The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 23, 1940, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 69 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. VOLUME LXI. No. 124. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1940 New Generating. Unit To Be Installed By KW. EQUIPMENT TO ARRIVE LATE NEXT MONTH; TOTAL INSTALLATION COST, $125,000 |\JOE ALLEN IS NEW PRESI- The Key West Electric Com- pany started work today clearing space in its power plant for the! inctallation of a new generating unit, which will cost approxi- mately $125,000 installed. The company has contracted with Stone & Webster Engineer- ing Corporation for the perform- | ance of this work, which will be carried on under the personal su- pervision of their construction superintendent, L. W. Wilke Mr. Wilkes arrived in Key W Monday of this to take charge of the work. The unit will be Westing- house 700-kilowatt generator, di- connected to Busch- 1,000-horsepower, eight- four-cycle, 257 r.p.m. Diesel engine with the necessary auxiliary equipment. The en- gine, generator and a major part of the auxiliary equipment will be shipped from St, Louis early week a rectly Sulzer cylinder, a next month and it is now esti- mated that the instailation work will be completed and the unit ready for commercial operation not later than October 1. This new generating unit will replace one of the older 160-kilo- watt units now in use in the com- pany’s power plant, and will in- crease the generating capacity of the plant approximately thirty- five percent. “A growing demand for elec- tric service, principally because of Key Wesi’s present develop- ment along tourist lines, and the recent increase in governmental activities here and also the fur- ther increase in government op- erations now contemplated, to- gether with most favorable indi- cations for a continuance of tour- ist development, have made this increase in our generating facili- ties necessary”, B. L. Grooms, president of the company, today. The company rebuilt all of its main distribution feeders and completely revamped its switch- board at the power plant | year, at a cost of approximately $45,000. At that time, the capa- city of feeders was increased con- siderably and the distribution was changed from two-phase to three-phase current. Before the arrival of equip- ment, local contract work will concentrate on installation of new cement foundations afd steel-work frame-supports for the unit The equipment is being shipped via rail to Miami, thence via the Overseas Transportation Company, the heavier pieces coming to this city on barges of that company. CITY COUNCIL IN SPECIAL SESSION Key West City Council will as- semble tonight at 8:00 o'clock in council chambers at City Hall in a special session to bring up the new Zoning Ordinance on its third and final reading. It is expected that no. further changes will be countenanced by the council in . that sufficient hearings have already been held on the ordinance. Attorney Aqui- lino Lopez, Jr., will read the whole measure as required by law. DANCE Saturday Night—10 Till ? RAUL’S CLUB Dancing to a Brand New 6-Piece JAZZ BAND No Admission or Cover Charge said INSTALLATION | HELD FOR NEW LEGION HEADS COLORFUL CEREMONY | LAST NIGHT AT LEGION | Work on the construction of HALL; DISTRICT orricers |‘ addition to the naval dis- !pensary at the naval station is WERE PRESENT nearing completion, M. E. Ben- Cooperation of Florida depart-|"¢tt foreman in charge of ‘con- ment officials of the American |Struction, stated today. y jLegion and state, county and | The structure is very roomy \city officials in arranging the ‘and comfortable, and is so con- late nee poomigng |Sttucted that every inch of avail- jat a meeting last night of Arthur jable space in the ouilding is used Sawyer Post 28. \for the accommodation of the Occasion was the installation joffices, six private rooms, X-ray of officers of Arthur Sawyer room and laboratory and operat- post and of the Key West unit of ing rooms and, in one section, Workmen Here Praised NEARS COMPLETION Electric Co. JAYCEES HOLD ELECTION MEET DENT; REVIEW OF YEAR WAS HEARD RED CROSS’ | QUOTA S CAPTAINS TAKE OVER DIS- | TRICTS THIS MORNING AT! BREAKFAST AND PROCEED | WITH CANVASS } | Six captains, and other in-' {terested members of crews or- “ganized by the local Red Cross chapter under leadership of Chairman Charles Taylor, re- ported for breakfast at Pepe's Coffee Shop this morning at 9:00 o'clock and proceeded to lay ‘plans for a systematic canvas of .the city for funds to meet the ‘Key West quota of $600 in the { the Legion auxiliary, but follow- will be placed 12 beds in addi-}national drive for emergency re-, ing the colorful and impressive tion to beds in another section lief as quickly as possible. ceremonies the meeting de-jof the building. 