The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 23, 1938, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 58 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LIX. No. 149, Beautiful Yacht Th ale Arrives In Harbor; To Havafia Tomorrow Brun, Marshall, Boyes, Swim To Eat; 142, 134 Pound Tarpon Caught At | Bahia Honda In the harbor is the magnifi- cent yacht, Thalia, owned by ‘Thomas M. Howell, Sr. Chicago grain speeulator, with Captain C. B. Hewes in command. Besides Mr. Howell, aboard is Thomas M. Howell, Jr. who has just graduated from Culver Mili- tary Academy, and friend, Ar-|¢ nold Serring, also a graduate of Culver. Another guest is Wil liam Dunn. Mr. Howell will take the Thalia to Tortugas tomorrow to continue} the vacation trip for the boys, and then clear for Havana. Berthed at the Porter Dock ij the “Siesta” and the “Web I which have been cruised alo the Keys for the past — th months. Mr. and Mrs. W. Boyce of Miami are on the If”, and Mr. and Mrs. Wal Puckett of West Palm Beach. on the “Siesta”. 142 Pound Tarpon Mr. and Mrs. Puckett repot catch of a 142 pound tarpon, a three sailfish, one of which over seven feet. The tarpon caught in the Bahia Honda cl nel, and to show the remark fishing waters which is deep channel, Mr. and Mrs. also brought in a 134 pounq@Moyce pon. Both were beautiful JM tar- mens. Two more sailfish g¥speci- among the outstanding cat@® were the Boyces. hes of Two big stingarees, rays, were brought in Pucketts, One weig pounds and the other were harpooned at. Key. a id as as an- ible that yt ox The “Siesta” and in” Key the Celebration, It” may enter the in connection wii Yawil In At the Yacht B yawl, “Manana is owned by Lo Clay Houston, bra douston and Clay was one of (Hers of pa. Petersburg to Haffiose in the St. Louis came do ana boat, race. Clay could not by on this trip but aboard are PeyJfeak away. Also McMurphy, and§ton Jordan, Dan Coming from W. R. Carlton, yawl was brougffampa the little to sea, and ci mighty intere: were interestiy were over. were unweleg fe snappy zerthed. It e through some ing squalls, which hg only after they e calms, though, said. After e in all ways, they days, they _stay of a few more pa, going upwill sail hack to Tam- and explo on the insi ing fin, who has been here Virginia” § entire winter on the with Cyriff journeyed to Miami Richard Yl Marshall and young purcl joyes. ‘There Mr. Brun foot utili the Mapa el a 41 down. to boat, and brought it erestit ey West. A very in- when tif phase of their trip came blink. were d for every meal, they pretty ed to pick out some ing, talfiittle island and, anchor- their giking to the water with to the foceries and matches, swim started fisland, where a fire was Brun efand the meal cooked. Mr. his resixpects to make Key West “Atlantis ance living aboard the ” DE PEARLMAN’S 22nd Anniversary SALE PER ir stove went on the| ON TO TORTUGAS NEW RULING sy SS OF LIFE TO ANY OPPING AT FORT GO’ ERNME! ector of the National Park Bervice at Washington has made a@ new decision in the matter of permitting travelers to stop at Fort Jefferson at,Tortugas, and each person must: makeout a S| request and forward it te Wash~ ington before pérmission can~be considered. The visiting permission request includes the following: “If ymy request is granted and transpor- tation provided, I hereby agree in no wise to hold the Federal Government or its agents liable for injury to or loss of life or property, accidental or otherwise, monument or on the boat”, By filling out the blank per- mission may be had to go to the fort in a supply boat. It will be necessary for the applicant to provide his own sheets, pillows and provisions and be prepared to stay one week. There is no objection to parties going to the monument on cruis- ers or charter boats. Mail may be addressed to the Acting Superintendent, Fort Jef- ferson, in care of the Immigra- tion Office in the Federal Build- atKey West. NEEDY CHILDREN TO RECEIVE AID DIFFERENT COUNTIES ON POPULATION BASIS JACKSONVILLE, June 23.