The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 21, 1939, Page 2

PAGE TWO _The Key West Citizen Published Daily Except Sundey By THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO. INC. L. P. ARTMAN, President and Publisher JOM ALLEN, Assistant Business Manager From The Citizen Building Corner ‘Greene and Ann Streets | Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County Entered at Key West, Florida, as second class matter Member of the Associated The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not etherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published here. SUBSCRIPTE One Year Bix Months Three Months One Month Weekly ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application. SPECIAL NOTICE All reading notices, cards of thanks, resolugions of espect, obituary notices, etc. will be charged for at the rate of 10 cents a line. Notices for entertainment by churches from which @ revenue is to be derived are 6 cents a line, The Citizen is an open forum and invites discus- sion of public issues and subjects of local or genera} interest but it will not publish anonymous communi- cations. Hello, Papa Roosevelt! How did that expression “Sober as a Judge” originate! Tomorrow we invoke Washington’s spirit to preserve that which his spirit gave us. “Let's not lend any more mgney te Europe,” a Key Wester suggests; “Swe can waste it better right here at home,” When asked to contribute something toward an old ladies’ home, a generous citizen offered to donate his moéther-in- law. After his Key West visit, Tampa is hoping President Roosevelt will find the opportunity to make a call there. - Here’s hoping, Tampa! “Tt has reached the place that when you go for a ride,” say Key Westers, “that green stuff you notice in between billboards, is scenery.” At the masthead of The Citizen the statement appears that “The Citizen is an open Forum and invites discussion of pub- lic issues and subjects of local or general interest, but it will not publish anonymous communications.” There -is no deviation from this rule. Vice President Garner commonly re- fers to President Roosevelt as “Papa.” Now we Key Westers can apply the same appellation to the Nation’s chief executive, as the President on his visit to Key West last Saturday said he considered himself as the “Papa’’ of the Overseas Highway to Key West. WASHINGTON A HUMAN BEING The birthday of George Washington, first President of the United States, brings forth the usual oratorical flourishes and the annual flood of praise that it is so fulsome as to cause nausea. The Citizen yields to no one in its ad- miration of the virtues and ability. of our Revolutionary leader whose greatness is indelibly stamped upon the history. of this country, His leadership in wat,,and in peace and his general accompiiximents establish him as one of the giants of his day. George Washington, the man, be- comes somewhat lost in the barrage of ad- jectives laid down by present-day speak- ers, who attempt to identify - themselves, or their ideas, with the great Virginian. Let us not lose sight of the fact that George Washington was a human being, with some of the frailties that inevitably belong to man. Accepted in this light, his life becomes more understandable and his | virtues shine more brightly. Our first President was not a prophet, able to forsee the uncertain course of cet: turies, nor was he possessed of an omnis- cient mind, capable of solving the world’s, problems hundreds of years after his‘death. Consequently, it is hardly fair for-eitizens today to attempt to bolster their: ‘views by telling us what Washington Would do. ifthe were alive today or by attempting to solve existing problems by hunting quotations from his addresses, delivered in the Eigh- | teenth Century. We much prefer to look upon the first Président of this republic as a man who faced great responsibility, accepted his obligations and performed his duty in an exemplary fashion. His record and his services are impressive without imputing imaginary and supernatural virtues, OUR WEEK OF JOY through Key West en route to navy man- euvers in the Caribbean somewhat dimmed’ the advance publicity for Semana Alegre, or Joyous Week, now getting well under way, but it did not dampen the spirit of the hundreds of men, women and children striving to make this one of the most suc- eessful entertainment weeks in the history of this histori¢ city. Semana Alegre first came into being | during the days of the FERA. It attracted ‘weonsiderable attention even at that time, for the program contained some of the most interesting features ever seen or heard in Key West. At insistence of The Gitizen and a group of interested citizens, ‘Semana Alegre was kept alive through the years and it is koped eventually it will take its place m the American album of worth- while civic entertainment and amusement enterpris&. week’s Semana Alegre appeared in last Saturday’s Citizen, some of the scheduled events are worth further study in these columns in the hope that our own citizens and the visitors within the city’s confines will take advantage of this unexcelled op- portunity to enjoy themselves, Aside from the sports events, the the mid-seasin exhibition by the Key West Society of Artists, the events having the listed as the’Key West historical pageant; Atlantic Aquatic Stunt Team Show; the celebration of the Cuban national holiday, Grito de Baire, with a velada of joy at San Carlos Institute; the annual Night in Ha- vana cabaret under the auspices of the city of Key West, Mayor Willard M. Albury and the police department and under the direction of Mrs. Eva Warner, of the WPA recreation division, city park supervisor; the Marti club Cuban carnival and street dance and the annual flower show by the Key West Garden club and Tree guild. The pageant will run Wednesday and | Thursday nights at Bayview park; Grito |, de Baire will be observed Friday night; | the Night in Havana, replete with top-| notch dancing, including rhumbas and a fine chorus, will be held Friday night at the Havana-Madrid; the Marti club Cuban | carnival will be held next Saturday night, while the flower show opens that same afternoon. There are many thrilling, alluring and truly amazing aspects of these various events. Anyone who has never spent a week in Key West during Semana Alegre has missed much of the color that lies. beneath the somewhat placid and restful exterior of this city. This all comes to the surface during this week each year—it gives the visitor and the stay-at-home resi- dent an opportunity to study some of the fire that has kept Key West alive through many long years of depression and hard luck. To the hundreds of Key West citizens and money to make this week a memor- able one, The Citizen doffs its figurative sombrero and hopes they reeeive the plaudits they deserve in this grand under- taking. WHAT KILLED IDA? When Ida, a famous ostrich of the London Zoo, passed away some time ago, to the grief of all who knew her, there was much speculation as to the cause of her untimely death. To try to determine the matter, a postmortem examination was held, according to the Associated Press, which reports that the following assort- ment of material was found in her ample gizzard: “Two women’s handkerchiefs, a man’s | handkerchief, three gloves, three feet of _ecord, an empty film spool, a four-inch ‘nail, an eight-inch lead-pencil, four half- “Pepnies, two farthings and a French coin, part ofa celluloid comb, part of a rolled gold necklace, a collar button, a bicycle- tire valve,-a brass winding key for an alarm clock, a dozen bits-of wire, metal staples, screws, small nails, and cepper rivets, glove fastener and a piece of wood four inches long.” ; The dispatch did not disclose just what the verdict was, but a mere layman might venture the thought that Ida had suffered from something akin to indiges- tion. | More bad news: The threatened | strike of radio comedians has been | averted. Passage of President Roosevelt | While a complete program of this | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN PEOPLE'S FORU ecocacoagenqoageecooncooggeesece cence NAVAL AIR STATION | FOR KEY WEST Editor, The Citizen: (i | fighting each other for the loca- tion of the proposed Naval Air Station, and Charleston also com- | ang jnone of these places exactly ful-| | filling all the sts, why jdo we hot hear from Key West; (the Gibraltar of the Gulf) to| {have its many advan s eonsid-! ered for the location of this sta-' tion? : : | in addition to the Navy estab-| ere remember rightly, ‘lishment already at Key West,: | what could be more ideal for the} Air Station than the old railroad | ©2™P: fill and the Bay of Florida for &#>se¢ immediate use, including the rail-| *"* road docks, without waiting? @/2@/ The same year or two and expending mil-' | tions on preliminary work? i Here is Key. West at the south-} peter’ eastern extremity of the United! ed that? | States, where all the ships enter: . ing the Gulf must pass, to say nothing of the shipping for Cen-| |tral America and the Panama‘, | Canal coming this way, without ‘the Navy Yard being kept up to | date. and no air station. Let us ask for a sub-station, at | least, while the other places are thing of our publicity. pecially from those who are try- ‘ing to cut our throats. Why don’t you Miami, police econ for ys to get a little publicity, they aze Johnny on the Spot te 3 ssa [get in the limelight. ‘Phiis ain’t With Miami and Jacksonville} the first time they have, done! this. After the 1935 hurricane on the Keys, they swarmed’ down| into the competition, with! and took charge in Monroe coun-| . They painted their arms with | | mercurochrome, put on their rub- | ber gloves and sat down ‘and let . the Key West boys pull-the dead | president and i bodies out, and they et the| the -New Castle, Pernsylvania,| | credit, and if the Key Westers va News, who, writes interestingly to! ey, | even put a Miami man by’ the! name of Wilson in charge’ of the| é . but when the ‘Conchs; gest kick we had out of our trip up to throw him over- | south was a trip to Key West on} board, he left hurriedly for Mi-| Monday was re- peated when the bridges ‘were of- | |figialy opened. They were ad-| vised that their services were not! t ge poe se Key West all night and was back | ere to chisel in on some more |i the city, Miami, the next day. We have an efficient police iorce here and we do not need} help to handle our traffic, es- stay in Dade County where you Junior Chariber of Commerce hobby. show, | test tourist eal probably may be | greatest tourist appeal probably ¥ jasked to show ‘her appreciation eeeqeceseseceoeqoegeeooe had the pleasure of meeting some | fighting each other, and let this | sub-station be provided for in the | present bill before Congress. Doubtless, lecal interests would |see to it that the railroad fill | would be made available for gov- }ernmeht use at a minimum cost. Then Great Britain should be for U. S. friendship and make a belong! A CITIZEN. Key: West, Fla.,. Feb, 20, 1989. : eovevne eeeee PEGGY AND PUCKIE Among the trailers sat ‘a child, "KBY WEST IN | DAYS GONE BY | Ago Today As Taken From The Files of The Citizen visitor”. 5 - ‘eration. A trip over the Over-Seas high-! way and = visit to Key West af- forded the greatest kick of a trip his paper on tour of the Sunshine} — s State. Mr. Rentz writes: The big-| o#eeee: si of this week. Mr. and|§ es Mrs. John H. Waters. of Johstown, | ¢ | Pa., let us act as ballast in their big, fine cadillac. We left Miami|§ Sunday morning and stayed in; ® 4 e (It is just 176 miles from this city |to. Key West. All but about 40 PaL miles has tp be. ferryed. The ship| carries about 20 cars and the up-/| |pex deck bas a restaurant in| whieh one. can get more or less | indifferent food and service. It! ‘takes five hours for the ferry to' make the trip, Five, going and| geeccececceccscccccccens | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1939 ee ‘There will be a meeting tonight | fore and will continue his duties of the Junior Woman’s Club and! on the waterfront. it is hoped that every member of | the club will be present as nom- | ination of officers will be among! terg the revival services, which the matters scheduled for consid-| "| s | Anne Nagel—Robert Kent GANG BULLETS Also—COMEDY PRIZE NITE—TONIGHT | what the city has to offer to the | rennan, able assistant to the har- bor master, will continue’ to act in, the same. capacity as hereto- Gospel League mémbers will at- will be conducted this evening at the Fixst Baptist church, under | J. A. Weatherford, who resides | the leadership of Dr. Compton, Jat the corner of Caroline and| who is heard each evening of the | Elizabeth streets, has been noti-| ‘to Florida for Fred b. Rentz,! fied of his appointment to the of- eneral manager of' fice of harbor master of this port.' dea te The .notificatian came from Gov-|ject for tonight will be “Evil ernor Carleton, Edwin. Lopez Mul- | Speaking”. week. Sessions are held both morning and evening. The sub- RATIAPISIAI ISITE INFORMATION {OR TOURIST Entertainment — Fishing — Accommodations S OVERSEAS CAFE & LODGE Marathon, Fla. Phone No. 4 | “The Best in Food and Rooms” \Between Key West and Miami ‘COMPLETE GARAGE SERVICE | Charley Toppino, Prop. five coming, of course. The rail-! road ‘and small islands are in | sight all the way. It is, claimed that a new ferry is to, be out on | the, run, sabia will make, thestt{p' jin one and @ \c le stopped at the Casa Marina and Hotel De jold friends, Mr. and Mrs. William, CASA MARINA isu ' Key West's: Luxe PLAN 200 Delightful Rooms, Each With Private Bath | TROPICAL SAILINGS BALMY DAYS’ DE LUXE MOTOR SAILER DAILY TRIPS |token payment on her debt by Who stroked and hugged a cute M. Brown, Miss Mary Webber ficials and Chamber of Commerce | for the good of Key West? DeLand, Fia., and, Indian Key, Feb. 18, 193% Edtor, Phe Citizen: | ceding one or two ofthe eastern, ——raccocn. Behame Jolande to the Valet | “Ohl he’s the best of all my pets; | States for ancy ig Soe MaV OE A honey!” sweetly did she croon. | base to control the Windw: | “dust tell me what your names | Passage and Providence Channel may be”, prowess ‘These = sie igeeio I asked, and got this quick reply: | waterways now, entirely unde- «iy name is Peggy, he is Puck: Idee tad la rae mree tn So called.—there’s mischief in | d = ! his eye”. | Strategic position on the easterly | “119s Angeles of Cal.”, she said. (wee en eres “Then you're an angel?” “No, | . 8 . , " { ain't”. begraie ete —— Tigeliees, From right to left she shools her. * on, ‘ + head. the attention of your city of-| Then be like one”. Her,curls of gold x |In nodding tumbled on her Puck. iI bade adieu to Peg and, coon, {Her turtles, possum, with Jots of luck. next I A. V. S. SMITH. Now, when our Chief Executive Rode by the camp mid flags and shout, CALLS THEM CHISELERS Clark and several others from New Castle, and we had a most ‘enjoyable time”. j The Red Men’s Great Indian Jubilee and war dance, thrilling jall-day picnic and program, will commence at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning and the first thing will be a spectacular street parade in which will appear units from the local service stations, fraternal orders, forces from the navy | yard, local lodges and other or- | ganizations, including the boy and girl scouts, two drum and Beautiful Cocktail Lounge DANCING NIGHTLY Dave Garson’s Orchestra PETER SCHUTT, Manager Leave 9:30 A. M. and 2 P. M. from PORTER DOCK Delightful 2/2 Hour Trip See Key West From The Seal TRY... 1! Deepsea and Key West}, Reef Fishing on the | Charter Boat “MARLIN” CAPT. FRANK GATES MONROE THEATER Frederic March—All Star Cast THE BUCCANEER and Who Killed Gail Preston? Matinee—Balcony 10c, Or- \#chestra 15-20c; Night—15-25c¢ Please allow me a little space Our Puck a pole began to climb) bugle corps and a number of beautiful floats,. i , Editorial comment: Looks like | Friday, February. 22, is going to’ |be a big day in Key West, The | | Bed Meni are putting on a jubilee; jand war dance, a big parade and jeverything for Washington's | Birthday. LA CONCHA Key West's greatest asset is its In the Center of the Business and Theater District Qpen The Year Around HOTEL K. W. Citizen—Phone 51 or 157 || NO NAME LODGE Famous Bahia Honda Fishing Reef - Tarpon - Permit - Bone Fishing Cottages—$1 per person and up Stone Crab Dinners a Specialty Phone No Name Key No. 1 For Information i PIRATES COVE in your paper to express myself | To see what this was all about. |simplicity, is the statement of; on the following subject: There was only one thing out of place in the presidential pa- rade Saturday that I think’ was He raised on high his-¢law-foot i small As if he would salute Our Chief. Tp coonie style he wheezed a who are giving so generously of their time | jnoticed by all Key Westers who hail! ; were standing along the route, |To him who gave our Key Relief. | Two cars in the parade had| A KEY WEST AND TOURTST) Road Patrol of Dade County BOOSTER. written on them. Key. West, Fla., = Qf all the cheap chiselers in Feb, 21, 1939. Hi the world the Miami people are the best. There is no doubt in} HELD UP BY TEASPOON _ FORT WAYNE, Ind.—A man} any Key Wester’s mind that Mi- |ami is trying to crush: Key West. | er { They have always tried and that!in this city was arrested for | they; are still trying is evident by.| holding up a taxicab driver and| |the attitude taken by Miami|Sobbing him of $7 and his cab, over the plans to establish an air} with Ae Yeaspoon as hig only base in Florida. 3 ‘They. have used every, conceiv- PLEADED TO WED ' MENOMINEE, Mich.—A four- able means to knock our town, | they have lied dnd: usad falsé/ | teen-ygar-old girl stopd before! Judge Jolm Stiles of this city and | maps. to try:.to eo ce. the Com- pleaded to be married to her mittee of Naval irs: that Mi Key West me 1 of thi ey: West. Yet, with al this | twenty-year-old sweetheart with- | paleo true, they have the nerve! out her father’s consent. The| ee Se on ee eines father had shaved her head so, than ld be 3 wanted to lead it through Moa-| ae uely roe county. That certainly is| ‘ some “brass”. Sgmeone else a COLDS?» eh ) other ideas about him leading it. | However, they. managed to ooze | Whenever anyone in your family bas : | | { | | in two. cars and they were not & don’ very far from the front at that. | ease Key West is everything that’s’ bad to them, but when it’s time, im Rus THROUGH FARES TO ALE POINTS (vie ship. and train) MIAMI TO: BANGOR . .. . $56.90 CLEVELAN 48.50 from MIAMI These fares include the best of commodations - BOSTON ...- WASHINGTON 3890 PITTSBURGH .. 46.55 Teo other cities at pro- porfionate fares. Apply Price Tour and Travel Service, 505 Duy s Duval | Inving Berlin, who. spent yester=| | day in, the Island City. 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