The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 27, 1937, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service. For 57 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Citizen 4 Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit . VOLUME LVIII. ras Four Building Permits Issued In Past Week WEEK'S CONCERT PROGRAMS FOR CITY ANNOUNCED WILL BE PLAYED BY KEY Few were the permits for build-/ WEST HOSPITALY ORGANI img and repairs issued from the| chained ata Gaseuteee of Building Inspector) peo BARROS Harry M. Baker during the week i ending August 26. There just four and issues were for: Repairs to Southard street. brera; cost, $50. Repairs to Angela street. erts; cost, $150. Repairs to doors and Simonton Fausto’s Grocery; cost, $50. ‘General repairs at 803 Duval! street. Owner, Mrs. Leonor Cor- dero; cost, $150. It Looks Like Rain Weirick: FRUIT STEAMER About a- Quarter to Nine COMING TO PORT = Selection, The Best Loved Irish Melodies Hayes GRANADA DUE TO. COME| Waltz, Prodigal Daughter HERE TODAY FROM “seared PHILADELPHIA No, 204. Applications Made Call For To tures General Different Repairs Struc- { office { were Programs of the Key West Hos- pitality Band for the week of residence at 203 Owner, S. Ca-|August 21 to August 29, under residence 610) follow: S. Rob-! at Owner, Played Wednesday at WPA Sew- and played yester- jday dt South Beach Park and to- ing Room at Fleming street. Owner, day at U_ S. Marine Hospital: {March, Washington Post Souza Overture, Fountain of Youth King Popular Selections: Popular Selections: A Sailboat in the Moonlight Lombardo Steamship Granada, of the ted sey ating Standard (Fruit and Steamship! March, Sempor Fidelis i "i Star ed. Banner eSmpany, is ate te attive” From] 75 "be played Saturday “at Philadelphia today and will pbe| Colonial Park and Sunday at |South Beach Park: at Sea Buoy at 1 o’clock. accord-! March, Sound Off Sousa ing to advises received today by egy aesing. oer sees The} Popular Selections: I’ve Got (My Leve Berlin and| What's the Reason Hateh ’ { Selection, Prince Charming King Waltz, Bells of Scotland Tobani ‘ths Porter Dock company. vessel will take on bunkers sail for Frontera, Mexico, re Kry ithe direction of Alfredo Barroso, KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1937. HARRY PIERCE PLANS LEAVING STEAD AFTER ENJOY- ABLE VISIT HERE ADDRESS OF S. C. SINGLETON AT FELLOW SHIP CLUB MEETING “The Bible as a, Political Hand-;to, matter, There are yet Laws book,” subject of S_ C. Single-}to, bp diseovered. ton’s short address.before. the Fel-} {from before the foundation lowship Club of Stone echurch}of the world, God WAS. And so Tuesday night was extremely in-jwas Law. They are co-existent. teresting and since the announce-] We say that God is Love. We ment jn The Citizen of Wednesdayjean just as truly say that God is that it would be printed in thes3} Law, columns, a number of readers} ‘And here is the point I have have expressed their gratification} been striving to reach, The Law at being able to secure a copy of{of Economics is as solid and as} the speech. ; unshakeable as is the Law of) Below will be found the short|Gravitation and can be ignored address as delivered by Mr. Sin-| with ag little impunity; it applies gieton: to the Nation and, in no less a “I was told that I might choose }degree to the city of Key West;, my own subject for this .talk,. I}it is formulated in the Bibky, it, am choosing one that interests}is your duty to know you. If it does not, there needjthan that, knowing and enacting be no.encore. It is a subject sojit is your only chance to save} large that I can merely state it.tyour city, your county, your stab! I will not have tirne to develop my{and your Nation from the fate of} statements, Tyre and Sidon. For this Nation “But. if: it does, interest you,}ran perish as have the other Na-? and you wish to proceed with its;tions which forgot God—and His: consideration, I. suggest that we}Laws, i discuss, it in future meetings. I | | Harry J. Pierce. who is spend- ing hig vaction with his une!s and: aunt, Mr,'and Mrs. ©. Sam B. Curry, and has been in Key West about two months, will return homes tomorrow and get in read- iness to resume his studies, be- ginning his 10th year at Homestead High. Harry has an enviable record on the track and field of the Ju- nior High School, and holds the record for the pole vault and broad jump. He says he is in fine condition following his vacation. and fe!s ready to take his track and field activities as