The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 30, 1938, Page 1

Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average Associated Press Day Wire Service : For 58 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LIX. No. 155. Sales Near Two Thousand Many Different Varieties Were Displayed Yester- day At Municipal Sponge Dock Sale of sponges yesterday at the Municipal sponge sales dock was productive of returns to the owners of almost two thousand dollars, with very few offerings of grass. Total in each class were eight lots of yellow consisting of 224 bunches; 18 “lots of wool totalling 584 bunches ‘and but two lots of grass in which were 30 bunches. | Two highest sales of yellow contained 65 bunches for $21.88 and 49 bunches which brought; $23.67. The balance, in which were lots of from two to 23) bunches, brought a balance of $26.93, bringing the total sales up to $72.48. Of grass, one lot of 25 bunches brought $4.61 and another lot of | five bunches brought $1.35, total of $5.96. There are several ves- sels in port which have large catches of grass sponges which will be put on sale some time this week. There were 18 offerings of wool ranging from two bunches to 150 bunches. The top sale was of the 150 bunches for which a price of $626.66, or approximately $4.17 the bunch, was offered. Others of the smaller sales of wool were: For 145 bunches, . Smaller offerings brought the total to $1,850. “Total sales of yellow, grass and wool brought the price of total offerings up to a total of $1,- 929.03. CORONER'S JURY CONCLUDES CASE RENDERS VERDICT IN DEATH | OF HARRY PEREZ MON- DAY AFTERNOON Coroner's jury investigating in- to the causes of the death of Har- ty Perez, concluded their study of the case yesterday afternoon and reached a verdict based on the findings announced, following made by Surgeon Ralph Braund, of the Marine hospital. The findings are that: Death another 60 bunches, | Dollar Mark JOHN C. GEKELER SUNDAY PRAISE SERVICE SPEAKER |CHORAL GROUP UNDER DI- RECTION OF MISS EDNA B. LECTIONS In the Thanksgiving ‘service to be held in Bayview ‘Park ‘7 to 8 |o’clock Sunday morning, in con- nection with the formal opening’ of the Overseas Highway,’ the Ministerial alliance have prepar~ ed an interesting and inspiration- al program. A chorus under the direction of Miss Edna B. Smith will ren- | der two selections from Gounod’s “The Redemption”. Rev. John C. Gekeler will deliver the principal address of thanks on the historic occasion. Complete program follows: Overture to “William Tell”, | Rossini—Orchestra. “America” | singing. Invocation—Rev. O. C. Howell. Scripture—Rev. John C. Geke- ‘ler. | Organ Solo—Selected. | Choral number, “Unfold Ye | Charles Gounod. | Choral number, “Praise Ye the Father” from “The Redemption” —Charles Gounod. | “America the Beautiful”—Con- | gregational singing. “Beriediction—Rev. O. C. Howell.’ Posthude—Orchestra. ‘EXTENDS THANKS FOR INFORMATION SIROUS OF VISITING | FORT JEFFERSON ie A breezy letter comes to the |Chamber of Commerce from | William T. Bingham of Louis- | ville, Kentucky. He says: | “I am grateful te you for the jinformation contained in your ‘letter of June 22. tion regarding ways and means of visiting Fort Jefferson, I wrote j at least eight different jagencies, I now have all the in-| the post mortem examination | formation I need, thanks to your} '' All “preparations j kind offices and that of “other j agencies. “IT have found, during my The Key West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U. S.A. URGE LISTING OF ROOMS FOR COMING FIESTA | EFFORTS BEING MADE TO, PROVIDE SUFFICIENT AC-| COMMODATIONS FOR ALL | VISITORS | | Indications are that the visitors | in Key West during the next sev- eral days will be far greater than | the listea accommodations which | of the committee. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1938. Crowning Of “Miss*Key' West” Scheduled For Saturday Night GUNBOAT CUBA COMING HERE MORROW NIGHT FOR KEY WEST Rod- Cuban Consul Berardo Inquiry made at committee|Navy advising that the Gunboat|! headquarters today brought the Cuba will sail for Key West to-| information ‘that accommodations morrow night. | have been listed which will suf-| The vessel has been assigned to | ficiently provide for approxi- | take part in thé festivities of the | Irving White and his ten-piece | 15 o'Clock Club swing orchestra | and the Key West Hospitality | |Band will provide the musical | | \ WILL LEAVE HAVANA TO- | back for the elaborate ceremonial | crowning of Miss Bernice Brant- | ley as Miss Key West Saturday | night, it was announced today. | Miss Brantley will be formally SMITH TO RENDER TWO SE- | are being carried on the records | riguez today reecived a telegram | invested with her title as 'reign- | | from the Cuban Secretary of the | ing Queen of the Fiesta in aj lengthy and brilliant ceremony | that will rival medieval pagentry | in pomp, color, dress and drama. White’s orchestra, one of the Congregational | | Portals” from “The Redemption” ; Address—Rev. John C. Gekeler. | |KENTUCKY RESIDENT DE-| Having been! i very anxious to obtain informa-| mately 400 people, but’ there ‘are many in’Key Wést wlio have not listed their rooms, it is said. The accommodations ‘listed do not include hotels, established rooming houses nor the several! other places where rooms are to, be had but are not advertised. | But aside from these there are a! number of places where accom- |modations may be secured but these places have not listed with | the committee. tunity for accommodating hun. dreds, if the owners of homes) | will only consider that nothing) | sumptuous or beautiful is neces- | sary, as most of the visitors will! come prepared to meet with some | few discomforts. All that is necessary is to pre-| pare a comfortable room, or} rooms, as the case may be, with! the necessary facilities. It is known that a number of places have such accommodations avail- | able, and they are requested to |list them at the Chamber of! Commerce before Saturday, in| order. that visitors say, at .once | be sent to a placé of rest after) the drive to Key West, ‘JOHN CAREY IS GIVEN HEARING | | John Carey, charged with as-| jsault and battery on the person | | of Daisy Carey, was arraigned be- ' fore Peace Justice Franklin Aren- berg yesterday. After hearing the evidence in | the case the accused was bound jover in bond of $50 to answer to {the charges at the next term of | criminal court. ‘MAKING READY FOR PAGEANT have been ‘madé for’ the pageant to be given | Saturday night at Bayview Park, land tickets are now on sale at ‘was caused by “Thrombosis of the | travels, many places difficult of | Chamber of Commerce offices, coronary artery”, Contributing | access but never have I inquired | Gardner’ Pharmacy, and other causes were: diabetes, mellitus, about a place I wished to visit | places. Tickets will also be avail- cirrhosis of the liver and acute! where it was as difficult to ob-| able at the Lions Club meeting alcoholism. The autopsy failed to reveal instance in connection with old! any evidences that the deceased ‘tain information as has been this Fort Jefferson. I am extremely | this evening. The price of tickets is twenty- | five cents, which includes a sou- died by drowning, therefore the stateful to you for your kind-| venir booklet. death was not due to negligence or to the criminal act of another. Mr. Perez was in bathing Mon- day afternoon and was demon- strating how long he could re- | Jefferson and its accessibility | main under water. There was a group standing watching. They were in about three and a half feet of water. Mr. Perez had ness and I hope that none of my lother letters will be referred to }you for action. “Information concerning Fort has been extremely hard to ob- tain, but I hope my stay in Key West and my visit to this Na- jtional Monument will make up REHEARSAL AT BAYVIEW PARK The members of the Pocahontas been beneath the surface several in satisfaction for all the trouble | and Red Men who propose taking times, Suddenly he floatd to the surface and when investiga- tion was made it was found that WR was dead. PAYS EVENTUALLY PEORIA, Ul.—An unidentified man sent a letter containing ten one-cent stamps to pay for a cooky; which he had picked up and eaten at a soda fountain in this city, “Still Topping Them All” —with— Otto Divanti and His Orchestra HABANA-MADRID CLUB Key West’s Finest -—NO COVER CHARGE—— | YOUR HOME it has caused me. “Signed, “WILLIAM T. BINGHAM.” “All of which, coupled with ny other inquiries on this sub- , Said the secretary, “adds up to a conviction that regular runs to Fort Jefferson would be geod business this coming win- ter.” PAGEANT PRA AT PARK TONIGHT There will be a rehearsal of the bration Historical Pageant held tonight at 7:30 o'clock at Bayview Park. ipart in the pageant to be held | Saturday night are requested to be present at Bayview Park this, jevening at 7:20 o'clock, for the purpose of taking part in the