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Smyrna times., 1940-03-21
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
Rev. j. w. Parlxins, Pastor, An
nounces Services For the Week

The Smyrna Church Of the Naz-
arene, Rev. J. w. Parkins, pastor,
announces the following services:
Prayer meeting tonight, Thursday,
at 7.30 p. M; Sunday services, 9.45
a. M, Sunday School; morning
worship, 1O.45 a. M, with a special
Easter message; Easter program,
.7.3O D. m. A cordial welcome
awaits you.
Smyrna times., 1940-03-21
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Mrs. F. j. Kieffer, ST., Dies at Home
of Daughter, Mrs. John Mood

Mrs. Jane Kieffer, widow of
Frank ]. Kieffer, Sr., passed away
Wednesday morning at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. John Mood.
Mrs. Kieffer has lived in this vic1n-
ity for 81 years. Funeral services
will be held from st. Joseph's
Church, Clayton. Interment will
be at Holy Cross Cemetery, Dover.
Surviving her are nine children.
Smyrna times., 1940-03-21
4 SCOUTS $ -
IISIS OF CLUB
., Hear Girl Scout
Of rosIsss r.,'a, Of
|, md Needs for Future
|,,rDs PRESENTED

-;ded al Lle nie
.ls,T '',z'C cub last Friday, in, n,
urs. Francis ]. o'Neill
= charge of the program, /,
. = ,ftsrDOOn was devoted
a....,s of the Girl Scout
+ which Mrs. o'Neill :, is
snnittse chairman. She :
4. program with a most
s..r. talk concerning the
sirl Scout organization.
.'.ssd the value of the new
= With its ten fields OF ac-
1 lowing for varied interests
s,rr ths emphasis on the IN
sthsr than the troop, each
1. tysn the opportunity to DO
1. ,sics are within her capa-
I'd sphsre Of interests. One
|, rsis Of the local troop IS
Isd,rs. These are needed to
l ~ a the girls on the wait
n I'D the special activities
! music and dancing. The
4 10 needs money to provide
I.i.rs,ip training, consultants
E.upIsg. The troop is plan
!, sOde sale in the near
n After the talk was com
n he Girl Scouts marched
|rsng their Hike Song"
\ program consisted of a
Lct.trn Of the things they
! monplished since they were
k,si last September. They
n rmarkable progress con-
kg that Of the twenty-eight
tss only three had any
Etg before the troop was or
ksi h the months that have
u al ten fields have been
Iha The girls showed what
! ssn done to get second class,
u. Of the fields: nature, out
/ III, sports and games, com
by life, International friend
Es and crafts, music and
" literature and dramatics,
b and safety, homemaking
keph Berry, lieutenant, pre-
b be second class awards to:
ry Badur, Kathryn Badur, |
sshmler, Thelma Dulin, Anne
Z Irene MOfitt, Jane O'Neill,
m Pierce, Eleanor Pierce,
lH Ann Davis, Sarah Steven
Alst Pyle, Mary Lou Willard, !
nt Peasanton, Jean Ellen I
Y ReOecca Wilson, Joyce
SlAn, Sylvia Harris, Mary |!
! Bel. Mrs. Thomas Russell, |
y presented the badge
O. Minstrel, Jane O'Neill: 4
Kay BOehmler; Interior
aal Sylvia Harris; Life !
Eleanor Pierce, Dorothy !
ld Sarah Stevenson; Jun /
y 1en Sarah Stevenson; Foods
al'a RUSSELL Home Nursing,
Y 6adur; Architect, Eliza
.a'ssA Bird Finder, Jean Ell
''x Inc Scouts completed
~ q the program with the
heldship Circle and the
q Taps. Mrs. George !
sli accompanist for the
!. 'a'a The girls sang through
! !. p-9sram. !, Mr.. E. t. Mof-
=, y l. J. Heinz Co. was then
=. ~ he Presented a most I,
y ~ aAd entertaining motion
xallng with the preserva- /,
: .sa,s !. ilom the days of Ma
Y ' ne present. With the !
: Glrl Scouts, he then
IVY saP . all and presented
iass.'s 'I~s win a can of soup and +,
,I-'sl'e 10. to fill out. For
l -g s.'g questionnaires the /,
=. i WI give ten cents TO the
!, n.aa treasury. The after I,
4. .@sl : gratifying to mem !,
,vis.s century Z Club who not 4,
Thra ~ NE 4 meeting place for !,
,sst ~ also provided tbe ,,
/. s.',s ,'. q the adult leader I,
h. I'galar 81 meeting of club /,
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Smyrna times., 1940-03-21
PcstIes House, South Street, Sold

