The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 4, 1939, Page 4

PAGE FOUR SOCIAL ACTIVITIES SOCIAL C WEDNESDAY— Key West Garden Club and Tree Gui Gifford of the University of Miami delivering lecture on! “Tropical Forestry in Tropical Florida,” 8, Clubhouse. ALENDAR ild mecting'-with Dr. J. C. Pp. m. Woman’s ae THURSDAY-—- Meeting Key West Lions Club, Stone Church Annex, 6:30 P. M.| Rotary Club meeting 12:15 p. Card Party for winter visitors given by Harris School. 8 p. m. National Guard m. St. Paul’s Annex. group of teachers of Armory, corner of White and Southard streets. Harris School P.T.A. Room Mothers meet at 3 p. m. at residence of Mrs. Benjamin Lowe. ee FRIDAY— Junior Chamber of Commerce ber of Commerce offices. Mrs. Enrique Henriquez and Business Meeting. 8 p. m. Cham. Mrs. Sebastian Cabrera, Jr., en- tertain officers, chairmen Room Mothers of Key West High School P.T.A. Association. 4 p. m. 811 Southard street. ee SUNDAY— Concert, Key West Hospitality Band. 5 p. m. Art Center Park. —— MONDAY— Regular Camera Club meeting. 8 p. m. Key West Federal Art; Center. Wedding of Miss Lillian Lujan to Aquilino Lopez, Jr. 8 a. m.| St. Mary’s Catholic Church. High School P.T.A. meeting. ee TUESDAY— i Stone Church Service Club supper, open p. m. Church Annex. Benefit Card Party Tomorrow Night ——_— | Benefit Card Party will be giv-| en at Armory tomorrow evening at 7:30 o’clock, under the aus- pices of a group of Harris School | teachers. Bridge, bingo, pinochle and other popular games will be played. Prizes will be awarded. Party is being given for the benefit of Harris School library fund. Winter visitors will comed. Entertain P.-T. A. Group Friday Entertaining officers, chairmen and room mothers of the Key) West High School P.-T. A. at 811} Southard street Friday afternoon! at 4 o’clock will be Mrs. Henrique Henriquez, chairman of the room mothers of the High School P.-T. A. and Mrs, Sebastian Ca-! brera, who heads the Monroe County P.-T. A. Council. A full attendance is requested to discuss important matters; pending. Old-Time Resident Visits Key West Old-time resident in Key West as a boy is Fred Sinnott of Phil- adelphia, who was here yester- day with his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Sinnott. H Fred visited as many of his} friends as he could in the short! time he was here. \ Room Mothers To Hold Meeting be wel- | i ‘ Room Mothers of the Harris’ sunday afternoon accompanying! “McALLEN, Okla. Jan. PERSONAL ENGLISH CROWN COIN SHUNNED (By Associated Press) LONDON, Jan. 4.—The best} hoarded coin of the realm, and probably the least liked, is the “five shilling” silver piece, or “crown”, worth in American cur- rency approximately $1.25. It is big and cumbersome, and mostly associated with “jubilees”. Traders don’t like the coin, and when they get any they usually send them’ back to the bank quickly. In the liquor trade there is a superstition that any bartender accepting one is destined for early dismissal. The extinction of the coin, sometimes called a “cartwheel”, has been predicted periodically, but it keeps cropping up. The Royal Mint announced toward the end of the year that no more would be struck for the remaind- ‘er of 1938. MENTIO Secccccececaccccoecccoce Morris J. Williams, WPA state director of labor; W. E. Saunders, acting director of finance, and Karl A. Goodbread, field repre- sentative of labor, are visitors in the city today meeting with local tofficials of the WPA at head- { quarters. Mrs. H. F. Tolle, of Lake City, mother of Rev. Joe Tolle of the | First Methodist church, arrived this week and will spend two ; weeks with Rev. and Mrs. Tolle and the family. Mrs. Thomas James, who left 116) to-winter visitors. 6:00 | IN KEY WEST Wednesday T. Jenkins Curry and Wm. H. | Monsalvatge take office at regu- lar Monroe County Commission ! meeting. Monroe County baseball league | meeting. 8 p.m. Renedo Build- ing. Thursday Key West City Council meets |in regular session. 8 p.m. City fall. Island City basketball league managers meet to arrange sec- ond-half schedule for play start- ing Monday night. 8 p.m. High School Gym. Eddie Bush bi-weekly — handi- cap golf tournament, 1:30 p. m., with exhibition of straight and fancy shots by Bush at 1:15. Key West Southernmost Course. Friday Key West Hign School five opens. upstate high school sched- | ule;against Ponce de Leon in sec- ond game of doubleheader. First | game, Army vs. Lions Club in \ exhibition. . 7:30. p. m. High School Gym. Saturday Eddie Bush bi-weekly Blind Bogey Tournament. 1:30 p. m. Key West Southernmost Golf Course. | Sunday Destroyers Williamson and Childs scheduled to arrive for two months’ stay in connection with naval air maneuvers out of Key West Naval Station. Island City baseball double- header. 1:30 p. m. Navy Field. Key West vs. Cuban Club and Trojans vs. Roadside Pirates. Tuesday Thirty-six planes from Miami All-American, Air Maneuvers stop at Key West on cruise to ; Havana. Mules May Be Smart But They're Decreasing (By Associated Press) DENVER, Jan. 4.—The popula- tion of Célorado’s “industrialized mules” is dropping at the rate of about 1,000 a year. Records of the planning com- mission disclosed the' decrease has occurred each year since 1936 when the census showed there were 12,609 “long ears” em- ployed at industrial plants. Coal miners claim the mule is the “smartest equine on four feet.” They cite many examples of intelligence to support the claim. Among them is the asser- tion that many mules will count the number of couplings that rat- tle as he takes the slack from a train of cars and if there is one ;more car than there should be | the mule won’t move. | 'Here’s Why McAllen Is Fast-Growing City (By Ansociated Press)” 4.— School P.-T. A. will meet at the her daughters Misses Gwendolyn There is a city ordinance here home of Mrs. Benjamin Lowe to-, and Josephine as far as Miami on that: provides if oil is found with- morrow afternoon. The meeting will begin at 3 lege at Tallahassee, was a return- | the residents royalties. o'clock. i Mrs. Carl Bervaldi, chairman, | will preside. | ' Today’s Birthdays U. S. Senator Carter Glass of} Virginia, born at Lynchburg, Va.) 81 years ago. ' George H. Houston, president! of the Baldwin Locomotive Works, born at Covington, Ky.,| 56 years ago. Max Eastman of New York: City, noted writer and editor,! born at Canandaigua, N. Y., 56: years ago. Willard H. Dow of. Midland,' Mich., president of the © Dow; Chemical Company, born there, | 42 years ago. Charles Gibbs Adams of Los} Angeles, noted American land-; scape architect and city planner,; born in Los Angeles, 55 years | . ago. Dr. Edwni E. Witte of the Uni- ing passenger on the bus yester- day afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Ketterer of For the purpose the town was {divided into 33 drilling blocks | with from 37 to 41 acres in each ‘block. If oil is found in a block ‘Tampa were arrivals over the, all property owners in that block ‘highway Tuesday accompanied ; receive royalties. Two oil firms THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Society Whirl! (Left) half-brother Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt gets hug from former Gloria Baker after Palm Beach wedding to Henry Topping. In center blond Manhattan debutante Martha Stephenson and band leader Hal Kemp have announced marriage for Jan. 21. At right society is satirized as 14 “uncles” give free debut to Wilma Baard who wears a Hoboken gown and used to live on a Hudson River barge. ees ;on the rich galleon trade coming | of the Gulf side extending from | from Mexico and going to Spain| 4, present loéatiOW of the Ma-| SEVERAL MEMBERS MADE UP and fishermen from old St. Aug-| Dine Hesnita leone tone on aval |ustine were the first to base! bean abbas PARTY WHICH WAS CON: ound Key West Island. In 1815/ street. Back of this ridge was a| DUCTED ALL THROUGH VA-/the island of Cayo Huesa biden | ada which Eoren at the | granted to Juan Pablo Salas by| Southwestern end of the island, RIOUS ATTRACTIONS Don Juan de Estrada, Spanish| Crossed Whitehead near Caroline governor of Florida, “in consid-| Street and entered the water near | eration of several services”. | the north end of Simonton street. (By AHA) | ._{ John W. Simonton, after whom| The swamp was bridged by a} There are ways to “take in a} Simonton street was named,| arrow foot bridge and a vehicle carnival” and then again, there} stopped over in Key West enroute| bridge. It