The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 25, 1938, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 58 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Che Key West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. Electrical Workers Of Vote To Hold :Gonvention Here Largest Group Of Yachts This "4 That Over Fox Winter Were Here Last Week VOLUME LIX. No. 48. Ten Permits For’ Building: And Repair’ Work Iscueds Now PREVALENT Here During Past “Week » rsxsore orm a ee GER OF CONTACT WITH One Application Calls For MORE VISITORS wie: aes a Construction of Manu- REGISTER WITH partment, issues a warning to WEST facturing Plant On Cath- COMMERCE BODY ee ee by announcing that there erine Street MANY CALL AT OFFICE TO 2re about 50 cases of measles in Repairs and building permits Oprany INFORMATION ON theres ae present, and while the week ending today, number | Dr. J. B. Parramore, director of in contact with others who have measles or have been exposed to lit sd wind ited one grant them, and have developed head ed to the Cement Products Com- pany of Key West. The permit provides for the the city and the possibility of = ae =e more children construction of a building at the staid SmeiRTE wb ee _It will be necessary to quaran- corner of Catherine and Collins their names in the visitors book. | thet = cuunen ceaeee eae Streets to be used for the m3nu- |The following registrations were | to school or to attend picture facture of building blocks and. Placed yesterday: pape es dr ag eo | ease to healthy children. It is a The Dr. S. L. Rhode, Reading, Pa,’ mistake to expose any child to other concrete products. ~ Dr. Charles Wortsman, New York,! measles, or any other contagious structure will cost $1,000. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. F. Haas. Mon- disease; for complications such as Other permits granted are as|roe, Mich, Albert T. Mason, Pneumonia and mastoiditis are Brooklyn, N.Y. Mr. and Mrs. ™ore serious to young children. 4 Children must have a certific- Ralph Cline, Burlington, N. C., - mae Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Northrup, 3t¢ from their family physician 914 Olivia street. Owner Ramon Geit Java NJ d Mi ’\or front Dr. Parramore, director Calleja; cost, $500 ea Stanicn Wavec Do uM. .of the health department, before $ J. A. Standen, Wayne, Pa. Mr. = ‘4 Repairs to floors at 222 Duval andi See. Gh Endi é tt, Beach they are allowed to return to street. Owner A. Lopez, cost. $200. tie N ea mare : ar school, after an attack of the Repairs to roof at 1115 South- | onith, We As aterase a: Moss. Measles. ‘ ard street. Owner | ors L Cc nae " Rich, aa The health department, says cost, $75. Vv. Mr. and M — : fay 23 *| Dr. Parramore, will appreciate Repairs to residence 1008 eas “0. f zis LA rometz, ‘the cooperation of local physici- White street, and also painting. |C@%ton, O. E. and I. Adams, Al- Visitors to Key West continue begin to call at the Chamber of Com-'" Authorities, medical, make the follows: New addition to the building at Sam Kemp, at the Monroe County Health De-; colds, for this is the way measles! merce, asking for information of|'statement that measles and its’ KEY WEST, FLORIDA, AY, FEBRUARY 25, 1938 ISSUES WARNING |Dr. George Reay Delivers Address s At Rotary Session COMMITTEE IS PLEASED WITH CLEAN-UP MOVE TER APPEARANCE IN ACTI- VITIES CARRIED ON Dr. George R. Reay, Lacrosse, Wisconsin, told a Rotary luncheon gathering yesterday that America must show itself ready to fight, if its rights are violated, if it ex- Pects to stay out of the next war. The doctor cited the example of Switzerland, which is between two major parties, Germany and France, and which has but seldom been involved in wars. The rea- son, the doctor said, is that they show the world they are going to fight, and that they are well pre- pared to carry on a strong cam- Paign, if any country invades its Adrian O’Sweeney’s crusade for territory. a cleaner Duval street seems to Mrs Betty Peyser, nationally- have accomplished. its purpose. ‘known. soprano, rendered two Rev. Shuler Peele, of Fleming fpeautiful selections in “All Be- Street Methodist church and S.