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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-01

Decision of the executive commit
tee of the University trustees to sta
ton L. C. Willis, State College soil
chemist, permanently in New Han
over county, was made because the
people of that section literally "rose
up and demanded it," Colonel W. J.
HARRISON, dean of administration at
State, said after the action had been
taken.
DR.. Willis has been temporarily
stationed in New Hanover previous
ly.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-01

J. M. Postcards he has friend
whose work is always getting him
down. He's a coal miner.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-01

Safety Division is little concerned
about the equipment of larger truck
ing company vehicles. These COM
panies carry insurance and the in
surance companies see to it that the
equipment is kept in good condition.
It's the ''privateB"- owned
and operated by individual farmers
and small traders and haulers-that
are the cause for real alarm and
source of real danger on the high
ways. It's on them that Director
Ronald Hocutt is centering his eff
forts and special attention is being
paid to getting large attendance Of
this type owner at the Greensboro
conference.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-01

w. Tom Brown, Of Hertford, SER
geant- of the last two House
sessions, says that all the guberna-
toral politics talked in his section
centers on Wilmington's Mayor Tom
Cooper-and Tom cannot by any
means be classed as a Cooper parti-
san himself.
He is convinced, just the same,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-01
AMERICAN LEAGUE

ST. Louis at Washington.
Chicago at Philadelphia.
Detroit at New York.
Cleveland at Boston.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-01
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Brooklyn at Pittsburgh.
New York at Cincinnati.
Boston at st. Louis.
Philadelphia at Chicago.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-01

that somebody is going to have to
stir his stumps to head off the Will
mingtonian.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-01

The free soil testing which viii
be commenced by the State Depart
ment Of Agriculture about Septem-
Der l will be directed by DR.. I. E.
Miles.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-01
|Teda@Gd1nes'
CITY SOFTBALL LEAGITE

Bankers VS. Purol (HS).
(TomorroW)
KiWan1s VS. Christians (HS).
GrO-SWift VS. Rose.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-01
PIErrzON1, LEAGUE

Durham at Asheville.
Norfolk at Rocky Mount.
Charlotte at Portsmouth.
Richmond at Winston Salem.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-01
NATIONAL LEAGUE
[Re8sNlfs1

CITY LEAGUE.
GrO-SWift 5, Kiwanis 4.
;. PIEDMONT LEAGUE
Durham IL, Asheville /.
Winston-Salem 7, Richmond 3.
Portsmouth 7, Charlotte 2.
Rocky Mount 81, Norfolk "a
AMERICAN LEAGIJE
No games played.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
No games played.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-01

AS matter of cold, hard fact the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-09
WESLEY BROTHERHOOD
Fleming Street Church will

give a Supper In the 1st- M. E.
Church Annex
FRIDAYS TO 8 p. NJ.
Benefit Wesley Brotherhood
Church Painting Project
Menu-Roass Beef, Carrots and
Beets, Buttered Lima Beans, Let
tuce and Tomato Salad, Dessert,
Bread and Coffee
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-09
WPA OFFICIAL
LEFT YESTERDAY
HAD NOTHING DEFINITE TO
SAY ABOUT SEWER
PROJECT

A. S. Lofberg, assistant direc-
tor of operations of the Florida
WPA, who was in Key West yes
terday looking over the sewer
and other operations being car
ried on in Monroe county, in
company with Area Supervisor B.
c. Moreno, left yesterday for
headquarters in Jacksonville.
Mr. Lofberg could give no in
formation relative to the propos-
ed continuance of the sewer work,
which was made possible by the
appropriation by Monroe county
and Key West of $4,000.
1t was said this morning that
the matter is at present in the
hands of the Washington autl1ori-
ties, and an answer is being Gag
erly awaited.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-09
EQUIPMENT FOR
! CIGAR FACTORY
+ ARRIVES HERE
CHAIRS. TABLES AND MANY
OTHER PARTS OF EQUIP
MENT CAME IN ABOARD
STEAMER CUBA

