The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 20, 1938, Page 2

a ye Key West Citizen : wily Hxeept Sunday By IN PUBLISHING CO. INC. » Prexident and Publisher » Adsistint Busines: « mh suitdin, Ann Streets Corne Key West and Monroe County daily Newsi tered at Key West, Florida, as second class matter Member of the Associated Prens ss is exelusively entitled to use credited tu | r &nd also The Associated for republ It or not otherwis Three Months ine Month NOTICE ards of thanks, resolutions of Tespect, obituary notices, ete. will be charged for at + of 16 cents @ li s by chufchés fromm which e is to be detived are 6 cents a line. +. Phe Citizen is an open forum and invites discus- osion of public issnes and subjects of focal or general | Interest but it will not publish anonymous cotamuni- cations. ‘IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY ‘THE CITIZEN “Water and Sewerage. Comprehensive City Plan (Zoning). Hotels and Apartments. Bathing Pavilion. Airports—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Governments. Silence is golden, and. if you don’t be- lieve it, try to buy some. Advertising meats suggestion, and you now what suggestion does to you! The Chinese are very unappreciative of the friendly intentions of their Japanese | visitors. You can’t fool all the people, but a candidate is satisfied if he can fool 51 per cent of them, ~ Key West has adopted an open door policy which will prove unprofitable to many in business here. It is about time for our schools to teach more Spanish and less French and /German, says an Exchange. Bien dicho! | Pressure groups continue to make the | “American taxpayer ‘pay through the nose. No wonder we have so many complaints of | | “sinus trouble. The tone of a new instrument is said | -to-resemble a combination of bagpipe and | Spadina. Now, why did someone have | , te think that up? ‘ Corkect this sentence: “I buy as many “things #8 possible from ut-of-town sales- _men yee my future welfare depends “upon thei} success.”” Experiments may be advisable in! many cases and necessary in others, but | when tried and found unprofitable or .un- workable, only the foolish and not the wise will repeat them. Through their desire to get the news first, competing newspapers often get it wrong, and is the cause of embarrassment | te them, of loss to those involved, and of no. benefit to the readers. The government is going to turn loose some of that sterilized gold, now kept in vaults underground, but only abstractly. Don't think fer a moment you will be able to get your eines on any of it. Miami in the past has een offering the beautiful city of Havana as an added altraction, now it has an opportunity to advertise the Overseas Highway to attract visiters and for once Miami, nolens volens, will be helpful to Key West. Key West is takiae on metrepelitan girs, for we now have with us the peanut vender, but he doesn't shout the familiar “Hay de mani” as is customary in near-by I ha, fer he is “un Americano” and al- = the whistle of apin steam, ich most of us are b his coming. accustocned an | elsewhere throughout the | that the Overseas Road and Toll | Commission and the State Road depart- | ment are being subjected to considerable | highway. fort stations, | automobiles or interfering PLEASE SAVE THE CRITICISM Reports trickling in from Miami and state indicate Bridge unfair and unjustified criticism because of | the condition of some sections of the high- way and because comfort and other facili- ties have not been 'praoyided. The fact is the highway was opened to public travel. before’ the work was en- tirely completed. vide the citizens ef Key West with a road to the mainland.’ None‘of-our citizens is complaining because the highway is rough in spots and because there are no comfort stations or rest rooms along the route. The bridge commission was right in giving us the use of the highway. B. M. Dunean, chief engineer of the commission, is at present pushing the re- mairder of the work as rapidly as it can be done. The steel portions of the bridges are being painted, the roadway is being surface treated and leveled off, the slopes are being planted with grass to prevent erosion and to add to the beauty of the Later it is planned to add ecom- rest rooms, picnie benches, fishing piers and other facilities for the traveling public. In this connection we hope the bridge | commission will find the funds’ to build a humber of turnouts where motorists may | park their cars and enjoy the scenery and the fishing without endangering their own with moving traffic. The state road department is busy | right now with plans for the extension of the highway from Big Pine Key to Key West. That work is to be undertaken in sections, for funds are not now available for completing