The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 7, 1939, Page 4

PAGE FOUR SOCIAL C ALENDAR THURSDAY— Lions Club Supper. 6:30 p. m. Stone Church Annex. Band Concert. 8 p. m. Bayview Park. Junior Woman’s Club Social and Clubhouse. Key West get-together party. SATURDAY— High School P.-T.A. Christmas Carnival 3 p. m. La Concha} Park. meeting with Mrs. L. T. Bragassa Armory. Elks Club Annual Charity Dance. 10 p. m. Raul’s Club. FE an >; UNDAY— Band Concert. 4 p. m. Art Center Park. Sei Se {UESDAY— Stone Church Service Club Supper. 6 p. m. Church Annex. Woman’s Club Hears Wm. V. Little Address On American Citizenship | By NINA LESLIE CALLEJA The December meeting of the officers and winter visitors, an | Charity Ball keep coming in, re- Key West Womans Club was held Tuesday afternoon at the clubhouse on Division street, with many members and guests|of the Penny Box that the Fine | in attendance. Program for the day was un- der direction of the Citizenship Department. Mrs. Harvey Eagan, chairman, intro- duced Wiliam V. Little, Rotary Club president, who the zenship” follows: ‘annual social event, will take ‘place on January 17th. | Mrs, Haydn Illingworth spoke |Arts Department: has sponsored, jand announced that been forwarded Taylor Bradford, Traveling Art has | Myrtle |chairman of the |the club and the Fine Arts De- Dance Tonight At Habana-Madrid A big dance will feature the | attractions in town tonight, this ‘at Habana-Madrid Club. This Mrs. Samuel Russell entertaining. 5 p. m. Woman’s | favorite night club is introducing |a_new orchestra to dance lovers jof Key West in the person of Les | Lyman’s seven-piece Swing Band. | This dance unit has appeared in the Miami area during the first | part of this season and is expect- |ed to make a real hit here. | Dancing starts at 9:30 o’clock— jand there will be special admis- jsion charges for the affair. ‘See jad on page one. _ \Everybody’s Going 'To Elks’ Dance | 5 Stl It appears that all of Key West will be -Elks’-Minded this week- ‘end, as increasing reports of j;complete sell-outs for the annual |sulting from the excellent job of ‘ticket selling being turned in by that club’s committee-in-charge. | There’s still some more table space, however, it is reported, | $5.24 had so those who desire to “be where | American |been contributed thereto, which |the big crowd is” next Saturday | to Mrs. |night at Raul’s Club. had better | state | make reservations right away. An | excellent floor show and many. addressed | Exhibit, who recently wrote the/many entertaining features have mbers on “American Citi-|club expressing great apprecia- been lined up! for this annual af- He spoke, in part, as|tion for the cooperation given by |fair—and “it’s going to be bet-/ jj iter than ever”, according to club “The genius of America lies in|partment. Mrs. Illingworth also | director of the dance. this: that men and women of all races and announced that the- exhibition of creeds, and of all;paintings jointly sponsored by | shades of political opinion, can|the Art Center and the Key West | ‘John Nance Garner of Texas . Lauded in New Campaign Song KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY Happenings Here Just Five, Ten and Fifteen Years Ago As Taken From The Files Of The Citizen FIVE YEARS AGO Nearing the close of the an- |nual activities of 1934, the drive \for Red. Cross membership has not yet made the quota of 400 which was announced at Nation- |al Headquarters for Kéy West. |However, the drive will continue jand it is expected that it will eventually go over the 400 mark. | H. C. Galey, president. of the Country Club, announces that the |organization will give its Charity |Ball at the clubhouse on the ‘night of December 22. The |Junior Woman's Club, through its |president, has consented to take \charge of the sale of tickets and arrange for the dance. | Jerome Dean, known to fans |by the millions and readers as |well by the name of “Dizzy”, ar- |rived on the boat from Tampa} 'this morning. He was accom- lpanied ty Mrs. Dean. R. A. Slack, scout for the St. Louis | \Cardinals, and Mrs. Slack. After | {going for a ride over the city,} | the party left for Havana. | go TENN, | tom * ‘ g | Mrs. Sally Cary Parrish, of | | | Washington, D. C., and Mrs.