The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 9, 1939, Page 1

ooo Associated Press Day Wire Service For 59 Years Devoted to the Best Inte1ests of Key West VOLUME LX. No. 292. THE SOUTHERNMOST NE Auction Sales On Murphy. Certificates To Start Next Month ABOUT 17,000 PARCELS | *®eeeeeeeeescooceccccccs| A i ON WHICH TAXES RARE COLD WERE NOT CLEARED se TO BE SOLD BY BOARD Found Here This Week cnt ts 6 svn ot BEARS 1790 DAT ee eoce A rare gold coin or medal dat- ;ed 1790 was found Thursday on Courts Association, J. L. McMul- Emma street between Angela len, advising that the group is 29d Southard, by Leon Hepburn. cuit Court, has received notice from the secretary of the Circuit actively at work setting up ma- MERCHANTS TO. "TAKE INTEREST’ | INALL AFFAIRS NEW SECRETARY - MANA- GER 1 i | | Announcement was made here yesterday by D. A. Falk, presi ;dent of the Florida Retail Mer. ‘chants Association, of the adop- ‘tion by that association’s execu- ;tive committee of a policy and |program of more active service 'to the retail industry of Florida ‘and of more active participation in general business and _ public jaffairs of the state. Mr. Falk an- ‘nounced at the same time the |The piece, whether a coin or a appointment of E. T. Lay of Jack- jasked to contribute as generous- medal, is worn thin, perhaps by 'sonville as secretary and general |ly as possible to the cause. It is eat Citizen SPAPER IN THE aay KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1939 § Perfecting Details Of Christmas Tree Event LARGEST CHARITY AFFAIR FOR POOR OF CITY TO plans for their Christmas Tree {Benefit project which will be featured at Bayview Park on December 22 for the benefit of the poor children of the city. A major part of the regular meet- ing this week was devoted to go- ing over all committee work in connection with this, the largest‘ single gesture to the needy peo- ple in Key West. The city-at-large, as before, is? 4 “MAS. _ Christmas BE HELD DEC. 22; CITIZENS ASKED TO HELP Key West Lions are perfecting pbusiness houses. Pennies, nickles, dimes and quarters inserted in the containers will go to help de- fray expenses of the benefit. The boxes are inscribed with this legend, “Let’s give the children of Key West A MERRY CHRIST- 1 Your pennies, nickles, dimes and quarters will help Tree Benefit spon- sored by Key West Lions Club.” Organizations of the city -are contributing to the success of the ffair. Others, who desire to do chinery for the disposition of countless feet that have passed Manager of the association, effec-janticipated that close to one likewise, are asked to send con- . | it during the years. On one lands acquired the Internal |°V& it : és vi side iq the profile of a man with Improvement Board under the! owing hair and a laurel wreath Murphy Act. Mr. McMullen further advises that “it may be reasonably pected that auction sales will be- gin the first of the year. ing that you are interested in the matter, I am writing this letter for your information”. Mr. Sawyer advises that the Monroe county list is completed, has been delivered and is on file at the office. The list contains 34,903 certificates which repre- sent about 17,000 parcels of land. From indications the I. I. Board will give instructions as to pro- cedure next month. He also said that at a confer- ence he had with the secretary of the I. I. Board at Tallahassee on November 27, the point which seemed to be.most troublesome to. the board is the basis of the bid one must make, and made it very plain that they were not go- ing to give away the property on which title went to the I. IL Board on June 9, 1939. They in- sist that the lands have a value and a fair consideration must be received before transfer of title is completed. ex- BAND CONCERTS BY WPA GROUP Know- | 'on his head, evidently the reign- |ing monarch at that time. Circling ‘ing of the association members. |West in contributing to this the head are the words Georgius Mr. Lay had been serving as act- | fair, \Ill Dei Gratia. On the reverse is the date, also the following in- | scription: “B. BROS. REX F.D.O.L.X., | HOCKLEY BIRM”. | A small hole in the edge in- |dicates that the piece has been worn on a chain. Those