The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 27, 1939, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 59 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit | THE SOUTHERNMOST NE VOLUME LX, No. 73. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, Land 104 Pound Tarpon In Hour | Just Off Charter Fleet Pier j Bus Driver Harry Watkins Gets Big Fellow; C. Campbell Brings In 25 Pounder Late Yesterday Tarpon are getting to be quite | the thing in Key West fishing. ! Tarpon, you know, are as much | a prize as the beautiful blue and white sailfish of the Gulf Stream. 104 from But when you can catch a pounder less than a_ mile the Charter Boat Pier and turn to the pier with your catch an hour after you’ve left the dock, you're doing something. Harry Watkins, who is only a, bus driver on the Key West to Miami trip and not a millionaire sportsman was on the “Made-! line” with Bob Smith and hook- ed into the big silver just off the end of the Charter Boat Pier Saturday. Fighting it for over 30 minutes it was finally brought to boat and the six foot length of solid silver with shin- ing green back drawn into the boat. And a certain bus driver was a mighty proud fellow this Weekend. Another tarpon was brought in just off the turtle schooner in the harbor. Capt. Jakie Key in the “Legion” was trolling the cut mullet bait with special tarpon hook 'n all in a rather muddy green water of the 30 foot deep and 100 yard wide channel of Man o’ War harbor when the sil- ver struck. It weighed about 25 pounds and was brought in in about 15 minut When just alongside the boat a silver streak in the blue light of, twilight it shook its bulldog head deter- minedly from side to ‘side to shake the hook, but. was soon hoisted aboard. In the Legion party were also Chick Tate and Eric Tate. FULFORD RITES HELD YESTERDAY Funcral services for City Coun- cilman Roy Fulford, who dicd on Friday morning, were held yes- terday afternoon at the Lopez Chapel The pallbearers in attendance at the funeral were the six re- maining councilmen, Earl Adams, William Doughtry, William Free- man, William Monsalvatge, James Roberts and Will E. P. Rober! The honorary pallbearers v : six firemen, Milton Robe Le- roy Roberts, Will Roberts, Albert Brady, Theodore Albury and Leonard Curry. The police escort was composed of the foliowing: Chief Ivan El- wood, Captain Alberto Camero, Joseph Kemp, Harry Johnson, Jose Espinosa, Paul Thompson, Basil Tynes and William F. Col- lins. re- SOMERS RETURNS TO PHILADELPHIA George E. Somers, chief ra- dioman with the United States Navy, who had been spending a week’s vacation in Key West with Mrs. Somers, {eft during the weekend enroute to Philadelphia to join his ship, the U.S.S. Wil- liamson, which is now at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. He was accompanied as far as Miami by Mrs. Somers, who returned to Key West yesterday at noon over the highway. During his vacation in West, Mr. Somers met many old friends, and stated that he was much pleased to be back in the Island City again. Key P. 0. EXAMINATION HELD ON SATURDAY, PAPERS mina SOON AFT- ER EXAMINATION HAD BEEN CONCLUDED Competitive examinations held ! under the rules oi the Civil Serv-| ice Saturday for the position of} postmaster at Key West, were} completed at the specified time ana te papers were all in réadi- ness for sending off at 12 o’clock| noon. \ However, the papers were not j forwarded to the Civil Service | Board in Washington for the re- view on Saturday as there was no registered mail leaving until yesterday when they were sent on for regular review. Those who took the examina-; tion were the present postmas- | ter, Sam Harris; 'r'red J. Dion and Frank Delaney, and it is not ex- pected that anytning will be heard relative to the selection of the successful candidate or the ratings for eral weeks, When the ratings have been decided on there will be a supple- mentary inves plicant by the Civil Service Com- mission, which is held for two purposes. virst, full inquiry is made as to his reputation and fitness for the olfice with respect to his reputa- tion and personal characteristics, and second, careful inquiry of per best qualified to know as to his ability, business qualifica- tions and experience, and guc- cess and other employment. It is shown that for ail offices the quality rather than the length of experience will be emphasized in assigning. MILITARY CAMP BEING PLANNED Representative B. C. Papy is in receipt of a letter from Major William B. Wilson, procurement officer Eighth Infantry at Fort Screven, Ga., relative to Citizens Training Camp for Monroe county. Accompanying the letter were application blanks for member- ship in the camp, and it is point- ed out that these blanks be dis- tributed to twice the county’s quota in order that the camp will be assured of its full quota of physically fit and immunized candidates on the opening date. Mr. Papy advised The Citizen that the blanks are procurable at the office of the Saunders Wholesale Grocery, and those contemplating securing the blanks should do so at the earliest moment since it is pro- posed to close the procurement May 15. CUBA BRINGS IN 59 PASSENGERS Steamer Guba, of the P. and O. S. S. Co., arrived in port this morning from Tampa and St. Pe- tersburg with, two first and one cond cabin passengers for Key West, 54 first and two second cabin passengers for Havana . Arrivals at Key West were Walter Price, Nettle Lewis and, Caridad Perez. : Listed on the manifest were items as follows: For Key West,! 