The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 23, 1938, Page 4

SOCIAL | ACTIVITIES # 1 THE KEY WES CITIZEN The Doubtful Chimp the slots, the fingers will be cut off entirely. Willie Smith, the oldest pilot | (Continued from Page One) in the game, tells of a time when | burn on the way. Behind, red in a rough sea he broke both his |Key West Piloting | Dangerous Game ‘range lights work the way down} legs on being brought back’ \the channel. The ship heads for against the black, steel hull. z ad . Hanging on desperately, he re- a green light. Alongside, Bar Pi-| embers only an officer's whis- | lot Boat 3, her red and green run-! per, as he was hauled in, “Close | ning lights bouncing up and down| call, pilot”, and then he lost con- MONDAY, MAY 23, 1938. ‘ly as ever. Smith said that once }he heaved to Cuba over the hori- zon, looking for a ship that was | scheduled to come into Key West. On that particular trip he search- ed the waters all the way down to Cuba and failed to locate the ship. It was a rough trip with waves breaking as high as fifty |feet and splashing the filling sails. Returning to Key West, Smith found that the missing ship Mrs. C. Ward, Miss Margaret Dexter The Junior Woman’s Club 'Was/ Virginia’ Perez, Juanita Dongo, | entertained Thursday ‘afternobn | anita Berkowitz,. Dorothy Mae! at the Public Library by Hostess- es Mrs. C. E. Ward and Miss Mar- garet Dexter. After rounds of bridge, michi- gan and rummy, delicious re- freshments were served. Prizes went to Miss Barbara Carey for consolation and Miss Mary Cleare for highest score. Guests present were Miss Ma- ~ Social Calendar Entertain Local Club o.54_ Meeting, Boy Scouts, Troop 5, 7:30 P. M. Wesley Commun- ity House. | Dungan, Barbara Carey, Maud Lowe, Margaret’ Neff,’ Nallie Louise Russell, Marguerite Her- nandez, Susan; ;,;LaKin, Mary) Cleare, Clara Yates, Margaret Gwynn, Louise Ketchum, Doro- thy Steadman and Lelanette Rob- erts. Mesdames Joe Lopez, Francis | THURSDAY— Rotary Club Luncheon. 12:15 P.M. St. Paul’s Church An- nex. Lions-Club Supper. 6:30 P. M. Stone Church Annex. Concert, Key West Hospitality Band. 7:30 P. M. Bayview Park. |in the swell, runs along. | Out to the triangles, two miles |and a half out. Down the chan?’ |nel four miles more and at, the | West harbor, whe strung, qut | main channel marker, high in the} air, the ship goes plowing through | the break in the reef. “Are you ready to drop the ladder”, the captain inquiries of the pilot. | “Yes, sir. Well, captain, thanks a | lot. Good voyage”. The jacob’s ladder is dropped jover the side. Forty feet below jis the Pilot 3, another pilot on} jher deck, grasping the rail. The} sciousness. Three ribs ‘were|had taken a tack far out to sea oem it was later revealed. x |and then broken for’the harbor, Masha 45, de ended ofA dle! iM, andybe,had missed it, that way. Geiger, the first ‘pilot ‘ot Kéy|The other Key West pilots were ‘ {his | geaitingy to give him the laugh. own set of channel lights béfore|' When the pilot has descended \ Key. West harbor had lights) Geig'}{he"jeicob's ladder and leaped to er’s feat of taking a U.S. admiral’s| flagship through a narrow chan-| small, enclosed cabin of the Pilot nel above Boca Grande with a) boat and the little 38-foot craft hurricane “down” around them,| makes her way back to the pilot was once recorded in a novel. dock tossing and plowing through The pointed “double ender” pi-! the channel waves. lot boat “Juette” a sailing vessel) “But it’s not like the old sailing in the harbor, which operated be-} days, when you had to be good”, tween 1876 and 1920, was the last! smith said. of the sailing pilots, and, accord- the deck he goes below into the rie Howard and Mesdames H. R. Lintner and Millon Roberts. Members attending were Miss- es Edith Singleton, Juanita Mayg, Dion, L. T. Bragassa, Dumont Huddleston, Belmont Care}, Mer-! rill Roberts, Raymond Curry, Harry Pritchard. Meeting, Sea Scouts, Ship 3. 7:30 P. M. Knights of Pythias| Hall. ee FRIDAY— “Ruth’s Night” of Fern Chap- ter No. 21, OES. 8 P. M. jacob’s ladder has flat steps con-| ing to Smith, the fastest. In those | nected by dual ropes on each! days there were fleets of vessels | | side. The ropes are drawn in and! called wreckers, which took up tied between each rung that the; any job that came along from sal-| | pilot may grasp it without bang-|vage work to piloting, and the) | ing his hands against the side of | fastest got the best prizes. Up to! | the ship. This is very important.|a few years ago the piléts in Key Eases Vici es ie. comforting relief, use. im; tion. Swiftly it eases the itching discomfort of eczema, rash, tetter, ringworm, scabies, scalj tween toes, etc. 35c and $1. if not satisfied. Imperial Medicine . ‘ 4 On stormy days, when the ship| West harbor competed as strong-} Desk 5, Houston, Tex. onthe eae a Eg ee ‘ | strikes the high waves outside | . A Meeting, 9 Seou * Troop ; 4 : : | the reef, the ladder is frequently | oor “alte ar of C nc : swirled far into the air, and the cet ‘, il Scouts, T op pilot must then grit his teeth and} ; tert |“take it”, when he is smastied| Hall. | back against the hull. Then a |“man’s life depends on his fin-| | gers”. Sometimes the ladder | twirls entirely around, and he is} | Struck along the back. '{Tften it is| indeed dangerous. If +*comes | back against the hull facing from } the front, if his hands are not in! “A TWIRL OF | PREACHES ON THE GLOBE DISADVANTAGES (Opinions expressed in this At the morning service at St.! column do not necessarily | Patil’s} ‘the Missioner Father agree with those of The Citi- | Tiedemann preached on “Some SUNDAY— aoe zen). Disadvantages of Being a Chris-_, Concert, Key West Hospitality tidH®.” They centered about the| v /Band. 4 P.M. Art Center? Socoococsooooeoooeeoeee® | fact that the Christian Religion'is °° “Park. : SLICE CZECHOSLOVAKIA ‘not man’s own invention but is - There was an election § in!revealed from God and requires; s3 eae Czechoslovakia yesterday. Just| obedience on man’s part. | Receives Invitation as this week there have been | In the evening the missioner | J'9 Attend Evercises other elections in America. VERO BEACH, FLA.:—Napoleon, one of the chimpanzees of the large collection of monkeys who amuse tourists in McKee Jungle Gardens at Vero Beach, aught by the cameraman in a moment of deep thought. Almost any minute Napoleon may find, in between those ears, the solution of his problem which\is mainly to keep a distance between him and bis niate Josephine. These interesting chimps pick grape- fruit and oranges for tourists: who visit McKee Jungle Gardens’ 80 acres of rare tropical: plants, trees and flowers. “OVERSEAS TRANSPORTATION CO., INC. : Fast, Dependable Freight and Express Service —between— MIAMI and KEY WEST Also Serving All Points on Florida Keys between MIAMI AND KEY WEST ao. CLASSIFIED COLUMN LOST AND FOUND The | Went on to develop this thesis by} ‘ i i ‘ | preaching about the “Cross as the difference in this particular elec- | Symbol 6f. Mana” Obedience to! tion is that it involved munici-}the Will of God”. The hard| palities in that portion of the, things and limitations of “our} | “Here It Is--- The Citizen is receipt of an in- Almost June, vitation to attend the graduation exercises of the Florida State pacer tg ty Czech state which is mostly Ger- ives must be voluntarily accept- man. Across the border in Ger-|€d before they can be dignified } College for Women, which will be held May 28 to May 30. The invitation reads: LOST—Pair rimless glasses, pink LONG DISTANCE MOVING—| 5-6 of 1938 gone gold bows in black case. Re- Padded, insured, licensed Vans. turn to Citizen Office. FLASH EXPRESS & STOR-) already” many, troops with the nazi em- ; by the name of the Cross”, the} The Board of Control, Faculty; AGE CO., 251 S. W. Ist St. TWO ROUND TRIPS DAILY speaker said. may23-3t But you « i The mission continues through you can still save a lot of money during the blem on their sleeves were massed, actively interested in, the; i r 4 and Senior Class of the Florida amt a Sunday State College for Women, request Miami, Fla. apr29-tf (Except Sunday) election. The issue is whether the Sudeten Czechoslovakians will be recognized as an inde- pendent state, thus cutting a-slice off the country. The government has massed 500,000 soldiers along the area as a against Hitler’s border troops. Sudeten leaders refuse to consider anything less than an autonomic counter-move i Wednesday night of this _week.