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PAGE SE The ey 2 West Citizen | s nea ‘Daily fe exident and P aN, Buxiness Manager From The Citizen Buuding Corner Greene and Ann Streets SHARKS GROWING VALUABLE Adolf Hitler, who already is respon- | sible for a good deal of the life we lead, may be the indirect means of bringing another | industry to this section and a new source of | revenue to Key West fishermen. Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County Memiier of the Asxociated Press The Associated Vrews is ekelusively entitled: to use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not ctherwise oredited in this paper and also the local news published here, SUBSCRIPTION RATES $10.00 5.00 2.50 ec | -20 ADVERTISING RATES » known on application, Attererding noti ecards of thanks, resolutions of res, GC, obituary notices, ete. ¥ il be charged for at the 10 cents a line, Notices for entertaintnent by churches from which revenie is to be rived are 6 cents a line. The C.tigen is open forum and invites discus- yn Of public issues and subjects of local or general iuterert but it witl not publish anonyreous communi- eat . as IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN 1... Water and Sewerage. 2. More Hotels and Apartments. 3-~Beath and Bathing Pavilion. 4. Airports—Land and Sea. 5.--Consolidation of County and City Gov- ernments. 6. A Modern City Hospital. SESS YS ee en Ne Few speedsters ever think they will kill a pedestrian. Getting an early start is just as portant in life as it is in racing. im- | Yugoslavia was the first of the Balkan powers to balk at doing Hitler’s bidding. Mussolini has found out that it is not enough for men to go to war; they must know also how to take it. Heavier advertising is a sign of better business and it is beginning to appear. Read them and profit thereby! Those who look enviously at the lovely floWebs in their neighbors’ yards can cor- rect their lack by similar efforts. At the age of 101, a Kentucky moun- } taineer boasts that he has never seen an automobile. That’s one reason why he is 101, ‘ Key West should have airplane serv- ice, and we trust that National Airlines, Inc., will be successful in having this city | included for one of its contemplated land- | ing stations, Observers in the conning tower of the American ship of state should keep a weather eye open watching the fifth columnists in the A, B,C nations to the south of us—Argentine, Brazil and Chile. ‘There is where their nefarious activities ‘nd subversive propaganda are most pro- nounced, Huge flying boats and bombers built Great Britain in the United States are (lying across the Atlantic in steadily | growing stream, Just how many planes have been delivered is a secret, but it known that more than 1,800 were delivered in 1940. Great Britain has been aided a long time before the American people were aware of the help. for a is The Ove Highway state, £2 producer for the is 4 big revenue since every time an aufomobile makes a round to Key West or } trip from Miami versa, the state’ ed to the extent of about total of aboul $117,268.00. That showing should speed up the improvements required on the stretch betweer Big Pine and Key West. Let’s have them. vice rev- < r Key It will cost the Republican National Comr something like $13,000 for the sepviees of a specialist who treated the throat of Wendell L. Willkie during the H campaign. A couple of which he took anyhow, and a of cough medicine sold at any liable drug store would probably have dene k. It is said that the treasurer of Committee is squawking, and we don't blame bh mittee esidential rest, bottle re- the tric the m | bombers, for instance, is said | memorial, might check up on him. | advocates of either. | ean not live by culture alone; this Scientists, working to produce sub- stitutes for the enzymes used in industry and which formerly came from German hogs and cows, nave announced that sharks are the source of the same materials and have predicted that sharking may become as important to the United States as the ‘mighty whaling industry. Last year, 150,000 sharks were sold at the port of San Francisco for $1,500,000, but the scientists say present activity has done little more than scratch the surface and that the discovery of new by-products will make shark fishing a bigtime indus- The Ocean Leather company of Newark, N. J., is said to have a chain of several hundred