The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 8, 1939, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 59 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LX. No. 136. THE Plane Marked ‘Key West’ Will Be Included In Air Tour To World's Fair Matier Brought To Atten-' PLANS MADE FOR tion Of County Commis-' AMERICAN LEGION sioners At Meeting Last ANNUAL FOLLIES Night | PROCEEDS FROM AFFAIR TO Aviation Division of the State; pr ysep TOWARD DEFRAY- Read Department will have in| ING EXPENSES OF ENTER- the air tour to the World's Fair) aimmENT NEXT MONTH 67 planes and one of these will represent Key West. with the name of this city in large letters! Sawyer Post 28, American. on the side of the plane, which | Legion, at Legion Hall last night operated { leted for will arrangements were comp! ey bos sal Saeed the first annual American Legion and Ed Butts, according to a te communication from H. C. Whit- mey. director, which was read at the regular meeting of the coun At a special meeting of Arthur Hueso Saturday night, June 17. The proceeds. from the affairs | will help the Legion defray .ex- Follies to be held at Club Cayo! BROWN WRITES: LETTER ON KEY WEST EXHIBITS W. C. Harris, legal adviser to | jthe Board of County Commis- | sioners, is in receipt of a reply written to the Florida National Exhibits at the World’s Fair, in New York, in which E. W. Brown, vice president and gen- eral manager, expresses surprise at Mr. Curry’s letter relative to the lack of publicity given Mon- roe County at the fair. “I am compelled to state that n ‘which you have obtained this in- formation are entirely unreliable jand untrue. jtempt to enumerate the benefits obtained by Key West or delve While I will not ate KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1989 | In National ‘AUGUST 15 IS WPA PROJECTS i ‘ACTIVITIES HERE TO CEASE PROVIDING NO OTHER PROJECTS ARE SPONSORED IN MEANTIME | H Practically all WPA projects in the Key West area will close by , August 15 is the information in- \tions recently issued by Area Supervisor B. C. Moreno. Attached to the communication lis a list if projects, number of | DEADLINE FOR - persons employed and the an-; ee : Capital Today UBy Asnociated Press) WASHINGTON, June 8.—One \half a million citizens of the | Unite States were on hand to | greet the King and Queen of | England this morning when their special streamline train arrived ‘at the nation’s capital for the of- ficial visit on the President and members of his official family. As the train pulled into the station and just prior to depar- | jture into special automobiles for the. information — sources from | cluded ‘in a statement of condi-'the procession through thorough- fares of the capital. a salute of twenty-one guns was fired by the Army, and government Planes in battle formation flying eee Key West, Florida, has the | most equable climate in the country; with an average Tange of only 14° Fahrenheit SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.. S.A. PRICE FIVE CENTS Half Million Persons Greet [Over Seven Thousand Vehicles King And Queen On Arrival | ___Pass Over Bridges | During May Steamer With Refuges Said | ~ To Be Returning To Germany |Total Number Of Passen- gers For This Period Exceeded Eleven Thou- sand } Figures released by the Over- |seas Road and Toll Bridge Dis- trict today showed that there | Were a total of 7149 vehicles pay- jing tolls travelling * both north and south over the bridges during |the month of May. This com- |Pares with a total of 10,696 in | April and includes all traffic in- | cluding passenger cars, buses and |trucks. The total number of ve- ! e | ticles since December 1 is 89,- By Associated Press) HAVANA, June 8—Six Ger- admitted Cuba ‘today when they were able to present proper passport “cre- dentials and $500 bond each io guarantee that they would not | become a charge of the state. These. refugees {from the French liner Flandray, | ‘leaving behind scme ninety oth-/ er Jews not able to furnish bond. The German ship St. Louis is] ;teported to be steaming back to- / FAAP LOPLI LA CONE VETOES BILL EXEMPTING BUSES FROM ROAD TOLLS 1 tty’ Agsociuted Press) TALLAHASSEE, June 8.— Governor Fred Cone last night vetoed the bill intro- duced by Representative B. C.. Papy. which exempted the school buses from pay- ment of the tolls on the Overseas Highway. In vetoing the bill the gov- ernor said that the bridge authorities had already is- sued orders exempting th | buses and the law: was un- man-Jews were to came ashore} ty commissioners last night. | Present at the meeting were: | Chairman Carl Bervaldi, Com-| missioners B. B, Warren, Wm, | Monsalvatge and T. Jenkins Cur- | ry; Clerk Ross C. Sawyer, At- etorney W. Curry Harris, Chief; Deputy Bernard Waite and sev- | eral interested spectators. I Report of Sheriff K. O. Thomp- } son showed deposits in the First | National Bank during the month} of May amounting to $130.91. Report of Tax Collector Frank | H. Ladd showed deposits in the | bank for the month of May to- | talling $1,007.71, distributed as} follows General Revenue Fund, | $301.67; Fine and. Forfeiture | Fund, $71.41; Spectal Fund, $71.41; Road. Fund, $95.20; General School Fund, $238.02; Spécial Schoo! District Number 1, 9230. Clerk Ross €. Sawyer reported tax Certificates purchased or re- deemed during the month to- talled. $533.07—$450.73 in cash and $102.34 in bonds. Murphy Act Activities Activities under the provisions of the Murphy Act included 841 parcels during the month of May. | There were 1093 inches of print- ing and the amount of taxes can- celled totalled $128,373.48. Cost of the activity was as follows:| To The Citizen, $2,186; Clerk Sawyer, $4,205; Collector Ladd, $1,227.33; Collector Maloney. ac- count, $884.75. | Report of C. Sam B. Curry, elerk of criminal court, was read and placed on file. , | Report of licenses issued’ by | Judge Raymond Lord showed} revenue for the state of $185 and | for the couhty of $92.50. | Clerk Sawyer reported receipt | i | of the last of the race track fund |!et which he had under prepara- | checks from J, M. Lee, amount- | ing to $2,000. This was directed to be distributed as follows: $1,-| 508 to the General Revenue} Fund, and $500 to the Fine and Forfeiture Fund. 3 Apponitment of Raymond R. Maloney as deputy sheriff was announced. The appointment was made by Sheriff Thompson and the sureties for $1,000 bond were signed by H. S. McKenzie and W. M. Pinder, ~ | Communication - from Edwin} Trevor relative to the continua- | tion of activities at the Key West Community Art Center, which was published in The Ciizen of June 1, requesting that letters be! written to senators and congress- men in Washington relative to the matter, was read and the let- ters will be written by the at- torney. Make Donation Letter signed by Chi {penses in connection with the entertainment of between 200 and 300. Legionnaires expected here for the annual Fifth District ; conference some time — next month. The delegates and their friends will arrive in a Saturday and remain through Sunday of the same weekend. It is planned to entertain them at a barbecue on the grounds of the American ~ Legion home, Witehead street at the foot of United street, and to stage a dance and show for the visitors at one of the hotels. or night clubs. The Fifth District con- ference is coming to Key West largely as result of the effort madc~at-Fort.Lauderdale some ‘weeks ago to bring’ the next state convention of the Legion to this city. Al Mills is working with Chair- man R. A. Lehmann of the en- tertainment committee in work- ing out details of the dance and follies at te Cayo Hueso a week from Saturday night. There will \be a fine floor shiw, a good or- | chestra and other entertain- ment, COUNTY BUYS. BOOKLET SPACE RELATIVE TO PAGE ADVER- TISEMENT IN INTEREST OF KEY WEST J. W. John addressed the County Commissioners last night relative to an advertising book- tion at the present time and pre- sented a rough copy of the pub- lication which he ‘had prepared, to the board for examination. He said that he had been as- sured by the Overseas Road and Toll Bridge Commission that the toll takers would be allowed to present to the traveller over the bridges ‘copies of the booklet. of which were to be printed 25,000 copies. The probable name of the booklet will be “Overseas to Key West” and will be filled with in- formation, a great deal of which will be illustrated and requested | that the county take at least one page in the publication at a cost of $100. Commissioner moved that the county agree to take the page and pay for the obligation when presented with proof of publication. JOSE LOUNDERS DIES IN TAMPA Emilio Lounders, ticket agent for the F.E.C. R’y. Co., in Miami, by into the radio, newspaper or ° other work that represents an} [appreciable part of the advantage | {to your county through: participa- } ticipated closing date, as -fol- ®beve dipped wings in greeting. lows: | President Roosevelt gréeted Project 582, Sewer and Water’,' King George very simply, albeit 25 persons, has been started.| * tion in this exhibit I will set! pro; dai enthusiastically with these words Project 1811, Rebuilding Streets, | “Hi ? So down some of the departments of Projesttca stat heh bated glad to the exhibit in order that- you 1817, Beautification Golf Gourse,)— may know what we are doing. | ‘ ieee Mr. Brown writes. +10 soar July 15. Project 1909, “a4 program of official re- “The main exhibit hall con-|Botanical Garden, 57 persons, captions got under way with tains three of the seven nd pine 1. c jtoramas, indicative of Key West. | ings at Naval Station, 62 persons, One is game fishing, another a June 7. Project 3960, Repairs to will enter into a whirlwind of ocean ~bottom depth with the!Naval Station, 46 persons, July activities sponsored by — various game fish in your waters and the |20. Project 4032, Avenue E, 44 departments of this government third is the aquatic bird life of persons, August 1. Project 4118,' and the English embassy. the Florida Keys, These three Starter Shop Golf Course, seven; Last evening’s entrance into represent a cost of about $60,000.;Persons, June 5, Project 4177,|th “In the loggia one of the 15, Beautification of Parkways, 89) Falls was accomplished with no dioramas is of Key West, show.