The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 10, 1940, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 60 Years Devoted to th Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LXI. No. 164. THE BRITISH-ITALO SOUTHERNMOST NE WSPAPER KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1940 Che Key West Citizen iN { THE. Ui S.. a ‘ONE CASE HEARD | AT COURT SESSION Housing Site Sold ‘asso To Local = | } | HENFIELD PLEADED GUILTY: e ' 5 TO ASSAULT CHARGE; GIV-} { ; EN 30-DAY SENTENCE BE-| GINNING JUNE 27 Includes Nearly Nine On Trumbo Is- Price Not Di- Acres land; vulged The local Housing Authority completed arrangements yester- day afternoon at a meeting with T. E. Price, attornev, represent- ing Trumbo Pronerties, Inc., for the purchase of 8.91 acres of land, Wallace B. Kirke, director oi the local authority, said today. Legal description of the prop- erty involved in the deal consum- mated is given herewith: “On the Island of Key West and being a part or parcel of land on what is known as Trum- bo but better described by mete: and bounds as follows: “Beginning at the intersection of the Southwesterly line or side of White Street extended North- westerly with the northwesterly line or side of Eaton Street. The bearing of the Northwesterly line or side of Eaton Street is taken as N56°30' E. From the above said point of beginning run N56°30°E along the Northwest- erly line or side of Eaton stree @ distance of 269.67 feet to its intersection witn the Northerly line or side of Palm Avenue; thence at right angles to the Northerly line or side of Palm Avenue and running N11°13’'W a distance of 540.0 feet; thence at right angles and running N78°47'W a distance of 918.9 feet to a point on the Southwesterly line or side of White Street ex- tended; thence running S33°42°E along the Southwesterly line or side of White Street extended a distance of 1030.0 feet to the place of beginning. “Containing 8.91116 acres more or less”. This land, said Mr. Kirke, will be used to extend White Street 1,030 feet from its present term- ination point at Eaton Street and for the location of 20 buildings forming the project for white families, which will contain 136 dwelling units. In response to questions as to how much money was paid for the Trumbo parcel, Mr. Kirke stated that he was not at liberty to reveal the amount. MRS. ROBERTS RETURNS HOME Mrs. Sally Roberts, mother of Archie Roberts, city clerk, re- turned from Miami Tuesday on the noon bus. She left here June 16 to have a cataract on her left eye removed by Dr. Marshall Faver, prominent eye, nose and throat specialist of Miami. The operation was quite suc- cessful. She wis registered at the Jackson Memorial hospital for one week and stayed with Mrs. Lucille Pinder for the bal- ance of her time in the Magic City. LUBRICATION BY A MECHANIC OF 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE (oS SE Southern Service Station White and Catherine Phone 5, eee eee eee GUARD BAND IN FIRST PUBLIC CONCERT TONIGHT PROGRAM RELEASED FOR RE- | CITAL AT LA CONCHA PARK, STARTING AT 8:00 O'CLOCK Warrant Officer Caesar La Monaca, 265th Coast Artillery Band, announced the following program for a concert to be given at La Concha Park tonight, start-; ing at 8:00 o'clock: March, “Washington Grays” H Grafulla Concert Waltz, “Espana” Waldteufel “Ciribiribin”, Fox Trot Pestalozza-Schoen Star Dust”, Symphonic Concert arrangement Carmichael Overture, “Light Cavalry” Suppe Sgt. Frank Purnell singing “When You Wish Upon A Star” from Pinocchio “Two Guitars” Popular Fox Trot, “Scatter- Brain” Bean-Masters Descriptive, “A Hunting Scene” Bucalossi “The Star Spangled Banner” Key Tomorrow evening, Thursday, the band will again play a con- cert at Fort Taylor at 7:45 o'clock (by invitation only). Popular, Horlick PANDORA RETURNS FROM TORTUGAS Coast Guard Cutter Pandora arrived last night at the ase dock, having been on a tour of duty which led her to Fort Jef- ferspn and? back to Key West. At Fort’ Jefferson the Pandora picked up the airplane which was wrecked at Rebecca Shoals} some time ago. Two aeroplanw mechanics were sent to