The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 5, 1939, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service aif For 59 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LX. No. 107. deve Hears® Housing | , Authority Board Report, Various Other Matters JINN Taken Up At Regular Meeting Of City Council Last Night The City Council at its regular meeting last night heard a report | © prepared by Fred J. Dion, chair- man of the Housing Authority, and Wallace Bryant Kirke; also a’ membéet of ‘the unit, relative to activitiés being carried’ on’ at Jacksonville, from where they recently returned after attending @ meeting of the Florida Housing Authority. The report submitted covered | ; various activities and accomplish- ments throughout the state. After a discussion of the mat-) ter relative to carrying out Key West's program in connection with the housing authority plan, it was decided to have the council’ meet with the Key West Housing Au- thority members in the near fu-| ture for the purpose of adopting some workable plan in connec- tion with the proposition. A document was read from the Trumbo Properties, Inc.,.. signed by T. E. Price, attorney, relative to an easement in the matter of installing sewer pipes across & portion of their holdings, .which was a matter of an agreement to be entered into with the city in order to have the work earned on. It was ordered that the ease- ment be executed by having the} proper officials sign the docu- ment. The motion for acceptance of the agreement wasi carried 4 to 3. with Doughtry, Archer, Mon-! salvatge and Jim Roberts voting. yes. and Freeman, Will Roberts! and Adams opposed. Ask For Funds A letter was read from Maria Gutsens, matron of the Mercedes} Hospital, requesting that a dona- tion be made to the institution, which it was claimed is badly inj need of funds to carry on the charitable work. Council ordered that arrange-| to allow Mrs. ments be made Gutsens to cash some of the city warrants that are now in her pos-} { property occupied by the Pritch- teen session. Jonathan Cates, owner of the ard Funeral Home, addressed the council and requested that the; tax asssessment on the property be reduced as he felt it was ra-} ther excessive at this time. The, matter was referred to the tax} committee. EIGHTY-EIGHT WORKERS TO BE AFFECTED IN READY FOR TRIP}, 2.2 sssrcr"oves yisor of WPA activ ities in Key West, was notified from Jackson- ville yesterday, that the quota for Key West is to be, immediately reduced from 879 workers to 791, which is 88 persons. Mr. Moreno said the reduction would be made from various proj- LEAVING FOR EDGEMORE TO BRING NEW VESSEL TO KEY WEST the past, those most in need and the most efficient in the work on which they are employed will be retained. “When the’ ‘annouricement ‘was Members of'the selected crew for. the newly- completed Tender Zinnia, of the lighthouse depart- ment, are today making. pre- mortow’ for Wilmmgton; “ Dela-| of 44 ‘workers ‘last’ “month, ware, to join’ the ‘vessel and bring} news was recéived/ bythe .men her: to Key -West. with hopes’ it would be only tem- j; For some :time the personhél? porary ‘and they would be:placed ave been anxiously ‘awaiting no- tifigation“that the chains for. the. anchors had been completed, and/ iproyen ‘the fallacy of the idea of ' the. vessel would be. in readiness \the: layoff. being only temporary, to -sail: about ; May »10. t ah the layoff: for-this period is ‘Advices to this effect were re-] twice the number of those laid off |; ceived yesterday afternoon‘ and*last month.’ Superintendent Wm. W. Demeritt said the,men will leave on the 11) **°*® enensesedes o'clock bus tomorrow morning for. NEWS FLA FLASHES imi afid in the evenirig entrain for .Wilmington, and arfiving there: take a conveyance for the. . depot at Edgemore, where the evece pend BERLIN.—Hitler is. advancing in his determination: to make peace’ ahd noh-aggtession’ pacts Personnel of the party will be: Master W. C. Banks, transferred’ with nations to the north of Ger-’. many. Estonia dnd Latvia are re- from ‘the Tender Poppy. to: take ported ‘to. be ready to sign such jcommand of the vessel; First Of- | agreements and the Scandinavian countries’ will give ‘thought to the '|subject at conferences next week. BOULDER DAM, Colo—The mund Stayer bs Quartermasttts will be Robert: R. Knowles, Albert, Roberts and ects, and as has been the rule in; parations for their departure to-| made ‘of the ‘proposed reduction‘, the’ back’ to work Within'a short time. ' The ‘announcement of today hasi rae Sawyer, sce oilers will ‘be ‘Oliver Ramon, . G. VFO, and Harty 8. Pritchard. Seamen:, Andrew Demeritt, ‘Jose Iglesias, | Bugene Knowles, and Wilbu {Johnson,, Jr. “Del cruise south: R, Jones. Cook is Thomas H. :Mingo, and mess. attendants are ae Sands and: Williat Captain ft the Ten-" der Ivy, has ‘oan detailed; to .ac+ ied for. the fed, ‘but not one. nation’s. largest’ dam, now operat- im ‘withstood earthquake, wnes devere intensity today in- er style. Roeks ahd much dirt.from Iside embankmerits were unloos- juare foot of the ‘reinforced concrete was dislodged. The quakes were:a continuation of ‘othets . registered’ in southern California ans i i jpast two day: — RICHMOND, Va.—The shortage th iP ind assiit i tna eg i aN | of bituminous coal, as a result of to Key West. Senibr Radio-Blec- ;Strikes now. in‘ progress, is, report- |trician Carl" Rom has also’ been | ed. to shave manufacturing con- | detailed to'go on the trip to Edge- | ¢erns in this state “all a-jitter’ fire and retutt on the vessel to| Stocks. of coal. on:; hand rapidly Key West. . jelifainish. A shat down .in large! jC B: Medd, st officer of the tartare and ies inthe near | "Tender ‘Ivy; has” been - placéd in| fature -is feared. jf new coal sup- command of essel until the; Plies are not fort! ieeetneoening. artival of thi innja lat this’ port. when Céothin Muse will resume : | WASHINGTON.—The Ameri- | can Féderation of Small Business- men today petitioned ‘Congress ‘and the President to curtail much,} of the legislation now. in’ effect | which, they claimed, is fiamper-} ing the expansion" of . business. Excess taxes and ‘over-regulation of business wére especially stress- ed as being undesitable. COMMITTEE OF SCOUTS MEET| The Monroe County District }: eevedvocese "TEMPERATURES estevoe escessecees Lowest Highest Station— last night last wi Seale Abilene - 62 60 7 52 46 72 72 76 72 76 | Buffalo {Charleston | Chieago |Denver. .. | Detroit | Galveston | Havana *| tf TaNMost NEWSPAPER | IN FHE U.S. A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA,. FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1939 yf) [Poland Refuses To Meet Hitler’s Demands Minus Any Reservations “TOR COT IN WPAIF 4: Joe Pearlman, president of the | Retail Merchants Association of Key West, was the principal} speaker at-the meeting of the’ ‘Key Citizens Organization hela | Hast hight in the auditorium a the Division Street School. Others! ; who addressed the meeting brief- ‘ly were E. P. Winter, president ey the South Side Association and S.' | C.. Singleton, secretaty ‘of the Charnber of Commerce. Paul O. Ladd presided and gave ; a clear end’ comprehensive outline} jof, the ‘motives and. plans of * organi: ion, and the et hich Must be put forth by’ to enter heart and soul into the ‘effort to. making it a success. One ‘of the principal ideas ‘was the j assembling of funds to be used in! ‘sponsoring projects, and conclut | ing Mr. Pearlman. The speaker told of a conversa- ‘tion: he had with Mr. Ladd, | whieh tésulted in a great deal 6f; istudy of the problems of the city) fand the need of such an organi- bas as -the Key Citizens. OF- ganization and he eventually be-| portunity of appealing to you, all world’s fairs—nudity—has an gre is asked, however. eamé @ #hember and made his ap-| peafanee to address the people: ‘ Fees : Coptinuing, he’ said’ the eh- tranéé fée is $1 and the’ dues 25 cents monthly. With 1000 men- bers these dues and the member. {ship ‘fees will give the’ organi: n an. ‘immediate working cap- | ital of $1,250 to be used, if found |; |necessary,. as a revolving fund to Spofisér new projects when no} othe¥ funds were available”. iHe xplained that there will | moreey to do things that are now d for lack of furids. 