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

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 58 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LIX. No. 73. Twenty Three Ft. Lander Mayor T. B. Manuel And "PPO OOOOO#, Other City Officials To See CUES 7A FISHING Bring Formal Congratu-. lations To Key West Tuesday. the informal opening day of the Overseas Highway. Mayor T. B. Manuel and 23 other City officials of Fort Lauderdale) will make the trip down over the, highway, Mayor Willard M. Al-| bury of Key West is advised by, TRI DaLAL LA L#4A a COMPLETE SURVEY The trip will be made by a dele- | ee ott OF CHANNEL HERE | | | | } cials and members of a commit- tee bearing Fort Lauderdale’s! formal congratulations to Key! Weit INSPECTOR HODGES STATES ! Charles Lund, Key Wester, now, WATERWAY ROUTE SHOULD residing in Fort Lauderdale, in-| BE DISCUSSED AGAIN forms The Citizen that Mayor SPONGE SALES 1 | 1 ' | the have been displayed. Che Key Wrst Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NE WSPAPER IN THE KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 1938. WQAM Broadcast And Recordings To Be Held On Sunday / And Monday | Station WQAM of the Miami|Key West Sunday morning at 10) | Broadcasting Company will re-/o’clock with the WQAM mobile} jcord short talks by prominent of-| unit for the street broadcast and | ficials of the city, county andthe Presto instantaneous record- Overseas Road and Toll Bridge,ing equipment. : : District Sunday and Monday at’, number of tie recordings wil The Citizen Office. the remainder sometime Monday. | | FOR WEEK MORE THAN $22,000 OFFERINGS REFUSED WOULD. HAVE BROUGHT TOTAL TO NEARLY $26,000; ANOTHER SALE YESTERDAY Another display of sponge of fine texture greeted the eyes of | buyers at the Municipal Sponge; Dock yesterday, which was the | third time this week that fine and| Also, on Monday morning at 9 These recordings will then be attractive lots of the products of |0’clock, a “Man on the Street” | shipped to Miami along with sim- broadcast in front of The Citizen ilar recordings of the Mayor of There were 724 bunches of Office will be given with citizens | Miami, the President of the Mi- wool sponge which were sold for | interviewed, their names asked,/ami Chamber of Commerce, and | a price amounting to $3,406.44 | and their opinions about different the attorney for the Overseas! U.S.A. oo Congressional Committee To Visit Key West In Interest Of Reopening Naval Station Hodgdon Case Rested Today; Junior Chamber of Com- merce To Spenser Fish- Decision In Next Thirty Days == "= f= == Final hearings in the effort of Contestants of the will are relatives of Mrs. C. A. Hodgdon | Philip Bourquardez, Arthur Bour- and 155 bunches of yellow which | Phases of the new Highway asked./ Road and Toil Bridge District, to break her will, which leaves| quardez, Annie B. Jackson and Junior Chamber «f Commerce brought $60.57. The refusals were| Among the officials who are ex- | put together in the WQAM of- bid at $2,377.85, but none of them Pected to give short will be | fices, and presented in a broad- were accepted. | Mayor Willard Albury, i Of the wool offerings the larg- Carl Bervaldi of the County Com-}a time to be announced later. | the price was $1,573; 233 bunches |Grooms of the Chamber of Com- ed for future historical reference. | sold for $1,243.99 and 70 bunches merce, Cuban Consul Berarda) They can be played back imme-j sold for $266. The largest amount | Rodriguez, Chief Engineer B. M.