The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 17, 1939, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 59 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with am average range of only 14° Fahrenheit Che Key Mest Citizen THE SOUT KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1939 (POPPY DAY TO. |DUNCANS DUE BE OBSERVED resident Roosevelt Travels “TO ARRIVE IN d Key Wee ae j ; UNOFFICIALLY PROCLAIMED ,ARE PASSENGERS ON ONE | BY MAYOR ALBURY: UN.| OF LARGE PLANES OF PAN SeCocccocccccoccoccececococeoees e é | DER SPONSORSHIP OF LE-| AMERICAN AIRWAYS COM- AMERICAN FLAGS, TROPICAL FLOWERS cow oncanizations | PANY. ke VOLUME LX. No. 41. PRICE FIVE CENTS Arrangements Perfected For = Roosevelt's Arrival In Key West Tomorrow Over Highway ————— Council Orders Street Decorations To Greet Roosevelt On Arrival Payroil For City Workers "SOO OMI I Left Washington Shortly: Before Midnight On Spe-| i i} 1 cial Train Selected i, Students At Boulevard; J.W.C. Distributes Corsages’ tomorrow has been unofficially} B. M. Duncan, chiet engineer Trip {proclaimed Poppy Day in Key |and manager of the Overseas efi Py. Mayor we AL Highway, is expected to arrive ury, who urges all citizens to ; honor the World War dead and/1 N°Y West at a late ‘hour to- aid the living victims by wearing night, tae early acersqeaiatgllimsieiel the American Legion and Aux- 198 accompanied by Mrs. Dun- iliary memorial poppy. lcan. They are passengers on In that great catastrophe there| board one of the large planes of were a number of Key West'the Pan Amefican Airways, and young men who gave their serv-{ § . a x ice to the defense of the United'**? eaten E lorage tla States in the exaltd spirit of pa- |2fternoon, from Cristobal, Canal triotism and there were some, 20ne. who were called upon to sacrifice! Mr. Duncan was attending the their lives in the servcie. i American Highway Congress Many others were called upon im Chile, as an appointee of the to. sacrifice their health and'President. When the terrible strength with the resulting suf- earthquake created such terror | | Chief Executive Of Nation Is Expected To Reach City Between Two And Three O’clock eee SCHOOL CHILDREN GREET PRESIDENT { } (By Annociated Prenn) Pe AROERD ROSSeRELT | Whi Presid: Re It | Houst id th ited to TRAIN ENROUTE To KEY: sad resident OOSeVE: a ion an ere presen! ,comes into Key West over Roose- | im. 1 WEST, FLA., Feb. 17.— «.; A committee from many of the 5 ;velt Boulevard after travelling} A President Roosevelt travel- A «e » {local clubs are working on con- the geometrically beautiful, | ; ‘ 4 an thward .-tod tol struction of a sign to bring out southwal joday jgleaming white bridges of the | forcefully the name of Roosevelt watch the greatest peace- Overseas Highway traversing | Boulevard, the beautiful seven time concentration of Am- green and crystal channels with | mile boulevard skirting the sea rican naval power to test the dots of keys strung out be-/around Key West Island: The a hind him and the marching clouds President will arrive by the Bay eastern defenses of the at sea all around him, he will be! Side. ; fleet’s President Roosevelt to- mcrrow will visit Key West for the first time since he ,became the nation’s chief (executive. | Probably because he has ‘been ill and this is a vaca- 1 lifeline — Panama greeted with another riot of alot Bill Wegner, Pfleuger repre-— Canal. ‘in Key West. |sentative in Key West,~believes The chief executive left’ The city is completing plans|that the company will contribute‘ to have the route over which he | mounted specimens of all fish fering and hardships to them-/#Nd destruction in’ Chillan, it selves and which continues until: W@S thought the Duncan’s may have been among those who were will travel flag-decorated. School children of Monroe County will assemble at the entrance of the Boulevard with 2,000 American flags to be distributed among them with which to greet the ar- Washington on a special train shortly before last midnight. The President will board the Destroyer Warrington’ in» waters of rival of the President. Key West Saturday after- Leo B. Warren is designing 500 noon, and then transfer him corsages of tropical flowers to the Houston for a_ ten- day cruise in the Carib- bean. His exact destination has not been disclosed, but he hopes to be on hand when opposing ship and air forces make their maneuvers sim- ulating an attack on the Canal and efforts to ward it off. ‘ Those traveling with the chief executive for the sea Leahy, chief of naval opera-' tions; Rear Admiral Ross T.j McIntire, White House phy- ; sician; Capt. Daniel J. Cal-; lagan, naval aide; Col. Ed- ward M. Watson, military aide; and Lieut.