The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 2, 1940, Page 4

PAGE FOUR :-: SOCIETY : Room Mothers Of High School Meet Tomorrow Room Mothers of the Junior- Senior High School P.-T. A. will meet tomorrow afternoon, Fri- day, at the home of Mrs. M. L. Russell, 415 Margaret street, for the last meeting of the current year. Hostesses. besides Mrs. Rus- sell, will be Mrs. Milton Sawyer and Mrs. Juliette Russell. Meet- ing will be called to order at 3:30 o'clock. NOTES OF TODAY To Miami On Visit Mrs. J. P. Roberts and daugh- ter, Mrs. J. R. Pinder, left on the early bus this morning for Miami to spend several weeks with rel- atives. Home To Tampa Obdulio Rodriguez, who had been in Key West or two months visiting with relatives and Masti Club Sponsors Straw Vote Dance Pena’s Garden of Roses will be the scene of great activities to- awaited and well-planned straw vote-dance given under the aus- pices of Chib Marti, and::.spon- sored by all local candidates, will take place, Working the straw voté under a different system and plan from others which have proved un- favorable to voters as well as the candidates themselves, the com- mittee in charge of this affair announces that the ballot box will not be placed at the voting {spot before 9 p. m. Friday and jonly those holding invitations morrow night when the Iong-! ‘The Citizen weleomes expres- sions of the views of its read- ers, but the editor reserves the right to which PEOPLE'S FORUM delete any items libelous accompany the letters and be published unless requested otherwise. | NO OFFICIAL INFORMATION | Editor of The Citizen: no official information, but in- You can bet your sweet life |that the congressman (Pat Can- jnon) has “no official informa- tion” that the RFC has said a! |single word or indicated in the! __. THE KEY WEST: CITIZEN EMPLOYMENT WEEK OPENED YESTERDAY PRESIDENT PROCLAIMED NA- TIONAL OBSERVANCE; RA- DIO FEATURE TODAY William V. Little, director of ithe local state employment -sétv- |tention to National Employment | “The congressman said he had! Week which is being celebrated | street, facing on Vernon Avenue, 315, according to the records. nationally this week by proc- ilamation of President Roosevelt. |dicated strongly that the RFC is) A radio program originating} ——$___>_~_EEE reluctant to approve the applica-|at Washington studios of the NBC} ,four permits issued for the fol- tion now before that corpora-|today between 12:15 and 12:30 ‘CLASSIFIED COLUMN 22 repairs: —— Committee for action tion.” |p. m. featured speeches by rep-! | Screen over the business place resentatives of the U. S. Veterans} Administration, the three major! i veterans’ organizations and the United States Employment Serv- ice, jice, today called The Citizey’s a situsted 200 feet from the corner |Harry M. Baker, Real Estate Transfers ‘APRIL PERMITS ee C. Sawyer, comprise the follow- FINAL TWO DAYS REPAIRS ing: at | Rebecea Sands to Susie Gard-) FOR MONTH TOTALLED ner, for $10 and other valuable * $840.00 |considerations, lot facing on ee street at the corner of | Catherine, and Watson streets. First National Bank to Edward L. Bacon of New York, property | lof Vernon Avenue and South/bered 29, and the cost was $16,- Since the report of last week's‘ H building and repair permits has ;been published there have been ‘for $10 and other valuable con- siderations. at 425 Duval street: Owner, Hugh Williams; cost, $40. " Repair and paint, one storyj residence at 1114 Watson street. | Owner, Joe Baker; cost, $100. LOST LOST—Black pin seal Wallet li- COUNTY SEEKS (Continued from Page One) There were $987.79 in cash and $17.64 in bonds. Communication from Hersel Thompson advised that be had lost his boat during the heavy winds of last month He asked Building permits issued from {the commissioners to come to bus the office of Building Inspector |@5sistamce as he had seven small sg. for April, num- |children and the only means of ».. learning a living for his family |was with a boat. The communication stated tha he had always been a good - zen and a good father. The met ter was referred to the Poor Hi Names of Miliman Pinde Hersell Demeritt and Clement Albury were presented by Com missioner Monsalvatge to be dered replaced in the list of voters. |to cast a vote for their favorite to turn down the application of jeandidates. Voting will close at/the Florida Keys Aqueduct Com- 11:15 at which time count will| mission for a loan to run a pipe- |begin. Committee in charge of}line of fresh water from Florida icounting votes'are Scott Saw- | City to Key West. ‘yer, Robert Schultz and George} And as a sensible man or a | Watkins. |sensible woman you naturally | Those holding invitations are|wonder why this same Cannon, and their parties will be entitled slightest degree that it is going! = . containing money, driver’s President Rooseyelt proclaimed; conse and cards, Finder return the special week with these; Coral Hotel Apartments and words: i js i “I do hereby declare the week} Soyag™ Teward. No questions beginning May 1, 1940, as Na- tional Employment Week, and ANTED Sunday, May 5, 1940, as Nation- ¥ al. Employment Sunday. I urge’ WANTED—Dealer - Representa-| all churches, civic organizations, Clerks and imspectors for the second primary were selected by the commissioners, and with 2 General repairs of one-story place of business at the corner of Francis and Southard streets. Owners, Lillian McKillip and f¢W changes, are the same as Agnes Reardon; cost, $200. those which will serve im the General repairs on one-story | fitSt primary on May 7 residence at 1209 Pearl street.| Pegg js reper nana ‘ts ould meet with t Owner, Frank Veliz; cost, $500. "ern cena diiiaieaiens friends, left on the 7 o'clock bus asked to bring the ballot already | admitting he has “no official in- for his home in Tampa. Continues Sponging William Knowles, marked and ready to drop in the j box placed at the entrance of the dance hall. Additional ballots who was! wll be on hand to be’ given those; jformation”, could have “indi- jeated strongly” that the RFC is |“reluctant” about anything. The “story” about the proposed visiting his family for a few | céining in a party with an in-| pipeline of water was sent out by days, left today for Duck Key to/vited guest. Only one sample|the Herald Bureau in Washing- join his vessel and continue his sponging work for several weeks longer. Returns To Daytona A. E. Paul, who had been visi ing in the city for two days-and Was a guest at the Hotel Concha, left this morning for his home in Daytona Beach. Mayor Recovers Mayor Willard Albury, who has been indisposed for the past! several days, is now able to be about his duties, according to an- nouncement made this morning. Attention—Navy Wives Regular meeting of the Navy Wives Club will be held tomor- row, Friday, at 1:30 p. m. at the American Legion Hall on White- head street. Gardner Visits Family | | pallot is being sent with each in- ‘yitation which are being sent to |ton and is published in The Mi- jami Herald today. There is not |chambers of commerce, boards of trade, veterans’ organizations, in- dustry, labor, public spirited citi- | zens, radio and the press through- out the United States to observe | the week as National Employ-; ment Week, to the end that in-} terest in the welfare of all the’ ‘unemployed, and especially the} {local dancers and fun-seekers ap-|one word of news in the “story”| worker over 40, may be stimu-| jpearing on the qualified list. \ Laie | | HI-SKULE JOTTINGS La: ' By BILL A new boys’ club called |“Chop-Chop” is now being or- {ganized in Key West. “Dictator” |John Brady, son of Lieut.~-Comdr. !J. K. Brady, U.S.N., is temporary ‘presiding officer. “The club's jpurpose is to promote sports lamong the younger generation [here in Key West”, President ;Brady said. The club has six |charter members and will bring tin two every week until the de- ;sired number is signed. | The “Dogging” of new mem- {bers is a complete week in which or a single definite statement and it was not touched by the press services. In the first of four short paragraphs Cannon “ex- |pected”; in the second paragraph Cannon “indicated strongly”; in the third the navy department “is | stood”, and in the fourth Cannon jand Chairman Vinson | pected”. : | In my newspazer work of more than a third of a century, jhave never seen in print so glar- jing and so lurid a piece of prop- 'aganda as that “story” is. I have |heard condemnations right and left since the war started in Eu- rope about the fishy propaganda lof this and that nation, but in |that propaganda there has been a jdefinite statement, now and then, but that Herald “story” is “are ex- George Gardner, formerly of, the “dogs” are not allowed to|,,4e up wholly of blah and Key West but now making his home in Jacksonville, was a visi- have any excess money. They icannot go to any movies and |hooey and what have you. Key Westers should know that tor in the city this morning for a! they have to do anything within| tore i, a gang of Miamians that short time calling on his mother !reason the members require. At lis trying to wreck the Florida and other relatives, and friends,|the end of the week the “dogs” K.y< Aqueduct Commission, and and returned to Jacksonville this |Will be initiated as fully pledged/|th2¢ gang bas a couple of dis- afternoon. Demeritts Return Here W. W. Demeritt, who has been | members. | The club has access to bowl- jing, swimming and other recrea- tion at the Navy Yard. | gruntled war horses in Key West that are fuming and sweating and pawing in their attempts to stir) up dissension among us. Three’ |lated and employment be extend: | ed to them”. : i | ‘DIVIDEND PAID ON | | the |expected”, and Cannon “under- | TROPICAL BLDG. j In tomorrow's issue of The| | Citizen will appear a notice from! the office of Probate Judge Ray-! mond R. Lord, advising all cred-; |itors of the Tropical Building! Company that they are to be; paid a final dividend of one and; jone-fifth per cent, which has | |been declared on all claims. ' | “Checks which amount to $1.-| |001.45 are to be distributed to the! claimants”, Judge Lord said, and} this will be the second. dividend ‘to be declared by him since his; appointment as receiver. A divi- 'dend of 10 per cent was declared jon April 14, 1939 FIRE ENGINE = TESTING TANKS, tive for Monroe County to dis- tribute the Perfection Stove Company’s latest model of Su- EATHER BUREAU | perfex Refrigerator. Operates | | on either kerosene or gas. The RELEASES REPO | j most -economical refrigerator | made. A real money-making | Proposition for right party. Mcteorological summary for Must beable to furnish $50 the month of April, as issued by | bond. For further details write the United States Weather Bu-| LIBBY .& FREEMAN, Box eau, shows a maximum of 86 de-| 2201, Orlando, Fla. may1-3tx | grees on April 8 and a minimum of 57 degrees on April 15. Ex- FOR RENT tremes this month since 1871 were highest, 91, and lowest, 54. Precipitation was very light, the greatest amount being regis- tered on April 26, 1.79 inches. } The departure from normal for the month is 1.19 inches. Prevailing wind was from the east with an hourily velocity of 10.9. The highest velocity shown! this month was on April 1, 1931, when the wind reached a velocity ; Re Se a ee FURNISHED APARTMENT, clean and cool, hot and cold water, light and gas included. Reasonable rent. SILVER PALMS, Eaton and Elizabeth Sts. apr23-Imo FURNISHED APARTMENT with private bath. Apply 906 Grin- nell off Division Street near Bell Tower. may1-2tx SIX-ROOM FURNISHED! HOUSE, two baths, all electric. Phone 79-W. apr3-tx “Everything is Developing - Printing - i AFGA EASTMAN Cameras - Films - Supplies —— 24-HOUR SERVICE —— GENE AUTRY RANCHO GRANDE also SELECTED SHORT SUBJECTS FURNISHED UPSTAIRS APART- MENT with Electric Refrigera- tor. One block from Beach, 421 United street. Apply Valdez Bakery-~ aprl7-té FOR RENT—To couple. Delight: | ful four-room Furnished Apart- ment in private home, running | water. No children or ani- mals. 615 Elizabeth street. Phone 117. apr25-tf HOTELS ployed in the polls on Monday evening, before election vy. ae o'clock in the county co vase to make any necessary tions the mannes in whoch the ek is tobe conducted and to give required im ‘rm as to challeggés at the polls election day. xplama- of 45 miles per hour west. There have been 18 days clear weather, seven days showr as partly cloudy and as cloudy. THEATER Conrad Veidt—Valerie Hobser U-BOAT 28 fwe days The Favorite in Key West STAR + BRAND CUBAN COFFEE ON SALE AT ALL GROCERS retired from the Coast Guard, as commander, and Mrs. «Demeritt,| Eight new were arrivals last night from|been added to the equipment re- Jacksonville where Mr. Demeritt|cently of the Key West High had been attending to some final | School typing class of Mrs. Hilde- business affairs before his retire- | gard Russell. Two new ma- ment became effective yester-|chines have also been added to Professor Horace O’Bryant’s of- |fice. The machines cost $1,200. ‘ALLIES ABANDON Final decree in the eae SOUTH NORWAY suit of Walter Farquhar versus} Isabel Richardson Farquhar, was Scandivanian ventured filed and recorded in the office} i rted of Clerk Ross C. Sawyer of Cir- |Chamberlain, repo cuit Court yesterday afternoon. (Continued from Page One) to date, that the |Germans had lost three or four cruisers, eleven destroyers and typewriters have \ |of those men, two of them in Mi-| Engine from Station No. 1 is) ami and one in Key West, are’ being used today for the Porter white hot with resentment be-|Dock Company to fill the Texas \cause they tried and tried and|Company tanks with water to | tried to be appointed on the com-/| make a test for that company to! mission and were turned down determine if there are any leaks/ flatly, and since then have kept} jn the containers. their tomahawks sharpened. | The tanks have recently un-/ Key Westers should know also | dergone a thorough cleaning and |that the navy department has} overhaul and places in the bot- not said a single word that it has |toms have been replaced. | any intention whatever of run-| The operations of testing the | ning a pipeline of water to Key | tanks will be completed this aft- ; West, and Cannon, in all his} .enoon about 4 o'clock. ; booming about this matter, has) “astm ere | | All the propaganda whispered GOES THRU SHOES | |around Key West that the RFC is Suit was filed in the Circuit Court yesterday in the case of the divirce sought by Charles Emick from Marie Emick. EDWIN LARSON TO SEEK POST AS TREASURER \fiye submarines and thousands of men on many transports that ‘were sunk. The British, on the ‘other hand, had lost only four de- stroyets and three ‘submarines and a few minor ships. He ad- |mitted ‘that five other warships jhad been badly damaged. | Superiority of the German air) ‘force in keeping ships from land- {ing reinforcements was account- going to turn down the loan be- cause of legal flaws in the bill lcreating the commission has been |rotten politics. Before the bilk was introduced in the legislature the best legal minds in Talla- hassee said every provision of the bill is constitutional, and the firm of the best bond lawyers in the country, with offices in New Your friends can smell it. You} can’t. You get accustomed to! the odor. Make this overnight! test. Get 30¢ worth of TE-OL; |Solution from any druggist. Ap-! \ply before retiring for F. |Sweaty or itching feet or “A' lete’s Foo Your 30c back in \the morning if not pleased. Lo- teally at Gardner’s Pharmacy.—i ‘adv. H BRING YOUR VISITING friends | - in need of a good night's rest to THE OVERSEAS HOTEL. Clean rooms, enjoy the homey | atmosphere. Satisfactory rates. 917 Fleming St. apr17-tf NICE! Y FURNISHED ROOMS, ! hot and cold running water. Beach two blocks. Summer rates. VALDES HOTEL, 521 United Street. apré-tf FOR SALE EIGHT-ROOM HOUSE, concrete block, all modern conveniences, double garage. Owner leaving town. 1423 Von Phister street, Phone 480-W. apr27-30;may2 FOR SALE—Good Second Hand} Piano, price $35. Box LP, The Citizen. may2-3tx TYPEWRITING PAPER — 500 Sheets, 75c. The Artman Press. | may19-tf Requests the Privilege of Continuing to Serve as Your Comptroller This is the record the People of | Florida, by Their Fine Coop-| eration Made Possible. ME it Hl } (Continued from Page One) | the House for two terms, begin-|ed the main reason why the south ning this service at the youthful! Norwegian campaign will not be age of 29. continued at this time. In terri- He resigned his seat in the|tory north of Trondheim, how- Senate in August, 1933, to accept |ever, the lines will be more tight-| the post of Collector of Internal |ly drawn and continued efforts to Revenue. capture that city will be made. As a legislator, Larson had op-! York, says the bill is constitu-| ti The Comptroller's office ‘ional. ; issues 1,500,000 checks in a year—40,000 old folks and 30,000 unemployed receiving social security checks can tell you how promptly they receive their checks each month. We have not had a bank failure in Florida since the comptroller approved their financial set up and author- SAM E. HARRIS. | Key West, Fla., May 2, 1940. ANSWERS TO | TODAY’S DAILY QUIZ portunity to study ae govern- SWEDISH VESSEL j mental operations at close range Below Answers ‘oday’s DODGES BLOCKADE Daily Quis printed eee 2 "| moeapage 2. 3 saad i ing e mora’ jum. and the experience gained in this service, together with - the of excellent record which he estab-! (Continued from Page One) | We have paid state ap- lished in the collector's office,|near the Saturnas were hit and! 1. For Andrew Jackson, “Old propriations for = have equipped him exceptionally |sunk, Berg declared, and it ap- Hickory”; for Thomas J.| Vrs a aoe ia: well for the high office to which | peared a 1,000 to 1 shot that he Jackson, “Stonewall”. creekad trim dash tain <iioe he now aspires. and his crew of 40 would get Octagon. million dollars per year to Larson is a graduate of the law} through the barrage. Luckily, a Germany. more than twelve million school of the University of Flor-|dense fog came up just when it Alfred E. Landon of Kansas. ° ida, and since receiving his de-| appeared darkest for them, «and Tron. pus gree has maintained an active enabled Bérg to set a different With. 3g connection with the Alumni As-|coursey eventually for the, United Vermont. : i DELIVERED sociation. For several years he;}States and Key West, and slip} 8. Los Angeles, Calif. “ia: D. AILY F has been a member of the Uni-|through the blockaded area. “Where’ was then the gentle-| versity Committee on Athletics; The Saturnas, according to man?” i EVERYWHERE and in this capacity has had a!Jehnson, who was shown through/10. Stool. ! prominent part in securing fi-|the ship, is new, with modern | Th e ompson Enterprises INCORPORATED nancial assistance for deserving|equipment throughout. It has no} No new county has been cre- students. He is a member of the|cargo on board, which fact is'ated in New England since 1860. | PHONE NO. 8 four million dollars per year to be matched by al- most as much Federal mohey to ii assist- | | i i | j } t i gel ity ARE REE REE i : : fnetal itdnecelae tpbad tr if & H i att of & Ortega Methodist Church and | significant. Apparently, its orig-{ chairman of its board of stew-/inal orders, so abruptly made void; ards. by the blockade, were to proceed! “Iam making the race for to some European port to pick, State Treasurer”, Larson stated up some sort of cargo for convey- today, “on my own merits. All|ance back to the home port, or: expénses of my campaign are be- to some other Scandinavian port. ing borne by myself, and I am|That circumstance is known only not now a holder of any Federal | to Captain Berg, and he couldn't or state office or job”. nor wouldn’t tell. | uf if For Fifty Years A NAME! 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