Equipment for the new cigar
manufacturing plant, which is to
be operated in the Santaella fac
tory on the Couty Road, began
to arrive this morning on the
Steamship Cuba of the P. and O..
line from Tampa.
Included in the paraphernalia
for the work room of the factory
were a number of chairs, tables
for pickers and packers and the
benches on which they are placed
and a number of packages con-
tanning boxes and other material
necessary to well-equipped fac
tory.
Among the passengers arriving
for Key West there were none
recognized as employees of the Ber-
riman Company in Tampa. Carl
Bervaldi, who represents the
Berrlman company In Key West,
said that he lad not heard from
any members of the company ex-
cept to be advised to hand over
the keys to the factory when
called for.
There is a possibility that some
representative of the company
will arrive over the highway, as
did Mr.. Berriman when he was
here several weeks ago, and this
thought is given weight by the
fact that there is no method of
transportation available other
than taxicab.
1t is considered probable that
either Mr. Berriman or his rep
resentative will arrive in Key
West some time before the end
Of the week and supply further
Information relative to the fac
tory and the date of opening.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-09
HIGHWAY SYSTEM
ENTIRELY UP TO
STATE ROAD DEPT.
SHOWN IN RESOLUTION
ADOPTED BY PLANNING
COMMITTEE OF LEGISLA-
TORS APPOINTED IN 1887

FIT. LAUDERDALE, March 9.
-(FNS) Only the state road de-
partment would be able to recon-
mend additions to our changes in
Florida's highway system under
a resolution adopted here by a
planning committee of legisla-
tors, appointed during the 1887
session to study highway prob
lens and recommend reforms.
Under the resolution, 5000
miles of highway would be
placed in the primary system
and the remaining $500 miles in
the secondary system. The pres
ent setup places in the hands of
the legislature power to add newt
highways through the passage of
road designation bills.
The legislative committee also
received the report of a state
wide survey made by w. M.
Parker, federal bureau of roads
engineer, wherein a number of
recommendations were made for
vital changes in the present high
way system. This report will be
condensed for presentation to the
legislature when it convenes in
Tallahassee next month.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-09
YACHT RACES :.
START FRIDAY
VESSELS TO LEAVE HAVANA
FOR KEY WEST TOMOR-
ROW NIGHT

Last minute advices from Ha-
vana are to the effect that the
yachts participating in the Ha-
vana-Key West race will leave
Havana tomorrow night and will
be due to cross the finish line off
Fort Taylor some time Saturday.
The race committee of the Key
West Yacht Club said they were
hoping, to be able to furnish The
Citizen with the probable time
for the arrival at the finish time
in time for the issue of tomorrow
afternoon.
Scheduled events for the enter
tainment of the visiting yachts
men are the Key West Yacht
Club Ball at the Casa Marina,
and the committee stated today
that while costumes for the event
are desirable, they are not neces-
sary.
Sunday at 2 o'clock in the aft
ernoon, the Key West Club will
officially welcome the yachts
men of the racing fleet and be
their hosts on an automobile tour
of the island. AT o'clock they
will be entertained by Rear Com
modore Connable with a cocktail
party at his home, and souvenir
prizes will be presented to the
members of the winning crew.
Members of the Key West Yacht
Club and their wives are invited.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-09
TAX CERTIFICATE
SALE YESTERDAY

Sale of tax certificates under
the provisions of the Murphy Act
for March was held yesterday
afternoon at the county court
house by Clerk Ross G. Sawyer.
Yesterdays sale was one of the
smallest conducted since the law
has been in effect, there being
but 18 applications, covering %
parcels.
Largest number of parcels was
property of Frederick H. An
drews, whose application listed
six, and the next was that of John
F. Deal, listing four.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-09
GIRL
FLYERS HUBBY
LOSES BUSINESS
CRASH OF MRS. BRIONES IN
OCEAN OFF SOMBRERO
LIGHT CAUSED LOSS OF
RESTAURANT. PROPERTY

