Key West Citizen, The (Newspaper) - July 2, 1941, Key West, Florida Associated Press Day Wire Service For 61 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Key West Florida has the most equable climate in the with an average range of only Fahrenheit THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U S A VOLUME No 157 KEY WEST FLORIDA WEDNESDAY JULY 2 1941 PRICE FIVE CENTS To Sow In NAVY SECRETARY SAYS HIS COURSE AT PRESENT f Commander In Chief Transferred In Surprise Shake-Up That Drew Much Comment KNOX WILL NOT RETRACT STATEMENT THAT CAN NAVY SHOULD ENTER WAR NOW Air Craft Warning Service Set Up For Florida LONDON July Minister Winsion Churchill refused to comply wilh the demand of War tary that he ex- plain the government's sons for removing Gen Sir Archibald Wavell from com- mand of the Middle East army Churchill said the ment's explanation at the time of the removal is cient Nothing can be gained he said by adding to that ex- planation at this time IN Sir Archibald Wavell A SURPRISE MOVE Gen LONDON July Sir Archibald Wavell of the British army in the Middle East today was ed for India in a surprise up that drew startled comment f from London newspapers The general was generally regarded to have been kicked downstairs for his quent political differences with Prime Minister Winston ill but the government explained his removal wilh the double com- ment that the general needed a rest and that India now may become an important scene of operations Gen Sir Claude in India will be transferred to take General Wavell's place with Capt vcr Lyttleton a member of Prime Minister Churchill's war cabinet serving in direct charge of all except strictly military ters in the Near East Captain Lyttleton's transfer to the Near East is the first time in history a British cabinet minister has been ordered to overseas duty Sir Archibald Wavell has been relieved of the British army command in the Middle East and transferred to India The British government said he needed a rest but London newspapers declared he has been kicked downstairs be- cause of political differences with Prime Minister Winston Churchill iBy i WASHINGTON July i Secretary Frank Knox despite widespread congressional ism of the speech in which he urged immediate use of the United States navy against many today told newsmen a i press conference he still is of the opinion that the course he out- lined would be the best one to i follow Knox said he had nothing to add to the speech but felt the i subject liad been thoroughly i ered at that time He denied emphatically ever reports that American ships already had fought I man submarines or that navy men and material had been lost I in the Atlantic Knox denial of fighting be- tween ships of the fleet and j German vessels came as some 1 I congressional leaders demanded j an investigation of reports that j i American vessels have taken J action against German rines ARMY AIR CORPS craft warnin plan 10 GERMANY CLAIMS NEW VICTORIES REPORT RED ARMY WEST OF MINSK HAS BEEN HILATED NAZI BOMBERS SMASH BEHIND LINES i It v Annotated Press Germany's high command day claimed sweeping new tories in the war Russia as units were EXAMINATION FOR DEFENSE MEMBERS TOBRUK SUFFERS TO ERECT BRITISH PLANES FROM AIR RAID WARNING POSTS j STRIKING HEAVY AGAINST PLANES SHIPS TO i i Key West law enforcement of- f civic club members and of- f iers of the armed services j night will hear a confidential dis- cussion of methods j by R G Banner Federal Bureau of Investigation agent at the high i school auditorium I Banner who will speak at the i auditorium starting at 8 o'clock will appear under the auspices of j the American Legion The talk is to be of a tial nature and only tives of clubs and bodies listed by the legion will be permitted to at- I tend j PHYSICAL TESTS WILL HELD AT ARMORY TONIGHT BE ROME July British j ships were sunk by air action land the besieged garrison at Mcn who for duty suffered a violent air at- with the armed branch of the j tack yesterday in fighting along com- GOVERNMENT HAS NEW DE- VICE TO DETECT ENEMY WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS STATIONS INSTALLED i A communique said the entire Russian army west of Minsk has annihilated while German bombers an- smashing behind the lines in the most Curious at- i tack since the campaign began j Finnish troops according to Berlin are attacking on the GERMANY AND NORTHERN whik Bulgarian soldiers FRANCE SUFFER FROM AN- now arc taking part in the of- tensive the Russian i Ukraine in the south i A from Berlin said the campaign is running exactly 1 LONDON July according to and northern France last night OTHER TERRIFIC AIR RAID Resignation Follows With Earl Adams Miami per Correspondent Harold Russell former Ameri can Legion commander resigned his post as chief deputy sheriff after a blowup in which he is alleged to have struck Earl Adams Miami newspaper correspondent charged outside ences with running the sheriff's office and said he lost his head Adams him the Mi- ami paper planned an expose story accusing him of being a member of a mob which drove 14 Lerter F construction com- workers out of Key West a week ago Sheriff Berlin Sawyer said he had no information concerning the reason for Russell's tion He appointed George deputy county home defense force have the north African coast a been ordered by Capt Fred said today vil to report at the national j Italian and 1 