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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-10
FLORIDA GIRLS
ARE RESCUED
TWO WERE LOST IN LIME
STONE cAvERNs NEAR
MARIANNE

MARIANNE, July 10 (FNS).--
Hungry, cold. wet and worried.
two Florida girls. lost in Chipola
river limestone caverns near
here, spent 10 hours huddled in
darkness until rescued by a
MEMBER of the searching party
of over 800.
The girls, Mary Elizabeth
Rhyme of Mariana and her house
guest, Emma Bess Watts, of Jack
sonville, set out to explore the
caverns on Saturday morning,
carrying flashlight, candles and
matches. Following one of the
countless passages, they became
lost. Their flashlight gave out,
candles burned away and finally
matches were gone, leaving them
in the inky blackness where
they huddled for nearly Is hours
until found by rescuers.
Refreshed with warm food and
rest the girls appeared little af-
fected by their experience. Miss
Ryne rs the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Cecil Rhyme, owner of the
caverns, which are being devel-
oped as state attraction by
Florida Park service. = ~ ! =
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-10
PLAN BLACKOUT
HERE TONIGHT


For 20 minutes tonight, be-
tween $40 and $40 o'clock. there
won't be a light in any Of Key
Vests -four military establish
ments as the army and navy try
out their first test blackolit.
Lights throughout the city will
blink at $40 o'clock, in warning
for the bIackout, and i general
alarm Of four blasts viii Be
sounded on the navy yard
whistle.
Lights at the navy station, navy
sir station, Fort Taylor and army
barracks will be doused stimuli
taneously, as planes from the
navy's patrol squadron fly over
the city Ia an effort to see how
effectively military obiectives
could be bombed in q real black
out.
With the moon due 10 rise ct
8:5s o'clock tonight, the blackaus
will be over just before nats're
gives the plane observers q good
look at the ground
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-10
NEGRO IS BOUND
OVER TO COURT

Shelbie Sheffield, Alabama
negro, this morning was bound
over to criminal court under 500
bond on vagrancy charge, while
sheriff's officer checked his al
legged completely in a SOS robbery
Sunday morning at Padron's
Grocery.
Sheffield. appearing before
Peace Justice Enrique Esquinaldo,
denied any knowledge of the rob-
berry, and denied that he was in
Key West at the time it took
place.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-10
RESEARCH UNIT
BECOMES ACTIVE
PRESIDENT OF oRGANIzA-
TIoN TO GIVE TALK
AT HOLLYWOOD

Z f. +. 4 ss
ST AUGUSTINE, July 10
FNS) Members of the Florida
Publicity ard Public Relations
Association will gather for quar-
terIy meeting at the Hollywood
Beach Hotel, Hollywood, on July
10 and 20, Milton E. Bacon. Jr..
of Marineland, announced this
week.
IL l. Mossbarger, president and
general manager of the Florida
Research Foundation, which was
established by the state legisla-
ture, viii be one of the principle
speakers. The organization is
charged with the responsibility
of finding and offering to the
public all natural resources of
the state now laying dormant.
W. F. Therkildson, agricul-
tural editor Of the Miami Herald,
is chairman of the program COM
mittee.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-10

Around Capital .own:
Just why the idea should
pop up at this late date nobody
seems to know, but Congress is
asking for a survey of the pos
sibilities of having all govern
ment-owned cars in Washington
use taxis instead. Washington
taxi fares are the cheaper of
any in the country and Congress
leaders back of the move are con-
WINGED the government could
save thousands every year by
junking all errand- buggies here
and letting the gentlemen and
hirelings in the federal depart
ments and agencies hail the cab
bies. There is hardly a govern
ment building in the district
(barring the weather bureau and
the bureau of standards) that
isn't within 20-cent taxi ride of
the Capitol or of any other gov
eminent building. If the idea goes
over, only the executives will
ride in federal cars. Before it
does, I'd like to testify before
the investigating committee with
this one caution: 1t may work fine
on sunny days, but just try to
find a cab at any price during a
storm.
The office space problem here
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-10
RENEDO FUNERAL
HELD YESTERDAY
ONE OF LARGEST PROCESS
SIGNS EVER SEEN
IN KEY WEST

