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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-05
TIMBER PIER
TO BE BUILT
APPLICATION MADE BY MAT
CovITcH TO U. S. WAR
DEPARTMENT

Application has been made to
the U. S. War Department by
Mosby Matcovitch, of Key West,
for a permit to do certain i'm
provement work in Big Pine Key
channel, at his property south of
the old highway leading to the
ferry slip at No Name Key.
Mr.. Matcoyitch proposes to
construct a timber pier six feet
wide which will extend into the
waterway approximately "a feet
from the highwater shore line.
The pier will be located 1877 feet
south of the center line of the
highway fill, which extends IS
feet into the waterway. The deck
of the pier will be three feet
above mean low water.
1t is not proposed to hold any
public hearing on this application.
ii is shown, but anyone desiring
TO protest work from the stand
point of its interference with or
its effect upon navigation should
submit such protest in writing to
the District Engineer, p. o. Box
1910, Jacksonville, Fla, in time
to be received on or before De-
ccmber IS, 1898.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-05
Federal Government Relates
Benefits Tourists Bring To
Florida And Other States
Shows RecreatiOnaI Trav-
elers In Florida Last
Year Spent Mere Than
Ninety-Three Millions
BY Washington Correspondent
of Tie Key West Citizen

WASHINGTON. d. c.. Decem-
Der S.-For The frs time the
government. slded by various
state agencies. has managed 10
present a definite picture of the
comparative benefits tourist irav-
81 brings 10 tho several states
and to the individuals of each
gate. The Rational Park Ssrv.
ice is author of study which
elbows that recreaiional travellers
in Florida last year spent more
than S93.G0D.0oU with the states
retailers.
This expenditure. the Park
Service explains, is the 18th high
est among the 10 states. and rep
resentS a per capita benefit to
Floridians of $57l8. The report
places the exact sum spent by
tourists during 1897 at $93, 800.
900.
New York ranks highest in
travellers expenditures, with o
total of $8i6,000, 900. and califor-
MIA is second with $4,000, 900.
While the Park Service admit
that the larger the population
the more money is spent by tour
lists, and the larger the publicity
budget the greater the profit
from travellers. the goveEnmn:
agency points out that per capita
benefits do not generally foilo.s
this pattern
However. California, second IN
total expenditure, is third in per
capita benefit, S63.79 figure,
Florida. where nearly as much
money is spent TO publicizc the
states climatic advantages. trails
California in tourist expenditure
and in per capita benefits.
The Park Service claims IL
survey is the first official ono OF
its kind, and IN summing up lhc
results of the study. the govern
meAt PORTS out that the most i'm
portant factor in bringing money
speeding tourists 60 state ap-
parently is the activity OF tne
state in promoting and publiciz-
ing its attractions. In fact. Inc
Park Service goes this far.
Money spent 10 lure tourists
like the provcrbial bread casl
upon the waters. oftcn returns a
Lundredfoi.
Credit for aiding the influx ol
the moncyed traveller is CAV n
also % residence laws, which may
grant citizen privileges. whica
materially increase receipts by
lcngthening the average stay OF
the visitor.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-05
TOWNSEND TO
VISIT FLORIDA
in JANUARY
PLANS TO CONTACT NATION
AL LEADERS REGARDING
MERITS OF HIS RECOVERY
PLAN
Especial to The CitizenI

TAMP, Dec. 5.-Dr. Francis
E. Townsend will visit Florida in
late January as a guest of Burton
II. Schoepf, of Tampa, in order
to contact national leaders who
are in the state at that time, re-
garding merits of his recovery
plan, according to an announce
ment today in the Townsend Ma
tional Weekly.
DR.. Townsend plans to attend
the opening of Congress before
leaving for Florida. Mr. Scboepf,
long an advocate of the Town
send plan, viii provide DR.. Town
send and his party with a fur
nished home in Florida and hotel
accommodation as well as trans
portation throughout the state.
Mr.. Schoepf has arranged with
Townsend state leaders for a
series of conferences, regarding
entertainments of DR.. Townsend.
The duration of his stay will be
determined largely by the nation
al political situation but because
of the strain of months of over
work, DR.. Townsend has ex-
pressed a desire to remain in
Florida as long as possible.
In inviting DR. Townsend.
Schoepf said the recovery plan
would do much TO relieve unem-
ployment. 1T will be instru-
mental in permitting younger
men and women to take the place
of the millions of old people, who
will be taken out of employment
Immediately and made the spend
ers of this deserved old age an
nuity." said Schoepf.
This expenditure definitely as
sures the creation of demand
for merchandise and other neces-
sites, the production Of which
will absorb $4,000 900 unemploy-
cd, thus solving the nations ma
jor problem.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-05
FIVE BUILDING
PERMITS ISSUED

