The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 8, 1940, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 69 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LXI. No. 59. Russian; Drives - Indicate Small HopeFor Peace FINLAND HINTS END OF PIII IIO SLA WAR NOW WOULD CANFIELDS BOOST MEAN END OF IN-! OUR ISLAND CITY DEPENDENCE 3 2 | Dr. Harry Canfield and his | wife, of Rockford, Ill, are (By Associated Press) | spending their third winter in LONDON, March 8—Despite, Key West and they are hav- | ing a delightful time enjoy- ing the fishing. Last Wednesday they went out in their own boat and came back with the best catch of their experiences. A large assortment was includ- ed in the catch, kingfish of efforts being made by Sweden.| also despite an ultimatum issued | by Russia yesterday, which it is| now known contained drastic demands on Finland, it appeared | cessation | that there would be no | all sizes being in predomin- of the Finnish-Russian war, as' ree i ie Canfields are living in announcement came through | their deluxe trailer. Enthus- from Moscow that all arrange-| iasm for the city has prompt- ments were being made | ed their investigation ai { f gation aimed a mbes at being permanent residents on the invasion to complete vic- | here. tory over Finland. Finland has made known cial SSDI ILE IIT S she is not interested in any peace that would deprive her of her independence, and it was hinted, with that statement, that the! F. P. WHITEHAIR ane corneas of curren date, KNOWS PROBLEMS calles or cancelling ol at con- Viborg must be saved at all/ costs, Finland today stated that! 2 ‘ many of the troops in northern, GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE sectors had been called to de-| argo KNOWS WHAT IT fense of that city. Reports ing dicated that the Soviets were TAKES TO BE SUCCESS IN making no appreciable headway LIFE in the drive instituted last week, although more pressure is being constantly added to the attacks. } RITES TOMORROW nce e ee FOR MRS. AGUERRO ‘sidered by his friends the out- standing candidate ior governor, DIED LAST NIGHT; SURVIVED BY HUSBAND AND to one thing—work. Says he: “It know it is a hard job to be an efficient governor, but I know what it is to work. I have milk- | READY TO: START” t The Key West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NE\WSPAPER IN; THE -U. $..A% KEY WEST, FLORIDA,;FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1940 SMITH OFFICIALS" YouTHS': RESCUED Visitors Arrived In Time MATERIALS NOW ARRIVING: FROM DROWNING FIELD OFFICE UNDER CON-| The timely arrival of two visi- STRUCTION: DISPENSARY | tors at the outskirts of Key West yesterday afternoon was all that ADDITION STARTS MONDAY |e possible a thrilling life-sav- ling feat performed by one of the Officials of the Ivy H. Smith | Visitors in the waters opposite] ‘company of Jacksonville, general | Garrison Bight alongside of the, jcontractors of the construction | peyeet ae of the naval seaplane base on| Steven, 9, and Stanley Higgins, Trumbo section, today began!8, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Steven erecting a field office as a pre- | Higgins, newcomers in the navy liminary step in starting active | cojony of the city, were the boys eae ee eee Week: ‘rescued and their benefactor was! mander T. J. Brady, publie works | Ralph Hutchins, of Chicago and i 4 Miami Beach, who accompanied} officer at-Key West naval station,! ; di) announce@ that work on the ad- H. C. Dreis here on what has/| AIRBASE PROJECT Ep FLOWER: SALE AMERICAN FOR BLIND WILL SEEK SUPPORT’ ON STREETS HERE TOMORROW Permission has been given to the American Brotherhood for the Blind for a Flower Sale to be held on the streets of Key West publications and many cuther free jServices to the blind men and women cf Florida. BROTHERHOOD tomorrow in support of its Braille | | Thal Bue Law’ Ordinance Voted Down By Couni Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit PRICE FIVE CENTS Of 30°: Tax Measure |MEASURE RECEIVED 4 TO 3 VOTE; BEACH LEASES NOW SIGNED; ZONING COMES UP Those delinquent taxpayers of ‘Key West who owe taxes to the | WOULD HAVE CLOSED NIGHT CLUBS AT MID- dition to the medical dispensary at the station would be started | Monday or Tuesday by the Southeastern Construction .Com- \ pany of Charlotte, N. C.,- which was awarded the contract on the !turned out to be a birthday cele- bration for the latter. | The boys spied a small boat ‘drifting near Virginia and Leon! streets and tried to get into it i but it capsized, lurching them into ithe water. Steven could swim Headquarters for the sale will | be upstairs at the City Hall. All! details in connection with the} sale will be under the direction | of Mrs. Eva Warner. This worthy undertaking is be-| NIGHT SATURDAYS; GROCERIES SUNDAYS A surprise introduction of an \FINANCIAL REPORT \city between the years of 1917 SS SS SS Sa SS Pee ses tiuliasicicuenoes Lae | them now, on a 30 percent basis, ‘OF CITY PRESENTED to a result of action taken at an- City Auditor Charles Rob- | other elongated session of the erts presented the financial |Council last night. report, plus and minus fig- | As the vote was taken on the jBaaisioe maeanee in the|but his brother couldn’t, and in/ flow of materials to Trumbo sec- | Ying to bring Stanley to shore,| tion for the $287,684 seaplane |both boys became helpless and base job, but enough of the lum- began to go under. 4 ber and building supplies are} Leland Albury, a nearby resi- scheduled to be on hand to en-/ent, saw their plight, and tried able the work to go forward |to drag them ashore. He was early next week, Smith company Seized by the boys and almost officials have informed Com- Suffered drowning himself before mander Brady, and Capt. Walter he broke loose and came to shore F. Jacobs, chief of staff of the exhausted. : ; seventh naval district, who has|_ By this time, . Hutchins and general supervision of naval de-|Dreis came on the scene, attract- velopments here. led by Leland’s shouts for’ help. With the arrival of proper ma-| Quickly driving to the nearest {terials and equipment, the Smith |spot, Hutchins, who is 77 years company next week is scheduled |old, disrobed down to his under- to begin employing some Key |Clothes and jumped in. -A know- West workmen to go on the job ledge of the sea gained from many ing carried on under the sponsor- ship of a committee of promin- ent citizens who include Dr. J. E. Gekeler, Mrs. S. W. Douglass, Mrs. Wm. R. Warren, Rev. A. B. Dimmick, Rev. Fr. P. J. Kelleher, Rev. G. W. Hutchinson and Mayor Willard Albury. The American Brotherhood supplies blind persons with free Braille reading matter. Its ma- jor activity is the publication of the popular “All Story Braille Magazine”, the only all-fiction magazine for the adult blind in America. This magazine is sent free to sightless readers every- where. The 2,000 copies emboss- ed each month serve approxi- of sinking footings and building! years as a sea-captain, stood him foundations for the huge hangar,!in good stead as he dove down the barracks, the officers’ quar-{three feet for the boys who had ters and other structures. |sunk for the last time, separated ithem and brought them ashore, one at a time. —_——— | Considerable respiratory. work NEW YORK.—When James was necessary to bring the boys Clark found an order of wheat- | to their senses, this task, too, per- cakes in a restaurant in this city | formed by Mr. Hutchins. Today, too heavy for his taste, he heaved the boys are out of danger and the whole dish full at the waiter/most thankful to their rescuer and knocked him unconscious. for having saved their lives. "HEAVY CAKES Novel Trophies Announced mately 10,000 readers. The Brotherhood also renders many needed personal services to the blind, all of which are with- out charge. Included are a bu- reau of counsel and information; a. Braille» circulating library; ar- ranging for transportation and guides; assisting. blind students and workers; and doing every- thing possible to relieve the handicap of blindness. This. in- stitution has been instrumental in providing many sightless resi- dents with especially designed white canes. More than 2,000 such white canes were distribut- ed free last year. jerdinance calling for 1 | \“Blue Law” conditions in the city | ; was turned down with a definite- virtual | ily negative vote last night at the | H | jcouncil meeting. The ordinance | tealled for clesing of business es- tablishments on Sunday; starting | ‘at 12:00 o'clock midnight Sat-} vurday, and was introduced by Councilman Ernest Ramsey. | | Excepted from provisions of the | !ordinance were most of the neces- | ‘sary services. Grocery stores | and meat markets and night | ;clubs, however, were not except- ied, and there is where the meas- jure struck its snag. . All council- imen, with the one. exception, couldn’t countenance closing ‘down night clubs at midnight-on Saturday, so the vote was cast, | five ’s”, one “yea” and Coun-: “no’s’ ‘eilman Freeman passing. | j Ordinances Passed | Passed on second and final} readings were two ordinances, | ‘one having to do with mandatory | jcharge of $10 for each property ‘owner of the city to connect with |sewer main lines, the fees to be! jpaid to the Board of Public} ures, for the City of Key West for the month of Feb- ruary at the meeting last night. Total collections, including occupational, auto license and |proposition, the final result was jin doubt until Councilman Wm. ,A. Freeman, in the chair, broke \a three-to-three tie with the com- |ment, “Give the taxpayers Property taxes, amounted to /preak”, and decided the issue $7,952.29 for the month. iwith his “yea”. The aquarium fund was | Councilmen Boyden, Carbonell, augmented to the tune of Sweeting and Freeman voted for a $777.51, following deductions (the tax holiday. Councilmen of $96.54 of expenses from /Brinton, Ramsey and Grillion the total income of $864.05. j voted against it. -Fine and Forfeiture Fund Details of the tax resolution as reported bv the chief of police was noted at, $456.00 jmake it mandatory for delinquent |taxpayers to settie up their 1937, for February. | 1938 and 1939 taxes in full at the Building permits totalled jsame time they declare inten- $37.00. tions, any time in the next sixty days, to settle previous taxes on SLI SF IMI MGM ve 30 percent basis. Further |provision was that the holiday ;will be ¢xtended for a period of | WM. DEMERITT four months, after which time NOW COMMANDER all taxes will be due in full. TOOK OATH YESTERDAY BE- FORE U. S. COMMISSION- ER GWYNN Lease Signed . City Attorney Aquilino Lopez, jJr., presented the two leases, tnow signed, which gives the city ‘title to the South Beach property, jon which the Hotel and Tourist |Homes Association is maintaining |their beach project. | The leases, in the main exactly las ordered by the council some It is now proper to address W. | time ago, were signed by the W. Demeritt as “Commander De-/|Gato interests and the Sweeney jestate. assigns his success in life, chiefly FOUR SONS Works, and the other, provisions | Meritt”. % oe . ; aaa Zoning Coming U; upon the voluntary support of ne uP speula eons governing | Diy simdases Demeritt, al . P. Winter, ss eat dala of friends of the blind who desire ,PUBU MIC exhibitions in the city./more than 20. years superinten- | the Zoning Board, addressed the a practical means of expressing!,, Mayor Albury was to announce |dent .of lighthouses for the dis- | and stated that final {ed cows at dawn, operated.a milk |route, and swept school buildings land churches for a livelihood. I | worked my way through the last The Brotherhood must depend | For Havana-Key West Race Three unusual and distinctive |the wind on the course between | council Mrs. Julia Aguerro, 64, died 'two years of high school and col- last night at the home, 511 Si-| lege by doing various kinds of monton street. Funeral services|manual labor. In fact I have will be held tomorrow afternoon | worked practically all of the at First M. E. (Stone) Church at/ thirty-nine years of my life. To 4:30 o’clock, under direction of the Lopez Funeral Home. | The body will be placed in the church at 2:00 o’clock. Rev. G. W. Hutchinson, pastor of the church, will officiate at the serv- iges every state assistance possible in Survivors are the husband, | providing employment for our Agusto Aguerro, and four sons, | people”. Charles, Otto, Louis and Horace,' In a speech at Orlando he said: and eight grandchildren. “I believe the State of Florida Pallbearers at the service will}and its officials should foster and be Ramen De. Lacuesta, Fred! protect Florida industry and busi- Hoffman, Fernando Camus, Ever- | ness to the full extent of its pow- than a lot of wholesome work to do; and it is my* firm opinion jthat the unemployed of this state are eager for an opportunity to work. We should, therefore, lend ett Rivas and W.'S. Eakins. er. Members of the O.ES. Fern| “It has come to my attention Chapter, Velix Varela Lodge, |that the state itself has much of AF.&M., Knights of the Golden Eagle, Cuban Lodge and the Cu- ban Odd Fellows will attend the srevices in a body. SENIORS TRY OUT FOR CLASS PLAY its printing work done by and buys muck of its paper from out- of-state firms. “This. is wrong and I will do everything in my power to see that Florida printers, printing firms and paper concerns -get all of the state’s business if I am elected your governor”. me there is nothing better for one } trophies to be presented to the Havana and Key West—is etched winning yachts in the Havana. pewter on all three trophies. | Key West race, are now on dis- | The first boat to cross the line play in the window of the Key |receives a wall plaque on mahog- West Gas Company, 613 Duval/any base, which will be a worthy street. Designed by Cyril Mar- adornment to the