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

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 69 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LXI. No. 55. Che Key pat Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit Cittzrn | THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. Nazi Coal Blookade. Endangets Brits, Italian Relations THREATENED SEIZURE OF VESSELS CARRYING GERMAN COAL _ EN- RAGES ITALIANS (Ry Associated Press) LONDON, Mar. 4—Headlining the news from Europe today was the dispute between England and Italy in regard to shipments of coal coming from Germany to some Italian port. British officials nounced that the come within the provisions of the Allied export blockade, and that the vessel engaged in such traf- fic would be seized. protested vehemently to the projected move and relations be- tween the two countries, other- wise on the mend following close here an- shipments | Italy has/ FINNS FIGHT OFF ATTACKS | _ON VIBORG INFLICT HEAVY CASUALTIES IN RUSSIAN RANKS; OTHER SECTORS INDICATE FIN- NISH VICTORIES | (By Ansociated Press) HELSINKI, Mar. 4.—Official |dispatches from the Finnish-Rus- \sian war front today told of ma- jjor losses suffered by Soviet | troops in an endeavor to make a “quick finish” of the seaport city jof Viborg. | Finnish troops successfully warded off a “cross Viborg Bay” cooperation in other matters, are ;2ttempt to capture the city and likely to be strained to the at the same time slaughtered un- breaking point over the matter.!told hundreds of Reds in land bat- Sea warfare continued at in-|tles five miles outside the city. creased tempo over the week Finnish successes were also re- end. Three British vessels were Ported on the Northeast Lake sunk and one Swedish ship was Ladoga sector with Soviets being lost by torpedoing. sucks back in strong counterat- as tacks. 5 T. R, ROOSEVELT BERNE, Mar. 4 — Sumner|TO HELP FINNS Welles, President Roosevelt’s| NEW YORK, Mar. 4.—Theo- private emissary to Europe, was|dore Roosevelt, Jr., proved a “fit back in this Switzerland city to-|Son of a fighting father” today day, following conferences with} when it was announced that he Nazi officials last weekend. ‘had made preparations to enlist Talks with the Allied forces|in the Finnish army to help in} in Paris are scheduled to open| whatever capacity he was able on Wednesday or Thursday of to “beat the Communists”. this week News dispatches; In an interview, Roosevelt held from that city indicate that the out the hope that other Americans English and French entertain no' would see fit to follow his ex- hopes of peace, and that the war ample in furnishing definite aid has now developed into a “fight|to the cause of Finnish democ- to the bitter end”. iracy. ALLIES TO FIGHT WAR TO FINISH & Catholic Benefit Frolic From Mar.25 To Apr.3 Rev. P. J. Kelleher, S. J., pas-|Crusoe, Miss Louisa Delaney, ! tor of St. Mary Star of The Sea; Miss Eloina Gato and Miss Anita j Catholic Church, announced _at| Salgado. the masses Sunday that plans for! The contest will be decided on | the benefit frolic are well un-| by votes to be secured from the der way and that the progress to | sale of tickets for a beautiful 1940 date has been very encouraging. |Dodge automobile that will be! The affair, the largest ever spon- | awarded on the final night of the | sored by the church, is for the | frolic. purpose of raising funds for; The school children of the badly needed repairs to the parish are also taking an active church. jinterest in the drive to raise The benefit frolic will be held|funds for the church. A_ king in La Concha Park March 25 to|and queen will be selected and | April 3rd. All booths and at-j; will be crowned at La Concha} tractions at the frolic will be con-| Park on the final night of the} CONTRACT LET | FOR DISPENSARY CONSTRUCTION CHARLOTTE, N. C., COMPANY BID OF $23,287 APPROVED: COMPLETION EXPECTED BY JUNE 1 Contract for the construction of an addition to the Key West naval station