The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 19, 1938, Page 2

__ The Key West Citizen | Published Laily Except Sunday By THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO. INC. ~~ LSP. ARTMAN, President and Publ a — JOE ALLEN, Asati Business Manager = From The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County iimtercd at Key West, Plorida, as second class matter aes of the Associated Presse he Associated Press is exclusively entitled to use for republication of all news dispatches credited to lt or not otherwise credited in this paper and aiso jhe local news published here. " i} i} ny Z whew ttt | iva SUBSCRIPTION RATES ACTIVE tne Year Bix Months ....... Three Months One Month Weekly "ADVERTISING RATES Made krown on application. SPECIAL NOTICE ding notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of Vituary notices, etc. will be charged for at 10 cents @ line. for entertainments by churches from which @ rexenue is to be derived are 5 cents a line. The Citizen is an open forum and invites discus- sion 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. * Democracy and the Christian faith go hand in hand. In a democracy the people rule, but too often it is the wrong people. “So many live on the reputation of the reputation they think they have made. The Bible still outsells any book pub- lished, and, if you want to know, it is still being read. Marriage is a partnership, but it often hits the rocks because one member of the team thinks it’s a cinch. Sex education demands the utmost prudence because individual reactions may be unexpected and disastrous. : Neither Communism nor Fascism are | solutions of anything; they are purgatives, | which of necessity cannot last. An educator suggests a course in stock | market buying and selling, but doesn’t tell | where a reliable teacher could be found. : About the only time some of the men- | folk of Key West go to church is at their ewn funerals, This is, perhaps, a bit too | late. The character of the people in a com- | munity is more important than the size of its population, but there are not many | who believe it. i Since the time of Christ peace and ‘good will have been preached, but little progress has been made in this old word ef ours. Luckily, we are a little more in- telligent. | bankers and others in ' build a demonstration home in Key We: FHA DEMONSTRATION HOME State and district officials of the Fed- THE KEY WEST CITIZEN eral Housing’ Administration, in outlining | details of the new FHA better housing | program now under way throughout the realtors, contractors, the Chamber of Commerce Thursday night, announced it is. their intention as quickly as possible i dealers, architects, | nation before a gathering of loeal lumber | When completed by local workmen’ with materials supplied by local dealers, Key West merchants and then will be ‘thrown open to public inspection for one The public is also invited to visit | week. | the home will be completely furnished by the site after it is selected and inspect the I Demonstration Home during its construc- | tion and thus acquaint themselves with the quality of the and workman- ship. materials homes in the low-priced field to meet the Purpose of the Demonstration Home | is to encourage the construction of small , demand for homes so evidently existing | | among those making relatively small -an- Government statistics show | nual incomes. that 80 per cent of the adult population of | the United States earn less than $2,500 | } annually. FHA officials point out that, ob- | viously, these people cannot afford the more expensive homes which are being of- fered the buying public and, for this rea- | son, are suggesting the building of small homes containing maximum requirements of livability and comfort'and offered on | sale to the great mass of potential home owners. The Demonstration Home will be of- fered for sale in accordance with the FHA plan of home financing when it is com- pleted. Under this plan the home can be purchased with a down payment of not less than 10 per cent and the balance will be payable in equal monthly installment payments over a period of 25 years. Monthly payments on-the loan will amount to less than rent and will/include principal, interest, taxes and insurance. The FHA, it is pointed.out; does not lend money—it merely INSURES payment:to the lending agency. Proposal to construet this Demonstra- tion Home in Key West is important news. There are dozens of families here who would undertake to procure such homes under the FHA terms if they weré aware | of the opportunity offered them. The | Demonstration Home inspections are ex- pected to produce a demand for such struc- tures, so that Key West now seems assured. of some new construction activities—and | construction is one of the important steps | in bringing, about a return to prosperity, an objective of the FHA. LABOR SHOULD UNITE The division between the organiza- tions that represent the laboring man in| the councils ‘of the nation can hardly in- | erease the power of the laboring