The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 17, 1940, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 60 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Che Key West Citizen | THE wih sng er NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. As VOLUME LXI. N (oan KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1940 Two Radio Programs To Feature Fishing And Attractions | TEXACO COMPANY AND | i NATIONAL | j FLORIDA BANK OF MIAMI SPON-|! SOR BROADCASTS Key West is to receive some beneficial radio publicity during the next few days and weeks, it! was reported today to The Citi- zen by the Chamber of Com- merce and the Texaco Company. Charles Taylor of Porter Dock Company announced plans for transmitting fishing information from Key West to Miami where it will be WQAM by Texaco broadcast from station Aitken, the Tre- Tommy company’s fishing porter. The information will be collected at Key West hotels, docks and the charter boat pier for submission to -Aitken, Taylor said Aitken goes on the air Tues- lay, Thursday and Saturday of each week from 6:30 to 6:45 p. m. He will broadcast fishing conditions, catche: id other pertinent angling activities at all communities from Fort Pierce to Key West. cretary S. C. Singleton of Key West Chamber of Commerce was in receipt of a letter from L. A. Usina, president of the Flor- ida National Bank at Miami, an- nouncing that radio announce- ments helpful to Key West w to be broadcast today, tomorrow and Friday from station WQAM beginning at 7:45 a. m. “The writer, know. work you are doin your city, thought it nice to use the enclosures, and it is hoped that Key West in a (Continued on Page Three) MURPHY BIDS NOW COMING IN ©: Clerk Ross C. Si day that applicatio’ being received for persons ested in procuring land in county on which taxes were cleared according to provisions of the Murphy Act. Proper blanks entering bids on ¢ are now provided courthouse building. g the good n behalf of would be yer stated to- were now inter- the not sired, county PLANTS FOR SALE— By The Garden Club ANNUALS, doz. 25c ROSE PLANTS, each 75¢ Sale will be managed by Mrs. W. J. Phelan at 1319 Duval Street—Thursday, 1 to 5 p. m— Friday. 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. A NEW LOVE STORY BY LOUISE PLATT HAUCK STARTS TOMORROW IN THIS PAPER is ; Hi COMMISSIONERS TURN DOWN PLEA Key West PETITION BY BRIDGE DIS- TRICT RESIDENTS FOR TOLL CONSIDERATION DISAP- PROVED BY RFC i —KEY WEST-— RUMORS Application for special consid- | oll assessments from | living within the limits of the Overseas Road and Toll Bridge* Versus District was turned down at a meeting of the District Commis- FACTS sion last night at Marathon. , This special arrangement 1—u—w—e— {gained much sympathy, both in West rumor: A {the District and in Key West, ' iBritish tanker was chased by a |Where meichants expected to de-! German submarine in the Gulf ijrive profit from shoppers from! Stream, was rescued by a United Keys affected. However, the States destroyer and escorted in-|Commission was forced to turn to the harbor. own the request in that the Re- Fact: The British merchant- construction Finance man, S.S. San Florentine, enroute jtion, holder of District bonds, from Liverpool to Houston, ran jhad indicated that no one should short of fuel oil and put in here |be granted any exception to the yesterday to take on a cargo at jtoll rate. the Porter Dock company. A 1 Another matter that came up 800-ton vessel 530 feet in leng: or consideration at the meeting} experienced no submarine trou-|dealt with the sale of property ble all the way from Liverpoci, {in the District to the Couny but did run into winds of hurri- {School Board for establishment cane proportions in the North At-jof a schcol at Marathon. This lantic. proposition was introduced by After taking on 1,400 barrels of |the Marathon Chamber of Com- fuel oil, the British ship left for ; merce. Houston, apparently unconcerned! It was agreed that such a re- over the possibility she might |quest probably could be granted, meet a U-boat somewhere in the |though the Board felt it would Gulf. Officers of the ship were'have to contact the RFC. Ap- silent in accordance with regula-|proval would bring the sale} tions, but crewmen told of the {transaction at\a