The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 8, 1938, Page 2

PAGE TWO ; The Key West Citizen | Pubiished jaily THE © L. P. AWTMAN, President an@ Publisher JOE ALLEN, Assistant Business Manager From The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets DECLARE WAR ON MOSQUITOES Good news to Key Westers interested in making this city an ideal resort and vacation center is contained in the nouncement by Dr. Charles Williams, as- Except Sunday By MIZEN PUBLISHING CO., INC. Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County watered at Key West, Florida, as second class matter | jic Health Service, that a group of six fed- Member of the Associated Press -be Associated Press 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. RZ Hatiiacal i .00 00 | ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application. | SPECIAL NOTICE All reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of respect. f 10 cents @ line. for entertainments by churches from which 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 Miterest but it wilt not publish anonymous communi. eations. Ns 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. Freee Come and live in Key West—it will add years to your life. 7 Some men boast they are self-made | when they should be apologizing. ‘Quite naturally Senator Pepper has in¢luded pepper in the Florida products to be’ protected by a tariff. os Some folks around Key West are born great, others. achieve greatness, and still there are a few who only want to grate on us. Evidently, Czechoslovakia is. out to make whoopee whenever Germany is not crawling its back, for it has elected | Ha-Cha as its new president. Mythology gives us the names of the five tivers in hell as Acheron, Cocytus, StyX;.Phlegeton and Lethe, but the in- habitants of the nether regions are not | permitted to bathe in its cooling waters, obituary notices, etc., will be charged for at | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN | THE ADVENTURES OF OZZIE | an- sistant surgeon general of the U. S. Pub- | eral inspectors would work here the entire | winter in mosquito eradication activities. t Accompanied by Dr. G. L. Donohue, | head of the Miami Beach Quarantine Serv- | ice, Dr. Williams made his announcement | at a meeting attended by City Health Of- ficer William R. Warren, Monroe County Health Officer J. B. Parramore and City | ' Sanitary Officer Z. D. Harrison. The as- | sistant surgeon general said the six men | would be experienced in the work in the | Miami area where an eradication pro- gram has been very effective in controlling the pesky pests. spectors will be to instruct and train two city sanitary inspectors recently appointed ap- | by Mayor Willard M. Albury after | proval of city council and the man to be \ | army barracks. Army officials have been enrolled in the campaign against the mos- quito and their assistance promises to be of great help in doing a good job here. Among the details that will be han- Part of the work of the federal in- | | assigned to assist in the ‘program from the | | died by this corps of workers will be the | | destruction of tin cans and other recep- | tacles in which mosquitoes | which may be found strewn | every vacant lot and back yard in some | sections. Cistern minnows, kerosene oil breeding of the mosquitoes wherever | water is collected for use within the city limits: Much preliminary work has_ been done by the Monroe county health unit, according to a report submitted this week | by Dr. Parramore. Under a WPA project workmen have completed 1588 feet of minor drainage ditches, put 58 salt marsh breeding spots under control, eliminated 28 domestic breeding places, filled 50 old cisterns and destroyed 540 artificial con- tainers in the last four months, in the out: lying areas. In summary, it looks as though Kéy West was finally getting some action to rid the city of the cause of most tourist complaints. The mosquito everywhere in Florida is a problem, but it is being so well controlled elsewhere that it is no longer a pest. Some of the eredit for the decision of Dr. Williams to send six fed- eral operatives into Key West belongs to a mosquito control committee of the South and that’s the hell of it. | The farthest south home in the United | States is owned by Thelma Strabel, of New | York City. The home is located on the | southern border of Key West, Fla., south- | ernmost city in the nation—Grit. A little premature, but will be correct when the | home is built. For the present the Vining | Harris home is still the southernmost home | in the United States. } : | Some of Hitler’s papers publish at- | tacks on everything American, and Amer- | ican. girlhood is'no exception. One Berlin | Side Improvement association. This com- mittee is headed by Mrs, Everett Winter, who deserves a vote of thanks for her work along this line. It is out of such public spirited service that a new, brighter and better Key West is arising. A SUGGESTION. It isn’t too early to talk of things re- garding the Yuletide, for along about this month various agencies, mostly children, let you know the number of shopping days left! We are not trying to tell any man + if in almost | breed and | A “Peck” Of Trouble Travelers Safety Service KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY Happenings Here Just Ten Years Ago Today As Taken | From The Fi Of The Citizen | \ | City Council at a regular meet- cision is made was the final word | ing held last night voted in fay-|of the commissioners. | - at petite the Horne al In the drive to secure funds! |the theatrical company which is'for a radio set and giving a| to be brought to tee city by the Christmas tree for the patients at | | Patriotic Order Sons of America! the local Marine hospital, $150.21; land the Patriotic Order Daugh-|has been received to date. The nt slocal legion post sponsoring this) ters of America. The company (work has requested all