The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 9, 1939, Page 2

® ae 7 “base, Key West would be entitled to them “<"Carial and closest to the West Indies. The | .iSiting congressional delegation PAGE TWO : The ikey West Citizen : ily Except Sunday By UBLISHING CO. INC. From The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets Only Daily Newspappe in Key West and Monroe County Entered at Key West, Florida, as second class matter Member of the Associated Press he Assoc’ for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published. here. SUBSCRIPTION RATES | One Year Six Months... Three Months ..... One Month Weekly | \G RATES ion, |) NOTICE of thanks, resolugions of | will be charged for at | ainment by churches from which | are 5 cents a line. | »pen 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 { i Water and Sewerage. | Comprehensive City Plan (Zoning). | Hotels and Apartments. | Bathing Pavilion. | Airports—Land and Sea. \ © wee Consolidation of County and City Governments. Any way of earning an honest living is better than no way at all. | Knowledge is power, but all many | people care about is horse power. There is no labor shortage in either Germary or Italy. Score 1 for the totali- tarian states. “Additional relief needed,” Washing- ton announces. Yeah, darned badly need- ed—by the tax payer. Have you ever noticed that one of the hardest things to remember is that it is} none of your business? The parking meter scheme would be} perfect except for just one thing—you | can’t get the average motorists to park in front of ’em: Since America is considered to be the “Jand of opportunity”, perhaps that is the | reason you hear an occasional Key West | citizen knocking it. Human nature is such that among | the most precious possessions any of us! can have is the respect and goddwill of | our community. How are we to know that? Well, we might run for public of- fice. That’ll tell us hotw we stand. - Key West is closest to the Panama is fully | > aware of that. If préximity to the Panama | anal and the West Indies were the only SBequirements for an air base and a naval both. The Standard Oil Company, of Ken-| tucky, carries a very striking picture of | the Seven-Mile Bridge of the Overseas | Highway on its 1939 calendar. That’s the | finest sort of publicity and it isn’t costing | us a thin dime. If you haven't seen it, you | may have a look at the one in the editorial sanctum of The Citizen. Tired of humdrum New York Aqua- rium life, an 8-pound weakfish leaped | high out of the water, through two glass panes totaling 4 inch in thickness, cléear- ed the rim of its tank, and flopped to the floor 7 feet below. Attendants restored the fish—uninjured save for a battered mouth—to the water. What we want to | know is why do they call ’em ‘‘weak fish?” The leading article in the March num- ber of Ladies’ Home Journal is from the | gifted pen of our fellow towns-woman, | Miss Thelma Strabel. Her glamorous) serial is captioned, “The Bright Face of Danger.” Ina preface Miss Strabel, who, has purchased land in Key West near the| ridst southern home in the United States, | Says among other personal references: “As | to my home life, if they don’t put up the | threatened night club next to my ocean) frorit in Key West, I'll have a house there come Spring, and a row of my favorite | , seoconut palms.” ted Press is exclusively entitled to use | | the Boy Scouts upon their progress and to “expre: | reasonable to believe that there will BOY SCOUT WORK INCREASES | Boy Scout Week will be observed not | only by the scouts of the United States but | by the people of the country as well. The! special week, which began yesterday, ' February 8, marks the 29th anniversary of scouting in this country. We are advised by Scout authorities that there are 39,750 Boy Scout Troops, Cub Packs and Sea Scout Ships, with 1,- 233,950 boys and men and that since the beginning of scouting in “America 8,400,- 000 boys and men have been _ identified with the movement. | The Citizen is glad to congratulate the hope that the movement will grow in numbers throughout the nation. | Scouting depends upon the volunteer work of responsible adults who serve as scout- masters and troop officials and, in our commendation, they deserve special recog- nition. \ The Boy Scout movement can be no stronger than the leaders of the boys in! any given community. Unless there are unselfish adults, ready to serve as leaders, the scout work will inevitably falter. Con- sidering the great appeal that scouting has to the average young American it seems be men everywhere to help the boys of Am-} erica to be trained in the ways of Scout- | craft, 1 In a radio talk from the White House | yesterday, Pr sident Roosevelt saluted the | youth organization, saying the scout move- ment was a “‘national