The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 27, 1937, Page 1

Associated Press Day W: Service. For 57 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LVIII. No. 306, ire John Wilbur Becomes ich Interested In Matters Makes Request of Post- master Sam Harris To Forward Names of All Realty Dealers Here Postmaster Sam Harris has re- ceived a letter from John A. Wil- bur, president of the Ocean Beach-Fire Island Company. of Bayshore, N. Y.,/ asking that he be gent the names of all:real estate dealers in the city of Key West. firms and corporations. The letter sent by Mr. Harris contained names of every dealer in realty in the city, in fact the letter was comprehensive in every detail, given all the facts in con- nection with every firm. Mr. Wilbur's letter indicates that he is interested in the pur- chase of lots on the keys, one to be developed as a community of bungalows, and the other as a|_ trailer camp. “Such developments if properly developed and hand- led, would add greatly to the of your city since the materials arid’ furnish- a supplies would be pur- locally,” it is pointed out. LODGE GROUP TIME IN KEY WEST Passing through Key West this | morning on their way to Havana where they will attend a Supreme Convention of the order Carabal- lero de la Luz, Incorporated, was a group of officers and members, some of whom paid a visit to The Citizen office. Victor E. Pasetti, supreme lum- inar of the order, was the spokes- | man of the visiting group, and ‘was very enthusiastic about the | Of Realty TDS LLL 2 Lo BUT ONE SAILFISH CAUGHT YESTERDAY The only sailfish brought in by fishermen yesterday was a six foot four and a half inch specimen by Louis Gillette of Minneapolis, Minnesota, fish- ing in the Gulf Stream aboard the “Legion,” Captain Jakie Key. His son, Louis Gillette, Jr., accompanied him on thetrip. Many large barracuda, growp- er, kingfish and bonita were: also brought in. VL hk ude uke hide, MUCH CONFUSION “OVER NAMES IN SOCIAL SECURITY INSURANCE (Special to The Citizen) JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Dec. 27 —Similarity in names has caus- ing the old-age provisions of the social security law, it was point- ed out here today by Clayton C missioner. z some instances, getting old-age assistance mixed with old-age in- surance. Yet the two are entirely, different and one is administer- ed by the state through the Wel- fare Board and the other by the federal government through the Social Security Board. Old-age assistance means mon- jey payments by the state to old people who are in need. It is | based on the need of the applicant and therefore is not a pension, al- | though it is often so termed. Old-age insurance means mon- ey payments by the federal gov- IN ‘SOME INSTANCES OLD AGE ASSISTANCE GETS MIXED UP WITH OLD AGE ed considerable confusion regard- The public, he stated, is in ANOTHER FLORIDA WELFARE PROGRAM, ENTERS SECOND PHASE OF ACTIVITIES IN RENDERING SUFFERERS {Special to The Citizen) JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Dec. 27. —Florida has entered the second phase of its welfare program, fol- lowing the approval by the Social Security Board at Washington of the aid to the blind plan submit- ted to it by the State Welfare Board. Although the plan was_for- warded to the national capital on November 1 its approval was de- layed until: December*"17- while minor’ technicalities were. being froned outi The interim; however, had been: used’ by the State Welfare’ Board’ to mail-out blanks to-all-' of the 2 "welfare districts, which imme- diately begat to-aceept applica- tions. The hope*that the blind and near-blind might receive their initial checks by Christmas Day was blasted by failure to ob- tain approval of the plan prior to | the monthly meetings of district boards, required by the fifteenth of each month for convenience in making out huge payrolls and writing nearly 23,000 checks that are now going to the aged needy. According to a survey made by the former State Board of Social Welfare cooperating with the Works Progress Administration there are 