The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 28, 1938, Page 2

10 OA ee Umma cere {122 PRT beRenaner yay Te PROD VO weT eOReEre Sunday B y Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe ted to use dited to 4 aiso ith goaliballd * SUBSCRIPTION RATES $10.00 5.068 $5 ADVERTISING RATES | NOTICE s of thanks, resolutions . Will be charged for a { 10 cents a line. ainments by churches from which derived are 5 cents a line an open forum and in ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN dt GAT Y land. Comprehensive City Plan (Zoning). Hotels and Apartments. Bathing Pavilion. Airports—Land and Sea. Consctidation of County and City Governments. Income tax payers will have nearly a year to worry about their next tax. We Deat to the voice of reason,” is the Anktet to ‘thie why of it all in Europe. | stitutional rights of his ee j Some of our great statesmen are not appreciated even in their own districts. mmenewtyPe’ this on the editorial page in thy Plogida Times-Union! An innovation? Bal ii The war for Spanish democracy, we see, is about to be won by the soldiers of Italy. J The world is plagued with authors who have no idea of what they really want to write. | legally in existence and anyone “You tickle me and I'll tickle you” is | a rule that explains much of what one hears and reads. Tune in tomorrow on WQAM at 1:30 o'clock. Thé broadcast is about Key West by Key Westers and will be found very interesting. ‘ Hitler’$"‘coneeph for nT aM ties in other landsrpeems of his unibéiteri'Té¥4lie Jdjvs in Germany and Austria.saii2 MOJAT How come the Seandinavian countries | never have any crises?—Clearwater Sun. They don’t even have a crisis, much less erises. Must be the climate; to that we as- cribe most everything favorable in Florida. The Overseas Highway will be offi- ially thrown open to the publie tomorrow e realization of dream of more than ore of years ago. An accomplishment rthy of the age. What man can think, in do, Daily- The receiving post and letters advising that the h of Time newsreel had been seen and ed. Many are former Key Weaters, others from visitors who had beer " Citizen rd us from re from a decade to a score of years be Now that the payment of the poll tax no mere a prerequisite to voting it may y actually result in a reduced vote, for the ») that formerly poll tax paid by many voters had various candida “It that it was a part p to give the With only ti spur them, many voter do it. tes food sport car t . The Key Wiest Citizen ZONING TRADITION! Since the passage of the City Zoning Ordinance on its final reading Monday night, there is a real need for amplifica- tion of the ideas of zoning that the ordi- nance and its purposes. be understood clearly. John O. Preston, Dade County Zoning Director, recently brought out some of the salient features of zoning tradition. Although Mf. Preston is a county and not a city,zening dlirector, his points are significan® to the» présent City of Key West ordinatice. For this rea- son a number of pertinent paragraphs in the statement are reproduced below: “Environment exercises a great influénce on sued a statement which a person’s life. Since it is becoming more and more ficult for one person to acquire large tracts of land to insure proper environment, zoning regula- tions to govern the permitted uses of land in var- s neighborhoods are growing in application, so person can choose his environment with assurance that it will remain of desired “Experience has shown that properly prepar- ed zoning restrictions, when finally put into eff est influe chi to the great- and properly enforced, are the str for guiding and development of each nei hood, so that the greatest good results est number in the community. *[t Should” be“ Understood that chapge zone boundaries. ther exceptions tovewy eg of the regulations” fd not be gramtedype- cause of so-called political influence but $tportant for zoning regulations te be pre- which rae Tequests ta nos moi pared and administered in a manner is neither arbitrary nor unreasonable. “Where it has been shown that damage has been done by a zoning provision working an un- due hardship upon an individual out of all pre- portion to average hardships suffered by other individuals in the neighborhood, the courts have granted relief, and where it has been shown that the provisions of the zoning regulations were for the purpose of preventing a selfish individual from interpreting his constitutional rights in a way that would conflict with and infringe upon the con- neighbors, the courts have uphel@ the zoning regulations. “Regulations for zoning cannot be hard and fast. Meaget' regulations devoid of alternatives for variations i® situations relating to zoning very of- ten will ndt accomplish. the desired result, be- cause the Philosophy of the legal mind and court | decisions+require: that:not only ‘must the: desired result be clear but the purpose of the various Zon- ing restrictigns and regulations’ hast be obvious “Courts fhave refused to uphold both maxi- mum and minimum limitations ox’ the of buildings where evidence presented in court indi- cated such provisions of zoning regulations to be arbitrary. - “Courts have ruled that ‘existing’ buildings refer to those that lawfully exist. Buildings ereet- ed in violation of a restrictive covenant are il- sizé investing in | property which exists in violation of law cannot benefit by such illegal use or conduct. “On the other hand, where it has been made clear that requiring certain size of house was fer the purpose of meeting deed restrictions covering minimum value to be allowed in a subdivision, in neighborhood values, or where it was clear that the order to preverit depreciation of property setback of the building line from the highway y was for a purpose relating to the elfare of the public. courts have upheld such requirements as a valid exercise of police countsaér city.” power of the state, : ARE OUR yvouna feSpué WRONG? Mothers and fathers of Key Wes wonder whether certain activity is the wise thing for young people. The anxiety of parents for the c« of their children is understandable ally they are sincerely concerned. often want their boys and girls to grow into fine men and women. There is a way in which parents can influence the conduct of their children. It is not by denouncing their customs or pun- ishing the yourg people. After all, grow- irg boys and girls require some form of amusement and social life. It is natural ‘for them to congregate together. If parents dislike current activities it might be a ggod idea for parents to -p ' So farjas we know there is no con ed commupity effert to and the ig people here. Some parents welcome young folks to their homes and others like to keep them from being in the way. There are occasional devices for the pleasure of the young but nothing like a coordinated secial program for growing boys an! girls. Before older people complain of what unger people are doing, it behooves them Lestir themselves and see what they are tde whoies nusement entertainment for _ doing for the boys and girls. aammeaSometimes peopie tail about tax so %tes that every man aad woman THE KEY WEST CITIZEN LIFT THE FOG! eeccccecvccee Beesscccesacesccoscecscs TAXES AND YOU Payers as if there is one grouj The di Temperature" vigion is simple. it is easy to make But it is just about 100 per cen wrong. ‘ A great many peopleAthink the because they pay no income tax anc no real estate tax they do not paj taxes at all. This is because ther+ are two kinds of tares: DIREC] TAXES and INDIRECT TAXES People realize it when they are pay ing diréct taxes on income, real es tate or some similar item. But ver) often they are unaware of the indi rect taxes—taxes which are usually hidden. = When these hidden taxes begin t make themselves felt—or when di reet taxes begin to soar to alarming Proportions—peopie begin to thint about taxes and to seareh for some one to pass them along to. Very often the cry goes up— “Soak the rich. Let them-pay.” Bu! this won't work. The rich cant pay enough to make even a dent m the huge deficits being piled up by ow various governments. if, for example, every cent of al incomes over $100,000 was taken b) tax collectors, it would furnish only en money to run Federal, state and local governments days $5,000 and over and pooled them, we would collect only enough mosey te pay the costs of government for less than four months. This is no new discovery. Law makers the world over have known «t for generations. Ip this country, m order to make the rich bear @ greater part of the burden, income saxes have been boosted so that the Federal Government now may take |aearly 76 per cent of a wealthy {man’s income. Besides, he bas to pay state and local exactions. But even so, it has been imposst- ole for tax collectors to get enough money from the rich. Far more is needed. And because this is so. taxation becomes the problem cf each and every American. Unfortz- gately, too few of us recognize this fact, though it is not surprising that we do not—for the taxes the fittle man pays are often well disguised. Long ago, politicians discovered that there might be unpleasant con- sequences if it were admitted that taxes hit every man and woman in the country—that they hit the poor as well as the rich, the wage earner as well as the big corporation. So instead of putting a direct tax on everybody, there has been developed an indirect system—hidden taxes; 82 74 78 74 Highest Lowest Mean Normal Mean Rainfall* Yesterday’s Precipitation 0 Ins. Normal Precipitation 05 Ins. hin record coxers 24-hour perio? ending at S o'clock thix morning. Tomorrow's Almanac Sun rises 6:22 a. Sun sets 6:42 p. Moon rises 4:43 a. Moon sets s 4:56 p. Tomorrow s Tides m. m. m. m. . PM High 230 845 Low 1:57 245 Barometer reading at 8 a. m: Sea level, 30.05. (Till 7:30 p. m., Tuesday) Key West and Vicinity: Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday, pos- sibly scattered showers