The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 21, 1941, Page 2

PAGE TWO THE KEY WEST CITIZEN hed Daily AN, President and Publisher ‘, Business Manager rom The Citizen Building r Greene and Ann Streets Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe West, Florida, as second class matter ated Press is exclusively -entitled to use of all news dispatches’ credited to credited, in, this paper and’ also hed here. IRTISING RATES cation. IAL NOTIC rds of thanks, resolutions of es, ete, ¥ il be charged for at line. it by churches from which ed are 5 cents a line »pen forum and invites discus- and subjects of local or general I not publish anonymous communi- IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. More Hotels'and Apartments. Peach and Bathing Pavilion. Airports—Land- and -Sea. Consolidation of Coynty and City Gov- ernments. A Modern City Hospita A simple way to reduce highway fatalitie Enforce traffic regulations, without fear or favor, Some men who have no other traits of | stability will stick to a phony story and ex- pect to get away with it. f President Roosevelt has Pemorted to CQnzress that he had, spent $13 billion, 466 mfllion of ‘the $13 bitlion 9 987 million emer- gq@cy relief funds., agine for more and our subservient’: ¢or- gifess will,supply , the pec kets of the taxpayers. Pa : Even if Hitler Should accomplish the maa ulous task of,jiavading England’ with rillion men, they would be met with two mndilion Br itial soldiers, with everything in | their favor, including food, ammunition and | rdedea supplies of all kind. Even the Italians, Europe’s poorest fighting men, could repel such a venture. The writer owns a piece of property in | at about five For ten years it has bepught in not a dime, though state, county i city taxes had to be paid, actually li@uidating the property even at the pres- om depreciated value. creven on terra firma it seems that taxes hould be based on the income of property, } a value that does not exist. On that property owners could pay their taxes tite! cowry did mhunicipalities could Heats ; ! bought in boom da tHis cit { its present value. u not o1 ha ard pay their j , While preparations were going on to! ue the ‘peace-time conscription, first in the history of the United States, it atedthat the enlistment would be for one was year only, now time will be extended to two years. If that the people of this country have been fooled again into believing in the sincerity of this Administration, and that looks like the back door. The totali- brutal edict, n countries are ruled by ti ile the democratic nations govern by nveiglement, it «seems; In neither gase is it the people who rule, ‘ lent \f' the present time one may expect the xpeeted to happen; in fact itris & sate faras our Government is concerned. The tihexpected junking of » Act; the trade of 50 destroy- Britain; the universal con- d towards Neutrality; the toward lifting to $65 billion when of to be sons nonchalance bt limit we expected balanced. your the budget er expected th ited States is when the es the to happen your pl Like Oliver Twist he is | money from. the | To a man up a tree | there are rumors that the | DEATH ON THE HIGHWAYS Key West winter visitors who have run the long gauntlet of sudden automobile death from New York to the end of the road here, should be interested in a _ sports writer's view of the annual slaughter. It’s a full-fledged war in every part of | the United States and the toll of death, in- jury and destruction can stand comparison with the havoc created by any of the world’s more efficient armies. Joe Williams, sports editor of the New York World-Telegram and Scripps-Howard newspapers, tells the story from Sebring, Fla.: “We never heard an estimate of the number of cars that roll down the broad | federal highways to Florida each winter. It might well reach a cool million, take a few thousands front fenders. . always happens, anyway. “There will be one endless stream of | cars heading south and another heading north, and both will be moving at hell-bent- for-election speed. Somehow it all seems symbolic of a chaoti , jittery world. Everybody in a furious hurry to’ get some place, and in an even more furious hurry to Which restles get away from it. ‘But as a test of bravery two-way | Florida hysteria is an awesome thing. It’s a tribute to the fortitude of the American breed that so many survive it. The gallant Britishers at’ Dunkirk faced greater perils. Scereeching brakes, exploding tires, ripping fenders, wild overtones of honking horns. . .that’s the battle scene. “They all don’t survive. Along the line overturned cars, telescoped into ugly steel wrinkles, lay gasping in the death throes They are the casualties. They fought the | good fight and lost. They were caught in pincers movements, flanker movements and in some instances, even in movements from the rear. “These victims do not Some states in the war zone—such as Geor- | gia, for instance—are deeply moved. A | white wooden cross, grim echo of Flanders | Field, marks the spot where a reckléss ad- | vance fatally stopped. Apparently Georgia has seen heavy The weoden crosses are numerous.” Pretty picture, isn’t it! the no © surprise go unhonored. was action. WASHINGTON, THE MAN In a letter written by Thomas Jeffer- son on January 2, 1814, when he was 70 | years old, he gives an interesting estimate | of the personal character of George Wash- | jington, from which the following para- graphs are taken: “T think I knew intimately and thoroughly, | called on to delineate his character, it would | be in terms like these: “His mind was great and without being of the first order; tration strong, and as far as he saw, no judg- ment was ever sounder. It was slow in op- eration, being little aided by imagination, | put sure in conclusion. “He was incapable of meeting | personal dangers with the calmest concern General Washington and were I powerful, his pene- fear, Perhaps the strongest feature in his char- } ‘acter was prudence, never acting until } every consideration was maturely w eighed. His integrity Was most pure, his justice the most inflexiblé Ihave ever known. “His eduaation was merely reading, writing and common arithmetic, to which he added surveying at a later day. His time was employed in action chiefly, reading lit- tle, and that only in agriculture and English history. 2 “On the whole, his character was, in its mass, perfect; in no ad, in indifferent. And it may be truly said never did nature and fortune combine more ake aman great, andt h ug ba w points that perfectly to him in the same constellation with whatever worthies have merited from ever- lasting remembrance. man an CHANGING RADIO CHANNELS The people Key We the standard broad interested ir cies which will shift 7 in the United States The change resul involving the Mexic N ATURE “NOTES 0 By J.C. GALLOWAY (Reprinted From Port Allegany (Pa,) Reporter) “All the sea is. mystery”, a Georgia poet; rer who has spent a life- upon the water will con- it. Much as he may know, there is far. more’ that: must -for- in unknown. The sea lding up its secrets; yet once and any is ever yiel infinite are the resources hid- ‘ in its breast; wonder’ and y and mystery, that it: re- lways a fascinating world. r the earth it is instinctive 1 nature, to look into the water and wonder what mys- teries are hidden there, what things new and strange it may ceal. In some of us this fas- tion, this wonder, is stronger n in others, amounting almost Yet it is a passion re, in some measure, with our friends and others. Here in the Key West waters we have spent some time collecting small ecimen fishes. One never knows what may turn up next. Want to come along and see? Yo, the odd ones, the rare ones do not come in one day, nor ev day. The sea is great; and thickly ‘populated! ‘as jt) fsjfither are times and “plates ‘where, f ri bre isi) ai little. . > time being, one ..finds. it is the privilege, of a writer arrange his composition as in a picture; to leave’ out’ such non- essentials as frititless Nours; and include the experiences of many days in one; promising a more entertaining trip to you who ht otherwise find it tiresome times. Ready now? Well, in and we will spin