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Associated Press Day Wire Service For 60 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LXI. No. 219. Council itesed Plunder’s Ordinance; Tax Meet Tonight f Changes Made In Code j Delayed Passage Ofj Ordinance On Final Reading I City Council met in the first of two special meetings for the weekend last night, called for the purpose of acting upon the j ! Plumbers' Code Ordinance. All j counciimen were present. Before the council considered j the code, the members acted upon! a request from Julius Stone, ex- j ecutive officer of the Key West 1 Guard, to appoint a council mem ber to serve on a joint city- ’ county committee with Mr. Stone S to consider sponsorship of proj ects for the Guard. Councilman Carbonell, chairman of the Public Welfare committee, wras appoint ed. Tonight the council will meet. on special call to consider ways and means to collect delinquent taxes pwed the city. Up for main con.-ideration will be whether to t publicize the list of 1939 delin quents in legal form. A number of changes were made in the Plumbers’ Code last night and progress was slowed on the thiid reading. After half of the code had been read, the total 1 consisting of 51 type written pages, the council recessed until the final meeting on the subject, which will be held-on September 26. City attorney Aquilino Lopez, Jr., prepared a title description of the ordinance and its purposes. It is presented herewith: “An ordinance for the purpose of protecting the health ana wel-, fare of the citizens of the City| of Key West by providing for a Plumbing Code for the City of Key West by creating a Board of Plumbing Commissioners, au thorizing the said Board to es tablish. adopt and promulgate rules and regulations providing for the examination and licenses of plumbers; “Providing for the salaries of the plumbing commissioners and plumbing inspector; providing for fees to be collected by the plumbing inspector :providing for the issuance of permits for doing plumbing work; providing for per mits and specifications to be filed with the plumbing inspector: “Providing for the Arbitration Board; providing for plumbing code definitions, terms to be used and interpretations; providing for a svstem of water supply to be used and plumbing fixtures to be installed; providing for the quality of materials contained and pipes to be used in plumbing work; providing for inspection and tests to be made by the plumbing inspector and provid ing for the duties and authority of the plumbing inspector; provid ing for a penalty for the viola tion of this ordinance”. SCHOOL PATROL UNITS FORMED Traffic officer Ray. Atwell re ported today that the School Pa trol units at Key West’s three grade schools were being per fected for the new school period. When fully completed, there will be 19 boys in each unit, making a total of 57 patrol boys for the city, acting to guard stu dents from traffic mishaps. Of ficer Atwell pays regular calls at the schools, in the morning, at noon and at afternoon dis missal. An effort is to be made shortly to obtain merchant sponsorship of a project to aesuire more uniforms for the patrols. Mate rial donated is given to the WPA Sewing Room, whose personnel w ill make the uniforms on a reg ular project as before. WE LL STRAIGHTEN THAT FENDER SO THAT YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO TELL WHERE IT WAS DENTED! LOU SMITH AUTO SERVICE, DUVAL A DTMsiOS She SCry Hirst ©itizru HERE’S A FLORIDA ‘DARK-HORSE’ TO • •• ••• • • • Lowry's A Democrat Bat Can't ‘Swallow' Third Term • *• ••• • • • OPPOSE WILLKIE AND ROOSEVELT BROOKSVILLE. Sept. 13.—A j dark-horse candidate for Presi i dent of the United States, Jesse >P. Lowry, of Brooksville. from the steps of the Hernando Coun ty Court House, last week an- Inounced his intention to run. Lowry, a ten-year resident of this community, said that he would oppose both Roosevelt and , Willkie and would be the candi date for the ever growing num ber of Americans who are op posed to a third term and yet cannot support Wendell Willkie. Outlining his platform, Lowry FLORIDA TO ENTER SOUTH WORLD FAIR OPENS IN ATLANTA SEPT. 28 AND CONTINUES TO OCT. 6 I ATLANTA, Ga.. Sept. 13 (FNS). I—The State of Florida will par ticipate for the first time this year in the Southeastern World’s .Fair at Atlanta, and in addition to an exhibit will enter a float in the State Float Parade, plan ned as a feature of the event. George G. Gross, executive * secretary of the Florida State I Planning Board, is working out the details in connection with Florida’s participation. Forty-eight photographic re productions will picture Florida's I leading recreation facilities, edu cational institutions and agri cultural and industrial pursuits. The exhibit will be displayed with those of other states in the spacious and beautiful Hall of States building. Dates of the Fair are Septem ber 28 to October 6. Florida Day has been set for September 30 and Gross states that many Floridians are planning to attend, including the governor and state officials. New City For Recruits To Be Constructed In Florida WASHINGTON. Sept. 13.—A! new city to accommodate forty thousand men will be constructed ■ in Florida before the end of the present year at a cost of $lO,- 000.000, according to Senator Claude Pepper, w*ho announced that within the next few days a cost plus negotiated contract for the completion of Camp Bland ’ ing, near Keystone Heights, Flor ida. will be made known. The job must be completed within ninety days after work starts and not later than Decem ber 31st, 1940. The project will provide em ployment for at least a three months period for thousands of men directly, and for other hun dreds of men who will be in directly employed in providing lumber and other materials necessary to the construction, i When the job is complete the following structures will have been erected: 250 Mess halls for employed personnel—2s by 87 feet. • 22 Officers mess halls—2s by 72 feet. 8 Small Officers quarters—2s , by 43 feet. 33 Administration buildings— ' 25 by 90 feet. (Florida News Service) said he w as “against all immigra tion” and thinks it should be stopped. Continuing, he declared, i “We’ve got enough bad people in j this country now* without im-, porting more from foreign coun- i tries.” He said he believed that the i fifth-column should be crushed and all paid agents of other coun- ? tries deported. He favored a i guarantee for farm products, the t government fixing the price over a 12-months period. In regard to governmental ex penditures. Lowry declared that \ it costs entirely too much for op- | eration and indicated that these costs could be cut in half. He urged the firing of officials when j their services were not neces sary. i He declared that the WPA had become a racket, that every worker should get the same pay regardless of what his job might be. He said he favored an old , age pension for everyone past i sixty years of age; that he was ; in agreement w’ith Roosevelt on ! the national defense program, but declared that he could not i support him or any man for a I third term. He considered Wen-1 dell Willkie unfit for the office. ! Lowry terms himself a “Square Deal Democrat” and said he would get his name on the ticket in November by petition or in some manner. ' Lowry came here from North Carolina. He served one term in the legislature in that state. CITY’S PRISONERS CLEAN UP LOTS ' The city's prisoners have been actively engaged .of late in cleaning up various lots in the community, according to officer Rav Atwell. • Yesterday the crew started work on La Concha Park and planned to finish the work this afternoon. Other property to be cleared includes vacant lots near 1 the Casa Marina and Convent. (Special Tlie (illira) ! 40 Recreation buildings—37 by 100 feet. 42 Motor repair shops—37 by 84 feet. 18 Infirmary buildings—2s by 90 feet. 32 Warehouses—6o by 153 feet. Other construction will include five fire stations, radio buildings, laundry, bakery, guard houses, and a structure providing for 134.000 feet of storage space. Public Utilities To service the needs of the Army of men to be stationed at Camp Blanding an electrical power distribution system cost ing $225,000 will be installed. • For railroad track facilities within the camp, $225,000 will be expended. A sewer system costing $550,- 000 and water system costing $450,000, as well as a telephone 'Service costing $70,000 will be provided. Thirty-Four Miles of Paved Highways Another principal item in the construction of the camp will be the building of twenty-eight miles of water-proof macadam highway, thirty feet wide. The stone incident to and necessary (Continued On Page Four) THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U. S. A. COURSES OF STUDY IN SCHOOLS NEED PROMPT REVISION i ENGLISH CALLS MEETING TO CONSIDER NEEDS FOR NA TIONAL DEFENSE; TO BE HELD SEPT. 20-21 (Special to The Clt 1 sea) TALLAHASSEE. Sept. 13.—The official state committee on public school courses of study has been called into special session by State Superintendent Colin Eng lish at Gainesville, September 20 and 21. The regular meeting time of the committee has been set ahead as a result of the na tional emergency. Under Florida law this commit tee is charged with the responsi bility of making recommenda tions in matters relating to the curriculum. Superintendent Eng lish will call special attention to the recent report of the National Youth Commission entitled: “What the High Schools Ought to Teach”, and to curriculum materials prepared under direc tion of the State Department this summer. “The report of the National Youth Commission provides our schools a summary of common needs”. English said, “and the national emergency forbids de lay in making such adjustments as appear necessary". _ The Youth Commission report to be considered by the Florida committee calls for a revision in instruction in reading, away from “minute dissection” of what is i read to the development of flu ent. independent