The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 27, 1934, Page 2

hi 2 3,072 counties in the 48 254, and Delaware the smallest Aargest, with an area of 20,175 miles. New York county is the with an area of only 22 square Bristol county, in Rhode Island, is smallest with 24 square miles. g county, in'South Dakota, with an of 540 square miles, has no postoffice, Allegheney county, in Pennsylvania, 725 square miles, has 150 postoffices. And speaking of postoffiees, Lead- the highest, being 10,190 ‘above sea level, while Calipatria, 176 feet below sea level, is the ‘North Carolina and Virginia have ex- y 100 counties each. States having 100 counties are [llinois, 102; } Kansas, 105; Missouri, 114; Kentucky, 120; Georgia, 161; Texas, 254. Im Louisiana these subdivisions are called parishes, of which the state has --p__. WHAT OF THE PEOPLE is a Question that every intelli- n of Key West,ghauld seek - to axswer when tempted to declaim . ppon the marvelous march of civilization or to boast about man’s conquest of nature. An idea of the state in which millions live can be gleaned by a knowledge of con- ditions in the United States, generally re- garded as the most progressive country of the world. Here we have millions about to starve, except for the bounty of their government. What about the people in other ‘areas? Well, the answer, in part, comes from Secretary of State Cordell Hull, who | recently estimated that eighty per cent of the people of the world are living around or below the poverty line. peewee shi It’s an interesting marathon foing ‘on in Toronto, Canada, where $500,000 is to | be awarded to the mother who has the most children in the decade ending Octo- ber, 1936. : Tt seems that a certain Charles V. Mil- lar left that amount as a prize in the ma- ternity sweepstakes. One woman, with eleven babies to her credit, leads the en- nieipal golf coutse al land. It was said in past that many guests failed to for the entire winter the lack of this feature. will be here this year. Word was received in Key went | yesterday that the amendment to the navy bill providing for an ap- propriation of $100,006 for an ex- 4jtension to the submarine base im Key West had failed to pass. Rep- resentative Joe Sears, in @ letter to the cahmber of commerce, ex- plained that the bill was in com- mittee room when it was decided to consider each item and it was thus that that the amendment was killed. Joint installation of officers of the Masonic Lodges of Key West and Order Eastern Star. will be held Tuesday night in the Strand Theater. Lodges participating will} be Dade No. 14; Dr. Felix Varela, No. 64; Anchor Ledge No. 182 and Fern Chapter 21, Eastern Star. Land recently purchased by United States Senator William Butler on Key Largo is to be sub- divided, This particularly produc- tive section of the key is undergo- ing many changes and rapidly as- suming shape, An office is to be. opened in Miami ‘where the will be offered for sale. It is th belief of local realtors and de- velopers that this initial develop, ment is the forerunter of eae others. = 3 Extensive improvements are vel ing made by Hugh Matthewson to} his property on Upper Matecumbe. This is the news brought to Key West today. Mr. Matthewson. who is a multi-millionaire, bought 2 large tract on the key several years ago and has been gradually improving it until today it is one of the most attractive pieces of property on the chain of Florida; keys. | Editorial Comment: The large-| ly increased -vocabularly which | people are gaining by studying} cross word puzzles might be use- | ance gers Univ. York, 65 years ago. 66 years ago. fully employed in urging the peo- ple to buy at home. An interesting and largely at- tended game of basketball was played last night at the Athletic Club between the team from the! University of Florida and the local High School quintet. The boys from the university, known as the Monroe County Club were} defeated by a score of ‘24 to 9. ~ A delegation composed of some of the foremost educators in/ Cuba will arrive this afternoon | from Havana and will be met at the wharf by Cuban Consul Do-; mingo Milord and a large deleza- tion. of citizens, In the evening} the visitors will leave for Daytona! where they will attend the sannal) gonvention of the Florida Educa-! tional Association. Between the time of arrival and departure the! visiting educationalists will be! guests at a supper in the Victoria! Restaurant. By the middle of next month Key West Presbyterians expect to worship in the structure they are now having constructed at South | and Whalton streets. Work on the! building is progressing rapidly and | by January 15 will be completed, it is believed. ; BENJAMIN LOPEZ FUNERAL HOME] Established 49 Years j ? The First National Bank of Key West {3 Deposit up to $6,000 guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Gift For The Family - That Last Thee The Tears CYPRESS LAWN FURNITURE: Deu! Char - Childis Chair Bench 4.50 MIRRORS—FANCY—FOUR BEAL TIFUL SEG TO SELECT FROM MODERN CLASSIC FANCY GLASSW4RE—COMSLE Gk Gee. VITOES: BOWLS, ETC — 13s IVORY CHINAWARE—16 Piece Sets—é Pilates, 4 fags @ Saucers, 4 Cereals, per set ceil “$1.00 Open Until 7 P. M. Evenings Rocking Char Single Pieces 2 Piece Sets 3 Piece Sets e pension, and of these schem tion contra trants but another keeps in the running by presenting her ninth baby this month. She t{ has given birth to twenty-two in all, but SCSCCSOSSESHeSSeeeECessesTeCEseDeLesee: