The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 21, 1937, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service, For 57 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LVIII. No. 199. Director Of Women’s Projects Much Pleased With Local Activities REQUISITIONS RECEIVED AT * Mrs. ic Local Su-lSCOQUTS HAVING pervisor, States That Enrollment Is Still Open ’ For Others Mrs. Martelle Wilson, state sociate director of Women’s Proj- ects, paid an official visit to the Home Making Center, corner Angela and Simonton streets, on Monday and Tuesday of this week. Mrs. Wilson was very much pleased with the work ac- complished by the center, pecially that of the sewing group, states Mrs, M. H. Robinson, su- pervisor of the local project. Of the forty-eight centers in the state, the Key West sewing: attendance was shown to be the best. It was decided upon the Suggestion of Mrs. Wilson to make & ehange in the nutrition work in order to give it a more definite place in the program of work. Mrs. McCann, district supervi- sor, paid a visit to the center on Thursday morning unexpectedly, and ‘suggested that a separate; gtoup be enrolled for cooking, and have the workers meet every Tuesday morning from 8:30 to 10:30 or from 9 to 11, as the ‘STEAMSHIP YORO _. group may decide, for a period of cooking. | © Ft is shown that “during ‘these hours Mrs. Robinson will not be able to help the handicraft work- ers. Registrations for the cook- ing group will be received Mon- day, Tuesday, Wednesday and) Thursday of the coming week, and work of the group will begin Tuesday, August 31, at the hour best suited to them. Many other changes in the| work of the center will be well) worth while for those cieaaage registered to look into, it is stated, and anyone wishing to can do s0. Mrs. Robinson states that there is still room left around the work table of the fish scale and handi- eraft group, and others interested now have an opportunity to enroll | for the work, it is shown. COAST GUARD PLANE ARRIVES QruRA: GOVERNMENT oFFI- CIALS COME IN FROM MIAMI * Che Key Wrst Citizen K m KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1937. MORE MEN TO BE PLACED ON _ BRIDGE WORK) » Gambling Case F. EBERHARDT » ARRIVES HERE HAD BEEN VISITING DIFFER- ENT SECTIONS OF COUNTRY EMPLOYMENT BUREAU FOR OPERATIVES TO BE AS- SIGNED TO PROJECTS GRARD OUTING ENCAMPED AT HOME- STEAD Requisitions for more workmen were received today by W. V. Lit- tle, in charge of the State Employ- ment Bureau, and the men will; be sent according to schedule. ! 8. J. Groves and Sons’Construc-i Fred O. Eberhardt is back in tion Company requested that 10j,. , . whice dagorers be sent to Contract |NcY West and is Riad ee re: D, Marathon, and five of these| ”!S ee Acar = ci sad =~ be sent Monday and five)" i wheter aes Pee others Tuesday, w: . The same company requests that; i seal ool estan a 11.negro laborers be sent to Con- ihietng xairceanen eiclbed aa tract F, Little Duck Ke and Z alno!-one rough peiae Fone Five} fet™t sections of the country and ‘of theintimber will be | spent several weeks in #Washing- once and the others will go Monday. *"Seoutmaster Victor Larsen is enthused over the reception given Scout Troop 2 on their arrival at Homestead and in a communica- tion to the scout committee of the Rotary Club, expresses his pleas: ure. During the first day. of ' their stay it rained most of the time but all tents were up and: para-jy phernalia in place when the troop ‘OPERA COMPANY arrived, iS ¢ E “We are camping across from EAST COAST CITY WOULD the new swimming pool and the scouts are allowed free swimming. HAVE GROUP RERFORM THERE Mr. Eberhagdt told The Citizen today, “I may be here for a week or two or possibly one month. I want to enjoy a short period of rest and comfort and know of no other place where that can be accomplished to greater satisfac- \ tion than in Key West.” CUBA ARRIVES FROM HAVANA VESSEL LEAVES LATE IN AFT- ERNOON ENROUTE TO TAMPA Special rates have been given at the theater, and a game of ball with the local scouts has been ar- ranged. All the folk seem to enjoy hay- ing “us here and a very successful camp is anticipated. We must excend thanks to the members of the Rotary Committee, members of which have been responsible for this outing.” | i George Mills White is in re- ceipt of evidence that the fame) of the Key West Light Opera Company is reaching other sec tions and that others are also en- deavoring to establish similar groups, One of the letters received is) ; : from a city on the east coast and| Steamship Cuba, of the P. and asks if it is possible to make ar-}O. S. S. company, arrived from rangements to have the local com-|Havana yesterday afternoon with pany stage a production in that; six first and two second cabin city or if that can not be done,|passengers for Key West; 97 first have the company come there and|and eight second cabin passengers ive selections from _. several ans i Se a age a amie Mr. White is writing to the sender of the letter and asking further details of the proposed presentation. At the same time he is advising that the company has in its repertoire three light operas, “Pinafore,” “Pirates of Penzance” and “The Mascotte.” Members of the local company are being reminded of the re hearsal which is to be held at the’ usual place next Monday night} and it is expected that all will be, on hand at 8-0’clock, | COMES TO PORT VESSEL TAKES ON FUEL OIL second tabin passengers for Tam PANY’S PIER pa. Key West arrivals: Berta Gon- Steamship Yoro, of the Stand- ard Fruit and Steamship company, arrived in port yesterday after- noon 3 o’clock from Philadelphia. The vessel berthed at the main pier of the Porter Dock company at 3:40 and began taking on a supply of fuel oil, When the ship sailed at. 6:30 the gauges showed that 27,146 gallons of fuel had been placed in the tanks. Guiseppi Garidenzi, Amelia Gari- denzi, Frank H. Gato, Louis Sauer, Martha Sauer, ; The vessel also brought 29 tons of freight and three sacks of mail for Key West; 97 tons of freight and 115 sacks of mail for Tam pa. *YELL-PROOF’ JAIL STOPS ROWDIES’ WEEKLY SPREES (Ry Asxociated Press) SALERSVILLE, Ky.—Magoffin county officials used to have their troubles with drunks. They considered it a lark to tip- ple freely on Saturday nights, get arrested and spend the weekend sleeping it off. | \ They burned the hedclothing, shouted at passersuy and had in- tramural fights. j Fimally officals got sore, They built, a new jail—designed especially for weekend rowdies. It is a small building, this new SPENDS 3,500 HOURS lee CARVING NUDIST COLONY! (By Associated Press) | The Federa} Reserve Bulletin DEADWOOD, S&S. D.—R. E./|estimates that the gold in hoard- Poe, Terraville watchman, creat-|ing in the world is now “consider- ed a miniature nudist colony with; ably less” than one billion dol- a knife, some basswood, and 3,-; lars. In the last six months, it is 500 hours of: labor. So well did he! estimated that practically a_bil- do the job that the colony was}lion dollars of hoarded metal nadard pit for exhibition. came into ae » Seventy-one figures of men and| women three inches high were) carved.| They are shown running, walking, swimmniz, dancing and) will be a vduable aid toward a playitt ball in a natural setting pomplete understanding of the of aes ny pine trees and hand-/ problem which the nation faces made leg cabins. HOARDING CENSUS The census of unemployment jin designating the questions for or Key West; 97 first and Senet z#ez, Earl Power, Laura Power,! ToBe Navy's War Julio Zumbado, charged with operating a gambling game in the Duval Club rooms on Duval street, scsacesscc Judge Albury Tries Many Cases In Duval County before Franklyn Aren-} Another case in which a negro {was tried on a lottery charge re- |record and recently assigned tol sulted in a conviction and the of- captured money, checks and cards| Preside at the Duval county court) fender ‘vas sentenced to one year hi oy > {has just completed him second/in state prison. which, it is said, will be presented; tour of duty at the Jacksonville} The conviction was considered charge this afternoon Peace Justice made the raid Thursday night and in court as evidence at the hear-| tribunal. This was his second trip'a rare one and one of the Jack- weeks of court he disposed of!lows: » “The jury conviction was at $500. more than 350 cases. a rarevone im such cases in the One ‘of the most important}eourt;’ according to ‘the criminal STEAMER OZARK | with armed robbery, and convieted}\*The lottery charges it was point- jon two charges. Found guilty’ €d‘out; ‘was the result of “Bolita COMES T0 PORT two juries, he was sentenced: toyoperations, and Judge Albury de- the two sentences to, naturally,}and’set*bond at $2,000 pending run concurrently. l appeal from the sentence. e | Cl 0 Mack BauibeasG bend wai pleced| © Jacksonville and during three! sonville papers commented as fol- [cases was that of a man charged) court records.” lite imprisonment on each charge;|nied the motion for a new trial | | VESSEL CAME IN FROM NEW ORLEANS WITH FREIGHT FOR KEY WEST Steamship Ozark, of the Clyde- Mallory Lines, arrived in port last inight at 9:15 o’clock from New j Orleans, and immediately began discharging freight. | O. A. Sandquist, director of,over the setup with Area Super- Wien the holds hed been clarea | WPA District 3, and Carl A.jvisor B. C. Moreno, while Mr. | Goodbread, supervisor of the|Goodbread was discussing the em- and the vessel ready to sail, sur- prise was expressed that the ship/ arrivals in Key West last night was not keld up at this port be-/over the highway for a brief stay.| They expect to spend tomor- jeause of the threatened strike. Mr. Sandquist told The Citi-/row here and will probably leave Though reports were rife that | 7°? that he was here on regular Monday morning on the return to thd ‘schedules of the Clyde-Mal- routine inspection and was going| Miami, lory and other lines were to be} ‘dsrunted ana, at vowels of &e| Much Interest Now Being ; ~~ Shown In Beauty Contest bers Of the crew “of the of- With the time for the beauty, paper in the state of Florida, will {ficial family and the crew of the Ozark had nothing to say about | contest drawing near entry blanks be flashed on the screen of each Gandolfo. the proposed tie-ups, and the ship} jsailed 11:50 for Miami and Jack- sonvil'e. country; range of only 14° Fahrenheit City On Official Visit ; WPA employment division, were} ployment situation with Claude! ey West, Florida, has the | ost equable climate .1 the with an average PRICE FIVE CENTS Dogs Get Sea Legs In Rigid Tests Off Maine Coast Uncle Sam’s Ships Must Be Put To Series Of Trials Before Being Ac- cepted By HARRY E. FARNHAM (By Asseciated Press) ROCKLAND, Me., Aug. 21.— | Penobscot Bay on the Maine coast provides Uncle Sam the ideal |testing ground for his fighting | ships. Nowhere else along the Atlantic ‘coastline does the expanse of sea and the water’s depth combine with proximity to mainland and deep water base to permit so well | trials of sleek, gray dstroyers and men o’ war. AW new vessels. undergo trials on what is known as the Rockland measured mile course. Smoke trials left by a ploughing cruiser provide those ashore with jthe only indication that a $10,- 000,000 ship may be going through la series of standardization trials jthat rack her rviets and structure and every integral part from stem to stern, | A technical group of navy ex- jperts, known as a “trial board,” | supervise the tests, but these tight- lipped gentlemen come ashore with never a word as to the re- sitts:” The navy Keeps ite’ weerens. Aside from ordinary tests for speed, oil consumption and other standardization paces, the ship must conform to rigid require- | are being requested and filled in! theater in the state. This ech mt laid down by technicians. WASHINGTON NOTES, ‘rapidly. Yesterday the local beau- ty contest committee were in re- |ceipt of four signed applications. H ME They are Barbara Carey, Helen : Pollock, Anita Salgado and Mar- | garet White, The four young ladies are of HAD BEEN SPENDING VACA. | the real beauty type. Miss White jis a platinum WWonde, offering TION AT POINTS IN plenty of competition with a well- TENNESSEE | formed figure aiid so does the well-shaped body. Miss Garey is not a blonde nor a brunette; she is of e dium type and one Mr. and Mrs. Roy E. Rogers| is ©* the med nea and children, Miss Iola, Phyllis,| W® will give the judges plenty Edith and Roy, Jr., were return- paaety on which to reach 9 de- jing passengere over the highway cision, Miss Salgado, an attrac- tive brunette, has deep black bee the girls taking part in this great