The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 23, 1938, Page 2

The Rey West Citizen’ ‘t Sunday By IN PUBLISHING €0., INC. ARTMAN, President and Publisher ALAN, Assintant Business Manager the Citizen tsuilding ne and Ann Streets vi From Corner « in Key West and Monroe County Oniy Daily Newspape Asnociated aby atches ren entitled to use oceans to er of the wne Year ix Months Three Months ne Month Weekly ADV Made known on SPECIAL NOTICE All reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of respect, cbitnary notices, ete, will be charged for at the rate of 10 cents a lin Sotices for entertain enue is to be derive The Citizen is an open forum gion of public issues and subjec t but it will not publish anonymous ¢ applic ents by churches from which THE KEY WEST CITIZEN A a 42 WILL ulways seek the truth and print i without fear and without favor; be afraid to attack wrong or to applaud right; never always fight for progress; never be the or- gan or the mouthpiece of any-person, clique, * faction or cl: always do its utmost for the public welfare; never tolerate corruption or injustice; denounce vice and praise virtue. mend good done by individual or organ- ization; tolerant of others’ rights, views and opinions; print only news that will elevate and not contaminate the reader; never com- promise with principle. i IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST | ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. Comprehensive City Plan (Zoning). Hotels and. Apartments. Bathing Pavilion: ‘xg Airports—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Governments. The June brides are the ladies whe put the “ring” in the Spring. ‘ . a 4 a a a & = a « 4 *+ Quite often ability consists in making other people believe in your ability. The trouble about people who brag, is, they seldom have anthing to brag about. There are many things desirable; the question is whether one can afford them. The human body is the most valuable machine in the world and the most abused. There are,,few, faces so stern thd a sincere compliment will not cause them to loosen ap, x oe wing The average citizen is not concerned over national over his own income. so much income as he is Pee eee eeeere os Chee Thinking about a way to improve one’s fortune is very good, but doing some- thing in the way of work is much better. Some day the tax collector will come to your door and ask, Have you a radio in That is another tax to be con- sirlered in the future. the house doing our Register and vote, thus civic duty, and keepipg alige form of Under a dit! tatorship, this privilege ah be taken away deom, you, althoughesmdbidesy eattle” you will be herded ht the polls to confirm the will ofthe dictator, and if you refuse to vote yeu will be a marked your See e bearer ee eece cratic government As a citizen you have a your mind on publie question se bee eeae ere sarass do not register and about the kind of men Prot ted h vote, you complain rably t rd 5 ce and their acts avid hey cgu ce ve been sea 2 toaccister ar ae 3 the polls, | honest investigation | Niemoeller, an outstanding anti | -estant: pastor, was arrested ‘im "Beflin ‘| be-* | cause of his outspoken opposition to *the | dictatorship of Adolph Hitler. | government measures from the pulpit. pate = THE TVA SCANDAL DEVELOPS If Congress has any regard for its duty to the public, it will carry on a full, impartial and exhaustive investigation of the TVA—and do it quickly. The dis- charge of TV A’s chairman has made a bad matter worse, and has answered none of the immensely important questions that have been raised concerning TVA acts and policies. Thg TVA situation is a grave scandal. TVA directors have been making charges and coupter-charges. The TVA board has been hopelessly split by differences of opinionjand by personal enmity and bitter- ness. Qbservers claim that the TVA has pursued extremely high-pressure _ policies in trying to force individuals in its area to buy power appliances; that it shot through with waste and inefficiency, and that it so camouflages its reports that no one can tell what is going on. And this is the Authority that is costing the taxpayers hundreds of millions—-and that was sup- posed to make a heaven on earth out of the Southeast. Anyone can imagine what would have happened had a private power company gotten itself into this kind of a mess. Con- essmen would heveebeaten their breasts vin righteous anger; a resolution for an in- véstigation would: ‘Late been , rushed |‘ through in record ‘time,’ ‘and the politicians would have had a field day. In the TVA case, most effort seems to be given toward trying to “quiet things down,” and passing the buck. Well, the TVA row won't quiet down. Too much has been alleged—there have been too many conflicting charges. If the TVA is wasteful and corrupt, the public is entitled to know it. If it has been well managed and efficient, that should be proven. The American people want a fair and of the TVA—and is they want it now. WHY THE CONSTITUTION? Something over eight months ago, a German citizen, The Reverend Martin azi Prot- Later he was found guilty of the “crime” of having discussed and criticized He was sentenced to seven months in prison and a substantial fine. Because he had been in prison for a longer period awaiting trial than that to which he was sentenced, he was set free. But—he was immediately arrested by Secret Folice and without trial was sent to a prison concentration camp. All too often we take our own Con- stitution and the rights it gives us lightly. In contrast to Germany, the Reverend Niemoeller under the protection of the American Constitution would in the st place never have been arrested for criticis- ing the government or its acts; he would not have been held for eight months await- ing trial and thert tpon his release could not be arrested and sent away to a prigon camp without trial--All because such things are — by our Constitution. Truly, we @ too lightly this docu- ment which guards our Americans. too every right as BIG HOSIERY BILLS Lady dancers and others who disport themselves for motion picture fans cost the studios around a quarter of a million dol- lars ay for to an article in the Chicago bee h says the ave ur according Daily News, life of of a dancer is three wearings. ap f stock- chorus is about stockings alone, age a pair erage cost of a Jmember of the it For the stars the cost runs) as the most expensive to ‘Plea nor Powell, ny as six pairs costing $15 stars who some- » day. Diminutive used up 120 pairs costing $20 a pair » picture, which He is probably a in her stre er whose hosiery 500 for each Her for $260,000 bout $ whic! pears legs, ay, are insured like rank extrav- mere male, socks a who r well with costing wit dicntt holes ‘been employ HE KEY WEST CITIZEN | SS eens eee! KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY Happenings Ago Today As Taken From The Files of The Citizen M. P. DeBoe, writing of the highway, says: “There is no, oth- er motor road like it. It is unique and the most spectacular highway in all America. It saddles the Gulf of Mexico for 125 miles. Be- hind the scenic, tropical beauty, where skies and nature is pic- turesque, lies the heroism of Mon- roe county’s people, their vision, | courage and devotion to their is- land home, in building a highway over the ocean, singie-handed, unaided. It is their mighty chal- lenge to progress met in the jaws of physical barriers, financial and political opposition, a gigantic triumph of human enterprise. It opens up a fresh territory rich in| agricultural and tourist resources which will justify their vast ex- penditures on the project. The terminal at Key West lies 300 miles nearer than any other American port to 18 countries”. Key West is to"vernemvehg-ex- pected crawfish hatchery. being towed fro: city. Hamilten{Adaths, who! hag id by Dr. Hodgés, of the state fisheries dep: look after ‘the hatchery, left} this morning for Welaka to look after a load of equipment in connec- tion with the hatchery which is to be brought to Key West. Al- though notified two months ago | that he had been selected to look after the hatchery, he had heard | laka to’ this: 4 TODAY’S COMMON | ERROR Condolence is pronounc- + ed kon-do’-lens; not kon’- do-lence. Here Just 10 Years * T YOUR NOWLEDGE ES K Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to Page 6 for the answers Which is the lighte Near which city Vesuvius? What is the color of powder- ed opium? Does moratorium mean can- cellation of a debt? Who was Charles Cotin? Which country owns the is- land of Hong Kong? Name the first President of the German Republic. What is the name for largest antelope found Africa? Name the principal tributary of the Rio Grande. In what year did Charles A Lindbergh make his flight from New York to Mt. is the in It hiss ‘POLITICAL ‘tmest to, nothing since and had almost for- | gotten about it when yesterday he the Chamber of Commerce. Surprising progress is being made on the Key Vacas received notification through | construction work over the high-! | For ‘State Senator way. This report is made by citizens who have just returned from that section and witnessed | the forces in operation. The Jen- ner Brothers construction com- pany now ‘have two miles of the road cleared and the road bed thrown up, according to reports. “Memorial Day”, the day aside in Florida in honor the men who wore the gray it the _ ANNOUNCEMENTS | FIRST DEMUCRATIC PRIMARY | bi E HELD MAY se mooveescece For Congress Fourth Congressional District HENRY H. FILER For Congress 4th Congressional District LEWIS E. MOORE group |A business man for Congress |tain sections on MELVIN E. RUSSELL “A School Man Fighting For School Children” For State Senator | DAVID ELMER WARD | “I'll Do The Best I Can For All” set | War Between the States, will be | observed in Key West on next Thursday. The observance will be staged in the city cemetery at | 5 o’clock in the afternoon when a pyrogram will be rendered Three ministers will officiate and | the principal address, of the day | will be delivered by Dr. E. E Carr, of First Baptist church. Mrs. Eliza Young, of Virginia street, this city, who left Sunday by automobile for Miami to visit with friends, was painfully in- jured when the car lurched from one side of the road at a narrow place on the road south of Home- stead. Two sons and a daughter, Claude and Willie Hall and Mrs Lillie Wallace, left over the high- way this morning to be with their mother. They will report back by wire of their mother’s condi- tion. r,t ae 1a Editorial comment: Th Concha’s business last seaso! twice that of the year befor even larger seagon ca: next fall afd winter in oe look as if Key, ‘Wigst(Foul another hotel, especially if it well located and as well op as is La Concha. La was An for 1s to, use!” is as ited Hugh Bancroft, Boston finan- cier, was yesterday elected a di- rector of the First Title and Guaranty Co., of this city. This was one of the features of the meeting of the company. The other officers elected are: George V. Perpall and Warren J. Wat- rou r m ntries of were ats three foreign in Key West to- to Havana to attend migration and emigration to be held next week enroute eee Today’s Horoscope « Pewee cecesscacesses ral quality at nature. There may ttiveness but at t appear to be miserly good chance that a rd for service will be gain the latter part of life. Often indicated and with cor coess, but coming aft ie delay of cattle ssimmee Valley was ek. The animals grades but ts at the pens. Cat are anticipating sales may as high $125,000 to shippers before opera uons wind up next fall which return as For Representative State Legislature T. S. CARO Ree Representative State Legislature BERNIE C. PAPY For Représentative State Legislature EVERETT W. RUSSELL For Judge of Criminal Court of Record WILLIAM V. ALBURY For Judge of Criminal Court of Record LOUIS A. HARRIS For County Solicitor ALLAN B. CLEARE, JR. (For Re-Election) For County Commissioner First District WM. H. MONSALVATGE | For County, po aanner: First District WM. R. PORTER (For Re-Election) For County Commissioner 5th District HARRY L. BEAVER For County Commissioner Fifth District T. JENKINS CURRY For County Commissioner, Fifth District CLEVELAND NILES (For Re-Election) For County Commissioner Fifth District HASTINGS C. SMITH 206 [NO NAME LODGE | | No Name Key i Direetly on Sand Beach i i Cottages and Restaurant Phone No Name No. | Mrs. C. L. Craig. Owners j i Fishing and Charter Boats | Mr. It’s Deliciousty Freshj — Txt rr TODAY — STAR > BRAND CUBAN COFFEE ON SALE AT ALL GROCERS t metal? ‘6, solo! Cae sieuscaedeaaaewaTaT. Pa ae a id al ‘LOCAL THIS AND THATS By WILLY-NILLY eeece Two Topics There are two topics being dis- cussed in Key West which have taken the place of the time-worn weather issue. And it is hard to tell which one over-shadows the other. They are—politics and the Overseas Highwayz | To be in the “swing” fair city these days ne’ ‘simply must give the new read ay try- ut”. Weekend trips to the Magic ,City and outlying districts:ds the latest fad. We will join the pro- cession this weekend, when a group of our friends plan leaving 1ate this afternoon. | Political issues are waxing hot ‘as the first Democratic primary draws nigh. Two instances have come to our attention that makes us want to keep as far away from ‘politics as possible. Why can’t candidates stick to issues and not shout to high heavens the faults of their opponents. | decide on the men, as well as the issues. in our Keep In Step | Unquestionably Key West is ;going forward.’ There are evi- idences on every hand to prove this point.' Eyesore spots in all ;sections of the eity have been torn down.’ Vaeunt lots that re- rsembled miniature forests have ibeen cleared away. Old homes |have been remodelled and | re- painted. New homes and _ busi- ness structures are going up. ‘Yes, there is no doubt that the Old Rock is forging ahead. | Yet—there is one element thai | is “out of step” with the majority. | And that is—our waterfront. Ex- cept for South Beach and a few other places, unsightly scenes | greet those entering our city by | water. } Especially is this true at cer- the northwest j waterfront. Rickety and rotten \docks, ugly buildings, wrecks, | piles of debris, ete, are very much in evidence. It is the sincere hope of many {ardent local boosters that in the {near future a movement among | the property owners there will be started to correct this great fault. It is more urgent when we realize that in this seetion count- less visitors make it one of their | stops on their sightseenig tour of the city to prove our statements that this is a “Fisherman’s Para- dise”. Here most fishing boats | dock and here is where the fish are kept alive, which draws the visitors. | We hope the northwest water- This SMALL LOT OF Let the voter “jo igx6 NO. 1 SIDING. PINE TO THE FIRST CUSTOMER M “Willie”, said his mother, re- provingly, “what did I say I'd do if I ever caught you at the jam again?” Willie wonderingly scratched his head with jammy fingers. “Why, that’s funny, mother, that you should forget. I have front will improve its militarism and—‘“keep in step”. Stop Me If You've Heard— Suffering pain, a local resident was given medicine’ afd’ told to take it in water. As he was a fisherman, what occupation could be-more‘convenient! On his fish- ing trip hext day he headed for a “white hole” or bank, jumped over and took the prescribed amount of “healing water”. Did he get better? It is not known. The same resident, on another occasion, was told by his doctor to take the medicine, which the physician had prescribed, on one night, skip the second, take it on the third, skip the fourth, ete. Heeding the doctor's advice, our e-butter”) one who is always the butt of a joke), drank his dose. Next day he went to a hardware store. That night many residents were wondering why our local fisherman was skipping rope at his age. And This One— < In, the good (2) old days when the railroad was still operating to Key West, a native had an op- portunity to demostrate what he knew about raising chickens. It happened this way— Shortly after arriving here by train and giving the town a quick “once-over”, a visitor remarked to a Key Wester that his would be an ideal place to raise poultry. “Nope”, said the native. “As fast as you put 'em in the ground the chickens scratch 'em up”. LOOOOEE. Ly AUTO AND DRIVER LOPIIOIEOOETHA es nee semen tten tee tte teste pete teeta seems ceeensente stamens LUMBER SPECIALS Bargains While They Last 1x6 No. 2 SHEATHING $35.00°M 1x5 No. 2 Novelty Siding Approximately 5,000 Feet a very good grade of No. 2 siding that regularly sells at $50.00 per M 1x6 No. 3 Novelty Siding Approximately 4,500 Feet WHILE IT LASTS Valued at $38.00 per M $25.00 M 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 Qf The Best” OVERSEAS | EACH ADDITIONAL PASSENGER TRUCKS—ACCORDING TO SIZE ‘SI OIPIDVIOOIOMIIL ELS SMALL LOT OF 5-6x4 NO. 2 PINE BEADED CEILING TO THE FIRST CUSTOMER Anniversaries 1564 — William Speen d the world’s greatest literary nius, born. Died April 23, ia16, 1791—James Buchanan, Pen! sylvania lawyer, congressmai senator, secretary of state, 15 President, born near Mercers burg, Pa. Died at Lancaster, Pa June 1, 1868. 1813—Stephen A. Douglas, I] linois senator and Demcorati leader, Lineoln’s political oppon ent, orator and statesman, born aj Brandon, Vt. Died June 3, 186), 1834—Chauncey M Depe' New York lawyer, senator, rail way president, famed wit, born a) Peekskill, N. Y. Died April 19 1853—Thomas_ Nelson Richmond, Va., lawyer, and man of letters, amt Italy, born in Hanover Died Nov. 1, 1922. 1856—Arthur T. Hadley, Yale’ noted economist and _presiden' son of a noted Yale professdr| born at New Haven, Conn. Died March 6, 1930. E. W. Carter of New Port Richey was reappointed to his} former position as'principal of the Pierce grammar'schoot there as, the result of #' fina) decision handed down by’ ‘thé’ Supreme Court of Florida hdélding ‘that a county school board must accept recommendations from the local board of trustees in hiring teach- ers, provided such persons recommended were not disquali- fied as set forth in the law gov- erning such cases. Pag noveli: Co., 7M POPE LALA The New HIGHWAY TOLL RATES $1.00 3 IAS CLL AECL AAD EA am. BPIDLDILIL Las. $35.00 PER M $25.00 PER M $25.00 M PPP EL AAA Ah hedheddadad bik hbk dod ecccccccceccssssecsesess | SOM MOIDIIIIIILIIIIIIIIEPIII# as