The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 13, 1939, Page 2

PAGE TWO Che Hei Vest Citizen THY CrviZEN PUBLISHENG CO., INC. i wily Except Sunday By President and Publisher ant Busine: e Citizen Build Corner Greene and Ann © «mly Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County sutered at Key West, Florida, as second class matter Member of the Associated Press -he Associated Press is exclusively entitled to use cation of all news dispatches credited. to | otherwise credited in this paper and also news published here. SUBSCRIPTION RATES ADVERTISING Made known on application. ‘ SPRCIAL NOTICE Ali reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of respect, obitwary notices, ete, will be charged for at he e of 10 cents a line, : Notices for entertainment by churches from which ue is to be derived are 5 cents a line. » Citizen is an open forum and invites discus- f public issues and subjects of local or general t but it will not publish anonymous communi- ! tMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN 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 @ity Hospital. t aitetisesemcnaenhtiineleianensinndnestuneensinssineentstics Since love is blind, what is the eye- opener? Your share of the money in circula- tion is $56.80. That catches many of us short. Tax dodgers, through their delin- quency, make tax paying a burden on those who do pay. Citizens of Key West should do every- thing possible to build up their own town. You can’t do it any good by buying what | life and living heap upon us. you need somewhere else. Now that there is a semblance of will be getting somewhere. It is summation devoutly to be wished. Key West is coming back into its own, | in these late days, as thousands of tourists learn of the Island City’s attractions.— Times-Union. The naval activities also help. Miami’s objective in the tourist line is | Means | 2,000,000 for the current season. should be found to let these tourists know ~ that beyond Miami lies Key West, and the | trip itself down to this island is enchant- | ing. Russia, after years of mouthy talk abont peace, turns out to be as aggressive ~ 2s ary imperialist power. Then she has > the unmitigated gall to proclaim to the = world that her ravages in Finland are ~ peaceful objectives to give the Finns their 4 freedom. 2 It is dangerous for any country to be named as the sponsor of the Olympic games. Japan was named first and got into war; Finland followed and is in the same fix teday. No other country wants them, so there will be no Olympic games | héld@-in 1940. *: The five hundredth anniversary thé art of printing will be celebrated in 1940. Many improvements have been made since Gutenberg experimented sue- cessfully with movable type. Chief of these was the invention of the typesetting machine and called the Linotype. of Employers of organized insist upon. which has always been considered ob- jectionable because it requires much book- keeping particularly by the larger manu facturers. This system is the federal and state governments of em- ployers of labor in the computation of | social security, unemployment, etc. and is | law and} just as objectionable but that is there is no way out. It saves governmental agencies oodles of money and is costly to business. In Key West several concerns had to hire an extra bookkeeper to take seare-of these items for the government. | i 0 | alike, are striving to find gifts { | | i | i labor have | always fought the check-off which unions , This is the system by which | employers are asked to deduct the amounts | from payrolls owed the unions for fees and | demanded by | CHRISTMAS IN KEY WEST - | The spirit of Christmas fills the air | of Key West. Every man, woman and child is thinking about Christmas. They want to express an inward feeling that | springs into every human breast at this | season of the year. They want to give mething to loved ones, to those not so fertunate—to those without parental love, without funds, without hope. Father and mother, rich and poor within their reach to give to their children; son and daughter are seeking to give father end mother something to delight, to com- fort or to help them. So they throng the stores looking for presents, for goods from which to make little personal gifts, for | trinkets, for tree trimmings, for every con- ceivable item of everyday use. What about the very poor? They are not forgotten either. In the midst of their other worries and duties, there are many | thoughtful men and women in Key West | spending many of their waking hours in an effort to bring Christmas cheer to the very. poor. They are preparing to present baskets to those in need, to provide their | children with toys, candy and fruit, to brighten up a day that must not go without observing. | Some of our delinquent taxpayers are ; even thinking about our city employes. | Delinquent taxes paid into the city treasury during the next few days are to be divided among the city employes that they, too, | may bring cheer into their homes. To | these faithful workers a salary check will mean the difference between a dreary and a happy Christmas, It is well that such a spirit reigns supreme at this season of the year. It compels all of us to forget self and selfish interests. It enables us to think of others and their needs. It helps us restore our faith in our fellow men. It forces us to realize that none of us can stand alone, that we here on earth must help one | another bear the heavy loads that mere It is perhaps too much to expect such | a spirit to engulf us the year around. It is | well, though, that it moves us at least once leadership in the city’s affairs, maybe we | a year. a con-| Let no man ignore his chance once each year to give until it hurts. In giving he receives—receives peace in his soul, | good will in his heart and good luck in his travels through life. Let this be a merry Christmas in Key West! ASK WAGE ACT REPEAL Blaming the National Labor tions Act for the current wave of labor strife, Detroit business men under the leadership of the Board of Commerce have instituted a nation-wide campaign for its repeal, in accordance with a unanimous | resolution of the directors. | The Detroiters will enlist the aid of | other commercial and industrial groups, as | well as legislators, publishers, conservative | labor leaders and other influential factors | throughout the nation, in an effort to secure repeal, which is declared to be-in the interest of the workers themselves, The | board says: ‘ | “Detroit employees, the highest paid | in the world, have actually experienced | | more strikes, industrial strife and lost wages during the last three years than during the previous twenty. In the 10- year period from 1927 through 1936, the | idle man days in Michigan. because of strikes totalled 1,185,559, with 97,605 workers involved. But in the single year of 1937, in Michigan, the total of idle days due to strikes reached the staggering figure of 3,924,752, with 354,499 workers involved. These are official figures from the United States Department of Labor.” | In view of these facts, the board asks | citizens to communicate with their con- gressmen, urging repeal of the Wagner Act, in the interest of industrial peace. TAXING BACHELORS IN BRAZIL One million bachelors in Brazil must pay a bachelor tax in 1941, in accordance | with a new constitutional proviso designed for “family protection.” According to a news dispatch from Rio de Janeiro, the amount raised by the tax will go to aid the fand for needy and large families. This, it seems to'us, is a fair tax. So far as we can discover, there is no basic injustice in a tax upon all single per- sons for the benefit of families which need | assistance, Rela- | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN DAYS GONE BY Happenings Here Just Pive, Ten and Fifféen Years Ago As Taken From’ The Files Of The Citizen “KEY WEST IN. FIVE YEARS AGO | W. E. Van, Loon, state automo-; bile tag ‘mspector, has been inj Key West for two days and dur-| ing thet time has checked: up on} cars and found 42 without any | kind of state tag. Asked.if there would be any extension of time} for licenses this year, he replied | that the date is January 15 as far as he knows. Robert Frost, internationally- | |known poet and writer, will ,make his home in Key West for! 4 the winter. Mt. and Mrs. Frost | were in Key West early this| week and arrangements were} ;made to secure a home for the} winter, They write they will re- | turn early next week. | | A. D:Boria of Tampa and C. Aj Peters of Miami are in the city) today making an inspection of foods. They went over the situa- | tion with T. A. Woody, in charge of the work in this city. They noticed a marked change in con- | ditions since their last visit, they | said. | With the starboard propeller missing the Ferry Monroe Coun- ty is being towed to Key West by {the cfuiser Sailfish and will be| placed in drydock for repairs. The | mishap happened at Hog Key and immediately afterward the; Florida Keys was placed, in serv- ce and made the run to Key} |West. ° | i | Fire Chief Ralph Pinder an- ‘nounces there will be a meeting! theld tomorrow night at No. 1} Station for the purpose of -hold- | ling a first-aid class in connection | | with department activities. This | \is a new phase of the work of | |the department, and is expected | |to be happily received. The city waterworks plant in| the court house square has been | |given a general overhauling by | 'Myrtland Cates, who recently as- | |sumed charge of the plant. Mr. | Cates was ably assisted in the} TODAY’S COMMON ERROR De net cay, “He played the viclin as only a vir- ftic:o can”; say, “can play”. TODAY'S DAILY QUIZ Can you amswer seven of these ten Test Question? Turn fo Page 4 for Answers 1.” What type of naval ves:el was the “Gipsy”. British ship sunk by mine cff the coast of England? In the church calendar, what is the name of the last Sunday in Lent? Naine the state bird of Ten- nessee. With which professional football team does Davey O’Brien, play? Where does the month of June get its name? What was George Washing- ton’s middle name? Does the marriage of an alien man to a woman citizen of the U. S. confer American citizenship upon the husband? What is General Pershing’s rank as a retired officer? Name the chief of the Ges- tapo, the secret police of Germany. Where is the island of ster? 10. Fal- Today’s eore ° nonease Birthdays @eeeseeet=2569707=- she00) Dr .A. Lawrence Lowell, Har- vard’s president emerifus, born in Boston, 83 years ago. Alvin C. York of Tennessee, world war hero, promoter of edu- cation for mountain children, born in Fentress Co., Tenn., 52 years ago. Frederic J. Haskin of Washing- | ton, D. C., newspaper syndicate head, born at Shelbina, Mo., 67 years ago. Col. Charles W. Furlong of Cohasset, Mass.. famed explorer, lecturer and author, born at Cam- bridge, Mass., 65 years: ago. Drew Pearson of Washington. D. C., columnist, born at Evan- ston, Ill., 42 years ago. Dr. Brancroft