The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 19, 1937, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service. For 57 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit Che Key West Citizen == VOLUME LVIII. No. 197. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1937. PRICE FIVE CENTS uncil Discusses Matter ee OCALBANO|. tas Morwngoeventy-Five Thousand Dollars Of Resurfacing Streets Recommended To Rehabilitate Show Di Made Of rH y ANOTHER TO BE GIVEN TO-|/VESSEL COMES IN FROM MORROW AT COLO- q TAMPA ENROUTE TO NIAL PARK HAVANA Various Other Matters It may be seen from the follow-| Steamship Cuba, of the P. and Are Taken Up During tet mie Ha Casos Ig Third: District The matter of resurfacing and repaving Key West's streets was brought before the meeting of the | City Council fast night in a re- Papers received at the sheriff's, office yesterday showed.the dis- position made of several cases which were recently ‘handled -by' the Peace Justice of the Third! District, and which were muchl place at the Matecumbe Resorts, and it is alleged that Mr. Boat- wright went as far as to hold up at the point of the firearm .every- body there and threaten any per- son who attempted to go to the; for an of- i hat the Hospitality; 9- S. 8. Co., arrived this morning Bis Pees = s Hospitality | from Tampa with six first cabin igi: hagaiate xe ¥ OF the !a*|and three second cabin passengers est popular melodies for their} oy Key West; 81 first and one coneerts this week. second cabin passenger for Ha- Arrangements have been made’ Nee ca cca ae t i vel latest} ey West arrivals: Mrs. D. But- assure having the very lstes' lex, Mary L. Butkr, Jimmie But- a ee ee ifer, Mrs, G, C. Carlstedt, Sister pertommaness. iM. Georgette C. Allen, Josephine “A Sailboat in the Moonlight”) A'costa, America Acosta, Mary jis the number one song hit of the | Acosta. | The Cuba also brought 12 tonsj Key West’s Marine Hospital Social Welfare Amnouncement has been re-}director of District 10 Weifare discussed in the vicinity of Mate-jtelephone and call cumbe where the incidents which ficer. He-was bound over in formed the ‘basis for the -subse-|bond of $150 for the next term quent hearings. .of criminal court, ‘Named in the warrants were} Two others who were solution introduced by L. T. Cox, who is interested in the proposi- tion, with a view of having the impli- | improper exhibition of a firearm,|Pate and P. R. Hollingsworth, for the purpose of having the namely a vevolver, and the exhibi-| both charged’ with ‘causing an af- dit, ig, tthe federal government grant a loan, 4: F- Boatwright, charged ae in the matter ‘were: ‘Bob work carried on. The agreement would be that the city match the funds that would be appropriated by the government, the govern- ment to put up forty-five percent of the amount, with the city to go good for the balance of fifty-|| | five percent. The resolution covering. the matter was read by Stafford Caldwell, attorney for Mr. Lon, bearing on the issue, with At- torney W. Curry Harris also giv- ing a talk in whith he thoroughly outlined the proposition as pre-| seated. , } Sin. Washi: presenting the’ : case, in which the necessary will be sought. After diseus-| ising the matter, the council de-) cided to defer action until a later;into tiny shreds and: used the’ A letter was read from S. C.}n Singleton, executive secretary of! the Key West Chamber of Com- merce, containing an inquiry from) F. M. Sheppard, commander of} the Pan-American Society of; ‘Tropical Research, expressing a desire to locate in Florisa, ing} for advice as to where suitable land can be leased or purchased, and mentioned the site on Stock Island where the botanical gardens are located. It was orderéd that auto tags) and dogs tags to be sold begin- ming October 1, be purchased in ‘order that they may be ready) when tht license period begins. A resolution was alopted re- lative to an agreement between Monroe County and the City of Key West, which provides ‘that the county will set