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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-14

oSttASo AAAOWs
OF that big blow. Senator Ste
phcn r. Mallory whose name is
almost synonymous with that of
the Island City, wrote:
I'm considering the extent and
violence of the late gale, sever
est which our coast has ever eX-
pcrienced, we dwell with salts
faction upon the courage of our
people for the preservation of
lives and property. In the ordin-
airy course of maritime pursuits
the loss of all the masts of a
vessel, her boats. anchors, cables,
etc. is considered an event of
some importance; but the rapid
ity and apparent ease with which
much greater disasters were
overcome by the wreckers. when
upon their celebrity depends the
fate and proprty of the ship
wrecked. offers yet another
proof of what man may do when
all his energies are brought into
action. stimulated by powerful
motives and under the guidance
of sound judgment.
"Onc of the wrecking schoon-
ers was driven by the late gale
upon a bank and left high and
dry, but her perservering master
with the aid of eleven men, actu-
ally cut a canal 200 yards long,
and in "a hours the ship was at
sea again.
Another craft lost all her
anchors, cables. boats and rigging
but the conviction he had moth
ing else to lose aroused her
stout-hearted master to greater
cxertion: and with the aid of two
small jury masts, and an old gun
for an anchor. he succeeded in
pulling free of the reef. and
reached q wreck to relieve her
OF her large and valuable cargo.
Island Population Then 800
That was in 1885 when not
more than 700 OF. 900 people liv-
cd in the young Key West. There
was no Geographic communication
and the boat mails we're a month
apart.
The Island City is in the lane
of West Indian hurricanes, but
after that of which Senator NAL
lory wrote in 1895, there have
never been but three of maxi
mum intensity. on October IL,
1916; October IL, 1909, and Oc-
tobcr II, 1910.
Other gales have either blown
themselves out across the Straits
of Florida which span the 80
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laden and oppressive. II seems
difficult to breathe. The barom-
eter rises much too high, or re-
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KEY WEST AND THE HURRICANE
PRACTICALLY STRANGERS
BY FRANK w. LOWERING
Written Exclusively for the Key West Citizen

IRON the John w. Simonton bought the Isond Of Key
West of Juan Pablo Solds Sponord February 49, 1922
but four hurricanes OF intensity have swept ocross to the
present Yeor-o century and q quarter.
The disastrous storm of Labor Day 1885 which spelled the
doom of Henry Foges marvellous roroud the Flor
ida Keys between the mainland and this city occurred almost
the day 100 years otter the first hurricane which the newly
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veil of clouds far up i'll the sky.
This causes rings around the
sun by day and around the moon
at night. The still air is moisture
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Election To Be
Heidi By Monroe
Infantile Group

Annual election of officers of
Monroe County Chapter, the Ma
tional Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis. Inc. will be held on
August 81 at a meeting to be
held at the Monroe County Clinic
auditorium. Fleming and Thomas
streets. il was announced today
by Ralph Suerra local chairman
OF the group.
Marion T. Jeffries, state repre-
sentative of Southern Florida
Chapters of the foundation, and
Mrs. Carl E. Dunaway, state adj
wiser of women's activities, will
address the assembly of repre-
sentatives of all clubs, organi-
cations, churches and vitality in
terested citizens.
Both Jeffries and Mrs. Duna-
way are we'll known throughout
the state for their many accom-
plishments and contributions to
community life. They will each
bring an important message to
the assembly. according to Sierra.
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APP Newsfeotures
COLUMBIA. S. C.-Columbio
" post office employees soy
they con set their watches by
the dolly orrivols of Pol. q spitz-
collie who follows postmdn
Horold O. Taylor on his round
every day.
Pal, owned by Mrs. Beulah
Smith, shows up at the post office
promptly at 7 am. She goes in,
shifts around until she finds Tay-
lor's mail bag, and waits for him
TO come to work.
Employees say she refuses to
associate" with anyone but her
favorite mailman. She stays with
him all day long as he walks the
streets delivering mail to Coluns
bia homes.
On Sundays. Pal turns up at
the post office as usual. But
shortly after 7 o'clock. sensing
that Taylor won't be around
that day. she trots back home.
One rainy day, Taylor says, he
used a truck to deliver mail, for
getting about Pal. Wet ana be-
draggled the dog followed the
vehicle all day.
Neither snow. nor rain. nor
heat, nor gloom of night stay
these couriers from the swift
completion of their appointed
rounds" says the postal service
motto. That applies to Pal. too.
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TROPICAL DISTURBANCE
LOCATED 1890 Am. WEST
OF ISLAND Of KEY WEST
Movement Away From This
City; Reported Winds
Range 40 To so Miles
An Hour