Funeral services for Tomas
(Nene) Renedo, 58-year-old Key
West native, who died Tuesday
morning in Miami, were held
here yesterday afternoon, ar
ringements for the funeral being
in charge of the Pritchard Fun
eral Home.
The funeral took place from
the residence of his brother,
Hello Renedo, 903 Virginia
street. to the cemetery. where
services were conducted by the
Masonic Order of which he had
been q longtime member.
I There werefa large number
sof friends from Miami coming
here In their cars to attend the
funeral, besides the multitude of
friends and associates in Key
West who joined in the funeral
procession. The funeral cortege,
which was made up of more than
one hundred automobiles, bear
ing friends and acquaintance of
the deceased, stretched out more
than seven blocks long.
The flower offerings were pro-
fuse, the numerous contributions
in respect to the deceased coming
from people in all walks of life,
attesting to the sincere friend
ship and respect held for the
departing member. Mr.. Renedo
was laid away in solid bronze
casket, which is a rarity in Key
West and elsewhere as well.
Resolutions of respect adopted
by the colored colony of Miami
were Rad at the grave, while
DR.. Carmelo Urguinago, congress
man of Cuba, paid glowing
tribute to the deceased.
Pallbearers were selected from
the Masonic Order and many
of his close friends here.
Mr. Renedo, who was familiar
ly known to his numerous
friends as Meme, was exceed
ingly popular among a large fol-
lowing, which was fully attested
by the large number that paid
their final respects at the funeral
and graveside.
The death of Mr.. Renedo will
be keenly felt on every hand, his
passing having cast a gloom over
the multitude of friends he had
made during his span of life, all
of whom extend their sincere
and heartfelt sympathy to his
bereaved family.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-10
REPORT NEW CLASH
or TRENCH. BRITISH

NEW york. July 10. British
and French troops today were re-
ported battling again in Syria. as
reports from London indicated
Vichy armistice terms had been
turned down.
Reports from Vichy, uncon-
firmed in London, said yesterday.
that "a silencing of arms had
been effected Tuesday. but it was
impossible to learn if the fighting
actually had stopped in all Of
Syria
First reports on the armistice
did not disclose the terms asked
by France, but a report from
Vichy yesterday afternoon said
the arrnistice had gone into effect
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-10
DEFENSE COUNCIL
KEPT VERY BUSY
ArRchAFT wARNINc sERv.
ICE FOR WAR DEPART
MENT ORGANIZING

&
TALLAHASSEE, Fla, July 10
S).George IL Burr, Jr.,
executive director OF the Florida
Defense Council, announced this
week that county defense coun-
Gil officers have taken hold of
the task of organizing the Air
craft Warning Service for the
War Department with vim and
vigor and believes that Florida
will be the first state in the
southeastern area to complete
such organization.
The plan calls for the estab-
Iishment Of $50 observation posts
and locations Of such posts have
already been selected and
manned. County officials are
urged to complete their organi-
cation as quickly as possible, SO
that report can be made to Gem
eral Walter Frank Of the Third
Int. cepter Command this week.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-10
Two Motorized Divisions
OF Nazi Troops Defeated
Moscow Also Reports Ger
man Thrust AT Lenin-
grad Repulsed With
Heavy Nazi Losses
tDy Associated Press,

New successes for the Red
Army were reported today in
Moscow as an official communi-
que claimed two motorized di-
visions of German troops were
wiped out yesterday in fighting
west Of smoiensk on the road to
Moscow.
Moscow claimed a strong Ger
man thrust at Leningrad from
the north was repulsed with
heavy losses to the Nazis. while
Red defenders were said to be
holding their own against Ger
man attacks toward the Ukraine
IN the south.
The Berlin high command is
sued another unrevealing COM
munique:
I'VE are proceeding in the east
without halt.
DNB, the official German news
agency, reported ITO Russian
planes were destroyed in air
combat and bombing of Red air
dromes during yesterdays fight
ing.
Stockholm heard reports of
street fighting in Talinn, capital
of Russian-occupied Estonia, but
there were no details about what
forces were involved.
Official Russian news sources
said yesterday a full regiment of
Finnish infantry had deserted the
Germans and brought arms and
equipment over to the Russians,
announcing they did not want to
fight against the Red Army.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-10
HAVE HAY FEVER?
GO TO ALASKA
lnr A..aeintra rrs.sl

