The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 22, 1938, Page 2

PACE THs She Key West Citizen’ | A CALL TO FRIENDLY COOPERATION | nix Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe st, Florida, as second class matter Member of the Axsociated Press s exclusively all news dispate led to use $10.60 2, application SPECIAL NOTICE cards of thanks, resolutiors of . will be charged for at rtainments by churches from which tizen is an open forum and invites disc issues and subjects of local or general it will not publish anonymous communi- IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage: Bridges to Len Road to, Main- land. Comprehensive City-Plan (Zoning). Hotels and Apartments. ¥ Bathing Pavilion. Airports—Land and Sea. Consvlidation of County and City Governments. STEADY IN THE RANKS, KEY WEST! “The friends thou hast, and their affec- tion tried, Grapple them to thy soul with hooks of steel; But do not dull thy palm with entertain- | ment Of each new-hatched, unfledged comrade.” —Shakespeare. The board of public works can’t lay an egg, but they can and should lay the dust. Hitler's Golden Rule seems to have been made out of grass. “Who: Wants Taxes Reduced?” Edi- torial caption in Miami Herald. The “Ayes” have it. All kinds of peddlers, including print- ing peddlers, are in town soliciting trade. These people do not have their homes in Key West, care nothing for the town ex- cept what ‘they can get out of it, and pay no local taxes. Trade at home and keep the money in Key West, where it belongs. When Nazis celebrate they sing, the song of Horst Wessel, who was kilfed in a | Communists several years ago, . brawl wil and whourfade his living as a procurer of customers for Berlin ladies it Tthei(aicht time as some in Key West, designate demir mondaines, Despite that fact the “song maintains its popularity.” The ‘soig “was sung with vim and vigor during the recent rape of Austria. There is a rumor afloat that tax cer- tificate buyers will swoop down upon County Clerk Ross Sawyer and buy up the certificates on all real estate that has not been redeemed through the Murphy Act. Those who are not wise enough to be satis- fied with the benefits of its 1937 provis and want to have 1938 included also may find that it may develop into a costly watchfal waiting policy. State Attorney Worley made his poli- tical announcement in The Citizen Thursday, His check was unaccompanied by a request for editorial recognition: there was no recitation of past perform- panegyric. Presumably Mr. Worley wants to continue in the job he now holds, but leaves it to the electorate to express its will without any urging on his part. Very likely he thinks the voters have enough intelligence to know what x want—and whom they want. - hodox political procedure, ard toe k. on ances; no It is an sure The advertisement of the Columbia Laundry which appeared in The Citizen on March 17 has aroused so much com- ment, most of it favorable, thaf it is deem- ed fitting to call attention to the principle invoked therein. The case of the Columbia Laundry is paralleled by that of many other institu- tions that endured in Key West through- out the days of our tribulation. By reason of its prominence as a local industry, its record has become a source of pride to every Key West Profits disap- peared entirely from the picture, but the laundry-carried on and today ¢an: boast that not one of its people were forced to on relief” and the proprietors took the loss that they might have avoided by justi- fiable “lay-offs”, with a grim determina- tion to hang on until the tide turned and an abiding faith in the future of Key West and the loyalty of those te whom they had been loyal. The laurdry is not stance. The United States Government was not the sole savior of Key West. The books of many of our merchants can tell an eloquent story of aid rendered in ¢ of distress when other aid there was none, or when aid was so strangled by red tape ard so administered by alien hirelings, that it was as bitter as the death to which it was an alternative. And aid that came from neighbor's hands to.meet a neighbor's distress, given ‘Gn that’black hour when the only vestige of security for the debt was the giver’s faith rim human nature and the future of Key West, can not be lightly forgotten, nor can the memory be obliterated by the promise of superior service offered by those who | see the chance for a profit and who, if they did not see that chance would have not the slightest motive to offer their serv- ices to our citizens. In almost every branch of our business circles we have those whose names might well be inscribed upon a roll of honor as having stayed by the ship wher rations were of the scantiest. Our medical men have gone about their works of mercy when the hope of compensation was not even dreamed of. The electric light serv- ice has been maintained when the only re- turn was an ever lengthening book ac- | count. The Citizen has continued to record the joys and sorrows of a struggling com- munity under conditions that the business | office of any publishing company would have considered as calling for a shut- down. Now, when there is a chance of “get- ting something out of it” a horde of “‘pub- licity experts” essay dips into the public treasury and the private resources of our merchants, and expect to score, not on the grounds of devotion to the interests of the community nor, by any manner of means, on their knowledge of the subject they would exploit, but solely on their aggres- sive salesmanship. In the dazzling claims of thesé experts, we lose sight of the solid, constructive work that has been done for years by our own people; that accom- plished historian and writer, Marie Cap- pick; that songstress whose lines vibrate with passionate love for the beauty of our lands and waters, “Barbara Greene”; and , S. C. Singleton, the secretary of our Cham- ber of Commerce who for twenty years has given us reams of national publicity with- Pout asking Key West for a’‘penny and who fs now struggling to maketends meet that he may better contact an awakened pub- lic. citizen. go“ an isolated in- We have not cited the complete roster of our roll of honor by any means. Space forbids. It reaches inta all our past activi- ties and our past endurance. This is not an appeal to provincialism. New people and new enterprises are wel- come among us and they will make honor- able places for themselves and become part of the story of the rise of Key West. But it is a call to remembrance and a warning not to let our substance be carried away by the eager flock, now circling about our horizon, avid for spoil, hovering ever | the incoming tide, as intent as gulls upon taking, with as little intention as gullg of making any contribution te_their source of supplies. The present is a good tie to remem- ber the past. 4 The other day an invalid friend of mine expressed the wish that she might go out somewhere in the bright sunshine. Her charwoman, overhearing the remark, spoke “My husband could take you. He's 2 relief now and we have a car.”—Letter to N. Y. Times. up TRE KEY WES? CITIZE® KEY WEST IN an ceca ag DAYS GONE BY [ Happenings Here Just 10 Years Ago Today As Taken From The Files of The Citizen The Honduran Schooner Reso- lute, which made Key West her home port, under the name of Nonpar: for the last half cen- tury, went to pieces on Colorado reef while enroute from Bonaco to Key West with a cargo of fruit for local dealers. The vessel was here about three weeks ago. ap- parently as ‘sound as ever.’ The Resolute or the Nonpareil, as she was known here, was built in Mystic, Conn., by Asa F. Tift, in 1857, and’ was brought to Key = : sd West in 1860. She was used as-a 7 pilot boat by Mr. Tift for a num- Today s Birthday s ber of years in connection with *® ° his waterfront property which is U. S. Senator Arthur H. V Mhe women’s side—I am for the TUESDAY, MARCE 22. 2035 s. SOCCSCCCEESSESSSSSESESSS SHESEHSSSOSSSSSESESOSSSSSESESESS Muickory crove MIAMIANS LIKE TYPE OF KEY WEST FROM HICKORY GROVE ae A feller says to me the other day, Jo, he says, you get around some and are not entirely blind— what do you think of the women. and the hats they are wearing? And I says, brother, you have come to the right place. But I have nothing against the women, I says; but the hats, we can gas about them. And you sometimes see farmers put hats on their horses—but you cannot ‘blame the horse for his sky-piece. And’ with women’s hats, they are in the same boat, and I am on Likelihood OF Many Being Moved There On Berges Talbut A. Leonard, ponsident, ind W.J Leonard vice-presider msier and i, and Motar Freight Lines. operating betweer all principal cities of Florida. Georgia and Tennessee, the long est