The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 7, 1939, Page 1

ee Azsociated Press Day Wire Service For 59 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West the Kry VOLUME LX. No. 290. THE Germany Aids Finland; England, Italy, France Help Little Republic RUSSIA STARTS ENCIR-| CLING DRIVE; HITLER HAD “WAYS TO STOP; U. 8. ENTERING WAR” (By Ans Press) LONDON, Dec. 7.—Germany is) making: possible heavy shipments! i of arms to Finland to aid it in its| fight against mighty Russia. Eng- | land, France, Italy and other na-| tions are sending supplies and) other war materials to Finland. Bitter cold as low as 20 de-| grees below has struck the Fin- nish front in several places and! stopped fighting, but where they | can, Russian might has begun to} encircle and bore into the little; Republic. There is an uncon-! firmed report that the famous Monaheim Line has been pierced, but military experts say this could not be done that quickly as there are over 20 miles of de- | fenses. Russia is moving around Fin-! land on all sides to completely | surround it, but soldiers are) “SIDI S SASS, COUNTY CONTRIBUTES TO WHITE WAY FUND | Charles Roberts, Gonzalo Bezanillo, Isadore Weintraub, Charles Ketchum and Gerald Saunders appeared before the board of county com- missioners at the regular meeting last night and asked for a donation toward a fund to be used ta light the White Way on Duval street during the season. Mr. Saunders was the spokesman of the delegation and gave the details of the movement as proposed, and asked that the county con- tribute $100 in the interest of the drive, which would cost approximately $500 for four months. Mr. Saunders explained that there was to be a con- certed movement directed and that the merchants would be asked to make up the balance of $500. The appropriation of $100 was granted, $25 to be given each of the four months the lights are to be kept burn- ing. Col. Brinton COURTS, CITY PRIS Colonel L. C. Brinton appeared before the board of county com- missioners last night in the in- terest of the construction of a |float for hydroplanes. He said {that the proposed place for con- | structing the float was the old | Aeromarine base at the right of the Porter Dock Co. property at the foot of Duval street. Col. Brinton stated, however, |that he was under the impres- jsion that garrison bight, when ithe opening at the draw bridge | was made larger, would be a Called For County Support OnProjecs HYDROPLANE FLOAT, LIGHTS FOR SHUFFLEBOARD ONERS CONSIDERED | brought before the board by the |Colonel, and he asked that the county share the expense | lighting throughout the season. It was pointed out the courts |were a source of much pleasure |to visitors. The board, on motion, agreed to assume half the expense of the lighting. Another matter brought before , the commission by Colonel Brin-| ton was the county taking over city prisoners, provided there was enough work for them to do. of | est Citizen | SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY VOTED; MOVE TO SUP- | PORT ADVERTISING PLAN; HEAR REPORTS The sum of $25 was appro- priated by the Board of County ;Commissioners last night at regular meeting for the fund for |the entertainment of the Florida National Guards, now in camp for one week at Fort Taylor. | Present at the meeting were: ;Chairman Carl Bervaldi, Com- }missioners Braxton B. Warren, | Wm. H. Monsalvatge and T. Jenk- ins Curry; Attorney W. Curry Harris, Clerk Ross C. Sawyer, 'Chief Deputy Sheriff Bernard ; Waite and a number of interested citizens. Report of Miss Ileen Williams jin the liquidation of projects for jthe County Welfare Clinic was heard and sum of $16 received jto be turned over to Dr. J. C. |much more suitable place. He He called attention to the fact}Gekeler, cashier of the fund. |was provided with plans of dif- |ferent styles of floats, which he jgave the commissioners, in or- {der that a study be made of j them. It was decided that an an- that it had been done before, and if possible he would like the same arrangement started again. i Leroy Torres, prison guard, awaiting supplies, which have) 7M 3. _S"s\ swer would be given the Colonel’ was asked if'there was enough before | been delayed four days, advancing further. England has promised Finland 100 of its latest planes, the fa- mous Spitfire type. A French newspaper in an in- terview with exile Rawssig, to- day makes public a statement of , Adolf Hitler that he had “ways| to prevent United States aid” go- | ing 0 tho. Allics. as it-did_in the} last World War. The French| newspaper charges that these, ways include revolution within America and new weapons which would keep America engaged on its side of the ocean. be TEMPERATURES Lowest last highest last Stations— night 24 hours Abilene 42 83 Apalachicola . 49 up Atlanta 35, 64 Boston 33 44 OPPOSES . RENEWAL RECIPROCITY ACT SENATOR WHEELER STATES ACT IS UNFAIR TO AGRI- *“ CULTURE IN WEST (ity Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.—Sen- . ator Wheeler of Ohio today said | that he opposed continuation of | the reciprocity agreement be- Latin American countries. Wheeler said that the act was especially unfair to Western agriculture. The act expires June 12. Brownsville Buffalo Charleston Chicago Corpus Christi Denver Detroit Dodge City 56 34 45 42 52 36 35 46 80 40 68 47 83 72 42 81 34 29 36 57 42 60 28 36 49 49 60 38 59 39 59 38 39 49 32 49 49 47 33 44 36 50 35 47 50 32 22 33 56 36 70 72 59 77 57 a 73 74 72 a 75 53 74 63 61 69 42 17 69° 83 39 62 56 61 43 51 75 48 63 50 Duluth Eastport El Paso Galveston Hatteras Havana Helena Huron Jacksonville Kansas City KEY WEST Little Rock Los Angeles Louisville Miami Mpls.-St. Nashville New Orleans New York Oklahoma City Pensacola Phoenix Pittsburgh St. Louis Salt Lake City San Francisco Sit. Ste. Marie Seattle Tampa Washington Williston Wytheville =. TANKER SALINAS. SAILED The reciprocity act vitally af- fects several southern Florida agriculture programs. U. S. Sugar! Corporation in the Everglades is hard hit by competitive sugar from Cuba entering this coun- try. The Florida Keys has suffered most frém the reciprocity agree- ments. Key pineapples, a huge industry, dropped off to nothing when Cuban pineapples were al- lowed to enter the country with! little tariff. Florida keys lime |prices are dropping lower ‘every |year with the competition of Mexican limes in spite of the fact that the Key fruit is of a superior grade. Get-Together Party Proceeds To Spread Christmas Cheer A large crowd is expected at!evening will be a hand-balancing | ‘the . Get-Together-Party at the {National Guard Armory tonight jat 7:30. This party is for the | benefit of the Community Christ- mas Tree for poor children which is sponsored by the Lion’s Club ‘of Key West: A program has been arranged under the supervision of the Key Reports Heard K. ©. Thompson, sheriff, re- ported collections and deposits of ; $295.21. Tax Collector Frank Ladd re- ;Ported deposits in the First Na- | at,some time in the future, when , work to keep the prisoners irstional Bank of $996.38 for the another meeting would be held the county jail busy and if some{month of November, which were}Key West from Panama, then to reach a final decision as to more prisoners could be used if!collections from occupational li- where the float structed. ithat there was a great deal of shall be con- they were available. He replied |censes and beer licenses. . The jfunds were placed in the Gen- | Lights over the shuffleboard work lined up for the prisoners |eral Revenue account. jcourt was the next question RESEARCH FOR ~~-VETERANS AIDED | GAS FOR TRIPS TO GET INFORMATION |tween the United States and George B. Hartjen, area super- ‘visor of the Veterans Research | section | ; being carried on in the from Vero Beach to Tortugas, addressed the county commis- jsioners last night relative to the work of securing data concerning | the dead of all wars in which} ithe United States participated. | Mr. Hartjen said that there} were two men of Key West en-} gaged in this work, Frow: Russell | and C. J. Thomas, and another , who is yet to be appointed. Their | now on hand, and more could be conveniently used. After some discussion, it was ; agreed that the county would: ‘take ‘the ‘city’s’ prisoners on thé same basis as before. GUARD CONCERT TONIGHT AT FORT i | | |PROGRAM TOMORROW NIGHT AT BAYVIEW PARK Lovers of music who assembled at Bayview Park last night to} hear the concert of the Regi-| mental Band under Warrant Of-} ficer Caesar La Monaca were evi- | dently so delighted at the rare} has decitled that the last Report of C. Sam B. Curry, clerk of Criminal Court, for No- vember was read and placed on file: |< J.-E. Creeche; prison supér- |visor, reported that the Monroe ;county jail and accessories were ‘given a clean bill of health. The jreport was read and filed. Report of sales and redemption lof tax certificates amounting to $207.42 was read by the clerk. Report of thg condition of Mrs. ;Ella Freedman, who is suffering with glaucoma, of the right eye, which may affect the left eye’s |sight, was submitted with the |report of Attorney Harris and af- fidavits as to her condition was |read. The sum of $100 was ap- |propriated for an operation. County Judge Raymond Lord and Tax Collector Frank Ladd turned in the report of licenses issued during November, show- ing issues from Number 101 to 138, totalling for the state $469.75 jmusical treat that the’ director and for the county $243.88. Aid To Mrs. Bazo KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1939 County: Boardetieard Many Reports On Important Projects Last Nit FOREIGN LINE MAY STOP AT |PANAMA AGENT OF COM- PANY HERE TO _INVESTI- | GATE POSSIBILITY: PROS- i PECTS LOOK GOOD The Citizen today held a brief, interview with Capt. C. B. Fen- }ton, resident agent of a Steam- |ship Company at Cristobal, Canal Zone, which reflected the in- creasing interest being given to Key West and other east coast cities by shipping interests since the outbreak of war in Europe jhas cancelled cruising in waters other than those surrounding the United States. Capt. Fenton stated that his company now sends ships twice weekly from Panama to New York City. His main interest is to see whether or not the pres- ent schedule could be inter- rupted by landing passengers in continuing the sailing to New York with cargoes. Mr. Fenton is accompanied on the trip to this city by his wife, who is an old friend of Mrs. L. C. Brinton of this city. The Brintons have been showing off Key West points of interést for the Fenton’s benefit this _morn- ing. Capt. Fenton stated that he would remain in Key West to- {night and tomorrow to further investigate the possibility of making this city a port of call for his line. 'GOP PRAISED DEWEY SPEECH NOMINATION SEEKER LISTED IMPORTANT POINTS IN } MINNEAPOLIS SPEECH (By Associated Press) | WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.—Na- tional Republican Party is busy today working up plans for spon- Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit ISLAND CITY PRICE FIVE CENTS cation For ~ FlridaKeysPlanned * ‘COOPERATIVE PROGRAM WOULD LIGHT 100 MILES OF KEYS AT LOW COST | AND CURRENT RATES What bids to be one of the first great development | phases of the Florida Keys is contained in a movement | for a rural electrification program initiated last night at a | meeting of the Monroe County Commission, E. P. McLean of McLean Engineering Company, Moultrie, Georgia, who has been engaged in fostering Rural Electrification Administration programs through- out the country, this week in conference with President | Wm. R. Porter of First National Bank of Key West ad- | vanced conzideration of this most important project. At the county commission meeting last night Mr. Por- !ter asked for appropriation of $150 as a fund for pre- liminary expenses for the cooperative organization work. “The plan is as near to a Santa Claus proposition as.I imagine business program can be’, Mr. Porter said. | “Rates will be far cheaper than an operator of one’s own direct current plant could secure. The cooperative is a non-profit corporation with the various users of the power being the members of the corporation, no one owner be- ing allowed more than one share of stock”. Mr. Porter said that the REA plan is to have three subscribers to every mile of electrified area. Plans for lighting the keys include the area from the eastern end of Key Largo to below Pirates Cove, a distance of 100 miles. Thus it would be necessary to have 300 subscribers to the area planned to be electrified. eG AE “The subscribers do not have any personal liability” Mr. Porter continued “and the government allows 20 years for amortization of the original loan through col- lection of construction charges. Principal feature of the program is that a minimum of $2.50 a month rate is al- lowed the individual consumer. Nearly all plants now on the keys cost from $7-$10 a month to operate without tak- ‘ing into consideration depreciation and maintenance costs’. a No Payments For First Three Years | The cooperative need pay nothing for the first three “years on amortization of its loan. The government installs all equipment necessary, erects poles and strings wires. Users of more than the usual amount of kilowatt ‘hours will be charged in accordance with a very reasonable ‘rate according to the number of hours they use as shown ‘on théir meters. i Individual members of the cooperative need pay but work will take them to all points! con- | lin the area, and asked that gaso- line be provided for the trips. He had made arrangements with the Coast Guard to go to Tor. tugas and hoped to arrange for trips to cther places by boat. He said that at the head’ of every veteran whose burial place was proven, there’ would be placed a stone of identification. It was decided that 50 gallons of gasoline would’ be authorized by the beard to be used for this purpose when called for. and tumbling act by Curry and | Beccaise. |. Enrique Rodriguez (Cuca) and his Bazooka will be there and put on a good act. His imitation of a train is hot stuff. Charlie and his accordion, and Jasper and his harmonica will be there, | too. jcert, tomorrow night, will again} jbe played at the park. It will istart at 7:45 o'clock, | The concert for this | beginning at 7:30 o'clock, evening, , will be Letters from Dr. John E. Hall, jof Miami, and Dr. J. Y. Porter of |Key West, were read, explaining |’ |thg condition of Mrs. Mary Bazo, jand the need of a_ particularly ,dangerous operation, and it was soring of Thomas E. Dewey's $5 for their required membership which is given to them campaign for president of the | United States. < Principal objection is clearing joff debt of $700,000 which the last GOP campaign never paid. |GOP officials said of Dewey's ‘at Fort Taylor and the following |explained that the person in! Milwaukee speech last night that |selected program will be played: question was without funds and jit was “splendid” and “very hope- 1. Military March, “Pomp and i Circumstance” {2. “The Skater Waltz” ] Waldteufel 3. Popular, “In An Eighteenth H Century Drawing Room” j An Adaptation } Overture, “Beautiful Ga- lates” Suppe Popular, “My Prayer’’, founded on the famous melody, ‘‘Avant De Mourir” Boulanger-Kennedy Vocal Solo by Sergeant Frank Purnell Fantasia, “Musical Scenes from Spain” Langey Gipsy March—Dance Habanera—Bolero | 7, Popular, “Scatter-Brain” + Kenne-Bean and i Frankie Masters |8. , Descriptive Overture, “The | Battle for Democracy” Elgar | | 5. 6. jin need of assistance. The mat- ter was discussed by the board |' and it was decided that the of $100 be given. . Mr. Bazo, was attending the meeting, deeply impressed with the of the commission, pressed himself. Murphy Certificates | Clerk Sawyer explained his trip to Tallahassee and the de- livery to the Internal Improve- (Continued on Page Four) 'PARRAMORE TALKS TO STATE GROUP | jm PROGRAM OF PUBLIC | HEALTH ASSOCIATION sum who was act and so ex- ful’, Dewey attacked the Roosevelt Administration, claiming that Roosevelt had not adequately solved the unemployment prob- lem, that his political philosophy is one of despair. He claimed that the problem of government bonds was second only to the interna- tional situation. Don Hamilton, chairman of ;GOP, made no statement regard- jing the talk. "PIPL aOSS SE: (QUESTION: WILL COWS \GIVE COCONUT MILK? _in the form of one share of stock. i “The matter is yet to be broached to the farmers and private dwellers along the keys but plans have advanced to the point where Mr. McLean recommends appointment ‘of Ross Sawyer, Jr., as manager. Later Mr. McLean will ‘send down an experienced man to supervise construction ' and to initiate the program”, Mr. Porter pointed out. i Benefits of the program to key dwellers are untold. ; There are scores of fishing camps on the keys which i badly need adequate lighting. There are many commer- | cial houses, private residences, farm homes which can | use the lights. Machinery for farm and other use may be operated under low cost. Yachts tying up at fishing camp | docks may plug in to the system and enjoy splendid lighting. | “It will contribute greatly to the future development | of the Florida Keys”, Mr. Porter concluded. WATSON SEEKS | ATPYGEN'LPOST MEETS TONIGHT TAMPA ATTORNEY WILL RUN |regular session, starting at 7:30 \o’clock, in council chambers at ‘CTY COUNCIL | West Unit of the W.P.A. State-| Music for the evening’s enter; | wide Recreation Project. itainment will be . furnished _ by | A Description of the Vocal solos by Miss Virginia the Island City Dubs, ‘a .nine-;, World Over of 1914-1918 (Special to The Citizen) | Frank Fuhrer FOR OFFICE HELD BY COOPER GIBBS pat jcity hall. | Several matters of importance jto the city-at-large will be~ up for discussion and action a meeting, it was stated lay. Orns) —3. ey citizens of Key West are expected to be in attendance. , { | ANNUAL CONVENTION | ! | Tanker Salinas, of the U. S. Navy, which arrived in port with | Rosam, Mr. Soladar (Tiny) of the ' piece colored orchestra supreme. |Star Spangled Banner Key | JACKSONVILLE, Dec. 7.—Dr. a cargo of 50,000'barrels of fuel|Army Barracks, John Bennett! They have been touring the south | The guard orchestra, with Les|James B. Parramore, director “4 oil for the tanks in the naval'and Paul Esquinaldo, accom-| and have just returned .to the | Lyman, king of saxophones, will Moriroe County Health Unit, will station, sailed last evening. |Panied by Miss Beatrice Moreno city, and have gathered ‘a lot of | give a dance this evening at Club take part on the program of thi on the piano will be given. jnew material and are ready “to Habana-Madrid. Florida Public Health Associa- | TAMPA, Dec. 7 !Tom Watson, Tampa attorney, | jannounced this week that he NOTICE! STOCKHOLDERS MONROE INVESTMENT CO. A special meeting will be held Friday, December 8, at 7:30 P. M. at Knights of Golden Eagle Hall, 1213 Petronia Street. of importance. R. B. RUSSELL, Pres. DOUGLAS R. TREVOR, Sec. dec6-3t Business | “Coto” of World’s Fair fame, will be there with his guitar and. Drydon Thrower of the local! SPECIAL offer selections in both Spanish and English. Rumba dancers, Miss Jose- |quinaldo will dance to the music |of the Key West Rumba Kings, a six-piece Cuban orchestra. | One of the highlights of the |go to town”. | Army Barracks will call for the | square dances, which have been ; arranged so that there will be} phine Ubieta and Orlando Es- jome square dance and one round ; } dance, alternating. |. The floor show will begin at \7:30 and dancing commences at $8:30, ! SPECIAL! } Friday, Saturday, Sunday | BANANA SNOW 33 ce os | i) tion’s eleventh annual convention ! to be held December 7-9 in Jack- sonville at the Roosevelt Hotel. Dr. Parramore will have a five- minute discussion on “The Local Health Program: Credits and Debits”. This discussion will would be a candidate for the of- fice of Attorney General, subject to the Democratic primaries next May. Watson will run against Attor- ney General Gibbs of Jackson- ville, who was appointed to the Fred Cone, AAT DANCE TONIGHT —at the—