The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 6, 1939, Page 2

PAGE TWO va ee | Ghe Ker Wiest Citizen ppt Sunday By t Business Manage: n Building e and Ann Streets y West and Monroe matter # West. <i itled to use 8 credited to per and also SURSCURIPTION RATES | a plutions of ‘ged for at s from which FOR KEY WEST OCATED BY THE CITIZEN costs less and is one-half of the people in the rying to tell the other half PREPARING CHARTER DRAFT In another four weeks the Florida State Legislature will be in session, Every member of the Legislature will have one er more bills to present to that Among them will be a bill validating the yposed new ch ative Be major pr nd is awaiting the final body. | er for the city of Key | srnie C. Papy has | ons of the ten- | .THE KEY WEST CITIZEN TOO MANY HITCHHIKERS. haped by the legal divi- | sion of the Charter Revision Committee. \mojg the niajor provisions are: : Making the mayor the chief ad- tive officer of the city. Election of a city council of seven | each to | members! one to be pre ve for-51 a ident, of the various ipal government in-: riments, each department to be sed by one member of the | ition of the Board of Public » of a separate de- over the drties of that under the general direction of one of ouncilmen. A pointment of a_ civil service b! members and 1unicipal employes under city ulations, , three t present employs who would be per- tied io take non-competitive examina- ns for their jobs. ! Under the new city charter the mayor mes the most important city official. ect he is a city manager, for he will hareed with the responsibility of see- ing that the city gets economical, efficient from the various fective service ; municipal departments. 1 candidate | o much what | what country, a but the | | youngsters told it y Wes h until someone or them. will to | Not statesmen, | lead to men- of population writer. iE The provision that the city council- men shall receive no more than $1 a year is designed to attract candidates who have sufficient time and means to enable them t ve good service without fear of In other words, their should be guided by whether the atters that come before them are good or bad for Key West, not whether they will lose or gain votes in acting for the best in- losing their jobs. rection Yr | terests of the entire city. st man who never speaks | mn’t need a monument to } g place. He’ll be’ remem- | t it worry you if a whole lot more than you did | Ee s 2 whole lot more | e two mistakes you can make | you n get in too early, shness | cé and business men who in The Citizen are its spons Key West to have paper. Are you one of them? om vant a Trans- | et us have both a north and a | in the penin- | ul in each is to be ‘hen Florida is divided by | Government, drawing about West reprinted in whole or in magazines all ates and in Europe. As fishermen will seek these port, and their number from year to year. itizen , in Key being ers and Herald, that Miami w > Panama Canal picture and s the near- and the the Miami that ad- wves it up to the ica hie in has rter in effect, be the frantic ‘Scrdmble for ie jol it ha been the} a better class of citi-~ ed in office as a result. many year politicians in What will be most needegl under ity charter is a mayor of proven , honesty and character. A ue, organized for the x desi candidates for the offices of mayor and ‘countilmen. would be most desirable. We have the dimber but a lead in their selection is most desirable and necessary, aren't busine good rover pureo.« ble your children | - | Governn | com |with other citizens of j ercised by Federz The Citizen believes the proposed new city charter is an improvement over pre stem ‘and hopes the State no time in making it law. ivs the citizens of Key West an important duty to perform. They st elect a mayor and members of the il who are capable,. honest and —must elect*men whose sole all the people all the time all the time. ent s TAXING ALL INCOMES IS FAIR The proposal that the United States nt be allowed to place: an in- e tax upon the salaries of state offi- and that, at the same time, the state ents be allowed to place an in- on the salaries of Federal offi- ily sound and deserving of rttention by Congress. There is no reason in the world why an official of either the Federal or State } salaty of similar income taxes § - To pretend taaeth ewer to levy an income tax upon PMAGAlaries of officialggwould enable the te or Federal! Government to interfere with the proper functions of government we think, a rd. There cert the proper functions of government, as ex- 1 officials, if this state the income of such officials at the same rate that it taxes the incomes of its Likewise, the officials of e government and its local sub- s, would not be prevented from rying out their duties by the imposi- and collection of a Federal size, should not pay own citizens. e citjzens of the United States. We xect.that the cry to the contrary is 1 by officials anxious to save the xe6 Kr themselves. #2" fhe present, the question is in the : nis..of. con smen. These gentlemen reeeivea salary of $10;000 a year that is exempt from State income taxes. The natural presumption is that they will in- cline themselves very slowly to the passage of any law that will provide additional taxation for themselves. However, they should not stand in a preferred position d they should be required to pay the same income taxes that are paid by busi- ucss ard professional men who earn the ‘same amount of money in a year. | rich would not af- ainly can be no threat to | income | on the same basis that the tax applies | KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY Happenings Here Just 10 Yours) Ago Today As Taken From The Files of The Citizen | The Overseas Highway from! the Dade county tine to the Key| | West line was today taken over} for maintenance by the State | |Road Department, telegraphic} {communications from Tallahas- |see state. This, it is locally con-; sidered, is one of the most highly | important and favorable § an-, ;nouncements that could be made} affecting the community interests} just at this time. It not only | means that the highway will be: maintained by the state, but will’ become recognized, officially, as a highly important unit in the state’s great system of highways, and that the road to the main-} land wilk be brought up to speci-| fications with all useless ‘curves, and dangerous spots eliminated, ' and objectionable features done away with. The upkeep of the; road has been estimated at $50,-; 000 anually. This amount, will] be saved to the county by the! action of the state board. and county officials will be relieved of the responsibility of the high- way. The state board’s policy of bringing all the designated units of the state highway system up! to state specifications will gradu- ally remodel the Over-Sea High-; way until it is brought up to the same standard of excellence as} other highways in the state. The! Over-Sea Highway project has been pronounced by highway au- thorities and numerous magazine writers as the most ambitious road-building program ever at- tempted independently by any county in the United States. ‘The program has covered a_ period of over three years and, the high- way has been brought up to its present state of completion at a cost of more than one million | dollars. The county shouldered the great financial responsibility by bond issues voted for the pur-| pose, and withoat one ‘cent of | money being givén by the goy- ernment or the State of Florida. | asain | Editorial comment: Elimination of the publication of the city de- | linquent tax list will certainly de- | crease the payment of taxes and will help, only the tax dodger | d not the taxpayer. A poor rangement. { | TT. T. Thompson is offering, ' | through the columns of The Citi-! | zen in the issue of today, an ex-| | cellent Duval street business for} jsale. This outstanding bargain | will be available for only two) j days. The Citizen calls attention | | to the ad, which appears on page | five, full and complete descrip- tion of the property. ' The Junior Woman’s Club will) | held its regular meeting tomor- ‘row night at 7 o’clock and elec-| tion of officers for the ensuing! ‘term will take place at the ses- sion. The board of directors will | meet at 6 o'clock and prepare for | the election. J. Edwin Baker, of West Palm! Beach, district deputy grand ex-| alted ruler, B. P. O. Elks, is due) to arrive in Key West tomorrow | and pay his official visit to the, |lodge that night. Members of | the lodge have made arrange-| | ments to greet and entertain the) | official and a smoker will be held following the meeting. Officers | for the ensuing year will also be elected at this meeting. } “JT have never come in contact] _.'with a more hospitable people’ KEY WEST There’s a small coral Island In the tropical seas, With perpetual sunshine And continuous breeze. When the cold north is freezing, Here all Nature’s in bloom In luxurious grandeur— Knowing not winter’s gloom. Where the cocoa branches’ And the palms gently bend With a charm of enchantment Welcoming every friend. And the green emarld ripples On the ocean’s clear face Spreads a spell of allurement Over infinite space. If in life’s rush and hurry There is need of, its rest, Nature’s lovely refreshment May bé found in Key West. —Mrs. Christine Klebsattel. Key West, Florida, 706 White Street. « eve ecee PEOPLE'S FORUM — Peoceccerccacercecccccce WHAT'S IN A NAME? Editor, The Citizen: In your paper you are running a list of the points of interest in Key West and I find that one of them (number 22) reads “Key West-Miami Airport — Atlantic side on Boulevard”. I know where the Mecham Airport is by the East Martello Tower but I am unable to locate any other one in that vicinity. Also I have checked in the list- ings of Department of Commerce and find no record of any such airport. Will you please state the exact location of the Key West-Miami Airport in order that I may find it? A CITIZEN OF KEY WEST. seine i The Key West-Miami Airport is now what formerly was the, Meacham (ngt Mecham) Airport. Key ‘West, Fia., March 3, 1939. . DESCRIBES EXECUTIVE | WASHINGTON.—“If a = man has an office with a desk on which there is a buzzer, and if he can press that buzzer and have somebody come dashing in re- sponse, then he’s an executive”, says Elmer F. Andrews, admin- istrator of the Wage-Hour Act. FLOOR OF BOTTLES DARWIN, Fla—W. Shaw of this city has floored the kitchen and living room of his house! with 4,000 empty bottles set bot- tom up in the ground. than I have met in Key West”, declared Major A. V. Bowen, U.S.A., of New York, who arriv- ed, in the city yesterday. “The climate is simply grand, and I will prepare to comeagain next year”. i For itch tort ngty comforting relief use IMPERT LOTION. ‘Suite, it eases the itch: ing of Eczema, ‘Scabies, a back if net satisfy. Sold ev: | BENJAMIN LOP! FUNERAL HOME Established ‘1885 Phone 135 it_ needs skin that needs | erywhere | MARVEL OVER FLORIDA FOR © WATER FILMS se 2 MOVIEMAKERS ARE LOUD IN| AT SESSION THURS- DAY EVENING PRAISE OF CONDITIONS AS FOUND FOR SHOOTING UN- DERWATER SCENES (Special to The Citizen), (By CLUB REPORTER) Lion Dr. Harry H. Waller, of Coral Gables, was the speaker at} the regular supper-meeting of MONDAY, MARCH 6, 1939 | eoccccccccccccese AT LIONS MEET . | Confidence and faith are surely BJECTS DISCUSSED; CONFIDENCE (Suggested by Sea Gulls) akin, When, with uplifted head we are able to stand The supreme tests of life, and be- gin To adapt ourselves to some purpose and plan. It is then we should pause, and observe the course Pursued; the wonderful trust small creatures show, OCALA, March 6.—Hollywood: Key West Lions Club Thursday 4s they meet obstacles, yet on- moviemakers _ doffed today to Florida, and admitte on location here for a new Tarzan to accomplish. They referred to Florida’s clear springs, which they find to their | liking for underwater pictures, “We've spent fortunes in Hol- lywood for huge tanks”, they de- clared, ‘and have planted fresh vegetation in them every shoot- ing day. We've installed expen-/ and hired the best engineers, none of sive filtration machinery, them has could term springs we find the ideal setup’ produced what we photographically But’ in Florida’s ” One MGM official, who is here} with Johnny Weismuller and a company of 20 shooting jungle and underwater scene at Silver Springs for the new Weismuller- Maureen O'Sullivan film, “Tar- zan In Exile”, told how his com- pany sunk $150,000 in a_ single tank, only to get disappointing results. “But at Silver Springs, for in- tance”, he said, “the water is al- most as clear as atmosphere, we don’t have to transplant any vegetation or worry about filtra- tion, and we can shoot and shoot to our heart’s content, with re- sults that are really amazing. The thing that puzzles us most, though, is how Nature filters that water so easily and we just can’t duplicate i By traveling 3,900 miles with their company, and a quarter of a million dollars worth of equip- ment, they not only are able to shoot underwater pictures here, but to film most of the jungle scenes for the picture, which is supposed to be laid in Africa. SUFFERS SHOCK PHILADELPHIA, — Impressed by this movie ad, Horror Shows — Test Your Nerve” Rene Richard of this city went to the performance. Later he was taken from the theatre to_ a hospital suffering from psychic their hats A a Preparedness”. H. E. Day, presi- “Two Great; evening, his subject being “Moral dent, was in the chair. ed, featured many personal ex- periences of Dr. Waller’s, serving ‘to illustrate the subject of his talk. A highlight of his speech was this assertion: “Years ago it was considered sub-normal to be ward go The way that seems planned by a Higher Source. i a P sei 1) in- film that Mother Nitwr@ hes done} The SPeec, very ably present-) We turn to the sea gulls as in for the Sunshine State something the combined brains and money ' of Hollywood has thus far failed trepid they sail O’er the crest of the waves, never fearing a gale, They know their food is in wa- ter, et so Often they rise in the air and safely fly | interested in subjects concerning! To exercise wings in expanse of religion. A turn-about from that | belief now conceeds that persons thinking along spiritual |are quite in the majority, and, | therefore, entirely normal”. lines | following release of the new city charter is expected soon. A‘pers were reminded that their Pelub originatd the move that now tappears in its final stages. | Other subjects considered were ‘the comnig International vention at Pittsburgh, Pa., and jthe effort to be made to have | Lions of Cuba expected to attend ‘in large numbers to route their voyage via this city; the coming recital of the Choral Society, , during which songs written by Stephen Foster would be sung as this city’s contribution in Foster Memorial Drive under Lions Club sponsorship, and ac- tivities being planned for the | club-sponsored Sea Scout Ship. SUBSCRIPTIONS SHOW INCREASE | Each week a number of letters are received by The Citizen con- Support of the club in educa-| \tion work among the citizenry; A life without purpose Mem-} blue sky; Then gracefully drop to the water below. So, too, must we rise above pro- the! | | | | i | | taining subscription renewals or from new subscribers, all of whom are from residents of cities _far from Key West. While this has been going on |for some time, there has been a ‘notable increase in subscriptions and renewals since the opening. of the Overseas Highway. One of the latest was received yesterday from Stephen Bergdal, Verona, N. J., real estate and in- surance, in which is enclosed a check fora continuance of “my subscription to your excellent | Paper for another three months”. BEER TAXES - THE ‘THROUGH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES, A SHARE OF THE NATIONS HUGE $400 MILLION YEARLY BEER REVENUE BreERr’s nation-wide taxes of a million dollare a day make it possible for the government to provide many things that would otherwise in- crease everybody’s taxes. this revenue for the nation, oe. the k : beer must give no offense to anyone. a It is not, of course, the brewers’ responsi- BEER...a beverage of That HELP SUPPORT THEM! saic aim And not be afraid of venture new; is not playing the game, For wings of the soul require exercise, too. —Mildred Emily Scaife. Atlanta, Georgia. 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