The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 21, 1938, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 58 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LIX. No. 250. Tugs Take Ferries Int: Tow Enroute To Miami Vessels Traveler And Pil- grim Were Purchased Several Weeks Ago By Belcher Towing Co. Tugs Pioneer and L. H. Har- sey, of the Belcher Towing Com- vessels” being taken out service at the completion of the Overseas Highway, and the trip it kind were placed on the vessels, and it is estimated that materials and work cost ap- APPRAISERS FILE ESTATE, REPORT NEWS FLASHES (My Associated Press) SOOOSOSSSO2SEOHEHEESE8ES TOKIO.—_Two hundred and thirty deaths was the result of a tropical typhoon which swept the southern section of Japan and then roared through Tokio, flocd- ing 10,000 homes and destroying many trees. TOKIO.—The Japanese troops 95 miles north. lissimo, Chiang HeK;“is feported ready to Peace negotiations. JERUSALEM.—Nineteen _per- sons have been killed and 25 wounded since British troops stormed the ramparts of the old section of this city and routed Arabs. Guerilla warfare and sniping with the sound of gun- British soldiers daily heard is the order of the day. Houses are be- ing searched but no mosges are entered without permission. BUDAPEST. have been begun, it is reported, between Hungary, Poland and Czechoslovakia for a “common front” against Russia. The Czechs, however, have offered a new lib- eral slice of territory to Hungary but has been refused. HENDAYE.—Two thousand and eight hundred American volun- teers have been reported killed in the Spanish Civil War fighting for the Loyalists. WASHINGTON.—The case of Farnsworth, imprisoned for sell- RELATIVE TO ESTATE OF| ing naval secrets to a foreign LATE WILLIAM Fe li fH Liabilities, $25,416.69; assets, $22,162.04. power, will go before the Su- preme Court. Farnsworth, who was jailed on a nolo contendere charge which means that he al- lowed himself to be imprisoned without admitting the charge, wants to secure a habeas corpus writ on the grounds that he fool- ishly followed the advice of at- torneys and friends, in a Supreme Court trial today. Attorneys will be questioned today. whem»Americans de- req@eiisr: autos, timber, land,veitk stocking products poRted assHaving made some | ‘ with possible settlement , It will go hard’ with | Premier.Chamberlain of Bfigland % if the plan is not approved. Music by John Pritchard's Orchestra fire between Arab snipers and} Negotiations ! ;man, E, A. Ramsey, presiding. ‘© \uled to lay plans for the winter | Che Hey West Citizen THE SQUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1938 edging toward German protection. What armies Will come down this sweép 6f mountains in the ‘next five’ years? This river, the Dniester;*separates Rumania on the ‘east from Russia’s fertile'Ukrine, often called the soviet grafiary. A lone Rumafiidn*sentry gazes across the’ €xpahse toward which, some observers believe, Hitler has ‘tast‘longing eyes. ‘Rum ania*lately has been VaR aaa aaa ea BAYVIEW TREES TYPIFY IDEALS Sebastian Cabrera, in an international program be- fore the Rotary, Club yester- day aftérnoon, which stress- ed closér understanding be- tween fiations, explained the meaning of the thrée trees given Key West by the Cu- ban Government during the Oct. 10 Celebration. The Spanish laurel is a symbol of victory. the Ceiba or cottonwood typifies long life and was the first tree to which Columbus tied his boat | when landing in America, | a ed at Bayview Park. V Luhuhueueuhuhe heute TAX EXEMPTION ‘rpatin ofthe wore, | LOST TO MANY )ed were Fern Chapter 21, Order FLORIDA REAL ESTATE | Eastern Star, Mrs. F, W. Knapp; | | Ministerial Alliance, Rev. Joe; BOARDS MEET TO CON- Tolle; American Legion Auxili-! |ary, Mrs. K. N. Sands; Daughters | —raaeomaees jof the Confederacy, Mrs. George | F. Archer; Rabbi B. Miller, of the | (Special to The Citizen) | B'Nai Zion Synagogue, and Mayor; FORT MYERS, Oct. 21.