58 tons of freight and five sacks; of mail; for Havana, one ton of freight, two automobiles, and 708 sacks of mail. | The ship sailed. for Havana ati 10:50 with 67 passengers booking } at Key West, al].of whom were! first cabin, two automobiles and ‘eight sacks of mail. Ke tale PERKY LODGE re a — = ~ tee, eel fishing Excellent. Record Holding Guide Ed. Barry Permanently at Perky, Fla. ELLENT OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS--FT. JEFFERSON 000000000000 000000000000000000508023000000 0000008 New Jewish City @ccccccccce fa cea Pa Malaria’s the enemy against which Jewish colonists at Mifraz are battling, above, as they cut away the breed- ing place of malaria-carrying mosquitoes. This was one of first steps in construction of a new: Holy Land settle- ment. MIAMI SALESMAN BOMBERS APPEAR STRUCK BY AUTO OVER UKRAINE RECEIVES FRACTURED LEG: HUNGARIAN SHIPS MAKE CAR DRIVEN BY CHAS. TRIPS OVER BORDER, WARDLOW, JR. DEFYING TRUCE Joseph .Tutt,. 52,.Miami sales: | tity Ansocinted Prenn) men, received two fractures be- LONDON, March 27.—AS low the left knee when a car driv- | Prime Minister Neville Chamber- en by Charles. Wardlow, Jr., lain today said that he did not struck him at the corner of Du-; believe a parley with Hitler at val and Southard streets yester-| this moment would be timed well, cay afternoon. eu el . Mr. WardlaWatanielth arstop atvine Hungarians began to drive the corner and as he started off, North on the Slovak border. Mr. Tutt stepped off the curb in Bombers from Hungary ap- front of the car and was struck Peared over the Carpartho- by Wardlow’s bumper. Wardlow | Ukraine border. in:defiance of the applied the brakes quickly and truce the country had igiven re- avoided running over Mr. Tutt. | arding the Czech rights. ; A Lopez Funeral Home ambu-! Nazis began to increase their lance rushed Mr. Tutt to the Ma-: Propaganda among. the Polish rine hospital where x-rays were; People, who have lately shown taken. strong anti-Nazi feeling. Che Key West Citizen WSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. MONDAY, MARCH 27, 1939 TUBERCULOUS ‘ ‘IS PLANNED — \€ONFERENCE TO BE HELD) WILL’ BE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN HISTORY OF FLOR-| IDA (Special to The Citizen) | JACKSONVILLE, March 27.— For the first time in Florida’s; history there will be a Confer- ence on Rehabijitation of the: Tuberculous. It is scheduled in connection with the Annual; Conference on Tuberculosis of, the Florida Tuberculosis and Health Association, April 3, 4 and 5 at Sarasota. i As a part of the conference a} Panel discussion’ of Rehabilita- | tion of the Tuberculous will be} held April 5. Claude M. An-} idrews, Tallahassee, supervisor, Vocational Rehabilitation, State Department of Public Instruc- tion, will act as chairman of the panel. Agencies invited to take part include State Board of Health, State Welfare, State Em- ployment Service, State Depart- ment of Public Instruction, State Tuberculosis Sanatorium. ‘ | For the first time in the his-} tory of the state there are a. number of arrested tuberculosis ; patients needing to be trained; |for work for which they are phy- sically suited. The State Tuber- Jculosis Sanatorium, according to Dr. R. D. Thompson, medical di- {rector and superintendent, has a ‘number of patients with arrested’ |tuberculosis ‘physically able to! ae H peor bat unable)to return to the: criminal court. of record of | sa oats =i oti ra ars Oelatie Monroe county met this morning ie as A at 9:30 o’clock with Judge Wil-' |patients at the Sanatorium. liam V. Albury on the bench and es patients, he ceclaresis can all other court officers present. Fe eee CC: The firgt. case, fisted: cai the family, community and the state docket was that of Clinton Smith, rit suitable: training is given master of the passenger vessel then. Talofa, which pli f ; A . wi plies between Key le At the CAR of is es West and Fort Jefferson. 