The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 15, 1940, Page 2

__P' 3ETWO Che Key West Citizen | ‘TI. E CITIZEN PUBLISHING We Inc. | From The Citizen Building | Corner Greene and Ann Streets | Only Daily ssemeeee in Key West and Monroe ounty | West. entered at Key West, Florida, as ane class matter Member of the Associated Press Ihe Associated Press is erclusively entitled to use for repu spatehes credited to it or n in this paper and also the local news published hore. SUBSCRIPTION RATES rds of thanks, resolutions of | , ete, Will be charged for at ; tafnn y churches from which derived are 5 cents a line. n open forum and invites discus- and subjects of local or general ut it will not publish anonymous comrauni- —_—_——— ———— IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN a: ! | i | 1. 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. | thing out of the been deeply grateful and thankful to fate WE WELCOME AN ADMIRAL It has been a long time since a naval | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN veer? Highlights Of Florida admiral] has been an official visitor in Key | For several years they have been as scarce as frost on the keys, which is un- known. We have had a lot of admirals in Key West during the 100 years’ history of the naval stati an inactive b 1932. time on they have been noticeably missing ‘rom the local scene. We mention this fact because Rear Admiral W. H. Allen of Charleston, S. C., commandant of the seventh naval district now in Key West, may think that he is re- ceiving some unwarranted attention from the people of this community. Admiral Allen is making a routine Key West Naval Station and way with re-establishment of the station on an operating basis. But Key Westers see the visit as some- ordinary. for the order that called for reopening of the station. weeks of the change from a_ quiet little tourist town to a busy naval base. were getting | ing to town. Let us hope that at the next Demo- | the Democrats will put | standard bearer. | cratic convention, up a Democrat as the This writer wants to vote for a Democrat, who is a Democrat. The President on the night of the on Day dinner is pictured whisper- into the attentive ear of Cactus Jack Gainer. Wonder if the gladsome news was that he did not choose to run any more! What’s in a name means a lot to the United States Board on Geographical names—which decides such tangles of nomenclature as whether to call a towii in | Texas Spade or Spades—and it has just decided that a shoal in Florida Bay, Mon- ro2 County, will henceforth be known as ~Arsenic Bank, instead of Horseneck Shoal, as heretofore. Very cautiously, but insidiously, Prime Minister Chamberlain and Ambas- sador Lord Lothian, have started their ampaign of propaganda. The first move was to inject fear into the people of the Bnited States that there is .1_ possibility | Englan’ may not emerge victorious in the present struggle with Germany, and then would the United States fare under Hitler’s world dominion phobia. how Key West was the first air port of | call between it and a foreign country when | the old Aeromarine Company established | air communication between this port and | Certainly the first United States | r pert sheuld not be the last to have an } adequate landing field for commercial air er government air ships. Key West, the city nearest the Panama Canal should | be so provided, and now is the appropriate | Havana. ime, | President Roosevelt has assured ob- | ect that his appointment of a personal representative to the Vatican was for the | purpose of collaborating with Pope Pius “II in seeking a basis for a future peace, and repeated his conviction that no step | violation of the American tradition of | ation of church and state would or | 1 be t taken, That undoubtedly meets | hes of the American people, iliing to see state and church | walk side by side but not hand in hand, so neither can halt the other. | Captain Arthur S. Carpender, senior officer of the naval forces here, character- | d the recreational facilities in Key West “poor.” That is undoubtedly true, but | ities do not have the amusement es with which the large cities are supplied. However, the govern- units now stationed here, make rec- al facilities imperative, and the projects outlined in last week’s meeting at the Chamber of Commerce, are fairly | ample in scope to meet the early require- ments. Poor in public entertainment and amusement advantages, Key West, never- theless, is rich in the warmth of its cor- ..dial hospitality. amply ment | and the other naval officers in this | appreciate the fact that Key West is trying | zens The result is that our mayor and city | councilmen, representing all the hundreds of us who are glad the navy is_ with They — have | They have appreciated the | | efforts of the naval officers in cooperating | | with the city during the first few difficult | They | have been striving to cooperate with the | | navy in every way—and | ready to entertain the officers on duty here | | when they heard Admiral Allen was com- | By KENNETH FRIEDMAN i br eeccccraccccs seccces n before it was placed on | But from that | inspection of | conferring | | with the officers making such fine head- ; | bites <a ; ONLY COUNTY URINTRINED FISH HATCHERY IN THIS SGOUNTRY THE LRKE PRRKER AND SAODLE CREEK APTCHERY NEAR LAKELAND ~ POLK % COUNTY FLORIO ~ HRS FLREAROY FURNISHED POLK. COUNTY LAKES UITH OVER. {200, O00 FINGERLING BASS, SUPERVISED BV THE POLK. COUNTY CONSERVATION CLUB, THE HBTCHERY. INTIME (E-FILRE Pi a (F BZ ACRE GATE PRESEIVE “BNO Qlile HRICHERY, us | again, are going to be host to Admiral | | Aller and the key officers