The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 5, 1939, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 59 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Che Key West Citizen Key West, Ficx.da, has the most equable climate in the country; with an avergge range of only 14° Fahrenheit THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER tN THE U. S. A. VOLUME LX. No. 81. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WE. Commerce Body Pledges |PREPARING Support In Legion Drive For Securing Convention _ Representatives Of Organi- zation Appear Before Meeting Conducted Last. Night Appearing before the Key West Chamber of Commerce last night, members of Arthur Sawyer Post | No. 28, American Legion, were’ assured of every possible finan- cial and moral support in their effort to bring the 1940 state con- vention of the Legion to Key. West. i citizens lined the str last night as the L naires led Hundreds of ion- by tie spitality Band in pirate uniforms and ac- companied by veterans of other wars and Girl and Boy Scouts marched from their hall at White- head street to the Chamber of Commerce offices in La Concha hotel, Fleming street After serenading the Chamber membership gathered there, Commander William Reardon of Arthur Saw; Post and Al Mills, chairman of the post's ion Committee, and W. neck, commander-elect, ere granted permission to ad- dress the gathering. T have just beh electeti*rom- mander of Arthur Sawyer Post, and I'm sure the post will have this coming year the same sup- port from the Chamber of Com- merce that has always been ac- corded the Legion,” Commander id We are under- taking the biggest project ever attempted by this 5 It an effort to bring next year’s con- vention of the state department of the American Legion to Key West. Al Mills. the convention chairman, will tell you about that.” “We believe we have chance of getting next year’s convention when the matter comes up for a vote at the 1939 convention next week at Fort Lauderdale,” Mills declared. “In order to a strong bid we will need the united support of all our citizens and all our civic organizations. In response to Mills’ request for some definite action by the Chamber of Commerce, the mem- bers directed Secretary S. C. Singleton to frame an invitation to the American Legion convention at Fort Lauderdale to come here in 1940. On motion of Albert E. Peirce, the Chamber also voted a cash contribution to the fund be- ing raised to finance the appear- ance of Arthur Sawyer Post with a band and floats in the Fort Lauderdale parades as one of the promotional efforts of the organ- ization Tonight the Legionnaires will milar parade and make appearance before the of the Monroe County Commission at the Courthouse. Tomorrow night the act’ will be repeated when the post repre- sentatives appear before City Council at City hall. ARTHUR MADGE ~ ARRIVES HERE WITH VIEW OF ESTAB- LISHING BUSINESS a good member: Arthur D. Madge, official of the United States Plywood Cor- poration, is a visitor in the city today and is looking over the situation with a view to locating and starting business. Mr. Madge, whose home is at 188 Garner Avenue, Bloomfield, N. J., told The Citizen that he had been considering going into busi- pess for himself for some time, and decided that Key West, with its wonderful ¢limate, offerea an excellent opportunity. EXCELLENT OVERNIGHT SISS SIS ST & MISSING MAN MAY JOURNEY TO CITY Missing since March 24 Vernon Adams of 963 Detroit Avenue, Lexington, Ken- tucky, hes greatly worried his wife in Lexington, according to a leiter she has written Mayor Willard M. Albury of Key West. Mrs. Adams writes, “He has telked so much of going to Key West and then to Cuba, I am asikng as a favor that you place this news item in the Key West paper”. The description Mrs. Adams gives is of a six-foot man, blue eyes, brown hair, all teeth pulled lately, crippled in right foot, war veteran, green suit, green hat, brown overcoat, brown shoes and has a tan color, cane and blue stripe shirt. The car he left in is a green chevrolet with license rumber 13060. It has an AAA club sign on the front FOUND DEAD ON PII SS. “SCRAPER LEDGE : HEART DISEASE KILLS MAN FOUND. FIFTEEN. STORIES ABOVE GROUND (My Avxocinted Press) NEW YORK, April strange ending to another 5.