The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 10, 1937, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service. For 57 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LVIIL. No. 293. Dr. Ralph Eyman Guest Of Honor At Reception Dean Of School Of Educa- tion’ Entertained At Colonial Hotel Last Evening One of the friendliest. most in- formal, brilliant and widely-read Speakers that have visited Key i} ‘West was the opinion of city offi- cials, organization heads and Key Westers concerning Dr. Ralph Lee Eyman, Dean of the School uf Ed- ucation at F.S.C.W., who was the guest of honor at various enter- tainments yesterday, and was here visiting ihe local F.S.C.W. alumni chapter. At a reception last night at the La Concha Hotel, which was at- tended by representatives from} every important group in the city, Dr. Eyman spoke on “A Purpose in Life”. Citing a vast number of examples, Dr. Eyman brilliant- ly pointed out the need for a goal for everyone, but especially for children and young people. Rec- ognizance of their efforts and abil- ity is very important, he said. Dr. Eyman’s personal, intimate and informal treatment of the subject was greatly enjoyed. Dr. Eyman: was introduced by Superintend- ent of Public Instruction Melvin Russell. In a reeciving line with Dr. Ey- man was Mayor and Mrs. Willard Albury, Superintendent and Mrs. Melvin Russell, Mr. and Mrs. Jer- ry Trevor, Mrs. Addah Ramsey, Alumni President Mrs. Isabel Ball. George Mills White and Mrs. White sang selections from Rigo~ letto, Romeo arid Juliet and other operas both in French and Italian. Duets and solos were included. Accompanist was Gus Ayala. In- cidental music during the arrival | of guests and other selections were well rendered by a violin group. Decorations were in thé school colors, garnet and gold, and re- freshments carried out the color scheme. Poinsettias, red roses, bougainvillea, yellow roses, yel- low crysanthemums, marigolds, daises and lace fern were includ- ed in a striking mass of flowers. In the morning, Dr. Eyman ad- dressed the student body of the High School on “Vocations”. It was a vigorous deeply-thought ad- dress and matic a strong impres- sion on the audzence. Dr. Eyman alowed questions to be asked and astonished his listeners by his breadth of knowledge. At noon, Dr. Eyman. also addressed the Ro-| tary Club. During the afternoon, Dr. Ey- man was guest of W. W: Demeritt, superintendent of lighthouses in! this district, who guided him through the various departments of the lighthouse service. He was also conducted on a,tour of in- spection on the Coast Guard First Class Cutter Mojave. A small group from the alumni chapter here met Dr, Eyman Wednesday night and had an in- formal dinner at which Mrs. Jose- phine Doughtry gave a welcome address and Miss Fortuna Lopez presented Dr. Fyman with a gift from the club. The evening was Spent in chatting of college af- fairs. Dr. Eyman left this morning on the bus. He will speak in Ft. Lauderdale tonight. Coming down to Ki West Dr. Eyman made several stops with alumni chap- ters throughout the state. RICHARDSON’S | INFANTS DEAD novid MOC, in- fant son of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Richardson, died this morning in the larine hospital Funeral serv are being held 4 o'clock this afternoon from the Pr: ‘d Funeral Home chapel, Rev. Yanc: T. Shehane the First Baptis The parents, materna Mrs. Ber lin R parents, } Roland R. |CITE DETAILS IN OPERATIONS OF COLLECTOR SHOWN THAT SERVICE REN- DERED IN SOME CASES ARE IN EXCESS OF REVENUE DE- RIVED 'NEW PROVISION | ENTERS IN OLD Despite the general belief that AGE ASSISTANCE collections at the office of Tax EEE nS FOLA ee Collector Frank H. Ladd are all | LIEN AGAINST ESTATES jof large sums, there are many col- | lections in which the efforts to se- | LEFT BY THOSE BENG care them and the postage, are ' much in excess of the percentage euRrony accruing to the collector’s office. This was exemplified yesterday | by Mr. Ladd when he explained JACKSONVILLE, Dec 10 (FNS) ‘the contents of a book which con- 1 oe ‘ .|tained duplicates of 50 receipts hose: spplying for. old a6 0/80 haa dunt been receuily iiaed sistance in the future may be re-|and the original receipts sent to minded of a provision of the state }OWners of property. 