The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 3, 1939, Page 2

PAGE TWO The Key West Citizen | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1939 Nays, ltem: socetendcrr os sncrones PLANNING ANNUAL COMMEMORATION WOULD ADJUST - SAFETY MEETING OF CONSTITUTION, SUGAR QUOTA BRADENTON, March 3. —| JACKSONVILLE, Fia., March | TALLAHASSEE, Fila., March, | (FNS) The Sixth Annual - State!3 (FNS)—An exhibit of high |3 (FNS).—Efforts may be made Safety Conference, which is to be | historical interest went on dis-| during the coming session of the held here March 30 and 31, cer-, play here this week in commem- : legislature to persuade the House tainly will not lack national | cration of oy 150th anniversary ; and ines to paar Con- Ast of the United States Constitution. ; gress to adjust the federal sugar satsty, secekers sated nef ‘Included in the exhibit-are. steel . quota whereby the state’s sugar Frank, director of the Florida’ engravings of the signefs of ‘the industry in the Everglades may Safety Council. | Constitution and other ‘delegates , be given a greater production al- Governor Rivers of Georgia is to the convention of 1787, por-: lowance. sending the Hon. L. E. Sullivan, | traits of members.of the origina Officials of the sugar company Deputy Commissioner of the De-| Supreme Court’ and officers of point out that expansion of the partment of Publie Safety; Mis- the first presidential cabinet, as sugar industry would bring mil- sissippi is sending its Engineer | well as. pictures depicting the, lions into the state for industrial of Maintenance, Sam J. Dalton; signing of the Constitution, the'development and give employ- and Tennesse is sending the Hon. | inauguration, of George Washing-: ment to thousands of workers, Cliff Davis, Vice-Mayor of Mem- | tion, and views of Philadelphia as At present all Florida grown phis, who is going to tell how he it appeared during the days of: sugar is refined by the Savannah made Memphis the safest city in| the United States in 1937. z i the Constitutional Convention.iSugar Refining Company and seeded by mainland partisans, grew in the | B The entire collection as exhibit-‘ bears the trade name of “Dixie t D vill no "| fertile minds of the congressional and | Every Senator and Represen- eq here was recently displayed , Crystals” but if Florida were per- interant but it will not publish anonymous communi. ate aia Re ner in | 2 / tative le. mibyars, chiefs Gel a ae oie csmae ebaaee ES pmadinm carer lhe ct ea . : : My lice. sheriffs, and civie leaders washington. ; probable that a refinery aS well advantages—so Key West seems to be out , throughout the state are invited of the navy air base picture. Nevertheless, to attend the conference. All material in the exhibit is | as sugar mill would be establish- | the Key West aviation board is still fight- | CAUSE FOR REJOICING? Members of the House Naval Affairs Committee and the Naval Advisory Board | have visited Key West, have been escorted | | through the naval station, the military | | reservation and along the waterfront, and i | have departed without, of course, commit- Entered at Key West, Florida, as second class matter | ting themselves definitely as to the prob- able location of the proposed Southeastern Navy Air Base: Casual remarks, the questions of the | congressmen and the navy officers and the Daily Except Sunday By N PUBLISHING CO., INC. ‘'MAN, President and Publisher N, Assistant Business Manager ‘rom The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County jember of the Associated Press d Press is exclusively entitled to use | tion of all -newWs dispatches credited to | erwise credited in this paper and also news published here, 1 SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year Bix Months $10.00 } ¢0 | statements of members of the Key West “Ss | Aviation Board based on comments made -- | to them indicate that Key West has no chance to land the navy air base, although | L NOTICE | all hands admit this city has many facili- | uico' will be charged for at | ties and advantages lacking elsewhere. As was expected the disadvantages, as adroitly | A TISING RATES Made known on application. € All reading no! t, obits te of 10 cents for entertainment by churches from which | e is to be derived are 5 cents @ line. n is an open forum and invites discus- of public issues and subjects of local or general | from the private collection of. ed in the state. IMPROVEMENT 'S FOR KEY WEST Herman H. Diers, member of the' It is felt that action of the Flor- 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. ing to bring the base here. If the fears of Coral Gables residents that presence of a fleet of naval seaplanes in the air will prove an annoyance and drive winter visitors away from the Miami | area, are well-grounded, then Key. West | would have something to be thankful for | it it loses out in the race for the navy air base. However, that is beside the point. First, the members of the Naval Ad- .EY WEST IN _ DAYS GONE BY Headline: “Pretty Girl Slain.” Do they ever kill any ugly ones? Ardent baseball fans are beginning to | argue about pennant prospects, visory Board and then the handful of con- | gressmen on the Naval Affairs Committee, | who came here to consider Key West’s bid | for the navy air base, virtually ignored | | that project and took an avid interest in Happenings Here Just 10 Years Ago Today As Taken From The Files of The Citizen nema . Breaking down of the taxation system in Florida as shown in (MAKES SURVEY _ OF BUSINESS WEST PALM BEACH, March {3 (FNS).—Businessmen’ of the’ north, who use the Avolume of Florida winter-resort ,business as a forecast for their own spring staff of the U. S. Bureau of Pub- JUNIOR CHAMBER lie Roads at Washington, D. C. ‘ From this city it will be taken MEETS T0 {all over the state of Florida for showings at art galleries and art, centers. Senator Claude Pepper; Junior Chamber of Commerce} business meeting tonight at 8 o'clock at Chamber of Commerce | offices will feature a report from | President Weintraub, who at-; tended the Palatka Jaycee Con- vention last weekend. NEW BRONCO-BUSTER OKLAHOMA CITY — Lots of | \folks out west wear cowboy | ‘boots on special occasions even | Report of the Hobby Show |i¢ they live in the city and have_| now in progress will also b€!no horse. So Mrs. Sterling Har-! made. With reorganization of the pis gave a pair of fancy boots to club now well underway it is eX-' hey husband as a present. Har- pected that the Jaycees will take | ris, a businessman, admired them up another civic activity follow- |foy several days and then he could is sponsoring the exhibit through!) out the state. ei ida legislature in memorializing Congress would be of material as- sistance in getting more favorable consideration at the hands of the federal government. SALVE relieves COLDS price 10c & 25c Liquid-Tablets Silver-Nose Drops BENJAMIN LOPEZ FUNERAL HOME Established 1885 Licensed Funeral Directors and Embdlmers and summer prospects should be| ing the close of the Hobby Show} stand it no longer. He went out!; 94 Hour Ambulance Service % Presenting: Summit, Ala.; Top, Ore.; and Tiptop, Va. Look ’em up! A press agent says of a lecturer that he rever visits the same city twice. Maybe he doesn’t dare. It might be funny but, nevertheless, families who cannot buy clothes manage to purchase automobiles. If Sweden’s system of labor laws are the best, as it is said, why does not the world in general adopt them? Many people criticize the newspapers and berate the editors of the country, but few of them run from publicity. A scientist says a girl her weight during her first year. The word from Europe is that Hitler but un- fortunately Mussolini wants Tunisia. does not want war at this time, Business has been sleeping like Snow White, but they’re chasing the old witch over the cliff; and now where’s that Fairy Prince? A Florida paper in its editorial about the execution of McCall said that he wailed “because he was executed without a jury | ™any civilians who lost good employment ht McCall would 4 spring a surprise at whigyexecution and that We alwa’ was it. Editor E. F. O’Brien, placidity. The late Henry M. Flagler, builder of | the Florida East Coast Railway, though | not a Catholic, was a great admirer of the | He often remarked: | institutions that | never fail to accomplish what they set out to do—the Standard Oil Company arid the Catholie Church.” He also said that-what | he especially liked about that church was Catholic church. “There are two great that she had only’one boss. ‘ An avid reader of The Citizen and) one of the oldest stated yesterday morning” that he had twice read the full page story, titled “Key West—The Gibraltar of Am- erica,” appearing in Monday’s paper, and that hé discovered only one error. He said | that the island of Key West was larger than indicated and that it measured 414 | miles itt Jength and 144 in width, accord- City Engineer Fulford, who at the stated that the distance from Rey- | nolds Avenue to the head of the island was 3% miles and 11% miles from Rey- | ing to time, nglde street to Fort Taylor. 4 baby triples And she tries to halve it during her fortieth. of Havana, Cuba, wants it distinctly understood that his periodical is not PAR but P, A. R. conformity The Citizen will refer to the | publication in future as suggested in order | nét to MAR the exacting periodista’s | | Key West naval station and the submarine base. They were amazed and surprised to learn of the facilities available at the naval station for the maintenance of navy men and equipment. Carefully examining the station and the submarine base entering directly from the main channel into Key West, the mem- | state, also each city, was submit- bers of both groups began firing questions ted to the governor and his cab- . . . | inet and the outeome of the pro- at their guides. It was obvious what they | ionged discussions was in keep- ! were driving at. There had been talk of ‘ing with the suggestions con- establishment of a submarine base as well jzined in the governor’s inaug- as a navy air base in the Miami area—but bearer chaser ss Resctmnent ares here, right here in the little city of Key | made.to fit modern. conditions: West, was a naval station and a submarine | The reverted land certified to base all ready to be used. the state, now representing over 7,000,000. acres and these must be Congressman Pat Cannon, im member brought back on the rolls, and a of the Naval Affairs committee, said he | continuation reversion of Jand had been reliably informed that the Naval |in Se avoided as much os ‘ . | Possible. In commenting on the Advisory Board would strongly _Fecom: loitienk of the! meets the gov- mend reopening of the naval station and lernor said, “There was submitted establishment of a submarine base here. jto us proof positive of the finan- Later Chairman Charles Taylor of the Key bea saeco agus ae iain ive : . | es. ie" West Aviation Board revealed that Chair- dhe stale we aver alteady proof man Carl Vinson of the House Naval Af- | that something is seriously the fairs Committee had announced the com- matter Ge. pala aa ie *, : ;come ofl ie state has nm de- mittee would recommend reopening of the | pleted at the rate of $200,000 each naval station and the use of @the sub- | month. marine base, Should these recommendations finally take form by congressional action in both | Houses, Key West again will become an important point in the naval defense pro- ‘gram. With the naval station and sub base in operation there will be work. for ‘decreasing state, county and city | collections in various parts of the state and increasing tax evasions, | were the subject of talks by Gov- ernor Carlton and his cabinet during a three-hour session Wed- nesday and two long sessions | Thursday. Detailed evidence in ‘relation to each county in the | —— | Eugene G. Ashe has returned from New York where he has |been visiting for the past two |months on business. He will leave again tomorrow for South | America and will go to Argentine | where he holds the position of jtravelling auditor for a’ well- | known bonding agency, which has | interests throughout South Amer- {ican country. aim Ly' it Annual election of officers of |the Key West: Woman’s Club will be held at regular meeting | tomorrow afternoon and it is expected there will be a large attendance. The board of direc- tors will meet at 3 o’clock. The newly-elected officers. will be in- Among the oid ideas that have been |Stalled and assume the oar: of exploded by scientific research is the be- (Rapp ate chins | lief that soon after maturity one’s ability | Seis | to learn is seriously lessened. After a Editorial comment: Ninety per- long series of experiments, Dr. Sorenson of ten sooo ee ee the University of Minnesota deelares one !no trouble in finding husbands. may learn as readly at 50 as at 15. | Perhaps another and better way To those who have had the will to ee tae tag Regen learn in later life, this is nothing really tion, is seaaae that all of the new. In fact, it is suspected that the plea | Florida girls are beautiful, only “too old to learn” was invented for those |Some are more beautiful than too lazy or too indifferent to try. puss Persons who have attained marked | | suecess in any calling which involves much | mental effort have been obliged to go on learning from year to year inorder to keep abreast of new developments. -Many have changed to an entirely new line of work and have won distinction in it after reach- ing middle age. Because of rapidly changing condi- tions in an ever more complex civilization, it will be even more necessary in ‘the future than in the past that education be continued during the entire period of ac- tive life. Fortunately, increased facilities for adult education make this possible for any who have the will to take advantage }of them. , when the yard was placed on the inactive list. A substantial civilian payroll and the presence here of a large navy person- nel, will give Key West a firmer foothold on the ladder to economic security. In} NONE TOO OLD TO LEARN Pirate baseball club went to an undisputed leadership over the other clubs in the league yesterday when the boys won a doubleheader. The first game with the Tigers ended with @ store of 5 to 4, and in the next greatly encouraged by the results | of a survey’ recently ~ completed | by the Post, morning newspaper of this city. oe Gains over last season, as dis-| closed by the survey, ran from| 2 to 57 percent by public utili-| ties, retailers, hotels and automo-| bile dealers. Tax. collections and | building permits exceeded $100,-' 000 for January—marking the; second time this has happened | since the “boom” days more than a decade ago. Retail busi- ness showed gains of from 2 to 22) percent over last winter, with the! larger percentages being reported | from the more expensive shops.) Even garbage collections have in- | creased as much as 6 percent. | i WEEKLY SCRAPBOOK | POPOCHCOCCEOOOLETOOOCLCE | WEEK'S BEST RECIPE | Sour Milk Waffles: 2 cups} flour, 1 tsp. baking powder, 1) tsp. salt, 1 tsp. soda, 2 tsp. sugar, | 2 cups sour milk, 4 tbsp. melted | butter, 1 egg. Mix dry ingre- dients. Sift well. Add milk} gradually, egg well beaten, and butter add lastly. Pour about a tablespoon of batter in each sec-} tion of waffle iron. Bake until brown. A CLEANING TIP | To remove spots from wall pa- per and window shades, fill a small cheesecloth bag with corn-| meal and rub the soiled ,surface. There is often a large grease stain on the wall where a couch has rubbed or where heads have rested. This can often be remov- ed by the use of blotting paper and a hot iron. The heat draws! per. | HINT TO STOUTS Do not wear plaid dresses or ones with large set patterns of | figures. If you have a fat arm,| don’t wear puffed sleeves. Don’t! wear your dresses too short. Do} not have tod much trimming.! Stout people do'not look slender} in satin materials. They call at- tention to curves. Watch your) hats for these modern affairs are’ too extreme for most women of! any weight. | USE IT THIS WAY Make left-over rice into cakes, | fry in bacon fat, serve with! maple syrup. . -Left-oyer cooked | ham will combine with almost any other left-over meat or pdul- toes will thicken the soup so, that flour will not be needed. The flavor in soup of the potatoes INSPIRATIONAL | Answer not a fool according to) his folly, lest thou also be like grease through the blotting pa-! ie this week.. LEGALS IN THE COUNTY JUDGE'S COURT IN AND FOR MONRO! UNTY, | DA. IN PROBATE. | In re: Estate of AURORA GOMEZ, Deceased. | NOTICE TO CREDITORS | To all creditors and all persons | having claims or demands against said Estate: You, and each of you, are hereby notified and required ‘to present | any claims and demands which | you, or either of you, may have against the estate of Aurora Gomez, deceased, late of Monroe County, Florida, ‘to the Hon. Raymond R. | Lord, County Judge of Monroe | County, at his office in the County Courthouse in Monroe County, Flor- | ida, within eight calendar months from the date of the first publica- tion hereof. Al claims and de- mands not presented within the | time and in the manner prescribed | herein shall be barred as provided | by law. Dated February 16th, A. Ty. 1939. | BULALIA TYNES, | As Administratrix of the Bstate of | Aurora Gomez, Deceased. feb17-24; mar3-10,1939 IN CIRCUIT COURT, STATE OF FLORIDA, ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRC! MONROE COUNTY. IN CHANCERY, LUIS CARDENAS, Complainant, vs. FLORINDA CARDENAS, Defendant. ORDER OF PUBLICATION It appearing by the sworn bill filed in the above-stated cause that Florinda Cardenas, the de- fendant therein named, is a@ non-| resident of the State of Florida and resides at 302 W. 111th St.,j New York, N. Y. that said de- fendant is’ over the age of twenty-| one years; that there is no person in the State of Florida the service | of a summons in chancery upon whom would bind said defendant. It is therefore ordered that said | defendant be and she is hereby re- | quired to appear to the bill of com- plaint filedsin said cause on or be- fore Monday, the 6th day of March, A. D. 1939, otherwise the allega- tions of said bill will be taken as confessed by said defendant. It'is further ordered that this | order be published once each week for four consecutive weeks in The | Key West Citizen, a newspaper published in said county and state, Done and ordered this 2nd day of February, 1939. i EAL) Ross C Sawyer Clerk Circuit Court. By (Sd.) Florence EB. Sawyer, Deputy Clerk. T. 8. CARO, Solicitor for Complainant. feb3-10-17-24; mar3,1939 i TRY... and bought a horse to go with the boots. Phone 135 Night 696 Gut Youu KEY WEST visit oie ELAN A ia P & O Steamship CUBA wv, Key West, 8:302.m. Mondays-Thursdeys 3:00 p.m. same afternoon 9:00.4.m. Tuesdays-Fridays As. Key West, 3:15 p.m. same afternoon ® CUBAN TOURIST TAX 50c As. Havana, Lv. Havens, ROUND 52 TRIP INCLUDING MEALS AND BERTH AT SEA 10 DAY LIMIT To PORT TAMPA, Tuesdays and Fridays, 5 p. m. The PENINSULAR § OCCIDENTAL S. S. COMPANY For Information, INFORMATION Tickets ond Reservations, Phone 14 J. H. COSTAR, Agent For’ TOURISTS : Entertainment — Fishing — Accommodations § MONROE THEATER Wm. 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