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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-04

note of the football season and has
issued a six-point piece of advice
to grid game drivers.
/. Don't play offside, which in
driving means don't drive on the
left side Of the road.
2. In carrying the ball, which is
driving your car, do it in line with
the rules Of good craftsmanship.
Don't hurry. Don't be reckless.
Don't do anything on the road that
you wouldn't want player to do
on the :ield.
3. Enjoy the game and help
every one else enjoy driving. This
can be done by driving as you
want every one else to drive.
4. No matter who wins the game,
see that you make a touchdown
every time by getting to the game
and home again in safety.
S. There are only twenty-five
players permitted on the football
field at one time, but there are
thousands of players in the game
of automobile driving, on the road
before and after the game. You are
the referee and the umpire of your
own driving. See to it that you
don't penalize yourself or others by
careless and reckless driving.
g. Remember always that when a
football team loses, the only thing
that suffers is the score. When you
lose in the game of driving, you
lose your life and others may lose
theirs Play the game of drying
like a good sport, and we will
all live to see the football games
next year.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-04
October q. 1929.

Officers of local posts of the
Travellers Protective Association of
North Carolina were here this aft
ernoon for their annual State con-
ference to plan for promoting the in
terests of the association. J. J. S.
Galloway, Of Henderson, state presi-
dent, is presiding over the conference
which will continue through tomor-
row.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-04
Capital Gossip
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
BY HENRY AVERILL

In the SIR Walter Hotel
Raleigh, Oct At was cold in
the Revenue Building and other
State offices, too, on Tuesday NOR
n1ng. On the fifth floor of the
first-named, John Bray, superinten-
dent of buildings and grounds, was
having time answering phone
calls from all over Capitol Square.
1t seems that the radiators weren't
;uiting the workers.
''They're turning the heat on
John, because he won't turn the
heat on Them, cracked ]. M.
Granger, engineer of the State
Rural Identification Authority, Mr.
Brays next-door :lcirlbor
B. Lilies and H. A. Saunders, of
Black Mountain, aver they are
going to exhibit the biggest pig at
the State Fair. They were down to
see Commissioner Kerr Scott about
the matter of entering their prize
porker, big bone Poland China
which weighed 1904 pounds last
January, and which they claim
has gone on no part Of a reducing
diet since then.
Complete check-up on this years
revenue reports show that only in
February and March have gasoline
tax collections dropped below the
So 100000 mark. The sales tax has
exceeded a million in only one
month, January, which reflected the
Christmas hopping
Yet there is twice as much COM
planning about the sales tax as
about the levy on gasoline. It's all
in the painlessness of collection.
presumably.
Ronald Hocutt, director Of the
Highway Safety Division, has taken
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-04
5-1O-2O-25 Years
Ago
(Taken from Daily
Dispatch Files)
October 4, 1884.

The Lecture club committee has
planned an attractive lecture course
for the winter months Some of the
speakers who will appear before the
club will be Dr. Douglas Freeman,
of Richmond, and DR.. Gaines, presi-
dent Of Washington and Lee Univer-
Sity, Lexington, Va.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-04
October 4. 1919.

Cards announcing the formation Of
a new law partnership in this city
have been mailed to persons in Hen
derson and Vance county, the new
firm being composed of Bennett H.
Perry and Robert c. Kittrell.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-04
October 4, 1914,

On account of the burning out of
two large transformers, most Of the
business houses on Garrett street
were without electric lights after 8
o'clock Saturday night The trouble
was found to be Of such a nature
that immediate relief could not be
had
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-04
CHRIST FOE sii-ALL FOR CHRIST
1llf11l|a9@I,''zI,lf @0d
fR7 vs7d;s lamp ano fest, light unto my path"

ALL CAND UNDERSTAND WIS
DOM EGEMPLIFIED IN A LIFE:
And the Weird was made flesh, and
dwelt among Us, (and we beheld his
glory, the g!u.-y IS OF the only be-
gotten of the Father.) full OF grace
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-04

WANTED SMALL SIZE USED
electric water heater Must be in
good condition and cheap for cash.
Address Water Heater, Care Dis
patch. 2-4tl
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-04

FOR RENT: TWO ROOMS AND
1itchenette completely furnished.
Water. lights and phone free. Party
having occupied the same left
town Phone 642-J or call at 566
Rowland street. 4-2ti
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-04

FOR RENT-FIRST FLOOR FOUR
room furnished apartment, private
bath, private entrance, garage, Ok
ford road. Mrs. Emma S. Robb,
Phone 774-J 2&l
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-04

