The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 27, 1938, Page 2

PACK TWO The Key West Citizen 1ZEN PUBL . ARTMAN, President and Pu ALLEN, Assixtant Business ; Only, Dally Newspaper in Count ey West and Monroe Entered at ( Key West, Florida, as'second class matter f the Associated Press s is exclusively ‘entitled to use { all news dispatches credited to otherwise eredited in ‘this paper and also published: here: Member SUBSCRIPTION RATES Year Months ~ Months One $10.00 - 5.00 | 50 220 | | ADVERTISING RATES - known on application. SPECIAL NOTICE rds of thanks, resolutions of . ete, will he charged for at a lime. entertainments by churches from which derived are 5 cents a line. n open forum and invites discus- public issues and subjects of local or general tbat it will not publish anonymous communi- 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. Gratitude is shown to be a great vir- “tne particularly at a.time when we are the victinis' of ingratitude. Unrélenting' to combat ‘we'll bitterly dare, the next man who tells ‘us, “You've Got Something / sae Please take notice. seC te OE, bas Inya democratic country you say what you think, In a,dictator country you think’ + Jwhet yousvguny to sayspud then don’t say it —if you mmioeee head. CHO: Meter Should there be anyone so foolish as think another daily paper would pay in if the name “Tribune”. Two dailies bearing that name and one weekly have gone to the wall in recent years. Congressman-nominate Cannan al- ways shoots the works and has in store a plentiful supply of ammunition when he steps upon the rostrum. see the light of day first at Powder Junc- tion, Ga. Recently this colu n stated that since erow has been found what and le. | table food some other dish H&@ to we! vented for disappointed’ eiRdidates BA x ee pan their supporters on which to chew. #f:8% ply the Tampa Tribune states that rattle- abe is good, which is true, and bees remy uble 3, something has to be found the { n't goad And palatable. Ven The Citizen is conveniently located in the heart of things in Key West. It is a block away from the bank, about the same | distance from the telegraph company, and just across the street from the city jail. ~ far we have seen the hoosegow only from | ithe outside, but nobody ever knows what's in store for a newspaper man, though we are a oversee) optimist. There are still some folks in Key West | who think the absentee votes are counted when the canvassing board meets to certify the returns. This js not the case. The ab- séhtee ballots are placed in the ballot box of the préper precinét¥ wnd are sent out on the morning of election day. At night after thé close of the polls; these ballots counted together with the others. A Sebring creditor has a sense humor as well as a determination to col- lect on his bonds. On April 1 he levied on the city hall, tried to sell it to satisfy his judgment. He lost that effort but is back with another one and has asked the Fed- eral Court te sell a city owned building ~ on July 4. City claims the building is a ball and therefore exempt from sale. Debtor claims city already has a city hall, designating —_ building as such is ae itic: nm. Hi s fob $51,855. Fuller’ s ri rid ae em sty D And to make “as-. surance double sure” fate allowed him to | So! are? of: A BOOST FOR KEY WEST Formation of the Key West Yacht Club, which seemingly was given scant at- | tention by the general public, may prove to | be one of the most important steps taken by | any group of individuals to put this city | definitely in the forefront of American va- | cation centers. In the long run the gen- | eral public will benefit in the form of serv- ices and supplies furnished a large fleet of yachts and sailing craft, just as the busi- néss and labor interests of Miami benefit- ed when her facilities were ex- panded and publicized. Fully aware of the of the men sponsoring the | | | yacht importance | their movement, Key West Yacht club are embarking on a activity to put To that | end they have appointed to handle an annual regatta, and motorboat activities and a membership campaign. .The club may also build two proas typical-of the South Sea islands and man them'with racing crews for a contest to be held during the Overseas Highway cetehgationsss | Anothe& Ym porta it matter was the de- | cision of the club to get back of the move- ment to establish a water thoroughfare from Bahia Honda to Key West. no question of the importance of such a waterway, for it would enable many of the | yachts that annually reach Miami via the inland channels to continue all the way to Key West. That would mean an increase in the business activities here besides mak- ing it a more attractive recreational cen- ter. Every year the regattas conducted by the yachting fraternity of Miami attract hundreds of boats and thousands of per- sons to that progressive community. The same can be done here with proper co- operation between the Yacht club and our public officials. Key. West} has unex- ampled harbor facilities for craft of all sizes. We probably have the finest yacht basin in all of Florida. Make it easy, attractive and reason- able for the yachtsmen and they will come here each fall and winter in ever increas- ing volume. That will make it easier for the business interests of Key West to get |-on their feet and it will mean the employ: ment of a large number of our citizens in supplying and servicing the fleet. More power to the Key West Yacht Club! program of constructive | their idea across in grand style. committees sailboat There is C. lL. O. FARES BADLY John L. badly eat the hands of the voters in the Pennsylvania primary election oof May 17, hen al} major and. most minor candidacts ported by the Lewis organization were cisively defeated; I In the Démoedvatie governorship pri- | mary, Thomas Kennedy was badly beaten, pgithough he ad the support of the C.