The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 15, 1939, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 59 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West rat Citizen == SPAPER IN THE U.S.A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1939 Full Yacht And Fishing Facilities Available At Craig's Harbor Dec. 1 1. W. ROGERS MANAGES NEW YACHT BASIN IN CRAIG‘S ABSENCE; 250-FOOT COMBINATION DOCK NEARLY FINISHED Che Key THE SOUTHERNMOST NE VOLUME LX. No. 271. Rumors Predict Nazis Ready To Loose Huge Air Attack UNEMPLOYMENT DROPS AS BUREAU PLACES WORKERS ‘STATE SERVICE LOOKS FOR BANNER YEAR AS DEMAND GROWS FOR PRIVATE EM- PLOYMENT PRICE FIVE CENTS ENGLISH ADMIT THAT UMS DT Td DI FA MARINES HAVE DESTROYED Recovered From Fright SHIPS; CZECHS CLAMOR, And Caught Rattlers FOR COUNTRY’S RETURN epee To | How would you like to be | { lifting cross ties from an abandoned railroad track and suddenly hear a b-zzzzzzzzz right by your hand. You would jump enough to fright- en yourself out of ten years’ growth if you saw two eight: foot rattlesnakes right there contemplating a shot at your arm, Well. George, Griffin and Leno Cruz had just that ex- perience this week. They were out on the railroad roadbed on Boca Chica when they heard one b-zzzzzzzzz and directly afterward an- other b-zzzzzzzzz. Undaunted by the rather unpleasant sensation of near- ly having a highly venemous reptile inoculate them with Poison, they “cooked” up a scheme to secure the rattlers. Looping a rope into a large Craig Yacht Harbor will be completed by December 1, Mana- er L. W. Rogers told The Citizen today. . R. W. Craig, leaser of ©. docks, has appointed Mr. Rog: j ~~ . pe manager for the winter. |. The parte Pet _ kar be Mr.;Craig’s business at the camp |0P€" to the public who will be in Craig, SE js|invited to come in and inspect treschkthere, Me 5 the fish catches. About two- Shaka | thirds of the dock will be turned In process of building at pres- { 4 “ ent’ is & 250 foot combination tover to the Key West Fishermen's Association for this purpose. Mr. ' | Rogers. emphasized that it is not GIVES STATEMENT AT FLOR- | RED® CROSS DRIVE “: intent of the management to! IpA STATE PRESS Assocta.| ¥ bring in any outside fishing | NEEDS VOLUNTEERS guides or boats to operate out of. TION CONVENTION: WILL} 4 the yacht harbor. t ELF P | At the east end of the dock’ RUN TO SUCCEED HIMS! | 3 Reritg !there will be a section reserved , ifor. small private cruisers. This! Section of the dock will not be; ST. AUGUSTINE, Nov. 15.— jpen to the public. These ramps|(FNS) The political rumor of} iwill be built from the Grinnell! ABC and “tripie piays” which! street bulkhead to the foot dock. | private dock and charter boat: dock, and the necessary piling for yachts ta lay alongside the 1,000- the P.& foot of dockage space at Pier One. (By Ansocinted Irrenny ! LONDON, Nov. 15.—Englandi today admitted that Germans} have destroyed 26,000 tons of shipping by submarine torpedo- ing. It also admitted sinking of a destroyer by a torpedo fired by a German submarine this week.! Wild rumors swept Europe, this week. Most authentic ap-; peared reports from Copenhagen that Germany is preparing to tighten ity frontier defenses and loose a huge air attack on Eng-| land.- Entirely unconfirmed was a report that Germany had de-! veloped a plane which could reach England in an hour and a‘ half. | Two hundred small range Ger-| man submarines have been built by Germany for use no farther than the English Channel. Czechs today revolted in SENATOR ANDREWS 2 oncur to "| ssw cxweno ours ovr DEFINITELY STOPS MEET TONIGHT TO ‘| | CANVASS RETURNS, CATES FOR POLICE cap. JUDGESHIP RUMORS ise, tejaninc. TAIN stituting the election com- TALLAHASSEE, Nov. 15.