asset and therefore | should be regarded as a natural trust.” The chief executive spoke as honorary president of the organization. He said further: | “Ours is the duty to inculeate in the scout mind those simple fundamental prin- ciples which embrace strength of body, alertness of mind and above these and growing out of them that sense of moral responsibility upon which all sound char- acter rests. “In building upsolid character we are insuring the future strength and stability cf the nation.” SIDELIGHTS By MARCY B. DARNALL, Former Editor of The Key West Citizen Police of Cambridge, Mass., are faced | with a rebellion against the curfew law requiring all youngsters to be off the streets at 9:30. One ¢op said: “At 9:30 the streets are suddenly filled with kids who scoct around the corner and give you the razzberry. Chase ’em in the front door and they run out the back.” It is said that John Henry Lewis, the | Negro heavyweight who was beaten by | Joe Louis in two minutes and 29 seconds in their recent fight, is studying for the ministry, which he expects to enter after he finishes his pugilistic career. At the very end of her term as Penn- . *, ts irst-- gam ill; sylvania’s secretary of health, Dr. Edith ca nerds frst ene: WE McBride-Dexter fell a victim to one of the’Tfict Wil “Bet uni ee contagious diseases which her department ’| minutes after the first +isy com) has made efforts to eradicaté. Her home was quarantined because she had _ the mumps. Declaring he was bleeding to death, bystanders at a Buffalo fire rushed Fire- man Bill Denney to a hospital. The doc- tor wiped him off and sent him back to duty. his face. A bantam hen, pursued by a bulldog, ran under Lebron Scism’s truck at Green- ville, S. C., and disappeared from sight. The dog was bewildered and abandoned the chase. farther on, the hen hopped from a radius rod on which she had found safety. Two men laughing heartily ‘Bob Moskovitz’s liquor store ‘in Chicago and were greeted with a smile by the proprietor, who asked what they would | | have. “Everything you've got,” chuckled one, drawing a revolver. Still uttering loud guffaws, the pair left with $200. bE ReneS | The rumor is going about that Post- master General James A. Farley may re- | sign in the near future to become “czar” f of professional football. The professional ‘ame has grown tremendously in pop- i ularity during the last couple of years. A can of red paint had exploded in | When Scism stopped a mile | a THE KEY WEST CITIZEN KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY Happenings Here Just 10 Years. Ago Today As Taken From The Files of The Citizen A general call has been issued by Ralph B. Pinaer, chief, he Key West. Fire Departnceh Bor a meetifig**Monday night ’a: city hall’) All fraternal and. civic) organizatic of the city have been invited to be present and of- fer their services in assisting to entertain the members of the dif- Key West for the convention to open here in April. Chief Pin- der says the program will be out~ desired of the various organiza- tions and will ask that each or- present so they can be informed in just what manner and scope they can render help. The pro- gram is rapidly taking shape and with the manager working on the same, will be ready in a few days. The meeting Monday night jis to outline and find out what) organizations can be counted on to be able to list them in the pro- gram. New and from the advance lookout the crowd will be much''lafger than was anticipated. The Mardi Gras parade will be shaping into form and all of these details will be gone into Monday night. Fred J. Dion has taken over the property known as the Ath- letic Club, which was the gather- ing place in former winters for tourists as well as local people, ‘and stated today that it was his, desire to open the place, especial- ly during the season, to cater to the tourists. His work has the endorsement of prominent citi- zens who are convinced that the closing of the place this winter has been a loss to the communi- | ty and he is seeking the support} of others in the plan. The Boost- | lers Club has had the matter un-| ;der consideration and will lend | its aid to keep the club open un- |der the management of Mr. Dion. | Albert Lais, Italian naval at- tache in Washington, and a com. jMmander in the Italian Navy, is} |expected to arrive tomorrow to | witness the escape and rescue on the submarine S-4 off Key West. England, France and Japan are} lexpected to send delegates also) to witness the experiments. | Editorial.comment: Cooperate} with the Boy Scout movement this week, and all along. Boys are the material men are made) of. Their proper training is of the utmost importance to the fu- ture welfare of our country. High School team of basketball iplayers defeated the Alumnae outfit last night in the practice |play at the gymnasium by the | score of 66 to 16. This, it is said, was merely to give the players a workout and get the local players | in tune for their contest with the | Palm Beach outfit, which is to be | staged in the gymnasium next! week. The Pirates will split a double- | header with the Scorpions and American Legion .next. Sunday The pleted. | | Aeneas j | One of the ferries of the coun- | ty system is gut of commision to- day because of a bent propeller shaft, caused by navigating the; jshallow waters due to the pres-| jent low tides. On this account) |the 1 o'clock sailing today was | cancelled. Faithful Genevieve is the title |of the play which is to be pre-| | sented by the S.C.M. Circle of the 'Convent of Mary Immaculate | next Monday and Tuesday eve-| | nings. ————— | TWINS FIVE TIMES ~ VINCENT, Ia.—The fifth set |of twins, girls, have arrived at! jthe home of Mr. and Mrs. Tony | Deneklau, of this city, bringing | the family total to 17, of whom reservations . are|Tabbit of crawli ‘rapidly coming to headquarters} [2!lin’ and breaki le ee! TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY | 2 pave fore the old folks who placed their trust and faith in a flock of political promises find. out just where they stand for this week the congressional “Ways and Means” committee will give con- si to. the Townsend ition Most of the politicians who gal- loped around durin’ the [ast elec-| ltion all broke out with “Town- ‘send” buttons and swearin’ alle- ‘ferent departments of the Fire-|giance in all the languages in- | men’s Association, who will be in ludin’ the Scandinavian,are now jmore or less “cooled off” and my |personal guess is that the trust- ‘in’ oldsters will awake “to: find ‘lined in regard to the assistance | that all is not gold that, glitters. Florida, however, is destined to | | play an important par& in the | ganization have a representative | coming hearing as “Little Joe” Hendricks, true to his pledge, is push the Townsend program through the house and is sched- uled to appear before the com-- mittee to plead its cause. During his recent campaign, Claude Pepper climbed out on the Townsend limb so far that he | hasn’t any more chance than a ’ back without a leg, to say nothin’ of his promise—if he fails to appear before the committee wavin’ the Townsend banner and eulogizin’ like a_ circuit ridin’ preacher. Pat Cannon, Townsend-ed into the House, can be depended upon to stand hitched and Senator An- drews with the- matter of re- election Starin’ him in the face will probably concur that ade- quate provision for the “old |folks” is in order. | “Old Age Security” under the | present set-up is far from pleas- ing to anyone and my guéss is that something more sane and |intelligent will replace it. Nei- |hter employe nor employer feels |the least bit secure under the present arangement and while neither the policitian nor the public have any intelligent con- ception of just what the Town- send proposal really is, the chances are that out of it will come an entirely new set-up to provide for the nation’s aged. f i quality"engine”in quality cars now has more than 5 million Ford V-8 owners to attest its economy, dependability and fine performance. Again for 1939, experi- ence in building well has taught new Well, it won’t be long now be-; doing everything in his power to, By RUSSELL KAY | | wrecnce erecee | New Deal efforts to solve the] problem have not endeared the! y in the hearts of their coun-! trymen and while the matter: may not be settied in the present congress, it will certainly prove to be an annoying “monkey) wrench” that will probably stay in the hair of politicians through- out the entire session. j Last week Dr. Francis E. Town-! send appealed to Burton H.! Schoepf of Tampa for help and; invited him to Washington to sit! in on conferences prior to the! congressional hearing which} starts this week. For two years Schoepf has been studying the Townsend Plan and is probably better posted on its/ provisions than any other Flori dian. At the request of Dr.; Townsend, Schoepf has consent- ed to appear before the Congre sional commjttee, as a busin‘ man favoring the plan, and will, plead its cause on that basis. | All indications are there'll be! plenty of fun and excitement in} Washington during the next few weeks as the ‘hearing progre: and while I doubt. ser: 3 whether anything will come of it or that the matter will be_set- tled in the present session, it is evident that plenty of honest (or maybe I should say dis-honest) sweat will be shed. before the conference is over. Personally, I have never dis- counted Doctor Townsend nor his following and from close contact with political activities through- out the state I know that the Townsend advocates are sincere and mean busingss. They have placed their faith and confidence in the promises of men who have been elected to office and they are going to hold those men to strict account. Oldsters have been kidded and pushed around by politicians to the point where they are just lof ‘soap. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1939 seocecccveceanesseeeese@ particles of soap may adhere and WEEKLY SCRAPBOOK (| give @ soapy taste to foods put seccccccceccccccoccceces | through sieve. WEEK’S BEST RECIPE Pralines: 1 cup dark brown: A PARTY GAME sugar, 1 cup gran. sugar, 1-2 cup} This is a game to loosen up the Sean: 1-8 tsp. salt, 1 cup pecans, ) staid members of a party. You he vanilla. Boil slowly,! “ constantly, the sugars! can buy these tiny play autos at and cream. When a soft ball! any ten-cent store. Each player |forms when a portion of the can-! is given a car, which is wound dy is tested in cold water, remove up tightly. The piayers kneel on it from the stove. Do not touch: the floor behind their cars ready for 10 minutes. Beat until cream-' to go! They are off, at a given ery. Add remaining ingredients’ signal, each player uting for nd drop small portions from tip’ his car to win. The one whose oon on waxed paper. Flat-/car wins the greatest number of ten until each patty is about times, is the winner. It is nice inches wide. Cool until! to reward him with all of the toy Wrap in waxed paper. _| autos, which he can give to chil- s jdren. There are those who go in PLANT CARE ifor wagers who place bets on To tell when a plant needs wa-, the cars, using cinnamon candies, ter, take 2 pinch of dirt from the’ lollipops or chocolate drops as top of the flower pot. If the earth! exchange. t, the plant does not need | ——— er. If dry and crumbly, wa-| INSPIRATIONAL ter it thoroughly. . .There is noth-- Ye are the light of the world ing very crnamental about a dus-' A city that is set on an hill can- ty plant and during the summer not be hid.—Matthew 5. the house plant is apt to be neg- aes eer | ed ee den. During the winter with i of All Kinds heating plants are apt to become H We are equipped to on soiled appearance. Don’t to wipe off the plant’s } onee a week, summer and } winter, to let it breathe and live.'| HOUSEHOLD HINTS i] Dip the knife in boiling wa- | ter before cutting through hard . Always brush a hat,, dress | or coat the direction in which | nap runs. . .Add a little starch to kitchen curtains and they will clean longer. . .Never turn ly washed milk bottle up- >» down. It will keep sweet more neglected looking than in the summer. Their leaves take do all kinds of print- ing — quickly, eco- nomically, and with the best of workman- ship. Call 51 for an estimate. RAPID SERVICE ate in it after wash flour never in vashing. . .Al- apy water, as speak at Clearwater. At that time ; I told you the Doctor and his! followers were sincere and warn- ed you that you'd hear a lot mor about fed up, and for my part I am content that I have asked them for no favors, solicited no office. on the subject. Keep ing progresses, Four years ago I wrote the first press release favorable to Dr. pen. And the Townsend, and the Townsend ‘Plan, after hearing the Doctor NY, MAGEE”. - Style Leadership... the’ Ford Heading the line in style and extra luxury is the De Luxe Ford car. Its design is new, distinctive, and func- tional in origin. It is as outstanding in looks as it is im performance. In- terior fittings carry to the last detail ways to build still better and the the new high standard set by its out- present engine is both smoother and ward style. quieter-running than ever. Like Ford cars before it, this one is Throughout the car isothernewevi- built to win respect—and to hold it. dence of extra built-in valite. Bodies It reaffirms the Ford belief that praise are impressively quiet and extremely from its owners is the best praise a comfortable. car can have—and value is the way Hydraulic brakes, rigidly held to Ford standards of precision and safety, tiow add to Ford:handling ease. to that! Let it tell you at first hand what “Ford-built” means! ‘SEE YOUR FORD DEALER TODAY! H | | | ieves in soda | | | Washington as the present hear-}{ for things, or ANYTHING, can hap- Townsend folks will tell you that “IT AIN’T FUN- FREE ESTIMATES | our eyes and ears on|} REASONABLE PRICES a lot of} |THE ARTMAN PRESS The Citizen Building PHONE 51 STYLE LEADEBSHIP— rhe tuxury care V-TYPE 8-CYLINDER ENGINE—Eight cylinders give smoothness. Small cylinders ive economy. HYDRAULIC BRAKES—Easy-acting— quick, straight stops. ‘TRIPLE-CUSHIONED COMFORT— roll. ‘seat cushions, soft trans- i absorbers, SCIENTIFIC SOUNDPROOFING— ‘Noises hushed for quiet ride. LOW "PRICES — Advertised prices include ‘Tiany items of desirable equipment. 00 twee INCLUDED y “State & Federal taxes extra This’ ie for the De Luxe Tudor Sédan ittus- : inekades all the following: Bumpers trated: