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Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-08
Heavyweight Bout
In Frisco Cancelled

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3. CUP)
There viii be no heavyweight
championship fight in San Fran
cisco next April during the Worlds
Fair.
The Golden Gate Exposition,
which had hoped to arrange such
a bout through New York Promoter
Nike Jacobs. announced cancella-
ton Of the plans in a telegram
sent by Harris Connick, general
MANAGER, u Police Commissioner
Charles Traung asking him to noti-
fy Jacobs Traung is in New York.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-08
BrawIey jaycees
Open Season

BraWIey Junior college basket
ball team, the strongest school
cage squad in the valley, will open
its season Friday night against a
Calipatria Merchant quintet.
BraWley MADE a cIeditable show
ing against the Brawley All-Stars
Wednesday night. Larry Hanson,
Bob Erskine. Sheldon Loughbor-
Ough and Roy Misenheimer. all
former collegiate stars, spanked tine
All-Star attack.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-08
Eastern Team


HAMILTON. n. Y, Dec. 8. CUP)
Addition Of Bill Shinn, Pennsyl-
vania tackle and captain, and
Dick WehIer. Temple Center, to-
day completed Co-Coach Andy
Kerr's roster OF y players for the
squad which will represent the
east in the east-west all-star col
lege football game at San Fran
cisco on January 2.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-08
GaIento KayOes
.0tis Thomas

ST. LOUIS, Mo. Dec 8. up
Tony Galento, Orange, N. J., heavy
weight and chief challenger Of
Champion Joe Louis doWned a glass
Of mis- faVorite brew today and said
his knockout victory last night
over Otis Thomas, Chicago, Negro,
was proof enough Of his right to
meet Louis in a title match
Galento stopped Thomas with c
left nook to the solar plexus in
one minute and 35 seconds of the
ninth round Of a scheduled 12-
round bout.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-08
Peace Officers TO
Vie For Trophy

Peace officers viii stage the last
shoot Of the year at El Centro Sun
day to decide the winners II the
battle Tor possession Of five hand
some trophies.
The trophies viii be awarded at
The January meeting Of the In
perial-Yuina Peace Officers asso-
citation in CaleXico January g.
Sunday mornings shoot will be
held at the immigration range at
g 4. m. e Centro police will be in
charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-08
Chicago GRAINS

CHICAGO. Dec. &. UPJ-Wheat
and corn prices ruled firm IN the
Chicago board Of trade tOday. re
fleeing strength in outside markets
and improved export demand.
AT the close wheat was UP . TO
p. cent, corn UP y 70 's cent, and
oats unchanged u a cent higher.
Corn prices climbed under buying
by export interests Export sales
Of L. = corn to the United King
dom were about 100000 bushels.
with further inquiry reported.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-08
Arizona Grid
Schedule Complete

TUCSON. Ariz.. Dec. g. up
Ten games. including an intersec-
tional clash with the University of
Minnesota. were listed on the 1899
football schedule of the University
of Arizona today by A. L. Slonaker,
graduate manager.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-08
All Seats Sold
For Bowl Tilt

LOS ANGELES. Dec. 8. up
The Rose Bowl game between
Southern California and Duke was
a sell out today and $1,000 forgot
ten fans" considered themselves
lucky 10 have obtained end-zone
seats at $3.50 and S44O the throw.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-08
Portland BUYS
Vince Mono

PORTLAND. Ore. Dec. g. CUP
The Portland Beavers Of the Pa
cific coast league have purchased
Catcher Vincent Monzo from Mem
phis. according TO word from Pres
ident E. J. Schefter Of the Beavers.
who is at the baseball convention
in New Orleans.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-08
Markets At
a Glance
By UNITED PRESS

