The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 28, 1938, Page 6

PAGE SIX DUKE, DUCHESS OF RICHELIEU VIEW PROPERTY MAY ESTABLISH WINTER RESIDENCE HERE IN FU- TURE; SEE KEY WEST AS TOWN WITH GAY SPIRIT Application for the intracoastal waterway Bahia Honda to Key West been sent to Washington by Wil- liam W Demeritt, and it is ex- pected that the matter will be introduced at the session of the National Rivers and Harbors Con- gress. The formal application for ac- tion on this matter was set aside at the last session of the body, because of the fact, it is believed, that a stipulated depth of cight feet was contained in the ap- plication with no _ alternative depth. This matter is one of the new survey of from has Prominent visitors to the city this week, who will be remem- bered by a great number of per- here, were the Duke and Duches of Richelieu, France, who left Tuesday morning. They registered at a local hotel. were hotel Purpose of the trip here, they said, v to look over their properties located at the corner of most Makes Application For New Survey of Waterway Route needed to facilitate travel of yachts, as well as small commer- cial craft, between Miami and Key West. Those working for the waterway pointed out that had the required depth been available at the beginning of the yachting season there would have been many more yachts visiting here than were recorded. In the request forwarded by Mr Demeritt a depth of five feet is being asked for, or whatever depth the department thinks feasible. The request from Key West will be referred to the U. S. Engineering Department, and af- terward for action by the congres- sional delegations. Duval and Fleming and at Flem- ing and Grinnell. On _ both properties they gave leases while} » here. There is no prespect of an immediate sale of either of them, they said when asked. The properties were bought in 1925 and only one time since then have the Duke and Duchess re- turned to Key West. ‘They see much improvement in Key West and a greater future, principally as a tourist town. So much are they impressed with the pleasant, gay and carefree life, which will probably be a part of the winters in Key West, that they may possibly buy a perman- ent residence here The Duchess tated that if they had known the spacious grounds and home, which Mr. Marks purchased with- in the last year at the northern | end of Flagler Avenue, were for sale, they would undoubtedly have bought it. The Duchess is American born. Their permanent residence is in New York City and they have been wintering in Palm Beach. CHINESE FAIL IN POLITICAL PLANS TRIED OWN EXPERIMENTS IN MATTER OVER TWO THOU- SAND YEARS AGO MAN SNEEZES WHILE SAWING WOOD AND CUTS OFF HIS THUMB (Lancaster, Pa., Intelligencer) Charles R. Griel literally sneez- ed off his left thumb. Griel, who lives at 316 North Mary street, was sawing out a form for his garage, he ‘sneezed. Recovering from the attack, he was surprised to find that he had sawed off his left ; thumb. Griel was removed to the Lan- caster General hospital, where the injury was dressed. He will be re- leased from the institution this | | Friday. when Using the Braille system, a typewriter for the blind has been developed with only six keys, since the Braille alphabet is made up of six raised oe POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS FIRST DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY | TO BE HELD MAY 3, 1938 Seeeecsvsceveccesceoooes For Congress Fourth Congressional District HENRY H. FILER CHICAGO, April 28 (IPS).— Two thousand years ago, long be- fore white men knew this contin- ent existed, China tried its own experiments with planned econo- my and the experiment failed dis- mally despite every effort. This was revealed here recently before a meeting of the Amercian Oriental Society by C. Martin Wilbur, curator of Chinese eth- nology at the Field Museum. His studies, Mr. Wilbur declar- ed, revealed that a Chinese Prime Minister named Wang Mang set himself up as Emperor in A.D. 2 and immediately started a plan- ned economy program. “Wang Mang’s social experi- ments included nationalization and equal distribution of land”, Mr. Wilbur pointed out. “It in- cluded government monopolies yd the manufacture of salt, wine and iron; control of mines and other natural resources”. And like our own Department of Agriculture, Mr. Wilbur said, the Chinese Emperor had his own program for, helping the farmers a price - program under For Congress 4th Congressional District LEWIS E. MOORE A business man for Congress For State (Senator MELVIN E. RUSSELL. “A School Man Fighting For School