The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 15, 1940, Page 2

P. GE yo WEDNESDAY, BRIDGE OF SURPRISE THE KEY WEST CITIZEN MAY 15 ‘eseces o! GREETINGS, THELMA STRABEL! Che a wiry West Citizen AMTMAN, President and Publisher Vest, F:orida, as second class matter Diember of the Associated Press y_entitled to use of patches credited to ise credited in this naper and also Published here. of thanks, resolutions of c., will be charged for at y churches from which cents a line. um and invites discus- ts of local or general not publish anonymous communi- THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WILL ut fear an always seek the truth and print it be utraid to attack wrong or to applaud right; vitnout favor; never siways fight fer progress; never be the or- an or the mouthpiece of any~person, clique, aiways do its utmost for the ever tolerate corruption or nounce vice virtue or organ- ws and vill elevate ; Never com- vie’ IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN and Sewerage. rehensive City Pian (Zoning). fore Hotels and Apartments. ach and Bathing Pavilion. —Land and Sea. on of County and City Gov- ments. A Modern City Hospital. struck it into It seems Hitler’s blitzkrieg has Chamberlain's umbrella and torn shr What or whom are the in Holland? we know. Germans after Is it the Kaiser? Jobs often mean little or those who have them; they thing to these needing them nothing to mean every- iter had his choice in select- 2 next president of the United States ould be, unhesitatingly, Wendell L. Willkie. i paper has a column of per- aphs with the caption ‘Here, very where. hat was White- Is that a plug for him? A Mia 2ir’s theme song. xchange spe eak of solini as a - in diplomacy, though, not in nt.—Sanford Herald. Not only ter but Mussolini actually was a dish- her in his earlier days. On oceasic President elt has created war psychology by ure expressions such ‘I'll be which Now um that hope the 3 a belli- us where These are and Roose- alert numerqus as we don’t have a war,” -ai rai occasit old of B on seve King Lec esident) ar is natior times of pez rs should be to » be cautious. Amendmerts to the Wage-Hour Act bs not met with distinct 3s in Con- gress. But it is quite probable that there be mild amendments passed at this ion to the Wagner Act. The National Relations Board is the main target being shot at. Congress finds itself ; “between the horns of a dilemma” of which may be traced to the fact that the Americar Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Grganizations are at swords points over many important is- sues that are involved. The public and the employers don’t seem tc cut as much ice with our political masters the labor leaders. So, watch out for compromises! uce as Doorn if | It was good news for Key West to hear that Miss Thelma Strabel had given the word to go ahead on her new home here, that will become, incidentally, the new southernmost home onthe island, the same token, the much-to-be- ertised uthernmost home of the nited States. Miss Strabel joins the ranks of other noted authors and writers who have picked the Island City for the site of their homes. Internationally-known Ernest Hemingway was number one. Others that have brought attention of the world of letters to this city are Robert S. (Bob) Allen, who will be Hutchings Hapgood, and They join Key West in wel- Strabel to our midst. he colony of writers increases, and well. Writers perform wonderful advertising for their home city, and the beauty of it all is, the cost is nil. they write and have their works pub- st that more in the form of pub- licity, indirectly, at least, brings attention to the city they call home. And, lest we forget to remind you— have you been following the “Reap The Wild Wind” serial story in Post, by Miss Strabel? It gets increasingly thrilling for Key Westers, to see in print, in such pret us menner, the names of cur citizens, the picturization of what life was in those riotous days of “Wreck Ashore” and conflicts with the Indians, Miss Strabel’s very fine story will ap- pear later in book form. That’ll be for the benefit of the few who are not following the current serial. Then, as we under- stand it, “Reap The Wild Wind” will be preduced as a super-movie, rivalling, some say, “Gone With The Wind’. All that, one can readily see, will bring untold pub- licity and free advertising to Key West. Welcome, Miss Strabel! Indeed,Wel- come! building soon, John Dewe elast pioneer HOSPITALS FOR RURAL AREAS The much-d ssed Federal health program, estimated to cost $8,500,000,000 over 2 period of ten years, is not making much progress but the counter-proposal of the President, suggested to Congress in a pecial message on his fifty-eighth birth- day, that the Federal Government assume the expense of the construction of fifty rural hospitals, may receive favorable ac- tion at the present session of Congress. The rural hospital proposal entails a | ten million dollar appropriation for ma- als and $2,500,000 for WPA construc- tion labor. The hospitals would be located solely on the basis of need, without requir- ing the beneficiary communities to share any of the building costs. Local authori- however, would be asked to assume the estimated $100,000 per year operating cost for an average 100-bed hospital. The Public Health Service has ties, sur- | veyed the United States and reports that there are 259 rural areas which could use such hospital units. In these areas, the hospital beds available are less than two per thousand. Moreover, the greatest need for hospital construction is in rural localities that can least afford them. The fifty-hospital project would sup- ply less than one-fifth of these communi- h hospitals. According to the survey of the Pub- lic Health Service, the number of hospitals needed in the various sections of the United States follow: 117 in the Southeastern States; 94 in the Central States; 26 in the Mountain States and 6 in the Pacific Coast Under the bill now pending, the Surgeon-General, with