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Evening star., 1939-04-09
Blue Hill Forms Four
Retains National Title
Bg the Axsociated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. April 8.-The Blue
Hill Farms team of Media, Pa. sue
cessfully defended its national in
door polo championship in the
Sherman memorial division tonight
by riding through the 124th Field
Artillery Shamrocks of Chicago to
a 15-to-9 victory.
Blue Hill won the first game of
the best two of three game series
Wednesday night. 1910.
A second championship went to
the East when Clarence Buddy
Combs led the Pegasus Club trio of
Rockleigh. N. j.. to 1913 triumph
over the l24th Field Artillery Juniors
of Chicago. Pegasus downed the
Western team in the opener of the
Junior championship series, 1910.
Evening star., 1939-04-09
Morn1ons Asked 10 Fast
Twice Monthly for Needy
By the Associated prsss

BY the Associated Press
SALT LAKE CITY, April 8.-Lat.
ter Day Saints Church authorities
asked 100000 faithful Mormons to.
day to go hungry twice each month
that the church might care for its
needy members.
A program inaugurated last year
wjth a one-meal-a-m month fast was
intensified with a twice-a-m
fast as 1000 Mormon leaders stud
led the 1889 needs Of their unem.
ployed.
The original program, through
which members donated the none
tary equivalent of the meals they
had foregone, netted $431, ,172 In cash
in 1888, but work projects and food
for unemployables cost the church
$1827, 900.
Final sessions of the 1O9th annual
church conference will be held to-
morrow.
Evening star., 1939-04-09

Young Democrats to Dance
The Young Democrats Of South
ern Maryland will hold a dance Sat-
urday night in the Forrestville
(Md) Woodmen's Hall.
Evening star., 1939-04-09
Democratic Digest's S State
Director Appointed

Mrs. Frances E. McFadden of
Mount Rainier, Md. chairman of
the United Democratic Womens S
Clubs of Maryland, yesterday an
nounced the appointment of Mrs
Charles E. Roach Of Friendship
Heights as State director of the
Democratic Digest, official organ of
the womens division, Democratic
National Committee.
At the same time Mrs. McFadden
named Mrs James L. L. Rea of
Landover, Md. as radio chairman
and Mrs. F. Paul Clark of Silver
Spring as State director of pub
icity. The new appointees will
work in conjunction with the wom-
ems division of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee.
Evening star., 1939-04-09
Woshington-Lee Track
Team Is Third
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, April g.
Thomas Jefferson High School
team from Richmond scored 5O12
points today in running away with
the annual central district Glass "A"
high school track meet.
John Marshall High. also of Rich
mond, was second with 3912, while
Westinghouse High of Arlington,
defending champions, pulled up
third with 80. George Washington
High of Alexandria had 8 points.
Evening star., 1939-04-09
Grounded Freighter
Declared TotuI Loss
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PleSS.
PANAMA, Panama. April 8.-The
American freighter Point Vincente,
which grounded two weeks ago of
Panama, today was declared con-
structive total loss"
The 4,744-ton ship, owned by
Swayne g. Hoyt of San Francisco,
will be turned over to underwriters.
It's undamaged cargo was expected
to be trans-shipped to New Orleans,
the Point Vincente's destination
when disaster overlook her.
1t was announced the United
States Marine Board would conduct
an inquiry into the ships grounding
when the crew members reach San
Francisco.
Evening star., 1939-04-09
Cleveland Ice Victor

CLEVELAND, April tP.-Cleve-
land Barons won the International
American Hockey League champion
ship, defeating the Philadelphia
Ramblers tonight in the last game
of the leagues play-off series, 10.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-21
OUTLINE PLANS ANS
.~
FOR WATERWAY
HEARING HERE
SCHEDULED TO BE HELD
MONDAY MORNING: PRO
CEEDIEGS TO BE SENT TO
HEADQUARTERS

Attention was called today by
Super intendent W. w. Demeritt
of the Seventh Lighthouse Dis
trict 10 the meeting and public
hearing on the Intracoastal Wa
terway ard the subject of i'm
plovement from Miami to Key
West.
The hearing is scheduled to be-
gin at 10 O'Clock Monday morn
ing and every person who is in
terested III the project is invited
TO attend, particularly navigation
interests and officials of any local
associations whose interests may
IN any manner be affected by
the provisions of the waterway
proposed Improvement,
While oral statements may be
heard, say the engineers who will
attend the meeting, all important
facts and arguments should be in
writing as the records of the
hearing viii be forwarded for
consideration by the War Depart
ment.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-21
BIRTHDAY BALL
TICKETS READY
PLACED WITH COMMITTEE
TODAY; READY FOR
DISTRIBUTION

