The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 6, 1939, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 59 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West. VOLUME LX. No, 134. Commerce. Body Directors Hear Report On Revision Of By-Laws Decided At Meeting Held | WITNESS CONDEMNS st Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE OU: S85 A; KEY WEST, FLORIDA, | A, TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 1939 -~ |CUBAN | PRESIDENT - REFUSES TO LET JEWS GO ASHORE LAST CHANCE LIES IN DO-| “(Official Washirigton Ready To Receive King And Queen (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, June 6.—The| train when it arrives at the In-| MINICAN GOVERNMENT TO| i datlows Cantal u taking on a! | ternational Border at Niagara. Key West, Florida, has the _most equable climate in the country; with .an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit PRICE FIVE CENTS PEAL BILL |WEINTRAUB BACK “FROM JR. C. OF C. STATE GATHERING | INDUCED VICE - PRESIDENT) AND WIFE TO PAY visir, Yesterday To Postpone WPA BEFORE HOUSE: GRANT LANDING PERMIT Regular Session Sched- TO REFUGEES |DECLARES CERTAIN ‘UNITS! }Falls tomorrow morning. Picked | | jfestive appearance as the time ;details of Secret Service oper- | | approaches for the official visit hatives will accompany Secretary | jet the King and Queen of Eng- shar’ to meet other operatives al- | ready on the scene, preparing for | TO KEY WEST: MEET JUNE 20-23 NATIONAL | \ uled For Tonight Board of Directors of the Key| West Chamber of Commerce met | in regular session yesterday and | @ very interesting meeting wes | held. It was decided to postpone the regular meeting which was | to be held this evening, until such time as matters discussed yesterday can be acted upon. Attending the meeting were President Everett W. Russell, | Vice Presidents Melvin E. Rus- sell and W. T. Fripp, Treasurer} Fred J. Dion, Charles ‘S. “Taylor, ; Chas. E. Smith, Frank H: Ladd, W. W. Demeritt' and Albert E. ARE “SPONSORING COM- MUNISTIC ACTIVITIES” (Ry Asnociatua Press) WASHINGTON,. June 6—A witness before a House of Rep- resentatives Committee today condemned certain divisions — of the WPA as “sponsoring Com- munistic activities”. | Two major activities of WPA.; ;the Federal Arts Project and the » | Federal Theatres Project, came in for serious consideration when it! was alleged that members |to be spreading Communistic'for the refugees is for the Do- Mr. Peirce, chairman of the : pr committee to suggest a revision of the by-laws, presented the Te-} port of the committee the other changes were approved by the Board. The changes which were ap-} proved are to be submitted to the membership for adoption or) rejection at a meeting ‘to be) called 10 days after the bulletins | are issued giving notice to oe members. The secretary was instructed to! ''West of the death in New York i the Wesley Hall with twenty | send letters to the city council! and county commissioners adv: s-f ing them of the chamber’s inter-; est in providing employment for; our people by means of sponsor- | ing and offering any coopera- | tion possible. Due to the press of other busi-} ness, Fred J. Dion, tendered his} resignation as treasurer which; was regretfully accepted, and William M. Arnold, was unani-* for the unexpired term. A great deal of time was used in considering the report of the committee on by laws, hence sev- eral matters were laid on the', table and will be given proper | consideration at the next meet-! |WAS COMMANDANT OF Lo-, (By Associated Press) \land. The main thoroughfares of the entrance of the King and | Isadore L. Weintraub, recent. } of | ‘these two groups were reported} een into this country. HAVANA, June 6—By execu: 'Q lune 6.—By jthe’city are gaily decorated with "Chairman Senator Pittman of: |tive order, issued today by Presi- | Union Jack and United States. g jdent Federico Laredo Bru, the | flags and various ‘stands - com- hutiired tnd int dorartel .