The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 13, 1938, Page 2

PAGE TWS The Key West Citizen Published Daily Lin a Sunday By THE CITIVEN PUBIASHING ©0., INC. L. P. ARTMAN, President and Publisher JOE ALLEN, Anwistant Manager From The Citizen Building Corner ‘Greene and Ann Streets Orly Datly Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County Entered at Key West, Florida, as second class matter ed Press ly entitled to use patches credited to Member of the Aw his paper and also | HEN i uel SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year - Six Months "Phree Months One Month Weekly ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application. SPECIAL NOTICE All reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of respect, obituary notices, ete., will be charged for at The rate of 10 cents a line. 2 es for entertainments by churches from which nue is to be derived are 5 cents a tine. The Citizen is an open forum and invites discus- sion publie issues and subjects of local or general interest but 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—j.and and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Governments, Of course, we can stand Pat, if Can- non can stand us. NEW CHARTER SUGGESTED new city charter providing fer a city man- | municipal employes. Initiated by the Key West Lions club, a committee of that group has been selected to make a fact investiga- tion and submit all available information other civic bodies. Twenty years ago The Citizen ad- vocated the employment of a city manager and this newspaper still feels that such a ments, ent no one seems to be moving to put them into effect. Our palm trees are dying and being destroyed by vandals. No one is do- ing anything about correcting that cendi- tion, although the matter has been brought to the attention of city officials by The Citizen as result of suggestions offered by Horace P. Connable, a resident of Martello Towers. Many of our streets are out of re- pair, many properties are a menace to health, mosquitos breed without interfer- ence. While men and materials are avail- are officials charged with enforcing health regulations, yet no one seems to be doing | enything to remedy such conditions, mention only a few. Further, our city employes should be selected and tested for their fitness for the jobs and then should be _ protected against the depredations of self-seeking politicians. City administrations may change and come and gos but our firemen, policemen and other capable employes | able to make street repairs, while there | to | should carry on year after year on an ef- THE KEY WEST CITIZER ~ SO NEAR AND YET SO FAR | Civic organizations of Key West soon | | are to be informed of the advisability of a ager and civil service examinations fer all and data regarding such a charter to the step should be taken in order to gear the.» city’s municipal machinery to our require- | We need many things and at pres- | CLEANUP WORK CONTINUES ON | STREETS WILL BE “FLUSHED” | ONE WEEK BEFORE FIESTA, STATES O‘SWEENEY KEY WEST IN | DAYS GONE BY Happenings Here Just 10 Years Ago Today As Taken From The Files of The Citizen come erancesememametstnincsimveenenaeisinenee George Allen England, Key West ambassador, arrived in this;. with the Overseas Highway city yesterday, accompanied by | Celebration less than three weeks Mrs. England, after a delightful | off, there has been less than fifty fas tit _| percent of the unsanitary condi- ro i sagt! Brad tions caused by trash and debris ‘i = remedied, according to Adrian brought his usual effervescing ' Q’Sweeney, chairman of the good humor along. Mr. England! cleanup committee for the cele- comes, as usual, to write his| bration. j | eeccccces eoccvccces! MARTHA ON HER KNEES" seennesceeoaoococe ‘ When I went to visit Martha eecceeerceoesoncecesess I found her on ‘her knees. ANENT SALE OF FERRIES ‘Was she praying? Was she pun- Editor, The Citizen: ished? | Having read recently that the The former. Listen, please! templating disposing of the fer- ries, I am taking the liberty to suggest that such action be de- layed until the road between Pine Key and Key West is completed wes Martha, SCTUD~ over the concrete railroad Paki ~~” bridges. {} The ever-present danger of the ‘highway being closed by a fire on one of the wooden bridges, in which event the ferries would be sorely needed, makes it inadvis- able, I think, to sell the ferries at this time. It does not require much imag- ination to envision the adverse advertising Key West and Over- seas Highway would get if the road should be closed by reason of a fire on one of the wodden bridges, with hundreds of visitors in cars in Key West with no way of getting back to the mainland Laborare est orare, To labor is to pray. In the learned Middle Ages, This is what the monks did say. On, her knees: + bing,’ zi af ik Hard working in her duds— | Full of joy td help bk Zo Bright flashed the soapy’ suds. High up in my estimation She mounted’ on that'day; Higher than the fashion maidens, | All decked in colors gay. | Higher than the giddy damsels, Rail-thin with flattened hips, Showing checks all powered, ghastly, jeer ee with carmined lips. Though a graduate is Martha, She doesn't blush to work. | Later on in life’s vocation No burden she will shirk. Key West Scavenger Service o_o FOR EXTRA SERVICE PHONE 123-J WILLIAM KNIGHT Like King Lamud’s valiant wo- man, ‘She'll call mere beauty vain; | Fear of God will guide her. life | And like a queen she'}! reign. | Thrifty housewife, she will labor | | Doing at home her ‘best, h And her spouse will praise her highly, Her sons will call her blest. L'Envoi. Mary loved and Martha labored; The passive, active life— | Soul and body knit together Should never be at strife. | Sisters twain at Bethany; | They lived united there. | So in contemplation, work— Just imitate the pair. Martha, in your life on earth. Combine both work and prayer. county commissioners are con- | ¢i)j inthe meantime MONDAY, JUNE 12, 1938. PEOPLE’S FORUM Seovesececosooovesee texcept by the limited and expen- sive way of the P..