The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 17, 1938, Page 2

~~ PAGE TWO ~The Key West Citixen Daily Except Sinday By NW PUBL! ING CO. Corner Greene and Ann Streets in Key West and Monroe Only Daily Newspaper County tered at Key West, Florida, as second class matter | Member of the Associated Press he Associated Press is exclusively entitled to use for republication of all news dispatches credited to the local news published here. Lup SUBSCRIPT10: RATES tue Year bix Months Three Mon’ One Month .. Weekly 2.0. ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application. , SPECIAL NOTICE All reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of respect, obituary notices, e of 19° cents a line. for entertainments by churches from which | ie is to be derived are 5 cents a line. Citizen is an open forum and invites discus- | gion of public 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—Land and’ Sea. Consolidation of County and City Governments. Any ignoramus can write; and a good many do. ; It takes a very wise man to know what a fool he is. ~ Meeting the family’s bills is usually enough to take the “fat” out of father. Remember that the one opposite you acts as a mirror—refecting your smile and your frown. A good test of your liberty is the de- gree in which the work you do is for your own or another’s benefit. The time to take care of your health is when you haye health, but we do not ap- preciate health until we are ill. ..« The trouble with some Key West citi- ~ zens who ride hobbies is that they want to take.up the whole road with them. | depend to a large degree upon the tourist | trade that now seems headed in this direc- | tion. | to say it will be substantial and | probability sufficient to provide many of | {€ or not otherwise credited In this paper and aiso | | our people with profitable work in provid- | } ing shelter, food and services | Johnson and William Arnold. | beauty and the value of the property in | gressional record shows, | the new civic association. The craze for “reducing” among wo- men seems to be slowing down a bit. The | spirit may be willing but the flesh is weak. | ture, if the nations of the world are really We are all cowards at heart. Most of | us would rather buy a useless remedy for | the toothache than go and have it pulled out. ., , Some women have a knack of making a fool out of a man afd'then are smart enough to work him off onto some other woman for keeps. : : | | | | | A Citizen reader tells us that phy- si¢ians say hash contains vitamins. We are of the opinion that if anything in the world contains them, then it’s hash. Man is never satisfied with his condi- tion. Having attained a competency, he | is no more content than when the bare | necessities were secured by him with dif- | ficulty. If we in America kissed on the cheek instead of the usual handshake it would certainly play havoc with political candi- dates. Just picture some of them rushing up to you and giving you a busser, The millennium will when have arrived individuals will make concessions detrimental to their own interests, but for the general welfare of a community. When that happens “Fl lay me down to dee.” According to the statistics, five times as many automobile accidents are caused by 19-year-old youngsters as by 55-year- old adults and all drivers under 20 years | of age kill twice as many people annually as the average age for all drivers. Youth must be served, it is said, and it should al- so be spanked, early and often. | States should realize that an international | | other nations ought to be possible without , ball fans as the first baseman of the Bos- THE KEY WEST CITIZEN CIVIC ASSOCIATION FORMED | The Citizen believes the economic | prosperity of Key West in the future will | | Just how extensive that trade will | iste | be no one can now foretell, but it is safe in -all | for’ many thousands of visitors annually. In the matter of shelter, the average winter visitor usually demands a location | as close to the ocean as possible | far away as possible from disturbing noises | and upsetting commercial enterprises. Key | | West’s most desirable waterfront area along the ocean from Whitehead street | and as is east. It is there the greatest demand for | | residential facilities of all kinds is most | ., will be charged for at | likely to develop, in the opinion of com- petent realtors and unbiased observers. To the end that undesirable encroach- ments by commercial enterprises may not be permitted without united opposition, | some 75 residents and property owners of the area bounded by Whitehead, United and Bertha streets and the Atlantic ocean, ; have formed an organization to be known | | as the South Side Association. Henry Brew- | | er is president and Clifford G. Hicks, secre- | tary-treasurer, while the executive com- | mittee consists of Everett Winter, Melvin If it were a sporting event, the contest now being waged be- | tween the United States and Ger- many in seeking foreign markets, principally in Latin America, ‘could aptly be advertised in this |fashion: “Cordell Hull and his) Reciprocal Trade Theory vs. Adolf Hitler and His German} Barter System—the Show of the Century”. As Business Week puts it, in more sober vein, “The political battle which ended in brought |the Munich truce was fought al-! most entirely in Europe. Its se- E. Russell, William W. Watkins, V. A. Subjects discussed at the organization meeting Tuesday night included the ques- tion of adequate zoning regulations, mos- quito eradication and control and the meaning of the term “residential area” in connection with the group’s desire to keep their sestion residential. It was out that residential means