The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 18, 1937, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service, For 57 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LVIII. No. 300. Salvaging Equipment From Boat Sunk Tuesday Night | CONCERT TONIGHT EXCELLENT PROGRAM TO BE Che Key West Citizen — Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1937. \Street Gutter Cleaning Work Starts Tomorrow ¢ Board .Given Support Adrian O’Sweeney announced quite unpresentable, and as he this morning that he will begin had received a supply of brooms, early tomorrow morning putting) wheelbarrows and shovels in ex- in effect his assertion that if he|cess of the number needed, he} RENDERED BY HOSPI- TALITY BAND » te Division Of Vessel Wie. hein By| COLORED WOMAN Mail Carrying Craft) PLUNGES INTO While Running At High) CISTERN: DEAD. Rate Of Speed é | Susan Culmer, colored, ill and) ‘ sl despondent over a physical condi-; Salvaging of equipment and tion, jumped into a cistern in the! paraphernalia from the Launch | rear of the home of Mr. and Mrs. Iris, which was sunk Tuesday | Tony Arthur, 527 Division street, 1; and was drowned at 3 o'clock this boat en route to Miami, is bein oeace @aciher dinintemek tn! night when rammed by the mai The Hospitality Band will give; its usual Saturday night concert | at Colonial Park, beginning at 8 o’clock tonight. The concert will be directed by ; Alfred Barroso. Program follows: March, “Hosts of Freedom” King Selection, “Chimes of Norman- dy” Laurendeau Waltz, “The Melody That Made You Mine” Polla Popular, “From Sunrise to Sun- set” was furnished the wheelbarrows, brooms and shovels, he would keep both sides of Duval street between Angela and Eaton streets free of trash and debris. This statement was contained O- in a letter written by Mr. Sweeney and read at the regular’ meeting of city council Thurs- day night, and which carried this! provision: “that the city by ordi-| nance prohibit the sweeping of necessary | carried on by employes of the lighthouse service, under direc- tion of Captain Nathan Niles, Jr., owner and master of the vessel, The Iris was used by Captain Niles in his capacity of attendant to unattended lights in this dis- trict, and a number ‘of lights were on the vessel when she was sunk. Some of these lights and) floating body and Mr. Arthur | phoned the sheriff's ofice, which dispatched Enrique Esquinaldo, peace justice coroner ex. officio. and Ray Elwood, deputy sheriff. |and the two removed the body | from the cistern. |. From her address on 713 Olivia !the colored woman ran to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dion, Jr., where she seized upon Mrs. Dion. The postman coming to Honzillo Albert trash, dirt and other debris from the sidewalks into the gutters.” Council agreed that an ordi- nance be drawn to this effect by the proper committee, but Mr. O’- Sweeney said this morning that the section of Duval street he proposed to clean was already “I Gave You Up” March, “Standard Bearer” Bartholm Selection, “Robert Diable” Tobani Popular Medley, “Riptide” and “Moonglow” Coslon March, “Black Rock” Hudson “Star Spangled Banner” Key weeceeeees|Plans Are Under Way other equipment used in connec-/| the door, Mrs. Dion requested his tion with aids to navigation have} aid. The colored woman then ran sii “anit duane inten-| 70™ her home, leaped the fence, heme. seivaeed, said: Super | and jumped into the cistern. dent Wm. W. Demeritt, of the} Secs wat the Tender! ROBERTS WILL | CONTINUE FIGHT AGAINST BOLITA Poppy, which was operated in the vicinity of Port Everglades, which was ordered to go to the assistance of the Iris in the sal- vage operations, had not reached the scene of the accident this} [ending at 8 THE WEATHER pecccccccce ee Highest Lowest Mean - Normal Mean Rainfall Yesterday’s Precipitation .0 Ins. Normal Precipitation .. .06 Ins. Tomorrow’s Almanac “This record covers 24-hour perio? ‘clock this morning. TRAINING COURSE The Citizen is in receipt of a letter