The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 2, 1939, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 59 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LX. No. 52. Cher Key Wrest THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURS DAY, MARCH 2, 1939 Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit Citizen U.S.A. Naval Affairs Committee To Recommend Use Of Key West Sub Base And Naval'Stati Fish Carry Off Honors | ___In Yesterday's Angling | PROGRAMS. Party, Too Seasick, Cannot "OUTLINED || Ree! tn Sailfish; Barra- Group Sent To Inspect Air) SO OOQOILD LISI IS AMP Al ES IDEAL WEATHER Sr , DURING FEBRUARY | BREAK RECORD Base Site Claims Key) West Has Great Ad-. vantages Members of the House Naval | Affairs Committee, rived in Key West afternoon with members of the | local airbase committee were sur- prised the misinformation which had been’ given them be-| which ar-| yesterday fore arriving and which was dis- ; Proven after they had been | shown the facilities readily at hand in this section df the state. | Meteorological summary is- sued by the U. S. Weather Bureau covering the month of February shows that the high- est temperature recorded was on February 6, when the reading was 85. The lowest reading was on Febraury 23, when 57 was shown. Wind velocity during the month averaged 11 mlies per hour, and the direction was from the east and southeast. Highest velocity during any February since 1871 was re- ported on February 19, 1927, when a velocity of 44 miles an hour from the southwest was reached, Precipitation during the month totalled” "245 “inches | tation | FOR LEGISLATION ge Shark Smash Jack; ‘o Pieces | i i {COVER VARIOUS FORMS OF) al SA AARIONAAND :SURSTITU | their sailfish and a jack, hit suc- TION OF MANY METHODS | cessively by a six-foot barracuda NOW PROPOSED H |INCREASE ALSO NOTED IN| | | POSTAL SAVINGS AC- } ; cluded in fishing oddities yester- | COUNTS | TALLAHASSEE, March 2.—) day in Key West waters. | (FNS) programs, ' The “when a feller! Sale of stamps at the post of- | ranging all the way from the needs a friend” moment occurred | fice during the month of Feb-! ee _ (aboard the yacht Lucky Strike | ruary this year is the largest re- | abolition of all ad valorem levies of Capt. Henry Weatherford, ported in the history of the Key'and the substitution of a Pro: j when one of the party hooked | West office, accordi to i - : . - i ; [atieat eiven ee eae ates | posed transaction tax to a five | the big, blue and whiter, which |Sam Harris today. For 1939,!Pper cent tax on hotels, apartment immediately started standing on j Sales totalled $4,930.44, and for|and rooming house accommoda- |his tail, his head and everything | Tax reform sailfish H A party too seasick to reel in, ‘ i: :and an eight-foot shark, was in- | i SCocccccccvcccccccceosose Newly-Elected Pope New Pontiff Assumes - Name Of Pius Twelfth PAID VISIT TO UNITED STATES IN 1936 DUR- ING WHICH TIME HE WAS RECEIVED BY PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT; JOURNEYED TO SEVERAL OF LARGER CITIES WHILE IN THIS COUNTRY (By associnted Press) VATICAN CITY, March 2. — Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli, Italian, who was papal secretary of state under Piux XI, was elected 262nd pope by the college of cardi- jnals on the third ballot. He will take the name of Pius XII. Today is his 63rd birthday. POPE PIUS XII (RETURN FROM Liga erate ecg spiritual head of 331,500,000 Catho- Camillo Cardinal Caccia Dominioni made the an- |nouncement of the election and the new name from the central balcony of St. Peter’s. Cheers of the great crowd in the piazza prevented HAITI AND | the same period in 1938, the sales | totalled $3,390.57. | Another increase is noted in! | the postal savings accounts, said | Mr. Harris. The report of the, | office on February 1, showed sav- ‘ings to the amount of $292,188 tions and restaurant meals, will be tossed into the legislative hoppers during the 1939 session, ;convening here next month. :else it could think of at the mo-| ment. Then it happened, the lucky or unlucky angler sudden-} ly wilted, turned white and yel- low, and dropped his head down. | And*so did his partner: A™sail*: PANAMA TRIP: JOHNSON ARRIVES/ON YACHT ELSIE FENIMORE TO TAKE UNDERSEA COLOR FILMS | him from speaking for several moments. Then, speaking in Latin, he said: “I announce the glad tiding—we have a pope.” As soon. as he-uttered the first name of Pius XI’s the crowd understood that Pacelli had and the greatest amount fell Advanced by the Florida State fish just asks for a little slack | Secretary of state, While in Miami Local Chair- man Charles on February 16 and 17. De- parture from normal for the month was 1.11 inches. Taylor | was | formed by Chairman Carl Vin- | son that Key West was definitely out of the picture as far as a) southeastern major airbase is concerned, but stated that it was, through his efforts that the Hep- burn committee visited the city to investigate the facilities in Key West and report back to the chairman. | Mr. Vinson further said that the value