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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-02-11

The description of Key West,
which viii appear in ~. S. One,
From Maine TO Florida, first of
the highway guides IN the Ameri-
can Guide Series, prepared by the
Federal Writers Project, WPA, to
be published February % by Mod
ern Age Books. Inc, 155 East 44th
Street. New York City, follows:
AT 1886 m the highway forks,
providing two routes leading into
Kes West 6I76-2 m. Is alt. II 3l
pop9. - 30
.Airports. Miami-Key Always,
at Yacht Basin, two, blocks from
center of city; taxi Csc per pas
senger: Pan-American, Roosevelt
Blvd. m, taxi Soc
Piers Gulf side of island for P
& o. Steamers to Tampa & Ha-
vana.
Information Service. Hospital
ity House, Elks Lodge Bldg. Du-
val St; House Dept. WPA Bldg.
Eaton St
Key West, seat of Monroe Co.
and the southernmost city of the
United States, covers an entire
subtropical coral island, one mile
wide and three and a half miles
long Coco-palms flourish, and
Spanish lines, dates, pomegran-
ates, and sapodillas grow wild.
The place was called Cayo Hueso
Cbone KEY by Spanish explorers
as early as the 10th century be-
cause many human bones were
found here gm
The island was granted. In
1915. by Ferdinand VII to Don
Juan Pablo Salas as a reward for
military service. It was not set
tied until 1922, when it became a
naval base of the United States.
About half the inhabitants are
descendants of white people of
British birth who came here from
Virginia, New England, and the
West Indies; about one-quarter
are descendants of Cubans and
Spaniards; and roughly one-sixth
are Negroes who have hved-or
whose parents lived-in Bahama
or the West Indies. The popula-
ton IS biIingual, speaking both
Spanish and English
The earliest businessmen of
the island were pirates; the first
legal business to develop was
wreck salvaging- So many ships
were wrecked on the nearby
reefs and so rich were the car
goes that, in 1916, a time of UNI
usually severe storms. 81. SOC, 900
worth of shipwrecked property
was brought IN The establish
ment of the lighthouses gradually
ruined this source of income.
Some return Of prosperity came
during the Civil War when naval
activity increased. After the be
ginning of the Cuban revolution
IN 1868 Cubans. many OF them
cigar makers. came TO Key West:
in 1874 a modern cigar factory
was established. becoming the
nucleus of an industry that gave
the city its next wave OF pros
perity. Sponge fishing also be-
came important. In time labor
troubles in the cigar industry in
creased. and BY 1906 the business
began to move away to Gulf coast
cities In the meantime the place
had begun to lose its importance
as a supply station for coal-burn-
ing ships The opening of the
Florida East Coast Ry. IN 1912
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-02-11

Proof that the Classified Ads
bring results was again demon
strated yesterday when Miss Los
sawyer reported that an adver-
tisenaena she inserted on Monday
of this week telling Of a garnet
ring she had lost. brought the loSs
article 70 her on the following
dav 4 Citizen reader found the
ring read the advertisement
ana retained II 70 the owner
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-02-11

SYNOPSIS: A widespread re-
colt of savage Duak tribes makes
II impossible for ray uncle. james
Clyde, 20 run ant guns 70 his
client, the beSie0ed rajdh- Our
trading UesseI, the Linkdng, Is
strongly fortified. but the FoTTes-
teTs' AUon is defeHseIess- Trop-
icdl BaIingong bay is q strange
place 20 find JoiEng English girl,
and ny uncle tries TO persuade
Christine. and her brother Rob-
eTt. 10 Ie1Ue. Cool and serene,
Christine insists on remaining for
q definite purpose
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-02-11

