The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 3, 1939, Page 1

Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit Associated Press Day Wire Service For 59 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Che Key West Citizen VOLUME LX. No. 183. Reports Of Various Offi- cers Read At Regular Meeting Conducted Last Night S. R. Hart, representative of the Florida State Exhibit at the World’s Fair, addressed the board of county commissioners at their | County Provides Fund F Key West's Exhibit At New York Worlt’s. Fai THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE — KEY WEST, FLORIDA,-. THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1939 Ask County To “Ear Mark’ Fixed Sum For Publicity For the purpose of continuing | white inhabitants, and about the! the effective campaign of pub-|same number of colored, this H licity which was started three | tocky island, 500 miles out in the | years ago and has been produc- | ! | i tive of gratifying results, the, Cean, with the same water sup- Chamber of Commerce board of Ply that we haves has stepped up \directors asks the county com-|its advertising budget by degrees OTHER NATIONS IN EUROPE ARE National Guard Called Out In Strike Section |missioners to “ear mark” the sum \ until it now expends $100,000 per \of $5,000, in the present year’s year and this has brought in jbudget for publicity purposes, | 100,000 visitors and prosperity to |The communication which fol-|an island without any other con- jlows explains the request. siderable resource. Key West, H July 21, 1939. .junder our own flag, accessible :'To the Honorable Board of tby car, with an even better cli- {County Commissioners, | mate, can do as well, or better. \For Monroe County. |. We believe that economy and * Gentlemen: / efficiency would result if. the (By Associated Press) We request your careful con-|Chamber of Commerce was made | | GREEN MOUNTAIN, Colo., |Sideration of the following state-|the sole advertising agency for | | Aug. 3.—Flare-ups between strik- {ments and propositions. the County of Monroe and the ‘ers and non-strikers on a huge; The Key West Chantber of|City of Key West; working, of |Federal project in this, city’Commerce is no longer an ex-}€ourse, in conjunction with rep- | Commerce Body Directors} U.S: A. oe. Here PRICE FIVE CENTS: et Legion Conference Shown To Have Best ‘rand Success’ Throughout Steamer Reported On _ Fire Short ‘Distance East Of Key West (By Associated Press) i Commitiee Makes Report Showing Net Profit From Sale OF Tickets To Com- mander’s Dinner } j ! | 1 j Reporting a net profit of $49.69 j from registrations and sale of din- ‘ner tickets for the Fifth District ‘brought attention to another periment. It is well into its third “strike against the government” ; Yea now; and has grown steadily that has been in effect since July |in the esteem of practically all of | fesentatives of the two governing ies. We will appreciate being called MIAMI, Aug. 3.—Radio mes-|ularly berthed at the Porter Dock ; ;Sage this noon from a? burning |Co., received notice of the neces-' Legion Conference last Saturday ship with the name “Dunnfly”,| sity of going to the aid of a ves-| NOW HEADLINE TROUBLE BETWEEN HUN-! The strike was called by the 'AFofL union, which had a num- meeting last night relative to the continuance of the exhibit through 1940, and asked that the | j { I . the job. Four hundred men were satay bua funds to continue | ge ee ee called’ out and the matter was the Key West display and dio- junder negotiation until yester- GARY AND RUMANIA TAKE jor of skilled worker-members on | jour people, and in its increasing into consultation by your honor- lability to. carry on the work able body on this topic and be- which lies so plentifully at hand. lieve that suitable arrangements It is worth noting that in sev- eould be made so that all adver- ‘eral instances the Chamber of. tising solicitors could present ‘Commerce has been of service in their propositions to one bureau providing a common meeting and all advertising expenditures ground where City and County could be made from one source. !day when a move to get the proj- Sis 5 Ais “ - (ily Annocinted Brews) ;ect underway again was met, with |@9d civic organizations might LONDON, Aug. 3.—The trou- strong opposition and winlence. na idee pl be era ot i _ | their. respe ounse! - ue ernest appears and ac ane areas eats en, 0 fic matters» This service is. cap- jmania headlined the “tense situa- strikers were forced to stop work ; bie ot ful att i. ian” it atone tod while they attempted to hold off ;20© Of useful expansion in sev- tion” in Burope today. beast i ject {eral directions, Hungarian officials were ex- ‘Strikers from entering the project The K Weal Chamber be |periencing difficulty in keeping Stounds. - ae ear! g ba ‘down agitation from _ various! aatoeet Guardsmen have been sources within the country to ©! to the, scene, but on ac start alliance..zneves" with Sel Count atthe inaccessibility, of the. many. Despite strong pressure, Yoeation, help cannot arrive until ithere is danger. that infiltration late today. In the meantime, th of Nazis into the - country for , Superintendent of operations hai purposes of formation of a Nazi ®dvised that the situation con. Party may. offset the govern- , tinues hourly more serious. { |ment’s desire to remain neutral. | Federal authorities declare the | Rumania carefully watches the |'‘ttike illegal on the grounds that ; {situation. She is pledged to the ? ' t no strike can be: called.” against | ciearwater and Bradenton. |democratic side of the interna- i the government. To make the‘ tional scene and cannot sit idly Attending the meeting were Chairman Carl Bervaldi, Com- missioners Braxton B. Warren, T. Jenkins Curry, William Monsal- vatge, Attorney W. Curry Hai ris, Clerk Ross C. Sawyer, Chief Deputy Sheriff Bernard Waite and a few interested citizens, Mr. ‘Hart explained the draw- ing power of the Florida Exhibit and stressed the importance of the Monroe county display; advis- ing that continuance of the Flor- ida exhibit would cost the county just half of the original appro- priation, or five cents per capita instead of 10 cents, which was to be given for 1939 after the bud- get had been accepted. The amount of $650 was agreed upon to be paid out of the 1940 bud- get. Attorney Harris was instructed | Op amberlain Mobdbnded in his et. to draw up an agreement regard- ing the ‘appropriation of the amount and attend to any other legal matters which may be re- operation and support in broaden- inj ‘ope of. its, work ee see ‘move in the’ ;tion of meeting the compe’ f other cities of Florida in nding its j travelling public. We realize that you are not in a position to match the appropria- tions granted to small cities like But ion ex- by and countenance the “gobbling lup” of her nearest. neighbor | without action of’somt sort. | In England, Prime Minister ifort to effect adjournment of par- liament. A temporary revolt in his. own party was quickly |squelched and a vote of confi- matter more serious against the union, no notice of a strike had been posted, an operation direct- | :ly opposite to that usually fol- lowed by any union procedure. HOUSING BIL, it is vitally necessary for Key j West that we meet this competi- tion as well as. we can. other cities, the travelling pub- |lie constitutes one of their re- sources. With us, devoid of in- dustries or an agricultural back country, the travelling public must be, for sometime at least, our only opportunity to attain prosperity. With’ * This arrangement could save our merchants. thousands of dol- rs annually and would, we be- Hove be highly appreciated by em, ; These suggestions can not, of course, be acted upon without Commerce is asking for your ¢Go- qareful, unhurried consideration. | Weare at your service in this. dy For the present, our request is that-te'Fou' make up your budget, that: the sum of $5,000. be ear- marked for the promotion of invitations to the publicity through the agency of; the Key West Chamber of Com- \ merce. % We remain respectfully yours, THE KEY WEST CHAMBER OF; COMMERCE, By EVERETT RUSSELL, President. And by the following Directors: Fred J. Dion, Melvin E. Rus-| sell, Ben D. Trevor, E. A. Strunk, Jr., F. H. Ladd, Wm. M. Arnold, Chas. S. Taylor, Chas. E. Smith, Bascom L. Grooms, W. T. Fripp and W. W. Demeritt. It was agreed that the matter | be taken under advisement of the {stated that help was needed im- mediately. Position was given as +a few miles due east of Key West. The message stated that the crew {of the vessel had taken to boats and complete abandonment was | imminent. |. Advices here stated that five boats. were scouting in the | vicinity indicated: by . the last |message. Coast Guard officials considered that the whole affair marine records revealed no boat !named “Dunnfly”. Early this morning the Wreck- jing. Tug Warbler, whieh is reg- ROBERT TAFT IN RACE FOR } |SENATOR OFFICIALLY AN- CAN NOMINATION IN COM- ING CAMPAIGN (ity Associated Press) ‘might. be a hoax, especially when! PRESIDENCY NOUNCES FOR REPUBLI.; sel which was said tobe burning 2%¢ Sunday, the Conference jin the gulf. The ship secured a'Committee of Arthur crew of wreckers and sailed at! |4:35. | Post No. 28, the American Legion. Messages indicating that assist- i lance was needed by a vessel Pe ha guinesear ier fported to be, burning in the gulf thanking all the citizens of Key were received some time later by | . ‘the