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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-15
WILLIAM ROBERTS
DIES THIS A. M.
TIME OF FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR KEY WESTER TO BE
ANNOUNCED LATER

William j. Roberts, 70, died
11:20 o'clock this morning in the
residence of his daughter, Mrs.
Hilary Whalton, 904 Duval street.
MIR. Roberts had been sufferer
over a long period.
Funeral services have not been
announced as information is be-
ing awaited from two sisters, Mrs.
Jennie johnson and Mrs. Louisa
Higgs, residents of Miami.
Lopez Funeral Home will De in
charge of arrangements.
Survivors are: One son, Elgin
Roberts; two daughters, Mrs.
Whalton and Mrs. E. d. Brown;
the sisters. Mrs. Higgs and Mrs.
johnson, and five grandchildren.
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MONROE COUNTY'S
NEEDY ARE WELL
TAKEN CARE OF
NEARLY TEN THOUSAND
DOLLARS CEIVE IN
MARCH IN PUBLIC ASSIST
ANCE PROGRAM
tSpecial to The CItIzenD

JACKSONVILLE, April IS
Monroe county received 1891 90
in public assistance for. the aged,
blind, and dependent children
during the month of March, ac-
cording to figures made public
here today from the state office
of the State Welfare Board. Cash
benefits to the county from the
three programs were at the rate
of $118,692.00 per year.
Disbursements were the largest
for any single month since the
State Welfare Board was induct-
ed into office on July l, 1887.
Since that time the case load has
consistently increased as investi-
cations have been completed and
names added to the payrolls
During March $50 residents Of
Monroe county received one OF
the three forms of public assist
ance. Aid to the Blind is paid
to needy sightleSS and near-sight-
less. Old Age Assistance is paid
TO those in need who have at
tanned the age of IS years, and
Aid to Dependent Children to
youngsters under the age of Is
who are economically handi-
capped.
Aged and blind persons and
dependent children on the state
public assistance rolls for March
totalled 40,110, and checks r e.
ceived by them during the month
aggregated $574,8 78.OO. This is at
the rate of $6,899, $4,000 per an
mum.
Both the Old Age Assistance
and Aid to the Blind programs
are far advanced. Aid to Depend
ent Children is now being speed
ed up, having been retarded at
first by a lack of available funds
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WORK ON SEWER
PROJECT HERE
ENDING TODAY
FORCES TO BE TRANSFER
RED TO OTHER WORK; Ac-
INVITES CEASE AT FOUR
O'CLOCK

Workmen, foremen and others
who are in any manner connected
with the activities of the water
and sewer system which are un-
der construction in Key West,
will at 4 o'clock this afternoon
cease work on the project.
Area Supervisor B. c. Moreno
said this morning to The Citizen
that there has been no change in
the orders issued several weeks
ago regarding these activities,
and this afternoon the project
will be brought to a close.
AS soon as the pipe for the out
fall which is being constructed
on Trumbo Island, is received,
there will be force of approx
mately so men put to work on
this unit of the project which
will complete the sewer. The
pipe is expected to arrive May 6,
and the men will work for about
six weeks to complete the out
fall.
The men on the rolls as en-
ployed on the sewer project
number 348, and these are to be
transferred to other projects,
principally street improvements
and others of a similar nature,
said MIR. Moreno.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-15

another group which is prepar-
ing for cruise down through
the islands of the West Indies.
Another group has just had a
new born addition to its family
and will soon start trooping
north in a Key West boat. An
other boat weekly awaits its
owner from Miami and Captain
Vitzetelio, veteran Keys guide.
takes them to all the spots
where the big fish are. The en-
CINE from the old Department of
Interior boat which got into all
kinds of trouble, once being res
cued by the Coast Guard off dan
gerous Rebecca Light and an
other time being rescued from a
freighter in the Gulf Stream,
has been taken out and is to be
used in another craft. Some say
1t viii be placed in a d of | barge
and some that it will be given to
the CCC boys on West Summer
land Key for a badly needed
boat.
Meanwhile, news today is that
all watchmen at the Basin are to
be transferred to various other
projects Various boat owners
and civic-minded citizens are con-
ferring with the Naval Station
representatives here regarding
the WP.A- action and seeking TO
keep the watchmen at the Yacht
Basin.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-15
MANY PLACED In
EMPLOYMENT BY
SERVICE BOARD
WILLIAM ". LITTLE. HEAD
OF LOCAL OFFICE. Re
PORTS ACTIVITIES CAR
RIED ON IN STATE

Reflection of the intensive
drive by the State Employment
Service to place workers IN gam
full employment is noted IN the
figures, which have been just re
leased on job placements for
the month of March.
Private placements are m
creasing daily. said VIM. Y. Lat
tie. in charge of. the employment
service in Key West. and IN the
entire state during March ~
were placed in private employ
ment. while TAI were placed IN
public jobs. including the PWA
and the Bureau Of Roads This
makes a total Of 1863 workers
who have been placed IN gainful
occupations during the hrs.
month of the service placement
program.
The report received sh0Es ahst
this is the fourth consecutive
month in which placements have
been above the level of one year
earlier, and the report says that
gains were widespread through
the country. Improvement being
reported in 50 states
"Of the placements made IN
March, only ll8 of them were
drawing jobless benefits. said
MIR. Little. and the goal u the
job placement programs q job for
every employable Floridian
whether or not he is entitleE 60
unemployment compensation
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-15
PICTURESQUE CRAFT CONTINUES STAY
Wotchmen To Be Transferred By WPA; Petition Navy
AT SUBMARINE BASE YACHT BASIN

Col Horace E. Stebbins. re-
tired army officer from New
York City, is fishing for biggest
of the big fish" in Key West wa
tiers on the 20 foot houseboat,
Mollie o, with two accompany
ing launches.
Just returning from Boca
Grande. they tried for tarpon and
permit but were unsuccessful.
Capt. William Baker believes
that the permit. at present filled
with roe, will not bite because of
that reason. One of the crew is
excellent at casting the bait and
the captain is a veteran at find
ing the spots, so that's the only
reason he can see.
Col. Stebbins, too, is looking
for big fish. those which will go
over $50 pounds. Coming back
from Boca Grande through the
Lakes which is the inside route
IN the area the 20 foot Mollie o
was brought safely over while
touching bottom but once, and
that just before they came to
Northwest Channel. The MoIlie
draws but four feet of water and
is ideal for Keys cruising.
AT the Basin, still, is a colorful
array of craft. The Elsie Feni-
more is awaiting its owner to
start underwater color photo
graphy experiments. Then there's
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-15
Successfully Complete Il.
AntFMOSQuitO Program
Unit Leaves Today For
Two Months Work;
Leave Trained Local
Men

Motorized Aides AegYpti control
unit of the United States Public
Health Service. under Engineer
James II. LaVan. left this morn
ing after completing a winter of
anti-skeeter work in Key West.
81 think the Skeeter index is
now below five percent, which is
the safe margin to guard against
.diSease-bearing mosquitoes, MIR.
LeVan told The Citizen before
leaving. I'VE have trained twelve
local men in this anti-mosquito
work and if the city deems it adj
visable at any time to have such
unit locally again they will
have the trained men available.
Quite large number of per-
sons have commented on the lack
of mosquitoes since the group be-
gan its work. Although the mos
quito index is now down low it
will be necessary to continue the
groups work if it is to be kept at
that level, Mr.. LeVan said. All
data is being turned over to Z.
ID. Harrison, Monroe County San
itary Officer, who is engaged at
present in county mosquito con-
troll activities.
Il think there are a number of
your citizens working on the plan
your citizens who are working on
the plan to continue the unit in
line with the future of Key West
as a tourist resort, MIR. LeVan
said.
The moSquito-control group
will go to Miami for two
months work period and then
will be transferred again.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-15
Planning Anniversary
Celebration Of j. 5.
Lighthouse Department
Resolution introduced In
Congress Providing For
Participation Of All In
Service

Superintendent w. w. Demer-
lit. of the Seventh Lighthouse
District. has been advised that d
resolution introduced in Congress
provides for the participation OF
the general service in the one
hundred and fiftieth anniversary
of The establishment of the serv-
ice in the United States.
II was resolved by the senate
and house of representative that
the week commencing August z,
1899, be designated as Lighthouse
Week. in commemoration of the
act of the First Congress, which
was the ninth act of the body.
and was approved by President
George Washington, August z,
1889.
President Roosevelt is request
ed by appropriate proclama-
ton to call to the attention of all
citizens Of the United States. and
to request the cooperation of all
communities. citizens, civic or
carnations, counties, public agen-
cicg AcIsurehns a.4ti schools, IA. an
appropriate recognition of the
devoted, efficient, faithful and
splendid work of the lighthouse
service for $50 years in the safe
guarding of life and property at
sea.
superintendent of districts
will please take steps to see that
there is no attended lighthouse
which is not equipped with suit
able United States flags, which
should be displayed from 8 in the
morning until shutdown on every
day of the week of August u.
III, ID. King. commissioner of
lighthouses, says that forethOught
should be exercised as to plan
ming the work for the tenders
THAT they may reasonably par
tlclpate in the obServanccS.
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-15

EDINBURGH Scotland. April
ia Scottish dictionary de-
scribing the rise and history q
each Scottish dialect since 100
is being prepared in 10 volumes.
Volume three. which has been
reached after nine years Of work.
will be published soon. The die
tiOnary will provide a key 20
every word used by Burns. Scott.
Stevenson and other great Scot-
fish writers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-15
STEAMER OZARK
SAILED FRIDAY

Steamship Ozark. Of the Clyde
Mallory Lines. which arrived yes
terday morning 1920 o'clock from
Jacksonville and Miami, sailed at
$3.50 O'clock for New Orleans.
The ship brought large ship
ments of lumber for Key West
dealers, as well, as a fairly good
shipment of miscellaneous items.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-15
WERE AFTER TINY FISH
AND GOT A GIANT ONE
nv Associated Pre.sl

SAN FRANCISCO, April Is
Letting down nets for one of the
smallest of fish, the sardine, the
purse-Seiner Montara caught one
of the largest, the shark.
The sea monster got entangled
in the net and it took a seven
hour battle to get him ashore.
The shark measured 80 feet and
weighed about ten tons.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-15
CLUBS TOO ROUGH;
THEY'RE USING GAS
tBy A<Soe,atea Press,

CAIRO, April 15.-Tear gas
bombs will be used in future for
subduing mobs and demonstra-
tors, because of complaints that
trucheons and clubs cause too
many injuries.
The city police has created a
special tear gas section, and men
are being trained under the sup
ervision of their Commandant
Sir Thomas Russell PaSha.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-15
NAERIEs ; BRoTEEE

WOODLAND. ca - A. a
young Uouzn- Mr. Erts Ei-
son 90 TINS CITY hsrae ar nre
q GeurEe E5chsr5a.- a-5 aEr
n died she ulzrTl-1 ~ truE
Aires and On h9 dez-h shr -
ned tte thud hru-her- -
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-15
CHICAGO polio E NJ E N
TURN BRCNCO-BUSTERS
tBr Associated Press,

CHICAGO. April 15.-Every
once in awhile the Chicago police
have to lay off bandit chasing
and use their ultra-modern radio
controlled squad cars as broncos
to pursue cattle.
Policeman Albert Ledden rode
the running board of his squad
car to laSSo a steer that shifted
the CRASHES Western avenue
pavement hopefully. Ledden's
lariat broke so the steer was tied
to a fire hydrant with tire
chains.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-15
SLIGHTLY INJURED

HIGGINSVILLE, Mo. - AL
though he fell 55 feet to the
ground while painting a grain
elevator in this city, Steepleiack
James Kelley was only slightly
injured.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-15
Governor Of kentucky And. d. :.
Party Arc Visitors. Here

Governor A. B. Chandler. of
Kentucky. known TO citizens of
that great state and many other
citizens as Happy" Chandler. and
party. arrived in Key West last
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-15

WASHINGTON.-It was pro-
posed in Congress today that all
work relief programs be placed
under single agency as an eco
nOmizing step.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-15
WASHINGTON-Mrs

WASHINGTON.-Mrs. Roose-
welt today was part adOptee of a
little homeless Spanish boy of the
Civil War She made this move
as part of a woman's crusade to
take care of the Spanish home
less children.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-15
JAcKSoNVILLE-TheF lorid;

East Coast Railway may either go
into receivership or reorganiza-
ton. Judge Strum told the Off
Gals of the company in court ac-
ton before him, and told them to
make up their minds before Octo-
Der 20.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-15

ALVA. Okla.-As the state leg
islature went into its second week
of sessions the racing fund fight
continued hotter than ever with
the investigation ordered of the
gambling suit carrying a proviso
that the integrity of state Off
Gals have been implicated.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-15
night about 10 o'clock. and regis
tered al the Hotel La Concha.

