The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 30, 1940, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 69 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West | hy Key West Citizen |= THE SOUTHE RNMOST NEWSPAPER ENTE. Us: Sea. Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country ; range of only 14° Fahrenheit with an average LXI. No, 78. VOLUME KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 1940 War Tempo On Western Fro -[S: Increasing PLANE AND HEAVY ARTIL- LERY FIRE INDICATES MORE ACTIVITY Ss (ity Associated Press) JON, Mar..30.—There was increased evidence of a quick- | i tempo in fighting on West- Front today as numerous reports came through of various larger scale air engagements and heavy cannon barrages being laid , t € down-by both sides. vot the “big push” et under way under ‘th British and French that the yorously, and war was | more v. n. OW t did appear the be- m was that since the last Septem- tivity e the war ig carried on. | with Siegfried beir plank both attacks, oO the ies were occuring sector, and ar- be has hi ty-four hours. increased in the U. 5S. DENIES BE - IN REPORT 1 NGTON, Mar. 30.—U Department — denied a h Nazis for the war be- y charges made in issued by the rl ame L meddling in Hull issued an of- atement in which he de- y foreign emmisaries government had entered de- President ad told the from Europe with salt.” i by the Nazis t previously be taken - ti hree grains of HARRY DONGO. IN CLERKSHIP RACE n ANNOUNCES FOR CLERK OF CRIMINAL COURT POST IN THIS ISSUE © Citizer County the will announcement who aspi formal Pe to Crim- 5 The fol- of Clerk of the rt of To Don the atement Record. made c stroyer ancing of m, Clerk I may training the y candidacy of the state that fully to! > os d z urt ional e for I aspire. a graduate of the Mon- nty High School and at- University of Florida ears, two years ere spent in the study of two in business adminis- office t cing able to personally ry voter, I am_ taking i to ask the people for ation at the com- TWO FLOOR SHOWS |° Every Nite Habana-Madrid Club “Nut Club” Show, 12:30 A. M. eee county which riers of such diseases the fatt th: .e spread by CORRECTION terday may tance of and Williams, Gannet ENGAGEMENTS PR WARREN WARNS AGAINST INCR FACE N FLY BREEDING TTATES GARBAGE AND CESS. POOLS NOT CO CAUSES ALARMING MULTI PLICATION VERED Warning to cover ¢ urn garbage i ent 5 s carriers of diseasc day Dr. William it ity health officer Municipal been directed to container covered i breec by Warren ve arbage re carefully to sure that a to qunicipal incinerator out on old is compl! be haa th road tely d Dr. Warren een multiplying larming rate. He f the prevalence he as typh us, to states that een properly handl ouseholders and restaura The health officer mad at while there is now ch flics once Be 1 the city su develop here. “We have no cas ere and we don’t uid Dr. Warren. TARGET PRACTICE OPENS NEXT WEEK IN FIRST ZONE LIMITS MADE IN RE- LEASE TODAY that tar troyers a! In announcing for de: y get w aval officers nes in which ced from time to time it was erroneously the first Zan ut 127 miles longiand 201 co d sea jerway announced three pro eed according to nava ions. The firing niy when the g the 4 als the range clear of Nearly all the de- will b other v fire lined above be in south of Sanc one ov an he Key eaplanes will engage ractice in a zone near the estroyer zone, both some from Key West Destroyers in port today he Flagship Lea, Twiggs, and the rget first dis- were Evangelistic Meetings eo Grace and Truth Hall 1127 Southard Street March “continuing 3lst at ¢ next TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY at the same hour—conducted y F. B. TOMKINSON of Pa. EVERYBODY IS INVITED! |[_EVERYBopy is mevireD! | | ‘LOCAL HOUSING ‘PREPARE TO REVAMP PLANS MAYOR GROUP AWAITS: OFFICIAL WORD TO FIT FINANCIAL LIMITS | SET BY PRESIDENT; TO AC- QUIRE SITES fare | transportation lane between When officially notified of the of the loan contract for the rental housing program’ in West, the local housing au- will proceed to make the nd specifications conform amount of money to be available for the project, it made clear today. the loan contract President Roosevelt a loan of $650,000 by . Housing Authority to West Housing Author- The $650,000 is 90 percent cost of the project, the re- 10 perc to be ad- ed locally through sewer and tallation by sak if nece the the the On vit an ary. plans have been re- meet the financial Key West authority proceed to acquire the site for 136 dweiling r white families will havc procured from mbo Inc., which owns the adjoining the new naval selected .and ap- > purpose. te will be near reser n. Officials y West authority have aled the exact boun- of the site. and have not ed how this land will be or whether it wili be } for the 84 galing colored families. © matters settled the nay then advertise for d contracts cover- construction of the two roups of dwellings, 220 in all. \fter base i for t W. M. ALBURY ANNOUNCES FOR REPRESENTATIVE ANNOUNCES HIS CANDIDACY TODAY: LONG RECORD AS OFFICIAL IN CITY AND COUNTY Mayor Willard M. Albury to- jay presents his formal announce- ent to the electorate of Monroe inty in connection with his ndidacy for COED = Representative Legislature. His, rucnent ioe lows “T served the people of Key West as City Councilman from November 1923 to Noo 1929. “From 1927 member of was a! County to 1929 I Monroe ! under F gomery WILLARD M. chcol Board, and during this} ministration the High School | nnex, Gymnasium and Kinder- ten schools were constructed. I was elected a member of Monroe County School Trustee | August 1929 and served in same | apacity to June 1935, a period of| ee terms. | “Appointed as City Auditor, April 1930, I served until Novem- ber 1937, when elected as Mayor of the City, which office I am still filling on my second term. “Appointed as member of Overseas Road and Toll Bridge (Continued On Page Four) ALBURY r CITES {month of Civic Groups Unite To Find New r RECREATION GROUP HELD S.S. Service FINAL MEET PROTEST CURTAILMENT .OF P. & O, RUN FOR TWO HEARD REPORTS ON COLON. | MONTHS; HOTEL MEN LEAD IN EFFORT Key West civic organizations making an effort to keep a this city and Havana open to the traveling public and attempting to induce other steamship com- panies to establish a ferry serv- ice to Cuba, it was revealed to- day. The Chamber of Commerce has written the -tarape Chamber of Commerce, the Tampa Manu- facturers’ ciation and the Portland Cement As- sociation on the matter of join- ing in protest against decision of the P. & O. Steamship Com- pany to discontinue the Tampa- Key West-Havana service April 8th, Under an official order by the P. & O. the April 8th will be from service on the and placed in ope Miami-Havana run. The S. S. Florida, now plying between Mi- ami and Havana, will go into drydock. Upon her release from drydock, the: S. Cuba will be drydocked. This will mean, civic officials say, there will be no Havana or Tampa service out of Ke West for at least two issued S. S. Cuba withdrawn west coast ation on the week, the and Tourist went on Bi ght Future Hotel Association West Homes In Building. P Permit. Files Reflectnig demand building and greater optimism by the West, the number building permits issued in March In- Harry 10w a Feb- a new citizens of Key and value of by spector Baker wee ntial crease Ov y and also March, i Poanits issued for March up to noon today called for construc- tion totaling $31,878 as compared with $23,135 during the entire March, 1939; $25,650 and = $11,120 ir during duri Grand total of the construction ! permits issued months of the three called for during the *- NEGRO EXTRADITED TO NO. CAROLINA Tom Evans, alias James Spen- cer, colored, arrested by deputi Sneriff K. O, after a kL vl at Ma hon weeks ago, was turned over to- to Fugitive Officer J. S. cll of Ral N. C., on an extradition rrant signed by Governor Fred Cone. Fingerprints taken by Thompson's office were ed to Wast ton after had been eed = by William V. Albury to il after he in fir some Sheriff forward- Evans Judge crve 60 had _ been by a jury of kicking colored, of Mara- prints revealed Evans itive from the Mont- unty (N. C.) prison he had been sent to for burgiary. thon. The was a fu where a term camp, serve DANCE ———Tonite——_ Featuring— GOULD CURRY’S ORCHESTRA KEY WEST'S FAVORTE RHYTHM BAND Intimate Entertainment \Follow the crowd to LA CONGA where all Friends meet FRANK and TEDDY would like to see you |No Cover - No Minimum No Admission 'record as protesting this curtail- for 1 ‘Thompson | | \ COMMITTEE APRIL 4 ment of the boat service out of | Key West and urging other or- | ganizations to oppose the P. &| O. application to the post office department to drop the Cuba Community Recreation mail contract. The Chamber of Commerce also wired a protest to Washing- ton against cancellation mail contract. As a result of that meeting of- ficials of the hotel association are reported to have addressed a communication to another steam- ship company calling attention of recreational facilities has been to the abandonment of the Ha- Provided in the Center within vana service by the P. & O. and t#¢ budgetcd amount allowed by: offering to co-operate in the es- yebes ed boe Ste T aie La eos tablishment of a Cuba ferry day night, the Council will hear service operating daily from Key further on that subject ,it being West. planned now to give a report on Key West hotelmen are of the the project together with sugge opinion that a_ ferry Z beet SU GR should prove profitable. It is) 4¢knowlecgement of the sum pointed out by the hotel. and Of $127.00, net