The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 30, 1939, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 59 Years Devoted to the Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LX. No. 257. U. §. Considers Russia Ueutral; House Acts Tomorrow On Embargo * Sponsorship Sought For Ci War Against Skeet A committee of Key West cia zens will be formed shortly to give their aid to trol activities in this city in line mosquito con- | Che Key West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. |Washington Will Send Strong Note To Russia Anent City Of Flint; Expect Close House Vote { { (Ny Associnted Presn) Moré Ships And Planes KEY WEST, FLORIDA, “MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1939 i Outstanding : ‘ | 1 i | i | | | Expected Here; Comer Hoey Arived Yesterday Commander G. B. Hoey, U. S.’; The Destroyer Fox, in com- N., who was ordered from the mand of Lieut. Comdr. J. A. Far- | Navy Yard: at Charleston, S. C., rell, arrived this morning to be! to be in command of the Naval assigned to this port indefinite-! Station at Key West temporarily ly. Fox and Reuben James afe | arrived yesterday by bus and at Pier B with the Babbitt laying! said the Station would be com- im the stream off Pier B. In port] missioned for Wednesday. wer the weekend were the De-/ Commander Hoey will be in §troyers Gilmer and Barry. ‘Famous Orchestra Engag- charge until the arrival of Cap-j} Eight officers, 20 enlisted men, tain Staples, who has been as-'§2 of the office staff, should be! ed With Full Floor Show Of Noied Acts; 400 signed here from the west coast. before Wednesday, the open-! to be captain of the yard. Com- day of the station. There are} mander Hoey had nothing to say proximately 450 officers and: regarding ‘the ships planes or men now stationed here on thej 5 men to be stationed here. He destroyers, Tender Lapwing and; ‘Tickets On Sale Now said plans were regarded as six naval patrol planes. | secret. !" Nine Civil Service men were The Citizen understands that a'employed at the Station this! stice Evel range of only 14° Fahrenheit PRICE FIVE CENTS rogram Scheduled For Legion Day Affair ing Paradé Starts or more of oil, which is discarded, WASHINGTON, Oct. 30—It weekly by the six naval seaplanes : hefe. Every forty hours appeared today that the United States would issue a stern note the planes with work being done throughout must change their oil. Each air- to Russia following Soviet per- Florida i Splendid impetus has been! given the citizens’ group by Mrs Pablo DeVos, wife of one of the naval officers here. Mrs. DeVos has suggested that the civic com- mittee take advantage of the op- portunity of securing 400 gallons HOTEL GROUP TO TAKE FINAL BEACH ACTION NECESSITY FOR LEASE Is| | POINTED ~“OUT: ~ "ASSOCIA-} TION WILL DETERMINE) ITS CONTRIBUTION What is hoped is final discus- sion of the proposed municipal beach between Simonton and Duval streets will mari tomor- row’s meeting of the Key West Hotel and Tourist Homes Asso- ciation. The meeting will begin at 2.30 p. m. in Hotel La Con- cha | Association representatives on the civic beach committee are to} make a full report of the com- mitte activity, which led to its appearance before city council last week At that time the; council indicated it would soon} approve a resolution abating the! taxes on certain properties in re- turn for the use of the beach for a term of yea One of the factors involved in final procurement of the beach, which hotelmen state is a mu nicipal essential for tourists and winter visitors, is the question of financing maintenance of the beach throughout the season What portion of the expense will fall to the association will be} «@mnounced at tomorrow's meet-) ing Officials of the association to- red the charge that vas no need to lease the beach property. The association ofifcials state that a lease is ne- cessary in order that any im-; provements may be protected | from rental to other parties be-| fore a permanent beach is built along Roosevelt Boulevard above Bertha street. With the beach matter settled, the association is expected to Jaunch an expansion program de- signed to give the city greater publicity in other parts of Flor-! ida and throughout the nation. WARNING POSTED FOR SMALL CRAFT Key West Weather Bureau an-! nounced this morning that small craft warnings would be hoisted from their flagstaff this noon. The warnings were felt neces- sary. according to meteorologist G. W. Kennedy, in that a high pressure area was bearing down from the north to meet the Carib- bean Sea low pressure, which would probably result this after- noon and evening in high winds! approaching squalls. DANCING EVERY NIGHT AT CLUB CAYO HUESO; NO COVER CHARGE--NO ADMISSION CHARGE; MUSIC BY JOHNNY PRITCHARD'S ORCHESTRA cannot do this ‘will endeavor to secure a crew ‘Only ‘Blitzkrieg’ Nazis craft uses about 60 gallons week- ' ly. More planes may be in the city shortly, which will give more supplies in the drive. For many years now, A. Yates, Key West Electric Company pow- er plant superintendent, has been taking old oil and spreading it around at needed places. Mr. Yates claims that there are many crevices in Key West geologic formation in which waste settles and which may not be easily seen. Then there are hundreds of low spots on which he has; spread oil. | Formation of the city commit- | tee may mean that the project will be laid before the city with the end that it appoint a force to spread the oil around once a week. This could be done at lit- tle cost. If the ‘Council finds it the Committee mission to the German prize! crew to sail the City of Flint, an; American owned boat, to Ger-| many. The United States government today characterized the action of Russia as unneutral. In the note | it is believed America will re- mind the Soviet. Government of | its promises when America! recognized the government. House Neutrality Action The House is expected to rule by tomorrow’ on passage of the! Neutrality Bill which includes repeal of ‘the arms “entbargo. Close vote is predicted with the margin perhaps only 10 votes. The Neutrality Bill is endorsed! by the Administration. Survivors of the British) Steamer Stonegate who were on | the. American owned City of Flint said that the German prize | crew threatened to destroy the | vessel if the American crew at- tempted a revolt. The Stonegate survivors said also the German} sailors were taken by surprise at | ‘declaration of war as they did not know a crisis was near at the time. Dies Committee hammered | away at Bridges today, leader of | the, Maritime Union group. A witness, formerly with the Com- munist party, said that Bridges did not want to intercede in a certain case in New York ship- ping and would not do so until | ordered to do so by the Com- ;munist party. from the clubs or boy scouts of the city. Recent rains through South Florida have caused mosquitoes to lay their eggs:and hatch out. A W-P.A. project.is at present engaged in draining various low, spots around town where the water is collecting. This project will not be operated in the cen- tral section of the town, and there it is necessary to spread the oil. Last winter, a U. S. Public! Health group under Lieut. De Vane completed a very succe ful drive in the city against the mosquitoes. They advised seal- ing of many cisterns as protection against mosquitoes breeding there, destroying of tin cans and use of kerosene or oil in filling low spots and open cisterns. Can Conduct Is From Air (Special to The Citizen) WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.—The|to replace predicted German blitzkrieg | damaged beyond repair is esti- against the Allies has not ma-!mated at over 1,000 per month. terialized to date, but if it comes, France has even less than Eng- in all probability, it will be fromjland and can produce but few} the air. jhundreds of planes a month. | All other avenues to -victory|Great Britain’s aircraft, however, | seem to be closed to the Nazis. |equal—and some believe surpass | On ‘the Western Front the two|—those of the Nazis. great défensive, lines—France's! To offset any advantage Ger- Maginot and Germany's Siegfried | many may have over them in the; —have stalemated the arm: the Allies are anxiously! and on the sea the Germans aiting the repeal of the arms naval force is vastly inferior to|embargo by both houses of Con- the world’s No. 1 fleet. U-boats|gress and the enactment of a have inflicted considerable dam-jcash-and-carry plan so that they | age but the most has been to the ,may greatly increase their air; merchant marines of warring and /forces from this new source of neutral nations. That leaves Ger-|supply. Germany will not bene- | | those destroyed or Bob Burns Comes Here To ORGANIZE BANDS | INSTRUCTOR | Senior ! going forward. Rehearsals | be held in school time with priv-| |ate lessons given by |Klebsattel, once a week, added | | to class work. squadron of naval planes from morfiing, including two painters, Norfolk will be stationed here one helper and six laborers. This but that the date has not yet employment will close the lists been determined. There will al- for the present. Sixty-seven so be a larger group of ships Civil Service men have been stationed here. A cruiser may employed in recent weeks and arrive tonight bringing the of- there were 16 of the staff already ficers and marines to be stationed there, bringing the total Civil here. 'Service men to 93. fish; IS Mobbed By Fans “You undoubtedly have the (?) instrument but gladly signed | best fishing grounds in the,a number of cards and _ other United States”, Bob Burns famed writing material for his _ be- Arkansan, told Captain Veral siegers. He then returned to the Roberts of the “Lil Dot” yester-| Hotel La Concha, made a num- day after a trip to the Eastern ber of drawings of the Bazooka Dry Rocks at the reef with Mrs. and placed them on the tables in Burns, The Burns arrived Satur--the dining room. day night from Miami by taxi; Burns hooked and and will be here a few days at great variety of fish the Hotel La Concha. ithe prize of the day a 10 pound So widely known and cele-,muttonfish. Mrs. Burns, how- brated is Bob Burns and his ever, landed more fish than did Bazooka that shortly after his the famous Bazookian. In Mr. appearance on Duval street Burns catch were barracuda, Saturday night he was sur- muttonfish, grouper and yellow- rounded by a crowd of admirers, tail. He and Mrs. Burns own a who each wanted a look at his boat at Catalina Island off Los Bazooka, and also his autograph. ' Angeles, California, but said they He had to explain that he had had to admit fishing off Key failed to bring his famed musical ; West was better. | The muttonfish gave Mr. Burns |a real tussle, but Mrs. Burns kept bringing in the bigger fish with arracuda her favorite. On the Gulf Dock at their landing were a large group of admirers who wanted autographs. The Burns rushed into a taxi and then.auto- KLEBSATTEL | graphed a large number of the ANNOUNCES NEW SCHED. |>00ks offered them. Bob Burns started his bazooka ULE OF REHEARSALS playing in the A.EF. after the | Armistice. The bazooka was con- | structed out of artillery tubing Revision of instrumental in-|and other military parapher- struction and work at the Junior |nalia. It gives forth a very pe- High Schol. was an-|Culiar sound, but listeners nounced last weekend by T. B.|Variably ask for more. After Klebsattel, the main feature be- | the Armistice each division had ing division of the former orches- | its comic team which made the tra unit into two bands—one ad-|Tounds of the divisions for comic vanced and the other elementary. | ‘diversion of the men who ‘were A total of fifty-two students | then in Germany. has registered for the bands and! work of proper grouping is now | will landed a AT HIGH SCHOOL J. E. SINGLETON PASSED ON TODAY | Joseph E. Singleton, 42, died this afternoon 1:30 o'clock in his ‘residence, 315 Fleming street. Funeral services, under the di- jrection of the Lopez Funeral |Home, will be announced later. i instructor | | ATTENTION! CALLEJA’S GROCERY Caroline and Elizabeth Streets Phone 163 Tickets went on sale today for | the Armistice Day ball and floor | ‘show to be given by ee ;Sawyer Post No. 28, The Amer-! lican Legion, at Key West Coun-' Navy Opening Day Fete Committee meeting of Navy most comical, most original and including - in-| try Club, Stock Island, the night ‘of Nov. 11 in honor of the army, ‘navy, national guard and coast |guard forces in this area, | Principal point of distribution i will be the office of the Cham- ;ber of Commerce, La Concha Hotel building, where reserva- tions may also be made for tables at the club. Officials