3 paiva ee ou ictwoen |, He was charged with obstruct- ‘agencies participating to enahle (7% and resisting Harbor Master th tol be trained stor Frank Papy in the discharge of | Seay Er ens 50 iad his duty, and when arraigned, | work hag Lert are eduea- ond the charges read, entered a peep a and physically equip- plea of not guilty. bee: | Following jurors were selected | ito hear the case: Otto Lund- FEW OFFERINGS —_ sist; Watter Munroe, sr., Pedro | Puebla, Miguel Marrero, Earl F. Sands and Franklin Carey. | OF SPONGE SOLD The case went to the jury t shortly after 12 o'clock, and | within a brief time the jury came into court and advised the judge that they could not reach an With enthusiastic restrai Ogden Mills family avoids a Santa Anita race in Los Ange CLINTON SMITH IS ACQUITTED OTHER CASES HEARD DUR-. : ING SESSION OF CRIM. | ! INAL COURT i There were but few offerings lof sponge displayed on the mu- lyre a . pen Firemen Make Heroic LEGION POST TO MEET WEDNESDAY There will be a special meeting of the American Legion Post held on Wednesday evening dur- nig which time delegates to the state convention to be held next month in Fort Lauderdale will, be selected. The report of the ways and means committee relative to the movement started toward making efforts to secure the convention of the organization for Key West next year, will be heard. The answers to the question- naires that were sent out by the Post to various merchants to de- termine their reaction to bringing: the convetion here, are said to. be very encouraging, as most of them feel that it will be a big thing for the city. The Post will decide definitely in a short time as to whether the bid will be made for the state meeting for Key West next year, and in the event they are success- ful it will mean the bringing of about 3,000 persons here, it is said. BIG EGG-EATER OWENSVILLE, Ind. — Eating six eggs a day, Rev. J. R. Ed- wards of this city has consumed more than 26,200 of them. Ahern Funeral Aero-Car Ambulance “Air Cooled” AMBULANCE SERVICE Phone 22211 Miami. Fla. Home Service | will not be charged. |leased today showed that only 14, wocccccccencccccccccocee| Nicipal dock this morning, and A most of them were wool sponge. NEWS FLASHES There were 82 bunches of these ,and five bunches of yellow. | -__ Largest sale of the day consist- ,ed of a lot of 60 bunches of wool, | ‘which brought a price of $288.89, LISBON.—The 41-ton clipper! °T $4.81 and a fraction the bunch. ship of PaiAmerican Airways _ Other wool offerings brought | arrived in the Azores today car-| the sales up to $33.91. Sales of rying a passenger load on a trial! Yellow sponge brought the total trip to this continent. The ship ; Sales to $337.41. can carry 74 passengers. It trav-! eled with a oe 175 mp. REESE FUNERAL on the trial trip.’ "The only mis- fortune ceme about when a chef! did not know how long it would! HERE ON SUNDA | take to boil an egg at 12,000 feet , up and radioed his home base, a which replied that 12 minutes! fFyneral services for Harrison would suffice. | Tillman Reese, who died on Fri- Rg (day at the home, 1017 Varela WASHINGTON.—Approval of street, were held yesterday after- Lloyd Douglass as associate jus-! noon at the residence. tice was given by the Senate ju-! The funeral was in charge, of diciary committee unanimously.’ the Lopez Funeral Home. Douglass is to succeed retired: Palibearers were selected from Brandeis. the soldiers at the Army Bar- racks. i WASHINGTON.—A pay as you! The deceased was buried with go plan for National Parks was military honors, there being a adopted by the Department of In-| firing squad from the barracks terior with a carriage charge for | included irrthe detachment, which the elevator ride up the Statue} was in‘ attendance. of Liberty to be piaced. Children | } MRS. SHEPHERD WASHINGTON. — Figures ref am} DAEROVONS The many friends of Mrs. Cath* of every 1,000 farms went, bank-\erine Shepherd will be happy to’ Tupt this year as compared o/jearn that she is on the road to three times that number in 1933. | recovery today, following a se- |rious operation, which was per- PRESCRIPTIONS fe ene ee Carefully pounded By A. F. Shepherd, the husband, | | told The Citizen today that when! Pa ge TS | Mrs. Shepherd was taken to the GARDNER’S PHARMACY | nospital for the operation she was “The Rexall Store” {considered to be ip a really se- Phone ;Tious condition, and for a short ni eet St time was really in danger. CR agreement. The judge advised that they be taken to dinner and return at 1:30 o'clock, and give the case further consideration. Precisely at 1:30 the members returned for duty and retired to give the matter further consid- eration. Promptly at 2 o'clock the jury announced their readi- ness to render the verdict. They came into the court room and handed in a verdict of not guilty. The case of James Mins, colored, who confessed last week | to the theft of $44 from the fish- | jing camp at Perky, Fla., will be! Los Angeles heard tomorrow. Eugene Sands, charged with! owning, storing, keeping, rent- | ing, leasing and possession of | slot machines, will be placed on! trial Wednesday. } William T. Demeritt, charged with non-support of his minor child will be placed on _ trial Thursday. ! PORTER FUNERAL | HELD SATURDAY Funeral services for Mrs. Wm.