Other members of the COVER
nor's party are j. Don Tolbert
and brother, also of Tolbert, Mr..
and. Mrs. Jim McMurray. and
Mrs. R. ]. McMurray of Dallas,
Texas.
The entire party went out with
Captain Begley Filler this morn
ing with the intention of bring
ing back a large catch of fish,
and their return is being watch
ed for by all employees of the
hotel, with whom the governor
Immediately became a regular
fellow.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-15
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
NEWS FLASHES
usy Associat, I.rrssI

90 . - . . . - . -
WASHINGTON. - The Greek
government has made a request
for more horseshoe nails of which
there is a very limited supply in
Greece at present.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-15

Key West. FlG16z. kzs IL
most equzble cl1-z1e u Ehs
country With Al EEE-zEs
range Of only IL FzhrEzhE<
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-15

Associated Press Day Wire
Service
For SO Years Devoted to the
Best Interests of Key West
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-13

he had already established Gillespie
~ . cripple who en- get around
only in Z whsslchair ~ continued
to play him that way.
The new picture. Calling Or.
kildare deals generally with Gil
lespie's training of young kildare
and specifically with the dramatic
experiences Of the young doctor in
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-13
Picture-Takers
Swamp Film Set

"If one picture is worth 10000
words. then we must have saved
a billion of themm said Russell
Gleason, who Is the new father"
in the latest Of the Jones Family
series. "Everybody's Baby" The
goth Century-Fox comedy now
playing at the Temple theater.
Gleason was referring to all the
after hours perturbation Of the
popular Jones Family by Director
Nal St. Clair and George Ernest,
who IL Roger Jones in the series.
st. Clair. who WAS Los Angeles
cartoonist before becoming 4 film
director, was constantly sketching
various members Of the family be-
tween scenes Of the picture and at
the end Of the production.
In turn, George Ernest, q candid
camera enthusiast, made pictures
Of the sketcher. the sketches, and
the finished sketches themselves,
both for his own amusement and
that OF the company!
Bette Davis is also on the bill
in Dark Victory"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-13
Lusty Railroad Camps Setting For
Cecil B. De Miles "Union Pacific"

The lustiest, gaudiest and most
reckless type Of community Amer
lea has given to the world forms
the setting for much Of the action
of Cecil B. De Miles epic Of the
early railroad builders, Union Pa
cific." now playing at the Beverly
theater. The community is lend
of track" and is the boom town
that moved ever-westward with
the progress of the railroad. Some
times lend of track" remained on
the same spot for as long as
week, sometimes for as little as
three days.
Union Pacific" presents the
brawling. colorful community just
as It existed in the 1905 during
the construction of the road. In
1t swarm eastern sharpers, husky
Irish workingmen, restless pio-
neers, fortune-hunters, inquisitive
Indians and women bent on adven-
ture.
The most appropriate description
of this lawless and transient COM
munity was coined by New York
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-13

PLAYED the child in On Borrowed
Time" on the New York stage. A
safari reaches the jungle man and
his mate. seeking traces of the
plane, and the child becomes the
center of a plot over a legacy due
him.
Thrills include the routing OF
torture orgy of savages by the ape
cavalry. amazing un erw ter
swimming and the rescue of the
baby from a rhino. Cheeta, the
almost human chimpanzee, pro-
yides comedy. as does Baby Bee,
smallest baby elephant in the
United States. Richard Thorpe,
who directed "Tarzan Escapes
again directed. and the cast M
cludes Ian Hunter, Henry stephens
son. Frieda Inescort, Henry VIII
coxon. LARAMIE Day and Morton
Lowry. Hundreds of natives and
wild animals of every description
are seen in the jungle thriller.
Society Lawyer" featuring VIZ
einia Bruce. shares the screen.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-13
Boyer in Anglers" Now
PIavino At The Shell