from the Coyne Electrical School in. Chicago stating that} will initiate his project tomorrow morning. In the movement Mr. O’- Sweeney has been given the jhearty cooperation by numbers of people, and one of them, City| Councilman W. E. P. Roberts, told} The Citizen that tomorrow morn-| ing at 6 o’clock, he will be at a point where he is to meet the proposer of the idea, and join with him in the movement for a cleaner city. Asked if he intended to work, Mr. Roberts said “yes with any of the implements’ which have been provided Mr. O’Sweeney, and I am going to stay with him j until the work is considered com- pleted, or until other arrange- iments are made.” For Community Christmas Tree Preparations for the Communi- ity Christmas Tree from which ; many presents will be distributed on December 23, the day before | Christmas Eve, are going ahead | steadily, with many volunteer | workers taking part. Local Chamber Of Commerce eevee Co eeveccvcvccccccccccoccocococcoosoeee! MUCH ADMIRED KEY WEST POETESS see Scared To Death When see Resolution Adopted Dur- ing Meeting Of Organ- ization Held Last Eve- ning see First Poetry eee She Attempted WRITES WITH CRYING BABIES IN LAP Poets are generally believed to{of famous critics and writers. She invoke their muse in the’ silence| once gave an entire column to a of some lonely hour or the: quiet! consideration of her poetry, say- of a secret retreat. }sBarbara|ing that she will be one of the Greene, Key. West’s outstanding} South’s great poets. Another trib- poet, does not follow the rule. Fol-| ute was when she sent Barbara a} Jowing the true instinct of:a poet! copy of “Poetry World”, the work she writes when the thought and/ of a number of well-known poets feeling come to her—and this is} in it, and wrote across the fron- Meeting in the offices of the Chamber of Commerce last night the real estate division of the or- ganization held a» very: :interest- ing .meeting» over which Leo F. Hughes. president, presided. Matters of :intetest to the:mem- usually in her home with babies. tispiece, “I think your poetry is!| bers were discused ifr detail, and crying and shouting on the floor; better than any of this”. It was} . in front of her, one in her lap, andj Miss Seydell who had a critical) a resolution assuring the Zoning an occasional tot climbing on her 'estimate of Barbara's poetry made| Commission of the heariy sup- back! Barbara, who 1s Mrs. Henry Pinder by marriage, has never studied poetry. She has never | by Dr. Whightman Melton, editor of “Bozart Contemporary Verse”. He too was high in his praise. Martha Lyman Shillito, well- | péat endl -ecepentie of MAMI | weal debe Among those present and tak- even had the opportunity of a| known Alabama poet, criiicized higher education, she says, but| her poems favorably. Mrs. Eliza-| ing an active part in the discus- she has done a great deal of read-; beth Crepen, well-known society | sions were Feentt-24: Laid; Weed A. Johnson. Leo jing. When she sat down to write’ novelist, visited her at her home; her first poetry it was an awful/ and bawled her out for not both-| J. Dion, V. morning. The Poppy is towing a pile- driver, and it is understood that CiTy COUNCILMAN STATES THAT HE WILL TAKE UP Included in the group are mem-| moment, she was so scared! She |bers of the boy and girl scout| began to write in earnest in 1933. troops, young men and women of! | Sun rises __ Sun sets Moon rises _. 7:07 a. m.}| Anthony Nottage of Key. West has Pp. m | completed a practical course of ering to have her verse published. Mr. Bigelow, editor of Good For the benefit of those in Key! Housekeeping magazine, said her! the engine and other weighty units of the power plant are to be removed by the piledriver, after which it is anticipated th Iris will float and be much more| -@asily handled, Mr. Demeritt said that examin-} ation of the hulk of the launch} shows thatthe top,of the eabin is missing, and the stem of the mail| boat went through the starboard! side of the bow of the Iris and! reached the keel. PLAN PROGRAM FOR NEXT WEEK MANY ACTIVITIES TO BE CARRIED ON AT HOME MATTER AT SPECIAL MEET: NG TUESDAY NIGHT “While I have not received the! cooperation I was expecting in my fight against the bolita shops in Key West, I am determined to carry on the fight until success W. FE. P. Roberts this morning while calling at The Citizen of- fize. £ “I take my oath of office se- riously,” he continued, “and as T have promised to do all in my jpower to stop these pernicious | violations of the law, I am plan- | ning to carry on a vigorous fight | against the evil. “Next Tuesday evening at the! ‘special meeting of city coyncil, it is my intention to go more fully into the details of this campaign, thas been met,” said Councilman |' > and explain just what my cam- MAKING CENTER paign means to the city and to} me in my efforts to suppress this Workers at the Home Making | vice,” Mr. Roberts concluded. Center are planning various ac- | eee tivities for next week as a sort of CUBA ARRIVES holidays, | Following is the schedule for! FROM HAVANA the week: | | Center wilk hoopensalt day aga day from kQa mo"torkd:noom and ERN ENR from 1 to.4i8>@ wt Om Wednes- | — she day from 1Q:a;imfkte £2 noenvand TO TAMPA from 1 t9i3 p. metheoworkers wilt! Seay | t Steamship Cuba, of the P. and} friends andjspensars2 ‘Froins3!to|O. S. S. Company, arrived from 5 p. m. they. will emjoyra:Christ-| Havana yesterday afternoon with | mas party among themselves, |16 first cabin passengers and no}! activities. |cabin and two second cabin pas-| This will be all for the week! sengers for Tampa. before Christmas, and the Cen-| Key West arrivals: Gladys E. ter will open again on Tuesday, | Francis, Walter L. Abbott, Gene- those who have agreed to support introduction to the Christmas Tuesday, Wednesday and:fhurs-}'VESSEL LEFT LATE IN AFT- ! be “at home” jatcthé Ceriter:to! all | with a Christmas tree and other| seconds for Key West; 11 first] December 28, all day. neive Shultz, John De Poo, Jose} It is hoped that after the holi-j day rush, the women and girls of the city who have not availed themselves of the opportunity of A. De Poo, Isabel P. De Poo, Es-| ther Stopper, Edith Powers, Mad-| gelle Schrieber, Jacob Schrieber, Jacinto L. Argudia, Giselda Cal-! learning sewing, handicraft, cook- | leja, Graciels Calleja, Hortensia} ing and other things the Center| Calleja, Ramiro Capablanca, Jose has to offer, will enroll, thus| A. Martinez. Starting the New Year off in a} The vessel carried on her mani-! constructive way, states Mrs. M. | fest for Key West: Three sacks of H. Robinson, supervisor, ;mail; for Tampa: 277 tons of DSN SNR | freight and 94 sacks of mail. | Leaving at 5 o'clock the vessel jearried the following passengers, We are too busy to write a BIG || booking from this port: Mr. andj AD just now. This is merely || Mrs. F. Nordstrand, C. D. Zim-} & reminder that— ji merman, Emma Ayala, J. D.} Wing, B. C. Elliott, Mrs. Elliott, Mrs. Melvin E. Russell, Melvin Russell, Jr., Pat Russell, E. West, Mrs. Henry L. Roberts, Mrs. Clem C. Price, J. Noble, C. F. Scott. —is— HEADQUARTERS FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS For The Entire Family —also— BIG REDUCTIONS ON ALL READY-TO-WEAR AND SHOES Saturday and Monday —Joe HEAR REV. JOE TOLLE a FIRST M. E. (Stone) CHURCH) ll a, m: “GOD GAVE.” 8pm “HOW FAR TO BETHLEHEN?” A Hearty Welcome To Ali i | Moon sets 8:44 a. m. Tomorrow's Tides AM. High 11:15 Low - . 4:50 Barometer 7:30 a. m. today: Sea level, 29.95. WEATHER FORECAST (Till'7°30 p, m., Sunday) Key. West and Vicinity: Partly cloudy to cloudy with showers tonight and possibly Sunday; somewhat cooler; moderate south- erly winds, shifting to westerly. Florida: Mostly cloudy tonight, scattered showers in south por- tion and probably light mist on northeast coast; slightly colder in north and west portions tonight; Sunday partly cloudy, possibly showers near extreme south coast; slightly colder -in south} and east portions. Jacksonville to Florida Straits: Moderate south and southwest} winds, shifting to westerly over north portion, and partly overcast weather tonight and Sunday with! scattered light showers. East Gulf: Moderate southwest to northwest winds, and »artly overcast weather tonight and} Sunday with showers over south | portion tonight. PM. 10:54 4:00 WEATHER CONDITIONS The low pressure area that was centered over‘Arkansas yesterday morning has toved northeast- ward to westérn’ Pennsylvania, and pressure is low this morning from the Mississippi Valley east- ward. Another low pressure area has moved in over the northern Plains States; while pressure is moder- ately high over Texas, and a strong high pressure area over- spreads far northwestern districts. Precipitation, mostly in the form of rain, has occurred during the last 24 hours throughout east- ern districts, except in extreme southern Florida, and over the far Northwest. Temperatures have fallen in the Gulf States and Mississippi and! Ohio Valleys, and have risen in the Atlantic States, with readings near or above normal throughout. the country. G. S..KENNEDY; Official in Charge Christmas USED CAR SALE All used cars MUST BE SOLD NAVARRO, Inc ‘08 p. m.| training in that institution. _ TEMPERATURES Lowest Highest last night last 24 hrs. 34 60 52 Abilene __ 5 Apalachicola. — Atlanta Boston -__ 36 Brownsville __. 48 Buffalo . 32 Charleston -. 56 Chicago 28 Corpus Christ 48 Denver __ 32 Detroit perros | Dodge City 24 Duluth 18 Eastport _ ue El Paso 32 Galveston 44 Hatteras 58 Havana ti 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 Pittsburgh - St. Louis Salt Lake City San Francisco Sit. Ste. Marie Seattle Washington Williston Wytheville 32 10 64 .. 26 72 36 54 34 72 22 36 50, 42 32 52 40 38 30 36 52 30 44 46 24 52 the National Youth Administra- tion, and members of the sponsor body, the Key West Junior Wom- an’s Club. Checking names of the needy |children, placing fruit in bags, } sorting and storing each gift and placing name tags upon each pav%age, and outlining plans for rapid distribution are the intense- ly interesting phases of the work | being done at this time. | Members of Arthur Sawyer Post 28, American Legion, and of the police department, are to be ion hand. They will assist in the distribution, and also keep order. Programs of Christmas Carols are being arranged. These will be sung by the scout organiza- tions, and a number of appropri- ate selections are to be played by the Key West Hospitality Band. Everything is being done, said Victor Larsen of the Recreation} Department WPA, to make this} Christmas Tree, with its attend-} | ant festivities, complete in every} detail. | { | (CHRISTMAS TREE MONDAY EVENING Key West Temple Number 20, Pythian Sisters, have announced | they will have their Christmas Tree and associate festivities Mon- day night at 8 o'clock in their } hall. This entertaining feature is jregularly planned by the local | lodge, and is an annual feature of j the Christmas season, to which | members of the Knights of Pyth- lias lodges are always extended a | welcome. ‘ ‘as easily as if she were taking a West who have not read her; work was very good, and Vivian poems, several of which havej Yeiser Laramore, who been printed in The Citizen and a! try column in the Miami Daily series of them in the Sunday Star, | News, also gave a column to Bar- her lines are exquisite descrip-!bara’s work, besides including tions of nature and the everyday! two of her poems in the 1936 edi- things of life. In her own words,| tion of “Florida Poets”. she doesn’t like just fancy de-| Avery Powell, of the Jackson- righon. she writes “descriptions Times-Union, is with @ meaning to them”. This is impressed with th the essence of the beauty of her/ of hers he has read. work—intense, highly colored, ex-| Barbara tried to publish a book perience pictured in a setting of once, but her publisher claimed almost painful beauty, such is the! that he went broke, after he had | excellence of her art and feeling.! secured her work, and told her he} A great number of her pieces could not go through with it. have to do with the “local color”} When she asked for her poetry, of Key West, and describe well| he said he had lost the manu- the strong feeling of a Key West-j script. A number of other at- er for the green, ocean-girt Island| tempts failed to bring back the City and its friendly Latin and|poems, Binally the threat of hav- Bahaman people Pouring off her beautiful work|turn them. Barbara is certain he ing the law on him made him re-; intended to publish them and se-| ‘Hughes and others. Adjournment was announced at /a late hour, and the members ad- ing of the organization would be a call for a special meeting ir ‘DAVID | WARD IN MACE FOR SET ‘oF MYERS David E. Ward, Lee county , drink of water Barbara, never- the less, has little desire to see her work in print. Noted critics who come across her poetry go wild over it, but Barbara does ‘nothing about it. This year, how- ever, with the aid of a number of local persons she is planning to bind the best of her Key West poetry in a coconut fiber booklet. Efforts are also being made to in- terest a national publishing house in her work. Margaret Seydell, who conducts a poetry column in the Atlanta Georgian, has repeatedly ; praised her work and has done a great deal to bring her to the attention MARINERS WILL BE PAID MONDAY cure money from the sale for) himself. Barbara Greene was born here. She spent ten years in Gainesville | and High Springs, Florida, re- turned to Key West and has been here the last three years. « The interview with Barbara was one packed with the most startling revelations and surprises to The Citizen, but the biggest jolt came when she turned to him | judge, who has a number of friends in Key West, said on his last visit several months ago that he was considering announcing as a candidate for the State Senate. In a telegram to The Citizen he confirms this, and informs his many friends that formal an- nouncement appears today in the and asked, “I've been trying to, find out this for a long time—just’ exactly what is ‘free verse’?” Records of the exact turmoil of mind of the reporter at that time are not available. RESULTS FROM DANCE ARE Christmas Eve, December 24, 9 till ? Havana-Madrid Club SAID TO BE VERY GRATIFYING BIG FLOOR SHOW Featuring “THE RHYTHM BOYS”—Hottest Music In Town ” BETTY NOBLE. Gorgeous Costumes Big Time Entertainers GENTLEMEN, 75c i Jimmie Heffner’s Revue Members of the lighthouse service in this district will be made happy Monday, that is, all Beautiful Girls Dance and Show | M SET LOOK NEW FOR THE HOLIDAYS WITH SHERWIN-WILLIAMS ENAMELOID. SOUTH FLORIDA CONTR. & ENG. CO--598 Chief Ivan Elwood, of the Key} West Police Department, said this morning that the results from the dance given for the purpose of se-| curing funds for uniforms for the force were exceedingly gratifying. | After all expenses have been paid and a number ot incidentals attended to, the revenue from the dance totalled $270, it was said, today measurements are be- ing arranged and materials chos- en for the splendid new uniforms which are to be purchased. Pena’s Garden of Roses Featuring JIMMY LOSS and his Orchestra VAUDEVILLE DANCING Christmas Eve to New Year's Eve Ladies Fee! Gentlemen $1.00 Ladies ree Admission. $1.00 reads: ‘from Key West and elsewhere the district, lam confirming our paper here that I shall | candidate for State Senator. | mal announcement will come j er.” } Geraldine Pinder, colored, charged with an assault on the person of Kathleen Andrews, while using profane language, was arraigned for preliminary hearing before Peace Justice En- rique Esquinaldo yesterday after- ; was sufficient condemnatory evi- | dence to warrant the accused be- ing held for trial at the next term of criminal court, and the bond was fixed at $50, Social Club Roosevelt's Good Deed Dance Tonight. 10:30 till 2 «. m. Featuring HEM OLSON and His National Fevorites direct from Atlantic City’s MILLION