4 Beginning of operations meant | social security law granting a lien) sending out statements of the | against estates left by those who ree Hin ipsa PHT jhave been supported at publievex- envelopes, each of which carried pense. a one-cent stamp, Taxes were The State Welfare Board, after/paid and the:receipts required the ‘hearing an appeal from Dade|use of 50 envelopes and 50 three- jcounty in which it was brought |Cent stamps. ‘ | iped aid. At the lowest possible cost the out that the appellant desired ait envelopes were worth 20 cents, ;80 that he might meet payments/the stamps cost $2, and the re- |on his property and retain his;turns from the 100 transactions, | home, thereby creating an estate, {adopted a resolution directing j that Section 14 of the social se- \curity law, relating to liens, be; | printed on the old age assistance) application blanks, provided the consent of the Social Security | Board could be obtained. ceipts, is the labor entailed. An amendment to the resolu- | tion, also adopted, would include ran bees fm, oe SHOWS SUPREME plicant understands that such a COURT IS BUSY faending out the statements and ‘receipts after payment, totalled $7.76. Of this the office gets two percent, or a fraction over 15 cents. Not included in the costs of sending out statements and re- j lien may be taken. | Application for permission to change the old age assistance plan lin the particwar specified has | been made to the Social Security Board at Washington by Clayton }C. Codrington. state welfare com- A eamemtnaneen a The State Welfare Act, known as Senate Bill No. 1111, provides:|. BUSIER THAN MOST OTHER “Section 14, Estates.—If any per- son who has been supported at eee the public’s expense die leaving }an estate, the state or county or | both, as the case may be, shall ' x, pros a me cs cing ei answering those who contend that { i i ‘ the Supreme Court litigation is pas rein Goon ats v not being disposed of as expedi- H there remains a widow or | min-|tously as justice demands, points | or children liable to become pub-|°Ut that during the period from Mi is claim shall January, 1930, to January, 1937, Prsdpoor ony Pages the Supreme Court of Florida has we disposed of more cases than any | be entitled toro chore of ‘nay [other court of final appellate jur- amount collected from recipients isdiction in the United States and | or from their estates equal to not gives as authority for this state- more than one-half the amount | ment figures compiled by the | collected, if required as a condi- West Publishing Company, which tion to federal financial partici- publishes reports of all courts of ; pation, and this amount shall be! specified by the State Board. The amount due to the United States shall be promptly paid by _ the state to the United States govern- ment.” | WELFARE BOARD PLANS PROGRAM |TO ISSUE CHECKS ON OLD | . AGE ASSISTANCE FOR CHRISTMAS country. At the beginning of 1936 there were 402 cases on the docket and 301 cases were docketetl : during that term, while2@l eases): were disposed of, .sq)\at; the, berinning of the 1937, Jung jterm there.were only 448 cases on ,the,doeket., “The docket of the, Supreme Court,” Judge Buford states, “isin such condition today, that fases which are not noted for oral ,ar- gument are taken up and ‘dispos- ed of by the Court within three or four days after briefs are filed.” (MRS. C. PEREZ. N JACKSONVILLE, Dec 10 (FNS) DIES THIS A. M. —The State Welfare Board will Re assume a new importance in Florida as a Santa Claus this! Mrs. Candelaria Perez, 55, died Christmas. ,2 o'clock this morning at the fam- It will release about $400,000 in | ily residence. 902 Windsor Lane. payroll checks to an_ estimated {Funeral services will be held Sun- | 23,200 persons receiving old age|day afternoon 4 o'clock from the | tance, and in addition wil] |Tresidence. Rev. M. Perez will of- |pay its operating personnel, _in- | ticiate. {cluding both state and district; Pritchard’s Funeral Home will employes, in time for them tojbe in charge of arrangements. | join in the holiday spending. _ Surviving members of the fam- Resolutions adopted by thelily are: The husband, Miguel | State Board at its regular meeting | Perez; two daughters, Mrs. Ralph requested Comptroller J. M. Lee| Borges and Mrs. Manola Aguilar; to use every effort to get the| two sons, Mike and Alfred Perez |checks into the mail early. The} See tel eee checks are issued at Tallahassee | LOSES WEAL'iH. KILLS SELF from payrolls made up here at istate headquarters. These pay-! Sarajevo, Yi rolls will be forwarded to the/Mahamed Sa’ state capital in relays, so as to/Sarajevo's wealthiest ci void the possibility of delay. \ized that he hod lost his fortune, It is the wish of Governor Cone jhe sent his last gold coin to a ia. — When formerly on,’real- jand the State Welfare Board that} goldsmith whom he ordered to the aged needy be made happy, make a gold bul! j by receiving their checks prior to) the bullet was di retail trade. jerward. i IMPROVE THE LOOKS OF YO vered, he load-jplaces in Florida, Che Kry eat Citizen | KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1937. [Fleet Of Planes Return This Morning: From Havana All planes participating in they