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

i pame avo She Key West Citizen Published Daily, Except Sunday By sd CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO. INC, MAN, President and Pabiisher ‘N, Assistant Business Manager rom The Citizen Building ner Greene and Ann Streets only Dally Newspaper in Key West aud Monroe County stered at Key West, Florida, as second elass matter oor of “the ‘Ansociated Press d Press is exclusively entitled to use tion of all news dispatches credited to etherwise credited in this paper and also | iécal news published here. ” SUBSCRIPTION RATES 2 ard SPECIAL NOTICE All reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of stuary notices, ete, will be charged for at of 10 cents a line. tices for entertainment by churches from which © is to be derived are 5 cents @ line. es and subjects of local or gener: | WHICH SHALL WIN, THE OLD OR NEW | | | There is no such thing as a city | standing still any more than time can be | | without passing. i There are eras of elevation and sub- mergence, even on this island where for ‘so many years, for so many hundreds of | thousands of years, has been the dwelling place of countless forms of life. Even yet, the geologists tell-us, it continues to gain | by fractions of an inch, a greater eleva- 00 | tion. As surely as the tides rise and fall, | there is nothing stationary in this changing world. | | : H Nor is this less certain in the affairs 1 of men, | the rise and fall of civilizations, | the advance or decline of the greatest of | metropoli, the growth or decay of the ill not publish anonymous communi- | _—$—$<_$_$$$<—<—<—$_$_ THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WILL always seek the truth and print it thout fear and without favor; fraid to attack wrong or to applaud right; never be always fight for progress; never be the or- san or the mouthpiece of any person, clique, faction or class; a:ways do its utmost for the lie welfare; never tolerate corruption or i denounce vice and praise virtue. Oui aad good done by individual ‘or organ- -ion; tolerant of others’ rights, views and opinio print only news that will elevate and not contaminate the reader; promise with principle. never com- (IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WES ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN 1. Water and Sewerage. Comprehensive City Plan (Zoning). Hotels and Apartments. Bathing Pavilion. Airports---Lind and Sea. Consotidaticn of County and City Governments. Excessive horsepower under the hood dangerous if not accompanied by cor- responding horsé sense under the hat. By the German- Stalin has gone Fascist munist. Which is it? ference? or Hitler Com- Or is there no dif- We know that the way of the trans- gressor is hard, maybe the aggressor will fin the going just as rough. We will see, perhaps. soon, People ‘who constantly _ profess to know often are 99 per cent wrong, while | those who think and say they know very | little are generally 99 per cent right. “Hitler is lonely. So is God. Hitler is like God.’"—Dr. Frank, German minister for justice. Comparisons continue to be odious, or rather odorous. The followers of Frank Divine, the Negro preacher, too, think he is like God, while the more ignorant of his followers think and say he is God. Swedish newly-weds no longer need to be aggravated by removing rice from their hair and clothing after the marriage ceremony. Church authorities have placed a ban on this custom, pointing out that rice was an important article of food and must be preserved. Instead the shower- ing of rose petals is recommended, and ap- parently more appropriate and less annoy- | ing. Luxemburg is a wee bit of a country | which borders on both France and - Ger- many, and is governed by a grand duchess, who in 1914 stamped her tiny foot im- | patiently when Germany disregarded her neutrality. Now, during the present im- brogtio, the grand duchess is preparing “for any emergency” by ordering her en- tire army brought up to full strength—300 men. Food for just about one bomb. - Shipping is a risky business at the present time, and the demand of seamen for war-risk bonuses, unquestionably is justified. There should be increased com- | pensation for both men and capital. It is gratifying to know that the seamen’s de- mands have been met, and now the Mari- time Commission, which has authority over rates in and out of American ports. capital, too, is properly compensated, pact either | | smallest settlements. I With the laws that govern the forces of Nature, nought that we can say or do | can have any influence. But, in this city. of Key West, the laws | that we shall make, the laws that we shall | enforce, or not enforce, the things that we | shall say or do, have within them . the | potentialities of life or death for this com- munity, Already, across the scanty breadth | of a narrow street, the old and the new | face each other, each striving for the preservation of its own standards of living. Beholding a vision of a Key West | that, in the near future shall be the love- | liest dwelling place in the United States, men, courage and resource have been ' drawn from far places and, without wait- ing for any sponsorships, or asking any-| thing from the community, have expended their capital and brought their enterprise and experience to bear upon the problem of making a better city of Key West. Because the community has not been alert to appreciate what this might mean | to the city and especially to the young citizens whose lives will to a great degree | | be shaped by the environment we main- tain about them; because we have slept at out posts while the need for a zoning law has overtaken any provision therefor, are dismayed at the failure of the com- munity to advance and help them hold the | ground they have gained at their own ef-- forts. If we fail to give support and they abandon them intelligent their enter- that will be necessary to regain the | | ground thus lost. There is no room in Key West for the old-type saloons, hang-overs from a day when the problems of this city were far different from those which we must solve | now. Especially should thoughtful ‘sideration be given to locations of such | places of business in relation to surround- ings. In more than one instance, the flow of boisterous talk and objectionable be- havior is a positive deterrent to desirable homes for desirabe families and children being within many hundreds of feet of the ‘establishment. This is no “temperance talk”. It is a statement of a fact thoroughly established by hard-boiled real estate experts. To ask, “cen the situation be remedied?” is to ask, “shall Key West advance or sink back in- to a condition too sordid for this day and time?” DUTCH WANT BATTLE-CRUISERS The Netherlands government has | been advised by a specia] navy commis- | sion to build three battle cruisers for the | defense of the Dutch East Indies. The security of the Far Eastern is- | lands of this small European nation is not | threatened by the superior fleets of Great | Britain and France. For many years the Dutch islands could have been seized at will by either of these larger powers. The people of the Netherlands know | very well that the menace to their pos- sessions arises from the _ advancing Jap- anese legions in the Far East. They know that the former security of the world is jeopardized by the use of military force to take what a strong nation desires if it belongs to a weaker nation, | Three battle cruisers will. not be enough to protect the Dutch East Indies from an Asiastic or European matauder but they will help, especially, if as we . | suspect, the Dutch have an idea that there should exercise its powers to the end, that| will, be some assistance available in tant defense. | these men who are building for the future | prises, it will be a long and costly effort | con- | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN THE ISLAND. CITY | KEY WEST IN | | DAYS GONE BY | Here Just Five, Tes and een. Years Ago As Taken From The Files. Of The Citizen OCTOBER 7, 1934 There cre a total of 4,124 buildings in Key West, nearly 500 of which have been advocated for demolition, statistics gathered by the Key West Administration show. A large proportion are residences, which are in number 3,684; business places, 288, and others, 152. ‘Taere will be no ‘session, of the jury empanelled to investigate the death of Mrs,Nadine M. Wil- liams until the return of Mr. Wil- tiams to Key West. Date for the investigation has been set back because of Mr. Williams accom- panying the body to the former home in Moultrie, Ga. Dr. Felix Varela Lodge 64, F. and A. M., will hold ceremonies Thursday evening dedicating the new Temple of the organization. The ceremonies will be held at 7:30 o'clock at 919 Elizabeth street, according to the invitation issued by Venerable Master Vi- cente Molina and Secretary Feli- ciano Castro. Dr. Juzn F. O’Farrill, former mayor of Havana and president of the Cuban Independence Society, arrived on the Steamer Cuba: from Havena yesterday and will remain as guest during ‘the fes- tivities of the celebration of El Grito de Yara, Jane Granger, colored, was di: covered at an early hour this morning lying dead in her home, 211 Angele street. The lower half of the body of the aged \megress, who was 72 years old, was badly burned. | Julius F. Stone, Jr.; director of spot on the reef ‘where one may! wormy. operations of the FERA in the} ‘southeastern district of the Unit- ed States, which includes the Virgin Island Puerto Rico, is due to arrive in Key West tomorrow ‘and will remain for the rest of the week. OCTOBER 7, 1929 Passenger vessel Northland is expected to arrive about. Novem- ber 4 to take up-the regular run between Key West and Havana. W. H. Norman, port steward of; the P. and O. S. S. Co., is leaving’ this week for, Boston to make the necessary arrangements to put the ship in commission. Another of the pleasant. card | parties will be held by. St.:Mary’s/ | Star of the Sea Catholic Church | this week at the home of Mrs.i | Gately at the naval station. Mrs. |Gately says that refreshments will be served and there will be a prize offered for the winner at) each table. William V. Albury today pub-! 'lishes his formal announcement | as candidate for the office of mu-| |nicipal judge of the City of Key West. He was first appointed to the judgeship following the resig- |nation of Judge T. S. Caro some) | three years ago. He was then | chosen in the election of two} | years ago. Miss Alice Shehee and Hilburn | Collins were married last evening | jat 7:30 o’clock in the First Meth-| |edist church with Rev. Cowan of-| ficiating. The young couple have jthe best wishes of their many) friends for a very happy married life. | Editorial Comment: From now! until the city election in Novem-| | ber the people of Key West will) be told how things should be_ run and what should be done; After the election, well we will | lsee. Mr. and Mrs, G. N, Gostiorn | and Master Nicholson Goshorn/ furnished some fine instrumental | music for the services last night at the First Baptist church where (the sermon was delivered by Dr.| Andrews of Tampa on the subject | |“Praying Amiss” and who sang | “Nothing Between”. OCTOBER 7, 1924 | Troop 2, Boy Scouts, will be-! jcome a veteran troop this year) ‘after having been in service for | five years and at. the meeting | |held Sunday night the following were named on, the committee: Rev. A, L. Maureau, William | | Cates, J, G. Piodela, William Sawyer, J, Torano, Jr., and S, M.| | Whalton, treasurer. | Gonzalez La, Fe was. tried at, | preliminary trial. yesterday in the | |court of Justice of the Peace Ro- ine family. He was bound oyer| under bond, of $150 for action at} the next term of criminal court. Two Cuban Scout which, arrived in the city. this) from Havana, were quar- jarranged by Troop 2. Mrs, Frank Bentley arrived.on the morning Miami and told her. that. she. came-for ‘tion. Mrs, her stay. in i u sf f i it ‘ the ne city be. f |ED. the candidates bringing \1937, qualified. DID. YOU, NOTICE the that (out-of-town cars in Key West over the weekend. Those who have been watching the trend claim that they are coming down; much earlier this year than ever before. Already the street conch shell vendors have set up at the southern end of Whitehead street and at the northern end of Du- val, salesmen set up they usually go right through the season. There are penny divers who also hang around waiting a chance to show their stuff. Key Westers as a whole believe that the shutting off of trade to Bermuda and Bimini will bring many more to the only tropical islands in the United States. AT THE REEF YESTERDAY: | One tanker, which came by going west, had three flags painted on the ship to make sure no German submarine would mistake it for an Allied ship. . investigate our launch. From time to time ther: are aliens landed on ; the island near Key West, and we were coming from the direc- tion. of Cuba. He wheeled around after a close look. Later we saw him far out to sea flying close to the water... .One freighter was about two miles off the reef and was bucking heavy Gulf Stream current. Another freighter, which know the way well, was hugging the reefs. Finally, the first freighter swung in behind the second one to avoid wasting fuel. Some of the freighters come in |to within a few hundred feet of the dreaded reefs. . .There is one gather whelks, only spot west = the Dog Rocks in the Bahamas. ANYONE WHO Hi HAS. WATCH- | in! knows citizens for registration |that there will be a big colored | vote this coming election. In! there were 244 negroes: There are about 400 registered this year. Many oth- ers who have not voted in the past have also come in this year. Last election there were 2,771 qualified. There may be} around 800 more coming in all {together for this election. Jay-! ceés will also help with a Get-) Out-the-Vote asseinees i MANY PROMINENT W.P.A. officials, who have come here to investigate the necessity for a larger quota here, have said that; |Washington and Jacksonville | knows that conditions are very !bad here for relief workers and| guest of her mother, Mrs, Otto | ‘Lundquist. A marriage of much jn sci! ‘last night was that of Miss ‘Clara | Belle Marrera to Hilton Tift,| which took place at the Baptist | parsonage with Rev. Edmund H. Rice officiating. Mr. Tift is con- nected with the Lumley Whoic-! |sale Meat Market and Mrs. Tift was formerly connected with the, | Woolworth store. idtry ELECTION, Nov. 14;’1999! SCeecececescessocosbese For Chief of Police IVAN. ELWOOD (For Re-Election) _ For Chief of Police: C. (Floney) PELLICIER For Captain Night Police | ALBERTO COMERS \ ‘or Re-Election) ' For Captain Night P. ‘MYRTLAND CA For Captain of Police ROBERT J. LEWIS. (Better known as Bobby) be For Councilman. JOHN CARBONELL, JR. | For Councilman JONATHAN CATES When those colored youth | .A Coast Guard; plane roared up from seawards toi ‘bound from Genoa to New York. ' Avery was 600 miles from Genoa | ‘and was driven far back from| ‘Gibraltar where he was ‘reported. He made the trip over | have stated unofficially that | something will be done about it.; ‘The quota of 670 is now filled. | There are 400 more needing jobs. Washington is already taking no- ‘tice. Most of those on relief have been getting their groceries “on! tick” from corner grocery stores but they can get credit for just so much and no more. Beyond that point things will be bad. COFFEE SHOP TALK: ingway will soon be in town | ‘again. Neighbors say it is scream to see one of the boxing | bouts he puts on private in his yard. All the negro fighters from around get in on it, and Heming- | way does too. Fighting is done by, lights. of automobiles. . Some believe that the turtle schooner could add to its profits by taking tourists with them on their trips! to the cays off Nicaragua. . . Those interested in farming for the Keys report that no war boom is seen for perishable truck | garden crops. Homestead reports | that prices are higher but surplus will slow things. MANY HERE LAST YEAR! will remember Guy C. Avery,| ‘who put into Key West in his} {18-foot “Miss Tampa” and an-; ‘nounced that he would try to get | across to Genoa. He was rescued | last Monday from his sinking ves- | sel. in the Mid-Atlantic by the} Italian Line freighter Belvedere Hem- The mast of the sloop was brok- en and the ship was sinking fast. before | to Bermuda by dead reckoning, a remarkable feat, There his ship was rebuilt as it had become ~PEOPLE’S FORUM TO FLORIDA CRACKER Editor, The Citizen: | Cracks and Comments, the} Florida Cracker Column, _ it’s live interesting, and is doing a real public service; why not} give us more of the Cracker’s Columns? : H L. Ss. GRuBER. | |Key West, Fla., ‘Oct. 5, 1939. | SAVE SUNDAYS Long Distance Rates Are Reduced MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1939 ‘CAPTAIN HARRIS ‘SNAPPER’ TO BID IN CHAPEL TALK FOR NAT'L RATING Captain W. C. Harris will él dress the Senior High School at chapel exercises 8:30 Thursday morning on the defense, system of the country and the. role of the National Guard. The chapel services have been moved up from Tuesday to the | Poureiay. date. Key West High School news- paper, “The Snapper”, is plan- ning to join the National Scholas- tic Press. Association with head- quarters at the University of Min- | nesota. The question will go before the !Student Council today. Editor Ulric Gwynn said that the pur- | pose of joining the group was to give the school paper staff the \opportunity of benefiting by the experience of the national or- | ganization. TENDER IVY BACK IN PORT Coast Guard Tender Ivy, which has been absent from port for the past two months. attending to lights and buoys on the west coast of the state, returned to port last Friday and berthed at the pier at the lighthouse depart- ment 6 o'clock. Tender Zinnia sailed Friday to Tortugas with a barge in tow to attend to work at Tortugas and other-points in that vicinity. BOY SCOUT NEWS TROOP 52 Troop 52 met Friday night at Scout Hall and following opening ritual and business, Scoutmaster | Milton Sawyer spoke to the \troop on plans to clean Rest Beach in co-operation with the Lions Club. Two groups of scouts were appointed for the work. , The troop Hallowe’en party scheduled for October 20 was dis- cussed and aid to the High School P.-T. A. Hallowe’en party next week was pledged. TROOP 53 Scoutmaster Z. D. Harrison as- sembled Troop. 52 Friday night in regular meeting and proceeded to lay plans for assistance to the Lions Club in the clean-up cam- paign at Rest Beach. TROOP 54 Troop 54, George Saunders scoutmaster, assembled in Stone Church Annex Friday night in regular session. Members pledg- ed help in the Rest Beach clean- | up drive. 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