The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 18, 1938, Page 1

the city, has also been promised Associated Press Day Wire Service For 58 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LIX. Make Plans Fer Cleaning Up City For Celebration *. | Boy Scouts To Conduct; Survey To List Sites That Are In Need of Be-| ing Cleared Up TODAY SHORTLY BEFORE NOON Adrian O’Sweeney, chairman of | the Celebration Cleanup Com-”| mittee, has obtained, through Fred Dion, the cooperation of | Brown Properties, Inc., for the and brush: was burning on ‘White- cleanup of all their properties in this drive. The cooperation ,of head .street in they ane yJarge department sto ‘stree was Sheriff K. O. Thompson, whe con}; 3 trols the signboards throughout } gent promptly} ; the) scent and found that\so fiercely was. the fire burning that it was necessary Shortly before noon a tele- phone call for fire apparatus was received at Number 1 station ad- vising that a large pile of grass and they will be cleaned for the GRASS FIRE ON WHITEHEAD ST. |APPARATUS CALLED OUT) Che Key West Citizen Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA. WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1938. GOLF TOURNAMENT FEATURES CLUB’S LADIES NICHT |NO WINNERS ANNOUNCED; | WALDRON GIVES WELCOM- ING ADDRESS, MRS. KETCH- UM RESPONDS | | | A hotly-contested golf tourna-| ; ment was the principal attraction | \of the second quarterly Ladies | Night held by the Stone Church! Service Club at the annex last} night. | “Winners of the event are not | known now”, Rev. Joe Tolle, mas-| |ter of ceremonies, said today,| “and will probably never be} known”. There were three sec-| itions:to the mammoth tourna-| ment. (1) A hole in one contest. With a tin-can-on-a-stick and al | ball at the end of a rubber band. | | placed in him. He has been given full charge of the program and Let’s Present ‘A’'United ‘Front | Next to the actual construction of the ‘Overseas ‘Highway, the ‘three-day celebration being arranged for July 2-4'té mark its formal opening is thé biggest thing in the \city’s history! ‘The°eyes of the world will be focused-on Key ‘West af tHat time,ahd' the celebration | will go a great way toward making or martina’ the city’s reputation. | We should—we must—have the greatest, most successful cele- | bration in the history of Florida. Nothing less will answer in the circumstances. After a thorough investigation the committee has selected to di- rect the celebration Warren Smith, a man whose character, reputa- tion and past record of successful promotions justify the confidence j to date has made highly commendable progress, However, neither Warren Smith, the committee nor anyone else | can stage this or any other celebration without funds. Many of our, citizens have thus far given wholeheartedly of their time and ef- | | forts; the County Commissioners last week donated $1,000 to get, | Mr. Smith started and generously promised another $1,000, but this | | is only a drop in the bucket. The program and budget submitted by Mr. Smith and’ approved | and accepted by the committee calls for the expenditure of approxi- | mately $7,500—just $5,500 more than is in sight today. | The souvenir program to be published by the commiitive tinder | Mr. Smith's direction will account for a portion of this needed | balance, as will the weekly dances being planned, but more—much more, is needed to complete the required $7,500, { The committee has decided to go directly to the people this | PRICE FIVE CENTS Two Applications Made To War Department For Construction Of Water Projects On Florida Keys ~ - H iPropose Building Timber Connants, Winter Residents, Wyosearby say = P urchase Mar gar et St. Home Breakwater At Planta- eae ie ae | tion Key Mr. AndMrs, A.M: Adams|WARREN SMITH Sell T Pail tn Mar-/H MAKES BUBINESS « s'ws scsoccs sr © tello Towers To Albany,| \ ayp@r4 ; Nie ae: s : N. Y., Folk | VISIT TO MIAMI =< on as Pope |\Key Vacas about halfmile east of GENERAL MANAGER OF lthe