The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 15, 1937, Page 1

i Associated Press Day Wii Service. re For 57 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LVIII. No. 167. a Report On Placements i, i crore Of Unemployed Persons — Into Private Industry Activities In Interest of! Workers Carried On By Florida State Employ- ment Service (Special to The Citizen) JACKSONVILLE, July Placements of 15.— unemployed per- soms in private industry by the Florida State Employment Serv- ice during June then in any previous June since were greater the service began operations, ac- cording to « report received here | today from J. C. Emerson, direc: ter. Emerson stated that a total of | 3067 unemployed Floridians had/ secured jobs through his organ- ization this past ine crease of approximately 200 ei cent over June of last year when nly 1029 were placed. In addi- | tion to those given private em- ployment, 2551 were referred to public works projects. Although the June private placements were fewer than those made during the winter months, it was said thet this decline in job openings wae | less than usually experienced at this season. Tn explanation of the work done by the Florida State Employ- ment Service, Emerson made the June, an jerdale, was recently passenger arriving. on MARGARET ALBURY IS GIVEN HONORS KEY WEST GIRL WINNER OF ACROBATIC AMATEUR CONTEST Margaret Aleury, who is now residing with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G.enn Albury, at Fort Laud- announeed as winner of first place in an acrobatic amateur contest put on in that city. The following is an account of the event which. ap-! peared in the. Fort Lauderdale, newspaper: “Margaret Albury, .,with-,an. acrobatic act, won first place in. an amateur contest staged bythe, young children’s group .at., the | ‘REGIMENTAL BAND {**" TOPLAY FAREWELL CONCERT TONIGHT DIRECTOR CAESAR LaMONACA STATES HE HAS ENJOYED STAY IN CITY; STEIN PAR- TY AFTER PROGRAM Concluding their highly appre- ciated stay in Key West with a concert tonight of selected mu- sical and vocal numbers in which will be featured ;Frank Purnell, Janice and George White, Con- ductor Caesar LeMonaca, of the 265th Regiment Coast Artillery Band, says; “This is our farewell concert, and we have enjoyed playing for you as much.as.you have enjoyed listening to us...After the concert musi¢, lovers.of Key West will. through, the courtesy,.of ..a local merchant,,be,our,hosts.at.a stein Party at which..will,be, served only ntral Schoo] playground. .. Miss; heer of fine, quality... Lucey Grant, play director, an- nounced that Flora played second with a number. “Weowant to assure you one Thurber and hil of our appreciation and singing thank our music lovers as well as In the contest, all chil-' ou, hosts their thoughtfulness. dren enrolled inthe city-sponsor-' Accept gur best wishes, which are ed play project appeared in danc-' extended you by myself and the es, singing acts and recitations. ’ entire prsonnel of the 265th Coast The contest. was the third weekly ytiliery Band.” the event staged as a climax to preceding five-day play period. HAD BEEN IN TAMPA DURING ILLNESS AND DEATH OF HER SISTER i i Mrs.'C, D. Harrington was 2; or “Ta the S. §.j ° ; mpa 5. “Danzon” Cubano, “Siboney a where she was called to the bed-} “In conjunction with the Unit- tide of her sister, Mrs, Ella Peace: Hilbarn, and left Saturday. July, ed States Employment Service, ‘we operate a free system of pub-! lie employment offices for the Mutual benefit of employers andy applicants. Unemployed workers: register at the nearest Public Em- ployment Office where they azo interviewed by persons trained in this work: After this they are classified for particular types of ‘work on the basis of the informa-; tion brought out ‘in the inter-| view. When employers need work-; ers, they call our offices, geeehr) ing the job and specifying the qualifications which they con-| sider most essential, The