The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 6, 1940, Page 2

* Pac TWO ing 30cat Citizen PUBLISHING CO., INC. Daily Except Sunday By \. President and Publ! is Ma The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County Sey West, Florida, as second class matter | Member of the Associated Press ciated Press is ex'usively entitled to use epublication of all new: dispatches credited to tor not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published here. SUBSCRIPTION RATES OBSERVANCE OF LENT i The Lenten season, which is observed |by the Roman and Greek Catholic i Church of England, the Protestant Epis- | copal church in America and others, begins on Ash Wednesday, February 7, and will continue until Easter Sunday, March 24, a period of ferty days, not days. In the early days of the Christian era 00 | the fast of Lent was observed for varying ADVERTISING RATES e kngwn on application. ‘SPECIAL NOTICE ng notices, cards ef thanks, resolutions of , bituary netices, ete, will be Gharged for at of cents a Hine. ‘or entertainment by churches from which to be derived are 5 cents a line. n is an open forum c issues and subjects of local or general + but it wil not publish anonymous communi- THE KEY WEST CITIZEN wILL always seek the truth and print it never be vithout fear and without favor; efraid to attack wrong or to applaud right; always fight for progress; never be the or- gan or the mouthpiece of any person, clique, faction or class; aiways do its utmost for the public welfare; never tolerate corruption or sjustice; denounce vice and praisé virtue. ecum@nd good done by individual or organ- ‘or; tolerant of others’ rights, views and opinions; print only news that will elevate and not contaminate the reader; never com- promise with principle. IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. Comprehensive City Plan (Zoning). More Hotels and Apartments. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. Airports—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Gov- ernments. A Modern City Hospital. a et The word “gut” does not look so well in print, but in German it is “good.” Docile people, like the Russians and Germans lend themselves to tyranny. A‘tep reading a few headlines in newspapers their rescuers had brought, a shipwrecked party decided to stay on their desert island. “Suicide” Zorsky has built a number of cozy dwellings on his property. They are all occupied and he gets good prices. Nothing suicidal] in that. The mainland of Florida was hard hit by the recent freeze, but so long as the weather does not freeze the tourist crop, the state need not despair. In the United States some 700,000,000 pounds of seafood are canned annually, valued at $100,000,000. Key West is pro- ducing some of that seafood but should produce immensely more. The American people have always held that they have a problem to solve for | yumaniiy—to show the world that self- government is possible and to what heights and women may rise thereby. Some- i . however, it appears that the Euro- | pean nations mock our loftiness and take | advantage of our magnanimity. The village of Hastings-on-the-Hud- son, N. Y., has requested the New York | central Railruad to provide more “kissing | room” at its station! It seems that com- muters, departing for their work and ar- | riving home in the afternoon, take such time in “fond farewells” that other com- | muters cannot find room under the shed. | Consequently, the village says there must | be more shed room or the commuters will | have to kiss their wives at home. In the news dispatches one sees refer- | ence to the “Sissimen” of Finland and that | causes either amusement or wonderment. The word doesn’t mean what it seems to} imply, rather just the opposite. It is a| derivative of the Finnish word, sisu, mean- | ing determination, and the Finns in their ; war with the Russians, have demonstrated | they are a determined people. If Russia! had ‘ imen” like Finland, Stalin’s fight- and invites discus- | | hundreds of | alone. | known types of the pneumococcus periods; by some only one or two days and | Lyons, in the second century. Pope Leo I, | in the fourth century, fast of forty days as having apostolic au- thority. This period was taken to memorate the forty days’ fast of Moses, of | Elijah, and especially that of Christ. | Theoretically, at least, the faithful abstain from food on fast days until eve- ning, worldly amusements and_ secular | celebrations are to be avoided and mar- | riages are held to be undesirable during Lent. The duty of fasting is modified with | respect to laboring people, children, and | women under certain conditions, but in- creased diligence in works of charity is enjoined upor all, as well as extraordinary attention to all religious observances, throughout this period. A GREAT AMERICAN ANNIVERSARY i This week all America is celebrating | the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Boy Scout Movement in America. The movement has its porters everywhere. Indeed in its three decades nearly 9,000,000 Americans have | been Scouts, Cubs and leaders. Today there are over 1,330,000 boys and men