The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 20, 1940, Page 1

————_ Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit Associated Press Day Wire Service For 69 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West The Kry West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. PRICE FIVE CENTS VOLUME LXI. No. 69. Churchill Warns England To Look For More Airraids AIR RAID YESTERDAY |'0*eeeeescecccoccocscoocs DECLARED SUCCESS- POPULAR CANDIDATE FUL; FOLLOWED KEY WEST, FLORIDA. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1940 Club Plans Reconstruction *MMts.ces, izens.& Taxpayers Of Fire-Razed Quarters, Se. Decide On Inactive TO RE-OPEN NEXT TUESDAY e PLACE ROOF OVER FIRST FLOOR ONLY Part In May Primary . ‘ COMDR. HILTON TO TAKE OVER COAST GUARD MONDAY COMDR. DEMERITT EXPECTS TO LEAVE FOR JACKSON- VILLE POST TOMORKOW; HASKINS IN CHARGE MORNING: FULL ALLOW- ANCE OF DAYS OFF WILL BE USED ! i ' ! Members of the Centro As- | that if this was not feasibie, a Lieutenant Commaider Carl H. SCAPA FLOW RAID (By Associated Press) LONDON, Mar. 20.—First Lord Admiralty Churchill, today warned the sea of the Winston coast cities of England that a retaliatory move may be expect- ed momentarily as result of the successful airraid conducted yes- | terday and last night on the Ger- man airbase at Sylt. Thus was set the probable turn of future events in Europe first serious blood has drawn by both sides in con- ducting concentrated air bomb- ings. Earlier this week the Nazis swooped down on the _ British navy base at Scapa Flow, and it was in retaliation for that major air maneuver that the Royal Air Force sent wave after wave of bombing details against the ad- vanced Slyt base yesterday. Complete reports from R. A. F. headquarters indicate that the raid was entirely successful. Ammunition dumps were ex- ploded and considerable damage was inflicted on hangars and flying equipment The raids were while members of the House of Lerds were’ conducting ~serious inquiry into the visability of making such attacks following the Scapa Flow incident. carried out DALADIER GETS WARNING VOT! PARIS, 3 Daladier of ance received vote of confidence from French parliament yeste but was forced to contemplate the silence of 300 deputies who re- fused to vote, all stating that their yn was taken in protest to the government's policy in not “pressing the war” with more strength. GUARD UNIT _ INSPECTED MAJOR H. S. JOHNSON CON- DUCTED INSPECTION MONDAY NIGHT 20.—Premier a the Inspection of Batter tional Guards, of Key West, was held Monday night by Major Harold S. Johnson, U.S.A., who is on duty with the National Guard of South Carolina at Columbia, S.C. The command, W. C. Harris, m under Captain de an excellent showing with Lieutenant W. E. P. Roberts and Second 16 { iE | i | | | jday notified Lieutenant Henry B. | i Haskins, of the Coast Guard, that | | Hilton, at present in command of, ithe |dora, stationed here, Coast Guard Cutter Pan- and which | has just returned from a two} month’s good-will tour to Central American and Mexican ports, to- | | he will assume control of the! local base next Monday, in ac- cordance with orders from Wash- ; ington now in hand. Lieutenant Haskins took over | | duties of command Monday fol- |lowing receipt of orders by Com- tmander William W. Demeritt to {report to the Jacksonville head- roof over the remaining story of the structure would be con- structed with a suitable and at- tractive front. Before the meeting was con- cluded the amount needed for rebuilding was stated to be ap- proximately $2,000, and those | present started a subscription list |among members and __ friends The plan of rebuilding the which amounted to $320. The second floor of the building was | following contributed: discussed and it was decided! { Aquilino Lopez, $100; Dr. Julio J. DePoo, $25; | $35; Aquilino Lopez, furiano Club met in the office of the President, Aquilino