The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 6, 1938, Page 1

—_——— Associated Press Day Wire Service For 58 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LIX. . 82. Federal Government Starts Campaign For Community Forest In Monroe County Movement Is Result Of. Studies Made By Sev-, eral Agencies Relative | To Matter By PAUL MAY (Special Washington Correspondent » of The | WASHINGTON, D. C., April 6.! —The Federal Government,! through cooperation of the na-| tional and the state forest serv-| ices, has begun a campaign for| establishment of community for- | ests in Monroe and surrounding | counties, and will offer free tech- | WPA} | i ties interested in such a venture. | This campaign has_ resulted from studies of the U. S. Forest Service, the National Resources Board, and other agencies of! government over the past several years, and was officially begun by President Roosevelt in his re- cent message to Congress on for- estry, in which he emphasized | the need for local forest owner- ship. The studies revealed that the future need is for communi-| nical help, trees at cost, Projects and loans to communi- MILD SMa LaLa M, Highway Brings.Old Railroad Engineer One of the construction en- gineers who rode in the spe- cial train which brought Henry M. Flagler over the Over Sea Railroad in 1912, came riding in in this week—but this time it was in an automobile over the gleaming white, new Over- seas Highway which runs over the old railroad trestles and viaducts. He is W. A. White of Char- lotte, North Carolina, who with Mrs. White is visiting in the city. He is bewildered at the speed with which Key West is developing into a real resort, he says. Mr. and Mrs. White will remain here a week longer then return to Charlotte. VITAL LLL 2A SHEHEE TO BE GIVEN HEARING CHARGED WITH BREAKING INTO GOLF SHOP AT LO- CAL GOLF COURSE Robert Shehee, now in county Che Key West Cittern THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1938. VIFIZZALIL IAS ‘EXPRESSION OF APPRECIATION | L. P. Artman, publisher of i The Citizen is in receipt of a | letter from Gerald Saunders, | president of the Stone | Church Service Club, in | which he writes: | “The members of the Stone | Church Service Club wish to | express to you and your | valuable employes our many | thanks for the publicity so | graciously extended to the | City of Key West during the | opening of our most beauti- | ful Overseas Highway.” i CITY AQUARIUM | SELF-SUSTAINING FOR FIRST TIME ; HOPE TO IMPROVE WATER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM, RE- SURFACE CEMENT WALKS, INCREASE FISH VARIETY Self-sustainment, improvement to the water system of the aqua- jrium and increase of the variety j of fish is seen by William Mon- PUTNAMS EXTEND Writing from Miami Beach, | George R. Putnam, retired com- missioner of lighthouses, and Mrs. Putnam, who were visitors in Key West last week, express to William W. Demeritt, and Mrs. Demeritt, their appreciation of the courtesies extended and the really delightful vacation they | enjoyed Their feelings are expressed in ,a letter from which the follow- ing excerpts are taken “We are still reliving many of our happy hours in Key West. So | much of the interest and joy of jour stay there was due to the kindness of the Demeritts that I |find it hard to get just the right | words to tell you how I feel about | your kindness to us. Trip On Tender Ivy “We loved every moment of our visit. The trip on the Ivy goes in my book of remembrances ,as another perfect lighthouse ten- der trip. I am sure there can be no other class of boats or people ‘to compare with them, and I cherish every memory of my trip on the Ivy. APPRECIATION = | TO DEMERITTS FOR COURTESIES “This vessel took us to the most! thrilling place I’ve ever seen, I think. Tell Mr. Demeritt that he has certainly more then fulfilled his promise to me, should I ever come to Key West. Anent Key West “And what shall I say of Key West? A city all in a class of its own. A charm which would grow on me, I know, until it might be hard to leave it. It is a gray city of shuttered houses, with wide galleries and covered with strange, beautiful and bril- liant flowers. A city of friendly people, a city of delicious food. A city of strange fruits and