-Commander W. L. Freseman, aide to Ad- miral Leahy. The presidential party: will arrive at Florida City early Saturday. It will have breakfast on the train, then motor 140 miles to Key: West. i NATIONAL GUARD | MEET TONIGHT TO GET IN READINESS FOR ROOSE- VELT'S ARRIVAL | i | Members of Battery “E”, 265th! Regiment, C.A., Florida National; Guard, are to meet in the armory 10 o’clock this evening and get in readiness for their tour of duty on the Overseas Highway tomorrow during the arrival of; President Roosevelt and party. | This morning shortly after 7) o'clock Mayor Willard M. Albury, ; Miss } | bouquet will be sent to th which will be distributed to ladies and girls along the route by members of the Junior Wo- {men’s Club, Cooperating in se- curing the flowers are school committees. From the Harris School a committee of Mrs, Ethea Stricker and Mrs. Leota Somers is aiding in arranging the event; from the Division Street School ‘there is a committee of Miss , Florence Albury and Mrs. Amelia ;Cabot; from the High School is ‘the.committee off Mrs. Harvey {Eagan, Miss Clara Lankford, fren of the Corivent of Mary Im- maculate are cooperating. And advisory committee is composed of Mrs. Willard M. Albury, the mayor’s wife, Mrs. Norberg ‘Thompson and Mrs. O. S. Long. ‘The Junior Women’s Club mem- ‘bers will be supplied with rib- {boned baskets and will appear lalong the route just before the ‘President arrives. 1 Mrs. O. S. Long and President Miss Susan LaKin are aiding Mr. Warren. Donations of tropical flowers may beth street. are wanted to make more impressive. To Present Bouquet i The City of Key West, Council- | man Earl Adams told The Citi-' zen today, will present President Roosevelt with a huge bouque' of flowers which has been de- igned by Key West Florist. The & 7 e USS. FIT TI LD eee LIONS CLUB TAKES | ACTION IN PROTEST OF PARKING METERS The Key West Lions Club directors voted special action last evening in regard to the action of the City Council in voting for parking meters for | ithe President catches and wishes ;mounted. The Junior Chamber of Commerce is planning to con-; tribute a plaque for one of. the) the present, and it is to aid these and in memory of those departed that poppies are sold. This event is sponsored annual- fish designating Key West as the jy by the American Legion and’ | place of the catch and also the jts auxiliary, and poppies will be jdate of the catch. | placed on sale tomorrow by mem- Many Boats Going Out | bers of the Legion Auxiliary and | It is expected that quite a_ the Girl Scouts. be at the reef and stream watch- ing the President fish from a launch of the cruiser Houston. Captain Wallace Wade’s motor- , BUYERS OUT 10 sailer, Balmy Days, will leave its ; Yacht Basin pier tomorrow aft- AUCTION SALES' during the President’s broadcast ¥ | from the Coast Guard pier ane ey EE | later in the outer harbor if the | President decides to transfer to noe chose eee eal ithe USS. Houston following the, ' broadcas:. ! FREE} INSTITUTION |. PROFITS). victims, and great uneasiness ‘here. Later, February 7, all of the fears were dispelled by receipt ,of a telegram by H. E. Day, audi- ,tor of the highway commission from Sumner Welles, acting sec- retary of state, as follows: “Referring to your telegram of the United States. NEW CAR FOR SERVICE US (was felt by their many friends; Was Also Decided Upon| At Meeting Held Last Night City Council, at its regular | meeting last night, ordered that the streets of Key West be dec- orated with flags and bunting in connection with the arrival of 'President Franklin D. Roosevelt \February 6, Mr. and Mrs. B. M. | tomorrow. \Duncan sailed from Valparaiso The two main streets to be dec- |February 3, on board the Grace |orated will be Division and Du- Line Steamer Santa Maria for val. which will be traversed by \the President and his party on their way from Roosevelt Boule- |vard to the Navai Station. A contrect for the decorations |was entered into last night by, | long distance telephone from Mi- ‘ami, in which Ed Baker made_an loffer to handle the proposition t Neff; and.the chil- ns ee ‘4 r {Bliss and two crates” of. ‘string | fleet of charter fishing boats will =— ‘DINNER BRINGS ernoon to maneuver in the Basin Tw» crates of ‘potatoes, jRed | WONDERFULLY IN FOOD ARRANGEMENT beans were received at the” of-| ‘fice of Florida Motor Lines from | a firm in Princeton, Fla., | gift to the President. Agent Wm. Arnold advises they as a Letter to! (By Associated Press) “Received at headquarters of last $150 and was accepted by the "1 ‘ | the’ lighthouse department Wed-! day and Start the work of dec- |nesday was a new light delivery | orating at once. ‘sedan which, it is said, will be. _ Letter Read i | principally used by Chief Radio!’ A letter was read from the Na- council. Mr. Baker will-arrive.to- | .- CLAYLUN, N. L., Heo. 17.—/Electrician Carl Rom. |Whenever tne Mount ;are to be delivered to Captain G. N. Barker, USS. Houston. | Mayor Albury today stressed ‘again the fact that no auto- imobiles or bicycles would be al- ment or pay the preacher, it does | which is sometimes needed lowed on the route which will be on the bayside of the Boule- vard, down Division, down Du- be sent to 412 Eliza- val, west on Greene to the Naval | vited. As many as possible Station. Spectators however may) The church has 260 members, the scene line the sidewalks although strict! 21) farmers. order will be insisted on. Spec- tators should not attempt to tender Mr. Roosevelt any gift. Scouts To Assemble All scouts in the city are to be dential party and have been in- structed to be at the Division Street School at 1 o’clock. WINTER RESIDENT GETS BIG FIS J. A. FOGELSONGER LANDS LARGE BARRACUDA, YELLOWTAIL Excursion Fishing Boat “Alyce or sell bonds. It just holds a’ tion is an actual necessity. {harvest auction to which every-| |one within 25 miles around is in-| |. LOS ANGELES — “Unemploy- _ables” receiving. relief are being | They bring their trained in an unusual project ‘contributions in kind, deposit|here that may make them able them in front of the white clap-'to earn a livelihood after all. The | boara church and go inside to/ business is breeding angora rab- hear the pastor preach. bits for wool. Then they go out into the/ed with 50 rabbits 18 months NEEDY RAISE MONEY awaiting the arrival of the presi-' church yard for a gigantic picnic @€0-shows a net gain of about style dinner. A long, rough-hewn}** table is loaded with barbecued| [oT !meat, sandwiches, chicken, pies,| ODP aI D DMD SIS & jcakes, preserves, salads, deviled’ COOPERATION ASKED OF ALL ON VISIT | provided by the women folks. | After everyone has done jus-| ,tice to the dinner, the auction jsale begins. Saleable goods which! members have donated include} pigs, chickens, hay fodder, kind-| {ling wood, potatoes, apples, wal- ‘nuts, home-canned vegetables, | preserves, pickles, cakes, pies,, tcollard greens, home-made | | blankets and fancy work. | The big dinner, which is free| Cooperation of automobile owners in making Division. The project start-| | OF ROOSEVELT HERE business streets of this city. Club directors will petition for an injunction against in- stallation of the meters and information relative to that move is in process of being gathered at this time. Full club support of this move is assured in that members in- dicated displeasure with the proposed Council venture at a recent meeting. BaIIai aT aD NOTICE No parking on Division street from Boulevard to Duval street, Duval street \from Division to Greene, from Friday night 12:00 M. juntil 6:00 p. m. Saturday. |Please arrange to park else- where. IVAN ELWOOD, feb17-1t Chief of Police. Major William V. Albury, F.NG.,| Chief Deputy Sheriff Bernard | Waite and Chief of Police Ivan} Elwood left over the highway to} look over the situation on the) road and select stations for the placing of the guards. The mayor said he expected to return about 3 o'clock this after- noon from the trip,-which would be made to Card Sound where the first guards would be placed and the sentinel duty would reach to Key West. FAREWELL DANCE OFFICERS and CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS of the U. S. NAVY Tomorrow Night at Habana-Madrid Club |B” has more fishing reports for to all, not only attracts a big! !Wednesday’s fishing and report’ crowd of buyers but it has put! ‘that fishing parties are very en- everybody in a ‘generous mood. | BHe: * ‘A dozen eggs brings 60 cents. thusiastic over their catches. 5 | : Pastor Powell’s face beams. J A. Fogelsonger of Flint,| «we build a whole new church | | Michigan, who, by the way, has! if this keeps up”, he says. An| {purchased property here andj average auction day brings in as| | anna building a home, landed aj much as $150 for the church. ; 24-pound barracuda, four and LEAVES ON BUS | one-half feet long, which con- |vinced him more than ever that ‘Key West is the logical place in | which to live. He also brought lin seven yellowtail and eight | grouper. | Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Price of | Washington, D. C., won the prize ‘of the day with a huge grouper. Miss Ida Kerr left by bus Thurs- day for New Orleans to attend the annual Mardi Gras. [Aber Fanérél Heme Joseph Plummer AMBULANCE SERVICE Phone 22211 Miami, Fla. Saturday, February 18th | with MARIE EXCELLENT OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS.-FT. JEFFER [7/2222 22 26 FRED MARVIL’S | CABANA PATIO Featuring—THE TOWNE TUNESTERS direct from two month’s engagement at HIGH HAT CLUB, Daytona Beach “lof public works. j tional Rivers and Harbors Con- Moriah; The use to which the vehicle j gress relative to a meeting to be Baptist churcn needs money to'will be put, in all probability, is held in Washington shortly at make churcn repairs, buy equip-' transporting of light equipment, | which time matters concerning a jreduction in budget operations! not have to take up a collection quickly and speedy transporta-' will be taken up. *It was shown , that the Intracoastal . Waterway ; | to Key West would be affected in | this matter. No action was tak- 'en relative to sending a represen- | tative, but the subject will be given further consideration. i To Make Payroll H | It was decided to make a pay- | roll for city employes on the basis of twenty-five percent of a month’s salary for each employe. It was agreed to install an ad- | ditional toilet at the Aquarium building for the convenience of the many visitors that are now calling daily at that place. Hilburn Roberts, fireman, re-| | quested that he be placed on the | retired list and also be placed on |the regular payroll with the oth-i er employes in that capacity. An ordinance regulating the handling of food products in Key West was passed on its second and final reading. | The matter of apportionments jin the budget to the different funds was taken up, for discus- sion, after which it was decided jto have the budget committee ‘and the city attorney go over the ; matter and decide as to which was the proper procedure to be |followed in making certain ne- 'cessary changes. Ernest Sanchez, who was ap-, pointed by the mayor some time ago as dog catcher, tendered his \Tesignation at the meeting last, night. The matter of appointing | someone in his stead will be tak-| en up at a later date. | Emil Sweeting addressed the} council and requested a loan of $50 to help defray the expense} of putting on a historical pageant! jat Bayview Park during the La! Semana Alegre Week, the loan to! be repaid from the receipts of the affairs. It was ordered that the: loan be made as requested. Franklin Albert’ addressed the council relative to the. need of) an additional amount of money,: about $100, for taking care.of op-' erations of the city-sponsored) project of checking records of cemetery lots and ownership. The! matter was referred to the board/ | | 4 FINE WEATHER FOR