The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 8, 1937, Page 1

|ONE OF APPLICATIONS. CALL FOR ERECTION OF Fast one requisition for work-| HOME rt om the bridge projects was re- Sater d Issues of buil permits for the and i ' evived yesterday at the office of the State Employment Service. and totalled $5,480. Wannamaker and Wells company,| The largest of the issues was ‘Contract A, at Lower Matecumbe on White street near the Presb; terian church site. bbe sent gs quickly as available, | be $4,000. Wm. V. Little, nas Genera] repairs to the residence office, said that the question of ;}John Saunders; cost $700. itype in use Getty teber tee’ ths ‘Brect garage at 1319 Catherine! fers on the bridge and cost, $300. ection. eeplcnde Build addition to residence ale diene: i¢ Navarro; cost, $60, During the past week, or more, street. Owner, Eduardo Gomez #| Repairs to porch at’ 1018 Wat- shout 100 non-relief workers to| 5D street. Owner, Joe Tift; cost, the Keys and this class of labor ts daily registering at the office. ‘This was a request from the! .;. made for the erection of a home and was for four truck drivers to Edwin at 1307 Pine _ street. Owner, inet Owner, James Brad: Sects om the Keys had already be- | 613 Caroline street, Owner, Ray ben iia estate; cost, $400. $20. VISITOR LEAVES ENROUTE HOME This SIXTY NEW UNITS FOR WA- TER SYSTEM WILL BE COM-| 1,, Eivergliden jutigie, PLETED SOON a today. Each stand has onnections and one steamer con- steamer tion means a six-inch line from the hydrant. to the engine, and in emergency means that a stream General repairs at 720 Duval|of water can be made available even though the engine may be temporarily oxt of commission. There were none of the steamer connections in the old system. Asked if the sewer and water mains were being installed along with the progress of the work on the sewer and water system, Mr. Moreno said that contrary to the|J belief of many people in the city|ing strange sights. this was being done, many of the} Area Superivsor B. C. Moreno, last week as representatives of the” jfor the WPA 5n this district, sai | this morning that the installation tion gs @ national park that of hydrants for the Key West!would be second .only to Yellow- y; Water system was nearing -com- stone in size. week in May/ pletion, and. will soon be in read- from the office of Building In- iness for operations. When com- rt Harry M, Baker, number! pleted the system will have 60 | more stands than were available for use before the project. | Before being declared ready | Harry, L. Hopkins for use each main is tested to F. Trevor and the cost wil}; withstand a pressure of 150 }pounds to the square inch and all) of the mains are 10, 12 and 14 and are of the highest | two two-way connec: !homes in the city had the water P, and sewage lines carried to the CALLS AT TH CITIZEN OF- FICE TO RENEW SUB. SCRIPTION EXCELLENT PROGRAM TO BE RENDERED BY HOSPI- TALITY BAND Key West Wospitality Band, “a wnit of the Federal Music Project in this city, will give a concert tonight in Colonial Park at 8 o'clock. Miss Ann B. Kulis, of Ciinton, The Citizen office yesterday for the purpose of renewing her subscription and to say adieu until next season, Miss Kulis is a member of a party of friends who arrived early ee eee November. Others in the party Meny people have requested are lartin Rowan, his daughter, Elizabeth L. Rowan and Miss Delia L, Conrey. Declaring that Key West is a that the band play the popular hit, will leva ote tdalisks iC. Sawyer, Ralph Boyden, Frank ely place with a most delight-}O. Weech, John C, Park and Wm. | = Ron gargeens ene ful climate, where can be enjoyed) E, Huston Coban b The Cuban delightful winter seasons, Miss Sterintin Bend odd voit of Kulis said when leaving on the the Federal Music Proj Steamship Cuba yesterday after-/ = TEMPERATURES One hour of good music is av ig earrying delightful mem- weeviesvereis eared everyone who attends this eoncert tonight. Lowest Highest ‘JUDGE HOLLAND |Station— last night last 24 hours Abilene ... 66 86 MAN OFF SHIP Apalachicola . 64 80 DEPARTSTODAY si" Brownsvil 68 84 HAD BEEN IN KEY WwisT|[)ficlo ~~ 44 oe WAS TAKEN IN CUSTODY ON! RESIDING AT TERM OF [Chicago 50 56 Corpus Christi 68 80 ARRIVAL OF VESSEL U. S. COURT banter 46 14 FROM HAVANA 'Detroit 44 58 —_—— Dodge City 52 84 Laets Martinez, passenger on} Judge John M. Holland, of the | Duluth 70 the &. &. Caba from Havana yes-|Southern District United States; Eastport . 48 terday afternoon was arrested|court, left. over the highway this|El Paso . 