The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 28, 1940, Page 2

PAGE TWO THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1940 THINGS ARE PICKING UP | DEEUG —_——— ane Nes | 3 =| Anyone -who can’t see the silver lin- | a C e 1 5 Sunday | ing in Key West’s cloud ict deeiny is either t | 1este! f 1e fi i S i namnean: Meneee blind or won’t see. Consider the full ef- i : ee ee | fect of the following recent developments: | gy "iuGo S. SIMS. Special Washington Corresondent of The Citizen b nly Dally Newspaper in Key West and Monroe 1. Approval of the sites for the white win easures are — Ary West Citizen and colored low-rental housing projects in- CAMPAIGN UNDERWAY steamed into the Pacific Ocean. D YED CONVENTIONS Certainly, this would be a strange as second class matter | 3 : ; _ | volving construction of 220 dwelling units, ett iplace to meet European emissar- lg 4 ane, a Pragj | ies, but this little detail will sy Ip exclusively entitled to use | and the announcement that the President F.D.R. CAUSES DOUBT ae niath the stopecaahgeds : : r} nerwise credited in this paper and aise | Re scone ue scanles lesan bovapprove of @ CRUISE SPECULATION The next time you hear it, the en news published here. | loan by the U. S, housing authority to Key JAPAN SITS TIGHT -tale will be amended to provide 3 SUBSCRIPTION RATES West housing authority. for a meeting between the Presi-. 2 $10.00 2 . . * IONAIRE’ fe) resenta- 5.00 2. Arrival here of field examiners |"MI4% Bet COMES gene polio nace val a for the Reconstruction Finance Corpora-| while the presidential cam- jin the Pacific. Any way, you} | tion and the Works Progress Administra- |paign has already started in one take it, the speculation continues. | sense of the word, the major en- | __ ADVERTISING RA’ Fie : 5 oom n a y atlo : . } z ‘. 4 ication. tion in connection with the application by |e ceregne Gill ‘pt Begin, ail | sels ieasspepaeen ale (Un thee ‘SPECIAL NOTICE Florida Keys Aqueduct Commission for iafter the party conventions. | States and Japan show no imme- | eading notices, cards of cee! earn ef $1,350,000 to construct a fresh water sys- |These are set for the latest dates ‘diate improvement. The United i“ it notices, will be charged for a: i oe 5 ‘i : et . rg cente pec ae s | tem from the mainland. |since 1856, with the Republicans States having made its position for entertainment by churches from which zi meeting at Philadelphia on June clear, awaits action by Japan to to be derived sro. center line, | 3. Letting of the contract for the con- |o4n and the Democrats conven- |indicate a changed attitude in re- lic issues and subjects of local or general | struction of the $750,000 naval _ auxiliary | ing in Chicago on July 15th. {gard to observing the rights of | but We wk not publish anonymous communi | seaplane base on.Trumbo island section, | a Ree Americans is the Far Best. The < Y. Te 1 :. . s45 \ ere Wi e abou iiteen Japanese overnmen! recently and opening of bids for a $25,000 addition .,..,; between the formation ef announced that it would make ou cant mistake the THE KEY WEST CITIZEN | to the naval station medical dispensary. Party lines and the voting in No- no effort to settle the trade trea- : extra pleasure you get 4. Assurances received by public and | vember. By postponing selection | ty question at this time, but that oe sii from Chesterfields. se $5) of the date for the Democratic/an effort would be made to lay WILL always seek the truth and print it | | CIVIC officials that work may spe be Convention, the Party in power /the ground-work for progress’ in a without fear and without favor; mever be started on extension of Overseas Highway (believes that it will have some ,the future by the disposal of ; B f thei igh | above Lower Matecumbe and below Big |advantage from looking over the | grievances. “We have done our ecause of their rig t = aay 7 railre ight way |nominees of the Republican Par-|best and are sorry that our ef- | See < s 9 ca - a the old railroad right of y \ty and studying the issues made |forts have not been reciprocated”, combination of ithe world s ran or the mouthpiece of any person, clique, and viaducts, by the platform of the minority. says the Japanese Foreign Office E . . : | 5. Visit to Key West of a record num- | Democrstic politicians also take spokesman. i . best cigarette tobaccos, ber of tourists snd winter residents who |the position that the party in aa Chesterfields give you a oe h ior Goad | power has certain adyantages; The Japanese do not like the | # ; have — pour eee: 0G, (ee nesters time to iromate jpenting wimyorat to place an ca : cooler, better-tasting and commend good done individual or organ- amusement ani chs eee a ere Bees em, She: Beenene? | 3 5 =i ° i ae Ae sales 6. Revival of interest in the Key West — ____|to lend money to China, and the definitely milder smoke. ion; tolerant of others’ rights, views and Ghariben ch Gouuilerca ad: thariopeons| While it is generally believed scheme tc fortify the Island of : : ; print only news that will elevate Le : |that President Roosevelt prefers Guam. Apparently, they have no : %, : of a comprehensive program of improve- |to retire, there is widespread be- intention whatever of modifying You can't buy a better cigarette | ments, with measures designed to make |lief that he will be drafted by their policy in the Far East but | j an ffectiv |the Democrats, particularly if the are perfectly willing to arrange | them: eitectve. x é |situation in Europe is threaten-\some modus vivendi to continue | : : 7. Establishment of business-like ad g and the Republican campaign commerce between the’ two na- : 4 : : Jack and Bob | ministration of municipal affairs by offi- jseems to be getting underway in | tions. Inasmuck as the abrogation - Ee s ee leasley sM>ROV! | ae * +;», |a@ manner which makes progress'of the commercial treaty by the g § : TEE ONEEN A RONIRESAWEST cials determined to restore the city’s ith ‘the voters. While many U. S. was an act designed to com- : : ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN credit, pay back bills and collect delin- |pemocrats are opposed to the! pel Japan to recognize American = quent and current taxes. |third term idea, the reader may rights, there is no chance for suc- 1. Water and Sewerage. A few months ago the consummation lassume that they prefer victory cessful negotiations until one - : a . ‘ ‘ jin November with the President power or the other changes its 2. Comprehensive City Pian (Zoning). of any one of these developments would |, their candidate rather than, present position More Hotels and Apartments. have been joyful and hopeful news. That |defeat in November with some , = - Beach and Bathing Pavilion. the entire list is in process cf coming true |°ther nominee. Pk yiaheciensanee, 1038, 8 Aivports—Land and Sea. | is something it is difficult for the average | News-gatherers, looking forjcompared with forty-nine hel Consolidation of County and City Gov- |} citizen of this community to com- jsensations, apparently, speculated ; 1937, according to figures releas- | ernments. | prehend |rather freely upon the possibility.ed by the Treasury Department, | A Modern City Hospital. es s a * jthat President Roosevelt, on his, which announces that net income | Ay Moder Cebuspital H Key West is coming back—coming | cryise, might meet high officials reported by individuals for 1938 back gloriously. The Citizen hopes that | of European countries to discuss was 9.5 less than in 1937. The 2 = Sees —— | a}} of our citizens realize this and make |the situation abroad. When the number of tax returns was 6,- Extend your fin with . something. 2 for WAlneinGah uaa President declined to deny such "155,856 and the net income was| ngible for the Finn. | every effort tc help in any way they can |, possibility, the stories multi- $18.664,036,932. Total tax liability | to make this the kind of city it should be— | plied. They made good reading, dropped to $764,724,215 as com- ee oa The Southernmost and Most Progressive | but the President’s cruiser went pared with the $1,182,206,000 in There are people in the world who City in Florida |through the Panama Canal and 1937. e to pay anybody anything. ¥ ici Sol baesces es OES | afraid to attack wrong or to applaud right; | always fight for progress; never be the or- faction or class; aiways do its utmost for the public welfare; never tolerate corruption or injustice; denounce vice and,praise virtue. and not contaminate the reader; never com- promise with principle. esse oe DO THE JAPANESE HALT? — aes | Advertising, as we see it, is the cheap- — eben eke 1S 7 TODAY’S CASA MARINA NOTES est salesman that a business can employ. | Recent news dispatches indicate that COMMON ERROR seee sence seeeree SS | military observers believe that the Jap- e hacmeaahs ANY ENEWS that: has: tis inter When the truth hurts an enterprise | anese irvasion of China has become so ex- | _ Movers write: the: nosees: passes Leda of ane golfing ae kis cumechingsih 2 ee : ante ‘ sive cf the pronoun “it Casa Marina guests is the first t g the matter with the | tended that it taxes the power of the Jap. with an apostrophe. Its, annual team match between’ the undertaking. anese army to maintain positions now curs, hers, yours, etc., do members of the Key West: Coun- | held, precluding any serious undertaking | _ age Pater aNEpy try Club and a group of winter J. Edgar Hoover's F. B, I. (“Florida” | to conquer the balance of China. ante ee Bes prferon: Rea : papa ae 5 al at the Island City links ,is in Bureau of Investigation) is unearthing | = — that the — ee ; Satan ae te ee cae things in Miami’s underworld. as exhausted the resources 0: e nation pecting to have 15 teams in com ~ ae and that China, if she continues the strug- | TODAY'S DAN DAILY QUIZ petition. Among the Casa Ma- | rina guests who will be members |Can you answer seven of these of the visitors’ team are Frank ten Test Questions? Turn to Cotter and Dick Ordway, which Page 4 for Answers will be the number one team and eae i —n—a—n—n—-«— Will meet the local stars, Joe Lo- Corrupt elections will do more dam- | gle, will eventually oust the invaders. Of e to democracy in the United States | course, the Japanese, by retrenchment, | than all the Reds in Russia. | ean take advantage of time to rebuild the | ee a reserves that have been depleted and it is | se : fs i * - ; Af pez and Bob Spottswood; Macey | Some families get the idea that the| possible that the empire will remain | 1. Name the Governor of Il- Nicholson, Cooper Graham, Rob- old man is a magician, able to pull dollars | strong enough to withstand any effort of | a AWhio sua ena Se ert Colt, A. M. McIntire and A. DEFINITELY M o zs ve INTEELT ™M ui of air wi hinese to reclaim tured terri- | T. MacIntosh. The matches’ will | cut of the air with the greatest of ease. the Chinese to cl cap | denborg? be held this Sunday, beginning at Se : . Which denotes the longer 2 o'clock. ‘Copyright 1940, Liccarr & Mvexs Tosacco Co. The American motto, admired by | The viewpoint of the military men pause, the comma, or the } sis g dP ha Se ° pa ESS : ; , : « i-colon? | A GREAT MANY GUESTS. Europeans, is: “] y s a not entirely correct. It is possible Seno | Europeans, is: “Mind your own business.” | may be y correc 2 If a oné-inch rainfall - had’/are turning out to enjoy the very |ter racket wielder—so yesterday ‘king, a 25-pounder, was landed | ® Then President Roosevelt sends over | that the Japanese, forseeing : new diffi- 2 been snow, how deep fine doubles matches that are on | Mrs: Rasmeciatt ss doukiain bi by Meo Lain: ‘Today’ S Horoscope Welles to snoop. | culties ahead, such as complications with would it have been? |display nearly every afternoon | minds of the assembled gallery, Reta sig spear. A | ; : | the United States, realize that a halt must | 5. What is the salary of Amer- 0m the Casa Marina tennis courts. |..4 one Mr. Cotter, taking the) MR. AND MRS. SEABURY | roday's mind is versatile and pone Ee A = a | NGS + . ican ambassadors? {Monday’s match between the! } or LaGuardia says the republican | be made, temporarily at least, in China Nscaes He Eee eiatie act |team of Karl Behr, former Davis Match i in straight sets. STANTON, of Dartmouth, Mass., impressionable, which may some- crop of presidential timber is “‘a poor one | while the empire waits for developments. | ~ ver Ghee”, jCup star of New York, and his See fished from the “Pilot I” with times turn to discontent, partly indeed.” What they ought to plant is a| The Chinese venture must be stabilized in Name the last. two appoin- Paxtner Thomas Beardsley, of| FIVE BOATS put out from the Bill Wickers. They caught ten ‘due to a tendency to mistrust. | . zi PPOIN- New York, and Hubert Reese of |Casa Marina docks. yesterda ! The 1 f nat le: ee “ee = Tours. Press P e i y in .s kerel, bo- ;The laws of nature are perplex- fiorella—Fort Myers News-Press. About| order that the full energy of the nation tees to the United States: yemphis and Eddie Cassity, pro: | Gatun kareena oe ling, and the native sometimes . x si i ffort to bring in a_ sailfish. nita, and Th six feet deep. may be directed toward new perils. Supreme Court? fessional at the Casa Mi eric nite aie & Eroupes. ae aes ble t their P Ss eres | . Le What is the letter postage to} eoncey < ees eons poe: However, as far as capturing this was landed by Mrs. Stanton and econ raat con tose : SS | the Hawaiian Islands? lin straight sets. It was very |V¢ry elusive fish was concerned, | weighed ten poate : too nd distrustful. It is If you read one expert on the war, | JAPAN’S POSITION IS PLAIN | 9. Was the Pharos of Alexan- | well sei and a large gallery | they were not very successful—/ an pierce PE atti you know everything; if you read two, you | — dria a person, lighthouse, 'enjoyed every minute of it. To|but they did bring in many oth-| MR, AND MES. wazren| become a bit confused, and if you read as Hachiro Arita, Foreign Minister of | or pyramid? ‘date, yesterday’s winning com- er different species. 'VOELBEL, of Seacliff, N. J.| ; ; 7a : ishes to |10- Murmansk is a port of Fin-/bination kas yet to be defeated, | tg Or Pe ee 7 ieee, whe AEE many as three, you don’t know anything Japan, denies that his country wishes to | land, Norway or Soviet although it looked for a ‘elitie | ss were the anglers aboard the “Bar- | Baltimore's only hotel offeri about the whole thing. | eliminate “the different rights and in- | Russia? that their string of winning sets, FRANK REID, of New York, racuda”, with Harry Wickers. || the same low rates for either ete ee terests” of third powers in the Far East or a ae j would be broken when they trail- and Milton DeBaun, of Haver-|They ran inte a bit of difficulty | | ONE or TWO $450 Cireuit Court Clerk Ross _C. Sawyer | thatthe Japanese have a desire for either | SERVICE CLUB MEETS ied five games to one in the final |straw, N. ¥., fished with Begley when they encountered a boat in|] PERSONS! ts Sy Sant ol one | ve i ae the cera | set. However, they put on the/Filer, They had two strikes from | the Stream that was stalled. They , gave a lawn party in front of the Monroe | exclusion or monopoly in the economic | (Continued from Page One) {Bdeseure and came on to take the |saiifish and even had one hooked “ied7to pull it in but could not | Ar THE L Hotei County court house Tuesday morning. commercial fields, |speakers for their instructive and set and the match. tea tie ilvaten, cnty to Anes make it.» However, they trans-; Comfortable seats were provided and the | “After making these statements, the led the. wholehearted pe: reap a MOOLTRI Cc CHALLENGE Their catch included seven. mac- i nis ps gna ads, Baltimore, Maryland beverage on hand was nature’s own brew, Foreign Minister pointed out that “some | |the organization in the tai to.MATCH yesterday afternoon, kerel, three bonita and a group-' coast guard.’ Despite alf the weds! and everyone knows no one can improve | nations insist upon trying to maintain an |“Put Kes West Abead. " Mrs. Hubert Reese ot Memphis, | er. ble, the party still managed to c ‘ nes 2 tric | i io} ni ‘i - atus | Albert Carey spoke on several|took the measure of Frank Cot-; « bring in some fish, including five | auicgamaeay a a ee oat | eer - * . Uninet oe Status | ceded improvements in the city, ter of Detroit on the Casa Marina) MR. AND MRS. MORLEY mackerel, four kings and two bo- [CASA MARINA tions on conversation, Mr. Sawyer did most | quo relative to race, religion, territory, Te- |citing especially the deplorable courts. There had been quite a| HITCHCOCK and N. B. Rose, of ‘nita. of the talking. A pleasant spirit of cam-| sources, trade, immigration and other mat- |condition of the sponge docks bit of talk about the match for Cleveland, fished from the) Key West's araderie surged through the crowd of | ters by adopting exclusionist policies or by Pk 0. paiwes leading to thefainetion. as to who was the bet- | oe oe ee They | MR. _— MBS. EZRA win. | HOTEL DE LUXE invited guests and a fine time was had by | abusing their superior positions.” A committee ‘ consisting of new members to the organiza-| * acu pane ils ieoeants Bovemnced 200 minuaiie beeen Each all. Everything was perfectly lovely and! In this last sentence, the Jap Minister | Jerry Daniels, Chas. H. Johnson. tion, John Scott and Jack a" lin the patio. Guests were Mr. | With Pri Bath legal. There was no disturbance of any | outlined the position of his country. In the i Soe Sone Heoell - a $o-the guest a eel Poke RAW A. LAIR, of - i ge a i pedir orem ae ws pv z ‘ “ > inted Sam Curry had © y Kaell tiful. Cock! Lounge kind as they were all nice folks, though. Far East, Japan is attempting to do e€X- |the next meeting of the organ-' guest Mr. Pierce of the U. were out with Captain Jakie Key |J. ‘a Price, Mrs. E. M. Anson eet ‘DANCING NIGHTLY on his | Ss.) ae of sippy se They Sy a|Laurence C. Day. Casa Marina Orchestra grand iy, inging in. ‘ing- ; sivienmbepiiaetnpegette the | fh, four mackerel, two bonita| Subscribe to The Citizen—20e PRISE SCHIETT: Mouaayr. a@ barracuda. The largest weekly. Sheriff K. O. Thompson and his able as- actly what the Foreign Minister complains |ization on possible changes of Naval Station. i " es ney 9 ius! ‘ = the by-laws to meet the needs of A period of recreation sistant, Bernard Waite, were on hand just | that other countries have done elsewhere, | aa cewanicanieng: jah pore in case, | to the prevention of enduring peace. \ "The president reported two regular meeting,