The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 7, 1937, Page 2

AT meee The Zoy 2 est Citizen Published Da cept Sunday By JSMING CO., INC. » President Buxiness Manager rom ‘The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets Oniy Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe nt Jor AL class matter th ime Arsieiated Press is exclusively ‘entitled to use iblivation of all news dispatches Eredtted' ta t otherwise credited in this paper afd, also © local news published here. SCRIPTION RATES ADVERTISING RATES _ Made known on application. SPECIAL NOTICE rading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of obituary notices, ete. will be charged for at of i0 cents a line. es for entertainments by churches from which j Chamber of Commerce s to be derived are 5 cents a line. e n is an open forum and invites discus~ sion ie issnes and subjects of local or general Interest but it will not Publis anonymous communi- cattons. a IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST fr ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN || Water and Sewerage, Bridges to complete Road to Main- land, Free Port, Hetele and Apartments, Bathing Pavilion, ‘#urports—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Ucvernments, For once ey West has been ahead of Miami; its tabloid, te Florida Keys Sun, folded up before the Miami Tribune. If you kids love your teacher, see to it that dad buys his automobile tag at once, or the teachers will not have a merry Christmas. Councilman W. E. P. Roberts thinks that this impoverished community should not be permitted to play “bolita”, and is doing his share to have this form of gam- bling stopped. Ie should have the un- stinted support of the entire city council in this laudable effort, but will he? Evidently, the Japanese do not mind apologizing so long as they are permitted to commit overt acts, which will continue if it suits their purpose until some nation emphatically informs them that these ‘“misunderstandings” must cease. Such a firm stand taken at the opportune moment is more likely to maintain peace, than pro- b voke a clash. Ais Somehow it is unprofitable to go Against the designs of nature. Brazil tried bt ontrol the price of coffee by destroying he berries, but failed: The United States fied the same thing with grain and hogs, t made a mess of “it. Secretary Wal- ce’s ever normal granary has much to be said in its defense and has the further fortification that it has been tried success- fully in earlier years as cited in Biblica) history. The suspension of the Miami Tribune, which, by the way, was predicted in these columns when it was launched as a daily, demonstrates once more that if there is nc economic need for the establishment of a newspaper wherever it may be, the ven | ture is destined to fail, especially if the motive was spite. The veracity of this | statement has been demonstrated right here in Key West several times, to the sor. of those who listened to” the siren ome of the promoter. _ Bolita, one of the most profitable of} continues to function here after] onforeers have cracked down on other} of gambling. Horse booking practically at a standstill, while dice and} w heels are even more dead. In the negro where bolita is the favorite gam-} ything seems to be O. K. The! ter” raids on bolita continue as al-} but there has been no spparent o*-! wn on the industry.—Mi- Cayo Hueso lo mismo. row to crach ami Dally News. i destructiv THE YACHT FEE NUISANCE Not often does opportunity knock at the door of a city as it does at the door of Key West today, and if we do not take advantage of it, we have none but our- selves to blame. Yachtsmen who have been making Miami their port are indignant at the im- position of a nuisance tax and are seeking | other bases for their yachts and this is our’ opportutiity ta'welcome them to our | harbor, Other cities are active in this re- gard, stressiiig thé fact that there are no harbor duties éxacted, »omiere in: Key West, we have one of | the most accessible and _ well-protected harbors, located in the best fishing waters of the United States: Our game fish have not been depleted by short-sighted “tour- naments” with prizes to encourage even a more avid pursuit of the noblest specimens of fish that ever tested skill and tackle. All that we need to do is to have our extend to the yachtsmen and:sportsmen of the Nation an invitation to tie up in the sub-marine base and assure them that no exactions will be made of them, that they are welcome and that they will not -be called upon to. pay something for nothing. Unfortunately, <tinless an enlightened publie opinion, backed by the knowledge that the advent of yachts means money in the till of every business house in Key West, asserts itself for the protection of the city’s interest, Key West faces an em- bargo. Yachtsmen are proverbially good spenders; but no class will resent what they regard as an