proceeds from the tourist home operators that Catholic Church Benefit Frolic “thousands of their guests this Night set aside for the committee season inquired about trips to last Tau nt eS ea Havana and would have made !undred doltars of that amount such trips if there had been a id back to the church in means of making a quick round !icu of a similar amount loan trip between Key West and the Mie to apply cee Guba capil for the employed the The hotelmen add that the work. existence of such a service would, Since its orgar attract many thousands to go ary, the committce recalled (Continued On Page Four) — {three projects were success Reflected = Commit- tee held its final check-up meet- ing yes y afternoon to ceive reports on the practically- of the | finished Colonial Park Recreation Center project. Of interest to the group which met at the Chamber of Commerce was the fuct that a full program service UOnS. a5 day, on labor on Janu- that sfully f ation in Bopees Park Center. A. A. show held at the School, proceeds going to iScout troops of the city. 3. ling of a Recreational \ Institute. | Facilities at the great variety of benches, yame cauipment, a band stand, a sheltered roof, two rest rooms, an ie a storeroom, all electrical - liy wired! and painted. Complete information concerning — oper: which is a sub-/jtion ‘of the Center, to be unde! stantial incre: the granditaken by the WPA Rec total for the first three months Department, will be forthcoming of 1939 when it reached $45,135. | jfollowing the Council meeting While the total of permits is- lpacige eh eeg el Raat sintseitwnow "aveling. ECONOMIC EFFECT OF C.C.C. SHOWN Boy Hold- Training park list 940 is $66,648, above only a they called for the repair, reno- vation and improvement of many | old residences and_ properties. | Realtors state the effect will be the same—an increase in the | amount of habitable Gwellings in Key West. | Of course the permits sued did not include any reference to the buildings being erected by the navy. Naval’ officers have been conferring with city offi- cials on the proposal of some officials to require the contrac- tors on the navy jobs to take out permits. 1. L BOARD HOLDS MURPHY BIDS UP. FEELS IT NECESSARY TO Dis- POSE OF PENDING SALES FIRST FIGURES RELEASED TODAY GIVE ENROLLMENT TOTAL FOR THIS COUNTY AND COMPENSATION PAID i ial w ‘The Citizen) | JACKSONVILLE, F |30.—Monroe County’s interest in ithe quarterly C.C.C. enrollment, which begins in Florida on April d concludes on April 10, is heightened by figures made public here today by the State Welfare 2oard as to the income received from this source. During the month of Februz jthere were 14 young men enroll- ed in the C.C.C. from Monroe County, and these received in cash compensation the aggre- gate sum of $420.00, which is in ddition to sustenance, or to- gre Effective April 1, no applica- tions for the purchase of Murphy Act lands will be accepted by tal for a 12-month period, using Clerk Ross C. Sawyer until fur- |the February figures as an ther notice, it w announced ,@8e, of $5,040.00. Tt tcday following receipt of new @re paid » monthly w instructions from the trustees of all of which they must return to the Florida internal improvement ependents at home with the board, which holds title to the .¢xception of maximum $8. property. On the b of February al- In a letter to Clerk Sawyer, F.|lotments, the C.C.C. is bringing .C. Elliot, engineer and secretary | $1,479,960 into the state annual- of the board, stated that the{/¥. in addition to an even larger trustees were “of the opinion that |}4mount poid for the maintenance in order4o allow sufficient time f the 16 camps in the state and to dispose of all pending sales !for non-enrolled personnel under such procedure | it would! The State Welfare Board is be advisable to defer future sales |Stlecting agency for the C.C for the time being”. working through Jack Horne, its It was decided that on all ap- (director of this department, and plications received prior to April | cial personnel of the twelve 1, the land shall be advertised | Welfare districts. |and bidding held and disposed of} April enrollment was in the regular manner. jnounced by Horne as 689, which S will recruit the total enrollment to in excess of 4,000 juniors. a enrollees ge of $30, the \ eee Chop Suey and Chow Mein. — Our Specialty — | chop suey house ) 4 Aronovitz Lane Weta Whitehead and Duval, rear Aronovitz Store OPAL FUSSELL, Proprietor eo BEER FOR BUTTERFLIES COATSVILLE. |Berry of this city. a collector of | butterflies, buys beer, sets it in butterflies flock to IAL PARK CENTER: CITY! COUNCIL TO HEAR FROM) The executive committee of the} High BY WELFARE UNIT , they would “etic Sle Airbase AND THEN THERE’S THE ONE ABOUT. . . (Ry Axsocinted Press) DENVER, Mar. 30.—Radio transmitting trouble brought Officcr Leon Ballageer of the | auto patrol to the city repair shop. Three other patrol were ahead of him. “We just can’t contact the radio control tower”, the crews all reported. Repeirman Russell Barneit inspected each transmitting set without finding a flaw. As a last resort, before placing the blame on the central broadcasting-receiving sta- tior, he decided to inspect the antennae on each car. Someone had stolen them! IS Ss 6 ROBERT J. BOONE SEEKS ELECTION AS CIRCUIT JUDGE cars a tables, | LISTS ACTIVE CIVIC LIFE IN STATEMENT TO THE CITI ZEN: NEWCOMER TO PUB- LIC LIFE pation | Robert J. Boone, of Miami, day announces his candidacy for nominaticn to the post of Judge of the Circuit Court, Group 4, Division D, subject to the May | 7th primary. | Since 1925, Mr. Boone has car- ried on his professional work in Miami, conducting a general civil of in this city. As to- practice of law Mar. | » in the other he has lived has been the c communities he has taken of with tne a leading role in the Miami and Dade County, results that he is honored and respected in an ever-widening circle of acquaint- ance. Mr. Boone has never held pub- lic office. He a member of the Biscayne Bay Lodge No. 31, Knights of Pythias and has al- ways been active in the interest of the citizens of the community where he lived, being instrumnt- al in obtaining practically a 30 percent reduction in electric rates in Miami and has fought for the establishment of side- walks in the districts where there were none, so that school chil- dren would have easy access to their respective schools without being placed in the street where be subject to- be run over by automobile traffic. He has also assisted in getting water meins layed in places where there were none before. affairs an- He is the president of the Grape-|Tampa land Bovlevard and Tamiami Trail Improvement Association! |in South Miami and through | the efforts of this Association | has had some of the main streets | widened and paved and proper! ed upon substantial posts. | Mr. Boone is married and has jboth residents of this state. , jtion with |The Citizen was advised } by the Associated Press. |lines, gas, telephone and el PRICE FIVE CENTS ct On Awarded For Hangar Work "LISI, TOTAL AMOUNT TO BE EXPENDED REACHES OVER HALF MILLION DOLLAR MARK in Another contract connec- construction of the |maval seaplane base on Trumbo |section has been awarded by the navy department at Washington, today The contract calls for payment of $189,000 to the W. P. Company, Richmond, Va., for the erection and installation of <the superstructure of the seaplane hangar. The superstructure con- tract includes the walls, roof, floor and utility installations. Some weeks ago the Steel Con- struction Company of Birming- ham, Ala., was awarded a $% 200 contract for the fabrication and erection of the steel frame of the huge hangar, which wiil be 372 feet long, 250 feet wide and 50 feet high. The Ivy H. Smith Company of Jacksonville is now engaged on a $283,684 contract for the footings and foundations for the hangar and other structures and for con- struction of the barracks, ¢ ficers’ quarters, sewers, water trie conduits and other structures. Finally, the navy department is sponsoring an $18,300 WPA project for clearing, grading and improving the 60-acre site. The total of these contra and projects is $587,184. If Con- gress approves of a_ bill~ intro- duced by Congressman A. Pat Cannon, Thursday of this week for a naval purchase of the site for $125,000, the total investment in the seaplane base will amount to about $713,000. When completed the hangar will hold well over $1,000,000 worth of seaplanes and equip- ment now exposed to the weath- er, so that naval officers believe it is a worthwhile investment MMAHON'S CARDS HAD WRONG WORD s attention ha n called to an error in the printing of political ‘ds for Joe C. McMa hon, wher. the inscription wa translated into Spanish Instead of the word Ta which means Assessor, the prop er word should have been Recaudador, meaning Collector, Mr. McMahon is running for County Tax Collector. TEMPERATURES Lowest last Highest last Stations— night 24 hours Atlanta 58 74 Buffalo 45 54 Charlestoa 57 Chicago 48 Detroit 44 El Paso 47 Havana 70 Jacksonville 64 KEY WEST _ 74 Los Angeles .. 55 Miami 4 Mpls.-St. Paul 29 New York 43 St. Louis 50 San Francisco 56 Seattle 48 68 50 Thurston The Citizen be« ador Washington TOO INDIVIDUAL SPRINGFIELD, Ill —Attracted by the brilliant lustre of the li- Pa. — Israel street numbers and names plac-|cense tags on the automobile of Lee Becker, police investigated and learned that Becker, a strong a shallow pan on his lawn, and ‘a son and daughter, both of whom believer in individual initiative, the are married and have children, had made them himself, out of a- stove pipe,