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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-19
Cannon Takes Up Matters
Of Much Importance To
Key West During Visit

Although Congressman Pat
Cannon spent a verys busy time
yesterday receiving the many
visitors who called, he found
time to get under way two very
important things which mean
much to Key West.
In discussion with Lieutenant
Commander Fort Callahan, Off
Ger in charge at the naval sta
ton, Mayor Willard NJ. Albury
and Fred J. Dion, Mr.. Cannon
brought up the subject of the
lease of the yacht basin to the
city, which was one of the mat
tiers which was decided several
weeks ago, when navy officials
decided that the WPA would no
longer have jurisdiction over the
basin.
After lengthy discussion
which brought out every phase
of the matter and in and from
every angle, it was decided that
the city of Key West would be
granted lease on the basin with
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-19

out any monetary consideration,
provided the lease met with the
approval of the commandant of
this district whose headquarters
are at the Charleston, S. c., navy
yard, and the city keep up the
maintenance of the basin.
Mayor Albury said this morn
ing that he was satisfied the city
council would agree to handling
the lease and any other matters
in connection Herewith which
would be necessary.
The other matter which was
decided was a place to be used
as headquarters of the WPA and
allied activities and the naval
hospital, in the old Ruth Har-
grove Seminary, was decided up
on which is also used for the
Monroe County Clinic.
Settlement of both of these
problems were eminently pleas
ing to the mayor, who so ex-
pressed himself and the belief
that all of the details would be
satisfactorily arranged.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-19
WPA ASSIGNMENTS
MADE in KEY WEST

Since August / there have
been 81 assignments made on the
WPA and since August Is, when
the layoff because of 10 months
continuous service was put in eff
feet. there have been % new
assignments. according to records
in WPA headquarters. some of
the new assignments were
women.
Although there is some en-
couragement given those who
have made applications but have
received no assignment to date.
there is another layoff scheduled
for September l., and this will
be of those who will have COM
pleted their Is months of con-
tinued service as of that date.
The number affected will APP
proximate 200, it is said. About
40 of the cards known as 4O3
have been received.
G. G. Hicks, who is in charge
of the activities pertaining to the
sewing rooms, and other allied
work. said this morning that
eight women and two laborers.
timekeeper and typist had al
ready started to work and that
the quota number is being filled
as rapidly as possible.
Acting Area Supervisor Rex
Wilson is today putting in his
time drawing up projects cover
ing the yacht basin, bathing
beach. baseball park and sewer
laterals, and expects to have them
ready BY next Wednesday, when
he proposes leaving for Jackson
vile and resumes activity as field
engineer from which he was
transferred until the arrival of
Engineer Wallace Thomas, who
came this week and will be area
supervisor.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-19
Key West Cops Make
Fine Record In Pistol
And Rifle Practice

Members of the Key West Po-
lice Department have adopted a
plan to improve their qualifica-
tons as marksmen, and at inter
walls go to a place on the boule-
ward which is well adapted for
use of both rifle and pistol.
Wednesday afternoon, supplied
with targets and ammunition,
Bennie Pierce and Basil Tynes,
and Constable c. Floney Pelle-
cier, went out to practice with
rifle and pistol, and brought the
results of their firing to The
Citizen.
Practice with the pistols re-
suited in the following scores:
With regulation target pistols,
Pierce made score of 30; Pelle-
cier a score of q and Tynes,
using a police revolver, a score
of IL.
With the rifle, the score Of
Mr.. Tynes was far in the lead OF
the others. The scores were,
Tynes. IS; Pellecier, Sc. and
Pierce, "a.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-19

WARSAW, Aug. 19.-Poland is
taking Germany's recent declara-
tions concerning Danzig in stride
and has announced that she is
well prepared to consider aggres-
sion from the newly militarized
Slovakian territory bounding her
country on the south.
Germany took over all military
functions of the Slovakian prov
ince yesterday and troops are re-
ported moving towards the Polish
border in that area. This move
was also considered as a hint to
Hungary, in that the country also
borders that nation.
It appears that the axis powers
are bent On either bringing Hun
gary into the axis. or seeing to it
that the Hungarians adopt a
strictly, benevolent neutrality.
Viscount Halifax returned to
his London diplomatic post unex-
apectedly from an abbreviated va,
cation, and the arrival is taken to-
mean that the British will become
still more alert in watching all
moves by Germany and Italy.
Frenchmen are reported active
in concentrating attention on their
Maginot Line defenses and a gem
eral tightening of military lines in
France is in process. Recent de-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-19
KNOWLES RITES
HERE TOMORROW