| diately and the officials making paid for a small lot was $7.41 for | Duncan, Vice Chairman J. H.Cos- the talks can hear their own a single bunch containing four tar of the Overseas Road and Toll voice a few moments after they sponges. | Bridge District, and Wm. R. Por-|have spoken into the microphone. Among the yellow sales were ter, president of First National) Norman MacKay, isi 24 bunches for $14.66 and 28;Bank. Publisher L. P. Artman of Land program director of Station bunches for $17.17, and 25 bunch-'The Key West Citizen will give; WQAM, in a communication to William Freeman of Key West Farleigh Herald who were neph- the executor and principal bene- ews and nieces of Mrs. Charlotte Probate Court before Judge Ray- | ing for them were Wm V. Al- rested at 11:50. Petteway, Miami; W. H. Jackson, Attorney for the contestants Tampa; and Chester Ferguson, will sponsor a fishimg tp fer the cast Tuesday over the station at ficiary, were held this morning in | Amelia Hodgdon. Attorneys argu- members of tie Congrenticnsl jest bids were for 286 bunches and missioners, President Bascom L./ The recordings will be preserv-| mond R. Lord, the case being | bury, Key West; W. Raleigh Committee whe are expected ap arrive in Eey Wast nex: week = Manuel stated that Fort Lauder-| dale should turn out to congratu-| late Key West.’ Said the mayor, T. K. Hodges, inspector with the U. S. Engineering Force from es brought only $8.88. }an introductory talk. These ar- |The Citizen, states that “now that |Miami Beach, and Ivan Austin,| |Senior draftsman with the unit,| | who have been making an inspec- | ber of families having come here tion of conditions in Northwest when the F. E. C. ferri jChannel, have completed the ris estab- | work and paid a call at the light- “We have many Key Westers now residents of our city, a large num- i | | | j | 4 Discussing conditions with “We have much in common |erintendent William Demeritt the with Key West, and it is a source | ##/k turned on the deepening of of gratification to Fort Lauder- |*h¢ Intracoastal Waterway from dale that the charming Island| po aeons, 10 Key West, and ee Mr. Hodges is of the opinion that City is to be made so accessible the matter should again be open- to the rest of Florida”. ed, and the question laid before | “On July 4, on which date it is ne 2 oe Proposed to stage an_claborate| quest for a different depth than celebration in Key West”, ekignaiearie- ag the Lauderdale News, “Fort Laud- erdale will be represented by «/RIEKERS LEAVE | | | Of the refused offerings there|rangements are still tentative, our two cities are to be brought | was one lot of 140 bunches for} however, pending the arrival of closer together we want to put on which was offered $708.28; one of Leslie Harris and Kelly Phillips,'a program celebrating the event. | 135 bunches for $732.99; one of who will conduct both the “Man/ As you say, there is to be no of-/ 158 bunches for $727.99, and one'on the Street” program and the’ ficial affair, so we will make our | lot with 44 bunches at $207.99. | recordings. They will arrive inj own”. Offerings for the entire week | ———— ----— ist gzssto.""mus me =e Radio Telephone Broadcasts | ama "© On Weather Conditions To Begin Here On April Firs ART GALLERY IRS, MEET | ' Financing Of Fresh Water Pipe Line To Be Discussed jarge fishimg ieunct iz shepe = en al-dey fishing excurmor exc I large party. The excursion next | week is designed to extend an in-| itial greeting to Key West on the| reestablishment of communica-/} tion, and for the first time high-} ON S.'S. CUBA Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Rieker, who | OTHER OFFICERS OF SPON- SORING COMMITTEE ELECT- ED DURING SESSION IN C. of C. ROOMS MAKES FORMAL ANNOUNCE- April L. from the Lighthouse Ser- | MENT OF HIS CANDIDACY vice Station at Key West. Florida. | COMMISSIONER oescass ot nostic ani won way communication with the | have been spending their regular mainland. | winter vacation in Key West in| The telegram from Mayor Man-|their home on Flagler uel to Mayor Albury and Mayor left yesterday afternoon on S. S.