The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 8, 1938, Page 4

PAGE FOUR SP rrr ohr rnres Z : Gant Of High School Senicr Frank Johnson has been cast as the girl-shy Tom Arsdale in the cast of characters for the three-act comedy, “Girl Shy”, to be staged by the Senior Class of = the High School April 29 reveals. = Miss Eliza Gardner and Mrs. = Thelma Speer will direct the pro- duction. The remainder of the cast fol- lows: Oke Stimson, who = shy, Paul Mesa. Caroline, Tom’s = Ann Birs. ~ Anthony Arsdale, Tom’s fath- = er, Geo. Del Pino. Sylvia Webster, Tom’s pet * aversion, Mary Fay McClanahan. + _ Dean Marlow, dean of the col- © lege, Vance Stirrup. = Peaches Carter, Oke’s’ pr weakness, Madge Sands, Z _ Asma, a colored wi CPi NED bee isn’t girl + Aunt, Sarah A or lady, . Guests WerevAt = Luethis “Mir and Mrs. Wilder Page Bow- ers and daughter, Mrs. Marjorie » Lebson of Maquoketa, Iowa, and | Mrs. William Merriam of Miami, | “were guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Luethi this week. They’ left yes- terday. Mr. and Mrs. Bowers are cous- ins of Mrs. Luethi. This is their fifth-visit here. -Haragr Class Play Is Annoanced joi, Birdie Laverne, a movie aspir- ant, Lucette de Barriee. Barbara Sanford (Babs), self, Dorothy Mae Dungan. Alfred Tenyson Murgatoyd, the college poet, Andrew Elwood. Chuck Mayo, Birdie’s late finity, Joe Solano. Katharine Kavanaugh, well know author, wrote the play and it is known everywhere for its clever lines. The scene of the play takes place in the living- room of the bachelor apartment of Tom, a girl-shy student, and Oke, who is definitely not girl shy, in a college town. The play takes place at ered ae time. i wpe apd natural. “Girl’ ui Rene produced by special aaraeaent with the her- af- Dramatic {aoe Company of | e = Betty Rae hie bi ilo bak"'s geil sol | aon oe At Article concerning the planting of spring flowers in The Citizen yesterday at grammar school was very fine, Principal W. a_ local Social: Patrol Hike, Troo 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. Social Meeting, Junior Wo- man’s Club. 5 P. M. Public \ Library. Meeting, Fern Chapter, Order Eastern Star. P.M. Scot- tish Rite Hall. 25 | SUNDAY— Concert, Key West Hospitality Band. 4 P.M. South Beach. =o | MONDAY— Meeting, Musical Guild. 8 P. M. Oyersea Hotel Salon. Os | TUESDAY Meeting, Pan-American Poetry" Society; ‘Dedication to José 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. Miss Butler Has Guest C. Dunean said today, except that , he is not principal of the Division Street School and the work was, done at the Harris School and not the Division Street institution. The Citizen is sorry that credit |for a nice piece of student work was given the wrong school. POOH TCOSOOOCOODOCOCOOOCOOOOETEOOSIOCCOSOCOe NEWS NOTES Seda doerevecocecrecccccccosccocccocooocooosoooece PLAY ENDS FATALLY Elizabeth, N. J.—The playful of Louis Miller, 25, to 8ix-month-old-son, end- when the baby, tossed from’ the father’s arms, and struck its head on the e of an iron bedstead. It died lew minutes later. PRIZES FOR MOTHER ‘Ankara, Turkey. — Thirty-s usand Turkish mothers who Waive six or more children will Boon receive a prize from the @evernment, amounting to about 50, under the provision of a ®pecial law voted -in 1930. Sac NEW OVERSEAS HIGHWAY Miami, Fla—The new $7,400,- 000@-overseas highway, from Mi- ami to Key West, is complete, the first automobile having been “across it by Mrs. A. E. lor, wife of a concrete fore- Man; who was employed in the @onstruction of the Higpeey<, - WARNING TOO LARE., 3! Muskogee, ,, Okla. Saree ach year-old Obe Jené*Payton .wi ing along the highway''with aie back to traffic, HighwayPatrot-* FIRST PATIENT: DAUGHTER Providence, R. from a police meeting where he learned how to revive victims of gas asphyxiation, John A. John- son, 56, found his daughter, Pris- cilla, 22, overcome by fumes from a gas stove valve she had acci- | dentally turned on while prepar- ing a midnight lunch. Johnson succeeded in reviving her. * TWO YEARS FOR 5 BRUTALITY Jersey City, N. J.