niatterl" my uncle growled at me
viii you keep 70 the point"
Il was not different matter.
That my uncle :. as gun-runner
IS more easily explained than you
might think After the days Of ~
many 8 youngster. arriving on the
Pacific coast Of America too late
for CALIFORNIA; great golden boom,
followed on into the sunset with
the ships Of the China trade. hunt
ing new and strange bonanzas in
place Of hose that had been
missed. James Clyde was one OF
these.
And there was opportunity IN
Asiatic waters for that type Of
man. can think OF no time OF place
IN which the wheel Of fortune
turned more swiftly. or where the
acceptance Of constant danger
promised such rich rewards. A
man IN possession OF ship could
search for a new avenue OF trade
with the same kind q bria4t hope
q broken-down - Is fits
for s SrIe q one
q g!!s!'l|l!a,isa,!EE.g
uncertain then. remade from
month 70 month and from week 70
week. In those vast. scarcel ,
charted seas European .patpnS
claimed vast spheres Of influence
especially the British. the Dutch.
and the Spanish-without know
ing what such spheres contained.
The great Tags wandered half
lost among countless little-known
Islands. Whole groups and chains
Of these islands were under the do
ninion % native raiahx both tech
nically and in fact. Maps showed
non-existent European strongholds
where not even q trader dared al
tempt a landing. and 2 good half Of
the Islands were not On the map
at all
Where European flags meant lit
tie, the nearest thing % trade Sc
curity-or even 10 the bare posi-
billy OF trade-waS the friendship
OF individual raiahs. This vas
gained By first betting them OF
when they came at you as pirates.
and then BY helping TIE raiahs In
their own 1rivate Wars by selling
them arms. Once The friendship Of
q raiah was gained. i naturally
was . the advantaze OF the trader
20 make that raiAh as strong as
possible-bv means Of more arms
An Advantaxeous Deal
uENCE the gan-runner. Techni-
II ea1iy he was without legal
standing: ae had 10 place IN inter-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-02-11
CORRECTION

A mistake ccarred IN yesser-
DAYS embarrassment BY Polioek's
Jeuelry Stare. SIC Duvai street.
A diamond ring advertised for
sscrifire sale AZ S15a e0-sh0uld
have becn described Is weighing
over One- carat. instead uf two
carats-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-02-11

BraddOek. sissy richer after
his victory over FAR. looks ahead
- chance % regain title.
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subscribe to The citizsa-soe
weekly.
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c1yde wena leave shs Fsrrssters.
What viii Re ds. tsmsrrews
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uENCE the gun-runner. TecAni-
II caIiy he was without legal
standing: le lad 10 place IN inter-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-06-16
Congress Set For Adjournment,
Wage And Hour Bill Is Passed
Adjournment Was Expected To
Take Place Last Night.
Sidetrack Plans.

Washington, June 14.-With leg
islative machinery running in high
gear the compromise wage-hour bill
gained swift approval from both
houses Of Congress today, thus keep
ing alive the hope that adjournment
may come by Wednesday night.
The house passed the bill by the
middle of the afternoon, and
promptly sent the measure to the
senate, where constitutional de-
bate was launched, with Senator
Bailey, of North Carolina, and SEN
ator Borah, of Idaho, as the princi-
pals.
Senator Bailey looks upon the
wage-hour bill as manifestly uncor-
stitutional, while Senator Borah as
member Of the conference commit
tee that labored for 10 days on the
bill, gave its support.
Vote Of Tar Heels
The bill was approved by the SEN
ate without a record vote. It passed
the house by vote of 289 to 80,
those voting against it including a
number of southern irreconciliables.
Included in the opposition group
from North Carolina were Warren,
Clark, Barden, Kerr and Lambeth.
Voting for were Bulwinkle, Cooley,
Hancock and Umstaead. Doughton
and Weaver were absent. Mr..
Doughton, who has been i'll, has
been opposed to legislation Of this
character.
In addition to Senators Bailey and
Borah, Senators Glass, of Virginia,
Pepper, of Florida, and Minton, of
Indiana, were among the partici-
pants in the discussion of the con-
1stitutional phases of the labor bill.
Senator Bailey commended that in the
proposal to fix wage rates and
hours of labor for the entire coun-
try by federal statute Congress was
assuming plenary, regulatory pow
ers, and was venturing to cross line
which had not been crossed since
the establishment of the republic.
No court decision afforded warrant
for such step, he argued, but Sen
ator Borah looked to the commerce
clause for justification, and to ques-
tons relating to the public health.
This got rise out of Senator Glass,
who remarked to the audible amuse-
ment of his colleagues and the gall
laries, that he had frequently
worked Is hours a day, that he was
now 80 years old, and he had never
observed that work had affected
his health adversely.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-06-16
PHIPPS DRAWS FINE
IN FORSYTH COURT

v. C. Phipps, who was arrested
in West jefferson. entered a plea
of guilty to a charge of embezzle-
ment Monday drawing suspended
sentence from Judge F. Donald Phil
lips in Forsyth county superior
court.
Phipps was returned to Winston
Salem to explain to the court what
happened to 1,104.77 reported miss
ing when he was working as sales
man for Proctor and Gamble Com
pany several months ago. Forsyth
officers trailed him trough several
large northern cities before the ar
rest was made In Ashe county.
He was sentenced to the states
central prison in Raleigh for one
to three years. Judge Phillips sus-
pended the sentence for three years
upon payment Of a 500 fine and
court costs.-The Winston-Salem
Journal. -
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-06-16
Law Enforcement
ept. Suggested
At Rotary Me ct
Plan Proposed BY DIR. Whittner
At Rotary Club Meeting Here.
Spoke On Liquor Question.

The fundamental issue of prohi-
bition or control Of intoxicating bev-
erage is the establishment of ade-
quate law enforcement agencies, DR..
Whittner, professor of history and
government at A. S. T. c., told men,
bers of the Jefferson Rotary club
last Thursday night.
GAS members of fine civic club
you are naturally interested in this
problem which affects us so much, :"
he stated.
In briefly tracing the history of
the liquor question in North Caro-
lima, DR.. Whittner said more petit
tons on this matter have been sub
mited to the legislature than any
other one issue.
I'm not here to condemn or to
endorse the legislature for its par
tial repeal Of prohibition. The big
question confronting us today is not
the wet and dry issue, but it is law
enforcement he said.
He pointed out that local officers,
due more or less to the political set
up, are unable to enforce the law
and made the following intelligent
suggestion:
Establishment of a state law en-
forcement department. with 1900
salaried officer at the head of it and
let him appoint 500 men, on a civil
service basis, to serve in this de-
partment. Then consolidate the
work of the highway patrol with
it. AS a temporary means of sup
port, he suggested using the profits
from the present liquor stores.
The speaker was introduced by
Gwyn Price, who is chairman of the
program committee for this month.
In the absence of Miss Mary Price
McCarroIl, Mrs. Gale Mcmillan
served as club pianist. Rotarian
John Donnelly, of Mooresville, was
a visiting member.
At meeting of the directors
held after adjournment, it was voted
that the club will give $4,000 to the
proposed new health department.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-06-16
Nathan's Creek Plays West JEFF
ferson Here. Healing Springs
At Helton.

The six teams in the Ashe divi-
sion of the American Legion Junior
Baseball league are all set for the
opening of the season this Satur-
day.
The schedule for this Saturday,
as announced by Rev. j. w. Luke,
who has charge of this program of
the local Legion post, is: Nathan's
Creek at West Jefferson; Healing
Springs at Helton and Jefferson at
Virginia Carolina. The games will
start at 2::30 o'clock and it is hoped
that large crowds will witness these
opening games.
According to initial reports, the
players for all of the teams have
been chosen and the boys are said
to be in good condition after hav-
ing practiced for several weeks.
The Post will be glad to carry the
line-ups and score of each game and
requests that these reports be sent
in by Tuesday Of each week.
The Post is also urging everyone
to see these young baseball players
in action.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-06-16
Hash To Give "A
Vocational Talk
At Rotary Meeting

