The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 22, 1939, Page 1

Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit Azsociated Press Day. Wire Service For 69 Years Devoted to the Best Intciests of Key West izen PRICE FIVE CENTS tional Guard Units Left ‘Yesterday: Following Two Weeks’ Encampment Here THE SOUT KEY WEST, FLORIDA, VOLUME LX. No. 173. Housing Project Here “somes Sumen Submarine Resting oo | Easily Fal Distance Call To Local LONDON, July, 22—Negotia- | INFORMATION PORTSMOUTH, N. H., July 22.| ; CLAUDE ALBURY =|, 28° | Chairman Owl ig noc STS KEY. WEST ip aiming towards | of | t BALL PLAYERS |?" for Europe; ‘at least’ for the | NOW SOUGHT —».. sunken submarine Squalus ; ; y. if iLarge Number Of Persons \ : fpabeent years, are goihg forward | lIIVGy d 6 WS \ Assembled At Dock. To { Earl Adams, president of \, ce, but not without bfficlal’, 1 Sige ya the \City Council, is in. re- i < ‘Bid Farewell To Officers iis reported by divers going down On (ner 6aS6 1225 feet as resting easily after | 3 Congressman Pat Cannon, over long ‘distance telephone, has as- sured Fred J: Dion, chairman of the Housing Authority activity. and Wallace Bryant Kirke, .mem- ber of the local group, that in| case Senate Bill 591 was passed by the House of Representatives, | (Special to The Citizen) By FRANK’ W. LOVERING West, who, accompanied by his family, is visiting in In- aps deperidence, Ind. with Mrs. In:Germany, the press appears | it to contemplate peace- RELATIVE TO BETTER GOV- ERNMENT MOVEMENT IN- AUGURATED HERE ceipt of a letter from Claude ‘di ficulties in ‘the nature of vari. i Albury. head of the U; 8.m- | ods attempts to cloud the issue by And Personnel ae | } | citide: m- her plunge from the raising slings | Several hundred or Thursday, July 13th, when she; bled at the P. and O. dock yes- migtation Department in Key press of several foreign na~ came. to. the surface, broke away > terday afternoon to get the lest Albury's niece, Mrs. Carolyn Hattrick Hawley, stating that (By Associated Press) that the United States Housing | Authority officials would ear-| mark from one-half to one mil- Recognition for. Key West and the formation of Citizens & Tax- |from the seven pontoons and }went back to bottom again with her freight of 26 naval dead. they are thoroughly enjoying ful settlement of “the Danzig, trisis—and continue to point out | that August 15th, immediately NEW YORK, July 22—A) Industrialists, prone always to |following the gathering of the! priors ee of Sesame corr | look to the stock market for signs, tions for the weck by The Asso- | ‘ ; Tinted Praek?aa: BES noan: tod! j; are choosing to consider general ‘sight for another year ol. old friends and those newly mado |among officers and enlisted per- Apparently the submarine was | : : |payers, Inc:,came this week in t, will be the time when {points to. “better times ahead” if | ©XPansion moves following ob-| lion dollars for a low rent hous-| the form of a request for infor- : rf es mation from Stuart, Fla., address- Pea went eve: ett: Led to Col, L. C. Brinton, president This came as a result, said Mr. | of. the orgenization. * The request was contained in a} Dion. who was a caller at The lietier from HB. Kraft, U. S. Citizen office today, of the local | Army; retired lieutenant, secre- Rig? | tary of the Martin County Cham- authority's réquest for an imme-| her of Commerce at Stuart, who i earmarking +, Stated that a similar movement, on nee ee parently. patterned after prin-| the Washington Housing Author- |not injured and is described in | fine condition and position for further salvage attempts which have been blocked some days on | account of rough water at the |scene’ fifteen miles southeast of ithe naval station here. All hatches were found closed. vThis fact gave the navy men much optimism in. following their iples propounded by the local) ities are willing to grant after studies of local survevs made and | the, submitted to them within past monih, GOAST GUARD NINE TO