The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 27, 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 ite sop teations VOLUME LVIII. No. 229. Civil Service Examination. Now Required For Certain Workers At Naval Station \Concert Audience Thrilled Changes In Employment Of Certain Classes Were Formally Announced To- day Changes in the employment of certain classes of workers at the naval station in Key West were recently announced and a:schedule of these positions, which require the applicant to pass a civil serv- ice examination, were formally announced today. The positions are: general help- er, salary $3.93 to $4.89; ma- chinist helper, and woodworker helper at the same rate of pay. Joiner, $7.20 to $8.16 per diem;} machinist, $6,91 to $7.87 per diem, and electric welder at $7.00 to $7.96 per diem. These positions are to be filled at Key West naval station, said Lieutenant Wm. Klaus, officer in charge, and obviates the necessity of employing non-civil service men, and at the end of the 90 days period, laying them off and securing others for the same ro work. With the passing of the exami- nations the men will be selected for the various positions and the appointments will be made on a rmanent basis, must “be made through the regular civil service channels and will be received by the recorder at the Board of La- bar Employment, at the U. S. Navy Yard in Charleston, S. C., “until the close of business on Oc- tober 6, 1937. Copies of announcement and all necessary application forms may be secured from the secretary of the Board of United States Civil Service examiners, at the Key West postoffice. SCHOOL CLASS HOLDS MEETING PURPOSE OF SESSION WAS TO ELECT OFFICERS FOR 1937-38 the Class of 1938, Key West High School, consisting of sixty-on members, held their first meeting September 22, o'clock. The purpose of . this meeting was to elect the class officers for 1937-1938. The meeting was conducted by George Del Pino, president of last years’ Junior Class. The class members then elected those officers who were thought! would fill each position to the LATE SENATORS ARE EULOGIZED HON. WILLIAM HILL MADE ADDRESS AT JOINT SES- . SION OF CONGRESS Hon. William L. Hill, who was formerly secretary to the late Senator Duncan U. Fletcher, and who later became senator, filling the unexpired term, paid a glow- ing tribute to the late senators |Duncan U. Fletcher and Park Trammell of Florida before a joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives on May 8. - The address was printed in the Congressional Record of August! 21 by request of Honorable Wal- F. George, senator Georgia. Mr. Hill informs The Citizen ‘that he will gladly forward a jeopy to friends of the late Sena- jtors Pletcher and Trammell, who address.him . at 1075 Nati Press Building, Washington, De ‘AUSTRALIANS LEAVE TODAY HAD BEEN GUESTS AT COLO: NIAL HOTEL FOR SIX WEEKS r Russell J. Stewart and Erie G. Morland, who had been in Key West for about six weeks and were guests at the Hotel Colonial, left on the Steamship Cuba this morning for Havana, where they expect to remain for several weeks, ‘Coming from their home in Aus- to remain but a short time but found so many things of interest they éxtended their stay and re- retted that necessiy made it im- peratiye for.them:to leave to- day: ,Both:Mr. Steward and Mr. Mor- land are accomplished engineers and|dtaftsmen, and devoted a great. deal.of their time to making detailed drawings of several i teresting machines they found in operation in Key West. TEDDY BRADLEY from | tralia to Key West they expected} With Performance Pat Ons: By Physical Instructor Saturday night the audience at the regular band concert» were thrilled by the performance on the horizontal bars, given by Pop Al- Jen, physical instructor, and one of his pupils, Gene Hardin. The act was proclaimed the best of its kind ever seen in Key West, which was a testimonial to the efforts of Mr. Allen and the advancement made by his pupil, whose muscular coordination with his mind, enabled him to perform some astounding feats. Continuation of the gymnastic jclasses at the High School gymna- ;sium every Monday nights are to be held as scheduled juntil further notice, and instrue- ‘tions are free to all boys over 15 years of age. A great opportunity jis open to any boy to improve his physical being and to learn the art of self-defense. L. M. BARRETT ARRIVES IN CITY L. M. Barrett, prominent man of Miami, was an arrival from Mi- ami this mortiing by plane and i | } Singleton, executive secretary. of the Chamber of Commerce, In the office of the chamber they were discussing Proa Club, which is being formed by Mr. Singleton and which bids fair to become, within a very short time, {an actuality, if the enthusiastic reception given the idea is a crit- jerion. | Mr. Barrett is also a proa_ en- jthusiast and when seen in the office was drawing a rough sketch of a flying proa, the model of | whieh will prove to be one of the |fastest afloat, ‘it is said. ‘LEGION MEETING TUESDAY EVENING Members of Arthur Sawyer Post 28,;American Legion, are to- day being summoned to attend an important meeting of the post 8 t ; t on Whitehead street. Besides a number of other im- portant matters, it is said, election of officers for the ensuing year vil be held, and for this reason lit is expected there will be a full attendance. ADVISORY ADVISORY 10:00 A. M. EST and Friday} later met with an old friend, S.C. ; o’clock tomorrow night in the hall | KEY WEST, FLORIDA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1937. Boat Operators To Petition Money Order Sales At Key West Postoffice Show Gain For June Over Last Year MANY OUTSIDERS |About Five Hundred Dol- INQUIRING ABOUT ACCOMMODATIONS ‘Report Compiled At Washington Ss. C. SINGLETON OF CHAMBER OF COM-i 'MERCE KEPT BUSY AN: SWERING LETTERS By PAUL MAY (Speeial Washington Correspondent of The Citizen) =WASHINGTON, D. C., Sep 27.—Money order | Key West postoffice rose it. sales at the about Secretary S. C. Singleton of the} $500 in June over the figures re- jChamber of Commerce was sort-! ing the day’s mail when The Citi-| é zen called at his office. He paus-| 7°" the General Accounting of- ed in his work just long enough| fice reports to say, “I wish you would help’ tion of the figures. me get something over to our| people.” , He then continued, “The cham- iber is being continually asked office was reflected also jfor information concenring rooms yymber of orders sold {and apartments. These requests wos, jeome from prospective winter visitors. On the other hand it jreceives occasional requests from corded for the same period last its latest compila- \ The upward trend in amounts | of money sent through the post- the Key at | The Government | agency reports total value of Key é | West’s money order business dur- | Key West people to list their ac-} ing last June at $27,725.11, while commodations, in other words to) during the same summer month act as their agent to the ex-| in 1936, the total value of the tent of finding customers for! orders amounted to $27,218.55. i them. | Key West residents turned to _ “There are other ways of get- the postoffice to purchase 2,965 ting their rooms or homes before | separate orders during the month, | prospective visitors. There is al-| the GAO figures show, and a year j ways the medium of the NeWSPa- | ago in June, the Florida city or- \per, and having members who are! ders equalled 2,662. vest the real estate business paying } Generally speaking, accounting a license, advertising and adding | gstice experts credit declining their expense account to the busi- | money order: soles: to’ ‘Bettevsd ness of the city, the ees business conditions, contending Commeree can do no more. than the. leon persed elie sed | prealih vsreny Fovmachyaho A af the more people a turning = ledge them as invitingly aq pos | Private banks’ and , checking se- |sible, and refer them to member! real estate agents, “The demand will far exceed |the supply. Agents can secure prices which will justify their commission, and the Chamber of , Commerce urges our citizens who have accommodations of any sort to list them in the proper adver- | tising manner. Through the }ecolumns of the paper, and with live advertising agents. “Key West is on a rising tide j}of prosperity. It can have al ; more abundant life on a live and: jlet live basis and a go-getter in j the real estate business is the most | INCIDENT HAPPENED SATUR- effectual promoter of the inter- ests of the city. Working intel-] DAY NIGHT; INJURIES ligently for his own interests, he is at the same time working to MAY PROVE FATAL promote the interests of all of us and can te depended upon to make the most of any chance to Page agli Fer Bayo’ acetilak which ecenexed. Saturday “The Chamber of Commerce; Pight about 8 o’clock when, on does not compete with any busi- | Division street near the corner of ness interest in Key West. It co-| Watson, a car driven by a young loperates with everyone of them|™an, reported to be Arsenio jat every opportunity.” Betancourt, struck John H. Rus- sell, app injuries which may ‘L. TURNER TO nae VISIT KEY WEST index, it was explained, for the individual city, many sections as in Key West this year, the June sales of money orders increased consider- ably over last year, yet business conditions were on the upgrade. JOHN H. RUSSELL except for in Investigation is being carried on by the sheriff's office into the lis said to be suffering from a fractured skull. He is now a patient in the Marine bookkeeping} Che Key West Citizen counts, No definite trend of busi-! Maurice Anderson, ness can be determined by this; sistant steward on the Steamship! | | ] | Marine Hospital INJURED BY AUTO, PRICE FIVE CEN Governor Asking Exemption In Gasolin To Island City When Highway Is Completed William E. P. Roberts, who had to visit Key West this winter, was been spending a visit of two; Harry Martin, son of P. J/Martiny months in Detroit, Mich. and other vice president of the Ford Motor: points, has returned to Key West. | Works. Mr. Roberts states that during; Mr. Roberts said that there -wete his absence from the city, that he| many others who assured him wht met many people who have become | they were coming to Key West quite interested in Key West, all)over the highway when this beau- of which has been brought about tiful driveway over the keys is through the wide publicity given’ finished, and stated that he was the proposed Qverseas Highway,|fully surprised to find that so and predicts that there will be a) many were acquainted with the large number coming this way activities now being carried on in when the road is completed and Key West and along the Florida thrown open to traffic. |Keys in connection with furnish- He said that one of the prom-jing through highway transporta- inent personages that he contacted | tion from the mainland to the while in Detroit, and who proposes Island City. Coroner’s Jury Presents Its Findings On Saturday Report and verdict of the coro-) , Results of the autopsy showed ner’s jury empanelied to investi-| that death was the result of lobar gate into the causes of death of| pneumonia and that Anderson al- colored, as-|80 was a sufferer from cirrhosis lof the liver. : Members of the jury were: 8. Castillo, of the United Fruit Com-| Owen Sawyer foreman; Cleveland pany lines, was presented Satur-/ Dillon, Elwood Carbonell, John day evening. Nelson, W. F. Collins, and George The jury, which was called by|M. Park. Peace Justice Franklin Arenberg,| Anderson’s body was shipped by coroner ex-officio, met Saturday|the Pritchard Funeral Home afternoon 4 o’clock and received| Saturday evening via the. Over- the report of Drs. Ralph Braund|Seas Transportation Company to and P. D. Holloway, of the} Miami and from there by train to who held thej;the home of the widow at 1215 i Kimball street, Philadelphia, Pa. Mrs. Bayly Will Represent Key West At Church Meeting CUBA ARRIVES | FROM TAMPA’ feontinve to Cincinnati where she will be a delegate from St. Paul's post mortem, Mrs. Edward J. Bayly will leave Saturday morning over the high way for Miami and from there BRINGS IN PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT FOR KEY {Episcopal church to the general WEST jconvention of Episcopal churches Steamship