The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 12, 1939, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 59 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LX. No. 10. Headquarters In Naval‘ Station: Patrol’ Wing’ Five Established For In Building 48; Number Of Enlisted Men Take Up! Quarters In Building 86 Official headquarters for Pa- trol Wing Five have been estab- lished in building 48 at the Key i} West Naval Station with a num- } ber of the enlisted personnel tak- ing up quarters in building 86, formerly a moving picture thea- tre in the Yard. Members of the official family on board the U.S.S. Childs, berth- ed at Pier 5, naval station, con- sist of Commander L. T. Hundt, commander of Patrol Wing iFve, and the following officers of Pa- trol Squadrons Fourteen and Fif- teen: Officers in Squadron Fifteen: Lieutenant-Commander S. W. Calloway, commander; Lieuten- ants P. L. Haynes, B. D. Quinn, F. E. Hall, W. C. Kaiser; Lie tenants Junior Grade T. W. Hop- kins, C. E. Perkins, S. Van Ma- ter, W. H. Weston. Aviation Ca- dets of the United States Naval Reserve G. M. LeRoux, E. Stern- lieb, A. L. Terwilliger, C. S. Bo- gart, W. E. Townsend, W. M. Swann, E. N. Chase, I, E. L. Simpson and P. M. Jackson. There are also 96 enlisted per- sonnel. Officers of Squadron Fourtee: Lieutenant-Commander B. Stud- commander; Lieutenants W. J.Sjattery, D. L. Mills, W. M. Wetetr; bieatenants tunieg W. G. Corliss, I, Chase, Jr. C. A. Weller, H. J. Von Weller; Chief Boatswain P. J. Byrne; Aviation Cadets of United States Naval HOUSING UNT | SEEKS AID OF BUDGET BOARD COMMUNICATION TO COM-) MITTEE ASKS COOPERA-| TION IN CARRYING ON PROGRAM Members of the housing au- thority of Key West, which is composed of Fred J. Dion, chair- man, Franklin E. Albert, acting secretary, J. Lancelot Lester. ; Wallace Bryant Kirke and Hugh ; Williams, have sent the follow- : ing communication to the Budget 4 Committee of the City of Key West for consideration and ac- tion: “Since appointment to the Key | West Housing Authority, the un- | dersigned have individually and j collectively worked toward the {end that Key West might obtain ; the benefit of some of the funds ! which are available for housing | projects. t Relate Benefits |_ “The Government Rehousing | Program will bring a three-fold | benefit to our city: | “It will provide new and bet- ; ter living conditions for persons in the low income groups, who are now residing in overcrowded} houses; “It will give our Key West | workmen productive work at | good wages. All Housing Proj- ects are built at prevailing wage rate. The local project will rep-j resent. an .expenditure of several hundred thousands of dollars ‘inj eee mete Iowgh will also enhance the mae | of other real estate throughout | the city. For each new dwelling} unit that is constructed a sub- | Reserve M. W. Stell, W. H. Mc-| Standard unit has to be demol-) Kown, D. G. Parker, J. A. Eady,| ished. 7 J. O. Rush, G. H. Duffy, J. R.| . “In order to obtain these bene-| ‘CUBA BRINGS IN FROM HAVANA EN- ROUTE TO TAMPA Arriving at Key West Tues- day afternoon on the Steamship Cuba from Havana were 115 pas- sengers. Of this number there were 78 first and six second cab- | for Tampa 29 first and two sec- ond cabin passengers. Handling the passengers Tues- day afternoon was greatly fa- cilitated by the new order, which provides that baggage for Key West passengers only will be un- loaded for examination at this port, while that of passengers for Tampa will be carried to that | port for inspection, Key West arrivals: Logan Perkins, Elizabeth Perk- ins, W. E. McHugh, Felipe Diaz Rubio, Elizabeth Polk, Wa L. Rackerly, Percy Aden, Margaret Aden, Maria Ackell, H. A. Nor- Evellyn Salim, Alva Pack, Alma Pack, Ellen Stone, Emmett Pe- ters, Russell Arsell, Angelina Pita, Victor Hind, Elizabeth Hind, James McHugh, Waford McHugh, Lucille Griffin, Mary H Griffin, Robert M. Griffin, Julio Weinberg, Phyllis McPherson, Fleetwood Peples, Jr., Dorothy Peples, William Warren, Kendall Warren, Genevieve Hume, Ella Clark, Ruth Damer, Minerva Warner, Harrison Warner, Rich- ard Gillespie, W. D. Daugherty. Clyde James, Secondo Soldato, Melvin Clauter, Marion McInnis, | Joe Johnson, Ear] Braukirt, War- | ren Hume, H. L. Brady, Chap- man Lawton, Jack Justice, Law L. Bethel, Sam Hardman, Joe Jus- b ive! Ralph Dotland, Jack McDowell, Sarah’ McDowell, Mary Walker, Raiford ‘Walker, Carl O. Swan- son, Francis Villa,.Gerard Villa, George Kland, Edward Kallonby, Joseph Batija, Katherine Kland, Gilmore, J. Escobar, H. A. Dra-| fits it is necessary that the Au- per, W. H. McRee, E. J. Pflum,; thority be provided with funds! FL. Urch. |!to undertake the preparation of} There are also 95 enlisted per-| #PPlications, determine and nego-| sonnel. | tiate for building sites and follow; Lieutenant Commander W. P.| UP the application to secure -an! Dana, Medical Corps, U.S.N.,) &f-marking of funds from the} medical officer of Patrol Wing! United States Housing Authority. | Five. ' Regarding Success All of the Navy plane squad-| “The success of the Housing ron, 18 in number, are now at; Authority’s effects to relieve the Key West-and stationed in proxi-| housing shortage existing in Key mity to the old ramp at Trumbo} West will depend on the “help; Island. Seven of the planes ar-| and cooperation of the city coun-; rived yesterday afternoon, nine ¢j] and the other civic-minded arrived later in the evening. the last two reached Key ” West! this morning. “We feel that we can accom-! i plish for our city what nine other eccccccccccceccecenneces, rida cities have already done, | TEMPERATURES | in this movement to provide, de-} ‘cent housing receives the active| seecevccoccocoovcoosoecees | couperation of the officials and; Lowest Highest | the people of Key West”. i Station— last nightast 24 hours; | In‘ discussing the other cities in! Abilene 4 | Florida which have received Atlanta | benefits from the Housing Au- Boston | thority in Washington, Mr. Albert | Buffalo said that they were as follows: Charleston | Daytona Beach, Jacksonville! Chicago j (one of the projects in this city Denver !has already started), Miami, Or-} Detroit | lando, Pensacola, St. Petersburg, | Galveston ,| Sarasota, Tampa and West Palm Havana ! Beach. Huron 34 | Mr. Albert also said that rep- Jacksonville 76 |resentatives from Washington Kansas City 48 ‘have already conferred with the} KEY WEST 80 loeal members, explained the de- Little Rock 48 tails and given the desired in- Los Angeles 74 \formation, and reports have been Miami 78 l§sent to Washington. Mpls.-St. P. - 18 New Orleans 7 New York - 48 Pensacola 68 Pittsburgh 40 St. Louis - 42 Salt Lake City 38 San Francisco 64 Seattle 50 Tampa 78 Washington 50 Williston 30 46 . 30 24 58 26 22 22 54 ~ 60 44 34 70 { 34 42 34 70 . 16 60 . 32 70 44 52 72 12 66 32 64 30 34 28 46 44 58 40 20 CORRECTION ing Cuban Consul Berardo jodriguez, regarding the . flight jf Hernelinda Briones to, Cuba KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS |) All visiting Knights of Pythias FRED MARVIL'S TONIGHT Lem Abernathy and his COUNTRY STORE George Wells and Paul Mc- Cast of El Chico Club, Beach, Master of Ceremonies lc Cocktail Hour from 5 to 6 ©'clock each afternoon FT. JEFFERSON CE ting to be held in the Castle 728 Fleming street. on Fri- y. January 13h, at 7:30 p. m. At this time Supreme Chancel- J. WINFIELD RUSSELL, Chancel. janl2-1t and‘ people in the community. j No intohnatpe) int koe article} The Citizen yesterday eo Rod- | | invited to attend the district, Olga Kland, Jordan Keithfield, Charles McAllister, Mary J. Mc- Allister,..Fred Bergman, William | Stavin, Dionisio Muro, Elvira Me- | dina, Hector Moreno, Angelina; Martinez. | Listed on the ship’s’ manifest | were the following items: For) Key West, five tons of freight,! four automobiles, three sacks of! ‘mail, and for Tampa, 52 tons of ! freight and no mail. | Steamer Cuba Arrives Steamship Cuba, of the P. and; O. S. S. Company, arrived from} Tampa this morning with 28 pas-| sengers, of whom there were: three first and two second cabini passengers for Key West, 22 first cabin and one second cabin for! Havana. } Arrivals at this port were: M. E. Hart, Sara Fernandez, W. E.! Julian, Mrs. J. Ramirez, Antonio} Vaso. | Shown on the vessel’s manifest! were the following items: For} | Key West, 13 tons of freight and one sack of mail; for Havana, no; freight and two sacks of mail. Passengers leaving on’ SS. Cuba for Havana when the vessel sailed 11 o’clock and who booked | passage in Key West numbered} 56 first and three second cabin. | Automobiles leaving Key West | numbered six. . WPA PROJECT IS UNDERWAY WPA project at the lighthouse department is underway today, and is being done by a force of workmien, both skilled and un- skilled, $28,500 of the funds being provided by the government, and the materials furnished by the department of commerce. i Scaling and painting the iron | Structures, renewing and replac- | ‘ing certain concrete work, con- ‘crete resurfacing to be done in! the lobby, the floor of which is. concrete, and a ceiling is also to be placed in the lobby. OLD BUTTER LADLE | RAVENNA, Ohio—A 500-year-' 115 PASSENGERS VESSEL ARRIVED TUESDAY in passengers for Key West, and; ton, J. E. Norton, George Salim, | - De Poo, Isabel De Poo, Edward! John Giantino, | Daugherty§i‘ Chafles™ ‘Lingerfelt,” Che Key West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1939 | C@wpwoeoeccocooooooooCCe i t |. To 21 American republics whose diplomats ‘found peaceful means of agreeing.on 2 defense pact against! out for this man, and notify | Paul Bertar,! threats to their Republican institutions or territory do Sec- Commander Amidon as soon as retary of State Hull (left) and Peru President Benavides, you find him.” This is signed by drink a toast. Hull arrived in New York yesterday. Cc eecccccesrecccerccoccce| Pan American Toast ‘REPORTS THEFT | OF CHECKS AT , WARNS THAT MAN UNDER) NAME OF JOHN COOPER IS | CASHING THEM IN MANY | PARTS OF STATE Information has been received from Post Commander R. H. |Amidon, American Legion at Lakeland, Fla., relative to theft of certain checks from the office in Lakeland, as follows: “Some weeks ago the office of our local Presbyterian church was broken into and an unknown | number of blank checks and sta- tionery stolen. It now develops that these checks are being |cashed throughout the state by a iman passing under the name _ of ! John Cooper. | “These checks are signed ‘Home !Mission Committee’, St. John | Presbytery, by Willard C. Bald- | win, chairman, and thus far have {been passed on merchants in | Lakeland, Tampa, Live Oak and | Leesburg. i “From Leesburg we have - the information that John Cooper | produced evidence to show that he was a service man, is about 45 years old, five feet nine inches | tall and weighs about 200 pounds. |He will evidently continue the racket until he is apprehended or until he runs out of checks.” , At the conclusion of the letter ;and advisory notice there is a foot note- which is: “Do what you can to warn your police force 'and merchants to be on the look- . Howard Rowton, Department Adjutant American Legion, Pa- latka, Fla. Minnesotan Catches: First Sail KEY WEST HAS TWO FLYING Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit | PRICE FIVE CENTS ‘County: Boarititlears: Request For Operation Of Light And Power. Plant At Marathon Woman Immigration Inspector Vinee Other Matters Taken Up During Regu- lar Session Conducted | Last Night Couniy Judge Raymond R. | Lord addressed the board of coun ty commissioners, in regular ses- ' sion last night, relative to a fran- + chise asked by Charlie Toppino. SAgranting the right to operate an ‘electric light and power plant ai | Marathon, explaining that the j | franchise was in course of pre- : | for consideration at a future 2 meeting of the board. ONE AND ONLY Elizabeth Golden (above), 28, was re- cently sworn in at Boston, Mass., to become the only woman immigration inspector in the United States. TWO CASES IN Jwige Lcrd explained the rap- | id progress being made at Mara- nity, great strides in building activities, purchases of land for the establishment of business places and _ residences, and the need of electric lighting of streets, places of business and residences daily become more evident. Ready To Construct Plant CRIMINAL COURT THIS MORNING 2", 2272ize eisnnes to nlane ‘ equipment and all the appurten- ances for the use of the current, ONE OF DEFENDANTS WAS) said Mr. Lord, and was at the TRIED FOR STATUTORY Present time in a position to pro | vide light for the entire area. OFFENSE; ONE CHARGED: It was explained to Mr. Lord WITH RECKLESS DRIVING ' that an exclusive franchise would ‘not be granted, others had re- quested exclusive grants