The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 9, 1940, Page 2

PAGE TWO Che Key THE iT N PUBLIS bs ; co., INC, Published Daily Except Sunday By L. P. ARTMAN, President and Publisher S EN, Business Manager The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County “as second class matter s is exélusively entitled to use tion of all news dispatches: credited to erwise credited in this paper and also al news published here. "SUBSCRIPTION ATES” E = -$10.00 5.00 2:50 185 _ - -20 ADVERTISIN RATES NOTICE of thanks, resolutions of will be charged for at PCIAT es discus- or* general $s communi- 1 eck the truth and print it | vut fear and without favor; never be to attack wrong or to applaud right; s fight tor progress; never be the or- y person, clique, tmost for fhe are; never tolerate coffuption or ; denounce vice and praise virtue, good done by individual or organ- tolerant of others’ rights, views and print only news that will elevate t contaminate the reader; never com- with principle. i pO ae IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN and Apartments. and Bathing Pavilion. A Modern City Hospital ee Much work and little pay, the Germans today. is the lot Draft Roosevelt and he will draft you, an that may develop into fact. -ep it in mind! A substitute is almost anything that costs more than the original article in the long run; you think you are making a saving, but really you are being gvpped. Gasoline is one preduct that is never knocked, even the kind that is not devoid of knocks. Motorists vie with one another extolling the amount of mileage they get ut cf a gallon. Dictatorships are not new methods of , salvation, as so many believe; they are in reality reversions to the methods of rel- ative barbarism, which the world has to endvre at intervals. Dr. Samuel Silbert of Manhattan’s Mt. Sinai Hospital, dissatisfied with the re- sult of common drugs in checking arteri- uselerosis, decided after many tests, that hel is the best drug for the disease. doctor states he makes his patients drink plenty of whisk Many will take the doctor’s prescription, as a result of his statement, even if they haven't hardening of the arteries. Within a radius of 150 miles of New York, television is now a fait acompli. All notable events can now be seen as well as heard. You can not only hear but aetually singer or orator or any event that can be photographed. You can hear and see the multitude go into a frenzy when great baseball hitter knocks “the cover off the ball.” Some day Key West will have télevision, though that eventuality is still very far off. But it’s coming! see 2a The discovery of sulfanilamide and suifapyridine by the medical profession has been a blessing to mankind; thousands now living would have been dead without this medication. Now irridiation has proved equally successful as chemotherapy in combating similar infections, it is fur- ther claimed not to have any of the pos- sible harmful after-effects of the above- named medicines. If the disciples of Aesculapius continue their medical dis- coveries, the Biblical allotment of three- score and ten will have to be amended. Wheat Citizen | INTRODUCING, MR. MUCHMONI Quite a few Key Westers have met Mr. Muchmoni—in fact, many have dealt with him in one way and another. For, you see, Mr. Muchmoni is a symbol, rep- resenting the class of people who have come, and will continue to come, to our “folinvest in property, many to estab- lish homes, and, in general, to bring much- f needed. lg i for:construction of new edifices and commercial buildings of vari- ous sorts. Every growing city, such as ours, has its Mr. Muchmoni. and, by-and-large, he is given a royal welcome. All xious to help him in can. cities are every way they His welfare is catered to. He comes, as we say, to invest money which will be spent for materials bought in the com- munity and for the hire of all classes of labor, both skilled and unskilled. As the name implies, Mr. Muchmoni has accumulated considerable wealth. He gained his wealth by hard work, in the first place, and then, later, by carefully investing his earnings in worthwhile en- deayors of many kinds. Chiefly, he has THE KEY WEST CITIZEN THE CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST chosen the real estate field for most of his | investments where profits returned a fair rate of interest. In the past he has helped many an ex- parcing municipality to grow by investing in new houses and apartment buildings. Especially was this so where all signs pointed to definite upturns in population. Coming resort cities were his specialty. The attractions offered by the future y West proved a!luring to Mr. Much- moni, so he came here. He bought prop- erty here and other lots there. He reno- vated some buildings to house the future residents of Key West. Being a careful investor, however, Mr. Muchmoni paid strict attention to the vari- ous influences that would have bearing on whether or not he would be protected from possible discrimination in any way. In the first place—the local tax situation met w'th his entire disapproval. Being a tax- payer on much property—never a_ tax- dodger—he contemplated the chances of ! making a fair profit when their existed the danger of excessive taxation in view of the situation here where so few made any pre- tense of paying their taxes. Then, again—he made sure that his investments would be protected from the . standpoint of proper zoning regulations, and those, enforced with rigor. Here he found that a new ordinance, entirely satis- factory, and comparable with similar acts en the books of other cities in which he had invested, had just been passed. Be- ing wise to such things, however, he de- layed just a bit before starting extensive operations, to see whether the proper en- fereing machinery would be set up. Lo and behold—what was the first thing that greeted his astonished eyes! A violation of the zoning ordinance when it had only just been made into law. And, to make matters worse—a combination of circumstances that sanctioned the viola- tion. i Pespite Mr. Muchmoni’s opinion that Key West was on the upward trend—the abote Yélated happening was just about too much for him. Coupled with the des- perate tax situation, he found it hard to stomach the zoning law infraction and sub- sequent upholding of it. He prepared to move elsewhere. He delayed, in the hopes that the error might be corrected, for, as he pointed out, such a serious matter as a zoning regulation needed strict enforce- ment at the outset of its existence. This, from a psychological standpoint, was most essential. How could Mr. Muchmoni know, with any degree of certainty whether the type buildings he intended to build in Key West would be properly protected from the danger-of erection of undesirable, com- mercial structures right alongside? True —zoning regulations called for no such buildings.* But—here® is one violation right at the outset to establish a highly danger- ous precedent. He didn’t feel he could or wanted to take the chance. Past experi- ence served him well in this regard. Mr. Muchmoni was reminded that The zen had agitated for zoning over long period of years. He applauded that stand, as did an overwhelming majority of the residents of this city. But—he sor- rowiully contemplated the existefice of a law on the city’s books that had all the eartiarks of no enforcing teeth in its make- up. This one case made it appear in that light—and The Citizen | agree. ‘ was forced to, THE HOOSIER SENTINEL KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY Happenings Here Just Five. Ten and Fifteen Years Ago Today As Taken From The Files Of The Citizen FIVE YEARS AGO Plans were being made today for the entertainment of mem- bers of the Miami Beach Wom-, an’s Club, Mrs. Ann Martin president, who will be visitors in Key West Saturday and Sun- dzy, and will come on the invi- tation of M. E. Gilfond, director of operations of Key West Ad- ministration. News of Key West is being! read in far-off corners of the earth, writes Miss Emma Hahn, who is well known to numbers of people of Key West, from Pa-; peete, Tahiti, Society Islands. In writing to friends, she mentions Elmer Davis, “The New World Symphony”, from Harpers. Identity of the men, who, on Sunday night, beat and robbed Santizgo, an aged storekeeper of Southard street, have not been learned, three men having been arrested ahd held in the county jail but investigations having proved conclusively they were not guilty. Lieutenant Wm. Klaus, U.S.N., ‘in charge of commiunicatiéns at the naval station, has received radio adviees' of the safety of the. Ketch Casarco, which was. of jennie reported adrift for sev- en days. Lieut. Klaus notified |The Citizen that he had notified ali the authorities. | M: E. Gilfond. FERA adminis- |trater: B. C. Moreno, of the en-* {gineering division. and C. G. Hicks, head of the purchasing + Qi m, Who had been in Jack- sonville for conferences with Ju- Tus F. Stone and other officia returned to the city yesterday and reported a successful trip. | TEN YEARS AGO No bidders were present yes- terday when County Tax Collec- itor W. F. Maloney was to offer at public sale properties upon |which past due taxes totalled, more than $350,000. He read off, + tdday. the list yesterday between hours in} the as prescribed by law, and ed the afternoon. The city is now engaged in drilling a well for fire purposes at the corner of United and Du- val streets. This is the seventy- fifth operation of its kind which has been started since it was sugzested to dig 100 wells in dif- ferent parts of -the city. Parking one’s car for the entire jnight on the streets of the city is quite an expensive pastime as will be proven by glancing at the roll of police court records and finding out how many per- sons have been caught while do- ing this violation of the law. Two men presumably of the state highway department arriv- ed this morning 6:40 o'clock and in a few minutes afterwards were spinning over the highway in an automobile, accompanied