The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 26, 1938, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 58 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LIX. No. Beryl Pinder, Claude Darling Found Clinging | To Ship Channel Light 12 Foot Skiff Had Swamp- Wwaeeeeeees. ed; Saved By Party APPROVE MONROE COUNTY PROJECT Launch “Jo Ann”; Spent | (Special The Citizen) Cold Night On Light WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.— Beryl Pinder and Claude Dar- | i ling. two youths, who have been | the president, and now awaits the comptroller general's Che Key West Citizen | THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1938. BEAUTIFICATION PRIZES WILL BE MADE TONIGHT AWARDS FOR REHABILITA- TION OF PREMISES TO BE PRESENTED AT FLOWER SHOW Tonight at the Key West Flow-| er Show, at 8 o'clock, awards of cash prizes will be made to those | who entered the beautification contests and have been able to/ show the most marked improve-/ | ment in the door-yards of Key West. The home of Edwin Trevor is not considered as being in the) ! competition, since his is a work of jlast night 7:30 o'clock in the | on Duval between Eaton and) Necessary Amount To Light White Way Appears ( Certain JUNIOR COMMERCE Over Half Of Amount For BODY ORGANIZES; Proiect To Restore Sys- NAMES 'S_ OFFICERS tem Has Already Been Collected AMOUNT OF DUES TO BE AS- - SESSED AND OTHER MAT- Bascomb Grooms, treasurer MEETING LAST NIGHT Initial meeting of the Sunior| a eee toner: Chamber of Commerce was held | Conditioning of 25 lighting units | TERS DISCUSSED DURING *¢ White Way lighting project | reports that $645 of a necessary | [2S tee eee ane coterie soi ate) Key West, Florida, most equabie climate county : range of only 14° Fahrenbeit bas the im the | with an average ss PRICE VEG CENTS Wants Special Stamp Issued In Commemoration Of Historic Trip Of Oregon Around Delinquent Tax Payments In City Are Excellent November, $11,957.03; December. $2,345.40; January, 1938, $5,514.37 February, $2,000, a total of $42- 817.64. Payment of delinquent taxes in Key West have been excellent, is the opinion of Tax Assessor-Col- Cape Horn lesainstenedieaectilile fornia Offers Resole- tion Te Have Desired Stamp Issued (By Aamecumeed Pree. WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 counter signature, after which it will be returned to the WPA state office. Commencement of opera- jlector Sam Pinder, who yesterday -sonday, February 28, brings to —Representative Gearkart, Angela streets and light these} checked up his collections at the \a close the period during which Republican, of Caiifornin, of. units from dark to 11 p. m. nightly | Tequest of The Citizen, and found | was allowed a two percent dis- a creation and not one of renova-|7oms of the older organization, | tion. But to Mr. Trevor goes a) with a representative number of citation for a splendid service to| young men and potential mem- missing since yesterday, when | they went fishing in a 12 foot skiff with an outboard motor at- tached. were rescued at noon to- day by the party boat “Jo Ann”, Captain Allan. clinging fo the Triangle Light in the Main Ship Chanel, their boat | | decision of the WPA state ad- | The boys were | |the Key West which is to be, as/ jhe has made an outstanding ex- | ample of the possibilities of Key} West architecture in the | of a new home in the best tradi- | tions of the type that has so well stood the test of time and proven to be well adapted to the needs of the Island City. tions wil! be subject to the ministrator. The federal contribution is $5,596. | SLI aaa # 4 PWA DIRECTOR TOURS BRIDGES Jaunches had been searching for| REGIONAL DIRECTOR H. T. the boys since