The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 2, 1937, Page 2

paper and also are left to guess to the best of their ability : as to the wishes of the electorate who pay them to act as representatives—and hav- ing paid them, promptly lose all interest in the matter except to condemn their “public servants” on general principles. But no such alibi exists in the matter ~ | of the mandate that Florida take her place in line with her sister States in qualifying blind, our needy little children and those with us and whose last moments may be saved from the bitterness of despair by a Twelve to one; we, the people of Florida, made known our wishes to the And, at this late day in the session, now so near its close, this imperative mandate has been ignored, and we face the prospect that our needy little ones, our sightless neighbors who must sit in perpetual dark- State and now will need our helping hand for such a little while, must know the desolation that will come upon them if we fail to qualify for Federal aid, and they are thrown upon the tender and inadequate heads of the family have now | that any consideration, least of all the tribe into a debate over spend the vacaticn this summer in that, perraps, ihe disagreement them to dodge the expense al- possible a crue] and heartless refusal to There is not a man in Tallahassee who would not give to a blind man, a guiding hand across the street; who would not pick up and comfort a little child who had fal- len into a pit; who would refuse a friend- ly act to the man or woman who sits in en- forced idleness and watches with dimming eyes the approach of the grim Reaper. And yet, incredible as it may seem, that is what is happening in today. of Judge Browne makes changes in the political their rent was too high, refuse to In contrast, law-abiding citizens their taxes are too high, but they | the name of that almost unanimous men. : & ; : i 4 et Postmaster Farley who has his the presidency, looks supinely on. the whimper of protest. few occasions stand out in memory compare with the thrill of graduation from { In Key West the schools will soon | by the staging of commencement exercis during which the students will poll tax purges ‘elec-' intelligence. exerescence, and <a j , ‘ an equal chance With the candidate who has the wherewith to “put out.” it does not end their opportunity to learn. | i leges today go into a world that is much | Gomez to fill the unexpired term of thej| several years ago but nevertheless they! Tate Judge Browne, but as this judgeship | face problems which some older citizene was created during the 1935 session of the | escaped. Many of them face the obvious legislature in which Gomez served as sen-| search for employment and the oppor- | ator, he may be disqualified tecause of} tunity to make their way in life and, un- | the constitutional prohibition against ary | fortunately, there is little certainty that | legislative member benefiting from a sob| all those who deserve the opportunity to | in the creation of which he participated. | work will be lucky enough to find it. i It is a fine point in law, and may require ; The Citizen hopes that the boys and! a supreme court decision, if challenged. | girls who graduate in this county will con- | ; tinue their studies if it is possible for them | On Monday the state senate passed al to do so. They will find their time well | bil appropriating $3,800,000 a year. for! spent and reap an appropriate reward’ old age persions and assistance for the! later in life. At the same time, we trust Blind and dependent children.” If the} that those who must immediately seek ; house passes the social security bill in the| their economic fortune will not forget the form passed by the senate, final enactment} days of study or come to the conclusion | will mean dissolution of the present state} that they have learned all that they need. | #eeial welfare board, as the senate made We take this opportunity of con- | "6 changes in the provisions of the bill gratulating all students in this County! leaving appointment of the board and of-| who have completed their school courses ficials up to Governor Cone, who has al-! and therefore receive appropriate diplomas ways favored old age pensions, but i at this time. It is really an epoch in life | 3s avowedly hostile to Conrad Van Hy-} and the occasion marks the end of an era { memory but will! . Bing, welfare commissioner, at the present | that will live long in =.” Gime. / ee / if j Mever return. to share in the Federal aid offered to ou: |» aged ones who have so short a time to be | humane and wisely provident act, H Sieg Cea ek ness, and the helpless old people who have | “the sit-down is played their part in the making of the! mercies of local relief. j ‘ It seems like an incredible thing any} petty, personal consideration, can make | toss out to these distressed ones, the life- j line that National Legislation has laid | ready to our hand. { Tallahassee j We call upon our representatives, in| vote | upon the referendum submitted to their | constituents, to act, and act at once, in be-)} half of those whose conditions entitle them:' to the tender consideration of their fellow i TO OUR GRADUATES In the life of the average boy and girl to} high school. | celebrate the graduation of another cla: | i receive | iplomas attesting to their proficiency anid | For many boys and girlsthis | will mark the end of their opportunity to | attend school but they should realize that} The graduates of our schools and col- |- iietl 00: True, the old and tried of industrial warfare—the the boycott, sabotage, violence, Hi £eg7 att ile ity ai} ill L z As Mf. Foster points i & i ‘ttench of the..walk-out.” an effective boycott which, in business, might seriously reduce the (Address questions te the author care of this newspaper) PAINE’S PRAIRIE I stand on the rim of the nut-brown bowl That is Paine’s Prairie: Listen as the cat-squirrel chatters and scolds The sinking sun. Clouds in the West Stretehed, gauze-like On the fingers of the wind, Dissolve into soft brown rust And disappear. The oaks weep crystaline tears That drip from mossy beards Into white sand. A marsh-hawk screams, Swooping after the marsh-hare that runs Trembling under a log. Flapping white (herons |/ ij Rise in a long fine from the: ponds . . . It is their wings that sing the finale To*the prairie’s evening song. Now it is night: oO Stare at the stars a cow and I Bathing in open pools. The prairie speaks In a changed voice . . . Her call is the same, Yet mor istent .. . understand, cannot ‘ger I am a man. : Only a cow = Can tay all night. q?F —STETSON KENNEDY? s Fieeereek FLE S [ea wat 2 which is ioe At well, Li Ruth L.'* Cask, Marie Cres- [pes tone Sunes ;, Roberta Curry, Lounders, Grace M. Lowe, Eloise Milord, Ofelin Rios and Emily Vignold. * 1 The Citizen advised today ‘Sunday ° Examination of Monroe county }teachers started this morning, the tests being given by Superin- tendent of Publie Instruction Mel- vin E. Russell. This series of tests will ; recking today for the Isle of Pines to pick [up 2 disabled steamer. It is not known what port the distréssed ship will be towed to but the sup- position is that it will be Key West. : NOW IS THE TIME for you to install an elem tric range in your home. There will be no cost for installation. and monthly payments are less than SEVEN CENTS A DAY. News has been received in the city announcing the wedding of Miss Jennie Mae Johnson and Joseph Watkins, which happy event took place at noon yester- day in Tallahassee. The newly weds wijl make a tour to several points including the Carolinas and : | t : Et ; E County commissioners will lin regular session tonight at $ ‘o'clock in the county court house. | At this meeting it will be definite- tly decided whether or not the road | to Sugar Loaf will be thrown open |to the public on Sunday. A num- | ber of important matters will be | considered and acted upon it is , understood. Juvenile court will convene to- morrow in the county court house, i 1 SOiieene Cone has appointed Senato:| improved when compared with conditions| SUBSCRIBE FOR THE CITIZEN—20c WEEKLY. A Service for Travelers For the ever-increasing number of patrons who are, planning a journey our bank offers AMERICAN EXPRESS TARVELERS CHEQUES as a protection for travel funds. 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