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Associated Press Day Wire Service For 60 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LXI. No. 220. HITLER SENDS ULTIMATUM TO BRITAIN Demands Surrender Or London Will Be Totally Destroyed British Refuse To Consid er Threat; Believe Ger man Air Offensive Is Weakening (By Amiorintpd LONDON, Sept. 14.—Adolf Hit ler transmitted a strong ultima tum to the British today demand ing that Great Britain surrender or suffer complete destruction of London. Lato advices stated that the British have ridiculed the de mand. adding their belief that the ultimatum is another in the series of Hitler “bluffs”. They believe that the Germans are be ginning to shew the effects of their blitzkrieg in shortage of pilots and ammunition and point ed out that raids today were much lighter than heretofore. The eight-hour raid staged by the Nazis last night, however, brought no indication of any les sening in the air war. British anti-aircraft defenses and balloon barrages were again quite effec tive in keeping a major part of the raiding bombers from central parts of the city, and a number of enemy planes were shot down. Many fires were set by incen diary bombs last night, but this morning all of them were report ed to be out and the city ex perienced its first dav in a long time free from smoke palls. In the meantime, as per sched ule each night for the past two months, the Royal Air Force continued to pound away at Ger man invasion ports, dropping huge demolition bombs on sever al France and Holland seaport cities where Hitler may be pre paring an actual invasion at tempt. No invasion talk was heard in Berlin today, nor has it been ever definitely discussed by the Nazis. All that came from the Nazis this morning was opinions on Hitler’s ultimatum sent the British. “It will be murder if the war continues”, the Germans averred.' and apparently they held out hope that the British would capi tulate before more “all-out” maneuvers are f directed at Lon don and other big English cities. Weather conditions over Great Britain today continued to favor the Nazis, with light rains and clouds making it possible for planes to fly high over objectives without being observed. New type detectors on anti-aircraft guns were said to be coping with this problem effectively, how ever. Two buildings in the House of Commons groups were reported hit this morning in raids last night. The great west window of Westminster Abbey was de stroyed when a bomb fell nearby. Advices from Moscow today hinted at trouble for Germany when it was stated that the Soviets were not at all satisfied with the axis-power maneuvers in the Balkans. It was alleged that Germany had “passed many lies’’ about the Russians in Ru mania. A WORD TO THE WISE... PAINT YOUR CAR AND PROTECT YOUR INVESTMENT. LOU SMITH AUTO SERVICE, DUVAL AND DIVISION, PHONE 9153 TR § ®hu 2Cry West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U. S. A. SENATOR ANDREWS IN RADIO ADDRESS Y Special to The Citizen! WASHINGTON. Sept. 14. Senator Charles O. Andrews will speak over Columbia Broadcasting Syst2m, nation wide hookup, tonight at 9:15 o'clock, from this city. Senator Andrews will dis cuss the consequences of the recent destroyer-naval base exchange with Great Brit ain, the half-billion dollar Export - Import bank in crease for Latin-American financing and conscription. The effect of these projects on the entire program of Western Hemisphere defense i will be highlighted. NOVEL APPROACH TO BOOK-LENGTH CASE i flly tMiicimril Urrnsl PUEBLO. Colo., Sept. 14. ! Harry Vories was attorney in an involved traffic case. I After studying the facts he cleared his throat, looked at the judge and said: ‘ Telling how this accident oc-• curred is going to be as difficult as explaining falling in love”. ADVISORY j 10:00 A. M.. EST—The tropical j (hurricane attended by gales over! i wide area and hurricane winds j near center was central 7 A.M. EST, about 475 miles east-north ‘ east of Nassau, moving north • northeastward or northeastward 112 to 14 miles per hour. Caution ! advised all ships in its path., ; Storm will probably pass near t j Bermuda Sunday afternoon. WEATHER BUREAU. I 1 C.C.C. Enrollments To ; Be