The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 4, 1934, Page 1

see <n Eo HNO ANC RR Deans She Amociated Brows Dar Wii ipaties Deal Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LV. No, 185. FERA Administrator Confers With City Council Last Night BM. Dacn Dies TABULATION OF Matters Pertaining To) RECENT CENSUS Operation Of Various eu an IS CARRIED ON B. M. Duncan, administrator of 4 ING CONDITIONS AND ALSO OWNERSHIP OF ALL PROP- Region 11, FERA, comprising Key ERTY IN CITY West and Monroe County, with the city council at ite regular mecting last night for the = “s cba Tabulation of the records pore of Ghancing queers, the census recently taken by the pertaining to the operation of the! Hin, under the direction of Har-| municipality, due to the fect that) gig Ballou and. Donald Corley, is} most of the city’s departments are) being carried on daily with now ander direct supervision a jai of young women doing the! the goverament organization, , ¥ 0". ' There has probably never been whieh the administrator repre- oe & more comprehensive census tak-| anete, en than the one just finished and) Among the main matters taken| When the tabulation is completed up were those relative to indebt- phate tee c of employment _ statistics which jms incurred since the mew set-) Vin Ke classified, according to! up took over the reigns of govern-| trade or profession. ' ment, and also that of details of Relative to the health statistics, | operation coming under the juris-) jt js said there these will cover the diction of the FERA, physical and mental condition of ‘This was simply a get-together) every man, woman and child in meeting of the council and Mr.! in, city. Duncan in order that a program! ‘The records will also show hous- | may be worked out for future op-' ing conditions in minute detail,! erations of the municipality. | inelucing the ownership of all All regular business of the coun- property, number of houses which! are occupied and the number un-' Owes Geran 9 ip evier occupied. Also the number of oc- cupants in each building and the. start off his program of activities) condition of the building. in the functioning of the different’ There will be shown in adai-! departnients, which have hereto-| tion to this the number of vacant | fore been saried on under she lod land Worth recaiming,| fection of the council body and other municipal officers, Names Of Two Defaulted Key West Real Estate Bond Issues Revealed By PAVE MAY en which lists the various Special waprnere. Corcempondent| called protective committees for bag / which the bank has-been acting as, WASHING : $+ Ave: + acpositary daring the past five! two defa —The names of year. t To Be inves! ! Key We: ate bond issues These protective bondholders | which will be involved committees will be investigated by the house committee acting upon probe, were made public today by the complaints of more than the special 000 people throughout the Unite States. Representative Adolph J. sommittee now probing the prac- tices of bondholders’ met of | | “| that the new administrator may not be shown in the tabulation. s0-| real in its house investigation Sabath (Dem., Ill.) is the chair- man of the committee. The New York bank, the name of which was not disclosed, re- } ported thatlin’ all a total of $148,-: The technical adviser of the 976 of the Penn Florida Hotels! bends and $469,900 of che, First Pommitter esi they weerr; The: Mortgage 7 1-2 percent Gold 6 percent Bonds Bonds of the Florida Keys Realty company had been deposited in, “Florida Hotels Cor- j the bank by the protective commit-; ‘tee. However, the technical ad | ite Cenckn) of Rex | viser of the committee stated that | West, and the First Mortgage 7, this was only the report of one! bank, and that the total amount) 4-8 percent Gold Bonds of the) of ane involved in deposited, Florida | bonds with other banks through-| Keys Realty Company, 80°) ot the country might be ten-| A cured by the State Bank & Trust) fold the above mentioned amounts. | Company Building of Key West. | Asteal Operations é It was pointed out that ‘isa. | The bonds were sold by the G.’ much as the committee has only L. Miller company, it said, | recently started its actual opera-| “ as ‘tions, the investigation will not} The “committee for the brotection | attain its real purpose until after of the Holders of Bonds sold! 4) the banks have reported these through the G. L. Miller & Co. so-called protective committee Ine.” is one of the many similar| the practices of which the house committees which are to be ee committee is