The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 29, 1937, Page 7

three for Jagidary, Associated Press Day Wire Service, For 57 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West NO. 309. City Collects Close To Ten Thousand Dollarss:imu: Tax | Payments This ‘Month CUBA. ARRIVES THIS MORNING VESSEL COMES IN FROM TAMPA AND LEAVES FOR HAVANA VOLUME LVIIL. One Of Payments During | December Was That Of; Florida East Coast Hotel Company Tax Assessor-Collector Sam B. Pinder, for the. city, feels very much enthused over the tax col- lections for the month of Decem- ber as shown by his records to date. In fact said Mr. Pinder collec: tions for the month of December to date, show $9,550.14; which is about $3,000 more than was col- lected during the month of No- Mre Mother M. Landi . Hodge, Mother M. Landis, vember of last year, when the |Sister Jose Frances, Dr. H. N. four per cent discount ruling Blanton, Dorothy Earthly, Fran- i ces Heager, Mrs. E. Rowan, E. went into effect. It was made | vaidez, C. L. Nalor, E. J. Gabjean, effective in December this year. F. D. Patriquer, Mrs. Patriquer, One of the surprises of the A. D. Albert. | Listed on the ship’s manifest month happened on Monday when | Were the following: For Key ‘ West, 16 tons of freight and two ae Florida East Coast Hotel | ache of mail; for Havana, 25 tons Co.'s check for $3,558.72 was re- \of freight and nine sacks of mail. ceived. It was not expected until; The vessel sailed at 9:30 with Jater, Mr. Pinder said. the Sotowing bookings — irs! |port: Dr. J. J. Lewis, Dr. E. The first payment made under’ Tangdom, W. L. Tredway, J. O. the four per cent ruling was made | Lessel, Mrs. Mary Lessel, Herman by Sam Hart, and he is the proud | J. Schumann, Sarah Jane Schu- possessor of the first receipt is- sued, announcing his payment of “eurrent taxes in the sum of $28.02. Mr. Pinder said that he ex- . pects other payments before the end of December when the four per cent discount is reduced to aiiilary; then it will be two per cent in February and one per cent in March. Steamship Cuba, of the P. and O. S. S. Co., arrived this morning from Tampa and St. Petersburg, | with the following passengers. Nine first eabin and two seconds from Tampa, and two first cal and one second cabin passenger from St. Petersburg for Key West: 98 first and three seconds from: Tampa, and 44 first cabins from. St. Petersburg, for Havana. Key West arrivals: L. R. Hodge, Anna S. Treadway, Sam Bowers, J. J. Blasingame and a few sec- ond cabin passengers. ne —— Lowest: Highest Jast night last 24 hrs. .. 52 52 VISITORS AT LOCAL CONVENT SISTER JANE FRANCIS ARRIVE TODAY Abilene 00. Apalachicola Boston quarters the Holy Names Acad- emy, Albany, New York, whose jurisdiction is on all convents on |the Atlantic Coast from New York | State to Key West, with Sister | Jane Francis, arrived this morn- | ing on the Cuba for an official ;maculate here. The local Sister | Superior, Mary John, and Sister | Louis Gabriel met them at the | boat and escorted them to the | Convent. | Provincial Landis expects to be ‘here two or three weeks in her | annual visit to Key West and the | Convent of Mary Immaculate. She | will transact necessary business |and then return to Albany. Pro | vincial Landis stated, that she al- ‘ways enjoys being in this beauti- ful city and looks forward to a | pleasant stay. | BUILDS BOAT IN HOUSE LAKEWOOD, O.—Thomas J Nashville _. New Orleans — New York _ Oklahoma City Pensacola Phoenix Pittsburgh St. Louis #3 Salt, Lake City San Francisco Sit. Ste. Marie _ Seattle Tampa Washington Williston Wytheville ‘room. He lowered it out the win- i dow, gesegegesrasssaecseseaeees| SRVSSRSSSSEeeI2usz JIMMY LOSS and his "MUSIC THAT PLEASES” DIRECT from the EMPIRE ROOM New Year’s Eve —Make Your Reservation Early— PHONE 237-w | mann, George W. Miller, Mrs.) i Vera Miller, Lloyd B. Treadway, | meeting Tuesday night of the cit; AWAIT WORD ON DISCREDIT RUMOR THAT NEW ‘WOULD OPEN TODAY From some irresponsible source a rumor was in«circulation, not} only here but in other parts of} the state, that the Oversea High-}| way, roads and bridges, would be opened today. This was distinct- ly not so. The provisions in the insurance policies did not meet with the ap- proval of the officials of the PWA, as shown in the report of the meeting »f Monday night, pub- lished in The Citizen of Tuesday, and it became necessary for the policies to,be sent back and the | changes