— That Florida is beginning to share in the increased prosperity of the country is indicated by ‘the . large number of private ‘placements made by the State Employment Service last month. | “When ‘private industry in Florida can absorb 5,651 of the ‘unemployed in one month and! iwhen 4,887 of this number are ‘engaged on regular full-time em ployment, we do not hesitate to! predict a banner winter season | On the face of unofficial elec j tion returns reported in all six precincts of the city by election would canvass the election re- inspectors to the city clerk to- turns tonight at city hall. ‘day, vote for city council has re- Official results of the vote {sulted in ‘the following victories Be eves: Out AME tor seven of the . riineteen Tow morning, it was stated. | * % The old and new city /Pirants: councils are expected to meet | William A. Freeman, Leonard tomorrow night, the time for |B. Grillon, John Carbonell, Jr., regular council meetings. | John Glenwood Sweeting, Col. L. nounced this noon that they as < GETS SLOW START: PLEA MADE BY OFFICIALS FOR CANVASSERS | | i Fons Prague in front of the tomb of the Unknown Soldier shouting for their lost government. Post- ers were placed in a Nazi section of the town but German storm troopers destroyed them before they were much read. DEMERITT AND HASKINS MET C.¢. REQUIREMENTS | COMMANDER WAESCHE NO- TIFIED BQTH...MEN THIS WEEK; APPOINTMENT DE- CISION NOT MADE W. W. Demeritt, superinten dent of the Seventh Lighthouse District, and Henry B. Haskins, lighthouse engineer and a: superintendent, have been cially notified that they pa the mental, moral and _ physic: requirements for initiation the Coast Guard. In a letter from Admiral R. R. Waesche, commander of the or- ganization, it is pointed out that the qualifications of Mr. Demer itt and Mr. Haskins have been established to the satisfaction of the official head of the organiza tion, who asks that he be inform- ed as to whether or not thev desired to accept the rank of commander and lieutenant, re spectively. Admiral Waesche’s iewer con cludes with “you are aware of the obligations which you will be required to assume as an of- ficer, as well as the benefit: privileges, and are suffic’ familiar with the government regulations to understand — the general purposes and require ments’ Mr. Demeritt stated that he would give the matter the neces- sary consideration and decide later. Mr, Haskins said essen tially the same words. CLAIM FLEMING IS DISQUALIFIED «thy Annociated Prenn> into noose they spread it before the snakes. Then one of the youths stepped before one of the snakes and began entic- ing him forward. Mr. Rattle- snake, thinking here is a good fellow to sting, leaped forward and was surprised to find the noose tighten around its neck and more surprised to find itself stran- gled to death. The same was done for the other snake. One rattlesnake was eight feet, seven inches long and the other six feet four inches long, One had eleven rattles and button, which made mpre -noise than a hundred maracas, the youths said. SG SSSI MS ST 4 BRIDGE CLEARANCE ‘ BOATMEN SUGGEST At a hearing in Tuesday by the War Department of State Road Jewfish Creek over the old rail road viaduct, veteran Florida Keys captains suggested that the span have a clearance of at least 12 feet. The clearance would allow the majority of boats to pass with out opening a proposed draw- bridge. Chief discussion was on height of the clearance. season for the state”, Hathaway, director of the State! Employment Service, said in dis cussing the unprecedented num- ber of placements made by his agency during the month of Octo ber. Private for placements last month increased more than 209; the drive was to have been start- iat the pi ;Percent over September when eee workers were employed by |private industry .through the | State Employment Service. } In addition to the workers placed in private employment, |the Service placed 1,334 in pub- | lic employment, such as the PWAj jand the Bureau of Public Roads. This was also an increase over} September “when 799 workers | | were placed in this type of em | ployment, a The finding of jobs for the un- | | | employed is not the only task of ©2” Red Cross, and this may be}along the docks there will be|!me to announce that I would Complete list of the various kinds | Sor, with 2402 votes. Next came the Employment Service as all;done by enrolling in the organi service pipes for necessary water |either accept or decline the U. S.