The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 14, 1938, Page 2

PAGE Til Published Da xeept Sunday By THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING Co. INC. LPL A AN, Prexident Publisher F e n Building Corner Ann Streets _ Key West and Monroe County Oniy Daily Newspape Entered at Key West, Florida, as second ciass matter Member of the Axsociated Press s is exclusively entitled to use { all news dispatches credited to F credited in this paper and also local news published here. SUBSCRIPTION RATES ADVERTISING RATES ¢ known on application. IAL NOTICE eading notices, cards of thanks, rr=olutions of , obituary netices, ete, will be cLarged for at of 10 cents a line. for entertainments by churches from which is to be derived are 5 cents a line. en is an open forum and invites diseus- publie issues and subjects of local or general t but it will not publish anonymous communi- IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. Bridges to complete Read to Main- land. . Free Port. 4. Hotels and Apartments, } eet creditors; the } { ; It is easy erioug! trick is to dodge them. As far as this column is concerned | they can plow up this year’s spinach crop. | The man whe takes time out for | pleasure must eventually ‘find time for | business. Cardinal Newman once defined a gen- | tleman as one who shrank from giving pain, which does not mean that a gentleman does | not give pain, but merely shrink from it. ; If it were otherwise there would be no t gentlemen, because all men give pain, and i some ARE a pain—in the neck, | Hope is one of the most rationa) thie! iy the, universe, and as the poet Pope re;|, 4a NON minds us, “springs eternal in the human | 2 : “breast.” So let us hope that the Water) Commission will devise a means whereby | it will be able to serve Key- West with an ample water supply within a reasonable | time. | } Death, the great leveler, which comes to us all eventually, came to Harvey S. Firestone in Miami Beach last week. He was one of Florida’s famous trio of visi- | tors—Thomas Edison, Harvey S. Firestone, Henry Ford—who were for years three in- | separable companions in the Florida win- | ter scene. Edison died several yéars ago. | The death of Firestone leaves only Henry | Ford remaining of these three, pioneering | industrisd peyean etre jan and no less | F do rs came, rush- | ing toothe sanctum pf Th Citizen with the clipping. £0, 28 to havegit @lblished lo: | cally, bi ? the editot Wdclifed in each case i stating that he did not desire to be a part- ner to such unwarranted ridicule of a citi- | zen who undoubtedly spoke in jest with no thought that the words “at random spoken” would appear in print. Federal Judge Long upheld the con- | stitutionality of the Wilcox bankruptcy act in the Broward county cases and approved the refund plan after a one day hearing in which a dozen groups of lawyers struggied as representatives of varying interests. Ap- parently this group of refunds therefore has clear sailing as no appeal is contem- plated and rothing save a federal supreme court adverse decision on some other case could upset the validity of future preesed=* ings. Walter P. Fuller, Florida economist states. Judge Long discerned material dif- ferences between the first Wileox’ act whieh was declared unconstitutional. He even denied the wails of coupon owners who did not own bonds because bond prin- cipal was being refunded at par, old cou- pons at only 25 cents He admitted this was discrimination, but ruled it just and neces- sary. Meanwhile 8 bond suits had been stayed; will presumably be permanently s HOW DOES THE EDITOR EDIT? agi The editor of a. newspaper is often hard pressed to select suitable subjects for the ‘editorials that he’must write for his journal. Contrary to much popular opinion the average editor does not sit in his office, thinking up something to denounce. As a matter of fact, most of the time he shrinks from the role of critic although very often it becomes his duty, as he sees it, to warn the public about possible evils. The editor | knows how well the average person_Jikes:} soft soap and.the easiest way te:fortune ind ' good feeling*is to’ ‘keep his"mouth shut re- | gardless of What 68% of, 4 Editorials have a distinct,place imany -~ newspaper that claims’the right'to circa"? late among thinking people. ‘ function to inform, to educate, to stimulate thought and, whenever possible, to ex- press public opinion or check emotional | | outbursts that threaten sound public