—Mrs. Helen Hurbanis, 36, was sentenced to serve two years in prison after being convicted of beating and otherwise mistreating a two-year- old girl left in her care. BULB BLOOMS QUICKLY Huntington Park, Calif—High schoql students here, experiment- ing at forcing plant growth with chemicals, have succeeded in get- ting -full-blown narcissus blos- soms in six days after the bulbs were.planted. CAN OPEN MOUTH rs viNG O Pa Ards! the first in ‘Wis“Fifey Néthiag Nebro- 8 rébeHithy Gite’ sbtid food. An gpcration, are moyed a bone sagpoywth that;had: caused his low- man RL. McCarty way Wine erejew tougrow: to his skull, per- overtake him to warn him of dangeg, when’ an automobile struck ‘the chiki, killing him in- stantly. | {=MUCH-FILMED OAK GONE 3 , Calif—A huge oak » tee, 30 feet ‘around and estimat- i to be 1,200 years old, which 4 as a background for mary “ot-the-love scenes in the movies, * Teedently blew down. It was one * of the prized possessions of the Warner Studio ranch. BADLY HURT BOY: SON Zion, I.—Upon, examining 2 De@ly injured boy brought into tis office for emergency treat- ment, Dr, L. G. Weed discovered the.lad to be his own son, Wil- liam, “8. The boy, whose neck lad been broken when he thrown from his bicycle, died as his father worked over him. $00 ICEBERGS THIS SUMMER “Washington. — The prediction [Bhat 1938 would be a nearly nor- “mateyear on the North Atlantic > Sean and -that shipping would euhave-to dodge not more than x 500 icebergs was recently “made. by Floyd M. Soule, senior physical oceanographer of the U S. Coast Guard. KILLED BY CYCLE Manchester, Eng William Beaham, farm laborer, had survived rious injuries such as being gored by a bull, a fractured skull and iter injuries, he died recently, dtiaving been knocked down by a bicycle rider. se $ one Although catary thitféd hirto open his mouth. DUCK PURSUES CARS Bloomsburg, Pa.—Mtorists tell of the novelty of being pursued by a wild duck as they cross the Susquehanna River bridge. They » that the duck apparently near the bridge and con- tinues to chase automobiles for about two mile: WHO WOULDN'T? WILLOUGHBY, Eng—L. S. Screaton, cobbler of this city, won $100,000 in a racing sweepstake. and then closed his shop. Some Bugler! wo Negro soldiers were dis cussing the relative merits of their company buglers. Said “Fellah, when dat of ouahs p) call, it sounds ckl like de Boston Symphony playing de Rosary.” The second “Brother,” he no bugler a Jones wrap: bugle and p down soldier snorted: aid, “yot-ain't When Snowbs s lips "round dat kickin’ « sped cr de plate ‘Rival, Studies ’ve been studying inere, How did it turn out?” Poorly. The boss was study- g at the same time how to cut wn expenses” United States Treasury stops buying silver from Mexico and move is seen as retaliation. I.—Returning : Mrs. Edwin Tift, Chicago, Il. has been the house guest of Miss Mazie Butler at 823 Fleming street, for the last two weeks. Miss Butler is planning a trip to Havana for Mrs. Tift before she returns to Illinois. HAVE A SMILE Doctor—Did you say that there was something wrong with this hot-water bottle? Striker—Yes, sir. I put some water in it yesterday and it isn’t hot yet. iB Marine—You remember © when you cured my rheumatism, doc, a couple of years ago and you told me to avoid dampness? M. D.—Yes, that’s right. Marine—Well, I’ve come to ask you can I take a bath? Path of Peace “I have no luck with women.” “Lucky fello He—I'm a bank examiner. She—Well, I'm no bank Coxswain—Sz Chief, that seaman has been sitting there all day, doing nothing but wasting his time. Chief—How do you know? Coxswain—I've been watching him. Getting On your wife s in learning having any suc! to drive the “well, the road is beginning tt! turn when she does.” “The duties of a soldier” was the title of the lecture given by an officer to his men. With a view to learning how far they had grasped the essential facts, he turned to one man and said, “Now why should a soldier be ready to die for his country?” The war- rior ruminated for a moment, then smiled engagingly, “Yes, sir”, he said pleasantly. “You're quite right. Why should he?” Masking the Truth got a pretty distasteful job before me”, remarked the genealogist. “Mrs. Newr ployed me to look up her f tree and I've got to inform her? that one of her relatives was elec- trocuted” Why worry about that?” said his friend. x‘Just write that the man in question pecunied, the r of applied electric one our public institetior “T've lor wandered ent the other day and s wn on a bench. me?” young thing n looked up hopefully T am”, she retorted. “OH. YOU!” LOS wedd T 2 this city blinked when a couple NG THE KEY WEST CITIZEN sga.non PIES WERE FAVORITE LENTEN DISHES IN ENGLAND DURING THE REIGN OF EDWARD IIT. | SUB SILE! NLLO | THE ROMANS AND : , Ze <I iy “OSE GREEKS CONSIDERED) CD HK Ww THE CENT DISPLAYS Go0D MOST OF THE WoRLD’s LEADING WINE-TASTERS, TAKE A BITE OF SWISS CHEESE BETWEEN SIPS OF VARIOUS WINES. SWISS CHEESE 1S SAID 10 BE THE FINEST NEUTRALIZING FLAVOR AMONG FOODS, REFRESHING THE TASTE BUDS, AND LEAVING THE PALATE FREE FROM OTHER FLAVORS. WHAKINA PIE ? 4 TOLYA~ ee \ THE NAME “GOOSEBERRY™ (COMES FROM THE ANGLO- ‘Saxon WORD “GORSE” -22/ MEANING PRICKLY. THE FAVORITE DISH OF NZ G000 QUEEN ANNE WAS CHEESE RABBIT. ere ‘CITY COUNCIL HOLDS MEETING (Continaatl toca from Page One) and other cities in connegtion | @ with this class of work. After a short discussion, the matter was referred to the ordin- ance committee. Bids Called For Motorcycle It was ordered that bids be called for the purchase of a mo- for the city’s use. The understanding is that the old machine is to be turned in as part payment on the new one. It was also agreed to have’ the police patrol wagon repaired and placed in commission. An ordinance relative to prop- erty owners connecting up with the city sewer when the work is completed, with the understand- ing that the connections will be made at the expense of the prop- erty owners, was passed on its final reading. March Reports Submitted Report of Chief of Police Ivan Elwood for fines and forfeitures collected during the month of March was read. The report showed the amount to be $423.50. Receipts for building permits issued by Building Inspector Har- ry M. Baker, who is _ also fire chief, for March totalled $46. Collections at the Aquarium, in- cluding the sale of postcards, for the: month of March, totalled $243.25. Nuisance and Boat Laws An ordinance for the ,,abate- ;,ment. of any nuisance, principally that of unsightly lots, was passed on its second reading. This ord- inance gives the mayor full pow- jer to act in the matter. City Attorney George Brooks brought to the attention of the council the mattet of having an ordinance drawn up concerning the operation of charter boats in these waters. The ordinance will be for the purpose of protecting those now engaged in these ac- tivities, It was agreed that the finance committee meet with the Board f Public Works for the purpose of devising ways and means to secure funds to clear up the in- debtedness with the La France e Engine Company on the en- now being used by city and which was purchas- d al years ago. This fire sppamtias is tHe largest the city has at present A letter “wae feceived from ee Gutgens, matron of the Mertedes Hesphat requesting that a donation be de toward institwtion. destitute tases y t was agreed to -lo- 5 per month for the next ‘al months. To Pay Hospital Bill T. H. (Buster) Russell address € nd requested that the M agreed to ha expense of the matter e the city stand the hospital bill in this i a broken appeared recently to file intention j to marry. Their names were Rosalin Oh and Henry You. but Mr. eeting last night that he ‘would have to return to the hos- pital for further treatment. Moving Houses; Tourist Guides T. G. Leonard, of the Transfer and Storage Company of Miami, addressed the board relative to matters in moving houses in the city. He was given the necessary information, according to require- ments of the law in carrying on these operations. A. Parra addressed the meeting anent tourist guides operating in Key West. He proposed that an ordinance be drawn which’ would required all persons ‘engaged in this business be bonded, with oth- er requirements to be specified in the ordinance. The matter was referred to the ordinance com- mittee. Utility Question Discussed Mr. Stearns, of the Atlanta of- fice of the Key West Gas Com- pany, addressed the council rela- tive to the status of the com- pany’s operations in Key West. The address had bearing on the ordinance that was submitted some time ago which would re- quire the company to pay the city two percent of the gross receipts annually, instead of ten percent net as formerly the case. Mr. Stearns stated that the company has been operating at a loss for a great length of time, and requested that the council al- low the company to operate in the same status as heretofore un- til a time when the utility branch , in Key West will be able to pay the city the amount of revenue which was specified in the ordin- ance, which passed on its initial reading at a previous meéeting. The council decided to'\t the matter rest for the time’ béing To Check City Wate?’ Users Checknig up on persons using water,from the city mains was brought up, but it was shown that the Board of Public Works has no record of those using the water _ ON RRR Printing | of Merit Don't be satisfied with anything less than THE BEST hen, it; comes fo your printing requirements! Your business literally “speaks” to those you serve through ‘those print: ed forms you presérit.’ Be among the many we have supplied with PRINTING OF MERIT. (SSEAAIOPRENLNEFALORET ARTMAN PRESS CIVIZEN BLDG. PHONE 51 | Japanese grass that doesn’t re- | quire cutting, but it isn’t suited | | bills and reports of officers, the Eh ed _ ‘YANKEE JACK’ HAS CLOSED | UP SHOP . (iy Associated Press) MOOSE, Wyo. April 8.— “Yankee Jack“ Woodman, manager of the Flying V post well known in this-pareaiyW yoming, is “ab- dicating”. He said so in an advertise- PHATE: ne(paper. Heex- | “plain is customers “ “never } [had paid yet”. ! ‘The advertisement offered his overdue accounts for sale at one cent on the dollar and, in addition, described a “complete postoffice, except government equipment, with fresh stock of stamps from New York” that h@ would sell. “To the purchaser of the postoffice and these dead-beat accounts we will donate one mayor's chair and one justice of the peace gavel”, he add- ed. DWARF GRASS IS STILL A DREAM (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, April 8.—This being the time of year it is and | lawn mowers clacking all day, the question was put squarely up to the agriculture department: | “Why don’t you fellows develop | a dwarf lawn grass that will grow | only an inch high and won't need | cutting?” Dr. H. L. Westover, acting head of the division of forage crops |and diseases, which looks after ; such things, just laughed. “We may get around to doing something like that some day, but right now we're working on grasses which will grow bigger and better and faster”, he said. Congress has appropriated funds to develop grasses which | will make better hay but has done nothing about | shortening the growth of lawns. Dr. Westover said there was a for lawns and won't re: cold. It was mugeented that the WPA | be contacted for the purpose of | ascertaining if they had a list of those using the water. After the reading of current | meeting was ordered adjourned. * LEARN TO DANCE Tap, Toe, Acrobatic, Ballet, Ball Room, Rhumba | Learn to play your favorite it he | | | —— i | instrument. Cecil cos Studios Page Bldg. First In 6 re} 5 = 6 re) = 5 Tuning System. Speaker, 3 Tuning . Less aerial +000.a year. ee PENSION MANOEUVRES Veterans’ organizations, ever effective in an election year, have succeeded in securing favorable ;reports by House committees on bills extending pensions at an aggregate cost to exceed $75,000,- The unofficial, but steady, campaign for a huge pen- sion system for World War vet- erans has been accelerated during the present session. SEIZES OIL FIELDS Just what steps the United States Government will take, if any, in regard to the Mexican n of the Mexcian Govern- and Ambassador Josephus Daniels declared it was “a bolt from the blue”. He thinks the expropriations will have an inju- effect on business with He also believes that the foreign companies will have to go through all availbale legal pro- cesses before diplomatic action will be considered. TWO-IN-ONE ment rious Mexico. ATLANTA.—A thief who stole ficials had no intimation of the FFP L LLP PPPS PEP F PPO PS OP ETP TTT ITT POP By Tremendous Odds! PHILCO 7XX Highest quality—newest features! Inclined Control Penel. Automatic Tuning. Magnetic af Ranges Speeet Bans $79. Qi COOMITIIOIOIIIIIIIOIIIIIIO LS a suit of clothes from Tubby Wal- ton of this city probably had ma- terial enough for two suits, as Tubby weighs 350 pounds. Government's action in expro- priating foreign oil companies, re- mains uncertain. Government of- Round Out yous KEY WEST visit gro BLAVANA via P & O Steamship CUBA Y. ker West, 8:30a.m. Mondays-Thursdays 52 ROUND Ar. Havana, 3:00.p.m. same afternoon f TRIP Lv. Havana; 92000: Tuesdays-Fridays pe ne Ar. 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