The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 5, 1939, Page 2

PAGE TWO Che Key Wiest Citizen THE € ING CO. pt Sunday By nt and Publisher Business Manaz:r n Building a Ann Streets ' Jd ey West and Monroe ss matter . e credited in this paper and also shed here. SPECIAL NOTE s, cards of thanks, resolutions of etc, will be charged for at ead notice peet, ¢ ary notic ae of 10 cents ‘ tices for enter urches from which nts a line. nd invites discus- | os ‘of 10 | the members of the aqueduct conimission , | were convinced that the federal agencies | ets of local or general publish anoxymous communi- 3 = IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. Comprehensive City Plan (Zoning). Hotels Beach and Bathing Pavilion. ‘ and Apartments. Airports—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Governments. A Modern City Hospital. When sleeping it is best to lie on the right side, also when awake. This is the Columbia Broadcasting | stem—this is W. Q. A. M. Whom are you | going to believe? Special: We are reliably informed that Christmas will be celebrated on De- | cember 25, and that positively there will | be no change in the date—this year. A wife’s faith in women is measured by the watch she keeps over her husband. | —The Key West Citizen. And his faith in women is measured by the watch he | gives her. anford Herald. You can say almost anything to any- body if you will only smile when you say | it. Readers of “The Virginian” will re- call the reply the hero of the book made | to his enemy when called a fighting term: “When you call me that, smile.” I is in the process of commit- tirg suicide in her determination to fight it out with Russia. That is conceded. Per- | haps the little republic is aware of this | and would rather die in the attempt than | e under communistic Russia and _ lose her cherished independence. The local Lions are doing more than | ( roaring; they have a constructive pro- \ and are making their influence felt. | Jaycees, too, are very active. Both! organizations composed mostly of the younger set are demanding they be served | and are giving service in return. i The Christian Science Monitor in its ue of November 29, has an interesting | story about the bird life of the Sooty and | athe ‘Noddy and their habitat on Dry Tor- 4 s, the only place in the United States re the terns nest. The article has the by-line cf Dan Beard, Jr. and is accom- panied by illustrations. Dies is a name often in the public | print. Reference is to the head of the Anti- | American congressional committee and not | the sage cf physical life. The name is! cf German crigin and pronounced “Dees” | but the congressman has adopted the Anglo-American pronunciation with the elongated “i”. It is a good English name and may be found in the dictionary, serv- several purposes. It may be Latin, too, for “Dies irae, Dies illa” has been dinned into cur ears ever since we can remember. Along comes a fellow with an adver- tis‘ng complex and says that the business firms which send out calendars ‘ should thank the recipients for assisting advertising by permitting the calendar to hang on the wall for all to lo and behold for an entire year. Those in agreement “should not forget that the calendar serves ‘a useful purpose for an entire year. It seems to this writer that it a piopesition and calls for reciprocal thanks by giver and receiver, since each benefiis from the transaction. is | the other. | appear to contain many rays of hope for | tion of the | not, as a matter of fact, interested | local witch hunts. | g |for the man and woman who in the | 50-50 , | KEY WEST PICTURE BRIGHTER | Encouraging reports developed from weekend conferences held by the seas Road and Toll Bridge District and the Florida Keys Aqueduct Commission with ' Morton Macartney, high-placed official of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. | While Mr. Macartney brought word to the highway commission that RFC had re- jected a proposal to reduce the interest iate on the bond issue of $3,600,000 held by the federal agency, the Washington eapert expressed the opinion that the: keys roadway will be on a self-supporting and firm financial ;foundation within two years. He based his assertion on the fact that the recreational facilities along the ; keys are expanding rapidly and should be : the means of drawing thousands of persons | annually through the highway tollgates. | | In conference with Mr. Macartney, | are favorably impressed by the plan to | supply Florida