The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 21, 1940, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 69 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LXI. No. 70. Mrs. Strabel Sells 75-Ft. Slice Of SouthSt. Property R. B. STEVENS IS BUYER; CPI IIS SS SD. NEW SOUTHERNMOST | M155 BROWN HOOKED HOME TO BE BUILT) HER FIRST TARPON SHORTLY | : The tarpon are running. . . and Miss Zada Brown, of Rockford, Ill., knows it. Tuesday night, out in the channel aboard John Stock- ings’ “Cutes”, she hooked a big 53¥2-pound beauty and fought it successfully to the boat’s edge, where she was assisted by her host in boat- ing operations. | This fishing experience | marked the first tarpon cap- ture for Miss Brown. present southernmost home. CPS SII SI SS Ow The property was purchased by 'ARTICLE APPEARS H Raymond B. Stevens, of Wash- | ington, D. C., chairman of the U. | ON FAMED HOUSES S. tariff commission and former ; financial adviser to the King of} Following several announce- ments of new construction in the| city made during the past few | { days, comes a new real estate| sale of| South release concerning the 75-foot of property on street, with 77 feet fronting on the Atlantic side, adjoining the Siam, from Miss Thelma Strabel,| MRS, COSGROVES’ CURRENT magazine and movie writer, RELEASE GIVES HISTORY |Whitehead and United THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER UN THE U. $.:A. ~—JAMERICAN LEGION | ; STATE COMMANDER SATVRDAY FINAL DUE HERE APRIL 8 WILL BE OFFICIAL VISIT FOR YEAR; LOCAL POST TO DISCUSS RECEPTION AT MEETING TOMORROW Word was received here today that William, C. Brooker, Tampa, Florida state commander of The! American Legion, would pay an official visit to Arthur Sawyer Post No. 28 Monday, April 8. At a special meeting of Arthur Sawyer Post at the clubhouse, streets, tomorrow night, Key West Legionnaires will discuss the forthcoming visit of the state commander and make _ arrange- ments for his reception, enter- tainment and public appear- ance. Commander Brooker in letters to officials of the Key West post has indicated he may reach the city April 6 or April 7. If he does he indicates he would like to take another fishing trip around Key West. It will be re- called that the state commander and other officials of the Legion made a Key West fishing trip one of the highlights of the fifth district convention here last — KEY WEST, FLORIDA. THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1940 AYCEES SPONSOR (QUALIFYING DAY} : ee e@|ALL AGENCIES AND CITI. Much controversy in the city}! ZENS ASKED TO DONATE} concerning the final date on ! which aspiring candidates for va- OLD CLOTHING TO BE rious county and state offices} GIVEN TO CITY'S POOR jmay qualify at the county clerk’s ‘office, brings forth the positive fannouncement from Clerk Ross! z “ “ ic Sawyer that the deadline is| Nee ee ee eeundle midnight of Saturday, March 23, ; Week” and all Key Westers will | This information was contain-|pe requested to “dig out” all old jed in a telegram received by Mr. j Sawyer lete yesterday and which |¢l0thes and shoes for the needy pence: ; ‘of the city. Key West Junior “Last day for qualifying, mid- | - night, March twenty-third”. Chamber of Commerce decided Mr. Sawyer announced today ;to sponsor this movement at a that his office would remain open | meeting held last ine i luntil midnight on the final day} ere os /38t evening in Mrs. Rhoda’ Baker’s Restaurant. for the benefit of last-minute All items of wearing apparel qualifiers for the primary elec-|/ tions in May. |contributed will be turned over Associa- } 4 es |to the Parent-Teacher CITY COUNCIL | tions for , needy children andj | MEETS TONIGHT ‘all Boy Scout troops of the city will cooperate in gathering up its chambers at the City- Hall;| Through the courtesy of jthe meeting to start at 8:00|Columbia Laundry clothing will A 1 ment by City Clerk Archie Rob-| Persons having discarded cloth- erts. |ing should notify any of the fol- | their parents. It is expected that | | City Council meets tonight in | ‘Be contributions. o'clock, according to announce-|be sterilized and cleaned. { Change in time is in accord-|}lowing: William T. Dougherty, | Che Key West Citizen Key West, Florida; has the most equable climate in the country ; range of only 14° Fahrenheit with an average PRICE FIVE CENTS Further Reorganization Of Allied War Cabinets Hinted LT ee) CLOSED SEASON FOR CRAYFISH ON TODAY State Conservation Officer Bennie Russell stated “today that the closed season on crayfish begins today and that his office is making all arrangements to enforce state regulations in regard to the season which will last for the next four months. A number