The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 3, 1938, Page 2

PAGE i Iwo Te Key We st Citizen Tovar SPACE URGENTLY NEEDED | Business Ma: ‘The Citizen Building “Corner Greene and Ann Streets Onty Datty Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County intered at Key West, Florida, as second class matter Member of the Associated Press Phe Associated Press is exclusively entitled to use for republication of all news dispatches credited to | it er not otherwise credited in this paper and also | there will be no rooms available in this Demand for Mousien space in Key West is getting heavier every day. By fall, before the full flood of the visiter tide flews in, conservative observers believe ity. If that prediction comes true. and it cer- tainly appears to be more than a mere probability Key West will lose a golden op- portunity to profit and prosper. The situation certainly demands some | action. Outside capital should be encour- | diate erection of hotels and aged to come here and begin the imme- | apartments. ivery Key Wester owes it to himself and | his city te beost the possibilities for invest- ; ment here and to offer his property for SURSCRIPTION RATES One Year s = Kix Months Three Months Ome Month .... Werkiy ADVERTISING RATES ede known on application. SPECIAL NOTICE j All reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of 1, obituary no ete, Will be charged for at | te of 10 cents a line. 8 for entertainments by churches from which | ue is to Le derived are 5 cents a line. “n it an open forum and invites discus- rnblic issues and subjects of local or general at but it Will not publish anonymous communt- i IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN | | Water and Sewerage. | Comprehensive City Plan (Zoning). 3. Hotels and Apartments. . Bathing Pavilion. 5. Airports—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Governments. Pepper will not sell us down the river, but he may sell us down the canal. Sometimes a man wins a woman’s hand only te find it is mostly thumb. How does Key West stand when its musical resources are weighed in the balarice? There is plenty of money in the United States but it won’t do much good until somebody begins to use it. There are individuals in Key West who look to the Statute of Limitations to liquidate their indebtedness, Why debate about the American naval frontier. It will be established by the size of the fleets of other powers. The speed with which European coun- tries are arming themselves indicates that war is more than a possibility. The importance of aircraft in bat- tles may be overestimated -but we do not fancy the idea of airplanes dropping bombs upon us. Highway accidents continue to claim 100° Americans a day. So far, few people seem. to thind, and it is too 4 ake a “em Me it. There are people who believe that the | weather forecast is wrong most of the time; they will learn something by checking up on this belief. The unexpressed understanding which often exists between individuals, or na- | tions, is worth more than all the language that can be put into written agreements. | ceived news of This is National Musie Week. The familiar quotation from the Merchant of | Venice is apropos: “The man that hath no | music in himself, nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, it fit for treasons, stratagems and spoils.” There are 539,842 persons in Florida who are registered with the Social Security Admfhistrati@gyand who are weekly con- tfibuting theig share to a fund which is ex- pécted to provide for them in their old age. What few of them seem to be able to under- ‘stand is that the money which is deducted from their salaries every week is actually going into public works projects, battle- ships, and political slush funds. How the government is going to be able to pay their pensions when they get to be 65 remains a mystery.—Sanford Herale. No mystery all, Roland; it simply cannot be done, ex gept through further taxation. | remodeling, | to by thes | for further sacrifices | sale at a reasonable figure when he is ap- | proached by a prospective investor. It would be fatal to our dream of a bigger | city to attempt to profiteer at this time. Our local property owners and house- | holders can help the situation in another | way. Many of our old homes are big and roomy and readily could be converted into rooming houses. This would require some repairing and refinishing. Bathrooms, sanitary facilities would have be installed; electrical installations would be required. Creation of this kind of work by a considerable number of property | owners, who can be assured of a fair return on their investment through the rental of rooms next fall and winter, would provide jobs for a large number of our men now | on WPA. Such construction might be the | means of immediately lifting the city out of the red ink of the economic morass in which we have been wallowing for the last several years. Money for remodeling and repairing old homes can be obtained through the federa] housing administration. It is low- cost-financing that would enable the prop- erty owner to repay the FHA out of room rentals. Property owners should consult their bankers, established real estate agents and our public officials for assistance in obtaining such loans. Remodeling and repairing old homes would not provide the entire answer to the city’s housing situation. That, as we said before, will require outside capital insizable amounts. Our hotels every day are turning away strangers looking for rooms. Other large hotels are needed and needed badly. Apartments, small compact units, should be constructed to handle the demands of small families expected here next fall and winter. Boost Key West’s possibilities along this line and we’ll start to grow and pros- per. CHINESE VICTORIES The Chinese, described by those who know them as fundamentally democratic in spirit, have been striking some surprisingly effective blows against Fascism, as rep- resented by the Japanese armies now at- tempting to overrun China. In fact, servers were of the opinion that Japan was as far fi suecess as when. the struggle began. eerrilla ary n, instituted tempted to link their Shanghai area with that occupied in the North, has succeeded , for more than three months in holding the Japanese army at bay. Constantly har- | assed and with communication lines often broken, the Japanese army operating in Southern Shantung, received a major de- | feat and immediately Japan began to rush | heavy reinforcements into the area. Dispatches assert that the Chinese re- the victory with great This was tempered, somewhat, by a warning from General Chiang Kai- shek that the nation must prepare itself and suffering. At the same time, the spirit ef the Chinese leaders is seen in recent reports from of- ficials that China will continue to fight until. she has wen from Japan all Chinese territory. While we do not approve the Jap- anese action in China, we admire the prog- ress made by Japan in the past seventy- five years. Certainly the Japanese have jubilation. , demonstrated that they are a people of real ability. At the same time, we think the best interests of the world will be served by the discomfiture of Japan in China and the subsequent development of a strong Chinese government able to maintain or- der and develop China. For this reason, we hope Chinese resistance will continue siud that eventually the Chinese will win their fight. last week, as the undeclared | | war passed its ninth month, military ob- * “THE: =— WEST CITIZEN © KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY Happenings Here Just 10 Years Ago Today As Taken From The Files of The Citizen A double funeral, the first in the history of the city for father and son, will be held in Key West tomorrow afternoon at St. Paul's Episcopal church with the rector, Reverend Arthur B. Dimmick, presiding. In the caskets will be the remains of Edward F. Page, who died suddenly April 30 in Norfolk, Va., and his son, Harry Page, who died in his home in New York, nine hours after learn- ing of the death of his father. They were both former Key Westers. In the same church some eight months ago, funeral services were said for Mrs. Ed- ward F. Page, wife and mother of those to be buried tomorow, who also died suddenly while touring the northern states following an operation at Jamaica, New York. Rev. C. F. Brookins, who con- ducted her funeral, has since passed away. At least 2,000 railway conduc- tors from every state in the union and Canada will be, coming ‘to Key West in large number for the remainder of the month, ad+ vices from Jacksonville to Jack; son 'S. Golden, manager’ of! the Hotel La Concha, show. ‘Some 9,000 of these railway ‘men and their families will meet ‘in Ja¢k- sonville Monday for their thirty ninth triennial convention, which will last three weeks. Nearly one- fourth of the delegates have al- ready expressed their intention of coming here during the period or immediately thereafter, those in charge of the convention state. The Overseas Railway will be the magnet which will draw the bulk of the visitors to Key West, chair- man R. F. Smith, of the conven- tion committee, writes Mr. Gold- en. Every railroad man has heard. Mr. Smith points out, of the Overseas Railway, and all those who have not seen it desire to do so. Failure to enforce the law in Key West was roundly scored this morning by Rev. Alfred de Bar- ritt in an address to high school 1 ctsaebial There were a number |of important subjects touched on, and the speaker was given thorough attention. 7 A great influx of Shriners is scheduled to arrive in Key West tonight on special trains from Mi- ami. The contingent numbering |950 members of Medinah Temple of Chicago. The first train is ex- pected to reach the city about 10 o'clock with the others following closely after. To accommodate | this party the P. and O. Company has placed at the disposal of the visiting groups the Steamship Governor Cobb and S.S. Cuba, in which to make the trip to Ha- of local Shriners will be at the station to greet the arriving mem- bers of the party, which is ex- pected to return to Key West , Sunday morning. Editorial comment: Key West has reason to congratulate herself on the fact that she-is.now ¢on- | jnected with’ the’ outside’ world | with an adequately-ffnanced Bus | jlime. The buses with bring many . people hree who, weal Bat, i erwise come, In compliance with 4 recent ordinance calling for an addition- al member of the police depart- | ment, Mayor Curry hs appointed Robert Carey as call officer, with Alton Roberts doing duty as regu- lar patrolman. Joseph Kemp is acting as sergeant of police, tak- ing the place of Valter Vinson, who is on vacation. Ferry ae M. “Flagler arriv- _ ed last night from Havana with 26 carloads of pineapples, which are today being transferred to re- frigerator cars for shipment to northern points. The estimated number of crates is 14,137. The Coral Isle Casino will be the scene of a dance this evening j with a matinee affair beginning about 5 o'clock. The affair is be- & managed by Robert H. Giv- Jr., who assures patrons a delightful evening HOW TO SLEEP SOUND MAKE THIS 4 DAY TEST. Your 25c back if not pleased. A common cause of disturbed sleep is bladder irritation due to func- tional ki y disorders. Use juniper oil, buchu leaves. ete. made into green tablets. Help nature flush out excess acids and other wastes which can cause ir- Tritation that wakes you up. Just say Bukets to any druggist. Lo cally at Olivieri’s Drug Store \Advt TODAY’S COMMON ERROR Crimea is pronounced kri-mee'-a; not cry’-me-a. TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to Page 4 for the answers seoccccccscessesecsosses 1. What is the popular name for the Rocky sheep? For what noted? Which state everglades? Who wrote “North Orient?” In law, what is idiocy? In whieh city is the famous Rockefeller Center? Name the capital of Wyom- is Seth Thomas has extensive to the is the name for the by which an alien becomes a citizen? In what year was The Papal extinct since 1870, recreated under the name of the State of Vatican City? ‘What is the name'of the large bone, in the upper arm? ~ POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS FIRST DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY TODAY, MAY 3 eoreveevees For Congress Fourth Congressional District HENRY H. FILER For Congress 4th Congressional District LEWIS E. MOORE A business man for Congress | For State Senator MELVIN E. RUSSELL “KR School Man Fighting For School Children” For State Senator DAVID ELMER WARD “I'l Do The Best I Can For All” For Representative State Legislature TY. S. CARO Mountain | WILDLIFE IN THE KEYS 'oday’s Birthdays ‘l'oday By E. M. M. (Editor‘s Note: This article on the Great White Heron is the first of a series on the in- dividual birds to be found on the Florida Keys.) Those of you who, in recent weeks, have driven around the boulevard or along the county road will probably have noticed, in the area between Flagler Ave. and the airport, one or more very large white birds walking about in the tidal ponds which dot that section of Key West. It may be that you have dis- missed the tall waders from your mind with some remark about “Crgnes” and given no: more \thought to them. ‘Yet they de- serve your interest and attention, for these stately birds are not cranes but Great White Herons. Perhaps that fact is not particu- Peccccccensccsccccoceccs U. S. Senator James E. Murray s Horoscope 's native is anxious of Today of Montana, born in Canada, 62 recognition, and desirous of affec- years ago. VU. S. Senator Clyde L. Herring of Iowa, born at Jackson, Mich., 59 years ago. Frederic H. Taber of New Bed- ford, Mass., member of the Re- construction Finance Corporation, born in New Bedford, 55 years ago. Rev. Lewis O. Hartman, editor of Zion’s Herald, Boston, born at || LaGrange, Ind., 62 years ago. Dr. Jacob Viner of the Univ. of Chicago, noted economist, born in Montreal, 46 years ago. George Madden Martin (Mrs. Attwood R. Martin) of Louisv: Ky., author, born in Louisville, larly significant to you until you’ y learn that this great bird exists only on the Florida Keys and is thus peculiarly a part of the Key | world. You may also be interested in knowing that the Great White Heron has been so reduced in numbers in recent years that it is quite possible to make a very ac-; curate individual count of the birds, and that this is actually done at stated intervals. The National Associ&tion of Audubon Societies has, for a number of years, kept a close check on these birds by making systematic counts from airplanes, and this work will be continued as long as there is a possibility that this beautiful species may | become extinct. That there is danger of this is | proven by the fact that the hur- ricane of 1935 reduced the birds to 140 individuals, and, though they are coming back slowly, they are far from safe as a species. We should see to it that these birds which are again beginning to appear in Key West are not | molested, and every citizen in- terested in the community should look upon them as his special | charge, bearing in mind the fact | that continued killing will inevit- j ably reduce their numbers to the point where a storm such as that of 1935 may easily sweep away the last of a beautiful race. | Should that happen we will have | lost something which cannot be |replaced, and fer which man, | with all his knowledge, can find no substitute. \ er FALL North Hollywood, Cal.—When they fell from the top of a 961 foot ladder during practice, Eva Hud- jnall, 26, aerialist, died of a broken For Representative State Legislature BERNIE C, PAPY For Representative 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 1 ALLAN B. CLEARE, JR. Fe a Chay’ Commissioner Pirst District WM. H. MONSALVATGE For County Commissioner 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 ANNOUNCING .. . PALMER’S ROOFING COMPANY TILE COMPOSITION SLATE ROOFING BARRETTS ROOFING Estimates Cheerfully Given 1212 White St. Key West 1S N. E. 17 Terrace. 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