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

Associated Press Day Wire Service. For 56 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LVII. No. 172. Che Kry Wiest Citizen climate im the average Fahrerhei: KEY WEST, FLORIDA, MONDAY, JULY 20, 1936. New Deal Officials Start Out On Campaign Tours In Interest Of Administration (CITY COUNCIL TO | _ DISCUSS GARBAGE | | BOARD WILL MEET FOR PUR-! POSE OF ISSUING PERMITS Great Activity Expected °° iO@O°“ OOOO O02, | In Program Being Out-|Muskrat Fine On Menu lined For Duration Of 7s (By Associated Press) Campaign WASHINGTON, July 20. —tThe U. S. biological sur- vey has an official who'll tell hew to make muskrat a part of the family menu—tell anyone, that is, except his ‘own wife. Returning from an inspec- tino trip in Delaware, the biologist introduced muskrat to his home under the name of “marsh rabbit.” He says the results were fine, but he’s afraid “marsh rabbit” by | any other name might, not be | welcome at his house. By PRESTON GROVER (iy Associated Preany i | WASHINGTON, July 20.—The| departure of Postmaster General | the campaign was only the beginning Farley on leave to conduct of a migration of New Deal of-, ficials from government jobs to key positions in he headquarters set up. The full list is nat known at If Called ‘Marsh Rabbit’ VII IL LS IIIS TO TRUCK OPERATORS TO OPERATE SERVICE t | There will be a special meeting of the City Couneil held tonight the| to jat 8 o’clock, at which time | question of issuing permits truck operators for the removal {of garbage and trash in Key West will be taken up for considera-! tion, The WPA organization discon- tinued operation of this |recently, and since that time {every effort has been made to} {have the government unit recon-| sider its action, and continue on j with these operations. | Key West’s mayor was sent to | Jacksonville and Washington re- service co ae ety a's | JUDGE ALBURY WILL NOT TRY known until mid-campaign when an actual counting of noses may} disclose it. But they have been | drifting from Washington to New| York in ones, twos and threes for} some time. H A goodly number of them knew} GOMEZ’S CASE, i JURIST DISQUALIFIES HIM-| ™@yor that if Key West property; jcently for the purpose of en- deavoring to prevail upon the! authorities there to come to the | city’s aid again in this matter, but | the mayor reported upon his re-! turn to Key West that he met with} very little encouragement. Works Progress Administration lofficials in Washington told the jowners who are able would pay{ ISSUE TONIGHT ; Program of the NYA for the next! discuss matters with heads ‘agencies, Recreational Supervision ALLOCATE FUNDS | BRIDGE MATTER TO BE USED IN | WAS DISCUSSED YOUTH PROGRAM HERE SUNDAY’ STATE DIRECTOR OF ADMIN-/MEMBERS GF COMMISSION “ISTRATION MAKES AN! TALK ON VARIOUS PHASES NOUNCEMENT OF PRO.’ IN CONNECTION WITH PRO. POSED PROJECT | 1 i POSED ACTIVITIES j R. C, Beaty, State Director of} Judge H. H. Ta;lor, attorney! the National Youth Administra-|for the Overseas Road and Toll !term convened this morning tion, announced last night that Bridge Commission, and Judge! 9.39 o'clock, with Judge William $125,400 has been received from W. H. Burwell, tozether with J.! " ae Washington for the Florida Youth! R. Stowers, member of the com-|V- Albury presiding, County Sol Administration. These funds will) mission, met in the office of the|citor Allan B. Oleare, '., Cle k be used to carry on the Works/First National Bank yesterday to'c. sam B. Curry, De Sheriff of: | Bernard Waite, Bailiff Ray El- were! wood and Chairman CONVENES TODAY FOR JULY TERM ADDITIONAL JURYMEN ARE. SUMMONED TO COMPLETE) VENIRE; HOPKINS’ FIRST TO BE HEARD the Criminal court for July ' three months. icity and county departments, This $125,400 will provide em-| Others at the meeting ployment and training for 3500 | County Commissioner youngsters throughout the State Carl Bervaldi, | Commissioners | present. on part-time jobs. A maximum of; Wm. R. Porter and - Norberg} im noursiWurenietanauth js seace usanacn Caen G Siarver, Clerk Curry called the roll of sary in order for the young peo- | the mayor, Councilman Will Free-|18 jurors drawn from the ple to earn pay ranging