The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 6, 1940, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 60 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Che Kry VOLUME LXI. No. 136. County Board: Purcilase THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U. S. A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1940 $32,000 | ELECTION FEES PAY-DAY FRIDAY eer THREE PRECINCTS RECEIVE eee Cecil B. De Mille Named ‘Reap Thé Wild Witid? Producer CITIZEN'S IDEA —— EXTRA PAY FOR MAY 28TH PRIMARY OVERTIME: SET | Miss Thelma Strabel has en- ABOUT PREMIERE HERE FOR HER i LAYED; | MussOLINt HEARS CABINET READY TO tlywood this summer to act in an French Ithusiastically endorsed The Citi-{advisory capacity to him, but be-| "=SIGN TO JOIN ARMY IF Of Bond Offerings * COMMISSIONER CURRY. TO REPRESENT BOARD | AT CONVENTION IN MI-| AMI ON JUNE 19 | | THREE CONSTRUCTION JOBS; Bond offerings of $32,000 were | ordered purchased by the iocend of county commissioners at their) regular meeting last night. There were three offerings, one of $1.-| 000, refunding, at 77'2, $1,000, bridge and road refunding at 7742 and one of $30,000, bridge ast one of and road refunding, at 78. torney W. Curry Harris was in- structed to draw up the proper resolution and forward it to the PERMITS ISSUED TOTAL $9,000, LISTED IN BAKER'S*'* OFFICE TODAY Permits for construction and repairs issued by spector Harry M. Baker yester- day afternoon and this morning amounted to $9,000 and were is-! sued for the following: General repairs to the power! house building of the Key West Electric Company plant on Fort} street, $5,000. Permit was granted to Mrs. Building In- | FEES OF JUDGE LORD !zen’s suggestion to hold a Key {West Premiere for her story, “Reap The Wild Wind”, accord-: Matters relating to the first ing to a letter received by the} primary election of May 7 and publisher of The Citizen this; ‘the second primary of May 28,: week, written in Miss Strabel’s were brought before the county ,present home in New York City. commissioners at the regular | Readers will recall the edi- meeting held last night. jtorial appearing in The Citizen On motion it was agreed that/just before the closing chapter jCounty Judge Raymond R. Lord jof “Reap The Wild Wind” in the {be allowed $7.50 each day for !Sat-Eve Post. in which it was the 12 days that absentee ballot-' suggested that the world pre-/ ing was going on in his office,|miere of the movie now in_ its! iduring the first primary, and $5 first stages of production be held! a day for each of the five” days :in the city about which the story; of absentee balloting in- the jis written—Key West. i second primary. Miss Strabel writes: 1 On motion it was agreed to al-| “I have been pleased and low the clerks, inspettors and jtouched by the lovely editorials jdeputy sheriffs who were onjyou have had in The Citizen; duty election day in precincts 3, about my story, ‘Reap The Wild 16 and 8, in the second primary, | Wind’. jan extra $5, as their work car-! “The latest news is that Cecil Tied them past the midnight 'B. De Mille is to produce the pic-! hour on the day of the election. ture and will get it under way! Clerk Ross C. Sawyer, then an-jvery soon on a budget of a mil-' neuer that ne Sai oe jlion dollars. I am going to Hol-; tors an leputies wou! paid j } fore then expect. to spend a week ITALY DECIDES TO FIGHT United or so in Key West, having a look at the progress of my new house. “I think your idea of a pre- (By Associated Press) miere in Key West is an excel-! ROME, June 6.—Italy moved lent one and when I come to Key ‘another step closer to war with West, hope to see you and dis- | the announcement today that a cuss with you what you think) 12-mile strip along the coast of could be done to put such an/Albania and in certain sections opening over in a spectacular | along the Italian coast are being fashion. I will then try to urge{ mined. F the idea in Hollywood”. i Warning to the United States Miss Strabel corrected the be-!not to intervene in the affairs of lief that her story would appear!Europe was issued today in a in novel form. She stated that|newspaper purported to be Mus- several publishers had approach- | solini’s mouthpiece. The article ed her to lengthen the story to| was written by the leading news- conform to standardé book form; | writer of italy, Gayda. but that she had declined. The article reminded the Unit- ‘The owner of the new southern-'ed States that foreign nations most house in the U: S. also nee lest? the Monroe Doctrine, tioned in her letter her pleasure! which guarantees protection for that Kev West has passed theiall nations of the American con- zoning ordinance. The fight ledjtinents. “The United States for that measure by The Citizen should, then, keep out of Europe and for a city “free of an unde-/and not butt in where it is not sirable honky tonk element” was |welcome”, the story continued. highly commended. “The United States cannot set loff tomorrow afternoon. | |e | itself up as a world judge”, Gay-/ da wrote, and continued to point out that “if that nation persisted | in its effort to control the affairs of Europe, a future war of the W.P.A. LABOR FOR "2" srsecs cass DEFENSE PROJECTS ULATE FRENCH SOL TOR HARRING- DIERS OF 1914 TON ISSUED NATIONAL ORDERS TODAY (Be Associated Preas) WASHINGTON, June 6—WPA issued national orders which will switch all labor where needed to the aid of the administration's defense program. A list of 73 projects has been Mary G. Perez for the construc-! continents would very likely re-published, consisting of navy, State Board of Administration at Tallahassee. Present at the meeting were Chairman Carl Bervaldi, Com-! missioners Braxton B. Warren and T. Jenkins Curry, Attorney Harris, Chief Deputy Sheriff Bernard Waite and a few inter- ested citizens. Commissioner Wm. Monsalvatge is visiting his son in New York Norberg Thompson is~visiting -his pineapple plantations and can- ning factory in Cuba. L. S. Gruber, treasurer of the Key West Hotel and Tourist Homes Association, addressed the board asking that he be given some information regarding the Progress being made on the pro- posed Public Beach Project. Chairman Bervaldi stated that the project, which is to be spon- sored by the county commission- ers, is now being prepared and is to be presented to the commis- sioners at the next meeting of the board. Communication from E. H. Beckett, secretary-treasurer, As- sociation of County Commission- ers of Florida, advised that the annual convention of the body would be held in the McAllister Hotel, Miami, June 19, 20 and 21, and ended his letter with “let's make it the largest and most worthwhile convention the association has ever held”. Commissioner Curry was named as the delegate to represent Mon- roe county at this convention, and Mr..Bervaldi said there was a possibility that-he would also attend. Communication from Olney C. Roberts advised that he was in need of assistance to pay for an operation for mastoiditis and that the operation would cost $150. Commissioner Curry was ap- pointed to investigate and report at the next meeting of the board. Communication from the Chamber of Commerce was read advising that that group was strongly in favor of the tinuation of the Health Unit in Key West and hoped that ar- rangements would be made “for the continuation of this indis- pensable item of community service”. Mr. Bervaldi said that an item of $500 for the continuation of this service had been ordered placed on the next budget, and (Continued On Page Four) REV. R. Z. TYLER ~ HERE TOMORROW tion of a two-unit apartment, 30; iby 40 feet, at the corner of Mar-| ;garet and United streets, to cost} $3,000. Nathan C. Niles secured a per-} mit for the construction of a} ‘SEEING EYE” DOG TO RECEIVE DECREE KATJE WILL BE RECOGNIZED] pians for a Summer Camp FOR “CANINE FI- jwhich will be available to .all To Open | Next Monday sult”: ‘ The announcement of the min- ed areas was succeeded by a! aie state: aces Sekine PPT EES cere wce that all vessels ap-' jarmy and air corps construction work in various areas along the Atlantic seaboard. These will jehildren of Elementary School! cf, it was said. { The camp program will be un- proaching Italy should take on DV immediate use of all WPA Italian pilots or run the risk of [200% according to the orders being blown up. | emanating from Harrington's of- frame two-story residence, one} DELITY” lage have been perfected and der the supervision of trained | The Italian cabinet told Musso- , and Commissioner | family, at 1401 Newton street, to} cost $1,000. CALL FOR BIDS oN NAVY GARAGE AND FIRE HOUSE IN NAVAL STATION Public works officer, Lieut.-} Comdr. T. J. Brady, announced} today that bids for tne construc- | tion of a temporary garage and| fire house in the local naval sta- ‘registrations will begin on Fri- DeLAND, June 6 (FNS).