guard armory tonight at 7 o'clock j to bom 1 for physical examinations I Dr Julio J and medical i bard the British garrison of Reds Say Holding Firm Russian reports almost suffered another sustained air opposite to the German raid as Royal Air Force bombers daims told of large fighting all way from Bessarabia to frozen Murmansk with the Red Army holding solidly at every WASHINGTON July and ghips ol UlL American Eagle the of radio detector squadron swarmed over the con- 1 officers from the army and navy will carry out the physical ex- BOAT SAILING SAID DEFERRED Captain Marvil an- j As soon as medical exams have i been completed and the record i of eligibles prepared a i ing officer from adjutant headquarters at St i tine will be sent here to com- j plete formation of the guards I Arms and uniforms also will be i sent to the unit at that time bruk inflicting heavy damage The two vessels apparently were sunk near Tobruk in the DEFERS HEARING IN SPOONER CASE stations to warn of the approach i in a renewal of the nightly of bombers to shores of the j bombing i The air ministry said livers re- United States and overseas bases bombs land within tanks destroyed in fighting office was ordered by the War Thousands of German have been killed and hundreds mez a United States marshal to fill the post declared he could not fulfill the duties of his office be- cause of the constant pressure brought to bear upon the ment from outside That coupled with Adams accusation he said caused him to lose his head and force the from the ment A call was issued for 500 i few yards of one of the two along the Polish border the Rus German warships at clock in report claimed Brest and other reports told of According to Moscow waves A call was 101 uuu i i important damage to drydocks in teer experts to man dly WANERS WITH BRAVES Paul and Lloyd Waner famed brothers who were mainstays of the Pittsburgh Pirates for 14 years are now with the Boston Braves Gulf Coast Transportation com- pany of Tampa which was to inaugurate freight service be- tween here and Tampa last month 1 by ship has been forced to j pone sailings at least until July 10 H A Cooper traffic manager informed The Citizen by letter day Cooper said the service had been hold up by failure to get parts i needed for the equipment of the vessel which is to operate over the j route between here and Tampa j The first sailing originally was scheduled for June 23 A PRIVATE BATTLE OF ATLANTIC TOO I i TULSA Okla July Collins of Tulsa recently sold a i song to a London i firm He was notified his sale contract was on its way for him I to sign Peace Justice Franklin berg this morning recessed until 4 o'clock this afternoon a hearing in which L Spooner appeared mobile stations were before him on a charge of Nazi kink stormed defense but stations to be equipped with BJ from the previous night's every attack was beaten off and secret radio beam device which led the to German casualties were Brest according to the air try while other said German j hammered at cities in the were shot down in the single dav of Berlin claimed 322 Soviet i were with the loss of 12 German machines officials said was based on the same principle used by the British in their recently perfected radio locators Original plans submitted to Con- gress said six stations were nod for the Atlantic coast one for the Gulf Coast and three for the Pacific Coast In addition four SERVICE CLUB HEARS RAMSEY loss driving The charge Twice however ships bearing I the contract forms were sunk The third one arrived safely Now j j all he has to do is to get it ly back to London followed an publishing j ul Spooner was in- West ed to await the arrival of an- other witness The meet of the I Stone Church Service Club held i in the annex last evening with President Aaron McConnell presiding was featured with an ad- dress by Ernest Ramsey In the i course of his Mr Ramsey Britain likewise will be equipped Mii various activities with the warning devices to be felt the organization Russian bulletins said n massed assault on j mansk hv Finnish and German I soldiers was repulsed with heavy i To Accuse Russell Adams he said told him he bad received a letter from hi employer in Miami advising bin of a which would accus Russell of taking part in thi mob action l Adams was out of town today and not be reached i for a was said to have i told did not have the authority prevent him from i entering sheriff's office i Several witnesses said they i saw chase the per correspondent across the yard at the the courthouse ed Other stations were projected for Alaska Panama Hawaii and with Cyril Griffin Key Puerto Rico Presumably the At- Justice bases acquired from Great of life Swedish papers said the strategic city had fallen to the Germans a report which was nfl confirmed either in Berlin or Moscow and saw Ac 1 f Irns throw stones hold him off LONG DISTANCE PUFFERS PICK CHAMP warning fighter planes a margin of 15 or 20 minutes air attack FIFTY-SEVEN MEN HERE'S AN IDEA FOR SPINACH BOOSTERS Substantial Fund Sought For Recreational Needs Improvements for Bayview Park and more money for the i operation as a recreation center j of the former Knights of bus hut on Duval street were re- j commended by local recreation leaders yesterday to Raymond L field recreational re- presentative of the south Florida Federal security agency j here from Miami for a survey of recreation needs in I Key West discussed necessary j work on the park and USO tion room with men interested in j providing entertainment for j sonel of the armed forces in Key West Money for recreation to be of- soldiers and sailors is ex- to come from the 000 McNutt appropriation which will be coordinated locally by Before leaving for Miami he conferred with B M Duncan chairman of the home defense G D field Marine officer in charge of recreation for the armed forces here George USO re- presentative Eva Warner WPA recreation director Paul Albury chairman of the re- creation committee and Father P J Kelleher GOLDSBORO N C July 2 When Bennie Davis read that strawberries in London sold for 20 cents apiece he couldn't get to the store fast enough to buy a quart for 15 cents I ate London i they tasted much Davis said Sheriff arriving at the after having heard of Adams ejection warned Russell that he could not prevent one from entering the office since it is public property Turns In Resignation Russell according to the iff answered that he was ready to resign and would turn over his books to another man at once Sheriff Sawyer declared today oiu in n Aeries of most n had been no of an ounce signal corps officers reported it f looking forward to i birthdays after Oct 16 1140 j himself and his deputy of tobacco alight for an hour and operated on the same principle as the civic moral and re- registered for selective and the resignation came as profitably to the to climb to meet an j jn general j At the conclusion of his address j Details of the radio beam j sneaker invited a j i chine were said by the War De- conditions locally j Fifty-five young Key Westers i to be as closely which n those present and out-of-town men who VANCOUVER Canada July 2 j as the air corps sight but ies of most i celebrated their twenty-first 57 minutes A H Freemantle of the British device Vancouver claims the world's record for sustained pipe NEVER TASTED SWEETS i ing l Smoking a curved all her 93 stem Freemantle outdrew years Mrs Harriet freeman of 64 other entrants in a contest this city has never tasted pie or here Officials of the marathon cake and at her recent birthday said the former record was an party she refused even a nibble of the large cake given her hour and 34 minutes COMING EVENTS NOTICE All members of American gion Post No 28 are requested to attend the confidential meeting at the High School at eight o'clock tonight July 2nd AL MILLS Commander NOTICE ELKS All members of B P O E No 551 are requested to attend the confidential meeting at the High School at eight o'clock tonight July 2nd GEO O LUCAS Secretary j WEDNESDAY County Defense Guards meet at National Guard Armory 8 p.m THURSDAY Lions Club meets at p.m i Lions Den Seminary Street i Rotary Club meets p.m St Paul's Parish Hall Junior Woman's Charity Dance La Concha Hotel 10 p.m All StorM remain OPEN ALL DAY THURSDAY and will CLOSED ALL DAY FRIDAY in of Fourth of July OF IMPORTANCE TO BUSINESS MEN WHO BUY POSTAGE STAMPS Habit is a queer thing You don't to licit you lo buy postage stamps They are necessary to the conduct of your business Bui you expect to be solicited implored and into buying service from the Chamber of Commerce WHY? You would have much tougher going if there was no Chamber of Commerce in Key West acting as YOUR corresponding secretary And most business men like to pay for what they get We are not in the begging business We SELL for fifty cents per week a SERVICE worth much more than that to you It would be GOOD BUSINESS for you to call at our office and check up on that The Key West Chamber Of Commerce life nf the community i vice at local draft board A committee composed of Rev j quarters A C Riviere Chas H Ketchum Horace O Bryant chairman of and Gerald was the local hoard said he ed by the President to briny in re- hv the small number ol men commendations for the annual j registering but all club's Go to i over the nation indicated that men had registered than had been expected has placed the local figure likely to register at about 100 and a report from ton indicated that based on the average in other cities of this observance of the Church Sunday BOTHERED KNIGHTS OF OLD SOMETIMES TOO Mlv ANNAPOLIS Mrl tie more than half the 500 naval reservists graduated from the U I S Naval Academy this year were able to obtain swords for foreign supplies been cut off To I j save embarrassment the 5 waived a rule requiring all of- 1 to wear swords when re- porting for duty surprise Russell was appointed to the post of chief deputy ly the sheriff's election and i be two returned here recently n state sheriff's convention Beach WHIRLAWAY MONEY MAKER Whirlaway winner of the triple Derby Preakness and yet exceed Seabiscuit's record as an Key West would have about 150 all time money winner CASH GROCERY Truck Arriving Today with Fresh Fruits Vegetables will CLOSE FRIDAY July 4th 10 a m 1028 Division St 480 Five Building Permits Issued Here Yesterday Five Key West property owners took out another for to be yesterday opened July building spent in general repairs totals with applications for Other permits issued went to I mils totaling A Wood 901 Grinnell street William Knowles 1313 Pine general repairs Ben Russell 719 street received a permit for i Poorhouse Lane general re- construction of sn addition to his pairs and to A Canning homo while Overseas j company Eaton street tation company Eaton street eral repairs
