The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 6, 1939, Page 2

PAGE TWO Che Key West Citizen | THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO., INC. Published Daily Except Sunday By . ARTMAN, President and Publisher AL! o Bi zen Building Ann Streets Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County as second class matter Member of iated ubli to credited to wise cred paper and also published here ON RATES ADVERTISING RA ation. of thanks, resolutions of c., will be charged for at hes from which a line. nd invites discus f local or general HITTING THE NAIL THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Quietly behind the scenes, the mem- | ' bers of the finance and taxation committees of City Council are working on a financial ; and tax program that may have an im- portant bearing on getting this city out of the red ink of municipal importance. Already our citizens have seen and approved the new council’s 1940 budget. | | It calls for rather drastic reductions in the | yy and maintenance accounts and for adequate provision for debt and bond re- quiremerts, Now a new source of income is being | | studied to make up any possible deficit in | the collection of forthcoming taxes, so that : city employes may be paid in cash twice each month and so that current bills may be met in full when due. The source of income is pretty certain to be in the collection of delinquent taxes. | For years certain of our officials and civic | interests have dallied with the idea of col- IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN | lecting such taxes. | For some mysterious reason Key West be- Water and Sewerage. Comprehensive City Plan (Zoning). Hotels and Apartments. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. Airports—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Governments. 7. A Modern City Hospital. t If everything else fails, one can still count on his fingers. A merchant advises: “Do your shop- | arly; any day now may be Christ- | | ping One thing can be said for those who! predict the end of the world—they are | getting closer to it every time. | Finland’s winter tourist season has } lacely been growing in importance, but the Russian unannounced guests certainly are j not welcome. | — — | “The right to vote is the American | badge of freedom and liberty.”—The Key | West Citizen. But too many fail to make ; e of the badge.—Times-Union. | Only a fool will refrain from paying | off an interest-bearing note when he has | morey in the bank even if paying the note | almost strips him clean, for should Recor he can use the collateral | and secure the funds he requires. | ity aris same socn as the present restrictions are | vemoved from ‘the sugar production in the | Everglades, Florida will be able to fill her | Sugar Bowl to the brim, and everything | will be just too sweet for anything. Cuba | will not like this turn of events, but Uncle Sam must look after his own first. The Citiz mary is deliglited to have so readers write in their comments on | various matters affecting the city, but few | adhere to the restriction of 200 words. | Please confine your articles to approxi- | mately that number of words, and read | the editor’s note under the caption. It will | save many a communication from meeting | its fate in the waste-basket, regrettable as that will be. A paragrapher in a Miami paper cites the complaint made by city employees who were paid only a portion of their wages while the city council took all they had coming since they were inducted | lice two weeks ago. idently being anj| henest ccuncii and having no extrsneous | means of obtaining funds, they paid them- s oif in iull. Devious methods of get- ting hold of the coin of the realm, of which me councilmen of the past have availed selves, apparently are distasteful to | s council. More power to them! into of- That Florida is the fisherman’s para- dise is indicated to some extent by the 28,- 285 fishing licenses issued last year. It naturally requires a lot of fish to satisfy the angler, and if all fish would have the preductivity of the ling which produces | 28,000 000 eggs in a single season, there would be a superabundance. But that would take the thrill away from the eager angler, who must be kept in a state of ex- pectancy to make the sport worthwhile. | Bringing oysters in large numbers to the surface, for instance, is not a sport but a! job. Nature szems to use good judgment in all of her works, | where it was came virtually the only city in Florida safe to refuse to pay texes, he honest taxpayer was penalized | by being compelled to support bond and operating costs that should have been borne equally by all taxpayers. Council is planning to collect some of delinquent taxes. The councilmen reportedly planning to present the city’s tax bills to the larger property owners Their theory is that the larger property owners are better able to pay their back taxes than the man with a small income. Council is planning to compromise the old tax bills on some fair basis to en- able the larger property owners to pay at least a portion of their bills. Details of the plan have not been fully revealed, but the | council is preparing to exert pressure on such delinquent property owners to pay the back taxes. Councilmen feel confident their campaign along: this line can be pro- ductive of results. The Citizan believes the majority of the taxpayers of the community will laud this program. The city needs cash to pay up old bills, wipe out salary warrants is- sued to city employes in lieu of cash and to | meet current operating expenses. Business is picking up in Key West. Demand for real estate is increasing. There seems no longer any excuse why all property owners should not be forced into bearing some of the expense of running the city. If coun- cil collects only 20 per cent of the $450,- 000 in back taxes owing the city it will go a lorg way toward restoring the credit and financial standing of Key West. ALL ARE LOSERS + After 54 days of idleness, an agree- ment was reached last week whereby nearly 60,000 workers in Chrysler auto- mobile factories ended the longest and most costly labor dispute in the history of the industry. It is estimated that a total of fully 150,000 men were thrown out of work durirg the period, including those em- ployed in plants which furnish materials and supplies for the automobile company. The amount lost in wages reached a stag- gering sum, and the output of cars was re- duced by about 150,000. As is always the case in disputes of: this kind, all concerned were losers. The company lost the sale of these thousands of cars, and their dealers also were hard hit. The workers lost pay for a period of eight weeks, and many of them were re- duced to destitution. The public, par- ticularly the business community, suffered through loss of trade. The settlement finally came around a conference table, where the differences between the ccntending parties might have been settled in the beginning. It is unfortunate that some means of averting such disastrous labor disputes can not be found, but in spite of all efforts to devise such means, little progress has been made. . Although nearly everyone agrees that the real interests of employer and em- ployee can be best served by intelligent cooperation, the spirit necessary to attain this end is too often lacking on hoth sides. Should future legislation point to- waids compulsory mediation of differences | between labor and capital? A partial move towards that goal has been attained. Perhaps a stronger gesture should be imade, | Always some monkey | | wrench was thrown into the machinery. CRACK NEWSPAPERMAN connected with a national press service was kind enough to praise The Citizen very warmly. We have been puzzled why the best newspapermen of the coun- try who have seen the best news- papers everywhere like the The Citizen so very much that they all claim they read; it from, cover This newspaperman says it is be- cause The Citizen becomes very much a pert of the island and its stories carry all the atmosphere of Key West, all the friendliness and international import of the city. Spawn o’ the islands. HERE'S SOME INSIDE stuff on national developments: Wash- ington newspapermen are still puzzled about Secretary of Agri- culture Wallace’s “boner” on Roosevelt’s third term aspira- tions. Some think it is because the President is feeling out the nation and is doing so through a member of his cabinet. . .Roose- velt handles sometimes 100 re- porters in his White House re- ception room. FDR is confident of himself and rarely asks that he be allowed to give a written answer. The President can never be quoted directly, however. He handles all snarp analytic ques. tions with dexterity. . .National press services cover the various national governmental _ buildings and get the local Washington news from the newspapers. Washington newspapers date their national articles with a Washington dateline, strangely. . . Key West published more. news of the neutrality patrol and sub- marines seen in these waters than the U.P. or A.P. haridled, be- cause naval sources were’ very séetetive. . Steve Early, presi- dential