The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 5, 1938, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 58 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LIX. No. 31. Service Club To Erect ‘Si Permission Granted By City Council; To Be Constructed In NYA Workshop Taking defigflite action yester- day, the City Council gave Presi- dent Gerald Saunders and the other members of the Stone!’ Church Service Club committee permission to have stop signs, Signs On Streets VT OOOOIT ID | WATCHMAN FINDS f NOTE IN BOTTLE Manuel Lariz. watchman at the Rest Beach Cabanas. erected on important thoroughs}- fares. They are to be constructed, in the NYA workshop. Mr. Saunders said that the in- tention was first to protect Duval street and then construct signs fares. Asked how soon the signs will be available, Mr. Saunders re plied “in about a week.” 4 FOLK FROM IOWA‘ | WITH VISIT IN CITY’ WINDOW OF CHAMBER OF | COMMERCE OFFICE All the way from Iowa are the Lears of corn brought in to Key! | West by a genial, visitor, W. F | | Mahanay, and displayed in the| window of the Chamber of Com- | merce office, which is fair} enough. The Iowans can’t grow soursops and Key Westers can’t grow corn like that, it is shown. And for a very good reason. It} takes hot and humid nights. for | such ears of corn, and hot and ; humid nights are one of; the things which our bountiful sum- ; mers fail to produce. ~ | Few visitors have fallen more deeply. in love with Key West than have Mr. and Mrs. Mahanay, — Che Key Wiest Citizen KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1938. SAYS MIAMI SOAKS VISITING YACHTSMEN Captain Ken McGregor, states that Miami is soaking the | EARS OF CORN BROUGHT ae ert | Barty this morning word was| } }received of an accident which} |happened to the Steamship Leoni-| |das Condylis, near Tortugas, and | } wireless messages said the vessel | | had encountered some sunken ob- | |ject, the rudder was damaged | jand the ship was at anchor} | awaiting assistance. | The Wrecking Tug Warbler was | gotten in readiness, on receipt of | [information phonea to Salvage; | Master C. N. Peterson, and the | Warbler sailed at 3 o'clock this| morning for the scene of the| mishap. It is thought the vessel | | will be towed to dry dock at} Mobile at once. The exact posi- tion of the injured vessel was | given as “30 miles from Rebecca | Shoals light.”, | Key West, Florida, bas the most equable climate m the range of only 14° Fahreshe® PRICE FIVE CENTS eorganization Meeting La Night; | Slade Made Chairman FEW CALLS FOR » WORKMEN -_ REQUISITIONS FOR BRIDGE WORKERS ARE NOW SLOWING UP ‘VISITOR URGES THAT KEY WEST © 1B. Kennedy Gives Ad RETAIN ITS HISTORIC BEAUTY | Enthusiastic but carrying a i | warning note was an interview | with Dr. William Hughes of New York City. by The Citizen. Dr Hughes is a booster of the city. tand believes he will soon get quite a number of important folk among his ‘ic thea and Quoting a patient of his who *}who are continually putting off) their surgical and hospital supply ; | business in Jefferson City, while | they think up more words to ex- | laeea their enthusiasm over Key West and, to quote Mr. Mahanay, POSTPONEMENT OF Demands for workmen being made on the United States Em- | has travelled over the world, Dr. | Hughes said, “There is nothing in | America like Key West. It has | ployment Service Bureau are not | @ distinctive charm”. | as frequent nor as comprehensive | “What is its charm?” the Doc- CAPT. ABBOTT AND PARTY NOW IN CITY Captain J. S. Abbott, chief of staff to Admiral H. V. Butler, commandant of. the Charleston Navy Yard, and party, arrived yesterday afternoon over the highway, and shortly =| repthed the naval station... Aceompenying the captain were Mrs’ Abbott and daughter, and the house steward and maid. The family “expect to remain in Key West for about two weeks, and are ‘occupying the commandant’s quarters at the station. TEMPERATURES ( echuhuheuheak ue af ah) SEWER SYSTEM NOT INCLUDED | In the write-up in yesterday’s j issue of The Citizen covering the Proceedings of City Council meet-/ “its unequalled and matchless climate, the quaint architecture. reminiscent of many old seaports. | the ever changing marine scen- | | ery, abundant flowers and trees, | which are truly tropical, acces- j sible historical forts and the | grand prelude to the city which | the never-to-be-forgotten Oversea | drive constitutes. j |__ “This being our fifth season in| | Florida”, he continued, “and the’ | first to Key West, we are able to appreciate this delightful freedom ; from the welter of horse and dog; races, bingo parlors and the usual | jrun of artificial amusements and | their predatory horde of alien fol- | | lowers, working frantically to | keep the lic from realizing | resort lacks in| | “We are only lending this corn”, | | Mr. Mahanay concluded. “It was! | brought here to be given to the! | State Experimental Station in the Okeechobee district. The fact that it came from a one hundred-| TRIAL OF TAYL | AWAITING DECISION ON PRO- CEEDINGS OF HABEAS COR- } | ago, when activity was at its ical foliage, in its quaint archi- height on the bridge and road/ tecture and its beautiful water contracts, is the gist of a state-| and skies. I may be criticizing, | ment made by Wm. V. Little, in | and like most critics may be put- | as was the case several months/ tor continued. “It lies in its trop-| took the:r piaces among the cine: members at « mecting held ix the offices of the body last mugh:. Others presen: were Jomm Cos tar. vice chairman: members Wi lard M. Albury and J. B. Symen- charge at Key West. | ting myself under the listener's PUS BY JUDGE ARTHUR, This is because of the gradual | prerogative of telling me to mind hh offense, was to be given a “WHITEWAY” DANCE TO BE HELD TONIGHT HELEN POLLOCK. LIQUID SO- PRANO. TO BE FEATURED AT BENEFIT ENTERTAIN- i 1 | | GOMEZ | drawing to a close of some of the my own business, but I certainly i contracts, notably that of the S.| hope Key West will never be an- oo | J. Groves and Sons Company, other Miami. I hope Key West- Carl Tayle hi eq | Which have within the past three ers will preserve the real Key : sé = th etme ay weeks given discharges to up-| West, that for which winter visi- } twice earlier in the week on @ wards of 200 men, whose names | tors now drive 150 miles south of j charge of violating an ordinance | have been returned to the inac-| Miami. Not a house in Key West relative to the collection of trash. 'tive lists. Most of these men have | which is distinctive of old Key fand who was released on bond of | heen placed op other projects in| West should be torn down. If new $25 on each of two cases for the | the city. Some of them are await-| buildings should go up, these | ing assignment. i should conform | Mr. Little said that the requi- i sition received within the past first few days call for an assignment har a iod of ERPS peel rece prea ea ne aoa would | on Contract H-1, at Bahia Honds |houses and stand for hours look- continue ‘case after 7 cae decision on the matter of pre sd aved this ing | Stee vin “ . _ oe ee Cee — called for three laborers, four/ciana, bougainvillea, grouped thearing before Judge T. S. Caro ‘in municipal court this morning. t 1 Mrs. Joseph Sor “orn. of Scars \ dale, N. ¥. | Reguiar mauguration proceed- ings were first held at which the 1 ‘and addressed the board r-latve | to the lease on the land at Behie has been handed down. When this matter was first brought into court this week, At- torneys W. C. Harris and Aquilino electric welders, one finished and form setter, and one assistant form setter to be sent to the S. J. Groves and Sons Contract F, Little Duck Key. around the houses, make them Honda where he is making <x the most fascinating homes I have | periments and preliminary tests. ever seen. Think, too, of your other tropical trees; lime, sugar | japple, sapodilla, | banana, _mori- Lopez for Taylor, announced that The men were told that the }strosa deliciosa, the ever wonder- work in all probability would/ful sea grape and the fact that last a short time, possibly about | you have a sausage tree here in six weeks, which would complete | the Navy Yard, the same sort of MENT 'the matter was being taken to | the circuit court and papers were ; being filed asking for the writ |to @ resolution presented, on tax | 2cTe field, which averaged a yield | assessment liens, the words “in [of sixty bushels to the acre, gives | stallation of sewer system” were| it @ very distinct value among! Lowest Highest Tast night last 24 hrs. Abilene | Apalachicola Atlanta Boston Brownsville Buffalo Charleston Chicago Corpus Christi Denver : Detroit Dodge City _ Duluth : Eastport El Paso Galveston Hatteras Havana Helena Huron | ot Jacksonville Kansas City KEY WEST Little Rock Los Angeles _ Louisville Miami Mpis.