The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 16, 1937, Page 2

PAGE TWO The Key West Citizen i xcept Sunday By SN PUBLISHING CO. INC, ARTMAN, President ; Assistant Business Manager ‘om The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe c d class matter FIFTY-SIXTH YEAR Member of the Associated Press Press is exclusively entitled to use n of all news dispatches credited to rwise credited in this paper and also the local news published here. application. ECIAL NOTICE All reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of Fespect, obituary tices, etc., will be charged for at the rate of i0 cents a line. Notices for entertainments by churches from which @ revenue is to be derived are 5 cents a line. The Citizen is an open forum and invites discus- sion of public issues and subjects of local or general interest but it will not publish anonymous communi- extions. —_—$<$<—, i IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST F ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. Bridges to complete Road to Main- jand. Free Port. Hotels and Apartments. Bathing Pavilion. Airports—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Governments. THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WILL always seek the truth and print it without fear and without favor; never be afraid to attack wrong or to applaud right; always fight for progress; never be the or- gan or the mouthpiece of any person, clique, faction or class; always do its utmost for the public welfare; never tolerate corruption or injusti denounce vice and praise virtue. commend good done by individual or organ- ization; tolerant of others’ rights, views and opinions; print only news that will elevate ARE YOU BALANCED? It is fine for human beings to have good times, to enjoy themselyes in proper ways and to appreciate a sense of humor as they travel along the road of life. However, after all, this is not the pur- pose of existence. The individual should | accept some responsibility, assume some | obligations and have faith in something if | life is to have a full meaning. | There is always the danger that the | thinkers of the day will take things too | | | | 1 | | | | seriously but this danger is no more real than the opposite, that the pleasure seek- ers wilbefail:teretake things enough. The balanéé between them what | makes civilization worth having, but it, does not seem possible for every individual to capture the poise that goes with such a balance. seriously is NOT A MODERN DANIEL Most of our readers are familiar with | the story of Daniel in the lion’s den and some of them have heard about the Rev. Harold Davidson, unfrocked English rec- tor who took up stunts to make a_ living after losing his church job. Well, it seems that Mr. Davidson, some days ago, decided to preach from the cage of a lion as part of his job in a sideshow. The lion. however, failed to appreciate the part played by the brother and did not cooperate. His objections took the form of mauling the orator who died from the wounds received, Now, some people will take the oc- casion to contrast the different fate of Daniel and the late pastor, in the lion’s den, and conclude that, at last, the lion was not mistreating a modern Daniel. SIDELIGHTS By MARCY B. DARNALL, Former Editor of The Key West Ci A unique radio broadcast from a mov- ing passenger train is planned by the L. & N. railroad, with a studio fitted up in a specially equipped dining car from which an orchestra, singers and other-artists will be heard. This experimental broadcast will be picked up at intervals by six south- ern radio stations as the train speeds from THE KEY WEST CITIZEN You and Your Nation’s Affairs Abundant Life — by Dictum! By ELIOT JONES Professor of Transportation and Public Utilities, Stanford st is popular these days to advo- eate a planned society, the objective being “a more abundant life.” As to the desirability of attaining this ob- jective there is practically no disagreement; the only ques- tion is whether the objective can be realized througha “planned” so- ciety. The advo- cates of a planned so- ciety, in en- deavoring to establish their case. always stress the need for, and suc- cess of, planning in war times; and they affirm that what can be done in time of war can also be done in time of peace The enalogy does not hold, how- ever; for the two situations are quite different. In the case of war there much more general agreement: up the objective. Independencé iis to achieved; an invading army ts to | Tepuised; or a strip of. territory to be annexed. To the general st: of the army can be given the task realizing the objective, and of det mining the number of men, the guas- tity of materials dnd supplies. etc., that are needed. Careful. sans can be made for obtaining the necessary troops and supplies and no interfer- ference with this planned program need be tolerateu. In time of war patriotism demands conformity: and dissent is regarded as trezson. Compare this situation with plan- ning in peace times. The objective of peace-time planning is “a more abundant life.” Yet what does this mean? It means, of «ourse, more and better food, clothes, shelter, automo- biles, radios, and the like. But what kinds of food, clothes, houses, and University automobiles, and in what proportions? ‘The component elements of the more abundant life rumup in the aggregate to many, many thousands of items, and it will be exceedingly difficult for a group of governmental plan- | ners to determine what the people want in order