The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 12, 1939, Page 4

PAGE FOUR SOCIAL CALENDAR TUESDAY— Dr. Plainfield of Tampa speaks at Baptist church. 7:30 p. m. Stone Church Service Club Supper. 6 p. m. int meeting of Scout officials at Monroe County Clinic. . mM. Importai 7:30 p. Junior Woman's Club business meeting at Woman’s Club head- | quarters. 5:00 p. m. Church Annex. ——o WEDNESDAY— Harris School P.-T.A. meeting in school auditorium. 2:30 p. m. a THURSDAY— Rotary Club Luncheon. 12:15 p. m. St. Paul’s Parish Hall. Lions Club Supper. 6:30.p. m. Stone Church Annex. Band Concert. 8 p. m. Bayview Park. pears ts SATURDAY— Policemen’s Ball, sponsored by Key West Police Department. Pena’s Garden. 10:00 p. m. ERE AE SE SUNDAY— Annual Christmas Vesper program sponsored by High School | Music department. High School auditorium, 5:00 p. m. Band Concert. 4 p. m. Art Center Park. Another Dance In Rainbow Room Another midweek dance is scheduled for tomorrow night in the Rainbow Dining Room and Cocktail Lounge of La Concha Hotel. “Sugar” Sweeting’s Orchestra will play for dancing and fea- ture numbers to be presented. These twice-weekly dances are becoming increasingly the favor- ite of Key Westers and visitors alike, and a record turnout is expected for the one tomorrow night. Art Center To Hold Business Meet The Key West Community Art Center will hold a special cor. poration meeting on Wednesday, December 13, at 8 p. m., at the Art Center. This meeting is called by Ed- win Trevor, president, to discuss plans of organization and activi- ties for the coming year. All officers and members are oo |Harris P.-T. A. \Meets Tomorrow | Harris School P-T. A: will j|hold its regular meeting for this jmonth tomorrow afternoon, | Wednesday, in the school audi- jtorium, starting at 2:30 o'clock. | Mrs. Paul Archer is president lof the association. \Cocktail Hour Featured At Pena’s Daily Cocktail Hour, a new |feature at Pena’s Garden of Ros- jes, started yesterday, and will {continue throughout the season, management, today. The advertisement on page one oday explains the special attrac- ion of the hour, which is from 15:30 to 6:30 o'clock each day. Gould Curry’s orchestra appears regularly during the hour to play for dancing and singing. portant meeting. PERSONAL MENTION Mrs. Harold Pinder was a pas- | senger leaving on the morning bus for Miami for a visit with relatives and friends. Mrs. Camby Chambers left this morning on the 7 o'clock bus for Miami, to be gone for several days visiting with friends. Eufemio Chavez, an employee of the P. and O. S. S. Co., who has been spending a short time in the city with his family, left this morning for Miami to join the vessel Florida. Manuel Varela, who is con- nected with the Steward’s De- partment of the Steamship Flor- ida and had been visiting with his family since last Thursday, left on the morning bus for Mi-| ami, to join the vessel. Harry Brown who was a visi- tor in the city for several days, and a guest at the La Concha Hotel, left on the 7 o'clock bus this morning for his home in Naples, Fla. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Seachorm, who had been visiting for sev- eral days in the city, left this morning for Jacksonville. Councilman L. C. Brinton left over the highway Sunday Miami on a five days’ trip in the interest of the city. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Gos- soon were visitors in the city this morning on a_ sightseeing tour, and after visiting places of in- terest, left over the highway on the return to their home in Port- land, Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. An- derson, and Mr. and Mrs. J. R. 1 | THE LOWDOWN FROM HICKORY GROVE It jout, it is looking more and more |like somebody has gotta take the bull by the horns, down there in 'Old Meddlesome-burg. This ex- ‘perimenting, and talk, and con- .fusing muddle, which we been |putting up with—from the Head Office—it is getting headachy. It is time to begin acting like |we are not a high school class in 'economics and govt.