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

Azsociated Press Day Wire Service For 59 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LX. No. 199. Name Scout Members: Who “A Gai At a meeting ‘of Troop 51 Boy Scouts held last night in Wesley Hall it was decided who was to go to the annual camp which will be held at Orlando from August 25 to September 2, and it was) decided that the troop will as- semble at Wesley Hall 8 o’clock on Friday morning. | The following members will be in the party leaving for camp, Richard Barber, Eugene Berko- witz, Raymond Campo, Gilbert Hall, Russell Hyman, Paul Light- bourne, Donald Lowe, Arthur Lujan, Robert Malone, Lysle Mc- Cown, Frank Papy, Ray Perez, Joseph Pierce, Walter Price, Charles Pritchard, Joseph Ro- berts, John J. Romero, Lou Smith, George Vidal, Leonard Key, and Burke Peirce. Scout- | master A. E. Peirce will drive the truck. There were 25 boys present at the meeting, which was as usual opened with the Lord’s Prayer followed by the Scout Oath and} salute to the flag. Slips of paper | containing information about the camp were then passed around | for the boys to read. The meeting was then turned over to Scout Lysle McCowen dur- ing which Scout Jack Pierce re- | lated some of his experiences which happened during his sum- mer vacation. Then came an in- teresting game of ball which was! enjoyed by all, after which the benediction of the Great Scout- master brought the meeting to a SPEEDY PLANE ARRIVES HERE Last week a small and speedy plane was in Key West for sev- “eral days -fly: piloted by Tony ~Martinez and Rudolph Giglia was his travel- ling companion. : Yesterday G. N. Goshorn, de-' puty collector of customs, was advised by a cablegram from Havana that the travelers were to arrive en route to Lakeland. They arrived 3 o'clock in the afternoon, made. the necessary proper entries, and in the even- ing left on the next leg of the journey going as far as Miami.| Before leaving they were heard | to say “Havana is alright, but we: dont want anymore of it”. THEY HAD BUSY DAY SPRINGFIELD, Mo.—First a fire burned away the upholster- ing froma the back seat of Fire- man J. H. Adkins’ car. Then mj To. Encampment BROAD AOAMA OMA STATES THAT IF MATTER MRS. C. E. McCOY IS KEY WEST BOOSTER Mrs. C. E, McCoy, a Key Wester now in Charlesion, S. C., has proven herself in more ways than one as a big booster for the “old home town”. Always on the lookout for an opportunity to advertise the Island City, Mrs. McCoy’s latest stunt was getting Key West on the National Broad- casting Company's program, “Name The Place”, about a month ago. Mrs. McCoy sent in a minute description of Key West to Radio City: it was: used and Mrs, McCoy prompt- ly received a check for $3.00. For the past several. weeks Mrs. McCoy and children, Alecia end Everett, has been visiting here with her broth- er, Alfredo Barroso, on Ba- hama street. She returned home on Sunday and was accompanied by her niece, Miss Norma Barroso. Mr. Mc- Coy returned to Charleston about a week ago after a Pleasant vacation in this city. VIS DSI MS SS ‘AUTO TAG SALES } | TOP LAST YEAR Tax Collector Frank H. Ladd’s office reports that the sale of ‘automobile tags for this year to |date is far-in excess of the tag During the year 19386 the sale of tags started on the first of December, 1937, and during the year following, until December 1, 1938, there. was sold in Mon- roe county 1,625 tags. During the present year to date, the sale of the license plates has gone to 1,815 or 190 more than the preceding year, and the rev- enue, which has been sent to Tal- lahassee, totals $24,455.38. BRITISH SHIP ARRIVES British Steamship Nailsea Riv- er, bound from Antwerp, Bel- gium, to Vera Cruz, Mexico, ar- ived in port this morning and berthed 7:15 o’clock at the Porter Dock Company’s main pier to ike on supplies and fuel oil. The ship is scheduled to leave | Che Kry : : THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, AUGUST’ 22, 1939 MAYOR. ALBURY WILL VOTE TO RESCIND! ACTION Below will be found a commu- nication from Mayor Willard M. Albury, in which he states that he is against the proposed in- crease in the tolls over the high- way and will if the matter is brought. before the District at the next meeting he will vote to rescind the action. “Since the action of the majo- rity of the Overseas Road and Toll Bridge District Commission- ers held August 12th, ‘1939, at Marathon, Florida, increasing the tolls, that action has been discus- sed pro and con by interested citizens, “I have always felt that their interest was the first considera- tion in matters that concern every one of us. I wish to state that I am not in favor of that in- crease. The fact that my lot is cast