|Persons, September 17. Project mishap. . Secretary Hull and ing. the. bridge. im the.. ; 4190, Buildings.at Lighthouse. De- Y of the--State -Depart- with fish and boats in motion in | ent, 42 persons, August “were on hand’ to greet the background, and the sky line | ject 4304, Harris School, “17' royal couple in behalf of Presi- of Key West .with the radio) Persons, October 30. ident Roosevelt. towers: “We have no other projects! Qne incident demonstrated the “In the case displays we have available at present which are democratic characteristics of King pineapples, green turtle, collec-/ approved although we have three. George and Queen Elizabeth jtion of shells, handicraft and re-{projects in Jacksonville for ap-' when the streamline train was jlief work produrts, from Key ‘proval. These. are the Street held up for a short period in the West and all of them are so Building Project for $101,000, 159 Buffalo train yards while switch- labelled. }men; a mosquito control project | ing. : The: King and Queen: step- “In thé entertainment depart-| for $42,000; 65 men and another ped off ithe rain for a. short ment. one of our five entertain@| project for $27,000 and 28 men. | period: to streteh their legs, and f ;379 persons, June 25. ‘which both the King and Queen Project 3511, Build-'juncheon this noon, following, e United States at Niagara’ Monsalvatge | ers is Eduardo Gafcia, perhaps better known as ‘Coto’, from your city who is appearing here as The. Tropical Son. “In the Key West Gardens, jthrough the cooperation of Mrs. Phelan there are a number of tropical plants carrying the name of Key West, and in the million jand. half books published there is one full page in color of a motor bus travelling to Key West. “If you will have any unbiased | person ‘check this exhibit, I think you will find that Key West has jtepresentation here’ exclusive of ;maintenance and operative costs that represent an investment on {the part of the Florida State Ex- ;hibit of a great many times over ;their actual contributions as set ‘up in’ the resolution. | “But if you would _ pre! will be delighted to -have the {governor and executive board | check, the statements made in ‘your letter against the exhibit ‘and would suggest. that your in. formant be. requested to make such statement, jn the form of an affidavit so that you and I might | | t be justified in asking the gover- nor and the executive board to jlook into the matter.” j SUB SNAPPED 4 marine fer I These projects will’ take care of while walking in the yards, chat- approximately 250 men but they teq with yardsmen. In response are not approved and the SPOn- | to Queen Elizabeth’s question sors contributions have not been | concerning what the tempera- {made available on all of them. | ture would be in Washington, \ ngland, county supervi- sor of registration, appeared be- fore the county commissioners last night and made a request that his emoluments be increased from $62.50 monthly to $90. Commissioner Mansalvatge said that he had been giving the mat- ter some thought and was in- t { John Ei >) !quest new projects ‘to be spon | ba SS ER | sored by them, a large number JOHN ENGLAND jin the work. It is primarily the ;work of the sponsor to originate | “This letter is sent you for your, information as to the seriousness | budget which would be prepared ASSOCIATION HE or} a of persons in Key West will be projects. After the sponsor sub~' Sorrmiescr, jot the situation in Key West”. BELIEVES IN PRINCIPLES; Mr. England replied that he jout of work in the near future. }The WPA has no authority to! mits a proposal to the WPA, a SUPERVISOR INFORMED THAT period of some six weeks to two REQUEST WOULD BE TAK- |VIRGINIA SENATOR tending to recommend that $75 was not going to insist on any OF PARTY stipulated increase, but felt that “If some local governmental one of the workers vouchsafed agency or agencies do not re-| that “it would be plenty warm.” {make project proposals, but © it stands ready and willing to help months is required for approval, ,and authorization to begin work.