The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 26, 1937, Page 1

VOLUME LVIII. No, 22. For 56 Years Dévoted to the Best Interests of Key West Sixty Traffic Violators: Fines ! Those Who Were Tagged By Police Officers ‘Ap-| peared In Court Yes-! terday Practically every walk of life ‘was represented yesterday after- moon at the regular Judge T. S. Caro, when approxi-| mately 60 violators of laws, pre-! dominantly the traffic laws, ap-| Peared:before the tribunal to an-/ swer cherges. j Officials in different branches In Cit READER OF CITIZEN FOR 52 YEARS Louis M. Johnson, of Key West, {is a firm believer in the fact that jto be well informed a man must | a] Bank has issued to the people be a reader of newspapers, and especially a reader of publica- tions within the limits of his own city, and this he has done for the past 52 years, subscription now The Key West Citizeu and during the intervening years has not missed one issue and has read every line during those years. ‘While in the office today Mr. Johnson said that he frequently is asked for the loan of his Paper! the country and has appealed to} .. and usually replies with the ques- ‘ANOTHER CALL | | MADE FOR MANY FLOOD VICTIMS REALIZING SERIOUSNESS OF SITUATION, FIRST NATION. AL BANK MAKES REQUEST “FOR FUNDS | Realizing the gravity of the jeonditions made by the floods in (the valleys of the Ohio and Mis. jsissippi Rivers and the urgent \need of assistance to the sufferers |in those districts, the First Nation- lof Key West a cal! for assistance lto be extended through the local | Red Cross chapte:, as follows: { “The press rud radio advise us session of} Just 52 years ago today Mr.|of an unprecedented situation in police court presided over by | Johnson placed his ffor the periodical which is ithe flood district of the Ohio and Mississippi vaileys. Hundreds of thousards are homeless, many hav- ing had swept away by the flood waters the accumulations of a life time. The President has stated that this flood is the worse na- jtional disaster in the history of jits citizens for relief of these of the government service, the or-|tion “why do you not subscribe; stricken populations. dinary drivers of cars, and others who have for many days, possibly weeks, fallen into’ the natural habit of doing the things which they know are not according to traffic regulations but have been consistently done by others, and themselves, were summoned to! appear. None of the violators were ac- tually arrested, but the little tag| had been found in their cars and they realized that the summons was mandatory and in the event} they did not appear to answer the result would be arrest and a prob- able increase in the fine which would have been imposed if the first summons was not answered. | Most For Wrong Parking Most of the violations were parking on the wrong side of the} street, ond- im practicatty-every in-4 stanee the minimum fine ot $1 Was imposed, and in most in- stances cheerfully pai there were several caves where conscientious objectors paid, but! under protest. f There were several persons who! believed that it was not right for| the mayor to publish an announce-: ment in The Citizen in the after-! neon to the effect that the traffic laws were to be enforced and the same afternoon, even before the paper was issued, begin putting the laws into effect. To Be C ‘ul In Future Others, however, found no fault! with this procedure and said they realized they were guilty of anj infraction of the traffic laws but) as they had been doing the same} thing for so long that they were’ under the impression that the! laws had become obsolete. Now. that they realized enforcement} was ‘in, order they would be care- ful to,obey them in the future. {| While there were a number of! disgryntled individuals in _ the; court room, who felt that the pro-; cedure was without precedent, the greater number paid their contributions cheerfully andj} smiled at the many thought of the| times they had disobeyed) the traffic laws and had just been! countermanded and others were | Dr. checked up, and made to pay only $1 for the paper,” and often receives the answer “oh! there is nothing in it.” The reply to that statement is another question such as “then why do you want to read it” which is the gatural and logical question to ask, but in the end he lets the neighbor have it. Sometimes the borrower will say that he takes a paper from some other city in the state, and it is jthen that Mr. Johnson says “so|respond promptly and generous. | you get another paper and the news from Key West is just 24 hours late.” At the conclusion of his chat with the office force Mr. Johnson made a statement to the effect that he realized that a newspaper was no better than the advertisers made it, and this could be truth- fully said of The Citizen. “Mr. Johnson said that he ad- mired the new style adopted by The Citizen in presenting the able addition to-the paper and said that in his opinion it great- ly enhanced its interest. FRUIT SHIP WILL SAIL SATURDAY MIRAFLORES BERTHED AT PORTER DOCK COM- PANY’S PIER Steamship Miraflores, of the Standard Fruit and Steamship Company, which is berthed at the Porter Dock company’s main pier, awaiting orders, will sail Satur- day for Sama, Cuba. 4 The ship arrived from Philadel- phia on January 16, and since that time has been awaiting orders. Yesterday orders were received for the Mireflores/toi proceed to} New Orleans, and). preparations were made for departure. Just before the lines were cast off and the ship was in readiness} for the voyage, these orders were received for the trip to Sama, Cuba, on Saturday. Much Interest Shown In Roosevelt’s Ball The nation’s biggest social event will be celebrated again this year for President Roosevelt’s birthday anniversary which falls on January 30 and Key West will be one of the more than 5000 communities, which will raise funds for the philanthropy which is closest to] the heart of the chief executive of | the nation, the alleviation of the suffering of those afflicted. with infantile paraly Yesterday afternoon the tick- ets for the celebrations were p!ac- ed in the hands of Mayor Harry C. Galey, chairman of the local com- mittee and the several committees which have been appointed to handle the sale of tickets for the first Lali to be given at the Coun- try Club Saturday night of this week and the second of the eve-| ning which will be given on Friday night, February 5, at the Cuban Club. 5 7.¥ Last year the price of tickets for the ball at the Country Club was $1.25. This year the. price is $1 for each person at the Coun- try Club dance ahd for the dance at the Cuban Club the price will be 60 cents each. These tickets have been placed with the several committees and are today being sold to the many who intend taking part in these great social functions, and it is believed by the committee mem- bers that there will be quite a number of dence lovers who will purchase tickets for each of the functions. Excellent music will be furnished for each dance and a delightful evening is promised, | “The disaster has now assumed | such proportions that it will be necessary to double, treble and {quadruple the original relief es- timates and every individual should contribute to this worthy cause to jthe extent of his or her ability. {We will be very glad to receive {donations and turn them over to| ithe local Red Cross to be for-| | warded by them to its headquar-| jters in the flood district. Let us i H i fy.” | The following subscriptions are! acknowledged by the local Redj Cross Chapter: { Previously acknowledged $101.50 {First National Bank ..._- 50.00 Wm. R. Porter . 25.00 S. M, Whalton 5 W. M. Albury 1.00 Sam B. Pinder . 2.00 , although) news on the front page and con-|Cabrera’s Wholesale t sidered the poetry section a valu-| Doris Doughtry x F. H. Ladd = a | Mayor H. C. Galey 5.00, Grocery 22... 2.00 Allan B. Cleare, Sr. 1.00 Mrs. H. A. Pinder 1.00 W. Curry Harris 1.00 | Frank 0. Roberts Woman’s Club Perey Roker Gilbert McKillip 50, Ulvie Henson 1.00; ; Mi W. Curry : 5.00 Edwin L. Roberts = 1.00 Roy McKillip S 50 \J. Hastings Roberts 50 1.00! 1.00 1.00 1.00, Charles Falk Louise Auxier Miss Mary Falk Allan B. Cleare, Jr. .... Mrs. E. J. Bayly : 1.00} Harry N. S. Jones 1.00! Mirs Mollie Parker 2.00, Bermuda Meat Market 1.00 {V. A. Johnson 3.00 Mrs. C. D. Harrington 2.00 Luther Pinder .... 5.00 Dr. Wm. P. Kemp .. 