The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 22, 1938, Page 2

“PAGE TWO The Key West Citizen ILIZEN PUBLISHING CO., INC. REMAN, President and Publisher The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County t ed,at Key West, Florida, as second class matter Member of the Associated Press 4c Associated P: is exclusively entitled to use for cepublication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise eredited in this paper and aiso the local news published here. Ep Ts ‘yeh aS Mae’ OUT iN an “ne ‘rx Months ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application. SPECIAL NOTICE All reading noti ards of thanks, resolutions of trspect, obituary notices, ete. will be charged for at the rate of 10 cents @ lin 1ces for entertainments by churches from which revenue is to be derived are 5 cents a line. = he 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. If you want to get a view of Santa Claus don’t look up a chimney, but down a pump. A surgeon says whisky drinking can -be-cured by a simple operation. Bisecting the esophagus, for example. = Wilson fought for the determination ef-small nations at the Versailles conven- tion. Hitler aims at their termination. Cigarettes are not coffin-nails any- more; the cigar manufacturers evidently have given up the anti-cigarette propa- ganda, 7? Asked if he could describe his as- sailant, the victim replied: “Sure I can. That’s what I was doing when he landed on me.” Miami is in a happy frame of mind. | Maybe it has just discovered that Anthony | Eden didn’t come after the American | colonies, after all. | Portugal’s illiteracy is estimated at | half the population. No place for a news- paper. No reading, no advertising; no ad- | Washington executives of the DUNCAN IS HONORED B. M. Duncan, whose brain conceived the idea of building a highway across the water gaps between Bahia Honda and Lower Matecumbe on the old viaducts and bridges of the Florida East Coast railroad, has been named by President Roosevelt as a delegate to the third Pan-American Road conference to be held this year at San-| | tiago, Chile. Duncan is now en route to ; New York city where he will board ship ' and join the other members of the delega- tion, | Designation of Duncan by the Presi- | dent on this important mission is de- | served honor. Duncan long has been 'recog- 'nized by the U. S. Bureau of Roads as a 4 ; one of the nation’s outstanding highway | engineers and it is believed his selection for a place on the Pan-American delega- | tion was prompted in part by that agency. | Aside from every other consideration, | the citizens of Monrce county have a self- ish interest in Duncan’s designation to the Chilean conference. The appointment | tends to focus attention on a man who can | be of great help to Monroe county in | bringing about completion of the Overseas | Highway on the old railroad roadbed and | viaducts and in obtaining federal funds | with which to build a fresh water supply system from the mainland. No other man | in Florida stands higher in the esteem of the U.S. Bureau of Roads, which must help finance the highway construction, and! PWA: and other federal lending agencies. Appointment of Duncan also means another step forward toward consumma- tion of the dream that one day the Over- , seas Highway will be a link in an eastern branch of a Pan-American highway stretch- ing from the northern tip of Maine to the southernmost point of South America. | While Duncan would not commit himself on this proposition, it is known that he is interested in the idea, principally because the project would increase the tolls on the Overseas Highway and thus hasten the day when the trip to the mainland would require no payment of toll. Then, too, if the Overseas Highway does pay its way, the federal lending agencies will not hesi- | tate to advance other sums needed to finish the fine job Duncan has begun. | The honor that has come to Duncan | is in the last analysis an honor to Monroe | county. The President could have found | no better man for the Pan-American dele- | gation. JUPITER—ELEVEN-MOON PLANET | If you look in the Southern evening sky, the bright “star” that you’ see i Jupiter, largest planet in the solar system, is | about 500,000,000 miles from the sun and 400,000,000 miles from the earth. The great planet, with a mass almost three times as great as the combined mass- es of all the other planets, has been studied vertising, no newspaper. | four moons in 1610. It is still an enigma to this column, how the obscure. Brunswick Pilot cam get such frequent complimentary recognition | by the eminent Tampa Tribune. | “+ At the.amusement park which is soon | to be opened in Key West there will be | exhibited a living man without brains. A | Tot of people in the same fix will be eager to see him. Former Vice President Marshall is quoted as having said that what this coun- try needs is a good five cent cigar. To paraphrase, what this country really needs is a good five cent loaf of bread. Visitors to the city complain about! small boys and some of larger growth kill- ing birds promiscuously. One or two ar- rests with an accompanyirg fine and the objectionable practice will be stopped, ; Miele Vs) i 3 2 Philip D. Armour, subject of a bio- graphy recently written, liked to boast that he could use-‘all the pig but the squeal,.”’ And had radio been invented in his time, he could have commercialized that, too. Key West owes a debt to Colonel Brin- ton, and Messrs. Brewer and Winter for their generous offer to audit the city books. Neither principal nor interest payable in coin of the realm, and not even gratitude is exacted, but this writer is con- Vinced the obliging gentlemen will find the people of their adopted home ever most graciously grateful. by astronomers since Galileo discovered its Since then, other as- tronomers have discovered other moons and now they are sure that Jupiter has no less than eleven. It is possible that the use of larger telescopes will disclose other moons, Earle C, Slipher, of the Lowell Ob- servatory, at Flagstaff, Arizona, recently told astrenomers of unprecedented disturb- ances on the planet Jupiter during recent months. While it has been known that a characteristic of Jupiter is belts, or bands, and that changes appear in them at in- tervals of several years, Mr. Slipher re- ports that from December of year until last month, the disturbances noted surpassed any that he had seen in the past thirty-two years. We have no idea what the spots to occur but it may be comforting to the people on the earth to believe that the world is not the only planet in the solar system facing disturbances at the present time. last caus Football’s most amazing touchdown record for a single game was made by “Red” Grange, playing for Hlinois against Michigan in 1924. He handled the ball only five times, but made five touchdowns, four in the first quarter and the other in the fourth. His runs were 95, 67, 56, 45, and 15 yards respectively. Heywood Broun, the columnist, un- like Chesterfields, doesn’t church oyster suppers satisfy. He recently paid for one and then remained away which left the church with a clear profit of 50 , cents and an oyster,” believe ' plauded. | Mr. Warner’s parents. damage was declared negligible. | off th THE KRY WEST KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY | Happenings Here Just 10 Years Ago Today As Taken From The Files of The Citizen About 200 members of the KWECO family circle enjoyed their seventh Christmas tree last evening at American Legion Hall. The tree in its symmetry and gorgeous illumination from hundreds of bulbs blending my- riad colors and tints of soft light in its setting of national colors, with a typical Santa Claus and his horn, forming an entrancing; scene for all the little folk pres- ent and was a delight to the grown-ups as well. Every one attending received a gift or token} of some kind. Not a little tot was disappointed. The gifts were really worthwhile articles and liberal in number. Mr. Grooms, manager for the Key West Elec- tric Company, was the head of the large family of employes who had gathered there for their regular Yuletide reunion and Christmas tree. He made a fath- erly talk and was loudly ap- He thanked the com- inittee for the success of the tree and the labor so cheerful ren- dered in making it beautiful as it really was. At the meeting oi city council last night a communication from Bascom L. Grooms, of the Key! Wi Electric Company, was read, in which was asked that, the city council issue revenue bonds to the electric company in the amount of $30,000 at six per- /cent in order that the city’s in-| debtedness may be partly taken| care of. Mr. Grooms explained} to the council that the action was requested to offset the six per- cent which would have been! paid by the company in borrow-| ing money to finance the work | of removing the tracks and other equipment of the company and paving the streets thereon, in ac- cordance with a tentative agree-| ment between the company and} the city. There was no action taken on the matter. 1 Editorial comment: Key West, welcomes the inauguration of an-, 4 other bus line to this city. We need more visitors and more resi dents and any means of obtain-, ing them is to be appreciated. | Tommy Quinn, who elie Young Jackson in the main bout at the Athletic Club Christmas night, is motoring through the} state from Tampa and should ar- | rive here tomorrow afternoon. He | is with Bobby Shultz and Pete! Nebo. | Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Warner,’ 1218 Seminary street, have re-} turned from a month’s automo-} bile trip to several northern | points. They went to Asheville, N. C., and from there to Pitts- burgh, Pa., where they visited Mrs. War- ner says she saw the first snow and frost on this trip. An alarm of fire turned in at 9 o’clock this morning called the | department to a fire in the bar-| ber shop at the San Carlos thea- ter, where it was found that a number of Christmas decorations were