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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-12
Daflan Placed In Full Command
OF All French Military Forces
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VICHY, Unoccupied France,
Aug. Il Vice Premier Adm.
Jean Darlan today was placed in
full command of all French mill
tary and naval forces in a cabinet
decree which made him minister
of national defense.
Most important move of a
shakeup which is expected to ex-
tend to other branches of the gov
eminent. Darlan's appointment
gives him powers second only to
those of Premier Henri Philippe
Petain.
Admiral Darlan thus assumes
command over Gen. Maxine Wey-
gand, who previously had been In
command of French armies in the
colonies. Exactly what General
Weygand's status is to be IN the
future is expected to come up for
cabinet discussion.
British sources today said Adj
niral Darlan's appointment prob
ably was made for the purpose OF
giving his broader powers for col
Elaboration with Germany
nondon has expressed its be
lief that Admiral Darlan speaks
for the aged Premier Petain, and
It is now believed the admiral is
in position to guarantee Ger
many full military and economic
support from Francel
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-12
80 ~ ~ - - 4
DON'T FORGET THE
KEY WEST BOYS NOW
AT FORT CROCKETT

What's a Key Wester with
cut his Cuban coffee and
black beans?
That's what Key Vests
soldiers at Fort Crockett are
trying to find cut---and
through Sgt. John Gandolfo.
here on leave. thew are let
ting il be known mai seven
months of training on a non
Key West diet IS rough for
the toughest of soldiers.
They want coffee. black
beans. olive oil. bay leaves
and all the other seasoning
and culinary specislties that
made up their diets before
Uncle Sam marcned them
away.
Residents of the city who
remember all the things they
were going 10 send the Key
Westers wnen fneY left can
do 1t now. through the court
house committee handling
the job-Judse William ".
Albury. County Tax Assessor
Claude Ganoolfo and Sheriff
Berlin Sawyer.
Members of the group.
with Sergeant Gandolfo.
have urged Key Westers to
send or bring donations of
money to the sheriff's office
SO that a community box can
be prepared and sent to Fort
Crockett for the boys.
BY getting money dona-
lions, they will be able TO
buy the goods and send them
wholesale. thus insuring
enough for ALI the Key West
men who have been working
for seven months without q
bite of the food on which
they were raised
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-12
CITY is FACED
WITH HOUSING
PROBLEM AGAIN
LACK OF FACILITIES SAID
TO BE CAUSE OF MANY
NAVY FAMILIES NOT COM
ING HERE

Another $50 navy families
would be on their way to Key
West if il were possible for them
to obtain housing facilities here.
Navy Lieut.. S. Kaplan announced
today in calling for meeting Of
the local housing registration COM
nittee tomorrow night at the
chamber IF commerce.
Lieutenant Kaplan. who will
meet with the committee members
tomorrow night at o'clock. has
returned here from two-day
conference with other homes re-
gistrasion directors at Charleston,
S. c., the first such meeting since
the organizations were set up.
SiguTd Nylander, field advisor
TO the homes registration division,
with army representatives from
Macon. Ga. and Albany, met with
Lieutenant KapIan TO work out
dctailed plans forsthe registration
program.
Pointing out that the average
family spends some 800 a year
with merchants. Lieutenant Ka-
plan declared Key West property
owners should take an interest in
the program Of the registration
group and help TO make housing
facilities here available.
Both from the standpoint Of
their own prosperity and in the
interests Of national defense.
home owners here have been
urged to register their vacant
properties with the committee Of
flee at La Concha hotel. and to
aid nj opening up additional
space through renting previously
unused rooms and apartments.
The navy department has
recognized the need for provid-
ing comfortable housing for
workers to get the utmost ii ef-
ficiency. and the morale problem
Of keeping sailors with their fa-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-12
Raj In ORIENT
GROWS STRONGER
tnr Asseelatea Pressp

MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug.
IL. British empire air forces IN
the Far East, including Australian
units now in Malaga, are strong
enough to meet any emergency,
Australian Air Minister John Nc
Even declared.
The Australian units in Malaga,
he said, are being steady rein-
forced without weakening the
commemorative air strength.
McEwen announced he had or
dered q number Of large trans
ports primarily for Use of the
Australian air force. These, he
declared, would permit concen-
tration Of air strength from dis
tant stations and could be used as
regular troops carriers if neces-
sary.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-12
German Pdnzer Divisions Arc
Rolling Swiftly Across Ukraine
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DOUGLAS WILSON ON
VISIT TO OLD ROCK

