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THE KEY WEST CITIZEN KEY WEST YACHT CLUB MAKES TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1939 START HUNGER STRIKE @ RIDES BEYOND STATION 1 eee BUILDING WEEK OVER $3,000 | |GENERAL REPAIR MOSTLY: LAST WEEK WAS LARGER DUBLIN — Misses Eliza and; GLASGOW — Bertram Morse Mary Gilroy of this city refused of this city was fined for riding bail and started a hunger strike | without a ticket when he fell when arrested for taking posses- | asleep on a train and went two sion of a house illegally. as beyond his own. eee | Plan To Build Small Sailboats; ; Sponsors Yacht Race see eee eee PROGRESS IN YEAR AND 4 HALF SOCIAL ACTIVITIES INFORMATION L SOCIAL CALENDAR TUESDAY— Stone Church Service Club supper, open to winter visitors. 6:00 _ Pp. m. Church Annex. Division Street School P.T.A. meeting. 3 p. m. Auditorium. Young Women’s Circle of Ley Memorial Church meets at Wes- ley House with hostesses Miss Martha Robinson and Miss Sarah Fernandez. Junior Woman’s Club meeting. 5 p. m. Woman’s Clubhouse. Alumnae of Convent of Mary Immaculate meeting. 8 p. m. Resi- dence of Mrs. S. F. Lowe on Southard street. Everready Star Club meeting. 3:30 p. m. Residence of Mrs. w.! J. Ingling, 417 Simonton street. a WEDNESDAY— Birthday party of The American Legion. Legion Hall. i —0-— LdURSDAY— Meeting Key West Lions Club, Stone Church Annex, 6:30 P. M. Concert by Key West Hospitality Band. 8 p. m. Bayview Park. Rotary Club meeting 12:15 p. m. St. Paul’s Annex. SEL ¥RIDAY— . Key West Choral Society regular meeting, open to winter visi- tors. High School Auditor1um. Junior Chamber of Commerce supper. 6:30 p. m. Alibi Res- taurant. gee SATURDAY— Masquerade Ball at Habana-Madrid. 9:30 p. m. a SUNDAY— Concert, Key West Hospitality Band. 5 p. m. Art Center Park. Gay Night Predicted Stone’s Uncle, For Mask Ball jAant Here Annual Masquerade Ball to be} Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Moses, given Saturday, March 18, at Ha-/uncle and aunt of Julius Stone, ; vana-Madrid Club, is expected to, who will be remembered as first draw a record crowd for this sea-;Key West W.P.A. administrator son. and director of the floor show,|riod, are guests at the Trumbo says that reservations have been/ Hotel. ; made by a great many and that! They will be here three weeks most of the reservees stated that|and are delighted with the city.| they were coming in costume. Mr. Stone was one of the first to This affair will mark the first;emphasize the splendid tourist re- appearance of the Canadian bari-| Sources in Key West. The Moses tone, Van der Schelling, in this are from Chesterland, Ohio. city. He is here for the season} eee and has very graciously consent-| May Have Another ed to render three. songs at this, : affair | Marionette Show One of the most colorful of the! _ numbers will be a Spanish love; It is quite possible that Key song, sung by Mrs. De Poo and| West will see a marionette show danced by a chorus of pretty Key | April 27, 28 and 29, W.P.A. Rec- West girls in typical Spanish cos- reation Department officer Vic- tumes, some of the girls being| tor Larsen told The Citizen to- Miss Marie Farto, Miss Celia Bel-| day. lo, Miss Zenaida Castro and Miss} Molka Reich, director of the Barbara Guerra. Marionette unit of the Federal Juanita, the famous rhumba,Theater Project in Miami, who dancer of Havana and Chicago,|Put on a show this summer for will make her only appeatance|P-T-A. units of the i here at this ball with a new part-|Was much enjoyed, has written ner, “Tony”, who is one of Key Mr. Larsen that the unit will be West's well-known rhumba danc- |2Vailable for those dates. ers and will be remembered by | BILE, GUSTO his many exhibitions at _Igcal} Betencourt. ns” MuS Celina) "TEST QUESTIONS Many countries will be repre-| gejow are the answers to test sented by song or dance with the estions printed on Page 2 music for the Latin part of the! ba eS show being played by Miss Bea-} trice...Moreno and her father, | Lauriano Moreno, except the two | rhumbas which will be accom-| panied by the Panama Sextette. | There will be prizes for the most original, most comical and most} beautiful costumes and, last, but! not least, a society rhumba danc- | ed by Mrs. De Poo. \ West Coast. Orbit. General Gamelin. Yes. David F. Houston and Edw. T. Meredith. Dartmouth College. Golf. ” Lon-jev’-i-te; not lon-gev’-i- te. The Pecos River. Gliding. Sd eS) SQUARES UP THINGS Marie Gustave Seececoeveeuvacsooeoeees 4 THE WEATHER Temperatures” ee 80! WHEELER, Ore.