The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 18, 1940, Page 2

beegeeeeen PAGE TWO The Key West Citizen THE CITIZEN, PUBLISHING CO. INC. itizen Building mT Corner Greene and Ann Streets only Dally Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County tered at Key West, Florida, as second class matter Member of the Associated Presa sted Press is exclusively entitled to use shlication of ali news dispatches credited to > i otherwise credited in this paper and also 1e local news published here. SUBSCRIPTION RATES ADVERTISING RATES Made kngwn on application. ; SPECIAL NOTICE Ail reading noti rete of 10 cents a line. ‘or entertainment by churehes from which s to be derived are 5 cents a line. sn is an open forum and invites discus- sion of public issues and subjects of loeal or general rest but it wiJl not publish anonymous communi- = 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. | If you feel like shooting, shoot the werks, and relieve yourself, We still believe in democracy, but our faith is being spread out pretty thin. Key West has its faults, no doubt, but why not look out for the good points. It has them, too. Russi bark seems to be worse than her bite, but it will take more than sym- pathy to save Finland. There are people so simple-minded that they think they must buy from the firm which sent them a calendar. For the time being, England does not | need a war minister, not until the Spring | when activities will begin, it is said. A survey shows that the average man spends 30 minutes with his daily paper. If he can get the comic section away from the kids. New York, North Carolina and Mas- sachusetts have laws requiring the regis- tration of aliens. Every state should have such a law. hike Bustles are coming into vogue again; those women benefited by steatopygia nat- urally need pay no attention to this new reminine accoutrement. There are many communities in the United States that prevaricite about the | superiority of their climate. Key West is fortunatey situated; it does not have to lie about its climate which is unsurpassed, nor lie about its fishing which is paramount. This column has repeatedly called at- tention to the topsy-turvy condition of things mundane. It is a good bet to make conclusions in reverse. September, business has experienced a big recovery; but for the first time within the memory of chartists it was not discounted in advance by the stock market. Past per- formances might as well be thrown into the d ‘d. Key West, like other Florida localities | and perhaps others all over the United States, will celebrate the President's. birth- day on two days, January 27 and January 31; not January 30, his natal day. When Président Roosevelt changed the tiofal Thanksgiving day, he started some- thifg. Now there kicking his birthday around; anywhere from a day or two, be- fore and aft. Under the present Administration, the government has been going into the hole | ~ deeper and deeper, although private en- terprise has been taxed and sur-taxed and | called upon to sustain policies of terrific | | cards of thanks, resolutions of , t, ubituary notices, ete. will be charged for at | For instance, since } tradi- | CITY-COUNTY EXPENSES “Consolidation of County and City Governments.” For many years this been carried the listed on the editorial page masthead of | The Citizen and advccated by this pub- ica Nearly everyone agrees that it would be a great improvement, one that would give the taxpayers some relief, but ro one seems to be doing anything about it. Like the weather, it hassheemmeglected. Recertly The Citizen carried a story regarding the discovery by. the Florida | Tax Revision League that Monroe county’s | operating expenses are higher per capita | than the general average of such expenses in other counties of the state. This state- ment immediately was challenged by mem- | bers of Monroe County. While not denying that Monroe’s operating expenses were high, they con- tended they were higher than the average | of the state because the county has to con- | tribute so much toward operating certain | necessary services for the city of Key | West. It was stated that the county an- nually assumes approximately $13,000 of | the cit obligations. | This may be true, but every Key | Wester knows that it has been very neces- ; sary for the county to assume some of the | burden of operating the city of Key West. | If the county did not assume these obliga- | ticns such services as fire and hospitaliza- | tion protection carried on by the city would have been seriously impaired. Such impairment would have resulted | astrously in many directions—at expense | of the taxpayers, city and county. Monroe county’s total population is only about 13,300, nearly all of it concentrated in Key West. Therefore, what benefits the city