The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 14, 1937, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service. . For 56 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West LIES SR SR AE RATE, SR ETOP OSES ABO NES AMOESS Fc Oa Eig DAREN, 2S SERS AE OCT VOLUME LVIII. No. 12. Traffic Manager Of Motor Lines Clarifies Matters Dealing With _. Bus Transportation Service T. B. Osteen Heard At: | Meeting Helé‘Last Night; REFUTES STATEMENT MADE RELATIVE TO OPERATIONS; OUTLINES MANY DIFFI- CULTIES ENCOUNTERED; CITES FACILI- TIES IN CONNECTION WITH SYSTEM i} j fer the position of probation of- ISAM GOLDSMITH | HEARD IN TALK AT ROTARY MEET TAKES NEGATIVE SIDE OF PROPOSAL TO CONSOLI- DATE CITY AND COUNTY; OTHER MATTERS HEARD County Board. Plansys'20 <<": To Transfer: Funds:: | {neither visiting Rotarians,, nor iiivited guests present. ‘President John C. Gekeler, D. ithe club the sad tidings of | automobile accident ‘resulting in s'the death of Mrs. Conrad Van > $12,- Hyning, and the serious injury of to the Mr. Van Hyning, commissioner of ithe Florida Welfare Board. Application of Carlyle Roberts) tional Bank as of January 11, wa: |read, showing collections 0° 768.54 and disbursements {7 ficer for Monroe county was read | following funds: T. B. Osteen, traffic manager lines outside of the state and thus : ‘ | Genera! Revenue, $723.75; Fine! On motion by Sebastian Ca- cf the Florida Motor Lines last|*#@ sphere of the company was jlast night at the regular meeting and Forfeiture, $646.40; Outstand-, brera seconded by W. Curry much broader than believed bYjo¢ the hoard ef county commis. iN& Indebtedness, $3,447.51; Spe-, Harris, the president appointed $861.87; Road Sebastian Cabrera, Jerry Trevor General School‘ and W. Curry Harris as a commit- Fund, $2,154.69; Special School tee to send a telegram and draft % . . Bond and Interest, “$1,143.56; resolutions.expressing to Mr. Van of the lines into Key West which ‘i “fae ; : bal 5 tal the borad, a for-| Special School Tax District No, 1,, Hyning the Club’s. sympathy for ers, members of city council and) was started several years ago and|” °f pata maa CATE Be cea tech apne of ties: went. into specific details as to| warded to Tallahassee for 0 Questions of a payroll came up,‘ casioned by the death of Mrs. Van and Clerk Sawyer said that with Hyning. the diffieulties encountered and! firmation. | . On motion of Jerry are still being met, but which will j the, transfer.of Sunde tram wewan Page al {he is convinced, he ‘licatnnted Present at this second regular} debtedness Fund made, an ap-, numerously seconded, the _presi- | preciable roll qpuld be dis- v y i when’ the dridget are. constructed p pay! , dent was empowered to appoint : ibe ce jae: : aca +5 committee to act in conjunction and a straight run from Jackson-| man Carl Bervaldi, Comissioners | On vote it was decided to send with Senator Arthur Gomez and The traffic manager opened his! 1. through scenes of beauty! ja telegram to Comptroller J. M.! Jerry Trevor in formulating the Braxtea B. Warren and Cleveland | Lee “requesting arthority to -tratts-} Proposed City and County charter Niles; ,Ctovk Ress: C. |fer $7,990 from the indebtedness | to be submitted to a referendum |fund as follows: to General Rev-' vote of the electorate of Monroe Chief Deputy Sherfif Bernard| enue, $4,800; Fine and Forfei-: County. ture, $2,150; Ferry Fund, $1,-| gq i oe Waite, Attorney Arthur meee ca * sd fo SamcGaldemith, | presented he 4 " i negative side of the above ad a group,of interested citisens.| _ Sheriff's Report Filed ition as follows: | Semi-annual report of Sheriff} Deputy Sheriff’s bond of Raul’ K. 0. Thompson was filed showing ‘cuss a subject about which we ceipts of $3141.67; heard a great deal last week, of ap ex) 2,109.78; net, $1,001.89.| approving argument. Today, I jcial Advertising, | Fund, $646.40; right in che county court house!those unacquainted with held the attention of members of | tions. | He then took up the operation| tion was given unanimous approv- the beard of county commission-;) condi- ;Sioners and on motion his app! _ @ group of interested citizens for almost two hours while he deliver- ed an interesting tive ¢alk on transportation. | meeting of the month were: Chair- > ow @alightenthg Sdarets “by” announe- ‘hchwhiment, can be © made; ing that the statemet attributed) direct to Key West. Gives Reasons by W. M. Egan to an official of} 7. said that at this time the the lines to the effect that bet-lines were not making any money! jand one of the reasons for this! ter service by bus would be given j, that it is necessary to