The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 6, 1939, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 59 Years Devoted to the Best Intérests of Key West t Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit VOLUME LX. No. 5. Council Defers Action-Again On Installing: Lack Of Law Enforcement! FISHERS: Was Discussed During) Regular Meeting Held| - Last Night | The first regular meeting! of | the City Council of the new year! i was held last night with Council: | man William Freeman presiding. | due to the fact that President | Earl Adams is now acting mayor | in the absence from the city of| Mayor Willard M. Albury. | The chairman of the police} committee made his report rela- | tive to the parking meter propo- | sition, and informed the council! that no agreement had _ been reached as to which of the two proposals offered for installing meters are to be accepted. The matter was deferred until a later date. Would Reduce Price In this connection a telegram was received from the represen- tative of the Dual Company, which handles automatic meters, stating that if the dual com- pany’s proposition was accepted within the next two days that a substantial reduction would be made on the price of the ma- chines, but no action was taken in the matter. | The bond of Archie Roberts, city clerk, was read and ap- proved. | Tax Matters Heard { There were several tax mat-! ters coming before the meeting dealing with the adjustment of amounts,. mainly by those who are delinquent.’ One~of these was! that of Wm. R. ‘Porter, who in-; formed the couneil some time ja rather rough day yes : which The Key West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1939 BOYS BAND WILL | RESUME PRACTICE THIS AFTERNOON : | RIGHT 'MEMBERS OF ORGANIZATION TO ASSEMBLE AT HIGH IN PROPHECY | SCHOOL FOR REGULAR Parking Meters : | After a two weeks’ vacation CHANGE OF MOON BROUGHT ne LIGHTER WINDS FROM jnembers of the Boys’ Band will’ DIFFERENT DIRECTION; . .omble for regular lessons and CHARTER BOATS TO GO OUT! rehearsal this 4 |during the holiday season afternoon at \o’clock .at the High School. | This organization was formed | early last fall under the direc- the prediction yesterday that theition of George Mills White, local . | supervisor of the Federal Music! !Project. Over one hundred boys have applied for membership change last night, were found to’ and have joined classes for in- struction in the various instru- Untortunately many of: Old-time fishermen who made winds, which was coming rathe strong out of the northeast, woul be correct. With the change in the moon feted Naan di f neh mio Sat PES the boy id not own instruments last night the wind swung around ier cecpbegan at aan to the east and abated. Fishing! s-curance that the band will be parties today were planning to a permanent organization many, go out inthe Stream, following parents have found it possible to ierday in Purchase instruments for their boys, it is stated. Many of the boys received new ! luck. instruments for Christmas pres- When the wind is strong and nts, The fifty piece band which directly north and in line with originally planned is now the protecting recf, then neither almost a reality with over forty side of the reef is calm enough jnstruments now in the group. | to.allow fishing boats to fish near’ Lessons are held twice weekly , the shoals without making it un- on Monday and Friday at the; comfortable for the fishers. A‘High School from 4-5 p. m. with ; slight shift in the wind and the, the members of the Hospitality | offers a protected area. Band acting as teachers for the various sections of the band. From 5 to 6 a general rehearsal for the complete unit is held un- NEWS FLASHES der the direction of Mr. White at the Boys’ Band Hall in the Naval os ; Hospital grounds, the building (ity Associated, Press) |having been generously put at! coccccese eeeeeeee2eee® the disposal of the band by Lieut. H HENDAYE.—A’smali Loyalist’ Fort Callahan, officer in charge ; offensive develeped-into a great! Of the Naval: Station. | drive today as 4 smail group in| Many of thé local . merchants | the Catalonian area of Spain sent 44 interested citizens have con-! few parties iried their wenssecese is introduced. Century Old Wine Barrels Cleaned Century old winery barrels, which hold 1,050 gallons, are undergoirg yearly cleaning before this year’s vintage Some of the w the huge barrels before they’re removed for bottling. Washington Attorney Shows HEMINGWAYS HAVE! . LARGEST SAILFISH IN HOME HERE UNOFFICIAL WORLD'S REC-! | ORD CATCH WENT TO NINE| FEET EIGHT INCHES; RE-’ VIEW K. W. SPORT FISHES | — | World’s record for sailfish is 182 pounds but Ernest Heming-} way, noted writer and Key West resident, landed one measuring! ‘nine feet eight inches off Key| West, which topped all weights) |for the beautiful gamy sails. This} sailfish is at present mounted in Mr. Hemingway’s residence here. | Other names for sailfish are} | spike-fish, boihoo, Guebucu, ! Aguja Prieta. They are dis- j tributed in the West Indies and | warmer parts of the Atlantic. It! |feeds on mullet, ballao and other- fish and has a fair food value. 