—A sky- scraper stunt came about today on a ledge of the Plaza Hotel 15 stories above the ground. Police and firemen arrived al- most simultaneously when it was discovered that a man was sit- ting on the ledge apparently just as did another skyscraper jumper a few months ago. One officer rushed through the building, reached out the win- dow and with a firm grasp around the man’s wrist pulled him inside the room. Then it was discovered the man was dead. ‘His bathrobe had caught on a window and held him _ there. Death was attributed to heart failure but the. mystery remains as to how he got into the’ posi- tion in which he was found. CHARTER BOATS DURING SUMMER THREE FISHING GUIDES AN- NOUNCE INTENTION OF OPERATING that Although most of the charter fishing boats at the city pier will be laid up this summer or used privately when fishing parties drop off there will be about two or three fishing guides who have announced their intention of keeping their boats at the regular pier in order to’ secure a few, customers who will come here in the summer. s ! Last year the fishing season was extended very late in the! season and several of the fishing guides even went through the summer fishing occasional par- ties. These parties were secured by the older guides who have a regular clientelé. A summer vacation group is expected to keep. the two or three boats going out often enough this year. Fishing at this time of season is probably thé best of the year with sailfish end tarpon running especially well. Most of the win- ter residents leave at about the time fishing gets to be best. which is between winter and summer. : panda j TO | ABLE SHIP TOMORROW (COMPLETE PAINTING: PRE-; PARING LAUNCHING CRA-? DLE TODAY; DEFINITE LAUNCHING TIME NOT The new cable schooner, “West-; ern Union”, which has been built} during the past few months at, the old Aecromarine Ways, is be- ing prepared for launching either’ tomorrow or in the next few days. i Captain G. R. Steadman and) Foreman Loxley Arch told The} | Citizen that all is being done to prepare for the launching tomor-: row but the definite date and| time has not been determined. Interior and decking painting ff been completed in gray, white and varnish. Exterior sides are in white, and the red copper paint! for the bottom has just been leid on. j Yesterday afternoon workmen were preparing a launching cra- dle for the big schooner. A cradle composed of a rectangular affair made to slide on a permanent cradie with supports of long lengths to wood to prevent toppling secured against the sides are being built up. The lower permanent cradle has been waxed ck has been placed against the bow When the launching time arrives the jack will be crewed up, elevating the bow the weight of the schooner il then start it down the ways into the bey. ine new mast has been shaped up for it and another mast from id cable schooners “FF. W-* , will’be used for the rigging. These masts will be stepped from booms and winches when the new hull is brought alongside the Atkins. Motors will be installed when the schooner is overboard. Captain Steadman, who has been connected with tie Western Union cable repair business for over 20 years, has just received a perceft record card from Western Union offices for a record of not one major accident on board ship nor loss of any material equip- ‘ment from the Atkins. Wit 10 cry DUE TO ILLNESS; RIGHT-OF- WAY MATTER TO BE TAK. EN UP, HOWEVER Though it was expected that R. C. Perky, owner of Perky, Fla., would attend the meeting of the county commissioners tonight ‘poses this as DAY, APRIL 5, 1939 Intertiationat'Scene Veil‘Of Mystery! Today WARD AND PAPY ARE PLACED ON MANY COMMITTEES | (Re Axeneintad Press) TALLAHASSEE, April 5. —Senator David Elmer Ward was named on the following committees on the opening of the State Legislature yes- terday: Judiciary, Miscel- laneous, Legislation, Roads and Highways, Temperance, and was made chairman of the Corporations’ Commit- tee. Representative Bernie C. Papy of Monroe County was assigned to the Temperance Committee, and made chair- man. The other committees on which he is to serve are Public Utilities, Legislative Expenses, Commerce and Navigation, Banks and Loans, Hotels and Innkeepers .and Public Amusements. Secretly Over Tele- phone; British Gets Fleet Ready For Service { a H (Rs Associated Press) LONDON, April 5.—The inter- national scene thickened to a veil of mystery today as the British fleet was announced in |Feadiness to ship guns as needed and as in battle array and Hitler and Mussolini spoke mysterious- ly over the telephone today. The Hitler-Mussolini talk was considered to be a matter of ‘leaders conferring as to their plans. Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain announced that the British fleet show of strength was merely a customary move in ‘time of international tension. There have been mysterious movements of German troops in the Mediterranean this week. |= Queries by both England and SSS SS S SS Bs France as to more Italian troops FARMERS OF SOUTH CLASH WITH NORT geing to Spain were met by Count Ciano with a firm denial, but sources were still dubious as to the meaning of the troop movements. In Prague, Czechoslovakia, a {show of artillery and tanks was given the new German governor NORTHENERS WANT FARM who arrived today. PARITY FUNDS DIVERTED TO THEM (Ry Asse ted Press) JWASHINGTON, Angi. discussion arose in Congre: by middle-western farmers divert farm pose violently. The middle westerners al tead ue IVES AFTER- day regarding the powers to be VESSEL ARR In given the President for proposed neutrality laws but major busi- ness of the day was in a proposal to parity payments ; which the southern farmers op- ‘CUBA BRINGS IN 67 PASSENGERS NOON FROM HAVANA EN- ROUTE TO TAMPA Steamship Cuba, of the P. and .O. S. S. Co., arrived from Havana want yesterday afternoon with 67 pas- the farm parity funds to go to all 'sengers. types of crops, instead of to only were 41 first and there second Of this number three those five or so which are al- cabin for Key West, and 23 first lowed at present. The South op- cabin passengers for Tampa. it will shrinkage in its revenue. A project for the mean a There was but one passenger 'on the ship who was a Key West- establish-' er returning home, and he was ment of concentration camps for: Dr Julio de Poo. undesirables and aliens who are Listed on the vessel's manifest to be deported was brought UP were the following items: For before Congress today and was met with favorable response. POOPOOH POLISH, ENGLISH TREA Key West, four tons of freight, ; four automobiles, and five sacks of mail; for Tampa, 42 tons of freigkt, one automobile and 114 sacks of mail. The ship sailed at 5:10 o’clock for Tampa with six first and one second cabin passengers, two automobiles and two sacks of POLAND WOULD BE LOST IF mail. GERMANY, MARCHES, OFEWUER SAYS (Ry Axsecinied Press) 7) ° ° TEMPERATURES - os ee i Highest PRICE FIVE CENTS 124,793 Persons Travel Over | Highway During Winter Season CIPI LIL ISB Vitter And Mussolini Talk __ Chamber Of Commerce =" 5625265 Sees . ‘ | Cuba Boat Passengers, Selects Directors During — Yeciting Booms; New _ Meeting Held Last Night Fs ter season of December to March ABB ome way has been opened. there has eaneniaie aus and a total of 71.992 cars. In December there were 10,828 cars north and southbound. In January there were 17,909. Ir February 23,942, which was the best month of the season. In March there were 19,313. Passengers travelling the High way im December were 19,342. Ir January the number went up to 30,170. In February it reached a total of 42.413. In March it wa 32,868 Using the figure of $5 Hote Commissioner W. M. Taylor ha figured the average tourist spend daily, there was $623,965 spent by the 124,793 tourists here during the winter season arriving over the Highway. $124,793 west for lodging or living quarters, $112, 213.70 for transportation, $174,- ‘716:20for—feod, $162,230.99 for amusements and recreation, and $49,917.20 for clothing, laundry and other miscellaneous expense The above amounts figure only those who have motored here for a few days visit. According to toll records there was a balance of 1,138 visitors who remained in the city during December with most of them staying anywhere from a week, probably, to a month or two months. In Janu ary there was a balance of 950, in Febrgary a balance of 271 was noted ahd-in March 330. Many of these visitors are intending to become }permanent winter dent$#i-the city. Meeting at clscting st the counter << CWAY TRABHIC TAPERING OFF ‘SINCE MARCH 15 The meeting started off at a ysyar DROP AT END OF brisk pace and a _ pleasant and ely note was injected by a’ WINTER SEASON NOTED: visit of the American.Legion and EXPECT SUMMER PICKUP: 284 DAILY MARCH AVERAGE election of six directors to serve the ensuing year, resulted in the} election of Charles E. Smith,; Fred J. Di Bascom L. Grooms, } E. A. Strunk, Jr., Melvin E. Russell and Everett Russell. a delightful serenade by the Key West Hospitality Band. Visit of the Legion resulted in the