The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 26, 1939, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 59 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LX. No. 99. By RUSSELL KAY (Florida News Service) QUIET LEGISLATIVE SESSION: LOBBYISTS AMONG MISSING From aii reports, the present legislative session is the quietest and best behaved in years. From the very beginning legislators have shown an inclination to really work to the point that, “compared with previous sessions. they are getting terribly behind with their jokin’ and fish frys. Ordinarily the lobbyists over- run the capital like roaches do a boarding house kitchen, but this session they are conspicuous by their absence. Where two or three dozen high-power boys used to gather together in the name of this or that interest, swarm all over the lobby, pitch wild parties and exert their so-called INFLU- ENCE generally, this session we find one or two more or less meek observers. Just why the lobbyists are lay- in’ off, no one seems to know, un- less in sizing up the calibre of the legislators this time they fig- ured it would be a waste of time and money. Cone’s Influence Felt Those who contended that Gov- ernor Fred was all washed up and would be out of the picture this session, now realize how badly they were mistaken. Fred’s influence is being felt and _ his, We don’t need no more taxes”, which rang out at the beginnin’ of the party, met a_ responsive chord from Pensacola to Key West, and most legislators appre- ciate this fact. ~, , Bills recently intreduced would relieve cities, towns and villages of the state from the payment of gas-tax; another bill would re- move the tax from gas. used in farm tractors, airplanes’ and boats. It is a big-hearted gesture ‘and sounds swell on its face, but if such legislation were passed it would reduce the state’s revenue from the cent. » officials of po- litical subdivisions, as well as farmers, boat owners and avia- tors, are HONEST and in secur- ing tax-free gas for their tractors, police c; garbage trucks, planes or boats. would not think of using a drop of it in the .family auto- mobile or allowin’ Cousin John to “fill his tank” so he wouldn’t trun out—or somethin’! Boon For Land and Tractors However, such legislation should.tend to stimuiate, tie sale of faim land and tractors. I know where I could’get a féwW acres of arrange to lease or otherwise ac- quire a piece of machinery that would pass for a tractor that would justify my keepin’ a few arums of gas layin” around handy. 1 realize 1 couidn’t use it in my automobile, but on the other hand if the colored boy made a mistake it would be an awful pulsance to drain the tank andj; refili it with taxed gas, especially if I happened to be in a hurry. Politics Will Step In If every city, town and village were permitted to operate,a tax- free gas pump it wouldn't be long Park Tomorrow Evening Several Speakers Are To Be Heard; Key West Members of the Key Citizens Organization have practically completed arrangements for the open-air meeting, which will be held 8 o'clock tomorrow evening at Bayview Park and a large as- semblage is anticipated. Fred Eberhardt, permanent chairman of the organization, said today that he would like to see as many people out at the meet- ing as possible for the park to hold, as there will be a number of matters to be brought to the attention of the citizens of Key West. There will be several. interest- ing speakers who will have mes- sages of importance for their hearers to be delivered both in American and Spanish. It is the opinion of the members of the organization that the talks will be both beneficial and _ instruc. tive. Particularly,dnvited o~ attend are the congregations and pastors of the different. churches, all civic associations and the offi- cers, members of the Merchants Association and the Parent- Teacher Associations—in every individual who 4as the in- terests of the city of Key West at heart is urged to be present. Aside from the interesting talks to be given, which will be heard to the farthest edges of the crowd, numbers will be played by the Key West Hospitality Band. SCOUT TROOP HAS MEETING MATION OF DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS At the meeting of Boy Scout Troop 51 held Monday pight in the Wesley Hall, plans werp dis-/ cussed for the formation “‘of ‘a drum and, bugle corps;: and the | idea was enthusiastically re- ceived. “The meeting was opened with the Lord’s Prayer, followed by the presentation of the colors, and the scoyt oath and laws. Roll call and collection of dues was then held. Mr. Taylor| gave a short talk on the plans for the Boy Scout Drum and Bugle Corps and it was decidéd to take up the mat- ter for further discussion at the Che Kry West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U. S.A. Citizens Organization To Hold Meeting At Bayview i i WELFARE BOARD ISSUES REPORT IN VARIOUS ACTIVITIES | FOR 6-MONTH PERIOD | | | | JACKSONVILLE, April c6—| (FNS) Florida’s refusal to par-; ticipate in the various welfare i programs administered or served ‘ by it would reduce the state’s in-| come nearly $30,000,000 per year, jaccording to the semi-annual re- Port of the State Welfare Board for the period ending December j 31, 1938, recently released. Agencies served or administer- ed by the Board brought $14,875,- 695.80 into Florida for the last six months of last year, the re- jport stated. | The federal outlays were brok- ,en down as follows: | Old Age Assistance, $1,389,-! | 382.14; Aidto the Blind, $90,- 009.69; Aid to Dependent Chil- {dren, $21,778.00; Child Welfare Services, $12,195.97; | Surplus jCommodities, $1,043,395.25; WPA- |WPA Sewing Rooms, $10,865,- 000.00; CCC, $924,300.00; NYA, | -529,634.77. | ach dollar of state money ex. 