The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 4, 1937, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service. For 57 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LVIII. County Clerk No. 235, Two: Lots At Sale ‘Today Sales Were Made During Morning Hours On Rule LUNCH ROOM ROJECT NOW TAKING FORM PRACTICALLY ALL PLANS IN Sells Twenty | | Che Kry KEY WEST, FLORIDA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 4; 1937. But Few Men Are Being Excellent The small number of labor re- and two colored laborers for Con-} uisitions whch have been re- i traet F. } rat Citizen CONNECTION WITH ACTIVI-| ceived by Wm. V. Little, of the Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit PRICE FIVE CENTS Pr HERE TOMORROW _ Construction work was started} Called For Bridge Work ~*~ : Bemg Made In Day In Front Of Court House Clerk Ross this morning, October Rule Day, sold de front of the county court house 22 lots of the 44 which were recently advertised C. Sawyer im the mame of Edgar Starke as owner of the tax certificates. Three’ of the certificates were redeemed immediately after’ the’ publication of the notices and 19) were redeemed this morning be- fore the sale was concluded. Saturday owners of of the lots took legal steps to obtain a temporary Judge Paul Barns, in Miami, en- joining Mr. Sawyer from offer- ing the lots for sale as permitted by law. Uneonstitutionality of the iowt @s passed by the legislature of 2935 which authorized the present procedure, was the basis of the application for the injunction® It was claimed that the law confer- red judicial powers on a clerk. The supplicants also pleaded for time in which to pay their delin- quent taxes. The motion was denied and Mr. Sawyer this morning con- eluded the sale. Another sale was concluded by Attorney Aiquilino Lopez, Jr.,| chancery, jm c@nnection: with land on ee Mr. z disposed of 196 acres of: on Key Largo which was wehased by Kreswal Incor- ited for the sum of $2,650 subject to the taxes. some injunction before jence H. Pierce. TIES HAVE BEEN! COM- PLETED TO BE CONDUCTED FOR KEY | ‘ WEST RESIDENT WHO Detailed plans are complete for sh ode aaa the lunch room project, sponsored | by the Harris School Parent- Teacher Association, of which! Rev. Joe Tdéle is general chair- mén. The labor will be furnished by the WPA and money for food will be raised within the association, and from contributions from or- ganizations and individuals who are interested in the project, and wish to see unfortunate, under- nourished children grow into hedlth, alert citizens. The Key West Gas Company has generously given a stove and! Thompson Ice Company has do- nsted an ice-box. The plumbing is being taken care of by the school board, A card party is planned for (Funeral services for Mrs. For- ida Forsberg, age 70, who died in} Miami 3 o’clock Saturday after- \ noon, will be held in Key West Tuesday morning 10 o’clock at] St. Paul’s Episcopal church, Rev. Thomas Melrose, officiating. The body, on arrival Tuesday morning, will be taken to the Pritchard Funeral Home where it will remain until 9 o’clock when it will be placed in the church, Pallbearers wi] be John C. Gardner, William Watkins, W. Curry Harris, Chaties L. Roberts, early in October to help defray ¥. A. Johnson, C. C. Symonette,! expenses of dishes, silverware, Allan B. Cleare, Sr., and Clar-! -ooking utensils, tables and bench- es. This affair will be held at the Overseas Hotel, and the room- mothers and teachers are making @aborate plans for a big affair. Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Ireland and! daughter, Miss Winona, will arrive over the highway this evening to ettend sy funeral, Ss pea There will be a prize for each ‘ag . daug! -* sen sgeorsntdeN table and beautiful door prizes! orn, in Leon county e a hate: parents and grandparents were ran Sa sre pe been} born, Mrs, Forsberg lived in Key, cooperation, indicative of public West until five years ago when ayproval of the establishment of | camcinggen jougreninese! eieall gi lunch room for these under-| m v i ish " tiie Daughters of the American |” Any pre pee Rersigtionand for several yethe | ibute may be assured such con-| . i either Professor W. C. Dun- Miami she was a member of the | can, who is pest for the eet gate a re club. apres project for Harris school, or PURELY ‘ ughter, +; Mrs. Carl Rom, chairman of — in- wai Treen nd two grandchfi-| gividual contributions. en 0 3 SCOUTS ATTEND CUBA ARRIVES FROM TAMPA’ | Mrs. 6 they would like U. S. Employment Service, re-|a short time ago on a new bunk-} cently, leads those interested to} house at Little Duck Key and one! conjecture that all is running! story is to be added to the barge; smoothly on the bridge and road! which has been in use by the! projects on the Keys. |Groves Company since their con-: Within the past week there has|tract started. When these are been but one requisition received) completed it is anticipated that and this was on Friday from the requisitions for more than 20 S. J. Groves and Sons Company more workmen will have to be at Little Dock Key for two white filled. . Girl Scout Troop Has 3 | 1 EXCHANGE CLUB MEMBERS ARE TO VISIT KEY WEST TAMPA MAKES READY TO EN- TERTAIN LARGE DELEGA- Girl Scouts met at the Armory| TION AT ANNUAL CONVEN- Building Friday TION | after | i | } afternoon and preliminary routine, th Several thousand members of ENJOY FISHING i i girls heard the glad news that \ the National Exchange Club will i VISITORS DEFER TRIP TO: they will have their own quarters! eet in Tampa Sunday, October| HAVANA; TO LEAVE This came about!17, and on Wednesday night fol-| lowing a goodly number will em-} THURSDAY bark on a vessel of the P. and O./ jin the future. !by Roland Adams’ kind offer of ithe hall in the’ Maloney Building's gs. Co., for Havana to return ion White street, next to the cor-|to the states by the way of Mi- W. M. Madison, attorney for ner of Division. The girls were! ami. the Florida ‘League of The early part of the week] cipalities, and P. J. Saunders,'home and unanimously voted to of October 17 will:be devobad 1 . discussion of the many business} Sate oe ae ean it Adams Hall, Girl Scout matters to be brought before} Slitsh seen “naslad Gar Congrepanan Headquarters. ; d | the etuh, but on agp abil _ J. Mark Wilcox, arrived this) After the business meeting the) convention wilh come to a cose morning on the Steamship Cuba Scouts were marched to the Roose-| 4nd See) gout = seal Pera cae from’ Tampa, accompanied by velt Boulevard where: under the! i447, Madison and Mrs. Saun-! direction of guest drill-master} jy; was suggested this morning ere 8 | Joseph McMahon, the girls werel that as mane Kay Weaters o@ pie-| Their first intention was to 80' taught foot movement and a few] <iye make it convenient to be at} to Havana, but later on decided: commands. Eva B. Warner is|the dock Thursday morning,| hey wo to enjoy the/jeader, and Vanesa Collins, a3-!Q¢tober 21, and extend greetings fishing in these waters, and are sistant. jto the voyagerg on their post-con- now guests at the La Concha) ‘Those attending ‘were:. Alicial vention tour. Hotel, to remain for the fishing] Armayor, Nellie Albury, Barbara and leave for Havana Thursday! Roberts, Claudia Isham, Blanch morning. Cervantes, Helen Porter, Alice ae jaa Margaret Knowles, Grace HOLD SERVICE i Perez, Frances Collins, Paula Muni-' most enthusiastic about their new. i PLAN ENTERTAINMENT TAMPA, Oct. 4.—On Sunday, October 17, Tampa, Florida, willl} welcome with open arms several | thousand members of the Nation- Perez, Florence Boza, Laudelina uilding Overs eas Highway INDICATED THAT PROJECT WILL BE COM- PLETED WITHIN SCHEDULED TIME; GREAT ACTIVITY SHOWN ALL ALONG LINE OF OPERATIONS Amazingly interesting is the, the desire to get the work finished progress which has been made on ° time, and at the same time x * have it:said they are performing the construction of bridges andithoi- duties in an excellent and roads of the Overseas Highway workmanlike manner. during the past several wee! The length of the bridge from compared to the one end to the other was gone aly over by walking which allowed slow work reported previously. In the