Tickets for the dance in cele-
bration of the Presidents Birth
day Ball are being placed with
the committees today and it is
expected that by this evening
proper disposition will be made
and the work of selling will start
in earnest.
Already some have been sold,
DR.. Galley, chairman, told The
Citizen, and the entire movement
in connection with the dance, the
dinner and the March of Dimes
will be well on the way to a
successful issue by Monday.
Headquarters for all move
ments are at the office of Glenn
c. Price on Duval street and a
group of NYA girls, under the 'di-
rection of Supervisor Victor
Lowe, will be on hand to assist
in whatever is needed to add
stimulus to the sale of tickets and
other activities in connection with
the various plans of the celebra-
ton. III 4u $ a
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-21
ED. MULRENNAN
DIED LAST NIGHT
FUNERAL SERVICES TO BE
HELD MONDAY MORN
ING

Edwin Mulrennan, age "a, died
last evening at 7 o'clock at a local
hospital Funeral will be held
Monday morning at $50 o'clock
from the Chapel of the Pritchard
Funeral Home, Rev. A. L. Maui
reau of the Star Of the Sea Cath
Ole church officiating at the serv-
ices.
The deceased was lifelong
resident of Key West and was for
many years assistant harbor mas
ter at this port. In his early life
he was engaged from time to time
in clerical work with the United
States Federal Court during ses-
sions in Key West, and was wide
Unknown throughout the city.
For many years he made his
residence with the Joshua Smith
family at the corner of White
head and Greene streets.
Mr.. Mulrennan was quite ia
miliar with many incidents and
activities of the early history of
Key West and kept a very COM
rrehensive diary of many hap
penings ard events dealing with
the Island City during those
days.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-21
TENDER IVY
SAILED TODAY
GOES TO LIGHTHOUSE TO
BRING WORKING PARTY
TO KEY WEST

Lighthouse Tender Ivy sailed
this morning at an early hour
for American Shoals light and 'ex-
.pected to return this afternoon
with the working party which
has been at the light engaged in
the work of changing the light
intensity.
Before these changes were
started the white light at the
station was 10000 candle power
and the red light was $4,000
candle power. 1t is planned to
have the lights in operation to-
night, the whitelight showing an
intensity of 10000 candle power
and the red light, $4,000.
The working party which has
been at the light since the work
started consisted of Machinists
Harry Shaw and William Vassie,
Blacksmiths Wilbur Johnson and
Willis Brady, Carpenters Leroy
Sawyer and Harold Thompson,
Laborer Ed WoodSon and Cook
Leroy Roberts.
Carl Rom, radio electrician for
the department at Key West, and
John N. Roberts, assistant, whS
were doing the electrical work,
expect to remain at the light for
few days and will return early
next week.,
There is a quantity of equip
ment to be brought to the city on
the tender, end will remain. on
the vessel u16i a trip is made to
the next light which has been or
dered changed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-21
Regular Army Reserve
Will Be Recruited To
$4,000 Men At Once
KEY WEST BOOKLET
MUCH APPRECIATED

That little booklet Key
West Welcome" printed by
The Artman Press and dis
tributed through the Cham
Der of Commerce. is rapidly
attaining an appreciation
which is nation wide. said
Secretary Singleton this
morning.
I'VE felt we we had reach
ed a high mark of approval
when a request was received
from the University of Miami
for copies TO be used in the
class rooms. Every week
brings in expressions of ap-
prevail in which the booklet
is favorablY compated to the
expensive colored literature
put out by a better financed
Chamber of Commerce" he
said.
One of the most recent re-
quests have been received
from E. A. Davenport. Los
Angeles. Calf. who asks for
several copies TO be mailed to
friends. and adds II have
seen no other booklet so ade-
quatelY covering the field.
Within the past two weeks
more than 1000 of the book
lets have been sent out by
mail and express. and only on
requests. IF the demand was
met as il should be-. said the
secretary we would require
at least 10000 books to rep
resent Key West. as other
cities are represented by
various distributing agen-
ciss". 1
. 4t
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-21
AUTO TAG SALES
ARE VERY SLOW
ONLY SIS HAVE BEEN DIS
POSED OF UP TO
THIS TIME

Since the state automobile tags
have been on sale in Monroe
county there has been nothing
like the number of purchases an
ticipated, it was learned at the
office of Tax Collector Frank II.
Laid this morning.
There remains but eight more
days on which the tags can be
purchased and the purchasers, to
remain within the law, must buy
within that period. Of the ex-
pected 1900 tags, which is esti-
mated to be required in Monroe
county, there have been sold but
$50.
Revenue from these sales is ap-
proximately $500, it was said at
the office this morning, and one
sale of tags made just before The
Citizen entered the office was to
the Norberg Thompson interests
and totalIed $1,000.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-21
INFORMATION
j ON INSURANCE
LETTER RECEIVED BY WILL
LIAMIv. LITTLE FROM
STATE DIRECTOR

VIM. V. Little, who is in
charge of the local offices of the
State Employment Service, has
received a statement from Fons
A. Hathaway, state director,
which in part reads as follows:
"Since benefits became payable
January 2 the service has re-
ceived 14,247 claims from appli-
cants seeking joblesS insurance
under the State Unemployment
Compensation Law. and of this
number almost 10000 were orig
inal or first claims.
"When a worker applies to the
office for benefits he also regisC
tiers for work, and although fig
ures are not available at this time
a large number of these appli-
cants have been placed in suit
able employment.
''The sasic principle of the I'm
employment Compensation Law
is not the paying of weekly bene-
fits, but to find suitable work for
the unemployed. The benefits he
receives are his as a matter of
right, a reserve fund he has built
UP by previous employment in
some covered industry.
"A worker does not have to be
eligible for benefits in order to
register for work. The facilities
of the State Unemployment Serv-
ice can be used by any unem-
ployed worker in Florida who is
seeking a job.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-21
Charter Plane Service Officer
Plans Havana Interview TODAY
Wait Permit To Fly Over
This Afternoon To Inter-
view Cuban Government
Officials

Waiting On the necessary per-
nit today is George Arents. OF
Arents Air Service. Inc. which
is planning a charter line be.
tween Key West and Havana.
who viii fly 10 Havana this aft
ernccn with Alberto Abreu. Gu
ban Tourist Commission repre-
tentative here. TO continue ar
ran5ements TO establish the serv-
ice.
Mr.. Abreri told The Citizen he
was very glad To see additional
transportation facilities between
Key West and Havana and that
he hoped Key West would even
tually become the key spot in
transportation to Havana from
America.
In Havana, Arcnts and Abrcu
will interview Cuban Tourist
Commission ard government of
ficials regarding the proposed
service. The charter service will
Iun at least twice d week, it is
hoped. The group will land at
Rancho Bolero airport in Havana.
Upon establishment of the
service, Mr.. Arents said ne hoped
to base q plane, possibly an am
Phibian, permanently at Key
West. The plane may also be
char tered out Tor trips TO Miami.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-21
JOE CASA GETS
COURT HEARING
HELD ON SUSPICION REL.
ALIVE TO STARTING
Is GRASS FIRE

Joe Casa, known to many peo-
pie in Key West as Joe House,
was yesterday afternoon given
hearing before Judge Caro- in
police court, on suspicion of
starting Thursday night, a grass
fire in the vicinity of the gas
plant.
The person starting the blaze
was seen by the watchfnan Willie
Hall, at the plant, and the in
cipient fire was quickly stamped
out by Hastings Roberts, who
was near the scene and saw the
burning grass Immediately after
it was started.
Casa was also near and coming
up when Chief Harry Baker and
others were discussing the fire,
claimed bicycle which was seen
near the spot, and suspicion was
directed toward him because of
there being a number of sus-
picious circumstances in connec-
ton with CaSa's actions.
After hearing the evidence
educed at the hearing yesterday,
Judge Caro- fixed a bond of 500
for Casa, pending further hearing
OF the case this afternoon, and
the production of certain wit
nesses, one of whom is woman
who it is claimed was in the COM
pany of Casa Thursday night.
1t was learned this afternoon
that at the session of police court
this morning IL o'clock. Judge
Caro- fined Casa 500 and then sus-
pended the fine.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-21

Threatened
LoYALIsT FRONT. 80 MILES
AWAY. FALLS BACK
STEADILY
(By Associated Press)