—In or- | Willard M. Albury, representing jder to assure permanent contin- | the City of Key West. |, Chairman Ramsey announced | tion to widows, unmarried people | that the next meeting was sched-! and others who are technically uled for early November. | Amendment, Florida voters must | JAYCEE SUPP! ER | ratify a new Amendment to the MEET TONIGHT ‘onstitution at the general elec- | ion to be held November 8, is n |the warning issued by Harry J. ait 97) © | Wood, president. of the Florida 5 soy J2® | Association of Real Estate Boards. Junior Chamber of Commerce! “Under the existing . Amend- Ps hold its supper meeting} “30 o'clock tonight at Stone/o99 of the assessed valuation of Church Annex with Mrs. Eva’ homesteads is available only to Warner and Emil Sweeting, well | «. | known Key West directors, sched-| Court has ruled that a person is HOLDS MEETING, MATTERS DISCUSSED RELA-| | ‘TIVE TO ACTIVITIES OF ORGANIZATION Last night in the parish hall of St. Paul's Episcopal church, | the first meeting of the Roll Call Committee of the Key West chapter of the American Red} Cross was held with the chair- Many routine matters’ which committee: were ‘discussed and Mrs. Grace Phillips, executive secretary of the local chapter, gave a very concise resume of) |different channels of disburse- | {ment of the funds procured, | | which was primarily for the in- | formation of the workers, | | the wording of a Program before | two or more people are living in i - ‘the same residence in family re- ‘ De en a the 6S" ational and one of them is ac- organizations in each sponsoring | ‘U@lly the head of the group. Ob- /a winter event will probably be |Viusly, this interpretation does tonight. A high spot of | Rot include many widows, widow- winter program will probably ers, unmarried people and oth- be the La Semana Alegre or /*T>- | Week of Joy program in Feb-| |Tuary, MANY ELEMENTS Nine new members ill joi the club tonight. we 7 WASHINGTON—At least 64 } ical elements are present in SAWYER, AEBURY: ‘ee out "oS ‘ s: u 's 5 on. ehehernigt We ©. Robinson. { af Be Sawyer! ‘Uf the Lapez? Funeral ‘Home,“atrd ‘Judge | Wil-} liam V. Albury, are among those taking advantage of the weather! and left this morning for a fish- ing excursion. It is understood that while the! Delivered Moté Cars and Mere Colors | i { | fishing has not been very good | during the past several weeks, be-| cause of unsettled weather, these anglers have a reputation for suc- t'— NO COVER CHARGE — cessful catches and are expected i {to return with a fine assortment. / NAV. IT’S ALWAYS EASY TO SECURE WHAT YOU WANT WHEN YOU CALL US. SOUTH FLORIDA |uation of Homestead Tax Exemp- | 500. jexcluded from this benefit due to, the present} ment, tax exemption up to $5,-! \PPRASAL OF LOWE'S ESTATE IS COMPLETED | ALL HOLDINGS FOUND IN MAKING APPRAISAL ARE WORTH APPROXIMATELY $67,482.92 , ° | 1 | J. J. Trevor, vice president of |the First National Bank, and B. Curry Moreno, area supervisor for the Works Progress Adminis- tration, have completed their ap- Pfaisal of the estate of the late ~ Stephen F. Lowe and find it to be worth approximately $67,482.92. appraisers this morning in the office of Probate Judge Ray- mond R. Lord. An itemized report, as filed by \the apprdisers, shows the follow- jing items: List of shares and stock held |in. various organizations through- out the United States, valued’ at | $35,636.87. ‘Mortgage notes, $2,000. House and lot, $1,268.51. Note for $153) Real estate, representing |home on Southard street, | 500. | Negro tenement property, 1 } \ | the $12, Two frame tenement houses, | $2,000. One Buick sedan, $500. | House furnishings, $1,000. | Miscellaneous’ personal effects, $100. € |. Checking “aéééunt'in the First National Bank of Kéy West, $1,- 667.58. . s Checking account’ in the Irving Trust Company of’ New York City, $9,156.96. The