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

PAGE SIX Putnam Dance Will Draw Many Dance and reception honoring } Nina Wilcox Putnam, author of “South of Miami”, an article ap- pearing in Collier’s, which Secre- tary Stephen Cochran Singleton of the Chamber of Commerce says brought more people to Key West than any other article, will draw many tonight at Raul’s Club Miramar at 10 o'clock. Nina Putnam is Mrs. Philip Eliot by marriage and with her husband is a guest of Miss Betty | Maloney at the home on Caloine | street. From reports, quite number of Key Westers will be on hand to greet the writer, who has established a host’ of friends here for her welcome publicity to ihe city, for her personal charm, and her breezy style of writing. Miss Atwell Weds Clarence Ward Miss Thelma Atwell the bride of Clarence Ward hight at First Church in a very pretty ring ceremony. Rev. John Gekeler officiated. The bride wore a_ beautiful gown of white with white acces- sories and carried a bouquet of amaryllis. Miss Barbara Carey was maid of honor and Paul Mesa was best man. A large number of friends of the popular young couple were a last present at the ceremony, and im-} mediately following there was a reception given at the home of the couple at the Radio Reserva- tion. The young couple will reside at the Reservation for the present. large | became , Presbyterian : Social Calendar | WEDNESDAY— Meeting, Monroe County Coun- cil tion. 3 P.M. Division Street School Recreation Hall. Dance and Reception Honoring Nina Wilcox Putnam. 10 P. M. Raul’s Club Miramar. Sa T'HURSDAY— Election of Officers, Key West Rotary Club. 12:15 P. M. St. Paul’s Church Annex. Concert, Key West Hospitality Band. 8 P. M. Bayview Park. Meeting, Stephen R. Mallory Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy. 4:30 P. M. Home of Mrs. E. Huston, 1404 White Street. i ge FRIDAY— Patrol Hike, Scouts of America. Boulevard Camp. Meeting, Room Mothers, Harris School Parent-Teacher Asso- ciation. 3:30 P. M. Home of Mrs. Benjamin Lowe, 1009 Southard street. Eocial Meeting, Junior man’s Club. 5 P. M. Public Library. =o Troop 52, Boy 6 P. M. SUNDAY— Concert, Key West Hospitality Band. 4 P.M. South Beach. ao MONDAY— Meeting, Musical Guild. 8 P. M. Oversea Hotel Salon. TUESDAY— Meeting, Pan-American Poetry Society, Dedication to Jose Marti y Perez. 8 P. M. Home of Mrs. M. E. Berkowitz, 1101 South street. Dinner Meeting, Stone Church Service Club. 6 P. M. Church Annex. Parent-Teacher Associa- | Wo-' oA First Ladies’ Golf Dinner April 22 First Ladies’ Golf Dinner Club will be held April 22 at 7:00 p. m. at the Stone Church Annex. A program is being prepared | by the committee in charge which consists of Lionel W. Curry Harris. It is expected that over 60 per- sons will be present at the af- fair. President of the Club is E. A. Strunk, Jr; Vice - President, Charles H. Ketchum: Secretary- Treasurer, J. Otto Kirchheiner; Directors, William W. Watkins, Paul L. Mesa. To Elect Rotary Officers Election of a tary and treasurer will be the principal business of the Rotary Club at its luncheon tomorrow at 12:15 p. m. at St. Paul’s Church Annex. Plans to entertain the Home- stead Rotary Club at the inter- city meeting to be held April 14 will also be discussed. At this meeting, too, elections of mem- bers of the Board of the Rotary Club is scheduled. President of the Rotary Club is | Charles Taylor; Ernest Ramsey, secretary; Charles Smith, treas- urer; Dr. James Parramore, ser- geant-at-arms. Social Meeting ° Friday Mrs. L. T. Bragassa and Miss Rae Louise Russell will entertain the members of the Junior Wom- an’s Club at their bi-monthly so- cial meeting Friday, 5 p. m., at the Public Library. Bridge is the main diversion of the evening. PERSONAL MENTION George E. Wirtz, left over the highway this morning for New York, after spending three days in Key West and making the trip to Tortugas Miss Marina Crespo, who had been visiting in Miami and went to Havana for a visit with rel- atives, returned yesterday after- noon on the Cuba. C. T. Hoover, of the customs house service in Key West, who suffered from temporary _ blind- ness some time ago, left y day afternoon for St. Peters to enter the hospital. He was accompanied by Ed. Valdez, at- tendant at the Marine hospital. Gevererey Mrs. Arthur A. Lowe, Jr., and baby were recent arrivals in Key West from Miami for a visit with Mrs. Lowe's sister-in-law, \ Mrs. Earl Raber TRANSPORTATION S.S. Cuba Comes To Port Steamship Cuba, of the P. and 0. S. S. Co., arrived yesterday afternoon