The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 22, 1940, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 69 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LXI. No. 46. Sweden Considers Danger Of War If Finland Succumbs DEMANDS MOSCOW PUNISH THOSE RE- SPONSIBLE FOR BOMB. OUTRAGE AT PAJALA (By Associated Prexs) LONDON, Feb. 22.—Sweden took decisive to steps today guard against any further bomb- ings of her cities—whether mis-' taken or meant—by issuing or- ders to all military agencies to fire at any foreign planes on sight that appear over Swedish territory. This information came here today along with the re- lease of stories of the Finnish- Russian war. Sweden officials have accused Russia of gross negligence or de- the jala yesterday, bombing of Paj and dis- patches Moscow de- manded that the persons respon- sible for the attack be punished immediately. The attack Sweden” today, was brought liberate attack in sent to “the talk of all that to a realization of the danger should Fin’ Ss fall-be- Russian the nation fore advances in spring Finns Still Hold On Reports=from Finland state that major action is being wit- nessed on the east flank of the Mannerheim Line where a con- centrated drive is being made by the Soviets along a_ narrov five-mile front. it is believed, however, that the fighting is merely a camouflage to detract from “mopping up” activities on the west end of the line. Considerable mystery shrouds the fate of the Koivisto strong- hold. Finns claim they still hold the fortress which guards much of the Baltic ection of Fin- land—but Moscow reports con- tinue to aver that the section is theirs. GPITS SS TIM VISITGR CATCHES RECORD AMBERJACK E. M. Jarrett, Asheville, N. C., a visitor at Overseas Ho- tel, came to Key West to make a record fishing catch— and actually did make what is regarded as this season's record in the emberjack class. Fishing from the Mary B with Capt. Ted Canova, Mr. Jarrett braved the rough wa- ter and high wind yesterday ard hooked into a large am- berjack. It looked plenty big to the Asheville man, but it was not known it was a rec- ord catch until the Mary B arrived at the charter boat deck at Craig’s nier. There it was found the amberjack weighed 79 pounds. ONE CASE IN COURT SESSION ROBERTS WARNED IN NON- SUPPORT OF MINOR CASE Only holiday activity at county courthouse t¢ a brief ses- sion of Criminal Court. All oth- er county offices were closed in observance of Washington’s birth- day day. In Criminal Court. Ivan Rob Che Key West Citizen | THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER Ne BE Ul S24. IR.E.C. AND W.P.A. _ EXAMINERS LEFT FOR WASHINGTON |AQUEDUCT CHAIRMAN AR- RANGED PARTY LAST EVE- NING ATTENDED BY OFFI- | CIALS AND CITY HEADS | Frederick H. Warren, Wash- jington, RFC examining engi- ineer, and Maj. J. S. Hallihan, ' Washington, and E. S. Lofberg, Jacksonville, WPA jleft Key West this morning for | Miami enroute for their respec- jtive headquarters after examin- ing the proposed Key West jHomestead fresh water system project. They were accompanied to Mi- ami by B. M. Duncan, Key West, consulting engineer for the Flor- ida Keys Aqueduct Commission, which has requested R.F.C, and W.P.A. for a total of approxi- mately $1,350,000 in loans and j water system. the visiting engineers were guests ‘of Key West public officials at a party arranged by Chairrhan Wil jiam T. Doughtry, Jr., chairman of the aqueduct commission. Besides water plans the group that will zugment the city’s tour- jist and civic facilities, and gen- eral information regarding the {future of this community. | Seated at the two tables with Messrs. Warren, Hallihan, Lof- | berg, Doughtry and Duncan, were |State Representative Bernie C. Papy, Water Commissioner W: liam Arnold, Highway Commis- sioner John Costar, Mayor Willard M. Albury, President Everett yer, Councilmen’ L, » C.! Brinton snd Ralph Boyden, County Com- missioner William Monsalvatge, ; Supervisor G. J. Boutelle of the | W.P.A. at Key West, City Engi- jneer B. Curry Moreno, Postras- | ter Fred J. Dion and Lieut. Com- ;mander T. J. Brady, C.E., U.S.N., ! public works officer at Key West erts entered a plea of guilty to} naval station. felony charge of non-support. admitted he had failed to sup- nild for the last Judge William V. yberts to in his pocket ort, and direct- $3 a week here- everal week Albury direct ed him to pay after. “If this is not done and you come before me again I will send vou to the penit ”, Judge Albury said. Navy Payrolls, Purchases Nearly $150,000 Monthly: Naval payrolls