The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 14, 1937, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service. For 57 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LVIII. No. 296. Monroe County Old Age | ‘Assistance Payroll: For | November Was $4,981.00. FLL hhh hdd dL MORE CALLS MADE FOR WATERMELONS TO AID PATIENTS; There are apparently other cases of the rare stomach malady from which the boy in Point Pleasant, New Jer- sey, is suffering to whom The Citizen sent a watermelon from Key West last Saturday. in response to a call sent out by a radio commentator. Proprietors of a Miami. Beach market started a search:<i last week for a watermelons) for Dorothy Ridenowrp.d1 + years old, said to bein a Over Three Hundred Resi- dents Receive Benefits In Funds Expended Dur-} ing Month (Special to The Ci JACKSONVILLE, Fia., Dec. 14. —Monroe county’s old age assist- ance payroll for November $4,981.00, according to announce- ment here from the headquarters | of the State Welfure Board. The number of residents of the AUBREY TAYLOR GIVEN HEARING; WILL GET TRIAL CRIMINAL COURT AFTER HEARING MONDAY Aubrey Taylor, who, on Decem- ber 1, at a point on the Florida Keys, shot Tom Evans, the bullet striking and shattering the collar- bone, was arraigned yesterday, and Taylor was placed under a Che Key West Cittern | KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1937. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ENJOYS VISIT TO'FORT SEFFERS ' (By WILLARD: H.\MORRIS) (Acting Superintendent of Fort Jefferson: National Monument) The feature writers have enter-:small boat brought in four group- tained us with many bits of in-/€rs, the largest of which weighed ; : Ae ‘ ‘ .jarqund ten pounds, and of these Weird misinformation in con-'the President accounted for one. jnection with the recent trip of the \During the day an attempt was! jChief Executive to Dry Tortugas.!made to sceure some pictures of \In one paper we learned that these! the distinguished guests. islands are south of Key West. A} The stay of the President's par-| |Miami paper told us that Fort Jef- ty at Fort Jefferson ended Satur-! jferson was built during “the Sem- ‘day when the Chief Executive! jinole Wars.” Another organ in|came ashore and made an inspec- the same city joined with the New |tion of the structure. He was ac- York Herald Tribune to inform:companied by Harry Hopkins, us that Dr. Samuel Mudd was im- Secretary Ickes, James Roosevelt, | :prisoned in the Fort for “manyjarmy and naval aides and several years”. Mudd’s confinement ac- secret service men. The President | {tually lasted between three and evinced an eager interest in all! ,four years. John C. O’Brien in features of the place and plied the! More Men Assigned Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenkeit_ PRICE FIVE CENTS wGreat Interest Manifested tn Organizing Yacht Cla Meeting To Be Held Te- morrow Night To Dis- To Bridge Operations = That the proposition to place New assignments of laborers to S. J. Groves and Sons Co., re- Key West in the list of cities bond of $1,000 to await the action |the same New York paper gravely Acting Superirftendent who serv- Projects on the roads and bridges quested assignment of four negro icharacterized Fort Jefferson as “a ed as guide with searching ques- of the Overseas Road and Toll laborers to their camp at Little of the criminal court.in January. ‘vast pile used by the Confeder- tions. He was in a genial mood Bridge District were». announced Duck Key, to work on Contract Evans is a patient at the Marine hospital and it-was the opinion of the’ surgeon: in charge «thathe lacy. ..”. These items-of informa- ‘and often flashed the famous {tion (?), which could»=be matched Roosevelt smile inthe give and iby others, should:interest both the take of conversation:carried on by! historian and the psychologist. {members of the party. In this| The proximity of Fort Jefferson | f; } this morning; by Wm, V.. Little | in charge of the’ United States Employment Service bureau. To’ Charles Toppino, sub-con- To J. O+ Patterson; ‘holder of) tract of Contract Number 1 on the F.The men were selected and sent to their destination. should: not leave the ‘institution at 4! ion the President was taken’ sub-contraet\Number 1° of Con-|bridges between Big Pine Key dying condition in Philadel- phia, and