nominal figure. hardships of their night and day Commissioners voted a resolu- | battle withthe Atlantie’storm. -~+tion* into the - minutes’ requestitig SLE Nie, Sa eG the State Highway Department to include the extension of the} NO VERDICT YET Overseas Highway from Big Pine ’ to Key West in the next budget, Ition of that project. i | Other business transacted was | CORONER'S JURY MAY HAND merely routine. Commissioners | DOWN DECISION THIS John Slade, John Costar, Willard EVENING ! | ! J |M. Albury and C. C. Symonette were present at the meeting. ‘COMMUNICATION A verdict the * mysterious death of the man whose body discovered in the Roosevelt mming pool January 8 prob-; ably will be handed down this} ev ning by ee coroner's jury | DECRIES BRIDGE ADVERTISING PLAN (SENT TO OVERSEAS ROAD TOLL COMMISSION BY JO- SEPH E. BROWNE OF KEY WEST in was rday the jury held anoth- ion, devoting its time P| igation of rumors regard-} ing the possible identification of | the body. Since all efforts along , this line to date have proved} fruitless, the jury is expected to} hold a final meeting to report its| The following letter was findings as to the cause of the {cently addressed to the Overseas man’s death. Road and Toll Bridge Commis- Laundry marks found on_ the |Sion by Joseph E. Browne of this| clothing worn by the man have {Ccity, which concerns the adver- been forwarded by Identification |tising policy of the District: Officer Roy Hamlin in the hope | “Overseas Road and Toll that they may lead to discovery: . Bridge Commission, of the name of the dead man. |“Marathon, Florida. Several different marks were }“Gentlemen: found, but none of them had) been made by the Key West! laundry. Officials incline to the viev that the man was a stranger, pos “I have just seen one of the {first ads of the Bridge Commis- | sion that is a part of the: $12, 900: 00 appropriation. May I make sibly a fisherman because of the|/@ few suggestions _ regarding fish line in his pockets and that;What, in my opinion, might used to tie his hands and feet.|Prove far more advantageous to The general opinion among the! (Continued On Page Four) authorities is the man was anit | dered and thrown inta the pool, | but the jury has not inaicated NAT] ECONOMIC its opinion. TEMPERATURES Lowest last Highest last night 24 hours 30 50 9 26 3 14 8 18 41 50 7 12 . 23 56 63 ve 36 58 35 10 61 67 52 76 24 40 . 52 70 --2 --16 30 53 38 60 52 62 37 Stations Atlanta Boston Buffalo Chicago Denver Detroit El Paso Havana Jacksonville Kansas City KEY WEST Los Angeles - Louisville Miami Mpls.St. P. - New York - Pensacola St. Louis San Francisco 46 | Seattle « 33 Tampa - 42 ‘Washington __ 24 RUSSIA SEEN IN OFFING (By Associated Press) LONDON, Jan. 17.—It learned here today that Germany i was jwas shaping up counter-econom- ; lie moves against the Allies in re- | prisal against the strong net be-| ing drawn around her preventing exporting - and importing of much-needed war materials. What the nature of the re-! ;prisals would be no one here seemed to know, except that the ‘Nazis would perhaps move to strengthen the Russian alli- ance, hoping for more assistance, from that quarter. FOR SPECIAL TOLL ‘DEVELOPMENT HERE HAD JUST STARTED aus. corsaass occurtn ar oration in the matter of bridge | residents | had' Corpora-! |adding the request that all Pos- | re-| STRONGER ALLIANCE WITH eee oe Two important matters were! ,fully developed and discussed at} ja gathering yesterday of naval) ; Officers and city officials at La Concha hotel. One was that Rear Admiral |W. H. Allen, commtandant of the naval district embracing Key , West, discovered the food and cooking excellent in this city and the other was that, the naval de-} velopment here is really only: | starting. ‘ Admiral Allen seemed more interested irt the fine food that ;had reached his table while in ;Key West, while, naturally the icity officials were elated with ;the comment indicating further and more substantial expansion of the naval facilities in the city. long table in the Rainbow Room ‘of the La Concha. They were {all mixed up. Mayor Willard M. Albury found himself between {Admiral Allen and Commander G. B. Hoey, officer in charge of the naval station. At the other end of the table | Council President William A. Freeman engaged in a