files are checked and applicants who approximate the requirements given by the employer are = t | interviewed, the best qualified be- * ing sent out on the job, In addi- tion to this we have a staff of trained job hunters, known field workers, who make ~ daily) calls upon business firms in an! effort to find openings for our) its. “Our service is free to both the! employer and the applicant, and £55 July: 9, just one , Hilburn died 9:30 o'clock! week ' 7. after Mrs, Harrington sailed for) ‘Tampa. The deceased was the wite | Vocal Chorus by Frank Purnell of Rev. J. P. Hilburn, of the’ for the past 50 years and who was retired in 1928. Having been a visitor several times in Key West as the guest of Mrs, Harrington, Mrs. Hilburn will be remembered by a number of friends made during those vis- its, She had been a resident of Tampa for the past 13 years. Sur- vivors are the husband; one son. Osear P. Hilburn; one brother, Howard O. Peace, Inverness, Fla.; "Florida Methodist conference|®: March Song, “‘A. Frangesa” two sisters, Mrs, Harrington and Mrs, C. E. Cook, of Inverness, Employes on the rolis of the desks and tables, which have been} Francesville, Ind.—It’s getting of county — National Youth Administration! pronounced excellent as to work-|to be a habit with Melvin Schoon-| postponed ontil Friday night at PROGRAM jLast week a doll show was held.” (Each number has been requested) RETURNS TO CITY. “On the Mall” Goldman Waltz from the Light Opera, “The Merry Widow” ». Lehar Popular, “A Sailboat in the Moonlight” Lombardo & Loeb Vocal Chorus by Frank Purnell Tenor Solo, “Kashmiri Love Song” from “Indian Love Lyrics” George Mills White 2. 3. $ Lecuona Selection of Victor. Herbert Herbert Favorites Herbert-Lake Popular, “September in the Rain” Dubin & Warren 6. Costa Voeal Chorus by Frank Purnell 10: Grand Seleetion from “Rosé Marie” Frimi Vocal Solos by Janice and George White 11. Duet, “Sweethearts” from Janice and George White NYA Employes T all referrals to. jobs are made have done some very creditable! manship and finish. © work in Key West, but some of} solely on the basis of fitness. An applicant’s creed, color, political the best efforts of the unit have the boys for loeal affiliation or need are not eon. | been put out from the carpenter| ganizations which furnish sidered when we refer him to an omployer. ; “Our files represent a cross-| section of the unemployed and imelude highly skilled as well ay unskilled workers, In the week, ending June 26th, for example, we secured jobs for 843 workers im more than a hundred different) eecupations, ranging from inter-/ preters to day laborers. Since we} began operations we have placed; workers in nearly every industry! in Florida.” { DANCE Tonight, 9:30 o’Clock —CUBAN CLUB— Caesar This class of work is done by! or- the ma- shop under the direction and/terial, and to supervision of Peter Knight. Some examples of this work displayed at the county court house where there is on display 10 pieces of office furniture, Requisitions for 29 men heen received frem the S. M. Little, who presides at the of- i havejers, two steel form setters, J, concrete finisher, and six rough }Groves and Sons company by W.)c#*Penters to be employed form building. : Ten of the laborers are to be fice of| the State Employment! sent at orice and the others are to jbe sent next week to the camp. i MICKEY CHEREP SHERWIN - WILLIAMS MANUFACTURES A PAINT FOR EVERY PUBPOSE. TALK OVER Agency. | Listed to be sent to Contract! Pouring concrete is expected toltwo weeks Fifty Cente|D, Marathon, are 2¢ nogro labor-! begin Tuesday. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, JULY 15; 1937. Segasooverce ooees)| NEWS NOTES Seeeesceesoseoeesese: DIES ON: FREIGHT CAR Syracuse, N; Y¥.—Found dead,{ his head crushed, on, top of a box car, a man tentatively identified at Clyde Tirtomy-40, of Toledo, Qhio, is believed: to have been struck by a low bridge. $7 NAILS IN STOMACH } Milledgeville, Ga.