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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-02
WPA HEADQUARTERS
RECEIVE REPOR S

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President Roosevelt and the
comptroller general for work at
the yard-repairs to buildings
and wharves-and the result has
been employment for the jobless
and navy yard ready for use.
And the night life-gambling,
drinking and dancing-vividly
portrayed by The Times report
er, was dismissed by officials
with:
We'll, it was admitted that
many of the fun-makers weren't
WPA workers, and as far as they
are concerned they probably
really don't raise much excite
ment with the checks they get"
The st. Petersburg reporter
further charged that:
Everyone there is interested
in WPA, and no wonder, because
to live in Key West means that
you either are working on a
WPA pay roll or you are doing
a thriving business with the peo-
pie who are collecting their
weekly checks from that source. "
That 1.-TWO or three night clubs
are to be found in every city
block. Gambling in most of the
places goes on unmolested and
unashamed. Dice tables, roulette,
chuck aluck, poker games, all OF
them are being run in wide open
fashion"
That "Bawdy, life-size paint
ings of sailors and attractive
companions, bewhiskered police
men, women attired in their un-
mentionables,f negroes drinking,
and a drunkard surrounded by
an array of fantastic serpents
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-02

and animals, all of these grace
the walls in the enormous place."
Navy Yard Work
And that with the extensive
Navy yard and submarine base,
WPA again has taken the center
of the stage. Although the sole
Naval officer assigned for duty
at Key West has no ships or sub
marines to command, and the
Naval reservation is ungraced
with the presence of sailors, he
still has his troubles. Each day
he is compelled to find some sort
of work for lis WPA workers
who are regularly assigned TO
him for duty.
when I first came here /
had $50 of 'em,' the officer al
legedly tells us. Now I've only
got lis, but it sure keeps me busy
finding something for them to
do. I've gone to raising chickens
and I manage to keep some of
the group busy cleaning out the
chicken houses
Nearby we stop into another
night club.
"Yeh,' the owner asserts, We
keep running here until 4 and 5
o'clock in the morning-WPA
workers you know he said with
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-02
Parramores Return
Home From Trip

DR.. j. B. Parramore, head of
the Community Clinic, in Key
West, Mrs. Parramore, and Mrs.
M. A. Smock, public health nurse
connected with the clinic, re-
turned this week from the an
nual meeting of the Florida Pub
lie Health Association held in
Hollywood, NoYember 1880 in
elusive.
Another member of the local
health organization activities
who attended Af1e 'smeeting hut
returned the early part of the
week was z. D. Harrison, sani-
tary engineer of the State Board
of Health.
One of the interesting ap-
pointments at the meeting was
that of Sam D. Macready to the
presidency of the association.
Mr.. Macready is well known in
Key West and has made numer-
Gus trips to the city as District
Sanitary Officer of the State
Board, who has his headquarters
in West Palm Beach.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-02
Clinic Benefit Spanish
Play Monday

A Spanish play, "Compeonato
de Medicos" which translated
means Championship of Doc
tors" will be presented by a
group headed by Mario Sanchez,
writer and director, Monday night
al the High School Auditorium
1880 for the benefit of the Mon
roe County Community Clinic.
II viii be a three act play and
vaudeville will be interspersed
between the acts.
The Clinic which regularly
finds its funds getting low pre-
sents benefits to raise the neceS-
Sary funds TO continue operation.
The funds go for medical atten-
ton and for medicine, since many
of the cases carried are chari-
table. There are over 5000 per-
sons served by the Clinic. Mat
tiers have again become pressing
at the Clinic as funds from the
sale Of the ferries which were
promised them have failed to
materialize.
Advance sale of tickets, entire
proceeds of which viii be turned
over to the Clinic, have been
promising especially among the
Cuban lodges.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-02
SANTA CLAUS
| WILL APPEAR

Santa Claus will make his
first appearance of the year in
Key West tomorrow afternoon
under auspices of ]. R. Showers
Company-"toy headquarters" of
this city.
Santa will be on hand to in
terview parents of all Key West
children-first at Bayview Park
at about 400 p. m. He'll talk
with the Riddles, too-and adj
wise with them on the gifts they
want for Christmas. At ap-
proximately 4:30 o'clock Santa
will be on hand at the store on
Duval street where he will carry
on in his work of good will and
Christmas cheer.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-02
CITY ATTORNEY
GIVES OPINION

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question for the establishment of
an airport.
Fines Collected
The report of Chief of Police
Ivan ElWood on fines collected
during the month of Novmeber
was read, and showed that $404
had been taken in during that pc
riod.
Another communication from
Mayor Albury was read in which
the city's chief executive stated
he visited the hospital yesterday
and found Officer Bienvenido
Perez to be getting along fairly
good The mayor stated that
Officer Perez requested that he
be allowed cash to the amount of
one months salary in order that
he may go to Havana to consult
specialist. Officer Perez told
the mayor he proposed to leave
on Thursday of the coming week,
and disclosed that he was now
suffering mostly from his right
shoulder. The requst for the
money was granted.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-02

a wink. They like to have fun
and we have what it takes
drinks, dancing, dice, roulette
and a new game called Spanish
umbrella The WPA boys seem
to like the new game because it's
so simple to learn. They can play
with nickels and dimes and
there's only Is numbers to bet
on
Saturday night, we learned, is
really the big night in Key
"'You see, the WPA workers
get paid thkt day they can sleep
all day Sunday, and so they do
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-02

yesterday for the purpose of
recharging he unattended light
at Smiths Shoals.
Last night the Ivy sailed for
Sanibel Island having on board
Howard Lowe, recently transfer
red from American Shoals light,
his family and household eff
fectS.
There is also a working
party of about 10 men who are
assigned to work in that vicinity.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-02
0 . Q . . . . . . . 0 Q Z
TRANSPORTATION
Observation-Disclosures
Steamer Cuba Arrives

Steamer Cuba Arrives
Steamship Cuba of the P. and
o. S. S. Co., arrived yesterday
morning from Tampa with two
first and two second cabin pas
sengers for Key West and IS
first and three second cabin pas
sengerS for Havana.
Arrivals booked for Key West
were: E. S. Worth, Mrs. T. Tiller,
Mrs. J. Rodriguez and Santa Rod
riguez.
Listed on the manifest of the
vessel were items as follows:
For Key West, II tons of freight
and one sack of mail. For Ha-
vana, one ton of freight and ia
sacks of mail.
When the ship sailed for Ha-
vana about $50 there were 81
passengers on the ship, SO first
cabin and three second cabin pas
sengers having booked at this
port.
Tender Ivy Sails
Ti0bfboI1ca Topdar INV sailed
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-02
c.M.I. Seniors
Dance Tonight

A collegiate" dance at the
Cuban Club tonight is being
sponsored by the seniors of the
Convent of Mary Immaculate.
Two grand prizes are TO be
awarded, one for the ladies and
another for the gentlemen.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-02

Thomas r. Cook, who was
visiting his brother-in-law and
sister Sergeant and Mrs. ]. v.
Wharton at Key West barracks
for a while, left over the highway
on Florida Motor Lines bus yester-
day for his home in Charles
ton, S. c.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-02

Harry Baldwin, assistant keep
er at Carysfort Reef light station,
who was spending his vacation
with Mrs. Baldwin and other
relatives, left over the highway
yesterday for his station.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-02

most of their weeks whoopee on
Saturday night"
It may be SO, but the WPA has
its doubts, and has no intention
of cutting down on any federal
funds for Key West, on that ac-
count.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-02

PERSONAL MENTION


Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Eakins, who
had been spending a visit in Mi
ami, returned to Key West Mon
day over the highway.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-02
USE SKELETON
MARYSYILLE. Calif-A $

MARYSVILLE, Calif-A skele-
ton with cigar in its jaws and
whisky bottle by its side is being
used as warning to speedy driv-
ers at a dangerous curve near
this city. The skeleton is seated
in a wrecked car.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-02
ANSWERS TO TEN
TEST QUESTIONS
Below are the answers TO test
questions printed on Page z

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2. Tweneycone years in all the
States!
3. Twelve.
4. John Henry Lewis.
5. Utah.
6. Dis'-pu-tant.
z. A mixture of fine round
grained sand and water.
8. China.
8. Riga.
10. A small armadillo, with head
and ears like those of a
mule, native in southern
South America.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-02

Mrs. Mamie Roberts, who had
been visiting relatives in Miami,
returned to Key West Monday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-02

John E. Womester, of New
York, arrived on the bus from
Miami Wednesday and left on
the Cuba for Havana.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-02