and expendi- tures for fresh foodstuffs and supplies in Key West are running approximately $145,000 a month, according to figures just released Ray W. supply and Key West by Lieut. Commander Byrns, accounting, disbursing officer at naval station. About $40,000 monthly by Commande and his staff to the offi and enlisted men on duty in the sta- tion and to the aviators attached to the patrol squadron on duty here. is disbursed Byrns Fred Marvil’s CABANA. ANNOUNCES t * » Gala Washington’s Birthday Party BALLOON AND PHOTO- GRAPHY NIGHT .. .Some- thing new and different. CASH PRIZES and YOUR PHOTOGRAPH | It mated that the payrolls for officers and men of each of the ships in the Key West area amou On of 13 ships the monthly ents to officers and sailors of the neutrality fleet to- ely $97,000 every 30 days nip do not go out of Commander Byrns’ office, but comes from Charles ton, headquarters of the seventh naval district. On top of these p disbursing officer also is ts to $7.500 a month. payrolls olls, called upon each month to pay bills of | around $9.000 for such vegetables, fruits, fresh meats, ked goods, dairy products such butter and milk, and other supplies. al cfficers believe that a of the monthly | e spent in Key West by officers and men. More than! 100 of them have families living | in the city, while others buy = tensively in all kinds of stores} and shops, and spend likewise on | | Others had been | were unable to attend. pay | | West”, was the the | items as| invited, but j “It was a general discussion of , every factor that might further i the effort to bring a fresh water supply to Florida Keys and Key explanation of ; Chairman Doughtry of the water jboard. “The R.F.C. and W.P.A. {engineers had every opportunity to question the Key Westers pres- | ;ent and to form some opinion of | the city and the civic and public | officials of the community”. ae FAINTS ON ROOF ~~ | | PASADENA, Cal. — Realizing that he was about to faint as he scrambled to the top of the steep First Christian Church roof, El- wood Horner, roofing contractor, !draped his body across the gable. It took firemen more j eighty feet to safety. | geen rn { WHEREAS: the door of ( day, opening before us places | opportunities, and i portance to each and every in |? can only be met successfully | citizenry: i THEREFORE; assuming the position conferred upon engineers, | | Last night at Hotel La Concha, | of 18 discussed various phases of | the rehabilitation of Key West, , ithe projects planned or ynderway | | Russell of the Chamber of Com- | {merce, County Clerk Ross C. Saw- jthan a half hour to lower him | Proclamation | WHEREAS; A new era of prosperity is onening before j the city of Key West, bringing wiih it a reward for the | courage wherewith our people have endured a period of tri- bulation, now happily in the past, and WHEREAS; these opportunities are of such great im- lee covccecceccccoocces| NAVY — OBSERVES, | Capt. Orders ‘Dress Ship’ LEGAL HOLIDAY | Washington’s birthday was be. ling observed “ceremoniously” at! |Key West naval station an |aboard the nine ships of the neu-! i trality patrol fleet in port today. ' | Special menus for the general ; mess in the station and the mess- les aboard ships were prepared, iso that the officers and_ sailors jon duty here at noon enjoyed |such tidbits as turkey for dinner. Every raval vessel in port at! |8 a. m. broke out approximately !150 flags cach in accordance with ‘general orders requiring cere- imony in observation of Washing ton’s birthday and the Fourth of July. { ' However, a high wind whipping ‘across the harbor caused Capt. |Arthur S. Carpender, U.S.N., ‘commanding officer of the forces! jafloat here, to issue an order ‘hauling down the ceremonial flags. A “dress ship” order. in: stead of “full d was issued, grants to cover the cost of the American flags were broken from Grooms, (Continued on Page Six) ‘Army Deserter ‘Arrested In | Miami Beach On Way To Ci MIAMI BEACH, Feb. 22.