Supt. j. B. Hash will be the prin-
cipal speaker at the Rotary club
meeting tonight at the West Jeffer-
son hotel, Gwyn Price, chairman of
the program committee, announced
this week. Hash will give voca-
tional talk.
At the meeting last week, a large
number of members placed orders
for Rotary buttons and others are
urged to see one of the members of
the button committee" and enter
their orders so that all Of the but
tons may be purchased at the same
time.
Tonight all members are also ex-
pected to bring their Rotary "certi-
ficates" and turn them over to DR.
j. K. Hunter to be framed.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-06-16
POLITICS IN COUNTY
is NOW WARMING UP

Continued from Page One)
held, the caucus session got under
way. With the exception of the
Laurel Springs community, every
other township in the county was
represented with representatives to
decide upon policies and candidates
to be submitted to the convention.
No official report of the meeting
was made public, but is is under
stood that the following candidates
received the endorsement of the
caucus representatives: L. P. Col
ward, for register Of deeds; w. E.
Miller for sheriff; J. D. Stansberry
for clerk of court; Ira T. Johnston
for house of representatives and w.
B. Austin for state senate from this
district, comprised of Ashe, Alleg-
hany and Watauga counties.
If Mr.. Johnston, receives the NOM
ination for the house, it will be
necessary for him to resign as chair
man of the executive committee
which he says he will be glad to do
as he has held this important posi-
ton for a number of years.
H. G. Tucker, who filed a little
late with the county board of cleo
tons in April, is said to be serious
ly considering the matter of tossing
his hat in the senate race. Accord
ing to advice from Raleigh, it was
not necessary for senatorial can
didates from this county to file be-
fore the state primary as this coun-
ty has the convention system. Mr..
Tucker was in Raleigh this week
and appeared before the special
Commission in the bus hearing in
which the Greyhound Lines were
seeking an intra-state bus franchise
from the mountains to the sea.
It is rumored that Will Rotten, Of
Werrensville, will be a candidate
for register of deeds and P. T. Nc
Neil for sheriff. Judge T. c. Bowie,
will not be candidate for the house
or senate, it is rumored.
Grant Bauguess, chairman of the
county Republican Executive COM
mittee, this week stated that the
Ashe COP convention for the pur-
pose of nominating a county tick
ct will be held in July or August
He said he had originally planned
to hold the convention the first
week in July, but was postponing
it. He stated that his party is going
to put out a strong ticket.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-06-16
LANSING DEFEATED
WEST JEFFERSON NINE

Led by Jack Richardson, one of
the county's star players, the Lam
sing baseball team defeated the West
jefferson nine here last Saturday af-
ternon. The score-keeper failed to
make an official report and members
of the local team hesitated in giving
the count, but according to the most
reliable information, the final score
was IL to 2.
Ray Blevins and Campbell pitch
ed effectively for Lansing and Joe
Garvey held down the mound for
West jefferson. Richard Griggs and
Joe are in charge of the local club.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-06-16
PA AND MA SAYS

Ma says she wants Pa to 60 out
and get job for she is tired look
ing at him sitting around the house
doing nothing.
Pa says old men don't stand any
more chance now getting job than
a stray dog at a country frolic.
Pa told his boy he would do
everything the boy did just like
young man but when the boy told
dad he must go without his hat and
roll down his socks to his shoe tops,
Pa said nothing doing BY w. L.
George, Oklahoma City.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-06-16
OBIDS CHAUTAUQUA
WAS A GREAT SUCCESS

