The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 23, 1938, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 58 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LIX. No, 278. Seventeen Building Permits —_ Issued: During Past Week j NEW U. s. DEFENSE Chaiiactissliih Aud Repair Work Call For Expen-|** diture Of Over Twelve! Thousand Dollars i | | | | | | | Building and repair permits is- sued during the past week from | thé office of Building Inspector | Harry M. Baker total $12,500 and | number 17, several of them being | for general repairs and for build-| ings. | Largest. it was issued to E. sae, general repairs to |. the property formerly called the} ‘Trevmor Apartments at 312 Si- |; monton street and granted work. to the extent of $5,000. i Next largest was for the con- struction of restaurant and an addition to the apartment house} © “¢ on Trumbo Island and owned by) {sphere owas explained. by Trumbo Properties, Incorporated. | Sance Walled |. labove) in a This permit was for $3,500. j ” ; i plea for tighter bonds among ! - Other permits issued are 98) “415 21 Americen Republics. A | follows: b i i ; U. S. plan to establish air General repairs to 618 Grinnell | Bases an Saitn Aéherica to be sirect. Owner, Adele . Scott) ied by the U. S. Army was Sands; cost, $1,000. General repairs to 408 Eaton | isonet eomealandsde EXCHANGE street. Owner, Gertrude O. Laubscher; cost, $1,000. i Minor repairs to and paint 908! se h f Eaton street. Owner, Edith Gan- | nae il ai ae 5 dolfo; cost, $100. | notes ‘ween the Phillipine and Repairs to porch at 812 Flem- | Japanese governments Will be ac- ing street. Owner, Maloney; complished today following the a ah pe SRR {killing of a Japanese fisherman oi pg aroline | and a resulting Japanese fisher- ae Peres F., Calleio; aks! man raid on a Phillipine village. Paint residence at the corner | The fisherman was killed follow- of Fleming and Grinnell streets. | ing forcible resistance to an ex- Owner, Sybil Dexter; cost, $100. | amination of his papers by au- Ringe: saveny perase’at ae Wat-|thorities. The fishermen thert)Tampa this winter, Tampa's! son stree' wner, jompson; | descended upon the village, bound pumice Chamber of Commerce! 100. “Rein to store at 718 Caro- | natives to trees and maltreated!has assumed sponsorship of an} ,All-Florida School Day and has line street. Owner, Theodore | them. etched a campaign to attract Roberts; cost, $100. Build steps and paint 521 Sew | representation from every educa- | tional institution in the state, nell street. Owner, L. R. Sa R. Robert Hill, president of the or- yer; cost, $100. Paint building at 1005 Fieming| ganization, has announced here. | Special invitations have been street. Owner, P. M. Roberts;!C. Hewlett of this city called to cost, $100. : | attend a child, and found the [Spey rach ipeabees bape! net mother had baked a live mouse sent to every school in Florida, : one hi believing that this arrangements have been made | with Florida State Fair officials | to admit every student and teach- cost, $100. lin a pie, Construct small addition at 1327 | Would cure the measles. er free, and cash prizes and many ‘commercial awards will be offer- Duval street. Owner, E. H. Gato; | "SaaS LaLa Ma: ed as inducements for schools to cost, $200. Repairs to floors and walls at BOAT COMES FROM CLEVELAND, OHIO send motorcades. 725 Duval street. Owner, Charles Dupont Estate; cost, $100. | Paint 629 Caroline street. Own- Friday, February 10, has been er, P. L. Weatherford; cost, $300. | dedicated as All-Florida School Repairs to floors on Duval! Day, and the Jaycees have al- Street between Caroline and ready started work on entertain- Greene streets. Owner, A. Lo-| {ment features to make it one of the most attractive events on the 17-day schedule of the Exposi- bez; cost, $50. | | tion which ‘opens January 31 and continues through February 18. School bands from throughout the state will also .compete for cash prizes and Jaycee officials anticipate the entry of more than ‘a dozen musical organizations in the contests. School buses will 'be utilized by many institutions to transport students to Tampa and the motorcade will be pro- tected by the Florida Safety {Council under the direction of Asher Frank. THE NEW POLICY with ref- erence to the western hem- fire. ALL FLORIDA SCHOOL EVENT ' RELATIVE TO ATTENDING | EXPOSITION TO BE HELD IN TAMPA, FLORIDA TAMPA, Nov. 23 (FNS).