|of products in these classes claims for “Jobless Insurance”) must be filed in a State Employ | offices of the Service have. av-| A. | Volunteers are needed to solicit memberships in the present an- nual roll call Red Cross drive, ac- cording to officers of the local chapter “who also stated that ed last Saturday, Armsitice Day, Ege of the ramps will be for use of the charter boat dock visitors. Necesary piling has been laid jalong Pier One to permit the ‘yachts to lay at the docks. The entire roadway at Pier One will be closed to the public as a serv lice to the yachtsmen berthing ier, Mr. Rogers said. |There will have been keeping poiiticians and! |mewspaers in a dither for the! | past several weeks, blew up with! ‘a loud bang Friday night when U. S. Senator Charles O. An-! |drews kicked it out of the win-! dow of the spacious dining room jat Marineland, { ' Senator Andrews chose the! |closing moments of the enter- TDG OL MS Mg © Pinion, Ralph Boyden and ; Ernest A. Ramsey. These were GUARD SUPPLY jelected, receiving high votes in H the order listed. ‘ ( Early in the vote tabulation it BIDS SOUGHT | vecam: evident that Mayor Al ae : |bury would be returned to the National head of the government of Key War Department, be a gate erected and tainment program which followed | Guard Bureau, issues a call for|West as precinct aiver precinct but due to pressure of business|@ watchman provided. Visitors | the banquet given to newspaper- | bids for supplies for the Decem-'Teported consistent margins m matters, the appointed chairman to the Cuba boat will use the’ men attending the ‘sixtieth an-|ber 9 Encampment at Fort Tay- his favor. The vote for mayor, was unable to give his time to the /POrth side of the pier on thejnual convention of the Florida’ lor. work, hence the delay in enroll- ing members. It is pointed out by chapter of- ficials _ that present, -eonditions, both home” and” abroad, indicate more than ever the necessity for {supporting the National Ameri-|hardware and groceries zation, The chapter stresses the im Cross as something local other there. side of the buildings |State Press Association to make ‘his dramatic statement that he | unofficial, was. For Albury, 2420; Sealed bids in quadruplicate | for Doughtry, 1505. form will be received until 10, Chief of Police Ivan Elwood ‘ Near the charter boat dock could not and would not accept|’clock the mornnig of Novem- feceived the high vote of the day, here will be a 30-foot . tender landing for. use of the yachts. the Federal judgeship even if it, | were tendered -him. At the inain office there will!'“Up: to the~ time of leaving {be complete | yachtsmen, supplies for including and and gasoline. Lights will be tase along a series of white ment Office and to date the 24/Pportance of considering the Red | Poles already erected. ‘some- would be very presumptious in | District judgeship. The many lrumors circulated in Florida |. (Continuea on Page Four) | ber 19, Lieut.-Col. G. E. Grace|@aining a total of 2658 votes to . Ploney) f the F.N.G. advises. *|1182 for - Among pro@tcts wanted are é ere val ‘was. the | Washington last Wednesday.” he | groceries, packing house prod- | Mayor Albury, followed by Sam- marine ‘said, “I have considered that it ucts, dairy products, fresh fruits! uel B. Pinder, Sr., running un- and vegetables, bread and rolls.;opposed for tax collector asses- is' Archie Roberts, unopposed for contained in the notice, which;city clerk, with 2376 votes, and will be posted at Key West Post; then E. J. O. Roberts, in the race Office today. dyiewae for treasurer, | with {cepted 92,310 initial and 388,505 | thing that belongs to every man, | /continued compensable der the State Unemployment Compensation Law. | 1 | FIRST MOVIE | LITTLE MOUNTAIN, S. C.— In celebration of their 60th wed. | ding anniversary, Walter E. Mil- (ler, 82, of this city, and his wife, ‘saw their first moving picture. Cross is called on, then assistance is given. Those willing to canvass city for members are asked to |give their names and addresses to Robert F. Spottswood at the Key West Drug Company, or to Mrs. Grace Phillips at the Wom. an’s Club Library, Duval street. IRITES TOMORROW NDS WOULD MAKE AN FOR A. ALVAREZ Germany Must Get Bases Closer To Great Britain’ pep carry tis MORNING: IDEAL PLANE BASE FOR Deercevcccccesssccs ee see By PRESTON GROVER. Associated Press Feature Writer WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.—Hol- land’s darger in this world war arises out of the fact that aero nautical ingenuity has not devis- ed a combat plane that will fly the round trip from Germany to England and back. A comtat plane is one of those |tegists here see it, is that Ger-| many must get bases closer to England from which to launch her air ettack—if she is determ- ined to de it. The few recon- naissance and “sampling” tests made by Germany on British naval and supply centers have | residence WAS TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OLD Amando Alvarez, 25, died this morning 4:30 o'clock at the 917 Grinnell _ street. Funeral services will. be held to- morrow afternoon 5 o'clock from the residence, with Rev. Guil- lermo Perez, of the Latin Meth- odist church, officiating. the| claims; woman and child in the coun-} Homestead since the fitst of January, 1939 | try, and that its benefits are’ not! These claims total more thanj|confined to time of,war or time| Department's ' $3,000,000 which has been paid to of flood but whenever there is} plans to erect a wide roadbed at eligible unemployed workers un | need for assistance, and the Red | Names Precincts— For Mayor WILLARD M. ALBURY ..... WM. T. DOUGHTRY, JR. i For City Clerk | ARCHIE ROBERTS | For Chief of Police jIVAN ELWOOD |C. FLONEY PELLICIER . | For Captain Night Police |ALBERTO CAMERO | |MYRTLAND CATES |ROBERT J. LEWIS | For Treasurer E. J. O. ROBERTS - 1 | For Tax Collector-Assessor | SAMUEL B. PINDER, SR. For Police Justice We, ARCHER 0.02005 | ABELARDO LOPEZ, JR. |MILTON PARROT __ | WILL RICHARDSON | For Councilman |RALPH BOYDEN {LOUIS C. BRINTON 55 24 229 29 357 369 144 123 ; Ending strong in a race that | was doubtful until the vote tabu jlation late today in the fourth | precinct, Captain of Night Police |Alberto Camero received 2101 | votes to a total of 1686 for Myrt Total. land Cates. Robert J. Lewis, in ; the race for the same office, poll ‘ed 249 votes. 2420 | Balloting was extremely heavy 1505 in this election. A total of 4,077 votes were cast. Counting of bal 2376 lots was necessarily slow. The fourth precinct did not finish un itil after 1 o'clock this afternoon 2656 It was the highest vote recorded 1182, in Key West in the last sixteen | years. \4 Wesley P. Archer was elected 2101 police justice, receiving almost 1686 | the same’ amount of votes. as all 249 three of his opponents. His vote {was 1781: Milton Parrot was tsecond with 1060, Abelardo Lo- 2175 pez, Jr., third, with 654, and Will | Richardson, fourth, with 172. | Vote for the seven highest 2402 city councilmen was: | Freeman, 1950; Grillon, 1726; ‘Carbonell, 1548; Sweeting, 1406; 1781! Brinton, | 1380; Boyden, 1372; 184 | Ramsey, 1310. : 72! Ira F. Albury and Benjamin C. : ‘Roberts were elected to the post of election commissioners, Al- 1372' bury receiving 1427 votes and 1380‘ Roberts 1288. Anibal Armayor Pritchard’s Funeral Home will | JOHN CARBONELL, JR. .. 