The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 5, 1934, Page 4

PAGE FOUR SOCIETY Greatly Pleased With Result Of Kabaret Members of the Kappa Pi Y Club are enthusiastic over the re- turns from the Kappa Kabaret given last Friday night which was one of the best attended affairs; of the season. President Julio Lacedonia and) Secretary Oliver Armayor told} The Citizen that the program car- ried a number of entertainments! and many attended to make the affair a success in every way. The entire membership of the club is grateful to those who so) liberally patronized the dance, es- pecially as the funds obtained en- gbles them to achieve their goal Legion Auxiliary To Hold Meeting Tomorrow afternon 4 o’clock in the American Legion hall, mem- bers of the auxiliary will meet to discuss a number of important matters The probabilities are said one member there will be a maximum attendance at the meeting. which is painting the Mercedes hospital. This is positively assured and there will be found in another col- for doing the work. The mater- ial has been in readiness for a number of weeks, PERSONAL Ivan Watson, who was spending several days at points in the state; and visited his brdgher, Julius, returned last week, James S. Moore, in charge of fund distribution of the CWA, left over the East Coast yesterday @ftetnoon for a short business trip ‘to Miami. “J. ¥. Morrison, master mechan- fie @f- the F. E. C. Railway com- pany at Key West, returned yes- terday from attending a power meeting at St. Augustine. Antonio Cruz, retired member of the Key West Fire Department, who was spending a while in Mi- ami, returned on the Havana Spe- cial yesterday. ‘Mrs. John Demeritt was an ar- rival. on the morning train yes- terday from Miami for a stay of several days with relatives, Mrs. Edwin Roberts left on the afternoon train yesterday for Mi- ami where she was called because of the illness of her nephew, Bill Brost, son of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Brost, who is suffering from pneu- ~ MENTION George Lowe was an arrival on the morning train yesterday from Miami for a short stay with rela- tives and friends, William Richardson came in on the Havana Special yesterday from Miami and after spending a while with members of his fam- ily, returned on the afternoon train. John Davis, with one of the in- surance companies conducting business in the state, was a visitor in Key West yesterday afternoon, coming in on the Havana Special and leaving yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Emory Pierce, who was spending a few days in Miami with relatives, was a_ returning passenger over the East yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Thompson and baby, who were spending the week-end in Miami, returned on the morning train yesterday. Benjamin Adams was a return- ing passenger over the East Coast yesterday after a stay of several days in Miami with relatives. monia, al Mrs. Anna Contreras was an outgoing passenger over the East Coast yesterday afternoon for a stay with relatives in Miami. Miss Julia Fina, daughter of Dr. Fina, left on the afternoon train for a stay with friends in Miami. Norwood Roberts, who was spending the week-end in Key West with his family, left over the East Coast’ yesterday for} Matecumbe. Roy Hilton and sister, Miss Susan, left yesterday afternoon for their home in Miami after a short visit with their grand par- ents, Mr. and Mrs, Wm. Nelson of Pine street. William Knowles left on the afternoon train yesterday for Miatecumbe after visiting over the week-end with relatives. Mrs. Ivan Watson left over the East Coast Saturday for Miami where shé will spend a few days with relatives and friends, Mrs, S. B. Tuell, who was visit- ing: with ‘her mother, Mrs. John Wardlow and other relatives, left on the afternoon train Saturday for her home in New York. Mrs. Tuell was before marriage Miss Pauline Wardlow. Al Sweeting left Saturday for his home in Tavernier after spend- ing about two weeks in Key West as the house guest of Victor Lar- sen. J. A. Franklin, candidate for} state senator from Fort Myers,! who was in the city for several, days in the interests of his cam-! paign, left Saturday afternoon for’ Miami. ' Mrs. Leona