The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 24, 1939, Page 6

PAGE SIX PERSONAL MENTION S. C. Singleton, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, who was visiting bricfly in Miami, returned yesterday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Charles (Buster) Richardson and little son, Bruce Wayne; Mrs. Ray Elwood and Filmore Sawyer returned over the highway last night from a weekend visit in Miami with rela- tives and friends. Dr. Charles Johnson, repr ing the Tampa Drug Co., v arrival in the city Saturday, and is visiting his many customers, and expects to leave tomorrow. a was an arri- Saturday to ac- h a local phar- Raymond Batis val in Key We: cept a position w macy as druggist, and yesterday received a telegram advising cf the serious illness of his daugh- ter, and left on the return 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Douglas Papy, who is em- ployed on the Harrison chicken farm at Big Pine Key, left on the afternoon bus yesterday after spending the weekend with his family. former foreman with the Florida East Coast Railway in Key West and now with the company at St. "Augustine, arrived yesterday on the early afternoon bus on busi- ness and expects to return to- morrow. Richard Russell, of the engine room force of the S. S. Florida, who was in the visit with his family, left yester- day afternoon to join the v 21 in Miami. Mrs. Ted Canova left on the morning bus for Miami and will return with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Leonard Sands, who will visit for several wecks. Mrs. Al Armengal, who is in the city visiting with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cremata, and her many friends, wil! leave tomorrow over the highway for Miami to join Mr. Arme purser on the Steamship Cu Walter Pri on of Mr. and Mrs. Clem Price, who left 1: Friday on the Cuba to visit his grandmother, Mrs. Ernest Meres in Tarpon Springs, returned on the Cuba this morning. Miss Nell Rose C ter of Mr. and Mrs. Leslic of Miami, who had been v her uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. L..M. Pierce for about two months, left this morning on the early bus for her hor rry, daugh- Curry Wesley Shanahan, resident of Key for a number of years an of- ficer on the Miami police force, was a visitor in the city yester- day and after visiting friends and relatives, left over the high- way for his home. formerly a West, but John Roker, former Key Wester " who is now making his home in Rivero, Fla., was a visitor in Key West yesterday meeting old friends, and in the afternoon left on the return. Dr. J. M. Renedo w; val on the midday bu: from Miami, on a bu: with attorneys, and returned on the 3 o’clock bus for Miami. G. M. Gutmil, who had been in the city for several days ac- companied by Mrs. Gutm over the highway yester ernoon for West Palm Beach Miss Dorothy Ortegas left on. the afternoon bus yesterday for a visit with relatives in Miami. Miss Thelma Strabel, widely known author who ow resi- dential property in Key West and * \eas* here” visiting ~with Mr. and Mrs, i. M. Pierce for seven ‘wédks, left last week over the highway for her home in New York. A TWINNY TRIBE TIPTON, Ind.—Clayton Martz, 81, of this city, is a twin, the father of twins, and the son of a father ‘who was a twin and a mother who was also a twin. He is the only survivor of twelve children. He and his twin broth- er married unrelated twins. An- other brother and a sister were twins. Two nieces, four nep- hews and four cousins of Martz are twins. shop ~ ec3e HEADS CONVENTION ST. AUGUSTINE, April 24.—R. R. Wilkinson (shown above), of Palatka, grand chancellor of the Grand Ledge of Ficrida, Knights of Pythias. will conduct the 54th annual convention of the fraternity at St. Augustine, Tuesday through Thursday. Miss Thompson Leads In Queen Contest Mics Ruby Thompson, repre the First M. E (Stone) Church, is ing the May Quee Cantest more than two over her nr opponent carding t sentin: to or ac t count take ding of contestants are city for a brief EC AL “UAKES AT MALONEY’S the above, tasty iter tained daily. YOUR LODGE MEETS ‘: Equity Lodge. No. 70, L0.0.F.. meets fiirst K. P. Hall. F 4 F ling Waters. Rebekah ‘Lodge No. Cuba Hae Ne ‘16. 