The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 13, 1938, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 58 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Key~ West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit Che Kry Wrst Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE JU. S.A. VOLUME LIX. No. 114. Miss Key West Wall As Queen Of H ers a Vote For “Queen Will 8e|Renovation Of | Of Art Center Building Starts ts Monday “Plarchase of Ticket For i. of Saturday Night | Dances A series of weekly Saturday night dances at the various night! clubs to select a “Migs Key West” 2 from nominees sporiipred: by the ; city’s civic “and servite;clubs has; been decided’ ont by * Warren Overseas’ Highway: Celebration “I am’ sure the club operators will co-operate with us, though | we haven't yet apprised them of! our plans”, Smith declared. “Our plan is to stage a big’ Saturday nights, each dance at a different | club, the tickets dance on successive of admission carrying the names of the can-| didates for the honor of being| ‘Miss Key West’, will become the queen of | fiesta. named who} i “This mathod of selecting a; queen has the three-fold Seis | of insuring a popular vote for a} ‘Migs Key West’, her supporters | ~~ péing pte t8 vote as many tickets in her name as they care to buy;! the plan will bring the committee some ready cash for expenses in promoting the general celebration and at thé same time reduce the amout the ‘merchants otherwise would be called upon to contri- bute; it will give the night club operators a chance to make some money during what otherwise ee hekedkedekeded Renovation of the Art Center! COMES, $EES AND ENJOYS VISIT HERE DESPITE “KNOCKS” Frank A. French, of a wide- ly-known adva@hpi: com- pany with hi ers in a Florida city@r 1 to Key West on businessPand found it to be one of thé'most pleas- urable trips ever taken, in spite of the fact he was warned against coming. Writing of his trip, after his return to headquarters, Mr. French expresses the pleas- ure he enjoyed and it is gratifying to tell his friends and acquaintances of “our experiences and our favor- able—most favorable—find- ings”. Mr. French continued with, “Consider that we were told not to drink the water: that eating places were not ade- quate; that we would not find a place to stay and better ar- range to drive back the same day” and other advice of a similar nature, “it is a pleas- ure to say: ‘You have a beautiful city, marvelously placed: an at- mosphere of happy care-free people, evidently pleased to receive visitors from the out- side world. While our stay was short, we feel that we zmade a number of genuine - friends, and we hope to méet them all again and see Key West many more times”. Before leaving the city on his return, Mr. French spoke in highest praise of Key West to a number of people and expressed his high opinion of the city and its people. A be he ddd dull would be a comparatively dull period and, finally, it will pro- vide entertainment for the com- munity and offer individuals an opportunity to contribute small; sums by means of dance ticket purchasers. Names On Back Of Tickets “Today we will ask each organ-! ization in the city to nominate a candidate. The name of these candidates will be printed on the (Continued ov Page Four) HOWARD “LOWE ARRIVES" HERE. @AMOHT } a ‘TWELVE-FOOT } Roosevelt With plater in the morning became par FISH ON BEACH MORNING BY WPA WORKER Riders and pedestrians Boulevard night morning were greeted nauseating odor which along last nd this a ficularly offensive LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER COMES TO CITY FOR TREATMENT AT HOSPITAL B, Howard Lowe, first assist-| 4 ant keeper at American Shoals lighthouse, is in the city for treatment at the Marine hospital for injuries received at the light. Mr. Low it was said at the lighthouse headquarters this morning, was standing on the platform at the light. He turned suddenly in movement and struck his side injuring himself suf- ficiently to warrant him coming to the city for tpeatment John N. Roberts, keeper at Key West, sent to the light to fill the posi- tion during the absence of As- sistant Keeper Lowe. additional of these and a number of them died and had to be towed out and allowed | to drift with the current out to has been sea large ones, were found several days later on the Investigation showed that a | large fish, about 12 feet in length, had floated upon the boulevard | wa beach and decomposition had suf- ficient headway for the stench to return trip by be observed several hundred feet - istant. One member of the WPA forces was “terrible” in and he intended to’con- Some years ago an entire school fish entered the harbor There were several of the 12 to 14 feet, which sands at South Beach Auerbach’s Restaurant 410 FLEMIN G STREET Will Remain Open From 11 A.M. to 11 P.M. During the Summer Months POPULAR PRICES BEER