The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 14, 1938, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 58 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. VOLUME LIX. No. 115. ae KEY WEST, FLORIDA. SATURDAY, MAY 14, ae Celebration Invitations Blanket Western Hemisphere, Sauth Says } i hb - Congecdimenaerermer Cone weveose President Roosevelt, Presi- dent Laredo Bru of Cuba, South America Officials,- To Be Invited eee . North and South America will eco be invited to the Oversea High- Dr fabulous and most way Celebration by card, special letter and scroll invitations, it was revealed at an Invilation Committee meeting yesterday. President Franklin Roosevelt, Julius Stone, Secretary of the In- terior Harold Ickes and Adminis- trative W. P. A. Head, Harry Hopkins will be personally con- facted and invited. Mayor Wil- lard M. Albury will present a specially drawn-up scroll to Pres- ident Laredo Bru of Cuba, and leiters of invitation will be sent the Governor-General of Canada, the President of Mexico, and exe- cutive heads of all South and Central American governments. The invitation blankets the West- ern hemisphere, Warren Smith said, ‘ ‘ of States are to be all the invited of all Florida cities, and Florida Governors southern mayors to receive a personal invitation | from John Costar, general chair-| man, | Mr. Smith, who left yesterday ? over the highway, is contacting various officials in Miami. He will interview Jack Bell, Everett Clay, Jack Dunn and Spalding’s, Inc., regarding the sports side of the program. A s ial meeti of the Miami Chamber of Com merce Board of Directors will be | held Mon at which the All- Florida Exhikit for the New York World's Fair “will be determined. Mr. Smith will attempt to secure this Exhibit for the Highway Celebration. A dance is to be given at the Civic Center in Mi ami May 30 qr June 5 which will swell the Overseas Highway Cele- bration fund. permission being Biven by the Miami City Council- men. Mr. Smith wired today that Mrs, Browyne Haston Séar’s 55-piece band, composed of boys (Continued on Page Six) “WHEEL OF FORTUNE” TONIGHT AT Frank Sabini*s CLUB LA CONGA| No Cover, Minimum or Admis- | sion Charge At Any Time | Auerbach’s ‘the aming the and of uncommon dreams are com- mon lot of a few people, that number there who become so imbued with the that If dreams came are several idea that the dream is real, they believe it. true there would be several peo- ple “sitting pretty” in Key West, as the saying goes. Chief among them would be B. Curry Moreno, who is reported to have re -d $7,500 of this dr money; W. E. Huston, who is s to have received $5,000, and other members of the WPA official forces, who received lesser amounts, until the entire $20,000 reported feund while workmen were making excavations for the sewerage system, had been divid- ed. So ins find, stent were the tales of some people going so to say they had seen the all in bright gold, that Citizen decided to make a at the WPA head- far as mone The few inquiries ANOTHER DREAM OF GOLD UNEARTHED Said to ae Been “wie Over to WPA Officials a vee IN CITY IS RELATED BY RESIDENTS esee quarters building in the naval sta- tion. 5! Unable to see Mr. Moreno, who is in charge of the work of the different units in Key West, Ray Curry was asked about the find, and was unable to give any. in- formation about the discovery of the id, and he was one of tt nentioned as having re- ved a part of “it. ome of these who were said to received a share of the money were hearing their first of the story, and others laughed at the idea of $20,000 in gold being HOUSING LICENSES;sREARDON GOING SET STATE RECORD) «10 MATECUMBE OVER TWENTY-FO FOUR THOU- SAND ISSUED DURING OCT. 1 TO MAY 1 TALLAHASSEE, Fla., May 14 (FNS).—With a record of 24,004 licenses issued for hotels, apart- ments, rooming houses and res- TO MAKE PLANS | FOR CERE- MONIAL TO BE HELD MAY 28 Past Commander Wm. H Rear-! don of Arthur Sawyer Post 28, American Legion, Key West, plans to leave over the highway ; taurants during the period from/tomorrow for Matecumbe and Oct. 1 to May 1, State Hotel Com- } ioner W. M. Taylor stated it was an all-time record and point- {ed out that it was but 296 less | than the number of similar lice: ued for the entire year § 7. Taylor predicted heavier tour- ist travel in the state this summer other points to make final ar- rangements for the ceremonial to be held May 28 at the crypt in which lies the remains of many who lost their lives in the hurri-} cane of September 2, 1935 There are a number of contacts to be made and details to