\1. O., Senator Guffey, and the Roosevelt ad- | ministration as expressed by National Chairman James A. Farley on the eve of the election. Mayor §. Davis Wilson, } mayor of Philadelphia, also supported by the C. I. O., was even worse beaten for the senatorial nomination. Virtually all observers agree that this result; together with similar defeats in re- cent important municipal elections in other states, is a stunhing blow to the political ambitions of Lewis and his followers. For the immediate future, at least. it appears that support of the C. I. O. will be a liability instead of an asset to candidates for public office HITLER'S SALUTE The news from Czechsloyvakia is that the German army is; got \y to war, that the a a tt Herr Hitler and that Prague is not expect- ing military attack within the near future. This may be true but we also read, in a Berlin dispatch, that Hitler has de- creed that the German army, hereafter, , will give him the Nazi salute. Heretofore, the army has used its usual salute in greet- ing Der Fuehrer. Maybe the new salute will add strength to the Reich army! Mrs. Eliza Bankes of Birmingham fears being buried alive, so has ordered that her grave and coffin be provided with holes and a telephone for yse in case comes to after interment. “she the depredations of the youthful Lewis and his C. I. O. fared | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN KEY WEST IN" PEOPLE'S FORUM PROTEST AGAINST VANDALISM Editor, The Citizen: : Tam taking the liberty of writing in protest against a situation that most of us recognize as a disgrace to the city: of Key West. We all have noticed haw our palm trees are dying throughout the city. This blight is spreading rapidly and may soon extermin- ate the entire growth of palms on the island. The factors contribut- | ing to this devastation are of two categories: those inflicted-by Na- ture and those by Man. Considering thesnatural causes | first, the palms have been afflict- | ed for some time with a highly! contagious disease. Last year the State Plant Board, after survey-/ ing the ‘situation, recommended that all infected trees be imme-; diately cut down and burned’ and} the remaining trees treatéd with! a prophylactic spray. But nothing wa8 done about it. And since then ; se has spread and dozens | s have died, entire blocks j being on the way to destruction. |! How long will it be; one wonders, | before ‘the island is entirely bar-| ren of its chief claim to beauty | due to this inexcusable public in- difference? In regard to Man’s part in this} rape of Nature, we all know of vandals of the town—those hordes of ‘brats’ that’ swarm ‘over the planted areas, stripping the trees of nuts, fiber, and branches; in- juring the’ bud and so weakening the trees that they fall a ready| victim of the bacterial rot. They | are killing trees by the dozens and nothing is done to stop it. May I ask why? But this callous disregard for public decency is not confined to the youth of the town. Recently an entire block of fine coconut palms in the Martello Towers section was burned by a man of presumed intelligence and judg- ment just to'clear the grass off a small lot he owns. Many of those trees will probably die and those that survive will remain a charred eyesore to all. May I ask why in Kev West a man is allowed to deliberately set fire to the prop- erty Of others, an act which in other communities is a criminal effense? And how can this atti- tude be reconciled with the boast | that “Key West has always been ;a proud city”? Much money and effort has been expended in the last four years to develop Key West as a tourist resort. ‘One of the chief attractions to outsiders is the magnificent growth of palm trees and other tropical flora, much of which is found nowhere else in the United States. I wonder how many people will be interested in driving all the way down here— not to mention building homes— when the island is stripped of its palms? The recent admirable “Key West Declaration” has a false ring in view of this wanton de- struction of the city’s natural heritage. Should not our aim be} to develop and increase the beau- ty of the island instead of se) stroying it? If we are to salvage anything | from the wreckage that is now go- ing on we must act, and act Now| before it is too late. To this end I wish to submit the following proposal: That the city cooperate , with | | the State Plant Board in a'period- ic, survey of the flora of the is- land. That every diseased tree {be cut down and burned and the! healthy ones sprayed.’ "Phat .af scavenger service regularly clean j the debris from under the trees} to prevent fires and keep the} streets looking decently. That aj law be passed declaring injury} to public trees a felony. That a DAYS GON E BY ‘Happenings Here Just 10 Years | Ago Today As-Taken From | The: Files of The Citizen Money-tor a neW federal build- ' ing in Key West has already been appropriated, Senator Park Tram- mell told voters here, and that the structure will be under way some time during the next five years. when the work ‘will ‘be started, he said. It may get started within j jthe year. The Pirates grabbed both ends of a doubleheader in the Junior League yesterday, copping from the Junior Sluggers 9 to 8 in a 12- inning battle in the opening con- test and concluding with a 10 to 11 win in five frames with the Carabinos in the final game. The team of high school boys which was defeated by the Ma- rines last week, was not the regu- lar club of the school, authorities explain, but’a picked team from the institution, composed of seven thigh school players and two ot —-ters.~ The high schee! team: dis-:'- banded 10 days ago. Editorial comment! Miami had best wake up. Tampa is credited with having 2,200 fraudulent reg- istrations, while the Magie City can boast only a measly 1,000 to date. Can the Dade county me- tropolis allow this to continue? Only one permit to wed was is- sued from the office of County Judge Hugh Gutin during the week ending today. It authoriz- ed the marriage, of Walter O. Johnson, Jr., and Miss Ofelia Rod- riguez. The Blues, under Captain Doro- thy Archer, won the recent ticket selling contest in the senior class. —— Ernest Sauchart, alias “Shine”, pleaded guilty on two charges in? criminal court this morning and was sentenced to 13 years in state penitentiary. The first charge on which he entered a plea of guilty was that of breaking and ‘entering and the other charge was an at- tempt to commit rape.,..Qn the! one charge he received a sentence of 10 years and on ‘thexother the sentence was for three ‘years. “Shine”, whose’ name has been conspicuous on the criminal rec- ords of the county for a number of years, killed a colored letter carrier several years ago and was acquitted on a plea ‘of self de- fense. Last winter during a run in with police he was shot in the leg by an officer. He served some time’ for this and later was released to again take up his ca- reer fo petty’ criminal activities, which ended with the sentence of 13 years. Two stowaways were this morning discovered in a car of | pineapples, which was being transferred at the P. and O. docks. ‘The pineapples in the car arrived from Cuba last night. When the car was opened this morning the men were apprehended, by In- spector William Lord. , Claiming to be citizens of, Yugoslavia they gave thei rnames as, Ymoro An- tonas and Ant Buble. They had failed to. find work in Cuba and decided tq,4ake, a chance se- curing employment in this coun- try. They will be deported to Cubh tomorrow morning. Memorial Day services at Con- gregational church drew a large attendance. There were delega- tions of Patriotic Sons of Amer- j ica, Patriotic Daughters of Amer- It is impossible to say just , police patrol be detailed to StOP | ica, Spanish War Veterans, scout vandalism on all public and un- | troops, American Legion and a protected property. And _ finally large number of others. Fleming that public opinion be so aroused ' Street church had a large num- that a respect for Civic Decency jper of attendants and delegations \MartéBo Thoavrers, make? é@ so advised | will be assured. Only by acting immediately along these lines do I see how the Key West we all love can retain it ction as the best place to live under the sun. H. P. CONNABLE Keve@rstsBlas i May. 27,48, CHANGES ‘MIND: Glascow, Ky Miss Olene Wo- ten went into court to ask the ar- rest of Haiden Basil, whom she charged had wrecked her auto- mobile. However, after a few minutes’ whispered conversation with Basil in the court room, Miss Woten informed the surprised baliff, “Never mind, we're going to get married”. ; Although the Florida Aid to the Blind program was sjow get- ting under way, 1,2)4 persons will receive this form of public as sistance during May. The number is slightly tess than the former State Board of Social Welfare es- timate of 1280 eligibles More ; than 900 applications are pend-| | from the Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters in attendance. At the Presbyterian church the exer- cises included a lecture by Mrs. Ralph D. Spaulding, illustrated with stereopticon slides. © The navy was represented on the pro- } gram. by..Lieutenant Commander Spaukling.of the local naval sta- ert West chat candid-camera fans, favored with a “Candid Camera Night” “by the WPA-Federal Theatre at Tampa, enjoyed the thrill of snapping attractive chor- ines and headliners durin; the presentation of a éippy musical comedy revue, “Eglow the Par- ade.” Developments are awaited with interest. ane ee Sixteen business deaders offer cooperation to Pretident Roose- velt in recovery efforts. Gerage—— Elevator———F ireproof | Open The Year Around la the’ -ri-a. pore - ' Seecccccccccresosccouecs| TEST YOUR J a hoy Mad | eeecceses 1. 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