dispensary has been awarded by the bureau of yards and docks of the navy depart- ment to the Southeastern Con- struction Company of Charlotte, 'N. C., it was announced in a tele- gram received today by Lieut. Commander T. J. Brady, civil engineer officer at the station. The Southeastern Construction Company was found to be low bidder at $23,287 for the job when bids were opened by Commander Brady at the station administra- tion building last Wednesday. Estimated cost of the work as fixed by naval engineers was $25,000. Under the terms of the con- tract, the Charlotte contracting firm will have one week from the date of receipt of the “notice to proceed” from the navy depart- ment. This is expected to be given within a few days. Com- mander Brady expects the com- pany will start work by March 15, using all the available Key West laborers and mechanics. The job probably will be finished by June 1. The addition will extend from the present dispensary across a plot now occupied in part by ten- nis courts. It will contain a gen- eral ward for 12 patients, six private rooms and offices for the medical, dental and X-ray and other departments under Com- mander R. B. Blackwell, M.C., U.S.N., medical officer at the sta- tion. VISITOR BOATS 600 Record Catch Of Kingfish POUNDS OF JEWFISH eocccccce An excellent day’s catch of the various species of the finny tribe found in these waters is reported by Chris Hoefel, of St. Louis, who went out with Theodore Roberts, local commercial fisher- man, last Friday in the latter's launch. Three jewfish, the combined weight of which totalled over 600 pounds, were boated after short but terrific battles. One of the brownish, big-mouthed monsters was estimated to have weighed 250 pounds. A_ well. full of smaller fish, including yellow- tail, grunts, muttonfish, snapper, sailor’s choice and others, added additional poundage and variety to the catch. A brother-in-law of Mr. Hoefel, H. S. Hudlow, also had a unique experience last week. Joining the Demeritt Brothers in their search for kingfish, the party ran into a large school of the fierce silvery fighters. Circling in the school for just two hours and KEY WEST, FLORIDA, MONDAY, MARCH 4, 1940 mith: Company Reeeives Formal Go-Ahead Signal PRELIMINARY ORDERS OF LUMBER AND OTHER MATERIALS RECEIVED AT AIRBASE SITE Construction of the naval] auxiliary seaplane base on the ;60-acre site in the Trumbo sec- Some of the lumber and other materials for the footings and foundations for the huge sea- plane hangar, the barracks and tion of the city will get under way this week, Lieut. Com-|°ther structures has been z mander T. J. Brady, public livered on the site by the Cheely Lumber company of Key West by |@ contract by which this firm Commander Brady said that will furnish supplies worth about the Ivy, H. Smith, Co. Jack- {$150,000 for the work. sonville, general contractors, had! Word received from Jackson- been given a formal notice to’ Ville by Commander Brady in- proceed with the $287,684 con-| dictates that Ivy H. Smith, head tract by the navy department’s:0f the company bearing his bureau of yards and docks, a @me, and # number) Gf seciinical procedure that marks the count and Speinee ring | experts will al of time in fulfillment of the ‘ive here tomorrow or Wedrfes- terms of the contract. ; day to begin work on the project. works officer at Key West naval station, indicated today. PRICE FIVE CENTS February cEstablished = Overseas Highway Tol comes REGO Sincé Opening 'T. JENKINS CURRY | PATROLS ON ~ UNANNOUNCED MOVEMENTS RUMORS HEARD FLEET LEAV- ING PERMANENTLY PROVE { ! i | A general movement of the de- stroyers of the Key West neutral- ‘ity patrol today gave rise to un- |founded reports that the fleet was {leaving this area permanently, | Among the first to depart were | |the Destroyers McCook, Rodgers ; it | CANDIDATO PARA jand McCalla, which headed oui CONDADO SHERIFF | Capt. Arthur S. Carpender, com-| AL PRESENTE ES COMISARIO| MOmnIY report of the Overseas