—where papa that. | We got just one problem on our hands. It is to stop listening to |the sereech-owls and katydids {and whippoorwills—and stop shivering in our boots, imagining there is something out there in |the dark, waiting to eat us alive. | The next Congress, if it will scrape together all the experi- |mental misfits which have been piling up, and sweep ’em out—it |will earn its salt. Then call up the junkman and sell the whole outfit—including TVA, and all the other white elephants—and ;pardner, the USA will get off the jdime and go to town. Brothers ;and Sisters—there’s a great day comin’. Yours with the low down, | JO. SERRA. lett WON'T CROSS ATLANTIC | (Continued from Page One) jmuch trouble just now but our jmavy is keeping an eye on the business. Much of our | Atlantic coastal traffic follows ithe shallow lanes close to the shore where it isn’t necessary to buck the Gulf Stream current on |the southward turn. The water is |smoother there, sheltered in part |from Atlantic storms. But it is in |just such shallow water that the dreaded new mine works best. The effectiveness of such min- according to announcement of the ; urged to attend this most im- | . |Low To a feller from out here amongst the hills, where I hang | jpays the taxes and lets it go at, interested | | Tracking Down |. Tuberculosis G | | | | | | | | | College student receiving tuber- | culin test as part of routine physical | | examination. College students be- | long to the age group most frequent- | ly attacked by tuberculosis. Tuber- culosis associations, by means of Christmas Seals, are teaching how the disease may be prevented and | cured. : _ THE WEATHER ,_ Observation taken at 7:30 a. m. 75th Mer. Time Temperatures Highest last 24 hours __ Lowest last night | | 71 |Rainfall, 24 hours ending 7:30 a..m., inches —.. Total rainfall since Dec. 1, Deficiency since December 1, inches : coals | Total rainfall since January 1, inches at |Excess since Jan. 1, inches i Tomorrow's Almanac |Sunrise = 7:03 a. Sunset 5:40 p. Moonrise 9:07 a. m.; Moonset z 8:27 p. | Tomorrow’s Tides (Naval Base) | AM. | _. 8:10 | 11:46 11:16 | 30 a. m., today | Sea level See | | Wind Direction and Velocity N—10 miles per hour Relative Humidity | | 85% | | N. B—Comfortable humidity | should be a few points below mean temperature | FORECAST | | (Till 7:30 p. m., Wednesday) | Key West and Vivinity: Gen-!| erally fair and slightly warmer! tonight; Wednesday partly) cloudy; moderate easterly winds. | N.B.—Forecast indicates winds | between 13-18 miles per hour | Flerida: Generally fair, slight- | ly warmer tonight; Wednesday | partly cloudy, slightly warmer in| , northeast portion. | CONDITIONS | A trough of low pressure ex- tends from the Lake Superior | region scuthward to the Rio | Grande Valley; while areas of| high pressure, crested over the Appalachian region and, far west, | overspread the remainder of the | country. Light precipitation has | occurred during the last 24 hours | in portions of the north and mid- | dle Atlantic States and in scat-| tered western districts. Tempera- | tures have fallen in eastern sec- | tions, with readings somewhat | below normal this morning south- 'ward over the Florida States and Mississippi Valley. G. S. KENNEDY,: | Official In Charge. | 0.00 | P.M. igh a | Hi 5 Barometer at DIVORCE ACTIONS FILED Final decree in the divorce case of M. Lloyd Woodin and, E. Ruth | Woodifi was filed yesterday aft- | jernoon in the office of Ross C. | | Sawyer and the wife is to be} |given $30 monthly alimony. Another final decree was filed | lyesterday in the clerk’s office in| jthe divorce suit of Samuel F. Morris versus Clara Bartolo Mor- ris. 1 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN 5 Company dock. When the load THEASLAND ‘CITY: «atte {the diesel tugboats, formerly ../county ferries, will tow it to Mi-| ONE SPOT on the keys which:other recreations designed for ,2mi. is rapidly being cleared up and the idle rich in search of a very | 7_—_— developed is the Renedo prop- | 600d time. | NORBERG THOMPSON has erty on Plantation Key. On both! cea ‘ {long been known as Key West’s sides of the highway the at er icartine bin as papers foremost enterpriser. His system d stum wth has 19 no! is advertising | ; ‘ Been eared off. On the ocean display is Bob George of Sutton’ ° pers ar gress eae i j¢|t0. advanee himself. side a clear view of the beautiful Lines, Inc. In today to order his | 3 Atlantic is obtained. But on the Poster for display around town, |Henty Ford “and” others. Mait- fake the development proper he said he wants to put just/land Adams, who-has developed ‘ is-taking place. One large hall enough on it so the tourist will into a mighty good - sparkplug nid ‘several other additions have get the general idea ahd want to! the office. was once only a been.-erected,. As yet the houses 48k questions. His highway signs |. te. leek "B fe Ree page are only in rough shape, but they | Will consist of only single. ar-|SimPlc clerk. But Adams’ initia- will undoubtedly be ready for the Tows with “See Fort Jefferson”, |tive and hard work was soon winter. A sort- of. Monte Carlo | ‘See Dry Tortugas”. Tourists will )recognized and now he is _part- air will pervade the place with then stop at stations and in town jowner of the Thompson Enter- reid , to ask what it is all about. Others prises. Others have stock in the j will become interested in the company. We heard one tale LUNN 2 and the advertisement will about Norberg. He watched one} go on multiplying. This summer,|wcrker who always did more} |Key West was widely advertised {than his share of work, beyond iby Sutton Lines with beautiful; what he was being paid. Nor- jfolders of Dry Tortugas and ex-|berg watched him for a long jcellent photos of the romantic:time. Then one day he ap- ie Fort given to patrons of the / proached him late in the evening, \line in the New York area. |“Why don’t you let that unload- lets contain invigorators, stimu- lants. 73-year-old doctor on — jing go until tomorrow”, he said. NOT COMPLAINING about a/The worker replied, “That’s all ““I take Ostrex myself”. $1.00) bunch of pretty good fellows, the | right, I might as well finish it size, special today 89c. If not|merchants of Duval street, but in tonight”. Norberg thereupon delighted, maker refunds this ' the way of suggestion, the only gently informed the fellow that price. Call, write Gardner's / use of single high class display | his salary was raised ten bucks Pharmacy. jin their windows is that of|, week. That sort of manage- | Appelrouth and Holtsberg’s. Eyen |nent brings results. WANTED ‘then other sections of tipi we. | {dows are over cro’ 5 re! ULA i WANTED: Land near Key West’ noticed in one store in Miami}... SeANP BoA he ‘pal suitable for a camp-site for ‘over the weekend only four eve- | Watecumbe toll gate is the ‘same House Trailer. Give location, ! ning gowns but in such beautiful | 5ig polly. He chats-away about size, value and description in'lights and of such wonderful | . hundred and one things- with- letter. Privacy, bathing, boat-/ quality that ladies must have) ) Meet Dory has mony com, ing and fishing desirable. Own-/| wanted very badly to go inside |?" with olitical ti ai ers or ial write for ren |and investigate further. \oH ‘ARLES ert (aig Mallory ment. Wilk buy or lease. Land | rs A “ ” without building preferred.