but had been refused. However, the opin- Clarence J. Campbell was ar-! ion was expressed that the fran- GPOSL ILI IS. Vary Day Gets 52-Pound! | In Three Seasons Of Trying! | FAMILY GROUPS KEY WEST BOOKLET MUCH APPRECIATED “I always feel apologetic”, said the secretary of the Chdmber of Commerce this morning, “when visitors ask for literature, and remember- ing the goryeous pamphlets handed out from other com- merce chambers throughout the state, give them.the little book printed by The Artman Press. No glossy paper, just a little booklet that will go along with a letter without calling for extra postage. “However, I feel better about it this morning. Key West is attending the Univer- sity of Miami as shown on a postal card received from Coral Gables this morning. “The card is from Profes- sor S. M. Girrell, of the Uni- versiiy, at Coral Gables, and is as follows: “Dear Sir: I recently vis- ited Key West and your good secretary gave me a booklet descriptive of Key West. It was a remarkable story. I want to read it to my class. My copy I sent north. Could you mail me several copies? Will gladly pay for them’. “Of course the professor will get his booklets”, con- cluded Mr. Singleton. “A good many people have said they liked them better than they would something more beau- tiful bui less informative, but this is the most encouraging word that has come to us so far". TRI ITII SS IE | LAMBERTS OF ST. LOUIS, AND Barracuda, So Large It; HALLES OF CLEVELAND: | Had To Be Towed In;| BOTH ARE SEASONAL visI- x = TORS AT CASA MARINA Bonito, Dolphin Also ee (By BOB SMIRNOFF) i ee ores “flying” visitors , at the Casa Marina are the Halles 2 NSE saey Ordway of St. ‘of Cleveland. Mr. Halle has been ‘aul, Minn., staying at the Casa in Key West before, but it is the Marina, fishing with her husband first visit for his wife and daugh- jand Larry Day in Jakie Keys, ter Legion, brought in a 6’ 11” sail-; fish, weight 45 Ibs. This is her first sail after three seasons of i Key West fishing. Larry Day captured a huge 52 lb. barracuda which was_ bigger than the boat, he said, and had to tow it in! ' ‘ ‘ter of many hues below. How- Mr. Ordway brought in sev-' ever the growing city of Key eral dolphin and grouper and j large bonito. ‘WPA DIRECTOR VISITOR HER Mrs. and Miss Halle were flown here from Miami in their family plane, a Stinson Cabin. Miss Halle said that the air trip over the Keys and their adjacent wa- !was a welcome sight after the jother keys. They were surprised | to see every channel in the reef , Waters stand out clearly. ! At the Casa Marina is another flying family, the Jordan Lam- ‘berts of Stamford, Conn. Both |SEVERAL OTHERS ARRIVE Mr. and Mrs. Lambert pilot their | own plane. Mr. Lambert is past FOR VISIT IN IS- | president of the Angler’s Club of LAND CITY |New York. i Btistiaty members of the phar- a i Dr. E. C. Lindeman, director of Loui, eftet tre nf camly of St the program of recreation for the pert Flying Field, St. Louis’ air- | Works Progress Administration, ‘port is named. Mrs. Lambert de- | from Washington, and Mrs. Linde- clared that after two days in Key | man, are visiting in Key West for | West, the climate and hospitality an indefinite stay, and are quar-| had completely won her over. | tered in Quarters M1, in the nav-! | al station. | A. J. Little, Jr., assistant area — | supervisor; E. H. Helse, ware-| LONDON — The ministry of i house superintendent, and Kem- Health has ordered that more ball Popham, state safety direc-| women must serve on Housing |tor for the WPA, are visiting, Committees in England when the | briefly in the city and are in| Planning of houses is being con- WOMEN GET MORE SAY low Good Is Your Memory? | Quarters G, at the naval station. | Sidered. Come and Find Out Time: 11:00 P. M. NIGHTLY | Place: CLUB CAYO HUESO Jefferson Hotel Bldg. Answer Three Questions | correctly . . . Cash Prize $5.00; from Washington. Two Questions . . . $2.50) Al by @my High School Student Other visitors connected with | government bureaus are to arrive H in Key West the latter part of the | week, according to a telegram re- | ceived by B. C. Moreno, area su-; |pervisor. They are Mrs. Ellen, Commons and Miss Helen Ringe, | J. P. 7. 0’Clock Tonite $35.00 J. P. Last Nite FORFEITED BY TONY LETO, JR. 14 OUT OF 13 |_ PORT JERVIS, N. Y.—B. W. jold butter ladle, handed down EVERYONE WELCOME—TRY IT | Morgan of this city declares that jthrough eight generations, is, owned by Mrs. T. O. Griffith of this city. | SES - TUESDAY, THURSDAY, SATURDAY DANCING and ENTERTAINMENT NIGHTLY | one of his hens hatched 14 chicks{ |from 13 eggs, one of which had a double yolk. - $5.00 ROUND TRIP -- TICKETS - INFORMATION -- PRICE TOURS -- hy ters was unbelievably beautiful, , they with the blue sky above and wa-| West looming up on the horizon | Nack of signs of habitation on the: | raigned in Criminal Court of | Record this morning before Judge | William V. Albury on two counts. | The first was a statutory offense {and the second was lewd and lascivious conduct. | It was his plea that he | guilty on the second count, but | not the first. The pleading was ' accepted and Campbell was sen- tenced to pay a fine of $100 and | costs or serve 90 days the j county jail. | Whether he paid the fine or served time in jail, it was pro- vided by the court that the pris- oner, at the end of his sentence or the negotiations in connection with paying the fine, was to leave the city and remain away, indefinitely. | E. Larsen, charged with resk-. less driving on a public highway, ;{ entered a plea of guilty, and was, sentericed to pay a fine of $1 and costs, or spend 30 days in the | county jail. The case of Mosby Matcovich Nicholas, charged with assault: with intent to murder, is being] tried this afternoon. Matcovich was arrested June 17, 1938, and} was released on bond June 24. | | He was charged with shooting! | Jimmie Saunders, an employe at Craigs, No Name Key, whom it! was claimed, by Matcovich, was | trespassing on his property when; | he was shot. ‘TUG LEAVES IN | SEARCH OF SHIP Wrecking Tug Warbler sailed this afternoon shortly befote 2 o’clock on summons received ‘by was in to go in search of the Steamer Florence Luckenback. = According to the radio message {received the vessel was last seen about 180 miles south of Cape | SOMETHING NEW! | Excursion and Fishing Boat | “VIGILANCE” at Curry’s Dock | PARTY OF 8 $3.00 PER PERSON | Leave 9:30 A. M—Return 5 P. M. i Salvage Master C. N. Peterson; San Antonio, off the coast of! Cuba. There was no extra crew) shipped for the trip, it was said.| chise granted would be adequate in every way. Wolfe Explains First Payroll Earl Wolfe, of the Russell Pan- coast Company, architects, who planned the construction of the addition to the court house; J. M., Horre, engineer with the Da- vis Construction Co., building the addition, and Chas. H. Baker, PWA inspector-engineer, were present. Mr. Wolfe explained the matter of the first payroll, which is to be due on January 15. Addressing the board relative to the payroll, Mr. Wolfe explain- ed the nature of the papers in connection therewith and said that the work which had been accomplished represented $3,- 419.90 of the total, 10 percent of which was to be retained until the entire work has been accept- ed by the PWA. There was no_ discussion the board, and the request funds with which to meet payroll was granted. Liquor License Granted Key Largo Anglers Club, whict is described as being about sever miles northeast of the first long bridge, was granted a liquor li cense on the second reading o} the application. First reading wa: held on the first meeting of thy month, January 4, and the signa tures of the commissioners we: affixed last night. Depository accounts of ti board were read by Commissigf er Thompson, checked by Cot missioner Monsalvatge, and sig ed by Chairman Bervaldi. | Present at the meeting wef | Chairman Bervaldi, Commissiq jers Warren, Thompson, Mon: i vatge and Curry; Chief Dep ' Sheriff Waite, Judge Lord, Co ty Solicitor Cleare, Clerk , yer and a few interested citi: Officials’ reports which } presented at the end of each months’ period, were prese! last night for the year 1938. ler reports were received on | first meeting, which was by for the | January 4. Report of Sheriff K. O. |son showed net receipts year of $5,013.45. Tax Collector Frank H. report showed a net inco the year of $1,412.50. Net income for the y shown on the report of sessor J. Otto Kirchhein | placed at $1,222.28, 505 DUVAL ST. -- PHON