of Key Westers and winter residents, taking recognition of the deadline date today, were- laying in supplies for final meals con- sisting of the seafood delic- acy. The law states that no res- faurants may serve crayfish during the four months’ closed season and no person may “take, or catch any salt water crayfish from the wa- ters of the State of Florida for commercial purposes, or to have in their possession, regardless of where caught or where taken, any of the same” betweén the dates | \ | | | | | | RECKLESS DRIVERS FINED BY JUDGE OF CRIMINAL COURT CASES HEARD AT SESSION THIS MORNING: EVANS, COLORED, SENTENCED TO SERVE SIX MONTHS Fourth session of the current Criminal Court term was held today with Judge William V. Al- bury presiding and County Solicitor Allan B. Cleare, Jr., Clerk C. Sam B. Curry and Sheriff K. O. Thompson in at- tendance. There were but two cases to be heard—both of them cases of reckless driving, one of which |happened in the city and the oth- er on the Overseas Highway. The first case as that of James Loss, who waived arraign- |PUBLIC DEMANDS TO PUSH WAR AGAINST NAZIS HELD RESPON- SIBLE FOR MOVES LONDON, Mar. 21.—It appears | Certain that both England and France will shortly attempt re- juggling of government cabinet | paesnbershipa, following the lead \Provided by French officials in ‘acceding to a general acclimation ,to “press the war more firmly”. | President LeBrun today re- ceived the official list of a new cabinet formed by new ‘premier, Paul Reynaud, which included ithe name of former premier, Daladier, now considered for the post of Minister of War and Na- tional Defense. Advice from Paris stated that there is a pos- sibility a new “inner-cabinet” may be formed in France, to take over supreme command of carry- ;ment, and entered a plea of nol ing ott war policies. ance with a resolution governing |Jr., phone 14; Isadore Weintraub, time of assembly during the;phone 645-W; Delmar Butler, ' owner of a 200-foot. tract extend- | ified. ing from Whitehead street to OF BAHAMA HOUSES specified. the home. The \contendere. He was sentenced to pay a fine of $5 and costs or year. | Prime Minister Chamberlain is Members of Arthur Sawyer prutheeniost ithought to be seriously consider- Stevens lot includes the old Vin- ing Harris garage. With this news comes the) A feature article that is more likely to be clipped than any| other appearing in current issues! knowledge that a new “Southern-| of The Citizen concerning Key most Home” will come into be-| West, appears in this issue . Post have been discussing a ten- tative suggestion that a general public meeting be held at the Legion home the night of April 8, so that the former servicemen and the active servicemen of the city may have an opportunity to 1 winter and summer months. phone 10-J, or Joe Allen, phone No special matters were sched- |§1. uled for tonight’s meeting. Rou- | tine matters only would be han- | dled, according to Mr. Roberts. | Clothing may be taken to the Chamber of Commerce office on Fleming street. i SII SSIS ES SF 5 spend 30 days in the county jail. ing revamping of his cabinet, and |the judge on Russell T. Pancoast, |who was charged with the same BRITISH LINERS TO | ‘The same fine was imposed by announcement of changes may come following the Easter week- end holidays being observed offense. He entered, through his ; here. attorney, the same plea. The at-| Nazis Return Raids ~ TRANSPORT DUTY : REPORTER CHECKS UP MAURETANIA AND QUEEN) MARY LEAVE NEW ane YORK DOCKS ata regular mecting March 27, |(Kaight Prosperity’ Arriv Everything’s Changed... . td, 4 ed, who was tried. seetonday-aff-/.mans.claimed that nine-Shipsdhad Officials ofthe post *had~cafled ay” “ey sp = are. 6: ernoon on a charge of aggravat-|been sunk, but British sources meeting for tomorrow | H the - number, | stating ON LITTLE, OLD CIPAL LADY’, Pera tei Satae ed assault, resulted in the jury |ridiculed orney said that Mr. Pancoast; Retaliatory flights of German had some imporant plans with!bombers attacked British ship- him and exceeded the speed lim-|ping in the Scapa Flow: area to- it while getting them to Key ‘day, following the sticcessful 'West on time. Z Sylt base bombing attagk made The case of Tom Evans, color-|by the R. AF. this wee. Ger- ing. Miss Strabel has let a con-!