| BY THE WAY, advancing the poe bl: bbe hed ae Albert Blankenhagen, General |idea presented in this column Shee re #3 er A aarepy idl Delivery, Key West, Fla. yesterday to do away with unfair ea wild pe aM - hy — dec12-2tx |ad valorem taxes and substitute | misao ata memories of naval ship life. . . income taxes. The gasoline She ESS prowed UT WINTER is a {of the state are nothing pose relieve distress quickly, than a tax on the “moving dol- lar”. State collects by examining To: rub throat, receipts of wholesale houses. | Same could be done in city gov- | with—> WJ VaroRus USED BY 3 OUT OF 5 MOTHERS ernment in regard to personal} MONROE: THEATER property taxes. “Bootlegging” of | decl1-2tx | “Tales of Southern, Rivers” is 2A Virginia Bruce—W. Pidgeon PERSONAL OLD AT 40! GET PEP! New OSTREX Tonic Tab- ROSES RED and PINK RADIANCE ROSES at all times. FREE- MAN’S, 1121 Catherine street. | Gec6-9-12-16-19-23-26-30x LOST SMALL BLACK PERSIAN CAT; was wearing collar with bell. Reward. Finder please apply ° 5 to Box R, clo The Citizen. seater sceataye i pene ea goods to avoid taxes can easily | be squelched by FBI men if there | are mass injustices of this sort. | {plete with stories of the fishing!'} STRONGER THAN DESIRE ‘off Long Key, off Shark River} and es land Cape “Sable. Cape Sable'{ Gilbert & Sullivan's MIKADO PRIVATE HOME FOR RENT, |¥@rne are said to be the best, . ./ i y 10c, Or- furnished. All modern cen-|Another load of scrap iron is be-|} chestra. 15-20c;_Night—15-25¢ veniences. 1403 Catherine St. |i"8 Made up at Thompson Fish! dec2-1mo FOR RENT ‘Gilts 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. | nov20-1mo | FOR SALE \ FOR SALE—2 lots, each 50x100, : TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1939 MARZYCK WILL HAVE | CHRISTMAS TREES, Marzyck and Company an- having the quality of long-last- ing needles and all are uni- formly formed of various heights, heights. i \nounces today that a shipment | Bet ee 8 oe of genuine Canadian spruce! Christmas Trees will arrive in| this city and will be placed on sale Thursday, December 14. This! type tree has proven the fav-/ orite for Christmas decorations— | id sincere friend of the Island City. | You know when you talk to UT that you're getting things straight from the shoulder and you are immediately honest with him. . .G. S. KENNEDY of the weather bureau rides about on a trusty steed, we told him, a bi- cycle. He responded, it was more like a “rusty steed”. . .DEL- MAR BUTLER of the Telephone | J) Company is a converted Key |} Wester who gets a terrific big kick out of living the Key West life. , .Noticed HOWARD OVER- LIN, telephone company mana- ger, and his very pretty wife, DOROTHY. Newlyweds, the pair are plenty happy about every- thing. . .Come to think ‘of it there are quite a number of direct En- glish descent among us. Another who comes to mind is HAYDN ILLINGWORTH, grand old man of the piano in Key West. Charles Starrett—Iris Meredith | | | | | 500 Sheets for 75c —THE— " ARTMAN PRESS The Citizen Bldg. PHONE 51 | | | OUTPOST OF THE MOUNTIES | Also, Comedy and News | PRIZE NITE TONIGHT For Real Purity For Real Economy For Real Service For Real Protection DELIVERED DAILY EVERYWHERE Thompson Enterprises INCORPORATED ICE DIVISION PHONE NO. 8 Run from Washington to Von! Phister street. $850. Apply’ rear 1217 Petronia street. | aprl4-s ; i CHRISTMAS CARDS for every | member of the family, all prices. Beautiful - sentiments. | SAN CARLOS BOOK STORE, LUCRETIA, 518 Duval street. dec9-tf | VANDERBILT HOUSE and TWO LOTS, nine/ brachii ag an » nine rooms, all modern conven-; Complete SETS coop. at te tell ee $1.00 to to $10.00 $3.75 WESTCLOX ALARM CLOCKS etc. $4500 cash or $2500 down, | $1.25 $5.00 AAG ADAMS CREE EVENING-IN- kaa SQ PARIS SETS, I COTY SETS, HOUBIGANT, and PENCIL, SETS $1.25 to $13.00 ——_— balance in 1% years. Robt. J.; Lewis, 1611 Von Phister street. | decil-s FOURTEEN-FT. V-BOTTOM) CYPRESS BOAT; Four Horss| Johnson Outboard Motor; Four; Life Preservers, One Fire Ex-| tinguisher; Pair of Oars and! Row Locks; Anchor with Rope; | Umbrella—all for $100.00. Ap-| ply 1217 Petronia street. | jun27-s | TO BILLFOLDS, j HOTELS | of illustrations, ideas, copy and layouts for the use of The Citizen’s advertisers every month! This service is absolutely Wasam, and son, John, of Patoka, | IiL, were visitors in the city to-| ing is far greater than one would day, sightseeing and visiting the |think. The mines may get only places’ of interest, including the |three or four ships a day, but it aquarium and the Coast Guard |keeps hundreds of others from There was filed first papers| BRING YOUR VISITING friends | f . $3.00 yesterday in the application for jn need of a good night’s Test | divorce by Ruby Fabal Cervan- VERSEAS HOTEL. : tes versus Octavio Cervantes. the homey | PCOOSOOSS SOOO HECOO OSES HOSES HOOESOSOTOSO SOO COSOOOEOOOFD to THE O museum. ANSWERS TO TODAY’S DAILY QUIZ Below are the Answers to Today's Daily Quiz printed on Page 2 —— It is one of the Philippine group. No. An instrument used to meas- ure humidity. Ad’-a-mant; not ad-a-mant’. Thomas Walsh, Cornell. Galleys, Thirty-two. Louisiana. Persons born of two dis- tinct races; for example, the off-spring of a Chinese and a white person. jrunning the risk. Western bandits jused to work on that basis. A ;bandit would jump suddenly in- |to a frontier saloon on a lush Sat- ‘urday night and get away with payrolls and prospectors’ pokes. He could keep 50 men at bay by | warning: | “Don’t try to rush me. I can’t stop you all but I will drop the first six”. That was one for each bullet in his six-shooter. Mines are like that. Every ship |sunk by a mine means one mine less to worry about. But it is a hair-raising way to be rid of | them. . | WILD GEESE DO “CORRIGAN” TOLEDO, Ohio.—Hunters here jwere startled when they discov- fered a large flock of geese— which should have been headed south—doing a “Corrigan” and heading north instead. | "TECHNICIANS’ DAY’ (Ry Associated Press) | ROME, Dec. 12—Premier Ben? | ito Mussolini has approved es-| tablishment of courses. of ‘tech: | nical studies in Italian schools; | (designed to produce a erve | supply of technicians for Italian industry, business and commerce. | The “day of the technicians” will | be observed May’ 30, 1940. | | CARD OF THANKS | Our sincere appreciation is ex- | jtended to our friends and neigh- bors for the many kind acts ten- dered us during our recent sor- | row, the death of our beloved; one, Edward R. Curry. We are/| indeed grateful to those who | gave the use of their cars, the! donors of the beautiful floral sa butes and messages of sympathy. decl2-1tx THE FAMILY, | (a to can oma $5.00 17 Fleming St. rates. a 9: tnayl7-tf | CHRISTMAS ‘SHOPPING ELECTRIC TOASTERS $1.00 Fresh shipment JONNSTON’S CANDIES 60c $1.00 $2.00 Give your loved ones the GIFT they want most of all. IF you’re a butcher, a baker, a candle- stick maker or any of dozens of other kinds of merchants, you can profit by advertising in The Citizen. Stanton Super Service illustrations and layouts will fit your ads to.a T. . . and make them doubly effective! ORIENTAL PHARMACY EMILIO ROMERO, Prop. Sater ‘i es s ins sTAuran with THE KEY WEST CITIZEN! Phone 51: For Further Information! SOOSOSHOSHSHOHSSOOSSOSESSHSHSSESHSSELESESSEDCRECE