The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 8, 1939, Page 2

UTTER \——Bense-of g special election, PAGE TWO The Key West Citizen Published Daily Except Sunday By THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO. INC. Bb. P. ARTMAN, President an@ Publisher JOB 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 it or pot etherwise credited in this paper and the ld¢al news published here. SUBSCRIPTION RATES une Year . six Months Three Month: One Month Weekly ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application. SPECIAL NOTICE All reading-notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of vespect, obituary notices, etc. will be charged for at the rats of 10 cents a line. Notices for entertainment by churches from which @ revenue is to be derived are 5 cents @ line. The Citizen is an open foram and invites discus- sion of public issues and subjects, of local or general intersst but it will not publish anonymous communi- eations. f } 4 . Water.and Sewerage. I Comprehensive City Plan (Zoning). : Hotels and Apartments. | Bathing Pavilion. Anti-charterists would like to see the new charter end in chatter. ——— (MPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Airports—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Governments. Every community is constantly speak- ing of its leaders. How about the mis- Jeaders? A crisis is what happens when some alleged statesman shoots off his mouth ever an international hook-up. Travelers who have included the New York World’s Fair in their sight-seeing say itis gargantuan. That’s big enough. Many an advertisement fails to pro- duce results because somebody was trying to sell something for too much money. Ad- vertising isn’t to blame for every failure. The Indians of Canada could with propriety call Papa Dionne, the Great White Father, and that appellation still Would not overshadow that of George Washington, who was called the Father of Our Country, Miami Beach at its election Tuesday emphatically declared that it was satis- fied with the city-manager form of gov- ernment and was not willing to return to the mayoralty form. Incidentally, Miami Beach is one of the best regulated muni- cipalities in Florida, perhaps in the whole of the United States. Consistently for many years, The Citizen has advocated the city-manager form of government: for Key West but the professional politicians, eager to retain their sinecures, always managed to persuade the electorate against a change that might jeopardize their soft jobs. A few days ago this column noted: | “If you don’t know what a Murphy is, ask ‘a physician, a gardener or a printer. Each will give you a different answer, yet each will be correct. ley.” There have been requests for the answers and here they are: The phy- sician's answer is that a Murphy is “a de- vise for reuniting the two parts of the in- testine after completé division”; the gardener will say a Murphy is a spud or potato to you; the printer’s answer will be that a Murphy is manna from heaven in the form of a legal advertisement. Do you know of anymore? Many are puzzled why Senator Ward foisted upon Key West the unnecessary expense of a special election in the mat- ter of voting for a new city charter when a referendum submitted to the voters could have aceomplished the same purpose at the general eleetion in November. As it is, if the special election were not held the new charter would have become automatically an accomplished fact and in that ease the antagonists would have had no voice and that would have been an undemocratic procedure. The people should have the tight at all times to. express.themselves for or against matters that affect them poli- —Hieally:. This could have been done at the ' this: country. That sounds like a Rip- |. — NEW NAVY YARD ACTIVITY Naval authorities have asked for bids for the repair and rejuvenation of the wa- ter distilling plant at the navy yard. The contract for the work is scheduled. to get under way by July 1. In keeping « with navy tradition the officers at the yard have nothing to say when asked the purpose in reopening the distilling plant. Higher naval authorities at Charleston navy yard and at Washington have given no indica- tion of the idea ‘back of their decision to resume operation of the fresh water dis- tilling equipment here. Naturally the:bare report that the plant was to be rebuilt for operation has given rise to the hope in official eircles and among our citizens generally that this step is a preliminary move toward eventual re- opening of the entire naval station. Re- -sumpfion of these activities means so much to Key West that such hopes are bound to develop. When the yard was placed on the inactive list some years ago it threw a large-number of civilian employes out of work and cost the city an annual payroll | of several hundreds of thousands of dollars. Then, too, a large navai payroll\here was eliminated, with the result that our work- rhen and our businéss activities suffered. } These losses were one of the blows that | lead to Key West’s economic collapse. Although it is not clear yet why the navy department is preparing to re- juvenaté the distilling plant, it seems im- probable the government would spend so much money without some sound and con- structive purpose. The work of rehabili- tating the plant will give employment to some of our workmen, but that would be a | mere drop in the bucket compared to the volume of employment that would follow reopening of all the naval station activi+ ties. It may be that the distilling plant is needed to supply water to naval vessels en route to Puerto Rico and Panama in con- nection with increased operations there ; so it is advisable for our citizens not to be over optimistic about this new develop- ment. We all hope that the government has determined to utilize the naval facili- ties here. Many millions have been spent developing those facilities. It would seem the height of folly to buid new naval works at points farther away from our Central American defense nerve centers when cer- tain facilities are available here as soon as they are modernized and rehabilitated along the lines to be followed at the dis- tilling plant. © WELCOME BRITISH VISITORS For the first time in the history of England the reigning King and Queen have left the British Isles to visit a dominion across the seas and to leave the confines of the empire to pay a friendly visit to the United States, It goes without saying that the rulers of the British Empire will receive a warm welcome when they step across the Cana- |. dian border and-become guests of the United States. This is as it should be. There was a time when an announce- ment that the King and Queen would visit the former colonies would have-been the occasion for lurid outbursts of fervid ora- tory on the part of some of the people in Fortunately, that day has passed and the visit of the sovereigns bring with it nothing but the best wishes of the people of this democracy, who begin to understand the way the royal establish- ment works in England. WARNING: POLITICS AHEAD! The strategists are now laying their plans for the presidential campaign of 1940 and practically every public act and declaration takes ona political implica- tion. i rer About a year from now, the air will be filled with alarms as members of our dominant political parties denounce each other. The country will be doomed “un- less,”* ete, and etc. ‘ It is just as well to warn people a full year ahead that every presidential cam- paign develops the same symptoms.of the utter collapse of civilization. It is re- freshing, however, to observe that, follow- ing elections, regardless of whether Demo- erats or Republicans win, the nation seems. to live and progress, : re- It lias been well said and it bears peating: “There is not enough wealth Sgeneral election and the city saved the ex-; the world for every man’s greed, but there Poet is enough for every man’s-need.”” - THE KEY WEST CITIZEN “OUR FELLOW DRIVERS | have a right to change my mind,—haven't 12" | | Travelers Safety Serviee | DAYS GONE BY | } | Happenings Here Just 10 Years’ Ago Today As Taken From — | The Files of The Citizen’ H An outboard motor boat wee |is scheduled to be held some time HARVARD APPRECIATES | f | } i | Museum of Comparative. Zoology At Harvard Callege * Cambridge, Massdchusetts Mr. L. P. Artman,: | Editor, Key West Citizen, Key West, Florida, Dear Mr. Artman: DAILY QUIZ Can you Answer seven of these ~ Test Questions? Turn On which’ coast of Africa is * the Republic of Liberia? 2. How many sides has a hexa- * gon? 3. What is the name of that branch of * farming con- cerned ‘with the produc-| tion of milk and its prod- ucts? Which Canadian city was first visited by the King and Queen of England on their visit to North Amer- wo fea? Into which sea does the Danube River empty? ~ What is the correct pronun- ciation of the word insu- late? For what government agen- cy do the initials N.Y.A. stand? What is the best conductor of electricity? What is the national game of Scotland? Is polygamy legal anywhere in the United States? 8. 9, 10. SCOCSSOOSESCCOSESOSOCCCOR WHO KNOWS? (See “The Answers on Page 4) | LPeewevoegvousoucoognese 1. Has the’ RF.C. made a profit? 