ac- tively enrolled. Now as never before, American adults are giving their time, energies and finan- cial support to time-tested boys and girls organizations that help mold their children into types of citizens that will guarantee the continued existence of the United States along the pattern set by the nation’s founders who gave America its democratic form of government and its precious heri- tage, the Constitution and its Bill of Rights. Supplementing existing organizations such as the home, church and school, the Boy Scouts of America engages boys’ leisure-time energies in outdoor life and activities of cultural and practical values which lead boys to become dependable men, Every President of the United States since William Howard Taft has ‘been an enthusiastic supporter of Scouting and every American who knows anything about Scouting’s beneficial program acknowledges it as worthy of continued confidence and trust. NEW PNEUMONIA CURE Additional reports of pneumonia cures through the use of sulfapyridine, the new “wonder drug,” were made by phy- sicians attending the annual meeting of the Southern Medical Association at Mem- phis a few days ago. This drug, which is a_ derivative of sulfanilamide, and has been proved effec- | tive in a dozen or more diseases, was only | approved for general clinical use by medi- cal and government authorities last March. Since that time it is credited with saving lives in pneumonia cases A report of pneumonia patients treat- ed by Dr. Richard E. Ching of Memphis since last spring, using sulfapyridine, showed that only 15 out of 116 died— about one-half the percentages of deaths in previous years. Of these 15, a majority were in advanced stages of disease when admitted to the hospital. An interesting fact is that no deaths occurred in 11 cases of type three pneu- monia, one of the most deadly of all the 33 germ, treated-by Dr. Ching. About 70 per cent | of the-116 cases treated had abrupt cases of fevér, with relief of symptoms within three days after beginning the sulfapyri- dine. Pneumonia has been third among fatal diseases in the United States in re- cent years, exceeded only by heart disease and cancer in its death toll. Therefore the possibility of saving many lives by use of enthusiastic sup-.'! THE KEY WEST CITIZEN { | churches, as well as in some degree by the | counting Sun- | by others for a longer time, according to | | the writings of Irenaeus, Greek Bishop of | recommended the | com- | | Scouting Beckons Alll Boys | ‘ | When the Boy Scouts of America celebrates its 30th birthday on Thursday, February 8, all of the 1,330,000 Scouts, Cubs and Scout | leaders will re-dedicate themselves to the service motive which has | characterized the Movement for three decades. Scouting offers ad- | venture, fun and achievement—attractive to all boys—through the democratic life of the Scout Troop and Patrol, as essential ingredi- ents in its character-influencing program for the boys of America. Drawing on the rich experience of the Movement, local and national Scout leaders anticipate the opportunity to serve more boys annually. NOW THEN, CARPENTERS! Editor, The Citizen: Is Key West slipping? Does janyone hereabouts have the ‘audacity to debate the question jat hand? About one month ago a prob- |lem of wholesome, clean recrea- |tion for the enlisted men of the |Navy was put before the civic leaders present. . .thirty in num- |ber. ‘They took the problem and jafter hard labor submitted a prospectus that was worthy |enough for consideration that the \city officials in regular meeting \appropriated $500.00 to be used jfor material for the erection of a | band stand and boxing ring, sani- ‘tary facilities and benches and |tables, not counting the numer- ous small inconsequential games, which wiil in a way assist in en- tertaining the BOYS while up- town. Through the efforts of lone of our leading civic workers who insists his name be kept |quiet, the La Colonial Park was! secured for the scene of activity jfrom its gracious owners. The Board of County Commis-' sioners has practically placed the service of the trucks at the dis- posal of the committee. . .the members of the committee, both ;executive and general, appreci- ate all the fine things that have come to the front so far, BUT... help is needed to erect a shelter and other community furniture Jon the premises ‘0 be used not only by the Navy boys but is lopen to the tourists and local people who wish to use and not abuse the facilities presented to them. There is, in my opinion, less than one hundred man_ hours |needed to complete what the com- mittee has started. None of the labor to be performed is of a skilled nature and could be per- formed by any one who has suf- ficient pride to help produce what |is necessary to enetertain the 1,- 500 people both of the Navy and tourists. Three of the leading electricians | their | of this town has offered services, plumbers will attend to \the sanitary connections, others will do their bit, but the big need now is about five carpenters.who will donate about two hours when time permits to ereet the shelter. Can we find five car- Fenters. . .or. . is