down three miles of palm-lined boule- vard beside an iris-tinted sea; cross to Stock Island and over the long Boca Chica bridge, six miles along a grass bordered high- th walls of trees and open of the Atlantic on the one and silver lakes on the oth- € And here is the long rocky shore, and the shimmering sea we told you of before; and the S far out; and wide waters all the wav to Cubs. Ah, get a breath f that air, will you? Doesn’t that do you good? the But to m at he > rock ledge, level but rovgh ch way as far as you can shallow basins and rough crags standing like saddle horns, and many loose rocks out and in the water. And these are trop* ical waters: what fish” do you uppose, will we find here? Get that old four-foot black minnow- seine that has seen service in so many places. There they go, slim minnows across that shal- low basin and under that stone. And here they are, not slim at all, but deep like sunfish, cross- barred with black and silver, the white bands canary yellow at the top next to the back. The best known fish of coral reefs, serg- eant-majors or Cow-pilots, fa- mous for their outrageous scien- tific name of Abudefduf. Now over the ledge and look out you don’t kick into any of those black sea urchins with the ng needle-like spines. They ak off in the flesh and are poisonous besides. Work under- neath the ledge. Here’s on at's a..Schoolmaster snapper; with heavy dark! $peetaelés and‘ blue \ lines to Write on at | his s the most ‘common fish un- der the rocks. And this one that like pink-tinted oatmeal? That's a Mud Parrotfish; some are just plain breakfast dats ut the vink. And here comes e silvered all over dotted darker. another like the but scales on the red dotted in rows. per, we think; etimes. Both have or orange lower fins. And *s one with almost every ed and a dark border dorsal that’s a man- napper or gray snapper appers have teeth in front is f fin rauty; that's white and stripes sky blue: ev- with pur- wo. and col- bon nd edged her, lone ane en tri beaut t Slippe ry Dick ter go ashore tc Once we had ashore twice, and Irish penhoNer pyar: his & ar, and ( and a tuft of red hair on top sticking straight up; Mollie Mill- er, they call her. More of them right here., And this next, some- what like it. is a goby; this one *eheckered Beale by scale white and gray; it's a Mapo. Gobies have the breast fins made into a suction cup; blennies have theirs changed into fingers. Nobody knows all the biennies yet; Brown Biennies are odd fish with funny horns, pig-like snouts, and red eyes; some here, but more by the boulevard. Now we are down to the end of the rocks; and here is mud bottom and patches of coarse Thalassia grass and a finer one like pasture grass Cymodocea, maybe. It is a _back-breaking job to push the seine over the grass, bending ever, but let us try it anyway. Aha! A young white grunt, pearly white scaled amid brown or gold above, and blue and yellow below very pret- ty but still prettier is this yellow grunt, blue and gold all over. And there's a pipefish, slim and hard and like spring wire; and ier. The first loey’s, wae nat row of silver daggers along’ the sides; but thie dark-brown one, although cor mon here,: we will have to loon up. Some are, golden green, too. Pinefi-bs von. know, are like the seahorses'in that the males give birth to the young onés. The fe males merely lay the eggs; the male carries, them in his po until they hatch. (TO BE CONTINUED) 1 ee SIDELIGHTS By MARCY B. I B. DARNALL Former Editor of The Citizen renee Dean John Hervey of Temple University gives some reasons why 17,500 husbands left home last year: Wives careless about their appearance at home; talked too much about operations; com- plained of children’s conduct and» were critical of things in general; had no sense of humor, and “tried to keep up with the Joneses.” The three ‘United States Mints in Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco turned out 1,209,478,- 982 coins during 1940, an all-time high record. In round numbers, the output exceeded 781 million pennies, 259 million nickels, 108 million dimes, 46 million quarters and near 14 million half-dollars. A petitiongsigned by 80 mem bers of the University of Wiscon- sin facuty was sent to Secretary of State Hull, recommending that Congress give “all-out aid to Britain, not necessrily short of force,” and declaring that either Naziism or Democracy must be destroyed. Size does not determine great- ness, but it happened that our two outstanding Presidents, whose birthdays are celebrated this month, were taller than any oth- ers. Washington's height was 6 feet 2 inthes; Lincoln's 6 feet 4 inches. After’ ‘the|. British capture of Bardia; an Australian soldier sug- gested that the main street's name be changed from Via Mussolini to Via Ned Kelly—Kelly being a notorious Australian bandit. It ‘was officially changed, however, to Via Churchill. The two young American sail- ors, Harold J. Sturtevant and Er- vin G. Lackey, who tore down a Nazi flag from the German con- sulate in San Francisco te month, were given suspended civil sentences of 90 days. They were jthen turned over to the Navy for court martial | subor: WEST IN DAYS GONE BY | reaiseiegs On This Date Ten Years Ago As Taken From _ Files Of The Citizen The old custom of roping off streets to spere sick persons from noise will no longer be fol- West, council lowed in Key city has os roping off of streets “anit no city the authority it was council member h to grant such permission, explained. The custom in the past has caused accidents, béen the cause of personal injuries and has in- volved suits against the city. an Citizen, The said: “The Key West Electric com- pany has just been awarded, for the second successive year, a trophy for the best safety record for electric companies of its class in the southeast. And it could not have won less than first place since records show that during 1930, not an employe sustained an accident which caused him to lose time from his work. “The contest out of which grows. the award to the local con- cern calls attention to a servige now being rendered the public by practically all public service, corporations—a service that is all but invaluable, yet one about which the public knows lithe} This: is the promotion of . safety their employes, and,indi- those with whom their employes come in contact”. in editorial, among The Gesu basketball team from Miami didn’t have the ghost of a show against the Conchs in their tilt at the high school gym- ium last night. Even the final to 12, lly indicates the | margin which separated ‘the two. The half ended with the Key Westers leading 20 to 9, and the Duval county gang never was able to catch up. Mrs. Charles J. Curry enter- ta i her bridge club yesterday afternoon at her home, 603 South- ard street. Three tables were in play. Mrs. Joseph E. Shourds won first prize and Mrs, Harry c. Galey second. The packt Zapala, of Sapeloe, | Ga.. arrived here yesterday with Waliace Near and party aboard. The 124-foot yacht came here from Toronto, Canada. “I think the time has come to call a halt on the traffic situation in Key West: I'm tired of hearing the council criticized when the faclt is with the mayor and his inates”, Councilman John- id his fellow members here ght. Relief At Last For Your Cough and expel germ laden phlegm, and aid nature to soothe and heal raw, tender, in- Seles mucous ne branes. Tell your druggist to sell you @ bottle of Creomulsion with the un- derstanding you must ae the it = oy hate the own or you CREOMULSION for Coughs, Chest Colds, Bronchitis CASA MARINA Key West's Hotel De Luxe American Plan 200 delightful ROOMS, each with PRIVATE BATH Beautiful Cocktail Lounge DANCING NIGHTLY Casa Marina Orchestra PETER SCHUTT. Manager V Round Out Your KEY WEST Visit x1 HAVANA | Leave KEY WEST 10:30 a. Mondays & Thursdays Arrive Havana 5:00 p.m. the same afternoon Ly. Hevane - Wednesdays 10.00 p. Ar. Key West - Thursdays 7.00 « Frideys 9:00 « Fridays 3:15 p Ly. Hevens - Ar. Key West - ROUND S900" 10 day limit including meals ond berth at ses Cuban Taxes Mc To PORT TAMPA ROUND TRIP 518 Leave Every Friday ot 445 p.m. THE PENINSULAR & OCCIDENTAL S. S$. COMPANY Consult YOUR TRAVEL AGENT | or face wed