The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 16, 1939, Page 1

Azsociated Press Day Wire Service For 59 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LX. No. 143. Council Receives Letter Requesting Referendum The Ke pat Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1939 [ROTARY GROUP HEARS REPORTS READ AT MEET Plans Made For Celebration Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit PRICE FIVE CENTS Frank Guerro Fatally Shot Las Leland Sawyer; Died Commemorating Highway Opening) Night By City Charter Aniverary Proram ToTWO PLACED | Short Time After JOHN C. GEKELER PRESIDED On I New Signed Petitions Bearing| On Matter Are Submit- ted Along With Commu- nication | A communication signed by six citizens was read at the regu- lar meeting of the City Council} last night requesting that the council call a special referendum election to pass on the matter of the proposed new city charter. The communication was sign- ed by Harry M. Baker, Sam Pinder, William T. Archer, Ivan Elwood, Joseph O. Kemp and Ulric Gwynn. The petitions presented re-| questing the referendum election | were signed by twenty-five per- cent of the voters, which is the required number for the calling of an election. After considerable discussion, | it was decided to refer the pe-| titions in question to the super- visor of registration and also the city clerk, requesting that! the names on the petitions be! checked from the registration books to determine whether or not all of those signing are quali- | fied electors of the City of Key| West. The council will defer action in| CITY COUN MEETS TONIGHT | MATTER OF SPONSORING PROJECTS TO BE DISCUSSED AT SESSION YESTERDAY IN ABSENCE OF ERNEST RAMSEY | There was no stated program ,at the Rotary Club meeting held | yesterday in St. Paul’s Church Parish House. In the absence of President Ernest Ramsey, past-President } Begin On July 1, Con- tinuing For Period Of! Four Days 1 Merchants and business men of the area of the Overseas Road | and Toll Bridge District are per- |» Morris Allen and David Hep- John C, Gekeler presided. | Special meeting of the City} The time usually devoted to a Council is called for this evening*Progtam was filled in with re- starting at:8 o’clock. {ports of committees and reading This. meeting, as planned last of communications. fecting plans for a celebration, \ \ CHARGED WITH THEFT OF CARTON OF CIGARETTES FROM RUSSELL AUTO burn, colored, were arrested at i “A FAIR WAGE FOR EVERY ANSWER UNFAIR |AWAIT ADVICES ON LABOR CHARGES WORKING MAN” TOLD FOR- | EIGN EXHIBITORS AT FAIR REMOVED TO LOPEZ FUNER- AL HOME FROM MARINE HOSPITAL | ‘GUERRO’S FUNERAL In Hospital | Shooting Took Place At Late Hour Near Corner Of Greene And White- head Streets | Frank Guerro was shot last noon today by Officers Myrtland i with Marathon as headquarters, } in commemoration of the mon: |! Cates and Raymond Cabrera, on: a charge of the theft of a carton jmight at 10:28 o’clock by Leland pf cigarettes from the automo-; week by the Council, will find: Council: members sitting in with; various representatives of civic organizations of this city, who have been invited to attend the of ! The final report of the P.-T. A. } School Lunchroom Committee! was read, together with a letter of thanks and appreciation from! Rev. Joe A. Tolle for the help{ icy of speed in providing accept- ‘run out by August 15. meeting to discuss ways and 8iven this project by the Rotary; means to raise funds for spon- Club. "3 sorship of WPA projects. Dr. Gekeler, in a few well, Numerous projects will be dis- chosen words, expressed the re-| cussed, it has been stated. Urgen- gret felt by all members of the | club upon learning that Rotarian ! Joe Tolle had been transferred ; to Ft. Pierce. “Along with this regret”, Dr. Gekeler said, “I wish | jto extend our appreciation of his jvalued service to this commun-' jity and our best wishes for ‘his | i continued success and happiness in the new field to which he is going”. A letter from the Key West City Council was read, request- | ‘ing the Rotary Club to appoint a member.to represent the club on} ‘the Central Committee, which} ,has been formed to work with jthe . City Council in devising! jways and means of obtaining! jrevenue