last night. The! Corr MAKES ROUTINE pair were sighted by an unidenti- INSPECTION having swamped and sunk. The Coast Guard Patrol Boat 185 and a small fleet of fishing | The hope has been expressed by every lover of Key West that the precedent set by Mr. Trevor in bringing about a renaisance of the type of building that is dis- | tinctive of this city, and which has done so much to make of the city a desired haven for artists. In the adult division in the con- test, the first prize is awarded to fied fishing boat, which was rather small to make the rescue. Captain Allan of the “Jo Ann” finally going out and bringing the two youths off. Going out from Rest Beach at 10 a.m. yesterday the youths daringly made the run to Sand ethough the waves were 12 high, Beryl Pinder said.! There their boat swamped and if it were not for the waves casting them up on Sand Key, they would Probably have drowned, the pair said. Getting the boat dry again, they started out but when they came close to the Triangle Light huge waves sweeping over the skiff again and it swamped. It was impossible to stay aboard the boat, and the two youths aban- doned it and swam to the light. A harrowing tale of clinging to the open iron work of the light through the long cold night with huge: wtves sweeping over the light was told by the youths. They have never felt so cold any- where, they said, and hunger overtaking them they pondered ways of stcuring food. They tried to save one of the kingfish they had caught but were unable to do so. The gulls stayed too far off to trap. Beryl put his ccat over the light hoping that a searching vessel would spot the ing light and hasten there. They were debat- ing breaking the light and thus getting a lighthouse tender out, but they did not know that the tender Ivy went down to Dry Tortugas yesterday morning Mrs. Beryl Pinder, and Beryl’s s, Mr and Mrs. Ralph Pin- spent a sleepless, grief-strick- en night, but their joy is great to- day. HEAR REV. JOE TOLLE FIRST M. E. SUNDAY—AT LA. M. “Predestined Purpose of The Church. aes DR. T. C. BLAISDELL of Florida c Southern College Will Speak at 7:30 P.M. Srkinee yes WELCOME— “MYSTERY DANCE” TONIGHT Habana-Madrid Club The only club in town with a floor show CALL 220 FOR RESERVATIONS NO COVER ———= | accompanied Mr. br i (Stone) CHURCH , Edward Graham, 401 Whitehead street, who transformed an un- sightly corner into a lovely little home. Second prize goes to Mrs. Carl Bervaldi, 501 Francis street. Howard T. Cole, PWA, regional director with jurisdiction over nine southeastern states, arrived in the city yesterday aboard a private plane, was taken for a * 4 | tour over the bridges from Pigeon | Sie hei eee Key to Big Pine, and left in the) “1 the children’s division, Miss ee ie Dace general manager | E7undina Fernandez, 400 White- of the Overdine’ Read and Toll | 222d street, will be the recipient ‘pails District. and. George-.F-. idmeyer, PWA-project engineer, ! Cole, and tw friends, John D. Burnham, o: Philadelphia, in whose plane the party flew down, and Harrison} Somerville, Washington, on the} E tour. i The tourewas a routine inspec- tion trip. On the way back to his headquarters in Atlanta. Mr. Cole will go via the West Coast of Florida and will inspect other PWA projects. | work done jointly by the Fernan- ez and Ovieda families. Second prize goes to Irene Ma- lek, 809 Eaton street, who was | aided by a helpful brother. Third prize will be awarded to velio Marrero, 612 Elizabeth i street, a seven-year-old, who had the help and suggestions of his parents. Honorable mention is accorded to Milton Appel, 926 Duval street; George Montero, 611 Whitehead street, and to Ruth Osterhoudt and family, 520 