According to an article written
by Helen Welshimer for a New
York syndicate, released over the
country, the crash of Hermilinda
Briones off Sombrero Light in
returning from Havana in a mass
flight cost her husband his res
taurant and Ecuadorian property.
Mrs. Br1ones, whose husband
ran a restaurant in New York
City, is the only Latin-American
woman with a pilots license. Mr..
Briones, who lost everything he
had, said that it was worth it.
He loves Mrs. Briones very much.
Flying back from Havana in a
mass flight off the All-American
Air Maneuvers, Mrs. Briones
landed in the water after losing
her course, with a strong north
wind blowing her off the path.
Her mechanic, Armando Alfonso,
who accompanied her when her
motor developed trouble and she
grounded at Key West by maneu-
vers' officials, was also in the
plane.
The article stated that she was
grounded in Miami, but this &C.
CURED in Key West, from which
place the last hop was made. Her
plane was lost, sinking a few
minutes after she and Alfonso
were rescued by a passing
freighter.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-09
NSSW .SSSF sSSNF 1SSF 49, 115kS szSsF ~ ~
LARGEST BONEFISH
OF PRESENT SEASON
TAKEN AT MARATHON

Manly Judd. of New York
City. returned this week with
Bob Hoffman. of Long Beach.
L. l.. to the Overseas Cafe
and Lodge at Marathon to
beat his own record made
last week when he caught
five bonefish in one after
noon.
Going out again in the aft
ernoon. with Capt. Harry
Snow. Mr.. Judd and Mr..
Hoffman caught nine beauti-
full bonefish. the largest
weighing nine and a half
pounds. which is a record for
Marathon bonefishing.
The fishing was done at
Key Vaca Cove. Marathon.
the same place where Mr.,
Judd made his record catch
last week.
The flats adjacent TO the
Florida Keys are noted as one
of the best bonefishing spots
on the Atlantic Seaboard.
Pound for pound. the bone
fish puts up as terrific a strug-
gle for freedom as the sail of
the Gulf Stream or any other
larger fish. Although aver
aging only six or seven
pounds. special tackle has
been manufactured for this
fighting fish.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-09
K. M. HANCOCK
GIVEN HEARING


K. M. Hancock, driver of the
C.C.C. truck, which was in a coll
lision with the automobile in
which were riding Deputy Sheriff
Bernard H. Waite, Mrs. Waite and
their son, Bernard, two years old,
was given a hearing yesterday
afternoon before Peace Justice
Enrique Esquinaldo, Jr., on a
charge of reckless driving.
After the examination of sew
eral witnesses and the accused.
the testimony given was said to
be such as to practically absolve
Hancock from all blame in the
matter and he was released from
custody.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-09
INSPECTION OF
GUARDS MONDAY

Inspection of Battery E, 265th
Regiment of Coast Artillery,
F.N.G., is to be held Monday
night by Lieutenant-C Colonel j.
de B. Walbach, U.S.A., who is to
arrive on Monday from Charles
ton, S. G.
Captain w. Curry Harris of
Battery E was today engaged in
getting reports and records in
readiness for the arrival of Lieu
ant-Colonel Walbach, who
viii also inspect headquarters of
the Second Battalion, of which
Major VIM. v. Albury is the COM
handing officer.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-09
RENTON BOYLE
WRITES HOME

In a current issue of Clear
water newspaper apperaed a
write-up and picture of Renton
Boyle, former Key Wester, who
is now residing in Hollywood,
Calf. The picture shows Mr..
Boyle and his dancing partner,
Eleanor Shaw.
While in Tampa, Mr.. Boyle
had as his guest at the Belleair
Hotel, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Boyle
and Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Ketterer.
Letters received from Mr..
Boyle by friends in Key West
state that he expects to visit Key
West next year.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-09
Anglers Club Steps With Catch
OF SIS Fish On Key West Reefs
Abound Amberjack And
2l-Pound Grouper In
cluded In Wonderful
Days Fishing

