The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 15, 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 equabie climate m the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit Ch VOLUME LX. No. 90. yr Key Wiest Citizen . THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. : —. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 1939 | Planning Anniversary Celebration Of U. Lighthousé Department Seisintion Introduced In JUNIOR CHAMBER Congress Providing For Participation Of All In Service Superintendent W. W. Demer- itt, of the Seventh Lighthouse District, has been advised that a recolution introduced in Congress provides for the participation oi the general service in the onc hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of the serv- ice in the United States. It was resolved by tie senate and house of representatives that the week commencing August 7 1939, be designated Lightivouse Weck, in commemoration of the act of the First Congress, which was the ninth act of the body. and was approved by Presiderft Washington, August 7, President Roosevelt is request- by appropriate — proclama tion to call to the attention of all citizens of th United States, and to request the cooperation of all § communit citizens ganizations, countic i cies, sehurehes and sehoels,- in an appropriate recognition of — the “devoted, efficient, faithful and splendid work of the lighthouse service for 150 years in the safe- guarding of life and property at sea. Superintendent of will “f take steps t there is n tended which is not equipped w able United States flags, which should be displayed from 8 in the morning until sundown on every day of the weck of August 7”, H, D. Kir commissioner lighthouses, says that fc should be exercised as to plan- ning the work for the tenders that they may reasonably par- ticipate in the observances. ci or- , publ district e that STEAMER OZARK SAILED FRIDAY. Steamship Ozark. of the Clyde- Mallory Lines, which arrived yes- terday morning 10:30 o'clock from Jacksonville and Miami, sailed at 3:30 o'clock for New Orleans. The ship brought large ship- ments of lumber for Key West dealers, as well, a fairly good shipment of miscellanec items. SLIGHTLY INJURED HIGGINSVILLE, Mo. though he fell 55 feet to the ground while painting a grain elevator in this city, Steeplejack James Kelley was only slightly injured. Al. Covernor Of Kentucky And Party Are Governor A. B. Chandler, of Kentucky, known to citizens of that great state and many other citizens as “Happy” Chandler, and party, arrived in Key West last of? pthought* READY FOR MEET STATE CONVENTION BEGINS NEXT THURSDAY AT SARASOTA President Isadore Weintraub of the Key West Junior Chamber of Commerce has announced that all Key West Jaycees who wish to make the trip to the state con- vention at Sarasota next Thurs- day to Sunday inclusive will be given free transportation and re- quests carly registration with him. Last year’s convention at Mi- Florida, at the Hotel Deau- was greatly enjoyable for Key West delegation who + shown a great time. They active » in electing the present President Tom F. Smith. Registration is all day on Thursday with a cocktail party and stag entertainment sched- d for the day. Friday there will be outdoor fried chick- n lunch, state committee re- ports and first business ion, 2 dance at Bradenton Country Club. Saturday there will be cond business session and third business session, President’s ban- quet and grand convention ball at Mung pal. Auditorium... A golf tournahiént is also planned. ami, vill the we: were same WASHINGTON. — The Greek government has made a reque®t for more horseshoe nails of which there is a very limited supply in Greece at present. ALVA, Okla.—As the state leg- islature went into its second week of sessions the racing fund fight continued hotter than ever with the investigation ordered of the gambling suit carrying a proviso that the integrity of state offi- cials have been implicated. JACKSONVILLE.—The Florida East Coast Railway may either go into receivership or reorganiza- tion, Judge Strum told the offi- Is of the company in court ac- tion before him, and told them to make up thejr, minds before Octo- ber 20. . WASHINGTON.—Mrs. Roose- velt today was part adoptee of a little homeless Spanish boy of the Civil War? She made this move as part of a woman’s crusade to take care of the Spanish home- less children. WASHINGTON.—It was pro- posed in Congress today that all work relief programs be placed under a single agency as an eco- nomizing step. ex Visitors Hee night about 10 o'clock, and regis- tered at the Hotel La Concha. Other members of the gover- nor’s party are J. Don Tolbert and brother, also of Tolbert, Mr. and Mrs. Jim McMurray, and «Mrs. R. J. McMurray of Dallas, PERKY LODGE ATIO Texas. The entire party went out with \Captain Begley Filer this morn- ing with the intention of bring- ing back a large catch of fish, and their return is being watch- ed for by all employes of the hotel, with whom the governor jimmediately became a “regular start | fellow”. PRICE FIVE CENTS (GAME WARDENS | | WILL BE GIVEN | | FREE PASSAGE) Successfully Complete MONROE COUNTY'S uni Keele aii For Se ae a NEEDY ARE WELL we Months’ Work; WORK ON SEWER [MANY PLACED IN portant aeciioa to the attraction (NEARLY TEN THOUSAND! Deecont | ENDING TODAY. SERVICE BOARD f the Florida K will feel! VED ww! Ob he Bee Bere Deans SECEX Motorized Aides Aegypti control | j FORCES TO BE TRANSFER- WILLIAM V. LITTLE. HEAD under obligations to Senator} MARCH IN PUBLIC ASSIST-: | Claude Pepper and the Hon.| jyce procRaM junit of the United States Public | RED TO OTHER WORK: AC- OF LOCAL _OFFICE. RE- TIVITIES CEASE AT FOUR ports ACTIVITIES CAR- jJesse H. Jones, chairman of the| lea 7S i (Speeind ta The Citizen) ‘ Sight cure; ranaramal O’CLock |RELATIVE TO CARRYING ON) | ACTIVITIES AT VARIOUS | POINTS SITUATED ON UP-| j | | PER KEYS i Sportsmen and all lovers of { ! ‘Reconstruction Finance Corpora- | joes (SSeS JACKSONVILLE, April 15.—! James H. LaVan, left this morn-| land ther readiness to cut Be bau ehsepocrtd epee Rgteatcn | after completing a winter of| red tape in the behalf of game|ijing, and dependent children’ anti-skeeter work in Key West. bariek Basie sees {during the month of March, ac‘! =~ ites | ame wardens of Monroe coun cording to figures made publi¢ I think the skeeter index is} Workmen, foremen and others ty have felt that their small trav- 7 here today from the state office, now below five percent, which is; who are in any manner connected —— aa a pee art the State Welfare Board. Cash' the safe margin to guard against With the activities of the water iene owen Kose have had lit. benefits to the equa, ou the disease-bearing mosquitoes”, Mr. and sewer system which are un- tle service fromm them. The recent! ZC programs: were at the rate LeVan told The Citizen before/der construction in Key West, plantihg of quail on Big Pine and °F $118,602.00 per year. leaving. “We have trained twelve|will at.4 o'clock this afternoon AG hare Dk rR CONE tie any single month since tha local men in this anti-mosquito ;cease work on the project. Henke Le Schatten ae uninict (State Welfare Board was induct- work and if the city deems it ad-| Area Supervisor B. C. Moreno and: the interest atpuced in anc led ml Citice on July 1, 1997.visable at any time to have such|ssid this morning. to The Cities | Since that time the case load has a unit locally again they will that there has been no change in preservation of the few deer, have Saucier zi = ‘ one! ently increased as investi- | ; a th i : ee s, 3 prs ” e orders issued several weeks . lent importance to the question | ations have been completed and have the trained men available”. : service in Key West, Quite a large number of per-|480 regarding these activities, of securing protection. | ndambwtadded to tive: i r “ s payrolls. { efmtire state during March eee fystien pa Sere During March 630 residents of sons have commented on the lack jand gras rena oe Project sips Be ith; Monroe county received one of of mosquitos since the group be-|“? sist: Angi the desire te grunt the Lao wari|the three forms of public assist- fan its work. Although the moe. | a5 5002 35 the pipe for the out- the ‘desite to grant the ‘two wwar-| ice. Ail to the. Blind is paid | cuito: ind . ae S- |fall which is being _ constructed dens free passage in the perform- A 1 “sight. .Wuito index is now down low it/on Trumbo Island, is received, ance of their duties but, under ;'© Needy sightless and near-sight-» win be necessary to continue the | there will be a force of approxi- the agreement with the RFC he, 1°*, Old Age Assistance is paid group's work if it is to be kept at|mately 50 men put to werk on yas not el red to grant the |‘ thore in need who have at ‘that level, Mr. LeVan said. All!this unit of the project which desitod pega 00 tained the age of 65 years, end) a.t5) is: being: turned over’ to. Z| will eimplele tis aeaiee. wae For about two months, the)“id to Dependent Children to 1 warricon, Monroe County San- |pipe is expected to arrive May 6, Chamber of Commerce has en-|YOUnésters under nie aes Re 16: itary Officer, who is engaged at|and the men will work for about deavored to find a solution for the] ig andi" present in county mosquito mnie weeks to \compiste: (ip ¢0t-1 nn. scussanemieh dides ties problem and at-last has _ sue-|' : Mrol activities. fall. 3 ' a hy conscuctive a Aged and blind persons and’ «] think there are a number of|*#The men on the rolls as em. ‘is ra ea Sag = tage ” dependent children on the state your citizens working on the plan|ployed on the sewer project eo we al EG es toga |public assistance rolls for March your‘citizens who are working on!number 348, and these are to be! ~ . s = re ee ee totalled 40,110, and checks F €-"the plan to continue the unit in|transferred to other projects, |C@rier, ane wa —— i ao REC: the Hon. Jewa EL. Jones, in ceived by them during the month jine with the future of Key West {principally street improvements — ware widege rough which he sidtes that “this cor- | 288Fegated $574,878.00. This is at’ 3. 4 tourist resort”, Mr. LeVan|and others of a similar nature, \the country, improvement being é patie oa ~ {the rate of $6,898,536.00 per an-' ..: said Mr. Moreno. reported in 36 states poration will interpose no objec-| um lee 1 | “Of the placements made > > is: ce > 4 ' mosquito-control ' Take Cn ee eee he | Seth the OM Age. Acsistagee| Gare Cee March, only 118 of them these two game wardens for USE and Aid to the Blind programs wul go to ami for a when on official business”. jare far advanced. Aid to Depend- | | RIED ON IN STATE i of the drive by the State Employment Service to place workers in gain- ful employment is noted im the figures, which have been just re leased on job placement for the month of March. “Private placements are creasing daily”, said Wm. V. Lat tle, in charge of. the employment Reflection intensive in | were placed in private ment, while 747 were placed im Public jobs, including the PWA and the Bureau of Reads. Thi makes a tc of 1468 worker who have been placed im gainfu occupations during the month of the service plac program”. employ first morning’s mail brings nator Pepper a copy of a fetter from the chairman of the mn ALMOST OVERLO‘ $50,000 OF GOLD group ; two} then | were r April ry de CONTINUES STAY’ eee TEMPERATURES Pecercescecocccccoeseese Lowest Highest Station— last night last 24 hours Abilene 70 84 Jose Gutierrer, middle aged | worker on the WPA rolls. arrived |at his home in Greaux Alley last |might about 10 o'clock and ex- ‘tering with @ flash light in his ‘beaten by some person hidden | behind the door of the residence. | Gutierrez crawled to the home {of a neighbor, who immediately telephoned Pritchard Funeral Home, and an ambulance afrived in a few minutes and the wound- «will be transferred again. Mr. Little, and the goal of the chamber has requested Acting | oq up, having been retarded at names of the two duly qualified | poke under an_ unlikely looking unemployment compensation 7 the usual result and the interest; THEY'RE USING GAS! curcaco, April 15—fvery} Carlson, head of the Tunnel Highw CAIRO, April 15.—Tear gas and use their ultra-modern radio- | final gold cleanup of $50,000 came (Gy Aanestgtet Pocane seas High F 'tors, because of complaints that, Policeman Albert Ledden rode “The boulder was about two ScTibing the rise and his’ The city police has created a the grassless Western avenue; was anything of value finder the; Volume three. which has beer lare being trained under the sup- lariat broke so the steer was tied | Then we took all the gravel from tonary will provide 4 lncy | ANNOUNCED LATER : - ; sE ——— fhold the boulder up”. tish writers 11:20 o’clock this morning in the Mr. Roberts had been a sufferer) Watchmen To Be Transferred By WPA; see sae announced as information is be- ioston 44 Lopez Funeral Home will be in| ©°l Horace E. Stebbins, re-janother group which is through | Denver 36 -{ |new born addition to its family | Havana Whalton and Mrs. E. D. Brown;'ters on the 70 foot houseboat, el, 32 } | fi ; fi = Just returning. ‘from Boca owner from Miami and Captain;KEY WEST _ 68 {WERE AFTER TINY FISH| crande they tied for tarpon and Vitacielio, veteran’ Revs seat | job placement programis a job for ; zu ip. Bteidtnbea: Pandan jevery employable Floridian Commissioner Schaller to foF-Irirst by a lack of available funds. oe ees — wardens and it is believed that in| pruphies) sens Same = ange ee yarns Took 9 Years To Write ng wildlife of the Keys will add| ° once in awhile the Chicago police Mining company of Cantwell, {bombs will be used in future for controlled squad cars as broncos ; from beneath a boulder the min-. EDINBURGH. Scotland WILLIAM ROBERTS trucheons and clubs cause too the running board of his squad! feet off bedrock”, Carlson says. ©@¢h Scottish dialect si special tear gas section, and men pavement hopefully. Ledden’s | rock but we took a pan as a test reached after nine years of work TIME OF FUNERAL SERVICES jervision of their Commandant to a fire hydrant with tire under the rock, using props to every word used by Burm i e over a long period. 5 Sqgeeied Sens eotuneeniner BASE YACHT BASIN : i Buffalo 32 Jennie Johnson and Mrs. Louisa Or rer eescccccosecccscocecece paceatea 62 charge of arrangements. |tired army officer from New|ing for a cruise down 1 ‘Survivors are: One son, Elgin] York City, is fishing for “biggest |the islands of the West Indies. | Detroit 36 { Galveston 70 hy icters. . Hi af : jand will soon start trooping | Huron ‘ shew aap ae denildres, | Mollie O, with two accompany-|north in a Key West boat. An-/Jacksonville _ ‘AND ANT ONE it but cessful. |takes them to all th Sayles | permi! were unsu . | takes m ie spots}Los Angeles _ a GOT A Gl |Capt. William Baker believes} where the big fish are. The en-/ ms i 2 & montis’ work period and drawing jobless benefit Secretary Singleton of the local /ent Children is now being s Chairman Slade the; bess PALMER, Alaska. April 15—A whether or not he is entitle? » CLUBS TOO ROUGH; aye 1 short time protection will bring| Ma Fleaeats ponte sone anaet Pr AS pea Y = os interest to the wonderful Over- nee ara: as have to lay off bandit chasing /says a large part of the. season's |subduing mobs and demonstra- to pursue cattle. lers nearly overlooked. 15.—A Scottish diction H M |many injuries. car to lasso a steer that sniffed | «]¢ didn’t look as th there iS being prepared in 10 volumes DIES THIS A.M. rete ‘and: the one pan was worth $70. Will be published soon. The dic FOR KEY WESTER TO BE Sir Thomas Russell Pasha. chains. 2 Stevenson and other great Se William J. Roberts, 73, died Hilary Whalton, 904, Duval street. | Petition Navy 1 e ; Funeral services have not ve-| AT E Ataats ” 58 id f Miami 2 Higgs, residents of Miami. : preper-| Chicago 36 Roberts; two daughters, Mrs. /of the big fish” in Key West wa- | “nother group has just had a ing launches. ‘other boat weekly awaits its|Kansas City (By Associated Preas) that the permit, at present filled |gine from the old Department of | Miami os SAN FRANCISCO, April 15.— ; With Toe, will not bite because of |Interior boat which got into all!Mpls.-St. P. _ i Letting down nets for one of the | that feason. One of the crew is|kinds of trouble, once being res-:New Orleans {smallest of fish, the sardine, the {¢xcellent at casting the bait and cued by the Coast Guard off dan-!New York /Purse-seiner Montara caught one | the captain is a veteran at find-|gerous Rebecca Light and @N-| Pensacola lof the largest, the shark. {ing the spots, so that’s the only |other time being rescued from 8 | Pittsburgh | The sea monster got entangled |Teason he can see. freighter in the Gulf Stream,is+ Louis in the net and it took a seven-| Col Stebbins, too, is looking has been taken out and is to be! hour battle to get him ashore. |for big fish, those which will go | used in another craft. Some say ! The shark measured 30 feet and Over 150 pounds. Coming back it will be placed in a D of I barge | ce attl | weighed about ten tons, \from Boca Grande through the and some that it will be given to; Seattle \Lakes which is the inside route|the CCC boys on West Summer-|T2™P2 ee i } + QeSESERSE in the area the 70 foot Mollie O/land Key for a badly needed | Washington was brought safely over while | boat. Williston - touching bottom but once, and! Meanwhile, news today is that that just before they came to all watchmen at the Basin are to Northwest Channel. The Mollie be transferred to various other draws but four feet of water and projects. Various boat owners —AT— | At the Basin, still, is a colorful ferring with the Naval Station| Pema’s Garden Of Roses |who was described as being short ,More is awaiticg its owner to the W.P.A. action and seeking to| ~ Orchestra Officers Bap ne Watchmen at the Yacht) Wo Admission or Cover Charge !went to the hospital to investi- DANCE TONIGHT a me to the identity of the assailant, received at | wounds in And Non-Aggression Treaties Contemplate W orld’ s Greatest Air Fleet; Eng- land Fortifies Gibraltar (B, Associated Press) LONDON. Apri 15.—Pres dent Hoosevelt m « stariling me:tage to Fuehrer Hitler cf Ger many and Premser Mussclim of Italy asked for an “honest” pledge of non aggression agains: 38 countries for 2 pericd of aot Jess than 19 years. and promised that he would act as 2 friendly mediator to disarm the nation pledse were the world if that given. making Reciproca ere: mnay orment pede sen would and Italy menboned Beaten Here Last Night The boys will make vou happy