incorporated. It is understood that the poli- cies have been ‘corrected by the offices .of the insurance company in Miami, and have been received in)Key West. |. Chairman Howard Wilson, of the Oversea Road and Toll Bridge ‘District Commission , said «this morning it was expected: that a meeting of the organization would be held today, and an announce- ment made as soon as conclusions were reached and a definite plan decided upon. OPENING BRIDGES) The Key West Citizen KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1937. Occupational All persons who have not paid their occupational license, both state and county, by tomorrow, will receive notices from County Tax Collector Frank H. Ladd. If by Monday they have not all settled and squared up their li | cense purchases, Mr. Ladd says it } will be necessary for him to fur- |nish the sheriff with a warrant to be served at once. This warrant is issued by the Those Not Having Current Be Given Notice Tomorrow ' Citizens Licenses To state,and the sheriff is “com- manded to levy upon and sell any real, or personal proper’ ” the person who has allowed himself to become delinquent. The warra “ the WHAT CONGRESS DID. ‘eth. MANY ISSUES AHEAD. nty CONSERVATIVES’ ADDRESS. > cost of THE QUAIL DINNER. ree county the required required sum for the s' et with judge, tog: executing the | Members: of the Y.W C.A., and |the Y.M.C.A., were loud in their | praises of the courtesies extend- jed to them during their visit Key West before leaving for Cu- | ba, on Monday, . December 20, to Visiting Groups Appreciate Many Courtesies Extended |fund, were given a half month's | Guests Of Demeritts Enjoy and their return here on Tuesday. They especially wished to thank Major William V. Albury, Captain W. Curry Harris and RECEIVE PAY Sergeant Eugene Pierce. The _ ; major and captain, they said did This morning in the office of | all possible in making their stay, the City Clerk, Wallace Pinder, | each time at the National Guard all city employes, excepting those | Armory, a distinct pleasure, and on the Board of Public Works, | LIBERALS ALSO CONFER. REPUBLICAN PROGRAM. TO VOTE ON WAR? BI-PARTY OPPOSITION LANDON SUPPORTS F. D. R. THE PANAY AFFAIR. Ser- re- ent of be H the courteous t geant Pierce, r membered. By HUGO 5S, SIMS (Special Washington Correspondent or After F vacation tees lasting over a period of one week The special session of the Sev- in Havana, where they were the |¢nty-fifth Congress, which lasted and | thirty-two working days, manag- Key ed to pass farm and housing bills was recipients of many favors courtesies, their return to West Tu rnoon marked by treatment r Every membe ed in uttering words of a tion. The party left yest ing over the which are now in conference for report to the regular session; - | which begins next: month, An ia- | equally significant action was the vote of the House to recommit the Gay morn- | wages and hours bill to commit- tee where it is pigeon-holed. No who are paid out of a special) salary. i Payment was out of the Gen-/| eral Revenue Fund. At a special council, among other matters, au- | thorization of the payment was upcnaaaas” Has Interesting Meeting Provincial M. Landis, head-| visit at the Convent of Mary Im-/ made. | | Dr. William W. Demeritt, who | has been, and is still enjoying a {vacation from “his studies, and | Mrs. Demeritt, are today spending | their last day in Key West, | they plan leaving tomorrow morn. jing for Atlanta, Ga., where Dr. | Demeritt is an honor student at | Southern Dental College. Not only have they had a won- | derful time, but their guests, Dr. (John C. Brauer, instructor of clinical work at the college, Mrs. | Brauer, and their son, Jimmie, three years old, have been doing | all in their power to catch all the as Summaries of the activities of | Troop 52, Boy Scouts of America, held the interest of those attend- ‘ing the meeting last night at scout | headquarters. The talk was made ae as tana Mage’ Te" fish in the sea, and have been cae ‘on ‘the accom-| Dretty successful in making an \plishments of the troop during the | excellent showing. Fishing In Nearby Waters other action of significance was | Dr. Harry G. Clark, of Detroit, | he prriatee Mich., who was a guest at the Ho-| an 1s an * i } rae tel La Concha, fell in love with all they-vaight> as i ae But the next day Key West, writes a letter of ap-/ in the wat ind Tortugas, | preciation, and also some sugges- they found the dif er when tions for corrections of certain they began to bring ii ‘ge bar- conditions in the city. The com- racuda, amberjack and kingfish. See i: iti ce rbcege ou group knew | munication, received by The Citi- what fishin Of course this | 2*”, if herewith given in full: an old story for Dr, Demer-| “I appeal to you. A couple of itt, but an entirely, new experi- years ago I came, I saw and was ar wee pat lonis ee hac conquered. Key West had a jewel ye ae ie vet was colored like the rain- had, at least in the line of fishing, ;°°C* and they will carry the memory ow. with blue and gold butter. obi canine mae cir amethyst darted here and there. brings then Everything glinted and shone. } One day’ the With 115 fine Hrought that w in these wate: year. ling year. The trend of answers | | quota. | FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE civic improvements, ahd these es Each scout was then asked to! give a short talk on what ne MRS. M. HIGGS ‘incorporated hikes, passing of |tests, improvement of patrols, Talks were made on the secur-| CONDUCTED THIS AFT- ing of merit badges, the award vn NOON were followed by a short talk on) yrs Maria Jane Higg: 3 FE eas, the purposes of the patrol system, 1.44 been a sufferer ov uuld like to see done th - | ine year. news| DIED YESTERDAY bringing the troop up to the full council projects for scouting, and its great advantages towards who er a long | building of a chain of scouts, and period, died 3 o'clock yesterday its effect on manhood. It was/fternoon at the home of her pointed out, in an analytical sum- daughter, Mrs. Ray Elwood, 607 mary of the scout movement, that weakest link. Guests of the evening were |Scoutmother Mrs. M. Sawyer, yer gave a short talk on various Herbert Weech, William Pierce, which | activities of the scouts, and stress- | Sam Bethel, Joc Fleitas and Otto, charge of } | Father Mullin, Joseph Richardson and scouts of Troop 5. Mrs. Saw- ed the importance of Patrol meet- Father Mullin. gave a brief ad- Stinson of this city built a 10-foot pn on phe vigor oh spre soe i i i. = - on ie sailboat in his second-story bed lot pscgpie ep od PM | importance of clean living among the scouts, The members gave evidence of their interest and appreciation by frequent applause. The meeting was brought to a close with a prayer by Father Mullin, and Sa- lute to the American Flag, and the Great Scoutmaster’s Bene- diction. Ashe street. achain is no stronger than its Funeral services are being held ' 4 o'clock this afternoon from the chapel of the Lopez Funeral Home. Rev. A. L. Ford, of the Church of God, will officiate. Pallbearers are: Charles Curtis, | Kirchheiner. | Mrs. Higgs is. survived by one | daughter, Mrs. Ray Elwood; three sisters, Mrs. Fannie Peterson, Mrs. | Louisa Parks, Mrs.. Rebecca John and two great-grandchil- «on HOLIDAY NOTICE In order to allow the employees of dren, | dren. —a Full New Year's Day Holiday. all Laundry and Dry Cleaning not in the plant by $ a. m. Friday can mot be delivered before Monday p. m. A Happy New Year To All all of Miami; four grandchil- } COLUMBIA LAUNDRY | | SENT TO JAIL “Devilfish winked at the girls. The grunts grunted their best, and the redsnappers looked as though they would snap. A kaliedoscope of colour. Even the surgeons look- ed professional. And so I saw the colored, an alleged- #quarium in Bermuda and at the Battery in New York, and in Chi- cago, and sheered. You ought to John § ly troublesome in jail trial on under $1,000 b armed rob-| sez I) where fish are fish and proud 6f it, a charge © bery ‘ It is allege aid County Solici be Jack, {18 bowed. I am humbled. I ask you— “Where is my barracuda, Lord home of a woman, and tf as | 0 lt he surveys? His place is I en by a couple of jewfish, swimming afound in a frog pond. Where are all the little sassy coral fishes, looking like as how they have been through a paint fac- i tory. t “I went there today. The white- wash is off the wells. The iron work has tons of rust upon it. There is an atmosphere of decrep- ——~ titude not of age. One has the CREB LE feeling of pity such as toward a SPECIALS in | wife whose husbend has, gone | philandering, and neglected her. BAKERY GOODS} ter hair was untidy, and her nose —For Your— j shiny. . She needs a nein 2% , : and a compliment, “A Hittle paint NEW pose DAY | ra “power. Madame Anuattt Recatitully decried | needs attetition.” Like alf women CAKES PUMPKIN, MINCE and all kinds of PIES ON