— wht down far out| (FNS) Funds to be expended for} the show. F. Townsend Morgan | ! Aid to Dependent Children will {be allocated to the various coun- ties of the state on a population basis, according to the statement by, Clayton C. Codrington, State Welfare Commissioner, in an ad- dress delivered at Pensacola this | week before the state meeting of county commissioners. The method of allocation will be different from that employed in administering Old Age Assist- ance and Aid to the Blind, where funds are given on the basis need and regardless of popula- tion. | Codrington explained that with but $600,000 to spend during the fiscal year in this public assist- ance category, it would be pos- sible to relieve only the most tiesay cases. |. In his address he said: “Real-| izing that a monthly expenditu ‘of $50,000 will not allow every) dependent child in Florida to be given aid, the money available ‘under this program will be al- Hocated to the various counties of | ‘the state by the State Welfare} | Board on the basis of population. | |The Board, realizing that the| | various counties, through their jcommissioners, have at some time in the past given mothers’! jpensions to the neediest cases! j within their borders, proposes to} juse the county lists first for their \investigations by state staff in| aceordance with the requirements | of the national Social Security| Board. In view of the fact that! that may befall me while at the! eens Howard S. England; the Key Wiest THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN. THE KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, JUNE 23 Miss Bernice Brantley Is Last EVENING Acclaimed Miss Key West session was case ron = And Queen Of Celebration PURPOSE OF PREPARING | MOUNTS FOR ORGANIZA-| TION’S EXHIBITION CAMERA CLUB AUDUBON GROUP Miss ed by claimed Bernice Brantley the Lions Clut K Over: At a special meeting of the Camera Club held last night for the purpose of preparing mounts | for the club’s exhibition on July | 2, the members spent an enjoy-| RECORDS DAILY ACTIVITIES able period discussing prints, . ee iT AND mounts, methods of trimming OF BIRDS OF NORTH and many other things pertaining) SOUTH AMERICAN CON- TINENTS Madrid. A tremenc ent for thé fi queen’s race. promptly at 1 o’c ly thereafter the announced to an exhibition. There were in all about three dozen pictures submitted for showing “and:.it is expected that there ‘will be'a few. more added to ‘this number hy the time the hanging is completed.::'The pic- tures submitted cover’ varied field of ‘subjects.’ Some members prefer ‘streetscenes in Key West and have succeeded in capturing the quaintness and charm of the shaded byways of the town. There are several who have an especial liking for portraits of I children and there were several especially appealing and charm- ing portraits of local children! | submitted by this group of mem- bers. Another school of thought Sgge ay 5 alowae represented in the club member- ae yar ed see laa ship favors abstract design and} Mr. Moore has tried for lease teteent yee te Np Pes tian now to secure these films to ' bea vird — life ; simple objects as sewer pipes and | a a : | the girders in the Bahia Honda program, and he Bridge. Pattern pictures are not! pictures will be fr meant to show the scene as it ac-| It is hoped that the tually is but rather to make a pic-| along the Keys will | torial design from the lines or | appreciated has that curves found in the objects photo- | graphed in the film, and ti npanied 1 out four Tomorrow morning. bon Society will show lof birds of the United § ‘South America at the Theater, 10 o’clock, ‘throu |courtesy of John Carbr ounce th 1 General Mar htroduced J mer of the title ¢ nd Queen of the The photography is said sus cheer, led beautifully taken in the natural, primitive habitate of the | $ land picture the multitude jbirds of this continent feeding, the complete daily activit the birds. It is indeed ar esting picture, E. M. Moor {servation agent in this con Votes which » dance la: reful check » floor show, v direction of Eva B. W dor, fully. lived up, to tices. Lloyd van F himself an rously a prog W fildred hitley, it, Barbar Whitley, Kay and plendid exhibi of the fiesta. Bethenco' Miarn’ asing has been especially active in ar- et f ranging the showing and in as- sembling the exhibit. Membership in the club is not limited by ability or age but is open to anyone who is interested in taking pictures for what they | are worth. Serious work as well | as that of a lighter nature is un-! dertaken by members and it is hoped that in the near future they will be able to put on further ex- hibitions. Meetings of the club are held graphed. Still another group in| birds will be allowed to in the show will cover seacapes and {in abundance as much, Mr Mox scenes of general interest. Pic- | said. tures by this nnn flowers an BENJ. BIRS Wi flowers and le LL jects of general interest. { With the club’s picture exhibi- | MANAGE AIRPS RT tion there will also be a small} vit display of photographic equip- — ment used in the darkroom and! Benjamin Birs, who has in the making of picture: {manager of the Key West All of the club’s activities are | Airways December being sponsored actively by the| Will be ed in ¢ Key West Art Center, which is a| Pan American Airport on branch of the Federal Art Proj- | first. Others of the fore: ect. The Art Center has been of in on duty, it is said vast help in the preparing of the) When the Key We pictures for showing and in furn- | 4ifways ceased to exist as lishing a gallery in which to hold | Poration last week and t nouncement was made that service between Key West 1 |Miami was to be d ntinued jbecause of the lack of sufficien |patronage, following ing of the Oversea there was no def as to what we the Hig ope he pr esentatic dates fc y beautif ment, their tour of dut n- local mer clude on the last d f s jtoday it was learned Birs will be transfer Pan American { charge of airport e 2 of each month at the county KNEW THIEF BY hs eokeaaye Neanalablices SIZE OF HIS SHOE pertaining to the organization may be obtained from the presi- (Bs Assoein OKLAHOMA C1’ the secretary-treasurer, Jack D. Har- ris; the director, F. Townsend | When A. J. Beddo, Morgan of the Art Center or from | Sheriff, arrived to i any member. jtheft of three It is understood that a prize look in the pastur for the best picture will be award- | “There's only « r ed but the amount will not be an- | county with feet nounced until later nor will the) So he went method of choosing the winning ™an who wear picture be determined until just | @%d the man co before the show opens. ha a Sap EEE DIE, SALE YESTERDAY. ARE INVITED |on the second and last Mondays TO ATTEND A FREE MOVIE There were seven lots of spong- es offered yesterday on the sale Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit os PRICE FIVE CENTS Projects Are Given Approva COLORED MAN MATCOVICH IS IS ARRAIGNED GIVEN HEARING TRIED BEFORE CRIM- INAL COURT ‘One Calis For Renovation | And Repairs To Wharf And Buildings; Cost Of Work About $11,000 AIT TRIAL IN CRIMI- | COURT NAI Several important projects are | underway by the Lighthouse De- colored. who re of as- Preliminary hearing in the case of Mosby Matcovich, charged with assault with intent to mur-jand tentative approval has been der by shooting Jimmie Saunders, | _ = was brought before County Judge |Siven to them. was the informa- "Y | Raymond R. Lord yesterday aft- charge at .pre+} ernoon in. the county courthouse. : When the indictment was read headquarters today. be-/ the defendant, through his at- he aulted | torney, entered a plea of not! ied. ‘to bej guilty to the charge, whereupon |which have been given approval » ef the ae-}a number of witnesses were call- jed. These witnesses were Carlton who conducts a place of and for whom Saunders Charles Kelly and Frank |partment in the Seventh District. \tion received at the lighthouse Among ithe larger projects |is the renovation, alteration and i repairs to the wharf and build- ided to | busine ings. The estimated cost of this 1 the charge ; work ler bond of | Fisher action of the! The e' witne: work was practically $11,000. Of the total amount, $8,000 will {cover the cost of material and la- dence given by these was such as to warrant M vich in being remanded to ! the county jail under bond of $1,- 000, to await- action by the crim- inal court. & Si\er TEAC ait ATTORNEY RE- SOME OF HIS NCES bor. It is expected that costs of planning and expenses of gon- struction will bring the total up jto a figure which will approxi- {mate the original estimate. |} Other work contemplated will r | Rocks, Egmont Key and Alliga- AT JOE P 9€ | tor Reef lighthouses and will con- EARLMAN Si. in the main, of additional ra- jdio equipment. PERI eke ee At American Shoals, Sombrero ANNUAL EVENT ADVERTISED jand Carysfort the electrificetion » jof these aids to navigation is con- Aniselnted Prees) IN THIS ISSUE; MANY templated and there are other ISCO, June 23.