re- hearsal which will begin at 7:30. | This announcement was made ‘their car, worth $500, | liquor, Celebration of the opening of the Overseas Highway, and the of- ficial delegation will be on board when the vessel arrives Saturday morning. Consul Rodriguez has been designated a member of the of- ficial committee. EATS TURTLE EGGS Zane: it, J. E. Kre' allowed four turtle eggs. It required an opera- tion for the removal of the eggs. THOUGHTFUL WIFE Phiiadelphia—-When Dr. nard D. Judovich awoke, Ber- he |found his wife missing. Alarmed, | p, sj he began calling the various hos- her, at- located hospital pitals and finally being informed by taches: “She's here. A six and one-half pound boy.” te TS COSTLY OVERSIGHT Elkhart, Ind.—When_ officers stopped the car of Sam and Max |Silk because they failed to dis- | play a headlight, they found | quarts of liquor in the machine. 328 The lack of a 30-cent headlight bulb cost them $110 each in fines, and the alued at $700. NEW LOW RECORD SET Washington.—For 5 1,000 live births during th were 54.5 deaths of children un- der one year of age, the lowest infant mortality rate in the his- tory of this country. WED ON CRUTCHES Evansville, Ind—Injured in an automobile accident on her way to be married, Miss Elaine Se- ward borrowed crutches, went on to the wedding, and then went to a hospital for treatment. 3,000,000 MARRIED WOMEN WORKING NOW Washington.-According to La- bor Department, statistics, there are only approximately 3,000,000 married women employed. in this country, 36 per cer of whom are in domestic and 9 per cent in agriculture VICTIMS’ KIN GET AID Although to do so, a wealthy of a New York institute where the tained can- cer serum that took the lives of eleven pe recently was manufacture ing $27,500 to tt victims. Each received $2,500. None of the families had instituted suit Orlando. legally not i KILLED BY GCLF BALL Wa Miss Alice y Federal soil today by those at the head of 5 these organizations, ! CAME RATHER LATE WACO, Texas.—Peter McCiel- land of this city died two weeks after winning an inheritance of $300,000 in a lawsuit, which lasted thirty-eight years. VERY BOLD ROBBER New York. — Before robbing her of $15, a burglar, who broke } IS WORTHY OF THE BEST". All members af the cast, choir into a home here forced a nurse |mermbers and all others who will to serve him bananas, soft drinks participate are requested to be in and cake, using a gun to back up attendance. this demands. threshing Oscar Cats- t knife. Recently i and returned Frances study of music says she radio or SLOGAN SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. SOUTH FLORIDA CONTRACTING & ENGINEERING ibest known swing units in the| | South, which was the feature at- traction all winter at the swanky | 5 o’Clock Club at Miami Beach, | the Country Club and Ball Monday night, July 4. ‘gardens adjoining the Depart-' | |ment of Commerce building in find themselves without employ- | There will be a great oppor-| *@@eeeeerseeneececsooese® | Front street. The grounds will ment. be brilliantly lighted and dec- hued, forms of the performers. \ setting will be a Court of Honor |of 15 young women wearing | |chiffon dresses of every pastel {shade available. The actors in |the scene will he Mesdames Carl valdi, Orion Russell, Joseph Torano, Eva B. Warner, John H. |Costar and Howard Wilson, and he Misses Juanita Mayg, Vir- } | Machado, Maysie M. Gaiti, Con-| |vina Crespo. | | Following them will come the} ;Crown Bearer, 8-year-old Wil- jliam W. Warner, the only male! | member of the cast. | } The Train Bearers will be Martha Anne Gandolfo and Mil- dred Lynn Archer, and the ) Flower Girls, with baskets of | Royal Poinciana blossdms, will |be Patricia Anne Doughtry, Al- thea June Haskins, Doris Fay | Roberts and Sophie Charlotte | Roberts. Miss Brantley, wearing an ela- | borate and especially made be- \jeweled gown with train, will be l officially greeted and crowned {by John H. Costar, General | Chairman of the Celebration, He will thereupon formally present ithe Queen of the Fiesta to Mayor Willard M. Albury, ‘who will present her with a gold key of the city, and Warren Smith, Cele- | bration Manager, who will pre- |sent her with a cup emblematic of her victory. Both White’s or- chestra and the Hospitality Band will play throughout the cere- mony. The whole production is scheduled to move to a rapid and brMliant conclusion After the crowning ceremonies, and after the Queen and her Court proceed through the