1,280 persons in Florida entitled to blind assistance. It is expected that this estimate will prove to be conservative. The conditions governing grants are in many respects the same ay those governing old age assist- ance. A fundamental difference is that no person receiving old | age assistance can obtain blind assistance, and that all must undergo an examination by a competent ophthamologist to determine the loss or impairment of sight. The examining ophtha- mologists will be designated by the State Welfare Board. To obtain aid to the blind, the) | son must be blind to the extent! that the central visual acuity is/ 20/200 or less in the better eye) jhas a disqualifying field defect} ni which the peripheral fluid has} | contracted to such an extent that) the widest diameter of visual) field extends an agular distance| no greater than 20 degrees and which is sufficient to incapacitate GETS UNDER WAY! AID TO VARIOUS BLIND) | word for everyone and harsh applicante! owners-ofy-the .einetyé:toot Che Kry est Citizen —. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1937. Christm en Christmas was, as is evercthe) case in Key West, quiet and! peaceful. It was a day wherein everybody seemed bent on having a good time in a quiet and peace- ful manner, having a_ cheerful words for none, Business places were closed most of the day, and by one o'clock in the afternoon all were closed with the exception of res-| taurants and cool drink stands, | always jollity and business. were religiously inclined went to} the churches where services were} in progress, and afterward to. their homes for rest and peaceful} converse with their families. There was not one report re-| ceived at police heatiquarters or bee poop Ps officeswhich would for the presence-of an offi-| cer. In fact, withthe exception of one arrest wherein four of- fenders were placed in the city| ‘hoosegow, there was no need of| officers. visitors from all parts of the coun- Westers, spending their holi- inthe city. Reports from the ida Motor Lines are that six more busses were kept busy, com- ing from No Name Key and going to the terminals on this side, all with happy crowds, either coming to the city or leaving after spend- img a real joyous Christmas day. During the entire period from Christmas Eve until today there ‘was no report of a serious auto- mobile accident. In fact, while any of the riders. Coast Guard Ship Takes Drifting Vessel In Tow Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit PRICE FIVE CENTS > i | | California home. 'A BRIDESMAID 1,000 TIMES— —Brousht Into This Ports "AUTHOR KNOWS HER ROMANCE Alice Marie Dodge made her} study of the subject, and the peo-| and those places wherein there is| there were several crashes where- | first literary efforts while sitting! ple about whom I write,” she| in two cars came together, not/in the branches of an acacia tree Early in the day those who one of them resulted in injury to pias Breer te tie Sot Fane eee From other sections of the coun- | Where she was born and educated, try come reports of hundreds of | is the romantic setting for “Dare| the morning, and considers that | Craft Had Been Drift- ing About For Period of Two Days | says, “to make the background | io” yaa. Rate = Christmas eve, word was re- é ge er writing in| «ved at 5 Sian automobiles leaving the road, be-| To Dream,” a modern love story| morning lost if she cannot spend ters that assistance was needed ing struck*by railroad trains and) Which will run serially in this pa-| at least three hours at her desk. | many others, which resulted in a toll of 500 deaths during the two days, but not one injury, even, reported in Key West. | per, starting tomorrow. She sticks to the good old-fash-|"Y *he mote Although her» first rejection; ioned method of writing first in| which was sighted about 6 miles ‘came at theage of 10,:when she longhand, and does her own | was caught by her school teacher | ing afterwards. /As a matter of truth, the peo-| Writing a “poem” ina study pe-| ple in this city seemed, as usual, Tiod, Alice Marie Dodge refused | t on having