Taken Next Month The next enrollment for CCC will be in October, according to a report issued by the Key West Welfare Board, the selecting agency. Since the eligibility standards have been slightly changed, the following bulletin is being given as a interpretation and clarifica tion for tne terms "unemployed and in need of employment”. The following are excerpts out lined by J. J. McEntee, director of CCC headquarters. Washing ton, D. C.: * During the early years of the corps, enrollment was limited strictly to young men on relief and war veterans, the latter group constituting about ten •percent of the CCC. The Act of June 28. 1937, extending the life of the Civilian Conserva tion Corps, opened the way for the enrollment of young men who were not on relief. This , law simply stated that "the Civilian Conservation Corps is established for the purpose of providing employment, as well as vocational training. for youthful citizens of the United States, who are unemployed and in need of employment”. i EXTENSION PLANS •• * * Jax Official Was Here FOR WPA CLASSES Announcement was made to day that the extension of the WPA classes in Citizenship, Nat ! uralization and Literacy here is ■ ibout to get under way as plan ! ned by Mrs. Rolla A. Southworth. j P. & S. State director. The plans were broached by Louis A. Guessaz, Jr., of the i Jacksonville office, director of j curriculum for the past four years, who, with his wife, was a first-time visitor to Key West this week. He arrived Wednes- i day afternoon and left the fol- i ; lowing day. At present Mrs. Grace Crosby ' conducts a class each school eve ning at the High School, 8:00 to 9:00 o’clock, to assist the foreign born to speak English. Knowl edge in government is also taught to enable students to pass exami nations for citizenship in No vember. Similar classes are conducted for the colored aliens at Doug lass School, led by Mrs. Grace Palacious. Adult classes, now open to the public, in shorthand and type writing are also featured by Mrs. Crosby. All persons not enrolled in an elementary or high school over 16 years of age. are eligible for attendance. , RIGHT-THINKING PEOPLE ALL SIT ON RIGHT SIDE < Ilv ANNocifitfd PreM> PLEASUREVILLE. Ky„ Sept. 14.—Every person at tending the Baptist church in this town of 300 sits on the right-hand side. The custom has been ob- > served so long that even the oldest members are unable to remember exactly how it started. However, the most j plausible reason is that the church was constructed to seat almost twice as many persons as there are in the congregation, and the mem bers began sitting together on one side to avoid being scattered over the large room. Pews on the left-hand side are practically new. Immediately following pas sage of the 1937 Act, the en trance regulations of the Corps weie revised to permit the enrollment of young men from families who needed aid but whose names were not on public relief rolls. Later, these regulations were modified to permit the enrollment of a third group which consisted of young men from families whose incomes were below the normal standard of living in the community in which the applicant lives. The latest modification in the regulations defining the terms "unemployed and in need of employment”, reads as follows: “For the purpose of CCC se lection the phrase ‘Unemploy ed and in need of employ ment’ shall be understood to cover unmarried junior ap plicants otherwise qualified by age, citizenship, fitness and character; not in attendance at school, nor on temporary vaca tion therefrom: not possessing other regular or full-time em ployment, and who needs the employment, the job training, i (Continued on Page Four) KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1940 MARINE SERGEANT FOUND GUILTY ON STATUTORY COUNT • TRIAL LASTED UNTIL LATE HOUR LAST NIGHT; JURY BROUGHT IN VERDICT THIS MORNING Alton Hinton, marine corps ! sergeant, was found guilty of a 'statutory offense of felonious na ture this morning in Criminal .Court, in one of the most sensa i tional trials held for some time. The case was called yesterday | morning and first witnesses for |the complainant. Vioiet Valdez, ,were heard before court recessed at noon. Continuation