from Havana with 34 first and five second cabin pas- sengers for Key West; 45 first cabin and one second cabin pas- senger for Tampa. Key West arrivals: Howard Smith, Josephine Smith, Roberts Butler, George O’Brien, Robert Cannon, Arnett Cannon, Ann Skidmore, Herbert W. Nichols, Mariette Nichols, Ma A. Wal- ton, Helen Walton, Mary Walton, J. W. Hargett, Jessie Glenn, Doro- thy E_ Betts, Frank Hubbard, Ethel W. Parriot, Virginia Mohr, Sadie Lee, Winnifred McCarthy, Pedro Almanza. uritz Van Haersom De Wi Nora Van Haersom De Witt, Marina Cres- po, Walter D. Steele, Helen P. Steele, Joaquin de la Torre, Es- tella Ida de Torre, Daniel M. Stoney, Zoraida Stoney Sophia St. Pierre, K Villy Short, Sr beth Griffith, Giga Ortiz Veliz Ferrer, Louis P riaue L. Rojas Carried on the vessel were the follow items: For Key West, five of freight, three autos, three sacks of mail; for Tampa, 62 tons of freight and seven sacks of mail. Leaving for Tampa from Key West were: C. T. Hoover, John Tarrant. Ed. Valdez, D. Gallo- writz, H. S. Moody, H. L. Land Mrs. D. A. DuPuis, la Amado En- Quartain. of the Feor, INCREASE IN AIR TRAFFIC ALL RECORDS BROKEN TRAFFIC TO AND FROM MIAMI MIAMI, April 6.—(FNS) son just closing increase of more than 4,000 pas- sengers in air traffic to and from Miami, and broke all former records. The first quarter of this year | jumped the volume of people ar- riving or departing by air here to 33,011, cent over the same year‘ ago, according to a point re- | port issued by division traffic managers T. P. Caldwell of East- \ern-Air Lines and Herbert C Dobbs, Jr., of the Pan American system. The much advertised “Snow to Sunshine” overnight service by Eastern Air Lines, from New York and Chicago, carried 10,378 winter visitors and travelers to South America, making connec- tions here. The giant Pan Am- erican Clippers carried 23,233 in and out of Miami, of these more than 8,000 being women. The 100-minute schedules to Havana were by far the most popular of foreign trips by air. IN The marked an an increase of 15 per period of a Canada’s Minister of Defense holds our fleet would be the Do- minion’s chief Pacific “buffer” in case of a major war. HABANA-MADRID The originality of beauty spot has | gone far ing it Key W elub. Dancing “Unsmoked filled the dist: bana-Madrid orchestra. cover charge for t ntation outsta tainment. large or charge. { extreme of parties, s extra BENJAMIN LOPEZ FUNERAL HOME Serving Key West Half Century 24-Heour Ambulance Service Licensed Embalmer Phone 135 L.weceiving Old Age Assistance BORN JUST 66 YEARS T00 SOON “FLORIDA MAN LISTED AS HAVING BEEN BORN | | 131 YEARS AGO (Speetat te The Citizen) JACKSONVILLE, Fla., April 6. Florida has one person who was “born 66 years too soon”, so far as receiving Old Age Assist- ance for a possible maximum pe- riod of time is concerned. He listed as 131 years old by the sta- tistical department of the State Welfare Board, according to Clay- ton C. Codrington, state welfare commissioner. The next oldest recipient of Old Age Assistance is but 121, while a total of 67 recipients are centenarians or better, 22 of these being between the ages of 100 and 101 years. The largest five-year age group is that between 70 and 75, which numbers 10,660, Next comes those between 75 and 80, a total of 6,543. Third is the group be- tween 65 and 70, comparative youngsters, who number 5,975. Other groups count off as fol- lows: Between 80 and 85, 3,059; between 85 and 90, 1,602; be- tween 90 and 95, 280; between 95 and 100, 66; more than 65 but age unknown, 634. During the period covered 28,- 886 persons have been granted Old Age Assistance. Death and other causes reduced the number of these appearing upon the Feb- ruary payroll to 26,639. Florida can match any state in the Union on a longevity ba: in the opinion of the state welfare com: ner, although he has no comparative statistics to back his opinion. He believes, especially, that the 13l-year-old man is t oldest person in the United States nd the livir eran oldest SALES NOW ON pe anes island Trading Post Gulf End of Duval St. (See eeeeeeseseeeoeseeeoee Old | to be given by the Key West Golf; Plum- | mer, chairman, Atwood G. Sands, | president, secre- | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN [77/7 LLLLL2 4 APPRECIATIVE OF The Artman Press is in re- ceipt of a letter from Mr. Al- bert E. Sindlinger, Advertis- ing Director of The March Of Time, New York City. in which complimentary expres- sions are made concerning the publication of the March Of Time Postcards, adver- tised in The Citizen and re- leased to Key West residents and visitors on March 24th. Mr. Sindlinger asked that a copy of the card be sent to him together with other in- formation to be used for na- tional publicity. The following expression was printed on the cards— “Don't Forget To See the new March Of Time Release (Vol. 4—No. 8) at your favorite theater. The complete story of Key West, as featured, will prove highly interesting to you and your friends.” The cards were purchased in lots of five to 50 and sent to all Points of the nation. Owing to the necessity of publica- tion before the feature was shown in most theatres, a stop-order date was adver- tised, and at it’s expiration, over 500 cards had been or- dered. The demand kept on, however, for stated reasons, no more cards were printed. TPM MDT LS SF SS EXPECTED 10 RETURN FRIDAY GROUP ATTENDING SOCIAL WELFARE MEETING IN ST. PETERSBURG | PUBLICITY GIVEN | Mrs. Gladys Roberts, unit supervisor for the socal welfare division in Key West, and case workers Mrs. Virginia Baker, Mrs. Vincent McDermott, and Miss Louise Ketchum, who are attending a state conference in St. Petersburg, expect to leave there today. They will go direct to Ft Pierce to attend a meeting of at- taches of the Social Service which will be held at that point, and |plan to return to Key West on | vn evening. When the group left last week ae were accompanied by John Roberts, wife of Mrs. Gladys Roberts, and Mr. Roberts plans to return from Miami, where he | concerned stayed in the meantime, tomor- row afternoon. MOTOR LAUNCH LEAVES PORT BROUGHT TO KEY WEST TWO WEEKS AGO FOR REPAIRS Motor launch of the Miami re- serve communication forces, United States Navy, which was brought to Key West two weeks ago for repairs at the naval sta- tion, left this week on the re- turn trip. The repair work was in charge of Lieutenant Commander R. C Parker, U.S.N., retired, who had been ordered on active duty for a period of two weeks for the ‘purpose of supervising the re- pairs to the vessel Lieutenant Commander Parker had the opportunity a number of old friends whom he made in Key West while in charge of the rehabil work on the Ferries Traveler and Pilgrim. MONROE THEATER Bette Davis—Leslie Howard Olivia de Havilland IT’S LOVE I'M AFTER —and— SHE’S NO LADY Matinee: Balcony. 10c; Orches. tra, 1$-20c: Night, 15-25c TEXACO FIRE CHIEF cones a — MARINE S! | | : | H | H ' ; i t Complete service on viandn in- cluding foreign clearances | PORTER DOCK CO. ' PIRATES COVE! FAMOUS FISHING CAMP | On Oversea Highway. 20 Miles | i From Key West —SWIMMING POOL~- Charming Surroundings Unsurpassed Fishing Evening Dinner $2.00 Luncheon $1.30 ‘or Reservations Telephone Fe PIRATES COVE ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS | Happenings That Affect the Dinner Pails, Dividend)}| Checks and Tax Bills of Every Individual; Na- tional and International Problems Insep- _arable From Local Welfare To quote a leading business magazine, the threat of a world war “will affect almost every- thing that is done in Washing- ton from now on: Naval con- struction, merchant mar army expansion, taxes, Secretary Hull’s reciprocal trade program, per- haps even government reorgani- zation”. War—past, present and future—is an ominous and ex- ceedingly active element in American affairs today. Most obvious example of our preoccupation with the prospect of war is the naval building pro- gram, the largest in our peace- time history. Its proponents—and there are many—argue that our best guarantee of peace is a mail- ed fist second to none. On the other hand, there ar¢ men of distinction and authority who argue with force that this pro- gram is leading us straight into war. Reason: Na specifica- tions today call for fighting ships of tremendous cruising ranges, and for supply vessels able to make runs of thousands of miles, provide the fleet with oil, food, munitions, and return to bases on the continental United States. How, say the opponents of the building program, can ships of this type be justified as essential tools of the national defense? Why do we not build, instead, small fast ships with a relatively short cruising range, sufficient in number and power to defend our coasts—but not to fight in foreign waters? Is it possible, they conclude, that the unspoken- purpose behind the current pro- gram is the creation of a U. S. fleet primarily designed for and capable of fighting in the China seas or the Mediterranean? There is no definite answer to these questions now—but they are indicative of the confusion that exists in the minds of the people. Even more important, perhaps, is the attitude of the State Department toward Euro- pean troubles—an attitude that has received a great deal } n- terpretation than a subject of such moment deserve Apparenlty the dé when representatives governments could argue indifferences agreements and go home. knowing that the be kept, at over great sit down arrive at with all of agreements would least until some crisi arrived which made one of the partici- pants feel that it was necessary to sacrifice principle to expedien- cy. The U. S. State Department at the present time doesn’t say it in so many words—but it ob- viously feels that the words, ties and promises of the belliger ent powers—Germany, Japan and Italy—cannot be trusted. There are two concrete examples of this which are not widely known A few months ago the government intimated that it was again ready to discuss treaty or the limitation of capital fight ing ships—and the U. S. ment offered no encou And for two years, Hitler has riodically proposed an ag among the great 1 iorate some of the « such the unrestricted submarines and __ the ruthle bombing of civilian centers again this go’ a deaf ear tc It is, of course nkable to t Japanese a pe rnment ha: the uge Fy ———_ .-* s of meeting ¢ dictators who agreed to noén-in- tervention in the Spanish revolu- | tion have all but made a Franco victory certain by sending him apparently unlimited quantities cannons, and of war—and burdened un- of men, planes, other Japan, which now, der staggering debt, might wish to slow down the world naval building race, was the first violate the previous naval building treaty. The State De- partment’s attitude is simply an indication of the difficulties of | carrying on diplomacy in a world | where so largely destroyed. One by-product of Secretary Hull’s policy of cau- tion. Officially, we have not yet recognized Italy’s conquest of Abyssinia, nor Germany’s sudden seizure of Austria. We have made protests against these acts —but mostly.in veiled and in- direct terms., Our fear of for- eign entanglements has made it impossible for us to take or even a prominent part in seeking to curb the ravages and injustices of the dictators. no one thinks that the feeling of this country American sentiment against the dictators is almost 100 per cent strong. Judging by what - evi- dence there the majority of Americans were disappointed at the failure of Eden and the adoption by England ‘of the Chamberlain “peace at © any price” foreign policy. It is not a remote possibility that this’ par- tisan sentiment will in the future | be reflected in the [Sonteceond attitude, and result in a more ag- gressive and pointed U. S. policy toward the totalitarian states. Whether that would make our icipation in the next world war unavoidable is a topic that is being debated fiercely by all manner of theorists+but it can- not be settled save in the ~ in- fallible test-tube of Time. essentials a to this is| owi, a teaky | [eae see us about re- placing it with Carey Roofing or Shingles. Our line is complete, so you can choose exactly the right type for the pur- pose. Not only can we give you the highest quality, bat you will pay no more for Carey ma- terials than ordinary roof- ings will cost elsewhere, Let us bid on your roof ieeds, SOUTH FLORIDA CONTRACTING & ENGINEERING CO. White and Eliza Sts. ¥ you Faster Fashions FOR LADIES AND MEN Make arrangements now to get your complete Easter outfit at this—the only Department Store 7A 14 FOR LADIES... Dresses in pastels in Key West! and whites —Crepe Georgette and Taffeta. . Millinery to match fit. ... color combinations. new Hosiery. FOR MEN... 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Mr. Little said today, “Our ob- servation would indicate that the |men released from employment |on the Overseas Highway are be- ing absorbed into employment in Key West almost as fast as they return. At the present time ‘the number of men applying at the office of the National Reemploy- ment Service for work is consid- erably lower than it has been for the past six month: ARRIVES FROM MIAMI Joseph Pinder, of Miami, ar- rived on the midday bus today and will spend a few days with members of the family. - |Mail Gets Through In “Snowmobile” (By Associated Press) BLISS, N. Y., April 6.—Winter’s snows hold no terrors for Edris Morgan, rural mail carrier. When roads are blocked with drifts, and other automobiles re- main garage-bound. 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