a good time, and/ to let this‘early failure discourage} is like—well, her pet hobby. is| P| southwest of Gosgrove Shoals about 29 miles from Key West. Officer in Charge August Brad- Idiosyncrasies As-for what Alice Marie Dodge! ing all possible to assist others | her. She went on to-write articles}cooking, her pet aversion, com- Jey and in command of the Pa- in doing the same. It was the) and stories; foramany magazines,| mittees. She cannot sit under a There were several hundred| spirit of the holiday season, which | 2nd is also the author of several | balcony without chills creeping; try, many of whom were former | always prevails in Key West shu |DONEY inclu ihg the holiday season. WALTER WINKEL LANDS SAILFISH; VARIOUS OTHER SPECIMENS TAKEN MODINES COME HERE ON VISIT ARRIVE ABOARD YACHT: ‘MUCH PLEASED WITH ISLAND CITY Mr. and Mrs. Arthur B. Modine, cruiser, “Paladin”, - registered from St. Petersburg and berthed at Yacht Basin, were so anxious to spend Christmas in Key West, | regulations prescribe: “The per- | that they brought their yacht here last weekend, even though part of the furnishings being renovat- with correcting glasses, or that he | ed in the main cabin were unfin- ished. The Modines are very enthus- iastic in discussing Key West. They like it because “jazz and | commercialism” have not touched it. The water, the friendly peo- Fishing in the Gulf Stream Fri- day were a party from the Yacht} “Paladin” aboard Captain Jakie Keith’s fishboat, “Legion”. Trolling in the stream, the par- ty, found fishing excellent, and brought to gaff many tuna, dol- phin, bonita, kingfish. Then the big moment came. A light strike touched the line of Walter Winkel of Racine, Wisconsin. Mr. Winkel immediately released the brake} on his reel and let his bait lie still. It was a sailfish strike, and when a sailfish hits the bait, he} must be coaxed info the idéa that he has killed his fish. Otherwise he will not turn again to gobble the bait whole. Then Mr. Sail- fish sailed into that bait, and Mr. Winkel knew of nothing else in} this wide world than that he had | sport fish in these waters fighting jon. his line. For thirty minutes he battled the huge sail, and fin- ally brought him to gaff. It was a seven-foot six-inch monster, méasured from the tip of his tail to the tip of his sword- like beak. in the Stream by numerous par- ties. No sails were sighted, nor one of the larger specimens of) Fishing yesterday was enjoyed | Heels.” | Not Always A Bridesmaid “Sunshine Acres” trol Boat 185 received the wire- | along her spine. She believes that} message the after- | if she breaks a looking glass she'll | oe penten: | have good luck—and always does, | 200n and immediately left for the Before taking seriously to fic-|She would rather give a stray dog! scene, which was reached at 6:05 tion writing, Mrs. Dodge was the|a home than own a_ pedigreed - | official clerk. of the Sacramento | Township Court, and in that ea- | pacity acted as bridesmaid at | more than 1,000 weddings. But | a bridesmaid, never a bride,” and | is now happily married. | dered bridegrooms have furnished material for many of Mrs. Dodge's stories, bechuse she likes to get | her material first hand. BOY TRANSIENTS ARE NG CENT OF WANDERERS TO RETURN HOME | ’ (By Associated Press) wanderers,” says a report by M E. Lewis, camp director. “About 30 percent seem anx- | ious to go home but the rest will | keep on roving,” he repofts |“Many of them brag about the number of transient camps they have attended.” The blushing brides and bewil-| against heartbreaking obstacles,| “I always make an extensive) is Alice Marie Dodges own. canine. | o'clock. Set in the country of the old hich | Spanish Dons, “Dare To Dream”™| The message wi Se ae |is the timely romance of Nelda ceived had given the exact posi- she outjinxed the jinx of “Thrice| Barrie, who is forced by circum.| tion of the vessel, and there it |Stances to reclaim a decaying! was found. It was learned the rancho. She pits her courage} voles badd arift for two | against even the man she loves,| days, and was enroute from | because she dares to dream, How Havana to Tampa. | these dreams take an unexpected | . Taking the Scouter in tow the | turn, is told with a deftness that Coast Guard boat started $ |return and reached port about | 10:15. The vessel was GIRL WED BY PROXY WHILE ON HIGH SEAS (By Anncctated Press) BERKELEY, Calif., Dec, She émbarked” from New : as Florence Holden, an American citizen, and landed at Marseilles, France, as Mrs. Maurice Miller, a subject of Great Britain. Such was the experience of Berkeley woman in a recent mar- LOS ANGELES, Dec. 27.—Sev- | ria, i ” o | riage by proxy on the high seas. — in en | Her new husband is British vice | | transient camps are “incurable | consul at Barcelona, Spain. He | could not get a leave of absence | and she could enter Spain only as| | his wife—so the marriage took | place via radio while she was on | shipboard. | COMES IN FROM TAMPA AND LEAVES ENROUTE | ple, the beautiful island, the foli-! age are very distinctive, and Key| barracuda were running wild. West has great possibilities, they | throughout the day, also, smaller | #8¢ from 17 to 19 and some have | say. The worst thing that could! poats trolled for fighting jack off been on the road as long as eight | happen to it, in their opinion, | Fort Taylor and the breakwater. | Years, Lewis says. dolphin, but kingfish, bonita and |ernment to workers eligible un- Ce to ee oe here der the national social security act eee wee. 8 cumbet of The state decides who shall re- The boys in question range in, j ¢ Havana. . | Old-age insurance payments are mong the visiiors to Key West made regardless of need, the am-/ morning were}, Angel Ros-|0Unt in each case depending ado, me vice luminar; Ra-| UPon the wages which the work mon Rarodi, supreme. secratario; has received from employment Garcia, supreme treasur-| covered by the provisions of the Berdial, ‘gran luminar! social security act. | the grand lodge. of Florida; Jose Eavilan, grand vice luminar; Francico Velasco Bubizartta, gran vice secretary; Emilio Norcisa, grand patriarca; Jose M. Pita, su- Preme luminar pasado; Manuel G. | Cuerbo, Claudio Hernandez, An- dres Garrido, Carmen Garrido, Estrella Lopez, Daisy Berdia), Annie Hernandez. ' PEDRO BAZO, 77, DIED SATURDAY FUNERAL SERVICES WERE CONDUCTED YESTERDAY Pedro Bazo, 77, died Saturday afternoon at 3 o’cock, in his home on Simorifon ‘street. Funeral services Were héld' yesterday aft- ernoon’ 5 O'\6ck from the resi- dence. ~ Shuler Peele, of Fleming Street Methodist church, officiated. Funeral arangements were in charge of the Lopez Funeral! Home. Survivors are: Three daugh- ters, Consuelo, Amparo and Velan Bazo; three sons, Rafael, Peter and Edward Bazo; two brothers ‘Tony and William. | never lost hope, even with the elements and a terrifying strike stacked against her. | All her dreams were | planted with the let- tuce seed on an old California rancho. Earl Reckless brought magictothese dreams, and Bill Langdon brought mystery. One of them made her dreams come true, DARE? DREA BY ALICE MARIE DODGE j eae THE CITIZE CHIIIIIIIA LET US FIGURE ON YOUR ELECTRICAL NEEDS--OUR STOCK i$ COMPLETE~-PHONE 598 SOUTH FLORIDA CONTRACTING & ENGINEERING COMPANY Applications for old-age assist- ance should be made at the local | office of the state welfare de-! | partment or, if there is no local _nifred McKinley, Miss D. C. L, Saunders, R. R. '. | Adelia Castro, Leo Castro, A. Ber- | mudez, A. Armas, Williath Yates, | him for self-support.” | would be the stringing of rows of| In the ‘Judy”, Captain Douglas| jneon lights and electric signs | Osborn, a party yesterday hooked | ZAMUTARA TMG | along the main street, as is the! into a ten-foot sand shark and| TEMP! " : = case in Miami. Key West has a) were bringing him in, When a | ie —w nme emma | ,WILL DISCUSS MATTER OF different charm than that of the) monster hammerhead, fully thir-| Aiied@ STEAM Bau ye iy i y type of city. ty feet long, the length corrobor- | 4; hi sae aM 2 aah » OPENING NEW'STRETCH’”|" ‘The Modines are visiting Gay-| ated by anothet’ nearby fishing Aratie Soe eg" A") NET DA BARRIE OF OVERSEA HIGHWAY | !%@_ Thomas, who is. connected | boat, rose and attacked the small-| Boston _Y AWHSYR! AI2Agg: O 1D ; with the Casa Marina staff. In| er shark. Abodi@'the “Judy”, @ Brownsville 78 ¥ | their party also sre. Avo daugh- | harpoon was quicltly brought out Buffalo “34 ters, Margaret and Julie; a son, and a quick thrust scored a direct Char} Members of the Oversea Road Thomas; the Misses Peggy O'Con- hit in the large shark's back. But Chicago = , Win and Toll Bridre District Commis-! nor, Patsy Beil and Fred Nichol! that was nothing to the hammer-' Corpus Christi office, to the district office. pare poeta & mecting to be from St. Petersburg; John Hand head. One powerful lunge and Denver Applications for - lump-sum a - ae Seen rd a he nag — wie Sache Oe cael mi benefits and death payments) py chi ti he ata Dacian 5 | the harpoon carried off in his! Dodge City __ incan, chief engineer. Mr. and Mrs. Modine were also’ hack as a trophy. The dorsal fin Duluth = should be made to the field office! J js the intention of the com- of the Social Security Board or missioners to disciiss the probabi to the Bureau of Old-Age Insur- ity of opening up the road, with | ance, Washington, D. C. | the exception of the water gap of here last spring. Captain of the | of the shark was nearly three feet Fastport _ | “Paladin” is Arthur Ainscough. | high, witnesses said. The other |p) Paso | } following item for Key tons of t and one mail; for vana, 30 freight and one auto, sacks of mail. Esmond Sawyer, who riously injured in accident December along nicely at this at first it appeared critically il from the | his injuries. Advices from his bedside | the first several days were that (Ry Associated Press) | AMES, Ia., Dec. 27—Dr. A. R. | Lauer, Iowa State college psycho- i logist and traffic safety research worker, describes the “safe” driv-| DENVER, Dec. 2? — A public er as: ‘pension is an “unworthy incen- A man without domestic trou- | tive” for an alien to seek United | bles, between 32 and 37; above | States citizenship, Judge J. Fos- | five feet ten inches in height and ter Symes of federal district court weighing between 170 and 180) told four candidates whose citi-/ pounds. zenship applications he rejuected. | Dr. Lauer, who nas tested 15,000' One of the four had lived in the | drivers in several states, says the) United States 60 years and said person “ who is above the average He only recently discovered he in mentality, physique and per-| was not a citizen. | sonality, or at least is neither “It seems odd you would dis- brute nor shrimp, Ph.D. nor ig-| cover it just when Colorado de-| noramus, routine between book- cides to pay a $45 a month old! ‘aid of this city, lay his looking for the person or persons Tampa keeper or scientific genius,” has age pension,” the judge said. One| head on @ railroad track to “hear | who, apparently using an ice pick,/ Washington - & pretty good chance of being a of the qualifications for a pension | the train come,” and was killed punctured 300 or more tires on, Williston — good driver. is citizenship. | by the tain. | more than a hundred automobiies | Wytheville | | | 13 miles from No Name Key © QOTTOS LEAVE | Hi SAFETY DRIVING AGE oeangg | CITIZENSHIP RUSH eae City | shark was then brought into the Galveston . | Hog Key, and the decision will be) | | 32-37, EXPERT FINDS | OVER HIGHWAY | Haron | -- | Los Angeles the home on Eaton | boat. + | Hatteras | made public tomorrow. | Jacksonville SHOWS SUSPICION | Attorney Joseph Otto, Mrs. Ot-| Louisville (By Associated Press) eared Miami te Mpls.-St. P. - Nashville New Orleans New York Oklahoma City Phoenix - Pittsburgh — | St. Louis — | Salt Lake City | San Francisco Ronald Riffel, eighteen| Bethlehem, Pa. — Police are| Seattle f | Bc and Alida. Co- ~\meco; Samye) Guy Phillips and | Lila! Anne Gomez; Roberto Cas- } tellano and Gloria Gonzalez; Jack | Dillon and Georgina Rivas. 300 TIRES PUNCTURED RSKSRSRASELAKISE| SSSRVES gee fi r i i Ta | j Today, however, reports are more favorable, BEREKoBRENSSEESSTASLSRERS | SSSS.NVSSESRS geexasesas