The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 9, 1939, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 59 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LX. No. 58. Peter 0. Knight Takess: Up Key West’s Cause: For Government Projects Communicate With Rep- haha hahah ,| LARGEST BONEFISH - OF PRESENT SEASON TAKEN AT MARATHON Manly Judd, of New York City, returned this week with Bob Hoffman, of Long Beach, L. L, to the Overseas Cafe and Lodge at Marathon to beat his own record made last week: when he caught five bonefish in one after- noon. Going*eut again in the aft- ernoon, with Capt. Harry Snow, Mr. Judd and Mr. Hoffman caught nine beauti- ful bonefish, the largest weighing nine and a half pounds, which is a record for Marathon bonefishing. The fishing was done at Key Vaca Cove, Marathon, the same place where Mr, Judd made his record catch last week. The flats adjacent to the Florida Keys are noted as one of the best bonefishing spots on the Atlantic Seaboard. Pound for pound, the bone- fish puts up as terrific a strug- gle for freedom as the sail of the Gulf Stream or any other larger fish. Although aver- aging only six or seven pounds, special tackle has been manufactured for this fighting fish. resentatives In Congres Urging Proper Recogni- tion | “I hope to see the any | when government projects will be established on their merits and not because of politics.” This is one of several per- tinent statements in a letter addressed to U. S. Senators C. O. Andrews and Claude Pepper by Peter O. Knight, Tampa, nationally known attorney, urging them to do} what they can “to assist in| restoring Key West to the | situation to which it be- longs. A copy of the letter was re- ceived today by The Citizen for publication with the approval of | Mr. Knight. Deploring the discontinu- ance of governmental activi- ties in Key West, Mr. Knight urged Florida’s two repre- sentatives in the United | | Che Kry West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. ! HARD TO FIND KEYS’ SNAKES, COLLECTOR SAYS H H | | 1 i pce DOBLE OF DETROIT ZOO, HERE FOR VACATION, GETS; | ONLY FOUR IN FOUR HOURS | | Leaving late today will be Joe Doble, field collector of Detroit Zoological‘Park, who found snakes much rarer on the Keys than re-| ports would have it. | Doble, who was here with his; assistant, R. M. Krum, for a va- cation trip in their snake-decor-| ated trailer now at Gulf Stream} Park, began chatting with Ralph! Newton, who runs a miniature | golf course across the way from the park. Newton, getting inter- ested in the snake tales, finally} got the Detroit collector to take! a short hunting trip and let him| see how collecing was done in: the raw. Local Guide Obtained Steve Santana, a Key West! woodsman with an alert ear and| a keen eye, was rounded up and jasked to guide them to snake habitats. This is unusual, as ; Doble usually works with his j assistant, both in finding snake jhabitats and capturing the rep- ' tiles. | ! Snake locations are found by the presence of certain kinds of ‘snake food, with one kind mean-, ;ing that one species of snake is !present and another that a sec- ond species feeds there. Natural ‘habitats are another indication of ‘the presence of the snakes. } Searching for four hours on a key 20 miles north of here, the ‘location of which Doble and San- —. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1939 EQUIPMENT FOR “CIGAR FACTORY ARRIVES HERE MENT CAME IN ABOARD STEAMER CUBA eecccececooons ee AWAKEN CHINA ae. Equipment for the new cigar! | manufacturing plant, which is to, E | be operated in the Santaella fac-| | tory on the Couty Road, began ;to arrive this morning on the! | Steamship Cuba of the P. and O.| {line from Tampa. Included in ihe paraphernalia for the work room of the factory j were a number of chairs, tables for pickers and packers and the; | benches on which they are placed | j and a number of packages con-| taining boxes and other material} necessary to a well-equipped fac-| | ry. | | Among the passengers arriving} {for Key West there were none| recognized as employes of the Ber-| |riman Company in Tampa. Carl) | Bervaldi, who represents the FLYER’S HUBBY LOSES BUSINESS | | | Berriman company in Key West, : Soe aid that he Had not heard from CRASH OF MRS. BRIONES IN any members of the company ex- !cept to be advised to hand over} OCEAN OFF SOMBRERO the keys to the factory when! called for. | IGEN CAUSED | LOSS OF There is a possibility that some | RESTAURANT, PROPERTY MISSIONARY ZEAL