after messages to cities in three different states, one was gecured and sent. Key West should make an un- up the sairs to the second tier of traetNumber 1): Bahia) Honda/and Pigeon Key there was sent embellished (except by truth) ac-!casements and on that tier made Bridge, six»white laborers.) The) 10 negro laborers, one blaster and count of F. D. R.’s visit of special ‘an almost complete circuit of the | employes have beenysent’ to the! one operator for a compressed air |nearly half-mile circumference of drill. county receiving’assistance was given as 302 and grant for the county was $16.49. the average “| this timerto attend: preliminary hearing. » Hetthad undergone :an | ¢ operation and the'bones of the iterest to the people of the Is- Another call was sent out “ from’a hotel in Philadelphia Saturday, and the market Proprietors secured one and one half melons from Cuba which were sent to Philadel- Phia Sunday night. LOOT S SSDS s CASA MARINA MAKES READY FOR WINTER Figures for the previous month were: Number on rolls, 211; payroll for county, $3,255.00; aver-| age grant, $15.43. With all of the 12 welfare dis- tricts of the state now fully staf- fed, those entitled to old age as- sistance are being rapidly ‘en-| rolled, according to announce-| ment of Clayton C. Codrington, state welfare commissioner. The number of grantees has increased from 10,838 in July to 20,214 in November, the total payroll from $124,240.74 in July to $323.003 in | November, and the average grant|HOSTELRY WILL OPEN OFFI- from $11.56 in July to $15.98 in | CIALLY CHRISTMAS DAY: FORMAL RECEPTION ON EVE + iy. November, Codrington said. Application blanks for aid to h ind have been mailed to all Feet “6t the state and are be ing filled out and ‘filed in the order of their receipt, Codrington further said. As soon as the plan submitted by the State Welfare by Peter Schutt, manager, that Board to the Social Security Casa Marina officially opens for | Board at Washington is approved, the season on Christmas Day. district boards will begin to pass Since December first, this famous upon these applications. Indica- hostelry has been unofficially! tions are that some of the sight- ef 1 less and near-sightless may re- °P®? W’ ss . spoaly -? —— ye ceive their first checks by Christ- om yh tm Feceiving:mod- ue ‘ ‘go! The formal reception / celebrat- Old age assistance payrolls’ for ing the inauguration and Grand December are being made out at Opening of the Casa Marina Bar state headquarters as rapidly as ang Cocktail Terrace will be held | possible and will be forwarded to on New Year's Eve. It is planned the office of the state comptroller to hold a Dinner and Dance on with the request that checks be that date, according to Mr. Schutt, mailed in time for holiday shop- full particulars of which will be ping. released at a later date. CURTIS WATKINS 5. ALMYDA GETS HELD OR TRIAL) NEW ASSIGNMENT Wye Curtis Watkins, charged with | Seferino E. Almyda, member of breaking and enteging with intent the personnel of the Lighthouse to commit a misdemeanor, name- Tender Poinciana, has been in-} ly, petit larceny, Awae atraigned formed of a new contract assign- before County Jugge:-Raymond R_ ment in the service as general me-| Lord yesterday. ‘chanic’s helper on Marine Con-! When the evidence was in Judge’ struction. | Lord announced that he found| Mr. Almyda was formerly quar- ; probable cause and would hold termaster and general helper. He! the oe under bond of $100 to will remain on the list of the! await action of the criminal court members of the crew of the Ten- in January. ‘der Poinciana. Boy Scout Organization Has Interesting Session Membgts,pf Boy Scout Troop;“good” scout, a member of the} Number..6, Jash night enjoyed aj troop stated that obedience, trust-! delightfissiupidasantt'end instruc. Worthiness and loyalty, were the tive meefihg GW thé rooms of Thal eenontals, ~~ c vs Tan tin every way, there was no organizatish, it! Wesley Holise. _ jchance of a boy being anything! Joseph, Cates, gguducteg . the else but a “good” scout. In this! meeting. , and.,gave. definite out-,the members heartily concurred. | lines of a.number ‘of activities! Scoutmaster Victor Larsen, of for the troop. One of his pleas-} Troop 52 and some of the mem-| ing statements was that he in-| bers were visitors to Troop 5. Mr./ tended