aside each year out of funds credited, a certain amount for the city, from the aly location of taxes upon gasoline. The amount would be $30,000 an- nually. The funds are to be used! wor the purposeof meeting debt service charges on indebtedness | in the bond refunding agreement with the R. E. Crummer Company. A letter was read from Rev.! Alfred De Barritt, superintendent; ef Cuban and colored units, stat- ing: “In view of the new ordi-| mance as to the location of saloons’ near church and school, I beg to} inform you that I have measured} the distance between the Trinity Presbyterian Church and the sa- Joon at the corner of Simonton and Petronia stre and find there is a distance of only one! hundred and sixty-five feet, which Means (Jat such saloon is not en-| titled to a license, according to! the ordinance now im force.” It was ordered that the city’s! motorcycle which was placed out of commission some time ago, be placed back in service again, with many necessary repairs te be!’ made to the machine which is used by traffic officers. It was} shown that it has become very) Recessary that the motorcycle be/ placed backed in service in order} to have the officers check up on’ law violators as pertains te traffic! regulations, After disposing of a few other) matters of a routine nature, the’ meeting was omtered adjourned. STORMY WEATHER! CYPRESS AND PINE IN THICKNESSES 5-16” UP FOR STORM SHUTTERS. DON'T WAIT UNTIL TOO LATE. SOUTH FLORIDA, tion was considered so dangerous to life that the offender -was ar- rested. This “improper éxhibition” took RATS TEAR UP ~ HIDDEN MONEY TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS CURRENCY WAS MU- TILATED (By Associated Press) PAOLI, Ind., Aug. 19.—Keith ‘Smelsor hid $25 currency in a se eret drawer at his wayside store. | He was rather upset the other day when he found only three $1 bills left. The next time he looked these, was sore. He tore out 'the whole drawer and looked again, A busy little mouse had taken} all the money, torn each ‘bill; elsor bought a mousetrap and is spending his evenings try- ing to piece the bills together in the hope they will be /re- placed by the treasury depart- ment, FAMILY DWELLS Hihe’ coming year, was ih Ghatge 0 ‘to line its. comfortable|. fray: ‘was ‘placed under bond of $100 for his appearance at the next term of criminal court. [ROTARY CLUB _ MEETS TODAY \COMMUNITY SERVICE PRO- GRAM WAS FEATURE OF LUNCHEON SESSION The regular noon day luncheon [of the Key West Rotary Olub was held today at the Parish Hall with President Charles S. Taylor, pre- siding?” The program Service, “Boys Work Plans”, for Ned McCarthy. ~ William V. Little, Ralph R. ;Braund and James B. Parramore the con- were initiated into the club, initiation ceremonies being ducted by Shuler Peele. Visiting Rotarians were Major B. B. MeMahon of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and Ear] DeNoon, Mi- ami, Fla, PROGRAM FOR SUNDAY NIGHT AT LEY MEMORIAL on Community | eh week selected for the Hit Parade. | Other popular marches and semi-classical selections comprise a procram which"may well be en- joyed. The following program was played at the WPA Sewing Room. yesterday, and will be played at; March, W. M. B. Hall Overture, Princess of India King Waltz, Over the Waves Rosas Popular: When Did You Leave Heaven Whiting In a Little Gypsy Tea Room Burk ; Seredy; Selection, Old Favorites Popular: It Looks Like Rain A Sailboat in the Moonlight Lombardo March, Independenta Hall The following program will be played at the U. S. Marine Hos- pita’y tomorrow and at Colonial Park Saturday night: March, The Chancellor Lawrence Overture, American Triumph Miller, Popular: Cocktails For Two Johnston Pal of My Cradle Days eran’ Waltz, The Skipper March, Tusrarawas Popular: A Sailboat in the Moonlight Lombardo Burke King ae) Waldtenfel King It Looks Like Rain Marrh, W. M. B. The Star Spangled Banner The coneert usually given Sunday has been postponed, least for the coming Sunday. on at INEGRO’S BODY BROUGHT HERE WORKING