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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-03-09
WPAHead Can See
No Economies By
Mergers of Relief
Harrington Predicts
Separate Bureaus In
One Big Body Would
r e S u IT,; Senator
Smiths Cotton Plan
Approved by Commit
tee

Washington, March 8. lap
Colonel F. c. Harrington, WPA adj
ministrator, expressed the opinion
today that estimates of economies
which would result from the Byrnes
bill to merge federal public works
functions were likely to be eXag-
gerated.
Bureaus probably would be set up
within the new public works depart
ment to be created by the bill to take
over the different kinds of work now
handled by separate agencies, Har-
rington told the Senate Unemploy-
ment Committee.
TeStifying on the works consolida-
ton measure by Senator Byrnes,
Democrat, South Carolina, the WPA
administrator said the bill made no
provision for continuing non-con-
struction WPA projects, which give
employment to $4,000 persons. OF
those who would be affected by the
discontinuance Of the non-construc-
ton projects, he said, $4,000 are wo-
men, most of them engaged in sew
ing. Another group of 100000 repres-
ented unemployed teachers being US
ed to conduct classes.
Presidential objections blocked ac-
ton, meanwhile, by the House Mill
tary Committee, at least temporarily,
on legislation to let the War Depart
ment build up a $1OO,OO0,O0O reserve
of strategic war materials, either by
purchase, barter or as part payment
on war debts. The commission, which
had agreed previously in secret ses-
sions to recommend the measure to
the House today delayed further ac-
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-03-09
Labor Statute
-
Won't Hurt,
Shuford Says


Raleigh, March 9-(AP)-Labor
Commissioner Forrest Shuford urged
favorable legislative action on pend
ing wage and hour bills today as the
joint committee on labor heard Wig
orous pleas from organized labor to
protect unorganized workers with a
minimum wage. m
The committee completed public
hearings. Yesterday representative
of the CIO also urged passage of
wage-hour legislation, but scores of
representatives of businesses and in
dustries had previously opposed the
pending bills or requested exemp-
TORS.
Contrary to what you have been
told about labor laws running bust
ness or chasing industry away" said
Shuford, good labor laws bring
((tnntinlled on Pa0a Eo1,rl
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-03-09
Ward Drives
Steam Roller
In The House
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
Rv HENRV AVERHI.
BY Hen

Raleigh, March 9.-There's a new
champion steamroller engineer. The
title now belongs to David Living
ston Ward, representative from
Craven county and speaker of the
1899 House of Representatives
He won the title Wednesday as
he pulled the throttle wide open and
sent the machine full speed ahead.
And he never so much as slowed
down until committee substitute for
House Bill No. Is, an "Act to Raise
Revenue" had passed its second
House reading 90 to IA, on a man
datory roll call.
Along the line of travel he left a
trail of bloody corpses, run over by
the old willupus-wallupus, figura-
lively, speaking.
David Livingston was out to get
~, Doaa Eo,,Y.\
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-03-09
JACK FREEZE DIES
in STATES PRISON

Raleigh, March 9.-(AP)-War-
den H. H. Wilson of States Prison
said today that Jack Freeze, aged 81
when he entered prison last year,
died yesterday of myocorditis pan
creatitis. Freeze was sent to prison
from Cabarrus county last Septem-
Der 9 to serve 20 to 80 years for
second degree murder. His body was
turned over to a Raleigh funeral
home and relatives were notified.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-03-09
COURT ACTION AGAINST
GREENSBORO SHIPMENT

Greensboro, March 9.-(AP)- A
libel action against a shipment of
972 bottles of bromo-seltzer, alleg-
ing it was misbranded, was on file
in Federal court here today. Dis
trict Attorney Carlisle Higgins filed
the suit yesterday and asked the
court to order the shipment, which
the complaint said was to a whole
sale drug firm here, destroyed.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-03-09
u. S. Pleased
With Pacelli
AS Plus XII
By CHARLES p. STEWART
Central Press COlumniSt

Washington, March 9.-The longer
the State Department thinks the mat
ter over, the better it is pleased at
Cardinal Pacellis elevation to the
Vatican throne as Pope Plus XII.
Ct don't intend to imply that the
rest of Washington officialdom is not
pleased, too, but the State Depart
ment is especially so, because that
particular department takes such a
vital interest in worldwide develop
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-23
SEEKING new
LOCATION FOR
SEWING ROOM
EXACT TIME WHEN BUILD.
ING WILL BE NEEDED FOR
CIGAR FACTORY IS NOT
KNOWN AS YET

