The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 5, 1941, Page 2

- RAGE TWO The Ucy West Citt The utcy West Cittze TUE CYYIZEN PUBLISHING CO., INC. 1 “i Daily Except Sunday By L. PL ARTUAN, President and Publisher Newspaper in Key West and roe County Only Daily West, Florida, as second class matter £ the Associated Press ively entitled to use credited to is exclu news dispate redited in this paper and also published here SUBSCRIPTION RATES $10.00 . 5.00 2.50 85 20 TISING RATES tion SPECIA Not ds of thanks, resolutions of il be charged for at tuary notices, ete, ¥ 0 cents a line entertainment by churches from which 5 cents a line. » forum and invites discus- 1d subjects of local or general not publish anonyrsous communi- re IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ARDVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN bo Water and Sewerage. | More Hotels | ' ach and Bathing Pavilion. and Apartments. perts—Land and Sea. Consolidation »f County and City Gov- ernments. A Modern City Hospital. The Army likes flat-hats but not flat- | feet. | | | t Anything can happen nowadays—and does. America first always and may she last forever. One item of equipment the Italians needed badly was bullet-proof pants seats. _., Hitler is becoming more modest. He | new admits he may not knock England out | before April. It is established that there are 60 | million swine in the United States, not | counting the road hogs The human race owes of its progress to the lives of obscure men and women, like the ordinary folks of Key West. | When ochlocac democracies transcend they spawn oligarchies after which dictatorships are born, into | first Japan appears to be taking a last look- see before plunging into expansion via the Netherlands East Indies and Singapore. in the | armor ef the knight to go out and save the worl} but he will let God Roosevelt is clothing himself for democracy, save the King. If you wish to see a copy of the first newspaper printed in Florida you must go the British Museum where the only known copies may be seen. The Florida ( printed at St. Augustine, in the year 1783. to England and visit paper was the Kast ette, This column stated Monday that the ix Was due next month, though at the same time caution Mari against the ides of Obviously should have sual shakedown was this omobile tax procrastination tax money t Key West” is off the pr picturesqu GIVE THEM A HEARING walk of life have been deeply stirred during the past Key Westers in every few days by the disappearance of two men in an open boat Friday and the frequently repeated charge of Mrs. Robert Armour, wife of one of the men, that the coast guard base here made no effort to help in the search, Mrs. Armour’s charges reached a sur- prisingly large number of local people within a short time after the men had dis- appeared. If her assumption is true, an investigation probably will reveal the al- leged negligence. Before Kiey Westers join in condemn- ing the coast guard, however, they ought to make an effort to get some of the facts. In the first place, Mrs. Armour and many of the people who are demanding action against the coast guard they know the base has a number of ships and esk why they were not on hand for such an emergency. The answer is that ships here work in week-long patrols that carry them into the waters of Tampa, Miami, Dry Tortugas, Cuba and as far as Lake Okee- chobee. The coast guard’s primary duty is the patrol of deep water aids to navigation, such as light buoys, and rendering assist- s at sea. The proof of this is in the fact that their vessels are of deep draught, obviously not meant for surf res- cues and work along the shore. In the present case, two freighters had been instructed by the base to stand by so that seriously ill men could be removed Saturday morning and brought to Marine hospital. That is another of the service’s primary duties and delay might have been fatal to the sick men. Going on the uncontradicted assump- tion that the men, if they were looking for shells as Mrs. Armour said they were, would have worked into the shallow waters of the keys, no