The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 25, 1939, Page 2

PEERED t Treshilithes Hilt TECTUPTR ERE I ~~ ‘thines are back PAGE GRAMS: = Key West Citizen Published! Dally Except Sunday By THE CITIZEN. PUBLISHING CO. INC. 7 P. ‘ARTMAN, President and Pubiisher JOE ALDEN, Assistant’ Business: Manager. From The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Anh Streets Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County sntered at’ Key West, Florida, as second elass matter Member of the Associated’ Press ue Associated Press is exclusively entitled to use for republication of all news 2 tht credited to it, or gt etherwi: fea he in this paper and siso, the lééa here, news pi une ¥ ear vix Months, Bree ont me Mont! Weekly ADVERTISING RATES Made known: on application. pai NOTICE n i ts, resol ot sont el pita nz agiteng ates, na chatged: Git ot nts & Notices: yg entertainment churches from which ® revenue is to be deriv eth ce cents a line. The Citizen is an open forum and invites discus- sion of public issues and pubjects of local or general ~ <cmterest but it will not publish anonymous communi- cations. THY KEY WEST CIFIZEN 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- '” gam or the mouthpiece of any person, clique, faction or class; aiways do its utmost for the public welfare; never tolerate corruption or injustice; deniounce vice and’ praise virtue. commend good doe by individual or organ- .. ization; tolgrant of others’ rights, views and opinions; print tonly news that will elevate and Hot’ coritaminate the reader; never com- promise with” principle. IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WES‘ > ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. Comprehensive City Plan (Zoning). Hotels and Apartments. Bathing Pavilion. Airports~Lind and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Governments. At last Congress has the gumption to say “No.” Most people can give good excuses for failing to do what they don’t want to do. The surest way to enjoy life is to pro- _ Vide your own security by saving some- thing’ every month. It’s not the cost of collecting that worries the business men of Key West, but the cost of not collecting. “""* We'll feel better when the war ma- in dead storage, like grandma’s bustle in the attic—‘Bugs” Baer. Don’t feel so secure, the bustle is “coming back. Third termites, seeing the handwrit- z sing on the wall, are wéakening and are “ = =not so vociferous in clamoring for a third term for President Roosevelt. They are now satisfied with a “third term of Roose- velt ideals”, Westbrook Peglenis ned under the caption “Today”, used: som: Pe by the late Arthur Brisbane, whdse**eolumn was optimistic, hopeful: and inspiring, while on the other hand Pegler writes with ink dipped in vitriol, bitter and uncom- promising, like a man who suffered much from the frustrations of life. He should call his column “Tonight” which connates with his dark line of thought. Regardless Of any criticism, however, his column fills a niche, Tn its August 14 issue, the magazine “Life” has an interesting article on Hay Fever. The cle states that there are @ million sneezing Americans who . suffer _-from this malady each-summer and that the sufferer las “only two ways of spend- ing a comfortable summer—he can undergo “a course of injections or he can follow the trail of thousands before him whi Mai run away to north wéods oP: the. the} Coast or KE¥Y WEST where the air is com- paratively free of baneful pollen”, Physi- cians all aver the country have. recom- mended the Key West climate as a cura-. tive op palliative for various diseases to which man is heir, and now a leading ~ magazine ally mentioned Key West asa prs sive: the miserable but .ments and relief workers jobs. ‘| for this purpose is totally inadequate. SPONSORSHIP FUND LAGS Some time ago City Council undertook to raise funds for sponsoring federal proj- ects in Key West. Various schemes for direct taxation of our citizens were sug- gested. They met with opposition and were dropped. City Council thereupon agreed to.a program of seeking voluntary subscription to such a fund. A: few citizens volunteered to seek | Spring contributions. They are: reported to be working valiantly. One man has been fairly successful in the quest for doHars needed by the city to sponsor WPA proj- ects that would give the city fine improve- However, the total of the subseriptions to, date is said to amount to $247. This sum would just about carry a $1,000 project. This disappointing and ludicrous re- | sult should be enough to make Key West hang its headin shame. The sum realized provide the city with beaches, with rec- reational