The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 9, 1937, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wii Service. For 57 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West re VOLUME LVIII. No. 292. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1937. Che Key West Citizen Financial Matters O4/"wrimow|Contractors. Call. For... Welfare Unit Advisory di Council Are Discuss Brought Before Meeting LOOKINGFOR Of Commissioners Last Night By Members Of Organization Dr. J. C. Gekeler, treasurer of the Advisory Council of the State Welfare Board, and Dr. William R. Warren, member of the board, were present at the board of county commissioners meeting) last night in the interests of the/ financial condition of the council, and addressed the meeting. A complete report of the activi- ties of the council and the local|” unit of the board was read in de-| tail by Dr. Gekeler, and a succinct explanation of the disbursements and the svurces ot revenue was given. The record as prepared by him, showed that at the present time it will be necessary to have $300 to liquidate delinquent in- debtedness. In Dr. Warren’s talk. was ex- plained the ph; h’s view of the situation, and he showed that unless*support was given locally, the results to the indigent in Key West will be dire. The financial condition of the county was explained by Mr. Por- ter, and it was definitely shown! the oe eae did not carry any | item at the present time there was! nothing they could do. except to' individually continue the regular | Sars to the fund as has been ; ne in the past, but that any as- sistance from the county board, ! was impossible. Mr. Porter showed that through the Murphy Bill it was hoped! that delinquent taxes would be| cleared up and much property be | tO” thig” matter “alia” MANY TRAILERS DURING SEASON FLORIDA IS EXPECTING TO HAVE ABOUT FIFTY THOU- SAND, BRINGING'“NUMER- OUS TRAILERITES** DeLAND, Dee! 9 (FNS).-Florf} ida Is expecting ‘about 50,000'trail4| Jers and about’ 100,000" this season, and’ to ‘také“éaré ‘of this tremendous influx there has been a feverish activity on the part of trailer parks and camps, according to Trailerites Magazine, a new publication published each month in the interest of tourists everywhere and directly aimed at the betterment of the state of Florida as a whole. The Trailerite Magazine is edit- ed by E. L. Constance; J. R. Hark- reader, associate editor; Robert Lincoln Page, staff writer; J. E. Griffin, business manager, and Mark Brown, advertising mana- ger, complete the staff. Its 58 pages are filled with feature ‘stories on Florida attractions, in- teresting fiction and wit and hum- or. It contains a list of tourist and trailer camps and strip maps for the benefit of trailerites and a generous amount of advertising. ARRIVES HERE ; COMES IN ON PLANE: ACCOM- PANIED BY TWO OTH- ER PERSONS placed back on the rolls, but could | not see any collections of taxes} J: Edwin Larson, state collee- SHIP'S LADDER INCIDENT HAPPENED YES- TERDAY AFTERNOON AS SEAMAN ATTEMPTED TO GO ON BOARD STEAMER George Wilson, able seaman on the Steamship Summerleaf, suf- fered severe injuries yesterday afternoon when he fell from a ladder hanging over the side of the vessel which is undergoing minor repairs at the main pier of the Porter Dock Co. Wilson was returning to the ship and had scaled the ladder until, nearing the topmost rung }when in some manner he lost bal- ance and fell to the dock, suffer- ing severe sliock, painful injuries bout the body and a long cut in x Ip. '(An° ambulance from the Lopez al Home was summoned and the sufferer was taken to the Marine hospital for treatment. In- quiries were made this morning at the institution and the infor- mation was received that the in- jured man was in a state of semi- coma, but his condition was not considered grave. Wilson is a native of Scotland, was born in Maryhill, near Glas- Requisitions for workets 6n‘ the bridge and road projects on the Florida Keys were received yes- terday from four of the contrac- tors and assignments are being handled by Wm. V. Little, of the United States Employment Serv- ice. Clarke Brothers Construction; Co., Contract C, request that four negro laborers be sent to their camp at Lower Matecumbe. S. J. Groves and Sons Co., ask that five white and five colored laborers be ‘sent to their Con- MAKE REPORT ON LIQUOR DRINKING SHOWN THAT FLORIDA CON- SUMED MORE DURING 1937 THAN PREVIOUS YEAR TALLAHASSEE, Dec. 9 (ENS). —Florida is drinking more liquor in 1937 than it did in 1936, ac- cording to the November report issued by the State Beverage De- » Workers tract D, with headquarters Marathon. C. Y. Thomason Co., with head- quarters at Conch Key, request that 10 negro laborers be sent to Contract D. Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Co., ask that five experienced elec- tric welders be sent to their Con- tract H-1 on Bahia Honda Bridge. Mr. Little said that no electric welders are to be found in Key West nor in Miami, and they will have to be asked from Jackson- ville. MANY PURCHASE AUTO LICENSES RESPOND GENEROUSLY TO APPEAL MADE BY CONE AND ENGLISH at TALLAHASSEE, Dec. 9 (FNS). —While definite figures were not available for the first day of auto- mobile tag sales for the new year Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit PRICE FIVE CENTS Commissioners Hear Matter Of Protecting Lime Industry Initial Property Sale Under Murphy Act Took Place Here Yesterday First sale of property to be|Sawyer, Jr., Gwynn Realty Co., disposed of under the provisions|Herminia Lester, Ross C. Saw- of the Murphy Act was held yes-|yer, Adm. Est., Mabel Fieitas, oe at the regular meeting terday afternoon at the county}Annie Carey Page, and Nestor 2 = court house by Clerk Ross C.|Recio. last night. when Thomas Felton, i Sawyer. Mr. Sawyer said that the next!of Rock Harbor, addressed the | It was deleared, after the sale,|sale of property ufider the Mur- ithat the parcels sold went into} phy Act, will be held Wednes-| tetiitig relative to the advertise- the hands of the owners, who are'|day aftefnoon, December 15 in ‘ments now appearing Flor. J. Lancelot Lester, Ross C.'front of the court house. = ‘ida Pres# in the interests of Per- Formation _ Porter, Norberg Thompson. Cleve- It was decided that the time Various Other Business Matters Taken Up Dur- ) ing Session Of Body Last Night Industry in Monroe county rele- tive to the limes was brought to the attention of the county com- i ! Discussed Last Evening Fa tt Tr Progress toward the formation | partment, but the consumption of | Which began Dec. 1, D. W. Finley, of the Southernmost Yacht Club gow, and is 42 years old. beer and wine is practically the jmotor vehicle commissioner, said}in the United States was made Yacht Club Prawn Ca land Niles; Clerk Ross C. Sawyer. was opportune for organizing a Deputy Sheriff Bernard Waite C.F. BIELMAN ON VISIT HERE VICE PRESIDENT OF WHITE STAR NAVIGATION samé as last year. Receipts from the liquor tax through November amounted to $213,918.09, an increase of $86,- 280.14, or 66 percent over the re- ceipts for the same period of 1936. However, the legislature in- creased the liquor tax 50 percent, which indicates an increase in the | consumed of jthat reports coming in from va- rious counties show that automo- bile owners are generously re- sponding to the appeal made by Governor Cone and Colin English, struction, that they buy early to |help the teachers. He ‘estimated that the increase in the first day’s state superintendent of public in-| jlast night at the meeting which was held by water sport enthus- jiasts, in the office of the Chamber of Commerce. Major J. D. MacMullen, U.S.A., presided at the meeting and earn- (est listeners to the idea and plans were: John A. Faigle, Wm. W. De- meritt, Charles Taylor, B. C. Papy, yacht club which would promote yachting in all its various forms, affording hospitality to cruising power and sailing yachts, and pro- moting regattas for all types, and conveniences for members who will appreciate the advantages of a club house and a guarded moor- ing for their craft. \and a few interésted citizens. Mr. Felton explained the lime situation from the viewpoint of an extensive grower, and opined that it is