from man. sf st " $7 U0OIFUO OS TheiWarks Pro-| “Now that premmiises| gram of the NYA is limited to! toward securing the bridges have ;48Y- Twelve responded. The boys and girls not in school, ages’ been made the loan of the PWA, leourt was informed by the chief 18 to 25. | $3,600,000, has Leen accepted by!deputy that the other six could Class Of Work ithe commission and an _ offer be: locaton: 12 Types of work to be continued| made for the purchase of ee eS under the new allocation are Pub-! Florida East Coast Railway right- | wieibenenis ee he lie Service Training under vari-jf-way, there gre many other} e bench then drew from the ous local and state governmenta}' Phases of the matter to be gone ; box names of eight men to make jthrough, and all of these must up the venire of 18. Those to be under city recreation departments, |COnform to the ~~!es and regula-!4n,moned are: Alfredo Barroso Recreational Facilities for ruraltions as set forth by the Public) inert Weech, Charles Tift, W. as ification’ Works Administration. interested attorneys box not wo of the long in advance just what i holes | they would fill. They were part! i i of the headquarters ormanteation| 1 set up by the late Louis McHenry | Howe, longtime No. 1 i and counsellor to Presdent Roose-| morning, Judge William V. Al: j bu: velt. ( place ane yearly 1982 | Ve Howe left his Roosevelt in AP to act as the nominee’s voice at Demtocratie headquarters in New! York. Staff Moves To New York Mr. Roosevelt, through and by actual contact, had a very, no close hand in the tonduct of the reasons, 1932 campaign and Washington! . forsees him keeping an equally 3% close touch this year. Part of the po White House staff already has! he moved to the Biltmore York, The White House group includesi in some of the old Howe organiza-! given the matter thoughtful con- tion, SELF; ACTION WILL CAUSE ‘their taxes, the city would have;NYA boys under the Florida mostly legal in nature, were dis A. Baker, John Tift. secretary; sounded in criminal squalifying himself ter of the absentee ballots, New case was anxious to have the mat-! | ter over with as soon as possible.! Some of Howe's staffers and! by disqualifying himself the sufficient revenue to operate its! POSTPONEMENT IN TRIAL ccavenger service, and other de-j OF CASE | partments as well. Acquainted With Conditions The mayor also said that was Aubrey Williams, assistant this Harry Hopkins, Works Progress | Administrator, showed that he seep iene | was well acquainted with the Key ry announced his intention of West situation by mentioning! during the}names of delinquent taxpayers the State; who he said were well able to, i _| pay. ee aire acainon | tekanen the mayor | | stated, that in other words, ac-} {cording to the attitude of | — | Py | Cy Directly after the docket to} court { ial of the case of rsus Rogelie omen County Solicitor Allan B. Cleare the| ; cited from the law three specific WPA officials who were contacted Pleted. reasons warranting a i judge dis-|in this matter, that Key West/ | aid from the government unit,' j Se : ;saying that this city will be look-| t come within the scope of ~ ed upon in the same light as all. | other communities in the state,, receiving nothing other than its; the | regular pro rata, with no special: post-| emergency funds to be set aside! andias has been the case in the past.! at the defendant in the Thompson Gives Views He further said that with the dge disqualifying himself ial of the case would be ned possible three weeks, felt th The judge said that he had; z ; West property owners erat ay at | = } Hera tion and ihads coneladed that) their taxes, stated that as he sees; even Howe himself, until his death terests of justiee and all persons a few months ago, have had one! concerned would be better served. principal idea in mind since 1932.,. At the time the matter of the That was the re-election of Presi-| absentee ballots was brought to dent Roosevelt in 1936. They the notice of the judge of the cir- have been spotted around here cuit court, the present judge of the and there in the government serv-|¢riminal court was attorney for ice, | the board of county commission- yers hence was directly interested both! it the matter of the ballots. Part Of The Game Practical politicians on sides seem never to have objected much to such a_ proeédure, egg sidering it part of the game for the “in” party to hold its election! staff as nearly as possible antact by that means, | They work without government’ mei pay. Salaries are paid from head- DETACHMENT OF NINE MEN quarters campaign fund They; don’t stand to lose by resigning ASSIGNED TO DUTY AT LOCAL BARRACKS government posts. If their party: wins the election they will get! their jobs back. If the party; loses, they wouldn’t have the jobs} anyway. 