Robert Greig, the screens most
massive actor, now appearing in
support of Charles Boyer in Wal
ter Wanger's "Algiers, showing
at the Shell theater, was born in
Melbourne, Australia, began his
stage career there after gradua-
ton from Zanier college, distin-
guished himself in the London
theater, has played in every Eng
disappearing country in the world,
spent seven years on New York's
Broadway, featured in Animal
Crackers" Tonight or Never
and other plays made first
screen appearance in Animal
Crackers" "Algiers" Is released
through United Artists.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-13
Grant Withers
With KarIoff

Grant Withers again plays
Police Captain Street in Mono
grams The Mystery of Mr..
Wong" now at the Riviera the
alter, the same role he played in
the first Wong" film.
The Mystery of Mr.. Wong,
second in series Of detective
mysteries which Monogram is
making, based on the famous
Hugh Wiley magazine stories
starring Boris Karloff in the name
role.
Karloff deserts his horror roles
to portray the celestial sleuth,
educated at Oxford and WELL
schooled in criminology, silen,
partner of police officials in MUIR
der cases.
Outstanding in the cast of The
Mystery of Mr.. Wong" are Grant
Withers, Dorothy Tree, Chester
Gan, Holmes Herbert, and Ivan
Lebedeff
Also on the bill is "Mexicali
Rose" and the Louis-Galento fight
pictures.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-13
Lawyer NeaU Features Roxy lhHdo
NOW PLAYING At
LOCAL THEATERS
FfRsI SHOWING


aLIE NousE-oioria stuart
and Stuar. Erwin In 1t Gould
Happen TO You" lis4o. 40,
500. TO 1913: also Preston
Poster and Lynn Barr IN They
Made Ne SPY, J o., s<o,
s.25, o 90
NrsIe BoN--Iew Ayres and
Lionel Barrymore in Calling
DR. kildare" Ia IS. 4:io. 7.20.
i0:3o. also Robert Young and
Annao<lls in Bridal suite,
II 80. 2.<o. $50, 900.
wIxIrRA--Jo< Louis and Tony
Galento fight films. IL SO. 1ilo.
$50, 7:30. 1918. Gene Autly
and smiley Burnette In Aeu-
cali Rose 1850. 2:3o. 5.lo.
7.55. 10 IS: also Boris ksrlof
and Grant withers In The
Mystery OF Mr.. Wong" i:oo.
3:45, cas-. $40.
RoxY-fSnry Fonda and Alice
Brady In young MI Lncoln.
i2:40. 3:45. Q so. $50: also Nay
Frances and William oarsan In
women IN INC "ahaf FSSs
ass. $40, 6;t5
RETURN SHOWING
aeyFRIy-Barbara stsnvyek.
Joel AcCrea and AKIN Tamil
rolf in Union Pacific"
COMMUNITY - Leslie Howard
and Wendy Hitler IN "Pysmsi-
ion" also Penny singleton ana
Arthur Lake in Blonde
Meets the Boss"
KAY sTREET-Clsudette Coll
bert and Don Ameche IN Mid
night" also Jackie cooper and
Edmund Lowe in Nevspoys
Home"
LAKEWOOD ". KonstAntinov
in The New CULVER 2lo'
TOO. 900.
yARK-Mau OSullivan
and Henry Fonda In Let Us
Live" also Donald OConnor
and Lynn Overman IN Sons OF
the Legion"
PROCTOR Claudette Colbert
and Don. Amecne. IN. Mio
night" also Frank jerks ana
Dorothea Kent in strange
Faces"
REALART-I<slie Howard and
wendy Hitler in "Pygmalion.
REX Ciaudette Colbert and
Don Ameche in Midnight,
also Jack Holt and Dolores
Costello In whispering Enc
mics"
sHELI,-Charles Boyer and
Heddy Lamar in "Algiers."
also Charles Farrell and JAG
queline Wells In Flight To
PANE"
srNsET--Joan Crawford and
James Stewart in ice Follies
Of 1880" also John Barrymore
In The Great Man Votes"
TEMPLE Bette Davis and
George Brent in Dark Vic
tory" also The Jones Family
in ''Everybody's Baby"
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newspsperman of the period, who,
never having seen anything like
it in his life before, gasped: why,
it's hell on wheels" And so an
other slang expression crept into
the English language.
END of track" forms the meet
ing place for the romantic leads
of Union Pacific" Barbara Stan
wyck and Joel McCrea. Miss
Stanwyck plays the community's
postmistress, and McCrea Is a
hardy trouble-shooter sent to END
of track" to help keep law and
order.