The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 29, 1941, Page 2

PAGE TWO we they West Citizen — c= oe SHING CO., INC. ept Sunday By TIZEN PUB! lished Daily & From The Citizen Buuding Corner Greene and Ann Streets Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County futered at Key West, Flerida, as second class matter Member of the Associated Press stea Press is exci -entitled to use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or wot ctherwise eredited in this paper and also the 4) news published here.’ -ne Ass SUBSCRIPTION RATES me Ye ix Mofths Three Menths fonth veekly uw ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application. SPECIAL NOTICE All reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of respect, obituary tfofices, ete., vil be charged for at the rate o. 10 cents a Pine. Notices for entertajyment by churches from which nue is to be derived are 5 cents a line. The Citizen 1s a vion of public issues and subjects of local or general rest but it will not publish anonyreous communi- re IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. More Hotels and Apartments. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. Airports—Land and Sea. Consolidation »f County and City Gov- crnments. A Modern City Hospital. 6, The trouble with the jury system is the | jurors. O Defense! How many eommitted in thy name! crimes are open forum and invites discus- | | known to be | straightened out to a point where there is | money avaiable for ments that are vitally needed. WHY A LIEUTENANT? In view of the fact that Key West | firemen and policemen are forced to wait for months to get their pay under existing conditions, their purpose in asking legis- | lative permission to add a lieutenant fo the payroll is something of a mystery. It apperrs that what most of the police and fire department personnels really want a persion for their wives in case of their own Ceath or serious injury, but by tossing jfinsthe proposal for the lieutenant and by ignoring city council, they do not seem to be | helping their cause on the pension. City councilmen, who thought they | should have been corsulted about the legis- lative bill prepared by the fire and police help the pension cause along. Neither will the many citizens who fee] that the city should cut down, rather than increase, its expenses until there is a little money in the treasury. Police Chief Elwood, one of the signers of the bill, has explained that with the growth of the city, the police department grow. A lieutenant, he says, to the department at this also must is necessary time. Granting that Chief Elwood what his department needs, most here are of the opinion that if the city is go- knows | irg to grow, the best way for it to start is by getting its financial affairs, which are in a deplorable condition, the many improve- Also, in connectior. with the police de- partment’s need for a lieutenant, the logical way to start getting him would seem to be an explanation of the need to city council, rather than a jump straight to the legis- lature. If council, in direct control of the city, cannot see the need, it will be doubly | hard to convince anyone else. small Hitler has now subjected 14 countries. He will gobble up Turkey next. ; We believe in mercy but individuals who drive automobiles while under the in- fluence of liquor should get prompt punish- mert, even when they ask a jury to acquit them. | Lindbergh says that England can’t win. Lots of people thought the same thing about him when he set out across the A\t- | lantic Ocean some 15 years ago, but he} turned up safely in Paris.—The Florida | Advocate. The estate of Heywood Broun, the late famous newspaper columnist, has just been | appraised. It amounted to $1,685, tending | to prove the theory that newspaper writing is a grand and glorious contribution —San- ford Herald. While it is true that the United States has more criminals than any other country it must be considered that it is also the | largest country, besides most of our crim- inals originally hail from other countries. The native product is. small in number. For confirmation observe the names and birth places of the erimina Many fine | nen and women come from foreign shores, but*there are also many undesirable char- | acters that seek asylum here and then abuse | their privileges, In the past efforts have been made to abolish by law the habit of tipping, but it has never been done satisfactoril What- ever belongs to a person he has a right to | According to the National Restaurant Association, tips left on tables | by American diners last year amounted to | $200,000,000. We overdo the custom. The European method is the better; there 10 per for the gratuities is added to the bill, and the con- rat 10owW much or how little to give, nated give away. the appreciable sum of cent A propesed constitutional amendmen ak ring the ad valorem method of taxing property use in the Florida Legislat If passed by the Le f. erendum vote at the next general election It is reported that political lobbyist working with might and main in effort to defeat the measure. It is apparent that 1 which is before the ho now in sesston. ture it will be submitted to r an n draws such violent ppo » from the taxsper for the benefit of the taxpayers ge In ary the quest people for final decisior event there is no logical reason why n should not be subr | and for the }.aip congressional speeches. As far as the pension is concerned, | police and firemen should have a fund set up which would support their wives in case of injury or death to them. Whether the three per cent deduction from their salaries would turn the trick is question- able, but the present law undoubtedly is | not complete as long as it does not provide | for the wives of men in their hazardous oc- cupations. WHO SAID IT FIRST? “Verify your quotations” is old advice, but the advice is sometimes difficult to fol- low. In the case of many famous sayings it is hard to find out who really said them first. There are many instances of striking phrases which have been attributed to prominent persons who had really bor- rowed them from others. For example, Lincéln’s reference to a “government of the people, by the people, people.” Almost identical words were used by John Wycliffe in the 14th century, and by Robespierre, Thomas Cooper, Joseph Story, Daniel Webster and Theodore Parker Long before Lincoln ut- | tered them at Gettysburg. Even the Golden Rule, which appears in two forms in the New Testament, was ex- pressed by Confucius five centuries before Christ, ard by other ancient teachers. Perhaps the most catchy phrase ever uttered by the late William Jennings Bryan contained his “crown of thorns and cross of gold” metaphor, which is credited with se- | curing his nomination for the presidency in 1896. It has been and still is generally be- lieved that the phrase was original with Bryan, but the Congressional Record shows that it was spoken by Congressman Samuel W. McCall in a speech several months be- fore. 2 No one whose words have been ap- propriated by another could have shown a better spirit towards his imitator than Mc- Call showed toward Bryan ir this instance. When questioned about it later, McCall said: “Yes, Bryan borrowed it from one of And probably I stele it from somebody else.” EVEN AT THE RISK OF WAR The people of the United States have nced that it is im- at the gradually become convir portant to aid Great Britain, even risk of war In May, 1940, according to the Amer- ican Institute of Public Opinion, 36 per cent of those interviewed favored aid to Britain at the risk of war, At this time, the figure shows 67 per cent of those inter- viewed favor such a policy only people ! * epee expanses. THE KEY WEST CITIZEN | Pedestrian Is Today’s “Vanishing American” | chiefs, are unlikely to do anything now to The pedestrian, unless he mends his ways, bids fair to be- come the twentieth century’s “vanishing American,” according to a new booklet on highway safety just issued by The Trav- ~elers -Insurance Company. ‘When the?white man first set ‘“fobt“on our shores,” the booklet says, “he was beset by many perils, not the least of which were the résentful Indians, Many a Pil- grim chest was pierced by an ar- row winging its way apparently out of nowhere and many a skull was split by an unseen toma- hawk. Yet the white race sur- vived to dominate in America. Why? Because the white man recognized danger and strove to meet it. He learned to walk