SAVE $1.0O, LIFE MAGA-
zine $3.50 until November
10. Saturday Evening Post
and Ladies Home Journal,
$3.50. Readers Digest, all
magazine orders appreciated.
Carrie Burton. Phone lat.
4-lti
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-04

HAVE A GREEN LAWN ALL WIN
ter. Plant Italian rye grass, Ever
green lawn grass, Red Top, White
Dutch clover or Kentucky Blue
grass, all for lawns. H. B. New
man. 4-4ti
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-04

lin Louisburg the sidewalks are
marked off with paving in two
stripes, two outside lanes for loaf
ing, the inside for walking.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-04

An old mansion said to have
been the "town house" Of Black
beard is still used as a dwelling Nm
New Bern.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-04

The State Fair is now announcing
it will give "thirty acres of educa-
ton and entertainment during the
week October l to IA. Plans for the
big preview for news men and
State officials are about completed
and invitations have been issued.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-04

DYEING ADVICE-WE DO NOT
recommend re-dyeing all garments
but many things can be re-colored
to a decided advantage. We will
advise you truthfully about such
work. Phone 1854 Valet Cleaning
Co. Att
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-04

VISIT OUR USED CAR LOT FOR
better values in used cars. Motor
Sales Co. 25-tf
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-04

LOST Sunday: SMALL SILVER
lock from bracelet. Finder please
return to Ann Evans or M. G..
Evans. Thank you. 4-lti
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-04

ALL STATE LICENSED BEAUTY
operators. Phone 200 for appoint
ment Your patronage appreciated.
Bridgers Beauty Shop. 14-tf
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-04

WE SPECIALIZE IN ALL KINDS
of body and fender repair work.
Motor Sales Co. 25-tf
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-04
WANT ADS
Get Results

NIGHT SCHOOL HENDERSON
BUSINESS COLLEGE.
Those desiring to take up shorthand,
Tipping or Bookkeeping in our
night school beginning October 10,
please register at once. 2-6ti
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-04

Ronald Hocutt, director Of the
Highway Safety Division, has taken
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-04

13-2O-27-4
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-09-18
CAPTAIN l.: H. MUSE
GOES ON FURLOUCH
CAPT. MEDD TRANSFERRED
FROM PoINcIANA TO
TENDER IVY

Captain Charles p. Medd, of
the Coast Guard-Lighthouse
Service, has been relieved of the
command of the Tender Poinci-
ana at Miami and has been in
structed to proceed to Tampa to
take command of the Tender Ivy
to relieve Captain L. III. Muse,
who will return to Key West and
begin his furlough.
Tender .Zinnia left 8 o'clock
this morning for Tortugas with
supplies for the light at Logger
head Key and for the keepers
who are stationed at the light.
Passengers on the vessel were
Assistant Keeper Warren Ben
nett, recently transferred from
the Coast Guard, Mrs Bennett
and Mrs. Walter X. Light and
baby, wife of another assistant
keeper, who left for the light last
week.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-09-18
ANTONIO CRUZ Is
DEAD In LAKE CITY
WAS A MEMBER OF KEY
WEST FIRE DEPARTMENT:
AWAIT FUNERAL NOTICE

kilograms received last night
by Mrs. Everett Rivas advised of
the death yesterday of her father
Antonio Cruz, in Lake City, from
a heart attack. 81
Mr.. Cruz had been for years a
member of the Key West Fire
Department, being retired some
time ago on a pension after is
years of service. He was 63
years old.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rivas and other
members of the family have
planned to leave this afternoon
or tomorrow morning for the fun
eral services and interment,
which will be held in Lake City
tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Survivors are the widow, Mrs.
Inez Cruz, Lake City; two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Everett Rivas of Key
West, Mrs. Graham Archer,
Tampa. Five sons, Oscar, Albert
and Hubert Cruz, Key West;
Frank and Jack Cruz, of Miami.
Two sisters: Mrs. Carmi Ca
nero. of Havana, Cuba; Mrs.
George Loessner, of Lake City.
Three brothers, Enrique, Frank
and Joe Cruz, of Key West.
There are also eight grandchil-
dren of Key West, two in Tampa
and two in Miami, and two great
grandchildren in Tampa.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-09-18
GERMANY SINKS AIRPLANE CARRIER;
~ BRITAIN RETALIATESs WITH PAMPl

