The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 2, 1940, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 60 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West | Che Kry West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. VOLUME LXI. No. 184. Employes’ Payroll Monday New Sanitation Measure Borrow Funds From Tax Collector And Plan To Collect More Occupa- tional License Fees City employes are going to be: paid a full month's payroll next | FOO OOI ML FMB Will include All Food And Monday if additional effort to! collect occupational licenses in advance is made by the council-| men. The amount needed to! complete the necessary total is! “ approximately $900—this to be added to funds made available for the employes. This predicion came out of ac-! the council last night in the first meeting of the current month tion taken by Subject was ad- vanced for consideration when a petition presented by the ployes was relayed to the council by Mayor Albury with the sug- gestion that every possible means be undertaken to the payroll. Borrowing of tax funds not yet apportioned was approved by resolution. This amount, total- ling $2,000, is to be added to cash on hand in general revenue funds to make the amount available for payroll minus the aforemention- ed amount of $900. Council President Freeman made a strong plea for support of the drive to colleet occupation- al ‘licenses. In answer, both councilmen Brinton and Ramsey Pointed out the necessity of col- lecting delinquent taxes. “The life blood of the municipality is taxes”, Ramsey stated, and con- tinued to inform the council that he had instituted a drive to have personal assessments, which amount to some $1,800, collected as owed to the city. This would be done by issuance of distress warrants. The recessed meeting held last week, Thursday, when pertaining to adjustments on the 1941 tax roll were referred to the Taxation committee sor con- sideration, was ordered postpon- ed until August 22nd in order that the chairman may have more time to study the excep- tions presented to the council members. The council moved to co-oper- ate with the navy personnel here by referring a Chamber of Com- merce suggestion—that lockers be established at some central! location for use of seamen—to the Public Welfare committee. Present private arrangements for the seamen, who desire to change from sailor uniforms to civilian garb, was declared to be unsatisfactory. An amount of $22.73 was ap- propriated by the council to re- pair the Art Center building, owned by the city. ‘WPA labor is to be employed. Another amount of $37 was appropriated for repairs on the city hall, NYA labor to be used. WPA request for repairs to the building hous- ing offices was granted with a $10 cost limit. Matter of paying back rent on the Brown Properties’ building, used during the past year for of- fice headquarters of the Key West Housing Authority, was re- ferred to the Finance committee. Past agreement was recalled that appeared to place the city in a liable position in that provisions of the free lease in regard to suc- cess in obtaining the housing projects for the city had been ac- complished. em- provide matters Brady’s Poultry Specials STEWERS, tb 24c ROASTERS, tbh 29c Soft Bone Roasters Battery Raised Fryers _ 1214 White St. Phone 540 — _ Council Moves To Provide KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1940 | Passed On SLIM COLLECTIONS FOR CITY IN JULY| City Auditor Charles Rob- erts’ monthly report of col- lections to the city council last night revealed low fig- ures for the fiscal year—with a total cf only $1,236.37 turn- ed in for the different tax funds. That amount was divided into: Delinquent taxes, $959.95: interert on delin- quent taxes; $55.42: street Paving and sidewalk liens, $2.70; sewer and water fees, $7.50: occupational licenses, $198.80 and auto taqs, $12.00. Fines and Forfeitures for the month totalled $493.30. Building permits for July provided a credit of $35.5¢. Board of Public Works’ sewer project collected $558 and the WPA sanitation project turn- ed in $242.50. Aquarium prof- it for July was $100.30. AL LL ded SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNCIL TODAY MEETING OPENED AT 2:00 P. M. TO CONSIDER AQUA- RIUM EQUIPMENT BUYING President William Freeman, at last night’s regular session of the city council, called a special meeting for this afternoon 2:00 o'clock at the request of the Pub- lic Welfare committee. Purchase of diesel engines for the aquarium w brought for action. 