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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-24
Secondhand
Toy Business
BOon,s Again
Discarded Playthings Pro
vide Yule Cheer for
Unfortunate

Throughout America thousands Of
public spirited citizens are partici.
pating in toy industry from which
they make no money, but will bring
them greater payment in satisfac-
ton on Christmas morning.
That industry is the secondhand
toy business. an enterprise that
hourishes in towns and cities
throughout the country each Novem.
Der and December. In high school
manual training rooms. fire stations
and service club headquarters, dis
carded playthings are being re-
paired and repainted.
In some of these workshops new
toys are being fashioned by ingen-
ious amateurs. But In all of them,
busy merchants and professional
men are devoting their spare time
to helping Santa Claus make sure
he has gifts for every youngster on
Christmas eve.
Dolls Get New Dresses.
Dolls which faced dusty aban-
donment through their later years
are being rejuvenated. Cleaning and
new paint have brought back the
first flush of youth to their shining
cheeks and the early sparkle to
their obediently open or closed eyes.
New dresses have added much to
their attractiveness.
There is new fire In the big glass
eyes Of many a rocking horse, too,
the long legs Of whose original own
er would now dangle on the floor.
With new paint throwing his proud
name into brighter relief. he's as
rcllicking a steed prancing along
the road to romance as ever he was.
The procedure Of these commune
~ volunteer organizations varies
from city TO city. In larger towns,
policemen and firemen are rejuve-
mating toys collected by Boy and
Girl Scouts. Smaller communities
depend on volunteer cooperation.
Women make new dresses for dolls
and men repair the toys.
Christmas baskets for unfortu-
mates viii have many presents other
than toys. Each year thousands Of
communities find means Of placing
candy. nuts, fruit--and often all the
maklngs for Christmas dinner--in
each basket. Shoes stockings. nit
tens and other apparel also finds .
ready market.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-24

LEICESTER, ENGLAND. - One
Of the strangest surviving Christmas
customs is the Leicester badger
feast. started by poachers in Nor
man times. Soon before the feast
the village lads catch badger. kill
and dress IL On Christmas eve il
is strung on spit over huge Gre
in the inn. When il is ready the par
~ attacks IL with nngees-no cut.
Iery Is allowed. Singing and toast
ing accompany the feast. which at
tracts practically all the villagers
and nearby farmers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-24
Anti Communist Flags
Replace Belored Santa
In Japan's Christmas

TOKY0.--Santa Claus has been
banished from Japan. much to the
sorrow Of thousands of boys and
girls who had come to love the pa
tron saint Of Christmas. A lome
ministry ordinance now forbids the
usual festival manner Of celebrat-
ing. Japan. although not Chris.
tan nation. has been celebrating
the day with growing ardor annu-
ally. with department stores featur.
ing Santa Clauses similar to the
American variety. But now shop
keepers have announced that in.
stead Of the usual decorations their
establishments viii display Japan.
nese. German and Italian flags, rep.
resenting the three leading anti.
communist nations.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-24
Iity Associated U-~sSl
BY VOLTA TORREY