be dis- cussed before arrangements can than ever before and said his de-| be perfected and all the details, partment would exercise every |of the exercises which are to be effort to cooperate with hotel and held can be announced restaurant owners and at the! Members of the committee of same time protect the interests of | the Legion who are perfecting the ‘the traveling public. |Evelyn Wilmot, sisters, found by workmen in the sewer-| age trenches and then being di- vided up among those who are in charge of the work. Many questions we sked by the inquiring reporter and they were’ gradually sifted down until it was decided that the the 000 in gold gradually evaported into the “land of dreams” as have so many of the fabulous visions of years and ye of dreaming in the island city FOIA AISIOL DS BRO ADC — World’s Fair Courier Car Coming Monday ~ orange rier, Car will Bet in town day, flying the official Fair flags, and will establish its headquarters at the La Concha Hotel. Representatives who will be here are expected to be in- vited to a number of meet- ings of civic and fraternal bodies, and_will probably ar- range for some sort of pub- lic address to acquaint Key West with the attractions of the Fair, to be held next year in New York. SILLS TS SF & GIVES LIFE FOR FRIEND Newark, N J worker, Joseph Lordi, to reappear at the man-hole in which he was ing, Phillip D'Amore, father 11 children, himself by a rope into the the failed to come When a fellow . falied surface work r-old of wered wen to what When he lice donned gas m see was trouble up, po? s and went down to find them ney bro Lordi to the surface just i to resu: but D'Amore already overcome the poisono itate him, Restaurant 410 FLEMING STREET Will Remain Open From 11 A. M. to 11 P.M. During the Summer Months POPULAR PRICES WILL PREVAIL BEER WINES LIQUORS PHONE 98 KEY WEST'S MOST BEAUTIFUL DANCING —TONI!I GHT— ale HABANA-MADRID CLUB | ee NO COVER — MINIMIUM — ADMISSION of aj? ON WEATHER ARE ‘STARTED RADIOPHONE SERVICE WILL) ALSO BE SENT OUT IN SPANISH FOR BENEFIT OF MARINERS 4 Radiophone broadcasts in Span ish of information storm warnings and marine was started yeste day morning from the Key made West ona in S are kilocycles and after the English at 11:10 1 11:10 p. m. schedules deasts are for the bene- fit of vessels in the vicinity using the Spanish language. Advisory 1 warnings” will be bro two-hour initer. vals commen on the odd or even hour irteryals,.as the case fier, receipt of the same iquarters, and with ‘be times .thereaftér. If is superceded or can- receipt of another be npletion the six later information and broadcasted for are ctly broac in m. hese bre ad ac of used nt from issued bot ton, D. C tw.w to the effect that tinuance of this radiophone dependent « trated value. Reports, mments or the cor De icast service sent to t palent at ge Wak DIES TO SAVE SON BIG DANCE —TONIGHT— ——PENA'S—— GARDEN OF ROSES Gould Curry’s Orchestra SeSSe SST SSSeTeseeeeeeeeS Citizens of Monroe County bea | 000. | I have accepted the e cleghon of of the campaign | story of | | | of the friends of Judge Caro’s | have decided that personal resentments or my defeat for b ONE BIG FAMILY NOW HOBART, Tasmania. — Jobn, Henry and Arthur Dunn, broth- ers, married Alice, Louise and in this | city. plans for the ceremonies are: Commander Reardon, Charles H. Ketehum, Arthur H. Sheppard and S. C. Singleton. They are working in conjunction with the following: Enrique Esqinaldo, Jr. Ed. Johnson and Maleolm Pinder, members of the Junior Chamber of Commerce. committee working for the election of Judge T. S. Caro for state representative of this district. As mayor of the city of Key West I debated with myself for a long time whether'it would be fitting and proper for me to inject myself into an election which does not involve my personal political fate. I am fully aware of that fact that by my action in; accepting the chairmanship of Caro campaign com- mittee, I have invited personal fesentments on the part enemies: who might oppose me. to run again. Weighing these matters over and over in my mind, I | re-election, should I seek this office again, are insignifi- | cant compard to the issues confronting Monroe County, | zen and taxpayer, and not as mayorof the city of Key! Therefore | wish to make it clear to the citizens of Monroe county that I am taking this step as a private citi- West. Unfortunately the people of Key West do not have | the opportunity to get acquainted with the facts and the issues that are involved in the election of a Monroe county | representative in the state legislature. lighthouse We do not have the mediums for voicing our full ex- pressions on all sides of any given questions, and the pub- lic in general does not have an opportunity to understand all of the matters that require calm, deliberate and fair representation in the legislature of the state of Florida. I am not concerned about personalities in this election, and | do not believe the people of Monroe county should allow the fact they may like one candidate better than another to sway their cool judgment. I am not concerned whether or not Tom, Dick, or Harry is supporting Judge T. S. Caro or his opponent. As we all know the people of Monroe county frequently have allowed personalities to sway them in past elections and have unknowingly allowed the best interests of ‘the county to be left by the wayside. I know of no other time in the history of Monroe county when the real issues have been so deeply buried behind a smokescreen of prejudice and personal resent- ments. Key West and Monroe county are just getting out of the most serious depression that ever struck an American community. The bridges have been completed and our gates are at last open to people from all parts of the nation. If we ever needed good government, if we ever needed good representation to help us create a wholesome and clean impression of our community _in order to bring visit- ors here and to make them want to live with us. . . NOw IS THE TIME! If we ever needed forceful and constructive represen- tation for Monroe county in the state legislature to keep us on the road to prosperity . . NOW IS THE TIME! If we ever needed deliberate and sound judgment in the legislature, instead of influences opposing the best in- terests of Monroe county and instead of men swayed by personal dislikes for the same Tom, Dick and Harry who may be supporting Judge Caro. NOW IS THE TIME! Therefore, having had the opportunity” as mayor of Key West and as a member of the, board of ‘commissioners of the Overseas Road and Toll Bridge District to become acquainted with what has taken place in the state legisla- ture, I feel it my public duty and trust to acquaint the people of Monroe county with the vital needs of the county that have been overlooked or neglected by our present state representative. Respectfully, WILLARD M. ALBURY. (Paid Pobtical Advertisement) ent and I may make |; re-election, if } choose }99#.83,“which is considered good. ~~, aq ; —, Key West, Florida, has the J 4 most equable climate in the country; with an average g range of only 14° Fahrenheit PRICE FIVE CENTS Council Draws Up Specifications Bearing On Street Bus Service Sponge Sales Reach Total Of Eight Thousand Dollars iLarge Catches Brought In| Despite Adverse Weath- er Reported By Opera- tives with adverse weather and were| forced to spend a large part of the time at anchor or in port at | | Name Key. Hog Key or other | havens of safety, they came in| with a fine catch of sponges as in- | dicated by the display on the Mu- | nicipal Sponge Dock yesterday, which sold for approximately $8,- There were only a few offerings | of yellow sponge, 44 bunches al- | together, the entire lot selling for! $35.17, the largest sale being of 12 bunches for $9.15. Of wool offerings there were} 1,549 bunches, among them being} five lots with more than 100, and three lots of 200 or more bunch- The sale_of these brought. $2... ‘The number of bunches in each | lot and the prices for each are as! follow 167 bunches, 784.99; 163 | unch) $888.88; 172 bunches, | $852.99; 186 bunches, $867.99; 104} bunches, $470; 200 bunches, $1,- 041.99; 200 bunches, $1,152; 249 , $1,542.99. were several offerings for which bids lower than those stated above were offered and re- | fused. Later in the day the bid- ders raised the offers and the sponge were sold GROUP LEAVES FOR CONVENTION Member of the Pocahontas Council of Key West formed a group leaving by bus this morn. ing for Orlando to attend a con vention ‘of the Great Council of the, order, which wilh meet there nextyKoebti Agnes ydte officers aaa And Sites Are Only Two Considered In Matter At Meeting Last SILTRIETES Night GEO. GIBBS NAMED. TO SUCCEED LANDIS, City Council, at a special meet- (By Associated Press) TALLAHASSEE, May 14. .oprGowernor Cone appointed \.cGeerge Couper Gibbs, Jack- Though the sponging fleet met. ,sonville,..state attorney gen- eral to fill the vacancy cre- ated by, the death of Cary D. Landis. Gov. Cone said Gibbs will be a candidate in a special primary to be called to nom- ‘ing held last evening. drew up | sacilicetionn in. connection with jthe matter of.operating a bus | service over the sireets of Key | West. | There were originally five dif- | ferent parties submitting propos- | als, but all have been eliminated, | except those of Harry B. Peacock leaving inate a candidate to serve out the two years remaining of Landis’ term. Gibbs, 59. is a practicing attorney of Jacksonville, a former Duval circuit judge from 1913 to 1935, when he declined to seek another term. Gibbs was educated at Washington and Lee Univer- sity, and came to Jackson- ville to practice in 1903, t and S. L. Sites. Others were Is- land Transit Company. Henry Barnett and Dan Navarro. The specifications as drawn up by the coupcil, and which will be submitted to Messrs. Peacock and | Sites for their consideration and approval and are to be returned to the council accompanied by proposals conforming to the speci- 3 Mostions, call for the operation of SMP PIM SS MMT 4 vusses with a five-cent fare for we adults and half-fare for children THIRTY-ONE CAST se poms Tentative plan relative to grant- Absentee balloting began in the ing a franchise to either of the two mentioned who may offer the best proposition, specifies that office of Judge Raymond Lord at 9 o'clock yesterday morning and! at the hour of noon there had the city must be paid a revenue of $10 for each bus per annum that may be in operation for the first year, and $15 for the next been three ballots cast and re-'two years, with a proportionate corded. increase up to a ten-year period, At the same hour today a count of the ballots made by Judge Lord showed that 31, had cast and there were a number of which will be the time limit of the proposed franchise. A $5,000, performance bond will be required, with a provision that nothing less than seventeen-pas senger buses are to be operated The buses will be required to op- erate on regular prescribed sched ules from 6 a. m. to 12 p. m. daily. The operator of the service will also be given the right to operate sight-seeing buses. Regarding Taxes A letter was read from T. E Price, attorney for Sam Ander son, owner of Trumbe Island, ac companied by a check of $2,920, offering to make payment of 1937 (Continued on Page Si been others waiting at the door of the office The proportion cast"in each pre- cinct was as follows: Precinct 1, 6; Precinct 2, 1; Precinct 3, 2; Pre cinet 4, 5; Precinct 5, 4; Precinct 6, 9; Precinct 7, 4 MORE THAN SALARY SHOREHAM, Eng —Fined $150 for reckless driving, Rev. C. J Smith of this city declared his ly ques was only $130 ast; Great Pocahontas Ber- fj Past Great Pocahonta: or, Great Keeper Miriam Carey and Great Guard of the Tepee Cin mbers of the local unit it to join in Leonora Rob: Robert Lillie nce =Baker, Alice Weatherford and Irene Adams r who w es are ette SUBSTITUTE CANDLES When during in city, the finished by the NEW YORK tricity failed tion thi the elec an opera operation use of can RAUL’S DANCE TONIGHT Murs Cecil Carbonell — FLOOR SHOW — Pepito Will Take Care of Your Reservation No Admission or Cover Charge! WANTED! of potted x Folage— to decorate tropica ary use Overseas Highway Celebration Committee the Hotel La Concha PHONE 499 of } Cicealabiions To Key West! Adams Dairy wishes to congratulate the City West on being one of five cities in Florida a Federal accredited rating on its milk sup- a product of ot ey that has ply and the methods used to produce such high quality. The management of Adams Dairy yratulated for having been responsible rating, which goés to the city as a whole Adams Dairy does not want and will not tol- erate MONOPOLIES (if able to prevent them). We know how unpopular monopolies are. We are thankful and enjoy the splendid patronage and co- operation that we are receiving, Adams Dairy wishes to go on record as being. ects to the unfair editorial appearing In the ; Citizen Thursday, May 12. The writer believes that this was at the instigation of the Miarai appointed Milk inspector who is partial to a certain Miami interest. Adams Dairy only wants an honest administra- tion of the City Milk Ordinance, which in the past three years and at the present time is being prosti- tuted by the representatives of The State"Board of Health. Adams Dairy is proud of the fact that it was responsible for the placing of Monroe County at the head of the list in this State for Fever Tick Eradi- | cation, Tubercular Eradication, Bangs Eradication iD con- this was for and its Federal Accredited Milk Supply. ADAMS DAIRY J. R. ADAMS, Manager CHASE AWAY THE HEAT WAVES WITH ONE OR MORE OF OUR ELECTRIC FANS. SOUTH FLORIDA CONTRACTING (G AND ENGINEERING CO. PHONE 598