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Associated Press Day Wire Service For 68 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LIX. No. 304. Chamber Of Commerce 1$ ; Ready To Receive Visitors Several Groups From Dif-! erent Organizations To i Spend Christmas Holi days Here Chamber of Commerce is work ing overtime these days arrang ing. as far as is possible, for the; visitors who are going to set a' new record this Christmas tide. Mrs. James M. Garson will be in the city with more than a dozen pupils from one of Miami's lead ing schools, and the Y.M.C.A. of Gainesville will again fill ' the armory as they did last year. i Secretary Singleton was es pecially jubilant as he informed The Citizen that the Chamber of Commerce would close the year without an unpaid bill on its files, which he suspects comes pretty close to establishing a record for Chambers of Commerce in this section. One of the most recent acces- j sions to the organization is the I Key West Charter Boat Associa- j tion, an organization which the cooperation of the chamber is \ . forming. Displayed in the office j of the chamber is a photograph j of Vera l Roberts, secretary of the i association, and also a picture of some of the boats lying at their berths. The next thing on the program. 1 said fSeftvHary Singleton, is to get the taxi drivers to take a sim ilar step and get that activity on a business basis where members will be protected from irrespon sible competition and have a recognized place in the business of the community. This step will be one that will be greatly appre ciated by visitors to the city. FISCHERS ARRIVE FOR WINTER STAY i I WELL KNOWN MARINE IL LUSTRATOR WILL PAINT KEY WEST SCENES * ■ 1 ■ 1 Anton Otto Fischer, illustrator for the Saturday Evening Post and other nationally known magazines, and Mrs. Fischer are in Key West to spend the winter at their United street residence in front of the Naval Hospital, i Mr. Fischer who is known es pecially for his marine paintings has done several beautiful oils of Key West scenes. He told The Citizen today that he expected to paint more this year. Mrs. Fisch er is daughter of Admiral Sigs bee, who commanded the Maine which was destroyed in Havana harbor by an explosion. The watchword •‘Remember the Maine” was used throughout the Spanish American War in which Key West was a valuable naval base of supplies. j The Fischers are well known in Key West and have made a boat of friends. SPECIAL CHRISTMAS DINNER~SI.SO CHILLED CKURT SWEET GHERKIN PICKLES \II\KI> OLIVES FltKSll LOItSVEK COC KTAIL C REAM OF OYSTER SOUP CLEAR GREEN TURTLE SOUP ROAST TOFXG VERMONT ll RICKY Kit K* II CRAMIERKIKS CHESTNUT DRESSING llAKltKf't ED SUCKLING IMG FRESII APPLE SAUCE BAKED SWEET POTATO MASIfKD lUTABAGBS FKKSII STRING BEANS NEW POTVTOES IN C REAM GLASS OF VIRGINIA DARE LIGHT WINK UK \KTs OF LETTUCE CHEF'S SALAD HOWL FRENC H DRESSING MAYONNAISE RUSSIAN DRESSING HOME MADE FRUIT CAKE COCOA NUT LAYER CAKE LIME PIE PUMPKIN PIE MINCE PIE AMERICAN CHEESE ROQUEFORT CHEESE SALTED ALMONDS COFFEE TEA MILK Fred Auerbach’s Restaurant FOUR TEN FLEMING STREET FT. JEFFERSON CRUISES - TUESDAY, THURSDAY, SATURDAY - $5.00 ROUND TRIP ~ TICKETS - INFORMATION ~ PRICE TOURS - 505 DUVAL ST. - PHONE 124 ?Kri| HJi'st (Eitizrn THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U. S. A. - - - | JoTjo^Jo'joTjf r jo MAILING OF GIFTS SHOWS PROSPERITY News at the local post of fice this morning demon strates that Key Westers re member their friends during Christmas and there is more prosperity here now than there has been for many years. While no record is kept of the number of packages mail ed, except those that are in sured, the receipts show that more Christmas gifts were 1 sent out this year than dur ing any other year in this de cade. Sale of stamp stock up to the close of business yes terday for Decembar was larger than during all of De cember. 