have hea the Flori n i ‘three buses on the run of approxi-} elie erties we?’ mately 154 miles between Key}A. Carbonell of $1,000 was read| gross re’ forced to give it, was untrue. No, West and Miami. One of these! and approved. |penses, $: Report on organization of the! Resolutions were read outlining ‘<ho] attempt to give you the oth- baits ae. edn debe ‘etndanilt buses run from Key West to No; {Name Key, another on the run,County Board of Public Instruc-) the proposed purchase by the j ey side of the question from the en-| county of certain issues of bonds, | negative standpoint; the question from Hog Key to Grassy and an- j tion was presented by Superint: other from Miami to Matecumbe. ; dent Melvin E. Russel) shwing the | using surplus money from the al-j,t hand being the advisability of Sawyer, the ques. such statement, he said. Miami in order to get to Ke; : n Mr. Pierce proval. tive side admits that they have a y : y West last night, for the sole ur-|O? these three short runs over the | was elected chairman of the board.| A notice to th’s effect was or-j difficult task to perform because 2 d |distance between Miami and Key The report was properly attested} dered published in The Key West it is like fighting in the dark, Un- pose of clarifying: some of the) West, were accountable for there jand signed. Citizen and another in the Finan-/¢i) the proposed charter is fram- misunderstandings regarding the; being no appreciable revenue. | Collector’s Report Read | cial Journal of New York. In both} ed, nothing definite can be argued. operation of the bus system, and! However, said Mr. Osteen, with} Tex Collector Frank I. Ladd’s| notices the dates of the bond is-{But when we know both sides of had not had the time to prepare a jhe coming otithe ialgen-aae the apart of deposits in the First Na-!:ues will be specified. a question it is much easier to de- ; . greatly increased travel to Key cide which is right and which speech but believed he was in @/ Wost which wil be the natural re-| Seen position to clear up anything | sult, the Florida Motor Lines will) “t) know that 1 have an illus- which had created a misconcep- | be amply repaid for their efforts | trious pponent in Sena- tion of the operation of the lines’}to give the best service possible | tor Gothex’. .he has made a thor- faci‘ities. at this time and the excellent and | Lough study of the subject. And Gubihada Gisctews up to the minute service which | |} wish, jt" understood. that what 1 —— ¥' can and will be given at that time. [ have to’ say is conveyed with the At this period Mr. Osteen took Optimistic Outlook t lidéa of“éighttnment and is not up the matter of the lines from{ Att #his point the speaker said} a: plea for the rejection of the the time of organtkation to the|that he was convinced thére wad, measure, regardless of how I may interesting | My eS te one som onan of vere eee Company pre-| feel. But let me _ repeat. . .too “ A ys ig to e franchise school bonds was discussed at the; va‘l. | mueh information about a sub picture of the operation and de- tor operations into Key West, but meeting of the board of county! For the first 10 years three per-, ject is not possible, velopment of the system which he|the Florida Motor Lines had not commissioners last night and thejcent, next 10 years four per nt! “My friends, the consolidation lance and operation of the buses! Johnson as members. Commissioners Favor Refunding Of Bond would t present and drew an said operated within ane bound-|the slightest intention of giving matter was given the approval of|and the last 10-year period, fivelof the city and county govern- a - of the state exclusively, but} way and was looking forward to/the board. |percent. All of the bonds are six, ments has not the rosy future made connections with railroad (Continyed on Page Four) Melvin E. Russe’l, superinten-| percent interest bearing . ‘that Senator Gomez so beauti- | Following the reading of reso-; fully described to you last week dent of public instruction, addr was unan-; I beg you to reicember that econo- ed the board and gave a brief but} lutions the proposal |suceinct outline of the proposal] imously approved. ‘my in a few matters may be great- of the R. E, Crummer Company} Chairman Carl Bervaldi said! ty offset by the loss of greater ito undertake the refunding of the | that the refunding of sehool bonds’ revenue through other sources and | issues. {will eliminate all taxes on home- is therefore false economy. Because Following Mr. Russell's talk!steads assessed at less than $5,-,a thing appears desirable from 2 rese‘utions. covering the proposi-| 000. distance does not mean that upon ‘tion, were read, showing that the! When final approval is given to, closer inspection the object is of $ same interest rates on the refund-|the plan and the details are work-!so much value for the view may led bonds as those on the county/ed out the taxes now assessed for| be altogether changed. a ause eat § rere recently refunded by the! school bonds will not be necessary.