The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 10, 1939, Page 2

PAGE TWO The key Wrest Citizen | 1 cept inday By PUBLISHING CO. INC. ‘MAN, President and Publisher | JOK AL! + Assistant Business Manager Fre e Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets Po a Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monros County “Florida, as second class matter Member of the Associated | d Press is exclusively entitled to use | tion of all news dispatches crelited to ise credited in this paper and also $s’ published here. ! SUBSCRIPTION RATES . | + known on application. | SPECIAL NOTICE s, cards of thanks, resolutions of | vary notices, etc. will be charged for at »f 10 cents a line. ! ntertainment by churches from which derived are 5 cents a line. an open forum and invites discus- es and subjects of local or general | it will not publish anonymous communi- | (MPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN | on an active basis. KEY WEST GETS SUPPORT Key West is getting an unsolicited volume of support favoring Representative Pat Cannon’s proposal for a $1,000,000 appropriation to bring the naval defenses here up to requirements. support is coming from Miami interests which, disappointed in the effort to land the proposed, southeastern navy air base for that area, are beginning to realize that THE KEY WEST The bulk of that | 0 whatever prosperity accrues to Key West | 350 | will react favorably in Miami. H Suppose Key West is made an auxil- | iary navy air base. Suppose that the navy those two proposals would mean a_ sub- j yard and the submarine base here are put | The consummation of , stantial civilian payroll, a well-paid naval | personnel in this city. The combination would create a volume of business not now enjoyed by our merchants and commercial | interests. Supply must follow demand. Where would the supply, or the bulk of | the supply, to meet this new demand come Water and Sewerage. Comprehensive City Plan (Zoning). Hotels and Apartments. Bathing Pavilion. Airports—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Governments. iui... radio. In case of an argument, you can at least show a clipping. The White House ielephone number | is National 1414—in case you want to talk | to the President. Reception not guar- anteed. American stocks tumbled again and Dillions of dollars lost. But vrhat is one speculator’s loss is another’s gain. Not a bad arrangement. The latest 3c postage stamps are ver- tical instead of perpendicular and _ elon- | gated, a picturization of the Trylon and Perisphere, the phallic symbol of the New | York World’s Fair. Mexico continues her program of ex- propriation and Uncle Sam_ continues. to reward the acts by his uninterrupted pur- chases of silver at higher than world mar- ket prices. That is a very profitable ar- rangement—for Mexico. The Murphy law expires June 9, 1939, cn which date all unredeemed land goes to the Internal Improvement board | for ownership and adrhinistration and the former owners are barred from attempts | to recover in the courts. There is talk to | repeal the law prior to June 9 and prevent | revision to the state agency mentioned. Brazil has forbidden the teaching of German and of foreign political ideas in places heavily populated by Germans. That’s not exactly democratic in principle but it’s giving the Teutons a taste of.their own medicine. The United States might | emulate the Brazilians in its conduct to- | ward those Germans in this country who, naturalized or not, profess and propa- ! gandize the ideology of Hitler. Those who are to become the victims of Representative Fapy’s legislative econ- | omy move say that it is a vindictive purge. | Well, Papy is a good democrat and he has | only listened to the voice of his master and | walked in his footsteps. In imitating | Roosevelt, Monroe County’s representative | y flattered the head of the demo- cratic party, and though the results may sot be flattering, they may prove flatten- ing. Senator Hodges has a plan to make | Monroe County a separate district, eli- | minating Lee, Collier and Hendry; a for- | mer state senator, Hunt Harris, used to | threaten to secede from the State unless | the legislature gave him what his con- | stituents wanted; the late Dr. Porter fa- vored converting Key West, which was | then nearly all there was to Monroe Coun- | ty, into a federal district, like the District of Columbia. While even the latter was proposed in a spirit of levity, nevertheless it is just what should be done with the is- land city in earnest. The government owns | nearly all of the best portions of Key West | anyway and it is practically a government | ward, why not form a federal district and make operative all the governmental proj-_ ects now lying dormant! | | Southeastern Florida’s | trading and wholesale center. | Miami would stand to.benefit naval development program in Key West.