The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 17, 1938, Page 1

- ae Assoviated Press Day Wire Service For 58 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME ei No. - 299. IN THE U.S.A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1938 ee Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit Che Kry Wiest Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER PRICE FIVE CENTS Key West Winter Program Begins Next Week; Put Out Bulletins Plan Boulevard eae. GOES S,| FLAN FISH EXHIBIT AT FLEET BUILDING It will be a shiny, complete headquarters for the Charter Boat Fishermen at F. E. C. dock this week. Today the walls in the headquarters building are be- ing washed down and this afternoon the first coat of white paint will be laid. The Association announced that three taxidermists will pre- sent a varied exhibit of mounted fish in the head- quarters building which will be a treat to all to see. Tele- phone service is already available at the headquart- ers. In the next few days an information desk and wait- ing-room chairs will be add- ed. Jaycees Repair Next Week To Eliminate Rutty Spots Cn Atlantic Side With arrival next week of 200 posters on which monthly bulle- fins of happenings in Key West will be recorded by the Key West Winter Program Commit- tee, the Junior Chamber of Com- merce is planning to have the bulletins out next week, it was revealed at the supper meeting last nighi at Stone Church An- nex. i The Winter Program, which is sponsored by the Jaycees and WPA Recreation Department, will be an annual feature of Key West life beginning at this time every year. It will be highlight- ed by the carnival La Semana Alegre, Feb. 19-25. : A report on the Jaycee Ama- teur boxing tournament, , which will begin January 1 with prizes to be given the amateurs, will be given at a Board of Directors’ mecting at 1 p. m. Sunday after- noon at the Chamber of Com- merce offices. It was stated at the mecting that the WPA workers will not be employed next week and that the WPA road machinery might Large block letters an- mounce the headquarters of the City Charter Boat Fleet. Asking how advance bookings for fishing parties are The Citizen were told that they were the best Key West has known. Many boats are booked throughout January, February. March. The season continues until late in July. Great hotel registrations for the season are taken optimis- tically also by the fishermen. SD DISTT ST DTS SS ‘TAYLOR LEAVES: TOMORROW ON BUSINESS TRIP GOING TO MIAMI IN INTER- EST OF BOND SUITS IN- VOLVING CITY OF KEY WEST City Attorney Henry H. Tay- lor, Jr., will leave over the high- ‘way tomorrow morning for_ Mi- ‘ami for the purpose of attending ja hearing before Judge John W. Holland, on two suits brought by the American United Life Insur- jance Company, and John S. Jen- | kins. | They are seekifg to compel ‘city officials of Key West to col- j lect by tax levies for their bene- |fit, the sums of $10,864.98 and | $3,732.65, respectively. | The theory of the city’s defense ‘is that the court should not, at this time, require this action by ‘the city council, because of the severe financial situation of the city and its taxpayers. It is sought to spread the levy, re- quired to pay the judgment, oyer a period of two or more years. There are three suits pending in all. The third is by John Morris and is pending in the state court, and seeks the collec- tion of $10,915. These taxes, it was stated by eminent legal au- thority, under the State and Fed- eral Constitution, must be I<vied on real and personal property in- cluding homesteads. be uscd to put the Boulevard in level shape. There are a num- ter of bad spots which the Jay- cees have been endeavoring to eliminate before the “winter sea- ity Assented ccm) son begins. The small cost of} TUSKEGEE, Ala. Dec. 17.— hiring laborers for a week or Lucius Boomer, New York hotel 80 will be put before the County and. restaurant executive, told wavith a_request..that-rembexs-of- Tuskefee. Institute’ be granted. , The rut-' class in Conimercial' dietetics ae ty stretches are on.the beautiful to try tobe French cooks “or Atlantic side. Italian ‘cooks: Sa re page “Be' American: ¢ooks,”Boorner MRS. “HERNANDEZ ‘advised the elass. during ‘a visit e to. the famous. Alabama HERES FUNNERAL SERVICES TO BE school. . “There isa’ great future ia CONDUCTED THIS | AFTERNOON | | Expert Tells Beginners To Cook American American cooking,” he continued: “Americanize. the menu; never use foreign terms if you can avoid it; make your dishes Amer- | ican.’ eeenveces "TEMPERATURES Mrs. Ynes Hernandez, 93, died /ee*eeeee® 8:30 o'clock last night at the resi-| cence, 1329 Simonton street.’ Station— Funeral services wiii be held this! Abilene afternoon at 5 o'clock from the! Atlanta Rev. A. L.-Maureau,’ Boston Catholic church, will | Buffalo officiate. | Charleston Pritchard’s Fune:al Home will, Chicago be in charge of arrangements. | Denver Survivors are: Two daughters, | Detroit Mrs. Ramona Hernandez and Mrs.’ Galveston Marta Hernandez; four sons,; Havana Frank, Louis, Fausto and Amado’ Huron Hernandez. There are also 21) Jacksonville grandchildren and 10 great-, Kansas City grandchildren. KEY WEST neni Little Rock DIED YESTERDAY Miami Mpls.-St. P New Orleans FUNERAL SERVICES ARE TO BE HELD TOMORROW AFTERNOON Lowest Highest t night last 24 hours 72 48 36 38 54 42 28 40 New York Persacoia ; Salt Lake City 2 San Francisco 5 Seattle Tampa Washington Williston Charles E. Atwell, 60, died yes terday afternoon at 6 o'clock in the home, 1328 Dur Funeral services will be ed tomorrow afterno from the chapel of the Lopez Puneral Home, Rev. O. C. How- ell, of Ley Memorial church, of. ficiating Survivors are: four Charles of Avon Park, and Joseph Atwell, daughter, Miss Alice Atwell, of Miami; three brothers, Albert. Eddie and Thaddeus Atwell, and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Tift and Mrs. Ira Lowe. ARRIVE HERE ON VISIT street. conduct m4 eelock| Mrs. Eugene Saunders, daugh- r, Miss Muriel, and Mrs. J Graham, have arrived in the. city for a ‘stay of about two months, and will be guests at the home of Mrs. Saunders’ parents in law, Mrs. H. W. Saunders, abeth street. Oo KEY WEST FLORISTS announces with pleasure that— Julius. Ado: one and f DANCE AND FLOOR SHOW Tonight. 10 till ? RAUL’S CLUB John Pritchard's Orchestra —— NO COVER CHARGE —— Leo Braxton Warren is now associated with me ETHEL M. DECKER. Owner. | got out to crank it. ' wouldn't start and I got so all FT. JEFFERSCN C CRUISES - TUESDAY, THURSDAY, S. ‘OLD SPANISH BELL TO RING DeLAND, Dec. 17 (FNS).—An old Spanish: bell, over 400 years old, will, be rung.at the Newark airport whenever a plane is ready to leave, for Florida, :Arrange- ‘ments have recently been’ com: pleted between Earl W. Brown, manager of Florida’ National Ex- \ hibits, and A, M. Blomquiste of Eastern Air Line . The bell was’secured in Cuba by Karl Cuesta of the Cuesta Rey Company and is known as “La Campan de Obispo”. It is rung in Spanish style With a rope tied to the clapper and gives forth a , mellow sound which will offer a | striking contrast to the noises of a busy airport. | In carry Capt. lionaire, Frank Lew craft. yf IITA PL IS) GIVES PRAISE TC THE CITIZEN FCR PUBLICITY Standing in the pulpit of First Methodist Church Tues- day night Dr. R. Z. Tyler, presiding elder of the Miami District, expressed his satis- faction at the publicity given the Conference, which was brought to a close, by The Citizen. Holding in his hand a copy of the issue of Tuesday, the doctor called attention. to the first and eighth front page columns, which carried stories of the conference. The Doctor said he had just pur- chased the issue from a smil- ing newsboy. and was excep- tionally pleased with the space devoted to the confer- ence. He expressed the thought that no small measure of the success of the conference was due to the magnificent sup- port accorded by The Citi- zen, DBE SDE BE ee Motorist Gets Mad And Takes Punch At Auto FRANKFORT, Ky., Dec. 17.— When a man with a badly-lacer- ‘ated, bloedy right hand came to his. office, Dr. Tom. Leonard, | Frankfort physician, asked sev- eral. questions to learn whether a police report would be neces- sary, Shamefully, the patient’ said: “I hate to tell you. My car choked on top of the hill and I The thing fired mad at it I socked it in the eye. I poked my fist through the ; headlight.” IO OTE aS SF HAVANA VISITOR HOOKS STINGAREE Getting a hefty strike and fighting a fish for an hour off the Key West Yacht Ba- sin yesterday finally to land a whopping big 125 pound stincaree was the experience of G. V. Quinones of Havana, liquor salesman. Quite a large crowd wit- nessed the catch and saw the strong runs of the big stin- garee. A stingaree can give one of the strongest pulls of to propel itself. The fish was gaffed and brought up on the Break- water. (AEM Eh he dhe deded | Pre-Christmas Dance Tonight Presenting 2 Surprise Packages Pena’s Garden of Roses Gould Curry’s Seven-Piece Dance Band w j save her ATURDAY -— $5.00 ROUND TRIP -- TICKETS - INFORMATION -- PRICE TOURS -- 505 DUVAL ST.-- PHONE 124 WPA CLARIFIES HOLIDAY PERICD received at WPA ct the this that Instru headq mor tions rs of the th: rical heretofor Observation will begin on the December through a httlt different from Christmas morning 24, and December riod will 1g of Decem- nue through Jan period of Saturde will cont 26. Tt begin uary Found He Could Swim When He Had To Do So inated Press) Wy Dec. 17 plumber, couldn't until he his he to CHEYENN C. Lewis yim a stro! drown: saw bad circurttahces aq ddle with ‘atijan=7 neck,” b f when thir boat while fishiinggin Snake Lewis had to-ehuriv the t for 80 yamig MIBIRE © and ‘Under around happened After Rare Shells search of rare sea shells this $25) , a Newport Harbor, his wife and a crew of 12 around the world. 400 hersepower Diesel engines will propel the 135 foot -of this week but a norther-which “IKNIGHT TO PUSH FOR SINGLE TAX TO END DODGING| TAMPAN EXPLAINS PRO- POSED FLORIDA REFORM} PLAN TOWARD SOLVING ALL TAX PROBLEMS Peter O. Knight at the recent, ' meeting of the Florida Chamber Seccccesconce jof Commerce that hit the convention bombshell. tutional amendment It was for a consti- to change the whole tax system which he tacks. believes to be the ‘most important , the Oasis of Gabbis. | Step of the kind ever suggested | and in his opinion would solve | all tax problems. As outlined at the convention the plan would repeal present taxes, except the gasoline tax, 0,000 yacht will Calif. mil- Two saction or sales tax not to exceed three per cent. EXPECT YACHT — INFLUX MONDAY made a_ proposal! like a: teted their two-day | ‘ and will later reach Florida. and adoption of a general tran-' A revision of the; state’s constitutional tax section } would be necessary and could be voted on, at the earliest, in No-; vember, 1940. It would apply alike to state, counties, ‘districts and municipalities on an equit- able basis. On Same Footing Mr. Knight insists it will end tax dodging, favoritism and leg- islative scalping, and put every- body on the same pay footing. Commenting further on what oc- curred at the meeting, he says: “fhe resolutions committee, of which I was chairman, not hav- ing time properly to prepare a resolution covering the situation, recommended.to.the chamber of commerce the adoption of a con- stitutional amendment abolishing all the present taxes now exist- ing,. state, county, city, ad va- lorem on real and personal prop- erty, excise and license taxes of any kind ‘or character whatso- ever, except the gasoline tax, which should remain as it is; and that the legislature should adopt in lieu thereof one tax, either a transaction tax or a sales tax, either a transaction tax or a sales tax, whatever it might be called, the maximum amount to be not in excess of three per cent to be adopted in lieu of all other pres- ent or future taxes of every kind and character; and that this tax should be apportioned among the state, the cities and the counties. This was adopted unanimously by the chamber. Adopt Principle “And. since no formal resolu- tion had been prepared adopting