| “1. I am opposed to the con i ie See 2 abe olidation of the city and county ¢: under one depart- the organic law which is drawn by an expert jon municipal law; Otherwise the future litigation over conflict of interminable. Lieutenant Wm. Klaus, officery Examination ‘of the tank shows in charge of the naval station and) that’ the structure, which is of other navy department property) on Key West, told The Citizen] | management of local affairs were designed by the earliest students jof government under our English investigate the accident at the re-|structure. Just where the weak-} mote control station yesterday, ness was will probably be deter- e said that Com-| ae | The lieutenant said tha mined following the investigation. Steamship Ozark, of the Clyde- for the projects at the naval sta- mander J. H. Alexis of the Wa. Mallory Lines, is due tomorrow | tion. | system, and has proven to be Charleston Navy Yard, and Lieu- d Nickerson, who was fore-| oss: and Jacksonville, en| Fruit transporting ship Mira-|wise throughout the ages since aside flores, of the Standard Fruit and| then, and I cannot throw tenant A. K. Morehouse from}man in charge of the work which ithe aceumulated wisdom because Opa-Locka, will arrive tomorrow was being carried on, was ap- isan icone ae morning to begin the investiga- proaching the tank preparatory to} steamship Brazos, of the ceniete ship Pi ys ae itye tore tion into the causes which led up|mounting the ladder and look); is ‘ tee ce rive Saturday from Philadelphia: Key West. Just imagine—all the to the death of Joshua Smith andjover the work when he saw the linen due to arrive from New) or fuel oil at the Porter Dock) British Parliament—our Congress | York, Saturday night or Sunday| company and from here will pro-| and i caidataeieudcall of ous Charles L. Russell and injury to toppling receptacle and speedily | Charles Baker. rushed to safety. morning with a shipment of steel! ceed to Frontera, Mexico, (Continued on Page Four) route to New Orleans. }D.j ealled ‘the club to order with, e rituai'salute to the flag and or a in a r singing of “America.” H |B. Curry Moreno announced to a D Key West. oc. | Trevor, “I am called upon today to d's-| ‘The speaker then said that he} Drivers, repairs and numbers of election of Clarence H. Pierce,/ location of state gasoline taxes.!the consolidation of our city and| i What is probably the last step had made a rapid departure from | other necessary items in mainten-}Allan B. Cleare, Sr., and Ralp K.|and were given unanimous ap- county governments. The nega- jafter 10 o'clock, tin negotiations between Monroe from said taxes, | The chemical engine from No./county and the Florida East steel, gave way near the apex e e sear " F i 4 | powers wi e vestigation had been appointed to| bringing with it some parts of the | “2. City governments for the of a little political expediency in’ | Morucar vic, (WR. VRNPHYNING WELAGOWNEt RECOVERING FROM SIONER AND FAMILY were! ACCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN AUTOMOBILE CRASHED INTO PASSENGER BUS FEW MILES SOUTH OF JACKSONVILLE; MRS. VAN HYNING DIED FROM CONCUSSION OF BRAIN t t | RECENT VISITORS TO ae WEST | Mrs. Conrad Van Hyn‘ng, no- tice of whose death is printed in another column of this issue, was well known to a number of friends in Key West, who were shocked : ‘and grieved to learn of the ace: “JACKSONVILLE, Jan. 14.—State Welfare Commis- dent and her passing. Bis « Mr. Van Hyning, state welfare | Sioner‘Conrad Van Hyning was reported recovering today commissioner, Mrs. Van Hyning! from injuries received in a highway accident yesterday which cost the life of Mrs. Van Hyning. and the children, Jean, Pat and} The commissioner is euffering from head and chest ; Conrad, Jr., were recent visitors in| They arrived Decem-} | injuries During their stay the children . formed a number of delightful as- Mrs. Van Hyning died late yesterday of brain com- | sociations and their parents be-j cussion. ‘came acquainted with a wide cir-j The..couple i to Jack ile fi Mi- cle of admiring friends. Sunday morning the family par- ty consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Van Si Hyning, Mrs. Pedley, mother