The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 19, 1938, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 58 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LIX. No. 93. THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE KEY WEST, ‘FLORIDA, TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1938. Jaycees Elect Presidents: At Meeting Last: Night. "MAY GET MERGER AMOUNT OF FUNDS Or- ganization Of Central Body Favors Early Committee For Highway Celebration Earl R. Adams was unanimous- ly elected president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce for the coming year, Weintraub, vice president: S. C. Singleton, Ill, secretary, and Jo-| seph Allen, ‘treasurer, in a meet-| ing last nightVat the'Chamber of Commerce rooms.” © | Franidlint’Alberi, L. P. Artman, | Jr., and Howard Englend are the | new Board of Directors who will Anibal as were Isidore serve two-year terms. Armayor, Enrique Esquinaldo, and Bernie Papy are directors elected for one year. | Election followed adoption of the By-Laws of the Junior Cham-' ber of Commerce, which have been before the club for some, time. | Attention of the Chamber was! brought to the fact that plans for the National and International formal opening of the Overseas | Bridges are proceeding very slow- | ly. The fact that there are im- portant issues in the proposed celebration and voluminous plans | to .be considered, was discussed. | The suggestion iat “a public meeting would prove to be so confusing that no definite action or planning could be accomplish- ed was reported by Jaycee com- | mittee chairman, Howard Eng- land, who attended the recent in- formal meeting of the Central Publicity Committee, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, where discussion of plans were made. The Junior outfit went on rec- ord as favoring an early meeting of committees from the organiza- tions of the city to form them into a Central Committee with a Gen- eral Chairman, which will spon- sor the celebration. The fact that this meeting should be called through the Overseas Highway Commission- ers committee appointed for this purpose was then brought before the club. It was agreed to re- appoint the committee of Howard England, W\Moohrke and S. C. Singleton, III, to interview John Costar, who is chairman of the Highway. Commissioner Commit- tee and discuss his’ plans’ for the formal openingiwith a view to- vard calling this: meeting short- | applicants for membership Jaycees who apply before «« m. Friday are eligible for at- tendance at the Charter Night Dinner and dance on that date The Board of Directors will pass on the applicants after Charter Night. it was decided. Treasury report of $19.50 was made by Joe Allen. VISITORS HERE Al Armengal, purser with the P. and O. S. S. Co., attached to the Steamship Florida, was a vi tor in Key West yesterday, ac- companied by M Armengal. They drove in from Miami Mrs. Armengal was before mar- ge Miss Lola Cremata, They ided to come for a visit, with relatives and friends, had. a, very, delightful time and paid a friend- ly call at The Citizen office, be- fore leaving late yesterday aft- ernoon for Miami 30 OVER 150 Instabul, Turkey. — A re i that there ary Turkey over 150 years of age. Besides these, there are 3,985 wom men Zt are 100 years of age over, PDS SB BE BM RECOMMENDATIONS TO BE) VISITORS ARRIVE CARRIED BACK TO WPA OF- | HERE OVER HIGHWAY FICES BY SUPERVISOR MISS FROM LONG DISTANCE! ‘¥= W. GRIFFITHS Arriving in Key West yes- | terday afternoon, making the | A large number of recommen- trip over the new Overseas dations for improvements to the Highway. were Len Keiser WPA Nursery School on South) and Bill Stan, who came here " i “ from Regina, Saskatchewan. and Reynolds streets will be car jtied back to state offices by Miss They are employes of the 4 Provincial government. Nye W. Griffiths, state supervisor | of nursery schools, when she com- , They are represented to be | pletes the inspection she has been the first persons from that section to make the trip over carrying on here for the last two | days. the new Overseas Highway.” A which was recently thrown”'!'"Those recommendations have | open travel. ‘: been piling up through the year, The trip was made in an ’'ivrs. Bernice W. Dickins, WPA | ssaaagey ae which they said ‘Area Supervisor four and five of | was “everything but the | adult Education, said today. ‘ It! will mean that there will be best,” as far as