facilities, with an athletic field and other improvements of a constructive nature will take thousands of dollars. To; ignore the opportunity to provide the com- | munity with\these needed and to aid those on relief to earn their liv- ing is a crime against the city. The WPA is not going to last forever. There are signs that it is on the way out of the na- tional economic setup. The time to make public improvements with WPA coopera- tion is now. City Council should sit down with the | members of the sponsorship fund commit- tee and work out a systematic program of solicitation, if the city intends to continue this means of raising money. should be laid out in zones, each house- holder listed: Each zone should be covered by a committee familiar with the people in the zone. The fund raising campaign should be publicized and encouraged. Those unaware of the need for the money should be informed. In short, City Coun- cil should map out businesslike and effec- tive program. It is not the fault of the present com- mittee or the public that the fund has not been swelled to substantial proportions. Such a campaign requires thoughtful plan- ning; concerted effort and careful manage- ment. Either do the job right, or.forget it. The way it stands now, the whole proposi- tion is a joke and a disgrace to the city, SETTING A.GOOD EXAMPLE (Bradford County Telegraph) Citizens of Key West have banded: together | in an organization to be known as Citizens and Taxpayers, Ine., for the avowed purpose of en- forcing equitable assessments, balanced budgets, and to sponsor better government generally: in the interest of the public welfare. This encouraging movement follows in the lead set by. citizens of Jacksonville, Miami and other progressive Florida communities. It can- not be regarded as anything but a healthful sign of the times when a group of citizens become in- terested in good government and arouse .them- selves long enough to “do something about it.” Specifically, the Key. West organization fet) forth as its major -objectives: 1To | "an equitable system of taxation. 2—To enforce the collection of revenue from the system of taxes al- ready dévised. -3—To eliminate all unnecessary expensés. 4—Rigid enforcement of the law. The third point in this program is of special interest at this time. A recent poll of public opinion showed that fifty-eight per cent of the people want governmental expenses reduced. Talk of wasteful extravagance in political circles, both state and’ federal, is a common topic of con- versation, yet no one seems to know just what can be done about it. ‘Phe patent excuse given by politicians gen- erally for budget increases is that “the public is demanding it.” However, this poll should be ample proof that public officials are either being deceived by vociferous minority groups or are simply Offering this poor excuse in the absence of a@ better one. Th cither Cone when fifty-eight peeccent of the people demand a reduction in the public spending and only six per cent say it shomid be in- creased it is safe to predict that canditiates for office in the next election will think twice before disregarding the wishes of the majority: B In the meantime, it would be a fine thing if more communities would follow in the footsteps of -Key Wore sad feet Seen eee ject is the search for better government, “Tn union: there is strength"-not only in the To | improvements The city | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Requested: by’ Rev. A. L. Maue engaged = ins parish work at Macon, Ga., has sent two Florida poems to the local Cathglic priest. On aceount of his health, Rev. McLaughlin came South over 50 years ago Page Pave continued his | studies ag taught in Hil Galtgs and else- | where and has been engaged in parish: work. The poem, “O,; Florida!”’, composed on: crossing the ia | dary line of ‘The Springhillian Magazine. Two conversion of souls. “Oh! For Ai Night In Florida!” was written at Miami in 1906. Rev. McLaughlin regrets he has no) verse’ oni Key West. | The poems sent Rev. Maureau follew: wicut OH! FOR A IN SOUTHERN FLORIDA Pi scene of earth compare To vie with thee? Could sky-lark ever dare To fly to. thee? Could mountain eaglet stare As high as thee? Nay, earth can only. share A sigh for thee, |Thou holy heavenly Night of Southern’ Florida!- calm, Calm in her home on the mild ~ sand-hills Of Florida! Bright: as a dream, and: soft as a Rolling ha rays to the rune of the rills Of Florida! And the light of her smile On the sea all the while Keeps time, time : There Where the riplets on tip-toe Dance their rhythm-rhyme Prayer— To, her hallowed glow— Oh, *Tis. a melody. Tongue cannot tell ’o thee, Holy, pure-souled Night of Flor- ida. Chaster than chaste “ice-moun- tains, Bounding the bays of Alas- ka, Purer than font of the foun- tains, Sire of the streams, ' Itas- ka, Clearer than the clear, ‘clear depths of Constance Lake, Grander. than all Niagara's wa- ter-break, Thou pourest thy streams of light, Qt Wight of Soutehrn Flor ida! § See in. the snowy. light, Alt turned to lily white, Flower in her. bower, sand on the strand, Limblet and. leaf, and the whole land— Coeda and willow, palm ‘and. . pine, Kings on their white thrones, diademed' shine, And bud and sod, yea, housetop, seems to grow White, expectant, Resurrectant. As in some fairy form of chastest snow! I saw the peaks of the Palisades, th gh ion tsk ator Proud to. protect the Hudson— Nature’s. Daughter Deckéd in her silken sunlit; semer- ald water. POEMS ON mento i rey: $2 Rey Alene ciisonal, and Florida | Soft lin 1904, and ‘later published in} :couplets refer to: his zeal for the |; See how the angel: moon pat the Pascagoula: fe nthe Msp cad The "caus a steamlet streams along, Lulling the stranger to her Where lo, oo | in| The tains ope 4 ‘the wae on her way; And there the murderous cur-| th rent in her passign, ovaeed. with: all’ the gems of jiamond fashion, ‘as harmonious, yet al- mightily ty 11989. Moves on and onward, onward to the sea. T saw the mounts of Tennessee Rise aloft in 5 Z ‘As wondrous as gases’ ‘Fo: the. bedouin’ dreary, Or isles: in: far-away, seas. To the mariner weary. How often have I stood By the Passaic flood— Where: rock upon rock Met the water's, shock, And cascade: on: cascade Falling: en: masse made Rock and river |. Reecho and quiver With sound that made. your spirit there alone, |; Hear, see and feel the. world: from zone to: zone, But. all. the break, of water- fall, And: all the mem'ries, they re- In days before'the harid' of man |.’ . gall, And all Tie joys of. ales’, the Their cataracts but, breaks of mirth— But not so thy enduring smile, O! Night of Southern Florida! Lit up by heaven from mile to mile . With joy that never was of earth, Thou art another, a second birth, Born. of a. glory. all serene, By ear unheard; by eye unseen, Thou. great unalterable, eternal God! On moonlit pine and palm "Tis Thou look’st down ‘mid gems’ supernal, Creating anew the first dawn im cal Breathing’ a Paradise again } Where Thou. communest still with men— "Ris Thou at rest Upon the breast Of the Night of Southern Florida! 0} FLORI Hail. to; thy shore Forevermore, Fair Florida! Tl tread thy, sand From strand to strand, O! Florida. Til bear. thy sun -Till life be done, O! Plorida. Would that my. blood Could pour a flood, O! Florida. ., Upon thy: shoals, ‘Fo: save: thy. souls, O! Florida: ;;, Subscribe to The Citizen, In_re the Estate of MARY E. ROBERTS, Deceased. TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Notice is hereby given that Sebos yes E. Dixon filed her final re-! e Executrix of the estate of} Marya Roberts, deceased; that | led her petition for final dis- | egy sae oe and bya Be she will apply. to} fonrdable’ Raymond R. Lord, | County Ju rat Monroe County, | Florida, on the 8th day of Septem-} ber, 1939, for ‘approval of same and | for final discharge as Executrix of the estate of Mary E. Roberts, de- ceased, on this 16th day of August, | 1 i CLARISE E. DIXON, ‘ Bxecutrix of the Estate of Mary B. j Roberts, deceased. auglT-24-31;sept7,1939 + . "if LEAVE KEY WEST DAILY (except Sunday) 1:00 o’clock A. M. NOTICE OF ‘TION FOR TAX DEED (Senate BUT No. 163), NOTICE IS REBY GIVEN, | what Clem C Prick, holder of Tax Certificate No. 1157, issued the 5th day of August, A. D. 1929, has filed same in: my. office.and has made! application for 4 tax deed to be is- | sued thereon. Said certificate em-| braces‘the following described prop- } ert” ‘hn the County of Monroe, State; of Florida, to-wit: Lot 1, Sec. 34, Twp, 66, Range “25, 69% Acres, West ‘Harbor Key, as recorded in Monroe County Records. ‘The assessment of the said prop- erty under the said certificate is- sted WAs In the name of Grace D, rezyk & Mary Maddox. Unless said certificate shall be| redeemed aceording to law, the property désecribed therein will be sold to the highest bidder at the} curt house door on the first Mon-; |@ay in the month™ of September, | | 1989, which is the 4th day of Sep- tember, 1939, Doha this 4th day of Auguat, (GEAL) Ross. C:'Sawyer | Clefk of Circuit Court of Monroe. County, Florida. ‘augd-11-18-25,1939 | TWO ROUND TRIPS DAILY Office: 813. Caroline St, Warehouse—Corner Eaton and Francis Sts. FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1989 TRANSPORTATION C0. INC. 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