ON BRIDGE AT IN TWO vannecn Ul BE RENDERED BY GROUP] nn BEA DIED WHILE EAT, SLEEP AND PAY TAXES IN ILLINOIS AND IN- DIANA » (By Associated Press) DANVILLE, Il, Aug. 19— The Fred Kemna famfy eats, sleeps and pays taxes in Illinois and Indiana. All of which sounds like a head-| ache, but there isn't much to do! about it because the 96-acre Kem-| na farm between here and Perry-! jville, Ind., is divided by the state/ line. | Parts of the living room, i en and sleeping quarters are in In-} diana, the rest in Hlinois. Mr. and} Mrs, Kemna and their son, Rich-! ard, sleep in Indiana; Marietta, ; the daughter, sleeps in Tlingis, | CHURCH The following program will be renderddat Ley Memorial church on Sunday evening; August 22nd: Instéimental ~ Selection—Alice Jenks, Wer se , HymnLCongrégation. | Prayer—Miriam’ Carey. Anthem-Oohoir, © Solo—Mrs. Orion Russell. Duet. s. Vernon Catherine Knowles. Solo—Edith Wi¥iams, Reading—Mrs. Alice Curry. Solo—Mrs. Florie Michael. Solo—Gerald Saunders. Anthem—Choir. Solo—Elizabeth Rosam. Violin Selection—Gerald Saun- ders. Hymn—Congregation. Benediction—Lenora Whitaker, Hicks, Lieutenant E. R. McCarthy, United States Coast and Geodetic] y, has received a telegram? reoy 2, Boy Scouts, sent by Scoutmaster Victer Larsen at! members arrived safe and that all! Boy Scout Troop Starts Before leaving with the ad- vance detail Tuesday morning Scoutmaster Larsen promised to keep the club advised as to ail vis | matter i nnect ith 1] | , Homestead, advising that the! mat in connection with the en-| continually in progress campment. The main body, of LITTLE DUCK KEY working for the S. J. Groves ‘Con- baphagggee company at Littk Duck Key, who died yesterday about 11 o'clock, was yesterday after- noon moved from the Key and brought to the ¢fty last night. Judge Raymond R. Lord, who jwas in that section of the county yesterday, took charge of the matter and after deciding that no pene jury was necéssary gave permission for the removal of the [eeu It was brought to the city last evening and is now at the Pritch- ard Funeral Home, and Mr. Pritchard is awaiting instructions relative to its disposition. (DE NOONS ARE | VISITING HERE Earl De Noon, representative leiety Testing Materials, arrived yesterday accompanied by’ M De Noon, for a brief. risit: witlt | M. Pierce, aide to the officer 'charge at the naval station, who fis in charge of the tests being at the station. ‘of freight and one sack of mail; ¢eived from Chairman George T.| Board, City Hall, Ft. Pierce, jfor Key West; one ton of freight! Shannon, of the State Merit Sys-' Pla jand 209 sacks of mail for Ha-, tem Committee,“ that” the® next | Vana, ; Written examinations “for ‘ social Aid : ——_———— {welfare positions with District amination must be in the State LEY | Welfare Boards ‘will be’ held’ on! office by September 4, 1937. i MOB September 18. ‘}Sinee any application which is re- | The new State Welfare Board) ceived ‘after that date will not be . All:applications for the next ex-/ | Bill Made Public As | Measure Was Sent To | Congress By PAUL MAY (Special Washington of The Citizen) WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 18 i of a new Federa building in Key West has been re- | commended by the procurement has adopted the merit system nat @onsidered for the examination to! South Beach Park this afternoon: } Burke; The body of Richard Pea, negro | and member of the American So- | ‘NORTH POLE BAD ‘STEAMER OZARK GOES TO CUBA. | ja means of selecting the social, be held on September 18. All in-| service staff and as a guide in/terestdd persons are urged to) | the employment and promotion of’ write for application blanks at}! |workers of the staffs of the Dis-|once. Those persons who failed trict Welfare Boards. the last examination are eligible) Qualifications under the merit}for re-examination and if inter-| | system are based on an evalua-|ested should make application by} | tion of past experience and educa-|letter to the State Merit System { tion, a written examination and} Committee, Exchange Building,| | Dean Mobley, 20 years old, car-| personal interview. In order to! Jacksonville, Florida. \ rier for the Florida Times Union) be eligible for the written exami-| Further information, including and winner in the contest recent-| nation an applicant must have a|when and where the examination jly had by that newspaper, was high school education and at least! will be held, can be obtained from a passenger on the S. S. Cuba this 'two years experience in such re-|Mrs. Gladys Roberts, supervisor! morning, enroute to Havana, On‘ jated fields as nursing and teach-|in charge of the local unit at! an_all expense tour, ing. Application blanks may be}WPA headquarters building in Mr, Mobley is enjoying the re-| secured from Miss Mary Perecival,|Key West. sults of his efforts as Times Union} hein sty nls carrier and is assured a perfect; trip, on the ship, as officials of, Cha Wi | rles Curry Winner | WINNER OF CONTEST PUT ON ; BY FLORIDA TIMES" ! UNION { the line sent out a letter to va- rious agents and officials of the vessels of the line, requesting that Mr. Mobley be shown every cour- | ‘ teay and consideration. | ers No flare of ‘trumpets toretoa] CHINESE SCRAP the announcement of the winner, IRON GUARD: ORDERS ISSUED TO TURN IN| ALL METAL THAT 1S COLLECTED {IN ABOARD CUBA nor was there any broadcast nam- AGGREGATION LEFT EN-| ing the master in the exciting con- ROUTE TO HAVANA | THIS MORNING test which was brought to a close last evening when Charles Curry, attache of the La Concha Hotel, Listed on the passenger rolls | ¥85 declared winner. : tof the Steamship Cuba of the P.| Though throughout the period iar hnaae ; jand 0. °S, S. Cuba this morning of the contest, Mr, Curry was con-} AMOY, China, Aug. 19.—China | !were the names of a number of| fronted with some outstanding ©P-| hes sucew to: the weap. ok morticians coming from different! ponents, and at no time was (ne Heovacerantiny rage ees hace sections of the United States en) placed in jeopardy, and for that period has teen ect mnie in Amey route to Havana, ‘Cuba. jsame reason he always bore him- uriig which thme::aach reeblent They composed a group CON-'seif as nonchalantly as though he’ i, sanposed to collect and turn in| } sisting of men and women from} was confident of carrying off the | ay) iran and copper sceap he cai |four sections of the United States} honors, and that his confidence jay hands on. } and some of the members, all of | was not misplaced, was evidenced | Win Chineds. Uelbove Sek: Sapam }whom were colored. were taker | by his winning. tas’ kicyhag sen ‘tote, Jn. Chinn toe for sightseeing trips by colored _ Among his opponents were Titans. Although the export of| ees {distinguished persqnages as. Luis! iton has been banned, the Japa-| | jMoina, Bdgar,, Starke, | Rusell/nuse pro reported to be buying! ‘COLONEL WOLF j Stuart, Eric Morland, Joseph TripP /4¢9n in China, sending it to Taiwan! | Oscar Ramirez and: Phillip Pu or Hongkong and transshipping it RESIGNS POST derer, afi of whom) entered intots Japan: | i 'the tournament with determina- tion and acquitted. themselves | nobly. Friends in Key West of Col.| But to their consternation the; HULL, Eng.—Mrs, Mary- }Sam J. Wolf, formerfy of this skill displayed by their conqueror Ewen-Kendall-Foster of this city, jeity but for a number of years a far exceeded theirs. and in the’ divorced by four husbands, has! jresident of St. Augustine, will end they were all forced to bow te’ announced her engagement to an- regret to learn that he has been| the knowledge and mastery dis-| other man, {forced to resign as city sanitary; p’ 4 by Mr. Curry, and he was ENGAGED AGAIN jofficer of of the St. Augustine! unanimously declared winner in} ;commission, because of failing) one of the hardest fought check-s health. ers contests ever staged in the de-? | Col. Wolf was in charge of the | lightful and commodious salon of! St. Augustine sanitary depart-' the La Concha. H yment covering a lengthy period, There were no women contest- and after an absence from hisiants. This is, of course, notice- {duties for a period was recalled) able. Women were eliminated be- jand again placed in the position.|cause of Mr. Paderer’s addition i He has been in failing health for to the rules which provided that. {some time, according to informa-) “Chivalry hag no place in a check- tion at The Citizen. lor game.” { i wee ' [resentative for Key West, Fla, in / | Variety Jubilee of Atlantic | SHANGHAI, Ang. 19.—Shang-’ Steamship Ozark, of the Clyde-| Club Marti has promised to | hai and San Francisco can tele-|Mallory Lines, is dee to arrive im|everything within its {phone to each other, but for only’ port tomorrow from New Or-/make this beauty com trict. The buildings will division of the treasury, learned today. The recommendations were made during hearings on the third deficiency appropriation bill, and were made public as the bill was laid before Congress. The buildings recommended and proposed cost limits are: Key West, Marine hospital rehabilita- tion, $75,000. Immediate construction of the buildings: is not urged by the de- partment but they are included in its long-range program for eventual construction as Congress provides money. Tag, sind reported bill . just by Co 3 idee $23,000,000 for this year, and authorizes an additional $47,000,- 000 in contract commitments, on the basis of a three-year program, Procurement division officials said this will make possible construc- tion of a new Federal building in nearly every congressional dis- be se lected from the recommendations made, The recommendations were made only arter tne postoffice artd treasury departments had in‘ vestigated the need for the pro posed new buildings, and ascer- tained that the cities named were eligible for the projects. The en- tire program, according to testi- mony before the committee, is ex- pected to be completed within three to ten years. Preceeding at the same rate as during the past three years, all the projects would be put under way within three years more. However, senti- ment exists in Congress for slowing up Federal construction and that is why the department has figured out a program with « ten year maximum. The recommendations of the de- partment include 2,406 projects with a total cost of $208,191, 500, Is Being are Barbara Carey anf Norms Garcia. Both of |hevs, left nothing undone to to aid! the 10 days of camp life, the scout- were well. -}the treop left yesterday morning; Mrs. De Noon is Being a member of the Rotary/:. company with Counsellor! j ;Quaintances made during her stay Club, which organization is spon-} PA soring ihe troop, and a member; S¢oree F- reher. jin Key West several years ago./ of the committee, Lieutenant Me-| And when all matters were ar-) Carthy, as well as the other mem-/ranged and the troop settled for! meeting a) Miss Alice Bate and Mr. Bate was the boys im securing the outing| master sent the telegram advis-| and making arrangements for the) ing: “Arrived OK. Boys OK. Camp| cessfally, in growing sponges in} camp, | set. Advise parents.” | i Sugar Loaf Sound. about one hour in the 24. number of eld friends and a¢-| The difficulty is that the radio-; will proceed to Miami telephone circuit to Shanghai takes the shortest distance from; At that time Mrs. De Noon was! San Prancisco, almost crossing the are due carly next week. oe North Pole. Atmospheric dis ception is posible for only about an hour. i leans, and after discharging cargo|cess and also to and Jack-|at the Habana- several jocal beauties for competition for Key West. Several local sonville. Teo other vensels of the line! R. Mallory is dee Monday from | associated with Charles Chase-/turbences are so common in the | Galveston en route to Charleston called for entry whe way €xperimenting, and suc-/ polar regions that satisfactory re- ari New York, and the Alamo is yesterday sfterncon's ment appearing in The Citizen but only three of them had returned due Tuesday from New York t Tampa. eri ni f & Fi [h Milian.