seeking to shed tight] ed b e he ' tigated by the House committer,| na, sumber of people who have | it was suid by the technical adv is | been cheated by such protective | er. { | bondholders committees seems to} The latter is now gathering ma-| run into several millions, ii was | terial, and declared that so far} ‘declared. In New York state: only one complete group has been | #one = is aap EP there ad reported by a la New York! more than one half million people } pee : ave ___| who have been duped by such com- mittees. ARP } The G. L. Miller & Co., MPLOYEES | went out of business at the ort who are trained to take | moment little more than four years! care of your machine with skill || ago, it was said. Although it was| and caution. ; originally a New York concern, it Lou Smith Service Station || operated throughout the south, | White and Catherine Phone 522 _ protective was | the technical adviser of the com-| i mittee stated. the FERA will have accurate files! ™ Hindenburg as his body lay inj | it PPLE OLLI ee ae ee * "| HITLER COURSE ~ MAY RESULTIN: NEW MONARCHY GREAT SPECULATIONS RELA- | TIVE TO NEW PROCEDURE} IN GERMANY FOLLOWING DEATH OF PRESIDENT (My Asnocinted reas) BERLIN, Aug. 4.—Hitler’s as- sumption of the chief executive's pow following the death of President Paul von Hindenburg, may bring about a new monarchy to the nation, with speculation on-} by) many observers who are making tered into along these lines study of existing conditions since): the chancellor assumed a free hand in all functions pertaining Mi te death, the German governm: Von Hindenburg’s tragedies like any revious and crises, was turned into excellent political capital by the Nazis. At Neudeck, commoners, nobil- | ity and royalty came to pay al last private tribute to Paul von state, with the funeral set Tuesday. ‘NOTED EDITOR AND AUTHOR ON _WBSIT TO CITY, CHARLES B. DRISCOLL; AR-| RIVES THIS MORNING BY; PLANE jphich will arrive about 11:30 to- rive is shown in a Among the notables in Key} est today is Charles B. Driscoll, of the McNaught New Ww | editor ' paper Syndicate, lecturer, column-| work getting ist. author of a number of books! and an authority on Pirate lore. Mr. Driscoll returned to the : United States several days ago jfrom a visit to Chile, Peru and i Ecuador where he went in search of material for articles and Writings on his favorite subject, buried treasure. On his return to Miami he was invited by the FERA administr: tion to pay a visit to Key W jand arrived this morning by ‘plane, He conferred with officials of the FERA and with Mayor Wm. H, Malone on matters relative to) Key West. Mr. Driscoll owns the largest library on hidden treasures and piracy in the United States, ‘containing more than 1,000 volumes, Several of his books have been ; written on these subjects includ- | ing “Doubloons’” and re: ure | Abroad”, He writes Sund: ‘tures and his column, a Sct under the title “The World ane All” is read by thousands. It is understood that Mr. | Driscoll’s visit will be a short one; and he may decide to return to Miami by plane this afternoon. NOTICE The registration books of Mon-} roe County for the General Ele tion will be open in my office in! the County Courthouse each pert day from 9:00 o’clock a. 0 | 12:00 o’clock p. m., and from 2: 0 o'clock p. m., to 5:00 o’clock p. m., from Aug. 6 to Oct. 13, both dates inclusive, for the purpose of regi tering electors. JOHN ENGLAND, Supervisor of Registration. |! jly28;aug4 FOR RENT Nicely Furnished New BUNGALOW With Garage and All Moder Conveniences 636 WILLIAM STREET —Aipply— lv ALDES BAKERY 0 | | il ' Captain E. V. j tain ‘Bugle Corps in full regalia. coemy ey Ste Se Sa! ond egamaan eo a a ae earn oar ney 0 EA DOO n renee e AN a A ee Se atta KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 1934. [aeeessausbastonanase eeceecevocccccccoccons Secccesoccccosooeos. COL. M. R, WOODWARD, Commanding Officer of 265th Coast Artillery ~ Al ig inow€ dlinters- at. Fort 1 Paye.zensin cars and on foot, tend an annual welcome in informative nature which will oupsraNDING wes Binaaiiin tne a hin casarvalion £06 the arcinelict the 265th Regiment Coast Artil- lery, Florida National Guard | morrow morning. visiting troops, who have ess Key West Makes Ready To Welcome National Guards Sunday Morning 40.2% | “the: many iends in Key West, to a Eamets ties Here That the troops are giad to ar- Lieutenant Colonel M, w ard to letter from‘ R. Wood-! The Citizen in which he For the past two days the ad--writes “all the men are very well vance detachment has_ been everything shape and