The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 8, 1938, Page 2

» Key West and Monroe nty ida, as second class matter SUBSCHI:.10N RATES One Year ied Six Months Three Months One Month Weekly ADVERTISING RATES Made known om application. SPECIAL NoTICE eards of thanks,.resolutions of 4, etc, will be charged for at 10 cents a Ung es tor entertainments by ch & revenue is to be Serived are 5 ¢ _The Citizen is ah ope forum and - of public issues and subjects of local or general rest but it will. net publish anonymous communi- IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. Bridges to complete Road to Main- land. Free Port. Hotels and Apartments, Bathing Pavilion. Arports—Land and Sea. Consdlidation of County and: City Governments. A good man dies when a boy goes wrong. THE DANGEROUS WALKER “Dangerous walking” is inseparable from the auto-accident situation. Authentic information indicates that 55 per cent of all pedestrian deaths are due in some measure to the fault of the pedestrian. In these cases, the walker isn’t the inno- cent victim he is usually pictured, but defi- nitely contributes to his own doom. The National Safety Council suggests five simple and practical things the pedes- trian can,due to keep the Dark Angel at a ‘safe distance: First, obey traffic signais the same as good drivers do. Second, learn the laws and ordinances in effect in state and city to regulate traf- fic from the pedestrian’s point of view— his rights and his dutiés. Third, having done this, the pedes- trian is in a position to demand a better acceptance of their obligations by drivers. Fourth, take a greater interest in traf- fice problems, and especially in the place- ment and operation of traffic signals and pedestrian islands. Fifth, it: will be found through thes studies that major reductions in the n ber and severiy of accidents to pedestrians can ke easily achieved. The man on feot must contribute his share to the cause of safety, as well as the man at the wheel. Many pedestrians believe that they should be allowed to commit al- most any traffic errcr. The sad results_of that notion are found inthe daily:accident figures. SESE =e WHY WORRY ABOUT 40,000 DEAD? There were 40,000 persons v1). | automobile accidents in 1937, according io SS He who is a law unto himself is usual- ly a nuisance to. others. Faith is believing the dentist when he Says it isn’t going to hurt. With the influx of visitors, Key West has greater opportunity than ever to show its politeness and friendliness. Favorable | comments are being heard. Pleasant news in some desultory read- ing: The expectation of life has increased from about 40 years if 1870. to about 60 years today. ~ During easy natural respiration the lungs of @ normal man contain about five pints of air. It is not-stated how many pints of hot air his head contains, but pre- i sumably it varies with individuals. One of the meanest of men, is he who will: go about urging property owners not to pay their taxes, just kecause he wants | to dodge his and desires company in his designs. He gai.:s nothing but condemna- tion, a reliable estimate. The’ American public, and that in- cludes the people of Key West, have been strangely unconcerned over the death rate. They seem to take it for granted that auto- | mobiles and dead pedestrians go togeher, and even, if a times, the occupants of auto- mobiles get killed, the accident is usually “anavoidable.” How many people really believe that | this is the truth half the time? Not many, in our opinion. Speeding, drunkenness, j and reckless driving tell the story more often than not. Why wouldn’t it be a good idea to have a more rigid investigation of the ac- cidents? Why wouldn’t it be a good idea to find out the facts about non-fatal accidents, which might reveal careless driving which will probably kill someone the wext time? Personally, we ave not writing this editorial in a selfish capacity. We have no idea of letting anybody run over us, and’we hope to be able to keep our wits together when driving the old bus. It simply isn’t decreed, we hope, that our end shall be via the auto route, but there are 40,000 dead Americans in one year to show that somebody is going to get killed in 1938. It’s time to take steps to stop the | slaughter. Consolidation and merger are in order | when there is a surfeit of anything. All | over the land newspapers are merging or suspending; railroads are in the same fix, | and recently President Roosevelt told rail- | road men that “the best thing for the rail- | roads right now is a little judicious con- | solidation.”