The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 14, 1938, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 58 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LIX. No. 296. Che Kry THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1938 Methodist Conference Here Great Success, Tyler Says ‘One Of Best est Held In Flor- ida’, Presiding Elder States; Motorcade, Con- secration Service Held The District Methodist Confer- ence held in Key West yesterday and Monday closed last night and! this morning the 200 delegates} had all left for their homes. | | anging from West Palm Beach to! \ ghis city. hit it was the general opinion of | Methodist officials that the con- | ference was one of the most com- | prehensive and productive held | in this state. Dr. R. Z. Tyler.| presiding elder for the district.| thanked the people of Key West for their cooperation in making! the conference a great success. Yesterday afternoon district committee reports were made! covering district work thorough- | ly. Following this was a ngtote cade of 30 cars through the city | with units from the police and | fire departments aiding in hand-| ling ‘the groups. | Following the motorcade ves-| per services at the tomb of Rev.) J. E. A. Van Duzer first mis-}) sionary martyr to the Cuban peo- | ple who died here.of yellow fever: contracted ‘in his: work at. the. age of 22 years were held by Rev.| Garfield Evans of Dania. . | Rev. Evans pointed out that, this should be a center for Meth-; odist activities and relations with the Cuban people since Key West | has Jong been a meeting place for | the American and Cuban people! especially during the Spanish American war. He praised the martyrdom of Rev. Van Duzer.’ Cuban and American songs sung’ by Wesiey House and San Sal- vador Church groups preceded! the talk. Most of the representatives who were here were lodged in the homes of Methodist members and friends in the city and the delegates praised the considera-' tion of their hosts. Dr. W. V. Meredith in a ser- mon last night spoke on the crucifixion of Christ on Cavalry and said that the same hates and greeds which caused Christ to be crucified were evident today in war and other modern methods. The conference was closed with! a consecration service wherein all Methodists praised their alle- giance and renewed their vows to the Methodist Church. Presid- ing Elder Tyler conducted the consecration service. w rT N Ps GROUP RETURNS FROM TORTUGAS OFFICIALS MADE INSPEC- TION OF ACTIVITIES AT NATIONAL MONUMENT ir & ti Herbert E. Kahler, coordinating superintendent of National Monu- ments, southeastern division, and group of officials of allied serv- ices, returned last evening on the Power Boat Talofa from a trip to Tortugas. Other members of the party were Hillory A. Tolson, chief of operations; O. G. Taylor, chief of engineering, and Philip V. Pu-| derer, associate landscape archi- tect, National Park Service. The group left Monday morn- ing on a tour of inspection of Dry Tortugas and Fort Jefferson. They were very deeply im-' pressed with the monument and the activities now gonig on un- der the Works Progress Admin- istration, and left over the high- way this morning for Miami with the thought. ofyreturning for an-} other visit ‘when the work has! i wr u | YOUTHFUL said today. that the German press boycott of his specch last night callea for. Italian settlers expressed selves publicly had wished for nothing more than 000,000 will b ments rushing compiction of ———— inauguraiion of Herman B. Wells (above), 36, as presi- dent of Indiana university at Bloomington. He shares the spotlight with Robert Hutch- ins, 39, who's been president of Chicago University since 1929, | _jen from the home of Dr. Julio de |Poo several days ago, and thé}: STORIES TOLD ABOUT THEFT * | COLORED CHILDREN PUT UN- DER GRILLING EXAMINA-} TION IN SHERIFF'S OFFICE THIS MORNING | ‘CONFLICTING Laboring under the delusion; that the life of a sneriff is easy,! many people, on occasions, re- mark, “Gee, but they do have an; easy time, nothing to do but go out and arrest lawbreakers, put! them in jail and let them serve their sentences”. * Thoughts like these would be |soon dispelled if they for once | the theft of $23, which were sto! ; miscreants arrested yesterday by Deputy Ray Elwood. The ‘accused were ‘Rose Pla, 13, and Ella Mary Hall, 15,.both col- | ored, who were put under a grill- ing examination this:morning by | Chief Deputy Bernard. Waite in the sheriff's office, which was ‘a | revelation in the science of pre- varication. i Rose Pla was the actual offen- 'der. Ella Mary Hall