Those strong winds. which
struck in squalls, that passed
passed over Key West yesterday,
have formed a small tropical dis
turbance $50 miles west-south-
west of Key West.
Last night a Citizen represent
alive heard several oldtime Key
Westers say they did not like
the way the clouds were travel
ing over Key West One of them
declared:
''They are just, like hurricane
clouds. but another oldtimer
thought they were due entirely
to the squally weather. But as
developed this morning, they
formed center weSt-southwest
OF Key West.
R. L. Frost, in charge of the
local Weather Bureau, told The
Citizen that, as the storm is
west-southWest of Key West and
is moving in a westerly direction
it is naturally going away from
us, judging by the latest reports,
Tampico, where hurricane
struck a few days ago, lies al
most due west of where the CEN
ter was reported.
The advisory reads as follows:
Miami advisory No. |, issued at
1890 A. NJ. August 10.
A small tropical storm is devel-
Ioping this morning in the squat
ily wave that passed westward
through the Florida Straits
yesterday.
1t is located near latitude "a
north and longitude 1913 west. or
about $50 miles weSt-southwest
of Key West, at 1890 A. M. East
ern Standard Time. 1t is NOV
ing very slowly westward at
about 8 miles per hour and i'm
creasing slowly in intensity.
Its strongest winds are about
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Capt. Houser Goes
To Jacksonville

Capt. Harold A. Houser, COM
mandant Of Key West Naval Base,
left for Jacksonville today to con-
fer with Rear Admiral Ralph Da-
vison, USN, commandment of the
18th Naval District.
Capt. Houser had not met Adj
miral Dawson since his arrival
here and the two are expected to
talk of matters relating to the
Nays operations in Key West.
Capt. Houser will return here to-
night.
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w.s 49, 49, w, 49,. ~ 4
Kew West Cuardsmcn Return
From Camp Blandinss; Local
Unit Requires 20 Recruits

number of men recruited is CON
cerned.
It is expected and desired by
the General that the Key West
unit will be the first in the State
to reach its maximum strength OF
O6 men. The Battalion OF which
Battery "a" is a part is COM
manded by 1t. Colonel Henry H.
Taylor, Jr., who entertained the
Key West Cup when they ar
rived at Blanding. 1t appeared
to members of the Key West
Group that they were members
OF very much ~Pvored organlza-
ticn.
Next month an announcement
will be made by the President OF
the United States during Nation
al Guard Week, that will mean
quite an honor and distinction to
National Guard Unit if after that
the City of Key West and its
time the unit arrives at its full
compliment before any other
unit in the state.
What the announcement will
be, cannot be divulged at this
time as Capt. Roberts was asked
to keep it confidential.
Those young men between the
ages of II and 35 who may be
interested in joining the local
Battery are urged to contact
Capt. Roberts at the Armory To-
Gated at Southland and White SITS,
any Tuesday night at o'clock
which is the regular drill period
for the Battery. The unit needs
20 men to attain it's full strength.
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WILL FLOCK
TO CITY NEXT SEASON.
CHAMBER HEAD SAYS
Already Chamber Is Re-
ceiving Many Requests
For Key West Litera.
ture

Key West should enjoy its ban
ner year in dealing with the
tourist trade during the next
season, Harold E. Laubscher,
manager of the Chamber of Com
nerce, said today after receiv-
ing a number of requests from
out of town agencies for litera-
ture covering the city.
every indication is this city
will enjoy it's greatest season
this coming winter, said Laub-
soher. From the recent receipt
of requests for literature cover
ing the highlights of the city
it should be fine season..
In view of the approaching
tourist season requests for Key
West literature have begun to
pour into the Chamber office
Travel agencies and motor clubs
in the North and Far West in
order to complete their infor-
nation files are requesting Key
West literature daily.
During the past week supplies
Of folders have been shipped to
the American Express Company,
Minneapolis. branch, Shell Tour
ing service in Los Angeles, and
the British American Oil Com
pany of Toronto, Canada.
The Automobile Club of Michi-
can, Grand Rapids Division, and
the Sinclair Refining Company
Atlanta office, complete the out
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Start Work On
$4,000 Stores