the job at once. In the meantime, the road department is putting the detour roadway at the entrance to Big Pine Key into good condition. Within two months the highway will be in tip-top shape. In the long range design it is contem- plated to discontinue the use of the wooden bridges, now the subject of severe criticism, and continue the highway over the roadbed formerly used by the Florida East Coast | | Railway before its abandonment. The Overseas Highway is a_ great thing for Key West, but also a wonderful thing for the entire state, particularly Mi- ami where much of the criticism is orig- inating. Motorists from all over the coun- | try will be flocking toward Key West. | They will create business the entire length. that | of the state. In the case of Miami, city will get two chances to benefit from travel to Key West. ‘They will catch the motorist going and coming. The Citizen hopes the critics would bury their criticism and give the bridge | commission and the state road department a fair chance to finish the fine work they have done to date. GENERAL BUTLER TALKS FAST Major-General Smedley D. Butler, re- tired, recently appeared before the Senate | Committee on Naval Affairs, to oppose the construction of the warships included the bill now pending before Congress. General Butler is a fast talker. He thinks that the present bill is a ‘grand bluff,” and that, in the event of war, the United States should abandon Alaska, the Panama Canal, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. He would confine our naval defense to a fleet of small battleships, te hold the coast and with the aid of sub- marines, aircraft and coast defenses, fight off any hostile force that came _ within striking distance of the coast line. While in active service as an officer of the Marines, General Butler declares he used up fifteen years, “going about the world guarding Standard Oi! tins.” He participated in twelve expeditions, outside of the United S he say missions largely in the interest of Street. The views of General Butler are in teresting whether one agrees with his con- clusions or not. They are probably colored by the fact that he is a retired Marine of- ficer. Appatently, a great mistake made by the United States, in planning its de- fense, has been a failure to appreciate the genius of General Butler, who, doubt, -feels sure that he has the answer to all our preblems. Maybe, if some one would act quickly and appoint General Butler = su- preme head of the Army, Navy and the ines, the question would be satisfac- ates, s, which were ne , terily solved. This was done to pro-} THE KEY WEST CITIZEN | COCO CCOO SOO IOO OOOO OSE OOOELOOEOEHOOESOOEHOOOOO. PEOPLE’S FORUM bes ocosccdsobossacéececce “THINK IT OVER” West: Have ybu ever given thought to the matter of patronizing the local established institutions and why it is to your interest to con- fine your patronage to such in- stitutions. Is there any good 'ed” their native city, perhaps to’ A letter to the citizens of Key curry favor with citizens of other places. ‘It was not the City’s fault, Depression came, and the Storm of 1935 destroyed communication between the Island and the main- land. .If work could not be ob- if} | TODAY’S COMMON ERROR Commandant is pro- nounced kom’-man-dant: not kom-mand’-ant. TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE tained here,.it was just unfortu-} reason for nate, and:some had'to leave for buying any of your daily needs other places! I ain sure that Key,! from other organizations which of any assistance to you in the solution ‘of them? Your local established business places are familiar with your re- West, so noted for hospitality to even those who turn- know nothing of your problems strangers, will welcome her. for-{ or which cannot and will not be mer sons, ed against her. Return to view the} improvements in the streets, cot- tages repainted, new buildings erected, property sold, etc., and, quirements, spend good money to if possible, make this town your send their salesmen and delivery- men to call on you daily; sup- ports by contributions, taxes, etc., our local government, civil and charitable organizations; renders many and varied kinds of serv- ices whenever called upo' fi- nance by means of satisfactory terms when your patronage re quires this assistance and war- rants your patronage in many other ways which are familiar to you. Isn’t it within reason in view of the fact that the established houses should feel justified in e pecting that you make al, pur, chases of your daily needs: when ,of the poem, ever possible from them, instead! of those who have no. interest in common with you, who do not support or contribute to your lo- cal affairs either civil,gr moral. Whenever you discontinue patronizing local business places you help create unemployment among our local citizens and in crease employment in other lo- calities. You have had enough relief and charity, you have been living for the past several years under dark clouds and with the help of our local business men you have been able to weather the storms and pull through; now that the silver lining is making its ap- pearance those business men who have helped weather the storms expect that you help them enjoy some of its benefits. An old saying is “Beware of strange Gods who come among you offering gifts.” Make it a community interest to support in- stitutions which are already a part of your city, who employ lo- cal people and contribute to the support of. your local government and other institutions, for in do- ing otherwise you help to create unemployment among your citi- zens which in turn causes hard- ships to their families. Until these strange Gods become one | of us, you owe it to your self and your local business houses to igive them your undivided sup- port and cooperation. I believe that this matter merit: your serious consideration. BASIL R. TYNES. | Key West, Florida | April 20, 1938. COME, AND RETURN The new highway bids come to all, especially former Key Westers, of whom, there are a few, it is said, who have “knock- home again. As birdies fly back mother’s nest, Let prodigals rush father’s breast, O’er Highway that leads GREATER KEY WEST. A resident for nearly 19 years. Key West, April 19, 1938. THE DARKER SIDE OF THE LINE Editor, The Citizen: I am certain that I voiee the sentiment of Negroes in Key West when I eongratulate, the writer “The, Color, Line”, for his wonderful ‘poetic ability, but his logic was very poor in such an enlightened age. It is gbvidus that white’ is white and black: is black, but they seem to spend the same American dollar, and there is no law that can force Negroes to give ‘up their homes and. move anywhere; to satisfy visitors, or the Key West- ers who are in accord with the brilliant pbet. In speaking about those who are to rule, I might sz here that Key West is a Demo- cratic city and the governing powers are selected by the peo- ple; not a certain group of peo- ple. So the black as well as the white determine their own des- tinies. In one line the word “harmony” was written; I thought of music, where there is always hatmony unless some ‘one is off key, which Calises a discord. Mr. Writer, you struck the wrong key, try getting in tune or you might spoil ne whole. band, to their Key We April 20, We must live Key Wedt, We must work Key West— To Key West we must be true. We must talk Key West, We must think Key Wést— We must bring. old Key, West thru. FRANK C.. SCHNEIDER. 651 William Street, Key West, Fla. The State Agricultural Exten sion Service in cooperation with «county agents began today hold- wel- out the citrus belt. ing meetings in centers through- Twenty-nine meetings are scheduled for the discussion of major production and marketing problems. 1 General Electric Refrigerator = FIRST CHOICE of Millions in | Wall | PRICED This ts the year years to buy @ General Eley of all &ennine ric. Ppa MORE 'N MORE Ways) » Mew deluxe €ctric models more for your "20 ever before, BOW Q2nen te Sestacint al OF 8 tray WS freeze ice fim a {WO Cubes 8 §88Conds, Thristy 3 in Price! Thrifty in Curreni! Thrifty in Upkeep! Crock the muitipie semngs to. their | to Can you answer. citer py Abies test ‘questions? Fern to | Page 6 for the answer’ | eoosese 1. What ment: clause?”* Name the river that drains the five Great Lakes. In what war was the battle of Chickamauga? Who was Eugene Ysaye? How is 1938 written in Ro- man numerals? What is a hybrid? In medicine, what is the name of the turning-point in a disease at which a de- cided change for the better or worse takes place? Where is the island of Trini- dad? Whom did Jess Willard de- feat, to win the world’s heal ‘weight boxing cham- pionship? an \ ‘escalator what do the initials U.R.W.. *tée, je KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY Happenings Here Just Ten Years Ago Today As Taken From The Files Of The Citizen signed at noon to- r of the Demo- ic Executive Committee, and Reginald Pritchard elected in his stead. At the same meet- ing it seemed that no one knew bow, mUch) money. was collected for theilast election, neither could shawn’ “who " réceived the funds,‘and paid. them out nor what >" monéy was spent for. Sam Harris, clerk of the commit- is‘in’ Coconut Grove, it was and is supposed to have all the records with him. Charles O. Forsberg, treasurer, stated that no money had ever been tu’ over to him, and that he had therefore kept no records what- ever. Said he ha@ asked at the bank once if any funds were edited to the committee nd told that some money effirmed that he issued but two checks to the committe, but failed to say to whom the checks wer sed or the respective unt When Mr. Pritchard took his chair he suggested th be held th publicity better, he sa shown, there. had The more the ifternoon. give matters” At 10 o’clock this foreneon 315 " Had: qualified to vote inthe June vee . AW:\FKOR THE LADIE' ETHEL ERNEST MURRELL céee Sacoscececers We feel that the day for the suffragette has passed. No long- er need women parade the streets with banners, and no longer need we fear imprisonment because we wish to be considered citizens. No, my dears, we have the vote now, vote may ask and expect consid- eration. Does that sound like a veiled threat? Well, perhaps it is just a little tiny bit of a threat of the demands we may make, if after asking, our requests should be refused. We are told that when the women of Rome, who were also classed with minors and imbeciles, rose in fury and beseiged the , Senate, that august body humped itself right royally to pass the ;laws they wanted. The women of ' ‘women of Florida, have the vote! . says, Rome ‘had no vote. We, the |.A, dangerous thing, my masters, POPP PIPL ELAELLLELLLLLL LLL EOC LCE a chattel with a vote,—a danger- ous thing. So it is up to us to use that vote and vote our way to freedom, Remember, the candidate who cere hearer MMM, Oe eTM TTT eee aM SMALL LOT. OF and he or she who has a $ 1x6 No. 3 Novelty Siding Approximately 4,500 Feet WHILE IT LASTS 4x6 NO. SIDING. PINE TO THE FIRST CUSTOMER ‘pein Joseph registra- “reg election, said Robe supervisor of tion. Most of these have - tered during the rush of the past few day. Poll taxes to the amount of $470 had been paid since the books were opened on April 2. To this may be added $400 paid to vote in the city elee- tion on transfer of the golf course funds. aking these with the number exempt from poll tax and the number qualified at present, it is expected that the voting ength in the June primary will exceed 3,500 or 3,000. Members of the Alabama Press Association of whom about 125 arrived this morning enroute from Tampa to Cuba where they will spend three da sightseeing. | The Young Sluggers defeated yesterday afternoon the Latinas in the first of the games to be played by the teams of the re- cently perfected baseball league. The score was & to 3. There was “I am in favor of removing the disabilities of married wom- en”, is our candidate. Put him in the Legislature so fast it will make his head swim, and two years from now we'll all be cured of disabilities! another meeting Key West next i] not a dull moment during the game. Lots of action, but the breaks of the game seemed to be with the Sluggers. It was great playing in some instances. Editorial comment: E. M. Stat- ler, who owned more hotels than any other man in the world, re- turned to New York from the south two weeks ago. He caught a cold, developed pneumonia, and is dead. A delegation of Key Westers, 11 strong, will attend the Grand Lodge meeting. of Knights of Pythi 0 be held in Winter Hav- en. € Symonette has already left by automobile. C. W. Hud- and Winfield Russell will go by boat tomorrow to Tampa, a the remainder of the will later, travelling auto. leave by Worthington Blackman, of Birmingham, Ala., district direc- tor of naturalization, will be in Frid for the of making examinations licants for naturalization. He will make his headquarters in the office of Deputy Clerk C Rodney Gwynn, of the. United States court. purpe Circuit court’ wit! convene at the regular ‘hour’, tomorrow, to finish up. the work of, the spring term. Practically al? tases which were ready for trial were finished up before court recessed on Thursday. A daughter we: eighing eight and one-half pounds was born to Mr. and Mrs. Herman Roberts this morning in their home at 828 Elizabeth street. Bandits’ car p found. after $200,- 000 gem robbery at Atlantie City; famous stone is saved. From and To Boston, New York, Miami Jacksonville, Galveston - New Orleans and Beyond From Key West altervate Fridays From New York every Thursday From Boston Saturday From Jacksonville, Miami and New Orleans every two weeks CLYDE-MALLORY anes C. E. SMITH, Arent Key West, Fla. “n om WHILE IT LASTS $50.00 per M LUMBER SPECIALS Bargains While They Last 1x6 No. 2 SHEATHING $35.00 M 1x5 No. 2 Novelty Siding Approximately 5,000 Feet This is a very good grade of No. 2 siding that regularly sells at BLIP IIS IIDIO LiL Is. $35.00 PER M Valued at $38.09 per M 1 $25.02 M SMALL LOT OF 5-8x4 NO. 2 PINE BEADED CEILING TO THE FIRST CUSTOMER SMALL LOT OF 1x4 NO. 1 END MATCHED FLOORING $15.00 PER M SOUTH FLORIDA CONTRACTING & FNGINEERING C9. White and Eliza Streets “Your Home Is Worthy £ The Best” OTEMITATTOMILMIOILIIIE IL OD ES $25.00 PER M $25.00 M Phone 598 CUPID DIADIDIIIDIOLACL ECOL ISD