-St. P. Nashville New Orleans New York Oklahoma City Pensacola Phoenix Pittsburgh St. Louis Salt Lake City San Francisco Sit. Ste. Marie Seattle Tampa Washington Williston Wytheville SRRASKLSSLASRSSSSALSSSASKS | SRVSKVRsRsexasass Bo LBSSERBBVSLABLESVSSsVgecsl SUteNesseses Habana - Madrid Club Champagne Dance —TONIGHT— one bottle of champagne will be given away every hour! Dance Starts At 10 P. M. Sharp Habana-Madrid Club Orchestra CALL 220 FOR RESERVATIONS NOW —NO COVER CHARGE— The resolution that was adopt- corn growers”. The “Whiteway Dance”. which | will be held tonight at Pena’s | Garden of Roses, will feature Hel- en Pollock, liquid soprano, whose voice has been rated the out- standing in Miami High School. Miss Pollock will be sent to St. Louis, Missouri, in the near future ed is published herewith in full: YACHT COMES IN WITH OWN- | to represent Miami High in a na- of any street. or. public: + the City Couneil shal} { i | cause tobe entered: ina > book | said assessments, and when due, and such other information as the | board shall deem advisable, and | “Whereas, taxation therein pro- | vided for has been paid on all Property owned or occupied by | the United States Navy or any branch thereof, and , Street Improvement Lien Book of the City of Key West certain } taxes on property owned ar occu- | pied by the United States Army tor branches thereof, “Now, therefore, be it resolved ' by the City Council of the City of Key West, that | “A copy of this resolution to- | gether with a statement from the tsaid Street Improvement Lien Book be forwarded by the City Attorney to the Honorable Claude Pepper, United States Senator, and the Honorable Mark Wilcox. member of the House of Repre- sentatives, requesting that a Bill be passed by the Congress of the United States of America, appro- priating monies to pay the taxes j assessed in the Street Improve- ment Lien Book as per statement inclosed, against the Government of the United States for the Unit- ed States Army or branches j thereof”. Distilleries of Frank- ifort, Ky., manufacturers of fa- highway, orsthe laying ‘of any} mous whiskies, arrived in, Key fWest again last night aboard the 165-foot “Buccaneer” from...2 | trip to Tortugas. They will fuel here and then | proceed to Key Sol in the Ba- hamas. With Mr. Jones is his nephew, D. Barnett Jones; daugh- ter, Mrs. Louise Baylor Hickman, and guest, Lyle Bayliss. The “Buccaneer” berthed at the Yacht Basin January 25 and remained a few days before pro- ceeding to Tortugas. The yacht has a cruising radius! of 5000 miles and is manned by officers and crew of 22. MORE POWER TO BE FURNISHED FARMS (Ry Amecinted Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 5—The era of the oil lamp and the hand pump in American farm life is drawing to a close. During 1938 the rural electrifi- cation administration expects ta! tional contest which will be held in that city. Two watches will be donated free at the dance, the stub on one’s ticket bei the chance to win one of then}y The dance is being given to al- low the public the White- way fund, whi it yet quite up to the mark. Tickets may be purchased from any member of the police or fire department Total of $1100 is needed to repair the posts, install broken cables and keep the Whiteway lighted each night for the next six months. An adjunct of the fund is the lighting of the Yacht Basin. SNAKE CHOKES TO DEATH | of habeas corpus. At this time Judge Caro grant- ed a continuance of the case and it was expected that the case would be heard today as Judge | Gomez was expected to arrive last evening. Yesterday it was announced | that Judge Gomez would not ar! Five as expected, and it would be necessary to defer the hearing un- til next week. COLONEL WALL COMING HERE Lieutenant Colonel P. L. Wail, commanding the 265th Regiment Coast Artillery, Florida National Guard, is expected to arrive by plane tomorrow morning from Miami. Object of the visit, it is said, is to confer with Major William V. Albury, F.N.G.. and Captain W. Curry Harris, commanding Bat- FLINT, Mich—Although his tery “E”, on matters affecting the life was in danger after he was | battery and personnel. bitten by a water Moccasin, Har- ry Tetclaff of this city has recov- ered. but the snake is dead Sand in its mouth choked it to Through an err death CORRECTION the in- formation yesterday furnished The Citizen the name of the Gulf Life Insareuce Co. was given } yesterday as one of the winner's in CINCINNATI.—Angered by de of the awards for presentable Teceiver and was fined $25. finish or place under construction ” some 70,000 miles of rural power lines. These will provide light and power for 1,000,900 persons, for some 300,000 farm homes, schools, churches and meeting hal's JOHN ALLAN LONG Registered ARCHITECT State of Florida RESTA ‘lay ata public telephone, E A.;prentisea ~-Imseead the name’ Cooke of this city cut off the;should Have been that of the Peninsular Company. URANT FOUR TEN FLEMING STREET SPECIALIZING IN FINE WESTERN MEATS Clear Green Turtle Soup—Sea Foods CLEAR GREEN TURTLE SOUP HAND-MADE CIGARS OF HAVANA TOBACCO ‘Shipped—charges prepaid—to any point in the U.S. A. the Groves contracts. | tree which is nationally advertis- Oversea Road and Toll Bridge ¢¢ on the mainland of Florida, District work on Contract H-2, and which thousands of automo- Moser Channel Span, need one bilists make special trips to _ welder, one hoist operator and one electric welder. There are 10 welders at work on this swing INTEREST GROWS IN YACHT CLUB Reports continue to reach the Chamber of Commerce indicating a growing interest in the Cayo Hueso Yacht Club, which will close its charter and elect officers Tuesday of next week. Bascom L. Grooms, president, has offered the use of the cham- ber rooms to the club as tempor- ary headquarters until they are organized and have a meeting place of their own. Application blanks and copies of the Chamber of Commerce for the convenience of those who are considering enrolling before the charter is closed. SPONGE FLEET IS RETURNING Return of sponging vessels, + which are now out of port, will im all probability mean busy hours at the municipal sponge dock. Most of the vessels are ex- pected to return next week and have generally good catches, it is reported. Yesterday the sale at the dock was practically nil. Five bunches of wool offered for sale and 10 bunches of yellow brought a to- tal of $15. SPEEDER AT 101 LONDON —Andrew Caldon of ani be photographed under. you folk but knew what e won- Gerful reaction the tourist gets to these rare tropical trees, bushes and vines, you would not jet them scatter out here and there, grow- ing» prettiealiy: wild, but would have seme in everyoyard. °F have | potieed. a, few ef your resitients have luxurious vegetsting a “d dike your plam of ~marking! the tropica) trees and would sug- gest historical markers for the important places around town Your city reeks of pirate lore and historical fishing atmosphere Play it up. The tourist ests up that sort of stuff. St Augustine has one fort. You have four,and hardly play them up. “You need more of such station- ery as that the Woman's Club is using to advertise the city. “To be practical, I would sug gest an organization, which would actively engage in the collection of history and dissemination of *the information to visitors through lectures, markers, and dividual talk. Talk the history of Key West. Indeed, you've got something here. “I don't want to overlook the health factor here. As @ doctor I know its national mportance in treating arthritis and rheume- tism”. been held im different the country, and figures contra pany played @ prominent pert It was admitted by aff presen Dr Hughes is here with hi parents, Mr. and Mra W. J Hughes. Number One Sylvan Place, Valley Stream, Long Is | land, New York White Wey | HEAR REV. Dance FIRST ME ‘nea “re — = San gS SERS TT AMS ES ee ics SHERWIN-WILLIAMS FLOOR ENAMEL WILL ADD BEAUTY AND PROTECTION TO YOUR FLOORS. FOR YOURS, CALL THE SOUTH FLORIDA, 598, TODAY