‘ | Not alone would the wholesalers of the | Miami area benefit. | on an active status. | ple of Key West, | from? The answer is obvious—from: Miami, most important Ins short, from any All businesses, recreaticn and amusement enterprises there would bnefit from a Key West naval base Put sufficient money into the pockets of our civilian popula- | tion, let the navy place its well-paid of- ficers and men in sufficient numbers here, and Miami would become the periodical mecca of hundreds of buyers and vaca- tionists. Miami’s business interests would be large beneficiaries from any new buy- ing power created in Key West. Nearly every businessman and _ tax- payer in Key West will come in for a share of any prosperity created by a proper and needed development of the. naval facilities here. They have a’ selfish interest in -pro- moting the campaign to bring this about and naturally they are supporting Con- gressman Cannon in his fight for an ap- propriation that would put new life into Key West. Knowing these faets, the peo- according to. surveys made by The Citizen, will appreciate and formally thank the interests of Miami that have now come to the aid of this almost- forgotten community. HOMES FOR ALL It was just before the World War that we purchased reliable autos for less than $500. It had been predicted in about 1904 that such an inexpensive means of transportation would come to pass. You can well imagine the denials and the dis- belief that such a rumor would cause among a doubting public. To think of an auto within the reach of most everyone— impossible! Experts agreed it could not be done, but we did it. Who of us in Key West who do not know or have not seen the prefabricated . houses that are going up throughout the country? These*houses are offered for | rent at $10 and $15 a month. The various ections of the houses are built in factories | and are put together easily by unskilled We hear of a quan- | labor in a few hours. tity production house built of glue and wood. Today, they build you a house while you wait. But consider the price you would have to pay if only one car was manufactured at a time. Why not put house production on a vast basis? There are skeptical minds, but we shall wait and see if the outcome is not most satisfactory. We may live to see the day when a small community will be built at one time. HERE’S A GOOD IDEA! This will sing the praises of the of- | ficials and police of Danville, Virginia, “who have launched a campaign against motorists who press the buttons of their strident automobile horns unnecessarily. Policemen, it is reported, watch: es- pecially for drivers caught in lines of traf- fic who immediately blow their horns the moment‘the green light appears. More- over, they keep ‘an eye on the impatient | motorist who, when he has nothing else | | to do, delights in blasting the air with the | full output of his horn. This is a good piece of work. all |- CITIZEN KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY Happenings Here Just Ten Years Ago Today As Taken From The Files A resolution endorsed by the local Chamber of Commerce in regular session yesterday recom- mended that the city council grant the franchise to J. S. Mer- ril and associates for the instal. lation of a system in Key West for the distribution of distilled water to be provided by the salt water condensing plant, provided that the franchise does not pre- clude the city from granting a similar franchise to others who may be able to furnish fresh wa~ ter from other sources at a lower price and provided said franchise requires the installation of said {system and completion within a reasonable time. The directors discussed plans for the @nter- ‘tainment of delegates to the an- nual convention of the Florida ;Commercial Secretaries Associa- ‘tion, which will convene in Key | West June 9 to 11. Submarine S-4, which left for |the north some time ago after | Successful tests with the Mosmen “lung” and is now at New Lon- don, Conn., is shortly to be trans- ferred to another point to under- take a different series of tests. Diving bells with closed escape jchambers are to be used in the proposed experiments, which are {to be made under entirely differ- ent conditions, which are expect- 4 ted to be more severe than those which were concluded in Key West waters several weeks ago. The result of the new series of experiments are to be watched by practically the same officers who had charge of the experi- ments at Key West. Editorial Comment: Again Key West has gone more than two | weeks without a death in the | white population