of the trial started at 1:30 o’clock and a steady stream of witnesses were heard, for both sides, not ending until shortly after 11:00 o’clock last night. The jury, composed of Aurelio Lastres, Sr.. Herman L. Roberts, John J. Romero, Jr., Robert Lee Albury, Leon Peacon and Harry Dongo, was instructed by Judge William V. Albury. then depart ed to the jury room for delibera- ' tions. In that they had not reached a verdict at midnight, they were taken to the La Con cha hotel for the rest of the night, and reported early today for continuation of deliberations. The verdict was rendered at 10:00 o’clock this morning. De fense attorney W. Curry Harris then stated that he would pre-"! pare a motion for retrial, which will be heard on Wednesday morning at 9:00 o’clock. The de fendant was held by the court on $2500 bond. Frank Sosin was found guilty of assault as charged by Samuel Higgs, in court this morning. The charge originally read “assault and battery”, but the jury ren dered only the assault verdict. Sosin will have sentence passed Wednesday morning when court convenes to hear the motion in the Hinton case. Frank Johnson’s sentence was deferred this morning when he agreed to pay the Conservation Department license for dealing in sea products. FOUR SHIPS ; NOW IN PORT Captain A. S. Carpender, com mander of the Kev West Patrol, announced the list of naval ships now based here, today. Destroyers Bainbridge. Sands and Noa are now in port as is the converted seaplane tender Goldsborough. Submarine Sea Raven, escorted by the destroyers Lawrence and Humpheys. is out on experi-; mental operations, and the U.S.S. King, destroyer, is on neutrality • patrol duty. What Really Mattered (Hr Ptfm) BOWLING GREEN, Ky—The Roosevelt - Willkie Presidential campaign was forgotten as more than 150 men 75 or over gather ed for the annual Warren Coun ty Old Men's Reunion. They were interested more in the heated Hays-Tilden race of 1876. S. A. COHEN, Representing THE MAXWELL CO., Inc. WHOLESALE Furniture, Furnishings, Restaurant Equipment and Venetian Blinds WILL BE IN KEY WEST AT OCEAN VIEW HOTEL 1317 Duval Street Phone 9114 THIS AFTERNOON—SATURDAY AND SUNDAY For Interviews or Contacts With Anyone Interested JANITOR OF COURT •• • • Thief Raided Locker Room HOUSE LOST SUIT The sensational trial held at the county courthouse yesterday, .lasting as it did until after 11:00 P- m., attracted a large crowd of i onlookers who paraded in and out of the courtroom and into other offices. I Some of the onlookers, it was! reported this morning, used the occasion to do some investigat ing as to possibilities of picking up property that didn’t belong to them, and taking it home with them. • Such was the case of the court house janitor, Thomas Whit marsh. who reported that a suit of clothes he had hung in the 1 locker room had disappeared. “They took the trousers and coat, j but left the belt hanging on the hook”, he lamented. It appears that the belt was initialed—and the thief, or thieves, feared detection if caught i with it on his person. BOULEVARD | WORK OKEYED . SCHRODER WIRES BERVALDI TODAY; PROJECT WILL j BE REOPENED SOON j County commission chairman ‘ Carl Bervaldi stated today that he had received a telegram from Roy Schroder. WPA state direc tor, which told of approval of the Roosevelt Boulevard resur facing project. This project was two months ago for lack of spon sorship arrangement, but is now to be resumed. Continuation and completion of the project, now assured as soon as Miami headquarters gets the word, will bring rescarifying, filling, rolling and oiling of the boulevard on the northern side of the island. Commissioners approved a measure Wednesday night that allows the county clerk to act on letting a contract for oil for the ‘ project. UQUOR LICENSE 1 SALES TO OPEN: LADD ANNOUNCES FIRST TO GO ON SALE NEXT MONDAY County tax collector Frank Ladd announced this morning that beer, wine and liquor licenses would go on sale at his office next Monday morning. All establishments selling ei ther light alcoholic beverages or liquor will have to have licenses by the deadline date. October Ist. Mr. Ladd stated that those places within city limits would have to secure their city liquor licenses