free-for- all conversation wih Capt. Ar- thur S. Carpender, senior officer. of the naval forces afloat here, jand Lieut. Col. James D. Mac- |Mullen, commandant of Key, West barracks. Interspersed along both sides, of the table were the other six | councilmen, Ralph Boyden, L. C, (Brinton, John Carbonell, Jr., j Leonard B. Grillon, Highest Ram: ‘ ee esis Ceeccccevrevecccccserueccvcccscevccesceces: ADMIRAL ALLEN STATED THAT NAVAL Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit PRICE FIVE CENTS * soe And He Also Had Nice Things To Say About Our Food | sey and J. Glenwood Sweeting, | and about 20 officers from the station and the ship and sea- | | ARMY CENTER NOW FILLED WITH GUESTS | PRESENT: MANY VISITORS ULTIMATELY BUY HOMES | IN CITY planes now on duty in Key West! waters. They interrupted the flow of conversation and food only once. That was when Mayor | Albury offered a toast to Ad- miral Allen and the other of- ficers. Then Headwaiter Frank Allan’s waitresses began swinging into |action. Dressed in typical Spanish costumes, they presented a pretty scene against the white uniforms | of the naval officers and the}; colored lights. “That was a fine meal”, Ad- miral Allen remarked at the con- clusion of the luncheon. He | added that he had found a Icé of Some 30 men sat down at the fine food before him at intervals ly that recent since his arrival Sunday. He ex- pressed the hope that he could come back to Key West for a rest} from his naval activities “to en- joy sume more good food and the friendly talk of the Key! Westers who are trying, in the face of difficulties, to do things for the city.” Col. MacMullen revealed that Admiral Allen, in returning the call he had made on the naval of- ficer Monday, had been officially greeted at Key West barracks yesterday. A salute of 13 guns was fired in the admiral’s honor, | while a guard of honor was de- tailed during his visit. With Col. MacMullen, Admiral Allen then made an_ inspection (Continued On Page Four) Fred Bowes: Will Féature Rotary And Lions Meetings Frederick V. Bowers, one of the most colorful figures of Am- erican song writing, is an- |nounced as the attraction of the | Rotary Club tomorrow noon and |of the Lions Club tomorrow eve- |ning, with both clubs holding ele meetings in the Rainbow ‘oom of La Concha hotel. cae Bowers will tell the stories, of famous songs and __ their) lcreators from the days of, |Stephen Foster to the present. | |He will illustrate his talk with, music, singing and playing ex- cerpts from famous songs, and he will reserve a part of his! | Programs for request numbers. | Mr. Bowers is a star of vaude- |ville and musical comedy a suc-! ‘cessful composer for more than; forty years, a frequent radio, guest star and a factor in the !current musical life of Holly- jweod. His song, “Because a Love You)”, one of the most suc- {cessful of all American popular songs, has attained the dignity of ‘a popular classic. It was sung at Queen Wilhelmina’s wedding and iby royal command was included in John Philip Sousa’s program for his historic band concert be- \fore Queen Victoria. He is a | pioneer member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, organized by his late comrade, Victor Herbert, to protect copyright music from un- {authorized commercialization. | Mr. Bowers is‘a native of Bos- ton, a graduate of the New Eng- W. Colhoun, U.S.A., retired, and } FREDERICK V. BOWERS land Conservatory, the piano and a gifted singer. He entered the stage by way of vaudeville, playing in the Bijou, | Boston, when it was the late B. F. Keith’s first theater. Through the years he played all the Keith and allied theaters in the chief cities throughout the country, mean- while becoming an_ outstanding (Continued on Page Four) supply | master of Army Recreation Center at Fort Taylor is now filled to ‘capacity, according to advice to-} | day from Lieut. Col. J. D. Mac- Mullen of Key West Barracks, with the exception of one cottage under repair. Col. MacMullen stated that the | visiting officers come here from} a number of distant stations andj past visitcrs have advertised the charms of Key West so effective- applications cluded one from Honolulu and another from San Diego, Calif. In {several cases officers visiting at the Recreation Center have pur- chased