The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 11, 1936, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service. For 56 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LVII. No. 217. BIDS CAL 4 Resettlement Administration Adopts New Style In Picturing Conditions Oeyeniention Is Criticized HUGE TELESCOPE For Faking Photographs; T0 SEARCH FOR DISTANT STARS To Magnify Drought Situation NEW OBSERVATORY; TO COST By PRESTON GROVER (By Associated Presx) WASHINGTON, Sept. questioned 11.—It) NOW AN COURSE. .OF,CON- that) STRUCTION can scarcely be the resettlement = administra-/ tion has set a new style in gov- of which, the controversial picture of the (By Associated Press) ernment photography, ; Work is proceeding steadily on the steer skull and dried water hole’ pew $6,000,000 Palomar observa- was a sample. | cory, which astronomers predict th f Dakota editors criticized | ‘©’ will be the world’s greatest for at resettlement administration °F | least half a century. “faking” photographs to make the; An 18-inch telescope already s been installed, and with it Dr. thus perhaps to further sentiment Fritz Zwicky is searching for an jstudying super novae, giant ex- a’ Ploding stars. These stars, he be- one Jieves, may help solve the mystery for: of the origin of cosmic rays. More than $1,000,000 of fed- eral, state and county funds is be- dreught seem more horrible and... for resettlement operations. The editors protested that photographer had used but steer skull, moving it about The resettle-! ration explained‘ that one picture was taken of the! tae i Bleached skulliinialdried mudihole:| eee eee ee Then the skull was moved “about ‘lated Palomar site, 50 miles ten feet” and photogranhed in.the north of here. Observatory ma- foreground of a parched grass chinery parts weighing 40 to 60 Plain, ice noes {tons must be moved to the 5,600- ictures are In fast te . . Government photographs on s0-|*°07 Heh mountain top. ciological questions in years pas Village Under Construction have been rare. Rather they have} Forty men are constructing a tended largely to demonstrate Power house and machnie shop at conditions such as need of forest: Me site, where a water supply sys- fire protection, or merely to record’ tem and several buildings already progress on government projects, have been completed. such as dams and fire lookout! Technicians are grinding and towers. | polishing the 200-inch mirror at The forest service, for example,| the California Institute of Tech- will supply on request photo-| ology in Pasadena. They will re- graphs illustrating the effect of move four tons of glass from the; good and bad range management,| 20-ton disc in the process. good and bad game management, Homes for the astronomers, who and good and bad forest manage-! Will come from the institute and ment. Rarely is the next step the Carnegie Institution’s Mount taken of showing a hungry farm’ Wi'son observatory staff, are be- family impoverished by burning of ing built among large trees to pre- surrounding timber and grazing, vent their lights from interfering upon which they had depended, *, With observations, It was the resettlement admin Trees To Block Dust istration that took that step. The! Because dust also is a hindrance photograph of the bleached skull to night “seeing,” several hundred was only one of a host of pictures, additional pine trees are being taken. A casual glance through’ Planted on the 720-acre site, to- administration files open to news-i ther with grass, flowers and paper writers seeking illustrative; Shtubs. : matter will bring out photographs! ‘Capt. Clyde, S, McDowell, sup- of “fruit tramp” families, those ¢Tvising engineer,;says the first wandering groups who follow the! Steel for &. 200-inch_, telescope fruit harvest up and down the! frameworl@will be . shipped from country, often in dilapidated cars, L0s Angeles in September. All children barefoot and rarely inj the equipment except the big school. | mirror itself. he says, will be ready Again may be found a pictare| by the summer of 1938. The mir- of a Mexican who, the caption ‘Or may be ready a year later. says, gives his age as 45 but looks} A one-tenth scale steel model 70. He has been “burnt out” by! f the telescope, built in the in- arduous picking of peas on the) Strument shop of the institute, is SAN DIEGO, Calif., Sept. 11.