Faircloth, worthy grand matron of the Order East-/ ern Star and Mrs. Ellen Deer,} state grand instructor, who were| in Key West on an official visit to Fern Chapter left Saturday afternoon for Miami. Captain Mario C. Torres Menier, j chief of aviation of Cuba, arriv- ed Saturday afternoon from Ha- Joe Cleare, who went to Miami for the Loughran-Carnera fight, returned on the Havana Special yesterday. THIRD CHARTER OF SEA SCOUTS BEING AWAITED MEMBERS OF LOCAL ORGANI. ZATION GO THROUGH THE SWIMMING AND . OTHER COURSES YESERDAY Scout Ship Number 3, the lo- cal sea scout organization, is now awaiting the third charter of the organization, Application for this has been forwarded. C. Sam Curry, chairman of the committee, is one of the sea scout enthusiasts in Key West whose in- terest in the movement has never waned. In Key West the organization is sponsored by the Key West Lodge 163, Knights of Pythias, and ev- erything is being done to keep the boys enthused with the idea and provide them with the necessary incentives to continue. Darnell Carey is skipper and Edward Johnson is mate. Other members are John McMahon, Mal- colm Pinder, Howard Butle Leonard Curry, Stuart Maloney, Abelardo Marquez, Leon Cates, James Curry, Albert Wiggins, Al- len E. Curry, Fred Knight, and William Keepers, Yesterday the boys went out to the scout barge, which is moored off the air station and went through a course of swimming struction, Three of the mem bers, Malcolm Pinder, John Mc- Mahon and Howard Butler, swam from the shore line to the barge. | | been abandoned and their condition NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Kappa Pi Y Club is ready to re- ceive sealed bids for labor painting the Mercedes The privilege is retained of re- jecting any or all bids. Bids may be lef ith Julia Lacedonia, cor- ner Simonton and Angela, and vana enroute to Washington. The } must be in by Thursday, March 8. captain is the officer that advised Machado that the troops had re- volted and he, Machado, was or- dered to leave. at 12 noon. Mrs. Rose Weiner. of New York} City, came in on the Havana Sp cial from New York for a visit} with her brother and sister-in-law, | Mr. and Mrs, A. Einhorn. Mrs. Weiner saw her brother yester for the first time in 15 years. says she is delighted with West and expects to stay for al | WILLIAM V. ALBURY while, Sid umn of this issue a call for bids; THE KEY WEST CITIZEN | Judith Lane _* by JEANNE BOWMAN Chapter One PERFECT STENOGRAPHER : PRING rain pelted at the office windows of the Bevins Construction Company, It sloshed on the big B, ran in a trickling stream through C-o-n and C-o-m, sheeted the sill, then shot eighteen stories to the asphalt pavement, , Judith Lane looked at the window even as her fingers beat a ratatat-ratata-ratatat- ing on her typewriter. She should ‘have known better than to wear a brand new suit on a morning when the wind was bound to blow up a storm... she’d have to calla taxi... ratatat-ratata-ratatating ... and her hat... maybe she could buy a magazine big enough to cover it while she dashed from lobby to curb... ratata... such a duck of a hat, delft blue and perky ...so few hats these days looked good on her boyishly cut black hair... ratatat... color made her eyes look almost blue ia-¢————_______—__ Coast |» of] Hospital.! stead of grey.. .ting! With quick fingers she whisked the sheet from the roller, slid it across the desk to her employer, Tom Bevins, switched on his desk light with one hand and with the other reached for the telephone which whirred impatiently. “Bevins Construction Company, Miss Lane, speaking. Oh yes, Jack- son, I'll tell him. You'd better park the car and meet him in the lobby.” She turned from the telephone. “Jackson’s here with your car, Mr. Tom.” The big head with its shock of fron gray hair turned with reluc- tance—“Tell him to go back home. I've got three hours’ work ahead of me. I’ll call him when I’m ready.” “But Mr. Tom, you're scheduled to go to the Clement dinner. Mrs. Bevins called this afternoon and asked, me to see that ycu left here by five o’clock. It’s five fifteen now.” “Confound the Clements. Linen and chatter and not a thing fit for a man to eat. I'll be so almighty glad when we get into the field and I can have real grub off an oi] cloth table cover ... says that reminds me, take this letter.” Judith reached for her note book, snapped a rubber band over the first pages, chose a finely pointed pencil and waited. “Dale, Lampere and Morrison... Better address this to Lampere, make it informal. Dear ... ah, dear Morton: I spoke to you some time ago about the Rio Diablo project. “In case you've forgotten (strike that out). To refresh your memory, about ten years ago, a fly-by-night realty company conceived the idea of damming the Rio Diablo, a tem- peramental stream in south-west Texas, north and east of the Rio Grande, a particularly desolate re- n. “The idea of the dam was all right, I have ro qoubt but what irri- gation and controlled water supply will turn it into one of the leading citrus fruit sections of the world. However, after they'd talked a lot of poor suckers (strike that out) homeseekers into investing their mouey in the land; had built a rail- road spur into the country to carry these poor... ah, homeseekers, there, they decamped. “When the affair (put in another word for affair, Judy) came to my notice I made a quick trip down there. I founé about a hundred of these homeseekers still there be cause they didn’t have any place | else to go. They had sold their old homes to invest in this desert land and were there grubbing a mere ex- istence out of the soil. The spur had was pitiable. “I decided, after my survey, that I would build that dam, out of my For the Primary Election,’ ~ Tuesday, June 5, 1934 eecece For State Senator jee own capital, if necessary, and with this end in view will leave here June first with my engineers to make a complete survey of the project. “I am going to want legal protec tion ev y step of the way, for it is possible that the original promoters, finding they may make some more money out of that country, will try to horn in (you'll have to find some other word for horn in, Judy). “Lam going to want someone from your office, either you or one of your partners, to accompany me on this trip for the purpose of searching titles, etc. My secretary, Miss Lane, will be available for any steno- graphic work in connection with the project both here and in the field, and will be familiar with all details pertaining to the expedition, should you call at the office during my tem- porary absence. “I will appreciate your immediate attention to this matter and wish to know at your earliest convenience, which one of you (better make that “However suckers after they strik “Big TOM,” as his men affectionately called him, had flushed to the roots of his hair. “I let you in for that,” he con- fessed. “A ‘discussion of stenograr phers came up at the Engineers luncheon today. Kline of the Amab gamated said there was no such & thing as a perfect stenographer, be cause such a person would have to have the brains of an Einstein, the patience of a Job and the endurance of a Robot. “Judith,” there was small-boy de fiance in his voice, “I not only ad- mited you possessed these qualities, I bragged about it. Carlson of the Tribune sat across the table from | us and he must have listened in.” “And to think you're noted, inter nationally, for your accuracy,” chided Judith. “What would happen if you exaggerated on a bridge spe cification like that? I should ask for a raise, on the strength of what you've said, but you're already giving me more than I’m worth, so please, Big Tom, do go on home be- fore Mrs. Bevins gets after me.” “Oh all right.” He arose, walked slowly to his locker, pulled a slouch hat over his hair at a defiant angle and ambled out, slamming the door behind him. The moon-faced clock on the tcwer of the Tribune leered at Judith. Big Tom would be late and Mrs. Bevins would nag at him. Poor, Big Tom. It would be a relief to get him Into the field again where he could re lax. Mrs. Bevins didn’t seem to real- ize that a man couldn't work at white heat all day, then dine and play cards all night. Of cou! was considerably younger. She ad- mitted being forty-two; Big Tom was past sixty. Not that this was any of her busi- ness, Judith reminded Judith. She d talked a that out home into investing their money which member of your firm) will ac- company the expedition—” Judith snapped the band on her book—“Mr. Tom, you must go on home!” she entreated. “Not ‘til I sign that letter,”. he countered stubbornly. With resignation the girl turned to the typewriter and sent her fin- gers flying over the keys. Ratatat- ratata-ratatating! The margin bell echoed the final period, and again a letter whisked across the polished surface of the desk and again the telephone whirred. “Bevins Construction Company, Miss Lane, speaking.” “Really,” drawled a f.minine voice. “Miss Lane, this is Miss San- ford of the Houston Tribune. Will you have dinner with me this eve ning?” Judith’s lips, which had curved into a smile at the sound of Clia San- ford’s voice, framed a quick answer +++ “Delighted.” “Wait a minute,” warned the other, “there’s a joker in this invi- tation. The dinner is on the Tribune. I'm to interview a perfect stenog- rapher.” “I'll enjoy that,” returned Judith quickly. She'd been with Clia on other assignments. “Who is she?” “You,” answered Clia and before Judith could protest, “meet me in the lobby of the Rice at six thirty.” Judith turned from the telephone with such an expression of bewilder- ment that Bevins, looking up from |the letter he had just signed, laughed. “What's wrong, Judy?” “Nothing in particular,” she fal- tered, “only Clia Sanford said she was going to interview a perfect stenographer this evening and that I was—” she paused. Tom Bevins, . was only his stenographer .. . per fect stenographer, dinned the mem- ory of Clia’s voice. She laughed. To think that in this city of three hun- dred thousand, with its usual ratio of stenographers, she should have been called the perfect one. Five years ago she would have | classified a stenographer as some sort of an unskilled business do mestic. She was in college then, in- tent upon fitting herself to become a civil engineer and her father’s partner. She had all of the practical education necessary, having trav- eled with him since her mother’s death, when she was twelve, but had wanted to perfect her technical | training. She had foregone the pleasure of a South American trip for this pur pose, and one year before her course was completed, Emil Lane suc cumbed to a slow tropical fever | which had been robbing bim of both life and savings. Tom Bevins was in Austin when the dean broke the news to Judith. When he learned of the passing of his friend and early partner, he hur | ried to the girl and after her grief | had subsided, helped her readjust her life. He admired her indepen- {| dent attitude, and when she refused financial help, suggested she use the meager life insurance as tuition at a business college where she could be speedily supplied with steno graphic training which would en- able her to care for herself. Equipped with a diploma and de termination, she progressed trom position to position until Big Tom’s secretary married, and she was called to take her place. (Copyright, 1934, by Jeanne Bowman) Tomorrow, @ man comes inte dudith’s tite. VISITOR ENJOYS FISHING OUTING HELMUTH GUTTMAN AND PARTY MAKE TRIP IN NEARBY WATERS + i { i 1 Helmuth Guttman of South; | Orange, N. J., who, with Mrs. | Guttman, an aunt of Mrs. Everett | Albury, is visiting Captain andj} Mrs. A. E. Sharpley, was guest | on a fishing excursion staged for his entertainment Saturday. In company with such well known anglers as Everett Al-| ! bury, Lionel Plummsy, Bill Ent-' whistle, Captain Sharpley and! Myron Russell he went to Boca Grande where a large number of bottom fish were caught. After this he was given the thrill of his visit when he was | COLORED BOY UNDER CHARGE STEALING PAINT, jthe Steamship Florida, of the P. MORRIS ALLEN AND EARL! MUMFORD WILL BE AR. RAIGNED ON SATURDAY BEFORE U. S. COMM. GWYNN} Stealing paint from government! reservations is the charge against Morris Allen and Earl Mumford to which they will answer before U. S. Commissioner C. Rodney Gwynn, Saturday. These colored youths are charg- ed with stealing paint from the naval station and also from the MONDAY, MARCH 5, 1934. FLORIDA BRINGS 135 PASSENGERS With 135 passengers, 16 aliens, and O. S. S. Company, returned 3:45 o'clock Saturday afternoon from Havana. CARD OF THANKS We desire to earnestly