the foregoing views, a committee was appointed, of which I am charman, to prepare a formal resolution to be presented to the board of directors when it con- venes in January; and for the board at’ that time to send this resolution and a questionnaire to the entire membership for its ap- proval or disapproval “But the principle of abolish- ing all taxes, city, county, and state, of every kind and charac- S ter, except the gasoline tax, and > having in lieu thereof only one tax, was adopted by the cham- ber unanimously. “It is the most important step Jin taxation that ever has been | Suggested or taken in this state; and, in my opinion, will solve the question. “This information should be gi in full to the people of this state so that they will know ex- actly what the chamber has done. The more they study it, the more they will be in favor of it It will end tax dodging, favoritism, politics, and legislative scalping and tomahawking of business and property generally.” PRESENT NORTHER KEPT ARRIVALS AWAY DURING THIS WEEK According to advices received in the city there will be quite a large influx of yachts and yachts- men into Key West the first of next week. Tt was expected that the yachts- men would come in at the end broke in the middle of the week kept many yachts in port. A® number of owners had written that they would be in this week by car and would send their boats down for them. There will be many cases in which the yachtsmen will remain in upstate points and have their boats stationed here, it is be- lieved. WELFARE UNIT EXAMINATIONS Merit system examinations for the State Welfare Board been set by L. R. Bristol, distri director, for the division, for Feb- ruary 11, 1939, Mr. Bristol wrote The Citizen, In the have letter is pointed out the fact that ample time. was not giv- en applicants before the last ex- aminations were held in Septem ber, which is the reason for the advance notification being given at this time The deadline applications for has been midnight may be se c Mr. Bristol at West Palm Beach red by BUY CHRISTMAS "SEALS PHONE $108 ™_The MAXWELL CO. Jae. €ANDIES of all kinds for CHRISTMAS Whitman’s—Nunnally’s and Joan Manning Gardner’s Pharmacy “The Rexall Store” For Wholesale Quotations on FURNITURE and FURNISHINGS MAXWELL VENETIAN BLINDS RESTAURANT See or Phone G. EQUIPMENT A. PATTON. Local Representative SIBONEY INN, 705 DIVISION STREET mee Co, Headquarters Of Society Of Tropical Research May Moy Move To Key West NEWS FLASHES (Ry Aanectated | FOREIGN | TUNIS.—French officials com-| review of} defenses in Tunisia and conclud- ed that the ywere well nigh im-; pregnable to air, land or sea at- The review has been at NATIONAL WASHINGTON.—Colder wea- , ther is reported coming into the Carolinas from the ocean side Itis warmer in the Lake region and Ohio Valicy but snow is falling NEW YORK.—Latest report is that an expose of arms smuggling by Phillip Musica, one of the Mu- sica brothers, who were involved in national scandal a score of} years ago and later climbed : to} head of the McKesson and Rob- bins Drug Corporation, will be made Monday and several prom- inent politicians will be dragged into the exposure. It is believed that $180,000,000 in swindling may be laid at the door of the Musica brothers. ' WASHINGTON, President Roosevelt is being har@ pressed by two camps of the New Deal in the appointment of two new members of his cabinet, which must be done by January 1. Sec- retary of Coimmerce replacing Roper and an Attorney Generai replacing Cummings appoints will be due the first of the year. It is believed that Harry Hopkins, present WPA head, may get the Secretary of Commerce position CONNORSVILLE; Pa.—Train- man Eagan of the Baltime and Ohio Railroad saved himself to- day by clinging to the outside of a burning mailcoach though his fingers were badly scorched. His fellow trainman, Owens, also on the outside, fell off to his death when the flames caused him to release his grip. The coach burst into flames just out of Pittsburgh on the run and the emergency cord was found not working, and the men fled to the outside when the fire burst higher. WASHINGTON.-John L. Lew- is of the CIO announced that his party would stay with the Demo- crats at least until 1940. KITTY HAWK, WN. C,—Me- morial services for the first air plane flight in the world of the Wright Brothers in their twin airplane, 35 years ago to . will be held today when two Coast Guardsmen, Adams and Etheridge, who helped in the orig inal flight, will lay wreaths on the spot. FLORIDA MIAML— It i machinery for a will be set up time Judge Circiut Court expected that recall election around election H. F. Atkinson’ MIAMI. First treamlined train to Florida arrived on reguiar run from New York thi morning carrying 362 passengers | otor NOTICE |you for your | nbotaation Contained In Letter To S. C. Single- ton, Chamber Of Com- merce Secretary One of the most interesting possibilities for Key West seems to be developing at the Cham- ber of Commerce, following ex- ‘changes of correspondence be- ‘tween Secretary S. C. Singleton atid J. M Sheppard, of the Amer- ican Society of Tropical Research. In August, 1937, the magazine “Exploration,” published by the society, which is affiliated with the Pennsylvania Pan-American Research Association, arrived at the Chamber of Commerce and proved so interesting the secre- tary subscribed at once. Covers Wide Scope A friendly correspondence with Director J. Mortimer Sheppard developed the fact that the ciety maintained a cruiser on which the members of the so- ciety penetrated to all parts of the tropics, seeking seeds and plants which might prove of value to the southern part of the United States, and it was decided that @ proving ground for these importations was needed for their propagation. Of course the secretary is con- vinced that there is ‘no place like the Keyg and Key West which can prove more satisfactory. in this ease, ind he n totes the advantages of a frost free ts- land for the purposes of; thes §o- ciety, In a recént letter to Mr. Singleton Mr. Sheppard writes. “Your kind letter of September 28, was brought to my attention upon my return from South America last week. No doubt by this time you have received your copy of the fall issue of EXPLO. RATION, our last issue of the magazine for the current year. “I am seriously interested in moving the Society’s headquart- ers some time this winter or early next Spring. Our botanical work has been handled in hot houses by our botanist, Mr. Altrichter, but thie is not nearly so sat! factory as a small bit of acreage in the sub-tropics would be. We have had offers from various places. * * * I believe I would prefer locating in Key West to any of the other places. You have a warm climate, which is all-important to us, and you have mailing and printing facilities. “I know that you are inter ed in inducing people t Key West or locate there * have members in every s ° the Union and in 23 foreign coun- tries Will Soon Decide If we move to Key West we would like to become an integral part of your community and not be regarded as ‘foreigners’ or temporary interlopers. It is likely that we will be ready to close our offices in New Orleans either late in January, or carly in February and for that reason we hope to be able to de- termine our move within the next two weeks. Your early reply would be ap- preciated and I want to thank kindly comments wd the interest you have shown. | 1 trust that things may be worked {out in such a manner as to en- jable us to move to Key West to It has two 6,000-horsepower Die ba mutual advantage.” Secretary Singleton has «ent Director Sheppard a cordial in- vitation to come to Key West and size up the situation for hime If, and expects to back that up with @ mote formal apveeation on the authority of the Board of Direct- ors of the Chamber of Commerce Only 9 more days to; pay your delinquent city) taxes at 80% discount! | SAMUEL B. PINDER, | City Tax Collector.| after oe have met on Monday. SERVICE STATION Offering 24-Hour Station and Road Service ALBURY’S SERVICE 900 Simonton St. Phone 444