fishes, and all of them are delicious. “We thank you all so much for showing her to us. A city set in the brilliant blue sea, surround- | ed by white coral sands. I love Key West, and hope that we may return to her some time. “The lovely flowers from the office have remained beautiful ; until this morning, when I reluct- antly had to discard them. Please convey to the offcie personnel our appreciation of their thought- | fulness”. FORMER KEY WESTER BECOMES OPTIMISTIC OVER CITY’S FUTURE. salvatge, chairman of the Aqua-/ rium committee, if the number | of visitors at the place continues \as great as it has since the high- | way was opened. | A much more satisfactory wa- j ter circulation can be had by |work done cn a diesel pump ‘Painting of the Aquarium and resurfacing of the concrete walks jand other structures are also ty rather than state or national | jail to answer a charge of break- | pjanned, Mr. Monsalvatge said. forests. | Benefits of locally-owned for- ing into golf shop at the Key West Golf Course and taking a The project self- | for the first time since is aining it was put _siess, are-meny;-officials of the} collegtion-of-golf balls and other | jn operation, Mr. Monsalvatge re- Forest Service ‘claim, such as items, is to be given a prelimin-! ports) He belicves that it will their use as “work reservoirs”, | ary hearing this afternoon before! continue to be so. for water-shed and flood control protection, community recreation, protection for wildlife and flow- ers, producers of lumber and other forest crops, and as a pro- | Peace Justice Enrique Esquin- aldo, Jr. Shehee was captured on the highway Monday while enroute to Miami, and was back and in All_ money |which is received from collec- tions are put right back into aquarium operation and improve- | ment. A small ch » for adults and vider of profits to support a town) jail just about seven hours after | chijdren is now being made. or community and eliminate tax- | es. | Studies of community forests in Europe have convineed Fed- | eral officials such forests should | be established here. European citizens receive bonus checks | from operation of local forests in-| stead of tax bills to maintain town: nd the European city without its forests is an excep-| tion. In some countr forests pay dividends to citizens as high as $6 an acre. | While the idea has not been} developed in this country to any | extent, many American towns(| and communities, it is said, “have_ discovered that .commiinRty? for- ests pay as they grow, providing profits for taxpayers dnd’ wages for unemployed by using cheap, abandoned, tax-delinquent, or otherwise waste land to produce a crop of trees” Trees for community ’ forests can be purch: 1 from the state at cost to $4 a thousand, offi- cials her vid. Land can be ob- tained in several ways: by dona- tion, by of tax-delinquent land, by purchase of tracts, at $2 to $5 an acre, outside speculative areas Cooperation Government munity local initiative quiries to the bring origina from state will follow formulated nec mad them but loans have out, it was } use Federal a com- some In- rvice will ion. Visits foresters being of the in starting forest awaits only officials said Forest inforr national Plans are WPA help, if will be ceeding ‘tails raking such not yet been worked earned for sary to towns ALIBI DIDN'T WORK ST. LOUIS drunkenn this city come by f bile, but his SIO TITews “DANCING AT ITS BEST” Every Night HABANA-MADRID CLUB NO COVER CHARGE ILO II IHS. ‘BLUE RIBBON’ Charged with Milward of $ autom a failed. the thefts were discovered and reported to the sheriff's office in Key West. HANIBAL PLACED UNDER $50 BOND EXPLAINED THEFT OF COLT’S 38 CALIBERED FIREARM FROM ARTHUR MULBERG Howard Hanibal, colored, eharged with the theft of a Colt's 38 calibered firearm from Ar- thur Mulberg, was given a pre- liminary hearing yesterday before Peace Justice Enrique Esquin- aldo, Jr. When called to the bar, Hani- bab said that he had no inten- tion of stealing the gun, was just going to use it a couple of days and return it. He pleaded guilty. The committing magistrate heard the testimony and decided that the defendant should be placed under bond of $50 for his appearance at the next term of Criminal Court. COSGROVES HAVE