The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 28, 1946, Page 2

PAGE TWO The Key West Citizen Published Daily, Except Sunday, by &. PB. ARTMAN, Owner and Publisher JOE ALLEN, Business Manager From The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County i “ntered at Key West, Florida, as second elass matter Ge ER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS he Associated Press is exclusively entitled to age for republication of all news dispatches credited ee or not otherwise creditéd in this paper and ‘so the local news published here. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year Six Months Three Month Qne Month .. Weekly — eee ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application. SPECIAL NOTICE All reading netices, cards of thanks, resolutions of respect, obituary notices, poems, etc, will be charged for at the Tate of 10 cents a line. ‘Notices. for entertainment by churches which a revenue is to be derived are 5 cents a line. The Citizen is an open forum and invites dis- eussion of public issues and subjects of local or general interest but it will not publish anonymous tommunications. commmniienieenne enn from IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN More Hotels and Apartments. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. Airports—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Governments. ? Community Auditorium. THE CITY OF BLUFF It has remained for Oregon’s United States Senator Guy Cordon, to give the people a little picture of the false front that: isi gradually acquired by our public servants in Washington. On a recent trip to his home in Oregon, Senator Cordon said Washington is “the city of bluff. I firmly believe . . - members of Congress. ; should be compelled to return to their states about twice a year in order to get the thinking of the people and renew their sense of the true American way. “In Washington, the atmosphere is unnatural and unhealthy, and you are con- fronted by many ‘experts’ that you lose, if you are not very careful, the true American way of doing things. Then, when you get back to. your own people you find that after all everything doesn't depend upon 0 about 140,00 this great nation ee dies | engl Senator Cordor’s trémbrisSare worth remembering, foryi}” He last, analy sf sy it is the 140,000,000 citizens -and tax pau so who will pay, from their carpings, every J dime of the enormeus,appropriation’:t are asked , of Congress PAA hora i spending. Unless You want. to bh, rote fn future tax bills, don’t demand Public funds to do things which thespeople and, indus- tries should do for themselves. IDEA BUT NOT THE CASH In a recent speech, U. S. Comptroller- General Lindsay C. Warren warned the states that the relationship between them and the Federal Government represents a danger in tending to concentrate all auth- ority and power in the Federal Govern- ment. “If the states wish to regain power and prestige,’ declared Mr. Warren, “they must assume their full responsibility “amd Fender to the people a, highyquatity epublic service that. carpot “by the Federal. Govern t This advice, we submit, the moment, however,'* t General does not suggest how the states and local governmental units can secure the money with which to finance public service of a quality that the Federal Gov- ernment cannot duplicate. The interesting suggestion has been made that the Federal Government’s in- come tax should be maintained at a rela- tively high rate, with an equitable distri- bution of the receipts to the states and from the states to local governments to abandon their income tax and, at the same time, give them the funds to assume re- sponsibilities that cannot be met at the present time except by the Federal Treas- ury. To Wives: Be entertaining to your, husbands, or some other women will, | 2 Would life be as interesting, -if; there | were no disputes and no quarrels?,.