Selection of a new location for
the WPA sewing room activity
is one of the many problems
facing the local administration,
but just when this new. location
will be needed all depends on
when the new cigar factory will
begin the work of setting up the
equipment.
The sewing room has been To-
Gated in the Cato brick factory
building at the corner of Grin
nell and Catherine streets for al
most three years, and during that
time has gotten everything in
complete arrangements for the
operations, including the making
of mattresses for the WPA.
1t was learned today that the
condition of Mrs. E. H. Cato, who
is reported as being seriously ill,
was such as to preclude the pos
sibility of signing the necessary
papers in connection with the
lease of the building to the
projectors of the cigar factory as
announced yesterday in The Citi-
zen.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-23
LIGHT TENDER
RETURNS HERE

Tender Ivy, of the Lighthouse
Department, returned to port on
Tuesday night from Sombrero
light station, where the vessel
went Monday ngiht to carry
equipment and a working party
to increase the intensity of the
light from $4,000 to $4,000 candle
power.
The tender will leave today
for Tampa Bay and vicinity to
establish several buoys and will
also carry material and equip
ment for three range lights in
Tampa Bay. Four of these sets
of lights are to be placed, but
materials for one of them are al
ready at the site.
Tender Poppy left yesterday
for work in Hawks Channel. The
vessel left Tuesday but was
forced to return for repairs to
one of her pumps. This was done
and she sailed to establish a buoy
at Coffin Patches, deliver oil at
Alligator Light, and proceed to
Card Sound and the Intracoastal
Waterway to make certain chang
es in lights and beacons, which
have been scheduled.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-23
NORTHER Time
KEEPS BOAT
OWNERS BUSY
TOURISTS APPRECIATE KEY
WEST AS WARMEST SPOT
IN u. S.: YACHT BASIN
WATCHMEN BUSY

In this little island town when
a northern comes down it is a
busy time for boat captains and
although tourists do not welcome
the slightly cooler weather they
appreciate the fact that Key West
today is the warmest spot in the
United States.
While Key West tem6erature
last night went down to 81 de-
grees with the highest tmepera-
ture up to rs, Miami fell to A
with a high of 70, supporting the
fact that Key West is from 10-15
degrees warmer than most of
southern Florida during a north
er. Way up in New York it was
Is degrees, in Chicago six and in
Pittsburgh four, while frozen ice,
sharp winds and blankets of
binding snow overspread the
north.
AT the Yacht Basin Waterman
Frank Guerro was concerned
with the Tern" of Crosse Isle,
which is anchored on the sea-
ward side of the piers and al
though provided with tenders at
all piling in contact with the boat,
it is still banging against the dock
alarmingly. The party has gone
on a few days trip to Miami and
left their launch here.
At the other piers most boats
are secured with three and four
ropes at bow and stern and the
wiser yacht owners, sensing the
coming heavy weather, moved
their yachts on the leeward side
of the docks. .
AT the protected Garrison Blight
and in the lee of the FEC. docks
the boats are riding well at an
Choir and at their moorings, but
a number of small sailboats and
rowboats in exposed places along
the Gulf side of the Island, facing
the green water and whipping
spray, have filled with water.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-23
HIGHWAY COUNCIL
p LANS MEETINGS
TO PRESENT FACTS REL.
ATIvE TO SURVEY OF
- HIGHWAYS


FIT. MYERS, Feb. 23.-(FNS)
Harold Colee Of Jacksonville,
president of the Florida State
Chamber of Commerce. has been
appointed chairman of a commit
tee of public meetings to be held
by the Florida Highway Council,
according to an announcement
by Carl Hanton of Fort Myers,
president of the council.
This committee will arrange a
series of meetings throughout
Florida to acquaint the people of
the state with the facts revealed
by the highway survey just be-
ing completed by the Federal
Bureau of Public Roads and the
State Road Department.
There will be at least two
meetings in each Congressional
District, probably at Sarasota,
Tampa, Jacksonville, Gainesville,
Pensacola, Mariana, Miami,
Fort Pierce, Leesburg and De-
land, eliminating is a statewide
highway rally to be addressed by
H. S.. Fairbank of Washington,
D. G. of the Federal Bureau of
Public Roads. Orlando has in
vited. the state meeting to be
held in that city.
Other members of this state
wide committee are: George
Burr. Winter Haven; L. v. Con-
rath, Deland; Dave Curtis, Tam
pa: M. M. Deaderick, Bradenton;
]. M. Elliott, Jacksonville; Sam
Ellis, Pensacola; Walter Fuller,
st. Petersburg; R. B. Leopold,
Tampa; A. c. Slaughter, Orlando;
H.. L. Smith, Ocala, and E. G..
Thatcher, Vero Beach.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-23
CANE PRODUCTS
SHOW RESULTS
REACH HIGHEST AVERAGE
YIELD THIS YEAR IN HIS
TORY OF FLORIDA

CLEWISTON, Feb. 23.-(FNS)
The discovery of new varieties
Of cane giving better produc-
ton balance enabled the United
States. Sugar Corporation to
reach the highest average yield
this year in the history of Flor
ida, Jay w. Moran, vice-presi-
dent of the corporation, stated
last week.
On February 4, the ninety
fourth day of the present season,
a new all-time high grinding
record of 5,519 tons of cane were
put through the crushers and
most of the heavy barreled cane
is yet to be cut. The old type of
cane matured late and had to be
cut before it had reached ma
turity and had attained top sugar
yield. The new varieties now
planted give better balance by
having some mature early, some
in mid-season and some late, en-
abling the corporation to attain
maximum yield.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-23
.MwA ~ ~. ~
PLAN TRAINING
AVIATION UNITS
IDEA HAS ALREADY BEEN EN-
DoRSED BY STATE JAY.cEE
AVIATION COMMITTEE

LAKE PLACID, Feb. 90
(FNS) c. r. Coachman, state
supervisor of aeronautical educa-
ton for the WPA division of
education, has originated a plan
to train 1000 aviation students
each year in Florida. Coachman's
idea has already been endorsed
by the state Jay-Cee aviation
committee, according to a state
ment by William Kirchhaine.
The plan would provide for
the training of 1000 pilots and
800 mechanics annually in addi-
ton to those already receiving in
struction. In most cases, men
and women would be picked for
training who will be able finan-
cially to carry on their interest
in aviation after the completion
of the course. The plan further
provides for students to be Sc
lected from the Is to 35 age list.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-23
GIVES STATUS
OF BENEFITS
FOR JOBLESS
WILLIAM v. LITTLE FULLY
EXPLAINS METHOD DEAL
ING WITH COMPENSATION
MATTER

No worker who files an appli-
cation for "jobless benefits" will
be left in doubt as to his status
even if he is ineliglble-accord-
ing to statement issued by
William v. Little, in charge of
the Key West office.
After the applications are
checked against the records of
the Unemployment Compensa-
ton Division in Tallahassee no.
tice is sent back to the office
originating the claim. This no.
tice will tell the worker that he
is or is not eligible. If he is not,
it will tell him why; if he is, it
will tell him what his weekly
rate is and for how many weeks
he may be paid during the time
he is totally unemployed.
Under normal conditions the
notice telling an applicant wheth-
er or not he is eligible should be
in the local office when he calls
to make his first weekly report" j,
Mr.. Little said. Information is
given the applicant as to what
he should do if he is told he is
not eligible and has reason to be-
lieve he is. This is to give the
applicant the opportunity to ask
Immediately for hearing so if
there is any discrepancies in our
records we may correct them at
I'VE are receiving many in
quiries from workers who be-
lieve that their employers should
be contributing to the fund but
are not doing so. These workers
are now worrying about their
benefit rights. In this case an
applicant should take any papers
or other evidence he has, which
would prove that he did work
for such an employer, to a local
office of the Florida State EN-
ployment Service. A hearing
will be given the applicant and
if it is found that our records are
incorrect they will be corrected
Immediately. If the applicants
former employer should have
been contributing, but has not
done so, this will in no way af-
feet the benefit right of the un-
employed worker.
There are also many employ
ers who have paid their conrti-
buttons but have neglected to
file their quarterly payroll re-
ports. The applicants who for
.merly worked for these employ
'ags are also protected and will
receive their benefhSlif eligible.
y is not necessaEW>SAder any
conditions for a wofkss@ secure
legal aid to collect his rightful
benefits, Mr.. Little concluded.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-23
NORTHER BRINGS I
COO D FISHING.
NO FISH CAUGHT UNTIL
COOL WEATHER CAME
DOWN