| .EN CARE OF IN COMING BUDGET 7 M be paid Mr. England and _ this {TOLD NASSAU COUNTY BAR | figure be placed in the next i worth the figure but he would necessarily wards Germany with _its~list. of 207 refugees, with very. slim . chances of being recalled for ‘landing at some American port. Four other foreign ships are re- have you with us.” the while both “ported to be steaming towards | {South American ports with hun- ‘dreds of refugees on board, hop- ‘ing to land at theif destination. Havana has very positively stated that no refugees will be permitted to land in Cuba with- out posting bond and without ‘proper credentials. Negotiations by prominent “members of the: Jewish race in the United Sfates in an effort. to taise thousands.-of dollars: to- fa-} cilitate the “landing of refugees ,in acordance with the above de- ‘mands made by the government of Cuba are reported underway. SAFETY PATROLS’ - VACATION OUTING BEGINS ON FRIDAY (LEAVING IN TRUCK FOR MI- ' AMI BEACH: MEMBERS | WORKING HARD TO MAKE SUCCESS OF TRIP Safety Patrols of the Diyision Street, Harris and St.' Joseph * Schools: are today busily arrang-ito most of them, | ing for their vacation and outing,| Which begins tomorrow morning when the patrols of the several institutions leave for Miami , Beach in a truck of the county to be driven by LeRoy Torres. Members of the patrols have [been striving in every way to fit themselves for the trip, working assiduously at their studies and ‘are determined to reflect credit on their schools and their spon- sors during the outing. | Accompanying the group will ‘be Director Myrtland Cates, traf- fic officer of the Key West Police Department; Ulric Gwynn, Jr., “supervising captain, and W. C. Duncan, principal of the Harris School and Captain Albert Parra. Members of the patrols, who jare scheduled to go ‘on the out- Light “Thomas Dion, Kenneth Solomon, Norman Roberts, Robert Cruz Patrolmen Kermit Sweeting, | 837, or an average for the -six | month's period of 14,973. | | The report, itemized, gives | 2332 passenger cars north bound jand 3004 southbound, total 5336, | being a daily average, both ways, j of 172 passenger cars. Total pas- ;Sengers paying tolls were 11,627, | divided into 5318\northbound and ; 16309 southbound, indicating. an t | average of 375 each day. jMISITORS ENJOYED: LUNCH-| Trucks and miscéllaneous ve-, EON AT LA CONCHA; TAK- ‘hicles totalled 959, 458 north- }bound and 501 southbound. Re- EN ON SIGHTSEEING TRIP duction of bus schedule reduced | the total trips for the month from, {249 in April, to.218 in May. Collections for May showd corresponding . reductions. Re- ceipts for northbound _ traffic necessary. SOPOT a @. ‘MOTOR LINES | | AROUND CITY Agents from offices of the| | Florida Motor. Lines and other | were $4,835.00. and for south- \representatives of the organiza-| bound, $5,948.00 or a total of jtion in Florida, are in-Key West | $10,783.00 for the month, compar- {today as guests of thé. company ing with over $16,000 for April. ton A sightseeing trip and vaca-'Average daily collections were | $347.84. pion. att ee. West tikes | Interpretations of the;| above ; Most of the visitors came in on | figures: presents a probdifle low ithe-10 o’clock steamer: bus this: in bridge figures during the past morning, othets came in on the|month. The total vehicular 12:30 o'clock trip and were greet- eave for mad + spores an | 8! cars under e six months nS Agent War ms aeng average figure from . December i charge of activities in Key West. |; to June! 1. It. is’ believed ; The visitors assembled -at the | that June, July and August re- La Concha Hotel, enjoyed -a de- | ports will show increased volume | lightful luncheon in the Rain- | of ar snk that as for i ril an lay—a lief spon- | bow Dining Room of the hostel- (Apel by the: report of ineresiell jty, and then gathered for a/tourist business since the first of | business. meeting. Afterward this month, bringing in residents they were taken on a sightseeing of southern states following the ‘trip and visited. a numbég of ; Start of school vacations. The dis- scenes which were entirely new | continuance of the P. & O. S.S. |Co. service during most of April \and May had its effect on the R: B,| tourist business, and bridge traf- Letchworth, Sebastian; Mrs, J..fic- Resumption of service on i | Among the visitors are: J. E. Dobbs, Miami; 3 = ‘|June 1 has brought some, in- ie ute. fae Aon |erease in bridge tolls. West Palm Beach;.R. B. Knox, ‘Esme trust nr 22) CZECHS RESISTING | McPherson, Kissimmee; Frank) | Bellingham, Winter Park; M. T. NTROL | Caruthers, Coleman; Cecil Doug- GERMAN ‘Was, Lake Butler; Marvin Black, Hollywood. 2s eee J. Allison Banks, Pompano; sis7ier’s STAFF CONSIDER- ‘Maurice Loeb, Copps; Stanton ;Hilton, Indian River City;. Lacy) ING. WAYS AND MEANS TO ‘Conway, Starke; J. E. Ray, St. | Petersburg; D. A. Woodward, | ACCOMPLISH OBJECT ; Winter Park; Miss Ella T. Green-| ‘leaf, Lake Worth; Gene Sands, | | Marathon; T. B. O’Steen, Jack-| {By Annociated Press) sonville; Murray Grossman, Mi- |ami Beach; J.-M. Baker, Jackson- | dictators of agression states were ‘ville; O. R, Roseabush, ami; F. Pearlman, Miami; Joe ; Waite, Jacksonville; Mr. and Mrs. ; | Chisholm, Stuart. “ARVIN RAYBUN