullin worked
Lefty Al Milnar for q single
after two were out. Charley
Gehringer doubled him home,
Rip Radcliffe echoed Gehringer's
feat with another double and
Rudy York was purposely passed
so Milnar could concentrate on
Campbell.
Bruce shattered the strategy
by hitting his second home run,
and Cleveland never recovered.
His first homer came in the sec
ond inning with bases empty.
Another Tiger home run was
contributed by Rowe, while Ken
Keltner and Ray Mack hit sue
cessive circuit blows off Rowe in
the sixth inning.
Detroit scored one run in each
of the first three innings and
held a AZ lead going into the
sixth. A fifth-inning tally re-
suited from Birdie Tebbetts'
double and Rowe's single.
With 9-4 lead in the seventh,
the Tigers had a little difficulty
maintaining their margin. Rowe
hurled a double to Lou Boud-
reau, which marked his exit and
brought John Corsica to the
mound. Hal Trosky blasted out
another double and Jeff Heath
tripled before Corsica could put
out the fire.
Thereafter Jersey had no
trouble.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-28
Baer'S
Claim
Rejected

WASHINGTON, May % Up
Buddy Baer's claim to the
world heavyweight title, on the
contention he was fouled by
champion Joe Louis in their bout
here last Friday, was rejected
today by the District of Colum-
bia Boxing Commission.
The commission upheld ref
cree Arthur Donovan's action
in declaring Baer the loser by
disqualification. Donovan was
scheduled to come here for a
hearing today, but sent word
that fog prevented the takeof
of his plane in New York.
Chairman Claude Owen an
nounced that promoter Mike
Jacobs had agreed to match
Baer and Louis in return title
bout here the first week in Oct
Ober. t
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-28
RoseyiIIe Joins
Legion Circuit
Schedule Set
for June Is

ORoseville added its name to
the group of six townships and
towns that will sponsor teams in
the A mer lean Legion-NYA
league when the season opens
June l3 last night at a meeting
of league pilots in the Price
building.
Mount Clemens, st. Clair
Shores, New Haven, Center
Line, Richmond, and New Bal
timore have already indicated
that they will send teams into
the race.
The opening day schedule was
llso made up at the meeting.
Here's how they play June -:
New Haven at New Baltimore.
Center Line at Mount Glenn
ems.
Roseville at st. Clair Shores.
Richmond drew q bye.
League managers hope that
mother team will be sponsored
before league play starts. One
more meeting will be held be-
ore the season gets underway.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-28
Romeo Loses
League Title
Lose TO Oxford;
ImIoy Wins Crown

OROMEO - Oxford knoolsSd
Romeo right out Of another Tri-
County league championship
here yesterday, 6-3.
Coach Dan Barnabo's Peach.
men must play second fiddle to
INLAY City this year after taking
three straight titles in a row.
Even the pitching Of their ace,
Ernie Haase, couldn't prevent
the Peachmen from getting set
yesterday, as Oxford pounded
out II hits.
But eight errors were perhaps
even more responsible for the
defeat. Haase struck out six OK
ford batters and Collins, Oxford
chucker, two. Neither pitcher
issued q walk.
Wilbur Lottery, Romeo third
baseman, led the hitting with a
brace of triples. Lottery also
scored two of the three runs.
Hal Throop, second sacker, came
through with two hits.
The defeat was the second in
six starts in the league. During
the season the Peachmen won
ten and dropped two.
Scores:
Oxford -. Ill 0O2 Is IL
Romeo COZ n1O % Z 8
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-28

oDETROIT, May a. up "A
couple veteran Detroit Tiger
pitchers, whose records this sea-
son are below par. have mild
hammered Bruce Campbell to
thank for their most recent vic
tories.
Those veterans are Buck New
some and Lynwood (Schoolboy)
Rowe. On Monday afternoon
Newsom was credited with a 5-3
victory over the Cleveland In
dams, but Campbell's ninth-in-
ming double produced the win
ming runs.
Yesterday the silent Mr..
Campbell, an ex-Indian, boosted
Rowe to q 90 victory over the
tribe when he smashed out two
home runs that provided the
Tigers with four of their points.
Today, with Campbell's 1857
percentage topping the. Detroit
batting averages, the Tigers and
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-28
Godfrey Named
President
ofMC Club

OThe NC. Club elected offic-
ers for next year at q meeting
last evening. The following OF
ficers were elected: president,
Bob Godfrey; vice president,
Bernard Shields; secretary and
treasurer, Heinie Mordan.
Plans for the annual M. G.
picnic were made which will be
held on June 6 at Shadyside.
The following committees were
appointed: Food, Harold Strum-
phcr, Diamond Mighion and Har-
old Elliot; Invitations, Heinie
Mordan, Donald Stuart and Ger
aid Charbeneau. The new mem
bers have been delegated 70 do
the cleaning up.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-28
Leander Cafe
Gets Shuiout
Zons Holds Merchant.
to 8 Hits; Wins 40