Out in DR.. Harry Canfield's
launch "Cutes" were M. D. Nc
Daniel of Dayton, Ohio, and H:
r. Grain of Rckford, ILL.,, for a
days fishing in the blue waters
and big waves around Sand Key
Light.
Not q fish had been caught url-
til after a sharp norther arose
during the morning when all heck
popped loose with 20-pound
grouper, kingfish, amberjack
weighing around 80 pounds slam
ming into the mullet-baited hook.
Next time give us 4 norther in
which to- fish, in spite of the
muntains and valleys out there,
they said.
The biggest catch of the boat
was made by Mr.. Grain, with a
huge fish Selling the line and
making the old reel whine and
creak on light drag. After
thirty minutes of pumping, Mr..
Grain brought him alongside the
boat when it was gated because
of its size and brought into the
boat. 1t was four feet one-inch
long and was exceptionally fat
and according to the Fish Mar
ket's scales was 40 pounds in
weight. 2.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-23
State,6 onservation Agent
lLMakes Survey OF Vessels
Required To Have License
VIZ ~ -. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
VISITORS DECIDE
TO PROLONG STAY

Typical of the many re-
ports which reach the Cham
Der of Commerce. is that of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Burris.
of Dayton. Ohio. who called
at the office and said that in
view of some of the adverse
reports they had heard. they
would like to express their
views.
Both Mr.. and MRS. Burris
said they arrived in Key
West early in February. in
tending to stay only a day or
two. but had found the city
and the people so delightful
that they had made arrange
ments to prolong their stay
until late in March. they told
Secretary Singleton.
They said. also. that their
many friends in Dayton
would be advised of their
delightful experience. the
glorious sunshine and friend
ly people. when they return
ed home.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-23
SEVERAL GRADES
OF SPONGE SOLD

There were but few offerings
of sponges on the municipal pier
yesterday and with few excep-
tons they were all purchased by
a buyer from Miami, practically a
new arrival in the market.
Offerings consisted of 40
punches of wool sponge, 70
punches of yellow and 81 punches
of grass, and all of them of ordi-
nary normal grades.
The wool offerings sold ap-
proximately So per bunch, yell
lows brought the usual prices
and so did the grass. Sales of
wool brought $13224, yellows
broughti$3735 and the grass sold
for F$22.35. Total of $191.94.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-23
NOTICE

All members of the Improved
Order of Red Men and Degree of
Pocahontas in Florida. are in
vited and requested TO be present
at a Special Meeting to be held
at the Red Men Hall. 3Sls North
Miami Ave. Miami. Wednesday.
March lst. at 8 p. M. 10 hear
the Great Incohonee. Edward c.
heveY of San Francisco.
C. A. LUNDQUIST.
feb23-27A s3s Great Sachem.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-23
STUDIES FINcERpRINTs

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.-It's
only hobby with her but Mrs.
Lonas Oden, widow, has CLASH
fled more fingerprints in two
years than many police identif-
fication bureaus handle. She
started studying fingerprints
''just for fun" and has classified
more than 5000 of them.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-23
Feels 1t May Be Necessary
To Make Several Ar
rests In. Following Pro-
visions Of Law

C. w. Gaskill. agent of the
state conservation department.
was a caller at the office of The
Citizen yesterday. and said that
the campaign now under way for
the collection of licenses for fish
ing and sponging boats was not
meeting with very satisfactory
results. ard he felt il would be
necessary TO make several arrests
Tor law enforcement.
The law under which the Ii
censes are made effective is Sen
at Bill Nc. 1889 and provides
there shall be a license required
of all boats engaged in or having
to do with fishing, or Seafonds or
other products of the sea, or the
salt waters of the State of Flor
ida.
ALI information in connection
with the vessel, whether vessels.
schoonerS or launches, must pre-
sent In writing to the Supervisor
of Conservation an application
for the name, number and de-
scription OF the vessel, name and
post office of the owner or own
erS, together with further data or
information as the. Supervisor
may deem necessary and there
upon the supervisor shall register
such boat or other style of YES
sci and issue the necessary Ii
cenSe upon the payment therefor
and all licenses shall be issued
and granted to the boat, vessel or
launch according to the provided
as follows:
Boats under Is feet long and
under four feet beam 81 and five
cents; boats over 16 feet and over
four feet beam, 20 cents for each
additional foot or fraction there
of on length or beam.
Additional license tax is re-
quired on all boats, vessels,
schooners or launches owned in
whole or in part by aliens or non
residents. This tax is SIS for all
boats having connection with
fishing or engaged in fishing and
is in addition to the license tax
required by the act'.
The provisions of the act do
not apply to boats, vessels or
schooners engaged in the sponge
industry of the State of Florida,
who pay higher flat rate license
on such boats.
In Section Six it is provided
that any person or persons, corp
crate or otherwise, violating any
of the provisions of the act, shall
be punished by being fined in the
sum of not less than 500 nor ex-
ceeding $500 or by being impris-
oned not exceeding six months or
by both fine and Imprisonment.
Discussing the proposed craw-
fish hatchery, which it is hoped
will be established at Key West,
Mr.. Gaskill said that the proper
procedure would be to have the
county commissioners make the
required application. He also
said that the establishment of a
hatchery at Key West should be
sponsored by the board of COM
missioners, at no costs to the
board or without the use of any
funds.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-23
WINS DIVORCE

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Mrs.
Viola Gerard of this city WON a
divorce from her husband after
fefteen years of married life, be-,
cause he held a piece of linn
burger cheese under her nose
and forced her to SMELL It'll bnR
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-23
KEPT INTOXICATED

LOS ANGELES-R. E. Julien
of this city in giving testimony
at the trial of his contested di-
vorce suit against his wife,
charged she kept him in state
of intoxication a month before
they separated.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-23
DOLLS HEAD FOUND IN CROP

ORACROOK, N. C.-The head
of a doll measuring nearly two
inches across was found in the
crop of an eagle killed near this
city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-23
BREAKS INTO SCHOOL

MONTREAL - Roger Piorer
broke into a reform school in
this city and was sentenced to
four months in the same place
for attempted burglary.
Evening star., 1939-01-19
N,086 in Back Pay
Collected by D. {.
Wage Board
Five Groups Of Women,
Minors Covered in
Orders First Year

Back wages amounting to Sc, ,086.55
have been collected during the past
calendar year by the District Mini
mum Wage Board for employees who
were not paid the prescribed legal
basic wages, the board today ad-
vised the District Commissioners.
Only two of the wage orders issued
by the board have been in effect
longer than six months, the board
related in its first annual report,
presented today by Mrs. William
Kittle, board chairman. Miss Gwen
Geach, executive secretary, said
some $1,000 additional in back wages
was to be collected on an installment
payment basis from employers.
The back wages collected have
been turned over to 554 women and
minors whose employment is subject
to the boards wage orders. The ap-
propriations for this fiscal year for
the boards operation totaled only
$8,420. Officials have not been able
to estimate the total benefits re-
ceived by women and minor EN-
ployes as result of the establish
ment of minimum wages.
Five wage orders so far have been
promulgated: For retail workers,
issued last February IA; for en-
ployes of restaurants and other
public housekeeping" establish
ments, issued last May 8: for laun-
dry workers. last July S; for beauty
parlor operators, September 26. and
one for office workers, which will be-
come mandatory March IS.
Evening star., 1939-01-19
Youth Heads for Home in West,
Glad to End Nomudic Life

An 18-year- old youth is bound FOL
Southern California and home to-
day on transcontinentai bus, prob
ably thankful after all, that he ran
afoul Of the law here.
Leaving home four months ago,
John Walmer hitch-hiked across
the country in search of work and
finally found himself in Washing
ton. He managed to get a small
job with local department store,
but it soon played out.
Penniless and without friends,
John took to sleeping in fophouses,
but gave up that idea.
About two weeks ago he was
picked up by police while wandering
near a store that had been robbed.
A stilletto that he had bought in
Guatemala during a trip with his
father several years ago was found
in his belt.
Taken to Police Court, John was
charged with carrying a concealed
Evening star., 1939-01-19

weapon. Judge Hobart Newman
heard the case and decided to have
thorough investigation made by
the probation Office.
John told the story of his wander
ing and said that his father was
Frank j. Walmer. paymaster with
the Standard Oil Co. of Southern
California.
Johns plight was communicated
to his parents by airmail. A. wire
came back that money for a bus
ticket and food on his way home
was coming Immediately.
1t was a happy youngster that
boarded the bus yesterday. He'll be
home Sunday.
Evening star., 1939-01-19

South Africas defense department
has been charged with not translat-
ing its advice on what to do during
an air raid into q sufficient num-
ber of languages for all to under
stand.