to realize their concept of a more abundant life. In practice, however, it would be necessary for the directors of the planned society to make -he decision as to what shall be produced, and in essence, then, to dictate what tue peo- ple shall consume. The administra- tors of the plannea society would have to decide, for example, whether to increase the supply of houses or automobiles; in other words, to de- cide which promoted the more abun- dant life: stahility of residence or freedom of movement And if they decided in favor of automobiles, they would presumably have to provide more automobile trailers and filling stations, and less household furni- ture. As matters now stand the people determine, by the character of their purchases, what shall be produced. But under a régime of planning the decisior. would have to be made. by the gove nment planning boare; it would be the government that would decide what form the more abundant life was to take. The ;lanners who are making the country over for the supposed benefit of the people would thus eventually become thir masters, interested pre- sumabl; in the welfare of the people, at first, a any rate. but none che less their n.asters. And the more varied and far-reaching the planning be- came, the more would the govern- ment assert its authority, until final- ly, by a gradual process, the people might lose their fundamental liber- ties. and become dependent on a group of government functionaries, having. quite possibly, no constitu- tional origin and no constitutional responsibility. (Address questions to the author care of this newspaper) NOLE ABNER ‘VIEWS AND REVIEW What They Say Whether Right Or Wrong cil pumper who shot his mapers: “I'd rather face them it | | Foreign Minis! } “A democracy that goes to wer, ‘| Simistic' indeed is the chap who lercccccccccccccccocccese:| o'clock to N. B. Shannahan, in one | James Ethel Denton, Oklahoma|°! the prettiest home weddings’ kid- again} Mrs, han cll the newspaper fellows.” | Salvador de Madariaga, Argentine MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 1937) KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY Happenings Here Just Ten Years Ago Today As Taken From The Files Of The Citizen The boulevard, which will be:est families. The couple are at completed in about one week, is home to their many friends at already attracting more attention oF from thousands of visitors passing 1100 rine aree through the city than any other of | the many sights in the city, PF: PP", jthing else that Key West has ever ‘Po known, is the statement made by /With: coneretes Captain John Phelan, of, the Gov-!have ‘been*on ernor Cobb. _ It is already the,out- days: 5 standing show place, the captain | ‘Mes Pall ana, and elicits more ‘en- . Paul,Archer, ‘thusiasm from strangers’ °than|@aret streety.who has been des- those who not had an opportunity|Péfately ill since Sunday, is re- to judge would deem possible.|Ported much improved today with While standing on the bridge of!chances greatly in her favor of the Governor Cobb, said Captain} her recovery. Phelan, most of the time the con-; versation of passengers is about the bridges. Not one but bon-t dreds of passengers discuss the; boulevard and but rave about its beauty. Beginning next Monday! the contractors will begin laying the last coat of oil, and when this; is finished the six miles of beauti-| ful drive will be open to the pub-| Hie. | That old saying about its rain- ing every day for 40 days if it rains on, St. Swithin’s Day isn’t} panning out here. It did rain on; St. Swithin’s Day, July 15, but} since that time it has rained less than one-quarter inch. To be ex- act, .23 and no more, August.) like every other month this year, os far below normal in rainfall. However, the rainfall shortage for the year will probably be made’ up in September and October when the rainfall is usually about! 10 inches. i | Editorial comment: With the Overseas Highway bridges assur-! ed, with a 1,000 foot million dol-' lar dry dock coming, and with’ work about to begin on a fish, hatchery and aquarium, which’ will make this city famous, pes-} ‘The’ sdawall “underhtath” the Ley dock. is, being..s ned A number of men ithe “job: for several | declares Coroner’s jury appointed by i doesn’t see that a new day is dawning for Key West. | Miss Anna Hampton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Dongo, was) married Saturday night at pay ever solemnized in this city. Rev- erend Livingston Munro, of First, Methodist church, officiated, | Shannahan is the eldest daughter of Mrs. J. S. Dongo and} a popular member of the city’s} younger society set. The man of| her choice is store-room keeper of! 502 Mar- : week without cost or obligation. and take advantage of this offer, Peace Justice Rogelio Gomez, coroner ex-officio, to investigate into the death of Harry Arrenaux; bellboy on the Steamship San jaasinia who fell overboard at the dock August 7, last-night retw ja verdict of accidental death, by {drowning. The inquest had been ‘delayed in order to question wit? nesses who are members of thé jship’s company. 3 4 Lighthouse Tender Poppy, just ;off the: ways where the vesel un: | derwent: extensive repairs, will !take on supplies for ——- | Bay and leave with material fo | work which has been outlined fot [that section t — | MONROE THEATER Wm. Powell-Myrna Ley —in— f AFTER THE THIN MAN |} Matinee: Balcony, 10¢; Orches ‘ tra, 15-20c; Night: 15-25¢ BLOW AWAY THE HEAT! COMFORT: Cooling breezes that drive away that lazy, sultry feeling. ECONOMY: A roel coctlaline Sone: with strong tem inch blades at a tiew?sluw,? price. Here.is.a fan.) that gives youevery-— thing—and it can be” eee BEN for only 95c down and the balance in monthly installments with your electric bill! —10 INCH OSCILLATING GILBERT FAN— Special $6.95--95¢ down—-$1 .00 per month “QUIET ~ SPEEDY — STRONG New Shipment Just Received ONE WEEK FREE TRIAL You may try the above ELECTRIC FAN ope Phone us today 9-6) ab Cincinnati to New Orleans, and will be the first of its kind ever attempted. and not contaminate the reader; never com- 'ithe Chevrolet Garage and a de-! if beaten, loses its»liherty at the} soondant of one of the city’s old promise with principle. “Good people very often have their ‘own classification of those entitled to be sealled “good people.” Nebraska has no state income tax, cigarette tax or sales tax. What stupid jegislators, to overlook all that gravy! Anyway, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor and Aunt Bessie are probably having more fun than the Archbishop of Lanterbury. Too many men put in just so many oursin’ their work and put no love in it, vith the result they are dissatisfied—no redit to the job, the employer and them- elves. If you don’t think the average man is a simple creature try paying him a com- pliment that you know is about a hundred times over-sized. He will bait, hook, line and sinker, swallow the It is known there is no freedom of the Press in Germany, but it seems that for- eign correspondents might be accorded the privilege of telling the truth. That, however, is out of the question, for Hitler has declared personae non gratae various foreign correspondents and desires others whose dispatches would “more nearly re- flect the official version of the achieve- ments of the regime.” If the undesirable correspondents are not speedily withdrawn they will be unceremoniously expelled. Women stutter less than men.. It is their mental nimbleness which protects women from stuttering, The male his tongue twisting his words more finds ten times frequently than does that of the fe- male of the species. Dr. Robert Milisen, of Indiana, who addressed the Arkansas Stutterers Association, at Little Rock, Ark., a few days ago, explained that stuttering was a neuro-physiological disability about which there were insufficient data avail- able to warrant any definite conclusions. Studies by a research group at Cor- nell indicate that girls who quit jobs to get married have the best chances for marital happiness. In this day and time a good many fellows prefer girls who stick to their jobs after getting married. Someone has figured that it would take an income of $24 a minute for 2,000 years to equal what the United States gov- ernment has spent in the last three years. No wonder the national debt has passed the 36 billion mark. Men are slightly more vain than wo- men, according to a reporter who. checked | the persons who stopped to survey them- selves in a public mirror in Memphis. In an hour 18 men and 17 women paused be- fore the glass to have a look. Charles Reynolds éf Chicago recently quit his job as an elevator operator after | holding it for 49 years. He did not retire on account of age, but because he just didn’t like the sensation he felt overy time he stopped the elevator, and couldn't get used to it. Richard Turner of Tennessee has be- come impatient over his wife's delay in re- turning home} from a visit and, has to spend a few months with relatives Norwayeand has notcome back. in Comprising a committee appointed from a luncheon club in Bridgeport, Cenn., to visit sick members were a physician, a druggist, a florist, a clergyman, an under- | Evident- | taker and a tombstone salesman. ly the idea was to be prepared for eventuality. What was no doubt a happy anniv er-| sary was recently reported by a Missouri newspaper, the item ending with this sen- ; tence: “At the last table sat grandpa and the birthday cake, beautifully lit up.” sued | for divoreé. Mrs. Turner left 23 years ago | any | |hands of its | adversaries: if vic- torigus, it loses its liberty at its)” ea 3 { Jacob, Panken, Domestic Relations judge: “Woman is not as dependent as she was in yesteryear. She has entered the fields of gainful oc- mud, jcupational enterprise. She is no Elviry Higgins accidentally longer always the home-maker.” i stepped into a beauty shop in Eden | Valley and it cost her $2.15 before A Soothin Reward sceezezz, For Itch Sufferers she could git out. Mag : wz | Several highly valued mediciues Today Ss Horoscope | are so combined as to make Imperial | Politicians who make quite ! splash sometimes git stuck In the | Se jontelip seteving tie Webies ot oe | in iy rel eczema, rash, tetter, ringworm and | common ‘itch. Two sizes, 35c, $1.00. Today’s native will be simple in manner, soft-hearted, with the am- | bition not very strong, and apmi- |cation to hard work will be fouRd At the sanfe tinte, the disposition is manly and coh- tente — KEY WEST — COLONIAL HOTEL ‘ } Im the Center of the Basiness and Theater District of advant ; the manner seems a little rough, but it is thoroughly sweet- —Populer Pri First Class Fireproof —Sensible Rates— Garage Elevator natured. It indicates a good friend who is in danger of being imposed upon. j Subscribe to 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 | j as a protection for travel funds. These Cheques, issued in convenient denomi- nations of $10, $20, $50 and $100, cost only 75c. | for each $100 purchased. 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