5 rt | i Annual election of officers of |Y°l@Ped a long succession of; Work was started on March 11 At a late hour today, it was re- ported that the crews were meet- Key West Junior Chamber of Commerce was held at the bi-'has ever been called upon to en- necessary materials. All of the', The city was divided into six monthly dinner meeting of the organization last evening at local restaurant. Joe Allen was named pre: dent, Delmar Butler, vice-presi- dent; Charles Roberts, treasurer; Joe Pinder, secretary; directors, two-year term: Hunter Harden and Dan Harrison; directors, one- year term: Wilbert Moehrke, Billy Warren’ and Cheste! Knowles. Charles E. Roberts, one of the delegates to the recent state con- vention of Junior Chamber of Commerce in Pensacola, told the organization of success of this meeting and how well the Key Westers were entertained in Pen- sacola. President Isadore Weintraub called attention to the approach- ing National Convention to be held in Washington, D. C. and asked as many of the Jaycees as could to attend. Matter of giving aid to move- ment now “on fodt~ to maintain the Monroe County Clinic was discussed at length and Billy Warren was appointed as head of trict, state and national Sons of |S by Mrs. Bernard J. Cruz from | vestigate how the Legion program; Department jdelegates of this city present at committee to i Jaycees could assist in keeping the clinic open. Final report on fishing tourney was heard and Hunter Harden, chairman of tourney committee, was commended for the fine work which he did in behalf of the organization during first year of the tourney. CHARLESTON NAVY CREW IS OVERDUE MECHANICS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND TO START IN- DUSTRIAL ACTIVITY It was learned this morning that Lieutenant Commander W. J. Murphy, US.N., of the struction Corps at the Charlestor Navy Yard, who has been assign- ed to duty at Key West, and was expected here yesterday, did not arrive and is now expected to be in Key West at a later date, pos- | sibly this weekend. The lieutenant-commander ha been assigned to the Key Wes al station for the purpose of assisting in the opening of the station on an industrial basis and | will be accompanied here by 16 leading mechanics. RITES TOMORROW FOR J. B. GRIFFIN James B. Griffin. known to a host of friends as “Captain Ben”, died in his residence, 1207 Flor- ida street, at 3:00 o'clock yes- terday afternoon. Funeral serv- ices wilb'be held 4:00 o'clock to morrow.afternoon from Ley Me- morial Church, where the body will be placed at 2 o’clock, Rev. O. C. Howell officiating. Pritchard Funeral Home will be in charge of arrangements. The deceased is~ survived by numerous nieces and nephews. T. B. (Tubby) PRICE WILL SPEAK in behalf of the candidacy cf Senator Chas. 0. Andrews Saturday Night. 8 o’Clock LA CONCHA PARK (Paid Political Advertisement) Con- | iproferred assistance in handling and there was some delay, due the first big convention this city to the non-arrival on schedule of 'tertain. ; ‘time lost, however, has been re- At the same time, district and ‘gained and today the structural |state department offi of the work is up to the minute. veteran organization stressed the; The w. side of the structure Importance of the _various is a wide and pleasant appear- |patriotic and youth activities of ing porch, entirely screened, the American Legion in the seri--and is a particularly inviting fous national and international | yo for the patients who are tproblems resulting from the in-lrecovering from their iline: . |vasion of oe Democracies by! Mr. Bennett said that he was }totalitarian nations. ! F i = $ very much pleased with the _ Firm promises to assist Arthur workmen he had been able to Sawyer Post in handling next ure Key West. They had i isec in Key st. iS ‘year’s convention were made by | proven to a extertionally re- Council President William A.!tiable and directing their work digas epee Une oe ee ‘had proven to be a pleasure. Cc ayor ilar - ury, sltint a's _ by Carl Bervaldi, chairman of > the Monroe county commission RED MEN’S 1941 and by State Representative Ber- nie C. Papy. | Speeches lauding the program} of the American Legion, the ef-j forts of Arthur Sawyer Post in; bringing the convention to Key! WORD RECEIVED FROM DELE- West and the hospitality of the} ,city were made by Art Ryan,! GATES NOW IN SES- |district vice commander of tI i js SION AT TAMPA Florida department of the Le- | gion; Judge Advocate J. K. Wil- | liams of the Florida department; ! Alege: aoc aht N. P. Hiatt, chairman of the dis- teleeram tecelved this aaa Chaplain Ed Stratham, and Ed- !the Order of Red Men and De- {ward Keene, publisher of a vet- [See Of Pocahontas convention i eran publication. =inpe, ate 7 x ote | District Comma fuera een in-|had voted to hold its 1941 con- stalled the new officers of the Vention in Key West. Key West post, while Mrs. N. P.! The advice also stated that |Hiatt, district president of the! Mrs. Alice Curry had been elect- jauxiliary organization, installed /©4 to the post of Great Keeper jthe officers of the Key West/of Wampum in the Pocahontas jauxiliary. An interested specta-|TSanization, succeeding Mrs. tor, who also gave a fine talk, |Miriam E. Carey, who has served |was Mrs. Zoe Buzzelf, depart. | in that capacity for five years. |ment president of the auxiliary. |Mrs. Carey was awarded a Past Post officers installed were 'Great Pocahontas jewel. Harold Russell, commander; Al| Other members attending jMills, first vice commander; ‘Session in Tampa from Key West | Myrtland Cates, second vice com-!4fe Bernice Park; Annie Baker, |mander; William Reardon, ad-!Past Great Pocahontas; Cin- |jutant; John Pinder, finance of-/derella Roberts. Great Guard of jficer: R. A. Lehmann, chaplain; the Forest; Lillie | Victor Hartmann, historian; John |Kemp; Lenora Roberts; Mamie |Delpino, sergeant at arms, and |S@wyer and Irene Adams, rep- | Bill Lee, Dr. A. M. Morgan and ;Tesentatives. ;Donald Welch, executive com- | cn ‘SMALL SPONGE officers installed j were Mrs. Grace Archer, presi-j S ‘ALE VESTERD. AY { Auxiliai ;dent; Mrs. Walter Kemp and Mrs. Harold Russell, vice presi-j ‘dents Mrs. Will Richardson, treasurer; Mrs. Ralph Sawyer, Se e -cretary; Mrs. Ross Spencer. cor- At the sponge sale yesterday responding. sectetary; Sirs, JOe-- 1-1 -tee smallest sale dicapohete hine Piodela, chaplain; Mrs. |"! ; : |Grace Gibson, historian, and | ‘hat has been conducted in many {Mrs. Jack Wharton, sergeant | a artiol jat arms. é 3 i ae brought a price of $16.50. Five After ‘emuming Senin 200) is bunched. were oie Meaie. the post from Commander Wil-| : Buyers, who were at the dock, liam Reardon, past commander nied large sales were St ex. and new adjutant, Commander ae 3 |Russell turned the gavel over to = acorn! ES el ena Dr. A. M Morgan, who served as Sis ie = eeulee innstos- 0k Goneuannten Sponge vessels have left and had =" z ora fitted out for lengthy voyages to i Before the meeting, some 30 jinvestigate “spots” where the men and women of the Legion as and a number of city and civic |!@"er and more prolifie sponges officials sat down to dinner at La Concha hotel. Améng those |! aftr jpresent were William V. Little, |/©3St six weeks. president of the Rotary club;} Representative Papy, Commis- | "7PM s Cok tL Lf Freeman, SC. Singlcton of tne |CRUISER ‘SEA SONG’ HERE FOR FISHING Chamber of Commerce, Mrs.! “Sea Song” . Georgia Stratham, Miss Gladys; Stratham, John Houston, Johni Delgado, Mrs. Mary Kelly, }and several officers of the Legion and auxiliary, whose names already have been mentioned. 