HENDAYE, Jan. 21.-Rebels
are predicting the fall of BARGE
Iona, Loyalist capital, within the
week, as the present fighting on
a 100 mile front advances to the
greatest battle of the Spanish
Civil War.
War planes have been sent
ahead by Generalissimo Franco of
the Rebels to terrorize Barcelona
residents. Today planes from
Germany bombed the capital and
reported heavy damage with
many casualties. Seventeen per-
sons died IN the first few raids.
Six Loyalist planes are fighting
the Rebel planes and are re-
ported to have brought one down
in flames.
Meanwhile on the battle lines
80 miles away the Loyalists are
steadily falling back.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-21
Thirty Men Will Be
Employed In School
House improvements
Project. which provides for
certain work to be done at Key
West High School and for which
s7.s44 has been approved. is for
the school and gymnasium. COM
bined. it was said today at WPA
headquarters building.

The specifications provide for
the complete renovation of the
school and gymnasium roof, and
all plumbing work is included in
the specifications, also. Provi-
sions call for repairs to the plas-
tering where needed.
1t was said that there will be
80 men assigned to the work,
which will start as soon as the
project has been approved by the
state administrator This is prac-
tically assured as the state ap-
prevail is generally given to those
projects which are approved by
the President.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-21
Three Rescued Yesterday
From Capsized Sailboat
George Marshall, Earl Smell
And Son, Harold, S;
Missouri Folk In Charter
Launch Make Rescue

er were rescued yesterday from
a small sailboat which capsized
well off Calda Channel by a Mis-
souri, group who had chartered
out a fishing launch for a day
after the big fish.
Rescued were George Marshall,
Earl Smell of Miami and small
son, Harold, 5. Harold was in
the bottom of the boat huddled
up in a raincoat. The sailboat
was making a long tack well out
to sea when a burst of wind cap
sized it. The launch, two miles
away, quickly put alongside
and occupants of the sailboat
hauled in.
Young Harold was at frs
thought to be in a serious condi-
ton from the cold and wetting.
but today is reported well enough.
When the boat went over he Was
imprisoned under it. His fat r,
Earl Smell, dove under the
and pulled him out. The chs. -
launch had come close in to Calda
Channel when several of its pas
sengers noted the objects bobbing
up and down in the water far
away and remembered that the
sailboat they had sighted earlier
in the evening was ne longer -
be seen. Harold was pulled in
on the first circle of the launch,
then his father and finally George
Marshall.
In the launch were Fred Sch
mechebier, Edward Rieth and Ell
mers E. Heinemann of Kirkwood,
Missouri, who are visiting here
for two weeks of fishing. Mrs.
Rieth and Mrs. Heinemann are
also here. They charter and man
the fishing boat themselves.
When the Sailboat turned over
Edward Rieth grabbed his home
movie camera and "shot" scenes
of the rescue. He told The Citi-
zen he believed he had excellent
pictures.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-21
WPA SUPERVISOR T
PAID VISIT HERE

Miss Rosalie Smith, district
supervisor of the WPA House
keeping Aid Project in southeast
ern counties of Florida, was a
visitor in the city yesterday to
the local branch, which is in
charge of Mrs. Minnie Robinson.
While here for brief time the
progress CT the work in this To-
cality was discussed and Miss
Smith found everything working
satisfactory. She said before
leaving that it was planned to
start the establishment of a gar
den on the land at the corner of
Eaton and Elizabeth streets.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-21
SAWYER'S BODY
SHIPPED FRIDAY

Body of Joseph Ramer Sawyer,
whom the corners jury verdict
declared yesterday came to his
death from natural causes, was
sent to Tampa yesterday after
noon to be forwarded to his home
in Elba, Alabama.
Since the death of the young
man the body had been at the
Lopez Funeral Home,fand when
advices were received that the
mother wanted the body, it was
sent by LopezI IgENe @ Elba, An
bama.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-21
RETURN TO HOME

Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Baron
of Miami and their children, Car
men and Frank, Jr., who were
here for tn efuneral of Mrs. Ba-
ron's father, Alfredo Crespo, have
returned to their home, accom-
panied by Mrs. E. E. Sparks, who
also was here for the funeral of
her father, Mr.. Crespo.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-21
FORT WoRTH.-Elliot Ro,