westerly end of the Key. | i | | to turn streams from the engine! the object was to hole the ball in week and ask for donations with which to make up the amount | Peper ty: brapascts fade to win-| HIGHWAY CELEBRATION TO | celebration. The cleanup drive is to start June 1. Survey of the city is to be made next Saturday by the Boy Scouts to determine what is to be done, Mr. O’Sweeney said he was well pleased with the unsolicited co- operation of Mr. Dion and Sheriff Thompson, and hopes there will be many more civic minded resi- dents, who will lend their sup- port. The Boy Scouts making the survey will be 45 in number and they are foregoing their camping ton the flames and get them | one shot. (2) A, putting contest | quenched as quickly as possible. featured glass eggs as golf balls | Chief Harry M. Baker said that) and a chalk circle for the cup. (3) | soon after the arrival of the en-| A “water hazard” consisted of al gine the flames began to die down! cup of water on the head of a) and at 12:35 the fire was out. contestant with which hazard the | SS es SERIE PRYESEL TE golfer was supposed to drive a ABSENTEE VOTES | ball. It was a tournament sur- passing any ever held, members | state. Mrs. Warner sang a lilting Ar-, | tomorrow with a house-to-house and store-to-store canvas see! needed: Such an appeal is entirely logical and justified. It is we! ter residents here this year are f BE JOINED THERE BY OTH- Key Westers who will directly and most largely benefit from the | 7 ; i i Highway. The Key West merchants, filling aclicen Diiade < cen? | Tapidly being recorded in the| ER OFFICIALS taurants, and stores, individually will benefit through the three-day | deed books of the Court House/ celebration—the expected crowd of 20,000 visitors will spend thou- records. | Deiat sands of dollars with these businesses July 2, 3 and 4, and they| | Warren Smith, general mana- rightly should bear the major portion of the expense. St Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Con- | ger of the Overseas Highway }nant have purchased from Mr.! Celebration, left over the high- Acting on this belief, the committee will start the ball rolling | | «nq | and Mrs. Guy Carleton the 67x201/ way yesterday afternoon for Mi- donations to meet the costs of the celebration. We should forget ‘ot on Margaret street between | ami for the purpose of contacting | Little by little the absentee vote NOW TOTAL 65 trip to get this work started. i gentine tango, accompanied by | | Miss Edna B. Smith, pianist, tell- |ing the story of-a jealous wife and her husband. } personal, political and petty differences, we should forget personal | Southard and Angela streets. Mrs. prejudices and cliques. This is the time for all loyal Key Westers, i Connant was here for the first men, women and children, of all races, creeds and religions to make | time this winter with two sons, Miss Edna B. Smith, chairman is growing, but slowly, and ap-| Mrs. Teddie Sweeting, in a reci- of the ‘Music Committee has con- | Parently will not reach the num-' tation, told of the woes of sewing whatever sacrifices may be necessary for the welfare of all. Give until it hurts, the hurt will quickly heal. | who are afflicted with rheumatic \certain organizations relative to | celebration matters and to attend | to business in connection‘ with the | fete. The pier will extend into the i bay a total of 203 feet including |a T head 8 feet by eighty feet. The approach pier will be four feet for a distance of 125 feet, then 8 | feet wide for a distance of 70 feet or to the T head of the pier: Another application nas been made to the War Department. This for a breakwater to be con- ‘structed at Plantation Key, one | and one half miles from the north jend of the Key. | Owner of the property is Char- ‘Jes G. Du Bell, and the construc- \fever. The boys responded well|* This morning he was to be join-| tion will be 3 feet wide on top, tacted Mrs. Ann Livingston and “Miss Christine Calico, who were | ber cast in the first primary. | This morning at 11:30 there had) | buttons on shirts. Single men and then single girls in Key West some two months! been 65 placed in the box in the! sang the choruses of “Let Me Call ago and conducted a school folk dancing, which made it pos- | Lord. Deposited by precincts the rec- sible to have such a, success on/ wi of | office of County Judge Raymond | you Sweetheart”. Group songs of “Long, Long Trail”, national anthem of the, PAYS 40-YEAR FUNERAL BILL, | S#i4, their appetites returned and 5 REE | their bodies began to build up. Evansville, Ind—Pulling a tat-; She will return with the Boys ‘tered $100-from his- pocket, a |nextyear. OWL ATTACKS JUDGE Basin, Wyo.—While taking pic- tures,of young owls. in a nest. to jJohn Costar, chairman of the | celebration committee, and C, ¢.| jto the warm sun, Mrs. Connant}ed by Mayor Willard M. Albury, the top elevation to be 3 feet above mean low water. The breakwater will be L shap- ed extending out 40 feet from the | Symonette, commitige: membery! shore and titenice 40 feet in & | who left at 7 o'clock for the pur- ‘northeasterly direction, the north- easterly end being 50 feet from May Day. ; tation of the” lub Minstrel,sand they are com- | » (Continued on Page Six) a They also assisted in | ord sh TH; prec ; precinct 4, 10; preeinet 5, 10; pre- cinct 6, 14; precinct 7, 9. Principal Emmett Waldron be-| | gan his address of welcome to the| ladies by recalling how. “some! legend or something” had it that To The Voters Of Monroe County sift artnet." Willard M. Albury announced in Citizen that he had accepted the chairmanship of Thomas 5S. Caro’s jall right to form Men’s Clubs to; | get away from women, and seem-} Saturday’s|ed about to engage in a long harangue on the subject when) arose. After ign Committee. loud © protestations j Campaign ‘ A THIS IS THE\SAME WILLARD M. ALBURY who, | Which he gave a splendid wel-| when I was in the legislature a year ago, praised me un- stintingly for the good work Monroe County. (Please read his letter to me published on. Page 5). THIS IS THE SAME WILLARD M. ALBURY who, | two months ago, tried to persuade members of the City) Council to impeach Thomas S. Caro because, so said THIS SAME WILLARD M. ALBURY, this same Thomas S. Caro “was not performing his duties properly as police justice, come address. Mrs. Charles Ketch- | 1 doing for the le of 12™ responded with = gracior ' | words for the ladies. | CITIZENS OF MONROE. COUNTY: Upon reading Saturday's edi- tion of The Citizen, I very car |fully digested the political adve: { written by our honor- | was not giving the city a square deal and was making @ | apie Mayor Willard M. Albury. | laughingstock out of the Police Department.” How come, Willard, how come? I am the same Bereie Mr, ! Papy you praised as a good, is the same Mr, Caro you said “was’hot’ giving the city: How come, how come? I ask again... | | Some things are too fatty to laugh at, Willard, and square deal.” one of those things is your Fr BIG BOODLE BOYS tickled music. kly, | would like to know. which one of your ribs the | In this ridiculous masterpiece, ‘he stated that “he weighed mat: | ,over and over” in his mind | ),hefore he would take such al i “Regardless of what he may say. | HE STILL IS THE REP! -| t about face in this matter, TATIVE OF ALL THE PEOPLE h | AND NOT A PART OF THEM. | If Judge Caro possesses” ‘such t representative) atid and made you dance to their ee a i ee 1. Club's 2s Nights, since they! record their growth, Judge Percy | stranger handed it to Max Lowe, et 3 precinct 3, 9; come so se! lom, was also sung. | Metz was attacked by the mother}a funeral director, stating, “Your}to Allen J. Miller and Etta M./| This same clique, Willard, thet are fighting.ame and why did the Mayor several | Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Adams sold | pose of appearing before the city commission and requesting a do- nation of $1,000, to assist in stag- ing the celebration. It is expected that the