with that of Key West; that my fortunes rise and fall with! those of our city, should be suf- fairyland of streamlined architec-' ficient of my whole hearted loyal- ture, along curving, admirably’ ty to this community. $ “I state therefore that I will act to rescind the action increas- ing the toll at the first opportuni- ty afforded me ata meeting of the District Commission; unless it should appear that a majority , of our citizens favor the increase. “I believe, and I shall insist, that the plate for the meetings of the Overseas Road and Toll Bridge District Commissioners is in a public building in Key West, ' the City Hall or the County, Court House, where the business. that concerns. all the people may | be transacted in their hearing and in plain view. . “A special meeting of the Com- mission could be called within the next few days. A majority of the Commission reside in Key West and constitute a quorum. I urge the calling of that special meeting, and’ will formally re- quest the Vice-Chairman to con- vene the Commission in Key West in order that the citizens of this city can be heard on this matter. When Vice Chairman John Costar was seen at noon by The Citizen, he said that he had not been approached by anyone re- garding a meeting of the District Commission, and did not believe there was any necessity for one, as a meeting will be called some time before the first of Septem ber. He said that at the . former meeting when the matter of the Lovering Gives Description Reich OF New York Wort’ Fat By FRANK W. LOVERING (Special to. ‘The Citizen) ‘And Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit PRICE FIVE CENTS Soviet Governments Planning Non-Aggression Pact NEW YORK, Aug. 22.—A great Area shore of Fountain Lake op- many Floridians who have been posite where the beckoning fin- to the almost unbelievably vast ger with the sapphire jewel on ; World’s Fair built by the magic ‘which the Sunshine State’s ap- of men on the Flushing Meadows,‘ pealing name was engraved by until three years ago a New York the legedermain of gas and elec- 'City dump, have described the ‘tricity, burned in invitation to location of the beautiful Florida Florida. State building ‘with expressions | Two bombs burst, the fountains of disgust. I spent a memorable shot high above the ruffled sur- day and night at the fair, studied face of the lake, and-the silvery | ! the situation of the building with 'water turned to red or blue or | ‘an open mind and: I think every- | gold while row boats, sight-see- | ‘one of the critics is wrong. ing craft and ferries scuried to| Atriving.on a “Ten Minutes, get out of range of the pyrotech- ae nical display. Ten Cents” train of the Pennsyl-/: ‘Three bombs at a time now, ! | COCCOOOOEOO OOO OSOTOOOSOHOOCODOSOOOIOOSODOOOOOOOE STAR OF ‘THE HURRICANE’ AND eee eee eee Movie Couple Thrilled With Ride Over Highway eee ees CAUSE EXCITEMENT ON “MAIN DRAG’ There was exciting news for | of her husband ‘as far as catching Key West movie fans last night|the “big fellows” are concerned. | | Negotiations In Matter Be- tween Nations Are Ex- pected To Be Concluded Wednesday (By Associated Press) BERLIN, Aug. 22.—“The gov- ; vania Railroad from a convenient then four, then six, station in the heart of New York City, my first query was how 1 might get to the Fiorida exhibit —TI had seen the imposing stucco campanile from the train. “Take any bus numbered 3. It’s two miles and a half”. I traveled through a daylight Jandscaped asphalt roadways with bus stations at numerous venient points; passed the con- Ac- quade where a hundred girl” swimmers disport in the bright blue: water of Fountain Lake at from 40 cents to 99 cents (and no tax) a disport; crossed highways on immense sweeping ramps only to double back beneath the ramps or beside the highways; swept past miles of stout iron fence, and finally alighted ‘directly in front of the first objective of my} visit. Magnificent Structure Florida’s. State building has a growing | crescendo of noise and color. The air was in flames. Four spot- lights picked up the drifting smoke and played with it. fantas- ‘tically. It was as if when you and I were children we slowly; revolved one of those queer toys | called kaleidoscopes in our fin-} lens. ‘Maybe the toy shop fave kaleidoscopes now. I don’t know.) From Four Rafts The fireworks are touched off from four rafts anchored among the color-spraying fountains. The crowd “Ohs!” and “Ahs!”; it Cheers and exclaims - in asides, but nobody looks to see who be- side him hears the bursts of en- thusiasm that follow each burst of noise and aerial grandeur. (Be- ‘ware of pickpockets in a crowd like this!) As the pyrotechnics develop in | magnificence the diapason of j-voices rises in appreciative ac- . Showers of silver and gold gers with one eye glued to the; been “pictured. and: described “ans the sky” with » uneharted ‘untold number of times, and stars, and ag the first colors fade nothing I have read which has red comets hiss through the air been said about it, is an exag- | and shift by the miracle of chem- geration. ‘ical composition to green and Its design is superb, and the brilliant blue. The comets are {tower can be seen from every shattered by separate bombs ‘part of the grounds, rivaling the “which rush from their disappear- ‘Trylon and Perisphere in giving ing heads, These bombs explode .the visitor:a sense of. location. in a fusillade that echoes and re- :The landscaping is exquisite, and ethoes across the lake and all the foilage has remained almost’ around the far-flung fair grounds. wholly verdant except for one} Sparek rage down upon the Royal Palm and one coconut tree,‘now crimson fountains _ like ‘which show yellowing fronds.’ drops in a Florida shower seen ‘All the various types of Florida ‘against the sun—a tornado of ‘foliage which were gathered from fire. Now the mortars are hurl- ‘many, parts of the State, nursed; ing up chain bombs in tremend- at the studios in DeLand, and ous staccato. The sky shivers. shipped to the Fair when the time ;Momentarily the spectators hold teame, are .withstanding their , their breaths in awe that is akin ‘change of habitat wonderfully ‘to fear. The chain bombs blow ‘well, including the orange and apart and release little para- { when word spread -on Duval street that Frances Langford and Jon Hall were quietly enjoying a cocktail in the bar of La Con- cha’s Rainbow Room. The “main drag” was unusual- ly quiet for a Monday night with | few people on the street, until whereabouts of the famous movie couple became known. In a few seconds the “old town” became alive with excitement. . .both old and- young crowded outside th Rainbow Room to get a “peep” a! Jon and Francis. Although married for more than a year, this is their first opportunity to take a honey- moon. This is Jon’s first. visit to the Native state of his. singing wife and for the past two weeks they have been visiting with Frances’ folks: and friends in Tampa and | Lakeland. They must return to Holly- wood by September 1 to start new pictures and for Frances to open a new radio show but had to come to Key West to enjoy some} of this city’s famous fishing be. fore bringing their vacation to a close: Mr. Hall is a fishing enthusiast and is here to: nab .a° | Both Jon and Frances got a \thrill over the Overseas Bridges and commented on the wonder- jful trip over the Keys to Key | West. ;ermment of the reich and the So- i viet government have decided to jconclude @ non-aggression pact |with each other. The reichmin- ' Miss Langford will begin sing-' ing on a new program Septem- |j ji i ib. ber 16 and will begin work in her | ee ee new picture, “The Hit Parade”, | bentrop, will arrive in Moscow ‘on September 25. Mr. Hall, ednesda ; whose success picture was “The bsg iy #0 conciade the nego: | Hurricane”, will begin work the | tiations. Sed Fins oo The above message, released The stars said they are happy | ate last night by DNB, the Ger- and contented in ‘their marriage,;man official news agency, spells but Frances doesn’t intend to; the most appalling diplomatic de- at her career to become a house- feat of England since the World wife. 5 ‘ {asthe itis thin. ste af “dress in | War and brings on an entirely !“The Hurricane”, Jon’s identity jpew. change of fronts in the war- was unmistakable in his loud |imperilled nations of Europe. sport shirt and slacks. He is aj Poland is now trapped. Depend- tall, slender blonde with a deep/ing hopefully on the ‘successful {tan which brings out his hand-| conclusion ot a much-heralded {some features. triple-alliance between . England, |, Frances also has a suntan. She! France and Russia, the Poles }is a petite and shy brunette, al-| staked their all on help from the [ways looking to Jon to do the| Soviets in case of military inva- talking and answer questions. \sion of their country, along with Both Jon and Frances. were },iq from, France and England. friendly and unaffected by their} Now, even in the face of nego- \tise to fame and fortune and jtiations carried on up to yester- | willingly gave t autographs day i Eke pl eS . ; jday in-Moscow between the dip. Frances is also fond of fishing|/ed around them as they left the and so far on the trip has the best | Rainbow Room. ANOTHER GROUP VISITS KEY WEST DESPITE KNOCKS; COME AND SEE. FOR THEMSELVES—NOW BOOSTERS From the looks of the - mail;drive was perfectly beautiful they | this morning the fall season will! said. Their surprise