The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 20, 1938, Page 2

PAGE TWO pees Published Daity Except Sunday By “TRE CYPZEN PUBLISHING CO., 1NC. L. P. ARTMAN, President and Publisher JOP, ALLPN, Assistant Manager Frem ‘The Citizen Building “¥* Gofnér Greene and Ann Streets Only Daity Newspaper in Key West and Monroe . County Entered at Key West, Florida, as second class matter Member of the Associated Press ‘The -Asseciated Press is exclusively entitled to use | for republication of all news dispatches credited to | it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news pUblished here. SUBSCRIPTION RATES $10.00 One. Yéar soe 00 | Six Months ‘Three Months .. One Month Weekly... ADVERTISING RATES Made, known on application. SPEC NOTICE AU.reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of respoct,obituary notices, ete., will be charged for at | | ernment that is not so highly regarded by the rate of 10 cents @ line. Notices for entertainments by churches from which amue is to be derived are 5 cents a line. ¥ The-Citizen is an open forum and imyites discus- | sion of public issues and subjects of local or genera) interest Lut it will not publish anonymous communi. | public betterment, the | peeuliar set of political ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN “fy "Wai, tid Sewerace. 3 omprehensive City Plan (Zoning). ~8---Hotels and Apartments. * 4, Bathing Pavilion. “b., Airports—Land and Sea. 6. Consolidation of County and City Governments. “When you buy in Key West, you in- vest in Key West. . Tax delinquency, tax favoritism, tax dodging—a trio that should be knocked in the héad. > In the recent spelling bee in which pupils of local schools took part, one of the contestants fell down on “posterior.” - Don’t overestimate your own import- ance. ' There’ll come a day when yor will have a lily on your chest but the world will mové onward just the same. * In the commission of-a crime, there must be knowledge of the intellect and con- sent of the will. These two essentials to a eriminal action were absent in the death of the Cash child, if MeCall’s statement may be bélieved, But kidnaping is also a crime in Florida entailing the death sentence, and fog.that he will have to die. While the legislature in enacting the law had in“mind predatory and organized criminals, that interpretation of the kidnap statute, even ‘by Florida’s highest tribunal, will fruitless- ly intervene to save the life of McCall. : Van der Meer, the Cincinnati rookie, e last few days hung up a pitching xa that probably will never be dupli- until time is.pq.more. Pitching a no | no run game by any pitcher is a rarity ' in Haseliall history; to aceomplish that feat | is phenomenal, bit to; perform . it | “iy sugeession, is a miracl ‘Teast to the“baseball fans of the nation. People | ard often heard to say they would rather | be ‘this and that than President; well, this | columnist would rather be Van der Meer | than the President of these United States, | believe it or not. : Representative J. Mark Wilcox con- | tinues to push charges against the W. P. A. | He states that members of the senate com- | mittee will be invited to Florida to get the | evidenge at first hand. Congress has voted | $120,000 for the special purpose of investi- gating, W. P. A, political activities. Nothing will come from this investi- gating: except that those guilty will be | more eireumspect in the future. Only by eliminating all governmental chari . agencies can the natural influence have on the beneficiaries be stopped. Whatever may be said about the W. P. A. it is an agency to help these in distress, anti it is a natural human trait to show some form ef gratitude, easiest displayed by: a promise ef political support to those who are backing the doling out of gov ernmental largesse. A weighty argument “used by the protagonists is the threat or bogey that the jobs will cease unless cer- tain candidates are put in or kept in of- Tie. Viewed from any angle, W. P. A. is & powerful politica! institution, and has its | plete domination of a | ple it represents. | pley a city manager for Key West, STRICTLY A KEY WEST PROGLEM In solving her internal governmental | problems, Key West does not want the as- | sistance of outside | with loeal conditions; so it is only natural | for our citizens to resent such advice as | that last week offered by interests unfamiliar the Miami Herald. Without consulting any of our responsible and substantial citizens or the civic organizations seeking to bring about Herald declared Kéy' West would be making a mistake if she adopted the city manager form of gov- ernment because that method of municipal | operation had failed i Miami. That’s like saying that “because a | man failed in the operation of a grocery | business that such busingsses should not be conducted. Or, more to the point, it is like declaring that bee¢ause one publisher failed to make a success of the Miami Herald, the present publisher should aban- don his operations and go into the printing business—or go back to Akron, Ohio, which enjoys a councilmanic form of gov- the citizens of that tax-ridden city. In Miami the faulfy operation of the city manager form of government is not the fault of the system. It is due to a conditions that places the city manager under the com- city commission which has lost the confidence of the peo- Give Miami a strong man in the city manager’s office and the | system would function to the