Tor several seasons was pEou9HA
in yesterday by trio of Anglers
of the New York Athletic Asso-
citation.
To DR.. B. H. Weeth, DR.. c. w.
Munger and A. G.. Burns went
the spoils of an exciting day
spent on the reef. They brought
in a grand total of SIS fish-the
largest a 44-pound amberjack,
and a 21-pound grouper The
fifty-odd barracuda ranged in
weight from seven to 20-pound-
ers and they had fun aplenty.
The party was out with Capt.
William Wickers, in Pilot Num-
Der One.
DR.. Weeth and his friends,
Munger and Burns, travelled down
to Key West in his private plane,
a Stinson.
They came to Key West es-
pecially for the fishing, are get
ting lots of it, and are going
home to tell all their friends
about it.
Aboard the Alyce B, 60+foot
fishing boat, Capt Smith, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. Chester Evans of Rich
mond, Va, caught the prize fish
of the day, a crevalle weighing
As pounds. There were other
catchers of grouper, snapper,
shark and barracuda.
One of the most gorgeous fish
in the sea, and a rare specimen
in American waters. was hooked
and landed by Captain Louis
Lepper of Fort Bragg, N. C. in
the army boat, "J-23" guided by
George Nodine. West of Sand
Key far out in the Gulf the
beautiful threadfish, of a mother
of pearl color with streaming
threads down back. The fish
was identified at the Key West
Tropical Aquarium. The days
fishing was productive also of
other big fish, including IS
pound amberjack also hooked in
the Stream, and other grouper
and mackerel. One grouper
weighed Is pounds.
John M. Phillips and r. A.
Bryce of Bangor, Mich, and
James Baechle of River Forest,
Ill.,, fishing with Capt. Bra Saun-
ders aboard the Patrick had a
real nice catch of ten grouper,
two muttonfish and four amber
jack. Mr.. Buyce'S prize, which
he is having mounted. was a 61-
pound, four feet six and half
inches, amberjack.
A party from Richmond, Va,
consisting of j. Chambers Bris-
tow, w. E. Miller, L. w. Pollard
and L. o. Vail, went fishing with
Capt. Phillip Niles on the yacht
Florida. They reported a good
catch in the Gulf Stream, bring
ing in IL bonito and a few dol
phin. Mr.. Bristow won the laur-
els of the party with a six-foot
eleven and a half inch sailfish,
weighing 40 pounds, which he
considered worthy of mounting
for his office. This fish was
hooked in the upper jaw and the
hook pulled out, only to catch
again in the lower jaw-two hits,
plenty of runs by the fish and no
errors by Mr.. Bristow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton NJ. Slagle
of Cambridge, Maryland, enjoyed
a day in the Gulf Stream with
Capt. Veral Roberts aboard the
Lii Dot The party had no luck
with sailfish but brought in three
nice dolphin and an albacore.
They thought so well of the fish
that they had two of them
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-09
HARD TO FIND
KEYS SNAKES.
COLLECTOR SAYS
JOE DoBLE OF DETROIT zoo.
HERE FOR VACATION. GETS
ONLY FOUR IN FOUR
HOURS

