The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 3, 1939, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 59 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LX. No. 132. British Submarine Disaster Believed Worst In History All Hope Abandoned For! JAYCEES: TAKE Saving Any Of Ninety Men On Board Sunken Craft {By Associated Press) BIRKENHEAD, Eng., June 3.— The Admiralty has answered the many strong criticisms voiced by the British public-at-large in re- gard to the loss of ninety mem- bers of the submarine Thetis’ ‘crew and civilians, by stating that “everything possible. was done to effect a rescue: nd stone was left unturned in making every effort to raise the sunken Thetis”. Public criticism treated chiefly UP AMUSEMENT CENTER MOVE SION CONDUCTED LAST EVENING Enthusiastic meeting of Key West Junior Chamber of Com- {merece was held Jast evening, 8 o'clock, in. Chamber .of. Com- merce rooms..in. La Concha Hotel. } 'W. J. Schoneck brought to the | attention of the organization the |meed of a public auditorium and amusement center in this city. He told of the movement | which has been started by Amer- DISCUSSED DURING SES-! on the question as to why Eng- | ican Legion to provide Key West Jand did not have similar Diving | with a convention hall to take Bell equipment as that success- fully employed in the U. S. Navy submarine Squalus disaster. All hope has been given up for any of the ninety left on board the Thetis—the assumption being } that all have perished from car- bon monoxide. Some insight into reasons for the disaster will be revealed, it is reported, when the investigation will consider that the Thetis was involved in two previous minor accidents. The Thetis incident, if no more persons are rescued, will go down in history asythe worst subma- rine disaster. 7 Ripe a pe ey CUBA ARRIVES FROM HAVANA VESSEL LEFT LATE IN AFT-/sroup had been accepted and) ERNOON ENROUTE TO TAMPA Steamship Cuba, of the P. and O. S. S. Co., arrived yesterday afternoon from Havana with 57 passengers. Of this number there were 24 first cabin and three sec- ond cabin -passengers, for Key; West; 28 first and two second cabin passengers for Tampa. Practically all of the arrivals at Key West were travelers, ‘who were making the trip and chose the Key West route in order to - phetterment...o§ the. taken up ‘and: discussed, care of various state conventions which would like to meet in this city but could not do so because of the lack of facilities. Interest in this proposition was |shown by all in attendance and Mr. Schoneck was assured of Jaycee cooperation on the proj- ect. Mr. Schoneck briefly described {recently constructed in St. Petersburg and club decided. to contact Chamber of Commerce in that city and request that speci- fication be sent here to be studied ! before definite action is taken to |secure funds for the ‘project. Various other matters for the : city . wi | Létter from national head- quarters of United States Junior Chamber of Commerce was read by the secretary, S. C. Single- ton, Jr., telling club that appli- cation for affiliation with this {charter would be forwarded in | near future. : ‘Due to the fact that the presi- ident, Isadore Weintraub, was ,absent from the city, the meet-| ing was ptesided over by ‘the | vice-president, Joe Allen. { 'BENES FEAR FOR FORMER CZECHOSLOVAKIAN PRESIDENT APPARENTLY a similar building which had been! CZECHS’ SAFETY enjoy the ride over the Overseas Highway to Miami. Items of the manifest ‘of — the WELL INFORMED ship were: For Key West, six tons of freight, two automobiles and | nine sacks of mail; for Tampa, 90 tons of freight, one automobile o'clock for Tampa with four first.cabin pas- sengers, one automobile and two sacks of mail. ~ units are leaving today Gainesville, where they will at- (By Asgociated Press: NEW YORK, June 3-—Former | President’ ‘Benes ‘of Czecho-Slo- | vakia apparently.is being well in- | formed of German activities in pp aerni . i to a speech: recently delivered in this city, President Benes expresses grave fears for ‘his countrymen who are being \“exploited, degraded—and prop- for} “Stay out of my parlor!” Jocelyn defiantly told young to add—*"’Stay out of my , be OLD AGE PENSIONS NECESSITY OF SATISFYING CALLS FOR MORE EQUIT- ABLE PROVISIONS, GIVEN AS REASON ° (By Associated Prens) WASHINGTON, June 2.—A ‘House committee is considering raising Old Age Pensions from $30 to $40 per month, in recogni- » |tion of the necessity of satisfying la large portion of the country, jwho, while not all demanding legislation of the Townsend type, are anxious for more equitable ‘Pension, provisions. | Federal moves in this direction, ihowever, will be dependent upon ability of the states to match fed- eral funds. 