Stocks lower III moderately active
trading.
Bonds lower. L. $. governments
irregularlY lower.
Curb stocks lower.
Foreign exchange lower.
Cotton declines more than 90
cents a bale
Wheat up 3 To @- cent. corn up
= to p.
Rubber lower.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-08

tain Empire Bees. 32-19, in a pre-
liminary game. Riedy, Measures anC
Hester, of the varsity, played two
quarters of the Bee game.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-08
Professional Record Breakers 10
Vie in PIayoff Game Between New York
Giants And Green Bay Packers Sunday

NEW YORK Dec g. UPAu but two OF the national professional
individual champions will be action here Sunday
Bay championship battle
Giants for the 1888 title
Final averages show winners campaign
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-08
Central Quintet
i'm
Win Over Empire

Central high schools Spartan basketball team, it's
weaknesses barred in unimpressve win Mountain
Empire high school Wednesday afternoon, Thursday re
newed efforts to perfect offense and defense for
clash with Point Iona high school Friday MIGHT in the
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-08
l.. A. GRAINS
California Grains-Sacked
/. A. LIVESTOCK

Los ANGELES. Dec S. GPJ-
Hogs 100. steady 10 100 lower. bulk
7.GJ.S1U. top SD. Few sOWs G15.
Cattle 400 fully steady good fed
steers 675. ueshy feeders Z. 25-7.75.
Cows 5.25-G.25. cutter grades 3.75-
8. bulls J.5o-G.5o.
Calves 300. steady. few calves
7.50-S.20.
sheep none. good TO choice lanbs
Quoted S.25-S.75; late medium 10
good lambs $50. Ewes 3.25-3.90.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-08
I. A. HAY

LOS ANGELES. Dec. s. up
IL y NJ . leafV ...... $500
n Il ~. - s13.h0-a4 90
II Il M y 4... S11.50
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-08
l.. A. BANKS

Transamerlca .....-........ 6M g z
LOS ANGELES. Dec. 8. (UP)
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-08
l. A RI-TTER q EGGS

LOS ANG ELES. Dec. S. up
.utter: extra -lc. prime flrsis
Oc standard 2stz q. uudeTgrade 2oc
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-08
COTTON
NEW ORLEANS. Dec.
L. A. STOCKS

spots closed lower, middlii
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-20
JOE WARREN NOT
BADLY INJURED
CAR STRUCK AND TURNED
OVER AT soUTHRD AND
THOMAS YESTERDAY

Although reports of serious in
jury TO Joseph Warren were cir
culated in the city following an
accident yesterday in which the
car he was driving was struck and
turned completely over at the
corner of Thomas and Southland
streets, il was annooncet at the
Marine Hospital today that he
sustained but small cuts and
abrasions on the left arm and
deep cut over the left eye, and
was released after treatment.
Warren was returning to the
ferries at the Yacht Basin on
which he is employed, via South
ard street with groceries for the
evening meal. when a car driven
south on Thomas by Mrs. Frank
Bentley struck and overturned
his car. Both cars were badly
smashed UP.
Mrs. Bentley was in q high
state of tension yesterday follow
ing the accident. but was not in
iurcd otherwise.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-20
STATE PLANNING J
BOARD TO JOIN
NATIONAL UNIT
PROPOSE TAKING PART IN
TWO NATIONWIDE SUR
vEys SPONSORED BY RE-
SOURCES COMMITTEE