secretary, handles the re- porters in the White House. . . Key West was very much in the national limelight during - last spring’s negotiations for a major air base here and is also in the limelight during the present neu- trality patrol. . RETIREMENT of Captain James E. Ward, of P. & O. line, at Fort Lauderdale, was an- nounced this week. Key West highlights in his career: Third man at meeting of Henry Flagler and H. B. Plant in 1900 when they met on bridge of old City of Kev West to form one shipping company between Key West and Havana. Ward started his career in Key West in 1888. He came up from deckhand ‘to quarter- masterjand first mate on City of Key West. Then to S.S. Miami and for 33 years has captained P. & O. ships. Most of his time was ‘on the Estrada Palma, well-known ferry, which was once here. Ward also ran supply boat dur- ing building of Overseas Rail- road. He often made the Key | West-Havang trip in “blackouts” of subs. | POLICE are starting to paint the white “stop” signs at inter- \ling winter traffic Arrests will soon follow. No arrests e¢nuld to cover and every little article. ' - rious} agents. Lines and Pan American’ Link + Transportation’ Company are two | All), (ARM SPOT CREATED WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1939 - PEOPLE’S FORUM The Citizen welcomes expres- sions of the views of its read- ers, but the editor reserves the right to delete any items re considered libelous FROM PAPAYA, PLANTATION TURNERS SUNKEN GARDENS, ST RETERSBURG, AQGOUNDING WITH EXOME SHRURS, § TATELY ROVAL PALMS, GRRDENIRS, BOUGRINVILLERS, PLRLERS. PNO COUNTLESS OTHER FLOWERNG _ PLANTS, SPLEI cin 94 L4NOSCREEO, AS OME OF FLORIOAS NUMBER ATTRACTIONS, ONE WEST CORST THE ISLAND CITY signs were not painted on the streets. By the way, it'is a pleas- ure to appear before Judge Arch- er in City Court. He is very ‘kindly and understanding. He ‘handled all well, from license ordinance violators to traffic of- fenders. He became very strict when several persons did not show, up. STEAMSHIP LINES planning service between Havana and Key West this winter are speeding up negotiations fast. Many of them are checking back and ‘forth traveling almost every day to keep in close contact with va- Clark Steamship principal contenders. Pan Ameri- can has stronger Cuban. backing, which is very necessary. Aiso Clark Steamship plans only win- ter service, Pan American prom ised year-around because of freight contracts. ISLAND CITY POPULATION: CYRIL MARSHALL,... “blond handsome” of the artists’ colony in Key West, is easy going enough to da ‘his. sigs work without con- tracts, but no more. . TREVOR, “old man’ of Trevor family, is a product of the old school and enjoys, exud- ing personal. sincere friendline: He -will compromise if the busi- ness situation becomes too harsh rather than break up friendships . .CHARLES TAYLOR, who came here many years-agp from up north Florida way and mar- ried a Key+West girl, is the ex- pert on marine affairs lgeally at Porter Dock, He knows, all the psychology from a tough old tramp freighter captain, to a yacht cwner in his silks.,and Panama hat to a young.,fellow cruising. round the world, . . Wrecking Master PETERSEN is the “big fellow” in charge of all wrecking activities of ‘the tug Warbler. He is especially secre- tive in regard to all publicity concerning fault of sea captains in wrecks and running, ounds . “WILLIE”. SMITE. oldest pilot in the Key Wesbesenvice, has a contract from KRY West pilots’ associaticn for ; inten. ance of his old pilot scH66ner as long as he lives. WILLIE is the old-type skipper of Key West. . . “SMITTY” at Porter Dock is an- other character well-known to yaehtsmen. Others who handle lyachting trade are ALLEN E. CURRY at Gulf Dock, EVERETT RUSSELL at Standard Oil, L. W. ROGERS at Craie’s Docks. Carry Health ¢ \during World War days for fear |sections in preparation for hand- + ‘be made before because the’ P otherwise. PROVIDE FOR KIDDIES Editor, The Citizen: Our policemen are doing jswell job so far as I can see in keeping peace and order in Key West but believe me they cer- tainly have their hands full some nights trying to keep the traffic moving on our main thorougnfere and why? { Kids, mere youngsters. There are times when Duval street is practically overrun with them, so much so that a person wishing to do some shopping must lit- erally push through them in or- der to get from one store to an- other. There is a reason for our chil- dren crowding up on the streets this way. And I’m sure that if any one of them is asked why the answer will invariably be- There’s no place else to go. We will have to admit, fathers and mothers, that this is a sad state of affairs. Our children shouldn’t be on the streets be- cause of ‘no place else to go’. | AMBASSADOR GIBSON | ON SPAIN Editor, The Citizen: Hugh Gibson, former ambassa- dor to Belgium, in his broadcast jcf Spain said that he disposed of the myth of the execessive hold- jings of the landed gentry in ‘Spain by pointing out that the lestate of one English duke has a \larger acreage than the whole |property of the Spanish grandees, jand that after the Church was (dispossessed by the State in 1853 she acquired no property. That | was an ovtrage on social justice. | After motoring 5,000 miles in ,Spain he found how impossible it would be to make Fascists out of the Spaniards. He poked some ‘fun at these who had said the Italian and German auxiliaries ;would reenact the fable of the ‘deer and the horse, that is, ob- ‘tain and keep control of the house. He found that there was no jevidence to prove the charge that Franco systematically bomb- jed civilian populations and was indifferent to the fate of women and children. He reported that {the victorious Nationalists were bent on the urgent tasks of re- jlieving distress and re-establish- ing civil life. ‘ Reprinted from “Salve Re- -BEN | the ; TODAY’S COMMON ERROR Do not say, "I don’t be- lieve I will be able to go”: say, “I shall be able to gc”. TODAY’S DAILY QUIZ Can you answer seven of these | Page 4 for Answers 1. What is the country? 2. In golf, what is the lowest, number of strokes assign- | ed as par on any one hole? | Name the state flower of} New York, Which state is represented in Congress by Senator James J. Davis? } What is a photometer? What is the correct pronun- ciation of the word fis-! , tula? Name the capital garia. What is the caemical sym- bol for radium? With what sport is Brann associated? Name the colors in the flag! of Switzerland. eeccpc~-eseeseeneee. littoral of a of Bul-| Ww. L.| Today’s Birthdays saeece weeeseer=>->>cc70e8eneeee Dr. Herbert E. Hawkes of Co- lumbia, noted educator, born at Templeton, Mass.. 67 years ago. + Robert W. Woodruff, president of Coca Cola, born at Columbus, Ga. 50 years ago. { Catholic archbishod ‘of Newark, N. J... born‘in Butler Co., Pa., 66 years ago i William S. Hart of Newhall, Cal, oldtime movie star, born at Newburgh, N. Y.. 67 years ago. | Elissa Landhi, actress, born in ! Vienna. 35 years ago. ! Roger D. Lapham, board; chair- | man of the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company, San Fran- cisco, born in New York City, 56 | years ago. Subscribe to The Citizen—20c weekly. BUY TODAY—TOMORROW MAY BE XMAS ‘TSIGANE’ GIFT SHOP | 609 Duval Street |GIFTS FROM FAR COUNTRIES Virginia L. Paterson } rol Fly Yous o MAME! “ in Coffee in Key West BRAND COFFEE THAT'S A REPUTATION ten Test Question? Turn to | | was Most Rev. Thomas J. Walsh,’ Something can be done, I’m sure, in the way of providing a place, a sort of Community Center, where they may go and enjoy themselves as children should. I recall as a boy what a bless- ing it was for us kids when the city fathers back in my home| gina”, Nov., 1939, Washington, c. AN OBSERVER. Key West, Fla., Dec. 6, 1939. e ee |Today’s Horoscope town got together and planned | soecccccccccccccccceoese and built for us a recreation hall. % A We had games, we had a piano} ,Today’s degree favors the birth } and we could dance and sing to}! @ writer. The mind j=. in- ‘our hearts’ content. clined to literature and pfobably It was a nice, decent place studious on scientific lines. The where, we could meet old friends|™emory is retentive with a land make new ones and it was| facile power of words combined ‘good, clean fun. with scientific analysis, which Say what you will parents, our {Should bring a sure reward of children are going to have fun |Success and probably also money. regardless, and whether or not} Jt is a strong day and should they have it in the right way is| Produce a strong pérsonality. the big responsibility that lies upon our shoulders. Lets don’t “stymie” their emotions and put of All Kinds them on the wrong track. Lets give them some place to go be-; sides the streets. SAM GOBLE. Key West, Fla., Dec. 5, 1939. CUT BRICK WALLS TO SET CAT FREE PHILADELPHIA.—In order to free a cati which had become im- prisoned in a narrow crevice, it necessary for © S.P.C.A. agents to cut through two brick hotel walis. How To Relieve Bronchitis We are equipped to do all kinds of print- ing — quickly, eco- nomically, and with the best of workman- ship. 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