2.. How many small business-- es are inthe U. S.? ’ 3. What percentage of con- |tomorrow in the channel off the! 1 Wish to let you kriow that the ‘cerns go out of business yearly? | waterfront between a number of |eraft, which have been promised entrance by their owners. Details of the race have not been work-' }ed out as yet, but the contest, |the day. but the exact time has! not been fixed. All interested in | the event are incited to assemble on the waterfront and watch the {speedy craft as they maneuver | will be put on some time during s Faculty and Staff of the Harvard University Museuni have learned with tremendous. pleasure and satisfaction that the Bill protect- | ing the deer found on the lower Florida Keys has been passed and From personal _ investigation, | made this year, I know that there | are enough of these animals still | in existence so that, with protec- | tion, they may become again as abundant as they were years 4. Have savings . increased during the depression? 5. Will the food stamp idea be to Rochester, N. Y.? 6 How many “diving bells” Phas the’ U. S. Navy? %. When did the S-4 sink; how many lives were lost? : Why does the proposed fortification of the Aland Islands concern European powers? 9. When did Dr. Townsend be- |for place, and race up and down the harbor for the honors of the | aay. | R. B. Austin, addressed the city | }ecouncu at the .regular meeting} priation of $50U to take care of a ‘part of the expense of enter-}| taining the members of the At- |Jantic Coastal Highway Associa- | tion, who will be the city’s guests} jduring the proposed convention, | | which it is proposed will be held’ jin this eity June 21 to June 26.) |It'was ordered that the required | jamount to be contributed and be) available when the funds become necessary. F. H. Ladd also ad-| dressed the board along the samé lines and stressed the import- }ance of having the highway as-| |sociation members assemble in| |Key West for their annual con-| | vention. “We believe in newspapers as! an advertising medium”, is the | statement by George R. Hilty,) publicity and advertising man} |cor the Florida Power and Light Co. “The newspaper reflects” as | a mirror through its advertise-/ ments and news columns the; face of the community. A well organized community with an excellent newspaper with well- constructed advertising is a tre~} mendous asset to any city”. | At the) Editorial Comment: present rate of+improvement the | beautiful lawn surrounding the county court house will soon be-| come a most admirable example | jot the city’s scheme. Miss Marjorie Clarice Pinder, | daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wal- lace Pinder, and James E. Lane, engineer of the . ferry steamer | Flagler, were married here yes-/ terday. Rev. L. Munro perform-/ ed the ceremony. ‘The newly-| the home of the groom in Gaines- | APE é tm beautification | cjer weds left over the highway for ae Your part in bringing about is appreciated by natural-| ists all oyer the United States.” | The Key Deer is absolutely} unique and no other one of the! various races of the so-called ferentiated and, at the same time, | has such a restricted range. This | is an animal of the greatest pos- | sible zoological interest. } Congratulations © and thanks for what you have Sincerely yours, THOMAS BARBOUR, | Professor of Zoology and Director | of University Museum. June 5, 1939. many | done. | coccoce| “oday’s Birthdays eeore e eee) Dr, Louise Stanley, chief of the! of Agriculture, born | Tenn., 56 years ago. U. S. Dept. at Nashville, Frank Lloyd Wright of Spring Green, Wis. famed American! architect, born at Riohland Cen-! ter, Wis,, 70 years Ago. | oe | U. S. Senator Robert F. Wag-| many, 62 years ago, fg Z Charles B, Henderson’ of Ne- vada, member of thé, Board of Directors of the R:F.C., born at San’ Jose, Cal., 66, years ago. Rev. Samuel S. "Marquis of| Bloomfield Hills, Mich. noted ‘gyman, born at Sharon, Ohio, 73 years ago. is Clarence H. Dé)\Mar, New England Marathon runner, born} at Medina, Ohio, 51’Years ago. | aeveecaseseoooes this gin to organize the old-age Re- Yolving Pension idea? 10; Have -~ silygr’} certificates. been: issued against the _ silver that the Government owns? last night asking for an appro-' White Tailed Deer is so well dif-| Gents Without Whiskers s Will Tell World Why (Hy Anavemted Perens) : HELENA, Mont.. June 8.—Un- social gents who fajl to take an active part in Butte’s whisker growing contest are going to wear their punishment. on their lapels. They'll be tagged, like traffic law violators, with labels of four varieties: 1. My wife won't let me. 2. My sweetheart won’t let me. 3. I ain't able. 4. I'm plain ornery. The whiskers are a feature of | Dept. of Home Economics in the| yontana’s Diamond jubilee cele- bration. Ferdinand Romps Alone In Early Morning Hours CLEVELAND, June 8=-Four a. m. Cleveland’s large public }ner of New York, born in Ger-| auditorium is a vast sea of dark-. ness. Then a dim light glimmers in a far-off corner and the strains of “Ferdinand the Bull” come rollicking through the air. It’s Fred Frey, the piano tuner, who works orf the auditorium’s nine pianos in the quiet early morning hours. And when “Ferdinand” comes rolling out, it’s a sign Frey’s