to take the boys out for a/Larsen spoke briefly on general; wiener Toast on the night of De-| matters and was followed by! cember 23, and, needless to say |George F. Archer, scoutmaster this promise received unanimous! emeritus of the troop. The con-' sanction, evidenced by loud ap-!sensus of opinion was that the plause. meeting was one of the most in- Called on by Mr. Cates to state] structive and enjoyable, of the! what he was convinced made a recent weeks. IMPROVE THE LOOKS OF YO | } shattered clavicle had been placed in position and are being held by wires. Peace Justice E. R. Lowe, of Tavernier, before whom the hear- ; ing was held, the shooting having occurred in his district, explained !that he had been advised that the:there and a party led by Captain tion of Fort Jefferson as jhearing was set for Monday, and | Clark of the Potomac came to in-! he would like to hold it and not |have to return to the city at a later date. Dr. Ralph Braund, chief sur- geon at the hospital, very cour- jteously arranged to have the hear-/| Selfridge anchored in dee jing in the hospital and the case'some distance away. | was disposed of, and the cases of! Qn the first and succeeding days, |two other transgressors were also’ g heard. Frank Hill, charged with being an accessory after the fact, in that he made an effort to have Taylor 'make his escape in his, Hill’s, car,! of Interior, ‘wae placed under bond of $500,’ ers went ered of criminal court. Hilda Lee Bostick, held on a Announcement is made today ,charge of being a vagrant, also a! the material witness, was held under bond of $150. Two other prisoners who were held on vagrancy charges and as material witnesses are Lillie Mae Hill and Bessie McCullough, were released by Judge Lowe at the conclusion of the hearing. All of the accused are colored. tere TEMPERATURES Lowest Highest last night last 24 hrs. Abilene . 32 66 Apalachicola {Atlanta Boston _.. Brownsville Buffalo - Charleston Chicago & Corpus Christi - Duluth Eastport El Paso: Galveston — Hatteras — Havana Helena Huron Jacksonville Kansas City _- KEY WEST __ Little Rock _. Los Angeles. Louisville Miami Seo Mpls.-St. P. __. Nashville New Orleans __ New York Oklahoma City Pensacola~.. - Phoenix __ Pittsburgh - St. Louis Salt Lake City - Saf Francisco Sit. Ste. Marie Seattle _ Tampa Washington Williston Wytheville _ 76 24 46 72 28 40 62 62 20 32 48 66 16 54 70 30 26 30 REPORTS HOUSE STOLEN INDIANAPOLIS.—A house was reported stolen in this city by Ar- thur Valient, who said the struc- ture, weighing one and one-half tons, had been used as headquar- ters at a miniature golf course. land City. |the structure. Mr. Roosevelt. was Shortly before nine a. m. on visibly impressed by the vastness the last day of November the of the Fort the amount of labor U. S. S. Potomac bore the Presi-| involved and the skill manifested jdent’s party to a point north of/in its building, and the general, Fort Jefferson. It was accom-'charm and beauty of the region. | panied by the U. S. Destroyer The President seemed in accord | | Selfridge. The ships anchored with James Roosevelt's descrip- | “really jone of the most amazing and in-| |Spect the Fort dock and to ascer- teresting of old American forts.” | ;tain the depth of the waters. After | He has since been quoted as term- | ithe captain was satisfied on these‘ing the building as “one of the! |points, the Potomac soon came in'most outstanding structures I've| jand tied up at the Fort while the ever seen in this country.” Pp water! Near the end of the tour the/ {President entered the Fort office, examined the marnie exhibit, proximately eighty members of and peered into and went around |the two boats inspected the Fort Dr, Mudd’s old cell, and signed and signed the visitors’ book. Har- ‘the visitors’ book. Mr. Roosevelt ty Hopkins’head of the WPA; Sec-' was offered and graciously ac- retary Ickes, of the Department cepted a large and beautiful Queen Fie a punt of oth- Conch shell as a memento of Fort! AN were...Te~ Jefferson. National. Monument... warded by the capture of several; It was reported that, sometime ; large barracudas. The President, before he left, the President is-| on the way to the Tortugas or in ‘sued orders to the Coast Guard to. area itself, “bagged” a large continue to aid the Park Service mackerel. In the evening, in re- py conveying