benefit of the taxpayers and citizens of that community. In approaching the proposal to em- the civic organizations sponsoring the scheme should study operation of that system of government in cities where it has func- tioned and is functioning successfully. Cin- cinnati, Ohio, for many years has been run by a city manager who has reduced op- erating costs, increased public services and cut the tax rate. Numerous smaller cities have experienced the same beneficial re- sults. It is from them we must draw our conclusions, and possibly reeruit a city manager. Naturally the idea of changing our form of government does not meet with the approval of some of our city and coun- cilmanie officials; so naturally they are going to raise every obstacle they can in preventing any such change. We feel that a majority of our taxpayers, convinced the present form of government is not giv- ing them the service to which they are en- titled, will support the city manager idea once the facts are presented to them. We hope the civic groups backing the idea soon assemble the faets and bring them forcefully to the attention of our harassed citizens. “LONGEST DAY OF THE YEAR” On Tuesday, the 21st day of June, the | people of Key West together with all those | THE REY WEST CITIZEN |* ecco Corcccccccoce! A TWIRL OF | THE GLOBE (Opinions expressed in this | scolumn do not necessarily | agree with those of The Citi- |) zen). TODAY'S COMMON i ERROR || Esoteric is prom \4 @s"-o-fer’-ic: not e-sot/-er- . \}. ic. 2 | Fedeccedovcdsodoscesooes TEST YOUR : | eoccessccoscseses KN OWLEDGE | RAILROAD WRECK | Can you answer seven of these | Crossing a mountainous creek; test questions? Turn fo jin eastern Montana yesterday, Page 4 for the answers |the crack Olympian, Milwaukee’... \ewcevessesoceossede line, crashed into the flooded ‘ stream as the timbers of the! 1. Where is the French colony bridge over it gave way. ‘he! of Guadeloupe? |train had ie plunged into he! Has the U. S. ever been a jcloudburst before crossing the | bridge. It was one of the worst caged of the League of ‘railroad tragedies in years, and Nations? : | emphasized again the rules which Which state has the nick- name “Evergreen State’? How did the titles of the ex- codes) 2. ‘railroads have carefully insisted fon to the safety of millions of | passengers travelling their lines every month. Nature can step in jand destroy the careful periodical | check of man as it did in this in- stance, but observance of more safety rules that railroads do |mow can hardly be asked. Be- |cause the.tragedies happen so in- !frequently, the careful check of every timber and spike in a rail- road’s line to safeguard those |passing over,the rails may be, |said to be successful. cabinet originate? Name the strait that con- tacts the Adriatic with the Ionian Sea. What famous prison was lo- cated at Richmond, Va., during the Civil War? What is the average distance of the sun from the earth? In which time zone is Swit- zerland? What are half-eastes? Is scissors singular or plural? |NEW DEAL ECONOMICS As New Dealers jubilantly | voice their beliefs that the bil+ jlions just appropriated by Con; ' \gress will aid business wonder- ‘fully, the country stops to re- | view New Deal workings. W. P. _A. Harry Hopkins said that the se money for his relief rolls will A lad’s hand aimed the ‘cruel stimulate business. Henry A. sling | Wallace, secretary of agriculture, That stilled the heart of a lovely \praises the new buying power thing, 5 javailable to the farmers. This is'That from a tree the winter long possibly a very needed project. | Poured forth a melody of song, U. S. Housing Administrator! A voice that warbled like a rivu- Nathan Straus pointed out more let hmoney to contractors, building From dawn until the sun had set; supply manufacturers will be Whose treble notes, clear as the available. This is one of the dew, “business institutions” of the gov- | Thrilled happily beneath the blue. ernment. Absolutely no harm | Whose wings had cleft unmeasur- can come through this setup. And ed miles a great deal of good may. P. W. To reach the shores of sunny isles; mar reagfelie Se believes ping | Who, to express a heart-felt glee, ee af on eeeratty "iat ri aaa the winter days with jubi- | . } jee. ‘help. This is sound economies. jt was a lad with an ugly sling Roe ene ame aoe come ee ee John J. Kingman, army engineer cred chief, said. Which is quite a fair) _ —— oy gh of — pee cities. but today it sank four of Gans » and a far cry from earlier’ the Japanese ships in the Yangtze lays, when it experimented none river... Valencia will be a seene |too wisely. Mismanagement of’ of probably one of the most He- government agencies was the/vastating battles of the Spanish main trouble in the first attempts.' war as Insurgents move slowly W. P. A., most black-eyed of all|toward it today 30 miles away asthe ngreege~d Byori hat Sgro ‘and the city fortifies _ even | a > other’ more despites its mitted | Broups are tested and proven by lh . . , Textile mills and |business methods. This is a t faetories will be affect- |healthier condition that that of eq most by the wage-hour bill, |most city and county setups. with an estimated 250,000 under | Governmental expenditure is a direct benefit of wage increases. aes serious matter, because of Jt is a good time to test the bill, e large amounts involved, and jn the middle of this recession. If should be drawn even closer to jt cannot work now, it will never the line. work. It will slow down produc- tion, which may prevent glutted TWIRLS markéfs, may, hurt the country | China will not bomb Japan's’ badly. 