PHON ALL SIZES OF CYPRESS MOLDING MAY BE BOUGHT AT SOUTH FLORIDA CONTRACTING AND ) ENGINEERING CO WINES WILL PREVAIL LIQUORS E 98 KEY WEST, FLORIDA. FRIDAY, MAY 13, eee Florida's S Preventive Medicine Below Curative In Work Done will start Monday, Secretary} | Kingman Curry announces, it was} decided at a recent meeting of! Eve Alsmans Fuller, State Fed-| jeral Art Project Director, with a local Sponsoring Committee,| jheaded by Mrs. Robert Spotts-! | wood: | | Three carpenters and a fore- pena will begin minor construc- | | tion work Monday, and later | | painters and other labor will be! | employed in the renovation work. | | Recent donations have, made! | available enough funds to begin’ |rehabilitation activities, although | | the fund is not large enough as yet to provide for classroom and | j other incidental expenses when the project gets underway. i July 3 Exhibition | Two exhibitions are being | planned for July 3, when the Art | Center will be opened to the pub- | \lic. Exhibit of the work of local | | photographers, which will stress | local scenes, will be a means of| © providing visitors here during the Highway Celebration activities with many artistic photos of the city’s interesting highlights. The | other exhibition will contain 47} pieces, many of them by local art- | ‘ists. They will include water-’' ‘colors, black and whites, oil paint- , ings, etchings, mural sketches, photographs, sculpture, stained} glass; ceramics, American “De- signs, posters, and Federal Art | Project student work. THREE ABSENTEE VOTES ARE CAST Absentee balloting for the sec- - ond primary election, which is to | be held on May 24, rted this morning in the office of County Judge Raymond R. Lord, and the | first ballot was cast by Jose Perez Rosendo. | There posited three box ballots de with Judge were in the HUGE FISH FOUND THIS | Lord during the morning period from 9 o'clock until the hour, The other two were those of ; Mr. and Mrs, Caryle Roberts. ‘ALBURY FAMILY RETURNS HOME Mr. and Mrs. Hilary Albury, who were spending a short stay in Miami, returned over the high- Thursday evening They were accompanied on the their daughter, Miss Rosemary, student at Pro- vidence Hospital, Washington, D. C., who will spend a vacation noon found it necessary to go in that) here with her parents. direction and upon his return said that it vicinity, tact officials of the city and re- quest that steps be taken to have the carcass removed at once. that; | began and ttt tnt etter tt | TODAY'S LEADING EDITORIAL Read today’s leading edi- torial on Page Two. It concerns bicyclists and mo- torists alike, and contains a warning particularly to young bicycle riders—a warning that, if heeded, will prevent accidents and perhaps death. TWO CASES ARE HEARD TODAY IN | CRIMINAL COURT CASE OF WHITNEY PAPY RE-, SULTED IN MJSTRIAL; TO BE TAKEN UP AT NEXT> TERM OF COURT Criminal court convened 9:30 o’clock this morning in recessed | | session with all officers and in- terested attorneys present and Judge William V. Albury presid- ing. The first case called was that ‘of Clarence Russell, who was charged with engaging the business of selling fruit without obtaining the necessary licenst. When the case was called Mr. Russell entered a plea of guilty but displayed the necessary li- cense which he had secured since his arrest. Judge Albury considered case briefly and announced that the sentence of the court was that the prisoner should pay a fine of one dollar or be confined in the j county jail for 30 days. Next, and last, case for the day in was that of Whitney Papy, charg-, ed with selling beverages con- taining more than one percent of alcohol, by bulk, without obtain- ing the ne license requir- ed by the law Arrest in this matter was made in March of this year. At that time the defendant entered a plea of not guilty, and a similar plea was entered following reading of the charge today. Whereupon selection of a jury at the conclusion the panel consisted of: Clifford Wat- kins, Nicasio Garcia, Julius Ca- (Continued on Page Two) CAPTAIN SIMONSEN TO MASTER VESSEL : GOES IN RESPONSE TO CALL SENT OUT BY ERROLL FLYNN’S YACHT Sime eas, mniser aster 0 ail or steam, the highway and vy ‘Is ona left yesterday over by bus for Miami take pas. a pl vana to take charge bound to the west coast Cablegrams received by the Porter Dock Co. requested that a captain be secured for a maibohaes ht which was bound from Ha- vana to Los Angeles. Manager Charles Taylor locat Captain Simonsen and arr: ere made for h a and sign the necessary papers The vessel of which the cap tain will take comm: said to be the Schooner Ya Sirocec and is owr by the moving pic- ture actor. E spending a vacat on WEEK-END SPECIALS PUMPKIN: PIES Made from Fresh Pumpkin— Spiced Just right pe ss 20¢ FRENCH APPLE CAKE 10 BUSY BEE BAKERY 900 Fremcis St. $22 Duval St. Phones 120 and 210 the; > Lions A. B. McCreary, Cous-| } ty State Board of Health. Director, Blames Lack of Knowledge ‘ Speaker Dr. A. B. McCreary, | (Jr. director of county public} ;health of the state board health, told Rotarians at their} luncheon yesterday that the! feurative phase of medicine in; | Florida has kept pace with that ‘of other states but that the pre- | ventive angle has not. Dr. McCreary, reiterated the} thought of his speech at the state Rotary convention in saying that} of the reason for this was ignorance of preventive methods. “The principal cause of this is jthe fact that most physicians handling this phase of the matter have their own practice to take care of, which does not leave |much time for preventive medi- cine. Handling this phase of a county’s problem is a ‘full time job’,” Dr. McCreary said, “and a | physician should be paid a good} {salary to devote all his time to jthat work. | “Monroe County has a number of splendid health conditions within its boundaries. There is no malaria here, with which other places are afflicted, because the malaria mosquito does not exist here. There is no hookworm, be-! cause the coral rock strata is not a favorable breeding place. How-! ever the county must watch its ‘tuberculosis cases, its venereal diseases, its infant death rate. In- fant death rate in Florida is one j of the highest in the country. Two hundred mothers were ‘sacrificed’ \ i this year, and ignorant midwives! ause most of these birth deaths. “Some of the important work Public Health officials are doing | is in stamping out the bubonic plague, cholera, and the hundreds of various types of food inspec- tions, such as milk examination. “Sanitary work can always be | done”, the speaker concluded, and Key West, by doing this, can be the “garden spot, the gem and the jewel of Florida” Dr. John Wells, State Board of Health director of epidemology, endorsed Dr. McCreary’s thoughts in a brief address. Charles Smith was named as delegate from the Key West Ro tary Club to the San Francisco national convention this summer. Sebastian Cabrera was named as alte rnate. ery section except the ex treme southern section of Florida has had a State Rotary conven- tion”, President Charles Taylor said, addressing the club and guests present. “We believe that next year, with the other recog nition we are getting, is an ideal year for the convention, and we intend to put on a first-class af fair, if we get it”, he said in re porting on work being done to bring the "39 convention here Other business considered was donation of a gavel to the new Club, endorsement of the clean-up campaign for the High way Celebration and cooperation with the committees named, and favorable report of the Schoo! Lunch Room Project Rotarians present were Dr B. McCreary, Jacksonville John Wells, West Palm Beach Guests were Warren Smith, Dr. D. N. Cone Dr and CLIPPER AIRSHIP IS COMING HERE For first time in years, one of the large flying ships of the Pan American Air Lines is scheduled to arrive Key West shortly, and will berth in the yacht basin near the dock formerly used by the Miami Key West Airways. Notice of the intended a of the ship was received by Stent 2 ger Benjamin Birs of the loca landing field, and it was stated that the plane will be enroute to Havana and is to stop at Key West for the purpose of taking on three passengers for Cuba. the evera at clipper 5 Roaring. Lions: Invade PRICE FIVE CENTS City *!Make Dash For Church Annex Banquet Hall Key West Gas Company Sold To Col. A.E. Peirce Of Virginia |Visitors Met At Head of Island By Local Delega- | tion; Stage Parade No Change In Equipment, | °S°@° 9° 2°"2°9 9 Through Streets Or Personnel; Will Be, Known As Key West Gas Company Florida Public Utilities cently sold to Colonel Albert E. Peirce of Warrington, Virginia, and will be known as the Key West Gas Company, Manage! Edward Fechtel announces today. | “Operation is expected to be on the same basis as before”, Mr. Fechtel said, “with the same equipment and same _ personnel that we now have. “Colonel Peirce has had a great deal of business experience op- erating public utilities, and feels that Key West has great pos bilities. For this reason he has entered the field. “He is a yachtsman of repute. having placed second with a sail- | ing boat in the St. Petersburg t Havana races in one of the class es, and has an added interest in Key West from its beautiful wa- ters. He has visited here for! many years and thoroughly likes the city”, Manager Fechtel stated. | The colonel is-expected in Key | West we 3 START WORK OF REPLACING ROO ON COUNTY JAIL OPERATIONS ARE NOW WELL ALL MA-| UNDER WAY: TERIAL REQUIRED IS NOW ON HAND Material and all equipment re quired for the work of placing the roof on the county jail of Monroe County has been re- ceived, and work was this morn ing well under way, with a large part of the covering already placed by nogn Bids were called for this sevéral weeks ago and atj meeting of the board of cotinty commissioners held on W May 4, bids were offe contractors » the bids had been consid- arately by the board and prices and material compared, the contract was awarded to the firm of Clyde M. Baltzell and i. Tedder, the price being work The contract stipulates that the old roofing on the building must all be removed, and the new ma terial set with the requisite paper The shingles used to be of silver-gray galvanized Grade A It is also stipulated that all bills contracted by the contrac tors in connection with the work of roofing the building must be paid are thre Fontrac tors ther ere Cigaged in the “+A Court order re- Brice, brother of . comedence, from collecting® showed, he won fr Clifton, in a single poker an Harry T hand of stud RAUL’S Dance Saturday Ni Music by Cecil Carbonell — FLOOR SHOW — Pepito Will Take Care of Your Reservation No Admission or Cover one Gas Company of Key West was re-,; » | diseu: ,000 whieh, records” SENATOR PEPPER THANKS VOTERS To The People of Monroe County: You have been my true friends and I shall always re- member with the deepest gratitude your loyal and valu- able support. I want you to know that in me you have | not only your Senator. but a | friend and whatever I can do to further the interest of your great County, to make for better conditions and a fuller and richer life for all, I want to do. From time to time I shall look forward to visiting you again. so I may know you even better and keep in the closest possible touch with you and your problems. With every good wish to you all, I remain Sincerely yours, CLAUDE PEPPER. TDL Ia aS SLE YACHT CLUB DISCUSSES PLANS MEETING HELD WEDNESDAY: | NEW LETTERHEADS OF OR- GANIZATION ATTRACTING PLENTY OF ATTENTION’ Members of the Key West Yacht Club met Wednesday at the residence of Major J. D. MacMul- len in Key West barracks for the purpose of discussing certain pertinent matters of interest One of the ideas brought before the gathering was that of club- house plans and permanent head- quarters. The building which will be used for this purpose has not been announced as there are certain matters yet to be decided Other matters of interest were dand it is understood that announcements of special im- port will be made in the near fu- y ture Those present were: Major Mac- Mullen, Dr. J. Y. Porter, Stephen C. Singleton, Stephen C. Single ton, Jr. Melvin Russell, Dr. Ar mando Cobo, and H. C. Conable. Secretary Singleton said today that the new letterhead of the organization is attracting a great deal of attention. It is printed in thr black, yellow n red a product of The color d Art STEALS RAILROAD vidence, R. 1.—Convieted a railroad in bruad day ph Gemma, 3%, he ed to prison. Evi that he, together us agreement and red workers, re s of rails from the abandoned Harrisvilie-Woon sotket Railroad “UNL , FRIDAY THE THIR | the | Lion roars reverbated through- jout the city lashevening, issuing | forth fromthe: Stone Church An- | new ‘scene of the Charter Deliv- | ery Bawiquet of the newly-formed | Key West Lions Club.’ ‘The roars | were in evidence of a delightful | evening on the part of members, |local guests and out-of-town | Lions and Lionesses. who were present for the occasion to the number of over sixty. First evidence residents had of the Lions was promptly at 6:30 p. m., when a local committee met the motorcade, which had been formed in Miami, at the head of island, and a parade was formed to wend its triumphant way into the city and to the place of meeting. Order Of Program ‘The banquet hall was full to overflowing when Toastmaster | Dr. A. W. Ziebold of the sponsor- jing “Miami Lions Club, gaveliéd® ~r«, FOR CLUBHOUSE for attention. The following pro- gram was given, interspersed with much humor and special ac- | tivity on the part of the visiting Tail Twister, Glenn Cold America, sung by the blage; Invocation by Rev. Joe A Tolle; Roll Call of Clubs, which jre ed that the following clubs | were represented—Redlands, Mi ami, Miami Beach, Coral Gables, Miami Springs, Fort Lauderdale and Lake Worth Words of Welcome by 2nd Vice President Gerald Saunders of the Key West Lions Club; two songs by Mrs. Eva B. Warner, accom- panied by Miss Edna B. Smith; Presentation of Charter Address (Continued on Page Four) assem SUPREME COURT RACES RESUMED, ... nun Op i mpaay Pager ED BETWEEN THOMAS AND WATSON TAMPA, May 13 (FNS campaign for the run-off betweeh Judge Elwyn Thomas and J, Tom Watson for the Supreme Court got under way this week with poe vders planning en ir ‘ for vot as announced that # series s would be held in Dade y this week at which he Tom Watson of Tampa will ies in West he would campaign state before to swing ters to their holding men will + Futch suppor the same time y already have UCKY y DANC . AUSPICES KEY WEST “JAYCEES” HABANA-MADRID CLUB Reopens Besutifully Tonight Redecor.ted FLOOR SHOW AND ENTERTAINMENT Ladies Free NG COMPANY. PHONE 598, AND SEE IT TODAY