| wide to provide preferential posi- se |manding prominent views of at ‘tions in reception lines, requests! refugees on board the German | ferent sites the royal couple will that have had to be turned down! liner St. Louis will not be per- fab ani |mitted to land at any port in’ displaying ‘led to make four stops in the! Cuba. jeeye peas Hage. 2108 Ses Province of Ontario today, the The steamer has been hovering ” | across from Detroit, this evening. im | King. | United , States Secret Service off the coast of Southeast Florida! secretary of State Hull leaves Operatives are watching the In-| awaiting decision 68 {the “Cul rnational bridges at Detroit, on! government on their application |t0 unload the refugees from Ger-| | many. The only hope now remaining has been swamped with wired ests from citizens _nation- statesmen to meet the royal sons crossing to Windsor. Planning For Ret tation of ~——Distiling Plant At Navy. Yard ae | landing, even for a jomporery | period. Ctherwig ithe ship aaat ly elected treasurer of Florida | Congressional Joint Cotnmit- |Juhior Chamber. of Cocleeece!! |returned » Monday © from Miami | iwhere he attended a state con-' ference of the:executive commit- | tee of this organization. { ‘dent, and Mrs. Hall to pay a visit ; to Key West. Mr. Hall is well- the words — “Long Live The ‘last of which will be at Windsor, | {known here and was formerly Blanton Winship of Puerto Rica, | all -southern footbail player. He |is now connected-with the office lof State Superintendent Colin tanya. picked group of the. lookout for suspicious per-|English at Tallahassee and wish- william D. Leahy’s name es to be remembered to all of his” | friends in- Monroe county. | Executive meeting in Miami was for the purpose of instruct- {ing all incoming officers of the |state group. on. their duti¢s and {the functions of the Florida Junior Chamber of Commerce. Buffet,supper and dance was given by State President Tom F.: Fee for members who attend. | led this conference. Meinbers of! . the executive | While there Mr. Weintraub in-! | visit, have been erected. One) qu. royal streamliner is sched-} jduced Joe Hall, state vice-presi- ident Roosevelt today ‘accepted } [Tax Furnishes T Two Million Dollars Yearly For Schools (GOV. WINSHIP’S RESIGNATION IS _| GIVEN OK BY FDR} ; | ADMIRAL LEAHY'S NAME TO} GO BEFORE SENATE CoM- MITTEE AS NOMINEE TO HEAD PUERTO RICA Claims That If Bill- Be- came Law Practically All Schools In Florida Would Close (iy Associated Press) TALLAHASSEE, June 6:— Governor Cone today vetoed the Legislature's bill repealing one- half, percent of the gross receipts which produces $2,000,000 ‘annually for public schools. “Without Cone | said, “practically all of our pub- |lic schools will have to be closed". His veto letter was transmitted to State Secretary Robert A. , Gray. who will kéeo it until the come before a Senate committee | |mext Legislative session in April, as a nominee for the governorship | 1941 within a week's time. | phe said grors receivts tax, W ALTER PINDE PINDER | agai this bill seeks to repeal”, DIES IN IN MIAMI | i (By Associated Presy) | WASHINGTON, June 6.—Pres- | *™ or | i the money”, the resignation of to be effective September 1. It is expected that “Admiral | ithe governor wrote, “was origin- ally passed for the benefit of the H school system. ana 5? 1 | 1 1 HOLD D SESSION SPEAKING TOUR CAL NAVAL STATION MANY YEARS AGO | Boy Scouts of Troop 51 held Word has been received in Key, |their regular meeting last night Sunday of Rear Admiral Julian ™e™mbers .in attendance. The jcommandant: of the naval Lane. Latimer, U.S.N., retired. {meeting was opened with a dis- | y | LOWING LABOR RALLY | } LAST NIGHT | (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, June 6—Tom pe the guest of Lieutenant Fort full share. of i, ae by the! RE eo nevate a ‘for ‘work! Nati in connection with the rehabili- — Hed get water distilling! wal station, and it: fe eaamand alae te oak tot | STARTS _ TOMORROW FOL.; ‘be started at an early date. Lieutenant C.. C. Sylvester,,stops at Birmingham, Alabama; | ‘ceived this morning by the Po-| Civil Engineer U. S. Navy, as- | Memphis, Tenn., where elaborate | ;Sistant public works officer at ithe Navy Yard in Charleston, S. | | the highway |Key West will have at least two ‘death of his brother, Walter Pin- .C., arrived over ‘rehabilitation program, and will BROTHER, ROBERT. ADVISED |, OF DEATH BY TELE- GRAM board were urged to. attend the’ National Convention’ to “be held, ‘at Tulsa, Okla., from June 20 to! 2, It is