The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 27, 1938, Page 2

PAGE TWO i The Key Wiest Citizen | Published THE CITIZE Lr P. ARTMAN exident and Publisher JOE ALLEN, Ansistant Business Manager From The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets Sxcept Sunday By LISHING CO., INC. Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County -ntered,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 mews dispatches credited to otherwise credited in this paper and aiso news published here. | other words, Pan-American Airways L- AIR SERVICE FOR KEY WEST | Among other pieces of good news that | appeared in The Ciitizen last week was the | announcement Pan-American Airways, | Inc., one of the most important transporta- tion companies in the world, is prepared to | operate a regular air service linking Key West with Miami and Havana. Inauguration of the proposed service will depend upon the construction of neces- sary facilities on one of the piers at the | submarine base, which is to be made avail- able for the purpose, by local capital. In | is willing to establish this important service | | if the citizens of Key West can raise up- | wards of $1000 for facilities for passengers and for customs, immigration and U. S. | health service officers. This is not too high a price for a serv- ' | ice that will be beneficial to the city gen- f thanks, resolutions of te., will be charged for at 8 2 ubjects of local or general t but it will not publish anonymous communi- | tou | them erally. Travelers would be transported | from Miami and Havana by way of Key | | West, with stopover privileges here, at a | | cost reported to be less than the regular | steamship rates. It is certain to be an at- | trip for many MHavana-bound | sts who might not otherwise avail zlves of an opportunity to visit Key tractive | West. IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY ¥HE CITIZEN Tiens Water and Sewerage.’ Comprehensive City Plan (Zoning). Hotels and Apartments. Bathing Pavilion. Airports--Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Governments. Fishing is less cruel than hunting, so let’s go fishing! So many of us spend much of our time looking for the ideal woman—meanwhile we marry. : The reason most of us fail to get rich is because we fail to work intelligently or persistently. | Spokesmen of the New Deal are con- stantly stressing its liberalism, but they | never speak of liberty. What’s that insurance agency Mrs. | Roosevelt is going with—the Travelers?— | Fort Myers News-Press, What does Japan care if the United States does not recognize the existence of a “new order” in the East. Who ever said safety first doesn’t pay? The man who invented the first safety pin made $2,000,000 off it. When a columnist has the linotype operator set up some of his paragraphs in black face type, it means that they are sup- | posed to be clever and, of course, original. Since Santa Claus does so much for business, let us consider the proposal of | having him come twice a year instead of but once. We are sure that, all the little boys and girls will applaud this suggestion, so will the merchants. Héff, about it, Pappa? In Chengtu, China, the Rotary Club has chosen the Giant Panda:as its emblem. “He profits most who serves best’ is the slogan of International Rotary, but in this | case it might be changed in Chengtu to “He also serves who only stands and waits,” because about all a Panda does is! stand around and wait for food. | “The Miami Herald avidly seeks Key | West business but won't join the Key West Chamber of Commerce. Which produces thumps from the Key West Citizen. Gent- ly, Brother Artman, gently, pray. Miami has a deep and lasting affection "for both Key West and Havana . .:eibuginess.”— |; Times of Cuba. No further comment. wo “Hopkins is about as well fitted to be secretary of commerce as a chorus girl is for the supreme court. However, I shall confirmation. It’s not my cabinet.” This is a Democratic senator's private view, and what a view it is. What an abject throw-off of responsibility! He admits that Hopkins is not competent to be of commerce, but “nevertheless, his supposedly responsible vote With such senators in Congress, small wonder President Roosevelt is “not asking "em, but telling ’em.” vote for his secretary will ¢ for him | tiveness of the proposed service, | of Key West citizens headed: by William | R. Porter, president of the First National } | of i | creased compensation. Realizing the convenience and attrac- | a group Bank, is reportedly underwriting the cost nstalling the passenger and federal | facilities at the submarine base. Early , operations thus seem to be assured. | During the week it also was reported | a Cuban transportation company | is con-| | sidering a daily ferry service between Key West and Havana. It is reported one boai | will leave Key West and the other Ha- vana each day. They will fly the Cuban flag, so that it will not be necessary for the operating company to get authority from the U. S. Maritime commission to es- tablish the service. It will be remembered the commission turned down the applica- tion of an American company which was desirous of establishing a similar service. If the Key West-Miami-Havana air- way service and the Key West-Havana ferry system are established the volume of traffic flowing through this port will in- crease materially and bring a measure of profit and prosperity to a substantial num- ber of our citizens. BLOOD-DONORS FORM A UNION It is interesting to report that the American Federation of Labor has granted a charter to a union of professional blood donors in New York. The charter was granted on a promise that the members of the union would re- frain from strikes. The goal of the or- ganization, it is said, will be to “‘stand- | ardize” the rules governing the assign- | ment of donors, rather than to obtain in- | Just the same, some transfusion bureaux say they have been informed unofficially that the union | | will seek a rise from $7 to $10 per 100 | cubic centimeters in the fee for blood-giv- ing. aturally, there will be many citizens to criticize the formation of such a union. The argument will be that the members plan'to take advantage of the sick, if, ' necessary, to obtain higher prices for the | blood that they give. Well, what of it? Maybe, in time, the blood donors will fol- low the example of the medical specialists | and instead of setting a fixed price for blood, make a charge based on the income of the recipient. This is the time of year when every- bedy can prescribe a sure cure for a cold, except possibly your doctor. Joe Walker, an Alabama printer, swears by this one: Cut a few ounces of garlic into small pieces, put it in a teacup, squeeze lemon juice over it and eat it slowly with a spoon. Some will think this hersic treatment, but Joe s it works, and is also fine for the relief of asthma. | James Rooney of Newark, who can i not read, argued with a traffic cop who arrested him for having no automobile li- cense plate. He showed the limb of the law a document which he said entitled him to drive his car. It was marked “back seat driver's license,” and Rooney said he had paid a stranger $3 for it. As a contribution to the discussion over the idea of removing the British capi- tal from Londen to Ottawa; Canada, a wag suggests that this is impractical, “because the distance is too great for British prime ministers in a hurry to get to Berlin.” | way, that is not keeping “Key | people who want to hold Key} | tioned in your paper some months | but it is not through | for fires. | have men assigned at the wood- | should be policed 24 hours a day. | ing still. | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN TUBSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1938 OUR FELLOW DRIVERS KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY Happenings Here Just Ten Years Ago Today As Taken From The files Of The Citizen WHO KNOWS? ~ (See “The Answers” on Page 4) Seccccccescocesccsscsces: 1. How many officers and men are in the national guard? 2. How many regular airline stops are scheduled? 3. When was prohibition re-+ pealed? 4. Has any President ever run | for a third term? 5. Is the death rate from tu- berculosis declining? 6. What would he the cost of the Nicaraguan canal? 7. What is the strength of the Marine Corps? 8. When do the Philippine Is- lands become independent? 9. How much money is in cir culation? 10. What is the income of Har- vard University? FIREMAN ON FIRE | One man was killed and two} pro, near the biological station, | explosion; Where it was found that a gaso-! rothers injured in an b : line stove had burst into flames | when the lighthouse tender Poin-| aide ereaie de nuch ewatemnene settia, attached to the Key West| The brigade from the local ma- station, literally blew to pieces at! rine barracks responded to the her mooring alongside the con-| 21) and the fire was soon ex- crete dock in the rear of the post-| tinguished. office shortly before 6 o'clock) ee | this morning. K. Knutsen, a Nor-} wegian seaman, who was asleep) Key West and the Over-Seas in his bunk, was evidently stun-! Highway are given another boost) ned by the explosion and died} in an article by Hamilton Wright. after he was thrown into the wa-| The story will be found in the ‘ter. The body floated to the| Providence, Rhode Island, Sun- surface clinging to a spar in view | day Tribune, and occupies a of a large number of persons. At) whole page of the issue. The the time it was suspected that he| Picture consists of a pretty road ‘ had saved himself, it was so re-| Scene and pictures along the ported, and he was said to have, Florida Keys. walked to the hospital immedi- _— ately after the crash. The body} A booklet intended to outline was moved to the morgue at the’ the shortest automobile trip from ' Marine hospital pending further; Washington to Key West is being identification and inquiry. Sea-| published by the association of man Atchison from the Tug Al-! the Chambers of Commerce of leghany jumped from the vessel the east coast, John O. Shares to the dock and ran alongside to, writes the local chamber. Cities the Poinsettia when they saw the | along the way are being asked to lurid flames leap up into the air.| take advertising space to defray “I'll be finished in a jiffy —or know the reason why.” The Ress was re out in’ the cost of printing. ——-- wreckage on every side and what | SOOOSOOSHOOSOOOOOOOOOEES cenccoccesesscoooosesess | littic was left of the hull sank at ecesee PEOPLE'S FORUM THE WEATHER once, leaving a blazing inferno of | gas and wood in the midst of ; which were two members of the} SAP RAE Rane hALDREC SEATS TE | sneeennatenernence mtn (rea) Bichisen ince shto the! ® ipo y nv, ae ‘empereigzes | water and assisted them to safe-' Habana-Madrid Editor, ‘The (Citizen: | Bighest a pe 81 ty against the dock where willing} The Habana-Madrid Club has I do not agree with these folks} Lowest 10) hands pulled them up. The men opened up for the coming season | who yell “don’t change Key West, aeeen z 76 saved were Leon Carey and Jo-! and got away to a very successful just keep it as it is’—then drive | Normal es cory --10| seph Inglesias. Carey was sent to start over the ceaenes bane e hi s al | hi ji ‘days... at ap) tack ovr the highay and SY Youd Pepin #inn| gum lt Was en eat ocean fe they have been to Key West. Do/ Normal Precipit 03 Ins. | every sign of being severely in-| Country has the inside track here any of thems stay, there:and) build tare The only solution ie the}and those who were fortunate a home or spend the winter? | "| mystery of the explosion is that|€nough to attend Habana-Madrid | Down near the Casa Marina one | Sun rises ___. .| given by Captain Peterson and ere treated to some very fine sees some progress, in a small! Sun sets .| was that the cook, J. B. Brown, entertainment. Under the per- Moon S ./ a negro, ignited fumes from a sonal direction of Larry Sothorn, Moon sets 4 Tomorrow‘s Tides AM. A who has appeared in many of the - leak in the gas tanks when he eo fi | went to light the cook stove to country’s finest clubs, such as the High a L228 Low 7:44 tt Grove and the Biltmore | | get breakfast ready. The tanks ayn jhe pi Angeles—also in | Barometer 7:30 a. m., today: Sea level, 30.13.» SAPULPA, Okla. — Firemen John Brixie slid down the brass pole at the fire house in this city. Then firemen extinguished a blaze caused when the friction of the slide ignited matches in Brixie’s pockets. { ANNAN AZ AN ‘Travelers Safety Service evereceseeocoer West just as it is” and if those West where it was and where it is, just give up the idea of water from Miami and be eaten up by) mosquitos all the way down the) Keys, and continue to “Just don’t let them change Key West, just} keep it as it is”. | One would imagine Key West- ers would tire of being like a ghost town which I noticed men- | |at the time were filled with ap-| warner Bros. and Paramount! proximately 600 gallons of gaso-| pictures, the shows go on—pre- | line as the boat was to be taken senting “music in the Sothern | today to the Marine railway for| manner.” | overhaul. { coLDs Headaches} and Fever WEATHER FORECAST (Till 7:30 p. m., Wednesday) Key West and Vicinity: Partly First guests of the year regis- tered