secretary being instructed to 'give the local post hearty in- : dorsement of the chamber in’ Southbound automobile their efforts to bring to Key over the Overse West in 1940, the Legion Con- the winter season began tapering vention. Following addresses by Al Mills and W. J. Schoneck, an ap- preciable contribution toward the expenses of Arthur Sawyer Post of the Legion, was ordered from the treasury of the chamber. The speakers were roundly ap-' . ‘ plauded. {drop from the 350 cars daily to An offer of pictures for the! the below-300 number was noted adornment of the offices of the Around Msrch 27 the number chamber was received from Mrs. had dropped below 200. March Eve Alsman Fuller, state direc- 30 it was 164 and March 31 the tor of art projects for the WPA, number was 139. The daily March | which was accompanied by a let-, average was 2845.4 adeeb ter from F. Townsend Morgan,; Total traffic showed a ‘drop also local supervisor, and the secre- from last month, with 8,816 noted jtary was instructed to see about southbound this month and 8,358 {providing frames and glass for) northbound. Last month north- their protection. bound were 10,333 and south- j A letter from, L. S. Gruber was bound 11,275. read, protesting the suspension Passengers northbound _ this of service of the P. and O. S. S.’ month were 16,269. Southbound Co. and suggesting that the Mari-! were 16,599, which still shows a time Commission and the Havana favorable balance in those who Hotel Men’s Association be com- remained here some time. municated with. It was so oFr-. ‘here were 499 northbound dered with the addition of the trucks and 636 southbound. One Tampa and St. Petersburg Cham- hundred and thirty-three buses bers of Commerce to the list. were northbound and 128 south- The assignment of Lieutenant pound. Total vehicles both north E. R. McCarthy and Franklin! anq southbound were 19,313 Albert to other posts was noted 701), amounted to $29,681.75 and Albert Peirce, Everett Rus-; 11 was pointed out this morning: Another group noted were 3 sell and Charles Taylor were aP-' by those in the city who have 000 coming here on the P. & O poueon Saeantaee committee een handling the tourist traffic ship Cuba from Tampa and Ha- to draw resolutions in recogni! thot although there is a slight vana. There were approximately tion of the fine civic and social a : te eine al rop of tourists this month as 1,200 yachtsmen visiting the city work that has been done by these ee em z 250 yachts. two men during their residence ;W!nter visitors go home, there on £00 yachts. ; will be somewhat of a pickup A sreat deal of tourist monies in Key West. age ¢ fish. al = very shortly when “vacation” 2nd business went to tourist fish Patt td pine ccc aah ing camps and restaurants along s tourists begin a ving. activity in the matter of the Ma- ein arriving. the Keys with the pricipal de- rine hospital and proposed the = — = velopments now at Tavernier, presentment again of Key West's THREE PLACED Marathon, Pigeon Key, Big Pine. |advantages for such an _institu- Sugarloaf, Boca Chica and Stock CHARGED WITH VIOLATING traffic as Highway for off around March 15 March 27 has steadily decreased, according to a report for the month of March issued out of the Overseas Road and Toll Bridge District offices. Around March 15 the first big and since resi {tion, and it was so ordered. Rated, { A_ letter from Senator James The year would possibly have {2. Davis. of Pennsylvania, to 1 been brighter local hotel oper ;S. Gruber was read, in which the} ators state if it were not for th« }assurance was given of the — New England hurricane this sum of ey information received today at the county courthouse was to the ef- fect that Mr. Perky is ill and would not be able to attend. However, it is understood, that all legal steps in connection with his grant of land to the county, nO: Seen =} Station— last night last 24 hours ir. Simons, a former erman oi- ficer, said today that the English- pilens = = Polish guarantee would avail Boston-8 32 42 nothing if Germany were to Buffalo 24 34 march tomerrow on Poland. England hed guaranteed. Po-' Chatleston = tator’s hearty approval }West’s claims to recognition as a tsuitable place for an air base | was read. A number of matters were held +over for action by the Board of ‘Directors which has been noti- LAW IN CATCHING STONE CRABS Deputy Sheriff McLeod, mer,, war scares and extremely mild northern weather. With scores of apartment houses