who have seen the coin or medal be- lieve it a medal which was con- \ferred by George III on a mem- ber of a lodge in Hockley, Birm- |ingham, England, all of which increases interest in the discov- ery and creates wonder as to how | the piece got to this island, whether lost by a traveler, buried by pirates or washed up by the sea. The age would assure any- one that it is valuable as an an- tique if for no other reason. rerNote:xThe encyclopedia gives tion~now to 4 from |association’s activities and serv- George 3rd. as_ reigning ‘tive immediately. | Mr. Falk said the executive committee’s action yesterday was based on recommendations which | were adopted at a recent meet- ing secretary since November 15, Mr. Falk said, and has been ‘conducting a special survey for ‘the association under the direc- |tion of a special committee head- ‘ed by P. W. Zacharias. Mr. Lay succeeds W. R. Smith of Orlando as secretary of the association and is arranging for changing the association head iquarters from Tampa to Jack- 'sonville, where offices will be es | tablished in the St. James Build- jing. “The Florida Retail Merchants |Association has been, active for ;many years”, Mr. Falk said, “con- fining its’ activities principally {to protection of the retail indus- try against adverse legislation. |It is the purpose of the organiza- greatly® increase thousand toys will be distributed, ’ tribution checks to the Lions one to each child, boy or girl, and !Club. each child will receive an ample} Assisting in the work of con- portion of fruit and candy. }structing new toys and renovat- U.S.A. DECIDES FROM THIS PORT WIRE RECEIVED TODAY CAN- CELS ARRANGEMENTS; VIS- ITED HERE RECENTLY RE-| VIEWING POSSIBILITIES E. A. Clark, president of the Clark Steamship Line, who was @ recent visitor to Key West to; investigate the possibilities of in- jaugurating passenger service ifcom; this’ city $0’ Havans, today | 4 | wired Porter Dock officials that | the line definitely would not op- perate this year. No reason for the decision not! to operate from this port was given in the wire. | 1738 ta 1820, King of Great Brit- lices; to deal actively with all ain and Ireland; first of the Han-} common problems of the mer- over line to be born and reared |cantile industry, and to establish in England; son of 'Prince of Wales, and Augusta of Saxe Gotha. Succeeded George 2nd., his grandfather, when he was 23. The American Revolu- tion growing out of the Stamp |Act, and the overthrow of the Rockingham cabinet by William ; Pitt, Earl of Catham, highlights his reign. Twice mentally in- capacitated. Personal traits, tem- perance, morality, parsimony. Frederick, | jan active membership group in ‘every county, city and town in ithe state as soon as possible. ‘The ‘Florida Association is affiliated with the American Retail Fed- ;eration and-with the National (Industrial Council. Through these jorganizations we cooperate close- jly with all other merchants’ as |sociations and trade organization |groups throughout the country”. | Retail merchants, according to |Mr- Falk, constitute the, largest To facilitate the citizens of Key af- ‘the Lions have distributed" contribution boxes to various Additional Co The local Red Cross today re- leases the following atiditional } list of names of those who nave) jcontributed to the annual drive: | C.C.C. No. 1418, $16.71; Colum-| bia Steam Laundry, $10; Corals Hotei Apartments, S. H. Kress | and Company, Lt. Col. J. D. Mac-! Mullen and tamily, La Concha Hotel, Misceilaneous, $5.00; Maj. and Mrs. Webster F. Putnam, Jr., ‘the /Kitcheh ‘Department of La Cone cha Hotel, $2.00; Housekeping ' Department of La Conch Hotel, $1.50, and the following $1.00 con-; irbutions: Hl Albert Peirce, Wm. L. Bates, | Mrs. Wm. L. Bates, John Car-/ bonell, Jr, E. A, Ramsey, Jack! Long, Dr. W. P. Kemp, Charles Taylor, J. Roland Adams, Bascom! L. Grooms, Aaron McConnell, Chas. Smith, W. C. Maltby, Ever. ett Russell, Henry H. Taylor, Jr., S. Gingdon Avery, W. T. Fripp, J. F. Causey, Elizabeth Rosam, First Sgt. J. E. Solt, Corp. C. J. Williams, Pfc, Henry Peak, Pfc. Oscar Davis, Staff Sgt. M. S. { Hy RESUME SUNDAY 7oNING BOARD MEETS MONDAY POSTPONED FROM LAST EVE- NING; CITIZENS ASKED TO