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

Che Key West Citizen KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1937. 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 2° rage range of only 14° Fahrenheit POuUME LVIII. No. 203. PRICE FIVE CENTS CHINA SHOT. STEAMER WACDSTA JAPANESE PLANES SWOOP a sere! LOW: AMBASSADOR’S CAR RITISH ENVO ohn Faigle Gives Talk At Rotary Club Luncheon Regular weekly luncheon of j Roosevelt Approves Funds: For Proposed Improvements Steamship Wacosta, of the Wa- terman Lines, arrived in port 5 believe that so much could have/o’clock this morning enroute from} Of Monroe County Schools Bayview ‘Music-Clab: Too: Put On ProgranrToday Vatious Projects Placed On List Which Call For Early Considera- tion (Special to The Citizen) WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 26. —The President approved WPA project 20083, calling for $1.607, sporisored by the County Board of has federal contribution of Public lfstruction, to make gen- Douglass colored school, locatéd in the city of Key West, by painting, glazing im eral improvements to wnidows making repairs and provements woodwork steps, temoving old and placing ‘new roof and performing other appurtenant and” incidental Work: The President has also approv- ed WPA project 20072, sponsored by County Board of Publie In- struction, criling for federal con- tribution of $8,120 to make gen- oral improvements to Harris school in the city of Key West by painting and plastering, including removing old paint and plaster, repairing, patching and replacing woodwork, concrete, roofing, flooring, doors and windows, and performing other appurtenant and incideptal work. * Tho President has approved WPA project 20076, calling for federal contribution of $2,070, to make general improvements to High schoo! and gymnasium, locat- @d in the city of Key West, by painting, replacing and reglazing glass, painting, glagg frames, mak- ing repairs improyethents to floors, cornices and coneréte and per- forming other appurtenant and incidntal work, The President has also approv- ed WPA project 20085, calling for federal contribution of $11,- 950, to make general improve- ments to Division Street school, located in the city of Key West, by painting, varnishing and plas- tering, repairing and patching reofing and concrete, installing doors and windows, including @azing windows removing old and} placing new flooring and per- forming othsr appurtenant and} incidental work, Though definite allocation of} funds for these projects will de-| pend largely upon the total allo-! ta and } cation to the state of Florida, the| makes the trip between Jamestown | g.gatmaster Victor Barsen fact that the President has sign- Key West Rotary Club was held at noon today at the Parish Hall on Bahama street. Charles Tay- been accomplished. The contrac-} tors are now thoroughly organized | and throughout the entire route of | New ‘York to Tampa but arriving here dropped anchor and an offi- cer cams ashore to have the pa- the highway all I saw were men, lor, president, presided, % ‘equipment and progress_ Program of the meeting was in Members of the Bayview Music Club, under the supervision of the WPA Recreation Department will entertain the patients at the Marine hospital this afternoon 5 o’clock in the recreation hall of the hospital, and have selected the following excellent program to present: + 1, Vocal Solo—Jack Villareal. 2. Saxophone Solo by Anthony Boza, accompanied by Florence Boza. 3. Vocal Solo, Popular Selee- tion—Margaret White. 4. Vocal Duet—Misses Eliza- beth Watkins and Vernessa Col- lins. : 5. Hatmonica Seleetion — Barbara Jean Johnson: “Your highway, unless unfore- seen @vents happen, will be com- plete prior to the end of Feb- ruary, 1938. And I am wonder- ing how well prepared the people charge of Everett Russell, chair- man of the Classification Com- mittee. The group reported on the survey of filled and unfilled classifications. e P John Faigle gave a very inter-|of Key West will be to receive those many visitors which will esting and illuminating talk on an me aerial survey of the Overseas High-|be yours. Many of these visitors way Bridge Project. | will stay but a day or.two. Are Bill Demeritt gave a short talk | any of the citizens of Key West on his visit to the Boy Scout en- | zetting their spare fooms in order campment at_ Homestead. jfor the purpose of accommodat- Rev. L. Munro of Miami was a ing thesa people? Taking care of of Ben Trevor; C, M. Pow- the traveller in the small cities of 6. Vocal Demeritt. 