burning. The _ incipient! blaze was extinguished without! the use of the apparatus and! It Navy tug Alleghany and the Coast Gua.d Cutter Saukee sail- ed last night for the Guanacabe- | be on the Cuban coast. They had in tow the last of the equipment; J and Nokomis at work for the Hannibal survey party, which is e Cuban coast. A daughter was born this morning to Mr. and Mrs. Hilary Crusoe 7 o'clock in their home, ; 1407 Albury street. Mother and baby are doing nicely. Seereveeresesceveceseces| Today’s Horoscope Today promises ability for hard work and considerable suc- cess in life. The mind is a cap- able one and full of enterprise. Success will probably be ultim- ately attained, but the way may © rocky, though it may be made er if attention be paid to the advice of friends. Self-confidence is a good thing, but can be car- med to excess. called avert for a Wheat conference Jan. 10 in Lendon to mping “war”. You've tried the rest NOW GET THE BEST! “Aunt Mollie’s” Bread VALDES BAKERY l | | CITIZEN TODAY’S COMMON ERROR Do not say, “From his standpoint the horse is the most intelligent animal”; say. “viewpoint” or “point of view”. TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to Page 4 for the answers 1. What important southern Chinese city did the Jap- anese forces occupy with- out encountering Chinese resistance? In which National Park are Mammoth Hot Springs? Name the vice chairman of the U. S. Inter-govern- mental Committee on Po- litical Refugees. Name the vessel in which Henry Hudson discovered! the river which bears his name. What is the chemical name for “heavy water”? In which city was the re- cent Pan-American Con- ference held? From what plant is tapioca derived? Does standing at an open window during a thunder- storm increase the danger of being struck by light- ning? What is the correct pronun- ciation of the word gala? Name the state flower of Oklahoma. 9. 10. Roosevelt advocates pay-as- you-go plan for defense, but warns against expecting new taxes. LEGALS NOT! NOT the und Master in Chancery, by the final de- cree of foreclosure entered in that certain cause pending in the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Cir- cuit of Florida, in and for Monroe County, in Chancery, being Case No. 7-56, wherein Kathryn B. Jones, aw is plaintiff, and Chas. Heil Company, Inc., a Florida ‘ation, et al, are defendants, ill, on Monday, January 2, 1939, between the hours of eleven o'clock, A M., and two o'clock, P. M., at the front door of the County Court H in Key West, Florida, offer ° t’ public outery, he best and highest bidder for the following described real “lorida, sh, property in Monroe County, to wi i Commencing at the present south switch point of Key Largo siding of the Florida East Coast Railway, measure southwesterly twelve thousand one hundred and eighty-eight and four-tenths (12,188.4) feet along center line of railway; thence sixty a__ six-tenths (60.6) feet along a line deflect- ing one hundred and twenty- four (124) degrees twenty-four (24) minutes to the left to an iron bolt set in cement on the Easterly right of way line of said railway for a point of be- ginning, thence along the last named line* produced bearing south eighty-eight (88) degrees, thirty ) minutes st, magnetic, nuth line of tract herein described two thou- sand five hundred and twenty- three and one-tenth (2523.1) feet to an old iron pin set in cement on shore of largo basin, so called; thence meandering along shore of said basin N. W'ly to a iron bolt set. in cement; nce along a line parallel to and thirteen hundred (1300) feet distant from said south line and bearing North eighty-eight (88) degrees, thirty-five (35) minutes West, magnetic, two thousand two hundred and_ thirty-eight and six-tenths (2,238.6) feet to a new iron bolt set in cement on the E'ly line of right of way 5 Iway; thence along a g south _ thirty-five es fifty (50) minutes West, magnetic, being E’ly right of way line of said Railway one undred seventy- the first named ° place of beginning. Containing ‘seventy and eleven hundredths acres, more or less, with ‘all riparian rights privileges, said prope (70.11) together and isfy Said decre LOUL EV: Firs' Miam} Solicitors for R, t National Bank Building, aintitt, dec8-15-22,193 Ask Your Grocer For Strong Arm BRAND COFFEE Serving the Key West trade for over thirty-five years! DeSOTO HOTE 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 Rates ” £2.00, $2.25, $2.50 double La Verne Apartments 336 So. Osprey Ave. Everything furnished for THURSDAY, DECEMBER: 22, 1988 Ce eCeee Tees. susuwOPOSOSt | SOSSOHTOSOSOTOOVOOOESOOS WASHINGTONNOTES Today’s Birthdays | Ceeecccocccsccecceccs cece Deems Taylor of York, noted composer, born there, 53 years ago. [REPORT REVEALS HOW TAX DODGERS ithe approaching session of Con- | gress to extend the benefits of FIGURES COMPILED SHOW Old-age insurance to 2,6000,000 | workers in banks, charitable and ALSO THAT SITUATION EN- religious institutions and the ‘maritime industry, and, even- COURAGES LEVYING OF tually, to 6,000,000 farm and SALES. TAX |domestic laborers. Other exten- sions are certain to be proposed. Seccccccsecsscaccececees New Opie Read of Chicago, famed oldtime journalist, publisher of the Arkansas Traveler, and au- thor of songs and stories of the South, born at Nashville, Tenn., 86 years ago. Gov. Frank F. Merriam of Cali- fornia, defeated in the November elections for reelection, born at Hopkinton, Iowa, 73 years ago. (Special to The Citizen) OVER-SUBSCRIBED TAMPA, Dec. 22——How tax! The Treasury’s recent offering dodgers in every county in Flor-,0t two and three-fourths per; ida have forced up the levies on cent bonds was over-subscribed ee e fourteen times, with an aggre- taxpayers and encouraged talk of gate of $5,732,000,000 in subscrip- sales taxes—the tax on the poor tions, The one and one-eighth man’s income—is revealed in of- be Sah lg _ Were ee nae 7 ; , | Seril twelve times, with an ap- ficial figures, Bulletin No. 60, now ' agate of $3,646,000,000 offered available without charge from! for them. Florida Taxpayers’ Association, | as Robert L. Newman, executive} BUDGET secretary, said today. ! The President’s budget mes- Nearly 17 million acres, almost 'S@8¢ to Congress, expected to be} Dr. Laurence L. Doggett, ex- president of the International Y.M.C.A. College, Springfield, Mass., born at Manchester, Iowa, 74 years ago. Prof. Alexander Petrunkevitch of Yale, noted zoologist, born in Russia, 63 years ago. 45 Minutes of Pleasure ‘Betty and Bob’ 8:30 A. M. ‘Hymns Of Ali Churches’ 8:45 A. M. Monday Thru Friday over WQAM 560 ke First On Your Dial fe oo will disclose for the first time state, are now off tax rolls be- the trend of government expen- ‘an ofte: flatteri new vitality by adding east Viteming owners to pay taxes, Mr. New- Re sce 3 pected the total expenditures | and notice how skii bs and flat ill: exceeds the { chest start to fill out, how ugly angles ‘creasing burden of taxes for the! While national defense will | 7 ! | i last 10 years. itake several hundred million] Greniel Peereny share of school and governmental business conditions are expected | . costs”, Mr. Newman declared, “so to make possible some curtail — THY IT TODAY — STAR * BRAND county 34 percent, in Lee county ceed the estimated $4,000,000,000 | 77 percent, in Marion county 45 for the current year. | cent, in Orange 26 percent, and, quiry need is new industries to ee in Sarasota 55 percent, just to! care for idle men and money. “Now it is being proposed in some quarters”, the secretary men and wage-earners through a general sales tax—the poor man’s tion by the state constitution. We are unalterably opposed to this oughly discredited in most states | and in no state has any sale because it won't raise enough’ revenue and it makes visitors’ tax collectors. | 9:00 A. M. “With tax dodgers so favored | is little wonder that the unor- ganized taxpayer is being made! teachers,- empty treasuries in! potatoes; juices the or- | state, county, city and school anges; takes the tiring ithment of fair and uniform es-| bands ‘The easy-to-we i food mixer that does more practice of economy and effiency in state, county and municipal] extractor . $23.75 Misai Broad * c | The Key West Electric Co. welcome the aid of all who want Company that result”, delivered J 4th Sth, half the taxable acreage of the oe oe SKINNY GIRLS! e = cause of the refusal of big land- ditures for the fiscal year begin- ig ning next July. It is not ex- ihetr et. Stare taking ‘Vinal toaa 4 man pointed out, and this has $9,000,000,000 ! forced taxpayers to bear an in- bydgeted for this year. | Scaedier how shimeneecone, iet'vinoe sige tax sone and tax shift” ' dollars more than the $1,060,000,-| eeecesseccccscscces ers haven’t been paying their is y i e ven paying 000 allotted this year, improved | The Favorite In Key West taxpayers’ burdens, for instance, ' ment of relief expenses. Thus, it} have increased in Hillsborough ‘is hoped, the deficit will not ex- percent, in Pinellas 36 percent, in! we ; CUBAN COFFEE Polk 28 percent, in Dade 23 per-| Kettering tells monopoly in-j ON SALE AT ALL GROCERS name a few increases shown in! State Comptroller Lee’s records. | | continued, “that all taxes be com- pletely shifted to small salaried income tax—while the rich man’s income is prohibited from taxa- injustice. H “The sales tax has been thor-! transaction or similar tax been| substituted for all other levies, and residents intensely annoyed f ‘ ‘| ’ | with its silly tokens, and tin epp | \¥ : Those Happy Gilayans and tax shifters so thoroughly or- | ganized in 67 different groups, as the goat—little wonder that “: MIXMASTER have short school terms, unpaid; Mixes the cakes; mashes the funds. : E arm-work of cooking, bak- The only revision needed in} ing, getting meals off her sessments, full and firm collec- 4 a 2 tion of all just taxes, and the things better and - buile to last. Complete with juice governments, That will reduce; all taxes 40 percent and we will Mr. Newman con- FE cided. eZ LALA | CLs a