The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 16, 1939, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 59 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LX. No. 40. National Guard Ordered To Turn Out Saturday On | Roosevelt's Arrival And Decorate Route Of Parade Tortugas Party, Lost, Along | __E. R. Soukup of Wheaton, ll. and R. J. Soukup of Hens- dale, Ill. and their wives re- turned last night on the “Talofa” with wierd tales of their trip to Tortugas. They caught plenty of fish, lost plenty of tackle and had the unique but enjoyable ex- perience of getting lost off Fort Jefferson in a small motor boat. Ei The fish were Striking so fast that before they realized it, darkness had crept upon them and they were lost among the coral shoals. However, two hours later the efficient Captain “Mac” got them safely to port and the fish they brought in well re- paid them for their experi: ence. A 5 ft., 48 lbs. kingfish, 4 barracudas, the largest 45 Ibs., a shark and a grouper were among their catch. The Soukups enthus- iastic about the fishing holes out there and are convinced that Key West waters are the finest fishing in the world. | Major William V. Albury, com- manding officer of the 265th i Regiment Florida National Guard, | today is in receipt of a telegram | from Adjutant General Vivian Collins conveying instructions | relative to the visit of President Roosevelt. The telegram reads: “Major William V. Albury, commanding officer of the Post, | Paragraph Four, special orders Number 38, this date, orders you and Battery ‘E’ 265th coast ar- tillery to active state duty on February 17, reporting to Colonel ! Edward Starling of the White! House police force. { | “The assignment is for police. and guard duty, as may be pre-: scribed by Colonel Starling in- PRL aaaALMA | Finally Finds Old Fort! connection with the safety of the President of the United States during his visit in Monroe coun- ty on February 18”. VF hd uhukuue ded, MAKES BID TO Major Albury told The Citizen | that he has an appointment with | Colonel Starling this afternoon! at which time he expects to re-; ceive the instructions as to the; officers‘and troops. . Mayor Makes Pléa Mayor Willard M. Albury made! a further plea today that mer-/ a : : chants and residents temove all’. Meeting of the city council trash and other material from in} was held yesterday afternoon to front of their sidewalks and to discuss plans relative to the pro- decorate the buildings along the | nosed decoration of the city to DECORATE CITY MATTER BROUGHT BEFORE COUNCIL: YESTERDAY “APTEANOON route. “It is imperative that ab-! solute order prevail on the side-|h@ve the streets present a gala;each of which has a camp phy- walks among the pedestrians”, Mayor Albury said, “this order will be strictly enforced by thei army and secret service men’ along the route”. Remember al- so that bicycles and automobiles are not allowed along the official route. Mayor Albury with Police Chief Ivan Elwood and Deputy Sheriff Bernard Waite will leave tomorrow morning to meet Henry F. Tyson, Miami supervising agent and arrange policing and{ safety along the route from Flor- ida City down. The President's train will probably stop in Miami a few moments before proceeding to Florida City. TEMPERATURES (@eeccccccccccscegacseoes Lowest Highest Station— last night last 24 hours Abilene 68 Atlanta Boston Buffalg Charleston Chicago Denver Detroit Galveston Havana Huron = Jacksonville Kansas City - KEY WEST _ Little Rock . Los Angelse _ Louisville Miami — Mpls.-St. P. - New Orleans . New York Pensacola Pittsburgh St. Louis Salt Lake City San Francisco Seattle Tampa . 48 . 16 . 48 6 appearance upon the arrival of the President Saturday afternoon. A telegram from the Jack Finch Decorating Co. of Fort Lauderdaje, was read, which was as follows: “Would you be in- terested in decoxating the town for the President’s visit. Will do , the same for $50 to $100. If in- ‘terested wire via Western Union ‘and will be right down to start ‘work. Satisfaction guaranteed”. Council agreed to inform the | Finch Company that there were one and a half miles of streets to i be decorated and asked the com- ipany to wire the price for the | work is poon members of the council said they were awaiting a reply to | their telegram. : COMPANIONSHI MUCH NEEDED |\CLEVELAND MAN _ INVITES NUMEROUS FRIENDS TO CALL ON HIM { ' (By Asnociated Press) CLEVELAND, Feb. 16.