In 3 days, 10 hours and 8 min
utcs last July, Howard Hughes &
Co. flew round the world. But
July's jolliest punket was the
comic-strip-style, surprise sky
solo of Douglas California Here
/ Come" Corrigan from New
York to Dublin. Hughes had the
best available assistance and
equipment; Corrigan sneaked to
glory in a jaloppy.
The worlds feet itched: Eng
lands king and queen went to
Paris, made the Union Jack and
the Tri-Color seem as one flag
to British War Minister Hore-
BeliSha, ct al. A piggy back
plane flew photos of the French
frolic to America. Viscount
Runciman was ordered to CZecho-
slovakia to check central Eu-
ropes cancer. Thirty-two coun-
tries delegates met at Evian to
see where refugees could 60. And
President Roosevelt went from
coast to coaSt--attending Gettys-
burg'S 18th and the Northwest
Territory's l50th anniversary
ceremonies, reviewing the fleet
at San Francisco, and beaming
blessings on candidates whom his
foes called rubber stamps"
Music Maestro. Please
Postmaster General Farley
urged voters not to ''unhorSe'
their chief. Republican Chair
man Hamilton said grass would
be growing in the streets but fol-
the tramping feet of $4,000. 00C
people looking for work. AND
hillibillies went to town and
elected their plump, dimpled, po-
litical maestro. W. Lee O'Daniel
governor of Texas.
Dixie. Economic Problem No
J." clamored for freight-rate re
vision. ICC decided eastern
railroads could charge coach pas
sengerS more DR. Arthur Nor
gan. TWAS ouSted kingpin. Suec
for his pay. Elmer F Andrew,
became wage-hour chief. Anti
trust charges were filed agains
movic-makerS. Liberals dis
cusSed group-health projects. tn,
Maytag strike and the civil Gber
ties inquiry Conservatives cuSS
ed NLRB and Jimmy Roosevelt,
insurance income. And third
term talk was on the upbeat.
The Nationals won the All Sta
ball game Japan surrendereS
the 1870 olympics.
Headlined Names
Count and Countess Haugwitz
Reventlow's sensational squabhl,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-24
Community Christmas Tree.

In many Aneriesn communities
''civ!e" Christmas trees are erected
each December IN the main aqataFs
or street and The towns Yuie &C.
tlxisies center there Many con-
rr.ssnitles also string eolored Bgats
along TIE streets during the seasoa
% sceentuate tis holiday SPLIT.
Usually ire lighting q the commit
nifty tree OF the special street zhfs
is accompanied BY . ceremony In
aag'Rsting the Christmas Shopping
aeaSon- Lights are removed imms-
dlztelY after New Years Day.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-24
Christmas An Year,

CHRISTMAS. FI-A.--There'S nary
. snowflake in this southern com
natnity but it's the only town in
America that has a Christmas at.
saoSphere the year around. Each
Yuletide season cards and pack.
aees come from al parts CT the
world 70 be stamped and mailed
again BY Mrs. Santa Claus" other.
vase known as PostmiStreSx Juanita
S. Tucker. The post Office vas e..
tablished June q. 1884 oaices al
Christmas. KY. and Christmas.
Artx.. have been abandoned.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-24

KANSAS CITY. Mo.-The fol-
lowing advertisement appeared
recently IN a newspaper in this
city: Lady who ran over pigs.
Highway 20. wishes to coEnmuni-
cate with owner"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-24
Worlds Oldest, Simplest Musical Instrument
Is Universal yuleside Symbol

Each nation has its individual symbols of Christmas In
England there Yue log in France the candles and in
Holland wooden shoe But throughout the entire world
there universal symbol the bells of Christmas.
This is strange because bells not associated with
the church until at least 400 A. D. when Paunus Italian
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-24

Preniis warns industry that ua-
ton Niil not tolerate any trend
back % It's Old abuses.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-24
.uv Associated Pr-.-p

CLEVELAND, Dec. 24.-Many
men dream of making fortune
and retiring in their forties.
Fred William Ramsey did it,
and then acquired the biggest
job of his career.
AS director of welfare here,
he's fighting now to keep the
city's poor from going hungry.
His money from the state is run
ming low-and he won't be able
to have more until the legisla-
ture meets in January.
Eliven years ago Ramsey was
sitting on top of his own pretty
good-sized world as president of
a S10,000,000 metal products con-
Germ.
He had started at IA as a stock
room boy. Successfully, he was
office boy, timekeeper, salesman
and purchasing agent. Then pres
ident.
With that, Ramsey decided he
had made enough money. But
instead of retiring to a country
estate. at AZ. he plunged into So
cial service work.
In cleveland's Blue Book
During these past 10 years,
Ramsey has been Cleveland's
chief moncy-raiser. He has serv-
ed most of those years as chair
man of the Community Fund.
For a while he was General Sec
rotary of the YMCA's National
Council.
Three years ago. Ramsey (who
is listed in Cleveland's Blue
Book, a who's who Of the social
elite) became director of welfare
in the city, generally considered
a thankless job. He says:
Il took the job purely on a
service basis. / felt I had TO
have something To do. and this
seemed worth while"
At this job he ran smack into
crisis last spring when relief
money from the state ran out
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-24