imposition more vigor- ously than the sportsmen who, by the very nature of their sport, are trained to regard rigorously their rights and to regard even if only for their own safety, the rights of those they meet on the water-ways of the Nation. For the first time in the history of Key West, a harbor master undertakes to exact the utmost that the technicality of}, the law allows him, regardless of the wel- fare of his community. If there was any color of service on which he might base a charge, the situa- tion would not be so flagrant an abuse of authority. But the submarine base, with its thor- oughly protected anchorage and com- modious piers is at the convenience of yachtsmen, free of charge. It is the prop- erty of the Navy Department of the United States, a sufficient portion of it leased to the WPA who invite yachtsmen to tie up their craft without any financial obliga- tion on the part of the owners, The Chamber of Commerce has_ the chance of a lifetime to bring to our port a splendid class of luxurious sea-going yachts if—and there’s the rub—if it can offer them free wharfage. If the harbor master persists in ex- acting all that the law allows, we may ex- pect an occasional yacht to visit us, pay a fee for nothing at all, and depart with the determination of its owner never again to be subjected to that imposition. SUPER-HIGHWAYS The German Government, which is building a system of super highways for automobiles, announces that it will apply the railroad rule to drivers who must not operate their vehicles for more than a certain number of hours without rest. The Reich’s system of super highways are double-tracked and devoid of grade crossin: They will undoubtedly furnish a means of rapid motor transportation in Germany which will be particularly val- uable in the event of warfare. The suggestion has been made that this country should construct a network of super highways throughout the United States, designed to facilitate speedy motor travel. Whether it will result from a spectacular pregram or from the gradual | improvement of existing highways, is the only question because, in time, the United } States will require such a system for motor} transportation. gs. The Inber union is fast becoming the} most powerful social force in the com-| munity, for it can keep a man out of a job. We fail to understand why they are referred to as “idle rumors” when they busy as termites, and just as THE KEY WEST CITIZEN You and cere Nation’ From The Files c ~ # ras | The Naval Station’s contribu-; ;tion to the local Red Cross fund, ' | $257.25, the largest so far, was re- ported at the Red Cross headquar- ters this morning. The donation} ,of the local lodge of Elks, $50, was! ialso réported at the x tithe, as y were several mallet: donations. | These bring total era a dur- ling the campaign up 700,60; j@ little more than one-third the amount needed to keep the:lécal’ ‘chapter functioning and to: send’ ithe city’s $1000 to headqlattérs in ‘* |Washington. Ir the amount of /Ioney reported at today’s work: ers’ meeting was the most success- | a te so far. reported. { to expand al it? Lock | Mrs. A. F. Fanger, president of jthe President-Teacher Associa- 5 |tion, was guest of the local organ-' _. {izations in a meeting at La Con- ; {cha Hotel last evening. She was introduced by Superintendent Melvin E. Russell. In her excel-| lent talk she stressed the fact that| i thers are parents as well as mothers, and that men too should ttend the meetings. Monroe Inty had already been designat- ; jed as the Thirteenth District of ‘the association, the only associa- tion in the state having a whole county. Key West, it was shown, jhad three associations, and plans are being made to form one for ise colored schools. 2a ae Election of\ officers for the local mee saute! { post of the American Legion was Pree, San ie ‘n| building ¢ one of the principal items of the Scotland and oatmeal was the reverse | ture of bu of that, the good Glaszow buddy would and did send a shipload of eatmeal to Belfast and retuned with ® cargo of potatoes, whereupon two results did follow. First, ehant made a profit on both Yons and his pious n ‘Te Lord has endly, and tii good to erice of price of dough rey 3 Scottish cus jeommander and R. E. Faulkner ant. Fort Lauderdale channel en- | trance bouy, bell and gas, extin- | jguished November 29, was re- jlighted December 2, the local h by raising the | nd lowering the while in similar n he ben’ The Patriotic Daughters of America have changed the time of |meetings and announce the regu- lar semi-monthly meeting for to-' morrow night at 7:00 o'clock in- stead of 7:30. (Address questions to t!.e cuthor care of this newsz . That, I take| H raw. | 1@0CCCeeoCCeCoeeCoeeeeeeS! Today In History, WHO KNOWS? (See “The Answers” on Page 6) 1787—(150 years ago) pie a the first State to vote to ratify the. new Constitution. t Oe GREE | 1. what fis the estimated cost 1837—-(100 years ago) A rewolu- ' of the ne w farm relief measure? tionary movement for indépend-| > did the Soviet Gov- ence having developed in Canada, ernment sign 2 mutual assistance the U. S, secretary of state in-jpact with Outer Mongolia? formed the governors of Vermont, | 3. What fs the value of the New York and Michigan to arrest ' eemaa customs which Japan is any American citizens giving aid‘ of planning to seize? to Canadian revolutionaries, ” e ‘ ‘ 0 was the Chinese dele- the Brussels Conference? ng Who is the newly elected President of the Argentine Re- Lge 6. How do utility earnings in 1937 compare with 1936? 