Permission for building and re-
pair projects were issued to five
property owners in Key West
since the first day of December.
The issues were made from the
office of Building Inspector Har-
~ NJ. Baker.
Total of the five permits was
$3.50 and were for the follow
ing:
General repairs to 1912 Duval
street. Owner, Francisco Rivas;
cost, $1,000.
General repairs to the corner of
Whitehead and Eaton streets.
Owner, Larry Gardner; cost, $500.
General repairs TO residence on
Pearl street. Owner, l.. Pollock:
cost, $500.
General repairs To residence on
Vernon Avenue. Owner, Profes-
sor Smith; cost, $500.
Repairs to floors in Vic Build
ING on Duval street at the corner
of Charles. Glenn Price, agent;
cost, $50.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-05
Pigeon Key Ramp For
Camp Ready This Week
Tourist Camp Off Seven
Mile Bridge Will Be
Formally Opened Later;
Schultz Heads 1t

Pigeon Key Camp ramp lead
ing from the Long Bridge will
be ready for traffic by the end
of the week, Overseas Bridge
Manager B. NJ. Duncan told The
Citizen today.
The ramp is situated at the
curve of the seven-mile- bridge
and leads down to Pigeon Key,
a rocky islet in the midst of deep
water. The camp which will be
under the operation of George
Schutt, who formerly operated
the well known Long Key fish
ing camp, will not be formally
opened until later. Mr.. Duncan
said. In the plan is complete
renovation of the cottages for
the convenience of tourists wish
ing to remain practically at sea"
on Pigeon Key. Attractive grass
lawns viii further beautify the
islet, Mr.. Duncan continued.
Fishing along the bridges has
been better than ever. Mr.. Dun
can said. 'They caught enough
jacks along the bridges recently
to fill town. SailfiShing from
charter boats in the nearby Gulf
Stream has been excellent re-
Gently also.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-05
CHARTER BOAT
FLEET MOVES
TO new BERTH
TRUMBo ISLAND DOCK NOW
BEING USED: NEW CoLoRS
SEEN ON FLEET; BUSY
SCENE

Key Vests charter boat fish
ing fleet has moved to new quar-
tiers on the Trumbo Island Con-
crete dock and make natty' ar
ray of deep-sea fishing craft.
Six boats had dropped their
moorings Thursday and 9th
ers were expected to berth at the
pier. Arrangements had been
concluded with T. B. Price, at
torney for Trumbo Properties,
Inc. B. M. Daniels, president of
the Key West Charter Boatmen's
Association, told The Citizen.
The boats this year are "diked
out" in more attractive colorS
than in previous years. Varnish
and green deck paint, which
were not used by the seasoned
"old salts" in Key West because
of their experience with the Bills
tering qualities of the tropical
sun, this year have appeared on
many boats. The varnish is for
beauty and the green is easier on
the fishermen's eyes. This morn
ing charter boatmen were busy
constructing ladders to reach the
boats from the pier above.
Telephone service has been
promised the local charter boat
men. "Other arrangements for
the convenience of the fishermen
and for publicity are going for.
ward, Mr. Daniels said.
An ordinance which has been
passed on its first reading by
City Council and is for the pro-
lection Of Key West charter
boatmen will probably have sec
ond and final readings at the
meeting next week. The ordin-
ance provides that years resi-.
dence before one can be a fish
ing guide in these waters is re-
quired.
Another, meeting Of the asso-
citation will be held around De
cember IA, President Daniels
told The Citizen, with that
meeting being the final date a
Key West fishing guide may en-
ter the association this year.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-05
TWO PRISONERS
BROUGHT HERE
PLACED UNDER ARREST BY
OFFICER LAST NIGHT
ON HIGHWAY

Two prisoners were brought to
the city last night and placed in
the county jail by Deputy Sher-
IF Rex Mcleod of the Monroe
county road patrol.
The new prisoners were riding
along the road in an automobile
and their actions were such as to
lead the officer to conclude they
were under influence of intoxic-
ants.
1t later developed that one of
the men, George Henry, was un-
der the influence of liquor and
his companion, whose name was
given as w. A. Henry, was not
intoxicated but used such Ian
guage that it became necessary
for the officer to include him in
the arrest.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-05
E. HEMINGWAY
ARRIVED TO-DAY
WORKING ON SURPRISE
NOVEL: HERE FOR
WINTER

