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

Service For 59 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West —$———— VOLUME LX. No. 179. . : RNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U. 8. ‘A: KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATU - Famous M. H. Hollingsworth Re- ates Story Of Relief Work On Keys During 1935 Hurricane Among the Legionnaires visit ing this city for the Fifth Dis- trict Conference today is one who has attained wide fame as one of the country’s leading motorcycle riders and enthusiasts. He is M. H. Hollingsworth, charter mem- ber of Miami Beach Post, No. 85. During thé World War, Hol-| board. lingsworth served as ambulance ~ -und-trtick river and motorcycle dispatch messeriger, and this ex- perience served him well during the 1935 hurritane off the Keys in experiences as related to “The Citizen today. Legionnaire Hollingsworth was vne of the first, to-learn of the holocaust in an interview _ with — one of the survivors, who arrived in Miami the night of the storm. Quick to sense the need of emer- gency action, he organized two truck loads of men -catrying a number of coffins with them, and’ arrived on the disaster scene the day following the storm, remain-" ing on the spot for five days un- til he “gave out”. physically * To back up that episode, Rob Givens of this city told The Citi- zen that he was one 'of the men Hollingsworth gave first aid to— taking him back to Miami Beach with him upon his return after working at the disaster scene. Hollingsworth is. president of the Magic City Motorcycle Club | which has a membership of seventy-five enthusiasts, all working people ‘in. the Miami area. This unit this week voted to place their equipment, on im- mediate call; to the disposal of the American Red Cross should. any hurricane occur within. 200 miles radius of Miami. A good number of the .members have taken first aid courses and to- gether with first aid and repair equipment carried-in side cars, the club will serve as a valuable adjunct to Red Cross operations should a storm Come, The club is supporting this offer in- dependently. In stating his case for motor- cycles, Hollingsworth — declared that the United States was just about at the bottom of the list in number of motorcycles on the road although leading the world im automobiles. He plans tours of this country, South America and maybe, Europe within the next year, in behalf of his voca- tion. He drives a British Ariel 4-Square, 1000 ¢. ¢., motorcycle, radically different. and far su- ‘Motorcycle. Rider Chamber | Directors Meet And Hear Many Important Matters Members of the Board-of Di-|the Chamber of Commerce, and rectors of the Key West Cham-!the request. was granted, ber of Commerce met. last night! A similar request was ~incor- in the offices of the organization’ porated in a letter from The Art- to attend to a number of import-!ment Press. regarding the pe-| ant matters, which had been!riodical publication of a booklet brought to the attention - of the | of general information about Key. ee 8 : ‘West, which also’ met swith the Those attending the meeting | approval of the board. « were: “President Evyerctt Russell, | « A. letter rom. Townsend. Mc Melvin. Russell, Bascom: -Lbyigan, suggesting proposed” a D. Trevor, W. W. Demreitt and!Chamber of Commerce in pro- E. A. Strunk, Jr. Mrs. Maude Haynes Hollowell| was read and the secretary was appeared before the board to re- instructed to ‘inform Mr. Morgan quest that the book which she is?that his offer was welcomed ,and getting out in the interest of Key! that the Chamber would be in- West be given the approval of} (Continued on Fage Four) Criminal Court Meets; Jury Drawn For Term Criminal Court with, Judge Raymond Cabrera, Earl - this morning ‘at’10°o’clock in pe Tedder, Herman. Rich: fi. county ‘court house for the pur-'wiiton A. Baker, Marcos A. Mesa, posé of drawing the jury to serve Jr., Oscar Cruz, Vicente Cremata, at the session of court which Alberto «Perez, Agar Vv. meets Mopday morning. iv. Weaver, Harry ‘Baker, W. Present were County Solicitor E. Julian, Paul W. Roberts, Ira Allan B. Cleare, Jr; Glerk. C. | Cash Of Commerce Grooms, Charles E. Smith, Benjties of cooperation with tite} )moting the interests of the city, 1 RR. iam V. Albury -presiding met Adams, Robert Hertell, Samuel | . \W. T. Smart, Clarence Higgs, H.| \ONE-OF MAJOR WPA DAY, JULY 29, 1939 |\COOOMTOT LA | PROJECTS HERE TO 4 | BEGIN ON AUGUST 1 wad dir His ih Uhl ig : | } t i | 1 EW JERSEY,.N.J., July 20- Promifent . banker, Robert J. Whitworth, was accused today of accepting stolen bonds as collat- authorities, and, in all likelihood, he will have to stand trial on the The arrest and accusation was .uncovefing of a. $250,000 “hot {bond ring” racket reported to be flourishnig “inthis city and sur- rounding territory. Whitworth has resigned his of- jficership in the bank he has serv- ed for many years following the knowledge of indictment. CORONER’S JURY | keepers that can take over when eral for a bank, loan by federal’ made as.a part of the federal | Sam B. Curry, Chief Deputy Sheriff Bernard faite, Deputy Ray* Elwood, a number ‘of attor-/ neys and interested citizens. Immediately. after. “order) in! }court” was sounded, drawing of the regular and special venires| was started with the following results, | Regular © venire: Cleveland; Henriquez, J. Carlyle _ Roberts, | Eugene .A. Lewin, Eduardo Hen- ; riguez, Alfred Lucignani, Berlin | Cases which are scheduled for | trial at the. session next week are: £ Armando: Machin, aggravated | pina Sete ae Yesterday afternoon at 4; o’clock the jury which was em-! panelled ‘by Coroner Ex-officio! tor for tlie WPA, still uncon-!tesponse to wired rms‘ the changes that will take idan sUipabeeed i to ‘in the’ local area next Tues- | rd bag es ; Algust Ist, however, it is! / pproximately twenty foremen’ jerstood that the administra- | Wil! cease work ‘next Tuesda thete. ‘Wilk’ be in: :different \Mr. Schroder stated, the ‘balance: inds following the end of the jof the ataft, ta: ‘go on- mandatory month. Shifts and © economy layoffs Stptember ist. . This stag- pea : Gtalaooride Mi. Sehito- | gering process is an exception to} ide nf: Srcied. she necesiaty al the general state and nation-wide FI Ps move, made necessary in that nig rhage shag hel den ithe tule affects practically every It is also understood that Fred | *gm4" On Wie role i not Eberhardt, time keeper in thé!) 39 egeid aig 1 eS tha’ Joval office, will be transferred, |"), sag i pi itty se although it is not known to (We next week, although ap- hich tities he will” go. Mean- proximately 300 of them will be ile, Eberhardt is being kept ‘on | foreed into 30 days. vacation for purposes of training time! Without’pay on September Ist. | This: allowance, also is an excep- he leaves. j tion. : } In this connection and on ac-| Rex Wilson, as, stated yester-| ggunt of.the-national order in | day, will remain here for an un-| regard to 30. days layoffs in the |determined period to assist. the i18 month’s rule, many local fore-. local administrative force. He is| then, who could take on the time-!a special field engineer, operat-} ‘work, will be laid off: ing out of the Jacksonville of-! Tuesday. Arthur Steed,| fice. the office that will be in i tendent of time-j control of this area in the future. + * | Meéting Day At Last Thursday was Citizenship and, new ‘arrangement . by Vincent | ‘Patriotism Day at the local Lions, Lopez, * the famous — orehestra | AGREED Po PRICE FIVE CENTS! LEGION State Commander Brooker And Others. Will Give Address At Diner At La Concha Hotel j “This is American Levion D-- in Key West. Scores of members of the colorful veteran organization, of lthe Auxiliary units and their guests invaded the city today and by tonight Arthur Sawyer Bost No, 28, host organization, expects the regisiration list will total f veral hundred. WILLIAM C. BROOKER | Among the first arrivals were: Commander, American Legion, | William €. Brooker, Commander Department of: Florigs | ot the Florida: Department of The | American Legion, who hails from | Tampa, and B. (Brack) Cantrell, American Legion, Fort Lauderdale, Commander of wasion of Fifth District Le- | the Fifth District, which will hold Gitanainee ‘into. Key West its mid-summer conference _ to- last night to attend: the mid-°** morrow morning. _ summer conference of the or- { Also arriving were: James’ O, ganization. Commander Sheppard, Edgefield, S. C., na- Brooker will deliver the prin- | tional commander of the Forty & cipal address at the Com- (Eight; Legion service organiza- mander’s Dinner at Hotel La | tion; William T. Comer, Orlando, Concha at 8 o'clock tonight. | former state commander; the Rev. James E. Stratham, Delray !Beach, IAP-GERMAN: | Sots CS ee = j Florida, and Dick vans, Lake- }land, former natipriél ‘chaplain of j the Forty, & Eight: State Commander Brooker, the ‘Rev. Mr, Stratham and Mr. Evans ,are seheduled to make the prin- cipal addresses at the Command- fer’s Dinner at Hotel La Concha Club | meeting held at Stone leader, of The Star Spangled | {Church Annex. Supper was called | Banner” was presented . to the | to order by President H. E. Day, club and sung in. unjson. This at 6:30 o'clock. ‘song was made available through | ‘ Committee. chairman, Lion; the courtesy of Mrs.-Helen K./ | Charles: Ketchum, was in charge Stone, granddaughter — of the; lof the: program, taken over chief-| author of the National Anthem, lly with an excellent discourse on|who left Key West recently fol-| | the need or Lions to cooperate in| lowing’a six. week's stay. all thirigs of § Civic Bettetment |: The club's attention was called fand endeavor aimed at ‘oliserv-/'to the exceptionally fine report} 4 patriotic of Key West activities contained {in the-annual report of Lions In- ternational as made to the Pitts-| ‘burgh convention by secretary- | general Melvin Jones. ance of holding of symbels in this. country. The Lions slogan, made up, of the’ first letters in the club's NEWS RELEASED TODAY IN beginning at 8 o'clock tonight, it z | was anneunced by General Chair- MATTER: FOLLOWS ABRO-/man A. M. Morgan of Arthur GATION OF TREATY BY Sawyer Post’s committee. on. ar- | rangements. UNITED STATES | During the forenoon a number jof the Legionnaires went out on | fishing trips. Among the first to (By Associated Pressy \go after the gamestegs lurking-in TOKIO, July: 29.