273 1548 | barely caught third position WASHINGTON, Nov. 15,—Ap- pointment of Fleming, an army man, as head of the Wage-Hour Administration, is questioned to- day with the belief expressed that all his actions will be il- legal. His appointment is not effec- tive until 30 days after Andrews has resigned. The 30 days have not elapsed but he has taken of- fice provisionally. Another | as- sistant administrator is involved in the litigation. Appointment of Grennen as governor of Alaska is opposed, by | Representative Dimond who rep-} “resents Alaska in Washington. Grennen is a non-resident cf Alaska and Dimond opposed him for this reason. Roosevelt favors Grennen but has never sen‘ his; recommendation to Congress. DANCING EVERY NIGHT AT CLUB CAYO HUESO; ADMISS: ‘from British combat and inter-} compact little one-man fighters|shown them that the defense is which are easily maneuvered and | tough. It includes not only the| are death to awkward bombers, anti aircraft guns, but more im- but are themselves helpless when | portant still, the fast flying little confronted by long distances. iinterceptor planes that can get Strategists say one reason the! off the ground in a split-second, smashing German Blitzkrieg climb 10,000 feet to be on a level planned for England has been; with the bombers, then swarm in| held up is because these little on them with as many as four! combat planes cannot fly along! machine guns blazing from each. and protect the Nazi bombers’ plane. | If the German bombers could ceptor planes. It is not the only | have’an escort of a fleet of Nazi reason the strategists give. An | combat planes, these little fight-| other important one is that Ger-| ers could take on the British in-| many seems not too certain that! terceptors and leave the bombers! a Biltzkrieg through the air will| free to accomplish their mission. ! work. Losses that way would be cut to! There is a third important rea- | a minimum. son which we will take up fur-| But the combat planes can’t ther along. ‘make the flight. It is 300 miles or | Germany Needs Bases more from the nearest German | The danger to Holland, as stra } (Continued on Page Four) be in charge of arfangements. Survivors are the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Alvarez, eight sisters, Mrs. Louisa Milord, Mrs. Magdalene Renedo, Mrs. Ade- laide Acevedo, Mrs. | Angelica Garcia, Misses Grace and Camille Alvarez, of Key West; Mrs. Celia Picallo and Mrs. Hilda Papi Tampa. Four brothers, “Rogelio, Evelio, Onelio and» O'Neil Al- varez of Key West. 2\0x6)0 2iex6'8 310x7) STRUNK LUMBER YARD Phone 816 to SAVE MONEY AT GUY CARLETON ____ |OSWALDO R. CARRERO | JOHNNIE CATES LEONARD B. GRILLON }ULRIC GWYNN * R. ADRIAN O'SWEENEY : {E. A. RAMSEY cee nt J. FRANK (PILOT) ROBERTS — JIM ROBERTS aS JOHNNIE ROBERTS : }MARIO RIOS BENJAMIN SAUNDERS - CARL L. SOULE ____ JOHN GLENWOOD SWEETIN' | EVERETT P. WINTER _____ | | For Election Commissioners [IRA F. ALBURY ___ |ANIBAL ARMAYOR 203 45 167 82 260 140 241 505, 530 263 238 277 246 94 389 330 446 218 144 371 139 108 67 142 204 217 105 92 145 127 117 100 74 16 58 186 120 198. 64 94 144 “. 65 279 241 258 306 176 147 146 167 228 142 93 125 129 158 95 1047 1064 | 899 votes. William Dominguez 894 | was next with 898 votes, follow- 1129 ed by Paul B. Russell with 650 1950 votes. Si 1726’ Election commissioners were 897 highly complimented on all sides 803° today for the highly efficient 1319 manner in which the election was 1023 conducted. No disorders of any nature were reported, and tabu- lating proceeded in highly satis- 796} factory manner. 524 627 1406; Regular Wednesday Night “| DANCE RAINBOW ROOM 1427 La Concha Hotel 899) TONIGHT — 10 ‘till 2 heed RAINBOW| QUARTET = NO COVER CHARGE ION FREE, MINIMUM CHECK CHARGE 50c PER PERSON; MUSIC BY PRITCHARD’S ORCHESTRA