The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 8, 1940, Page 2

PA GE TWO Che z wry West Citizen THE €:TIZEN PUBLISHING CO. INC. Published Daily Except Sunday By L. P. ARTMAN, Prestdent and Publisher JOE ALLEN, Business Manager From The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County ered at Key West, Florida, as second class ms s matter “Member of the Associated Press Associated Press is exclusively entitled to use republication of all news dispatches credited to not otherwise eredited in this paper and also al news published here. “SUBSCRIPTION RATES ADVERTISI le known on appli SPECIAL NOTICE reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of pect, obituary notices, ete., will be charged for at of 16 cents a line. nment by churches from which e is to be derived are 5 cents a line. is an open forum and invites discus- f local or general nymous communi- THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WILL aljways seek the truth and print it without fear and without favor; never be id to attack wrong or to applaud right; 's fight tor progress; never be the or- gan or the mouthpiece of a: faction or clas: y person, clique, itmost for the never tolerate corruption or e; denounce vice and praise virtue, id good done by individual or organ- ion; tolerant of others’ rights, views and ; print only news that will elevate and not contaminate the reader; never com- with always do promise principle. IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Se age. e Hotels and Apa ach and Bathing Pav d and S« solidation of County and City Gov- ernments A Modern City Hospital Every publicity seeker knows exactly how the newspaper ought to print the ular propaganda, par- When Petain, the French ed Hitler for a peace with should have forwarded the request. premier, honor, he a dictionary with The rearmament program will in- evitably boost business over the nation, but it’s a shot in the arm that lasts only long as the injection is effective. so Uncle Sam is quite chary about his expenditure for advertising, though pro- fligate in many other ways, and the news- papers are called upon daily for contribu- tions in space. However, the Treasury Department’s savings bond division does advertise to some extent and reports that every promotional dollar produced $1,000 in bond bad, eh! business, Not Florida’s advice to its winter visitors “Stay Through May” appropriately’ could Jgne in view of the wintry weather that has prevailed north and east up to the time ef this writing, June 28. It has snowed in seme places; in others the thermometer cgopped to below freezing. The weather mar “‘ain’t doing right” efther at the point int New Jersey where the writer so- journing at present and where the weather is supposd to be pleasant at this time of the year. is It is not likely that the reading pub- lie will tolerate perfumed newspapers, but will insist as a regular thing that the smell | u t | League began to dismiss members of its emanating frem the paper should have the old familiar aroma of printer's ink. Yet from various parts of the United States come reports on the growing use of vari- os types of perfumed and flavored inks. Ig St. Louis, a newspaper wafted the ma towards the reader of a_ certain perfume advertised in the edition; Chicago, inks used to print an advertise- ment for chewing gum were flavored with cinnamon; in New Britain, a newspaper sditior was steeped with the fragrance of apple blossom. Naturally, a scented news- a paper could advertise only products with a | like fertilizer out in pleasant smell; certain merchandise garlic, limburger cheese or would of necessity have to be left the cold. expended has | in | WELCOME, GUARDS! Comes the time of year -when Key ; West again weleomes the National Guard encampment at Fort ‘Taylor—when the city takes on a more military appearance as the soldier boys become a part of our life during their stay, whieh this year has been extended for a three-weeks period. Contrary to existing conditions during the past decade, the city is a bit more ac- quainted with things military this year, for, since the last encampment, momentous happeningsshave come about in, the form of reopening of; the naval station with its + attendant influx of hundreds 6f sailor boys. And, since then, the navy department has increasingly stressed the importance of our base as an integral part of the neutrality enforcement and defense programs. Nevertheless—Key West bids the THE KEY WEST CITIZEN DO 265th regiment, National Guards of Flor- ' ida, a cordial welcome. ‘The Citizen joins all residents here in best wishes for a suc- cessful encampment and a pleasant stay in our midst. The encampment this year takes on added importance in the knowledge that the National Guard units nation-wide are being looked upon with increased atten- tion by military authorities in the light of their worth as basic elements in our future training of an enlarged defense army.’: With that in mind, no doubt, the encampments nation-wide, have been lengthened in period in order that more trainiig’Ynay be offered. 2°0KK the more reason, then, why Key Westers will deem it a privilege to be of whatever service they can to make life en- joyable for the guardsmen during their leisure hours. Military training, at best, is strenuous, so, to effect a good balance in the life of future soldiers, good, whole- some relaxation should be the order of the day. Our visitors, many of whom have been here before, may rest assured that there are ample facilities in the city to ob- tain just those forms of relaxation. 