witii the stealth of his red brother, to} “Something of this Pilgrim spirit and fortitude is needed among pedestrians today. All around them are dangers, but pe- destrians heed them not. Instead, they cling to the out-dated idea that they oan use the streets wheh and how they please, dis- regarding the fact that their ranks are thinned by many’ ‘thousands every year.” The booklet points out: that 12,- 500 pedestrians were killed in 1940 and more than 290,000 others were injured. Of the pedestrians killed, more than 34 per cent, and of those injured, 51 per cent were crossing streets against the signal, crossing between inter- sections, or coming into the street from between parked cars. Such figures point once more avoid open spaces in the forest, to sharpen his senses, to move | carelessness plays in the quickly and surely. Then he! taught these precautions to his children. to the major role that human sad drama of the highways. They shout the need for caution ta those who travel afoot. KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY Happenings On This Date Ten Years Ago As Taken From Files Of The Citizen A Monroe county grand jury which ended its investgations yes- terday, this week will take to Governor Carlton its complaint against alleged lax law ment by county officers. The jury report will tell the governor that all law enforcement here is very lax; that county of- ficials have failed to act on com- plaints, and that. the criminal court of record has prosecuted only a few of the cases which might have been expected from the number of arrests. Jury members directed State Attorney George Brooks to for- ward a copy of its findings to the governor. Frank Ladd, county manager of the ferry vice on Overseas Highway, was placed in complete charge of ferry operation at a stormy meeting of the commission last night. si ; As an experiment, the county | | will continue to use the Key Vac- ; as stretch of the highwav for one ymighth.;keeping. two ferries in operation long cnough to determ- ine-iftthe county can afford the their first game of diamond- a when two teams stage an exhibition at the local ball park. Lieut. BP. D. Dodson of the navy arranged for the purchase of and predicts the game od reception here. cording to Lieuten- 2 league has been 48 teams compet- nore or less a seball and in- it the same pt for the pitcher der-handed - pear on a Pref Cassio Brannan’s viohn ltake part im ther ight at the home N. Goshorn 1 appear are Brantley erforce- i Today's Birthdays William Randolph Hearst of San Simeon, Cal., publisher, born in San Francisco, 78 years ago. Dr. David R. Craig, president, Amercian Retail Federation, | Washington, D. C., born in Bos- ‘won, 46 years ago. er, U.S.N., born in Marshall- town, Iowa, 56 years ago, Alfred S. Dashiell, editor of Reader’s Digest, born in Snow Hill, Md., 40 years ago. Dr, Samuel A. Mitchell, direc- tor of Virginia’s McCormick Ob- servatory, born in Kingston, Can., 67 years ago. Dr. Harold C. Urey of Colum- ‘bia, famed chemist, born in Walk- lerton, Ind., 48 years ago. Dr. Robert C. Murphy, noted naturalist of the American Mu- seum of Natural Histroy in New , York, born in Brooklyn, N. Y., 54 years ago. KIMONA FOR CHICKS | WALKERTON, -Indg-- Mrs Henry Smith of this /cfty has in- vented and marketed ‘a “kimona jacket’. for ..peorly,, feathered chicks: been sufficient to aceommodate summer traffic in the past; it would do so now. The double service is, in the opinion of many, a vast improvement over the old 40-mile ferry jump, but that does not mean that the county can af- ford it the year around”. Tarpon this year are more num- erous in the waters around Key West than ever before in history according to local fishermen. Shallow water around the is- land4s alive with tarpon coming in to spawn. PERSONALS—Pete and John Nebo will leave tomorrow for Tampa, where they are to ap- fight card Monday night Frank R. Shepherd was a passenger aboard the S.S. Cuba for Tampa last night Henry Hollerish, who has been in Cuba for several months. returned here last night Mrs) Rrank Papy was am outgoing passenger over the East Coast railroad yesterday, heading for Miami to visit with S. T. Auxier, who is iiding an amus@nent center on ¢ south shore of the island. left . for Miami iast night on a busi- ness trip. system has ts advertis- reason to t can af- service has Bernie Papy. avenue, entertained her bridge chub yesterday afternoon. Mrs QO. S. Long and Mrs. Russell Hoff were club guests. High scorer was Mrs) Maynard Baker and iMrs. John Roberts was sceond. Mrs Waddell Rear Admiral Frank J. Fletch- | associate | s | eovecccccveccccces Willie the | Wiper gets a lot of rest most | of the time but | he’s willing to work when he’s called upon, | Trouble is, he says, like a*lot | of folks who don’t get much exercise he’s likely“: tov “get out of condition 7 and wishes drivers would check up on him occasionally in good weather to be sure he'll be fit when bad weather comes. Willie’s job is to keep rain and snow from | hindering the driver’s vision. He points out that he can’t keep dirt | from the windshield and try as | he .will, the best he can do is | smudge a muddy windshield when | the rain begins to fall. Quoting | The Travelers Insurance Com- | pany, he warns that poor visi- bility is a major cause of winter | accidents. nein nee arte ee SIDELIGHTS By MARCY B. DARNALL Former Editor of The izen erence Se | The U. S. Army is experime! ‘ing with barrage balloc simi- jlar to those used to prevent low jflying by German bombers over England. Our balloons will use ‘non-inflammable helium gas, and will remain aloft several hours jafter being punctured with small projectiles. While a certain senator livered a lengthy speech on ta tion recently, only six members were present in the Senate, and none of them paid any attention ,to his oratory. de- A fund is being r: | group of Virginians for the ‘tion of a memorial to James | Bland, Negro composer of the | well-known son. Carry Me Back to Ole Virginny. After teaching its stude 900 vears that the world v El-Azher University at ro, Egypt, has finally adopted the | spherical idea and has revised its instruction accordingly. % ts for FOR SALE—Modernized, TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 1941 Classified Column Advertisements under this head: will be inserte¢ in The Citizen at’ the rate of one-cent (1c) a word for each insertion, but the mini-! y4 mum for the first insertion in’ Packer street. |GENTLEMEN: every instance cents (25c). Advertisers snould give thelr | street address as ‘well as thelr hone Humber if they desire is twenty-five tisements is invariably in ad- Vance, but regular - advertisers with ledger accounts may haye! their advertisements charged. F@R SALE—MISCELLANEOUS | JAEGER Three-Inch Centrifugal Pump. 20,000 gals. per hour. nplete with suction hose. } Bargain. Egst Coast Equip- ment Co.. Miami. apr8-1mo/} ULES 4-Cylinder Power} t. Overhauled and in good! condition. East Coast Equip- ment Co., 1228 S.W. Ist St.,! Miami. apr8-1mo FOR SALE or Exchange—Cabin Cruiser, 28-ft., 6-ft. beam; 40 h.p. Gray Marine Engine. Will exchange for lot, full or part payment. Box B.R., The Citi- zen. maré6-tf | FOR SALE—Spanish type house, large lot, many tropical ° fruit} trees. Also, party boat “Jewel”. Apply 808 Eaton Street. i jan6-s; HALF-BAG CONCRETE MIXER! with power leader. Overhauled stecssnicneeietciitgiininindctaarietcmitineeemamidtet FURNISHED APARTMENT, modern conveniences. Will be available May 1. Apply 1100 apr28-tf HOME - LIKE ROOMS, running hot and cold water; tub and shower. Single $6.00 per week, double $8.00 per week. 933 Fleming street, Mrs, Staley, mgr. apr29-lwk FURNISHED 2-BEDROOM HOUSE. All conveniences. $50 monthly; 2 or 3 adults. Apply 1304 Reynolds street. apr26-tf BEAUTIFUL NEWLY FURNISH- ED ROOMS now available at THE WHITE HOUSE, 227 Du- val Street. Maid service. apr28-2tx FIVE - ROOM FURNISHED APARTMENT. Two bedrooms, $60 month, all utilities includ- ed. Southern Cross Hotel, 326 Duval street. apr28-3tx PICTURE FRAMING PICTURE FRAMING, Diplom: antique frames refinished. Pic- tures matted. Paul DiNegra, 614 Francis street. jan18-tf HOTELS BRING YOUR VISITING friends in need of a good night's rest to THE OVERSEAS HOTEL. Clean rooms, enjoy the homey atmosphere. Satisfactory rates. And, try THE COFFEE SHOP, and in good condition, East} Coast Equipment Co., 1228 S.W. } 1st St., Miami. apr8-1mo | sd by a FOR SALE—Double Corner inj Grove Park, Upper Matecumbe, | size 100x125; also other lots in| same subdivision; will sell 1 or; 4 adjoining, reasonably. Apply} Box T, The Citizen. apr7-tfs | airy | six-room cottage with yard and shrubs. 