of Rev. Geo. W. Sheperd centers on “new life’ movement design- ed to awaken China's mil- lions. ECUADOR GIRL | representative of the company, | will arrive over the highway, as ;did Mr. Berriman when he was According to an article written, here several weeks ago, and this; ‘thought is given weight by the, by Helen Welshimer for a New ¢.c4 that there is no method of] York syndicate, released over the transportation available other | country, the crash of Hermilinda than taxicab. Briones off Sombrero Light inj . It is considered probable that, returning from Tiavana in a mass ¢itther Mr Berriman or ae TeD=| {resentative will arrive Key Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit PRICE FIVE CENTS City Council: Extends ‘Time For Payment: Delinquent Taxes Qn Discount Basis ;44-Pound Amberjack And 21-Pound Grouper In- cluded In Wonderful Day’s Fishing The biggest single catch of fish for several seasons was brought in yesterday by a trio of Anglers of the New York Athletic Asso- ciation. To Dr. B. H. Weeth, Dr. C. W. Munger and A. G. Burns went the spoils of an exciting day spent on the reef. They brought in a grand total of 55 fish—the largest a 44-pound amberjack, and a 21l-pound grouper. The fifty-odd barracuda ranged in weight from seven to 20-pound- lers and they had fun aplenty. | The party was out with Capt. William Wickers, in Pilot Num- ber One. Many Other Matters Are Heard During Special Session Held Last Eve- _ PERMANENT CCC? City Council, at a special meeting last night, ordered that ‘Tax Assessor-Collector Sam B. Pinder be instructed to allow pay- ment of delinquent taxes on the eighty percent reduction basis until June 1, with the under- | | Standing that all current taxes be | paid in cash. | Time limit for payment of taxes i jon this basis expired at the end | of 1938, and the question of ex- tending the time, as was ordered last night, had been under dis- cussion from time to time since the reduction period ended. The tax collector will also be instructed to send out notices to | |each delinquent taxpayer appris- ;.ing them of the opportunity, which is to be afforded in this connection. There has been a {large number of taxpayers who have stated they would gladly square up their taxes on the eighty percent reduction plan and as a result of the extension it is expected that the city will receive much-needed revenue | during the period between now i) CCC CHIEF Hobert Fechner (above) may figure in an ad- ministration proposal to make CCC a permanent agen- cy with civil service status. Hearings on proposal will be i i flight cost her husband his res- public. States Senate to consider the fact.that-the federal. projects-- hed beén established here on merit and that President Roosevelt, when’ he was as- sistant secretary of the navy during the World War, had stated that Key West was the Gibraltar of America because it commanded the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico. Mr. Knight’s letter in part to Senators Andrews and Pepper follows: Visits Washington YACHT RACES START FRIDA | VESSELS TO LEAVE HAVANA FOR KEY WEST TOMOR- ROW NIGHT a Last minute advices from Ha- vana are to the effect that the “In November of 1917 1 went! ¥achts participating in the Ha- to Washington for the purpose of | vana-Key West race will leave urging the federal government to| Havana tomorrow night and will build a submarine base at Tam-| : inish li pa. Thad'a long conference with| be due to cross the nish line off Mr. Roosevelt, then — assistant | Fort Taylor some time Saturday. secretary of the navy. He told; The race committee of the Key me it was not certain that the} West Yacht Club said they were government would build a sub-! marine base; but that if it did it would be built at Key West, which was the Gibraltar of Am- erica; it had command of the At- lantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea} for the arrival at the finish time in time for the issue of tomorrow. afternoon. Scheduled events for the enter- ‘tana won’t reveal, Doble could taurant and Ecuadorian property. | ieatch but four diatnoidback rat-! Mrs. Briones, whose husband! ‘flesnakes, which, incidentally, Tan a restaurant in New York, _were perfect specimens. “That's City, is the only Latin-American | punk snake hunting”, Doble said, woman with a pilot’s license. Mr, | |“and shows that there are not as Briones, who lost everything he’! | many snakes along the Keys as had, said that it was worth it. most people believe”. ; He loves Mrs. Briones very