The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 29, 1939, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire For 59 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Congress Much Concerned With Two Deading Bis Making Great Efforts To DANZIG STILL Effect Passage Of Meas- REMAINS ISSUE ses OF Much Invert) AMONG NATIONS ance BRITAIN AND FRANCE ARE PREPARED TO STAND BY POLAND IN CONTROVER- SIAL ISSUE VOLUME LX. No. 154. (By Ansocinted Press) WASHINGTON, June 29.— Congress today is reported to be| making strenuous effort for pass-| age of the two deadline bills— administration’: S monetary) WARSAW, June 29.—Today and relief bills, which are design- the nation of Poland is just about ed to carry on two major gov-|the most important factor in a war-tension world as develop- (iy Associated Press) ernmental activities after the fis- | ments pile up to indicate that the | jfreee city of Danzig will provide ze |the reason for, the second world ‘The monetary bill apparently war, if as and- when it comes. cal year closes tomorrow. will undergo some chariges since | its transmission to the House yes- terday following several amend- ments that Seriously affected the President’s power. It is reported that one of the amendments will be erased in return for holding to two others. The President would continue to have power: to further devaluate the dollar, while agreeing to a new high price for silver and the non-pur- chase of foreign silver in the fu- ture. ference and passage by tomor- The relief bill is in serious con- | And there are a number of ‘leading European diplomats to- day that insist that developments concerning whether or not Dan- zig still remains under Polish government will be the deciding incident that will touch off the gunpowder of four of five of the , world’s leading armaments. | Britain and France stand pre- pared to defend the cause of a free Danzig in accordance with \Fecent pacts concluded between the three nations. Germany insists, however, | that there is no reason to spill | blood over Danzig. She predicts row night is doubtful although | that Danzig will return to Ger- legislators are aware that emer-| man rule following a process of gency measures will have to be/ watchful waiting. Poland, how-! enacted if operations under the ever, feels that war is-certain and WPA-are to be continued beyond | ‘i July 1. Of chief interest in new complete ‘Measures attached tothe bill isa” one Nater Gest anys ae= plan to make.the »states stand nial of any intentions towards a twenty-five percent of _ relief! war crisis, is the fact that seven- costs in the future. A total of|ty submarines of the German $73,000,000 was added to the bill navy aré anchored in the Baltic in the Senate,‘ further reducing|Sea off Danzig. Why? This large the rather foriorn hope of mak-} a force of undersea craft is the ing a balanced budget possible! largest over assembled by any for the next fiscal year. No new| nation in the world. taxes have been ‘voted by Con-; And Russia, too, recognizes gress to take care of ‘this andj that a crisis “is just around the other appropriations voted. |corner” when orders were given If is freely predicted that Con-/| to hdld the annual army maneu- gress will be in.session. for at{vers in Leningrad in September, least another month as three or!ostensibly to keep the Soviet four other major bills are yet to| fighting force “close to home.” be enacted into lawrbefore lead-| announces a standing’ army in‘ ocean breezes and to:bathe im:the, ‘re! waters. THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, TOPS {CLIPPER TAKES © ‘INP. 0. HAS TWENTY-TWO PAS-: DION AND SENGERS APPLICANTS FOR POSI- TION, RECEIVE RATINGS FROM COMMISSION (My Aasociated Presw) 29.—The Pan American Dixie Clipper hopped off last night’ at 8:36 o'clock EDST with twenty- two passengers aboard, sixteen men and six women. First leg of the voyage to Europe was com- {pleted in 15 hours and 16 minutes jas the huge airliner settled: at Horta, Azores at 11:52 o'clock this morning. Postmaster Sam Harris yester- day received from the Civil | Service Commission, in Washing- {ton, telegraphic advises to the (effect that he has passed the civil service tests for the postmaster- ‘ship in Key West and was num- ber.one on the list of’contestants.