—The |FBI announced today that John Selby, detective on the Miami ; Beach police force, was arrested ‘as an army deserter and was turned over to military authori- ties stationed at Key West. Official records showed that Selby enlisted in the World War jas Jack I. Silverstone. He de- |serted Camp Merritt, New Jer- North Beach Brightens Key West realtors indicated to- day that several very substantial real estate and development proj- ects are under consideration for the city. One of them may be on a block of undeveloped land in North Beach road at Garrison Bight which has been purchased by Howard R. Smith, Cambria coun- ENLISTED MEN'S DANCE PUT OFF tated today that | to Pearl street, on the east to the federal cash benefits now exceed ‘street. y scheduled for this Friday night at the Na- tional Guard armory {benefit of enlisted men in city had been postponed in that no musical organization was at liberty to furnish dance music. Mrs. Eva Warner. chairman of the affair. stated that an effort} would be made to give the dance some time next week. rer aeakomncaeanes: opportunity now, at this good new responsibilities as well as dividual in Key West that they by a united and organized the initiative incumbent upon me, by virtue of my office, I | | Hl hereby proclaim the week of February 26 to March 2 as ! CIVIC WEEK, and {] West, cs urge upon every organization in Key whether it be civic, religious or social, active coopera- (By Associated Press) Road Purchase ithe 2,631 families receiving ADC KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1940 MAYOR NAMES CIVIC WEEK IN C. OF C. DRIVE: bs e i | ALL CLUBS OF CITY TO GIVE | Of American Hem SPECIAL PROGRAMS DE-| | \ SIGNED TO CO-OPERATE IN| Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit PRICE FIVE CENTS Meetings: Mark Observance — ocracy Day” ! i ERDSRESS MOVE SPST SS IIS Next week will be known in BALTIMORE ANGLERS | Key West as “Civic Week”. i REPORT BIG CATCH | A proclamation to that effect is | issued today by Mayor Willard; ‘Three winter tourists from Albury. i : | Baltimore, Md., are reported Widespread attention will be} to be enthusiastically in fav- | focused on ways by which to or of Key West fishing, in | view of a very successful | “Put Key West Ahead”. Service clubs will give over’ trip they made Tuesday on | their programs to a consideration! the party boat “Barracuda”, | of projects whcih should be in- | Captain Wm. Wickers. i cluded in the new program de-! The men are Louis Dol- signed under supervision of the linger, H. Yates and Carlton Chamber of Commerce to “Put wright, who, with their : Key West Ahead”. | wives, ere guests at La Con- | Conferences of business groups; cha Hotel. t will be heid and all will be urged } Weather was a bit rough to give their views on activities | and the party was buffeted about a bit, but it didn’t pre- which are essential to keeping | the city going forward. Bascom; yent them from bringing in | Chairman of the indus-) about 400 pounds of bonita, | (Continued on Page Six) | Kingfish and Spanish mac- | | kerel. | | Prize catch was made by | Mr. Dollinger, who boated a | | i 40-pound king. | Local army barracks reported | that Selby would arrive some H ' turnel and deserted again. He hard labor and given a dishonor- JANUARY FIGURES GIVE Leavenworth, Kansas. i i JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Feb., time this afternoon. -___— '661, according to announcement sey, on March 15, 1918, was re- Al E BY STATE ‘was courtmartialed April 8, 1919, D D and sentenced to three years of | ed able discharge. He escaped from) AMOUNTS PAID TOTRIO | a train en route to prison at Fort H OF DIVISIONS | iSncert to ‘The Citizen) | ,22.—Florida_ public _ assistance jchecks for January totalled 39,- | here today from the state office of the State Welfare Board. s 5 | = jincluded 6,934 dependent chil- Realty Picture dren,’ 44,054 individuals actually ,directly benefited through the idistribution of grants. i ty, Pennsylvania, from Marathon; In ‘the Old Age Assistance. Beach, Inc., owners, for an un- SOUP 34,987 persons received disclosed cash price ,$410.439; in the Aid to Depend- Mt. Smith has fatiamned Ray- ent Children group 2,631 families | moat Fe Lord, president of the received $66,771; in the Aid to} Marathon Beach company, and the Blind category 2,133 persons Allan B. Cleare, Jr., secretary, one earl - ! that he plans a development on, A breakdown by counties. { the property, but was not pre-| Tevealed that in Monroe i pared at this time to state what County receivients and | format would take, ; @mounts were as follows: | “It is not a speculation”, Mr. | OAA, 382 and $4,213.00: ADC, Sci dcolca: 22 (61 children) and $722.00: Property bought from the com- AB, 104 and $1,294.00. A total pany by Mr. Smith covers both’ °f $6,229.00 was vaid 458 re- | sides of North Beach road be-' ‘ipients. et tween Pearl and Petronia streets, State Welfare Commissioner C. On the west the property extends C: Codrington stated that state- bight with full riparian rights, {$9,000,000 per year, and that this Principal stockholders of the 'S supplemented by the distribu- for the|Marathon company are Col. L,|tion of surplus commodities to same branch of government serv- | . the Ci REG ohI GE Torito; Ont., 59,609 cases representing 243,492\ice and has a number of friends | and Charles Stone, of Moline, | PeTsons. Tll., now: guests at Casa Marina. Other realtors report that sev- eral prospective purchasers in! Key West are preparing to close on certain properties if prices are not too high or the titles are | ett tet ecm tm not clouded. 