actual value lpecreese opportunity to continue | LEFT THIS MORNING OVER HIGHWAY ENROUTE TO CHATTAHOOCHEE is concerned, showing that ae ee eee sever |the work of teaching health hab- | "several dollars.” They said, its and giving nourishing food to however, that the “old the children there. wagon” behaved first class, | "The building is considered to| and gave them practically no | be the best in Florida in that} trouble during the long trip, | Pranch of WPA work. although they admitted that | Teachers at the nursery school | it took “a little coaxing” at who are in charge of the children | times to keep it going, and = @T¢ Miss Delores Cuervo, Miss at a period when it was most | Bessie Piodela and Mrs. Knowles. | needed. | PROSE PTA? They marveled over the ELECT GROUP FOR Overseas Highway, and said that it was a wonder, and also stated that they were CELEBRATION OF exceedingly delighted with their visit to the Island City. ROSILLO FLIGHT They concluded by ig that they were enjoying | i themselves immensely. and | i ~ 7 rer 2 lon to ANOTHER CITY-WIDE MEET- ‘olo1 eir stay as long as | posite. 4 “ | ING TO BE HELD NEXT ETERMINE COMPRA OTM A VK 10 D =} WICGIN’S DEATH At a meeting of city-wide com- SHOCK: T0 10 MANY mittees last night local setup of officers to arrange for celebra- tion on May 17 of the 25th anni- VICTIM OF AUTOMOBILE AC- versary of the first Key West to Havana flight by Domingo Rosil- CIDENT FORMERLY lo was made. RESIDED HERE Elected were Chairman En- rique Esquinaldo, Sr.; vice chair- iman, Raymond Delgado; secre- secre- Many friemls in Key ‘West of | (20° Ree cunrary Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Wiggin were | presidents were: Mayor Williard shocked by the receipt of the M, Albury, Cuban Consul Berardo news of the death of their son,! Rodriguez, Vice Cee her Albert A. Wiggin, who was killed | Perez, The Citizen's publisher, b. in an automobile accident neat taf Cutie zane ea aaa ainesville, on Sunday. : = + sie Young Wiggin, who came to ne sie aes ee eee this city several years ago with | [UU AEC “2 Otto Guito: Cuban his parents, his father being a Tramigrants, sine He fas Cas member of the local immigration | V¢terans, Domingo | JaKeas forces, was a graduate of the Key balleros de Marti and eaeeer ae West High School in 1935, and 2% del Hogar, Jose Fernandez and was one of the most popular | 5#lvador Napoles. members of his class. Invitations are to be extended Shortly after graduation the fa @l! organizations in Key West family went to Miami, and Albert ‘© participate in a meeting to be began his studies at the College | held next week. At this meeting of Engincexing at the Univers cooperation of the invited bodies of Florida’ His riding companion Will be determined and a report Sunday was Franklin Lee Flan- Sent to the Havana bodies will be nagan, also a student at the Uni. determined and a report sent to versity, taking a course in busi- the Havana bodies handling the ness administration, who was al- Celebration. 2 so killed It is understood that airplanes x FERS will be sent to Key West from the Cuban and American govern- Absentee balloting started in Key West yesterday morning at the office of County Judge Ray- mond R. Gord, and to the hour Aoi Oe taxidennyt of Ke of noon today heat rah little or est, has been declared in need no activity of mental treatment and; this Asia matter of fact the state- nigh ng left oe ogee pearing ment ae en in the office of ior Miami enroute to the judge this morning that only _ in charge of Deputy ay ee ene a. tealich Lbsagl, bean cant woo up to mi y Several week¥ ago Mr. Grey set a — vasa fire to his domicile on Simonton $1,800 RING FOUND ON SIDE- street and d his wrists with WALK. a razor blade, and stated his in- tention was to take his life. Colorado Springs, Colo. An An examination of his mental $1,800 diamond ring lay for twen- condition was made by a group ty-six hours on a downstrect side slash of a of u A request for picked it up. Finally, Mrs. L. H admittance to the hospital was Ryter. a drugstore employe. spied sent to Chattahoochee, and an af- it, picked it up and took it to po- firmative reply was received this lice headquarters. She received a week, handsome reward. ! John and he was declared walk before anyone noticed it and | . LIMP EP SE SS, awa WORLD TRAVELER CONCLUDES TOUR | Miss Glenn Wheaton, who has just completed a tour of the world, making Key West the point of the trip's con- clusion as