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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-13
Mike KING SUFFERS
BRAIN CONCLUSION
In auto ACCIDENT
SPEEDING CAR LEFT ROAD
NEAR GEIGER'S CREEK:
JERRY KING ALSO REcEIv-
ED INJURIES

Mike King, head waiter at one
of the Key fishing camps, is in
a local hospital today, suffering
from conclusion of the brain and
two or three broken ribs, as a re-
suit of an accident Saturday aft
ernoon when he and his COM
panion, Jerry King, also employ
ed at the same camp, were driv-
ing from Key West to report for
work.
The car was travelling at a high
rate of speed along the highway
when the driver, Mike King
lost control, and the car, owned
by S. E. Downward of Sugar LOAF
Key, pitched over the shoulder
of the road and into muck and
water at a point near Geiger's
Creek.
Jerry King, not related to the
driver of the car, received severe
decorations on his left hand and
numerous othr bruises.
Pritchard's ambulance was call.
ed to the scene, and brought the
men back to this city.
The sheriff's office reported
that the men may be held to an
swer to alleged reports that they
were driving while under influ-
ence of liquor.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-13
GETS $40, ALSO SIX
MON THIS in JAIL
B. E. COOK CLAIMED HE WAS
CORAL GABLES FORD
AGENT

Bernard E. Cook of Coral
Gables, who was charged with
obtaining $40 under false pre-
lenses from Frank Bentley of the
Ford Motor Company, pleaded
guilty before Criminal Court of
Record, converting today, and was
sentenced to six months. in .jaA
by Judge VIM. V.1Albury. IN
Cook had represented himself
as an agent of the Ford Motor
Company of Coral Gables and
had secured $40 from Mr.. Bentley.
He was arrested March 1.
Case of Bob Daniels, arrested
on complaint of State Conserva-
ton Department that he had not
obtained his party boat license
was mol pressed when it was
brought out that he had subse-
quently paid the license.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-13
Low Figures Of Air Base
Establishment Here Ready
Washington Committees To
Receive Estimate; Pro-
vide Dredging Fleming
Key Area, Ship Channel

Members of the Hepburn Board
which is in session at Washing
ton at present will be sent est
mates of the costs OF establish
ing the naval air base in Key
West and other figures showing
the advantages of establishment
here tomorrow, Chairman Charles
Taylor of the Citizens COMMITTEE
announced today.
The Hepburn Board must have
its report with recommendation
in to the Senate by March %,
which has stepped the date M
some. A four page report with
complete charts and maps will he
mailed the Hepburn Board. Mem
bers of the House Naval Affairs
Committee and Senate committee
will also be mailed copies of the
report.
The project calls for dredging
of $50 acres off Trumbo Island
with the fill to be placed on
Trumbo Island, with the area
dredged to be the maneuvering
area for landing and taking off
of planes. Depth will be s feet
Dredging will be in soft bottom
and will cost $2.816,000. For i'm
provement of the Trumbo Is
land site as to hangers and other
equipment no figures are given
as this will be largely determined
by naval authorities. Provision
is also made for deepening OF
the Main ship Channel leading
into the project area to a depth
of 35 feet from the $3.50 depth
it now has. The cost is estimated
at $1,824,200 Amount of the
sale of the property on Trumbc
Island from the Trumbo Prop
critics, Inc. is not released but
Chairman Charles Taylor SAID
that it was reasonable. The
project calls for bulkheadine
around the entire area.
The committee is at present ar.
ranging for immediate represen-
tation in the interests of the Key
West bid at the Washington
meetings. Delegations from the
Miami area have left for Wash,
ington.
Chairman Taylor today advise:
all clubs and citizens in the city
to send in kilograms and letter.
to the Washington committees in
terested showing that they de
sire the location of the base
here. Coral Gables resident,
in the Miami area making a bic
for the project have expressed
themselves as opposed to estab-
lishment of the base, and it i.
desired to show Key Vests citi-
zens unanimous wish for the
base here.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-13
Proposed Cigar Factory To
Be On Much Larger Scale

The new cigar factory for Key
West was a more definite GER
tainty today, with the knowledge
at hand of 1920 pounds OF
equipment being unloaded this
morning from SIS. Cuba, con-
signed from Tampa to the A. & B.
Cigar Factory here.
1t is expected that the owner
of the new factory, which will
center manufacturing activities in
the old Santaella Factory on
County Road, will be in the city
this evening or tomorrow morn
ing, this according to advice Civ
en- by Carl Bervaldi. E. w. Ber-
riman is the owner, and Raul
Garcia will be the manager.
It is rumored that the Tampa
factory owned by Mr.. Berriman
will close down completely, and
that all equipment will be shipped
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-13
QUESTION F. PAPY
AS HARBORMASTER
HEARING GIVEN CAPT. CLIN
TON SMITH OF ToRTUGAS
PASSENGER LINES

Captain Clinton Smith, of the
Tortugas passenger lines, arrested
Friday on complaint of Harbor-
master Frank Papy for not pay
ing a fee, was given a hearing
today before peace justice of
the first district, Franklin
Arenberg, with the case to be
continued until authority of Papy
is Investigated.
Papy, two years ago, on appoint
ment as harborn1aster taxed visit
ing yachts but later decided to
abolish the practice as a conces-
sion to the visiting yachtsmen in
an effort to make their stay here
as inviting as possible.
Smith captains the "Talofa"
passenger boat running between
Key West and Fort Jefferson in
the Tortugas group. The Talofa
is owned by. the Sutton Lines
Inc. Owner c. B. Sutton was
present at the hearing.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-13
Stress Importance OF Yacht
Race As Tourist Attraction

Importance of the Key West
Havana Yacht Race held last
weekend was stressed by mem
bers OF the local Yacht Club to-
day as an additional feature to
attract tourists to this city. In
view of the successful race stag
ed, efforts are now underway by
the club To arrange for similar
races next year. With that in
mind, +. c. Robson, chairman of
the St. Petersburg Yacht Club,
guests of the Key West Club over
the weekend, is making all ar
rangements for full cooperation
aiming towards one or more races
next year.
II is felr that united efforts of
all yacht clubs of the Southeast
ern area should be pooled in in
viting northern yacht owners to
Florida waters another year.
An interesting Sidelight on the
race dlvulged to The Citizen to-
day concerned the EXPERIENCES OF
the crew of the Haligonian, cap
tain II. J. Bureau. The crew
numbered five.
On the race from st. Peters
burgh to Havana, a forward seam
opened slightly and pumping
out watches were necessary
With no chance to repair the
seam in Havana, and bucking I
GOOD sea from Havana to Key
West, the crew of the Hlligoniar
was forced to stand one-half houl
pump-manning watches all the
way 10 this city from Havana
The choppy sea opened the seam
more as time elapsed, and it wa:
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-13

only by frantic work, with the
pump going constantly, that the
schooner made any Roadway at
all. This fact accounts for the
reason the Halligonfan was I'M
able to hold a true course, and
was delayed in arriving here.
Another boat. originally sched-
uled for the race from Havana,
arrived here yesterday afternoon.
1t was the Josphine the End, cap
tain Lars Jacobs, chartered from
Mr.. Penzald of Detroit, Mich.
This boat had blown sail'
coming from ST. Petersburg, and
the captain was undecided as to
entering the race when the other
boats left Friday. The wind be-
came less strong by Saturday
morning, and determining that
his repaired sail would hold, the
captain decided to come over. No
time records were announced.
Time records of the Bitten
and Wakiva, with 50 minutes, %
seconds handicap allowed the
Bitten, revealed that the latter
boat was winner in the race by
scant two minutes and Is sec
onds, Running time for the
Wakiva was eight hours. SIS min
utes and 26 seconds: for the Bit
zen, nine hours, 81 minutes and
So seconds.
The Bitten, captain r. ]. Reyn-
olds. pulled anchor for Miami
| yesterday afternoon, as did the
Wakiva, captain Hardness Ed
wards. Other yachts in the race
planned to leave for Miami to-
day.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-13
Stirrup Trial Set For
Tuesday OfNextW Week
- ~. -. ~ - o.
LOWERS HIS OWN
OVERSEAS RECORD

