The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 2, 1939, Page 2

PAGE sided — ‘key West t Citizen 4 Daily Except ates By CO., INC. Publisher IN, Assistant Bi ess Manager From The Citizen Building Corner Greené and Ann Streets nly Daily Newspaper in Key West aud Monroe County Key West, Florida, as second elass matter fi lustyél Maly, catitied is exclusiyély en use tchew cresited to ulication of gil nays dis t etherwise credited in this paper and aso a! news published here, SUBSCRIPTION RATES 3 “ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application. SPECIAL NOTICE pg notices, cards of nks, resolutions of tuary notices. ete. will be charged for at se ay of 16 cénts,a line. Nettdes fot entert&iriment by churches trom which a revenue is to be derived are 6 cents a line. the Cifizen is an open forum ‘and invites discus- c blic issues and subjects of local or general st it will not publish anonymous communi- Au ree Our national defense must remain on this side of the fence. a nice a “America for Americans” is slogan but the Indians think it is late. The football is now exhibiting some of the reasons for the popularity of higher | education in the United States. The wise merchant can have Thanks- | iving any time that he pleases, if he will advertise wisely in The Citizen. ma | All the small nations of Europe are | ting on the anxious seat fearing an in- ion to come to Russia and talk things Key West is one of the few places in the United States where hay-feyer is cured without benefit of physician or medication of any sort. College students, away from home, appreciate parents and friends who are thoughtful enough to send them The Citi- zen. Incidentally, they should! We have no hatred for Germany or 3 German but, just the same, we t want to see Great Britain and France juered by any Hitler machine. Italy has the boot to kick Germany in » pants, but doesn’t want to spoil the xis. Mussolini probably thinks that two on terra firma are better than one in alr. « When two warring factors resort to arms, a third, butting in when it is none of his business, generally gets the worst of it. It happened to us in 1917 and it will happen again if we don’t watch out. To the many “isms” that should be hunned, Fope Pius XII has added another in his first encyelical—atheism. The others are, communism, _ bolshevism, aseism, and another “ism’’ which we »hor in this democracy is “un-Amer- Newspaper folk know that any Tha iving Day spells “30” for the turkey, and November 30 has been known o all as a decimation day for the gobbler, but with November 23 proclaimed as Thanksgiving Day by President Roosevelt that means “23” for the popular bird again. Now Colorado further observed Oc tober 18 as Turkey Day proclaimed go | by Governor Carr as a promotion event. These are sad days for the turkey but it | doesn’t worry him for Nature has ar- ranged it so wisely that he is oblivious to lis impending fate. Hitler could use the same arguments to assimilate Switzerland that he advanced to get the Sudetenland and Danzig, for of Switzerland’s population amounting. to something over four millions, more than 70 per cent speak the German language, but perpetual neutrality was guaranteed the Swiss in 1815-at the Congress of Vienna by Prussia, Austria, France, Great Britain, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Rus- sia. This, however, would not deter Hitler from aggression if he felt so disposed as neutralities and treaties mean nothing to him; If threatened the. little country about half the size of the state of Indiana could raise an army of nearly 300,000 men bit | | WELCOME TO THE NAVY = | | Key West did itself proud yesterday | : | tion welcoming the reopening of the naval | station. For enthusiasm and general joy- | ousness the event was one of the finest ever staged here. The naval officers and | men who participated or observed the ! activities seemed to enjoy themselves— | and certainly felt that they had been ade- | quately welcomed by a thankful citizenry. This city has been struggling , for ~ | Several years to have the powers that be | in Congress demand reopening of Key West Naval Station. was made. Political rather than tion in Congress. Other more favored cities always got prime consideration when it came to naval appropriations. At the | time the city made a bid for the proposed naval seaplane base, a project that went ‘to Jacksonville some 500 miles from the | Straits of Florida, a congressional com- | mittee labeled Key West “the second line of defense.” It is a fact that for more than 100 | years Key West has been the first line of | defense. Key West was first established | when the navy sought to drive pirates out | of Caribbean waters. The naval station | here was important in the national de- | fense during the Civil War, the Spanish- | It} was the point nearest Cuba when civil dis- | | turbances in that American War and the World War. country resulted naval operations here for nine months be- ginning Jan. 19, 19338. Now the navy is back, this time as result of the emergency arising from the European situation. In short, every time the national de- fense becomes a major problem, the Key West Naval Station becomes an im- portant base of naval operations. Every navy man, every military authority knows the reason—Key West is the strategic point from which to control the entrances to the Gulf of Mexico. The Straits of Flor- ida entrance is our front door. Yucatan Channel entrance is a hop skip and jump away for, seaplanes and destroyers. Now that the navy