Explaining that when he
has a vacation he can think of
no place to which he would
rather go than to the Old
Rock" where he was born.
Douglas Wilson. veteran pro-
1noter of the Peninsular and
Occidental S. S. Company. is
visiting friends in Key West.
Incidentally. he has ar
ranged with Joe Pearlman.
president Of the Key West
Merchants Association. to ex-
tend fraternal hand of greet
inc TO members of tho Ala
bama Merchants Association
who will come TO Key West
on their wav to Havana. on
Thursday. August I'll.
II is expected that the gov
ernor Of Alabama vii be one
of more than 400 associates
who viii have an opportunity
to see tho fastest growing
town in Monroe County.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-12
SERVICE men TO
BE ENTERTAINED

Service men viii be enter
tanned next week at a dance
sponsored BIZ the Defense Rec
reation committee, members Of
the group announced today after
a meeting last night at the county
courthouse.
Arranging tentative plans for
the dance, the committee mem
beers announced they would hold
future dances for particular
branches Of the services, instead
Of following the previous custom
of inviting all service men to each
party.
Navy men viii be divided into
groups. with the air station per
sonnet invited one week, the
sound school men another.
Dances for marines, soldiers and
sailors also viii be held on differ
ent nights.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-12
PLANTS LIE DOWN
TO ESCAPE SUN
sny Associated Press,

NEW YORK, Aug. IL. The
reason why some plants are lazy"
and like to lie almost flat on the
ground has been discovered in
Venezuela.
Most growing things stand up
because Of their habit Of reaching
toward sunlight, a quality named
photropism. This was supposed
to be q universal law Of nature
The lazy plants lie down, not
because they are really tired, but
because the sunlight pushes them
They try to grow away from sum
light, though not to the extent
of burrowing underground
The experiments to prove this
are described in the American
journal, Science. by D. G.. Lang
ham, of the agricultural expert
ment station, Ell Vale. Caracas,
Venezuela.
Plantain, the common lawn
pest, IS one of these lazy plants.
Normally its leaves lie almost flat
on the ground. But in DR.. Lang
hams laboratory, kept in semi
darkness all the time, the lawn
pests raised their leaves, like a
donkey pricking up its ears.
Transferred back to sunlight,
they lie down again Dr. Langham
reported similar results on eight
other species of lazy plants
He reported also the same
response of these plants to arti-
fetal light. They would lie down
even in reflected light, provided
it was strong enough
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-12
DRUNKEN DRIVER
WINS AND LOSES

NEW YORK. AUG. 12.--Magis-
trate Anthony Savarese ruled a
drunken driver cannot be charged
with hit-run driving !
"A man drove into the car Of
Patrolman Thomas Westover,
who chased him is blocks and
then lodged complaints Of both
drunken driving and leaving the
scene Of an accident Savarese
fined the driver 500 for driving
while intoxicated but ruled he
could not be held responsible for
the other offense.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-12
FOUR BUILDING
PERMITS ISSUED

Milton SAWYER. local postoffice
empIoye. YESTERDAY was granted q
permit for construction of a $4&
$50 home at 1921 Washington
street.
Mrs. Juan Carbonell, Gil
Southland, was granted a $500 per-
NIT for general repairs TO her
home, and Jaw Stricken received
a permit for construction of a ST.
900 building on county road.
Building Inspector r D. Car
boneIl also issued a 500 permit
to Mary Laruson, 800 Virginia,
for general repairs
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-12
DUNGEON VAULTS
TO KEEP BALLOTS

CANTON, Ohio, Aug 12-Con-
struction Of dungeon" vaults for
the safe keeping of ballots and
other election records is being
completed in the basement of the
Stark County Court House and
Annex.
Access to the vaults will be
through a trap door equipped
with special lock which may be
opened only by the simultaneous
operation Of four keys. One key
viii be held by each Of the four
election board members.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-12
BrilIiance To Waste
On The Gasless Air
sBy xxso~,asea rressl