Mrs. w. II. Malone; formerly
of Key West, is a visitor in Key
West and a guest at local hotel.
Mr.. Malone is expected to ar
rive within the next few days to
join Mrs. Malone and visit family
and friends.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-02

Frederick M. Horth, who arri-
we'd Wednesday for a visit con-
cluded to take the Cuba for Ha-
Yana and will visit in Key
West. on his return.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-02

Santiago Balchez was a pas
senger leaving on the bus We'd
nesday afternoon after brief
visit with friends in Key West.
Mr.. Balchez will stop in Miami
for a brief visit and then leave
for New York.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-02

Miss Alice Rouse, daughter of
Judge and Mrs. D. Rouse of Or
lando, who had been visiting for
the past two months as guest of
DIR. A. NJ. Morgan and his fam
lily at the home on Simonton
street, left this morning on the
early bus for her home.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-02

Jose and Manuel Sanchez,
brothers who operate a res
taurant, Las Maracas de Cuba, at
10 West street, New York, left on
the Cuba yesterday, returning
TO their home in Havana after an
absence of nine years.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-02

F. NJ. Edwards, formerly civil
engineer with the Overseas Road
and Toll Bridge Commission, re-
turned this week from his home
in South Carolina, and will take
up his work with the State Road
Department, to which he was re-
Gently assigned.
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question for the establishment of
an airport.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-12
Midwife Requests
Laborer's Lien On
Baby She Attended

Magistrate F. B. Hight, who has
had .nanv unusual experiences IN tie
conduct of his office, had a new and
different one today, he related. A mid
wife called on him To issue papers Civ
ing her a laborer's lie;. On r newborn
baby she had attended when it was
ushered into the world. She SCENE i
81 atty surpri>ei wien he told her
there was nothing = Il could be done
about her complaint.
Della Brodie, we'll known colored
midwife of 7O7 Water sire ct, was II
plaintiff before the magistrate. She
said Theodore Taylor, Negro farr1
+~~nnt camc fo~ ner to attend, his
wife, saying he had no money at the
time but would take ca, ii IL I. She
said he told her she was Il licensed
midwife and had to go wiisn he called
on h.. StNe wont an | stayed week
Della was told that even if there
was a law cove~,ny her ga =. the only
relief she could pet would he possess
sion of the baby. FL she said She
didn't want that 'c:yin:y ba.y" And
the justice told he: there was moth
ing he could do for her.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-12
SOIL PAYMENTS NOT >
YET RECEIVED HERE
Applications Still Being Sent To
Washington on Compliance
in 1887 Crops

No payments have yet been received
here by tobacco growers or other far
mers in compensation for their COM
pliance with the terms of the 1887 soil
conservation act, it was stated today
by ]. w. Sanders, county farm agent
and director of the soil program in
he county.
Mr.. Sanders said not nearly all of
the applications for the payments
have as yet been sent to Washington.
and that checks would not be received
for probably at least another month.
He explained that it would be neces-
sary to determine the cost of admin
istering the project for the year, and
that the exact number seeking the
payments would have to he determin
ed before the appointments were
made.
Most growers, both landlords and
tenants, complied with the provisions
of the soil conservation program in
this county in 1887, it was stated,
those taking land out of production of
money crops putting it into soil build
ing crops, for which payments will
be made by the Agricultural Adjust
ment Administration, under authority
of an act of Congress.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-12
TO HOLD MEETINGS
ON NEW FARM BILL
No Dates Fixed But Prob
ably Will Be Soon; Terms
To Be Explained

: Tobacco growers in this county
along with those in other tobacco sec
tions of the State, will hold meetings
shortly, County Agent J. w. Sanders
said today, to discuss the provisions
of the new farm control bill now IN
it's final stages in CONGRESS.
A series nf meetings already has
been announced for various Eastern
North Carolina counties, AID it is
expected that sinliiar gatherings viii
be arranged in this section at IN ear
ly date.
Allotments on the new tobacco GRO:
will be made immedi tely after the
bill passes the Sera:e and is signed
by President Roosevelt. Tie confer
ence report on the bill hes already
passed the House. It is thought thai
the allotments will be known by mid
March in ample time for farmers to
know their limitations in. planting
their 1928 crop.
Large growers are to get acreage
reductions of around 80 percent, and
smaller growers will be less in proper
ton, it is understood.
In addition to a countrywide mass
meeting of growers to hear explana-
lions of the terms of the new reStric-
tions, township meetings in the colln-
ty may &c arranged afterwards if it
is found necessary in order to &C
quaint all growers with the provisions
of the new act.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-12
,REVV|NG EFFORTS
TO UNITE z BELTS
Old Belt Wants To Open
With Middle Belt, Ware
housemen Declare

