The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 26, 1936, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service. For 56 Years Devotéd to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LVII. No. 126. Che Key West Citizen KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, MAY 26, 1936. SCOTT LOFTIN SUCCEEDS PLAN SURVEY RELATIVE TO PLANT PESTS H ACTIVITIES TO BE CARRIED) ON BY PLANT BOARD TO} DETERMINE REAL STATUS! ‘JERRY CARTER CITES PLATFORM CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR TELLS OF MANY THINGS HE ADVOCATES i i | i (Editor’s Note: ancther in a series’ of articles Democratic candidates for Governor wrote about them- selves in response to an vitation from The Associated Press to outline their plat- forms.) This is OF BLACKFLY A survey to determine the pres- ae in Key ent status of the black!ly West will be inaugurated at once, WwW Plant Commissioner of Plant Board, according to on Nevwell,' JERRY W. CARTER, Of Tallahassee “‘Let’s get more fun out of who wit caiant life’ is the paramount plank in J. H. Mont-|my platform and if as governor I : H d in adding happiness to the in the ¢ daily lives of people in Florida I | will feel I have really done some- *\thing for my friends. To bring’ ne about there are many things it be done. i the aaa h Plant Commissioner gomery arrived on Monday. “The purpose of this survey Dr. Newell said, Ropynatacxtentithe 21) EWeeeed vanditiurmeethel best and em of public schools we can properties and to what extent it pay for and our school teachers five and must get more pay. “T advocate a 1,500,000 new residents to Flo: ida, bringing good American fam- ilies here so their children can get away from the gangster com- to ascerta from infested insprayed has increased’ during the one-half weeks since spraying) operations were suspended by re son of the issuance of the a super- sedeas writ Supreme! Court.” Prior to the suspension spraying the numbe infested properties in Key was reduced from 799 to 5 This was brought about by spraying operations between tember, 1935 and 1936. TheSupreme Court > fully held the Plant Board’s and also upheld the constitution- of! do thi of blackfly! our pe West! “Our pita tax burden. reai estate the! cept for the constitutional one Sep-; mill for schools. February,,| be given proper aid, laws abolished and our emancipated; union labor deserves | activities} » square deal. | “The Townsend plan has my ality of the Plant Act. “The) endorsement. Townsend Club No. Board is now free,” said Dr.{1 at Tallahassee elected me its Newell, “to go ahead with the} president and many months ago eradication work but before do-|I received a personal letter of ap- ing so will determine by inspee-! preciation from Dr. tion this week just what the sit-/ send, and I am proud of that let- uation now a upon! ter as I am proud of the support which to formulate future} given me by the various members program.” of Townsend clubs throughout the —————— state.” SPONGE SALES HELD MONDAY | 0 PRISONERS MANY DIFFERENT VARIETIES | DISPOSED oF «Tt MUNI. | NEGROES TO ARRIVE THIS CIPAL DOCK AFTERNOON OVER HIGH. WAY FROM TAVERNIER antiquated up- basis its as ‘or sponge offerings at} the munic'pal sales dock} yesterday ranged from 20 cents} offered fo small lot of four} grass to $495.70 for 130 bunches } of wool. Other lots of wool sold} Prices sponge Peace Justice E. R. Lowe at sent to Key West. This morning he phoned Sheriff K. O. Thomp- son that two negroes would arrive | for $440, 115 bunches; $180, 50] on the ferry this afternoon and! bunches. j asked that a car be at the Big There were 18 bunches and lots} Pine Key slip to meet them. altogether among the offerings, | They are John Cartwright and consisting of gre yellow and | Jessie L, Thompson, charged with | wool and the total of sales amount-. stealing timbers. They have been | ed to $1,201.25. There were only: given preliminary hearing