—The South- 65\ern Pacific Railroad office in 72\this city received a letter con- 72|taining a dollar bill, in which the writer explained he had lied to escape paying a fare, but wished to settle the account be- cause he had accepted religion. Highest Lowest Mean Normal Mean Rainfu! Yesterday’s Precipitation Normal Precipitation Thin record covers 24-hour period coding at S « thix morning. Tomorrow's Almanac Sun rises _— 6:36 a. m. Sun sets - . 6:36 p. m. Moon rises __ 2:58 a. m. Moon sets 5 2:14 p. m. Tomorrow's Tides AM. P.M. 6:55 - 6:24 ae oe | 11:38 Barometer 7:30 a. m., today: Sea level, 29.98. WEATHER FORECAST .0 Ins, .03Ins. Low (Till 7:30 p. m., Wednestay) Key West and Vicinity:. Gen- erally fair tonight and Wednes- day; somewhat warmer tonight; light to moderate winds, mostly easterly. { Florida: Fair, slightly warmer except in Palm Beach county to- night; Wednesday fair, warmer in extreme northeast portion. Jacksonville to Florida Straits and Bast Gulf: Light to moder- ate winds, mostly northeast and east, becoming east to southeast! over south portion and southeast| and south over north portion, and} partly overcast weather tonight and Wednesday. to di Apply Price Street, Key Mrs. Julio De Poo, sponsor,! during the “rehabilitation” pe-| city which| to BALI to PHILADELPHIA BOSTON irect Norfolk connection every Sunday, 3 P.M. toNORFOLK every Sunday, 3 P.M. Through fares to Also, sailin - GROUPS TO! | WEDNESDAY. SESSION TO BE naxo if FORT LAUDERDALE; M ROE DELEGATION PLANS TO ATTEND + | Members of the county plan- ning council, city and county of- jficials, state and | others interested legislators in municipal, |county and state planning, are organizing a Monroe County dele- |gation to attend a special South- eastern Florida planninigimeeting at Fort Lauderdale, Wednesday | afternoon. reo Described by State Planning |Board officers and representa- | tives of the National Resources jcommittee as a “Planning | |Forum”, the session will include addresses by national planning jauthorities, a series of confer- ences on individual community problems and a round-table dis- | cussion by representatives of 11 {counties in this section of the | state. A program for possible organ- jization of a regional planning {council will be outlined to mem- | bers of county planning councils by George C. Gross, executive; secretary of the State Planning| board. A similar regional board is being formed for the north- eastern counties at a Jacksonville meeting Monday. | Subjects may include zoning, jhousing, slum clearaiice, parks, \recreation, beautification, water ‘resources, transportation, high- jways and waterways. The gen- jeral meeting beginning at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon and the county planning council ses- sions will be held at the Broward County court house while: the conferences between local groups \and the national officials will be |arranged at the Governors Club hotel. | In addition to the Monroe |County delegation, representa- ;tives are expected from Dade, |Broward, Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River, Collier, Hendry, Glades and Okeechobee ‘counties. Invitations issued by Secretary Gross of the State |Planning board, which have also | been sent state legislators from |the 11 counties, pointed out the {meeting will be open to all in- |terested persons in addition to |members of organized planning | groups. |" Mrs. Florence M. Spottswood, ‘secretary of the Monroe County | Planning Council, says that lowing to the short notice that) | was received of this. mgeting, she {has been unable to make any contacts to interest people to at- tend this meeting. Mrs. Spotts- wood hopes that from reading jthe above announcement, that |those interested will phone 40 land indicate their intentions to !go. This information will then |be forwarded to W. Turner Wal- |lis, West Palm Beach, associate Excellent progress of the Key West Yacht Club was reported W.P.A. labor and the construc- tion of several piers to berth Building permits issued for the |period March 9 to 14 at the office of Harry Baker, Building Inspec- |jat a Rotary Club meeting Thurs- || day afterroon. by Commodore J. D. MacMullen| yachts in the excellent protected harbor of the Bight. { The fleet of small sailboats is expected to cost about $150, com: plete, so that members may chip in and jointly own a_ sailboat. | Meets in Key West and upstate will probably be held. Salient points in the Yacht Club program were (1) renova- tion of the Trumbo Island club- house, which should be ready for use in March or April; (2) able presentation of the need for deepening of the Intracoastal} Savitig of approximately 15 Waterway between Bahia Honda | miles with the deepening of the! and Key West to allow yacht} Bahia Horda-Key West stretch| passage down from Miami pro-|on the Inland Waterway was ef-| tected all the way; (3) a mem-|fected by means of charts pre-| bership which boasts quite ajpared by Lieut. E. R. McCarthy, | large representation of boats;; who showed that the mileage al- (4) plan to construct a fleet of|ready had the required depth of small sailboats, probably of the| water. The proposition is at} type most common to Florida| present before the U. S. Board) yachting club circles and plan-|of Engineers. ning of inter-club meets; (5) aj Praise for S. C. Singleton, sec- | list of approximately 38 mem-j retary of the Key West Chamber} bers enrolled in the club; (6)|of Commerce, who initiated the} work to make the Garrison Bight} Yacht Club, was given by Com-! a yacht harbor; (7) sponsorship|modore MacMullen. Mr. Single- of the Havana-Key West Yacht|ton is an old-time Keys home- Race held last: week, with the in-|steader and well versed in sail- tention to establish it as an an-|ing and motor craft. nual affair. Officers of the Key West Yacht The clubhouse will be com-jClub are Commodore J, D. Mac- pletely renovated:and furnished| Mullen; Vice Commodore M. E.| and will probably be the scene | Russell, Rear Commodore H. P.| of many pleasant gatherings and|Connable, Fleet Captain Everett} social affairs. The intention now, Russell, Treasurer Ross C. Saw-, is to continue deepening of the| yer, Jr., and Secretary S. Cc.) Bight, which has been begun by | Singleton. | | | Cigar Company Finds \Teachers Leave Today Key West Right Place For Convention H ne i} (Continued from Page One) \ Approximately fifteen teachers | workers and efficiency in opera-|of Key West are leaving today | tion. : for the Florida Education As- | Best Quality Tobacco ‘sociation Convention to be held | “The supervision of production | jy Tampa, Fla., from March 16| by Raul Garcia and a coterie of to 18, All schools, including the experienced assistants gives prom_ High school, Harris school and | ise of a faultless product in the! Division school will be repre- | mechanics of manufacturing. To sented. s ; Running concurrently with the provide raw materials of highest teachers’ convention. is the con-| quality and of assured uniform-' vention of Student Council As- ity, we have arranged with Men- sociations of Florida, in session | endez y Cia of Havana to pur-/at St. Petersburg. Key West’s| chase our tobacco and prepare representative at that meet will the blends. Fillers will be be Miss Jessie Watkins, president | shipped by this very prominent] of the local Student Council. | Havana house direct to the pas Teachers leaving today. some! tory at Key West, in packs al-!on the S. S. Cuba, others by pri-| ready prepared, cured and blend-|vate automobile, are: | ed in the Menendez warehouses; High school—Mrs. Addah Ram- | in Cuba. They will likewise pro-|sey, Miss Fortune Lopez, Mrs. vide wrapper leaf of the finest}Thelma Porch, Miss Marguerite! selection possible, so that the’Neff, Mrs. M. Howell and Miss benefit of their long experience' Grace Hilton. | will be reflected in the superior! Division school—Mrs. Norma | character and uniformity of the! Dopp, Mrs. Josephine Doughtry, | factory products. | Mrs. Amelia Cabot and Miss | Believes Success Assured {Florence Albury. | - z | _ Harris school—Miss Jennie Mae | “Organized under such aus | Johnson, Miss Mary Pinder, Miss | pices, with a well-knit and prop: | Jennie Seymour, Mrs. Thelma erly coordinated plan for hand-| Watkins and Mrs. Charlotte Has- forge ahead rapidly to an un-! paralleled and magnificent sue- YOUTH SENT T0 several very unique features that, REF ORM SCHOOL should prove highly attractive to SSS capably to purveyors of Havana) ers from the: Red Men’s plot, and cigars in every: price field from! who is to serve in the state re- foundation on:which the project; by deputy sheriff Bernard H. is premised embodies all of the! Waite. “So, Keep your lips on ‘Ha-}has been in the county jail since vana’—Keep your eyes on ‘Key his arrest. His charge was grand ling each department, it is my be-| kins, i lief that this new company will! cess. | “The sales policy will embody | the trade. The combined lines! Albert Haverly, 14, who was will enable the company to cater) convicted of stealing grave mark- five cents to $1.50 per unit. The; form school until he is 21, was scope of the market is broad—the! taken to Marianna this morning factors needed to invade it suc-} Haverly! was sentenced in cessfully. Criminal Court of Records. He West-Havana’!”. ‘larceny. consultant of the National Re- sources committee. TE NORTH kk Enjoy a pleasure trip North. Good meals and regular stateroom accomi ions’ are included in these low, one-way rates, mone --#372 4g $3252 all northern cities. from Jacksonville. Tour and Travel Service, 505 Duval West (Tel. 124); or. Merchants & Miners Line, 211 S. E. First Street, Miami. MERCHANTS & MINERS LINE For Real Purity ’ . For Real Economy For Real Service o: For Real Protection DELIVERED DAILY EVERYWHERE Thompson Enterprises INCORPORATED ICE DIVISION PHONE NO. 8 Fo jor, totalled the sum of $3,675, With no new construction being reported. The following repair work Was noted in the reports: i | Addition to structure, home of | #. MONROE THEATER ; Leo Haskins, Leon and Washing- Joe Penner—June Travis ton streets; cost, $1,000. MR. DOODLE KICKS OFF Addition to structure, home of and Fred Solomon, 922 Eaton street; Charlie McCarthy in cost $1,000. LETTER OF INTRODUCTION General repairs, home of Louis Matinee—Balcony 10c, Or- Bancells, 525 Petronia stret; cost|| chestra 15-20c; Night—15-25c $1,000. General repairs, house belong- ing to Guy Carleton, 916 Windsor Lane; cost $600. Repairs to porch, home of Y.} Cobo, Varela and _ Catherine streets; cost, $75. ! Last week repairs totalled $13,-| TICKET OFFICE CAUGHT AFIRE Engine No. 2 from Number} Three fire station, using a booster pump, quenched a small blaze in} the ticket office of the baseball field. on Trumbo Island last | — night about 9:30. OUTDOOR BOWLING Alarm was given by a tele- Corner Duval—Angela phone call and prompt attention NEAR MONROE THEATER saved a number of kerosene cans and other equipment in the of- fice. It is believed that the fires was of incendiary origin. Key West's Hotel De Luxe AMERICAN PLAN 200 Delightful Rooms, Each With Private Bath Beautiful Cocktail Lounge DANCING NIGHTLY Dave Garson’s Orchestra PETER SCHUTT, Manager | 5 NEW RE-SURFACED ALLEYS FREE PARKING R TOURIST Entertainment —— Fishing — Accommodations Cool and Delightful Under Roof. S | OVERSEAS CAFE AND LODGE Marathon. Fla. Phone No. 4 “The Best in Food and Rooms” Between Key West and Miami COMPLETE GARAGE SERVICE Charley Toppino, Prop. 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