homes in Key West. The present guests are: Colonel | ‘and Mrs. Frank A. Lang, U.S. A., retired, Clearwater, Fla.; Lieuten- ant-Colonel and Mrs. Shelby C. Leasure, U.S.A. retired (who thave just purchased property on South street); Major and Mrs. | William M. Tabor, Infantry, New York City; Major and Mrs. Harry W. Lins, Coast Artillery Corps, Portland, Me.; Captain George E. qachitcan Infantry, Washington, 1D: if is expected that all cottages ; will be full. in papruary, and i teone <also, » * Reservations for February have ‘already been made, Col. MacMul- \len said. These included Colonel Charles H. Patterson, Inspector General’s Department; Colonel ‘Edwin Gunner, Air Corps; Lieu- tenant-Colonel H. R. Melton, Medical Corps; Major W. R. Wat- ,son, Infantry; Major Geoffrey Galway, Cavalry; Major Daniel in- ;Major Julian B. Haddon, Corps. Air LATE NEWS BULLETINS (By Axnociated Press) WILMINGTON, N. J., Jan. 17. —A terrific explosion caused alarm here and in the surround- ;ing countryside for miles around. This morning 600 pounds of nitro- | ‘glycerine was touched off in an unexplained manner in an lying branch of the huge Dupont factories in this city. Officials said that only five men were in jthe building at the time. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 17.—Sen- ator Bridges of New Hamp- shire, in a speech here today, stated that a decline of gov- ernment morality had come about when it was realized that the President's cabinet was even now engineering a third term for their leader. WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.—The} House Ways and ‘Means Commit: tee today stated that there was vaudeville danger of adverse Senate action | on the Trade Reciprocity pacts if: the results of the hearings now being conducted were not proper- ily considered by the Senate. out- | Neutrality Patrol Is Here To Stay During Present Emergency 1 | | SE 8eeeeeereneneeccessces REPORTS THAT PATROL PUBLISHER STERN WOULD BE SHIFTED | TO OTHER POINTS ARE Bright | UNFOUNDED oe. ies naval officers here today a reason of the tension in \Europe and its probable effect in |“™POUnCed that the Key West the expansion of the American naval neutrality patrol was here navy, Key West is destined again . ‘ to become an important naval 40 stay. until: the: (present (ember center with prosperity for the gency ends. If was indicated the jentire community, in the opinion of J. David Stern, publisher of station would remain open even the Philadelphia (Pa.) Record peyond th land the Camden (N. J.) Courier) vo “mergeney and the Camden Post. There have been reports in | a iansers in the ay. for Ree circulation to the effect that the next week, a guest a’ asa a- st s hich ha * irina, Publisher Stern was a caller sc ee es seh ol ~ ka as lat The Citizen office yesterday GUtY here lately were where he discussed such things shifted to other points. One as chess, at which Mr. Stern is sailor was even heard to state expert, the national defense, the oa his ship was headed for future of Key West and other orth ie Wak cade ae eee |matters with Publisher L. P. Art- pein d isa ieehyeuentlerety Rey for an rosie as perks the “Tension in Europe will re- comment o! one naval officer. turn Key West to an important Rear Admiral W. H. Allen, position as a key spot in the na- commandant of the naval district tional defense”, Publisher Stern | t#king in Key West, told city of- ideclared. “The "present naval ficials since Sunday that present activity here is but a foPerunner operations will not be changed. tof 4 greater development and a He intimated shat she.siatipn | greater. prosperiy for this beauti-|W°W® See an even greater ex- ful little city. ansion of activities before the “Up at Camden we are already present program came to an end. experiencing some of the. de- Only naval vessels in port to- velopment resulting from the oe mtg Oe Spear a . 