1 Leaves have been granted even in foreign fields to permit am-! army forces stationed at bassadors and others to share in) West barracks. the campaign. Ambassador W, C.! Bullitt came from Moscow andl iop M. B Newell, J. E. Wall. already is in the field. ;Gambert, D. Renia, B. Hendley, Frank Murphy, Philippine high)” Mains, L. E. Bailey, C. D. Gar commissioner, is another, but. - hee, has a Somewhat different role: in| The detachment was met on his campaign for election as gov-! arrival by an army conveyance ernor of Michigan. His leave be-| and taken to tie barracks, gins September 5 and: ends No- vember 5, after. the election, in} time for hig return to the: Philip-} pines if he is defeated. 1 Mrs. Agnes Pritchard, accom- | panied by her daughters, Mrs. W. ~ |W. Williamson, son-in-law and Arriving on the Cuba from :Tampa this morning was a de- tachment of nine men for the RETURN TO CITY ~ REGARDLESS Of who your doctor is, bring your PRESCRIPTION ‘o GARDNER’S PHARMACY Phone 177 ler daughter, Mrs. Paul Herrick 'and son, were arrivals in | West last night over the highway. Free Delivery} They had been visiting with Mrs. | Williamson in Miami. Key! In the group were: R. S. Bay- in- it, Key West is in no better fi-| ‘nancial condition today than 1 ; Was when the FERA took over; ‘operation of the city. Mr. Thomp-; (son said that with property bring-' jing in practically no revenue at this time, that many were unable | to meet this obligation. i Dr. William. R. Warren, city: thealth officer, is it! heartily ¢o-! operating with the council in an} {endeavor to reach some satisfac-} tory agreement for handling ‘the! garbage matter, stating hat he; , feels that this is one of the most ‘important problems now confront-' | ing the city authorities. | PAINT BUILDINGS i ! i | | ' | 'FINISHING TOUCHES ARE) | NOW BEING PUT ON AT OF- FICE BUILDING ' | i | Within the last two weeks the entire holdings of the Mallory; | Line in Key West have undergone} a complete transformation by the; {scientific application of a few j coats of paint. } The larger buildings have been : given their annual dressing up and} ithe office has been given aj {thorough renovation within and} leithone { | The finishing touches are being} pleasantly cool appearance and the transformation will be plete. ‘ | pected that funds Forestry Service will continue, as! well as Agriculture Extension and| 4 H Club work under County and Home Demonstration Agents. As- sistants in WP and local sewing rooms, and Nursery schools be continued. Six negro com-; munity centers will be completed.) Clerical assistance will be con- tinued for publie youth agencies sueh as YMCA, YWCA, Boy and Girl Scouts, Conimunity Libraries. State Nurses, Clinies,! and Welfare Offices. The ~ Pan-| American Library and Boat Build-| ing Projects in Miami will be com-! will} Chest, | School Aid Program for School Aid as yet, Mr. Beaty! stated. However, it is expected! that about 3700 students in high} school and colleges will be aided! with part-time jobs during the’ coming school year. About 2700, high school students will be al-! lowed to earn $6.00 per month! which provides carfare, lunches, Norberg Thompson, member of »°0ks, and other essentials. These: —Mor the Board of Public Workers, im/J0bs will be planned and super-!on principal highways of Florida \referring to the matter of Key] vised by local school officials. As | will be eliminated within twelve paying | 800n as funds are available, quotas: months, and about 50 others will will be allocated to counties. that time principals and county superintendents will be able tal take applications for this