LONDON, Sept. 1s-British arplane carrier "Cour-
ageous sunk yesterday by German submarine in
undisclosed location at
British woud not allow the location to be
leased is believed that is close shore since
sells bringing survivors expected to reach the English
today. The did release the number of
the dead but that families those who died in action
would be informed accurate lists OBJ
tanned.
British reports said that the German sub also de-
stroyed the fight but informed doubted that
this was So saying that it probably British propa-
ganda.
Meanwhile Britain showered Germany again yester-
day with pamphlets painting Hitler in the blacklist of
The messages urged revolt against their leader
who the pamphlets said, had dragged the German peo-
pie which aenated the sympathies of all
tons excepting Russia
German bulletins claimed that 80 English ships have
been sunen by German submarines but this estimate is
declared very high in the light of reports from
ices throughout the world.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-09-18
LUNCH ROOMS TO
REOPEN SEPT. II
VISOR HICKS AN
NoUNCES PROJECTS FOR
TWO LOCAL SCHOOLS

Pursuant to instructions re-
ceived by Supervisor c. G..
Hicks at WPA headquarters, the
lunch room projects for Division
Street and Harris Schools will
start their activities on the morn
ing of September q.
Mr.. Hicks said this morning
that the projects are to provide
lunches for undernourished chill
dren of families who are on the
relief lists and funds will be
used especially for that purpose.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-09-18
GREAT INCREASE in
FLORIDA BUILDING
OVER s2.0oo.ooo ADDED TO
NEW CONSTRUCTION
LAST MONTH

JACKSONVILLE, Sept. 49,
Forty Florida municipalities re-,
ported a combined building con-
struction total of approximately
100000 last month to give the
state a gain of almost 100000
over August. 1888, according to
compilation released today by
the research department of the
Florida State Chamber of Com
merce. =
Grand total of the 40 cities for
last month was $S.616,799 as com
pared with S4,834,073 reported By
them for the same month a year
ago. This gave them a $l,796,756
gain over August, 1888, reports.
Fifty-two cities last year report
ed an August total of $685. 07.
Several OF them, however, have
not yet reported their August,
1889, figures and they have not
yet been added to last months
statistics.
Ten cities reported totals
valued in the $1OO,OO0s. They
were: Miami, $2,087,8 Miami
Beach, $f,5O8,29 Jacksonville,
$685., 531; st. Petersburg, $685.
442: Ft. Lauderdale, $315,886;
West Palm Beach, $210,530; Or
lando, $l93,814; Hollywood, $780,
948; Gainesville, Sll8,921, and
Tampa, $111,560.
Other cities and the totals re-
ported follow:
Coral Gables, SCI, 453; Daytona
Beach, $76, sos; Pensacola, $780,
s05; Ocala, S60.2O3; Lakeland,
S54, 409.40; Lake Worth, $45, 800:
Jacksonville Beach, S45.0
Clearwater, $38,430; st. Angus
tine, s32,172; Delray Beach, s2e,-
545.
Bradenton, $25,645; Winter
Park, $4,000; Sarasota, SI9,25
Vero Beach, $4,000; Key West
$4,000; Sebring, $1,000; Apop-
ka, $1,000; Sanford, s9,72O: PAN
anna City, STATS; New SMYRNA
5000; Eustis. $1,000.
Palatka, $3.50; Fl. Myers. SIS
4o2; Punta Gorda, s4,575; Fernan-
dina, $1,000; Stuart, $2.645: Ven
ice, s2,ll5; Dunedin. sl,7s0: Da-
yenport. $500; Avon Park, ST.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-09-18
.WPA Work Prepares City
For New Tourist Season

Works Progress Administration
project to beautify the city
through a city-wide: tree-plant-
ing program will be brought. to
a close some time in December.
il was announced at W.P.A
headquarters today.
Among trees, which have been
planted, are coconut palm, ma
hogany, poinciana, spathoeda,
orchid, woman's tongue, cassia,
pomgranate, laurel, tamarind. The
one regret is that the trees pro-
CURED are rather small and it
will be some time before they
grow to appreciable size.
Care is being exerted to care
fully dig out surface rock and
fill with loose dirt SO that the
Tree VIII nave plenty OF space In
which to grow and to receive
necessary moisture.
Building of the curve at the
turn near the Stock Island bridge
leading into Roosevelt Boulevard
will be completed within the
next 80 Gays. Covering of as
phalt will be placed on the turn,
which is nicely banked. Lower
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-09-18
new ENGLAND TRIP
ENJOYED WHITES
SPENT MONTH VIEWIN
SCENES IN NORTHEAST;
SAW SQUALUS RAISED

After spending an enjoyable
vacation of one month in the
New England States, Mr.. and
Mrs. Mitchell White; daughter
Margaret, and son, Mitchell, Jr.,
returned over the Overseas High
way Saturday.
After a visit of several weeks
with Mr. Whites mother, Mrs
Mitchell Leblanc of Lawrence
Mass, the Whites motored to
Vermont, Maine, through the
White mountains of New Hamp-
shire and visited briefly in Cana
da.
An interesting highlight OF
their trip was at Portsmouth, N
H.. where they witnessed the
raising of the Inflated submarine
Squalls.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-09-18
Council Meeting VIII.
Take Final Action On
Tax Revision TONIGHT.

