davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-07
Brig.-Gen., Mrs.
Shedd Here

Brigadier General VIM. F.
Shedd and Mrs. Shedd arrived
yesterday and are guests at the
residence of Miss Eta Patterson,
522 Caroline street, for a short
visit. Brig. Gen. Shedd is COM
mander of the Fourth Corps Area
and is stationed at Atlanta.
Mrs. Shedd will be remem-
bered to her many friends in Key
West as Miss Lettie Patterson,
daughter of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. George Bovine Patterson.
The Shields arrived from Fort
ress Monroe, Virginia, and will
remain in Key West until just a
few days before the Christmas
holidays, which they will spend
at West Point with their son,
VIM. F. Shedd, Jr., who is a
cadet at the military academy
there.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-07
Key West Dramatic Club Plan
Winter Program Of Plays

Key West Dramatic Club met
last night at the residence of
Miss Ida Engel, with Miss Engel
and Miss Lois Williams, hostesses.
Rehearsals were held of two
of the three one-act plays to be
given on the program Dec. 10th.
The plays were Sink or Swim"
a farce and ''Camouflage" a ro-
comedy. The program will
be for the benefit of the COM
munity Christmas tree fund.
Plans were made for three
act play to be given later, in
January or February, but these
are only tentative, as that play
is not yet selected. 4
Miss Essie Geiger, Field Rep
resentative Division of Recrea-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-07
Spanish War Veterans And
Auxiliary Elect Officers

AT the annual meeting of B. II.
McCalla Camp No. S, United
Spanish War Veterans, held at
the Legion Home last night, an
election of officers for the en-
suing year was held with the
following results:
M. H. Motherwell. Commander.
Geo n. Goshorn. Senior Vice
Commander.
James johnson. Junior Vice
Commander.
Carl Eich. Trustee.
.ChaS Peat, Officer of the Day.
Installation of officers viii be
held at the Legion Home at its
regular meeting in January at
which time appointed officers
viii be named and committees
for the year viii also be desig-
mated.
Committee composed OF Com
rades Chas. II. Ketchurn, NJ H.
Motherwell James johnson and
Mrs. u. H. Motherwell, and Mrs.
Oscar Norman Of Auxiliary were
named for the purpose of getting
up q minstrel to be put on in the
near future.
Commander Carl Eich and wife
from Miami were present at the
meeting.
A resolution was passed thank
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-07
Dinner Meeting By
Local Yacht Club

Invitations have been sent out
to the members and friends of
the Key West Yacht Club to at
tend combination business
meeting and dinner at a local res
taurant on Friday evening.
Much progress has been made
in the rehabilitation of the club
house and it is believed that in
a short time, invitations will go
out for a house warming in the
ideally situated building which
will be the home of the club.
Election of officers for the en-
suing year will be one of the
items of business presented to the
diners, together with discussion
of plans for the coming year.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-07
Excellent Musical Program
Rendered At Stone Church

An excellent program of vocal
and instrumental selections was
presented last evening in the
auditorium of the First Methodist
(Stone) Church, which was great
ly enjoyed by the many in at
tendance. The following is the
program that was rendered on
the occasion:
Organ Prelude, Mrs. Joseph
Sawyer.
Invocation, Rev. ]. A. Tolle.
Congregational Hymn, On
ward Christian Soldiers"
Selections, Harris School Rhy-
thin Band.
Selections, Division Street
School Chorus.
Selection by Monroe County
High School Orchestra under the
direction of Professor T. B. Kleb-
sattel.
Vocal Solo, Mrs. Eva B. War
ner.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-07

ton WPA was a guest of the
club.
Members of the club unable to
attend but who will appear in
the plays to be given are John
Esperdy, Emil Sweeting and Joe
Cleare.
Refreshments of hot chocolate
and butterscotch biscuits were
served and the club adjourned
after arranging for full rehearsals
of both casts next Tuesday.
I Those present were: Miss Min
ME Allen, Mrs. Delio Cobo, Miss
Norma Garcia, Mrs. VIM. White,
ST., Mrs. VIM. White, Jr., Mrs.
Wolf, Miss Lois Williams, Miss
Ida Engel, Mrs. Eva Warner,
Thomas Curry, Victor Larsen and
Miss Essie Geiger. .,....sns.-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-07

ing all who assisted in the bene-
fit performance at the Palace
Theater on Nov. %.
Auxiliary Meets
Annual meeting B. H. McCalla
Auxiliary No. 2, United Spanish
War Veterans. was held last
night at the Legion Home, and
the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
Mrs. Faye Higgs. President.
Mrs. Annie Richards, Senior
Vice President.
Mrs. Jennie KetChum, Junior
Vice President
Mrs. Rose Peat. Chaplain.
Mrs, Lois Norman, Patriotic
Instructor.
Miss Louise Ketchum. His
toFian.
Mrs Flora Michael, Conductor.
Mrs. Jessie Michael. Guard.
Mrs, Lucy Goshorn. Secretary.
Mrs, Lillian Weaver. Treasurer.
Mrs. Ada Eich, Assistant
Guard.
Mrs Clare Motherwell. Re-
porter.
Installation will BE- held az the
regular meeting in January joint
IL with the Camp.
Mrs Ada Eich was elected and
taken in IS uew member a. the
meeting.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-07
Tomorrow: suspieisaA

make it highly moisture resist
ant. 1t IS so formed that il pro-
duees a homogeneous board. free
from Limitations and tendencies
to split through the center. High
" moisture proof. the board is
particularly adapted TO cases
where sound-prpofing is desir-
able.
Low density ~weasherwood'
comes in slabs one-inch thick:
high density in grooved and
tongued sheets. nine-sixteenthS oi
an inch thick. cheely Lumber
Company invites the puhlic's in
Spection Of this new material.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-07
Coles On Visit
To Key West

Cad Cole, chief purser of the
P. and o. S. S. Co., and Mrs.
Cole are visiting for one week in
Key West and will spend about
one week fishing and otherwise
enjoying their vacation.
Yesterday they were out fish
ing and besides an excellent catch
of other fish, Mr.. Cole brought to
boat a fine specimen of sailfish,
and will have it mounted and
placed with other trophies in the
home in Miami.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-07

Violin Solo, Aren't Sjursen.
Selection, High School Orches-
ira.
Vocal Duet, Mrs. N. P. Nelson
and Mrs. VIM. H. Sands.
Cornet Solo, John Luis Day.
Piano Solo, Miss Katherine
Knowles.
Selection, High School Orches-
ira.
Violin Solo, Gerald Saunders.
Piano Solo, Miss Francis Fin
ME.
Vocal Solo, Mrs. Minnie H.
Robinson.
Selection, First Methodist Or
cheStra.
Violin and Guitar Duet, Fred
Knight and Gerald Saunders.
Selection, High School Orches-
ira.
Benediction, Rev. Joe Tolle.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-07
SOCIAL CALENDAR

THURSDAY
Meeting Key West Lions Club, Annex
Rotary Club meeting 1915 p m. ST Pau's Annex
Harris Room Mothers meeting at residence of Mrs. William
Haebecker, SIT Whitehead street $3.50 p. M
FRIDAY
Key West Musical Society meeting a p. Armory.
Key West Yacht Club stag supper.
SUNDAY
Concert Key West Hospitality Band p Park
MONDAY
Regular Camera Club meeting. p. Key
Center
Junior Senior High School PTA meeting High
School Auditorium
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-07
ANSWERS TO TEN
TEST QUESTIONS
Below are the answers 20 test
questions printed on Page z

/. AS a shipbuilding center.
2. Narrangansett Bay.
3. Caddie master.
4. Cow.
5. One of a body of military
Az police, especially in
France.
81 Charles L. Hayward.
z Eight dollars.
8. Department of Commerce.
8. In the Dangerous Archipel-
ago in the Pacific Ocean.
10. No.
Subscribe to The Citizen-20c
weekly.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-07
COUNTY BOARD
MEETS TONIGHT

Regular meeting of the Board
of County Commissioners is to
be held at 8 o'clock tonight in
the office of Clerk Ross C. Saw
yer at the county court house.
AS is customary at first meet
ings of the month there win be
routine business in connection
with the bills and other regular
matters.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-07
. Q . . . %
THE WEATHER
ssssessssssassssssssssss

(Till 7:30 p. m, Thursday
Key West and Vicinity: Partly
cloudy and slightly warmer to-
night; Thursday cloudy and un-
settled; gentle to moderate winds
mostly easterly.
Florida: Partly cloudy and
slightly warmer tonight; Thurs
day cloudy and unsettled.
Jacksonville to Florida Straits
and East Gulf: Gentle to moder-
ate variable winds, mostly east
erly over south portion, and part
ly cloudy to overcast weather to-
night and Thursday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-07
Defer Choral
Society Meetings

