The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 4, 1939, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 59 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LX. No. 30. s Che ~ Sheriff Puts Lid.On All Gambling ° Issues Orders To Pick Up All Persons Without Visible Means Of Sup-, port Operators of gafnbling in Key West were appalled last evening by an order issued from the of- fice of Sheriff K. O. Thompson that all games of chance of any description being operated in the | | ‘SUNDAY EDITOR OF PHILA. | DELPHIA RECORD WRITES TO KEY WEST CHAMBER. OF COMMERCE ‘SECURE GROUPS ~ NEEDED FOR K. W. PAGEAN Bernard A. Bergman, Sunday, STAGE SCENERY, COSTUM- letter: . | ING, DIRECTION ARRANGED “Well here I am back in the; « |sleet and the cold, and wishing‘ Definite lineup of groups for I was back in Key West again. | | which will be staged Feb. 22 and | quick, but we decided in a hurry | 23 in pes pees aoe wee to see the sunrise over the Over- was drawn up at a is | ‘and it’s one of morning of ‘civic departmental , 5°45 Highway, ' é 'the most exciting irips we ever the Director Emil Sweeting told had. ! |The Citizen that eight ‘scenes! “we'll pe seeing you in the |depicting the highlights in Nee ners anda walcinnks) exer ; ____|history of Key West. would be e : Sheriff Thompson had nothing staged with more than 150 per- pee ete ningun to say as to the reasons why the sons taking part in the scenes. visit” order was issued, but it is be-;He said Mrs. Anne Livingston “ni cussin, ‘4 2 : Fs Sars ig the problems of lieved that the incoming group!and Miss Christine Calico, W.P.A. Key West Secretary Singleton of racketcers, card sharps and|Reereation Department Music .2iq. “Brickbats and bouquets professional short-change artists, | Specialists, would Ne Feb-' 211 come in the same mail. From who have been operating in the TUaty 10 to supervise dancing 4 friend of Key West interview- city very successfully, it is said, 494 singing sequences. Brilliant ing a tourist agency in Miami scenery for the pageant will be comes the statement that he was drawn up by the Federal Art'toig we were the happy pos- Instructions have been issued Hates copmumes: and a sessors of two hotels and three ; to the sheriff's force with orders} a ae me nee me ail restaurants, that 120 miles of the | to pick up every person in the|PisteG In Key West Ustory wi road were rotten and that hav- mae A “4ic,{ be furnished by the Federal’; A ight ! city whose actions are indicative | yusic Project and) tie Women's dog peen the highwayshe might of being without employment and Asi ft = S 7 : | " - SS rson mus' rest them and charge them with George Copinus will be here tO acute anlbee otf abe course sip eae Ae jassist in staging the pageant. | 45 the informant stated that it One of these card sharps was! The Indian scene will be tea fi West, 1 arrested Thursday night by Offi- ed Mel was forty mallee sees ee sae naitelend staged by the Red Men and cached by a boat which made a! city were to close at once, and this order was issued to include | p.oups. every place of its kind in city. are the reasons this peremptory order was suddenly issued. cer B. J. Pierce, of the police force, on complaint of two strang- ers, who claimed they had been roBbed by this sharper, Jack Bo- gat by 1 whi.—was tried in police court yesterday .afternoon. The evidence educed at the trial was considered sufficient to watrant further investigation in- to the matter, and Judge T. S. Caro said at the conclusion of the hearing that he would give that matter further consideration and would pronounce his findings this morning. Promptly at 11 o’clock this morning Judge Caro appeared in court and after taking his seat on the bench called the prisoner to the bar and without prelimin- aries said that the sentence of the court was that the prisoner was to pay a fine of $250 or be con- city will be called on for the ‘a break*by inserting an ad copy | grapher, who is visiting in fined for 60 days in the city jail. group scenes, with none of the in the February-March issue of West, met with the Key Wi After the trial the judge was seen at his home and told The Citizen that there was no ques- tion as to the guilt of Bogart and for that reason he had made the penaly of his offense the limit as provided by the law. Seen later this afternoon sev- eral operators of bingo games in different sections of the city told The Citizen that they had receiv- ed orders to close their places and had done so, and they were con- fident there would be no bingo games in operation in the city in the future. CUSTOMS GROUP INSPECTS HERE Arthur G. Watson, Jr., assist- ant cpllector of customs, Tampa; Charles W. Salter, assistant col- lector customs, Los Angeles, Cali- fornia; Walter S. Petty, assistant collector customs, Detroit, Michi- mn; P. J. Galvin, customs agent, Miami, were in Key West yester- day for an inspection tour of Key West customs office. The group left yesterday. SERS TONIGHT ae aia SLOPPY JOE’S FAMOUS BAR Eddie and Clyde ° in songs of yesterday and today ... AND THE RHUMBA DANCER - | Most talened in Key West Daughters of Pocahontas as usual. The landing of the Spaniards under Menendez will | be sponsored by the Lions Club. } jA pirate.cevelry will be arranged | through the pageant committee. ‘Landing of U. S. Navy under Commodore Perry will be pic- jtured by a_ detachment from, Patrol Wing Five. Cuban immi-; f Pa! gration and symbolic arrange. |S2¥ing that one of the most taith- ment of Key West industry will orpeeandst =epae sieh ved oe ‘in| be by the Cuban Club and San Highway Traveller, issued by the | Carlos Institute. The arrival of Greyhound Lines, and peer |Henry Flagler on the Overseas for the ‘many re aa which | | Railroad will be sponsored’ by Will be soon pouring in from) The American Legion. W.P.A. Teaders of that interesting maga: | transformation and speech by! Zine”, and produced another let- Julius Stone will be handled by ter from the Highway Traveller, trip every two weeks and there! was no one at the fort except a caretaker’’, 5 the-Jongér they stay the better they like Key West, and The Citizen was given the excerpts! Key West Administration. Over- A. P. Hogan, Advertising Sales ception wlil be held at the Art es seas Highway opening will be by Manager of the periodical: | Rotary Club. Besides the clubs “You will be glad to know that mentioned other clubs in the we were able to give Key West} appointments definite as yet. the magazine without charge or| ‘Each scene will close with a' obligation. The issue will have! tableau to a fadeout. a circulation of over 275,000, At the ‘meeting this morning copies. We hope that it will de- was Miss Essie Geiger, W.P.A.' velop both inquiries and visitors.’ Recreation Department Field “Several of the Greyhound of- Representative who was greatly | ficials, indluding the writer, plan! instrumental in securing federal! to °§é “in/Key’ West around the aid for the pageant. Others there ' fore part of March. Our main were Emil Sweeting, Mrs. Eva objestive will be fishing, and we.| Warner, -@eorge* Mills White, would liké to be able to secure Theodore Klebsattel, Victor Lar- a boat for fishing for a day or sen and Mary) Milner. lewot CITY FORCES ——_ COUNTY FORCES RECEIVE PAY ARE PAID OFF Following the action taken by the City Council at its regular Pay day for the employees of meeting on Thursday night, a, the county yesterday was given payroll for all city employes was!a joyous reception and _ before made yesterday afternoon| the office of Clerk Ross C. Saw- through City Clerk Archie Rob-} yer closed in the afternoon prac- erts’ office. j tically all of the checks had been Each of the ‘employes were! delivered. Few remained to be id a half month’s salary. | given out at the closing hour. |__ The checks were drawn on the | Fine and Forfeiture Fund for the | pacts oe ea {month of August, 1938, and on All members of Florida ; ;Tem-|the General Revenue Fund for ple, No. 1 L. G. E. are requested | the month of October. Total to attend a call meeting Monday, |2™ount of disbursements covered |February 6th to, be held in K.! by, the checks was $4,811.53. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1939 BERGMANS WERE EIKLOR INQUIRY SPANISH CHILDREN | DELIGHTED WITH HELD YESTERDAY RELIEF COMMITTEE MATTER DEFERRED BY OF- FICIALS UNTIL LAT- ER DATE Inquiry into the responsibility for the death of Alice Eiklor, vic- ‘tim of the smash between the ,automobile driven by Fernando Stirrup and the moiorbike ridden ‘editor of the Philadelphia Rec-. by the dead girl and Miss Blanche the relief ord, who with Mrs. Bergman,{ Cervantes, was continued yester- was formed Thursday night with a5 isi {day at a conferepce between As- Ernest ;ANNOUNCE EIGHT SCENES spent S seventh) Vey week sistant State Attorney J. Lance- chairman, | DEPICTING kK. w. HIStory; 1" Key West, writes the Cham-/iot Lester, County Solicitor Allan torical battle of the Ebro. river : ber of Commerce the following) 8. Cleare, Jr., and Coroner Ex- last Officio Franklin Arenberg. Attorney” Lester said morning that following the ference last evening there nothing to be done at present as this con- was cided on by Mr. Cleare. Mr. Cleare said, when asked by The Citizen this morning, that this is a matter which required serious consideration and which was being given to it, and that nothing further to be said.’ He idid say, in conclusion, that he mittec, Senators felt satisfied that »by Monday definite announcements would be made. POSTPONE OLD ISLAND CITY PORTRAIT SHO THOMAS BOUCHARD CON- DUCTS CRITICAL REVIEW OF KEY WEST SOCIETY OF ARTISTS’ WORK Old Family Portrait Show to be held at the Art C er is to be postponed until March 6 in order But the bouquets show that!#ot to conflict.with three veiy~ interesting exhibitions which aré scheduled ‘for the coming weeks. The intervening time which se before the exhibition » the committee to as- semble a representative collection of exhibits, and all Key Westers who have family portraits paint- ed in oils prior to 1890 are invit- ed to get in touch y Center director in order that these may be ircluded in the show. The exhibition will last for two days, and during that time a re- Center for Key Westers and visi- tors. Thomas Bouchard, noted photo- Key est So- ciety of Artsists at the Art Cen- ter yesterday to criticize the work of the members of the Society. th the Art! © Key West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. TS FORMED IN CITY ERNEST HEMINGWAY DE- | (SCRIBES EBRO RIVER BAT- TLE: PETITIONS ASK LIFT- ING OF SPANISH EMBARGO A Key West committee for of Spanish children Hemingway, honorary describing the his- summer. He decried loss of Barcelona but said “as long as there are Spaniards in Spain, no victory for Franco is possible.” A veteran of the Asturian cam- the jthe Key West Historical Pageant Sorry we had to get away 80} certain activities have to be de- paign told of the horrors of the | Fascist invasion at Jijon, when the entire population of a town was massacred in a bull ring. Petitions were circulated ask- ing for the lifting of the embargo on government Spain. Telegrams were sent to the President, Sec- ,at the present time -there was retary of State, head of the Senate Foreign Relations Andr Congressman Com- and Pepper and Pat Cannon. The next meeting will be held on Thursday night, February 16. At that time definite plans will be formulated for the relief of the children of Spain. All in- a din this p em are in- vited to attend. The mecting will be held at the Masonic Hall at 8:30 p. m. Officers elected were: Hilario Lopez, president; Raphael — Fer- nandez, vice-president; Dario Garcia, sec: ry; A. J. Bethan- court, treasurer; Rev. Perez, chaplain and head of the board of directors. Honorary chairmen are Mr. Hemingway and Dr. Porter. THREE SCORE TEN MEMBERS VISITING ‘ARRIVE FOR FEW DAYS OF FISHING IN KEY WEST ' WEST WATERS Ten members of the Three Score and Ten Club of Fort My- ors are in Key West for a fishing ursion in America’s best fish- ing grounds and are stopping at ‘the Overseas Hotel. The group will remain a few enjoying the angling. They ave a letter of introduction from Fort Myers mayor. In the group are T. W. Preston Mayer of Bistol, Tennessee; W. R. Store of Stone Lumber Com- pany and owner of General Shel- by Hotel in Tennessee Mrs. W. R. Stone, member, ginia State Board of Education. Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit Word was received aboard the U. S. Coast ‘Guard Cut- ter Pandora last night at the Naval Station by wireless Guard Head- Be Stationed ‘Here On April 1 on eseeeees Wireless <TD At , POUND 1 TARPON cers, Thirty-Seven Men LONG ISLANDER OPERA STAR Naval Station Last Nighi VAN A, LINDSLEY OF LAW-, ENJOY MOONLIGHT SAIL Coast Guard Cutter .Pandora To QL oyna Van A. Lindsley, Jr., of Law- | from Coast rence, L. I. of the present-Casa! % Marina colony, was successful in landing a 116 pound tarpon last. night, while fishing with Mrs. | Eileen Allen, of New York, aboard Capt. Ollie . Russell’s' launch. t It measured just over six feet and took Mr. Lindsley about fifty minutes to land. He also caught one other small tarpon. Mis. Justin W. Griess, of Hamilton, Mass. and Mrs. Phyl- lis Robson, of London, Eng. were also out last night after tarpon, and brought in two nice speci- ar) HERE’S JIMMY DEMERS, 12, who sings but one line, “Who'll buy my bird seed?” in Metropolitan Opera, “Louise”, in New York City. Jimmy is an unknown who rose dramatically. mens, cach getting one. A most enjoyable two-hour moonlight sail aboard the “Balmy Days”, Capt. C. H. Wade, was enjoyed by a party of Casa_ Marina guests last night. It was a perfect night, with full moon and myraids of star riding over- head. The sea was a_ silvery- blue, and appeared flecked with phosphorescence where the moon- | light caught the surface of the swell, and on the horizon sea met sky in* hardly distinguish- FIND COLORED FISHERMAN DEAD FOUND ON SHORE OF MOLAS- except on patrol duty which SES KEY WITH DIN- GHY NEARBY ‘quarters at Washington to | Commander Cc. H. Hilton that the Pandora would be | stationed permanently at Key West beginning April a There are five officers and thirty-seven men aboard She is a 165 foot ship with two Winton \the Pandora. Diesel engines capable of '1,300 horsepower. The Pandora will be Key West for regular duty at is twice a month when it will be absent for six day | periods. . and Eddie Gulley. able continuity. To the starboard ‘ 2 o the lights of Beg: West sand iso} Body of Henderson Butler, aged i 5 Aboard the far as Boca Chica fringed the colored sponge fishermen, who i horizon. disappeared near Sugatloaf Key Warrant Officer S.A. Peter- ane ey pee SG 4 olor | over a month ago, was found last ron, formerly in command saller, 1S a eau tifu. oat, very : seaworthy and steady, and an night by a group from a yacht on o¢ the 185, another Ccast : Svenihg wa joy-| the south shore oi Molasses Key. unforgetable evening was, enjoy: Renot dt thelrind wari made Guard aaeenl Key West. ed by all aboard. In the party were Mrs. Samuel to W. A. Parrish, deputy sheriff H. Halle, Miss Ann Murphy ,2t Marathon,, who notified She eats Halle, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Blu-|iff Karl Thompson here last meyer, Mr. and Mrs. Dwight, night. Farnham, Willard N. Worcester,! The body was on the shore with Mrs. Louis S. Dudley, Miss Mor- a dinghy half submerged found ris, Mrs. George Pentecost. Mrs.| nearby. Butler’s larger boat was PRINTS PHOTOSTATIC COP- IES OF THE CITIZEN ART- ICLES; COMPILES ARTICLES AND PHOTOGRAPHS Pandora is stationed in Maria N. Grun, Ernest Crosby,| found on Sugarloaf some time Robert G. Merrick, Mrs. R. A.! ago at a dock where he usually Springs, Mrs. B. B. Gossett, Mrs. based. On the dock was a pile Josepha King, Mrs. Gerald W.!of his clothing. Find followed Birks, Mrs. A. T. McCormack, | an unexplained long absence from F. F. Taggart, Mrs. Peter Schutt, the city. Mrs. George Schutt, Miss Bob- Body was brought in early bie Gordon, Mr. and Mrs. New- this morning by an ambulance, ton Grove, Mrs. D. J. Gahagan from Lopez Funeral Home. Coun-| ty Judge Raymond Lord accom-! panied the ambulance. It is be- lieved that no coroner’s jury will! 1G. E. Hall. Business of import-; ES ‘hSSUNDAY DINNERS | = JOHNSON, | : ; MAMIE SAWYER, | feb4-1t Sec. G. of Rec.’ |” DANCE TONIGHT | Pena’s Garden Of Roses | GOULD CURRY'S Seven-Piece | Orchestra | No Admission or Cover Charge | ‘ JEFFERSON CRUISES--$10 ALL EXPENSE TWO-DAY TOUR..PRICE TOURS 505 DUVAL STREET-PHONE 124 Mr. Bouchzrd, w as ous d, who has long ong daughter, Mariana; Dr. Bach- been associated with the foremost ~~ ae artists of ihe modern schoat im( mans well-known surgeon; W.‘H 5 os Scates, roofing contractor, and Paris a vew 2 es : : aris and New York, i S. W. Mitchell, ciothing mer- equipped to judge the merits of chant. a work of art, and those atending iE Seen felt it a privilege to have his ad- vice about their painting. SEEKING RELIEF Paintings were submitted by 25 artists present. FRANK TORRES GIVEN HEARING tive-secretary of t American Red Cross Chapter, is in receipt of a letter from national headquar- ters relative to the recent Chilean Frank Torres, who was arrest-| earthquake, in which she is asked ed Thursday by Deputy Sheriff to receive contributions for the Bernard Waite on a charge of sufferers in that region. carrying a conceal weapon, — The letter states: namely a .38 calibre hammerless; “The Republic of Chile has revolver, was arraigned yester- been visited by one of the most day afternoon in the court of destructive earthquakes in the Peace Justice Franklin Arenberg. history of the Western Hemi- Upon hearing the reading of the sphere. Some of the other Na- charges the defndant entered a tional Red Cross Societies as well plea of guilty and was placed un- as governments are aiding in va- der bond of $50 for his appear-| rious ways, and all chapters are ance at the next session of crim- being called on for contribu- inal court. | tions”. AXWELL CO. Jac, Ghe™M For Wholesale Quotations on FURNITURE and FURNISHINGS MAXWELL VENETIAN BLINDS RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT See or Phone G. A. PATTON, Local SIBONEY ive |. 705 D ION STREET FOR SUFFERERS Mrs. Grace Phillips, local execu- | be summoned. FOR TRAINING MISS NORMA DIAZ OF MON: , ROE COUNTY TAKING COURSE (Special 10 The Citizen) JACKSONVILLE, course at William and Mary’s College, Richmond, extended an- other four months in order to make it possible for her to ob- tain a certificate in Public Health , Nursing. | The annuncement of the exten- ion was made public today at the Florida State Board of Health headquarters in Jacksonville by Miss Ruth Mettinger, director of }the Bureau of Public Health ; Nursing for the state. | Miss Mettinger says she was | able to grant an extension as the result of Social Security funds! | Health | nurses from Florida, who are now ing special training. SPECIAL SERVICE | Congregational Church SUNDAY EVENING Slide Pictures on The Book of Genesis of Seattle, Wash. i Are you a modernist or a ; = Fundamentalist? . i SEE THESE PICTURES! TEMPERATURES Lowest Highest | Station— last night Jast 24 hours | the { Abilene | Atlanta | Boston | Buffalo Feb. 4.—! Charleston Miss Norma Diaz of the Monroe’ Chicago County Health Unit has had her] Denver four-month public health nursing; Detroit Galveston Havana Huron Jacksonville Kansas City KEY WEST _ Little Rock Los Angeles Louisville Miami Mpls.-St. P. New Orleans New York Pensacola Pittsburgh St. Louis j alloted to the State Board of| Salt Lake’ City for this’ purpose. Miss|San Francisco | Diaz is one of seven publie health | Spattle, ___ Tampa - Washington Williston 30 48 68 38 28 70 20 36 26 50 10 82 38 80 36 48 28 80 8 70 44 68 30 28 28 52 Az 80 44 6 FLOOR SHOW TONIGHT RAUL’S CLUB John Pritchard’s Dance Orchestra NO ADMISSION CHARGE Aiding Key West in its drive for the establishment of Key West Naval Station as ar active base to guard the Straits of Flori- da and cooperate with other West e220e02aeee8¢ Indian bases in keeping an cne- my a thousand miles away from Gulf of Mexieo and the vul- al is the Pix in the city and nerable Panama Ca Publishing Compa gathering material graphs. Representatives Howard Hollen and W. G. Hough, who ha been in the city three weeks, will pre- a photostatie group of art- s, editorial and headlines from The Key West Citizen, which has yeen recording the fight of coun- ty, city and civic bodies for a naval base in this logical loca- tion. Photographs will accom- vany the articles. The Pix Publishing Company furnishes Fortune magazine with ja great deal of its material. Also | Life and many newspapers, in- | cluding the Associated Pr ‘ ice. An cutstanding article published was on unemployment jin 1937. # photo- TONIGHT Mardi Gras Nite a1 Fred Marvil’s Cabana i 605 Duval Street | Surprises Galore... Fun: «- COCKTAIL HOUR Every Afternoon, 5 to 6 35c drinks, 30c: 2 for 3lc “Brother Can You Spare A Penny?”