The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 17, 1938, Page 2

>-PAGE TWO The Key West Citizen Published Daily .xcept Sunday By THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO., INC. L. P. AMPMAN, President and Publisher 40k ALLGN, Assintant Business Manager From The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets Oniy Daily sewspaper in Key West and Monroe County red at Key West, Florida, as second class matter Member of the Axsocinted Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to use for republic all news @’spatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also , the local news published here. En SUBSCRIPTION RATES Year . ‘ nthe « Months Ine Month Weekly - One $19.00 v4 5.06 250 + 20 ADVERTISING RATES Made known on applica. 1. SPECIAL NOTICE All reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of respect, obituary notices, etc, will be charged for at the rate of 16 cents a line. S es for entertainments by churches from which ¢ is to be derived are § cents a line itizen is an open forum and invites discus- public 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. Bridves to complete Road to Main- land. Free Port. Hetele and Apartments, Bathing Pavilion. Airports—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Governments. Frankness covers a lot of dirty re- marks. Waiting is hard work but not quite so bad as working. Those who fish for compliments never | let the big ones get away. Men are not judged by their imten- tions, but rather by the results of their ac- tions, One way to spend money and not get | your money’s worth is to endorse a note for i a friend. | not concern them. CARELESSNESS—106,000 DEAD What the National Safety Council calls th “gruesome jamboree of care- lessre.; °1--2 United States 106,000 deat, 37 _<cmanently injured and 9,400,000 tei._poi y injured. The cost, in money, was estimated at . $3,700,000,- How did these 106,000 persons tose their lives in the past year? The answer includes 39,7°° traffic deaths, 26,000 fatalities from falls of various types, 8,000 burned to death, 4,000 victims of railroad accidents, 3,000 from firearms, 2,000 from gas poison, 2,000 from other poisons and the others met death in miscellaneous ways. Encouraging is the reduction in the number of children under the age of fif- teen years of age who met death acci- dently, but the total of 15,000 shows that there is need for more child safety edvca- tion. In the home, where people are sup- posed to be safe, 32,000 persons met ac- cidental death in 1937, a sharp reduction under 1936 figures, but explained largely by fewer casualties from excessive heat. By contrast only fifty persons were killed in accidents involving airplanes on sched- uled domestic flight. It is easier to understand the enor- mous toll of accidents when one reflects that 2,000 persons lose their lives every week, nearly 300 every day. More than 1,600 are permanently irjured every week , and 30,000 suffer temporary injuries every day. This latter figure is more than a thousand an hour, which is an impressive total any way one wants to look at it. There is little use in advising the reader be careful. Even the figures given | above have little tendency to promote care among individuals who prefer to think that what happens to careless people does They overlook one 1m- portant factor, that those who died in 1937 and those who were injured had the same idea—they felt sure that they were being careful! HERE’S A DICTATOR! John Metaxas is not a taxi-cab driver. | He is the.dictator of Greece. One difference between a politician | and a toreador is that the latter doesn’t shoot the bull. If the people of the United States want to know how a dictator operates, all they have to do is to watch John, whose | regime calls itself a “strict dictatorship.” Dictators forge fetters on their peo- | ple in order to appear great and glorious in the eyes of the world. ~~ A Pittsburgh’ man bet he would kiss | the first pretty girl he came to. He did, | and came to in half an hour. When leaders of the opposition issued a manifesto to the people of Greece, critic- izing ‘.-r~ ' Metaxas’s economic and fi- nanual 1 and summoning the people to regain in_.. ri_ “ts, the dictator prompt- ly arrested most of the leaders and sent them into exile. The leaders of former | political parties were among those de- Whatever happened to our real estate boom of last summer and fall? —Miami Friday Night. It is headed for Key West. ported. The Geners! then issued a long com- munique which al] newspapers were re- + quired to print on their front pages. An ardent admirer says President Roosevelt would be bored without oppusi- tion. And probably isn’t suffering from | boredom, Publie spirited citizens are necessary to every town, the trouble is there are too many self-spirited men who operate under | the guisé f public-spiritedness. A cursory glance at the columms of The Citizen in which are published the notices of the sale of tax certificates under the provisions of the Mrrphy Act, demon- strates better than any accusations or ex- cuses that might be offered why Key West has been in the doldrums, lo, these many years, The big delegations of small business that came to Washington on February 2! were not very direct in stating their views, but that was due to the fact that one thou- sand men with an equal number of ideas couldn't all speak at once—which they tried to de. They did, however, make it very clear that they regard general busi- ness conditions throughout the country as very unsatisfactory. One of the main social events of the present season will be the Fashion Show to be held tonight on the promenade of the Casa Marina, under the auspices of the Junior and Senior Woman's Clubs. This will be followed by the Flower Show the week fellowing, and is an annual event produced by the Key West Garden Club that attracts thousands. Each year the displays have been larger and better, and this year another treat is in <ore for the v-sitors to the exposition. If you can imagine President Roose- velt sending into exile all those who have lambasted his economic and financial poli- cies during the past four years and all the newspapers in the nation printing, under orders, his pronouncements “on their front pages,” you can imagine how far we are from a dictatorship in this country. SONGS WE KNOW—AND KNEW (Christian Science Monitor) Those carping critics who cavil at musical offerings of screen and radio must have short memories or be very, very young sider “September in the Rain,” “In the Still of the Night,” “Remember Me?” “Cherry Blossom Lane” and some of the others, and then let thought drift back twenty or thirty years. . - Song topics seemed to fall into definite classes then. Remember the Indian group: “Rainbow,” “Redwing,” “My Pretty Little Kickapoo.” “Na- vajo,” “Tippy Canoe,” and “Hiawatha”? ‘The craze for a cowboy motif in “Pony Boy,” “My Idea Whoa!” “Shy Ann from Cheyerne,” “Pride-of-the-Prairie Mary,” and “San Antonio"? The jungle tunes: inder the Bamboo Tree,” “Abadaba Honeymogn,” and “Down medern Con- in Jungie- town”™ And the sad, rural theme: “In the Shade of the Olid Appie Tr “When the Harvest Days Are Over, Jessie Dear.” “When the Bees Are in the Hive,” “Ain't Comin’ Back to Old New Hampshire, Molly?” and “You're as Welcome as the Flowers in May?” Oh, yes, today has its absurdities, to be sure But compare even the ridiculous humor of © The Music Goes "Round and Around,” “Organ Grinder Swing,” “The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down,” and “Yes, We Have No Bananas” with the dolefuiness <f “Only a Bird in a Gilded Cage.” “The Banquet . Misery Hall, “In the Baggage Coach P ms “sweetheart-gone-ax You or HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW KEY WEST? Presenting those live, progressive firms and in- Perseverance have, and are, making Key West a better place in which to live and work. PANAMA MEAT MARKET Meat is the strength and muscle building food of the American people, but meat-is one item that can vary a great deal in quality. The Panama Meat Market, Southard and Francis streets, owned and operated by Arturo Lujan, is one place in the city that does carry a first class line of meats, groceries, fruits and vegetables at honest prices. Ar- turo Lujan was born in Spain and started working in his father’s grocery store when a (boy still attending school. In 1909, he came to Key West and was first employed at LaVina’s Coffee Mill jand Grocery Store. From 1912 to 1916 he acted as commission merchant in Spain. Returning here in 1916 he operated a grocery at the corner of Olivia and Eliza- beth for 10 years. After a short time spent in the grocery business in Miami, Mr. Lujan again re- turned to Spain for a visit. In 1927, he bought out the firm of Gonzalez and Brother and built his present building in 1934. Mr. Lujan has had wide experience im his work, he knows what the people want and gives it to them. Find out—What is the most pop- ular cut of meat at his market? SAWYER'S PAINT AND CYCLE STORE Statistics show that there were over one million bicycles sold in the United States last year, the largest amount since the gay ninety era and in this connection we wish to state that Sawyer’s Paint and Cycle Store, .corner Eaton and Margaret streets, have sold their fair share of their quota. This store is headquarters for the famous Iver-Johnson “bikes” and also handles the Blue- Ribbon line. Key West is the ideal city for cycling; doctors find this sport to be healthful and it is (outside of walking) perhaps the cheapest means of transpor- tation. A. L. Sawyer started this business at the corner of William and Eaton in 1921, moving to his present store a few months later. jin 1928, Mr. Sawyer put in a complete line of paints, varnishes, and enamels, featuring the Glid- den line. At the present time this business is doing one of the finest businesses in the paint line al- though bicycles, sales, rental and repairs will always be popular at the store. Find out—What two new lines of spray paints did Mr. Sawyer recently add to his stuck? SINGLETON MACHINE SHOP And now we come to tne tirm that can mend anything but “the broken heart of a woman” and repair or weld anything with the exception of a “broken command- ment”. You have Probably guess- ed it, we are speaking of the Stanley Singleton Machine Shop, on Greene street, a machine shop | which has the reputation for be- ing the best equipped in the city. Stanley Singleton is a native of this city who started at the age of 18 years shoeing horses; he has put on as many as 40 shoes in a single day. With the decay of the blacksmithing business, Mr. Singleton gradually went into the machine end of the business and thas operated his it shop for the past 20 years.; Okiginglly he operated this shop for Wr. Curry’s Sons and 12 years ago bought it himself. Every type of machine for the mending of broken parts is found in the shop and in mak- ing inquiries the writer found that only good words for the type of service given, the fair prices charged, and the accom- modating courtesy to any job be it large or small. Find out—Pow many dollars are invested in ma- chinery in this shop? Did you ever experience the thrill of a hearty welcome, the happiness of attentive service and the advantage of delicious home-cooked food? If and you do not think there is such a place in Key Wet stop at in Baker’s Restaurant, the popular eating place on Fleming street. Here—cleanliness is paramount and if you are squeamish about your food, your inspection of the kitchen will set you at ease. There are tables for those who have leisure and the counter for more speedy service. Mr. and Mrs. Baker opened this business 22 years ago—in the space tolay occupied by the dining room. They only had a counter service in thé béginning—but have en- larged and remodeled to twice their original size. Tourists and Key Westers alike marvel at the low prices for Mrs. Rhoda Baker believes in “live and let live”. This writer heard many compli- mentary things about Baker's chief among them being “the best place in town to eat”. Find out—How many cups of coffee do they serve in an average day” TRIUMPH COFFEE MILLS The word triumph is one of the strongest words in the Eng- lish language meaning “to obtain a victory over, to conquer and to be prosperous” and that exactly describes the Triumph Coffee Mills, located at the corner of Nichols Ave. and Pohalski streets. This firm, the oldest coffee roast- ers in Key West, roast daily and their famous “El Brazo Fuerte” or in English “strong arm” coffees may be purchased at any grocery in Monroe County. People have learned they can .depend upon this firm for delicious, tasty -of- fee, never varying from its fine quality. The same brand has been manufactured by this firm for 50 years. The Triumph Cof- fee Milis was first established a half century ago by Mr. Ketchum, later owned by Howard Sawyer, then by Messrs. Gutierrez. and Pita. These men were partners for a few years but at Mr. Pita’s death, Mr. Gutierrez ‘purchased the entire business from the wi- dow and has successfully operated it since 1911. Help build your home town and ask your grocer for “El Brazo Fuerte” cof- fee—made in Key West! Find out—Why is this coffee so pop- ular? $3 CASH AWARD CONTEST RULES To the two readers who send in to this office, within four days, the best answers to the questions contained in each story appearing here, we will award prizes of $2.00 and $1.00 The answers should be written. The awards will be made on the basis of accuracy, neatness and promptness. There’s no catch or trick to it, just obtain the cor- rect answers from the merchant or individual herein named, write them down, bring to The Citizen office, and for the best replies the awards will be made. The names of the winners will appear in this column next week. at which time the awards may be called for at THE CITIZEN of- fice. Josephine D. D. Bacon of New York, novelist, born at Stamford, Conn., 62 years ago. Dorothy Canfield Fisher of Ar- lington, Vt., noted author, born at Lawrence, Kans., 59 years ago. Bess Streeter Aldrich of Elm- wood, Nebr., noted novelist, born at Cedar Falls, Iowa, 57 years ago. Donald Brian, actor-singer, born at St. John, Newfoundland. 