The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 21, 1940, Page 2

Che Key LEN PUBLISHING CO. INC. d Daily Except Sunday By resident and Publisher 5 nexs Manager en Building d Ann Streets sr in Key West and Monroe ounty orida, as second class matter Member ef the Associate’ Presa Press 1s éxclusively entitled to nse} / fall news dispatches credited to / credited in this paper and also ublished. here, :CIAL NOTICE ds of thanks, resolutions of | ete, will be charged for at ertainment by churches from which be derived are 5 cents a line. rum and invites discus- | publie issues and su ‘ cts of local or general est but it wil not publis THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WILL always seek the truth and print it ut fear and without favor; never be ufraid to attack wrong or to applaud right; always fight for progress; never be the or- yan or the mouthpiece of any person, clique, faction or class; aiways do its utmost for the public welfare; never. toleratg! corruption or injustice; denounce viee>‘and'praise virtue. commend good done by individual or organ- ivtsion; tolerant of others’ rights, views and »pinions, 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 Pian (Zoning). Hotels and Apartments. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. More Airports and and Sea. Consolid of County and City Gov- ernments. A Modern City Hospital. desires to be quiet. Appeasement does not work either in dealing with law-breakers and gunmen as with nations. Fishermen delight in telling weight of the whoppers they caught. This adds weight to the story—and to the fish, too. Once again Senator wrong side of the fence. Pepper is on the omething that requires besides Pepper. West Citizen | anonymous communi- | the Can’t he Hatch | other ingredients | FOLLOWING THROUGH Inc., civic organization that took an active part in the city campaign last year, held a THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Members of Citizens & Taxpayers, | meeting. the other night to take stock of | the present situation in Key West. It was the concensus that “a spirit of optimism” prevails in this city. However, it is pointed out by leaders of the organization that “much needs to be done before Key West can take its right- fulfface among the thriving self-sustain- ing communities of the country”. “Our task has just begun’’, the group ; points out. “There are problems crying | for solution, and the City Council, County | Commission and civic bodies cannot the job without the active interest and sup- port of the citizenry.” Nothing could be fairer or more ac- curate than those statements. The City | Council, the majority of whom were | elected with the support of Citizens & Taxpayers, Inc., has made a valiant start | toward economy in municipal affairs and | businesslike conduct of the city’s activi- | ties. In accomplishing these objectives | the council majority committed to that program has had to buck stiff headwinds | blown up’by disgruntled politicians and chronic tax dodgers. Some folks don’t | like to have the feathers of their petty authority plucked, while others, some- times the very individuals who demand the greatest amount of service from the city, do not like to pay for fire protection, police protection, sanitary and _ other services. ot ag There is always a natural opposition to any group of men who want to cut the | city’s cloth to fit the city’s income, who want the taxpayers to pay their bills be- fore they demand municipal services. The | biggest problem confronting the city is col- | lecting sufficient taxes to operate the city and to pay the old bills accumulated be- cause some taxpayers didn’t pay their | taxes, even when they had the cash. | Deposits in the postal savings system at Key West attest the fact that there is a | lot of unemployed money in Key West. | Some of that money belongs to the city. | Nearly every habitable house in Key West | has a tenant. Nearly every store is doing ; a larger volume of busines Nearly every | enterprise is more prosperous. Nearly every man who wants a job is working. Real estate is in demand, new homes are being erected, old ones are being reno- | vated. There is no further excuse for failure to pay taxes. That “new spirit of op- timism” noted by the Taxpayers associa- tion should be expressed by a large volume | of cash payments at the city treasurer’s | office. In that way City Council may proceed to solve those “problems that are crying for solution.” ASSURANCE? do j new | IN MY GARDEN By L. S. NASH KEY WEST WOMEN Their Homes and Gardens bal gradi Sate By MYRTLE COSGROVE | | | | | | | | 1 |Beneath the palms on a summer | > day | I sit and while the hours away | Wee poe ey Watching the birds fly from tree} It isn’t news when ships go to tree, | down to the sea, but when houses ‘singing their sweet songs to me. | take an ocean voyage, they merit I wonder if they too are thinking | at least a column of space. ../Of some one far away | That is what the two well-known | Who used to sit and watch them | Bahama houses have done. Near- | too, | ty a century ago they came all|Coming here day by day. the way from Green Turtle Key. 'The birds keep on singing Abaco, Bahama Islands, to Key |The live long summer day, West. Not intact as is generally |But I sit and watch them now— believed, but taken apart and |Alone day by day. rafted over. . .These dignified old | — 3 ae | |nouses embodying the charm and | with mortise and tenon joints se- | grace of the tropics, were built |cured by pegs and anchored deep | in 1834 by Richard Roberts andiin coral rock. Not a nail, it is! ais brother-in-law, John Bartlum. | said, was used in the construc- | However, they were not moved |tion. . ‘The house is built of clap- | to this city until 1847. . .Mr. Rob-|boards. At the base of each is) erts, a young attorney, gave up/an ornamental beading rarely} the practice of law shortly after seen in Key West. . .There are the erection of the -houses, pur-!seven rooms, all with very low chased the schooner “Triton” and ceilings. Three are on the first began rafting mahogany, cedar, | floor and two each on the second | and cypress logs to Key. West and third floors. These are ceil- from his father’s estate “in the''ed with exceptionally wide Bahamas. -As time passed,!boards of white pine and so per- Messrs. Roberts and Bartlum |fectly are they fitted that after a! became so attached to the little|hundred years of wear and tear, | coral city and its hospitable in-|they present the appearance of! habitants that they decided to! plastered walls. This remarkable | make their home here. . .A long evenness, it is said, was attained strip of land on William street, by scraping the edges of the! extending from Eaton to Fleming boards with glass. . .All windows | street, was purchased with the are small and many paned.. .| intention of bringing over their The slave quarters at the rear Bahama houses by means of rafts have bene torn down, but the! towed by the “Triton”. . Popular lumber, remarkably wéll preserv- opinion ridiculed the idea, es-.ed, has been kept with the inten-| pecially with the schooner as ation of adding another room to means of motive power. . .How-|an adjoining cottage. . .All of Mr. ever, these men, blessed with in- | Roberts’ children were born here; itiative, were venturesome spir-|of these, only Mrs. Sharpley sur- its, ready to try anything once, |vives. . .The present tenant, Mrs. 30 in the most approved Edgar | Jeanne Taylor, has furnished the TODAY’S COMMON ERROR Do not say. “A basket of luscious oranges were pre- sented to the invalid”; stead say, “was presented”. TODAY’S DAILY QUIZ Can you answer seven of these ten Test Questions? Turn to Page 4 for Answers What is the origin of the name Jutland? What disease is white plague? Name the only man_ born west of the Missisisippi River who became Presi- dent of the United States. Name the President of the newly-established Nation- al Council of the Polish Government-in-Exile. Where is the University of Michigan? Is linseed oil used in making linoleum? What is the name of the dish made of bread or oatcake, soaked in pot-liquor or hot milk? What is the word in ice hockey that describes a successful blockade by the goal tender of an attempt- ed score? Does the yolk or white of an egg have the most food value? 10. Who wrote “Messiah”? called the 9. the oratorio PEOPLE'S FORUM ers, but the editor reserves t! right to delete any items which are considered libelous or unwarranted. The writers should be fair and confine the letters to 200 words, and write otherwise. FLOWER SHOW PUBLICITY My. L. P. Artman, Citizen Publishing Co., Key West, Fla., Dear Mr. Artman: The members of the Key West wish to express their thanks and appreciation for the splendid publicity you gave the Flower Show. Yours very truly, MYRTLE COSGROVE, Corresponding Secretary. Key West, Fla., Mar. 20th, 1940. GOOD FRIDAY Editor, The Citizen: The first Good Friday most | probably fell on Friday, Mch. 24th, 782, A. U. C., i.e, 29 A. D. Tertullian and __Lastantius say, “The Jews crucified Christ jon the seventh day before the Kalends of April (Mch. 24th), in THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1940 KEY WEST IN DAYS*GONE BY Happenings Here Just Five, Ten and Fifteen Years Ago Today As Taken From The FIVE YEARS AGO Nearly two score of boys anx- ious to help their families |through enlistment in the Civil- ian Conservation Corps have ap- \plied in Key West for the six months’ enrollment, which starts ‘in April. It is expected that 50 |boys will apply. | Shortage of water for the |FERA headquarters and _ resi- jdences in the naval station is be- ing remedied today by taking a |supply from the cisterns of the {federal building. Postmaster Sam Harris said there are two 80,000 gallons filled at the federal | building. | “T think the view {lighthouse is one of the most |beautiful that I have ever seen jand truly repays one for taking |the trip from Massachusetts to |Key West”. So spoke Mrs. Her- jbert S. Lang, who, with her hus- j band, was a visitor yesterday. | Thursday evening at the Casa | Marina, Key West Rotarians will Sieeete their annual “Ladies 'Night” and preparations are go- {ing forward to make this one of \the outstanding events of the sea- |son, jtown guests are expected. At a meeting of the Volunteer Fire Department Board held last |night the results of the carnival |staged by Bennie Krause for the firemen were announced. It was stated that the firemen’s share |amounted to $1,172.10. | TEN YEARS AGO | The Steamer Cuba arrived jfrom Havana yesterday after- |noon with 450 passengers and the ; ferry arrived from Havana with | {12 carloads of horses returning} jfrom tracks in Cuba. There are} 210 more horses to arrive from | |Havana this afternoon. | The commission created by | |President Hoover to investigate | {conditions in Haiti, which passed through Key West on its way] south, are today enroute to the} states and are due to arrive to-! imorrow morning, according to | advices received at the naval sta- {Garden Club and Tree Guild | tion. | A man known as L. I. Armit-} age is being peld in the county | jail here in connection with aj case in which a number of trav- | jeler’s checks disappeared from; |the Bantabano Bank in Colom-| |bia, Central America. ‘Three of! jthe checks were found in his | possession. | Frank H. Ladd, 615 Caroline street, has returned from Wash- | ington after spending some time’ | there in connection with the plan ; to have the government finance! the construction of the proposed | long bridges over the highway. He reports encouraging pros-‘ pects. , | from the} Files Of The Citizen the Drum and Bugle Corps of the American Legion at San Carlos Theater last night excep- tionally well attended. The de- lightful program was thoroughly enjoyed by all. was FIFTEEN YEARS AGO All empioyes of the United States postoffice in were recently grante year increase in y—from $1,- 800 to $2,100 per annum. They jwere also given their back pay in connection with the new scalé dating from January 1 The engineering force of Mon- roe County has been augmented by the addition of Clifton B: a civil engineer of several y experience. Mr. Bailey is familiar with the land over which the road to the mainland will be constructed. also The sheriff's force has suc- ceeded in capturing D. Stewart, jthe negro wanted here in con- nection with the killing of an- other negro Sunday afternoon on Petronia street. The sheriff re- ceived a telegram that the negro was at Pine Key and went there land got the man A large number of out-of- | The first block of bonds _to- talling $1,000,000 of the recent is- sue voted on will be dated June 1, and the commissioners are hopeful that the preliminary work of the engineers will be started by that time. Numerous reservations have been made for the Bridge Tea to be given Saturday afternoon at the Casa Marina for the benefit of the Key West Country Club. Mrs. Clifton Bailey. Mrs. Nor- berg Thompson and Mrs. B. Cur- ry Moreno are members of the committee. 3 OUT OF5 MOTHERS relieve misery of colds externally with Rus iT on VaroRus “°° and FISHING CAMP Restaurant—Home Cooking Cottages—Charter and How Boats—Private Beach CASA MARINA Key West's HOTEL DE LUXE American Plan 200 Delightful Rooms, Each With Private Bath Beautiful Cocktail Lounge DANCING NIGHTLY Casa Marina Orchestra | — Guest manner: place with some lovely pieces bipaidegty year se the Piste of PETER SCHUTT, Manager | A ane They started to sing well in keeping with the house. | Tiberius Caesar, and in the con- | A dispatch from Berlin says that tackled the thing She hopes by next winter to have |Sulship of the two Gemini.” | Germany denies any ambition to rule the | That couldn't be done and~ they jt open to the public, thus carry-|_ From the history of pagan | seas and Under Secretary of State Sumner ing out her worthwhile ambition Romie we know that Rubellius/ % ‘ | The second and final minstrel} |show given under the auspices of } as they “Key West reports a mean tempera- 66 for February, the meanest since ture of eRe ese nent did it. 1902.”"—Fort Myers News-Press. Did you mean that to be a mean sfenack?”’—Times- Union. Hanton is what Hanton does! Not quite over our slight cold. * It is reported that-a statewide candi- date makes this statement to his: workers: “If you ask me for pay now while working for me, don’t expect any special favors when I am elected to office.” That should keep ‘em away, and save the candidate quite a bit of change. Did you know there is a minister run- ning for governor of Florida? We don’t re¢all a minister ever having run for gov- | ernor before.—Sanford Herald. Shades of the Rev. Catts!—Fort Myers News-Press. | “What is fame? Fame is but <a slow decay—even this shall pass away.” Ernest Pyle, the roving reporter, said in his column that President. Ubico, saying it even if he was going to be kicked out of the country. Pyle.was safe in mak- ing his boast since he was safely in this country when the article appeared. There is good fishing around Key West. A tourist there the other day landed | three prize jewfish totalling over 600 pounds in weight, and on the same day, another visitor caught a 263 pound whip- ray. Such things don’t eat well but they make good fish stories to tell.—Sanford Herald. Don’t let anyone tell you that jewfish isn’t good eating. Never having tasted whip-ray, we pass. of Guatemala, was a dictator and that he was | | Welles is said to have received assurances | to this effect. | Now, the question arises, assuming | the report is correct, just exactly how | much credence can any nation put in an assurance from Germany? We do not ask the question flippantly | because the basic cause of the present war in Europe is the inability of Great Britain and France, through their officials, to put any faith whatever in the pledged word of the Hitler government. There will be no real peace until the governments of Europe can_ trust the promises of other governments. In short, | as Secretary of State Cordell Hull insists, there must be faith in the pledged word and that faith must be based upon assur- ance that nations will live up to their agreements. READY TO SAVE UNCLE SAM A LOSS? The financial wizards of the country are beginning to be worried about the huge stock of gold that the United States possesses, Some suggestions that a quick return | to the gold standard is in order have been made unless the rest of the world sets up trading regulations that do not use gold for internatonal exchange, thus leaving Uncle Sam with the “gold brick” to hold. Now, lecause of that danger to the government, there are individuals ready to relieve the nation of its gold. Is there anybody silly enough to think that the proposal is advanced to save money for ithe government? Once here, the houses, due to to bring back some of the at-| their extraordinary workman-|mosphere of old Key West... ship, were quickly and easily While the two Bahama houses | assembled. It was a feat never | stand side by side, the one erect- | before or since accomplished in ed@ by John Bartlum faces, Eaton | the annals of local history. . .Due/street. At first glance they ap-| to the courage and foresight of|pear to be duplicates, but a clos- | two of her pioneer sons, Key jer scrutiny discloses several dif- West is the fortunate possessor ferences. The balconies of the of these fine old dwellings|Bartlum place extend across the whose beautifully conceived lines |front and side and a large wing and perfect construction make/that was added since it was them outstanding among the pic- | brought here; extends across the turesque houses on the island. . .|pack. . .There are ten rooms and Mr. Roberts placed his house on|their arrangement is totally un- a site known at present as 408 |like its sister house. . .The win- William Street. Except for a re-|@ows, too, are much larger. . . arrangement of the stairway, it|This is the birthplace of the late |stands exactly as it did in the/Dr, William Bartlum. For many |Bahamas. . Even though worn |years he kept his dental offices | by the elements, it is in an ex-/|there, . .Some time ago, the house | |cellent state of preservation and|passed from the hands of the bids fair to grace the city for|Bartlum family to Mr. Wallace, another century, at least. . It has!thence to Howard Sawyer. who} never left the hands of the Rob-|now lives there with his family \erts family and is today the prop-|. . The houses are almost flush | erty of Richard Roberts’ daugh-'with the sidewalk, due to the jter, Mrs. A. E. Sharpley. . .The ‘fact that ten or twelve feet of| side, instead of the front, of the land was given to widen William structure faces the street as does|street. . .Richard Roberts often so many of the ante-bellum hous-/said: “In all of my years of ex- es of Charleston, S. C.. thus pro-}perience, I have never seen hous- jcuring a most desirable ‘Seclu-jes con: as these. When) |sion for tke inmates. . Long bal- | they blow down in a hurricane, | |conies, both up and down stairs, |ail of Key West will go”. His flank the house on either side for |opinion has not only been con- lits entire width. The slender /|firmed by the best of modern columns of the bannisters give architects but by the fact that an airy, lecy effect to the whole the houses weathered in 1846 the |that is both charming and un-!most terrific h@rrieane that ever | usual. . .Evidently, the architect swept the Bahamas, as well as |was not only a past master at his | several of minor intensity in Key | ij jart but a keen observer of the} West. All of which illustrates | ¢ |trend of trade winds, for all | the fact that the hurricanes that rooms have an outside exposure |now and then lash the Florida | land every device has been used | coast would lose their terrors if | |to catch the vagrant: breezes. . - fall buildings were constructed as |The house ‘was constructed to:! perfectly and as conscientiously withstand the destructive forces | as the Bahama houses. | of hurricanes and termites. It is/| |built throughout of mahogany, | ‘cypress and cedar put. together . Next Week: Mrs. Julian J. Marks’ Garden and Fucius Geminus were con- jsuls in the year 782 A. U. C. or! Men Everywhere 29 A. D. JAMES J. BAXTER, D. D. Key West, Fla., March 21, 1940 | Are Getting Quicker, More Refreshing Shaves With This New good-looking, comfortable shaves every time and save , too! Buy a package of in Gillette Blades from your Dealer Thi By The