aid. H Under the College Aid Program,! twelve percent of the student bodies, based on last year’s en-i rollment, in all non-profit -colleges! of the State, are eligible for aid) in the form. of partctime jobs; averaging $15,00 per,month. It! is expected that the NYA will aid! nearly 1000, needy college students, during the. coming. year. Appli-j At: !eations are made direct to the in- on the projects. stitution which the student wishes |to attend. Selections are made by; eliminated the college authorities basis of need and ability good college work. Mr. Beaty stated the, do} on to that in-| lereased emphasis will be placed'a few cases the crossings are be-| { IN MALLORY YARD 27.77%" of occupational informa-! highway. i on vocational guidance and di: tion for young people. It is ex-} will be al-| located for Junior Placement; services in connection with exist-j ing employment agencies, SAILS TODAY Tender Ivy, of the lighthouse: department sailed this morning 6 o’clock for Alligator Reef light} where repairs and changes to the; structure are to be made. f Finishing there the tender will go to Sombrera Reef and Amer-} ican Shoals light where similar | daughter, Mr. and Mrs S. W. New-; put on the interior of the office! changes will be made by the work- hovah’s Witnesses. Han and son, Kenneth, and anoth-| which presents an attractive and, ing party, consisting of Wilbur! Johnson, blacksmith; Willis! carpenter. !the acomplishment of these, eussed at the mecting yesterday | and satisfactory solutions decided trial was that of Willard Hop- upon. There are others, how- kins, with two charges. The first ever, which may not be concluded | was driving an automobile under at this time, it is pointed out andthe inf‘uence of liquor and the it was to smooth the way for.second was assault and bettery. when | Pleas of guilty were made ot both the time arives, that the meeting ! charges. was held. | The county solicitor exp : : jthat the charge of assault an: ELECTRIC DANGER battery grew out of the first ‘charge and asked that on the sec- SIGNALS: PLANNED |= spenses sentence” FOR MANY ROADS}: to say before sentence First of the cases called for ned ond offense the prisoner be given a suspended sentence. imposed the prisoner asked that |the court be merciful to him a: jhe had a wife and four children j qualifying himself, but expressed] annot expect any further special] No funds have been allotted’ 9vER TWENTY GRADE CROSS.-!to support. Howe , the belief that Judge Albury did To this the court replied that he would suspend ‘sentence on the charge of assault and on th charge of driving an automobile while under the influence of liquor, he would impose a fine of $50 and costs or 60 days in jail. The next case called was that of O. W. Kemp} charged with dis- play of a firearm, to wit: a shot- {gun, in a threatening manner. |This in connection with ordering |plant board employes from his property. j_ Asked if he had an attorney Kemp replied that T. S. Caro his attorney but he was out jtown. The judge advis-d {Kemp that Mr. Caro knew this case Was coming up for trial this week and had so been informed i by the judge. {| He then said that he would al- {low the defendant until 9:30 jo’clock tomorrow morning to get ‘an attorney. That the court was to be conducted in a business |menner and no unnecessar, de- lays in the conduct of matters be- fore the court world be coun- tenanced. Sessions would begin lat 9:30 o’clock in the morning, be continued until the noon recess. resume business ai 2 o'clock and continue until 5 o’clock in the ing eliminated by relocating the,afternoon and later if necessary. The accused advised the court All of the overhead crossings|that if he could not be allowed and viaducts will be at least 24;any longer time than tomorrow feet wide, of concrete and steel| morning to secure an attorney, construction. Contractors are|he might “just as well be tried being allowed a maximum of 300 | today.” days on each job. i He was arrai.ned end entered a plea of not gu%‘ty, declaring in jan emphatic manner that he had inot had a shotgurj in his hands ithe past 10 yeors. ! The panel was called and after | Charles Albury, John Bright and | Hilary Crusoe "ad been