| Albury’s reply to Mayor Manuel| Cuba for Tampa and from there Avenue, ; ~ IN COLUMNS OF THE CITI- |olficials of the service here an- Other officers of the Sponsoring ZEN | Bounced today. lttee for the Art Center, of The broadcasts mark a radical are reproduced below: “Mayor Willard M. Albury, “Key West, Florida. “City officials of Fort Lauder- dale will visit you on Tuesday. Do personally extend to you and the city-of Key West our solicita- tions upon the opening of the Oversea Highway. Kindly make hotel reservations for twenty-four Tuesday night. Advise. “T. B. MANUEL, “Mayor, Ft. Lauderdale”. | “Hon. T. B. Manuel, Mayor, “Fort Lauderdale, Florida. “Retel reservations made as re- quested, Hotel La Concha, Tues- day night. Kindest regards te you and your city officials. Will expect you as stated. “WILLARD M. ALBURY. “Mayor, Key West”. VISITORS LEFT ENROUTE HOME W. Trageser and Mrs. T. Cliff, father and sister of Mrs. Norberg Thompson, who were spending! two months at the Thompson home on Duval street, were pas- sengers on the early bus this! morning for Miami | Arriving there they will spend two days and then board a vessel for New York, enroute to their home in New Rochelle. Mr. Tra- geser and Mrs. Cliff said they en- joyed a very delightful vacation. CECIL CARBONELL And His MUSIC TO-NITE BOCA CHICA CASINO CASH PRIZES Dance from $ P. M. Tili? Adm. $1.00 per couple } Sit i i ill proceed to their summer) Which Mrs. Florence Spottswood home in North Lancaster, Pa. is chairman, were elected Mr. Rieker said that arrange- | night at a meeting in the rooms ments had been made with H. M.| of the Chamber of Commerce. Motherwell, resident of Key West,| They are: Edward Trevor, to occupy the home while he and Vice Chairman; Miss t Mrs. Rieker are spending the sum- Watson, Secretary, and Dr. Wil- mer in the north. |liam R. Warren, Treasurer. _ | An advisory committee, which | will probably include representa- TEMP! ERATURES | tives from a great number of civ- ic organizations in the city, will js be elected by the members of the Lowest Highest > — last night last 24 hours | Sponsoring Committee in the near a Plans to renovate the Art Cen- ter and financing of the work | were discussed. Labor will be | furnished by the WPA, the only ‘cost the Sponsoring Committee must stand being for the material. This will be about $500. It is un- {derstood that the funds will be }raised mainly by securing mem- | berships. | Criticism of the recent exhibi- | tions and sale of the paintings at the Art Center by members of the Key West Art Association was cleared up. Belief that the Art Center is for artists only and that } it should be governed by artists was dispelled by the Sponsoring Committee, which brought out the fact that the Art Center is a municipal affair, to be governed by as wide a representation from the city as possible. F. Townsend Morgan, Federal Art Project director, is director in reality only in an advisory ca- ‘pacity, the Committee pointed out. Abilene Apalachicola Atlanta Boston Brownsville Buffalo Charleston Chicago Corpus Christi Denver Detroit Dodge City Duluth Eastport El Paso Galveston Hatteras Havana Helena Huron Jacksonville Kansas City KEY WEST Little Rock Los Angeles Louisville Miami Mpls.-St. P. Nashville New Orleans New York Oklahoma City Pensacola Phoenix Pittsburgh St. Louis Salt Lake City San Francisco Ste. Marie Seattle Tampa Washington Williston Wytheville BIRD HOSPITAL TORONTO, Can.—This city has a bird hospital which usually has about 200 feathered patients. IST M. E. (Stone) CHURCH 7:38 P. M.: “James. The Man of Silence.“ —EVERYBODY WELCOME— VUBSLELSSRLSAPASLASASSSSABSS| LSLSSRLESSASES SBELELKSSSSBEES 11:38 A. M: “In Him We Live™ | Hastings C. Smith, young busi- ness man of Key West, in this is- sue of The Citizen announces him- |selfas a candidate for county | commissioner from the Fifth Dis- | trict in Monroe county. Mr. Smith has a number of in- |novations for which he pledges ‘himself continuous application, | and first and foremost of these is ‘an adequate water supply. Mr. | Smith is convinced that with wa- {ter in plenty guaranteed that in- tdustries can be secured, which | will prove of inestimable value to the city. He is a young, energetic busi- ness man, who has given serious | study to the various needs of Key West and Monroe county, and has