Cuba, of the P. and eat Travel Mr. Russel] is 81 years old and Hospital |and is being given every attention j which medical science provides. O. S. 8. Ce., arrived from Tampa | from all over the world, which ‘this morning with two first cabin| will convene on the morning of and eight seeonds for Key West; e Tax Payment int tak eee Predicts Gr Sea-Faring Men Are Also Bitterly Opposed To Movement To Bring In Greek Sponge Divers Owners, captains and ployes im other positions on fishi Pleasure boats, vessels employed the» business of collecting sponges and in fact all who gain their living from the sea, are to- daysigning a petition to be sent te) the: governor, asking that the tax on gasoline be eliminated when this fuel is bought for the use of boats. Discussing with several of those who have been consistent objec- | tora to the payment of the price being asked for gasoline The Citi- zen was told that though opera- tors of boats of all kinds have to pay the top price, the tax of six or seven cents is all used for road | Purposes and the boat users de- | rive mo benefit from the roads. This matter has been the sub- ject of long discussions at meet. ings of the spongers and fisher- men, but only reached concrete form recently when it was decided to send a special petition to Gov- ernor Cone, asking that those who gain their living from the sea be announced as exempt from the payment of this special tax on gasoline. One other topic of conversation was heard today when the sea- faring men were meeting at the sponge wharf before the sale this morning, and this was the ap- parent determination of spongers from Tarpon Springs, usually Greeks, to break into the business at Key West. Recently George Curry, former Key Wester, came to the city’ in company with one of the Greek promoters, and discussed the pos- sibility of bringing boats antl divers to operate in these waters, bat as usual they met with no success other than being given good advice. ‘Mr. Curry and his associate ‘were toid in no uncertain words that ‘the men operating on the sponge beds ont of this port, ‘would bitterly oppose any such Movement. They were hookers ‘and did not intend to do any div- ing and would do ali possible to resist the encroachments of these who did collect sponges while in bathing suits. One of the most successful divers operating in these waters said that this Greek diving busi- ness for sponges put him in mind of the feeding of craft, | | UNDER ARREST Peace Justice Enrique Esquin-| aldo was this morning called upon engineering | goats. These , navy} Northeast storm warnings ordered} L. Turner, senior through south of Hatteras to Southport, | aide at the Charleston, 8. N. C. Disturbance developing in| yard, is scheduled to leave Mon- ithe Atlantic about 300 miles off|day morning for Key West, ac- to issue a warrant for the arrest!north Florida coast attended at) cording to advices received by of Teddy Bradley, charged with/ present by 25 to 30 miles squalls. | Lieutenant Wim. Klaus, U. S. N assault and battery on the per-) Sterm will likely increase in in-}officér in charge at this point. son of Rudy del Pino. | tensity to galetforce and move} While here Mr. Turner will Mr. Esquinaldo said that the |rather slowly, probably in a north-| make some repairs and modifica- warrant would be carried out this) ward direction, next. 24 hours. tions onj.the received equipment| | morning and the accused would be| Caution advised vessels, especially |at the statieA,iand also make a ‘_jgiven a hearing in his office at/. mall craft, along and off the |eeneral juspectien of all radio ac- WAS’ 4 o'clock this afternoon. Caroling coast. | cessoridsy + saad | WEATHER BUREAU, Jacksonville, Fla. There has been no arrest made| 16 first cabins and four seconds| October 6 and continue up to the time of going to press|for Havana, | October 20 jand it is understood that none| Key West arrivals: Dr. R. B. best advantage and stand by the class in all matters of business. The following officers were) elected: President—George Del Pino. Vice President—Andrew | ‘wood. Treasurer—Dorothy Mae Dun- gan. Secretary—Orvis Kemp. Class Reporter—Mary Curry. After all other business brought before the meeting adjourned. animals wrought only ruin where they walked and fed. After a consultation with the in EL class | NOTICE To Members of the Key West | Chamber of Commerce Nominations for the Board | FIME MARRIAGE i | Five marriage licenses were is-! - ;sued from the office of County TALLAHS Sept. {Judge Raymond R. Lord during {Two girls Key West were|the week ending September 27 - 1, (Special te The Cittzes) of the gavel, Tuesday night, Sep- 7 j tember 28. p oforities re | State € They w jana | will be made until the investiga-; Hess, A. R. Miller, Mercedes} Five members of the churches! 1.147, saturday the local men jtion by the sheriff's office has} Leon, Aurora Leon, Blanco Leon, | tended to say, which must have | accident definitely fixed. tonio Alonso, J. T. Burkett, R.}were selected to go on this im-| on abtiehah: i Siow tid. Sos Toler. e | portant mission, the others beside | yesterday morning Mr. Curry and MISS B. Ww’ The vessel also brought 12 tons dirs. Bayly being Miss Alpbs B-|his associate went out over the ls of freight and two sacks of mail! ach, president of the auxiliary, of ARRIVES ON PLANE": 201 sacks of mail for Havana. | preg: — — ment & } Sailing the Cuba carried on Myers; Mrs. H. H. Booth, West meee 7 yamen Palm Beach; Mrs. W. G. Seekins,| It was said that the probabili- in the wer list five first cabin. ; : ee WeePnings trom Key West as fol-| Miami ties are that they wili not retorn LOWEST PRICES YET— | representative of the State Board| Morland, Raul Abares, Carroll,| Saturday would enable them to| taking sponges in these waters by On'Geed ‘of Welfare, ‘arrived from heads} Grande, Octa: rigaez,|arrive in Cimeinnati on Tuesday |*°y other means than using the a ‘Ada Grande, vio Rodriguez, ldene poe: bie hook US ED £ A RS quarters in Jacksonville ' yestér-/and a number of second cabins. | morning, which is the 6th, and/ tried penda 26 jday morning by plane, on a regu- | —————___ —— |give them time to make all neces.) anaielis the farthest south part of which is! —Any Doctor’s— ,teadiness for the convention) NATIONAL GUARDSMEN ea Key West. | PRESCRIPTION opening on the following morn- Secon You may bring your ballot, or among the students pledged’ which permitted the weddings of: SPLENDID BUYS In company with Mrs. Gladys} ing. Effective immediately, drill for Mba ; im "36, "35 and "34 Model ¥") Filled Exactly As Ordered With , ‘ deposit it at any time before that/September 20 by the 17 national) Arthur Williams and Mary Mc-| _™ "36, ‘35 « Returning’ she will stop at] Battery E, 266th C. A, PNG., in the ballot box at the office of ented at Florids Intosh; Will Demeritt and Thelma DODGES PLYMOUTHS | Wes: unit, Miss McCofum is go-/ ' in jnig over the activities in this'GARDNER’S PHARMACY) ccs: of Mr. ani Mra Fred G.|stend of Tuesday niahts. ere Misses Rose Appel}sion Moreno; Ross Whitmarsh and NA v AR R 0.1 jarea, and said she was glad to be! “The Rexall Store” Wood, who are annual visitors to Wi. C. BARRIS, re a rnthia Pearlman. Delta Phi} Una Hinde; Thomas Irvin Knowles > jable to say that all matters are! Pheme 177 Free Delivery} Key West on their cruiser, Nan-| Captain, C. A. C., FNG.. Com OF COMMERCE on jand Sissie Maria Albury. lin first class condition. fred. manding. sept27-28-30, 1997 ‘ tl i { South Florida | stated they had said all they in “| been concluded and blame for the|Martin Leon, Rosa Caraballo, An-) ne Disaier @ ~ J < scr - highway, which action was only a for Key West; 31 tons of on EE tise: than Perens: Port! } Miss Bernice MeCollom, fielddews: Russell J. Stewart, Erie G.| Mrs. Bayly said that leaving | With any more suggestions sbout We must sell to make room for jlar business visit to District 10,/ jsary arrangements and be in| ATTENTION, Reberts, su; f{ the Key) “ "Miss Met vod Frock, Punt Seqvedinute | amigo, West Virginia, and be the, Will be held on Friday nights ege for Women. Mendoza; Jose Avila and Ascen- CHEVROLETS THE SOUTH FLORIDA AND ITS STAFF ARE READY, WILLING AND ABLE TO HELP YOU