The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 20, 1936, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service. For 56 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Police Petition Council For. . ~ Pay Out Of Fines Collected Many Other Matters rel MRS. W. WARREN Heard At Regular Meet-| MADE MEMBER OF ing Of Board Conducted; Last Night ACCEPTS APPOINTMENT AS There was a regular of the meeting held last William City Council POSITION COVERING SEV- ERAL COUNTIES IN STATE night with Councilman A. Freeman, president protem.{ presiding, in place of Jim Rob- Mrs. William R. Warren has av- erts, president of the body, who; WELFARE BOARD MADE BY GOV. SHOLTZ FOR ; is acting in the capacity of mayor owing to the illness of the city’s chief executive. Mr. Roberts and all other members of the council were in attendance. The city at-| torney, auditor, chief of Police, | tax assessor-collector fire chief and a few interested citizens were! also present. ! A petition signed by members of the police department was! read requesting that fifty per} cent of police fines collected be! used in paying off the police de- partment. The matter was laid; over for future consideration. The petition was signed by Ivan Elwood, Alberto Camero, Everett: Rivas, Paul Thompson, W. H.! Collins, J. O. Kemp, Basil R. Tynes, Raymond Cabrera, Frank- lin Arenberg and Joseph Stick- A letter was read from Thomas; D, Orr, district director of WPA,| and Clem C. Price of the reation department of the same organization, which letter has been sent to BF. Paty, candi-! date for governor, expressing re-; grets at the here a short time ago when Mr.} Paty was charged for the use of| the lights at Bayview Park during} his address made at that time. It! was stated in the letter that it) was an oversight, and informed Mr. Paty that the money collected was being returned to him. A‘communication was read from! Thomas D. Orr conveying his! appreciation for the invitation extended him to attend meetings of the city council, He said in the letter: “It is my intention to be of ser whenever and wher-! ever possible, and J will deem it a favor if you rant \free, to! call me up at any tinté.” © It was ordeve UTA warrants against tpt sonal taxpayers be drawn up for the years 1933-34 and placed in the hands of the policei&hief*for! collection. - An ordinance proViding addi- tional compensation for the tax collector was read, and after some! discussion it was decided to hold the matter over for further con- sideration. An ordinance regulating the! distribution of beverages of al-| coholic content was read and passed on its final reading. Officers reports were read and ordered placed on file. | Current bills were also read and} ordered paid when funds become} available. i CUBA BRINGS IN | 72 PASSENGERS} VESSEL LEFT SHORTLY AFT- ER ARRIVAL ENROUTE TO HAVANA rec-| incident occurring) Steamship Cuba arrived from Tampa this morning with 20 first and nine second class passengers for Key West; 42 first and one second for Havana. Also on the ship for Key West were 15 tons of freight and 96 sacks of mail, and for Havana, 367 sacks of mail. a THIRSTY? | augurating activities of the cepted the governor’s appoint- ment as member of the Board of Public Welfare from District 10, which is comprised of several counties in Southeast Florida, it was announced today from the local relief headquarters. In order to expedite the organ- ization and setting up of the mechanics in connection with the functions of the welfare oard, jas far as Monroe County is con- cerned, Mrs. Nina Ryder Johnson | resigned last Monday as_ intake {and certification director of the | WPA, and will devote ali of her time to FERA relief and welfare problems, and wil] assist in in- new State Welfare Board in Monrse County. ~ The welfare board was created by the State Legislature last year, and since then the state or-/ ganization and the district groups have been organized. Headquar- ters of District 10 are in West Palm Beach, but for the present a branch office of the district will be maintained here. Mrs. Warren will be the Key West representa- tive on the district board. members of the ,district board serve without remuneration. The plan in Key West embodies close coperative activities between Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Warren and employes of the FERA social service department and clinic. Conrad Van Hyning, State Board of Welfare Commissioner and administrator for the FERA, expressed his pleasure at the ap- All| ! | MAKING READY | FOR OPERETTA | HERE TUESDAY pees EVENT GIVES PROM- ISE OF BEING GREATER SUCCESS THAN THAT OF LAST YEAR A much more finished produc-| ition of “The Pirates of Pen-! zance,” being