Lopez, Jr., last night and discussed the possibilities of the! Asturiano Club building which rebuilding was partally destroyed by fire Monday morning. Jr., Hilario Ramos, $25; Following the lead provided by {the State Legislature in permit- {ting a day’s vacation for each 30 days of a school term, all schools of Monroe County will close fol- jlowing today’s classes for’ a |three-day holiday, according. to fannouncement from Superinten ‘dent Melvin E. Russell's office today. | The three-day vacation will ex- tend over the Easter weekend classes again resuming studies Tuesday morning, March 26. and includes next ‘Monday—ail | Va- athletic : |zen, Commander Demeritt stated | as! been | SPESSARD L. HOLLAND S. L. HOLLAND IN ~ GOVERNOR'S RACE INDEPENDENT SURVEYS LIST HIM AS CERTAINTY FOR RUN-OFF | State-wide» reports assembled by advertising agencies and other unbiased groups out public opinion on the campaign for governor to list Spessard L. Holland as a_ cer- tainty te be one of the two men sounding continue in the second, or run- ary | second, or run-off, primary \the jury panel was May 28. This The Citizen today by 'L. Holland’s Monroe backers whe gre convinced their candidate will be one of the two high men in the May 7 voting. ee contidence is inspired by information was given Spessard the state-wide surveys of fact- seeking agencies. , It is regarded as a rare situa tion in that Holland, who hails from Bartow, Polk county, ;Won popularity in eve of the state. His pers quaintances are found in county. Men and women who iknew him at Emory University, jat the University of where he waited on tables to pay his w who met him on the Id where he was a star and was once offered a con- tract to pitch for the Philadel- phia Athletics—all have a favor- able opinion of Holland. Of interest in Key West is the fact that for seven months dur- ing the World War, Holland, then a lieutenant in the Coast Artil- le ved here. Scores of Key Ww ste county | Florida, | remember him and speak Lieutenant H. H. Taylor, Jr., and 72 men of the battery in line for inspection. The inspection this year, said Captain Harris, was in keeping with the policy of increased ef- ficiency of the National Guard. Major Johnson expressed himself as being perfectly fied with the company personnel and equipment. COW LOST IN HAYSTACK CLARK, Mo.—Ten days after the disappearance of his cow, R. L. Butler stuck a pitchfork into a straw stack and there she was —still mooing but weak from lack of water and food. 10TH BIG WEEK— of him as one of the finest young | soldie to come here. It will be recalled Holland, at his own re- quest, transferred to the army air corps J served in the A.EF. with ithe 24th squadron. He had two enemy planes to his credit. Returning home after the war, he was named prosecuting at- |torney for Polk county, then {served for eight years as county judge. Leaving the bench, Hol- land began the practice of law. \In 1933 he was elected to the state senate, serving four con- secutive terms. Despite bitter opposition of certain Polk county jinterests, Holland always won his ‘campaigns by huge majorities. BILLY ARMOND’S ALL GIRL REVUE HABANA-MADRID CLUB Key West’s Finest Nite Spot TWO FLOOR SHOWS NIGHTLY—10:45 and 12:30 No Admission—No Minimum—No Couvert i | | 1 i | | | (CARBONELL IN. quarters for duties there. Contacted today by The Citi- that he expected to leave for his | new post tomorrow morning. { LONE CASE HEARD | IN CRIMINAL COURT ASSAULT AND STABBING DE- | FENDANT ON TRIAL; CON- TINUES PAST PRESS TIME In Criminal Court this morning | the case of the state against Tom | Evans, coloted, charged with ag- | gravated assault and stabbing of | Harry ,Jones, was called for trial. The defendant waived arraign- ment and entered-a plea of net guilty. Present at the trial were Judge | William V. Albury, County Solici- | tor Allan B, Cleare, Jr., Clerk C. Sam B. Curry and -Sheriff Karl O. Thompson. Immediately after