The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 16, 1938, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wira Service For 58 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LIX. No. 272. Charter Boatmen Conduct Meeting Here Last Night Outline Plans For Opera-: tions To Be Carried On’ During Present Winter | Season There was a meeting of the! Key West Charter Boatmen’s As | sociation held last night at the! City Hall with T. C. Canova.) secretary of the organization, presiding. A tentatiy; be submittal o for its approva! proposed activities of the sociation, was read and proved. The main provision of the docu- ment provides that one year’s residence in Key West prior to operations will be required of | anyone desiring to join the as- sociation. The purpose of the organization is to protect local people against | outsiders in engaging in taking out boat parties on fishing trips, | excursions and other outings, and also those who will act as fishing! ‘guides for tourist during the sea-| 'PLAN ATTENDING ATLANTIC MARINE FISHERIES MEET FLORIDA OFFICIALS HAVE ACCEPTED INVITATIONS; CONFERENCE TO BE HELD |: IN NEW YORK TALLAHASSEE, Nov. (FNS) Florida officials have ac- | invitations from New, cepted Work’s joint legislative committee ; ion the, Ala cooperation to at- tend the, Atlantic, Marine Fish- eries Conte ference,,.Saturday, No- | vember 19,,.Park.Central Hotel, New, York Ker’ R. L. Dowling, Florida state! conservation commissioner, will’ attend the conference as repre-j sentative of Governor Fred Cone} j and the State Board of Conserva- tion, which includes: the six | cabinet officials. Commissioners on interstate cooperation, federal and state conservation officials and the council of state govern-; ments will participate in the New York meeting. Mr. Dowling has been warned 16.—' son. | of the rapid depletion of the It was also decided that efforts; state's marine fisheries. Both the will be made toward securing a} supply of commercial food fishes Suitable dock for the convenience | and some of the most important of the many boats that will be-| game fishes sought by wealthy come engaged in these activities | fone teen, in Florida’s salt waters during the winter season. There were about twenty-five because of the increased activities persons attending the meeting, | j in all fishing. many of whom signed up, with | In line with these warnings for others signifying their intention | protective measures, both ot wlan oa affiliated with the and voluntary, the U, S. Bureau lot Fisheries and State conserva- tion departments. from Florida re being diminished in numbers | legal ; -—BAFTING HEAVY IN CAMPAIGN -and other New England states have taken up the cry and are issuing warn- ings that all marine fisheries are | in danger from predatory prac- | tices and from over-fishing. RELATIVE TO GLASS CITRUS JUICE MOVEMENT { Mr. Dowling points out that the! to demand the attention of all | the states of the Atlantic sea-! board. These fisheries are fore-| ‘most among Florida’s | resources, affording one of the; TAVARES, Nov. 16.-—(FNS)! | State’s wealthiest natural assets. industrial | Che Kriy eat Citizrn | THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1938 | | i ELECTION SETS. NEW VALUE ON | GOLP. STATUS le | SHIFT OF VOTE PERCENTAGE AND OTHER MATTERS ARE NOW BEING DISCUSSED BY PARTY MEMBERS | By PRESTON GROVER AP Feature Service WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.— \Election returns indicate that the ‘country can take a turn to Roose- ‘velt liberalism or modified Re- jpublican conservatism by a shift , of five or ten percent of the vote. Statisticians havé computed be- | fore this that a five percent switch of votes to the Republican side in 1936 in certain key states would have rduced Roosevelt's over- NICKEL A situation is’ serious enough now |Whelming electoral vote very | sharply while a switch of ten ;percent in other key sections would have defeated him. Now the switch of five or ten’ | percent of the vote in certain of Cooperating splendidly on the | Other states are complying with | those fairly-well-balanced sectors nickel a glass citrus juice cam- paign inaugurated recently by: Burton H. Schoepf of Tamiami Trail Tours, Lake County, through | its energetic Chamber of Com-} merece secretary Karl Lehmann,' is batting about one thousand. | Lehmann reports that several! packing houses have opened spe- ; cial stands to serve juice either free or at 5c a glass. Practically , every drink stand, coffee shop,’ — store and dairy stand in the/| is now featuring and bushing the Se glass with their saoptind ‘the sl “All ea logan you: ¢an drink for a ne guaile -The Cler-/ mont Exchange: has constructed a epson | ome on the main hear and are serving freshly squeezed orange! juice to the traveling public, One dealer has developed a new and popular drink known as “frosted ' orange juice” at a nickel a glass. ; Attending a convention dinner im Orlando last week, Lehmann! found the hotel serving tomato! juice, and he pointed out that | had the management served fresh | orange or grapefruit juice it would have cost them not so mauch as the tomato juice and would have been more appre- ciated by the guests and been of real help to the citrus industry. Flew 600 Miles For Supply Of Steaks suggestions that united efforts be | made to do something construc- | ‘tive and practical in conserving Sounding gain in the house and these marine fisheries, so valu-, able as sources of productive Florida officials have been in- vited, and will participate in this ‘important conference because of their close association with and intimate knowledge of problems! which not only are pecyliar to Florida but which are confronted by all states, where the marine fisheries are important as sources of food and recreation. seure COOPERATION IN PEACE MOVEMENT = WOULD EDUCATE’ FLORI- DIANS IN NEED FOR “MO- RAL RE-ARMAMENT” ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 16.— (FNS) All Florida newspapers and news services will be asked to cooperate with National head- quarters of the Oxford Group in ; the education of Floridians in the need for “moral-rearmament” if the world is to remain at peace, and the bitter persecutions of in- dividuals and races in Europe is {to be ended. (Ry Assectated Preas) MIAMI, Fla., Nov. 16.—Walkor | P. Inman, wealthy sportsman pilot of Georgetown, S. C., want- ; ed a supply of fresh Florida steaks. He tuned up his plane and flew here with his plantation cook to: restock his larder. The 600-mile flight, plus the purchase price of 140 pounds of steak, came to $208.04. NOTICE Merchants and Organizations Organize or sponsor a BOWL- ING TEAM of five men each. Send representative to meeting at Club Cayo Hueso, Jefferson aot. 8:30 o'clock, Friday, Nov. KEY WEST BOWLING ALLEY This was decided at a meeting of Oxford Group team leaders from all over Florida who met at the Morrison Hotel here Sunday, aided by Group members from | Michigan, Mlinois, Canada and Britain, to discuss the part Flor- ida Group members should play in building up a new national and international philosophy that will lead to lasting peace. Miami, Ocala, Frostpreof, Win- ter Haven, Tampa and St. Peters- burg leaders cooperated in lead- ing the discussions. British cabi- net heads, as well as such leading American thinkers as Rodger Babson, give the Oxford Group in England credit for being the greatest single force bringing ‘about the temporary peace in Europe. ihas given the Republicans a re- an emphatic and more important ‘gain among the governorships. | wealth in the nation’s food sup-; (Where party success is concern- led, governorships are far more important than house or senate places.) A New Deal Blow-Out In the house, both Democrats jand Republicans alike who had held their places since pre-New Deal days—before 1932—survived the present election with scarce- ,ly an exception. The Democrats ; jelected in th tide of 1932, sea and 1936 were the ones bienwsy* out of office in 1938. All of which means that in spite of temporary losses the two parties are pretty well bed-rock- each in its own bailiwick. | Wise politicians such as Postmas- ter General James A. Farley and Charles Michaelson, admiral of {Democratic party publicity, said |before the election that the ma- |jor political battles would con- Htinue to be fought between Re- publicans and Democrats “at least through my time, and yours”. New Hopes For 1940 Also, the Republican gains put a new value on the G.O.P. presi- dential nomination for 1940. Any- body who attended the 1936 Re- publican national convention could tell that the party consid- ered its presidential nomination wasn’t worth a dime then, except for a paragraph of-history. But it will be a choicer piece of real estate next time. And Here's Something Else And that brings up another