lQlled them TO sleep. Bells are the
simplest, yet the most compelling
musical instrument in the world and
it is fitting that they should toll the
universal message of Christmas, of
Peace on Earth, Good Will to
Men"
RIGHT-Gok singing tower and
bird sanctuary at Mountain Lakes,
Fla, said to be the mrst ideally
conceived and located carlton in the
country. 1t rings each Christmas
day.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-24

Count and Countess Haugwitz-
Reventlow's sensational squabhle
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-11
A Thought for Today
The Case For John H. Goss
,he citv is in dire distress"

"The city is in dire distress:
 So simply did John H. GosS, in hls canacitv as a commissioner on the Board of Finance, sum his feeling about "pollt- ical expenditures" when relief and more relief is the emergency he IS sure that Waterbury must meet.
 Yet The Waterbury American, after Republican Town Chairman J. Warren Upson had criticized questioning by MT Goss of need for expenditure or S11 OOO now, or next year, for new voting machines repeated this attack and crit icism in it's editorial columns. The Re publican-American, as was ever US wont, is more concerned with ambitious mat ters such as making more money TOT US publisher It cannot find time to con slider in so slight manner as py US editorial gestures, the situation or the poverty-ridden, the jobless, for whom re- lief is vital literally.
 Let the poor man honor MT. GosS that he would throw to one side the hySterla of politics as against provision py the city for it's relief crisis. Let the poor man. the laboring man, and every good citizen of Waterbury give MT. Goss, another good citizen, assurance that such periodicals and persons as can place political moves before the care of the needy can have no respect among the good citizens of Waterbury.
 It is all very well for those who write or apeak from the material eminence or 336,OO and more year income to press their greedy political Whims at the eX- pense of those who suffer. And the excuse, this time, is crooked elections. A somewhat worn WheeZe, considering the results of the recount of the machines last October, if the Republicans recall The only irregularities" found under the court investigation were marked against Republican moderator who had failed to report some votes.
 The American editorial cites: How crooked election bosses rejoice at that news!" This, in reference to difficulty to get the present machines into shape.
 Is it possible that the Republican American intends to include John Goss in some of it's mud-spattering innuen- does? If this be the case, then it would be best for all good citizens, regardless Of political past, present or future tendencies, to ban from their homes such perverted prints as these.
 And Waterbury would be better for it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-11
Our New Judge

We don't think that Governor Wilbur L. Cross has made a mistake in his appointment of Attorney T. E. Conway as judge of the Waterbury City Court. The appointment preserves the bi-par- tisan nature of the court which, unfortu- nately, we are obliged to subscribe to in this state. But had there been no partisan discussion of the appointment Whatso- ever it would still remain |. fine appoint ment. The new judge will constitute a worthy edition to the judiciary in Water bury.
 native of this city he is young enough and at the same time sufficiently ad- vanced in years to be completely worthy of the trust imposed in him. We feel con- fident that he will give the type of judicial service to which this city has been accus- toned down through the years. When the roster of legal minds who have presided over the destinies of the city court is perused outstanding lawyers and judges are included. It is our belief that the new appointee will follow an illuStrious course on the bench.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-11

how or other this unwillingness of public officials to agree to the terms imposed by the federal government doesn't meet with popular approval. It may be, though, that the public will come to regret the day it forced it's representatives to take the necessary steps to put the community in line for federal aid in housing.
 There is no doubt about the popularity of the idea of low-cost housing. Practical ly everyone is agreed that there should be more housing units in the United States and at the same time there should be conscientious effort to get rid of un- wholesome Slum districts. But if the tram sition is to be accompanied by sacrifice then we should proceed slowly and with infinite caution.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-11
Federal Housing