—/day and Saturday of this week, Katje, German-Shepherd “Seeing |at the Lunch Room of Harris Eye” dog, who came to Stetson !School, according to announce- with her blind master, Robert /ment today. Barnett, will have the distinction} Melvin E. Russell, superin- af-reeeieiell © Mong with |tendent of the Monroe County her owner ‘when ‘commencement |Schools, has expressed himself exercises. are held’ here this|@5 very much in favor of this week. | project, as it will give Key West Formally attired in regulation |Children the fine opportunity cap and gown, the black and tan jthat nineteen other counties in receive his own degree of Bache-! Canine Fidelity. The dog_ will! ba gees guide dog will march to’the plat-! pass lor of Arts, and Katje wll receive! a degree of C.F. from President! also be presented with a special-|PRICES PAID YESTERDAY GAVE NO INDICATION OF workers of the following benef Projects: Recreation, Music, Art, hand in their resignation in order | Library and Lunch Room. lto enlist in the army should war The program will begin on be declared. . Monday, June 10th, and will be| 3 as follows: 9:00 to 10:30.a. m—Music and Art. ini today they were prepared to! 10:30 to 11:30—Play and Rec- reation. 11:30 to 1:00—Lunch. 1:00 to 2:00 p. m—Reading, Story Telling, Library Crafts. 2:00—Dismissal. _ Children that are able to pay} for lunches are expected to do so; | however, those unable to pay re- ceive the same without cost. i { H | CAMP PROJECT Contests,,WEINTRAUB REPORTS ON . SNAPPER CREEK FOR BOY SCOUTS HERE Efforts to revive the Boy Scout JAYCEES SUPPORT (en: somevairWmperet fice. isi”, The French premeet stated tet late advices form Generel Mex Weygen’s oqtee oteiectee Choet of Aled forees tat stow: Two resolutions were pre- sented today, one in each house, calling on Congress to stay im to have offered Pope Pius haven in the United States if conditions in Italy warranted it. White House secretariat was silent on the subject today, however The National Civilian Defense Council was assembled today with co-ordinator William S. Knudsen, of General Motors nam- ling John“D. Biggers, president of Libby-Owens-Ford Gisss Com- pany, to the head of his staff to Camp project will be made the take charge of co-ordination of Key West Junior Chamber of defense material work. tion will be received at his office }Allen said. WATSON LEADS IN Commerce, it was decided at the! {up until 11 a. m. July 10. Plans and specifications are now avail- form with her master who will ‘SPONGE BLIGHT W. S. Allen, which stands for! ly inscribed diploma, President | THAT CONDITION jmeeting held last evening in State Department announced that Ambassador Kennedy of Gulf Stream Restaurant. Isadore’ England and Bullitt of France con- | jable at the office, it was stated. No announcement was made of the amount available for the FLAGS TO SIGNAL as ) NO-FATALITY DAY to include excavation, grading,|; ANNOUNCE NEW EFFORT TO concrete foundations and floor, frame superstructure, side walls} MAKE PUBLIC ‘SAFETY enclosure, woodwork, doors, win-| CONSCIOUS’ dows, eonerete block walls, wire nish’ énelésure work shop, elec- |, TAMPA, June 6.—(FNS) Start- tric lighting, water supply and! ing on what is hoped to be a fa iinting ef the whol |statewide Safety Campaign “bids was ‘issued Y€s-|through the flying -6f “safety - *** | flags” from the publie buildings in various cities, Asher Frank, ‘di- tector of the Florida Safety Council, made the initial pre- sentation to the City of Tampa last Tuesday. ei The flags will be flown from |flag poles in the various cities jevery day there is not a fatality jin that city. It is hoped that the public will become “safety con- scious” through the observance of the safety flag in their respec- jtive cities. | “It has helped make many STARKE, June 6—(FNS) ‘cities ‘safety conscious’,” stated | While Unadilla, Georgia, may lay |Frank, “and it is hoped that the claim to Judy Canova, stage,/flying of safety flags will bring screen and radio star, editor Mat-jabout a reduction in traffic ac- thews of the Bradford County |cidents and fatalities and gen- Telegraph, points out in his lastjerally make the public more issue that the young lady was/|safety minded.” born in Starke, Florida, and she went to school there before the TOMORROW family moved - to —Jaekspnville}4 where She along With other mem-| | bers of the, ily. > thei ! a | The Unadilla story is just a); Mirs.