PROGRAM WILL BE PRESENT. ED TOMORROW AFTER- NOON AT ART CENTER PARK AT 4:00 O'CLOCK ;group of any class of business in|Gardner, Tech. Sgt. S. C. Burke, | Florida, there being 20,000 now/L, B. Albury, Sgt. J V. Wharton. paying retail taxes. “That group” | Tech. Sgt. C. S. Wolfe, Pfc. G. H| he said, “have many common |Nodine. | iproblems, some of which consti-) p, P, Schutt, Mrs P. P. Schutt, ! tute unnecessary burdens and|E. V. Kinsman, Miss Bobbie! (Continued on Page Four) |Gordon, Thomas E. Woodson, | John B. Viani, G. C. McCown, ; jbe continued until ing old ones is the NYA depart- ment and Recreation department of WPA. Boy and Girl Scouts are also assisting in this work. ntributors To Red Cross Cause Listed| "°° 78 *=w vorr: Eliza Gardner Gardner, Sr. Finnish Relief National headquarters has communicated an urgent request to all local chapters suggesting that separate contributions are now in order for relief of war sufferers in Finland. The re- quest reads, in’ part, as follows: needs.already being met by the American Red Cross, the inva- sion of Finland has created addi- tional widespread suffering among thousands of helpless men, women and children, which will become increasingly tragic as winter advances. There are emergent needs for medical, hos- pital and other supplies and as- sistance. The Red Cross has al- ready made initial shipments of medicines, but needs funds for future increasing needs”. Chairman of the Red Cross drive, Robert Spottswod; an- nounced today that a number of canvassers had not been ‘heard from and that the drive would Key West's quota had been reached, BIG FORT GUNS and Mrs. John Following suspension of con certs this week in deference to the concerts given by the 265th Regi mental Band under director of Caesar LaMonaca, the WPA Band will play* tomorrow after- noon at Art Center Park at 4:00 o'clock. The band is under direction of Alfredo Barroso and the program to be played is made up of the following numbers, with a cornet solo featuring G. Avala included: March, “Tuscarawas”, W. L. King. Overture, “Bijou”, C. W. Ben- nett. Selection, “Operatic L. P. Laurendeau. Overture, “Nabucodonsor”, Verdi. Pearls”, y G the Nile”, K. L. King. March, Sinfonica, E. Rivela. Grand Selection, “Songs From The Old Folks”, Lake. March, “Cruiser,Omaha”,:K, L. *TDiavoli”, King. “Star Spangled Banner”, Key. CLUB CAYO HUESO —offers— JOHNNY PRITCHARD AND HIS ORCHESTRA Gerald and Louisa Carolyn Cherry Phillys Espanol El Hector and others 10:00 P. M.—Till MINIMUM CHECK CHARGE 50c PER PERSON eae MAKE SUGGESTIONS Meeting of the Zoning Board, originally scheduled for last night, was postponed until next Monday night, when members will assemble at John Allan Long’s home on Angela street, jat 7:30 o'clock. Further study of the old ordin- ance will be made by the mem- ‘bers. It is suggested by officers of this group that those who may have special requests for chang- ing of present regulations, make their requests to members of the board. Discussion of the changes could then be undertaken at the meetings now being held. | | Highlight of the social world |this weekend in Key West will jbe the annual Elk’s Charity Ball |being given tonight at Raul’s | Club, 4 | .Week’s of thoughtful planning |and promotion work by the com- [Busiemsin-chaaee, now at an end, | will bear fruit in one of the best |dances of the season, as the pro- ——— JIM KEATON Is back on the job at Berlin Sawyer's THREE Make appointments now for your Christmas hai or other beauty work. See tee tee mmanene emer seman Elk’s Ball Tonight To Benefit Poor Of City CATES ELECTED Myrtland Cates was elected ‘Worshipful Master of Dade Lodge \No, 14, F. & A. M., in the annual election of officers at a meeting | Wednesday night at Scottish Rite | Hall. | Other officers elected were \Aaron McConnell, senior warden; ‘Capt. Phillip Cosgrove, junior |warden; G. N. Goshorn, treasur- er; Frank Weech, secretary. | Besides these elective officers ‘there will be a number of. ap- pointive offices which will be an- nounced by Worshipful Master Cates shortly. }gram of events which was . re-~ jleased late yesterday indicates. | The Mardi Gras and Carnival |Spirit will reign supreme at the |Ball—with plenty of