The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 12, 1941, Page 2

PAGE TWO Che icy West Citizen ZEN PUBLISHING €0., INC. € wlished Daily Except Sunday By Le P. ARDMAN, President and.Publisher Business Manager .From The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County Entered at Key West, Florida, as second class matter { | | | | Member of the Associnted Press The Associated Press is exclusively ontitled to use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this, paper and also the local news published here. SUBSCRIPTION RATES ne Year Six Months Three Months One Month Weekly ... ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application. SPECIAL NOTICE ards of thanks, resolutions of uary notices, ete., vil be charged for at 10 cents a line, s for entertainment by churches from which is to be derived are 5 cents.a line. Citizen is an open forum. and invites discus- of public issues and subjects of local or general eet but it will not publish anonymous communi- cations, Noti revenul IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE: CITIZEN i Water and Sewerage. More Hotels and Apartments. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. Airports—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Gov- ernments., | 6. A Modern City Hospital. | Gone! i 2. 3. 4. 5 It’s smart to. be honest. Trying to race a train to a railroad Ossing may result in a dead heat. The divorce evil is terribly alarming to people who don’t want a diverce. PRESSE SER ARC ete Miami should adopt another slogan: “Come to Miami, but keep your jewels at home,” The Gallup poll shows 85,per-cent of the American people to be for-peace, but the lease-lend bill will. not bring it to us, The securing of a $1,477,000 airport for Key West for the small sum of $40,000 was a smart piece of horse trading, you tellin’ I. If, as a writer suggests, women’s.senti- ments are expressed by their clothes, they appear to have become less.sentimental in recent years. Who pays the advertising bill? It is not the advertiser but the competitor who cces nat advertise, by reason of the less of busines’ obtained by the merchant who does advertise. Spessard Holland’s gubernatorial ~ brigade, of 450 honorary colonels are to be shaken down for $5 apiece to buy silver- ware for the executive mansion. (A levy from sch a large bevy comes in-handy for just such a purpose. “What Makes Sammy Run?” is the | title ofa forthcoming novel. Maybe the | acceleration of his pedal extremities comes | after hearing the dinner bell; maybe it’s the sheriffer perhaps an irate husband is chas- ing the-fleeing Sammy. Adi those who are victims of the pay- off system, said to be prevalent in Key West, should go on strike and refuse to come across, then arrests would follow and the pedple would know positively that the charges of extortion are true. Ahew United States warship will be named Miami. It is customary for a city to donate a silver service, costing abeut $3,- 500, when a ship assumes its name. Since Miamfhasn’t got the funds, the ship will have to be without the service until a iutureday, President Roosevelt indicated to news- papemmen at a press conference that he was prepared to take over any manufacturing plant If, for any reason concerning defense, considered necessary, but. ke caution- ed the members of the press that ingaking that statement he did not specifically have “Pord” in mind, this ' | machines can feel they have escaped | | voiced | forcement up to the discretion of the sheriff | lation of state law goes a little beyond the | bounds of the sheriff’s office discretionary | Key West’s charms. WEST CITIZEN ‘GOODBYE SLOT MACHINES Slot machines and Key West yester- | day bade each other a fond farewell, and, i | according to both Governor Holland and Sheriff Sawyer, the twain shall never meet again. Local merchants who installed the | By RUSSELL KAY lightly. Installation of the slots in local bars was in direct violation of a state law and. Governor Holland in his wire to Saw- yer yesterday ordered the operators’ ar- rest. f The Citizen in recent weeks has frequent editorial complaints against the slots’ presence here and the protests were backed by the combined opinion of civic leaders in the county. Key West is a decidedly isolated com- munity, and to a degree, puts its law en- WORD PICTURE neyer over—hurry, hurry, hurry. TAMPA FAIR —See the funny little monkeys.