—Con- vinced that every school child in Florida should have an opportun- | ity to attend the Pan-American PECULIAR REMEDY MANCHESTER, Eng.—Dr. From Cleveland, Ohio, to Key West, Florida, landing this afternoon came the Coast Guard patrol boat Cortiga on its way to Gulfport, Mississip- pi, to join the New Orleans divi |. lain is T. G. Woolard, had dropped into Key harbor on many trips. Cortiga, which was for- merly stationed at Elpera, Michigan, on Lake Huron, was taken from Cleveland through Lake Erie into Lake Ontario, along the Welland Canal, through the St. Law- rence River and down the At- lantic Seaboard. The Cortiga will leave to- morrow morning 7:30. Cap- tain Wollard told The Citizen he has noted many improve- ments in the city since his last trip here. Mario Perez is once again a prisoner in the county jail. Aft-' er an absence of several months! he surrendered himself this morning to Judge William V. Al-' bury, of Criminal Court of Rec- ord, who passed the sentence on; him. He was arrested on the com- plaint of, at that time, the city at- torney, was sentenced to 60 days in county jail. Some, time Jater Perez saw an opportunity, grasp: 5 ed it and made his espape...; 3 He had remained hidden until this morning when, he concluded that he was tired, of hiding and would return to serve,out the balance of his, time. HOLIDAY NOTICE Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 23, this office will not open for business on that day. THE KEY WEST ELECTRIC CO. nov23-It THANKSGIVING DANCE Tomorrow Night, 10 Till ? CUBAN CLUB TWO BIG PRIZES Music By Pritchard's Orchestra Admission 7S¢ Ladies Free USES EGGS ON WIFE ST. PAUL, Minn.—Mrs. Clara Watkins of this city testified in her divorce suit that her hus- band frequently bombarded her i ein WHEREAS Thursday, November at: has poenk ont colnet ‘Thanksgiving Day. in this great country of ours. THEREFORE IL. Willard M. Albury. mayor of the City of Key West. Florida, do request the citizens of our community to pause in their daily duties of this day to thank Almighty God for the manifold blessings bestowed oa us as a com- munity. To attend a place of worship of their choice to give thanks to Him who has blessed us as a whole. We are blessed in many ways. To give thanks for the money being spent in cur community from the government sources, giving em- ployment to many of our citizens. Thanks for the beautiful sunshine to keep our bodies warm. Thanks that we do not have to buy coal to heat our homes to keep our families warm during the ravages of winter as many of the cities of the north have to do. + oogen henureg ler dy igre ra hg hag Sia declare Thursday. November 24, Thanksgiving Day. a holi- day. WILLARD M. ALBURY. Mayor of the City of Key West. Florida. Attest: ARCHIE ROBERTS. City Clerk. Che Kry Wrst Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1938 _ Look Out Above! Geared for high speed: the army’s new antieratt | guniis.a 37 mm caliber automatic ; mounted on an all-around fire, four wheel, towable trailer. BATISTA STUDIED CUBAN MONUMENTS Raral Program Of Schools, ‘HERE; MAY IMPROVE THEM LATER | pencccccccccevevcccccccedsboccececcoescaccocccces Although not definitely com- mitting himself to the statement that he will improve the Cuban monuments and San _ Carlos School in the city, Colonel Ful- gencio Batista in an interview ar- ranged for The Citizen by Key Hernando DeSoto Exposition .in ; West Cuban Consul:Betardo Rod-;-probably be built into the in- ,Figuez Valdes said that he has gathered information ‘regarding ‘them with the possible view of improvement. He believes they may be made much more ade- ; quately representative. Asked