national contest the vast jamount of publicity and prestige that goes with these two finalists of the Miami contest. Mr. Butler, general chairman of the beauty contest for the state of Morida, in one of his many letters to the local commit- tee quotes, “Key West people here in Miami are enthusiastic and interested in having your city represented and are planning a reception for representative.” Judges who will be responsible for making local selection will be Among these are “turning a corner” with the rudder flung hard down at full speed. Or the massive craft may “put on the brakes,” with both anchors dropped while she travels at top speed, For the conduct of speed tests, the course is “measured” by four land beacons, visible by day, light- , ed by night. | Two outside bencons, those near jest the sea, stand on islands. In- side beacons perch just opposite op the shore. When a “sight” by ship's offi- cers shows the outer beacon lined up with its higher, mainland mate, the vessel begins its measured mile but there will be some difficulty; lockup, built of railroad ties, It’s too far from the road for Coast Guard Mane 128, Lieu-| the prisoners to yell at pasersby. tenant Schiebel in command, ar- Instead of windows, it has tiny rived here this morning from Mi-| ventiliation slits near the floor, ami and came down at the landing j If a prisoner wants to see outside, Pier in the submarine base at the vaval station. he has to lie down and squint. Tf he wants to sleep, he takes On board the plane were three| the shelves that have been built HEN’S EQG PRODUCTION | the proposed census. In 1930, there ECTED BY COLOR were 48,832,000 persons listed as |“gainfully occupied,” which left IGTON. The depart-| 74,000,000 persons not so oceu- sna agbiegltzzte presents evi-| Pied, but all of them are obvious- dence That. hens must have the |!¥ not “unemployed. right mental attitude to lay eggs. A report from its Kansas exper-! MAY HELP government officials, who were in| company with Deputy Collector! around the walls jnsteag ofpbeds. |imenta@ station decjares that tests} The Income The drunks don’t like to igo to subjecting hens to Warious colors recently ratified by the United Tax Convention,’ | yesterday afternoon after an en- | joyable vacetion spent in Tennes- { jsee, Mr. Rogers’ home. Most of the time was spent at | Chattanooga, and it was a won- |derful experience for the family ‘from Key West when they went up | vast expanse of territory on all ides after leaving Key West | where the sea extends to every jpoint of the compass, | Mr. Rogers, who is a j retired jand is now employed in the capa- leity of guard at the naval station rate, said tat it was one of the jfinest trips he and his family had jover enjo: ed. |BUFFALOES ON HIGHWAY | Lookout Mountain and viewed the} eyes and black hair. She will also be a “hot” competitor. Lovely Miss Helen Pollock, whose entrance biank was filed \with the committee late today, is lanother entrant in the brunette | section, ‘and many of her friends are confident that she has an ex- cellent chance of being nanred “Miss Key West.” announced in The Citizen Mon-|test, completed when it passes the day. ‘The Judges will be selected |}line made by the other two bee by the committee and wt] be 07! cons. — prestige, moral and reputa- ms * M. PINDER TO BE ARRAIGNED INDIANAPOLIS.—Police, call- nce HE DIDN'T AIM TO o _JBUT HE DID! (Ry Astocinted Prews) chief petty officer of the navy/ This state-wide beauty contest! 4 to the home of Mrs. Jean Wil-| Before Peace Justice Enrique joffers the winner of Miss Amer-'tiams to investigate a shooting,|Esquinaldo this afternoon, the ica many great opportunities. The! found 4-year-old Alexander Wil-|caso of Millman Pinder, charged same applies to the winner °f | hiams crying, | with non-support will come up for Miss Florida. “A shot, sonny?” they| preliminary hearing. Each city in Florida will have| asked. yi . gr a representative in Miami Aug- ust 27 at which date the finals “No, he’s not,” said his mother. Charges were fied yesterday, the warrant served and late yee “He’s erying because I gave him|terday the magistrate announced wil be held at that city. Two}, spanking for shooting me behind Florida rpresentatives will be 8e-\ the ear with hig B-B gun.” lected there and the winners will} ithe case as set for 4 o'ejock to- day. of Internal Revenue Howard Wil-| jail now, The result is most of |and intensities of light showed it/ States and Canada, is expected to HAVE MOTORISTS BUFFALOED son during their stay, and who} them keep sober or out of réach | was no€the quantity of licht which| lay the groundwork for a world-| left on the return to Miami sages be the arm of the law on Saturday | mattered but the color. This sug-| ide approach to the problem of} (By Associated Press) 1 o'clock. nights. gested, {he report adds, “that the | “hot money.” The new agreement GARDEN CITY, Kas.—Mo- 2 laying xpsponse to light has a/also provides for the cooperative) torists traveling between Pierce- psychological basis.” jexchange of tax information be-| ville and Garden City recently i Crawfish Case Heard At [tween the two nations, which is|thought they were back in the | be taken to Atlantic City, N. J.,i where Miss America will be chos- en. Newsreel cameramen will be in action during the finals at Miami/ and all contestants will have the} opportanity of seeing themselves! on the screen. These pictures, beside appearing in every news- Attorney For Bridg Board Arrives Here { jit also tend to | (By Associated Press) =| money-manipulators and thus pre-} The animals had escaped from/ ouse ere \'f WASHINGTON.—The United vamp some of the abuses which|a game reserve near here. Buf‘:\0| ir i..| cht Bureau of Mines has no! }, to so-called flights of capitalionce roamed the prairies of this Att y Paul Marks of the; Key West generally. He did not [Overseas Road and- Toll Bridge)snticinpate any public mectings of !GOVERNMENT FILMS yexpected to discourage tax eva-jwid and woolly west when they ‘COLOSSAL’ SUCCESSES | sion, through shifts of capital. Iti<aw two buffalo wandering along show up the/the highway. 1 Jregion in large numbers. FIREMEN KNIT SOCKS ANXIOUS FOR CHILDREN | Clark ave or ——e Col-| from. one country to another. ¥ s berts but it boasts that its own! . No larger gathering has been- The hearing was set for 10; °° ig bas t the district board, but did say J motion pictures are a “colossal” |NOT | SOCIEDAD CUBA District, arrived yesterday afer |that a statement wil be tasued many months than that which was) o'clock arrived that evidence was) 4 total of 7,252,000 fans saw) (Ry Associated Prexs) i (By Associated Press) | wit A | Meche by the and nt at the hearing this morn-|*!! '™ and the discussions between} educational films on the manufae-} CHICAGO.—Firemen of one} LEXINGTON, Ky.—A sureeyi/BEAUTY CONTEST: prese! ie | ; ‘ é toda - POMP RATE }the conservation officer, who's ys wake a ng! aration 7 on finamepaanpadiapent George| for the defene andthe jeans] tee last Fear. The “gate” was the| shawis and nit socks while wait |of the University ‘matters with the commission mem-| Al! matters in connection with ie defense adge largest in the bureau’s history.jing for fire alarms. The boys arelindicates the coed pondering) Monday, Aug. 23, 9 till 1 a. m. — beg ery fia ce! pacing to a inpre Then | There was no box office but onl quite proud of themselves. As! marriage doesn't give the desire; CUBAN CLUB harges lation of a announc: that ; 1 Music Pritchard's Orchestra Hi r : v i i recessed and will) had ne production costs, these be-/no slouches as knitters of socks! son for mating. A majority of the! el 2d possession crawfish weighing less|be continued 4 o'clock Monday] ing borne by cooperating indus-jand shawls come in mighty handy} giris placed the desire for chil-! than one pound. afternoon. | evias concerns, j= gifts.” dren last. seen at the county court house in o'clock and it was not until 5 eon H | speedboat, accompanied by Dan’ this statement is in course of prep Tedgelmade the chad: We acnastan and ut®ization of minerals in| Chicago engine house weave,taken by Dr. W. peg macared GRAND DANCE Raymond R. Lord j ; Pussgiog.o4 the was offset by the fact the bureau} Fireman Arthur K€l says, “We're! for children as a front rank rea-| conservation law by having in bis/ hearing was Admission 75< WHEN THE FLAGS WAVE BRISKLY OVER TOWN, IT WILL BE TOO LATE! PREPARE YOUR PROPERTY AGAINST STORMS