presented here next | Tuesday night at Fort Dillworth, | was predicted this morning by} Mrs. Jennie Vecker, well known, soprano who has just returned to! Key West for a brief vacation. Mrs. Vecker, who served as, bookholder last year, has been re-} quested to act as prompter at the {performance next Tuesday and} has agreed to assist in this way.! Tuesday night, she attended the; rehearsal and at its conclusion ex-! pressed the belief that the com opera will be far superior this; | year to the performance last win-| ter. In many different ways the op-| eretta is being improved upon. Under the general direction of! |George Mills White, the cast has} ibeen rehearsing since before the/ first of the year, and as a result —with many members already fa-}| !miliar with the score and theme; of the operetta—the players are ‘ready to give a much better dra-} ‘matie production than during the previous presentation. Members of the chorus have been practicing the dance routine, for months, and many of them know it from last season. The lighting equipment is to be better than it was, and a number of new, costumes, with correct color com-}| binations, designed by Mary Louise ; Spottswood, have been procured. Stage scenery has been prepared by Stanley Wood, state director of stage crafts in the WPA. In the final rehearsals, Harry | Adams, a producer and dance di-| rector of nfany professional shows, and: now director of ballet at the Miami Playhouse, and Miss Doro- thy Lynch, state director of drama in the WPA, will assist in smooth-| | i formance. Thirty members of the Miami/| Symphony Orchestra, a WPA unit, are coming down the first of the; week to assist in the musical part j pointment of Mrs. Warren as Key West representative last weekend when Mrs. Johnson conferred with him in Jacksonville relative to relief and welfare problems. VISITORS HERE LEAVE FOR CUBA' CARL MERTES AND MOTHER; TO SPEND SEVERAL DAYS VISITING THERE of the opera. Their coming was arranged by Dr. Clarence Carter Nice, state supervisor of music, who for four years served as \euest conductor at San Carlos| Opera, and for four years was di- rector of the Philadelphia Grand Opera. He also has been persuad- eq by Mr. White to serve as guest conductor at the presentation Tuesday night. GREAT DEMAND FOR CABANAS NEW YORK MAN MAKES AR-! RANGEMENTS FOR ONE AT REST BEACH Carl Mertes, of Chicago, and| mother, who are spending the winter in Key West, left on the{ Cuba thi¢ morning for a five days: visit in Havana and other points | in Cuba, | For the past 12 years Mr. Mertes and mother have been spending their winters in Florida, always on the east coast, and are much delighted with Key West, its climate and hospitality. They plan to return next year and renew their subscription to The Citizen, which they both say they “enjoy very much.” TWO VESSELS Cabanas at Rest Beach have been greatly in demand during the season, most of the time all of them being under lease to visitors, and the fame of these cozy and comfortable’ structures have reached to all parts of the country. Many letters have been receiv- ed by the housing department re-! lative to securing one of the ca- banas, but yesterday was the first time a query was received by DUE TOMORROW long distance telephone. This call came from New York | hs and information was asked rela-j tive to securing one of the rest Two vessels of the Clyde-Mal-j and recreation cabanas for an en- lory Lines are due to arrive in| gineer, official of the Western port tomorrow. Ozark, from Jack-| Union TeleRraph company, who sonville and Miami, is due during! was coming to Key West. the early part of the day, bound| Information was given “ that | for New Orleans. Brazos, bound) one was uneccupied now. Instruc- for New York, is due from Gal-| tions to hold it: were irécelved/ as veston in the evening. the visitor would be in Key West a in a few days. HOLIDAY NOTICE Washington’s Birthday, Satur- a day, February 22, a legal holiday HABANA-MADRID CLUB) in the State of Florida, this bank To The Music of DELL WOODS! will not be open for business on Tomi te jthat day. ADMISSION . THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK. + SOc feb20-2t KEY WEST, FLORIDA, ARE SOLD HERE OVER ONE THOUSAND HAVE BEEN DISPOSED OF UP TO DATE li- in . Before J. C. Knott, state cense tag inspector, arrived Key West on his regular tour of checking up on motor driven ve- hicles in Key West and Monroe County being operated without the necessary tags, 975 had been sold at the office of Tax -Collec- tor Frank H. Ladd. After his arrival several days ago there was a decided change. Business began to pick up imme- diately and within a few days the records showed that sales had passed the thousond mark. A check up on issues today shows that 1,050 tags have been purchased, just 15 less than were recorded on the same date last year when 1,065 had been pur- chased. PLANE BRINGS 13 PASSENGERS THREE LEFT ON BOARD AIR- CRAFT YESTERDAY AFTERNOON Passengers to the number of thirteen arrived this morning on the Commodore plane of the Pan American Airways from Miami.) p31 Mortgage company of Key/changed in order that President’ Shown on the list were: William H. Lacey, Humble, Florence Humble, Barney Goldstein, Ellsworth Killip, Rich-! ard Mau, Jake Aronovitz, Jamés Larrimore, Phyllis Larrimore, Cal- vin Bentley, Alfred Lucignani, Jacob Meinken. Three passengers left on the small plane which was in service yesterday. They were: W. R, ing out those parts of the PeT-\ Konan, Claude Hutchison, Lillian; Stephens. (CHESTER MCALL ARRIVES IN CITY SPECIAL SECRETARY TO SEC- RETARY OF COMMERCE AC- COMPANIED BY FAMILY Chester McCall, special secre- tary to the secretary of com- merce, Mrs. McCall and their two children, arrived over the high- way last evening from Washing- ton. Shortly after arriving they lef on a lighthouse tender for points in the district. During the trip, Mr. MoCall will make an inspec- tion of aids to navigation. Mr. McCall was a visitor here last year, made a trip on the Tender Ivy and after completing his inspection spent a brief time fishing. He cavght an extra large barracuda which he had mounted for his office in Wash- ington. ‘SANDS’ FUNERAL THIS AFTERNOON Funeral services for Harry L. Sands, who died 4 o'clock Tues- day morning in his residence at 1421 Catherine street, are being} held. this afternoon 4:30 o’clock from the Lopez Funeral Home chapel, Rev. J. B. Culpepper, of First Methodist ehurch, officiat- ing. -_ Pallbearers who are serving are: iguel Baso, William Arias, Eu-| ne Rosam, Everett Rivas, Wil- liam T. H. Boll and Charles Cur- tis. FRI-SAT. SPECIALS MILK .CHOCOLATE, PINEAP- PLE and ORANGE 35° LAYER CAKE, special Pumpernickle Bread, loaf .... 10¢ The Kep West Citen THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1936. /MORE AUTO TAGS [OTHER VISITORS | ARE EXPECTED TO SPEND STAY HERE ASSISTANT EDITOR OF HARP- ER’S MAGAZINE WRITES TO HOUSING DEPARMENT RE- LATIVE TO PLACE TO STAY i G. W. Leighton, assistant edi- ;tor of Harper’s Magazine. writes the housing department for gen- eral information relative to ac- commodations in Key West for Mrs. Leighton, who expects to leave shortly for Florida and would like to spend a vacation in Key West. Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate im the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit PRICE FIVE CENTS 1 4 LARGE GROUP OF VISIFORS ATTEND ROTARY SESSION ‘DR. WILLIAM) R. WARREN WAS SPEAKER OF DAY;, SEVERAL FEATURES MAKE UP INTERESTING SESSION | i i | 1 j The Rotary Club met at the = Paul’s Parish Hall today holding, ‘its regular luncheon with Presi- dent Russell. presiding. After the} salute to the flag and the pledge {of loyalty to the United States lof America, grace was said by Sebastian Cabrera, Jr. Visitors present were Dr. Chas.! S. Davis, of Ohio, introduced by; i Dr. Wm. R. Warren; Admiral! Mrs. Leighton needs plenty of} walter Crosley, U. S. aa |warmth and sunshine and from] honorary member of the club, in-! | his conversations with Elmer Da-| troduced by President Russell. | vis, noted writer who was in Key} Albert H. Thomas, Examiner, ‘i i i S. Lighthouse Service, of} r th ie! » of | we last year, is convinced this Washington; D.C, " of is the place for a wealth of both) wittiam Demeritt, and E. H. Win- and’ unbounded hospitality. ters, St. Paul, Minn., a guest of i Concluding his letter, written under date of Fevruary 17, Mr. Leighton writes: “It’s been an in- sene winter in New York and everywhere: and I noticed yester- day that Florida race tracks were said to be mud wallows with the rain still coming down.” ed there are no race tracks at Key West, and that all of the require- ments of Mrs. Leighton can be provided here. Mrs. Niles McNally, sister of Stewart Leonard, is expected to | arrive about March 1 and will be ‘the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Leo- jnard at the home on Fleming | street. R. H. Childs, president of the West, and J. Ray, of Boston, are Howard | expected to arrive in Key West! speak. ‘Saturday for a vacation of one week, Rev. M. P. Boynton, years pastor of Woodlawn Bap- tist church in Chicago ,has secur- ed a comfortable residence for an extended visit in Key West. PRIMARY RULES PUBLISHED FOR ALL INTERESTED THESE ARE IN ANSWER TO MANY QUESTIONS BEARING ON MATTER ASKED BY READERS OF THE CITIZEN | i Readers of The Citizen have asked on a number of occasions questions relative to laws gov- lerning the primary elections and other matters. Answers to the questions are published herewith: First primary will be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June, which will be June 2. Second primary. will be held on the fourth Tuesday after the first Monday in June which will fall on June 23. Distriet registration books open from the first Monday in March, which is March 2, and remain open until midnight, April 6. Hours these books are to re- main open will be announced lat- er by the supervisor of registra- tion, as will the hours of the books for the general election registra- tion. Last date for payment of poll taxes this year will be the Third |Saturday preceding the day of j election. } Oath and filing fees of all can- didates, except jutices of the su- preme court must be filed not less than 30 clear days before the first primary. First itemized statement of campaign expenses for state sen- ator, representative in the legis- lature, and other county offices must be filed with the clerk of circuit court not more than 30 and not less than 25 days prior tg the primary. Second statement must be fil- } eded prior to May 21 and not later than May 25. Third statement not earlier than June 24, and not later than July 3. Statements of political workers are to be filed not earlier than | Stephen Douglass. ' Plan Operation Of Two Planes Daily To Bring Visitors For New KEY WEST UNITS — New Service To Be Inaw- TO BE EMPLOYED | sted Besinnine With ON KEY PROJECTS Sem f= Pent 0 W. H. GREEN IS IN RECEIPT OF LETTER FROM commap! °° plse= deity will be oper Vite: me, HIM OF MATTER diaaginpigtenteconeionagais through next Wednesday, | further boon in bringing people to the island city for at least pert of La Semana Alsgee, or The Week of Joy, and for the W. H. Green, director of spe- cial projects on the Florida Keys, has been advised by letter from Conrad Van Hyning, FERA ad- ministrator in Florida, that work-| ers of Key West are to be em- ployed on the Keys. A copy of the letter was received by Carl open-air presentation of the Pirates of Penzance next Tuesday Mrs, Leighton is being inform-| for 30: Bervaldi, chairman of the board of county commissioners. Mr. Green or an authorized representative will consult with ; WPA officials in Key West and Neil-| “Tequest them to provide work- A,| ers to fill all available positions on your project, other than those held by administrative people or especially skilled persons who cannot be dispensed with.” Selection of workers, it pointed out, is not to be limited Capt. S. J. Melansur, U. S. Army, was a guest of Sebastian Ca-; brera, and Ike Russell, Panama; City, was introduced by Presi- dent Russell. Visiting Rotarians were json Johns, of Miami, and T. | Dougherty, surgeon of St. Paul, Minn. { Notice was given that a reg-| jular meeting of the club would jbe held on March, 3rd (Tuesday instead of on Thursday, March 5, ok this date occuring during the %? those certified to WPA as of j week celebrated as Alumnae week November 1, but should extend by the circle of the State Col- ‘© all persons now receiving re- \lege for Women, the date being /'¢f. ; “You will select” the letter con- may tinues “at Key West, all person- “jnel available in Key West to fill Dr. William R. Warren was Positions available on your proj- the speaker of the day, present. ©¢t: By persons available it is ing the anniversary program of understood that any job now held “International Friendship” in an bY men not from Monroe coutity,’ interesting resume of the topic. shall be considered as available ‘M. E. Tower, Baltimore, Md.,' eee introduced by Leo Hughes; H | |Conradi of the college, Albert, executive e FEEA here, made the annour cement relative to the plane this The which are to be the additional service plane: large modores—will leave Miami at and will at lla m., and morning. Com a. m., an m, leave Key W at 4p P F the two points approximate iy one and one-half hours. With the additional plane serv- ice, and inauguration ef bus service between Miami and Key West tomorrow, many more per- sons will be able to come here for the celebration of La Semane Alegre. Seores of invitatwems have becn sent to various persens through- m ng time between {It was noted that next Sunday. |Feb. 23, would be the 31st anni-| | versary of the founding of Inter-' jmational Rotary. Admiral Crosley recalled activities of Rotary in the | tion of Bayview Park, ¥ | Warten paid a tribute to the ac-! tivities of other organizations in the crea iif a Monroe county man can be ©¥t the state by Thomas D. Orr, found to fill the job. ‘ district director of the WPA, in- Everything possible shall be Viting them to come here for the done to establish good working, ‘lebration. Some have accepted relations between Key West of-| the invitation, and many more ficials and the Florida Keys proj-| Probably will with the additional ect. transportation facilities which “If any individual selected from' h#ve been made available Monroe county recommended by| In addition to these persons this enduring work. officials does not present The birthday this week was|!