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

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 58 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LIX. No, 141. City-Wide- For’ Federal Housing Will Become Effective Tomorrow Forces To Start Gathering | Data; All Structures Are To Be Examined; Em- ployes Must Take Oath One of the most comprehensive | activities to be put in effect at| Key West is the branch of the Planning Project, which will go into effect tomorrow morning and for which selections of opera- | tives have already been made. ‘Phe project is to be city-wide and the data secured is to be used by the Federal Housing Adminis- tration and agencies interested in [ENTHUSIASM RUNS |HALF-YEAR AUTO Che Ary 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, TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 1938. SMITH ARRANGES Planning Project MOTORCADE FROM jLEAVES TO CONFER WITH KEY WEST DADE CLUB AT MIAMI END, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AT TAMPA HIGH AT PAGEANT CHORAL MEETING CAPTAINS TO BE APPOINTED | TAX COLLECTOR LADD GIVES | TO MANAGE DIFFERENT) STATUS RELATIVE TO Pur. | !2ving from SCENES; HEADQUARTERS! CHASE AND NECESSARY ESTABLISHED REQUIREMENTS | TAGS TO BE ON | _ SALE TOMORROW ; Warren Smith, and Mrs. Smith, left today for visits to Miami and those two cities which will arrive here July 2 for j the Celebration. f titlerta short visit. with Key | West-Dade County Club officials, : | who are sponsornig a mammoth said this morning that half-year|rally'in Bayview Park July 1 and Enthusiastic chorus rehearsals | Tax Collector Frank H. Ladd f Key West Historical Pageant | andthe Prayer and Praise Ser- | . + , i | tags for automobiles will be out; # ™ vice was held iast night at the | “i \Mri‘and Mrs. Smith will go to Harris Schools with the largest on sale tomorrow, according to a! Tampa Wednesday at the invita- group attending thus far. ee uived a |tion of the Tampa Chamber of Miss Edna B. Smith is greatly ; telegram received from D. W.! Commerce, who are holding a encouraged over the interest and Finley, commissioner. | special meeting to consider taking anticipates much enthusiasm at ' | 2 Major part in the Celebration. future metings. The next meeting! | Mr. Smith will address the There are a few matters, whic MIAMI AND TAMPA; i Overseas Celebration manager, | | WEATHER’ BUREAU GETS READY FOR STORMY SEASON ANNUAL HURRICANE SERV- | ICE AT KEY WEST STATION TO BE PUT INTO EFFECT TOMORROW 1 i Annual hurricane service at the ‘United States Weather Bureau in | Key West will be put in effect at ! mdinight tomorrow, June 15, and | will continue active with 24-hour | daily service, until November 16. This service is carried on with the aid of teletype machines and all.stations in the hurricane area | are so equipped ana are in con- | stant communication, with each ) other. | Stations are located at-Browns- lle, Corpus Christi, .Galveston, | vil jotorcate the following day, | Houston and Port Arthur, ‘Texas; will be given a nation-wide broad- ; New Orleans, La.; Mobile, Ala.; | Pensacola, Jacksonville, Tampa, | Miami and Key West, Fla. Reports and observations are received trom the great network { of stations in the Bahama Islands, | Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica and others the housing problems in Key | of the chorus will be Thursday at) should be observed by purchas-! tampa Chamber, tell them about' of the Greater or Lesser Antilles. West. Every building in the city is to torium. Miss Smith will run the if the bill of sale describing aia motorcade to leave from. that actors through the Historical Pag-! new vehicle shows that it was city to meet the motorcade leav- |8 o'clock at the High School Audi-) ers of tags, one of which is that ' the Celebration, and arrange for| | Linked with these are stations; from the north coast of South} | America, Central America, Can- be examined and all data in con- ©@nt Friday, beginning at 7:30, purchased prior to the time the! ing from Miami and with cars/ada and the United States. In ad- nection is to be covered in the re- ports which are to be made out to the minutest detail, whether it is a business place or dwelling. i The type of the structure will | be recorded. How the families | are divided, if occupied by more | than one family. Number of | stories in the building, material | used in the structure. Informa- | tion regarding the condition of; the building must be ascertained, and all data concerning the furni- ture, ‘equipment, water supply ~ and other matters. In fact, the history of the fix- tures, water supply, sources of “heat and light, and all data con- cerning the inmates, ete. are to be assembled. The entire proceedure and the results obtained are to be kept in- violate and to further insure those employed in the survey from di- vulging any information obtained, which may be turned to profit by others, the following oath is ad- ered to those taking part in work: solemnly swear (or affirm) 1 will support and defend the tution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; “that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which | Tam about to enter, “I further swear (or affirm) that I will in no way reveal any of the information secured by me in the course my’ duties, ex- cept to the project supervisor or to his authorized agent”. ‘This oath is to be signed by the appointee and is to be witnessed by two persons who are to also affix their signatures to the; pledge. GERALD D PINDER | NOW IMPROVING) Gerald Pinder, who recently GMWerwent an appendicitis opera- tiohNhas been returned to his home from the Marine, Hespiial and is improving rapidly. 4 While able to walk aroufta” the} house, Mr. Pinder has notobeen} able to take longer walk a8 yet. DAD'S DA¥ SUNDAY” JUNE. 19° Remember Father with . . . Electric Razor, Shaving Sei. Clock. Thermos Jug, Smoking Supplies. or a box of Whitman's CANDY Fresh Shipment Just Received |, Gardner's Pharmacy { The Rexall Drug Store $34 Duval St. Phone 177 || orttue BE SURE AND SEE OUR AD TODAY ON PAGE TWO--BARGAINS IN HARDWARE ITEMS. SOUTH FLORIDA CONTRACTING & lerties, and action, p. m. at the High School Audi- half-year tags are sold, the full-! from other upstate points form torium. 2 l year price of the tag must be’ one grand motorcade. For the Pageant, captains will’ paid. The Tampa and Miami motor- be appointed for each scene or| If a half-year tag is issued for: cades are expected to bring 1,000 unit, and will be responsible for use on any used vehicle, an affi- ¢ the presence of the group, prop-' davit must accompany the appli-|Mr. Smith told The Citizen just to insure a/ cation. This affidavit must be} before leaving. smooth run-off of the production. | notarized and must state that the “Headquarters has been estab-' vehicle entered the state after the lished in the offices of the Key | date that half-year tags became West High School. Information legal. y be secured by calling 12,; ‘That the vehicle entered the} ma: the phone number. state prior to that time, but that: OF MRS. R. SMIT H ESTO AS TV , the operator of the vehicle was ARRANGING FOR \ ject tothe sregistration tax, or WILL BRING BODY TO KEY -ANNOUNCE DEATH 'to the city for the Celebration, | not employed or otherwise sub-| “~- ; that the vehicle was stored during j ARET DANCE WEST FROM MIAMI; FUN- the entire period beginning Feb- | |ruary 1 and ending on the date | CELEBRATION EVENT TO BE GIVEN AT PUBLIC LI. . BRARY JUNE 22 Plans for a cabaret dance to be held at the public library on the night of June 22, have been com- pleted by Warren Smith, general manager of the Overseas High- way Celebration, and the dance committee of which Mrs. John Costar is chairman. Two orchestras will furnish music for continuous dancing. The’ orchestras will be stationed one at each end of the ball room, and as soon as one has completed two | numbers, the other orchestra will pick up the music with two num- bers. A full hour floor y, featur ing the! best talent ble, has been provided by Mrs. Eva Warn er, whois in charge of floor shows for the dace committee. A special feature of the cabaret dance Wi be the modeling of numerous;castumes by the six candidates for the honor of being Queen of the Fiesta. The costume will be furnished by local mer chants. The price for this big cabaret dance will be fifty cents pe! son, and each ticket will be sh MRS. M. HARVEY DIES piliniicd TIME OF FUNERAL FOR KEY WEST RESIDENT WILL BE cq “SMNNOUNCED LATER , Mes" Mamie Eliza Harvey, 70. died this morning 11 o'clock in her residence at 712 Olivia street Funeral services, which are to be held under the direction of the Pritchard Funeral Home, be announced later Mrs. Harvey is survived her husband, W. J. Harvey: three daughters, Mrs. S. J. Pierce and Mrs. S. B. Bubier, of Key West Mrs. Bessie Lee, of Chicago; two sons, W. L. Harvey, Brunswick. Ga. Robert Harvey, of Savan nah, Ga. There are also grandchildren and one gre: grandchild. are to 1 at HERE TODAY © : the tag is purchased. TOTAL OF 867 BUNCHES OF SPONGE SO ‘SALE CONDUCTED YESTER- | DAY AT MUNICIPAL DOCK EXCEEDED EIGHT HUN- DRED DOLLARS { i } Displayed the Municipal Sponge Dock yesterday were 867 bunches of sponge—wool, grass and yellow.’ There were. 326 bunches of wool, 297 buncties: grass and 259 bynches.of yettow!" Highest. prigesppaid, im the-Ayoot re $154,86:fow 50 bunCH- es; $127.79 for 25cbunéhes? aid 105.66 for 66 bustH@M Thirty- $ on five bunches brought $89.66. and went for $63.61 offerings the highest price paid was $30.16 for 144 bunches. Seventy-five bunches brought $19.66 and 65 bunches bid at $19.50. Yellow the usual 27 bunche In gr sold at a price below For 60 bunches $24.61 the price paid; for 91 bunches $20.75 and for 53 bunches, $16.67. For the 320 bunches of wool there was paid $657.78, for the bunches of grass the price was $72.63 and for the 250 bunch- s ef yellow the price was $79.43 Total for all offerings was $809.84 CARRIED SEVEN REVOLVERS K ISLAND, Hil.—Detaining ar-old boy, who ran away y to go west", Deputy ff Harry Grell of this city > youth where he kept guns. The boy promptly pro- iuced seven revolvers. ROC ey “Still Topping Them All” —with— Otto Divanti and His Orchestra HABANA-MADRID CLUB Key West’s Finest ~——-NO COVER CHARGE-—— | ERAL HERE TOMORROW News was received this morn- | | | jing of the death in Miami yes- \terday afternoon, in Jackson-Me-! ' morial hospital, of Mrs. Rose Smith, formerly of Key West. The body of Mrs. Smith will be brought to the city tomorrow morning and funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock from St. Paul's Episcopal church. Rev. Arthur B. Dimmick will officiate. Lopez Funeral Home charge of arrangements. Pallbearers, who have been se- lected to serve, are: Thomas Moore, Fernando Voght, Watson |Carey, William Baker, Charles Matthews, Raymond Baker. AMxg. Gansth| is suxmived by two daughters, Mgs. Leon Bryant and } Mr) Earl Currysfiye sons, Ansel, Pani, Ray): Alberta ans Joseph, all pol Miami twa sisters, Mrs. Lottie (Ayala, -WeRtergon; No-C., and Mrs. Juliette Knawies, Key West. ‘There |are)alsd 10 grandchildren is in CONTRIBUTORS TO RCAD CELEBRATION secescceeres eeecccee I s to Over- ebration fund st of contr Highway Ce unt previously acknowledged Pedro Sanchez Carl Rom Romey Tynes Over Sea Rad Armando Pe ee $5,786.75, 2.00 1.50 3.00 2.00 2.00 5.00 1.00 1.00 1,00 1.00 2.00 $5,808.25 | dition to these, reports are receiv- jed from ships in West Indian wa- | ters, in the Gulf of Mexico, Carib- ; bean Sea, and Atlantic Ocean. Reports from these stations are available four times daily to all , of the stations listed at 1:30 and { 7:30 a. m., and and 7:30 p, m. ‘REGIONAL ADVISER (OF ART PROJECT IN (ITY ANENT C | { ORIGINAL, COLOR SCHEMES DREW UP BY DANIEL DEF- ENBACHER: PLEASED WITH PROGRESS Daniel S, Defenbacher, Region- al Adviser for the Federal Art Project, is now in Key West rela- tive to the opening of the Key West Federal Art Center. He is registered at the Hotel La Con- cha { Mr. Defenbacher, who drew the | original and color schemes for the | gallery, says he is very well pleas- ed with the way they are being carried out, and also expresses approval of the good work which is being done on the gallery fur- | niture by the National Youth’ Ad- ministration. Work is being rushed: on the painting and renovation’. of the building in order to have it eom- pleted for the opening on July 3, for which two splendid shows have been booked. RETURNS AFTER LONG ABSENCE Mr. and Mrs. James Holland and Mrs. Holland's brother Tom Welch, were arrivals over the highway last evening and plan to send several days in Key West with relatives and many friends. They are guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Roberts, 1111 Southard street. Mrs. Holland, formerly Miss Ada Roberts, of this city, has not} SUPPER MEETING SET BACK fine of $100 for stealing seven} been in Key West for the past 15 years, during which time many changes have taken place. Mr Welch makes his home in Augustine, and his last visit was made four years ago. PHONE 3.331) owe GDheM WELLCO. Inc, For Wholesale Quotations on FURNITURE and FURNISHINGS MAXWELL VENETIAN BLINDS RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT A TELEPRORT CALL OF POSTCARD WHEL Se08G OUR REPRESENTATIVE Te Sat YEU! PRICE FIVE CENTS McCall Pleads Guilty To Charge Of Kidnaping, But Not To Killing Of Child |Grand Jury Indicts Defend- ant On Both Of Charges; Trial To Be Started*To- morrow Ld m" Arrange Official Program ‘Foridlighway Celebration voting considerable time on) the; aid to build-up programs on __ the| celebration and fiesta events. Manager Smith received a let- ter from Thomas J. Kelly, com- mander of Harvey Seeds Post No. 29 of the American Legion in Miami, promising the full cooper- The official ceremonies of, the opening of the,Qverseas Highway , to be held at-Key West, July.2-4, (By Associated Press) <i MIAMI, June 14.—Frank- lin Pierce McCall pleaded | guilty today to the charge of i ; |kidnaping James Bailey tethveeday festa. "® Cash, J. for ransom, capital ‘ offense, and innocent to the | east over WIOD, Warren Smith, | manager of the Overseas High- way Celebration, announced to- day. Edwin W. James, chief of the division of highway transport, U. S. Bureau of Public Roads, will A gigantic three-ring circus,! of never ending and never over and | sie rs represent President Roosevelt at with never a dull moment for the charge of killing the five- the ceremonies. ‘entire three days of the Celebra- s The Music Hour on Sunday af- tion has been arranged. j year-cld Princeton lad. 'ternoon, July 3. will also be broad-, The program includes such out-| 4 special grand jury *'fe- | cast over WIOD. On this program standing events as basebal! games | . a= ja 55-piece symphony orchestra between the best ane Cope turned a true bill against the from Miami, and Isabel Shaffer, which are being sent to Key West a member of the WIOD staff, by President Bru of Cuba for this | 21-year- old truck driver, soloist on a Hammond electric or-| occasion, and representative | charging him with the kid- gan, will be featured. | American teams on each of the} ‘ a The nation-wide broadcast will three days of the colebeatioa: Golf naping and slaying less than include other outstanding special tournaments, boxing and wrest- events, such as motorcycle races, | ling matches, motor boat regatta, |two hours after State Attor- descriptions of aquatic and regat- | aquatic events, an historical pag- ney George A. Worley, leav- ta events, accounts of baseball/eant with a cast of more than) | < | games between outstanding Cu-| 200, band concerts, a parece, ing a sick bed, started pre- ban and American teams, the big, and the ceremohies officially op-| * ' parade, and a general running/| ening the Overseas Highway. _ | sentation of evidence. comment of the gala fiesta. | The following program shows; Witnesses included Cash ‘WQAM is also cooperating with | the time and place of the celebra- : Pees har the celebration committee by de-| tion events: | senior, the victim’s fat > PROGRAM land Federal agents who said Saturdav 10:00-12:00—Opening of Florida's and Cuban, Mexican — July 2 New York World's Fair Exhibit, and WPA exhibits at the Depart- ment of Commerce Building, Front Street. — 12:00- 1:00—Welcome of Cuban, Mexican and other officials. 1:30- 3:00- 5:00- 4:00- 4:00—Band Concert—WPA Herald. 7:00- 4:00—Baseball game (double header) Navy yard. Band—Bayview Park. 6:00—Miami motorcade arrives. . ! 6:00—Golf Tournament, Country Club (sponsored by Miami 10:00—Boxing and wrestling matches, Navy yard, (sponsored by Miami Daily News) 8:00- 10:00- SUNDAY 7:00- 12:00- 2:00—Motor boat regatta, Daily News). 2.00- 4:00- 8:00—Sunday Prayer and Praise Services, Bayview Park. 9:00—Pageant, Bayview Park. —Crowning of Miss Key West Ail night dance, Library. — JULY 3 Navy yard (sponsored by Miami 6:00—Baseball (doubie header) (sponsored by Miami Herald). 5:00—Sunday Music Hour 55-piece Miami Symphony ocrhestra and organ solo by George Mills White and duet by Mr. and Mrs. George Mills White. Organ solo by Isabel Shafer, WIOD staff artist. :00- “Daily .News). :00- 7:00—Art..Center opening :00- 215: 200 ~Dancing,..Library: MONDAY 9:00: 9:00 12 ies, Bayview Park 1 Miami Daily News). 6:00—Motorcycle races, Na 3 00. ‘00- 00-10:00—Boxing bouts, Navy News) 5 7:00- 8 \- 0:30- 1:00- —Dancing i 'JAYCEES TO TOMORROW NIGHT | | FROM SCHEDULED FRIDAY Junior Chamber of Commerce dinner, which is scheduled for ' Friday, will be heid tomorrow | night at the Stone Church Annex '6:30 o'clock, The change was jmade to allow first complete re- |hearsal of the Fiesta Historical | Pageant Friday, in which Jaycees i will be requested to take part. Project committee report will } be made, and a list of the works | completed, underway and propos- jed outlined. There are many im- j portant city projects in which the , Jaycees are active. | Discussion of questions gard to membership and commit- {teemen is also scheduled. St; 4:30—Baseball (double header) Navy 6:00—Galf Tournament, Country Club, (sponsored by Miami Fold Dancing. Tea. 6:00—Band Concert, U.S. Army band, Bayview Park. 9:15—Evening Church Services. — JULY 4 11:00—Golf Finals (sponsored by Miami Herald) 10:00—Aquatic show, Navy Yard, (sponsored by Miami Herald) 00- 1:00—Street Parade and Formal Highway Opening Ceremon-jond nominee was out of Yard (sponsored by vy Yard Yard (sponsored by Miami Daily —Fire works exhibition, Navy Yard. | GREAT CHEESE EATER | HAS BEEN DISCOVERED | DENVER.—As he went to jail | because he was unable to pay = pounds of cheese, Joseph H. Love j of this city exclaimed: “I can eat several pounds of cheese a day and still yearn for more”. No Service Charge We check your radio without cost and recommend needed |McCall signed « confession admitting he abducted the | boy May 28 for $10,000 ran- | som. | ° Grey-haired Circuit Judge H. F. Atkinson, who received the indictment and ordered McCall’s immediate arraign- ment, said he would appoint . counsel to defend the prison- er, and date would be set for the trial. Plans were made to start the trial tomorrow if a de- fense attorney can be assign- ed. The first designated . by Judge Atkinson declined to defend McCall, and the sec- town, The indictment contained 8:00—Official banquets, Country Club and La Concha Hotel. one ecant of kidnaping. far ransom and two counts -of murder. One charged McCall killed the boy by “Strang- ling, smothering and chok- ing” him and the second that |he caused the child's death \“by meane” unknown. 4 Under guard of 18 deputy | sheriffs, MeCail was brought i | from his cell to the courtroom jto plead. His face impassive, jhe mumbled his pleas in | whisper and replied listless- ily, “I guess so” when Judge | Atkinson asked him if he wanted an attorney to be as- signed. if he would ke ready for trial tomorrow, and the prosécu- whereupon Judge Atkinson tentatively set the trial for i then. ENGINEERING CO. PHONE 598