Boureatoes J.H. COSTAR, Agent # Phone 14 ‘oecurred during the last 24 hours | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1941 U. S. WEATHER BUREAU REPORT = Ubservation taken at 7:30 a. 75th Mer. Time (city office) Temperatures Highest last 24 hours Lowest last night - Mean _ Vormal Eugene E. Barnett; general seé- } retary of the” National Council ® Y.M.C.A., -born in Leésburg, Fla.,. < 53 y ago. 78 as Frederick MeCormiek of Calif.» noted’ journalist, born in Brook- field, Mo., 71 years ago. Prof. Paul R. Mort of Colum- | spbia University, metedsteacher of education, born inn Bisige debs FPCATSAALO¢ 9a rodto om rot U HS ae Cn Willie, 1ueser Dr. Clement. Cy. EASeqPERSe ident of Lehigh, University, ; born at, Bryant,_111.,. 59. HRAES ALG ' Rabbi .Jonah , B. “Wine of New York City, born in Cincinnati, /60 years ago. 72 24 hours -., inches Rainfall, ending Totat rainfall cinbe aa inches Excess inches : Wind Direction and “Velocity N—3 miles per hour Relative Humidity 97% Barometer at 7:30 a. m., today Sea level, 3004 (4017.3 millibars) Tomorow’s Almanac Sunrise. s-4,-.-. 8356 a..m. Sunset 6:25 p. m. Moonrise 4:12 a. m. Moonset 3:32 p. m. Tomorrow’s Tides (Naval Buse) sinee. January Dr. Alma J. Neill of the Uni- versity <of Oklahoma, noted physiologist, born at Chillicothe, Ill, 56 years ago. F Ben Ray Renan of Holly- wood, editor and author, movie executive, born in Brooklyn, .N. Y., 48 years ago. Lopez Funeral Seivieé Established 1 _ Licenséd Pine¥al Directocs and ‘Inmets High 5 Low 12:42 (Till 7:30. p:.m,, Saturday)... ‘Key West and, Vicinity: Partly ,3. cloudy and somewhat, copler sta- ; night , and_..Saturday; ee northerly winds. 4; Florida: . Partly; slaudy, fonight | Si ral Saturday; slightly ,colder, in, NO NAME LODGE south and east-central... portions, | scattered frost in, interior of ex- ‘Famous Bahia Honda Fishing _ Reef - Tarpon - Permit - treme north portion tonight. Bone Fishing Jacksonville to Florida Straits and East Gulf: Moderate north-| Cottages—$3.50 a day and up }Stone Crab Dinners a Specialty erly winds; partly cloudy weath- ér tonight and Saturday with a} Phone No Name Key No, 1 For Information few scattered showers over ex- treme south portion. : CONDITIONS Pressure continues low over northeastern districts, and _rela- | tively low over the far West; while the high pressure area has weakened somewhat but still re- mains crested over the upper Mississippi and Missouri Valleys and covers mot of the remainder of the country. Light snow has STRONG ARM BRAND COFFEE TRIUMPH COFFEE MILLS AT ALL GROCERS eeccecccvoccscococoooes Be A CONC West's. HA LA. CONC pe ae ets daca fet Rairibow Room ‘and Cocktail st Fat from the Dakotas’ southward over’ eastern Colorado and ‘Kansas, ' and in ‘portions of the Lake’ re+' gion, ‘Ohio Valley and North At- lantic States, and there ‘has beeh | Lounge rain in portions of the 'Gult | DINING: and DANCING: ihaqere States, Georgia, and Florida, ‘and Strictly Fireproof.) ‘Garages: im California and the southern | OPEN JHE YEAR AROUND:97 52 Plateau ‘States, Los Angeles ead prestnesrecatesicnnt om ‘ ‘porting a heavy rainfall of 2.03! ar a inches. Temperatures have fal- | DR. A. M. MORGAN ea) len somewhat in the Gulf States; | Announces that while elsewhere changes . have “MRS. JULIA HERGA’ been generally unimportant, with IO ve rag readings below zero ‘this’ morn- if bh WOR de ELE ingy from: eastern, Montana! east-\ 7 aren z ward over northern Minnesota and freezing southward into cen-/ —- Fume — gov va ‘tral Alabama and Georgia. ‘Page Building Phone 261 YOUR NEWSBOY . . . buys his copies of The Citizen at whole- sale, sells them at retail. . «+ pays cash for his papers. . . » loses if a customer fails to pay. . . « is embarrassed if a customer is slow pay. . . « goes the limit for his trade, ison the job rain or shine, serves his customers well. . . . asks customers to tooperate by paying him promptly.and regularly, THE CITIZEN - ens Department x. a8. Cf hdd, ren etesaewah DELIVERED DAILY EVERYWHERE Thompson Enterprises INCORPORATED ICE DIVISION PHONE NO. 8 \essssssrrvsrssrrrs> BaP L ALPE R aI aaa Da Hs M.