by A | honor pian to attract‘ |munities of the north, and if we, it automatically will cut! should be ex-" -lempt from ad valorem tax ex-! Agriculture must j women ¢ F. E. Town-: ARE SENT HERE Tavernier has two prisoners to be! two bidders. One bidder’s pur- | chases amounted to $701.10, the others, $500.15. NEW ARRIVAL AT L. CATES HOME, A nine-pound boy was born to Leon Cates on Fri- at their home, 809 Francis street. Judge Lowe, and bound over for PATY ACCORDED ‘TANKER CALORIA SCHOOL PROGRAM EXPLAIN MATTER BIG RECEPTION | BY MIAMI FOLK i ice | ‘ACTIVITIES ARE FEATURED, | | BY STREET PARADE; GIVES | | \ | ADDRESS IN LUMMUS PARK. | IN EVENING i | (Srectal ‘> The Cltizend | MIAMI, May 26. erd: iwas Paty Day in Miami, he'd of B. F. Paty, candidate | {for governor, and it was a day] with activity, featured} in! } crammed by a street parade with Dade and Palm Beven County units far H Campaign music and a Mr. Mrs. Paty | was held from 4 to 6 p. m. at the rating. reception for and Aleazar Hotel. | The s climaxed | with an address by the candida ‘in Lummus downtown parks, Paty spent some time at his downtown j day’s program Park, one of Miami’s! arrived about noon and! Miami headquarters where he was) kept busy greeting supporters and friends until time for the recep- tion. Prominent Miami social Jeaders jand club women were in charge of the reception which drew south- east Florida notables and social leaders. ‘A constant stream of supporters met the candidate and, . Paty during the affair, be- Mr. and Mrs. Paty, Jack s, president of the Dadely ‘or-Governor , Mrs. Phillips, Mrs. N. Hawthorne, Jack Moore. County Campaign Manager for} Paty, and Mrs. Moore, were in the | receiving line. The Paty parade swept through | downtown Miami streets with two; ry | brass bands and a_ radio loud} peaker car furnishing the music for the occasion, bearing Paty jbanners, posters and streamers. | The parade was accompanied j {by a Miami police motorcycle es- jeort and passed in, a din of blow. ‘ing horns and sirens, filled with cheering supporters. <A line of |e }112 cars were counted in the} parade. It was cheered by many i persons standing on the side | walks. \ | The parade began at 7 p.m. ‘and led the way to the park where; the speech was delivered. i } Prior to the address by Paty! here, he addressed an audience in Homestead at 7 p. m. The recep- tion drew supporters from as far north as West Palm Beach and as far south as Homestead. The Palm Beach County motor- cade arrived just prior to th speaking, and joined the Miami {delegation in the parade. | —— a H FORGIVEN 100 TIMES | Club;j Vernon | Dade | NEWARK, Merson of Carrie is city tes a in het ! Porter Dock company. ;an oi! tanker she hh | wa: jdue tl ‘FELLOWSHIP CLUB {going on at school JACK BAKER ON -ARRIVES HERE SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW NIGHT: CLASS DAY EXERCISES TO BE HELD IN HIGH SCHOOL nel AUDITORIUM; PLAY IN: CLUDED IN PROGRAM VESSEL OF STANDARD FRUIT, AND STEAMSHIP COMPANY | TAKES ON FUEL OIL | | Steam Tanker Caloria, of Standard Fruit and Steamship company, arrived this morning from New York and after taking! torium of the Mey West Hick members of the graduat- s will celebrate with Ciass 26.064 gallons of fuel oil, Cuba, been cleared for taat port by the | sailed ; School, for Mantanzas, having ‘Day Exercises. This evening of pleasureable {excitement and historical mem- » has ever becn one event to | live long in the memory of class as been placed: members and those who attend. for carrying molasses; This year it land will take on cargo of this at said, will be on a more magnific- ent scale, more vomrrehens scope and on : events While the vessel is nominally in service the exercises, is Matanzas. Arthur Bamus, colored, former- ly cook on the Wrecking Tug | Warbler, was shipped on the Ca-/ cl: Horia in the capacity of cook. Another vessel of the company | jof Auld Lang é in port yesterday