identified with the naval service here, at a luncheon to be given at La Concha Hotel tomorrow. will be one of the many ways Key West hopes to convince the officers and men of the navy that they are glad the navy is here. The Citizen hopes that Admiral Allen area to do everything in her power to make the navy comfortable and contented here. Our citizens and officials are striving to pro- vide needed recreational facilities, to meet every request that will facilitate the naval | operations and construction program. Key West always has been a_ naval town. It is still a naval town. Our citi- have been fully awakened to the necessity of making it a better naval town. Welcome Admiral Allen, good luck to you —and may you return soon again! DANGERS IN THE HOME Figures compiled by one of the largest insurance companies show that accidents in and about homes cause more than 25,- 000 deaths and three million injuries in the United States every year. Of these deaths about 8,000 are caused by falls; 5,400 from burns, scalds and explosions; 3,600 from asphyxiation, and 2,000 from poisoning. To avoid such accidents, the National Safety Council recommends the following precautions: Have rugs on polished floors anchor- ed or rubber-lined. Keep stairways properly lighted, free of objects on which one might stumble, with treads and hand-rails in good repair. Keep sharp instruments, such as scis- sors, ice-picks, pins and needles out of reach of young children. Have all medicines, washing powders, insecticides and other household containing poison properly labeled kept in a safe place. Keep all open fires screened, chim- neys cleaned and all heating apparatus in’ safe condition. Never allow an automobile engine to run with the garage door closed. Keep steps and sidewalks clear of snow and ice. and FARM BENEFITS TO CONTINUE budget message does not recommend continuation gf the present benefits being paid to the farmers of the nation. This has aroused some of the Congressmen from farm areas, who insist that agr‘cultural benefits be maintained at | their present level. This brings to mind the ‘agitation of Secretary Wallace that some method be adopted to provide funds for farm paymenis outside of the Federal Treasury. Whether there will be a form of the abandoned processing taxes, or some other method of raising funds, is un- certain. No new taxes are expected this year but farm benefits will continue and ,new taxes will come later if necessary. It | in which | articles | insistent | ca & UNUSUAL ANITIAL THE [7HUAY GIBBON ARE AT VERO BEREK, LENS Ne Figo & wes en te ORLEUG a < a _ Warn UAGEOR a By HUGO S. SIMS. Special Washington Correspondent of The Citizen | CONGRESS FACES 1940 WAR AFFECTS AFFAIRS DOMESTIC ISSUES- QUIET BUDGET IS NO SURPRISE GUAM RAISES A QUESTION ANTI-LYNCHING BILL |FDR FILLS THE COURT time pregnable. The third session of the Sev- jenty-Sixth Congress is slowly | proceeding, with most members jacutely conscious that 1940 is an ‘election year. While serious do- mestic issues require attention, the impact of foreign complica- tions is being felt in Washington where national defense becomes a paramount issue, with excel- lent prospects of exceeding the vast outlay suggested by the President. fend Japan. Many memb see the fertifi an agi ve gardl of the United States ee abrogated. The foreign affairs of the Unit- 'S* ed States will be in the limelight jand public attention will be focused upon two outstanding areas of the world where Ame can rights are affected. No s rious complication is expected in Europe unless developments in- dicate that Germany is about to wn the w The possibility of a Cerman victory is the spectre be- hind the feverish preparation of this country for its defense. _If Great Britain and France are de- |feated, no one knows just where: | this country will stand nor what } Gagmany, Italy, Russia and Ja- pan might attempt. Having adopt-/ led an isolationist policy in re- gard to world affairs, the United States must be prepared to stand | alone in whatever’ kind of world | there may be when the European War ends. ic issues are, for the | relegated to the back- ground. The reciprocal trade ireaty program, sponsored by} Secretary Hull and warmly. de- jfended by the President, will oc- casion a bitter fight. While this is} a domestic policy in a way, it is! nonetheless intertwined with our | foreign policy. Those who favor the Hull program, including the! | President, hail it as pointing the | way to the world toward peace-! ful commerce, while those who} oppose it in this country denounce | it as injurious to the business} interests of the people of the United States. Dor present, The budget message of the | President contained nothing sur- | prising, even in regards to the} {estimated deficit of more than two billion dollars for the fiscal year which will end June 30,! '1941. While the President recom- | mended that Congress raise near- ! ly a half billion dollars in new ; taxes, there is considerable doubt" whether this will be attempted. The general opinion is that con- gressmen will avoid new taxes! jon the eve of the election and / |that the Government will be per. mitted ‘to go along without any! _ change in the statutory debt lim- lit. If necessary, it is argued, thé; The much-discus tion of the Island of Guam is tain to arouse debate. perts interested in strategy, do not hesitate to urge that the Island be made im- Opposition to’the pro- posal at the last session was cen- }tered around the theme that for- |tification of the Island: wouid ‘of- Whether there will! be a general change of sentiment after the commerical treaty with Japan is abrogated of Congress wili ion of Guam as preparation, fact that the surrendered right to fortify the Island treaty which Japan stbsequently In return for its prom- the United States eement from Japan snewly-elected Congress can the issue next January. face fortific: future Naval e: war- is doubtful. to got re- the in a an g limit her navy. Since Japan is Peevecvocsocessccrce TS Pe no longer bound by the naval ratios and the United States finds it- self forced to enlarge its fleet, the argument is that this country should not hesitate to fortify any land which will increase the ficiency of its warships. Passage of the bill by the House was expected but the measure, it is generally reed, will not pass the Senate. ators from the Southern States will undoubtedly attempt to talk it to death, if necessary. They will be supported by a few senators who believe the bill is unconstitutional, or that it is a dangerous invasion into the \do- main of local self-government. Failure of the,Senate to pass the méasure, however, will not end the agitation for the passage of some Federal law in regard to lynching. Despite the fact that this crime is slowly disappearing and that the best element of peo- ple in the South unreservedly de. nounce lynching, the proposition contains too much political dyna- mite to be forgotten. anti-lynching By his nomination of Attorney- General Frank Murphy to become ice of the Supreme Court, President Roosevelt raises the Bob: You pitied me! All this time you loved someone else. I don’t want a wife wha stays with me because she is sorry for me — Sue: Nothing’s changed between us. Except that I know now that I love you as I al- ways hoped to love my husband — - ji. MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1940 TODAY’S COMMON ERROR Do not say, “Jack is my steady company”: say. “beau, friend, companion er escort”, as the case may TODAY’S DAILY QUIZ ten Test Questions? Turn to Page 4 for Answers Of which river is the Clinch River a tributary? | 2. Which country was the first to formally recognize the independence of the Unit- ed States? What kind of acid is found in vinegar? To which country did Ignace Moscicki, former President of Poland, recently go for medical treatment? Into which river does Pecos River empty? Must an alien in the have completed tary obligations in his na- tive county in order to be- come naturalized in the U. S.2 How many the U.S. square inches e foot? to the buoy- ancy of a ship when it pases from fresh water to salt water? Name the important British island possession off the south c of China. With what sport is Al Hos- tak associated? number of his appointces to five, which is a majority of the Court. This record has been equalled only by Presidents Taft, Lincoln and Jackson, ‘and exceeded only “ by Geoege Washingtos, include Hugo Black. Stanley Reed, Felix Frankfurter and William 0. Douglas. Thus the highest tri- bunal of the country has passed into the control of appointee: sharing the political philosophy of the President. The bitter fight over the reorganization of the Court has ended, and the Su- rreme Coort, as now constituted. will probably reflect the Liberal philosophies of its majority for many years. Its opinions will probably be in accord with leg. islation of a Liberal tendency, but it is quite possible that a Conservative administration will * find the Liberal court just as dis- tasteful as Mf. Roosevelt found the Conservative justices. Such a situation, in our opinion, will be unfortunate for the country, but there seems to be no remedy under the law as it now exists. ART IN KEY WEST Notes and happenings in connection with growing Art netivities Im Key West will be published weekly in thix column in The Citizen, sponsered by the WPA Key West Art Center. THE ART CENTER is proud of its part in handling the State Planning Board Exhibition, brought here last week through the efforts of the Monroe County Can you answer seven of these | Planning Council, of which Dr. H. C. Galey is chairman, Mrs. Rob- crt Spottswood is secretary, and Cifford G. Hi Frank Delaney and Leonard Lo and Carl Bervaldi and Russell ex-officio members. though Art was but one of ny activities portrayed, the Art Center undertook the work of setting up the entire exhibition, which comprised two truckloads —a big job calling for some heavy tevedoring. The Center provid- ed gallery attendants during the entire six days. Such service to the community is the ‘tonstant the (aim of the Key West Art Center. his mili-' This exhibition was of value to everyone, whether interested strictly in art or not. Its pic- turization ot developments is graphic nity with “drive” can expoit its talents for the benefit of not only itself but of the state. and even the nation. In Key Art Center is sup- plying the talent. Let us hope that the citizenry will provide the drive. MISS ESSIE GEIGER, field su- pervisor of the state-wide rec! tion department, was a most pl ant visitor to the Art Center Gal-* ery last week. GEORGE BELLOWS once said, ‘the artist is the man who makes life more interesting or beautiful, more under able myste- rio or probably, in best sense, more wonderful”. or the CLASSES at the Key West Art Center, WPA, have been most gratifying. The Adult Outdoor Sketching Class held each Wed- nesday afternoon has a registra- tion of sixteen. the Saturday morning class for children up to the age of sixteen years has fif ty-one pupils, all of whom are taking a great interest in their work. WILLIAM S. WOOD, field su- pervisor of Area 5, WPA, from Miami, was a visitor to Key West last week in behalf of the State Planning Board Exhibit. 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