The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 29, 1938, Page 2

PACE TWO The Key West Citizen | Published Daily unday By THE CHPLEN PUBLISHING CO. ING. L2 P. ARTMAN, Prexident and Publisher JOF. At ‘, Antti jusiness Manager puilding Ann Streets Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County Untered at Key West, Florida, as second class matter Member of the Ansociated Press be Associated Pr is exclusively entitled to use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and aiso the local news published here: =, ne Six Phree Months One Month Weekly ADVERTISING RATES known on application, SPECIAL NOTICE 1 reading notices, cards of thanks, reso.utions of bituary notices, ete., will be charged for at of 10 cents e. s for entertainments by churches from which 8 to he derived are 5 cents a line. is an open forum and invites di ¢ issues and subjects of local or ¢ t wil! net publish anonymous comr: IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN | they are prepared to | homes, food | that appeals to such folks. QUIET, PLEASE! Many thousands of the _ well-to-do folks who annually come to Florida from the north are middle-aged or elderly men They no longer have any de- looking for something exciting to do. They merely want to pass their remaining days in our bright and beneficent sunshine, taking life easy, going to bed early and resting quietly away from the rush and roar and rumble of city traffic and city noises, These visitors spend the first week or month of their visit looking around for a and women. sire to run around in circles | quiet and peaceful place to enjoy the sun- shine. When they find the spot they want pay liberally for and servic What they want is quiet and peace. Key West has a magnetic quality who visit the city this winter will want to remain here. If they cannot find homes to rent, they will build, many of them. But | they will not rent a home or build one | where they feel they will be disturbed by night noises. It is for that reason homes on some of our downtown streets will be difficult to rent. People who want quiet | will be unable to find that quality on those | streets. Water and Sewerage. Comprehensive City Plan (Zoning). Hotels and Apartments. Bathing Pavilion. Airports—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Governments. eee ewe EEE eee | The world is troubled by too many people who try to be smart rather than right. The superiority of women is estab- lished by the fact that most men work for them. Every town has afew people who think they are so good that sin isn’t sinning | if they do it. The man who is always anxious to | quit work is either not interested in his work, or getting older. - Some say a boom is coming; others say business will get worse. Pay your taxes and take your choice. The individual who says he doesn’t | believe in God is probably such a liar that he doesn’t believe in himself. Correct this sentence: “The dictators must be whipped and I am ready to join the army that attempts the job.” Judge Rules Women Can Be Grand | Jurors. Headline. They are grand in so many things, why shouldn’t they be grand jurors! There might be more charity in the | world if everybody were rich, it has been said, but if everybody were rich where would be the need for charity. So many preachers are so used to talking all the time without having some- body talk back, that they get to imagine they are absolutely right about anything and everything including religion. The people of the United States will have to be content with throwing the bull instead of seeing him killed. Impresarios wanted to stage a bullfight during the re- cent ill-fated opening of the Overseas road celebration but opposition was voiced im- mediately. Now it is announced that no bullfights will be permitted at the New York World’s Fair next year, the Amer- iean Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals objecting. Mexico is still the nearest place for North Americans to see a bulfight. We do not know who clipped the following as we clipped it without credit from a New Jersey paper, which probably in turn clipped it from another paper which probably in turn clipped it from another paper which also clipped it: Write, we know, is written right When we see it written write. But when we see it written rite We know it is not written right; For write to be written right Must not be written rite or right, Nor yet must it be written wright, But write, for so it’s written right. | them with jobs and money. hope of this city is in visitor and vacation The principal disturbances, according to observers, are created by unnecessary blowing of automobile