they have done’ an ex- plea , renewing old acquaintances cellent piece of work. This headed by Major P. 1 detachment Wall, with , Captain W. advance B, Keating, medical corps, Cap Join Heilic M. P. Shaver, Lieutenant Ralph W. Cooper, Jr., A.V. Boswell. and 20 enlisted men, When the medical detachments and batteries “A”, “B” and “D” mental band arrives they will be met at the station by Battery “E West the Ameri Drum and Lieutenant and Lieutenant and headquarters and the regi tomorrow from Key n Legion and r the thousand REV. A, MAUREAU _ FERA ENTHUSIAST There will also be blage of several assem citi- IN REHABILITATION PROGRAM A. L. Mauveau, St. Mary’s Star of the Sea (¢ lic church, is an FERA enthi and an earnest advocate of rehabilitation program and the tendant projects Rev. He left yesterday afternoon for \ Miami and West Palm Beach und | Said he would, as usual when a ! from the city. speak kind words about Key West and tell ‘all he met of the wonderful work being done by the organization. HOT SOUSE Cogked The Real Conch Style TODAY At The PLAZA RESTAURANT 503 DUVAL STREET at plea od that the 265th Regiment’ has been ordered to camp again this year, ant anticipation of Key making new ones, and extend to is the citizens of dial invitation to visit Key West our as often as they can.” encampment was issued troops o'clock Miami sel Ja When the first Orders for eduled for thi acksonville 6 orning, the e battery in West, and are living in} not. only but | M1} cor- camp the! was to leave the and the band were scheduled to leave 1:45 and all reach Key West 5:45 the afternoon, in Later ‘would work unne on ti to the numerous details 1 the officers ng the camp re nd men qi it was realized that 4 riving that hour in the afternoon! ary hardship | iy campment, so it was | change the hour in decided leaving get-| and attending of the en- to to some time after midnight and ar- i BECCMES MUCH INTERESTED. THREE and w rants charging \yiving in the morning. 'TAXIDRIVERS ‘GIVEN HEARING . CHARGED TRESPASSING ON F. E. Cc. RAILWAY PROPERTY Key Jo arreste George Harry ere et rman. ci sterday on, them with tres WITH Roberts taxi drivers, on war- passing on property of the Florida H t Coast Atiia>h ugh Gunn the before wer Judge} York en route to Tampa and Mo- WOODS APPLIES —|Monr FOR PERMITTO | IMPROVE LAND CMGI MIa DIB ‘SHIPS COMING FOR WEEK'S ‘STAY HERE, WILL-CARRY ON OPERATIONS AT SOUTH END OF LOWER MATECUMBE, ACCORDING TO APPLICATION According to a wire’ receiv- ed today by The Citizensfrom Senator Duncan U. Fletcher at Washington, the senator states: i on lund which has been leased by! yisce me tn, Petnenents have been made for the De- stroyer San and Tender Vestal to it Key West. The approximate date of ar- will be September 22, with departure set for Sep- tember 28.” This shows that the | ves- sels will remain at this port for a week at least, aside from the probability of other ships being assigned to there waters in the meantime. 0, M, Woods, of Cora! Gables, | | has applied to the war department} | for permission to do certain work) ‘him at the south end of Lower | | Matecumbe Key. Plans for the work are in the’ | engineer’s office in the Dyal Up-; j church building in Jacksonville , and the engineer’s office at Miami j Beach. There will be no publie| hearing held on this matter but} any person desiring to protest j against the work for any spe ie | | reason should contact the district engineer in Jacksonville. I aenchhaataeaeeaheutheadls i de: isa Soncratan of! | The construction ac uae ! wharf along the bridge approach ! embankment of the Florida East! Coast Railway at its junction with | | the south end of Lower Mate-; ON NOON TRAIN: jcumbe Key. This.wharf will be bin length, measured! ‘along the Wailway embankment, ; and will exteiid out from the em-! ; bankment for@ Wistance of 85 feet. The easterly face of this! | dock will be constructed on a skew | angle with the shoreline. At the | westerly end, an extension 10 feet wide and 108 feet in length will be constructed parallel with the | railway, extending in a westerly direction, This will leave a basin 75 feet by 108 feet between the} panied by Mrs. Williams, , extension and the railway em-;, He is the southeastern repre- ' bankmenit. j sentative of. the National Recrea- | eee eee ; tial Asociation“®f America. Mr., | Higgins is director of recreation MORE ENROLL IN ii tne Scto"sctac‘sna ie | Oliver is from the state recreation- VOLUNTARY CORPS =<nsu H They are friends: of - J. ; Curtis, director of parks and r ' reational activities in this region, {and will spend part of their stay PRISED OF J. B. WILLIAMS, VER in Key West this afternoon were J. B. Williams, Nash Higgins and. J. Oliver. Mr. Williams is accom- LIST PRINTED IN THE CITI- ZEN TODAY CARRIES NAMES OF 166 As the days pass the number of | enlistaients in the Voluntary Work Corps grow fewer, which is ‘an indication that the quota is | hearing completion and within a few more days the enrollment lists will prove 100 percent strong. The list printed in this issue of The Citizen carries the names of 166 registrants with a total of 2 843 pledged hours for work. The total of hours pledged today is 65,822 and the total mber of | persons registering is 3,920. CUBA CARRIES 91 PASSENGERS Monroe—‘‘Wonder Bar.” Palace—“Happy Landing.” Raul’s Club—Dance. TOMORROW Services at 7, 9:30 and 11 a. m., and at 7:30 and 8 p. m. Monroe—*Wonder Bar.” Palace—“Happy Landing.” Church. Budget for the year 1934 in Monroe county was adopted at a IN special meeting of the board | FERRY PARROTT COMES WITH FREIGHT FROM HAVANA county commissioners held last night for this purpose, and to dis ; ; cuss the millage. Steamer Cuba, of the P. and O. amship company, sailed yester. day afternoon for Havana with passengers from Tampa, 60 from Key West, five automobiles, two j tons of freight and 159 sack mail. H i Ferry Parrott came in from B. Warren; Clerk Rose.C. Sawyer, Cuba with three cars of grape | Attorney Wm. V. Albury, Tax As. Present at the meeting were Chairman Norberg Commissioners Wm. R. Porter, of Carl Bervaldi, fruit, one of avocados, one fur ture, baggage, 155 sacks of and 13 empty cars. Steamer Colorado of the Clyde- Mallory Lines, is due to arrive | port. Monday morning from New ail tna’ sessor J. Otto Kirchheiner, Coun- | ty Engineer Homer Herrick, Chief in and Deputy Clements Jaycocks several interested citizens, released | bile. under bonds of $50 each for their ay pearance for t term of criminal cou | i i i} j | i t a the —_____— | and repairs. WELCOME GUARDS! KAPPA PI Monday August DANCE 6, 1934, 9:00 O'Clock CUBAN CLUB Two Cases P. given Ladies Free D. Beer to be away Music By Bob’s Orchestra Gents 60c next | | | | i i Ferry Monroe county, of the; county system, was hauled out on the wa terday overhaul The total value of the asse : j ment rolls is $4,294,946 and the sy for abe millage is 95 1-8 mills or one and one-half mills less than in eS eh ae DANC E Tonight from 10 till 2 RAUL’S CLUB Music By Bert’s Rhythm Syncopators Admission 60c Ladies Free when the mille 96 5-8 In 1930 the 1931, 88 7-8; © was millage was in 1932, Distribution of the millage different neral Revenue 3; Indebted- for the func G this year lis as follows: 8 i Fine and Forfeiture, GROUP VISITING HERE COM. NASH HIGGINS AND J. OLI-! Officials of the FERA arriving; Gerry; of | PRICE FIVE CENTS ve Cubs Feneialal - To Be Turned Over To FERA Rates For ; ieee Cars Across Water Gap _ Be Cut Practically ‘Important changés in the | Monroe County Ferry Sys- {tem will be inaugurated Inext week when the FERA | takes over the management jof the ferries and all. mat- {ters in there- with. This was announced at a meet connection jing of the board of county com ; missioners last night when @ reste +H ‘ution wsa introduced ang aneti- | mously adopted transfer the | ferries to B. M. Duncan, otf wis j trator in Key West, The resolution reads “Be it resolved by the board of county commission. ers of Monroe County, Flori- da, that on and after August 6, 1934, the entire control and management of the Fer- ry Sy of Monroe County shall be relinquished and transferred to B. M, Duncan as administrator of Monroe County rehabilitation.” Before the resolution. was pe \ed the indebtedness of the system discussed informality | Chairman Norberg Phompseh ox Pish ed that all indebtedness to 2 personnel of the fe That standing bills for supplies and oil were delinquent. It was further explained Thompson that, while d the ferry transfer with } jcan, the latter stated it intention of the administr was ola up to date. cut the ferry rate half and if the { satisfactory pract results we to establish transportation. _lt is proposed, said Mr on, to have all ferries in cach making a round There are to be many che the r system of operating it said re was of which will be m de | have been perfected. Gunite Cabinilisionens Adopt New Budget For Current Operations tne Special Bor and Sinking, 10; terest choi District Specia Thompson, | Roy Fulford and B.;| Nationa granted, The MONROE THEATER WONDER BAR Matinee: Balcony, 10 tra, 15-20¢; Nigh FLASH! 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