'Pended for administrative ex- !pense brought/a return of $41.26, | the ‘réport stated. The Welfare Board, in addition ‘to administering old age assist- jance, aid to the blind, and aid. ta | dependent children, also adminis- ‘ters child welfare services, serves certifies for the WPA, and the INYA, and certifies for’ and ad- |ministers surplus commodities jand clothing fashioned in WPA | sewing rooms. | Since the report was issued, {disbursements for old. age as- |sistance, aid to dependent chil- jdren and aid to the blind have {increased and during the present | ;month were at the rate of more | —- _ KEY WES' FLORIDA,|, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1939 RETURN T0 WORK WORKERS PLEASED WITH COMPROMISE SETELED; * ! | (By Associated Press) i RICHMOND, Va., April 26.— | | 1800 workers in the Liggett and |city today in flight to New York | Meyers tobacco factories returned |City te meet to work. Company cfficials and workers | alike expressed themselves as {being pleased with the compro- | conducted test flights in new which calls for won-interference by the eis pany in all efforts to totall: unionize ihe factories. * SAFETY ARE INTRODUCED) 4 4 CALL FOR LICENSING OF DRIVERS AND HIGH- WAY PATROL TALLAHASSEE, Fila., April 26 (FNS).—The recommended safe- ty measure by tie Florida Safety Council for a state-wide drivers’ , license and State Highway Patrol has now been introduced in both houses. These bills have had state-wide endorsement from all civic groups. Senate bill 327 was introduced by Senators Hodges and Graham last Friday, while 15 Tépresentatives intreduced’ the measure in the House, which is House Bill 369. Asher Frank, director, stated that these'méasures should be- come laws as they mean the sav- fact,|as selecting agent for the CCC,/ing of lives and a reduction of accidents on Florida’s highways and streets. Frank urges that all who are interested write their senators and representatives to support and vote for these meas- ures now. These bills have been referred to the Motor Vehicle Committees of the respective houses. FUNERAL SERVICES (MRS: LINDBERGH COL. LINDBERGH FLIES FROM BUFFALO TO NEW YORK CITY TO MEET WIFE (By Associated Presa) BUFFALO, N. Y., April 26— Col. Charles Lindbergh left this et ae who is expected to arrive iomor- row from England. While here the Lone Eagle Army planes developed in Jocal| factories. ANOTHER SALE OF | TAX CERTIFICATES This afternoon in front of the! county court house at tue regular hour of this type of legal pro- cedure, Clerk Ross C. Sawyer will hold another sale of tax cer- tificates under the provisions of | the Murphy Act. The number of applications are not so large as on previous sales, there being but 35, and the number of parcels indicated is 139. The largest number is that of F. E. Sweeting, 84. The next largest is indicated by the cer- tificates of the Summerland Co., whieh are seven. NEWS NOTES Pe crcceseccccccssesosece $4,000 FOR SPADING LAWN Big Springs, Texas — Two minted 5-cent stamps, given him as pay for spading a lawn in Grand Island, Neb., forty-seven) years ago, brought good returns to W. E. Harriott, of Forsan, Texas, who recently sold the} stamps for $4,000. They are two} of a rare 1882 issue bearing the likeness of James A. Garfield. LONGER LASTING PANTS CREASE Washington—Here’s good news for nafty dressers! Alfred J. Steinberger, of Jamaica, N. Y., [ENDEAVORS TO i vided by law and (Chamberlain Reiterates Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate m the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit PRICE FIVE CEN To Conscript All Resources In Event itr Remains RAISE FUND TO . MEET PENSIONS DEFICIENCY IS SHOWN IN NECESSARY AMOUNT TO| HANDLE CONFEDERATE | PAYROLL | | {Special to The Citizen) ! TALLAHASSEE, April 26.— With confederate pension pay day less than a week away and) only $17,000 of the necessary | $50,000 in the bank, Senator Wm. | C. Hodges has thrown a group of | three bills into the legislative hopper to wipe out the existing ;deficit in the confederate pension fund and meet the pension roll May Ist, and provide amply for the veterans and widows of vet-| erans during the next two years. | To take care of the immediate | situation Senator Hodges _pro-| poses in one bill to cancel $13,-| 000 of uncalled for warrants | against the fund and make that sum available for pensions. He also introduced a concurrent resolution earmarking for Con-| federate pensions $300,000 of the! recent duPont and Deering €s-| tate ‘tax payments to insure! ample funds for paying pensions between now and November, when an increased levy of ad valorem taxes can became avail- able. | These measures, Comptroller J.' M. Lee says, will take care of immediate needs. For the future Senator Hodges introduced a bill directing the governor to ascertain each year how much will be required to; pay confederate pensions as pro- levy a_ suf- ficient millage on all the taxable property just has been done for years past. It is estimated it will VOIDM IDOLS! 602: Britain Outlines Pro- BILL TO PENSION gram Of Actnitns To MRS. LOIS BUSTO Guard Against Any Ac- (By Associated Press) TALLAHASSEE. April 26. - gression —Representative Bernie C. (B> Aamcetmied rene) LONDON. April 25.—Prime Mumiier Neville Chamberlain re SOO DOO a ew, A owns “ass 2 Beitsh Adolf Hitler's answer to Presi CASE DEALS WITH UNEM- dent Recsevelt’s peace ples prowe PLOYMENT DIVISION OF umcatisfactory to the mon-ep INDUSTRIAL COM. Gresser nations. English ambestador to Berinm sig-| was confident that he would be nificance was handed down at granted an audience with the Sarasota, April 15, by Circuit * Hitier wes a Judge W. T. Harrison when he ae — awarded judgment for contribu- Surprised when he learned thet tions due the unemployment divi- fe would not be able to do so. sion of the Florida. Industrial == resulf of Sritam be Commission from Paul W. Berg. “* * feel man, Inc., of Sarasota, in the Seem given the cold shoulder by amount of $540 plus interests and the fuehrer. Exgland is guarding costs, said W. V. Little, head of . “ all possible emergences. the office in Key West. —— Harold C. Wall, director of the *"4 ordered am appropriation of division states thai Judge Mack an immense sum of money had been instructed to proceed taice care of its defense program. against all firms who have wil- fully failed to meet their obliga- ®24 otherwise outlined activities tions under the Unemployment to guard against any aggression Compensation Law. The division is now collecting om the part cf the opposing pow contributions from 6187 employ- oa ers. Of this number there are 394 firms which were not liable under the law but elected to A decision of state wide to recently obtained a patent on. a|require two mills and the pro- method of reinforcing seams and posed law authorizes the gover- making the crease in pants long-|nor to levy up to that amount an- MAKING HEADWAY FOR JOHN SHEETZ IN CANCER FIGHT, eget, morning in the Marine hospital, MUCH ASSISTANCE 1s Now, re held this morning from the chapel of Pritchard’s Funeral BEING OFFERED IN Home. Rev. J. P. Lilly. of Flem- CAMPAIGN, Funeral services for John {ing Street Methodist. (Uptown) church, officiating. eines! The deceased is. survived by Medien? ath ai 5 the | twe brothers and one sister, who fight against cancer Loe been | 27¢ residents of Topeka, Kansas. surprised at the amount and kind ! of assistance the Women’s Field | Army has brought to the front, | according to information re-| ceived at headquarters of the} Women’s Field Army in Key} West. This is apparent from remarks |made when the American Society | for the Control of Cancer award- ed its distinguished service ;medals to four leaders in the U Peeeencocencorsensenscen NEWS FLASHES (By Associatia Press) Se eeccercrrece-cocsevees | WASHINGTON. — Red Cross |convention delegates were told to ibe in readiness for a national /emergency by leaders of this or- er-lived by the use of a narrow; ribbon of cellulose attached to, the seams or crease. | me ese gr we ' THERE WAS A REASON Wichita, Kan—When Jean Er- win, 3, refused a dish of ice-! cream, her parents knew some- thing was wrong. A doctor was, consulted and an X-ray resulted. ; A penny, lodged: in Jean’s throat, was removed at @ hospital. NO. 1 FAMILY MAN Toyko—Ohiro Ishii, 84-year-old Japanese, has been acclaimed by the entire nation as the ideal family man of that country. Ishii has 93 descendants. He has 17} living children, 55 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. TOWN FIRES: MERCHANTS HIRE | Weston, W. Va—When town' i nually. Pension millage ran as high as 3% mills several years ago—creating a surplus that per- mitted governors Sholtz and Cone to reduce the levy % mill. 2 “Thé ‘situation is urgent,” Sen- ator Hodges told the Senate. “It requires speedy legislative action | so Comptroller Lee can write the checks and save these old heroes of the southland and their sur-| viving widows from privations that are sure to follow failure of the legislature to act promptly. ; SPONGE SALE HELD TODA the! to Offerings of sponges at municipal sponge dock H morning were very few and con- | come under the provisions of the law in order that their employees could receive benefits when un- employed. The Unemployment Compensa- tion Fund now on deposit with the treasury of the United States to the amount of $11,272,338, after one half million dollars had been requisitioned for the pay- ment @f “jobless benefits.” STR. COLORADO ARRIVES HERE Steamship Colorado of the Clyde-Mallory Lines arrived in port 5:15 o’clock last evening from New York. discharged a consignment of miscellaneous freight and sailed at 8 o'clock for Tampa. this *S* Secor oereesoresesese® cow for us.” TEMPERATURES EDUARDO GARCIA LEAVES ON BUS AND FLORIDA KEYS AT WORLD'S FAIR Eduardo Garcia, who to his many Key West friend “Coto”, left on the morning bus for Deland from where he proceed to New York to sent Key West and the Keys at the World's Fair. Eva B. Warner, of the Recrea tion Department, who has been acting as agent for the Florida State Exhibit offices in coaching and handling business for the Key West representative, stated that “Coto will put on good known will a Through Laureano Mereno, who has been Eduardo’s guitar finances forced the suspension of sisted of 349 bunches of wool, 22) | meeting to Be held next Monday | | ganization today. before some enterprising city of- ficial conceived the idea of is-| suin’ “courtesy cards”, especially | around election “time. And it) might be hard to prove that a guy who was drivin’ a city car around seekin’ votes for the may- or, wasn’t really workin’ for the city. But it seems to me the whole thing would be a lot simpler for everybody ifthe: <boys would amend the bills to Temove the gas-tax entirely sinee that seems to be the purpose of the legisla- | tion. Of course it wouldn't re- duce the cost much to the con- sumer for the oil companies would see to it that the shock of a re- duced price would not be great enough to effect your heart, even if they were obliged to take a little more revenue themselves. + If we could relieve the state of its present gas-tax revenue then | we'd sure enough be in line for, a SALES TAX, and even Gover-} nor Fred wouldn't have a leg to’ stand on and would have to ad- mit that we’d not only NEED,!' but just plain have to i PLENTY of new taxes. H night. During the meeting in- terpreters wete presented to the higher ranking scouts who speak | Spanish. I Then the boys, listened to an- other of Scoutmaster Peirce’s thrilling story of Hugo Danner. After this reading all the scouts except those of the first class were sent out of the hall and First Class Scouts Donald Lowe sented with their pins. The meeting was brought to a close by reciting the Scoutmas- ter’s Benediction. Hew Many PANCAKES Can You Eat? LITTLE BLACK SAMBO ate 163 for breakfast If you don't believe it come to the ~ KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL women’s army. New mental capital to advance | the fight on Cancer is being ac- : BOSTON.—The seventeenth an- all police, merchants of this town bunches of yellow and three} chipped in and hired two night‘ bunches of grass. patrolmen to guard their prop-; Had all of the offerings been: cumulated as a result of the en- | hiversary of the founding of the listment of the women, and this Prohibition Party was celebrated capital should have some results here today. Roger Babson, noted in material contributions to help ,©conomist and dry leader, ad- finance and carry on the war, ac-! dressed the assemblage of Drys cording to Dr. Bowman C. Cro-|from all parts of the on well, associate director of the States. American College of Surgeons. {| “The women in the Field} NEW YORK. — Fan dancers, ! Dr. Crowell “are thinking now in fancy-type dancing adherents} {conerete terms provisions of fel-| met in this city today to create a lowships for advanced study for: mutually agreeable formula of physicians; endowments for re-' degrees of dress and lack of dress search, experimental and clini-{at all concessions in the New |institutes of biology of human ! cancer.” i THURSDAY SPECIAL BANANA SNOW erty. DREADED WAR: KILLS SELF Los Angeles — Brooding over, the possibility of the United States becoming involved in war jand Eugene Berkowitz were Pre-| army, like the fest of us” said, bubble dancers and many. other|his school bookstrap from the roof of the garage. WRECK Louisville—Swerving to avoid “a boy” on the side of the high- way, two men were _ injured when their automobile turned over. The “boy” was a lifelike metal standard designed as a over the highway to attend ajNew Orleans H accepted the sale would have to-' talled, $1.406.85, but the largest lot, consisting of 250 bunches of wool and for which the price of $1,209.99 was offered, fused. a price of $196.86. Fred J. Dion and Wallace Bry-/ ant Kirke plan to leave tomorrow} Lowest Highest Station— last night last 24 hours Abilene 92 Atlanta 7% Boston 56 64 7% 80 66 80 76 82 ad 76 66 instructor, he has been provided with an excellent instrument which he will use while singing typical songs, which are familiar |to Key Westers, and acting as jguide through the gorgeous and | exotic gardens. | These gardens are typical of | Florida and contain many beauti- \ful birds, parrots and macaws, which have been taught to say |“Go To Florida”. This will be ithe first time Key West and the | Florida Keys has had a repre- sentative at a World's Fair. 4 82 3 Mpls.-St. P. New York BESRVVSLEsSevases| seauseses VSSULSSSszee