7. How does the construction paeanesaey }of new dwellings compare with 1917—United States mayor signs Pre-depression years? ordinance forbidding red flag or! 8. How many times has the any of a sacrilegious nature or op- | University of Alabama played in posed to organized government. | the Rose Bowl? —_—_—— 9. Has the Government of Bra- jl abandoned its policy of destroy- Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Sawyer | wish to announce ate engagement 666 COLDS F EVER sete a late Best first day Liniment 1888—John Boyd Dunlop of, Scotland patents his pneumatic tire. 1895—Italian armiy routed in’ Ethiopia by Ethiopian king Mene- : i lek. t 1936—California and Illinois thave displayed. this city’s Red ibeen raised. meeting of Arthur Sawyer Post’ 28 last night. P. Bernard Roberts was unanimously elected as post! \lighthouse department announces. | POPP POT PTT TOeeee 7. MELD ae a **l OS F042" KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY Happenings Here Just Ten Years Ago Today As Taken Of The Citizen of their daughter, Miss Verlot} Sawyer, to Leland Roberts. The wedding will be solemnized in the} ;near future. A romance of interest game, toa “happy climax. last, evening. when | “Miss"Margaret G. Layne, ‘of ‘Palm | Beach, and Cafios Patter, of Kam- | bridge, Mass.; were united iti’ mar- iriage, with Judge Hugh. ,Guan® of-: cficiating. Among those » present} a eeTe ‘Raymond R, Lord and J. C.° in" fewin, The couple will make their Home'in Key West during the win- ter. Mr. Patter is connected with the P. and O. S. S. Co. A total of $399.60 was} Editorial comment: If the men Tobias Kipper, local economist, .of Key West would show the same! thinks th’ gov’ment ought to reduce interest and willingness to work! the national debt. He sez it already that the women of several organi- : measures nearly forty billion ‘round zations, both religious and secular, | th’ waste, Knittin’ seems t’ give th’ Ladies Aid Sewin’ Circle somethin’ t" think Cross quota would have already | ‘bout while the: Miss Margarite Tynes yesterday |)": She is the g guest of her sis- afternoon became the bride of ter, Miss Mary Louise Scheurer. Everett Charlow. The wedding ceremony was performed by Rev.! E. L. Ley in the new parsonage ‘ rill of Ley, Memorial church. The ithe First Baptist pongo put bride’s.attendants were Miss Ame-, °° their annual bazaar this Satur- lia Adams‘khd Basil Tynes. Only..4ay.. The affair will be helg on near relatives were present at thé’ the ‘first floor of Hotel La Eoncha. = For the youngsters i is aunaioced that Santa Claus, wil}! a bp ees prasen Woman's Missionary Society of ars Mrs. George Pinder, step-daugh- ter of the late John Scheurer, re- turned to the city yesterday aft- ernoon after an absence of 44 and will have a stock for those children whb eas thoughtful enough’ ‘Y6"asiey'that they be remembered. unanimously reelected as adjut-j i Save a little of thy income, and thy hide-hound pocket will soon begin to thrive and thou wilt never cry again with an empty stomach; neither will creditors insult thee, nor want oppress, nor The and hunger bite, nor will nakedness freeze thee. hemisphere — will brighter, pleasure spring up in every corner of thy heart. whole shine I —Benjamin Franklin. 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If it’s your pocketbook, there's still a chance, but a “Want Ad” isn’t going to keep tourists in town this season. And when they’ve gone, pond they have ee ee has already made the money. i ‘The fellow. whe’s waiting tor bucinesi'Ws lespreve before repairing his spare room or apartment, is the same fellow who is going to wake up some morning and find a big white elephant on his hands for another year. By rehabilitating now, you and this other fellow can keep winter visitors here, and show a positive inducement for them to come back next year. Why run such a risk and see tourists come in one day and go out the next. It is a sure investment, because it is in- evitable that we will have a tremendous winter season. SOUTH FLORIDA CONTRACTING & ENGINEERING CO. Dealers in LUMBER, CEMENT, LIME, PLASTER, SASH AND DOORS, PAINT, HARDWARE, AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS White and Eliza Streets Phone 598 “Your Home Is Worthy Of The Best” i a mia: ae Se a Ckededkadidadadehed ddd t tAddtAdAdAAdAA AA Add