throng, all present will go to the Queen's Ball at the Country Club. The Ball will begin at 11 P. M., with White’s orchestra supplying the music. In reporting the arrangements to Manager Smith, Mrs. Warner stated that every credit for the work of the costumes and dresses should go to Mrs. Paul Lake, well known Key West gown and fashion expert, and to the women employed at the WPA sewing project. The Lion’s Club, which spon- sored Miss Brantley, and whode intensive campaign in her behalf was chiefly responsible for her success, will attend the ceremony in a, body, headed by President H. E. Day, and occupy a place of honor in the proceedings. WEEKEND SPECIALS LAYER CAKES DATE NUT, LADY BALTI- MORE, CHOCOLATE MALTED MILK 35e¢ POUND CAKE, 5e! special, ™% MALONEY BROS. The Home of Baker Boy Bread j 12 Fleming St. Phone 818} | range of only 14° Fahrenheit Of City Council Rules Against Fireworks On Public Streets Senator P nper Promises To Make Every Effort To Help Restore. Many WPA Projects ES | During : PRICE FIVE CENTS Use Of Celebration Matter Relative To Ob- taining Appropriation To | Replenish Funds Of WPA Discussed City Council, at a special meet- Honorable B.C. Papy, repre:| Pi B. SILLS 8 ling held lest nicht, ordered that sentative .in the legislature, ly 650 workers on the WPA will Today is the last day of the fis- ».—Dare ,| orated in keeping with the bright-| cal year and, as has been forecast | a ee gorgeous gowns and uni- months ago, there will be a num- | | ber of men in Key West who will | First of the group to enter the; find themselves without employ- | ment tomorrow, and lists of the men have been placed at WPA headquarters. Most of them are from projects at the barracks and naval station. Mr. Papy today received a re. | | ply from Senator Pepper, whic‘ | follows: “Retel unemployment resulting from discontinuance of Doing fine} ginia Perez, Solito Cobo, Dora | naval projects in Key West. Will take this matter up with WPA “suelo Carmona, Beulah Brantley, 'Administrator Dill upon his arriv- ; Marguerite Hernandez and Ma-/@l here Friday. You can convey) to the people of Key West that I will do everything I can to re- lieve this situation and in every | possible direction”. Inquiry today reveals the fact that the number of workmen who will be without work on the mor- row will be approximately 626, and there is absolutely no defin- ite time fixed at -presen? when they will be returned to activi- ties. Of this number thefe are ‘about 470 to be let out at Key West barracks, 131 at the naval station, and approximately 25 of the men who were working on the project at Fort Jefferson, at Tortugas, will be retained on the work. Telegrams and communications by letter have been sent Florida representatives in congress by different groups, it was said to- day, and the reply, Mr. Papy is the only one that has been re- ceived and The Citizen notified. Discussing the, situation ;;with one who jis thoroughly. familiar with the different phases,of the government activities in. Key West, The Citizen was told that i was our informant’s, ppinion. the one step to fake in o der to in- sure success is to make every ef- fort to have the Key West quota for the work increased by about 750 men. It is now said to be about 680. Late this afternoon Mr. Papy received another telegram. This time from the secretary to Sen- ator C. O. Andrews, which reads: “Hon. B. C. Papy, “Received telegram. Senator Andrews now in Florida and is expected to be in Key West for the celebration. Can assure the full cooperation of the senator in matters relative to the WPA.” MAJOR ALBURY IN CHARGE OF PARADE All patriotic, fraternal and oth- er organizations that propose to participate in the Overseas High- way Celebration ~arade Monday morning, July 4, are requested to get in touch with Major William V. Albury not later than noon, Friday, July 1. Major Albury’s telephone num- ber is 433-W. CAUSED BY CHICKENS LAMONT, lL—Drunken chick- ns seen around his home, led to the discovery of a still and the arrest of George Skeldin of this city. is.| | one of those: who have taken ad! vantage of the’ opportunity to | lis being brought to Key West es- ™ake inquiries-regarding the ces- | ‘pecially for the Queen’s Ball at! sation of work on certain projects | Saturday of the WPA in Key West, and night and the Official Banquet wired Senator Claude Pepper | relative to the situation, which | Crowning of Miss Brantley} reaches an acute stage with the | | will take place in the beautiful | Close of today when approximate- | GREAT TRAVEL IS HEADED THIS WAY Dick Pope, of the famous Cypress Gardens where they have reduced entertaining visitors and collecting data to a sci.mce, was an interesting visitor to the Chamber of Commerce this morning. j Mr. Pope brings good news to Key West as he predicts that the next few months will see no recession, but rather an unprecedented acceiara- tion ci business in Key West. Visitors to the Cypress Gex- dens the past few week. have | heen two and one ha! tines more numerous than ior ‘1¢ cozesponding time last year, suid Mr. Pope. Each one is | queried as t; where they hail | from and where they are go- | ing, and 90 percent say “Key | West”. ! “So”, said Secretaty ‘Sin- gleton. “my prediction that | Key West was to know no dull season this summer seems likely to be verified. Some of those thousands of Personal letters we sent out must have reached their des- tinations”. Another interesting fact concerns the mail now being received at the chamber that more than 75 percent of the letfers are from persons who are inquiring about rates and schedules from this port to Cuba. Lenard nhnsincty chanted GOVERNMENT SHIP COMING ON FRIDAY U.S.S. CHARLESTON DUE TO » ARRIVE AND DOCK AT SEVEN O'CLOCK Radiograms received from the USS. Gunboat Charleston, ceived at the naval station this morning, announce that the ship will arrive in the row morning and will dock at 7 o'clock. The Charleston was het few days, arriving Monday, June 20. On Friday, June 24, the ship sailed for Nassau, and is return ing tomorrow to take part in the Overseas Highway Celebratior (duly 2-4 re harbor tomor- » for a BUDAPEST. Charging that Dr. Joseph M. Kolisch af thin city owed her $806 for vicea Dr Helen Mayor attach the urn conte‘ning the ashes of Dr Kolisch’s wife for the debt. Holiday Prices That WILL SURPRISE YOU! AND POULTRY BERMUDA MARKET sKey West's Most Sanitary’ —PHONE 52— White and Virginis Sts. no fireworks be permitted on the | public streets of the city during | the Overseas Highway Celebra- \ It was explained that they a be used at parks and other | tion, | similiar places. | It was agreed that telegrams ibe forwarded to Senators Charles lo: Andrews and Claude Pepper |uxaing them to make every effort toward having an appropriation cade to replenish the WPA funds that have become exhausted for taking care of those who are em- ployed on projects at the Army Barracks, Fort Taylor, Navy Yard and other like activities. | This action was taken as the re- | Sult_of information obtained from B. Currv Moreno. area supervisor of the WPA, which stated that all of these activities would cease today, June 30, which is the end of the government's fiscal year. It was shown that there are ap- proximately ‘seven hundred men employed in, this work, abd the council was reqyestéd, to gmake every effort possible toward hav- inp the matter taken care of. It is also proposed to ha¥e Key West's WPA quota, which ‘is now over six hundred, increased to fourteen hundred employes, as it is felt that sufficient projects are now on the program to take care of this number. Matters relative to the Overseas Highway Celebration, especially that in connection with street traffic, was discussed, It was de- cided to have Duval street kept free of parking and other traffic during the hours of the parade. Patrolmen will put in extra time aking care of traffic situations, fact that there will be many cars on the Streets during the three days of the celebration. It was ordered that $160 be ap- propriated for a full page adver- nent in The Key West Citi- Celebration Souvenir Edi due to the The council decided to make a oll for city employes, provid- ficient funds are available. was stated that a check of fi nances would be made today, and it is believed that the necessary funds will be forthcoming while pecified amount as to the por on of pay to be received was unced Captain Arthur Sheppard, ad- of the celebration parade, sed the council and gave an outline of the different unit, which will take part. Cope Sheppard stated that the para will start promptly at 9:20 o'clock Monday morsing, July «© HERE ON. VISIT ond Mrs. Earl Baker are visiting in Key West from their home in West Point, Ga, and are of Mrs. Baker's brother and law, Mr. and Mrs. L. M. time guests of the Pierce family, Mr. Pierce's sister, Mra. Ebie: ider, from Baltimore, Md, nd Mims Mamie MeCormi great niece of Mr. Pierce, whe is also from Baltimore. COMPANY. PHONE 596