Virginia's champion BIZ
cycle rider. Kenny Garlic.
riding a bike over the Over
seas Highway yesterday for
the second straight year.
broke his last years record
by 81 minutes.
Last year he made the 1853
miles in Is hours and seven
minutes. This year he came
through in IL hours and 10
minutes. which isn't a great
deal of difference but shows
that he feels a little more al
home over the BEAUTIFUL arch
es and viaducfs of the High
way.
Garlic left the Miami
Daily News building on the
trip down. He is at present
in training for a European
iaunt and bicycle races in the
"ould Country. Accom-
panYing Garlic was Louis
Stasks on another wheel.
While here. the two men
talked with local bicycle en-
thusiasts in an effort 10 ar
range a club of riders. who
would join bicYclists of Mi
ami in arranging exchange
trips between cities.
Messrs. Staske and Garlic
left for Miami on the affair
noon bus yesterday with
their bicycles packed aboard.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-13
POHLMAN WILL
BE ARRAICNED

J. Pohlman was given a hear
ing before Peace Justice Enrique
Esquinaldo. Jr., Saturday after
noon, charged with responsibility
in an automobile crash February
% in which Mrs. Olaf Soderberg
and Mrs. Clarence Thompson, rid
ing in another car, were injured
Following the hearing, Pohl-
man was placed under a $500
bond, and will be arraigned for
trial at the next term of Criminal
Court.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-13
DUPONT TO ToRTUGAs

Felix dupont, Jr. with party
of guests is expected in shortly
for cruise to the famed Dry
Tortugas Island, nest of pirates
and prison of DR.. Mudd who set
the leg of the murderer of Presi-
dent Lincoln. He will journey
there in his 80 foot yacht, "Buc-
aroo", Captain Mr.. Brelshorazi.
Another end of the trip will be
pursuit of the giant sports fish
found in those waters.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-13

to this point, the shipment re-
ceived this morning seeming to
bear out that assumption. It was
first thought that just a branch
of the Tampa company would
operate here, with main activities
still in Tampa. Now, it appears
that the manufacturing end OF
the business will be conducted
in this city and that mail order
office and address will be held
for Tampa.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-13
coming ACT
IS PREPARED

All details have been complet-
ed in connection with the Zoning
Enabling Act with the final work
completed by Attorney H. H. Tay-
lor, Jr., and Franklin Albert,
committee member.
The act is to be presented at
a meeting of the city council
next, and final action is to be de-
cided by that body and by Rep
resentative B. c. Papy, by whom
it will be introduced at the leg
islature, which meets April 4.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-13
ANNOUNCE DEATH
OF W. BLANCHARD

AdviceS were received today
concerning the death of w. E..
Blanchard, of Tampa, National
Field Agent of the Association of
Humane Societies in Florida.
Mr.. Blanchard died Monday,
February 81, following injuries
received in an automobile acct
dent in Tampa on February 23rd.
The burial was held Match 1st.
Mr.. Blanchard had many
friends in Key West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-13
GATOR WRESTLER
LEAVES TUESDAY

Harold Williams known
throughout the country as an al
ligator and shark wrestler, and
who, in partnership with Ross
Allen, ran the Tropical Reptile
Institute on Whitehead and Front
streets this season, expects to
leave tomorrow.
He will close the Institute for
the summer.
Mr.. Williams plans a hunting
trip in the Everglades for the
immediate future.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-13
BAN ON CHEWING GUM

SYDNEY, Australia - Officers
of an Australian cruiser recently
announced ban on chewing
gum for these reasons: Gum
chewing sailors don't look like
sailors" and 'the sailors tread
the chewed gum into the deck.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-13
SPONGE SALE
HELD TODAY

A small sponge sale was held
this morning at the municipal
dock.
Offerings were 16 punches of
wool. bringing price of $43;
nine punches of yellow. $3.15;
four punches of yellow, SITS;
eight punches of yellow, $2.35,
and 10 punches of wool, $500.
Total sales amounted to $67. LIS.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-13
600 Pound Jewish Landed
AT Bahia Honda By Sobel
One OF Largest Sportsmen
Catches; Get Eight Dol
phin In Day; Hook 800
Pound Shark