Leander Cafe joined the Bowl
O-Drome team at the head of
the junior league last night rs
the team blasted the Merchants
40 in their season opener.
While Tom Fang held the
Merchants to three hits Leander
batters stung Pancuff and Lar
raby, Merchant chuckers, for
eight safeties, including a triple
by I. Wesling in the third inning
and a double by Lester Klein in
the second.
Leander started off the fire.
works with six runs in the first
inning, put four more runs in
the third, then breezed along
with three runs in the sixth and
one in the seventh, as Fang held
the Merchants scoreless.
Smokers Inn and the Contrac.
tors play a junior league game
tonight at Griffith Field.
Score:
Leander c. GOA OO3 liz 8 :
Merchants 900 900 % 3 2
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-28

finest putters.
Every player has his own
method of sending the ball to
the bottom of the can, but GER
tain principles must be observed
as in other strokes.
The most common fault is the
employment of an unbalanced
stroke one in which the
back stroke is longer than the
forward swing. 1t is important
that the backswing and down
swing be related so that the
stroke is smooth and flowing.
Lifting the putter head and
turning the toe of the blade away
from the ball should be avoided.
Smith became a two-mile win
ner of the Masters Tournament
In 1896 with q well-played shot
on the 18th hole of the Augusta
National Golf Clubs course.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-28
: PAR aeraphs

Playing wood from an I'M
bedded muddy lie, the Missouri
an landed his approach 40 feet
short of the pin.
A chip left him eight feet from
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-28
Cut Ra|ierS
Take Third;
.H..6S. Wins
Lumber Men Win
Fourth Stssisht;
Dvub Merchants

CHOW long the lead Will be
juggled In the Twilight league
race before one team takes any
sort Of lead will probably take
q little time 10 determine.
To-day Gilbsrt's Cut-Rate once
again finds itself In the drivers
seat following . III victory
over the second place Koleky
Cleaners last right. Koleky
players had . neat 1000 aver
age before they went 70 the plate
against the Cut-Raters at the st.
Mary stadium, but in less time
than 1t takes 70 say 'hub-a-bub-
bub" they were ret down, and
not gently, tn second place.
Elton 'Tubby" Hendershot did
not prove the mystery he was in
the league opsner last week
when he hurled Z nc-hitter. Gil
bert batters touched him for Is
safeties. Gone was the magic a
the Cut-Haters teed off on his
stuff" for homer and IL
singles. Right off the bat In the
first inning Arnie Hellner, Gil
bert catcher. got 4 hold on one of
his fancy deliveries and sent t
soaring into the ozone to bring
home two runs.
From that point on, Hender-
shot couldn't do q thing. The Cut
Raters blasted him for five runs
in the third, two in the fifth, and
two in the sixth. =
Koleky batsmen did their best
tn even the score off the hurting
of Mel Frederick and succeeded
in rapping out seven safeties, but
could not keep up with the Bills
tering pace.
Harry "Mushy" Albrecht, Ko-
leky shortstop, slipped a bit ut
the plate and that certainly did
not help the Koleky cause. Al
brecht got olle hit, but for the
sake o. the records and to Ne
credit Of Albrecht, IL must -
said that the one hit was q h6 -
and that it brought rome . & p
pie of runs. Hendershot himself,
did his best to make up In hit
ting what he lacked in chucking
skill last night, as he smashed 4
long triple with one on In the
first inning.
For two min, il looked like
Koleky was going to keep Its UNI
broken streak intact. The team
got three runs in the first and
three in the second. Fro there
on, however, Frederick took con-
troll and Koleky's spotless slate
became q thing of the past.
While Koleky and Gilberts
were fighting it out for the
league lead, Hubarth & Schott
was committing mayhem on q
helpless Merchant atfit ut the
Pottery field. H. & 8. enjoyed
extensive practise at the plate as
it pounded out . 22-S victory
over the Merchants and ran its
string of victories to four
straight. The Lumbern IN have
not yet been defeated.
H. & s. teed off on the Mer-
chants in the first inning and
blasted out six runs. Before the
game was over, three Merchant
hurlers were shelled from the
mound.
Larry Carlos and Bob Rick did
the hurting for Hubarth d
Schott and . :ood Job 1t was,
too. Carlos nd Rick gave up
only two hi ., . double and Q
single. Carlos also enjoyed . per-
ect day at the plate, getting three
hits in three trips tc the plate,
including triple in the third In
ming with one on.
One home run was hit-by
Bob Rick, In the fourth frame
The defeat was the third IN
f. .x~s&~ <nr the MerehaOt0.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-28

the cup and he sank the putt
for a birdie 4.
It was there that Gene Sar-
azen scored his double eagle in
'35.