is here again, Key West is happy again. Key West knows | the economic value of naval operations. Every destroyer every month has a pay- roll of approximately $7,000. Much of this money is spent here by the men and by the navy for supplies and _ services. There are eight destroyers on duty here | now. Eight times $7,000 is a payroll of $56,000 a month for the destroyers alone. | Then censider the payroll for the seaplane | tender Lapwing, the seaplane personnel, the larger force at the naval station and the increased list of civil service employes. West. | Knowing the value of the navy to the city, Key West will not profiteer at the ex- pense of the navy. Prices will be no dif- cept as they are affected by national and international marketing conditions. The navy men here know and appreciate this fact. That»makes for a happy situation all around. Key West welcomes and salutes the navy! BANKERS ABHOR WAR | Among the large business and indus- [trial groups which have publicly gone on record as being unalterably opposed to participation of the United States in the present war is the Investment Bankers As- | sociation, whose view was expressed at its | recent annual convention in Del Monte, Calif. \ Jean C. Witter, the retiring president, | declared in an address: “I wish to state | in unequivocal terms that investment bankers abhor war and will work un- remittingly to keep this nation at peace.” He also said that since industries fundamental to the security of the country will need funds to bring their equipment to maximum efficiency, it is vital-that the | capital markets be relieved of burdensome ‘impediments. : if The new president, Emmett Fr. Con- nely of Detroit, advocated a flexible pro- gram for the association in view of un- predictable conditions ahead, and. warned against allowing our philosophy of demo- cratic government to become endangered. Recommendations made for opening the capital markets included revision of high income taxes and capital-gains levies, and woud give a memorable account of | itself. : and amendment of the unnecessary tech- nical requirements of the Securities Act. | and last night in the little civic celebra- | Very little progress , stra- | ! tegical values always got first considera- | in| All together the navy means much to Key | ferent now than they were a year ago, ex- | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN _ THE ISLAND CITY THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1939 |TWO MORE FAVORITES 'REV. MAUREAU AUTHOR |AT MALONEY’s BAKERY |OF CHRISTMAS POEM. Pineaprle “Layer Cake and| Appearing in a new publication ing—what with all ‘this gusty, | ‘Date '"N Nut Layer Cake are the | entitled “Christmas Lyrics of choppy, ‘blustery weather!. . “| two specials featured in the regu-| 1939", by Beacon Publishers of few of the fishermen have used|!ar weekend sale at Maloney , New York, will be a poem by Rev. the lull in activity to good ad- | Bros. Bakery, 812 Fleming street, A. Locke Maureau, S. J., of St.! vantage. Minor repairs, checking ' this week. Mary’s Catholic church in this the supply of hooks, lines and These favorites will meet with city. The poem is called “Prince | sinkers, and other small, but it 4 { ” | necessary, jobs have been’ per-' | the usual good demand, it is pre- tof Peace”. | : ‘dicted. Phone orders will re- | The poem was submitted in a formed. -Fish market em-! ployes also have been busying! ceive: Prompt attention—call818.|/$50 prize contest, and was con- idered meritorious for the an- themselves. Preparations for the, {thology of poems soon to be pub- | WHO. KNOWS? See “The Answers” on Page 4 NEWS RUMORS are found in every city and many of them stem from a reliable truth, but woe to the story after it gets around. Yesterday, The Citizen ;Tan across a rumor that one of the naval planes based here was downed off Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Hastily running out to check up with Lieut. Weller, a rflight officer, The Citizen was greeted with a worried expres- sion and the admission that it was the first he had heard of it. He said that there were still six Planes in the Station group. TRACING BACK, The Citizen ;ran across the news item of the pilots down off Peru. Somebody t mentioned this forced landing and after the story had sped on its way merrily it became that. Always ask your informant for his news source, if you would get correct information. That is, “commercially” ak Ly" “spe 1. How large is Scapa Flow? 2. How many submarines did Germany have in the last war? 3. Which Scandinavian Kings are brothers? 4. When did Turkey abandon Constantinople as its capital? 5. When was England last in- vaded by a Continental Army? 6. What is the capital of in? coming of the’ kingfish and'@ rea} carnival time as they di mackerel season are underway. |last night “during Naval Station lished. The landlubbers have their du- / opening celebration. Even silver-| Other publications in which ties to perform to get things in ‘Rev. Maureau has been represént- | shape for the season as well as! patted) @enetnen:- got. into the with other poems include: The the fishermen. . .“Bottom” fish- spirit of the affair and trotted } |Exposition Press Anthology, Cor- ing is best in muddy water, and their wives out to dance to the |) Gems, Vol. 1 and 2, The Spring- ee fishing in clear wa- lively music. Truck was moved |hill-Review and The Crown Press -Best bait for deepsea snap- | around from one end of the street | Anthology. a is Sand Key pilchers. Sar-|to the other with the music and; A number of poems by Rey. dines are excellent for most the dancers good naturedly fol-|Maureau have appeared in The “bottom” fishing. -Ever try lowed it. All lights and decora- Citizen over the non de plume of steering a boat_in a strong cur-|tions blazed along the depart-|“Key West Pied Piper”. rent? Can you “keep the ship on ment stores of Duval last night. i a straight course then? The ac-|Spotted in the crowd were sol-| Carl Kirby held up a bank in tions of a boat passing through |diers and sailors having a good | Dodge City, Kan. with a toy} a strong current resemble those time. It was also a real turnout | pistol and obtained $2,071, but of a drunkard. If you haven’t at the Officers Ball at La Con-| was under arrest five minutes noticed this, take note the next | cha later in the evening. |Jater. time. Spain? “t. Who was Pulaski? | 8. How large is the American merchant marine? 9. Why do some experts fear that the present industrial pro- duction may be followed by a re- cession? 10. What is the financial capital of the world? in Aas Key West STRONG ARM BRAND COFFEE THAT'S A REPUTATION KEY WEST PUBLICITY BU- 'REAU is coming algng_ better jnow. Many scores of magazine editors and leg men drop into ; The Citizen and other publicity sources around town and ask for; |news about Key West in its va- ‘rious phases. The Citizen always obliges and will continue to do so until the call gets too heavy. However, there are hundreds of other newspapers and maga- zines which would welcome many more articles than these. SPECIAL er A 17-QUART EVERHOT ELECTRIC ROAS WITH TABLE i FUNNIEST INCIDENT iin the judging of ‘the prize winners in| the costume parade of children | during the celebration last night | was the mightily-voiced objec- | tions of Donald Duck himself. ! Judges were asked to pick both | boys and girls for the prizes. | When they came to Donald Duck | they decided the Duck should be a prize winner, but they did not! know whether it was a‘boy or| girl hiding behind the bill and! feathers. So they asked the} Duck. Duck put its head down | and pouted. Finally, it shouted | out indignantly, “Boy!”.. Over to | the loudspeaker Mr. Duck was | sent and when asked its name it | SENDING PHOTOS and art- icles will be the duty of the |Bureau. Salient is wonderful |fishing of Key West areas, big |names here, as direct news. Fea- j;ture articles will include Latin and Bahaman descendants, clim- ‘ate, architecture, carnival spirit, |eruising through the Keys. There is no complete file in Key West'shouted out, “Patrick Heming- | at present of these available} way, and I’m a boy!” | pleasures with detailed informa-j} pes tion. And it is high time there! gyGGESTION was made that | | Should be one. jthe city sponsor a mamniodth street wie jdance every weekend or every ISLANDETTES: Florida Mo-|other weekend. Expense is slight tor Lines has a large display ad and costumers and dancers have | with cuts of the Overseas High: | | | way advertising its service from |Florida points straight through! to Cuba in the October-Novem?! ber issue of “Highway Traveler”. ‘Key West has a smaller but an! jeffective ad from the Chamber of Commerce in the same issue. |, . Housing Authority has gone jover scores of properties with |the intention of establishing |sites. . .Peace and quiet of week- jend trips through the lagoons jand channels of the hundreds of EEE TE NORN ERE ITE AT | |Florida Keys is becoming more » i Ari |popular. . .City Clerk makes ’em! TODAY’S DAILY QUIZ | \stay outside his office when an | jabsentee voter is registering his;Cam you answer seven of these| vote. . Key West rental agents| fen Test Question? Turn to | would rather have the Navy; Page 4 for Answers | jhere any day than a similar crop | of tourists. . Tourists often have | |myriad demands. 95c Down -- $1. 0 Per Month Regular Price of Roaster. and Table $26.52 TODAY'S COMMON ERROR When two or more para- graphs are quoted, place quotation marks at the -be+ ginning of each one, but only at the end of the last. Name the saltiest body of ! water in the world. i 2. Who is the Foreign Minister | of Turkey? How many cubic inches are ; in one cubic foot? Into which body of water | does the Volga River emp. | ty? Name the rank in the U. S. | Navy below Captain. What is the correct pronun- | ciation of the word abla- tive? { Why is it easier to swim in salt water than fresh wa- ter? | Name the Foreign Minister ‘of Estonia. | What is the function ‘of ‘the lachrymal glands? Does the Republic of China use the same Sooner as the U. S.? 25 UNDERSTAND that a number} jof the naval patrol seaplanes' |here will leave about Nov. 12,; |possibly to go to Panama, their main base, for complete overhaul jobs. A bad flat just off the! Trumbo ramp caused a_ pretty bad gash in the bottom of one jof the seaplanes recently. She is |at present pulled up on the ramp. \Inside information, although not; verified, is that a flight of at Heast 12 seaplanes will shortly be ‘based here. The Navy is issuing and countermerdgige its advices on this point of information so often that the plans are not clear, 3. 4. ALONG THE WATERFRONT: All is still quiet on this “front”.! SAMPLE BALLOTS Now On Sale --- at --- THE ARTMAN PRESS The Citizen Bldg. Complete automatic temperature control. Effective insula- tion for cool kitchen. Sanitary. porcelain enamel for easy cleaning. Unsurpassed useable capacity (takes a 20-Ib. turkey easily). “Saxe on, grocery costs—less shrinkage. Cheaper meat cuts Retains natural ors better: - Low price. . 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