City Council will hold a special
meeting tonight. as announced
last Friday morning. TO bring up
the subject of Occupational Tax
raises 10 a second and third
reading. The measure received
a 6 10 l vote of approval last
Thursday night. and If is expect
ed that the action will be unani-
NOUS tonight in favor of the tax
raise.
The public is invited to the
meeting. The Council members
have expressed themselves as de-
sirous of keeping all business
people and residents posted IN
their activities in behalf of pro-
vIding funds for WPA sponsor
ship projects.
It is the general thought that
no other means can be found to
raise funds, however, if business
men have any new ideas on the
subject, their expressions will be
welcomed at the meeting to-
night.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-09-18
Big Increase OF Crawfish
IndicatedB Bowling
Especial to The Citizen)

taking crawfish weighing under
one pound. This conservation
work has been going on for more
than year, and the same ,bene-
fetal results, are reported also in
the Miami area, it's indicated.
Agent Russelllihas been on
duty in Monroe county for sew
eral months. Other agents also
have worked at variuos times in
Monroe county, patrolling the
coast and doing enforcement
work in the areas near the north
ern border line of the county.
Supervisor Bowling said his
agents report an almost complete
right-about-face in the attitude
of fishermen and dealers in Mon
roe coury, where once they
were opposed to efforts of the
conservation department. Now, it
is said, majority of those asso-
ciated in any way with fishing
and other phases of the seafoods
industry realize the work is of
direct benefit to them and to all
of Florida. Results, therefore,
are quite gratifying.
Agent Russell reports having
released into the waters alive
about 5000 pounds of crawfish
that were penned up during the
last closed season because of the
law which makes it a penalty to
possess them during the closed
months. He said the catching of
crawfish under one pound in
weight, which is a violation of
the law, has almost been aban-
.doned. Only one arrest was
necessary to halt it.
Conservation agents, at the di-
rection of Supervisor Bowling,
have done much in eliminating
illegal sponging in Monroe wa
tiers, there having been a number
of arrests for this offense while
the departments patrol boat was
in those waters.
One of the states patrol boats,
with Capt. Yulee Thompson in
charge, has been ordered to Mon
roe county and already is enroute
to Key West for an indefinite
stay, MIR. Bowling said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-09-18
ARMY OFFICERS
INSPECT AIRFIELD
HERE SATURDAY
MAY LENGTHEN FIELD AS
AUXILIARY FOR SQUAD
RON BASED AT MIAMI: AC-
CoMMoDATIoNS ADEQUATE

A group of army officers from
the U. S. Army plane camp al
Miami Municipal Airport were in
the city Saturday afternoon in
specting the old Pan-American
Field on Roosevelt Boulevard.
They made the trip from Miami
by plane.
There has been talk of the
Pan-American Field being length
ened to permit its use as an aux
iliary field by the Army filters
based at Miami
Mention has also been made of
the possibility of the Army unit
being moved to Key West. In
adequacy of accommodations at
Miami for the Army filters has
been cited. At Key West bar
racks and Fort Taylor there is
ample accommodation for a. large
personnel.
Visiting Army officers. due to
recent strict War Department
regulations on publicity, did not
commit themselves to The Citi-
zen.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-09-18
new CHARTER IS
IMPERILED; FIVE
SECTIONS OMITTED
INFORMATION CONCERNING
ENROLLED CHARTER IS RE-
cEIvED FROM SECRETARY OF
STATE. r. A. GRAY

Robert A. Gray, Secretary of
State. today dropped a bomb
SHELF into the midst of Key West
city government proceedings in
the form of letter written to
the president of City Council in
which the new charter as voted
into legal being at Tallahassee
last spring is shown to be minus
a few important sections.
At least, as far as The Citizen
is able to find out, the situation
appeared further tangled in that
regard. 1t will be recalled that
the referendum sections were
omitted from the new charter as
passed, making it unnecessary to
hold an election. This matter
was officially recognized by City
Attorney Henry Taylor when he
stated that the new charter was
law. Subsequent to that opinion,
the Council has returned to the
old charter.
Attorney Taylor had not been
asked for an opinion on the new
discovery at press time today.
According to Secretary Gray's
letter. sections Sc to so, inclusive
were left out of the enrolled bill,
which, by state statute, is the
law.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-09-18
c. G. OFFICIALS
TOBE EXAMINED
DEMERITT. HASKINS AND
ScHoNEcK AWAIT ORDERS
TO GO TO JACKSONVILLE

Instructions have been receiv-
ed at Coast Guard-Lighthouse
headquarters in Key West from
Washington headquarters for
Principal Lighthouse Engineer
William w. Demeritt, Lighthouse
Engineer Henry B. Haskins and
Assistant Lighthouse Engineer w.
J. Schoneck to proceed to Jack
s6nville when orders are re-
ceived.
They will report to Captain j.
F. Hotel, president of the board,
which has been convened by the
commandant to ascertain their
mental, moral and physical quail
fications for induction into the
Coast Guard Service.
Mr.. Demeritt stated this morn
ing that specific orders relative
to the date on which the orders
will become effective will be re-
ceived at later date.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-09-18
SPLASH! In FACT,
S-P-L- A s. !!
,uv A.. -ias.d PrcssI

NuN M
OKLAHOMA CITY. Sept.
Is.-Biggest splash in Okla
homa cifY's history was
caused. recently. by a pea
nut.
A spectator offered Luna.
ZOO elephant. a peanut. She
reached and reached for 1t
with her trunk. stretching II
far across the moat that sep
arafed her and the goober.
Farther and farther and
farther she stretched. The
chain fastened around her
leg didn't have SO much rub
Der in il. Suddenly II
snapped.
Luna plunged into three
feet of wafer. Spectators
were drenched. Luna bel
lowed and declined TO try
an ascent up the slippery
meat.
Finally Keeper Leo Blon-
din drained the moat. built
a heavy stairway for Luna
10 climb out.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-09-18

Associated
LONDON, Sept. 18.-With the Polish army hemmed
by German from the north and south and also
Russian troops from the west which invaded Poland yes
erday faced surrender annhation in the next few
days.
The Polish government has already fled to neutral
Rumania with Rumanan officials taking great pains
que any which might cause its neutrality
to be in question.
Polish troops who the Rumanian border
have been running their horses their arms field artillery
tanks and ether equipment the border
let them fall in German Russian hands.
1t appeared today that Russia and Germany would
have thrdtwo third spit-up of Poland with posi-
biliy buffer between the Russian and German
portions being established
German batteries laying down a heavy barrage
n Polish positions today.
England and France it stated today, would
probably declare Russia for coming into the
against Poland, because of the possibility that she
may yet o the German forces in the against the
Allies.
A formal protest will be sent the Russian govern
ment by the Allies.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-09-18

TALLAHASSEE, Sept. 49,
Supervisor Of Conservation r. L.
Bob Bowling said here today
he has received advices from his
agent in Key West, Bonnie Rus
sell, that the supply of crawfish
in Monroe waters has increased
about 80 percent in one year.
Supervisor Bowling, whose Of
flee is receiving annual reports
from his field agents throughout
the state, said the increase in the
supply of crawfish is due almost
entirely to enforcement of the
closed season and the law against
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-09-18

! ing of the curve. two feet from
its former height was one of the
features of the curve. Formerly,
the turn, which banked sharply
and was very high, had been a
danger spot.
Work on building city streets
continues with principal work on
George, Ashby and South be-
tween Thompson and First Street,
Avenue E at Key West Realty
Company tract, Royal and Florida
streets ana a colored section
near Fort street and another on
Petronia.
Patching of streets, through
which the new water and sewer
lines have been run, is being
rushed to a close before the prof.
ect is shut off on October 81. The
more important thoroughfares are
being treated first.
On Roosevelt Boulevard the
main force is working on the
south side, resurfacing certain
areas after laying a cap of mari.
A patch" crew is working on the
north side of the Boulevard re-
pairing certain holes through
which water may seep and de-
stroy other parts of the surface
covering.
AT the Botanical Gardens on
Stock Island, two nine-foot wide
roads are being constructed pa
rallel to the single road which is
now there. This is meant to al
low facility in turning for auto
mobile traffic.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-09-18
JUDGE GOMEZ In
CITY THIS WEEK

Judge Arthur Gomez, of the
Eleventh Judicial Circuit, with
headquarters in Key West, who
has been attending to his ju-
dicial activities in Miami, is in
the city today and expects to re-
main throughout the week.
The judge was accompanied
by Mrs. Gomez. who had been
spending lengthy visit in Mi
ami and will remain for a while