_ The article, featuring the Old a for a $15,000 home h Bahama Houses at Eaton and <e ae ra eaenicone S| Nutt Sree ree ta) De nlatest an is a Alena Scale S €X- ‘the very fine series appearing ae eee eer meend weekly in this paper from the ania hacain ;the caption, “ est,Women->. an ie this oa cieratpbp ear Their Homes and Gardens”. t ‘al ear Construction of Readers have exhibited much |SPecia! : : their winter home alongside the! ; ‘ ; 5 + |night to consider the list of can- is * interest in this series of articles | = "i Strabel residence. | i fat tn. coinaal \didates for the various offices, pt and their attention is especially | nr The property purchased by the before news of the visit of Com- Stevens’s was first seen last called | to todays installment | ander Exgoker waa received. spring when Mrs. Stevens was on |Do you remember the little old ‘sustenance. Of these, said the The true story, presented in| a visit to this The site con- RETAIL GROCERS ‘municipal lady? Municipal Lady'man wno showed us points of authenti¢ style, of the Bahama Houses is interesting] ‘trayed formed to her ideal as a home- |p. yes “Cone EY Portraye In connection with thise case,|4PWards of $2,000,000. They site, and accordingly plans were | | yal Y ed | D Geen ile la telegram was received by the stated that a total of 45-tons of | we described last year, sitting at interest, the majority will always sek he i A i the far end of the Overseas |be on relief, | Obicials of the sling declined=to |MANY IMPORTANT SUBJECTS ‘meet and hear Commander |Brooker. The idea will be} jthrashed out tomorrow night. Although it had been originally determined to elect post officers PHILADELPHIA eee . finding a verdict of guilty on a|that two ships were damaged, NEW YORK; Mar. 21.—Mys- charge of assault aan Eatery: [bat not she . {tery shrouded the departure last/and he was sentenced to serve) R. A. F. officials declared night and this morning of the|six months in the county jail,|that the total damage inflicted Cunard-White Star liners Maure-|which is the limit. Jon German airplanes and equip- tania, 35,739 tons, and Queen} Escaped Convict ment at the Sylt base would run Mary, 381,235 tons, from their} Coceccecccccccecccccccccecceccoeceonseceseceoelee By CY PETERMAN in Sunday's Philadelphia Inquirer KEY WEST, Fla., Mar. 16.— depend on the Government for by Mrs. Cosgrove. made to give up the beautiful sheriff from J. Edgar Hoover, bombs were dropped on. the home given to Mr. and Mrs. USS. EVANS ) ue stating that Evans is an escaped , ‘ { Highway, hopefully awaiting her! “Most of ’em plumb forgot comment on the sailings, other Knight Prosperity’s arrival? |how to work”, he explained. jthan to state that the British Stevens by the government of convict from the penitentia: t | Siam. No announcement of the P ee price paid Was made, however it Was understood to be up in the, thousands of dollars. The Citizen also received in- formation today that the present | southernmost home will be com-| pletely renovated by Mrs. Marion Harris Lowe of Coral Gables, | daughter of the late Judge Vin- | ing Harris. | JOEC MMAHON CANDIDATE FOR TAX COLLECTOR’ FEELS HE'S FULLY QUALI-| FIED TO FAITHFULLY PER- FORM DUTIES OF OFFICE; KNOWN WIDELY Joe C. McMahon announces in this issue of The Citizen as a candidate for the office of State and County Tax Collector and solicits the support of the voters of Monroe County in the ap- proaching elections, the first pri-; mary to be held on May 7. | Mr. McMahon is known to practically all the people of Key West. For 14 years he was the office manager and cashier of the Havana American Cigar Co., and while holding that position he made a host of friends, who, | he is sure, will be with him in his candidacy. | He resigned to secure a better | and more lucrative ‘position with | the Cortez Cigar Co., where he} was superintendent and office manager for nine years. After- wards he was advanced to the managership of the factory and BACK IN PORT DESTROYER SCHENCK SAIL- ED TUESDAY FOR NOR- FOLK BASE . S. Destroyer Evans, sailed from Key West March 14, with Lieutenant Jerry C. Smith and Lieutenant’ Floyd B. G. Myhre, of the U. S. Hydrographic office, who are making astron- omical observations at a point in the Bahama Islands, returned to port yesterday and this morning was lying in the stream. The Destroyer Schenck, which had been assigned to duty as a} unit in the neutrality patrol operating out of Key West, sailed Tuesday night at 12 o'clock for Norfolk. She has been assigned to other duties. Flagship Lea, with Captain A. S. Carpender, in command of the neutrality patrol squadron on board, sailed on a tour of patrol duty this morning 8:30 o'clock. Vessels in the harbor this morning were the Destroyers Twiggs, Williams and Philip, and the Tender Gannet. PUBLIC INVITED TO ZONING MEET HEARINGS ON NEW ORDIN- ANCE TO BE HELD TO- MORROW NIGHT { John Allan Long, president of the Key West Zoning Board, an- nounced today that a public | hearing on the new ordinance now ready for ..presentation to which | a. remained in that position for|the city council for ratification eight years, until 1933 when the |into law, will be held at the City factory was discontinued. Hall tomorrow evening, starting Mr. McMahon is fully qualified at 7:30 o'clock. | to fill the public office to which; The Board has held regular he aspires in an able and effi-/meetings ever since its creation | cient manner, being always con- siderate of others. His qualifica- tions are unquestioned. especial- last Fall following the city elec- tions. The public is urged to at- tend tomorrow’s*meeting to ob- ly in that his profession is that tain first-hand information of of an accountant, | [the act. | DISCUSSED: FUTURE SESSIONS PLANNED In accordance with announce- ;ment made last week, the newly- formed Key West Retail Grocers ciation held another organi- zation meeting last night at Chamb¢r of Commerce head- quarters. President John Archer the meeting to order before good attendance of retailers op- erating in this city, many of them present for the first time. Various subjects of interest to called ‘the grocery business in the city | were discussed before adjourn- ment. Future meetings will be held at regular intervals, it was announced, Other officers of the group are: A. Einhorn, vice-président; Sid- ney Einhorn, treasurer; P. G. Al- bury, secretary; Mrs. Ruby Hy- man, Mrs. Sue Skelton, Charles Tift, Ellis Archer, J. B. Hyman and Fausto Castillo, directors. MISS WARDLOW’S WILL NOW FILED The will Wardlow, deceased, was filed in the probate court of Judge Ray- mond R. Lord and_ shows the surviving heir-at-law is her mother, Pauline. S. Wardlow, who was appointed executrix. The estate of the deceased con- sists of stock in the aggregate value of $1,820.25 and the ap- praisers were Miss Louisa Gato and Miss Eloina M. H. Gato. The attorney handling the affairs of Miss Wardlow is W. Curry Har- Tis, ee YOU ARE HEARTILY INVITED to attend Union Good Friday Service MONROE THEATER Dr. J. &..Gekeler, Speaker Special Music—12 M. to 12:45 p.m. 2 Re Well, he made it. And the lit-| tle old lady has learned how to! play. { At the Chamber of Commerce, Stephen Cochran Singleton, long-time Boswell of the Island al of Miss Mary Eva! that ; Learned in less than a year, to Terminus, drew forth figures to be exact, and in a fashion that|show that 11,916 motor vehicles makes her bustle fan out hori-'!paid toll southbound on the zontal, like a tailboard. Key |Overseas Highway for January West, the forgotten city of for-|alone, carrying to Key West 22,- ;gotten men, is back on the good |852 persons. This is a fair time and kicking up its heels. {monthly average since Nov. 1. It wasn’t all the doing of the| “But the Navy and its air force tourist knight,'i »wever. Nor the |brought in 2500 permanent cus- spectacular overs 1s highway, 166 tomers, and they've put the, jmiles out of Miami, 130 of it!businessmen across”, he quickly | along the finger-like keys ofjadded. “So the tourist trade was Florjda, built upon the abandon- |gravy-én top of that. Although | jed East Coast Railway fill. jthe naval reservation has been Se ate {closely guarded and no visitor$ | | No, it took both the Army and jare allowed, we know what's go- | Navy to put Key West back on ajing on and how that body of meri jPaying basis, plus a little pre- |improved business”. | \ { |paredness in view of unpleasant | ee developments in Europe. Today} As a matter of fact, daytime Key West is billing -itself the isn’t worth the ride down here, “Gibraltar of America”, points jand it’s better to sleep or go with trenchant pride to Ft. Tay- | fishing. The latter continues ‘lor’s sandbanked guns and camouflaged emplacements are warned not to visit or photo- |writing. But graph. And Key West citizens;comes and the will tell about 12 naval destroy- |shines overhead, Key West puts ers in the harbor, the submarine on its spangles and dances from} base all primed and ready and |Gulf to Atlantic. } nod wisely as you inquire about! This isn’t much. of a rhumba,! those 15 Navy scouting planes!to be sure, but they manage to ‘off Garrison Bight. ‘keep the tourists awake. Every | Furthermore, if you should jthree doors you find a hot spot doubt the veracity of thes’ par-/and bar; turn a carner and dif- ties, or discount it to enthusiasm | ferent juke is playing. bubbling after years on Federal; For our vote the historic light- relief, a tour of Duval street aft-{house is the town’s outstanding ‘er dark will convince, for it’s exhibit, looming amid keep Bill {hardly pcssible to gain entrance !Demeritt’s ornithological zoo and ito the many night clubs through {meticulously labeled floral spe- {the jam of tourists and service leies. ‘Not a tree or a flower but 'men. Half the hotels have: been bears