soon as the season opens. | “If we knew that admitting that | am willing to speak every other;the Law of ths Lord is. perfect; week, providing that in the in-!placed upon us the grim) respon-| tervening week. someone will take sibility of annulling the statutes! my notes and present the other: which conflict with it, I wonder; side of the subject. \if we would make the admission| “For there must bs two sides to’as cheerfully as we do? i the proposition that the Bible is aj “I am critical of tho stress} workable political handbook. Eith-|laid upon the Gospel of Salvation er the’ Bible theory is unworkable, "zs compared to the Gospel of the or thers must, be some sufficient Law. It is safe to preach salva-) reason why we do not deem it tion; but you can be hung for! wise td work it, ipreaching the Law in some places; | “If there is no opposition to the land I know of none where it can; thought I put out, then we are|be done comfortably. all in agreement and there is| “But, I am convinced. that un-; nothing more to be said. If. on}til the Gospel of tho Law is made the other hand, you believe me/known to all the people, that Na- to be wrong; so wrong that it is; tional sa'vation is far from us; not worthwhile to try to set me;that until we begin to build our, right, in. that case. also,.we might; politics around the political econo-! as well take up. something that|my of the Bible that it is as im-! will be more interesting. {possible for us to serve God as it “I will speak from a ererey A for the IsraeliteS while they! script for thess reasons. F am’ wre in bondage. Only free men | more familiar with writing than I!ean do His work and only the; am with speaking ex-tempore, and} Truth can make men free. | I wish an exact transcript of my) . “If indesd the Law of the Lord talk to be in the hands of who-|is perfect, then it must be some- ever wishes to diseuss it. Thera-jthing quite different from the fore. when I have finished speak-{statutes enacted for us at Wash- ing, I will hand a copy of this|ington and at Tallahassee. If it is over to the chairman of the Pro-; nt foolish and futile, then it gram Committes. After’ that, “it{' cure the shamefal mis-gov- ‘is up to ‘him. psrnment apparent in Key West “Most failures to arrive at an: understanding arise because def- initions of the words used have}There is a definite Law of polit- not been agreed upon. I may try|ical economy elaborated in the to. define certain words. and will; Bible in which the welfare of the ask that, for the purposes of this|Nation is regarded as paramount{ argument, that these definitions}to any special privilege; that this be accepted. If we must quarreljLaw must be taken into considera-| about definitions, we can make ajtion in any really practical poli-| VESSEL LEFT SHORTLY AFT- ER ARRIVAL ENROUTE TO HAVANA Steamship ‘Cuba, of the P. and 0. S. S. company, arrived yes- terday morning from Tampa with six first cabin and five sec- ond cabin passengers for Key West; 38 first and 16 second cabins for Havana. Key West arrivals: Mrs, D. A. DuPuis, Mrs, W. H. Norman, H. C. Carlton, E. J, Lynn, W. A. Gillen, Sister Julia Maris, Harry 'Bethancourt, Mrs. O. Curry, Lotis Carry, Otis Curry, Jr., Barbara Curry. The vessl also brought 35 tons of freight and one sack of mail for Key West; one ton of freight and 206 sacks of mail for Ha- ee ane a eee eee ‘ The vessel left for Havana and will retvrn this afternoon. “My stand may be stated thus: FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE |meeting of about. three Bridse Workers To End Joe Pearlman, president of the ‘Retail Merehants Association, an-) under tho cireumstances the Cham- nounced today that this month] it—more| will be the last in which trans-] continue its activities )portation will be furnished work-}connection. ers on the bridges from and back to No Name Key. When the plan was first ar} ranged the transportation group} consisted of three men: Bascom L, Grooms, president of ‘Chamber of Commerce; S, C. Singleton, oxeeu- tive szeretary of the chamber and Mr, Pear!man. Under date of August 12, Mr. Pearlman receiyed a eommunica- tion from. President’ Grooms. in| which attention was called..to a; weeks previous at which time the, ques- tion of liability in ease of acci- cent was discussed, and the writ- er then promised to “get an opin- ion on that question.” The letter continues, “An at- torney has recently advised the writer that under the circum- stances the Chamber of Com- merze would be held liable in the “vent of injury to person or per- sons while being transported by the means provided. The at- torney’s opinion is that it is not in the full sense of the word frea transportation for the parties! being transported because it is being paid for with money col- | lected from the general public, and the organization responsible for the collection and disburse ment of sueh money can be legal: ly held liable for injuries or damag*s resulting from the op- eration of the transportation fa-! cilities.” Mr, Grooms concluded the lt- ter by advising that this matter, was discussed further at a lateri i | State Welfare Boar Vthat date August 12 the Chamber 4 Dus to arrive at the dock some| Popular Selections: j It Looks Like Rain Wierick satin’ Se: Btempenip ‘Merry-go-round Friend Alabama, tanker of the A Sailboat in the Moonlight Lombardo Sousaj CONDUCTED SUNDAY time is ER N Texas Oil company, with a cargo of fuel| March, The Thunderer Star Spangled Banner. STEAMER GETS OIL HERE Dus to some disarrangement with the pumping facilities | at Port Tampa, the Steamship Cuba could not take on the regula GIVEN HEARING of fuel oil. .Wednesday sone night before Waving for Key. Delmar P. Watson, charged with 1 and ace to get a supply, Hable C, Floney Pellvcier, was. arid O; dock where passengers dis- arraigned yesterday afternoon in| embarked and freight was un-| the court of Peace Justice Frank-jloaded. Afterward the Cuba went lin Aronberg. over a fgat Dock Bg a ates # pany an ere took on 42: ‘ ee. evaneny Ae jgalions, sailed for Havana about aga and the calcu naRG 1 o'clock and engine department} ly strong to warrant the defend-/ officials announced that anoth- ., ‘i ant being held on bond of $50 tojer supply would be necessary|,, Miss Edna or agenda answer at the next term of crim-|when the ship returns from Ha- pooh mak an areca si sthe bles sakes vana this afternoon. highway last ovening and is spend- Last Night Over Highway, ‘ employment situation with Miss Franklin E. Albert, former di-] West, returned over the highway Mary Falk and Claude Gandolfo. make four. No man-made statutes’ rector of the Florida Emergency] jast evening and was sen at the} Relief Administration in Key WPA, headquarters building thie! Romey Acosta, 52, died 6 o’clock this morning in the rvsi- dence at the rear of 822 Fleming street. Funeral services _ will be held Sunday afternoon 5 o’clock from tho Congregational Church. Rev. W. L, Halladay will officiate. Lopez Funeral Home will be in ee. brie P. Nelson, oil for the company’s tanks at the Porter company. Just what hour the ship will arrive is not noted. She sailed from Houston, Texas, 5 a.m, August 24, . on aa Mr_ Acosta is survived by his widow, Mrs. Florine Acosta; one son, Walter Acosta. and a sister, p,' Mrs. Gideon Curry. \MISS MATTOX ARRIVES HERE hearing was separate issue of that. later on. would discuss ‘any part of, the cause there is a tondeney to as than the ordinary, run of the mill. that while We experiences that they will have what I am talking about. tion. It may be ignored, with the “There are two ever-present dit- Bib’. One is that we hesitate sume that anyone dealing — with that subject is posing as a “good with me. The other reason why Bible truths are dynamite, they swallow them without fear of no effect upon our systems, per- Bible is conventionalized to “With all this time devoted to “Can we agree that the ‘Law say it is, and my argument hinges perfect, and that it is not merely tion and, like every other Law, following edisequences as certain as would be the consequences of ficulties.to, be faced by him who to, undertake such discussion be- man.” At least, a little better I assure you, that is not the case Bible discussion is often fruit- less and tiresome is are like a powerful drug, enclos- ed in an insoluble capsu‘s. consequences beeause we know by sonal or political. In brief, the death. preface, I have barely time to say of the Lord is perfect’? We all upon the theory that it really is a Pollyanna exhortation to be that it is capable of exact defini- it can not be invalidated by viola- ignoring the law that two and twe ties; and that the Bible contains | the clements of the only sort of statesmanship that can, endure. “The common law of England; and of this country is based uponj the law as.laid down,in the Pen- tateuch. But we are not well governed becatise we have forsak-|TCsentative of tho State Wel- en the Law of Moses for the fare Board. was a visitor in Key statutes of Omri; and until we re-| West yesterday, conferring with ea Hs She, len of bay nes Mrs, Gladys Roberts on matters and I say this advisedly), Nation- re al salyation js far from us and we pacan- id See Se er Tive and develop in an environ- - ¢ ment that forbids the attainment of our full stature. “What arg we going to do} about it? Well, individually, it} is:up to each of us to examine for ourselves and decide whether or not the Law of the Lord is per- feet, whether or not dt*has any practical place in National anid local polities; or whether this word ‘perfect’ is just a bit of po- lite dlah-blah. Mrs. Grace Stewart, field rep- All Key Westars. Catholic and, non-Catholic alike, will be. inter-; ested in the approaching jubilee} ‘celebration of Rev. Alphonse Locke} “Then, it is up to us to decide,; Maurtau, 8. J., who for the last | each man for himself, whether orig years has been assigned to the not he will timely and in silence|church.of Our Lady Star of the, permit his heritage of good gov-!Sea. Next Monday marks the; Visits Here Are meeting and it was decided that would dis- in this! ber of Commerce Mr. Grooms then advised cf ‘Commerce would not be re- ‘spons'ble for the collection or dis- tribution of the funds collected, and the names of the “Chamber; of Commerce must be used in con-} naction with the matter unless at a later date the Board of Diree- tors go on record as being in fav- or of the organization partici- pating in this activity.” i Because of this and other mat-| ters. in conneetion, Mr. Pearlman said he did not feel able to take ths entire responsibility of hand- ling this matter, and would there- fore announce that there would bo no further transportation of workers to and from Key _ West, unless other arrangsments were made. Therefors there will) be no collector sant out to gath- er the contributions until these arrangements may be effected. B. SWEETING DIES TODAY Bradley Sweeting died this afternoon about 1:30 o’elock at his home on Pino street. atic Funere].. arrangements, wi! will »be announced later, will be in charge of the Pritchard Pun- eral Home. Tho principal object of Mrs. Stewart's visit was to interview those Key Westers who took the) tests on July 24. These inter- views were the third parts of the Merit System Examinations, An- nouncements of the successful aspirants will be made later. JUBILEE. CELEBRATION OF = ~~ REVEREND <A: L. MAUREAU Augusta, Ga. Loyola College. Now Orleans, La.. St. John’s Col- leg2, Shreveport, La.. and Spring! Hill College, Mobile, Ala. j After a second period of teach- ing at Galveston, Father Maureau, in 1919. came to Key West, where he has been ever since ac-| tively engaged in the ministry.; PRICE FIVE CENTS ing Men For Bridge Work Requisitions received yesterday bat the State Employment Bureau by Director William V. Little asked for men to be assigned to several different contracts. Gustafson and Sealander, sub- of Contract D, asked that two painters and one laborer be sent at once. The men are now at work. S. J. Groves and Sons Construc- tion Co., Contract D, Marathon. requests that five steel] form set- ters be sent as soon as posible. Clark Brothers Construction Company, at Lower Matecumbe, Contract C, ask for six colored laborers. contract No. I Ross Allen, director of the Sil- ver Springs Reptile Institute this morning presented the Key West Aquarium with an alligator cap- tured at the golf course last night, in a pond on the links. Accompanied onthe trip, which was made while hunting for snakes, by Allen Knight who said this morning it was quite an ex- perience watching Mr, Allen en- ter the water, dive beneath the surface and after a brief time arise with a smile. Allen Knight thought Mr. Allen had failed to make the capture and was surprised when Mr. Allen lifted the saurian with a grip around his jaws. slung it over his baek and came to shore. So easy was it accomplished that Allen is now satisfied that be ean also capture alligators. He was very much pleased when Mr. Alien told him to tell The Citizen that the alligator was a gift te the aquarium by Ross Allen and Allen Knight. SCOUTS ARE Jack Weech, member of Soa Scout Ship No. 3, Key Wost, was last night at a meeting of the jerew presented with a bronze meda! for his outstanding work ernment to be filched from him.! fiftieth anniversary of Father During this long period of sarvice|** * member of the wossel’s per- or whethor he will join that glorious company of reckless souls who have been used by God | tor the convenience of the public to| the principal features of his half-| barbarism. But first, you have /take piace on Sunday, August 29. got to know, for yourselves wheth- er these things be so. “] now hand this manuscript to's: New Orleans, La., where he your program chairman for his! received his early education. At! disposal as you may see fit. Andis he took his A. B. from the) thank you for listening to ty Jesuit College, thero and the fol-/ j The jubilarian was born al message. lowing month entered the Jesuit novitiate in Vineville, Macon, Ga./ 130 FLEE HUGE WAVE His long years of preparation for) the priesthood it at slo, Norway.