50 FRACTURES IN 15 YEARS | LONDON—Eric Tench, 15, a victim of a form of rickets which , manifests itself by brittle bones, has had more than fifty frac- tures in his life. He has been in and out of hospitals ever since he was born, FRE E —wwmeerreews the} Hart; Lillie H There were only seven | ing with success in their en- deavor. j districts and each team was given ‘a district to cover. In addition, ithe Senior and Junior Woman's ; iclubs and Navy Wives Club were | sponsoring tables at strategic lo- feations to accept donations. | | Chairman Taylor today re- ceived the following message from Norman H. Davis, national chairman of the Red Cross, at Washington, D. C.: | ! “With several million men jlocked in mortal combat on iFrench and Belgian soil, the re- {lief needs of Belgian-French peo- ples are reaching staggering pro- jportions. Already five million ‘pitiful refugees are clogging “every road into Central-southern ; |France trying to escape bombing and strafing from airplanes. “Our representatives in France ;report thousands dying by road- sides of wounds, fright and hun- tger. American Red Cross must rush relief of every kind if these | innocent people are to be saved.’ |< “We are expediting millions of dollars in money and supplies, but lwe need more and bigger con- ;tributions to carry on. I cannot lurge upon you too strongly the need for prompt action if we are to befriend these sorely tricd {victims of brutal warfare. | “We count upon you to reach jand oversubscribe your goal with- jin the shortest possible. Every jday’s delay means hundreds may ,die because we have not brought {them aid in this their saddest Eas FIVE HIRED AT | | NAVAL STATION ‘ |CLASSIFIED LABOR LIST AP- | PEARED YESTERDAY FOR PROBATIONAL PERIOD i i ae | The naval station -informed j The Citizen this morning +that jthe following classified laborers jhad been certified for proba- jtional employment: | street; Harold Albury, 619 Grin-_ {nell street; 918 Fleming street; at the municipal dock there was:Canalejo, 510 Amelia strect, and by Landon that {Otto i street. Aguero, tified yesterday. CLAIMS CITRUS | AIDS TB. CASES { Che Kry West Citizen PRICE FIVE CENTS n Drives Now Within 30 Mies OF English Cast SESS SS SS LA GALLOWAYS LOOKING FORWARD TO RETURN In a message to The Citi- zen received this week, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Galloway of Port Alleghany, Penna., ex- tended greetings to their many friends here and stat- ed that they “will be glad to be back, as the city won their hearts to most re- markable degree Mr. Galloway will be re- membered as the author of a series of articles called “Na- ture Notes”, written for the Port Alleghany paper and re- printed in The Citizen. The articles contained interesting comments on Key West. ISS IIIS SSS PRESIDENT TO ADDRESS NATION SUNDAY NIGHT FIRESIDE CHAT TO GIVE DE- FENSE PROGRAM DETAILS; U. S. CHECKS UP ON ‘FIFTH COLUMN’ ACTIVITY (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, May 23.—De- velopments were coming thick and fast toaay in the nation’s capital as preparations were be- ing made by Congress to pass legislation approving of the President's National Defense program. Secretary Early anounced to- day that President Roosevelt would go on the air next Sunday night at 9:30 o’dlock (EST) to deliver a “Fireside Chat”, giv- ing full particulars of his de- fense program. Failure of several committees to report on various divisions of the appropriations sought, due to much detailed study of pro- visions, has resulted in final Passage of the full $1,100,000,000 program being delayed another 24 hours. Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau announced today that his department was engaged in issuing licenses to a number of manufacturing firms permit- ting the construction of airplanes under government regulations. “National Unity for National Defense” was the subject of a conference held here today be- tween Secretary of State Cordell William F. Collins, 1025 Eaton Hull and Alf. M. Landon, 1936} GOP standard bearer. Landon’s Ellsworth Johnson, visit yesterday with President | Carmichael, 70, owner of Silver Armando Roosevelt headlined a demand | Springs, died yesterday at Mun- the President 805 Catherine give a positive statement that he City after would not seek a third term be- Advices received at the sta- fore the subject of coalition cab-' sold which }tion stated that the list was cer-'inet move be discussed. The Martin Dies committee will probably receive more money to carry on its investiga- tion of “fifth column” move- ments in the country, as more news is issued of important ac- part of foreign agents. State department heads were PRISON SENTENCE INVESTIGATE ACTIONS PLED GUILTY TO GRAND) LARCENY: PARROTT | FAILED TO APPEAR Tiipnien “Trojan Horse” element Rafael Martinez, alias Juan} c Lopez White Martinez, charged | ™ England tedey ir = wide move with grand larceny, the theft Of | ment subvers: © $56 from Miss Stetla Thompson, | aie “ata of Fleming street, was the only | tivity coincident with expocer case in Criminal Court disposed} of this morning. Martinez piead- | jed guilty when the charge was|om the part of Nazi army unit read and was- sentenced by the} . judge to one year in the state! Which are mow appronimately prison at Raiford. miles from this nation’s sho: Court was convened at 9. 30] o'clock, with Judge William v.|®! Belogne. France. Albury presiding. County Solici-| tor Alien B. Cleare Jr., Clerk C.|, /Sam_B. Curry, Chief Deputy | “°™ Sheriff Bernard Waite and Bail- |?! uff Ray Eiwood present junits an After the judge pronounced | hours, with sentence on Martinez the case of | pushed northwar the State against Milton H. Par-| seacoast from rot, charged with the non-sup- | Bologne sectar port of his wife and minor child, | claimed captum was called for trial. The baliff!the report could went in search of the accused | firmed at now and returned to inform the judge| Prime Minister that he had gone to Miami. {mitted that tixse Parrot was under recognizance | fightine im that « bond and the judge issued an or-| Naz bombers ~ der that he was to be arrested |hav- attacked Dower when he returned to the city, and | southeast seapert cities Placed in the custody of the! nation Ist night but @ accuret- sheriff to be held for trial jimformation could The case of Etta McCann.} French seaport charged with the theft of $410) >-avily strafed from Marvin D. Griffin was set! that harbor stex for trial at tomorrow morning’s!-an be carré Session and it was announced | night hours that Attorney- Fred Pine, from) Wi Church Miami, will be in court to handle | serious toduy im his the case for the defendant. jconcerning the Naz The case of Hamilton Sawyer. | pointed out thet if t charged with assault and battery captured Bologne on the person. of Somers Hick-| within 18 miles of Ca man in which the jury disagreed nearest port to Engler at the trial yesterday, was con- (the cl el cr a = tinued until the next term. Heav: Judge Albury announced a re-/in thet cess until 9:30 o'clock tomorrow | bard Brit morning British ferring © had reported with th admit Naz an attack on coast. President to be contacted stop activity groups again cuarding stituted bere umn” activity « German svmpattuzers Royal Ar Force plan accurded hugh prasse the war department cessful opeTaton agamst several German -scale invasion maneuver tte being gus ens tey SILVER SPRINGS PONEER DIES (ED) CARMICHAEL TO- MORROW AT OCALA Gern ne Brite movetente (Special to The Citizen) OCALA, May 23—C. (Ed) or the rns muta. rce Memorial Hospital in an illness of this ten ~~ the Licee the Nazs, but Naru iding weeks. He was a pioneer citizen of |Marion County, primary de- veloper of Silver Springs; owner of the Silver Springs Court Hotel and other valuable properties, and was for many years chair- man of the board, of Marion county commission®rs; promin- | ae 2 empinnt the said to be still {tivities being uncovered’ on the €Mtly identified in local, political) and civic affairs and 2 charter) jmember of the Ocala Elks Lodge ORLANDO. May 23 (FNS)—'keeping a close watch on the /im which he held life member- are found and it was thought|D®- David T. Smith, Durham,’ Mexican border today as reports Ship. ithat they would be gone for at |N- C., speaking before the Florida came through that hundreds of 4s owner of Silver Springs, be} ‘uberculosis and Health Associa-|German nationalists had disem- |Started its first stages of develop-| jtion here this week, urged that! barked during the past three Ment as one of America's patients be given plentysof orange | juice to combat the disease, con; tending that citrus juice aided <in recovery. | | i = ‘across the border into Texas are |Vidson, the present operators, for ‘495% being investigated by hi weeks at Mexican ports. Reported influx of aliens LET’S BE RIGHT THIS TIME! work for Monroe peovle—free from Let’s Lead This Year’s Parade for SPESSARD L. HOLLAND voters, free to outside dictation.” For GOVERNOR County Jobs For County Residents! @olitical Advertisement Paid For By Friends of Mr, Holland) ite FBL |@ known sightseeing resorts, and | get in 1925 leased it to Ray and Da-|),.. period of fifty years. The funeral will be held at the |