fishing stations in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean 2nd the Pacific occan and a major expansjon is ex- pected. Sharks of any size you prefer numerous and in the Florida Straits and any mass capture of the ugly sea prowlers undoubt- edly will include expeditions from this sec- tion. Some of the uses to which the sharks already have been put are interesting. In- jection of shark oi] into pilots of dive to prevent bleeding at the eyes and nose. Some doc- ‘ra have used the oil for the cure of sinus trouble and the leather business, of course, is the foundation for the present sharking are | industry. An average shark will yield, in addi- tion to its hide, about 214 pounds of dried fins, a luxury.to the Chinese, three gallons of shark liver oi] and 150 sound teeth. Local anglers, who have been cursing the shark as a nuisance from time im- Per- haps he’ll turr. out to be worth more than the fish he eats. PRACTICAL EDUCATION A thoughtful contribution to the dis- cussion regarding what is desirable in the way of present-day education was made by Dr. John J. Tigert, president of the Univer- | sity of Florida, who declared that the true purpose of education is to fit the citizen to serve as well as to live. He draws attention to two schools of | current thought, one of which would stress | cultural edueation, while the other would | place chief emphasis upon vocational train- ing. He admits the validity of both, but he would not go to the extreme sought by the He favors a balanced program of education, with sufficient flexibility to meet the needs of each in- dividual. While not minimizing the value of cul- tural studies and their absolute necessity for those who would enter the learned pro- fessions, Dr. Tigert points out that ‘“‘one is es- pecially true of the great mass of our citi- zens who must engage in pursuits which involve the use of their hands.” Practical education should be plan- ned in accordance with the needs of the in- dividual in preparation for his life’s work. in the waters around the keys | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN | ‘KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY Heppenifigs On This Date Ten Years Aco As Taken From Files Of The Citizen so ecemanmameas Key West Rotarians yesterday elected a four-man board of di- rectors and prepared to send a delegation to the Florida Nation- al Advertising convention in Mi-' / ami tomorrow. Directors named are Paul Ro- selle, Joe Pearlman, Sebastian “Cabrera, Jr.. and Allan B. Cleare. Frank H. Ladd, B. L. Grooms ana T. J. Bryson tomorrow will represent Key West's chamber of commerce at the Florida Na- tional Advertising convention in Miami. The advertising convention is being sponsored by the Florida state chamber of commerce, with co-overation from business and rotlitical leaders of the entire state. Annouricement has been re- ceived here of the birth of a deventer to Mr, and Mrs. How- ard L, Hemminger, March 30, in »shington, D. C. Mrs. Hemminger is a sister of Rayrnond Thompson, 630 aret street, and formerly Louise Bethel of this city. The Citizen, in an said: “Tie chief executive’s action in designating April 14 as Pan- American Day is significant be- cause it constitites a formal |declaration that a union based on business and cultural rela- tionships bewteen the American republics is no longer a dream, but an accomplished fact. “The presidential proclamation should lend official emphasis to the importance of maintaining such a union, especially at this time, in the interests of Pan- American prosperity and above all should whether North, Central or South to examine to some extent the events which made it possible”. Local baseball leaders will meet tonight at the office of Rogelio Gomez to decide whether Key West should attempt to get a franchise in the Florida East Coast baseball league. | Miami, Fort Lauderdale and |West Palm Beach are considered certain to join the newly-formed ‘league and Key West has been invited by its sponsors. Legislation to permit accept- ance of city bonds in payment of delinquent city taxes will be souvht immediately, county com- missioners announced after a |meeting last night, U.S. WEATHER | BUREAU REPORT FORECAST (Till 7:30 p. m., Thursday) Key West and Vicinity: Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday, possibly showers Thursday; lit- tle change in temperature; gen- tle to moderate easterly winds. Florida: Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday, possibly showers jin extreme south and southwest portions Thursday. Jacksonville to Florida Straits and East Gulf: Modérate north- east and east winds, becoming jmoderate to fresh southeasterly over south portion Thursday; partiv cloudy weather tonight jand Thursday, showers over ex- jtreme south portion Thursday. editorial, At present too much time is given to pre- | paring for college entrance examinations which only a small percentage of public school pupils will ever have the opportunity to take. The needs of those who must quit school at the end of gtammar or high schoo! courses should have more tien, SECRECY SHOULD BE HAD Frank Knox, Seeretary of the Navy, has requested The Citizen as well as all other newspapers, broadcasting companies and picture services to refrain from report- ing the movements of damaged British ships that come to the United States for re- pairs. He says, what every sensible person understands, that such information may be of great value to the enemies of Great Britain. The press, screen and radio should re- spect the request that comes from the Secre- lary of the Navy. Of course, there will be a number of newspapers, and other speakers, te ascail such a law as a censorship, and an infringe- ment upon the freedom of the press and of speech, but they will be mistaken. considera- | JERSEY CITY, N. J.—In_ the will of Mrs. Amelia Brungerts of this city was a bequest of $3,000 to her dog. TRIUMPH COFFEE MILLS AT ALL GROCERS Seeesesessesccscdesseuse got bee of) Now Keds pur MOTEL LINCOLN 478 "Oh Oa. OUR OHORCES! ROOMS, 1400 ROOMS sock wah tom Servdor, end Rate © foes hne remecromn prompt Americans, | Today’s Birthdays ~ Dr. Levering Tyson, president of Muhlenbérg college, Allen- town, Pa. bern in Reading, Pa. v2 years ago. Frank O. King of Kissimmee, Pia.,‘creator of “Gasolené Alley”, born in Cashton, Wis., 58 years ago. Paul Robeson, born in Princeton, N. J., 43 years ago. Dr. James R. MeCain, president of Agnes Scott College, Ga., born in Covington, Tenn., 60 years ago. Judge David H. Kinchloe of the U.S, Customs Court, New York City, born in Sacramento, Ky., $4 years ago. Ex-Sen. James T. Heflin of Ala- bama, born in Randolph Co., Ala., 72 years ago. ? Dr. Frank E, Adair of New York, noted surgeon, born in Beverly, Ohio, 54 years ago. Efrem Zimbalist, world-famed violinist, born in Russia, 52 years E HIB THE HARG™ OF FIRE-ARMS FROM, UPON, etka AND WITHIN ONE-QUART! Cm) MLLE ON EB THER SIDE: OF ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR COUNTY WAY IN| MON- 'Y, FLORIDA. AND PROVIDE A PENALTY THEREFORE he (® ENACTED BY THE LEGIS- LATURE OF THE STATE oF! FLORIDA ction 1. It shal be unlawful for any person to discharge or cause to be discharged any shot-eun, rifle, pistol or revolver from, upon, or within one-quarter (4) n either side of the center line dieral, State or County onroe County, Flor- 2. The provisions of this Act shall be enforced by the Com- miss.on of ‘Game and Fresh-Water h, by its duly authorized con- servation, officers and by dther peace officers. Section 3. @his Act shall not ap- ply to any person discharging any rifle, pistol, or revolver on the home- stead of such person within one- quarter (4%) mile of the center line | of the state road designated in Séc- tion 1 hereof; nor shall it apply to any person discharging any shot- | lgun on the homestead of such per- son within one hundred and fifty (150) feet of the center line of Such | state road; nor shall it apply to any law-enforcement officer in the dis- | ‘charge of his duty; nor to any per- son acting in.self-defense. Section 4. This Act shall mot be construed as repealing any Act per- teinine to game preservation. or to the protection of game within the area ("red in Section 1} hereof, , but shall be construed as additional, supplementary and accummulative + such Acts. <-ot’on 5. Any person, Who shall violate any of the provisions of this Act, shall be deemed guilty of @ misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not. more than Five Hundred ($500.00) Tollars, or by imprisonment not more than six (6) months, or both. Section 6. If any part of this Act or its application to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid or unconstitutional, such holding shall not affect any other part this Act, or to its application to any other person or circumstance. Section 7%. Ail laws or