benefits the majority of the citizens of the county. If the county taxpayers pay some of the burden of supporting the es- sential services of the city of Key West, the city taxpayers are relieved of part of their burden. Since city and county taxpayers | are nearly all residents of Key West—who | loses? The fact is that the services main- | tained by the county are duplicated in the | city, and vice versa. proposal has among improvements dis- | | zen that one of the projects that should be ; undertaken in the near future is formation | of a commission to study a program that | would effect a consolidation of city and | county governments. It would effect a | substantial saving and give the taxpayers better service all around. BIDDING FOR THE NEGRO VOTE Two negroes and one white were ynched in the South last year, in two states. Nevertheless, the anti-lynching bill was one of the first issues to excite debate and action in the House of Representatives. From the House to the Senate Chamber is enly a short distance down the main cor- ridor of the National Capitol. And there | this same question will come up, and likely be thrown out. | Lynching is a decadent custom in the South.+. The Southern States have met the issues+tntil there is no issue left. Congressman Boren of Oklahoma said | a few days ago that the Gavagan anti- | lynching bill is “being ~used as dema- gogery’s tool to mislead the Negro race in America.” He said the bill would die in the Senate after absorbing a great deal of time. . .“‘after remaining an obstruction in | the legisletive channels throughout this | session of Congress.” He complained that it was “unpatriotic and unfair to the na- tion” to handle this subject in a “‘wasteful fashion.” FACTS ON LABELS Since the first of the New Year all foods, drugs and cosmetics, moving in in- terstate commerce, have been required to bear labels listing all the ingredients they contain. The “contents” must be stated in plain English that the average housewife can understand. If any _habit-forming drug is included a warning must be printed on the package. nee | The revised regulations as to foods ; and drugs are necessary in the interest of the public. They may lead to wiser buying and they should result in the purchaser getting more for his, or her, money, There will be those to denounce the It seems to The Citi- | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN | H TODAY’S || COMMON ERROR Do not use “climax’ for “culminate”, as, “Our joy. reached its culmination (not climax) when the Christmas tree was light- TODAY’S DAILY QUIZ Cen you answer seven of these: ten Test Questions? Turn: to Page 4. for Anewers i. On which continent are go- rillas native? Who ‘commanded the Union Army at the Battle of Gettysburg? What is the average life of horses? Name the head football coach at the University of South- ern California. Who is the Commander-in- Chief of the Finnish ar- mies? Name the inland republic of South America, bounded by Bolivia, Brazil and Ar- gentina. What is the correct pronun- | ciation of the word defla- grate? The British flag is common- j ly called the Union Jack, Jolly Roger or Long Tom? What compounds have the} property of neutralizing ; acids? | Name the third letter of the Greek alphabet. { 2. | | 10. Seecccccecccceceonerana: | CASA MARINA NOTES 2O7OTOEOOOSOO OOO COCOOOO® | THE MID-WEEK BLIND BO-} GIE golf tournament will be} played today at the Country | Club. Many of the Casa Marina: guests are scheduled to compete. | Eddie Bush, the ‘ professional at the club, said last night that the : entries for this week’s tourney | surpass any that have been nee in the past. FIVE BOATS went out yester- day from the dock and all re-} \turned with good catches. Al-| though no sails were caught sew/, eral were sighted and any day now one may expect the boats to! come in with flags flying. | ! THE FIRST BOAT in yestér-! day was the “Mary B”, with Ted! ;Canova as skipper. The party | was out just a half-day as the! anglers, Mr. and Mrs. John Sloan ! had to leave yesterday afternobn ! for New York, They had arrived | the day before and pulled im a! 38-pound barracuda. Yesterday | their catch included’ thirteen mackerel and two barracuda, all | good-sized fish. They were ex- | tremely well pleased and hope to} get back again before the end of | the season for some more fishing. | MRS. L. C. SUDLER, Dr. L. W. | Netz, Miss Eleanor Foster and Raleigh Chinn were out with Jakie Key on the “Legion”. They were after sail and spotted two but failed to land them. How- ever, they did bring in a boatload of mackerel and bonita. MR. AND MRS. S. H. RICHEY | and Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Tew fish- ed from the “William Post”, with Captain Ted Lowe. They also {went out after sailfish. Their {catch included twelve mackerel, |three bonitaand two good-sized grouper. CAPTAIN HARRY WICKERS | of the “Barracuda” carried L. C. | Sudler and Mrs. R. Chinn. They | were just out for half a day but brought in two barracuda, four |kingfish, three mackerel and two bonita. THE LAST PARTY to come in were Mrs. Davis Hosmer, of Cin- cinnati; Dr. John W. McGuire, | |Bluefield, W. Va., and Dr. James | |P. Williams of Richlands, Va.) | Do you know any way to get this 1 1 | 1 | oe i Brother And Sister Chapter One UE DAVENPORT came into the big living- room with her own 'pe- culiarly light- footed step. She was flushed and tingling from the crisp October air. Her dark. eyes. which had a trick at times of seeming far too large for her small oval face, sparkled at the sight of the first wood fire of the season.< Bless Maggie’s heart!” she mur- mured, coming to rest one small brogued foot on the old brass rail- ing which had enclosed the fire- lace in her mother’s girlhood jome. She stood there for some time, smiling to herself in conscious en- joyment of well being. It was good to have walked for miles among the rustling leaves along the river bank until the rapidly falling dusk drove her homeward. It was good to come into this spacious room whose every furnishing had been familiar to her since her baby- hood, though now it occupied a comfortable apartment instead of the big house where she and her brother Allen had been born. It was good—it was best of all! to be twenty-four and not unattractive, and the youthful mistress of this new home! . “Want I should turn on_ the lights, Miss Sue?” Maggie asked, entering quietly. “Most time to set the table for dinner.” Sue roused herself with a little |: laugh. “I suppose it is! And I must have a bath and change before then.” She came close to the old woman. “I smell of woodsmoke and dusty leaves and walnuts. They’re thick under the big tree on Wyeth Hill!” ‘Miss Sue, you haven’t been up thgre alone again—and this late in| the day besides? How many times do I have to tell you ’tain’t » up there? Jesse James used to hide in Dug Cut—” he girl’s laugh rang out again and she seized the old servant in herjarms and hugged her. “Maggie darlin’, they ‘laid Jesse James in his grave’ before I was borh—before you were born, if it comes to that! It was grand up there, watching the lights come on in \the city, the planes circling down to the airfield» And—” she foregtalled the automatic protest whigh she saw on the.other’s lips a wasn’t alone! Barbara was ith me.” Maggie sniffed, unmollified. “Miss Barb’ra’d by heap of help if a tramp should treep outen * those woods.” Suddenly. the incpli- cation of her young mistress’ first speech dawned on her..“Sue Dav- enport! There ain’t no walnut trees whatever right on the. hill! You must have went right down into the’ woods to find them nuts. Hon- estly, honestly, Miss Sue! You ain’t no more fit than a baby to be out after sunset. I’m going to speak to Mr, Allen—” Sue laughed a trifle ruefully. It was perfectly true that even yet the woods along the river bluffs occasionally harbored undesirable characters. She deflected the out- raged Maggie’s rage with the adroitness of experience. “Look at my hands, Mag dear! Wouldn’t you know I'd take off my- gloves and get all stained up the very day before Barbara’s party? horrible brown off?” “Pumice stone, Miss Sue; that is, if you haven’t used soap on ’em yet!” She examined the small palms unxiously. “Come straight into the bathroom with me! Body’d' think you was only four!” Easy On The Eyes AN HOUR later Sue presented herself to Allen, contentedly reading his paper before the fire, Her dark cap of curls lay smooth and shining, she had exchanged her dusty woolen suit for a silky brown velvet gown with a wide creamy collar, she smelled pleas- antly of fine soap, powder and a hint of her-own special perfume. Her brother eyed her apprecia- tively. “Getting easy to look at, Sue!” “Getting! You know I’m a rav- ing beauty, darling!” she admitted modestly. He lowered his paper with a hint of seriousness in his manner, “No, but really, Sue, you aren’t bad at all! I used to think you were the world’s ugliest child, with that stretchy red mouth of yours, your little brown face and those wild curls. What have you done to yourself, anyway? Bleached your skin, or something?” She shook her head, shameless- ly admiring herself in the long narrow mirror above the mantel- piece. “It’s not really white yet, just sort of creamy; and it looks better at night than it does in the day- time. But considering the fact that Mother used to absolutely cry over me when I was dressed for parties, the change is most gratifying, most [eee indeed!” She lowered ‘er voice pompously- over the last. phrase, imitating the lawyer who had been her joint guardian with Allen after their father’s death. Presently they were at the table, devouring with healthy young ap- petites Maggie’s delicious dinner. Allen put forward:a finger to the silver bowl. of violets, stemmed purple beauties with an expensive look. “The faithful Kettle?” She shrugged. “Yes. I must be losing my technique. I simply can’t discourage him. Last night I de- liberately picked a quarrel with him; and this morning he sent these ‘to apologize for my unman- nerly words which, I assure you, astonished me far more than they can have done you.’ Isn’t he an idiot, Allen?” “He’s a darned successful law- yer, my dear young woman. You might go farther and fare worse, you know.” Sue laughed outright. “Sue Ket- tle! It sounds like a Salvation Army lass! I can just hear Forest Webb toasting the engagement. ‘Here's to Sue and James Kettle, and all the little pots and pans!’ ” To her surprise Allen remarked meditatively: “I think I_wouldn’t | ‘about let a babbling fool like Forest in- fluence me in the choice of a hus- band, my dear!” The goblet'she was lifting to her lips was restored to its coaster with a tiny: ip. “Allen Davenport! Do 1 hear you calling your best friend a fool, and a babbling one at that?” reloved long- | fil THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1940 He selected a crisp bit of celery before he spoke. “You do, my lamb. He is a babbling fool—that’s partly why we both love him, isn’t it? His nonsense is sort of restful. But if you’re going to take it seri- ously—let it count against Jim Kettle—” ‘An Old Maid?” = pushed back her plate, rest- ed a rounded elbow on the ta- as a propped her cain in her and, “For the love of Mike, Buddy! What’s got you all excited over Jim Kettle? He’s been under foot more or less for the past two years, and you never took him seriously before.” She blinked suddenly. “Trying to get rid of me, Allen?” “Now it’s you who are the fool, Sis. It would-take more than a whole storeful.of Kettles to come poset us—you ought to know at!” “Well—” she assented, mollified. Presently she went back to the subject. “You can’t resist a.dig at his*name yourself! ‘A storeful .of Kettles,’.you said! I see myself marrying a man with such a name! For that matter,” she went on, busy now with her salad, “I see myself marrying James if his name was Montague Montmoren- cy). He’s. @ pill,” she said with nality. “You.don’t—well—care for him at ail, Sue?” She frowned with genuine an- noyance. “I believe ie are trying to marry me off, Bud! Why in heaven’s name should I, if this thing called love should descend on me out of a clear sky, select James Kettle as its object when the town is practically running over with eligible and charming young men? James is a million years older than I am—eleven, at least. He—” Allen interrupted her. “Honest- ly, Sue, haven’t you ever been in love? Haven’t you ever wanted to have your own home, order meals for your man, put your hand in his and go... wherever he wanted you to?” A flush rose under his dark skin, but he kept on steadily, - Rousht ail ce wot thegee ikmow, you're always 1g me arbara’s. You're twen' ‘four, Ste dear; older than Mother was when she married Dad. Aren't. you—haven’t you—” Really alarmed, she answered almost in a whisper. “Do—do you ‘want me'to, Allen? Are you afraid Tl hang around your neck, a—an old maid?” He laughed sheepishly. “No. BY LOUISE PLATT HAUCK “Getting easy to look at, Sue!” said ‘Allen. idiot! I've made a mess of this, as usual, It was just that it sudden; came over me tonight—when looked up and saw you looking so gay and pretty in your new frock —that you have no one but me to advise you.on such things. And Kettle is a rich man and a smart man; better than that, he’s a good guy, too, I.didn’t want any silly puns on his name to prejudice you against him. “That's all, infant!” he went on more lightly. “Just one of my at- tacks of fraternal conscience. For- get it!” He eyed the dessert Mag- gie put before him with interest, “The first pumpkin Ric. eh? Plenty of cinnamon in it, Mag?” Later when the two had settled down for one of their rare eve- nings at home, Sue -curled with her book in a corner of the big davenport, Allen smoking his be- loved pipe over his magazine, the gr referred again to James Ket- tle, “You gave me a bad few min- utes at dinner, Buddy, did you *ealize, it? I truly thought you were trying to break some’ f to me.” She let her book slide of her lap as she leaned toward him earnestly. “I suppose—I know—I know! that you'll marry some day. Of course I do—I want you to marry; but not just now, Allen, not ins i ons or sn You're only ty; that’s yo for men in. these days, ‘ore see Why, you've only een out of college five years!” He chuckled. “You make me sound positively callow! Must I remind you that I emerged with my doctor’s degree in three branches of engineering? That Tm a junior member of a some- what important firm? And that,” he added with a curious sort of deliberation, “Forest Webb and I are about the only bachelors left in our particular set?” He went on swiftly before she could an- swer: “It’s your life we're talking about Sue, not mine. It came to me all of a sudden tonight—as I said—that it’s queer you haven’t been in and out of love a dozen times. I wonder,” he went on anx- iously, “if it’s because you know too many men? If your life wasn’t “all cluttered up with my frit if you were really hard up for fellows to take you out, dance with you, send you flowers—” Her low laughter halted him momentarily, but he began again, his kind eyes fixed on her wor- riedly, his affectionate voice full of brotherly concern. Continued tomorrow . i Today’s Birthdays | eecccvcccscccnrsceseeoee Myron C. Taylor, the Presi- dent’s personal representative to | the Pope, born at Lyons, N. Y., 66 years ago. They were aboard the cruiser} “Grace”, with Captain Moral | |Bradley. This also was just a! half-day party. However, the! ‘anglers hed a good time hooking! several bonita and kingfish. The | biggest of the kings was caught’ by Dr. McQuire and weighed the University of Minnesota, psycologist, president of the} Amer. Asso. for Applied Psy- chelogy, born in Columbus, O., 48 years ago. Thomas E. Campbell of Ariz. ‘twelve pounds. lex-governor, ex-president of the MAYBE THEY MADE UP TRANSPORTATION Ozark Due Tomorrow CAKE SPECIALS AT | MALONEYS’ BAKERY Three, delicous layer cakes are GETTING UP NIGHTS CAUSED BY— Getting up nights may be caused by sluggish kidneys. Kid- neys often need help same as Steamship Ozark, of the Clyde- | announced for this weekend as | bowels. If excess acids and other (By Associated Press) PARIS, Jan. 17—A Paris! ‘judge discovered there had been | WITH ANOTHER Goop pay|U: S. Civil Service Commission, |@ divorce case on the docket nine | in view many of the guests at |the Casa Marina planned to go' jout this morning—so this evening | jshould witness another | day’s catch on the hotel dock. | | | eocce ecccccccce | 'Today’s Horoscope Cceeseescnccoaesoocosoes | inton, N. H., 76 years ag born. at Prescott, Ariz$"62. years ago. — Thomas A. Buckner, chairman ingdale, IL, 75 years ago. _yearsspeWhen he questioned the: - \attorney-for the plaintiff about+ and the attorney admitted he; good of the board, New York Life In-|didn’t know what had become of | | surance Company, born at Bloqm- either his client or the defendant, ' cloudy tonight and. Friday; not ithe judge decided it was time the |much change in temperature; in- Georg M. Putnam, New Hamp-|case was dismissed. shire farm leader, born at Hopk-! Gilbert Wolf Gabriel of New Mallory Line, is due to arrive in specials at Maloney Bros. Bak-| wastes are port tomorrow afternoon from|ery, 712 Fleming. street. Prof. Donali G. Paterson of New Orleans en route to Key are Pineapple, Orange or Honey- | West, Miami and Jacksonville. They | usual 33c price. | | Phone orders may be called to| BUKETS from 818 for prompt. delivery. FORECAST | (Till 7:30 p.m., Friday) id Key West and Vicinity: Partly | creasing southeast and south winds, shifting to northwest or | ROADSIDE CHARITY north Friday and becoming fresh | to strong. not regularly eli- minated, it may lead to burning, scanty or frequent flow, back- ache, leg or rheumatic pains, Nougat cakes—all selling at the! headache or dizziness. Keep kid- Get a box of any druggist. Your 25¢ back if not pleased in 4 days. Locally at Olivieri’s Drug Store.—advt. Subscribe to The Citizen. Restaurant. LUNCH —*TEA + DINNER 512 Caroline Street Open 11 a. m. to 8:30 p. m. LUNCHEON - as 3Sc up DINNER ____ neys active. Here is a life of success, if York, dramatic critic, born there, (By Asnociated Press) spéhding and lending. And just recently, President. Roosevelt in quest for more money, has suggested that every income * ~ taxpayer be required to add a ten per cent lagniappe or contra as we West. say in Key |regulations as an infraction upon the in- dividual right of every American to buy what he pleases. The real-objection will come from those who want to sell cheap stuff at a fancy price and under a dif- \ ferent name. |there is a proper leading. But it 50 years ago. |may be lost in contemplation or | absorbed in ambition. With edu- of the Pollak Foundation for Eco-' jcation and right life, there is nomic Research, Boston,-born in} it only Boston, 61 years ago. 4 \great strength; without mediocre suecess due principally | jto a lack of definiteness of ac-} ition. | HAYS, Kas, Jan 17.—It Dr. William T. Foster, director | wasn’t exactiv an ill wind and} Subscribe to The Citizen—20c | weekly, snow storm that stalled a family and their mule-drawn trailer | ‘north of Hays during the Christ- | mastide. Townsfolk opened their {hearts and. provided toys, food } jena shelter. i