necessary to have Key limes more widely advertised, as conditions encountered by the growers showed that the “in | volume of liquor ;purchases would range from fif- Peter Schutt, Wallace Bryant only 17.6 percent. jteen to twenty-five percent over | Kirke, Edwin Trevor, Melvin Rus- Memberships may be of several | ferior” Persian was making im- classes: Life, Flag, Associate and roads in the business of Key limes COMPANY The receipts from excise tax on ber and wines through November amounted to $109,708.80, an in- crease of $15,454.21 over last year, Cc. F. Bielman, Jr., vice press 3 ee ae t and ral manager of the; but which, taking tl t ir san Star favigation Company, | tax into consideration, indicates is a visitor in Key West and ex-| practically the same volume of pects to remain for a while meet-! consumption as that of a year ing business men and_ officials, ! ago. ‘ discussing matters relative to the| While the Beverage Department future of the city. report shows an‘increase of $101,- Mr. Bielman’s arrival was in- | 734.35 over 1936 in liquor taxes! duced by a letter from Secretary and excise taxes on beer and S. C.. Singleton, of the Chamber | wines, it shows a loss of $176,- of Commerce. and since reaching | 103.54 in license collections due to the city he feels that the possibili-; the fact that the 1937 legislature | ties for the coming years in Key : reduced the amount of license ‘West have been decidedly undér- money that came to the state by estimated. {50 percent. The license receipts It is his idea, said Mr. Bielman ‘for 1937 were $224,713.61, com- the increase in| the first day of last year. |sell, Julian Marks, Mayor W. M. Sales for the first day in the of- | Albury, C. C. Symonette, J. Curry ifige of the Motor Vehicle Depart-|and S. C. Singleton, Sr. and S. C. ment here were more than three Singleton, Jr. imes the amount for the first. day! Discussion centered’ al the . However, the number of ‘two models designed 4 aed Sin- jreserved numbers applied for was gleton and constructed through considerably less than in former the courtesy of the High School | years due to the fact that under Manual Training Class. These {the new system of numbering’ models follow the lines of the fa- {used, low numbers are now avail-.mous South Sea Island craft and able in each of the counties. if they fulfill the promise of the | A large early sale of tags is designer, will be built with an {necessary if the school teachers over-all length of 30 feet. They {are to receive the approximately are expected to furnish some sén- $1,250,000 state allocation for De-'sational pictures for. the News cember in time for their Christ- , Reel people and advertise the un- ;mas holidays, ‘equalled opportunities Key West | waters offer to the amateur sailor, |for sport. in the future for a number of | tor of U.S, Internal Revenue, was months, and the financial condi-| an arrival at Key West this i was| The Citizen. to remain for an! tion of the county did not per-'ing in a plane of the U. S. Coast ' indefinite time. and keep in inti- | mit, at this time, of any promises 'Guard from Miami. He was ac-|mate touch with developments} being made in connection with | companied by his father, John E,|8Nd possibly adopt this city as his the’ State Welfare Board. ‘Larson, and R. N. Hill, chief of {future headquarters. CATCHES FINE BIRD SPECIMEN CAPTURED BY SUPERINTEND- ENT DEMERITT: SENT TO CAPTAIN MEREDITH go Wm. W. née! ties in Florida. The group were entertained by ‘Howard Wilson, deputy collector of internal revenue in Key West, jand were guests of Judge William | V. Albury at the regular, luncheon tof the Key West Rotary Club. The visitors left'2:30 ‘this afternoon by, plane for ‘Miami. the Social Security Bureau actvi| % CUBA ARRIVES THIS MORNING I COMES IN FROM TAMPA AND LEAVES ENROUTE TO HAVANA Some time meritt, representing the U. S. Bio- logical Survey. caught in one of his traps, a fine specimen of the | M CALLA CAMP bird of ptey known as the Coop- | Siena oar er’s Hawk, or Chicken Hawk. Cooper’s Hawk is comparatively ELECTION TOOK PLACE AT rare in this section. MEETING HELD ON The