much. | i i Flying back from Havana in a, | Hand connure | mass Tight off the ALL-Amerieaa| West some time before the end} Dr. gi the week and supply further formation refafive to the fac- tory and the date of opening. TAX CERTIFICATE friends, | HIGHWAY SYSTEM - They came to Key West es-' ENTIRELY UP T0 : STATE ROAD DEPT Weeth and his | Munger and Burns, traveled down |to Key West in his private plane, | Pecially for the fishing, are get- iting lots of it, and are going {and June 1. i Sewer Fund Discussed Matter—of the county-turning over $10,000 to the city to be used in sponsoring the sewer project, which would be specific ally for the purpose of purchas- ing material, was taken up for discussion. Councilman Monsalvatge stat- ed that the county would loan hoping, to be able to furnish The’ 3 } pla Citizen with the probable time! This week a number of Key | minutes after she and Alfonso | passing e Capture is effected by seizure i of the snake with a firm grip just j behind the head. The seizure is ‘not attempted until the snake is in certain receptive positions. Hand capture is done to prevent injury to snakes. Doble has been doing field col- lecting for the Detroit Zoo -for five years. Certain specimens are sent to the Detroit Zoo in the air-heated trailer in which they travel. Others are supplied Chi- cago, St. Louis and Bronx zoos.' Residents Taste Snake Meat | Westers living in the neighbor- | {hood of the Gulf Stream Park| | were treated to a taste of rattle-| |snake meat. The meat is a del- } plane was lost, Air Maneuvers, Mrs. Briones} landed in the water after losing her course, with a strong north; wind blowing her off the path.! Her mechanic, Armando Alfonso, who accompanied her when her; motor developed trouble and she, grounded at Key West by maneu- vers’ officials, was also in the plane. The article stated that she was’ grounded in Miami, but this oc- curred in Key West, from which place the last hop was made. Her sinking a few were rescued by freighter. a SALE YESTERDAY =< to tell all their friends about it. Aboard the Alyce B, 60-foot | fishing boat, Capt. Smith, Mr. and Sale of tax certificates. under; Mrs. W. Chester, Evans of Rich-| the provisions of the Murphy Act} Mond, Va., caught the prize fish for March was held yesterday Of the day, a crevalle weighing afternoon at the county court/45 pounds. There were other house by Clerk Ross C. Sawyer.|catchers of grouper, snapper, Yesterday’s sale was one of the Shark and barracuda. Seat smallest conducted since the law _ One of the most gorgeous fish has been in effect, there being in the sea, and a rare specimen but 18 applications, covering 29 in American waters. was hooked parcels, jand landed by Captain Louis Largest number of parcels was! Lepper of Fort Bragg, N. C. in property of Frederick H. An. the army boat, “J-23" guided by drews, whose application listed George Nodine. West of Sand 2 Key far out in the Gulf the arty Reece poeeod John beautiful threadfish, of a mother : : 2 iof pearl color with streaming PASE TRE \threads down back. The fish j was identified at the Key West !Tropical Aquarium. The day’s @ fishing was productive also: of TEMPERATURES the SHOWN IN RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY PLANNING COMMITTEE OF LEGISLA- TORS APPOINTED IN 1837 FT. LAUDERDALE, March 9. —(FNS) Only the state road de- partment would be able to recom- mend additions to our changes in Florida’s highway system under a resolution adopted here by a planning committee of _legisla- tors, appointed during the 1937 session to study highway prob- lems and recommend reforms. Under the resolution, 6,000 miles of highway would be placed in the primary system and the remaining 2,500 miles in and the Gulf of Mexico. |tainment of the visiting yachts- | icacy and is comparable to hors “He satisfied me in a few miutes that it was the logical place for the construction of a submarine base. I abandoned my efforts to secure the con- struction of it in Tampa and re- turned to Tampa. (Soon there- after I left again to engage in the Hog Island shipyard work, where I remained until some time after the war closed.) Great Mistake “The dismantling of govern- mental activities at Key West and moving them elsewhere was a great mistake. Of course, it was political, because Miami had more votes than Key West. But all the government projects that were established in Key West from time to time and established on their merits should be re-es- tablished there. And if a marine base is to be