fraternal; will play for the benefit of. the | organizations and all civie bodies orders and the action was taken to join in the movement. The| |by the council following a re-|plan to ask the assistance of the| |quest madé by Attorney George jorganizations was adopted at the | and insecticides will be used to prevent | delegation of the lodges present, ; Poca alist} i especially the women membefs.! Editorial comment: Fred Dion} Frank H. Ladd and Attorney Ar-has been made the czar of the thur Gomez also addressed the local baseball situation. Landis | council an behalf of the louse Soy hae nothing on him except the declared that the reques' ould | salary. | be granted. : —_ ! ; Meeting of the “Selected Few Matters of extreme importanceiClub” was held last evennig at were brought before the meeting the home of Roy Hamlin and is! of the Boosters Club at their ) reported to have been one of the meeting last night. Dr. Lge R.| most successful of the eernnes Warren, president, made a short/yet held. It was very enjoyable talk on the far-reaching effects of and games, music and dancing the booster organization and stat-, were features of the meeting. A} ed that already aeed results oe deligntul evening was enjoyed. | being evidenced. ie matter of, | President Hoover’s return from: Regular weekly dance at the | the good-will trip to South Amer-| La Concha Hotel will take place ica was brought to the attention’ this evening and Louis Carbonell |of the meeting by Mr. Porter, | has some snappy numbers on tap who suggested that, the club/for the devotees. communicate with the mayor | ae and suggest that an invitation be; Mayor Leslie Curry states that | sent to Mr. Hoover from the City é boy scouts will be, on duty to- of Key West asking that he be| night at the corner of peas guest, with his party, of the city |and Duval streets assisting in the \for several days or whatever | regulation of traffic. Groups of! | length of time*he may stay. This; scouts will also be at other cor- |was agreeable to the entire /ners in the city. | membership. eiseeniiiente j Leonard Warren, age 11, son of | TopAYs COMMON G, Brooks. There was a large | last regular meeting of the post. | : ERROR Do not say, “He was able to substantiate his claim”: say. “prove his TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to Page 4 for the answers ee ee 1. In what year was the steam- ship Titanic sunk by colli- sion with an iceberg? What is the name of the string of islands extending southward from Miami, Fia.? 3. ment provides for woman suffrage? Name the U. S. Ambassador who was recently called home from Berlin by President Roosevelt. What does the motto of the State of Colorado, ‘Nil sine numine”, mean? Name the capital of Latvia Which amendment to the Constitution abolished slavery in the U. S.? What is the basic alloy of pewter? Who is Leon Blum? What is the name of the na- tive Australian dog? 4, 5. 10. ececcvce-esesceoeseseeses Today’s Horoscope oe Today’s native may become too fond of sensation and become quite reckless in the pursuit of THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1938 Economic Highlights | Major Political Parties Get Headache From New Demands For High Old-Age Pensions; Dissatisfied | With Small Social Security Of Administration; Statesmen Still Have No Answers To Pension Financing Questioning If you want to spoil a pleasant, has been so much political pussy- day for a politician, just whisper |the word “pension” to him. It's an odds-on bet that he will be visited with a terrific headache.’ ‘with, the principle of adequate For the old-age assistance prob- lem is rapidly stature of our Number 1 domestic issue. Asan AP writer, reaching the, John ; Hightower, puts it, “Voices too; feeble to carry across the family parlor may echo in_ stentorian ; tones throughout the halls | Congress this winter”. The next Congress may do little or nothing about it. But, unless a miracle occurs, some not far distant Con- gress is going to be forced to tackle the problem and get down to cases, The issue is not a politcial one. in any partisan sense. The idea that came into the mind of Dr. Townsend when he looked out of his window a few years ago and saw a pathetic old woman search- ing in a garbage can for food has reached gigantic proportions —and has come to bedevil and worry Republicans as well as Democrats. barrassing to the Democrats now, because they are in power. A shift in-party power would put it up to the Republicans. The pension leaders are defin- itely dissatisfied with the Ad- ” | ministration’s enacted social se- {curity legislation. They feel that it offers the indigent old a bone, ' instead of a decent meal, They are convinced that the govern- ment should and could substan- tially increase the amount of pen- sions. eral government should take the lead, and that then the states will follow and agree to do their part of the job. From the standpoint of our lawmakers, the whole thing is a ‘nightmare. They feel that the country could not stand increases in benefits to anywhere near cur- rent demands. They can produce well-known economists by the ‘bushel to testify that such ideas for finaricing pensiéns as Dr: of | It is especially em- footing on the subject of pensions by candidates for office. Almosi all job-seekers endorses in the vaguest terms they can get away and even lavish aid for the aged needy. Most of them, once they’ve successfully convinced the voters of their worth, try to get the whole topic as much out of the limelight as possible. This does not necessarily mean such men are insincere. Some of them strongly feel that bene- fits must be increased, yet do nothing about it—simply because they haven’t got the answers to the tremendous questions, prin- cipally financial, that arise. They want to move—but they can’t see a clear path ahead. Still another weakness of the pension movement is found in internal bickering. The Town- send Plan organization, for