Tuesday; moderate easterly winds. Florida: Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday, possibly scattered showers on extreme southeast coast and Florida Keys Tuesday. Jacksonville to Florida Straits and East Gulf: Gentle to moder- ate northeast to southeast winds, and partly overcast weather to- night and Tuesday. WEATHER CONDITIONS A moderate high pressure area overspreads the country from the Mississippi Valley eastward this morning, and pressure is relative- ly high on the middle Pacific coast; while a low pressure area of considerable intensity, central over the northern Rockies, ex- tends eastward over the Plains States and southward to Mexico. Precipitation has occurred dur- ing the last 24 hours from Colo- rado and northern Texas eastward into Missouri and Arkansas, with heavy rain in the southern Plains States.and portions of northern Téxas- There has also been light moderate rain on‘the north Pa- cific .coas}, in portions of Georgia, and w ig north: ern New Temperatu: pays without realizing they ardcpay- ej: T. Rainey, once speaker of the House of Representatives and a lifelong tax student, explained the philosophy of hidden taxes when he quoted a philosopher who said that the ideal way to raise taxes was “to get the most feathers with the least squawking of the goose.” County, city and local government costs the people of Florida about $73,000,000 a year, and the cost of state government, not including the moneys pro rated payment to coun sles, costs the people $25,000.000 aé- aually. Statisticlans are pow announcing that taxes in 1938 will amount to twenty per cent of the whole na sional income of the United States This means one dollar of every five will be taken by the government ta 23¢.forai_br ‘The ‘pderal. ‘tocal, Pye | agra from er te the ee ee eee d. were slightly be- low freezing this morning from Michigan eastward over New England and in the northern Appalachian-region, but readings throughout the country are gen- erally near or above normal G. S. KENNEDY. Official in Charge bought you a beau- tiful surprise for your tirthday— Hubby—I'm curious to see it. Wife—Wait a minute and In foday’s Horoscéjie , ote ccuscnscedees y wes seeming inclina- ion toward high ideals, with a al but underneath w as diplomacy. or, in cruder pcoott” ct a”) natures, as cunning and craft. It > Dei ‘ nl u duces shrewd business leeders , their way | Treasury eases its gold-sterili- n policy to cheapes money KEY WEST Sepeecesoceccce.secescece Picture a car rolling southward ver Florida's chain of Keys, Speeding from island to island, Enjoying the Gulf Stream breeze. Op the left, the Atlantic Ocean, The great Gulf lying on the right; Resting places along the highway, Nature here produced a sight At the end of a peaceful journey You'll reach the city, Key West— ‘That gem lying out in the ocean Where the fishing is always best There one hears the soft-spoken Spanish, Sees starry skies at night; Dines and dances im the evening With the Southern Cross in sight. Accommodations here are ample; Every want is satisfied. Here one feels southern hospital- ity, The door of welcome open wide. FRANK C. SCHNEIDER. Homestead, Fia., Route No. 1, Box 11 Today’s Anniversaries a noted born at July 7. 1773—John Maine U. S. Kingston, Mass. 1843. Holmes, senator, Died New Jersey lawyer, U. S. senator and college president, born im, Somerset Co., Md. Died April 12. 1862. 1793—Henry R. Schoolcraft, ethnologist and explorer, greatest authority of his day on the Amer- ican Indian, born in Albany Co. N.Y. Died Dec. 10, 1864. 1818—Wado Hampton, Confed- erate general, cotton planter aft- er war, South Carolina governor and senator, born at Columbia, S. €. Died there, April 11, 1902. 1834—Rufus B. Bullock, tele- graph and express company ex- ecutive, reconstruction governor ef Georgia, born at Bethlehem, N Y. Died April 27,: 1904. 1854—-Rhoda H. Nichclis, New ;York painter, illustrator and ‘teacher of art, born in England. Died at Stamford, Conn., Sept. 7, 1930. 1868—Norman, Hapgood, maga- zine editor, author, and diplomat, born in Chicago. Died in New York, April 29, 1937. j ,Sterekeeper—Whatcha want? Radie Swiker—Please, mister, could I have a pound of ground wire? Storekeeper—Here’s the wire— you go grind it yourself. seee FIRST DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY TO BE HELD MAY 3. 1938 ~eeeesseecessecesesosess F Fourth | ; snp T. S. CARO Legislature BERNIE C. PAPY WHO KNOWS? (See “The Answers” on Page axe = © 1. What percentage Kiet Sith Inet gece ton growers voted for marketmg New Netherland Glew Week) am quotas in 19387 2 Can a small borrow funds from 3. W pay an ir 4 How account ceived Board? 5. When may a land-owner ex pect to obtain water from ton Cai ne Grand ¢ lee project? 6. How did « ings in 1937 How Teday In History seccccceces soececccccce business man ne RFC? Secial Security ame = ee wperation ~ompare w Germans wr American 9. What and Americs Mexican o! 10. 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