The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 15, 1939, Page 4

PAGE FOUR SOCIAL CALENDAR WEDNESDAY— Birthday party of The American siege. Legion Hall. En TdURSDAY— , Meeting Key West Lions Club, Stone Church Ann: Concert by Key West Hospitality Band. 8 p. m. Rotary Club meeting 12:15 p. m. St. Paul’s Ani See FRIDAY— Key West Choral Society regular meeting, open to winter visi- tors. High School Auditortum. Junior Chamber of Commerce supper. 6:30 p. m. Alibi Res- taurant. SATURDAY— Masquerade Ball at Habana-Madrid. 9:30 p. m. —o—— SUNDAY— Concert, Key West Hospitality Band. 5 p. m. Art Center Park. ee eee TUESDAY— Stone Church Service Club supper, open to winter visitors. 6:00 p. m. Church Annex. ABE LS EDITOR TO SPEAK THE KEY WEST CITIZEN VOTE AGAINST “SINCLE ay Alls SCHOONER STATE CHAMBER OF COM- MERCE UNFAVORABLE TO RESOLUTION eee . A sort of throwback to old | Key West days are Mr. and Mrs. JACKSONVILLE, March 15. |Graham Lowe, who were in the Members of the Florida State | city over the weekend to repair| coaen = pean arid Pera | | ees 40-foot fishing schooner the abolition of the present tax} eee structure and the substitution ot} “single” tax. That announcement was made | by Harold Colee, State Cham-| ber president, following a can- vass of election returns in the State Chamber’s headquarters office here. Lowe, who is 60 years old, handles the schooner without | help of anyone, as his wife ‘ ‘don’t | know the first thing about |boat”. He says he hoisis the jmains’l, fores’l, and jibs and ; of vessels in Key West harbor. He | Iso takes it to Key Lai Mr. Colee said 538 official bal-| [ales fakes tt, Ups Oar either | | lots were forwarded the mem- through the inside waterway or bership in the special referendum |, the outside route. | with 234 returns being made by| yowe is at present employed | the end of the election period. Of! 9) Karl Thompson's limegrove those balloting, 121 voted against! ,, Key Largo. He admits that |the proposal, with 113 casting | it’s some expense keepnig up the j their ballots in its favor, Mr. Co-' 49.footer but he points to the in- lee reported. |sceurity of life and his job as |. First advanced at the Decem-/jime grove operator, which may Lime Grove Operator Overhauls Silsinee Here | steers the boat through the maze} Sitesi Club Held Meeting On nee ing Tuesday Evening Gh. OF By Nia Leslie Calleja The March meeting of the Key West Garden Club was held on Tuesday evening at the Library on Duval street, with twenty- three members and visitors pres- ent. Mrs. J. D. MacMullen, presi- dent of the club, opened the meeting at 8:00 p. m. Mrs. Philip Cosgrove, secretary, read the minutes of the February meet- ing, which were approved. She then gave a brief. summary of club activities since last Novem- ber, when the local club became; a member of the Florida Federa- tion of Garden Clubs. Mrs. W. J. Phelan then read the treas- urer’s report, which was ap-| proved and filed. Informal Meeting The meeting was conducted quite informally, in the manner} of an open forum. The matter; of plans for the coming year was discussed, and several committee | chairmen appointed by the presi- | dent, one to handle the making: up of a constitution and set of by-laws under which the club will operate. Many details were brought up! concerning the next Flower Show, small items which will nevertheless add_ to the | show. It was urged that the growing of specimen plants for | exhibit be begun at once, and also that flowering trees shrubs be planted, as these are | always of tremendous to visitors, besides the beautiful display they make and charm they add to the city. |her own club's activities. ‘Curry Moreno, and|Cash, Mrs. Norberg Thompson, | Mrs. E. J. Bayly, program di- rector, spoke briefly subjects for study by the mem- bers, and announced that inter- esting programs for each meet- ing of the club will be held. One of the visitors at day’s meeting was Mrs. B. H./ Kannenberg, of Newcastle, Pa., who is president of the Lawrence County Garden Club there, and/ who told the Key West club of} and trees she has seen here. She expressed her disappointment at} to view the Flower Show held} last month. She also lauded the! practice of labelling the various trees as is done here, and men- tioned particularly the lovely of some Tues- | Mrs. | ; Kannenberg spoke very kindly/ of Key West, and was enthusias- | ‘tic about the many lovely plants} JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Il, Birmingham editor and fore- most columnist on Southern affairs, will be one of the | principal speakers at the Florida Education Association convention in Tampa. More than 6,000 white public school teachers are expected to attend the meeting, which will begin tomorrow. ‘JOHN GRAVES MAIN SPEAKER j | | | MEETING IN TAMPA; FIRST SESSION TOMORROW sight healthy green palm_ trees) are to visitors. The Club was indeed happy to wel- come Mrs. Kannenberg, and all {present were much interested in ‘her remarks. Present at the meeting were: Mrs. Stephen W. Douglass, Mi |terson, Mrs. H. C. Galey, Mrs. E. | J. Bayly, Mrs. Hugh Taylor Mrs. ‘Julio de Poo, Mrs. Charles Falk, Mrs. H. P. Connable, Mrs. B./ Mrs. Ella Lee! Mrs. J. J. Trevor, Mrs. P. D. Hol- interest |loway, Mrs. Mario Calleja, A. D. i “This Leuthi, Mrs. W. J. Phelan, Mr.! EDUCATION ASSN. TO HOLD MEETING MANY SCHOOL PROBLEMS TO BE TAKEN UP DURING SESSION AMPA, March 15 (FNS).- problems of the state’s being members of the Plor- A start here of sitting on the of the Association’s impertant Financial public studied by Education school sy are kia to- the their meeting to w, with members ature side i at one mos) annual conven- lions. Se will continue ns begin Thursday and through Saturday, closing with the election of offi- certs and the adoption of resolu- tions Teachers from every tounty are attending the convention, as well as members of the Florida Association of School Board Mem- bers, who hold their meeting co- incident with the FEA confer- ence. One of the principal topics of | discussion, educators say, is re- perts on school revenue losses caused by the so-called Murphy; Act, which gave delinquent tax-! payers the right to settle tax debts at fractions of face value. 4ssociation officials are also discussing their legislature pro- gram, which is expected to in- clude measures guaranteeing the schools the full appropriation from the state as well as the counties and districts. Fiscal’ problems also dominate the school board members con- ferences and both conventions are being addressed by cabinet officials und several outstanding educators from other states, | Barbara Swinton Christened Barbara Ann (Cup Cake) Swin- ton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Swinton of New York, was christened Tuesday at St. Mary’s Catholic church, with Rev. Father A. L. Maureau officiating at the ccremony. Spet#68 were Mrs. Jennie de Boer of Key West, and James Losey {eat Philadelphia, Pa. At the ception held at thé home of Mrs. Ann Parker, following were present: Mrs. Es- ther Talbot of London, England; Miss Joan MacMullen of Norfolk, Va.; Alex Anderson of Pittsburgh, Pa.; Mrs. John Williams of Key West; John J. Russell of Los An- ; geles, Calif.; Wm. Laird, Groton Point, Corn.; Josiah H. Kennedy. Ill, of Springfield. Mass.; Miss Grace McDowell of Trinity, North Carolina. Delia Borges Weds Luis Cardenas At a quiet home, wedding last | night, Mrs. Borges was joined in -holy Wedlock . to, Luis Cardenas, both of Key ‘West. Notary Public Pedro Aguilar performed the ceremony. Witnesses were Mr. and Mrs. Idilio Borges. They, wil many frien’ street. NEW ARRIVAL IN RIVERO FAMILY Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Rivero an- nounce the birth of a seven-pound yat home to their) at 710 Simonton! boy at the home, corner Duval; Garden | B. the | | | (Speciat to The Citizen) TAMPA, March 15. — John Temple Graves, II, one of the} |South’s foremost editors and in- . | terpreters of Southern economics, annual |Arthur Pastorini, Miss Etta Pat-| ii) be a featured speaker on the | program of the Florida Education Association convention here start- | ing tomorrow. The young editor of the Birm-| ingham News and author of the | syndicated newspaper column, Morning”, will address |Florida teachers on “The South the and Mrs. Lee Pierce and Miss As A Modern American Factor”. ! Thelma Strabel. i Graves, the son of another dis-| tinguished editor, is well-known in Florida. At one time he was jeditor of the Jacksonville Journ- {al. In recent years he has been! | much in demand as a-public lec- | turer and a commencement speak- | er at schools throughout the South, “He' has”, The Atlanta Consti- tution said of him recently, “in addition to his. famous father’s felicitous command of words, an eagervand liberal grasp of e-! gical and national affairs which iasvanade him one of tae truly sought-after lecturers at. a. time when people are crying for light”. The Education Association, whose annual convention usually draws a bigger attendance than any other organization that meets in Florida every year, will have an estimated registration of more than 6,000 teachers this year. A three-day series of educa- tional and inspirational sessions will begin Thursday. More than a score of noted educators, eco- nomists and philosophers are on the convention program. LUMBER OFFERED Real savings in lumber and building supplies can be made at Strunk Lumber Yard, near Clyde- Mallory Dock, according to “an advertisement on the front page of today’s paper. All E. A. Srtunk, Jr., asks of a person intending to erect a new ‘building or regair an old struc-, ture is that he be given a chance | to estimate on material. Strunk Lumber Yard carries a complete line of high quality, Cypress lumber and mouldings. Pine lumber, cement, plaster, lime | sash and doors, wall board, nails, etc., are also available at all times. nega mateo tes and Petronia. streets, on Monday, | March 13, at 4 p. m. The new arrival has been given the name of.Robert. Both mother WILDWOOD, N. J N. J.—Her nine- teenth child, a daughter, AT CONVENTION |not having arrived here in time| to BE HEARD AT FLORIDA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION AT BIG SAVING born recently to Mra’ Ethel An-| ‘and baby are doing nicely, derson, 41, of this city, | | ber annual meeting of the mem- bership in Hollywood by Colonel Peter O. Knight of Tampa, the proposal was approved “in prin-| ciple” by the membership at that | time and referred to a _ special) committee for drafting into a) | suitable resolution. This ¢ommittee; with Colonel | Knight as chairman, later met in, | Tampa. «The resolution prepared | | at that meeting was then referred | to the State Chamber’s board of | directors at its first quarterly | board session of 1939 in Jackson-| | ville, when directors voted to terminate if Mr. Thompson de- cides to sell the grove. So he’s going to keep the schooner so he’ll always be assured of a liv- ing. HIMSELF WiTa WIFE AND CHICKENS ABOARD Sevesecesesesceessevesece Numerous chigken coops are | scattered all around the decks of | the schooner. Now to most any-j one it would seem that this; is| jrather. “queer” but there’s a per- | fectly logical reason. There isno | one to tend the chickens and fe | them at the Largo farm, so the make the voyage to Key West. Years ago Lowe made his liv- ing fishing and turtling in Key waters. He has nothing but praise for the quality of the tur- tle around Key West, which sur- passes most places, he says. He | has also done some sponge fish- ing, and once captained a crew of 11 men. His schooner is at present 30 years old. He hasj |owned it for three years. At in-| tervals he has shipped the man- grove bark north to be used for ‘dye, but more scientific processes | have antedated that market. Asked if he preferred farm | work to fishing, true Key. West-! |like he answered he would.“soon- jer fish”. | PLAN COTTAGE Places of meeting for the Cot-; tage Prayer Meetings in prepara- [OPINION DIVIDED. & | (Continued from Page One) functions performed by Criminal ! ‘court would give three justices jsubmit it, without recommenda-/tion for the tent revival to be of the peace,” who have no! yee | tion, to the ) the- membership ‘GREAT ACTIVITY IN SCOUTING TWENTY - THREE APPLICA-| | TIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP | | IN CITY TROOPS | | | With approximately 23 ap- plications for membership in the | Boy Scout troops of the city,, a! |wiener roast planned for Friday {and concerted action from ee |troops, scouting in Key |continues to boom. Troop 52 plans to have a ae | Toast Friday night. Later it will have a rambling camp. One! !member will lead the entire! |troop to a camping spot by just | rambling around. A manual train- | jing shop has been added to 52's equipment. The new Jaycee troop, just ‘or- | ganized, is coming along splen- didly and will be guests of Troop 52 at: the roast Friday. Intertroop meets, contests and programs to take in all the troops of the city is in the planning. As a contribution to the com- }munity the boy and girl scout guard duty work at the Historical |Pageant Friday brought many compliments throughout tt throughout the city. WORKING FOR REALTY BOARD PROSPECTS 3 BRIGHT FOR PROPOSED ORGANI. ZATION Prospects for a strong Realty Board in Key West are bright, and the organization work of such a group is nearing comple- tion, according to advice received by The Citizen today. This ac- tion follows the visit to this city , last week of S. H. Bowman, of the Florida Real Estate Board and Mrs. Violet Dunham, secre- tary of that group. The following companies here have signed up as first members ‘in the local board; Johnson and , Johnson, Old Island Realty Serv- ice, Fred Dion and Clem C. Price Organization. This group will be affiliated with the state association of Real Estate Boards and with the Na- tional Association, this for the first time in modern history of real estate development in Key West. From and To Boston, New York, Miami Jacksonville, Galveston | New Orleans and Beyond’ te 2 ee a From J Jacksonville, Miami and | New Orleans every two weeks. GLYDE-MALLORY Cc. E. SMITH, 272€A. Agent Key West, Fis. ‘held in Key West are the follow- | ing: Thursday, 10 a. m.—Miss Susan Peacon, 320 F Lane; yamnie Costar, Simonton acon 624 acai, 7:30 p. m.—William | Cullingford, 1319 Newton street; William Knowles, 617 Francis street; Rev. J. P. Lilly, 619 Wil- liam street. Friday, 7:30 p. m. at annex of Ley Memorial church. OSrcccccevee-scccccceces TRANSPORTATION | SP CPCS eeneereccccces | Cuba Leaves For Tampa Arrivals for Key West on the S. S. Cuba yesterday afternoon; totalled’ 106 first cabin and three second eabin passengers. Booked were 35 first cabin passengers for Tampa. Fifteen passengers booked first ‘class passage from this city to Tampa with two second class. Eight automobiles were un- loaded here from Havana to- gether with five tons of freight. Forty-five tons of freight were consigned through to Tampa to- gether with approximately two tons loaded here for that point. >liciou Refres} Mrs. ' training, trial jurisdiction. “As generally known, peace justices work under ri fee system. Their fees for | | before them and in presiding at preliminary trials of those held | | for the Circuit court on felony | | charges would be paid by the | county. Unless a prosecutor is: ‘appointed, and he would have to be paid, the peace justices also !' would be prosecutors as well as trial judges under the act’ as it now stands. “The state now riminal court for fees paid} jurors. Except in the case of felonies, abolishing the Criminal | {court *would throw the costs of, handling misdemeanor cases up- on the county. Constables under the peace justices and_ sheriff's deputies work on a fee basis. They would be encouraged to | bring all-kinds of persons before the justices for-minor_infractions of thé law.” . | Mr. Papy: is just as strongly | ‘convinced the act would mean a} large saving to the taxpayers. | How Senator Elmer Ward stands on the proposal is not known here, but his support would be necessary to get approval of the “Senate. H reimburses | is iC | ‘Highest - ON COURT ISSUE! PRAYER SERVICES, | handling misdemeanors that came | | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1939 THE WEATHER |mild tonight; Thursday partly ~79 | cloudy, scattered showers on the 74 east coast, somewhat colder in northwest and extreme north | portions. 0Ins.| Jacksonville to Florida Straits ‘and East Gulf: Light to moder- ate southeast and south winds, |shifting to northerly over ex- | treme north portion Thursday, .|and partly overcast weather to- night and Thursday with scat- tered showers Thursday. ‘Temperaiures” Lowest - Mean __... Normal Mean Rainfall° Yesterday’s Precipitation Normal Precipitation soars << 2 en eaten a Almanac Sun. Nriges 22g 6:35 a. ARNESTO “World Famous” SATIN FLAT ALL COLORS SALE PRICE, per gallon $2.00 KEY WEST PAINT CO. 512 Fleming St.—Phone 118 Direct ‘Arnesto’ Factory Store Sea level: 30. 04. WEATHER FORECAST (Till 7:30 p. m., Thursday) | Key West and Vicinity: Partly | cloudy with mild temperature to-| night and Thursday; light to moderate southeast and south} winds. 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