The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 10, 1939, Page 5

i é f é f f f ‘ i f f f f f i, j j ‘ ‘ i f ' $ i ‘ ¥ i, s ‘ + t j f j i é oo A oD MONDAY, APRIL 10, 1939 OLD HOME WEEK MURDER by Phoche Atwood Taylor - Fhe Characters Asey Mayo, famous Cape Cod sleuth. Weston, selectman of Billings- gate. 123°W vestereay: The euccess of Old >. Home, Week is threatened by to 2. occurrences. Weston mentees ieeys ele. Chapter Three 21] Bane Warren KAY, I'll go'with you,” said § ase: “What're those women Moin’ over there? They just got them quilts up on the wall, an’ now they’re yankin’em down an’ eartin’em off!” The girl smiled. “They’ve.got the effect,” she explained, “and now they're needed. There’s a tre- mendous blanket and quilt short- age, sshat with the tourist trade. and all the old settlers coming back in droves.” “You mean to tell me,” Asey said, “they're goin’ to hang them old quilts up to show’em off by day, an’ then rip'em off to take home at night?” “That's their solution. Half the antiques tor the exposition are in & state of flux. And no watchmen to lock after all that valuable stuff, either. Why, anyone could come “Ti and twitch a quilt off the wall, “You have an extra sense she— I mean, she’s not the least bit officious, like that Mrs. Brin- ley. There’s a pain in the neck!” “That’s the beauty of Sara,” Asey said. “But she keeps swingin’ Jeff to the mzjority she wants. If Aunt Sara hadn’t been for this celebration, there wouldn’t of been any. A great postmaster general was lost to the world in her. Tell me, is this week goin’ to be a suc- cess?” “It ought to go over,”-ane hesi- tated. “Everyone’s worked like a slave, and Weston Mayhew’s planned things like a time table. |Mobs are coming. The radio’ll | boom it—oh, what an awful pun!” Asey wanted to know why. “Where’ve you been? Don’t you know about General Philbrick, the sponsor?” “That old ramroé on the point, jin the house with. all the porches, an’ iron deer, an’ fountains? That one?” Jane giggled. “The house that | fireworks built. He’s the sponsor. didn’t you know? Every program begins and ends with fireworks.” Asey laughed. “I can hear old | Smoothie announcin’ it. ‘Billings- | gate’s Old Home Week, ladies and | gentlemen of the radio audience,” * he mimicked the golden voice of Vincent Tripp, “‘coming to you | through the courtesy of Philbrick's | Fireworks. BJOM!’ An’ then that !town song. Well, it may balance : the budget, an’ I s’pose you can al- ways r’tire to a hillside an’ fill your ears with cotton wool. Huh. So you FOLLOWING THROUGH BY AGUILAR THE PICK— SPORTS WRITER HOLLINS- WORTH picks ihe following clubs to win the National and American League pennants: New York Giants in the senior circuit and Detroit Tigers in the junior loop. Chicago Cubs. Cincinnati Reas, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Bees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Brook- lyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies will follow in that order in the National League. Cleve- land Indians, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox and Philadel- phia Athletics, Hollinsworth pre- dicts, will end like that in the American League. Jack Doyle picks New York Yankees inlead the American teams, with Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians and Detroit Ti- gers tagging along in that order. He claims Chicago Cubs and Cin- cinnati Reds will finish so close in the National race that it is nard to pick the winner at pres- ent. -New York Giants and Pitts- burgh Pirates will follow. EAST COAST LEAGUE— East Coast is forming a base- ‘ball league. So far Miami Beach, 14 West "Palm Beaqh; Lake ‘Worth, "'Deltay, Ft. “Lauderdale, ‘Miami skand’ Hialeah are ready to enter for spotting trouble,” Sara told Asey. or make off with a lustre pit M ly insane. She thinks ' work out?” | forgot. I'm Jane Warren. ‘It’s About Time’ ‘T DIDNT say that. But you can’t Tm staying with Mrs. Larkin| ever prophesy results, can you, Randall. Mary, that is. My god-| when you cram a lot of humanity mother. And her daughter Eloise. | into-one spot? I-mean, there'll be Look, take your car to the garage,|cases of ptomaine, or someon and I'll pick you up there.” ere some of the antique exhibit After issuing firm orders at the | —they’re crying for it. Or cars will Barage that nothing was to be|smash up. And what with the: touched on the Porter roadster,| works, the carron oil business Asey climbed into the girl’s bat- | ought to flourish. Maybe it'll go tered beach wagon. over, though. I'm no Seer. Well, “Newcomers to town, huh?” he | Mr. Mayo, here you are. Want me Asey asked. er.;don’t think the week’s goin’ to | asked as they rattled along. “I am. more or less, but Mary have lived here a couple They run the antique » in Pleasant Valley. You heard of the place, but probably | the town was re-naming itself for Old Home Weck. “Like antiquin’?” he asked con- | versationally, “Filthy business,” the girl said bitterly. “All work and no pay. Antiques are all right, if you can afford’em, but I can’t be convinced that wormholes make a thing of eauty out of a broken-dowa itchen chair. Mary says,” -she raked to avoid hitting a car and trailer that shot out of a side road, and Asey never learned what Mary said. “Those tourists, every- thing’s. overrun with them al- ready. ‘I say, isn’t Aunt Sara a ae old girl? She may be eighty, ut she’s a dynamo. Was she born here? I always wondered.” A Post Master General “QHE don’t talk it,” Asey said, “on ac¢ount of goin’ to school in Boston. Her father was a sena- tor, an’ she kind of caught the dynamo business from him.” “She seems to be a power here.” “Unbeknownst to the general Populace.” Asey informed her drily, “Aunt Sara has run this town for forty years, since Jeff | to call for- fay of anything?” “Thanks, but I'll manage,” Asey said. “Much obliged for the lift. | Night, or should I say, ‘Boom- | boom’?” | The girl langhed, and the beach | wagon bou away. As he started up the walk to the Leaches’ white salt-box house, he | caught sight of a slim erect figure in the garden beyond the elm trees. Aunt Sara waved at him. “It's about time for you to show | up, — Mayo! I expected you a weel e manded. “You're like your. father,” Sara | said, “and he had an extra sense for spotting trouble, usually a month before it happened. Asey, it’s indecent, the way you stay young. How old are ae “Speak for yourself,” Asey told her. with a chuckle. “I’m old again as half, as the sayin’ goes. Sara, how do you know about these goin’s on? Wes said he was the only one that had caught on.” “Weston Mayhew,” Sara ob- served, “made a fine quartermas- ter, and he still does. Where did he think it began?” should I—” basement. That might have been some careless workman.” “But oily rags in the Women’s Club Parlor closet, tucked into the best linen, does not mean two care- less workmen.” Sara said. “That ‘decided to be a politician.” “Run it?” the girl turned and Mooked at him. Qh, I don’t think oaisgmy< Tropo 522 Boy Scouts of Amer- ica, held 1ts regular meeting Fri- day night at 7:30 o'clock, with a large attendance. Flag salute, scripture reading, | reciting the Lord’s Prayer, scout motto and laws were a part of the opening program. There was a very interesting talk by Scoutmasier Harry S. Lowe, and his assistant scoutmas- means business.” Continued tomorrow. (Copyright. 1939) ‘PASSOVER SERVICES AT SYNAGOGUE HERE Rabbi L. Lehrer will hold Pass- ,over services at the local syna- |gogue tonight, beginning at 8:30 o'clock. There will be a memorial serv- ice held tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock. 1 APPROPRIATE NAMES “Ant fa rvstal gazer?” Asey de- | Ow “Oily rags in the Town Hall . pleams: It has been said that because ey West can only play on Sun- |day, this city does not fit in the , Picture. Maybe it is because Key West can beat them all and that jthey haven't a chance against 'the Conchs. Mr. Clay can an- ;swer that. If necessary the locals , put in the lights .and play at jleast twice each week—as much; 'as the teams up the state play. lris AND THAT— H ; Paul Waner, Pittsburgh Pirate outfielder, claims he is ready to! ;Play ball anytirhne the manager lwants or-needs him. And that! may bé tight after the season| | starts. ».On April 6, Boston Red {Sox.and Cincinnati Reds played lan exhibition game at Florence, ; 1S..C. ‘The gcore was 18 to 18 at! ;the end,of ‘the :ejghth inning. { | Baseballs ran gut and the game; bad to bé called. . ‘Tommy West, manager and catcher of the Day-! jtona Beach State League club, is! irated the best backstop of the: }circuit. . Bartell claims he will ;be in the opening game of the 1939 National . League - season next Monday, April17 Vernon Balch-Wiil Pitch For Concord Nine In The North Caro- jlina League. Johnny Pare, Geo. Saab and Jimmie Cox will play 13. on the same club. | Local baseball fans will remem- !ber when those players were on {the Hialeah club and the Conchs ‘beat them time and again. The | writer recalls the game “Tarzan” j Albury broke up for Balch with {a homer at Miami Field. Robert | Bethel, Key West twirler, held them to two scattered hits, one by Saab ard another by Rainey. | Cox played third, Pare was j catcher and Saab was on second. | Bob Rainey, who will play with {Daytona Beach., in the . State j League, was on first. Fox Smith }and Terry Shrader, of the Railey- Milam club, will also play in the State League _this year. | Ruben’ will bé w member of the, }Gainesville outfit. | What the writer is attempting }to bring out is this: Key West-; |ers have outplayed all the above | baseballers on Miami and_ local} ; Srounds, but yet the local boys do ‘not get the breaks these players ‘are now getting. Why? | CUBAN PLAYERS— Jacksonville nine of the South- eastern League has two Cubans and a Mexican on its squad this year. Zabala of ‘uba and Morales of Tampa are Cuban pitchers. Del Rio at siortstop is a Mexican. °: Washington Senators have four Cuban rookies, who provided the most humor in’ spring camp. Ortiz may wind up in the minors, while Monteagudo and Carras- quel, pitchers, and. Estalella, out- fielder, may stick. Carrasquel is from Caracas, Venenzuela, but played in Havana last year; Mon-| téagudo won 19 and lost 10 con-/ tests last year for Trenton. Car- rasquel is-27 but looks much old- er. Neither he nor Ortiz can ; Speak English. ; Take the word of Jimmie Ken- DETROIT. — Stern, Kiel and “rigan, who says the umpires in | Hull are the names of steamboat the states have an easy time com- inspectors on the Great : Lakes F@ted with what those in Cuba | for the bureau of navigation and steamboat inspection. have to go through. American, umpires have an occasional pop-* bottle thrown at them but in Cuba THE KEY WEST CITIZEN “ ecccee ecccee CLASSIFIED COLUMN CHESTERFIELDS BEING FEATURED | WOULD HURT LAWYERS LONDON — Judge R. C. Bur- well of this city declared in court that if women controlled PAGE FIVE boarding her cat that C. J. Fox, animal house proprietor, gave Harold” « }21. ble than the umps, Kendrigan With a runner on first and he gamblers will bet on a sacrifice and if he calls for a hit and 1un play that results in a double out, then the gamblers want te tear up the stands and the manager. Kendrigan has been at Havana University for 20 years and he has not lost his Boston accent. He thinks Cuba is a great sports center and that baseball is the leader, foliowed by cock fight- ing, Jai-Alai and boxing. In Cuba will be found a larger percentage of people interested in sports than any other place in the world. ALL READY FOR WORLD'S SERIES All National League clubs are ready for the world’s series, says Joe Wililams, the great sports writer. Cincinnati Reds are -his favorites, then New York Giants, says. no outs Fittsburgh Pirates and ie. 5 bargain, $150. F > Cub:. All have their faults, h | says. and for some reason of an- tether they all have some e+ cuses. Giants lack Hubbell to start, Cubs lack Bartell, Pirates lack Waner and Reds need a third baseman as Weber has to prove himself in the National League. In a month or two, the teams will be all scrambled up in the standings. ! eoseccce POINTS OF INTEREST yee 1. The Lighthouse and Aviary —Division and Whitehead streets. at Tropical Open-Air Aquarium —Front and Whitehead’ streets. ‘ Naval Re:ervation—entrance on Greene street. i Army Barracks — Main en- . trance ‘on White street. Art Center — Front and Whitehead streets. Public Library — Duval and Catherine streets. Rest Beach and Cabanas— ~~ Atlantic Ocean side, east of White street. County Courthouse—White- head, between Southard and Fleming streets. Wrecking tug “Warbler”’— Foot of Duval street. Fish Markets—Gulf side of Elizabeth street. Federal Building and Post Office — Simonton and, Caroline streets. Turtle Crawls and Market— Caroline and Margaret streets. Charter Fishing Boats — F.EC. Docks. Municipal Sponge Dock — Caroline and _ Grinnell streets. Cuba-Tampa Boat Dock and old F.E.C. R’y. Station— Grinnell street to Trumbo Island. Bayview Park — Division street, between North Beach and Georgia street. Memorial Monument to great Cuban Patriot — North Beach and Virginia street pp EARNINGS UP TO $30 ina: im Bayview Park. Million Dollar Boulevard—, Starts at Division. stre and North Beach, circling island to Rest Beach. Municipal Southernmost Golt ‘Course—Stock ‘Island. See direction sign. ! Botanical Gagdens +- Stqck} Island just before Golf Course and Country Club., Trained Fish and Raul’s e*- »APARTMENT, seececceucaassascesscoss MISCELLANEOUS HAVE YOUR SOCIAL SECUR- ITY NUMBER stamped on a Bronze Plate, last a lifetime; also red, white and blue plates with case, 35c and 50c. George Johnson, 1120 Stump Lane. aprl0-I1tx LOST LOST—Schaffer’s Lifetime Foun- tain Pen. Cherished gift. Re- ward. Phone 689-W. apr7-3tx FOR SALE FOR SALE—100 Cabin Sites, 50’x125’. 