—Doctors re-} moved 97 nails from the stomach; of a Negro water boy when =I was brought to the State Hospital for the Insane. i PRISONERS TO MAKE ARMS Tokyo.—Jaran has decided to use the Empire’s 60,000 civil pris- oners to speed the output of mu- nitions }and other articles for na- tional defense under her five-year plan. The prisons, which are now self-spprorting, are expected to show a substantial profit from the manufacture of war materials. 4fnot to ve present, having found FAUCET SAVES LIFE Mankato, Kan.—Gulping water as soon ag,he diseovered he had, taken acidjfor cod liver oil, Drid J. W, ‘Yankey collapsed and faint-; ed, leaving the water faucet open, Members of the family investi-, gating water leaking through the ceiling found him and summoned medical aid, i CARRIER PIGEON SAVES 4 New © York.—Thirty-two min- utes after Capt. Ray Eldred of a fishing boat released a carrier. pigeon, the bird arrived at the ‘Freeport Boatmn’s Association. ; Freeport, L. I., and was the means! of sending help to four persons in a disabled boat twenty miles from land, ‘ THROWN PISTOL KILLS. | New York.—Preparatory to celebrating the Fourth of July,; Gerardo Butero, 42-year-old WPA worker, picked up his .32 calibre pistol and was leaving when is wife remonstrated with him for taking the weapon. Complying with her wishes, he threw the pistol on a couch. It was aeci-} dentally discharged and the ball, struck Mrs, ‘Butero e COMMUTERS USE TRAILER | Newark, N. J—A group of prominent Newark business mi are using a de luxe trailer commuting from their homes the city each day. The trailer | owned by Wm. B. Reilly, whe: jnvites a group of his friends to! make the trip with him. The com-; muters usvally. have breakfast: while making the one-hour-and-! twenty-minutes trip. “DEBTLESS STATE” BALANCE Lineoln, Neb.-Nebraska, which now. enjoys the title, “The Debt- less State,” started a new fiscal year on Juy 1 with the largest amount of woney in its history! ‘available for State expenditures. | GOLF CLUBS SAVE 4 the umbrella, hurled them and knocked them 38 BREAKS IN TEN YEARS | haye a broken bone, Only; bey has had of one = i > 35 breaks, ; nearly every months. A victim of ostea- bone brittleness result-| insufficiency of cal- his life has) " after another.’ | 74? i i Yacht Anton Dohrn, of the Car-/ and the island Among Dr. William ‘W. Demeritt, Jr. Mrs. Demeritt,’ Mrs, sons Buddy and Joe, who Key, enjoying | Gardner, th os Cc. agg gp a Saw- : |. Trevor, Joa ‘Iman. AS ern ae Secemmens? iP. F. MeCali, Captain S. S. Barch- jMmany of the diners went to Club os Key West, Florida, has the | most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit | PRICE FIVE CENTS mg AEE 1 Group Forced eon 10 Cortail Stay In City { asics | GIVEN AT. LOCAL RESTAU- | RANT; WAS. ARRANGED IN| : Telegrams. Received Re- questing Their Imme- diate Return To Wash- === Drama Institute Now ington { Principal guests for whom al banquet wes prepared were not; pI last evening, but those/ who: hed made the arrangements | and the invited guests enjoyed a; very delightful time in a local} ME hk: RAD SO rstaurant, j The Drama Institute, which is;story dramatization; When the thirty-seven diners being offered by the Recreation] theater-organization. } were seated Dr, Wim. R, Warren Department of WPA, is progress-! Monday—Biblical and religious i Diskin Yen viaiil ing very satisfactorily, and those, drama; drama in the chureh; scen- ssa 6 pte fo, oo who a:c taking advantage of the, cry, lights, staging; rehearsal of ‘s ers d = ja hi ac classes are acquiring valuable in- | one-act plays; publicity and ad- eeine%a argent tree: ere sormation and knowledge of the | vertising. drama, stage and oratory. Thos?) Tu.vsday—Dress rehearsal of “ ~ i participating will form a group! plays; all staff and students pres- their visit on receipt it had been decided to eliminate 5 . : 7 for Key West, which will | prove/ent»for work: and: observation; as- 