about the significance of his recent trip to Washington, Colonel Batista replied that he was invited through the courtesy of General Malin Craig, chief of staff of U. S. Army to renew and strengthen Cuban-American friendship. Asked about news- paper reports that the American owned Guantanamo naval base in |Cuba would be strengthened in keeping with a more active U. S. defensive policy, Batista would say nothing further than that the Guantanamo base was at present very strong. The colonel liked the Overseas Highway very much and thought it very beautiful. He thinks it will greatly help tourist travel to Cuba through this section of the country and stated that he was very much interested in a daily, HIGHWAY ROUTE CONTENTION TO BE DISCUSSED PERKY’S ATTORNEY IN ALL PROBABILITY WILL TAKE UP MATTER WITH COMMIS- SIONERS NEXT WEEK Possibility of the land owned by R. C .Perky over which runs the Overseas Highway and which, it is understood, form the subject of contention between the coun- ty commissioners and the owner,’ may be discussed at a meeting to be held next week. Attorney W. Curry Harris, who represents the county, told The Citizen today that he had ceived a letter from Attorney Richard P. Daniels, legal advisor for the State Road Department, in whielr Mr. Daniels states that it is his intention to be in Key West Safurday, and he will be ac- companied by W. McL. Christie, attorney for the Perky interests. Mr. Harris said that would, conclude from the contents of the communication, that the visiting attorneys would confer with the commisfioners not later than Monday. re- ‘In domestic science, dairying and NEWS FLASHES (ity Asnocinted Preand ereesccevecsccvece ' FOREIGN BARCELONA.—Sixty-five per- sons were kiliea and 100 injured | in two air raids on this seaport today by Insurgent bombing planes. The first raid came at the height of the market hour. The second came a few _ hours later. BERLIN.—Jews must be driv- en away from the residential dis- | ‘trict into a separate quarter, the; | Paul Goebbels meeting last night jdecided, so that they will not come into contact with German people. Jews also must turn over an enormous sum, which is; |to be paid in three installments’ !for the murder of the German, ambassador to France at a week ago Monday. It has a heavy voume of PARIS.—Premier Daladier is eae to save his cabinet today s 20,000 French laborers struck | |toaay in protest to his stern edict! imposing long hours and new la- bor taxes. Daladier announced | that the new pact, which was be- | ing held off until opposition to; the German Jewish drive had fal- len off, will be one of consulta- tions among nations before fight- | ing. He threatened also to call off the Chamberlain conference if | the cabinet was ousted. Roads, Hospitals Discussed see ferry service to the Republic as an added attraction. When the excellent road build- ing program of Cuba he initiated was praised, Colonel Batista similingly thanked the reporter and stated that more roads would LONDON. — Prime Minister Chamberlain and. Lord Halifax went through a 50-mile_ gale! aboard a passenger ship coming from Dover to Calais. It is rum- | ored here that Germany feared to recall its ambassador to Eng- Inad because of a rising tide of English emotion against the Jew- ish persecution. NATIONAL NEW YORK.—Narrow fluctua- tions on the stock market. Only continued activity in aviation Bethlehem fell off one-half. Gen- eral Motors showed small gain. terior of Cuba to serve rural dis- tricts. A rural program is a point in Cuba’s present policy. For instance, the beautiful and efficient Tuberculosis hospital recently constructed at Tapez de Collantes and but 18 kilometers from Havana is 2,827 feet above sea level, has 900 sick and can accommodate 300 more. Another important work being done in Cuba is strengthening of the rural schools with love of the soil and its productive agricul- ture, in which Cuba is naturally rich, instilled in the youth. There also special sanitary precautions are taken with complete instruc- tion in the prevention and atten- tion to the prevalent diseases. strong WASHINGTON.—Green, presi- dent of AFL, told the government he would not like to see a profits sharing law helping monopolies. CHICAGO.—Striking CIO la- borers were allowed into the Stock Yards to clear them of ani- mals. Only a few animals were left today. The strikers want a 40-hour week and a closed shop. , other forms of herd taught. Cuba is a very rich, young country and through the recipro- city treaties with America its production is available to the United States, the Colonel said scuoois wi, IMPROVES TODAY HAVE er SPENDS UNCOMFORTABLE. NIGHT; SUFFERS CONTUSIONS care are THANKSGIVING TO BE ‘| SERVED BY ALL KEY WEST INSTITUTIONS ! | American people Bienvenido Perez, Key West patrolman, who was injured when | throw from his motorcycle round- ing a curve at Marathon yester- day escorting the Col. Batista party to Key West, spent an un- comfortable night in a Key West hospital but is better today. ' balance of the week. Doctors say his only injury is Today it was learned at the contusions of the head. It is not office of Superintendent Melvin | believed that there is a fracture E. Russell, Board of Public of the skull. His head struck a struction, that all of the public) boulder when he was thrown. i schools of the city will be closed * tomorrow*and remain closed un- til Monday. It was also announced by the faculty of the Convent of Mary Immaculate that both the C vent schools and St. Joseph's college would close tomorrow and Friday and reopen Monday morn- ing. aiaaamemniiamiiiiaaniaiaam OYSTERS | i} Pupils and students of the schools in Key West are joyful over the prospect of holiday be- ! ginning tomorrow, Thanksgiving Day, and continuing through the In- Thanksgiving ME OYSTER DRESSING FRESH STRING BEANS PRINCESS HONEY PUMPKIN PIE Fresh Shpt. for Thanksgiving WHIP CREAM TURKEY DINNERS Turkey. All flavors Ice Cream Wells’ Lunch Room ‘900 Southard St. Phone 523-W ACRES EE TE SEMPRE COFFEE Auerbach’s Paris | Citizen today. ‘and Vigilant in the main ship channel off the Key West Yacht ing place for international good- BIENVENIDO PEREZ 7 ER TO BE BROUGHT | future as in the past. WATERMELON PICKLES SPECIAL SEA FOOD COCKTAIL CREAM OF NEW CORN SOUP ROAST YOUNG VERMONT TURKEY TROPICAL FRUIT SALAD GLASS VIRGINIA OARE WINE TEA We serve the best Imported and Domestic Wines and Four Ten Fleming Street Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit “2 - PRICE FIVE FIVE © CENTS Colonel Batista Leaves‘Today — After Hearty Key W Welcome Guest Of ‘teat At Ban- quet, Reception And Gala Dance; Made ‘Pa- triotic Pilgrimage’ Here SSS ELS SSS: “al COLONEL F. BATISTA’S SIGNATURE INTRICATE A large number of Colonel Batista’s autographs are in the possession of Key West- ers today. The extremly interesting signature, which is replete with intricate monographing, has caused much comment in the city. Colonel Batista was formerly an handwriting ex- pert before his ascent to chief of the Cuban Army and there cultivated his highly Colonel Fulgencio Batista, chief of the Cuban Continental Army, and party who spent yesterday and last night as guests of the city, left at 9 o’clock this morn- ting for Miami where @nother re- = ce ption is planned for thé’ group and where they will’ board the decorative signature. Cruiser Cuba for the trip "back +, The colonel can write’ his “Havana tomorrow. intricate signature Very! |) Before leaving Alberto G ET "Abreu, Cuban Tourist Commis- MOOI IILS: sion representative, presented ee a ~~~ him with a fiber bag for Mrs Batista, which was made by ‘NEMESIS WHIPS Miss Lucille Figueredo, grand- ‘daughter of Perucho Figueredo, who composed the Cuban Na- TRITON CREW tional Anthem, “Los Bayameses” Colonel Batista this morning in- IN BOAT RAC quired of the condition of Bienve- nido Perez, the Key West motor- cycle officer who was injured in escorting the party to Key West TALLAPOOSA LOSES TO TAM- when his motorer Se Dare inn yesterday at Marathon. e PAIN DIVISIONAL COAST Coionel sent a few written words