4 request of the mayor, the council, still_in session at the time of this writing, w ably move to pass the new sar tation ordinance on its second and final reading at this meet- ing. The mayor pointed out that a complete reyamping of sanita- tion enforcement w being con- sidered and he was desirous of having the legal steps taken. necessary ONE ROBIN RUINS SUMMER’S FISHING (By Associated Press) DENVER, Aug. 2—E. F. Ellis doesn't begrudge a young robin a recovery from a broken leg but he is a little disgruntled over the fish worm situation in the Ellis yard. His daughter, Mary Lou, 12 found the bird with the injured leg. She applied match stick splints. Then the whole family started digging for worms to feed the invalid. By the time the robin recov- ered, Ellis said the yard appeared to have been subjected to a mini- ature bombing attack, and there wasn't a fish worm left. CARELESS TROTTING? SOUTH BEND, Ind.—Frank M Segety complained to police that a big dog ran right into the side of his car, and that the .accident cost him $12 for repairs. The dog wasn't hurt. DANCE TOMORROW —in the— Jielehe Room of La Concha Hotel 9:30 P. M. to 1:30 A. M. JEROME COLLINS and HIS BEACHCOMBERS up |} | Fist Reading Drink Establishments; Ralph Russell, Building | Inspector, Reports | City council passed a revised | | sanitation ordinance at the meet-! ‘ing held last night in counci' chambers, which will cancel all Previous ordinances. Omission of several-type tablishments in old ordinances is provided for in the new instru- ment, which cails for complete and inspection of all business places manufacturing or retailing any form of food or drink in the city. Regular re-! purts are to be made by the sani- tation inspector and ratings are} to be published in the press. Ralph Russell, the city’s new building inspéctor, reported his’ findings on building permits is- sued this month before he took | offi He reparted that all per- | ere in regular order with eption of three. A full report of his short administration | of the office was included in the message to the council. Forms used in the building per- mit department at Miami, sam- ples of which were ordered by the mayor, were to be turned! over to Mr. Russell for perusal in framing suitable instruments for use in this city. i Council adopted a_ resolution! permitting E. R. Sycks, present unofficial caretaker of the city’s botanical gardens, to dispose of any plants he thought necessary. ‘oviding sufficient plants were eld for city purposes and for the Garden Club. The resolution brought out that lease arrangements could not be consummated, in that the property had not yet been clear-| ed from jurisdiction of the I. 1} Board. No salary was to be paid! Mr. Sycks. ! Report of the budget for Mon-} roe County Health Department, | as drawn up by the state, was! Tead to the council. Following discussion, _ president Freeman} stated that he would inform Dr. | J. B. Parramore that the city | budget for next year would in-| clude the city’s proportion of! funds necessary to carry on clin- | ic work. Complainants of unnecessary } noises issuing forth from the! service station at the corner of Grinnell and Eaton streets were to be notified that the owner had agreed to co-operate in the mat ter to his fullest ability. Resolution was adopted correct- ing assessments on three proper- ties owned by Sophia Pearlman. | M. Ranson et al and Eugene Johnson. These were not grant- | ed homestead exemption in er-| ror by the tax assessor. regular "SOIT OAOLS. ENJOYED FISHING IN KEY WEST WATERS Mr. and Mrs. Leo Bowers and Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Vague, of Miami, former Key Westers, visited here this week, staying at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mesa. While here the visitors ex- Perienced an enjoyable fish- ing trip to No Name bridge. from which structure they landed a 50-pound jewfish and a hawksbill turtle, both on hand lines. SII DILL Oss | portant at ;Road Department, Roads’ Includes REPLACEMENT OF WOODEN BRIDGES CON-, SIDERED IMPORTANT; S.R.D. TO SUPERVISE PROJECTS (Special te The Citizen) TALLAHASSEE, Aug. 2— Florida is almost certain to get a arge slice of the twenty-five million dollars appropriated by the Federal Government for emergency construction of high- ways in the national defense rogram, J. W. Perkins, chair- man