The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 18, 1939, Page 2

PAGE TWO Two The , ey West Citizen Published Daily Except Sunday, By ‘THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO. INC. L. P. ARTMAN, Presifent and Publisher JOE ALLEN, Assistant Business Manager From The Citizen | Building Corner Greene ai reets Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County entered at Key West, Florida, as second elass matter Member of the Associated Press he Associated Press is exclus! for republication of all news it or pot eth: ise credited <a the ldtal news published here. SUBSCRIPTION RATES is paper and also Une Year . six Months Three Mont ne Month Weekly Ese ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application. SPECIAL NOTICE All reading notices, cards of Bae. a4 pecess ot <espect, obituary notices, etc., will be charged for at the rat of 10 cents a line. Notices for entertainment by churches from which & revenue is to be derived are & cents a line. The Citizen is an open forum and invites djseus- sion of public issues and subjects of local-or general mterest but it will not publish anonymous eommuni- cations. THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WILL always seek the truth and print it without fear and without favor; never 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; a:ways do its utmost for the public welfare; never tolerate corruption or injustice; denounce vice and praise virtue. commend good done by individual ‘or organ- ization; tolerant of others’ rights, views and opinions; print only news that will elevate and not contaminate the reader; never com- promise with principle, (MPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WES ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. Comprehensive City Plan (Zoning). Hotels and Apartments. Bathing Pavilion. . Airports—Lind and Sea. Consolidaticn of County and City Governments. Speaking of eliminating noises; how ‘about a noiseless potato chip or a soup silencer? Our own advice is that the world has had enough advice to last for a thousand years or more. The Greeks are said to have a word for it; so have the Americans, but it wouldn’t look good in print. An explorer says wolf meat is very nourishing. But the one that hangs aroynd our door looks pretty tough. If everyone who received a bill on the first of August had:paid the debt, we would have something closely akin to pros- perity here in Key West. You needn’t worry much about the fast pace that the neighbors are setting; it won’t be ‘long before they will slow down and live on their income. % Paris openings. feature’ the wasp waist and the return of the bustlet’ Now if the gals‘don’t abandon their sc¥éamingly funny hats, we can all have hearty laughs, and laughs are good for health, but the squeezed wasp waist will make work for the doctor, Speaking in the irritation of defeat, President Roosevelt said that if Congress had given him the three billions he asked, the money would have shown itself in the form of better business conditions in from 60 to 99 days. That’s correct; but the better business would have been artificial, and how about the time when the loans would have to be repaid? :. Europe now has another . dictator. Generalissimo Francisco Franco has es- tablished himself as the “supreme chief- tain responsible only before God and his- tory.” He has further decreed» that the Faseist organization is to ‘be Sprin’s-only. political party “the permanent guardian of the eternal values of the fatherland.” He goes the other dictators one better by the announcement that he -will seeretly ap- apa his successor whose identity would be revealed only after his death. ‘Those PRACTICAL WPA PROJECTS | It takes all kinds of facilities to-:make | a resort city. It is not enough to have good hotels, roominghouses and apart- | ments;.to have plenty of fresh drinking | water; to have good restaurants and cafes; } to have sanitary and other modern con- | veniences. Key West has plenty of that type of facility, mainland knockers to the ecntrary notwithstanding. What must be added are recreational | facilities. The average resident does not | think of these as being essential, nor are they essential in a community depending | upon a thriving industry for prosperity. | They are essential, however, in a com- munity that has lost virtually all her in- dustries and must rebuild to cater to tourists and vacationists. So it is gratifying to note that our public and civic officials‘are at long last making some forward strides:toward the attainment of recreational} facilities. With- in the last few days they have given elose | attertion tc plans for a municipal bathing beach, a fishing pier for those who cannot afford gamier sport off shore, a recre- ational center where oldsters may play | shuffleboard, checkers and other games, a yacht basin and boat anchorage at Garri- | son Bight, a sports field and a tree-plant- ing program. | In that comprehensive array of facili- ties you have the answer to a vacationist’s | prayer. He may swim, he may fish, ‘he | may play. quiet games or baseball, he may | tie up his boat or he may feast eyes upon | the never-ending beauty of trees’ while soaking up our sunshine and salt, tangy air and covering himself with a deep coat | ef tan to carry back home. | Much of this renewed activity for community improvement for the benefit of the visitor appears to be due to the fine | spirit of helpfulness and cooperation at | area headquarters of WPA. Both Rex Wil- son, state’field. engineer, and Wallace Thomas, new area supervisor, have demon- strated their willingness to work up plans and specifications for these projects to fit the community purse and the community need. They are going the limit permitted them by the rigid regulations of WPA. The Citizen wishes to congratulate our civic organizations and our city and county officials for their new activity in behalf of such projects. In this kind of ac- tion for such improvements may be found hope for the future prosperity of Key West. A NEW BIGGEST SHIP Next year the British Cunard-White Star Line will celebrate its 100th anniver- sary by putting into transatlantic service the superliner Queen Elizabeth, which will be the largest ship afloat. It was on July 4, 1840, that the oldest regular passenger line between England and America sent its first vessel, the Britannia, from Liverpool on her maiden westward voyage. The Cunard name was adopted later, however, after the merger of two older lines. About five years ago the White Star Line, established in 1869, was merged with-Cunard under. the . present’ jpame, Cunard-White Star. This line ° ow Queen Mary, which is the fastest li the world, and only slightly less in tonnage than the: French Normandie. The Queen Elizabeth is to have a registered tonnage of 85,000, as against the Normandie’s 83,000 and the Queen Mary’s 81,000, in round numbers. The Queen Elizabeth will be 1,019 feet in length, as against the Normandie’s 981 and the Queen Mary’s 975. These are the lengths between stem and rudder post, the over-all lengths being several feet greater. These vessels cross the Atlantic in less than four days, an amazing speed as compared: with that of the Britannia of a century ago, whose crossing time was 14 days 8 hours, cacntophapcigeiiitdeettns + HOW TO SAVE LIVES Thousands of persons are killed every year in the United States in putomebiy ac- cidents. Many of these accidents could ‘have been avoided if the operators of one of the vehicles involved had practiced some cour- tesy in driving or had not been in such'a big hurry to get nowhere in particular. Just why~ an ordinary, intelligent citizen becomes obsessed with a desire to who will live long enough to follow history | “set a record” when he puts his hands on to this conclusion will find man’s proposal | a steering wheel is a puzzle, the splution disarranged by God's disposal. - tof whieh will decrease. highway fatalities. . THE KEY WEST CITIZEN FLORIDA ON «PARADE View of a corner of the beatiful Florida State Exhibit, New York World’s Fair, showing the graceful campanile, bits of the Spanish architecture and a view | of the citrus grove and other tropical plantings in the patio. iit LODGE MEETS ewe oa eecveccccccccscecccccese | dashi Pranksters for to Minota Council No. 13, Degree joe eos dg | of Pocahontas meets Ist and 3rd/ Their Civil Service for a sharter| Tuesdays of month, 8:00 p. m., at |Did vent their jubilation Red Men’s Hall, corner of Caro-| By rending detonation. line and Elizabeth streets. iim: bog e proved Order of Red Men mieets;4 Member of the charter swank | every Monday,-7:30.p. m., at Wig-| ‘Was chosen for their Boeing | prank wam Hall. {In front of their coniving aon F. & A. M. Lodges meet at Scottish Rite Hall as follows:/But when. the alarm is over Anchor Lodge No. 182 every sec-|And their thoughts become more ond and fourth Mondays; Dade| Sober Lodge No. 14 every first and third ‘Goodness, gracious, how pert | Wednesdays; Scottish Rite, second | holler and fourth Wednesdays; Dr. Felix) When the Council can’t pr Varela Lodge meets at the Eliza-/' the dollar. | beth street hall every second and | Adios, } fourth Thursdays; Robert J. Perry | FLORIDA CRACKER. || Chapter, Order DeMolay. meets 1 every Tuesday. P.O,0.A., second Thursdays of} each month at Duval Street Hall. | 'Iscaed Yesterday | Marriage License | Knights of Golden Eagle Lodges | Yesterday afternoon in the of- nights o: m Eagle meet at Golden Eagle Hall as fol-| Dee ea qudge: Ravina. B: Lord, lows: Key of the Gulf Castle No.!? marriage license was issued | 2 every Tuesday, and Ignacio permitting the wedding of Miss Agramonte No. 3, first and third} Marjorie May Frow of Key West Thursdays. Florida Temple No. | and Lester Knoblock of Qcala. paburvanieininre urea fourth’ jt is noted on the license that aie ated: ba? i | pars, Emma Curry Frow legally Wo wie | : marriag Equity Lodge, No. 70, Lobe, |€eVs He Gansent to the me meets fiirst-and third Thursdays, | of her dagehter, who ds 20, aaa | K.P. Hall, Fleming street, Spark- 01d. It is also noted, that the-cere- | ling Waters, Rebekah Lodge No.| mony: will be performed by Rev. 14, meets 2nd and 4th Tuesdays | J. P. Lilly, of Fleming ‘Street at 7:30 p. m.. Cuba Lodge No. 16.! Church. 10.0F., Varela. Hall, 919 Eliza-| beth street. "age ataees Canoe | “Key West's Outstanding!” Order Caballero de Ia Luz. Inc. LA HOTEL O.C.L. Hall, 422. Amelia ‘street: Beautiful—Air-conditioned Marti Lodge No. 3 meets every) Rainbow Room and Cocktail Wednesday; Luminares Pasados Lounge ~~ Lodge Ne. 2 meets first Friday of; DINING and DANCING each month. ‘ { kindness extended on the ocea- | sion of the passing of our loved! one, Mrs. Rosa Curry. ‘The floral |” tributes, messages of sympathy | san loan of cars at the funeral, ly appreciated. } augie-it THE FAMILY. | a a ec HOTEL LEAMINGTON N. E. Ist Street at Biscayne Boulevard Overlooking Bayfront Park end Biseayne Bay a Grand Candy Dance tonight at Habana-Madrid Club. from (necessary papers, said “Mr. Ma- . FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1939. KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY | i ! | Happenings Here Just Ten Years Ago Today As Taken i From The Files Of The Citizen The drive for collection of de-, “Old Man” Roberts has been hinquent personal taxes was/picked to meet Kid~- Castellano istarted this morning by the tax ‘and will don his fighting togs to- collector. “I prefer not to do it”, ‘night at the Cuban Stadium and jSaid Tax Collector Wm. F. Ma- meet the Cuban fighter, who has jloney, “but the law provides that!so far been able to avoid being ‘it must be done and my oath of! beaten. Castellano is sure he is office is going to be carried out”. | able to put the finish to the Rob- | Personal. taxes are delinquent on jerts lad and will be the favorite about 800 automobiles and 45} when he steps into the ring to- {business firms have failed to pay I night. ‘taxes on their personal property, ;the tax collector shows. ‘Prop- | lerty of the business firms, which Steamer Governor Cobb will jarrive in port this afternoon from Sare delinquent, is being levied | Havana with 68 first and nine ten today and the deputy collec- iseoketel cabin passengers. The ves- ptor Started out'today to serve the | sel carried 23 first and nine sec- § nd cabin passengers when she loney, and as soon as this is com- ‘sailed yesterday. pleted levies will be made on de- | linquent automobiles as soon as! The stage is all set for the big hee papers can be prepared. Car! show to be produced in the High owners on the delinquent list | School auditorium tomorrow jwill be taken alphabetically and | night, and from the pleasing com- i will be carried on until the last} ments on the program the club jmame of the list has been reached. | women are anticipating a packed vhouse. The proceeds of the show A motorboat valued at about | wi11 go to the citizenship commit- } $10,000 and owned by Raul Gar- tee of the Woman’s Chub to be leia, is reperted to have been corn- jpletely wrecked by an explosion, ‘which occurred Sunday on the ivessel about 1 o'clock in the | morning. The boat was moored jfear the foot of Simonton street jnot far from the Wrecking Tug ; Warbler. The vessel remained afloat some time after the blast but finally went to bottom. The }eause of the explosion has not {been determined but some of | those who heard the crash say |that it sounded like an explosion | of dynamite. In today’s issue of The Citizen | will be found the announcement lot Laurie Roberts for the posi- tion of Captain of Police, who | will make the race for reelection jin the November election. Dur-! jing his administration of the of-} fice, which ha is now filling, Mr. ;Roberst has made: an excellent | record and his numerous friends | believe he will succeed himself. ! | ENTERTAINMENT | \have heard a fine sermon at ei-. ther of the Key West churches lyesterday. If you did not attend; CANDY DANCE one of the services you missed a, The Club Marti is puiering religious treat. ; Editorial Comment: You could’ According to a telegram re-| \ceived yesterday the Key West | ‘| o'clock to 2a. m. Gould Curry’s | baseball team defeated a picked! orchestra will furnish the music.'team at The first/ ‘thirty persons who pur- | afternoon by a score of 2 to 0.; Homestead yesterday | chase tickets will receive a box | The Key West team is made up| | Quite near The Key West Citizen. | of first-grade candy. Opposite Union Bus Station MIAMI, FLORIDA One Block from Shopping Districts : Asouoernte SUMMER RATES UNTIL DECEMBER - sng Room with uth. De Rom wth Bab. ALFRED |of the best players in the city, jand the Homestead aggregati Subsertpe to The Citizen—20¢;is said to be composed of the weekly, ipick of the teams’ players. ; | ————-—-->. aes ee Ss HERE IS UNUSUAL VALUE ... IN A GENUINE (GENERAL ELECTRIC HOME LAUNDRY Special Offer—Not a Closeout of Obsolete Models GE Activator 4 Washing No Oiling Bullet-type Tub Domed Tub GE(Motor Rust Resistant Finish the used in beautifying the city. 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