-Mary Elizabeth Roberts, Publicity hoax, according to Mat-|67, died this morning, 10:30 thews, designed by a clever pub-|o’clock, at the residence, 820 Ashe The‘ terday, » » JUDY CANOVA WAS NATIVE OF FLORID UNADILLA, GA. CLAIMS ONLY MADE FOR HILL BILLY IDEA | OFFICIAL COUNTS; | Sponges offered for bids yes- jterday at the municipal docks iconsisted of 12 lots, practically Jall wool, in which there were! ;only three bunches of yellows, and 84 bunches of wool. j There was some talk of the re-: jturn of the blight which ravaged ithe sponge beds last year, }Spreading fear among the fishers for sponge, but the prices paid ;yesterday gave no indication of jthat condition and ‘the sponges {were in good condition. There were 15 bunches which jsold for $93.16, or $621 the bunch; 14 bunches which brought ,$99 or $6.35 the bunch, and 25 ibunches which sold for $131 or {$5.24 a bunch. The others brought the regular prices, the ,entire sale brought $392.72. PAULETTE GODDARD TO PLAY LOX! ROLE C. B. DE MILLE MAKES TEN-| TATIVE SELECTION FOR ‘REAP THE WILD WIND’ COUNTIES GIVE HIM 2.059 i TAMPA, June 6.—(FNS) with! official tallies from 62 out of 67} counties Monday of this week, st Tom Watson, Tampa attorney,! maintained a slight lead over his | «opponent, Ed R. Bentley, attor- | ney of Lakeland, in the race fon. the office of Attorney General. The count gave Watson 194,236 | and Bentley 192,177. This gave! Watson a lead of 2,059 votes over j his opponent. Counties listed as} still incomplete were Columbia, Escambia, Hardee, Santa Rosa ‘and Wakulla. MEARS HELD FOR CRIMINAL COURT i i i { “By Associated Press) 4: HOLLYWOOD, June 6—Cecil | 1B. De Mille, producer. of Miss’ ‘Thelma .Strabel's “Reap, The Wild Wind”, has announced ten- 1 tetive casting for the film which’ jwill bring Paulette Goddard to; jplay the heroine’s role of “Loxi Claiboarne”. fs Weintraub presided. Urgent need of a camp as plan- | TALLIES FROM 62 OUT OF 67;€d some months ago when the tion for Allied orders. Project was inaugurated was shown after a report made by President Weintraub who re- cently. returned from a district Jaycee meeting in Miami. Mr. Weintraub told of the camp which has _ recently been | constructed at Snapper Creek | and asked the club to support this project as this camp was} available .to Key West Scouts as well as those in the Miami area. A banquet and dance for the purpose of installing new officers will be given on Wednesday, June 26. Charles E. Roberts, Joe Pinder and Delmar Butler were appointed as a committee to make arrangements for this event. A brief talk in fifth column activity in this country was given by the president who requested the support of all members of the nation of this menace. jhad wired urgent requests for 2 “aoe licity man to give color to the Rev. R. Z. Tyler, District Su- “}jjl! Billy” idea. In consequence, perintendent of Methodist church-|countiess thousands of Canova es, will not hold the quarterly | fans today believe that Judy was street. Funeral services will be; Production on the film about held tomorrow afternoon 5 O'clock | wrecking days in Key West dur- from the chapel of the Lopez ing the 1830's will get under way | Funeral Home. Rev. O. C. How-|in the fall, it was announced by if A t rel conference at First M.E. church tonight, according to announce- ment made this noon, owing to illness in his family. Rev. Tyler will arrive tomor- row; however, ‘to hold the confer- ence at the church at 8:00 o'clock. really born in the Georgia back- |ell. of Ley Memorial church; will woods and that she never wore '! officiate. shoes or saw a train until com-| Survivors are one son: Hilton ing to the city. Roberts; three daughters, Mrs. Editor Matthews has no quar-|Cleveland Wells, Mrs. Hamilton rel with either Judy or her press}Adams and Mrs. Hamilton |agent, but tells the truth in order | Knowles; one sister, Mrs. Nellie ito keep the record straight. Baker, and six grandchildren. Parramount. who plan a million doliar budget for the picture. i Miss Goddard's performance in ‘chester, mailed a Christmas card} |“Northwest Mounted Police” is te a friend, Miss Mary reported to have so pleased Mr. (now Mrs. Edward Kuhn), of De Mille that he has assigned her 'this city. The card was the leading role in the Strabel delivered. The towns are. film. imiles apart, - two apetung of hastittis> last September. ceper Weve eitecr were ot Speeding up of supply construc- FADED OLD PAPER Duplicate Of Grant's Terms MAY BE VALUABLE : Hi : t i th IH lit ni ill