& O. boat. One of the ferries could be as an excursion boat on nearby ‘vaters, for fishing parties for visitors who might not be able to afford a party boat. There are a couple of large boats in Miami in similar use. In- that way, enough rev- enue might be acquired to pay for the upkeep of the ferries. How- eVer, even if that idea is inadvis- able, it is extremely advisable that the ferries be retaind until the wooden bridges are displaced by concrete bridges. LEON SAUNDERS. 221 N.W. 33rd St., Miami, Fla. Japanese plan to build new tourist ‘hotels at Peking, Tientsin, Shanghai, Hangchow, and other cities in China. BEAUTIFY YOUR HOME —with—— Modern Tile Floor and Wainscot In Bath, Kitchen, Porch Sanitary, Decorative, Colorful Cuban Tile, Resilient Tile, Marble Terrazzo. See— Overseas Tile Company 706 White Street PLAY SAFE-- Key West Pied-Piper. Oh, well, if Solo Sailer Avery is any- thing like us, he’d rather visit Key West than Italy—P. E. B. in Tampa Tribune. Muchas gracias! Little “Skeegie’s’’ fears were pro- phetie when he told his “mommy” that he was afraid at the time she put him to bed for the last time. A single oyster may have 60 million eggs, ichthyologists inform us. Tf all the eggs were fertile and the whole crop could be saved, then two dozen oysters would yield daily a dozen oysters to every man, woman and child in the United States. We calls that fertility. McCall, the snatch-killer, wanted a more abundant life, and tried. to get it the easiest way. Now his whole life is forfeit and he has ruined the lives of two families besides—all beeause he wanted some of the better things, right now, without wil- lingness to work and wait for them. Be loyal to Key West, it’s a dandy spot. This writer wandered over many parts of the globe and picked it for his abid- ing place, now over the quarter of a cen- tury mark. He would like to stay another 25 years, but Father ‘Tithe ‘Will probably not t 80, inordinate a fequesf-Lit's ask- _ to mi of a good thing.’ Last Vehe The Mia? Herald sent to Key West an extra together with a crew to sell the papers, and that made the local newsboys irate. The same technique was applied in West Palm Beach but there the crew with the papers was picked up by the police and held at police headquarters until the local paper had exhausted its ficient and sound basis. These men should be given a chance to operate under civil service regulations. A capable city manager would have the support and backing of the entire com- munity. He would not have to consider the political effect of any rule or regula- tion he might put into effect to give Key West decent, efficient and competent pub- lic service. He could devote his entire time to his job and we would expect him to act promptly when some pressing mat- ter was brought to his attention. We believe we should have a new city charter and a new deal for the citizens of Key West. DOUBTING THE CHINESE We are beginning to have some doubt about our friends, the Chinese, now busy trying to prevent the destruction of their country by the heavily armed Japanese forces. We did not lose our faith when Shang- hai was abandoned, nor when Nanking was given up, and when recently the Chinese aviators flew over Japanese cities, drop- ping tons of leaflets. Japanese aviators in China have rained death and destruction upon Chinese cities. Thousands of women and children have been killed or injured. There was a fare opportunity for the Chin- ese to drop some explosives put fear into the hearts of the Japanese; The propaganda pamphlets emphasiz- ez that the flight demonstrated the ability of the Chinese air force to bomb Japanese | cities but that it was a “good-will mission | without intention te attack the Japanese | people.”’ Premier Kung, greeting the re- turning aviators, told them that they had | not dropped bombs because “China cham- pions humanitarianism.” stories and this time for the Sat-/ urday Evening Post, and is to re- cord the life of the Bird colony, on Bird Key. Mr. England has | published a number of articles on Key West, which has brought the city nationa! recognition. | Preparation of actual plans of! “We anticipate”, stated this morning, “using at) least one full week in flushing | waii ji, the streets just previous to the | dsrpagen sc secrets, fhe : 4 . com! gs opening of the fiesta which leaves | o¢ g Spanish guitar suggested the! us only approximately eleven | type of instrument now known as | days in which to get all lots the Hawaiian guitar, according cleaned up. — | to M. H. Berlin, Chicago musi- | In surveying what had been | cal supply wholesaler who made | charted out for last week's work | 9 trip to Honolulu to look into I found several families unable to} the subject. The sound made when a Ha- | O’Sweeney | id By keeping FOODSTUFFS at the right temperature in one of our ALL METAL ICE REFRIGERATORS These refrigerators are doubly HEAT PROOF and absolutely air tight Priced from extra edition. This peeved the editor of | The Herald who should remember that if | ‘ DR. ECKENER’S FAILURE one intrudes