— BARGAINS OFFERED projects which are contemplated, happen in ie including three iron structures at th the law, take it) Preparations are complete for iti peipelivencania iene se Belli, San Fran-| the opening of Joe 's LN Oe é ae Sno aie | Tinually ‘being desiroyed: . Belli has been | which opens tomorrow morning, ae With courts, law-| bright and early, at 8:30 clock | BAND CONCERT » all over the! This is an annual event in this i.more than s according to past pro- HERE TONIGHT body to Oli- The big advertisement on page tipulating four today tells the story. With- » made of his | in its borders will be found over tle” played a hundred items placed especial- | the foot of ly on sale for this event and declined the | carrying in all cas substantial | markdowns. Readers are advised murder case to turn to the display advertise- a lawyer ment now and make up lists for et Home” weekend bargain buying at this © the jury. big sale the United Hundreds for store-wide TO BE PUT ON BY KEY WEST } HOSPITALITY BAND Band ncert of the Key West Hospitality Band will be held this evening at Bayview Park. The concert will begin at 8 o'clock and will be conducted under the direction of Alfredo Barroso, PROGRAM March, “New Colonial” Overture, “Stradell, Waltz, “Merry Widow” Descriptive, Hunting Sc Busalossi of other items— are also on sale. For lack of room in the advertise- ment, they are not mentioned. |! or Window displays add to the story | 2 of the sale and complete mark-|3 rthday is the ings of every item in the store born, tell of the substantial savings {are possible to shoppers. Senicthe special» first-of-the ‘ea morning Free Gifts for early mMOrg in, Shoppers.c! Two special induce- ;, Anentssapephown at the top of the te ¢an sdvertisement. sla- t an in”: 10ck less Hall Flotow Lehar a capital of ‘Sas elves Popular, Selection Popular, Selection March, Officer of the Day Halli Star Spangled Banner WOULD PREVENT WPA EXPANSION : TALLAHASSEE, Fia., June 23 p Citizen is in receipt of @|(pNS)—The Florida division of from the headquarters of | ine Ame Road Builders’ As- Citizens’ Military Training | sociation urged Florida's congres- Car iP at Fort Screven, Ga., writ ional delegation to do all pos- ten by Freddie R. Atkinson, sec- | sinie to get federad relief officials ond lieutenant, 448th Infantry, | ;,, top the expansion of WPA vublicity officer, announcing the | york in competition with organ- arrival of five Key West boys at ized construction industry, the comp. ‘ It was pointed out that such .|, The boys will take a month's | competition is ruinous snd un- | training under command of re WEST BOYS ARRIVE AT CAMP e at the fair », Ulric Gwynn. Jr tricker, Nicholas orn and Doyle Rey Srnith. OPENING TONIGHT AU s.3. EXIT INN At The MONROE THEATRE |} TOMORROW MORNING (FRIDAY AT 10 A. M - Under Sponsor: |there is a limited appropriation, | wharf. Three lots of yellow, three it is expected by the State Wel-| lots of grass and one of wool com- ‘fare Board that in considering | posed the sale. those cases approved at one time | Of the grass offerings there or another by the respective was one lot of 220 bunches, which boards of county commissioners, |sold for $151.99, and the total of- the neediest cases will be ex-/ferings of 313 bunches sold for tended necessary aid.” $173.08. The Aid to Dependent Children) There was but one offering of plan is now before the Social Se-| wool which, contained 10 bunch- jeurity Board at Washington for/es, and sold for $27, while yellow NATIONAL ASSO japproval. It is anticipated that/ offerings of 35 bunches brought|| OF AUDUBON SOCIETI {the issuance of mothers’ pensions /a total of $15.75. | Will begin in July, | Combined sales brought 25.3 i ii iia” OUR HOME IS WORTHY OF THE BEST’- SLOGAN SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. SOUTH FLORIDA CONTRACTING & ENGINEERING COMPANY. PHONE 598 ‘ARTS TOMORROW 8:30 A. M. SEE BIG AD ON PAGE 4 TODAY STUPENDOUS VALUES Roosevelt Boulevard and Oversees Highway LARGEST HOT DOGS IN THE WORLD “Still Topping Them Ali —with— Otto Divanti and His Orchestra HABANA-MADRID CLUB West's Fir co LAYER CAKES and Lemon F AL—POUND c. bi MALONEY BROS. : The Home of Baker Boy Bread | Choes S COME CUT AND SEE US CHAR '