homes, apart- ; E he an aenent Fotela: rid hotel h queal is a vast trade war that is) ments, ap 8 8 jotels such a8 going to be fought in the Amer- | the Casa Marina, which is located in the ficas”. Sue . heart o¥ the South Side district and which | This is primarily a conflict be-| t t il hi if Id | enhances, rather than detracts from, the tae Mr. a he iene cane is at the immediate neighborhood. heart a free trader. He is also a realist, and thus knows that the i Members of the South Side ameca- ideal of free trade is not attain- tion will be performing a fine public serv- | able in the world at present—- ice for the entire community if it presents |2%4 in all probability will not be no opposition to the construction of fine Pen cpomogct) weueouien:: if Aig fra residential hotels and apartments along |lieves is the next best thing— the waterfront in that section. Many of |trade agreements between this! our readers and The Citizen were under |2"4 other countries designed to ; 4 : |promote the freest possible flow the impression the South siders proposed |of goods with the lowest possible to make it an exclusive neighborhood for | tariff costs. Mr. Hull believes in homes to the exclusion of hotels and apart- | ‘is not only because he thinks ee a lit is good for world commerce— ments. The fact this is not the case is good jot greater importance, he feels news and a fact that increases public re- that strong and amicable com- ect fo a A Fe, * mercial ties between great pow- spect for the progressive citizens forming crsiinie Ges0 auerartes Ge can jhave of world peace. So far a large number of treaties have | been concluded, the most import- ant one being that effected with |Canada. And a new and poten- tially more important one still, is about concluded with Britain, and will go into effect, according to schedule, the first of next year. Under the terms of these treaties, the great bulk of deals are con- ummated in cash — dollars, As Senator Burke of Nebraska says, jounds, francs, lire, rubles, or “If the nations of the world can get to- | whatever currencies are used in gether: on economic problems, it will go a | the nations involved. * A 3 e When you do business with long way towards postponing indefinitely \Germany, however, cash is the the possibility of a general world conflict.” |oné ‘thing you can’t get. The However, the people of the United Reich has next to no foreign pthendis \credit;"" Therefore, at . bs bidding, Dr. Schacht of the economic conférence would not be very Reichsbank put into effect a cu- satisfactory unless the United States par- ‘ious and novel scheme. If you, ticipated. This kind of co-operation with |°T instance, are an American ECONOMIC PARLEY FOR PEACE Someday, in the not very distant fu- serious in their efforts to avoid future war- fare, there will be an international eco- nomic conference, accept an order for ten thousand machines from Germany, all you get when they are delivered is a credit. You may use this credit within Germany to buy cameras, obligating the United States or getting us involved in the quarrels of other nations. Anyway, so far as we are concerned, we think it would be a good thing for the United States to participate in such a con- ference with other nations. The solution of some of the present economic problems that now afflict many nations, will do more than anything else to alleviate con- ditions that give rise to dictatorships and to revolutions. If we really want peace in the world, we must do something to make peace profitable and effective. is produced in German territor: to the value of the typewriters you have sold. market for such German prod- ucts, or if you can find a buyer for your credit, well and good But otherwise you can’t get real money DeSOTO HOTEL. 373 Main St. Sarasota. Fla Vacation Land Let’s pause long enough to give a hand OPEN ALL YEAR to one Jimmy Foxx, well-known to base- EUROPEAN PLAN All Qutside Rooms Quiet, Clean, Good Bed» Free Parking § $1.25, $1.50, $1.75 sing) $2.00, $2.25. $2.50 double CONGRATULATIONS, MR. FOXX: ton Red Sox in the American League! Mr. Foxx, be it said, has accomplished something no other player has done. For the third time he has been selected by baseball writers as the “most vauable” player in his league. He took the honors in 1931 and 1932 while a member of the cicmpionship aggregation piloted by Hon. Rates _ Cornelius McGillicuddy, of Philadelphia. | ENOUGH TO MAKE Hitler's s manufacturer of typewriters, and toys, liquor, or anything else that ¢ If you have a s ANYBODY DIZZY! Today Germany, as this column has pointed out before, ‘ig looking more and more to South Amer- ica. Conquest of the $udeten- land has greatly increased Ger- man industrial production; and she must find markets. .“Further- more, she is often able and will- ing to make far better barter deals than we can maké in’ cash deals. In central Europe Ger- many has already taken a large part of the great market which once was largely monopolized by the English. She is threatening to do the same thing to us in the Western hemisphere. What will come of this grow- ing conflict—and make ‘no mis- take about its seriousness—can- not yet be forecast. Perhaps we will change our foreign policies somewhat in order to successfully meet German competition. And perhaps still more possible, is the chance that Hitler will take the initiative in resuming trade rela- tions with this country—the last trade agreement we had . with Germany was canceled by Hitler in 1934, and we have done rela- tively little business with her since. As Business Week’ also says, there are three big reasons why Hitler might desire this: (1) Germany needs American buyers to absorb Some of the products of the Sudeten; (2) Germany also needs us to absorb some of the produce of her own internal in- dustries; (3) If the Anglo-U. S. trade agreement does go into ef- fect, as seems almost certain, this will destroy a valuable ex- port market for Germany, unless adjustments can be made. This drama is well worth watching—it is the sort of thing that determines world ‘prosperity or world depression, as well as peace and war. Whatever hap- pens, it is a colorful and novel chapter in the long history of in- ternational commerce. ayy > Today’s Horoscope ss no e born today great executive ability. should become a captain of indus- ry if already blessed with mon- through inheritance; if not, vill build up a profitable busi- Th J is contented, nat- 1 to circumstances, y and mode will characteristics. mi be notable ne in the his- ida P.-T. A. the n will have a perm- dquarters when the are moved into their eadquarters in Orlando this Mrs. A. G. Wagner, of ta be in charge of the sin, That Hang On No matter how many medicines you have tried for common cough, chest cold, or irri- . you get relief now with trouble KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY Happenings Here Just Ten Years Ag. From The Files The dance and banquet given} at the La Concha Hotel last night by the Key West Electric Com-! pany Benefit Association is being | acclaimed one of the gayest andj} most elaborate society functions | of the: year. Eighty-two covers | were laid and a series of tables) were Toaded with delicious re- | pasts for which Manager and Mrs. Golden have become justly fa- mous. Dancing started at 9 o’tlock with music furnished by Cecil Carbonell’s orchestra, and merry couples kept the gaieties going until a late hour, when the banquet started. The feast was the final number on the program so arranged it was stated that members of the association who were forced to work late would have the time to prepare for the evening. Addresses were made by Edward Madigan, president of the association, and Bascom L. Grooms, president of the com- pany. The speakers compliment- ed the signal success of the af- fair and complimented the com- mittee on arrangements, since nothing had been neglected which would have added to the pleasures of the affair. Key W has received another recruit to’ colony of writers in the person of Kenneth ‘ Harris, well-known as a writer of fic- tion, whose stories have for years appeared in the Saturday Evennig Post and other magazines, to de- light a host of readers. Dr. George R. Plummert on his trip to New York last fall had a talk with Mr. Harris and persuaded him to come to Key West this winter. Last winter the writer was a resi- dent of Virgin Islands. He has not been in Key West long enough to form an opinion as to whether he likes the city or not, although he believes the climate will prove benficial. Mr. Harris is an old-time newspaper man, ' beginning his career along with George Ade and a host of other well-known writers back in the early days of journalism in Chi- cago. t \ Among the notables of the na- | tion to spend some time in Key West during the approaching’ winter will be Lou Gehrig, fa- mous first baseman for the Yan- kees; Babe Ruth, famous home run king; Tex Richard, famous. sports promoter; Gene Byrnes | and Rex Beach, internationally- known sports writers, and Fred | Fletcher, editor of the Rod and Gun column in the New York Herald Tribune, and numerous | others. i Key West is gaining a lot of the finest publicity by being at the end of the southrn terminus of the hundred million dollar! highway extending from the Can-' ada line to this city. It will draw the tourists here. | Yesterday at the naval station the Service team defeated a pick- ed nine of good players of Key West by a score of 3 to 1. The local team scored their only tally in the third inning on Carbonell’s drive to the right field. Soe i Five cars, a truck and 15 pas- sengers were on the ferry which; Today As Taken Of The Citizen arrived late yesterday afternoon | according to the report handed in | by Traffic Officer Everett Rivas. | “ A small group of friends gave | Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dickson | Magnum a pleasant surprise par- ty last night at their home in the Trevmor Apartments, After al very pleasant evening at bridge; a tasty luncheon was served. | | County Commissioner Norberg | Thompson has engaged Walter Stevens, well-known naval arch- itect of Savannah, to draft tenta- tive plans for a steel boat to: be used in the ferry system. “PIRATE'S GOLD Edited By LILY LAWRENCE BOW GOOD-NIGHT SONG Shiver my timbers! Dash my wig! I once went out and caught a pig, He squealed so loud I let him go And that is all you need to know. And now to bed, come say good- night, Be gentle, kind and most polite,* Then maybe when you're fully grown, You'll cateh a piggie of your own! —Anne Farquhar. | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1938 TODAY’S COMMON TEST YOUR | KNOWLEDGE Can you answer seven of these test questiors? Turn to Page 4 for the answers Which English king was surnamed Coeur de Lion? In what year was Poland re- established a Republic? Of what group of islands is Menila the ital? Name the chairman of the Congressional Committee investigating “un-Ameri- can activities”. What is the difference in time between Chicago and San Francisco? What the correct pro- nunciation of despicable? With what sport is the name Andy Farkas associated? Which two bodies of water does the Kiel canal con- nect? Name the soft stone general- ly used to scrub decks of ships. In law, what is a respond- ent? Subscribe to The Citizen—20c weekly, OVERSEAS TRANSPORTATION G0. INC. 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