horns, unmuffled truck and car exhausts and the idiotic prac- tice of some drivers to tear through the streets with their cutouts wide open. Some | or ovr local motorists drive almost ex- | elusively with their horns. Instead of slowing their cars.at intersections as a safety precaution, these drivers toot their horns and roar through the crossing at top | speed in the vacuous belief no other motor- ist would dare challenge them the right of way. That may be considered smart driv- ing by some motorists, but it certainly is rot the smart thing for the city of Key West to allow. Householders close to many downtown intersectiéns are serious- ly disturbed at night by such driving tac- tics. It is particularly annoying in the early morning and is a practice that will drive many seekers of peace and quiet out of the city. It is too bad automobile horns cannot be abolished entirely, for there is nothing more disturbing than a horn in the hands of an inexperienced driver. The people of Key West cannot de- | pend upon industries for a livelihood. They cannot always expect the WPA to supply The future trade. Everything should be pointed to appeal to visitors and _ vacationists, for many of them will become permanent resi- dents. Their business will prove the sal- vation of our unemployed. “Quiet” should be the wachword. OUR HIGHWAYS ARE SAFER The fact that motor-vehicle deaths show a decrease of about twenty per cent | as compared with the fatalities of last year on the basis of gasoline consumption, is encoursging but it should not make us for- | | get that this year something like 31,000 lives will be lost in traffic aecidents. ince November, 1937, there has been a sustained reduction in the number of traffic deaths although automobile travel has increased. Apparently, the campaign for safety on our highways is succeeding but there must be no let-up. Every driver of a motor vehicle must contribute to the safety of others by driving carefully at all umes. a We feel sure that the reduction in fatalities is the result, in part, of im- proved highways, with especial reference to safety measures taken by engineers to reduce the hazards of the roads. It is also, in part, the result of better regulation of and improved traffie control, both physical proper drivers by devices and police supervision WHAT BERLIN UNDERSTANDS Newspaper dispatches t the z from Berlin tell us th nrnouncement of President Roosevelt that this country will begin a vastly increased mament program “has produced a profound impression in Ger- man official quarters and a sensation in the German press.” The reasen is not German government far to seek. The understands force In fact, it factor that counts with the is Many of those | | 'TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY During the next few months a made by candidates and others.'Sun sets ___ million or more tourists and win- The Key West Civic Band, under, Woon rises ter visitors will journey to Flozi- da to bask in the sunshine, loaf, play and be entertained. While our guests, they will spend mil- lions of dollars. Every man, woman and child in the state will directly or indirectly be helped ‘and benefited, for the money these folks leave in Florida stim- ulates business, increases employ- ; ment and pays taxes. Advertising and publicity play a very important part in bring- ling these people and this wealth |to our state and while Florida has no official state publicity bu- reau and spends no state funds expressly appropriated for the | Purpose of attracting tourists, there are numerous groups, or- ganizations and individuals who spend hundreds of thousands of dollars each year to advertise and publicize Florida at no cost | o the state or the taxpayer. | Each year thousands of Flor- | ida pictures are published in the photo sections and on news pages jof magazines, newSpapers and |trade journals throughout the country. Rotogravure and maga- | zine sections of great metropoli- |tan dailies publish many _ illus- | trated feature articles that ac- quaint millions of people with ‘he charms, advantages and points of interest in the state. In | housands of movie theatres in- eresting short subjects thrill and entertain additional millions with | colorful interesting Florida reels. | Radio programs in countless sta- | ions, and often on national hook- up, tell listeners interesting facts {about Florida. On the highways of the nation will be found thou- sands of automobiles carrying booster plates and bumper strips |that advertise the state. Beauti- | ful exhibits, dioramas and trans- | lighted displays greet travellers lin railway stations, hotels, and public buildings. Tons of care- fully prepared literature, in the jform of attractive illustrated folders, leaflets and booklets, are mailed to tourist agencies, travel bureaus, transportation lines ant individuals from coast to coast, acquainting additional millions with the interesting things to do and see in Florida. The amount of money spent on such promotion runs into the millions and thousands of men and women in Florida depend for their livelihood on this ceaseless statewide effort to tell the mar- velous story of Florida to more and more people each year. Clerks, stenographers, copy writ- ers, photographers, printers, pub- lsihers, messenger boys, proof readers, salesmen, and employes in a hundred or more other oc- } cupations, all have a part to play |in this big and important task. Key men in this great program }are known as “publicity direc- tors”. Their job is to interpret in an appealing, colorful manner, through every available medium, facts, information and data that will create in the hearts of mil- !lions the desire to visit the state. Under their direction events are | staged, stories and articles | writte celebrities are jnter- | viewed, pictures are posed, book- | lets and folders are prepared, ad- | vertising is placed, mailing lists e circularized and prospects of y kind and character, every- | where, are contacted and “sold” jon Florida | Heretofore, with no central or- ganization or clearing house, y selfishly and independt- ly, hundreds of men and women n the state engaged in publicity work, all with the same objec- tive: to bring more people to Florida. They have confined themselves to their own particu- lar problem, the promotion of section or attraction n each other for popu- ng little thought to one city section or the state as a e the organization the Florida Associa- y Directors, bring- closer understand- ion leaders with- e whose common eb- is that Florida, her glo- ons and advantages idely and fav- are} _ wert, ; attractions, v KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY Happenings Here Just 10 Years Ago Today As Taken From The Files of The Citizen —_—_——_——————— Bayview Park presented a, wonderful scene of gaiety and ac- tivity last night when approxi-! mately 2,000 persons gathered to hear speeches on democracy the leadership of Haydn Mling- worth, furnished music during! the meeting. The meeting was presided over by Judge J. Vin- ing Harris, who introduced the speakers. The first speaker was J. Lancelot Lester, who kept the crowd interested for more than) 15 minutes. He was followed by | W. H. Malone, who; in turn, was} followed by William V. Albury. Each of the speakers dwelt on the cause of democracy and ask- ed the hearers to think of democ- | racy as the only cause for which | to fight and to devote every ef. fort toward making it a_ vic- torious cause on election day inj November. Monroe and Sluggers baseball ; teams are playing a series of sev- en games at Gato Park. One game is played every Thursday after-| noon. The Young Sluggers won the contest last Thursday by a! seore of 6 to 3. This Thursday | the Monrce team is coming back and they will count. At least | that is what Manager Mayg says. | He will use O. Gonzalez in the} box. Manager Sawyer of the Sluggers says he will do as didj| the Yankees to St. Louis, and win} four straight. Editorial comment: It is claimed the modern world is hungry for the truth, but you would never | think so by the way in which| people swallow campaign lies. | American Automobile Associa- tion from its headquarters in Or- lando that the emblems with the} wording Key West, Florida, are ready for distribution to Key! West members of the organiza- tion. These emblems are avail- able to organizations with 200 or more members and as soon as this numbr was reached by the Key West branch, the emblems were ordered. City Council in special session lest night unanimously voted an appropriation of $250 to pay the expenses of the Key West dele- gates to Washington to join in the} motorcade which starts from there on November 15 for Key West in celebration of the formal opening of the Atlantic Coastal | Highway from Calais, Maine, to} Key West, Florida. Several talks were made before the council and the point was stressed that it seemed obligatory on the part of the city to be fully represented in the motorcade, which will be, it is said, the greatest to ever be seen on any -highway in the country. ig Wallace Pinder, city clerk, to- day received a check for $20 from J. M. Elliott, representive of the American Automobile Association, reovering payment of a claim which resulted from an automo- bile accident in which Mr. Pinder was injured. . Scovt