61 years ago. Thomas J. Watson, president of the International Business Ma- chine Corporation, born at Camp- bell, N. Y., 64 years ago. Dr. William S. Bainbridge of New York, noted surgeen, born at Providence, R. L. 68 years ago. bow com "a vemssnon its hegh quaker ss eosmoe kos SENSATION! he agarene chet: e:aang thownands throsgh @ thrdbes Gu? cod panies: pene SSS — “KEY WEST IN ‘DAYS GONE BY Happenings Here Just 10 Years Ago Today As Taken From The Files Of The Citizen Ruth Bryan Owen discussed government for the local high school students of civics this morning and outlined a plan wherebg she hopes, if elected to Congress, to give certain students in every county the opportunity of seeing the government of the United States function. The talk was impromptu. Mrs. Owen did not go to the school to visit the faculty, but to see a friend, and she was entirely surprised when informed that the pupils would like to have her say a few words to them. Mrs. Charles Thompson, civics teacher, who learned of Mrs. OQwen’s presence, prevailed upon her to make the brief talk. All three ferries will be put in operation tomorrow on the high- way. An entirely new schedule has been arranged and will be put in effect. It is planned to try out the new schedule, which will give three ferries daily to No Name Key, while only two will go out. On the following day there will, be two arrivals in and three out. | On how satisfactory this prgoram proves, depends whether or not it will be kept up. Ferry Manager Cole and Engineer Crabtree were last night instructed to work out a new schedule, and this morning it was announced. —— The highway ferries are hand- ling 41 cars and 124 passengers today, according to a report of Everett Rivas, highway traffic of- ficer. Boat leaving No Name Key; this morning took 13 cars, one; truck and 46 passengers. The one o'clock ferry bound to Key West, ' leaving with eight cars and 25‘ passengers. The boat arriving at 12:45 from Matecumbe brought six cars, two trucks and 19 pas- sengers. And the other ferry en- route to No Name Key, has 14 cars and 34 passengers. Editorial comment: A continu- ed story was started in a Japanese paper just 12 years ago, and has been running since that time. That beats our own Muscle Shoals story serial, by a year or two. Doyle E. Carlton, candidate for ' governor, is in the city today in the interests of his candidacy. He expects to remain here for @ cou-j} ple of days, when he will leave for points in the state to return later and address the people of this county. At that time, he said, he will doubtless organize a cam- :paign committee for the county. He has devoted most of his time ‘to the western part of the state, he shows, and has a great deal of encouragement. Alfred P. Sloan, president of the General Motors Corporation, land a party of officials, are here | for a brief stay viewing the sights and looking over the city and }highway. They plan to leave on the Governor Cobb tomorrow morning for Havana. Four large coconut palms do- nated by K. O. Thompson have been set out on the Palm Avenue | side of the bathing pool opposite the City Park. The trees are so jlarge that the city’s big derrick was used in replanting them. Richard T. Russell, caretaker at THUESDA x FESET. The Age of Speed “I can't understand why Ver- Toda’ y In History non didn't propase to you “hen you told him you were sole beir te your aunt's riches. “He proposed all right enough —but it was to auntie” New FHA program is put under way; applications for leans are pouring in the park. was in charge of opere- tions. Rev. B. D. Gray. secretary of the Home Mission Board of the Baptist church in Florida. was t reach Key West this afternoon Tonight he will attend the reviv: services now being held. and may preach, Rev. E. E. Carr, the pa tor, says. Novel feature which will not be announced until the progra: Starts, will feature the benefi candy dance at the Catholic Wom an’s Club building this evening The dance is being sponsored by the Catholic Daughters and the Catholic Woman's Club for the purpose of securing funds to en tertain the delegates Knights of Columbus, who will convene here. John Gandolfo is today cele brating his 88th barthday at his home. 618 Wh:tehead street and looks well and hearty enough to pass several re mile posts on the highway of time very likely money out. ‘Your present refrigeranon almost surely costs more to maintain than the sew low Ca kipodsedadion és mow popularly priced! ee ee 4 TLE ELLA | FOR A PERFECT BLEND «: tan; =n