imander of the forces afloat here, | {Road and Toll Bridge District. | would not divulge the destination! DEL CONDADO PbR EL| ;or any other information regard- | QUINTO DISTRITO, SE POS- io released at the Marathon, jing the three ships in question. | ‘i iFle.. office, shows that ‘ Later the Flagship Lea, carry- | TULA Y SE ANUNCIA HOY | ‘i i pale ing Capt. Carpender, and the De- iceipts for the month of February |stroyers Philip, Wickes, Williams | = and Twiggs left the harbor for! |were the highest on recosd since RECEIPTS OVER $3,000 MORE. THAN SAME MONTH LAST YEAR; HIGH DAY FEB. 22 T. Jenkins Curry, de Key West | LIONS’ DIRECTORS scat cmeatsnweuraz Members of the Key West Lions Club directorate will meet tonight at the Lions Clubhouse on Sem- inary street for the monthly get-together. Lion President ders will call the meeting to or- MEETING TONIGHT regular | Gerald Saun-| jof foundation work involved may be gained by consideration of the high—a building large ;to cover an ordinary city block. |Much of the labor required will ibe drawn from Key West, al- , though it is reported that some specialists may have to be im- ported when men for such work ‘are not available here. “The company nmwust get started this week in order to keep with- j}fact the hangar will be 375 feet! what was reported to be routine | patrol operations somewhere off the coast. port, but she was joined during | the early afternoon by the. De-| stroyer Schenck, which had been! on patrol over the weekend. Be-! sides these two the only other} naval vessel scheduled to remain} here overnight was the Seaplane Tender Gannet. | Capt. Carpender, who returned y Key Largo, se na_postulado |#he opening of the bridges. and ,como candidato para el puesto y loficina de Sheriff del Condado cia su candidatura hoy para esta importante oficina. Para el efecto de su candida- |were $3,067.25 higher than the jlong, 250 feet wide and 55 feet| At the time the Destroyer Evans |g. \y % a a : enough {was the only ship remaining in! le Monree, y oficialmente anun- | esponding month last year, jthe second highest month. In |1939, February had receipts of tura, abrira su oficina general | A para su campafa electoral en |$98-911-75—this year. totals were Key West al instante. | $39,979.00. es Comisario del Condado por el quinto distrito, el cual com- jprende todos los Cayos Adya- T. Jenkins Curry al presente, | i Traffic during February in- [oxeened in proportion, total pas- der at 8-00 o'clock. Several im-| in the time limit of its contract”, from a short leave of absence Contes a Key West, como asimis- S°ngers in cars showing the high- portant matters will come up for Commander Brady remarked to- tattention, it was announced. day. ‘Key West Ahead’ Final Workers in the movement to! Automotive Division, Arthur “Put Key West Ahead” were an-|Mulberg, chairman, has the fol- nounced by the Chamber of Com- | JOWins i eval merce-—the largest list of repre- Hotel Division, Miss E. Sharp- sentative business men ever to Jey, chairman, has the following align themselves back of a single workers: R. A. Lehman, John effort intended to advance this #1 Lehmann, Guy Carleton, Chas. community in recent years. H. Johnson, Suzanne Staley, E. Approximately 100 are in the §, Brown, L. S. Gruber, B. C. group and they are all-set for a Moreno, Edgar L. Sanchez, Peter “Start Off” breakfast to be held schutt. 108 at Parish Hall on Bahama street,; pyblic Official Division, Wm. at 8 o'clock Tuesday morning, Demeritt, chairman, has the fol- and then to devote one to three igwing workers: Wm. Little hours to an intensive canvass to wm, Doughtry, Harry Baker, seek the people of this com-' Archie Roberts, C. Sam B. Curry, jmunity to support the movement p a. Sawyer. by joining the chamber of com- Amusement Division, John merce which is sponsoring the Carbonell, chairman, has the fol- jProgram. - ., .. lowing workers: Mayor Willard The projects which it is ajpury, Chief Ivan Elwood, Gon- thought are essential to put