— ' piece-work schedule. | All Propaganda The resettlement administration! makes no bones about the fact} that the pictures are effective! propaganda. But then the forest! service never distributed a photo-! graph of a raging fire in the tim-} nearly ready for rigorous tests for flerure and torsion. The telescope tube will be nearly 20 feet in di- ameter and 60 feet long. Perfection Demanded Total weight of the moving parts will be about 425 tons, esti- mates Dr. George E. Hale, head ber without recognizing its value'of the new observatory, and per- (TELEPHONE CO. | FINISHES MANY IMPROVEMENTS OVER EIGHTY THOUSAND POUNDS OF CABLE REMOV- | ED AND REPLACED IN CON. | NECTION WITH WORK | | One of the largest and most SIX MILLION,.DOLLARS Is Comprehensive repair and replace-| iment programs which has been ‘carried on in Key West by a priv- late corporation in many years | was completed yesterday by work- jmen of the Southern Bell Tele- !phone and Telegraph company. i The program was started April il and was carried on throughout | the intervening period until Sep- ‘tember 10, at an approximate ex- !penditure of $55,000, in pay and materials, the material being ‘mostly cable. Upwards of 80,000 pounds of cable were removed and replaced, practically all of which was aerial ;work. Between 30 and 35 miles ,of open wire were also replaced land 280 new terminal boxes in- stalled, {. Additional poles to the number ‘of 50 were placed, these added to 263 replaced last year, make a to- ‘tal of 313 new poles or about half ithe total number owned by the company in Key West. About 80 percent of the poles are creosoted. | T. H. Pittman, manager’ ofthe, Hlocal office of the company and by | | whom this information was given The Citizen, said that altogether {the material removed weighed ‘about 51 tons, Some of this was taken in trucks of the company | j over the highway, some remains to \be transported in this manner and jabout 40 tons will be carried {noth on a ship of the Clyde-Mal- ‘lory Lines. {| E. C, Wilkins, construction ! foreman of the company, brought ‘with him a crew of several men, said Mr. Pittman, but five Key i A : | Westers, who were paid approxi- ‘mately $1600 during the period, | were added to the working force |by Mr. Wilkins. It is estimated | that about $4000 was the amount | spent by the forces while the work j was being carried on, j_ The working crew left over the highway this morning for Miami, ' } ins, left yesterday on the after- j noon plane. PLANS COMPLETED FOR SCHOOL HOUSES RESIDENTS OF KEYS TO BE CONSTRUCTED | Announcement was received to- day that architects ef the Works Progress Administration have com- ' pleted plans for the construction of two concrete school houses, one jat Upper Matecumbe and one at Tavernier. As specified in previous articles janent these structures, they will and Construction Foreman Wilk-} |CONCRETE " BUILDINGS FOR| Che Key Uh al Citizen KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1936. KEY WEST TO BE GIVEN PUBLICITY IN RADIO HOOKUP ‘West Palm Beach is plan- ning a radio broadcast during which 15 minutes will be de- yoted te Key West and its at- tractions. This information was contained in a letter re- ceived by the former secre- tary of the chamber of com- merce today, Sponsors of the West Palm Beach station ask, that they be furnished facts and figures to be used in the broadcast and that the infor- mation stress the features which are chiefly used in Key West's advertising cam- paigns. The Citizen was told that the required informati:a will be furnished throuvh chan-els which are now beiay u-sd to secure the data and informa- tion asked for and which will be compiled in a manner ready for presentation to the public. PARK MATTER TO HAVE NO EFFECT 1 i | ATTORNEY GENERAL CARY D. LANDIS WRITES COUNTY ATTORNEY ARTHUR GOMEZ ON SUBJECT | | Creation of the Everglades Na- tional Park in which would be en- compassed a great deal of the land in Monroe county will have no ef- fect on the gas tax allocations to |the county, is the opinion of At- ‘torney General Cary D. Landis. On September 7 County Attor- torney general relative to this mat- ter, excerpts from the letter, through the courtesy of Attorney Gomez, were published in The Citi- zen on Tuesday. Yesterday a letter was received in which the attorny general writes: “I wish to call your atten- tion’ to Section B, Chapter 15659, which reads as follows: “«The proceeds of one cent of the said Second Gas Tax shall be japportioned to the credit of the j Several counties on the basis of ‘say, the apportionment shall be to the area of the county shall bear to the area of all the counties.’ ; _ “Iam elearly of the opinion that jthe mere fact that a National Park is established in your county will not affect or reduce in any way the amount of gasoline tax to be allocated to Monroe county. | ON GASOLINE TAX! ney Arthur Gomez wrote the at-! jarea of gaid counties, that is to) ‘the county in the proportion that! In} KEY WEST LIGHT OPERA COMPANY WILL BE FORMED TO PRESENT PLAYS WITHIN NEXT FEW MONTHS UNDER DIRECTION OF FEDERAL MUSIC PROJECT | | | Another of the rollicking and laugh-prodneing light operas of jthe Gilbert and Sullivan folio is to be presented within the next few {months in Key West under the di- rection of the Federal Music Pro- ject, George Mills White, district {supervisor, announced today. ! An organization meeting of the | company will be held next Monday ‘night, 8 o’clock, in the Oversea {Hotel. The light opera will be S. Pinafore,” which, with the “Pirates of Penzance,” comes londgy the head of the leading ef- | forts of those two great contribu- i tors to opera, | The phonographic reproductions of the production will te played {to acquaint those interested per- {sons with the lyric beauty and the jcomic-dramatic situation. will be made up entirely of local persons and in order that the pre- sentation may be local in every re- spect he is attempting to get per- mission from the state office of: ithe Music Project to have the re- yeeipts of the first night’s-perform- lance turnd over in their entirety to the local public welfare fund. The group comprising the cast and others essential to a produc- jtion of this kind, including prop- jerties manager, business manager, stage manager, will be known as }the Key West Light Opera Com- pany, it was, said, and during the ‘season probably will present sev- feral operettas and comedies. A {| popular musical comedy also is in- cluded in the program for the next} jfew months. All persons who enjoy singing jand taking part in this kind of wholesome activity are invited to attend Friday night’s meeting. Be- |sides the singers, many others are needed in a company of this kind |to handle business and stage de- tails. PROF. DUNCAN ‘ANNOUNCES MEETING OF FACULTY TO BE HELD TO- MORROW MORNING } | : leipal of Division Street and Harris {Grammar Schools, and Mrs. Dun- rean, who were absent from the {eity since last June, returned this j week. The cast, Director White said, | Professor W. C. Duncan, prin-| Commence B00" First Operations Will Be “TOBEDSCUSE) Construction Of 3 Units MATTER WILL BE TAKEN UP ODDO OOD OLS o.. Gai incited bs AT MEETING TO BE HELD THIS EVENING AT COUNTY —- a. Project Wa Be Takes i — Care Of ie Plezs To Be | COURT HOUSE a Mace ee of ; i al Tonight 8 o'clock in the coun-! ty court house there will be held a meeting for the purpose of dis- cussing the reestablishment of a chember of commerce, and it is earnestly desired that as many per- sons as possible who are interest- | ‘ed in the movement be present. Those who are fostering the idea are confident that the time r | L (Cais ter meds far She oot seecttes of Geese wp = ee betiee oe &¢ Ge Oversees Eoeed ocd Tall i E Bit i 1 t l¥ 1 fy fi f | i | Bagge Decuc eee see 5 ; Guerre. ade ite 6 SB Beret has arrived when this organiza- Giseen, Se ition should again become an ac- - r Geere and Goo gcse menege eet coe isteps toward progress of Key West, and if organized at this eens time it is believed, the chamber Etects ae time It in beloved, the chee IIIT | Cuma = . as A. Sad C == the bridges are finished. . [oe to the fact that there were; the Overseas Rome ame Tot a number of meetings and enter-; Besage Descoc C merce tainments last week when the first . pe a ape penon ON PUBLICTY = =— = = — di f thi: k and call thi — jay of this week and call the meet- ——— . ji "i 1@ ocleck = Owe & ing directly after that of the WOULD LOCAL REPUB = Young Democratic Club, which asad will be called at 7 o'clock. | LICANS SUPPORT 8S005E- " ry Every citizen who is really in-! very gy oRDGR TO MAKE ~eae wa terested in the future-of Key West‘ qpeeed 2 2 chet VOTE 100% STRONC jed chamber of commerce with an; nae eee active membership will prove a strucher f apprenumate!s factor in the progress of the city, is invited to be present tonight. recently came te Key West for a bead : visit with members of the family _ i . | and old friends, is satisfied Me has “Seed Geaiges beowe = the greatest publicity scheme for Chamme! Number 2 bridge GOLF COURSEIS «=, : vised. i NOW D |] want to tals publicity of Key Sradige West to you,” he said to The C& Contract B calls for the zen before leaving for Miami y= DIRECTOR RECK SAYS vane **4 be oe out successfully * guately 14,564 feet of com- ‘the proper efforts are put forth NOT FAR DISTANT WHEN There are only 2 handful plete bridge deck == the IT WILL BECOME NECES- Republicans in Key West. and whet existing railroad bridges if these could be won over te vet {for Roosevelt and put Key Wet Toms Harber Sumber 3 ‘on recard as going 100 percent Time is not far distant when it the Democratic candidate,” tenunce of the Key West Munici- “Now I dont mean to convey | pal Golf Course with WPA funds, |the idea that this could be done if «|| CO™Orect C calls for the Director Herbert F-R.