The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 9, 1939, Page 2

PAGE TWO -- She Key West Citizen Puvtishea Dany Bxcdpe Sibany By TRE CITIZEN PUBLISHING Co. INC. L, P. ARTMAN, President and JOE ALLEN, Assistant Business Meneger ad From The Citizén Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets ~Only Dally Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County ithtered at Kéy West, Florida, as vesinels elass matter Member of the Associa he. Associe¢ed Press is: excluat . ray ‘entitled to for Mepen jcation of all aie a itches ereaited to to it on get therwise.ci is paper ani the ital news ptiblish % SUBSCRIPTION RATES Une Year . six Months Three, Mont Dne Mont! Weekly - . ADVERTISING RATES _Made known on application. SPECIAL soe. s All reading hotices, fest ot lutions of sespect, obituary notices, ete., wil Ta e jarged for at the rate of 10 cénts a 1 Noticts for. eatprpalnspent by. chutches. trom which &@ revenue is to be derived are 5 cents a line. The Citizen is an open forum and invites discus- sion of public issues and subjects of local or general interest but it will not publish anonymous communi- eations. THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WILL always seek the truth and print it without fear and without favor: Hever be afraid 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 eorruption or injustice; denounce vice and praise virtue. commend good done by individual or ofgan- ization; tolerant of others’ rights, views and opinions; print only news that will elevate and not cojitaniinate the reader; never com- promise with principle. IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN . Water and Sewerage. Comiprehénsive City Plan (Zoning). . Hotels and Apartments. . Aitports—Larid: ahd Sea. . Consolidation of County and City Governments. The harder you work the more you enjoy your rest. Roosevelt and Farley have had their parley and now both are parlous. it’s about tite that Europe made up its mind to have a war or to keép thé | peace, _ Mail order houses may support the unemployed where their head offices are, but they aré doing nothing to help the sit- uation in Key West. It is not probable that Postmaster General Farley will go to bat for the presi- dent for the third time. The postman; we are told, only rings twice. > Séveral mofiths ago, President Roose- vélt firmly notified the CIO and AFL that they must make peace. It hasn’t been done; maybe the telephone was out of or- dér., Queipo de Llano; General Franco’s “radio general” and Andalusian com- manider, has béen removed by the gen- eralissimo, and it’s curtains with “Queipo, - te llamo.” : What we cali a successful invalid is one who is too sick to do any house-hdld duties, bit Well enough to drive ah auto- mobile, There are that kind right here in Key West. South Fiorida’s winds are so steady that PateAméricah Airways allow 30 mindtés for the ttip from Midi to Key West and 45 minutes for the trip back irom Key West to Miami—Eustis Lake Region. Parking meters have one redeeming feature; they fill people with an aversion = to all of slot mathines.—Key West — Citizen, e Lake Region will try to keep all forms of slot 7 og out of Eustis.— The Lake Region, Eustis. ; Staté highways and ‘State Seenié beaiities neéd protection from unsightly vay is conternéd the Womén have. re mn of the legislature legally gra@hted. Now the ould be made to ao theif aay in. APPEAL THIS DECISION! | biaw in the fight to effect her éeondihic rehabilitation. The division of engineers, United States Army, has réported tiifavor- West intracoastal canal. It is held by the engineers that the sufficient to warrant the cost and that the néw Overseas Highway and the steamship sense. Entirely overlooked in the feport of the engitiéers, so far as Key Weésters have beén informed, was the neéd for a deeper watefway for yachts and small éraft of all kids. What is actually sought by the Chamber of Commerce is a five-foot chan- nel from Bahia Horida to Key West. This depth is regarded as sufficient for yachts Atlantic and the Straits, The fact that the intracoastal canal extends only as far as Bahia Honda has of Key West as a haven for small yachts- men.’ Untold numbers of yachts do hot come to Key West now because they are forced at Bahia Honda to take the outer channel. Relatively few of the pleasure craft annually coming to Florida waters follow the ship lanes. They prefer the in- | tracoastal waterway, with its quiet waters, its matchless scenery and its unquestioned safety. Many léss worthy projects have been approved and undertaken with approval of the United States Army Engineers. Florida” congressiotial delegation favors extetision of the canal to Key West. Con- gress directed the army engineers to sur- | véy the project and make a report. Why did the engineers approve extension of the canal from Miami.to Bahia Honda? Why did the work stop at that point? It is éx- actly in the middle of nowhere. It would | cost no more a mile to extend the canal | from Bahia Honda to Key West than it did from Miami to Bahia Honda. Extension ofthe canal to Key West is a vital project in this city’s improvement program. The Chamber of Commerce should appeal from the decision of the division engineers a8 quickly as possible. Apparently the division engineers are laboring under the impression that Key West wants an eight-foot channel to this city,as originally requested. The matter should be untangled at once. A five-foot canal is regarded as sufficient: Let’s get it. ACCIDENTS CAUSE 94,000 DEATHS Every year the National Safety Coun- cil issues a statistical year-book, Accident Facts, which tells the story of losses caused by accidents in the United States. In 1938, there were 94,000 deaths, 8,- 900,000 injury casés arid “direct costs” of $3,300,000,000—tthe toll of accidents in twelve months. The death toll in 1938 was eleven per cent below the figures for 1937, with .a major portion of thé decline attr