Work was started today on the
construction of a $4,000 building
to be erected in Duval street, be-
tween Greene and Front streets,
by Aquilino Lopez, Sr.
Roy Edwards, general contrac-
tor, broke ground for the one
story concrete block structure.
The building will be between
Johnson's new structure and an
inn on the other side 1t will con-
sist of two stores and will be 33
feet wide and go feet long.
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PAL Decides 70
Take Part In 4
Labor Day Events

The Police Athletic League last
night approved PAL participation
in four different activities of the
Labor Day celebration.
It was decided to have PAL
members take part i'm the parade
by representing the various lines
of recreation sponsored by the
organization. CARRIED in suitable
attire, PAL members will repre-
sents the groups baseball, boxing.
swimming, model airplane, Sea
Scout and other pursuits.
At Bayview Park the Sky Slic-
Iers. an affiliate of PAL. will stage
a model airplane contest Labor
Day afternoon. From 2:30 to $3.50
pm. an invitational PAL track
meet will be held at the softball
diamond in Bayview Park under
the direction of Marcel Mazeau,
veteran track director. Frank
Adams, USO director, who was
voted in as a member of the PAL
board of directors last night. con-
sented to help in this undertaking.
During the early evening the
new PAL boxing ring at its mid
town center at st. Marv's Parish
Hall will be inaugurated with a
Eoxing exhibition. Jimmy Gallo
, wav, Miami News correspondent.
and former bantamweight cham
pion of Florida, has consented to
Ireferee the bouts and may even
spar few rounds himself.
If the mat for the ring is not
completed by Bruce Sales. Key
West Bedding Co., by Labor Day.
an attempt will be made to Dor
row one from the Navy. Sales
F., is generously making the mat at
cost for PAL. With the exception
of tho mat and turnbuckles. which
arc being purchased today, the
ring is ready for use. although it
will be given another coat of
paint soon. Rev. ]. H. Johnson.
who was in charge of the con-
Struction committee, reported.
The PAL also decided. after
thorough investigation and the
approval of Commissioner Dave
McCurdy and Adams to sponsor
a Sea Scout troop led by Ed Gard
incr and Jack Knight.
/ DR.. Lucille Calverley was ap-
pointed by Mayor w. w. Demer-
lit, presiding in the absence OF
President Louis Eisner, to select
the boys and girls to represent
PAL in the parade and to proceed
Continued On Page Four)
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The Man In The
Moon Sets
Surdis,e Season

SAN FRANCIScO.-tAP).
Legally. the sardine season
opened August l, but the Man
in the Moon said otherwise
this year:
The next night the moon
was full. no good for sardine
fishing because you can't see
ssrdines in the moonlight.
Dark nights are best. when
the -iuminiscence of sardinen
shows the size and compact
ness of their schools. says the
Bureau of Fisheries.
Nearly 100 boats and about
the same number of packing
plants had TO wait until dark
nights came to the California
coast before the season really
get under way.
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Report Boat
Stolen From
South Beach
YOUNG cABRERA'S $3.50 YES
Sell BELIEVED TAKEN FROM
SUN AND SAND CLUB ON
TRAILER

SncTlIl ) OlIlCe 10 lIlNCSliSdttiiSo
a report made by Sebastian Ca
brera. III, that thieves stole a Is
foot de luxe motor boat from the
Sun and Sand Club some time
between Sunday and Monday
nights. The boat was worth $3.50.
, It was the second such boat
stolen from the island in the last
month, according to Moreno Wal
lace, chief deputy sheriff, who
stated that the similar vessel own
ed by J. H. Edwards, Poinciana
Place, was reported missing.
According to the report sub
mitted to the sheriff's office to-
day, Cabrera's boat had been left,
with the motor taken out of it
fer safe-keeping. Sunday evening.
Cabrera had taken some friends
of his for a ride Sunday after
noon"
When the wind grew rather
high, Cabrera went to the Sun
and Sand CLUB last night 10 see
, if his boat was anchored safely
and was out of reach of the wharf.
! He discovered it missing and i'm
p. mediately began search for it.
Wallace was called. He does not
, believe the boat was taken out to
sea. He believes the boat was
loaded onto a trailer of some kind
and was taken up the Keys. He
I! is conducting his investigation on
that theory.
Cabrera's father. Sebastian Ca
brera. offered a reward OF $50
for recovery of the boat today.
Edwards boat was anchored
along the beach at the upper end
of the island IT was valued at
approximately $500.
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Jury Trials To
Begin On Sept. 8

Next jury trials in Criminal
Court will be held beginning on
Sept. Q. Judge Thomas S. Caro-
decided today at the regular
Tuesday session of the court to
hear guilty pleas.
There was only one guilty plea
today. II was made by Bessie l..
Jones. colored, who was charged
with vagrancy and. using foul
language. She was fined SIS and
costs by Judge Caro-.
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CAPT. WILL E. p. ROE
ERTS PLEASED WITH
TRAINING RECEIVED
BY FIVE MEN

Key Vests contingent that at
tended the National Guard Sum-
mer School at Camp Blanding,
Florida, has returned to the city
after receiving specialized train
ing.
Capt. Will E. Roberts, COM
mander of Battery A of Key
West, said that the course con-
sisted of administration work, au-
tomotive course, supply course
and trainging on domestic dis
turbances.
Besides Capt. Roberts, those
who attended the school at
Camp Blanding were LIST Sgt
Clarenc. L Gates, Sgt. James A.
Roberts, Sgt Ernest L. Gates and
Cpl. Ray E. Johnson. They will
impart the instructions received
to the members of Battery A.
The Adjutant General of the
State of Florida horored the
Group by meeting them at the
Officers Club and praised them
and the City of Key West on
the marvellous recruiting of en-
listees for the National Guard,
and sent his regards to friends of
his that he made while stationed
in Key West during World War
|.
The Generals splendid person
atty impressed the boys The
Key West Battery holds the dis
tinction of being the strongest
unit in the State insofar as the
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of state points that have been
supplied this week.
Florida offices receiving liter
allure upon request have been the
Wakulla Springs Lodge, Wakulla.
Florida, and the New Smyrna
Beach Chamber of Commerce.
Yesterday a shipment of fold
ers was sent air-mail to the
National Convention of the Or
der of the Eastern Star scheduled
for late this week in CASPER,
Wyoming. at the request of Mrs.
Gerald Adams, local member of
the organization.
The Chamber of Commerce
has approximately 10000 folders
on hand which it intends to dis
tribute throughout the country
in an effort to bring visitors to
Kew West.
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200 Killed;
Thousand Hurt
In Cadiz, Spain
EXPLOSION OF CHEMIC-
AIS SPREAD TO AIRS
ENALS WHERE TOR
PEDOES STORED
Inv The Associated Press)

CADIZ, Spain, Aug. 1.-two
hundred are dead and five to
six thousand injured in this city
of $1,000, as a result of explo-
sions and fires.
Estimate of dead and injured
vas announced early this after
noon by the mayor of Cadiz, who
added that a great part of the
city is a shambles. Towering
flames are still shooting sky
ward, with hundreds of firemen
from various sections of Spain
desperately fighting fires in a
dozen different places.
The disaster was caused by the
explosion of chemicals in a ship
yard yesterday. Within a few
minutes. chemicals stored else
where exploded. eliminating in
the worst of all the explosions
in arsenals 800 yards away from
where the fire started.
In the arsenals were stored
charged torpedoes and ammuni-
ton of various types. The tor
pedoes exploded and caused
shocks that were felt Is miles
away. II was during that ex-
plosion that the greater part of
the 200 were killed.
Residents who survived the dis
aster are streaming out of the
city. while the medical corps of
both army and navy heve sent
doctors and nurses here. Only one
radio station remained intact,
and appeals were made over it
for help, particularly from doc
tors. ''' - r --' ''-..+--
Franco and his cabinet held
an emergency meeting in San
Sebastian that lasted into the
early hours of this morning, Ar
rsngements were made to send
firemen and other workers. in adj
d'tion to medical assistance, to
this stricken city.
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AltOiH Tie neW IlOIile.
. Lighting in the business district
would be immeasurably improved,
City Manager o. ]. S. Ellingson
said, if the installation of the 81
mercury vapor lamps is authoriz-
ed. A few have been tested Sue
cessfully, he said, including one
at Duval and Eaton streets, and
provide much better lighting than
other type equipment. The City
Electric System would also use
the $12,700 fund to improve volt
age conditions and refine its fuel
oil tank with eight-inch walls.
Instead of four master electri-
clans and one journeyman on the
Board of Electric Examiners the
emergency ordinance would au-
! thorize two masters, one Journey
man, one electrical appliance
dealer and one electrician or Off
cial of the City Electric System.
Ellingson and Commissioner
John Carbonell pointed out this
morning that the present board
has been unable to gather quo
rum for meetings. l.. w. Joiner,
one of the members, recently re-
ported. the city manager said,
that several applicants for exam
nations as electricians could not
Ibe examined because the board
was unable to hold a meeting.
Now another examination date
is in the offing, in September. and
rather than run the chance of the
board not functioning. q change
in its personnel is being suggested
in the proposed measure. The
board should meet once q month.
Carbonell said. Members of the
present board are Joiner, w. II.
Jordan, Ben AShmore, Paul Mesa
and J. M. Whitehead.
The proposal for $1,000 to fix
.the golf course greens came up
at The last meeting of the com
mission At that time Commits
SiCner Louis Carbonell said that
rather than amend the budget for
the funds he would promise to
provide them in the 1913 budget.
He explained that DR.. Jack HAYES.
president of the Key West Golf
Club. had told him that this was
satisfactory and Hayes would
find the funds until the city
could provide the $4,000.
The matter was put over until
the next meeting, Mayor w. w.
Demeritt expressing the hope that
Hayes could attend. The official
is out of the city. however. and
Horace O'Bryant, secretary treas
urcr, will appear in his place to
state the clubs case.
The purchase of the inscctjcide
machine is sure to be approved.
with only the matter of whether
to buy it outright or on INSTALL
mentS likely to cause much dis
cuSS!ou.
Also on the agenda tonight are
resolutions thanking the Havana
mayor, Nicolas CastellanoS Rivero;
Ramon Figueroa Gonzalez, L. S.
tourist delegate; Chief of Police
of Havana, Fabio Ruiz Rojas, and
DR., Jose Ma Reposo for their
courtesies to the Key West delega-
ton on the lattcr's trip to Havana
for dedication of Key West
Plaza. Gonzalez and Reposo ac-
companied the four city commits
sloners during their entire stay.
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Waterway Is
Now Reopened

T. K. Hodges. civil engineer
with the corps of army engineers
in Jacksonville, informs The Cit
izen that Okeechobee CrossFlor-
ida Waterway will reopen Aug.
Goth. Following schedule effec-
tive that date until further no.
tice: Moore Haven and st. Lucie
locks will operate 8 to 10 am.
and q to pm. daily. Ortona
Lock 6 am. to 10 pm. daily
limited to, vessels drawing 6 feet
or less.
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son BORN TO REV.
AND MRS. DIMMICK

The Rev. Arthur B. Dimmick,
who was rector Of st. Paul's
Church for many years, and Mrs.
Dimmick announce the birth of
a son on August Is in Mansion.
Wisconsin, and have named him
Arthur Stephen.
Mrs. Dimmick is the daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. r. 3. Boyden
Of Key West.
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OF
Cuba Hopes To
CorleToK.W.
EXPRESSES DESIRE TO CONE
HERE: J. cARBoNELL SAYS
INVITATION WILL BE Of
FERED

Manuel Cardinal Artega Betan-
court, highest Roman Catholic
prelate of Cuba, has expressed a
desire to visit Key West and will
be extended an invitation to do
so, City Commissioner John Car
bonell said today.
The cardinal, Archbishop of
Cuba, remarked to Carbonell and
other Key West officials during
their trip to Havana last week
that he has never visited the Is
land City,. although he has al
ways wished that he could.
Carbonell, who served as act
ing mayor at the dedication of
Key West Plaza in Havana last
Thursday. said today that he will
confer with Rev. j. H. Johnson,
pastor of ST. Mary's Star of the
Sea Catholic Church, and then
proceed to draw up a formal in
vitation for the approval of the
city commission.
That the visit of such a notable
as Cardinal Betancourt would
meet the approval of the COM
mission is taken for granted. Off
Gals said, pointing out that an in
ternational visit by a cardinal is
a rare and noteworthy occurrence.
The cardinals trip here would
probably mark the first time for
so high Catholic figure to visit
the Southernmost City. Long
time members of ST. Mary's could
not recall today that the city had
ever been honored previously
with the presence of a cardinal.
An added reason for Cardinal
Betancour:'s visit would be to re-
turn the visit of the Boy Scouts
of Key West who paid their re-
spects to him during their recent
trip connected with the dedica-
ton of Key West Plaza.
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40 to so miles per hour within
so miles of the center, and strong
squalls extend outward more than
200 miles east and north.
Cautioned advised in southeast
GUT of Mexico. and small craft
should remain in port south of
Miami around to Sarasota.
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Seek Divorce

A petition seeking a divorce
was filed yesterday in the office
of Circuit Court by Alma Louise
Daring against Ronald Sewart
Daring.