'FOOD SHORTAGE IN NEW YORK LOOMS TEAMSTERS’ STRIKE HOLD- ING UP DISTRIBUTION OF EATABLES i (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, June 3A se- rious food shortage is threatened in this city because of a team- sters’ strike that will hold up dis- houses. Unless the strike is settled over this weekend, retailers will be ; without some foods entirely. DEMERITTS . ARRIVE HEE Dr, Wm. Demeritt, Jr., and Mrs. Demeritt arrived over the high- way Thursday evening from Boston, Mass., where Dr. Demer- itt completed his post-graduate work’ in children’s dentistry. En- ‘route they spent a week in New York visiting Mrs, Demeritt’s sis- iter, Mrs. G. W. Evans, and fam- ily, and Dr,’ and Mrs. Henry Renedo. While in New York they \visited the World’s Fair. On: the way to Key West they made a brief stop at Palm Beach where they ‘Wisited with their old friends, Mr. and. Mrs. Ellis Eng- \land, and then» started direct for home}, ss ‘ After spending: many’ years in | Gainesville, Fla., Tuscaloosa, Ala., \Aflanta, Ga., and in Boston, the ;Demeritts have reached this con- clusion, they told. The Citizen, jand said that there is no place like “Home, Sweet Home”. The doctor has decided to engage in the practice of his profession in “Dear Old Key West”, | Last night an automobile ‘in ‘which were riding several mem- jbers of the crew of a vessel in the harbor, one of the’ Coast Guard ships, it was said was driven down on Pier B at. the j Raval station, and inadvertently KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 1939 RITES SUNDAY - FOR RAY GATES AND HARRIS SERVICES AT FIRST METHO. DIST CHURCH; LOPEZ FUN- ERAL HOME IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS Funeral services are to be held Sunday in the First Methodist (Stone) church for Ray Willard Gates, 24, and Norman Douglas Harris, 30, who died _ yesterday. morning 4:15 o’clock ih an auto- mobile accident. Lopez Funeral Home will be in charge of arrangements. . Rev. Joe Tolle. will officiate at both services. Survivors of Mr. Gates are his widow: Mrs. Elaine Gates; one son: Charles Ray Gates; parents: Mr. ang: Mrs. John W- Gates; one brother: Warren Gates; grand- patents: Mrs. Mary Gates, and Mr. and Mrs. Theophilus Sawyer. Mr. Harris is survived by the widow: Mrs. Lula Mae Harris; one son: Norman Douglas _Har- tis, Jr.; three brothers: Frank, Bert and Willard Harris, and one sister; Mrs. Walter Johnson. SCHOOL LUNCH GROUP MEE TOKENS OF APPRECIATION PRESENTED, TO EACH MEMBER OF UNIT Interesting Attending the Commencement exercises. and presenting of diplomas to graduates of the Class of ’39 of the Key West High School yesterday afternoon 6 o'clock at Bayview Park, were approximately 1,500 parents, rel- atives and friends of the 63 mem- their. diplomas’ from Principal Horace O'Bryant, and as each gtaduate received the coveted Seroll, words of congratulation were spoken by the principal. ~The stage at the park was (beautifully. decorated with | profusion of tropical florals, and the graduates, in cap and gowns, arried a beautiful arm bouquet as they marched down the pathway to stage, mounted aha took their seats on the plat- iform, to music furnished by the | ' igh School orchestra, and mem- { of the Hospitality Band, {under the direction of Director } T. B. Klebsattel. |_| Seated on the stage were mem-! {hers of the School Board, Allan |B. Cleare, Ralph. K. Johngon, ;Glarence H. Pierce, Superinten. + it of Instruction Melvin. E. {Russell, Rev. William L. Halla- day, Principal O’Bryant and Wil- liam: V. Little. ‘The program opened with the bs Mobil by, the Orchestra with i lure Excerpts” and was fol- lowed by the “Salutation Grand | March” and the Invocation was j Offered by Rev. Halladay. The ~ number was by a mixed -chorus.in the “Recessional” by {De Koven. {. William -V. Little delivered his linspi address “On The Tres- hold.” A selection “Blue Danube” iby. the orchestra fellowed, and of dij as. Was made by Principal O’Bryant. | Benediction was offered by Rev. | Halladay, and the program closed } { bers of the class, who received | Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit PRICE FIVE CENTS | Exercises At Park: (Coroner's Jury Renders Verdict vray War. a ey Charging Negligence On Part Of Victims In Automobile Accident t ay RETAIN FILE OF WORKERS Proceedings Bearing On Case Were Concluded At 11:30 O'Clock Today; Witnesses Heard Senate Passes Severa That Affec tity Associated Prensa) TALLAHASSEE, June 3,—The | Senate last night passed House | Bill 844. which was introduced by | Coroner's jury empaneiied yes- inal Court of Record. This