both Latin and English refurnished, one is downright |names; not a lighthouse in Amer- elite, and the others are in pro- jea thus surrounded by tropical cess of face-lifting. garden, lying within the city From a centre of lost hope, |limits and at least six blocks Key West is again a community from the water in all directions. * when darkness * * of 12,000 souls who think their | four square miles of coral reef at | this southernmost tip of the U. S. is just about Uncle Sam’s best. eee | For one thing, the relief item | has been almost abolished; from | Furthermore, Ernest Heming- way lives directly across the. street, and visitors may climb the 99 steps of the light to take a birdjs-eye view of the author's swimming Or the great a high or a “low”, as you please |man himself, if he happens to be of 85 percent of the population in } 1934, it has- Gécreased out for a dip. steadily! Otherwise Hemingway shrinks from the crowd. At first he is (Continued On Page Four) until today only about 400 per. | sons, or 3.3 percent of the total, government had issued the sailing orders. Unofficial sources declared that the majestic liners would sail first to Halifax for supplies and personnel, then make the peril- ous journey to Australia for transport service. INCOME TAX — RETURNS UP PERCENT MORE TAXES BE- ING PAID THIS YEAR (ity Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Mar. 21.— Secretary Henry Morgenthau to- day stated that income tax re- the |apace, of course, with 40-pound ‘turns were pouring into his of-| you |kingfish most popular at this'fice at a rate that indicated re-| turns .will be approximately 31 Southern Cross'percent larger than the same| amounts filed last year. Over received at headquarters here for { Raleigh, N. C., and made his get- , away shortly after imprisonment. Another telegram was received | from J. Winder Bryan, of the Bureau of Identification, Penal Division, advising that Evans’ fingerprints indicate that he is James Spencer, wanted in Raleigh as an escapee. When this information was conveyed to Evans and he was informed of the contents of the telegrams, he did not deny the allegations and said that he’ would not consent to extradi- tion but let the authorities ‘in Raleigh make out the necessary Papers as he wanted to put them to as much trouble as possible. NEW AIRBASE TO BE FENCED SOON MATERIALS NOW ON HAND TO ENCLOSE TRUMBO FIELD AREA $600,000,000 had been} Officials of the Ivy H. Smith PERKY’S WILL director | LISTS $5,000 j ; \FILED TODAY: SON SOLE | HEIR; EXECUTORS | APPOINTED | (ae es | The last will and testament of {R. C. Perky was filed in Judge Raymond R. Lord’s court today ‘for probate. The items mention Jed are stocks in corporation and lestate, both real and personal, to ithe approximate value of $5,000 The trustees of the estate are Paul Kunshik, Robert M. Harris Jand T. Carlos Henslee, of Miami, with Mr. Harris and Mr. Henslee as executors. The sole heir is the son, R. C. |Perky, Jr., who is 20 years old. |The trustees are to give young Perky one-third of the estate |when he reaches the age of 25, ‘one-third when he reaches age of 30 and the remainder of the estate when he reaches the age of 35. | Other holdings of the deceased owner of Sugar Loaf estates were the first three months’ period, it|Company announced today that! not mentioned in the will, it was was revealed. Government hopes |the fencing material had arrived | stated. of offsetting current budget def- jin the city and that the total icits brought on by enlarged de-,area consisting of the new air- fense measures were entertained , base incomplete Fe-| in the face of turns. "SPSS ISS SS: LAMBERT’S ‘FLIGHT’ DOCKS HERE FOR OIL Magnificent Schooner “Flight” was in the harbor this morning, berthed at the 's main ¥, Chadd dick ddd,) |Smith Company representatives |Charleston under construction on Trumbo Island would be shortly enclosed with stout wire fencing. strung on iron posts. Many Key Westers are being employed for the work on the airbase buildings, which is pro- ceeding satisfactorily, according to there. | | | | { | LEGAL NOTICE This is to advise the public | TEMPERATURES | Lowest last Highest last Stations— night 24 hours Atlanta <a 66 Boston 30 |Buffalo 7 46 36 74 35 60 74 8&7 80 {Chicago | Denver |El Paso - |Havana i |Jacksonville that the Zoning Board will hold a public hearing at the City; Hall, City of Key West, Florida, at 7:30 p. m. March 22nd, 1940, to| hear any person wishing to be heard in regard to the proposed Zoning recommendations to the Kansas City 46 73 69 47 77 31 Mpls.-St. Paul ‘New York __ City Council. St. Louis —<— J. A. LONG,-{Saff” Francisco President ~ t. W. CURRY HARRIS, Secretary, Seattlée — mee