Tobacco warehOuSemen here have
heard of demands being renewed ~
tobacco men in the Old Belt of North
Carolina and Virginia for an earlier
opening of the fall selling season, and
are wondering what the outcome will
he. The matter was discussed at some
length, according to reports received
here, at the annual meeting of the
Virginia Carolina Warehousemen' s
Association in Danville last Wednes
lay
Henderson, Oxford and Durham.
major markets of the Middle Belt,
Which is sandwiched between the
Eastern North Carolina and the Old
Belts, usually open their fall selling
season about three weeks later than
he start in the cast, but some two
weeks ahead Of the Old Belt Com
>iaint in the western territory is that
much of their tobacco trickles into
Middle Belt warehouse markets, but
he same complaint is sometimes
,ca~d in the Middle Belt about their
ohac"o going to Eastern Carolina ie-
"ore the season here starts.
The Danviile meeting went on rec
>rd as demanding that their season
start with The Middle Belt. Some s.
-varehouser1en of the two states at
ended the conference, and agreed
hat work should be started at once
% bring about the changes sought.
Emphasis is to be laid on complaints
IF growers in the Old Belt territory
hat they cannot market their crop
for cash when it is ready for sale. Old
Belt war ehousemen commented on the
large quantity of tobacco sost to
their belt through the two weeks
ledge" of the Middle Belt over them.
1t was estimated that Danville alone
lost some 100000 pounds of tobacco
annually in that manner.
A committee was named, composed
of Charles D, Bryant, of Danville; E.
J. Davis and Rex Gas, of Winston
Salem; Gordon Tuggle, of Danville,
and E. H Edmunds, of South Boston.
to press the demand for an earlier
opening.
Dates for opening of all the belts
are set at the annual meeting of the
Tobacco Association of the United
States, which usually meets near the
end of June or early in July.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-12

CONTINUED from Page O.'al
Wednesday, followin gthe governors
return from Chicago. Exum last week
lost an appeal to the State Supreme
Court.
One of the attorneys, Paul Edmund
son, told Gill that the 'fbullet that
caused death could not have come
from Milford Exum's gun"
The other man in the crime is serv-
ing a life sentence, the lawyers said,
"yet Exum got the death sentence"
Edmundson referred to Earl Sas-
ser, co-defendant with Exum. Both
were convicted of first degree murder
but Presiding Judge Henry Grady
set aside the verdict as to Sasser and
allowed him to plead guilty to the
charge of being an accessory before
and after the crime. Gill said the
judge took this course believing Sas-
ser to be the younger of the two and
to have been led into the crime by
Exum. The commissioner said both
men made "full confessions in the
crime, committed in April, 1887, in a
robbery which Gill said involved $40.
Hugh Dortch, one of Exum's attor-
neys, said "the opinion throughout the
county lWayne) is undoubtedly for
communication"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-12
P. 0. S. is PLANNING
FOR IADIES NIGHT

The local camp of Patriotic Order
Sons of America will have a ladies
night meeting Monday evening, with
an attractive program being promised
The meeting will be closed from 7:3O
to 8:15 p. m. for transaction of the
orders business.
Clyde L. Finch will give an imper-
Sonation of Amos n Andy, lobe Keal-
ney's quartet will render a number.
and GE Hot Shots, radio string band,
will te on hand for music
Interest in the order continues to
mount, and w. r. Fleming recently
attended a board meeting, which set
the date for the annual state pep
meeting.
All members were urged to be in at
tendance next Monday for a real even
ing of enjoyment
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-12
MRS. HOWARD JONES
DIES IN WARRENTON
Passes Suddenly at Home; Funeral to
Be Conducted Sunday at
p. M. in WarrentOn

Mrs. Howard Field Jones, of War
renton, sister of Mrs. Spotswood b
Burwell, and cousin of J. H. Brodie, of
this city, died at her home there about
3 o'clock this morning, after an ill
ness of only a few hours. Mrs. Jones
was before her marriage Miss Estelle
Brodie.
Besides her husband, Howard Field
Jones, she is survived by three sons,
Duke, Bignall, and Howard F., Jr., all
of Warrenton, two grandchildren,
Howard F.. III, of Warrenton, and
Reeves Taylor, of Oxford, a sister,
Mrs Bufwell, of Henderson, and a
brother, Louis Brodie.
Funeral services will be conducted
from the home at 3 o'clock on Sunday
afternoon, with the Rev. B. N. DeFoe
Wagner officiating.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-12
100 Present
For KiWanis
Ladies Night
Affair At Country
Club D eclar,e d
Among Best Civic
Club Ever Had