- Reck told|the voters enteftain thoughts of comstructien of the readwey Tl iti: 4 | political at . ‘he Citizen today. | pol parties or factions, bu tiie a = cmerme: ace & MM Dee ee j tive participating body im the — running organization with repre- bes ore be aed to postpone the matter until Fri- 1936. wher Ghee es whee ;and believes that a well organiz-| Joe Whalton, of Miami =be 6.156 Emeal feet of complete {Key West that has ewer beer d= gad Cheneed Sumber iterday, “and I beliewe the dea C™SQructon of =appre=- @ grand thing it would u . SARY TO CEASE SUPPORT | be won cecr to wor, Known as Long Key Bridge, will be necessary to cease main- Whalton said. | “There is no desire on our part | think only of Roosevelt, regardless premapenligerase eke 2 Diem et ema y and | beheve whch are appremmmate!y 10 ese funds are almost exfisusted” | West will receive nation : and he cannot think of any ajian-' al publicity which wil! eventually , == 910 miles m@ length. | ner in which funds can be secured prove the grestest ever achiewed along the exiting roadway from the WPA for this mainten- by 2 city.” ance. { H Even though beautification plens now before officials in Jacksex-/ ville are approved and funds ap-} | propriated for the projects main-} jtenance of this sort is not includ- ‘ed and to the best of the director's ' other words, the tax is allocated ; {because of the area, regardless of j D \title, ownership or use of the; jland.” During their absence Professor! knowledge, cannot be so used. yancan received the degree of master of arts in education from | maintain their own links, said Mr. the University Gainesville. ers reside during the season con- On the return trip Professor tribute to the upkeep of the links. and Mrs, Duncan visited a number} He did not offer this as 2 means of Florida at/ Reck, and other hotels where golf- jot places ft ste EB yas of securing funds to be used with guests at other funds to maintain the course, Some hotels throughout the state MATTERS PERTAINING TO ax | TENTATIVE BUDGET To BE DISCUSSED AT SESSION Matters in comnection with the tentative budget of the county wil! project wi be et comtrect et 2 iater date more tne S607 OO wl b {be of such type of construction as{ to warrant their being used as) | storm shelters during disturbances | Mss CH stanton ot Past Sand | bet just as a matter of informa-'be discussed this evening at 2 ce avaiable fer comstrectier | ivi le. e Stantons to | tion. 1 cessed meeting of the county -om The difference represents the,and auxiliary apparatus, — such as that which visited the} Rev. and Mrs: J..A. | Cai n-| Pay a visit to their Key West ed | However, the fact remains that | seiasiones te be held at 6 o'clock pupees f Gap Ges a jump between federal conservation| The telescope will be suited for|Keys last year in September andinounce the arrrival of an eight-| during November. lit will within a short time be u of natural resources and federaljmany kinds of work, he says, but| destroyed many lives and much| pound boy borniat the home at| Curtis Stanton, Jr., son‘of the to the city to i activity in social and economic) probably its chief use will be for} pro, F 1113 Olivia street, =»; 05°» Stantons, who was graduated from means for questions which some factions)the study of faint extra-galaelic| The schools will cost approxi-|. The baby has: been given~ the|Key West High School in 1985-and tenance of contend should be left to the|nebulae and the spectroscopic in-! mately $36,000 and will be of con-| name of Richard ‘Young. went to the University of Florida) Reck gave states. Thus arises the con-|vestigation, with the brightest dis-' crete reinforced with steel, and are|_ Mrs. Cain was formerly Miss|last term, will leave Wednesday ‘an intimation troversy. persion, ofthe brighter stars of!of the same type as a number of | Mary Trout. to resume his studies as a sopho- happen. our own galaxy. other dwellings which have been ——_——_—— jalready constructed on the Keys. RETURNS TO JAIL H = AUBURN, N. ¥.—A man cmtte pipes? plained to Judge Davis of this city} BLOCKOW, Mo.—George Hob-| wasn’t jthat his wife poured a pan of wa-|son of this city claims to be able} man {tin in his face every night to atop jte tell the exact weight of a hog] ji him from snoling. just by hearing it squeal. in stirring public sentiment to, fection is demanded in the bear- greater protective efforts. lings, driving mechanism, controls | ae, Just In—Full Line of SCHOOL SUPPLIES Also. New Shipment of THERMOS BOTTLES And Thermos Parts KEY WEST DRUG CO. _ WOULD PREVENT SNORING j | lls Ni it