thing. From ail appearances, President Roosevelt believes and his friends and many critics alike agree, that his personal popular- ity still continues at a high level Moreover, he remains determined to push his program, which is not entirely ¢omplete and still sub- ject to revision or repeal by its foes. Now comes a resurgence of Re- publicans and an increased pro- portion of independent Demo- crats remaining in congress be- cause of the defeat of New Deal- jet both hazards to his program. '}ine of the JAPANESE-BUILT .GUNBOAT “Dhonburi”,(above), completes the 1938 naval program for Siam which includes 7 torpedo boats, 2 neg ae conyoy ships and @ coastguard vesscl. South Side Association Has Interesting Meeting: At a meeting of the South Side Association held at the High School auditorium last night, there were about 60 persons pres- ent, all of whom gave every evi- lence of being enthusiastic and | interested in the matter of or- ganization. Chairman Henry Brewer gave clear and comprehensive out- ims and objectives of the association and cited the po- tential possibilities of the neigh- borhood if development is carried on under the program fostered by the association. He then called for expressions on the different issues..and _ re- Russell, Wm. W. Watkins, Vesey A. Johnson, and William Arnold, members of the mittee. All the officers are elected for the intervening time | between the present and the time for the first regular meeting | which will be held in February. | It was suggested that the mat- ter of zoning be discussed, and it! was agreed that the matter would be brought to the attention of the zoning board, members 6f which will requested to attend a meeting and discuss the subject. Mosquito Control was brought before the meeting for discussion, executive com-j; be contacted and they be! ceived from several present.) and it was decided to investigate Among the ideas and opinions! the status of this much needed given were: Approval of the group and the idea of keeping the area a strict- ly residential section. Another! membet expressed himself as be- ing heartily in accord with the movement and assured his active participation. Others gave voice to similar views, and expressions indicating their appreciation of the ideas of the association, and the program for which it stands. The chairman® then presented for consideration a constitution and by laws, reading the pro- pe 1 document by articles. It was advised that the constitution, with several changes be adopted, after which the following officers were elected: Henry Brewer, president; Clif- ford G. Hicks, secretary-treas- urer; Everett Winter, Melvin E. ROUSING OFFICER ARRIVES IN. CITY tial POMEROY HERE TO CONFER WITH VARIOUS OFFICIALS Hugh R. Pomeroy, chief of the Field Service of the National As- sociation of Housing Officials, ar- rived in the city this afternoon for the purpose of attending meeting in the city hall Those who will attend the sion are Mayor Willard M. Al- bury, members of the city coun- cil and Ered J. Dion, chairman of the Federal Housing Authority in Key West.,»A telegram announc- ing the proposed arrival of Mr. Pomeroy ‘was receivéd by Frank- lin) Albeld this morning. a NAVAL OFFICER COMING HERE Commander W. M. Angas, USN. Mrs. Angas and their daughter are due to arrive in Key West tomorrow and remain for a few days while the commander make® an inspection of the naval station and other naval holdings While in the city the visitors will be guests of Lieutenant Fort Callahan, officer in charge at the station. and Mrs. Callahan at their quarters. project, and a committee of three members was appointed to attend to the matter, as an investigating committee. Motion was made that a pro-| test be filed with the proper au- thorities against licensing or per- mitting the property known as the Vining Harris home to be used for club purposes or for the’ operation of any other business of a similar nature. It was de- cided that this matter be placed in the hands of the executive committee. The meeting was declared to be one of the most progressive and the purposes of the South Side Association were clearly brought out and thoroughly un- derstood. No further business being brought before it, adjourn- ment was ordered. DGWLING COMES HERE ON VISIT’ ACCOMPANIED BY McCAW- LEY, ALSO CONNECTED WITH CONSERVATION R. L. Dowling, the Florida State supervisor Conservation department, was a visitor