WEEKEND G. S. Kennedy, in charge of Key West Weather Bureau, is optimistic about weather for the weekend visit of the President. Although worried about a low pressure area which was approaching Key West Island with a high pressure “cold” area behind it, Mr. Kennedy shook his head doubtfully concerning the weekend. Today, however, Mr. Ken- medy is happier. The low pressure area has kept well away from Key West with the high pressure area over the Central States apparently moving toward the northeast. Another high pressure area is in the northeast. “If those two high pressure areas keep away from us it will be a nice weekend”, Mr. Kennedy said. PLDI LIL IL SS 4 COL. STALLINGS ARRIVES IN CITY Colonel E. W. Stallings, super- vising agent of the United States Secret Service, arrived in the city {today from Miami. and, with a party of four others, was a guest of Lieutenant Fort Callahan, U.S.N., and Mrs. Callahan, at their quarters in the- naval sta- tion. It is understood that Colonel Stallings and party were to re- turn to Miami this afternoon and join the presidential party. when it arrives at Florida City tomor- row, and with them come to Key West. TSOTIIIISS A FATE FORETOLD “You've had much travel and seen dark days. You have an old head on young shoulders. Two men love you—one is dark, one is fair. One is in a troubled country, and you'll go to him soon.” Read what happens to the courageous heroine of the new serial. DANGEROUS SERVICE STARTS FEBRUARY 18 e POO Oaaaa Ls SON CRUISES-$10 ALL EXPENSE TWO-DAY TOUR...PRICE TOURS 505 DUVAL tion trip away from the busy desk that grips him week after week in the White Houre, the President has re- ‘quested there be no formal reception, no set appear- ances in public during his stay in Key West, the city ‘he has heiped so much by his approval of various re- lief projects. Flanked by the keen- eyed secret service agents who accompany him every- where he goes, the Presi- dent limousine is scheduled .to reach the head of the is- land somewhere between 2 and 3 p. m. tomorrow. His | big car will come down the |morthern branch of Roose- ivelt boulevard, which was named after him, past Bay- view Park, into. Division | street, down Duval street to Greene street and thence to ‘Key West Naval Station. School children lined up at Bayview Park and anyone in a place of vantage along any streets of his: proposed: route should be able to‘ get a glimpse of the man who wields more power in this | count than any other. He will | play no favorites when he flashes his famous smile. it will be for jall. Nor will be spotlighted ex- clusively for those whose for- tunes or political standing are greater then the ordinary man. Coming For Rest “He’s coming here for a rest, for relaxation and for the fishing in these waters”, was the remark | of Col. Edward Starling, chief of the White House secret service detail when he arrived the other ;day to complete safety arrange- ments for his chief. “There will be no specehes and no public ap- pearances that will further ex- haust him. He needs the rest and relaxation”. | Colonel Starling ought to know. He has been guarding the | President since he took office and ‘has been either a member of or chief of the White House secret service detail for some 25 years. His place usually is at the Presi- dent’s side, but he has proven himself such an expert at mak- ing advance arrangements for the President that he has drawn away from his regular job whenever the nation’s chief executive de- cides to take a trip anywhere. Colonel Starling hag gone over every foot of the route the Presi- dent will travel from the time he leaves his train Saturday morn- ing at Florida City until he draws up at the cabana near the submarine ways in the naval sta- tion. The blue-eyed secret serv- ice chief is in complete charge of |arrangements. It was he who in- | structed Capt. W. Curry Harris, of | Battery E, 265th Coast Artillery, | Florida National Guard, and Ma- jjor William’ V. Albury, of the 265th Regiment, in what should (Continued on Page Three) | WEEKEND SPECIALS Snapéragons and Asters 50c bnch. 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