specimen is noted for its! predeliction for chickens, and is TUESDAY NIGHT also very fond of being an Steamship Cuba, of the P. and O. S. S. Co., arrived this morning} from Tampa with eight first cab- in and seven second cabin passen- gers for Key West; 21 first and six} second cabin passengers for Ha-} vana. | Landing at Key West were: Z./ D. Harrison, C. Austin, Mrs. A. H. jthis size totaling 910,353. exceptionaly speedy exterminator ; of the latter. H Writing of his find to Captain Russell M. Meredith, well known trainer and breeder of falcons of Boonton, N. J., by return letter from the captain he received a re- quest for the hawk. Yesterday afternoon, with sev- eral smaller birds for elling companions, he was shipped via express on the S. S. Cuba by Mr. Demeritt to Captain Mere CALL FOR BIDS The City Cx of Key West. bids on one good condi coach » City s of 12 hs with trade 1 Chevrolet Roadste by the C right to a all bids. Oper cember 16, 193 CHARLES R. ROBERT dec9-1t City Audit ned the or De- Election of officers of B. H. Mc- Calla Camp Number 5, United Spanish War Veterans, was held in their meeting place Tuesday night and following the voting the results were announced as fol- lows: Commander, Carl Eich; Senior | S8¢ of mail fer Key West; one! Lee to accept his resignation soj It is planned that the party will|/ KEY WEST Vice Commander, H. M. Mother- +”. of freight and 244 sacks of! that he can tour the state before enjoy the fishing tomorrow morn- | Little Rock 7 | deciding whether to make the+ing:and’ if’ the’afternoon take pas- | Los Angeles — | race for railroad commissioner orjsage onthe Citbafor Tampa en Louisville jnot. In tendering his resignation- }route ito New! York. “Mr. Delano Miami j tion he stated: “Before making*is chairman of'the Board of Direc- | Minneapolis {the decisioh—I want to make a) tors:of the Atlantit Coast Line. isurvey of the situation—which | | will require about 60 days ‘of! It is my concept of ; Junior Vice Commander, les J. Peet- Trustees, P. L. Cosgrove, Charles Ketchum and Wm. H. Weaver. Installation of the officers elect- ed will be held on the night of J y 3, and naming of other rs will be announced from —GRAND INAUGURATION— DANC Tomorrow Night. 9:30 till ? SANS SOUCI CLUB 705 Duval Street Music By Pritchard's Orchestra Admission 50c Buhl, Jr., Mrs. Alexander Wiener, } Iw. s. Hepher, Lyman Delano, Mrs, Delano, Jane Delano, J. Hart, ‘Anna Gates, Charles Gates, Bett; Gates, Gloria Gonzalez, Antonio Gonzalez, Thomas Gates. Items on the ship’s were: 14 tons of freight and one} NEW ARRIVALS IN ALBURY'S FAMILY Mr. and Mrs Vernon Albury,} of 713 Eaton street, announce the} jbirth of twin daughters yesterday jin the home. Both Mrs. Albury tand the girls are reported today} to be getting along nicely. |that good Democracy requires} CRUSOE FUNERAL THIS AFTERNOON |. Funeral services for Mrs. Laura + Crusoe, who died yesterday after- |noon at the home of her sister, pared to $400,817.15 for the simi- lar period of 1936. Liquor stamp sales show that half-pints are the most popular size with liquor buyers; sales for Pints ranked second in the buyers’ choice with sales amounting to 479,048. street, are being held 4 o'clock this afternoon from the Lopez Funeral'Home Rev. R. J. Mul- lin, of St. Mary’s Star of the Sea church, is officiating. i Mrs. Crusoe was for many years a teacher in the public schools of Key West, and the” pallbearers were selected from thpopffimial ed- ucational body, as follows: Clar- ence Pierce, Allen B. Cleare, Sr., | Ralph Johnson, Horace O’Bryant, TALLAHASSEE, Dec. 9 (FNS). ! Melvin Russell and W. C. Duncan. —It may not be “something DELANOS COME WOULD CAMPAIGN | ON OWN EXPENSE OFFICIAL TENDERS RESIGNA-! TION IN ORDER TO “RUN” FREELY under the sun,” but it’s certainly something unusual—this latest resignation in Tallahassee. Bruce C. Davis, auditor in the state comptroller’s office, thinks; HERE FOR VIS that a man contemplating seek-| | Mrs. Peter Roberts, 1111 Southard | Arrange TEMPERATURES Lowest Highest last night last 24 hrs. 22 32 4. 