@ctory qualifications you will club offered him a pair of roller found if possible. If one cannot skates, dressed to William Malone and' State road department has agreed signed by Jefferson B. Browne,|*® ©Perate under practically the president of Key West Rotary | S#me principles.” Club, calling the meeting at which John Turner, Deputy Dis-| Were sent to Thomas Orr, WPA trict Governor of ‘the Interna-| ‘titector for Monroe county; Mr. tional Association of Rotary, Bervaldi, pet Clubs, would formally receive the| Chairman; Mrs. Nina Ryder John- |Key West Club into the Associa. |*0", FERA; State Welfare Board ton. Tepresentatives in Key West, ' these MRS. PEREIRA, 66, = BOAT PLANNED TRIAL TRIP BETWEEN MIAMI AND KEY WEST TO BE MADE ON TUESDAY i \ ' { arrangements FUNERAL SERVICES WILL Bz! CONDUCTED TOMORROW AFTERNOON | Mrs. Asuncion Pereira, 66, died | j 9 o’clock this morning in her residence, 1213 Eliza street. Funeral services will be held 5} y¢ o'clock tomorrow afternoon from {| the residence. Rev. G. Perez will officiate, ox Lopez Funeral Home will be in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Pereira is. survived by Round trip excursions between | Miami and Key West may become ‘a regular feature of the Anchor {Marine Transportation company |of Miami, with headquarters at j 740 Biscayne Boulevard. The company will run a trial ex- cursion to Key West, next Tues- her husband, Angel Pereira; one daughter, in: day, the second day of the La Se- ug! Angelia; two Sons, | Aid Geidaction- tn Ray Franci: Al it ro | ate and ngel Pereira, Jr. West. If farm FELLOWSHIP CLUB |==si=8"" “= ‘1 i which has a passenger capacity of 450. The vessel will also be used evening 7 o’clock in the Knights; seco” and enjoy = delightful vis- of Pythias Hall on Fleming Street. | it in Key West, Jack Golden, man- regularly. TO MEET TONIGHT: for carrying freight. The meeting promises to be an!ager of the Hotel Colonial, an- For these excursions the com- pany will use the “Nelseco” Junior Division of the Boys As an inducement for passeng- Fellowship Club will meet this ers to make the trip on the “Nel- that of Steve Singleton, and Se-|CMtinue to accept further applica- bastian Cabrera on behalf of the| ims until a qualified man is} be found you will employ the per- land Republic bringing Curry Moreno placed in the| 5°? needed from the nearest avail- files of the secretary a posta}! ble source and give preference to card dated April 14, 1916, ad-| Persons eligible for relief. The Copies of the letter. it is shown, commissioner All of them are asked to do all! | possible to assist in working out | satisfac-} satis-| Who have received special imvita- tions The Week of Joy is expect- lea to attract many others to Key West. With three Cuban gun boats coming here from the Is officials and dignitaries of Cuba here, par- Iticularly for the Cuban celebra- jtion Monday of El Grito de Baire, a large number of visitors are expe: te come to the Is jland City. START MOVE TO AD STODEN TION URGES PURCHASE OF AUTO TACS i 1 The University of Florida is sponsoring a very worthy endea- |¥or to assist students who are in | dire need of help to continue their ‘ education, announces the Parent- Teacher Association. In order to secure small con- } tributions from a large number } for this scholarship fund, a 1936 j treat tag for cars st a nominal sum has been prepared to conform im size and color with the sew 1936 Florida automobile license tag, it is shown. The entire amount of the con- tribution goes directly to the fund except the small cost of the tag, and all tags will be mailed direct, upon receipt of remittance te cover, it is said. All remittances should be made payable to: University of Florida Scholarship ' Fund, co K. H. Graham. Business Mer. University of Florida. Gaimesvilie, Florida This “student aid” project = one which the Parent-Teacher | people feel is most worthy of s=p- | port, and they are asking ail Flor- idians to prove their interest it j the big boys of the state by mak- MALONEY & PEACOCK / June 24 and not later than July| interesting one and all member/nounees a special rate for the|ing this contribution and dimplay- are urged to be present. exeursionists. ing the license tag. TIRED? IF YOU'RE ONE OF THESE, DROP IN AND REFRESH YOURSELF WITH AN ICE COLD BOTTLE OF WAGNER BEER. FACA 22RBBs0