Ernest Hemingway. famous
novelist. and Mrs. Hemingway
arrived today from Spain and
New York to spend the winter IN
Key West" at their residence
here.
Mr.. Hemingway Is working on
a novel that viii be surprise"
be says. He will be IN and out
Of Key West tending to bis pub
LEGATION duties in New York and
TO direction Of play. THE Fifth
Column. which will be produced
in the Spring
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-05
ROBERTS RITES
HERE TOMORROW
KEY WEST RESIDENT DIED
AT IL O'CLOCK SAT-
URDAY NIGHT

Mrs. Mary E. Roberts, SO, died
Saturday night at IL o'clock at
the residence, 902 Division street.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow afternoon 4 o'clock from
ST. Mary's Star of the Sea Catho-
lie church. Rev. j. r. Mullin will
officiate.
Funeral arrangements will be
under the direction of Pritchard
Funeral Home,
Mrs. Roberts is survived by
one daughter, Mrs. Clarice Rob
erts Dixon; one son, John N.
Roberts; one sister, Mrs. c. Yradi,
and one grandchild.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-05
YACHT ARRIVES
THIS MORNING

Magnificent yacht "Vagabon-
dia" was this morning berthed
in the harbor while entry was
being made Of the vessel which
had just arrived from Nassau,
N. r.
On the yacht was the owner,
William L. Mellon, and Thurston
Wright. Richard S. Richards, and
Gordon Fisher.
The vessel is in command Of
Captain George Stoehr. and there
is a crew Of "a men.
Clearance papers for Cuba
were prepared this morning by
the Porter Dock Co. and the
yacht viii probably. it Is said.
sail for Havana this evening.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-05
BAKER FUNERAL
HELD YESTERDAY

Mrs. Mary Louise Baker. Is.
died Saturday afternoon 3.45
o'clock IN the residence al 1909
White street. Funeral services
were held yesterday afternoon 5
O'Clock from the Pritchard Fun
eraI Homo chapel. Rev. O. c.
Howell of Ley Memorial church,
ofgiclated.
The deceased Is survived by
two daughters Mrs. irene Ores
20 and Mrs, Diego Torres: two
sons. Willard and Paul Baker:
enc sister. Mrs. Ncttie Pits. two
brothers, George Mcdonald and
Joseph Baker. IL grandchildren
and four great grandchildren.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-05
Extensive Mosquito Eradication
Work Over Four Months Period
~ ~ awAwAwA
NEW FIVE CENTS
COIN IN KEY WEST

Have you seen the new
nickle in circulation.
Now. we're not trying to
sell you something like
Brooklyn bridge or the Eiffel
tower. but the new "Jeffer-
son" nickle which was placed
in circulation Saturday will
be continued from now on.
Vice President ]. ]. Trevor
of the First National Bank
told The Citizen today.
On one side is the profile
view of Thomas Jefferson re-
placing the rugged features
of the American Indian. On
the new nickle on one side is
I'm God We Trust" and on
the other side. Liberty
1882.
Turning the nickle over
we find no more the fami-
liar Bison but the old home
of Thomas Jefferson at Mon.
ticelIo. Above the picture OF
the home is "E Pluribus
Unum" and below If Five
Cents United States of Am
erica.
We next. probably. must
await the new edition of
Jokes concerning the new
nickle as there were plenty
about the old nickle.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-05
SHOULD BRING
PAPERS ALONG

Many prospective purchasers
Of state automobile tags leave
their papers in the office or at
homo, which means another trip
to the tax colletore's office. said
Frank Laid this morning.
Purchasers Of tags must be pro-
videa with their registration
card and certificate. said Tax
Collector L.add. for without them
they viii find il impossible 10
purchase the tags
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-05
RTHOUSE WORK
TO START TUESDAY

kilograms received az the court
house toaa1 adyised that the
work on additions 20 the building
ard changes in the plans may b.
started tomorrow.
One week ago last Saturday
PW-A. awarded the contract %
the S G. DAVIS Construction
Company. Of Mlsni Beach bit
sur1e deisy was caused ~ the
bond q the company having 70
be- changed This waS done ard
everything has been cleared up
Plans for the work were rnade
by Russell paneoaSi. ard tire eesa
vas fixed al So ,39s.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-05
SINGLETON, iii,
in new POSITION

S. c. Singleton. III. who was
up until December | acting as as
sistant 10 Secretary Singleton OF
the Chamber Of Commerce. has
accepted & position as secretary
TO John Cogtsr. agent of the p.
and o. S. S. Co. and started
Thursday.
He had been connected with
the activities Of the Chamber OF
Commerce since the office was
opened in the La Conchs Hotel
and feels that the experience
there gained win prove vaiu-
able asset in his new work.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-05
PATROL UNITS
GIVEN DRILL

twenty-five members Of the
Junior Patrol from the Harris
and Division Street Schools were
taken out for a drill in different
activities Saturday morning UNI
der the direction of Traffic OFF,
GERS Myrtland Gates and Basil
Tynes.
Uric Gwynn. Jr., acted as
c.oach in a football game put on
be tween the two school teams.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-05
EARL DENOON
ARRIVES HERE

Earl Denoon, of the General
Motors Corporation and member
of the American Society Testing
Materials, arrived yesterday and
this morning was making an in
spection of metal now undergo
ing tets at the raval station.
MIR. Denoon is visitor to Key
West TO look after the result of
the tests which are carried on
under the supervision of L. M.
Pierce, aide to the officer in
charge al the station.
n n a = a a a a a a a a a n a o q q q o o o .
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-05
Public To Be Given Free
7. B. X-Rays; Red Cross
Class Starts December
Z; Health Unit Work

AS one of the functions under
the supervision OF the Monroe
County Hath Unit, DR.. ]. B. Par
ramore, director, the mosquito
control project employing W.P.A.
labor has completed 1888 linear
feet of minor drainage, gotten 80
salt marsh breeding places under
control, eliminated % domestic
breeding places, filled 80 cisterns
and destroyed $40 artificial con-
tainers during the period from
July to November.
This projects will control breed
ing places on outlying districts
this winter while the second
phase, which will be in charge of
a u. S. Public Health unit of six
during the entire winter, will
work in Key West proper in an
effort to eradicate the pest
mosquito.
In the sanitary division of the
Health Unit 140 cows of Key
West diaries were inspected for
tuberculosis and no reactors were
found. One hundred thirty-four
cows tested for Bangs disease
again found no reactorS. Forty
eight visits were made to camp
sites and trailer parks. Seventy
five food handling establishment
visits were made.
This month tuberculosis
tests al the various schools
have been begun and DR.. Par
ramore announced that any
case reaching positive will
be given an X-raY free OF
charge on December IL al the
Health Department. Amy per-
son wishing TO have a tuber-
eulin test and unable TO pay
for II may have their, ply,
stefan refer them Tor an ex-
animation and the State
Health Department will take
the x-raY and return the re-
port TO the physician refer
ring the case. All contacts
and suspects are urged TO re-
port for an examination re-
gardless of age.
An American Red Cross First
Aid Class will be started Deem
Der z at the High School with
Red Cross certificates to be
awarded those successfully COM
pleting the course. Glasses will
be held Monday and Wednesday
evenings of each week from 10
p. m. Enrolment is limited to
Is. Enrollees may report TO Miss
Felicia Carbonell, Health Unit
clerk.
''Chief function of the Health
Department is teaching health
and sanitation measures pertain
ing TO health, Dr. Parramore
said. One thousand two hundred
and sevnety-seven children have
been lectured on health meas
ures. Another division of the
unit is the Veneral Clinic held
very Thursday and Saturday at
Q a. m. the prenatal clinic on
Tuesday afternoon 2 o'clock,
monthly midwife classes with the
aim No Maternal Deaths For
Monroe County, Well BABY clin-
ic first Fridays of month at p.
m. which cheek-upS and inn
munizes children.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-05
TWO MEN HELD
FOR VACRANCY

Jimmy Dcon and Nike Dofo-
van. arrested as Migrants. are IN
county isil awaiting hearing on
the charges which wall be pre-
fcrred by Sheriff X o. ThonP-
son
The men appeared - he @affa-
est visible means Of support and
questioned by the sheriff their
replies substantlated the coTcltl-
SONS Of the officer wFso ordered
them placed in Jail 20 await pEe-
liminzry hearing,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-05
BIRDS GET FISH ROOD

PUEBLO. Colo. Forest off
Gals had forgotten about ducks
when they planted several tons
Of moss. shrimp and other aqua
tic life as food for fish in Lake
Isabel Migratory fiocks came
along soon after the planting and
cleaned up Ak the foo<i Nov
the fish are hungry.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-05

Key West, Florida, has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only Ia Fahrenheit
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-06-08
AMERICAN LEGION ACTIVITIES: -

The az
Invites Of the local American Legion
Post had been confined for the past
several days, to preparing for presen-
tation the three-act farce-comedy Here
Comes Charlies. Several local groups
and individuals cooperated with the
Legion in pres enting this play.
We wish to take this opportunity
to show our appreciation and express
our thanks to each and every one ,--not
only to those who attended, but to Mr..
Sherrod East in behalf Of the Little
Ehea ire Group. to Johnny Graham for his
enjoyable music specialities, and to
Mr.. Gibbons for his able ass lance
by rendering piano selections.
At present can only say that the
attendance was very good and we only
hope that you all liked it. We can
further asure you that the funds re-
ceived therefrom will be used by the
local post for the community and to-
ward youth activi ties.
We extend to everyone our thanks,
Greenbelt American Legion
Post Hiss.
Adjutant.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-06-08

THE CHESAPEAKE
OF
The Washington times., 1938-09-22

1.-TWO YEARS ago, Pebeco chemists set
i out to create a new type of denti-
frice .. of perfect purity -. completely
free of harsh abraSives and irritantS -.
with maximum cleaning and polishing
efficiency, yet SO gentle and soothing it
could not harm or irritate the most SEN
Sitive mouth.
Neither time nor expense was spared
in achieving these objectives. And they
we're achieved eVew beyond orr greatest
expectatiOnH
For during the researchesa new cleans"
ing agent was perfected and adopted
an efficient emulsifying detergent to help
remove the food particles that cling to
the teeth-a common local origin OF
unpleasant breath.
This ingredient was christened "mira-
clene" and added to PebecO's modern
lied formula formula we are proud
to publish. In tests over a period OF
months it was found to be not only an
effective aid in cleansing and brighten
The Washington times., 1938-09-22
CLASHES MARK
CZECH RETREAT
Continued from Page u

Continued from Page II
towns became German ones. Uni
formed members of the Sudeten
free corps, swaStika arm bands
on their sleeves, took over the
posts vacated by Czech troops.
Acting under orders from Prague
tC avoid incidents at all costs, the
CzechS gave way without the
slightest sign of resistance. Sol
diers rushed to various border
towns to carry out the terms of
President Benes' martial law de-
cree departed as swiftly as they
had come.
Eyer itself was taken over by a
Sudeten committee headed by DR..
R. Egert, editor Of the Eyer lei
tung, Ernst Fuchs, Ernst Schropel
and DR.. Franz Wolf. Administra-
tion was placed in their hands un-
der an agreement reached with
Czech civil and military author
tiles.
AS the territory which Czecho.
slovakia had struggled so hard to
hold against unremitting pressure
from the western powers came un
der SWaStika rule, thousands OF
Sudeten Germans paraded the
streets with flags and banners pro
claiming their "iberation"
The Washington times., 1938-09-22
Prague Faces NeW
Partition Threat
Of 'NeighbOrS'

BUDAPEST, Hungary, Sept. "a
G.N.S0.-Hungary today formally
demanded the same treatment for
its minority in Czechoslovakia
that the German Sudeten minority
has received.
An official announcement said
the Hungarian minister in Prague
this morning handed a note to the
Czech foreign office, demanding
the same "self-determination"
terms accorded the Sudetens.
100000 DEMONSTRATE
Hungarian pressure was brought
against Prague as 100000 persons
demonstrated in the Heroes
Square at Budapest, delirious-
ly calling for anschlusS with
Hungarian minorities in Czecho-
Slovakia, and shouting:
Down with Benes. Down
with Moscow. Long live Hitler.
Long live Mussolini. Long live
Horthy. We are grateful to
Chamberlain, our flying angel
of peace"
The Washington times., 1938-09-22
BUNCO CASE
Trio of Stumbling
Suspects Returned

Three colored men returned
here from Baltimore were accused
today by local police with having
netted more than $1,000 in a
series of flin1-flam operations dur
ing the past six months.
Travis GLASGOW, As, and Walter
Rowe, 38, were charged with rob
berry, and Samuel Robertson, a.,
of the 230O block of Champlain
Street Northwest. was charged
with larceny by trick. GLASGOW
and Rowe live in Baltimore.
Albert Brown, colored, %, an
employe of the Italian Legation,
lost $145 to the trio, police say,
while George Anderson, Of the
Honduran Legation, was robbed
of $97.
The handkerchief switc hin g
trick was employed in each case,
police said.