G. Harvey Wright, real estate
agent, has sold for John Postles his
house on South Street to Mr..
George w. Turner.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-09
PGiTCG Leaves Tomorrow
TO Supervise Havana
Key West Yacht Race
ST. PETERSBURG RACE STARTED TODAY; EXPECT
YACHTS TO LEAVE CUBA NEXT FRIDAY

Cuba bound, Albert E. Peirce,
Jr., vice commodore of the Key
West Yacht Club, will leave to-
morrow to make arrangements
for the final leg of the st. Peters
burg Havana-Key West yacht
race.
The yachts got away from ST.
Petersburg today and are sched-
uled to arrive at Havana on Mon
day. 1t is Commodore Peirce's
mission to join the yachtSmen in
the Cuban capital and complete
the plans for the final run to
this city.
1t is expected several yachts
will come to Key West, leaving
Havana at p. m. Friday. Under
escort of a United States destroy
er due to return to Key West
from routine patrol that night,
the yachts are expected at the
finish line here Saturday morn
ing.
Key West Yacht Club members
have made arrangements for the
various sailing vessels to tie up
at Porter, Craig and p & o.
docks while in Key West. After
the ships have been berthed the
members of the crew and their
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-09
COMDR. BYRNS
GIVES TALK ON
CHINA TO LIONS
LIoNESSES WE'RE GUESTS OF
EVENING: COMMANDER DE-
LIGHTED GROUP WITH DIS
COURSE AND PICTURES

Lions and Lionesses assembled
at the Lions clubhouse Thursday
to hear and see an intensely in
teresting discourse and show of
moving pictures presented by the
guest of the evening, Commander
Ray w. Byrns, head of the &C
counting, supply and disburse-
ment department at the naval
station.
Subject for the evening was
China.
Commander Byrns has spent
considerable time in China while
on duty with the navy, and he
was in supreme command of his
subject last evening.
Approximately one-half of the
program, which delighted his
audience, was a talk by the guest
of honor on Buddhism. Com
mander Byrns displayed several
Buddha images and gave interest
ing information about each sta
tuette, revealing an unlimited
knowledge of the subject. Many
of the Lions and Lionesses re-
called that they had seen the
Buddha display shown by the
Commander at the recent Flower
Show.
Balance of the program had to
do chiefly with movies of a
voyage taken. a year ago in De-
cember on the navy transport
U.S.S. Chaumont from San Fran
cisco to China. Excellent views
of various Chinese ports were
seen and the audience thorough
ly enjoyed the running comment
supplied by Commander Byrns
during his picture showings.
Visiting the club, as a guest of
Lion Charles Johnson, was an
other navy official in the person
of Lieut.. Commander Dental
Corps E. Laughlin, who is a visi-
tor in the city at present.
NextNweek the Lions Club will
feature Sport Night. Members
of the champion Lions Clubs
basketball team will be guests at
supper.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-09
c. OFC. MOVES
TO ORGANIZE
FUTURE WORK
DIRECTORS ASSUME GENER-
AL GUARDIANSHIP OF VA
RIoUs DIVISIONS IN PUT
KEY WEST AHEAD" DRIVE

Organization of the new Cham
Der of Commerce is going for
ward steadily. y
Following a meeting Thursday,
the directors assumed the gen.
eral Craftsmanship of the several
divisions involving the continual
ton of the Chamber as a repre-
sentative group and the fulfill
ment of the program of improve
ments outlined during the recent
Put Key West Ahead cam
paign.s
Under this arrangement Direc-
tor Charles E. Smith is head of
the membership division; Direc-
tor Albert E. Peirce. Jr.. head of
the civic division; Director Eliza
beth Sharpley of the town adver-
Using; Director Fred J. Dion of
the government division; Director
Charles S. Taylor of the shipping
division; Director w. w. Demer-
lit of the resort division; Direc-
tor BaScom L. Grooms of the in
dustrial division, and Director w.
T. Fripp of the retail division.
When Director Demeritt leaves
Key West in line with his selec-
ton as commander in the Coast
Guard service, a new director will
be elected to head the resort di-
vision.
Director Smith is busy tabulat-
ing the reports of the member
ship drive. He will classify the
membership according to occupa-
tions, businesses and professions.
When this list is complete it will
be submitted to the members of
the Chamber for final approval,
then it will be compiled as ans8i-
rectory for the guidance of the
members of the organization.
From this directory will be Sc
lected the members of the va
rious committees to be appointed
by the division heads for follow
ing up and putting through the
various city-building projects in
the Chambers program.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-09