Grinnell street. A late entry, too late to qual- ‘ify, but which showed excellent work and is entitled to special mention, is that of Eloise Curry, 809 Eaton street. The only business house enter- ed was that of Mrs. Thompson's, the Woman's Exchange, who has very successfully done her part in improving the appearance | of the neighborhood. ‘GOLD HUNTERS TURN | TO OTHER ACTIVITIES (my Annocinted: Press) AUBURN, Cabi., Feb. 26— The army of gold hunters who went into the hills during the repres- sion, partly because gold was $35 an ounce and partly because they had no other jobs, is gradually dwindling So Stuart Schwab, lowa Hill storekeeper, who used to buy $500 worth of gold dust a week. Now his weekly trade is less than $100. TEMPERATURES Lowest Highest last nieht last 24 hours 42 56 40 56 28 38 20 34 5€ 66 16 26 34 52 30 34 52 60 36 58 24 28 36 54 30 3 12 26 44 56 50 62 4 48 32 40 38 56 #4 40 60 68 38 56 32 “4 32 KY 46 Abilene Apalachicola Atlanta Boston Brownsville Buffalo Charleston Chicago Corpus Christi Denver Detroit Dodge City Duluth Eastport E} Paso Galveston Hatteras Havana Huron Jacksonville Kansas City KEY WEST Little Rock Los Angeles Louisville Miami 76 36 — 68 WANT THIS JOB? CHICAGO.—Bruce Kupustka. 28, of this city, travels over the country kissing girls as research work a serious study of the art of ing. Official Opening “SATURDAY, | FEB. 26 EL CHICO RESTAURANT Specializing In TTALIAN SPAGHETTI Fieming Bahama at JUNIOR WOMAN'S CLUS DANCE! TONIGHT AT RAUL’S CLUB Benefit—Key West Library —$1.0¢ ADMISSION— ARCHITECT of Florida Witten of Flesing mueet | —PHONE 80— | of the first prize, and tepresents, }bers of the proposed organization | present. Earl Adams was elected as tem- porary president with Franklin Albert as temporary vice presi- dent. Other officers elected were S.C. Singleton, II, temporary secretary, and Joe Allen, treas- urer. Some discussion followed the election of the pro tem officers. This was confined particularly to meetings and dues. Mr. Albert moved that two meetings month be held, and one of them} a dinner meeting. Membership dues of $1.00 a month was cover- ed in a motion made by Raymond Delgado, with an additional 50 cents monthly to take care of the dinner. Both motions were car- Tied. William Arnold, Emil Sweeting and Enrique Esquinaldo, Jr., were appointed by the president on the committee to draw up the bylaws} for the organization. It was point- ed out that bylaws were more or cided that he would take up the necessary correspondence and de- | termine what was necessary. A committee of three members was appointed to arrange for the dinner meetings. Members are Anbial Armayor, Allen Hampton and Isadore Weintraub. Emil Sweeting moved that, the temporary secretary be exempt from dues, and it was so ordered, on second by Mr. Delgado. Next meeting was called for March 2 at 7:30 o'clock, and it was decided that everyone be ap- pointed on the membership com- mittee. Present at the meeting were: W. M. Arnold, Enrique Esquin- aldo, Jr., Allan Hampton, Joe Al- len, Franklin Albert, Anibal Ar- mayor, Isadore Weintraub, Emil Sweeting, Howard Pinder, Ed- ward Bayly, Allan Armstrong, Will Doughtry, Sam Pinder, Rob- ert Knowles, Roy Hamlin. FLORIDA TREES COPY THE KILKENNY CATS (By Associated Press) MIAMI. Fla, Feb. 26.