on the other's preserve, he | may get his cheeky cheeks pinched, or get pinched — particularly in West Palm Beach. Every Latin student remembers the phrase, “Mens sana in corpore sano”—a sound mind in a sound body. Bodily exer- cise is healthful to body and mind, and this is immensely more beneficial when done in communion with others and in competition. Sperts require an adequate 7ield for their activities, and while there are many small places where health-giving sports may be indulged in, nene is ample. Fer this pur- pose Key West needs a Stadium, and now is the accepted time to go after funds, with governmental assistance, to accomplish this object. It is going to be a little difficult to bring this abeut because there is me money in it for anyone particularly, but it can be done, as it is for the good of everyone. There will be genera] regret in the United States that Dr. Hugo Eckener, Ger- man dirigible expert, leaves ‘the United States without assurance of a supply of helium gas which would enable him to put the new airship into the air. This regret is based chiefly upon an admiration for the career of the distin- guish German. It is, im no wise, a criticism of the decision of responsible American of. ficials that an Act of Congress prevents the » sale of helium to Germany. Expressing his disiliusienment, Dr. Eckener declared that all that he wanted was enough helium te inflate one ship for one year and permit it to make round trips. He was doubtful of the military value of airships and did not think that it would be yeasible to use the helium for war purposes. But the United States is distrustful and has a right‘to be. hie operation of the immense stand the cost of having the} ‘aerial system, which is to radiate’ debris carted away to the city| |from Key West, is now underway | dump, and to simplify matters| and a full force of America’s lead- this committee will take the re-, jing aviation experts is being or--sponsibility of’ having all trash ganized to handle the details of carted away, providing the owner the great proposition. It will be or the occupant of the property is| ithe most extensive long distance | financially unable to pay for the! \air service in the world, reaching, ! same. ‘under present plans, to San Juan, we are taking their word for it, Porto Rico and the Canal Zone, as it has to be proven before we ‘touching at all intermediate. will go to that expense”. points of importance. It will sim- All residents and property ply mean the expansion on an! owners in the section of the immense scale of the Pan Ameri- city lying south of Division can Airways activities here. Of- street from North Beach to ficials of the company say that at Whitehead and west of least 10 or 12 planes will be in use Whitehead, who are unable to | by the system with the arrival of stand the expense of carting, ‘next winter season. United States are requested to put their mail will be carried on all the rash out to the curb in con- long distance planes under con- ainers and the committee tract with the American govern-} will have it carted away to ment, and bids for the service will the city dump. | be opened in Washington on July In conclusion, O’Sweeney stat- 2. Upon its 100 percent record in ed, “We must have a clean city | |the airmail service between Key for the celebration. . and we are | West and Havana and the fact) going to have one”. | |that no other organization in the | world is able to handle such a {gigantic proposition, the Pan- American people have full confi- ‘dence they will be awarded the contract and mat a are be- HASKINS LEFT ing made with that pajt of the jog a ‘contract as being settled, WITH JOHN ROBERTS | paitorial comment: third Ste} Ow wisi To LIGHT. comparatively few matters on which every section of Florida HOUSE STATION jcan unite. But there isn’t a cor- ie bese ner of the state which will not be H. B. Haskins, assistant super- vastly benefitted if the Inter-Con- intendent of lighthouses, left Sat- tinental Highway comes this way.| urday afternoon, accompanied by The campaign to get it, therefore, John N. Roberts, to visit the should get the support of every lighthouse at Carysfort where+ Floridian, regardless of where he certain repairs to equipment are lives. being made. . os They propose going as far as Scoutmaster Roy Hamlin of Key Largo where they will take Troop No. 5 has received 21 merit a launch to the Tender Ivy and badges to be distributed to the on that vessel go to the light to members of the troop. A star meet Machinists Harry Shaw and | scout medal is also included for Wm. Vassie, who are doing the, Emil Hamlin. In the collection work which is the installation of! received there are also eagle a new ball-bearing chariot for the medals. lens of the light 1 IAI FTICLLILPCLELLLLLLLLAL A MD PPI PIIDEIOIOMEDIAD Oa. Born this morning to Mr. and ed. Ben left several years ago to Mrs. Jansem, 925 Eaton street, a locate in Tampa. 10-pound sen. Rev. J. Lieve, treasurer of the An alligator measuring six feet Presbyterian Church in Cuba and and one inch in length was killed member of the council there, ar- yesterday on Big Pine Key by Tives from Havana today and will | Everett Rivas, highway traffic speak in the local church this officer. Five more were seen but evening. While here, Rev. Lieve got away. Leo Bowers and Rich- will be the guest of Rev. Alfred ard Russell witnessed the slaugh- | DeBarritt ter af the big amphibien. Mr. Rivas is having the hide dressed eeeceseeccesecsosoeeseee to be made inte bolsters. 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