* Labor and the stockholders as well | seem to have a just cause for complaint | against the big corporations when they cut | such big slices from the profits of the busi- ness for their officers. General Motors, for instance, paid Alfred P. Sloan, its board’ chairman, $561,311 in 1936, and in the'| same year, William S. Knudsen, president, | j $507,645. Assistant Attorney General | Jackson sarcastically said recently in re- | ferring to these immense salaries: “Of | course, the executive, like the laborer, is | worthy of his hire.” Material intoxication is an appeal to our brute instincts for a sense of happiness | that invariably leaves one in a most miser- able state of suffering. + who have drunk not .wisely;but 4og well know the punishment that follows “over-indulgence. yen the savage Shawnee Indian chieftain Docied the “white ‘niin’s rum”, because it-deprived him of his ability te think, and he constantly advised his followers ‘to avoid being thus trapped, but his advice was not always followed as is known. The Aztecs of Moncezuma’s time punished drunkenness with death, and they became a great people, but. when the Spaniards ar- rived: with their vices, they dezradt2° the noble Indian and he succumbed. A PENNY SAVED! It was Benjamin Franklin who once advised taking care of the pennies and said the dollars would take care of themselves. But of course Mr. Franklin wasn’t aware then of our current complications im.gov- | | erniment—red tape, so to speak. For example, the United States Trea- sury in Washington _recently received checks for one cent edch from’ two’ snviii cities, the one cent représenting, in’ ed¢h case ,the unexpended portion of PWA grants of several thousand dollars. The honesty of these two city governments is laudable, to be sure, but— If the two pennies had been spent— perhaps-for penny pencils—the taxpayers of these United States would have been saved the several dollars spent by the Treasury to record the transaction. There is no reason to believe that ed business. men are looking t how or an act of omnipoter ance of a feat of magic. needs, as it attempts to check the recession wt is now in progress, expected intervention by the gove: rather a lifting of unnecessary handicaps which government has already Some of these handicaps are to be fi regulatory’ measures which have overshot the mark of protecting the public interest and become essentially punitive in character. Others are to found in. the crus! Lich business is hill is net some new kind of imposed upon i mu ng weight of taxation under now forced to work its way up { Study, Here mae ep nkon iia SATURDAY, JANUARY &, 2338. @@ stewards of the manifold grace of suditorium at €30 Pp. Mm, with Seeveccescorecesseseeses Services esccescece: God.” Mrs. O. C. Howell as leader. Evening worship at 7-30 o'clock. SAINF PAUL'S CHURCH = Sermin subject: “David's Pave ogenésedsdcesoceceeosee® Duval and: Eaton Sts. Sundays Sung Mass, Holy Communion, 7am. Children’s 9:30 a. m. Morning prayer said plain, 11 o'clock. Mass, Catechism, of Repentance.” Prayer service, Wednesday eve- ning, 7:30 o'clock. Special mesic by choir under Mrs. J. Roland Adams will be = feature of both morning and eve- ning services. Tuesday afternoon at 4_ o'clock, the church school anmex. Low Mass, short sermon, 11:15 with Mrs. Corrinne Curry as presi a. m. Evensong, Prayer, Benediction, 8 p. m: Week-Days Morning Prayer, 6:45 o'clock. Lew Mass, Holy Communion, 7 a.m. Evening Prayer, 5:30 p. m. Wednesdays Mass, Holy Communion, Sermon. Low a, m. Morninz prayer, 8:45 a. m. Low Mass, Holy Communion, 9 - ™m. Evening prayer, 5:30 o'clock. B'NAI ZiON CONGREGATION Rabbi Joseph Male, Pastor Joe Peariman, Pres dent of Con gregation Hebrew Sunday School, 11 a. mi, and ‘every-day in week, ex- cept Friday, at 4p. m. Regular services every Friday evening, 8 o'clock, and Saturday morning. 7 v’clock. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Yancy Tillman Shehane, Pastor 7 Eaton Street, between Duval and Sermon: REV. GIPSY SMITH. JR. Internationally known Evangelist arrived over the highway to- day to bezin a two weeks series of Revival meefings at the First Methodist (Stone) Church. Gipsy Smith has just returned from a tour of England, his native land, by his wife. and is accompanied to.Key West FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH John C. Gekeler, Pastor White and Washington Sts, Sunday school at 10. a.m. Wm. B. Norman, superintendent. Morning worship at 11 o'clock. Sermon: “Patching the Old.” Evening worship, 7:30 o’ch Sermon: “Life Abundant.” Bible study, Wednesday, p. m. The stranger will find a cordial welcome. 7:30 GOSPEL HALL 720 Southard Street Sunday school, 3:45 p. m. Gospel meeting, Sunday, p.m. Bible ‘Study, nesday. Prayer meeting, Friday. Invitation extended to attend these meetings. 