The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 10, 1940, Page 2

PATE TWO Che Key West Citizen a THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO., INC. Published Daily Except Sunday By P. ARTMAN, President Publisher ¢ ALLEN, Assistant Business Manager From The izen Building Corner Gree: nd Ann Streets in Key West and Monroe Unly Daily Newspaper County utered at Key West, Florida, as second class matter Member of the Associated Press ciated Press is exclusively entitled to use blication t otherwise credited in this paper and also I news published here. SUBSCRIPTION RA YERTISING RATES own on application. Se. 3 NOTICE ds of thanks, resolutions of ete, will be charged for at e is to be derived are 5 cents a line. zen is an open forum and blic but it will not publish anonymous commauni- | IMPROVEMENTS 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. {}! A Modern City Hospital. Florida is situated right; California is | too far out west. Those Finns are tussia how to fight. certainly showing Did you take in the World’s Fair or did the Fair take you in? Candidate Fuller Warren certainly is a “promising”’ candidate, and fulsome. The frontiers are nearly all gone but the fronts remain, including the affront. Miami had its fifth traffic when the new year was only nine oid. death days This week Key West was briefly visited by Navy fliers who soon were gone with the wind. it is quite natural for people to take delight in having their names printed in the papers, but there are those, and some right here in Key West, who are intem- perate in this personal matter. Not until February 5 will we know where and when the Democrats will select their standard bearer. The Republican National Committee meets ten days later for the same purpose. Then watch the fur ‘ly. About the meanest business man the fellow who runs up a debt in one con- cern and after he feels that his welcome has cooled and his credit impaired, he goes to: the competitor for his needs and pays promptly—for a while. tie printing trade, too. After a spending spree for seven years of millions upon millions, President Roosevelt in a recent speech implies that the venture has been a failure, yet ad- monishes that if “low standards of living are permitted to continue, the level of the civilization of the entire nation will be pulled downward.” The National Association of Real Es- te Boards points out that the people’s y to the extent of thirty billion dol- sars has been invested in publie roads, and that the people spend five billion dollars a year to use these highways, and that they | are entitled to use them without being of- ended by a string of billboards strung nlong their miles. Just as the Fimiig are - showing un- expected strength against ‘the Russians, so back in 1896 did the Ethiopians un- expectedly defeat the Italians. An Italian envoy had signed a treaty with the Ethiopians and not until several years all news dispatches credited to | invites discus- | issues and subjects of local or general | is | That happens in | | the United States. | attorney general of the United States. | was defeated for reelection as governor of | | Justice to be HOW THE CHAMBER SERVES serve their respective communities in many directions. The Key West Chamber 'of Commerce is performing meritorious It is difficult at times to pin the badge of merit exclusively service along many lines. on the Chamber of Commerce for a num- ber of improvements and services here be- | cause, often, the work is cooperative. That is, others have been engaged with the Chamber in solving some particular prob- ese or getting action along some specific | line, But the other day one project that might be credited to the Chamber of Com- { merce exclusively came to light. | the establishment of a daily express serv- ice between Key West and Miami. Daily express shipments between these points | | | | its Key & O. | Coast railroad suspended | service. Later the P. Steam- Chambers of commerce everywhere | were discontinued when the Florida East |of several weeks before West | for THE KEY WEST KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY Happenings Here Just Five, Ten and Fifteen Years Ago As Taken From The Files FIVE YEARS AGO Julius F. Stone, Jr., FERA ad- ministrator, will address |Committee of One Hundred in) ‘Miami in the near future and/| will possibly invite the members to pay a visit to Key West. | “The Fourth oi July” burned jon the 10th of January was the) 9. |theme of a news story which re- | |ported the blaze fought by the | tablishment of that name. | After an absence of thirty! lyears, Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Otis re- | {turned to Key West for a visit! leaving their Omaha, Nebr., resi- | dence. |ship company provided a twice weekly | Surgeon R. W. Hart, U.S. Pub- | express service between Key | Tampa. Then the P. & O. decided to cut its Tampa service in half. That cut the ex- press service in half. It was a serious blow | to merchants and businessmen who bring in merchandise and materials for Key | West corsumers. It was a serious blow to | the rehabilitation of Key West as a naval | Express shipments are important to ress and to the defense forces. In this emergency the Key West | Chamber of Commerce directed a com- | munication to the Florida State Railroad Commission requesting restoration of ade- quate express service by the P. & O. or some other solution to the problem. Up- shot of that letter was a series of confer- ences arranged by the railroad commis- | sion with the American Railway Express and officials of the Overseas Transporta- | tion Company of Key West. | An agreement was effected between | the express company and the transporta- tion company. Express shipments began coming down the highway Monday. This new service gives merchants, businessmen | and the naval establishment here rapid | transit of express between Key West and | the mainland. It a great improve- | ment. Key West Chamber of Commerce is to be commended for this community serv- ice. This type of service will be appre- ciated by all—and the Chamber should be supported by all those interested in rebuilding a better business activity here. Now that it has achieved success in | this direction, it is to be hoped that the | Chamber continues a vigorous have the P. & O. establish a more ade- | quate service to Havana or assist some | other steamship company in creating a | transportation system between this city | and Cuba. | | bus is MURPHY TO HIGH COURT President Roosevelt has appointed Frank Murphy of Michigan to the vacancy | on the United States Supreme Court which | was created by the recent death of As- sociate Justice Pierce Butler. Like Butler, Murphy is a Catholic. The new associate justice is 46 years of age, and has held numerous official posts, including those of mayor of Detroit, | governor general of the Philippines, gov- ernor of Michigan, and attorney general of He was defeated for reelection as governor of Michigan, and Michigan in 1938. Murphy is the fifth Supreme Court appointed by President Roosevelt, the others being Black, Reed, Frankfurter and Douglas. He will be the 82d person to bench. effort to | He | sit on the highest | And speaking of the Supreme Court, it is interesting to note that while 31 citi- | zens have been President of the United | States, only 11 have been appointed chief | justice since the foundation of the govern- ment—Jay, Rutledge, Ellsworth, Mar- | shall, Taney, Chase, Waite, Fuller, White, | Taft and Hughes, Jay, the first chief justice, was the }youngest at the time of his appointment, } | { West and |lic Health Service, in charge of | ‘the Marine hospital, has been \retired and is making prepara- |tions to leave his post here soon. The Vocational Service com- mittee, with Everett Russell in charge, put on a program today at the Rotary luncheon with Ed- die -Strunk, president, in the chair. The marriage of Miss Jennie Elwood, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Elwood, and Charles Rich- ardson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Richardson, took place at St. Paul’s church. | TEN YEARS AGO The morning train which was due to arrive here at 7:40 o’clock was considerably delayed for some unaccountable reason and did not arrive until about 3:00 o’clock in the afternoon. G. W. Nichols, who was a visitor in the city with his family for a short stay. The seven divisions of the Key West volunteer fire department tions held recently of officers in their respective groups. Troop No. 5, Boy Scouts, held an installation meeting at which Lieut. Twitchell, committeeman of the troop, was an _ honored guest. % Fine Arts Department of the Woman’s Club, of which Mrs. Wm. H. White is chairman, has organized a study class for the {purpose of studying the women of biblical times. Rev. H. G. Cowan, pastor of the First Methodist church, ac- companied by Mrs. Cowna and children, returned last evening from Miami, where Rev. Cowan attended a church conference. FIFTEEN YEARS AGO | The British warships, Curlew }and Constance, left port follow- the navy base here. Key West was loud in praise of the crews lof the vessels. Many entertain- ments were given for officers and crews. Except for routine matters, the regular meeting of the American Legion featured talking over of |completion of plans for the new clubhouse and completion of policing of grounds. An enjoyable and well-at- tended surprise party was given jhere for Rev. and Mrs. C. R. D. |Crittenton at the home of the pastor on Duval street. A very interesting meeting of the W.C.T.U. was held at the home of Mrs. A. D. Luethi, presi- dent of the organization. Prominent among the arrivals \at Casa Marina was Admiral and the Can you answer seven of these 3 ‘fire department in a business. es- It was | P | 3 !reported the results of the elec-; jing a ten-day courtesy call on} CITIZEN 'NEW, IMPROVED MOTOR FUEL BY STANDARD OIL ‘Crown Gasoline Given Highest Octane Rating In Its Long History TODAY’S ; COMMON ERROR Do not say, “He refused to loan me his gun”; say. “lend me”. . “| Standard Oil stations and deal- (ers are today offering their cus- TODAY’S DAILY QUIZ tomers the new, improved Crown |Gasoline—a popular priced gaso- |line that meets specifications for | premium anti-knock perform- jance. Road tests have proved that his new gasoline gives motorists |quicker starting, faster pick-up, smoother operation, more mile- age, and a new high in knockless power. It also contains a unique ten Test Questions? Turn to Page 4 for Answers Does placing an object in al vacuum decrease its} weight? From whom did Max Baer | win the world’s heavy-; weight championship? j Solvent action, which helps to re- What is the correct pronun- | quee the tendency of carbon ciation of the word cara-' formation. mel? | Today’s purchasers of popular In which country is the city | price gasoline demand the per- of Poitiers? formance heretofore obtainable Why do meteors rarely strike ;only in premium grade at prem- the earth? jjum price, and the development Name the famous columnist }0f this new, improved gasoline and president of the |Was to meet this demand. American Newspaper; 6. | ithat Clem Price Tours, 505 Duval WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1940 PRICE TOURS WILL REPRESENT F.E.C. Announcement is made JUST JIVE (By Agsnciatea Press) ROANOKE, Va., Jan. 10.—A today |teacher found this comment in the space on a report card re- street, has been appointed repre-!seryed for parental remarks: sentative of the Florida East)«wel All Right”. Familiar with Coast Railway in this city. jcurrent song hits herself, the All matters concerning fares teacher opined that the child and schedules of the F.E.C. R’'y. would have to “Dig, Dig, Dig”. will receive prompt attention| upon calling at the tour agency.} ! svi FAST DIRECT ecvccccccccccvccccccesoce | FREIGHT SERVICE ? | Boston, New York, Miami Today : Horoscope Jacksonville, Galveston Today’s fixity of purpose and |New Orleans and Beyond skill of performance, combined | _ From Key West alternate Mon- with a power of adaptation should make you a leader. If the strain of egotism and vanity; 4 which goes with this nature is| Fm Boston every Tuesday. allowed to grow you may not be! a Ser aecewonyaile. segs and greatly loved; but, with reason- | oe Geleens awiey two a able control, there is great prom- | Clyde-Mallory Lines ise, of success. From New York every Thurs- | DSRS Sears j The President of Argentina, serves a six-year term. | Guild who recently died. Which letter of the English | alphabet is most used? i Which river drains the| Great Lakes into‘the At-| lantic Ocean? | The retina is part of the! ear, nose or eye? Who wrote the book, Covered Wagon”? ac | 1 8. 9. 10. | 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 which are considered libelous or unwarranted. The writers should be fair and confine the letters to 200 words, and write on one side of the paper only. | Signature of the writers must necompany the letters and will be published unless requested otherwise. | ——. | “THE KINGDOM OF GOD” ing Frederick the Great of Prus-| sia. Once he visited a_ school, land questioned the pupils. Hold-! | ing an apple in his hand he asked | i them: i “To what kingdom does this! apple belong?” | | “To the vegetable kingdom!” | \they answered in unison. j “Correct!” he said approvingly. | Holding a small rock in his hand he next asked: | | “To what kingdom does this! rock belong?” ! “To the mineral they replied. | } “Correct!” he again said ap-| ;provingly. \ “And, now, I, to what kingdom do I belong?” | The children hesitated. They jwere afraid to say that their) Emperor belonged to the animal | \kingdom, so they politely re-j mained silent. “T think you know, don’t hesi- | ‘tate to tell me,” he said re-j | assuringly. ! |_ Still they remained silent.! | Finally he turned to a little girl, \and asked her: . | “I am sure that you know, my, dear child, and you must tell me; to what kingdom do I belong?” | The little girl looked at him earnestly and replied fervently. | | “To the Kingdom of God!” | Tears came to his eyes and rolled down his cheeks. This ‘time he did not say “correct!” | but: “IT sought my answer .in the right place, and I found a better answer than I sought.” | Verily, the Scriptures say: “A little child shall lead them.” SMOOT PEEBLES, C.T.G. | 524 Eaton St., Key West, Fla., January 9, 1940. kingdom!” | | Mrs. Willard H. Bronson of Wash- j ington, D. C. Arbor Day was observed in the , city with a program arranged by , Rev. S. W. Rogers in the Cuban- | American chapel, followed by the } | planting of a sand box tree in the | yard under direction of florist | N RP , Frank Reshore. | e BALANCED POWER (FROM IDLING TO HEAVY PULLS) | e SOLVENT PROPERTIES (REDUCING CARBON DEPOSITS) o POWER FRACTIONS (MORE MILES PER GALLON) AR we UP cae QUALITY OF CROWN GASOLINE .. . but NOT the PRICE @ { 2 H A | Editor, The Citizen: Sas caieatiare armen les : z NMhCthithtt)tt0e as assistant supervisor of the. ® story, Has been teld concert coast guard telephone line, was; PERFORMANCE AT Populae PRICE TODAY'S CROWN IS NEW eHIGHER OCTANE (IMPROVED ANTI-KNOCK) CROWN GASOLINE IS GIVEN HIGHEST ANTI-KNOCK RATING IN ITS _ HISTORY. oe CONTROLLED VOLATILITY (QUICK START, FAST PICK-UP) at STANDARD OIL STATIONS AND DEALERS NOW D OLL COMPANY F EN HEALTH H ELPS and to reduce the misery apd death caused by them,» Committee of the American Social Hygiene Association is guiding many thousands to proper medical care. after the signing, when Italy tried to en- | being only 44. Marshall was appointed at | force its terms, did the Ethiopians become | the age of 46. aware that the Italian version of the treaty | Among former associate justices of stipulated that Ethiopia was a vassal of the Supreme Court, Joseph Story, ap- | Italy, whereas the Ethiopian version mere- | pcinted at the age of 32, was the youngest, ly provided for a treaty of friendship be-| while William Johnson was 33 at the time | t-veen two allies of equal rank. jof his appointment. A fund of $500,000 is be- tary contributions to belp carry on the fight against *| eyphilis and gonorrhea, and the quack end charla- tans who profit by them