The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 18, 1939, Page 2

PAGE TWO Published Daily Except Sunday By THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO. INC. L. P. ARTMAN, President and Publisher JOE ALLEN, Assistant Business Manager From The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County _ intered 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 news dispatches credited to it or not etherwise credited in this paper and also ‘he local news published here. SUBSCRIPTION RATES vne Year six Months Three Months Dne Month Weekly ...... ADVERTISING RA’ Made known on application, SPECIAL NOTICE All reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of of 10 cents a line, for entertainment by churches from which | ¢ is to be derived are 6 cents a line. Sitizen is an open forum and invites discus- of publie issues and subjects of local or general terest but it will not publish anonymous communi- | ations MPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST 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. The long lane that has no turning is necessarily straight and narrow. There is many a reform which gets no further than a resolution and the collec- tion plate. It is easier to understand life back- wards. Isn’t it too bad we must live it forwards! ° Some who declare they would die for their country could perform their most use- ful serviee by doing it. One of the little jokes that help to make life amusing is the pleasure some people get out of publicity. All laws should be enforced oF re- pealed; there is no excuse for winking at the violation of any statute. It is really surprising, how non- chalantly some pedestrians, walk in front of an approaching automobile. Most reformers have the idea that, if they happen to sleep late one morning, the world will go to the dogs immediatey. Next week is “Know Florida Week”. That'll give some of us who have never been to the Bok Tower, the Ravine Gar- dens, the Marine Studios, Silver Springs, | or the Mckee Jungle Gardens, a chance to get acquainted with some of the more in- teresting places in the state—Sanford Herald. Key West, for instance, where not only one, but “every prospect pleases.” The Citizen was in error in its news story concerning the vote in 1934 on the proposal to abolish the criminal court when it stated that it was defeated by a} vote of 3 to 1. The actual vote for the proposal was 401, against 569, so a switch | of 85 votes would have affirmed the pro- | * posal and done away with the criminal | court. | The United States has the edge on the | world in transatlantic air traffic and . should ever be on guard to keep that! ‘he Key West Citizen | t, obituary notices, ete. will be charged for at | HOW NOT TO ADVERTISE Some unusual and unique idea re- rently popular in Key West. | same fase notions prevail elsewhere, but | The Citizen is a Key West institution it undertakes to speak authoritatively only on local opinion: One Key West automobile dealer was approached not long ago and asked to ad- vertise a new model in The Citizen.; : “Why should I advertise in The Citi- Perhaps the now?’’, was this dealer’s response to the | solicitation. a substantial business created by the tising contract. | much business now I can’t handle it”, was | this man’s reaction to the proposal. “T haven’t got the money”, said the proprietor of a downtown shop crowded from morning until night with townsfolk | and visitors. “T don’t think it does any good to spend our money for outside: advertising”, said a merchant when requested to con- lets all over the country. The truth is that all these statements are false. -The automobile dealer works for a concern headed by an immensely wealthy man who built his fortune by ad- vertising his cars; the restaurant proprie- tor is facing stiff competition that may some day empty his establishment of cus- tomers; the shop owner is well-to-do and making money hand over fist, and the mer- chart does not realize that his present prosperity is based to a large extent on the increased tourist trade developed by the free publicity given the city when Overseas highway was nearing comple- tion. Investigation reveals that a few of our business people, including the restau- rant proprietor and the shop: owner just quoted, are doing all they can to advertise this city the wrong way. They are not giving good service. Every poorly served visitor isa potential knocker of Key. West. For: instange, visitors haye complained to The Citizen that they have found cock- roaches and ants in their food at a certain restaurant, while the proprietor of one es- tablishment has posted a sign informing visitors that fountain pens will be filled for five cents each, Of such things is ill will created. vive in the face of the fierce competition being waged by thousands of other com- munities for tourist trade. Key West must advertise Key West, the business people of Key West must advertise their goods and services and good value and good service and citizens generally must be brought to realize that no community can prosper without community support of proper pub- licity promotion. THE PHILIPPINES Among the many problems _ bearing on our foreign policy, the future of the Philippines is one of the most important, and one that is likely to cause fireworks in Congress when certain proposed legisla- tion is brought up. By the terms of the present law, passed in 1934, the Philippine Islands are to be given full independence in 1945, but Japanese aggression in the Far East has caused many Filipinos to feel that they would be better off by remaining under the protection of the United States. supremacy, but if we go to sleep the alert | European nations will get the upper hand | and get our air traffic as they got our} ocean traffic. However, our cost of oper- | ation in whatever we undertake is so im- | mensely greater than that of Europe, we | will be faced some day with this serious problem. “The Dragon”, published in the in- terest of Anti-Friction Bearings by the FAFNIR Bearing Company, of New Britain, Conn., and handsomely printed on calendered sepia paper, has as its leading article in Vol. XXI. No. 7, an interesting story about “Key West—A hub of renewed activity and life”, from the pen of Fred- erick C. Russell and captioned “Go Key West, Young Man!” The article is beauti- fully illustrated with pictures,—one of _ the ruins of Old Fort: Jefferson, others scenes along the Oversea Highway. The article will be reprinted in The Citizen - within a few days. A joint American-Philippine commit- tee has recommended that economic con- cessions to the Islands be continued until 1960, and legislation to that end will be sought. Under the present law they would be subject to payment of full American duties after 1945. The new proposal] is to impose duties gradually—at the rate of nations pay, in 1960. At present, certain large quotas of Philippine products are admitted to the United States free of duty, while full duty | must be paid on any excess above the es- tablished quotas. It may be seen that the Philippine problem involves both political and eco- nomic questions, and must also be con- | sidered in connection with preparations | for national defense. Whether the Islands are an asset or a liability to Uncle Sam is ; @ matter upon which so-called experts dis- | agree. | garding advertising and publicity are cur- | The proprietor of a restaurant doing | tribute to a fund to send Key West book- | The moral is that Key West must be- | ecme publicity-minded if the city is to sur-. THE KEY WEST CITIZEN | x A LISTORICAL FAcTS | SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1939 * | policemen on small motor scoot- most beautiful girl in Kansas SIDELIGHTS. ae whereby they cover more'City, 4736 Summit street,” had | territory and make their rounds | the postman puzzled, as the ad- {oftener than would be Possible | dress was that of an apartment :on foot. The scooters can travel house. After some cautious in- eee eeeee 30 miles an hour and run 130 quiries he decided to deliver it Congressmen are called upon, Miles on a gallon of gasoline. to Miss Virginia Barker. who to do many-chores for folks back ee proved to be the girl for whom home, but seldom does such a’ Discussions following the re- it was intended. formidable request reach them as cent 2ist birthday of Robert one Congressman received re- Wadlow, 8 feet 8% inches tall, Betis scomi. 1A cosiaiiicne til vein led to a search for records of for- y. » WNO'mer giants. Newsweek reports By MARCY B. DARNALL Former Editor of The Citizen e "Wrote: “Please send me at once that Charles Byrne (or O’Brien), | zen and make the owrier richer than he is i 8G. OF ss ring 132, 60 E BIS uth Tan GeemicaN Bieares tourist influx was solicited for an adver- | “Why should I advertise—I’ve got so | ss a7 KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY <a? ORE Happenings Here Just Ten Years Ago Today As Taken From The Files Of The Citizen Excavation of the northwest;convict, cthers for which entrance to Key West harbor is'has been served in prison. ‘contemplated by _Lieutenant- | | Colonel L. V. Frazier, head of the} : : corps of government engineers of | The buffet ESE OR the high- the Florida District, with head-|way ferries is showing a substan- | quarters in Jacksonville. This is;tial saving and profit since the |considered to be one of the most! county commissioners took over | highly important harbor improve- | the operation of the boat cafes, ment projects in the history of the report for February is shown | this port, as it will prove an‘im- o conclusively indicate. mense saving of time and money! Ree aS for coastwise shipping by .en-| An attractive program will be jabling the largest ships to ply di- rendered at the musicale to be rectly through the local channel) yiyen Thursday night at 8 o’clock off Fort Taylor, passing within 2¢ the High School auditorium for | Plain view of the city, and short= the benefit of the firemen’s con- en'the voyage by about 40 miles' vention fund. An orchestra’ un- | by eliminating the necessity’ of der the direction of Haydn Illing- | going out by Tortugas, as is now! | being done. | The 1929 annual convention of © | Florida sheriffs opened most aus-! | piciously and with an excellent: | attendance at La Concha Hotel’ | this morning. % The movement to extend the! Postal Telegraph-Cable Company service to Key West is known to be making substantial progress and definite announcment along this line is expected within the; ,near future. After visiting this ‘city on February 25 with Divi- sion Superintendent J. T. Logue, of Jacksonville, and making al personal survey of the situation , here, Vice-President Reynolds gave out an interview in Miami stating that he found that a tre- mendous amount of potential telegraph and cable business is here that has never been tapped | and that his company was con- templating the extension of serv- ice to this city. Bs of, valyé _ of | from’ and* | import into the district of | Florida’ N6é. 18 for the month of January, 1929, Key West takes the lead in the matter of expor- tations by a large margin, the Is. land City having exported good: to the value of $2,785,552 during jthe period. Jacksonville takes; second place with only $956,487, with Pensacola in third position. FAIPPIPLALELALL LA Editorial Comment: Key West { contributed largely to the in-! | crease in two years of $5,839,-/ 721.50 in the value of the fish in dustry of Florida as shown by jthe recent biennial report of Shellfish Commissioner T. R.! | Hodges, who states that the com- | | bined fish, oyster, clam, eraw-| fish, shrimp, crab and sponge in. | dustries ‘of thé! State now show, {a moneyyalue, of $42,770,039.07. | five per cent a year for 20 years, reach- | ing.100 per cent, or the same that other the Ct Isle,Casino on April i asa geri of being | most delightful and enjoyable af- ' |fair, especially so on account of | the April Fool's nature of enter- tainment planned. stroyed by customs officials at) the custom house this forenoon under supervision of L. T. Bra- assa, deputy collector in charge of the local U. S. Customs but without sufficient evidence:to. sue! time} Annual Electric Range Sale! A set of electric Cooking Utensils will be given away with each 1939 model General Electric Range sold and ingtalled during this sale. Al- so—a liberal allowance will be made for your old stove. “SPEEDSTER”—G-55 ““COMET"—G-32 list of everything that has not called the Irish Giant, who died valready been invented.” in 1783, was 8 feet 4 inches in i ss height, and was the tallest hu- ‘Adhiph; ‘Hitie may nit. be man who ever lived before Wad. criticised in Germany, even in! fun. Berlin school teachers have Prof. H. N. Russell, noted as- instructed their pupils to report Hispana of Riae iat meen ‘ : at in time the temperature on a eer hear suing sill the earth will increase to 150 de- Hitler jokes. Wouldn’t it keep grees Fahrenheit. But unlike everybody busy rounding up those who predict the result of people who tell anti-Roosevelt an election, a prize fight or a jokes over here? horse race, Prof. Russell will not jlose face or cash if he is wrong. oe 5 es : The time to which he refers is 10 | The first automobile ever to billion years hence. exceed a speed of 300 miles an) ‘hour, Sir Malcolm Campbell's | |“Bluebeard,” will probably find | fa permanent resting place in ‘Henry Ford’s Museum at Dear- j born, Mich. ——. A letter addressed to “The COPD IDADDODIDODa ELA, N If You Have Had Dreamas.... of owning a modern home or of remodelling your present residence into more livable quarters. . . | Long suburban beats in Ingle- - wood, Calif, are covered ‘by MD SIO L SL aS SLL SE LSS SS es {worth will furnish musie for the | eecasion. H i H County Commissioner Hiltom curry, who attended the» state road department meeting held in, Tallahassee some -time ago, after which he visited in Jacksonville and other points in the state, has returned to the city. Quite a squad of prohibition en- forcement officers is reported to jhave arrived in the city this \morning. No activities have been jstarted in their line so far as could be learned. NOTICE And have always postponed having such work done because you thought you couldn’t afford it —ACT NOW! Never before have conditions been so favorable for home ownership and home improvement! And probably they will never be repeated! CHEELY LUMBER CORP. Phone 297 “Everything In Building Material” | Is hereby given that the Annual | Election of Directors for the Grief |Relieved Association will be held ,on Tuesday, March 21, at the As- sociation Office, 921 Thomas street. All Financial Members’ are requested to be present. By order of your President, George’ Baxter. F. A, JOHNSON, Secretary. Caroline and William Streets UCI MADAMA AAALAALALALL LL marf7-3tx) | IAL ALAMAALAAA ALA LADLE A at A New Lower Cost you can now enjoy the cleanliness, cool kitchen com- foi, the speed and economy, and the better results of modern electric cookery. All these are yours with the new General Electric—plus added advant- ages no other rafige can offer. TERMS As low as cece ees ELECTRIC RANGE FREE—ELECTRIC COOKING UTENSILS! The Key West Electric Company OL A hed ded dedid dodididedededididh dddede dd deddddd ddd d tid LAA AP APL AA ALL Ld LPM LL SE BDO DS IM: