The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 28, 1937, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service. For 57 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LVIII. No. 205. Washington ‘A Approve Reopening Of Retain Sewing Room Project Present Position Matter Affecting Key West Operatives Now Awaiting Action Of President Miss Teen Williams is ,ceipt of a telegram replying wm Fe") Counsellor George F. Archer and nine members of Troop 2,) Boy Scouts of America, who were! in camp at Homestead, Fla., re- turned on the Florida Motor Lines Bus yesterday evening. The entire troop has just ex-! perienced a wonderful trip and! enjoyed their outing immensely, The Citizen was told this ‘morn- to hers sent to Washington relative to the sewing room project which was closed some time ago, but which, it was urgently needed in Key West. pointed out, was When notice was received that this WPA activity had been de- Members Of. Boy Scout Troop’ Return To City | stead organizations and individuals ing, and the courtesy of Home- will live long in the memory of} the members who were extended many courtesies and were guests at a number of entertainments. Scoutmaster Vietor Larsen and |) five boys comprising the rear de- i ‘tail, are due to arrive this eve-| ning by truck with camp im- pedimenta and equipment. elared closed, Miss Williams and Mr. Porter both sent telegrams, Miss Williams to Justin Herman, director of project control in NEAR NASSAU, iWpeeinaton Personal SLIGHT TROPICAL DISTURB-, “friend, and Mr. Porter to Chester! ANCE TURNS SLOWLY STORM CENTER and a | } | —! some { extensive area over the Bahamas: and ocean to east and northeast, ; but no strong winds have been | reported. Continued caution is, advised small craft over the Ba- B.. Treadway, for the county and TOWARD WEST The telegram of Miss Williams e viated Breen) pointed out that cloting of “the| J) ILLE; Aug. 28.— the following storm warning: 156 worth; » 5 oie = “Advisory 9:30 a. m.—Slight — were heads of families were thrown out of employment, jover the Bahamas, and apparently} This morning Miss ‘Williams | as spread out, and turned slow-! . near Nassau at 8 a. m. Moderate | * Herman sewing room project ap- to fresh squalls cover a rather by WPA today. Forward to bud- get for President's action tomor- to ‘Merrill Roberts and Miss Maysie} the city, project in Key West meant that|The weather bureau today issued | tropical disturbance has hesitated} ts ved the following: “Re wire | toward the west, with center! plication 20133. Project approved row. Everything being done expedite” and was signed Dallas Dort, acting director project con- trol, Washington, D. C. ARRIVES OVER HIGHWAY ‘©, V. Ridgeway, of the Internal Reyenue Department, arrived over the highway: last. night to relieve Howard. Wilson, local deputy col- lector, who plans taking his va- hama area, and along and off east; and extreme south Florida coast during next twenty-four hours.” ADVISORY The following storm report was issued this morning through the; Key West Weather Bureau: “Advisory 9:30 a, m.—The} slight tropical disturbance has hesitated over the Bahamas and apparently spread out and turned | slowly toward the west, with cen- JUNIOR CIRCLE MEETS FRIDAY! MEMBERS ASSEMBLE DURING i LATE AFTERNOON AT REST BEACH »Members of the -Jdliior=Wo-| man’s Club assembled yesterday| | for a social meeting in nehdanert Cabana” on Rest Beach, and en- joyed one of the most delightful! ————. afternoons of the summer sea- rene were played and aicll the scores were counted it found that the winners were Mrs. | was! Gaiti, club. Throughout the afternoon cold: soda, various flavors, sandwiches and cookies were served by the hostesses, Miss Rita Pinder and Mrs. Howard Wilson. Attending the meeting were: Misses Rose Appel, Atnita Ber-| kowitz, Louisa Delaney, Maysie} Gaiti, Nellie Louise Russell, Flor- ence E. Sawyer, Thelma Atwell, Martha Watson, Alice Mitchell, Florrie 'Ketchings, Mary Cleare, Clara Yates, Clara Lankford, Vir- an afternoon guest of the | Arthur B. of the At a caucus of the Overseas Bridge}Road and Toll Bridge Commission | held last night in the office of} hief Engineer and General Man-} Concluding a Overseas Road and Toll this caucus District Commission after- noon at 4 o'clock in the room $F” Bee BE ME Duncan, tir. Duncani | Attorney Paul Marks at the La mted to the commission his! Concha Hotel, it was decided that A ag to