—As a million-| Spring Hat Céllors, Rg Ps | rection at 8 a. m.. EST, with cen-/the ignoring of the Law of gravi-|tom-seetion of glacier, melted by|Charies College, Grand Coteau,'S. J. ter vast of the Bahama Islands|tation, shoald we décide to eastithe» Summer heat, broke off and/ts and Woodstock College, Md.i be Benediction at 6:30 o’ch ADVISORY 9:30 A. M.—The/can make two and two add up te slight tropical disturbance at-jfive, ‘or three. Any Law cin be: — morning. There Mr. Albert has establish-; tended by only fresh winds wWas/ ignored with consequences as cer- stil movng in a northwesterly @i-| tain as those that would follow d an office as an employe of the! HABANA-MADRID CLUB |“ v8 Tonite, 10 till 2 UB | state WPA Adshinistyation He! 2 ORCHESTRAS—Pritchard’s and! S#id today that Mrs. Albert and! Tipica Marti jdaughter are visiting in Orlando Apibiainn Che Ladies Feee/0d are expected to arrive (Key West in about one week. “A NIGHT IN CUBA” Auspices Social Club Marti near lat, 24, long. 73. No ten- | ourselves down from some higbjfell into a small mountain lake, dency to inerease in intensity place. 130 inhabitants of the Valley of) has been apparent during past two) “Legislatures make fio i | vere conditions will develop, but/ about the observance of a Law, or mountain sides to escape the tidal! eaation advised small craft over! they may, and do, enact statutes in | Ordaimed priest in 1901 at Spring Hill College, he celebrated bis, Father Maureav has bad a long) wave it raised 200 feet high. The) career of teaching. For over 20; Maurcac at 8 o'clock in St Jo- to be known and loved by all resi-} dents 6f Key West, on which nc-! as many as conveniently can, non-; Catholics as well ag Catholics, will) in the bonefit, of his Mass of Thanksgiving and to congratulate him on his long years of fraitfal service for mankind. |} His jabilee celebration will start at 9:30 o’elock Sunday siornide,| the hour set for the singing of his High Mass. at which a sermon will be preached by Rev. R. J. Mollin./ In the evening there will, jock in) the chureh, fo'lowed at about 6:45 by a» reception at thy Con- 3 ‘ Laws.}Simodalen, in Western Norway, first High Mass at New Orleans. | vont auditorium. On Monday. the! days and it is unlikely that se-|They may enact statutes to bringitaced for their lives up steep/in the church of his baptiem. {colored part of the congregetion | will have a reception for Father Bahamas today and tonight and violation of Law. Mon hase discov-j huge wave, sweeping through the| years he taught successively at] seph's Hall, and the following! coast Saturday. ‘Mathematics, certain Laws relative! farms with all their livestock. in/along and off southeast Floridalered a few Laws. Gravitation,|narrow valley, swept sway 16/St. Mary's University; Galveston, | i Texas, Sacred Heart High School, Sunday he will sing a High Mane for them in tho colored chapel. Maureau’s religious career, but/the reverend jubilarian has coms! sonnel, Harry J, Pierce and Charley, i. good, so that we will be happy;|bring us thus far from slavery and/cntury religious birthday will|count it is earnestly hoped that|/Ketchum, Jr., were each prosent- od with & bar pin in recognition of meritorious work performed Easter Sunday. March 28, 1869, accept his invitation to participate | The threa young men Te-<rwed the congratulations of the com- pany members. Plans are being arranged jor an antique display by the scouts to be given September 16. Exhibition of ancient weapons, in- eluding old style weepons, and one pistol of the same type used by John Wilkes Booth when be shot President Abraham Linco'n, breast plates. shields and other Govices used by warriors in other periods. Much time and cire bas been spent in securing this Gf antique weapons and it ia teresting di PATCH HOLZS OR LEAKS IN YOUR ROOF WITH SHERWIN-WILLIAMS ELASTIC ROOF CEMENT. AT SOUTH FLORIDA CONTR. AND ENG. CO. PHONE 598