the advice of a council of medical and scientific leaders, will select the sites where the -need greatest. TANKS AND GUNS FOR SALE The army's latest tanks, guns and weapons are available for export, says Secretary of War Harry H. Woodring, if substantial crders are given American plants. _ The idea is that foreign orders will s our armament industries to expand. This will make them ready to provide greater quantities of equipraent for the United States upon reed arising. There is nothing wrong with the idea behind this policy. If the United States should happen to need 1,000 heavy tanks it would take industry some time to make them. If production is speeded up by war orders then American industry will be rezdy to supply American needs much faster. ties Stat is | fense. KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY Happenings Here Just Five, Ten and Fifteen Years Ago Today the Sat-Eve | | Church, This strengthens our national de- i As Taken From The Files Of The Citizen FIVE YEARS AGO Wrecking ne Warbler sailed this 'g.to go to the assist- = Stoamchin Matana- reported off the coast of Florida to the north of Jupiter. Damages to the ship's machinery is given as the reason for asking for assistance. morn: ance of tk way, which is J. Winfield Russell, keeper of the Records and Seals of Key West Lodge No. 163, Knights of Pythias, has been appointed chancellor, the appoint- e by Paul Wat- he newly-appcinted Grand Chancellor of Florida, now re- siding in Lakeland. Press reports from Atlanta heralding the winners of scholar- ships at Emory University, se- it ‘d from the seniors in uni- versities in Florida and other states, gives the name cf C. A. Cold, Jr., of Miami, son of Mr. Irs. Charles Cold, formerly of Key West. Determined to follow up last year’s Fourth of July celebration with another and even more elaborate program, the Kappa Pi's Club committee launched plans for their second year of In- dependence Day festivities will have them at South Beach. Captain Thomas James U.S.N., came to Key West yesterday to be presen ercises at t night. His daughter, Miss Jose- phine James, will be one of the graduates. Captain James is with his family on Whitehead street. TEN YEARS AGO List of the voting places and officers for conducting the ap- proaching primary election was completed and-approved at the meeting of the county commis- sioners last night. It was decid- ed that all inspectors and clerks will be paid $7.50 each. Names of approximately 50 persons missed by the census enumerators have been handed into the office of the Chamber of Ccmmerce and the secretary is expecting that a good many more! will yet be heard from and that the number of inhabitants will be well above the 13,118 which was given as the population. November 11 is the date set definitely and finally for the un- veiling of the New York me- morial shaft erected in the mem- ory of the soldiers of that state | who died during the period of! the civil war in Key West. The Chamber of Commerce has _ re- ceived a letter to this effect. Improvement of the local Ma- tine hospital, which will cost $28,000 will begin as soon as the next deficiency appropriation bill is passed. Ruth Bryan Owen has just wired The Citien cost of the work is now pending in the bill and Mrs. Owen thinks it will Pass. Key West Rotary Club cele- brated Father and Sons Day as a part of the Boys Week program. The program was prepared by Edwin Trevor. Rev. W. W. Jamerson, of the First Baptist is speaker and gave an interesting talk to the boys and their dads. FIFTEEN YEARS AGO Members of the city’s sanitary department started this morning the work of covering the entire island in connection with the oil- ing of c rs, pools and cess- pools and other receptacles where stagnant water may be found. Boston, New York, Miami Jacksonville, Galveston New Orleans and Beyond From Key West alternate Mon- days. en New York every Thurs- From Boston every Tuesday. and , The work is under the direction of Dr. Eugene C. Lowe. The slip next to nds Aqua- rium is being filled under the supervision of J. E. Stratman of that firm. The sum of $500 has been subscribed for the werk by individuals and firms who object to the unpleasant odor whica arises from the place, and the debris which collects there. There was a general meeting of boy scouts held last night at the headquarters of troop 5, at which time the matter of going to Havana for the inauguration of President Machado was discuss- ed. It was decided that the boys would leave Tuesday on the Bay- spring and return Thursday. Dr. J. Y. Porter, president of the Chamber of Commerce, has received a telegram from Repre- sentative J. F. Busto advising {that a bill had been introduced by him for the establishment of the juvenile court in Monroe coun- ty, and is expecting success. Arrangements are now going forward for the staging of a big ceremony in Key West July 4 by the members of Mahi Temple of Miami, who will arrive here on that date in connection with the event. It is expected that 500 members will be here. the graduation ex- > Convent tomorrow |} TODAY’S COMMON ERROR Be careful not to use the expressions “no place”, “anv nlace” and “every place” for “nowhere”, “anywhere” and “every- | where”. TODAY’S DAILY QUIZ Can you answer seven of these ten Test Questions? Turn to Page 4 for Answers 1. Is Narvik in Norway, Swe- den or Denmark? 2. Who wrote “My Country, Tis of Thee”? 3. The capital of Maine is Lew- iston, Augusta, gor? 4. Was the last star added to the American flag in 1908 or 1912? 5. Where is the Irriwaddy riv- er? per money made? 7. Charles Proteus Steinmetz was a noted physician, electrician, or astronomer? 8. Name the commander of the British forces in the Revo- lutionary War who sur fendered to General +? George Washington. 9.° Is Postmaster-General James A. Farley a Catholic, a Methodist or an _ Episco- palian? 10. Name two common insect pests that annoy dogs. Subseribe to The Citizen——20c weekly. 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