The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 21, 1939, Page 2

PAGE TWO The Key West Citizen Sar Published Daily Except Sunday By THE CrriZEN PUBLIS! 1G CO. INC. L. P. AIXTMAN, President and JOE ALLEN, Assistant r 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 exclusivély entitled to use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or pot etherwise credited in this paper and also the ldtal news published here. SUBSCRIPTION RATES une Year aix Months Three Mon __Qne Month Weekly ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application. SPECIAL NOTICE ~ © All reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of | —-.espect, obituary notices, etc, will be charged for at the rate 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 forum and invites discus- tion of public issues and subjects of local or general snterast but it will not publish anonymous muni- rations. THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WILL always seek the truth and print it without fear and without favor; never be ufraid to attack wrong or to applaud right; always fight for progress; never be the or- gan or the mouthpiece of any person, clique, ~ faction or class; always do its utmost for the public welfare; never tolerate corruption or injustice; denounce vice and praise virtue. commend good done by individual or organ- ~iaation; tolerant of others’ rights, views and ~Qpinions; print only news that will elevate and not contaminate the reader; never eom- ™ pfomise with principle. {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. "Often thére is little capital in & cap= itatidea. : “*.--Key West is an odd name; it is an odd : vity‘and oddity attracts. = 2 =The really wise man learns. from - everyone, and everything. In some cases the most healthful ex- =ereise is to throw ip both hands. ==.°. ‘There are some people who don’t —eare who runs the government if only they sean “ride”’ it. ———Denmark has agreed not to attack —Gérwhany. Now, Key West must refrain *“Yrom slapping Miami around. é A statistician says most men are «broke at 65. He might have added. that + this is true at almost any age. * There are no changes of weather on ~ the moon, so there would be nothing to > talk about even if it were inhabited. No man living gives up power reluct- Sartly; and when wrested from him at one =telFswoop, the wound leaves a permanent sear, The Taft-Roosevelt feud is still on ‘and-may get tempestuous in 1940, It —Started ’way back in Bull Moose days, if = you remember. OLE The Key West Citizen notes, that > Sénator Truman says the charges against = Boss Pendergast of Kansas City are “‘pure = politics”—and the Island City paper cyn- Zieally questions, “Really pure?’’—Times- = Union. 9 After basking in the sunlight of the smiles of the queen of England, the sena- tors were in the mood to ¢ancel the British war debt had a vote been taken then and there. With her departure only the inter-, est is lost. As parents, our first obligation are to our children; as Americans, our first con- sideration myst be to our destitutes, and not to those of other nations. In this con- nection, nationalism, or patriotism, if you will, comes before race or creed, PASS THAT ZONING LAW! Republication by The Citizen of the Frank W. Lovering articles on the need for adequate zoning regulations in this city re- calls the fact that the state legislature has | passed and the governor has approved an act enabling Key West to adopt a zoning law. This action by the state THE KEY. WEST CITIZEN | legislature | was merely a step toward creation of zon- | ing regulations here. It is up to city coun- cil NOW to adopt a zoning ordinance, for such an enactment has been authorized under the legislative act. Some time ago council did pass a zoning ordinance, but that was an illegal action because there | was no state act enabling it. There should be no further delay in passing that ordinance. The Citizen knows of two homes that will be built the minute that ordinance is passed. Continued in- action by the city council will react against “THICKLY POP-\ ULATED AS Bi Noe 1T. WOULD HOLD ALL OF THE PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN » THE ROCKET FIRST SUCCESSFUL STEAM LOCOMOTIVE, WAS. BUILT IN ENGLAND IN 1829 the interests of the entire city, cost our un- | employed building trades business interests substantial money and_ will many other dwellings and buildings. sums .of How lack of a proper -zoning aw | hurts the entire city is obvious, Unregtrict- ed use-of private property depreciates the 1 value of adjacent properties. No man is willing to invest in a.new home or a han some commercial structure when he fe: his investment will be jeopardized by +: nearby dog house, a chicken coop or a rab- bit run. a hot dog stand? hotel next door to a fish house? | With very little effort the council can | direct the city attorney to prepare a new zoning ordinance, can direct the city clerk to read it once or twice in open session and then vote upon it. taking this imperative action? That is the question responsible property owners and prospective builders are asking. If the highway to the mainland was improved tomorrow, if Key West was def- | initely asured of an unlimited fresh water | supply the-day after tomorrow and if all the capital'for a large expansion program was available three days hence: the city would continue to stand still unti) zoning | ordinance is. passed,- ‘This ig a matter that requires the im- | me“ate attention of city council. pee CIVILIZATION IS A “TOUGH GUY” You know,-no doubt,-that civilization is “facing extinction”. We have it on no less than the word of several experts, who hold degrees from | institutions of learning, that war, with eco- nomic and political violence, will end what | we have laughinly referred to as modern culture. The funny thing about the situation is that for many years, for one reason or another, the experts have been seeing the finish of “civilization”. Whatever it may be, civilization seems to have many more lives than the proverbial cat and despite the tragic developments that worried ex- perts many years ago, modern pegple fancy that they have a fine civilization. ~ Whatever happens in the future, Alid many strange events may come tq pass, you need not worry about the destruction of civilization. What we admire may die, what we like to cherish may expire and all traces of what we adore may crumble into dust. Even so, civilization will still exist for the people who may be around to share it. Thousands of years from 1939 writers and speakers, who will know little or noth- ing about the Munich crisis, will tell the younger generation of their day that “civi- lization is facing extinction”. So it has been for many years and so it will be for many more. PHYSICS AND CHEAPER LIGHT Speaking of Physics recently, Dr. Ar- thur H. Compton, of the University of Chi- | cago, remarked that there was. consider- able room for improvement of the efficien- ey of electric lighting. se Now Physics to many people is an ex- ceeding opaque subject but if it can be used, even by a college professor, to cut cost of electricity for the average American it is possible that even he will see the light. Dr. Compton is of the opinion that the notable advances of the last generation have not ended progress in the line of ef- ficiency and that it may be possible, some day, to get ten times as much white light for a given expenditure, This is an illustra- tion of how the scientists, in their theore- tical advances, move fo the benefit of hu- man beings. Gao Who wants to live next door to | Who wants to build a | Then why the delay in| workmen and | retard construction of | TITANIUM THE WORLDS STEEPEST RAILWAY IS THE ROYAL GORGE NEAR CANON CITY, COL. IT RISES 1550 FEET AT A 45-DEGREE GRADE DAYS GONE-BY Happenings Here Just } | ° | en Years Ago Today As Taken | From The Files Of The Citizen | In a communication to ‘Whe! Criminal court convened for al Citizen, Mrs. Ruth Bryan ‘Owen, brief session this morning to} congress member. form this... dis- dri \w the regular jury venire for | | trict, calls attention to an aa a fr regular term, which wlil be-| cently passed by congress au’ - }gin next Monday. The former | lerect headstones over the graves!ing of the jury and was not ad- of soldiers who served in the Con-! journed until today. *federate Army and directing him | | to preserve in the records of the), |war department the name and} The County peg \burial places of all soldiers for | ate yesterday afternoon decided | jwhom such headstones are need- | to offer for sale $200,000 issue of | ed. Anyone desiring to make/redemption bonds, which was; japplication for one of the head-| validated at the term of the Seal |stones, says Mrs. Owen, may 'regisiature now closing. The! write her and she will look after! ponds will be sold and the pro- | [the matter. z jeeeds used to redeem | county | | Uniforms for the officers Fa | Coedangropkepcagaiges) = waa |members of the local Sea Scouts | highway construction, including | Ship are expected to arrive in) sn3) payments on the Vacas | |time for*them to be. worn on; stretch of the highway the | "|Jaly Fourth when the .organiza-' Ghose trail, | tion turns out. for great cele- | ~~ | Ferkee-e ype a H ie hg nN | planning. ie oO! + ns 2 |shipsis Lieutenant. Commander’ LOGAY S Birthdays ; George B. Graham, with Oscar/ Susoccocesecoces first mate and instruc-! ae aa : { . Daniel Carter Beard of Shuf- fern, N. ¥., boy scout leader, art- The Citizen is in receipt of ajist and author, born in Cincin- telegram from Mayor ceaer® A. |nati, 89 years ago. Curry at St. Petersburg, Fla..| x ! stating that he was successful in| Ralph Block, movie jucer, \having Key West named as. the |born at Cherokee, Iowa, 50 years city in which will be held the 89 ot next druggists convention ae |1930. William Enrish of Orlando jwas elected as president of the t@ Barbara, Cal., author, lorganization, which is known as|tanist, born in Chicago, #1 years; ithe Florida State Pharmaceutical 8°. | | Association. a : a ! | Editorial Comment: i , Je West did not have the purest, ment, born at Alma, Wis., salt water along thr, coast, the | Chicago aquarium would not go) 600 miles out of the way to get}. Dr. Norman L. Bo it. © | Universi of Chicago, Tutt tepals Commissioners| 1. ELGIUM COMBINED.., BERYLLIUM NEARLY 40 OF THE 92 KNOWN ELEMENTS ARE USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF FORD. CARS TODAY’S COMMON ERROR Do not say. “We extend- ed an invitation to Mr. Brown to sit on the pan- el"; say. “proffered”. DAILY QUI Test Questions? Turn to Page 4 for the Answers How many time zones are there in the United States proper? What body of water sepa- rates France and Eng- land? What is entomology? Name the Polish ambassador to the United States. How many Presidential Electors is the District of Columbia entitled to? .What. is the full name of Joe Louis, . the world’s heavyweight b o x-i-n g champion? . What is the correct pronun- ciation of the world elixir? . Are seals fish? . On which continent. are the j 10. Andes Mountains? In law, what is the name for a formal written accusa- tion of crime against a person, presented by a grand jury? Donald Culross Peatti€‘ot at Subserive to The Citizen—200 bo- | weekly. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1939 SSSeQoccoRegeseccoeneces | Placing of a span of a new! | steel bridge at Florence, Ala.,! | was delayed during several days | of rainy weather because it was | half an inch too short. Finally ithe sun came out and the heat, ‘of its rays expanded the span soj it could be bolted in place. General John J. Pershing, who | was so ill a couple of years ago} |that a funeral train had ‘been’ | arranged for him, recently made; ‘his second trip to France since | that occurrence, and’ is reported to be “very well.” He will be H™=s a hint for perennial. pic- | 79 in September. nickers. Keep a supply of ; canned unsweetened Hawaiian pine- apple juice on hand for the picnic basket. This golden juice pressed from sun-ripened Hawaiian pineap- ples has just the right tang and zest to appeal to outdoor appetites.) ether you are picnicking in the’ cool shade of a mountain retreat, on the sands of a sunswept beach, or merely under the apple tree in your own backyard, pineapple juice Home run history was made |on June 6, when the New York Giants scored five homers in the ;fourth inning of a game with | the Cincinnati Reds, the greatest number ever made in a single jinning by a major league team. |The Giants had a total of seven home runs for the game, which will answer the beverage question Fea 2 to 3. , this summer. ey won, 17 to {_ Garry the cans in the picnic bas- ket if you are picnicking beside a stream. Place the unopened cans in the stream to chill while the picnic basket is being unpacked. When the juice is cold, shake the can, pierce two holes in the top and Successors of the tea merchants whose. cargo was tossed into the sea at the Boston Tea Party in | 1773 are still doing ne ging at. the company’s old stand in Cree- ; your beverage is ready to serve. church street, London. i If there is no outdoor refrigerator : i, , ; available at your destination pack Marriage statistics for Mis-/| the cans of pineapple juice in a ‘ sissippi during the last year show ' bucket filled with ice, or chill the ‘some notable extremes in the | fruit Juice in its can in your refrig- | ages of those licensed to wed. | ¢Tator at home. Just before jeaving They include a-white man of, pour the ) Juice into thermos jugs. pi a Negro of % and paver Peccccescovcscccccecoece | other men above 80; a woman of | | 85, eight others past 70; 185) a FRANCISCO | girls of 18; 49 of 14, and five of °°° eonesecesssavece ‘only 13 years of age. {Franciico, lived on a narrow | | et— An eagle swooped down and!A street where poor folk dwell; | attacked Dorothy Stallings, 13, | There was a blue sky overhead, ;at her mountain home near And sometimes a sunbeam fell. Cumberland, Md., _infligting se-| ; ’ vere scratches on her head be-| Francisco played |fore her screams frightened it} tunes ; away. The bird was later killed ; Upon an old guitar, | by the girl's father after it had And in a weak and trembling | settled in a nearby field. | voice He sang of lands afar. little tinkling Varnelle Plastow and Anna Holstead, co-eds at Louisjana Francisco’s tunes came tumbling Tech, engaged in a formel pie! down throwing duel over the former’s! With tangled bits of song, |disparaging remarks about the! From a balcony where he sat all \latter’s, literary style. Miss Hol-; day |stead at a signal proceeded to Blind to the passing throng... . plaster Miss Plastow, and wes! MARIE CAPPICK. jdeclared the winner. |man fled, dropping, the snake, | | which police killed. It was non- |. An Alabama physician testi-! poisonous. |fied before a Calhoun county; SCRERT LGR Tce grand jury that when he returned | Eases An gry Ite home one night recently he found | itch tortured skin that needs a strange man in his pantry.| For When told to get out, the in-| Co Sy emt ints |truder advanced, holding a 5-| ing of Eczema, ‘Rash: Tetter, Ring- foot snake at arm’s length, and en ere. Scalp, Between Toes, 4 . loney back if je bottle dos |the doctor retreated. Then the| fet satisfy. Sold everywhere. izing the secretary of war” to|term was held open for the draw-!Can you Answer seyen of these| | PIGEON KEY | THE VACATIONISTS’ PARADISE 52 Miles North of Key West on Overseas Highway H DRIVE DOWN RAMP FROM SEVEN MILE BRIDGE | Reasonable Rates Fishing Meals Lodging Bar j Special Rates Thursdays Through Weekends | GEORGE G. SCHUTT, Manager ? | Phone: Pigeon Key 1 P. O. Marathon, Fla, | Highway Tolls $1.00 Car and Driver, $.25 per Passenger |... OVERSEAS TRANSPORTATION CO. INC. Fast, Dependable Freight and Express Service MIAMI and KEY WEST ALL POINTS ON FLORIDA KEYS —between— MIAMI AND KEY WEST TWO ROUND TRIPS DAILY Direct Between Maimi and Key West LEAVE KEY WEST DAILY (except Sunday) 1:00 o'clock A. M. arrive Miami 7:00 o’clock A. M. 8:00 o’clack A. M. arrive Miami 3:00 o'clock P. M. LEAVE MIAMI DAILY (except Sunday) 1:00 e’clock A. M. arriye Key West 7:00 o'clock A. M. 9:00 o'clock A. M. ‘arrive Key West 4:00 o'clock P. M.