headquarters of the Coast | Wee for their: copa . Guard and the Cutter Pandora,|/making the affair “a grand suc- | which is on duty .at this port, as | sailed for the gulf at 5:50 o’clock. | ©®5* + Inquiries at the Coast Guard; Further, jheadquarters were answered to ‘ \the effect that the extent of the Committee voted to recommend information was that a distress tu the'yene! sl membership of the call had been received, and there was _nothing further available. | Posk that the $49.60 balance left j after payment of all bids totalling | approximately $500 be used- as * the nucleus of a fund to aid the \city of Key West by attempting |to bring the 1941 state convention DR. WILBUR A. McPHAUL, 60 jof the American Legion to this YEARS OLD, sucCUMB- _|cify. ED YESTERDAY Tt was the concensus of opinion of those at’ the méeting!|of the Conference Committee that since Members of the local medical | the generai public had contribut- | profession. have been advised of |€d to the success of the confer- \the death in Jacksonville on the eeeinn tc a ana: ee yi morning of Tuesday, August 1, of | xy Sawyer resolution in the Conference ISTATE HEALTH "OFFICER DEAD { Ernest Ott,, representing The | dence including the adjournment ; Arimen Press, asked the board |™easure, was comfortably in his| for an appropriation of $20 in| Vor. 2 WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.—Ad- connection’ with an issue of 2,000| French and English leave Sat- | ministration leaders in Congress! folders, which it was proposed to|“Tday for final discussion with | brought up the $80,000,000 Fed- ! Just what effective advertising board and the Chamber of Com-' ae : can do is shown in the case of merce be advised of the decision Planes ctey es fig BS ea ‘health officer of Florida since | Bermuda. With only 15,000 as soon as it was reached. ba ome Robert thas © 0! i Y | 1936. The doctor, who was 60! x |“tossed his hat into the ring” of | years of age, had been ill for sev- Presidential nomination candi-/ eral months and was forced to re- |Dr. Wilbur A. McPhaul, state!” Committee members believe that the Legion conference help- fed the community spirit of the city by’ introducing the Legion to the genral public here; helped the (Ry Aasociated Press) get out this month for the purpose of advertising Key West. The re- quest was granted. Semi-annual report of officers | covering the period from Janu- ary through June were present- ed and read by the clerk as fol-| lows: Constable C. Floney Pellicier; | total receipts, $201.45; expenses, $42.50; net receipts, $158.95. Peace Justice Franklin Aren- berg; total receipts, $309.97; ex- penses, $142.37; net receipts, $167.60. Peace Justice Enrique Esquin- aldo; total receipts, $225.55; ex- penses, $80; net receipts, $145.55. County Solicitor Allan B. Cleare; total receipts, $1,210; ex- penses, $155; next receipts, $1,- 055. Tax Collector Frank Ladd re- ported deposits for the month of July of $1,228.61, with the fol- lowing disbursements: General Revenue Fund, $355.61; Fine and Forfeiture, $93.51; Special Ad- vertising, $93.51; Road Fund, $124.68; General School, $311.70; Special School District No. 1, $249.60. Report of C, Sam B, Curry, clerk of the’ criminal court for July, was read, approved and or- dered placed on file. Licenses issued during the month of July by Tax Collector Ladd were reported as follows: For the state, $197.50; for the county, $98.75; total, $296.25. Sheriff K. O, Thompson’s re- port of deposits as of August 1, showed a total of $74.28. Tax certificates . redeemed or purehased during the month of July were reported by Clerk Sawyer as totalling $134.57, of which amount $118.19 was in cash and $16.38 in bonds. Communication | Russia officials concerning the ‘triple alliance. The delegates will | travel by boat to Russia, deciding on this mode of transportation in lieu of air transport. Embarra: ment of plane failure over Ger- }man land was considered at the | reason for the change in mode of | travel. PRISON REPEATERS McALESTER, Okla. — “Eye- monthly publication, studied sta- tistics recently and found that of 733. men received at the prison the first five months of 1939, over 300 of them had been in prison before. Of the 335 “repeaters”, 220 had served previous terms at Opener”, Oklahoma state prison |" ;eral Housing bill again today, | following virtual burial in yes-{ | terday’s session. The move was in the nature of | a parting shot at “traitor” New} Deal legislatures—the plan being |to demand a roll call vote on the; j measure. Representatives, by, | their vote, will “be on the spot” {if they vote the same as recent j votes were cast on other-meas- ures. No one believed, however, \that the measure would carry. | The administration now hopes to effect adjournment of Con- | | gress, supposedly so that no more ‘damage ean be done, by this TWO HELD ON ARSON CHARGES Miguel Chavez being responsible for several grass fires which have been found | burning recently, will be ar- raigned 2:30 this afternoon be- fore Peace Justice Enrique Es- quinaldo, Jr. Both of the alleged culprits were arrested by Chief Harry M.