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Casa Marina Hotel—Reyn- olds and Flagler Avenue. | Natural Rock House—South ~ and Reynolds streets. j Mollie Parker’s Tropical Gardens—South street,) east of Reynolds. f Convent of Mary Immacu-} late with Spanish-Ameri- 26. 27. 28. 29. | 30, ‘CAFE AND LODGE Marathon. Fla. Phone No. 4° “The Best in Food.and Rooms” - their tongues half of the lawyers away by mistake, Miss Lulu would be out of work. Wells of this city sued him for — - $1,000. NO NAME LODGE Famous Bahia Honda Fishing Reef - Tarpon - Permit - Bone Fishing Cottages—S$1 per person and up Stone Crab Dinners a Specialty Phone No Name Key No. 1 For Infermation @ — AS ASA SAAR AAALL LLL f . a . N American Legion Convention | Committee LA CONCHA HOTEL Please call on me for a small donation to help bring the j 1949 State Convention to Key West. FAMOUS PERSONALITIES ARE BEING SHOWN IN CUR- RENT DRIVE DOUSED WITH WATER SUMMERFIELD, Il. — Angry because the principal sent her : daughter home from school, Mrs. Continuation of the 1939 news- Ellen Brown of this city lay in paper advertising for Chester- wait for the teacher on his way field Cigarettes, just released by home and doused him with two Liggett & Myers Tobacco Com- buckets of water. pany for national newspapers during April and May, features famous personalities in Chesterfield’s drive to emphasize more smoking pleasure through the right combination of the world’s finest cigarette -tobaccos. The Chesterfield theme is sup- Ported by such well-known screen, radio and sport stars as Bette Davis, Paul Whiteman, Errol Flynn, Olivia DeHavilland Howard Hill, Big- Bill Lee and others. In addition to the newspapers, Chesterfield’s magazine and dis- play advertising continues to Point out that Chesterfield’s fa- mous can’t-be-copied blend gives more NAME ADDRESS if you are a KEY WEST BOOSTER, fill out the above coupon and mail or send te Convention Headquarters — in the La Concha Hotel. We will gladly call to smokers what they want and that see you. N every day more and more smok- , ers are finding real mildness and ISAC A LAE AAA A Adhd dededided better taste in the cigarette that ——————— a — satisfies. In addition to this regular ad- vertising Chesterfield continues its coast-to-coast radio broadcasts featuring Paul Whiteman, Joan ;} Edwards, the Modernaires and Clark Dennis on Wednesday nights and Burns and Allen, Frank Parker, Ray Noble and his orchestra on Friday nights. FEBS SBS LS £ TI PPP PLALEPLE SL (ALAALALLAAAL A, For Real Economy c For Real Service SFRAIGH cy For Real Protection aS TRE DELIVERED DAILY EVERYWHERE Thompson Enterprises INCORPORATED apr7-tf ICE DIVISION PHONE NO. 8 SIIINIII IP ISISOIOOMIIIIII IIIS” ae IA LLL AZ 73 Citizens of Key West MOSQUITO FACTS The female MOSQUITO lays eggs on any accumula- tion of water, however small, inside or outside the house. The EGGS look like pieces of soot on the water. EGGS hatch into larvae (wigglers) im about forty- eight hours. LARVAE (wigglers) become pupae tumblers in about one week. PUPAE tumblers becomes MOSQUITOS on the wing in about forty-eight hours. Prevent Mosquito Breeding Prevent access of Mosquitos to water Inspect your Rain Barrels, Cisterns, Tubs, Urns, Oil and Drain. Punch holes in‘bettom of discarded Cans, old Auto Tires, Etc.—Use kerosene oil. It is a continuous fight—Do your part, help control OOO we: ' ' | } FPLALERAPZZLLLLALLLJIALZALL LL MOM: (This space contributed by The Citizen TILL LE LALLA AAAAAAAAAAAAA AA Ad lA AA hb dadudadadadedl ters, Harry S. Lowe, Jr., and Ben dress, bow and arrow, and chow- it “is hell on every play”. Between Key West and Miami Turner, of Troop 49 of Miami, al- ed how the work is done. ‘ Cubans take their game se-| COMPLETE GARAGE SERVICE | So gave talks. They spoke of the Mr. Harrison and members of Tiously and to lose is a disgrace.' ‘Charley Toppino, Prop. — i Indians, their costumes, head- his troop attended the meeting. {Managers have even more trou- Por ee at ede See | on: . wre Cn hk hdd dh heh dd di dedidddhaddaddadedeadds