was changed | open with a bang, said the secre- | to amazement when, in Key West | tary of the Chamber of Com- they went to a drug store to get merce. More inquiries this mofn- | Some ice cream, and were served | ing than during any four days of | about 30c ina silver or silver! last week. and most of them mean | Plated dish, for a dime. They business as they enclose return| were respectfully asked if they | postage. would care for a 5c ice-cream | rather than a 10c dish. Asking for | ‘omats” ofthe Gemocratio” coun- tries and Russia, the whole dream has blown up, and Poland must j}make serious decisions in regard to her projected defense of rights in connection with Danzig and the Polish corridor. Adolf Hitler has declared the soon-to-be-signed treaty, © his “secret”, and he now stands as the leading strategist in the European field. Discovered now are the reasons for the late conference at Berchtesgaden, when, as it ap- pears, Italy had to be sold on the idea of joining in. on such a plan, although, it is stated today, that the terms of the treaty effect only Germany and Russia. ‘Italy, as an axis partner, is effected, however. Much speculation . concerning the treaty comes from the Far increase in tolls was brought up grapefruit grove. jchutes from which American| “But the liars are picking up_ East angle. Japan, Jong an ene- blaze did $100 damage to the gar-'some time this afternoon for the ‘a glass of water, they were; age of John Smyth, assistant fire chief. The department had a busy day taking care of its own. ICEBREAKERS VISIT Mexican port, where she will be laden with soy beans to be taken back toa port in Europe. KEY WEST WHERE eee Vessels Coming Here May Hasten Winter Season see eee eee EVEN FROST IS SOMETHING UNKNOWN Yes, they are still here—the two ships, “Mahoning” and “Arun-} del”, which arrived in port yes-| terday from Port Arthur, Toxas, | where they were built for the} United States Coast Guard to be used for clearing the ice in New York harbor and vicinity this winter. Chief Boatswain H. J. Babbitt is the commanding officer of the “Mahoning” and Chief Boatswain G. B. Lock is in command of the “Arundel”. Miss Molly: O'Daniels, daughter of the governor of Tex- as, christened the first-named ship on July 15, this year, and the “Arundel” was sponsored by Mrs. W, M. Prail. : While the principal service in which the ships will be used is indicated by their work “ice- brakers”, they will also be used, said Boatswain Babbitt, for cus- SPECIAL! ° toms and boarding duty waters of New York and vicinity. Even before one boards the ship one gets an idea of the im- mense strength and resistance of the vessels, which is evident on in , the all sides, They have steeply sloping decks and the hulls are heavily plated with steel, which enables them to withstand the tremendous pressure ‘of the ice. They are driven by massive twin Diesel engines, which can develop 1,000 horsepower. Both of the vessels are equip- ped with electric steering gear. lIn fact the all-electric galleys. which are maintained in a spot- ‘less manner, are fine evidence of and their assistants, The same immaculate condition [and ‘comfortable i quarters and the quarters for the ships’ companies—all free from any sign of untidiness and perfectly kept. Both of the vessels have been during the day at the for consideration he has voted against the increase, and would not change his attitude in the matter. BROUGHT TO KEY WEST AND PLACED IN MONROE COUNTY JAIL Several days ago the office of Sheriff K. O. Thompson received a capias from D. C. Coleman, sheriff, of Dade county asking that the local office arrest and hold Roy Fisher, who was want- ie z 5 it Hi i i f g g gF E ie Bi A most colorful feature at the flags unfurl and float away in the present time is the blossoming higher breeze, each flag erect as flame vine, far larger are its though it were on the top of a jgorgeous trumpets than the’ tiny staff. bloom of the flame vine of the} Carillon Muffled North. The tall tower dominates | The carilion bells are muffled the landscape, and is best seen now by the fury of the cataclysm | from the further side of Mountain’ that spreads between the water . Lake, nearly half a mile away. Land the ‘sky and blots out the j went to that vantage point at 10 waning moon and the greatest «Pp. m. for the fireworks. stars. Then a single note, per- “Florida” In Light \haps, or two or three notes of a The sign near the organe-color-' chord, reach the ‘sound-beaten ed dome of the campanile glows | ears of the onlookers. ~One gets blue all day in the sun, the one |a clue-to the theme of the distant word “Florida” in tall capital'music as the parachute-hung letters on each of the four sides. | flags drift away. It