The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 8, 1939, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 59 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LX. No. 291. No Rumanian Designs: Russia Says; R.AF. Sinks German Sub ‘eave wew! FOR THIRD TERM! FINNS LEAVE NEW) YORK FOR FINLAND | | |SAYS ANY OTHER CANDI- (By Annociated Prexn) | DATE WOULD REQUIRE TWO MOSCOW, Dec. 8.—Soviet gov- | ” “0 ernment today said that it had| *=ARS “TO EDUCATE “no designs” on _ Bessarabia, | (By Associated Press) | which was territory formerly, LONDON, Dec. 8.—Ambassa- | owned by Russia but taken from! dor Joseph P. Kennedy advo- it during the World War and | cates continuance of Franklin D. | Siren to emariia. |Roosevelt for a third term as it! Italy and the small Balkan’ would take other candidates for | states, principally Rumania, have | president two years to be “edu-! feared a Balkan invasion by Rus- cated”, { sia after the Finnish war. | i fom: | TOPEKA, Dec. 8—Alf M.| LONDON, Dec. 8.—Balfour to-|tandon said that he very much day said that pilots will be trai: "|disapproved of business dealings! ed throughout Canada, New Zone! Pants Nig tat pear sey jof the New Deal land and Australia for enroll-|¢ 0, vie : imank inithemovaliAiiForce {some foreign policies. He said Royal Air Force announced that it had sunk another German submarine today. ‘he hoped the GOP would win the ' coming election. WASHINGTON; Dec. 8.—Presi- dent Roosevelt blasted the Ohio; State Administration today say- | ing that it did not adequately | jtake care of its relief problem. | Governor Bruecker replied sharp- | ly that the administration was} jmore concerned in justifying its {program than in seeking to de-| ite termine the truth of the situa- NEW YORK, Dec. 8—One hun- | !- dred Finns from New York,} Canada and other countries to- day left this city to enroll in the} Finnish army. 4 TOKIO, Dec. 8—China says} that. Japan is trying to .honor| 8 9 dead Chinese- leader Pei Fei Wu | OTHERS RECEIVE INSTRUC- after he is dead when they could: not get his support while living. | Both China and Japan are com- peting for funeral honors. ATHENS, Dec. 8.—Exposure of a Communist organization within the Greek high government was made today with the revelation that communication system of the government had been used by the Greek communists to com- municate with central Moscow. ' TIONS TO REPORT TO | KEY WEST STATION { | | Robert Graham, principal com-! aeeeee eoocoeooceeeee® munication operator at the air- |ways radio station at the head; of the island, in charge of ac- . ee jtivities at the plant, has been Treated For Pacamonia of his recall into the naval service. He will enter at ‘Key’ West on December 15 as a . {chief radio man. i | Mr, Graham has been out of} the service in the reserve ranks’ |for 11 years, and for about five! years of that time has been oc- cupying the position he will; hold until December 15 when he renters the service again. The Grahams have bought their home |here and are located near the! airways station. { Others who have been recalled {to the communication service at Key West are: Frank B. Peters, of St. Petersburg, chief radio man;.Herman D. Manning, of West Palm Beach. Mr. Manning seecerceveccceseces Herbert Patterson, chief stew- ard of the Standard Oil ship George W. Barnes, was a pas- senger on the morning bus for Jacksonville to join the vessel after a sojourn in the Marine Hospital, where he was _ treated for a severe attack of pneumonia, making a quick recovery. It appears that Patterson has led a very adventurous life, and an interseting one. He was born in England and received a_ col- lege education, but always long-| wil} remain in Key West ed for the sea and adventure. his family. will live in West Paln Instead of following the profes-! Beach, He is also a chief radio: sion of his father, that of phy-|man. Radio operator Chas. O. Che Key |proximately 80,000,000; that the jdescent hot coke and adding oil } GRAHAM CALLED | BACK 10 NAVY. {enhanced by and; Mest Citizen , THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U. S.A. — KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1939 | onc SERVICE Topic EC. HOSTELRES - SERVICE TOPIC AT ROTARY CLUB GAS COMPANY HEAD der 1e@ SALIENT FACTS CONCERN- | There is nothing tawdry nor ING GAS BUSINESS; NAVY cheap about a booklet just off \the presses of the St. Augustine OFFICERS GUESTS |Record Company and issued by |the Florida East Coast Hotel Position of the huge gas in- Company, Flagler System, fea- dustry in the industrial, commer-* turing its famous hotels along the cial and household life of Amer- Florida East Coast. Beautifully ica was outlined briefly in a talk printed in colors, it is titled “The delivered yesterday before mem. , Pioneers’ and there is a fine pic- bers of the Rotary Club of Key ture of Henry M. Flagler, pioneer Peewee Cains Ree of the builder of the Florida East Coast 5 s : ‘otels and ay. 3 _ Mr. Peirce’s address was given a plbs spaerey em ae as in connection with the vocational St. Augustine to the Island of service activity of the Rotary . Club. Mr. Peirce is a member Key West, not the least of these ; es being the Casa Marina, farthest of the vocational service com- dniice. and wee wikis is ea south of the system. The booklet has four beautiful illustrations some of the facts relating to the ¢ x “ ant : ,of this charming hostelry, with five billion dollar gas industry. lthis. information: Among the facts he developed , “Key West, situated on a were that 1500 gas companies A ;. small island over ohe hundred Supply more) terse 00) RAmeCl: lies Sean) the! Bibrida. mails ina bide am Se ot land and surrounded by the sea with & total population ' of - aP- on all sides. On, the south shore of this island the Casa Marina ie evs ,offers those high standards of 135,400 persons receiving an [resort accommodations and serv- average of $1575 annually, or a Sa e: rand total of $213,819,000: tha: e that.are a distinction of all seed aol we Dee ined ie lagler System establishments. EVES CMDIONS Aue me, UDGUSEY:| serie Hotel and many of its represents a capital investment | suost roms command a_ glorious bebindsnimige aa, 0 |view of the sea. A clean white Mr. Peirce then detailed how * the so-called carbyreated water ; peach borders ite palm-shaded gas, the type produced and sold | ~ «, en in Key West, is produced. This \ Cabatmens erate Wer aoe Dig eo tec ors finest grounds in the United States, which annually attract the {noted sportsmen. Majestic sail- ish, the savage barracuda, the jsilver tarpon, marlin, dolphin, jtuna, bonita, groupers and other |varieties constantly challenge the ee ‘New Booklet Off Press PUBLICIZED industry gives employment to gas to enrich or carburet water gas thus produced. The speaker also stressed the service to consumers provided by gas companies, tests in lab- oratories, all appliances approved by the sassociation of. gas _ coriz panies providing for expert serv ice in the proper use of: gas fo: we # A |big game fishing, guests at the all manufacturing and household ;Casa Marina enjoy excellent ten- purposes, 2 i inis courts and putting greens. Before this talk, which Presi-: ste adi ‘ dent Willian Ws bitte tcinercibe The city is now readily accessible as illuminating and informative, |°’. THOLGR Senpee , Le COREY Stas the meeting was enlivened by; verseas, Highway”. songs by Howard Overlin, recent- | ly married. “Drink to Me only RESERVE OFFICERS , : With Thine Eyes” was the hit of | lengaed guides are available at the 4+Casa Marina docks. “In addition to the thrills of oor ~ SCHOOL TONIGHT ; Members of the club referred | to the board of directors the re-! quest of the Key West Hotel and | Tourist Homes Association for! Lieutenant Colonel Corren P. coperation in advertising the|Youmans, executive officer of South Beach facilities recently |the 106th Medical Regiment, the organization. ;FNG, will address the Group ‘The hotel group asked the Ro. chool of the Key West Reserve tary Club to contribute $10 to. | ward a $50 advertising fund. Among the guests at the meet- | headquarters, ling were Lieut. Comdr. T. J. o'clock. |Brady, C.E.C.. United States |' The subject of the talk will be Navy, public works officer, and “Sanitation”. ‘Lieut. Cmdr. Ray Byrns, supply. Notices have been sent to all ‘disbursing and accounting offi |members of the association with jeer, at Key West naval station. | the reminder that two-hour credit | They indicated their willingness |is given for attendance at this in connection with their official school. All visiting reserve offi- activities to help Key West in|cers have been invited to attend levery possible way. the school. starting at 7:30 jangler’s skill. Boats and experi- |* fficers Asociation to be held} itonight at Chamber of Commerce | sician, he shipped as cabin boy | Killen, of Orlando, has also been GUARD BAND IN FINAL CONCERT AT | BAYVIEW PARK t TURED FOR TONIGHT; LA MONACA WIELDS BATON Last concert to be played by the 265th Regimental Band will ‘be presented this evening at Bay- iview Park