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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 ” VOLUME LVIII. No. 261. Constitutionality Of Acts | Diverting Gas Tax Monies: Up Before Supreme Court State Road Department Is Asking High Tribunal For Instructions On Two Main Points TALLAHASSEE, (FNS) The special acts Nov. 3.— constitutionality of diverting gas tax money to the use of counties for other than state road purposes and the right of counties to con- tinue to participate in the di bution of gas tax money after all ri- the. provisions of the general act ef 1931 have been met, was placed squarely before the supreme court Saturday by the State Road De- partment. i In its answer, filed Saturday in an action by Jackson county against the state comptroller and the State Road Department alleges} that Jackson county has —— to date more than $560,000 from gas tax collections and now has a credit of more than $11,000 from the same source in the hands of TMM MLS ST SDS BROADCAST ON BRIDGES TONIGHT The Citizen is in receipt of a wire from WQAM at Miami stating that the broatcast scheduled for yesterday with Paul Marks as the speaker on the subject of “Overseas Bridges,” had to be cancelled. The address will be he: this evening, however, begin- ning at 6:15. The message received follows: j “Due to lines being torn out without notice to us, the broadcast scheduled for noon | yesterday with Paul Marks was unavoidably cancelled. Mr. Marks will broadcast this evening at 6:15 on the sub- ject of “Overseas Bridges.” =| ANNOUNCE CIVIL | SERVICE EXAM | TO BE HELD FOR FILLING Po-| SITION OF POSTOFFICE | CLERK-CARRIER { 1 1 i The United States (Civil Service! Commission. announces an open} competitive examination for fill- the state treasurer. the answer ing the position of Substitute shows that this county is entitled, Clerk-Cartier, with pay of 65! to receive only a total sum of;cents an hour, in the Post Office $155,185.70 under the provisions] Service, Key West, Fla., for which “ot the 1981 géneral act. the Fréctipt of applications’ closed The answer sets forth that the general law of 1931 provided for the return to each county of the’ amount expended by it in the con- struction of state roads and fur- ther provided that a sum equal to that amount should be paid into the State Road Department License Fund and appropriated to} the use of the State Road Depart-| ment for the construction within} said county of certain specified! roads. A special act passed in 1935, diverted such gas tax money allocated for the construction of the roads designated in Jackson county by the 1931 act, for other and different purposes; and that! because of this diversion none of this money, with the exception of $17,580.40, has been used or ex- pended by the State Road De- partment for the construction of; He was taken to a hospital in al part of which were built in such roads. The State > Road Department asks’ thé’ supréme'¢durt “for in- sttuctions on two polit’. “It asks) if the specid] Cy of 1935, divert- ing gas tax WOney for purposes; other tat se tied isthe constitutional, {pstaon county, ly reeeived more than the amount of gas tax due it under the provisions of the 1981 general act, is entitled to further participation in the distribution November 12, and applications must be on file with the manager of the Fifth U.S. Civil Service District, new post offifce build- ing, Atlanta, Ga., on or before that date. Full information and application’ blanks may be obtained from Ar- thur Pastorini, local secretary of the Civil Service Commission, at the postoffice building. FALLS THRCUGH WINDOW New York.—Jumping up on a) bed to catch a football passed to| him while he and a neighbor were playing in a bedroom on the, fourth floor, Mathew Gallop, 9,| fell against a window, tore out jthe sash and fell to the rear yard./ Federal supervision, the greater; skull serious condition, with a ‘ fracture and a broken leg. ABSENTEE VOTING ENDS TOMORROW SEVENTY-TWO ELECTORS HAD (CAST BALLOTS UP TO 2:30 O'CLOCK TODAY | | Absentee balloting by who will not be in the city for} those, the election next Tuesday, No- vember 9, will be brought to a close tomorrow afternoon at o’clock, Pinder this afternoon. The count of ballots already cast at 2:30 p. m., today, shows] a total of 72, and it is that but few more will be cast be- fore tomorrow afternoon, as most of those who anticipate absence expected on voting day, have already cast] 3. their votes. The law requires that the per- son voting must state that it ig almost a surety that he will be absent from the city on the] date of election, and that a state- ment that “I may be absent” does not suffice. This happened in the case of a young man who wanted to vote absentee but could not come up to the requirements as he could} only say that “I may be absent,” | and Mr. Pinder rightly said that would not permit him to vote un- der the circumstances. C. H. FERGUSON LEAVES ON CUBA ATTORNEY OF TAMPA SPENT VERY ENJOYABLE STAY IN ISLAND CITY CG. H. Ferguson, attorney of | Tampa, who was visiting in Key, West on busniess since Monday } morning, left yesterday afternoon | on S. S$. Cuba for Tampa after an H enjoyable experience here. (Mr. Ferguson told The Citizen that while his visit was primarily ‘a business one, he had met many of his old classmates and schoo} mates from Florida University, and that the opportunity afforded to discuss school days and other times of delightfel association. 22,000 MILES OF ROAD BUILT Washington.—During the fiseal} year ended June 30, 1937, more than 22,000 miles of highway of all classes were completed under} co- operation with State Highway de- partments. i Number Of For r Visitors | Will Return’ Letters received by friends in Key West indicate that a number} of gas tax money, which, underjof people who have been visiting} the terms of the 1931 act, should|Key West during the winter sea- now be available for general road! sons of former years will be here er nai s again. Some of them are return- The decision of the supreme/ing much earlier than heretofore. court on these two points should) Mxs. Frederick Lee, who has settle the dispute which has been) been a consistent visitor for eight | raging in the courts for months| years, is expected to artive over and give our state officials def-|the highway Saturday and will inite instructions for future guid-, remain for the winter. She will ance. It also will enable the}make her residence at 407 South) State Road Department to detor-| street, where she will be at home; is Winter} 4\9 said City Clerk Wallace} ” Che Key West Citizen KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1937. Civic Players Minstrel Here Tomorrow Evening Final arrangements are. being,ed below will give an adeauate made today for the presentation|idea of the diversity of the enter- of the Conch-Town Minstrels|tainment: promised, and‘ as is al- which will be the offering of the|ways the case with offerings of Key West Civic Players tomorrow| fhe Civic Players an evening of evening in the auditorium of Key fect entertainment is prom- West High School, d. A glance at the program print-| Following is the program: FIRST PART Opening Chorus, Dat Watermelon Prominent Men of the FloridajKeys - .... Emil Sweeting An Awful Argument homas Curry and Victor Larsen SONG =. 2a. . By Thomas Curry Concertina A mae Susie Lowe Favorite Duet . ney and Edmund Curry Sand Dance . . J. J. Kirschenbaum Finale ........ _.. Troop No. 52 compan’ SECOND PART Comedy Skit, Buzzards Strategy —.. : ve . nenihsnninttl ~...... By Lois Williams and John perdy Monologue, All God’s ward os Rhythm ......_ Claudia Isham fener see . Will E. P. Roberts Marie Farto and Paul Esquinaldo Boeyer and Orlando Esquinaldo ‘Violin Solo - aads Ste Arnet Sjursen Spanish Ensemble Skit Alfa Cabrera and Paul Esquinaldo . Alec’ Violin Solo . on Dance of the Voodoo . Political Speech ‘Closing Chorus Ballad of the Island City Scouts Have House Warming ‘At Their New Headquarters Members of Boy Scout Troop{ing the activities of the evening, go from the beginning until time for 52 enjoyed a delightful evening} kept the participants on the at their initial house warming held ef ptadahetteis in the’ naval bow) them to take their reluctant leave. 5 Guests of the scouts were: Miss- evening, pital grounds Monday . Johnny Esperdy| PRICE FIVE CENTS Biological Station Property Transformed ‘Into Beautiful | And Attractive Development ov rue comes LOKIGA Press Convention To Be ‘Speechless’ Event (Special ¢o The Citizen) TALLAHASSEE, Something new in convention pro- Nov. 3.— cedure in Florida is promised for the Tallahassee convention of the Florida State Press Convention, addition to be mittee—and it’s in the pledge that this will “speechless” convention. the The plan will eliminate time wasted in assembling and vening. The program Friday calls for one continuous business ses- Leo Hughes, Chamber of Com- merce member, who had been ab- tsion instead of two separate ses- sions with an adjournment for tench lunch. The session will convene at 10 and reconvening after) Area Purchased Some Time Ago By Julian Marks To Be Known As Casa Roma One of the most beautiful and attractive developments which is now gradually reaching a stage {which enables) thes observer. to o’clock, and instead of luncheon while the business session pro- ceeds with its round-table discus- a) sions, and there will be no let-up/ until 3:30 in the afternoon. The plan contemplates that there will be approximately 15 round-table isubjects discussed during the day. And the committee figures adjourning, convening and recon-|that at least two hours of usually-{ wasted time will be saved by the elimination of the usual noon re- ‘cess. Leo Hughes Gives Address At Commerce Body Meeting Secretary S. C. Singleton gave a report on the Intracoastal Wa- visualize the..completed view, according to the convention com-|recess, box lunches will be served that of the.Casa.Rema, at the | head of the island. | Since the razing of certain of | the buildirgs was started the ac- j tual development of this spot of | ‘chaser, marvelous beauty was” begun by its pur- improvements have been made and the force of /men at work are bringing forth a ; magnificent holding. | This land and the buildings j which were on it was purchased i with the idea in view of making {it-one of the most attractive spots ,on the island and the development jis day by day becoming a reality. } Casa Roma derives its last name ifrom the first syllables of father ‘and son, Julian Marks and his son } with a number of guests attend- ling. Enjoyment started ‘with the So- es Virginia McClanahan, Evelyn Sealy, Annabel Moffatt, Barbara Jarrett, Rosemary Kelly, Carolyn \garrett, ‘Copeland Ramsey, Jean Peterson, Florence Jarrett. ° sent from the city during the summer, wag one of the speakers last night at the regular meet- ing of the body, held in their of- fives on Fleming street: terway Developments and the at; ence, of those who were deeply in-+ terested in the development of ,22me of the younger and the MA the- inside ‘route from: Miami~to! We first two Jetfors of the family |The Truth Detector Game, in Mr. and Mrs. Henry Brewer,! who have a delightfuly located home at the south end of Duval! cialized Parinet Stoop, which was followed by a number of and guessing games, and followed with the highlight of the evening, | Scouts present were: Billy Por- ter, Bobby Sawyer, Donovan Her- riek, Arent Sjursen, Robert Smith, Buddy Miller, Eugene Sawyer, |Emil Roberts, Ralph Peterson, William Thompson, Ralph Ayres, Jack seout which hosts and guests took part. Miss Ida Engel and Scoutmaster| Ernest Avila, Billy Russell, Victor Larsen, who were conduct-| Sawyer. ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS Happenings That Affect the Dinner Pails, Dividend Checks and Tax Bills of Every Individual; Na- tional and International Problems Insep- arable From Local Welfare budget 18th has ever- President Roosevelt’s statement of October again focused attention on present issues of debt and taxa- tion. Furthermore, it has to some extent to support the more or less commonly held belief that the. President is gradually switch- ing his fiscal policy, feels that the time for an accounting has come, and that the budget must be bal- anced by a major reduction Federal spending. From a statistical portant step yhich has a tremend- ous bearing on fiscal affairs. He ordered two of the principal spending agencies—the Recon- struction Finance Corporation and the Public Works Administration —to make no further commit- ments. “The pronouncement,” to quote the Times again, “amounted to a death sentence for these emergency agencies,” of which the first was established by President Hoover and the second by Presi- dent Hoover and the second by President Roosevelt. Hereafter, the two bureaus will pay out mon- served in standpoint, Mr. Hughes was called on by President Bascom L. Grooms to discuss hig views as to the present aspect of the chamber, compared with that of the earlier part of the year before his departure for his northern home. | He expressed the thought that jthe chamber was going splendidly. Before leaving for the north he |had encountered quite a few peo- ,ple who displayed a cool and dis- linterested attitude toward jthe