The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 23, 1940, Page 2

PAGE T TW 0 The # ey West Citizen | EN PUBLISHING CO. INC. 1 Daily Except Sunday By ‘, President and Publisher 4 Business Manager From The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets Only Daily Newspaper In Key West and Monroe County second class matter satered at Key West, Florida, : sively entitled to use dispatches’ credited to » credited lished here. $10.00 | 5.00 2.50 “85 20 ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application, SPECIAL NOTICE Ali reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of es tuary notices, ete. will be charged for at of 16 cents a line. for entertainment by churches from which 8 to be derived are 5 cents a line. en is an open forum and vites discus- ic issues and subjects of local or general t but’it will not publish anonymous communi- THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WILL always seek the truth and print it vichout fear and without favor; never be afraid to attack wrong or to applaud right; always fight tor progress; never be the or- gan or the mouthpiece of any person, clique, faction or class; always do'its utmost for the public welfare; never tolerate corruption or injustice; denounce vice and praise virtue, commend good done by individual or organ- ization; tolerant of others’ rights, views and print only news that will elevate and not contaminate the reader; never com- opinions; promise with principle. IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Se nprehensive verage. City Plan (Zoning). re Hotels and Apartments. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. Airports—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Gov- ernments. A& Modern City Hospital. —<$—<_$—$—_$—_$$$—$————————————— If Papy is pronounced why isn't Paty pronounced patty? pappy, needs | domestic Increased nationai defense should not take our minds off troubles. wa | We read that a game resembling golf | —- was played 2,000 years ago. A good many | still play it. The more solemnly Germany assures | a country freedom from molestation, the | surer the invasion. It’s about time for some ambitious student to insist that schools remain open | uiing the vacation months. | “Sure-shot” Mussolini isn’t quite con- | ‘=vineed that Hitler will win for he hasn't =“yet decided to get in. When the war .is ever, let’s hope that the winner, whether | - the Allies or Germany, «will see to it that | Tl Duce does not profit from his wariness. Hail Kalamazoo, Michigan! The only “Debt Free City” in the nation pf 60,000 —population or more. Naturally it is gov- —cimed by a city commission and city man- ager, and operated on business principles, with a “Pay As You Go” policy. A tax dodger must be a “freak” in that munity. Martir Dies, after as much browbeat- | ing as any man ever got in national life, is finally coming into his own. Communists, the tifth column in this country, undoubt- diy had much to do with undermining his and his committee’s activities. He will soon go to Old Mexico to look into the Trojan Horse menace and see how it works. Dies is anachronical, jumps ahead o* current events. was The name of James P. Newell once one to conjure with in Florida politics. | As secretary to Governor Sholtz his word was more nearly law than anybody's with the possible exception of the Governor's himself. And yet when we read that he had died the other day, we couldn’t recall for the moment who he was. Such is fame. “The paths of glory lead but to the grave.” in this paper and also | | hassee has | county where hundreds A KEY WEST AIR SERVICE? One of the’ most frequently put ques- tions is whether Key West is linked by air ‘with Havana and the north. Majority of those asking the question are surprised | when informed there is no such _ service. | This Gemand with the increased naval ac- | tivity in Key West may result in the es- tablishment of such a service—we hope. From Havana comes news that Key West may soon become a stop of..*a pro- posed service bctween New York*and Ha- vana. In the May issue of P. A: R. (Pan- American Review) published in Havana > appears this significant statement: . S. civil aeronautic authority | grants the petition of National ' (such action is not unlikely) Havana will | seon be the southern terminus of a direct | air line from New York. . .That through traffic would include stops at Key West, | Tampa, Augusta, Winston-Salem and | Washington. . .That fast land planes being | used instead of ponderous seaplanes, the | hop from Key West (which would regain | the airfield it lost to Miami some years | ago) to Havana would take less time than | now needed for transportation between | Dinner Key ard Eastern Airlines at Hialeah. . .That there would be connec- tions with the P. & O. steamship lines, Florida Motor Lines and railways every- where. . .” ; The fact that an important airlines company is seeking te establish a service in which Key West is included would seem to demand some local action looking to the establishmert of an airport close to Key West. For some months certain of our public and civic officials have been dally- ing with the proposal to locate an airbase | on one of the nearby keys, but so far no | tangible action seems to have been de- | veloped. J The Citizen believes this proposal | should be given a little more attention. Naval activities are being speeded up in Key West. A new naval seaplane base is being constructed on Trumbo island sec- tion. In the meantime there is consider- able discussion of new army land plane bases in Southern Florida. The Miami air- port is being developed along this line. An airport within 10 or 12 miles of downtown Key West would give the army a strategic jumping off point for Guantanamo Bay, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and the Panama Canal Zone. Airport action seems imperative. WHAT’S WRONG IN TALLAHASSEE? Continued inaction on the part of the Internal Improvement Board at~ Talla- caused much dissatisfaction among those who bid on Murphy tax cer- tificates at sales held in January and Feb- ruery. The situation has caused much concern to County Clerks throughout the State, too, so much so that the news re- leased yesterday was to the effect that they are now considering drastic action in the matter. Following a meeting held in Talla- hassee, the clerks were told not to adver- tise end hold any more sales of lands now | held by the I. I. Board, under terms of the | Murphy Act. It was generally understood that sales to be certified by the Board had | piled up to such an extent that more time | was necessary in which to clear the decks | for a continuance of sales. Sinee then, however, nothing has | been heard from the Board, both in this of owners are awaiting receipt of deeds to their property bid for successfully, and in most of the other 66 counties of the state. What has com-| caused the delay in proper functioning un- known | der the terms of the Act, is not | here. Taking recogrition of the state of af- fairs, the Clerks’ Association is now con- sidering withdrawing from all coopera- tion with the I. I. Board. They may even cancel all past endeavors by demanding that the whole matter be taken up by the Board as of June 9, 1939, leaving full re- sponsibility to that agency for settlement cf sales so far and continuance oe sales in the future. The clerks feel, and rightfully so, | that they are on a spot. Bidders are jook- | ing to them for a satisfactory conclusion ; It is not their fault that bid- | to the sales. Airlines : THE KEY WEST CITIZEN 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 Key West is in danger of los- ing the Public Health Marine Hospital now located here, it was learned today. It was said that ‘the. government now has in con- ‘teraplation the erection of a sim. ilar hospital in Miami and if this: is done “the hospital will be mov-' ed from Key West. Plans for commencement week which begins Sunday, May 26, jhave been completed by the Key West High School and it is an- nounced that the Baccalaureate sermon will be preached on Sun- day afternoon at 4 o’clock in the High School Auditorium. ‘ The gold-lined silver loving cup won by Key West in the In ternatiorial Flower Show was re- ceived by M. E. Gilfond this morning. Mrs. Julia Southerland, who was active in staging the show, sent the cup to Key West from Miami this morning. There will be a meeting of the Hospitality League tonight to ar- range for the meeting and enter- tainment of the members of the; House Naval Affairs Committee, which is due to arrive in Key West next Monday. Thieves last night entered the barbecue stand at the corner of Division and Simonton streets and departed with wine, cigars and cigarettes and some _ cash. The exact amount of cash and goods stolen was not announced but it is thought to be consid- erable. TEN YEARS AGO USS. Bagaduce, Lieutenant E. F. Bilson in command, is ex- pected to arrive from Charleston Navy Yard, where the vessel went two weeks ago for genera! inspection and overhaul and re- painting. The vessel will resume its berth at the naval station on the return. The Key West Garden Club will hold its regular meeting to- night at 8 o’clock in the rooms of the Woman’s Club in Division jstreet. Adoption of a constitu- ‘tion and by-laws are scheduled to come up before the meeting and a large attendance is ex- pected. Fifteen past masters of Dade Lodge No. 14, F. and A. M., were present at the regular communi- cation of the lodge last night and the evening was dedicated to their honor. Two candidates, Rudolph Damok and William Bell, received the Master Mason Degree. Mrs. J. S. Golden entertained yesterday at 2 o’clock in the aft- ernoon with a bridge luncheon honoring Mrs. James S. Gately., The color scheme was carried out | in yellow. Mrs. E. N. Moeller won the prize for best score and the consolation went to Mrs. H. E. Richter. At a recent meeting council valuation of several pieces of property were taken under consideration and adjust- ment made on.six pieces owned by those who had made a protest | |to the council members. | of city FIFTEEN YEARS AGO Elaborate preparations - have jbeen made and everything is in |teadiness for the annual Junior- | |Senior banquet tonight, it is an- nounced. Munson Johnson will{ 'give the address of welcome and Floyd Schrader will make a short response. | ae Rs ' A small whirlwind passed over | the city yesterday afternoon and} j}as it moved along collected small! pieces of paper and other articles! in the streets and with them put) out to sea. Bathers at the beach- ‘es watched the phenomenon un-} til it was lost at sea. A message was received at the naval station today which stated that the Coast Guard Cutter Saukee, with one of the troops of Bcy Scouts on board, left Ha- vana this morning at 9 o'clock, ie West expected to reach Key bout 7 o'clock this eve- p erage 1 one is' the ifirm name of a real estate con- ders are not accommodated. Perhaps the | threat that the clerks are now entertain- ing will serve to prompt