\C-teause of You”, and “Sweet Mys- pape Rea eager Cham-'tery'Of Life”.:-Tremendous ap- Tr o! mmerce, find so many> greeted the conclusion of store fronts clean, they state, that ce songs. it would simplify matters if they >| Dr. Reay said it would take 18 just awarded booby prizes to the months: to» get a force to Shang- hai, if necessary, at the present ones that were not clean. Rev. Peele and Mr. Singleton’ stow rate of United States arma- ment and mobilization. He also are members of the committee which makes the regular inspet-| emphasized the importance of the tions of the buildings within the present naval extension program, designated area, and to select which is necessary to keep the those places which are found to militant world 3000 miles from be clean and worthy of the re- America’s doors. wards offered. Findings this | The medical corps does not week are made and announced as: work wholly at caring for the follows: sick and injured, Dr. Reay said, The Monroe theater continues but must also see that those en- its promotion of the cleanliness | tering are fit, must make sanitary crusade by giving passes to Diaz inspections, drill and give im- Brothers in the 700 block and to' munizations. Mentioning the fa- Aronovitz in the 600 block. mous wartime “delousing” outfit, Coming on down Duval street,: Dr. Reay said that when uniforms Kress store in the 500 block was\ were fumigated inside of boiling awarded two passes from the hot ovens it seemed only to make Palace theater, and this theater, the crawlers “good race horses”. in the cause of better street con- Mr. Peyser, chief inheritance ditions, also awarded to Brett-' tax attorney, Long Island District, Williams, in the 400 block, two New York State, praised Key ans in stopping the spread of this Owner, George Russell; cost, $100. | disease. “It is impossible to pre- vent an epidemic of any conta- Repairs to office at 800 Fleming street. Owner, Mrs. O. S. Long; mie roof off Building at ao| Elizabeth, stree,. Owner S. Pinder; cost, $200. General repairs at Flagler ave-/ nue and Reynolds street Owner! Russell T. Pancoast; cost $500. | General repairs at 401 Simonton street, Owner, Betty Maloney; cost $275. Repairs to.roof. at 525 Olivia street. Owner;'H. C. Albury Es- tate; cost, $50. HIGH RATE OF PAY DESCRIBED SHOWN HILLSBOROUGH OF- FICERS DRAW MORE THAN SOME STATE OFFICIALS TAMPA, Feb. 24 (FNS).—Num- erous county officials receive more pay than high state 6fficials, due to the increases granted by the last legislature; ‘the Florida Taxpayers’ Assoclatiér? stated in a bulletin sent: té*methbers this week, The Assoviation pointed to the pay received by ‘thirteen Hills- borough county officials and shows that constables and jus- ices of the peace receive greater pay than the state comptroller, State treasurer, secretary of state, commissioner of agriculture, at- torney general and state superin- tendent of education. 1s want lower taxes”, s, “they. must ssified salary law value for and second, orce tax collections and 1 taxable property on the place every night Habana-Madrid Club The only club in town with a floor show “MYSTERY DANCE” SATURDAY NIGHT NO COVER CHARGE 'Sangus, Mass., Mr. and Mrs. A. den, Iowa, Mrs. H E. Craven, Des Moines, Iowa. Dr. E. D. Beatty, Mallard, lowa, and Mrs. O. E. Brownlee, Mal- lard, Iowa, #°S. and M. L. Holm- berg, Miami, O. L. Brownlee, Mal- | physician points out. It is essen- lard, Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley’ tial that all contacts be carefully » Blithe, Philadeiphia, Mr. and| watched and excluded from any Mrs. William T. Strom, Dayton, school, when they show any evi- Ohio, Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Ryan,| dence of the disease, the doctor Montreal, Canada, C. B. Navarro, concluded. Chicago, IL, Mr. and Mrs. Marold G. McMaster, Montreal, Canada, R. B. Fansher, Denver, Colorado, Miss Elizabeth Bishop, New York,! Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Shepherdson, TEMPERATURES Lowest Highest last night last 24 hours 36 40 B. Walling, Evanston, IL, Wm. C. Braun, Fond du Lac, Wise., Mrs. Abilene L. E. Naffz, Chicago, Ill, Mrs. L. | Palachicola C. Bartlett, Lake Geneva, Wisc. Atlanta Brownsville ES IRAE EI Buffalo MORE VISITORS == Chicago REGISTER HERE bec: Detroit eae Te ) Dodge City REGISTRATION KEPT AT KEY Duluth Eastport WEST CHAMBER OF COM- | EI Paso 4 MERCE OFFICES Stier Havana Helena Registrations at the Chamber Huron of Commerce within the past Jacksonville of “Seachers for Sunshine”, and KEY WEST who have been very successful in Little Rock finding it “in this lovely little Los Angeles city”, said one of the visitors. Louisville Following are the names found in Miami Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Mulkern., Nashville Washington, D. C. Mrs. R. B. New Orleans Gardner, E. C. Goldthwait, A. New York Leslie Brown, S. Nickerson, Mel- Pensacola rose, Mass. Mrs. Jesse Johnson, Phoenix Sloan, Miami Fla, Mr. and Mrs. st Louis Bud Shaver, Detroit, Mich. Mr. Sait Lake City and Mrs. C. M. Canton, White- San Francisco field, N. H.. Mr. and Mrs. A. P.|Sit. Ste. Marie Fournier, Mr. and Mpg, Fm Mgz| Seattle ‘and Mrs. Anna Post, Chicago, Ill — Denver | Galveston show the names of another group Kansas City the visiting book at the chamber. Mplis.-St. P. Buffalo, N. Y., Mr. and Mrs. PL. pittsburgh Keefe, Allston, (Mauss.- Mt! Tampa SRBPRSESRRSRASLALIRS | SVVBRRESSSSSsIe sss SRORRSVESRVISoBRSSBSNRaS | VSSVoaVaVFRReSes Mrs. Clarence. M. King y Forest! Washington Hills, Mass., Mrs-Glestt 8. Canty! willi bell, Cleveland, Ohio | Wytheville Mr. and Mrs. James K. Stokes, | SBELB Passes. cae ft SCHOOL PAPER | partment is not notified untif the | | child has recovered”, the health , APPEARS AGAIN PUBLICATION FILLED WITH INFORMATIVE NEWS ARTICLES Another issue of The Snapper, published in the interest of the Key West High School, and of which the executive interests and editorial staff are students of the school, was issued by the Artman Press today and is now being de- livered to subscribers. As is generally the case, the current issue is replete with in- formative news articles. and edu- cational matter, of particular in- terest to students and their fami- lies, and also to the general pub- lic, The regular departments of poetry, snappy news and comits, are unusually interesting and at- tractively presented. CATCH FISH? HYPODERMIC HARPOON IS NEW WAY TO CAPTURE SEA MONSTERS ST. AUGUSTINE, Fia., Feb. 25 (FNS). — Hypodermic harpoons, which will enable fishermen to bring back alive giant sea mon- sters, will be used by hunters in the Atlantic Ocean to obtain huge species of fish for the Marine Stu- dis here, the world’s largest aquarium Th hypodermic harpoons, which are in fact giant hypoderm- ic needles, were invented by istoy. They are ex- pected to put monsters to sleep and assure their capture Toledo. Ohio, Miss Katz Paput.| UNION HOLDS BANK NIGHTS New York City, Miss Melba, Cutcheon. Dothan, Ala, Mr. and} Mrs. J.C. Fox, Jersey City. N. J../ union of this city holds bank E. W. Sill, Albany, N. Y.. W. Van‘ nights to boost attendance. All Nortwich, Appleton, Wis. Dr. and} who attend get a chance at a $5 Mrs. C. W. Johnson, Lawton, ; prize. Sigg Sey eine ah Se _aenn. Seine) Lang. 0 ee) JOHN ALLAN LONG N. Y¥.. Miss Goldie Registered ARCHITECT State of Florida D. C.. Glenn ter, N. Y. William at Fleming Street —PHONE 80— McKEESPORT, Pa.