of fae Chamber agreed to under- |take the ticket distribution in |Tecognition of the fact the ball is jactually a civic enterprise for the ‘entertainment of the nation’s jarmed forces and for the benefit jof the Post’s child and com- ‘munity betterment fund. At a meeting of Arthur Saw- yer Post’s entertainment com- mittee yesterday it was decided ;to-limit the sale of - tickets to 400, so that every person attend- , ing would have a seat surround- ing the dance floor where the show will be presented. Every seat will be reserved and ticket purchasers should make their reservations when they procure their tickets. Legionnaire Fred Marvil, well Day Opening Celebration offi- cials was held this afternoon at | ;2:30 o'clock at Chamber of Com- merce headquarters at which final plans for the gala affair were brought up to complete status. Chairman Ernest A. Ram- sey announced that no additional features were discussed. | Arthur Sheppard, member of Arthur Sawyer Post, American Legion, will be Grand Marshal of the parade which will start at 7:30 o'clock Wednesday evening from the Naval Station entrance. Following Marshal Sheppard will be the Post color guard, then the different school units in Hal- lowe’en costumes led by Patrol Boy squads. +" This request was made by the committee—that all paraders be on hand at 7 o'clock, in that the : parade may start on time. Route jof the parade will be up Duval {street to Southard, passing in re- view before a special stand at will be awarded at the conclu- |the La Concha Hotel. Six prizes | prettiest costumes. Street dancing will get under way following the parade on Duval street which will be roped off between Southard and Flem- ing streets. W.P.A. Band will play for dancing as well as marchers in the parade. Officers Ball in the Rainbow ‘Room at La Concha Hotel will begin at 10 o'clock. . Special treats for officers and enlisted personnel will be on hand. SAM B. PINDER HAS NO OPPONENT ; SUED TODAY: NOT OPPOS- | ED FOR TWENTY YEARS ' ju known club operator, who is di- | sion of the parade—three to the! recting the affair, reports that he has procured the services of Al ;Friedman and his Manhattan Swingsters to provide the dance and incidental music. This is one of the finest musical organ- izations that has appeared in the Miami area this season and coming to Key West Nov. 11 as a is} i boys and three to the girls for MORE BRITISH SHIPS DESTROYED, Sam_B. Pinder, city tax asses- |sor-colleetor announces for rTe- election to the office without op- ' position, the office which he has {held since 1933 without anyone announcing against him. Mr. Pinder was appointed to the office upon the death of Wil- ‘liam A. Carey in 1927, He® con- | prelude to an engagement at one MORE ACTIVITY IN AIR AS itinued in the position until the | of South Florida’s leading night clubs. The floor show will be headed by Sid White, popular comedian, | as master of ceremonies. Ap- pearing on the’ program will be Maidie Davis; an acrobatic dancer direct from Freddie’s (Continued on Page Four) WING PISTOLS ~ OUTSHOOT POLICE TOURNAMENT HELD YESTER- ' DAY AT TRUMBO FIELD | Pistol team of Tender Lapwing jdefeated members of the local! with a rain of bombs, but mili-! WINTER COMES TO TRENCHES i (By Annveiated Pressed | LONDON, Oct. 30.—Three |more British ships went down to ithe bottom teday, sunk by Ger- man submarines. The vessels ‘in- | eluded the 7,900-ton Malabar and i two trawlers. | Five lives were lost in | Malabar sinking. | Blizzard came down on the | Western Front today with mud ‘and cold wind causing consider- ,able discomfort among the sol- |diers. Germany’s Goehring con- |ferred with Adolf Hitler and an- |nounced that the time had come jto. “shower war” on England the legislature of 1931 combined the office of assessor and collector. He then retired from service to | again become a candidate in 1933 }in which year he was elected to the office of assessor-collector He has held the position up to the present time and has never had an opponent. Mr. Pinder said to The Citizen i this morning that “I have been in {public office for the past 20 years jand during that time have never jbech opposed”. SCOUT COMMITTEE 10 MEET TONIGHT Chairman M. E. Berkowitz~of ! j | } | | ‘police force yesterday in a pistol | tary experts said the cold wea- the District Boy Scout committer | shooting contest. held on Trumbo Island. Score was 1165 for the | Lapwing team against 909 for the | policemen. | Individual scores were as fol- ! lows: ' Lapwing crew: H. R. Doughty, 84 ‘ter, 59 68 81, \87 81 81, 249. | Policemen: 208; Yutkus, Collins, 28 82 78, many with but one weapon—the fit from the American cash-and- |! Survivors are: The widow, Mrs./ 193: Cates, 13 50 65, 128: Elwood. ‘ther would hamper war activi- ities. Pilots going aloft reported !temperatures as low as 30 de- | grees below zero. | An air raid over London today ;was described by the Air Minis- try as reconnaissance flights by 82 76, 242; Burnish, 76 69 70, | Ge, Said: One; Gétinea] 228; Taylor, 84 74 80, 238; Sylves-| pwn motor schon canes jtwo-motored plane was pursued ifar out to sea and it is believed was shot down. thas issued a call for a full mgm- bership meeting for tonight ~at Chamber of Commerce “héad- , quarters. All members are expected to be in attendance to discuss expan- sion of the scout movement in this city. Following the confer- ence held last Wednesday, -at which Council executive A. _S. ; MacFarlane and regional- exeeu- jtive W.-A. Dobson were present, many angles of scouting have air foree, which many aviation|carry plan simply because of its experts claim, is the greatest ever | inability to send ships over here, | assembled by one nation. jand must, therefore, rely on_ its! Latest! estimates give the Nazis/factories and possible Russian | approximately 10,000 planes of all | aid. FIVE POUNDS SUGAR FREE WITH FOLLOWING ORDER: 3 pkgs. Salt _ types. with the ability of produc-| During the World War, Ger- ing almost 2,000 new planes each! mary caught the Allies napping | month. Of the aircraft ready tojas far as aeronautical equipment | inflict lightning destruction, be-|and' personnel were concerned. | tween 4,000 and 6,000 are of the! It then had some 1,000 planes and | first-class, first-line type, and the|35 dirigibles of an estimated 5.- rest are trainers, transports and/{000 aircraft and 100 airships ready | utility units. England possesses|for bperations by all warring na- from 5,000 to 7,000 planes—3,000 | tions. On top of that it had a to 4,000 of which are said to be fairly efficient corps of trained! of the first-line type. British | pilots. The French outnumbered | ability to manufacture new ones! (Continued on Page Four) | . Be || Se THIS OFFER OCT. 30TH TO NOV. 4TH |Lillie Singleton; ‘two daughters, \Mrs. Edith Gardner and Miss !Alvania Singleton; two sons, Jo- ‘seph, Jr., and Clarence Single- |ton; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stan- jley C. Singleton; one sister, Mrs. Isabelle Rue, and one brother, | James Singleton. Ahern Funeral Home { | | Aero-Car Ambulance Service “Air Cooled” AMBULANCE SERVICE | Phone 22211 Miami, Fle 64 67 77, 208; Curry, 55 68 61, 184; Tynes, 69 58 78, 205. | Pistol shots were made in these jdivisions, 25 yards, slow; 25 peter time; 15 yards, |Scores are shown in that order. A return match has been sched- juled for the near future. | The Lapwing team is prouder jof its small-bore rifle team and would like to challenge any team {in this class in the city. A small- jbore rifle is a .22. | A diamondball team from the | Lapwing will play a team from ‘Marvil’s Cabana today, if the i weather is good, at Bayview Park. { rapid. | AUTO VIOLATION been tabbed for district consider~ tation. The meeting tonight wink % get underway at 8 o'clock. < % |MISPLACES $100,000 IN GEMS Deputy-Sheriff Raymond eet Chicago — While looking loney was an arrival in the city |through magazines at a railroad last evening and reported the/station newsstand, Mrs. J. Allen ;capture of an automobile driver |Smith, of Harrison, N. Y., laid who was arrested on a charge of down a pink cardboard box and jtraffic violations and who wasjthen forgot it. Clerks at the |Teleased under bond of approxi- {newsstand later received a‘ wire |mately $100. to try and locate the box’ which The name of the driver is C. E.:contained jewelry valued — at Gill and the car was held in lieu $100,000. They found, it among |of bond. jthe magazines on the counter.