continue in his _posi- Chief Engineer B. M. Duncan be | ins without a contract and also jhis refusal to accept a reduction! lin his salary from $600 to $500! Present at the meeting were; monthly, Paul Marks, attorney for, jthe commission told The Citizen) | today. { jmey Marks who were in sonfer-| Present at the meeting were:! !Mr. Duncan, Chairman Howard | Wilson and Vice Chairman John} every} Costar, Members Ralph Boyden,} iNard M. Albury and C. C. | Symonette. Mr. Marks, of the! of the commission was unanimous board of commissioners and Judge! retained in his present position. the entire commission and Attor-! ence about two hours and follow-/; {ing a discussion phase of the situation, covering the vote ! for retaining Mr. Duncan as chief William V. Albury, attorney for Duncan. The reduction in salary from} | 3600 to $500 monthly, Mr. Marks’ said, was made because it was! Duncan the unqualified coopera-,the intention of the board to re- tion of the board with the end in|t#in Mr. Duncan as chief en-| |gineer, without a contract, but view of having the bridge proj-' }to appoint another manager in his | stead. Mr. Marks said that Mr. engineer and general manager. It was also voted to give M: ects completed as soon as possible, and it was the belief of commission. that Mr. would lend his cooperative efforts | the his Duncan} of the chief engineer and to be in’ engineering force, and this with! the exception of three or four jincluded every person on the ad-! ‘ministration force. ‘SWEETING RITES CUBA ARRIVES HERE ON MONDAY: - FROM HAVANA KEY WEST RESIDENT DIED| VESSEL LEFT LATE IN AFT. AT HOME HERE YESTER- ERNOON ENROUTE DAY AFTERNOON TO TAMPA j to have this much hoped for cul-/ | mination brought about at the i ! { | H j | i ! Requiem mass for Bradley W. S. S. (Cuba, of the P, and O. S. Sweeting, 41 years of age, who 8 ¢ died at his home, 1415 Pine street, yesterday afternoon at 1:40 o'clock, wil bs held onjand one second passenger for Key Monday morning 10 o'clock at St. West; 76 first and Paul’s Episcopal church, with Rev. Dimmick as célebrant.{©*>i® Passengers for Tampa. The body will be placed in the » arrived yesterday after-} | noon from Havana with nine first | two second | Key West arrivals: June Du-| Visit Civic Players Plan Giving Entertainment ‘Proposed Event Will Be Put On September 10 For Benefit Of Dia- mondball League Members of the Key West Civ- ic Players are going ahead with | the plans for the proposed “Eve- ring of Entertainment,” which 'will be presented Friday evening September 10 for the benefit of -he Senior Diamondball League. A variety of numbers will be can wanted to retain the authority|on the program, one of which will jfor the cooperation and courtesy 1a* position: ‘to-hire “and discharge} sbe-a review wilt. 25 children tak-Lextonded by the people ef: Ken jall persons connected with the! jing part. This, in addition to the | West. plays which are to be incorporat-! ed in the program, will give thoss j attending a full evening of enjoy- ; ment. Officers of the Civie Players or-! ganization are: Johnnie Esperdy—President, Miss Exgel—vVice President. Eliza Gardner—Treasurer. Vanessa Collins—Secretary. Nellie Albury and Alicia Boe-} Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit PRICE FIVE CENTS Of National Park hr His Servic Returns From To Fort Jefferson Assistant Engineer Be- comes Very Enthusias- tic About Its Future ‘Development Ed. Preece, assistant Chief En- gineer of the National Park Serv- lice, returned yesterday from a stay of four days at Fort Jeffer- LEFT FRIDAY "oo | charge. The principal object of Mr. Preece’s visit was to discuss mat- | ters with Mr. Puderer pertaining jto future activities at the fort, Ross Allen, director of th®| the proper disposal of severage ‘Florida Reptile Institute, who was! gud to gaim tafermation relative in Key West for two days and! a water supply. {made a collection perwere Additions to the property were ™ | discussed and one of the pro- a adjuncts is a new dock which is contemplated, and other material matters Whidh are com rs | sidered in the light of future Mr. Allen left on his return yesterday, and before leaving said | needs at the fort. | that he had colleeted a number of} While sojourning at the his- | interesting specimens, and there! topic old pile, Mr. Preece made | was only one which he had been! ‘his oe alk eae | unable to identify. This was a} Pe species. of frog which was not{ im rit years occupied by Dr. ‘classified and therefore must be| Mudd, the surgeon who attended abbr sablconcy recy carrieg | Johm Wilkes Booth following the Among the specimens with him were: two diamond-| sheeting of President Abraham Lincoln. MADE COLLECTION OF SPECI- MENS DURING STAY IN KEY WEST of REO the Keys, and several iKey West, expressed his thanks t j back rattlesnakes, nine salt water snakes, 20 green tree snakes, | Children Club, three black snakes, one red rat {snake, one Key West chameleon, Mrs. Crosby—Prompter. jone gecko lizard, one florida Marjorie Frow—Musician. |gecko, one banded gecko, West Lois Williams—Scenery Tech-| Indian Sking, Florida Keys sking, | nician. {one race runmer, two alligators, Heleno ne four-feet- and a -half and the er. jother fiv>-feet; numerous centi- Ida Weintraub—Instructor of! Pedes and scorpions, Cannibal} |tree frog, green tree frog, narrow jouth toads, common toads and he unidentified frog mentioned bove, yen——Publicity. Thomas Curry—Electrician. Barcelo — Stenograph-| Amparo Moreno-——Property Gir! Mrs. R Mr. Schoneck an Mrs. Fagan rectors, Eva B, Warner and Victor Lar. sen—cConsultants Directors. He was very enthusiastic about the future development of the fort and paid a great deal of at- tention to the possibilities of the | future in making Fort Jefferson land Garden Key « wonderfel recreational center. “ Some of Mr. Preece’s time war’ spent in making collections of «64 ” specimens which he would 6 in- |tev near Nassau at 8 a, a, , Mod- erate to fresh squalls over a Fett) er extensive area over the “ Ba-/ ginia Perez. ehurch at 9 The fun- ‘ rf % Puis, Edward DuPuis, Mesdames Robert. Dopp, Ray-| eral will be held under the diree- P mond Curry, Merrill Roberts,!,; . i i hamas and the ocean to the east/ Homer Herrick, and E. 1. Pat-|yct of the Pritchard FunoraljFontenet, R. Earl Christman, Al- and northast, but no strong! terson. : co E winds have been _ reported. Con-| ccrshiihs oa ae yer Mrs. tinued caution advised small craft | Bras pe ievorter aed Olite Burene i hi a dal d Oe ted 2 estcne can NEWS NOTES | Sweeting; mother, Mrs. Bradley Seecesessceseses PROWLER—-ASTRONOMER ‘ off the east and extrema south Mr. and ‘Mrs, Jerry Galindo! movida coast during the next 24 {D. Sweeting; one sister, Mrs. J. F, Matchett; two brothers, Emil Chicago. —— Investigating com- plaints that a man lurked in the/ will arrive today over the high-| hours.” *| d Gl d Sweeti and Glenwoo ing way for @ visit with their many! friends here. Weather bulletin issued at 3:30} Pallbearers will be Percy M. Mr, Galindo is purser with the|this afternoon reports an area of| Roberts, Henry O. Russell, Ramon; shedkes af am alley,; obficers on- j Dalene, Maxwell Russell, Lum-| threo sacks of mai] for Key West;} tered the alley with pistols drawn, | | Throwing a flashlight on the fe Pan-American Airways. Mrs./ squally weather at 1 p. m. EST, ley Park 3. 8 Galindo was before marriage Miss| covering western Bahamag and ic: Hoe Shas, hereeeenanen 85 tons of freight and 109 sacks | daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. T.{ ; a i ttend. ; 1 ure they spied moving in ~/ CRUZ FAMILY IS FAMILY IS [= Boll, died July 10, in Colo-| 40am vies te the beach can [irom Key West for. about fit- aunt, Eva B. Warner, 1202} craft in this area should penta satnies shadow, they Peete teen months, having visited va- following passengers booked at | been living for the past six years Mrs. Carl Bervaldi. telescope trained on the constella-) Announcement of Ming Boll's} jalseted the alley so the street|and little daughter, Phyllis, will] \. “- Gillen. Mr. and Mrs. Glen) | (il F T H I © Tampa. Ella Caristedt, George Caristedt, illness of her mother. Or S e a who has spent most of the | Steamship Alabama, of Peep 6 part of which consisted of more paralysis, s, has improved so much Few Lots Of Sponge 7:10 at the Porter Dock Com " |working on the Keys. The vessel; tim, venturng out of the hos- i fore noon and a short time after-'erward that she would secure the ss ee oe lerican airport in Miami. Harry on the Municipal docks yesterday] ®* © a7 wool, $50.71; 20 banches of left yesterday afternoon on the Toute to her home from her sugar|and yesterdsy morning Mr. Elem 10 o'Cleck No Admissica jana all were bought. | $13.26. Sales totalled $49.58. j morning. jveloped, and while it was not’ Miami. Alicia DuBreuil. Florida southeast coast, but no Division street. jeaution Agee ene and Sunday. | Paul Haradon, Chicago amateur GOING 10 TAMPA the; jrade Spring, (Cele,. where den Sekiya secaiies fee te oquaeint:t co sections of the country dur- tions. They left him unmolested | | this port: Mrs. D. A. DuPuis, G.