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PAGE TWO Che Hey Wesi Citizen | exident and Publisher ant Business Manager itizen Building Corr nd Ann Streets y Daily Newsp in Key West and Monroe second class matter Member of the Associated Press exclusively entitled to use cards of thanks, resolutions of ete, will be charged for at nt by churches from which re 5 cents a line. and invites discus- local or general mous communi- 1» forum bjects 0} ublish an TRE KEY WEST CITIZEN WILL always seck the truth and print it be aid to attack wrong or to applaud right; without fear and without favor; never ys fight for progre never be the or- gan or the mouthpicce of any person, clique, faction or ; aiways do its utmost for the public welfare; never tolerate corruption or injustice; denounce vice and praise virtue. Oouwme good done by individual or organ- rant of oth rights, views and int only news that will elevate en. not contaminate the reader; never com- ith principle. IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. 2. Comprehensive City Plan (Zoning). Hotels and Apartments. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. Airports—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Governments. A Modern City Hospital. This i Life begins at 40. Let’s hope so. Maybe you do have an and let the wrong stuff in! open mind, According to Aristotle, what is truly a man’s selé is the thinking part of him. The prudent driver keeps in mind that a 10-ton truck has a certain right of weigh. Criminals who have served two sen- solidly against this third term One trouble with the world is the fact that the average citizen takes religion for granted. It is well asked—how can. men be made to feel that they are brothers, unless | they are treated in a brotherly way? There are some odd laws besides in- laws. For instance a North Carolina law prehibits more than three persons from riding in the front seat of an automobile. Even three is a crowd; two is company. Dwelling on the horrors of war in or- der to frighten people away from it in or- cer to maintain peace is the primordial policy, but what shculd be condemned too is the hateful pride that leads to war, tt and ambition that make for war. Thomas Jefferson had ‘a fantastic ion to titles, even to titles such as bl called the celebration birth’ on Feb. 22 “mon- and kept his own birthday a He believed all public debt and legislation should expire with the enact- ing-generation and had a dread of a strong central government. Warhington’s archi secret The eighth Marquis of Queensberry, originator of the famed prize fight rules, was sti]! going to school at Eaton when he framed the rules which gave him such fame. schoolboy centests and he was disgusted when they gained such notoriety. As a matter of fact, he. wes never a patron of the ring and he never saw but one profes- #toval fight. | the navy and to themselves. | on duty in Key West. | n | tion, but shoud not cost much money. RECREATION FOR SAILORS Times have changed and so have | sailors. of a generally higher type today than they were 20 and 30 years ago. Statistics just | produced by naval officers now stationed in Key West show that the average enlisted | man of the navy has gone through three- year high school. Many of them are col- lege and high school graduates, bright, ag- | gressive, ambitious and | young men. They are generally a credit to They come from good families. They have sisters, brothers, mothers, fathers. They know how to conduct themselves like gentlemen in all kinds of company. So it is readily understandable why the Key West Rotary Club, an organiza- tion of successful men, is sponsoring a movement for cooperation with the naval officers'in Key West for creation of better recreaticnal facilities for the enlisted men On suggestion of naval officers, city and civic officials, the Rotary Club has appointed a committee to | work out recreational plans with Lieut. Commander B. D. Quinn, area recreational officer for the naval forces, It is hoped soon to have a sort of Key j West Naval Club where the men of the avy may corgregate when they are off duty; where they may write letters, read magazines and books. Facilities at Bay- view Par Tublie Library and elsewhere are to be put at the disposal of the enlisted men of the navy. There they may play handball, basketball, softball, shuffleboard, ers and other games. This program will take some coopera- It deserves the backing and cooperation of The enlisted men of the navy are | straight-shooting | County Courthouse, Key West | check- | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN a a Do Mb oi Chinn Terre |FLEMING STREET METHODIST: FIRST CONGREGATIONAL (Uptown) CHURCH’ Rev. Jim Lilly, Pastor Fleming at William Street Church School meets at 9:45 a. m. Norman J. Lowe, general superintendent. Morning worship, |Sermon subject: Armour Of God”. 