of the city. Can any other city of* its size in the world show such a record? All those who wish reserva- tions at the card party Friday | night at the Knights of Columbus Hut on Duval street are request- j;ed to phone 158 and be assured | the reservations will be set aside. The approaching annual flow- er show at Thomasville, Ga., will be attended by Mrs. Norberg ; Thompson, Mrs. Millington Mayo | White, Miss Minnie Porter Har- |ris, and her mother, Mrs. W. Hunt Harris. Four of the party | willbleave over the highway next Tuesday morning, and at Talla- |hassee will be joined .by Mrs. Harris. Miss Ccra_ Belle © Bilberry, | daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith, and George Gibson were }married last evening at-the home of the bride’s parents on Eaton |. street. ‘The ceremony was per- |formed by Rev. Raymond But- | man, pastor for the First Congre- - | gational church. | The entertainment given last | night at the High School audi- We | hope the practice spreads throughout the | United States and that -indiscriminate users.of automobile horns will be fined un- til they learn better. Of The Citizen torium under the auspices of the girl scouts and directed by Mrs. George F. Archer, was declared a complete success. There was a large crowd in attendance and each and every number on the program was well rendered. Mothers and wives of members of the Masonic Fraternity ané members of the Order Eastern Star were honor guests of the local Blue Loages’ and * Masonic Orders in Key West last night. A delightful Mother’s Day program, was rendered and delicious — re- freshments were served. WCRDS OF PRAISE Ciyde-Mallory Lines, Enroute for New York. Editor, The Citizen: fter having spent a delightful two in Key West I thought it might interest you, and your readers, to know what, during our stay, has particularly added to the enjoyment of my family and myself. First, I must pay tribute to your wonderful climate and to the sea bathing, which, between them, have restored a sick wife and a sick daughter to radiant nealth. After that, as an artist, I have greatly appreciated your Art Center, which is one of the best institutions of its kind I know. The cordiality of Mr. Morgan and his associates did much to make a stranger feel at home. In Key West the wealth of color and the variety of material for a painter, within a small ra- dius, is most unusual. The commandant of the Navy Yard was kind. enough to enable us to enjoy the bathing facilities of the Navy Yard, and there, too, conirbiuted greatly to-a’ pleasant The . hospitable many riewly made friends also makes us feel that we (must, sdmeday, make a return visit. The northerners, the Key West Flower Show was something which made a deep impression and. before I close, I must say a months attitude of LARGE CROWD AT _— REVIVAL SERVICES or the ghost town—she again! Important busines: moved away with all ished; happy homes business shops closed. But there were still a few timers that retained ther ing courage and they made a that somehow, someway, Ke West would live again. These brave men and women had Fai —Faith in God—Faith kind. They knew the pa dead, but iooking forward realized that somewhere ar the curve were better times Key West in 1935 was like sinking ship but the courage victims did not desert thes they did not take to the and leave their ship to tain destiny. No! They a prayer, and in a loud voi the entire world to hear said “We will work together repair this damage, send « SOS. We are sta though we fail—but not!” The distress signal wa swered by the Federal Au ties. Now the crowded hotels. : taurants, business shops and hap py homes are things to benoid This is an gxperience that has not been witnessed since f turn of the century. Key West has had about 64 230 persons to come beautiful Overseas High approximately 4200 by boa Ge TEE WEATHER Temperctu-e_ over word for the Key West Adminis- . tration, which was _ responsible for the publication of an un- usual booklet about your city, containing publicity material handled in an efficient and dignified manner and reproduc- tions, ter colors which should appeal to all visitors to your fine city. HARRY LEITH-ROSS. New Hope, Pa., April 7, 1939. COMMENDS EFFORTS Editor, The Citizen: Only a few short months ago I predicted that Key West would stage a comeback. x4 She has! Where once this city of beauty and charm was about to die, to ,be branded a “Forgotten City in color, of excellent wa- ; harm—thanks Faith And to the most those brave men and wom fought such a gallant b come out victoriow rom my heart, these them: “Well done, done!” word: my friends, wel ~ GENE W.G 433 W. Church St. Jacksonville, Fila Apiil 7, 1939. 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