parts of laws in conflict herewith are hereby | repealed. Section 8 ‘This Act Shall be ef- fective upon its becoming a law. HARRIS & STONE, by Julius # Stone, Jr. Legal Adviser, Board of County Commissioners, Monroe County, Florida. aprg, 1941 “Key West's Outstanding” LA “CONCHA HOTEL _ Beautitu Rainbow age and Cocktail DINING and ad DANCHYG “pai THE YEAR AROUND Used Phunbing Fixtares | Complete line. lavoretories, toilets, bath tubs and fittings, also reconditioned home water systems. Electric motots, etc. The largest stock in Florida on display. C Gray’s Fishery, Ojus (Established 15 years) STRONG ARM BRAND COFFEE actor-singer, | ot ¢ {Stitutional amendment jast year. | 1941. W VERNOR HOLLAND ‘he minim DELIVERS MESSAGE, “Gf any. benefit’ is ‘to be. paid, *. it must be that large (Contintied fron from Page One) ue he said: of national guards of other — Other faws providing for un- row training in Florida. | empléyment compensation for Barly enactment of these laws, fresh fruit citrus workers. he said, “will serve full notice of . A law definitely fixing the the solidarity of Florida people” f wagner . in supporting President Roose- Salaries of ‘cabinet officers at $6,- 000 a year, the amount now paid velt’s all-out program of national defense @nd aid to the” démhot- pander: the supreme couft’s ifiter- | racies. ropria= He secommarendad an added 5- tbe stapes a ‘cent: tak on ‘eath wagered at hey t at horse race tracks to faise-an es-| A. constitutional _amehdment timated $2,000,000 @ year’ for in- ‘establishing water’ fish’ €omniis- | inereasing 6ld age pension pay- sion as a non-political agency; ments from the present $12 co-operation with ‘the | federal ; monthly to $23 monthly average. 'goverhmhent in game and This would faisé the! maxinvam \propagation and conservation. from $30 to $40 a month. | ‘Regulation of the business of This tax would be in addition ‘salary buying. to the present 3 cents tax on Economy if the operation’ of horse track bets collected by the the state legislatute, which spent state: and distributed. equally $450,000 at its 1939 session. among counties. Governor Hol- LE G ALS land said his plan did not in-! volve’any change inthe distr#bu- tion to counties. The horse tracks (yan cmon a corat or Ga ‘eet 7 cents of each dollar for eae VEN sot eh cance their operating expenses. os, gag Fa IDA. iN Sous oe ae ae eee Reale caRNORE aa) 4 RE :for pensions the so-ca! pe ar vs. cena? breek ee he hoy peg TO: DAN SCHNEIDER, 305 Broad- at horse race tracks. is h} way. New York, New York. which toteled $300,000 last wins). NOTICE oF PUBLICATION " ¥ hered| ire - eM Mrprreed atthe Sh, ate ty t : | Divor ed in this cause, ° before May 10, 1941, otherwise the ‘ett peace hd tg Allegations tnereot wil te taken as fe legislation “bes cted contesse: his Order to be. pub- «, possi ime”. lished one ae pick i. piveanes ed aerate ene ee itinen. federal funds allocated to, match” yr Pe aN weeded this Sth state contributions for “old: age yo C Sawyer, Clerk ott pensions. Monroe In the field of public school edwention, Governor Holland said he believed increased funds ‘elk ; Ro m7 should come from eounty and dis- | 18 THE Crm coURT oF aE trict sourdes. rather than from) Yow mangige pe oy at ive-ituls. ab sed | agipre. cna Se oe SPLORIDA, IN the stat fe _endor: | "y-naa AB! M ey "auATT, Plaintiff, vs. Nas oa per arent funds: for “vo-; ANNA HAUSER ‘BLATT, ‘De- vati recommend: ‘wo: ate ANNA HAUSER BLATT, eae mendations “in his TO Geanton Street, New York, waneres | Stebio Increased funds for the state | a TICK Ragen aig rtmen' ided | You 0 ap: Toad. depa eg DY 2) Kear to the Hil of Complaint for revised distribution of gasoline ' hivorce filed in this cause, on or tax revenues, so that counties befor the Key West (sl | Cireuit Court, Frorida. By (84.) Florence B. Sawyer, Deputy Clerk, apr9-16-28-30; may7,1941 County, OF PUBLICATION e jatey 20. 