| This second part of the mission is/ | known as the “Little Mission”; ‘and emphasizes Christian action.! The first part of the mission was devoted ‘to Christian belief. The public is cordially invited. The} subject for tonight is “Prayer, As| Expressing Our Christian Life”. ‘eight, Tallahassee, Florida. the honor of your presence at Ex- ercises of Commencement, May twenty-eighth through thirtieth, nineteen hundred and_ thirty- Book Edition To FOUND—Pair of bifocal rimless glasses, white gold bows, green case. Loser may have by pay- ing for this advertisement. Call at Citizen’s Office. may23-It LOST—Seventeen Jewel Walt- ham yellow gold men’s wrist watch. Reward if returned to 918 Fleming Street. may23-2tx FOR RENT FOR RENT—Large airy rooms at seaside, bathing facilities. In- quire 407 South street. apr25-tf AGENTS WANTED | next seven-sixths, if you just get started. We admit that it isn't easy to start saving. There's always so much to do with a salary | check. But if you will break down that “much to do” into “must do” and “want to do,” you'll find DIRECT EXPRESS: West 7:00 o’clock A. M. Leaves ‘Key West 9: Miami 2:00 o’clock P. M Direct Between Miami and Key West. Leaves Miami 2:00 o'clock A. M., arriving Key 00 o'clock A. M., arriving LOCAL: (serving all intermediate points) that it will be possible to put some of the latter into the bank, and still find life quite enjoyable. When you've done that, put that Leaves Miami 9:00 o’clock A. M., arriving Key West 4:00 o’clock P. M. aE Leaves Key West 8:00 o'clock A, M., arriving Miami 3:00 o'clock P. M. 3000 MONEY MAKERS — As- pirins, Razor Blades, Rubber Goods, Hosiery, Cardéd *Mer- chandise. Free Catalogue. Ben- | Appear Shortly state. In the gash behind the| e Raenceanasaces Publishers of the Yearbook of Ceamiovetia, may” cone ver! PERSONAL MENTION ! Public Opinion announce that’ e Czechoslovakia may come war| REAL ESTATE ese | the 1937 edition will be released!REAL ESTATE — Conservative, with huge guns, new chemical methods of destruction, and mas- sive air raids and other lethal in- ventions which wait in govern- ment files over the world. Rev. Wm. J. Reagan, S. J., of St. Mary’s Star of The Sea Church, left on the afternoon bus yesterday for Galveston for a shortly and will contain an article [entitled “Publicity for Relief”, | written by Marie Cappick of this |city, and which appeared in the Washington Post last year. practical advice. 37 years’ ex- perience on Florida Keys. E. R. Lowe, Registered Broker, Tavernier, Florida. P. O. No. 21, apr12-tf gor, 878 Broadway, New York. | may23-1tx ROOMS Portion, no matter how small, right into the bank. FIRST NEW SPANISH FRONT | brief visit with his mother who Along the battle line which: he has not seen for the past two stretches from Teruel to both, years. i seas, Insurgent troops began a mild campaign to continue its) L. W. Petrie left on the after-: Others included in the book and; —__________—. subjects of their articles include} HELP WANTED Charles Dana: Gibson, Art; Wil-| liam E. Knudson, Business; Sena-| tor William E. Borah, The Con- WIDOWER—unincumbered, gen- NATIONAL BANK OF KEY WEST Member Federal Reserve System ore RECEP | THE MUNRO, 128 N. E. 4th St. MIAMI, FLORIDA, LOW SUM. MER RATES. Hot water in| every room. apr2l-tf! Free Pick-Up and Delivery Service Full Cargo Insurance Office: 813 Caroline St. Telephones 92 and 68 slow, steady annexation of all Spain. It met with withering fire from Loyalist troops well