The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 2, 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 he Key West Citizen KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 ‘AQUARIUM WILL [ROTARY CLUB Law Amended To Permit "LOSE ALLIGATOR) MEETS TODAY ~ At All Hours On Sunday GOLF COURSE GUEST ARTISTS PRICE FIVE CENTS arded No. 209. 6 VOLUME LVIII. , 1987. County Board. Contract Being MRS. Key West Aquarium is about to} The regular weekly noon-day jlose its alligator. It will be taken | luncheon of the Key West Rotary jback to its home on the golf! Club was held today at the Parish course and placed in the pond, |Hall with President Charles which it has enjoyed for a long} period, until recently caught by} | . Ross Allen, director of the Sil-} ‘CUBA BRINGS IN ver Springs Reptile Institute. Pes of the club, while William! 49 PASSENGERS | Mr. Ross, company with) R. Warren, Jr., Gerald Saundersj | Ralph Siatton, was here on a rep-| and Mrs. Joseph W. Sawyer wer2 VESSEL LEFT SHORTLY AFT- ER ARRIVAL ENROUTE [tile collecting trip and after se-|guests of Sebastian Cabre TO HAVANA, CUBA For Key Lighting System i ! | Taylor, presiding. \ H Many Other ties Are Taken Up During Reg-! ular Meeting Of City Council Last Night MIAMI CONSTRUCTION COMPANY WILL EIN STALL PLANT FOR ELECTRIC LIGHTING SYSTEM; BRANCHISE TO OPERATE WAS RECENTLY GRANTED ALONZO COTHRON Victor Larsen, scoutmaster, was in [ous Sc ogomper ot, area Hue Williams, guest of Howard Observance Of Jewish Holiday Beg Begins Monday = eke The local Jewish colony is mak-}day evening, September 5. Rosh}j;, 4.45 jand R, AO ‘Saraaiey of Miami, : ing preparations for the observ- Hashanah literally means “the aa He a the specimens and! tguests of Stephen ster E. ‘ginning of the and marks the ‘while hunting over the island saw! {G. Marland and R. J. Stewart o start of the season known in| ihe alligator at the golf course., S¥dney, Australia, rc of Bill! amended! |Jewish tradition as the Ten Days! af. ation was unaware of the! | Fripp. iday, September 6. |of Penitence. fact that the ’gator has been there| The program on International The stores of Jewish merchants) Doring this season, Jews are! p00 ono riod amg Was a peti Service was conducted by Ssbas- tablishments will be permitted in| Will remain closed on Monday remind od that all mankind passes! ot ee . mould -pebulacty teed tian Cabrera, chairman of the In- jand Tuesday, while regular serv-!in judgment before its Greater | ra, Ss ho een ihe Rae jternatiggal Se Committee, ices will be conducted at the local and are called upon to judgo, 07 9: boca abe ith sted by Eddie Strunk. Str ee mame apd gave. at ‘0, Guest artists on the program is or a 2) repent, and go forth! | jay, removing all restrie-|SYnagogue by Rev. Joseph Male. | thomselve, , | Allan Knight for th aac rieda follow i Sate cht < ig! r the aquarium. chine: Tenn ea ig a rehire neat = in the year which fness thom. | Hastings Piodela, Golf Course! tursig aaaciee, “itt Seeman jj mechanic, was at the aquarium’ penderéd several violin’ selections, Monday, Sept. |The ten days of penitence find i tit Monday, Sept. 6—6:30 p. m. | their climax in Yom Kippur, the | 2n4 recognized the alligator pet accompanied by Mrs. Sawyer at of the links, advised Joe Romero the piano. Tuesday, Sept. 7—8 a. m. j Day of Atonement and the sea- \ the ehatodlicn +. oe R Tuesday, Sept. 14—6 p. m. son as a whole is the most import- ger eee fi oe Mr y, Sey P. e ewhele rion. (told Mr. Piodela how it got in the | Vigne | Alonzo Cothron, who was re- Thompson in the First National Bank were read, the total of which |amounted to $138.18. : Report of C. Sam B. Curry, Steamship Cuba, of the P. and} clerk of criminal court, was read O. S. S. Co., arrived this morning | giving details of the July regular 9 o'clock from Tampa with 14) the Matecumbe section, last night terms and recessed sessions end- first cabin and four second cabin | advised the county commissioners img With the month of August. onge g ; Accepted and ordered filed. passengers for Key West; 28 first! that the contract