thank the many friends who gave us , their spiritual support during the illness and after the death of our beloved daughter, Leonora. To those who tendered the use of automobile’ and the donors of the many florals, we offer our heart- felt gratitude. MR. AND MRS. WILL LEWIS. mar5-1t Women of Azrou, in northern | United States Marine Hospital at] Key West. How the thefts wi revealed trolling for barracuda and grouper is told by Officer Alberto Cam-j and caught several big ones. It ero who was instrumental in work- was an afternoon of the greatest ing up the case and bringing sport he had ever enjoyed he told about’ the recovery of practically, his companions on the return to all of the stolen paint, 1 Key West. | Held On Another Charge The party brought a fine catch} Allen was arrested on a charge of grouper, barracuda, mackerel of entering the store of Jeff Ad-} and yellowtail. - ams on Caroline street, While in ; the city jail it was decided” the CORRECTION case was for $h@.cdunty REPAIRING SEWING MACHINES—We re- pair all makes. Guaranteed service. Singer Machine Agency, J. L. Stowers Music Company. mar-1 —_— |ficer Camero started to ‘take the list of guests in attendance at anj' While doing so, Officer Camero entertainment given on Saturday who was then looking for ¢lues as by Mr. and Mrs. G. N. Goshorn,' to the robbery of the: paint from inadvertently: mentioned when it without warning, said, “What did should have been Mrs. Mary you do with the paint you stole Adams Lowe. {from the naval station?” eosoccoaoccoccoecce~*-*** ‘Jen started to tell about the paint C L A § § | F I E D theft and implicated Mumford. {In a brief time, Mumford was ar- ¢ 0 LU M N | from one or the other of the pris- | oners, lO REPAIRING ! Since the youths have been in — ing on a charge of entering the RADIO REPAIRING. We repair adams place of business and all makes. Guaranteed service, hound over to criminal court in He must also answer to charges FOR RENT of stealing knives from the Ro- berts Hardware company. He has} With Electric Ice Box. Archie ~. . " 3 of which have been recovered by Thompson, 1001 Baton ooze, constable Ray Elwood. one 3 . ‘*\ Another Charge Pending nveniences.. Ap-; °! stealing three clocks from the 8 ee a saat P*/ establishment of Pierce Brothers, feb13-tf| TWo of these have also been re- MALE HELP WANTED Both Allen and Mumford were | arraigned Saturday on the charge IF YOU WANT the exclusive! of stealing the paint from gov- KINS PRODUCTS in Key West,'ed not guil Formal hearing have splendid opportunity for was set for Saturday of this week. right party; car and experience’ Allen was remanded to jail and kins .Co...70-72_W. Iowa, Mem-jof his mother, who promised he phis, .Tenn. mari2-19/ will be in court at the appointed time. tion this morning that both of the boys had proven to be nuisances and had on two different occa- for hours each time and warned to keep away. Soothing Relief The Citizen, in publishing a accused youth to the county jail. the name of Mrs. Mary Cruz was the naval station, suddenly and _ Imagine his surprise when Al- rested and all the facts gleaned | eccccvccccccscccsccocs . ‘jail, Allen has been given a hear- J. L, Stowers Music Co. = mar-l pong of $100. FURNISHED APARTMENT — confessed to taking the knives, six} FURNISHED APARTMENT with’ Another charge pending is that covered. dealership for famous WAT-' ernment reservations. They plead- unnecessary. Write J. R. Wat-| Mumford was released in the care It was learned at the naval sta- sions been placed in the “brig” for Itchy Eczem Pleasant Remedy PALACE Charles Laughton in “THE PRIVATE LIFE OF HENRY VIII" Also Comedy Matinee, 10-15¢; Night, 15-25 Repair or Replace Old ROOFS etn in! | | | } j | bad weather mects a bad roof, the cost is high. Thrifty property owners save money by replacing bad roofs before leaks occur. And those who know roofing values select Carey Shingles or Roll Roofings—materials which are backed by 60 years of experience. Let us eo show you these time tested roofs and give you a frex estimate on the type best suited te your needs. *° : SOUTH FLORIDA CONTRACTING AND ENGINEERING COMPANY | ae * Kase) wiiTE AND ELIZA STS. 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