per- formances. The editor of The Citizen doesn’t ex- pect everybody to agree with opinions ex- pressed in ‘hese columns. That would be too bad, because even the editor doesn’t know it all. The chances are, however, if the editor is alert and keeps up with events throughout the world, that he can add ' something to a discussion of most subjects. Tt can do no harm for readers to get the viewpoi a writer whogat le: should be site isinterestég@ and wi ish in discussing current topics. | We have no idea that we are fight on everything that we think. Very often, it happens that a given community overem- phasizes one phase of a proposition and an intelligent article can present other factors | that should be considered. Naturally, when selfish forces are trying to put something over, for their own profit, such an article | causes feeling. While there are exceptions, in most cases when one hears a citizen de- nouncing a writer the cause is hidden in | the selfishness of the critic. Readers of The Citizen are invited to send in their views on topics of genera! in- terest. They are asked to be brief, tq con- fine themselves to legitimate discussions and ‘Tiot'to use the newspaper as a vehicle to air private grudges and proclaim per- sonalities Whether the writer of such an article agrees with the views of this news- ©obtpaperis immaterial: If the letter is of gen- era] interdst it will be. published. GAL ATTORNEY Hew government departments may juggle people into jobs without warrant of law is illustrated by a story told in Wash- ington correspondence by Paul Mallon, the noted syndicate writer. It coricerns a lady who had been em- ployed by Associate Justice Black when he was in the Senate, and for whom he sought a new job when he was elevated to the Supreme Court. The Department of Jus- tice was willing to make a place for Black’s friend, but the law requires that all its staff be in civil service, except attorneys. The lady was neither in the civil serv- ice nor a lawyer, but someone thought up the bright idea of appointing her as a “special attorney,” anyway, and assigning her to! handling certain veterans’ matters in the legal division. When the legality of her emplogment was questioned, a depart- ment officjal explained that her duties are to look ovr aftd: co! t Jers pre- pared by fess well-educated attorneys” in the divisidh, particulatly £0F Spelling. Mr. Mailon says not even the Republi- cans ever accused the New Deal attorneys of being that inefficient, but he declares | the story is true, and a matter of official record. The Civil Service Commission recent- ly protested against the vast number of new government agencies whose employes are exempt from its rules, and declared that the result is detrimental to the serv- ice. BEAUTIFY YOUR YARD Every year, ahout this time, there resurgence of the idea that Key Bught to - cussion, elaboration and sometimes, mittees, with an I-splurge off ac- eomplishment. The Citizen would do nothing to inter- fere with other plans, except to call every readers atention to the obvious fact that the beautifying of this town is a question of beautifying individual pilots. Every free- holder can do much to make his or her pre- mises more attractive, and, without wait- ing upon committees, let's get busy, as indi- est , Viduals, and preceed to do so. tt is’ thef¥’' | freight moving. * oRLE t dab ial DO YOU KNOW KEY WEST? those live, progressive. firms and in- who, through hard work, digilence and perseverance have, and are, making Key West a better place in which to live and work. OVERSEAS TRANSPORTATION COMPANY ‘One firm in Key West that we would be hard put to to do with- out is the Overseas Transportation ' Company, ft. of Margaret Street, a locally owned company, that is instrumental in bringing to our city new merchandise daily. There is no other firm in this connefti that gives as speedy, and reliable sefvice as this one, Today, speed‘ is paramount evéfywhereand this company has‘I5 yehicle§ and five boats at the § di: of They rendpr a direct overnight boat ‘servige to Miami four times.weekly jand have a daily (except ) truck service to, Miami with on the Keys, Theyown thei terminal property in Miami offer. free pickzup andideliv: all items, large or small. Th@f was established in 1930 bul been under the present m: ment for the past two years. the opening of the highway. wiil put into use new equip! some of which has already reliable service, for complete de- pendability, this firm has earned a real reputation and in giving employment to local residents is a decided asset. Find out—What was their payroll last year? BRETT & WILLIAMS The urge to own our own home is one of the strongest traits in human nature. The substantial citizen of today, the person who can obtain credit when needed is|that business. Mr. .Gates the one who owns his own home, or other real estate. A firnj that is doing a gteat deal in the devel- opment of Key West and ong that thoroughly peleyss in the future of this cit}"ts Bréft and Williams, 425 Duval, Street. This firm, whose offices werd" opened in Key West last May, conducts a general real | eState buiiness\\operate theif own information office in Miami $t 227 E. Flagler Street, and_have prop- erties in Key West and on the Keys from here to Miami. E E. Brett who has charge of the of- fices in Miami and Miami Beach is a native of Connecticut and has been identified with the real es- tate business for five years. Hugh Williams hails from Springfield, Ohio, and has devoted 20 years to real estate business in Miami and Miami Beach. These two men knew real estate values, and dur- ing their time in business have earned the reputation as live-wire .yoperators. Find out—How many J &235083LAND CITY NOVELTY properties are listed? WORKS of the Gods gnnd pt oe they grind excetling- tand!the Island City Nov- ey Works 218 Simonton Street, cMipped with every type of modern mill machinery to tufn out fine work. M. A. Lord started this work as a hobby back in 1918. With = small shop across the Street from the cemetery, he had 2 rip saw, a lathe and a borer— and spent evenings and spere time making porch swings and flower pots. Gradually the busi- ness was increased, little by little other pieces of equipment were added until today after 20 years, they are equipped to “make any- thing in wood.” The present building has been occupied for 12 years and both Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Lord are artists when it comes to woodworking. They can make your home more comfort- able, more livable, and more beautifal with new sash, doors, ion cupboards, sereens, éte., at a very small cost. Their estimates are cheerfully submitted free of charge. Find out—How many | frames did they make last year? GATES TIN SHOP The famous columnist—O. O. Melntyre says that his biggest thrill is sitting by a log fire, a! Atlanta, C . Mr. Keith was editor of the Veterans News and one of the fi survivors of the Labor Day x edy on the Florida Keys, Septem- ber 2, 1935. The awards will be made on basis of accuracy, neatness a! promptness. There’s no catch to it, just obtain the, answers from the merchant, or individual herein named, the awards good thyétery novel in hand, ard owner or builder will tell you that a good roof is one of the most important parts of an entire build- ing. A firm that has been install- 128 Simonton Street. Roofing, however, is only one part of this firm’s business for they have a complete, up-to-date tin shop and cah make anything in tin, sheet metal, ete. John W. Gates is native Key Wester who has been working at this trade for 35 years. Starting with the old firm of Hi; & Malone, Mr. Gates later work- ed for the Curtis Plumbing for 15 years, and 10 years purchased the sheet metal end has sae reputation for honesty, fair deal- ing and goad workmanship. Find out—) itis the largest roofing contract he-has completed? STAR COFFEE MILLS Coffee is at least 1000 y old. It was first used as a fi then 4 Wine, a medicine, ai lastly a beverage. It’s use as popular beverage dates back 700 | years. In some countries coffee is still used as a food, made into a ball and fried in fat. In Key West, delicious American and Cuban coffee is roasted daily at the Star Coffee Mills, 512 Green Street. The delicious Star Brand coffee is a blend of the world’s best coffees. From far away Ara- - A CPIIPIIIPIDIDODIODIDOIOS BOR. o 8 + i | i ' a t a i tt x. Fee een eh hhh dA hdd bb dh hdd ddd fad MEDICINE CABINETS: All metal. All mirror door. Size 11”x16”. Ready for use. Wilt Weigh up to FV hedadedede hh deddduded, VEGETABLE BINS: Made of heavy guage metal painted light green. Size— 17” wide, 10” deep, 23” high. 4 compartments— EACH . --. $1.50 Also Many 32 Sq. Ft. Per Bundle White and Eliza Streets FOR YOUR BATHROOM TOILET SEATS: Seats complete with screws and washers— EACH . $228 Rubber Suction Cups for opening clogged draime _ 4a 7 bit wees For Your Kitchen 12 Qt. 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