The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 29, 1940, Page 1

A Service For 69 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key Wes' ssociated Press Day Wire t Chr VOLUME LXI. No. 25. Key THE SOUTHERNMOST NE:WSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 1940. Lloyds Reports. 280 oil ps Sunk SUTTON LINES : NOT TO OPERATE RUN THIS YEAR CANCELS SCHEDULE OF TOR- TUGAS TRIPS FOLLOWING Spesdccccccocccccccoccoccs RESIDENT OF FARINORTH FAIRBANKS $ Travels 15,000 Miles Enroute ; In Gold Mine Business | eee ‘sie ALASKA, STOPS IN ' pecdeccccccccccccce | | | KEY WEST FOR VISIT \ ; 3 INSPECTORS’ DEMANDS TO Merle N. Guise, a gold mining engineer at Fairbanks, Alaska, PROVIDE STEEL ADDITIONS has just arrived at Key West, jhaving driven some 15,000 miles | in War To Date Establishment of a passenger jline to Fort Jefferson by the BRITISH LOSE 133 VES- SELS; AIRPLANES AC- TIVE OVER BRITISH EAST COAST (By Associated Press) LONDON, Jan. 29.—The Minis- try of War reported today that sighted over at least two east coast cities of England today, but that, both cases, the Nazi planes had been in invaders had been driven off by counter-at- tacking planes of the R. A. F. Only one ship had been sunk in the last twenty-four ho Dutch vessel of unannounced ton- nage. No casualties were re- ported. Lloyd's of London issued a re- port today listing the total ton- nage lost to date by all major nations in the sea warfare Two hundred and _ eighty-five ships have been lost, divided as follows: England 133; France 13, all neutrals combined, 113. Ger- many has lost a total of 28 ships. Twenty-million tons of British shipping was being mobilized to engage in transporting of sup- a and Sutton Line, using the Steam- | ship Florida, as the means of | transportation, will not be put in operation, it was announced to- jday by C. B. Sutton, owner ‘of | the lines. Some time ago the private yacht of Barron G. Collier was GATHER FOR KANSAS DAY | aie by Mr. Sutton and PARTY LEADERS EXPRESS service, but the U. S. Steamship inspectors, who arrived several CONFIDENCE: THIS. 18’ Veeks ago, decided that the ship “THEIR YEAR"; CONVEN- could not be used in the service unless provided with a_ steel TION TO BE HELD IN JUNE house and steel decks. Hl Mr. Sutton said today that REPUBLICANS | while every part of the machinery | CQLD WEATHER HELD DOWN ' (By Associated Press) TOPEKA, Jan. 29.—Leaders of was in perfect working order and | ready for service, he decided; that as the season was nearly | in wandering over the country, during the winter shut-down of the placer gold mines in Alaska. Mr. Guise commented upon the changes which have taken place in Key West since his last visit to the city—while attending the’ Shrine Ceremonial in Miami, inf 1928, and a side trip. While driving from Seattle td Chicago to attend the American MARTI BIRTHDAY RITES YESTERDAY ATTENDANCE AT EXER- CISES SUNDAY enroute to Havana as’ Legion Convention in the Windy | City, his former home, he broke | his vacation long enough to fly! down to Costa Rica, Central! America, t6 examine a number of | newly discovered gold mines. i The car he drives bears an |Alaska license plate and this has caused a lot of curious inquiry; ithe explanation being that dur- ing the winter season some Alas- ka residents ship their cars Seattle by ocean steamer, used in trips to California or oth- ,er states. In his case, the car is jused to visit some Idaho gold! mines, in which he is interested. | | Mr. Guise reports cold weather | encountered ever since reaching ithe New England States, and jonly upon nearing Key West has phe shut off the heater in his car. He will be visiting in Key West |for several days before returning ito Miami and the West Coast. | to} { | | | 1 ‘DEADLINE NEAR OFFICE FORCE AT NAVY YARD CHARLESTON PERSONNEL: RATION QUOTA IS RAISED; | SHIPS TESTING COMPASSES | Recent additions to the office foree at the naval station were; imade in the past two days from other parts of the district, most of the additions being assigned from Charleston, C. C., Navy Yard. Victor D. Mette has arrived and been assigned to the office of the disbursing officer as chief clerk; William B. Cooper, has been assigned as chief clerk in the accounting office; Jere _S, Megge has come to relieve James A. Johnson as chief file clerk, and George A. McEvoy has been assigned to the position of chief | clerk, relieving Noel Cook. Mr. Cook, who arrived from} Charleston about the time the naval station was reopened, will leave for a visit of about 10 days at the office of chief of the civil service commission in Atlanta ADDITIONS: ASSIGNMENTS MADE FROM| the Republican Party gathered here today to celebrate Kansas Day and all expressed confidence that 1940 would be “their year” when count of votes was made nationwide next November. Speakers on the program to be given this afternoon and tonight included Joseph W. Martin, rep- resentative from Massachusetts, and leader of the Republican fo: in that body; Alf M. Lan- don, unsuccessful candidate for the presidency in 1936; Don M. Hamilton, National Republican Committee chairman, and Theo- dore Roosevelt, Jr over and it would take several months to do the work ordered , by the government inspectors, he | would take the vessel north, have the required work done and be back again next season for the service. The houseboat Nirvana, which was brought to the city earlier in the season and placed at Dry; Tortugas for the accommodation of visitors to the fort, and all other equipment of the Sutton Lines, has been brought to Key West, arriving from Tortugas yesterday. RUSSIAN DRIVE | Cold weather held down the: attendance at the Jose Marti ONLY 781 OF ESTIMATED 2000 Birthday exercises yesterday at LICENSES SOLD TO Bayview Park, although a skele- ; DATE ton program was presented by; the San Carlos school children, ; who, with their principal, Miss! As far as the office of Tax Col- Benildes Remond, and teacher, iettor Frank H. Ladd is concern- Miss Elba Esquinaldo, together ed no word has been received of witht members of the Board, of big extension cf time to purchase F r automobile licenses and as orders Directors of the Institute, were now stand, the deadline present. latter tomorrow, January 31. Dr. Jose Sanchez‘ opened the There will have to be a good ceremonies at 10:00 o'clock with ™M&hy licenses sold in order to a brief recital of the facts con- | FOR AUTO TAGS na will then proceed to Charles- +|announced today that is day} plies to the Allies, following re- lease of estimated needs for the coming campaigns consumption, it was r day At the ne time, perted that of Representative Martin an- nounced that the Republican con- rted to- Vention would, in all likelihcod, x be held some time in June. it was re- as eo. have Monroe County’s number cerning the Cuban martyr, called {the “Revolution Apostle”. The school children then presented FINNS KILL 5,000 REDS AND ‘songs and poems following which WOUND 15,000 IN the United Stat France, approxima $: 000 had been utilized in purchases to date. Word from the West Front in- dicated that no big action had taken place as yet. Mortar bat- teries were hammering away at both lines, it was stated and air reconnoiters were engaged in by both sides. MAILBOX TO BE INSTALLED SOON Postmaster Fred J. Dion told The Citizen today that the mail- box ordered for a location imme diately outside the postof building, is in transit and arrive in the near future. The mailbox was ordered to re- lieve the nec: y of those de- siring just to mail letters leaving automobiles parked and going in to the building. According to Mr. Dion, the box will be placed at the corner of Caroline and Simonton streets. HERE'S A MAN ce will . Dr. Richardson Of Union City Practically Owns Place Buttalo eee . ECONOMISTS VOTE NINE DAYS a wreath was laid at the foot of ‘the Marti monument in the park. come up to the estimated num- ber.of 2,000, as but 781 tags have | been’ sold to 'date.~ Of the $20 tags 10 have been| sold; $15 tags, 120; $10 tags, 477, | and $5 tags, nine, Hl Licenses for trucks, 120; cars) ton to resume his chief clerk. Rations Raised Captain Arthur S. Carpender} the food | |rations for all navy personnel {had been increased recently from 50c per man to 52c per man per} |day. This move was made, it! was stated, in that the existing! lconditions here worked to dis-| jadvantage, in comparison with food costs elsewhere. The destroyers Schenck Lea} ‘and Mason were out today on} short trips in the vicinity of Key | (West, calibrating their com- passes, using the tender Gannett ; jas a base, which vessel sent out periodic radio messages used in position as jthe calibrating work. Five ships, the Twiggs, Evans, Philip, Branch and Wickes are still on patrol duty in the Carib- bean Sea. Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit | PRICE FIVE CENTS Was Second Lowest In Bureaus History GOOD ATTENDANCE "=sPove ie was ' NOTED AT LOCAL THOUSANDS OF FISH BIRTHDAY PARTY NUMBED | In sixty-eight years of record- AFFAIR STAGED SATURDAY jin atmospheric data, the local | NIGHT AT LA CONCHA; RES- | Weather S bee ce: tet ERVATIONS COMING IN FOR | DINNER ee ee, |such low temperatures as those i ——aee | | i i i } | | ! lone exception, never recorded | i eccurring over the past weekend. Dr. H. C. Galey, chairman of | ‘he record of 43 degrees, of- the local President’s Birthday |" seg — gis Ball events, reperted today that | ficial for Key West despite unof- the first affair, the Ball given ficial recordings down to as low last Saturday night at La Con- 2 = } 8 parts of the city, cha Hotel, was a decided success ot 2 cee aay mi with approximately two hundred | 8s the lowest in weather buresu in attendance. )annals since 1886, in which year Dancing began shortly after 10 o’clock to the music played by the lowest temperature of 41 de- Jimmie Loss’ orchestra and a very crees was listed. fine floor show was presented} ander the direction of George, During the past twenty-four Mills White promptly at mid- jhours, ending at 7:30 o’clock this mght. Night clubs of the city| morning, a variance of nine |de- contributed headline acts. jgrees was recorded, from the low One feature of the evening was . a short talk given by a Sitio to|0f 43 degrees, to 52 degrees high. the city from Connecticut, a Mrs. | With the sun shining forth this Manley, who had been a victim;morning, temperatures were of Infantile Paralysis, but who | slowly rising today, with the was now cured following a period | forecast stating that continued of seven years’ illness. |. |upward trends in line with na- Dr. Galey. stated.thas reserva- | tional trends, vill. come to- tions were coming in good for|day on until normal tempera- ithe President's Birthday Dinner | ture levels are reached. jto be given at the La Concha| Siatewice, temperatures were Hotel this Wednesday night at;severe over the weekend. A rec- t 8:00 o'clock. jord cf 48 degrees low was noted { i H FOR TRADE ACTS OVERWHELMING MAJORITY BELIEVES U. S. SHOULD CONTINUE HULL PLAN (By Assoc:Aicd Presn) STOCKHOLM, Jan. 29.+Mili- tary observers here today’ were of the opinion that the nine-day drive instituted by Russia! against Finnish‘ defenses was dying out, despite the knowledge gained that more and more Reds were being thrown into the at- tacks. Finland reported that advices from the fronts, both in the mid- dle sector and in the Mannerheim Line division, indicated that the R ns had suffered losses ap- | (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.—A poll of economists in the United States resulted in almost unan imous opinion in favor of contin- uation of the Trade Reciprocity J, HENRIQUEZ DIES ~IN VETS HOSPITAL Word has been received in Key West, advising of the death in the Veterans Hospital in Augusta, Ga., last Friday of Joseph Hen- riquez, formerly of Key West. He was a veteran of the World War and had served two enlist- ments in the navy, and also had received an honorable discharge for disability. Funeral services were held in for hire, 12; trailers, six; demon- stration cars, two; school bus, one; motorcycles four, and offi cial cars, 20. MAMIE STEVENS’ salons a "| DEATH REPORTED. iVY WILL BUOY — Miss Mamie Stevens, t ‘resident, who had been making: SUNKEN BARG ‘her home in New York City the | {past ten years, died Friday, ac-; RD — cording to messages received by Coast Guard Tender Ivy left her only relative in Key West, a yesterday afternoon for the en-| brother, Paul Stevens. | trance to Tampa harbor to place| While in this city Miss Stevens | a buoy to mark the spot where was a dressmaker and had a} the barge Belmont was wrecked |]arge number of customers among ! and sunk last week and is now , the fashionable women on the is- former ,He started off proceedings by re- | MONROE COUNTY Attendants ‘at the Ball last'in nearby Havana, Cuba, the Saturday applauded George Mills | lowest ever recorded at that city. White's introduction of.the floor |Crop damages throughout Florida show when he came on the scene totalled over $8,000,000 as the in an overcast over which had icold wave extended down to the been sprinkled imitation snow. |very tip of mainland farm lands. Crop conditions in the state, questing that all join in singing) viriually a total loss, caused in- “Jingle Bells”. {credulous concern to one visiting | party in Key West. Mr. and Mrs. |J. Dworak, with their children, |Mary Rita and Joseph, arrived here for a visit, Mr. Dworak