— You know tnis nusiness 4 be- Bosco, the snake eater—watch him ing seeretary of a great Bt get down among ‘those . creeping; Fair and a columnist at on€ang crawling reptiles—see him bite the same time is a tough aj thir heads off and eat them ment, especially when a y alive——What is it folks? You puts off .writing his. column, name it, that wierd mysterious the last minute and his “Gal Prj- half-beast half-man, captured in day” starts yelpin’ at him for the wilds of Africa—See the copy and he tries to concetitfate beautiful Hawaiian dancing girls, and grind out a thousand Words they'll thrill and amaze you, 20 or more from his den at, their Poynesian beauties—20, grounds. é ’em—. os This is written on the m “How about a pony ride? Twice of February 10, known as around the track for a dime. Get parilla Day” in Tampa anf 4f your tickets here for a new thrill you have ever experienced (one, ride—Take your turn folks, no you know- that it,is a mighty im- erowding or pushing—Take off portant occasion. i yourhats and hold on tight— Although the day is youn, That’s it, just what you've been the pirates have not yet boi looking for—that famous Funny their colorful craft and House, you'll laugh, you'll scream, have only begun to rope of! you'll howl, streets for the gigantic pi “Stand back, everybody, here from. my office window I ea: comes the: parade. “Boy, what a a line of folks in front of th band—and see those gorgeous office seeking grandstand tickets floats and,even more gorgeous while hundreds of others “are girls. Hold you gal friend, pal, pushing their way through he here come the Marines! What’s turnstiles or flocking aboutjthe that shootin’ all about? Oh, it’s change booths. the pirates—the bloody pirates— Already the staccato bark of look at ’em, they’re hangin’ one the concessioners has begun guy to the yard arm.—Whichk one ficial program—you can’t efjoy the day without a program—Gét and police chief. There are degrees and degrees, however, and utterly flagrant vio- powers. The argument that the machines are necessary asa part of the city’s recrea- tional facilities is hardly true. Navy officers here, whose men con- stitute one of the city’s chief sources of revenue, don’t regard gambling as one of As a matter of fact, they have repeatedly said they would place the city out of bounds and forbid men to | come ashore here unless some of the Key West dives were cleaned up and gambling stopped. So, it’s, goodbye slot machines! horses.—Is that one.of. those new nants, ‘hats, buttons—candy gp, one of them things on my heels: ples—peanuts, popcorn, hot|—Who are them birds in the ‘dogs, hamburgers, cold ‘drinkg/plug hats? The Governor, eh?— WHAT DOCTORS COULD TELL Hurry, hurry, hurry, folk »|Good lookin’ guy, ain’t he? And count | | | |KEY WEST IN | DAYS GONE BY) | \ Happenings On This Date Ten Years Ago As Taken From Files Of The Citizen — Key West continues to hold withcut close competition her |place as the leading export city ,of Florida. | For a couple of months, some jHime, back, Pensacola nosed out ‘this port in the value of her for- jelgn shipments, * B¥EC Key West forged aliéad again in last month’s ;report: for December. During the month, goods val- ued at $1,232;889 were shipped from Key West. - Jacksonville, standing second in the value ot her exports, shows only $966,405, while Pensacola is third with $565;339. | Dorothy Whitehead was win- ner of the first prize in the con- test at Bayview Park yesterday afternoon, when 150 children at- ‘tnded a Valentine party sponsor- ed, by the Stephen R. Mallory chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy. The booby prize was won by Allan Carruthers. Contrary to the usual showing in Key West, deaths during Jan- uary were greater than the num- ber of births. Births for January. total 18, while 22 persons died during the month, An unsuccessful effort ta put 'to-$100 per month and the read- General Davis, which seems to in- dicate the payment by the county of three city firemen is illegal, | | featured last night’s county com- ' WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1941 PEGPLE’S FORUM Citizen. welcomes expres ions of the views of its read- it the editor reserves the to delete any items are considered libelous farranted. The writers he fair and confine the lo 300 words, and write on one side of the paper only. Signature of the writers must accompany the letters and will be lished unless requested otherwise. ABOUT RELIGION Editor, The Citizen: which o I have often been asked the! question “Are you a Christian?” by. many. sincere and well mean- ing people who are “positive” they know ail the answers, and are of the very elect themselves, but that you are still “unwashed” | therefore “unsaved” because you | find yourself utterly unable to accept their circumscribed plan of salvation. Shakespeare says, “To thine own self be true, thou cans’t not then be false to any man”. The poet, Omar Kakyam said, “And many a knot unraveled by the road, but not the master knot of human fate”. | Christenjoins us to love God and our neighbor as ourself, on these: rest all the law and the prophets. To love God then must | mean an “awareness” of “Him”, | that without “Him” we are— mud. - That underneath are the everlasting arms. It is “Hope” grown large, called F-A-I-T-H! It is the finding of that mystical Jight within—and letting it shine. To see the. good in others— is Gasparilla? Look aut for the county cammissioners’ pay,, back. “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall ‘SEE GOD!*” And |your souvenirs here—canes, pee Army tanks? Gee, I'd hate tohave 78 of a letter from Attorney the: practice of the Golden Rule. In. the movie “Knute Rockne”, played by Pat O’Brien, the Rev. nounced today the appointment of a nominating committee to se- | ) Father tells Knute that when you jfollow the truth in your own jheart, and help mankind, you are serving God. I should say then, \“O loyal to the royal in - our- selves”. | We are Christians in the de- \gree that we have in us the same jmind that was also in Christ Je- sus. In reference to the grave na-_ tional peril, that sunquestionably exists, I repeat What’ our -able secretary of state, Hon. Hull, says, “We must evoke the law of self-defense and do it quickly!” Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler told the story of a Quaker who was accosted by a thug, who, without provocation, handed the Quaker a haymaker—on the side of the jaw. The Quaker, without los- ing his. temper, turned the other side and asked him to hit him there also, which the thug did— still without losing his temper. The Quaker took off his coat and rolled up his-sleeves and said, “Having complied with the rules of ‘the Bible, Iam about to-knock hell out of thee”. JAMES F. VELER, | Ex-U.S.. Navy. Key West, Fla., Feb. 12, 1941. ‘How To Relieve | Bronchitis Creomulsion relieves j it to the seal | trouble and t eS Jaden 5 | ray “be- mucous mem- right up and try your luck—® -|you say the other guys are Direc- {Mission meeting. ; Motor cars in a <a tors?—Gee, there’s Little Johnnie|, The attorney general declined American medicine, as an authority | Y | stream make their way by fhe —‘Call for Phillip Morris’—That © 2nswer the question of the fire- recently observed, has a weak spot. It is main entrance. Traffic ain’t really HIM, is it? men’s pay directly, giving. as his i i i “Let’ reason that such a statement not a weakness affecting the patient—the working like beavers, i ‘Let’s get over to the grand- . é 3 . keep the traffic moving: stand—that’s the best place to see Would usurp the duties of the sick man or woman anxiously seeking a Te- | you can’t park there buddy the show. Boy, what a mob!— County attorney. He did, how- turn to health. The weakness lies in the ahead, lady, the light’s greermit There’s the Mayor goin’ out to /¢V¢T Send a letter written to an- fact that the medical profession has been won't get any greener! Yes gi, surrender the city to the pirates, Other county official some time condition. $1 Creomulsion withthe une ys the cough oF you Bre have. lect candidates for club officers g before the election next month. | Members of the committee are | Miss Agnes Walker, Miss Florence Sawyer and Miss Clarabelle Con- treras. | in any field, to develop his talents to the | manufacturing | States in response to national defense needs y : Fy x 4 is ii i - - nde Look, o Aid att ago, covering the same _ general | so busy fighting disease in experimental ‘is is the Fair grounds; -n ‘ok, they’re takin’ pictures for \ laboratories as well as at the bedsides of the | ill, that. it has found little time to teH the | public of its ttemendous achievements. But an amazing story could be told. The undeniable record is there for all who- wish to read it. And it tells, through | the figures, a dramatic and inspirational | story of an endless battle against disease and suffering and death. | That battle has won victory after vic- | tory. In the period. of.a century, anda half, | in this country, the life expectancy of man has nearly doubled—from 35 to 62 years. During that time, typhus, once one of the greatest killers, has all but disappeared. Smallpox and diphtheria, dreaded specters not so long ago, have been robbed of their terrors. Other great scourges—typhoid, diabetes, tuberculesis—have been brought under contro], and their mortality rates steadily redueed. That is what American medicine has done. And all over the land, in countless laboratories and institutes, for the most part privately financed and managed, the doctors and the scientists. are fighting, day and night, the scourges which have not yet been conquered. Medicine is not amdnudustry, But, like industry, it has rendered its greatest service to the people under a system which places no brakes upon the achievements of | dividual, and which encourages any ; utmost. ' PROGRESS IN AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY The progress made by the aircraft industry of the United is cited by the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America, Incorporated. The figures given show that factory space increased from 7,410,133 productive square feet on January Ist, 1940, to 12,- 664,600 on January ist of this year. In ad- dition, 15,965,951 additional square feet were under construction. Engine plants expanded during the year from 2,210,730 square feet to 5,272.+ 479 and were still moving toward a goal of 9,700,958 square feet. Prepeller plants increased from 393,- 240 square feet to 845,800 square feet and an additional 108,000 square feet of plant is under construction, : Altogether, the production of air- planes, engines and propellers aggregated $544,440,000 in 1940, almost doubling the $225,000,000 volume of 1939. In addition, the manufacturers have expanded their plant facilities in order to assure a v2 tly greater production in 1941. the movies.—Gee, look at that , guy on the high pole—I’ll bet it’s a hundred feet, and the screwball is standing on his head. What a way to make a living!—Look at don’t know when the parade arrive. Keep moving’ pl Watchya’ step; wait ’till the changes—”. And to echo the din, in my office from the other side of room, my ears. catch bits. of versation: “Can I get a pass. the high wire, and he hasn’t even got a net—Say, that’s the fun- I want to see a guy. insi yniest dog act I ever saw.—Talk —But I don’t want to see the Fir, #bout clowns!—Who’s the big all I want to do is see a guy uy with the cigar? Strieder, you minute. Can I get a pas? out y{—The general manager of check, Miss? We paid our way ¢ Fair?—Well, he’s sure done in but we left our coats ix the ¢swell job...” car.—Yes, I hada pass, but 1 And so, gentle readers, it. Why can’t I goin? I’mi d@ lave a sort of word picture of uty sheriff, ain’t it?—Would it ®actions in attempting to all right if I left this package h€e somethin’ in print.about America’s until after the parade?—I) kn@ third largest Fair and famous they got a check room but I | Casparilla Carnival. But I haven't want to leave it until after Meeven touched fhe high spots. parade—I, don’t want to check{ There is something new and —Where is the nearest ladi’ something different going on room?—Is there any place I cot every day, so come and see this leave my dog? They won't let great show for yourself, But take it in the grandstand—-Whe) hurry, for its last only a few can I get.a drink of water? yes days. The gates will close you say “Going on now, going on {fat midnight, Saturday, February . the time folks—never ending §# 15, so don’t miss it! 4 Observation taken at 7:30 a. 75th Mer. Time (city office! Temperatures Highest last 24 hours Lewes last night Mean Normal 1 night, becoming easterly | to southerly Thursday; partly cloudy _ito overcast weather; showers off ithe coast tonight. - East Gulf: Moderate variable winds, becoming southerly Thurs- day and increasing; partly cloudy weather tonight and Thursday. CONDITIONS } The western low pressure area has moved eastward and over- | spreads the country this morning from the Mississippi Valley westward with a center of mark- ed intensity over eastern Colo-! jrado. General precipitation has resulted during the last 24 hours in the Pacific States and in por- ‘tions of the northern Rockies and Plateau region, and high winds ‘are reported this morning in western and northern Texas. and Sea jevel, 29.96 (1014.6 millilg the southern Plains. Pressure | Tomorow’s Almanec ‘continues moderately high over Sunrise 7:03 afteastern districts. Light rain has Sunset 6:20 yeloccurred in portions of southern Moonrise 8:19 Florida and light snow in sections | Moonset 8:03 @& cf Minnesota and Wisconsin. Tem- Tomorrow’s Tides ‘peratures are abnormally high (Naval Buse) this morning from the Rockies AM P castward to the Mississippi Val- 11:00 fi ley, but are still somewhat below 4:38 @ the seasonal average in south-/ FORECAST eastern districts. (Til 7:30 p. m., Thursday) G. S. KENNEDY, Key West and Vicinity: Fy Oficial, in. Civarge. cloudy tonight and Thurgih wore warmer Thursday; moderate @ Subscribe to The Citizen. 20¢ erly to southerly winds ingy weekly. ine Thursday. Flordia: Considerable cigy © ness tonight and Thursday, |g sibly light showers on southy coast and by Thursday pught nerth portion; warmer Thugy COFFEE and in north and west tonight - —s Jacksonville to Florida Say ALL (Moderate nertherly winds. duenaia peceee: ent Precipitation Reinfall, 24 hours ending 7:30 a. m., inches Total rainfall since Feb. inches Exeess since February inches Total rainfall since Jan. inches Excess inches Wind Direction and Veloci{ N—12 miles per hour Relative Humidity 82% Barometer at 7;30.a. m.. since January High Low the other guy doin’ a ‘Tango on/ | one’s. gi MY | street, left today for a short visit | | Warren, Charles S. W; An editorial comment in The Citizen sadi: “A story in a current issue of a popular fiction magazine has a | rum running boat pass Ten Thou- sand Islands while sailing on a jeourse between Havana and Mi- How’s that for juggling eography?” ami. } Ed Bradly of Cincinnati, Ohio, | who had been the guest of Mrs. May Milligan and her daughter, | Miss Ada Milligan, 527 Caroline |, to Havana. He will return Sun- / day for alonger stay in this city. —eremerin ' Local Rotarians received per- mission from the governor of the | Rotary district to use their ef-! forts to have the international highway to South American rout- ed through Florida. Guests at the meeting were Maisie Richards and Raymond Einhorn, high school students. Ellis Watson was high bidder yesterday for a Hupmobile auc- tioned by Devuty Collector of Customs L. T. Bragassa at the post office. 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