question- ON S. S. CUBA ‘ed and excused the following jury Funeral serviees for Mrs. Net-' was accepted to try the issue: tie Elbertson, who died last Thurs-| Harvey Brost, Leonard Guerra, day in Tampa, will be held 5) Harry Baker, Aaron Kemp, Sid- o'clock this afternoon from the/ney Thompson and J. Roland chapel of Lopez Funeral Home.) Adams. They will be conducted by mem-| Immediately afterward, taking bers of the congregation of Je-'cf testimony was started and con- The body arrived this mictnna Ceseoeoumes pacer a from Tampa accompanied by @ithe several witnesses and it was INGS ON PRINCIPAL HIGH-; WAYS OF FLORIDA TO oe ELIMINATED ’ (Ry Ausoeimed Prexs) TALLAHASSEE, Fla., July 20. than 20 grade crossings be marked with modern electric danger s:gnals. In all section’ of the state men are at work on viaducts, overhead passes, and road relocation pro- jects, under a $2,827,883 federal allocation to the state road de- partment. Of 20 grade crossing’ projects now under contract one has been completed, while several ‘others are nearly finished. Six ‘addition- ul projects are to be started soon. : About 750 men are employed Mr. wa of Mr. Fifteen of the 20 projects exisiting _ crossings, | white five replace present over- head bridges, i Some of the projects eliminate two crossings rather than one. In Key; with the addition of congoleumj Brady, blacksmith helper; Williamjson, C. S. Elbertson and two announced that attorneys would floor covering, soon té be placed,| Vassie, machinist. Leroy Sawyer, daughters, Mrs. William Combs of stert arguments before the jury com-} boatbuilder; Harold Thompson,} Stockville, Texas, and Mrs. Ernest; at the conclusion of the recess at H. Smith, of Tampa. 2 o'clock. CASE he jly18-20 i HOT WEATHER MEALS CALL FOR COOLING DRINKS--MY! HOW GOOD A BOTTLE OF DAILY DOUBLE BEER TASTES AT MEALTIME- ON SALE ‘CRIMINAL COURT | Wishful-Thinking Politicians Persist In Tallyig.Chickens Even Before Eggs Are Laid ed Te ee CITIZEN ADV. Busy Informing Public RECGVERS BIRD 4 - Whe Will Be Winners In One hour after The Citi- Election zen was off the press Satur- day, or 4:30 o'clock, Jose Red- riguez appeared at che of- fice and delivered the Bugle By BYRON PRICE bird for which a Fhe tanecser-@ a Chiel of Barren. r Long before the aotice-wide Brinkley, of the Yacht Doc- tor Brinkley 11 Ingtructions received yes- terday by long distance phone and radiogram indica- tions of the anxiety of the Brinkley f che loss of the at campaign gets well ander way. the Progmesticaters are busy 2for= ing the public whe will win * are possible to read daily that Char man Wheis has sascusced be glorices and overwhelming The bird is to be securely caged and sent by air-mail ex press to che doctor on board the yacht which is en route to New York. It will be sem out by plane tomorrow after- neon. Y hake hehe detected NEW CROP OF BABY TURTLE ==: AT AQUARIUM, ABOUT SEVENTY HAVE BE=N umph of bis candidme. cr that Semater Whatsit bes conducted s survey and finds bis state safe for the ticket beyeed the preed- venture of 2 doubt Some political managers eves are hauling out the adding =o chimes, and coumting with de the checkems from eg ¢: ADDED TC COLLECTION; ATTRACT ATTENTION OF MANY VISITORS About 70 baby turtle week od have been hast add=d t collection of Key Wes tracting the visitors. They Knowles he Long Beach, } peci were them emerginz newly-t to the er Mr. Knowle and brought then last Seturday ar the center poo where the Within a brief t ticed that t ished and the disco t they the wire sie Ed. M cured ar let - baby as this kind treedom. fountain were esear in overf! ripe from whic ad beer. rem: imme. aw sever swimmin= as rapidly a dozen escap t wes said —= TO BE EXAMINED All All schoo! Comd:ticoms Prevear Fereceas: the clinic the campmg= of 336 from 8 ing of the city hall, coun day, July 20, 1936 for the purpose of grantin mits to moval districts Any interested truck operator are ent for proposa By order of the city counci WALLACE PINDEE City Clerk Mon chamber per for re- operators garbage by f Key Weat owner - h and ROW MORNENC ectt ‘ese - FRUITS and VECETASLES Large Varwety CITY CURB MARKET 4 Sememtee Saree E VWILLATE. Mee EVERYWHERE uested te onsideration of