for bunk-|¢d by a roy entitlec, “The Sen- lers. This was the Steamship-Yoro| iors’ Radio Party,” with Delio consigned to the Porter Dock com-| CtUz as master of ceremonies and pany, which took 31,639 gallons! @®nouncer, and Cvnthia Pearlman of fuel oil and sailed for Fron-;at the piano. iera, i 1 Next will be the Steams! p Gatun of the line,/Ring Ceremony. another vessel ing between! Elo’se Guito w American and can ports, is; tatary, “We Gird Ourselves.” s afternoon, She will, Isabel Armayor will read bunker at the Porter Dock com-/¢las5 history and Sterhen Boyden pany and sail for Mexico, {will recite the class poem. The |clags prophecy will be delivered, j by “Wiorence Stewart and Beat- ! rice Spence will be yiftorian. Last ‘will and testament of the class MEE T will be read by Clarabell Cerezo. TS HURSDAY, Then fovr presentations: Citi- | zenship Honors to Jesus Carmona; \D. A. R. award to Aleida Napol MANY MATTERS OF INTER-! Scho! rship Honors to George Col- : lins and Cynthia Pearlman; High EST TO ORGANIZATION {School Annual to the school. TO BE DISCUSSED a plane to tran- of like kind, deen given by former chief! The evening will be initiated | with the Processional and singing , to be follow- Rose which Rock aft The exercises will be brought ito a close with the Valedictory, Our Contribytion, by Cynthia ; Pearlman, The Class Motto: sed initu Colo: COLORED MAN UNDER ARREST LIONEL SAWYER PLACED IN JAIL AWAITING PRELIM- INARY HEARING j Members of the Boys Fellow- p Club, many of whom are! chool boys, decided to call off the} proposed meeting last night be- use of the examinations now and the neces-} ity of applying themselves to the There will, however, be a call- ed meeting Thursday night to dis- .ss a number of matters, among} them an invitation to meet with} the Spanish War Veterans andj attend divine services Sunday | night. It is hoped there will, be, a jlarge attendance at this meet- ing. ! Lionel Sawyer, . colored, has {a yen, it is said Moré taking thing: iIn fact he has taking ways, for some time the police have been on the lookont for him but p until yesterday he has manag- ied to keep out of sight. POLICE FORCE : Tomorrow evening in the audi- i the and} _ ABOUT DELEGATES IN PRIMARY RACE SHOWN THAT PRESIDENTIAL BIG RALLY AT BAYVIEW PARK THIS EVENING PREFERENCE CONTEST NOT SO IMPORTANT; ALL TO SUPPORT ROOSEVELT (By Aww TALLAHASS —There will be preference prima June 2 but it won't because every candidate gate to the Democratic convention has anno for President Roosevelt's nation, In the prima: Joseph Coutremar lated Press) - NUMBER OF CANDIDAT=S TO B= HEARD ON OCCASION mean To PF BAND CONCERT CEDE SPEAKING national the will appe along with Preside The presidential pre called to give the portunity to express the ments, but the voters a bi tended o Democratic delegates. There has been NO ca . either on behalf Y h or President Roo former is a dentist. There wa charge for national cony oO tre- The NO deliver the Salu-) e campaign cor Democratic party in Fl nounced after a meeting sonville that each ¢ of the didates for Flori the Philadelphia vored Roosevelt. delegates have hal and the other 10 assuring Florida’s Roosevelt. The President has NO tion for re-nomination tional political observer ione ballot wo name him as the party for another term in House. Platform discussion ever will oceu at Philadelphi conver RY ave considerable { Florida has 12 votes publican natio: i Cleveland, The bound by the imposed by the which at t WORK ON BURNED — state ‘vention met | Orlando, Three of the 12 de i instruetec 1 by trict conventions to j eandidacy j Landon of The other nine del jinstructed but are | political associates iCommitteeman John F. {Palm Beach who is a suppc Col. Frank Knox of Chic The state conven mended that the Flo tion “consider” the c Landon but did not ins’ support the Kansan or candidate. In fact 4 EXPECT TO IT READY FOR SERVICE ABOUT HAVE congress FIRST OF JULY of know RAMMELL ‘Appointed As United States Senator By Governor Sholtz TALLA —Goeve day app tin, Ja United S | trial at the next term of criminal | | divored suit.that she had forgiven court. (her husband 100 times. Congressman Wilcox Nddoesees Voters Here This Afternoon Congressman J." Mark Wilcox TAKES PLACE OF EVERETT! RIVAS, WHO IS NOW SERV- ING AS DEPUTY SHERIFF Jack Baker has been appointed to take the place of Traffic Of- ficer Everett Rivas, who was ap. ‘pointed a deputy sheriff to serve | in connection with the operations ordered spraying resumed by ithe plant board. Mr. Baker yesterday was pro-/ He was apprehended yesterday, ;and shortly afterward the mana- iger of a department stere and i several young women clerks were {called on to identify him. This , they did with no uncertainty, and i Lionel Sawyer is now resting be- hind prison bars awaiting hear- ing. ' It was said that his penchant{ is for tooth paste and aspirin| tablets, along with other articles, i neither toilet nor remedical. The | aspirins will come in handy, it is effort to send a Landon-i delegation to Cleveland vote rule imposed upon gation is expected to give a free hand to cast Flori votes for Knox or for ar candidate he and other leaders decide to support imgton and L matted t a mimor moved Miami-Key West Air Service The entire morning after arriv-: jsaid, in the event he is sentenced. ! The new arrivai has been given the name of Ernest Leon. ret eee eet ee DON’T FAIL TO HEAR Jerry W. Carter The Leading Candidate For GOVERNOR TOMORROW MORNING, 10 A, M. (Wednesday) =ee= COUNTY COURT HOUSE He Has a Message of Importance To Key West | i I | was an arrival on the plane from Miami this morning and at the { county court house this afternoon addressed the voters of Key West jon his candidacy for reelection. There were approximately 100 admirers and supporters of Mr.! Wilcox at the plane to} of welcome and good cheer on this, landing greet him and extend words his first visit in some months sl Key West. ing was taken up with v many friends. of these he v ing his With a large party, ed The Citizen! where he was given a hearty wel-! | come, as usual. | Another visitor at the office’ was Ed. Bentley, candidate for attorney general, who also has a thost of friends here. Mr. Bent- \ley is past Governor of Rocary,| and w: jby Ww. taken on a visiting trip! L. Bates. | ley planned to leave this aft noon on the plane for Miami. vided with the equipment neces- sary and was to assume the du-; ties of the office at once. Chief Ivan Elwood said that: there was to be one appointed to! |take the place of Patrolman Basil | Tynes, another member of the, police force appointed deputy, sheriff. ! ! | BIG POLITICAL RALLY Tonight at 8:30 o’Clock BAYVIEW PARK Both Mr. Wileox and Mr. Bent-| | Auspices Young Democratic Club) €d to learn that the operation was Music Starts 7:30 o’Clock | He will be given a preliminary | hearing this afternoon, | FRANK JOLLY ‘OPERATED ON Continuction of the pre t serv: between and Key for an indefinite period |as-ured, according to a telegram ‘received yesterday th: € from Governor Shu! gram reads: “Am very happy to advise that I have arranged through the cooperation of Mr. Van Hyning to continue the air service to Key West for indefinite period of time. Am Frank Jolly was operated on recently in one of the hospitals in Miami for eye trouble, catar- acts. H His many friends will be pleas-! declared successful, and that he is now getting along very nicely. / Will Continue Indefinitely very happy to once again be of service to you and your fine citizens. Kindest regards Dave onset The ida East Coast Railroad general coumse! of the Fiar- ler imterests m Florida These rail and boat trasportaticn, and imerests include cease. IF (YOU APPRECIATE THE BEST, WANT QUALITY THAT IS QUALITY, FLAVOR AT ITS BEST..START DRINKING WAGNER “PRIDE OF FLORIDA” BEER TODAY