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

‘PAGE TWO Che wey West Citizen ZEN PUBLISHING CO. INC. d Daily Except Sunday By MAN, President and Publisher JOE ALLEN, Business Manager From The Citizén Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets vy Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County West, F:orida, as secendé class matter Member of the Associated Press ated Press is exclusively entitled to use Niegtion of all news dispatches credited to t otherwise credited in this paper and also al news published here. SUBSCRIPTION RATES "ADVERTISING RATES >wn on application. 10 cents a line. or entertainment by churches from which o be derived are 5 cents a ling. en is an open forum and invites discus- public issues and subjects of local or general but it will 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- ‘@an-o: the mouthpiece of any person, clique, faction or class; aiways do its utmost for the he lpaablic welfare; never tolerate corruption or “injustice; denounce vice and praise virtue couumend good done by individual or organ- z#sion; 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). More Hotels and Apartments. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. Land and Sea., ion of County and City Gov- ernments. A Modern City Hospital. Airports Consolid It takes an optimist to run office. for any lic pub A Florida newspaper man is the loud speakers used by the various can- didates. Perhaps he prefers a whispering campaign. Last week an editorial caption in The Citizen read “The Allies Have a Job in Nc ’ today this column must report they have lost the job. It must give Hitler the swell head to think that there are some Americans who ink he is worth a million if taken alive. d can never be done, anyway, and is povitively absurd. But as a last and re- moté resort those interested in capturing is ht’ give the job to Frank Buck > brings 'em back alive. Count Ciano, the Italian minister, informed Ambassador Phillips that there would be no outbreak by Italy within the next ten days. In about that time the Italian liner Rex will have re- turned to her home port and then some- thing extraordinary may happen. The statement appears significant. When yon, Mr. and Mrs. Voter, are in that booth tomorrow to exercise your fran- chise, you are alone. No one will see how - you are voting and no one will ever know unless you tell. Vote according to the dictates of your conscience and not ac- cording to the suggestions of prejudice. Mark ’ before. the name of those you think are best qualified to serve you. County Attorney Curry Harris was quite right in stating, that it is not obliga- tory to have the list of the qualified voters printed, but it has always been the custom to publicize the list, and the failure of the county to do so has caused endless con- fusion, and indifference in many cases on the part of the electorate to vote. Con- vineed of this situation, Sheriff Thompson —€ause' an advertisement to be placed in =TheCitizen advising the confused voters to “SX the sheriff's office “If in doubt as to ““¥Our proper voting precinct.” against ! foreign ! | BE SMART—VOTE TOMORROW! As everyone in Monroe County prob- ably knows, tomorrow is first primary day. Qualified voters are supposed to go to the polls to name their candidates for the fall elections, although their final selections, | in some cases, won’t be known until after the second primary, May 28. In view oj the fact the successful Democrati¢ primary candidates are nearly always elected in the fail, it is important that 6415 qualified veters of Monroe county express their preferences tomor- row. There seems to be no point in wait- {dng until fall to vote if the eventual winners are tc be selected in the pri- maries, Although 6415 Monroe persons have quzlified, political observers here expect that no more than 5000 of them will vote tomorrow. Why the other should qualify is a mystery. And what keeps them from the polls is a mystery, for they should be interested in filling the county and state public effices with the men or women who will spend their money during the next few years. As always, there are some good can- | didates for:these offices of public trust. , And some very poor ones, men who have failed in every other line of endeavor, who | are as unfitted to serve the public as can- ng billygoats or who are so crooked in private life that they cannot be expected to play square with the taxpayers’ money ence they are elected to public office. Voters’ prime consideration in the pri- ; mary should be to vote for the good men, the successful men, the honest men. cinarily, of course, elections in Monroe are | decided by other factors. Because a can- | didate has a ready smile, 2 glad hand or | needs a job, he is likely to get the ma- | jority of our votes. It makes no differ- | ence to the average voter here about a | man’s qualifications for the office he seeks. - If he’s “a good fellow” he’s likely | to be, successful. This practice ean be broken up if the sound «itizen and taxpayers of this com- 1 munity ‘go about electing candidates as 1400 adults | Or- | TODAY’S DAILY QUIZ Can you answer seven of these ten Test Questions? Turn to Page 4 for Answers A | | } ‘ MONDAY, MAY 6. 1840 0D NO ACCIDENT’ CrcLors RECORD FOR FML = As thougt oe Seppeng umes _MOVED 500 STUDENTS TO MU-'tic walking came am cht pute mary when the qualified list ‘Curry, candidate s10wed the naimes of 4,300 quali- fied voters. for mayor, whose candidacy is announced in this issue of The Citizen. Mr. FIFTEEN YEARS ago | — | CUTS. mys thet the city Bes fat A delightful affair was the started tu new growth, and the at the mayor should be in keeping with Saturday that growth. evening by Cuban Consul Do- ae peace Milord and Mrs. Milord in; 4 fishing party “composed of of the distinguished party: __ . of Cubans, who arrived Saturday pemaEs ot ee ire sapgrement, to meet General Gerardo Ma- !e¢ by,Chief Ralph Pinder, and chado, president-elect of Cuba. “Arthur,.H, Sheppard, Clarence As the train approached the: McDonald,, went for a fishing ex- station this morning, rockets were |cursion yesterday apd returned at gat ere Ser E- we Ee Who wrote, “The Strange sent into the air announcing the! in. the;evening with over 200 Case of Doctor Jekyll and jarriving from Washington of pounds of all varieties. Mr. Hyde”? 2. Is Presidential can or a Democrat? Are there seven, - eight or | assembled at the station. nine bright stars that form the Big Dipper constella- tion? Is a thick or thin glass ves- {has been adopted by Leslie A.|the United States government. sel least likely to crack when filled with hot liq-! uid? Ordinary solder is an alloy | of what metals? Woodpecker eggs are what color? Where is the Liberty Bell? What Greek orator wrote the Philippics? Name the colors of the U. S. Militgry and the U. S. Naval Academy. Was Rembrandt the first or last name of the famous Dutch painter? 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 Before the May session |Criminal Court - convenes of on candidate | general was with a party of dis-! Robert H. Taft, a Republi-' tinguished personages and was,German Aerial Ind j | i i i } ! | Monday, May 13, the docket, as| st ncw stands, will be consider- ably augmented by additional | cases wherein citizens who have! the plant to spray refused to permit board representatives their trees, will trial. A list of all persons receiving be brought to, | i they would go about selection of a business ‘Telief from April 15 through the; manager, a physician, a lawyer, or a nurse | for their children: In business or at home, the average’ citizen does not select a poor manager, an ‘inexperienced physician, a weak lawyer ora’sloppy and dirty nurse. If the best is nope too good in business or in the home, why not apply the same prin- | ciple in the election of the managers of our largest business—government? Vote, but vote right! HIGH HOPES FOR MUSIC WEEK National Music Week is being ob- served this week, but we are afraid that even this celebration will not remove from the air some of the raucous sounds which now afflict the human ears under the guise ci music. This slam-bang, pop-gun, whiz-whist- , ling contatenation of tumultouvs screams and howls is, it seems to us, a thing apart and not to be confused or associated with the “concord of sweet sounds” that “hath charms to soothe the savage breast.” Anyway, this week may be devoted to the harmonies of immortal souls in “inked sweetness long drawn out.” As much as we hate the-idea of so many weeks, with so many purposes, the musi- cians may win us to this one if they can produce their melting airs to entrance our senses. Locally, we are assured, the week will be celebrated in top-notch style when the Key West Woman’s Club offers a musi- eal program at their last-of-the-season’s regular monthly meeting to he held to- morrow afternoon at the Division street. MUSSOLINI ON THE SPOT Mussolini, according to some reports, is sai¢ to have promised Hitler to come in- to the war when the two great statesmen had their conference a few weeks ago. The Italian public, we read, is not en- end of the month is being ‘pre- pared by the social service de- | partment of the Key West Ad- | ministration in order that. callg, can be made on relief clients to; work out the full value of relief | received. i Mrs. Helen Ramsey has afriv- ed in Key West to become a pub- lic health nurse in the local dis- _ trict of the Florida Emergency Relief Administration, This an- nouncement was made by Miss Nina Ryder Johnson this after- noon. George Mills White, who sang the leading role in the Pirates of Penzance, staged here during February as a part of the pro- (ductions of La Semana Alegré, has returned to Key West to head the music department of the Key West Administration. Plans are now being made for the reception and entertainment of Mrs. Samuel MeCahill, De- partment President of American ;Legion Auxiliaries, and Miss Violet Barker, secretary and treasurer. who will be in Key | West on May 3. TES 6 TEN YEARS AGO Key West’s famous “liquor }turned into water” case, which ;caused a sensation here three | years ago, is on trial in federal | | court today in Key West. Lyalle, ;D. Van Valkenberg, formerly U. S. Marshal at this port, went {on trial, charged with embezzle- ‘ment in conversion of U. S. property. , What is said to have been one of the largest funeral congrega- | tions ever seen in this city, Sat- clubhouse on | | Were ‘five local lodges attended. Saturday closed the period in | which candidates offering for of- |fices in which more than one county will vote could qualify, while those offering for merely county-wide offices can qualify juntil May 8, Thursday, of this. | For Railroad ’ | Ww. B. (Babe) DOUGLASS thusiastie for the Nazi cause, and prefers | yoo, not to fight the British and French. Il Duce is walking a tight-rope warily. | He must get in on the winning side early enough to claim some of the spoils but he mustn’t jump the decision before it is as- sured. Mussolini believes that Hitler will win. writers, are almost ready to force him to -aake his decision. italy’s position is clear there will be some | advantages for them. | The choir of the First Metho- | dist Church wifl give a May par- {ty at the parsonage tomorrow | night at 8 o'clock. A special pro- | gram has been arranged and re- | freshments will be served. The last party given by the choir was icaid to be a “Knock Out”. The British and French, say some | They think that once | by payment of poll tax |county is to maintain its istrength shown for the | | | General Machado and party. The} , Pacer Bs Planes in the service of i points in the state to the Floride Music Festival in Tampa recent- ly with dna In view of this excellent safe-\ oo by ty record, he said that ™2n¥ hic offic: patents had written letters of fic met by a large delegation which | in all probability at | West in their flights te Cuba _Central American points. “A Bigger, Better and Busier! was made possible by the Key West” is the slogan which | mission which was granted vz the wilt Key and This per- POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS Monroe County Democratic Primary, May 7, 1940 Fer State and County Tex Collector FRANK H. LADD (For ReElectics) For United States Senator FRED P. CONE. \ Fer United States Senator For Governor SPESSARD L. HOLLAND For Governor FULLER WARREN For Governor FRANCIS P. WHITEHAIR For State Comptroller FRANK BROWN For State Comptroller J. M. LEE For Attorney General ED. R. BENTLEY For Attorney General MILLARD B. CONKLIN “Ask Anyone Who Knows Him” For Attorney General E. B. DONNELL For Attorney General J. TOM WATSON For Treasurer > ‘SEDWIN LARSON! } i For State Ti ua P W. M. “BILL” WAINWRIGHT’ For Circuit J ROSCOE. BRUNSTETTER (Group 1) Ability—Experience—Judicial Temperament For Judge Circuit Court W. H. BURWELL (Group One) Judge of Circuit Court (Group 1) BART. A. RILEY j (aid Political Advertisement by Bart. A. Riley) j : For County Commissioner, Fourth District For the Full Term Circuit Judge, 1 JUDGE ROSS WILLIAMS, Sedge Abily consylag on ahe-tup&ition of Ses tele elas For Judge Circuit, Court { FRANK E. BRYANT | For County Commissioner, Fifth District _(Group 3). f R. W. CRAIC “A Free and Un-Trammelled Known Universsliy As “Poor Old Craig” Cong, Fa For County Commissioner, Fifth Dutrict MRS. ELLIE For Judge of the Circuit Court GEO. E. McCASKILL For County Commissioner, Fifth Destrict W. A. PARRISH {To Succeed Judge {Group 3) For Superintendent of Public imstructes MELVIN E. PUSSELL Re-nominate JUDGE WORTH W. TRAMMELL’ Board of Public & ion, Ft Diem For Circuit Judge Fer Member Board of Public instraction, First District CLARENCE # ; a: WPA Mee EE | 1 Re-elect | For Member PAUL D. BARNS as Circuit Court Judge i (Group 4) For Judge of the Circuit Court ROBERT J. BOONE (Group 4) For Judge Circuit Court Cc. €. YOUMANS" (Group 4) (Group 3) PIERCE Wor ReBiecnos For Member Trmerd Destrect Tae soe For For Justice of the i to te A Dusere: For Justice of the First District For Justice of the Peace, Second District en | x For Constable, First District RAY ELWOOD sad — ane a