it was the place of embarkation, left for her home in Dayton, Ohio, after a delightful visit as the guest of Mrs. Hildah Roberts Salis. Three years ago Miss Wheaton came to Key West and decided to go to Cuba and for a visit to the Isle of Pines. She went to the is- land and while there she conceived the idea of making a journey around the world. The start was made and Miss Wheaton traveled for three years, visiting the most interesting places on the globe, staying at some of them for short or long periods, and then came the desire to return. home, After the start was made homeward, Miss Wheaton wanted to make the trip ab- solutely complete, and re- turned to Key West, the point of beginning, spent a short while with Mrs. Salis, and left for home. Chndiadeadatiadeades MAKES REPAIRS IN AIR_ alt Lake City, Utah—While an ambulance, a fire truck and ground crew watchel, Pilot Henry Hollenbeck, working on radioed instructions, repaired a damaged landing gear while his co-pilot circled the field. The plane was landed eels NURSERY. SCHOOL iC ES STATUS OF OUTSIDE SALESMEN OPERATING HERE Discussing with Sheriff K. O. Thompson the number of com- plaints which have been brought to his office about outside sales- men bringing in samples or the stuff for actual sale, he referred The Citizen to Section Five of the General Act of the Legislature of 1937, which provides that: “Vehicles used by any person for sale and delivery of tangible personal property at wholesale from his established" place of business on which a license’ is paid shall not be construed to be |separate places of business, and no license may be levied on any such vehicle, or the operator thereof, as salesman or other- wise, by the State or County or , Municipality, and other law to the contrary notwithstanding”. | At the January term of the su- preme court of Florida, in a case | brought by the American Baker- ies Company, and the Seybold Baking Company, against the city of Haines City, Florida, the court decided by a five to one vote that the above section of the General Act supersedes the special taxing provision of the city charter and that, hibited from trucks so employed. “Which means to you, that you do | not have to pay city taxes to sell ‘your products in any town in which you do business, except the town in which your plant or warehouse is located”. VICTIM © OF RA RARE DISEASE Philadelphia, was operated on sixteen times in ven years in an effort to check a rare blood disease, Martin Ing- ber, 20, died recently. The young man had been given thirty-five blood transfusions during the period. ‘Largest Attendance At Convent’s Twerty Ninth Reunion Held Yesterday Twenty-Ninth annual of the Alumnae of the of Mary Immaculate celebrating the 7Ist date of the founding of the institution was held yesterday at the Convent with the largest attendance of any alumnae re union present At a short business meeting. Mrs. E. J. Bayly was elected president; Miss Emma Curry, vice president; Mrs. John Roberts secre Mrs, Stephen Lov treasurer; M Margaret donia, reporter, and) Mrs Johnson, honorary president Convent High School class was formally received into body at this mecting A reception with past president Mrs. Lopez Johnson; Vice Presi dent Miss Emma Curry; Secretary Mrs E. J. Bayly; Treasurer Mrs Stephen F. Lowe,; honorary presi dent Mrs. Marion Fleitas; and sisters of the Convent in the re ceiving line greeted the grad uates, guests and class of © A program in St Cecilia’: in which a one act play we was then follows Lang Syne Birthday” in honor of birthday of President Mr Johnson which wa also sung In a F of '37 the Hall held Auld appy Tith wa Sunday Rober Louise Casti and Miss low Refreshment of cake and ict at 5:30. Decoration gold, Lucret rhandez. andwict cream wert Catherine were in ch Among t Marie P Newhouse RESTA reunion } Convent | , | tillo Eva Malone, Mrs. Geo. Saunders, Yvonne Pinder, Lillian Lujan, Norma Morgan, Beulah Brantley, Mrs. Harry H. Baker, Mrs. James Brady, Mrs. Rodman Bethel, Mrs. Walter J. Roberts, Mrs. Clarence Thompson, Mrs. Arthur Mulburg, Emma Curry, Mrs. Marian Fleit- as, Homestead, Mrs. Evelio Cabot, Mrs. M. S. Gardner, Mrs. Maxie Russell, Mrs. Lopez Johnson, Mrs. Harry Peacock, Miami, Mrs. Step: hen F. Lowe, Mrs. S. Paul Veck- er, Mrs. Frank Delaney, Louise Delaney, Mrs. J. D. Redd, Home- stead. Mr mil Sweeting, Elida Val dez, Elizabeth Navarro, Gwen- dolyn James, Louise Lee, Mary E. Whalton, Ruth B. Whalton, Blanche Brantley, Fay Meyers, Theresa Sullivan, Bernice Brant~ ley, -Edith Moffat, Mrs. Alice Mitchell, Mrs. Wm. M. Arnold, Mrs.’ Homer B. Herrick, Mrs. Jos. L. Plummer, Miami, Maysie M Gaiti, Rita Pinder, Mrs. Waldo Johnson, Miami, Florence Sawyer, Mrs. Howard Wilson, Edah M. Al bury, Miami Beach, Martha Car bonell, Solita Cobo, Anna L. Cas Vilna M. Alfonso, Anita M Salgado. Alice ' Miami, M. H. Gato. ris, Mrs, E Jenks, Helen Bragassa, Mary June Crusoe, Eloina Mrs. W. Curry Har Martinez, Mrs. E. L. Patterson, Mary Brantley, Janice Lounders, Anita H. Gato, Isabel Kelly, Edna H. Gato, Ofelia Rios, Mrs. Ramon Delgado, Mrs. C. R Elwood, Mrs. Alvin R. Moore Tallahassee, Mrs. Harold Cruz. Mrs. Roy Roberts, Mrs. John Rob- ert Mrs. Vincent McDermott Mrs. Joaquin Godinet, Mrs. E. J Bayly, Lucretia Hernandez, Lil- Martha Ramos enech, Dinora Nickerson. URANT FOUR TEN FLEMING STREET Specializing In Finest Certified WESTERN MEATS Sea Foods and Clear Green Turtle Soup BREAKFAST—A LA CARTE LUNCHEON—75c DINNERS FROM $1.00 ALSO—LATE SUPPERS AND SANDWICHES LIQUOR, BEER and WINES Fred Auerbach, Mgr. Phone $8 therefore, the city is pro-} Pa.—Although he | Che Kry West Citizen U.S. A. Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit ree Scout: Troops From Dade County: Plan Encampment Here Twenty One Really Sales Recorded Again This Week Twenty one transfers of prop- erty this week, the same num- ber as in the past week, were! recorded in the County Court House from Tuesday, April 12 to yesterday. In the city:Berlin A. Sawyer | sold to Lieut.iand Mrs. William Klaus the 150x104 parcel at the corner of South end Alberta; streets. Heirs at law of Lawrence S. Gandolfo, headed principally by | Wm. A. Gandolfo sold 57 foot front on Duval with 90 foot depth { adjoining the Monroe Theater to’ Samuel S. Libelsky and Bland} Sentell. Also another plot ad- joining Ramonin’s. Some im-| provements are contemplated An easement to construct a highway across the two mile Big Pine temporary road leading from | the Overseas District to Highway | 4A was granted by Monroe Coun- ty to the State Road Depart- ment. P. L. Wilson sold to J. T. Al- bury a Martello Towers lot to clear up a sale to Louis C. Brin ton. i Aurelio Perez sold to Mrs.! Mary P. Harris a 67x201 lot on Margaret between South and United streets. This was an old deed dated July 30. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Symonette sold to Jonathan Cates a 52x93 lot on South street between Georgia and Ashby. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur G. Lund | sold to Frank A. Shepherd an! 88x92 parcel on Washington street between White and Francis i streets, Estella R. Artman sold to Gene. rosa Lopez a 28x111 lot on Caro- line street between Duval and New streets. Southern Land Co., Inc., sold to Victor E. Watkins a 29x72 lot on the corner of Margaret and Angela streets. This was an old | deed dated August 27, 1937. Mr. and Mrs. Marion Reinhold sold to George W. Roberts of | Boston, Massachusetts, a 95x93 parcel on Von Phister street be- tween Whalton and Grinnell Maude Elizabeth Lowe sold to Gertrude Ann Golden 166x71 plot roughly with a front on Divi- sion and another on Elizabeth street, which are near the corner of Elizabeth and Windsor Lane. On the Keys, Paul Albury sold lot two on Key Largo to Peter J Sanders of Covonut Grove. Mrs. J. Hatrington Edwards old to Tropical Cays Corporation on December 15 lot one on Lower Matecumbe. This was to clear up an old sale. The tropical Cays Corporation owns all of Lower Matecumbe excepting the high- way right of ways Mr. and Mrs. Ella I. Curry, principal heirs at law of Charles J. Curry, sold to B. M. Duncan | Big Pine Key lots one and two. Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. Parker sold to Sam Roberts a 356x150 lot with frontage on the Atlantic ocean on Plantation Key Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Geiger sold part of government lots 3, 5, 6 on Plantation Key to Forrest W. Fin- erty Wm. S. Turner sold to Mr. and Mrs. M. Vernon Hawthorn lots 8 and 9 at Baywood on Key Largo. Bernice S. and Irene N. Potter old to Frank Wheatley govern- ment lot 3 on Upper Matecumbe mg the Atlantic. Frank O. Roberts soid to R. B. Fansher lots 11 and 12 on Big Pine Key RB. Fansher sid to Hedwig Hirsch the same lots. Norvin G. Maloney sold to Ide Elizabeth Maloney a half interest n three lots, and entire interest in three other lots. a BOY SAVED | BY TIRES Oakland, Calif —Five-year-old Leroy Morgan of this city rode his tricycle over flashing high- tension wires which had fallen to the ground, and only the r {tires saved his life PRICE FIVE CENTS | ean Will Ar- rive On Friday After- noon; Site For Camp Is Selected "Candidate F or Congress LEWIS E. MOORE ‘SEEKING SEAT IN CONGRESS LEWIS E. MOORE MAKES AN- NOUNCEMENT IN THE CITIZEN Lewis E. Moore, proprietor of the Moore Drug Company, of Fort Lauderdale, announces his candidacy in this issue for Con- gress from the Fourth Cofgres- sional District Mr. Moore is campaigning on the platform—*Give Business A Send A Business Man To | His friends locally are conducting an active campaign in his behalf. MEET TO FORM CELEBRATION OF HIGHWAY GROUP CENTRAL COMMITTEE. GEN- ERAL CHAIRMAN AND DATE OF CELEBRATION PROB- ABLY BE SETTLED Meeting of committees from all city and county governments, civic and fraternal organizations, consulates and interested individ uals has been called for tomorrow night 8 p. m. at the County Court House for the purpose of plan- ning the celebration of the Formal Opening of the Overseas High way John Costar, chairman of the Overseas Commissioners, called the mieeting today efter disens sion with C. C members of the committe A Central Committer general chairman to event will be formed, the date of the celebration probably set, and open discussion of plans held Work of preparing for the cele- bration will then continue stead ily, at is underytood | oe WED ISSUED Records in the office of Judge Raymond Lord, show that a ib cense was issued yesterday per- mutting the wedding of Raymond | Garcia and Lily Santana. The marriage was performed by Judge Lord in his office, and was witnessed by Serafin Gon- zalez, the bride's guardian, and a group of friends. Symonette and, Mayor Willard M. Altaury, other, Key West will be the scene of | Many scout activities on April 23, |24 and 2§, when three Dade coun- ity scout troops and their lead- lees under the direction of Scout |Executive “A, .S.- /Matfdilane, | motor to this city fora rally with ‘the troops in this:ares. A location for the camp was'se- | lected this morning by scout com- | mittees of the local troops, and a | place for the field meets of the | two sections will be announced | later. The program for the rally at }present follows The visiting bodies will arrive on the after | noon of Friday. They will be met by the local troops and conducted ; to the camp site, where the tents will be pitcheti and every thing gotten in readiness for the three ‘day encampment. | Following these activities ar ‘rangements for the field meet at ! Bayview Park which will be held on Saturday and will be carried lon throughout the entire day. In the evening, at a place to be an nounced later, the scouts will "@ather afd time Will be Sperit in dulging in contests, singing songs {around camp fire. The general public is invited and those interested in the movement are urged to these scout activities, idea of the benefits which a se out is enabled to'gain from these ac tivities, Oh Sutiday the scouts will be takén for a tight secing trip + all points in the city. Every thing of interpst wil) be taken in Citizens of Key West ave asked to give their cooperation to assist in making this rally # great cess, in extending Key West ho pitality to the: visiting | and their leaders from the efty of Miami BETANCOURT INFANT DIES Norma, Betancourt, 11 month. died last night 11:45 o’elock % the home at 403 Caroline street Funeral services will be held: thi afternoon 4 o'clock from the Lopez Funeral Home. Rev. A. 1 Maureau, S. J, of St. Mary's of The Sea Catholic Church i officiate Survivors are the and Mrs. John C ister and brother parents, Mr. and Mrs valez and Mrs. Dol court scout suc scout parents Mr Betancourt and gr J PRIVATE AIRPLANE Robert L. Donner, member of the Boca Raton Club, was an ar- rival in Key West yesterday aft- erneon on his private airplane He took lunch with several oid friends while here, leaving late in the gfterncon on the return trip. This was Mr. Donner’s first vis it to Key Weat in twenty year and he xepreseed himself as being greatly surprised at the many en provements noted. On the return trip, he was @ companied by Henry Warren. son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo beteracioa OTTO DIVANTI and hit THE BEST FOR YOUR KITCHEN.-SEE OUR FIRST-QUALITY, EXTRA-HEAVY ALUMINUM WARE--SOUTH FLORIDA CONTR. AND ENG. COMPANY. PHONE 598