7:30 7:30 p. m., Wed- 7:30 p m, all to CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY 327 El:zabeth Street Sunday school, 9:30 a. m, Sunday morning service, o'clock. Wednesday evening service, 8 o'clock. Beading room in. Society build- ing open Fridays only. un FLEMING STREET METHODIST (Uptown) CHURCH Revi'Shuler Peele, Pastor Fleming at William Street Church school meets at 9:45 a. m. Norman J. Lowe, general superintendent. Morning worship at 11 o'clock Topie: “A. Preacher's Discovery.” Hi-League meets at 6:30 p. ni Mrs. Shuler Peele, superinten dent. Young People’s Epworth League meets at 6:30 p.m. Miss Jennic Mae Johnson, president. Evening worship at 7:30 o'clock. Topic: “The Prodigal Son.” Mid-week prayer and bible Wednesday, 7:30 p. m Choir rehearsal, Wednesday, 8:20 p. m ASSEMBLY OF GOD John H. and Beulah Clark Stroud, in charge of services Morning worship, 11 0’clock. Sunday school, 3:30 p. m. Class © all ages. gelistic service. Rev CATHOLIC CHURCH St. Mary’s Star of the Sea Wm. Reagan, S. J., in charge Sunday morning Masses will be said at 7 and 9:30 o'clock. Week-day Mass at 7 o'clock. Evening service at 7:30 o'clock, Sundays and Fridays. |Same one to another, as , FIRST METHODIST CHURCH (Old Stone) Joe A. Tolle, Pastor Corner Eaton and Simonton Sts. Jesus said: “Ye Must Be Born Again.” Church school, 9:45 a. m. Ger- ald Saunders, superintendent. Morning worship, 11 o'clock. Sermon: by Rev. Gipsy Smith, Jr. Service at Marine Hospital, 5 p m. Epworth League, 6:30 p. m. Evening worship, 7:30 o'clock. Sermon by Rev. Gipsy Smith, Jr. Revival services each evening at 7:30 o’clock during the week. The greatest thing in any man’s life is his soul’s salvation. Have you taken this important step? “Welcome to all of these serv- ices. MIXED BIBLE CLASS Sam B. Pinder and W. P. Monti- cino; Teachers Meetings every Sunday morn- ing at the Harris Sehool audi- torium at 10 o’clock. Men and women not connected with any other Bible Class and regardless of denominations are invited te attend. METHODIST B yb atape a soa 0002, “EL AASviGoON Grinnél! “and Virgifiiz” Sts. Guillermo ‘Peréz/\ Pastor (Services in Spanish} Sunday school, 10 a. m. Preaching, 8 p. m. Mothers’ Club, Monday, 8 p. m. Bible study and prayef service Wednesday, 8 p. m. CHURCH OF GOD L. A, Ford, Pastor 1106 Olivia Street Sunday morning worship, o'clock. Sunday o’dock. a Special music and singing. Prayer meetings Tuesday Thursdzy nights, 8 o'clock, Everybody welcome at all ices. 11 evening service, and serv- FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH William L. Halladay,’Pastor 527 William Street Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. Morning worship at 11 o'clock Sermon subject: “Stewards of Je- sus Christ.” Christian Endeavor at 6:30 p. m. Evening worship at 7:30 o'clock. Sermon subject: “Called. to Saved.” Prayer meeting Wednesday ning, 7:30 o'clock. < “As every man heath received the gift, even so minister the good be eve- Simonton Streets Bible: School at 10:00 a. Allan Robinson, superintendent. udMorning worship at 11 o'clock “God’s Program for a Revival while Gipsy Smith is Here.” Evening worship at 7:30 o'clock. Sermon: “A Spiritual Birthright and a Mess of Pottage are Offer- ed. Which will We Take?” Prayer meeting, Wednesday, 7:30 p. m. Choir rehearsal, Thursday, 7-30 Pp. m. Junior choir practice, Friday m 7:30 'p. m. LEY MEMORIAL M. E. CHURCH. SOUTH O. C. Howell, Pastor Corner -Division and Georgia Sts Church school, $:45-a. m. Al bert H. Carey, superintendent. Morning worship, 11 o'clock. Sermon subject: “The Reviving of the Church.” Young People’s Department has its morning session in the church school annex at 6:30 p..m., with Thomas Curry as president. Intermediates meet in the main dent. Choix servite. pianist. Practice after prayer * Mrs. J. Roland Adams, (Colored) Simonten Street Alfred DeBarritt, Paster Morning service, 11 o'Glock Church school, 3:30 p. m. Evening service, 7:30 o'clock Minister’s Class, Tuesday, 5 p. Tuesday; 7:30 p. m., Junior Choir practice Senior choir practice, Friday, 2 + Pp. m. Meeting of Board of Deacons Sunday, 8:30 p. m. NEWMAN M. =. CHURCH (Colored) Division Street S. W. Wheeler, Pastor Naomi Reddick, Superimtendent Key Wen Pia Mary Moreno, Secretary inn Charch school, 9:30.a, m. - Morning service, 11. 0’cleck. : = Epworth League, 6 p. m. Evening service, nducates stromg opposer & © 7:30 o'clock. war reierencum Pawel press conference BEST WISHES —FOR A— VERY HAPPY and PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF KEY WEST Member of the Federal Reserve Member of the F. D. LC COCO OSS S CEES SESESESSESSSE ESSE O EET E TOME 0808S OES CODE COSSSSLS SLDEL SS OHS LOSS SOOO OOS (ScTTTeeeeeer eee: TOOOOES. 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