before he could issue the .state licenses. Council failed To Act On Collection Of Taxes Capt. Jacobs urns Eight New Projects Million And Quarter Ap propriation For Key West Station Itemized In Report Captain W. F. Jacobs, com mandant cf ths local naval sta tion, today released the figures on the $1,250,000 in projects au thorized by Congress in the sec ond supplementary National De cense Bill pasted earlv this week and signed into law by the President. The amount is broken up into right projects as follows: Marine railway—ssoo,ooo. Cold storage plant—s7s,ooo. Rehabilitation of piers and bu lkheads—s3oo,ooo. Dredging—sloo,ooo. Improvement of power facili ties—sloo,ooo. Battery charging facilities— sso,ooo. Storage facilities—s7s,ooo. Improvement of buildings, shops and housing and miscellaneous structures—sso,ooo. The New Deal (EDITOR'S NOTE: While Jack Stinnett. AP Washing ton Feature Service Writer, is on vacation, the apace usually devoted to his c&lumn is made available to the two major parties for a pro-and-con presentation of aa agreed Hat at political subjects. Neither side has seen the other's article* and there will be no rebuttal. The first of these articles. "National Defense", began in The Citizen Wednesday, fol lowed by "The New Deal", which concludes today). The Democratic View By SUSAN BRANDEIS Daughter of Louis D. Brandeis. retired justice. Supreme Court of the United Stales WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 I believe Franklin D. Roosevelt to be the right man for the tre mendous responsibility that rests on the shoulders of the President of the United States, because he has shown in almost eight years of performance how effectively he can steer the ship of state. With problems of unemploy ment such as we never had be fore, President Roosevelt and his administration conceived and tjNSf} effectively operated a relief ancpV. ork program which has lit erally saved the lives of thou sands of men. women and chil dren in this country' and have at the same time created great and useful public improvements which we could not have had in any other way. • • • * President Roosevelt and his administration w'orked out and put into effect such remarkable achievements as the Social Se ■ curity board, the National Youth administration, and other parts of NEW YORK BABY WILL BE CHRISTENED HERE Long distance talapkoat call to Everett Rivas last night announced the birth at a boy. six pounds and one ounce, to Mr. and Mrs. Jobs Arthur Green, of Ly—brook. L. L. yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Green are regular visitors to Key Want having journeyed from thotr home here 14 tunes m the past five years. They have a large circle of friends xn the city who will rejoice with the New Yorkers in Ins event. The little son has haem named John Arthur Green Jr. He will be cnnrtewri in Kay Waat whan fc s : parents come here for the Christmas holidays. HANDS OFF! (•< twrtoif4 rw—i GLENDALE. Cattf —Ondak ■ citv council has decided it dorse > want shoppers to pick up and handle f*d in grocery stores An ordinance providing penal ties has been passed. a great program to extend Hr service given bv the government to the people of the United State* I could enumerate many other measures which will make PJh-si dent Roosevelt stand out m his tory as one of our greatest Presi dents. but I shall mention only one—the National Labor Rela tions Act How' many people real ize that strikes were 45 percent lower in 1939 than they were m 1937 and 1938 as a result of this important piece of legislation.' It is a matter of record that ance the NLRA was declared consti tutional industrial disputes have steadily declined. • • • It is important during the forth coming election to bear in nunc that the continuation of the National Labor Relations law ■ still in danger As recently as last winter, there was a fight at it a Congress and the fight is still go ing on. It is impossible to forget that is (Continued on Page Four) PMCE FTVE d3TT* T irarmi llm IW And to wpiart m a ’am Or mJt wpun a+' a tor af mmm hummer—wr m if > n am law's— mat. wrsm ima eaemtoucanbr Cns-a Wtmmmrnw esmmeOt tma * par*- fbr 'am f IMP detotoWM** !ay aumuans TV mofar par — ier thr c*y PM M* J r*