Key West slip- ping? R. ADRIAN O’SWEENEY. \Key West, Fla., |Feb. 5, 1940. | ABOUT ASTROLOGY |Editor, The Citizen: While I do not believe in as- trology as a science. I have found it entertaining and pleasant as a pastime. While I was ill in the |Baptist Hospital in Lynchburg, Va., my nurse brought me a book on astrology, and having nothing else to do I read it to Pass away the time. A peculiar thing about the) The office of Postmaster-Gen-| PEOPLE'S F ORUM , and it gives vice. This is the best time of the jyear for any one interested in astrology to look at the planets. In the early part of the night the people born in May will see Venus, the Lord of their House, their ruling planet, descending toward the western horizon. | Venus is supposed to. make |them affable and kind so that ‘they will understand others; and it supposedly bestows a tolerant nature. The next planet, also descend- ing toward the western horizon, is Jupiter, a thousand times larg- er than the earth; he is supposed to rule the people born. in De- cember, and to make them noble, big and powerful in character, and to cause them to despise smallness and littleness of char- acter. The next planet is Mars, who Supposedly rules the people born ‘in April and November, making them fiery, impetuous, quick to speak and sometimes too quick to act. The highest planet in the sky now is Saturn, the Disciplinarean, who supposedly rules those born in January, making them wise. Sometimes, too wise. They are quick to get the “low down” on people and . circumstances, and sometimes wonder if life is all worthwhile. However, more oft- en Saturn gives a stability and reliability of character that is most dependable. An ancient chaldean tradition relates that the people born un- der these planets should look up to them in the sky, and make their wishes to themselves as they look, and believe that their wishes will come true and they will be fulfilled. This is the best time of the year for the people born in May, April, November, January and December to do that. Yours sincerely, SMOOT PEEBLES, C.T.G. |524 Eaton Street, Key West, Fla., Feb. 5, 1940. P.S.—I took a course in as- tronomy at the University of Vir- wholesome ad- ginia, but, of course, they do not ; teach astrology, looking upon it | as being a pseudo-science. 'Today’s Horoscope Parents should endeayor to-di- trect the mind of today’s child into | proper channels for, with a prop- er training, this day turns out a powerful nature, well ceptered in its action and with broad views. If the mind should become per- verted, however, the impulses will lead. to extreme viciousness, and finally to deliberate lust. KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY |Happenings Here Just Five, Ten | and Fifteen Years Ago As Taken From The Files Of The Citizen FIVE YEARS AGO Room Mothers Associations are to be treated to a series of lec- tures by radio. The lectures will form the basis of a child study course for which credit will be given. This was announced at a meeting held at the home of Mrs. James Singleton yesterday. Ernest Schmitz, a representa- tive ‘in the United States of the German Railroad Information Office and Mrs. Schmitz left yes- terday afternoon for New York. They. had been guests of Fred Wagner on board the yacht Paula Louise for the past two weeks. Joseph E. Earman, chief intan- gible tax inspector, will arrive in Key West on Thursday, February 7, and will be at the county court house at 8 o’clock. Mr. Earman comes for the purpose of giving assistance to all who will fill tax returns. Vb About 20 war veterans arrived yesterday afternoon in Key West from the bridge project camp at Lower Matecumbe for a_ short period of rest and _ recreation. They will leave today for Garden Key and work on tho restoration project at Fort Jefferson. The Busy Bees defeated the Adams Dairy bunch of diamond- ball players in one of the most interesting games played at the park to date. Best hitters were |Higgs, with a home run and two | with a Score singles, and Acevedo, double and two singles. ended 13 to 1 TEN YEARS AGO TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1940 |SALUTE TO STATE ON NATION-WIDE CONTENTED HOUR Florida will be radio host on |Monday, February 12, when the |Carnation “Contented Hour” pre- {sents its words-and-music salute jto the state on a coast-to-coast TODAY’S DAILY QUIZ \broadcast over 92 stations cover- jing the United States and Can- answer seven ese |202- car | In its popular International Questi Tr H age ul e |Nights series, the “Contented bo. dae Hour” offers-each Monday night a tribute to some famous city or Name the softest wood. —_—iocale. With Florida selected for Did aliens who entered the |the February 12 broadcast, music- U. S. Army during the/al director Josef Pasternack, the World War automatically |“Contented Hour” concert orches- become American citizens? |tra, singers, and commentator Name the Roman god of/|will present a program descrip- dreams. tive of the state’s history, tradi- Can women vote in the U.S, |tion, progressiveness, and vaca- at the age of eighteen? tion-land fame. ei af | re we The sycamore tree is also! Stephen