cabin of the} shall, talented artist-member of |finest yacht. The winner of the the Yacht Club, these trophies | race on handicap will’ be favored represent a distinct departure with a beautiful serving tray. from the usual and useless “lov: ing cup”. They ‘are all original in design and practical in use. The theme of the design— graceful sailing yachts heeling to AWAIT WORD FROM LAKELAN: SEEK INFORMATION THAT MAY SOLVE POOL MYS- "TERY DEATH Roy Hamlin, Monroe identifica- ‘he third trophy, a pewter- | |topped ‘mahogany cigarette box, | goes to the winner of the smaller ‘boat class} +; : These trophies, in use on board }the winning boats, will circulate {around the,important ports, and iyachting centers of the nation, ‘bringing the name of Key West, indelibly etched in pewter, to the jattention of yachtsmen and their ifriehds the country over. One of jlast year’s trophies was carried! jall the way to the Hawaiian Is-! lands on R. J. Reynolds’ “Blit- | jzen”, winner of the San Fran-} |cisco-Honolulu Race last sum- their sympathetic interest. The artificial flowers used Flower Sale are all made by blind employes and are sold by volunteer workers, Every Key West resident who purchases a flower tomorrow will assist in maintaining the Brother- hood’s- broad program of genuine helpfulness to the blind. COMDR. GRIFFIN INSPECTS SEAPLANES AND PLANS FOR NEW BASE ON TRUMBO Following a personal inspec- tion of the aviation personnel here, Commander V. C. Griffin, Jr., commanding officer of navy patrol wing five with headquar- |mer, while another has been dis- played in the leading ports of the |Atlantic seaboard on the “Wa- ters at Norfolk, Va., was prepar- jing today to leave Key West for | TO LEAVE TODAY {the makeup of the Boxing Com- } in the Mission just as soon as the law!much of the southern {came into being on publication by | ititle. ie i | School Patrol Assistant Named | Councilmen were advised’ that ;the mayor had appointed Police Officer Bennie Pierce to assist | {school patrol units in the city at| jthe request of the various Pt. Als, } Later in the session Council- nan Ramsey questioned the {method of transporting Mr. Pierce to and from the schools. (Continued on Page Two) | | USS. TWIGGS lESCORTED SUBMARINE SEA- 1 | RAVEN FROM WEST | COAST TO HOUSTON ! 4) States |Coast Guard. trict embracing Key West and) drafts of the Zoning Ordinance end of|were being worked into shape went before United! and that the completed instiu- Commissioner, Rodney | ment would be, in all likelihood, Gwynn and took his oath as|presented to the council bédy at Commander of the United States |its next regular meeting. | Sponsor Funds Discussed Some doubt existed in the |councilmen’s minds as to wheth- jer the city could, at this time, Florida, Only sad feature of the change | in status by Commander Demer- itt is the fact that his elevation Destroyer Twiggs returned to! in the Coast Guard service means he will soon have to leave his na- \tive Key West. Commander De- |meritt expects to receive formal | jorders transferring him to the Jacksonviile office of the Coast! Guard within a few days. | ™ { Commander Demeritt revealed) to friends today that he has giv- | en away many of the beautiful | birds in his lighthouse aviary, has |presented a cage of them to the |Key West tropical aquarium, and jhas installed other bird houses at jthe home of his son, Dr. W. W. | Demeritt, Jr. | | “While I have transferred from the old lighthouse service to the |Coast Guard that does not mean I have forgotten my service to the United States or my allegi- | | |sponsor funds for the, Florida State Exhibit at the New York World's Fair. The matter, follow- (Continued On, Page Four) a R. W. CRAIG” IN RACE FOR COMMISSIONER SEEKS TO REPRESENT FIFTH DISTRICT ON BOARD NEXT SESSION; QUALIFIED TO- DAY Since his announcement for |tion officer, today was still await- tikiva”’ ki another naval aviation station. }port today after escorting the | ance to seamen”, Commander p |governor, Mr. Whitehair says he |ing word from Lakeland police |*!va” of eo ness awards. Commander Griffin inspected Submarine -Searaven from the |Demeritt said. “I expect my new! Rp w. Craig, of Craig, Fla. to- Jack Murray, student director, |has been particularly’ active in\regarding the present where-! What finer advertising Ae jthe seaplanes based on Trumbo | west coast of Florida to Houston | duties will be in lines with which | 4,4 qualified to run for the posi- announced today that tryouts for learning the most pressing needs |abouts of Louis Bell, formerly of |KeY West can there possibly be?” ‘section, and examined the plans|Texas. Commander Lyman K.