The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 16, 1939, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 59 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West } The Key West Citizen Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1939 VOLUME LX. No. 64. PRICE FIVE CENTS American Legion Post Birthday Anniversary Celebrated Last Night = r= =o, worm Excellent Program Carried Out At Hall In Connec. tion With Stag Party; Commander Spoke “Members of the American Legion throughout the ,United States should employ every legal means against the development of Naziism, Fascism and Com- | munism movements in this coun- try", was the highlight of the speech given by Commander Mogris Bryan, of Coconut Grove Post, guest speaker at the Birth- day Stag Party given last eve- ning in Legion Hall for all war veterans of Key West. “Toda continued Commander Bryan, “there are approximately 1,000,000 followers of the three *isms’ by Hitler, Stalin in the While this total un-American from exemplified Mussolini and United States. of within’ is le ‘bors than one per cent of the total population of this country, the number may _ be greatly increased unless e Am- erican Leg’ and other patriotic organizations co- 2mpaigns em- mericanism’. Every. legal means in discouraging the growth and development of these movements should be employed and educational efforts should be instituted to inform the citizens of the United States of the dan- gers of Communism, Fascism‘and Naziism to our free American in- stitutions” Outlines Aims Commander Bryan outlined the aims and objectives of the Am- erican Legion and advocated that all veterans should become mem- bers of the organization in order that they might obtain rightful government “Any service man who tain and keep private cmploy- ment should not call on the gov- ernment for ance”, stated the Commander, continuing to point out that unemployed and disabled vet s were entitled to ample help and consideration from the government. Commander Wm. H.! Reardon of Arthur Sawyer Post;.Na: 28, hosts for the evening, introduced r, Legionnaire,.Dr. A. . who introduced the speaker as well as several: mem- bers of FE y Seeds: Post of Miami, guests of the Post at the party. The program presented by en- tertainers from various night clubs of the city was much en- joyed by the assembled Post members and guests. So too were the refreshments. PATROL PLANES PASS OVERHEAD 18 BELIEVED TO BE ON PA- TROL FLIGHT FROM GUANTANAMO BAY Eighteen seaplanes, which pass- ed overhead this morning, were believed by Lieutenant Fort H. Callahan, ef the Key West Naval Station, to be a naval patrol flight out of Guntanamo Bay. Lieutenant Callahan pointed out that if the planes were flying from one point to another that the naval radio station here would have guided them to their destination, but if they were a patrol flight out of Guantanamo y they woyld be guided by ra- dio from their base. The Caribbean war maneuvers are not yet over, Lieutenant Callahan said, with gunnery practice now on the list for the large number of vessels and planes stationed in the area. SOT STS SST SS, |50-POUND KINGFISH | CAUGHT BY WEBSTER | | A most delighiful and ex- | citing fishing party was en- | joyed Tuesday aboard the | charter boat Ben, Captain “Mimi” Malone, with group- er, barracuda, mackerel and amberjack among the catch- es. Prize of the day was land- ed by Wm. V. Webster, prominent Hudson, Wiscon- sin, attorney, a 50-pound kingfish, which gave Mr. Webster a stiff battle before being landed. ‘Others in the party were Mr. and Mrs, Paul Frorland cf Springfield, Mass. and Coral Gables; Mrs. Harold E. Crafii of Chicago, niece-in- law of Mrs. Wm. H. White, and Mrs. W. White of Key West. SCHOOL HONORS FOR GUY ATKINS BUCKNELL UNI- VERSITY ro sii to The Cilizeny URG, Pa., March 16— Guy Atkins, syn of Mrs. Ann Lamb, of Key West, Fla., has been named to the dean’s list. for high cholastic. standing at Bucknell University, where he is a member of the freshman c & In order to be included on this honorary list of 184 students, Atkins has maintained a scholas- lic average above 85 percent for the first semester of the current sehool term. He is enrolled in the curriculum of the university’s Electrical En- sineering Dep: FLEET NEXT WEEK *CAPTAIN