to sponsor WPA proj-: ‘ects in this community. J. Ro- able means of securing funds will be stressed in that present WPA projects are scheduled to TRAINING NOW BEING OFFERED, APPLICATIONS ARE BEING RECEIVED AT LOCAL NYA OFFICE It was learned at the NYA: of- jSummerland Key, is to ster celebration held in July, 1938, when the Overseas road/ and bridges were officially open- | ed to the vublic. One year ago July 4 was the | was declared ‘open and the cele-| bration of this year is to begin) July 1 arfa continue through July | 4, and it is anticipated that a large number of anglers will be} at Marathon to enter for the} prizes and honors to be distri- buted. t The fishing tourney will begin | at noon Saturday, July 1, and conelude 3:30 in the afternoon of | July 4, and will conclude wit a baseball game, fish fry an dance. i J. C. Jackson, who is associat-! ed with the C.C.C, Camp at West be in charge of arrangements, and ex- pects a large crowd from Miami and one from Key West to ac- cept invitations to join the cele- brants and enjoy themselves at bile of Mrs. Henry Russell. Allen, who afterward admitted | | (By Associated Press) | Frank Guezro, 43, died 11:30! NEW YORK, N. Y., June 16— o'clock“ last night in the Marine Labor leaders in this city today ; hospital. The body was removed answered the charges of unfair|to the Lopez Funeral Home, the theft to the officers, was placed in custody as the actual thief, and Hepburn is accused of py foreign tactics employed by members of | where advices are awaited rela- United States labor contracted|tive to the funeral services, exhibitors at the | which will be announced later. ‘R. Sawyer, who fired one sho? ‘from a short .38 calibre revolver | which entered Guerro’s ‘back, ;fanged through the body and ¢ J ‘JOHNSON RITES being accessory to the theft. iWorld’s Fair. They were taken to the police{ “A fair wage for every work- .date on which the great highway| lockup and later in the afternoon ;ing man” is the answer to the|three daughters, Mrs. to the county jail where they ‘whole controversy, according to will remain until the preliminary } these labor leaders. The ques- hearing. }tion arose when exhibitors from iforeign nations maintained that funds ran low when double tated by the practice of hiring ;Amercian labor to stand by and THIS AFTERNOON nothing whenever foreign artisans were employed. Funeral services for Thomas A. iohnson, 72, who died 12:30 KEY WEST LIONS o'clock yesterday afternoon in the residence, 806 Elizabeth street, will be held this afternoon 5 o'clock from the Baptist church, where the body was placed at 2 o'clock. Rev. Y. T. Shehane will officiate. ° Mr. Johnson was a long-time member of the Key West Volun- ING MEETING HELD LAST NIGHT feor jeharges for labor were necessi-j} CLUB ASSEMBLES, FLAG DAY OBSERVED DUR-| The deceased is survived by jlodged near the skin just above ee dca pie ain c 2 Guerto; | the abdomen. The affair took Spencer, Mrs. Geraldine Pinder, , place near the triangle and monu- |and Miss. Barbara Guerro; one} ison, Frank Guerro; sister, Miss ™€Mt at the corner of Greene and | Elise Guerro, and three brothers,’ Whitehead streets. | Leonard, Joe and Manuel Guer-} ; | Witnesses to the shooting said {that Sawyer rode up in a car to ja bench on which were seated j;Guerro, Mrs. Sawyer, Mrs. Annie | Laurie Bethel and Arthur Baeza. {As the car drove up, Sawyer {stepped from the vehicle with !the gun in his hand, and said; | Prank, get going and leave my | wife alone”. At that, Guerro is reported to EXAMINATION FOR OFFICERS IS ANNOUNCED |RELATIVE TO SECOND LIEU- TENACY; INFORMATION, RE- jhaye caught Sawyer’s son, Rob- CEIVED BY COLONEL mac. | ett L, Sawyer, around the neck. }When he <id so, Sawyer imme- MULLEN idiately lifted tne gun and .shot the matteruatil the names have | ¢ been properly checked by the} supervisor. i ice “that; acting “upon “advice from fhe NYA state office, ap- {plications are being received at ——$—$—_ land Adams “was' “appointed ~ as‘ representative from the Rotary Club on this committee, which Fire Department, and_pall- ; bearers have been selected from 'the membership, as follows: Bien- jvenido Perez, Leonard Curry, this gala affair. “Flag Day” was observed last | | In information