in- stance, is split into a dozen fae- tions. .Some of the early leaders have deserted the Doctor, and are leading opposed blocs of their own. Furthermore, the fact that there is competition in the field —such as the California thirty- dollars-every- Thursday proposal (which was beaten last election, thought the movement’s guberna- torial and senatorial . candidates | were elected) makes a united front impossible. President Roosevelt has defin- itely turned thumbs down on the |more extreme proposals, calling They think that the Fed- | them “short cuts fo Utopia” and referring to their sponsors as “the lunatic fringe”. It is known that he has instructed his Congres- sional lieutenants to do anything they can to keep the issue on the sidelines, as he believes that it imperils the success of his own more moderate program. But it | begins to look as if matters are | approaching somethnig of a crisis, {where no one can long keep the ‘pot from boiling over. And when Townsend's “velocity dollar” are! ‘unworkable and fantastic. But |this does they no good when; they are confronted with the fact that the pension-advocates |represent and command millions Which constitutional amend- | of votes. And that is why there’ that happens, you'll see fireworks such as you've rarely seen before. You've tried the rest NOW GET THE BEST! “Aunt Mollie’s” Bread VALDES BAKERY OVERSEAS TRANSPORTATION CO., INC. Fast, Dependable Freight and Express Service —between— Paper goes on to say, “American girls | place their perfectly shaped bodies on ex- | hibition at every opportunity with utmost | or woman in Key West their business or to | at a special meeting of the|Mr. and Mrs. Lennie Warren, | pleasure. There is indication of suggest how they spend their money, but | county commissioners last night) was stricken almost blind at|some success in early life, but if we know of a way they can add to their |it was decided to hold in abey-| school yesterday. He will be tak-| the latter days seem cloudy, and there is danger. that the mind may | own happiness and state of mind by show- ing them where to spend, we are not go- ing to pass up the opportunity. In this case we want to suggest that before you = oy SER ERE | are tempted to answer mail-order ads that At Lake Wales, the other day, Don | offer something attractive for Christmas, Lochner was elected president and Russell | pefore you drive to a nearby city to buy Kay secretary of the Florida Press As- | gifts, first visit your home merchants and sociation. C. B. Pendleton, of Key West, | see what they have to offer you and if you Was three times thus honored: at Jackson- | can’t get it in stock, let them order it for ville in 1892, Tallahassee in 1893 and at you. You can usually find what you want Key West in 1894. T. J. Appelyard, also | jn your own stores and you are doing your then of Key West, wasvelectedisecretary of duty as a citizen and fulfilling an obliga- the association in 1893: and continued to tion to your neighbor. If there is a better hold the office until 1918, the year of his way of making your Christmas happier death. than buying at home and giving the local < merchants the patronage and respect due them—you name it! generosity.” While we cannot agree that the generosity is “utmost” it is unquestion- ably generous. Notice that the papers say their Bodies are “perfectly shaped.” e Mr, Ike Wolkowsky is still giving way cigars, cigarettes, and suits of Pothes. He don’t care and he has a rea- on. The reason being an _ eight-pound yrandson born on November 17th, “I bet,” particularly appeal to co-eds of Weber said Mr. Wolkowsky, “that if ever he gets College, who listed the ten qualities they plected city commissioner of Miami he'll consider most desirable in men in the fol- mever be subject to a re-call. Come to) lowing order: Sincerity, intelligence, good think of it, I don’t think I'l let him run’ manners, sense of humor, ambition, tact, dor that office. How old does he have to | generosity, ability to dance, athletic abil- de before he runs for president ?"—Miami ity, and last of all, good looks. Believe it Friday Night. | or not. Utah girls may be different, but classic features and athletic prowess do not ance the awarding of the contract! en to Miami tomorrow and plac- |for construction of a steel boat ed under examination by a spe- \for the ferry system. The boats/|cialist. The youth had been offered for sale in Virginia and | wearing glasses for some time but other propositions will be care- lately had been complaining fully considered before final de-| about his eyes. TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS Padraic Column of New York, poet-dramatist, born in Ireland, 57 years ago. Percy L. Crosby of McLean, Va., cartoonist, creator of “Skip- py”, born in Brooklyn, N. Y., 47 years ago, Tom Mooney, California's not- _— ed prisoner, born 56 years ago. Kenneth Roberts of Kenne- bunk, Maine, biographer and his- torian, born there, 53 years ago. Jean J. C. Sibelius of Finland, famed composer, born 73 years ago. Rev. George W. Anderson of New York. evangelist, born at Belle Center, Ohio, 65 years ago. Cardinal William Henry O’Con- nell of Boston, born at Lowell, Mass., 79 years ago. ‘Ignore Them “Prisoner, the jury finds you guilty”. “That's all right, judge, I know you're too intelligent to be influ- enced by what they say”. Robert Frazer, Minister to El Salvador, born in Philadelphia, 60 years ago. Harvey Allen of Maryland, au- | thor of “Anthony Adverse”, born lin Pittsburgh, 49 years ago. become devoted to chasing futile projects. Great care should be exercised to set the mind into a steady grove, to avoid, as far as possible, these adverse conditions. Logical Reason Angus (as opposing teams come together almost at the start of the first football game he has evér seen)—What is it, mom? Canna they find the penny they tossed up wi’? 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