1.0.0F., Varela Hall, 919 Eliza beth street. Minoca Council No. 13. cf Pocahontas meets let 30 p. m., of month, 4 Hall, corner of Caro- line Elizabeth : Im- proved Order of Red Men mects every Monday, 7:39 p. m., at Wig- wam Hall. F. & A. M. Lodges Scottish Rite Hall as Anchor Lodge No. 182 every ond and fourth Mo Dade Lodge No. 1 1 third Wednes and fourth ‘Wednes sdays Varela Lodge me he Eliza- th street hall every second fourth Thursdays; Robert J. Perry Chapter, Order DeMolay. me every Tu ‘Dr. Felix and Knights of Golden Eagle Lodges meet at Golden Eagle Hall-as fol- s: Key of the Gulf Castle No. y Tuesday, and Ignacio Agramonte No. 3, first and third Thursdays. Florida Temple No. 1. K.G.E., meets second, fourth Mondays at K.G.E. Hall. Fern Chapter No. 21, OES. meets second and fourth Fridays of each-month at Scottish Rite Hall. Pythian Organizations mect at , Fleming _ street Pythian Sisters every night; 163 every Friday night. Pythias Hall. Monday B. H. McCalla Camp No. 5, United Spanish War Veterans. Ladies Auxiliary No. 2 meets st Tuesday of each month at i Legion Hall. Degree Knights of Pythias Lodge | Paytens Paid Visit Here Yesterday Frazier J. Payton, one of pecialists at St. Francis Hos- Miami Beach, accom- Mrs. Payton, two sons. and Richard, and Dr. Pay- . R. W. Payton, were Key West Saturday oy-a weekend visit. their stay here, they of Mr. and Mrs. wyer at their residence, g street_ re taken out on a yesterday aboard the at Evelyn, Captain and succeeded in large and fine They were immense- with the pleasure during the outing. ytons left during the highway on the Dr. Marionette -Unit To Show Here nette Unit of ater Project, ill again series of entertainments ev West on April 26, 27 and vhich is directed who is anxious nt, rerself in | her Larsen, of the Department. tes hav been most of the schools of 2 under the spon- Parent-Teacher As roups and other or- the presenta- given at the High ion- Street School, Convent of Mary ass School. of the sched- in Key West ve over the 10:30 on the sril 29 wili give a he CCC camp at PEOPLE’S FORUM ecacrcoeeacecescceses REGARDING TIDES Citizen: publishes and low convenie It h how i times of high and * South Beach were erably earlier than the published, and I there- ry at the local S. Geodetic Sur- . McCarthy confirmed He said that the published in the official r Key West are the ficial tide gauge, arine Basin and the h and low tides at jcach are approxi- *4 of an hour earlier and imming pool on the lt Boulevard on the nerth f the Island approximately hour later than at the bmarine Basin tide gauge. ht I suggest, therefore, that yuld be of convenience to the no use these two pub- hing places, if you pub- footnote daily, to the ef- t the times given are at the official tide gauge in the Sub- arine Basin and that the times h Beach and Rest Beach 2pproximately 34 hour earlier at the swimming Pool | on the vard approximately % hour © - than at the Submarine You will, of course, want up on the accuracy of dail: -d item. to me low HENRY BREWER. val St., st, Fla., Editor, The Citizen: My recent letter in The Citi- zen, suggesting the President as 2 possible Oxford Group mem- ber, was scooped up by a Miami commentator and “carried” as far as New England. he undersigned is long past hair-shirt wearing, or mentally, and has leaders like our President were ded” directly or indirectly God. Such a belief would be dangerous to the safety of the people as to the sanity of one who heid it. has no “private wire.” Cc. G, FLINT. Miami, Fia., - j April 22, 1939. THE KEY WEST CITIZEN a Oddities in the Day's News | WORLD (S AT THE NY. FAIR... ws sere ae Ne ad DiP is Go> o =i A SPEEDOF BO mRK— ZT} ‘THE EMPIRE OF THE SUN’ Reprinted from “World Ports”, Jacks=nville, Fla. “The Peninsular State” rightfully claim the first white setucments on the continent of North America and its history is s longer and more colorful y of its sister states. It made its appearance on maps as tly as 1502 but it did not get its name until Ponce de Leon arriv- ed there on “Flowery Easter” 1513 when he applied the Span- ish word for the floral adjective to the new territory—Florida. The Spanish tenure and the brief Bu.tish control from 1767 té 1783 ave made certain indelible in the geographical desig- tions of the state. After the S. obtained possession in 1819 rich pageant of vital characters d events passed through the peges of Florida’s history. It has been said that Florida was rediscovered in 1883. That was the the year when Henry Morrison Flagler visited the state nd tnen began the great im- ovements. As the son of a »0r up-state New York clergy- an, Flagler’s business career of the true Horatio Alger pe. Though he had been in -veral unsuccessful ventures, he a partner of Rockefeller in Cleveland in 1867 and was one of the original holders of Standard Oil when it was formed in 1870. He became the ready spender of millions on projects in Florida. Flagler was delighted with the climate and the country, but was; annoyed with the poor transpor tation and the hotels’ facilities In 1886, he purchased the Jack- sonville, St. Augustine & Halifax River R. R. and then began buy- ing_other short rail lines which he merged into one unit. Florida East Coast Railway. In 1892, construction was started southward from Daytona and the rails reached Palm Beach in 1894 and Miami.in .1896, ‘The) exten-j sion of this rail system on to Key West was one of the wonders of! the day for over 50 miles was} through the Everglades and then 106 miles over and between the islands and the railroad finally reached there in 1912. Flagler visioned the strategic position of these Florida ports. can }He had Miami’s harbor dredged’ We reason that God and he established a steamship service from that port to Key West and Nassau. Besides ‘the rail development, a great. string ef magnificent hotels was built and Flagler not only offered in- ducements for winter visitors but also encouraged settlers for agri- cultural exploitation. Key West—The Southernmost As a haven for pirates; wreck- ers and privateers, Key West’s initial appearance as a port is not inscribed in the annals sof the Spanish ownership. There are tall tales of its use as a base for freebooters to-sRize the rich car- goes. Its decumentary recogni- tion.was dated Aug. 26, 1815. when the ~ Spanish Governor granted Cayo Hueso to Juan Pablo Salas for military services rendered. He appears to have made no effort to develop it and. “Meet Your Friends At...” Key West Bowling Alleys’ eS ae i DUCK PINS ... TEN PINS Open 11 A. M. to 11 P. M. the! ; in 1822 he sold his rights to John W. Simonton of Mobile $2,- 000. As soon as the U. S. took over Florida, for a naval mi: patched to s ion was dis- rvey tuis southern- Th¢ commanding of- iicer named it Thompson’s island in honor of the Secretary of the Navy and the settlement, Port Rodgers for the President of the Navy Board. In Dee., 1822, sectetary of the Navy wrote to the President regarding a resolu- uon in Congress for appropria- lions “that the geograplica tu- ation of tne island reicrred to in the resoluuen has for some past attracted attention and has eeen considered peculiarly im- portant” for the military position and commerce of the country, particularly with trade to Cuba. In, 1824, barracks were built which were supplanted with new ones in 1 and final anent establishment 1844. For 100 years, was regarded as one of the most vital strongholds of the nation. It has been our spearhead guard- ing the Caribbean. It is 1.075 miles from the Panama Canal and the harbor is 1 to 2 miles wide and 5 miles long with 30 to 40 ft. of water at low time. It was a northern stronghold dur- ing the Civil War. During the Spanish-American War, it was the base of military operations. As early as 1831 there are ree ords of 258 American and 22 for- eign ships entering with imports The manufacture of salt was one reason Simonton bought the and others subsequently tied it. egars” were made there at the ginhing of the town. Sponges and fishing were attractive: seurces of revenue The fishing dustry remains and now a turtle soup factory sup- plics gourmets around the globe The great hurricanes cf 1935 destroyed the rail connection of Key West and the railroad aban- doned service to the port. Over mozt port. the |the bridges, tresles and right of way, the State of Florida has built a highway for automobiles and trucks, which is now its only land connection. The terminal facilities consist of 4 wharves and 6 piers commer- cially operated and all with the exception of 1 wharf are open to the public. They are deemed ade- quate for present requirements Four governmentally owned piers are ready for service to naval and military forces. No funds were available and no operations were proposed during hte fiscai year of 1938 for harbor better- ments. During the latter part of last year, a U. S. hopper dredge Key West MONDAY, | Economic Highlights | PCROOSOSS OSS SSO SSOESSESSOSSSSSSOSSSESESSSEESEEEE |FIFTEEN BILLIONS IN GOLD; i Gold, as anyone will agree, is ay | pleasant commodity to have. But | | economists have been wondering | | for some time if it isn’t possible! jto have too much of it—so much, | lindeed, that there is a danger of it becoming economically value- less. The case in point is the U. S. government. Five years ago we had a little more than 195,000,000 | ounces of monetary gold. Today | we have over double that amount} —431,200,000 ounces. And» the} yellow metal is still coming into this country from abroad at an} accelerating rather than a dim-| i ing rate. Hardly a week & by without a gold shipment. ! If this gold were melted down! into a single ingot, it wouldn’t be as imposing a spectacle as you | might imagine. It would make {| a bar measuring 62 by 20 by 20 feet. But that bar would have the incredible value—at our arti- ficially established gold price of $35 per ounce—of over $15,600,- 000.000. | U. S. Has Nearly 60% Of All Gold More important than the mere money value of our gold is the fact that it represents pretty close to 60 percent of all the monetary gold in the world. Al- | most equally important, as the U S. News points out. is the fact that the remaining forty-odd per- cent is extremely badly divided. England and France have the bulk of it. A number of small nowers have some. And three of ithe great powers, Germany, Italy and Japan. have practically none —not more than four percent of the total Gold is flowing into thi try for a variety of reasons. coun- One was the roi thwe The Key West Aviation Board has pr ed to the Naval Af- fairs Committee of the House of presentatives a comprehensvie uef for a proposed site for a val Aw Bast with the argu- xent that the location commands tne Florida western Caribbean z entrances to 2c Guli oi Mexico. It is consid- d an esential link in the air nse of the Panama Canal. As Tayier is the only Coast Artillery base on the east coast ef Florida under which anti-air- craft defense is organized, the coordinating of the 2 services could be attained. The former Florida East Coast Railway Trem- inal of about 140 acres s been ested for the air base. It in- 3 deep water piers with al of 6.850 lineal ft. of wharf- with depths of 25 to 27 ft. ide. Foundations exist for ec oil or water storage tanks gregate capacity of 7,- 0,069 gals. as well as other ex- isting improvements. With addi- ional abutting land of some 960 acres which needs filling, the vase could be available to deep water on another side. It ha: been urged that the site could be occupied immediately and within days for use of land ~ planes. During the U. S. fleet maneuvers in Jan. and Feb. of this year, the N. seaplanes used the If the base were es there. Key West would again be the host to our naval and military forces, which role it played for so many years. Fur- thermore, the economy of the scheme is emphasized for the benefit of the American taxpayer. ? ECONOMY ? RATES from "12 for ONE a) PERSONS! Baltimore, Maryland Write for free descriptive folder ume * age THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF KEY WEST Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | with practically monetary is that under our law, the Treas ury must accept every ounce of fered and pay $35 for it in our 'currency, whether it can be used jor not (and today, our gold re serve is almost infinitely greate | than our requirements, figuring on the most conservative bas | Another, increasingly potent rea ‘son is that European capital frightened over the possibility of war, and wants to get jas far away from the scene of i pen@ing hostilities possible The uoltlook then. is for our golc imports to continue t& r. E today, it is coming 1 !of $100,000,000 a that rate were to be co: three years we would hz ounce of monetary gold in | world. & lo More Gold Standard? And that’s what has the ecc nomists puzzled. It i possible, especially ir war, that we may its money we obviously the c a complet jner on gold. No c r would have enough t mentioning. And, in that event they would have to tie th ystems to some ott standard of value. Already ti is being done in the fasci , tries with their infinitesin reserves. Germany, for exan has vrtually announced to world that it can and wil along without gold. And by use of the barter system, ed marks”, etc, it has got along so far. Whether it « keep going in the future with further imperiling its less tottery economic structure a matter for conjecture. It is hardly a jecture, however. other powers, fir without gold, got decided to revis and trade to fit ard, it could eventually And then we would selves with about worth of gold which wa for ornament, and nothing else. But th is not an imminc France and England, are the great financial pc Europe, have shown no tion to throw gold over And the fact that gold } the symbol of sound val security to the human ra tens of centuries would | be worth miorc tter fo: some APRIL : make its abolishment a MONROE THEATER Jack Haley—1 Arleen Whel | | | J THANKS FOR EVERYT' Matinee—Balcony 1 chestra 15-20c; Might of illustrations, and layouts for The Citizen’s every month! is absolutely IF you're a butcher, 2 baker, a candle- stick maker or any of dozens of other kinds of merchants, you can profit by advertising in The Citizen. Stanton Super Service illustrations and layouts will fit your ads to a T . . . and make them doubly effective! ae iS EXCLUSIVE with THE KEY WEST CITIZEN! Phone 51 For Further Infermation! TIT IT Ti iii iii) PT TIT III TIT II TIT iitiifiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiti iii ii ii?