utable to fewer fatalities from motor vehicle ac- cidents. It is also interesting to see that the ac- cident death rate for children continues to decline, thus following the trend since 1929. This is probably the result of ef- fective accident-prevention work and; also in patt, to increased alertness on the part of children who are becoming aware of the dangers that confront. them. STATES AND TRADE BARRIERS Trade barriers between thé States, it is reported, are diminishing. This is a good sign. The prospetity of the people of thé United Statés has béen attributed, in a large degree, to the free- dom of commercial intercoursé that has featured the growth of the nation. “While the nation has adopted a high tatiff policy to ihterferé with trade be- tween it and OtHef nations it has advocated a free trade policy within its bounds. That such a record may be inconsistent does not appear to be 4 handicap to its operation. ues Sas | Key West has péen dealt andther ably on the Chamber of Commerce’s re- ; quest for improvement of the Miami-Key | commercial use of the canal would not be | and fishing boats. Vessels of greater | draft can safely redch Key West via the Been a factor in retarding the developmént | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN lifies touching here are more than suffi- | fess cient to serve Key West in 4 commercial \¢ CAUGHT IN. THE MIDDLE From, The Files A party of perhaps more than | }200 Ciiban Rotarians fre expect- | jedto arrive on the afteynooi of} | August 23 at Key West en route to Miami. The number will in- clude meitibers of the Rotary jélubs throughout Cuba did thé \pilgrimage to Midmi will be n.ade to formally present a mag- |nificent flag to the Rotarians of | Miami in reciprocation of the sim- | honor accorded the Cuban. Ro- |tarians by the Miami organization |some time ago.. Through Jorge |R. Ponce, ‘local Cuban consul, the Rotary Club in Key West is ex- | tending an invitation. to the visit- ing Cuban Rotarians to spend | way to Miami and Mr. Ponce has sent the invitation to the Cuban | Rotary committee and if a fav- orable reply is received plans will be made to entertain the vis- itors royally here on the night of August 23, Mr. Ponce stated: Decorations and other honors of the Red Cross of Cuba have been conterred on Cuban Consul Jorge R. Ponte in view of. ser- vicés voluntarily reridered thé or- ganization from time to time, and jhe has been designated an of- fiter of the third rank in_ the | National Chapter of Cuba. “I ap- | preciate this is much as any other |honor whieh has been bestowed jon me” proudly said the consul as he displayed the beautiful cer- tifieate the Cuban Red Cross had} serft, beatitifully framed. Similar horiors have been bestowed on Eduardo L. Sanchez, commis- sioner for the local consulate, Mr. Poncé states. The movement for the State ot | Florida to purchase the famous; tug Three Friends and present the vessel to Cuba as a token of; good will and discussed at th meeting last night of the direct- ors of San Carlos school. It was; }: that. the organization act | as suggested by fhe: Cite fee inaugurate a cal paigh | Key West’s quota of the athount | ' which will be required. - installation of equipment for the | radio beacon at Egttiont Key} light. station,. accotding to infor- mation which has been teceived by Superintendent W: W. De- meritt of the Seventh District. The Egmont Key station is at the entrance to Tampa Bay afd Mr. Demeritt says will be of great ag-; sistanite to the ports of Tampa and that vicinity. Bid of ttie Tampa Mafine Com- pany to coripletely dvertiaul, re- model, refinish and convert Lighthouse Tender Ivy into It can be easily imagined’ what will | w happeti to interstate commerce if every State attempts to “protect” trade within ‘its borders by erecting age ee le these are d vantages for home di trade, and may do so for a while; fih will demoristrate the fallacy | peddling upon i in KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY Happenings Here Just Ten Years. Ago. Today As Tdken \the night in Key, West on their |. Funs have been allotted for the ; Of — Citizen Editorial conimefit: For nearly jRalf 2 century The Citizen has | been working hard for the, best! interests of this community and coristantly boosting the city. Have you? Kid Turk, ex sailor, knocked out Jose Del Valle, the boy from Havana; last night in six rounds ‘of pretiy fast going for meh of! theit weight. There Was some! disagreement with the referee’s|_ decision, but the boy from Cuba’s | 4a! glove was still on the floor when! he was counted out. Florida East Coast Railway €o., atihotinces that ort Atigist 15 ahd 16 excursion tickets will be| sold over the lines for all trains coming to Key West, and connect with steamers of the P. and O. S. S. Co. : . Where aré the 1944 Olympic Gi stndetled to be held? . Was Georgia one of the original thirteen States? . What is the name of the ci . is thé tide of Gene Mako associated with golf, tefi-| nis or swirnming? . In what country is the mau- soleum, Taj. Mahal, locat- ed? . What is heliotherapy? “7. What is thé correct pronuii-; ciatioh of the word rotary? Who tommianded the U. 8. troops that captured John Brown’s raiders at. Harp-y er’s Ferry? . Name thé. sdft stone gener- ally used to scrub décks of ships. . Name thé principal river of Indiana. i Tale BEREAN einai _FAST. DIRECT FREIGHT SERVICE Boston, New York, Miami, Jacksonville, » Se New Orleans and ond ahtom™ Key West alfériaté Mon: | From New York évéry iia: | "Fisek Beau Wier essay. | DILLLALLAPAL LA AAA Lhe WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1939 PSS EALAALALAAAA A LL dha) COMPLAINT SERVICE. . : big you do not Receive Your Copy of The CITIZEN | By 6 P. Mi PHONE—WESTERN UNION / Between 6 and 7 P. M. aiid a Westérri Ufiion Messenger Boy will deliver your copy of The Citizen. Nate ane ee OVERSEAS TRANSPORTATION CO._INC. 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