} Baker, of the Key West Fire De- and Luis| Chavez, who are charged with} | weekend. Final arguments are partment, and turned over to the ‘being engaged in on the Social ‘sheriff's office, and since then Security amendnient bill in the ' Miguel Chavez has confessed to |Senate and no new move is ex-}several acts of incendiarism, of McAlester but only 19 of the 220| pected that would hold up ad- | the same nature as charged. jhad studied,in the prison school. ! journment. Aen CITY COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT There will be a regular meet- | Et Ba One Case This poaein nr gteindaseReedge acetic opinion to the council as to . {whether there should be a special At the recessed session of Smart, H. N.. Tedder, Heelan cue |Criminal Court this morning, Richardson, Marcos A. Mesa, Jr.) This question was it | ‘ q brough' presided over by Judge Wm. V./2d Oscar Cruz to arrive at 2 about due to the recent discovery Albury, the case of S. W. Wheel” | Yraich exculpating from that a copy of the charter bill as er, colored, which was continued | wife’ tisding hin gailty of none [Passed by the Legislature failed over from the session yesterday | support of his minor. child. oe ee ae i HATCH BILL BECOMES LAW } (My Annecinted Prensy WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.—The’ | Hatch bill is now a law of the land. President Roosevelt af- fixed’ his signature to the bill } yesterday. effects of the bill include: More than 250,000 Federal workers will be forever removed \from need to engage in political endeavor of any kind. } All coercion of any govern- impossible. All WPA persons are included in the “no politics” edict as are jemployes.in other alphabet agen- jcies of the federal government. Congressmen and the President and members of his cabinet are ;ment is ‘dates in the GOP camp by let- of Ohio, his native state. |segare for the nomination. Senator ‘Taft's father, William ‘Howard Taft} ‘was President from 1909 to 1913. Aims of the Republican as- pirant wer stated in the letter to ‘party chieftains in Ohio. Of chief A resume of the far-reaching jinterest was the asserion that} “the next President wil have an unpleasant job”. He asserted that {“re-direction of national efforts jthe many problems that exist in our modern economic and politic- }al world”. iter to all prominent Republicans | By this action, the senator is! the first Kepublican to officially | [must be accomplished in solving | ilinquish some of his duties. |Legion by creating. good will The first county. health unit|among the citizens of the city, law in the United States was en-| and demonstrated the ability of jacted through the efforts of Dr. both Arthur Sawyer Post and sek ae sto sor the | Key West to handle such. large i Caro’ nse oO resen- | gatherings. tatives.. He was ever an advocate i" take erecuthiie of the veteran |of full-time county health units | organization said. that the con- jas the only adequate protection | ference in Key West was the fin- for the public. Fourteen of the 16/est ever held in the state. They county health units of Florida|were lavish in their praise of the were established during his ten-| arrangements, the smoothness jure as state health officer. |with which the conference was | He was first appointed state conducted, the top notch brand jhealth officer by former Gover- | of entertainment, and lauded the |nor Dave Sholtz in 1936 and re-| idea of the joint dinner-of Le named by Governor Cone in/gionnaires and the general pub- 1937, and thus became the second jie in honor of Florida Depart- health officer in the history of Florida to serve under succeed- ing governors. ment Commander William C. | Brooker. The committee members esti- | mated the Legionnaires, the mem- | Seeofid meeting of timekeep- WPA Timekeepers Here Met Again Yesterday |bers of the Legion Auxiliary and !the members of Arthur Sawyér | Post expended approximately $5,- |000. for food, lodgings, entertain- |ment, amusement and other serv- ices. including gasoline and oil for the large number of cars that came here. : The committee resolution con- {tains the following statement: | “To the Citizens of Key West: |The Conference Committee of | Arthur Sawyer Post No. 28 wish- jes to express its appreciation for the hospitality shown our visit- ing Legionnaires and. for the The meeting was scheduled to