The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 27, 1938, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 58 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West The Kry West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. YOLUME LIX. No. 126, Fresh Water Pipe Line To Gity Will Cost $2,404,000 VETERANS REVIEW ‘OLD TIMES HERE Low Price Of Four Cents|(- D. ROWE IS Per 100 Gallons Tenta-' VISITOR T0 an tively Fixed; Volumin-| Ose | ous Report Filed | COMES HERE PRINCIPALLY TO CONFER WITH J. ROLAND ADAMS LUNCHEON HELD YESTER- | DAY i by ELECTRIC RAILWAY KEY WEST; Se eT | ¥ May 27,1938. Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit PRICE FIVE CENTS GROOMS ENTERTAINS E.| QUINBY AT ROTARY) Two electric railway veterans | HARRIS’ BODY nounced at Arthurdale| Com-| Roosevelt Fo Permit! Tax Bill To Become A Law Without His. Signature (iy Axsoginted Presa) ‘AWAITING WORD ON DISPOSAL OF _STEADS, W. Va., May 27. —President Roosevelt an- School exercises 'Homestead’s | VISITOR: HERE WHO COMMIT-. mencement he} TED SUICIDE YESTERDAY} would permit'the five billion | ALSO” WROTE LETTER TO? ‘dollar tax bill to become a THE CITIZEN | law’ without his signature. “HE 1 sign this bill,” Mr.| |Roosevelt said in an address to Arthurdale Homesteaders ‘and to the nation over the radio, “—And I have until midnight tonight to sign it —most people will think I 1 Word is being awaited from the | Great Southern Trucking Com- | pany of Miami as to what disposi- | | tion is to be made of the body of Frank B. Harris, who took his | life yesterday afternoon by shoot-- ling himself through the heart, ARTHURDALE HOME-) Committee Outlines Program For Memorial Services At Matecumbe lpveseiaa Ceremonies To | Begin At 1:30 O°Clock On Sunday Afternoon, American Legion Condemns — Organizations That Would } | pest and organizations having May 29 Change. Nation’s Structrue ou.» (hy Associnted, Prema) IT Services at Matecumbe, which ' 29. ince ON ARPONTHEN | will be held on Sunday. May of the Pies" ea the program adopted. Pres- RELATIVE TO SELECTION OF ent were H. E. Day, Charles H. COURT OF APPEALS mander William Reardon and -5S. _C. Singleton. | cormmities for the Memorial A JACKSOREAMIMEE = |finel arragements were made laa condemned NOMINEE FOR U. 6. | Ketchum, Victor Larsen, Com- the attainment of world ‘ peace as their ostensible pur- 27 It was decided that transporta- but which in truth are} WASHINGTON, May poses, A preliminary engineering, fi- ted to the Florida Keys Aqueduct |is a visitor in Key West meeting B. L. Grooms. president of old friends, the principal object The te West Electric Company, Concha erda’ Adams, dairyman, to whom Mr, ‘Western Electric Company, at the i matohyent * sets | Adam sists Gonna 150‘galions of Rotary Club luncheon. It was | the construction of a fresh water | by Mr. Adams: bk Be ' their careers as High grade ‘milk, among athe Key Wests: ranging between! it will be Femempbéred that The| 'States, comes’ from the” R6 iy ipsa Company op-| $2,404000'and $2.800,000 and in- | dairies which* are operating’ un+ 5 6 ‘when the line was, |and the medal for purity of the| discontinued. Mr. Grooms came ems * | milk, and allied products, en ‘peor gees ‘4 car line had been converted into} L. L. Lee, president of L, L, Lee In fact Broward county was an electric line, he soon became T. Killam, consulting engineer,|county in the United States oper-|fice of superintendent and then | filed the report with William T.| ating under this ordinance. | president. and William Arnold, members, of the Commission. is the tentative price which will be charged consumers, and nancial and legal survey, submit- | . D. Rowe, of Hollywood, aia.| oie! old times yesterday Commission in a conference at the | of his visit was to meet J. Roland entertained E. J. Quinby, of the raw milk, whielt!is * aay gars during their talk they Pipe: line. from the mainland to | best produeed” in the ie’ car service | cludes: connections to the water [der the U. §, Milk Ordinance, | here until 19 was |to Key West soon after the mule) | awarded to Broward county. and Associates, Miami, and Elson! given the highest rating of any | dispatcher, progressed to the of- | Doughtry, chairman, Earl Adams| Mr. Rowe said today that he} Mr. Quinby was ordered Four cents per hundred gallons ing to the members of the mission is a much lower price ; han interested parties had fig-| red. The plans calh for lined pipe, Which will range from 16 to 24 inch diameter and will supply the Keys as well as Key West. A field survey will be made in| The near future to check the re- fults obtained. The tentative re-' port submitted is. voluminous in material, drawn up by Engi includes a general experience and findings in the | field. A very important section the report govers the entire | Beologic structure of the Keys| along the route proposed. LOCAL FOLK 10. ATTEND DANCE IN MIAMI 'OUNG LADIES PARTICIPAT- | _ ING IN CELEBRATION CON- ’ TEST TO BE INCLUDED