keys and Key West with fresh water obtained near Homestead. The | aqueduct commission has made _ applica- | tion for a Ican of $1,000,000 from RFC and for a project totaling $311,582 from the WPA. The total estimated cost of the | project is now placed at $1,311,000. No consideration yet has been given the re- | port that the army and navy may be in- duced later to participate in the work as a national defense measure. Engineers are | to be sent to Washington by the aqueduct commission to supply any required data needed in effecting the loan and _ grant, | while engineers of the RFC are expected here to investigate the water consumption | possibilities here and aiong the keys to de- termine if the project can be self-support- | ing and self-liquidating. Both these developments contain food | for consumption by Key West optimists. The possibility of greater traffic over the highway will bring a large measure of | prosperity to the keys and to Key West. The possibility of a fresh water supply will mean the rapid expansion of those facilities here and on the keys which will make a trip over the highway even more attractive to tourists. One dovetails with | Singly or together the projects | Monroe county. Again, The Citizen repeats, don’t sell | streets and double parking, may- | artist’s mind that snaps only at Key West short! ABOUT LOCAL SPY HUNTS | Every once in a while, in every sec- | United States, enthusiastic “natriots” try to stage a spy hunt. They are satisfied that the fortunes of the re- public depend upon their aggressiveness against people who disagree with their statement of ideals. It is a very sensible statement that has | been issued recently by prominent offi- cials, that Federal law enforcement agencies will not co-cperate with special deputies appointed by local law enforce- ment agencies to report on “subversive” activities and espionage. , In nine cases out of ten the amateur sleuths would not recognize espionage if | it tock place under their noses, They are in es- | pionage. They are concerned with getting a little cheap advertising for themselves and it is just as well that Secretary of | War Woodring, Assistant Attorney Gen- | eral Rogge and J. Edgar Hoover, director of the Federal Bureau of Justice, have plainly stated that they will not join in the | WE MUST BUY TO SELL The European war presents an op- portunity to the nations of this hemisphere | to develop-commercial ties and there are | signs that considerable attention is being paid to the possibilities. j Just the same, never forget that other | nations in this hemisphere want to sell a | lot cf things that the United States has to sell. Naturally, the market that one! wants is desired by the others. This makes | it difficult to arrange matters so that all | nations can profit from developing com- mercial ties with other American nations. The United States, for example, would like to sell manufactured goods to South and Central America. In return, they would like to sel] something to us. The question is what are we willing to buy. Inasmuch as it is necessary for other nations to sell their goods somewhere be- fore being able to buy anywhere, and be- | ceuse European markets are affected by | the war, it is obvious that the United | Qyer- | |a problem. | DIVORCE. States must do some buying if it expects to ido much selling, THE Children Lining Up Against Tuberculosis Negro school children receiving tuberculin test to detect possible pres- ence of tuberculous infection. Tuberculosis associations are carrying on ‘such year-round activities through income received from Christmas Seals, KEY WEST CITIZEN | | i ! PEOPLE'S FORUM The Citizen weleomes expres- sions of the views of its read- which are considered libelous or nnwarranted. The, writers should be a confine the Signature of the writers m ters and FOR THE ZONING BOARD | Editor, The Citizen: As a cover to cover reader of The Key West Citizen, and a good friend of Key West itself, I on account of an article in the West Citizen, and an editorial in the issue of November 25th. This jarticle indicated that the old zon- THE ISLAND CITY QUIPPING, a visitor says he likes sourpuss ice cream best of all, and is absolutely positive that Key West is the Sousenmost place in the Newnited States. ONE OF THE PRINCIPAL objections to the Zoning ordin- ance as proposed is that the! only waterfornt area remaining has been designated as_ private residential area, Class AA. Some of the property owners see many possibilities of large beachfront hotels, as in Miami Beach, event- uallly being erected here, which would be prohibited by the zon- ing ordinance. Present! zoning! *plana for the area near the old cigar factories to be hotel sites, but that‘ is quite a ways from the ocean. Undoubtedly the stretch of beachfront from West Mar-| tello Towers to the curve of the boulevard on the ocean side has: high development possibilities both for hotel and private resi- | dential area. How to zone it is! THIS WRITER received a ticket for parking “more than 16 inches from a curve” on Du- val street. Now, if there was a curve in sight this young pencil-: | pusher would certainly not have jbeen that far away from it, | eurves being specially ciated. However, the moral “is that we’re going to park care-; fully from now on. Now if Mr.! | Policeman will only brush up on, F. TOWNSEND MORGAN, slim his spelling and start arresting all those going through stop) be the arrests witl help to alle-| viate traffic conditions such as! you and I cause. | F. TOWNSEND MORGAN has, returned from his Bradenton! trip with Ptarmagin writer-sail- ors. He says he’s glad to be} back where it’s warm, that the! trip up was full of high winds and rough seas, that the fast trip had an average of six knots ‘an hour, trip taking 30 hours, that Bradenton and St. Petersburg have colorful harbors and dock- ing facilities together with mu-/| nicipal piers, that art center has a large space at St. Petersburg. ART CENTER plans, by the way, are for the city or the Key West Art Society to take over if federal sponsorship: is still not available when deadline time comes. If a large number of cities in the United States take: over their art centers, traveling exhibitions may continue. Thus | Key West wili still have its traveling exhibitions of wide- spread American“ art and also its local exhibition of Key West, ecesense DIVORCE " eeceeccece No doubt you have heard of me. I am known as the haven failed in matrimony. Man and woman alike seek me when love has turned to hate and selfish- | ness has taken charge of their; hearts. Who created my haven? } Was it man and his laws who! made me a public institution? | Was my haven created in order | that children might become} orphans? That jails and asylums! might ba filled? i What does one gain by seeking me? Is there peace and con-} tentment of soul and mind, andj one's burdens made lighter be- cause of me? Yes, my institu-' tions increase daily, and broken! hearts and horror-ridden souls |seek me every day. Vice is the, key to my door and vanity is the door knob. To all that find me! I leave memories that are laved with tears, and broken: hearts find surcease in suicide. Yes, I am a worldly thing called! ALBERT C. KEITH. 918 Peachtree St., Atlanta. Ga, 1 | DIES DIGGING GRAVE | | OGDENSBURG, N. ¥.—While| digging a grave, Edgar M. Pick. ney, 77-year-old grave digger, suffered a fatal heart attack. . | scenes. If this program does not! go through, Key West Society of | Artists may still take over the unit and have the very interest-' ing local exhibitions. They might | even charge a small fee as in the Aquarium, and there may be a’ few picture sales. j Cea i KEY WEST, by the way, ap- pears as a development possibil-! ity in Miami recently. A number of well known contractors and} architects are planning close contact with the little old island, to get cuntracts developing. Zon j ing ordinance now coming up fast is helping immensely. AROUND TOWN: When the Thompson Enterprises tug pulled out yesterday towing a’ barge loaded with ircn, it came near pulling overboard a large truck which was.aiding in moving the barge. Rope snapped in time . . -All over the city the excaya-! tions you see along the water-} -Did you ever no- the city, khaki and white of sol- diers and officers, blye and white | of sailors and officers, khaki of navy flyers, khaki and blue and! white of Coast Guardsmen, drab’ of Customs and Immigration! formed town. ISLAND CITY POPULATION: . and essentially English, “has a cultured air and soft voice but an the right way to do things and cannot tolerate slipshod ways. . . MARTIN, of the Pandora, is the official greeter aboard the ship. He takes care of all Yeporters and entertains other visitors to the ship. COMMANDER HIL- TON leaves the master of cere- monies’ job up to MARTIN. . . Impeccable is LIEUT. COMDR. PARKER, senior officer afloat of | Key West destroyer contingent. | Soft spoken and courteous, we believe he must be of southern; descent. . .Well known to all Key Westers is SISTER LOUIS} of the Conyent of Mary Immacu- | late. SISTER LOUIS handles} the public and press at the Con- | vent and does an efficient job. ; She is very progressiye and is' responsible for many modern! changes in the girls’ school at the ; Convent. .DR. WILLIAM WAR-} REN, master of apt and complete | words, is usually chosen for an! address which leaves an air of distinction to a gathering. . .DR.' JULIO DE POO is the real tall, | dark and handsome of the med-! ical pfroféssion of the city with accent on the Latin. “TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Do not say, “I feel poor- ly”; say. "I feel ill” or “I feel bad”. oo ee TODAY’S DAILY QUIZ Can you answer seven of these ten Test Question? Turn to Page 4 for Answers 1. For what purpose was the) Lewis and Clark “Expedi-| tion organized » au-| thorized by Congress? i How long a period is a pen- tad? i Which state bears the nick-} name “Sunflower St:te”? | Name the capital of Estonia. Which country won the Da- vis Cup for 1938? What is the name of the Japanese art of self-de-! fense? ; In what vicinity did the legendary ship, the “Fly-/ ing Dutchman”, haunt the waters? Can the President’+of the U. S. suspend dismiss | the governor of alstate? On what three islands is New York City situated? | What are herbiyorous | ani- | Wart i 10. . grind’ 3 jterest in the corner of Vernon ing ordinance was about to be adopted in toto as the official and enforcible zoning regulations. | May I now voice a long distance | but test? The orignal zoning ordinance submitted to me by Wallace B. Kirke was a horrible abortion, and only personal interest and prejudice could account for the strange way in which the City of Key West was zoned into va- rious districts. For example, parts of Duval Street were left out of being commercial in view of the fact that certain prom- inent citizens had homes along Duval Street: The beach prop- erty between Simonton and Du- val, which is definitely one of the few properties suitable for the eventual erection of a large hotel, was purposely left for single family residences only be- cause the city hoped to make an advantageous lease with Mrs. Laranaga and the Gato Interest. The lease could be secured at nevertheless sincere pro- ,Mmore advantageous terms if the property was less valuable. There are many other instances ;front are from iron dug up and of complete lack of foresight in| | sold byt boys, . tice the number of unifoyms in pjiljty for manufacturing develop- N. virtually eliminating any possi- ment in the city and the protec- tion of existing structures, which have long outlived their safety and economic usefulness. I sincerely hope that the new zoning board will take hold of appre-| Services. Key West is a umni-/the problem of zoning the City of Key West with an impersonal point of view, looking towards the best interests of the city it- self ahd considering its future within the limitations of human understanding. I would like to briefly suggest the following: 1, That Duval Street and Simonton. Street both , be designated as commercial from coast to coast. Similar- ly, the entire length of Flem- ing Street, Division Street and White Street, although White Street will probably develop commercially only after the northern part of the Island is built up. 1 2. The property in the vicinity of the Casa Marina and along the Atlantic side should all be made available for ultimate development in high grade apartment build- ings and hotels. There is plenty of property a short distance away from the ocean which can be restricted for single family residences, but Key West.can never develop facilities for an_ effective tourist trade unless the choice pieces of property are made available for multi- unit structures. 3. There should be a sub- stantial portion of land made available for ultimate indus- trial development. While the cigar industry may not in- crease greatly, if the city it- self grows. there will be in- dustries of local character necessary to support the in- creasing population. These industries should be segre- gated as to not spoil the gen- eral appearance of the com- munity, but at the same time they must have a place to grow and develop. 4. In general as to single family residential property, I would like very much to see the Board authorize cer- tain regulations as to new buildings in regard to the minimum quality of the structure, and further pro- visions that will effect light and sunshine for all build- ings. Frankly I am making these | suggestions because of my genuine interest for the com- munity, and I have no although I have an in- and South Streets, but make no special plea in connection with any particular zoning for this area. as I am quite willing to abide by any decisions made by an intelligent Board. With best wishes for a greater and hetter Key West, I remain, RALPH H. EISENDRATH. Chicago, IL, ‘Dee. 1, 1939. Subscribe to The Citizen—20c weekly. r “ax to} TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1939 KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY Happenings Here Just Five. Ten and Fifteen Years Ago Today As Taken From The Files Of The Citizen FIVE YEARS AGO the High School team defeated Gordon Otto, Lee Smith and'the Marines by the score of 21 Mrs. Mildred Sinclair, of the De-|to 14 at the Athletic Club last partment of State, and head of night. It was a thrilling game government vocational work, are from start to finish and furnish- in the city for the purpose of ed great sport for a crowd of training men and women for va- fans. rious kinds of work in’ the hotels. ; Men and women and boys and \girls between the ages of 18 and! 35 are the eligible ages. | 6 Yea FIFTEEN YEARS AGO A fire occurred in one of the bake shops in the city this morn- ing. It was first seen about, 7:45 The first car of tomatoes to o’clock on Virginia street and it Was moved to write this letter) be brought to the United States later developed that a truck next through the port of Key West door. which was owned by Clar- ; November 23rq issue of The Key | under new trade agreement be- ence Symonette, was destroyed. tween this country and Cuba, a « arrived on the Ferry Estrada; Mrs. Andrew R. Miller will |Palma yesterday afternoon. Un- jeave Sunday for Silver Springs, der the new arrangements duty Miss. and on the return home is $1.80 instead of $2.40. ‘will stop at Tallahassee to visit Se og jwith her daughter, Miss Eleanor Members of the Sodality Group Miller, who is a student at Flor- af St. Mary’s Star of the Sea ida State College for Women. |Church who were attending the Mrs. James S. Roberts will ac- \Fourth Annual Convention of company her. |Florida Sodalists in Tampa, re-; RGUSEA GES | turned to the city last evening) Key West Winter Baseball {on the Steamship Cuba. The League will hold a meeting to- |convention began last Tuesday night at the headquarters on in the Church of the Sacred Ashe street. Managers and play- Heart in Tampa. ers of all teams have been asked to be present and also all fans | Owners of fishing craft which who are interested. There is a annually fish for the Thompson great deal of interest manifested |Fish Company are now getting and no doubt the meeting will | their vessels in readiness for the be productive of results. season’s catch. It is not known} ——<—e = how many of the vessels will be: Dr. J- Y- Porter left last night employed this year, but it is un- t© attend a meeting of the anti- derstood. there will be a sufficient | Mosautio raececcigsy oe ag cal for tomorrow i . Dr. Sienna ar sce sa | Porter was the organizer of the ‘TEN YEARS AGO first meeting. which was held County Commissioners would Several years ago and has been jeut their salaries one-third | consistent worker in the cause |through a motion introduced by °f ™osquito eradication since |Commissioner C. C. Symonette | that time. at the regular meeting of the board last night. This it will be} seen would save the county $250 | BUY TODAY--TOMORROW a month or about $3,000 a year. | MAY BE XMAS ein a ‘TSIGANE’ GIFT SHOP J. H. Armitage, of Jamestown, | 609 Duval Street . Y., is a visitor in Key West | GIFTS FROM FAR COUNTRIES for the purpose of equipping the Virginia L. Paterson Thompson Ice Company plant} and other plants of the Thompson ‘interests with a pulley covering | material manufactured by Mr,} Armitage. This is his first trip | in Coffee in Key West |to the city in 19 years. | STRONG ARM | Page business building under construction at the corner of Du-| BRAND COFFEE val and Fleming streets will be) THAT'S A REPUTATION two stories instead of one as at first intended. The second floor | will be devoted to offices con- veniently arranged and equipped jmodernly. It will bea fine.and | ‘imposing structure when com-| pleted. } For Fitty Years a NAME! Lopez Funeral Service In one of the most interesting | and hard-fought games of bas-| ketball ever played in the city: SAVE ON HOoLIDAy TRIPS we T; ¢ On 4 New York $18.90 30.70 7.25 St. PY 7.40 9.65 ROR nam acta nae LORIDA [