received by COTTON GROWERS | FACING PROBLEM is to meet with the City Coun- cil this evening at 8 o’clock. Thanks for her services and the good wishes of the,club were the local office from those desir- ing to take courses at Camp Roosevelt for girls. Training is being given in the following: ATTORNEY FOR Oscar Cruz, Bernard Vidal, Johnny Lord and Frank Curry. Survivors are: One son, George ; ;the Key West Lions Club held at evening at the regular meeting of | Lieutenant-Colonel J. D. Mac-, \ : Mullen, commanding officer at| Stone Church Annex with Lion! Key West Barracks, he has been! President H. E. Day in the chair. | advised of an announcement of | { Ghexto, who ran to one OF tiie benches in front of Duke's Bar- becue stand and fell. He was taken from’ the bench by Gould Curry and Reggie Trevor ‘and rushed. to. the Marine hospital where he died about 11:30. Homemaking, catering, beauty culture, commercial art and fine art, reproduction equipment work WPA ARRIVES Henry Dietz, compensation at- mney for WPA districts four. extended to Miss Alce Curry, | club pianist, on the eve of her departure to attend a ten weeks’ ',,, J, Johnson, of Miami; two daugh- jters, Mrs. Horace Averett of Mi-; jami, and Mrs, Herman Roberts, ! of Key West. There are also 17 Speaker was Aaron McConnell, who presented an interesting dis- course on the origin of the United |the commanding general of the} Fourth Corps Area, that eligible|spoke to Mrs. Sawyer and said, applicants for appointment as|“Now you go home to the chil- After the shooting Sawyer (hy Associated Preand including photography, blue summer school session. \five and eleven, in 11 counties of grandchildren. States Flag, its history and use. | second lieutenants in the infan-|dren; I am going to the county printing and photostatic work. | At Sulphur Springs camp for white boys, training is being of- ° OLD POINT COMFORT, Va.,: June 16.—Oscar Johnson, presi- The meeting, one of those ex- ceedingly rare ones without ei- ‘ther guests. of members or visit- Florida, arrived in the city this| ;morning for a conference with TAKES PLACE OF CAT pointed club representative at Lion Jack Delaney was ap- Ithe City Council meeting tonight try, cavalry, field artillery, coast) jail’. At this time, Constable C. artillery and signal corps, must|Fioney Pellecier and’:F@lice: Of- submit their applications for ex-|ficer Harry Johnson arrived on dent of the Cotton Council, told) 250 members of the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association | in convention in this city that—; At the Cherry Lake camp for “the problem confronting cotton! White boys training is being growers is one of more consump- | 8!ven in agriculture and me- Safety Director Leo Warren. fered in metal’ work, mechanics ;when representatives of other} ing Rotarians, then adjourned, yr. pietz told The Citizen that! and woodwork. with the usual Rotary parting '}. was here for an investigation’ ame. of an accident, which was suf- fered by one of the WPA work- TEE reiaph 5 het} amination not later.*.than’ June! the scene and Sawyer said, “Har- | civic organizations will meet with | 20, i \ry, I done it"; and then placed the Council to discuss sponsor-| The applicants must be single |his hand in- his*+pocket, pulled ship of W.P.A. projects. and not previously married, ajout the gun and handed it to Of- The subject of support to the jcitizen of the United States, be-|ficer Johnson. He was imme- WELCH, Okla. — A rooster on the farm of E. M. Moore of this | city is proving an excellent sub-‘ stitute for a cat. He killed three large rats recently. tion rather than a limiting of production”. A complete study of the cotton question is being -conducted by} the Council, according to Mr. Johnson, with the hope that so-| lutions will be forthcoming in the ; near future. THREE BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED. Repairs and building permits issued during the past week from the office of Building Inspector Harry M. Baker, totalled $400 and were for the following: Repairs to residence at 620 Wil- liam street. Owner, Raul Car- bonell; cost, $250. General repairs at 722 Ashe street. Owner, George V. Per- pall, Jr.; cost, $100. Repairs to roof of residence at 1415 Olivia street. Owner, C. W.! | i | |protacted session become |colleagues. He will wait until: |those bills he is interested in! ADVISORY, 2:30 P. M., EST—| feed in the concessions and both NAVY'S DIVERS chanics. Youths who are now eligible, jfor work on NYA and _ are in-} terested should consult the area | supervisor at once, as arrange- | ments will shortly be made for; the transportation of those who; are accepted. SENATE MEMBERS SEEKING VACATION pia eeceaty (By Associated Preas) PORTSMOUTH, N. H., June 16. {Navy divers have shifted from ‘the port side of the sunken sub- ,marine Squalus to the starboard | ;side in their efforts to excavate | tunnels underneath the craft, and ! reports this morning indicated that they are meeting with more! ae . : ‘ ie tunnels are progressing WASHINGTON, D. C., June 16. * satisfactorily and it pa expected —Senate members are getting that the huge chains may be! “vacation fever” as signs of _@ passed under the submarine in a‘ iC s iN- few days and attached to the creasingly evident. ‘pontoons being held in readiness } Senator Glass of Virginia has to bring the Squalus to the sur-! stated that he expects to leave pd ey . for his Virginia home early next | month, whether or not all _busi-! ! ness has been transacted by his - ADVISORY have been disposed of—then skip the rest of the session. Senator Tropical disturbance moving northwestward over southeast fers last March, | jand French foreign concessions | 'American Legion Martello Tower- French Foreign Concessions Is Becoming Very Serious (By Assocrated Press) TIENTSIN, China, June 16— The continued blockade of British at this point is becoming hourly more grave as suvvlies of food are reported to be running low. The British officials have consider- able supplies of rice in store houses in the concession, how- ever it is not expected that pro-/| rations of these stores will not! stave off a complete shortage of | food beyond a very few days. There are over 100,000 mouths to British and French agents are! planning blockade-running man- CL !Norris of Nebraska has also stated Mississippi. with center at 1:30; that he is impatient to leave for home, and is likely to follow the p. m., EST, short distance north: | west of Mobile. Highest wind at euvers should the situation re- main in its present status longer than this weekend. Beach project was brought on the j floor and member Lions voted to 'endorse the project, pledging as- jsistance in whatever way seemet possible. = Election of officers for the 1939-1940 club fiscal year was jheld—the complete slate. pro- ‘fered by: the nomination commit- jtee headed by Lion Hastings {Smith being accorded a unani- {mous vote by acclamation: President, H. E. Day; First , vice-president, Gerald Saunders; Second vice-president, John Cos- |tar; Third vice-president, Sidney ;Einhorn; Secretary, Allan Arm- strong; Treasurer, Delance Mar- |tin; Tail Twister, Jack Delaney; Lion Tamer, Andrew Pritchard; of an American, a British and a Japanese representative. This, it is conceded, would place the United States member of the board in virtual full control with mediation powers. Britain is considering economic reprisals against Japan if the blockade continues, although much depends upon ultimate re-| ajjen. action of Uncle Sam in the crisis. ! It is felt that the United States cannot much longer refrain from sending strong protestations Curry. against the blockade. (OFFICIALS 60 Information from Tokio states | T0 ORLANDO Carry over directors are that the Japs are expecting a Directors, J. C. Sanchez and Joe} Hastings Smith and Raymond | tween the ages of 21 and 30/ diately placed under arrest by years, and be either an enlisted | Constable Pellecier and taken to man or warrant officer of the) the county jail. |regular army of more than two| Robert L. Sawyer, the son; Ar- years’ service, or a reserve of-|mand Roberts, who was driving ficer, an officer, warrant officer | the car, and Eugene Spencer, who or enlisted man of the national) was riding with Sawyer, were |guard, a member of the enlisted | also placed under arrest by the reserve corps or a graduate jof a \gpyistable, and are being held as technical institution approved Sby,|nhaterial witnesses. |the Secretary of