is “The Star “At night, the wizardy of Neon | Spangled Banner”. ‘lights spell the word against the| The colored fountains are dying sky so it is visible from all di-jagainst the lighted backdrop of rections. There is no missing it.!the fair. The excursion boats put The building stands out in spot-on their tiny lanterns and hurry lights like a cameo, yellow stucco | in to dock. The lake water frows etched against the velvet curtain | black again as farewell rockets of the dark. But suddenly, as the { weave a tapestry of red and white ‘signal bomb showers the Dome ; and blue shot through with flam- jof Heaven with a galaxy of bril- | ing threads of. gold and fling it isily across the vast dome of 1 4 1 Ee opening of the fireworks display, the spotlights die and only the magie word, “Florida”, i There is a sound bells, : distance and. & : there across Fountain the signet ring of a great} buras vividly high above j ‘Long Island horizon; the fin- encircles seems to reach up smoke clouds it not to for- F tee s URL g = = 3 e SES 557 g588 7 & ; I il i ) lh il : Ht i tf a : : acs g 53 i if A F I f i ait speed too, Here is a letter from a ‘mighty good friend of- ours in Eustis, besides this similar re- ports have come from three dif- ferent sources. If we had a few more paying members I would jmake a trip to the mainland and. put the finger on a Jew, of these crooks”, _ : f The letter from ty Lie- wellyn Thomas, of the Eustis Chamber of Commerce is as fol- lows: “The purpose of this letter is to tell you of the experience of one of Eustis’ most representa- tive citizens, a prominent busi- ness man for many years. “This gentleman and his family decided to spend a part of their vacation in the mountains and part in Florida. Having complet- ed their mountain trip they tour- ed this fine state, enjoying them- selves immensely. Coming to Miami they decided that their tour of Florida would not be com- plete without a visit to your de- lightful city of Key West. “Imagine their surprise, after spending a few days in Miami, to find a spirit of hostility evi: denced towards Key West, clearly shown by deceptive utterances intended to steer ‘the travelers away fromthe trip across Overseas is Every person with whom mentioned the subject of the same stand. advised to visit Coca-Cola tions were $15.00 a the water so bad as to LF Hl ‘served with it for each of their jparty, only to discover that it las excellent and quite as good {in flavor as anything Miami or | Eustis had, to, offer, “They secured hotel accommo- [dation for, $1.50 a night and | thorughly appreciated the many icourtesies shown to them in your ‘splendid city. They. returned to the mainland with a wholly dif- {ferent idea of Key West, and hav- ing such an excellent impression of everything there, hesitated to e even one criticism of things. Being urged to do so, the only criticism given to me was that they were given a folder on Key West at the first toJl bridge ON THE RETURN TRF. and : were NOT given any folder at any place on the road in. By look- ing at the folder—put. out by your chamber of commerce—they were very disappointed to find that they had missed seeing the Green Turtle Farm, and all be- (cause your folder was not given them coming in. “Thought you would like this slight criticism, as well as the good thoughts these good folks brought back with them from their visit to your city. | “As to the Miami attitude: This, “of course, did not reflect any ‘official’ note, being merely the , utterances of ‘men in the street’, as it were. Still, if such an atti- tude does exist, even among some, it is a great pity. Reliable offi- (Continued on Page Four) my of Russia, had to be consider- in the new move that threat- ens to change the whole history jof near-future developments in |Europe. Anti-Comintern — pacts |had been signed by Japan, Ger- 'many and Italy, but the situation “has been satisfactorily taken jeare of”, lkccording to the Ger- imany news agency, though what jnature the agreements have reached on this score is not known. : | Will Japan proceed with alli- lance negotiations with the axis powers, now that Russia has agreed not to fight Germany? Further, will Japan be obliged to discontinue the Mongolian-Man- chukuan boundary dispute with jthe Soviets? These and’ other |puzzling questions will be an- |swered when the full terms of ‘the treaty become known follow- ing signatures tomorrow in Mos- (cow. England is stunned by the news—as well she might be. A definite. balance of power “has slipped away from her”, is the way one diplomat put it, and there is stringent need now fora iserious looking to future policy in connection with projected re- sistance of whatever aggressive moves Hitler may be planning.