4 We repeat — welcome National Guardsmen! And, then too—goodbye and Godspeed to our own boys who left for Ft. Screven yesterday fora similar encamp- ment of three weeks. WHAT EVERY COMMUNITY NEEDS Any community in the United States, including Key West, can make progress whenever the majority of its inhabitants are more interested in the general wel- fare than in envying their neighbors. The population ef any given area, united in common advantages, facing the same disadvantages and seeking methods of growth, can assess its prospects upon the basis of its average inhabitant. It takes more than natural resources to make a prosperous people. This ap- plies to nations, states, counties and municipalities. The-spirit of the people, within certain physical boundary lines, is more important to the welfare of the peo- ple than the possession of certain assets which are often deemed advantageous. You can give a locality an excellent climate, wonderful natural resources and | an industrial set-up that is efficient but, unless you can breathe a common purpose into the life of the area, it will fall far jsalzeutupieiessomins highly prosperous. hgve been to make the extension through | 4 does not mean that some few | ¢itizenstmay not be able to, milk the area for their benefit and become rich. It does mean that the area-as a whole and its in- | habitants cannot become prosperous. Great | wealth, side by side with abject poverty, does not make an ideal community and never will. LEAGUE OF NATIONS Eight members of the League of Nations withdrew a year or more ago. The changes in governments in the past year have been so numerous that the staff last Spring. The 89 employes that survived were let out during June, and now a mere half dozen persons are all that is left of the League, which: was formally organized January 1, 1920 ‘through the coming into ferce at that date of the Treaty of Verftes The ie fune- tioned in a healthy way in its’ “to promote international ceeperation and to achieve international peaee and security.” At one time 60 nations .were members. And new, look at it—a tragedy of dis- honesty and broken treaties. Advertisements are suggestions what and where to spend your money. eco- | nomically and wisely. SMOKE THE CIGARETTE ..- looks like Chesterfield’s.real mildness is holding the stage with smokers everywhere. Ask for a cigarette and sure enough Chester- fields come popping out all around you. Smokers everywhere want the COOLER Copyright 1940, Loccert & Mums Tomacco Co. MILDER BETTER-TASTING cigarette that SATISFIES. KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY Happenings Mere Just Five. Ten and Fifteen Years Ago Today As Taken From The Files Of ‘The Citizen PIVE YEARS AGO A large number of date palms are being used in the lighthouse service beautificetion program at the depot and light station. Several of the larger specimens have been donated by Judge J. Vining Harris’ and* by Sheriff Karl O. Thompson. - The- fruit is full.at the present. M. E. Gilfond, FERA adminis- trator in Key West; B. C. Mo- reno, engineer, and Clifford G. Hicks, local head of the purchas- ing department, left yesterday for a visit in Jacksonville to meet Attorney J. Lancelot Les- ter, who left Saturday afternoon. They will confer with Julius F. Stone. Interest in the Sunday excur- sions from Miami continues. un- abated and each Sunday there are many who take advantage of making the trip at small cost from Miami to-Key West and re- turn the same day at a cost of \$2.50 for the round trip. ‘Weekly concerts will be re- sumed by the Key West Hospi- telity Band this Thursday night, it was announced today. The programs are to startiat 8 o'clock ‘and =will bevpresemted in Bay- |view-Park. _A. Bafrosa will, as | usu, be the conductor .of the | band. Citildren under 16 years of age! will be permitted to use the skating rink at Coral Isle Casino two afternoons each -week, the Recreation Department of the Key West Administration «an- jmounced today. Three nights a | week the rink is open to adults. TEN YEARS.AGO USS. Sands, with Miami nav- al reserves on board, which came into port Saturday night and spent yesterday in Key “West LL eh ah ak ahh CHBILSADS Weleome*To Our City, National Guardsmen FUNERAL HOME LLiddddded | Seis IIaLs i harbor, sailed last night for Tor- tugas for practice cruises. The Williams, which arrived at the same time, remained outside the harbor. Taxes in Monroe county will be less this year by $350,000 than they were last year. The 1930 tax roll, which is to be presented at a special meeting tonight, rep- resents a total valuation of $5,- 000,060; while that of last year had an estimated value of $5.400,- 000. ‘ Hartley Key, Key West young man, apparently was drowned at Jacksonville last night, with two companions. Young Key started to eross the St. John’s river in a jsmall skiff which was capsized by the backwash of a passing steamer.“ There were four men in the -boat but ene escaped. At the July term of Criminal Court, which opens one week from. today, 11 men from Tarpen Springs will be docketed at the court. fer trial for violating the state sponge laws and three other defendants will stand trial for at- tempted murder. Thomas -E. Lowe, 3:. well- known man of Key West, died at 2 o'clock “yesterday afternoon at his home, 818 Fleming street, fol- lowing a prolonged “illness. He was a native of the Bahama Is- ands this city for 45 years. ! appears the announcement and had been living in FIFTEEN YEARS AGO In today’s issue of The Citizen of Cleveland Niles for the position of chief of police, which will be voted on in the November elec- tion. Mr. Niles is at present a police officer and has been in that position for the past eight years. The Coast Guard Cutter Sau- kee returned to her base here late Saturday afternoon after a fruitless search for a vessel re- ported sunk off Tortugas. The vessel is the Fannie and Fay, had become water-logged and was a drifting menace to navi- gation. With loads of tired but happy Shriners, each declaring they had the time of their life, the special Pullman cars which the Mahi Temple Nobles came to Key West in, pulled out yester- day afternoon, bringing to a Welcoming the National Guardsmen To -Our City GILBERT-JEFFERSON ‘HOTEL Duval Street THAT a etch ‘hesterfield This view as seen in the moving picture “TOSACCOLAND U.S. A” shows one of Chesterfieid’s hoge modern tebocc> to Chesterfield’s mild ripe toboccos ond encibies the stem to be removed cieonly clese the two days of ha and jov the wearers of the fez enjoyed in the city Coast Guard Cutter Saucee left yesterday afternoon in answer to a call from the Steamship Onavide, which reported encour tering the Schooner Amazon near Jupiter Inlet and the vessel was burned to the water's edge. The Saukee will report locating the schooner and tow her to Jackson ville Mayor Perry G. 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