was feared at first are other ways. Which is by way , to Cuba, saw its possibilities, and! that if the swamps were filled of opening the story of this) bought it for $2,000 in 1822. oe sureances: would ewe itt ‘ monton sold three quarters of the; PI le a ‘¢ hurri- SS. See ae island to John Warner, U. S. con-| cane of 1846 altered the config-| aah : | sul to Cuba; John Mountain, U. S,j uration of the island and the| invited _Suests, _was shown 4’ commercial agent at Havana; Pond ceased to receive tides. No grand time at this favorite enter-| John Whitehead and W. C. Flem-! consequences having occurred, tainment center. A full three ing, after whom two other Key| City Council passed an ordinance} and one half hours was busily west streets are named. Warner! compelling residents to fill up| spent, and as the old saying goes 444 Mountain sold soon after to| the swamps. | —“there | was never a dull pardon C. Greene and another; Beyond Caroline street there moment. which Old Key West ; Early Indians, pirates preying} were located on: the high ridge First off, we’d recommend a complete circuit of the grounds to get the feel of the place. In passing you note all the side at-| tractions, and what an array there is, then back at the starting point, just pitch right in and try the rides. All the way from the Merry-go-round to the “thriller- diller” of the park, the Octopus, the Key West Park rides are first class, no less. Our party thor- oughly enjoyed the experience on each ride and determinations were made to “come back for more” right soon. In between times we took in all of the side shows. Mabel Mack’s Wild West Show was highly enjoyable with some really good roping, horse and dog acts. Miss Mack’s “aint that awful” side remarks were amus- ing to say the least. Susie the educated Chimp was never in better spirits last evening, al- though her trainer, Leo Carrell, j stated that she was always up to some mischief or other. This talented chimp led a troupe of monkeys and baboons in some amusing and interesting tricks inside the enclosure. | Then there was the fun house |—we all got a laugh here, then the Palace of Funny Faces, and} | other exhibits, all very interest- ling. The highlight of the evening, ‘their return to Florida State Col-!incthe city the oil firm must pay |of course, was the free act, put jon by a troupe of four tight-wire walkers. No net or anything un- jderneath them for protection, | these men continue to thrill all | onlookers, and there were hun- |dreds of us last evening, with \their daring. Cool, deliberate, | by Mrs. Ketterer’s mother, Mrs. have spent more than $300,000 | precise—these qualities mixed in Secccecccccccccccccecece Eva Sands, and Newton P. Lowe, | drilling in and near the city!with spectacular thrills, provide of Largo, Fla. ANSWERS TO TEN TEST QUESTIONS Below are the answers to test questions printed on Page 2 Four. Lou Nova. New York. Mr. I-de’-a; ngt ;i St. Lawrente- John Adams. Henry Picard. Rhode Island, Delaware and Connecticut. SPOON KMS w por pay Today’s Horoscope ct ae vérsity of Wisconsin, noted eco-} tion. There is a disposition to ad-} | limits. PEOPLE'S FORUM ose CLARIFIES MATTER Editor, The Citizen: Will you please allow me to correct a misapprehension con- cerning the accident. early Sun- day morning on Boca Chica bridge. It was my car which was struck by a car driven by Harry Beaver. I was coming from Beea Chica and noticed his car coming from the other direction zig-zagging back and forth. I stopped my car entirely close against the bridge on my right. | Beaver’s car, still zig-zagging, standstill and plunged to the right going half-way through the rail- ing. My wife, mother and little girl, then crashed into my car, at a; |twenty minutes of nerve-tingling {excitement for of the | park. ; And then, of course—we | couldn’t resist trying our luck at) |some of the concession stands. | |Had some luck at some—and, | | just to be average—no luck at | others. | -Everybody waits for the prize | award event—so we joined the }crowd at this event. And, just j to keep the record straight, Miss! | Adele Beccaise was $10.00 out by | ;not attending the park last eve-| jning. That circumstance is go-! ‘ing to react to somebody