Children” For State Senator DAVID ELMER WARD “YN Do The Beet I Can For All” T. Se CARO For Renressutative State Legislature BERNIE c. PAPY which the }government would buy excess efops in good years to store in government mal” granaries for years. “They were doomed to failure, however”, he declared, “because the administration of such vast enterprises was beyond the tech- nieal ability of the bureauracy”. The program finally collapsed of its own weight Nor are we so modern in other matters, Mr. Wilbur points out, and quotes a Chinese minister in 48 B.C. as saying: “The govern- nt numbering more play and loaf and while good citizens taxed to support them”. Legislature j EY. ERETT W. RUSSELL For Judge of Criminal Court of Record WILLIAM V. ALBURY “ever nor- sale in bad For Judge of Criminal Court of Record LOUIS A. HARRIS For County Solicitor ALLAN B. CLEARE, JR. (For Re-Election) slaves, 100,000. me than waste For County Commi ner First District WM. H. MONSALVATGE time INTERESTING NOTES cai For County Cominiestoner First District WM. R. PORTER (For Re-Election) British r 1y 24 shiploads } plea to lay in Par American Day i neighbor good must be reciprocal For County Commissioner Sth District HARRY L. BEAVER 1 Cook tells Sena tors our aircraft production facili For County Commissioner Fifth District T. JENKINS CURRY ar below war needs. Ss recognizes An- to dis formally asking G the Austria many ~bts. For County Commissioner, | debt: ) Fifth District CLEVELAND NILES (For Re-Election) ' Roper concedes that fear of what the New Deal will do next -is a factor retarding recovery. “or County Commissioner Fifth District HASTINGS C, SMITH Leahy urges a 5-3 naval ratio aus a safeguard against war; op- «poses “straitjacket” policy, i Key West, Key Property Majority Of ___ Transfers Made Last Week There were but two transfers of city property recorded last week, from Tuesday to Saturday, the majority of transfers being of Key property. West Properties, Inc., sold Louise Crant of Pittsfield, Ma chusetts, a 67x90 parcel on White {Street between Southard and Angela. The End City Holding Co,, Inc., sold to Edward Sawyer an irre gular shaped plot 44x36x51 on Passover near Windsor Lane. This was an old deed dated March 3. Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Heaton sold 1% acres on Marathon to Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Hall of that key. A 125 foot ocean front on Ta- vernier Beach with approximately a 120 foot depth was sold by Mr. ‘and Mrs. G. C. Geiger to Forrest W. Finerty. The deed was dated January 11. Mr. and Mrs.. Edney B. Parker sold 1% acres on Upper Mate- cumbe to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest J Arnold. Mr. and Mrs. James L. Johnson, and Mr. and Mrs. Vesey Johnson sold to Pearl C. Bergdal of Ver- one, N. J., 16.5 acres on Boca ‘Chica. This sale was made Febru- ary 28 according to the deed Blaine Harmon sold to Mr. and Mrs. Ed R. Laninger a lot on Key ‘ Largo. Two lots on Big Pine Key were ; made over to Charles J. Curry, by Mr. and Mrs. Kingman G. Curry, and Mr. and Mrs. Frie G. Curry, Baltimore, Md. MY DIAMOND to My diamond is only hard carbon Mined from South African earth, A present to me from Elizabeth— That fact enhances its worth. Set in a band of white gold To make the light waves dance, The cutting was done by a master, This can be seen at a glance. Try to reflect in your daily life The power that comes from above. Make it shine from each little facet, Sparkle with thoughts of love. A rough diamond lies within you, The Master cutter cuts the stone; Acquiring the necessary polish Must be done by your thoughts alone. } So as you polish each facet To make it sparkle with luster fine, , Get your polish from Christ the Saviour— Be guided by FRAN 651 William the spark of Divine. C. SCHNEIDER treet, Fla. Italy 000,000, ate; ed can raise an army of 9,- Mussolini tells the Sen- air and sea power are prais- Major European war is almost certain, but not immediately, com- panion of Hoover says. Moronic programs” offered on the radio are peril to school chil- dren, educator declares. feel prowsy : SMELL EXHAUST Gas ? IT MAY BE \ DEADLY CARBON \ MONOXIDE” a \ THE KEY WEST CITIZEN OLD KEY WEST (EDITOR'S NOTE: This article on interesting, old Key West is a regular feature of The Citizen. Most of the ma- terial is derived from Jeffer- son B. Browne's history, “Key West. The Old and New”, but other information and elab- oration included is from re- putable sources. ROCKY ROAD Division street has had a long and interesting transfer of names. Before 1861 where it stands now there was only heavy woods, but in that year General John M. Brankan, army commanding offi- cer, cut a road from the Army Post on the bay side of the island to Fort Taylor on the ocean side, so that his soldiers could have a direct means of between the two defense units. The work amounted mostly to clearing the brust, and the native white coral was hardly leveled. The road became so bumpy that up to a few years ago it was still known as the “Rocky Road.” Lat- ter it was officially changed to Division street since on one side the land was pretty well populat- ed, and on the other there were few residents. Both names now have no significance. OLD POSTOFFICE The Key West Custom House was established in 1822 by special legislation from the pr Joel Yancy, Glasgow, 3 the first collector of customs. A Mr. Dawley and Mr. Samuel Ayres succeeded him, but Mr. Ayres resigned and Mr. Dawley died, and Key West had a cus- toms house without a customs in- spector.. The first custom house was a frame building where the old, red-brick postoffice is now located. It was finally torn down to build the massive structure now known as the Old Postoffice. The uniqueness of this building is that it housed the U. S. Customs House, post office, and light house department. It architecture, and is located at the foot of Greene and Front streets, in front of Monument Square. It rests on a pile foundation and is constructed of red brick with massive stone, granite and terra- cotta trimmings. Arabian circles and triangles are arranged in the design of the porch balustrade, which extends all the way around the building and in the rear com- mands a view of the Ship Chan- nel and Gulf Stream out to Sand Key. Below the first floor is a granite walk, just under the porch. It is reminiscent of the walks in most of the old forts in this area and the entire building probably follows many of the de- | signs of those forts, which can be traced back to Napoleonic fortifi- cation design. The present custom house is located in the new Post- office building on Simonton Street. MULE STREET CARS Mule-drawn street cars were the first means of rapid transit in the city. Today Key West does not even boast that type of trans- portation. E. H. Gato built and financed that line, the cars were run on tracks and a_ uniformed operator wielded the whip to se- cure forward mMement. YA BRISA La Brisa, large dance pavilion which was the best Key West ev- er boasted, was used for dancing on Saturday nights and for sacred concerts on Sunday, afterni was the center of the social life of the city. It was rather unique in that the better class of per- sons here mainly patronized it, and society in meetings and par- ties approved entirely of the way in which it was conducted. It had a large broadwalk 25 feet -wide in front and on al! sides of the building, which led a long pier going out » the ocean at the fnd of which steps, were ERY soon cach of our frends will be recerving an ievmanve to our Wedding, and communication , * Jacksonville, S April 25, 1938. is of interesting ' ns, Tt, “NEW ARRIVAL AT HENRIQUEZ HOME Saturday night at 7:15 o’clock an eleven-pound girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Rafael Henriquez at their home. The little lady will be named Juanita Mary. Mother and baby are nicely. doing eoceeccs PEOPLE'S FORUM. Cececccccscececoccosoece VISIONS PROGRESS Editor, The Citizen: I just had the pleasure of see- ing the beautiful Overseas road and bridge connecting Key West with the outside world. I wish to take this opportunity, as a tourist, to say that I think this work has been a God-send to the fine people of Key West. This should bring back peace and prosperity to a truly worthy city, a city that has fought hard for its people when everything seemed dark and hopeless. Now the citizens can smile with a smile of pride and joy for Key West can and will go forward, nothing can stop her. Key West, the city peace, rest, I salute pride. of charm, you with GENE W. W. Church St., Fia., GIBBS. IN ACCORD WITH IDEA Editor, The Citizen: I noted with interest the edi- torial in your issue of April 19th, headed “Keep Key West on the Map”. As one of many citizens of Flor- ida interested, I am_ thoroughly in accord with your idea that the name “Key West” must be linked with any designation or title giv- en to the Overseas Road. There is no question in my mind that regardless of the name that may be given it, the public in general will continue to call it the “Key West Overseas High- way” or the “Key West Sea Road”. L. L. LEE. 2346 S. W. 20th Street, Miami, Fla., , April 22, 19: SAYS PLENTY WATER HERE Editor, The Citizen: I read in the papers about pip-/ ing water into Key West. I think you can get all the water needed right in Key West if you will in- vestigate. On the lot I owned on Olivia street, next to the corner of White, I drilled a ten-foot well, put in a ten-foot four inch pipe, ‘and found plenty of good drink- ing water. I put down some more piping, but lost it in the hole. I believe there is a great cave or underground river as the water flowed frecly, and was good and clear. Keep this a secret until you investigate or the price will rock- et. LAFAYETTE LOWE, 277 N. W. 23rd St Miami, Fla April 25, 1938 Janet Chapman, 5-year-old Cin- cinnati girl, has been signed to a long term contract by a Holly- wood studio, and is to star in “Little; Lady Luck” ladders and ffts for swimming The hurricang of 1910 washed alway mMost*vf its foundation and a later hurricane completed the job of demolition fa BENJAMIN LOPEZ FUNERAL HOME Serving Key West Half Century Ambulance Service nsed Embalmer | Phone 135 Night we want « to be the best looking wvitaueu we can get” Naturally, you want your Wedding Invitauon to be the wery Ginest, and that ss why we are snvinag pou to imspect our remarkable Loc of genuine Steel Bagraved Wedding lawite- guns aod Aanouncements im the Favored Styles THE ARTMAN PRESS CITIZEN BUILDING Mrs. William Lioyd Garrison has been appointed curator-in- chief of the Brooklyn Children’s Museum to succeed Mrs. Anna Gallup, who has retired after 35 years of service. GIVES REASONS NYA SUPERVISOR FOR DIFFICULTY — ARRIVED IN CIT ON PAYMENTS RELATIVE TO GENERAL REV- way to go over the setup in Key ENUE FUND FROM WHICH West with local Supervisor Victor ” Lowe. MOST OF STATE'S BILLS “wr. Brown told The Citizen ARE PAID that he was now going over cer- | tain plans which would be great- 5 ly beneficial to Key West young TALLAHASSEE, Fla., April 28 folks, and ae soon as the idea be. : gan to take form, a formal an- (FNS).—Basing his statements on jouncement would be made. the state comptroller’s reports, a eee high state official today pointed Mrs. Frank E. Hayward of out the four principal reasons; Seattle won the title of national why the general revenue fund'crochet championfi and was from which the majority of the awarded a prize of $250 which state’s bills are paid is having a she received from Mrs. William difficult time in paying the claims K. Vanderbilt, representing the and obligations which are charg-' American Woman's Association ed against it. —— The first reason, he said, is that payments of taxes on estates of deceased persons into the general revenue fund is off more than $600,000 as compared with the collections during the last year of the. Sholtz administration which had the benefit of the duPont es- tate windfall. “The second reason is that one- half cent of the one-cent gasoline tax which went into the general fund during the Sholtz adminis- tration was transferred by the 1937 legislature to the schools. This transfer deprived the gener- al fund of more than $1,518,000. The third reason is that the liquor taxes amounting to $2,879,- 000 which went into the general fund during the last year of the Sholtz administration was trans- ferred by the 1937 legislature to the old-age assistance fund, de- priving the general revenue fund of these collections. And the fourth reason is that the slot machine license law which brought more than $626,- 000 into the general revenue fund during the last year of the Sholtz administration was repealed by the 1937 legislature, depriving the general fund of the benefit of these collections. This state official points out that the four items mentioned show a total of more than $5,- 623,000 which went into the gen- eral fund during the last year of the Sholtz administration but which have either been trans- ferred to other purposes or have been abolished by the legislature since Governor Cone went into, office, and sufficiently accounts for the present difficulties in which the general revenue fund finds itself. B. Howard Brown, district su- visor of the NYA in Florida Subseribe to The Citizen. BE THRIFTIER ! 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The second idea is a favorite plan of thrifty buyers. Fach day, go over all the advertisements in this newspaper carefully. Find out in advance what things will best serve your needs, where you can buy them, what you must pay. The advertise- ments give you that news regularly! Life is too short to worry any more than you can help about financial problems. Get the budget-advertising habit now! ® . , 3 . 3 : \ . N . N N \ N 5 SJAALMAs¢seessissssss“s“szssssisZsa