for installation! Licenses issued from the office | of the plant had been awarded tof Tax Collector Ladd were con- for Havana. se tained in the report issued show- Key West arrivals: G. C. Carl-| the M. and M. Construction Com-|ing that two had been issued dur- stedt, Mrs. A. West, Aix Wes : ing the month of August, from the Mary W Lawrence — West,| proceeds of which the State re- Richard West, Melvin Russell, | meeting were ceived $110 and-the county $55. Mrs, Russell, Pat Russell, Melvin! Chairman Carl Bervaldi, Commis-; Mr. Ladd was asked to give a Russell, Jr. W. T. Gardner, An- \Teport on the occupational licenses tonio Avio, Ventura Arana, Ju-|sioners Norberg Thompson, Wil-' and from his records read. the lian Balder, C. F. DuPont, Julio : : - items, showing that there were 10 Nonega, Charlie Nonega, Willie| #am ®- Porter, Braxton B. War. items, showing se ho h i ith the Nonega. |rem and Cleveland Niles. Clerk’ ‘who had failed to comply with law. The vessel a'so brought 25) ea C s Cleare 8 tons of freight, one automobile! joer & Attorney w.| ounty Solielter toi: ised that it will be necessar and three sacks of mail for Key| Curry Harris, Chief Deputy Ber. advised that it will be necessary West; five tons of freight, ono} automobile and 169 sacks of mail| tot Als he oxiviond the heerd Sates Seem for Havana, |B. Cleare, Jr., Peace Justice E. R,/ ike 11 Tceneary aetna the lowing iawengen far Tiavacy Lowe, Tax Collector Frank Ladd, delinquents in the event they fail from Key West: Mrs. Veginie Lgtied pryend rig the regpire- Eagan, Lloyd Ea M . : braces loyd gan and Mrs. Report of Mr, ns tae the electric plant was read from of collections for the month of DEFENDANT IS —: i At a regular meeting of City Council held last night, the ance of their new year, Rosh Bas- jhanah, which will begin on Mon-} the: i Hl cently granted a franchise for the establishment of an electric light! liquor ordinance whereby all was and power plant on the Keys in iquor and beer es- the future to operate at all hours oni and three second cabin passengers | tions in the way of closing hours | du the day and evening, which were here- tofore embodied in the law gov: ig certain times during ' pany, of Miami. Present at the LUETHIS RETURN FROM VACATION A. D, Luethi over tha Wedneaday, Sept. 15—Service ant in the Jewish religious calen- L got ion of saloons in starts at 7:30 a. m. and lasts all! dar. |tank, and agreed to give it back |when needed. that | day. | The traditional greeting for this | Ushering in the Jewish year, holyday is “May you be inseribed N N AW | way from a ten wee imont and Canada. specifies that no place will be al-| 5698, the blowing of the ram’s'for a good year.” This form of | thorn in synagogues throughoutiaddress goes back to a _ poetic; |ORDER ISSUED IN CASE BY joined there by a niece, CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE jMosher, from Louisiana; their lowed to within j the world next Monday will call, thought of the deity as writing in|! hundred feet of any established | adherents of Judaism to reflection 'a hugo ledger the various fortunes | church or school still remains in| 20d repentance. Religious serv-| assigned to each of His children. ices on two days for Orthodox | Jewish legend declares that the} effect, idaughter, Mrs. C. W. Herz, and THIS MORNING {two daughters, from Grand Rap- ids; their son, Harry Luethi rom Miami; their nephew, Robert Jews and on one day for Liberal | world was created on the first day! Offic2r John Nelson, of the Key| Riggs from Crystal, Mich., and! synagogues will be held in ob-'of Tishri. Thus Rosh Hashanah| servance of this New Year holy-|is referred to in the Orthodox West Police Department, was this their nephew and nivce, Rev, and morning awarded the custody of|Mrs. Stacy M. Czatt and two day, known in Hebrew as Rosh! prayer book as “the birthday of \his child by his first marriage, | daughters from Brittleboro, Vt, erning the ope: Key West. The provision operate three | ‘Mr, and Mrs. Sawyer, rae yesterday re- high- nard Waite, County Solici The meeting was presided over tae by President James S. Roberts, with Councilmen W. P. Archer, | Hashanah, {the world.” The day’s back- ere a number of interested citi-, EESEE - -» Sinee, Hebrew day is reck-| ground is therefore one. of uni- Armando "Cobé, William Freeman oned from’ sunset to sunset, the|versalism and not of _ particular- and F. 0. Roberts also in attend- holyday begins this year on Sun-jism. ance. Others present were City The matter of installation | Aligest amounting te $11L35, 00 follows: General Revenue, $62.20; from Judge Fine and Forfeiture, $2.70; Out- communication Clerk Wallace Pinder and several other city official: including City Attorney Aquilino Lopez, Jr. Attorney J, Lancelot Lester, representing R. E. Crummer and Company addressed the council | relative to the bond refunding! proposition being carried on with] the city, and requested that the amount of fifty thousand dollars originally mentioned as a possible amount to be allocated by the county to the city in the way ot} gasoline tax funds in connection | with the bond refunding company, | be eliminated, and that the amount of thirty thousand dollars, which was the minimum, be used in all references in the matter in the future, this amount to be the an-} nual payment in the event that the issue is carried to a success- ful conclusion. It was also decided by the coun- eil to hold a referendum on the Crummer bond refunding matter th as soon as possible, in order that it may be determined what the sentiment is regarding the issue.| It was decided at the session held last night to make a small: payroll for the city employes,/ which will average about ten dol-: lars for each employe. The pay- roll will be made up from fund: recently collected by the city de- partments. An ordinance relative to build ing and demolition activities, al. so providing for a graduated seale in the price of building per- mits, was also passed, Captain Arthur Sheppard, as- sistant manager of the ferry sys-| tem, addressed the council rel-/ ative to the matter in which his automobile was badly damaged a short time ago while riding o: White street en route to the ferry slip at No Name Key. Mr. Shep- pard stated his ‘hit @ hole in! the street which caused his car to climb on the sidewalk, and run! into a building. He said that he felt that the city should take care of repairing the car inasmuch as it was damaged due to the bad condition of the street. Mr, Sheppard was informed that the city would look into the matter. there being no action taken at the meeting last night A communication r signed by several business peoy (Continued on Page Four) was d ‘Everett Rivas Receives Letter Of Appreciation ex: | “T have cast about for an un-| | usual gift to send to an unusually} ifine friend and have found some Key West, Bernard Greenberg, at-! | very Appreciative of courtesies tended to him while a visitor in} torney of 42 Church street, New as cigarette extinguishers, which Haven, Conn., and Miss|I have sent you via parcel post,| Z she nd which I hope y ” Goldstein, has written to Everett, and which I hope you will like. Rivas a letter of thanks for favors} shown. niece, nusual brass castings, used! !with his former wife, Rosalina | Cervantes, being permitted to see} the girl at any time, | The order was issued in cham-j bers this morning by Judge Ar-| thur Gomez, of Cireuit Court, be-} pee whom the hearing was held. | RUSSELL FAMILY | RETURNS HERE Superintendent Melvin Russell! of the Monroe County Board of Public Instruction, Mfs. Russell! jat St. , Quebec. Raymond Lord, representing Mr. eens ae Deana nanan Cothron, and gave the information GIVEN HEARING with a niece, Miss Irene M. Coolis } ‘Aibans, Vic Luethi’s} that the M. and M. Company o : é would have the Diesel generating ape ark Pee pae ames P. R. HOLLINGSWORTH EN-| plant poles lines and other neces- Luethi and his wife at Hyde Park, | unary. | StF equipment installed and sandy Vt., and Townpr Westover and| eelchers reohi for operation by November 1. jfamily, who are cousins of Mrs.; IN CRIMINAL COURT In the letter was a request from |Lusthi, in Dunham Province of Mr. Cothrun that the —comms- sioners adopt a_ resolution cai Mr. Luethi reports a delightful | P. R. Hollingsworth, who was| celling a previous franchise which visit with two exceptions—littka' charged with causing an affray| WS granted to the Keys Utilities sunshine, and the nights and some at Matecumbe Resorts Incorporat-| Company, so far as it covers the of the days wers too cold. The! ed, appeared this morning at ajarea in which permission for jtemperaturo usually was as low special term of criminal court pre-/ operations has been granted the} as 60 degrees at night and on two ed over by Judge William V.! present holder of the franchise. occasions it was below 50. bury | The matter was referred to At- was | | standing Indebtedness, Special Adpertising, $3.60; Road Fund, $2.70; General School, $9.00; Special School Bond and Interest, $7.75; Special School Tax District No. 1, $9.00. Report of Clerk Sawyer on re- demptions or purchases of tax cer- tifieates, showed receipts of $8,- 259.10 during the month of August. Payments in bonds amounted to $2,719.50 and in cash, $,639.60. Letters which were received re- jeently by Judge E. R. Lowe from ithe Florida Senatorial Group in Washington were read, in which $14.40; | that I have convinced Mr. Greenberg came to 1 West several weeks ago and al disappointed when he found that| he could not leave the same day | and disheartened over the sched-| ules of buses and planes he met Mr. Rivas who acted as host for e day. Upon his return he wrote Rivas: “First to thank you, for Miss Goldstein and myself, for the j courtesies and kindnesses extend- ed to us. “Again to ask you to your cigar-maker friend for cigars which arrived and very much appreciated by my {brother who claims to be a con- noisseur, and further c s the cigars are worth double the price jcharged. If you see our delight-/ ful friend of the curios, tell him w Haven ark Mr. thank the that some Key Westers jteeth to shave. were} ‘PLANS RETURNING | HOME TOMORROW) ! on the return, While disgruntled | MRS. C. D. HARRINGTON COM-|had been enjoying a delightful va- ING IN ON STEAM- ER CUBA ic | Mrs. C, D. Harrington, wife of} ptain Harirngton of the P. and} jO. S. S. Co., attached the Steamship Florida, is expected to} return tomorrow afternoon on the | Steamer Cuba from Havana. to In order to celebrate their mar- anniver: Mrs. Harring-| Monday morning for. ty join the captain on the and mako the trip to Mi-| The S. turn to Havana this afternoon and morning Mrs. | riage |ton left Hav Fi tami orida tomorrow ‘ton will embark for Key West. Members Of Scout Troop To Assemble Here Tonight HOME IN HAVANA Members Seouts of of men deeply erested seout movement, are o'clock this evening House and discuss the the troop of Troop Boy i a gr futury of has had n »{the former exe business needs required resig ffice, and carrying rly the boys on themselves med leader is hoped, will mark -\ They were accompanied SOUTH FLORIDA CONTRACTING & ENGINEERING CO. IS READY, WILLING AND A Florida will re-! Harring: | jand their sons, Melvin, Jr., andj pod ‘SCHOOL EXAM. ON ved | } | ! | in order an hour this morning for Mi- returning passengers; on the Steamship Cuba from} "eg ge FRIDAY, SEPT. 10 leation of five weeks at Waynes- é ville, in the mountains of North} Makeup examinations will |Carolina, and Mr. Russell left 10} held on Friday, September 16, a few days and returned with/ jhavs been attending summer | ithem to Key West, {school, affording them an oppor- |tunity to catch up with their (COAST GUARD jment at the coming school term, ts cording to announemeent made today by Professor Horace O’Bry- ant, in charge of tho All who propose simian the ex- jaminations ag stated, request- | terday afternoon from Marathon as soon as practicable with Mrs. Bussie Sterling, whojthat provisions may be made for j was ill and was placed in the Ma-'the proceedings making up the The plane arrived at 6:30 ert Beet o’clock and due to the hour of ar- =< | HERE TOMORROW jami. i t EAGANS RETURN TO x= ow ses sy the