DUNKIRK, N. Y, Aug. IL
For three weeks Stephen Joz-
WAX, manager of a gasoline sta
ton, anxiously awaited arrival of
a new electric sign to advertise
his products at night.
The sign finally came-jlist as
Petroleum Coordinator Harold L.
Ickes requested stations to close
at z p. M
Jozwiak sadly complied.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-12
TRAFFIC TROUBLE
I'M 8 DIMENSIONSS
tny Anseelated Pressl

ALBEMARLE, N G., AlIg L.,
An automobile and an airplane
coIlided here The car was COM
ing to stop near the airfield
when Craven Almonds plane
CALLED to gain altitude and struck
the car. Damage was slight and
no one was hurt.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-12

"vichY big mouth. the London
radio called Vice Premier Adm.
Jean Darlan in a German-lan-
guage broadcast which predicted
the French fleet would be placed
at the disposal of Germany. VichY
has denied authorizing use Of the
fleet.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-12

Construction of the l84-mile
railroad across the Tehuantepec
isthmus has been authorized by
President Manuel Avila camacho
of Mexico. The railroad. long
sought by United States military
men. would connect the Atlantic
and Pacific oceans. lift some of
the traffic from the Panama
canal.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-12

WASHINGTON, Aug lin
come tax exemptions for single
persons viii be reduced to $3.50,
with 81 500 for married couples.
Senator Walter +. George. chair
man Of the senate finance CONF
nittee, predicted today.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-12

command said pincers move
naent is developing which may
trap the Red Army around 0des-
So, unless il is Withdrawn across
the Dnieper.
Red Army headquarters. ad-
hitting some gains for the Nazis.
said the courageous defense Of
the soldiers IN the field and the
powerful new blows Of the air
force are taking heavy Toll Of
the advancing Germans. Russias
military defense, il was an
nounced. has provided an enor-
nous boost for civilian morale
Hungarian military men. mean
while, heard reports Of The Rus
STA retreat which they said their
infornants told them was 1oT-
derry z
Holding at smolsnsk
= - !. |.~I
MOSCOW salu tias a -. go
still are noiutns tne e.'t''sa'
lines near oInoicnsk aI7er e Co.
q lncessant Attacks py 1e ~ 8
mans reLa,n kIss'9s1s. 49,
eiai1neo Sspso5e g s''e s.ss' Is
was taken % the spot by TIE
Germans saau ,ne cay @s
1''ess s''1'is'y esst. = S. ~
i,eaVy ael.ai 1870. : - &
p 2. ossl As s'as ... $500 49,
curing t'ae nls's Ma.' go 9. 49, g.
roree poisspeIs e''s'.a''a' 49,
asasschs oa $1,000 ~. '''s ,s'.s.s.'.,
Izsu ~
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-12
lOky0-WGhingt0naR
Arc Growing steadily Worse
Claimed Japan VIII Not
Stand BY Allowing u.
5. To Send Supplies To
Russia

NEW YORK. Aug. l2.-Au-
thorized Japanese spokesman to-
day described Tokyo Washington
relations as growing steadily
worse. and indicated that Japan
will not stand by while the United
States sends supplies for war to
Russia through vladivostoek.
Australian Prime Minister Men
zie. meanwhile. called for another
emergency meeting Of the cabinet
after declaring that the nations
life is in peril. and London
handed the Tokyo foreign office
another note in which it was
bluntlY stated that . move on
Thailand would be a move against
Singapore.
japanese spokesman pointed
out that new war materials for
Russia's Asiatic armies would
constitute a direct threat to
Japan, which even now is reported
embroiled in series of border in
cidents with Soviet troops.
An unexpected development in
the tense Far East situation was
the arrival Of u S. Brig. Gen. H
B Claggett. chief of the army air
corps in the Philippines, at the
Netherlands East Indies.
The general was said to have
flown to Batavia in Java, where
he was believed to be discussing
defense measures with army
leaders Of the Dutch colony.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-12
Further Fighting Reported
BetWeenPeruAndE Ecuador

night and 10 have continued fight
ing through yesterday.
"A conlnaunicue from Peru
blamed the fisshting on Ecuado-
rian aggression. declaring that
Ecuador is carrying out q '.pro-
gram Of revenge
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-12

