The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 4, 1939, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 59 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LX. No. 106. THE SOUTHERNMOST NE j WSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. Che Key West Citizen — KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1939 Sugar Loaf Fishing Club Denied Right To License Many Other Mater Taken CANCER CONTROL Up At Meeting Of Coun- | CAMP AIGN ENDED ty Commissioners Last | . | Night |MRS. BERKOWITZ THANKS | ALL FOR COOPERATION IN ‘DATA GATHERED DEALING WITH HOUSING UNITS DION AND KIRKE OF HOUS- ING AUTHORITY MAKE RE-' PORT ON TRIP TO JACK- SONVILLE NAZIS GET BACK AT BRITISH MOVE /SIX ENGLISHMEN EXPELLED FROM GERMANY TODAY | | | | (By Ansocinted Press) BERLIN, May 4.—In retaliation jof the British move that sent F. J. Dion, chariman of the! forty German agents in London F. T. MORGAN ADDRESSES P..T. "ASSN. MEMBERS SEVERAL GUESTS . ;DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ART CENTER TELLS OF PROGRESS AND PLANS OF INSTITUTION | - |REPORT ON DISTRICT CON- Rome-Berlin Axis Program Believed To Be Weakening AT ROTARY MEET Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit | PRICE FIVE CENTS KEY CITIZENS Mussolini 1s Reported To MEET TONIGHT: Be Very Much Worked Up About German-Polish Angle ORGANIZATION WILL HOLD Application of the Sugar Loat | Fishing Club, Inc, at Perky.| Fia., for a club license, has been| refused by the State Beverage | Department, was announced at the regular meeting of the Board of County Commissioners held | last night. RECENT DRIVE Mrs. M. E. Berkowitz who, as captain of the Women’s Field Army of the American Society for Control of Cancer, brought the recent membership drive in Monroe County to a_ successful ‘Key West Housing Authority, and 'W. B .Kirke, member of the au- !thority, attended a meeting of the ‘Florida Housing Authorities re- cently, which was held in the |Mayflower Hotel in Jacksonville for a group discussion and accom- plishments of the various Hous- ing Authorities in the state. ' Data gathered at the meetings and accurate accounts of the a back to Germany, the Nazi gov- of the Key West Community Art ernment sent six Englishmen out Center, appeared before Parent-Teacher Association yes- 'terday afternoon at the High No explanation was forthcom- School, and delivered an ‘ing from the Nazis for the action, esting and highly informative ‘other than the activities of the ‘#!K on the progress of the Art Center, and the plans for the of the country today. inter- j | | F. Townsend Margan, director | close, today expressed her thanks jcomplishments on the various |for the splendid cooperation re-' projects, wnich have been com- ceived from The Key West Citi- pleted or are nearing that stage, six were objectionable to govern- ment policy. future. FERENCE MADE AT REG- ULAR LUNCHEON the ; Everett W. Russell, a delegate ‘to the 167th District Conference of Rotary heid in St. Petersburg, reported officially to the local Rotary Club at their noon-day h Present were Chairman Ber-!zen in publishing campaign have been assembled and have meeting today at St. Paul's P; House. President Ernest A. Ram- sey was in the chair. Among the things reported by !~ He pointed out that the Art ,Center is a genuinely desired in- stitution and is participated in! valdi, Commissioners. Warren, ' Monsalvatge and Curry, Clerk | Sawyer, Attorney Harris, Chief Deputy Sheriff Waite, and a few: interested citizens. Mr. Sawyer read the communi- cation from Director Thomas W.} Long, of the Beverage Depart- ment, which sets forth the facts of the investigation. into the Club’s claim for the license, which proves that the club was issued a charter on February 9, 1939, and could not qualify for a notices of the membership drive, also extended thanks to Mrs. A M. Hewett, who served as treas- jurer of the Women’s Field Army |in Key West; to Miss Marie Cap- ) ick who conducted the pub- licity campaign for the army, i been arranged in such manner as jto give the reader an intimate in- “iSight into the processes used in ‘the different cities. Report To Council Tonight The whole report and addenda ‘has been prepared and will ‘presented for discussion of its TROOP LEADERS: HOLD MEETING be TROOP AND PATROL LEADER annual exhibition of | ENCAMPMENTS DIS- and to all those who by their en- | various items regarding the costs, ; rollment as members of the Wo-| etcetera, of each unit, at the meet- | CUSSED men’s Field Army helped to make ‘ing of the city council, which is; for Cancer research work possible American Society for Control for another year. the | to be held at the city hall tonight. | It is pointed out that the earlier | projects, such as those of Liberty ; A meeting of the Green Bar unit of Troop 51 was held by by the people of a community. A civic organization is in the same category as the public library and any other educational _ in- , Stitution. i | Calling attention to the fourth | art from} schools in 44 states, Mr. Morgan quoted Dr. Forest Grant, direc- itor of art education in the public | [Schools of New York city, as saying “This something of the widespread! growth of interest in art educa- | Mr. Russell were: the election of James Franklin of Ft. Myers to be District President next year; the serious bid of Key West to get the Conference in 1940, other cities making the bid being West .Palm Beach and Hollywood. Members William L. Bates. Se- ,bastian Cabrera, Jr., Munro J. ! ported oh various angles of the MEETING AT DIVISION STREET SCHOOL What promises to be an enter- taining and informative meeting of the Key Citizens Organization will be held tonight in the audi- torium of Division Street school at 8 o'clock. Paul O. Ladd, who was elected chairman of the organization fol- lowing the resignation of Fred O. Eberhardt, told The Citizen that it is expected that several well known speakers, among them be- ing Joe Pearlman, President of the Retail Merchants Association, will be heard. | Mr. Ladd said thet civil groups ‘and other organizations been invited to be present and have benefit of the citizens of Key West and those who have ques- (By Associnted Press) BERLIN, May 4.—Rumors of 2 weakening in the Rome-Berlin axis prestige on world affairs has caused a definite “swing of ac fivity” on the part of German ¢iplomats, who, teday were re perted to be in serious confer- ence with Italian staiesmen con- cernirg future policy. Benito Mussolini is reported to be about the Il Duce axis should en “all worked up” German-Polish fecling that the gage that would involve the partners in a possible war, the cause which would be of little or angle, in no conirovetsiai matters of exhibition shows Horre and Mr. Ramsey also re- hear the program outlined for the Mterest to Italy Diplomats of Germany have gore to Rome to “save the situa || SMa) Berkowitz expressed the Square) inj Miami andjithe Tae-| tion. In 1927 there ' were 2,700 | Conference. Approximately 600 tions to ask will be heard and tion” and keep Italy in line. Oth club license as they have not been in continuous operation as a club for a period of two years. Reports of Officers Report of Tax Collector Ladd showed deposits for the month hope that the drive will begin earlier next year, and a_ larger membership list may be forward- jed to headquarters of the Amer- ‘ican Society for Control of Can- \keeville project in Jacksonville, /@@ders of the organization of have been constructed, the cost | Boy Scouts of America last night ‘per unit has been considerably ;at the scout hall in the Naval ‘lowered. Liberty Square units’ hospital grounds, beginning at 8 ‘cost $4,200 per unit, while those | o'clock. of April, in the First National; Bank, of $2,040.71, with distribu- tion to the following funds: Gen- eral Revenue, $544.54; Fine and Forfeiture, $152.17; Special Ad- vertising, $152.17; Road, $202.89; General School, $507.24; Special | School District Number 1, $481.70. Deposits from the office of Sheriff Thompson for April i talled $214.31. | Report of C. Sam B. Curry,’ elerk of Criminal Court for the; month of: April was read and or" dered filed. Report of County Judge Lord of licenses issued during the month of April, showed the State to have received $255, and! the county $127.50. Clerk Sawyer’s report of certificates redeemed or pur- chased during the month of April, showed 535 parcels amounting to 815 inches as ad- vertised. Of monies disbursed The Citizen received $1,630; Clerk | Sawyer, $2,675; Tax Collector | Ladd, $492.06; Maloney Estate, $116.75. Taxes cancelled amount- ed to $42,468.45. i Makes Report Communication from Miss Ieen Williams, FERA liquidator show-! ed collections of $34.50 less ex- penses of $6.90, leaving a_bal- ance of $27.60, a check for which was enclosed. It was ordered sent to Dr. J. C. Gekeler treas- urer of the clinic. Ramon Torres, by letter, thank- ed the commissioners for the money allowed him, by law, for an operation on the eyes which to- tax cer. The local drive did not begin until two weeks after the drive had opened elsewhere, but the local unit of the Women’s Field Army enrolled 54 members which is considered an excellent show- ing. Mrs. Ralph Milner enrolled since the list of members appear- ed a few days ago, it is shown. PAY TRIBUTE OFFICIAL OF NATIONAL PARK ASSOCIATION DIED ON APRIL 27 The following resolutions of re~ spect were adopted by the Ever- glades National Park Association in the death of Charles D. Leffler: “In the passing of Charles D. Leffler, the Everglades National’ Park project loses staunch, loyal and influential supporter. Since the inception of the idea of this National Park project, he has ever been keenly interested in it, and while he recognized that in the establishment of the Park, Florida will have gained one of its most substantial economic as- sets, his deepest interest, notwith- standing, was in the assurance that the establishment of the Park will assure for all time a protect- ed sanctuary for all the native a ‘now under construction will be} This is a monthly occurence of boys and girls of the schools se-| Were present at the Fellowship lecting art as a major subject.|Dinner held in connection with Now there are approximately |the meet. 20,000.” | It was announced that Marcus |. “Exhibitions of this kind help'A. Fagg, of the Children’s Home to remind parents as well as/Society of Florida would be a teachers that art is one of the|8uest of the club on May 25th answered. there might be room to It is particularly desired that think that Mussolini is “leaning the people will realize that the @ bit” from the axis, especially organization is specifically non- When it ts considered that over political non-sectarian and non- tures are in process of initial de politic, and this is in the strictest velopment towards erwise. aiming eco | Wildlife of the Florida he knew below $3,000 per unit. i a me Government requirements are | T°°P leaders. Matters pertaining “that one existing sub-standard ‘© the troop in general and the building must be condemned and ; public at large were discussed. rased for each new unit con-| The question of raising funds structed. To be eligible as a ten-| for the summer encampment and ant, families must be now living! patrol leader short-time encamp- in sub-standard buildings, and/ment in preparation for the main :not receiving an income of more yathering was brought to the than five times the value of the | fore, rental charged. 1t was decided that the patrol Survey Necessaty \projects for May, would be to The -important question pre-|make their’rooms more complete, sents itself as to what can be |.and each patrol to have a weekly jdone for Key West, and the re- (training class for various scouts port shows that conferences were .under supervision of a trained had with Mr. Sweeley, state su-\person. An advancement chart 'pervisor for these projects, and | for the troop will be drawn, up by jthe fact was brought out that if;Soctumother Reba Sawyer and {by survey’ it was shown that/the assistant scoutmaster. |there were from four to five hun- |, Presedt at the meeting were: dred families that normally had|Scoutmaster Victor Larsen, As- jan assured income of $50 to $60; sistant Scoutmaster M. E. Sawyer, ; monthly, and were now housed in, Senior Patrol Leader Arent Sjur- |sub-standard dwellings that Key |sen, Patrol Leaders Bert Cates, ; West would qualify for such a!Ramon Gonzalo, Ernest Perez, | project. jougene Sawyer. First step in the planning is to! Test passing have the survey completed. Some | meeting. ‘of these have been already made! , and others will be needed to com- | organization. plete this information. The next! step is one of general planning TAX and the submission of five copies ,of the application giving all! Inecessary data describing the, SALE BEING HELD project and its justification. | i In other districts the’ sponsor- | - ship of ten per cent has been met my by the sale of bonds or notes of Another sale of tax certificates \the local authority, to purchasers ,U"4er the provisions of the Mur- ‘other than the U. S. Housing Au-' Phy Act is being held this after- ‘thority, or through the donation 00M in front of the court house ‘of land or capital or both. Just by Clerk Ross C. Sawyer. followed the CERTIFICATE Eugene Sawyer is scribe of the! greatest builders of character,! and it follows that the most im-| ‘portant community interests to be fostered and to be met by our} educational institutions are those ; that concern the welfare and proper education of the youth of | the community. | “Principles of any kind cannot be forced upon anyone, can ideals be superimposed like with Fred W. Borton, President of the Southeastern branch of that society. These men are com- ing to Key West ostensibly to discuss the formation of a spon- soring committee here. Baby Rotarian “James Parra- more was introduced to the club and the arrival of a new Rotarian Albert E. Jr. pappa” Peirce, meaning, hence all parties n attend and feel that they are welcome. neither |baby was announced by “proud ® TALLAHASSEE.—The Senate s0 much paint. on canvas. But|Guests were Larry Pheil of Or- was introduced to.a Sales Tox boys and girls can be inspired to lando and Robert Lunderville of pijl today, which promises much follow principles and inspiration. | “If this seems an exaggerated } claim I might add that in many; years of experience I have never | known a major case of discipline j in the art schools. There may | be minor infractions of rules, but} the boy or girl who is busy with | a creative task and dealing with | the highest ideals, is not the; youngster who has to be trans- ferred or expelled because he can- | not get along in school. } “In light of the great value of | of | world the kind the art in developing ‘character needed in ,today, I think it is essential that/lisher of Kim's Guide, addressed the super we consider together how” we ‘may best enlist the participation ! attain | St. Joseph’s School Safety Patrol jengthy de! ideals, and far more than any od Louis Lows and Rehr ory three percent of all retail sales in| no definite alignment of Japanese other subject, art furnishes the|bertus of the Harris School the state and it is reported that inter Patrol. SOLICITS SPACE IN PUBLICATION PUBLISHER MAKES REQUEST AT COMMISSIONERS’ MEETING Mrs. Ethel B. Kimbal!, pub- the meeting of the board of coun- ty commissioners last night rel- bate. The tax asks for {the total amount expected to be jraised would be two million dol s. “Oldsters” ‘of the state | would be beneficiaries to the ex- tent of $200 per month. WASHINGTON. — The House of Representatives today passed the largest peace-time appropria tion for defense in the history of the nation. A total of $821,000,000 was appropriated for all activi including two super-battle- ships ships that will be the fastest and deadliest afloat; 2,000 plane and 21 other warships _ besides Five hundred thou nd dolla new navy dirigible of the Akron and interest of the school chil-|ative to taking space in the 1940 type activi- For this school | dren in the interests and ,ties in our center here. reason I am proposing a committee with from each of the Parent-Teachers Associations and Mrs. Rom ha: kindly offered to act as chairman issue of the guide Key West. It was explained by Mrs. Kim, to advertise representatives |that there is always issued not wa less than 25,000 copies of the Guide and the cost of space is $295 the page. She explained MOSCOW. -— Maxim Litvinov Foreign Minister of the Soviet relieved of his command yes- terday, being replaced by Com missar Molotoff. Speculation is rife concernnig whether this oust- s will be spent for a, nomi¢ The Polish-German will be spotlighted when Foreign Mir Poland transmits the Fuehrer’s objections con cerning the reported alignment with England. England has ad vised Poland to make its answer in all possible moderation, al though it is known that Minister Beck will not agree to give up Danzig. Late developments in the far cast indicate that there will be a France. relation tomorrow or Beck of nis answer to ustments with with those of Germany and Italy. although the Nippon are very much interested in anti- Russian treatie: CYRIL STIRRUP DIED LAST NIGHT FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE CONDUCTED ON SUN- DAY AFTERNOON Cyril Stirrup, 47. night at his residence. treet, 11 o'clock. Funeral serv will be held Sunday after noon 4;30 o'clock from the resi ace. Assembly of Brethren of Grace and Truth Hall will con duct the services. Pritchard's Funeral Home will died last 1404 Olivia ices be has proven successful. High School Parent-Teachers Association, through the secre- tary Mrs. Myrtle P, Howell, called attention to the need of space in which the operations of | the juvenile court could be con- ducted, and asked if the county) could not make such provisions. | The matter was discussed from several standpoints and it was decided that the most suitable place for the handling matters of this nature was the regular court! room and it decided to so inform! the writer. | Matter of the county’s spon- | soring an airplane in the Aero-}| cade from Florida to the World's; Fair in which it is proposed that, each county be represented, was brought to the attention of the! board in a communication from} the Air Division of the State Road Department. After reading the letter a dis- cussion was entered into by the board members and as there, were some matters which were. not made clear, it was decided to} write the State Road Rsoariment) Air Division for further par- ticulars. Dion Heard i Fred Dion, member of the Fed- eral Housing Authority in_ this/ city, briefly addressed the board } relative to funds being needed | for carrying out the necessary, (Continued on Page Two) the many vears ago before the in- roads of peoples’ coming into the State to build its cities, cultivate termined. its many acres and the introduc-! ‘The magnitude of the project tion of a network of highways,'to be proposed for Key West will what form this would take in the local situation has not been de- |were rapidly depriving the State be determined: by the facts of,” of its original primeval charm. “The establishment of the Byer lace of stability of income is al- tropic the survey and limitations of |glades National Park will be, in so a factor which may limit the; no small measure. a monument size of the project. Rentals in to Charles Leffler, who not only the lowest brackets can only had the keen insight which gave ‘obtained in the larger projects. him prosperity, but to one whose' These factors and relationships love for the perpetuation of na-!can only be determined after a ture’s Florida was ever upper-|study has been made of. the most”. facts, it is shown. DIFFERENT KINDS | BOTTLED OF SPONGE sD NEW PRODUCT Displayed to the sponge buy-| West and nearby islands is the ers ae the Muniripal wharf yes- information about to be released terday were 178 bunches of , concerning the coming of Bottled sponge. Included in the offerings Gas to the “southernmost coun- were 138 bundhes of wool, 38 ty”. Es bunches of yellows and two} The natural superiority and bunches of grass. | adaptability of this commodity, Wool sponge brought $260.20, which lends itself in its container the highest offering being $187 form, to better heating and cook- for 71 bunches. The smallest’ ing facilities for tourists and resi- single offering was for a single |dents who live beyond city gas sponge and was 50 cents. | service systems, or who might The 38 bunches of yellow!dwell for long periods of time in brought $11.61 and the two trailer camps or in cabins, as- bunches of grass brought $1.60.|sures the announcement of whole- ‘The entire sale netted $273.41. hearted support from all. There are 334 parcels to be handled by Mr. Sawyer and they |are all the property of R. C. ‘Perky, of Perky, Fla. | TEMPERATURES Lowest Highest | Station— last night last 24 hours | Abilene 76 | Atlanta 68 ‘Boston 50 Buffalo 56 Charleston 68 Chicago 64 Denver 74 | Detroit 58 ‘Galveston 74 {Havana Huron {Jacksonville {Kansas City .. KEY iT Little k Los Angeles | Louisville L_. aneia |Mpls.-St.. P. |New Orleans (New York Pensacola Pittsburgh St. Louis __ | Salt Lake City San Francisco Seattle jTampa . Washington ‘Ni [Ws 84 68 76 82 70 74 62 84 64 78 56 76 58 66 82 64 68 82 60 78 60 40 42 36 52 50 48 44 70 44 54 58 68 52 56 44 72 48 60 48 58 38 50 50 50 44 60 42 54 ‘of the committee. I shall be glad | that that was the minimum space to meet with this committee in for which the price was charged, the near future to plan activi- | but there was a possibility of ad- ties. {ditional space being given for | Mr. Morgan concluded his talk | the price. with the hope that his hearers} After some discussion it was {would read his folder on the sub- |decided to defer giving an an- {ject The Community Art Center,'swer to the publisher of the javailable land sights. The ques-| secguecccceceeccceccecse 2nd What Does It Mean To Key Guide until some time later in | West, and realize the importance the year when the of becoming individual members 1940 is prepared. jof the Art Center. | \STEAMER OZARK STEAMER DUE. DUE TOMORROW ‘HERE FRIDA | Steamship Miraflores. of the Steamer Ozark, of the Clyde- Standard Fruit and Steamship Mallory Lines, is due to arrive Co., is due to arrive in port to- tomorrow evening from New Or-! morrow from New York and will budget for and proceed to Miami and Jack-' supplies. sonville. ' | The Miraflores is bound for a Another ship, the Brazos, of the ‘ca; same line, is due from Galveston ; to. New York. The ship si report- | ed to have shipments of materials | i for the WPA in Key West. | FULTON, Ky.—Fulton’s white- —_—. ‘haired negro character, “Uncle Charley,” who claims he is 112 years old, didn’t want people to jthink he was doddering. So he ;¢limbed into the ring at a boxing show and put ona brisk three- minute shadow boxing exhibi- tion. “Uncle Charley” is the only name he has known for a half century. BOXER AT 112 FRESH SHIPMENT BABY CHICKS $1.00 Dozen RUPERT KNOWLES Opposite Ice Plant in charge of arrangements. er means the “purge” for Litvi nov. The whole situation has statesmen world-wide puzzled. JEWISH REFUGEES - ARE RESTRICTED ' (By Associated Press) CARACAS, Venezuela, May 4 —The government of the Re- public of Venezuela has an- nounced it would accept two \groups of Jewish refugees from Europe, but has placed a ban on further immigration. The groups, numbering more than 250 refu- gees, were allowed to remain in ‘the country “solely as a humani- tarian act and owing to their very distressing position.” A government communique said ileans with consignments of freight'come up to the main pier of the the Jews would be prohibited ginning at 8 o'clock for local consumers, will discharge | Porter Dock Co. for fuel oil and from engaging “in any activities be the first re of a commercial nature.” They were granted a stay of two capital, but at the end of that period they will have to “proceed to the interior parts of the re- public only.” TEETER a FRIDAY and SATURDA SPECIALS — Maloney Bros. Bakery 012 Fleming St. Phone 818 Pallbearer who have been selected to serve are: Harold Russell. Leon Curr Mervir Knowles, Godfrey Thompson, Jo seph Thompson, Jonathan Cates, Jack Lord and Eugene Pierce. Survivor: The widow |Mrs. Mary Stirrup; two Vance and O'Neill Stirrup; mother, Mrs. Agnes Roberts; one ister. Mrs. Malcolm Watler and a brother, Merrill Stirrup. re CITY COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT Regular meeting of the City Council will be held tonight, be- This. will gular session of the month. ee ft Nothing other than routine rgo of fruit at Frontera, Mexico. ™onths at Guarenas, near the business is scheduled to come bes fore the meeting. INSPIRE THUGS PEIPING — A new racket is growing out of the widespread |practice begun here by the Jap- janese of searching pedestrians on ithe street for guns and evidence of “Communism.” Chinese gang- |sters disguised as police halt mer- jchants and other innocents, lead them up dark alleys, and deprive |them of their valuables,