Funeral services for Mrs. Louisa
Knowles. who died yesterday aft
ernoon in local hospital. will
be held tomorrow afternoon at 1
O'Clock from First Methodist
church, where the body will be
placed at 2 o'clock. Rev. VIM. l..
Halliday. of First Congregational
church. will officiate.
Pallbearers, who have been Sc
lected to serve, will be: w. S.
Eakins, Charles Ketchum, George
Park, Frank Johnson. Willard
Gibson and Robert Knowles.
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ADOPT.
Resolution COVERING.
MISUNDERSTANDING

BE it further resolved that
the State Board of Administra-
ton be and is hereby requested
to forthwith honor the commands
of said Final Order and in all
matters and things comply with
the terms thereof.
Adopted by the Board of
County Commissioners at a spe-
cial meeting held this 18th day
of August, A. D. 1885,"
1t was stated at the meeting
that had the mandamus issued in
favor of J. M. Guy gone through
the regular channels it would
have necessitated an assessment
of four to six mills being placed
on all properties in Monroe coun-
ty, including homesteads.
However an arrangement was,
made whereby the impounded
gas tax monies will be used to
pay part of the approximately
$4,000 covered by the man
damus. and the rest will be ac-
copied by Mr., Guy in refunding
bonds.
The arrangements We're made
through the r. E. drummer Co.,
and it was stated that the county
commissioners are to- be con-
graduated on being able to avoid
the necessity ofshaving to- make
the necessary changes on the as
sessment rolls which would be re-
quired to make up the sum to
settle the mandamus.
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hold in south China. Word also
comes that the Japs are consider
ing moves against French Indo-
China. south of Hong Kong,
which would provide further en-
circlement of British Interests in
the Far-east.
London is reported to be ready
to declare a breaking of the Jap
anese-British trade treaty If anti.
British feeling in Nippon con-
tinues.
Meanwhile. a situation that
will prove worrisome to both
japanese and Britains alike is
developing in the Tientsin area.
The river at that point IS rising
fast due to excessive rains in
the interior, and there Is fnnni-
nent danger that dikes surTpund-
ing practically the whole Tient-
sin area, including the British
concessions, viii break causing
untold property damage : wei
as sickness.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-19
CHIEF TIMEKEEPER
OF STATE WPAHERE


Arthur Steed, chief tirnekeeper
for the WPA in Florida, was an
arrival in the city yesterday
afternoon to arrange matters in
connection with the installation
of Isadore Weintraub as super
vising timekeepr in this area.
Mr.. Steed said that he intend
ed to arrive earlier in the week
but circumstances arose which
made it obligatory for the post
ponement of his visit until today.
Monday he will hold another
class for timekeepers but tomor-
row will 90 out for another ex-
cursion on the water and catch
some of The fine fish as he did on
his previous visit
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-19

The following resolution was
adopted at the special meeting of
the county commissioners held
last night and was forwarded
this morning to the State Board
of Administration at ITALIA
hassee.
Whereas, on the 9th day of
August, A. D. 1899, there was en-
tered by the United States Dis
trict Court in and for the South
ern District of Florida, a certain
final order in cause therein
pending between j. M. Guy, a
citizen and resident of the State
of Ohio, as substituted plaintiff,
and Monroe County, Florida, a
political subdivision, as de-
PENDANT, No. 388-K. W., and
Whereas by the terms of the
said order q ccrtain Rule to show
cause heretofore was issued on
May 1, 1889, was made absolute,
and
Whereas, in and by the terms
of said Final Order the Board of
Administration was directed to
make payments to the substituted
plaintiff of certain monies there
tofore impounded, now, there
fore,
BE it resolved by the Board of
County Commissioners in special
session duly assembled, that no
appeal be taken from the Final
Order as mentioned and de-
scribed in the preambIes of this
Resolution.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-19
Also Oppose Increase In
Tolls; Would Have Main
Office OF Commission In
Key West

