The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 24, 1941, Page 2

FAGE Two se Ley West Citizen | THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO., INZ. Published Daily Except Sunday By L. P, ARTMAN, & , Business Manager he Citizen Building ier Greene and Ann Streets paper in Key West and Only Daily Ne dat Key West, Florida, as second class matter Member of the Associated Press ated Press is exclusively entitled to use n of all news dispatches credited to rwise credited in this paper and also blished here. oeal news p SUBSCRIPTION RATES 10.00 5.00 | 2. Ke ar Six Months Months onth Three j | ADVERTISING R wn on application, sP NOTI s, cards of thanks, resolutions of il be charged for at TAL ces, ete, ¥ 0 cents a line s for entertainment by churehes from which 5 cents a line. and invites discus- to be derived are en forum and subjects of local or general anonymous communi- tizen Is an sues will not publish IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. More Hotels and Apartments. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. \irports—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Gov- rnments. A Modern City j 6 Hospital. Today tatic, Tenn. specials: Mont., and | Radio, Let others argue about the relative value of sea-power and air forces but, as for the United States, give us both, The alphabetical agencies have cost the country a lot of money, and the lease- | lend bill will just about ruin us. As an appendix to the study of the | | causes of war, may we ask whether Ru- mania attacked anybody before German | troops moved in? Manuel Quezon, president of the Philippine Commonwealth, says that the islands are in no position to defend them- selves and asserts that “defense of our coun- | try remains primarily the responsibility of the United States.” Yet the Philippines are | clamoving for independence; they should | remember that they can’t have their cake an‘ eatfit too, | | | Bet Before the beginning of the Roosevelt | regime we were told that government ex- | penditures would be reduced 25 per cent, instead they were jacked up enormously; | then we were told that the budget would be | balanced, but the national debt will be in- | creased from the constitutional limit of | $45-billion, to $65-billion and may go to $100-billion, At this rate the budget can never be balanced, and was never intended | to be, but it will be juggled, confused and confounded. The British, it is announced, will soon | call to the colors the youth of 19 years and older men between the ages of 37 and 40. With 4,000,000 soldiers under arms the English are preparing to defend their far- flung empire from the most dangerous as- sault it has ever faced. For many logical reasons the writer is not friendly disposed towards England nevertheless one has to to face s without surrender regardless of apparent odds against them, admire their a people which is willing the West public Wey and the Keys adjacent are by books leading magazines, all at “Mercy Island,” a book by Theo- will be published in a few days, written ve attractions of Florida in In “Mercy Island’, the immediate Another nds in his shories, hav- Tavernier. He rick and his national fol- stories in Liberty, New i other top publications. issue of the Saturday Evening le about Key West with customary and } being ed in many ways and articles in th no cost, »ung author has many this area rida s: is residence at kaynard vased or xt week's has-an artic at people who read about places | want to visitthem. The conclusions are sive report on how Key West \its wants, Key West civic | WHEN DREAMS COME TRUE In spite of the custom which reserves praise for government officials until they are dead or again running for office, acting County Attorney Stone deserves a_ great | deal of credit for his quick and comprehen- stands with the powers that be in Washington. Few people realize until they try it what a tangled web Washington presents to the average good citizen who takes his foot in hand and sets out to unravel the red tape which traps his pet local project. The capital has been dubbed “city of magnificent distances” for a very good | reason and in the present uproar it is almost impossible to get into an official office even after a traffic officer has directed the out- of-towner to its door. Stone apparently checked up with the | top man on each of the projects in which the | county is interested, found out how they stand and returned here to report within a week, If his findings are correct, The Citizen soon will find it necessary to drop two of its standing suggestions for civic improvement —water and an airport—and Key West will find itself with most of the improve- ments of which it has dreamed. With the sudden realization of most of eaders would do well to consider the warning of Robert Allen, syndicate newspaper columnist, and begin thinking of a permanent foundation for the city’s continued prosperity. The sailors make fine spenders while they are here and many of them will re- main indefinitely, but if the city has any idea of returning to its one-time prosperity, | someone will have to do a little constructive | thinking about where we go from here. BUNDLES FOR BRITAIN Bundles for Britain, the organization that collects clothing for British war suf- ferers, has 700-odd branches in the United States. Its 650,000 workers are nearly all volunteers, with only nine of its thirty-four | executive heads receiving pay. A recent report indicates that the | workers collected $1,654,086 in cash, clothing ard supplies last year. The or- ganization has sent 900,000 knitted gar- ments, 300,000 pieces of new and used clothing and 350,000 articles of surgical apparatus to the British. Just about a year old, Bundles for Britain is operated in every state except Arkansas. With its emphasis upon vol- unteer work, the organization exemplifies the best type of relief activity. It deserves the confidence of the people of the United States and we hope that its work will be ap- preciated and supported by the people of Key West. Mrs. Barker is the chairman of a local | organization. KEEPING UP WITH THE SUN Aircraft officials are predicting speeds of more than 1,000 miles an hour as engineers increase the power of engines and improve the construction of airplanes. Such speeds will not arrive in a month, or a year, but present speeds were con- sidered impossible a few years back. The size of airplanes seems to have no limits and nobody knows how big the plane of 1960 will be. New methods are being eliminate air resistance which, now devised to at one time, limit 200 air feet weighing production the en- it was thought would definitely speed. Huge planes, measuring from wing tip to wing tip more than eighty tons, are and will skim through the thanks to and in air with greatest of ease, modern gireering science. When the 1,000-miles-an-hour arrives it will be possible 1 the globe, keeping up with the sun. Nothing t the would make him miss a day plane fly for man aroun date-line international DIFFERENCE? A women,. who have large i Men and vestments in t indus mpanies the nation, are almost ur us in the be. the Government ld do some- » show | it is appre- thus en ‘ its defense program. g business t age The not doing muc through its Gov ernm alled to serve Army rained to ¢ nvestments of would placate big bus THE KEY WEST CITIZEN ‘KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY Happenings On This Date Ten, Years Ago As Taken From Files Of The Citizen ——— Washington’s birthday anni- versary is being observed today by Catholic educational institu- tions of the city. The Convent St. Joseph’s and St. Francis Kavier schools are closed for the day. Public schools are operating as usual, Irvin S. Cobb, famed writer and humorist, left Key West yes- terday tugas aboard the yacht Lady F: with Thad M. Williams, Fort My- ers. Jerry Trevor, president of the country club, last night named committee members to handle en- tertainment during March. The committeemen are Mr. and Mrs. William H Malone, Mr. and M I. Appelrouth, Mr. and Mrs. Rebert Austin, Mr. and Mrs. Se- bastian Cabrera, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kirkland, Dr. and Mrs. Harry N. S. Jones, Dr. and Mrs. Gordon, Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Mil- ner, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Navarro, Mr. and Mrs. George Lucas, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Perky, Mr. and irs. Victor Moffat, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis E. Pirece, Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Warner and Mr. and Mrs. Roger Swint. The Citizen, in an said: “Key West has her share of property owne! some of them owners of much realty—who have refused for years to pay taxes. Not a few of these held their property at exorbitant prices dur- ing the boom when it might have bcen sold to reople who would pay their share of governmental costs. Failure of these people to pay taxes has increased the ex- pense of every taxpayer in the county. “Have they, then, just cause for complaint when some man to whose tax burden they have add- ed, decides to make back this money at their expense? “It is hard to believe many people will think so”. State Senator Arthur Gomez left Saturday for Miami where he will.spend a few days on busi- ness. editorial, that Mrs. Ernest Hemingway, wife of the noted author, here wit her husband for the winter, lefty there undoubtedly are yesterday for a visit to Havana. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Mer- | for a fishing trip to Tor- | “PEOPLE'S FORUM he Citizen welcomes expres- 8 of the views of its read- ut the editor reserves the right to delete any items which are considered libelous or unwarranted. The writers should be fair and confine the letters to 300 words, and write one side of the paper only. mature of the writ it pany the letters be publish otherwise. REST BEACH NEEDS ATTENTION Editor, The Citizen: Before reluctant departure from Key West after three of mest delightful escape the bleak winter climate cf my north- ern New York state abode, I weeks from am |moved to express \tion of the evident my apprecia- past efforts and encouragement of continued striving by Key West citizens to maintain it as one of the out- standing winter vacation spots of the whole United States. I notice,on your editorial page among specific improvements, you are advocating “Beach and Bath- ing Pavilion”. This suggests my comments on “Rest Beach” and the little cabanas, one of which I have rented during my entire visit here. This experience will al- ways remain with me in cherished memory. After serious illness a year ago,-driven from my north- ern clime by zero temperature early in Jamyaty, 1, motored > in isemi-invalid state. southward, keeping on after every stop to_es- cape snow! sleet, coldsandycloudy weather, Despite quite fretfent disparaging opinions of , other tourists ag ‘46 Key West ddvan- tages—often saying “You do it all in a day or two”—I was uncom- fortable all along the Florida east coast and until I arrived here. Now, after only three weeks, I have recovered my health and {strength! T believe I owe this largely to the incentive through having a Rest Beach cabana at my disposal to daily keep in the sun and bathe in the gentle, in- vigorating Atlantic; along with plenty of seafood meals and citrus fruits, and surrounding by ex- ceeding interesting features of this other-worldly little island. One thing distresses me—the all too apparent lack of provision for proper maintenance, repair and improvement of Rest Beach and its cabanas. As a, sympathetic and grateful visitor, I feel this should be supported as a most valuable project for Key West. The present deplorable conditions a carry ‘over from recent years of terrible ' economic distress, but in true Am- erican spirit there should be de- rill Roberts, 513 Margaret street,! termined and continued planning was the scene of a wedding Sat-! urday night when Mrs. Roberts’ sister, Miss Mary Roker, became the bride of Leo Haskins. Only immediate families of the couple were present and the ceremony was performed by P. I. Marnane, S.J., pastor of St. Mary’s Star of the Sea, Roman Catholic church. A rousing send-off, with entire high school student body and teachers participating, was given Miss Lorraine Caviness and Ee Knight on their departure 35 o'clock this afternoon for ieee In Miami, they main group of Florida students making the Ruth Bryan Owen educational trip to Washington this year. Last year Miss Claribel Con- treras and Robert Dopp were guests of Mrs. Owen on the trip. Two students, a boy and a girl from each county in Mrs. Owens" (the fourth) district, are included in the annual trip. the will join the W. W. Stripling of Ocala brand chancellor, Knights of Pythias, and E. L. Stapp, past grand chan r, are due to h Key West time to attend a joint meeting f three local Knights of Pythias dges tor ery state in the eastern part untry and ny from he Mississippi wer= ren guest at ma resented by Cove fist season Sea Scouts th Cc quad at the h ght 8:00 neups include Johnson, P. Artmar f Ship 2 will meet gh school gym to loc Probable Scouts M O. Carey, B Cuban and accomplishment in com- munity improvement. Obviously, The Citizen, the Chamber of Com- merce and business and civic lead- ors should join in appealing for WPA aid for this project. As it stands, it is the city’s disgrace and detriment, unfortunately; it is naking a hurtful impression which is being spread by average curists, whereas it should be a great attraction point for praise by returning visitors. (I feel Key West needs more efficient and ef- fective nationwide publicity.) I wish to commend the manager of Rest Beach and cabanas, Mr. William Menendez. He evidences loyal attachment to the project and anxiety for its beneficial en- joyment by tourists. He seems to be the man for the job, but imagine he deeply regrets that the project has so long been denied the repairs and improvements 1 that would make it something for tourists to “write home about.” R. L. STONE. 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A (OOVANG ‘Johnson for high’ § bottle of Creoss sombre little number directed by "i derstanding you must = isd aors f- | Mrs. White, starring Janice White ‘fice ait rgCETNROREES 28:0 | quickly allays the cough or you as Sofapillio, was particularly gruesome, and at the end there 1B 7ascsiisecwin Gece woman's crusade CREOMULSI wasn't a dry eye in the house, DOF against the selling of liquor for Coughs, Ches' Bronchitis an inch of floor space unoccupied starts in Ohio and spreads to oth” "NO NAME LODGE by a corpse. It reminded Ophelia yy states, Famous Bahia Monda Fishing as us rection of a cherry day once spent Seeing | .a Boheme in the afternoon and — g9g__ Ewa aad put in com- Romeo and Juliet in the evening; mand of the Salvation Army in we read ourself to sleep that night 4h United States. Cottages—$3.50 “Murders in the Rue Morgue” Stone Crab Dinners a anit sipped a cup of nightshade for 1912—Lawrence, Mass, textile Phone No Name Key 34 1 ty a sleeping potion. Some say it strikers prevented from se! ; For stunted our mental growth, but ay mane that is a gross canard, to coin a phrase. The highlights of the business meeting were final arrangements for the three one act plays to be given don’t forget at Harris hool on the nights of Feb. 27th and th. In case you have for- gotten they are “The Loves of Lionel”, directed by George Mills White Farewell to Love”, di Mr. Carleton, and “The Rim” d d by Mrs. There be a party er the plays, escape the will besiege graphs. They are lating a big dance a few ducats g fund, of which [SPLIT IT STOTT ees ed by —OOOOEE. Purple Ric For Real Service For Real Protection DELIVERED DAILY EVERYWHERE Thompson Enterprises INCORPORATED ICE DIVISION PHONE NO. 8 wODIDDAIDIDLIODI ID as. 1s three plays a calmly j @ Fez agal HEe (ELLA kA hd ys of rehearsal numental poise, remembering when the 1918, and had to account of the getting the x of the play. Cheerio. OPHELIA. ¥ bs: to The Citizen—20¢ A *Ae¢etettitdttitittititttd