constructed it should be established there. I hope to see the day when govern- ment projects will be established on their merits and not because of politics. “T trust both of you will do what you can to assist in restor- ing Key West to the situation to which it belongs.” It will be recalled that during a recent visit of the Naval Ad- visory Board headed by Rear Admiral Arthur J. Hepburn to Key West the board members made a careful examination of the inactive submarine base here and informed members of the House Naval Affairs Committee it would recommend commission- ing of the base as part of the naval defense plan. EXCEL sub- | }men are the, Key West Yacht }Club Ball-at' the Casa Marina, and the committee stated today} that while costuines for the event; j are desirable, they are not neces- | Sary. - | Sunday at 2 o’clock in the aft- !ernoon, the Key West Club will | Officially welcome the yathts- |men of the racing fleet and be | their hosts on an automobile tour | of the island. At 5 o’clock they will be entertained by Rear Com- ; modore Connable with a cocktail | party at his home, and souvenir i |; members of the winning crew. Members of the Key West Yacht Club and their wives are invited. K. M. HANCOCK GIVEN HEARING | prizes will be presented to the; » 'tor of operations of the Florida! '@hoeuvres dishes. One cannot {eat much of it as it is very. rich. It. may be carved in filet style or cross section. | From here Doble and Krum go! to Cape Sable for real collecting, | and are especially seeking a brook eye king, a full constric-| tor, but not the common boa con- strictor. WPA OFFICIAL LEFT YESTERDAY ;HAD NOTHING DEFINITE TO | SAY ABOUT SEWER PROJECT A. S. Lofberg, assistant direc- | | water lis now residing RENTON BOYLE WRITES ‘HOME’ In a current issue of a Clear- newspaper apperaed a write-up and picture of Renton Boyle, former Key Wester, who in Hollywood Calif. The picture shows Mr. |Boyle and his dancing partner,’ Havana | Huron Eleanor Shaw. While in Tampa, Mr. Boyle had as his guest at the Belleair | Hotel, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Boyle xEY WEST ; Little Rock and Mr. and Mrs. Guy Ketterer. Letters received from Mr. Boyle by friends in Key West state that he expects to visit Key Miami oe | Mpls.-St. P. West next year. INSPECTION OF | Lowest | other big fish, including a 65 ; i Highest | 4 : Station: - last night last 24 hours , Pound amberjack also hooked in grouper | Abi 8 |the Stream, and other alee ; bs = land mackerel. One grouper d R. A.| | weighed 25 pounds. Hae re _ | John M. Phillips an | Charibston : 54 Buyce of Bangor, _Mich., and ! Chicago “ee | James Baechle of River Forest, i Senene 32 i., fishing with Capt. Bra Saun- | Detroit ~~ 98 jders aboard the Patrick had a | Gaiveston 62 real nice catch of ten grouper, 70 | two muttonfish and four amber- 14 |jack. Mr. Buyce’s prize, which Pa |he is having mounted, was a 61- iss 30 ; pound, four feet six and a half 72 | inches, amberjack. : 56 | A party from Richmond, Va., 46 jconsisting of J. Chambers Bris-, z tow, W. E. Miller, L. W. Pollard and L. O. Vail, went fishing with ' Jacksonville | Kansas City Los Angeles Louisville 54 | we ‘ !Capt. Phillip Niles on the yacht) 60 ae They reported a good 39 }catch in the Gulf Stream, bring-| 58 jing in 12 bonito and a few dol- |phin. Mr. Bristow won the laur-| se = lels of the party with a six-foot, sop jeleven and a half inch sailfish,' New Orleans New York . Pensacola Pittsburgh St. Louis __. Salt Lake City the secondary system. ,The pres- ent setup places in the hands of the legislature power té add new highways through the passage of road designation bills. The legislative committee also received the report of a_ state- wide survey made by W. M. Parker, federal bureau of roads engineer, wherein a number of recommendations were made for vital changes in the present high- way system. This report will be condensed for presentation to the legislature when it convenes Tallahassee next month. ZONING BOARD aM WAT Toning board Men met last night in the rooms of WPA headquarters, Eaton street, in’ K. M. Hancock; driver of the terday looking over the sewer C.C.C, truck, which was in a col-/ and other operations being car- lision with the!»automobile in|ried on in Monroe county, in which were riding Deputy Sheriff; company with Area Supervisor B. Bernard H. Waite, Mrs. Waite ana'C. Moreno, left yesterday for their son, Bernard, two years old, | headquarters in Jacksonville. was given a_ hearing yesterday; Mr. Lofberg