readers, with emphasis on reading in the li brary. It lavs great stress upon : (Continued on Page Four) LIONS CONSIDER ! STREET PROBLEM J DISCUSSED JAYCEE MOVE MENT AT SUPPER MEET ING LAST NIGHT Members of the Key West Lions Club discussed the Junior Chamber of Commerce project to fix Key West’s streets at their supper meeting held last evening in the Lions Den. Lion Gerald Saunders was in the chair. Jaycee member. Lion Charles Roberts, brought the subject up for consideration, and following full discussion of the problems involved, the club appointed a committee, consisting of Lions Costar, Roberts and Sawyer, to act with the Jaycees. Lion Frank C. Schneider's ap plication for transfer from the Redland's Lions Club to the Key West Club was voted unanimous | approval. A membership card and lapel button were presented ito new-Lion R. Adrian O'Swee ney. Guests at the meeting last night were John Briggs and Wm. R. • Warren, Jr. JOHNSONMAY APPEAL CASE EXPECTS TO TAKE SOUVENIR MATTER TO HIGHER COURT It was announced today by counsel that Frank Johnson, local souvenir store proprietor, found guilty yesterday by Criminal Court of selling sea products without proper license, would probably appeal the case to a higher court. The State Conservation Depart ment was complainant in the case, contending that conch I shells came within provisions of the state law requiring special li cense to retail. Case of Violet Valdez against Alton Hinton, local Marine corps sergeant, charged with a statu tory offense of felonious nature, was being heard in court today. Orlando Machante, charged with operating an auto without proper driver’s license, entered a plea of guilty. His sentence was deferred, as was that of Berlin Larsen, who plead guilty to pos session of illegal sized sponges. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1940 ROTARIANS TURN •• • • Explain Committee Work OUT DESPITE RAIN - - ___ __ That it takes more than a junior deluge to dampen the j Rotarian urge to maintain their attendance record was evidenced when President Everett W T . Rus sell called the meeting to order at St. Paul's Parish Hall at noon on Thursday. Secretary William T. Fripp read a resolution adopted by the Lion's Club w*hich was addressed to W'ashington and urged that an additional Money Order window be made available during rush periods at the Postoffice. With slight discussion it was decided that the Rotary Club should for ward a similar request. Ernest A. Ramsey, program chairman, then called upon the chairmen of the various Club Service committees to define the .objects of their several commit tees and upon members to sub stitute for chairmen where the chairmen were absent. The fol lowing committees were then discussed: Classification, by E A. Strunk. Jr.; Membership, by Melvin E. j (Continued on Page Four) ADVISORY ADVISORY 10 a. m. EST The tropical hurricane was apparently central 7 a. m. Est. 150 to 200 miles north of Turks Island mov | ing north westward 14 to 16 miles per hour with indications of re curving northward. The storm is attended by gales over a wide area and hurricane winds near center. Caution advised ships in Bahama waters and northeast ward. WEATHER BUREAU. Building Permits Total $6,015 For September Building permits issued by city building inspector Ralph Russell, for the first ten days of the current month, fell below the like period for July by more than 54.000. i Listed for this month, from | the first to tenth, were eight permits calling for remodelling and miscellaneous repairs total ling $6,015. In July the figures : for the first ten days were $lO,- 730. An extensive remodelling job i on the Page Building at the cor | ner of Duval and Fleming streets, headed the list this month. The Southernmost Drug j Company, which has leased the 1 drug store from Mrs. Annie Page, • will expend $5,000 on an entire renovation of the store interior work on which has already I started. Listed this month were these ! additional permits: Repair one-story frame house on Southard street, owner Field ing Elberson. Cost $l5O. Repair one-story frame house LIVESTOCK MART | OPENS THIS WEEK ■ 1 - EVENT CELEBRATED WITH FISH FRY AND BAR BECUE DeFUNIAK SPRINGS, Sept. 13 (FNS).—The opening of the Wal ! ton County State Livestock Mar ket here this week was celebrat ed with a fish fry and barbecue. The new market, which was sponsored by the DeFuniak Springs Kiwanis Club, was pro vided through the co-operation of Nathan Mayo. Commissioner of Agriculture, and William L. Wil son, director of State Markets. The local market is intended to serve the counties of Walton, Okaloosa, Holmes and Washing ton, officials said. It is planned to hold livestock auction sales every week. DEATHS EXPECTED 1 TO REACH FIFTY IN PLANT EXPLOSION i POLICE AND INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS SEARCH FOR EVIDENCE OF SABOTAGE; TNT BUILDINGS O. K. (By Associated Press* ! KENVIL. N. J.. Sep 4 .. 13 —The number of known dead in the powder plant explosion late yes terday afternoon in this city was raised to 34 this noon and an nouncements were made that the • total may reach 50 or even more. The Hercules Powder Company suffered destruction of about 15 of its buildings at the mammoth plant here when a series of ex plosions occurred without warn ing yesterday, followed by sev eral fires creating extreme heat, w’h ich hampered rescue work Police and intelligence officers were searching for evidence of sabotage that may have caused the explosion, but had made no announcements at press time to day. It was feared that dis gruntled members of the Ger man-American bund who had been fired recently from the company, may have caused the disaster. Contrary to first beliefs, many buildings were not destroyed Two nitro-glycerin factories were running today with all employes at work. The company had been at work on a $2,000,000 govern ment contract for National De fense materials. Eighty-three persons are in a local hospital under observation while searchers continued their work in effort to find other vic tims of the explosion. Wreckage has now cooled sufficiently to al low the rescue work to go for ward at top speed. at 404 Amelia street owner Jerry Albury. $l5O. Build store room and shower room in Martcllo Tower subdivi sion, owner E. A. Strunk S3OO. Repair roof of half-story house at 806 Pearl street, owner Harry Sawyer. S9O. Repair roof of one-story frame house at 1214 Packer street, own er Jose Rodriguez. SIOO. Repair one-story frame house at 1503 North Beach, owner John R. Watson. $75.00. Build kitchen and shed at 611 Margaret street, owner C. T. Salas. $l5O. The New Deal By STYLES BRIDGES Uniled Stales Senator WASHINGTON. Sept. 13—The eight years of the Rooesvelt ad ministration will go down in American history as the era of futility, or as something even worse. That futility will give way to tragedy, should Mr. Roosevelt succeed in achieving his third term ambitions, is my sincere . conviction. War would, in that 1 event, appear inevitable. And no hurried appropriations of billions I will suffice to repair in tune our ; long neglected defenses. To attempt to detail the New Deal record of failure in the : space here allotted to me is. of course, manifestly impossible. I can only point out some of the \ consequences, actual and poten tial- from the New Deal's mis takes, bungling and ineptitude, results that will be with us for many years. • • • But even the New Deal's sins of omission and commission in its handling of the domestic econ omy; its sometimes concealed. ! sometimes openly provocative, foreign policies; it unbridled waste and extravagance: its un war an ted attacks on legitimate business; the piling up of a na tional debt of inconceivable pro portions; the failure to solve the Germans Must Strongest Daylight Bombing Of War m - NAVAL HOUSING PROJECT SOON TO RE STARTED CAPTAIN JACOBS I TO—FT THE CITIZEN OF NBMCT , RECEIVED TELLING OF m FAMILY UNITS COWING Key West nan jii 11 1 m gi mp. to have a housing prefect ex pressly far itself, and m abort ar dor. according to advice rcreaacai from the Navy Drfvtawst at Washington by Captain V F Jacobs, commandant at the laraT station. The message rrer ivrd yrxrr ,day afternoon staled that foaa are expected to be available ai the next few days for Hr caa strucUon of fifty inar real break ing units far eaAMad 4 personnel ai the navy at tbr resau station". is planned to provide barer anr tures of similar eunatrartare to those newly built at Nw aw to tion on Trurr.be island Lacatare of the project anil hr re mm and Palm avenue The project will coaß ar. cafe two and three-family Trwia per family unit for the fifty navy families Officials at the lacal stafere expected that the propel srey get started very awt perhaps a tim* to house navy faadai be fore the start at the hand are son in this ritT and frees. are br ing made- accardtoCiy X- now br project The Republican View unem pioymer.t protoirtti or to provide adequately lor ttar ac tion's defense all these aac attar faults equally grievous are mm quences than the eoatßaaaui wmm patioi, of power ov the earosbar tKmal prerogatives of tsar ata tive and judicial traaghw af ttr government ts the teal mmmm r af the New Deal and ttr gtasec danger cunfrootrri ttr ivpuhhe I Temporarily stopped hr ttr de feat a f the Supreme Court pack ing bill from the aaatons uf a high court napideir uudar ttr executive donunatam. aapa tions and depths af aw-matoas af the court, enabled ttr headML by the power af appeutturut. tt accomplish tut purpaar m ttr end The Congress, as Luadral af ttr New Dealers, has torp ty caaaad in its function of es< rr —g a restraining m sfiueaer Lump sums af btQaans af dai ' lan are placed at ttr PaHadnafs disposal to do wad as hr adds, and taxes are the® Levied, ar ttr debt limit razsetl ta |eap ttr money to be expended > (Continued ns Pag* Four PMCE ~TE CESTS Low 4mm Mnfd Far Ft feMW teC m Warn mr qpaa rwmm* •" tat a *MMtaiL Vtaav A mmmmJT* —mmr *M m tar mn ■ < ie lJt tsar m tar war lake m sanaaag law aaaag Star r man* rf mv M\mm ■i m