be- ing on a business trip in connec- tion with his position with the |Kansas City Food Herminal. He was @stounded to learn of SCOUTERS MEET Treaties, according to informa tion released here today. Of all economists contacted by independent agencies, a total of 520 experts voted in favor of continuation, while only ten vot- ed againstthe treaties. The questionnaire sent with the request for along opinions brought forth the response from ' the majority that they were in favor of reduction of American tariffs, in an effort to bring about world stabilization of prices and “commerce. ¢ WHO IS HIS HOME TOWN’S LEADING CITIZEN Pr rrr riririririii irs jet Paso AP Feature Service UNION CITY, Okla., Jan. 29.— When Dr. D. P. Richardson takes a vacation, the town of Union City, population 50, virtually closes up shop until he returns. For you might say Dr. Richard-! son is Union City and that its residents are just members of his family. Since 1894, he has been the only doctor in town, the only dentist, president of the only bank, the only druggist, the post- master and a leading retail busi- ness man. And, to top it off, he operates three farms and is interested in a cotton gin. In his 45 years of medical prac- tice, Dr. Richardson has deliver- ed 2,500 babies, estimates he was on hand for the arrival of half the population of Union City. Just out of medical school, he came here with 10 cents in his pocket and ideas about making! money. He saved his -earnings and when the local druggist died he acquired the business. Later, he bought a controlling interest in the bank. In 1914, he was appointed post- master. He has served as presi- dent of the Oklahoma State Bankers association, and in 1938 was appointed State Banking Commissioner. When he went out a year later with a change in |political administrations he de- clared he was glad because “I really couldn’t spare the time ‘away from Union City”. proximating 5,000 dead and 15,- v00 wounded. Needs for further defense Finland were more planes to combat the air at- tacks, which daily are carried on over Finnish cities, and large quantities of general war sup- plies. Increased difficulties of de- fending their country will soon be faced by the Finns if mate- rials are not forthcoming. of TEMPERATURES | | i { | Stations Apalachicola Atlanta _. ‘Boston | 24 hours 42 30 20 22 38 26 48 25 67 49 56 47 52 42 85 ,29 54 20 33 42 30 night - 30 15 ie, Ee 4 26 - 23 28 _ ‘< - 32 . 36 Havana ___ 48 Jacksonville _ 29 /KEY WEST _ 43 Little Rock _. 29 Los Angeles _ 55 Louisville © 12 Miami 36 Mpi: 8 Ni efi... 17 New Orleans _ 31 New York _. 18 Oklahoma City” Pensacola _ Phoenix Pittsburgh St. Louis 27 Salt Lake City 29 San Francisco .54 “Sit. Ste. Marie 14 Seattle _.... 50 Tampa _- 2B Washington _. 7 j Williston a Charleston | Chicago Denver Detroit | Galveston t. Paul yer 56 39 82 18 34 48 61 25 64 48 26 30 listed today as! considered a menace to naviga- tion. Augusta and interment was in the cemetery for the hospital for veterans in the same city. Radiograms received by Super- Survivors are brothers Rafael, 'intendent W. W. Demeritt gave ' Acadio, Enrique and Eduardo,|the information concerning the of Key West, and Rojino of,sinking of the barge and that the Tampa; sisters _Isabelle, _ of | scene-was nine and a half miles ;Tampa, and Josephine, of Ha- | vana. !about seven fathoms. Outstanding Women Write For National Paralysis Foundation The Citizen presents herewith the sixth and final article in the series on infantile paralysis written by out- standing women. | | By MRS. CORDELL HULL, Wife of the Secretary of State WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.— such ‘facilities are expensive un- | There is no higher social obliga-'dertakings. Too frequently, the jtion than to aid in efforté to! dusad disease strikes homes jeradicate preventable diseases. | 'In civilized nations there should ;W4ose financial resources are) jbe no room for such scourges.|W0efully insufficient to provide |The long and brilliant record of |the victims with the necessary , Science offers hope that in time |medical attendance and care. ‘humanity will banish them from! If the bright day is to dawn its ken. But to accomplish this, | when infantile paralysis will be (unremitting efforts are necessary. relegated to the category of |And efforts of this kind become ‘scourges forever conquered, and jeffective only when the seli-sac-| if, in the meantime, the victims of |rifice of the scientists is matched | the disease are to have adequate jby the generosity of those who aid, the nation as a whole must are willing to contribute finan-/contribute | generously toward cially toward making possible | the accomplishment of this end. \the work of science. The National Foundation for Infantile paralysis is one of the |Infantile Paralysis, unselfishly terrible scourges of man, still un- ;Supported by many outstanding is necessary. to determine its is a splendid example of such }causes and to find means of its | Senerosity. Its work can grow in lcure and prevention. Pending (effectiveness only if more and these discoveries, facilities must |more of our citizens will give it \be created for mitigating the /their support. I am firmly con- crippling effects of the disease 'vinced that such support will be appropriate care. | gladly given as the aims and pur- { Both research activities and!poses of the Foundation become ithe creation and operation of more widely known, from Edgmont Key Light and in Cc jland. She was the only daughter ‘of the late Roman and Petty |Stevens, pioneer settlers, and | granddaughter.of George J. F. Clarke, Florida’s first surveyor | general under British regime. ; One niece, Mrs. Orville Oliver, | wife of Dr. Oliver of New York ;City, also survives her. Funeral services were conducted in New | York this morning. HEAR OF DOMINGO “QUINTANS” PEMISE | Wire received by Sebastian ‘Cabrera, Jr., this morning, told of jthe death of Domingo Quintans jin New Orleans last Saturday. Mr. Quintans was formerly ;manager of the American Cigar ;Company factory in this city and ihad a host of friénds who will be {grieved to hear of his passing. Survivors, besides the widow, jwho resides in New Orleans, are two sons and three daughters, one of the latter being Mrs. Sophie ‘Hauk, a former resident in Key FAMILY VISITS IN | their son and daughter, A. Z. Litz, jJr., and Ethel Litz, and niece, | vanquished. Intensive research |men and women of this country, |Miss Katherine Smoop, of Taze-|gram which is now being put on well, Va., spent the weekend in Key West, coming down from their winter home in Fort Laud- erdale. friends, Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Har- man Jr., 1220 Seminary street, who are regular winter visitors in Key West. | ASSEMBLE AT C. OF C. HEAD- |the state-wide freeze, the condi- | QUARTERS TONIGHT TO DIS- tion making null and void the j | purpose of his trio, which was to | CUSS IMPORTANT TOPICS secure shipments of Florida fruits land vegetables to the Kansas City market. District chairman'M. E. Berko-| Locally, much damage to the iwitz, of Boy Socuts,-has called a fishing industry was attributed to District committee’ meeting for|the sub-normal weather. All tonight at Chamber of Commerce |day yseterday hundreds of Key headquarters at 8 o'clock. | Westers were to be seen along All scouters in Key West have |the shores gathering in what was been notified of the meeting, in-|estimated to be in the neighbor- jeluding District officers, troop |hood of a total of 10,000 numbed jcommitteemen and scoutmasters. |fish—most of which, it was said, E. A. Ramsey, Finance chair-|iaad become affected by the cold man, will bring before the meet-| water further up the Keys and jing the question of raising suf-|had floated down to Key West ficient funds in order to continue | beaches. ;membership in the ceuncil and| Approximately forty different |to carry on local functions. {varieties of fish were~picked up Mr. Berkowitz expresses the | by residents. hope that all who are interested| J. P. Sapp, who is stationed in scouting in Key West will|with the air service of the Coast {come out to the meeting. |Guard at St. Petersburg, report- NY. A EMPLOYES pean fiah abag the highway TAKING EXAMS |on a trip made here this week- All employes of the National jend. He also stated that evi- dences of ice were seen as far south as Tavernier in ditches and along the shorelines. Mr. Sapp came to the city to enter the Ma- Youth Administration are being called in for physical examina- tion, was the announcement made today by. Victor Lowe, local su- Pervisor of the organization. i |rine hospital for treatment of an { The examination will include | X-rays of the chest and lungs, and will be made in accordance with the health educational pro- by the administration. POLICEMAN-BURGLAR ! cae RD PHILADELPHIA. — After 19 years’ service as a traffic patrol- man, Harry Bennett was arrested —charged with burglarizing a store.