could give no in- afternoon before Peace Justice | formation relative to the propos- Enrique Esquinaldo, Jr., on aed continuance of the sewer work, charge of reckless driving. which was made possible by the After the examination of sev-| appropriation by Monroe county eral witnesses and the accused, and Key West of $10,000. the testimony given was said to| It was said this morning that Hancock from all blame | in the) hands of the Washington autHtori- custody. erly awaited. | WPA, who was in Key West yes- | matter and he was released from | ties, and an answer is being eag-! | GUARDS MONDAY Inspection of Battery E, 265th Regiment of Coast Artillery, ; |F.N.G., is to be held Monday | jnight by Lieutenant-Colonel J.) 'de B. Walbach, U.S.A. who is to; | arrive on Mond | ton, S. C. Captain W. Curry Harris of | Battery E was today engaged in ‘getting reports and records in | readiness for the arrival of Lieu-| tenant-Colonel Walbach, who} | | Major Wm. V. Albury is the com- manding officer.” | Tampa \ 46 34 San Francisco Seattle a eer —. 62 . 36 -4 Washington ag Williston lay from Charles-| WESLEY BROTHERHOOD | }cf Fleming Street Church will] Mr. and Mrs. Carlton M. Slagle’ State Legislature when it con-| tor, who stated that it had beet give a Supper in the Ist. M. E. Church Annex— FRIDAY—6 TO 8 P. M. Benefit Wesley Brotherhood Church Painting Project tuce and Tomato Salad, Dessert, Bread and Coffee |weighing 40 pounds, which hej at the call of Chairman Wallace jconsiacred worthy of mounting; Bryant Kirke. for his office. This fish was} Qbject of the meeting was to | hooked in the upper jaw and the discuss the provisions of zonin jhook pulled out, only to catch | enabling ect, which is being pre | again in the lower jaw—two hits,' pared by Attorney Henry H. Tay. plenty of runs by the fish and no Jor, and will be ready for pre- errors by Mr. Bristow. {sentation at the meeting of the jof Cambridge, Maryland, enjoyed yenes on April 4. }@ day in the Gulf Stream with’ ISOS Ey ISS ;Capt. Veral Roberts aboard the| DEPENDS ON MOON {Lil Dot. The party had no luck! ; with sailfish but brought in three} WOBURN, Mass——Mayor Wil- be such as to practically absolve the matter is at present in the | will also inspect headquarters of Menu—Roas: Beef, Carrots and nice dolphin and an albacore. | liam Kane of this city shuts off the Second Battalion, of which) Beets, Buttered Lima Beans, Let-|They thought so well of the fish street lights when the moon jthat they had two of them shines bright, thus saving the mounted. jtown $70 a night. —_ OS ES LENT OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS--FT. JEFFERSON CRUISES-$10 ALL EXPENSE TWO-DAY TOUR...PRICE TOURS 505 DUVAL STREET-PHONE 1 the money, providing city sign over ‘to the county a rev- enue bdénd for that amount. Other members of the council! were of the opinion that the | county thad agreed to donate the !money outright, and it was their understanding that no revenue bond was necessary. After much discussion, it wa decided to have a committee tak the matter up and ascertain th exact status in this connection Want Special Tax Assessment The council requested Monro: County’s representative to th: state legislature, Bernie C. Papy who was present at the me« ing, to draw up an enabling ac to be presented in the legislatur this coming session. The act would allow the city levy a special tax assessment | take care of matters in conn: tion with the sewer project. Driver's License Matter of a driver's license lieu of the $2.50 auto license + now in effect was taken up { discussion. It was decided formulate plans for adopting | new method of procedure in t licensing of automobile operator Fine Remitted James Wells, building con tor, appeared before the last night. Mr. Wells stated he had been fined $25 for having a license. He told c members he had not been gaged in contracting work some time, although, after bein notified he was required to ob- tain a license, regardless, he pro- ceeded to do so. In addition to this, Mr. Wells said, he was fined and requested the board to re- | mit the $25, During the discussion of this juestion it was brought out that | this was the only fine that had | been imposed in the contracting |field, which statement w |roborated by the license the practice to elimir |fine providing the party '° | tion takes out the license in a sonable length of time after jing been notified. The council ordered the | Wells be allowed to i |amount of the fine toward | Payment of his license.