the I. I. Board to action. The Citizen hopes so! Wisdom comes with the years, only to those who earn it; it isn’t jbanded to you with age. TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Never substitute the ex- j! Pression’ “nowhere near” fer “net nearly”; as “He was nowhere near (not nearly) as old as he look- oe fODAY’S DAILY QUIZ ‘Can you answer seven of these ten Test Questions? Turn to Pace 4 for Answers 1. Name the two cities that are the locale of Charles Dick- ens “A ‘Tale of Two Cities”. What disease is called white plague? Name the five boroughs of New York City. Is the antipodes of the United States in China, the Indian Ocean or Afri- ca? Does the United Alaska? “When, in the course of hu- man evenis” constitutes the first seven werds of the U. S. Constitution, the Declaration of Independ- ence, or LincsIn’s Gettys- burg Address? . What is a pediculus? 8_ Who said “You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold”? Name two countries in South America whose names end in guay? Which animal is frequently referred to by its Latin name Leo? term “continental States” include _TRANSPORTATION The Steamship Cuba of the P. and O. S. S. Co., arrived 5:45 this morning from Tampa with one first cabin and one second cabin passengers for Key West, 11 first and four second cabin passengers for Havana. Passengers for Key West were! Austin Williamson and Harley Cooke, Jr. Manifest of the ship carried 11 tons of freight and one sack of mail for this port; one ton and 27 sacks of mail for Havana. The vessel finished unloading, and taking on passengers and sailed at 10:30 this morning for Havana. with 27 first cabin pas- sengers booking at Key West, and six sacks of mail. cern to open in Key West today, in the offices in the building op- posite the street near the Oversea Hotel. Both Mr. Roberts and Mr. Whalton are well-known in the real estate world. Chatles Wardlow has a green colored canary bird in a cage and a few mornings ago found a snake in the cage which had eat- en the bird. The cage was about nine feet from the floor and Mr. Wardlow wants to know how the snake reached the cage. ———= Lopez Funeral -taeaa| Established 1885 Licensed Funeral Directors . and Embalmers Phone 135 marked the turning point in her life for she went down- ene jenses. Noy Mrs. peer thwaite is a changed woman. ple 3 erapestensd ast, nat- So ‘of two children, |the peace. ‘and Panama hats are 1 eae RN ee THURSDAY, MA mative should ror SIDELIGHTS By MARCY B. DARNALL _ Former Editor of The Citizen One Ohio town ordinance pro- and upon confirming his sus- Today’s Horoscope === === = wealth Comerwe Ge commer however. as Gs cote aoe Today gives eloquence. reputa- wears self cut and there ave tion and prominence and today’s Gicetems that Efe maw be — ed ast 25 scores « sca vides as follows. “When two cars picions landed the masquerader The | mocking c=: ~ come to a the other is gone.” If this be ~ carefully observed there will not be many collisions, but there may be some slight congestion of traffic. Lawrence Johpson of Ohio, happily married and the father s*also justice of Wishing others to share the joys of married life, he offers to perform marriage cere- monies according to their ca- pacity to pay, “from nothing to just a little. What's in a name? Turks never take Turkish baths; Irish stew is not peculiar to Ireland; there is no rice in rice paper; nor wax in sealing wax; camel's hair brush- es are made from squirrel fur; catgut violin strings are made from sheep gut; Chinese never heard of chop suey until it was introduced as an American dish, made in Ecuador. A versatile painter is John Kane of Pittsburgh. He first painted houses, now paints box cars as a regular job, and land- scapes on the side. One of his landscapes, purchased by Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., has been exhibited at the Museum of Mod- ern Art. Kane has also worked as a miner and street paver. Justice Zoul of Cleveland says he has kissed about 10,000 brides for whom he has performed the marriage ceremony. Admitting that kissing may be unhygenic, he declares he has never been sick. He also observes that “any man who lets fear of germs pre- vent his kissing a pretty woman isn’t much of a man anyway.” If a United Press reporter isn’t .a nature faker, another strange case of animal mothering has occurred in Arizona. A burro owned by Early Hogsden lost her twin colts, and immediately adopted a Holstein calf, which is thriving on burro milk and shows great affection for its foster mother. Mike Haas of New Orleans had the idea that women would buy from women peddlers more read- ity, so he dressed in female at- tire and .sold wearing apparel from house to house with con- siderable success. But an ob- servant policeman thought Mike's big hands and feet were not in keeping with his feminine garb, THIS NEW SERIAL By Jean Randall In This Paper crossing both shall in jail |}stop and neither shall start until _-__ ofp tard Teno EXACTLY AS SHOWN EIN ITS FAMED ATLANTA PREMIERE GONE WITH THE WIND dal. SUN. MON. TUES. Mey 25-25 While this engagemeet s bma-d this production will sot be show= anywhere except at advanced prices...at least until 1941 THE SATURDAY MATINEES WILL BE usual centinuous performances with no reserved seats You may come anytime from 10-38 2 = 2:30 p. m and see 2 complete per formance. 75e incl tax AB other erformances, seats reserved RESERVED SEATS NOW! ‘Seats Ge See & Oe See fee NIGHT SHOWS @ P. Bt) ~ of CLEAN © Constructive ee Economical and Progressive Government