of Key West as a fac-/ tor in all plans for preparedness was fully recognized, and the question of the fresh water line! to Key West would be taken up with the proper administration officials upon his return to Washington. Perfect Facilities He further stated that it was the intention of the committee on naval affairs to recommend the use of the submarine base at Lowest Key West and also the naval station with its perfect facilities. Members of the committee which arrived yesterday were Congressmen Walter S. Jeffries, New Jersey; J. K. Kriffith, Louisiana; B. M. Vicnent, Ken- tucky; William S. Jacobson, Towa; Pat Cannon, Florida; Com- mander J. E. Bogart, liaison of- ficer, aide to the committee. Accompanying the members on the trip from Miami were Chas. February 28, savings totalled | action tax proposal is expected : fellow promptly departed to other | Sees | Their cheers drowned out his next word and it was holiday on which the post office |#bolish all ad valorem taxes and the heck the saiffish did. |are aboard the Elsie Fenimore, He was received by President Roosevelt, two days which is conceded to be the bus- ;Shortly. Harold Colee, president LION TURNED IN DUR- ver tarpon break water. Dropping] inhabited solely by Indians. The! During the period since the déath of Pius XI, he | period. i | Rep. J. Ed Stokes, of Panama cuda “at least six feet long”, Rob-| Chiriqui Lagoon. The Elsie has NEW PONTIFF IMPARTS BLESSING & ‘houses and restaurants. in gasoline taxes! That's the ‘*¢eeeeeceeeessoooooooes ‘large eight-foot shark swallowed women passengers in the party. oo Abilene 24 56 |Stokes said he believed the tax Election of Pope Pius XII shattered another tradition tax was levied twenty years ago, the hook qut again. Barracuda,| waters to take color motion pic- Charleston [4:5 64 |rent here that efforts will be {nouncement was made on the one-cent a gallon tax for highway line with her first gasoline tax in line alone. In addition, he fig- S. Taylor, Everett Russell, Mel- ami. ; inaugurated. then escorted to the submarine ni; country great, and there is the concrete ramp for the air- Many pertinent questions were sible to impress their interested’ jand at the close of the month,;Chamber of Commerce, the trans-' in the line and this particular; IN KEY WEST | been chosen. $306,428, an increase of $14,240. | t f the Gulf Stream, leav-| a nee “ This, it is shown, in a month | ° ian bad anne B Ge NS: iewateeas (es Bangi behind | Miran ces ice cares several seconds before he was able to say “Pacelli”. GM DSF MS 8 SF 4 which has but 28 days, and one) Teed referendum, one to jin, who didn’t give a darn what goon, 120 miles north of Colon,| The new pontiff visited the United States in October : ‘anama, is { six, who! ii 5 PORT ON | was closed for business. the other to substitute a tax al Poor Jack! [ake abe PRes Eotire Coe pe eee MAKE RE | Money orders issued during]on all retail and wholesale trans-! i i ing at! ‘ : W. L. Bourland of Chicago had} 87-foot motor-sailer, berthing at : ee ee of February totalled! actions. Directors and members a real thri!l when all heck broke the Yacht Basin this morning. | @fter the latter’s election, at Hyde Park. On the quick GASOLINE TAX $50,705.98. In December, a month jof the state chamber are express- loose after he caught a jack at; The trip to the Chiriqui La- trip across the country by air, he visited Chicago, San jiest in the year, there ‘was but 7s their-opinion on the trans- Boca Grande channel. Captain) goon was made expressly for the Francisco, St. Louis and Cincinnati in less than six days. ' $42,478.18 issued. Money orders |acno" tax ‘proposal in a referen-, Veral Roberts of the Lil Dot was’ purpose of hunting the game. and | He is a’ member of the Italian noble family whose OVER TWO HUNDRED MIL. | paid out during Feb totall, qiaum, which will be completed’ taking the charter launch through | catching the sport fish of the | 2 pe 7 aes i cis 263.09 prabincicaares é & the channel there and saw sil-|area. The lagoon is wild and! relations with the Vatican always had been intimate. Bea ‘be Pathe eS : ae jot the organization, recently | A ‘andled during the! went on record as opposed to the | jines over Mr. Bourland ty went first to Port Au} i ini: i bere 4 got a party wen irst 0 ‘or’ uu} , istrati hea of ING 20-YEAR PERIOD ‘single tax plan. | strike and had the fish within 20| Prince, Haiti, then travelled to ge as nomena Camerlengo, or adminis! ive d ete | eeccccccccccccccnccoooee: city, SERN ihe ee ce feet of the boat when a barra-| Colon, Panama, and fnially to, the church. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., March’ TU i A 2 (FNS).