War. _.,.,. After Guerro was declared | A. ppelimiriary: examinefion/dead, (Peace Justice Franklin will bef given: for the purpésé of’Arenberg, as coroner ‘ex-offici {thoroughly informing the appli- | ¢ummoned the following jury: W. | cant and determining whether he|F. Collins, Myrtland Cates, | possess physical and other quali-|Lumley Park, John Blackwell, | fications which would justify his|Sr., Harry L. Saunders and Jack | proceeding with the final exam- | Carbonell. |ination. This examination will| The members of the jury went |be completed not later-than July |to the undertaking parlor of -the i Lopez Funeral Home where a discussion was held, the body ex- amined and the examination of witnesses set for 4 o'clock this afternoon in the court room of the county court house. Sawyer and Guerro were both jemployes of the WPA and. were considered dear friends until the frift in their friendship, which Further information may be obtained of the commanding of- |ficer or adjutant at Key West | Barracks. | showdown on the whole subject | of British-Japanese influence in the Far-east. Much indignation | _ TO BE SPEEDED UP Attorney W. Curry Harris, for eR ee the county commissioners, Clerk | was caused, it is said, by Guer- ro’s alleged attentions to Mrs. ARE RESTING UP wiysiClANS ARE FOR ROOSEVELT KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 16. ; is expressed by Japanese in con- nection with British press re- leases of “exagerations” in the Sawyer. | [WANT T0 BAN SLOT 'DEVICES IN GEORGIA (Dy Associated Press) ATLANTA, Ga., June 16—The same procedure as Senator Glass. Pensacola, SE 54, at 8:30 a. m.|_ The British Foreign office in , EST, diminishing slowly there-!London is reported to consider after. Storm will continue to/that decisive action will follow | diminish in intensty but precau-|continuation of the blockade. A {matter of alleged stripping of tion should be continued on coast ; Japanese parade has been plan- | British subjects in the foreign in storm area this afternoon. All/ned for tomorrow, in memory of} concession by Japanese soldiers. warnings down at sunset. No/|all Japs who lost their lives in|Tokio denies categorically all of further advisories on disturb-‘the Boxer Revolution, and it is|the charges and further states, ance, . }this incident, it is expected, that|that the press is deliberately ‘WEATHER BUREAU. iwill bring matters to a show-! building up foreign opinion| take u WILL BE BROUGHT TO SEN- ATE FLOOR IN NEXT FEW ‘DAYS IF NECESSARY (ity Axnociated Preas) / Ross C. Sawy: | | , of circuit court, | ‘and Commissioner Wm. Mon- | salvatge, chairman of the Finance; Committee, left ned no nagt They WL ued a scheduled | WASHINGTON; D. C., ‘June 16. meeting of the R. E. Crumer Co., -Senate majority leader, Alben fiscal agents of the county, and | Barkley of Kentucky, stated to- p several important mat-|day that if favorable considera- tourage, sole passengers aboard}—The Association of Federal this Canadian Pacific Lines liner, | Musicians, an affiliate of the Am- are resting today from the vigor-;erican Federation of Labor, in ADVISORY 9:30 a.» m. EST.: status. Strong representa-| against her side of the Tientsin; are being made to call off; story. the parade by agents on both! ters which are now pending, and are to be settled, if possible, at | tion of Neutrality Bill now in |committee is not forthcoming | within a few days, that the whole |matter will be brought onto the City Council of Atlanta is being strongly pressed today by civic organizations throughout the city “ ' New Orleans, La. | 1 | t of ‘convention at this city, and rep- Tropical disturbance, attended by | sides of the.controversy, and it is| Canada and the United States. | * The liner stopped at St. John’s, ; resenting a total membership of winds up to 50 miles per hour at almost 150,000 United i possible that the parade will not} held. leanwhile, London announces Fresh Eggs meateter 28e FANCY ROASTING ‘Senate floor for disposition. ‘idea that filibustering tactics by lisolationists in the Senate would |hold up passage of the bill for long. to pass laws against the slot ma- chines. The Act would require a full vote of the Council to be effec- ' tive. GRAND POLO SHIRT, SLACK and SHORT DANCE