607 Elizabeth street, Mrs. M. H. Griswold, 417 United street phone 739. | apr22-5t | Nine years ago Walter B. Pitkin JAEGER two-inch Centrifugal | wrote a book called “Short Intro- duction to the History of Human !Stupidity.” What has happened in the world since then suggests \that the book might well be re- \vised and greatly extended. anson of Los An- | geles has certifica {she has been marr’ Relating her experiences as wif 1 and detective, \she boasted in’t never buried a husband y | Joseph Backlund of K blind since the age of 2, was r stored to sight at 62. Many things familiar to touch were not recognized by sight. He had worked with gasoline motors as a mechanic for vears, yet did not know what one was when he saw it. When a Montreal tenant was tried for kicking his landlord down stairs, he told the judge he supposed he had a right to do tha as it was the only thing he was ‘not prohibited from doing by the terms of his lease. telis of arachute A news dispatch Ohio professional jumper who had made .2 from airnjanes without dent. He got into when he was severely falling from an auto trailer. “ROLLER SKATE Southard Street—Ladies 25¢ Keep Your Weight In Shape and Your Shape In Wejght SESSIONS: 2:30 to 4:30 P. M 7:30 to 10:00 P. M SHOE SKATES FOR SALE $9.75—TERMS If You Can Walk You Can Skat an acci hurt by Established 1085 Licensed ral Directors : | 24-Hour Ambulance Service Phone 135 Night a, “Key West's Outstanding” LA CONCHA HOTEL Beantiful—Air-Conditioned, - ; Rainbow Room and Cocktail Lounge and DANCING Strictly Fir f Garage OPEN THE YEAR AROUND Fi Si Re AE EA NIE DINING STnonG ARM BRAND COFFEE TRIUMPH COFFL= MILLS AT ALL GROCERS { to prove that - the news only GAS Pump. 10,000 gals. per hr.; Complete: with suction hose, Mounted on pheumatic _ tires. | Thoroughly re-conditioned. Price $100. East Coast Equip- ment Company, 1228 S.W. First street, Miami, Florida. apr21-1mo | FOURTEEN FT. SAILBOAT. Fully equipped. $100. James H. Pinder. 1217 Petronia Street. | jan3-s —‘For Rent”, “Rooms For’ . “Apartment For Rent”, “Private Property. No ‘Tres nassing”. N) jan25-tf TYPEWRITING PAPER — 500 Sheets, 75c. The Artman Press. | mavi9-tf | BEST BEER, WINE and LUNCH! STAND in Key West. Other! business reason for selling. Phone 9169. mar12-tf | square 4, tract 20. Washington street. A. L. Murray, Columbia | Laundry apriS-s | Three bandles for Se. The Citi- zen Office, REFRIGERATOR, and) Dining Room Saite—tfor | cheap. POLLOCK, 508; val street. apr26-3t FOURTEEN FT. OUTBOARD; MOTOR BOAT. Fully equipped , and one Johwson Outboard mo- tor, 4 hp $150. James H Pinder, 1217 Petronia Street. jant-s! e 5 60x 100"; story house on Olivia street; lot corner Von er and George Sts.; 3 lots » Key. Apply 1014 apr25-s/ PLUMBING BARGAINS | ‘ory. $7.50; Toilets, $10 up; Bathtubs (recess and leg), Wa- ter Pipe and Fittings: Toilet Sls, $100/- GRAYS FISH- ERY, OJUS partS-lwk WANTED Seeond-Hand Furni- Carpenter's Tools PO. Box 363 eur2s-12tx "APARTMENT OR ROOM ' private bath. Phone 790, Branch 1 apr2B-2ta WANTED WAITRESS. Apply Overseas Hotel Restaurant. apr@s-tf WANTED—A chanee to bid on vour next printing order. The Artman Press janls-tf novas-tt with it’s economical and has “that” tasty food and atmosphere. 917 Fleming street. aprl-tf LOST PERSON WHO FOUND One Pair Bausch & Lomb 7x50 binocu- lars, Serial No. 223004, should return them to Box CH, Key West Citizen. No questions asked. Reward. apr26-4tr WILL THE PARTY WHO moved Desk from WPA Office on United Street please return or contact Mrs. Alice Robinson, WPA Office. apr29-lt LOST — Yesterday somewhere ’ between sunrise and sunset, two golden hours, each set with sixty diamond minutes. No re- ward is offered for they are gone forever—Horace Mann. tithe dnhbehiateaditliemns SODA IL AMA DON’T MISS P. A. R. La Revista Mensual en Espanol e Mailed at Havana Month- ly on the 13th. Ten Cents Sl a Year. Six Years $5. Sample FREE. E. F. O’Brien P.A.R. (Times of Cuba and Pan Amer- ican Review) at San Ignacio 54, Havana. P. O. Box 328. Tel. M-1012. 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