man’s | voice in national affairs. There should be an early end to the differences between the American Federa- tion of Labor and the Committee for In- dustrial Organization. The conclusion of a peace will be beneficial to laborers gen- erally. Naturally, we do not know exactly what terms should constitute the “settle. | ment.” We doubt if the average laboring man knows them. This is a matter for the leaders to decide but it is a part of the re- | sponsibility of that leadership. Fifty-seven blind men went on strike in New Orleans. Most employees who go on strike are blind; they would gain more through arbitration, and at the same time retain the good will of the employers. The virtue of pity distinguishes Chris- tendom from the heathen world. Are the Hitlerites showing any pity for the Jews? No. Therefore the Germans, that is those who are persecuting the helpless Jews, are heathens. During the World War they were called Huns, and it seems that the ac- cusation still applies. So far as we know, none of those new Thomas Jefferson nickels have made their appearance in Key West. Eleven million of these coins have been minted, and many more will be struck off as they are needed. Slot machines, both the gambling and the © merchandise-vending types, have caused the great demand of nickels, of which, the U. S. Mint estimates, about 1,600,000 are in use. The sooner the war between labor factions ends the better it will be for labor, for industry and the country. CHURCHES GAIN STRENGTH It is interesting to report that church membership in this country has attained a new mark, according to The Christian Herald’s annual report of church statis- tics, Statistics prepared by Dr. Herman Carl Weber, show that religious groups gained 754,138 members last year, bring- ing the grand total to 62,848,094. This means that church members in proportion to total population is about sixty per cent. According to the statistics, the Roman Catholic Church is the largest single de- nomination in this country, with estimated adult membership of 15,492,016. Among the Protestant sects, the Baptist bodies, collectively, led with 10,332,005 and the Methodists followed, with 9,108,359 mem- | bers. i ed The Atlantic-Gulf and West \Indies Steamship Lines, of which the Mallory Line is a,member, have acquired by purchase from the Inc. the Gulf and Southern Eastern Steamship Lines, | ! KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY °* Happenings Here Just Ten Years Ago Today As Taken From The Files Of The Citizen channels near the dock, removing certain obstacles, one of which was a sand ridge. Malloy Steamér San Jacinto is due to arrive in port tonight Steamship Company. This com-!from New York enroute to Gal- pany operates and freight steamers New Orleans, La., Fla., in regular service under the |new management and became ef- fective November 1. The Steam- between j ship Comal has been recondition- | \ed and placed in.service. This steamer will be remembered by Key West folk as having called jat this port for a number of lyears in the passenger and | freight service of the Mallory | Lines. | The body of Mrs. Ella Jeanette | Roberts, 54, wife of Walter Rob- erts, who died yesterday at noon in Miami after a prolonged ill- /Ness, arrived this morning accém- |panied by the husband George Walker. The body will remain at the undertaking parlor until 10 o’clock tomorrow morn- | ing when it will be placed in the family home. at the corner of An- |gela and Francis streets. Fun- |eral will be tomorrow: afternoon | at 3:30 o’clock from the residence {with services at the Fleming | Street Methodist church, and will be conducted by the pastor, Rev. C. Sterling Gardner. Besides the husband, the deceased is surviv- jed by one sister, Mrs. Julia Al- |bury of Miami, and two brothers, | Charles O. Roberts of the Bahama |Islands, and Samuel Roberts of ;Panama. Mrs. Roberts was a na- | tive of the Bahamas but had re- sided in Key West for a number of years. Editorial comment: Key West's planting, painting and cleanup week commenced with today, ca- \cording to Mayor Curry’s proc- lamation published several days ago. In this ogressive move- iment all KeyhWest should and ; will cooperate heartily. Mallory LihtS'Steamship, which was announced to arrive next Friday, has been cancelled, ac- cording to reports received at the :loeal office. The vessel was to {have brought freight from New York, which was to have ben a part of the cafgo of the vessel |loaded at Galveston and taken on a ship of the line whose arrival was cancelled while the vessel was enroute. The Dredge Grampus, which is owned by the Clark Dredging Company of Galveston, is now engaged on the work which was started in the harbor opposite the old P. and O. docks at the foot of Duval street.| Thé dredge has been working along the Land OPEN ALL YEAR EUROPEAN PLAN Pe aaeay Quiet, Clean, Good Beds Free Parking Rates | $1-25, $1.50, $1.75 sing)- $2.00, $2.25, $2.50 doubie ————~—z=zzEE=—=. both passenger | veston. and Tampa,. and’ The vessel will bring nothing but passengers. Steam- ship Mallory, which was to ar- rive, has been ordered to cancel the stop at this port and continue direct to New York because the ship was running behind sched- ule. Many residents of the city have joined in the cleanup movement and have gladiy shown their co- operation in the general idea of making the city clean and beau-, tiful. Premises are being gotten into presentable condition, rub- ; bish being cleared away and in a good many locations there are signs of painting and other im- provements. County commissioners will meet tonight in special session for the purpose of taking up mat- ters in connection with the fer- ries and the highway, it is un- derstood. Seecesccouvecccvessesees Today’s Horoscope eee eeneccoe . Those born in the early hours of the day will be reckless, with danger of a troublesome life and adversity. In those born as the day advances, the nature is more pliant, and succcss mo: pt to be secured by a persuavive tongue. On the whole, how r, the whole day promises succes Whang “How are you getting along at school, Henr; sked the father.« “Fine”, s ed the son. “I have learned to say ‘thank you’ in French”. “Good”, came back the father; “that’s more than you ever learn- ed in, English”. Well, He‘s Wrong A man has run away from his wife eleven times. It is thought that he is under the impression that if he completes the twelfth time he automatically becomes his own property. Qn "i Kee oR TER WW aha LEADING // THE LD UHOTELY wow ratim WV nom Lisoto [DS wenes eo be mea =e | TODAY'S COMMON | | ERROR ' } Do not say: “The in- } mates were badly used"; | say. “badly treated”. TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE Can. you \answer seven of these test questions? Turn ‘to Page 4 for the answers 1. Can a person practice law in any state in the U. S. ! without being admitted to the bar? Which is a better conductor | of heat, copper or iron? Who was Vice President of the Confederate States of America? Name the noted cartoonist, creator of “Popeye the Sailor”, who died recently. What is the name of the first day of Lent? Name the capital of Wiscon- sin. What college degree do the initials J.S.D. stand for? What body oi water separ- ates the Philippine Islands from the coast of China? Do peanuts grow above or below ground? Is U S. paper money, print- ed only in Washington, D. C? 10. @eecccosccces ecccccce Today’s Birthdays Lloyd K. Garrison, dean of the Univ. of Wisconsin Law School, born in New York, 41 years ago. George Fort Milton of Chatta- nooga, Tenn., newspaper pub- lisher, born there, 44 years ago. Nancy Carroll, actress, born in New York, 32 years ago. Dr. Henry N. MacCracken, president of Vassar, born in To- ledo, O., 58 years ago. George N. Peek of Moline, Il. retired manufacturer, oneting New Deal official, born at, Polo, Th, 65 years ago. ‘ Hiram Bingham ‘of Conn.,. éx- U.S. senator; born in Honolulu, 63 years ago. Dr. David Snedden of Palo Al- to, Calif., Columbia University’s professor emeritus of Education, born at,,Havilah, Cal., 70 years ago. LA CONCHA’ HOTEL In the Center of the Business and Theater District Garage-—-Elevator——Fireproof Open The Year Around SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1938 And Nothing but the Truth “Did you notice any suspicious characters about the neighbor- hood?” the judge inquired. “Sure, yer honor”, replied the new cop. “I saw but one man and I asked him what he was do- ing there at that time o’ night. Sez he: ““T have no business here right now, but I expect to open a bank in vicinity later on’.” “Yes”, replied the magistrate, heatedly, “and he did open a nk in the vicinity later on to - $10,000”. “Begorra, yer honor”, answered the cop after a pause, “the man may have been a thafe, but he was no liar”. O, Rare Content Sehmuil — Which would you! rather have, a million or twelve daughters? Levy—Twelve daughters. Schmuil—Why? Levy—If I had a million, I'd want to have two, three, ten, or a hundred million more. But if I had twelve daughters that would be enough! Hitler, in a speech Weimar, assails “war agitators”, calling upon the world to disarm them. 'Mothers Choir Fulfills Its Name (My Aaswelaved Press) SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 19.— When the more than 800 mem- bers of the Mothers Singers choir aren't singing, they’re likely to be talking about children. The choir, meeting for a gen- eral conference of the Latter Day Saints church, took a poll and found the average was pretty close to four children for each mother. Five had given birth to 16 children each; 10 had mothered 12 children and 12 had born 11 children. Altogether the choir members had given birth of 3,269 , children. All That's Done With “My dear mother-in-law, I | want to make a confession to you. I get into < rage terribly easy, oft - en without cause”. “Don’t worry, my dear son-in- law; as long as I'm in the house you will never fly into rage with- out cause” New Army measure widens as- sistance to the National Guard; , further equipment provided. 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