by E. A. Ramsey, who is the audi- tor for the county highway de- partment. A seizure of liquor, consisting ,cf 1,128 quarts of favorite and fancy brands, estimated value of $11,280 at bootleg prices, was stored in the custom house vaults Such rere old types as ican Rve, Old Scotch, cham- vagnes and French wines were included in the assortment. FIFTEEN YEARS AGO County Conimissioners Braxton B. Warren and Hilton Curry, County Engineer Joseph Watkins and Cliften G. Bailev. who is also isting the county in building TRY IT TODAY— vorite in Key West worries COMPLAINT SERVICE. If you By 6 NY N . N . : . . ‘ | Receive Your Copy of The CITIZEN Between 6 and 7 P. M: do not Pe. WOODED IDI LILI O Ls FOL edd. A the highway to the mainland, re- turned to the city on the morning train from points on the exten- sion. Tire Ladies Aid Society of the Memorial church with the mem- bers of Woman’s Christian Tem- perance Uriion, will give a con- cert this evening in the Harris School this evening for the bene- fit of the Boy Scouts, who will leave here Saturday for their annual encampment. Sale of lots in the Burbank Realty Company started off at 8 o'clock this morning with an un- precedented demand for the of- ferings which-had reached a to- tal of $225,000, nearly a quarter ef a million dollars, at 12 o'clock, when the first figiires were an- nounced from the offices of the Ladd Co. Coming as a surprise to their many friends will be the an- nouncement of the wedding of Miss Jennie Di Piazza to Keith Howe, US.N., which took place vesterday in the office of Judge Hugh Gunn, who performed the ceremony. The members of Temple 20. Pythian Sisters. met at their hall Monday evening and a_ delight- ful time was had by all who were present.. Mrs. Isabel Falstreau. district_deputv. paid the temple an Official Visit and compliment- ed the Temple for its successful -manipulation of the body. Moving pictures of Florida scenes are now being shown on the pier of the Florida Exhibit at the World’s Fair. TUESDAY. Pi - L a > Observation taken at 7-33 a m, TSth Mer. Time (City Office and happenings mection with growing Art ies in Key West will be hed weekly in this column The Citizen, xpomsered by © WPA Key West Art Center. ALICE AND JACK DUDLEY. } now in Waynesville, North Caro- | lina, send cards to various friends here telling how cool they are in _ the mountains. THE JOHN JENNI'S. who have spent 2 month with Mrs Jeanne Taylor at the ‘Bahama House’ have left for a stay at Fort Myers Beach, then on to j Tennessee for the summer. | WE WERE GLAD to have Mar- jorie Stevens, Loren Maclver and Elizabeth Bishop call at the gallery this week to view the Van Gogh paintings being ¢ shown. inches SE—1 Sea level. 30.68 GOOD NEWS from Johnny Putnam at Southern Pines, North Carolina, where he is convalesc- ing. Recently he had a birthday —a number of his friends here sent him a surprise box of “Goodies” and he wishes to thank all who remembered him Johnny also says, “Frank Litaker of Gastonia is a grand standby, comes to see me often and brings a new painting to keep me com- pany.” Na MR. AND MRS. GEO. M. tion GRAY. members of the Art Cen- ter, who summer in Fostoria. Ohio, and winter in Key West recently sent us a picture of fish- ing in Lake Erie. He is proudly holding up his ‘catch’ which in reality is a 15-inch base. That is some fish up there. The Grays will return next winter. PROF. JOHN DEWEY. world’s leading educator, of the Department of Philosophy of Co- lumbia University, who spends three months in Key West each plz winter, gave the following trib- ute to the work of the artists of * America. We deem 1t a privilege to quote John Dewey: “There is a good reason why achievement in science and art is the criterion by which a nation’s place in civi lization is finally judged. In the case of material things, posses- sion by one excludes possession, “* use and enjoyment by others. In the cae of intangibles of art the exact opposite is the case. The more the arts flourish, the more they belong to all persons alike, without regard to wealth, birth, race or creed; the more fhey flourish, the less they are priv- ately owned and the more they are possessed and enjoyed by all This is what we mean when we say that art is universal—more universal than is that other in- tangible, science, since the arts speak a language which is closer to the emotions and imaginations of every man. Accordingly, whether we like it or not, even whether we believe it or not, the ™ question whether this country of ours is to be narrow and pro- vincial, or whether it is to at- the States + war began Tomerrow mcy since January 1 es per hour Relative Humadity Earometer at 7:38 a. m 's Tides Wind Direction and Velocity tain to that which is universal will be finally decided by what we do and what we are capable of appreciating and enjoying in those intangible things of which the fine arts are the outstanding examples”. Subscribe to The Citizen—2i& i weekly. 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