The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 24, 1938, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service ; For 58 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LIX. No. 150. More: Tham: Five: Thousand In | City’s Project Recently Signed | Calls For Preparation Of All Records Of Mu- nicipality One of the recent projects signed by city officials requesting funds from the WPA for con: tinuing the, city hall project for, the preparation of certain rec, ords, was finally concluded when. ‘Wm. H. Monsalvatge, as councjl president, and Charles G. Rob- erts, as city auditor, affixed their signatures to the application. The project specifically pro- vides employment for profession- ! al, educational and clerical per- sons in transcribing, cataloging, | Key Wester was on hand through- | cross indexing and preparing a new file of records for the office | of the city clerk. The work will include the com- ‘ pletion of a comprehensive filing system and the necessary regis- | tration, indexing and card system which will be used in the verifi- cation of the tax records. Total cost of the work will be} $5,757.60, workers being paid from federal funds for.96 man months, and 12 man months to be paid by the sponsors. U. S, GUNBOAT VESSEL WILL RETURN HERE Filing System CONCERT LAST EVENING WAS MUCH ENJOYED EXCELLENT PROGRAM REN- DERED BY KEY WEST HOS- PITALITY BAND AT BAY- VIEW PARK Concert given last night at Bay- view Park by the Key West Hos- pitality Band, was one of the most entertaining from a musical standpoint ever given by the or- ganization, and was being thor- oughly enjoyed by the large aud- ience and musicians as well, up| to the time the lights went out for a few minutes. Although the smart (?) young out the entire evening, disturbing the beautifully rendered numbers by the continual discharging of fire crackers, this was not noticed until a further and more disas- | trous series of happenings took place when the lights were out. dnstead of continuing to fire The F.C. CAMUS AND ‘BEN ADAMS BACK FROM CONVENTION | DeMOLAYS AT TAMPA SES- SION DECIDE ON PENSA-) COLA AS NEXT MEETING | PLACE Fernando C. Camus and Ben Adams, members of the DeMolay Advisory Council who had been attending the convention of De- Molays in Tampa, returned yes- terday over the highway and state they had a most wonderful time. Pensacola, which had for the past four conclaves made a bid for the next meeting, was this session awarded the 1939 con- clave. One of the Key West members of Robert J. Perry Chapter of Key. West, Dexten, Dorgan, was appointed sentinel, at the gathering. Members of the Robert J. Per- ry chapter who attended the) conclave will return to Key West | today, said Mr. Camus. They are Dexter Dorgan, Joseph Richard- | son, Howard Pinder, Dick Stead- ;man, Gerald Jaycocks and Newell | Pinder. LIBRARY GETS WPA PROJECT |INSTITUTION TO BE GIVEN ASSISTANTS: TO RE- |BUGLES BLOW AT Kry Wiest Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1938. Key West Scouting Increases Under Rotary Club Leadership { BIS SDI ML & Train Local Scoutmasters; Spraying Of Coconuts) Planned; CCC Hospital Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit The bugle sounds early in the morning this week for the soldiery of the Army Bar- racks were the first in many years. Starting Monday buglers sounded both reveille and taps, early in the morning and later at night. Firing of the reveille and retreat guns were resumed also after a lapse of many years. Major A. D. MacMullen.an- nounces that they will con.-.... ‘tinue, ARMY POST AGAIN | Reopens In Fall | When the Rotary Club took up | Scouting in the city in 1937 it was {dying on its feet, Lieut. Edward |McCarthy told club members yes- terday, but since scouting has | come back strongly. | = The,Club at. present _ sponsors 4 Boy,Scout.Troop 52, the American | ‘Lions Club is Scout LPM PDS PS LIS, fre, and, the; Girl, Scouts are oo} bg Me Eva Wainer. » WASHINGTON, D. C., June 24. Si izati Senator Claude Pepper today aSinees , the... nization of | ™ scouting aaa’. | number of scoutmasters come |their detailed plans, ity, which is un- | Sid: “If Key West wants a low | der. the, Dade County Council, | cost housing project, I'm sure I| ay have ws ee scout Alagoa | can help the people get it.” |} held, one vy ie ly scou an a |the other by the girl scouts, and Kaha Ee Oe how | |seout. meetings are very enthus- | ©Ve?: I would very much ae jiastic, Lieut. McCarthy reported, |to have the town officials get | There is a movement to have aj touch with me, and inform me f | S a DIRECTOR HAS “ISSUED URG jhere in July to train further those | steps they have taken thus far an ENT CALL FOR MORE PAR. | interested in scout work. |their attempt to secure federal | | A safety patrol for school chil- | aid for such a housing project. I} ‘TICIPANTS FOR EVENT OF | dren of the city will be sponsored | ig by the Rotary Club, with belts) JULY 2-4 CELEBRATION land iadxes to be'given, | To Spray Palms } State Plant Board pathologists | and experts in town over the | With only one more week of | Resolutions Passed Senator Pepper Expresses _ Desire To Help Key West In Its Housing Project (By Washington News Service) | will do everything in my power to.help them get it through.” That. Pepper can do so was demonstrated earlier this year when he was chiefly instrumental in getting the necessary funds for such a housing project for St. Petersburg. The Florida Senator explained that it is imperative for him to have an outline of the Key West housing project plans before he and what can do anything with the Federal | . Housing Authority. “It would be like working in the dark without such plans,” he asserted, At the squibs, the rough-necks start- ed to throw rocks at the musi- cians, and several of them landed | on the members of the band. A. J. Cherry, one of the players was | the public library in Key West, MAIN OPEN LONGER With additional assistance at} | director, has issued an urgent call preparation remaining before the presentation of the historical pag- eant of Key Wes} on Saturday night, July 2, Miss Edna B. Smith, for more actors which are needed weekend say that the fungus af-! fecting local coconut and Fiji! palms may be controlled, Presi- | ident Charles Taylor reported. | | President Taylor then announced | Meeting Of Lions Club; PRICE FIVE CENTS City Council Votes::To Make Duval Street ‘Two-Way Route Extending South Of Division e°e Final Reading At Special Session Yesterday After- noon At a special meeting of the yGity Council held yesterday aft- jernoon, it was decided to amend » \the traffic ordinance now in ef- | fect, making Duval street a two- way thoroughfare on that portion extending south of Division street. The ordinance which was pass- ed a a previous meeting on its tial reading, granting Harry Peacock a permit to operate a street bus service in Key West, was, passed yesterday on its second, third and final reading, |According to the agreement en- tered into with Mr. Peacock, he will be allowed ninety days to start operation cf the system. Mr. Peacock states that he will make every effort to secure a few buses to be placed in oper- ation for the Overseas Highway Celebration, although, he struck on the neck and Alfred) Barosso, Jr.,.son of the conductor of the orchestra, was struck by one of the missles, and several there is a probability of the libr-| ary remaining open for a longer period each day than is the cus- tom at the present time. pe Bernice \ thi i to bring the cast up to the 200-|,nat the Rotary A. prolect to be | mark. i ‘ i iene | A general rehearsal of the Pag-} trees, for aggh peg mathe |__ A state wide project. of _ the A provides for ity help and “who. the offenders were, and one it is anticipated that at least two of the members of the band said | assistants will be assigned to the that it was fortunate for the ruf-| Key West library. fians that this was so as the mem-| Should this be done the library bers of the band were outraged will be opened from 9 a. m. to 1 others were hit on the body... possible to deterrhine | eant will be heldat the Senior ‘High’ School building tonight at 7:30, Miss Smith said, and as the \program for the pageant will go} to press tomorrow morning, all jpersons participating in the pag- eant or who desire to participate frnixture and ‘also advise cutting The Lions of Key West “roared | forth” again last evening at their _ The Club will furnish | regular weekday meeting at Stone $1520 in equipment and funds for | Church Annex. The “roaring” the project, which total cost is : . " lexpected to be $1615. The club| WS in favor of Miss Bernice | will secure a truck and spraying | Brantley, the successful candidate | down of those trees which are dead. FOR OVERSEAS HIGH- at the occurrence, and would P. m., and from 4 to 7 p. m., sub- should be present or send in their | apparatus and provide for re-|of the club, who will be “Miss| Brantley Guest sponsored by the Overseas High- sate Celebration Committee, were voted. President Day plans to repre- sent the local club at the District and Deputy Governors’ Ball to be held at the Royal Palm Club in Miami Beach on Thursday, says, there is nothing definite in this connection, due to the fact that such a short time remains be- tween now and the date of the * - . celebration. The council during the session, voted to appropriate $300 for the of decorating the streets lof the city for the highway cele- bration. It was also agreed to exempt for the operation of con- ‘names so that they can be listed | pes 96 9 ing the cele ss ai | June 30, at 3:30 p.m. ¢ WAY FIESTA Gunboat Charleston, one of the latest and most modern of this type of vessel in the United States navy, sailed this morning from her berth at Pier “B” in the Nav- al Station, bound to Nassau, Ba- | hama Islands. The Charleston arrived Monday afternoon 3 o'clock and berthed have sought their own satisfac- | ject to the view of the library) vlbewwaace tion by personally punishing the committee of the Key West Wom- | for publication in the program, offenders. | an's Club. The pageant will undoubtedly od | Another custom which may be, | be one of the highlights of the COLORED MAN ‘possibly, abolished it is said, is|Overseas Highway Celebration, the Thursday closing of the libr-| July 2-4. It will present in a dra- ary for the half holiday which is; matic and spectacular form the John Thompson, colored. who has a penchant for collecting at Pier “B”. The following after- noon the officers were entertain- ed at a cocktail party in the naval | station, and several other affairs | of similar nature were arranged. | Schedule of the vessel calls for her return to Key West on July 1 and remain at this port until July 5, thus giving the officers and enlisted personnel the oppor- tunity of enjoying the Overseas. Highway Celebration, which be- Another yessel of the United | States service, which was in port | , was the Coast : Cutter Tallapoosa. The vessel in- | her regular tour of duty | to arrive at the naval station, be supplied with fuel oil, and ‘in| | TAX CERTIFICATE SALE CONDUCTED At the tax certificate sale held at the county court- house, conducted on the provi- sions of the Murphy Act, 94 par- cels of property were redeemed by the owners. The sale was conducted yester- | day by Miss Florence Sawyer. deputy clerk, who is in.charge of | the affairs of the office «during the absence of Clerk Ross C: Saw- yer, whe is in Chicago attending to matters in=tonnection with: signing of the refunding bonds of the City of Key West. ROY FULFORD’S DRESSED POULTRY 1 DELIVER ‘YOUR HOME in effect throughout the summer. | numerous romantic events which things which happen to belong to — —. - |have transpired on this little is- ‘WALTERS FAMILY }land since the days of Indian in- others, was arraigned yesterday —tinibaian afternoon before Peace Justice | vasions. | Its value as a medium of pub- Franklin Arenberg, on a charge| George Walters, college profes- of petit larceny. sot from Williamsport, P: In the present case Thompson | déughter, Miss Helen Walters; had gathered unto himself a nephew, Max Walters, and Brua | couple of clocks, some, paint | C. Keefer, III, are visitors today brushes, saw and and! in Key West, viewing the inter- other “knick knacks”, and when | esting sights. confronted with the evide ml They were particularly inter- tered’a plea of guilty. , ested with the aquarium, display The plea left no doubt in the | of objects at the museum at the mind of the committing, magis-; lighthouse headquarters, and the ite, and the offender was order- | ed to produce a bond of $200 to lghtnouse eadauarters eva DIED THIS MORNING { —E— await the action of the criminal piers at the naval station. Mr. Walters said that this was court of record, to to be remand-| his first visit to Key West, and he FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE ed to jail until the court con- and his party were enjoying every }ly as great as its entertainment jvalue. Thousands of visitors who j watch the colorful scenes of the jhistory of Key West unfold— jscenes which are rich in human interest and romance—will return again to their friends the story of the Island City: J. FERNANDEZ, 74, licity for Key West will be equal- | to their homes to retell again and | |moval of the trees which are to Key West” in the Overseas High-| {be cut down and burned. Adrian sid prion |O'Sweeney will be in charge of | ¥4¥ Celebration July 2 to 4..Pres- the latter work. ‘ident H. E. Day called: the meet- The State Plant Board unit in| ing to order at 6:30 p. m. \ Miss} |the city has promised its complete | Brantley was a guest of honor for ‘cooperation in the club-sponsored | the evening. 3 |project and is expected to be of Two important resolutions were jinestimable benefit. Their ad- | @dopted by the club—the first be- ‘vice and help will often be so-| ing presented by Jos. R. Peacon, licited, President Taylor announc- | Chairman of the Civic Improve- | a. | ment Committee. This resolution | Adrian O’Sweeney, chairman of | had to do with active support of | the Celebration Cleanup Commit- | the Florida Keys Aqueduct Com- tee, reported the progress being | Mission on its project to bring, done by his group, and secured fresh water to this city. It was; nine members who paid for the decided to have a member of the | hiring of laborers for a day each, | COMMission appear before the} Boy scouts, civic-minded citizens, Club and outline the present) andthe press have helped his | Status of the project. If help is o@rive greatly, he said. needed, it is planned to get be-; C.C.C. Camp Stays. hind the group with all the pow- | eres t tor et of the club. | io. Andr f n- || The second resolution was pre- | ak Ys ley it'com-/ ¥ented by R. B. Alexander, chair- | 4 " " ! hr an of the Safety Committee. Tescal 5 Be RTE As resolution will be presented jeent Camp is being closed mere- to city and county officials aiming ly for the summer, as is the case | @t @ reduction of auto and fire-/ with most camps of this nature | Works fatalities over the coming throughout Florida, was read by three-day July 4th holiday. venes. | minute of their stay. with the work. There are some) five farms to adjust to soil con- servation regulations and it is some job. My wife joins me in thanking you and the Key West Citizen for making our trip so enjoyable.” President Taylor. The New City Charter for Key | West Committee, Charles Ketch- um chairman, reported on defin- ite plans for his committee's project. As stated last week, oth- er civic groups in the city are to be contacted in effort to form a/ united, central committee. Work will then go forward on the spreading of information needed to get city-wide favorable re- sponses aiming at a new charter. Other CONDUCTED SUNDAY The camp will be opened next AFTERNOON | Fall, Major General Mosely said, | subject, however, to a very strict budget. If inspection of the local Jose Fernandez, 74, died at 7:45| Army and C.C.C. units are made o’clock this morning in the resi-|by local citizens, it will be read- dence at 927 Thomas street. Fun-jily seen that the government is eral services will be held 5 o'clock | much interested in Key West and Sunday afternoon from the chap- | that it will endeavor to continue el of the Lopez Funeral Home.|to maintain the units in fine Rev, A. L. Maureau, S. J., of St. | shape. Mary's Star of The Sea Catholic! Rabbi Joseph Male officially church will officiate. said farewell to Key West at the The deceased is survived by/Rotary Club meeting. ene daughter, Mrts. Antonio Tru-| Present were: jillo; three sons, Jose Fernandez, Rotarian James Spece, Titus- Projects The Lions Club will contact Dwight L. Rogers this weekend— asking for his support of the allo- cation of funds to extend the Members of the cli jhe are to. appear’ in Scene o of the Historical’ Pageant to be’ given’ the ‘evening: of July 2, remained after the meeting to reliearse their parts. They were Lions | Martin, Peacon, Robinson, Saun- ders, Armstrong, Armayor, Lar- sen and Graham. Guests of the evening, besides Miss Brantley, were Rev. J. P. Lilly, Earl Wolfe, Mrs. Anne Livingston, Miss Christine Calico, Miss Edna B. Smith. John Carbonell’s application for membership was accepted by the membership. JAYCEES TO ASK ROAD EXTENSION OTHER CLUBS WIRING RE-; QUESTS TO 5.R.D. MEET Special meeting of the Junior Chamber of Commerce to take