| R. Porter, wife of the president of the First National Bank of Key} West, were held Saturday after- noon from the residence with a large assemblage present to pay last respects. At First Presbytérian Church. Rev. John C. Gekeler officiated in services. Interment was in City) Cemetery. La Palma Beauty Shoppe Easter Special PERMANENTS $1.75 and up KITTY SANCHEZ 219 Simonton St. Phone 750-W ISES-$10 ALL EXPENSE TWO-DAY TOUR..PRICE TOURS 505 At Santa Anita Race nt, Lady Nora Forbes of the ny show of excitement at a les. Her anxious companion is wealthy Count Theo Rossi, Italian speedboat racer. MADRID PEACE FALL EXPECTED LOYALISTS TIRED OF BOMB-' INGS AND HUNGER, SAYS RADIO {My Axnociated Prexay HENDAYE, March 27.—The peaceful capture of Madrid by the Rebels is expected hourly as i the Loyalist radio continues to chant, the plea’ of ‘government Spain that it wishes peace at any price to end the long duration of hunger, deprivation. and bomb- ings. All that Madrid knows is that something went wrong this week in peace negotiations and that Rebel bombers once more appear- ed above the city while Loyalist anti-aircraft batteries blasted at them and field guns fired off the hills. TEMPERATURES eocsecccccoce Lowest Highest Station. - Jast night Jast 24 nours Abilene 60 86. Atianta 5 78 Boston 44 Buffalo 60 Charleston 78 Chicago 66 Denver 48 Detroit 72 Galveston 4 Havana Huron Jacksonville Kansas City KEY WEST Little Rock 42 82 62 82 66 56 74 78 42 80 56 70 76 72 60 54 48 84 86 34 38 75 58 52 58 72 24 66 50 60 44 44 40 44 36 66 Louisville Miami Mpls.-St. P. New Orleans New York Pensacola Pittsburgh St. Louis Salt Lake City San Francisco Seattle Tampa Washington 64 Williston 26 SENT TO PRISON SHILLINGSTONE, Eng.—Mrs. Adelaide Plaster of this was sent to prison for milking a cow in a field and keeping the milk. PRICE FIVE CENTS Rescue Of Two Persons In Fire Yesterday \Mrs. Thomas Spencer And Daughier, Juanita, Res- cued By Leroy And Will Roberts Mrs. Thomas Spencer and Pcenghtee Miss Juanita Spencer. | were yesterday morning rescued from a perilous position on the |upstairs porch of their home at 1026 James street, while flames | were destroying a rear room of \ the building. the the | Stairway of the house from ! ‘second floor was cut off by |flames and the inmates of the ‘home were forced w reach the upper veranda where they re- mained until a ladder was placed from the No. 1 fire apparatus and the women, who were affected by the dense smoke, were rescued by Firemen Leroy Roberts and Will Roberts. The former ascended porch and lifted. the women over the rail to the latter and they were carried in safety tc the ground. i Notice of the alarm was re- ceived by telephone at 6 o'clock ‘and the box was sounded from Box 112.4 The fire was practi- cally out at 6:30 with damages to the kitchen and bathroom WELCOME EDITION BEING PLANNED ] TEN THOUSAND BOOKLETS TO BE PRINTED BY ARTMAN PRESS to the | “The jjob that: most needs at- tending’ td at the Key West Chamber. of Commerce is the getting wut of the third edition of the’ Welcome to Key West which will be especially directed toward bringing summer visi tors” said Secretary Singleton to- day. | He said that all that is holding up the issue is that there are four more commitments for ad- ;Vvertising space in order to fi- nance the printing of another 10,000 of the booklets by the Artman Press, and not comply- ing with the requests “is poor business for the city” said the secretary. A short time ago the time of the employes at the Chamber of ,Commerce was that of catching up with the correspondence. The people who have been writing {have evidently decided to come to see for themselves. So there has been a large decrease in cor respondence and a_ correspond- ing increase in visitors. | One of the pressing bits of business at the chamber await jing finishing touches, is the fine ‘map of Key West which is being prepared for publication by Colonel Jack De Lysle, of which a large number be furnished the chamber. LEAVING TUESDAY and will Mrs. L. G. Sands and daughter Miss Marie, who is visiting in Key West with relatives, will leave tomorrow for Miami and {will be accompanied by Mr: Teddy Canova, her two children Betty Ann and Jean, and Miss Thelma Cates, who will spend a jshort time in Miami. SAYING GOOD BYE TO— DICK WORTH’S TOWNE TUNESTERS UNTIL NEXT SEASON—AND HELLO TO— PAUL and His CABANA HAWAIIANS First Appearance In Key West Opening Today Ic Cocktail Hour Every Day From 5 to 6 P. M. FRED MARVIL’S CABANA COCKTAIL LOUNGE AND PATIO 605 Duval Street Key West DUVAL STREET-PHONE 124