©er-| tainly not. If you want your business to grow make it a point to give customers their money’s worth in such a degree that they know it. Anybody can operate a home with plenty of cash; it takes a wizard to create a $200-a-month atmosphere on a $100-a- month income. you,-butupon sthe! spit ‘ CHEERY WORD Politicians, running for statewide or district offices, have begun to come to town, and before long they will be coming in larger numbers. We may be apt to say, without a sec- ond thought, that candidates for state- wide or other offices that include Key West, would not visit us were they not running for office, That viéW may be true, but théfe is a second consideration we should not overlook. Key West is a part of the state and a pert of a congressional and a state senatorial district, and, naturally, who- ever is running for one of those offices, will come to town because there are votes here. That is the broader view to take, and, as we know, some of the candidates who visited us before, turned out to be good friends of Key West. As many of us may in West Palm Beach, when serving as our representative, called on the late Presi- dent Roosevelt and the RFC on several oc- casions in behalf of a loan to construct our bridges. And it was to Wilcox that the President gave the first information that the loan would be granted. So don’t strike an attitude that So- and-so is anout-of-town candidate and Would not“be'here were‘he not! running for office. And, in the fimal,.amalysis, he is just the same as one of our own candidates when election.time comes pround friendly with all he meets while hg; is,electiqneer- ing. : wwe siom | Three outsiders have’ beet héve*thus far: one, who is aspiring for state senator; a second who is running for railroad com- missioner for the seat made vacant by the withdrawal from the commission by Com- missioner Matthews when his term ex- pires, and a third for member of congress from this district. So let the candidates come with cheery word for all of us. aay a No real leader is anxious to be con- sidered smart, clever or popular. in el per capita figure was $326:' > area 1 ““ENDING NUDIST PARADES f fat Dukhobors of ‘Western Cahada Av id} Enceforth refrain from staging nud- istyparades, in protestagainst the efforts of } the, Canadian ‘Government to ¢ompel them to send their children to school. It seems that the Dukhobors, a Rus- sian sect, which settled on homestead lands in Saskatchewan on a communal basis some decades ago, were against pub- lic education and unresponsive to persua- sion. When the Government hailed par- ents into court and began to impose fines the Dukhobors adopted the novel device of staging naked parades through shocked villages. The police, it is said, tried to break up the procession by throwing itch powder on the’ demonstrators and jailing‘ their lead- ers, They took up the challenge by, bam ing. do’ schoolhouses, :townechaliss and : boog As : age 2, besettled with the recent dé, Gision of ghe Dukhobgys,-in,gqnvention, toy send theif children to the public schools.” All social progress is, in large -meas- ure, the result of changes of opinion. Plans and programs are intelligent aids to accomplishment, regardless of the ridicule that is directed against govern- mental planning. LET’S SAVE A FEW LIVES The adoption of a uniform traffic law throughout the United States is urged as a means to save immense sums of money through ‘the. elemination of accidents, which wij] save man-labor, vehicle loss and injury to individuals. It is: estimated that 30,000 persons will be killed in the United States, during 1946, thgpugh automobile accidents. This is a fearful toll that is being paid, not so much for speed, as for a failure to enact and enforce vehicle codes and _ traffic laws, Monroe county will furnish its share of the victims, its proportion of the prop- erty loss and the man-power wasted. More than furnishing its sacrifice the people here will make out that they like it, be- cause they will very probably do little or recall, J. Marx Wilcox, who then resided | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Chapter 15 you ee oe buy tht ask Bar- i i .| bara,” Edith offered. , ae HEED ae re Bee ee “ll do that.” He turned away ane nae she could not) i, disappointment and went with resist, rode down to Burk Angus’ |-Edith to get Nancy. As he saddled house. She had finally drifted off|the little mare for her, she no- ticed that the ecrupper had been carefully mended. Thanking Clay. ‘he mounted’ arid’-rode slowly ‘down the lane*to the turnpike. J ‘Burk Angus had made his early morning’ deliveries |of fruits and vegetables, and. was working in his..garden when he saw Edith Lacey turn in at his gateway and comé down the avenue toward the house. He had been thinking about hem steadily all morning and was not surprised to see her, though her visit was quite’ unex- did not analyze too’ closely’ ‘her reasons for going, except that she wanted,.to thank him again for his servicé to her fat er, whom she knew -he scorned, and also-she realized a-.driving necessity to know more of this man with the keen dark eyes and stubborn chin. She breakfasted alone, attend- ed only by Kitty, who was tired from her efforts of the day be- fore and not inclined to be her] pected. It was almost as if he had usual talkative self. conjured her up out of his Edith was glad to be alone. If| thoughts, and here she was in any of the others had been pres- person. ent they would have talked about] He had angrily tried to dismiss the party. It had been a wonder-|her image from his mind several ful party—but always the thought] times, but the picture of her in of that night would be coupled} her flowing white dress remained. in Edith’s mind with the picture} He had been thinking how of Whit Lacey sodden in Burk] shocked she had seemed at sight Angus’ arms. of her father, but mostly of how Clay Elliot was in the stables] pretty she was and how she had when she went to get Nancy.| stood by Barbara. And how much There was a shining coupe Whit] she looked like Whit Lacey. That had said she might use’and the] fact would always be against her ation wagon stood idle, but she red the little mare. She was still wearing Barbara’s grey rid- ing pants and scarlet silk shirt. Clay took his hat off and ran his fingers through his thinning hai: as he came toward Edith. “Has Mr.’ Lacéy’ cbie down yet?” he wanted tolknow. ‘He the, isn’t fealing well,” Edith answered. “He may not; be out this morning at all.” “T see”, Clay Elliot said and Edith knew Whit’s indispositions | seemed to be accepted by everyone about the place, so that they must occur pretty often. “ “I must see him some time to- day if possible,” Elliot went on. “I’m taking the horses to Chicago in a few days, you know. We | e ‘did\ just that. [ in Burk Angus’ mind. He saw her father in everything she said and did. And yet to be entirely fair he sensed a difference in her, a personality ‘wholly her own. He was ‘baffled, intiapuicd and to his way on the morning he -had ‘en- <oarbaag pgatad him tat Baith arbai im that Edi was kin BSNS and friendly. ae ae een gut of bee suey. to 2, ¢ongiderate. He had said, ‘‘She’s uaars part. Whit can be con- siderate, too. He‘can be charming. else he’d never won your heart!’ But Barbara had answered, “In spite of it all, Burk, I believe Edith is genuine!” You had to watch out for things like that, Burk told himself. Edith Lacey might be dangerous. She haven’t talked over definite plans for the fall yet.” “Perhaps he'll be able to see was the sort of girl who could easily upset your entire life, and own! confusiow! completely ' tpset, | Heihad:felt somewhat the sameé4 a te) Burk Angus had no intention of having any part of his life upset. Now as he went to meet her, he steeled himself against any appeal she might have. “Hello,” he said, smiling a little. “You’re surprised to see me, aren’t you?” “Well, we Anguses and Laceys don’t visit often!” i She flushed. “You might ask:me to come in.” “I might, if I thought you and I had anything in particular ‘to discuss!” oe ' “You’re not very’ hospitable. I've heard a lot about southern hospitality.” “Maybe we're not far enough south,” he said drily. “Or may’ it was all something the Board of Commerce thought up.” She sighed. “I suppose I should get angry and go back home. But I won't.” She dismounted and threw her bridle over a low shrub. “Let’s go inside, shall we?” “Tf you insist, I suppose there’s nothing I can do about it!” She followed him across the wide portico. “Typically Lacey,” he thought. “Determined to have her own way!” But as he led her into the cool, dim “parlour” he saw that she was struggling with’shyness. That, he thought, was certainly not in character. Not like Whit Lacey. “Sit down,” he said, “and I'll ask Mrs. Maxon io bring you a cool drink presently. id ‘ She’ said “nothin, ty at him in a ‘way’ that°made' her look unusually pretty.“ He:'weni out and stayed. an :urnecessaril; long time. “When, hi he was slending by. the. window looking out actors the distances. PT RR Usaid! wel? tow, what was ittydu waited ‘tdisee me about?” Sheidilin’tianswer for a long time. *)She was beginning to wonder, herself, why she had come. She didn’t understand Burk Angus at | all. He was the only man she had ever met by whom she did not feel entirely approved. The feel- ing that he did not like her made her nervous and uneasy, To be continued PEOPLE'S FORUM ra The Citizen weleomes expres. sions of the views of its, read. ers, but the editor reserves the which mnwar- ranted. The writers should be fair ind confine tHe ‘lettérs ito 300, words, and write on one of the paper o: Signatu: “|Editor, The. Citizen: etd Ane sal hae pdoiened wags! _ less. reauented. otherwise... | pty UNANIMOUSLY “NO”” { Apparently the Lions Club hi ! stixred quite'a bit of indignatio} by having proposed to change our eets’. names to , number nid: classifying them as avepii streets. To anyon their intentions © w af However, the whole matter could English descendant’ settlers from the, Bahamas; overlaid. with the! rich and colorful Latin heritage jfrom_ storied ‘| Spain. All this, | blended ‘together has given Key e | West. | Mee '; whigue , character We sdan:'ard Ron’t: try .to- foster onto Ke West “the pseudo» -modernisti: j honky-tonk that, is Miami. Already:: we ‘have .a.. Miami on} Wi should be} Able" Yo" build’ jan" enduring, pros-| jperity: Let jus »not. barter this} ' jheritage for ‘a ‘megs of potage. | Your Horoscope | JANUARY 28, 1946—This is one of the strongest of days, giv- ing an original, daring, indepen- dent, forecful temperament, which :has a little too much desire for freedom. , Impetuosity , is {great drawback, and _,, must; !curbed., Unrestrained ther. ds ‘dan- ger, of imprisonment, threatened, Today’s Anniversaries | Know America 1760—Matthew: Carey, noted ! Philadelphia publisher, :..econong- t and prolific writer: of his age, piiiiirig ‘code, an pnWorkable’ father of a famed economist; born Paap ledee “how ‘thissarhe: influence. demands; ‘bonafide. | that we castiaside our hallowed sperean scholar, public»:lectufer street hames for a jumble of num- very well be placed on record as;bers, Just, to, be Jike Miami. and ,#oning law,/based on Miami, and/in Ireland... Died Sept. 16;.1839. 1814—Hnry N. Hudson, Shake- ‘on and editor of Shakespeare’s works, Episcopal clergyman, born smildd® ie -eame bagk') the], be. “Nugatory Achievement” jf th How much longer, ;will this! at Cornwall, Vt. were to succeed. Such an ad¢-|‘continue? Citizens of Key West,| 1886. complishment would be of little’ be on your guard. Let us devel-} 1827—Coleman Sellers, noted or no progressive value to Key! op Key West, Yes. But preserve Philadelphia engineer-invntor, de- Died Jan; 1@, i West. the good that is in old Key West. signer of locomotives and of the Our leading civic organizations BOWMAN CUTTER. could well contribute consider-'Key West, Fla., ably with energtic spirit towards Jan. 25, 1946, a better Key West, without arous- | 1415 Division St. ing public indignation; without; ee depriving Key Westers of a her-! ZONING AND TAXES itage very dear to one and all. ‘Editor, The Citizen: Lest we forget, the names Caro-| | believe that today Key West line, Whitehead, Simonton, Greene | has one of the best qualified men and others are our prized posses-!tg fill the vacanacy of Mr. Pin. sions. {der. The assessor knows real es: A bow to The Key West Citi-|tate from. long years of experi- zen for its excellent