the plea was entered by the accused, calling of ; started and resulted in the "following being ; chosen: Stanford Watkins, Or- } lando Caraballo, Thaddeus Gates, | Edward Goehring, Rafael Estevez and Horace Albury. | Taking of testimony began and continued until noon when a re-| “ss was taken until 1:30 o’clock | s afternoon. The case was not ended at press time. ~ JUSTICE RACE QUALIFIES AND ANNOUNCES | TODAY; WOULD SERVE FIRST DISTRICT Another name is today added { to the list of candidates to be! voted on in the coming primary, |; that of Raul Riley Carbonell, who ! offers himself for the office of | ustice of the Peace of the First |j District. Having served for 14 months | as deputy sheriff and with four | years’ experience of meeting the ; public in his restaurant business, | Mr. Carbonell feels that he is} well qualified to hold the office which he seeks. His many friends, especially those who suggested that he an- | nounce his candidacy, point out | that no clique or faction will have anything to do with the performance and filling of the office of Justice of the Peace. j Mr. . Carbonell states that i many have voluntarily offered him their support and he feels justified in announcing for the! office. He promises a faithful j performance as Justice of the | Peace and if. elected he guaran- ; tees that his public support will | never be betrayed. At Strunk Lumber Yard BARGE LOAD OF LUMBER JUST RECEIVED High Quality—Low Prices Yellow Pine - Cypress All Shapes and Sizes Your DOLLAR Is Bigger at Strunk Lumber Yard Phone 816, Clyde-Mallory Dock | \JAYCEES REPORT TOURNEY ENTRIES FOUR ‘WHOPPERS'’ HAVE BEEN TURNED IN ELIG- IBLE FOR PRIZES First entries in the first annual | fishing tournament being ducted by the Key West Junior Chamber of Commerce e sub- mitted toaay and are as follows: | Alfred Stern, of New York, fishing from the “Dorna D II”, Captain Bob Daniels, caught a sailfish 3942 pounds, 6 feet 7! inches long and will be presented , a button, i A. Orvis Schuyler, of Westport, | Conn., boated a barracuda weigh- ing 44 pounds, measuring 5 feet 2 inches. The boat was the “Pilot One”, with Captain Bill Wickers. Harold A. Cahalin, ton, Mass. feet 2 inch 29 pounds. Holton D. Bly, of Rochester, N. Y., caught a bonit veighing 17 pounds and w inches long. | The fish was caught from the boat “Wm. Post”, Captain Teddy Lowe. con-| of Arling- caught a barracuda 4 long and weighing ‘T. JENKINS CURRY CANDIDATE FOR | SHERIFF OF MONROE COUNTY Submits For Your Approval The Following I stand for the fair and impartial treatment of every citizen position, or creed. I icenters’ program. Jesus Fernandez, $25; Amando Perez, $15; Manuel Sanmartin, | $15; Vicente Molina, $15; Rogelio Cabrera, $10; Jack Gaiti, $10; Luis Ovide, $10; Arturo Lujan, $10; Pedro Santana, $10; Feli- ciano Castro, $5; Dario Garcia, $5, and Frank Veliz, $5. MORGAN LEAVES | FOR ART MEET W. M. COPP DEATH duties” taken this school by Monroe County teachers were two days on the ington’s Birthday. This ibines to make the total of \days for the 180 days of the full ; School year. com- MEETS WITH OTHER DIREC- TORS IN JACKSONVILLE | ‘TO HEAR ADDRESSES HUSBAND OF FORMER MISS OTTILIE MALONEY OF THIS CITY i | | i J. Townsend Morgan, director | of the Key West Art Project, | WPA, left on the bus this morn- | . ing for Jacksonville to attend a‘ Titformation has just reached meeting of the State-wide Staff The Citizen of the death of Wil-| of the art project to be held from lian} Maltby Copp, husband of | March 20 to March 23 inclusive. the former Ottilie Maloney of! Special addresses will be made this city, daughter of the late Dr. } by Mrs. Rolla A. Southworth, J. B. Maloney and sister of Mrs. | state director of the Professional Robert H. Spottswooed. Funeral! and Service Division, WPA; services were held at New Hav-| George G. Gross, executive sec- en, Conn., on March 18. | retary of the State Planning Mr. Copp was born September | Board, and Mrs. Beatrice Beyer 18, 1872, and came of distin- Williams, chairman of the state- guished colonial ancestry. He was} ide advisory committee. a life member of the Society of Each director of Art Centers in Colonial Wars, a graduate of} the State of Florida will present Yale University, class of ’95, and | a comprehensive survey of the he resigned from the Seventh! iment to enlist in the Span- | ish-American War, following | which service he received a lieu- tenant’s commission and served j. three years in the Philippines. On his return to New York, Mr. Copp joined Supreme Court 1 Justice Lewis L. Fawcett as a | law partner in the firm of Faw- | cett, Sturgis and Copp.’ Some years later he left New York, = purchasigg Spring Island off the ! coast ‘of South Carolina, where | | he resided for thirty-seven years. | The former Miss Maloney, ; j then Mrs. Ottilie M. Brown, mar- ried Mr. Copp on June 5, 1928, at | 1 New York. i | Platform: TEMPERATURES Lowest last Highest last | Stations— night 24hours | Atlanta 41 59 Boston 32 39 regardless of wealth, have made no promises, Other “respites from teaching | year! Thanksgiving | weekénd and one day on Wash-| SIX } REPORTED HERE. }a one-story | LONG-TIME SIDI IIS SSS. \OHICANS HAD TWO Bob Allen, organist, Tom Williamson, owner of the Ar- cadia Grill in Canton, Ohio, Charles Gadfield, superinten- dent of the Municipal Light and Water Plant of Welling- ton, Ohio, and John Branson of Fort Lauderdale were visi- tors here the first part of the week,and spent some time fishing aboard Raul’s party boat, the Barbara, with Vic- tor Key, guide. On Monday, the party beated a yellowtail, fourteen barracuda and twenty-five kingfish. Tuesday, the catch consisted of a ten-foot leop- ard shark, a barracuda and twenty-seven. kingfish. | POP IMIS ISI LS IS PERMITS ISSUED FOR RESIDENCE |DR. CARBONELL TO CON- STRUCT BUNGALOW ON SOUTH STREET Building permit was secured from the city Building “‘Thspector lyesterday afternoon by Fred S.} Carbonell for the construction of concrete bungalow on South street to cost $4,000. The building will be located on a plot 50x112, and will be 30 feet by 25 feet 2 inches and will com- prise all modern conveniences. Sawyer. Another permit was issued to Eugene Demeritt for the con- struction of a residence by Eu- gene Demeritt in the rear of 621 Eaton street. The house will cost $1,000 and the contract has been | given to Lawton Watson. W. A. PARRISH ANNOUNCES FOR COMMISSION POST RESIDENT OF KEYS WOULD REPRESENT BOARD: CIVIC LEADER W. A. Parrish, resident of Marathon, Fla., for the past thir- teen years, today announced his candidacy for the post of County Commissioner for the Fifth Dis- \trict, subject to the Democratic primaries in May. He qualified GOOD DAYS’ FISHING | The contract has been let to John | 5TH DISTRICT ON COUNTY | nor will I owe any special privilege or favor to any one. I favor a continuous campaign to both State and Federal Government for completion of the Overseas Highway into Key West. It is problem No. 1 of Monroe County. I favor the support of the Chamber of Com- merce and the increase of its functions for the upbuilding and betterment of Monroe County, I believe every public official should contribute liberally to its maintenance. ° I favor a, vigorous effort to secure an ade- ~~ water line from Florida City to Key est. ‘ I favor the R.EA. project for an adequate electric supply to the Keys. I invite every voter to look into my record for public service, both in and out of public office. I am asking for your vote and support on the above platform and my record for public service in Key West and Monroe County. THE PRIMARY ELECTION WILL BE MAY 7TH (Paid Political Advertisement) { j Buffalo - 25 36 Charleston 52 77 Chicago . 29 45 Denver - 29 56 Detroit 29 41 El Paso 45 74 Havana 66 83 Jacksonville . 60 80 Kansas City — 37 57 |KEY WEST _ 66 80 }Los Angeles . 53 66 |Louisville __. 