foregoing is a condensed |Teport of the appraisal, locations of real estate holdings having heads of families”. The Supreme | been necessarily omitted, but the | quarter figures and aggregate sum are |the appraisers. | | GO WEST. YOUNG WOMEN | AMARILLO, Texas — Gene |Howe, Amarillo editor, says women of the high plains coun- jtry have mire beautiful legs than | women elsewhere. It is because | the women of the plains have to ‘brace themselves against high | winds, Howe said, and this ex- ercises the muscles of the g which makes for beauty.” l advises. NOW ON DISPLAY—AT NEW LOW PRICES 5-PASSENGER TOURING SEDAN, $841 in new shipment on Monday —PLYMOUTHS GIVE YOU MORE FOR LESS MONEY— Inc. OPEN SATURDAY NIGHT AND ALL DAY SUNDAY ‘The returns were filed by the! $1,-| | || in excess, ie 2h jcome west, young women,” HoWe | dendale, 8,083? j GUIDES, NUMBER OF BOATS PROPOSED BY GROUP | Adopting a resolution with the salient points the optimistic be-/| jlief that the coming season will |be Key West’s best and that the} Charter Boatmen’s Association | will do all in its power to regu- jlate the number of party boats, the type of guides manning them and releasing of fish not badly injured,‘ jation met last night in“thé*ifterests of local | fishing. Aboard’ the’“Sylvia” at Gulf Dock last night, under a canvas top with cool norther lightly | blowing and lanterns lighting the | scene, the group representing the | best fishing guides of the city, |conferred with S.C. Singleton, | |Clarence- Thompson and Cleve- land Dillon, who will be ‘the Board of Examiners inquiring in- to the specifications required be- |fore a guide can operate in these | waters. | Salient among these specifica- tions will be a required six months residence in the county. Amendments to the present city ordinance which gives the Board power were proposed. | A letter from R. L. Dowling, State Conservation Department j head, wished the guides a profit-} able season and called attention | to conservation laws. In discussion it was proposed that a framed ce tificate signi- fying the licensing of a Buide would be given to each passing the examination laid down by the Board. Posting of certified in the principal tourist centers of the city was . Complete amendments: to the present city ordinance will be determined and probably pre- sented at the next meeting of the! group which has been set for 8| jo'clock Nov. 15 at City Hall. Dues | {to support the Association will then be collected. FLORIDA SEPT. __ BUILDING JUMPS | (Speeiat to The Citizen) JACKSONVILLE, Oct. 21.— September building construction in 36 Florida municipalities was |valued at. foximately $6,500,- ‘000 last’ m® re than $1,500,- | 000 over the figure for the same! ‘month last year, according to a| compilation released today by the! ‘research department of the Flor-| ida State Chamber of Commerce. ! | Total building cnostruction re- ‘ported to the end of 1938's third j was $37,986,937, as com- pared with $49,452,015 for the the head of a family only when | just as set down in the report of first nine months of 1937. | Exact total for last month was | $6,427,499; a gain of $1,627,629 jover September, 1937. Total for |the third quarter of 1938 was | $15,492,384, the State Chamber! |Teport revealed. Three cities reached, the mil- 'lion-and-better class last month. They were: St. Petersburg, $1,- |954,991; Miami, $1,060,073, and} Miami Beach, $1,012,090. Thir-/ | teen. others-had monthly totals | They were: ' ai ; Ft, Lau- Gainesville, $247, Palm $1 ; Tampa, $89,599; Holly- $82,430; Key West, $73,395; | Beach, $61,972; . Pensar. $60,667; Coral Gables. $55,- 190, and Clearwater, $53,000. VISITING HERE William T. , State com-| |mander of the American Legion and Chas. S. Casey, representing | the veterans division of the U. S.