7. Popular Musical Medley—! Instrumental by Beatrice Moreno. gues 8. Vocal Solo—Doris Roberts. 9. Tap Dance—Claudia Isham.|qen were guests of Sebastian Ca- of revenue for individual families. 10. Voeal Solo — Hlizabeth)brera, and Jose C. Perez, Cuban| Why not here? | Gautenmeyer. ‘consul. was guest of (Charles Tay-| | “What will happen if people 11. Allegorical Numbet—Lit-! jor. [Should come to Key West, take tle Marion Solano and William! The address given by Faigle back word that your city lacks the W. Warner. néee¢esary facilities to take care of follows: | a a Mandolin Selecticn—Miss| “It is time for the citizens aged Your atiswer is as good elena Barcelo. Key West to realize that the Over- | #8 mine. 13. “Merry — Go otk lhess Highway is nearly an accom-| “This remarkable highway will Broke Down.” ‘Trucking Team:' plished fact. In a very few) dting to Key West a new worth- )Rose Walker and Donald Barber.;months people throughout the ; While glory and much-needed rev- |Soloist: Mary Sawyer. United States will have the priv. enue. This magnificent project 14. Singing by Atdietice.|ilege of driving over a sea level! will have to be maintained and Soloist: Rose Walker. Accom- highway which has no equal. isome of the revenue derived from panist: Miss “Matjorie Frow. “Since my arrival in this city |it will be utilized in giving steady some four months ago I have mployment to citizens of Key Solo—Rose Mary Woman Flier Stops Here _ For Repairs To Plane 'W. DEMERITT RETURNS HERE LIGHTHGUSE SUPERINTEND. ENT HAD BEEN ON IN- SPECTION TRIP Expert Mechanic Of Pan- American Airways Dis- patched Here To Make Necessary Repairs Harry Blum, expert mechanician| with the Pan ‘Ajmerican Airways, was an arrival this morning from; Miami and at once went the landing field to the plane of Miss Clara Livingston en route from Puerto Rico to Jame: to look over town, New York. Yesterday afternoon 4 Livingston told The Citizen she had heard so much about Key West that she decided to stop here briefly. When about 30; Agee pletion. in order that the public Foes foes eh gity es toad Oat ee ee ane there was a slight interruption in the rythm of the engine. After landing she decided overhaul the mechanism and in doing this’ discovered that one part of the engine had to be re- moved and decided to phone to Miami and ask the assistance of an expert mechanic from the Pan American forces. This accounts for the arrival of Mr. Blum. Owning sugar plantations in Puerto Rico, Miss Livingston and that island regularly and al- it to; heard. many contradictory reports! West., Undoubtedly, many fish concerning ptogress being made | ing compe wel Md 3 up ee “pridges.’ Séme of these cblgan, ; huge tk indie activity in Key West should be reports were to the effect that . the highway would never be com. | the greatest in the history of pleted; others stated that the con-| ¥°Ur city. tractors were dilatory and were| “Inaction in a person or a com- not attempting to complete the | munity is usually a mental hazard work; some were to the effedt|0F & physical illness. Key West, that the past and present Bridge fortunately and chiefly due to the Commissioners and the ¢ommis-|highway and the Federal Admin- sionets’ engineers were incompet- istration, is recovering from both ent. of these conditions and the future “Two airplane sutveys of the! Prognosis is very favorable pro- entire project during the past|Vided all the citizens of this week, study of the contract re- southernmost city work in har- quirements, and conversations|™ony. If they do many worth- | with many of the patties involved | While rewards will be theirs.” have convinced me that all of the Perm ere jeumstatices to déal with and have DUE TOMORROW William W. Demeritt, superin-jhad trouble getting organized and tondent of the Seventh Lighthouse | ¢auipment to the site of the work, time on an ingpection trip to Mi-| amount of Work eath has to at-|morning from Jacksonville and ami, retarped, last, evening with | complish is not sufficient. The} Miami en route to New Orleans. his son, Dr. William Demeritt, Jr.