1937. As lor Christmas cards that Key Westers sent to friends or members of fheir families, several thousand more were mailed this holi day season than during the 1937 Christmas. From De cember 5 to the close of busi ness al the post office yes terday, 44,000 one and one half cents stamps were sold. These are the stamps that are put on Christmas cards enclosed in unsealed enve lopes, and the number sold i is more than three for every man. weman and child in Key West. NEW ARRIVAI iN HIGGS’ FAMILY Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Higgs, of' Francis street, announce the birth of a son weighing eight i pounds in their home on Decem ber 18. The new arrival has been given .the name of William Austin i Higgs. Mother and baby are re- j ’ ported as doing nicely. i 1 " " “ i eeaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee TEMPERATURES Lowest Highest ' Station— last night last 21 hours Abilene 44 52 ; Atlanta 32 48 Boston 18 30 [ Buffalo 18 24 Charleston 38 48 ! Chicago 28 32 Denver 20 36 Detroit 28 30 Galvetson 62 68 Havana 66 Huron _... - 14 32 Jacksonville 44 60 Kansas City . 32 42 KEY WEST 66 72 Little Rock 40 42 Los Angeles 48 66 Louisville 36 40 Miami 68 74 Mpls.-St. P. ... 24 28 New Orleans 58 62 New York .. 20 34 Pensacola 52 60 Pittsburgh 21 30 St. Louis 32 38 Salt Lake City 18 34 San Francisco 52 62 Seattle 48 50 ' Tampa 52 72 Washington 30 40 Williston .16 30 Mil ■- ■ m ■!!■ MM I -I n, i SCOUT TROOP EfUotß'KftlAS ' TREE-PARTY i EXCELLENT PROBXIAIC *PUT ON WEDNESDAY EVENING IN CONNECTION WITH EN JOYABLE EVENT In an atmosphere in which • their scouting activities have ! been successfully carried on, J members of Boy Scout Troop 52 held their Christmas tree party on Wednesday night 7 o’clock, and had a most delightful time. Readings of Seasonal poetry, and singing of carols started the i festivities. A short talk was given by Scout Chairman E. R. McCarthy-on'the progress of the troop follovHng which presenta-: tjons of 'appropriate recognitions were matte'to Scout Ernest Avila i for good attendance and civic i help, to Scout Bert Cates, as the • ! most outstanding member of the ! troop and his achievements, and [ to Scout Eugene Sawyer, for ad vancement in rank. Presentation of a miniature 1 first class pin was made to Scout | mother Sawyer, in recognition of ; the encouragement in the work ! she has afforded the members, j (Junior Assistant Scoutmaster ; ! Joseph Campo presented Mr. Me- j Carthy with a tie clasp in recog- I nition of his untiring efforts in the advancement of scouts in the ; city. The clasp was a gift from I the entire troop. This was followed by the ex- j | change of gifts by the boys and gifts of balloons and noise mak j ers by Chairman McCarthy. Each ’ ; member of the troop was given a j ;“good turn” token, in order they; may remember to do a good turn daily. Those in attendance were: j I Scoutmaster Victor Larsen, ‘ | Scout Chairman McCarthy, j | Junior Assistant Scoutmaster i j Joseph Campo, Scouts- - James i Kelly, Calvin Cates, John Mem-' | endez, Ernest Perez, Bert Cates, 1 Gordon Dill, John Marzyck, Paul i Herrick, Allen Porez, Albert : Peterson, Arthur Lowe, Ernest Avila, Phillip Bradley, Sherwood j Cruz, Jack Sawyer, Eugene | Sawyer, Ramon Gonzago, Henry Soldano, and guests Espinola Roberts, Richard Dill. I The program was brought to a close by contests and games of skill, in which all the troop mem- i ! bers took part. find skulTof ! HUMAN SKELETON „ Skull and bones of a human! .-keleton were disclosed yester- ( day by WPA workmen, who were, ! excavating on South street be- j ' tween William and Alberta i streets. There were also several but-! tons brought to light from the! I surrounding soil, which indicated ' that tho’eiblhing was of old time , make which'had carried the but j tons. No one could account for the j presence of the bones, and there ! was plenty of speculation as to t how they came to be placed m this out of way spot. The excavation was part of the work being done on the sewer project, and the relics of the past were placed in the fill and were soon hidden from sight. PRISON INSPECTOR ARRIVES IN CITY '* : I J. E Creech, prison inspector for Florida front Ibel otoct of Nathan Mayo. of Agriculture, was a visitor in Key; West this monyitg; for the pq- 1 pose of inspecting the county jail. After going over the institu - tion, Mr. pronounced, everything in excellent condition and said that he could give the jail a clean bill. Ahern Funeral Home JOSEPH L. PLUMMER, i Vico President AMBULANCE SERVICE Phona 21111 Miami. Fla. KEY WEST, FLORIDA. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1938 (WALTER WINCHELL PLANS VISIT HERE Key West may expect in spection from one of the keenest observers in the country who is known to practically all America, by voice at least, and many sec i lions of the world. The name j of the visitor is Walter Win chell. Just received this morning ' at the office of Secretary S. j C. Singleton of the Chamber ! of Commerce, is the follow ing note from Mr. Winchell: "Dear Mr. Singleton. Thanks for your wire and letter. I will try to make it. Good Wishes, Walter Winchell." Carroll John Daly, noted writer of detective stories, has made up his mind to live in Key West, and writes: "And right now I want to congratulate you on that booklet which started me i writing to you. I know the : book started me and I know you kept me at it. But I did not find out until the other j night that you wrote it. Someone had shown me the book. Later I discovered that it was written by you. So come on. You know me well enough now. Pul me wise to how much I should pay. It's costing plenty in time and getting ready and 1 it will cost more to get my furniture and books out of > storage, and ship them to wherever my address will j be.” i NEWSFLASHES IHr AMi><-lnlril I'rpm) BERLIN. Under - Secretary j Welles’ refusal to apologize for‘ j Secretary of the Interior Ickes' 1 recent verbal attack on the Nazi government has widened the German-Amcrican breach. Welles pointed out that the German controlled press has made many attacks on President I Roosevelt and that no complaint had been registered with German j officials. The German retort was that no German official had ever : i spoken against an American of-; j ficial. WPA WORKMEN i ENJOYING REST ! i FORCES WILL NOT RESUME' ii OPERATIONS UNTIL AF- i TER CHRISTMAS | ! , Practically all workmen on the 1 rolls of the Works Progress Ad- j ministration are taking it easy to- 1 day and the period of relaxation ' | will continue ujitil Tuesday, De-' Cumber 27, when it is expected that all activities will be resum ed. Preparations for this Christmas , period of rest was started several weeks ago when the workers be gan working a greater number of hours in order to get in the time which would afford them : the rest and. incidentally, insure receipt of the pay checks before Christmas. LAST CALL FOR— Films and Cameras Excellent Gifts Full Stock of all Types and Sizes GARDNER’S PHARMACY The Rexall Store 534 Duval St. Phone 177 || Announcing the Opening of j { FRED M ARVIL'S t | Cabana Cocktail Lounge Tomorrow Afternoon Saturday i | "Callow" and Tony" behind the bar | 60S Duval Street HARRY HOPKINS I GETS NEW POST —i HARRINGTON AND WILLIAMS ! ALSO GIVEN APPOINT- | MENTS illy Amtnrlnlril I’rrnn) ■ WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 23. —Stephen Early, secretary to President Roosevelt, today an nounced the appointment of Har ry Hopkins, by the President, to the position of Secretary of Com merce. the post which was for merly held by Daniel Roper, re cently resigned. To fill the post made vacant by the appointment of Harry Hop kins, Colonel F. C. Harrington was named by the President. > The third appointment of the day was made when Aubrey ii Wil iams was announced as head of the National Youth Adminis -1 tration. MAGAZINE STORY GREATLY ENJOYED |S. C. SINGLETON AUTHOR OF ARTICLE REPRODUCED i IN THE CITIZEN I J 9 I I The Citizen, in the issue of j Tuesday, carried a story under ! caption “One Road To Key West,” which appeared in the current issue of the Magazine Traveler, and was such an interesting one i that republication of parts of the story was decided on. ! So many favorable comments were heard on the different points covered, and The Citizen was asked so frequently “who ; wrote the story”, that it was de-! ; cided to investigate. It did, and I learned today that the writing was from the facile pen, or type writer, of S. C. Singleton. Cham ber of Commerce secretary. TUG WARBLER ! ! DUE TOMORROW ! ! I 1 Wrecking Tug Warbler, which j left port Tuesday to go ot the as j distance of the Estonian Steamer I Torni, which was reported in ! trouble off Cuba and near Porto Padre, will return to Key West tomorrow morning 7:30 o’clock. ; The Steamship Torni is. ac-; cording to Lloyds Register, aves-, i scl of 251 length, 2044 tnn< I gross and 1209 net. What activity ( was done by the Warbler was not incorporated in the radiogram which was received by the Por ter Dock Company this morn | ing. HARVEY CLOPTON ! PAID VISIT HERE I Harvey Clopton, former rota- 1 : gravure advertising manager of the Courier Journal and Times of I Lousville. Ky.. and now president ; of the Advertising Club of Louis ville, was a visitor in Key West j Wednesday. Mr Clopton spent the day look , ing over the city and was a pleas ant and interested visitor in the afternoon at The Citizen office. Fan American Airways Plan To Operate Service Between Key West, Miami And Havana U. S. Destroyers Due To Arrive Here January 3 - (By Waihingion Correspondent of The Key West Citizen WASHINGTON. D. C.. Dec. 23.! Is K. / —Two U. S. destroyersjMhe Childs and the Williamson- will : drive .in Key West from Norfolk about January 8. for a ten-day ! stay, it was stated here today at *l;e Navy Department. Sailing date for the two vessels from Norfolk has been set for January 3, it was said, and it i3 expected that the vessels will re turn to that ciiy atier the Key West trip. During their slay in Key West the navy ships will lay off the Naval Station. The destroyers' visii is the only voyage of naval vessels to Key West, scheduled at this time, the Navy Department said. MRS. HENRIQUEZ DIED IN TAMPA RESIDED IN KEY WEST BE FORE TAKING UP HER HOME IN TAMPA Mrs. Eduardo Henriqucz, 77, a j former resident of Key West but | who for the past 12 years has re sided in Tampa, died December 20, and interment was held the * following afternoon. Before her passing, several of. the children went to Tampa and j spent a short time with their ! mother. They returned before, her death, except Enrique Hen riquez, who remained until the end and returned over the high- , way last night. Mrs. Henriquez is survived by her children, Mrs. Ramon Deri zar.s. Havana: Mrs. Alberto Roche. Tampa; Rafael. Arcadio, EnrjQMR and Eduardo, Jr., of Key,, West;. , Kcgjjio and Joseph of Tamper, and m BUY CHRISTMAS SEALS Just In Time For Late Shopper* NOW OPEN | o CORAL REEF 212 Duval Street TOYS - GIFTS COSTUME JEWELRY I SOUVENIRS SHELL NOVELTIES CUSTOM-MADE TIES j DOLLS CHRISTMAS TREE I AT FIRE STATION DONATED BY A. B. CLEARE. FORMER MAYOR AND COUNCILMAN ; Number 1 fire station Wednes j day night was the center of at traction for pedestrians and auto mobilists, each anxious to see the beautifully decorated Chr.stn:as' tree, which is placed just inside :he entrance. . Each year at this time mem- ; beis of the Fire Department le ceive a tree from a friend of the department, which is dressed up with tinsel and many colored lights, and placed where it can oe seen by passers-by. The tree this year is one of the most beautiful fir trees which nave been seen this season, and I was a gift from former council man and mayorv Allan B. Cleare, Sr., who ever has a warm spot ui his heart for the fire-fighters It prdaehts i a delightfully Christmas look, but there is miss ing from the branches the pres ents and greeting cards which usually form the must attractive ; art of the decorations of a Christmas tree. Members of the department arc anticipating gifts and are looking forward to Saturday when, it is .loped, that many gifts will be uspended from the branches. SCOUT TROOP i RETURNS HOME i MEMBERS ENJOY ENCAMP MENT AT THE PINES ON i STOCK ISLAND i Scoutmaster A. E. Peirce, Boy j Scout Troop 51 and a group of the members, returned yesterday from the camp which had been established at The Pines on Stock Island. The camp was arranged expressly for the purpose of giv ing the boys certain tests which are required by the scouts. Mr. Pierce said he was able to give the scouts a splendid outing much of which was due to the courtesy of Major Wm. V. Al bury, Florida National Guard, ■ who loaned the tenting equip ment which made the com fortable camping possible. > Those who took the tests and passed were: Anthony Boza. Lyle McCarron, Leonard Key. John J. Romero, Donald Lowe. Anthony Albury. Frank Papy. Gilbert Hall, Joseph Roberts. Paul Esquinaldo, and Eugene Bcrkowitz. The formal Opening tinner and Dance at La Casa Marina will take place this year on Saturday evening, December thirty-first. A cordial invitation is extended to the people of Key West to participate as has been the annual custom. Dinner will be served at 8:00 o'clock and danc ing is from 9:30 'till 2. The charge will be $2.50 per person Please call Mr. Grobe, phone 780, for your table reservations. This is necessary. CASA MARINA, PETCT SCHUTT, Mtug.r 1 Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14* Fahrenheit PRICE FIVE CENTS 4 j. V Station To Handle Passen gers To Be Constructed On Waterfront; Plans Nearly Completed Pan-American Airways will operate plane service between Key West, Miami and Havana, providing all necessary facilities for the handling of passengers, from Havana and other govern in' tal activities in connection therewith, are provided locally. Jim Yonge, legal representative of the Pan-American Airlines, and J. Galhaus, an engineer of the lines, were in Key West this week and discussed the matter with W. R. Porter, president of the First National Bank, in all detail. Station Necassary The visiting officials pointed out that it would be necessary to construct a station on the water front where planes coulpl be brought down and passengers landed. In the station will have to be rooms for the use of gov ernment officials ‘which include U. S. Public Health Service, the Customs Service and the Immi gration Service. Mr. Porter told The Citizen to- day that arrangements have been completed for the construction of the station which will be on a conveniently located pier in the subbase, according to the blue prints which have been made and are in Mr. Porter’s office. Ships which will be used in the service are the Fan-American Clippers. Trips are to be made from Miami to- Havana, from the Cuban port to Key West, hack again to Havana and thence to Miami. Capital Naadad However the service will not be put into effect unless Key West capital is supplied for the construction of the station and facilities in connection therewith i Conservative estimates place the cost at from SBOO to SI,OOO and Mr. Porter said that the best portion of the amount has been secured, or promised, and there was but little doubt in his mind that the entire amount needed for the station would be secured The far reaching effects of this service, the small cost to passen gers, which it is said will be something less than the passage by steamer, and the short time of the trip and the convenience to travel, make it certain that the necessary funds will be provided. A REAL DISAPPOINTMENT Chicago. Thieves broke into the automobile of Nathan Glazer. shoe salesman, and stole four cases of shoes, including men's work shoes, women's gold and silver evening slippers and sports boots. The only trouble, the thiev*s would have to be one legged to profit much—they were ail for the left foot.