1941, other wire the aMogntions thereat Will be taken as would get two cents of the tax, confessed. This Order to be pub- instead hree k for fe (4) con. phase nce Senenune from’ two arewative weeks In the Key” Went cents, guaranteed by a conatiae |e, eats le a this sth tional amendment, would, be suf-' @2% Of Ante. Saw Mebk of ficient to service county and dis- ‘ ee cea Manes Chany trict requirements on about $198.000,000 of outstanding bonds. | More money for the one revenue fund, to put the state’s 1 general’ government operations ee rea piel sav mt ‘on a current basis, As a AND FOR MONROE COU} | ward this, he asked for f0 ee E a now on hand from sale of Mur- |“ Complainant, j phy act land to be paid into the ae. ‘S stleah ray gs ree general fund, The money is held |* ‘Defendant. in the state treasury, because | teed ANNA FROHMAN, | fo oe met Uae ee Mame as ‘ chu ap es ere} ne See 7 feauirea to appear to the} Increased. worn biM of complaint es ein | a state. highway patrol, provided jin or before the sth. da ng A. te ny by raising the driver’s license fee |D. 1841, otherwise the aes m 50 cents to $1 a year. Further Ordered that fhe be pub- | Establishment of a state parole, Taned onte ea or pou con. } meeutive weeks tn commission as authorized by Con-\y\Gien, Ordered April Sth, A. P., (SEAL) Rows C Sawyer | Clerk of Cirouit Court. | aprd-16-23-30; may7,1941 Court, uty | Bi noting Florence E. Saw: ‘clerk. 1941 apr9-16-23-30 pein CrRCUIT COURT OF ‘THE | THE cir t. | Amendments to the unemploy-, {ment compensation law, raising the minimum benefit from $3 to! ¢ @ week for four (4) con- | | Clerk EDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1941 LEGALS ULRIC GWYNN, vs. Forecloaus a, ‘ MIRIAM WILLIAMS gone HARRY WILLIAMS, ‘her’ nus- band, JOY THOMPSON, RUTH ROSE WEECH and ae BERT WRECH, er . BUSH, a minon and JOHN C. RDER OF PUBLICATION Lj “appearing by the sworn pil filed by the Compiai vabove Stated cause that .Bush, one of the defend: ‘named,-is a minor and ais fone the State of Florida: e of residence as- oun: known to the is 9163 110th Street, Rich Ry ‘That there is som Am the State of Flonds @ of fish (a ph so, ions in chan . jwou! Weferanee ae eos 1T IS ORDERED, ADJU DECREED that said aeteudant “ee and he is hereby required 58 appear ;to_said bill of complaint fore Monday, the Sth D. 1941 otherwise the alle; ra said bil will be taken as by said defendant and said proceeded with éx parte, IT IS FURTHER ORDE! this ordét be published 0: week for-fout Consecutive the Key West Citizen, a n published in Monroe Count AND ORDERED Monroe County, Flor ‘day of March, A! D, 1 LY sy (Sa re Clerk of the RAYMOND RK. LORD, Solicitor for Complainant. mareé; apr2-9-1 N THE CHROUVIT COURT | ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CF MONRO! CHANCE! LILLIAN ‘OHS Matntiry, va RINALbo MIO, Defendant. iro: that in r ida. x DONE West, 25th t kes this a Vs. F, } You are hereby required to a te the Bill of Complaint for filed In this cause, on or April 28, 1941, otherwise the a itions theres? wilt be Taken as fessed. ‘This Order to be Je Dabl once a week fot fowr (4) co weeks in the Key West Citigen. | -AND ORDERED this farch, 1941. Ross C § ‘Cir ait ‘Court, Florida. ie <Sd.) Florénce B. Saw Clerk. mar26; apr2- wyer, Cle) mrse Col Rieck | ceo g IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ELEVENTH SUOIOLAL ¢ IN ‘oR M / srant ‘or FLORIDA. nN cH. omy. Cane No. 7-582 Miriam Frances G¥enn, Plaintiff, vs. Franklyn David Glenn, Defendant. orbrR oF PUBLACA! TO Franklyn David Glenn, dence unknown, You are hereby wired to pear to the Bill of Complaint Inthe above wtyled caune.on ef jMay of May, 1941, otherwi e a Hiegations therein will be then confessed. This Order to be published each week for four weeks in The Key West Citizen yew paper ‘published in Key Wert, i wre a hte ee WE April, 1941." ° (SEAL) ons C Sawyer ‘of the ne cir “Court, Monroe ‘ow Bs" mga Pek Florence 8. piel a | jerk, apr2-9-16-28-90,7941, ARE YOU SEEING ONLY PART OF THE PICTURE? ‘The great majority of deer retail estab- lishments are clean wholesome places. Yet it ts the once -in-e- while excep- tion—the anti-social, law-violating tavern that everybody notices. Such undesirable retailers give beer 6 bed name & doesn't deserve, Further- more, by erousing public indignation, retailing abuses endanger your right tc enjoy good beer, the beverage of moder- ation. They alse endanger the benefits that beer has brought to Florida — 98,294 persons employed since re-legal- nated entirely. the legal and violations you ization, an ahinual payroll of $15,757,151 and $1,735,893.93 taxes paid last yeat. ‘While & is the brewers’ responsibility to brew good beer and the retailers” responsibility to sell it under wholesome conditions, nevertheless the brewing in- dustry warts anti-social retailing elimi- You can help us by (1) patronising only reputable places where beer te sold and (2) by reporting any law may observe to the duly