Ishipmates, estimated from seven
to nine OH each yacht, will be the
guests of the local club.
Sightseeing trips and other So
cial activities are planned for the
afternoon, with dinner that eve
ming at the clubhouse overlook
ing Garrison Blight. Yachtsmen
viii not be required to dress for
the occasion, so that all hands
will celebrate in their dungarees
and topside gear.
Later in the evening the
yachtsmen will be guests at the
Habana Madrid and Club Cayo
Hueso. At the latter place a
"shipwreck party" will be staged.
Visitors will be permitted to
dance in their ship clothes, and
all formality will be dropped.
In connection with the race,
announcements have been ap-
pearing regularly in all the daily
newspapers of Florida as result
of releases by the city news bu-
Ireau operated by Bill Lee for the
Chamber of Commerce. 1t is ex-
lpected a number of out-of-town
visitors will come here to see the
finish of the race and participate
lin the festivities.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-09
THIS MOVIE STAR HAD SOME FINE
Fern Roberts Offered A Bright Idea, Too
THINGS TO SAY ABOUT ISLAND CITY

and its tropical beauty is a
marked surprise. If the city
'papas', or whoever is supposed
to do the job, get behind a ma
tional advertising campaign of
some kind 1 think that unnum-
bered people will come to Key
West to spend days instead of
hours.
i want to go on record as sug-
costing a manner of avoiding
traffic congestion and at the same
time lending color to the city.
How about blocking off every
third street from auto traffic and
putting some old fashioned
chariotS-manned with colored
boys dressed as pirates-at the
disposal of visitors who want to
be taken to the various points
of interest? IT would make peo-
pie talk for months about the
town and pay for itself times
over in recited memories that
would bring hundreds of friends
of those who have once expert
enced the novelty. If the city
should act on this I want the
first ride and will pose for the
picture-no charge.
This letter would not be COM
plete unless / made mention of
the kindness that have been ex-
tended me by the people here.
They have been overly courteous
in answering my many questions
about the flowers and trees and
many have gone out of their way
to favor me with information
that / have jotted down in my
look book" am taking away
more pictures of Key West and
its beauty spots than / have taken
any place since leaving California
and I think that should let you
know that my most pleasant ex-
periences and delightful happen
ings have been right down here
at the tip of America.
Il suppose that the Hollywood
Chamber of Commerce viii be
waiting at the train for me to
knock my ears down for not COM
pairing this city to Hollywood
but really l appreciate the lack
of artificiality here and am can
did in saying that it has never
been my pleasure to visit place
as beautiful, that seems totally
unspoiled by the commercial
strife now running wild under
the name of modern architecture
and progressive appointments.
Again ! want to express the
sincere wish that have another
opportunity to visit Key West
and ! hope that my every pro-
phesy comes true especially those
charicts."
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-09
NOT NECESSARY TO
PAY POLL TAXES
GIBBS RULING CHANGES
CANDIDATE QUALIFYING
REGULATIONS

Ross c. Sawyer, county clerk,
today informed The Citizen that
according to decision handed
down yesterday by Attorney Cen
eral Cooper Gibbs, at Tallahas-
see, it is not necessary for cam
didates for election in the May
primary to pay poll tax. J5g
Accordingly. Mr.. Sawyer states
that those who have qualified to
date, and who paid their poll taxi
es as requested, may obtain a re9
fund by showing the receipt at
the office of Tax Collector Frank
H. Ladd.
As other candidates qualify, the
tax will not be collected, it was
stated.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-09
FRANK LADD OUT
FOR REELECTION
COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR
OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCES
FOR OFFICE TO-DAY

Frank H. Laid, present County
Tax Collector, announces today
for reelection to the same office
in the coming May primary.
His statement follows:
I'm announcing for reelection
to the office of State and County
Tax Collector for Monroe Coun-
ty, / wish to state that / have
endeavored to perform the duties
incumbent to the office in an eff
ficient, courteous and business
like manner. If reelected to this
office l will continue to serve for
the best interest of the County
and State.
81 earnestly solicit the support
of the voters of Monroe County"
FRANK H. LADD.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-09
WIN. MONSALVATCE.
ENTERS RACE FOR
COMMISSION POST.
SEEKS REELECTION TO REP
RESENT FIRST DISTRICT:
GIVES SUMMARY OF Ac-
CoMPLISHMENTS TO DATE

VIM. H. Monsalvatge today
qualified as a candidate to sue
coed himself as County Commits
sioner from the First District.
His statement follows:
I'm making my announcement
seeking denomination for the of
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-09