race from Miami to Havana, ex: cept the Monocoupe, NC 15405; owned by Wm. P. Lear, landed at the Miami-Key West Airways air- port this morning on the return trip to Miami. Lear remained in Havana. Another plane, the NC 16677, A. J. Baumler, will leave Jater this afternoon from the local airport. The first plane landed here at 11:22, and at 1:25 all planes, excepting Baumler’s, had gassed and taken off. Little Miss Arlene Davis, with passenger Donald Patrick, flying a Beachcraft number NC 15400, was the winner of the race. A handsome trophy will be present- ed here, Lavish was the recep- tion for the flycrs in their stay at Havana. Pilots and passengers were given a ri»bon and pairs of wings as souvenirs of the, flight. The ladies were further presented with perfume, and the gentlemen with liquor. A huge dance, num- erous receptions and «dinners were included in the round of ac- tivities at Havana. Arriving in a trimotor ship, J. Edgar: Wall (postmaster at Ft. Myers), Sidney C. Brown (for- mer collector of state of Florida), Richard C. Copeland, Fred M. Lanter, Harold Neely, Ruth V. Baker, Charlotte Georgie. Pilot was G. P. Baker, and Clyde An- drews was the co-pilot. This ship did not touch at Key West on the race over, but landed this morn- Key West city officials, repre- sentatives from the Department of Commerce, Plant Board, Cus- toms, Immigration, Coast Guard, Police Department, Fire Depart- ment, Naval Station, Woman’s Consylate were present to wel- come the pilots and their pas- sengers in the few moments be- tween gassing up and taking off. The Hospitality Band, under direction of Alfredo Barroso, played during the two hours the planes were here. At the field also were am- bulances from Lopez and Pritch- engine from number three fire NC 432-M, were Harry S. Parker, station. Club, Rotary Club and Cuban, Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit PRICE.FIVE CENTS Porter And Thompson Leave Of Key West Rotarians entertain- ed an interesting group of visitors of the ciub, among. them. being \representatives of Army, Coast Guard; Red Cross, Collegiate, In- 'ternab Revenue, and Social, Secur- who are sojourning for. a’ brief time.» ‘They. ‘all joined in the dis- cussions and eychanged views on jthe strengthening of the spirit of : cooperation. Speaker of the day was Dr. 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 When President Roosevelt call- ed the special session of Congress the country was>virtually in a boom stage, as compared with to- @s are against it going through in the special session. , The farm bill is in a_ similar Ralph Lee Eyman, Dean of Edu- |cation of Florida State College for |Women, who was introduced by jan alumnus of the college, and ‘Rotary Ann, Mrs. Ernest Ramsey Dr. Eyman gave a forceful address {which was listened to with close ‘attention, as he developed the theme, “That the Education of the Youth of the Nation Must Become {of National Concern.” He also stressed the necessity of Rotary Club Entertains Many Visitors Yesterday | yesterday at the regular iiochiaat! distress which came from the flooded Ohio Valleys. Sebastian Cabrera, Jr., intro- 'duced Commander C. N. Abel, of the Coast Guard, who in turn in- troduced Lieutenant Commander H. C. Perkins, Lieutenant Com- mander R. V. Marron and Lieu- tenant R, L. Herne, other offi- ard’s Funeral homes, and an/ity; nadseveral\business-visitors, cers of the Coast Guard service, atached to vessels which were in the harbor yesterday, awaiting the return flight of the planes which left Key West for Havana Tuesday mort.ing. Earl Denoon official of the General Motors Corporation, was a visiting Rotarian. Mr. Denoon makes his headquarters in Miami, and was in Key West as a mem- ber of the American Society Test- ing Materials, and was visiting for the purpose of inspecting; jtests of metals at the laboratory at the naval station. Other visitors were R. N. Hill, ichief of the Social Security Bu- lreau in Key West, who gave an niteresting and informative talk; | predicament—it seems almost im-ja radical change in the plane of on intricacies of the Social Se- : ma {possible that a law satisfactory to'education, and declared that the’ day’s conditions. Stocks were at the various opposed factions in teacher must not be restricted in| curity records, and some of the changes which have ensued re- high levels. Reemployment was House and Senate can be prepar-! discussing any philosophy of gov- cently. going ahead on a comfortable scale. Though unfavorable signs existed, they were few and ap- ter season. Now, in two months, the -pic- ture has changed completely. Stocks, in spite of occasional flur- ries, are holding stubbornly at levels close to ihe October lows. employment is increasing alarm- ingly. And it is very likely that this winter’s relief problem will| be as grave as in any year since 1929, One resylt of this is a complete change in the attitude of Congress! —and, to a lesser degree, a change in the attitude of the Administra- tion. The special session was pri- marily to create seven new re- gional electric authorities similar in nature to the TVA. It was as-| y ts of all cou of {sumed that these matters would| Minal appellate jurisdiction in this jabsorb the undivided attention of Can Congress act fast enough and the session, and that nothing else of moment would be brought up on the floor or in committee. What has happened? The wage and hours law is in a state of haos, with warring faction seek- ing.to change it one way or an- other, and with a strong Congres- sional bloc opposed to the passage of any law of its type. The chanc- CARNIVALS NOT _ EXEMPTED FROM PAYING LICENSE NEW 1937 LAW MAKES NO EXEMPTIONS FOR SHOWS SPONSORED BY DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS BROOKSVILLE, Fla., Dec. 10. (FNS).—Owners of the carnival levied on here Saturday night | 21 per cent in 1931-1932 ani 20} posted $525 cash bond to release their property, pending a court test of the new 1937 law under which there are no exemptions ; ‘ed for raonths i ;bill is, according to last reports, completely moribund. JUSTICE BUFORD CONTENDS |parently insignificant, and almast| Con; gene OO THAT TRIBUNAL? 1S--KEPT;°Verything Bainter to ahi prosperous elypied with the business ret to prevent it from becoming an- other major, long-lasting depres- sion. Tax reform seems nearer to achievement than at any time in |the last four years. There is def- be TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Dec. 10) With few exceptions, industrial|inite sentiment in favor of a more (FNS).—Justice Rivers Buford, | production continues to sag. Un-'conciliatory general policy toward + industry. There is a growing feeling that we have gone too far with regulation, especially as it affects the security markets and exchanges. There is a movement on foot to encourage business to }spend on a big scale—of which ,the most significant development jis the President's announced poli- jey of a more friendly attitude to- recent talks with utility execu- tives ‘drastically enough to top the de- pai jcline? Some recent events have | been encouragir.g, but they by no means assure a change in the downward trerc. Whatever hap- , Pens, it seems impossible for any , important change to take place before last January—a fact which ,augurs badly*tor the Christmas season. 9 MEN TEACHERS ON INCREASE t pnosontioir IN used or UNITED STATES SHOWS RAPID INCREASE (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.—The | Proportion of men teachers in }the schools of the United States jis increasing steadily. About 23 | per cent of all teachers were men jin 1933-1934 as compared with percent in 1929-1930. Although there was a decrease }of: 21,061 teachers in the public jelementary. schools between 1932 {and 1934 there was an increase of 7,124 in the number of men for traveling shows sponsored by | teachers. charitable or civic organizations. The case will be tried in the| RETURNS $1.849.50: KEEPS S0c/ Circuit Court, probably in March. The owners of this carnival claim this is not the same outfit stolen from the safe of Leslie A.| out of it. When/that has been showing in other Smith. He was greatly surprised, | alleging that| however, a few days later when! 1 grand- Christmas Day This prompt pay-|ed his pistol and fired the bullet/they merely boughf the Sherman |he pulled the lep robe out of his! s. Charles!ment will also prove a boon to into his chest, dying shortly aft-|Husted contract to show the car to find $1,849.50 rolled up in | Brooksville fair. | Buffalo—Recently $1,850 was had The seven regional authorities | The principal question now is, ! permanant ernment, if he is to be a leader of ve thought processes of his pu- pils. Dr. Wm. S. Hepner, official of the Red Cross. and guest of Ma- made by Key West, to the call of Considers Erecti Opportunities for construction of a modern moving picture theater in Key West are what I consider excellent, and upon my return I am going to go into the matter with friends and begin ward the electric utilities, and his} making arrangements for con-/Atlanta struction of such an enterprise along modern lines, said Lee L. Castleberry, general manager of the Crescent Amusement Com- ny. Mr. Castleberry has been in Key West for three days looking aver the situation, ‘and discussing is with: ‘Hugh ‘Williams. As’ ¢genetal manager ‘of the’ Crescent Adusement®" Company, which operates "174 ‘theaters in Tennes- see, Kentucky, Alabama and Ar- kansas,’ Mr. Castleberry’s knowl- edge and experience in the