The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 30, 1941, Page 2

EACS two The Key F atest Citizen Tue C°IZEN PUB Published Daily n The Citizen Hesiding and Ann Streets Only Daily Newspape Monroe West, Florida, as second class matter er of the Associated Press teu Ures® is exclusively entitled to use Il news dispatehes credited to therw.se eredited in this paper and also 11 news published here SUBSCRIPTION -ne fo republication of it or no he In RA me Ye x Months Mouths Month $10.00 5.00 85 -20 ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application. AL NOTICE ding notiees, cards of thanks, resolutions of at Au resect, obituary notices, ete. v il be charged for the rate o/ 10 cents a line, Notices for entertainment by churches from which revenue is to be derived are 6 cents a line. The forum and invites discus- C.tizen ts an op ion of public issues and subjects of local or general * rest but it will not publish anonyreous communi- IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. More Hotels and Apartments. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. Airports—Land and Sea: Consolidstion »f County and City Gov- ernments, A Modern Cit) Hospital. Pity the poor girl who marries for love and then finds out that he has no money. Our own advice, if you want to watch | foreign affairs, is to keep your eyes on the | Far East. | Millions of Americans spend most of their money for non-essentials which they think are essential. It can be stated as a fact that there is no telliny what some people will do out of pure spite and meanness. You can’t expect people to be happy on & below subsistence level scale of living, | but there is such a thing as wanting too much, Toto, speaks An exchange that the | feminine (perhaps) gorii'a, only Spanish, but if she is quoted correctly it is very poor Spanish that she doesn’t speak. says Printers hare to cough up many their hard-earned dollars for taxes, and: one seldom hears of rich printers. Recent- | ly a competent industrial engineer stated, ; and gave ample proof, that four out of every ten dollars of a printer's revenue goes | for taxes, of | If the WMorida legislature the proposed constitutional amendment abolivhing the ad valorem method of tax- | ing property, it will be submitted to a ref- erendum vote at the next general election, thereby placing the question, Rored asses | passes | long spon- by in the hands of the people for final decision. certain property owners, War is costly anyway you look at the monster. When the prospect of ominous as at present, war is defense is necessary and as a result we are going to accumulate an unprecedented public del at the peak in its history. But in the name f and the children and our children’s children, take the bureaucrat ind pure (impure may ot which is now of common sense for ake of our let's offensive against er not 1 caught behind the sandba elusion If you haven't witnessed a bull- you will have the opportunit the first nce the first American oc forty yes upa i the In some € hen Spaniards lost control of Hav: 90 mi the bull-fights, will Tor ball in and Mexico will demo ainst bulls from the famous Pie region of Old Mexic« ‘Tropical Stadium, torrida take res or next from ear ht place fighters wh ng bulls are raised fi der the auspices ¢ tion-General of Sports aficic “Death nado, now in the is your Afternoon.” 2.50 | } even so, “came _ done whatever c | this country. | coins outside the Treasury and Federal Re- | serve banks. SO IT WAS LEGAL Publicity about the proposed legisla- tive measure barring cockfights and pre- venting the cats to stir greyhounds to their best efforts are the first intimation most Floridians have received that both were not illegal already. Cockfichting, particularly, always has heen run es if it were in the most Imminent danger of being broken up by the long arm of the law, It must be painful to the opera- tors to think that instead of depending on \ word of mouth advertising and hiding away | around the corner, they could have staging fights with neon trimmings around the arena and a public address system. A legislator several days ago men- tioned Key West as one of the centers of the sport, along with Miami, Orlando and sev- eral other cities. Orlando, as a matter of fact, has received more nation-wide pub- licity for its ‘world series” than it has for almost everything else, the stories always were largely hush-hush, With all th however, y practice in hiding out, They hide any- way. and part of the flavor of the game, like that of drinking in speak-easies, probably from the sense of dodging the law. As far as eoncerned, greyhound owners always have at-snatching there was on the sly. They, too, have lived for so long with the idea that it was illegal, that they must be wondering what the present furore is all about. Although there can be no question of the cruelty involved when a cat or rabbit is tied to the arm of the electric rabbit ap- paratus and killed by greyhounds, neither is their any question of the absurdity of claiming that the practice robs the cat or rabbit of its chance of fighting for its life. Pitted against a greyhound, the cat, with or without teeth and claws, is neither going to fight very long nor run very far. li is a little difficult to see why Repre- sentative Butt of Brevard county voted ' against the measure in the house judiciary committee ballotting, but it is equally dif- | ficult to see why Palm Beach Representa- | tive Morrow spent so much time getting it there. MONEY IS PLENTIFUL! As the month of April got underway, there was $8,944,000,000 in circulation in The figure refers to bills and Thus, money in circulation reaches a new high record, giving indication of busi- ness expansion and possibly some evidence of hoarding, chiefly by foreigners. The fact disposes of the old argument that prices will rise as money in circulation increases. The statement overlooks other factor which governs prices. movement of money. Thus, $1,000 turned over, or changed hands, ten times in a week an- | represents more buying power thar $5,000 that are idle. This observation is further bolstered by the fact that in 1929, generally rege arded as a prosperous year, there was only $4,- 746,000,000 of money in circulation. Inthe years 1932 and 1933, usually sociated with hard times and little business, the amount of money in circulation was around $5,700,000,000. STUPID FELLOWS Some of the important leader: United States worrying themselves needlessly in attempting to find a solution are to what is commonly termed the labor prob- | « lem. These big men make a mistake. They can get the answer upon any street corner where citizens solutions for all problems. ac- n the country, proclaim quick and eas The answer to the labor question, cording to these loquacious citizens, is to be found in the passage of a law by Congress compelling laborers to work hard, produce the supplies that the nation needs and keep their mouths shut. The fact that Secretary of War Stims son and Secretary of the Navy Knox declir to recommend restrictive ion cerning labor relations at this time i looked by some of these sagacious ¢ v s unknown to others. The Measrs, Knox and Stimson upon this convinces the secretaries legislati street-corner-boys are very been | of cockfighting | but { pretty it is unlikely that a bill prohibit- ing the fights will make a great deal of dif- | | ference to the operators. the protection of the cats is | It is the } | | jgle had be tthe | j :mall oranges. jlong walk through | |¢ | THE KEY: WEST CITIZEN There ts another name for the little game of repeatedly flouting the speed laws. It might be called “overtaking the undertaker.” Cer- tainly there is ample statistical evidence that habitual players in this lottery lose everything. Of the 35,000 persons killed in traffic accidents last year, 24,000 met death through some reckless or illegal action on the part of a driver, according to The Travel- ers’ analysis of 1940’s accidents which has just been released. There are a dozen such illegal ac- NATURE NOTES tions thentioned but standing out boldly at the top of the list and coming close to being equal to all the others added together is the one item: “Exceeding the speed limit.” No less than 9,600 speed- ing drivers caught up with the undertaker in 1940, and almost a quarter of a million others caught up with an ambulance, As long as the records have been kept, the analysis shows, ex- ceeding the speed limit has led the list as the major cause of traffic accidents in the U. S. By J.C. GALLOWAY (Reprinted From Port Allegany (Pa.) Reporter) (Coniinued from Preceding Installment) WE GO TO BIG PINE KEY We had noted that each empty nouse had an oleander, a c or other flowering shrub k t, with the younger growth. of |:he jungle growing up around it; and every house had a big green sapodilia tree with fruit. Near us was one with the heaviest crop we had ever seen; every limb vending with its load of russet balls the size of peaches and them off as soon as they aie ready to turn”, said Mrs. Snana- aan, after we had found nothing under the trees but a few hard unripe ones broken off by the recent high winds. Around them and beyond them to unknown listances lay the jungle of scrub forest, with its rough stone crag, its Poison trees (Metopium), its pines and thorns, its stinging wasy that hang their paper honey-combs on the twigs at your elbow; its hordes of mos- quitoes, i and chiggers, known as “red-bugs” here; the jungle that had fought its bat- tles against invasion—and had won, you on home”, thinking of the jungle road flats with the clouds of “We can, just as well as not; we haven't a thing to do”. But the ladv would not, “No, I need the walk”, she said. “It’s good for me”. So she went on her way, this woman whom the jun- unable to subdue; of her spirit torments and and ardships d others; had in her own right island, and Let us take said our friends, and tile mosauitoes. who by the had risen ab yuragements had defeate e her oueen ner inhospitable be power ve subject to her. t her way. we the oth- eeine 9 woods road turn- nd, followed its stone ugh the scrub. Here irprised to find a sect inted, but emoty; another abandon- f ferns, some- northern ferns grew in lumps of young in an inch of s of the rough we > Cal, that cover acres n-sides and or of the house and trash + ee on ahead, brushing a new bo- a re was arcelv “The coons take 7 slender twi and narrow leaves, the three-celled seed veesels re- minding one of tiny castor beans; evidently a Eupnorbiad. A three- foot spreading shrub, with its branches like spring wire, bipin- nate leaves and flat lemon yellow flowers like miniature _ pansies, with long red needle-like thorns, was seemingly a close relative to the dwarf poinciana. And there was a milkweed, an Asclepias, with upright heads of greenish ivory flowers with deepset pur- ple eyes, very sweet in coloring. The road rambled on and on, igh these open pines and shrubs. Once the car refused .to The guage read five gal- Was it right? Was the gas low? Here we were in the midst of the wilderness, with the mos- quitoes. The nearest gas\station —where was there one? Should we go on, follow the unknown road, or turn back? t! to were The scene had changed slightly lower land; there clumps of mangroves near, indi- cating salt water. Here were silver palms, many young seed- lings: and here several were dug with soil, real gray clay, for re- planting at home. In the distance was a background of pines. The ladies walked down the road, and found nothing different. The ground. was strewn with hun- dreds of pupa shells, like peanut kernels or moth chrysalids. They tried {6 aick them up; the mos- quitoes covered their wrists each time and they gave it up. (TO BE CONTINUED) Todav’s Pirthdays Mrs. Mary S. L. Harrison of New York. the President's widow, born jn Honesdale Pa., 83 years ago Homer S. Cummings of Wash- D. C. ex-US. attorney born in Chicago, 71 vears ir ago ton B. Savre, high commis the Philippi born in Bethlehem, Pa., 56 years ago. Elsie Robinson of San columnist, born i 58 vears ago Fielding Hi ¥ost of the U , Michikan. director « in Fair Ww Franci sioner to So. Fran- Benicia niver ath Va Orn rview Akron, Ohio BRAILLE REGISTER TERRE HAUTE. "Ind A blind ho conducts a federal build- cash register he uses Braille lettering man this eney ng has the n the KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY Happenings On This Date Ten Years Ago As Taken From ss Of The Citizen A loaf of white ‘bread now may be purchased at any bakery in Key West for cight cents. Two cents less than the lowest price that has been here since 1919, the cut was made after a conference of bakers pot i ago. Several 'bake¥s cut their price immediately after the agreement had been while others followed tastier th week and one of: the larger con- cerns made the cut today. There will be,,no reduction in the size of the loaves, which has been 16 ounces in the past. widely pur- has Ernest Hemingway, known author who recently chased a home in Key West, sailed to Havana on the first leg cf a trip to Sp: Hemingway will be joined later by his wife and the pair expect to be back in Key West early next year. license only is the same is better the other James A. license in- Monroe county’s auto tag record for 1931 not better than it was at time last v but it than the average for counties of the state, Boehm, state auto spector, told county terday. Collection of auto license fees in some parts of the te has hesn ninde difficult by bank fail- ures.--Boehm explained, w Kev West has been fortunate in not having a bank collapse to deal with. Lieut. Michael H. Zwicker, S yi visited a father and son luncheon at the Rotary club yes- terdav to call on local bovs and girls for loyalty to the ideals of their country. Lieutenant Zwicker was gu of honor at the program, w! was directed by Edwin F. Trevor, chairman of the Bov’s Week pro- tram committee. and Principal G. E. Everett of the high school. The Citizen, in a reprinted edi- torial, quoted: “Among the Florida communi- ties to receive benefits is Key West. where a new $525,000 post- office building and a $180,000 ad- dition to the submarine base and breakwater are to be constructed. Bids on the federal building will be asked Fridav, while the con-| .tract for the, submarine base is to be awarded withita féw “weeks, | according to advices from Sena- tor Fletcher. Actual construc- tion is to be started soon after the funds are made available at the beginning of the next fiscal year, July 1”. Special to The Citizen—Wesley Ferrell. Cleveland’s hurling ace, vesterday stepped into baseball's hall of fame when he tossed him- self a perfect game of ball against the St. Louis Browns. Not onlv did the hie right- hander keep the opnosition from > anything like a hit or a run. but he didn’t allow of them to get pest first base Tn pddition. not a ball went outside the infield. cither in the air or n the ground collectin® one PERSONALS — John Felton left on the afternoon train yes- terday for a visit to points on the kevs. . Edward Sanchez, who was visiting with relatives in Ha- nnn. Governor of returned on. the after a several weeke . Mr. R: Allen of Nassau arrived on the morning ‘train for a visit of sev- eral days with Mrs Allen's broth er and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs Robert Knowle 1124 Eaton street. Cobb vesterdav Auto-Suggestions Harry the Headlight is a bright fellow and a great many acci- dents might be averted if more drivers listened to his words of wisdom. Harry says that as long as he is treated right he’) show you the way and po 1 dangers for you. The m neglected, ‘however, “he'll blind you and make night.dsiing a back-breaking, head-aching task, His pet hate, he says, is the driv- er who refuses to put on his dimmers when another vehicle * Ts insurance Company, he to the fact that «in fatal accidents and -fatal acci- year were guilty of sp a aring head or of having one or both beadiigh' oun teached, * officials ves- and Mrs. W.! WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1941 Advertisements under this head will be insertec in The Citizen at the rate of one-cent (1c) a word for each insertion, but the mini- mam for the first insertion in every instance twenty-five cents (25¢). 4” Advertisers snould give their street address as weil as their telephone numver if they desire results. as tisements is invariably in ad- ce, but reguiar advertisers — with ledger accounts may have! their advertiseraents charged. FOR SALE—MISCELLANEOUS | JAEGER Three-Inch Centrifugal | Pump. 20,000 gals, Complete with Bargain. East ment Co., Miami. per hour. suction hose. Coast Equip- apr8-1mo HERCULES 4-Cylinder Power Unit. Overhauled and in good conditio ment C Miami, 1228 S.W. Ist \LE or E Cruiser, 28-ft., 6-ft. hup. Gray Marine Engine. will! exchange for lot, full or part | payment. Box B.R., The Citi- zen. YFOR SALE—Spanish type house, large lot; many tropieal fruit trees, Also, party boat “Jewel”. Apply 808 Eaton Street. jan6-s HALF-BAG CONCRETE MIXER with power inader. Overhauled and in good condition. East Coast Equipment Co,, 1228 S.W. Ist St., Miami. apr8-1mo FOR SALE—Double Corner in, Grove Park, Upper Matecumbe, size 100x125; also other lots in Payment for classified adver- | East Coast Equip-! St! apr8-1mo change—Cabin | beam; 40) mar6-tf eesee MISCELLANEOUS WHEN YOU BUY GROCERIES at the Little Cash Store, you save money. Look and get your pencil! Your Bread, Kerosene, Eggs and Meats will save you money enough to pay your light ‘bill and maybe your gas bill at the end of the month. This is not just on week-ends but every day in the year. The mere you buy at the LITTLE CASH STORE, the more money you will save. apr30-1t | FOR RENT FURNISHED APARTMENT, modern conveniences. Will be available May 1. Apply 1100 Packer street. apr28-tf GENTLEMEN: HOME - LIKE ROOMS, running hot and cold wat tub and shower, Single $6.00 per week, double $8.00 per week. 933 Fleming street, Mrs. Staley, mgr. apr29-lwk FURNISHED ROOM and Slieep- ing Porth, $4.00 week. Apply 692 Duval Street. Army and FURNISHED HOUSE—AIl mod- | fn conveniences. Good neigh- | borhood, Adults only, $45 month. Box LM, The Citizen. ' apr30-tf FIVE - ROOM FURNISHED APARTMENT. Two bedrooms, $60 month, all utilities inelud- ed. Southern Cross Hotel, 326 Duval street. Bain’ 3tx PICTURE FRAMING, PICTURE FRAMING, Diplomas: antique frames refinished. Pie- | tures matted. Paul DiNegro, 614 Francis street. jan18-tf same subdivision; will sell 1 or !~ 4 adjoining, reasonably. Apply Box T, The Citizen. apr7-tfs JAEGER two-inch Centrifugal 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. Hl jan3-s SIGNS—“For Rent”, “Rooms For Rent”, “Apartment For Rent” “Private Property, No Tres passing”. THE ARTMAN PRESS. jan25-tf TYP WRITING 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. marl2-tf $300 ro CASH for auick sale, lot 12, square 4 street. A. L. Laundry. Murray, Columbia aprl5-s OLD Three bundles for 5c. The Citi- zen Office. jan25-tf tract 20. Washington | 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, it’s economical and has “that” tasty food and atmosphere. 917 Fleming street. apri-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 LOST — Yesterday somewhere between sunrise and sunset, two golden hours, each set with sixty diamond minutes. No fe- ward is offered for they arc gone forever.—Horace Mann Subscribe to The Citizen, 20¢ weekly. Wood Worms CAUSE bape hed PROP- PAPERS FOR SALE—| RADIANC E ROSE BUSHES. Call! Saturday MAN'S, or Sunday. FREE- 1121 Catherine street. apr18-19423+26-30,1941 FOURTEEN FT. OUTBOARD MOTOR BOAT. Fully equipped | and one Johnson Outboard mo- vitor, 4bp. $150. James H Pinder, 1217 Petronia Street. ib awandi STOR with living “quarters. Olivia and Windsor Lane, Lot 69x100'; 1%4-story house on Olivia street; lot corner Von Phister and George Sts.; 3 lots tig Pine Key. Apply 1014 Grinnell street. aprdi-s U SED PL UMBIN a BARGAINS Lavatory, $7.50; Toilets, $10 up: Bathtubs (recess and leg), Wa- ter Pipe and Fittings; Totlet Se $1.00. ERY, OJUS. par25-lwk WANTED WANTED sia \d-Hand Furni- Carpenter's Tools, apr2$-I2tx WANTED—A chance te bid on vour rext printing order. The Press. janio-f nov25-tf CARDS, $1.25 per ‘THE ARTMAN PRESS. canes eeccessess STRONG ARM BRAND COFFEE TRIUMPH COFFEE MILLS AT ALL GROCERS Artman poet te CENSED Se stbctAtists eponper in T! S-year GUAR eae EXTERMINATING co. Exterminators of all Pests 614 Duval Street Phone 31 adage CALL TCL LLL Ade DON’T MISS P. A. R. La Revista Mensual en Espanol ¢ GRAY'S FISH-'