4|0/ ito 6/0 reels with .021 line whites |rods used range from 6 to 12 oz. according to the fight desired. | Tuna found in these waters are! about 15 pounds. It belongs to} the mackerel family, feeds on fly-| | ing fish, sardines and herring and ihas a good food value. Heaviest jamberjack caught weighed 106 pounds. Key West catches fre- quently go to 60 and 80 pounds. It belongs to the pompano family , and feeds on mullet, shrimp, shedder crabs and has an excel- lent food value. It is also known as great amber-fish and coro-! , nado. | | Record Tarpon 247 lbs. | Tarpon, found in the Bay chan. ‘nels, are known as silverfish, sil ver king, sabalo with the heaviest fish on record weighing 247 pounds. It feeds principally on mullet off the banks. Little or no food value. Sailfish tackle will do nicely for this fish. Albacore, known also as alilonghi, german |and long finned albacore belongs; |to the mackerel family. Largest | caught weighed 66% pounds. ' The ‘sporty, iridescent dolphin, never licked feed on flying fish, | | mullet, sardines, herring and has} |a fair food value. Largest caught ines are ten years or more in More New Jap Ambassador PRICE FIVE CENTS Atlantic Coast By Roosevelt 35 Ships, Many Planes Go To Atlantic Fleet; Ex- pect To Greatly Increase Atlantic Planes | | | | | | | | (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.—Presi- | dent Roosevelt announced today | e | that that 35 more ships, includ- |ing four battleships and eight “cruisers, and an unannounced hemumber of airplanes would be as- »psigned the Atlantic coastal fleet. | The ships will be taken from | the Pacific fleet and the assign- | ment is in line with President | Roosvelt’s speech to Congress | Wednesday, which stressed the feat that America must be pre- pared to defend itself more ade- | quately. H Many more planes are expected to be added to the Atlantic fleet group to greatly enlarge it. Assignment of two desiroyers, an airplane tender and i8 sea Bj planes to Key West carrying 65 GOOD WILL, sadly lacking between the U.S. and Japan, was discussed by President Roosevelt and Kensuke Ho- rinouchi, new Japanese am- bassador. At present the | officers and 300 men for a period {of two months to carry on w games in this area was announcec two weeks ago by Lieut. Fort H Callahan of the Key West Navai Station. Two of the destroyer. are scheduled to arrive Sunday with the rest of the group ex- | pected before January 15. RIGHT-OF-WAY | MATTER TO BE | the Insurgent forces reeling back. Tibuted to a fund which is be-} trend is in the opposite di- Key West ago that he desired to: make ‘pay- ment of certain’ taxes, | would amount to about $4,000, / with revenue bonds. The mat- ter has been under advisement for some time and -the council | agreed last night to allow Mr. Porter this privilege as requested. Colonel Brinton Heard Colonel L. C. Brinton, a resi- dent of the Southside section of which | Rebel troops are withdrawing. PRAGUE. — Hungarian and Czech troops are clashing today along the border of the two coun- tries. Hungarians charge that a Free Corps group from Czecho- slovakia crossed the border and | destroyed eight buildings. The hs are using tanks and artil- lery. ing raised to further the activity |of this organization and the work being done has played an im- ‘portant part in the program for youth betterment and community service. A drive will be held in| the near future to raise funds to help the boys purchase the re-| jmaining needed instruments and! 3 uniforms. te City | Mr. White wishes to thank the i many parents who have co- aes H Calls Attention To Anite INTERMENT AT In New York Paper Fail-' ing To Mention Island WATSON, TO BE BUR- Importance Of Key West JACKSONVILLE | WILLARD CURRY AND SON, | weighed 63 pounds. ‘catches often go between 20 and / 30 pounds. Crevalle jack, known! also as a toro, horse crevalle, ca- ‘vally, jack crevalle is a salt wa-! ‘ter fish with muscular develop-! |ment equal to an ordinary fish; | twice its size. Largest caught was | 109 pounds. It feeds on anchovy | fish, shrimp and has a fair food; value. | | Largest wahoo caught weighed | rection with Icans made to | TAKEN UP SOON China, against whom Japan | is fighting. and a stand against totalitarian methods | MEETING TO BE HELD ON Saker er shah. 2 MONDAY: BELIEVED AMIC- | | ABLE SETTLEMENT WILL STREET WORK | BE REACHED HERE STARTED) = Key West, addressed the council relative to unsightly abandoned automobiles and other such un-: sightly places, which are to be found daily on vacant lots and along the edges of streets in dif- ferent parts of the city. Col. Brinton stated that he had taken this matter up with the mayor, but that nothing has ever been done about it. Guy Carlton, a local resident, also spoke in connection with this matter. He