editorial on ence associated with this type, of this matter, and a bow also to Mr.!w, Singleton and numerous, other! citizens who have prote: orously. | any individual’or political influ- VILLAR. yence in the. fulure. At the pres- ¥ oe ent time I firmly believe that our ‘Hassessbf W'of the best but we m ‘Vata fabira’ day, 'Securé. oe who SRE AT is not entirely according to Hoyle; PRESERVE GOOD IN CITY [and having lived in Key West Editor, The Citizen: and knowing its politics you wil In the development of a city,’ agree that is entirely within the there is one specific pitfall that yealm of possibility. must be sidestepped if we would; Before the final tax rolls are build our future on a firm foun-' decided upon I should like to call dation; that is the loss of basic attention to the public the action city character. The character of of the City Commission on Janu. a city or region depends on the ary 25, 1946. By a unanimous kind of inhabitants, the type of vote, AB Zone or North Beach architecture, and the heritage of area has been changed to Indus- culture. Regions that claim dis-| trial Area. This is not a contest tinction as tourists resorts usual- of a few property owners. It is ly enjoy a degree of prosperity the utter disregard by the Cit: which is in proportion to how Commissioners to the fact that no well they have preserved or person should invest another cent developed their basic character in the City of Key West until as- JOSEPH M.. Key West, Fla. 2328 Staples Avejcs Jan; 25, 1946. may | | nothing about it. Consider such outstanding ex- amples as Bermuda, St. August ine, Havana, or if you will, Miami: Each of these-has a dis- tinct. »character. deyeloped and emphasized to a greatre or lessé degree. None are alike,.none has; aped any other. All are success- ful because they have developed along natural patterns. “ There has been too much talk in Key West lately of making our city into a second Miami, as if this would ensure prosperity.} I hope that the new city planing board, when formed, will not be: taken in by this kind of talk.| We are not a Miami Beach, and! I for one, love Key West because, we are not. { The character of Key West was, laid on. a foundation of sturdy New England sailing#men, on honestly built woodétaee on fa estate surane¢ is given that every Zone in the city isnot going to be, changéd. I hope they ralize real a ‘yalues, of AB are higher than Iddustrial A and this should be'borrie in mind when assessing that’akéa. “°" nie Have:-we entered upon an era of insecurity in“Key West by a disregard for Zoning when no- body can have a feeling of secur- ity that their investment will be ruined as long as every time the Commission decides they are go- ing to turn any zone in Key West hydro-electric development of Niagara, born in Philadelphia. Died Dec. 28, 1907. 1841—Henry M. Stanley, Con- federate soldier, war correspon- |dent, famed for his search for Dr. | Livingstone, greatest of African explorers, born in Wales. Died ; May 10, 1904. 1861—Daniel Wiliard, famed Baltimore & Ohio Railroad presi- jdent, born North Hartland, Vt. \Ried Saly 6, 1942. :L sincerely hope that this [> eee = 7 orher position, willbe: placed under HOTANA TINTING; €d_vig-~ Civil, Service to nemove it from | BALTIMORE. 2 colors siukae | for tinting “pa#int™ for outside paintings’ até’ “grétind in: linseed | oil to a thick paste! , ; ‘upside’ down. This is a’ matter for public referendum and not merely the interests of our elected public servants; if they deem themselves as such. Those of us, Key Westers by birth, and those by making this | their home, should demand now |to know to what extent the Zon- |ing of Key West is going to be junked. A commission represents |the will of the electors and be- fore they decide as king and ex- ‘ecutioner to wipe out another zone in Key West and make a light area out of it instead of residental let them consult their , consciences and public opinion in a referendum. If they want to io something, how about remov- ing the junk yards within hailing | distance of the City Hall? © This is a blight to Key West. | A. G. ROBERTS. Key