Fern Roberts, movie star who
appeared personally at the Mon
roe Theatre here this week, had
many interesting things to say
about Key West in an interview
with The Citizen before she left.
Her comments follow:
1.-THE first thrill experienced
is that 1 found 1 could dip my
foot into the Gulf of Mexico and
before could pronounce the
name of my guide l was in posi-
ton to put the other foot in the
Atlantic. Your climate is heav-
emily and for the first time in my
life l have enjoyed the spectacle
of standing in one place and
seeing the sun rise from the sea
and at the end of the day sink
to- rest in other waters.
III
Il like Key West far better
than I did Miami, The few days
I have had here have been thor
oughly enjoyable and the, quaint
ness of the city seems somehow
or other to lend itself to a rest
full general atmosphere that gets
right under my skin. Really, I'd
like to spend a lot more time
here and am figuring on coming
next year if / am again given an
opportunity to get away from my
work in Hollywood.
ANY attempt of mine to de-
scribe the natural beauty of Key
West would be a terrible disap-
polntment to your readers. The
tropical beauty that is so prolific
In almost every yard here in Key
West far surpasseS the finest eff
fort of landscape artists and
trained gardeners in other cities
where / have visited. I only de-
plore that your residents take
this beauty so much for granted
and become so lax in caring for
the plants and trees that should
and undoubtedly will be a mag
net to attract visitors from all
parts of the world.
"One of my big worries for
Key West is how they will ac-
commodate the people. The mar
rowness of the streets and the
lack of accommodations will
prove a severe drawback and
force many to return to Miami
when they would like to spend
several days here.
There / go finding fault. But
/ really believe that the people
of Key West would do well to
prepare for an influx of visitors
such as they never dreamed of
entertaining. As it is now, many
vacationists start out to see the
widely advertised Overseas High
way and the quaint almost for
eign atmosphere Of Key West
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-09
HOTEL MEMBERS
INSTALL FLOAT
AT SOUTH BEACH
DEFINITE ACQUISITION OF
PROPERTY BY CITY FOL-
LOWED BY ACTION TAKEN
TODAY FOR BATHERS

Announcement at the city
council meeting Thursday night
that leases for the South Beach
property had been signed by
municipal officials resulted in a
decision today by the Key West
Hotel and Tourist Homes As
ISOLATION to place a float for
bathers in the surf off the foot
of Simonton and Duval streets.
A gift of the Columbia Laun-
dry company, the float has been
hauled to South Beach by a Will
liam Curry Sons Co. truck, also
donated, according to President
R. A. Lehman of the hotel as
ISOLATION. A number of visitors
and citizens aided in unloading
the float, which is eight feet wide
and is feet long.
President Lehman has ar
ranged with Capt. Quintin Lopez,
fishing boat operator, for anchor
age of the float after it has been
launched. As soon as the wealth
er moderates volunteers will be
enlisted to see to the launching.
Feeling certain that eventually
the city would procure leases
from the Cato and Sweeney es-
tates for the beach property, the
hotelmen have gone ahead with
development of the beach. The
sand is raked and swept daily
and is in excellent condition.
Continued On Page Four)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-09
Site On Coppitt Key
Tentatively Picked
ForMunicipalAirport
GROUPS OF CITY AND
COUNTY UNDER c. OF
C. LEADERSHIP MAKE
TRIP YESTERDAY

Proposed municipal airport
sites on Big Coppitt Key. East
Rockland Key. Boca Chica and
Stock Island were Investigated
and examined yesterday by a
group of city. county and civic
officials under leadership of the
Key West Chamber of Com
merce.
Although no definite decision
was reached, it was tentatively
agreed that a site on Coppitt Key
not far from the old roadbed of
the Florida East Coast railroad,
which may soon become part of
Overseas Highway, offers the
best opportunity for economical
development of Key West air
base.
Coppitt Key is approximately
IA miles from downtown Key
West in a line following the rail
road bed and viaducts from
Stock Island. The land avail
able without excessive filling and
leveling is believed more than
ample for milelong runways for
the largest military and COM
mercial airplanes.
1t is likely a plan of develop
ment may soon be worked up by
Engineer B. Curry Moreno in
cooperation with Homer Her
rick, WPA engineer, so that the
lands may be procured through
the Monroe county commission.
To come under the Florida pro-
gram of airport expansion, the
airport would have to be OPP
Grated by the city, although the
funds and effort to procure the
land might be supplied by the
county.
In making their examination
of the sites yesterday the Off
Gals followed the railroad from
Stock Island, after considering
use of part of the municipal golf
course as an airport development
possibility.
Among those making the trip
were President Everett Russell,
E. P. Winter and Albert E.
Peirce Jr., of the Chamber of
Commerce; Mayor Willard M.
Albury and Councilmen L. G.
Brinton and Ernest Ramsey, rep
resenting the city; Commissioner
William Monsalvatge. represent
ing the county, and Engineers
Moreno and Herrick.
Winter as chairman of the civic
committee was some time ago Sc
lected to investigate the airport
development possibilities after
army, navy and civilian aviators
had appeared before officials
with a plea for adequate airplane
facilities on the island or nearby
keys.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-09
FATE OF BRITISH
SHIP NOT KNOWN
S. S. SAN FLoRENTINE. HERE
IN JANUARY. REPORTED
ToRpEDoED

Key West shipping officials are
taking a deep interest in con-
flicting reports regarding the
sinking of the British merchant
man, S. S. San Florentine, by a
German submarine in European
waters, because the vessel was
in Key West Jan. Is.
A press association dispatch
from the Netherlands stated
Wednesday that the S. S. San
Florentine had been torpedoed
by a German Submersible off the
southwest coast of England. It
was indicated only a few of the
crewmen who had enjoyed a
brief period of shore liberty in
Key West a little less than two
months ago had been saved.
However. late Thursday anoth-
er dispatch, this time from Lon
don, was to the effect that the
official British news agency re-
ported the San Florentine had
arrived safely in an English
port.
It will be recalled by readers
of The Citizen that the San
Florentine put in here for fuel
oil Jan. Is. She took on the fuel
at the Porter dock, and then pro-
ceeded on her run to Houston,
Texas. Members of the crew
said here at the time the San
Florentine would head for Liver
pool after leaving Houston.
The day the San Florentine ar
rived here it was rumored
around the city the vessel had
been chased in to port by a sub
marine. The Florentine was built
in 1919 and is listed as being of
1880 tons. She is owned by the
Eagle Oil and Shipping company
Of England.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-09
VARIOUS SUBJECTS
ENGAGE ROTARIANS
| AT WEEKLY MEET
CAPTAIN JACOBS cANDI-
DATE FOR MEMBERSHIP:
NOTIFY INTERNATIONAL OF
CONVENTION FACILITIES

A wide variety of subjects was
discussed at the luncheon meet
ing Thursday of Key West Rotary
Club.
Capt. Walter F. Jacobs, chief of
staff of the seventh naval dis
trict, and commanding officer of
Key West naval station, was an
nounced as a candidate for MEM
bership in the club. His selection
was applauded by the members,
and the application is certain to
be approved unanimously.
President William v. Little an
nounced that next Thursdays
meeting will. be in charge of
Charles S. Taylor, and that March
~ would be Community Art
Center, with Everett Winter,
member of the board of directors
of the institution, as speaker.
March % there will be no noon
meeting, but an evening banquet
at Casa Marina in honor of the
women folks of the members.
When the Rev. John Gekeler,
chairman of the lunchroom COM
mittee, reported some school
children were now being served
breakfasts as well as luncheons,
there was furry of contribu-
tions to meet the added expense.
Members Charles S. Taylor,
William l.. Doughty, Jr., S. c.
Singleton and Bill Lee were nam
led on committee to inform Ro-
tary international of the hotel
accommodations and other IA
Icilities in Key West in connection
with the Havana convention of
the worldwide organization in
June. The information was wired
to Chicago headquarters by Presi-
dent Little later in the day.
Col. James d. MacMullen, COM
|mandant of the Key West army
barracks, was presented with a
copy of ''The Life of Greece" by
Will Durant for his success in a
recent QUESTIONABLE conducted
by Time newsmagazine. Col.
MacMullen aroused chuckles
with his humorous references to
his own proves in answering the
questions, ascribing his success
to "a clear conscience and right
living.
With suitable introductions
from Chairman Doughty of the
service committee and S. c. Sim
gleton, Earl Sykes, formerly of
Cincinnati, now of Key West,
gave an Illuminating talk on
weaving as a business and hob
by. He related how he and Mrs.
Sykes became interested in a pro-
posal to set up a weaving colony
here, and explained how it could
be made the basis for an indus
try that would give employment
to many Key West women.
After the talk several members
examined the many fine fabrics
and patterns turned out by Mrs.
Sykes on her handloom at her
home here: ~
IF Key West weavers can cap
ture the color of Key West and
express it in weaving the product
can be made the foundation of a
fine industry, Mr.. Sykes de-
Iclared.