endeavored to ascertain as to whose duty it was to have these matters attended to. Makes Changes | Councilman Will Roberts charg- | ed the mayor with being derelict | in the enforcement of city laws,} and suggested that the mayor be contacted as to why these laws were not being enforced. Coun- cilman Roberts said that if the! mayor’s explanation in the mat- ter was not satisfactory that steps be taken to remove him from of- fice. 1 Councilman William Doughtry also stated that there were many’ matters brought before the coun- cil that were really the mayor’s duties. After considerable discussion, it was ordered that a_ special| meeting be called for Monday} night, and that the mayor be re- | quested to be in attendance for} the purpose of settling the mat-| (Continued on Page Four) | | groups are violating U. S. intern-| 18 hoped that every Civic club | New York officers, which result- Pa operated in the movement and! BERLIN.—German newspapers encouraged their sons by. pur- today are assailing President chasing instruments for them. Roosevelt following his speech to He also wishes to express thanks Congress Wednesday. One news- to the following merchants and from Attorney Charles H. Um- paper said that he had no hopes citizens who have contributed to- stead, of Washington, D. C., to of a third term and was making ward the fund or supplied ma-! ; i aie ‘ an irresponsible talk, Another terials for music stands and other the Chamber oe See P newspaper said that he was acti- equipment. | Secretary Singleton said “Like vated by the Jews and would be, Edward Gato, Cheely Lumber run by them for a third term. Co., Wm. Curry Sons, So. Florida ae Construction Co., Charles Thomp- WASHINGTON. — Following son, Lumley & Roberts, Yates Prosudkat ¢oceec plea for Service Station, Lieut. Fort Calla- $875,000,000 to lt until June of han, Fausto’s Grocery, Dr. Cobo, this "year in WPA circles, Con- Jacob Aronovitz, Broadway Mar- greéd isitoday considering the ket, Fred Dion, La Concha Hotel. | questiéh' of appropriation. Melvin Russell for use of High i Sita Ee School rooms, and The Citizen. WASHINGTON. — Charge by! There are many others whose the Dies committee that radical 2@Mes should be included and it Indicative of the widespread and universal in Key) West is the accompanying letter interest has a few suggestions to make which come under the head of the ‘good of the order’ and will materialize in due time.” Fol- lowing is the letter: “The article in last Sunday’s' issue of the New York Times rel- ative to the Atlantic Fleet and mentions Trinidad, Puerto Rico,’ etc., does not mention Key West. z hse (1b All the Hamrhond maps in my al laws are being investigated by #4 and organization and busi- Department of Justice agents. ness man and private citizen will help to sponsor this organization 7 and help Key West to have a Boys’ Band that will be second to none in Florida, it is stated. OLIVIA STREET Dry Tortugas, are plainly marked U. S. Naval Station. Evidently the author of the Times’ article should have this called to his at- jtention by the Board of Trade so | that the omission will not happen | again. | “The N. Y. Times editors} should have their attention) called te the articles in their own} NEW YORK.—Uncovering 0! an opium plot was done today by ed in the arrest of three and the salvaging of $150,000 of opium. Everett Rooney and Richard Ben- net, New York policemen, dis- covered the plot some weeks ago and were grantd federal assist- they will see that Key West was| ance te make the capture. The} lthe pivotal spot from which. all| two officers disguised themselves! An alarm of fire sounded from | information radiated relative to| as thugs and thus made the ar-) Box 312 Wednesday night called the movements of vessels both} rests. | apparatus to the corner of Wind-' within the Spanish Fleet as well _tT sor Lane and William street, as the important parts of our own C OF C UNIT where grass and .brush were’ fect. le le |found burning in the yard of| ‘Two things are very neces- Charles Beceaise on Olivia street.| sary at Key West. One is a stone} The flames were quickly extin-|and concrete dry dock at least CLUB BOCA CHICA MEETS TONIGHT Presents | wget R Nevi j Matters of vital importance to udv Nevins | the organization are slated for Formerly of Edgewater Beach |’ consideration at the meeting of! guished. ; 1000 feet long, and the other is Two other calls were sent in by|an 18 inch fresh water pipe line telephone but neither of them’ from the mainland. Anyone who amounted to anything. ,is familiar with the tension and |anxiety during the Spanish-Am-! RIED THERE | 124% pounds. It has exceptional speed and power, feeds on mullet jand silversides and has a fair Word has been received by Mrs. food value. _w. Mrs. Claude Pt guarapucu, queen fish. | a He) trick and eMaes Ciende Largest East Coast wahoo was | ury, from their sister, Mrs. janded at Long Key and weighed Willard B. Curry, that her hus-|78 pounds. The vicious