The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 7, 1937, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service. For 57 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key Wes it VOLUME LVIII. No, 238. County Commissioners Order | Purchase Of Refunding Regular Reports Of Offi cers Were Read With Other Matters Heard During Session Offerings of Monroe county re- funding bonds were ordered pur- chased at the meeting of county commissioners last night. There were two offerings; one of $10,- 000 at 69% cents and and one at 70 cents and interest: interest Motion to buy was unanimous. Present at the ~meeting peanery Chairman Carl Bervaldi, Commis- sioners Braxton B. Warren and Cleveland Niles. Judge William V. Albury, acting as commission- ers attorney in the absence of W. Curry Harris, Clerk Ross C. Saw- yer, Chief Deputy Bernard Waite, Exqui- and Peace Justices Enrique naldo and E. R. Lowe, eral interested citizens. Deposit of Frank H. Ladd, tax colleetor, in the First National Bank for the month of _ Septem- ber amounting to $395.45. was disbursed as follows: General Revenue Fund, $145.90; Fine and Forfeiture Fund, $14.40; Out- standing Indebtedness, $76.80; Special Advertising, $19.20; Road Fund, $14.40; General School, $48.00; Special School Bond and In "$28.75; Special School No. 1, $48.00. seve the 3 donesit. receipt by the). poy agonal a total “of: $2,175, deposited October 5. This} famonnt was receipts from the sale! of pen licenses. by Sheriff K. 0. thmep-! son of September of $250.13. Report of C. Sam B. Curry covering regular session of crim- inal court for September and spe-| Went at once to other parts of the |ing sent to No Name Key on the tial session in the same month, |county and then over the line,‘ ferry. was read and ordered placed on file. Report of Occupational Licenses issued during the month of Sep- tember, was presented signed by Frank Ladd and Judge Raymond: R. Lord, showed receipts of $322.50, of which $215 went to the state and $107.50 for the: eounty. Application of Luther Pinder for liquor license to operate at Boca Chica, was read and after a brief discussion was held over for action at the meeting next week, Notary Public bond of Allan’ B Cleare, Jr., was signed. Renewal of the same type of bond for Notary Publie Charles E. «Smith Was, on application, erdered rea’ Resolution was adopted by ‘the’ board authorizing Robert J. Pleus, attorney of Orlando, to act for Monroe founty in the matter of, disposition of gasoline taxes now before the supreme court. It was announced before the resolution was adopted that Attorney Pleus! will act without remuneration,| from Monroe county. The suit in which Attorney Officials Of Public Works Administration | Arrive Last Evening Officials of the Public Works Administration ‘and Works Prog- ress Administration, came in over the highway last evening for a conference with local members of the forces on the subject of em- ployment. Since the pffices in Jackson- ville have been abolished by the! government, all employment serv- ice questions of the administra- tion and the local forces are to be handled between Key West and Washington. In order to regulate all ters regarding employment of workers in Key West and on the bridge and road projects the con-: ference was called in order to get a number of matters regulated and establish a routine on which to carry on in the future, Members of the administra-} tions who were at the conference were: A. A. Buck, state engineer inspector of the PWA; George F.| Widmeyer, bridge project en- mat-! 1 *gineer and his assistant Robert - Baker, J. A. Newkirk, and C. A. | Branch, resident engineer inspec-| | PFs with offices at Pigeon Key. All of the PWA. Edgar Stokes, head of the divi- |sion of employment for Florida, | R. G. Belote, of the same division, |Karl A. Goodbread, field repre- | sentative of the employment divi- ision, Claude Gandolfo, of the to- eal employment offices, all of the , WPA, and Wim. V. Little, head of lthe U. S. Employment Service Bureau, located in Key West. , Most of the group are making! jan investigation of the work on jthe bridges and road projects to-| iday, having left this morning for No Name Key to start the in- ispection from this end of the line. Tt is understood that Widmeyer | jand his: assistant, Mr. Baker are} , to remain in Key West during the bridge and road project work and will establish offices in the post: , office. [Escaping Prisoner Caught | And Brought Back Here ». one John L. Crawford, prisoner in the ¢ouny jail, who was sentenced to do 60 days, and later made his wed a total for the month!@seare while out working with a! vised the {gang of prisoners, is back in jail.’ The prisoner escaped from the prison guard on September 11, and where he was recently seen by Deputy Sheriff Raymond Ma- loney. Mr. Maloney immediately got in {touch with Constable Joe Sear-|Name was there to reéeive borough, of Homestead, related the circumstancs of Crawford’s escape from the prison guard in National Youth Adninsrain Workers Commended For Work Workers on the lists of the Nationaj Youth Administration aré being voimmended for the va- rious types’ of work being turned out by them on the projects to which they have been assigned and the words of praise spoken by those in a position to observe the progress of their activities, are unsolicited and sincere. One of the recently concluded projects by the young men was a set of 12 filing boards for the Monroe County Ferry Department. ex- Monroe county, and asked that he | be returned, if caught. Yesterday Deputy Maloney ad- sheriff's office that Constable Scarborough had caught Crawford and turned him over to Monroe authorities and he is be- | Chief Deputy Bernard Waite | advised Deputy Ray Elwood, who j left the city yesterday afternoon jand when the ferry arrived at No the ;prisoner and ~he was at once! brought to Key West and is now an inmate of the jail. from a rough sketch given ta Vic- tor Lowe, supervisor of the NYA, and from which were made, under the direction of Pete Knight,’’ in charge of the carpenter — shop. Work on these boards shows the advancement which has been made by the youths. Att this time boys are busily constructing a sidewalk of cement at the Douglass school. This work also indleates the degree of ad- vancement which has been made and gives an idea of the adapt- ability of NYA youths to any { | | KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1937. SII aS Sa ST, MIRACULOUS ESCAPE OF NEGRO PAINTER ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 7 (FNS).—“Lucky 7” was the only answer Milton O’Neal, colored painter, could give for his miraculous escape from death or serious injury when he fell seven stories from the rcof of a local hotel. Striking a tile ledge on the sixth floor, his 200-pound body was deflected so as to throw him clear of the pave- ment and land him on a near-by lawn. He made a deep impression in the soft earth and escaped with only a broken leg. VL hed dede dedideuk STEAMER YORO ARRIVES HERE) VESSEL TAKES ON SUPPLY OF FUEL OIL AT POR- TER DOCK Steamship Yoro, of the Stand- ard Fruit and Steamship Company, arrived this morning 6:10 o’clock from Frontera, Mexico, and berth- ed at the main pier of the Porter Doek Company for oil supply. The Yoro was laden with a car- go.of-bananas and was enroute. Philadelphia. While at the doc! 22,763 gallons of fuel oil were pumped into the bunkers and at 8:30 the vessel sailed for the destination. Another vessel of the com- pany, the Granada, is due in port Saturday morning from Phi'adel- phia enroute to Frontera. WILLARD ALBURY OUT FOR MAYOR |MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT OF CANDIDACY IN TODAY'S IS- SUE OF THE CITIZEN Appearing in this issue of The Citizen ig the announcement of {Wiilard M. Albury, who is asking|the winter season. the support of the voters of Key West in his candidacy for mayor. Mr. Albury points out that he served as councilman from 1923 to 1929, inclusive, and as city| auditor from 1930, until the, present and believes 'that with his/ knowledge and experience, ined | through his 13 years as an 0: ial | of the city, he has the qual | tions, and feels he is competent | to fill the position of chief execu- tive of the city, Discussing hi years of service, Mr. Albury say “T have served} in every capacity in the city since being employed and have studied carefully the duties of mayor, and} Che Key Wiest Citizrn Council Revokes Beer Yankees Win Second Straight icense At Meeting Conducted Last NightSays Deputy Sheriff Various Other Matters! Taken Up During Reg.-| ular Session Of Organ-| ization A resolution was adopted by the City Council at its regular! meeting last night ordering that the i tina Lopez, wife of Abelardo Lo-; i pez, Sr., for the sale of alcoholic | license granted’ Mrs. Ernes- beverages at her place of business len Simonton street, be revoked, | after it had been learned that the. place is within three hundred feet | of @ church, said distance being prohibitive according to the ordin- ance passed some time ago in this j { | | | { | conhection. Mr. Lopez addressed the coun-| cil prior to the adortion of the, akske., and stated that it ap-! {peared that he was being singled | jout in the matter, claiming that, {there were many other places in} operation, which were in the same status. He requested an inves-! tigation be made in this connec-} tion. The-council informed Mr.) pes that this would be attend- led ito. i n ordinance pertaining to the. of dunve halls and other} amusement p'aces, was passed on! its final reading. - A letter was read from S. C. Singleton, executive secretary of the Key West Chamter of Com-; merce, relative to the matter of existing fire hazards from a pos- sible gasoline or oil conflagration, showing the inadequacy of water! as a control in such matter, re- questing that facilities for fight- ing these hazards be procured. A resolution was adopted og | tive to the abatement and reduc-} tion of taxes on a few pieces of} property in which it was shown that