escon- sced concentrated on the desired paths. When it does Loyalist strength will melt away. UNFAIR TO SOUTH ~ Back in America the wage- hour front was a scene of hos- tilities and supporters of the bill in the House of . Representatives} moved slowly to the necessary noon bus yesterday for his home’ stitution; Nicholas Murray Butler, in mountain strongholds. | Strong force has not yet been; in Jacksonville after a visit ' several days. Miami and two children, who | were visiting in Key West for sev- eral days, were passengers on the afternoon bus yesterday. W. M. Egan, who was in charge of the Key West Information | Bureau in Miami during the win- ‘ter season, was in the city last | week on business and meeting his of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Leeds of Stage; Stanley Baldwin, War; | Democracy; Lady Nancy Astor, Zionism; William T. Manning, War; Alexander Korda, The Carrie Chapman Catt, Peace. The book embraces the high- | lights of interesting opinions from | | the pens of men and women out-! | standing in their professions on ‘many aspects of contemporary | civilization, selected from metro- | tile,. desires occupation with permanent hotel or institution within Key West to Palm Beach area. Graduate, Eastman Na- tional Business College, Pough- keepsie, N. Y., also of Carpen- ter and Plumbing vocational schools of Philadelphia. Gen- eral handy man and have plen- ty of tools for ordinary repairs. Member of 1.0.0.F. Lodge, No. 290, Paoli, Pa. Unquestionable | "7, FOR SALE CORNER LOT, 50x100 feet. Cor- ner 5th and Staple Avenue. Apply Box D, The Citizen. nov2-tf FOR SALE—14-foot Sail Boat. 1310 Johnson Street. may20-3t 500 for 5c may19-tf Member Federal Deposit In- SILI PLL aI EOI OLS. » : surance Corporation Warehouse—Corner Eaton and Francis Streets references, personal and bank, ! also furnish bond Salary Five dollars week, rogm | politan newspaper files each} year, which are deemed worthy | if desired. | py NG PAPER — The Artman Press. sheets, 75c. 500 ‘Pin the Tail . \of preservation in book form, the | majority. The bill would set | publishers state. minimum wages at 25¢ an hour to be increased to 40c¢ in three years and a work week at 44; AAA officials hint acreage hours to be reduced to 40 hours! platted to wheat for 1939 may be in two years. ry other words no/ cut by 37% per cent. one can pay Yin employee less | — Ss ———_______| ; than $11 a week, por will they be | Chas. *I. Dawson, of the defense; able. to work a man more than; Will follow with explanations. 7% hours a day. The bill is op- posed by southern congressmen; ATLANTA “PROTECTION” who are probably getting hot let-| CASES ters and telegrams from indus-} Atlanta broke open trial heads in the south, which is) “protection” of gambling clearly below the north in indus- | liquor places yesterday with 19 trial production. It does ‘seem; indictments against police offi- unfair to place two sections of/cers. Most of them were on the the country under the same reg-! question of officers not noticing ulations without consideration of!the operation of liquor shops. their respective production ratios. | Blue laws are down strong in At- The bill is a product of the strong/lanta. If you want to get your tendency of recent years to bet-; pint or quart you must do it sur- ter the lives and living conditions‘ reptitiously. Prosecutor E. E. An- | of the lower classes. Reactionary | drews will later break open gam- conditions always go far in one| bling operations, he says. direction before they are finally checked and drawn back to a sen-! JERSEY CITY. FREEDOM sible, working standard, the; Storming into Jersey, City Fri- Standard always being higher; day night will be Montana Con- than before. jgressman Jerry O'Connell who ‘has a talk prepared which will give Jersey. Citians a rough out- Tn Harlan county of: Keti-’ line of what is happening in their tucky, the “tough spot” ‘of the home sown over which Mayor nation, where industrial heads-Frank Hague has ruled with a have bloodily intinidated cee g censoring | band mecentty. ”-Mem- ployes who soughtto ‘establish "bers of the Department of Justice labor unions, grand jury hearings will be present to see that free- are beginning. Out there nearly dom of speech is allowed everyone totes a gun, and law and order is of a different type than} that in other sections of the coun-' try. The revelation came after G-Men of thé Department of Jus- tice completed a year-long. in- vestigation. These men will re- cite tales gathered from more than 1,000 witnesses, and what they saw themselves. Then will follow the further statement from } Brian McMahon, federal assistant’ attorney general, after which and board and parking space for small Ford delivery truck.) 2 _ : = Salary not.so.much eonsidera-hpeRSON AL CARDS—100 printed tian as agreeable surroundings) ’ $1125. The . Artman Py Bor 465,»Key \West: ‘ may19-tf anes bropomay2i-etx SITUATION’ WANTED ** thost of friends. may 19-tf Ceecocereseeeceos e ANSWERS TO TEN TEST QUESTIONS, on the Donkey” When you were young, you played ‘hat timeless gine. Blind- folded, you weaved your way to the painted donkey on the wall, and tried to pin his paper tail in approximately the right position. You hit his nose, his ear, his leg—or you missed completely, and your blind stab landed on the empty wall. OLD. PAPERS “FOR SALE— \.-Lbree bundles for 5c. The Citi- | zen Office. may 19-tf j | Below are the answers to test questions aS WAP ye printed on Page 20 | ———————---- seocccccccccecceseseceeee | WANTED—Any kind of repair or } new work in building line beh A Guaranteed work. 725 Duval Nashville. s a Eastern Standard. street: “Mr. Linz. 1902. A pedigree or list of ances- tors, or the study of family history. One-hundredth part. Florida. Excalibur. Vasco Nunez de Balboa. No. its paid and may23-1tx Subscrive to The Citizen—20¢ | weekly. YOUR LAST CHANCE TO MAKE THAT OLD MATTRESS LIKE NEW —O—, Converted into a BEAUTY-REST Cushions, Pillows, Upholstering Studio Couches —Estimates Freely Given— Tropical Mattress Co. 725 Duval Street Deo you still “pin the tail on the donkey” when you go shop- ping? Do you make your purchases “blindfolded”, leaving your choice to chance? That is literally the “unenlightened” method. It wastes your time, your energy, your patience—and your money. » Plymouth Rock again painted} red; police renew vandal hunt, futile in May, 1937. Seecececesesesecoseceose RAIN DROPS WELCOME, eocccooccccesooecooococe | OR At AGREED G-MEN IN HARLAN Don’t buy haphazardly. Know beforehand what to buy, and where to buy it, and how much te pay for it, Read the newspaper advertisements! Scan the shopping columns; compare prices, com- _ Dare values—decide upon your bargain. Then go directly to the store which advertises it; make your purchase—and be content! This morning upon rising I looked into the sky— T saw a dear little cloud But it looked like it was passing by. I said, “Dear, sweet, little cloud, Oh won't you please stop here: We need your little rain drops And you may stay all day {You will be a welcome visitor. 'We will be so very grateful We will knell and pray. | | Preaching + Mission | We wish to express our sincere thanks for the many kindnesses extended us. during the recent ilmess and death of wife and daughter. Especially do we thank | “We have your beautiful sunshine the blood donors, Dr. Braund and | And your cool tropical breeze, staff of the Marine Hospital | But if you will only spend a week H. K. NELSON, | with us— MR. AND MRS. F. M. HAM-/ Do this, won't you, ‘ NER. may23-1t, MRS. J. S. GOLDEN. ST. PAUL'S CHURCH REV. KARL TIEDEMANN, O.H.C., Missioner Preaching Every Night (Except Saturday) 8:00 o’clock —SUBJIECT TONIGHT— **PRAYER’’ No more hit-and-miss buying when you follow the advertise- ments. They lift the blindfold; they make it easier to find the best values. POLLALLLLZLAZL LLL A me , A LALAAAAAAAAAAAMAMA AAA AAA hb dh hb d dt Ad ded dededed AP Ae wettest tet igindndregttiztddd