11 o'clock “Put On The Topic: CHURCH William L. Halladay, Pastor 527 William Street Sunday school at 9:45 a, m. Morning worship, 11 o'clock. Sermon subject: “I Am Thine!” Christian Endeavor, 6:30 p, m. “What It Means To Trust In Christ For, Strength”. Leader- | Dr. G. L. Morelock will speak | Miss Marie Knowles. jat 3 p.m. Young People’s | Weech, vresident: | Evening service, 7:30 o’clock. Epworth Sermon subject: League meets at 6:30 p.m. Jack; Word Of God”. Evening worship, 7:30 o'clock. “The Unfailing Installation of Church Officers, Meeting of the Official Board |Sermon subject: “Not By Might|of the church, Tuesday evening, ;Nor By Pewer”. | Mid-week Prayer and. Bible | Study, Wednesday, 8:00 p. m. Choir rehearsal, Wednesday, 9:00 p. m. | Tuesday evening, 7:45 o’clock, 8rotherhood Banquet, 619° Wil- liam street. You are cordially invited.to at- |tend. these services and bring a friend. | CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY | 327 Elizabeth Street Sunday school, 9:30'a. m. | Sunday morning. service, o'clock. | “God” is the subject for the |Lesson-Sermon which will be jread in Churches of Christ, |Scientist, throughout the world on Sunday, January 7. | The Golden) Text is: “Ye shall h |know that I am in the midst of} |Israel, and that Iam the Lord , Wednesdays— your God, and none else”.—Joel 227. Wednesday evening meeting; 8 o'clock. Reading Room is open on Tues- and Fridays from 3 to 5 |days |p. m. Hi 7:30 o'clock. Missionary prayer meeting. |FLEMING CHURCH SERMON: SUBJECTS Rev. Jim Lilly, pastor of Flem-! ing Street Methodist (Uptown) Church, has announced the fol- ;lowing subjects for his sefmons ,tomerrew morning and evening. | At the 11 a. m. service, the pas- jtor will preach on “Put On The} |Full Armor of God”. | In the evening, the subject} will be “Not By Might Nor By |Can- you answer seven of these Power”. This subject will treat | on the false impression prevalent: that people should depend upon | their own power. “If we do, we} fail”, the pastor will state in one | part of the message. | PEEBLES’ SERMONS AT | FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH: | Rev, J. D. Peebles, D.D., pulpit | |Wednesday evening, 7:30 o’clock.'supply preacher at the First| \ | | i | } “Every Word of God is pure: He is a shield unto them that put their trust in Him” SAINT PAUL'S CHURCH Duval and Eaton Sts. Services during the winter and until further notice: Low Mass with Communions, 7:00 a. m. Sung Mass with Catechism, 9:30 a. m. Morning Prayer, Sung Mass, )Short Sermon, 11 o'clock. Evening Prayer, Sermon, Bene-| diction of the Blessed Sacrament, 8 p. m. Week-Days— Morning Prayer, 6:45 o’clock. Low Mass, 7:00 a. m. Evening Prayer, 5:30 o’clock: Low Mass, 7:00 a. m. Morning Prayer, 8:45 o'clock. Low Mass, 9 a. m. Evening prayer, 5:30 o’clock. B'NAI ZION CONGREGATION Rabbi L. Lehrer every individual and group in Key West. | FIRST METHODIST CHURCH |J°€ Pearlman. President of Con- Those who were most anxious to have the navy back in Key West should now make some effort to make the navy feel at home and happy in Key West. The movement will pay good divi- dends. The naval officers will not find it | so hard to maintain order and discipline. Our police officers will rot find it so hard to keep order. navy will have some place to go _ besides into spots where they might get into trouble—and cause trouble for the naval j and civilian authorities. The Citizen recommends this move- ment as being one of the best ever initiated here. A CATCHY AD How people will, respond to something Finally, the men of the | | (Old Stone) | a | Rev. G. W. Hutchinson, Pastor | Corner Eaton and Simonton Sts. | Church school, 9:45 a.m. Ger- jald Saunders, superintendent. | Morning worship, 11 o'clock. Sermon subject, “The Methodist Advance”, by Dr. George L. Morelock. Epworth League, 6:30 p. m. ermon subject: 1940”. The Holy Communion. |p. m. | Choir rehearsal. Friday, 7:45 jp. m. Mrs. Joseph Sawyer. organist; Gerald Saunders, direc: | tor. | | FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Eaton between Duval and Evening worship, 7:30 o’clock, | fi | “My Task In| A. L. Maureau, S.J., Assistant | Prayer service, Wednesday, 7:30 | _ gregation Hebrew Sunday School, 11 a. m., and every day in week, except Friday, at 4 p. m. Regular services every Friday evening, 8 o’clock, and Saturday | morning, 7 o’clock. ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH St. Mary's Star of the Sea P. J. Kelleher, S.J., Rector R. J. Mullin, S.J., Assistant Hours Of Service Sunday Masses, 6:00, 7:30 and 10:30 a, m. Masses on Holy Days, 6.00, 7:30 and 9:30 a, m. Weekday Masses, 6:30 and 7:00) Baptist Church, announces the} following subjects of sermons to be given at the church tomorrow | |morning and evening. i At the 11a. m. service, Rev. | Peebles will conduct “The Lord’s | Supper”. | In the evening, at 7:30 o’clock, | the pastor will have as his sub- | ject, “The Lord’s People”. An-| |thems and special music by the choir will be given at each serv- | ice. : | ao | MINISTERIAL ALLIANCE | _ WILL MEET MONDAY | Key West Ministerial Alliance | |will meet in regular monthly ; isession next Monday morning, | January 8, at 10:30 o’clock. | | Rev. G. W. Hutchinson of First | |M. E. Church is president of the group. nominations are invited to at- | cond. | | \ | JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES | es | 935 Fleming Street i Watchtower Study, 7:30 p. m. | Sunday. Salvation Study, | Wednesday. Field service, 9 a. m., daily and} | Sunday from 620 White street. 7:30 p. m, THE CHURCH OF GOD | Tes L. A. Ford, Pastor 1106 Olivia St. Sunday morning worship, o'clock. Sunday School, 3 p. m. | 4 ‘ | Sunday evening preaching | service, 8 o’clock. } | Prayer meetings, Tuesday and | | Thursday nights, 8 o’cloek. | 11 ASSEMBLY OF GOD a.m. First Friday at 6:30 and} 8:00 a. m. Sunday evenings, 7:30 o’clock, Rosary, Sermon and Benediction. Friday evenings, 7:30 o'clock, | Evangelist Florence DeLanoy | and Husband, in Charge | Morning worship, 11 o’clock. | Sunday school, 3:30 p. m. Class- jrun king. SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1940 =: PERSEUS S97 e ee |DR. MORELOCK TO SPEAK TONIGHT Dr. George L. Morelock, gen- eral secretary of the Board of Lay Activities, and one of the outstanding laymen of the Meth- odist Church, will speak in the auditcrium of the First Methodist (Stone) Church tonight at 7:30 o'clock and will occupy the pul- jpit at the regular worship serv- ice tomorrow morning at 11 (o'clock. ' | Key West Methodism is Nae ae eres ot es ee deed fortunate in securing Dr. Hains ivisions of the Morelock inasmuch as this is the a : ‘ only point in the Miami District With what sport is Ralph/he will visit during his present Guidahl associated? trip to Florida What is the plural of four-! Dr, Morelock will be remem- in-hand? H i 5 z bered for the splendid laymen’s Which: state has the small institute he conducted in the coe penuaerin? [First Methodist Church — two we F Alexander Keren- | years ago. It was during this vis- s8y* : jit that he inspired the organiza- Name the science that treats tion of the Stone Church Service of plants. - {Club that has rendered the entice Where a — Internationa jcommunity an invaluable service Date Line? _ ‘ . {Since its inception. What is a 10-point diamond? | jy addition to the above-men- On what a is Sacramen- | tioned services, Dr. Morelock to, Calif.? R ffi ;spoke to a highly attentive aud- Name the commanding offi-|ience last evening in the audi- cer of the liner Bremen, |torium of the Fleming Street which recently reached | methodist (Uptown) Church and Germany after escaping | will speak at the Ley Memorial the British blockade. 'Church on Sunday afternoon at e ece ° PEOPLE'S FORUM. 