men and materials sponse to an invitation from Cap- to Fort Jefferson. It appears,’ tain Clark, the acting superintend- therefore, that the helpful service ent enjoyed a delicious meal generously rehdered by the C. G./ aboard the Potomac in company 1g5 under Captain Petersen is to with the officers of the ship and pe continued under the new com- a number of secret service men. |mander, Captain Bradley. Wednesday proved a lucky day; Just before departure Mr. for the fishermen. The President, Rosevelt inquired about Key West |his son, James Roosevelt; Harry and expressed a desire to visit the \Hopkins, Secretary Ickes, and @ city at some time. He was assur- |number of others trolled for sev-' eq that the Island City would give jeral hours in the afternoon, They him a royal welcome. ;came in laden with spoils to the; The Presidential party departed number of at least thirty barra-'¢ approximately at 1 p. m. on jcudas. Of these, F. D. R. account- Saturday, December 4. Fort Jef- jed for two. Mr. Clark of the Se- ferson has been honored by the jeret Service carried off the hon- visit of a group of distinguished | jors by bringing in nine specimens gyests headed by a great Presi-| | i \ STR. COLORADO i | camp. MRS. A. J. PIERCE \MAKING READY DIED LAST NIGHT FOR HOLIDAYS FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE|STAMP AND MAIL WINDOWS CONDUCTED THIS AT POSTOFFICE TO BE AFTERNOON OPEN THURSDAY j night has developed to such an {extent that it is evident the Chamber of Commerce rooms will eae be sufficiently capacious to accommodate the number who | wish to attend, and Miss _Eliza- beth Sharpley, manager of La Concha Hotel has offered Secre- tary S. C. Singleton, of the cham- Mrs. Amanda J. Pierce, 53, died| Affording users of the mails the ; ber, the hospitality of the house, last night at 7 o'clock in the home Opportunity of being able to send | and the meeting Wednesday nigit ‘at 701 Southasd street: Faneral |Christmas packages at any time will be held in the baliroom of : fi . Zs ._ ;during the holidays, the stamp and | +n. hotel, services will be held 5 o'clock this! mail windows at the postoffice afternoon from the residence,|will be open on Thursday after- Rev. Arthur B, Dimmick, officiat-|noon this week until 6 o'clock. : ing. Postmaster Sam Harvis said this Lopez Funeral Home will be inj a they Thursday eternacae, {these windows are usually closed, charge of funeral arrangements.” | but the ruish of business at the! Pallbearers who will,serve are: | postoffice tee ee seems to have; Lieu Gregorio Rodriguez, Edelmiro| started much earlier than hereto-' Canpitier, Tomas Machin, “Hilton oe en eee ee ec | Key, Carlos Perez, Augustine Mo-|age windows will be opened this’; lina. | week. | Mrs. Pierce is survived by the| However, said the postmaster, widower, Joseph Pierce; one these Pairs the gv) Pipl yee daughter, Mrs. Perry McCullough; ere pie di scat ye 1 ‘decd oh two sons, Chester Roberts andoaj ‘ Gordon Mingo; two « brothers, | usual. Charles and James -Culmer; one | sister, Mrs. Sarah Mingo, Bahama! Islands, and five grandchildren. ‘MRS. W. J. KEMP | ARRIVED TODAY retina Soe be distinctively j;and be able |BODY OF HUSBAND WILL BE record. to BROUGHT HERE TOMOR- The scope of | | clude power and ROW MORNING especial attention pa 7 8 3 ' | to the development of Key Mrs. Kemp,gwife of W. J. Kemp, | lads into oe 3 who died in bivigsonville én Mon-} who will italtinest > day night, arrived in Key West tions of the men who once this*morning by plane. |ned the famous Key West writ} Bt ) THe body, of,.Mr. Kemp will) feemmes sates Steamship,,Colorade, of the | pene! chere:; tomorrow morning | HAS GREAT MEMORY there will eral types of boats, in the COMES T0 PORT VESSEL ARRIVED FROM NEW YORK: LEFT ENROUTE tee | | i i 1 jof that dog-tooth species. During dent. It is hoped and believed, jthe day the captain of the Poto- that they enjoyed the experience. pea generously presented a large They were given a cordial invi- ;American flag to the Acting Sup- tation to come again nad it is hop- jerintendent for use on the Fort. ‘eq that next time they will in- | From time to time members of clyde both Key West and the ithe Potomac’s crew and Filipinos Monument area in their itinerary. Hfrom the galley tried to “out- SURES? 