at the Casa Marina Hotel i included the family of M. M. | cloudy and colder tonight and Hedges, retired shots of the ‘Wednesday; gentle variable internationally known firm. of winds, becoming moderate to|Casey-Hedges and Company, of standing fresh northwest. | Gastiawwoas) idle a eet * ida: i as brought with him this year] Try «Rub-My-T! still. Miami will soon réach the! Florida: Generally fair andi. cabin cruiser and will spend ' Liniment saturation point and people will! colder tonight and Wednesday; | Te iortann of umn en a f much of his time angling for! = go south instead of north. en} cold wave wi' | Out You. KEY WEST visit temperature! deep-sea denizens of the Gulf.! exe ee ELA ANA, — people in Miami and’ Miami! freezing or slightly below in ex-' He has with him at the Casa Ma-} * : ia P & O Steamship CUBA Beach are getting well fed up on’ treme north portion tonight. rina, Mrs. Hedges, two sons, certain types of winter visitors} Jacksonville to Florida Straits; James R. Hedges and Lawrence “Cr Ker Wat, 88000, Mendip Thendee $20 ROUND Ar. Havana, 3:00 p.m. same afternoon TRIP (AND BERTH AT SEA and nightclubs and bookie joints)and East Gulf: Moderate to} Hedges, and a number of friends. Lv. Havena, 9:000.m. Tuesdeys-Frideys 10 DAY LIMIT and package stores. |fresh northwesterly winds, ex-| As. Key West, 3:15 p.m. same afternoon To PORT TAMPA, Tuesdays and Fridays, 5 p. m. Let me suggest that some of the| cept variable winds shifting to WPA workers be assigned as; northwesterly over extreme south ® CUBAN TOURIST TAX 50 ee The PENINSULAR & OCCIDENTAL S$. S. COMPANY For Infomation, Tickets nd Reservations, Phone 14 J. H. COSTAR, Agent ago. Personally, I believe Key West has a chance if it embraces it, Editorial comment: The Citizen | is willing at all times to give service to the utmost, but it will never stoop to servility. Service and servility are two separate and distinct things. watchmen on the wooden bridges | portion; partly overcast weather to prevent speeding and to watch ; tonight, generally fair Wednes- They are putting peo-| day. ple on useless work—why mot eee eeccee en bridges on 24-hour duty? Re-; J‘ j member, Key West would be} Today Ss Birthdays where it was after the big blow | @¢eeeeeececoosoooooooooce if just one of those bridges col-| Gen. Peyton C. March, U.S.A., lapsed or burned. Each bridge retired, wartime chief of staff, born at Easton, Pa., 74 years ago. An alarm turned in from Box 341 early this afternoon called the fire department to the home of Harry Hampton, local golf BENJAMIN LOP! | FUNERAL HOME | —— | Louis Bromfield, noted author- | | novelist, born at — 135 ! Ohio, 42 years ago. (If they can stand the mosquitos.) : aisle Rest In Key West. | James M. Mead, New York’s Good luck to Key West and _ senator-elect, born at Mt. Morris, may it progress instead of stand- | N. Y., 53 years ago. PRO CAYO HUESO. Miami, Fia., Dec. 24, 1938. M. Shoemaker of OVERSEAS TRANSPORTATION CO., INC. Fast, Dependable Freight and Express Service —between— MIAMI and KEY WEST Also Serving All Points on Florida Keys between MIAMI AND KEY WEST Long Way After Longfellow Dr. Samuel | They played bridge until midnight New York City, Protestant Epis- | Till the clock was striking the copal rector, born in Baltimore, | Sports! hour; 45 years ego. | ’ And when he trumped his part- - S ports: Sports! ner’s ace Rear Admiral Russell Willson, Dinty Denni The old bridge game went sour. newly-appointed to the rank, born in New York, 55 years ago. Dugout of the Air direct from WALGREENS Seven Nights Weekly at 7:00 P. M. over WQAM 560 KC Company a They called each other thing, Ass, morcn, dolt and fool, bor And some of the hard words they - used Are never heard in school. 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There’s always folks When you trump your partner's ace. take fun for other 5 ern Land OPEN ALL YEAR EUROPEAN PLAN The world’s lar; citrus fountain, fed by a river or pure orange juice which will be sprayed high in the air, will be one of the unique features at the 1939 Florida Orange Festival to be held in Winter Haven, Ja- nuary 23 to 28. Douglas Corrigan earns $75,000 in three months as movie actor and writer, but lives frugally es } $1.25, $1.50, $1.75 single $2.00, $2.25,:$2.50 double [BOYS — GIRLS Enter the Key West BICYCLE PARADE SEE STORY ON PAGE FOUR La Verne 336 So. Osprey Ave. Everything furnished for rates by week or month ———_—_————————