The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 11, 1937, Page 1

Associated Press Day W: Service. For 57 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LVIII. No. 268. ite Junior Woman's Club: To Sponsor Christmas: Tree For Unfortunate Children Other Units To Assist In Movement To Pro- vide Children Toys Junior Woman’s Club will spon- sor the Christmas Tree which is being planned for the unfortun- ate children this year, and other organizations will contribute ma- terials for the construction of toys, and the to which have and will be given. repairs some Repair and construction work will belcarried on at the NYA carpenter shop. Dolls are to be constructed by another agency. A phone call at the NYA offices will result in a messenger being sent to collect discarded toys*and other items, or those who have toys may contact Victor Larsen, Eva B. Warner or Thomas Cur- ry, and arrangements will be made for collecting them. The Recreation Department of the WPA will supervise the va- rious phases of the work and will be assisted by a committee from the Junior Woman's: Club, and supervisors of the NYA. Any ne caring to contribute fruits or ¢andies will pleace contact club members, Rotary Members ‘Dig In’ To With| RUSSELL RITES THIS AFTERNOON Funeral services for Milton A. Russell, who died yesterday morn- ling at his residence on Margaret ; street, will be held this afternoon at 4 o'clock at Fleming Street Methodist church. Funeral arrangements . charge of the Lopez Home. ° Pallbearers who will serve are: William Cullingford, Chester Thompson, Wiaddell Pinder, Milton Baker, Will Baker and Carlyle’ Roberts. are in Funeral (CUBA ARRIVES FROM TAMPA VESSEL LEFT SHORTLY AFT- ER ARRIVAL ‘ENROUTE | TO HAVANA | Steamship Cuba, of the P. and! O. S. S. Company, this morning from Tampa with five, first eabin and one second eabin/ passenger for Havana. Key West arrivals: D. G. Crock- er, H. O. Kierson, Mrs. Bertie; Higgs, H. B. Lindsay, H. C. Carl-| ton, E. Henderson. } On the ship’s manifest were 16; |tons of freight and one sack of; mail for this port; two tons of} freight and 254 sacks of mail for; Havana, The vessel sailed shortly before} 10 o’clock with the following bookings from this city: Louis W.; Waring, Robert B. Campbell, ; Hoard L. Smith and Josephine M. | Smith. arrived Key West Folk APPLES DISTRIBUTED Thirty thousand pounds of ap- ples were given to certified rfe- lief clients by C. Nestor Recio, Supervisor of the Commodity Dis- triet Division, during yesterday. Starting at eight o’clock in the | morning, the. distribution was not completed until three o’clock in the afternoon. Distribution was from the Commodity -Room at the corner of Simonton and Angela streets. Provide Shuffle Board Court Passers by the court house Tuesday afternoon were startled by sounds of hysterical laughter mingled with the straing of “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad,” and shouts for a non-existent wa- ter-boy. The shuffle-board court was in process of construction. “Isn’€ it dreadful the way they make those convicts work. Look, they don’t even give them uni- forms as We do up North,” ob-) served one fair visitor, hurrying on after a hasty glance at the tell-tale visages of Key West's Rotarians as they wrestled with the decrepit wheelbarrows, or dis- played an instinctive abhorrence of pick-axes while they tried to they were envisioning the tomor- row when the discs would go ;hurtling down the courts, an under the shadow of the palms, chessmen and checkers would be deployed across their mimic battle- fields. Proving that Key Westers still Observance Of Armistice Day: ‘* Turn Out In : Flags flying in every section of Key West this morning, indicated} that folk in this city were getting ready for the observance of Ar-j mistice Day. And numbers of} cars were seen moving toward the| p. m.: 0. A. Sandquist, Field Rep-} President, University of Florida. county road, bent on a day of en-! joyment on the Keys. Even at that early hour was in-; dicatéd an eagerness to get away| from the toils of the work day and; enjoy a day of full rest and rec-! reation, and in a number of in-! stances stores which are as a rule! Charles M. Moon and the audi-! Mrs. Charles M. Moon and audi- busy places, were closed and an-; houncement made that they were’ élosetl for the entire day. | At eleven o’clock the sound aes whistles. afid. pealing. of bells: re- Minded those few who had lost; sight of the fact that today was} ong to recall] memories of that] history making day when the ‘greatest conflict in the records of | time, was brought to a close, at 111 o'clock. And at the same hour today an jimpressive ceremony was pre- sented at the corner of Fleming; | and Duval ‘streets by members of | }in process of formation | period of months for the dedica- Che Key West Citizen a KEY WEST, FLORID. Program For Dedication Ceremonies Is Arranged ————_ Arrangements which have beén over a tion ceremonies to be held at Up- per Matecumbe, Sunday, Novem- ber 14, in memoriam of the ter- rible disaster which on Septem- ber 2, 1935, befell the . Florida Keys, have been completed in! every detail. O. A. Sandquist.is general chait-} man, and is assisted by the Pro- gram Committee, Col. P. J. O’- Shaugnessy, chairman; Reception} and Invitation Committee, Lt.! Commander Lewis P. Clephane, chairman; Publicity Committee, R.| V. Waters, chairman; Transporta- tion and Traffic Committee, Wm./ J. McCarthy, chairman; Interment Committee, Victor C. Strandell,t cha’rman; Honorary Dedication Committee, Carl Bervaldi, chair=) man; Clarence Pierce, vice chair-| man. The impressive program which} has been arranged for dedication ceremonies, and will begin 12:30) p. m., next Sunday afternoon, is:} Music: Selection by the Harvey W. Seeds Post American Legion! Drum and Bugle Corps antl | Works Progress Administration Symphony Orchestra, 12:30 p. m. Massing of the Colors: by all the Service and Veterans organ:' izations, 12:30 p. m. 2 Exercises called to order, 1:00! resentative, Zone 3, of the Flor- ida’ Works Progress Administra-' tion ans! General Chairman, Keys’ Memorial Dedication. Invocation: Rev. J. Y. Yancey, | Pastor of Matecumbe Church. Singing of America: Mrs. ence, accompanied by Works Prog-| ress Administration Symphony} Orchestra. i Rates For Ferry Taken Up For Discussion Rates for Monroe County Ferry service when the northern end of the bridges are open for traffic, will be decided on at a conference ‘Progress Administration. the! . 4, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1937. ~ Fund! ‘Introductory remarks by Pre-, siding Officer: Col. P. J. 0’ Shaughnessy, Chairman, Key Me- morial Program Committee. Address: Lieut. Thomas J. Kelly, Commander Harvey W. Seeds Post No. 29, American Legion. Address: Robert J. Dill, State Administrator, Florida Works TPL La SSS SD Small Craft Warning Music: Drum and Bugle Corps, Harvey W. Seeds Post, American Legion. Laying of Cornerstone: Dr. William R. Warren of Key West.|in Key West District. Fresh ‘Music: Works Progress Ad-jsoutherly winds with occasional ministration Symphony Orchestra, | .qualls this afternoon and tonight, > apsaemd Dr. Clarence Carter | shitting to. westerly Friday. Burial Service: Conducted by! Key West Weather Bureau. Chaplain E. N. Reedy of Harvey FA AAAAAL SAL. ‘W: Seeds Post, American Legion,' _*_*_ 7 = assisted by a Protestant “aebrew OFFICIAL COUNT Catholic Priest, and a Hebrew TABULATION OF RETURNS abbi. | Volley: by Florida National | APPEARS ON FOURTH PAGE ' OF TODAY'S ISSUE Small craft warnings displayed Guard and United States Naval! Reserve. { Taps: by Harvey W. Seeds Post! Drum and Bugle Corps. Flag raising. Incidental music by Progress Administration phony Orchestra. Music: American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps of Harvey W.: Seeds Post. ‘ Address: Dr. John J. Tigert, #iven yesterday that an count of the returns from Works Sym- In accordance with~ assurance official the Unveiling of Monument: Miss f Fay Marie Parker, nine years of. election of Tuesday would be age, one of the survivors. 'printed in today’s issue of The Presentations of Wreaths: Vet- Citizen, the corrected returns are erans’ and Patriotic organizations. | ing pritited. today. Benediction: Rev. J. F. Yancey.|"ywaver, a check of the of- The ..Ster Spangled Banner: ‘icial returns as approved by the ; : lection’ commissioners, showed ence with combined Drum and} ne this morning that there were but Bugle Cor 1d Works Progress! Tinditetretion Drchiaica: Ome, three errors yesterday, none of which ‘in any way affected the standing of the candidates. . The tabulated report will be found on the fourth page of to- day’s issue. CONVENT PUPILS Service made some time ago by Norberg} Thompson, chairman of the Ferry Committee, was brought up and Mr. Thompson said that there was some misconception of his state- LEAVE ON BUS, HAPPY GROUP IS SPENDING! had plenty of push were Ww. W. | arthur Sawyer Post 28 American ; Demeritt, chauffering a wheel-| pegion. j to be held Monday between com-| mont. What he said was, that if! ARMISTICE DAY AT barrow; the Rev. Joe Tolle busily \fulfiting the injunetion to gath- er up the stones; Charles E. Smith, also chauffering, Charles Taylor, manipulating a shovel in the manner prescribed by Mrs. Emily Post; the army and navy in the persons of Lt. John Faigle and Major MacMullén led the attack. | mittees of the Overseas Road and |traffic warrants it, there wou!d| PIRATES COVE Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with am average range of only 14° Fahrenheit PRICE FIVE CENTS County: Board::Appropriates For Commerce Body's Extensive Publicity Program 'ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS WAS AMOUNT AGREED UPON TO BE USED TO ADVER- TISE KEY WEST AND MONROE COUNTY; MANY OTHER MATTERS HEARD AT SES- SION LAST NIGHT Key West Chamber of Com- board regu- Superintendent Melvin E. Russell and the membership. Attorney Harris was requested by the board to, a8}so00n as pos- sible, formulate the” resolution, in which will be “eomprised all of _'the details: relitive to the redistriction of the eounty a3 pro- posed. Resolution calling for the elec- tion, on December 30, relative to the annual payment by. the coun- ty to the city of Key West, the sum of $50,000 from the funds of the gasoline tax allotments to the county; to be used for debt service, was started to be read and concluded jwith the first para- graph. Objections were made by Mr. Porter and Mr. Thompson to the verbiage of the resolution. Orig- inally it was decided by the coun- meree} was granted by the of ‘county commissioners in lar meeting last night, the sum of $100 to be used in the furth fantce of their plan of j publicity for Key West and Mon- extensive roe county. Present at the meeting were Bervaldi, lonsirman Carl Com- ! {missioners B. B. Warren, Wm. R. | Porter, Norberg Thompson, Cleve- land Niles; Clerk Ross C. Sawyer, Attorney W. Curry Harris, Chief jDeputy Sheriff Bernard Waite, ty to give from the gasoline monies ‘Tax Assessor J. Otto Kirchheiner, | $30,000, and if possible, as much | as $50,000, it was pointed out, , Overseas Road and Toll Bridge but the resolution specifically |District Chairman Howard ‘wit-| ‘tated $60,000 and to this the ob- ‘son, Vice Chairman John Costar,| After a discussion, pro and eon, it was decided to await ti» , Members C. C. Symonette, Wil-jreturn of Al ' Lester, who is lard M, Albury, Ralph Boyes,| o¢ the Pre | County Solicitor Aillan B. Cleare,|tion of amounts threshed out at a meeting of the board. Jr., Supervisor of Tax Assessor Kirchheiner an- i nounced that the tax books for Jobe Raed: <8 sores ee the yenr 1937 were in readiness ested citizens. for aéeeptance, and asked that ‘ |the commissioners make the usual Bascom L, Grooms, president inspection. This was done and of the Chamber of Commerce, jthe book, signed. ng addressed the board relative to the Naot pond —— progeny Bein the appropriation fer the chamber and | Herald, was advised that its activities, and gave a complete ;county would give $125 for an advertisement in the Florida In- | The units were composed of de- ; tails from the post, and Color Guard, firing squad of Battery! and! «ep 965th C. A. Florida National| ferry committee of the county ; Guard, and detachment from Bat: ’ tery “E” 13th C. A. U. S. A, | from the barracks. The body of, troops and American Legion mem-/ bers, were under command of} Toll Bridge Commission, and the|be a reduction in ferry rates. It must be remembered operation of the ferries shorter runs, did not mean that jexpenses would be cut down on | ferry operations. These would re- the commissioners last night by|main the same, and if a deficit Chairman Howard Wilon, of the|”*® created the county was in no that with commissioners. This matter was presented to on this added jexplanation of the necessity of | | seeuring funds for sending out which resulted in the i$roo, Mr. England told the board of tered bus of the Florida Motor 'the plans for redistricting the {Lines at 10 o’clock this morning county relative to districts ‘and idents from the Convent of Mary. = {Immaculate which left in a char- | vitation Edition of the paper, which will be issued about Novem- | Happy was the group of stu-| literature and advertising matter |ber 18. Liquor Lieetse of Charles I. Saunders, application for which was made at the last miceting of the board and slowed that the business is to be conducted at Marathon, was approved. pry boulders out of the ground! | Captain W. L. Johnson, U. 8. A.,) i ‘with long-handled shovels. All'the Rotarians who could get there were%n'! the! job of provid- ing & recreation eertor for Key West people: ando:people lucky enough | tobe visiting Key West, | jte. spend A'rmistice Day Pi-} voting precincts, districts of the peace justices and the board of education. The descriptive mat- ter was read while Mr. Porter |followed with check of a map Major W. V. Albury explained that a patrol of the road waald, Sanday before and). after the dedication of the-erypt »° at Matecumbe, erected. in) memes: // ory of those who lost their’ lives:o» in the hurricane of September!