| |Blanch Winslow of New York ar- | DALLAS—A swinging melody and catchy words—in a new song about |rived over the highway yester- | and will work, side by side, to!Society of Artists, which was dis- ‘THE WEATHER maintain the American form of }played at last month’s club meet- | government, not merely as aling, received much favorable form, but as a pulsating force. ‘comment. There has just been “What is this form? We call it a constitutional democracy,’ and it has been in existence, under various names, in this country and England, for the past 724 years. Our form of government is founded upon principles that hung at the Art Center a group ‘of water colors by Elizabeth ‘Spaulding, an _ internationally- known water color artist. These jare scenes in the state of Colo- lrado, and are most interesting jand of beautiful colorings. Mrs. were first set forth, that long/ Illingworth expressed the hope ago, when, in England, the|that every club member and Magna Charta, a charter of lib-!guest would view this exhibi- erties, signed by King John, !tion. marked the beginning of consti-| Mrs. William R. Warren spoke tutional government as we now jof the Public Welfare Depart- understand it. |ment work that is being done, “The citizen who seeks to pre-;and announced that she had se- serve free and effective self-gov-;cured the names of ten very ernment from the streamlined|needy local families that club absolutisms of today does well to!members would doubtless wish to center affirmatively on freedom|make up Christmas baskets for. | Observation taken at 7:39 a. m. | 75th Mer. Time | Temperatures | Highest last 24 hours - Lowest last night -. Mean Normal __.. Precipitation | Rainfall, 24 hours ending 7:30 a. m., inches ._.... Total rainfall since Dec. inches = ae | Deficiency since December Total rainfall since January je: J panenes #2 Ok Excess since Jan. 1, inches 1.84 Tomorrow's Almanac Sunrise Sunset - Moonrise Moonset | John Nance Garner, Vice President; has just been published under the | title: “Cactus Jack,” by the songwriting combination of Rex Lampman | and Jack Foy. Amateur song-writers have deluged the Dallas headquarters of the | Garner-for-President campaign with new verses, of their own writing. 72} 60 1 In Texas down by the Rio Grande ‘There's plenty of work for a good cowhand, ‘There's milk and honey and hot tamal | And the sweetest bunch of “O by golli ‘The sky is,wide and high and blue, | And you say to strangers “how de do. ‘There's room to breathe or to bet a stack, | There’s the blue bonnet girls and there's The song has eight verses, but only four are printed herewith, as follows: If the river ain't dry he'll catch Cactus Jack with his old seegar sy He'll look right nice ia that White Housecar! m We'll tell you this about Cactus Jack: He's got no time for a fraud nor a quack! And when you see his spurs and hat, You know there goes a Democrat! 0.14} | | He can bogtie a yearling quick as you wish, Cactus Jack: Chorus: | Cactus Jack, he’s a-riding straight, | Riding straight for the White House gate | Don’t look away, don’t look away, You can't look away from Texas. o We'll tell you this about Cactus Jack: He’s quick on the trigger, or a wisecrack, Just as wise as an old horned toad— | ‘There ain't very much he's never knowed! He can uncork a speech, jet freedom Slap the back of a British king! eis Cactus Jack, with his lariat, | He's going to rope the White House yet! Iv We'll tell you this about Cactus Jack: He's hit the trail and he won't turn back; He's riding high and he's ri straigh' And he's headed for the White House ‘atel From Amarillo to San Antone Ki, yi, yippee! Cactus Jack! He'll hang his hat on the White House rack. OUNTY MEETING ‘They'll tell youJack hay neverbeen thrown; | _ |held last night an ordinance was |day. This is Mrs. Parrish’s sec- ond visit within the month, ar- \riving with her uncle, William R. ‘allace and she liked the visit so |thoroughly that she was forced to return. TEN YEARS AGO With the formal opening of Casa Marina December 27 this palatial hostelry will be facing jthe most successful season since jit first opened, is the opinion of |L. P. Schutt, who has been mana- |ger of the hotel since it was first jopened by the Florida East Coast |Hotel Company on January 1, | 1921. | At the meeting of city council \read which permitted chauffeurs to park on the west side of Du- THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1939 | Today’s Horoscope eececcccccocceseseseseees Today’s mind is penetrating. concentrated and very ambitious; the disposition is enterprising, leading to the study of progres- sive subjects, possibly with en- probably be attained along these lines in early life, with a possi- bility that later results may not dozen or more Oranges, $2.95, delivered to Northern address. Variety of Citrus Gift Boxes. THE LITTLE SHOP, 210 Du- val Street. : dec4-7x PERSONAL OLD AT 40! GET PEP! New OSTREX Tonic Tab- lets contain invigorators, stimu- lants. 73-year-old doctor says, “I take Ostrex myself”. $1.00 size, special today 89c. If not delighted, maker refunds this price. Call, write Gardner’s Pharmacy. FOR RENT PRIVATE HOME FOR RENT, furnished. All modern con- veniences. 1403 Catherine St. dec2-1mo FURNISHED APARTMENTS, electric refrigerators. Apply Valdes Bakery. sept30-3mo PRIVATE HOME with all modern conveniences; two bedrooms; also, hot and cold running wa- ter. 1418 Catherine Street. = nova0-1mo | } FOR SALE FOR SALE AT A SACRIFICE— New ultra-modern home with upstairs Apartment, private pa- tio entrance, beautifully furn- ished; 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, close-in, overlooking ocean and park. Abundant water. Low cost, easy terms. Apply Henry Pinder, Rear 619 William street. nov9-lmox ANSWERS TO TODAY’S DAILY QUIZ Below are the Answers to Today's Daily Quiz printed on Page 2 —— “SS 1. South America. Conchology. Thirty-five years. The same body will weigh slightly more at the poles. Kon-fla“grant; not kon- flag’-rant. Royal flush. Billy Rose. South America. Bolivia. 5 Red, yellow and green. PALLBEARERS GET PAID SHAMOKIN, Pa.—Each of the eight pallbearers who served at the funerals of both Thomas Ryder and his wife, twelve years before, received $100 plus one- eighth share in another hundred dollars “for expenses”, under the terms of the will of Mr. Ryder, who died recently. Relief Guaranteed for _ ITCHING e FIRST bottle of Imperial Lotion fails to relieve itching agony of Eczema, Rash, Tetter, Scabies, al Eeseme, Raetch your money ‘will be Teturned. Simply repeat invisible Im- rial Lotion as while nature Reips heal. Get a bottle today. ge pa EE ERTS 2 MONROE THEATER J. Cagney—Geo. Raft EACH DAWN I DIE and NEWS IS MADE AT NIGHT Matinee—Balcony 10c, Or- chestra 15-20c; Night—15-25¢ BUY TODAY—TOMORROW MAY BE XMAS ‘TSIGANE’ GIFT SHOP 609 Duval Street GIFTS FROM FAR COUNTRIES Virginia L. Paterson SEER For Fitty Years a NAME! in Coffee in Key West STRONG ARM BRAND COFFEE THAT'S A REPUTATION of thought and speech. Thought|She expressed the hope that excited by bogeys, limited by|many more than these ten fami- labels, imprisoned by prejudice, |lies would be the recipients of or governed by hate has already jaid:at Christmas, and asked that . surrendered freedom. Speech janyone desiring to help com- Low momen | | which cannot tolerate contrary | municate with her. bs 6d Ciara Sef |! views is only one step from the| Mrs. Douglass spoke of her, Barometer at 7:30 a. m. today violence which is thé earmark of | visit to the meeting of Section 11 Sea level 20.31 dictatorship. of the State Federation of Wom-| Wind Direction and Velocity “How can we, you and I, best en’s Clubs at Fort Lauderdale on; N—6 miles per hour |val street in front of the La|SIGNS—“For Rent”, “Rooms For Concha Hotel. If the permission| Rent”, “Apartment For Rent”, | lis looked on with disfavor the| “Private Property, No Tres- ordinance will be killed at its next meeting. Tomorrow's Ti (Naval Base) AM ‘SPECIAL MEETING ¢ FOR HOTEL GROUP sentria | | I |ment Board of. certificates for| ‘ |taxes which represent 17,000 par- | clnicciebicet: Directors of the Key West » |Hotel and. Tourist Homes Assp: | els of lands, He stated that there) There was a large number of |p aEOn eS corns uae | | éiation Ride mo ecial | Pad been no setup for the man-/|Key Westers leaving last night . THE jun25-t? id meeting of their pees me ap to [ner so venieh the ange ere: © aE e tbat ann ee be — actice. { Relative Humidity | j ee «. {tending the football game e- tit Steal ot Dente as ne eee inidgion dating Sea 89% |be held tomorrow afternoon, Fri- hear bs es ae tween the University of Florida Tee eee axe understand them? We can make| she stayed at the National Fed-| N. B—Comfortable humidity |day, at 2:30 o'clock at La Con- é Pee een ne SCVAER Gerore | andi the Univemity. of Oregon. | may19-tt | of this community a shining ex-| eration Headquagters. She spoke should be a few points below|cha Hotel. january 1. , | Although there was no chance of ' ample of true Democracy: a true|to9 of a delightful visit with meaniapmiperature) | Purpose of the meeting, ac-| Communication from R. E. /getting the correct number, the| FOQURTEEN-FT. V-BOTTOM| outpost sentinel on guard against |Mrs, J, Ralston Wells and Mrs.| _ FORECAST — a 4 Crummer Company was read,/number counted by The Citizen] CyPRESS BOAT; Four Horse: all those elements which contri-| wells Alexander |... CUULT:S0 (pi woseriday) © | cobling to anipifices ct the Groups) 7 i rai dedvinetre a | was 54. Johnson Outboard Motor; Four qaiteita the becakdo past Deon wee See A arunaiinieaare| Key West and Vicinity: Gen-|is to discuss further improve-| clutions Serena apie ios a | pee nee oo ye Ereacevers: Cae wis ee cratic principles. letter’ that had. been. received erally fair tonight and Friday; | ments of South Beach and an ad. |;"o) Wlcne Tegereing the bon |The Bayview Giants defeated| tinguisher; Pair of Oars_and/ “To this end, each one of us from Mrs. L. J. McCaffrey, new not much change in temperature; | vertising program for the beach. | Ss of the county, and the Trojans in the football game} Row Locks; Anchor with Rope; | Umbrella—all for $100.00. Ap-; ply 1217 Petronia street. | jun27-s/| 3 * Things To Remember! 1. he letter your wife gave you to should decide that his first task |Section 11 vice-president, de-|8entle to moderate variable | ‘explaining the necessity of sign- which was played at the Bay- mail. is to make of himself or her-|ploring the fact that Mrs. Doug- | Winds. : ling the resolutions. They were| view Park grounds this morning c ploring the fa | E te ah self, as an individual, one of|]ass would not accept the vice-| N.B.—Forecast indicates winds good-will toward others, one who! presidency that the Federation | seeks within the skills of his own mind and muscles his place in society, one who will scorn to im- pose upon others, and will be as free to grant to others access to opportunity as he is eager to find it himse We should care enough about the distressed, the unfortunate and the underpriv- ileged to try to help them—and to help them to help themselves. This has always been the Ameri- can way; the way of true De- mocracy Mrs. Stephen W. Douglass, president, was in the chair. The meeting was opened by the re- citing of the Club Prayer, follow- ed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States and the singing of “America, the Beautiful”. Mrs. Mario Calleja read the minutes of the November meet- ing, and Mrs. J, J. Trevor, in the absence of Miss Minnie Porter Harris, treasurer, read the finan. cial report of the club. It was very gratifying to learn that Mrs. | William White, recording secre- tary, who has been! ill, will prob- ably be able to resume her du- ties at the January meeting. Reports of the mittees and. department heads were heard. Mrs. Norberg Thompson asked that any mem- bers having recent books to dis- pose of kindly donate them to the Library. Mrs. Louis Pierce an- nounced five new members had been admitted to the club, Mrs. Mary H. Barker, Mrs. William J. Lee, Mrs. D. E. Boney, Mrs. Allen Cleare, Jr., and Mrs. Charles E. Roberts. A hearty welcome was extended to these new members. standing com-/ had offered her. Mr. T. V. Klebsattel enter- tained with two violin solos, “Le Cygne”, by Saint-Saens, and “A Spanish Dance” of Moszkowski, accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Ralph Milner. Following the meeting a food sale was held by the Library committee, and sandwiches and tea were served by the Hospital- ity committee. The flower decorations of the clubhouse, arranged by Mrs. Al- bert Mills, were lovely. The president’s table was banked wit! poinsettias, and there were bowls of cleodendron or the Christmas flower. Hostesses the for afternoon were Mesdames William R. War- |Tisen in the Plains States, Mis-|and the othen places of interest. ren, Gertrude Ricketts and Albert Mills. Harris P.-T. A. Carnival Saturday Afternoon Harris School P.-T. A. Carnival which. will be hald Saturday after- noon beginning at 4 o’clock at La Concha Park will be replete with a multitude of enjoyable things. There will be cakes and can- dies, hot dogs, Christmas gifts, Claug himself will appear in per- son to prove that there really is a Santa Claus. ‘HOW ABOUT ANOTHER 'MALONEY’S — SPECIAL? Banana Snow layer cake at |33e and some more of those de licious Spiced Squares at 25c between 8-12 miles per hour Florida; Generally fair tonight and Friday; slightly warmer in north and central portions to- night. : CONDITIONS A iow pressure area of marked intensity has moved into the Lake region, and pressure is low this morning from the upper and middle Mississippi Valley east- 'ward, to the Atlantic coast; while moderate high pressure areas are crested over the Rocky Moun- tain States and the Florida pen- insula. Except for light precipi- h | tation in portions of Minnesota | opening of the hotel. and Washington, generally fair weather has prevailed through- out the country during the last 24 hours. Temperatures have sissippi and lower Ohio Valleys and Lake region, and readings are generally near or above nor- mal throughout the country this morning. G. S, KENNEDY, OfficiahIn Charge. TRANSPORTATION Cuba Arrived This Morning Steamship Cuba of the P. and . O. S. S. Co., arrived in port 6:30 tar babies, and finally old Santa this morning with five tat cabin | passengers for Key West, 20 first cabin and three second cabin'for Havana. if Key West ‘arrivals were: Mrs. O. H. Lewis, Ralph Lutzk, E. S. Hitch, E. E. Worth and R. J. Parker. Carried on the vessel’s mani- fest were the following items: For-Key West, 13 tons of freight and three sacks of mail. For Mrs. J. J. Trevor announced jeach, are the specials for this ,Havana, there were 34 sacks of several events that will be spon-| weekend in the pastry depart- mail, no freight. | | jordered signed after adoption. and the score was 30 to 6. There | PERSONAL MENTIO! | Copies or advertisements, | Were quite a number of specta- | which are to appear in the pub- tors and the gefheral opinion | is |lication News Journal Company |that Johnson of the Bayview Mr. and Mrs. Herman Gordon | of Delaware, on December 13 and |OUtfit was the outstanding star of |who were visiting with their!14, and to cost $34, were read the game. jaunt, Mrs. Aurora Elizarde and and ordered accepted. They | other relatives, left on the early | were devoted to sketches of Key | bus for their home in New York, | West. | where Mr. Gordon is a member of the detective force. FIFTEEN YEARS AGO The first meeting to consider Rental of the sound equipment! the road to the mainland will ‘used at the ceremonies at Bay-|be held soon and the Road To — |view Park by the American Le-| The Mainland Association will be | Mrs. Elsie Chung Lyon, man-' gion on Armistice Day was cited formed. It will be in the form |ager of the Gift Shop at the Hotel: jn a pill, which was presented to of ‘a mass meeting and all resi- | |Casa_ Marina, left this morning the commissioners with the state-|dents are urged to attend. The |for Daytona Beach, Fla, and | ment that the Legion found it- time and place where it will be| | will return before the formal! ojf short offunds and asked the jheld will be announced in The commissioners to pay this _ bill, | Citizen. : Teun a ‘amounting to $5. It was so or- _— | Miss Lena Bell, of Frankfort, | gered. ‘ Mrs. Inez Roach, who is con- |Ky.. is se Migrrs in sore city today, | Support Advertising Plan nected with the State Board of Mar brscieortifipeoruatprpise inabany pe Tt juncture Charles Tay- Health in the department of in- jon and A. R. Peirce, directors of 7ancy and maternity work, is in | Superntendent William Demer- | the aor ae cone ee lhe first of the Eicees son itt, of the Seventh Lighthouse-|Peared at the meeting with the | held with the Ameri d Coast Guard District, returned to |¢XPlanation that J. W. John had | °° will be held with th |the city last night from an in- failed in securing sufficient | (is second wilt be held with the | ¢ ‘ A Cuban mothers. |spection of the aids on the west te ongeseectiaine beh ey pty coast as far as Sanibel Light. \that proposition had been called| Practically all of the local fish- ° From Sanatorium to | | off. ¢ jing boats have left the harbor fe | Gainful Employment | | He had agreed to reduce the for Jewfish Channel and as far} (folder from 20 pages to 12 pages |aS Snipe Point, to troll fox Span- jand the committee had been se- ish mackerel, which have been lected to present the proposition Tunning in large schools for the to the county commissioners, |Past few days, and reports of| with the. understanding that 25,-\fishermen who have seen them} 000 of the folders would be.ready |S2y they are increasing daily. : for distribution January 1,/25,-| 3 Sheriff Roland Curry is in re- | 000 on January 15, 25,000 on Feb- | Tuary 1 and 25,000 on {i | ceipt of telegrams of inquiry re- The’ county agreed to $250 | garding a man by the name of fim January, $250 in February, |I. F. Williams, reported to fave = |$250 in March and $250 in April been killed in this city. The to the Chamber of Commerce as telegrams came from Lake City jits share of the cost. jand Sheriff Curry hastened to answer that no such man has |been killed in this city so far as —_— 4 lis known. LIVINGSTON, Mont. — Going! to investigate a reported acci-| | DOE WITH HORNS | | | { | sored by the club during the com-|ment at Maloney Bros.’ Bakery, ing months, including a tropical 312 Fleming street. The vessel sailed at 10:30) o'clock this morning for Ha-| young women, recovering trom dental, killing of a doe for a} PRACTICALLY NEW FORD V-8 Top. Apply 921 White- head, Street. dec6-3tx FOR SALE—2 lots, each, 50x100. Run from Washington to Von Phister street. $850. Apply rear 1217 Petronia street. NO SHOW TODAY in observance of CUBAN MEMORIAL DAY evccccosseacccosaccsesc® The First National our Wedding An- niversary. \a7 1 he printers who are best equipped to do your work. The first two items are up to you alone. . .As to IF YOU ARE ALREADY AMONG THE FOLKS ACQUAINTED WITH US, YOU WILL NOT NEED TO BE REMINDED OF OUR QUALIFICATIONS TO DO YOUR WORK. 3 eS ARTMAN PRESS PHONE 51 { | Bank of Key West Member of th p Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation pital luncheon and an oyster supper.; Phone orders, call 818, will be vana, with 28 first cabin passen-| tuberculosis, receiving training at a |ly exonerated the hunter from Tt was agreed that the date of the given prompt attention. club meeting in January will|don't overlook the full be changed from the 2nd to the|Christmas Fruit Cakes now on 9th and that the reception for 'sale at Maloney’s. Also— | gers and two second cabin pas- sanatorium in stenography and type- line of jsengers, two automobiles and) writing. Vocational rehabilitation of ‘eight sacks of mail, which were. 'taken on at Key West. any blame when he, to his! amazement, found that the doe tuberculous patients is made pos |had nine-inch long horns with sible by Christmas Seal income. two points, just like abuck’s. | ae Serving Key V Vest and Monroe County Since 1891