—The steel . Rochester, N.Y. an, Long Island B. C. Hagerman, West and Key Westers and fore- | cast the certainty of prosperity in | the near future. He brought out | the necessity for “plan, scope and | zone” to. provide for the large tourist ttade which will certainly ‘come through when the bridges | are completed. | A telegram was sent to Paul P-. Harris, founder of Rotary, at na- tional headquarters on Wednes- day, the 33rd anniversary of Ro- tary, Sebastian Cabrera said. Mr. ; Cabrera was in charge of the pro- gram, which consisted of the two guest speakers and Mrs. Peyser. Dr. John Gekeler was appoint- ed as representative to the Dis- trict Conference to be held in Ocala. Guests at the luncheon were H. J. Fenton, R. Hornickel, Henry Gekeler, who is Dr. John Geke- ler’s brother; Halsey Frederick, Major J. S. Dougherty, Lieuten- ant A. R. Herez, John T. Killey, Al Cieman, Gus Ayala, Charles S. Lowe, Earl Adams, Dr. G. R Reay, Mr. and Mrs. Harry M Peyser. Wisiting Rotarians were R. E. | 'Phompson,. Wm... Van Nortwick, Berm Gates, E. B. Alexander. TOUTNIOR iNLIVE0 FOR PAROLE LAW FAVORS DOCTOR'S CERTIFIC- ATE BEFORE MARRIAGE CAN BE EFFECTED PALATKA, Feb. 25 (FNS).—At its meeting here last week, State Junior Chamber of Com merce adopted resolutions fav: ing a parole law for Florida anc the requirement of a doctor's certificate before marriage li censes are issued Other resolution endorsed na tional wild life week, suggested a program for boosting Florida medts, and re-stated ind for a no-fence law, a state ws’ ii- cense and a state road pat: RESTAURANT FOUR TEN FLEMING STREET Finest Certified WESTERN MEATS Sea Foods and Clear Green Turtle Soup BREAKFAST—A LA CARTE LUNCHEGN—7Sc DINNERS—FROM $1.00 ALSO—LATE SUPPERS AND SANDWICHES BEER and WINES Fred Auerbach. Mgr. Phone $8 Lawrence Jones, owner of the Frankfort Distilleries of Louis- . Kentucky, was at the Yacht Basin in the large @‘Buccaneer” this week. This is the third time this season Mr. Jones has brought the yacht into Key West. The “Elfreda”, Captain Peter Nilsen, another large yacht, came in yes- terday at the Basin with its own- er, H. R. Rfpley and party. Other yachts coming in during the week were the 75-foot “Edna B” of Robert Busby, the 38-foot “Festoon” of A. Stern, the US.ED. 52-foot “Riette”, the H. Bond’s 53-foot “Dicksadee”, the L. Caelden’s 30-foot “North Star”, R. E. Crummer’s 40-foot “Recco II”, the 85-foot “Merida” of Robert Rathbone, the 98-foot “Sirena” of S. F. Briggs, A. E. Pierce’s 40-foot “Sonny”, E. A. Bidirle’s 38-foot “Northern Light”, Mrs. Bell Sut- ton’s 53-foot “Billio II", M. E. Reddington’s “Annette R”, Leon Falk, Jr.'s 50-foot “Martina II”, C. D. Mallory’s 68-foot “Bonnie- Dundee”, E. A. Taft’s 38-foot “Terrie T”, N. Howell's 160-foot “Thalia”, A. S. Wittnebel’s “Ali- bi”, D. F. Uarkin’s 43-foot “Blue Sea”, L. M. Cochran’s 82-foot “Compadre”. During the weekend especially the Yacht Basin was extremely crowded, but most of the yachts have left during the first part of the week. It was the largest group of yachts seen this year in port. S. F. Briggs of Hartland, Wis- consin, was aboard the “Sirena”. Mr. Briggs is the owner of the Briggs Shatton Manufacturing Company which builds Johnson and Evinrude outboafd motors and numerous other makes. His guests were Dr. and Mrs. Seegar of Hartland, Wisconsin, and Mr. and Mrs. Audway oft Naples, Flor- ida. Skipperué ‘Wintle. Mrs. Bell Sutton,: well-known New York socialite, was on aboard the “Billio”’ Her guests were H. L. Green, president of the H. L. Green ten and twenty LATIN FESTIV. BEING PLANNED CUBAN GOVERNMENT TO PARTICIPATE IN EVENT AT TAMPA. FLA. TAMPA, Feb. 24 (FNS).