of the State Road Depart- ment, reported upon his return rom Washington the first of the week. Chairman Perkins said that after he and J. H. Dowling, highway engineer for the State Road Department, had discussed the Florida situation with Thom- as H. McDonald. chief of the Public Reads Administration, and H. E. Hilts, an official of the Di- vision of Highway Planning of JOINT MEETING Var PAPY AND DUNCAN TO ASK SUITABLE ENTERTAINMENT BE OFFFERED VISITING GROUPS Prograi Highway ! At an early meeting, the Mon- ‘roe county commission is sched- uled to take some action looking to entertainment of the State Road Department and the Over- seas Road and Toli Bridge Dis- trict Commission, which are due to meet in Key West, August 22. State Representative Bernie C. iPapy and Manager B. M. Duncan {of Overseas Highway have talked the matter over with County :Clerk Ross C. Sawyer. Papy and Duncan plan to appear before ;the next meeting of the county commission and request suitable arrangements for the reception of the two commissions. J. W. Perkins of Tallahassee is chairman of the highway com- mission. Members are: E. A. Mc- Closkey of Lake City, John H Foulk of Chipley, Brooks M Bateman of Pahokee, and James W. Judge of DeLand. It is ex- pected that Clerk W. M. Mile: Tallahassee, and Attorney Rick- ard P. Daniels may also attend the meeting. the PRA, these officials indicat- ed they approved of six projects presented to them totaling an es- timated expenditure of *$2,617,- 840. In addition, the PRA favors the replacement of a number of wooden bridges on the high- way extending from the main- land to Key West. While no definite commitment was made, Federa! officials ex- pressed approval of the repaving of State Road 68 in Clay. County Members of the highway com- from State Road 48 to Middle- mission are John Slade, Talla- burg at an estimated cost of $90,- hassee, chairman; John Kennedy 000; paving of State Road 140 in of Fort Lauderdale, and John Brevard County for three and Costar and Mayor Willard M. Al- one-half miles south from its in- bury of Key West. tersection with State Road 70 at The State Road Department is an estimated cost of $42,000; pav- expected to take some action on =. the question of determinnig Over- IMPROVEMENTS FAVOR PAN-AM HIGHWAY Various civic interests of the city point out that im- Frovement of Overseas highway will have an important bearing on the completion of the Pan American highway. seas Highway as a military road So as to get some $4,000,000, esti- mated cost of improving the high- way, from the federal govern- ment. which will pass through Key’ West. The American republics conference held in Havana recently to co-operate in bring- ing to early ccmpletion the Pan American highway. Eastern branch of this highway, passing through Key West, will be a big job, but with ten billion dollars recently appropriated for national defense, and with President Roosevelt's request of another America, there is no reason why some of this money should not go for the eastern route of the Pan American highway, it was stated. “I trust that the civic organizations of Key West will take some aciion on this preject”,_one Prominent citizen “The completion of Pan American highway means as much to Key West as any other com- told The Citizen today. ity.” _ ing and construction of bridges of State Road 70 in Brevard County to connect with the Ba- nana River Air Base at an esti- mated cost of $400,000; construc- |tion of a highway to McDill Army Air Base at Tampa at an esti- mated cost of $411,000; construc- tion of a bridge and causeway over the Indian River at Eau Gallie in Brevard County at an estimated cost of $490,340, and the construction of high’ and bridges to the Jacksonville Naval Air Base at an estimated cost of j $1,184,500. Chairman Perkins said Fed- eral officials told him that they hoped to secure an additional ap- Propriation from Congress which would enable them to in- clude other needed emergency highway improvements in Florida which are vital to na- tional defense plans. The projects named above and the work indicated to be done on the highway to Key West were selected as being the most im- present from the viewpoint of national defense. Federai officials said, Chair- man Perkins réported, that the work would be performed by WPA labor under the supervision of the State Road Department. The projects, sponsored by the contribution required will be that of supervision, must