in the | city today and was accompanied by J. S. McCawley, tive of the state organization. While quent visitor to this section, Mr. Dowling is paying a representa- and was meeting a number of of- ficials, both city and county,’ and was really enjoying his/stay, he said. Though only here but a brief Mr. Dowling made a great contacts, acquainting him- he do so, he informed The*€ni zen. He planned to leave this after- noon to be in Miami this eve- ning but assured his friends he would return within a short time and remain for several days. ELKHART, Ind. — The tele- phone exchange girls have a per- fectly good alibi for all the wrong | numbers handed out recently. Two bats sailed into the switch- board room and gave the giris the | jitters until 2 policeman caught them. of | Mr. McCawley is a fre-|} his first visit, | f with some of the neecs which | departrient tan Ao! bid IN COURT Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit PRICE FIVE CENTS National Group May Come Here For Visit Tomorrow "HOUSE CONTRACT) COUNTY COMMISSIONERS | ARE AWAITING WORD FROM | ATLANTA ON AWARDING | | CONTRACT | Members of the county com- missioners are awaiting the re- Ply from the Public Works Ad- } ministration in Atlanta, Ga., an- {nouncing to whom the contract | for additions to the county court | house is to be awarded. All of the bids were canvassed after the meeting held at the {court house yesterday afternoon, {after which they were, with the :mecessary papers forwarded to arters for the final award { of the,contract. f There were four companies bidding, and the names and amounts are as follows: Davis Construction Co., Miami Beach, $23,396; Gaffney Waldron Co., Miami, $26,574; Witters Construc- tion Co., Miami, $26,991; John B. Orr, Incorporated, Miami, $28,- 625. The lowest bidder was the | Davis Construction Co., and their [bid was just within the amount available for the work. GIVES STATUS OF RED CROSS MEMBERSHIPS | ;LOCAL EXECUTIVE SECRE- TARY SHOWS MINIMUM AMOUNT NECESSARY IN DRIVE UNDERWAY Inasmuch as there appears to be some confusion as to the amount necessary in obtaining membership in the Red Cross Roll Call Drive recently in- augurated, Mrs. Grace Phillips, local Executive Secretary of the jchapter, states that $1 is the ‘minimum amount necessary for jobtaining a membership, while |the other fixed amounts are $5, $10, $25, $50 and $100. Mrs. Phillips states, however, that any amount less than $1 as a contribution will be gladly re- {ceived with due credit given the j donor. All amounts less than $1, |the minimum for a membership, | will be simply credited as a con- jtribution, which will be just as much appreciated a the larger amounts from persons who are ;more able to contribute toward | the cause. Mrs. Philipps and the other of- ficers handling the drive, make an appeal to all to send in their contributions as early as possible {in order that Key West's quota jmay be fully subscribed and ready'for recording when the jdrive-is concluded All donations may be sént to jthe local secretary at her resi- jdence, 421 Duval street, where they will be cheerfully received. CRIMINAL COURT TRIES TWO CASES |RECESS TAKEN UNTIL TO- MORROW MORNING AT 9°30 O'CLOCK } Criminal Court of Record met | this morning at 9:30 o'clock with | Judge William V. Albury presid- | ing, and all officials present. The first case called was that {of D. B. Garrett, charged with {@tiving an overloaded truck on {the public highway. The prisoner j entered a plea of guilty and was ‘ed $10 and costs, the total a ~ which was paid, was $28.7 Neu was the case of I 2g Cleare, colored, charged with as- |sault and battery. Claire entered iby plea of not guilty, and the fol- lowing jury was selected to try the issue:: Robert Shultz, Orion | A. Russell, Leonard R. Sawyer. | Charles Hjort, Charles H. Pierce afd Anderson Lones The case occupied but a brief jtime, and after all the evidence was in the jury retired and re- jturned within a short time with j* verdict of not guilty. Recess was then ordered by the judgé until tomorrow morn- ing, 9:30 o'clock. i Members Of Agricultural Dept. To Be Guests Of Bridge Commission At Refugee Commissioner Pigeon Key Members of the National Asso- ciaticn of Commissioners, Secre- taries and Directors of Agricul- ture, which is completing a three- day convention ai the Hotel Mc- Allister in Miami, are planning a a visit to the Keys tomorrow and will be, guests,.of the Overseas Road and Toll Bridge Commission yt an. old-time fish fry at Pigeon Key, where they will be guests of Engineer B. M. Duncan, It is expected that if time al- lows. the entire group will visit NEW YEAR brings added Key West following the fish fry responsibility to Sir Herbert Emerson (above) who on Jan. 1, 1939, assumes office as high ing sights which are to be found commissioner for refugees un- in thig tate eat unig Geulilienes and be shown the many interest- der protection of the League of Nations. His task will be under __ the! league adminigtration ONE HOLIDAY AFTER ANOTHER “FORT CHRISTMAS” HAS EX- PERIENCES NOT FOUND IN OTHER TOWNS... main until laie in the evening. Fellowing the trip other parts ,of the state may be visited in or- der that the visiting group may be in Jacksonville Sunday night. DOVE SEASON HERE, CLOSES. CHRISTMAS, Nov. 16.—(FNS) It may be true in most parts of the country that “Christmas comes but once year”, with cheer and merriment despite all the hard work that goes with the Yuletide season But down here which wearied ago christened “Fort when they had com- this little soldiers in town many year: Christm: pleted erection of their palmetto aside cormmunity log fort, Christmas—even from the name of the is a long drawn out affair, for hardly does holida end, th And it and pretty, besides hou one another “me berins the hardest on young, Juanita Tucker, who »wifely duties, is the postmistress of this small com munity, and as such’ miist super! vise the cancellativti of thousands of letters from pHépile, wll Over the world who want their’ fric or children to get a letter pos marked right from the fy Kenda headquarters o not St th. goes with the Yuletide Last year more than 56.900 let- ters were run through the can- cellation machines and sent to nearly every nation on the globe Thi 1 more to be sent here for remailing to every section of the world. In 1934, bent on ending the growing holiday m rush, the postoffice department ordered discontinuance of the name Christmas, but a flood of letters from all over the nation pro testing the change brought rescinding of the order and this year authorities, seeing nothing could be done shrugged, and sent Mrs new, ultra high speed tion machine to allow keep up with the last rush of mail Among the prized possessions of the little postmistress are two Christ come t her eac ned “Frank lin Det R and the other “James A Farley” Si has received one from both ever since she became pe tress in 1932. Stamp collectors and autograph seekers also keep her busy, and not a day goes past that she does not have to autograph a letter for some fan year € are expected about it Tu B-I-L-L-Y’S SERVICE STATION Good Gulf Products Cor. Eaton and William Sts. WM. C. (Billy) PIERCE. Mgr. ny merit, At, HUNTERS REPORT BUT LIT- TLE SUCCESS DURING EXPEDITIONS Dove hunting season campyto a close in this section of Plofida last evening and for the first Sime in many seasons the huhting» has been exceedingly unproductive, hunters reporting but very few of the birds resulting from their expeditions. Superintendent -Wm. De- of the Seventh Light- houce District, who is also a mem- ber of the U. S. Biological sur- vey and traps doves, bands them and releases them for the pur- pose of studying their migratory fibbits, reports little success this Year, Provided with every facility for trapping the birds and placing the traps.an a piece ‘of Jand, govern nt. property, adjacent to Fort ylor. with practically no one permitted to hunt on the ground, Mr. Demeritt yesterday told The Citizen he bad met with but lit tle success. During the entire season from October 1 to November 15 his traps had caught only 62 birds, wh ile during the hunting season ast year his traps had caught 716 sves, all of which were banded and released for migratory study She’s Now Carving Her Own Tombstone {fy Aamoeinted Prens) PETERSBURG, Fis. Nov Mrs. Margaret L. Kappelboff. eulptor and artist, who formerly lived at Akron, Ohio, is carving her own tombstone in the flower garden of her home here. finished tombstone will @ young girl, clothed in wing robes, hands clasped and 1 bowed in meditation It will serve as the marker of the graves of the artist and her bufband, Aloys Kappelhoff, who is also still living w. 16 There will be « meeting of the stockholders of the Monroe In- vestment Co. on Monday. Mov. 2ist, 1938. at the Golden Eagle Hall ai 7:36 ». m