WASHINGTON, Aug. H.
Fighting again has broken out
between Peru and Ecuador, re-
ports reaching here indicated to-
day.
Soldiers Of the two countries
are said to have clashed Sunday
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-05
Uranium Crackers
HUNTING SEASON

The hunt is on across the nation
as various regions begin opening
seasons on birds and other wild
game. See if you can hunt up the
answers to these questions on this
outdoor fall sport.
|. What birds might be called
the Victory birds because of the
formation in which they fly?
2. What is the maximum num-
Der of shells you may have in your
gun chamber while hunting duck
g. What is North America :
largest game animal?
a. What must you have in ad-
dition to your own state license
before you may hunt ducks?
s. What ancient type of hunt
ing is now making a comeback?
ANSWERS
/. Ducks and geese fly in V for
nation.
2. U. S. law limits hunters to
three shells in repeating shoteuns
while hunting ducks. On other
game. load is unlimited.
3. The moose is North America s
biggest game animal.
q. Hunters must have a 81 US.
duck stamp besides regular state
license
5. Archery is making n come
back in the hunting field. with
many hunters reporting success
With bow and arrow
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-05
So They Say

It seems to me that the most
important job an attorney-general
can do in a time of emergency
is to protect civil liberties.
Francis Biddlc, who has just be-
come attoncy-gencral.
When this war is over, the af
fairs Of the world will be conducted
in the Fnolsh language.
Ted Robinson, newspaper col
umnist.
Christianitg has an opportunit?
in China TO-DAY the like of which
has not appeared in the world III 4
thousand years
Rey Charles II Corbctt, Church
Committee for China Relief
There arc those who maintain
tha' in 2ainina the world Of tn"
modern civ man mas lost his soul.
Mothers who come and 20, pre-
occupied with social or professional
Interest," are Il definite menace to
the emotional stability of their chill
drcn
Or. Clarence M Hncks. Toronto
psychlatnSt.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-05
by Paul Harrison :.
HoI|ywoods Fads, Fancies and Foibles

What really threw me, thou9h.
wasn't my truSty cayuSe, star pul
the patient attention paid by the
senate Interstate Commerce sub
committee to the name calling con-
test between a radio scandal-8os
Sippr and two press agents. Inc
significance Of these dual encoun-
ters could be engraved on an ear
lobe of Enrol Flynn. And 1t was
toby the sanguine fingernallS oi
the shoppers wife in a night clup
braWl
Aside from the goofy notion that
I'd like my senator's to engage
themselves in some constructive &C
tlyitv in this time Of crisis, both OF
these intramural quarrelS caused
me distress. On ono hand, tne
talk of studio bribery set me oil on
n frenzied. frenetic calculation oil
he fortune I've overlooked while
composing a few praising pieces
about pictures and people I've liked.
The Washington witness said ne
was offered S2500 for Il favorable
review Oh plCIulc-d PlotuiN :"
which he later gave his approba-
ton. encomium and kudos to the
tune of five bells.
Another thing that irks my ad-
died qWertyulop Is the stupidity Oh
the press agents and the collaborat-
ing insenSibility of the dreSS-vend-
or's radio raving husband. They'd
both have been smart to have sub
penaed Alice Faye in the contlo-
vcrsial gown, with photographers on
hand to show whether it really
would fall apart and cause her
much humiliation and embar-
raSSment."
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-05
by Peter Edison =.
The Inside Track in Washinqfon