Beatley, presi- “PEOPLE'S FORUM ‘The Citizen welcomes expres- stoma of the views of its read- ers, but the ed.tor reserves the right (0 delete any items which are considered libelous or unwarranted. The writers should be fair and confine the = to 200 words, and write e side of the paper only. | otherwixe. | JEWISH GENEROSITIES Editor. The Cit zen: Last week the Peoples’ Forum | ‘described the offer of a mag- \nificent gift to Jewish orphans. | |“The Sign” in’ November gives jnews cf Jewish charities. Msgr. K ‘was seated at lunch with a well-; ‘known Jewish lawyer, who hand- ‘ed him a letter from a boy, which read as follows: “Dear Sir: I’ve read of your donation to I wonder if you would help me to become @ priest? My father works in the stockyards and is too pocr to send me to college”. Tears stood in the eyes of the Hebrew, and when the priest showed surprise at this, the for- mer exciaimed, “Good God! when a Catholic has enough; {faith in God and humanity to task a Jew for help, :t is time to feel some emotion”. Later, the \boy was in a seminary and his \bills were paid by the Jewish ‘lawyer. Not long ago $1,700 was pre- ‘sented to the titular bishop of Kansas, Lituania for Catholic ‘charities as Lituanian Jewry’s contribution in memory of Pius XI. Recently a merchant, Maurice | Schwartz, offered to furnish the ‘rectory cf St. Joseph’s in El Paso, |Tex., as a mark of esteem for; jthe Jesuits. Religious refugees of all faiths |will be aided by a sum of $1,500 jfrom the Shomrim Society, a ;New York Jewish organization, The papers show Edward Ros- jenblum of Washington, D. C., ex- ecutive director of Jewish Com- ‘munity Center and Rev. Alcuin Kammer of New Orleans seated ; with Daniel J. Ferris of New York, Amateur Athletic Union jsecretary - treasurer, discussing jtheir youth program. How con-} 'soling is this when we find dic- | \tatots planning war attacks, and the charities mentioned above are work by William Manuel and | dent of Simmons College. Boston, | protests ‘against the atrocities of. Tony Pleasant, employes of the plant. | The Citizen that some one re- cently carried away from the cemetery one of the vases whieh | |have been in the family ' plot. | |Miss Patterson asks that resi- | {dents of the neighborhood keep ja lookout for parties engaged in jthis nefarious practice. Brigadier General George Rich- jards of the U. S. Marine Corps | left the city after a visit of 24) ‘hours here. General Richards, | whose headquarters are in Wash- ington, is making an inspection | |trip in this area and expressed | himself as well satisfied with | { } | | |conditions as he found them. FIFTEEN YEARS AGO Determined efforts will be made by the Overseas Highway Association to obtain as many ;members as possible, not only be- cause of the financial aid, but because the larger the member- ship the greater will be the in- fluence exerted by. the associa- tion. The m ip, fee is $3 On Thursday night the naval station comrfiissary store was broken into by unknown parties atid robbed of récétds and books, besides some cash moniey. A re- watd is being offered for the re- | turh of the books to the com- | manding officer at the headquar- ters building. Thete was an interesting and exciting game of basketball play- jed at the Key West Athletic | Club last night between the Mar- | iea Men and the High School ‘team, which resulted in the game being won by the Married Men ito the tune of 39 to 30. There | {was a large crowd in attendance. | | The Jolly Dozen Club met yes- terday afterfioon at the home of Miss Ruth Davis, where the mem- bets were delightfully entettain- ed. Vatious games were played | during the evening and delicious refreshments were served. The club will meet Friday night at the home of Miss Dorothy Park born in Boston, 45 years ago. joyable! | the Reds in the Spanish civil Everything in sparkling electrical appliances that every modern ‘home should have! and energy and help to make everyday living more en- Beautiful Gleaming white all-steel cabinet with one-piece porcelain interior. Thrifty! Famous G-E sealed-in- steel cold-making mech- anism for long life. A Bargain! Gifts that save time WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1939 eeccccccvesccovccosveses | Soecvesosesccosoooccesos ?, 'Today’s Horoscope; LIFE eodéee cocng | CUCHPCeeesooeersoeqeooce That fhis day is a fortunate Did you ever stop to think one for a: wheasute of tuccem:ic:,, Wot this life really means? 3 ty _ {It may not be as easy almost certain. There is good in-| As to some of us it seems. sight into speculative affairs, a‘ 2 : 53 good balance of mente! and phys. je Siena in > ica rss DaNlegi ical f « And leave just the same. ical forces with the power to'y never tried to figure out util'ze them. If the native will: Just who was to blame. only work, fame and fortune are Take things as you find them, ,as sure as anything can be in this; pont try to grab them all; , world. For the higher up the ladder you go, SWEET INNOCENT The harder you may fall. 7 3 Life is but a gamble Mts. Youngbride. {at phone) —1i ‘In which on take a chance. want a ton of coal sent. UD, Bother Time plays the ie please. Py Pr Degier—Yes'tn.. What ‘site? F And to its strains we dance. | Mrs. Youngbride (at phone)—I |Never betray your neighbor, ;didn’t knew coal came in sizes.| Always try to make a friend; I wear a No. 3 shoe and a No. 6 For, after all, it’s only a dream glove. | That comes to a sudden end. | - CHAS. G. 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