expected that’ there will} be. a large delegation from Flor-} jida who’ will begin a motorcade ' {from Miami ‘through Florida with | + Telegram from Miami was re- “The Legislature of 1939, just adjourned, has failed and omit- ,ted to provide funds for the |schools, although it did increase appropriation for them, and-in- creased many other appropria- | tions without making any provi- affairs have been -arranged’ for | the delegates. It is believed that | yesterday in tonnection with the | representatives at this national | der, convention to give Key West its publicity. Rear Admiral Latimer was cussion of the proposed trip to! | Moonny starts on a speaking Callahan, officer in charge at the | sta- tion in Key West, headquarters’ of the Seventh Naval District,’ and was known to many Key; | Westers during his official regime ; here, 1920 and 1921, He was, after leaving Key! ,West, made Advocate General of : were presented to Scout Leonard | mously elected to fill the office | the Navy, and was stationed at! Key for his progress in ~ swim-| the Emer ionie Mevy:. Ys Navy Yard. CABLE SHIP ‘TEST VERY ‘SUCCESSFUL, ‘Tortugas on June 19. Following this was the repeating of } tour of the country tomorrow the} scout oath, and flag salute and | fellowing a rally of laboring |naval station for several days. | While no information is avail} ‘able at the present time as to thi - ultimate ‘use intended — for the | ' distilling plant, it is known that | ‘MAKING PLANS TO sion to pay said sums of money. “If this bill becomes a law, the |lice Department, requesting that | schools will have no funds to pay | Robert “Pinder be advised of the | for operating expenses and_prac- | tically all our public Is; will |have to be closed. ” this morning at 5:20 o'clock | MY RaekeeN set sin in athy, lin Jackson Memorial hospital. |personally,. with relidvirig the When Mr. Pinder was seen lat- | taxpayer of many burdens, which jer by The Citizen he said that|I have at all times sought to do, jhis brother was stricken with |I cannot sign this bill, and there- {paralysis Saturday and it was/fore, I veto the same.” isaid that there was little hope of | The repeal as voted by “the jTecovery. The deceased was 64/ amendment to Senate Bill No. ing which will be at the call of} the president. | | ‘Trials of the Cable Ship West-| ‘ern. Union,*which were held yes- also the Lord’s prayer. An announcement was made) ‘people fee, itt ie Bits oe: relative to the boys drum and! A total of $4,200 wes raised to’ buglh ugle corps. Tickets to a show sdtcay the, oxy of M th his travéls ,ostensibly to try f j ming. There were a few boxing one plata a | matches put on, all‘ of \ which | the legse frosp, prison of his part- | were greatly enjoyed, { # It was announced that the box- hanes Warren’ + Billige. |ing match scheduled for next’ Modijey "will also engage in ac- Berkowitz is scribe of the organ- jtivity in behalf of uniting various | week has been called off. Eugene } ization. iC. W. MURRAY jlabor factions eis throughout the: ithe matter has been under con- | sideration for some time, and the money for the work is available, | and the contract for the work is; _to be let before July 1. MOTOR: TANKER - » COMING HERE: Harbormaster wer Frank Papy was this. morning advised by. radio- {gram that the Motor Tanker Nor-} | years old. Funeral services and 836 which provided for exempt- jinterment will be in Miami. jing agricultural equipment, such }DETAILS TO POPULARIZE, The only near survivor of Wal- Ie hampers and Seeking sem ter, who was. called. by hii ‘rom gross receip' x, Vel FLORIDA OUTLINED AT |<", yh0.was called because of carried with it the broadened : ENT MEETIN his luxuriant growth of hair, is | exemption proposal. = ys ihis brother, Robert; who received| ’ Legislature raised school ap- |the news of the death while he} \propriation by voting $1,400,000 ern think: f emergency fund for each of next SACKSON VILLE, Fla.” June o\neecee Fete ea ep Bis| fo years, in addition to__$11,- i } vacationland were outlined here | {recently at the annual meeting of | ithe district offi ‘of the florida’ |Motor Lines. Promotion of sum-| (FNS),—-Details:of a campaign, to | 385,000 already provided. }popularize’ Florida as a summer | JOHN MILLER State now is, $800,000 behind in lterday with Cable Manager G. R.; {Steadman in command, and N.! DR. BRINKLEY Hin Key West harbor within a jshort time and expects to remain 'ness, from Montreal, will arrive | mer travel into and through the} state as well as adyertisement of | the many summer attractions in| paying total appropriation: for Ca actin school year. Senate Bill No. 43 is a bill to Gs the one-half of one per \cent tax which has been imposed TUG WARBLER W Tracy, division manager of RETURNS HERE ':. Western Union Co., in At-} i (Janta, on board, were excellent | i and Mr, Tracy expressed him-; C. W. Murray, charged . with; self as being perfectly ‘satisfied! driving an automobile while un- with the trials. John Miller, who was arrested upon Florida merchants during lSundily. charged with .entering | the last four years. the garage of William Knight} W. HARRI se a few days. dep wlil feature the cam- ~ ARRIVES HERE! i, the yessel’s captain to the effect | owe hi the di 1 { e have same wonderful | and sleeping in his car, was ar-| \that for anchorage, beaches, climate, hotel and rec- | raigned i before Peace | Wrecking Tug Warbler, Cap- ‘will be made at, once and every |reational facilities in summer as! Justice Franklin Atenberg on ay tain Wilder, returned to port) 10:30 o’clotk last night from aj call for assistance, which was re- ceived from the vessel Saint So satisfactory did the trials prove, the Ship making eight der the influence of liquor, was!'ON BOARD YACHT WHICH IS, arrested last night by Constable C. Floney Pellecier, and placed| |arrangement_made for the ship’s ANCHORED IN LOCAL | (arrival. lin winter”, pointed out V. E. Ab- | bot, district manager ,of Tampa. | | charge of vagrancy. | “The accused answered DIED THIS A, M. the} knots ‘and handling perfectly,!in county jail. |“The main difference is that the charge with a plea of not guilty, that it was decided to make a|. The arrest was made while the!| —— beost to the summer visitors is|and was bound over for the next| FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE Cuthbert and answered 1 o'clock | Saturday. The damaged ame was 150 miles in the gulf and was bound from Tampa for Cuba and en- gaged’ in the fruit trade. The; Warbler was engaged to stand by | while repairs were made. This was done and when com-j} pleted the Saint Cuthbert PFO- ceeded to Tampa and the Warb- ler returned to Key West. JAYCEE GROUP j Board of Directors of Key!) This igo aaseaiiat capt: ing and it is hoped that there will be a full attendance of the) board prseent, os 4 Tun to the Western Dry Rocks, | machine was in front of a coffee where the inspecting party caught 18 dolphin, three bonita and numerous othér fish. Mr. Tracy sdid he *was satis- fied. with evrything, the proving of the cable ship and’ the products! ‘of the waters around Key .West. He will leave for his headquar- ters in Atlanta tomorrow. Ata bccl Gamand Seat ote for Tampa, which is the end of the scheduled run. |shop 6n Duval street, and Con-| jstable Pellecier told The Citizen ihe was satisfied the man was | Yacht Doctor Brinkley, owner | Dr. J.-R. Brinkley, of Del Rio,: ‘under the influence of intoxi-| Texas, with the owner and party. cants, A ‘i ; t {on board, is anchored in the har- Murray. is scheduled to appear | ‘ before Peake ali F hed and will stay for several A member of the party came ashore im the yacht’s tender. this. morning and said that the Doctor and party would, while in. these and answer to the charge. | | i DR. HARRY CHIROPODIST-FOOT SPECIALIST OF MIAMI : Will Operate at the La Concha Hotel WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY ‘NEW ARRIVAL IN GARCIA’S HOME |=: nounce c nd Mrs, Dar of a son yester- day in the home at 919 Ww Thite only about half of the cost to the winter visitors.. That is one of the facts we intend to empha- SY Abbott stated that in addition ing folders, newspaper ad- vertising and displays through- eight pounds and will be given! the name of Edward Anthony. that 1 ‘were. H. YOUNG , term of criminal court in, bond} j of $100. { CONDUCTED THIS AFT- ERNOON ‘ ae ‘clock this ‘morning i | First t Baptist church will” of- Ne Ok Pa ceee MN Sicha Survivors are two brothers, ohn. | Frank Harris, Key West and role ‘Bert Harris, of Miami.