A Jewish estimated to have
weighed around 600 pounds was
brought in by Mr.. Sobel and
guide Ralph Dominguez in the
sloop Muchachita fishing we'll
out in the bay off Bahia Honda
Friday.
! Although the actual weight
was not taken, the head was
brought to scales and was 80
pounds. Two men couldn't put
their arms around its belly, so
large was it. 1t was between
seven and eight feet long and is
considered one of the largest
sportsmen Jewish catches in
many years.
The large monster from which
delicious steaks are obtained re-
quired six men to haul it over a
form alongside the bridge at the
C.C.C. camp on West Summer
land Key. When it struck it
towed easily the % foot sloop
with heavy anchor down. Bait
used was cut yelloWjack and
grouper.
| On charter boat Lamb" Capt.
Austin Roberts fished the party
of d. A. Kane, Winnipeg, Canada
and Harry Sothern, Key West or
chestra leader and reported a
nice catch of eight dolphin, rather
UNUSUAL, an albacore and many
mackerel. Two sailfish were
hooked but both lost. Two hits
and two errors.
I w. j. and Mrs. Jennie Casinski,
Howell, Mich. and Walter Roffle,
c. Snyder and j. Jaglay fished
on charter Loat "Moby Dick" :,
Capt. Gould Curry, caught and
released most of the 81 barracuda
and grouper landed. A shark
estimated at 300 lbs. was brought
to gaff but it was just too much
to boat and got away.
! Aboard so #. boat 'Alyce B"
Friday, Mr.. and Mrs. Gross and
family, Chicago, ILL.,, caught II
grouper, averaging to Is lbs,
5 snapper and yelloWtail. Richard
Gross, 10 year old son, caught a
5 fit, shark, besides grouper and
snapper.
Mr.. r. J. DriScoll, New Britain,
Conn, caught large red snap
pers, 8 grouper and many yellow
tail
Caught Thursday, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. c. Ford, Sedalia, Mis-
souri,, 3 large barracuda and 10
snapper.
/ N. H. Chapel, Fort Meyers,
Fla, two a fit. barracuda and
numerous snapper and yellow
tail
Mrs. Maude A. McAlister, Fort
Myers, Fla, prize amberjack
] weighing As lbs, 8 snapper and
10 yellowtail.
! On the "Alyce B" fishing is
done mostly at the Bay entrance
to Northwest Channel Hand
, lines are used and the boat al
flowed to drift over the fishing
spots. Then during the day at
intervals the boat skirts the big
shoals there with four at time
taking turns fishing from the
stern and it is then most of the
biggerfish are caught
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-13
PERMIT ISSUED
FOR BUILDING

Permit for construction of a
frame building at the corner of
Leon and Washington streets was
granted Leo b. HaSkinS.
The building will be 19X3O on
a lot 50x93. Mr.. HaskinS was re-
Gently married to Miss Mary Eel
ton.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-13
TAKE CAMERA ALSO

RALEIGH, N. C.-When the
of Education in this
city complained to police that
their stamps were being stolen.
an $3.50 automatic camera was
installed to catch the thief in ac-
ton. The next morning the
stamps and camera were gone.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-13
RETURNING TUESDAY

Ross c. Sawyer, who has been
attending a convention of County
Clerks in Ocala, is expected IN
the city tomorrow morning.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-13

Key. West, Florida, has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only IA Fahrenheit'
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-03-13

Associated Press Day Wire
Service
For SO Years Devoted to the
Best Interests of Key West
Evening star., 1939-04-22

Most letters which come to me are
from boys and girls from 9 to 16
years of age, and from adults, but
now and then the postman brings a
letter from a fan" only or 6 years
old. One Of the best I have received
III q long time is from q small boy.
It Is typewriteen, and I suppose his
father or mother did the actual typ
ing and the little boy did the "dic-
tating." Here 1t is:
Dear Uncle Ray: am 5la years
old and want to join your Scrapbook
Club. I got nice big scrapbook for
Christmas, and my mamma said
she would put it away until I was
Older, but I said to her, How about
you starting to paste in those Uncle
Ray things you have been reading
to me for a long timer and she said,
All right, but you will have to re-
mind me Of 1t, or will probably for
=. get IT.
NJ reminded her to paste in the
stories, and will keep reminding her,
because I am like an elephant and
do not forget things like my mamma
Evening star., 1939-04-22
"A Little Saturday Talk