} ant callers | Citizen. i (TWINS BORN TO SESE Key West, Florida, has thé’ most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit PRICE. FIVE CENTS puncil’ Passes Amended Ordinance Relative To Operation Of Saloons DFO assaes LAW ENFORCEMENT MOVES IN LIMELIGHT | Those Established Prior To Enactment Of Present Law May Continue Op- Definite steps toward law enforcement in Key West were taken during the last two weeks, evoking a storm of discussjon. Last night at the meeting of the City Council a motion ‘Was entértained by the chair,....|, thei proposed by city coun- ‘Gian William T. Doughtry— “thit ‘enforcement ‘of *traffie**"}; Mayor Willard M:" ‘Albury, chief enforcement officer of the city, be invited to sit with the City Council. The mo- tion was passed unanimous- ly. It was Will Doughiry who released a bombshell by a lengthy listing of various tol- eration City Council, at a regular meet- ing last night, passed an ordin- ; thaf were established and li- |consed for the years 1936 and | 1937 are not to be included in the |same status as that of other | places that may be operating con- trary to the law. which provides | "that no such places shall be per- mitted to operate within three | hundred feet of any church or The place operated by «John | Blackwell at the corner of Mar- garet and Southard streets, oppo- site the Harris School, is one of | the places which is exempted ac- |cording to this new ordinance, while it is said to be several othi- ers that are now doing business in different sections of the city that will be accorded the same privilege under the ordinance as passed last night. Provision Set Forth The following is the main pro- vision of the amended ordinance: “Provided that nothing therein |contained shall apply to any |place or places of business that | were established and. licensed for the license years of 1936 and 1937, and which license has ‘not here- tofore been revokd for any, rea- son, and‘ furthet . providing ‘ that the City Council may revoke any such license upon satisfactory proof to it that the said place of business so licensed constitutes a nuisance or is shown to be con- | ducted in such a manner as to be contrary to the public health, welfare and morals of the City of Key West”. Those voting in favor of the {Councilmen Roy Fulford, Jim | Roberts, Will E. P. Roberts and City-‘farl Adams. Those opposing the ie a beet be iéasure:were “Councilmen Will to ly pressoiw Donghtry, i “ADDAH J. RAMSEY, ae Monroe 2Courty! £98") bao peayere pp rt ol Class Room Teachers Urine a jerter’ ‘was Yead’ fost! io WihadesoMe""Albuty” stating “that ‘the had” tnetriieted the’ license in- Service”! Sector to arrest any persons op- erating a business contrary to |the city ordinances. After the ‘reading of the letter, it was or- |dered that a communication be sent to Mayor Albury requesting jhim to have all city ordinances | rigidly enforced, and also asking |the mayor to meet with the city | council at all future meetings, There was a letter read from the Stone Church Service Ciub J. A TAYLORS | recuestine enforcement of the city ordinance relative to the op- = , eration of liquor places wituin ‘i three hundred feet of a church or otk te val hgh shag Cen erg school. There was # similiar com- Taylor at the residence, 621 Cath. | munication received from the olie Lane. Monroe County Classroom Teach- Mrs. Taylor was Miss Stella| ‘T Unit. Both of the letters Alea before marriage. Mr. Tay.| “te otdered placed on file. ; Swimming Pool; Hunting lor is employed at the Gulf Oii » " ‘| Refining Company in this city. Guy Car add: the jmeeting relative to matters con- cerning the proposed leasing of the swimming pool on the boule- vard in which he requested that action be deferred for a time un- til further investigation could be (Continued on Page Three) . Joe Lchukueuke de ded dedi 1939 CHEVROLETS | Gu Disslay | Seecsemmmamaneerm Sn oe MULBERG CHEVROLET | special Chicken Dinner COMPANY Ramonin’s Restaurant 615 Duval Street CONTRACTING AND ENGINEERING COMPANY. PHONE 598