RETURNED HOME HAD CAR STOLEN DURING WEEK WHILE IN and Mrs. Philip L. left last week ever the highway for a visit in Miar returned by i evenin rd report having h tolen this week The € zen that he had his car at or the wel who bus la nad Captain Cosgrove told known parking arcas the city, and felt assured of i safety, but yesterday prised when he w the car for the return, was to sec found it grove said that he is pretty satisfied knows the mar who stole the car, but not being certain of the identification, would make no statement. “T don’t know if the business ) will continue through the sum- |mer, but it certainly looks that way now”, Mr. Monsalvatge said, “and certainly through next win- ter we should be able to get the Aquarium finances in great shape”. PITS O aaa TS “IF | WAS TUNNEY 1 COULD — There were two tall blond gentlemen with their wives in a local marine curio shop yesterday morning. The group were intently perusing a giant clam shell, which is estimated to weigh from 150 to 175 pounds. With the attendant at their side, the group were most interested in the deep sea shell, which is a very beaut?- ful specimen. “Do you think you can lift it?”, the attendant was asked by one of the group. “If I was Gene Tunney I could”, the reply in genuine Conch accent came back. The group smiled and con tinued their inspection of the many other unique shells in the collection. Later they registered. One of the signatures was Mr. and Mrs. George Merck. The other—Mr. and Mrs. Gene Tunney! The attendant is still covering from surprise. Accompanied by Fire Chief Harry Baker, Jailer Raymond Cabrera and Fireman Charlie Matthews. Mr. and = Mrs. Tunney and. Mr. and Mrs. Merck were taken to the residence of Mrs. Ernest Hemingway, whom the group were first informed was out of town, and a pleasant chat was had with their old friend The party took pictures of same of the rare and beauti ful trees in the Hemingway garden. Mr. Tunney stated before leaving he would return to the city again. as he be lieved it was one of the best little towns in Florida. IDI ILL LDL ST ” re Joe Whitley, for many years a resident of Key West, but now a dweller in Coral Gables, writes entertainingly of the city and the highw: and in the same letter expresses the wish to have The Citizen forwarded to him as a subscriber for half a year. Mr. Whitley’s letter is with shown: “T congratulate you and the rest of the good folks in Cayo Hueso for your ‘sticktoitiveness’, making it possible for the rest of the world to drive, at their lei- sure, over the most interesting roadway in the world (a monu- ment to the Conch, better known to those of us who have lived there, as the best and most hos- pitable people in the world), putting that little island, which is, to me, the most interesting and beautiful spot in the United States, where it rightfully be- longs, and that is, right up there at the top, holding its own with any of its sister cities. “I can see nothnig but good ahead for this deserving little spot, now that its principal ob- stacle has been overcome. This, together with its natural makeup, climate, beauty, beautiful waters, wonderful people, all of which goes to make any spot grow and grow rapidly, and those who in- vest in Key West do so wisely. I sincerely trust the native, he who has held his property these many years, will not be influenced by here- the so-called binder boys, giving their property away at too small a figure, accepting the first of- fer, simply because it happens to be the first one they have had for years, but, instead, take it slow- ly, for Key West and Key West values have the fastest and sur- est future of any place I know. “You are beginning wisely, having such people as Edgar J. helberg become interested in | the manufacture of clear Havana cigars. It means much to you.! He well knows the climatic con- ditions there are better adapted to the manufacture of cigars than any other spot in the entire United States. Incidentally, he is one of the country’s oldest clear Havana cigar manufacturers. He is tops with me, and you, too, will love him “From this letter, you may think I am running for some of- fice. Far be it. Instead, I write as an adopted native, having gone to your island the latter part of 1899, and married