County commissioners of Mon
roe county went on record lasb
night al a special meeting as be.
ing opposed TO the increase in
tolls over the Overseas Highway.
and Attorney w. c. Harris was
instructed to formulate a resolu-
iion TO this effect and forward il
TO the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation in Washington. D. c.
Present at the meeting were:
Chairman Carl Bervaldi, Com
miSsioners Braxton B. Warren
and Norberg Thompson. Com
missioners VIM, Monsalvatge and
7. Jenkins Curry were absent.
Also present were Attorney Har-
ris, Chief Deputy Sheriff Bernard
Waite and a few interested citi-
zens.
Want Change In Commission
1t was also decided to adopt
resolutions which will be for
warded to Governor Fred p.
Cone 10 the effect that the mem
bers of the Road and Toll Bridge
District Commission be named
from the qualified electors of
Monroe county; that the main
office of the commission. be
maintained in Key West and that
q campaign of advertising the
road and bridges be formulated
and put in effect.
Furnish Vehicle
1t was decided that one of the
county's trucks be placed lat the
disposal of Scoutmaster e. A.
Peirce of Scout Troop 81 to be
used in taking the troop on their
annual camping trip OF Orlando.
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Marathon Citizens Enter
Protest Against Increase
Ordered In Bridge Tolls
Petition Signed By Eighty
Business Men And Citi-
zens Sent To RFC Off
ciaI In Washington

A petition signed by 80 bust
ness men and citizens of Mara
thon. Fla. has been sent TO E. T.
Stein. acting chief of the Bond
Service Section. Self Liquidatins
Division of the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation. in Wash
ington. protesting against the re-
Gently authorized increase in tolls
over the Overseas Highway
Bridges. A copy was also sent
TO the Key West Chamber of
Commerce.
The resolution sets forth that
the citizens and business men,
living and doing business within
the boundaries of the Toll Bridge
District have expended sub
stantial sums OF money in the es-
tablishment of their several
businesses and must depend al
most. cnti1aly son thr business de-
rived from those persons using
the highway, for a livelihood.
On August IL, 1899, the COM
missioners of the district ordered
and decreed an advance in the
toll rates over the highway to
become effective on September 1,
subject to the approval of the
Reconstruction Corporation, and
ut is our firm belief substan-
tiated by remarks from the users
of the highway that the increase
will result in a very material de-
crease in the number of vehicles
using the highway thus reducing
IN a material way the using the
facilities.
Because of the reduction in
the number of users of the high
way it is pointed out that the
proposed advance in toll rates
will fail of its purpose which is
to produce more revenue for the
Overseas Road and Toll District.
In conclusion the petitioners
humbly request your honorable
body for a Reconsideration of the
proposed incNease in toll rates,
looking toward the disapproval
of the said increase to, the end
that the utmost in potential rev.
enues may be made available to
the Overseas Road and Toll
Bridge District, and at the same
time the undersigned may be al
lowed to pursue their several
lines of endeavor in befitting
manner in order that the liveli-
hood of ourselves and our fami-
lies may not be jeopardized."
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County Board Favorable Toward
Having All Bridge Commissioners
Appointed From Monroe County
= q. q 81. - z
CLOCK CABLE
ROTTED OUT

StarilinglY sudden and un-
heralded was the crash which
occurred this morning in the
city hall clock tower. which
brought firemen and others
! TO their feet and started an
investigation into the causes
of the episode.
After a brief examination
of the tower If was found
that one of the weights which
operates the clock had fallen
and brought with il one of
the sheaves of the pullY
block through which the
cable runs and operates the
city clock.
VIM. McKillip. who has
charge of the clock and ifs
machinery told The Citizen
this morning that he had
given the machinery a fhor-
ough investigation and finds
that the cable which operates
the clock had rotted through
after so years Of service. and
would have TO be repaired.
Mr.. McKillip was not GER
tain whether or not the
sheave could be replaced.
but if one could be found the
clock would be back IN opera
ton this afternoon. In the
event that one would have TO
be ordered. il would be sew
s.aral days before the time
piece would be in service
again.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-19
Excellent Progress Made !
IN Collecting Funds For
Garden Clubs Project