one at the base thought of looking in the waters of the ship channel say | until it was too late. No ore can help feeling the utmost sympathy for Mrs. Armour and her belief that nothing was done is understandable. Anyone who has experienced a_ similar tragedy can testify that ambulances, fire engines, doctors and all the other things that should be moving at top speed to save a loved one seem to stand still at’ the moment when they are most needed. Key Westers who are concerned in the case only indirectly should consider the whole story before they leap to the con- clusion that the coast guard is to blame. Its ! record of service is long enough and cour- ageous enough to entitle it to a fair hearing. JAPAN SEES THE HANDWRITING The situation in the Far East is very ! delicate, with the Japanese probably con- for vineed, the first time, that the United States is ready to take all risk necessary to put an end to further aggression. While there is no way for the layman to know the position of the United States ; probably been made plain to Japan. The Tokyo statesmen now know that, rdless of their Axis alliance, they will re- rave to face the American fleet as well as British forces in the Far East. They realize, yurse, that their alliance with Italy and ny help of ce Germany is a broken stick so far as is concerned. tell The ; be satisfied that Ger- to action of Tokyo will be. There no way for anybody there m: many will win in Europe and that it might as well go ahead with its program. there is a chance that sober second attitude re overt act theless, thought has 1 Japan will postpone t produced a cautious bring action from ad States. BATTLESHIPS United States battle fleet will be short the addition yattleships Washing- very t these ships will be n three years from laid it re- eship y will Usually lof these organizations THE KEY WEST CITIZEN KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY Happenings On This Date Ten Years Ago As Taken From Files Of The Citizen anurans Sixteen sacks of beer and one sedan. minus a front wheel were captured by officers C. M. Rus- sell and L. C, Taylor of the local customs force this morning. While out on the county road the turn of the boulevard, officers saw the car, recog- nized its occupants and gave chase. The two in the car, al- though driving at about 25 miles an hour, jumped from the sedan their escape across the near the and made beach. boulevard bridge 1 within the next predicted today. pecifications for the new span were adopted at the county commissioners’ meeting last night and bids for construc- tion of the bridge have been ad- vertised. The burned will be repl 90 day Plans 2 Charlie Sawyer, driver for the Coca-Cola bottling works, was slightly injured this afternoon when his truck hit a telephone pole at the railway terminal. Sebastian Cabrera will erect a modern residence to replace his Southard street home, which burned sometime ago. The new structure will be a frame building with metal roof and is to be tuilt at a .cost. of abcut $10,000. Miss Florence Sawyer was elected president and Miss Mary Rita Pinder, vice president, of the Junior Woman’s Club at a meeting yesterday. Officers named, besides Miss Sawyer and Miss Pinder, were Miss Clarabel Contreras, record- ing secretary; Miss Elizabeth Diaz, corresponding secretary; Miss Bobbie Rice, treasurer, and , directors Misses Hortense Gomez | and Florence Walker. The Citizen, in editorial para- graphs, said: “Practically every one of the main highways from the north and east into Florida are featur- ing Key West prominently in their advertising matter. This is signifeant in the extreme. None are pecially interested in this city. Their giving it so much publicity can mean only one thing—they feel Key West is a real drawing card to travelers. . . “Peter O. Knight recently said: ‘I want every child to have an education, but I want them to have a proper one. The bunk: we now have in our educational sys- tem should be elimiffated. It is not what our school system costs that I object. It is the fact we are not getting our money's worth”. Personals—Ray Bush letf last night for a short business trip in Miami Harry and John Pritch- ord, who were visiting with friends in Miami, returned this morning. State Senator Arthur Gomez left last night for a brief visit in Miami Mr. and Mrs. John T. Carey, who were visiting Havana, returned to the city yesterday. . Miss Ruby Demeritt, ter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Remeritt, is spending a month’s cation here with her parents other local relatives. Miss neritt is a registered nurse » Mission Hospital, Asheville. in and De SOUTH BEACH NOTES By PEDRO AGUILAR RT VISITORS to the Beach .Sun- njoy the refreshing Atlantic Ocean in- Katherine Johnson. mn and Anice Kidd were F. Town- beaut jaugh- Whi day to breezes of Mary Th nd Morgar Bitsy; Miss C Marvin and Bot MARVIN whe the AND f Deluth n muck MRS. CARL g those McCARTHY., oh Bia MARY ELLEN HENLEY Ma, and Miss Elea- nor Pa k of Long Island are visiting the Beach almost daily Ray Winning bf Midmi Beach so strayed around in the sand Sunday MANOLO ACEVEDO, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Garing. M. Holts erg J. Ques R da, Vazquez es-! t possibility A Here’s the real smoker’s cigarette ...the fop 0’ good smoking for smokers Chesterfigld's own PATSY GARRETT of Fred Waring's ‘Pleasure Time’’ with PAT O'BRIEN America's popular screen sta Copyright 1941, Liccerr & Mruns Tosacco Co. like us WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1941 Do you smoke the cigarette that SATISFIES Take out a Chesterfield ...and light it. You'll like the coon way Chesterfields smoke...you’ll like their BETTER TASTE . .. you’ll find them DEFINITELY MILDER—not strong...not flat. hesterfie You can’t buy a better cigarette... key Salaify =~ at LW __ m WA SE UNGTON By HUGO S. SIMS. Special Washington Correspondent of The Citizen DANGER lw FAR EAST JAPAN PUSHES PROGRAM LIMIT APPEARS IN SIGHT DEFENSE IS UNDERWAY REAL PROGRESS MADE While the the the long squabble over bill public has attracted the lease-lend greater interest of officials has been cen- Far than a United States attention tered upon activity in the East, where there is more hat the will find itself engaged pen hostilities > approve o the Gulf iam, but it eased off a bit as Japanese sources indicated that there was no reason to expect wata Tokyo statesmen, how- ever not abandoned any of j sons complacent at aggres relish for a States. The keystone plomacy has been to av flict with this country w! ser of ¥. making MRS. FRANK t, Mich. new realize, is in a position to throt- tle them economically, and, if necessary, defeat them in a war. Great Britain at this time, feeling that the empire has more than it can attend to in Europe and the Meditefranean and counting on a German victory to*prevent retali- ation after the war. aAdniiral Nomura, new Japanese ambassador, was surprised upon his to note the changed attitude of the people of the United States toward Japan. He astonishing arrival note of the Congress, took due re ‘al in where a House that had twice refused to naval improvement of the harbor at Guam voted almost nimously to appropriate the necessary funds Even the Japanese diglomat, in his recent conference, pulled no punches, intimating quite plain- ly that settlement of Far Eastern peaceably was largely other than Ja- S80, press questions up to the pan. program of the t s is not yet satisfac just the same. it the failure some per The months that the fall of 1 beginning of priaking, have ment, with private com- ground- tory but is nothing like assert since d for the defense New plants ontract but nearing com- an are actually ing the The average citizen rust fot expect to be advised, with com- plete definiteness, as to the man- ufacture of planes, tanks. and ther instruments of war There mai flashes of pub- compie- and such the work without will be cevas but, in the proceeds slowly and PERMITS ISSUED! Mrs. Hannah Knowles, 1213 Eliza street, yesterday was grant- eda $100 building permit for construction of a metal roof on her home. Clarice R. Dickson, 902 Division street, took out another permit for $100 to be spent in general repairs. MISSES KEY WEST CLIMATE VERY MUCH V. W. Gasparri of the Gasparri Studios in New York, who spent a number of weeks in putting up three Italian marble altars in the Catholic church here, after re- turning to his home, writes that the cold is “awful” One morning it was 20°, he re- lated, and made him appreciate the climate of Key West Mr. Gasparri hopes before long to have the pleasure of visiting his friends in Key West, where every kindness was shown him. TRANSPORTATION ANY ONE DRIVING to California within the next two weeks con- tact Thomas M. Hart, Land’s End Inn. mar4-lwkx MISCELLANEOUS SPENCER GARMENTS, Corsets, Brassiers, etc. Mrs. W. P. Stahle, 38 Air Station, Phone 554-W. Will call on request. mar3-lwkx TRANSPORTATION PRIVATE FARTY GOING TD CHICAGO about March 6th. Can accommodate 4, share ex- penses. Box XO, The Citizen. feb26-8tx PICTURE FRAMING PICTURE FRAMING, Diplomas; antique frames refinished. Sign painting. Paul DiNegro, 614 Francis street. janl8-tf FOR SALE FOR QUICK SALE—Lots 5 and 6, square 6, trart 21, each 50x100. North side Flagler (County Road) Avenue, between 5th and 6th Streets, Price $600. Apply Box LG, The Citizen. jan4-tf COTTAGE AT A BARGAIN. 30 days only. Apply 417 Unit- ed St. feb22-3t BABY CHICKS. Now booking orders for delivery any time after March 12th, order direct from Advertisement, or will book for $1 per hundred, bal- ance to reach us 10 days before shipment. All leading breeds A.A, grade: English White Leg- horns, R.I. Reds, New Hamp- shire Reds, Barred and White Plymouth Rocks, White Wyon- dottes. $10.00 per hundred de- livered. Send for complete price list. Seminole Hatchery, Fort Myers, Florida. mar4-15t WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC ICE BOX. Apply quarters 38, Air Station. Phone 554-W. mar3-lwkx JRANT FOR SALE. 812 mar4-3tx RESTA\ Caroline Street. FOR SALE—Cabin Cruiser, 28 ft., 6 ft. beam; 40 h.p. Gray Ma- rine Engine. Apply Box BR, The Citizen. feb26-tf |FOR SALE—Filling Station and ; Lunch Stand serving Beer, Wine, ete. Located on Roose- velt Boulevard near Stock Is- land Bridge. See John Nebo, Starlight Club, 713 Duval St. d marl-tf PALMS, CALADIUMS, Bougan- villaeas, Mexican Flames, Cro- tons, Begonias, Geraniums, oth- er tropical plants. 1004 South- ard street. march5-2tx FOR SALE—Spanish type house, large lot, many tropical fruit trees. Aiso, party boat “Jewel”. Apply 808 Eaton Street. jan6-s FOURTEEN FT. SAILBOAT. Fully equipped. $100. James H. Pinder. 1217 Petronia Street. jant-s FOURTEEN FT. OUTBOARD MOTOR BOAT. Fully equipped and one Johnson Outboard mo- tor, 4 bp. $150. James H. Pinder, 1217 Petronia Street. jan3-s CORNER LOT IN GOOD Resi- dential Section and two blocks from City Park. Apply 523 Eaton Street. febl3-tf U. S. WEATHER BUREAU REPORT Thursday) Fair t partly slightly cooler tonight; Thursday partly cloudy and somewhat warmer moderate ecasionally fresh north and northeast winds, Florida: Fair to partly cloudy slightly colder except on south- east coast and in extreme north west portion; scattered frost in (Till 7:30 p. m., st and Vicinity cloudy and t to north and interior of central por-, tion tonight Jacksonville to Plorida Straits and East Gulf: Moderate north and northeast winds, occasionally fresh over south portion; partly overcast weather tongiht and Thursday. been delays ani some labor dif- ficulties. There has also been some trou- with manufacturers and the sellers of raw materials as to delsvery and price. Nevetheless, we think the everage American can take much pride in what has hed since June. ble There have 19 HOTELS |BRING YOUR VISITING friends in need of » good night’s rest to THE OVERSEAS HOTEL. Clean rooms, enjoy the homey atmosphere. Satisfactory rates. 917 Fleming St jani7-tf JOB WANTED CARETAKER WANTS JOB. 716 Emma St Robert Sills, Key West, Fla. Phone 9146, EXPERIENCED WHITE COOK at liberty. Box J, co The Citi- maré-3tx Those having high schoo! edu- cation preferred. Cabrera Wholesale Grocery, Ine. febas-tt WANTED—Couple to share new home with professional ledy. No children, no pets. Write Box BA, The Citizen. mar3-3tx WANTED—Smaii second hand Phone 2396. mars-3t