does. was very strict with her this
morning and said, Now you send in
for the picture to paste on the cover
Of my scrapbook, and the writing
that says I am q member Of the
club. I reminded you of it two days
ago, and you said you would do it,
II also would like the story about
Rome and the Ancient Romans, I
have been very interested in the
Romans for a long time. learned
all the countries on the globe when
I was half-past 2. My mamma has
always read me stories about the
world now, and far back, 30 under
stand what you are talking about In
your stories and like them very
much.
MY grandpa says I am q number
bug, because I like numbers 30 very
much. My papa leases me because I
like to play chess so very well, but I
also like playing cowboy about as
well as anything.
"Very truly,
FENTON HUGHES.
Evening star., 1939-04-22
By John Hix
By Fontoine Fox

answer letters from readers II
stamped (3-cent). self-addressed en-
velope is inclosed with each COM
munication. addressed to The Four
Aces, care OF The Evening Star.
If you desire the pocket outline Of
The -Four Aces system Of contract
bridge, send with your request to The
-Four Aces. care Of The Evening Star.
s.r.ss,nI stsmped 3.centoi self-aGdresssd.
an outline without any charge.
Evening star., 1939-04-22
Gx& Ray

(Copyrisht. 193o.)

Join the new 1889 Uncle Ray
Scrapbook Club. Send 4 stamped,
self addressed envelope, asking
for = membership certificate, =
leaflet telling how to make . Cor
ner Scrapbook Of your own, and .
printed design to paste ON the
cover. Write TO Uncle Ray, care
The Star.
Evening star., 1939-04-22

I should like to meet Fenton per-
sonally one Of these days. He seems
to have had fine start in life. Just
think of little boy learning about
the worlds countries when he was
only "half-pa 2"
I also play chess, Fenton. Maybe
we shall have a game some day. You
are most welcome as a member Of
our Scrapbook club.
Evening star., 1939-04-22
Winning Contract
By THE FOUR ACES

BY THE FOUR ACES.
tPsvid Bruce Burnstone, Mervin, D. Mailer;
Oswald Jacoby. Howard Schenken, world
leading team-of-four. inventors of the
system that has beaten every other
system in existenceD
A Brilliont Loyoff
East, dealer.
A9e52
>s7432
= Q is
A743 N KQl0
Y7s52 VIE vos
KISS s >Jlo
4 1887 4 AK9543
vKJ 10 943
<AQ5
The bidding:
East South West North
= Dbl. Pass IL
2 = ~ Pass "A
Pass ~ Pass Pass
Pass
While South didn't care much for
4he dummy that was spread out be-
fore him, the cards were distributed
80 favorably for him that he would
have made his contract had 1t not
been for q fine defensive play on
the part Of Robert McPherran of
Philadelphia. Mr.. McPherran opened
the 10 Of clubs and his partner,
after winning the trick, led trump.
A diamond was led from dummy.
East played the 10 and declarer
flnessed the queen. Now most play
ers in Mr.. McPherrans position
would have taken the trick with
no hesitation whatsoever, but he
realized. that his partners play of
the 10 had almost surely indicated
the jack-10 alone Thus If he were
to take home his diamond king the
Jack would drop on the second
> round and declarer could then run
OF the remainder OF the suit.
This naturally took some little
while to think out, but, having come
to the correct conclusion, Mr.. Nc
Pherran refused to win the diamond
trick. And now, although the
trumps dropped nicely, declarer still
had to lose a diamond trick and
two spade tricks and was set one.
II Mr.. McPharran had thought
lessly cashed his king of diamonds
declarer would not only have made
his contract, but scored an over
trick!
Yesterday you were Oswald ia
eobyS partner and held:
AJxxx
vxxx
<AKx
AK
The bidding:
Jacoby Schenken You Maier
Answer-Your correct bid is to
pass. On that particular type Of
bidding Mr.. Jacoby may well be
gambling on six Furthermore, 1t
is = certainty that he would not
bid that way with two losing dia-
'monds in his hand. Hence. you may
be sure that your ace and king Of
diamonds represent some duplica-
ton of values.
Score 100 per cent for pass, 40
per cent for seven spades (there is
likely to be some play for seven
anyway, 0 for any other bid.
Question No. ia.
Merwin Maier is your partner
today and you hold:
AK
vK 10x
xxx
4 Jxx
Evening star., 1939-04-22

The bidding:
Maier Burnstone You Schenken
IA Pass CD
What do you bid? (Answer Mon
day.
Copyright, 1899. By The Four Aces)
The Four Aces will be pleased to
Evening star., 1939-04-22
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

The Four Aces will be pleased to
Evening star., 1939-04-22

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