there, and was connected with _ the Havana American Company, “La Tro cha”, for four years, and still love it for the many kind and consid- erate acts passed my way. “There are great things ahead for this island. So don’t let your people give their property away just because they have their first offer in many long and lean years. I don’t mean that you hold the buyer up, instead, let their offers be conservative” MRS. SAUNDERS BODY OF KEY WESTER TO BE BROUGHT HERE FOR BURIAL lied 1 Home- this Mr Mr Eddie lock thi Flor wer Saunders morning in Advices to received by stead effe Saunders brother ti nis: morning. The and the Sunday tails body wil funeral STAY IN CITY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF OP- ERATIONS OF WPA IN FLOR- IDA HERE ON BUSINESS E. S. Lofberg tor of operation Florida, who was here in o tion with certain cha operations in thi rters The principal obje assistant dir RESTAURANT FOUR TEN FLEMING STREET Specializing In Finest Certified WESTERN MEATS Sea Foods and Clear Green Turtle Soup BREAKFAST—A LA CARTE DINNERS LUNCHEON —75< FROM 85¢ ALSO—LATE SUPPERS AND SANDWICHES LIQUOR. BEER and WINES Fred Auerbach. Mgr. LAWN MOWERS WILL PERFORM LIKE CHAMPIO Phone 98 Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit U.S.A. PRICE FIVE CENTS Service Club Committees For Year Appointed Last Night SIG LSS MM MM, “°° o0ooono Commissioners Show Ap- GREAT DEMAND FOR | —- For State SIGHTSEEING GUIDE l. enator The Seventh Annual Sight | Seeing Guide, now being printed by The Artman Press, is meeting with high ap- : Proval. In fact, such is the gun | preciation For Club’s Interest In Improving Bumpy Big Pine Road demand for the present edi- Committee members for the tion from the Chamber of Commerce and other agencies in touch with visitors to Key that the batches being out are just barely keeping up. with that demand. In that connection, it would certainly appear that the ad- vertisers in the guide are re- ceiving excellent return for their foresighted investment. The Monroe County Board of Commissioners, by its sup- port, demonstrates the effi- cacy of keeping funds at home for advertising pur- Poses, instead of diverting all funds to outside agencies. The Board was supported in this venture by these local merchants: Gardner's Pharmacy, Del- monico Restaurant, Gulf Stream Trailer Park, Thomp- son’s Marine Hardware, Palace Theater, Johnson's Jewelry and Gift Shop, Rob- edt’s Book Store, Auerbach’s | 410 Fleming Street Restau- RMA rant, Porter Dock Company, —— sab sasbsais-caies R. Adrian O’Sweeney, Pena’s | MENT OF HIS CANDIDACY FOR POSITION IN TODAY'S Garden of Roses, La Concha Hotel, J. R. Stowers Com- ISSUE OF THE CITIZEN | coming year were appointed by President Gerald Saunders at the | | Stone Church Service Club din- |ner last night at the annex. Committees appointed follow: Membership: Darnell Carey, chairman; Geo. M. Mixon, Lance Whitmarsh, Delmar Butler, John Blackwell, R. R. Roberts. Program: Polycarp Artman, chairman; W. P. Kemp, Allen E. Curry, C. H. Ketchum, Fernando Camus. Project: Wm. Monsalvatze, chairman; S. C. Singleton, Sr., E. S. Walden, Joe Allen, Rev. J A. Tolle. MELVIN E. RUSSELL MELVIN RUSSELL _ ANNOUNCES FOR viwisvens aus erm STATE SENATOR =r Cooper, Manuel Perez, John Tay- lor. Letters of appreciation to the various publicity units in the city and throughout the state on the informal opening of the Over- seas Highway were mailed by the secretary, it was reported. It was also reported that the State Road Department is working on im- provement of the two mile stretch of road on Big Pine, Mis narrow and bumpy and yet part of the main highway coming to Key West from the Overseas District Bridges. Let ter of appreciation from Carl Bervaldi, chairman of the Board tof County Commissioners for the club’s interest in the stretch of road in question was read. “Chloe” and “Thinking of Me, Thinking of You” were played by Gerald Saunders on the violin with Kingman Curry, accom panist Guests of the club were Joh Taylor, John Blackwell and Phil Burris pany, Island Inn Tourist Hotel and Brett and Williams, Inc. The City of Key West also supported the publica- tion. Fh hdd hud duh, SMALL LOTS OF SPONGE ARE SOLD OFFERINGS THIS WEEK TO- TALLED 309 BUNCHES, BRINGING $402.72 