who aot the purchasing division
Interested in ovcrhallinG the ma
cNI:erY Cl thc Amy posi- exchanges.
Iisc:.t camp CantccnS supply soldiers
Will things the Army dOctnt fur:
MlSh. and get about half the S21 4
month ne average soldier earns
In the last war there was a good
bI, Of dissatisfaction with the way
thc,- were handled. Profits. if any.
were supposed TO go TO the company
funds for recreation equipment.
Most OF the exchanges were run on
u!Gn price schedule, and soldiers
got soaked.
Rounding up a staff of expert
rrecd merchandi2nrs. a survey was
made of soldiers demands. and the
camp stores were started off on 4
row sales policy. 1t Was found the
total business of the post eX-
chances fof the new Army would
lI.n $50 million year. A loan OF
Sec million was made from RFC,
anG the cantceus were stocked with
e'uff that would sell. priced right
10 a So monthly income.
ore Of the worst headaches which
tire OPM purchasing division has
,atk,cd is a complete revision Of
'he Army accounting and distripu-
1ion methods, aimed at ellminatiuG
or reducing paper work
It :.3S always been a anarl of r'1
tape and the inventory control Of
company. battalion and regimental
supply officers has caused almost
as Much mental anguish as shell
shock Now a staff Of some Of tn
best accountants in the country IS
trving out new methods and they
hope eventually to balance the books
and lick their problem-"for the
honor" they say, " of the account
ing profession"
NASHINGTON MOVIES
Recent weeks have seen some Of
tnc most extensive moving opera
tions the capital has ever expert
enccd As space became more and
more in demand and as defense
agencies grew, new quarters and
larger quarters were constantly
souaht WIKI this net result: the
Henderson Price Administration
and Civilian Supply unit moved
from an old residence to a new
apartment. Then its name was
changed to OPA and it moved into
new temporary building at 4th
and independence. Mayor La Guar
u.a'e Officeof Civilian Defense. OCD
',-,"cd from Federal Reserve build
We 10 the 5000 Massachusetts ave-
.'., "c.id"noc vacated by OPACS,
III from there into the DUPONT
.partmcnts The new Economic De-
iCnsc Beard has taken over tho
ncr apartment building at 25th and
q. vacated by OPA And the Export
Control Board has moved into the
Fir thrce floors of the 25th and Q
apartment under its new parent or
ganl2atiOn, EDB.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-05
Barbs

With straw hat season over, we'll
have to find something else 10
show us which way the wind
blows
If the flight of Russian aviators
to the us. via the Arctic and
Alaska leaves you cold, what do you
suppose it felt them?
Insects cost the us. over $780,
100000 yearly, This doesn't include
peSsimistS.
Lots of strikes are carried on
without violence-prices being the
only thing shot up.
Gambling barge has been recon-
dltioned to transport lumber to
England. Likely in the thought that
the Germans won't have a chance.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-05
by Willis Thornton =.
Let's Not Finch in the Pinch

When. l6 months ago. America
faced the problem of arminG itsel!
and arming other peoples resist
mg AGGRESSION. il was frankly stat
cd that this would mean sacrifice.
II Was pretty much just word,
and everybody nodded gravely and
and said a mental YES.
Now he ume is here when the
ninch is actually being felt. II
isn't a word any more. 1t IS l
reality. And II hurts
There isn't cnough Of certain ma
terialS. aluminium, copper, steel,
rubber. The defense plants come
first. Only Wha, remains alter
their needs are met is available 10
plants making non-defenSe items.
That won't always be true. Facll-
ities for producing more aluminium.
for instance. are ON the way. But
at present there is shortage.
That means. ana viii mean, real
hardship. 1t means men out ol
Jobs in the midst OF hummine ac-
tivIty. It means dark shops whose
customers want goods which can't
be turned on because ;hc material
has gone for guns. ii means sales
men with nothing to sell. 1t may
mean ruin for manufacturers whose
plants can't be adapted to defense
uses quickly
It means. in short, hardship and
p,iyation - sacrifice Further 1t
means sacrifice that falls harder
ON some than on others.
There is only one thing to do. 1t
is to eoualize these burdens just as
much rs human ingenuity car
cauali2c them 1t is to revise th(
priority system as Director Mel
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-05

son is already trying to do, so that It
those entitled to materials will be 10
sure of getting them. 1t is to in =,
sist on subcontracting to the extreme VI
limit of practicabnity 1t is to-
spread defense work tand civilian lie
work that does not interfere with ,e
it, as widely as possible 1t is tol-
make sure that sacrifices of jobs
and businesses are not made mere i,
ly for the sake of sacrifices, but :,
only when the utmost diligence and !.
intelligence cannot find way to y,
avoid them. "
American ingenuity, American re- d
sourcefulness, American Steadfast- :
ness are going to be put on trta
this winter We must not flinAW
in the pinch. as
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-05
TOLERANCE NEEDED
IN THESE DAYS

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