FORT WORTH.-Elliot Roose-
welt, son of President Roosevelt,
said that talks he had with high
government officials reveal that
the administration is ready to
parley with utilities before Bit
terly attacked. The debt struc-
ture viii be revived, AAA revis-
ed and petroleum companies CIV
en- year to get their books in
order.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-21
Announcement Made By
Major General Stanley
Elnbick AT Army Head
quarters
Especial 20 The C;tixcnI

Especial 20 The CitixcD)
ATLANTA. Ga. Jan. 2l.-Ma-
jor General Stanley D. Embick.
al Army headquarters here. an
nounces that the Regular Army
Reserve will be recruited up to
$4,000 men Immediately. accord
ing to instructions just received
from the War Department. Wash
irston. D. c.
a change in the regulations
which permits the enlistment of
reservists in the grade held upor.
discharge from the Regular
Army will greatly increase the
number of enlistments. according
to military authorities at Fourth
Corps Area Headquarters. Re
servists already enlisted will be
promoted to the grade held by
Them on discharge without re-
.G,@fs ~
quest. .-,2 ayf-.
Southern boys who have served
in the Army are becoming more
interested in the Regular Army
Reserve, according to General
Embick. Fourth Corps Area has
Iisen in the standings of Curps
Areas of the Army from seventh
place on October /, 1898, to sec
ond place on January l, 1889, in
the campaign inaugurated by the
War Department to secure enlist
EOO1 III wi % [AASo
has always stood in first place in
competitive standings insofar as
recruiting for the Regular Army
is concerned, the general said,
and if the present rate of enlist
ments for the Reserve is con-
tinued the Fourth Corps Area
will stand in first place when
such standings are again publish
ed February L, 1899.
The Fourth Corps Area COM
prises the following Southern
states: Alabama, Florida, Geor-
gia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North
and South Carolina and Tennes-
see. General Embick hopes for
the cooperation of all concerned
in this group of Southern states in
reaching and maintaining this en-
viable place in this feature of Ma
tional Preparedness.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-21

All prior service men are urg-
ed to contact at once the adjutant
at Key West Barracks or write
TO the Commanding General
Fourth Corps Area, Post Office
Bldg, Atlanta, Ga, for detailed
information.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-21
NEW YORK.-The

NEW YORK.-The Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad faces receiver
ship today. A bond holder who
owns $4,000 of bonds has asked
courts that an accounting be
made, that trustees be removed
and that the railroad go into re-
ownership
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-21

DETROIT-United Auto Work
ers Union, at their convention
March 20, will decide whether
most of the unionists favor Presi-
dent Martin or the other element
in the organization.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-21
WASHINGTON.

preparations committeeman be-
heved that the WPA bill with its
$150,000,000 cut from administra-
ton demands will go through the
senate by a narrow margin of
votes.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-21
NEWS FLASHES

(Dy Associated Pressl

BERLIN.-Hitler is continuing
his drive to GUST all conservative
members of the Nazi party and
place extremists at key positions.
Several banking heads were dis
charged today.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-21

g. 81 ~ ay 81 50 ST., 50 81; IS ST. 49,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-21

Key West, Florida, has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only Ia Fahrenheit
Evening star., 1939-03-10
Dance Is Planned
In Chevy Chase
To Aid Hospital

The Chevy Chase junior Women's
Club is planning to hold a benefit
dance April 20 in order to raise funds
to equip a new emergency room at
the Montgomery County General
Hospital.
Ann Perry is chairman of the
general Dance Committee, which in
cludes Dorothy Raudabush, Jean
DeLashmutt, Shirley Shaw, Kath-
crime Ireland and Mildred Williams.
Miss DeLashmutt is chairman of the
Sponsors Committee, which includes
Miss Perry, Faye Espenschied and
Henrietta Hobson. Members of the
Poster Publicity Committee are Miss
Raudabush, chairman; Arlin Goodell
Mildred Chaplin, Sally Jumper and
Georgella Hefty, while Miss Espen-
schied is handling press publicity
Miss Perry is In charge of tickets.
Among the sponsors of the dance
are: DR.. and Mrs. Lewis r. Thomp-
son, Judge and Mrs. Charles w
Woodward of Rockville, DR.. M. Nc.
Kendree Boyer Of Damascus, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs George A. Finch. Mr.
and Mrs. A. E. Nesbitt, DR.. and Mrs
w. H. Whittlesey. DR.. and Mrs. J. A
Fink, DR.. G. B. Clendenin, DR.. and
Mrs. James Diefandorf. Mrs. B
Peyton and Mr.. and Mrs. F. F.
ESpenschied.