Leaving late today will be Joe
Doble, field collector of Detroit
Zoological,Park, who found snakes
much rarer on the Keys than re-
ports would have it.
Doble, who was here with his
assistant, r. M. Krum, for a va
cation trip in their snake-decor-
ated trailer now at Gulf Stream
Park, began chatting with Ralph
Newton, who runs a miniature
golf course across the way from
the park Newton, getting inter-
eSted in the snake tales, finally
got the Detroit collector to take
a short hunting trip and let him
see how collecting was done in
the raw.
Local Guide Obtained
Steve Santana, a Key West
woodsman with an alert ear and
a keen eye, was rounded up and
asked to guide them to snake
habitats. This is unusual, as
Doble usually works with his
assistant, both in finding snake
habitats and capturing the rep
tiles.
Snake locations are found by
the presence of certain kinds of
snake food, with one kind mean
ing that one species of snake is
present and another that sec
ond species feeds there. Natural
habitats are another indication of
the presence of the snakes.
Searching for four hours on a
key 20 miles north of here, the
location of which Doble and San
tana won't reveal, Doble could
catch but four diafnordback rat
tlesnakes, which, incidentally,
were perfect specimens. That's
punk snake hunting, Doble said,
land shows that there are not as
many snakes along the Keys as
most people believe.
Hand Capture
Capture is effected by seizure
of the snake with firm grip just
behind the head. The seizure is
not attempted until the snake is
in certain receptive positions.
Hand capture is done to prevent
injury to snakes.
Doble has been doing field col
lecting for the Detroit Zoo for
five years. Certain specimens
are sent to the Detroit Zoo in the
air-heated trailer in which they
travel. Others are supplied Chi
cago, st. Louis and Bronx ZOOS.
Residents Taste Snake Meat
This week number of Key
Westers living in the neighbor-
hood of the Gulf Stream Park
were treated to taste of rattle
snake meat. The meat is a del
icacy and is comparable to hors
d'hoeuvres dishes. One cannot
eat much of it as it is very rich.
1t may be carved in filet style
or cross section.
From here Doble and Krum 60
to Cape Sable for real collecting,
and are especially seeking a
brook eye king, full constric-
tor, but not the common boa con-
strictor.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-09
DEPENDS ON MOON

WOBURN, Mass.-Mayor Will
liam Kane of this city shuts off
street lights when the moon
shines bright, thus saving the
town $40 a night.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-09
Peter 0. knight Takes
Up Key Vests Cause
For Government Projects

Urging Proper Recogni-
ton
q" hope to see the day
when government projects
will be established on their
merits and not because of
politics."
This is one of several per-
tinent statements in a letter
addressed to u. S. Senators
c. o. Andrews and Claude
Pepper by Peter o. Knight,
Tampa, nationally known
attorney, urging them to do
what they can ito assist in
restoring Key West to the
situation to which it be-
longs.
A copy of the letter was re-
ceived today by The Citizen for
publication with the approval of
Mr.. Knight.
Deploring the discontinu-
ance of governmental activi-
Ties in Key West. Mr.. KNIGHT
urged Florida's two repre-
sentafives in the United
States Senate TO consider the
- taefathaf the federal projects ~
he'd been established here
on merit and that President
Roosevelt. when he was as
sisfant secretary of the navy
during the World War. had
stated that Key West was the
Gibraltar of America because
IL commanded the Atlantic
Ocean. the Caribbean and
the Gulf of Mexico.
MIR. Knights letter in part to
Senators Andrews and Pepper
follows:
Visits Washington
In November of 1917 | went
to Washington for the purpose of
urging the federal government to
build submarine base at Tam
pa. l had long conference with
Mr.. Roosevelt, then assistant
secretary of the navy. He told
me it was not certain that the
government would build a SUBJ
marine base; but that if it did it
would be built at Key West,
which was the Gibraltar of Am
erica; it had command of the At
lantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea
and the Gulf of Mexico.
He satisfied me in a few
miutes that it was the logical
place for the construction of a
submarine base. l abandoned
my efforts to secure the con-
Struction of it in Tampa and re-
turned to Tampa (Soon there
after / left again to engage in the
Hog Island shipyard work, where
/ remained until some time after
the war closely
Great Mistake
''The diSmantling of govern
mental activities at Key West
and moving them elsewhere was
a great mistake. Of course, it
was political, because Miami had
more votes than Key West. But
all the government projects that
were established in Key West
from time to time and established
on their merits should be re-es-
tablished there. And if a sub
marine base is to be constructed
il should be established there.
hope to see the day when govern
ment projects will be established
on their merits and not because
of politics.
Il trust both of you will do
what you can to assist in restor-
ing Key West to the situation to
which it belongs"
1t will be recalled that during
a recent visit of the Naval Ad-
visory Board headed by Rear
Admiral Arthur j. Hepburn to
Key West the board members
made careful examination of
the inactive submarine base here
and informed members of the
House Naval Affairs Committee
il would recommend commission
ing of the base as part of the
naval defense plan.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-09
coming BOARD
HAS MEETING
-AIkITT-

Members of the coming board
met last night in the rooms of
WPA headquarters, Eaton street,
at the call of Chairman Wallace
Bryant Kirke. 1ad
Object of the meeting was to
discuss the provisions of zoning
enabling act, which is being pre-
pared by Attorney Henry H. Tay-
lor, and will be ready for pre-
sentation at the meeting of the
State Legislature when it con-
venes on April 4.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-09
Drivers License

Matter of drivers license IN
lieu of the $3.50 auto license tag
now in effect was taken up for
discussion. 1t was decided TO
formulate plans for adopting this
new method of procedure in the
licensing of automobile operators,
Evening star., 1939-10-21
Big Aqueduct Mapped

Costing $15,000,000 and taking
seven years to build, great aque-
duct ga miles long will be con-
structed by Manchester, England,
from the new reservoir at Hawes-
water to tanks at Heaton Park.
Haweswater is linked to Manchester
by an aqueduct which includes that
masterpiece of modern engineering,
the new Smile tunnel through the
mountains from Mardale to Garnet
Bridge, where it is turned into the
Thirlmere aqueduct The latest
project will give an independent
source of supply. It will comprise
8 miles Of covered channel and "a
miles of pipes, and will be capable
Of dischargiug 1900 gallons.
Evening star., 1939-10-21
Bedtime Stories
By THORNTON w. BURGESS,


AS Danny Meadow Mouse anx-
iously looked this way and that way
for place to hide from Buster
Bear, a sharp, squeaky voice almost
in his very ear made him jump.
What are you doing over here,
Cousin Danny? Aren't you lost?"
said the sharp, squeaky voice.
Danny turned quickly to find a
little round hole in the ground be-
tween the roots of. the tree, and
just inside was the trim little head
of his cousin, Whitefoot the Wood
mouse.
"Oh" cried Danny. Buster Bear
is trying to catch me and I don't
know what to do"
Come in here" replied White
foot promptly.
Danny didn't need a second invi-
tation. He darted in just as Buster
Bear reached the tree on the other
side. Buster promptly tried again
the trick by which he had so nearly
caught Danny. He reached q great
paw around the trunk of the tree
and brought it down swiftly. But
he was too late. There was no one
under that big paw. Buster watched
and listened, but he saw nothing
and heard nothing. Then he walked
around the tree to investigate
There was no sign of Danny
Meadow Mouse. But between the
roots of the tree was a little round
hole.
HUH" grunted Buster Bear and
began to dig furiously.
Now Buster Bears claws are long
and stout and when he sets out to
dig he makes things fly. But White
foot the Woodmouse knows all about
those great claws Of Buster, and
when he made that little round
hole he made It right under the
big roots Of that tree. It didn't take
Evening star., 1939-10-21

Father: Mary happens to have
a quick smile that attracts people.
We can all learn to smile and we
can develop a thoughtfulness Of
others that will make people like us.
Mary must learn that, too"
Evening star., 1939-10-21
Points for Parents
BY EDYTH THOMAS WALLACE.

When there Is one outstanding
child in the family, it depends upon
the ,Disdom OF the parents whether
Jealousy flares or not.
Evening star., 1939-10-21

waste time there when he might be
hunting for and finding sweet little
beechnuts. So, grumbling deep In
his throat, Buster walked of and
once more began to rake over the
leaves n search Of beechuutA