86 Just after the vessel landed and} morning for Miami en route to/Galveston ..... 70 78 placed in the county jail. Jacksonville. {Hatteras . 70 The arrest was made by local| The judge told The Citizen that/ Havana ak tmmigration officials and it was|when he left to come to Key| Helena 58 said that Martinez was to be held: West it was his intention to re-| Huron 18 im jail until Monday morning|turn to Jacksonville immediately | Jacksonville 82 when he would be given a hearing! after adjourning court but remain- | Kansas City .. 58 78 before the United States commis-'!ed over to attend the funeral} KEY WEST .. 74 82 sioner. The charge was not an-! services for the late Judge Jef-jLittle Rock .. 80 nounced. | ferson B, Browne. Los Angeles 66 , ha Sr a a a a hee BOUTIN: 64 Miami 80 a } Minneapol 76 wo Steamers Coming sss "4 New Orleans 70 84 New York .... 52 74 Here For Fuel Supply: Pensacola 76 ttc i -eilie Phoenix . 92 Wreeking Tug Peacock sailed;took the Steamer El Liceo for! as Tae gue “ this morning 11:20 o'clock with | Galveston. }Salt Lake City 56 80 rs é Returning this morning the tug,|San Francisco 50 60 the derrick barge, Los Angeles, in! sic arrived at 6 o'clock took in Site. Ste. Marie 38 66 tow for New York. The Peacock |fow the Los Angeles, which was|Seattle .......... 50 60 arrived April 28, with the barge, ¢0 route from San Pedro, Calif.,; Tampa ... 68 84 ; to New York. Washington 52 12 left it here, went to Mayport and) Steamer St. Mary, of the Stand-| Williston 28 62 eee (ard Fruit and Steamship com-} Wytheville 42 68 pany, is due to arrive tomorrow | from New York, will take fuel oil at the Porter Dock company, and return to New York. Another vessel of the company; the Gatun, is due to arrive Mon- day will take bunkers at the Por- ter Dock company anad continue | Phone 40 property line now, and all of thes | § \ necessary connections would be in-}and impregnable mangroves sixty. stalled when the work is declared ready for use. MASONIC GROUP Leaving over the highway this morning was a group of members of the Scottish Rite Mason‘c body in Key West, going to attend a meeting cf the order to be held next week in Miami. Thos2 in the group were Ross! Quick Delivery “jblazers have shipped to Northern ‘Red Cross in Key West. MOTHER’S DAY GIFTS | ; Candies, Toilet Waters and pide Be A N C E Suitable Gifts —Appropriately Wrapped— KEY WEST DRUG CO. (Reprint from The New Y: spraw- ling over 2,500 square mi across the southern tip of Flor-_ ida, commanded new attention of the fifteen species Federal Government arrived to’ give the area further considera- palm. i Scientists, explorers and others’ ‘who have for many years studied | ithe possibi s of the Everglades jas a par’: interpreted the visit of! |PWA Administrator Harold L. Ickes ard WPA Administrator as assurance ‘that something definite is to be done soon. Congress authorized the Everglades National Park in 14 ind eit be ote of the most impressive fectures of the park 1934, but completion of the pro-j project. Thousands of these bril- ject kas had to wait upon the, ued creatures live there, acquisition of land, . ng them the Leron, egret, ibis, | Gains Support | flamingo, impkin, roseate, spoon- }> Ernest F. Coe, chairman of the ; Yill, caracara, ivory-billed —wood- tropic Everglades National Park | Recker, sandhiil crane, Everglades Association, first directed Federal » pelican, gull, duck, turkey attentioy to the area in 1928, and|@Md quail. In years past the plum- ever since that date the project of more beautiful birds was has rap‘d!y gained organized sup-' Id in the feshion markets of port. It is an unspoiled, prim:-‘Raris, London, New York and tive expanse with a rugged charm ‘her centers, as well as to tour- that has caught the fancy of aij:ists. The park will be a huge who have ventured into its trop-|sanctuary for all birds, giving ical solitude. When final steps protection to some species almost have been tzken to make it ajextinct. completed atk area, it will} » Besides szemingly endless acres doubtless beeome a spot of ma-|0f mangroves and palms, some of jor importanee to travelers: scek-|the other trees found there large numbers ere cypress, fig, Rising scarcely six feet atove| rubber, buttonwood, lignum vitae, mean tide at its highest point, the/Pine and mahogany. Rare plants ‘area is one of fantastic moods,|spread themseives thickly over the {now 4 brooding mass of snarled | around or climb tices and vines to bs a lacy decoration. Ferns feet high, now a brilliant stretch sprout from many tree trunks. jof white beaches and birds of rare} | Archaeologists and