2.00 Mrs, Andrew J. Page 2.00 Mrs. M. W. Curry 5.00 | Zurhorst 5.00 Susie Gardner 1.00 Eliza Gardner 1.00 John Gardner 2.00 | Mr D. Luethi 1.00 rmando Cobo ... 5.00 Lowe’s Cash Grocery 1.00 Dr. J. Y. Porter, Jr. 5.00 A. Lopez z 1.00 Wing Lee Grocery 2.50 j Lancelot Lester - 5.00 Melvin E. Russell 2.00 |Oriental Pharmacy 2.00 Mrs. Norberg Thompson .. 5.00 Rubin Appel 2.00 Mrs. G. N. Goshorn 1.00 A winter visitor ... 1.00 Mrs. Ed. Gray 2.00 Ross C, Sawyer 2.00 |Mrs. Thos. Moore 1.00 Mts. Godfrey Thompson .. 1.00] Emil Sweeting .... 1.00 Elizabeth Guild of St. | Paul’s Church 2.00! Mrs. Geo. W. Allen 1.00} ;Mrs. Emil Holm 1.00) Frank Johnson 1.00; Mrs. L. W. Bethel 1.00! Wesley Archer 2.00! W. L. Bates 2.00! 2.00 Richard Kemp JUST RECEIVED Fresh Shipment of WHITMAN’S CANDIES Gardner’s Pharmacy “The Rexall Store” Phone 177 Free Delivery, TEMPERATURE. — S ‘for Key West within the coming i inca Highest ; week, are a group of scientists! Statior— last night last 24 hours | who are members of the American Abilene .......... 26 58 ; : ; ‘reruns grammes ta Society Testing Materials, and will ean a oe ae jremain in Key West several days jut faio ae 3 | Charleston ... 66 18 | checking up on the experiments renee sae ; es Hs i being made at the naval station. Detroit .......... 16 32 These experiments on metals Seieees 88 54 Ihave been carried on over a long caine ania: 4 -2 | period at the station, where every raat ~ ae 1 facility for carrying on the work ansas - * . pho a wes established some time ago. Little Rock .. 28 34 The scientific research werk is| Los Angeles a 60 ; Watched over by the society’s rep-} Louse a= 3e = | resentative, L. M. Pierce, aide to Minneapale a 4 the officer in charge at the naval KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1937. WPA Officials Arrive Here On Board:Plane Jerome D. Peterson, chief en-,mént” of the Key West District gineer of the WPA district in Mi-!as cited several days ago in the ami, and D. F. Ambrose, super-| press and by individuals, and hel visor of the division — of finance} replied that he had not be&n in- and statistics, arrived on Coast formed when this would be done. Guard plane, in command of Com-} However he decided to ask of mander C, C. Von Paulson, this; those who had just arrived from morning, | Miami and did propound the ques- Today these officials are going'tion. He received a reply to the over the work at Key West with' effect that neither Mr. Peterson’ B. C. Moreno, area supervisor,!nor Mr. Ambrose had been given! and checking up on the accom-| any information about this phase plishments in this distriet previous of the situation. to the transfer of the headquar-; Mr. Moreno did say that he un- ters to Miami and the a: mila-| derstood that O. A. Sandquist, tion of this area in the Third Dis- director of the Miami district, ex- trict. i pected to come to Key Wect later; Mr. Moreno was asked by The in the week and would, probably,! Citizen when was it proposed to at that time outline the changes) make the “partial reestablish-' which are to be made. Group Of Scientists — To Visit Island City, i Among the arriva's 64. jgfation, New Orleans Nee Wark. 40 54 | The first of the scientists to Peisacain... 6S 72 arrive came in over the highway Pittsburzh .... 28 42 | last night. This visitor is Dr. Salt Lake City 4 22 |C. B. Larrabee, of the Carnegie an Winacice 6 48 {Illinois Steel Corporation, and Seattic 36 42 |with Mr. Pierce this morning be- Tampa .......... 70 82 !gan his examination of the metals Washington _ 44 60 j being tested. ; Others who are to arrive this ‘week are Dr. William Blum, chief of the Bureau of Standards, of| 2 | Washington, D. C.; Dr. Henry GRAYCOUR?, N. Y.—George, Rawdon, chief of the division of] Youmans of this city valued his! metallurgy, Bureau of Standards; | wife at $5, he asserted in court} Earl Denoon, representing the} during a separat’on action brought! General Motors Corporation, and Mrs. Youmans. Jothers are expected, ] 12 SMALL VALUE ON WIFE MEET FREDERICK JACKSON— HE WROTE THE NEW SERIAL — to run is an automobile. He is an incorrigible reader of jmurder mysteries and has a pas- sion for all kinds of puzzles. | He-likes to sit up all night talk- ‘ing, ‘amd says he prefers English} \cigarettes and English clothes. He! {doesn’t like to telephone nor to have his picture taken. It was like ‘pulling an impacted molar to get} !him to pose for this one j Right now, Jackson lives in that} suburban residential village of | White Plains, N, Y., but he has} made his home abroad for years —chiefly in London and Paris. | He had already made some little {reputation as a creator of adven- ture and mystery stories by the time he was graduated from col- | jlege. For five years he was un- der contract to turn out 30,000 words of fiction a week, which {amounts to about 1,500,000 words a year. i | | Then Jackson turned a_ serial La che cis eee A Full House’’—into a When he was 19 and still at col-| play which »et with what the lege, Frederick Jackson, whojeritics call “‘instant suceess.”” wrote “Escape If You Can,” ex-j Three companies played it up and s mystery which starts|down the states in one season. in The Citizen today, began turn-| Afterward il was turned into a ing out fiction for the popular} musical play, was then reduced} magazines. |to tabloid fotm for vaudeville and Now~- he’s 50—though you'd] finally got screened. least a decade! Jackson’s plays are entirely too} has written more; numerous to name over here, but dozen|one of the better known recent jones is “The Bishop Misbehaves.” | | “Escape Ii You Can” is a story of murder in a Manhattan studio} apartment. It’s exciting. modern and romantic. You'll be thrilled by their adventures, It’s starting today on three. swear he’s at younger—and he than 60 plays and half a novels, Author Jackson personally types all his stories, using one finger. He obstinately refuses to learn to run a typewriter properly, and hates the very idea of dictating to a secretary. Another thing he page has never Aft upper the scouts hiked, jto Geiger’s Creek to fish | . At 12 o’clock al! gathered the old favorites scout songs. “Old McDonald,” “How do you Hodges Sees No N In Claiming Exemption On Homestead Property (Special to The Citizca) TALLAHASSEE, Jan, 26-—, fi Senator Wm. C. Hodges. who led the fight in 1934 to exempt home- steads from taxation and, as presi- dent of the senate, sponsored leg- arcing to Senator Hodg-' Chapter, is im receipt of = tele es,” the state’s 1500 boards and| : commissions, ali of which have! 8*#™®% from authority to levysad valorem tax: | quasters, urging that Key 4 islation in 1935 broadening the;es, are apparently originating} : scope of homestead exemption,| every conceivable excuse to levy | quote. of $200 be doubled ia *; * scored continued efforts to nulli-| special texes on homesteads. Ato help meet the needs of < ‘ fy the amendmentt, in a statement recent decision of the supreme’ . released here today. jeourt warned against such prac-| large number of flood sufferers, The senator said at the samejtices by indicating that adoption! The telegram, which is selfeem- time that if this monkey business | of the homestead amendment was; by the special interests keeps up/a command from the people to, Planatery, follows: “Becauce relief needs in fleed- they may find that the ent’re ad-!eut expenses,” | Senator Hodges said further.’ 64 areas of Ohio and Miaslasippl valorem tax system has been ; abolished because the people are'“] expect to continue a watchful; ¥ He , in no mood to have their home-| interest for the rights of home-, **/*¥* @re inereaeng every hour stead exemption nullified by the owners under the provision of the | 4s continued rains send rivers te juggling around of those who de-| homestead exemption until the the highest levels in history with sire to keep their taxes down at! homes of all the people of © this more the expense of the people who own! state are actually free from the on — 400,000 persons driven and occupy homes. over out-stretched hand of the, homes, we unge you te Senator Hodges said, “Newspa-| tax gatherers and until those who double your relief fund quote of pers throughout the state have) originally opposed this amend- $200 and go a» far beyond the recently carried statements or ad-| ment is now as much a part of ' doubled figure as possible, vertisements warning home own-|our state constitution as the Bill; “We are contributing millions ers that they must make applica-jof Rights, and if there is no other» ¢ dolia: tion for exemption, otherwise! way to make the exemption on re taxes will be levied against their homes effeetive, then it can be funds. Three hundred Red Orem homes. The people, by a 3 to 1'made complete and effective by relief workers are now in the dis vote, adopted a cone eens) | eee the entire ad valorem acter a siving immediate em amendment exempting their homes’ tax system. eugene velet from all taxation and why | “Three hundred and fifty Red they; “If the peop'e by further con- should be subjected to a lot of; stitutional anterdment desire to expensive red tape is more than, change the entire ad valorem tax Cross nurses are in the field ie I can understand. I do not think’ system they can through the lex caved in « bathe gaint & feared it is necessary to claim exemption islature afterwatds setup some egidanie at all in order to have home- equitable and economical system - i steads, which come within the of taxing and at the same time re- od, clothing, vedding and scope of the admendment and lieve the taxpayer from the medica! supplies are Being runbed within the definition of the’strengle hold around their neck® by train, truck and best, Rescue amendment, tax free because it is by hundreds of tax levying work is continuing at top speed. but reasonable to suppose that boards, political racketeers and “Please intensify pour which is exempted by the consti-| politica! favorites. And 1 want it efforts and keep me advined tution is off the tax books once{known now I am in hearty 8¢- of the amount rained. Peel oom and for all as long as that amend-| cord with Governor Cone in hit cident your people will net fall im ment stays a part of the consti-|praise-worthy efforts to affect thi. pront national emengemey.” tution.” {decent, reascaable but far-reach a “In addition to thel ing economies in government.” PUBLISHER ENJOYS LEAVES PORT CAME IN YESTERDAY IN COM PANY WITH DR. C. B. requiring SCOUTS ENJOY OVERNIGHT HIKE MEMBERS OF ORGANIZATION LIGHTHOUSE VESSEL SAILED LARRABEE VISITED CAMP ROTARY | LAST NIGHT FOR TUGAS | ON BOCA CHICA \ a | Herbert D. Brauff, publisher ¥ H jof The Vandergrift News, at Vee | dergrift, Pa s velter & Key Boy Scout Troop No. 2. Key| Lighthouse Tender ~s od 10 West tod | already has tried ss i o'clock last night for ortug®s out the golf sree and dectgres West, enjoyed their second month-| |; sthouse with Machinists Harry|it is just exesilent ly overnight hike at Camp Rotary; Shaw and William Vassie on Mr B f came in yesterday n company with Dy C. B Lar on Boca Chica, January 22, states board : a. Casmuain Giants Jack Pinder, acting scout, re- Repairs are deemed necessary " apects te to the Diesel engine which furn- main up he jaxt of the week porter, it ; 0h) ishs power for the radiobenc and will » the Thursday aft The scouts arrived at the camP ang Messrs, Shaw and Vassie will err roup of golfers 5 p. m. and proceeded to do the} make the necessary repairs and ad t day enjoy om duties assigned to them Tents justments. at nk were pitched, a } to built of tre limbs, supper prepared a gathered for ihe camp fire for the Admiral Butler Very do,” and other songs. \ Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Chas | Visit To Key West Taylor and Dr. and Mrs. W. Kemp, ; Fr s and laughter filled the next hour, as th who were tired, Admiral H. V. Butter, U.S N., ? —ahs = and went to sleep were propery! and Mrs. Butler. who were he ha berm peotert initiated into camp scouting. sinee lnct Brideg enjoying 8 @ he All turned in for some much Medes tof needed sleep a shot time later ightful vacation, left by Cons Saturday mornnig, after break-| Guard plane this morning for of th fast consisting of grits, hot cakes ami en route to Che a. 4 ' f with syrup and coffee, another | where the admiral is commandant hike to Geiger’s Creek, then lunch of the navy yard and home. f Those attending the hike were:| Dircussing his visit at Key W Scoutmaster V. Larsen; Scouts and the benefits derived the ad Marvin Kemp, gone yer, miral said that he had really Jack Pinder, Jack Villareal, joyed his vacat and rest, « Glynn Mitchell, Jacob Faraldo, considered the at , ae Buddy Miller; Mascot Albert Key W one we? pe Peterson. ‘ful places he