—It is & case of tree-eat-tree in a park be- side the First Avenue bridge here Years ago a palmetto palm and a banyan tree sprang up side by side. As they acquired the lusty growth of semi-tropical trees they crowded each other for space. Lit- tle by little the banyan encircled the palmetio. : Today a small portion of the palm’s trunk shows outside the banyan up to a height of about 20 feet, where it becomes com- pletely “swallowed”. A few feet higher the palmetto emerges in- to the air and rustles its fan- shaped leaves defiantly the hungry banyan. Specializing In rR | BREAKFAST—A LA CARTE for a period of six months. Material for the lighting units has been ordered and the work | will begin within the next few days, under the direction of Mr. , Osterhoudt. Asked if he thought the drive would bring in the necessary amount, Mr. Grooms replied that it was a certainty and that the main obstacle now was that the merchants were tardy in Payments, although they definitely promised § money enough for the total. There is still $493 to be raised and the committee requests that those who have not contributed please send in their subscription. Con- their have |Grooms, Mayor Albury, Officer Alberto Camero,or Louis Pol- The names of subscribers and amounts subscribed are as fol- lows: W. T. Fripp (Kress Store $ 50.00 La Concha Hotel oe Samuel Cole (410 Fleming) Frank Lewinsky — J. R. Stowers Palace Theater Store of Fashion Pollock’s Jewelry Store County Commissioners Overseas Trans. seceprigeed Navarro, Inc. ___ The K. W. Electric Co. The First National Bank Monroe Theater Johnson & Johnson Real Estate Key West Bottling Co. Florida Public Utilities (Gas Company) Joe Pearlman's {Island Inn Hotel | Brett-Williams, Inc. Aronovitz Dept. Store 2, | WA Busy Bee Bakery —. . ‘ Wm. Mendell alt f| Broadway Meat Market 10.00 3. G. Kantor 10.00 }Page’s'Drug Store 10.00 Wm: Gurry’s Sons Co. 10.00 Frank Johnson, Jeweler 16.00 Plaza Restaurant 10.00 Theo. Holtsberg & Son 10.00 Columbia Steam Laundry 10.00 Russell Pkg. Liquor Store 5.00 Broadway Cafe 5.00 Estevez Studio 5.00 Old Island Realty Co. 5.00 O. K. Shoe Shop 5.00 Star Cafe 5.00 L. Valladares & Son 5.00 Price Real Estate Office 5.00 Cabrera Wholesole Grocer 5.00 Whiteway Restaurant 5.00 Ramonin Restaurant 5.00 White Star Cleaners 4.00 Monroe Cafe 250 J. L. Crusoe 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 20.00 20.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 12.50 12.50 Total $645.0 RESTAURANT FOUR TEN FLEMING STREET Finest Certified WESTERN MEATS Sea Foods and Clear Green Turtle Soup LUNCHEON —75S< DINNERS—FROM $1.00 ALSO—LATE SUPPERS AND SANDWICHES BEER and WINES Fred Auerbach. Mgr. Phone 88 | DON’T BE SATISFIED WITH A SHABBY BEDROOM. RENOVATE WITH SHERWIN-WILLIAMS, FLAT TONE, WASHABLE WALL PAINT. AT SOUTH FLA--s9s the result gratifying. Going, over the month by! {month summary of the. business} for the purpose of arriving at the) exact amount collected, since the rate adjustment was declared late last year, Mr. Pinder finds that the amount collected up to Feb- Tuary 25 was $42,817. jcount fro the payment of delin- quent taxes, and ushers in the last period when discount will be al- lowed, which is one percent for the month of March. After that. payments must be made for the full amount until June 1, af which the delinquent period will begin. Mr. Pinder said, while going over the transactions since Aug- ust 1, 1937, that he had written and signed approximately 1400 receipts since the beginning of the period to date. Large Number Of Passengers Books in the office of the col-! lector showed as follows since the tax adjustments were made as of August, 1937: That month col- lections were $3,451.01; Septem- ber, $6,925.40; October, $10,660.37; tgibutions may be given to Mr.) Arrive __ Arrive Yesterday From Cuba COLLEGEGROUP COMING T0 CITY a STUDENTS TO! ARRIVE MONDAY MORN- ING ABOARD CUBA Thirty-one girl students from Christian College in Columbia Missouri are scheduled to arrive in Key West next Monday morn- ing on the Steamship Cuba, en route to the city of Havana. The trip is a part of the