anthropolo- plumege. ‘There, too, are ever-| gists are among the large group of shifting sheals, black waters teem- | scientists who look to the park for ing wth fish, lagoons, great royal’ many valuable data, having al- delicate fiowers found nowhere ;be made more convenient under els2 in the United. States, inational regulation, and cooperat- Crocodiles add Sharks ling agencies doubtless will act | with more readiness, It is tae region of ercodiles al-} 4 |ligators, sea cows, sharke, huze! ee ibe pe eae ee ai snakes and mosquitos, and for! BE rain athe ie eed ee ‘hundreds of winding miles one. 2"Y other section of the United { ; States and 350 miles farther south jmay glide through this kaleido- oie . than Cairo, Egypt, extending into scopic wilderness in a boat that, 4 . f ltakes as much as five fect cf wa-,% ‘airly even climate that includes no cold weather. During the ter. Few persons have experienc-| i ed the thri:} of such a voyage Summer there are periods of a thowever, for the thousands apt alae in ee amit Roe a quirks -nd turns are confusing, |>?eczes from the salt water bring jard it would not ee pleasant to) Cl nights. The Gulf Stream is be lost in tint vost swamp. Only "°t far away. ‘seasored adventurers and Semin-' \In the Everglades are nearly ole Indians have penetrated its 800 Seminole Indians, who are | aa ‘ ‘left alone to live very much ac- eaten tee pmb aeate ils hag been cording to their own tribal laws {opened as a park, there. wil i . imarkers for the novice and roads ‘2nd eustoms. Ever since discus- jto make the most interesting spots 100 of the park began the Sem- | accessible inoles have been mentioned as Panthers, wildeats, bears, deer|#uides. Such employment would and racoons are to be found in the | #iv@ these illiterate and exploited | Everglades in large numbers, but/Tefugees financial aid they great- they, like other wild life, will be|!v need. A reservation of 100,- protected by park regulations. | 00° acres recently has been an- \The entive area will be left as primeval as posible. The only changes to be made are such as | will enable the visitor to see with {convenience and moderate nounced for them. Royal Palm State Park, a tract tained by the Florida Federation {of Women’s Clubs, is part of the com- . {fort what is there: | Everglades National Park area | Soil made constantly richer #%d_ merges into’ the larger pro- ithrough the years by decaying | Jet when final steps have jvegetation has produced an exu- | @ken to complete the latter, jberant >lant life which scientists! | regard as a laboratory of incaleul- | RED CROSS GETS table importance. Two hundred, jand fifty-one kinds of plants are! {known to grow there, marking the | CHECK FOR $100 |area as perhaps the most signific- | | Orchids and Rare Plants | LING YUNG IS CONTRIBUTOR; i |. Orehics with stems fifteen feet | jlong, bearing as many as 1,00! GREATLY APPRECI- ATED {ant botanically in America. flowers, were found there by Dr./ iJohn K. Small, head curator of | {the New York Botanical Garden, : |who traveled from 3,000 to 13,-| |000 miles a year for thirty years; Robert Spottswood, who !exploring Florida, particularly the | Chairman for the Red Cross drives | Everglades. He estimated that a: i” Key West, said this morning there that Ling Yung, a resident of this men | City and conducts a place of busi- Trail-' ness, had contributed $100 to the {single orchid plant found jwas 500 years old, Four jwere required to lift it. markets meny carlodds of these! Mr. Spottswood said that this delicate flowers, of which there | !s one of the largest contributions jare more than twenty-four species Siven to the chapter by an_ indi- jin the park section. Eighteen vidual in many months and_ the —a— over the receipt of the check. UNUSUAL REQUEST } TONIGHT 10 TILL ? i RAUL’S CLUB John Pritchard's Orchestra | Adm. $1. = | possible. |McMunn of this city requested when he died to be buried as far ; in. the United States grow| Funeral this srea, including the coco-jJudge in} palms with adaman’ vines that/ready obta‘ned considerable per- | ture if any vacancy : “GOES TO MIAMI = intertwined” 4s —breastworks , tinent-evidénee there “during the the. various departments, lagainst human intruders seeking! past fifty years. Their work will youths will be qualified to accept | will take advai of 4,000 acres owned and main-| been} membership feels highly gratified, HAMPSTEAD, Eng.—Dr. James, Ladies Free, 2W2y from other dead people si of the Eleventh Judicial ened ves Ronapin Hoek cs ese Five NYA Youths Placed wind In Lighthouse Department Administration was inaugurated| their departments for training at the Lighthouse Department|the youths of the community, it through the recommendation of! is said. * the Superintendent’ of Lighthous-| This placement of NYA es. There were placed in the va-|is not necessarily lim'ted to rious departments of the Light+}as in many of » house Division five NYA youths,|in town, such as the as foilows: house and the city hal', there are In the Electrical Department,| NYA girls em! the Drafting Room, the Chie!| shown, , Clerk’s Office, the Painting De-; There are a number ‘partment, and. the Eng‘neering| cies available on Department. present time, and These youths are not displacing, meets the mecossary qualificat' any person that can be employed! can secure by this depatrment since they arejing at the NYA office in merely placed in this division to} WPA Administration Building, It’ [) ‘receive training so that in the fu-|is hoped that as soon as schoo! may oceur in| closes this term, me meet the necessary intage | L i i Hf ga #5 i ,such a position, James L. Ft tunities afforded them |NYA supervisor, told The j employment with the zen, {this way, many of the youths | Although this number is very|the community who small to commence with, gradual- would be unable to attend |ly the number will be increased so} through lack of clothing vill be | that there will be NYA youths in them i ible to purchase every phase of work that the Light-; money made during the summer jhouse Department in this com-| months. munity affords. The NYA office; will be $12, but in exceptional ‘feels that the boys who receive |cases where the youth sh»ws him- ; this opportunity will be well quali-| self especially adapted for the |fied in the near future to accept; work, the sa'ary will be raised to employment, either in this organ-; $16. It is advised that the youths Ho i iehs? 4 ization or with any private organ-/ apply immediately upon the clos: | expecting the ization that may need workers of ing of schcol as it will necessarily | way tomorrow morning for | this type. j take a few days for their applica-, same destination te attend te : : Oniy vouths who show excep- tions to be submitted to the va- | ters tional ability are placed in thes? rious departments bef: they) | various fields, It is hoped that | can commence work, it is stated. WOULD NOTMAR CHANGE MADE IN BEAUTY OF CITY SHIP'S SCHEDULE) = cts | Mrs. J. R. Byrd ' VISITOR WRITES LETTER TO, Agent C. E. Smith, of the! Gah prrived Clyde-Mallory Lines, announced, visit with | Ee today one change in the sailing Hidah Roberts TO THAT EFFECT ‘of vessels of the lines from New “treet. ‘York to Key West. ae Se j 4 Ernestine Salis of Before th's change was an-/wi! yemain here nounced the ship from New York months. ;to Key West and Tampa, sailed on, Thursday and made this port on Sunday. Now the ship, beginning DERBY, Eng—~A third | Tuesday, May 11, will leave on' grew from the bead ef « that date and reach Key West on, owned by C. M. Grom of Friday. leity, 5 rf i & ris jee # i i r F 3 I Howard Rush, head of a large. for establishment in New York and |for two consecutive seasons a { ‘dweller in Key West has written 1 rif to the head of the housing de- partment expressing the hope that | the changes anticipated in Key) | West after the highway is con-! ;roges sat toe oo eee os Steamer Cuba Arrives With 91 Passengers i With the influx of visitors next | ‘year when it will be perfectly! 'smooth riding to Key West, Mr. | Rush feels that the streets will] not be sufficiently commodious to ‘accommodate the thousands of cars which will be in the city. He writes that next year he | will be back again and will have la party of friends aside from his | family, to enjoy the season in this Steamship Cuba, of the P. and, The S & Cube sailed S98 o'clock with the folowing peaeee- O. S. S. company, arrived terday afternoon from Havana £¢P* fo Tampa: Mire A. Ruling, with 18 first and five second eabin| Mise D. Convey, Mites B. & passengers for Key West; 1i first ’ and two second cabin for St Petersburg and 54 first and six yes ' 5 1 ; second cabin for Tampa. bags scatantied I Key West arrivals: Norberg ~ | Thompson, Alice Fleming, Addie |Crawford, J. D. Leosia, Irene —LOST— GLADIOLI |Leosia, Richard Leos Russe! BLUE SILK DRESSING GOWN FOR MOTHER’S DAY iSayers, Fred Sayers, Inez Bean,| and Cigarette Lighter with same Julia V. Lames, William H. M. | Belt, Jean Bell, Cipriana Jimenez, Manuel Arias, Richard Principale,| tions asked if returned te-- Clinton Whidden, Richmond Hilt,! 'Lueas Martinez. | —Place Orders Now With— South Florida Nursery PHONE 598