task is completed. It’s the only piece he knows. wate erases — THY Ir TODAY — The Favorite In Key West STAR * BRAND seeseseasonsscceterseves THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1989 SOSSOOSSSOS DOSS HOO SSSSSETESEoODCCCOCOLOESEe THE OVERSEAS HIGHWAY “ iy M, B. CHEANEY in The Florida Title News i SCCSSSCOOTTETOS COSCO SESOE |. We have right here in Florida jone of the new wonders of the | world, and every Floridian should \see this marvel of modern engi- | neering. Driving from Miami to Key | West is an experience that you | will not soon forget. You leave |Miami on a_ splendid \highway |passing through a prosperous re- | gion of small towns, and produc- | tive groves and farms, to the lit- tle city of Homestead. South of Homestead you cross a weird, flat land which is called “prairie” and which looks like waste land but will raise good crops at low water. When you leave the mainland and pass over Card Sounds on \the half-mile long wooden bridge you get the first intimation of the wide waters that you will cross |on the trip. Soon you are on Key Largo, the !largest of the island chain, 32 miles long, productive of limes, melons and tomatoes. Crossing | Pavernier Creek, you are on Plan- | tation Key. Next you cross Snake | Creek to Windley’s Island with its quarries of “Key Rock”, now | very much if demand on account of the extensive building pro- gram on the East Coast. Over another bridge and you are on Upper Matecumbe. Here a beautiful monument stands | guard over a crypt where rest at last the bodies of many of those who were taken unawares by the |°35 storm, whieh destroyed* the railroad and gave the islands a highway. |. Another bridge! Off to the \right you seé Lignum Vitae Key, | where gun-runners once took on supplies for’ Cuban revolution- lists. Then Lower Matecumbe and here, at Marathon, the road | takes you through the arches that once bore thundering trains and |you come to Long Key. | Over Grassy Key, the Crawl \tried in other cities, in addition Key and Key Vaog the road now Seeceescesesesseosesesees Gulf of Mexico, and for nearly a mile you travel high above the most entrancing panorama of the trip. . Across Spanish Channel, the Spanish Harbor Keys, and you | have come to Big Pine Key,,pecu- |liar for its Caribbean pine forest jand abundant fresh water. Here for a while you leave the old rail- way right-of-way and proceed over the former county road, now | @ state highway. | Torch Key, Ramrod, Summer- land, Sugarloaf. Saddlebunch, \ Geiger and Boca Chica Keys are crossed in. rapid succession, and ‘then you come to Stock Island: Here you find a golf course and | the Botanical Gardens. Crossing }oné more bridge you are in Key | West, an island one by four miles in area. You are 170 90 miles from miles farther Egypt. In Key West you will find a friendly city, interesting from an historical standpoint, with an Old !World atmosphere. The food and ithe night spots will attract you, ‘and you may enjoy them both | without regret. | There is a toll on the Overseas ‘Highway of $1 for car and driver, ‘and 25 cents for each passenger. This is the only added expense for driving over a road that could !not be duplicated for $50,000,000. | Can you afford to miss it at these prices? i\QUICK RELIEF FROM , Symptoms of Distress Arising from ‘STOMACH ULCERS \pueto EXCESS ACID | Free BookTells of Home Treatment that Must Help or it Will Cost You Nothing , Over one million bottles of the WILLARD TREATMENT have been sold for relieiof miles from Miami, Havana, and 375 south than Cairo, runs and’ you have come to the jhq famous long bridge. ern wonder is seven miles long, and where it crosses Moser Chan- nel. the names of B, M. Duncan, jchief engineer, and Captain Ed. This mod- | Peor a ete., Acid. Sold on 15 days’ trial! Message”? which Sheeran, pioneer bridge builder, | | will be long remembered. Theirs’ | was the genius that split length- wise the 263-foot swinging draw, | while it hung on a pivot, widen- | led it to the twenty-foot roadway | it now is, did it without losing aj |tool, interfering with navigation, | or injuring a man. This is the) (lengest bridge across water in the, | world. |. Now. you eross Bahia Honda} 'Key and the most spectacular | part of the journey awaits you as! |the read mounts over the top of| the truss bridge which was only} | wide enough for the passage of a \railway train. Up you go by a | gradual ascent until you are six-| |ty-five feet above the the meet-| |ing of the Atlantic Ocean and’ the | | | | ij N Fan For the next few ‘ N . of fan, $9.95. N ¥ou may use this \ ° N : N . \ | a ten-inch Westinghouse Electric Oscillating Fan for only 95c down and $1.00 per month. Total cost 95 Westinghouse Ten-Inch Oscillating Fan One Week’s Free Trial without cost or obligation. 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