group will return tomorrow, and next week go on the same mission, this owl, who stuck him on the back, | grandfather buried my wife more | Vigue, both of Albany, New York, | ripped away his clothing and left | than forty years ago and the bill | two lots in Martello Towers. | painful talon marks. was never paid”. | Mr. and Mrs. V. R. Moffat sold | Pek AEN | to Miss Isabel M. Duffy a 42x98} oy : | parcel on Whitehead street be-| | tween Olivia and Division streets. | | This was a deed which was given February 20. Eliza Young sold to Benjamin To The Voters Of-Monroe County | H. Lowe the roughly 96x34 prop- time to appear before the Dade | County board of commissioners. An adequate fresh water supply, zoning regulations | - at the Gavaex of White and made effective by legislative action, appropriations for a) ‘JAYCEES TO NAME . - +, | Virginia streets. | better highway and other constructive proposals, which | phi end Mrs. John S. Dudley! ‘MISS KEY WEST’ are so important to Monroe County’s future growth and | pought from Mr. and Mrs. Allison | development, are being pushed aside by destructive forces'C. Elgin a 41x92 lot on Flagler | befogging the real issue by substituting false issues. street between Tropical and Leon | | streets. They are seeking to submerge the facts and the real! Mr. and Mrs, Thomas A. Woody | issues by creating the impression that Greek divers will be | sold to Leo Cook a 44x93 parcel, able to operate in Monroe county waters, that certain /on Sticker’s Lane between Flem- wealthy and influential individuals will control me when ing and Southard streets. I am sent to the state legislature and that this is a fight be«! I cage Ecosse Foss Me tween the rich man and the poor man—with me as the | on Puaarrer dtceat between Wad. champion of the rich. How preposterous! sok Lae and Margaret street. Two years ago I received a majority of the legitimate | yale: Geoces A. Connon of ie votes cast iti‘the county for state reoresentative. In, f | ami a large tr, e sel} words, I ret} oq a majority of all votes except bly’ pe ag on ec im aoe | ballots” as te létted in the absentee voting list. I | again to becdiié’a candidate for the same office | believed the”¢ifizens of Monroe county then want: | now desire, a change in their representation at Tallahassee. Meeting of the Board of Direc- tors of the Junior Chamber of Commerce will be held 7:30 to- night at the Chamber of Com- merce rooms at which the Jaycee candidate for Miss Key West is to be selected, a) It is that’her name Be pista ch official ballot tickers 4a Béfh, i % » Antari | PAs! * ck Wa ool invited to sand nay’ suse I | cy Thomas a 125x126 lot on Tav- | Key West. , and ¢rnier. Two lots on Grassy Key were parchased from Mr. and Mrs. I now assure you, the voters of Monroe County, that | Harold A. Gibson by Cleveland j my professional, fraternal and religious affiliations forbid Niles. Forest W. Fenerty sold to Mat- submit their’ gices, L0r, A ty Mijas ents: stant & Sa ELLE DE TEEPE AM TO THE PUBLIC! the shore. This break water will be located 350 feet southerly of the applicant's north property line. Plans for both of these projects may be seen at the U. S. Engi- neer office, second floor of the Courthouse and Postoffiee, Jack- sonville, Fla., and the office of the United States Engineer Sub- office, at Miami Beach. ROBERT PEREZ, | Robert Perez, four months did, died 7 o'clock this morning at the residence in the rear of 527 Pe tronia street. Funeral services will be held 5 o'clock this. after- jnoon in the’fiome, Rev, Wm. J. dg,,Reagan, 8) 9, officiating. ¢ dqapez Fusieral Home will be in ch ag f atramgements, . rf * iyars. are: Parents Mr. anc Alb ni Le A peaddyoacen mig’ ‘Agi Perez, one brother, th ee “Pefex, and the grandfath ries Perez and Francisco nchez. to whom you are playing the role of water boy, were in months past inform several mem- T. E. Parrish bought the center In a@ recent issue of the Key West Citizen, on the Crummer Company bond refunding deal that you