chamber and its activities, | Since returning he had a num- jber of times encountered the jsame people who appeared to have undergone a change of mind; and who were imbued with the idea that the organization was going ahead and believed that a great amount of good was being ac- complished, President Grooms expressed his desire to cooperate to the fullest extent with the new Membership Committee, and expressed his con- fidence in their ultimate success. —_——. Lodge Officials Enjoyable Visit In , Key West. The subject was dis- jcussed from‘every angle. It was decided to postpone further ac- tion until the return of W. W. Demeritt, superintendent of light- houses in this district, expected jback from Miami this evening, when a special meeting of the board of directors will be called. Matters relative to the harbor master were brought up for dis- cussion, and it was decided that this subject be laid over until the return of Charles S. Taylor, man- ager of the Porter Dock ‘Co., who left for New Orleans Inst Sunday, and is expected to return the lat- ter part of this week. Frank H. Ladd thought that the chamber should appoint a com- mittee to appear before the coun- jty commissioners and request that part of their advertising bud- get be turned over to the Cham- ‘ber of Commerce for use. Presi- ident Grooms said he would ap- point a committee to handle this matter, and go before the board, ————— After, .. Key West | Mrs. Lilyan Sloate, president of street, hope to be in Key West/ the budget report is not encourag- early in December. Mrs. Brewer|ins. Mr. Roosevelt predicted that was injured in an automobile ac-|the deficit for the current fiscal cident last year, and is improving Year will be $695,000,000—$2 satisfactorily in a hospital in Al-/ 000,000 more than he predicted in bany Y. i his April budget statement. The When the home was bought! increase he blamed on “excessive and changes made Mr. Brewer spending by Congress in the face made provisions for Mrs. Brewér's °f Presidential warnings,” as the using the upper and lower sections ahd ig Eaergeaaiensy it. it of the home without the necessity|@*timated that Treasury collec ey only for fast commitments [Rebekah Assembly, who was in whose cost has not yet been met (CUBA ARRIVES | and for operating expenses. It is} FROM HAVA A © be assumed, therefore, that{ oe they will be | rapidly liquidated.| vessey LEAWES LATE IN AFT-| ing for her home in Miami, The Presiden’s step was a logical| follow-up of the speech made by} ERNOON \ENROUTE TO TAMPA | Key West presiding at a conven- ition of the order, left this morn- ac- companied by Jeannette Crutt, | RFC Chairman Jesse Jones on October 8, when he said: “It is our purpose to discontinue gener- al lending for the very good rea- | past conductor, and Mra, O. W.} | Vandercar. were mine to a more definite degree|to her many friends. how much money it will have! available for the maintenance of} existing roads and for the struction of additional roads. con-| COUNTY BO jall, Mississippi, and three MEETS TONIGHT; ‘of stairs, and had am elevator in- ‘Fred Lee, who was for two, seasons attached to the office of the Casa Marina Hotel, will not} accompany hig mother, but will) remain at his business in Phila.| delphia. ' Mrs. Howard Stovall, of Stov-! chil- jily will occupy the homesof Gen-/ P. leral and Mrs. S. Andrews in Mar-| Grover Cleveland during his last statement, is in the relief budget—! Regular meeting cf the board! Two of the family} administration, has arrived for an-' he anticipates that in 1938 it will of county commissioners is sched- uled for 8 o’clock tonight in the office of Clerk Ross C at the count Mr. Sawyer ec wid today that up ‘until tha noon hour there had been | nothing out of the ordinary listed for presentation to the meeting. ‘to come to Key West for a stay.|ervation for the present. TIME PIECES AND ALL KINDS OF ELECTRIC Sawyer} rt house. ' tello Towers, servants are expected to this week Lease for the home was con-j summated last season while Mrs. Stovall was a guest at the Casa Marina. This season Mr. Stovall) and several guests are* expected arrive stalled, which is used by family. i Mrs. Edward Folsen and two children, of Washington, D. C. jare here and occupying a cottage on Duval street, 1307. Mrs. Pol- som is a sufferer from sinus and Frank Tibbetts, secretary to other winter, and is residing at the corner of Southard and Simon- ton streets. | Major and Mrs. Snydo, have arrived for the winter season and are occupying quarters at the rec- reation center at Fort Taylor res- jment, the President took an gon that there is enough available private capital to meet legitimate demands for all purposes.” The significance of the ultimate dissolution of the RFC and tions for the 1938 fiscal year will 357,000,000 greater than in fiscal year, with income taxes accounting for approximate- ly half of the increase. And he estimated that 1938 expenditures, excluding the important item of} debt retirement (money set aside to pay off government bonds as Both served major, though entire- ly different, emergency needs. ministered as a bolster for busi- |ness—it lent money to railroads, President's banks, insurance companies, and similar institutions, The PWA was conceived and as a direct individual relief meas- level. Bigges' cut, according to the be $1,189,000,000 less than in 1937. These estimates are not especial- ly impressive in the face of sub- sequent development, that can make the actuality very different. Bat, along with hiq budget state- workers, from day laborers to ac- tors. By sending the two President declares, in effect, that the depression ix over and the im-iemergency period is passed. Steamship Cuba, of the P. and| The visiting officials name. | Before the purchase of the property some months ago it was {known simply as the Bioloyical ’ Station. ' ‘TREVORS HAVE | RETURNED HOME HAD BEEN ENJOYING VACA- TION AT DIFFERENT POINTS IN STATES J. J, Trevor, vice president of the First National Bank, and Mrs. Trevor, who had been enjoying a ‘vacation of several weeks at {points in the states, returned to the city this week, Mr, Trevor said that. he;, em, countered some severe weather while in Atlanta, and it was ue- usually cool in Knoxyille, Ten- nessee and Columbia, South Caro- lina, where visits were made to Mrs. Trevor's family, “It was a delightful trip, and we enjoyed every minute of our time,” Mr. Trevor said, “but we were giad to get back home.” Sreceveeecereccessseeoees WASHINGTON LARGEST Postal revenues for the last fiseal year were the largest in hin- tory, says Postmaster General Farley, who report, that aggre- gate receipts were about $726,- 900,000, leaving « surplus if sub- sidy and franked mail is exclod- od. NOTES H | agen- i cies into the limbo of history, the’ this port: C. H. Ferguson, J. W.| statement made that it wa, one of! November 4th, 1937, 6 » =. a\the most entertaining and inter-| HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM Adele 1Se 1o- S. S. Oo., arrived yesterday from Havana with one first cabin PWA can hardly be exaggerated.|12 first and one second cabin pas-| en in their honor | Sengers for Tampa. The trip was a guests of bonor at 2 delightful | months of the present fises! year a aaa jTough one and the ship berthed at! Bingo party given Monday night. | were : ni : | The was conceived and ad- dren, has announeed her inten-/¢ame with her children on the thoy fail due) will be $656,000,-| % tion of wintering here. The fam-| Tecommendation of her physician.'999 under the 1 1 j 4245. Key West arrivals: Rafael Gon- {zalez, Caroline Herce, Giselda Cal leja, Elvira Hernandez. {following items: Eight tons jure—it gave jobs to ali types of | freight and 183 sacks of mail for added Tampa. Sailing the ship carried from Clayton, Lester Johnson, and jnember of second cabin passen- gers. AL APPLIANCES. YES, WE HAVE ALARGE VARIETY OF BOTH. THEY MA ananimou, in their appreciation of the delightful time spent here, the|2"d three seconds for Key West: / and of the events which were giv-! They were the jand during their stay visited all the important scenes and places. One of their pleasant suvprises was the tanks st the aquarium, which are now being conditioned administered; Listed on the manifest were the and put im readiness for the new) of specimens which are being daily} to by Supervisor Joe Romero. The visitors concurred in the leating of the many places visited [while im the city. ; REFLECTS LULL Reflecting the lail in business jintenal revense reeeipts from business tate, for the first three approximately $4,000,000 jens than for the corresponding , period of the previous year Total jtaxes, of course, were $440,707, 888 more than last year. | Conch-Town Minstrels i] ——Peatering — KEY WEST CIVic PLAYERS Children 10< KE SPLENDID GIFTS. SOUTH FLORIDA

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