The question of Connecticut cities and towns participating in federal grants for loW-cost housing projects still divides communities into opposing ranks. How ever, down at Bridgeport week or so ago public meeting called for the purpose of discussing a sum clearance and rehous- ing project was remarkably one-sided And To and behold the same gathering showed for the first time that Mayor Jas per McLevy is not impervious in his own bailiWick.
 Despite the fact that he voiced opposi- ton and took Nathan Strauss, chairman of the Federal Housing Authority, to task in no uncertain terms he was forced to stand by and see 1900 citizens vote in favor of the city waiving taxes on proper ty so that the housing project might be launched. Mayor McLevy spoke against the plan not that he doesn't want his city to have a low-cost housing project, but because he now believes that cOmmuni- ty is forced "heel down" too much to the federal government to secure grant.
 This same opinion is not confined to Bridgeport In Hartford Mayor Thomas J Spellacy voiced similar one some weeks ago, but up there, too, he was over ruled and in the face oi public opinion ap- pointed local housing authority. Some
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-11
A Venerable Newspaper

The Montreal Gazette has recently observed it's 160th anniversary. Ameri- cans are interested in the occasion for two reasons. One is the age and ac- complishment of the Gazette, both deserving respect. The other is its origin.
 Benjamin Franklin, who seems to have had hand in practically everything use- ful and interesting in his day, was it's founder. In 1778 he met in London a French printer who was publishing paper in England. Franklin, like many other patriots then, hoped that the French Canadians could be induced to side with the Americans against Great Britain. He persuaded the young printer to come to this country and obtain grant from Congress to publish a paper in Montreal. It all worked out as planned, except that the Canadians did not join with the Americans.
 The first paper was called the Literary and Commercial Gazette. It was almost neWsless and very small. But it grew as Canada grew. The little wooden press which had been brought from England was replaced by better equipment and finally by the complicated modern ma- chinery required for great newspaper in the present time. American newspapers wish the Montreal Gazette a cordial Many happy returns of the day!"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-11

Those who plan to travel west this sum- mer by railroad can take advantage of the latest thing in luxury trains. The new streamlined Broadway Limited" will start service between New York and Chicago next week. Decorations will be unique in that new color schemes with chrome trim will be in evidence Pull mans will be minus the open berth cars with their heavy curtains and generally public appearance even when curtained off for the night. Suites, single and double rooms, absolutely private are featured on the new train. Now for mak- ing the reservations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-11

Apropos of the right of free speech The CommonWeal, a weekly review, says: We hold no brief for many of those who are most actively attacking Mayor Hague; they are at the very least dubious char acters But we do hold a brief for the principle of free speech .. to deny free speech is a very dangerous thing; it is to forge sword which cuts all ways - and to give rise to the grave suspicion that ones own house is badly in need of rigorous cleaning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-11

In the "back to the farm" movement now advocated it has been suggested to ban the modern tractor, and go back to the slower process of working the farm with horses. This would stimulate bus mess in horse trade There are horses and horses, but those that are not on the horse track are ridden by those that can afford the luxury. But the work horse has almost become memory. With return to this form of farm work there would be an increase in the harness trade and in the grain and feed trade. It sounds pretty good.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-11

advising them on strategy and directing their operations.
 The combination of brains and front-thanks to Wheeler-was the greatest weapon of the re- actionaries in the court fight and is the greatest threat to Roose- velt's domination on Capital Hill. Without Wheeler it is doubtful if the anti-Administrationites could have licked the judicial bill. As long as he plays ball with them they will continue to be thorn in the Presidents side both in and out of Congress. Presidential Bee
 How long Wheeler will stay put in his present alignment de- pends on how long 1t will further his presidential ambitions.
 There were two underlying fac tors behind Wheeler's break with the President: CD his long smoul- the President: (D his long smouldering resentment at not getting the vice presidential nom- ination and at being passed over for Attorney General when his colleague, Senator Tom Walsh, died; (2) his conclusion that Roosevelt never would back Burt Wheeler as his successor in the White House, and that the only way he could ever gain its en- trance was to strike out for him. self and strike back at Roosevelt.
 Wheeler's new buddies have no illusions about his apparent conversion to their cause. They know full we'll that if it would serve his purpose better he would turn on them just as he turned on his cne-time liberal friends.
 But they are convinced that he can't walk out now; that he has made his bed and has no place else to go. This conclusion they base on the very definite fact that liberals never again will trust Wheeler nor take him back into their fold.
 Norris, LaFoIlette, Wagner and all the others with whom Burt trained for years, now shun him as a deserter and an enemy. They too have their differences with Roosevelt, but the thing they will never forgive of Wheeler is his camaraderic with the men who have sought to destroy them.
 Wheeler is conscious of this, and today, is a lonely man. But that deadliest of all diseases, presi- dentitis, is raging in his veins. And one of its surest symptoms is the firm conviction that in politics, the end justifies any means.
 Copyright, 1888, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-11
PreSsCOnnment
IN THE GOOD OLD SUMNER
 TIME
(New York Herald -Tribune)

No one should be called upon to brood long upon dark side of 8 summer vacation when all are lock- ing forward to it as the mile run- ner to the tape, but a word to the wise and the smart aleck offered by National Safety Council statis- tics Q936-'3D may well be passed on at this time.
 It seems that it is in the good old summer time that the seasonal accident graph does Popocatepetl, sea level being the end of winter and the highest peak at the end of July. Summer sports, swimming and diving, automobile trips as well as the perils of staying at home on the edge of the cellar stairs bring the rate up enormously in June and keep it high till mid-September
 There are excesses of caution with regard to life and limb and general health that can so en- croach on the business and pleas ure of being alive that those who practice them seem more to be commiserated than accident vic- tins. On the other hand, there are the smart alecks, winter and sum- mer, who keep the accident wards and funeral parlors in work not only with their own compound committed fractures, multiple la cerations and contusions but those of many innocent bystanders. Who will check their exuberance? These statistics of the National Safety Council showing the accident rate nearly doubled in summer might and should.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-11
Good Senatorial WOrk
Senator Maloney's Plan to Control PWA Funds for Publcly-Owned Utility Plants Was
 Sound-Good Fight Made For It.
HARTFORD TIMES

The weakness of 1t, aside from the fact that it is purely informal and not in any sense binding, is that the President is to constitute him. self judge as to what is a fair price.
 With no desire to disparage the Presidents intention to be fair, it may be pointed out that his opin- ions on utility valuations are sharp- ly at variance with those whose money is invested in the industry. The President may be entirely right in his views. There is, however, no proof of that and the views cer- tainly are ex parte. The holder of them, whether he be president or someone else, could hardly qualify as an impartial umpire.
 Senator Maloney's proposal that a fair price be determined by 8 board composed of a representative of community desiring to buy a plant, a representative of the com- pany In the field and third mem- Der chosen by the two, offered a system to which no one should ob- ject in principle.
 If the valuation placed by such board were accepted by the com- munity and the company, WPA funds could be used to finance pur- chase, according to the plan. If it was not accepted by the company, then the funds could be used to finance construction of a competing plant.
 It is difficult to conceive a fairer proposition or one more likely to facilitate the establishment of pub licly-owned plants in communities which so desire and at the same time to safeguard proper invest ments.
 The administrations objection was that the plan would permit de- lay; that utility companies could litigate and indefinitely tie up pro- posals to take over their plants.
 It would appear to have been a comparatively simple matter to rem- edy that defeat in the Maloney plan, if it actually existed. Instead the play was rejected by vote of 46 to 30.
 Connecticut's junior Senator was defeated in the proposition, but 1t is safe to say that by offering it and by his able defense of 1t he strengthened himself in his own state and with fair-thinking men generally.