More progress has been made
in collecting funds for the Garden
Club Tree Planting and Botanical
Garden project and the list of adj
ditional contributors to the spon-
sorship fund is printed here
with:
Charles Thompson, Emilio Ro-
nero, Ben Sawyer, r. Appel, Key
West Furniture Exchange. Mr..
and Mrs. r. Kirchik, Broadway
Market, j. r. Adams, DR.. Ar
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-19
Coast Guard Ship Ashore
Today Off Boston Harbor
az Asseciated Presal

BOSTON, Aug. 19.The Coast
Guard Cutter .Northland', was
reported aground this morning
off Boston harbor, due chiefly to.
the extremely misty climatic
conditions in existence here for
the past three days.
The Northland had just arrived
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-19
GEORGE ROBERTS
DIES HERE TODAY

George Roberts, 81. died this
afternoon 2 o'clock in his home
at 923 Southland street
Funeral services will be an
nounced upon the arrival of a son,
Phillip, from Miami.
He is survived by his widow,
Sophia Roberts; four sons and
two daughters; II grandchildren
and seven great grandchildren.
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RETURN FROM TRIP

Miss Hilda Russell and Miss
Carrie Pierce, who had been
spending a vacation in Hender-
sonville, N. C. and other points,
have returned to the city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-19

off this city enroute from Cali
fornia port to joint the Admiral
Richard Byrd expedition to the
South Pole scheduled to leave
early in October.
High tide this afternoon was
expected to release the cutter.
To help several government
boats were standing by if needed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-19

Key West, Florida, has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only Ia Fahrenheit
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-08-04
FORMER KETCHIKAN MAN TO
BE IN CHARGE IDAHO FISHERIES

KETCHIKAN - Edwin Went
worth. resident of Ketehikan for
many years. has been appointed fish
eulturist for the state Of Idaho, ac-
eording to word received in Ketehi-
kan from him by Mrs Wentworth.
As the states sole fish eulturist, he
will have charge of the many trout
hateheries in Idaho.
The appointment. made by the
state fish and game commission, be-
came effective two weeks ago. Went
worth. who is well known in Ketehi-
kan where he was in charge of a
territorial fish hatchery near the
ball park a number of years ago, in
recent years has been buyer for the
New England Fish company here
and in Sitka.
Mrs. Wentworth said her husband
is rejoicing in the appointment as
II permits him to return to a field
in which he started when he was
81 years old. He was with the bureau
of fisheries for more than 20 years
before becoming superintendent of
the territorial salmon hatchery in
Ketchikan.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-08-04

At the end of their planned three
years program. it is expected the
Government will have a permanent
monthly payroll at the Air Base ap-
proximating from 100000 to $751;
600 monthly This in addition to the
natural payroll increase in Kodiak
proper. Meantime, this together with
its already established and impor-
tant fishing and trading businesses
should result in Kodiak's becoming
pretty thriving village-maybe a
city.
Anyone contemplating investing
in Kodiak should give careful
thought to the probability of a
years wait before their investment
starts bringing in favorable returns.
It is on this basis that present in
vestors have located, knowing full
well they have gotten in at cost
far below what would have to be
paid a year hence.
You have more airplanes right
now than we have, but just you
wait.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-08-04
CARPENTERS TO PROTEST
INDIAN AFFAIRS ACTION

JUNEAU - A protest to an Of
flee of Indian Affairs move to bring
skilled laborers from the States to
work on projects in the Territory
will be framed at a meeting of the
exective board of the local Carpen-
ter's Union, Art Peterson, Secretary,
said this week
A recent item from Washington
said the Office of Indian Affairs had
obtained permission to pay the
transportation of skilled workers
from the States to various jobs and
back
Peterson said there were plenty
of skilled construction men in Alas
ka eager to work and that the no.
toriety attendant upon the Offices
bringing men from the Outside for
the jobs would result in another
rush of unemployed to the Territory
Plenty of Men
Joseph T. Flakne, Director of the
Alaska Territorial Employment Ser
vice, said his office has on file the
names of many carpenters and 9th
er skilled laborers qualified to do the
work in question. He said they
would be glad to go to the remote
places at which work is planned ii
the Office of Indian Affairs would
pay their fares from their home in
Alaska to the projects, as it has ar
ranged to do for Seattle and other
Outside workers.
Earl McGinty, Construction Sup
erintendent for the Office of Indian
Affairs, said today only 16 jobs in
all were involved this year, that all
of them had already been filled and
that he had been unable to get AL
aska carpenters to go to the jobs
paying their own transportation, but
was able to get from the Comptrol-
Ter General in Washington permits
sion to transport workers from Out
side. Next year, he said, he hopes to
have the red tape Strengthened out
so that the Office of Indian Affairs
can pay transportation so Alaska
workers can get the jobs.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-08-04
COAST GUARD MEN MAY BE
HON0RED FOR BRAVERY

SEATTLE - For the part they
played in the rescue of drown
ing man at Juneau, the possibility
of official commentator from
Washington, D. c. looms today for
Wilfred G. Nicholson and Eugene
Ekstadt. members of the crew of
the coast guard cutter Haida. They
effected the rescue of George John
son of Seattle who fell into Gas
tineau channel from a Juneau dock.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-08-04
NEWLY ORGANIZED KODIAK
CHAMBER ISSUES WARNING

Greetings and salutations from
the newly organized Kodiak Cham
Der of Commerce, already a going
concern with W. J. Erskine, presi-
dent. Ben Kraft vice president and
Warren Taylor. secretary-treasurer,
were received this week by the
Wrangell chamber.
At a recent meeting Of the new
organization the secretary was in
structed to notify the other Alaska
chambers of Kodiak's having Joined
the ranks and that they be assured
Of whole hearted cooperation in all
matters brought to the attention Of
the Kodiak chamber.
Under the title, What's Doing
in Kodiak" the following publicity
was released BY R. H. Chadwick,
chairman of the publicity commit
tee of the chamber:
The Kodiak of today and the Ko-
diak of six months ago are excellent
examples of what can quickly take
place when encouragement is had
from new mining, fishing, oil, Gov
eminent, or similar activities, par
ticularly at a time when there is sol
much uncertainty and unemploy
ment.
That Kodiak is experiencing
small boom is certain What with
new buildings being started and
property changing hands every day,
a new influx of prospective inves-
tors arriving on every boat, accom-
modations at a premium, the neces-
sity of organizing a local Chamber
of Commerce to take care Of the
multitude of problems common to-
such a rapidly growing community
little need be left to ones imagi-..
nation. In other words, we are off
in a cloud of dust!
Reports are general that prices
for Kodiak property are much tool
high - $1,000 for 3O-foot lots. This
is erroneous as most of the sales are
running around $500 for business
locations, and this seems justified
when consideration is given to the
small area available. OF course there
are a few notable exceptions such as
a piece of property refused by Mr..
Loussac of Anchorage at $1,000
which is now held at $4,000, but thisI
is an extra large lot, has 5000 worth
of improvements on it, and is conf
sidered the best location in town.
Mr.. L. J. Swift, formerly of Anchor
age, paid $500 for a lot and then
leased a ground floor store in largeI
new tWo-story building. The lot he,
purchased is again for sale at the
price he paid for it. Alex Macomber
from Anchorage paid $500 for al
splendidly located lot and is now
erecting a building on it. Harry
Becker, a photographer from Fair
banks and Anchorage has also
bought a good lot and is building.
From this you will observe that An
ehorage is well represented in Ko-l
diak.
However, in spite of all this ac-i
tivity and the number of real OPP
portunfties yet open for investors,
chiefly in the building line, a word
of warning is in order. To commence
with the Government has not yet
started work on the Air Base in
anything like aggressive manner and
probably won't for another 80 days.
Then it is expected contractors with
crews approximating 200 men, some
with families, will arrive and start
dredging, erecting buildings, build
ing docks, ct cetera. Later this force
is to be increased to 500 men with
some local help being engaged. At
present there is an excess of idle
men awaiting work.