else’s j advantage tonight perhaps. ; We'll all “be seein’ you” again |—is the message of this writer jand party to Key West Park. guests When He's Flush He—When is your birthday? She—When will it be most con- | venient for you? | meaning bone. | name. | However, Salas had made a conditional sale to John B. Strong, which brought an early mixup. Strong promptly made a landing and took possession of the island. Law suit which fol- l6wed resulted in the Simonton claimants receiving the island through a compromise in which Strong received 500 acres at Big Spring, Fla. Key West Naming Two explanations of the deri- vation of the name Key West, have come down the years. One! is that it is the most westerly of! the keys or islands, hence the name Key West. Whitehead quoted an old resident of Key West who said that the Indians of the Keys were driven down from key to key and making a last stand at Key West were al- most annihilated, a few escaping to Cuba. The bleached bones} found on the island by Spaniards caused the name of the island Cayo Hueso, cayo being Spanish for key or island and hueso | When Florida was acquired by the United States from Spain, Key West became a part of the United States and Congress con- firmed the grant of the island to Salas. 1819, the beginning of the, actual settlement of Key West,| was marked as several families from South Carolina and north- ern Florida came here, were hos- pitably received, and building lots) given them. | In 1822, Lieut. M. C. Perry, commander of the U. S. Schooner Shark, hoisted the U. S. flag here and named it Thompson’s Island. Later Commander Porter of the navy attempted to name it Al-j| lentown, but’ Key West suited! those who were living here bet- ter and the name has remained. Old Island Topography The original topography was like that of other habitable keys near the Florida reef, having a} high ridge extending along the/| waterfront on the ocean and gulf sides. In the center were ponds and lagoons. There were beach- | es on both ocean and gulf sides. | The original and finest residences | | To Make Sure Your BREAD IS FRESH — Try — “Aunt Molly’s Bread” Baked By VALDES BAKERY street in Key West soon bore his! were only dense woods, | were cleared in 1836 by a land-| ‘ing party from the US sloop Con-! | cord and other vessels in the har-| | bor as a means of protection | against Indians. Early Key West was ringed) with forts by the ‘gevernment, | | was-a rendezvous for wreckers who aided vessels breaking up on the Florida reef, a _ fishing ground providing Florida and Cu- ; ban markets, a cigar center, and a clearance port for Caribbean) trips. The waterfront was usual- | ly an active scene with many} sailing vessels in the harbor from the wreckers, fishermen, trading | schooners and larger ships, be-/ sides government vessels. Along the waterfront there were ship) chandleries and markets, which exhibited bananas and other products of the tropics. Beauti- ful salvaged articles and materials were solfi at auctions from the wrecks. “Where are you going, my pretty | maid?” “To meet my husband, sir”, she said. “It is”, quoth he, day”. And then made off way. a Give Your Feet A Break!! Start the New Year Right “a pleasant the other Wear A Pair Of sale. D400 slightly-damaged | nomist, born in Jefferson Co.,: venture. Artistic in taste, these! who were in my car at the time, ! Wis., 52 years ago. Florence E. Wall of New York! City, consulting chemist, writer on cosmetics, born at Paterson, N. J., 46 years ago; i natures sometimes, if male, be-| are ready to verify this state- come easily corrupted by women; ment. are _well-minded. There is aj ages incurred by my car. great tendency toward Oriental! Very truly yours, customs, i L, J. (CRIP) LOWE. May I state also that Mr.’ and guarding against this they| Beaver has agreed to pay dam-| BENEFIT CARD PARTY Bridge—Bingo—Pinochle ARMORY Benefit Harris School Library | Fund—Given by Group Teachers} | Tomorrow, Jan. 5, 7:30 p. m. '25¢ Prizes Some Styles, $8.85 LEWINSKY’S MEN’S SHOP 526 Duval St. MONROE THEATER Billy and Bobby Mauch Penrod’s Double Trouble —and— PORT OF SEVEN SEAS Orches- ‘inee: Balcony, 10c; 3 : ira, 15-20c: Night, 15-25¢ | | | | Advertisements under this head | will be inserted in The Citizen at/ the rate of one-cent (Ic) a word) mum for the first insertion in! every instance is twenty-five) cents (25c). Advertisers should give their street address as well as their) t phone mumber if they desire is. | i ayment for classified adver- ents‘ is invariably in ad- vance,,, but regular advertisers with ledger accounts may have their advertisements charged. ; LOST LOST—Blue coat. Reward for return. 316 William street. jan2-4tx WANTED WANTED—Wooden Cistern or Tank to hold 20 to 40 barrels. Answer by mail, Room 9, Stone] Hotel, dec31;jan4-7-11—1939 WANTED TO RENT for two months, Baby Stroller. Apply 1306 Division street. jan4-1tx| FOR SALE OR RENT FOR § OR RENT—Cabin) Cc living quarters to) ar 4. All modern conveniences, Good for party fishing. 1014 Varela street. octl0-s | FOR RENT i 1014! jan2-s APARTMENT FOR RENT. Grinnell street. FURNISHED HOUSES—all mod- | ern conveniences, 1114 Grin- nell Street. nov3-tf ; FOR RENT—7-Room Furnished | Apartment on Duval street. | Modern conveniences. Apply at | Mendell’s Men Shop, | dec20-s | FURNISHED APARTMENT—Ap- | ply 1404 White Street. dec31-s | eee | FURNISHED APARTMENT, | centrally located, all modern! conveniences. Apply 519 Duval street. decl6-s ROOMS NEW VALDEZ INN, 521 United. Sixteen beautiful. new rooms. Across South Beach. dec9-lmo ROOMS with or without board. Sunny and cool. 419 Southard street. jan4-1mo HOTELS BRING YOUR VISITING friends in need of a good night’s rest te OVERSEAS HOTEL. Fleming St. nov18-tf Subscribe to The Citizen. Dr. Wm. Beebe—Otis Barton TITANS OF THE DEEP —also— COMEDY FOR SALE TWO-STORY HOUSE, modern conveniences. Near Casa Ma- Trina, lot 163’x98’. Apply 1125 Von Phister street. oct31-s TYPEWRITING PAPER — 500 sheets, 75c. The Artman Press. may19-tf FOR SALE—Lot 8, block 5, Mar- tello Towers, $3,500. P. L. Wil- son, 1722 Jefferson Ave., Mi- ami Beach, Fla. decl0-1mo SECOND SHEETS—500 for 50c The Artman Press. nov19-tf FOR SALE—Cabin Cruiser, fully equipped, engine and hull, in very good condition. Newly renovated. Reasonable for cash. Apply 506 South street. decl0s FOR SALE—Lot on Stock Is- land, waterfront. Also, lot cor- ner 5th and Patterson Avenues near Boulevard. Apply Box RC, The Citizen. aug3l-s PERSONAL CARDS, $1.25 per 100. THE ARTMAN PRESS. jun25-tf TWO LOTS on _ Washington street, 90 ft. front. 112 feet » deep. Reasonable. Apply 1219 ® Pear! street. novil-s CORNER LOT, 50x100 feet. Cor- ner 5th and Staple Avenue. Apply Box D, The Citizen. nov2-tf FOR SALE—11% acres Planta- tion Key, 3% acres on ocean, 8% acres on Bay, on Highway, all high land, beach front on both sides. P. O. Box 23, Key West. sept?-s FOR SALE—2 lots, each 50x100’. Run from Washington to Von Phister street. $1,000. Ap- ply Rear 1217 Petronia street. aug9-tfs FOR SALE-—Lot, 48'x50’, corner Duval and Louisa streets; two lots, corner Bertha street and Roosevelt Boulevard; two lots on Pine Key, 100’x100’, good location. Apply 1212 Olivia | street. decl4-s | FOURTEEN-FOOT SAILBOAT, with we $35. 1217 Petronia street, rear. jan4-s | FOURTEEN-FOOT BOAT, with | four-horse outboard Johnson | motor, fully equipped, $150. | 1217 Petronia street, rear. { jan4-s PAPERS FOR SALE— The Citi- nov25-tf£ | OLD | Three bundles for 5c. | zen Office. | MARINE PORCH AND DECK ENAMEL World’s finest enamel! A tung-oil, bakelite product! am $3.25 PRICE, per gal Unconditionally Guaranteed at KEY WEST PAINT CO. 512 Fleming St. Phone 118 DIRECT “ARNESTO” FACTORY STORE | OVERSEAS TRANSPORTATION CO., INC. Fast, Dependable Freight and Express Service —between— MIAMI and Also Serving All Points KEY WEST on Florida Keys between MIAMI AND KEY WEST TWO ROUND TRIPS DAILY (Except Sunday) Direct Between Miami and Key West. DIRECT EXPRESS: Leaves Miami 2:00 o’clock A. M., arriving Key . West 7:00 o’clock A. M. Leaves Key West 9: 00 o'clock A. M., arriving Miami 2:00 o'clock P. M. “BOCAL: (serving all intermediate points) Loh us "West 4:00 o’clock P. M. Leaves Key West 8: Leaves Miami'9:00 o’clock A. M., arriving Key 00 o’clock A. M., arriving Miami 3:00 o’clock P. M. | Free Pick-Up and Delivery Service Full Cargo insurance Office: 813 Caroline St. Telephones 92 and 68 Warehouse—Corner Eaton and Francis Streets