Approximately 120 Kiwanians, their
ladies and invited guests attended
the annual Ladies Night affair of the
club Friday evening at West Enc
Country Club declared by those at
tending to have been one of the bes'
programs of the kind the club had
ever had.
A group of Durham entertainers at
tended, and all ladies present receiv-
ed special favors from the club One
feature was fashion review display
ing 1888 models, participated in "
Dan Daniel, Charles Finch, James
Bryan, S. M Crowder, Thomas Hur.-
ter. and E. T. Creole. This number was
in charge of Jasper B. Hicks, who
introduced the numbers as being
styled for various movie actors.
Gifts were presented to the enter
tanners by M c. Miles, A. P. Barnes
and Rev. I. w. Hughes, all past presi-
dents.
w. r. Turner who as president pre-
sided over the meeting, announced the
return to membership of A. S. Wat
kins and the addition of H. B. New
man, gave the club a membership of
81. greatest in it's history. Mr.. Wat
kins was presented by r. w. Bruin
and Mr.. Newman by D. T. Dickle
Both were welcomed by Rev. Mr..
Hughes
The ladies' attendance prize was
drawn " Mrs. Bruin, mother of r.
w. Bruin, and was furnished by E.
T. Creole. whose guest at ladies' night
last year was winner of the prize. Rev.
James A. Jones, Rotary president and
guest at the meeting, presented the
award.
The program during the evening
was interspersed with entertainment
by Miss Talmadge Thomas, of Louis
burg, with her song and dance num-
bers, and a group of entertainers from
Durham under direction of Mrs.
Thelma Lloyd of that city. The spe-
cialty numbers proved exceptionally
popular.
Mr.. Turner as president opened the
meeting, and the invocation was by
Rev. James A. Jones, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church. The ladies
were welcomed by Mr.. Turner, and tbs.
response on their part was by Mrs
M. c. Miles, wife of the immediate
past president of the club. The gavel
then was turned over to r. w. Bruin,
who served as POSTMASTER.
Out-of-town people appearing on the
program included Mrs. Thelma Lloyd
Miss Mary Lloyd, Miss Emily Tilley,
Miss Doris Mechanism, Miss Peggy
King and Miss Mildred Goodrich, all
of Durham, and Miss Talmadge
Thomas, of LoGiscurg. In addition to
the guests of the individual members.
the following were present as club
guests. Rev. and Mrs. James A. Jones,
T. C. Taylor and Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas, parents of Miss Talmade
Thomas, of Louisburg. Mr.. Taylor is
president of the Lions club.
Club songs during the evening were
led by E. C. Dutch) Glenn, accom-
panied at the piano by Miss Helen
Kimball, who also accompanied Miss
Thomas in her numbers
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-12
MEETING DEFERRED
BY COMMISSIONERS

A meeting of the Vance Board OF
County Commissioners to pass on a
proposed bond issue for $4,000 for the
new Middleeurg school addition was
understood today to have been defer
red until the date of the regular
monthly meeting of the board the first
Monday in March. The project has
been approved by the Vance County
Board of Education, but the funds
must be provided by the commission
ers. After authorization has been
given, the notes must be advertised
for sale. The next regular meeting Of
the board on the first Monday is
March z.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-12
HENDERSON BOYS ON
WAKES HONOR ROLL

Wake Forest, Feb. 12-One hundred
and twenty-three students at Wake
Forest college are included in the fall
semester honor roll released today by
Registrar Grady S. Patterson. This
number represents approximately 10
per cent of the student body.
The seniors led the other classes
with 80 men who averaged over 80 per
cent on their studies. The sophomore
class placed %, the freshmen, 81, and
the juniors 20. Ten law students and
five medical students are listed. The
total of 1923 includes 80 more than
were listed on the mid-semester honor
roll, which was attained by SO.
J. w. Rose, Jr., a junior, and w. G.
Stainback, Jr., a first year medical
student, both of Henderson, are mem
bers Of the honor roll group.