was merely a sharer in the loot, but, of course, is held equally guilty, having knowledge of the thefts being! committed and the division of the spoils. The first named was the onc| who told the story. Previously |it was learned by the arresting officer that the money was taken from the trousers of the doctor. At the hearing she said she found | | the money on the floor. It had: | been spent in various ways, most | of it going to the Hall girl from} | whom $14 of the total amount was recovered. Never had a more complicated »,0f.. theft and.a division. of} he spoils been told in the sher- | iff’s office, but as they are old of- fenders, despite their youth, the! | sheriff's force expressed but lit- tle surprise at the many faceted | | Story of the theft of the money jand admitted division of the; | Spoils. | ~ WEEK’S BUILDING — NEWS FLASHES y with Italy will not mean that England of) ill favor the turning over unisia to Italy, Prime Minister | ville Chambrelain of Englani Meanwhile he stated was un- ROME, — Although Tunisian them- that they today eace in the tight which Italy is earrying on to regain this former | Pos ment announced $500,000,06 jon, the Italian govern- approval of a t program billion lire pro- xt $130,- ent on arma- Meanwhile, France is fortifica- along the coast 0 armamer n ram to y year Tunisia r. ens in nd interi COMING HERE TO INSPECT VESSELS Deputy Collector G. N. Gos- a ed this morning that at the Custom U would be ich are visit- who will regular sched- tors, nake their visit on le. MOSQUITOS TODAY KEEP TOURISTS AWAY If you have mesquitos around your home they are breeding near by so look in your own or neighbor's yard for standing water. _ PERMITS $24, 634) | ADDITION TO COURT HOUSE! WAS LARGEST; PAINT AND REPAIRS TOTAL $1,250 _— | Permits for construction and | repair work issued from the of-| fice of Building Inspector Harry} M. Baker, during the week end- | ing yesterday, totalled $24,634. The largest item of building and repair work is that of the} addition to the -county court! house, which is now underway. The approximate cost will $23,384. Other work of repairs are: Repairs to roof and floors at 817 Center street. Owner, A. Val- dez; cost, $100. Paint 901 Eaton street. er, Mrs. A. J. Williams; $475. General repairs at 210 Duval street. Agent, Clem Price; cost. $600. Repairs to floors, street. Owner, cost, $75. DEFENDANT 10 BE ARRAIGNED: Robert Lee, colored, who was} arrested Sunday night by Police Captain Alberto Camero, on a! charge of assaulting Leroy Brown, will be arraigned afternoon in the court of Peace Own- cost, 1111 Packer Forsberg Estate; Justice Enrique Esquinaldo, on a; ; charge of aggravated assault. Both of the men were arrested and when Brown was taken to jail he had 43 stitches around his neck, chest, shoulders, arms and head, which had been, it was al-' leged, inflicted by a sharp weapon in the hands of Lee. His wounds were attended to by a local phy- sician, Brown, who is also colored, will be arraigned this afternoon on a charge of being a par- ticipant in the affray. ‘ ‘sat and listened to the tales of) jof Wm this > jwhen there eat Ctttzrn COO SVT S COV OO OEEOOOOOOOSO SOOO USES OOOES BEOOOEOOOOOOEOOOOCOOSSSOOSOSOLOTOSEO® Chesapeake Oyster Woes Mussels ‘muscling in’ on oysters have a ided to the woes of Chesapeake Bay oyster- men who explain that the parasitic mussels attach themselves in cluster (as at right) to the oysters reducing the catch. The musse’s must be chipped or shaved off before the ;cyster can be marketed. Cold weather se ting in at present will be an impetus to business. SITSLIIESS MANY FISH SCHOOLS ARRIVE IN KEY WEST With the announcement in The Citizen yesterday of the arrival of kingfish and mack- erel in Key West waters, Key West charter boatmen are ex- pecting a pickup in pariies for the season. The Key West and Florida Keys reef and Gulf Stream abound with barracuda, shark, tarpon. dolphin, am- berjack. caballo jack and hundreds of other hard- striking fish. Close to Key West the win- fer visitors have already be- gun to fish the bridges and are reporiing good catches. Schools of fighting jacks ere starting to arrive in the city. They have been noted at Bocha Chica and at the Yacht Basin where trolling parties have caught as many as 20 apiece. They strike usually at a nickel spoon. Excellent catches of mut- fonfish, snapper, grunts have been noted in the last two weeks a! the beautiful Break- water pier fronting the main ship channel at the Yacht Basin. TSI D IIS ESI SD. “WORK GN COURT HOUSE PROGRESSES SIXTEEN PERSONS ARE EN- GAGED IN CONSTRUC- TION OPERATIONS Requisitions listed at the V. Littie National Ree in this area that there are now working on the project for addition and repairs to the coun- ty court house a total of 16 men. This number includes M. J. Horre, superintendent in charge of construction, and Gen Ketchum, / timekeeper. s shdwn The Citizen ing “show in char mployment Servic project yesterday. expected the peak of employment will be reached are 25 men placed at work, it was said. NOTICE! CHARTER BOATMEN ‘There will be a meeting of Key West Charter Boatmen’s Associa- tien Semorrow night at 8 o'clock at office on East Coast Dock. Hotel, Trailer Park; ; Recreation Ground Ai Trumbe Opens D Dec. 25 Modern Renovation For Hotel; nis, Shuffleboard, Golf Courts, Beach For Sports : {“ A“hotel and trailer park with | many recreational features at the | Air Stafion apartments on Trum- bo Island will be opened on De- cember 25, T. E. Price, attorney for owner Sam Anderson, told eThe Citizen today. The be furnished completely in modern metal with jinnerspring mattresses and cf facilities for a trailer Complete renovation of the apart- hotel will best camp. ment is proceeding present. Maxwell and Company is suppl) ing the furnishings. An outside grule and dance patio is also be- structed. s facilities will be com- pleve with a beach, diving piat- torm and rafts furnished. ‘Lhere wili also be horseshoe pitching courts, bowling all $ shuffleboard courts ving range. he sports*facilities will be open to focal residents and pa- trons of bE} Stel and camry MRS. COLLINS BREAKS ARM jethodist conference success except for th uffered by Mrs. Ella 526 Simonton street at and The } ins of 3 day. Hurrying from the a bow! of salad, which used for melas for the deleg in Stone Church Annex, Mrs. Col lins, slipped, fell and broke her arm on the steps near the annex She was treated by a local doc tor and was also taken to the Marine Hospital sa EDDIE MATHEWS RETURNS HOME Eddie Mathews, who was tak- en to Miami several days ago th a complication of ailmen' returned to his home last and is now resting easy home on White street. Members of the family sa that it was found necessary id to perform an operation. which was | pronounced successful and it was safe for Mr. Mathews to return home. He came by bus last night. Horseshoe, Ten- ‘NEW ‘BOAT, CAR, REGULATIONS AT YACHT BASIN BEAUTIFUL BASIN WITH, QUAY WALL AND BREAK- WATER DRIVE NOTED FISH- | ING, SCENIC SPOT New regulations at the oa 'Basin have been announced by| B. C. Moreno, WPA Area Super~ visor, for the winter season in an effort to insure well-conducted’ yachting center. The ‘beautiful Yacht leased to the WPA by the U. Navy, which used it as during the World W: has an average depth of 25 fect extend- ing alongside the three piers where yachts berth during the winter. Beauty of the water has been compared to the Bay of s. Facing the west the most utiful tropical sunsets in Florida over the oceas yearly in- trique visitors. ‘There a hard surface drive along the Basin and extending out on a mile-long seawall, run- + vith the main ship annel cellent bottom fish ing is reported on the wall and within the Basin trolling for jack is a great sport. Small boat: may catch large fish a few hun dred feet off the wall in bottom fishing. Commercial Registry A telephone has installed at the Basin and is for use of the public. Those wishing to solicit bhsiness en the docks must se cure a card from the WPA He ver ery b peded fr behavior of all a requested, with to the fact that Nava have the right to tre which creat been messenger boys, ete., will om their duties. Orderly t the Basin i attention called al authoritic uspend any disturb oy not be im fic a Yacht 40 feet mu pier nearest with boats under 9 pie boi if a small boat enter arbor for less than a week's it may berth at any dock it can find space. Larger are berthed at the other There no charge for dockage in the cf any kind paid te t in > Yac re 5 is Speed No re tor accidents the WPA sa r fi ssumed are to park Taxi cabs s slong the bey w triangle go on the around the Stop traffic entrance w tween 8 a given Taxi docks be Yacht Basin enforced be across the gate with the watchman instructed to move the rope to allow entry. Ten miles per hour for cars will be strictly enforced Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit an orderly, | Basin! a base! Basin and no fees * PRICE FIVE CENTS Morgan Line Ship On Fire Comes To Port a | APPROVE $35,001 | WPA PROJECT HERE Oscar Johnson, secretary to Senator Claude Repper. has wired locally that the WPA project No. 30683 for improv- ing parkways throughout Key Wesi in the amount of $35,- 001 has been approved by President Roosevelt. At the WPA office today The Citizen was told that the projéct will cover approxi- mately 87,000 square yards of sodding parkways on streeis throughout the city. : It is ex- pected that 100 men will be employed on the project. Authorization from the Jacksonville office will prob- ably be received in the next few days and the work will begin wiihin a month. DROID ISS aS. , TUBERCULOSIS EXAMINATIONS HELD N MONDAY | TWO HUNDRED AND winery-| st PERSONS TAKE TESTS GIVEN BY HEAD OF LOCAL CLINIC } During the tuberculosis tests given.on Monday .at. the. Monror County Health Unit there were 296 persons taking the tests, which were given by Dr. J. B. Parramore, head of the healta unit, among them being a num- ber of school children. There were also a number of suspects and persons, who had come in contact with persons af- flicted with the disease, whose names were ‘provided by Dr. Wil- liam R. Warren, Dr, E. Rodriguez and Dr. Rudolph Wagner. Of the number who were amined, 121 were subjected to x-ray examinations, having re sponded. with positive reactions, to the preliminary tests. Dr. Parramore said that the technical arrangements for the tests were made under the direc- tion of Technician J. Morehouse, who arrived yesterday mornin accompanied by Mrs. Morehouse, with the x-ray apparatus, which was set up with th tance of men from the WPA units. The doctor expressed his thanks to President B. L. Grooms of the Key West Electric Com pany, under whose orders the | wiring for the machine and con nection was set up. Thanks we also extended to Registered Nurse Mrs. M. Smock fyr the able assistance which she rendered during the tests and examinations. These inations and tests in connection therewith were an nounced last week following the visit of Dr. A. J. Logie, of the Division of Tuberculosis, Stat Board of Health. Dr. Logie met with Dr. Parramore and after talk decided to send the machine end technician to West ex- FINALLY REMARRIED -Frederick Tt of this d in 1900 remarried f courtship. ALLENTOWN, Pa BUY CHRISTMAS SEAL Vere eeeeee Tug Warbler Works On Vessel’ Which Dropped Anchor In Stream Off Porter Dock Steamship El Mundo, of the Morgan Line now the Southern Pacific Co., arrived in port last night after 11 o'clock with fire in the Number 3 lower hold, from which smoke was coming. Immediately after arrival Chas. E. Smith, agent of the Clyde- Mallory Lines, representing the owners of the El Mundo, notified of the fire and arrange- ments were made to have the take Wrecking Tug Warbler charge of the situation. N. Peterson, salvage mafter of the Warbler to take over activi ties and the wrecking tig was taken out to the ship, which wae ‘lying a short distance off the Porter Dock, and the work of quenching the fire was started. At 5:30 this morning the ship was declared free of fire, after a Preparations were “mat by C. ‘large quantity of water had been y Boston pumped into the hold. Bound To Galveston Captain G. Anderson, master ‘of the El Murdo said the “vesset was bound from New York to Galveston, and when the vessel was several hours out from Key West, about 7:30 last night, smoke was seen coming from the hatch of Number 3, and dry steam was turned into the hold and the vessel headed for Key West har- bor. Mr. Smith said that determin ing the amount of damage done to the cargo in the hold would await the arrival of the under- writer's agents, or it be that lo- cal inspectors may be called upon to examine the vessel and de- cide the amount of damage the cargo had suffered. Remembers Ship Loxley A. Arch, who is vising the construction of the two-masted schooner for the Thompson Interest, which is t be used for cable work by th rm Union Telegraph Com re met a surprise this morn ing when He went to the scene of operations, and seen the dis tressed s ner El Mundo in the harbor. Captain Arch” recognized the hip the first steam vessel on which he ever earned any money This was in 1917 when he was just a lad. He made three trips on the vessel from New York to Galveston, he told The Citizen. supe ‘eeececsoesesecore Lowest Highest last night last 24 hours “ 46 40 u“ 62 wu 28 32 60 tion 3uffalo Charleston Chicago Denver Detroit G ston Hi Huron Jacksonville Kansas City KEY WEST Little Rock Los Angeles 42 7“ 6 “ 6 “4 “0 “ 62 4 64 32 42 ” bs] 72 we Bw New Orlesns New York Pensacola Pittsburgh St. Louis Selt Lake City San Francisco Tampa Washington Williston FORT JEFFERSON CRUISES - $5.00 ROUND TRIP -- TICKETS — INFORMATION ~ PRICE TOURS -- 505 DUVAL STREET - PHONE 124 - - KEY WEST, FLORIDA