the assessments were erron- eous. It was ordered that the lower portion of the Country Club} building on Stock Island be re- painted, in order that it may present a better appearance, es- }Ppeially to the many visitors who |have ‘started to come here for After disposing of a few oth- er matters of ‘a routine nature, the meeting was ordered adjourn- ed. FAVOR RETAINING BORDER PATROL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DE- CIDE ON RESOLUTION COVERING MATTER ! | t j Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit PRICE FIVE CENTS » Today By Same Score Giants Garnered Seven Hits Against Eleven For Victors Of Con- test Should Be Appointed For County Ferries Robert J. Lewis believes that} In his request for the appoint- there should be appointed by the} ment, he points out that his ap- county commissioners a deputy! jiication earries the signatures of} sheriff to serve on the Monroe! Kiprcnigend i County Ferries, especially during! 15 Persons, men and women, <— the winter season, for the protee-| made the trip on September, Ij tien of passengers. and appeal that something be In his application, the appli-' done to prevent the recurrence of cant stated that he is convinced) th. acts of which that the elimination of many of, iniiea Mouse) Melton held the objectionable practices on/ t?0k Place on that date. : ‘ board the vessels could be brought, The matter is being held up!the) Yankees scoreless on (Special to The Citizen) | YANKEE STADIUM, New | York, Oct. 7—In the second | game of the World’s Series, {the Yankees again proved their superiority over the Giants by defeating them withthe. .same..score by which: they beat. them in hthe-first.game, 8 to 1. » For +four innings Cliff “dawlessness” rst inning after Moore Bartell hit a double, then singled, scoring Bartel’, Ott taking second. Ripple also struck out and McCarthy followed 4 Raffing retired the side on strike outs, and got a big band from the fans. The Yankees, in The Key West Rotary Club,| their half, were blanked sd = } about by a deputy sheriff who was for consideration and the action,| 4 hits, but he weakened i determined to do his duty, and/if any is taken, will probably be! sed ed capable of acting as an efficient announced at the next mecting of| the fifth, and was followed officer. {the commissioners. | by Gumbert and Coffman, ee ei "| who were considerably less Two Killed And Three Teel The lone run made by the ° ° Giants was made in the first jure In peceen = ‘ane eee ee and Otto’s single. During the past season, Melton cago Cubs and Yankees, both clubs Late yesterday afternoon ad-,due to leave yesterday evening, | ‘riding’ him while he was a minor vices were received in Key West) was to te the T. rt and and announcing the death of “A. A-|was duc et Key West October 10,{/0niuer: His pitching against the Kennedy, chief engineer of the| SRR fe inl waties’ between Mallory Line Steamship Brazos, beginning the regular schedule ele es, death of the Second Assistant ‘W.|for the winter, the Giants and Cubs knocked the — Mitchell and serious injuries to! Many of the force of the Brazos three others, which occurred in| are known to Key Westers and] nee City Tribe eat of the race. an explosion in the engine room of; the chief engineer, it is said, mi then proclaimed he was wait- the ship at New York. particularly friendly with a num- : The force in the engine roomjber of Key West folk. The last/i®@ om the Yanks. His desire was avas preparing to get up steam for’ trip of ‘the vessel was made to} gratifi this afternoon. How he the trip to Galveston when the Key West on May 14 of _ this! - explosion occurred. The ship was’ year. fared is revealed by the score. Score by innings: R. HE. GRASSFIREON 'ROTARY CLUB = uss tomes | " ¥ 000 024 ei °o SADDLE BUNCHES MEETS TODAY . = ==" == lows: In the fi REPORT WAS CIRCULATED TO|CLUB SERVICE PROGRAM WAS 0 ‘EFFECT THAT BRIDGE MAIN FEATURE AT REGU- 'WAS ON FIRE LAR LUNCHEON Expressions of excitement and) | y Tegret were heard on every hand) With President Chatles Taylor, | presiding, met fi orm. vengeance on the last night when a report was eir-|P dar ley oti t! sd for failing to evaluate him culated through the city that the; The program of the session was | PToperly when they gave him s in the bridge at Sadd'e Bunches on the'on Club Service. The aims’ and} tryodt. highway wag. burning. Neither team scored By this-time Engine Number 2 of the Key West Fire Department, accompanied by Chief Harry Bak- er in the official car, were speed- ing to the scene, On arrival it wag found that grass and a quan- tity of brush on the point of the Key were flaming, but that the bridge was in no danger. The incident, however, is an indication of the alertness and careful survey which is made by | object committee reported its ne-} complishments and short-comings for the past three months. It fur- ther gave an ou®ine of proposed activities for the forthcoming three months. Charlie Smith, chairman of the i program committee gave a very linteresting and instructive talk, jusing a chart outline of the vari- ous committees’ responsibilities, | The club sdopted a resotution to jcontribute $5 monthly to the | support of the free duncheons for lundernourished children at the } } { j | second inning, nor in the third, ‘but in the latter frame Lazzeri, who hit a home run yesterday, rot the first safe blow for the Yan- kees off Melton. However, it availed nothing, as, with one out, the side was retired on a fast double play. DiMggeio got his the fourth, DiMaggio got his first hit of the game. Gehrig was | walked, but Dickey struck out. In the fifth inning, the Yankees started to pound Melton and he was taken out, Gumbert «taking Pleus has been retained is that inj The head of the department which H, B. Kerce jis attacking) pressed his approval of the neat- the validity of certain acts which! ess of the work and the celerity have been passed by the legisla-| With which the work was done. ture in connection with the dis-| Bringing pleasure to those pa- tribution of* gasoline tax monies, tients in the Marine hospital All bills were read and ordered; Whose pastime is the alluring paid when funds are available, | ame of cribbage, was a number of jcribbage boards which were made task which be to them assigned. Various public agencies. freely! commend these who are working | on the different tasks in their of- hig place. The Yankees opened their barrage with four hits, whieh inetted them two runs. Gumbert jreceived an ovation when he struck out the heavy-hitting Di- Maggio, to retire the side. The sixth innnig was a banner |Harris and Division eer | schools. Rotarian Henry W. Dew of lacksonville was a guest, and 0. 'C. Wellington of Jacksonville was a guest of Eddie Strunk. if the voters see fit to elect me} Convineed that the mainten-ithe keepers at the lighthouses on on November 9 to this office, I/ance of the State Border Patrol] the reef as the call to Chief Bak- am confident of improving condi-jjs essential! through the winter . ‘ | tions which come under the sup-!season, and also throughout the| oF tae or eos — case! ~% 3 i | TRAVELS FAR NEW YORK.—Charle, Court- ney, master locksmith of this city} has traveled as far as Bombay,! India, and Moscow, Russia, to} open “unopenable” safes and trunks. IT’S HERE BUT— Commerce Body Directors. aS Tm bac To Meet Tomorrow leet Hew Members of the Board of Di-j Conditions have arisen which! 1938Plymouth BIG FREE DANCE Wigoew of the Key — Chamber |make it necessary that certain) fe at Commerce are: being atv i ituti Showrooms —Tenight, 10 UN — | toaay of a special meeting anweeil changes in the constitution be} See of PENA'’S GARDEN OF ROSES [is to be held 10:30 o'clock to.{@iven thoughtful considerati N AV ARRO’S Music By morrow morning in the rooms at/ and it is to confer on this and oth-} , Inc. John Pritchard's Orchestra the offices on Fleming Street /er matters that the meeting is! side of the La Concha Hotel, _[ called. i } ) i ; —NOTICE— We wish to announce that on, fices and the work being done in wvieen ab hs “a — : er; . e of the mayor. lyear, the county commissioners P. Samnth ot Ae as Sette stenogra) Ss @ typists, is sai ago 4 - this time? I sincerely promise/sited resolutions setting forth! * " | to be up to the standard of those} our trast will not be betrayed.” |their request. 's port of the a eet in = WOULD apes See ee OF <a) [in suceession. In the Yankee half length and after . the 3 j ROTARY SIGN at bat they added four more runs, of the patrol being maintained H ee ain feold storage, 6-1. ‘ai waite ne sotuaqunceaag| b~ GATO DEES — i fat once be gotten tebe! to be Key West Rotary Club is asking was called to the rescue. permission from the State Road| Ruffing blanked the Giants in moment, to Governor Fred P. : Department to erect & sign onithe seventh, bet the Yanks accum- Cone. parse nest Stock Island, which fs 2 replies of| (Continued on Page Tiree) | tae et as Gat aieace’ FOU cee: oh mend Woks Oe Gato. Sr., who was founder of attractive. FOR QUICK ACCURATE beginning today | , lyana and Key West, have been|county commissioners’ bedy has Be MARCOS MESA, JR. |Tii.T'sr ul death in, Broctiyn|been called to the sign and it le] aoa WP jonday [VOGUE CLEANERS) Funeral services are being beld| endorse the application for ree- Next to Cuban Club iteday in Brooklyn. the office, by NYA file clerks, “ee : “4 jay I solicit your support at last night decided to have formu-| ighthouse, und their prompt re-| with longer and wider experience. ;° Wis oe ca : i : practically putting the game in was dedared it was unanimously! jto make the grade and Coffman j forwarded at the earliest possible 1 Relatives of Edward H. Gato,|the Rotary Emblem, 30 inches the Gato tobacco interests in Ha-; Attention of members of the; PRESCRIPTION SERVICE will take over our route hae of bronchial pneumonia. |the intention of members te confronts cima ination, AND IF STORMY WINDS BLOW, YOU WILL FEEL SAFER WITH A GOOD ROOF OF DIXIE SHINGLES. AT SOUTH FLA. 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