motor freight lime to be bui _ up in the South, arrived in Key wanting them whic will West Saturday to investigate the likelihoed necessitate possibilities of the city from an investment standpoint, also % buy houses. ‘ Leonard Bros. b moved over six theusnad houses and buildings w during the last twelve years im women, versus some hatter cook- ing up a joke on them. But women who venture out in these new chapeaus, or go to the country, they maybe should keep a little look-out for nimrods—and especially . during the open sea- now owned by the Mallory Steamship Company. Mr. Tift, her builder, was the naval archi- tect and shipbuilder for the Southern Confederacy, in the Gulf States. He built all of the vessels and rams which were used in the battles of the Mississippi River and Mobile Bay. After the war, Mr. Tift used the vessel for a number of years and sold her to Mr. White of the John White Bank. Her original superstruc- ture was still intact, and is said to have been as sound as ever. Rear Admiral Crosby, who was located in Key West from 1921 to 1923, will arrive in Key West April 10 for a visit of 10 days. He will be on board the U.S.S_ An- tares, flagship of the training squadron No. 1, U. S. fleet base force, returning from Guantana-} mo Bay, Cuba. The Navy De- partment recently issued an order that the Antares and nine other vessels be distributed to southern ports for 10 days’ shore leave. Key West will have an aqua- | rium in full operation by Satur-! day afternoon. More than 100; specimens are ready to be added! to the 50 or more already on dis-/ play. The aquarium is at the east of Front street and even while/ under construction has attracted | many visitors. | ; _ Editorial comment: | Oversea Highway is good enough | to induce people to buy an auto- mobile just for the pleasure of | a: riding over it once, it’s some road and you may lay to that. Willie Bronson, colored, charg-}| ed with stealing $85 at Long Key Fishing Camp a few days ago,/ pleaded guilty when arraigned | « before Judge Hugh Gunn bore f morning. Fifty dollars of the stol-/ en money had been recovetad {© |The negro told about stealing a |rod and reel valued at $150. The parts he said were hidden in dif- | |; ferent places. Manager Schutt | found the missing parts of the! reel. and is in jail in default of bail. Twelve carloads of race horses} returning at the close of the rac-} ing season in Havana, left over! the F. E. C. last night bound to their stables in northern points. ! The horses came in ferry cars} especially built for the purpose! and are shipped from here in ex- | press cars to their destinations. | A free lecture on Christian Science will be deliveted at the 'Strand Theater tonight by AWil- | liam Duncan Kilpatricl cofeDe | troit, Mich. The address it | 8 o'clock. Committees who will hav , charge of the various divisions of | the Labor Day celebration in Key West were appointed last night } at the meeting which was held, } with a large number attending The members of the various com- | mittees were to make all ar} Trangements and report to the chairmen on April 4. Survey reveals wanted by one or both parents develop strong tendencies to . steal and run away. f ISLAND 1 i } When the}, children un-/ denburg of Michigan, born at Grand Rapids, Mich. 54 years ago. din Dr. Robert A. Millikan of the California Inst. of Technology, pant —that is me all over. Yours with the low down, JO SERRA. the Miami area and have the lat- t for favoring the ladies and with ‘em, and taking their famed physicist and Nobel prize- winner, born at Morrison, Ill, years ago. WANTED To ma tire cost 30¢. S Edith Mason, opera singer, born ges” pinch 3 in St. Louis, 45 years ago. BACK. Must heal older cases = = “Athletes Foot” or THE 3 William. Heyliger of New Jer- BACK. Must relieve sweaty sey, boys’ story writer, born at smelly Hoboken, J., 54° years ago. Easy —. to any druggist. Locally at G: Kent Cooper, general manager Per’s Pharmacy. —advt. of the Associated Press, born at ————~—————— Columbus, Ind., 58 years ago. Dr. Thomas E. Jones, president f the Fisk University, Nashville. Tenn., born at Fairmount, Ind., 50 years ago. or aPi TAX DEED © Rill Ne. 163) S HEREBY Lowe, holder of 649, issued the NoTic ¥ O. Max Gardner, ex-governor Sata jof North Carolina, born at Shelby, | 1 'N. C., 56 years ago. 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