ac- tion to endorse the local move- ment which seeks to have road- ways built on the concrete via- ducts south from Big Pine Key to Key West will be held tomor- row night 8 o'clock at the Cham- ber of Commerce. Planning board of the state road department is meeting Wed- nesday at Tallahassee, and it is understood that the movement will be placed before the board at that time. The right-of-way of the F.E.C. viaducts south of Big Pine is owned by the state road derart- Jr., Nicolas Fernandez and An- ville, Florida; guests, Rabbi Jo- Overseas Highway over the PEC. | ment, and other local Navy Field, Beath!and Bayview Park. . “BIG HAUL” IN CITY'S CLEANUP HERE TOMORROW BUSINESS HOUSES; NEXT WEEK FLUSHING. | Beginning tomorrow morning there will start the “big haul”, Captain Adrian O’Sweeney, of the Fiesta clean-up force says, which wi) culminate, it is hoped, in @ neat, clean city during the three days of celebration. | All property owners are advis- jed to bring their cleaning activi- ties to a close today and have |trash piled before their houses | and business stores not later than | three Pp. m. tomorrow. Property jowners have been busy cleaning | their yards and bringing all re fuse to the fore. Mr. O’Sweency now requests that these owners clean the front part of their yards, the gutters and sidewalks before their houses and place all trash in a single pile. When the trucks start out on their rounds tomorrow, they must gather all dirt, preparatory t flushing the streets and sidewalks the first part of next week. All unsightly lots in the city have been partially cleaned, Mr. O'Sweeney reports, a considerable gutter space in the downtown seo ithe 16th Judicial District. As us-| came to stay one week and re- mained for five weeks are Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Mahaney. of Jef- ferson, Iowa, have written to Secretary S. C. Singleton, of the Key West°Chamber of Commerce, ferring to ar after dinner talk at} Mr, Mahaney refers to is as fol- &@ banquet’ given to members. of | lows: Ee “ADDRESSES ATTORNEYS PHONE 3.3318 ual apers were ing.that} “Members of the legal profes- the sul of the bas Key sion of the 16th judicial district West and the Oversea Highway | were gests of the Greene County lawyers and representative men | address of the occasion was made of five counties were present,|by W. F. Mahaney who recently and T hop I repaid by my talk returned from Key West, Florida, For Wholesale a small part of the hospitality ac-| where he spent the winter. The corded me in Key West. tsubject of his talk concerned tax WEEK; REMAINED MUCH LONGER ? . Loyal friends of Key West 5| as er of “Aut Weidersehen, “Dear 4 “W. F. Mahaney.” i e% s bs “Entlosed find a clipping re-| The newspaper clipping which poor gig Co with sidelights on the ‘Murphy | Bar Association at a noon dinner Law’, jat Hotel Lincoln Tuesday when “Seventy members, judges and! some 70 men were present. The “We have been so busy since sales on property in the south, a getting home on May 1, that it topic which was of great inter- seems that I will never catch up |est f the group.” IS WORTHY OF THE BEST’~OUR SLOGAN SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. SOUTH The MAXWELL CO. Jac. A TELEPHOET CALL OF PESTCAND WHLL GHIRG OUR SEPRERERTATIVE Te SEE YeET seph Male, Rev. J. P. Lilly, Viaducts south from Big Pine Key Adrian O’Sweeney. te this city. Funds amounting to an amount equal to the hiring of a leborer for two days to help in the city- wide Cleanup campaign, the drive “Suill ‘Toops i sit Zopping Them All"| AND MRS. N. NILES) Otto Divanti and His Orchestra HABANA-MADRID CLUB Key West's Finest ——-NO COVER CHARGE—— organiza tions are banding to place the matter before the Planning Board with the proper emphasis. BOY BORN TO MR. A nine-and-one-half-pound boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Niles Friday at their residence on Newton street. The little fellow has been nam- Mother and child are doing well. tion of the Martello Tower sec- tion has been cleaned, coconut palms have been trimmed, and {the Martello Towérs residential | section has been “perfectly mani- cured.” Everything is ready for the zero hour tomorrow and the at- tack on the dirt piles! SUMMER DANCE TONIGHT RAUL’S CLUB Music By Raut's Orchestra | NO ADMISSION CHARGE— | ; FLORIDA CONTRACTING & ENGINEERING COMPANY. PHONE 598