73 Pearlman ‘spoke of: the employment probleins, which are unlike. those of many other cities that Weve suffered by the de- ‘pression, and for this reason the | government recognized” the need | of assistance being ‘given Key ;West and has spent several mil- f dollars in the commun- Jions ity. F aw etinth | tike‘the cigar: world has! again ‘in. become «Key © West- as cigar Serpckas, arid we muist get ' behind the idea of ‘bringing fac- | tories back to this .city”, Mr.} {Pedriman said. “One cigar fac-) btory has already established it-! ‘ius here and others can be in- duced to come back. Key West ASK PERMISSION TO BUILD WHARF | P'H OP OSED CONSTRUCTION Witt TAKE PLACE AT)" PAwraTion KEY Application has been made to the War Department by Tomas (Renedo for a permit to construct a concrete and timber wharf in embers to get the people in oe tine. It was ordered that the services of Gideon Curry, assistant care-| Huron) __._. taker at the Tropical Aquarium, Jacksonville be dispensed with during the| Kansas City summer season as the funds did | KEY WEST 80 4 84 83 Committee of the Boy Scouts of | connection with his property on America, met in special session | Plantation’ Key in Monroe coun- last night in.the rooms of the .ty, Chamber of Commerce, for the; The proposed wharf will be not warant the employment of an; extra man at this time. Joe Ca- mero, caretaker, will take up the work that has been carried on by | Little Rock | | Los Angeles | | Louisville Miami 4 76 70 76 purpose of completing their ros- ter of officials. This was made necessary through the departure — of Lieutenant E, R. McCarthy. With the departure of this ve built symmetrically about . the center line of the property, which is 223 feet long. The wharf will be 17 feet wide and 130 feet long; extending beyond mean low wa- Mpls.-St. P. _s New Orleans }New York Pensacola _... | Pittsburgh. St. Louis __. Salt Lake City San Francisco 82 78 68 72 68 74 84 66 56 80 70. 88 the assistant. To Screen Jail It was ordered that the “bull pen” portion of the city jail be screened, as it was shown that the prisoners have suffered great- ly in the past several days from! mosquitos. Mrs. Ethel Kimball, represent. ing “Kim's Guide To Florida’ addressed the meeting and so-}; licited a page advertisement in/- the booklet from the city at a cost of $295. The matter was re- ferred to the printing committee. | Councilman Archer, chairman of the committee, stated, however, that he felt the city was not financially able at this time to make any contribution, although We take this means to e: our sincere thanks and ciation to our many frit the acts .of kindness pathy tendered us at express appre- ends for | and it the sym: loss of! ‘AL-! i Le ficient and able chairman ter and will terminate in a T members i it ahs deemed heed 20 feet wide and 100 feet necessary secure the Jong mi ed lel with the of a man'to tdke the place of; ore, age witigncas lz reese not the voniein Core ae iwill be coustipeust if ¢on- an o ile bents spated' -foot Berkowitz, who. had.up to this prey braced with timbers andl time had been. chairman of the! decked with two-inch planks, | Advancement Committee. was" "the @levation of: thé "deck is to be | heartily approved by all. five feet above mean low bis ing There will be ‘ho public fea Archeological Site | held on this #pplication. Alyone rs) Cavalier Victim desiring to protest the work from (My Aséoctited Press) \ the standpoint of its intereference with or its effect on navigation, Miller” tract in memory of Donald W. Miller, Lineoln di ¢]0n OF before May 13, 1939. has’ been tremendously publicized in the past few years. We had a fine season, insofar as tourists are concerned, and there will be greater numbers coming next winter, but the tourist season only lasts four months at the most and what are we going to do about the other eight months? Work must be found for them and this organization proposes to aid in finding it. Work Needed WWe have to find ways * and 3 to’ provide this work and tttatis precisely our job ‘at this Now during this period of. ‘transition, during the time we spirit of the idea,-and lend every ; are attempting to get back on our the first million customers, offi- feet, the government is still ‘willing to help us and we are told t6 participate in the WPA proj- ects. with a sponsoring fund, ed his brief address by introdué-'gomething we can no longer UP. evade. We must raise the funds! some way, hence the need of am. organization such as this is”. The speaker concluded by. touching on a number of other | points in the- program, and said: » “Iam therefore taking this op-| of you people of Key West—law- |yers, ‘doctors, ministers or lay-, ten, labcring men or merchant,’ native Key. Westers or newcom- ers in-our midst—to unite for the upbuilding of Key West. Let us lend our support to this organiza- tion, give it not only our moral support but financial as well. Help the City of Key West to forge ahead so that it can take its \tightful place among the other * ” Winder, Heard Mr. Pearlman’ was followed :by Mr. Winter, who addressed th | Gathering briefly: but to the | point. He gave the assurance that the South Side Association is behind every move that means the betterment of Key West, and was followed by Mr. Singleton, who also voiced his interest in the plans of the Key Citizen Organ- ization, and stated that the Cham- ber, of {Commerce was ready, as ‘always,’ to join in the movement for a bigger and more prosperous bet West. Mr. Ladd concluded with a few remarks relative to the attendance and his appreciation of the inter- est displayed and the meeting’ was’ brought to a close, cities of ahi — SMALL SPONGE SALE 1S HELD was the tumbér 6f offered for-econsiqeration f the buyers at the Municipal nge dock this } The entire. offerings consisted of 83 bunches of wool, yellow and | veal! TZP 11 Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit PRICE FIVE (GENES “WHOOP IT UP’ IS WANTED; ‘FRISCO’ PUTTING IT FORTH! ! i SURVEY SHOWS THAT FAIR GOERS ARE BENT ON EX-| POSITION OF CARNIVAL | NATURE j By SAM JACKSON AP Feature Service Writer SAN FRANCISCO, May 5.— After watching the behavior of cials of the San Francisco World's Fair have decided that the fair- goer of 1939 wants to whoop it} As a result there have been some administrative changes in-) tended to make the exposition | ‘more of a carnival and less of a Museum. That ever recurrent issue of} portant place in the picture. As. soon as promoters on the sidelines read that Sally Rand’s| Nude Ranch had taken in $40,-| 000 in the first eight days, ad decided to get in on the mone As'a result Greenwich Village, which is an entire street of girl| shows, has entered the field, sev- eral such attractions are running | independently and still others | have taken space in Television! ‘BRITAIN ENDS |WANTS TO lisier Neville Chamberlain lOver One Mill Million Polish Soldiers Stand Ready To Meet Any Move Toward Hostilities NEGOTIATIONS WITH RUSSIA i “LEAVE DOOR| OPEN”, HOWEVER. FOR FU- (By Assoctated Press) | Prime Minister Beck of Poland TURE CONSULTATION CON-| mceicieenes CERNING MILITARY PACT |gave is answer to Hitler today. and, to the democracies, it was iil ia dicaldasinidictiionasin “good news”. In firm tones, the LONDON, May 5.—Prime Min- | Polish statesman tossed the sit- re- uation right back in Hitler's lap, leased the information today that |as it were, and refused to con- {his definite answer ito Russia | sider any surrender of Danzig or contains this message: | Polish territory to Germany. “We are unable at this time to| finister Beck went on to say, enter into any pacts with the however, that his country would Soviet at this time”. the An concessions | door open” for future consulta- with Hitler. Ae Polish Chamber of Deputies loudly praised the Prime Minis- j ter’s speech, and immediately |took steps to grant their Presi- ‘dent dictatorial powers in the SEWER PIPE TO ‘=. ARRIVE TONIGHT echoes Mussolini is reported be in consultation with Po- land, asking for the position of mediator in any negotiations con- With the arrival of the Steam-:templated between that country |ship Ozark, of the Clyde-Mallory and Germany. Lines, tonight from New Orleans! Tibet and England saree x at the answering speech to will come: a shipment of pipe and | rritler’s demands last Friday was |agree to consultations on | invitation to “leave the subject of economic | sos concerning military City, being built. | accessories to be used in the com- The Folies Bergere is cashing pletion. of the sewer, which’ hus! in on’ the same appeal in the been hanging fire for more than! dignified interior. of the Cali- two weeks. fornia ‘auditorium. ! « The ‘shipment, according to the i How Nude? ‘bills of lading, contains all the There haved | beens -cavesal material for the work of laying, clashes. between concessionaries irs pipe for the sewer outfall at and the fair management as to ‘rumbo Island, and others.of the whether minor wisps of clothing per necessary for the work. Al- shall be on or off, but so far the tosether the materials weigh 35,- concessionaries have had mighty 1°92, Pe ad asdhiiliekbut so] (worthy of much praise. Hitler, however, is reported to be pre- paring for still stronger de- ‘mands, following the hints along that line in his original demands ‘on the Subject. In the meantime, approxi- mately ‘1,300,000 Polish soldiers remain on guard, with Jarge con- centrations along the;} German | border in the vicinity of the Cor- \ridor and Danzig tertitaty. near their own way. The Gayway, as the amuse- ment zone is called, has been turned over to Mel smith, a cir- cus and ‘carnival man of 32 years’ experience. There are 40 shows and 15 rides in the zone now, and Smith hopes to increase this to 60 and 30 in short order. He has def-! inite plans for two large night! clubs, a showboat, and various! smaller attractions. Brighter lights. will be installed along the Gayway and. efforts made, to, have something, runing in every, inch of available, space. Royalty, already, has called at this., “Pageant, of .the Pacific. Crown Prince, Frederik, and_ hi: Crown Princess Ingrid ae Den. mark ha’ he me dor. New York's dia came but e bs ae "~paic his own Way: Also a visitor was} Gaby. Enalish Wagner says, and if you'ing.as the light strikes it through ! workmen will be used) on the completion of the project and the work will cover a period of sev-| |PHYSICIST’S DEVICE .eral weeks. PRODUCES MUSIC ———___—_ | FROM LIGHT BEAMS ‘Expert Says Chamberlain | (My Axsocinted Preas) Descendant Of Edward I) Louisvitue. Ky, May 5— ae Dr. Donald Bennett used a de- vice constructed of an_ electric battery, a tin can, a photo elec- tric cell, a revolving disc full of holes and an amplifier to play “Old Black Joe” and “My Old LONDON, May 5.—A British genealogist says Prime Minister Neyille Chamberlaig is descended from King Edwar § eo Writing * in 3 Genealogist Kentucky Home.” (Magaaine Anthony «Wagner says Bennett, a University of Louis- ‘Chamberlain is in.the nineteenth ville physicist, played the. tunes eration. from: thes ,plantagertet by directing a beam of light on onareh. . tthe, reyolving disc. Mechanical The prime paige tend has Scot+ impulses thus set up causes, the itish and Welsh blood as well asjjapparatus to emit tones differ- go back 15 generations,.. Anglo-'differently spaced holes.~ ‘The , Norman also, as well as the royal amplifier makes the sound aud- {Mrs. Grover Whalen, wife of the; Angevin of Edward I and the ible to the human ear. Wool offerings sold as follows: For 37 bunches a price of $82 was accepted. Four bunches sold for $6.10; 10 bunches brought $4 and }one single sponge sold for 65 cents, making a totai of $92.75. Eight bunches of yellow brought $3.10 and brought $3.75, a total of $6.85 and eight bunches of grass were sold for 61 cents. The sale price jof all offerings was $100.21. ‘FALSE ALARM OF FIRE THIS, A. M.'s ithis morning a 15 bunches im- mediately to the call but there was no fire to be found any- LEAVING FOR HOME ir. and Mrs. E. E. Williams of Louis, Mo. and Mrs. Wil-j impresario of the “World of To- morrow.” Officials are studying proposals | larch’s consort ‘ter of King Ferdinand III. {Castilian Spanish of that mon-| The outfit was a part of an en- Eleanor, daugh-'gineers’ day exhibit on Belknap campus. |WPA WORKMEN BUILD Carolina Tulip Grower NEW LIBERTY BELL! Sells To Hollanders to let down gambling restrictions | run. Bars and cocktail lounges, ; enough for bingo and keno to which were scarce when the ex. | position opened, have been multi-| plying. I Spotlight On Free Show A succession of stage cw (By Asnocinted Prenn) (By Associated Preand PHILADELPHIA, May 5.—The! TERRA CEIA, N. C., May 5. \Liberty Bell, which Philadelphia Ruddy-faced Hendrick van Dorp officials fear is too ancient to'came over from Holland 15 years has been booked to carry on undergo the risks of travel to’ ago to plant vegetables but re- ngs sien Cantor ean exhibitions, now has a mained to find his fortune in ee nace | “stand-in.” , tulips. frée aerial. circus will be re-| ‘The substitute, built by work-| Fellow countrymen told him berg and moved to @ cen- ors in the WPA museum exten-.the beautiful flowers of their © ion project, is two and a ,half native land would not grow in! The £ fact that many major ex- eae as the original. It, such foreign soil, black and fer- jhibits opened with parties—and'i, made of plaster. spun on a tile though it was. He took isé ' champagne—may-" have contri- | Sooden frame. sue with:them and to prove his buted to giving “the island,” as; Among. the materials required’ point ‘he is now one of the largest it is usually called, a festival! ore 1g hundred-pound bags of tulip producers in America, 'ship~ rather than squeatio Hie laster_paris, 138 yards of bur-|ping each spring 125,000” dozen - phere. But the of the pub-!in0° 417 feet pf wire, 60 feet of flowers and nearly 1,000,000 lierhus:dictated the new accent iron pipe, 160 stove bolts, and | bulbs. on gayety. lgreat quantities of shellac, al-| He has shipped some of his “A million people. can’t be (cohol, graphite, lamp black and |fine bulbs even to Holland, long wrong,” says one exposition of-' bronze powder. | famous for its tulip culture. ficial. “They've shown they like| The stand-in is to be on ex-| After the flowers are gathered the amusement. side and ttle (Bibition at the New York World’s | in the spring, he plants corn and they like things just a little pair. |beans, reaping another rich har- rough. All right, that’s what it! ‘vest from the same land. our beloved son, Florencio varez, Jt. We are indeed grate- ful to all, and for the floral of- the matter would be taken up by ALUMNI UNIT TO MEET the committee for consideration. Anent Water Mains A discussion was entered into Seas bend AIM in the tek ot pein emma 1 sister, Mrs. E. M. Folson of , Will be.” jthe British-operated plane, ‘The World's Fair Bargains Mount Vernon, Ill, who have| Ahern Funeral Home | ES Se PD, Candy—For ferings and use of their cars. | Cavalier. been spending the winter months’ in vi Association will hold a meeting) MOTHER’S DAY Only God alone knows how! EH. Bell,. Mon- in Stone relative to persons connecting up with the city water mains, pe anthropology pro- much we appreciate their kind-|fessor at the University of? Ne- ness and how: indebted we are to braska, said the tract was so it shown that at the present}our people. ‘tens Saat iniea nh eee eae MR. AND MRS. FLORENCIO taining the exact number using] ALVAREZ AND FAMILY. (Continued on Page Four) : ~ may5,1939 sarge Semon cet al = ah of arevoutia NAVARRO, Jencouragement research in Nebraska. tonight at 8 o'clock Church Annex on Eaton street. BEST SELECTIONS AT “Riz Cooled” A large attendance is expected|GARDNER’S PHARMACY at this meeting as final plans for The Rexall Store |fhe 1999 banquet and dance will !s34 Duval St. Phone 177 Miami, Fla.