Foter’s “Old Folks At known as the family tree, Home”, immortalizing Florida’s plane tree or whipple- Suwannee River, will be included tree? in a group of pope Piovea 8 :. sical favorites. jpanish selec- oe ric ltas ‘tion honoring St. Augustine, With what sport is America’s oldest city, and mod- a ssoci > ern music appropriate to Flor- Whe te cote eni- ida’s progresive modern spirit > will lead up to a finale combin- Pron highest -peak in 178 Gershwin’s brilliant “Suwa- ‘i nee” and the “Orange and Blue” Rae ot eek Sonipiited | te University of Florida. ii ‘ In millions of homes across the pacar pas cin a United States and Canada and a by short wave to other lands on February 12, the Carnation “Con- tented Hour” will deliver this ; words-and-music package of Florida sunshine. Four broad- ‘casting stations will carry the program to Florida _ listeners. They are WJAX, Jacksonville; WLAK, Lakeland; WIOD, Miami; WFLA, Tampa. Every Floridan will want to enter this “Content- ed Hour” as a red-letter date in his book of radio event: NO NAME LODGE Directly on Beach Famous Bahia Honda Fishing Reef — Tarpon — Permit Bone Fishing TODAY'S Do not say, “We saw an | elegant football game”; say. “excellent”. ae of New Monte ‘Today's Birthdays leecevecenecccacncocecsee | U.S, Senator Robert M. La Fol- ‘lette, Jr., of Wisconsin, born at !Madison, 45 years ago, | Ernest Gruening, governor of ‘Alaska, born in New York, 53 years ago. Dean emeritus Annie W. Good- rich of the Yale School of Nurs- ing, born at New Brunswick, N. 'J., 74 years ago. | Christine M. Frederick, home- | making euthority, born in Bos- | The county last night soid its ton, 57 years ago. | COTTAGES $2.50 AND UP ferry system to Clifton G. Bailey, } who is. financially backed by Norberg Thompson. The sale price is $100,000, to be paid $10,- 000 cash and $10,000 per year for | ithe next nine years. The unpaid ' ‘portion draws six percent per! annum. Yacht Ara with Commodore and Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt on board and P. R. Merrilon as guest, arrived in port last evening from Miami. Mr. Vanderbilt visits |Key West annually and spends much of his time fishing. The commodore is master of the ves. {sel. Tests of the enclosed type of diving bell conducted yesterday in the Gulf Stream about 18 miles from Key West by the navy’s sub- marine experimental division, are reported to have given com- plete satisfaction. The scheduled tests were all carried out, St. Jozeph’s College quints eas- ily outpointed the Scouts at the} game played in the Athletic Club | last night. It was an interesting contest from start to finish, the boys playing hard all the time. However, the College five out- classed its opponent by the score of 20 to 13. “Key West is one of the few places in the world that gets so close to a man’s heart that he never forgets it”, says George Al- lan England in a letter to The Citizen, written from Casa del Pinis, Cuba, where Mr. and Mrs. England are spending the win- ter. FIFTEEN YEARS AGO | Tonight will be the biggest night in the history of Key West |for the county commissioners ‘will hold a meeting to receive a petition requesting them to call ‘an election to vote on the propo- ‘sition to bond the county for $2,- 500,000 to construct a boulevard and continue the road to the mainland. ’ | With Key West booming along ata great rate and scores of strangers daily expressing their admiration of the advantages of- fered by this city, The Citizen suggests the time has arrived for owners of stock in the Hotel La Conch to find out when con- struction will begin. Several cases came up before Judge Jerry B. Sullivan in the customs court today, some of the | \cases were abandoned. by the im- | porters, while others were taken }under advisement. There are a |number of cases to be brought be- |fore the court this week. | Last evening at the Convent of Mary Immaculate, a large aud- lience witnessed the preseritation \of “The Sheperdess of Lourdes or \the Blind Princess”, which was presentei by the pupils. Those |chosen to portray the characters, jwere from the seventh grade, and did remarkably well. years ago. | Prof. Walter B. Pitkin of New York, noted psychologist and au- thor, born at Ypsilanti, Mich., 62 Stone Crab Dinners a Specialty PHONE NO NAME KEY NO. 1 Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Craig, Owners Eldridge R. Johnson of N. J., founder of the Victor Talking Ma- chine Company, born at Wilming- | ton, Del., 73 years ago. For Fifty Years A NAME! In Coffee In Key West NEW SPEED CAMERA | WASHINGTON.—A new cam- ,era, developed by the National Advisory Committee for nautics at Langley Field, Va., for the purpose of studying the pro- cess of combustion of fuel gas in an airplane engine cylinder, takes pictures at the rate of 40,000 per | STRONG ARM || BRAND COFFEE || THAT'S A REPUTATION Aero- | second through a glass window in | promised by the will present their circus in Key West February 16 to 21. The pro-! gram will carry acts which are; known the world over, and are | recognized as outstanding. | The BETTYE RAYMONDE the cylinder wall. 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