educational tour, which is this year routed through Florida and Cuba, It is the annual education tour of the institution and with the students will be the president of the college, J. C Miller, Mrs. Mil- ler and several officials and townspeople. The group will visit the tur- tle crawis, the aquarium and other points of interest, and Sec- retary Singleton, has arranged with the officers of the Junior ears 3 ene secanget to have a T fs ae ‘a ‘on wel AD je visi Beal tha More aah Key West”, than was seen by a-group-fromr® ‘the same college in 1936 when the Chamber of. Commerce showed them the city im a similar motor- cade. The students composing the party are from cities in the states of Missouri Oklahoma, Iowa, Texas, Arkansas, Kentucky, Kan- sas and Illinois. BAN ON BANNERS SOUGHT IN PORTLAND (By Associated Press) PORTLAND Ore, Feb. 26 — the city council placed a fee on street banners it ——- There were 266 passengers ar- riving on the Steamship Cube | yesterday afternoon from Havana | or these, 40 were first cabin pas- sengets for Key West: 73 first cabins for St. Petersburg and 40 first and four seconds for Tamps Key West arrivals: Fred Ke- tuack, Jalnet, Fred, Jr. and Di- ana Katuack, Jesshill Love. Dona Love, Wm. A. Voires, Allan RB Walsh, Catherine Walsh, Mary Cahill, Maria Gutsens, Ralph Burne Sprague, Marian, Patricia and Suzanne Soracue, Valine Ga- linear, Homer Galinear. Margaret C. Snyder, Lena W. Voires, Chas. W. Kalpner, Annie Harpin. Alex- man, James Canfield, Stella Can- field, Charles Elliot, Wm. Bom- laud, Sugrid Bomlaud, Gertrude Somers, Sutohen Somers. Warren Jennings, Dorothy Jennings, Jo- seph Jezraly, Grace Horton, Zel ma Fuller, Luelia Waddell, Deale Brown, J. L. Whitney, Bessie Brown. The vessel showed on the mani- tt: following items: For Key four automobiles and three sacks of mail; for Tampa, 68 tons of freight and 74 sacks mail Booked from Key West for ‘Tampa and St. Petersburg were J. R. Biair, J. W. Sullivan, Mr and Mrs. T. W. Vailland, Mr an Mrs. Granville Smith. T. B. Cas 1 C. Bradley, H. H. Estes, Mrs. R Garnett, L. C. Raymond, O. N Norman, Lieutenant H. S. Wi liams, 1. N. Hurt, Mr. and Mrs. 1 L. Hurt, H M Walker, Mr Walker, B. P. Garnett, Mrs. Gar nett, Mrs. Florence Garnett CANNOT CARRY UMBRELLAS ATLANTA .—Policemen of th city are fortadden to c brellas, on the followmg gr “Looks undignified—the : mee = somebody in the cye— screen @ 7 a quick pistol-drawn, liceman” ‘* MILITARY BALL TONIGHT—8-30 O'CLOCE Pena’s Garden of Roses —Benefit— KEY WEST BATTERY fered a resolution yesterday toissue = special postage stamp commemoratmg the historic trip of the battieship Oregon from Puget Sound, Washington, eround Cape Horn to Key West im 68 dey: The trip gave the Amer- the Spanish fleet, then ix the Gulf of Mexico. CAPT. JOHNSTON RECALLED STORY OF USS. OREGON HORN IN INTERVIEW HERE RECENTLY Recentiv. the stery of the trip of the USS Oreron was rerel-t im en interview with Contam & Z Johnston. of Yacht Laew . Commodore Arthur James Certs uti wae mm the wacht beer on vesdav. February 1 At the time the Oveson made her famous trip im 1098, the wes sel was on duty in for sauth--= waters. and was forced to make the vorave around Cape Bev. under full power to go to jair the af Admiral Semeen => > was preparing to attack the feet of the Snamuarcds supposed te be hettied up in the harber of San taro vounr seller on the Green, T chp fueled at Barbadoes sat Captain Johnston = Gs Steamed to Kev West weters and feet went ashore he carred wot $90 im gold to send other “cre to familes of the off oew. The “epee Ged & accept when be see Ge te tressed tp the wer Ge eyes tuiged and > NATIONAL GUARD | DIN SEB Ferem St | Pome Lageers— Beer ame Wom