2 oe ee TEMPERATURES Lowest last Highest last night 24hours | - 33 39 | 18 i Stations Atlanta Boston Buffalo _. Charleston __ Chicago Denver Detroit _.. El Paso Havana Jacksonville Kansas City KEY WEST Los Angeles _ Louisville - Miami By JOHN GLENW Before the Church’s place in: the community can be determin- ed the question arises in the | mind: What is the Church and Its Purpose? The Church is the Mystical |Body of Christ, the Divine Insti- epee of the Lord with Jesus at Its Head. Its mission is to preach | 18 53 \the Gospel, administer the Sacra- 61 63 ‘ments, preserve the Truth, dis- | 55 75 ‘pense Grace and guide Morality. ! 30 35 | The breaking of ground to con; | Cot! - 40 27 15 38 18 j 47 62 62 72 41 48 48 67 Go To Church Sunday | The following article is the fourth of a series appearing each day this week in support of the “Go To Church Sun- day” drive sponsored by the Stone Church Fellowship Club. | “THE CHURCH AND ITS PURPOSE” Member of Key West City Council {that they may be filled with Him;! Adams, |CIVic CLUBS MET THIS NOON; WOMEN’S GROUPS AT 4:00; NEW VOTERS TONIGHT HIGH WINDS BOTHER LOCAL NAVAL SHIPS | DESTROYERS KEEP STEAM): tha) Keys Woctichuiiice sheik UP TO STOP ‘ANCHORS, xq )ber of Commerce will be chair- FROM DRAGGING; ACTIVI-| man of the Induction for New TIES OF FLEET GIVEN President Isadore Weintraub | Voters ceremony ta be presented f : “ee ‘at the High School auditorium High winds whipping the har- jbor today made it difficult for Might in connection with ob- several naval vessels anchored ,servance of American Democracy offshore. 'Day as proclaimed by Governor Destroyers McCalla, McCook, ! Fred P. Cone. - Rodgers an% Schenck were rid-| A check of the county regis- ing with steam up for emergency tration books in the city has re- to keep their anchors from drag-| vealed an abbreviated list of ging on the rocky bottom, ac- new-voters—however, it is ex- cording to naval officers. The Pected that approximately a to- ether ships at the station docks , tal of 300 will be on the books to were not affected by the wind. (Vote in the coming May pri- It was announced by Capt. Ar- | Maries, and all of those are urged thur S. Carpender, U.S.N., com- to attend the meeting tonight. manding officer of the patro]' Democracy Day chairman, Mel- fleet, that the Destroyer Ban-/Vin E. Russell, will officiate in croft would leave in a few days the presentation of special cer- for New York. The Bancroft is .tificates in commemoration of at present at the upkeep dock the event. Rev. John C. Gekeler being serviced for the trip north. | Will be the main speaker and the The Philip is now escorting the. WPA Band will play _ several Submarines Spearfish and Scul- Patriotic numbers for the as- pin from Key West, where they Semblage. were given diving and other| A partial list of new-voters, by tests, to the Panama Canal Zone. districts, appears on the books While at Panama, Capt. Carpen- | 88 follows: der has authorized that the crew | One—Manuel M. Lopez. 3 be give a day’s shore liberty. The |_ Three—Leonard Warren, Edris Philip will return ‘here about; Wallace, Tnurman Sands, An- March}. * : _igelica Mesa, John Lehman, Tomorrow the Twiggs will be|Rafael Bancelles, Marie~ ®tye,._. well out at sea with the Subma- | Freddy Edwards. rine Searaven which she is es-| Four—Mario Alfonso. corting from Miami to Houston.|_ Five—Thos. V. Brennan, Jr., The Schenck came into Key West Jesus E. Carmona, Ethel Irene today after escorting the Subma- |CTUz, Catherine Curry, Evange- rine Sealion from New Orleans ‘line Yvonne Jaycocks, Paul E. to a point up the Atlantic coast |Sawyer, Edward E. Saurez. — where she was picked up by a|_,Six—Roberta Gibbs, Kermit T. destroyer of the Middle Atlantic |Gibbs, Lydia E. Dongo, A. G. patrol. |Boyer, Clara Carbonell Boyer, Laura Russell. Seven—Amado Hernandez, El- vira Saunders, Rosa Sanchez, Pauline Esquinaldo. Eight—Virginia Coulter, James A. Horne. Joint Meets Today Four civic clubs of the city met this noon at St. Paul’s Parish Hall in joint session, observing the occasion. William V. Little, Rotary president, was the speaker. | Women’s