@, ba» 1935. vit It was requested that) trameert>( portation for one officer apd eight men from Battery “E” be allow- ed on the ferry and also subsist- ence for the period away from position to take Virtue was its own reward) tom the barracks. | Overseas Commission, who said when all hands were ordered to} : burden of expense. % | When the whistles were sound- ‘ Finally it was decided that the|Tates Cove. Bee er tan oot cic [Ot oak te Balls bongs to peal | nat et Me’ soper ‘costion of tary committee would on Mon-| The students were of the class- ture taken so that through ol breaded bia cage ayn "ood balay would be opened to traf.|day evening 8 o'clock, meét with es in the Sixth, Seventh and jthe coming ages there will be| large number ofspectators which si. by December 15, the time to|‘H’ committee from the bridge Fighth Grads, and were in charge] whi ‘ “ | décuimentary evidence that tha Iaated for arty aged ts anger $ ee ° cormmission in the court house| o¢ Sister M. Georgette. CGtherlae was provided by Mr. Eng @hd While high>Sflicials; clergy-|Key West Rotary Club was al When at 11:05 the sokdiers and fix rates was near. jand in an executive session come) members of the Convent faculty} = . i = * A i ii x " was decided that the county men, and executives loaded wheel-| most industrious lot in this Ve amen, sere be piteect As far as the tolls on the road % Mm equitable agreemet On accompanying the group were:| be: divided into five districts, and barrows dnd‘habled dirt away,|ticular effort. ve oe - ne | | rates. ister M. Louise de France, Sis-| for voting purposes, into 13 pre- volleys and sound of taps brought | “7d bridges was considered these)“ 41) members of the bridge com- ter M. Eustelle, Sister M. George! cincta, 10 in the city and three on and Sister M. Arthur. ithe Keys. to a close very impressive cere-| had been fixed, but the commis-| mission were at the meeting and/ mony. sion had been advised to discuss the committee named to confer, To assure justi i r 7 sh plenty of pleasurable} Peace justice districts are to be Simultaneously with the firing) the matter with the county com-|were, C. C. Symonette, chairman, | activity there were a number of detiguntea as: First District, all'the city. Major Albury showed necessary | lty convened this com- of LEAVE THIS MORNING Howard L. Smith, dean of the} FRL-SAT. SPECIALS University of Michigan partment retired, and Mrs. Smith,/ | CAKE, were passengers leaving on the} jtively interested im securing the) Cuba this morning, for Havana| Special liean from the Public Works Ad- and will go within the next few} MALONEY BROS. BAKERY ministration with which the roads days for a stay of several months} Phene $18 812 Fleming Street! and highway from Miami are be- jat the Isle of Pines, [ing constructed. Treadway was PEST OCR Te . Lunch-Room Projects Are at the naval station. ,cials could be advised. | Thompson, Wm. R. Porter and B.' fore returning this afternoon to/ ond District will comprise all that, when traffic started. committee, who has also been with the School Board furnishing) manding Officer of Battery “E”} Lines of the districts of the|month of October were read, levening, accompanied — b Ceeil . f ki eg PLOYMENT OFFICE ing and oll officers of the tribun- ce 4 vontinued. Most of the meals| West Electric Company, which! {ctor in making the ceremonies} it Hil ’ Decaid E. Te a ah ‘irm of Hill and Treadway, legal ties of the HillPreadway legs! A varied menu is prepared for! dividuals are doing their share tol Yet? bY Members of “the Retail has requisitioned from the U. S.| eT Ht attempt to get it organized last] those actively working in the proj-! $1.20 walue for oe eee ee ee os Ses ee ae . jot the volleys at Fleming and Du-| mittee and when an agreement/Ralph Boyden and John Ccstar.} i i H ‘ I a rt \ M .|games carried and the intention!that section of the city lying| that this patrol would have to Operating Very Successfully; val, a memorial salute was fired had been reached, P. W. A. offi-|The ferry committee will be Mr./was to stage a Candy Hunt, be-|north of Virginia street; the See-| leave Saturday to be on the road RTA aie FOIE Following the exercises, Arthur! Matter of a declaration of rates! B. W: {Key ‘ J irgi there wou! “The lunch-room projects at) The School Board has installed, Sawyer Post expressed the wishes a pitts URE Bai ro pe m8 < aa pee Fasc oa oon ae the Division Street and Harris! permanent equipment at the lunch! of the body to extend apprecia-| | ‘ District, ail that 1 section. tren No lass ‘the board decided po grant grammar schools have been very, rooms. NYA students made the! tion to the Commanding Officer CALL FOR COURT RECESSED INSPECTORS | Name Key to the Dade county, Major Albury’s request and it successful”, Rev. Joe Tolle, chair- dhe ake se ee in) at ' line and the mainland section of! was so entered in the minutes. mera te Saath Sse" Se) BRIDGE WORKERS UNTILTOMORROW, ARRIVE HERE; =» rence or | tive on the Division Street com-| ¢qipment. Florida National Guard, Police! { | seaman County Board of Publie|cheeked and signed by the chair mittee, announced today. The P.-T. A. is grateful to the! Department, Fire Department, | | é lInstruetion will] be handled by man. Z One hundred and twenty pupils| Florida Public Utilities and Gas! Light House Department, all/REQUISITIONS FOR OPERA-| Criminal court of Monroe coun-| | John W. Sallivan and Wesley) have been fed daily at the Harris) Co., which donated two stoves,|Churehes and business concerns} qyygg IMED A earting witht © Eee Saseeet aes School and 110 at the Division! Thompson's Iee Company, which! f% their participation or _0-| Aen eaters jJudge William V. Albury presid-| ening gists eal C. B Treadwa Arrived Street school since October 26, he! added two iceboxes, and the Key} °PéTation, which was a decided} j n ° ° » Bean, supervising intpector. { t my e u ; oy 1 in attendance. Mr. Holmes s acting in place of | are given free of charge to chil-jsent an electric icebox. & suchene om thie dermlstion Day, | ;* i ir.-4 j ig Vy dren of certified relief clients,| The WPA has béeh giving ual —— Day;| Gustafsen and Sealander, firm) J24ge Albury annunced that ete —— | ef wa but there are many other pupils! of the food, and furnishing three| "!cventh Hour, 19387. (of painters who have been award-|‘Ni® day being « legal holiday in) }; iaade: 6 a ouleal indi Miiing ie Who buy their weekly ticket. All helpers for each school, but” aj.) THs afternoon many business! - + k ih the state of Florida, no cases had | vomsig nt oak So mbps eNeaay ae neers ———_ — eat together and there is no em growing number of focal mer. places are closed which is one of |“ ® Contract Known as Sub — been set for trial. Recess will! me st hey eae . ‘ tract D-1, fo he bri ss Si y , barassment among them, chants, clubs, lodges and in- ee ee ee 9:30 o'clock; the inspectors, was an arrival on ~~ ae nso Re aicteahs and ken hook make the project possible, Any.| Merchants Association, announced Employment service in Key West,| ‘morrow morning. Seced Steamshiy Coke from Tampa! Washington, D. C.. arrived ov mended by a great number one wishing to tiie dinates ~ by its President, Joe Pearlman. [one painter. This is one of sev-! ipted mp araiine the highway last evening tnd parents, | requested te get in touch with the! - jeral men of the city which have/ bens pasta Spi This is the first year that the| principal or any of the P.-T. A.| 1 Box Scotch Toffee Free |occ” “zned to these contrac-| ; Duncan. lunch-room project has been suc-| members of either school. | with purchase of one pound box ! . Another requisition received = cessfully operated. There was an) Rev, Tolle wishes to thank all —MePHAIL’S CHOCOLATES— ji... jwas fi the S. J. Groves and Year but after a short period offect, but he especially wishes to ’ aarp te = operation it fell through. The| recognize the splendid services of GARDNER'S PHARMA\ Ses oe ace a ee present project was begun Octo-|Mrs. S. A. Petersen and Mra. Mer-/ ena! ore’ j babe ive negroes, b e ae Phone 177 Fi “ jassigned to Contract D at No ber 26. vin Russell. | aaa sani Key. PRITCHARD’S ORCHESTRA Admission 78 Ladies Free NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD CITIZENS TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR CITY. PAINT, REPAIR, BUILD, RENOVIZE.PHONE SOUTH FLORIDA, 598