The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 16, 1940, Page 2

PAGE TWO -Exe Key West Citizen ‘THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO., INC. Published Daily Except Sunday By L. P. ARTMAN, President and Publisher JOE N, Assistant Business Manager From The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets Unly Datiy Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County inur<4 ot Ney West, Florida, a¢ second class matter Member of the Ansocinted Press fre Associated Press is exclusively entitled to use 4s republication ll news dispatches credited to : ‘= not otherwise credited in this paper and also the lccal news published here. BSCRIPTION RATES ADVERTIS Made krgwn on application. —_>~ 5 NOTICE SPE of thanks, resolutions of , ., Will be charged for at | nent by churches from which ived are 5 cents a line. open forum and invites discus- $ and subjects of local or general wiJl not publish anonymous communi- a ROVEMENTS 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. Emperor Hirohito of Japan wants | some of China’s “Good Earth.” Do rot let the European propagandists iifluence you; have a mind of your own! The people who pay their bills when due are quickly forgotten, while those who do not, keep their memories fresh. There are politicians who make an ‘issue out of any public question if it “promises more votes than it will lose. German leaders are promising that the war will begin “in earnest” in the Spring. They do not say which Spring. Speeding will kill thousands of people in 1940 but the chances are it won’t affect you if vou do not speed, nor let the driver do so. In the 1940 British Who’s Who, Chamberlain oecupies 28 lines and Hitler 281% lines. There may not be much news tis, but it helps to fill the column. Were Huey Long alive today, none of | the criminals of his regime would have .een punished, and all would still be re- «pected citizens enjoying the aura of righteousness, instead of being branded as ¢riminals, they are. Nobody greeted the Jackson Day *iners who paid $100 for a $5 dinner with *tllo, Suekers!” That would have been @ dandy salutation for the Republican #enators who were invited to feed free at He feast, had they attended. “ Florida cities are vying for the honor of being the Bolita capital of Florida. The | T.mpe Tribune is making a strong plea for the Gulf metropolis and will defy all tomers to prove Tampa isn’t the number | one Cuba town of America.—Sanford Herald. The lending, spending, taxing pro- | gram of the Administration is making it- self felt. President Roosevelt is suggest- | ing further taxing, a super-super 10 per | over and above the normal, abnormal, | taxes. More loss of confidence, and loss of business. Unable to conquer Finland alone, Rus- | SAVE THE HEALTH CLINIC County Health Clinic, has issued a state- ment in which he expresses the opinion that unless the city and county combine to appropriate $1,000 by Juiy 1 towards the maintenance of the unit, largely supported by state funds, it will be moved to some other “more appreciative’ county. The good doctor points out that since July 1, 1936, wher the clinic was first or- | ganized, neither the city nor the county has contributed to its support. He says that the $1,000 so urgently needed now will insure an appropriation by the State Board | of Health of $9,000 for operation of the clinic for the fiscal year beginning | July 1. Monroe County Health Clinic is a busy and important spot in this community’s | life. it protects the healthy community from those who, without the means members of the diseased persons of providing Dr. J. B. Parramore, director of Monroe | In fact, it deals with life and death— | medical care and attention, might spread | | disease. It protects the public that uses | restaurants, cafes, bars, soda fountains by | issuing health certificates to those work- | ers who deserve them after examination. | It deals with the mosquito, disease, first aid, visiting nurses and many | other matters of vital public importance. There seems to be no reason carriers of | why | |Journalism, born at Richmond, |——-—-——--— ; Monroe Courty Health Clinic should not! receive the financial support of Key West | and Monroe County. Funds for road build- services and officials are | nually. provided an- Certainly public health is as portant as fire and police protection, as tree planting and mosquito control and for other services. What does it matter if a burning contagious disease? children are crippled for life by spread by a neglected playmate? The Citizen believes that of all important functions the public ranks high on the list. health missioners to do something to keep the clinic in operation in Monroe County. SUBS VS. BATTLESHIPS The most sensational exploit of the present war, so far, was the sinking of the British battleship Royal Oak by a German U-boat, a feat which was thought impos- sible of accomplishment until it was actually performed. tective armor 13 inches thick, was struck by one or more submarine torpedoes and sank so quickly that about two-thirds of her crew of 1,200 were lost. kind of new torpedo has been devised by the Germans to sink such a_ heavily armored ship. And this also brings up the old question of the vulnerability of bat- tleships to submarine or airplane attack, which has never been swered. For a long time many have contended that modern battleships of 35,000 tons and over, such as are now being built by vari- ous nations, including the United States are of questionable value, considering their great cost. These ships each represent an_ ex- penditure of 60 million dollars or ‘more when fully manned require crews of 1,500 or more men. Unless better protection for | | ing, policemen, firemen and other public | Why isn’t there a fund for public | | health work such as that carried or bv the | | clinic? im- | man’s house burns down if he dies from a | What does it | matter if a man’s automobile is stolen if his | disease | the | Therefore, it is up | to our city councilmen and our county com- ; | | | | | | Riding at anchor in Scapa Flow with a large number of other British vessels, the | | 29,150-ton Royal Oak, with a belt of pro- | Experts are speculating about what | satisfactorily an- | them than is now available can be devised, | they seem to be a naval than an asset. | FLIVVER-FLYING Some idea of the growth of flying is liability rather | sia has called on Germany for help. That | seen in the spectacular flight of hundreds | of small planes from ali, parts of the} United States to Florida, where the annual y.'l palliate Finand’s eventual defeat, but | shoal bestir non-belligerent nations to come .o the aid of a stricken land that | asked for nothing but to be let alone to work out its own destiny. Of all the persons who 94 into Wash- ington’s business district every day, more than half go by passenger autos, as com- ‘pared with only 28 per cent in San Fran- cisec and 31 per cent in Detroit. The rea- son is that the nation’s capitol has a very low taxi rate. Reduce the toll on the Over- seas Highway to a minimum and watch the traffic increase. All-American Air Manoeuvres took place. The pilots of the light planes ranged | from young men to grandfathers. They ; represented all walks of life. With cruis- ing speeds of about seventy-five miles an | hour the light planes make about 500 or 600 miles with ease and economy. | take-off in small fields. These small craft manage to land and | Their emergence | | indicates that the day of mass flying is | closer than many of us suspect In fact, the production of light planes has neariy | doubled in the last year. THE KEY WEST CITIZEN TODAYS . |. COMMON ERROR | be the strongest man in the world”; say, “assert that I am the strongest man, etc’. You can “claim” scmething that is due, as a “reward”. Deecececceecceseesooeese. Today’s Birthdays | aeronoarcccccerecnccseee Rev. Hall M. Griffiths, noted Philadelphia Presbyterian clergy- man and editor, born Fraricisco, 40 years ago. Herbert G. Moulton of New! York, consulting mining engi- neer, president of the Amer. Inst. | of Mining and Metallurgical En- | gineers, born at Bellovua, Ida., 57 ; years ago. H Dr. William H. Jardine, presi- dent of the Wichita, Kans. Mu- nicipal University, onetime sec- | retary of agriculture, born in! Oneida Co., Ida., 61 years ago. pS) Geroge S. Harris, Southern cot- ; ton manufacturer, born at Cedar- | town, Ga., 59 years ago. 10. Prof. Carl W. Ackerman, dean of Columbia’s Graduate School of | in San) tal? Ind., 50 years ago. “Dizzy” Dean, baseball star, ‘ago. born at Lucas, Ark., 29 years; ago. Robert W. Service, poet of the ! weekly. TODAY’S DAILY ,Cam you answer seven of these a | ten Test Questions? Turn to Do not say, “I claim to |! Page 4 for Answers What is a pulmotor? i What is another name for! potassium nitrate? et To whom did Gene Tunney ity Maloney, Anton Laadt, Francis/ lose the heavyweight box- Laadt, Dr. H. C. Galey, Bernie C. tom Anderson resulted in a not ing championship? Will a dead human body, conduct electricity? | Key West Temple No. 20, Pyth-|'to return to their homes in The world’s Mount Everest, is c e 5 H i Pyrenees, Alps or Hima- |?& Elizabeth Johnson is the} Catholic Daughters of America layas? Is there an age limit for} horses in the Kentucky! Derby? i Was New Hampshire one of |Petty chapter, Order of DeMo- |tioned on the wrecking tug Warb- the thirteen original) states? | Si nh Name the Finance Minister | John F. Turner, agricultural applicants for the position. of Chile who recently re-jcensus supervisor for the Second | signed? What is the correct pronun-|town and expressed delight with |fisherman caught a gull while pears of the word cur-jthe progress Key West is mak- |trolling the other day. If he will rieulum? Of which South American | country is Lima the capi-! highest | Yukon, born in England, 66 years feet rehearsal arragements. Subscribe to The Citizen—20c|Garden Club was called for the| TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1940 Camp, United Spanish War Vet- jerans was held at Legion Hall. A {get-together social hour was fea- t a 1 Hi 4 Quiz. _ KE¥ WEST IN DAYS GONE BY ee tured. | . Happenings Here Just Five, Ten and Fifteen Years Ago Today As Taken From The Files Of The Citizen | FIFTEEN YEARS AGO | Specially-designed and fitted, { the new Cuba special train of i FIVE YEARS AGO for the annual’Flower Show to! ; SA | ithe Pullman Company, which jae ae be held next. Month. will operate during the winter | TEN YEARS AGO jmonths between Havana and The trial of W. W. Rewi Santiago, Cuba, was on exhibition Shinde gies jtoday at the P. & O. docks fol- \Papy, Julius F. Stone, Jr., Lee guilty verdict handed i down by lowing its arrival from Chicago. Stone: ape Beales: jthe jury, which permits the de-| The Woodmen of the! World ‘fendants, charged with murder, held public installation of offi- : 4 : ot the|cers at their headquarters at peak, |ian Sisters, held an installation'Ten Thousand Islands district. | + - in the|of officers at their regular meet- fick es |Ficmisg end Accinmeslt atcnee Cc. C. Symonette, who is in ‘mew Most Excellent Chief and gave one of their entertaining |charge of the information booth iSusan LaKin is Past Chief. lcard parties in their hall onjon the local station grounds, sail- _—__-_ | Windsor Lane. j ed last night for Tampa to put in- Curtis Stanton was elected as} — to effect an advertising cam- ;Master Councillor of Robert J.| - Myron Russell, paign, in behalf of Key West. that the Three-Way Committee has decided on. recently sta- lay, at an election held in the |ler, has been appointed a pilot on ;regular meeting hall. |Key West Bar, having passed ‘highest in an examination of three Island City Baseball League disbanded with the following teams listed in order of finishing in the standings: Regulars, Liber- ties, All-Americans. \Florida District, was a visitor in| Editorial Comment: “A Miami ing. Basketball game was schedul- ed in the Athletic Club between the Married Men and the Mys- terious Five. |come to Key West he won’t have _—_— |to depend on birds. He can get ; A meeting of all groups taking |real fish here”. ‘Part in the opera, “Pirates of | pe Penzance”, held a meeting to per-| Members of the Key West |Woman’s Club entertained guests we ‘at an earthquake bridge party at | Ameeting of the Key West |the clubhouse. Mrs. A. H. McInnis had charge of a meeting of Girl Scout Troop No. 4 in headquarters in Scottish a Rites Hall. Mrs. McGinnis is cap- Meeting of the B. H. McCalla tain of the troop. ‘initial purpose of making plansi We made this statement on the Air . .. now we repeat it in print 66 A GOOD MANY confusing things can be said...in fact sometimes are said...about gaso- line. 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