—A total of $23,877,000 TEMPERATURES eels need Oneness Th eae ierts says, flashed out of the a crt Mote ta Gite Ge teal The new pontiff has a thorough knowledge of the 1 ae STORET { depths and sliced the fish in half.; a foot at the : is a | A me ; Highest |plaining his plan at the recent another spurt of water and a/ deep-water boat and there are no Church in the United States. amount /e Oude awmabay cts cave jcounty commissioners’ association Date of his coronation will be announced later. | turned over to State and Federal Station— last night last 24hours | meeting in Jacksonville, Rep. the remaining head and, inci-| Owner aboard is E. Fenimore jcoffers since the first gasoline : hea , _ inci- : | i Atlanta 40 56 ‘would be paid chiefly by Florida dentally, hooking itself and giv- Ses aie aa Soin that rarely has the secretary of state to the preceding i B 46 i ing a short fight before it shook Who;will remain in Key Wes‘ according to T. N. Asbury, chair- Boson tourists. pope been elevated to the papal seat. ‘lori ffal 3 i - ; . . Tndustried Caininitine, aes Sas 7 RONORGAgAt etlante ota ok jimeakesslcand grouper were also tures,of the strange and beauti+ Before the conclave opened, Cardinal Pacelli was re- d 30 ‘in the catch. In the party were ful sights of marine gardens sur- twentieth anniversary of *the passage of the first tax on gaso- line in this country—Oregon’s improvement. Oregon set a style which every state soon copied. Florida fell in 1921, and since that year Asbury estimates that $216,379,000 has been paid in state taxes on gaso- st ures $17,498,000 has gone to Fed- vin E. Russell, Fred Dion, and eral gasoline taxes since 1932, Attorney T. E. Price from Mi- when the government levy was Directly sit ines a “The gasoline tax is an unusual party stopped for a briet time at tax”, stated Asbury, “There is no the Casa Marina Hotel and were | jeyy that has done more to make base, naval station, Fort Taylor,’ 1, jey i 5 cee J j y that is sounder in prin army barracks, oe = last place | ciple, so long as the revenues visited was Trumbo Island, |from it are properly applied to planes was carefully inspected oo) eye z well as the docking facilities. | Many Questions Asked asked at each of the points visit- ed, and the members of the local | committee did everything pos- | hearers with the very important facts connected with the facili- (Continued on Page Four) PRESCRIPTIONS Carefully Compounded By Registered Pharmacists | GARDNER'S PHARMACY | “The Rexall Store” } } | | | ‘SPrncor Phone 177 S44 Dural 8 For Sale By All Leading BARS and PACKAGE STORES made to'reenact in modified form the present Murphy law, which granted low settlements of delin- |quent taxes. The law has been ‘blamed by many city and county | ‘officials as being responsible for compromising tax debts running into the millions. Proponents of the law, however, defend the measure as having restored to: the tax rolls vast areas as “dead” property. Gasoline tax diversion also is in prospect, chiefly a plan by a group of good road advocates to impound part of the gas tax| money now going to the state! road department as Florida’s con- tribution towards a gigantic fed- eral highway program for the! entire state. Reenactment of the} seventh cent gas tax, originally | levied as an emergency, appear- | ed a certainty, visiting legisla-| tors declared, in view of the: ‘state’s financial plight. i — ss... Chicago Denver Detroit - Galveston | Havana | Huron | Jacksonviile 'Kansas City _ KEY WEST . Little Rock _. Los Angeles . Louisville Miami __.___. Mpls.-St. P. _.. |New Orleans ~ New York . 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GRACE WORTH } .,, Direct From PARADISE CLUB, New York : ADMISSION PER PERSON TO PATIO: Nights. 25c—Saturda: FREE ADMISSION TO BAR 4 » |ANNOUNCE DEMIS rounding Key West. Mr.’ John-| Ported to be the favorite of 27 foreign cardinals because son'-was here last year takingjhe was believed to be the best qualified to continue the the films. Most of them“are dis-| polit of Pius XI, who died Feb. 10. tributed through educational film s XII imparted the first papal benediction from agencies. i - ildig-chesil Others in the party are Col,|the central balcony of St. Peter’s to a wildly-c! neering Nicholas Biddle of Philadelphia, | throng shortly after the announcement of his election. shee erieereoe cee Camillo Cardinal, Caccia Dominioni, dean of the Or- el- 2s . phia, Bruce Middleton and Rob-|@er of Cardinal Deacons, appearing on the balcony at ert Hewes of Moorestown, N. J.| 6:07 p. m. (12:07 E.S.T.), made the announcement into a The group left Norfolk February| microphone which carried his voice to the loudspeakers in Paid ee ee ‘| the great square before the basilica and to the world by | radio, i : In Latin he proclaimed: “I give you tidings of great joy; we have a pope—the Most Eminent and Reverend | Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli, who has taken upon himself the i name of Pius XII”. | AMERICAN CARDINALS VOTE : Cardinal O’Connell, archbishop of Boston; Cardinal Copello, archbishop of Buenos Aires, and Cardinal Leme of Rio De Janiero, who had raced across the Atlantic to be present, arrived at Naples in the liner Neptunia early y and with Cardinal Dougherty, archbishop of ; iladelphia, and Cardinal Mundelein, archbishop of Chi- in city many. y re ded him, took part in the election of which time her husband was| e ane ene veecede ss - OF MRS. 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