the zalo Bezanilla, Albino Morales, community forward have been aj Mills, R. A. O’Sweeney. grouped into a planned program Enterprise Division, J. R. which will be the city’s platform Adams, chairman, has the follow- in the future. Included are such ing workers: Floyd J. Six, Jack highway, fresh water. promotion Lowe, E. A. Strunk. of interests to attract more visi- CS Eas {tors, and many civic improve- HAROLD WALL ments that will assist to make Key West a greater city. | President Everett Russell, chairman of the new program committee, Ernest Ramsey, sales Drive Starts Tomorrow essentials as completion of the gwift, Carl Thompson, Archie! ducted by members of the parish. Mrs. A. M. Hewett, has been ap- pointed chairman of the ladies’ division and Fred J. Dion, chair- | man of the men’s division. Many booths are to be attractively decorated for the occasion and all will contain valuable and merchandise. The big feature of the frolic is the popularity contest for the ladies that is being conducted in and all are working hard to win. The winner will be awarded a trip for two to the New York World’s Fair, with all expenses paid. Those wha have entered } to date are: Miss Vilna, Alfonso, ; Miss Anna Castillo, , Miss . Mar- jorie Gwynn, Miss — Louise Hawkes, Miss Isabel Kelly, Miss Mary E. Whalton, Miss Dora Me- dina, Miss M. Lacedonia, Mrs. P. Pinder, Miss Flora Barrosa, Miss Alice Domenech, Miss Mary —— PLENTY OF “FIRE” SANFORD-LE- HOPE, Essex, Eng—Oscar James put so much “fire” into his execution of the “Boomps-a-Daisy”, that a box of matches in his hip pocket be- came ignited. James was not burned but his pants were, gifts i carnival. | Father Kelleher has appointed a large committee of fifty to work with him. ARREST TWO ON - DRUNK CHARGES i , |DROVE AUTOS CN HIGHWAY) conjunction with the frolic. Many | ladies of the parish have entered | UNDER INFLUENCE OF { LIQUOR |__ Two men were arrested on the |Florida Keys over the weekend for driving automobiles under the influences of liquor. George J. Courson, of Miami, was arrested at Tavernier Satur- ,day night by Deputy Sheriff Ray- mond Maloney on this charge. Arraigned before Peace Justice E. R. Lowe, of Tavernier, Cour- {son pleaded not guilty and was |held under $150 bond, which he! provided, for appearance at next} term of Criminal Court here. Deputy Sheriff Forrest Finner- ty arrested W. H. Winifred color- ed, at Rock Harbor. He also pleaded not guilty and was held by Justice Lowe under $150 bond for later appearance before i Criminal Court. jtwenty minutes, over 2,300 pounds jof the kings were boated, which is some fishing in any waters. {Mr. Hudlow declared he never lee fish bite as fast or put up such battles as did those kings. However, he did his share in the record catch. Mr. Hoefel, with Mrs. Hoefel, are visiting in Key West and are {guests of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Rob- erts at the home on Southard street. The Hoefels have been here since late in January and ex- pect to remain until the latter part of this month, Mr. and Mrs. Hudlow and daughter, Myrtle Mae, are new jresidents of the city, having pur- chased the home at the northeast corner of Fleming and Francis streets. At present, while the residence is being remodelled, they are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Demeritt, brother and sister-in-law of Mrs. Hudlow. The Hudicws were formerly of Atlanta, Ga., and Pensacola, Fla. NEVER DRANK WATER PETERSBURG, Ind.—Herman Fulcher, of this city, who died recently at the age of 100, boast- ed that he never drank water. To quench his thirst he used sour wine. manager and Wm. Lee, today an- nounced the names of the work- ers. They follow: Industrial Division, Bascom Grooms, chairman, has the fol- lowing workers: Wm. M. Ar- nold; Maitland Adams, L. P. Art- man, John H. Costor. Raul Gar- cia, Howard Overlin, A. E. Peirce, Wm. R. Porter, Gerald Saunders, Norberg Thompson, Ben Trevor, Chas. E. Smith, Chas. S. Taylor, ; Harold C. Wall, of Tallahassee, , chairman of the Florida Industrial iCommission, arrived in Key West | last evening, and, along with Wil- liam V. Little, manager of the local Employment Service office, paid a courtesy call at The Citizen this morning, He planned to leave for his office in Tallahas- see early this afternoon. besides controlling the State Em- Florida Industrial Commission, ; Sunday, reported his trip to Tam- pa and vicinity had been without mishap. STRIKE HOLDS OZARK HERE SS. MEDINA TO ARRIVE FROM |‘iendo la primera y"' thejor car- iretera que unio a Key West con NEW YORK ON {* Continente. MAR. 13 jla ciudad de Key West. |Presid !de los Comisarios isi |tensamente merecedor establecimiento de del Condado, por el la_ primera jdesde el Continente Cuando el F.E.C. R’y fue des- itruido por el temporal de 1935, el eae Sr. Curry fue escogido por el Held in port by the longshores- }Gobernador Dave Sholtz man strike at various mainland /™iembro de la Overseas | | Mallory Lines, which arrived Sat- |Se8uido esta comision un credito urday from New Orleans, will re- jae $3,600,000 para crear y edificar imain here for an indefinite pe-|¢! Overseas Highway—o sease la riod, Agent Charles Smith, of ¢@tretera sobre el mar—siendo Clyde-Mallory, said today. jeste proyecto uno de los adelantos The Ozark arrived from New |Salvadores para Key West y } iendo un miembro activo y ex-j (1051 autos passed | | imo una parte que corresponde en|est increase—51,131 this year as El es'compared with 42,413 in Febru- del Comite de Caminos | ary, 1939. A total of 22,852 automobiles | passed through the toll gates last | month—divided, 10,836 north- ‘carretera por entre los Cayos,/bound and 11,916 southbound. hasta Key|The total compares with 21,608 West, la que se empezp, en 1924, \cars. in the: sarge monthJést year. | Daily average this year, with one jextra day, was 788, north and southbound. Record receipts for the month were divided $21,013.50 for south- |bound traffic and $18,965.50 for Para | northbound traffic. 3 i High-; | ports, the SS. Ozark, of the Clyde-!WaY Commision, habiendo con- | w High day during last month as Washington's Birthday, Feb- ruary 22. On that day a. total of through the toll gates, 506 northbound and 545 southbound. Orleans with a large volume of ,Cayos de la Florida. freight for Key West. She is! El Sr. Curry es tambien miem-| TEMPERATURES also. carrying cargo for New |bro del Cuerpo de Apoderados de | : York, but is not scheduled to /Electricidad Rural, Inc. los | Lowest last Highest last jleave until the strike situation is |Cuales estan ahora seguros de; Stations night 24 hours lend aa, {conseguir corriente electrica para |Atlanta - 44 69 | Next Saturday the S.S. Medina, ;!8 Cayos. |Boston = = lof the Clyde-Mallory Lines, is| Su vida entera se manifiesta en | Buffalo 35 39 ischeduled to leave New York /S¥ hoja de servicios y esfuerzos'Charleston _. 55 70 | enroute to Galveston. Because hechos a favor de Key West y Chicago 33 36 jof-the stzike the Medina will not Cayos adyacentes, estampandose | Denver = 4 istop, as usual, at Jacksonville but SUS hechos como uno de los’ Detroit = ~ will steam directly for Key West, \C1Udadanos mas prominentes del El Paso 42 a jwhere she will unload some|Condado de Monroe, demostran-|Havana - 62 85 \freight. The Medina is duc here |40sele la estima que se le tiene Jacksonville _ 57 719 March 13, por sus hechos la cual es atesti,|Kansas City — 31 45 } | Suada por el resultado que obtuye;KEY WEST _ 67 78 \-e0ee ee cn las elecciones primarias de Los Angeles _ 53 72 | | 1938, cuando corrio para el puesto Miami 4. 0 77 iLEOPARD WHIP-RA ;de Comisario del Condado de/Mpls.