The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 1, 1940, Page 4

PAGE FOUR I RESOLVE ‘ . Made your resolutions for 1940? Here’s a few you can make and break with- out much trouble—just for the sake of resolution-ing! The Casa Marina celebrated New Year’s Eve Saturday night with the guests and residents of gayest parties of the season. There was dancing in the patio under the palm trees hung with brightly colored lights. Al- be celebrated on the 31st due to the fact there is no dancing at the Casa Marina Sunday eve- | nings and the crowd was not as | large as that which attended last year’s celebration everyone seem- ed to have a grand time. Peter Schutt, manager of the Casa Marina and ‘ever genial host, was on hand to greet each }one of his guests. Lt. and Mrs. A. S. Hill were | hosts to Lt. and Mrs. F. E. Bard- “Candy? No, thanks, won't touch the stuff in 1940. Oh, well, I guess just one piece won't hurt.” # | mington, Del.; Mrs. L. P. Schutt, | (puff!) stomach off me_this (puff!) year if it kills me. Gotta puff!) do this every (puff!) day.” | well, Lt. and Mrs. J. T. Thorn- | ton, and Lt. and Mrs. W. C. | Kaiser. | Mr. and Mrs. Sebastian Ca- |brera and their guests, Mr. and |Mrs. Arthur Bauserman, of Ar- | lington, Vt. joined Miss Barbara Taylor, Mrs. Mercedes Taylor, Miss Mary Falk, Miss Theresa Falk, Lt. Alexander Jones, Fran- jcis Doll and Dr. K. Avery. | At another gay party were |Miss Mary Francis Benz of Wil- |Mrs. Peter Schutt, Miss Minnie Gardner Schutt, Miss Hazel | Beatty, Tampa, Fla., Miss Thelma |Birkebak, Tampa, Fla. Miss |Betty Dunn, Pittsburgh, Mrs. L. | A. Kniffin, New York, Mr. and |Mrs. E. G. Ballard, New |Mr. and Mrs. Andrew DeLisser, New York, Mr. and Mrs. H. | Wikinson, New York, Mr. and | Mrs. Chauncey H. Beasley, New- |port, R. I, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest |Schmitz and their son Frank of New York, Mr. and Mrs. Glen O. Smith of Cleveland and Glen, igen = de E | Jr., Patsy “and Mark, Dr. and “Going to (puff!) take this | ‘PERSONAL MENTION | Amando Quintans, of Miami, “Lemme see ... if I save 10 cents every day in 1940, that makes ...m-m-m-m . .. thirty- six dollars and 50 cents a year. Not so much, is it? Suppose it’s worthwhile?” : | Leader, “I feel everyone best to improve her mind in 1940 with good reading material. Let's see ... what did that say? Kinda dry book. Guess I'll go to a show.” “Gotta quit smoking this year «+. yeah, right now. I'll just toss these stogies in the wastebasket. Er ... maybe I'll want to fish out a last smoke after dinner tonight.” Wm. Monsalvatge, Jr., Returns To School William Monsalvatge, Jr., stu- dent at .Atlantic Utility Insti- tute, Newark, N. J... who was spending the holidays here with his par County Commission- er and Mrs. William Monsalvatge, on Whitehead street, returned over the highway yesterday to resume his studies. He was accompanied by his classmate, Harold Chamberlain, of that city, who was visiting here at the Monsalvatge home. left for his home this morning, {after a very pleasant stay in the icity for a short visit with friends. | en Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell Russell {and son Kenneth, who have been visiting over the holidays with | Mrs. Russell’s parents, Mr. and |Mrs. Henry Russell, left on the |early morning bus for Charles- ton, S. C., where Mr. Russell is | employed at the Navy Yard. |. Emory L. Pierce, Jr., son of |Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Pierce, who jhad been enjoying a visit over the holidays with his parents |and friends, left this morning for Welaka, Fla., where he is pur- suing research work water | chemistry. in Mrs. Mary Shutts and daugh- ter, who had been visiting in Key West with relatives and friends, | left on the morning bus for their |home in Fort Myers. L. P. Artman, publisher of The Citizen, and* son Norman, manager of the Ocean County newspaper of Point Pleasant, N. J., left over the highway this morning for Miami to witness the football game in the Orange Bowl, between Uni- versity of Missouri and Georgia Tech. Charles Sawyer, who has been making his home in Tampa for a number of years, and Mrs. Saw- | yer, were arrivals over the high- way Saturday, and will spend about two weeks with their host jof friends. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Ketterer, of Tampa, Fla., were visitors in the city last week, and were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Maitland Adams at the home on Johnson street. Mrs. Ketterer isa daugh- ter of Mrs. John Sands. Charles Hall, who had _ been spending several weeks in Key West, left on the 5 o'clock bus yesterday to join Mrs. Hall at their home in Miami. E. C. Riley, vice president of the American Sponge and Chamois Co., was a visitor in Key | West Saturday, and the guest of | Howard Gates, manager of the local branch of the company. He left yesterday morning for a visit in Havana and other points in Cuba. D..N. McCarthy, well known traveller and frequent visitor to Key West, is in the city for a vacation of about two weeks and is a guest at the Hotel La ‘Concha. Mr. and Mrs. Somers Pierce and daughter, of Florence, Ala., and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pierce, of Nashville, Tenn., are visiting for the holidays in Key West, and are guests at the home of ithe Pierce brothers parents, Mr. | Gay Party In Celebration Of | New Year Held At Casa Marina’ Buon (ap 0 Da tho Key West enjoying one cf the! though the New Year could not; York, | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN |Mrs. W. H. Dunn of Pittsburgh} “TALIAN) and Miss Frances Schutt. lige b Hy RR yeh (CHINESE) The Casa Marina dock fairly} hummed with activity late yes- terday afternoon as the fishing | boats arrived with the day’s catch, | Dr. and Mrs. W. R. Robinson | topped the day when they re- turned with a six-foot six-inch , sailfish. The fish weighed 34 pounds and according to Jakie| Key of the “Legion” who was| the skipper, the fish put up the best fight he has seen this win- | ter and it took twenty minutes to land it. The fish was boated | by Dr. Robinson and the party also brought in a_ twenty-five. pound amberjack and several | dolphin. =| Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Schmit: and their son Frank of New! York went out with Captain Ollie Russell of the “Kermath” and returned with two large kingfish, three baracuda and sev- eral bonita. Mr. Schmitz re- ceived a real thrill when he hooked a large sail but was greatly disappointed when it got! away. He vowed, however, he was going out and get it again| before he left. i William H. Spencer of Chicago, | and his two sons Edson and Bill, Jr., enjoyed a fine day aboard the “Grace” with Captain M. Bradley. They hooked a good sized kingfish, several barracuda and a small shark. The last boat to come in car- WAIN N|w | (HEBREW) ried Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Caulkins of New York and they were NINETY. ONE SAIL piloted by Begley Filer. The} ON CUBA SUNDAY party did not get started until | mid-afternoon and still managed to return with a boatload of fish. Mrs. Caulkins also hooked a sail! HEAVY EMBARKATIONS AT but lost the fish much to her great dismay. | THIS POINT ON SECOND SUNDAY RUN Perkall-Sawyer Nuptials This Morning : |S.S. Co., arrived yesterday morn- A quiet home wedding early | ing at 6:50 o’clock from Tampa this morning united Helen Perk-|Wwith 17 first cabin passengers all, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, R.|and one second cabin passenger w. Perkall of Tampa, and Ben- |for Key West and 95 first cabin jamin F, ewyet of this en en and three second cabin passen- | marriage, ie ceremony being gers for He performed at the home of the (287° we Aecapnteaese) i Steamship Cuba, of the P. & O. groom’s mother, Mrs. Frank Saw- yer, on Fleming street. Judge Raymond R. Lord per- formed the ceremony in the pres- ence of Mrs. Lord, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Elwood, Mr. and Mrs. Ulric Gwynn, Mrs. L. O. DeLozier, cousin of the bride, Mrs. Frank Sawyer and a few interested close friends. The bride had been staying in! Key West for the past five months with her grandmother, Mrs. Lillian~M. Perkall. The newlyweds will be at home to their many friends at 527 ‘Fleming street. and Mrs. William Pierce on Ashe street. Miss Etta Maris, who has been on a tour of the states and ar- rived in the city yesterday, left on the morning bus for Miami and after a brief stop will pro- ceed to her home in Chattanooga, Tenn. Jack Pinder spent the weekend here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Pinder on Petronia street, and returned to Miami yesterday. Miss Isabel Armayor spent the weekend in this city with -her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Armayor on Windsor Lane. Cecelio Crespo, who had been visiting during the holidays here with relatives and friends, left on the 7 o'clock bus today for Tampa. Ross C. Sawyer, clerk of Cir-| cuit Court, is a visitor in Miami today, going for the purpose of witnessing the football game be- tween the University of Missouri and Georgia Tech. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Davidson are visitors in the city and are guests at the home of Mrs. Da- vidson’s brother and sister-in- law, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Shaw, on Whitehead street. They ex- pect to leave for their home in Miami today and return later when they will make their stay for one month. B. H. Lowe, assistant keeper of Sanibal Island lighthouse, and family, who spent the holidays in the city with relatives and friends, will leave this afternoon for Miami, where they will spend the night with other relatives and leave in the morning for the light. { THE CREDULOUS CREDITOR “What is a debtor, Pa?” “A man who owes money”. “And what is 2 creditor?” ,. “The man who thinks he’s go- ‘ing to get it”, Key West arrivals were: J. P. ‘Smith, G. L. Spear, W. L. Rouhl- sen, Mrs. F, Martin, Walter Price, James Murray, J. A, Waterman, Mrs. Waterman, A. R. Savage, Mrs. Savage, Mrs. C. A. Rudisill, J. F. Cherry, Mrs. Cherry, John Cherry, William Cherry, Mrs. J. H. Bland. were the following items: | Key West. 30 tons of freight, \three automobiles and one sack ‘of mail; for Havana, three tons of | freight and 111 sacks of mail. The ship sailed at 10:30 o'clock , passengers with 88 first cabin and three second cabin passen- ;gers booked at Key West. automobiles and 21 sacks of mail were also taken on at this port. BIG STORIES OF DECADE (Continued from Page One) then discarded its 18th amend- ment, on Dec. 5, 1933, after a turbulent period of enforcement. The end of prohibition saw the ‘toppling of vast vice empires {founded on the illicit liquor traf. fic and dominated by gangsters. j But it did not see the end of the prohibition movement. Since re- peal, the drys, fighting through jlocal option elections and in state legislatures, have voted |liquor out of 10,000 towns and villages—one-fourth of all in the nation. Recent polls have indi- cated the drys could round up a 36 percent vote. | Huey Long Assassinated (1935) Senator Huey P. Long, the spectacular figure who had Louis- iana in his pocket, Mississippi in his orbit, and the whole United States in his eye, met in 1935 the \fate against which ‘he thought he was well guarded. The Kingfish, who called every man a king and whose share-the- wealth program was one of the first to attract. public attention, \fell before the pistol of Dr. ‘Carl Austin Weiss at. La., on Sept. 8, 1935, and died two days later. . Long is dead, but < share-the- |wealth programs still go on» Two were defeated in state elections this fall. The Hindenburg Explodes (1937) Any decade is filled with hor- rors—floods, tidal waves, earth- quakes, explosions, epidemics; 1930-40 was no exception. Proba- bly the explosion of the dirigible Hindenburg on Mav 6, 1937: as it | was about to tie up at Lakehurst, N. J., was as concentrated a hor- ror as the decade produced. Im- portant people were aboard. The trip over the Atlantic had been without incident. The 97 passen- gers were prepared to alight, Listed on the vessel’s manifest For Five Baton Rouge, | id happenings in with growing Art Art Center. THE NEW YEAR opens at the} Art Center with all eyes turned (on two outstanding events. The \notable exhibition of the third ‘year of achievements of the Fed- eral Art Projects in Florida and the display of the exhibit ar- ranged for the annual Southeast- ern Planning Conference, open- | |ing at the Coast Guard-Light- house Building next Saturday. These shows will be of very vital interest to all who vision a worthwhile future for Key West. Both exhibitions are to be ar- ranged and handled by the staff of the Key West Art Center, of which F, Townsend Morgan is director. } | THE DECORATIVE Christmas window in the Key West Gas Company’s office on Duval street was prepared by members of the Creative Art Class of the Center. ‘It has elicited much praise from passersby. CHILDREN’S Outdoor Sketch- jing classes will be resumed Sat- urday mornnig, January 6, at 10 o'clock, under the able guidance ‘of Isabel Garing and Pastoria | Perez. VIZS St. Paul’s Women Entertained Sailors Party in honor of enlisted men on U. S. S. Twiggs was held Thursday evening in Parish Hall sponsored by a group of women !of St. Paul’s Church. | Enjoyable evening of dancing and games was spent and re- | freshments served. ‘ Mrs. Clarence Shine and) ‘daughters, Winifred and Vir- ginia, were in charge of ar- | rangements. (FRE ) ANN REEDER. Etcher and Art! teacher of the Tyler School of Fine Arts of Philadelphia, visited | the Center last week and was much interested in the Key West | Artists’ exhibition and the etch- ing studio of the Center. Moose Miller of the *Silvermine Guild Art Colony in Connecticut was also in while making a short vis- it to Key West. He will return later in the winter to do some} painting here. He says that Key | ‘West has everything the artist could desire. f | PETER BLUME and wife have | |just arrived in Key West. for the | winter season. . Mr. Blv'me is one | j of the foremost of Aricrican con- | temporary painters, He is wide- \ ly-known for his contribution to! HEADLINES OF 1939 ithe modern art movement in the | SOOSHOHHOOOOSHSOSOOEEEE® [United States, (Continued from Page One) |payers, Inc., issued call for elec- tion candidates. |Clifton, Tenn., was a caller who | September 20—Bridge District praised the Center highly. As he | voted to try excursion rates dur- journeys North he intends to ing October. ivisit the other Art Centers, es- | September 23—National Guard pecially Jacksonville. Mr. Strib- | increased to 77 men here. ling is interested in the better. October 2—S.S. Cuba arrived ment of the Negro race and wil) following two months’ tie-up on | doubtless write an article for put,- | account of strike. lication dealing with the subject | October 7—City welcomed of Federal Art furthering Megro | $800,000 Housing Authority ap- talent. . / i roval. an ae : EASY TO FINS) October 10—El Grito De Yara celebration. _ October 11—Navy planes ar- (By Ansociated 177 enn) rived. HOUSTON, Tex.,/ Jan. 1.— _ October 20—Boy Scout camp- | Houston police are ‘hunting Mr. site project started. >< T. S. STRIBLING, writer from. i | | ' Africa. Carl E. Mapes, + It is a measure equal to a hand’s breadth, or 4 inch- es. $15,000. Arkansas. No sides equal. Beavers. Newton D. Baker. Green Bay Packers. The lira. _ October 21—More planes ar-} They don’t know; his name, so rived. jhere’s the way fhey filed theft! arrived. | “State of Texas versus one November 1—City celebrates | white man, ocr upant of car Texas November 11—Huge Armistice | sedan; man five feet nine inches, ! Day celebration held. 30 years o}d, black hair, dark cent Camp opens. to be pcjnted November 14—City Election Riley @ a Ppearesher tf pienclerecn, November 20—New “Econo- | my” City Council took reigns of | ? - November 25—Trumbo Island | TODAY s DAILY QUIZ site leased to navy. | Serer rive. | Daily Quiz printed on Page 2 December 7—City Council} eed fication of Florida Keys project. ; 2. started. # bog (arrive from San Diego. | December 13—Provisions of . listed. { December 18—P. & O.