spent much time in considera-! tion of the sources to be contact- ed, in his efforts to bring to Key West the interests which will mean so much in the expansion of Key West. Between the present and the jdate of the first primary May 3, | Mr. Smith will contact as many | friends as possible and explain in {detail the numerous things which he has studied for the interests of Key West, and discuss with the | voters his plans and ideas. He will, on all occasions, be eager and ready to answer any | questions relative to his cam- | paign, and to give his personal as- | Surance to the voters of his de- termination to put forth every ef- fort for securing Monroe county's needs. innovation in service to ships, since every little boat—as well as the great steamers—which equipped with a small receiving set, can tune in and get informa- tion on changes in aids to navi- gation, weather forecasts, wrecks and derelicts, broadcast in plain English. Until the new broadcast goes into effect, only ships with oper- ators can tune in for such infor- mation, which is broadcast in the standard code. The Key West station will broadcast at 11:10 morning and evening, Eastern Standard Time. In case of emergency additional broadcasts will be made on the hour, at two-hour intervals. On the same date 17 other sta- tions will be opened on the Great Lakes and the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific Coasts. The five Great Lakes stations will broadcast on frequencies of 2572 kilocycles, while the Key West station and the other coastal stations will broadcast on a frequency of 2662 kilocycles. MRS. W. R. HOLT NOW IMPROVING Mrs. W. R. Holt, who recently underwent a tonsilectomy in a lo- cal hospital is recovering rapidly and will soon be able to return to her home in Ft Lauderdale, Fila. is RESTAURANT Sea Foods and Clear Green Turtle Soup BREAKFAST—A LA CARTE LUNCHEON—7Se DINNERS FROM 8S- ALSO—LATE SUPPERS AND SANDWICHES BEER and WINES Fred Auerbach. Mgr. Phone 98 i i H i i if ft ; e Ls (iH i fit | | ly | it B. M. Duncan. chief eningeer of determine if the the Oversea Road and Toll Bridge 770” open %0 i i I i Hy t I ee ur I ‘ { i | | 4 lj Hh i i 3 | Hu | The chief engineer was asked whether It would be possible to ewAaes drive trucks and other like heavy CHANGE IN KEY WEST , vehicles over the roads and bridg- es, and replied that this matter is now under consideration and a positive reply would be announc- ed later. Mr. Duncan had been away for | WPA operations in Florida, is several days in Wi Key West and will remain for where final arrangements for the or possibly opening next Tuesday were con- to effect a cluded, and afterward went -to/ pertaining to Key New York where additional mat-| Mr. Lofberg said ters requiring attention were ar- | that there area ranged satisfactorily. \es to be put in He is expected in fown some- | principal one will time tonight. John R. Costar, vice |of Key West from chairman of the Overseas Road | to the Eleventh and Toll Bridge District, and} This, said Mr. members C.C. Symonette and/sult in Mayor Willard M. Albury will in- | sending terview the chief engineer on his | ters relative arrival and also sometime over! West, to the weekend expect to make a) will be sent first hand imspection of the con- | headquarters dition of the bridges and decide! He said that if it is advisable to run heavy ments would traffic over them. The final concrete, by a special heretofore, process, is expected to be dry and | Owen hard in seven days. The seventh | women's work day will be tomorrow, and the | projects. condition of the concrete then will | ‘or TONIGHT = ie stroying new —PENA’S— Sogn. now being GARDEN OF ROSES ious strom imtersecticns Admission 75< Ladies Free’ CHIEF OF POLICE ‘ eecccesccosccccosccsoces | Mar. 25-2. i il | | lil | a ? , ‘ ’ F r i | | | i i i ih frst | a ay i} ; ! i t | nt i d DANCE : PROTECT YOUR CLOTHES, LINEN, ETC, WITH “BROWNS” SUPER CEDAR CLOSET LINING. PHONE 598. SOUTH FLORIDA CONTR. AND