393355 Birthdays | eeesecossscesecesecseees Loretta Young, actress, born in Salt Lake City, 27 years ago. Tom Mix, actor, born in El 'Paso Co., Tex., 60 years ago. ! Carl Sandburg, noted poet and ‘author, born at Galesburg, IIL, j62 years ago. | Joseph Medill Patterson of |New York, newspaper publisher, |born in Chicago, 61 years ago. Felix Morley of Washington, D. C., newspaper editor, born at TODAY’S COMMON: ERROR Do not say. “He came back at about three o'clock”; omit “at”. TODAY’S DAILY QUIZ | ten Test Questions? Turn to Page 4 for Answers 1. in- 10. ‘The Citizen welcomes expres- sions of the views of its read- — ers, but the editor reserves the | right delete which i | wot nide of the of the writ the letters IS IT REALLY SMART? Editor, The Citizen: | In this day when it is consid-| ered “smart”, in some circles, to! drink intcxicating liquors, it is | Haverford, Pa, 46 years ago. very refreshing to think of Babe , DF. eee saa uate Ruth, America's popular home co oo) of Law, born in New York < di: City, 53 years ago. eras sagetioe ee Judge Ferdinand Pecora of advertisers who! 4 : wanted to use his name and fame |New York City, born in Italy, 58 to advertise their whiskies and syears ago. jbeers. He will not allow anyone . ggggeucecevooescousoooe to photograph himself in the act ’ of drinking beer, although he Today Ss Horoscope could easily give his consent and . woccsece make a lot of easy money’ that way. Today’s indications are for a ; a kind and sympathetic nature, Piaget morting o |adaptable to circumstances. With “ - : | good commercial. abilities, high+ Senn Grunt cers nate have | mninded and suave, the fortunes really counted in my life were | not famous. Nobody ever heard| Will probably be good. Under of them—except those who knew |cextain circumstances, however, and loved them. I knew an old | there is danger of being wronged, minister once. His hair was /0W/n€ to the sympathetic ma- white, his face shone. I have | ture, written my name on_ thousands | trated in a story from Budapest, where a | bookseller circulated an advertisement, |Sermon. subject: | ply to order, the young girl will learn, not which appeals to their curiosity is illus- ' translated as follows: Supper”. “What must a yourg girl know before | |p. m. marriage? From the book which I sup- Sermon People”. subject’ what every young girl is told before mar- | riage, but what the young girl of today ‘the choir. will find it indispensable to know if she is |_ Prayer to prove herself really modern. For rea- pare ble to sell such a book over the coun- | director. ter, but on receipt of the price, four pen- | goe, it will be sent, discreetly packed, to any address.” The price quoted is about the equiv- | | the thousands. | persons of both sexes and all ages, bought |c.mon: | ised, but were found disappointing. Some | | customers prosecuted the bookseller for Bible Study owing to the absence | | by the court that the books sold through | | the advertisement really contained infor- | Southernmost © covetousness and greed and selfishness | of | They were merely to govern the | alent of one dollar, so orders poured in by Not only young girls, cagerly in the expectation of thrills. Simonton Streets | Sunday school, 10 a.m. T. I! Kelly, superintendent. | Morning. worship, Sacred Heart Devotions. | Sunday School, 9:30 a. m. lL o’clock.| Confessions Saturday after- “The Lord’s;noons. and evenings, on vigil of} |Holy Days and on Thursday pre-| | es for all ages. ‘and thousands of baseballs in my Evangelistic service,.7:30-p,-m: life. The old minister wrote his Prayer Meetings Tuesday, 7:15 'p. m. Friday, 7:15 p. m. {How I envy him! name on just a few sinful hearts. | He was not! ‘trying to: please his own: immort- | Baptist Training Union, 6:30 ceding First Friday, 4:00 to 6:00 Evening service, 7:30. o'clock, 0’clock. “The Lord’s Anthems and special music by for Daughters of St. Ann. Everybody welcome. meeting, Wednesday, . coat Choir rehearsal Thursday, 7:30 dalities. sons easily to be understood, it is not ad- |p. m. Harry H. Fischer, musical | FIRST PRESBYTERIAN. CHURCH. White and Washington Streets John C. Gekeler, Pastor + Sunday school, 10 a. m. Wm but | 8. Norman, superintendent, Morning worship, “Why I Love Jesus”. Evening worship, 7:30 o’clock. | 11_ o'clock. The books were delivered as prom- |Sermon: “Questions Asked By Jesus: There will It was held of the pastor. fraud, but he was acquitted. 