Members of the Island City
Choral Society say that there
will be no further meetings of
the organization held until the
first Friday in January.
Up to the present time these
meetings were held regularly
each Friday night, were well at
tended and much progress was
made under the efficient direc-
ton of Professor Klebsattel, it is
said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-07
S OC / n /
ACTIVITIES
PIT. A. To
Meet Monday

Regular meeting of the Junior
Senior PIT. A. will he held Mon
day, December II, in the High
School Auditorium.
Business of much Importance
is to come before the meeting,
and all members are requested
to be in attendance.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-07
new MATERIAL
FOR BUILDING

Chiefly Lumber Company an
nouneeS the arrival in Key West
Of two carloads Of new building
material This product is "wea-
therwood" manufactured for
commercial and home use BY
United States Gypsum Company
The material is ideally suited
for wall end ceiling construction
being-~an Insulating board OF
felted wood fiber, treated to
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-07
AT The Stores
HAVANA RESTAURANT

Mrs. Nora Betancourt, former
ly cook and waitress at La
Concha hotel, is operating a fine
restaurant specializing in Spanish
foods. Turtle steaks are un-
excelled here and all kinds of
sea foods and sandwiches may
be obtained. Havana Restaurant
is open day and night.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-07
Harris Room Mothers
Meet Tomorrow

The Room Mothers of Harris
School PIT. A. will meet tomor-
row afternoon at the residence of
Mrs. VIM. M. Habecker, SIT
Whitehead street.
Mrs. B. c. Papy, chairman, will
call the meeting to order at $3.50
o'clock.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-07
-sPoLLOcK'S

Announcement is made in this
issue of new management in
the watch and jewelry repair de-
partment of Pollock's store on
Duval street. M. r. ScammonS,
formerly employed in the Hamil-
ton and Gruen factories, is in
charge of repairs at this jewelry
store.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-07

Yesterday: Adam tells me that
Barney tcds interested in Eliza
beth before becoming engaged to
Anne. Elizabeth leaUes the dance
around IL o'clock.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-07
THE ARMY POST MURDERS
Rv VIRGINIA Hanson
The Characters

Katherine Cornish, myself, Uis-
ting Elizabeth on q E1id-tcesteTTl
Army post.
Charlie Spencer, my tfance.
Adam Drew, a friend.
Evening star., 1938-10-29
SOVIET PIONEERS
IN MASS HOUSING
US. Architect Says America
Might Learn From
Gigantic Program.

Russia, carrying out a stupendous
program Of city and regional planning.
already has done enough ito make one
feel that Roman Emperors, Louis w
and Napoleon III were makers OF little
plans" according to a report made by
George H. Gray of New Haven. Conn,
to the American Institute of Architects
on housing conditions in Europe.
"A vast peasant population is march,
ing out of the middle ages. and for
them a vast country Is being trans
formed by industrialism, by a COM
prehensive system of education for
young and old, by all the amenities Of
Western Europe, including housing"
says Mr.. Gray, q former director Of
the institute.
In the very complete new apart
ments will the mass of the people i'm
mediately be living more wholesomely
than the more simply housed working
classes OF Holland and England? II
so, will it be because of the housing
standards, or because Of the social
training which they will have re-
ceived?"
Urges Flexibility in United States.
Mr.. Gray's studies lead to the con-
clusion that America must scrutinize
afresh the standards set up for the
physical environment of the home. He
urges more flexible standards, and
Evening star., 1938-10-29
Construction
Continued From First Pare

Buffalo, N. Y. for apartment houses
to cost over 81, 1000 900 (this is a low
cost housing project erected under the
jurisdiction of the United States Hous-
ing Authority; in Mount Vernon.
N. Y. for two apartment houses to
cost s450,00O in Erie, Pa. for a hos
pital building to cost over $500000; in
Philadelphia. for one-family dwellings
70 cost over $1.15O000.
In Pittsburgh, for a school building
to cost $456,000; in Chicago. for an
apartment house to cost 1854. 900; in
Evanston. ILL.,. for an apartment house
tA cost 100000: in Detroit. for one
family dwellings to cost over SO, 500, 900,
for factory buildings to cost nearly
100000, and for store and mercantile
buildings to cost nearly 100000; in
Canton, Ohio. for school building
to cost approximately $3.50 900; in
Dover. Del, for a school building to
cost S450,000; in Washington, D. c.,
for one-family dwellings to cost over
81 400, 900, for school building to cost
81 300. 900. and for a Municipal Court
building to cost $1.400OOO.
In Houston. Tex, for one-family
dwellings to cost approximately ST.
100000; In Fort Sam Houston, San
Antonio. Tex, for barracks to cost
over $750,O0o, and in Los Angeles, for
one-family dwellings to cost nearly
100000. for apartment houses to
cost over $3.50 900 and for school build
ines to cost approximately 100000.
In Portsmouth, Va, a contract was
awarded by the Navy Department for
thsAerection of pier to cost over
81 400 900.
Evening star., 1938-10-29

greater stress on basic principles rather
than rigid cumulative criteria, which,
he warns, block of future progress and
invention in connection with hygiene,
IN the use OF new materials, new meth
DDS Of construction, new arrangements
THE millions of Moscow population
are increasing so per cent per annum,"
Mr.. Gray says In summarizing prog
ress in Russia. The present program
calls for razing so per cent Of the res
idences IN the city. including converts
and monasteries. and replacing them
with new buildings. Satellite industrial
centers are being developed, and here
a large part OF the workers will be
housed.
24-Hours-a-Day Program.
1.-THE work is being pushed ~ hours
. day in three shifts It includes .
great new canal OF strategic impor-
tance, a new harbor, deepening the
river. walling its banks and raising
and greatly enlarging the nine bridges
80 that ships OF some sire can pass
through. Ultimately the Black Sea.
the Caspian. the Gulf Of Finland and
the Arctic Ocean will be connected In
one great waterway via rivers having
their heads in the Moscow region.
Reconstructed Moscow will have
radial and circumferential boulevards
and subway systems. squares and
parks, 1872 Junior high schools, each for
$50 students. and an extensive group
OF government buildings approximate
to the colossal new Parliament build.
Ing.
1T is In Russia that the standards
OF the unit of housing most like those
in America are to be found-kitchen,
dining room, living room, bed room,
bath room, with all the accessories,
including central heat and radio loud
speaker in the hall. All the housing
which saw in Leningrad and Mos
cow was in apartment blocks. At least
in theory. blue jeans, white collars, and
the cane-carrying professionals all
Evening star., 1938-10-29
s @55$$;;?z7;5&3

rate is low enough. and you will find
that more and more homes will be
heated in that manner as time goes on.
Have you been trying to figure out
some simple way to have a shower bath
installed in your mansion? Lots OF
people seem to get tired Of standing
precariously in a bath tub which has
been converted to this mode OF bath
ing and want a real stand-up shower
for change
Offhand it would seem like kind OF a
difficult job to build stall-type shower
and make it completely waterproof. but
again our scouts have been out looking
around and have brought back the an
swer to the problem, and a simple
answer 1t is.
Instead Of having to construct
heavy. watertight flooring out of ex-
pensive tile or some other more or less
standard material you can now obtain
4 nodded rubber shower floor which
comes in one piece all ready to put
down in the chosen space The space.
BY the way. can be under a stair. in a
closet, or right out in the middle OF
the living room if you really want to
enjoy it.
The solid rubber floor is Just 3 feet
square and comes with a 6-inch- high
edge around it which is meant to over
Evening star., 1938-10-29
LOWER BRACKETS
AIDED BY F. H. A.
Administrator Says Nearly
Half Borrowers Earn
Under $500.

Nearly half the families who bought
homes for their own occupancy in
1887 under the Federal Housing Ad-
ministration plan had annual incomes
Of less than $4,000, Administrator
Stewart Mcdonald disclosed today,
Nine out of ten families used less
than one-fifth o: their incomes to
make monthly payments on their
=. II. A.-insured loans, and over SO
per cent OF them used less than one
sixth of their incomes Slightly more
than half OF these home buyers made
payments Of $50 month or less, with
about one-xixth of them making pay
pentA Of $40 or less. These payments
include amortization Of principal, in
terest and mortgage insurance pre-
miums.
In 4 classification OF premium pay
ing mortgages on single-familv homes
In relation to the annual income OF
their purchasers, Mr.. Mcdonald re-
vealed that 40 per cent of these fam
lilies had incomes of less than $2.500 a
year and that 23.S per cent received
tess than $4,000.
The salary bracket appearing most
often, Mr. Mcdonald said, ranged
between $4,000 and $2,499 annually.
which applied to 25.2 per cent Of all
borrowers during the year. Following
In order was the 81 500 to 81 ,s99 class,
which appeared 1876 pei cent Of the
time: $2.5p0 to $2,e9s, with 1871 per
cent, and $4,000 to $3,499, with 124
per cent. The analysis also showed
that S per cent of all borrowers re-
eeived incomes between $1,000 and
H,4ss.
These figure; prove" Mr. McDon-
aid said, ''t1a. .he F. H. A. is fulnlliiIa
one OF it's chief purposes. 1t is placing
home ownership, through the insured
n'Lrtgage IAN, on safe basis fer
many families vrose incomes were not
large enough to Withstand the hazalds
OF home ownership ucder the old
method OF financing.
They show" he conr!n .el. "tnat
tie benefits of home purchase under
the insured nloltgage nlar are going
IdlGSiy W lIfrsc Aol WIZ I. Suliei cSS
passed he National Housing Act, BY
ana large, rot many of ,hGsa families
could undertake the respoEsiLi.!.' RI
home ownership with any degree Of
safety under tie CID system Of mott
gage lending.
1T is net res essonable to assume
tnat. on these modest incomes many
Of these leople could Adequately pre-
rare fo- the large lump-sCm payments
every two or three years which were
necessary formerly The old system re-
aAired freouent and costly renewals
which in themselves proved tnc ereat-
est threa: to the security CT home
loan. Furthermore, second and sorlt-
times third ncrtgages added heavily
to the al. lady nigh interest rate uSu-
ally charged on the first mortsage.
Under the F. H. A. pl..a, these fam
Ties discharge ,heir obuea tons in
regular I1onll1ly payments which place
no undue strain on their earnings.
"Of course. these hores Are not
14anced with Federal loans. Tie
funds involved are strictly private cap
'tal provided by banks, building and
loan asso"!ation3 and othe: lending
institutions. The Federal Housing
Administration provides insurance Of
these loans sga'rst loss"
Evening star., 1938-10-29
By LAWRENCE CROLIUs.

Do you have a room in your house
which would make an ideal ld-storaqe
space for turkeys and venison? It's
funny. but there seems to be at least
one room in every house that defies
any one to change it into a livable
area. The minute the weather gets
a little cold outside this type of room
Immediately seems to get even little
colder and it is quietly shut up for the
winter season.
1t seems sort of silly to give up per-
fectly good room without so much as
a slight struggle, so why not try to do
something about it this year, II you
happen to be cursed with such a sit
uation?
Your plumber can very easily rig up
a small gas line to the former ice box
and on the end of that you can now
place small but highly efficient cir
culating heater. We emphasize cir
culating because this feature is the one
which takes the little heater out of
the ordinary run of gas stoves we have
become accustomed to scof1 at.
You have all seen the new concealed
radiators which are being installed in
all the new houses. Well, this gas
heater looks a great deal like one of
those except that it stands on its own
four feet and is inclosed in an attrac-
tive wood-grained metal casing. The
front Of the casing is provided with
some smartly designed Rrilles which
match the openings in the top. Thus.
when you light the burner inside the
heating chamber, air is pulled up from
the floor by convection, warmed and
circulated through the room. Because
of this natural movement of air you
can enjoy yourself in far corner of
the room and still not run the risk of
freezing
There are four sizes Of heaters avail
able at the present time which will
heat various sized rooms. Hence. your
plumber can figure out the proper
heater for the room you want to re-
claim. The fact of the matter is that
some people are getting away from any
central heating plant at all by INSTALL
ing one of these efficient little fellows
IN each room of the house. Sounds
like good idea in places where the gas
Evening star., 1938-10-29

live under the same roof, the govern
ment taking IS per cent Of the earnings
Of each for rent.
Outlying Houses Less Attractive.
"The professional man can have one
more room than can the others, for an
ONCE or studio. In reality, the housing
near the outlying industrial centers
u not as attractive, at least as seen
from the street, ~ are those more
centrally located. Many of the de-
signs arc conceived In unusual vigor,
some 20 large in scale and drab In color
and imagination Is to seem impersonal
and unattractive.
There seems to be little tradition
for fine craftsmanship IN some Of
the building trades: Is this because the
unions failed to train men In proper
proportion to the rapidly expanding
building program? In Moscow one
project covers large city block to the
height Of II stories. containing restau-
rant. cinema. day nursery, but no
room and no need for outdoor play
ground.
Evening star., 1938-10-29

lap the waterproof wall material which
you build up around the three sides.
Those walls can be made OF any of the
new wallboards which will withstand
deluee, or. If you want to get really
elaborate about it. you might shape
up an sll-glass arrangement.
The space where your feet will stand
has been cleverly cross-ribbed so that
the chances OF your slipping and
crashing into a small heap are slim.
Evening star., 1938-10-29

In the British Museum are examples
Of prehistoric vases and casts illus
trating the Minoan civilization Of
Crete, destroyed 1000 B. c.