WALTER LOWE: AT CAPE SABLE HAS 400 BUNCHES Reports from the Bay area around dy Key section of oe Sable where the Key West ponge fishing fleet is at present has it that Captain Walter Lowe now has 400 bunches aboard his boat. Captain Lowe added 100 bunches last week and is expect- ed to lead a large number of the! fleet into Key West the end of {next week and start large sales again at the Municipal Sponge icck, There are about 35 sponge oats now out of Key West reap-| jing their sea harvest. Sponge sales are held Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays of each j week the boats are in port. | Wednesday’s sales amounted to : $197.07. Sold were 12 bunches of wool for $58; two bunches of yel- low for 86 cents; four bunciies of grass for 51 cents; 19 bunches of wool for $37; 16 bunches of wool. for $43; 24 bunches of yellow for $7.35; four bunches of wool for $1.35; 41 bunches of wool for $49. ‘BUILD ENGINE HOUSE DOORS Three sturdy doors have been added to the Fire Department section of No. 1 enginehouse by the junior craftsmen of the N.Y.A. craftshop at the Light- house Department Building. The doors are of the sliding type and were installed and paint- ed by the N.Y.A. boys. Peter Knight is in charge of shop work, jwith Victor Lowe supervisor. | W. BERRIMAN, ‘AUTO LICENSE SALE GREATLY INCREASES HERE NEARLY EQUALS WHOLE) OF LAST YEAR; MORE VISI- TOR, CHAUFFEUR TAGS | | In the first two months of the ent year sale of automobile se tags is but 23 behind the jentire amount sold last year, ac- cording to records in tax collec- |tor Frank Ladd’s office. | In 1938, 1,625 tags were sold. \In January and February of this |year 1,602 have been sold bring-| jing a total of $22,032.35 revenue. ' | A large increase in licenses \from visitors here for the winter ‘was noticed. A smaller increase | |came from the successful drive | ‘against for hire cars. Last year ,there were only three purchased. ) This year after a drive last week the number has been boosted to A hurry call for 50 auto s of various classes has it to Tallahassee. 1,700 had been sent the county. An incre also in W licenses, the $20 kind, shows that larger cars are being brought into the city. Other licenses in the coun- are E for hire licenses; T $5 $10 no letter ordinary D $15 license. Truck according to weight are lettered G, GH, GK, GL; hearse and school licenses are lettered K. Three trailer tags are lettered V, B and BB. Official licenses are secured directly from Talla- hassee. COUNTY BOARD HOLDS MEETING ARRIVED TODAY SPENDS DAY CONFERRING WITH FACTORY MANAGER RAUL GARCIA; LEAVING TOMORROW E. W. Berriman, owner of the new Key West-Havana cigar fac- tory to start operations in the old Santaella factory on County Road early next week, was an arrival in the city this morning aboard the S.S. Cuba. ' Mr. Berriman is spending today going over plans with factory manager Raul Garcia, and will leave for Tampa tomorrow. He will return to Key West next week. The Citizen was given a pre- view of the cigar box label and cigar wrapping by Mr. Berriman. The box brings the name of Key West forcibly to the front, with the name “Key West-Havana” imprinted on a background de- picting in map style the island city on the box cover. Celophane wrappings also will contain the trade name. “Orders on hand at’ present will insure full factory operation ' for a period of at least six months”, stated Mr.. Berriman, “and we plan to teach our system of cigar making to as many women and men as we possibly can”, New principles in the trade will be practiced by the new com- pany, and instructors are now ar- riving to acquaint local cigar makers with the process. Walter M. Woolfson, president of the company, is at present call-' ing on the trade cities, in northern He will not arrive here for /at least two months, it was stated, FIVE THOUSAND ADVERTIS- ING STICKERS PUR- CHASED County Commissioners met in a recessed session Jast evening at the courthouse, with chairman Carl Bervaldi, presiding. | February depository accounts were approved, and other routine matters handled. Five thousand stickers of Key West were pur- chased from Harry C. Davis by the board, to complement the purchases of various business houses of this city. E. A. Ramsey, representative of the State Welfare Board ap- peared before the commissioners and divulged information regard- ing the set-up of the State’s Old- Age Assistance Program in con- nection with aid to blind people and dependent children. Others besides commissioners Norberg Thompson, , T. Jenkins Curry, Wm. H. _ Monsalvatge, Braxton Warren and chairman Bervaldi present were clerk Ross C: Sawyer, attorney W. Curry Harris and chief deputy sheriff Bernard Waite. MANY LAYOFFS FROM SICKNESS jing the run to Fort Jefferson! Poor sales and slow demand for convention, at which several im- CAN BE EMPLOYED AGAIN ON | with Superintendent of Fort Jef-| the catches are reported. \ferson and Mrs. J. Felton aboard. | RELIEF ON PRESENT i NATIONAL ORDER |and John Bees, purchasing agent extent at present. A total of; tion, rather than biennial as at Many of those who were re-|Fort Jefferson, Loggerhead Light was brought to port last week by |Clection of officers. cently transferred from the Army 4nd the surrounding fishing wa-|}Thompsun Fish Company, to other local W.P.A./ters.. The trip over is made in! catches averaging apphoximately | project projects as laborers and had laid; themselves. off while waiting skilled work, did so because of illness, employ ment officer Claude Gandolfo said today. It was feared that if they were | laid off after the orders received | |Tuesday from ‘the Jacksonville! office that no others were to be added to present relief rolls, that they could not be employed again. However, the orders pro- vide that in case of illness the men can be employed again. MUCH MONEY IN HOUSE WOOLWICH, Eng.—With $20,- 000 hidden in his house, Edmond Reeves of this city died of Pneumonia without medical, aid after declaring no doctor could have any of his money. | INQUIRIES FOR PAYMENT BEGUN DELINQUENT PROPERTY OWNERS OWE OVER $100,000 Approximately 25 inquiries for preliminary steps in disposing of their delinquent property taxes by means of the 80 percent re- duction allowed were received in the last two days at the office of City Tax Assessor-Collector Sam B. Pinder. Nine .hundred and fifty ‘cards representing well over $100,000 of property taxes were sent out this weck to delinquent property own- ers. Under the 20 percent settle- ment for both property and street liens, if all were paid, the city could collect around $20,000. F SRD OFFICIALS BACK FROM FORT Steamer Talofa of the Sutton Lines, Inc., left this morning mak- Tuesday R. P. Daniels, attorney for the State Road Department, for SRD, returged, from a trip to five hours. OPEN THROUGH JUNE Receiving Guests At Svecial- Rates From March 15 Plan American or. European THE FORMER 5,000 ACRE PERKY ESTATE, SUGAR LOAF ISLAND, FLORIDA KEYS—20 MILES FROM KEY ‘WEST The Waterfront Village (Post Office, Telephone, Etc.) Named Perky, Fla. owning its utilities, water. With its many fine With Pride Its NEW LODGE with every hotel comfort Custom Exceptional and Com- plete CATERING TO THE DISCRIMINATING TRAVELER AND THE iS FISHING CAMP CLIENTELE Inc. Lessee and Operator Miami 3-5246—Perky, Fla., No. 1 ‘QHARLES HILTON FACTORY OWNER,"! ‘STRUCK BY HIT _ AND RUN DRIVER BADLY INJURED LAST NIGHT | ON SIMONTON STREET, ‘ede RESTING WELL TODAY AT) MARINE HOSPITAL ccs “ec MISTORS LIKE POINTS OUT street in front of the U. S. Post! KEY WEST SCENE EMPLOYMENT AT ART EXHIBIT Office by a hit-and-run driver and rather badly cut up, but is! resting well today at the Marine Hospital. WORK OF HARRY LEITH-ROSS FEATURED THIS WEEK;?:70 VISIT CENTER YESTERDAY | | AND ABOUT 800 IN WEEK ' Chief Deputy Sheriff Bernard| Waite today was attempting to determine the driver of the ve- hicle but had reached an im- passe with conflicting testimony given by the various witnesses. The number 14 was mentioned in the license number by many : of the witnesses. License records { of the county were checked and a] Key West Society of Artists| chauffeur and a private individ-|are this week featuring the work ual questioned but both were apr A parently innocent and were al- guy Leith-Ross, aoleown watercolorist, in scenes lowed to go their-way. The wit- nesses were not sure if the “14"|Key West, together with eauat ee Siethe , Was the first part of the number |works in Key West scenes by the "ed of employees, whether oe the 1 zi ae fi skilled or unskilled. he last, If it was the first part! Societ: | mage !of the license, the car was from is : ; TS Re ee alle q . | Ross’ work is exceptional for ment Service offers employers a catalogue and classified service Marion county in Florida. its-clavie ve ft 3 re ly and transparency o! Testimony also was vague con-; of competent and tested workers Mr. Little said a highly trained cerning the type of car and the touch. He has a subject range of color, although it was agreed that the interesting boating scenes of personnel in his office stood the car was small. Witnesses ‘the city together with others of ready to aid both employers and eS East momen- quaint houses here. {employees in Florida. Shee reo ans re were isiting’ “Interviews in our office,” Mr. | After the accident Mr. Hilton eh plas, ae ae Little said, “develop the job po- was picked up by J. C. Stevens, ing the heighth of the season'tentialities of each individual \Mr. Light and Miss Hertel and there are about 170 who visit Tegistering for work and classify rushed to the hospital in Miss daily. In the past few weeks the |them according to their ability in eae average has been about 800 a/@ Particular line of work. Mr. Hilton is a retired insur-| week, At the heighth of the sea-! “In order that the employer ance salesman. He lives at pres- son it is around 1,000 weekly. may not be limited in his field of ent on Fleming street in the vi- ‘Those who come in are greatly | Selection, three or more of the sinity of the County Courthouse. interested in the permanent So- | best. qualified. applicantst.for.. a \ciety exhibition and ask many | Position are referred to the em- ‘questions about the city and the |Ployer by the Employment Serv- little Art Colony here. Few Key ice, if he so desires. Westers drop in to view the| “The applicant is sent to the many interesting scenes of their ¢™ployer on a strictly referral city but it is expected that visits basis for the purpose of an inter- by clubs will be stimulated view and the employer deter- shortly and in this manner the Mines whether or not the appli- vividness and excellence of the Cant is qualified for the position Key West scenes brought to the t0 be filled. = the general Key| “This Service is not restricted {to those unemployed persons who jare eligible . for ,unemployment | insurance ,but is open to all un- lemployed individuals in the | State. This applies as well to all employers, the Service being available to any person, firm or DEMOCRATS PLAN FOR CONVENTION business employing persons, re- covered by provisions of the Un- ee ee TORE employment Compensation Law HELD IN OCALA BEGIN- or not.” NING MARCH 25 CLASSIFIED LIST OF SKILLED AND UNSKILLED; THREE OR MORE REFERRED FOR AP- PROVAL | t ' All Florida employers are jurged by William V. Little in | charge of the Key West office, to about use the State Employment Serv- other ice offices whenever they are in 'AIR BASE REPORT HERE INCLUDED | HEPBURN BOARD ATTACHES REPORT TO THAT GIVEN ‘4 | attention of | TO HOUSE | West public. { —————— I Charles Taylor, chairman of ; the Citizens Committee, which is | presenting Key West’s bid for the Southeastern Air Base, has been: advised by Admiral Hepburn that | the Hepburn Board now in ses-| |sion in Washington will attach the Key West data to the regu- lar report to be given the House | ; Naval Affairs Committee. \ | The committee has decided that ‘the most favorable time to send | representation to Washington will be when the House takes up the OCALA, March matter of approving the base for Preparations jthis district. Accordingly, |rangements are going ahead. ‘FISH BUSINESS | IS SLOWING U | |portant amendments to the or-; No commercial fishing for any ganization’s constitution will be |kind of fish other than kingfish brought up. One of them would, ‘is being engaged in to any great Provide for an annual conven- | 5,000 pounds each-day since. wm MAPS. PLANNED are nearly com- ar- pleted for the biennial conven- ES tion of Florida Young Democrats,; New maps of Key West are in [Piecsdone Wh, i ‘icsante of tg Soe Suan tee, Gietalbution <b * é = 1 am! ol . jee pares Sees, Coneentne whan This information was contained Sami aa ities clean nae in a letter to secretary Singleton Se egph ~albouandeniere agin <i haem of the local Chamber from Col. | tensive aoe ram of entertain. |99¢* ae ieyais, “Presceot of - - ment. tence speakers from | international aciialedy reese | Information gathered at the of- | the Democratic ranks will be an- | pon ppschipe: nor see pele [ce Ceate eeiscn Sah Coe Uperisia (sooo : with the letter, requesting Mr. | Pany today revealed a no-change' More than 200 Young Demo-| <i- sieton to fill in tet teak jcondition in the fish market.:crats are expected to attend the | marks and: poiita of ” intecest, iwith proper index and keying information. Following receipt of the latter--Col. De Lysle will proceed with the cartography work. e ' Seageats The original sketch, as viewed about 60,000 pounds of kingfish | Present and also for ete ‘The Citizen, indicates that the the Proposed measure would provide finished product will be a decided |for the selection of the next con- | asset to this city. vention city by the convention | ae as a whole, instead of leaving MAKES ——— that decision up to the executive | committee, as is done now. | It is reported that there are at) OF LICENSES least four or five candidates for new president of the organiza-! ——- tion already in the field. Among| Eleven establishments for which these’ are James Milligan of Or-|there were no occupational lando, Dan Kelly of Fernandina, | licenses were investigated yes- Carl Gray of Panama City and terday by license inspector El- Ivan Javel of St. Petersburg. | wood Carbonell and of the group eras etc. NEW SUGAR LOAF ROOM buildings and Grand M Ball | business, three were mis-listed. HABANA-MADRID CLUB Big Latin-American Floor Show being investigated by Mr. Car- —all new acts, featuring... |bonell today. JUANITA and TONY ——_——_. EXCELLENT WORK i Cuban Rhumba Artists | ... Confetti... Maska . . . Cuban | YAKIMA, Wash.—Although he Maracas given to first 50 arriving |has only one arm, George W. in costume. \Kent of this city rescued three RESERVATIONS PHONE 647 ‘children from a burning house. SERVICE HERE |four have paid, five are out of! The rest of the list of 43 were} Key West Citizens To — Be Granted Hearing On Naval Airbase Question ‘Committee Is Now Prepar- ing Report To Be Pre- sented To Secretary Of Navy (By ‘Washington Correspondent of The Key West Citizen) WASHINGTON, D. C., March |16.—Key West citizens who wish to testify before the Admiral Hepburn Committee to secure a Proposed Naval Air Base for the city will be allowed to do so at special hearings, Captain J. S. Wood, a member of the commit- tee, said today. Captain Wood said that the group was now preparing its re- port for presentation to the Sec- retary of the Navy. following which it would go to Congress. He said that the committee haa ‘moi scheduled any hearings and had not asked any Key West people to testify. However, he said, if Key West people want to testify. the committee will ac- ccmmodate them at special hear- ings. Meanwhile, Representative Pat Cannon received a telegram from Charles Taylor of Key West re- questing the opportunity to ap- pear before the committee. +—— PLACE BUOY ON COFFIN PATCHES Tender Ivy this morning placed an obstruction buoy on the reef off Hawk Channel known as Coffin Patches, about 10 miles above Sombrero Light. The obstruction is an old beacon which was washed down over 40 years ago. Department of Com- merce thought it wise to mark the obstruction as there are many pleasure yachts making the trip to Key West. This morning the Ivy was dropping equipment and men at Carysfort reef to modernize the light and will go into drydock at Miami Monday. Poppy is ex- pected to arrive tomorrow tow- ing a pile-driving barge from Miami. TEMPERATURES Lowest Highest | Station. - last night Jast 24 hours Abilene 34 56 Atlanta 38 70 Boston - 36 46 Buffalo, 22 46 Charleston -_. 62 72 Chicago _ 16 28 Denver 40 Detroit 50 Galveston 70 | Havana eats , Huron 22 Jacksonville 82 |Kansas City — 40 |\KEY WEST _ 83 |Little Rock —. 54 {Los Angeles . 78 = 48 16 78 52 70 56 40 52 74 48 78 54 8 New York _. 42 Pensacola | Pittsburgh |St. Louis - |Salt Lake City 40 |San Francisco 56 |Seattle _.__. 44 |Tampa ____ 62 Washington __ 44 Williston -8 ee Sst site nea es ke a eB ee OS Ba Ge ae es — EXCELLENT OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS--FT. JEFFERSON CRUISES-$10 ALL EXPENSE TWO-DAY TOUR...PRICE TOURS 505 DUVAL STREET-PHONE 124