The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 1, 1938, Page 1

Assoviated Press Day Wire Service For 58 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West nig at 926 VOLUME LIX. No. 2338. Key West’s Building Program For September Totals $73,395) 15 Among Permits Last Week; Was One For. Erection) Of Six Thousand, Five! Hundred Dollar Home TietedSop. Detling. Inagactos * Anot Permit was taken out by Mrs. Ricketts, which is for general repairs to the home at 1409 Division street and the cost of the work is placed at $2,000. Others were for: Addition of small room to resi- dence at 411 Fleming street, Own- | er, Clem Price; cost, $100, Repairs and construct cistern at the building, 615 Duval street. Owner, Ramon Lopez; cost, $300. General repairs at 616 Caroline | street, Owner, J. L. Johnson; cost, $250. ld orn at the, comen Street and Smith’s ae, J. B, Parra- the interior of build- street Own-; pall Salton tote. a ition to. the building _ at the corner of Simonton and Ag cote Generat to iia eas: _ ary _ , W. E. Huston; a to the home on Fogarty Avenue. Owner, Julio Lacedonia; cost, $50. Repairs ta th OMMOTTT SD ROMERO FINDS ‘Heainseks sen several days | @go announced in The Citizen the loss of a bicycle from St. - Paul's church yard. The lost | ad was in the issue of The Citizen of Tuesday, and the wheel was found by Rev. A. PRAGUE.—Czechoslovakia to-| day reported that German sol- diers on the west and Polish troops on the northeast were} j peacefully invading the territory | | they were given by the four-pow- | er conference at Munich, Ger- |many, The Czechs and Slovaks, , watched with mixed emotions the ! dismemberment of their coun- try,,some wanting war. and pro-| claiming it on the streets, others land was at war with Russia 20 years.ago. The Sudeten Ger- man territory at the World War) treaty of Versailles. BERLIN.—A million Nazis cele- LOST BICYCLE. brated Hitler’s success at Munich | here. today with street dancing! and beer drinking. Hitler pro-| Che ee West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. KEY. WEST, FLORIDA, SA’ URDAY, OCTOBER 1,°1938 '63,000 PEOPLE; KEY WEST! CONTRIBUTIONS COMING IN; W.P.A. DOES CLEAN-UP) WORK } j | | (Speciat to The Citizen) | .WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 1—| Chairman Norman H. Davis to-} day informed the Key West) Chapter that the Red Cross has/ | given emergency relief to 63,000) i people in the New England and ‘Long Island hurricane and flood pares where more Ahan 600 peo-: iple lost their lives or are missing. ‘The Red Cross is giving emerg- .ency aid and rehabilitation to ap- proximately 15,000 families in this devastated section, Mr. Da- vis said. } An appeal .was issued for a |minimum Red Cross relief fund of $500,000 to care for the home- less families of the stricken re- | gion, and contributions were be- jing receivd in a quick and gen- | erous response, particularly from | } the New England states. Mr. Davis said that rehabilita- | | tion would be given to families who were without means to re- instate themselves. This will re- | quire rebuilding and repairing } hundreds of houses, refurnirhing, | clothing and some aid to smelt busi out of the New, England and Lon; \fishing boats and equipment, such | as nets, lobster pots and traps, for the fishermen so that they could Continue at work, pending perm- anent relief measures. “The Red Cross is grateful for! These speedboats were among those at the 10th an- |Island ports. ‘The Red Cross yes-| nual Philadelphia Outboard Regatta. jterday had mobilized temporary | them ready on the Schuylkill river at Philadelphia. Riders are getting The} Key West Junior Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a stunts and racing regatta tomorrow afternoon 3 o’clock at! the Yacht Basin with the Miami Outboard Club, Inc. put- | ting on the show. Racers 7" MEYYMEST CAMP POR°BOYS TO BE | OPENED NOV. 1 ei re CHAMBER OF COM-! | MERCE MAKES ANNOUNCE- GIVEN OUT Citizen this morning as the cus- tomary call was made at the Chamber of Commerce office, For explanation The Citizen was }handed the folder announcing i the opening on November 1 of the | Key West Camp Roosevelt for Boys, extension of an institution MENT IN FOLDER BEING), An air of elation greeted The} f Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit PRICE ¥IVE CENTS Aqueduct Commission Starts Drive For $58; 000 Contracts that for 20 years has) pit op- operating a high-class. : school for young beys »ori-the-Lake, Ohio. ‘“This”, said Secretary ‘| ‘ton, “is the beginning of ! sults of work that we have | doing for . the — last i |months. There is more to ‘fol ‘low, but we are mighty proud of this first trophy that we can pre- jsent to our loyal directors and | members. | “Whoever has seen the hotel at Gainesville, Georgia, and com- pared its prosperity and modern luxury with the size of the town, jthe hotel is based on the fine can visualize what the establish- | Roosevelt can mean for Key West. irresistable argument to present to the parents of a child, and the long years of experience that Mr. | Lorimer and his associates bring {marks a long step forward in the development of Key West. “It was early in August of 1937, that we began correspondence horimer?“"Stiortly” {that, Mr. Lorimer visited Ke: West but did not at that time decide upon locating here. I am | greatly indebted to Miss Mollie | Parker for her energetic coopera- | | tion in helping to present the ad-; vantages of Key West to the} Lorimers, and realized that the business of | | military school maintained there, | ‘ment of an institution like Camp} “With our climate to furnish an | |to the work, Camp Roosevelt} Tam sure our new} In THE RECENT negotia- tions with Fuehrer Adolf Hitler of Germany, who this week threatened to plunge Europe into war. Secretary of State Cordell Hull was prom- inent in shaping the U. 5. foreign policy. CLUB PARADES DUVAL TONIGHT, neighbors will find a hearty wel-|GIVE STUNTS, RACING, EX-| ne pyvuts them when Me | HIBITION TOMORROW 3 P. © | $818,000. (Thought Wasnes To | Place Definite Figures Before P.W.A.;~ Relief Clients Get Lowest Rate The Florida Keys Aqueduct Commission will begin a drive |Monday for $58,000 a year fre: oh | water contracts in the city and lon the Keys to strengthen its ap- |Plication for a $1,818,000 P.W.A, jjoan-and grant for a pipe line to }the city. The move was decided on fol- Jowing a. conference late yester- day with B. M: Duncan, who has }just returned from - Washington and Atlanta P.W.A. and RFC, offices, where he went in the i terest of a fresh water pipe line to Key West from the mainland. This $58,000 amount wiil rep- resent the yearly demand on liquidation of the $1,000,000 prin- cipal, interest on the loan, and op- eration costs. The grant will be Earl Adams, member of the commission, will leave to- day for Miami fo interview L. L. Lee and Asso who have been engineering and financial data for the appli- cation, and determine a definite rate for the water. “There will be a rate for the laverage consumer of water’, | commissioners: said, “there will be a still cheaper rate for those who will require large amounts of water such as hotels, restaur-~ }ants, etc., and an extremely rea- Bragies re) hef clien' e The drive, commissioners seid, will get early impetus Monday ‘and will continue until October 15, when it is proposed to have jthe-new contracts in P.W:A. of- fices in Washington. “On these contracts will hinge a great deal of the success of se~ \curing a fresh water pipe line for COMMENTS ON LODGE MEETING, ‘WOODMEN MAGAZINE CAR- RIES ARTICLE RELATIVE TO KEY WEST SESSION pened an amnesty releasing | arrive” prisoners from detention camps. the cooperation of the many gov-| ‘PLAN SURVEY ernment agencies in the area.! The W.P.A. is doing a fine clean; |up job in the stricken towns, and | RELATIVE 10 TREE DISEASE jag RELATIVE TO DEBT OWING, is cooperating everywhere with; TO LAND TITLE AND | the Red Cross. Other agencies, | over. It cost the four powers | which are prepared to loan) TO FIND OUT.cAUSE OF De-| ABATRACT COMPANY | $500,000,000 to mobilize during | one hi f | y where families have re- the ‘recent scare. It cost Britain | sources of credit, are claering | STRUCTION TO PALM TREES IN MONROE COUBTY. LONDON.—It was apparent to- day that the world would de- mobilize with the war scare now | $223,000,000, which means hat lth rh th lief -| JACK BRANT NT COMING HERE leach Britisher must pay $5 extra Fuariers ee ae é - jin taxes. First Lord of the ad-' October issue of the Woodmen} eeteareermmeeee } Magazine, a copy of which tas pov Sow ana | Mi pet In Key West contributions are | 1 being received by- Mrs. Eddie “ome to The Citizen, contains ittatten | 258 lass Cove, resigned today eae Bord Key West finds itself ‘be- Senort® of : the - class Chamberlain’s _negotia eause of a disease which is mak- evonty Pose eve «in pig ton ‘He Sonews sal ne A LA CONCHA} i: heavy inroads on, palm trees, 1 ‘thas had for some time the earn: Judge William V. Albury, of Monroe County Criminal Court of Record, who had been in Jack- sonville to appear before Judge Louie Strum and ask for an ex- tension of time in the matter of a ‘mandamus against the county, is-'! sued.out of United States Court; This is the period of the year when the business men of Key West make ready to secure their licenses for the coming year, and a notice in The Citizen of yester- day advised that now is the time far securing these licenses. City License Inspector Elwood The very serious situation in are class initi jthe Keys and. city”, commission- FUL EVENT |for their utmost cooperation The new sizes of pipe for the |ALL BUSINESS PLACES RE-, Merce and Jaycees will meet 13 from Tavernier to Marethon, and lexhibition Sunday and escort with bituminous material which parading six speedy.) outboard} ria today in resigning.) at the Yacht Basin and ;will be} } ers said. .“We mak a special ap- EXTEND TIME | M., YACHT BASIN: “OLOR- «aj to the citizens of Key West | FOR PAYMENT} ‘LICENSES ‘DUE } | making this drive quickly suc- AND PAYABLE! 2 | Racing committee of the Key} project will ‘be 18-inch . from West Junior Chamber of Com- Homestead to ‘Bavernier, 16-inch QUIRED TO HAVE SAME |™embers of the Miami Outboard | 14-inch from Marathon to Key Club arriving here tonight for an West.. The pipe is to be lined DISPLAYED BY NOV.1 | will boost the pumping capacity, jthem through town at 7 o'clock, | probably as much as a sixth. | boats they .will: bring ddwn. ‘OVERSIGHT IN The stunts: \andfadcing ‘wil Be’ held tomorrow afternagp 3 o‘glegk |“ “FERA. CARDS ’ BZ ; open to the public,..itiis ene oft a ~ an enthusiastic ‘\HEND. : ; AYE, ‘Franc This is pad eo aie val, Franco's ney anniver- camp No. 23. men camps No. 30,-688, and 699 of Miami were ritualistic work was in charge of ,COnsFa' naga lagi eg ae sary of Rebel’ revolt in the! t. ‘The | Spanish Civil: War. Telegrams of j. p. TONETTI PROMISES CO- congratulations poured in—one/ from Hitler wishing him early | Com, | Success for a final victory. Gloomy | “Judge Harry K. Martin, of! Dothan, Alabama, a past head | consul of Alabama delivered a} Stirring address: Brief talks were made by State Mer. V. P. Miller of Lakeland, Con. Com. ; W. Archer, and Fin. Secretary F. O. Weech, The meeting was pro-| nounced a great success and} marks the return of Key West camp to the active ranks. of} Woodcraft. During the past 30 days the camp received more’ than 25 applications for member- jrain poured over the armies to- | ‘day. Planes bombed a few! i places. i a ‘ig considering _ splitting France and going over to Ger- | jmany for protection. i WASHINGTON. — Railroad! junion charged that a country- | wide conspiracy to defeat Presi-| ‘dnt Roosevelt's wage-hour law }eaused the recent 15 percent cut} ie railroad ss Sal Egeaenees OPERATION IN CITY PROGRAM jesteonsideration of the Rotary (Club. Secretary S. C. Singleton, of | the Chamber of Commerce, lived for more than one year in the } heart of the largest coconut plan- ‘tation in’ the United States, |of the Matheson estate on Key that A new shift in the managerial ' Biscayne. staff of the Hotel La Concha ment of the hotel While he was there a disease, BUCHAREST.—Rumania today jrings J, P. Tonetti of Torring-| which may or may not be the with! ton, Connecticut, to the manage- Same as is threatening the palms with Miss'of Key West, was successfully Elizabeth Sharpiey as assistant treated by the superintendent of day. Mr. Tonetti was vice-president of the Hotel Greeters Association be left unturned Manager, it was announced ' to- the plantation, Jack Brant, of Key | Biseayne and Coconut Grove. Realizing that no stone should to. avert the of America, the largest hotel as- | threatened disaster in Key West, sociation in the world. He has; Mr. ;also been connected with the invite Mr: Plan | West -andeseg Cape Cod Advancement Singleton was authorized to Brant to visit Key at bts . experience treturned home ning. The.original provided for the paying of the amount mentioned in the papers as owed to the Land Title and Trust Company; in two yearly installments of $6,- 841,10 each. The court granted an extension of one year, making ithe period of payment three, years instead of two. The total indebt- edness of the county is $13,692.20, with interest. It was. said at the court house today that further changes may be made in the tax assessment roll, and. the matter may be brought up at the regular meet- ing of the commissioners next Wednesday canst yesterday evé+i ) Carbonell said today that ali per- | sons are advised to get their oc- cupational licenses and have them on display not later than November 1. |" Mr. Carbonell said that any place of business which does not have the required license on dis- play on the date mentioned will be arrested and fined, and the fine will be the amount of their license in addition to the license which will have to be paid. DEFICIENCY HERE IN PRECIPITATION | Regular “bulletin of |26-foot speedboat, ibe tethered in a by Duke Bowen at the corner of streets SIOMEOETS 4S a large number of @¥ents' planned® 0. S.“Gfuber, manager of the for the entertainment’ ‘of "KEY! overseas Hotel, calls the atten- Westers and tourists during the | tion of The Citizen to the F_E.RA. Fall and winter season. show will be replete with thrill- ing events which have attracted | #8 nation-wide attention. The Pulace Theater’s truck, with announcer sound | oral dealer and cut to Charles; quired size but The | postal cards of Key West scenes, which are too large for cent post and must go for three cent ‘ f the cards have been purchased by a the re- agencies It is understood that most of other Gomez, will be at the races to| Still have quantities of the cards describe the events. “El Capitan”, will be flagboat, by Lindsay donated yard Front and Whitehead The Hotel La Concha wi fl be the official hotel of the visitors. has | whioh are too large. These may the | be neatly clipped along the « Robert ;of the print, make a very atirac- The Miami boats will; uae card and still go for the cent donated RED CROSS FUND ATTORNEY FOR DEFENSE TO BE READY SOME TIME LATE Seat WEEK United States Weather Bu- reau issued on the first of each month showing meteoro- eet antes —— Mayor Willard M. Albury agreed to take care of part of the jexpense of having the visitors jhere. A half-mile course with buoys and flags donated by the Lighthouse Department was laid out today.in the Basin. Junior’ Chamber Racing Comi-! mittee is L. P. Artman, Ir chairma Darnell Carey, vice- president, and members Fernan-} do Camus, Izzy Weintraub and Jerome Berkowitz. DANCE Tonight. 9:30 Till ? PENA’S Garden of Roses | By — | wew YORK.—Republicans are SIOTOETED {eying to get 10% of the coun- | Cod are very ip.many.ze-| Mb. Brant id ‘etpceted! to ar try’s vote to turn Republican. PUBLICITY in the house and seven more in) spects”, Mr. is, HONE, ‘The rive next week, the Rotary Ciub j This will give them 65 more seats GARCIA BEGINS the senate. {Citizen today. The, Dupeatiine) having volunteered to defray. the terests, with which ‘The Hote! expenses ‘of the ft, and Mr. } Concha is connérted, take. aJike-) Brant is making no charge for his ly interest in affairs.of the com~' survices. While here Mr. Brant munity and we shall do every- | yi11 be the guest of Mr. Single- thing to continue a program for ton, and B.C. Moreno has of. the winter visitors”. fered to take him to locations Mr. Tonetti arrived last night where conditions may be best ob- @nd will assume managerial re- | soryed. Sponsibilities at once. which developed Cape Cod ag.@ on Key, Pisses heliadia have any tourist resort. bearing on the problem’ as it ex- “I think Key Ve 4 West.) IS STARTED HERE The first of the Red Cross contributions for the benefit of the storm sufferers in the eastern and northern sections of the country in connection with the recent disastrous hurricane and fidsl wave which swept through New England ond. many cther We Wish To Announce The change of ownership of Richardson’s Grocery Corner Eaton and Elizabeth Streets to be known in the future as Mesa’s Cash Grocery Under Management of PAUL E. MESA Announcement was made this afternoon that there would be no jurors drawn for the proposed i Special term of Criminal Court, | whict was to be held for the trial of the Greek sponge fishermen Jaycee Damee 2 sve wo vesseis, St John and. Tonight. 10 Till ? G. Coolidee, now in. county jail The attorney, who has been re ST. PAUL'S PARISH HALL RAUL’S CLUB tained by the accused, will not be Reservations Close Monday noon — Pritchard's Orchestra — prepared to formulate his de % — a r ense, 1 was sam ul som: | 7 eeeerrees. 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