—Ar- Tangements have been made for the participation of the Cuban government in La Verbena del Florida’s big Latin fes- tival which be held here March 10-14, through the appoint- e la Puenta, representa- Cuban government the the Verbena in pre- Tobaco. on executive g for Cuba's part in the cele- n 400 # Latin clubs and spe- cial talent imported from Spain and Cuba will take part in the fiesta at Phillips Field. Music for nished by an from nent 2 authorities formally entertainers 5 five cent chain stores; Mrs. Green. and O. C. Seebass, New York broker. A 13-pound bluefish, a rare catch in these waters, was brought in by the group. Mrs. Sutton will take her party bone fishing along the Keys. Aboard the “Sonny”, a racing { yacht, which placed second in the Miami to Nassau race with a time j of 33 hours, is James Piercepthar- {terer; Arthur Fischer, Miss Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Strauss. The racer is captained by Leuis Alby. ‘W. S. Hammons, president of the socially-famous Surf Club of Miami Beach, and Mrs. Hammons were on the “Milan”, with their guests, Mr. and Mrs. Robinson Cook of Portland, Me On the “North Star” is Thomas Fagin of New York, with Walter Bostick, captain. A recent guest, Colonel A. S. McNab, Jr., U. S Army, retired, left yesterday for Africa to participate in a big game hunt Aboard the “Thalia” is Thomas N. Howell of Chicago, who is a grain speculator. His guests are Mr. and Mrs. Lawler, and Mr. and Mrs. McWinnee of Chicago. Mr. Lawler is a broker with the Chi- cago Stock Yards. Mr. McWinnee is on the Chicago Board of Trade. Peter Clifford Pickney, former city engineer of New York City, recently retired after 34 years of service, and Carl M. Klimcheck of New York, are guests on A. S&S Wittnebel's “Alibi”. The party is ing to try for blué wieriin off the Western Dry Rocks. Lamont Cochran, investment banker; Mrs. Cechran of ‘Seattle, Washington; two children, La- mont, Jr. seven, and Marian, eight, are with them E. A. Taft, Asbury Park, N. J. and Charles Taft, who are mana- gers of a bathing beach in Asbuty Park, were aboard the “Terrie T”. A large 25-pound muttonfish was caught by the group this week. On the Schooner “Blue Sea” are D. F. Lerkin, Jr., and senior of Westerly, R. 1, who are realtors. JUNIOR COMMERCE UNT To ASSENBL ARRANGE FOR ORGANIZA- TION OF BODY AT MEET- ING THIS EVENING Organization of Key West fun- ior Chamber of Commerce will take place tonight, 7:30 o'clock, in the office of the Chamber ef Com- thérce, in La Concha Hotel build- ing on Fleming street Considerable interest in propesition has been wn the younger men of the commun- ity and it is expected that there be a large attendance at the initial meeting. It is expected that a temporary organization will be effected to- eeting will be ter date to set nent chamber. Tom voie-president of the state has promised to come to Key West to assist in the organi- zation work Dr, Charles Worterman. connect- ed with the edpturl department of The Jewmh Momimg Journal of New ¥ City, was @ caller at The Citizen office today Dr. Wortsman has been in Key West for several days, and states that he is greatly enjoying his stay the Island City | this by A FRESH SHIPMENT! Of Delicious WHITMAN'S CANDY Hes Arrived At Gerdner’s Ph y The Rexall Store 5% Duval St. | i i | Key most West, Florida, ntry; with ean of only 14° PRICE FIVE CENTS Hundred Members Wil Mrs Hazel Hilda Johnson, 35. died this morning at 9:30 o'clock in the remdence, sn Carson's Lane Johnson, one son Benjamin John son, four brothers Frank. Norman. and William Harris, of Key West Bert Harris of Miami, and one sister, Mrs Walter Johnson. frends in Key West as Mass Figg WIZARD’ AUTO POLISH WORKS LIKE MAGIC. IT CLEANS AND POLISHES IN ONE OPERATION WITH LITTLE RUBBING. PHONE 598—SOUTH FLORIDA