{ The first passenger trip across The examinations were held on ‘the Atlantic is scheduled to end Saturday, March 25, and there at i France tomorrow } 4 «late afternoon following approxi- [wey See ae Key — taking | mately forty eight hours of flight ‘Dion and. Frank, Delaney... Mr, jand stops at the Azores and Lis- ‘Dion and Mr, Delaney were each | bon, Portugal: The Dixie Clipper* will return fon Monday of next week to com- plete the first round-trip of the jregular schedyle of two. round j trips weekly. ‘allowed five: percent because of jtheir service during the war. / Seen yesterday afternoon, Mr. ‘Dion said that he had received ‘notification of being second on ‘the list of contestants and Mr. Delaney had been third. INVA. ACTIVITIES ‘START GOING OUT TO BEACH AGAIN CERTAIN HABITUES FORCED} TO CUT OUT ACTIONS AS REPORTED Orders received by Victor Lowe, NYA supervisor at Key West, from State Administrator Joe A, Bloodgood, brought to a flose Tuesday all NYA activities in this area and left 125 youths without employment. Mr: Lowe said that the reason given for the cessation of employ- ment was that the funds for the join- .tiscal year had become exhaust- ing tpaces where ih “the “atten, (ed and the shut down: had been noon and evening tired’ parents made obligatory. At the present ; time only Mr. Lowe and his steno- and their children go for the ee ileiake AX ice ticnetiion aa {the payrolls and necessary’ re- ports. | All is peaceful on ~the water. i | Chief Ivan Elwood ‘said yester- Se Rat teen adel ts fas are. about 100 applicants: on the attiiades “ob cortaliy’ Eabitiion of | waiting list for employment with the beach and their-reprehensible | the National Youth Administra- actions, he has directed that tion. but was unable to say just members of the motorcycle patrol | What the situation would be when Mr. Lowe also said that there OFF ON VOYAGE EXAMINATIONS i atin andies CRAFT’ | PORT WASHINGTON, Jute IN CITY CLOSED | make regular visits to the beach. and, if necessary arrest all of-| ‘fenders, | Since these orders have been. in effect. the regular visitors to} ithe beach, who were gradually | staying away have resumed their activities were. resumed. TENDER ZINNIA ARRIVES Tender Zinnia, of the light- house department, arrived Tues- day afternoon from the activities ment and are again making the }i8 being placed, and the work is Banks — JUNE 29, 1939 { CALLED TO THOMASVILLE, | “Iga. om; Account oF | ‘ DAUGHTER'S ILLNESS |: Clifford Hicks, supervisor of the WPA Project Planning De- partment, left this morning on the bus and will in Miami take train for “Thomasville, Ga., join Mrs. Hicks who is with her daughter Mrs, Dan Lewis in a hospital in the Georgia city. Mrs, Lewis has been ill since the first of the year suffering , from @ disease of the blood, “which has defied the efforts of physicians. At times her condi- tion has been such as to hold forth hopes of recovery. Last night Mr. Hicks received a telegram. advising that Mrs. , Lewis was in desperate condition and’ urging him to leave at once for the hospital. ‘AMATEUR NIGHT ! { EXCELLENT PROGRAM ON TUESDAY EVENING . | Amateur Night which was ar- lranged by the members of Scout j 51 and presented at the | High School auditorium Tuesday |night, proved to be one of the jhappiest evenings of the season. ‘The performers seemed eager to please and made their best ef- forts, anid their presentations | were happily received . by an | audience of approximately 150. too good ‘to be classed among the amateur offerings, and were of ‘the kind which could be - named ‘as professional, were it not that they were well known as em- | bryos. There was some excel- ‘lent: singing and outstanding tap | dancing. | Awards to the performers were | made according to.the popular |applause which was heard as the {names of the amateurs and their jacts were called. First went to {Chip Chase and his band. Second to Orlando Esquinaldo and Jose- evenings of relaxation and enjoy- ;t Pelican Shoals where a beacon phine Ubieta and their _exposi- | tion of the Rhumba,.and the third {went to Joe Hutchinson, who | LEAVES ON BUS | OF THANKS TO. | FIRE LADDIES MRS. DE BOE SENDS LETTER OF APPRECIATION RELA- - TIVE TO RECENT FIRE IN OLD HOMESTEAD Mrs. Michael Price De Boe, nee Otto, appreciates the excellent work done by the Key West Fire to; Department during the fire which ‘recently threatened the home of her mother, Mrs. Thomas O. Otto, a letter to the department from jher home in Coral Gables, and ‘copy of The Citizen showing hel { appreciation: !“Chief Harry M. Baker, Members and Volunteers of the Key West Fire Dept. {join the other members of our al | | 534 Eaton street, and has written | “Doctor De Boe and I wish to, Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in, the country; with an average Tange of only 14° Fahrenheit PRICE FIVE CENTS tn Movement To Have Martello Towers Mad National Monuments SDIEIDIDIS ine, Matters Taken Up MRS. Wil. STONE —_| : : PAYS VISIT HERE| 4t Meeting Of Organiza- —— | tion Held Last Night; crea. Interesting Session. visitors at the Overseas Hotel this week was Mrs. Wm. F. Stone, one of the last descend- ants of Francis Scott Key, who was the writer of the Nation- al Anthem of the United States, “The Star Spangled Banner”. : | Progress in the effort to have ithe Martello Towers established jas national monuments. for use lof the general public was report- ed last night at a meeting of Ar- |thur Sawyer Post No. 28, Ameri- can Legion. A committee of Commander William Schoneck, R. A.. Leh- $.S. Cuba for Havana, where |™ann and William J. Lee repoft- ‘MUCH ENJOYED ‘family in our gratitude to every one of you\for your splendid work in checking the recent fire in our mother’s, Mrs. Thomas O. West. 'Otto’s, home at 534 Eaton street. | qr ar gaa aM a as “Your . promptness, — efficiency } —__.___ and courtesy could not be excell- yyy ed by any Fire Department in the VICTOR LARSEN country. Your dispatch in getting | the fire under control without} IN LAKE WALES damage, either by chemicals or} # water, to even the adjoining! BEES rooms is a piece of fire fighting “work that deserves. the highest acclaim. “The gallant record of the Key | West Fire Department, both re- she plans to remain until next Tuesday and return te Key \ REATIONAL DIRECTOR OF ACTIVITIES THERE ‘ACCEPTS POSITION AS REC- led that Mayor Willard M. Al: | bury had written a personal let- |ter to President Roosevelt calling |the nation’s chief executive’s af- tention to the fact that he had \himself suggested the historic |fortresses be declared niatiorial | monuments: Further, Mayor Albury inform- ‘ed the Legionnaires that he ‘was | prepared to follow up his com- munication to the President with gulars and volunteers, has long | been one of which every Key Wester can be immensely proud. Your present corps lives up to! that record fully, with the added advantage, of ‘the -best . modern equipment for fire protection. “No organization is better than the least member of its’ entire personnel and for this reason we; can claim the very highest serv-’ ice for yours. * “As native Key Westers we are personally proud of the depart- ment and as recent beneficiaries of your splendid work on our family home we are ~ profoundly grateful. It isa feeling of se- curity which every Key West home-owner can enjoy to have such fire protection as your de- partment gives. Our city can % any required data or other . in- Victor Larsen, formerly ofthe | formation that might be demand- recreation department WPA at ed to bring about consummation Key West, is now~.makigg»rhis..of the projet: ee" ~ home at Lake Wales, Fla., where} The mayor said that at his sug- he has accepted a position as rec- | 8¢stion, c R. Vinten, inspector reational director for that city. | for the national park service, now In the June 22 issue of The|o” duty with the Civilian Con- Lake Wales News, he is shown | Servation Corps at West Sum- _ | with a group.of young folk play-| merfand Key, “was preparing a ing a game in which they all ap- ist of information for use in push- Sly i {ing the proposal for creating the feme 0 De papelly ouenet Sd towers as parks through the park on the same page, No. 1 of the) service bureau, whieh ;would issue appears an individual| have control .of;, the ., property photograph of Mr. Larsen,| when it was released by the beneath which is the following: | United States army. aeups, I *Y ‘ By unanimous vote, the post b eid npn shigivre: di- | adopted a resolution thanking the feel secure, and our gratitude to Tector, who completes his first | mayor for his interest and prompt {beach a rendezvous of happiness |#lmost completed: Captain jand innocent amusement, Chief {Said there is very little more Elwood said. work to be done before they will ¥ proceed to the next beacon site. you all is in proportion to the week of service today with the} regard with which we. cherish _enthusiastic support of hundreds. | our family home.and our moth- Coming to Lake Wales from Key er’s welfare.’ With best wishes West, he has begun his recrea-| ‘and grateful thanks.” jtional” program at, the - city) {pavilion and has already won a ‘host of friends. | action in communicating with the President and in taking steps ‘to follow up the movement ..when further effort is necessary>~ The post also voted to instruct. its delegates to the fifth district Legion conference here -July ers wil} be willing to leave for “| ESTABLISHES much longed-for vacation. Dire predictions were forth- AIR RECORD: ‘TUG WARBLER 'sang in a delightful baritone Kipling’s “On The Road to Man- dalay.” coming from the treasury depart- | ment today ds Secretary. Morgen-! thau warned the nation to beware of consequences if the President | ‘ is stripped of the power to con-/ HONORS GO TO YOUNG AR- VISITORS FAST LEARNING THAT = tinue’ the devaluation of the dol- lar. Morgenthau warned “that all should»start worrying about the doHar if the situation that confronted it in “1933. were per- mitted to return”. CUBA ARRIVES FROM TAMPA | | MY LIEUTENANT AT | ELMYRA, N. Y. | | (Ry Associated. Press) ELMYRA,*N._Y., June ,29.—A |young army tenant : today es- tablished an air‘ record’ when he took off at this point insa glider to soar 'to a height of over 13,000 | feet. This altitude beat by several jhundred feet the previous _ re- rd. WrecKing Tug Warbler arrived | in port this morning 1! o'clock with the Finnish. ship- Wirta. in tow which had been ashore near Fos ‘Rocks, and. anchored?’ in “One of the most exasperating things. that turn up at the Cham- ;ber of Comimerce in the course of ;a day’s work is to see some be- 7 Rathore hapnel. wherg ®t inighted tourist halting his car in inspection is being made of the |front of the office with a jug of ie by divers from the War- drinking water among his ba, My i gage because he had been in- The tug left port 8:30 Tuesday! formed that here in Key West, } receiving | THREAD-WORN GAG ABOUT LACK OF WATER HERE 1S OUTMODED ciously offers its/advice to a be- wildered ion that is begin- | ming to stand aghast upon be- holding dental cream curdle; upon contact “water, which has a tendency to transform coffee into! indelible ink; x “Now it is an interesting fact that upon’ every habitation of | “Larsen will be. in charge of the pavilion for the remainder of PEARLMAN’S SALE | TO START FRIDAY ‘dications will make this the most 4 : jtiyely vacation young people here | have ever known. PICNIC TUESDAY AT MARATHON The newly-formed Marathon ED IN 23RD ANNUAL EVENT; DOORS WILL OPEN 8:30 The big sale of the year on Du- val street gets under way tomor- | | | the summer, and from ; all.‘ in-| 9-30 to ask that the state depart- ment of the organization be re- {quested to aid the City of Key” West and the local Legionnaires. in preserving the old brick forts for posterity. ‘ Committees of the post ‘to ar- jiange details in handling the 7 feonference next month were given instructions at last night’s ‘meeting. A meeting with-Dr. A. M. Morgan, general chairman‘of the arrangements group, is sched- juled to be held within the next i jnight ‘we somehow got along without man falls enough water to suppl; sea ee the goecredted Fowey | any”, said Secretary Singleton to ina dwellers therein, if they will thouse . The Citizen some time ago. conserve it as we do in Key West | “Store of, Quality” opens its doors for the 4th of July holiday next It seemed to him that it would‘ and not pe it t be absorbed! to an expected large crowd of ‘Tuesday with plenty of fun for be-an act of kindness. to set in the groynd or run into the , bargain hunters. “young and old. Families are in- row) morning promptly at 8:30 Chamber of Commerce few days to work out some loose o'clock when Joe Pearlman's g pig free Fish Fry and. Pienie| ends, The conference will bring cord, . Arriving on the Steamer Cuba, pe intrepid airman was aided from Tampa this morning were py a terrific thunderstorm into. i 27 passengers, two second cabin | which he deliberately guided his: was aground off the reef and was; for Key West, 22 first and three motorless plane. The swift cur- ‘in need of assistance. second cabin passengers’for Ha-/rents of the storm lofted him}, Direct to the scene of the di- } more than '200 Legionnaires to Key West. Post. members appointed’ “a former vana. ft Key West arrivals were Mrs. |violently into, the heavens’ to | heights that threatened to bring 48S disaster in the form of frozen controls. Ernestina ‘Lopez. and: Evangelina Lopez. ~ Listed on the vessel’s manifest were the following items: For | Key West, 25 tons of freight and | one sack of mail, and for Ha-! vana, no tonnage,’ 393 sacks of} mail. Peat | The Cuba sailed 10:40 this! morning for Havana with 34 first scabin and 15 second cabin pas- sengers booked at Key West. Al- so taken from this port were! < three automobiles and . seven (Ry Anaociated Press] TIENTSIN, . June. 29. duaaue t ‘ami right. im this subject and with i working: all yesterday and the tug and after Daily News and printed under iy re i Far g8Fe9 i it a ocean, theory that present- that in mind the following coth-|ly it canbe: pumped up again annual renewal of the custom in- ;Munication was gent to the Miami together with such saline and_ stituted by Mr. Pearlman to of 'b) Hes Ay sil rp | q F This sale is the twenty-third ‘ited to bring picnic lunches and join in the full day’s. program committee headed by |Commander William Reardon to request the merchants and com- (mercial houses of the city as well « as all patriotic citizens to display -