TALLAHASSEE, Oct. 20. =
FNS) The Florida State Plan
ming Board will participate in
two nationwide surveys spon-
sored by the National Resources
Committee, it has been an
nounced by George G.. Gross, ex-
ecutive secretary of the Florida
State Planning Board.
The purpose of one survey is to
assist planning agencies in pre-
pairing 6-year program of state
and local improvements and pre-
pairing inventories of public serv-
ice facilities. The purpose of this
project is to assemble informa-
ton in map and statistical form
on present public service facili-
ties and plants. These facilities
will include street paving, sewers,
sewage disposal, water supply,
water distribution pipes, schools,
hospitals, recreational buildings,
museums, libraries, etc. The
project will be operated only in
communities or counties in which
there is sufficient local interest
to warrant setting up a local
project unit. @
The second survey, also spon-
sored by the National Resources
Committee, viii make an inven-
tory of publicly owned lands.
This inventory viii fill several
long felt needs and will furnish
data useful in furthering inten-
sive studies of land problems. II
will provide information on the
ownership, location, acreage and
use of public lands. including tax
reverted lands. II will provide
data on prospective reversion,
which will be of considerable
value in any examination of the
problem of chronic tax delin-
quency. If necessary to secure a
complete picture of public owner
ship, information on private prop
erty may also be assembled
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-20
$4,000 Annex, Renovation,
Boon To Courthouse Employees
Needed Greater Office
Space; Building Exteri-
or White; Renovation In
Present Building

Bids for contracting jobs on
the $4,000 PWA renovation and
addition to the County Court
House at Whitehead and South
ard streets will be placed in cir
culation as soon as possible, Earl
Wolfe of Russell T. Pancoast,
architects, told The Citizen today
with construction starting be-
tween December and December
q.
The job will be completed in
about five months, Mr.. Wolfe
said. and will improve thespres-
enf courthouse in both looks and
office space.
A one-story annex of poured
concrete with a connecting open
loggia to the main building will
be erected at the rear 81 feet
long and as feet wide. A corri-
dor will run lengthwise of the
annex with offices on each side.
At the end of the corridor will
be the county judges office. On
the right, entering the corridor
viii be rest rooms, available Of
flee space and the supervisor of
registrations office. On the left
viii be the tax assessors office,
and other available office space.
The loggia will have two open
arches with stone steps.
Loggia and corridor will prob
ably be laid in terrazzo with the
office flooring of oak and insula.
ton board ceiling. Over the an
mex there will be a galvanized
single roof to match the roof of
the present courthouse.
Exterior of the entire struc-
ture, annex and present court
house will be waterproofed and
painted white. Renovation with.
in the present building win con-
sist of changing the office space
now occupied by the assessor
and tax collector into the sher-
ifs department; the space now
occupied by the county judges
and sheriff's offices win be occu-
pied by the tax collector. The
partition between the two pres
ent sections of the county clerks
office will be ripped out and the
whole made into one large Of
flee.
New parking facilities on Ell
ther side of the annex will relieve
present traffic congestion around
the courthouse.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-20
Bids To Be Received On
October 81 For Charter
Of Wrecking Tug Warbler


tBY Washington News Service)
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Oct. 20.
The sea-goins tug Warbler.
now being operated out of Key
West by the Maritime Commits.
sion. will be chartered by thai
government agency If a safisfac.
tory price is offered. ii was in.
dicated here today by Commits.
sion officials.
The Warbler, together with two
other tugs now at New York, is
being offered for charter as a
salvage vessel. The charterer
will be required to furnish a
surety bond of $4,000 to guar
antee the performance of the
conditions which will be laid
down in the charter.
Bids will be opened here on
October 81, and an award will be
made as soon after as bids can
be examined and determination
of the highest bidder made. 0nly
American citizens may bid onathe
vessels. ,,.s,v
All three shfps the Warbler
the Peacock and the Willet, are
now operated by the commission.
The Warbler, formerly the u. S.
Navy Warbler was built at Phila-
deiphia in 1920. She Is 1916 feet
long, 35.5 feet in beam, and has
a draught of 1853 feet. Net dis
placement is $50 tons, and gross
displacement IT'S tons. A crew of
"a men is carried aboard the yes
sci.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-20
FIRE ALARM in
WORKING ORDER
CHIEF BAKER SAYS NEcEs.
sARY REPAIRS HAVE
BEEN MADE

Key Vests fire alarm system
was at noon declared by Chief
Harry M. Baker to be in perfect
working order and no further
trouble is anticipated, it was
said.
Early this morning the chief
advised The Citizen that until
further notice is given. il would
be the best thing to do, in case
of fire. to phone 800, residence of
the chief: 1858. Number station
AZ the city hall, or 29l, Number
3 station.
In the meantime City Elec-
trojan Theodore Albury assisted
By Oscar Cruz. were making a
detailed inspection of the system
IN an endeavor to locate the
trouble.
AZ noon the chief notified The
Citizen that the defects in the
system had all been cleared up
and IL was expected that in
future the calls would be per
fectly transmitted.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-20
JAYCEES PUSHING
WINTER PROGRAM
DETAILS WILL BE PRESENT
ED BY MRS. EVA
WARNER

Junior Chamber of Commerce
supper meeting will be held to-
morrow night at Stone Church
Annex $50 o'clock with nine
new members to be welcomed
into the club.
The new Jaycees are Robert
Smirnoff, Ignacio Carbonell, Joe
Torano, DR.. Rudolph Wagner. B.
Shultz, Jeff Knight, Jr.. James
K. Brady. Ed r. Rivas and Joe
Gates.
Initiation of the winter pro-
gram for winter visitors with a
printed calendar to be distribut-
ed throughout the city will be
begun with Mrs. Eva Warner
presenting the idea in more de-
tail. Clubs and organizations
will be asked each to sponsor an
event.
Further details on the Jaycee
Hobby Show to be held in Feb
ruary in connection with the pro-
gram will be presented.
Other business beforeathe club
will be reports on, city and coun-
ty projects principals among
which is the effort to- build IA
municipal, beachsa survey ofor
which has recently been APPROX
ed by the County Commission
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-20
SPONGE SALE
ON WEDNESDAY
SMALL OFFERINGS or DIP.
rERENT VARIETIES At
MUNICIPAL DOCK

There wsre small offerings Of
sponge yesterday az the Munici-
pal sponge dock. There we're IS
punches Of wool. IS punches Of
yellow and 10 punches Of grass
Wool offerings brought prices
below the ordinary. The best
price paid was for II punches.
which brought S4s44 or > frac-
tion more than Sail bunch.
Offerings Of yellow sold for
prices which were rated below
normal. IS punches bringing bit
SI0.46, ard 30 buncfes q grass
sold for sIs7. Total sale Of 81
punches brought S7s.l4.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-20
Architects Representative
Explains Requirements For
Annex To County Building
UNIQUE SIGNS
ARE DISPLAYED

An interesting sign which
has attracted the attention OF
numerous visitors 10 the
scene OF the construction OF
the new schooner which IS
being built for the Thomp-
SON Fish Co.. under the di-
rection of Shipbuilder viii
T. Bodden. is placed near the
spot Of operations.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-20
FIREMEE FREE NAN

Baltimore. Md-While three
doctors stood by. administering
sedafiveS. Carl r. L.assahn. ST.
ycar-old printer. remained con-
scious as fircmen worked with
blow torches 10 free his arm
which had been caught Up to the
elbow in the gears Of a rotary
color press Ninety minutes
later. he was freed and rushed 10
. hospital where the crushed arm
was aEnputated.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-20
KEY WEST TO
BE ADVERTISED
SILVER SPRINGS EXHIBITION
TO BE USED. SAYS
ROSS ALLEN

at looks as though we had
friends all over Florida, said
Secretary Singleton al the Cham
Der of Commerce this morning.
''E. Ross Allen, who proposes to
open a branch of the Florida
Reptile Institute here this win
Ter, and is now having his build
ing constructed, proposes to use
his well established Silver
Springs exhibition as feeder TO
the Southernmost City. He
writes:
i am putting folder rack in
front of my log cabin where
every one must pass, and am
going TO have a man there on the
job advertising the outstanding
attractions of Florida and Key
West. This will no doubt send
a great many people TO you. We
are going 30 need q folder or
card with the attractions Of Key
West listed, and win need about
100000 for the coming season. =
e Now that is just lovely. said
the secretary. gAIl We need IS
about 100000 pieces OF litera-
ture and @e WIN gbS an set. n
might be said to be news when a
national magazine like Motor
Boating reprints a Chamber OF
Commerce letter, which was pub
lished in the Miami Chamber of
Commerce organ. the Miamian,
but that happened in the Octo-
Der number and the headline
calls attention to our welcome
TO yachtsmen"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-20