opinion of party members to get an actual shave kept in close touch with the disappoin view of the men working and the expert manner in which the vari- ous sections of the project is be- ling carried on. The employes on work and have been associated this item were affable and smil- with the projects as an engineer|i& and seemed to take real pleasure in answering questions of the District, or as an engineer| about the work and workmen, ty! _ It is significant that the S. J. . z Groves and Sons Co., contract on of the work being concluded this and other bridges in their within the scheduled time, pro- , contracts, were a ashe - wided there le no musa! wonthist hcl the Sie tons te Gane conditions to act as an obstacle, | tractors b sgetes ee The Citizen was a member is tape pr oon feet haben a group which left Saturday aft-land this may be stepped up if ernoon, made a tour of all the! favorable weather conditions pre- projects, either riding in cars,| vail. automobiles, trucks, and for a distance of about two miles walk- ing over the line. Every.-phase;boarded the Le Pecheuny r of the work was gone jhto, and/of the Overseas Road and Toll an approximately correét summary | Bridge District, and left Little of the accomplishments on each/Duck Key and the Groves camp project, either road or bridge,/for Pigeon Key, headquarters of was secured. the forces of Chief Engineer B. In the group making the trip|M. Duncan, where a delightful those who observer, there is every possibili STONE CHURCH TROOP NUMBER FIFTY-TWO HEARD SERMON LAST EVENING ROBERT EARL ROBERTS, DIES VESSEL LEFT SHORTLY AFT- ER ARRIVAL ENROUTE TO HAVANA ‘Kennedy, Carolyn Jones, Mary The funeral of Seit Sesahvili, | The Scout executives are plan- FOR MARINER <= Magdalia Solano, Geraldine Louisa Porter, Letty Sullivan, and Barbara Sherman. who died Friday morning in the | "ing to be busy this week attend- Marine Hospital, was held yester- ing to repairs and arranging the al Exchange Club who have se- jfecteag this exotic city for their twentieth annual convention, Delegates, guests, and their | families will ejoy a “Tampam- ; j ble” , special services, and social | gatherings on the first day. On were three members of the Over- seas Road and Toll Bridge Dis- trict Commission: John Costar, vice chairman; Ralph Boyden and C. C. Symonette. Chief Harry Baker, of the Key West Fire Depart- ment; Lieutenant J. E. Faigle, C. YIME OF FUNERAL FOR LO) ‘CAL YOUTH TO BE AN- NOUNCED LATER Robert Earl Roberts, age 16, known to his many friends as Troop Number 52, Boy Scouts of America, attended the services at First Methodist church last night in acceptance of the invita- tion extended by Rev. Joe Tolle. ‘There were 14 scouts in full uni- jday afternoon at 8 o’clock: from the Pritcha) . K Steamship Cuba, of the P. and Ww. 3. cee bo ae Rar 0. 8. S. company, arrived this | church officiated at the services. morning from Tampa with eight; ‘The deceased is survived by one first and seven second cabin Pas-jsister, Mrs. Beatrice Bartchard of sengers for Key West; 23 first) Port Arthur, Texas. and three second cabing for Ha- vana. }little furnishings they have to}Monday, they buckle down to | make the quarters club-like. Any} work weighing national problems | persons who have tables, chairs,|and club affairs. But you won't ‘magazine racks, or anything else|find them devoting all their time lin this line, and would care to] to business. During the next three donate same, are asked to com-} days they will have @ beach party, municate with the scouts. fish fry, motor trips, banquet arid ball, and special events for the ledies. E. U. S. N., who is at the head of Irvin Agran, also a_ civil en- gineer at the naval station; rep- resentatives of three newspapers, and Wm. V, Little, of the United States Employment Service. Saturday afternoon the group the projects in the naval station;) supper was served by Polly Huau, steward and caterer of the camp. At Pigeon Key Mr. Huau dis- played to the group several fine watermelons which he has grown this season, and has a number of smaller ones on the vines which cover one large section of the southern side of the Key. Mr. Haan said that he has grown all sorts of vegetables, beans, to- )matoes and other varietics, and is confident anything will grow, whether attended or not. After a night's rest the travel- form who heard a very interest-} “Key West arrivals: P. J. Saun-} ing sermon, it was said. | ders, Mrs. Saunders, W. M. Madi- During the services the scouts'son, Mrs. Madison, Mrs, W. L.