1 f hi the; idon...of- speeshies: and’ make of great value to the community ssemb.ing. properties. bg ™ Bess the: gathering- a get-together. A2- i, the future. it is anticipated: : Wednesday — Public presenta-! In the arriving party were mem- : | . . | } i Much to their dismay and ‘the regret of a number of Key , Westers, members of the congres- sional group which came to Key West yesterday, accompanied by officers of the Marine Corps and Army, were forced to curtail children’s it obligatory to curtail their: visit, of urgent ic fara; wanidqne and to-thy': The Institute ta under:ghe:einecty Monies’ the: ane-ash playa, sbers of the House Committee on dati ght. Saat comnabied: “was<ers aaa ~ bey eit PAR aN ES Co ie — Naval Affairs who had expected den by the many words of-ap- 114 Daniel Fager. 3 waa taking pen to spend last night end part of preciation spoken by those igi The schedule wil daag:s Bie. ones i: a — of the ’ today in the city but telegrams re- enjoyed the supper and : its at- | rollows; beginning at 7:30. p. sie ast es foe the edlored. questing their immediate return tending conversation which was; Thuraday. ge properties andi Friday — Drama tournaments; *° Washington on urgent a‘fairs animate and of that nature which | devices; sound effects; trees, ! suggestions for a year’s program; requiring immediate legislative places <veryone at ease and cre-/ will be built; rehear-| make-up for the stage (male and ction, made it necessary to leave Lamnsy! one-act plays; student di-' female character); 4:20 o'clock for Miami where thought thst if such assemblages! Delaney, William Freeman, John minor, a girl about 15 years old. Community Service Program cosnasece the. directisn of Jchn Gvkelcr. preci and Daniel Fager of They also were R. Warren, The President ates the impression that a happy) rectors and staff. everyone taking part; closing of they were to take planes this of the were. arranged for every month,! » Norberg Thompson, Dan] Por almosti two weeks the par-|pers in one corner of the attic iderneath was the Put On By Rotary Members “sr cicx 202.3 Past. president pins were given|Jacksonvil'e. , ceremony pf Dress Miss Hotvze and Mr. Fager are 265th pl die c. also givn a president's pin.’ ; ul ty PEEtSE 4 “William R. Porter, Aqvilino Lopes,. Jr., Clif+ ford: G, Hicks, Baseom L. Grooms, Steve Singleton, Sam Goldsmith, William W. Demeritt, James Rob- erts, Dr. Armando Cobo, Edwin Trevor, Dr. Braun, U. 8. P. H. S.; Lt. Col, P: L, Wall, Major an, Lieutenant L. E. Waldron of the 265th Regiment Florida Na- tional Guard, Major J. D. Mac Mullen and Captain W. L. John: son, U.S. A, To bring the evening to a close gE Miramar as guests of the officers of the F. N. G., who last night gave their annual dance, which was a grand afiair and well at- a ¢ gathered to celebrate’ some Joyous event in its life, and} ‘ ea Cal , 3 ite morning‘at 5 o'clock for Washing- thi Wane: daing: {unt thet | Friday — Children’s drama; the Institate, 4 ing: So infectiovs was the spirit of " Just what the object good ;fellowship which prevailed’ . . throughout the evening that sev- evens, : they would be productive of a; Z great many beneficial results. is Attending the met were: 5 Dr. Warren, Mayor H. C. Galey.| Pauj Stevens, colored. was ar-, ‘The! missing gifl was found in Was mentioned —— William Klaus, U.N.’ rested yesterday and placed. in the attic of a house at the corner Probably in line for the utenant J. E. Faigle, U.S.N.teounty jail on a charge of con- th Mnes, ad. Bihact prominent Miami attorney Navarro, Jack Crummer, B. C-l ents of the girl, also colored, had — hidden un been looking for their daughter, P ‘The..case..was tepor' d to the thers}. Ac orelinlnany hearing. is. iff’s office fon og an Deputy given Stevens afternoon, d Ray Elwood found trace of the it is understood that he will be missing girl and followed the cla2' charged as stated/in the first te its conclusion, | paragraph. pw