In the presence of an audience
which more than taxed the seating
capacity of the new Obids Presby-
terrain church the Christian Chau-
tauqua came to a close on June 9th.
Rev. w. H. Eubank preached the
closing sermon which was followed
by the reception Of eight members
by profession of faith and baptism:
L. Fidel Miller and Misses Julia
Bare, Pauline Caudill, Blanche Bur-
CESS, Ruby Parsons, Lula Jane Hart
zog, Rose Myrtle Hartzog and Grace
Williams.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-06-16
Legion Junior Baseball Season
InAshe TO Open Saturday, ?. NJ.
EXTENSION OF TIME
GRANTED HEALTH DEPT,
Continued from Page One)

CONTINUED from Page One)
A partial list of those who have
given cash is as follows: The Legion
Auxiliary, SO; Supt. j. 3. Hash
$780,: Mr.. Stuart, Ashland, $3.50
Mrs. Amanda Logan, 81; Mrs. Laura
Mcconnell, 81; Miss McEwen, 81; E
E. johnson, Warrensville, 81; D. H
Hartsoe, 81; Nathan's Creek COM
munity, Mrs. Hurt collector, $24.OO
Weaver's Ford, So; Mrs. T. E. Dome
(pledge) SIS; Carl Coward, SIS; w. E
Vannoy, SIS; T. G. Miller, ST.; E. E.
Jones, 81, and Mrs. W. E. Vannoy,
81.
The pledges are as follows:
Cash in hand, $134.38; Mrs. Anna
Littlewood, Helton, $4,000; Ameri-
can Legion, $4,000; Helton Metho-
dist Ladies Aid, $500; He1ton Com
munity, Mrs. E. c. Francis, collector,
$780,; G. B. Price, $500; Rich Hill
School, $500; Jefferson Woman's
Missionary Society,", $500; Jeffer-
son Methodist Sunday School,
$500; Rotary Club, $4,000; New
River Sunday School, $4,000; Grassy
Creek c Community (Mrs. J. c. Pierce,
collector), $21.25; Green Valley
Community (Mrs. j. M. Barlow, col
lector), $500; R. E. L. Plummer,
Healing Springs, $1,000, Skyland
Post, $1,000.
Rev. C. R. Stafford, $1,000; Fred
Coward, $1,000; Fletcher (Raleigh
and Jefferson), $1,000; Emmett Nc
Neill, $1,000; Sturgills (Mr. Bryan
Kirby, collector) Cash $4,000, 5000;
Lansing, Mrs. Victor Clark-Presby-
terian S. S. ($11.5O), $500; Lansing,
Methodist, Mrs. Walter Patton, col
lector, $3.50; Rev. R. H. Stone, Jeffer-
son Presbyterian church, $500; Mrs,
V. A. Bell, $500; Mrs. Margaret Ray,
$500; Miss Ruth Tugman, $500;
Earl Scott, $500; B. H. Duncan,
$500; Big Laurel Methodist Church
(Cash 5000, $500; w. l..
Dent, $500; Woman's Club, West
Jefferson, $500; Mrs. Paul Miller,
$3.50; w. ]. M. E. Church, $500.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-06-16

NOW, come in and buy your Dress
Straw Hat at SOC to $2.25. White,
black and brown Oxfords, $198 to
$4.95. The latest in up-to-date
Suits, 1898 to $21.OO. Wash Suits
in sizes 8 to 8 at 29c to $2.48. Wash
Pants, Mems and Boys, 97c to $500.
Ties, Underwear, Shirts, Socks and
everything to wear at money-sav-
ing prices. McNeills, West Jeffer-
son.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-06-16
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE
North Carolina
Ashe County

Ashe County
Having qualified as adninistra-
trix Of the estate of James E. Rash,
deceased, late of Ashe County,
North Carolina, this is to notify all
persons having claims against the
estate of said deceased to exhibit
them to the undersigned at Milan,
North Carolina, on or before the
18th day of May, 1889, or this notice
will be pleaded in bar of their re-
covery.
All persons indebted to said estate
will please make immediate pay
ment.
This the 7th day of May, 1888.
MRS. MAE RASH,
Administrators of James E.
5-12-6t Rash, deceased.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-06-16