GUARD RACES; GEORGIA ot apereciation and also a $50 PARTY ENJOYS FISHING fe oat Batista and Ambassador Fraga, expressed themselves to Cuban Consul Berardo Rodriguez In inter-divisional Coast Guard as come —— with their >ce’ visit to Key Wes! | races held recently at Tampa the They said their reception was west and east coast of Florida just what they expected from broke even, Captain H. G. Bel- the warm hearted and courteous ford of the Tallapoosa told The people of this city, representatives ‘of the press, and in fact “from poosa ; ' the entire people, and promised Aesth crew of eight they would visit in Key West with a coxswain in the 26 foot again at some time in the near surfboats lost to the Tampa, and future. the Nemesis crew of four in a Highlighted by a banquet yes- :coxswain in a 19 foot surfboat terday afternoon attended by of- won over the Triton. ficials from virtually every city, Key Westers will remember county and civie body the grand the divisional races in the 19 welcome for Colonel Fulgencio foot class which the Nemesis won Batista included also a reception in a thrilling competition, coming at the Casa Marina, a private from behind to completely head dinner and a dance at the Cuban the crews of the Dix, Pandora Club. Toasting Key West as/a meet- Basin. {will between Cuba and the Aboard the Tallapoosa today is United States, Col. Batista point- a party of prominent men from ed out that today Cuba is going the interior of Georgia who were forward fast and that America in St. Petersburg and were grant-, will benefit by its advancement. ed permission to make the trip The conference at Washington up to Savannah to which port the he attended had an extremely Tallapoosa will sail today at 2:30.' great political significance, the The visiting group spent the colonel said. morning at Sand Key and sent, Cuba is important because of a message in that they were en- its strategic geographic location, ‘joying excellent fishing. tand its naturally rich productive country. “My trip to Key West — {patriotic pilgrimage” Cuban — Ambassai ead United States Bgton Martinez Fraga Bab rs Over- Highway as a most scenic d expressed the hope sident Roosevelt would jcontinue to aid Key West in the He thank- led President Roosevelt, and the for the cour- }tesies extended the colonel and }his party. Dr. Julio de Poo, master of ‘eremonies, also introduced Presi dent Charles ith of the Cham- ber of Comm: and Enrique Esquinaldo, president of San Carlos Institute. Among those at the banquet B. M. Duncan, Robert HOMAS PYFROM DIES IN MIAME jBODY OF FORMER KEY WEST- HERE FOR BURIAL Members of the family were advised at an early hour today; that Thomas Pyfrom, who had been for a number of years with his family making his home in Miami, died 6:30 o'clock this morning in the hospital where he had been for more than one year. | Reginald Pritchard, brother of Gpottswood, George Widmeyer, Mrs. Pyfrom, left over the high- Dr Rubino, Jim Roberts, Joe way this morning for Miami and pcariman, Afian B. Cleare, Judge expects to return late this eve- R. Tord, Aquilino Lopez, ning with the body and an- Marco Mesa, It, Charles Arono nouncements for the services will vitz-C. C. Symonette, Wm. H. be made tomorrow. Monsalvatge, Earl Adams, Be eee never rand Rodriguez, Licut. F, H Callahan, Mayor Willard M. Al- bury. Lt. Col. J. D.” MaeMullen, Dr. N. C. Pintadea, De Wm. EB. Warren, Bascom Grooms, Jose C Perez, L. P. Artman, Jr.. Enrique Exquinaldo, Jr, Bernard Waite, Raymond Delgado, Dr. J. B. Parramore, Rogelio Gomez, Ray mond Cuesta Franklin Aibert, J. J. Trevor, Clifford Hicks, Melvin Russell, Carl Bervaldi, B. Curry Moreno, Sebastian Cabrera, Monola Ace vedo, Charles Smith, Wm. W. Demeritt, Frank Fleitas, Pablo Fernandez, Alberto Abreu, Cap- tain W. C. Johnson, Emilio Nor- ciza, Pedro Santana, Marco Mesa, Sr., Feliciano Castro, B. C. Papy Emilio Roméro, Pepito DePoo, (Continued on Page Two) were Dinner $1.00 NU CRANBERRY SAUCE GLAZED SWEET POTATOES DRESSING HOT MINCE MEAT PIE WITH CHEESE mi Liquort Restaurant