be drawn and submitted to Charles D. Snead, district engineer of the HERO TAKEN TO STATE HOSPITAL Angelino Hero was taken to the Florida state hospital at Chat- tahoochee yesterday. Mrs. Bernard Waite served as matron, while Bernard H. Waite, son of Chief Deputy Sheriff Ber- nard Waite, and Bienvenido Perez, drove the vehicle in which Hero is being carried. whose sole | agreed at the Pan American THIRD-HAND NEWS | SEEPS INTO FRANCE (By Associated Prenx) GRENOBLE, France, Aug. 2— News took roundabout ways to reach newspapers in’ the occupied regions of Fran lowing the collapse of resistance Le Petit Dauphinois of Gre- noble, leading provincial news- Paper of the French Alps, had more foreign news than most other French papers because it was close to Switzerland. Even So its dispatches began like this: “BERN — A_ dispatch from Budapest reports that a Ru- manian newspaper hears, ac- cording to news from Berlin that...” un- fol- PRA, at Montgomery, Ala. After he approves them, they will be sent to the National Defense Council in Washington for final approval. Chairman Perkins said that he expects these projects to receive speedy action because Federal of- ficials now know the situation in Florida and have already indicat- ed their approval of the projects named, and by getting its proj- ects in early Florida is assured of receiving greater consideration and earlier action. or “BERN—The Swiss radio an- nounces that the Swiss Tele- graphic Agency learns from its Rome correspondent that it is reported from Belgrade that an official spokesman told the press that Yugoslavia, which has no obligations toward Rumania re gards the situation (the Soviet Bessarabian grab) as an ob- server.” CANADA IS AT WAR BUT AMERICAN eee Despite Hatch Bill, There’ll Be A Hot Presidential Race TRAVELERS CAN STILL CROSS BORDER By JACK STINNETT. AP Feature Service Writer WASHINGTON, Aug. 2—The Canada to have means of iden- Americari Automobile associa- ification, but that no specific tion here is up in ‘arms. That} documents are demanded. Birth isn’t all A lot of railroads,’ certificates, voting registrations. Canadian border hotel managers,' membership cards—and a heap and other persons who depend a’ of patience in answering ques- lot for their livelihood on tourist! tions ef immigration officers itrade to Canada, have a mad on.| because of new regulations— Those reports—that if you would get anybody back across eross the Canadian border you the border. say AAA officials. can’t get back into the United The trouble and most of the States without a passport, a copy reports of trouble have come of the Constitution, and ability from naturalized citizens who did to repeat the declaration of Inde- not have their naturalization Pa- pendence—have played hob with pers, the investigators found. At travel. fone key entry point near Detroit. The situation became so serious the AAA sleuths found that out that the AAA sent 15 investiga- of 15,000 Persons re-entering the itors to border points to get the United States during the first lowdown. Now they are roaring five days of July, only two had that there isn’t a word of truth been turned back. in it. The fact that Canada is at’ was war has made some difference, ! Hatch Bill they admit, but not enough to One of the principal topics of justify the nose-dive that Cana-'conversation around Washington ,dian travel has taken this sum- these sweltering days is what Nas ti May Strike England U- S. STUDIES JAP, Strewn Over Brita RUSSO RELATIONS a [SPADA a wa REPORT TO CLUB : THREE LOCAL LIONS FEA Key return Conventior ing heid on Sen Geraic chair Club deiegate Sanchez and alternate Jack Delaney. Both reported Varnous aspects of whet was ed the Lions Havana tegr A total of 5.296 delegate: friends registered at Hevens Partake of the convention acte ties, which were numer vaned in number Lion John € peugre= chairman of the local chub ied an interesting discussson. smckuciung uidelights of be having been pr c at the Durectors meeting of the = will be held at the Den meat Monday night 2t 800 ociock Guests of club members at lest night's meeting were Joe Mex jendez and UJ Deigede Siew (Lion Armando Perez comed to club membershsp was lean J HEY. MEN. READ THIS: PAULSBORO. N. ¥ —Te bride of every couple be marne- Mayor Jemes A West of ths cay gives an oak rolimg pm Announcing its reopening fer the aeaes = sce quarters at 238 DUWAL STREET Saturday Morning. August 3-¢ 6482 = !