West, Fla., Jan. 28 ,1946. | { i t i ' | | MONDAY, JANUARY 28,1946 Key West In (Special to The Citizen) E Gone By NEW YORK, N. Y—In 1921] John O. Varnson, of .Opportun-| FROM THE CITIZEN ‘YY 28, 1936 { Diogenes--Here’s Your Man! ity, Washington, requested a/ or SA. book on approval from the Lind- = ated lahr Publishing Com. in Chicago. Several catches of sailfish have Mr. Varnson received the book, but took a little while to make been madp,? asa Marina guests during the’fa8t few days. up his mind about it. Meanwhile, | the; ishing company went Ob acne f a aw ae Mr, and, Mrs. Ralph L. Higgs, out’ of |"pusiness—but not Mr.| Varnson.' He finally * tracked formér Key Westers, now resid- down -foted- food expert: and.ing ~ in Miami,.. announced=—the Sed commen Vic! iat 7 a of a daughter today. rs. indlahr, son, of ‘ul ér.j Higgs is the’ form icq, Hitks, Mr. Lindlahr nbd (es Rieivea it Rsned Me marie ts on money order’ for $2.15 from Mr.| Hicks, White and Division streets, Varnson — exactly, jtwent¥-fivel and ‘Mr iggs is thé son of Mrs. years latel. “Drsitcula have! paid: Thomas G.) Higgs) 824 Elizabeth long ago,” Mr. Varnson explained street. apologetically. RADIO PROGRAM ANNOUNCED BY STATION Subject to Change WKWF Where to Listen— 1600 On Your Dial Mutual Broadcasting System (*Designates Network Program) Seventy percent of the pro- ceeds from the President’s Birth- day Ball to be given January 30 in the Key West Country club- house will remain in Key West, the committee announced today. Effective tomorrow, only one- way traffic will be permitted on ‘the street running through the area of the Key West yacht basin, WPA announced today. Monday, January 28th 6 P.M. to Midnight News 1600 Club ‘Weather Report 1600 Club Fulton Lewis,'Jri* ‘Allen‘Roth Orchestra)? > Frank’ Singiser,News* Inside of Sports®.) ” Bulldog Drummond* Sherlock Holmes* Gabriel Heatter* / # ‘Real *Life ,Stonies*? / if Spotlight Band* « & Your Land and Mine* Jon Gart Trio* Detect-A-Tune* All the News* Dance Orchestra* Feeling Is Mutual* Dance Orchestra* News Dance Orchestra* Mrs. Isabel Ball and the Misses Susan LaKin and Nellie Louise Russell will be the hostesses of jthe Key West Junior Woman's ‘Club at a meeting to be held Fri- day afternoon. A. guessing contest among the stuidents at the Convent of Mary A fImmaculate will be ‘held tsfor- row evening at the Conyent, An ha een er will, be givep in connection with) thé soniest.f oh ef ;}~A. W. Albury, keeper of the *}ilighthouse at: Dry Tortugas, is in ‘Key West on his quarterly vaca- tion. Sheriff Karl O, Thompson left yesterday to visit several of the keys. He said he will go to Mi- ami before returning to Key West. “Tuesday, January 29th 7 A.M. to Noon Sunrise Serenade News Sunrise Serenade Weather Report Sunir. Serenade FOWSo 0541 -% ache ‘unrise Geass tae il Frazier, Hun jews? Shady Valley Pol Program, Resume Meditation |; The Islanders Tick Tock Time* Fun With Music* \ _ Cecil Brown, News* | Elsa Moxweit ; a Take It Easy Time* +45 Victor Lindlahr* to 6 Fh M. 20 NEE Lad Nite 12:15 forton Downey, 12:80, We: 13;35' Home Town: Frolics 1:15 Lopez Music* Smile Time* John J. Anthony* Cedric Foster, News* Jane Cowl* Queen For A Day* Griffin Reporting* Music of Manhattan Remember* Dance Orchestra Erskine Johnson* The Johnson Family* Melody Hour* Pete Hewe* Superman* Captain Midnight* Tom Mix* % Today The Citizen says in an editorial paragraph: “Most of us think that inducing a banker to renew a loan is a good day’s work.” OIL-BEARING STRATA ive separate oil- bearing. strata Havé’ been found by the test wéll on’U. S. Navy’s | Alaskan reserve, near Point Bar- 1 TOW, 3... gr Benjamin Franklin was born Jan. 17, 1706, NOTHING LIKE IT Songs* ¥ er Report ET EATS OE Your Grocer SELLS That GOOD STAR * BRAND AMERICAN COFFEE and CUBAN Try A Pound Today! SasGsas KE A DATE - SBSRSerssss aoa ih COMING SOON WATCH FOR IT Place Your Refrigeration ona REAL ICE BASIS and you will get GUARANTEED | Refrigeration Service je : A vbisd is More Economical It's Healthy and Safe . . . It's Pure eocccccescccccogooes Ine. Key West, Florida $ y ° eee ed