organizations meet at {American Legion headquarters at 4:00 o'clock this afternoon. Grade School Programs Harris and Division Street |school programs, presented in | honor of Democracy Day and | Washington’s Birthday, -follow | herewith: George Washington's . birthday | was commemorated at Harris 'school Wednesday morning when programs were presented by the | 5B, 4B and 3A classes. Program for intermediate | grades: | Devotional, Rev. Barron of the | Baptist Church. . Recitation, “Washington”, Ar- mando Fernandez. | Playlet, “Strange Guests”, 4B Class. Characters: Howard, Galey Sweeting: Vida, Ruth Roberts; George Washing- jton, Bobby Armstrong; John ; ‘ Felix Davis; Nancy © get rid of self that His strength Clark, Mary Johnson; Prunella may be made perfect in their)White, Connie Goehring. weakness. It advises human; Song, “George Washington”, 4B society, which is composed of Class, many individuals, how it can be} Play, “Democracy”, 5B Class. purified and stabilized; also im-|Scene I, “A Foreign Camp”. ploring the people to practice the/Scene II, “Americans At Valley supreme act of charity and pa-|Forge”. Scene III, “The Inaugura- CAPT. FOWELL VISITS CURRYS Captain L. C. Fowell, of the U.S. Coast Guard service’ now stationed in New York City, is a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Curry on Eaton Captain Fowell was formerly stationed at Key West’ in the ‘OOD SWEETING, Party The Church teaches human be- ings their obligations to the Crea-| tor and fellow men; telling them how they can empty themselves tion with the Camber of Commerce that we may success- fully meet and dispose of such problems as Hospitalization, Mosquito Control, the promotion of our Tourist business, the advancement of our international commerce, Resort facilities, and many kindred activities. ORGANIZED; Key West may speedily, by reason of its paore m and climate, become Florida’s most important cul- ural center. Mpls.-St.. Paul New: York __ Pittsburgh St. Louis San Francisco Seattle 8 21 16 29 36 32 34 60 58 struct the first building in every |tience instead of present day de. new community ought to-bé for |sire of greed, trying to live at th ja church. -Ever since thé days of jexpense of others. Again it begs | ithe Old Covenant and ‘under the |the people to indulge in that kind | |New, devout and holy men have of entertainment that Christ | |set apart places to be used for| would be pleased to be one of the! {publie worship; _ enlightening ' guests. | | ion of Washington”. Recitation, “The Big Argu-! ment”, George Adams, Genevero Rivero, Louis Annez, Kenneth Albury. Song, “Heroes”, 4B Class. Recitation, “Hero of Our Washington _ 24 41 those’ who sit in darkness and aj — } their periods of liberty from duty UNORGANIZED: the golden opportunities befoee us can on ship or in the station. utilized. not be THIS IS “The tide which taken at the flood, leads on to Fortune”. United, we can launch Key West on the most Prosperous voyage in its history. To my fellow citizens I ee the oe AND CONQUER—PUT KEY WEST AHEAD. opportunity is being presented to us. Let us make the most of it. { WILLARD M. ALBURY, Mayor of the City of Key West. i | The Church, although denounc- Younger Race”, Clayton Papy. |Place where His servants have/jed and criticized, is still the Ark Flag Salute and Star Spangled CAD Oni aE ana access for Spiritual contact with/of Salvation where souls can|Banner. FOR YOUR PROTECTION jitheir Maker. {find repose by communing with| Recitation, “A ‘Tribule to Only finest quality ingredients; It is agreed that the average|Him. No one can realize its mis- Washington”, Mayfield Knowles i used in filling your {person reflects their inner being!sion only by regular attendance|and Evon Lones. PRESCRIPTIONS ‘through their outward actions. !and putting to use the instruc-| Prof. Duncan gave an interest- Prompt Free Delivery—Phone 177 Those who practice acts of devo-'tions given. The Psalmist re-|ing talk on ‘Washington, his GARDNER’S PHARMACY |" are so Spiritually enriched ' marked, “I was glad when they | truthfulness and how he that the essence of the Godly life/|said, let us go into the House ot jhis mother, He advised the “The Rexall Store” is portrayed in their character. ‘the Lord”. : (Continued on Page Penny Cocktail Hour, 5-6 —_—————— Continuous ee Se during Cocktail lour and § Notingt__ from 9:00 to 2:00. | Notice! Three Girls of Note — Jack j a and.” Charlio— Carlos and |) Pritchard Funeral Home | Johnnie behind the bar! COMING — THE TOWNE | CORNER OF WHITE AND! | OLIVIA STREETS | | { i TUNESTERS