| pecause of ill health. Raa would-not interera with| leave over the highway Weanis: | Albury, Margaret Albury, Elaine death was not given any publicity! LUNG? vitrEe Meraoves |" They propose to: mabe thetr fu-lMr and Me EM wel, HL C | past five years in an “iron lung” Texas Oil Company, arrived im than 400 pieces of lumber for the! that he is now permitted to leave} pany’s main pier. icy I for an occasional auto ride| Sold H ere Yesterday | ward notice was received in Key' services ofan experienced me- , who were visiting with! Min Livingston arrived in Key|Bium arrived and jate Tharsdey , $13.25; 46 bunches of yel- S$ S Cuba for Tampa on » busi- | plantation in Purto Rico. When and Miss Livingston took off from ARE YOU PREPARING FOR THE WINTER SEASON? TRY SHERWIN-WILLIAMS PAINT FOR INTERIOR DECORATING. SOUTH FLORIDA CONTR. & ENG. CO. é ‘ ‘ o'clock. spect, dissect in some instagges «iy ‘ARRANGE FOR | ANNUAL PICNIC s","*"vrm ste | formation. cation. Mre"Ridgeway is by his daughter, Ridgeway. | Lois Malone, Ruth M. Baker. | Olga Ramos, Claudia Ishom, Jane} {Thompson and Lillie M. Carey—j Committee for Organization of | Junior Club, ied Laustin accompan Miss Francis ten Gouleau, Paul Thistlethwaite, | Aquilino Lopez, Sr., A. M, Adams, Consuelo ae Aquilino Lo- Fern Chapter No. 20, Order smog Star will hold its annual picnic, in commemoration of the} birth of Robert Morris, founder of the order, at Rest Beach on ‘ANNOUNCE | agg | Tuesday, August 31, beginning at| \4 o'clock in the afternoon. Sup-} 27, {rer will be served by the prota morrow when he will , zation, that city. All visiting members of the or-| yr Knight has been absent COMING FOR VISIT , pez, Jr,. CLYDE KNIGHT ARRIVES ray Clyde M. Knight was incladed in the arrivals inst evening from Miami, and will remain until to- return to The vessel also had on the man-/ ifests nine tons of freight ont Miss Marguerite Boll, of in jot mail for Tampa. at Sailing, the ship carried Mrrs.|at the timo because of the serious | Mrs. Bolt! haf recovered safficiently now wt permit of her being told of the} death. | Mr. Boll said today that the! body had been sent to Ridgewood, | € Having Repairs Made the Miss Clara Livingyten, voyag- serious she decided te have James necessary repairs made here. J., and placed im the family|'"€ from Puerto Rico to ¥ vault of her brother-inlaw, Ed.\t*®, N. Y., in her private plane,| She attempted to personally Dougherty. j left yesterday roorning shortly be-/ make the repairs but decided aft- for_ oil for the company’s tanks on from Jacksonville and Miami i incl pieneabcnmniiniameniilitenniennen LEAWE FOR TAMPA FREE DANCE the Porter dock property, and it) Fruiter Granada, vesse] of the! —TONIGHT— is understood pumping operations Standard Fruit and Steamsbip! will be concluded about 10 o’clock; Company, arrived yesterday 1:20 tonight. from Philadelphia, took on 40, 'PENA’S Garden of Roses. Steamship Ozark, of the Clyde-! | 007 gallons of fuel oil and sailed Featuring Del Woods with Mallory Lines sailed yesterday aft-|4:10 for Frontera, Mexico where’ SUGAR SWEETING’S ernoon from this port for New a cargo of bananas are to Orleans, after discharging cargo, loaded for U. S. ports They will be guests their|strong winds reported. Small ing with Mrs. G. N. Goshorn or astronomer, with his home-made ing the time. thri , Mrs, Chtisti Str. ‘Alabama Brings i a the. alley 20 the ret @ little daughter, Phyl, will i << 4 Ge is Sbservations. {day morning for Miami enroute | Albury, Leonte Valladares, Beacon, N. Y.—Birdsall Sweet, ture home in the west coast city. Oarlton, E. J. Lynn. poset of an attack of infantile} port this morning and berthed/ cate Road Department forces! the lung several hours at a The ship has 26,000 barrels of arrived 10:30 morning, |, &@ movie i } West that she had arrived in Mi-/chamie. She phoned the Pan Am- } | Few lots of sponge were placed; Offerings consisted of 32 bunch-! a for about one month,| West Tuesday evening while en evening the work was completed be] BRIDGE BUILDERS |™orning 4 offerings to bidders, ba "$12.36; 51 bunches of grass, ness trip and will return Monday; Rear the city engine trouble de- Key West and landed safely at