52 42 34 66 28 52 18 62 10 24 16 8 38 66 50 } Abilene = Apalachicola - Atlanta Boston Brownsville - Buffalo Charleston Chicago \Corpus Christi Denver Detroit = Dodge City Duluth Eastport __ El Paso Galveston 32 48 Student Group From YMCA Junior. The following committees were appointed: Membership Committee: Melvin Mayor Willard Albury. Mr. Porter, Finance and Club House Com- mittee: Lieutenant John Faigle, chairman; Wallace Bryant Kirke and Charles Taylor. Constitution Committee: S. C. jSingleton, chairman; . Julian -J. |Marks and Peter sot ie The Hon. Bernie C. Papy stated H that yachts would be free to en- ter without incurring any | Master fee. The meetirig adjourned to meet at the same place on Wednesday, December 15, at 7:30 p. m. ceived a reply Mr. Felton. uation a letter C. Singleton of Commerce, marketing methods For Visit Here 4 Ragga which it was suggested Monroe County Ferry Commit- matter be taken up with Wm. Wil- tee has been advised of the pro-|°0% head of the State eel aricks ret 8 reau, in Jacksonville. frebet » ot a group ply students) the county jail, worked and from ithé "Yoling Men's Christian|by thc county, was discussed, “Assocjation of__Florida Univer-| when it was | sity. | ‘ ut had arisen when ac- Sechetary J. WMihoyedict bh were being checked by the Y. MIC. A., adi re Wil State auditors because from 2% peat? was on the record to show that on the A: ti] ind requests Tesolutions had been passed by that special consideration be, the county in the matter. - given the students in the matter|: Attorney Harris explained “ttiat of ferry charges. when the proposition was made Norberg Thompson, head of the ‘at city prisoners be turned over |ferry committee, announced that the question had been considered | and it had been decided to grant'—— free transportation to the bus and group of students. |Passed by the county. It was de- cided that the resolution be drawn y | ing another political post, should; not only “run” at his own ex- ss pee but _ also should do his Steamship Cuba from Tampa, and Huron manifest | “contemplating” at his own €X-'are guests at the Hotel Casa Ma-, Jacksonville pense. So he asks Comptroller traveling. good Democratic that a man reachin of a prospective political cam- paign for another post separate himself from the public payroll in order that government government g this stage should Mr. and Mrs. and daugh j were arriva Lyman Delano, Miss Jane Delano, s this morning on the rina. CORRECTION Mrs. Charles.H. Ketchum; dent of the Junior-Senior School Parent-Teacher Associa- tion, and Mrs. S. A. Petersen of ithe Harris School, request The |Citizen to announce that their re- spective organizations were not presi- High 1 The arrivals in the Albury fam-| itself should not be forced to car-‘inciuded in the recent permission jily form a quartette of girls. The trecent comers are named Mary jJeanne and Mary Joan. The old- Ladies Free & girls are Mary Ann and Murie? i Louise. ry the seeking to serve it.” In othét words, he believes) in camp@igning at his own ex pense—not the state’s expense. burden of those asked of the City Council to op- erate a Bingo game. They state that this applies only jto the Division Street Associa- ition. 50 6 4 58 16 67 32 62 28 68 10 10 32 52 38 aA 56 70 Hatteras Havana Helena NOTICE ROTARIANS —AND— ROTARY-ANNS } The Garden Club and Tree | Guild invites all Rotarians and j their Rotary-Anns to attend an important meeting at the PUB- |LIC LIBRARY 8:00 o'clock to-linds are available. itonight. Just a short session) | offerings bonds were which will not interfere with Seilmced te Caeme — all of the ception at La Concha Hotel to-| offeri were, on vote, rejected. night. Question of the oa CHARLES TAYLOR, /cense to Charles 1 President.\erator of a (Keys, and plaints |Kansas City — Bahsol S8tSwoodsads 16 56 10 56 0 {St. Paul 0 ‘Nashville 4 4 [New Oriédhs __ 36 26 16 36 50 6 10 2 52 12 38 50 22 -14 18 this plan will be carried out +New. York Oklahoma City Pensacola Phoenix Pittsburgh St. Louis Salt Lake City San Francisco Sit. Ste. Marie Seattle Tampa i Washington lwytheville a Dec9-It | aaaaieasiaanis BIG FREE DANCE PENA’S GARDEN OF ROSES —TONIGHT, 10 TILL ? Music By 18