JUNEAU, Alaska. July TO-
Hay fever sufferers in the United
States may turn hopeful noses
north.
Daily tests made here, at Fair
banks and Nome during summer
months showed the areas to be
virtually free of ragweed pollen,
a2chief cause of hay fever, and
of most other windborn pollens.
o. O. Durham, Chicago botan-
list, made the pollen count
tests, working with the weather
bureau. He wound up his obser-
vations this way:
Thus the possibility of inhal-
ant allergy from pollen and
spores in Alaska is remote.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-10
TAMPA STARTS
TREE PLANTING
PARK SUPERINTENDENT UN-
DERTAKES WORK OF
IDENTIFICATION


s TAMPA, July 10 (FNs).-with
the view of Stimulating greater
interest in city Identification,
park superintendent Marco Penn
gave Tampa home owners over
10000 trees, plants and shrubs
from the city nursery this week.
The park department is con-
stantly growing Towering shrubs
and plants as we'll as trees in
much greater quantities than re-
quired for city use and each year
the surplus is distributed free to
home owners for the beautifica-
ton of yards and gardens.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-10
GIVES AGES FOR
FIRST Aid CLASS

Mrs. M. E Berkowitz, secretary
of the county's home defense COM
mittee, today announced first aid
classes to be sponsored here by the
Red Cross will be open to anyone
over the age of IL.
Both men and women have
been invited to attend the Mon
day afternoon instruction periods
for free, 20-hour course in first
aid treatment. The classes are to
be held each Monday from 8 to 5
o'clock at the American Legion
hall.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-10
E. G. PIERCE
HELD in JAIL

E. G. Pierce, employee on the
negro housing project here, today
was being held in county Jail
awaiting the arrival of Miami
authorities, who will return him
to Dade county for trial on
charges of reckless driving, driv-
ing while under the influence of
liquor and damaging the property
of another.
Dade county sheriff's office had
released the man under $500
bond.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-10
WILLIAMSON Is
FINED in COURT

Joe Brown Williamson, navy
enlisted man, yesterday was fined
SIS and costs in criminal court on
a charge of using the property of
another after he admittedly had
taken and wrecked a car belong
ing to Emerson Russell, officer
aboard the tug Wiilet.
Williamson, originally charged
with grand larceny in the theft of
the car, entered a guilty plea to
the lighter charge and agreed to
pay for damage to the machine.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-10

i Virginia Gayda, semi-official
Italian spokesman, commented at
the other end of the Axis that
American troops in Iceland were
in a position where they could
legitimately be attacked by Ger
many.
Occupation of Iceland by the
United States, Gayda said, put
American fighting forces in the
war zone, and their cooperation
with Great Britain would mean a
threat to Germany which could be
met by arms
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-10
YOUTH SKIPS FIRST
TEA AT BUCKINGHAM

AIsAMOSA, Colo. July ~ ~
The first cup Of tea thst AIhsff
Strauel az AIarnosa ever drink
was with King George and Queen
Elizabeth 81 Great Brifain.
Strauel, until recently STU
dent pilot at Alamosa State
Teachers College, enlisted in the
Raj
Writing 10 his mother, be re-
ported that he and other 4.
pilots were invited 70 Buckine
ham palace.
Each flyer shook hands WITH
the king and queen and then red
tea.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-10
British Troops Driving On
Lebanon Capital Of Beirut
Reported Vichy Armistice
Terms To Halt War IN
Syria Had Been Turned
Down
tRy Associn ed rressl

cry Associated Pressl
CAIRO. July l0.--Brifish troops
today were reported driving On
the Lebanon capital of Beirut
almost "a hours after vichY an
nounced an armistiee which was
10 have ended the war.
Reports from, the fighting
front did not mention the arm
istice. and British and Frea
French soldiers wers said to b.
attacking furiouslY south Of the
capital city.
Heavy reinforcements Of
French troops today were report
ed rushing into battle south Of
Beirut, as vichy officials charged
London had = reply to
French re istice
terms yes .----.--
tvichy said British attacks alter
the arnistice was supposed 70
have been in effect forced the
French defenders to call up new
troops. The British drive on Bel.
nut was said to have been re-
pulsedl
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-10
STAIN SPENDS HOUR
WITH BRITISH ENJOYS
tiiN aSsorinied Press ,

wv NSSorhteu PFrH~t
MOSCOW, July 10.--Premier
Josef Stain and Foreign Min.
lister Vyacheslav Molotov this
morning were reported closeted
for an hour with British mill
tary mission, supposedly study
ing means of cooperation be-
tween Great Britain and the So
Wet Union in their war with
Germany.
No details of the conference
were released.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-10
Charge United States And
Britain With Making Ready
ForrAn Attack On Germany
thy Associated PRESS,

NEW YORK, July l0.-Au-
thorized Nazi sources today were
reported to have charged the
United States and Great Britain
with preparing an attack position
in Iceland for an assault on Ger
many.
Government spokesman in Ber-
lin were said to have commented
that joint United States-British
occupation of the island could
mean nothing else than a prep
aratory move for an American
military push against Europe.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-10
MANY MATTRESSES

LEESBURG. Ga. When col
ored family in this city obtained
10 mattresses from relief head
quarters, officials investigated
and found six on one bed. four
on another, and three on the
third.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-10
Urges Knox To Testify In
Reported Activity OF Navy
Units Against German Ships
tBy A..ee,ases Pres.,

Isolationist Senator Burton X.
Wheeler of Montana demanded
the appearance of the secretary of
the navy after a Washington
newspaper column told of an ac-
ton in which United States DIES
troyers were said to have dropped
depth charges on a submarine.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-10

WASHINGTON. July 10. =
Secretary of the Navy Frank
Knox was expected to be called
before the Senate Naval Affairs
committee today or tomorrow to
testify on reports that United
States navy units have fought
German ships in the Atlantic.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-10

= GGHNkCG NNfAteF
is reaching the point where gov
eminent workers are turning
loose a lot of humor on it. The
most recent came out of the war
department the other day in an
office where civilian clerks al
ready were rubbing either elbows
or shoulder blades. An electrician
turned up there and started CHS
cling square space out of the
wall for an electric fan. The of
flee wag wanted to know: What
are you doing, fellow making
room for another clerk?" s.
The story is that The navy
couldn't take Ii. The army
had its Jimmy Stewart. The
marine corps had its Jimmy
Roosevelt. And what did the
navy have? Just a bunch of
officers. So they got out the
lists and culled them well and
called up naval reserve Lieut..
Robert Montgomery. There Is
even report that the navy fol-
lowed up IFS announcement
that Bob was reporting duty
by notes TO the other two
services saying: "Ah-Yah. we
got one. TOO.
The Russo-G German war has re-
Continued on Page Four
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-10
TAKES DOWN DOOR

NEW ORLEANS.--To force a
tenant to move, F. G. Goodyear
carried away the door of the
house, but a blanket was hung up
in its place.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-10

WANTED--couple to run small
hotel. Navy or civilian. Box
G.H.. The Citizen. ilys-lo
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-10
COMING EVENTS

/ THURSDAY
ions Club meets at $50 pm.
Lions Den, Seminary Street.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-10
Germany Claims Sinking
Of Five British ships
my Associated Press,

BERLIN, July 10.-German
warplanes last night raked south
England with bombs and sank
five British ships in a convoy near
Bristol, communique said today.
uondon claimed heavy damage
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-10

Key West. Florida. has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only ID Fahrenheit
The Phoenix index., 1941-07-12

Mrs. Lucy Williams, 379-B South
Lauderdale ST., and the shock is
believed ito have been indirectly
responsible for her death Friday
Mrs. Williams, who, according to
uncontirmed reports, suffered
either from heart trouble or high
blood pressure, died shortly after
she and other witnesses had gone
to police headquarters to testify
in connection with the shooting
case.
1t. Owen stated that his only
angle on the shooting was that the
two men had engaged in street
braWl in front of Bruce's Restaur-
ant. He questioned the restaurant
owner regarding the Staying, but
released him later.
Bruce would not discuss the
shooting with a reporter, stating
that he didn't know much about IL.
The slain man was the son OF
Rush Lawrence. He had one broth
er, Edward: and four sisters. MISS
Matilda Lawrence; Mrs. Pearl
Ford, and Mrs. Ada Massey OF
Renison, Texas; and Rubie PegllS,
of Holly Springs. Buriel took
place in Dawson Cemetery, Holly
Springs. T. H. Hayes and Sons
The Phoenix index., 1941-07-12
World In Bad
Fix, Bishop
Shaw Asserts

yourself happy. He expressed the
opinion that the safety OF the
church is assured.
best way to get happy is to live
"It is sad to be ignorant, he
asserted "I don't mean bookishly
ignorant alone. He said man
may achieve in schools and then
be ignorant. He pointed out that
many Christians are ignorant of
that God still rules the world.
The man who is carnal-minded
can easily become an infidel to-
day., the Bishop shouted. "The
conditions about them, stating that
some people are ignorant of what
is going on on Auburn. Avenue. We
must be able to think whether we
are college graduates or not.
DR.. j. C. Wright, pastor, First
Congregationalist Church, read
the scripture, while the Rev. Tas-
chereau Arnold, evangelist a and
religious commentator, offered
supplications.
The anniversary celebration will
continue for several months Pas
tor BaptiSte announced. Bishop
Shaw lauded the Rev. Mr.. Baptiste
for the very fine way he had carri-
ed on at the edifice. .s
The Phoenix index., 1941-07-12
ATI. ANITA Ga.-(SNSl-

ATLANTA. Ga.-(SNS)-
Speaking of world conditions,
Bishop B. C. Shaw, d. D., of the
AME Zion church said I'VE have
all come to this conclusion that
the world is in a bad fix, as he
delivered a sterling sermon Sunday
night at. Shaw Temple AME Zion
church, DR.. Louis Baptiste, pas
tor, as the church opened its 5th
anniversary celebration.
'The only way to get this world
out of this condition is to lift up
Christ, the learned Bishop re-
torted. A large crowd attended the
services. These people enjoyed
hearing the Bishop preach about
the power of light, heat, and the
glory of God. They showed it by
shouting and clapping their hands
and following amen. He set
the house on fire and as he con-
tinued to speak every now and
then he would fan the flames with
gospel truth.
The Bishop warned that wars
are not new something. We have
had them down thru the ages. He
said that he cared not how dark the
world got, he was certain that the
morning would come, intimating
The Phoenix index., 1941-07-12
Stenographer And
Typist Vacancies
In Civil Service

The United States Civil Service
Commission announces open coni-
petitive examinations for the pos
tionS Of
JUNIOR STENOGRAPHER -
81 ,44O A YEAR; JUNIOR TYPlSt
$1,260 A YEAR
for both men and women Tor III :
ing vacanieS in the Federal ClasSl-
fed Service thruout the Fifth U. .
Civil Service District, which COM
prises the States of Alabamf'
Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, SOUTH
Carolina, and Tennessee. Appllca =
tions may be filed with the Man
ager, Fifth U. S. Civil Service DIST
riot, New Post Office Building, AT
lanta, Georgia, UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE.
Applicants must have reache
their sixteenth birthday but mus
not have passed their ifty-thlrd
birthday on the date of receipt OF
their Application Card Form in the
office of the Manager, Fifth U. 3
Civil Service District, Atlanta, Ga
Full further information concern
ing these examinations, and az
plication card forms may be Oh
tanned from the Secretary, Board OF
u. S. Civil Service EXmainerS, Post
Office, at any first or second-class
post office, in the States OF Ala
bama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi
South Carolina and Tennessee; OF
from the Manager, Fifth U. S. Civil
Service District, New Post Offio
Building, Atlanta, Ga.
The Phoenix index., 1941-07-12
News From In
And Around
Mesa, Arizona
r. r. l, Box $50

The Mesa Unit of Cheerful Will
ing Workers Clubs held meet
ing Thursday, June 26 and Mrs.
Pace, one of the agents from the
Triple (AkA) office in Phoenix,
met with us to demonstrate to the
members of the various clubs how
to make the comforts that's given
to members of these units. There
were delegates from six units
present. Afternoon at 1870 our su-
pervisor. Prof. F.. j. Dixon, helped
us to organize a State Federation
of cheerful willing workers club,
with officers from the various clubs
duly elected. Officers are as fol-
lows: Mrs. S. M White of Mesa,
president; Mrs. Rafala Luna o1
Mesa, vice president, Mrs. Fstella
Aliens Worth of Phoenix, treasur-
er, Mrs. Emma Arbuckle of Chand-
Ter, corresponding secretary; Mrs
S. v. Cobbs of Mobile, recording
sI,d 'etary Mrs. Matilda Hlumday
of Mesa, financial secretary
The Phoenix index., 1941-07-12
My Sisters Baby

Dimple hands and cheeks so pink
Black eyes shining she makes me
think.
Of a rolv poly bouncing ball of
Cotton candy all in all;
That's my Sisters Baby.
Not much hair just a little fuZZ
When Graded up she seem to sung.
Then sister would throw her head
up high,
Never mind her hair, wait till she's
five;
That's my Sisters Baby
When she laugh with glee, with all
her might
With her mouth open wide, not a
tooth in sight,
She waves her arm and COOS and
COOS,
AS if to say you laugh too soon,
That's my Sisters Baby.
BY Miss Ann w. Haley
30l w. Pima,
Phoenix, Arizona.