springing up late last Fall and al] reporting good busines: it is believed that there will be a building boom this summer both jover which will pass the Over- seas Highway, have been taken and the signed deed will be pre- sented at the meeting tonight. Following the action of Mr. Perky, it is said that all of his holdings, smounting to more than 380 parcels, are to haye the taxes cleared up under the provisions of the Murphy Act. PROSECUTE CIVIL WAR OFFICERS: ULED FOR REPUBLICAN OFFICERS (Ry Axseciated Preas) VALENCIA, April 5—A _ very quiet prosteution of Republican officers of the Loyalist army was begun here today by the Nation-, alists as trainloads of Republican prisoners were sent off. It is now a rule that all must, stand at attention during the playing of the Nationalist an- them. | Safe conduct cards must be/ secured by all civilians over 14. land that she would ‘defend her against Germany if Poland signed Detroit a similar agreement with her. MRS. SOLOMON DIES IN TAMPA Chicago. Denver * _ 32 i Galveston Havana , Huron Jacksonville Kansas City » KEY WEST |. | Little Rock _ Los Angeles A telegram was received here; Louisville is morning announcing at Tampa, Fila. } the; Miami {death of Mrs. William Solomon. Mpls.-St. P.._ |New Orleans _ Mrs. Solomon was::a former New York - resident of Key West, but has’ Pensacola been making her home city for many years. in that) Pittsburgh )St. Louis The deceased is a sistét-in-law ; Salt Lake City of Mrs. Ella Bierns of this city, San Francisco and also kas many other relatives’ Seattle / and numerous friends here, all of, Tampa_ a whom will be much grieved on Washington __ learning of her demise. ACCOMMODATIONS--FT. JEFFERSON CRUISES--$10 ALL EXPENSE TWO-DAY TOUR..PRICE TOURS 505 DUVAL Williston = ‘ {fied to meet at 10 o’clock tomor- arrived in the city last night jn these and in restaurants. An influx of summer visitors from the Southern states is also point- ed out as war the case last sum- mer. MANY SPONGE SOLD TODAY TOTAL AMOUNT FOR OFFER- INGS SHOWN TO BE $1,030.17 ! { i i j Sales of sponges made at the municipal dock this morning amounted to $1,030.17. There were 232 bunches of wool, 22 bunches of yellow and eight bunches of grass. The largest offering of wool consisted of 100 bunches and brought a price of $489.98, or ap- proximately $4.90 the bunch. The jnext largest number, 55 bunches, LONDON — Bob Parris, 76- Sold for a higher price, or approxi- year-old shepherd from Hamp-. CHICAGO—Tufer Null of this ™ately $6.55 the bunch. Shire, invited by the B. B. C. to city was fined $5 in court be-' Yellows, of which there were take part in a television broad- cause he tripped his wife and few offerings, but 22 bunches, cast, arrived here with a four- mother-in-law at a dance. His brought $15.51, and eight bunch- day-old lamb and told reporters plea was that he did it for the es of grass brought 71 cents. The j Television is tomfoolery.” i“fun of it.” | wool offerings brought $1,013.95. STREET~PHONE 124 4 . }row morning, after which the with three offenders charged ;meeting was adjourned. with violating the law relative to H — the catching of stone crabs, i A FFI which is prohibited between WP. 0 |March 21 and July 21 i The operators who are Will ARRIVES HERE Carey,. young man of Key West, Chipper Hodgkins and Sidney eee Tullis, were operating near 2 Sandy Key, and when advised b; Mrs. Frances Caliahan, area the denuty had piss ts oe supervisor ‘of WPA service and 399 pounds of ~ the forbidden {professional projects, was an af- crystaceans in the boat. |rival in: Key West yesterday for This operation was not at all {a visit «with the ‘local supérvisory |pad as the price for stone crabs {heads, accompanied by Mrs. Mar-|is 35 cents a pcund, and the re- |guerite Bailey, another member turns from the catch would have }of the organization. been, if they had not been inter- This morning Mrs. Callahan rupted $105. As it is they will hand Mrs. Bailey were attending a lose the crabs and have to pay a meeting of the heads of the sew | fine for violating the law. ;ing roomy and other projects It was understood that the men | which come within their jurisdic- will enter a plea of guilty to the ttion. Yesterday they visited sev- charge at a hearing before Judge ‘eral projects and expressed satis-| William V. Albury this after-| ‘faction at the accomplishments. | noon, as they are anxious to get back to their boat. Bite er | CAME AND WAS SEEN FINED FOR TRIPPING