New Yorkr-A sharp skid by
paint Ioaded ore ton truck trailer
caused~ft to Aoverturn and gave
the Manhattan end of the old
Manhattan Bridge a bright new
coat of paint. Traffic vas de-
layed for three hours while the
trailer was being put back on its
wheels and the bridge roadway
sanded.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-20
LAND COMPANY.
AGREEABLE to-
RIGHT OF WAY
IN ACCORD WITH HIGHWAY
EXTENSION: CON DEMNA-
TIoN PROCEEDINGS IN
PERKY CASE

Key Farm Land Company has
agreed to give easement of rights
of way for the highway over the
land owned by them. This was
a statement made this morning
by w. Curry Harris, attorney rep
resenting the county.
The statement of Mr.. Harris
was given in reply to a question
as to the situation regarding the
rights of way for the proposed
road to be constructed dby the
State Road Experimentation Big
Pine Key to Key West.
Mr. Harris said that the COM
pany which agrees to give ease
f6ent for the rights of way for
the road over its properties owns
practically as much land as the
r. c. Perky interests.
Relative to the land controlled
by the Perky interests Mr.. Har-
ris said the commissioners are
waiting for a resolution to be re-
ceived from the State Road De-
partment. In the resolution will
be the method to be pursued in
connection with the condemna-
ton proceedings to be instituted
by the county.
This land, owned by the Perky
interests and over which the right
of way of the road must be Sc
cured, is approximately three
and three-quarter miles long, and
200 feet wide.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-20
MUCH SUPPORT
GIVEN TO COE
FLOODED WITH LETTERS AS
POTENTIAL CANDIDATE
FOR GOVERNOR

ORLANDO, Oct. 20 (FNS).-
Charles Francis (Sockerl Coe,
nationally known author and
short story writer, in an inter
view with an Orlando Sentinel
reporter, stated that since he
made a statement in Jacksonville
several weeks ago that he was a
potential candidate for governor
he had received 1900 letters from
friends and well wishers urging
him to run.
Lord knows, / do not want the
Job of Governor" the Sentinel
quotes Coe, ''but if my friends
take me in their arms run my
campaign and elect me, what am
] TO do
Coe contends that it would
cost him personally at least Sl0,-
600 to give four years of his time
to the governorship. He said he
would probably be called a yam
kee" in view of the fact he at one
time was a resident of New York,
although he is now resident of
Palm Beach county and recently
was admitted to the bar in this
state. He intimated that he
might not entirely agree with
Mr.. Roosevelt and asked if this
would improve his standing.
Asked whether or not he would
enter the gubernatorial race, coe
said: That reminds me of a
story. I'll make you a PROPOSE
tion:-when better man than /
am offers 10 run this state for
four years then I'll be for him. .
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-20
ABSENTEE VOTING
STARTS OCT. "a

Ballots for the general election
viii be in the office of Judge
Raymond Lord on Monday, Octo-
Der -. ready for the casting Of
absentee ballots.
Contract for printing the bal
lots was awarded The Arsman
Press last night at a meeting Of
the county commissioners ard it
was announced that the ballots
would Be ready by Monday, Ocso-
Der -.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-20
CITY COUNCIL
MEETS TONIGHT

There win be q regular meet
Ing Of the City Council held to-
night beginning at 8 o'clock.
which win ba the second regular
session of the month.
There are several matters aside
from routine business to come
before the meeting. and il is ex.
pected that 10 viii be a busy ses-
sion.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-20

BARCELoNA.-Seven alleged
traitors to the Loyalist govern
ment will probably get off with
their lives. Because of the diff
ficulty of setting individual re-
sponsibility, prosecutor asked for
only 80 years sentences.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-20
ron TAX PURPOSES

GALvESTON-The oil fields
Of cass county, Texas. are as
sessed for tax purposes at Sfs,-
OO0, 600.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-20
NEWS NOTES
$4,000 70 CEMETERY

SA0sUuo ~ 1LkhE L1A
Berlin. Md.-After bequeathing
500 to a former housekeepcr.
Phillip A. Timmons, 56-year-old
farmer. left the remainder of a
$4,000 estate in trust for the up
Keep OF the Oak Hill Riverside
Cemetery. The interest is to be
used for the perpetual care. up
keep and Improvement" Of the
grounds.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-20
Matter Brought Before
Commissioners During
Special Meeting Las
Night

ANASAA
Earle ". Wolfe. representing
Russell Pancoasi. the architect
who has been given the contract
for furnishing the plans for con-
sfruction of the annex TO the
county court house. addressed
the special meeting of county
commissioners last night.
Present at the meeting were:
Chairman Bervaldi, Commission
ers Porter, Warren and Niles;
Clerk Sawyer, Attorney for the
Board w. c. Harris, Chief Dep
uty Sheriff Bernard Waite. Sup
ervisor of Registration John Eng
land and several interested citi-
zens were also in attendance.
Presents Papers
Mr.. Wolfe had with him the
preliminary forms and papers
necessary to be forwarded to the
Public Works Administration, a
number of which had 10 be signed
by members of the board and
witnessed by other than mem-
bers.
He gave a detailed explanation
of the papers and the forms
which had to be filled out and
explained that all necessary re-
quirements had to be concluded
and work started by December
%.
The hourly wage scale. number
of men to be possibly employed
and other details in connection
with the construction are being
worked out and win be ready for
presentation in ample time. ex-
planned Mr.. Wolfe, to meet with
the demands of the PWA.
Many of these matters were
necessarily contained in the reso-
luton which is to be forwarded
10 the offices Of the PWA in At
lanta, and on motion duly Sec
onded and carried. the resolution
was authorized signed by the
chairman and clerk, which was
at once done and made ready for
forwarding.
Books Completed
John England. supervisor Of
registration, announced the com
pletion of the books and stated
that the list Of disqualified voters
was ready. They are 60 be pub
lished on Saturday, October %.
The qualified list. as provided
by Section 2B4, Compiled General
Laws, viii be published in The
Citizen on or before October -,
70 was announced.
There will be 1000 ballots
printed for the General Election
to be held on November 0. The
list Of ballots as provided by
Clerk Sawyer. calls for: First
precinct. 400: second precinct.
600: third precinct. 800; fourth
precinct. 1000; fifth precinct. l.
600: sixth precinct, i,400: aeg-
enth precinct. 1900; eighth pre-
cinct, 100: ninth precinct. 100:
tenth precinct, 300.
Asks Raise In Pay
After these matters had been
concluded. Dir. England address
cd The board on the matter Of q
raise in compensation. and re-
quested that his emoluments be
raised from the present pay Of
$3.50 monthly 20 $50.
MT. Porter expressed the
thought that the registration
books Of the county had never
before In many years been kept
in such perfect and accurate CON
diiion. bat that - the budget had
already been made np he thought
this was q matter % ~ taken
up b. the board for 1890. as there
are two new members 10 -
seated.
he recommended that 3 rezolu-
ton BIC drawn up BY the present
board % BE- presented % the new
board. setting forth the admir-
able manner IL wtich the Office
Of supervisor had been conduct
ed By kfr. England.
DepositoFy accounts were Rad
and checked - members Of tie
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-20

BERLIN.-Adolf Hitler will
make a personal inquiry in the
Jewish dispute in Austria.