5 Tourists will mation which a “young girl should have | United States. before marriage.” | Church ‘Whose Son Is Christ?’” be no. mid-week ; find. helpful preaching and good music at the in the “EL SALVADOR” They were cook books. | METHODIST CHURCH FINLAND TORPEDOES THE RED ARMY | Aside from the remarkable military | succes scored by the soldiers of Fin- land, little of importance has happened in the European war since the scuttling of | the Admiral Graf Spee off the harbor of |p, m. | Montevideo. The Russian Bear, ambling through Finland, found the going much tougher | {than expected. Having underrated the Ss Finns, the Russians are now said to be pre- | Over Which A.- J. Tomlinson is. Overseer Mary H. Thompson, Pastor. Bible school, 20 a. m., Sunday. | | paring a larger force for a more serious | General effort to subdue opposition. Before the beginning of the attack upon Finland the world had an idea that the Red Army of Soviet Russia was a ‘power to be reckoned with. This myth | | | } | | hes been exploded by the campaign in Fin- ce land but it is too early to write off the ‘Russian army as a failure. Latin. Mission Grinnell and Virginia Streets Guillermo Perez, Pastor Church School, 9:45 a. m. Miss} | Sarah Fernandez, superintendent. |seryice. Mrs. J. Roland Adams | | Evening worship, 7:30 o'clock.’ pianist. Prayer service,-Wednesday, 7:30 | Woman's. Missionary. Society, | first and third Tuesdays of each | month, 4 p. m, at Wesley. House. | THE CHURCH OF GOD ‘o'clock. and from 7:00 to 8:00] TRINITY PRESBYTERIAN — CHURCH | First Sunday of month, Com- —_— |munion at the 7:30 o’clock Mass (Colored) 717 Simonton Street ! Rev. Sigismund A. Laing, Pastor A. Milton Evans, Clerk of Session , Morning service, 11 o'clock. | |Sermon subjejct: “In The Days Ahead”. | Second Sunday of month, Com- } /munion et the 7:30 o’clock Mass | | for Parish and High School So- Third Sunday of month, Com- munion at the 7:30 o’clock Mass; Clurch: School, ‘for Children of the Parish. | Christian Endeavor Fourth Sunday of month, Com- | 6:30 p. m. Subject: ‘munion at the 7:30 o’clock Mass In Christ For Strength”. for Men of the Parish. | Evening worship, 7:30 o'clock. | | Daughters of St. Ann meet !Sermon subject “Security”. The) first-Sunday of month. {Communion Service will be ob-| | Parish Sodality meets fourth |served at this hour. Tuesday evening, 7:30 o'clock, | meeting and) 3:30 o'clock. | League, | “Trusting | |Sunday of month. | Promoters of the Sacred Heart |Young People’s |meet third Sunday of month. Prayer Service. | Senior choir rehearsal, Friday, |LEY MEMORIAL METHODIST 7:30 p. m. a CHURCH | “In these days of crisis the |touch of the outstretched hand of Christ home”. NEWMAN METHODIST CHURCH (Colored) Division Street between White- head and Duval Streets Rev. J. A. Simpson, D.D., Pastor Alice Sands, Supt. Church School, 9:30 a. m. | Morning service, 11 o'clock. | £pworth League, 6 p. m. Evening service, 8 o'clock. | a | THE ORTHODOX CATHOLIC | | CHURCH GOSPEL HALL‘ Of St. Mary, The Virgin | pies } 720 Southard Street | ‘Colored! Morning worship, 10:45 o’clock.| Thomas SA ie Streets Sunday. school, 3:45 p. m. | Father R. S. Hoagland, Priest Gospel meeting, 7:30 ‘p. M:) High Mass, 7 a. m. Bible study, Wednesday, 8:00} Church School, 3 p. m. Solemn Vespers and Sermon,} p. m. | | Prayer meeting, Friday, 8100) 8:15 p, m. m: | ” _— | CORNISH CHAPEL MIXED BIBLE CLASS) A. M. E. Zion Church cino, Teachers: - | ing at the Harris School audi- Fan Chon Tynes, torium; 10'o’clock. Men and<wom-, Morning worship, 11 o’clock. en not connected with any other; Sunday school, 3'p.m: Kermit Bible Class and regardless of de- Gibson, superintendenti O. C. Howell, Pastor ! Corner: Division and Georgia Sts. | Church school, 9:45 a. m. Miss | Miriam Carey, superintendent. | Morning. worship, 11 o'clock. | | Intermediates meet at. 6:30 p. im. Mrs. O. G. Howell as leader. | Young. people’s department | meets at 6:30 p. m. Cecil Cates, | president. | Evening worship, 7:30 o'clock. | Prayer service, Wednesday, | 7:30. pa m. Choir practice after is needed upon every j prayer | (Colored) Rev. James D: Daniel, Pastor Evening. worship, 7:30 p. m. Secretary al soul. So fame never came to him. ‘ | “I am listed as a famous home- runner, yet beside that obscure | minister, who was so good and) so wise, I never got to first base”. It may be a surprise to some of our sporting element to take this look into the heart of the real Babe Ruth. Yours sincerely, SMOOT PEEBLES, C.T.G. 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