7 \foreign situation. Ship yard pay- 2Cenck. makendaason oes Br |rolls there are now running ‘he Key West squadron is sched- around $15,000,000 annually and uled to leave on patrol tonight. within a year that figure is ex- ins) Se acinig menace eet: pected to double. pane the naval station service “My newspapers have been ad- | “°C vocating two complete naval Capt. Arthur S. Carpender, fleets for the United States, one | S¢nior officer of the naval forces iff dhe Pacific and one.in piel At- afloat here, today transferred his headquarters from the naval ad- 1 a ot t fom ee eSatshegeeite Rreaereapatl ministration building back to the "i x Lea. He will be with the de- nisepreram ghee’ pp stroyer when she leaves tonight, against the United States in but it was indicated the vesscl | either ocean. ; will return to port within a day “We also advocate a_ strong Gr two: army, as well equipped for de- fensive operations as the navy. CRIMINAL COURT These should be developed to the TRESPASS CASE HEARD TO- best of our ability and ingenuity, | regardless of the cost. It is our DAY: DEFENDANT IS FINED $25 Predicts F uture | i been being on MRS. MARTINEZ’ RITES TOMORROW Eppie Hamilton Martinez, aged Criminal court was recessed 160, passed away yesterday after-| until 9:30 a. m. tomorrow after jnoon at the residence, 1124 Wil-;Carlos Ferrer this morning ap- jliam street. Funeral services will’ peared before Judge William V. |be held at Lopez Funeral Chapel Albury and entered a plea of jon Bahama street tomorrow aft- guilty to a charge of trespassing jernoon, Thursday, at 5:00 o'clock. | with intention to commit petit |Rev. J. D. Peebles of the First larceny. He was fined $25 and | Baptist Church will officiate. costs, the costs being suspended. Survivors of Mrs. Martinez are:' Ferrer was arrested some time !Three daughters, Mrs. Helen Bur- ago with Louis Carabilla. The jchell, Mrs. Annie Bethel and Miss latter at the time pleaded guilty |Blondina Martinez; two sons, | to a similar charge and was fined | Rumania Builds Defense BRITONS FEAR | | 133 BUDAPEST, Jan. 17.—King, jCarol announced todey that he | ‘had been the father of immense defense barriers along the out- | cluded | schemes. Dikes, barbed-wire teaeeact | canals, pill-boxes and many other } jmeens had been employed in the | | projects now completed to asain | soldiers of the-Rumanian king- | dom to keep out invaders trom | Russia. At the same time, this Seiuuas | heard news of strong, ad- ditional moves being contem- plated by Italy towards effecting modern and ancient _ Against Russian Invasion Aasectered Presnt | a strong Balkan alliance against; ‘the Soviets. The Italian newspaper Popula} De Roma created a major furore | among southeastern Europe na |tions today when a leading story | posts of his country which in-| carried news of French, con-|momentary Nazi “blitzkrieg” ‘templated action in the Russ- jthat France was considering aid} to Finland in the form of ex- Peditionary forces soon to be sent! to the front. | Attention, Rotarians! LUNCHEON TOMORROW WILL BE HELD AT of LA CONCHA HOTEL AIR ‘BLITZKRIEG | STRENGTHEN AIR DEFENSES; ADD FAST PLANES TO FLEET | (By Associated Press) LONDON, Jan. 17.—England | ‘moved in anticipation of a in \the air, and announcement of |Finnish war. The article said‘ plans today indicated that air} wet: at strategic points had} been substantially strengthened. The R.A-F. has recently been | strengthened, it was stated, with € ie addition of many new pur- st planes capable of attaining speeds greater than any planes now known to be in existence. Signed_WM. V. LITTLE, to President. Paul and Oscar Martinez, and $25 and costs, the costs in this colored, pleaded guilty to a Key: West Junior Chamber of > (a, DANCE! DANCE! A good attendance at this meet- | aes grandchildren, case also being suspended. |Ferrer pleaded not guilty and charge of assault and battery in the stabbing of a colored man ten Commerce will be held this eve- ning, 8:00 o’clock, at Ambassador Tonite at Ten RAUL’S CLUB ing is requested by the president, | Isadore L. Weintraub. was to have been tried today. | days ago. She was fined $10 and ; Restaurant in Overseas Hotel an- i: Yesterday Willamena Saurez, Regular monthly _ meeting of | ©OSts or given 60 days in jail. nex. { CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY OF KEY WEST announces a FREE LECTURE ON CHRISTIAN SCIENCE Member of the Board of ip of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts in the HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM United and White Streets THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1940 At 8:00 P.M. THE PUBLIC IS CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND