The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 28, 1939, Page 2

PAGE TWO The Key West Citizen | ——— ——— Published Daily. Except Sunday By THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO. ING L. P. ARTMAN, Presi@ent 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 Entered at Key West, Florida, as second class matter Member of the Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to use for republication of all news dispatches credited to itor not etherwise credited in this paper and also | the ld:al news published here. SUBSCRIPTION RATES “ $10.00 Bix Months 5.00 Three Month: Dne Mont ekly - ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application. SPECIAL NOTICE All reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of x bituary notices, ete., will be charged for at of 10 cents a line. ‘8 for entertainment by churches from which e ‘nue is to be derived are 5 cents a line. The Citizen is an open forum and invites discus- if public issues and subjects of-local or general but it will not publish anonymous communi- “MADE IN KEY WEST” For the last several years Key West | has suffered through disuse of the words, “Made in Key West’, in connection with cigar production. A few small manufac- turers have carried on through the years, but their product does not enjoy the gen- | eral distribution enjoyed by the cigars produced in this city when the handmade Havana industry was centered here. Recent developments give rise to the hope that “Made in Key West” may again become a byword in every corner of the world. The Key West-Havana Cigar | Company has begun preduction in a plant ’ , at Second Avenue and County Road. With- in a few weeks upwards of 100 operatives | will be producing cigars and cigarettes to meet every demand of smokers. Cigars retailing for two for five cents and as high | as $1.50 each will be made by this com- IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN pany. The company has devised a distinc- | tive box in which to distribute its products. Water and Sewerage. Comprehensive City Plan (Zoning). Hotels and Apartments. Bathing Pavilion. Airports—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County ‘and City Governments. Not all knocks are boosts—how about those in your car? Another debunker has discovered that the waters of “the beautiful Danube” are dirty yellow in color. Public servants of the people, who break their necks to hold their jobs, will tell yu, confidentially, that they are woe- fully underpaid. | Nothing that the government can do will preve a substitute for the effort of the individual. Rugged individualism is what | made America great, but this paternalistic administration is making us soft as mush. Key West congratulates Jacksonville on securing the southeastern airbase for which Miami and this city have been per- sistent contenders. That the island city has been designated as “second line of de- fense” is of great advantage. Since Key West is not the winner, it is always‘a good sport and takes second place with grace. The national debt nears 45 billion | dollars, the constitutional limit, and the | President wants the debt limit raised to 50 | billion. Congress is not “conforme” but doesn’t mind increasing the bonded in-| debtedness to unbounded limits. Isn’t a debt a debt no matter in what manner made? This is all confusing and beyond the average layman’s ken. The return of Puerto Rico to Spain is said to be one of the objectives of the Franco Nationalist. gevernment, according to a newspaper dispatch from San. Juan, which reports that islanders, returning from Spain, have revealed the plan. Well, if this is true, all that the United States | can say to General Franco is, “Come and | get it!” Cuba, too, once belonged to} Spain, why leave out the Pearl of the An- | tilles? “Not until business again gets on its | feet, functioning normally and confident of the future, will America be lifted out of the slough of depression,” Congressman | Louis Ludlow declared in fortifying his | opinion that the situation is as “clear as a | flag on a pikestaff,” and that “business | and industry are frozen with fear,” and | that “they need to be thawed out.” Lud- low charges that business is using alibis at the present time just because business | wants to be chummy again with the Ad-| ministration. We, in the United States, are too) trustful of the European nations. They | have made fools of us once before; can’t | we learn our lesson? As Senator Borah | stated a few days ago: “What they (the | democracies) are contending for is the} realization of their imperialistic scheme, | ‘and not the destruction of Naziism.” It | may be recalled that former President | “Wilson accused even France of “imperial-| ism,” right after the World War. Last | week Senator Borah went so far as to say that Chanceller Hitler had no “better friend” than England. It seems that the Munich pact proved that. i | and litter in cigar factories. On the inside of the lid a decorative map | shows Key West's general location with | reference to the mainland—and carries THE KEY WEST CITIZEN i seccceesescs e DEPRESSION FIGHTERS By MARIE CAPPICK Secdsesocccccoccosscssss. This is a story of thrift that is making a Key West couple fa- — mous. National newspapers are carrying stories of how Erskine Rolle and his wife Annie, down in Key West have fought and continue to fight Old Man De- pression. Here is the story: Seven years ago the Rolles came to Key West from the West Coast of Florida and invested their very small savings in a Piece of property on Thomas street near the corner of Eaton on which there were two small, old houses. The man and his wife, razed the structures, sal- , vaged the better timbers, bought Diversion of road funds to non-highway purposes often results In neglected and unsafe roads, and needlessly high taxes. Seven states have adopted constitutional amendments which prohibit diversion, re- quiring al! automotive taxes to be used solely for making better and safer roads. Movements for the adoption of similar amendments are now under way In about a dozen states where road funds are misappropriated. THOSE WHO PLOW IN THE SEA By DARIO GARCIA the four words, “Made in Key West”. The | company will present the cigars to smokers ‘| thteuzh 40,000, retailers. Thus ‘Made in | Key .West” will again become’ familiar words every whére. It is good advertising | for the city and’good publicity for the company. According to officials of the company Key West never has lost prestige as a cigar manufacturing center, even though the city did lose the industry. Now, it seems, other cities that absorbed the Key West industry are losing caste with the cigar trade. Cheap operators have been putting out cheap cigars to the detriment of those communities. ‘ It is a trite truism to state that Key West never produced a cheap cigar, if by “cheap” ® meant a cigar . of inferior quality regardless of price. The words “Made inKey West” connote quality, in the opinion of officials of the Key West- . Havana Cigar Company; so the company is plannifig a broad production program in this city where the climate is still superior to any othér’in the United States for their operations. As one mears of creating demand for its product, the Key West-Havana Cigar Ccmpany is preparing to make the plant a visitor showplace. Visitors will be -wel- comed in a comfortable lounge. Men will be handed cigars and women flowers or other souvenirs. A uniformed, well-in- formed guide will take them through the plant. Each operative in the plant will be uniformed. Each will be clean and healthy, for all employes must pass phy- sical examinations. The plant will be spotless, the floor free of the usual debris The whole picture will be irrefutable proof the cigars are produced under sanitary conditions in a sanitary plant. The Citizen believes this is a smart and farseeing program that will enhance the value of the words—“Made in Key West.” TRYING TO REGULATE OTHERS eas The human race is made up of a great variety of individuals, whose cus- | toms, thoughts, ideals and manners vary | to an amazing degree. Consequently, it might be a good idea for those interested in improving the race to realize that it cannot be done by pre- scribing one mold to which all persons must conform upon penalty of destruction. There are people who like reading while others prefer dancing, some prefer religious cremonies while others yearn for solitude and so or the conflicting ideas of what is desirable might be listed. The widely prevalent conception of the “right life” that includes rigorous per- | secution of non-conformists will not add much to the improvement of the race. The past history of the world, we believe, bears out this observation. However, since men and women like to regulate others there will always be a tendency on the part of majorities to make minorities fall in line. a Every individual, in an ideal- com- munity, would be allowed to live his or her own life, according to individual con- science, with the sole proviso that no one injure anther in such an existence. Ex- cept to meet the requirements of this pro- viso there is no excuse for the regulation of others, either by law, custom or the mass pressure of society. The “New Testament”, a pos- thumous book translated into many languages, has taken to; every corner of the hemisphere a! portrait of the odyssey and suf-| ferings imposed on our great re-: TODAY’s COMMON | ERROR Do not say. “Our mutual friend Mr. Brown”: say. “our friend in common”. TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE ‘a small supply of new lumber and built them a good, substan- tial, comfortable home, suffi- ciently large for their needs. Knowing the value of fresh vegetables, they set out a vege- table garden on the south side of their city lot, and in time they had a supply of fresh tomatoes, cabbages, potatoes, onions and ,string beans. The surplus was canned, thereby giving them fresh vegetables out of season. Another section of the lot was |given to fruit-bearing trees, which the following year pro- |duced oranges, grapefruit, and 'tangerines. A distinctive variety ‘of papaya from Panama’ was in- cluded in the. fruit | These produced more fruit than the Rolles consumed, so the sur- | plus was turned ino jams, jellies, deemer: Jesus, the Galillean, or; Cam you answer seven of these marmalades and other preserves. Jesus of Nazareth, as he was} generally called by his persecu-| tors and later crucified in Mount | Calvary; compelled to. carry the} cross in which he was to expiate | the crime of his preachings: Aj gospel of unity and brotherly | love throughout Jerusalem and | his praying to the Father n the! solitude of Mount Olive. ' Erich Maria Remarque, a young German soldier who survived the jlast world war, wrote a_ great book, “All Quiet On The Western | Front”. . lated into many languages, traces! in an agile manner the horrors {| and sufferings imposed on the] men who bravely struggled in; that ferocious fight, displayed in! the fields of Chateau Thierry, Verdun and other strategic points | of the great world war. The Ger- mans were advancing on Verdun jin a straight. line to capture Paris, and there conquer the goal of ambition of a man suffering’ | from senile dementia, while oth- ers were vigorously defending the liberty of the world. Blind and fiery mementos in a camouflage where all was a groan and dying flesh. _ Thereby showing the mothers, widows and orphans of Germany, the perils and dangers ‘cf another war, and vividly relat- ing how their beloved ones were sacrificed in holocaust to the am- bitious caprice of a man who was later repudiated and expulsed to exile by his own people. Those mothers, widows and orphans of Germany whose eyes were still! wet with the bitter tears of their weeping, took the law in their hands to punish the culpable: William II, Ex-Kaiser and Em- peror of Germany and Prussia, with the revolution of 1918. Very ironically; as the, days come closer to the commemora- tion of the week of passion of our! Savior, France recruits all her ,available men from 17 years of | age up, while En, and’ Russia ‘are’ likewise making preparatidn in order to be ready to attack the \ offensive of the Nazis in their lust for power and domination. The world at large in preparedness for the coming conflict busily manu- factures munitions, planes, battle-! ships, and the other weapons only | | useful for the destruction of man- kind and civilization in general. | Strangely these very same mothers, widows and orphans in Germany who twenty years ago saw the effect of the tragedy in | Sarajevo where Archduke Ferd- imand was assasinated by a stu- ‘dent making thereby a cause for Germany to enter as the powerful |source and represent the parties damaged; where their children, ‘adolescents, left their books and, studies to pick up the guns and! march to the front and perish for | | 2 cause they did not know what it was all about; are the same | who today incase Adolf Hitler in” a shrine of fanatical adoration | bowing: te his ‘degenerate ambi- | | tions and offer their children to | act as bis pawns and die just the! }same as Jesus of Nazareth did. Brera innocents shall carry the, masses and fight for a cause that) |Rever to meterialize and futile as. all wars. Can it be that the writ-/ | ings of the “New Testament” and” |All Quiet On The Western’ | useless as the efforts of those | plow in the sea? Key West, Fla, ‘This book also trans-| 5 test. questions? Turn to Page 4 for the answers For which state is “Pan- handle State” a nickname? What is the name for the main cabin of a ship? Where is the British crown colony of British Hon- duras? Name the director of inves- tigations, ment of Justice. Which two Presidents of the U. S. were born in the same city? What isa “round trip” or “roundhouse” in Pinochle? In which State is the Painted Desert? What is the correct pronun- ciation of the word litho- grapher? How many times was the great race horse, Man 0’ War defeated? What is a foundling hospit- al? i. 9. 10, eccececaseoecooosese® PIRATES COVE FISHING NOTES u S Depart- | ‘Chickens had their place in the |“farm” scheme and for their ‘care gave a bountiful supply of |fresh eggs. Bees were hived un- ‘der the fruit trees and they pro- | vided sweetness for tea or coffee |and for the preserves. Annie | Rolle knows how to make deli- |cious pralines, that in time will make Key West famous for coco- |nut pralines as the Louisiana pecan pralines made New Or- jleans famous. Visitors to Key West who have |read of the Rolles and how they. jare fighting the depression call ‘and express interest in the little “farm” and its owners. Seldom |does any visitor leave without | purchasing a jar or two of deli- ‘cious papaya preserve, guava jam, jelly or marmalade, or a glass of tomato preserve which is @ rare treat! Innumerable pic- ‘tures have been snapped of the | “farm.” Such a display of initiative plus ‘energy should receive whole- hearted. community support, for it not only relieves the tax- payers of the cost of an addi- tional family on relief; but is providing a civic attraction of nationwide interest. This is the answer to what Key West will do when the re- lief stops. Call at 413 Thomas eoecccecoooneoeee, treet and learn from Erskine Ten-year-old Dan Leary, West Orange, N. J., caught a 48-Ib. kingfish. Mr. and Mrs. Keith Owen, Terre Haute, Indiana, fishing with Capt. Thomas Moore on the “Mocassin”, brought in a 25-lb, jewfish, four 25-lb. barracuda, several grouper from 10-25 lbs. Prize catch—three 5-7 lbs. bone- fish. Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Leaty of, West Orange, N. J., with their sons, Dan, Jr., Barrett ad Tommy, fishi ith Capt. Earl Mc-! Quaide on’ Vellela for the past week, brought in two prize fish.: Mr. Leary landed a 48-pound} grouper and Dan, Jr., followed with a 48-pound kingfish. Dan, Jr., also landed a 14-pound bo- nito. Other fish included several and Annie Rolle how to fight the depression. peer mackerel, yellowtails and amber- jacks. Mr. and Mrs. C. Blackburn Mill- er of Yonkers, N. Y., fsihing on the Queen, brought in a 50-pound jewfish, seven-pound channel bass and one 20-pound kingfish. The Millers use only light tackle as all abeve were landed with 6 to 12 thread line. Fishing another day they returned to. camp with two bonefish weighing 4-6 pounds. BENJAMIN LOP! FUNERAL HOME Established 1885 DELIVERED DAILY EVERYWHERE ] TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1925 PEOPLE’S FORUM AGAINST BILLBOARDS pecially the approach to the bou Editor, The Citizen: I Al's Congratulations on your most interesting and umely editorial “The Billboard Beautiful”. Yes, Mr. Ogden Nash's song. “Song of the Open Road”, is most appropriate. More business folks should take it to heart Cape Ccd, which I like to com- pare in growth with the coming future of Key West, has done away with all of its billboards and ,_ unsightly signs. The hotel and restaurant men of the Cape, with the Garden Clubs, started the ball rolling ty taking their own down. Of course you know sightliness due to worth camphor at the un- signs from 7 = - LOWEST mA LALh ee TRAVEL RATES! tr sto! LORIDA MOTOR|INES COCCCOCOO ESS S SSE S SESS SS SSSSS ESOS SSSSSSSOSSSSESESE®D For'TouristS R TOURIST Entertainment — Fishing — Accommodations MONROE THEATER Barbara Stanwyck—H. Fonda MAD MISS MANTON and OVERSEAS CAFE AND LODGE Robert Kent—Anne Nagel CONVICTS CODE Also — COMEDY-SHORTS PRIZE NITE TONIGHT