IN) GROUP Indications are that one of the largest groups of Key, Westers ever to go to Miami at one time will attend the dance and floor show Monday night at the Civic! Center. Headquarters, of the local group will be at the Columbus Hotel, Warren Smith, general manager’ of the celebration, said today. The six young ladies vieing for the honor of being selected as Miss’ (Continued on Page Six) ac- ; was having a great time meeting ‘friends of former years and after his call at The Citizen went to the Chamber of Commerce where | he had a chat with Secretary S. C. Singleton, a friend of more New York doctors to come to Key West and take some of the sun- ‘shine in the hope of curing a mus- cular condition in his back. He has been here about one month, having been completely cured | and was principally | seen ANOTHER SPONGE ‘Set Goal For $10,000 than 20 years. (Continued on Page Six) ee Rotary Club To Work For County-Supported Clini ij SALE ‘WEDNESDAY Fund; Gekeler, Little, } Peele On Committee; LARGE NUMBER OF BUNCHES City Needs Cli DISPLAYED AT MUNI- CIPAL DOCK | } } Following an address by Dr. \ James B, Parramore, director of 7 the Monroe County Clinic and Sponges are. displayed practic- the County Public Health Service, {ally every Monday, Wednesday | Rotarians yesterday adopted a jand Friday at the Municipal resolution favoring a community | Sponge Dock, sometimes in large clinic to be provided in the bud- | quantities, as was the case last| get of the County Commissioners /week when upwards of $16,000, with a fund of $10,000 as a goal. jresulted from the three sales,| Dr. John C. Gekeler, William sometimes in smaller lots, as was! V. Little and Shuler Peele were | the case Wednesday of this week.| appointed a committee, which Displayed on the dock were 232) will investigate the question and bunches of yellow, 193 bunches of | submit a report to the County | wool and two bunches of grass. ; Commissioners. Individually placed for bids on! It was pointed out at the gath- the dock; the entire lot brought §RRe g that Florida city and county a total of $465.38. ics operate on a minimum per Largest ‘sale of wool wag, bunches, which brought" s a ibid of $166.77. The next. coed lot was 15 bunches, which went {for a high bid of $48.2: eit! bunches, which sold for $57.88,{ and the next lot was 69 bunches, which. sold for $43. _peestearets on Page Six) Lions Club Makes Plans For Active Participation In Celebration Contest Rev. Joe A, Tolle was the guest at the regulary weekly supper mecting of the Key West Lions Club at Stone Church Anex, call- ed to order at 6:30. o'clock A Rev, Tolle’s subject was “False and True Herizons.” Business transacted at the meet- ing centered around plans for ac- tive participation in the Overseas Highway Celebration contest to BABY CHICKS 2 to S Weeks Old 0c — 15c — 25¢ Each Rupert Knowles 824 Caroline St. Opposite Ice Plant ttt 3 last} evening by Lion President H. E | pick “Miss Key West.” The club's nominee, Miss Bernice Branticy was the honored guest of the ev- ening. Plans were made to send a representative group of Key West Lions te the Civie Dance in Miami Monday evening and to have club members in attendance at all dances-at local clubs. Boy’s and Girl's Activities Committss chairman, Victor Lar- sen, gave a short talk on projects . his committee was sponsoring for the summer. Separate releases on this program will be forth- coming at a later date. Nominating committee man, Allan H. Armstrong. sented the slate of officers to be voted on at the June 16th meet- ing. The slate retains the full of- ficers list as voted in at the or- ganization meeting held May 5th Lions Roar and arjournment was at 7:45 o'clock, chair- Of grass of-' capita rate of 40 cents, that, most clinics requite BO°¢énts and that the best havesa ‘$000 #ate. “It was also stated that KtyoWest'is the! only’ city in the,state of Florida Largest sale of yellowstas'89) whieh has’ not adequate munici- pab or eotinty’ hdspital facilities, or in which the citizens cannot obtain those facilities, or in which the citizens cannot obtain those facilities within a 20-minute ride. In a general discussion among club members it was brought out that establishing a city or county physician who would be in charge of clinic work has been long ad- vocated, In the present crisis of the Community Clinic, which faces a shutdown because of lack of funds, the one Rotarian said, that the poor- er people, who can ill afford it, are contributing a great share of the funds needed for operation Another small class is being con- tinually besieged by solicitors for various sorts of campaigns. This is a burden also on them. Authorization for purchase of the sails for one of the 20-foot Pproas, to be built and raced dur ing the Highway Celebration now going forward rapidly, was voted by the club. Guests present were Howard Goll, Miami; William H. Ellery. Miami; E. Joy Quinby, New York; T. D. Jennings, Ss, Georgia: James L. . Miami Beach. pre- Big Summer Dance RAUL'S | $ CLUB SATURDAY NIGHT. 10 ‘TILL ? Dance to the Delightful Music of LOPEZ ORCHESTRA No Cover or Admission Charge fact of the matter is, | using a .38 calibre revolver. Among the effects of the de- ceased were papers which disclos- !ed that Mr. Harris had been em- ployed by the company. On being reached by long distance in Jack- sonville headquarters of the com- ‘pany, a message was _ receive {from G. P. Folliard, agent, advising that Mr. | was well known, and had a | in Miami. At ‘the Lopez Funeral Home othe morning it was said that the ‘trucking company had employes | making an effort to locate the | wife of the dead man and as soon as they received any definite’. | werd” théy« would advise as to Lyhet disposition is to be made. | SIt is evident that the deceased | jhad. been contemplating his act; for sgveral days and that yester- i day. was the time he had fixed | for his self-destruction. He went into a saloon, purchased a. glass of beer, drank the contents of the i glass and said, “Well, that’s the Harris wife last glass I'll ever drink”, walked | across the street and fired the fatal shot. Before doing this he had paid a few debts, small amounts, the largest of which was his bill at a hotel. He had also written sev- eral letters, one of which was to The Citizen and was as follows: “Ed Gray, George Brooks, Joe | (Continued on Page Six) Miami} approve abandonment of an important principle of Am- érican taxation. If I veto the | bill it will prevent many of the, desirable features of it from going into effect.” He said for the first time \since’ becoming president, he would let the bill become | a law without his approval in erder:to call attention to | funwise se parts” of the of the bill. ‘SCOUT TROOPS WORKING HARD The work done by the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts of Ameri- | ca, under the direction of Victor | Larsen, in their survey of needs of the city as to immedi- ate cleaning, has merited an ap- preciation that would be forth- coming if there was a more gen- eral knowledge of the careful, (Continued on Page Five) MOOI OIITORTOOTITE es Loyal Key Westers : The Overseas Highway Celebration Committee, in conjunction with the Key West Club of Miami, is sponsoring a mammoth floeershowvand dance at the Monday, May All revenue derived MIAMI CIVIO OENTER 1 30, at 9 P. M. from this entertainment above actual costs will be used to defray expenses of our Gala Fiesta July 2-4 Therefore, lend every possible effort a huge success. It’s our fits. all loyal Key Westers are urged to to make this Miami dance party. We get the bene- Let's show our Miami friends we appreciate their interest in our celebration. A large number of Key Westers have already signified their intention o night—a great many more should go. f going to Miami Monday The six young ladies contesting for the, honor of being named Miss Key West, Queen of the F iesta, will be guests at the dance, as will a pumber of former Key Westers now prominently identified), with the civie ahd ‘Wusines progress of Miami. A tremendous;erpwa.is sure to turn oft, dht Key” Westers who can make.the trip should comiminicate at once with Mias Maysie Gaiti, at Celebration Head- quarters, Hotel La Concha, Phune 499, so tables may be reserved. Let’s all go to Miami! ADMISSION Covers all costs including your vote for “Miss Key West” Overseas Highway Celebration Committee 'SOIEDIIOIIIOIIDEOSS. STANLEY'S FINE FINE LINE OF HARDWARE IS FEATURED AT SOUTH FLORIDA CONTRACTING & ENGINEERING COMPANY. PHONE 598. WE HANDLE THE BEST the! director mainly concerned with bring-/ | about a change in the social and of governmental | the United order ' structure | States. | It listed the organizations) las a League Against War: and Fascism, Young Peoples |Communist League, World | Peace - Ways, Federated | Council of Churches, Metho- (dist Federztion for Social! | Service , Civil Liberties Un-, |ion, Socialist and Commun-| ist Parties. Fort Lauderdale was chos- /en for the 1939 convention. | meee Sh hese enette —anemmatntentinnn Eighty Seine Of Syphilis Cases Can Be Cured In. First Year Of Treatment, , Dr. Parramore Says 43 “The any community, in Key Weatvas ‘well as other cities; isin the dis Bases. of syphilis and tiberta dosis”, of the County Public Health Service, told Stone Church Service Club members in the an- nex Tuesday night. “There are three stages to syphilis”, Dr. Parramore said, “but if the disease is treated in the early stages one can be cured Eighty percent of the cases treated in the first year of infection can be cured; during the next three years, but 30 percent will probably be cured. imitates more diseases than any disease known. For this reason, it’ is especially dangerous. One case we had, even after operation, ap- peared to be a cancer subject. Periodical examinations and blood tests are the only means to safely assure fair warning. The Health Department here con- ducts these tests. Every Thurs- day treatment, too, i given gratis at thd Clinic with 606 bismuth or other injections used. When those who are known to have the disease refuse to come to the Clinic for examination and treatment, the Department threat to tack a “Contagious Dis- ease” sign over the house door ~ that brings them around very ", the Doctor continued “-idbaccaisiae attacks the young mostly. Its presence can be de- termined by a skin test, with later full physical examinations and and X-rays to show the exact in- fected areas of the incipient stag- es. Fresh air, rest, good food, sunshine are especially necessary (Continued on Page Six) }(FNS)—With Senator Andrews backing two candidates and Sena- tor Pepper one for appointment to the United States circuit court of | appeals, and considerable ques- | tion arising as+to their getting to- gether in the selection of a nomi- tion will be furnished those to whom parts in the program have been assigned, and the committee wishes to impress on these par- ticipants the fact that Captain Ar- Every Community’s Problems Include Different Diseases most seridi’ problems ini j nee, Attorney General Cummings; thur Sheppard is marshal .in | was reported this week to have| charge of transortation and as an- tuged ee ee | ee that the movement to wise the appointment would | Matecumbe will start from the probably go to a man from some! armory of the Florida Natidnal hare state. wakes Guard unit promptly at 9:30. Andrews has submit! lor! <The captai id, in keeping consideration the names of James) With his wala cab st: |W. Morris of Tampa, assistant at-| torney general under Cummings | that 9:30.mgans, just that ind to and Federal Judge” Louis W.|avoid disappointment it will be Strum of Jactksénville, stating idadssary for those who will take that the appointment of eithef’ part in the ceremonies at Mate- (would met with his approval. The name of Curtis L. Waller, |Cumbe undér. his lenguemslp. :t0 assenible shortly after 9 o'clock. ‘former law partner of |was presented by Senator Har-, Girl Scouts, under the leader- rison of Mississippi and is the| Ship of Mr. Eva B, Warner, are choice of Senator Pepper for the ‘0 preparé lunches which will be i post, served to the detachments from | Key West upon artival at Mate- ; cumbe and will be assisted by the Boy Scouts, who will be under the command of Scoutmaster Vic- tor Larsen. The committee) acknowledges its ‘indebtedness, it was said, to | the officers of the Army, Navy and National Guard, to the CCC, and to the county commissioners, which have made it possible for the ceremonies to be organized, ,and to the private citizens, who have lent their assistance. . Key West Hospitality Band | SPECIAL ISSUE OF THE SNAP- iwgil add another item to its record af service to Monroe county, it is PER IN HONOR OF pointed out, by the part it is tak ’ SENIORS ing in the program. Citizens ‘who can do so‘are invited to be pres- SCHOOL PAPER IS VERY INTERESTING Syphilis | i foreseen Tétensely interesting is the cur- {re ent issue, of The Snapper, which published by The Artman Press for the staff of students of the Key West High School News of the activities of the students, especially seniors, in whose honor the special edition was dedicated, is covered in well- written detailed stories in which all the important phases are clear- ly presented to the reader, hold- ing interest from the starting to the closing line. Other articles are brief and to the point, and so cleverly couched as to arouse the interest of the reader and he is practically fore ed to read, even though acquaimt ed with the facts in the article. An intriguing column is thet which is headed “Famous Last Words”, which chronicles brief sayings of students and faculty and an occasional sdmonition from the preceptors. A well-writ- ten poem by one of the students is under the caption, “Remem- Junior-Senior ‘The complete issue is excellent, well compiled and completely covers the subjects op which they ent at Matecumbe Sunday when the services begin at 1:30 o'clock Taking part in the service will be citizens of the Florida Keys, Dr. James B. Parramore, }i is.a special issue of the periodical members of the American Legion, Spanish War Veterans, U. 5 Army, U. S. Navy, Florida Na tional Guard, American Legion Auxiliary, Junior Chamber of Commerce, and many from Key West Program During this hour of remem- brance, let there be no applause 1. First and last verses of America by school children on the Keys, Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts of Key West, accompanied by Hospitality Band and directed by George Mills White. 2. A moment's silence in me- moriam. 3. Invocation. 4. Plag Ceremony, Massing of Colors, Half Masting of the Flag andl Salute 5. Introductory remarks by Charles HM. Ketchum, master of ceremonies. 6 Duet by Mr. and Mrs. George Millis White. 7. Abraham Lincoln's Gettys- (Continaed on Page Six) “ewacrem “Still Topping Them All” with Otto Divanti and His Key West's Finest ——NO COVER CHARGE——