PLAY CCC OUTFIT GAME WILL BE PLAYED AT WEST SUMMERLAND KEY CAMP TOMORROW Players from the Coast Guard Cutter Pandora and members of the C.C.C. camp at West Sum- merland Key will enter into a game of baseball at the camp to- morrow, it was said today, The Pandora, which had been | on her regular cruising duties, returned to port last night at 9 o'clock and those interested in basebail immediately got busy this morning contacting mem-| bers of the service to secure players to strengthen the team. One of'the officers of the Pan- | dora was at the headquarters. of the ‘lighthouse, branch . of the Coast Guard service this ..morn- ing for the,purpose of.,securing players from that branch and, was told that»,the Ivy. would probably return to port this eve- ning and furnish the team witht several good players. Mr. ‘and Mrs. Charles. Stirrup, 924 Eaton street, announce the arrival of a new baby in their homé, born last evening. The baby was a girl and has been named Winnie” Amparo Stirrup. Mother and daughter are-reported doing fine. GOLF CLUB TO » MEET MONDAY arabe has of the i eee si % ‘it + Steamship archi eel RTS had been berthed ‘at Regular i of the Key West Golf Club -be held next Monday evening at the home of the ¢lub's president, W. Curry Harris, on Avenue. E. Meeting will get*under way at b vare re- the subject in: the Miami Daily Troup, was about to be started-in| plans to bring the Squalus to the Lieut. Morrison hat city, ‘surface again. Knowledge of the Key West|and Diver Frye explored the movement for better government! Wrecked sub and found the deck | was gained through an article on}225 feet down instead of the orig- j jome_of ‘the information you|to the divers’ to be level fore and have already obtained in your) #ft, they stated in a radio mes- /analysis, having in mind particu-|S88e to.the yard ffom. the rescue Harly copies of the series of Jet-|Shib Falcon. a \ters you are mailing out with the|, The deck!.was/ found badly: jendeavor of securing additional fouled “with small wire, probably |citizens' support”, is the informa- | oe Oe linac bear — ji ief! ) 2 wer eae sought by secretary | when ha submarine ase the | Meanwhile, the Citizens & Tax-| bottom again. It was” further | payers, Inc., group’ locally reports | Said the deck was some 15 feet that a goodly proportion of the | 0Ut of mud, a blue clay bottom ‘application for membership cards| inte which the craft plunged sev- [have been returned .to the or-|¢al feet om the oceasion’ of ‘her | ganization and. acknowledgement | fatal dive May 23rd. of Monday, July-1% ‘of support is planned in the form jof cards of thanks to be mailed |Soon, according to Col. Brinton. ANCHOR LODGE MEETS MONDA At the regular meeting of chor Lodge Monday night, July | 24, an lection will be held to fill {the office of treasurer, which is ‘made vacant by the resignation \of William Vassie, recently’ re- ktined. from the Lighthouse Serv- ice, and who is leaving the fol- ‘lowing day for the Carolinas for the summer and will later reside in Canada. Mr. Vassie has served Anchor Lodge as treasurer since Janu- ary, 1927, and has been a very active member cf.the Lodge. ©. It is hoped that all members lof the Lodge will be present for | this electiqn and ‘all Masons": in jthe city are cordially invited to | attend. At the close of the meet- | ing, light efreshments will (be | served. : : the main ‘pier of the Porter Dock }co., sailed: today at noon for . This morning stores were plac- fuel oil, : : A. & P. Guaranieed J — EXHAUSTS Naval men feared some’ of the jhatehes might have been blown jopen by the rise of the sub- marine, but’ this fear was found | baseless by the divers. © As -the | | sub is tight it will be a much; easier task to re-attach the lift- | ing devices for a further attempt |to raise her. ¥ The three pontoons that broke | |loose. when the Squalus burst in| An-|2 tumult of foam’ to the surface; o \the evening of July 13th and j;sank in a flash again were itt loose and are at the naval station repair shops here béing recondi- tioned for the continuation of the work which will go on ‘shortly. {Some of these great steel drums were-used at the Key West navy yard in experiments with the; 'S-51 several years ago when the Momsen “lung” was tested. The pontoons would have been ; repaired at the scene) of the wreck but they were found so badly damaged that “the equip- | ment aboard the Falcon could’ not handle the job. Many more! | dives will have to-be made be-| |fore the pontoons can be at-/ |tached in proper position to the} | wreck, and the great steel chains slung through mud tunnels aga beneath the Squalus. It weeks, navy 1 greee Fe ABLES HOLDING UP SUB THETIS PARTED TROUB C 3 REPORTED. WITH AATIONS BEING CAR- * RIED ON TO RAISE SHIP. te as , 4 8) Re Presei - LONDON, July 22. — The British Admiralty reported trouble with the operations. be- ing i on raising - the metch, in many respects, - the trouble . experienced by the United States in the Squalus op- erations. The Thetis was brought to the surface and preparations were being made to bring it to shore when. two of the supporting cables parted. While the sub- marine didn’t sink again, the’ wing work % ‘| however, expansion moves by their nation twill be resumed. {In the, meantime,. however, | Bfitish officials insist that im-; négotiated with the Nazis. Re-| iteration of yesterday's announ i Ment have been made. This con- {eetns reported big loans to Ger- ti y in return for disarrhament) ' rantees afid peaceful settle- of thé Danzig question. “England has also offered to: of- lally tecognize the conquest of Crecho-Slovakia by sending an ambassador to Prague and to con- ! s premier “of “France,! warns all nations to/ “be on the alert” ahd not be fooled ‘by ‘German’ offers © of! peaceful « settlement; He mis-| trusts. Hitler, intensely, and ap- | |parently’ wants nothing to: do! | with any effort to mediate the! berisis now existing. | | jdn Italy, reports that both | | Mussolini and Pope Pius have of- | fered to Germany and, Poland aj | solution to the Danzig situation | | were not. confirmed, although’ it jis felt that both. men are intense- {ly interested in peaceful settle- | }iment .of the crisis, wanting v4 | general war situation of war to come from that dispute. Poland, the nation in between | it all, continues to stand pre-! pared for.any.eventuality. Sen-| Acessions barometers .calling for such a} condition can be believed. During the week just ending, stocks have faired better than inj} time. Issues have soared on an/ average of $3 to $10 a share, and} Caf loading report, considered as} many stocks have reached new) ‘complete recovery from the reces- | servance of the market this week. Added to the stock market pic- ture are other optimistic condi- tions, such as new high volume of | portant peace moves have been jany like period for a long, long! steel transactions, good business in all utilities and an excellent a good barometer of. business na- highs for the year, indicating a tionally. Business apparently is paying sion from 1937 levels, whieh, in little or no attention to the for- the main were indicative of near eign situation, feeling that there jpormal levels. Over two and a half billions in} {value were added to.stocks on the ‘New York Stock Exchange this|the faliure of the Senate. to change the Neutrality Law would week as a result of in ‘prices, Rotary the raising sempre if do: they ignore the recent: stdte- ment by President Roosevelt that bring ‘on & ‘slump ‘in business. Delegates Are Leaving For Orlando Red SEE BT Deda ee William V. Little, president of sonnel of the 265th Regiment, \Florida National Guard, which |had been in camp at Fort Taylor j}for the past two weeks. There was some disappoint- }ment expressed when it was {learned the troops would not | march down to the boat headed | will be no war this year. So, too,| by the regimental band. Prac- tically the entire regiment had | during the afternoon to make pyr- chases: and attend to other per- -sonal matters