serpentines, {noise makers, balloons and all |the rest to make for hi-jinx fun on hand to aid the merrymaking. | Then, again, a grand |show has been arranged, the de- |tails of which have been held secret. Patrons will be immense- jly pleased, though, with the pro- gram scheduled. ; Proceeds of the Ball as usual, 2A.M.Show) FRIENDS BARBER SHOPPE / will go into the club's charity fund for the aid of the city’s poor. Details of admission at the Ball are related elsewhere on this page. Leon Stauffer, Tremont L. Har- rison, Mrs. Edward McCarty, R. B. Pittman, Viniquico Adisor, | John H. Woolley, Edwin K. Gul-| ley, Jr, Mrs, T. K. Geissinger,‘ Wm. Vassie, Mrs. Geo. Robinson, ' Clem Price, Neen Williams, Miss | Eleanor Ethridge, F. M. Williams, | |Paul O. Ladd, Karl F. Snearer, | Geo. W. Rymer, Mose Best, Al-| vin Williams, Raymond G. Dow- |} dell, Chas. Forsythe. Fred S. Steel, Rossell S. Camp- | bell, Henry C. Stamie, John Mc-: Quaig, Ross C. Sawyer, Florence | E. Sawyer, W. Curry Harris, B.! J. Waite, R. R. Lord, Earl Adams, J. Lancelot Lester, Berlin Saw-! yer, Willie Fung, Wm. V. Little, | Ruth Rose Galey, M. W. Gobe,} Dr. Irving Fuchs. | Lt. A. L. Jones, Miss Rae Rose, | Emelio Romero, Norberg Thomp- | | { -{son, R. Appel, Miss Leila Pitch-| | er, A Friend, Mrs. J. R. Stowers, A. Einhorn, Arthur Mulberg, Mrs. Lill Curtis,.Teddy Bayly, Mrs. Edna Mitchell, Mrs. Chas. Arch- er, F. H. Solomon, J. Dudley, Mrs. {Anita Williams, A Friend, Eliza- beth Sharpley, Bell Boy Dept. of La Concha Hotel, Front Office Dept.,.of La Concha Hotel, Din- ing. Room Dept. of La Concha Hotel, Mildred Dochstader, Mrs. SE ELKS’ CHARITY | BALL TONIGHT | ® coon RAUL’S CLUB Carnival Features . . . Noise Makers, Balloons, Serpen- tines and Mardi Gras Events BIG FLOOR SHOW Raul’s Haweiian Orchestra ADMISSION ___ $1 Per Couple Benefit Poof of City i i FIRING TODAY WARNINGS GIVEN TO RESI- DENTS NEAR VICINITY TO OPEN WINDOWS Firing of the 155 millimeter guns at Fort Taylor began early this afternon by National Guard contingents in camp at the Fort. Warning of residents» in the area was given today by Guard representatives, who asked that windows be kept open; - Red targets left today in tow of launches. Danger area was 45,000 yards. VISITORS FROM NEW YORK LEAVE Rudolph Rafalsky, sergeant on (New York Police stay here with Mrs. Rafalsky's brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and}ing street. Mr. Keaton was ;New York —_ Mrs, Olaf Soderberg, have -re- |! BELGIAN SHIP RUNS ASHORE. | SALVAGE WORK TO BE DI-} WARBLER IN TAMPA Advice received at The Citizen office late today stated that the Belgian ship Gand was ashore on the reefs near Fowey Rocks light- house. The ship is of 5,086 The salvage tug’ Warbler be directed from New York. Wrecking Tug Peacock will leave for the scene in all likelihood. DOCTOR | PREDICTS' HITLERS ; DOWNFALL | PRICE FIVE CENTS World Questions Might Of Russia As Atta 2 eesoe eseoe, NIRVANA IS TOWED Inspectors Due Monday TO TORTUGAS PORT Pecccccccccneseccccecose The passenger yacht Florida, which is to be used in the trans- | portation of passengers between Key West and Tortugas during |the season, sailed for Tortugas jthis morning having in tow the houseboat Nirvana. | The houseboat is to be left at Tortugas and will be used by the Sutton Company in housing the visitors who will spend some time at the fort. The Florida will return tomorrow and be ready for the inspection which will be held upon the arrival of the U. S. inspectors Monday morning. MORE -SHIPS SUNK; MINES BEING CLEARED CONVOYING VESSELS AND CLEARING OF EXPLOSIVES (By Associated Press) LONDON, Dec. 9—A new burst of sunken ships came out today in te Thames estuary with Englanc rushing plans to personally escort the ships through dangerous mined areas and also have smaller ships pa- trol the area to clear mines. Norwegian ship Scotia was ck Drags .RUSSIANS USING OLD METHODS OF CZARIST IN MASSING TROOPS; FINNS HIT CRUISER (By Associated Presn) LONDON. Dec. 9.—German | residents.and the peoples of most jof the nations of Europe are be- | ginning to wonder if the Russian might is so great after all, with Finland handling the invaders roughly. Russia claims that her armies are advancing at the rate of six miles a day. Finland claims the capture of 100 Russian tanks. Her coast artillery has been fir- ing effectively with Russia’s largest and most powerful cruis- er, the Kiroff, out of commission with engines hit. The Manner- heim line has not yet been pene- trated. Russians are using the old Czarist form of attack in sending massed troops agaist the “inns. Sharpshooters on the — Finland side are, thereby, shooting the Soviets by the thousands, a total of 20,000 having been reported in casualty lists to date. >< Diplomatie~ dev@lopments - in the Russian phase came thick and fast today. Argentina told the League of Nations that if Russia were not blacklisted from the league she would quit. Russia told Rumania it would be most helpful if she would sign a pact with the Soviet forces. Russia did not indicate what guarantee of independence she would give Rumania. Hungarian representatives ar- SAYS INTERNAL DISSENTION. ?/own up by a terrific explosion! rived in Rome, Italy today to which killed 29 men. British ship! confer regarding trouble arising WILL BRING REVOLUTION |Korea went to the bottom with/in the Balkans following Russian AND POWER OVERTHROW (By Associated Press) PHILADELPHIA, Dec 9—Dr.| Thomas Mann, noied exile from ; Germany, today addressed a Ger- man-American League for Cul- ture in this city, and stated that Hitler faces “ruination from within” party ranks in Nazi Ger-' many. . Economic forces now at work in Germany, caused, by ‘the rising of; Rutside forces, will’ work to | bring a_ spirit of super-unrest throughout Germany, the doctor | said, which ultimately will re- sult in a revolutionary move within the state and the removal ; of Hitler from power, ' DR. PLAINFIELD TO PREACH MONDAY i Dr. J. H. Piainfield, of Tampa, Will arrive on, S.S. Cuba Monday morning and will preach at the First Baptist church that evening at 7:30 o'clock. ; Dr. Plainfield is superintendent of Latin missions in Tampa and is coming to deliver the sermon ; at the invitation of the church. : JIM KEATON BACK ON JOB After an absence of several nt;!weeks from the shop, Jim Kea- Miami Mrs. Rafalsky, and daughter,{ton is again well and happy and /Mpls-St. Paul Joyce, who have been spending ajon duty et Berlin Sawyer’s Three ‘Nashville ___ Friends Barber Shop, 508. Flem- | stricken ky a sudden illness sev- | but has now: |EY West - nine dead. Another Norweigan ship was sunk with loss of three lives and a German coast patrol boat also struck a mine and sank, England plans to take charge \of'all boats coming ,through the Sweden and of the mined areas by guiding them through a “swept” area which will be kept absolutely clear of :mines. Throughout the English channel small wooden boats are being commandeered to run the mines t6 the surface using cut- ting equipment and then blow them up by gun fire. Over 100,000 Britons are en- gaged in this work. TEMPERATURES Lowest last highest last Stations— night 24 hours Abilene _. 50 76 Atlanta __.__ 33 66 Boston - 23 Buffalo ; Charleston - Chicago Denver ___ Detroit __. Duluth _. il Paso Havana Jacksonville _ Kansas City Los, Angeles _ Louis' ville —— |New Orleans _ Pensacola — SRSSSERSSESSSaSlVsSNsassgesaesss advancing conquests. Russia today denied through jits mewspapers that prisoners captured in Finland jand brought to Helsinki -had maps of bombing areas in islands off the Norwegian coasts. News- papers claimed that the press agency which handled .the story out of Helsinki grossly misrepre- {sented the further fact that Rus- |sian prisoners said that Russia was fighting her way to the At- | lantic. ‘FINNS LEAVE TO FIGHT REDS GROUP OF 400 SAILS FROM NEW YORK TODAY: OTH- ERS HAVE LEFT Russian | | | i | (By Associated Press) | NEW YORK, Dec. 9.—Large |groups of Finns are awaiting | transportation to fight for Fin- }land in its war against Russia. There are 1,500, none of whom ‘are American citizens, who are awaiting clearance and _ trans- {portation to go to Finland. | Large groups have already left. 'A shipload of 400 is scheduled +o leave this afternoon from this port. The men are between the ages of 18 and 45. EE Fred Marvil’s CABANA “THREE GIRLS OF NOTE” Opening at the PENNY COCKTAIL HOUR Sunday, 5:00 O'clock In