Melvin E. Russell, casditiate | for State Senator from the twen- | ty-fourth Senatorial District. will, if elected, devote much of his senatorial activities in the fight for school improvements, he told The Citizen yesterday In outlining his fight on this particular issue, Mr. Russell said “The most important duty of society is the proper education of its children. Schooling its youth is the nation’s biggest and only indispensable business. “In the face of disaster on a sinking ship we would strike down any one who attempted to save himself at the expense of a child. Children come first not only on a sinking ship but in our hearts, our homes, our churches, and schools. The human race can lift itself higher only as chil- dren are lifted up. “Love of parents for their chil- dren is a love that passeth al] un- derstanding. While they are here on earth parents want to give their children whatever is’ best, and when they pass on they want to leave them a good heritage. We can leave our children no better heritage than an oppor- tunity to acquire a good educa- tion. It means more than a herit- age of gold Now and forever the educa- tion of children will be our big- gest task. On it progress and peace depend. Howev in order to make sure that progress is in the right direction and peace per- manent, it is necessary that edu- cation be the right kind. I am a veteran of the world war and a school man by profes- sion. I know that the Legisla ture the State's all-powerful official body and can make or mar our fut I have had &m- ple preparation and feel well qualified to serve the peoplé of the twenty-fourth Senstorial Dis trict in an utterly unselfish way I pledge a vigorous and unre lenting fi lor school improve ment, be! ig that thus our children will be most benefitted other way to render DEPARTED ON FISHING CRUISE PARTY TO SPEND VACATION OF TWO WEEKS AT TORTUGAS Small lots of sponge were of- the several buyers who were at the munici- pal sponge dock to bid on the different lots of wool, yellow and grass The entire sales consisted of 60 lots of yellow, 75 lots of grass and 174 lots of wool, all of which were sold at the morning sales. Largest sale of wool consisted of 100 bunches for which $309.69 was paid. For the entire offer- ing of wool $360.03 was paid. For yellow, the highest price was $11.25 for 27 bunches. For grass, $16 was paid for 62 bunches. The entire offerings, consisting of 309 bunches, brought a total of $402.72. 2.72. fered this week to Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Albury, Mr and Mrs. A. E. Adams and Abbie Burts, who arrived this week for a visit with Mr. Albury’s brother in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs William W. Demeritt, are off for the fishing. They left Tuesday for Tortuga where they will spend two week having a great vacation, but the fishing trip began by being more expensive than first expected o much of their tackle was stolen from the car. When they awakened Tucsd morning and opened the car to go over their tackle * two expensive rods and reels and other equipment mis f course, to be fully equipped they were put to the expense of buy- ing new tackle. The matter has been reported to the sheriff's office and deputies are now hunting the guilty perty or parties. PAY VISIT MERE Mr, and Mrs R O. Waith and son Edward, Mre. Kate Hawkir Nowotn, of Tar-ra p Turner, of May visited over the week Mrs. E. J. Bayly at the White street. COMMERCE BODY NAMES OFFICERS CHARLES E. SMITH SELECT- ED AS PRESIDENT OF ORGANIZATION er is At called meeting of the Board of Directors of the Key West Chamber of Commerce neld this morning, the following ers were elected: President, E. Smith, First Charles S. Tav President, Melvin surer, Fred J. Dion. ng the election and seat officers the meeting 4 adjourned until Fri g at 10:30 o'clock a Vice Li MUFFLERS, EXHAUST AND TAIL PIPES ALSO ON OTHER AUTO; —a— REPAIRS AND PARTS | || Gardner's Pharmacy ' i be brought before it of the elec in the roc TASTER CANDY OF ALL KINDS the semi-annual { directors was held, and were declared in for one year: Bas Grooms, Fred J. Dion E. Smith, John A Gard Melvin E. Russell and E A Strunk, Jr. mber. wee Or Pe NS. INSPECT THEM NOW AT SOUTH FLORIDA CONTR. AND ENG. COMPANY. PHONE 598