SALE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY BUSY BEE BAKERY 522 Duval Street robbed of y was don at th For has ter, bu been i nd - FRIDAY and SATURDAY |WASHING-- 95 IF IT RAINS IN 12 PAUL’S TIRE AND AUTO SUPPLY STORE PHONE 65 Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14” Fahrenheit PRICI CENTS Make Drive To Bring ote In Looxine Today's Election ‘To Decide Whether County at He Was HINGEON DR. CLARK OF DETROIT GIVES HIS IMPRESSIONS OF KEY WEST 1, awaiting see the ‘aquarium in Key West,‘ it swell’, do! + “And Tim ashamed. My head! j she will retun? fourfold ‘the little Of Gasoline Tax Funds | To City ,taken and practically the only oth-} jer action worth noting is the fact} that 213 members of the House| Great activity wes being dis | signed a petition to force a vote played today in the election being lon the Ludlow Resolution to| licieng he Constitution. ‘This reso: held in order shes: qualified vot- | lution provides | that Cuspees | och sony Mecione See or See |shall not have the power to de- y lelare war, except in the event of proposal of the county to am | an invasion of *the United States| nually give to the City of Key lor its territorial possession, until} t $30,000 a majority of votes are cast in a| West ame at bad |nation-wide referendum on the} $50,000 to be used for city debi | question of declaring war. | i J 3, it babi, * _— gins on January 3, will pro! ‘Al |speed up its work as a result of gasoline tax funds of — the state the special session and optimistic | which is apportioned to the dif- jleaders are already engaging in} aaa the popular pastime of predicting | erent counties each year, and is an adjournment in May. Natural-: used te pay indebtedness which ‘is termed as public, by the | county. | The regular session, which’ be- Hly, as 1938 is election year, many congressmen are anxious for an early adjdurnment but there are reasons to believe that the regu- lar session will be long drawn- Popcg eye ms out. While it is reasonable to sup- | ate to the-city a certain pose that early action will be ob-; of the funds to tained on the Farming and Hous- | liquidating some of its ing bills, there are highly contro-) get and after versial issues already pending and | it was decided (Continued on Page Four) | the sum w: care that she needs, She will at- tract many guests, and she -will "age but eare for her husband, Signo bs - WstPif only: he will” once Vof the 1! while pat her on the back, with | qualify, paint brush, and ®eep her sup-/ this plied; with a large and variegated | and family. “If there be no money, what of a it? If the Boy Scouts won't do it, | the Girl Scouts will. Ask the men, | and if the men won't do it, I am) going to appeal to the tidy house-/ wives of Key West to go down) with their mops and brooms and} scouring powder, and clean the) slime off the glasses. This consti-| tutes a threat. Should not the) moss be cleaned off the turtles? | Should not the nurse shark be) told to attend to the other sick | fish, or get themselves fired? | “Now, Mr. Editor, I nominate you as a committee of one to or- ganize a fish day, visual not edi-! ble. Get the little boys to go hunting minnows. Organize a woman's auxiliary. The town} will have fun, and your winter! visitors will come and say ‘ain't resenting and leaving, leave many’ sold December 22 Ss, incidentally, in» town m they go. * *“9¢-T wore a hat, whiehM don’t, Y‘Would pass it around ambhg the merchants. For every dollar col- lected would have quintuplets in a year, just like Daddy Dionne, if planted in the aquarium, “The future of Key West is as- sured with the new bridges bring- ing Silas from Kobicont, and Os- car from Brooklyn, but what care I. I shall not brag for the next three months, but in February or March, once agaia may I be able to sneer at Bermuda, New York or Chicago. dren, “Until then, auf wiedersehen.” year-old niece. f Casa Marina will take place this year on Friday eve- ning, December thirty-first. A cordial invitation is extended abe people of Key’ 'o icipate as has been anneal pa ae : Dinner. sereed at 8:00 o’clock and danc- The cover charge will be $2.50 per person. Please call Mr. Grobe, phone 780 for your table reservations. This is necessary. CASA MARINA, PETER SCHUTT. Manager. POSES SOS SSOSS OS SSOSESSSSOSSESSOSSSSOSSOSOSESOSS | ae | Susdeaces 2 T SPECIAL THIS WEEK AND UNTIL THEY’RE ALL GONE--SIX 32-PIECE SETS DINNER WARE. A REAL BARGAIN. AT SOUTH FLORIDA CONTR. & ENG. CO,