mov- ing picture and theatrical busi ness makes his statements weighty, and his assertion that Key West is an admirable field |for a modern picture house car- |ries absolute conviction. He was in the city but one day {Immediately after arrival he jmade a number of contacts, in | company with Mr. Williams, be- | gan securing data on which to | formulate his plans, he said, and it was not until he had _investi- gated and had analyzed every jangle of the show situation, that he made the statement as to Key West's being an inviting place for investments, and construction ,along modern lines. Mr. Castleberry left this morn- ing by bus for Miami, and from jthere will go to headquarters of the Crescent Company in Nash- ville, Tenn. and before leaving said that he plans to return in a brief time and outline his plans jfor operations. | —GRAND INAUGURATION— ‘ ' = SANS SOUCI CLUB 705 Duval Street J. Edwin Larson, state collector of U. S. Internal Revenue, and his father, John E. Larson, were in- troduced by Major Wm. V. |bury, F. N. G. George T. Rhoades ‘duced by S. C. Singleton. ion Of Modern Moving Picture Theater Here = TEMPERATURES Lowest Highest last night last 24 hrs. ~ 24 30 32 52 20 34 . 22 36 42 56 18 20 4 52 8 16 40 42 6 12 4 16 8 40 62 42 42 ‘Abilene | Apalachicola ‘Boston . Brownsville Buffalo) —. |Charleston — Chicago |Corpus Christi Denver Detroit - ; Dodge City \Duluth :Bastport {EI Paso Galv Hatter} Havana Helena Huron Jacksonville Kansas City KEY WEST : Little Rock {Los Angeles Louisville Miami Mpls.-St. P. Nashville New Orleans New York Oklahoma City Pensacola Phoenix g Pittsburgh 10 it. Louis 12 Salt Lake City 40 San Francisco _ 58 Sit. Ste. Marie .. 10 Seattle 40 ‘Tampa 46 Washington 22 Williston --20 Wytheville 10 12 6 nee 28 46 36 10 34 6 63 20 54 14 56 0 16 30 22 20 26 54 | CONDUCT RITES FOR 0. NILSEN Funeral services for Oskar Nil- jsen, who djed December 5, were theld 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon Music Pritchard’s Orct:estra |ffom the Pritchard Funeral Home | James 4 ‘Lodies Free|_ Rev. Wm. L Halladay, of First|F. H. McKinley, Ray Curry and For Washington In Interest Fresh Water Pipe They Also Propose Mak- ing Business Visit To New York Relative To Other Matters Importance of having matter in connection with the establish- | ment of a fresh water pipe line |to Key West, and other matters |of paramount interest. was given | as the reason forthe departure of Wm. R. Porter, ‘president of the | First National Bank, and Norberg | Thompson, head of the Thompson Interests, en route to New Yor’ and Washington, D. C, Departure was made by speed | boat from No Name Key. and at |Lower Matecumbe they were to take passage by automobile te |Miami, remain over last ‘night |and leave this evening going first \to Washington. There the question of the pipe line was to be discussed and de- i jtails of the loan necessary for ‘the equipment and work gone in- |to with the officials who will ‘have the matter of extending the jloan to decide, and also others jor James D. MacMullen, voiced | was introduced by Jerry,J. Trey} who will, it is said, assist in se- his appreciation of the response/or, and C. F. Bielman, was intro- curing the funds, which must be the Florida East Coast extension much of which is now being used as part of the road and toll bridge system now course of construction. P | It is understood that the jwater pipe Mine will run | the lines of the road of this project, and as is intimately familiar foot of the line and ments for installation lines, he is considered engineer to whom should be assigned. After the pipe line survey other matters in connection with have been arranged it intention of Mr. Porter and Thompson to proceed to WN York where matters in connec- tion with the establishment of a filling station fot the Texas” Oil Co., are to be discussed with of- ficials of the company. Another matter which will be discussed with the Texas Com- pany, is the bonding of fuel oi) which is supplied to the ships of the Standard Fruit and Steami- ship Co., which ply between ports of the United States and Mexico, |and which take their supply |fuel, while going south, at | West from the Porter Dock | Mr. Porter said that |Mr. Thompson will in ability be absent from | for about two weeks H ck j Peak Teel if he all the on ON WEDNESDAY The funeral of Judge George A. Lowell, who died on Sunday at the Marine Hospital, was held on Wednesday afternoon from the Lopez Funeral Home, with serv- ices conducted by Rev. William |L. Halladay of the First Congre- |gational Church. Pallbearers were: Leo Warren, Roberts, Claude Gandolfo, Congregational church, officiated. | Victor Lowe. UR HOME WITH A GREEN LAWN, OUR LINE OF LAWN MOWERS AND GARDEN IMPLEMENTS IS COMPLETE. SOUTH FLA,