dnd to report at 4°30 at the dock to go on board the ship. — Before’ that hour arrived the | men began arriving singly and in | groups, and long before time for ithe ship to sail practically all of those who were to leave on the vessel had reported and found the large aggregation .. of‘, citizens jawaiting to bid ; them. farewell | until next year.) 4 fy | ‘There was a late shipment of freight to be unloaded at the dock which delayed sailing of the ship for almost one hour, and | been granted several hours leave ROBERTS | E i Key West Rotary- Club, and! , ] | 4 a : jby the time for departure, the HERE TOMORRO | Everett Russell, secretary of the rails-of the decks were lined with {club delegates, will . leave this; the 225 officers and men. whe | afternoon over the highway for} were leaving; most of Whar wars : ; ingi of farewell .or Funeral serviges for. Thomas’ Orlando to attend the assembly | shenting poe a to those. on ‘tries along. the border between | pea ee soaacecn bib at his | residence 301) ‘William | District 167, which embraces. all {not properly advancing anid be- streets yesterday morning, will ‘l4bs in Mlorida. | coming credentialed. be held tomorrow afternoon from). ™T ittle. said that: the: con- ‘the: chapel. of. the Pritchard | ferences will be held: July 24 and | rs ‘ as < | 25,. at which .time activities: for “ 3 i + Mr. Roberts is survived by his | plans for Rotary International, aa ARRIVES IN. PORT“: Mis. Blanche Roberts, will be discussed. Other mem- : : - ;two ‘daughters, Mrs... Marius| bers of Key West, who plan to | " ‘eave this afternoon, are Melvin | [Cue and Mise: sShinley” Yvonne 5 ssa] afd Norman Lowe. { ‘ » Roberts; four sons, Charles E.. Pi |. Steamship Ozark, of the Clyde-' * It is expected that the assembly i Lines; arrived 12 o'clock ; Leonard W., Carroll T., and Ar-. will complete the business in time — | (By Ansoctated Press) + PORT WASHINGTON, July 22. medium heavy cargo for this, Mrs. Mary E. Roberts and three back by Wednesday. morning 2:30 o'clock for Miami-and Jack- | monies at the cemetery will be lipemia There will be'a band concert’ he Yankee Clipper left on its | port, and began at once to dis-ibrothers, Roy. Roberts, Noel charge. (Roberts and Bazelle _ Roberts. YANKEE Last of the freight was. on the ,There are eight grandchildren. dock shortly. after 2 o’clock this| The deceased was a yeteran of OPENS NEW ROUTE sonville, conducted along the regular mili- ' _—— I |) MAKING TRIP TO SOUTH- SUNDAY | : | given at the Art Center grounds’ heduled crossing to South- tomorrow afterngon. beginning at hampton © this with the-Key West Fed-'7"" BE gan) 4 i twenty-seven passengers aboard. and the vessel sailed the world war and the cere- (AT -ART CENTER =" ing is the ‘ | tic, by way of, Nova Scotia, New Arizona” King ; Foundland and a stop on the Irish ‘ast night from New Orleans with ;mond J. Roberts ; his mother, for the Key West delegation to be| The plane officially operied the; E. Roberts, 60, who died suddenly of presidents and ‘secretaries of shore. The scene was one of the |liveliest which has been. wit- jnessed at the dock in thahy | months. ’ * | Today at the camp, which is /in command of Major William ¥. jAlbury, there remains the “rear |detachment, which is under com- |mand of Captain W. C. “Hatris, jof ‘Battery —“E’, officers: and meftibers of the battery, the | Regimental Band under Warrant Officer Caesar LaMonaca, and |the members of the Rear — De- | tachment. | At midnight tonight thé camp |will be closed officially and | Major Albury will turn over the jremaining duties at the resserva: tion to Captain Harris and detachment under his [In the morning Battery “E* wi be relieved of all duties, and-at, 7 o'clock Diréctor ca and the band will leave for Miami: Captain Harris said that-he did not expect to complete*his duties and those of the detachment un-: til possibly Monday, when the trucks laden with paraphernalia of the camp ¥ d Heave “for the different cities |the. state . from whence - they