of} They met injury when their automobile crashed inte — Me cbt: reba teens | the rear of a large passenger bus in a dense fog. ant to the commissioner, who but The bus stopped a few miles south of here to turn on recently came to Key West, left jover the highway en route to the the emergency gasoline tank. thome in Jacksonville. Mrs. Van Hyning, 38, native of New Haven, Conn, i go direct to * " As they were to go irec' spent h of her life in Ja a bees missionaries. Jacksonville the supposition is , that they went and there the oth- Survivors include three children. An inquest will be held later. ber 26 and occupied quarters in the naval station. | ami. er members of the party remained, while Mr. and Mrs. Van Hyning ‘went to Miami. It was on the re- turn trip that’ the ace‘dent hap- pened which resulted in the death ,of Mrs .Van Hyning and serious injuries to her husband. ‘BURNING TRASH CAUSES ALARM A trash pile in the rear of the He lings building on Duval street, next to the Elks Club, was found} to be on fire this morning shortly | Resolutions Adopted For Cancellation Of Taxes On Railroad railway company is to be relieved i1 fire station responded to the Also that the county tax collee- . Coast Railway company in con- feall sent in, and the small blaze; nection with the transfer of the ‘°™ of Moaroe county “be and is j was soon extinguished. fright-of-way to the county and hereby authorized and directed leeccesacenecceceeee cancellation of taxes was taken cancel record all such ta i by the commissioners last night. for 5 and 1936 (except ; TEMPERATURES Resolutions were adopted, fo!- those which the comptroller was e e lowing the reading of a lengthy directed to cance! by a writ of lowes Highest preamble, providing that the mandamus of the Supreme Court Ststionsa lastnight tant 24 ian county commissioners are decided of F orida) and to furnish the re- Abilene i 50. 58 upon cancellation of all taxes due ceivers of the Florida East Coast tata be 70 them by the railway company for Railway with appropriate evi- Fissiton a 36 46 the years 1935 and 1936, and the dences of sat'sfaction thereof.” | Buffalo 44 54 fares }Char'eston 60 68 ‘ * ' Chicago 38 i ‘Denver 22 | Detroit 38 \ Galveston 4 { 9 e | Havana 70 } Huron 6 i Jacksonville .. 62 | Kansas City .. 28 H xy Weer is ; Coroners Ex-Officio Franklyn, Chaves, Raul Sibila, Enrique So- ittle Roe 5 ; Tse ‘Angeles 14 ' Arenberg and Enrique Esquinalde|lano, Waiter 0. Johnson, Harry Louisville 60 started this morning an investiga- H. Baker, Earl Wells, Frank Miami tion of the deaths of Joshua Smith; Wood, Loemi Arias, Charle painieare s and Charles L. Russell, and in-, Richardson, Maitland Arias, Fran aes juries to Charles Baker, which re Sanchez, Ignacio Valdez, Denaaenix }sulted when a water tank on Orlando Hernandez, Guillermo ' Pittsburgh 'which they were working at the Diaz, Robert M. Graham, Elgin St. Louis ~ naval remote control station col- Robe William Cordova jaa oman 7 lapsed yesperdgyyshertly after t The being held im the Tampa 64 noon hoy # FB. 7? 4 sohtity court house jury room and !Washington .. 46 | Members of the juries sum- this morning most of those sum 18 jmoned to take testimony in the moned to testify were ealled to Williston 1 jease are, by Mr. Arenberg: Ray- the stand to relate their actual LONG DRAWN OUT GAME ore mond Cabrera, Leroy Torres,'knowledge of the aceident FORT WORTH, Tex.—Once a{Ishmael Ramirez, Robert Lee, Moet of them said that they week, Hubert Fitch, Walter Loy-|curry, J. Winfield Russell and. heard the crash of the tank and an, Henry Valentine and R. P.|¢ F Tuberville of this city meet to | George Park. By Mr. Es timbers and ‘ome of th saw continue the domino game they{qinalde: Rafael Lazo, Floney: the tank when it and the platform ‘ Pellicier, Larney Stickney, Miguel tarted nearly ae years ago. \ Castillo, Jr., Armando Bermudez sur t was falling to th aa |and Enrique Esquinaldo, Sr. ground. Some of the men were i FRI-SAT. SPECIALS |. Among thoe summoned to tes near a 1 rushed out of the way pe a z tify are: Dr. H. C. Galey, Lieu-' of the tan‘: for self preservation. Honey Nougat, Milk Chocolate, tenant Wim. Klaus, L. M. Pieree,| At the noon hour recess wa” Devil's Food and weriely ‘Benjamin Sawyer, Warren Saw-|called and at 2 o'clock this after. 35° other Layer Cakes .... |yer, Fred Nickerson, Charles noon taking ef testimony wac re- MALONEY & PEACOCK ‘Baker, James Wells, Hartley Rob-' sumed. It is expected that a ver | Phone 818 812 Fleming St. erts, Belmont Carey, Genevero/ dict wil! be reached this evening Rivero, Evelio Cabanas, Francisco! or tomorrow morning.