Troop 1 will put on a musieal Friday night in the Har- ris Schodf auditorium. The troop has started early to prepare for the camp this year, says Scout- | master Charles Sands, and this! will be the first of a ies of en tertainments to be given by the scouts. | The Hallowe'en Social given | last night at the grounds at the corner of Eaton and Duval streets, was well #ttended and proved to/ be a gi i success. The prem- | es were brightly illuminated, while the spectacular costumes worn by those taking part added much to the interest and enjoy- ment of the occasion. ere 87 passengers leav- ing this morning for Havana on r 4 of the P. and O.S S Most of those were ar- the early morning train. There w east and urging other sections— group hopes to aid in break down sectionalism. create endliness and cooperation be- pen communities, and unite | agencies and interests in an e structive program ‘lfare of the state as a | 24 Hour Ambulance Service | “This record covers 24-hour period ending a S o'clock this morning. Tomorrow’s Almanac Sun rises . 6:33 a. m. 5:48 p. m.i .... 12:28 p. m.' Moon sets 11:53 p. m. First quarter, 31st 2:45 a. m.! Tomorrow’s Tides A.M. P.M. High 1:38 3:31) Ww 8:42 8:22 Barometer 7:30 a. m., today: Sea level, 29.87. WEATHER FORECAST (Till 7:30 p. m., Sunday) Key West and Vicinity: Gen-; erally fair tonight and Sunday; not much change in temperature; gentle to moderate northerly! winds. | Florida: Generally fair tonight and Sunday; not much change in temperature except slightly warmer on the extreme southeast coast tonight. Jacksonville to Florida Straits and East Gulf: Gentle to mod- erate northerly winds and gen- erally fair weather tonight and Sunday. . . loday’s Horoscope esee Today gives the emotional tem- perament, with, probably, great attention paid to small details, one of the saving qualities of this degree. The heart appears cen- tered in the task, and a good position in life will probably be achieved through patient and per- | haps laborious toil. WAS BAR OF SILVSR KETCHUM, Ind.—Three years ago Floyd Richardson of this city saw a shiny object in a creek near this city but paid no atten- tion to it. Recently again he saw the object and picked it up. It was a $1,300 bar of silver. — THY IT TODAY — STAR * BRAND CUBAN COFFEE ON SALE AT ALL GROCERS | COMM Mh hd headed tee ~ NOW 1S THE TIME 10 PLANT WE HAVE ONE OF THE BEST STOCKS OF FERRY’S SEEDS 3 ‘ 4 3 } 4 4 4 ‘ N 4 & COTTON SEED EACH & 4 a iN % q . N ; : . : ; : . N . . . N N . : : N , . HE WEATHER TODAY’S COMMON | ERROR H . eeceee eee ee | > = cant ne i ‘g say. ie Highest i a 2 ai} which Dhired had a hole inj Lowest - 69 it"; say. “that I hired”. i Mean 18 a = SS Normal Mean 7 oe Rainfall" TEST YOUR e: ‘ ipitati 0 Ins. asl Predation -. i3ton KNOWLEDGE ‘Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to Page 4 for the answers 1. Which African country was conquered by Italy and added to the Italian Colo- nial Empire? 2. Was President Roosevelt connected with the U. S Navy during the World War? 3. For what organization do the initials A. F. of L. stand? 4. What is the latitude of the North Pole? 5. In grammar, what is the name of a word which stands for or instead of a noun? 6. What is the state flower of Pennsylvania? 7. Why do things float on wa- 8. hich Balkan country Maj. Gen. Ivan Peefe. who wag recently killed, the Chief of Staff of the army? 9. What color is the skin of Eskimos? 10. What does the letter S on American coins indicate? i us + LA CONCHA HOTEL In the Center of the Business and Theater District Garage——Elevator——Fireproot Open The Year Around DeSOTO HOTEL 373 Main St. Sarasota. Fla Vacation Land OPEN ALL YEAR EUROPEAN PLAN All Outside Rooms Quiet, Clean, Good Beds Free Parking { $1.25, $1.50, $1.75 single $2.00, $2.25, $2.50 double Rates La Verne Apartments 336 So. Osprey Ave. Everything furnished for housekeeping. Moderate rates by week or month IN TOWN Flowers and Vegetables, 5 & 10c Per Package 0. 0 FERTILIZER THIS IS THE TIME TO FERTILIZE. 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Lindbergh been decorated by Germany? 6. What is the minimum wage under the Wage-Hour law? 7. How many battleships has Japan? 8. How far is Guam from Honolulu? 9. How does farm income compare with 193 10. Is Dr. Eduard Benes a pris- oner in Czechoslovakia? STEAL SIDEWALK SAN PEDRO, Calif.—Police in this city were amused when Nick Chapelle reported that someone had stolen his concrete sidewalk. WQAM Tonight JOE E. BROWN 7:30 PET PROGRAM 9:30 HIT PARADE with Ww. C. FIELDS 10:00 TOMORROW NIGHT BEN BERNIE LAUGH LINER SILVER THEATER PASSING PARADE FORD SYMPHONY WQAM aI ew. $3.00 3.00 3.50 2.75 1.50 50 \\ Phone 598