at 7:45 o’clock under jthe direction of Warrant Officer Caesar La Monaca. An excellent selection of numbers make up the program, which is as follows: March, “Fort Lawton”, M-- Caughey. Concert Waltz, “Southern Ros- es” (requested), Strauss. | Characteristic, “Trombonium”, Withrow. Overture, “If I Were ! Adam. Rhumba, “South American Way” from “The Streets of Paris”, McHugh. “Columbus”, Grand Descriptive Fantasy, Herman. Popular, “To You”, vocal solo by Sgt. Frank Purnell. Symphonic Poem, “Finlandia”, joipelitis. “Song of Love” from “Blossom Time”, Romberg. Music adapted from Melodies of Franz Schu- bert. The Star Spangled Banner. EARL BROWN SEES RECORD SEASON MANAGER OF FLORIDA EX- HIBIT AT N. Y. FAIR MAKES PREDICTION King”, » DeLAND, Dec....7 . (FNS).—Re- turning from New York, where he so successfully staged the Florida State Exhibit, Earl W. Brown, speaking before the De- Land Junior Chamber of Com- merce last week, predicted a record-breaking tourist season. Brown told of the keen interest in Florida on the part of thou- sands who ‘visited the exhibit and who seek homes and invest- ments in Florida. The situation in Europe, he pointed out, will serve to divert thousands to Florida this winter who find themselves unable to visit foreign resorts. He said, however, that Florid- ians would have to be on their toes and really cater to these folks, for we can depend on it that California, Mexico, the Ba- {hamas and other tourist centers | will give us plenty of stiff com- | petition. Brown expressed himself as well satisfied with the results from Florida’s | participation in the New York World’s Fair and |said we would reap a rich re- ward from the influx of people !and money brought here as a {direct result of the contact made at the Exhibit. PRICE FIVE CENTS en Defer Payment Of Own Salaries For Year E hamsey Insists On ‘Efficient Government CITY OFFICERS RE- QUESTED TO PROPER- LY INFORM COUNCIL; | ROMERO APPOINTED | COUNCIL HEARD DELEGATIONS AND _ COMMUNICATIONS |RECORD NUMBER OF MAT- Ramsey, last evening showed evi- yee : . | TERS CAME UP FOR AC- dence of insistence on exact busi- | TION: WHITE WAY PROJECT ness-like procedure to. be. fol-| SUPPORTED lowed in all matters of city gey- | ernment._ Mayor Willard Albury, | : i Delegations appearing before in three instances, as asked t0 the City Council last night in- furnish more complete informa- ‘cluded one from the joint Jay- tion: $6:4ile pounelland ia one |©ee-Lions committee requesting » an appropriation for operation of case, the council insisted on in- Duval street White Way this’sea- formation “in writing—for the son. Council granted four equal eecora” payments of $12.50 per month for ; |four months. Councilman Ramsey, in refer-| Dan Harrison appeared in the ence to policing. stated that he/interests of continued mosquito wanted to bui itive feel-\COMtrol, asking easements for ing of Diced teen a ;construction of ditches on Stock resented in the police department |/sland. The Public Welfare by the public-at-large, and in|CO™mitiee will study the mat- that connection he informed | ‘eT for action at the next meet- Mayor Albury that the council ;i"8- _In this connection, Council wanted a written report on police |2PPointed Joe Cleare to continue beats now traversed. Previous-|W°rk on eradication. ly, the mayor had reported orally |_, Mayor Albury reported on the on the matter. Botanical garden on Stock Island, This subject came up when a Calling attention to the fact that means was sought to stop illegal @!! WPA cooperation would be dumping of garbage on property Withdrawn January 1. Mrs. J. D. off of White street near the|MacMuller, president of the beach. {Garden Club, and Mrs._Norberg Report In Writing 'Thompson appeared and all ask- z ,ed that something be done to a In ee i age ella ‘either carry the project om under eh ie Police ‘tin ©/city responsibility or that the es iipclbenthacatutie. eibca plants, estimated to be of consid- ane trier Gk Carlson's im. |Crable value, be Preserved in peerants at Olivia Biceet and | cove, AMUneE. Tis “aaates twee ‘ \referred to the finance commit- % FA ; | Other matters coming up for was evident at the “place in attention, either by communica- question”. It was understood | ,;, ij 2 3 Pictanty' tion or in miscellaneous discus- that council action in the matter | ion, included these matters: of revocation of license would| * [ACTION VOTED LAST NIGHT; MEETING LASTED FIVE HOURS WITH MUCH ACTION Proclaiming the sincerity of |the platforms upon which they |ran for office, a majority of City | Councilmen last evening in reg- ular meeting voted to defer col- lection of their salaries until January 1, 1941. ' Councilman Ralph Boyden in- | troduced the subject—calling at- jtention to the “business and economy platform” upon which most of the councilmen had as- pired to office. The effort would |be made to concentrate on bring- ing the city to a nearer debt-free condition with this move, al- |though it was specifically desig- nated in the motion that passed, that the action was entirely | voluntary. Councilman Carbonell and Brinton made udditional gestures \towards effecting economies by |suggesting that the council. vol- junteer to “work for nothing”. or !for “$1.00 per year”. It was ;Pointed out, however, that pres- ;ent charter regulations make no jallowance for such procedure. | The mayor was included in the voluntary move “if willing”. The process will be to refuse cash for salaries henceforth until the specified date, at which time the councilmen may determine what disposition they will make of the accumulated warrants in- | dividually. The vote of the action was five to two — councilmen Boyden, Brinton, Carbonell, Ramsey and | Freeman, assenting, councilmen Grillon and Sweeting voting no. No one present at last night's session could remember the time when such seriousness of thought was present in council discus- sions. Starting at 7:30 o'clock, the council continued in session until nearly half an hour after midnight. More than forty mat- ters were handled by reference to committees or disposed of in final action. Budget Passed Budget for 1940 was passed in final form, following certain re- visions made following the spe- cial meeting held November 27. t | Application of Milton Morris Total budget now rests at $97,- on a small steamer out of Liver- pool. 4 |recalled. steward and purser and _ sailed the seven seas in most of the lin- ers and passenger ships. He was in naval tranports during the Dervishes war and fall of Kjar- town, Africa, and helped refu gees in the Armenian massacre at Constantinople in 1898. Mr. Patterson emigrated to western Canada in 1906 and pio- neered as a farmer, prospector, stock raiser and bronco buster. | In 1914 he joined the Canadian overseas forces in Winnipeg and | spent over five years in France and England and made 69 voy- ages across the Atlantic. | Since his release from the hos- pital he has spent a few days in looking over the city and has be- | come satisfied that there is aj big future ahead for Key West as it has plenty of attractions | He eventually became chiet | Fr Sa aI ae, ‘DAY’S +CATCH—SAILS, | \WAHOO AND JEWFISH More sailfish catches are being reported daily as local charter boatmen note in- creasing demands for their services to introduce winter visitors to the thrills of deep sea fishing in Key West waters. Bob Daniels, captain of the Dorna D, revorts this catch on a trip made Wednesday. One sailfish weighing 55 pounds, seven feet six inches in length, was captured by L. I. Goldberg of Chicago. One sailfish, six feet nine inches in length. and one wahoo weighing 30 pounds come up at the next meeting. Again. — Councilman Ramsey scored not only the mayor but past council action in allowing a condition of paying a_ salary check to other than the man designated as on the payrolls. This was in connection with the operation of the city garbage { TEMPERATURES Lowest last highest last Stations— night 24 hours Atlanta _._. 72 {Boston 48 Buffalo 52 Spalding Watercolors On Exhibit At Art Center |for license to operate four carni- val rides on Southard street, just off Duval, this winter, Referred |to Public Welfare committee. Discussion of plans to con- |struct a city recreation stadium and basebail field on the city in- cinerator site on Flagler avenue. Current exhibition at the Key j West WPA Art Center is a fine jgroup of water-colors from the! ijbrush of Elizabeth Spalding. A resume of Miss Spalding’s life as | jan artist and activity in pro-} imotion of art in this country, is printed herewith. Elisabeth Spalding was born fin Erie, Pennsylvania, but has; resided in Denver practically her entire life. She received her art! | training in New York at the Art; Students’ League, and the Cooper; | Union, where she worked under }Weir and Twachtman. She. also | Studied with Henry B. Snell, jCharleston 69 Chicago 54 Paintings by this artist, includ- ing Duncan Phillips and Louis Horch. She has been awarded'!Denver — 59 the following prizes for her wa-|Detroit _. 53 tercolors: The Dremer prize, Art|El Paso 67 Institute of Chicago; The Henry | Havana 77 Moser Memorial, Washington |Jacksonville 76 Watercolor. Society, Corcoran}KEY WEST _ 73 Gallery of Art; First Prize Flower |Kansas City . 60 Watercolor Show, Denvér Art:Helena aes 45 Museum. = jLos Angeles 74 Her watercolors have been ex- | Louisville 66 hibited in many national exhibi-|Miami — 15 tions in America and at the Paris'Mpls.-St: P. _ 44 Salon. She has also had. one- {New Orleans - 67 man shows in Stockholm and ‘New York - 52 Paris, and is a member of the!Pensacola 70 83 .|This matter brought consider- boat, the Greyhound. Tt appear-| able discussion following the re- receiving salary checks made out Prt that the Trumbo Field to Charles Sands, who had not Would have to be abandoned to been in the city for over a year. the Navy shortly. Public Wel- The request to change the salary fare committee was asked to name designation brought the |Study this project further. question of past procedure into| Granting of a taxi stand on limelight. | Duval street north of Fleming’ on The sanitary officer was also|the east side of the street was requested to make regular re-|Passed, subject to approval of ports to the council. space by the police chief and Romero Appointed | (Continued on Page Four) Present caretaker at the city) OTICE! STOCKHOLDERS aquarium, J. J. Romero, eo Eh . t A opel meeting will be held hired by the council—action’tak- 441.31, on a total millage of 31%. | Divisions are as follows—General Revenue, $23,176.31, General Revenue, special, $3,862.72, Pub- lic Welfare, $1,053.47, Fire De- partment, $14,046.25, Board of Public Works, $11,939.31, Indebt- edness, $14,046.25; Debt service, $29,317.00. Income for the month of No- vember was reported by city auditor Charles Roberts. Fines and Forfeitures netted, - $170. Aquarium balance was $72.29. Building permits, $23.50. Revenue accounts’ total, $8,456.23, divided |General Revenue, $4,823.27, spe- ‘cial, $371.32, Indebtedness, $614.18, Board of Public Works, $641.54, Bond Refunding, $789.19, \L & S. account, $182.89, Judge- ments, $307.58, Street paving, $101.26, WPA projects, $625.00. | Transfer of $376.00 balance in the Chalmers judgment account were boated by W. C. Tingle and can be made a very beau-/| par @ Dent, land, with Charles M.!tercolor Clubs. when he conducted a class in|New York and Washington Wa-} 57 en consisting of choosing that ‘tonight, December 8, at 7:30 P. M.|was made to the Jenkin’s ac- person instead of John Peter Rob-| at Knights of Golden Eagle Hall, count, in that the former judg- tiful city if handled properly. Woodbury at Ogunquit, Maine,| Miss Spalding has not devoted |St. Louis — 61 erts. Many economies of opera- |1213 Petronia Street. Business Mr. Goldberg also caught ¢| 28 delightful terms He speaks in delightful te: ad pie of his treatment at the Marine) Hospital and wants to thank the} ‘tors and the staff for his rap- | id recovery. He thinks that Key} West should be boosted in the | = | BUY THAT CAR BEFORE TOO FLIMSY | PHILADELPHIA.—Proving nis! claim that the costume of a show girl was too flimsy, a detective making the charge folded the | costume and squeezed it into a. match-box. : | TIT ILI IS STS NAVARRO, Inc. —USED CAR LOT— Fleming at Simonton Street a and with Henry McCarter at/all of her time to her own paint- jeveies Springs, Pennsylvania. She has also worked with the | promoting the work of the Den- Nate Leonard Ochtman and Ar-jver Art Museum, and the Denver \thur M. Dow. Artists’ Clyb. She is a charter Miss Spalding’s work shows,member of both organizations. the influence of Twachtman in She was also the motivating force |the delicate handling of her. in establishing the first church |medium. Her sense of design | Art ‘Commission of the Episcopal may be attributed to the teach-| Diocese ofColorado. _ ing of Arthur D. Dow, who is| This exhibit has been loaned largely responsible for havingjto the WPA Art Program design taught in the public schools. ver Art Museum for circuit to, Many private collectors own,WPA community art centers. jSalt Lake City 32 60 59 57 5 ‘Tampa tion of the aquarium were dis- | ce. cussed in effort to bring a credit) pp RUSSELL, Pres. balance to the account on city’ “DOUGLAS R. TREVOR, Sec. F dec6-3t |ment had been settled. | Partial payment of taxes was recognized by the council, al- though the deadline date of June first was not removed. Discounts were specified. All taxes are due lanuary first. All machinery was set in motion for collection of es. The present policy of demand-