Porter Dock Go., Bellingham, of t 's Corpor: Mrs. Russell and. thd _ children days ago to join them, remained|the High School for ail pupils ote jstudies in connection for enroll- PLANE ARRIVES: institution. (Coast Guard plane arrived yes-|ed to register with sie O’Bryant rine Hospital for treatment, proposed examinations over for the night and left at iaday af tania ah nt offica of Steamsh p the S.S at w dock tomorrow and take Mrs. O. L. Eagan ers at the Porter y ter, Nancy Lioyd, Steamship Cuba morning for, M. their home in Havana, Cuba. They had been visiting at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Louis E. Pierce. by Mrs Mra. Joseph . Tenn, who of Mr Harry Eagan for some and left daugh- on the ry Lir morrow afternoon leans enroute to M i and sonville. The ship will discharge at this port and preceed Jack Eagan’s mother, Crigger of Nashvi has been the house guest and Mrs. vessol of the same dvs to arrive Tuesday New York. This is Steam jAlame and is bound for Tampa. Pp Ths session was very brief as|torney Harris who advised! the representatives thanked Mr. | Hollingsworth entered a plea of; that the board would like to have! Lowe for sending them pictures }guilty to the charge. The judge;an opinion on the question given lot Key West to be placed in their imposed a fine of $10 and costs; by the board’s attorney at the! offices. which the defendant at once made! next regular meeting of the body. | Offerings of bonds which were | arrangements to sahaessic dso | Mr. Harris said he would be pre-|forwarded to the commissioners | pared to give the answer, but ad-| by W. V. Knott, treasurer ex-of- PASTOR WII WILL lvised that the matter of one or} ficio of Monroe county, were read jmore franchises had been decided,' and on vote rejected. and that no exclusive franchise} Bills for the month of August [be be given. were read and on motion ordered Deposits of paid when funds are available. Rov. and Mrs. O. C_ Howell will arrive over the highway Friday) evening. They have been attend- ing the Missionary Conference at Lake Junaluska, N. C. This week they attended the Pastors’ School | at Florida-Southern College, Lake: | land, Plorida. The members and friends of | Ley Memorial Church are cordial ly invited to call at the parson ago between and 10 o'clock Friday evening for the purpose of greeting Rev. and Mrs. Howell Rev. Howell will preach at both serviecs Sunday. ‘COAST GUARD _ SHIP ARRIVES Sheriff o.| Geena Hear Issue _ Pertaining To Furnishing Ferries With Groceries Park, grocer,; It was explained that the would like to have the matter ofjis to give each dealer, supplying the Monroe county’ supplies and facilities warrant the forries with groceries thrashed out action, the opportunity of furnish and the awarding of contacts jpg these supplies, which was con ibased on open bidding talled fee, jakdered right and just. by the Ferry Committes. After a discussion This matter was brought before the county commissioners at theig Mr. Park assured the meeting last night, wheq Mr. Par that he had given perfect sutix stated that for some tithe be Rad! faction in practically every been furnishing these suppl stance, it was decided to piate nds that the contract iin. matter in the hands of the awarded to snother! perrieg Committes, and let them | decide. K. George local idva whee» which members in % Coast Guard Cutter Pandora, Ls mmand of Lieutenant Com der H. C. Perkins, arrived - rday afternoon and berthed. | the Key West Yacht — Commander Perrins and Ensign J. Horn paid a courtesy visit to Lieutenant Wm. Kisus, U. S. N officer in charge at the naval sta- and spent a pleasant hour. ct of the cutters visit was completed last night and the ves- sailed thig morning for Mi-; f and now ma been ARRIVES IN cr™ J. R. STOWERS COMPANY) Revenue Cutter Serviee, was an will continue to close half-|strival this morning from Tamps holiday on Thursdays dur-;° the Steamship Cubs, to join rs 5 Mrs. Caristedt and son, Cari, who s L ing the month of Septem ber rsp : On se} ,ami. BLE TO HANDLE ANYTHING IN BUILDING OR REPAIRING. PHONE 598