condemned and | condemned, though not as violently as yep did, Willard, because you said “they all should be shot before sunrise.” (See Willard’s letter to me on Page 5). They’ll like that, Willard; oh, yes, they’ll like that! I know, Willard, you think you the most man in Key West, and all 0 line up the voters is to do their thinking for them how to vote. “I, the great and popular Willard bury, hi: honor the mayor, doncher know, have t: i ship, etc., ete., now fall in line and bers of the City Council that he intended to prefer impeachment 'charges against Judge Caro, as the said Judge was using the Bench FOR POLITICAL PUR- | POSES? of the City’s Police Ferce. Sincerely, WILL E. P, ROBERTS, t City Councilman. (Paid Political Advertisement) | me, even should | desire to stoop to unfair and dishonest \tactics, to indulge in any underhanded dealings in order to ride into public office. | I do not condone, and I want no part in any campaign Also that Judge Caro that spreads the poisonous doctrine of hatred and preju- popular | was making a laughing stock out dice among my fellow men. To gain victory in any other | way than on an honest basis is not my desire. | want to win on my merits. | want to go into office in order to help solve the problems confronting the people of Monroe coun- ty, not to serve any selfish interest. key of the Fanny Keys, which are off Key Vacas. \j that he was responsible for the accredited rating of Key West milk. According to our former State Milk Inspector, Mr. McCready, the Palm Dairy and Chester Tift’s Dairy were the first two in Monroe County to rate Grade A Milk. Another well known Dairy was given a Grade D rating, and was even given Grade D caps to use, which he refused to do. He later improved his Dairy and was also given.a Grade A rating. | / local dairyman had a very misleading article stating | | STILL HELD HIS PIPE j DETROIT — After the automo- j jbile of Fred Scott of this city lturned over twice, he crawled | | from under it uninjured, still smoking his pipe. j vote.” Tt so happens, Willard, tha County know, just as you told me in your me when I was in the legislature last year, ing their battles against a clique that has white for more than thirty ¥ the - I invite the fullest inygstigation into“fiy private and TO MOVE YOUR HOUSE public life. I have sf pitiiteendepesl tier es teh ONE FOOT i maps. § have eer! ¥ him, in hie: tiene of sb wear Ro ONE MILE rich man's collar and no_rich.man is ging to control my , actions in the state legit (0 ‘See Ta: 514 Southard St Cand completely, you wi — CHIROPODIST - FOOT SPECIALIST — OF MIAMI and ly years. that very thing, Willard, just as did the county in all walks of life, except that closed circle where | the BIG BOODLE BOYS hold sway, and the people are sticking to me———they are not a turncoat like you; they don’t truckle when the BIG BOODLE BOYS bend a finger. You may think I’m angry, but I’m not angry; I’m fill- ed with righteous indignation in my fight for the people of Monroe County against members of the clique that think ae eee. nee te nee aad Gas Soehl vas & os Bow their BIG BOODLE BAGS to beat me because | TO LET THEM BOSS ME. will praetice for 2 days in Key West Friday and* Saturday ONLY May 20th and 21st At La Concha Hotel TELEPHONE 705 Work done by APPOINTMENT ONLY Call early as possible for appointment for BERNIE C. PAPY. either day {Paid Political Advertisement) of bringing about my defeat. ts lai " 3 ve said, you investigate me thoroughly, you | “TOPPING THEM ALL” will know beyond all doubt that I will keep the faith of the public, serve the poor and the rich, my friends and my "enemies and all the citizens and taxpayers of Monroe county honestly, conscientiously and competently. Respectfully, Thomas S. Caro, (Paid Political Advertisement) oes? means Key West's Finest DANCING EVERYNITE E teen here peer ee eee ee EA Tae ER a Rc _ COMPLETE STOCK OF SHEETROCK, MODERN FIREPROOF WALL BOARD AT SOUTH FLORIDA CONTRACTING AND ENGINEERING COMPANY. PHONE 598