—One yhundred friends of William | Feather, printer and publicist, re- ; ceived this invitation from him: | “With my son married, my {daughter teaching school, and {my wife at The Playhouse (a {theater project), I am compelled jto look elsewhere for eompan- tionship. | “Hence, for five successive | from 4 to 7. You are invited to | drop in on any or all of these idays. If nobody shows up that jwill be all right with me. If every- ! body comes on opening day that immediately. This after-) Thursdays, I will be at home, Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit Che Key West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. ! |GIVE OUTLINE S8F* AFFAIRS) OF CONVICT DIVISION OF| STATE ROAD DEPART- MENT j | | | | (Speet te The Citizen) TALLAHASSEE, Feb. 16.—The past two years have witnessed a number of changes in the man- ner in which the affairs of the convict division of the State Road | Department have been adminis-! |tered, resulting in considerable | jand increaséé@* efficiency in the} operation’6E this division, accord- ing to a*tépéft' released this week | by Arthur B. Hale, chairman of | the State Road Department. | The report shows an average} {of 1495 convicts maintained by | the department in 1938 as com-! {pared with an average of 1351 in} {1936, an average increase of 144) |for the year. Total productive} ‘hours from convict labor amount- | led to 3,962,615, or an average of; | 2,651 for each convict in 1938, as} ‘compared with a total of 3,361,-: , 856 productive hours, or an aver-| jage of 2,488 in 1936; an average: {increase of 163 productive hours | ‘per convict in 1938, and a total! ‘increase of 600,759. productive | {hours for the year. | Total cost of maintaining the |1351 convicts in 1936 was $582,-' | 780.50, as compared with $605,-' (174.22 for maintaining the 1495 ‘convicts in 1938, an increase of | $22,393.72 for 1938, but notwith-/ | standing the considerable in- / crease in commodity costs during {this time, the department’ spent; | approximately $27 less for the! }maintenance of each convict dur jing 1938 than in 1936. | The State Road Department is | charged by law with the main- tenance of all Class One felony | Prisoners except 75 retained at’ the state prison farm or other | state institution. It has 32 camps | | ' | ! | ;Sician, a captain, a yardman and (an average of four guards. | | A new style of design is being! used in the construction of new! j convict camps and in the rehabil-' , itation of the old ones which adds imuch to their appearance and ' greatly facilitates the handling of | ;the men. Many of the camps/| |have planted shrubbery and flow-/ iers which gives them the appear-! ance of a park. | Each camp is equipped with six shower baths and lavatories, and the prisoners are required to! bathe once a day, summer and! winter. Each prisoner is given |a thorough physical examination jupon his awival by the camp! ‘physician, and in addition to the jroutine check-up made by the ‘physician, is given a thorough | | examination once each year! thereafter, Those found unfit for| | work are irimediately transferred | ‘to the hospital at Raiford where | they are kept until found fit for) j duty. | With the exception of fresh | vegetables, fish and beef, which are purchased locally, all food is purchased by the purchasing di-| ‘vision of the State Road Depart- }ment on bids from Florida deal-' ‘ers. It is carefully inspected and | ;must conform to the highest: ‘standard of quality. Many of the, | camps are raising their own vege-| tables, and some raise sufficient | | pork to supply their needs during the winter months,. This prac-| | tice is working out so well that it} iz being extended’ :asceapidly as | | possible 2p aRSaagEIY | There have {of sickness in Pere pee | quently, .gecurs in any penal sys-| jtem, has been eliminated by) careful supervision, conscientious | j inspection and an honest endeav-| ‘the past two. few, ‘colds or O psktes | Practically; fre-f* KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, | BOCSOHHSOSOOOSSOOOOOEOSOOCASDOSOOOOCSOOOSOOROOOOE Fasting Dean Has, New Church eeebee savings in cost of maintenance| * _Auxiliary, boy scouts The lean days over Rev. Israel H. Noe who was de- posed as dean of St. Mary’s cathedral in Memphis while undergcing a self-imposed hunger fast is now rector of newly formed St. James Episcopal parish in Memphis. Many WPA Alien Employes To Be Dropped From Lis VIOLIL ILS Orders Issued That Citi- USS HOUSTON COULD |, EASILY DOCK HERE ! zenship Papers Are Re-' e : quired From All Persons Although the cruiser Hous- ton is anchored off the main ship channel in the outer Karbor awaiting the arrival of the President, who will probably be taken to the cruiser in the destroyer War- rington, it might just as eas- ily have docked at Pier B. Pilot Melvin Russell and a group of the pilot associa- tion here took the Pilot One out today to the Houston and investigated its draft, follow- fing Miiami newspaper reports that the Houston could not come into government docks at Key West Harbor. They found 22% feet at the stern, the deepest draft of the cruis- er, and less at the bow. Now, at Pier B, they ex- plain, there is 25 feet of wa- ter. The pilots advertise 25 feet of water-for Key West Channel, though much heav- ier draft boats have been taken into other docks here. At other privately owned Key West docks boats have 26 feet of water at low tide. For safety purposes, pilots usually do not take in a boat with more than 25 feet of water. “At any time that the Hous- ton wishes to come into any of the local docks we shall be glad to bring the ship here in perfect safety”, Mr. Rus- sell said. Involved | | Area Supervisor B. C. Moren: { said today that according to in- | Structions received from Admin-! listrator Robert J. Dill, a list of i being made up and their services jare to be dispensed with, | These names are being made! jup daily and notifications sent, |out advising them that the action | jis being taken pursuant to orders. | being received direct from head-! | Quarters, and includes aliens who , have obtained their first citizen- } Ship papers. There are approximately 100° jof these, it was said, some of j whom are already in possession | of their notification and others | are being notified today. “This alien angle is to cause considerable scrambling for birth \ certificates among WPA em- ; Ployes, all of whom, from the ad- ditch digger, are to be required '4o furnish two notarized affidav- its of citizenship by March 1”, : Mr. Moreno said. sar. 6 bbubead ddd DD versons holding jobs in a super- | Visory capacity in Monroe county N 0 Tt c E ; Who will, from various causes, ee be laid off. Several of these have By order of the Governor of been so notified, it was said. the State of Florida, all Person- | nel of Battery “E” 265th C. A. GET IN HOT WATER 1939 ANNUAL ANNIVERSARY. IN COMMEMORATION OF SINK- ING OF BATTLESHIP IN HA- VANA HARBOR } Yesterday afternoon 5 o'clock at the Maine plot in the city cemetery, B. H. McCalla Camp No. 5 United Spanish War Vet- erans held their annual anniver- sary in commemoration of the sinking of the Battleship Maine, on February 15, 1898. Units for the parade started the formation at 4:40 and by 4:50 the line of march had -been formed at the corner of Margaret, and Southard street, and i parade, led by the band began the procession to the cemetery; In the assemblage were offi cers an@ men from the U. S. navy ships, Wright and Owl, in the harbor, platoon of soldiers from Key West barracks, firing squad and bugler from Battery " Florida National Guard, mem- bers of the American Legion and and girl scouts, teachers and pupils from the San Carlos school, the parade was in charge of Major Arthur H. Sheppard. After the different units had PRICE FIVE CENTS oadcast By Roosevelt | Opening San Francisco | SOPOT OTHs MAYOR ALBURY RIDES | WITH PRES. ROOSEVELT Mayor Willard M. Albury has just been notified that he will ride with President Roosevelt in the official car on travelling the Overseas Highway Saturday. Telegram from Secret Service officials today stated that the move was made, partly, that President Roose- velt might receive informa- lontion on the construction of MAbs ithe bridges and the Keys. KEY WEST SCOUTS RUN CITY AFFAIRS BOYS FILL PLACES OF DIF- FERENT OFFICIALS TUESDAY t | ij ! ; At miniature city gvernment Fair 4 P. M. Saturday Necessary Transmitting Apparatus Being Set Up Today At Naval Sta- tion | | ! The time of President F. |D. Roosevelt’s broadcast |from Key West Naval Sta- jtion, officially opening the |San Francisco Exposition, | will probably be around 4 ip, m. SAA AAL AL LA The California Exposition opens at noon Saturday |which would be 4 o'clock Key West Eastern Standard time. The broadcast will be from the President’s car at Key West Naval Station and | will be sent over telephone |to Miami where a National ‘Broadcasting Company hook- up will take it over the coun- assembled at the plot Chas. H.|meetings Tuesday afternoon at 4 try. Ketchum began the ceremonies by the announcement of the oc- o'clock Key West scouts, who | took over city government for an | At the station today the necessary transmitting ap- casion for the gathering, and pro- | hour were instructed in the per-; | | A ¢ ca Memorial address was deliver-| riders were running at large -in ‘ed by Lieutenant Commander B.} the city and should be controlled. ceeded with the regular pro-: formance of their duties by city gram, which he conducted. | Officials. The first number was the song’ At a city council meeting: Rich- America played by the band, fol- ard Barber called the session to lowed by the invocation by Rev.‘ order. Councilman Eugene Berk- Y. T. Shehane of First Baptist owitz proposed better youth church. Talks were delivered in! swimming facilities in the, city. Spanish by Senores Perez of the' Councilman Jimmy’ Kelly dis- Cuban consulate, and by Enrique)cussed needs for traffic observ- Esquinaldo, Jr. of the Cuban' ance. Councilman William Collins | Veteran’s Association. fought up the fact that bicycle | | Studley of _Wing Five, Navy: Councilman J. B. Sawyer propos- | Aviation Unit. Appropriate vocal! eq expansion of play facilities at, selections were sung by Mes-|parks for youth. Henry Vinson. lames Michael, Robinson and also discussed traffic observance. Nelson, and musical _ selections; i cons Instruction was by Mayor Albury ; were rendered by the Hospitality| and Councilmen Jim Roberts, paratus is being set up. Asked if President Roose- velt would open the Exposi- tion by means of an electric button, Lieut. Fort H. Calla- han said that it was unlikely as no provision had been made for that. .. Arrangements have _ been completed .for the Presi- dent’s fishing party which will be aboard a_ specially constructed launch of the U.S.S. Houston of the open type. The local guide or ,ministrator to the $26 a month, There will also be about 15) Band, directed by Professor Bar- Ea Toso. Tribute by B. H. McCalla Camp was placed by members of the organization, the salute of three volleys was fired by the squi from Battery “E”, followed taps by the bugler. The bene- rl Adams and Bill Monsal- | vatge. | City Judge Miguel Baso then ;tried and sentenced scouts and iq | Scoutmasters for misbehaviour. ‘Mayor Albury was sentenced for {smoking in the court room. City a by ;diction was offered by Rev. Joe. policemen then went out and made Tolle, of First Methodist church,!# "umber of arrests instructing | o after which the band played the | the scout policemen in their du- Star Spangled Banner. CONCERT TONIGHT |aliens who are on WPA rolls is’ IN BAYVIEW PARK, |PROGRAM TO BE RENDERED “OF ORGANIZATION BY KEY WEST HOSPI-* * TALITY BAND .\ gta s comme onT it af Thee will be a band concert;|MARION COUNTY given tonight, beginning at lo’clock, at Bayview Park, by the i Key West Hospitality Band. cel fol- /program to be lows: rendered, Program . March, “Frank! velt”—W. H. Woodin. Kiesler. Popular selection. ! Waltz, “L’Estudiantina” — ; Waldteufel. |Melodies”—Arr. Al Hayes. Popular selection. | March, “The Fight Vandersloot. HERE. a oi Spy {AR oie | Funeral services for Mrs. Fran-t cisco Mendoza Garcia, who died Tuesday night at her residence, lin D. Roose-:w. E. Ellis, The fire truck was taken e | ties. out in a routine run to show th | boys its workings. District Scout Committee | thanked the city officials for co- operating in instructing the youths. ‘SHOW ACTIVITIES n —— ed lé: OF c. | COMPILES LIST OF MANY OPERATIONS 8 OCALA, Feb. 16.—(FNS) The annual report recently made by president of the | Marion County Chamber of Com- Overture, “The Amazon”—Ed.' merce, contained many things of |interest to Florida as a whole. | Among others, the figures on ad- ivertising and publicity which ‘were compiled by Horace Smith, E. Medley, “The Best Loved Irish secretary of the body, are par- ‘ticularly worthwhile. Advertising, according to the! t Is On"— report, was carried in publica- itions with a total annual cir- “Star Spangled: Banner"Key. ' culation of fifteen million. A} {specially printed “Welcome” card, which was handed to tour- ists and placed on their cars, 7: proved highly ‘successful. In ad- YY aition, a spétialized advertising ‘/édmpaign’ costing ' $10,000 was Maunched with the aid of the city of Ocala and help from Ray and ; Davidson, owners of the famous Silver Springs. Marion county and business men also cooperated ‘guides aré not known. Presi- jdent Roosevelt was an jardent j fishermen oi the 'Gulf Stream and Key West reef when he was_ under- ;secretary of the navy. The light norther which jarrived last night is expect- ‘ed to abate today, G. S. Ken- nedy in charge of Key West Weather Bureau told The Citizen in discussing weath- er for the weekend visit of the President. He made no prediction regarding the | weather three days away. ‘ANNOUNCE DEATH OF OSCAR NEWTON | |NEWS RECEIVED HERE BY | WM. B. NORMAN, NEPHEW OF DECEASED News has been received in ,Key West announcing the sud- den death from heart failure of Oscar Newton, president of the |Federal Reserve Bank of At- lanta. Mr. Newton had a heart attack on Monday at the bank and died early Tuesday. The information was received ‘here by Wm. B. Norman, nephew lof the deceased. Mr. Newton’s rise in the bank- ling world was rapid. From of- \fice boy in a small bank in Brookhaven, Miss., he became in a few short years president of ‘the institution. Then to presi- ident of the First National Bank jof Jackson, Miss. After some jyears in this connection he was appointed governor of the Fed- jeral Reserve Bank in Atlanta and then to president, which 'freshments will be of the hardy |r to see that the prisoners re- | will be all right, too. The re-| ceive the best care possible. BBSSSSSSSSS08 624 Whitehead street, were held | in this campaign. lyesterday afternoon’ 5 o'clock!” Another item of interest con-| aoe oe —_ os oer tained in Ellis’ report was the | uj ‘uneral Home. v. S. J. Mul-' statement that a municipal audi- |FING is ordered to report at the Ce | Armory at 10 o'clock P. M. Feb- CASPER, Wyo. — Thirty-seven, ruary 17, 1939, for active State!large trout recently were found) duty. scalded to death in the boiling Washington Williston | position he held at his death. Mr. Newton visited Key West pon a number of occasions and was greatly impressed with our 22 20 54 40 48 26 0 jtype, good any time. ; “Nobody will be invited to stay! {for dinner, nor will any women RED BARN PLAYERS {°° be invited. The alarm clock that OPENING TONIGHT AT 8 {wakes me at 7 a. m. will be on ‘Its Father Who Pays’ , the mantel and will ring at 7 p. Division St. School Auditorium ™., the closing hour”. GENERAL ADMISSION ___ 25¢ ful The turnout was success- st generis A EXCELLENT OVERNIGHT ACCOMMOD ELKS, NOTICE! Nomination Officers THURSDAY NIGHT | | | | | TIONS--FT. SON CR No exeuses for absence will be waters of hot springs near Al-| |cova dam. Deputy sheriffs James} | Derrington, who investigated, lin, of St, Mary’s Star of the Sea! torium, long needed, is now ac- ity and its people. Catholic church, officiating. ‘tually under construction. ‘This | The survivors are the widow, |said the trout apparently swam | upstream from their usual haunts. | |He was unable to determine why | feb16-1t' they swam into the hot water. Mrs. Garcia was 77 years old,| will enable Ocala and the county | two sons and one daughter; and and is survived by four daugh- to provide additional attractions | three sisters, Mrs. W. H. Norman ters, two sisters, and there are for conventions, as well as af-|of Key West, Mrs. J. B. Taylor also 30. grandchildren and 22 fording a large community cen-|of Anniston, Ala., and Hrs. S. C. great-grandchildren. |ter in Tuscawilla Park. {Caldwell of Hazlehurst, Miss. N UISES--$10 ALL EXPENSE TWO-DAY TOUR..PRICE TOURS 505 DUVAL STREET-PHONE 124 |