|! 4m familiar, so that I'll still be |tign of County Commissioner the High School Senior Class play |in all the counties of the state. |Farmington, Mich., in connection Yacht Club officials are asking. for the seaplane base now getting leundivanas captain of-the Twiggs, | Serving the men who go down tO/fom the Fifth District with “June | Mad”, to be presented/ “Every county has its own pe-|with the investigation of discov- | a under way. While here he lived |reported the officers of the ship |*H€ Se@ in ships”. 2 County Clerk Ross C. Sawyer April 26, will be held tomorrow, culiar problems to solve. For|ery of the body of an unidentified | TEMPERATURES aboard the Naval Seaplane Ten-| enjoyed a leave and the sailors| Jt is reported that Lieut. Com-| ong jannounces his candidacy Saturday, from 8:00 to 10:00jinstance, I know that the twojman in Roosevelt swimming pool | der Gannet. He expressed him-|shore liberty at Houston. mander Hilton, captain of the |p orewith. o'clock in the morning. most pressing needs in Monroe |January 8. i self as satisified-with the condi-| “The people are very hospit-|CO#St Guard Cutter- Pandora,|" Craig has a host of friends, All seniors interested are re-|are the extension of a pipeline of! Detroit police have advised | Lowest dast Highest last |tion of men and “quipment. able and showed us all a good | Which willbe back: from a Cen-}iis, on the keys and in’ Key guested to be present at this fresh water through the Keys and|Hamlin the laundry marks in the} “Stations night. 24 hours - time”, Commander, Swenson said, | 72! America good-will:tour next) weet ‘and feels that he knows meeting. Miss Ida Engel is fac-|the:continuation of the road to|clothing taken from the body Atlanta — a) SC [the ‘Mothers’ Club of Houston | Monday, will be-in command f}1n. needs of the whole county. ulty director for the: play. the mainland over the former jwere assigned to Bell last year {Boston 40 | introduced our men to some fine the augmented Coast Guard SEEV he hg giethis county railroad right-of-way from Big |before he left Farmington to visit’ Buffalo 27 lyoung ladies and all enjoyed the | *** here. dace ae ee tins of Hay West. The State |relatives believed living at Lake-/Charleston - 57 | AT LIGHTHOUSE ‘*i:i«" | If elected, he promises to all a | Roa partment already alland. The Lakeland police have Chicago - 33 Flagship Lea the Destroy- | jfair and partial judgment on ail ——BRADY’S—_ituna to do most of that work, and {not replied to Hamlin’s request |Detroit 33 ao rae aha Spay lee | WE ARE GRATEFUL | questions involving the welfare POULTRY SPECIALS ois is no reason why the work |for information regarding Bell |El Paso 65 Bo: Nee No. 51, A.|i2 port today, although the | onal \of the county. should not be started immediate-|and his relatives. 'Havana 72 Seoute:of Troop No: Sl, A-|< eck ts scheduled to go.on pa-|} for the co-operation a | Mr. Craig, known almost coun STEWERS, h sade ly. If it is not started by the \Jacksonville _ 52 72 E. Peirce, Jr., scoutmaster, have|tro1 as soon as the weather mod. CYRUS PORTER, Esq. j *¥-i4¢, 25 “Poor Old Craic”, is FRESH FLORIDA GRADE time I get in office, you may be|e Kansas City _ 32 36 been called to a special meeting | crates, * lioperator of a filling statiot in “A” EGGS, doz. _____.. 24¢ Sure it will start then. As to the'COMING SOON!— |KEY WEST _ 63 71 tomorrow morning at the light- of New York City, for assist- | /|this city and al operates | the CHOICE BATTERY | fresh water, while I know it is Working Model of the iLos Angeles _ 52 80 house. Time is announced as FIFTH ANNUAL ance in arranging the’ tropical ]/Craig Docks, which have e tjoy- RAISED FRYERS ST call Bee ones Sever | PLYMOUTH FACTORY, bras agreed 72 '\9:00 o'clock. | “NIGHT IN HABANA” jj setting at tonight's “Night in j/€d an unusually good yacht fusi- | 3 ‘s - .-St. ‘ co ness season. WE DRESS Fee a to make the project a reality. | The epsiani ac - al betas New York _.. 31 39 Those scouts wishing to work! at Habana-Madrid Club {{ Habana” at the Habana-Mad-|/""h),. Candidate spent the da} to- NO EXTRA CHARGE Finally, I believe the Overseas| World's Model San Francisco 55 72 tomorrow morning are requested | TONIGHT — 11:00 O'CLOCK rid Club. jday in this city greeting| his Phone 540. 1214 White Street Bridge Commission should be On Displey At 55 _| to appear in uniform. Others are '|— Show — friends and made up wholly of residents of|N A VARRO Ine. 67 ‘to be assigned at the meeting for IN A CUBAN known more of his political} be- NEE Monrce county’. . 44 | future assignments, < $1.00| liefs at a future