The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 22, 1940, Page 2

PAGE TWo c—— She Key West Citizen THE CrTIZEN PUBLISHING CO, F Pub Daily Except Sunday By President and Publisher » Business Manager fizen Building nd Ann Streets Unly Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County 2 ‘our -atered at Key West, lorida, as second class matter ff the Associated Press © Assoviated Press is exclusively entitled to use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise cred in this paper and also the local news published here. SUBSCRIPTION RATES me Year z + ix Months 6 Months .. ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application. SPECIAL NOTICE All reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of Fespeet, obituary notices, etc, will be charged for at { the rate of 10 cents a line. 5 Notices for entertainment by churches from which & revenue is to be derived are 5 cents a line. c z n open forum and invites discus- c iss and subjects of local or general t it wil not publish anonymous communi- THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WILL always seek the truth and print it without fear and without favor; never be afraid 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 injustice; denounce vice and praise virtue. commend good done by individual or organ- tolerant of others’ rights, views and izacion; 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 Pian (Zoning). More Hotels and Apartments. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. Airports—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Gov- ernments. 7. A Modern City Hospital. Is Miami’s face red? Quintuplets! The candidate who makes a_ poor showing neturally thinks a straw vote is only chaff. Many who consider themselves lead- ers will follow a little white golf ball for hours on end. To paraphrase another say a lot of good can be accomplished in Key West if nohody cares who gets the benefit. Former Governor decided he couldn’t win in the race either for governor or senator, so wisely will not run. Business will be better off in servic legislation enacted. for an- What chance would a candidate heriff have in Monroe county if he nounced definitely that,he would obey law to the letter concerning the vice gambling? of st with the news” concerning the undelivered quintuplets will never “boast” about that news beat in the future, but Mnemosyne never forgets—that’s the hell of it. The Miami paper which was “firs The Americar people are the most gullible and most emotional in the world. Barnum capitalized on that state of mind and the Miami papers wanted to do like- wise but made themselves ridiculous be- fore the-whole country, with a Winchel- lian blessed “events” story that proved to be a canard, a faux pas, or what have you. Reports from the Flerida keys come to this office that slot machines are in operation openly in several. places. .The newest wrinkle is for slot machine opera- tors to come down to the keys in mobiles with their one-arm bandits and do théir illicit business along the highway. While it is difficult for the sheriff's of- fice to apprehend these out-door gamblers because they can get away in their cars when they sniff the minions of the law, business places on the keys operating slots in open defiance of the law can and should be closed without further delay. Dave Scholtz has | the | auto- | | A GOOD CITIZEN DEPARTS Commander W. W. Demeritt of the | | United States Coast Guard has left Key West under an assignment which requires His regret j at being compelled to leave his native city | was no more poignant than the regret of his numerous friends that he was com- pelled to leave. his residence at Jacksonville. THE KEY WEST CITIZEN CONFUCIUS SAY— MAN IN BARREL IS LUCKY-- TO_ STULL HAVE BARREL, ee, For more than 40 years Commander | | Demeritt had been identified with the old | lighthouse service. the superintendency of the seventh dis- trict, one of the most important | lighthouse service. He had served | superintendent for more than 25 | when word tame that the lighthouse serv- jice had been consolidated with the Coast as | Guard under an act designed to increase | the efficiency of both agencies and to | bring about operating economies. While | fea- | some may question the economical | tures of the consolidation, there is hope | that the combination may prove generally | beneficial. The merger resulted in | of his capable assistant, Henry B. Has- kins, as a lieutenant, and a_ general re- classification of many other former light- house servicemen. Now that Commander Demeritt, long | | an active figure in the political, civic and | ious life of the community, has been | forced to leave Key West, the city is for- tunate in the decision of the Coast Guard | | to select Lieut. Commander Car] H. Hilton, | captain of the Cutter Pandora, as officer in charge of this base, including the light- | house division. 4 | Commander Hilton, when he was not at sea on the Pandora, has taken an active interest in the civic and social activities of Key West, and has established a home for | his wife and four children here. His ap- pointment to succeed Commander De- | meritt is certain to meet with general ap- proval of not only those in the lighthouse service, but citizens generally. | In wishing Commander Demeritt good | fortune and good luck no matter where his duty calls, The Citizen hails and wel- comes his successor, APPRECIATES THE UNITED STATES | nae | The other day a newspaper organiza- tion inquired of certain Americans re- | garding their attitude to proposed . ques- | | tions contained in the census schedule. | Some of the citizens quoted were very much against giving private information to | the government but Marlene Dietrich, film | actress, seems to have had an idea when | she declared: “I’m so proud of my new American | citizenship that I’m glad to comply with | all the laws in this most reasonable of all nations.” Many Americans have forgotten this simple truth. The same idea was excel- lently illustrated in a recent cartoon by | Herblock, which appeared in a number of | this | country when all of its profits come from rendered buyers rather than from ! newspaper: Cartoonist Herblock pictured some well-fed and opulent gentlemen paying | their income tax, with one remarking, “Boy, compared to what they have in | other countries this is a pleasure.” Another said, “We get democracy for less than other people pay for dictatorship.” We have a habit of taking everything for granted in the United States and as- suming the government is a great nation. If we would get the truth of the matter straight in our minds, we ought to visit some other lands where income taxes and | other levies are man-sized and where gov- ernment does much less for its people. NEVER FOOL YOURSELF Partisan writers owe their popularity to their willingness to forget honesty in their zeal to stir up the emotions of their clientele. While this is a rather low type of writing it has a certain popularity and serves a purpose, even if it be somewhat low in the scale. It is all right for an author to hand out partisan epithets to whoop up the boys | but it is pathetic when the writer falls for his own stuff. We can imagine no sorrier spectacle than a half-baked prophet, en- tranced by his own hocus-pocus and filled with the crusading zeal. Many a man, with what he considers a gift for words, becomes hypnotized by | his own sounds and, at length, loses his ability to reason. In the end he is a bigger boob than those who cheer his perform- | ances, i He rose from a humble! position in that efficient organization to | in the | years ! the | | appointment of Supt. Demeritt as a com- | mander in the Coast Guard, the selection | KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY | see |Happenings Here Just Five, Ten and Fifteen Years Ago As Taken From The Files Of The Citizen TODAY’S COMMON ERROR Do not say, “The mob followed their leader”; in- stead say. “followed its leader”. FIVE YEARS AGO i “This visit to Key West and; TQDAY’S DAILY QUIZ imy stay of’ eight weeks at the} \home of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Curry at their delightful home on Fleming street has been the most entertaining experience I have} ever had”, said Mrs. M. L. Fogle, | jof Lancaster, Pa., before leaving | for home yesterday. } Can you answer seven of these ten Test Questions? Turn to Page 4 for Answers 1, Are all words ending in “jle” or “ine”. pronounced with the long “i” sound? Does the United States have an official national flow- er? Did Russia suffer heavier battle deaths than Ger- many in the World War? Keith Morgan, vice-president of the Warm Springs Foundation, is expected to arrive in Key West | some time next week for a vaca- tion. When he will arrive has not been stated but when he does jhe will occupy the Knowles cot-| Which government agency is |tage on Vernon Avenue. | represented by the initials | patos i FHLBB? | M. E. Gilfond has requested/ 5. On what island is Manila, Mrs. Nini Ryder Johnson to act | P. 1? as social service director for Dis-| 6, The ruins of the Parthenon |triet Nine, Florida ERA, for a} of the Acropolis are lfew weeks following receipt of | Athens, or Rome? her resignation. Mr. Gilfond said that it will be about three weeks,” WED was recently | named |before her place ¢an be filled. cankbinasice ceeamittact | ' 8. What is the name of the t surgical operation for de- livery of an infant? What are kid-curlers? What is an igloo? 3. 4. Captain Charles J. Werner and Mrs. Werner, of Philadelphia, are |spending a vacation in Key West | |waters and are enjoying a de-/ lightful time. They are on their} ‘auxiliary schooner yacht Luther ; M. Werner, named after the own- er’s father. 10. | POISON-OAK FURNITURE k i eee | REDWOOD CITY, Calif—De- Key West city council is now jlighted with the bright new wick- at work on a new ordinance for jer furniture they had bought \the regulation of traffic and |from itinerant peddlers, Mr. and | governing the same over the;}Mrs. Lawrence Farrens were sur- highways as well as in the city. prised when, a few days later, | \It will also regulate the kind o¢ | Mrs. Farrens and their three chil- equipment which will be de- {dren were afflicted with a strange 'manded to be placed on the cars. skin poisoning. Investigation | pm showed that the backs of two of TEN YEARS AGO | the chairs and a bench were wov- A sweet potato weighing seven |en from strands of poison oak. pounds, raised without special | jattention and just gathered by E. | to A. Strunk, Jr., adds to the al-|the West Indies. ready preponderant evidence that | bo paeonns | soil of the Fiordia Keys will pro-;| Mrs. G. W. Reynolds enter- |duce anything which will grow tained with a bridge tea at the |anywhere else. « Casa Marina, which was delight- ape fully enjoyed. Mrs. W. Elliott | Contract for the immediate |was the winner of the first prize |construction of a new steamer by |and second went to Mrs. W. L. |the P. & O. S.S: Company is an- |Bates. The club prize was |nounced today from the local of- | awarded to Mrs. J. E. Shrouds. fices. The vessel is to be named the Florida and will operate be- |tween Key West and Havana, it lwas said at the offices. | Sidney H. Bail, formerly of Key West, and Phil B. Pritchard, will personally conduct a, large apeapee | party of visitors to the Cuban Florida will be on the air to- Po.” sr Thhey gee ce in| Havana and other points on! intellectual | night from the Chicago station, WENR, and Key West will be |nrominently featured. This will ‘be the new program being broad- | cast niehtly by Mike and Her- man, who have had many nice \things to say about the city from time to time. The American Legion is in for the greatest year in its history, said Frederick C. Painton, for- |merly publicity director of the ‘organization, who arrived here and last night met with members of the Legion and discussed a \number of plans for the future. The Citizen has been selected {to ‘publish the list of Monroe {County lands on whieh the [cemgperent Gee Control taxes are delingident. The sélection |was made at the meeting of flood jcontrol commissioners held at | | Okeechobee City last night. FIFTEEN YEARS AGO Despite the lateness of the sea- son’a large number of tourists jare coming to Key West, many of them continually arriving each day. ‘Many others are passing {through each day on ~ their way \capital this week. Steamer Gov- | |ernor Cobb, of the P. and O. SS. | |Co., will carry the travelers. With arrangements sinsatyd ‘completed for great develop- | jments here which assure the | | progress of Key West, the Cham- | ber of Commerce takes the view | that the City Government should i be placed on the manager form | \of government or cofnmission | | form. | Cast of Love Garden is being | rapidly organized. The ladies of | \the Woman’s Club, the diréctor, | |Robert P. Skilling, and many oth- | fers are operating. Tonight at the | |Parrish Hall a group of athletes | are to meet and have the first | irehearsal. | children _ Complex jstimulate their appetites, Vinol | bas been ‘found helpful by mothers | everywhere. j | ORIENTAL PHARMACY | | eoocccccccrecccccsoocces | LIFE | By WINIFRED COWAN | ° Life is not just an existence, A game of take or give, something very different— If we really want to live. \Life is only a span allotted to us | To do with as we please, H |So we can’t waste much time) learning \ What living really is. ! For life takes so much living j If we would make it real, | jAnd it’s useless to waste time | wishing That we could get a new deal. | |The great Creator builds a life i As an architect builds a home; | Foundations strong, artistic lines, To weather this life of storm. But iIf we would live a life complete, From without and from within, | {We must live life to the full— | Not just on the edge of things. | |Life’s lessons are many and va- ried, | And God puts it up to us !To make a record that is worth- | while | Before we return to the dust. 825 Almeria Ave., ;Coral Gables, Fla. | j | | \ | | SIDELIGHTS | AeRaRe | | By MARCY B, DARNALL | Former Editor of The Citizen | | | Let well enough alone was the | ,advice given by Judge Austin of | | Toledo to a man who complained | |that his wife bought $25 worth | of clothes Without his permis- sion. “Thank the Lord that you} | got off so easy,” said the judge. ! Dr. Beatrice Phillips of Michi- gan warns that girls should not ‘cross their legs, but “her advice has nothing to do with morals or manners. She says the habit of sitting cross-legged, if persisted lin, is likely to cause spinal trouble. Officials declare that the time} signals sent out by the Naval Ob- |servatory in Washington are ac- |curate within one-thousandth of \3 second. Anyway, it would be hard to, prove that Uncle Sam’s |astronomers are wrong about | that. TRANSIT PLAN FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1940 |establishment on Simonton street to a colored church nearby. The WPA Garden project was |voted an appropriation of $15.00 to be used towards the purchase “WAS: SUBMITTED, (Continued from Page One) Gas Company plant on Catherine | of a used truck for sponsorship | street to excessive and continuance of the project at necessary standards. Will P. Roberts’ application to be placed on the inactive payroll list was referred to the city at- , torney. Coast Guard application for in regard smoke and soot were acknowl- edged and referred to the Public Welfare committee for disposi- tion. Application of Abelardo Lopez for a beer and wine license was permit to construct a wharf in referred to the Taxation and Garrison Bight off Newton street, Record committee with instruc-;was. ordered referred to the tions to check on nearness of the | Board of Public Works. ~ POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS Monroe County Democratic Primary, May 7, 1940 For Governor SPESSARD L. HOLLAND For Governor FULLER WARREN For State Comptroller J. M. LEE For Judge of the Circuit Court GEO. E. McCASKILL (To Succeed Judge Trammell) Re-nominate JUDGE WORTH W. TRAMMELL For Circuit Judge For County Judge ROGELIO GOMEZ For State and County Tax Collector FRANK H. LADD (For Re-Election) For State and County Tax Collector JOE C. McMAHON _ For County Tax Assessor CLAUDE GANDOLFO For County Tax Assessor J. OTTO KIRCHHEINER (For Re-Election) For Clerk of Criminal Court LEONARD B. GRILLON “Lennie” . For Sheriff T. JENKINS CURRY Radio dealers have their little \troubles, too. One in Birming- | ham; reports that a lady cus-' tomer called his store by tele-! |phone and indignantly said: “The imusie on my radio is coming in entirely too fast; send someone to slow it down right away.” Although he has six fingers on each hand, Will Woodard, a New |York darky, thought he would try being a pickpocket, and now realizes his mistake. While fumb- ling in the pocket of a man! asleep in a subway, Woodard’s| too many fingers got jammed ‘and his arrest followed. A New York observer recently | ‘remarked that he did not be- lieve the sock market was a \true barometer of business, but rather a thermometer to measure | the temperature of cold feet in high places. Mortimer Peck of Braintree, | ‘Mass., found that the duties of | public office interfered with his | {private business, so he resigned the former. He quit his post as \a member of the board of health | |so as to devote all his time to his} | work as an undertaker. | | A. B. Ferguson of Los Angeles | [missed his false teeth and | thought he had swallowed them. | Sudden uneasiness in his stomach | seemed to confirm his fears, so; he rushed to a hospital. Just as/ lan X-ray examination was about | ‘to be made, his wife telephoned that she had found the missing | FLA. KEYS REAL ESTATE| BUY NOW .. . it will never be cheaper. Some good locations E. R. (Doc) Lowe Registered Broker—Tavernier ROYAL PALM DeLUXE Local Sightseeing Tours TAXI SERVICE Key West Representative of THE ROYAL PALM HOTEL | in Havana, Cuba ROYAL PALM TAXI CO, Phone 9148 629 Duval St. For Sheriff BERLIN A. SAWYER Re-Elect KARL O. THOMPSON For Sheriff For County Commissioner, First District EDUARDO C. GOMEZ “Eddie” For County Commissioner, First District ‘WM. H. MONSALVATGE (For Re-Election) For County Commissioner, Fourth District NORBERG THOMPSON For County Commissioner, Fifth District R. W. CRAIG Known Universally As “Poor Old Craig” of Craig, Fla. For County Commissioner, Fifth District MRS. ELLIE LOWE For County Commissioner, Fifth District W. A. PARRISH For Member Board of Public Instruction, First District DONALD CORMACK For Justice of the Peace, First District RAUL RILEY CARBONELL For Constable, First District HARRY JOHNSON For Constable, Second District YOU ARE INVITED PIRATE’S COVE Luncheon or Dinner Dine in the Refined and Congenial Environment of this Unusual Resort. DINNER, $1.50