Tortugad }to dismantle the airship, which was towed to the Fort by Coast Guard Patrol Boat 185. i Third day of the July session of Criminal Court opened at 9:30 EVANS CATCHES > o'clock this morning with Judge HUGE SAILFISH | Wiliam V. Albury, presiding and jall court officials present. The case of the State against Albert Henfield, charged with assault and battery was called. |The prisoner entered a plea of guilty and was sentenced to ‘spend 30 days in the county jail the sentence to start from June 27, the day he started to work. The case of the state against Alfred Richardson, which was set for today, was ordered for Friday morning. This is a case of assault and battery. A recess was ordered until 9:30 tomorrow morning. Cc. C. Evans, of Rockhill, S. C., thoroughly enjoyed a fishing trip taken yesterday on Captain Bra Saunders’ boat, when he came up with a six-foot, nine-inch sailfish on his hook and successfully boated the beauty. Mr. Evans, who ,with his family. is visiting his broth- er-in-law and sister-in-law, John Allan Long and Mrs. Al Mills, and who accom- Panied their mother here frem Saluda. S. C., is a can- didate for governor of South Carolina in the fall election. Accompanying him on the fishing excursion were his W. T. DOUGHTRY civtcaar ac et — DIED SATURDAY BPLEIIDIDI . 100m oF _HIT-AND-RUN ; AUTO ACCIDENT: BURIAL BUILDING PERMITS | *°7° ccimext: Bus TOTAL $2,300 Fs William T. Doughtry, Jr., an- INSPECTOR BAKER ISSUES Nounced his father’s death in Jacksonville last Saturday eve- REPORT FOR FIRST ning, following an accident suf- PERIOD fered when a hit-and-run driver ran into him while he was re- Building and repair permits, turning from work. Mr. Dough- which were issued the first pe. tt: St. a former bank clerk and tiod of the month of July from @ccountant, had been employed the office of Building Inspector bY the Jacksonville-Ginter Box Harry M. Baker, were five in Factory as a grader. number and amounted to $2,300, _ Funeral services for Mr. Dough- Repairing the Centro Asturiano !'¥ were held in Jacksonville on Club, which was partly destroy-: Monday. i ed by fire on March 18. Owners, | Surviving, besides the son the Club; cost, $1,000. here, are three daughters, Mrs. Screen porch at 1217 Washing- R. E. Ashton, Mrs. Walter Lee} ton. Owner, A. G. Sands: cost, Williams and Marian Doughtry, $100. 3 ’ of Jacksonville; another son, D. ee T. Doughtry, also of Jacksonville, Repairs to roof of frame one- = and-a-half story residence at 419 284 @ brother, D. A. Doughtry, Grinnell street. Owner, George of Inverness, Fla.; also thirteen} Williams; cost, $100. grandchildren. Repairs to roof at 308 Southard|_ Mr. Doughtry was born in street, frame one-story residence. Scarhoro, Ga_1¢) years ago ard Owner, Annie Romer: eost,~$100. 224 lived in Jacksonville for the Construct residence at 531 |Past forty years. | eis Est Ea" MOSQUITOS WON'T The Art Center in Key Wes running a new feature is for art exhibitions here, which is meet- ing with great success. Visitors to the exhibitions are asked to vote for the picture they! like the best, signing their name and address on the ballot. On the last day of the exhibition all the votes in the box are shaken up and three votes: are drawn. The voter represented by thé third slip drawn is presented with an original work of art, generally a/ watercolor or etching by a Key West artist. The work is donat- ed by the artist for the purpose. Publicity is then given to the artist whose picture receives the most votes and is termed the most popular picture. The result of this feature is that more people than ever are visiting the galleries and study- ‘ing the pictures and are voting without exception for the they like the best. On Friday, July 12, at 3 p. m, the Art Center is holding a re- ception primarily for the children one Art Center Prize Drawings Popular “*<2<use , The program and exhibition com- started |mittee of the Art Center, of which | convict. Owner, Sergio Esquinaldo; cost, $1,000. FAMOUS GARDENS INSTALL SCREENLINED JUNGLE VERO BEACH, July 10 (FNS). —Mosquitos and other insects are of Key West who