submarine bare, afterwards to A community service program, Beach, Fla.; Stephen C. Singleton ramp at the old naval air the subject of which was “How!of New Cumberland, Pa.. guest of base at Trumbo Island, a ride Rotary May Aet in Community| Steve Singleton; C. F. Rowland, around the boulevard, when the aud Its Particular Problems,” was; field representative of the Amer- <istant radio control station war put on today at the regular lunch: ican Red Cross of St. Petersburg, pointed out but as time was limit- tended, to Past Pres‘dents of the c.ubj ramely: Wisiam Lawcor Bates, conducting the Dramatic Insti-! National Guard, at Sebastian .Cxbrera, Bascom L., tute at the High School, which is reservation, and Grooms, J. Lancelot Lester, Mel- ia part of the Recreational Division selves as pleased vin E. Russell, (Charles E. Smith. of the USG. ‘dierly appearanee E. A, Strunk. Jr., Jerry J. Trev Miss Howze gave a short talk’ eral who attended voiced ‘the! Charies Taylor, Fred Dion, Frank] ;,: asa tp Pepereniger west gse REREOD SARTO IE eon of the Rotary Clit, under) Fla; Miss Neil Jewel Howze of ed no stops were made. A. Fort or, John C. Gekeler and-Withom | converning the activities of the REGULAR MEETING W A S jvery much C. FP. Rowlend “addressed the ‘sity of having to make their visit ‘Cross se-j20 brief, In the group were: Con Section in’ gressmen M. J. Mass, B. M. Scott, » in which he has George J. Bates, James W. Moot, the past four months, and Lt. Colonel J. C. Fegan, U. S. M. Red Cross activities. ,C., Lt. Colonel J. Peacock, U. &. pes leibcecassuion Ay and M, B. Morris, of Miami. Plan Examinations For CUBA BRINGS IN catia wares «| Social Welfare Positions 82 PASSENGERS Altern, wee aie oa Mrs. Gladys Roberts, supervisor Ernest A. Ramsey, Monroe county VESSEL LEFT SHORTLY AFT- tained at supper. [of the Key West unit State Board: bead members or Mrs Roberts, ER ARRIVAL ENROUTE However, a contingency arising! .¢ cocial Welfare, has been ad-| eat unit supervisor. } ; “| + TO HAVANA, CUBA later in the day made it obliga-: det cctsstalenssiaaillt The place for holding of writ-| Steamship Cuba, of the P. and tory that the visiting group at leave earlier than was anticipat-|for social welfare positions wil! *" sxppietiions is Diswiat st bbe held in all districts on Jaly' 24, Mt 90t- Seen designated bat w be later. All applications mast be ©. 8. S. company, arrived thir mailed not ister than July 17 so Morning from Tampa with seveq ed. The i * hone | ‘The state board hes adopted j the merit system as a guide Im.» will arvive in the State Wei- first and three second cabin pax ‘hn oe oak sengets for Key West; 69 first | the employment and promotion of . work f f the * and three second cabin passencery [rears ae ea Oe dl se Ga tos: teietaa, ‘ es — i Key West arrivals: Mrx. ©. D jon. evaluation of past experience. ory KILLER USES GUN Harrington, 3 R. Boyes, PK education, # written examination ee Cartwright, M. Le Compte, €. T ridge and a personal interview. | HOLLYWOOD; Calif. — Mike Rewland, R. A. Gray, Caridad Cas players faced Ely Culbertson and we a tro, Candida Tift, Lidia Tift sad Gther Amerieans led to hested|, \PPican mast have bed Si piicy of this city is employed 1 Leslie Tit. words This sabre secretary of state, Fla.; Major H. Judge Advocate of the Florida spent Regular meeting of the board| National Guards, of Daytona’ other the suggestion of Commissioner | Wm. R, Porter. i Earlier in the day it was decid-} ed to hold the meeting at 7 o'clock beeause of the arrival of| who rs high school education and experi-' - between Hungarians, keep flies from lighting on the; The vessel alo brought cotaingted ins fourroand ence in welfare work in such Te-'grense-paiaied faces af actors and of frvight and one sack © = th were injured lated fields as nursing or teach-|setresses by shooting then with during fray. _ing. Blanks may be secured from a patent gen. YOUR NEEDS WITH US. SOUTH FLA. CONTR. & ENG. CO.