-St. Paul 28 36 :Monroe, en las que recibio el New York 32 38 1 bad spas mayor numero de votos que |St. Louis 36 39 |Monster Weighed 263 Lbs. jcualquiera de los otros candidatos|San Francisco 54 69 are ;que corricron para oficinas del | Seattle 46 55 Condado de Monroe. | Washington 37 42 CAUGHT BY VISITOR The first spotted leopard whip- jray to be caught here in several ;months was brought ashore Sat- jurday on the charter boat “Made- liine”, captained by Reggie Trev- | jor, by a party headed by Melvin | Two outstanding wild life con- F. Lanphar, of Detroit, Mich. | servationists are in Key The ray weighed 263 pounds, 'making an unofficial and friend- had a wing-spread of six feet, ly survey of key birds and game, West | ‘Outstanding Conservationists Here To Survey Key Wildlife | Tallahassee in naving the’ legis- jlature enact some laws designed |to conserve the state’s wildlife J. J. Trevor. .__ |ployment Service Division, also Retail Division, W. T. Fripp,'heads two other state depart- chairman, has the following ments, the Unemployment Com- workers: Chester Thompson, | pensation and Workmen’s Com- Aaron McConnell, V. V. Carroll’ pensation Divisions. and Mabel Eiklor, Archie Thomp- | : son, bs y / mae z ee hs ss 7 oe TDS ISAS Saas. {Pearlman, John -Stowers, Chas. } FISHING EDITOR Aronovitz, H.” Lewinsky, Bob Spottswood, Harry A. Fischer, } Leo Braxton Warren, Ethel Deck- | CAUGHT TARPON er, W. Earl Julian, Chas. H.’ Welter McCall fishing Ketchum, Mrs. Laura E. Herb. | editor of The "Wasbington Food Division, Bernie Papy,! Star, caught a seventy-five chairman, has the following) pound tarpon last week while workers: Norman Lowe, Hast-j{ ings Smith, Sebastian Cabrera. | nel, Profession Division, Fred Dion, | Daniel L. Moorman, official chairman, has the following; with the Baltimore and Ohio Workers: Wm. M. Ellsworth, Jas.! Railroad, here on his first L. Johnson, Dr. H. C. Galey, | trip and staying at Boca Haydn. Illingworth, M. P. Harris, | Chica, was a witness to the |Steve Douglass, Benj. F. Sawyer, | catch. A. M. Morgan, M. E. Sweeting, | Paul Boysen, J.C. Delancy. (OMT MPD DDD Ds measured four anda third feet!which may result in another |#5Sets and protect game from from nose to end of body and had batch of publicity for the city needless and senseless destruc- a lashing whip tail six and a half and county. tion. feet long. It was an unusually! They are Lou J. Eppinger,| One of the blots on the con- ;beautiful specimen, particularly | Detroit, nationally known» bait) servation program of the. state, in that its spotted back was per- !and fishing tackle manufacturer, Burgess states, is the slaughter fect in every ‘respect, while its’ and Elmer Burgess, West. Palm/of deer in the Everglades on the | under part was the usual white Beach, editor and publisher: of|theory that they transmit ticks color. |The Sunshine Special, a publica-;to cattle, The West Palm Beach In the party with Mr. Lanphar tion devoted to wild life con-'man believes that at the~ next when the ray was harpooned off servation. | session of the legislature a move- the shores of one of the Keys in} While Eppinger is rated to ment to kill the acts that lead to this vicinity, were Dale Morrow, |have the second best sports| the destruction of the deer may also of the House of Lanphar, | goods shop in the United States, | be launched. one of Detroit's outstanding his hobby is the conservation of} The Eppingers and Publisher mortgage companies; Helmuth jfish, birds and game. He has | Burgess expect to do some Key Gutmann, of New York City, and j been coming to Florida for many | fishing before returning to the Larry Vaughn, of Chicago, to- years, but had visited Key West | mainland. gether with their wives. jonly once before when he came Mr. Lanphar’s party has an down Saturday with Publisher unusual record for bringing in Burgess. Mrs. Eppinger is ac- unusual sea life and large catch-!companying her husband. es of fish. The day previous the| Burgess has been a leader in group landed 38 kingfish, each of ;the formation of state conserva-| Wilkinson declared she hopes it which weighed an average of 10|tion groups. He states that the | will be her last, saying, “T’ve lived pounds. movement has been successful at |long enough”. 101, LIVED LONG ENOUGH NEWARK, N. J.—Celebrating her 101st birthday, Mrs. Lina