bill was ‘introduced in the :house earlier in presented to the Senate it provid- i | ine Mmatters in the court, and an amendment was attached. | Representative B. C. Papy. abol- | jishing the Monroe County Crim- |FLORIDA STATE. .EMPLOY. the session. As | ed for the disposition of all pend- | OF ALL KINDS| MENT SERVICE, KEEPS GOM- | PLETE. RECORD OF AVAIL-} ABLE EMPLOYES H . ! | The most complete file of com- | jpetent workers available in Flor-| | terday morning by Peace Jus- Esquinaldo, coroner ex-officio, to investigaie the death of Ray W. Gates and Norman Douglas Harris, who met death in an accident yesterday. morning, on Stock Island, near the Palm Dairy, rendered their verdict at 11:30 today to the ef- tice. Enrique Jr, It also passed the House Bill | ida is offered to empioyers by the | fect that: 1936 providing for the compensa-| Florida State _ Unemployment! tion of county commissioners, | S€Fvice, according to Wm. V. Lit-| who are td receive $5 each for! tle. in charge of the Key West! eased Ray Gates and Norman meetings attended, not to exceed office. | Harris, met their death through $300 yearly, and the chairman! This file contains not only the| , be . | | their own ce, So Say We }to receive $10 for each meeting, |"@mes of the’ workers available ; a avn neeeene = x and the annual compensation not in the Monroe county district, | All” Signed by the jury, George to. exceed $600, \ Mr, Little explained, but also the! Parks, foreman, Fred Marvil, The bill also provided for the Complete registration of workers| .. LL 1 payment of 10 cents per. mile for: in every section of the state, so| ¥ a a Dae ee feach mile traveled to and from that if any particular type of] Gerald Labrada and B E. Brant- the court house to attend meet-\Pperson néeded by an employer in’ ley. : ings, but no mileage will be al-' Key West is not listed in this or- | A ; lowed any member of the board ‘der the files of the entire state; The examination ‘of witness who lives within the limits of; may be had for the right worker.!¥@8 conducted by Coroner Es- Key West. | \“Hundreds of men and ppomnen | duirtaldo, W. H... Mertons and There’ was"'an amendment» at*!aré' being restored to prival An: | Henry .H. Talors.Je,, represent tached” to this ‘bill. {dustrial and seriealtinel eae me the -Somdnndt s wiaiaaehe Another bill passed was House | by placement through the Florida | ; Bill 1055 fixing the compensation ‘ Stare Employment Service Mr. | Grocery Co., . whose — delivery “We the jury find that the de- A i | with the Recessional “Pomp and During the closing exercises of | Circumstance” by Elgar. Harris School yesterday, Prof.! The 63 graduates to whom was Duncan presented a token of @p- | presented diplomas are: preciation to each of the ladies | of the lunch room in. the. behalf | peacon Aguero, Robert Carver of the youngsters who had re-/ a}kins, Lemuel Alonzo Baker, ceived noonday meals ‘during! Lucio Hector Barroso, Delio the past term. The children were | Bazo, Anita Marvylyn Berkowitz, happy and eager to bring the! Margaret Amalia Bernal, Una pennies which -in many cases! Mae Brady, Olga Esther Brost, was “the widows mite” in ap-| Arnold Clifford Brye, Olga Geor- preciation and gratitude for the ‘gina Camo, Lillie Mae Carey, nourishing and wholesome meals|Mary Isabel Castro, Lionel M. so carefully planned and Pre- Cobo, Barbara’ Louise Curry, pared for them. Juanita Kathleen Dongo, Dexter A big job was that of prepar-|parkman Dorgan, Orlando B. “Es ing over 28 thousand meals over! quinaldo, “Paul Edmund Es: the nine months period, but in \quinaldo, Maria Caridad Estenoz, quoting from Rev. Joe Tolle’s ; Joseph Henriquez, Richard Philip letter to the personnel, as 8en- | Hernandez, William Earl Jaek- eral chairman of the lunch Toom' son, Kathryn: Yvonne Johnson, committee, “your gifts will pay!Oiga Louise Kemp, Virgie Cor. Phyllis Louise Adams, Charles; Court of Record at $125 per month payable monthly from the General Revenue Fund. It also! provides that all fees’ and ¢osts collected by the clerk will be de | posited to the erdeit of Fine and ‘Forfeiture Fund. To this was! jalso attached a referendum. House Bill 1781 fixing the com. pensation of the Monroe Count; i solicitor was passed last. night by! the Senate. | i This bill is what is known as/ a population bill; based on the! population of the locality affected , and did not have to be published. It provides for the payment o: the monthly salary of the solicitor | from the General Revenue Fund, | ‘and the amount is $2400. All fees | provided for by law shall be col-| ‘lected and paid over to the Fine} t { ‘of the clerk of Monroe Criminal ; Little said, “and — employers | throughout the state are learning | ;through their ‘personal “experi-| nee that the Florida Service pro- | ides a high grade classified re- | tral service. : \ “The service is: not'rest¥icted to | unemployed, persons. Wwho.may be | eligible for unemployment ¢om-! pensation, but is, qpen to all un- mployed individuals in the state. - The same applies to employers as this state agency is ready to serve | any firm or business employing | persons, whether or not they are | covered by the provisions of the | Florida Unemployment Compen-! sation Law”. F | TENDER ZINNIA ruck Was jn.the collision ‘with’ the car in which the young men were riding, and’ Assistant State Attorney J. Laneeiot ; Lester for the state. C. Rodney Gwynn, of the U. S. Court:jthade | the stenographic addount:df ‘the tes- timony. oy R Witnesses ‘were sum- moned: to. testify’ were: ‘Clarence Thompson;*"Watten . Sawyer, Thomas Russell, Ralph Russell, H. D. Rhodes, who was riding in the grocery truck and Charles A. ‘McBride, the driver of the tru Elwdod Carbonell, Herman Ro! erts, Marvin Griffin, William Demeritt, Ollie Olsen, Mrs. Ol- son, and Edmund Rabigny. Taving of testimony in. the case was set for yesterday.after- noin 5 o'clock in the office ‘of Mr. Esquinaldo but when the ‘ine stronger. and healthier citizens.” | Knowles, Harry: Frank © Knight, | carried an amendment: : | The ladies were as pleased as | Sylvia Virginia Knowles, Henry| Another bill passed: by the! they were surprised,,..and ex- Pressed their thanks to all whom they felt privileged to serve. Using a phrase from Prof. Dun- can’ talk “the lunch room spon- sored by Harris School Parent- great dividends in the future in Key, Geraldine Louise jend Forfeiture Fund. . This also"! ' | jurors and witnesses were as- |sembled it was decided to post- Teacher Association and assisted] Eduyiges Ortez;. Ruth Oster by W-P.A. was a grand success.” |houdt, Louis Ovide, Jr., Natalie Careful “check ups” by the| Perez, Sara Gloria Perez, Louis teachers’ showed _ scholastic. 8S | Gaodwin Richardson, Allen Neil well as health improvement, | Roberts, Charles Malcolm Rob- which is not surprising when the |erts, Jr., Susan Elizabeth Rob- meal served in school, in many! John ‘William Robinson, instances, was the only satis- | Harold fying and well balanced meal of' Juliette Ruth Russell, Marie De- the day. lores Sands, Dorothy Constance The committee’s thanks and|Steadman, Frank Carl Stickney, appreciation is extended to all|jr. Dorothea Louise Stricker, Eugene Russell, Jr.,| Canfield Lewin. .. {Senate was House Bill 1782, fix-; Radio adyices réceived at the | Gilbert Donald Lord,- Warren ing ‘the compensation of the Ju-|lighthojise department, headquar- \H. Lowe, Joan Mildred MacMul- venile Court. judge of Monroe ters. this morning were to the, ef- ilen, Antonio Vincent Martinez, | county, This: bill. is. another ‘ot feet that thé Tender Zinnia would Ill, Howard Earl McDonald,! those based on. the population of! reach Miami today and would be\ Mario Pedro Napoles, Diana the county and, did not have to/at that port today and. tomororw.| ibe published. ‘There’ was also an | amendment attached to this bill. | POSTAL. RECEIPTS | oh | SHOW DECREASE ‘ oe ! i } | Postal receipts as reported at? !the Key West Post Office for the! There are some activities to be carried on in that section, and when these are completed the vessel will come to Key West. JOHN COURSES | | | GOES ON TRIP t pone the hearing until this morn- ing, and the deliberations were held in the court room of the county court house. POLISH-JEWS MUST LEAVE GERMAN SIXTEEN THOUSAND AFFECTED who, in any manner, have helped make this project a success. “The W. P. A. employees who were recipients of the tokens of gratitude were: Mrs. Sybil Dex- ter, supervisor; Mrs. ‘ Margaret Agnes Irene Thompson, Kathryn Eugenia John B. vv. : John Courses, member of the, personhel of the Lighthouse Ten- | - {of the year 1938, the receipts to-}der Ivy, left on the afternoon statesmen have been asked to in- (By Associated Press) ‘month of. May, ten alpaca WARSAW. June 3—Polish | of $2,416.48. Por the same month talled $2,505.73. jbus Thursday for. Tampa, and’; tercede in behalf of 16,000 Polish- Money. orders issued locally | will visit other points in Florida | Jews residing in Germany. They during the month of May, 1939,|and then go to Atlanta, Ga., tojhave been given until August 1 show .a total of $38,160.90. For ; visit a cousin. if |fo leave’ the country. the same month in the year 1938,| He plans to be gone for a. The Nazi move follows the an- the total was $42,698.22. i B il} e et il Fl Hi : Eee. Basti 3 at J i: aT HE