44 59 | Miami 64 78 \Mpls.-St. Paul 8 33 |New York __. 35 53 ‘St. Louis 34 60 {San Francisco 54 64 |Seattle 38 | Tampa 63 | Washington 40 | i | BOXING-Sirand Arena Tonight, 8:30 o’Clock Main Bout— FELIX GONZALEZ vs. ALEX CUPIANO : Semi-Windup— CHINO HERNANDEZ vs. KID FERNANDEZ iwith the county clerk yesterday. | Mr. Parrish has been a pioneer ideveloper of the Florida Keys fever since his residence theron, jand has been active in civie af- fairs. When the newly-formed Marathon Chamber of Commerce {cast about for an able, evar figure, it was he whom they \chose, and he has served that 'group during the past year. For six years, Mr. Parrish has} been deputy sheriff of the county serving the lower keys’ district. | He is a property owner and tax payer in the county and, as such, believes he is thoroughly con-; versant with problems of govern- | ;ment here. { Well-known in Key West, as} well as a leader on the keys, Mr. {Parrish feels that he is fully} is jable to represent all citizens of | ithe county if elected to the! County Board. He asks the sup- | port of his friends and the citi-| |zenry-at-large im the coming pri-| mary election. j DINNER DANCE Tomorrow Night—7 till 10 RAUL’S CLUB ment ‘NOMINATING COMMIT. | TEE ELECTED TO PRE- | SENT OFFICERS SLATE AT APRIL MEETING | Officers and members of the Citizens and Taxpayers, Inc., | turned out in full force last night jat a called meeting for the pur- | pose of conducting discussions of | future policy and hearing re- |ports on accomplishments to | date. | The meeting was held at Har- ris school, and was called to or- der by Col. L. C. Brinton, presi- dent of the group, at 8:00 o’clock. | Approximately 100 were present. | In contrast to the organization’s move to name a slate at the last city election the body decided last night, following considerable discussion, not to enter actively in the coming County and State primary election on May 7. It will be recalled that a full slate ‘of endorsed candidates was voted \preference at a meeting of the group held prior to the city ‘election last fall — In regard to the primary elec- tion, it was thought best to await its outcome, and then, if it ; appeared advisable, to name in- dividual, independent candidates, who, with better qualifications, might be persuaded to enter the election campaign next fall. Calling attention to the or- ganization’s by-laws, the officers instructed that the membership |name a nominating committee to present a slate of officers at the group’s annual meeting to be held early next month, This committee consists of: Ben D. Trevor, Mrs. A. L. Mills, E. A. Ramsey, Charles Taylor and Dr. J. J. DePoo. A comprehensive review of ac- complishments of members of the |association now serving on the |City Council was given by Col Brinton, with especial emphasis on the effort being made to bring the city government into a more favored position in regard to fi- nancial standing. General recognition of Citizens and Taxpayers, Inc., position in the city was accorded continued and confidential support by the |membership present at the meet- ing. CORMACK IN RACE ‘FOR SCHOOL BOARD \LIVED HERE TWENTY-TWO YEARS; KNOWS PROB- LEMS OF SCHOOLS In this issue of The Citizen the voters of Monroe County will find the formal announce- of Donald Cormack, who aspires to the office of Member of the School Board of the First District. Mr. Cormack was raised in Key West and has lived here for . twenty-two years. He attended grammar schools in this city and also took a four-year college preparatory course at Montverde, Fla. For several years he has been engaged in business here. Discussing the position to which he aspires, Mr. Cormack said that he has always felt a keen interest in the schools of the county and feels that he is fully qualified to fill the office to the satisfaction of the voters and taxpayers. “Not being able to personally meet every voter, I am taking this ity to ask the peo-