Wilkes County farmers are adding
the conveninces !. of running water
in the home by gravity systems and
the use of hydraulic rams.
The Washington times., 1938-02-15
Orson WeIes Presents Shakespeare Without Scenery
And as a Continuous Drama at National Theater
"GoId Is Where You Find II, ="
Thrilling Story in Color

Millions Of tons Of rock and
gravel were washed into the
fertile Sacramento Valley be-
fore California passed the anti
hydreulicking law. to protect
farms and homesteads.
Gold Is Where You Find 1t"
tells of the battle in court-and
with lethal weapons-before the
wheat growers stopped the huge
monitors that ripped into the
mountain side, and with mon
ster streams washed silt and
"slickens" into the growing
fields.
It's all very spectacular, expe-
cially the finale, when George
Brent carries a load of dyna-
mite and blows up the dam
which feeds the monitors.
Screened yesterday in the
Earle bijourium, the Cosmopoli-
tan feature impressed me as the
finest outdoor picture that has
come along since Gods Coun-
try and the Woman" which it
resembles.
The great open country lends
itself admirably to the hues of
Technicolor. There are some
scenes with mountain back
grounds that are majestic in
their beauty, while the loveliness
of Olivia De Havilland has never
before been captured so allur-
ingly as by these color cameras.
Briefly, the story concerns
the conflict that gripped the
gold mining country of Califor-
mia in the late '70's and the
early '8o's.
Some of the historic figures
who pass in review are Senator
George Hearst. who .opines that
his boy, Willie, wants to go into
the newspaper business, though
Papa has doubts there is money
in it; Gen. Ulysses S. Grant,
who tells about a fellow named
Edison who is trying to interest
him in a new type of lamp;
Senator Walsh, who has little
faith in the telephone contrap-
tion.
Claude Rains represents the
wheat growers, who look ask
ance at modern engineering as
applied to the mountain coun.
try. They have faith in the fer
tile land.
George Brent represents the
mine owners. as a college-bred
superintendent with progressive
ideas and some ideals. Brent
The Washington times., 1938-02-15
HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP

soon falls head over heels in
love with Olivia De Havilland
(Rain'S daughter), and here is
your romantic problem.
The war between the bitterly
opposing factions goes through
the injunction process, and
then is settled in good old man.
to-man style when the mine
owners decide to defy the law.
Brent goes over to the wheat
growers, and provides as excit-
ing a climax as any thrill seeker
would care to see.
Director Michael Curtiz has
done a workmanlike job in
gathering into focus the fury of
the surging waters, the havoc
which an unchecked torrent can
wreck when it pours over farm
lands and rural settlements. It's
a real WOW finish.
"Gold Is Where You Find It"
has a fine cast of supporting
principals. You will like, I am
sure, Tim Holt, Barton McLane,
Margaret Lindsay, John Litel,
Marcia Ralston, Sidney Toler,
Henry ONeill and Robert Nc
Wade.
The Cosmopolitan production
comes to the Earle Theater Fri
day, with Will Osborne's band
providing the stage attraction.
ANDREW R. KELLEY,
The Washington times., 1938-02-15
Uncle, Nonyo' by Local Cast

Uncle Vanya," with, which
the King-smith Playhouse. group
will open their 1888 season, is
the most entertaining Of Tche-
koff's comedies of Russian pro-
vincial life.
Although he is now considered
one of the worlds, g re a t est
dramatists, Anton Tchekoff, au.
thor, of Uncle Vanya." pre-
ferred to be known as a physi-
clan and short story writer, who
occasionally wrote for the stage.
His plays are few but each is
worthy OF. being called a master
piece. 49,.
Tchekoff gave not the slight
est thought to reyolutionizing
the theater;; he made no at
tempt to, be original. Yet it was
through Tchekoff,s plays that
StanislavSky. was led to dis