2 ERE |smart” the “edu od mango! .TT {snappers under the | but suc- ‘SCHOOLS WILL jceeded mainly in 1 & a great! es |deal pf good bait. Sam Sawyer, CLOSE FRID. AY jwith true Key West skill and ieconomy of motions demonstrated | to interested bystanders how to} carry out the initial steps in the SESSIONS WILL BE RESUMED conversion of fresh barracuda in- to dried provendor and Roig gave| AFTER HOLIDAYS ON a practical exhibition of skiff- JANUARY 3 sculling. The next day the members of pia ia ass the President’s party diverted | All Monroe County panraratinges cae ea eae ae Schools will close Friday for the went over to nearby Bush Key t0 christmas holidays, Superintend- wander a! to enjo; ‘ {bath. ‘May | Mare ees young ent of Public Instruction Melvin jthe Fort or walked about at will./E. Russell announces. They will In the afternoon, as usual, the |reope: jPresident and others matched! ,., January 3. their wits with the members of} Local schools included in’ this the finny tribe. The fresh north-|announcement are the Junior- jeast wind militated against suc-/Senior High Shcools, Principal jeess and their combined. efforts! Horace ‘O’Bryant; the Division netted only one or two. barra: istreet-Grammiar School, Principal jcudas. *L. A..{Waldron, and the Harris | Friday proved a more. suecess-|Grammar ScHool, W. C. Duncan, ful day for the disciples of Izaak} ncipal ; Walton in the Presidential party.; gan Carlos ‘Institute will |A considerable number of barra-' closing exercises on Saturday. das were captured by members| jof the group. Secret Service Man | iClark again demonstrated his |prowess by waging a fierce but successful battle with a four-foot{ 25-pound barracuda. This was) the largest fish caught by any! member of the party and the big-| gest “bagged” by Clark in Ser iyears". The group in F. D. R's hold Here's a Good Suggestion! STATIONERY In Attractive Boxes FOR MEN AND WOMEN Gardner’s Pharmacy —The Rexall Store | ployes handling the shipment at Public | ” n for the first morning class! Clyde-Malloyy Lines, arrived 5 :(5x' eile of the vessels of the Over- o'clock this morning; from Newixeas- ‘Transportation Company. CLEMSON, S. C.—Arthur. college names, York with shipments, of bulky.-"Apfangements for the funeral, dress, clerk at @ freight consigned to; merchants which will be in charge of the here, remembers and other business places. == —— Pritchard Funeral Home, will be and laundry numbers of Prominent among the consign- announced after the arrival of the‘ than sixteen hundred of ments was a shipment of chairs pody, school’s students. i. The vessel was relieved of the} R. TRUMBULL ‘at Angela and Simonton streets, | #1 jarticles suitable for Christmas |West, and now a busy salesmam'ticies may be made from low| dinner, Plcataen pice Sentient glierd my iThe center is open Tuesday. pein a use for | West will be during this win- day, 8 to 12 m. There is no cost) they learn to are satisfied that the place to| Special attention is being given] Several lfind these is Key West. present to toys, novelties,|are on display at the Es the Mallory Dock, said the equip- ment was practically all a part of the furnishings of the cocktail | ‘ E if & i g it : and tables which are for the Hotel Casa Marina and one of the em- PA Hi M eit f Se Of Much IVI shipments for Key West in a short| ene : time and sailed for Tampa at 7/ oo 4 | The WPA Home-making center; lis open to women of the com-| ‘munity who wish to learn to} ubes, ser of ARRIVES HERE make inexpensive toys and other | used for a large | gifts, states Mrs. Minnie H. Rob- | Reginald Trumbull, for years 2) inson, supervisor. ‘successful business man of Key) any attractive and useful ar- | with headquarters in Miami, is in /-oo1 or waste material, and ations for preparing the city today meeting many | iipetent instructor is available| food articles are oe ee ee }/to teach the various processes.| At the center Citizen that the impression in othe | Wednesday, Thursday, all day:|ends which um er sections of the state is that Key | Friday. 2 to 5:30 p. m. and Satur-jed of no ter season, filled with tourist-jfor the instructions, although| expensive erticles and visitors who are seeking | each person is required to supply | the ee and warmth and sunshine, and who/ their own materials. [se at UR HOME WITH A GREEN LAWN. OUR LINE OF LAWN MOWERS AND GARDEN IMPLEMENTS IS COMPLETE. SOUTH FLA, : f