9. 20. MARIE CAPPICK. he hh hhh dh db hehe dh dadaded hdd PLACE YOUR ORDERS who reside in the Northern Hemisphere | | will enjoy the “longest day of the year.” | Of course, days measure the complete alternation of light and darkness abut by. the use of the term we mean the day which has the greatest amount of Jight in avyear. On June 21st, then, occurs the. sum- mer solstice: when the-sunycha ache the northernmost point in its apparent movement, began an apparent course to the southward. The sun, being higher north in relation to the earth, naturally | gives the people of the Northern Hemis- phere more light, At the same time, to those who reside in the Southern Hemis- phere, our “longest day” coincides with their “longest night.” Three months later, on September Hf For Copies of; |) THE ‘REY* WEST! CITIZEN OVER-SEAS HIGHWAY j SOUVENIR EDITION TO BE PUBLISHED "= a 21st, the sun, in its apparent motion, cross- _ es the Equator and we have the Fall Equi- nox. In another three months comes the Winter Solstice for us in the Northern Hemisphere and the Summer Solstice for these in the Southern Hemisphere. And, ju another three months the sun, this time wihg apparently te the North, crosses Wator and gives us the Spring Equi- Mareh 21st. ‘The great circle of the heavens areund which the sun seems to travel is called the Ecliptic. The important points on the Ecliptic are the selstices and the equinoxes, and the entire circle is divided into twelve parts, ealled the signs of the Zodiac. Originally, named after the con- stellations through which the Ecliptic pass- ed, they continue to be so called. ne An exchange thinks fat people are cxly good matured because they can neith- | er fight nor run. i JULY 2, 1938 Hundreds have been purchased for mail-away pur- poses. Don’t fail to ebtain yours before the supply is exhausted. | 10 Cents Per Copy SPRBaOBaPEaDOEBaDa DMO MA —COUPON— Please reserve copies of the OVER- SEAS HIGHWAY SOUVENIR EDITION. 1c PER COPY—PAYABLE IN ADVANCE CLIP AND SEND TO THE CITIZEN OFFICE ecutives in the President's, SUGGESTION ae eee ded etnce Geese, AbNIVErmaries , AH work and no play makes| seeessedeesedetecccccses | Jack or sémethin’ like that but; 12798—150 years ago) James j nevertheless even the farmer can Mott, Philadelphia do with a change of scene and bit former and abolitionist, who gave of carefree existence once in up successful cotton business be- awhile and since few who follow cause the product of slave labor, agricultural pursuits have funds) born in New York. Died Jan. 26, sufficient .. it. a trip, to 1268. ‘Europe or; a: down vr I 43 —_—— they are obliged to take their fun' 1798—-Daniel McCook, who en- where they find\it/an@ thétmedhs' listed in the Union army at the close to home.” * “* “| age of 63, father of eight sons all fof, July ie ver eHs He in service in the war, born at curs ndny 2a i 5 ; lows a glorious weekend and for) Canonsburg, Pa. Died from those who seek a réal adventure | Wounds received in battle, a brig- I suggest a trip to Key West, | adier-general for gallantry, July Florida’s charming Island city, | 21, 1863. ‘reached over the newly construct- ed $30,000,000 Overseas Highway. It is a gay and colorful resort, dif- ferent from any you have ever visited and to make it more invit- ing they are planning a monster celebration July 2-3-4 when the new highway is officially opened. Many national and international dignitaries will be present, in- éluding officials of the United | States and Cuba, Senators Pepper and Andrews, Governor Fred Cone and maybe even your hum- deiphia merchant and promoter of ble country correspondent. Every | Southern education, born there. minute of the three big days will! Died Aug. 6, 1913. provide thrilling entertainment, while bathing and fishing are list-,; ed among things to do between thrills and nowhere is the fishing finer. Ample accommodations are being provided and you will find the trip over the marvelous ocean-going highway so enchant- ing and delightful you'll enjoy every minute of it. | Park the dog and eat with the | neighbors, arrange with friends te feed the chickens and water the mule and pack the family in your ear for one grand and glorious outing. It won’t prove as costly as you think for accommodations ,; are reasonable and the trip will do you a world of good and pay big dividends in health and hap- piness. You will find Key West- ers a friendly and hospitable peo- ple and you can take it from me they will provide a party you will theroughly enjoy and long re- member. 1823—Jesse L. Reno, after whom Reno, Ney,, was named, | soldier, born at Wheeling, W. Va. Died in battle, Sept. 14, 1862. 1824—John Tyler Morgan, Con: federate soldier, lawyer, U. S. senator from Alabama, born at Athens, Tenn. Died June 11, 1907. 1836—Robert C. Ogden, Phila- 1838—(100 years ago) Joseph Miller Wilson, noted Philadelphia railway, civil engineer and archi- tect, son of an engineer and rail- way president, born at Phoenix- ville, Pa. Died Nov: 24, 1902. land bicycle manufacturer and a pioneer auto maker, whose first car for sale in 1898 was for $1,000 and who sold 29 mere that year, born in Scotland. Died June 21, Aircraft manufacturing indus- try leads all others in activity in first quarter of this year. — Lv. 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