great bar- | band, Willard B., and son, Wat- racuda found in these waters are | most other interested friends he. son, would be buried Thursday | known as the picuda, sea tiger,| to be increased at or Friday at Jacksonville, where Florida barracuda. Heaviest fish they were making their home. caught went to 103%4 pounds. It) Besides his wife, Susie, he is as vicious as a shark and has, leaves four children, Lillian of excess fighting ability. It feeds Los Angeles, Jacksonville, Louisa Golden of Bonefish Record 13% i St. Augustine and Willard, Jr., of Bone fish, never brought in Alabama; also two grandchildren. alive, are known as lady fish, | Sis Mrs. Emma McClintock} macabi, banana fish Sanducha! of this city; Mrs. Maude Curry.! with the heaviest fish on record Baltimore, Mad., Mrs. Ida Harris,| weighing 13% pounds. Feeds on} Mrs. Minnie Monticino and Mrs. shrimp, silversides, soldier crabs, | Spanish mack- | several half-sisters and brothers. fair food value. ee Feeds erel record is 31 pounds. and Palatka to a point on the ,on anchovies, silversides, Gulf of Mexico north of Clear- | lobster, crabs, menhaden, shrimp, ; water should be continued under | and has an excellent food value. | the plans of Army Engineers and| Largest shark was caught in} completed within the next ten!the White Sea and weighed 998 months at the very latest. \pounds. Largest permit tipped | “These projects are self-|the scales at 37 1-8. Largest} liquidating and are military) snook was 49%. Largest king-! newspaper printed in 1898, and|necessities. The Japanese have jfish, another fine food fish, wa8} Chicago taught us a hard lesson. If that | 73% pounds. country had possession of Key West and a 10 mile strip across the narrowest portion of Florida/j they would construct all the im-/} provements at once, even though | they had to finance the under- | ROLLER SKATE takings with borrowed money. “We trust that the proper of-) ficials will take cognizance of the| TONITE IS i above matters before it becomes ; LADIES’ . NIGHT too late to take advantage of our} opportunities around the coastal! One lady may skate FREE with limits of Key West. The spots | marked salt basins upon our EET For Health’s Sake | Detroit Work was started yesterday It is known also as! Morning by WPA workmen on; Thomas E in the construction of Avenue and connecting roadways, | which are employed one supel-/| State visor and 14 men. Th e is a later date. The project, which is number- ed 4032, is sponsored by the Board of Public Works of the Federal funds allocated amounts to $12,723. The scope of the work includes activities cn Roosevelt Boulevard to Fourteenth street, thence to Avenue E and along that avenue to Flagler Avenue. possession showing Key West and Hilda Cawthorne of Miami, and sand crabs, green crabs and has a! Ceccccceccccoscessonreses| TEMPERATURES spiny '@@¢@eccccccoccosoccooces Lowest Highest last night last 24 hours 46 64 34 62 34 40 36 52 54 76 34 52 30 54 36 54 68 22 ~ 58 30. 70 54 Station— Abilene Atlanta Boston Buffalo Charleston Denver Galveston Havana Huron Jacksonville Kansas City KEY WEST Little Rock Los Angeles | Louisville | Miami ; Mpls.-St. P. New Orleans New York 42 72 20 50 44 lof property on the Florida Ki {Attorneys W. McL. Chr H. Anderson and J. ! Lancelot Lester, representing Mr. | Perky on tax matters, and At- ; torney Richard P. Daniels, of the Road Department, will meet in the county court house | with the commissioners Monday, {January 9, to discuss matters | pertaining to the right-of-way for ; the proposed road and_ bridges. |. The Citizen has been reliably Col. Braman of on mullet, flying fish, strip bait. | City. having contributed $2,900.’ informed that the possibility of Mr. Perky granting use of - his | property ,approximately 18 miles, jin different sections from Mate- ; cumbe to Key West, is excellent. | An amicable settlement of the | differences betwen Mr. Perky and j the county is predicted. CRUMMER MEETS BOARDS TONIGHT |BOND REFUNDER TO HOLD “GENERAL DISCUSSION” | WITH CITY, COUNTY R. E. Crummer of the R. E, Crummer company, which Junded city and County’ bonds, will: meet with city officials. to- Hight at 6:30 and at 8 e’clock will meet with county officials in a regular conference. Discussion is expected to be on | general points. Mr. Crummer | makes a trip to Key West yearly in connection with the bond re- | funding matters. Pensacola 50 Hotel and Glass Hat Club |/the board of directors of the| Chamber of Commerce tonight at 8 o'clock. Among the matters to be given consideration is the matter of planning to take care of the rap- idly expanding business of the chamber, and activities incident endin: , 534 Duval Street Phone 177 in Chicago —FEATURING— JIMMY THOMAS with SONGS | | Dancing and Entertainment Every Night! No Cover Charge | i FT. JEFFE PRESCRIPTIONS Key West and Havana, will en-, Carefully Compounded By idorse the above proposition.! 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