| first commission whose term of! Another vessel of the lines is een ors one = 2. tration details settled and much/ bound from New York to Key , Boy Seoyts of América, from Key credit is due for theit fine work | West and Tampa. “The contractors ate compét There is also the possibility that Steamship Ozark, of the Clyde- On thevtvipback they ‘stopped | Office has recently expired spent! que to arrive Tuesday. This is | West ang spending their vacation|The present commission is engag- ell, D. H. Todd and Earl McFad-, the Middle West is a good source | pers of the vessel changed, the necessary changes which’ en- abled the vessel to sail! for Ha- vana where, it ig undérstood, a cargo of sugar will be Waded' for } Now York. { ; { } pies j W.A.GHLEN ARRIVES HERE W. A. Gillen, representing Cody Fowler, of New York, was an a@r- rival this morning on the Steam- ship Cuba, from Tampa, and ex- pects to leave tomorrow | after- noon on the return. Mr. Gillen comes here in con- | nection with the matter of dam- !Yoro of the Standard Fruit and | Steamship Co., ramming the dock dhring a north west blow during June 1936. WARBLER LEAVES TO ASSIST VESSEL VESSEL LEFT TODAY TO AID STEAMSHIP SAN ANTONIO IN DISTRESS Wrecking Tug Warbler was the center of a scene of activity this morning while preparations were being made for the ship to sail to the assistance of the Steamship Cape San Aintonio, in distres# near Cartagena, Colombia. It is said the vessel is laden with coffee, and help is badly needed. Immediately after advices had been received the activity began. Stores were ordered -and placed on the vessel, and officers of the tug began rounding up a crew of experienced wreckers to be car: ried. Shortly before the noon hour arrived an extra crew of 10 wreckers had been signed ‘on, stores were off the vessel, an of: ficial of the Parter Dock company had secured the papers from, the customs house and the vessel sailed on the long trip. fent. They have had trying cit. District. who was spending a brief/the time alloted: for thé vast|Mallory Lines is due tomorrow jmost of its time getting adminis-| the Steamship Colorado, and is ‘period: where they found George! ed in pushing the work to com- jat large may benefit from the { A engaged, | hichwa as soon as possible. They {and deep in study. x a4 en T% Dr. Denreritt, who was an Eagle} ae ory Fig polls ag *¢ Scout, was introduced by Coun | Oreait pr oak pony rma sellor Archer. and delivered a! : = se ta brief and very interesting talk to) "ard She bat they Rave met) lehe-boy: - ‘every issue and their planning Me De the con: vf e z fe {and cooperation with . ~ i “Gentlemen, your highway in,77 spent a brief stay in this city selves as having a wonderful time June was approximately .26 per- f and have been entertained in this morning. 2 cent complete. It is now, two number of ways by the people and | nonths ae approximately 50) the S.S. Cuba, they sailed organizations of Homestead. | ; percent complete. What a splen- | route to Havana for a vacation Tuesday Counsellor Archer, did ord on a $3,600,000 rok rr and 5 i trip of one week. ‘ ect on which actual work started roop members were honor guests: x vember 28. 1986—less than} OMe group of these scouts call- ‘all the boys studiously. Arriving here on en ' ‘Members Of Sea Scout Ship Arrive On Cuba .jineluded George Schuster, Robert Abram, Dave Lang, LeRoy Edles- ton and Edgar Richie. | They were taken on a short | sightseeing trip by Fred bry, | active in DeMolay work iocaity| land called on Capt. S. A. Peter | | son who took the boys for a short| Miami representing Miss Key West for the judges at the Coast Guard! jin the state wide beauty contest) This will be in two sections, Mi- excursion on Tks Porter Dock company made t i t anil SPRAYED WITH BULLETS ‘BOMBS DROPPED ALSO; MILITARY ATTACHE ‘SINOCKED UNCONSCIOUS BY BOMB BUT ‘NOT WOUNDED; AMBASSADOR HIT TWICE © BY MACHINE GUN BULLETS AND WAS SE- ’ VRIOUSLY WOUNDED (By Associated Press) SHANGHAI, Aug. 26.—International complications of undeclared Chinese-Japanese war increased ominously today as occupants of a Japanese war-plane shot and seri- ously wounded the British Ambassador to China, and the Japanese navy threatened to include foreign shipping in | ages claimed by the Clyde-Mallory ‘& Lines as a result of the Steamship |its blockade of China coasts. Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen, British envoy, was shot, while motoring from Nanking to Shanghai. cars, both flying huge union The ambassador’s party was traveling in two motor jacks. Fifty miles from Shanghai, two Japanese planes swooped low over the highway. They first sprayed the cars with machine gun bullets, and the second plane dropped bombs after the cars had stopped. Lieutenant Colonel W. A, Lovat-Fraser, military at- tache, was knocked unconscious by a bomb, but was not wounded. The ambassador was hit twice by machine gun bul- lets. The Japanese naval commander ordered an investi- gation of the incident. More Sponge Sold During Sale Held Here Yesterday Small offerings of yool, grass and yéllow sponges were displayed yesterday on the Municipal sponge sales dock. There were 20 bunch- ‘es of wool, 110 bunches of yellow and nine bunches of grass. Fifteen bunches of wool sold for $33.10 and five bunches for $1.15. Yellow offerings sold 70 bunches for $24.10; 14 bunches for 50 cents and 26 yellow for $3. Nine bunehes of grass for $1.35. Total sales $63.20. Miss Dorothy Bethancourt Honored At Miami Event Dorothy Bethancourt, now in The bathing beauties will parade 16:00 o'elock. ed these projects places thém on i i the list for early consideration. — I red tay: the Cuelllied COAT see gis Shee eeee —_ So interested were the boys in| and the Migmi Tribune arrived in|in another group. Announcement this city that they forgot the time/the Magic City yesterday after-| of “Miss Miami of 1937” is to be, | of sailing and would have missed) noon and was met by a reception’ at 11:30 p. m. hes | the boat had it not been necessary: committee headed by Arthur} The winners at Miami wilh “ for the S. S. Cube to take oil at; Gomez, former state senator and'to Atlantic City with all expinies Porter Dock. However, Capt.| now Monroe county circuit judge.| paid a» candidates for the na- | Peterson had made arrangements) “Miss Key West” last night was| tional beasty crown in the | to overtake the Cube had they] the guest of honot st the Armory! pageant September 8-12. Benide | missed the boat. The boys were wrestling show, st the Resdside| many beautiful prices and trophies very grateful to Capt. Peterson] Rest on Miami Beach and the| presented to contestants Friday jfor this courtesy. | Royal Palm Club. i night, the national contenders will | Other members of the troop of! Selection of a Mins Miami and) compete for many other prizes in- Remember—You can save Salesthan’s Commission | buying from us direct. which Skipper C. J. Weber is in' another beauty reresenting her! cluding an opportunity of « Holly- lw NAVARRO'S. Inc ways flies solo, deeming un-/at an entertainment gi y e given by the Py ts, . necessary to have a companion, [Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs of It is hard teiing at The Citizen this ~| Homestead, and had a great time.| | The troop will tomorrow bring} jto a close their period of recrea-; tion and entertainment and arrive jon the bus tomorrow night. Scout-} |master Larsen and the rear de- Here For Fuel Supply == are expected to arcive | satarday, nine months ago! morning aT —BUY A NEW— Dodge:and: BEFORE PRICES Go UP!! : Other manufacturers have annvunced advances ranging ‘rom $35.00 to $200.00. DODGE AND PLYMOUTH prices re main at old prices at present but we are expecting advances any time. i ADVISORY the Absecon Jacksonville} ADVISORY 9:30 A. M.—Re-| | ports at 8:00 A_ M. EST still show Slight circelation with center 150 i miles east of Turks Island, moving in a northwesterly direction but) no strong winds reported and no} indications of increasing intensity. | { } | | j Dredge Absecon, of the Ul f the vessel, that Engineering Department, arrived! was to im port yesterday and the conelu-| » Sion was that the veanel had been|{"O™ Tamp™ and had stopped €onsigned to this port for opera-| here for a supply of fuel oil. tions in the harbor The ship took 5,433 gallons of It was later learned from Did-| fuel and sailed at 2:45 for Jack-| rick Ostenson, officer in command] senville. | —— ESITATES IS LOST”--BUILD STORM SHUTTERS NOW. GET ALL MATERIAL AT SOUTH FLORIDA CONTR. AND ENG. destined — SAVE BY BUYING NOW — by Kenneth Williams, Jack Bonheim,| gram beginning at 9:00 o’clock.| pleted plane to have winner an- Chester P. Bailey, Howatd H,/The fashion revue of the entrants,| nounced et Habans-Madrid Club Hollenbeck, Sterling Goff and|demonstrating poise and person-jimmediately after selections has | Torbein Schrader. ality is scebduled for 9:30 p. m.jbeen made at Miami, Fis OMPANY. PHONE 598 charge are: Walter Jolson, Bill city will take place in the Civic| wood career for “Miss America.” Frentz, Bob Beck, Kenneth Hereid,| Center tomorrow with the pro-| Social Club Marti has com- “HE WHO