have taken facing a hard summer at McKee part in the Art Center classes and Jungle Gardens due to the pro- they will put on an open-air ex- tection afforded amateur jungle hibition at the-Art Center Park | explorers in the form of a unique showing work they have.done in |“Screenlined” jungle cruiser, the classes. Visitors at the gardens may The galleries are showing at now ride in comfort through this timg-an exhibition of paint-! more than three miles of jungle ings by FinnishvChildren loaned trail in a tractor-trailer com- for exhibition throughout the bination built specifically for the ¢ ¥ by the Finnish Legation job of traveling over the - lush inv ws and cifetited|jungie terrain. The cruiser is thfough Florida by the Florida/thoroughly screened and has Art Project, WPA. of which Eve comfortable seating arrange- Alsman Fuller is state supervisor. ments which Permit visitors a Besides the voting for the most jfull view of the weird jungle! popular picture in this exhibition overhead and on all sides as they there will be a prize and twojexplore the 80-acre reservation honorable mentions awarded by and botanical gardens. a jury selected for the purpose’ —————— = the Key West Children’s JOE WAS A TRUSTY ow. oo Children and their parents are (By Associated Press) especially invited and all those) MEMPHIS, Tenn. —“Stick with interested in what the Art Center those bloodhounds”, a guard cau- is doing for Key West children. | tioned trusty Joe Carter as they on the trail of an escaped Several hours later they Mrs. Cyril Marshall is chairman, ' fished Carter's bedy out of Wolf; will be hosts and there will be'river. He had tried to swim'the’ refreshments. river after the dogs. Guards Start Practice FIRE TOMORROW | - | The 265th Coast Artillery, Flor-j ida National Guard, now en- | camped at Fort Taylor for its! annual target practice training, Key most vill fire sub-caliber (37mm) am- | munition on July 11, 12, 15, 16 and 17 (Thursday, Friday, Mon- day, Tuesday and Wednesday, re- spectively). Service practice with the 155mm guns firing serv-! ice ammunition will be held on; July 18, 19 and 22 (Thursday, ; Friday and Monday, respective- | ly). i The danger area which consti- tutes the firing range off Fort! Taylor includes the waters of the Atlantic Ocean to 20,000 yards! find here. south of Fort Taylor. Vessels in! “98 os this vicinity will proceed with! The visitors are officials ‘aauticn. , Of the Detroit News, Mr. Mc- Fersons living in: the vicinity| ectee Dees. Geese. of of Fort Taylor are advised to open; pct rr their windows, top and bottom, ; pis leeding ; | Department. and to remove pictures and oth- ~% - er articles from the walls of the; . Mr ges c— es sad houses to prevent possible break-| the rank of Kev Wester, hav- ‘DETROIT NEWSMEN VISITORS IN CITY Harold C. Bugert and Stuart L. McEachran. of De- troit. Mich., are visitors in Key West this week. both much interested in the sights and atmosphere they TAMPA, July 10 (FNS).—AI- though the toll rate on buses crossing the Gandy Bridge has not been reduced, the Florida Motor Lines have voluntarily given their passengers the full benefit of passenger toll reduc- tions recently becoming effec- tive. This action on the part of the Florida Motor Lines is consistent with their iong-established policy of giving their customers the benefit of the best service pos- sible at minimum rates. Toll rates on the Gandy Bridge have been reduced five cents per passenger and the Motor Lines have appealed to the Florida State Railroad Commission for permission to reduce their rates accordingly on tickets between | points reached via Gandy Bridge. | in the Plant High School at Tam- which represents a saving of five | pa, was recently selected as cents one way or ten cents round | champion for the state of Florida trip, it was announced. this week | by District Manager Abbott. | age. ing been born in this city. i grandfather and other rela- nam, Jr., 13th C.A., executive. Soap F REDUCES in Key West schools during the 1905 to 1915 period. TIONS ON TAMPA BRIDGE errecive wow | MEETS TONIGHT Second regular meeting of the evening 8 o'clock in county court house in the office of Clerk Ross regular routine business of the commissioners, checking of the This announcement was made _ father was in ae today by Major Webster F. Put-| here for many years also. Most of Mr. Burgert’s SOIT IIIS SD PASSENGER - RATE nevuc- (([JNTY BO |ARD county commissioners for the ‘month of July will be held this C. Sawyer. Mr. Sawyer said today that the depositary accounts was all the business on hand. Miss Delphine Ramos, student ILLEGAL LIQUOR FEDERAL LAW AIMED AT ALL | PARTIES INVOLVED IN | || ' TRANSACTIONS TAMPA, July 10 - (FNS).