-—-The Japan-|Key st waters ' were... State ese “government today’ released Commander Brooker, Distriet ‘ Commander Cantrell, their wives news of a big trade agreement and William Schoneck, com- with Germany—and the release,! mander of Arthur Sawyer Post. coming just. 48 hours after the, Only disappointing news of the | United. States’. abrogation of 1911/day was the announcement by assault. ; Jesus: Fernandez, possession of ctawfish during the prohibited season. Geraldine Copeland and Leonia McGee, removing memorials and ornaments from tombs in the cemetery. Armando Machin non ‘support Felton, L. SG. Daniel, Charles |of minor children. Aronovitz, . e F. Pierce,; S. W. Wheeler, non support of Ralph Placencio, Marcos A. Mesa, | wife and minor child. Mario Garcia, Henry Watkins,| Other indictments’ are lie B. Albury, Frank Hernandez, | citor Cleare and will-be ready | Clarence Russell. {Presentation to the court Mon- Special veni: F. ©. Roberts, day. | Concert Tomorrow At" | Art Center Grounds The Key West Federal Band direction’ of has arranged an excellent Pro- }leader: gram that will be rende! to-) morrow afternogn, begil grounds on Front street_ { The following is the program} : that will be rendered under the) Polk One-Step, Z |S Polka” John Lopez, Norman Baker, Les-| prepared today by County Soli- | Franklin Arenberg to investigate the death of Walter L. Carter, en- (gineer of the Sun Oil Company tanker J. N_ Pew, returned a ver- dict to the effect that: The deceased came to his death from acute dilation of the heart, myocarditis. The autopsy was performed by a local physician. This morning.at 1. o’clock the body Was sent via the Overseas Mrs. Mar- sRamon Rivas, Adolfo Lo- ri Mendoza, Harold “Beer Barrel | Lee Brown name—Liberty, Intelligence, Our {Nations Safety, was stressed, by | Good attendance of club :mem- treaty: anfiouncement, iq-; Chairman Morgan that Congress- of = oS .}man Pat Cannon had wired his while aims: to:study and observe. |Commander's Dinner this evening {ton as'a direct slap at Uncle |Teétets for being unable to leave fn Ketchum, as entirely worth-/ bers at the American Legion | ered by authorities in Wa: 7 As a part of the program, the ‘was planned. Improvement In Building : | Washington to attend the dinner j It. is. considered imperative, | tonight and deliver one of the however, as one ‘statesman. eg bo epmpanh presen Cinna it, that the Japanese people must | a rain check on the- invita- jhave their attention diverted from | #0" to appear before the district the United States’ action—and |Lesionnaires, stating his only Sam. | Trades Industries, Shown t (By Assoemted Press) = ‘ WASHINGTON, July 29.—The ,of the WPA announced today Labor Department: announced 'to- | that a sweeping investigation of day that conditions are looking;WPA operations was being con- |“decidediy up”*in the building ducted in several westérn states. | trades industries and allied com-|It was stated that the investiga- panies inthis country. tions were not being made along Reports issued as of the end of | personal lines, but that the scope of all operations was’ up for ex- State Administrator Roy Schro- ‘der today told. The Citizen that that is why the German agree- ment is given so much attention Difficulty sprang up late y terday in the port of Shanghai, China, when a British-controlled section of the city was forced to move itS lines back in answer to a Japanese request to do so. Much confusion resulted as the barricades were ‘removed and néw ones were erected by the Jap soldiers on the spot: As the week ends, conditions point to “still further and possibly more serious trouble between na- tions of the East and West may be expected in the near future”. ss HEY, BUDDY! Come Out and Have One on “AL”. and DANCE ‘to the reason for not coming at this time was the fact Congress has not adjourned. Registration desk at Hotel La {Concha was a busy spot after 9 o'clock this morning. The “degk | was in charge of Adjutant John jDelzado, Miss Anna Corcoran, \John Pinder and Bill Lee of Ar- thur Sawyer Post. “A |~ Banners, directional signs and ‘American flags were distributed throughout the city, and the Le- gionnaires. and the members “of the Auxiliary were highly com- plimentary. to members of Arthur | Sawyer Post for their efforts in the, fine its. “The boys in Key West have done a mighty lot of fine; hard work and deserve a lot of credit”, District Commander Cantrell” jsaid. “I guess we did not mis-— [oatge the ability of the Key Wash Legionnaires to throw a real‘ par~ searigs t aa . at Taylor at 2 p. eet re eT