The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 20, 1939, Page 1

Azsociated Pre’s Day Wire Service For 59 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Key West, Florida, has the most eauable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit Ieee ear LX. No. 171. Supervisor A tne Is In- formed That Various Other Projects Will Soon Be Approved | Hl | { | | Victor Lowe, area supervisor of| the’ National Youth Activities in Monroe County, has received ad- | vices from the NYA state office that the craftshop project in Key West has been approved. j This project, as. written, calls | for the assignment of 40. male youths for’a period of 12 months, and the classes of activity em- braces all forms of woodwork and cabinet making, metal work and the repair of automobiles. Those who are assigned to this work} will receive training, through ac- tual expericence which will fit them to enter private industry. Another of the projects, this! one a recreational project, has been approved. This provides for the assignment of 10 youths, who! will assist in the recreational ac- | tivities of the city under. compet- | ent supervisors. Youths who are! engaged in this work may be fit- ted to become recreational lead- ers. i ‘The “projeeyr” -whiet provides | for the maifitehanée and upkeep | pf the city aquarium, has also; been approved. To this project will be assigned 12 youths. Work-} ers on this project will receive | training in a class of Work which is peculiar t0'Key West. Through | their daily work they will .be-| come familiar with all forms of sea life, their care and preserva- | tion and habits, and will also aec-} 0 quire work habits fitting them to| enter other classes of industry. The-local. office of the NYA is “Facwel Concert -At Camp Grounds ii Farewell concert by the 265th Coast. Artillery band, conducted by Warrant Officer Caesar, La- Monaca, will be presented tonight} at 7:30 o'clock from the. band: stand at the Fort Taylor encamp-; ment. | There will be several new fea-| tures introduced at this: concert. Miss: Edith Williams~ will be heard in tha “Ave Maria” by Bach-Gounod' and the appealing} number; “Mighty Lak’ A Rose” | by Nevin. | From “The Show Boat”, a grand selection will be sung by Janice and George Mills White, who will also be heard singing, “God Bless America” by Irving| Berlin. The offerings of Sergeant Frank Purnell will be “Little Sir Echo” and “I Cried For You”. Below is the complete program: 1. March from the Opera; * “Carmen” Bizet Selection from, the Light Opera. “Robin Hood” De Koven 3. Popular. “Beer Barrel Polka” (Requested) Edith ‘Williams 5. Overture, “Morning, Noon and Night In Vienna” Sup 6.* Set. Frank Purnell ‘Sing- Bo . “Little Sir Echo” (Re- quested b. “I Cried For You” “A Musician Astray in the Forest” ae With Instrumental Effects in the Distance 8. Popular, “Begin the Be- guine” (Requested) 9. Grand Selection-from “The Show Boat” Jerome Kern Vocal Solos by Janice and George White © “God Bless America” Irving Berlin Vocal Solos by Janice and Géorge White | Tha Star Spangled Banner Last night at the fort a delight- led audience heard this aggrega-} !tion of excellent musicians in one 4. Soprano Solos: ‘of the most entertaining programs a. “Ave Maria” / - |which have been presented since Bach-Gounod! its arrival. 7. !10. 2. * sieictnacmactine National Guard Units Received Pay 1 Today + the Kress gift of 375 * paintings and 18 pieces of © sculpture will be installed for the ovening of the $15,- 000,000 gallery now being erected with funds provided by the late Andrew W. Mel- experts have. valued it at be- tween $25,000,000 and $30,- Y éd DAL eee LA (GUN PRACTICE IS CONCLUDED ACTIVITIES AT NATIONAL: GUARD CAMP ENDED YESTERDAY ‘ \ Firing of the 155 millimeter. guns and the other-units at the batteries or Fort Taylor was con- cluded yesterday. afternoon, and. those who aré computing | the stores made by the different bat- teries will probably: be in a posi- tion to announce’ the scores to-} Deowtomiceog 8 2. \enoreaw- The consensus, of . those whe, \paid the required attention to the \Tesults obtained by. the, 155 milli- meter guns, without . computing ithe actual results, tend to make them confident that.Battery “E”, of Key West, made the best score. with this gun. Of couirse, without the results being available at this time mei outcome is a matter of pure con- jecture, but one of the officers, a The local office of the Florida State Employment Service, in charge of William V. Little, re- ports an encouraging increase in the number of requests for work- ‘ers received from employers re- | cently. “This would indicate”, | ;Said Mr. Little, “that wé _ have passed through the — business | Sump that always follows the elose of the season in tourist re- 1 * sort cities,.and that the pick up in employment which it was an- | ticipated . would begin shortly af--| iter ‘the first.of July, has already ey of requests for ‘workers yond private. employers, covering | different occupations as Satliaien cooks, . waitresses, ‘4 eeepers, stenographers, ) Sompanions, housemaids and me- nics ‘in the construction in- b | dustry lustry,” te Little continued, } “and we are hoping that this is | an indication that the .efforts to bse the residents and business | people of this community to pre- pare for winter now” are begin- ming to bear fruit.” | ‘Mr. Little stated that’ he had received notice of a civil, ser- examination which is appli- le to Key West only, which wished to bring to the atten- of residents of this city who registered in the office of the ite Employment Service. The position is that of charwoman, ‘with duties of sweping, dusting, leaning, etc.; and is open only to itizens of the United: States. All j those interested in this-examina- ; tion- are. urged to register with ithe Florida State ‘Employment Service, at which time full infor- imation willbe given them in re- gard. to the, Ma to ‘BOAT BUILDER NOW RETIRED HAROLD THOMPSON COMES OUT OF LIGHTHOUSE SERVICE Another of the employes at the “We have recently received a! 191 ii | PRICE FIVE CENTS. eS TO Enlarge ram Of Entertainment For District Conference | Regula “We are very sorry—but ex- plosions, excessive noise and—” But wait. We're ahead of our story! Today was Voustional Day at the Rotary Club luncheon at St. Paul's Annex, with Rotarian “Ed- die” Strunk in charge, assisted by Emil Sweeting, who ‘both col- laborated to present a good story Jot Key West as related by several leading citizen-members of the ‘Limneheon words by Rotarian Stephen Sin- gleton and music by Allan Arm- strong. J. J, Trevor spoke about the | banking facilities in Key West} and Sebastian Cabrera assured | one and all that there was an am- ple. supply. oF the best in foods here. The ‘final tie on the pro- gram was the song “Key West, ; U.S. A.”, Sung by the club’s im- promptu choir—Norman Lb. T.) Various Matters Bearing On Coming Event-Taken Up During Meeting Last Night Immediate arrangements to ex tend the scope of events sched- uled here July 29-30 during the Fifth District Conference of the {Florida Department, The Ameri- can Legion, were laid last night at a meeting of the general com- | mittee when it was learned hotel haa dinner reservations. already jare being, made. | Meeting with General Chair- |man A. M. Morgan, the commit- jtee of Arthur Sawyer Post, No. 28 ‘decided to arrange for a capa- | city crowd for the Commander’s Dinner, a Key West civic. affair club. (Long Tongue”) ‘Lowe,. Bill| open to the general public, fe be + It developed: that the ptoceed-: Bates, Bill Demeritt, Curry Mo-; ings. were to go on the air—be-.reno,. Arch Morgan, Sebastian H4tween-1:00 and. 1:15°0'c Cabtera and Bill-Kemp. * sure, enough. President “Bill Lit-. . Tey sang merrily along—quite! tle cautioned’ the membership on honored at their paft in: bringing making too much noise and beg- the story of Key West. to’ all ging all participators in the WQAM listeners— ig broadcast to respect the ‘time element. These remarks followed advice to Howard Overlin that he had better get to his office ahd away——’ make the necessaty hookup by GONG—GONG—GONG—! direct’ wire with station WQAM The whole proceedings were so that the program could be air- stopped. as President Bill Little; ed promptly. called for order. Then—and now , Then—Emil Sweeting, prompt- we get to the point—he read the ly at 1:00-0’clock, took over the telegram started above— “In June the birds, all sing a tune, | While the palm trees. gent! | the. committee learned. held at Hotel La Concha; begin- ning at 8 p. m., Sati f 29. Originally it had. been pian- ned'to handle 200 persons, but it now appears that at» least © 100 more can be expected to attend, At the same time, the commit- , £e received assurances that ap- proximately 300 Legionnaires, members of the Legion) ahixiliary and their fami will: register fov, | on the conferende. progran. “The ‘As: foretold ia, The Citizen of, “first lieutenant, who is deeply in- “We are very sorry—but ex- | visitors atée-eéming “frém every JAYCEES PLAN TO | MEET INO ORLANDO “terested in the results, told The; Lighthouse Department, Harold targa flaasteia:s ro ae Re {Citizen today that he felt that/Thompson, boat builder ahd car- igiment Florida National Guard | Battery. “E”, commanded by Cap-|penter, has been notified of his mike, following the opening mu- sie and station announcement plosions, excessive noise and other section of the state, although thé. daily visited by a large number} coming to the assemblage through disturbances has caused our official conference only covers 22 of youths who are anxious to be-.| gin, work, during the present. sea-| son when private work is. not available in Key West, and these youths realize that in addition to the financial benefits they will|” be greatly aided by the work ex-} perience, which . will assist ‘them in accepting work of practically! any nature when the tourist: sea- son arrives. } State< Administrator Joe (A. jnooon receiving. their pay for the LOCAL _MEMBERS ARE BEING | duration of the encampment. Breaking“up of the camp will - URGED TO ATTEND not be tintil tomorréw but Colonel un! | be provided with funds to pur- ‘chase ‘gifts and memoirs of Eon) Local dayedea aré being urged | visit in Key West, and prevailed to attend the state Mid-su mmmerj|upon Colonel C. R., Grace, se rn s. ord in the bag”. Whether’ or not this is true, or. the . lieutenant’s, conjecture — is! iP. L. Wall desired to have the JY. every officer’ at the encamp-‘ months, navy and men paid off today so they. may {ment feels that the Key West out- eleven years and. five months | were spent with the lighthouse ; fit made an excellent record with | the piece. jat the encampment are this after- tain W.C. Harris, had the “rec-jretirement under the provisions of the retirement, act on the grounds of disability. lighthouse; |department, and: this. service has been exceptionally creditable. His. ‘retirement ‘and pension becomes Mr. Thompson‘has been in the} Lwrong, the fact. is. that. practical- | service for 16 years and nine a radio set on the stage. broadcasting equipment to blow First on the program was Mel- up. If you are game, we will try; vin Russell; who gave his views“ again some time. We were un-/| on the’ possibility. of a nine able to broadcast you meeting”. month’s ‘school term for Monroe And there you have the whole county .schools next year. story. Too bad! Then came Rev. John Gekeler (Signed) | STATION WQAM. with an invitation to Miamians, Business at the meeting includ- | |and other Florida residents to|}ed a report of Secretary Everett visit Key West churches on their | Russell of the Director's meeting } jmext visit. to this city. held Monday, July 17 and plan-; | posts and 22 auxiliary units from | Vero Beach to Key West. In completing arrangements. fo- day for a Legionnaire dinner at Fort Taylor Sunday afterhoon, July 30, the general committee, | headed by Dr. Morgan, is prepar- ing to serve about 300, instead of 200, mea!s at that time. Two of the army kitchens and mess halls have been made available to the CONDUCT EXAMS effective as of July 1. | DURING NG MORNING GROUP RETURNS: ‘W. W. Demeritt added to the | ned co-dperation of the club with | story of Key West with an excel-}the American, Legion Post in be gee tals ee pramten 2: lent resurhe of the harbor facili-| their ‘entertainment of District *° Fae Bore Ms ties here: : | Five Conference next week aa ornes in esis Eo Ta ar Coy, A bit of variety was’ provided | with: the: Post sponsored Junior A) at this point with “Eva Warner | Baseball team. Even the members of Arthur Youngblood’ has advised Area Su- conference to be held in Orlando | Disbursing officer to: pay the pervisor Lowe that “other projects on July 22 and 23. | troops this afternoon. for thia area will be approved as) ""Presiient Isadore Li, Weintraub, Colonel Grace, arrived shorty pasar dere oA RS -lis in, receipt of a letter from Wil ‘after 12 o'clock this. afternoon in! | requesting a good delegation. from | Vivian Collins, in the cat which }the Key West Junior Chamber of ilard “Ayres, convention chairman, |Company. with Adjutant General KELLY FAMILY \left for Miami yesterday after- | Civil Service: cesta ios of dy 24 aspirants TO ISLAND CITY: presenting the hew Key Wi naar io! Own Key Wi Guests were introduced “and dismissal eame at 1:15 o'clock. Sawyer Post, including the hard- | pressed committeemen, will» pay for) +noon, in which. were Captain | different branches of the sition! | the regular registration fee and | Commerce. GOES ON RIP Key West Jaycees expecting to Thomas L. Kelly, bccentor | at the Lighthouse Department Mrs, Kelly and their two chi dren, Conway and Mary Ellen, : and niece, Miss Virginia Whit-) mai left over the highway? early this morning for the annual vacation: While their destination is Bal- timore, they intend . visiting a! number: of cities and. will go to} the World’s. Fair in New York. It is planned by Mr. pane to ae turn August 1, DIVORCE PAPERS FILED IN COURT Papers were filed today in the to | Stanley. S. Barehan and Sergeant ! | Major J.-W. Hollister, and who} make this trip should get ih escorted the others.to ‘the camp:! ; touch with President Weintraub immediately. Mr. Weintraub promises to arrange transporta- | tion for the delegates. |ready to. make disbursement of} ‘funds, and arrangements were! |made with the First National ; jit was expected that by-3 o'clock {the officers and men would. be ee oe ee ye ae BUS DRIVER IS. GIVEN AWARDS D. E. Boney, driver with the] | Florida Motor Lines: and operat-} ing. between Key West and Mi- ate is in receipt of a letter from H, Griffith, superintendent of; a lines, commending him for office of Clerk Ross C, Sawyer, | ‘Y of Circuit Court, in the divorce | of Betty Lou Newman versus Frank D. Newman. were held in the civil service rooms at the Federal Building this pnd ade with Examiner Ar- thur ‘Pastorini, propounding the problems. There were 10 men from the Lighthouse Branch of the U. rs from the ibe: ‘from other walks of life, And For Window Screens |o"2,, “my. Ansoctated Press) | Mrs, Ralph G. Milner, who had {been visiting for six weeks in the Arad we part of the United. States, | and went to see the points of in- elite in 20 states, visiting the| ‘California — on Treasure Federal Band "There, will ‘Gea concert: given! s {this “evening, beginning at 8 inh psden by the To Give ‘JAYCEES. UNIT Ubuy their own tickets to the Com- Tenens Dinner at La Coricha. |The registration desk for ‘the Le- |gion and.Auxiliary will be open- ‘ed at La Concha Hotel at 10 a. m., Saturday, July 29, under the direction of Adjutant U: J.“Del- gado. A detail of Key West Boy | Scouts will be on hand to eseort- visitors to any section of the city !and to serve in any other capacity (demanded by the Legion. ‘ This is a public affair, arranged” Arthur Sawyer Post to give a vie demonstration of Key-West's desire, ability and willingness to entertain the state convention-of_ the American Legion in_ 1941 7 any other future date. 2 ag Among the ‘organizations that are giving 100 percent cooperation are the Key West Chamber of Chamber