—| |) Clamping down on the buyers as} well as the sellers of illegal | liquor, the United States circuit court of appeals in New Orleans | advised District Attorney Phil-/ lips that under the act passed in 1934, provision is made that “no/ person shall transport, Possess, | buy, sell or transfer illicit liquor” | which is interpreted by the court|in a national poster contest for “that any person who knowingly High School students. buys untaxed liquor is guilty of | violating the law” and all fed-} A total of 6,948 students from eral agents have been instructed | 508 high schools of 43 states took to check evidence against buyers part in this annual contest, ac- ATTENTION TO ADDITIONS TO RESERVE OF FICERS LISTED IN FOURTH CORPS AREA: FOR ONE YEAR TOUR Lt. Col. J. D. MacMulllen, pu lic relations officer, 13th CA announced today that incident » the increase of the personz { the United States Army strength of 280,000, the following additions of reserve officers are authorized in the Fourth Corps Area (which includes the states of North and South Carolina Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Ten- nessec, Mississippi and Louisiana headquarters; Post Office Building Atlanta, Ga.) Infantry, 327; cavalry, 82 artillery, 87; coat artillery, 89 engineers corps, 15; judge advo cate, 1; quartermaster, 6 nance department, 7; adjutant general, 6; signal corps. 12; fi nance corps, 5; medical corps 100; dental corps, 8; veterinary department, 5. The following general prov sions shall govern the selection of reserve officers For arms: lieutenants 30 years of age. Preference will be given to reserve officers now on any extended active duty: t those who have had such, as Thomason Act trainees. etc. im the past; and then to recent ROTC. graduates. If require (Continuet en Page Four) feta Wins Poster Contest Depicting Meats Value food elements so necessary m the daily diet, includimg vitamins iron, phosphorus, and protem The facts stressed were based jlargely on the results of studses carried on im recent years at | leading colleges and universities | The jidges awarded state honors to her poster because of the orig. \inality shown im its preparation. jand the effective way m which , the theme was presented | The National Live Stock and Meat Board which conducted this contest, is an ofganizatan te presenting all branches of the live-stock and meat industry. i S|! works closely with schools, col Dr. Robert O. Van Deusen. who for the past 18 years hes as well as sellers, since buyers|cording to the National Live ; are equally guilty under the/Stock and Meat Board, the law. | sponsor. It was carried on in co- buyers got by because the na- nomics teachers of the various tional prohibition act was not! schools. aimed at them and only the sell- | Miss Ramos’ poster showed ef was prosecuted. value of meat in furnishing PRICE FIVE CENTS IN BATTLE Claims Of Both Sides Indicate Draw Verdict SISaSS SSS 4 MW MULLEN CALLS Hitler Moves Te Sctile Differences in Balkan- English Invasion Po= pened stups were seveves = cuding strover ord- . under * seizure Brmtush 6 Frenct ee few emg we th neva fetes fee mame Lage end the score oer made Ds Bott ates appeeres = have been 2 practice Gee Le De France Seaec boe=tches foe Sage where the Sreteb Gere Geo charge of tee Freee aay ae” Ee @ freee ete & hunarets of Amerrer wernt n@eted that the same == t tometer Set ge Freuct sig tet tee ofl Gtamec seentng cote from tee aceite Or sui another Sot Se southesst Eaxpe Ade Eick today mower & creer op ezumee