°S.S. Co. schedule for S.S. Cuba. | 9. December 19—The Citizen pub- | 19, October 28—U. S. Destroyers charges against ?aim: opening of Navy Yard. jlicense No. 29402, plum colored } November 15—CCC Convales- [tonvewion) brown suit and hat; held. eee, government over. ANSWERS TO December 4—Seven planes ar- | Below are the Answers to Today's votes to defer salaries. . .Electri- | 1, December 11—Five destroyers | Murphy Act land redemption, ‘announces new, once-a-week | lished “extra” about ‘German luxury liner Columbus scuttling} §, §. ALAMO DUE TODAY and German freighter Arauca) taking refuge from British cruis- | er at Port Everglades. Mallory Lines is due in port to- December 22—Lions Club!morrow morning, from New Christmas Tree benefit for city’s york and is bound for Tampa. ppore children. > The vessel has on board up- _ December 30—The Marines ar-| wards of 100 tons of freight for tived. 'Key West. ; Steamship Alamo, of the Clyde- MONDAY, JANUARY 1, 1940 CLASSIFIED COLUMN MISCELLANEOUS | OWL TAXI CO.—24-hour serv- | ice. Phone 9126. jani-mo | MUSIC THE. ILLINGWORTH .MUSIC STUDIO. Mr. and Mrs. Haydn | Illingworth. European train- ing. Piano theory. Band in- struments. Special methods for beginners. 615 Elizabeth street. Phone 117. jan1-tf LOST REWARD FOR RETURN OF WATCH AND CHAIN lost on South Beach, foot of Simonton street. Return to Manager, Gibson Hotel. dec26-6t MISCELLANEOUS OPENING FOR THE SEASON, Key West’s loveliest Gift Shop. OLD ISLAND TRADING POST, at the Water Front, North End of Duval street. dec13-1mo FOR RENT WELL FURNISHED APART- MENT to couple. Hot water, electric refrigerator. 615 Eliza- beth street. Phone 117. dec30-tf PRIVATE HOME FOR RENT, furnished. All modern con- veniences. 1403 Catherine St. dec2-1mo PRIVATE HOME with all modern conveniences; two bedrooms; also, hot and cold running wa- ter. 1418 Catherine Street. , dec26-1mo FURNISHED COTTAGE and two Apartments. Hot Water. Apply 630 Elizabeth St. dec16-1mox FOR SALE TWO-BURNER, blue flame, Kerosene Heater. Large heat- ing capacity, will heat two large rooms. 1401 Duval street. dec30-3tx LOT, Cor. Duval and Louisa streets, Apply 1212 Olivia street. nov23-mon-fri FOURTEEN-FT. V-BOTTOM CYPRESS BOAT; Four Horse Johnson Outboard Motor; Four Life Preservers, One Fire Ex- tinguisher; Pair of Oars and Row Locks; Anchor with Rope —all for $150.00. Apply 1217 Petronia street. jun27-s HOUSE and TWO LOTS, nine | rooms, all modern conven- iences, beautiful lawn, double garage. All taxes paid, furn- ished, radio, piano, typewriter, ete. $4500 cash or $2500 down, balance in 1% years. Robt. J. Lewis, 1611 Von Phister street. decl1-s FOR SALE—2 lots, each 50x100. Run from Washington to -Von Phister street. $850. Apply rear 1217 Petronia street. aprl4-s HOTELS BRING YOUR VISITING friends in need of a good night’s rest to THE OVERSEAS HOTEL. Clean rooms, enjoy the homey atmosphere. Satisfactory rates. 917 Fleming St. may17-tf MONROE THEATER Bing Crosby—Louise Campbell —in= STAR MAKER Matinee—Balcony 10c, Or- chestra 15-20c; Night—15-25c 1CASA MARINA Key West's HOTEL DE LUXE American Plan 200 Delightful Rooms, Each With Private Bath Beautiful Cocktail Lounge DANCING NIGHTLY Casa Marina Orchestra PETER SCHUTT Manager ee : ESR. cD RES: teurred. Thirty-six dead. Camera- | men caught the flash. Dust Causes Social Upheaval ('34) | In 1849 California was invaded | by Americans seeking gold. In 1934 the state received another! ‘wave of immigration when! drought turned sections of the | Middle West into a “dust bowl”. The drought of 1934 and of . jlater years caused a great eco-| Is “nomic and social upheaval, chang- | ing the lives of thousands of} Americans and creating problems | that still seek solution, j Meanwhile, in the Middle West, | reforestation seeks to return the Then, in the calm of a May'one-time dust bowl to coltivar jevening, the unexpected oc- tion. 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