| stood ad repeated the scout laws i Lorimer, A. Lopez, J. W. Kelton, and oath which were explained ©. Marcus, Emma Vargus, Alex by Rev. Tole, who admonished Mario, J. Wesdel, L. Tours, Mrs. them and the congregation that L, Gruz, Jr., and Mario Cruz. | tin order to remain a true scout | The vessel also carried 44 tons, Shirey Roberts; four bros | ee boys have to live up to the/of freight, one automobile and Charles, Leonard, Carroll and Or} laws and the oath, in the fullest two sacks of mail for Key West; mond Roberts; grandparents, Mrs, }:sense. | one ton of freight and 203 sacks Mary Roberts and Mr. and Mrs.) At the conclusion of services’ of mail for Havana. John’ W. Curry. jthe boys lined up just outside of Only one passenger booked! Stites {the entrance*and were made ac- from Key West to Havana. This! quainted with the congregation as, was Owen Eagan. H IN they passed from the edifice. | pe | iene | Friday evening attend the camp jwhich has been established on MAKES FORMAL ANNOUNCE: Roosevelt Boulevard, and remain | { Those attending the services; NEW CANDIDATE: MENT TODAY FoR RE- | UMtil Saturday morning. |MAKES FORMAL ANNOUNCE- and who have been regular at} ELECTION : MENT FOR POLIC: Nagy | JUSTICE Z tendants at the meetings will on i Bobby, died this morning 7:45 o'dock at the (Marine Hospital. Time of funeral, which will be in charge of the Pritchard Puneral Home, will be announced later. Survivors are his parents, Mr. and Mrs, Thomas ©. Roberts; two sisters, Mrs. Marius Cruz and Misy | Jim Roberts, president of the} City Council of Key West, an-| mounces his intention of eénter-/ Abelardo Lopez, Jr., widely! ee CANDIDATE FOR POLICE JUSTICE ecte sevescecesencras Wednesday morning the entire; party schduled to leave for) Havana, Cuba, by way of Key, went to No Name Key, and from /ers were up shortly after break of road to the road entrance to the project on Big Pine Key. Going’ over the road, much of which bas After the fing! business session | there drove in cars back over the|day, and had an opportunity of looking over the Key and the progress made on the projects. Shortly after 8 o'clock the launch / j West, They will return several’ toon repaired and progress is be-|was boarded and the start made | days later through Miami and the Everpades. W. DOMINGUEZ ENTERS RACE. ing made on this road which is be-) Kin- 'ney Co. and will.be complete by| {™ ing built by the Thomas jovember 1. Groves contract of the Spanish Harbor Bridge “has all girders placed and is ready for concrete | and erection of hand rails. The road from Spanish Harbor for a section of the bridge where concrete iis being poured by the large mixer used by the Groves Company. . This is on a great barge “tn which is located the engine and ‘mixing machinery operated by « ! young man who whistles while he works at the controls of the mixer ANNOUNCES HIS CANDIDACY | Bridge to Bahia Honda Bridge is and the hoisting apparatus, snd FOR ELECTION COM- MISSIONER jot the very fine roads | all conmpleted with the exception ‘of macadam surface. This is one on the project. Bahia Honda Bridge is esti- seems to take great pride in the work he is doing. Back to the launch and then the trip to Knights’ Key where the ride was stated in care and on In today’s issue of The Citize” | nated to be 30 per cent com-! foot, walk of about two miles was {appears the forma] announcement jof William Dominguez, familiar'y known as Billy Freeman, who is jaepiring to the office of Election | Commissioner of the city of Key | West, to be voted on in the com- jing election to be hd November 9. Mr. Dominguez is well known, pleted with all steel in place, but the two approaches are incom- plete. Test piling have been driven for the building of the north ap- proach and stee) will be delivered at an early date for the support of the approaches. This bridge will be 5,850 feet long: ;Recessary over parts of one of \the bridges, which took the party ;to another section of the line ‘where the ride was again started im cars te the end on the line on Lower Matecumbe. Taking up the description from ithe Matecumbe end it can be ing the race in November for re- election as a member of the body. | known native Key Wester, today PUDT BOAT WAL CONTACT | SO CC coonal “axacbneement a | ‘to the people of Key West, having Since becoming a member of the councl by a splendid, plurality and having conducted the office! and handled the duties of presi-} STEAMER THIS AFTER- NOON AT STA BUOY fag a candidate for the office of | Police Justice in the coming city! felection in November. $ | Mr. Lopez has been a continued dent of council in a manner which) ibeoster for the betterment of Key| has met the approval and com-; Bar Pilot No. 3, officiat launch | West and daims that if given an’ mendation of his friends, Mr. Rob-;of the Key West Pilot’s Associa- opportunity of sefving as city erts feels that it is not eecessary | tion, is to leave this afternoon! judge, he will do ali im his power te say anything about his candi-|for the Sea Buey and contact the!te carry out his motto: “A vote dacy, Steamship Narho, of the Lykes|for ‘Abbey’ is a vote for honest His friends say that he has! Brothers Company. law enforcement.” i kept his promises made before} Wireless mesange received by! He ‘has lived in this city all his his election, had on all occasions|the Porter Dock Company this life, attended Monroe County acted according to the dictates of | morning advised there was a suf-' schools and was graduated from hig conscience and in a manner} fering man on the ship, who was | Key West High schoo which has reflected to his credit}to be taken ashore and placed for) Mr. Lopez is an ex-member of hence they say they will again) treatment in the Marine — ee Key West Police Depart support him. at this port, ment. ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES, CONDUIT PIPE, CONNECTIONS [a wide acquaintance with the jresidents of this city, numbering ifriends on every hand. He is young and energetic and is anxiouy to serve the commun- \ity in which he resides. This ix bis first attempt to obtain po- litieal office. He states that he is thoroughly | qu@lified to carry out the duties of the office in an efficient man- ner and coupld with the fact that he likes the work pertaining there- te, he feels that be can faithfully f¥1 the duties with satisfaction to all concerned. His numerous friends and fol- ‘lowers predict for him « victory at the pols on election day. i j ‘ AND FITTINGS CAN BE HAD BY SIMPLY PHONING SOUTH FLORIDA CONTR. AND ENG. CO. 598 Pacet channel bridge,js . going ;ntated that the first mile of the ahead well with the limit of time|road, Channel 2, and the second and the work ix ‘sith wi” tol tile, Channel 5, has been com- meet at every foot of . the,pleted, except the wearing course way, with ‘the approval of which ean be completed after the imspectors. Circumstances in the road ix opetied to traffic. The future being equal to those of the Bascule Span at this end ‘as past, the project will be com- | been lowered into place apd this pleted on time. It is the belief) space, abeot 80 feet, will be of those whe have watched the widened and ready for regular progress on this work that i traffic prior to November 28. will be fimished by the middle of This work is being done by the February. | Overseas Road and Toll Bridge On ali of these contracts, District. which were gone over Saturday! The five mile rond between afternoon, the men are satisfied Channel 5 and Long Key, «ill be with the work, coudtions in the'in condition to be driven over camps, treatment given them by) without difficulty by November supervaing heads and others as-/15. It will thes be complete with sociated. They stem imbued with| (Continued on Page Four)