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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-19

A. fldC DlaCk palnC, Sucn ~S shellac and lampblack mixture.
 Q. Do collective nouns take verbs in the singular or plural number?
 A. The number of the verb de- bends upon the sense of the collec- tive. If 1t is used distributively the plural verb is correct; the intention being to convey the idea that all units of the collective perform sep arately the act stipulated in the verb; but if the collective Is re- garded as a unit, the singular form of the verb is required.
 o. Where are the Corn Islands, and to whom do they belong?
 A. They are in the Caribbean sea, few miles off the east coast of Nicaragua. Under a treaty be- tween the United States and Nic- aragua, proclaimed June 24, 1916, the Nicaraguan government leased these islands (Great Corn Island and Little Corn Island) to the gov- ernment of the United States for term of ninety-nine years, with an option of renewal for another term of 99 years at the expiration of the lease.
 Q. When was the U. s. postal savings system established?
 A. It was established by act of congress approved June 25, 1910.
 o. Does metabolisn1 always refer to the building up of cells in the body?
 A. No, 1t also includes tearing down of cells by processes of de- struction and oxidation.
 @. Did the song, Reaching for the Moon" originate in the motion picture with that title, in which Douglas Fairbanks was starred?
 A. Only one song, High Up and Lown Down." by Irving Berlin, was sung in the Fairbanks picture. Reaching for the Moon" (composed by Harry Ruby) was first sung in the stage musical production 'Top Speed"
 If you want a copy of our book let "On Genealogy". write to Wa terbury Democrats Washington Bu- reau, 1913 Thirteenth street, Wash- ington, D. 0. Enclose 10 cents in nnataSA-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-19

According to the Bureau for Street Traffic Research located at Har- yard University, if America had a more efficient street system, Amer ican people could buy 5,0O0,O00 to 10, 0,000, 900 Yuore automobiles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-19
T est Y UT Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-19
A Thought for Today

will arise and go to my father and will rav unto him. Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee-Luke 15:18.
 Humility that low sweet root, from which all heavenly virtues shoot.-Moore.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-19
TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Never pronounce banal-ban'al or bay-naP; say, bay'-naL

A. Flat black paint, such ~s a shellac and lampblack mixture.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-19

If you want a copy of our book let "On Genealogy", write to Wa terbury Democrats Washington Bu- reau, 1913 Thirteenth street, Wash- ington, D. 0. Enclose 10 cents in n0sta9A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-19

o. When was the U. s. postal savings system established2
 A. It was established by act of congress approved June 25, 1910.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-19

c. Does metabolisn always refer to the building up of cells in the body?
 A. No, 1t also includes tearing down of cells by processes of de- struction and oxidation.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-02
Memorial Services For Judge
]. B. Browne Held In u. S. Court
~ ~. ~ ~. -. ~
TELLS OF TRIP
OVER HIGHWAY

Phil Barney, author of TIT
Gulf CLEAN" a section of
the Tampa Tribune, and Mrs.
Barney were visitors in Key
West recently. They enjoyed
The visit and trip over the
highway. Writing in a recent
issue of the Tribune the fol-
lowing appeared under the
caption "OH To Key West"
Your correspondent has
left for Key West-by auto
mobile instead of ship this
time. Well probably be gone
about one week. It's the most
interesting trip we could
think of. short of a flight by
air to Buenos Aires or a trip
by ship TO Iceland.
Years ago we drove down
the Keys road as far as Plan
tation Key. just beyond Ia
vernier. Going down TO the
sea in cars instead of ships.
If gives a chance once more
TO see green COCO palms.
white sandy beaches. clear
green water over coral reefs.
and blue water.
Instead of white paper and
blackEfYpe.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-02
Manager Of Highway Celebration
Will Be Appointed By Friday

meeting that the president of the
state chamber of commerce be
contacted and recommendations
secured from him. we believe
that Miami is very much inter-
eSted in the celebration, that her
Chamber of Commerce and A. A,
A. has had experience in these
celebrations before and that we
will be much benefited by con-
ferring with the parties in queS-
ton" Mr.. Costar said.
Programs of the various persons
desiring the position with possible
costs will be. secured by MIR. Cos
tar and brought to Key West
where at a meeting of the Cen
trail Committee one of the per
sons interviewed will be appoint
ed as manager.
Thee meeting will probably be
held Friday. MIR, CoStar said to-
day.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-02


errerss in congress who thought
more of their party than they did
of their people, and that Senator
Pepper was one of them.
Senator Pepper didn't tell you
that he supported the supreme
court packing bill, and that l
fought it with every ounce of vi
tally I had; he didn't tell you
that he voted for the Ubiquitous
reorganization bill, and that |
stopped my campaign in Florida
and flew to Washington to vote
against it. He likes to forget he
supported those measures, and he
likes to forget I fought against
them and that | am happy to
know | helped to defeat them.
THE junior senator has stress
ed the fact a thousand times in
his campaign that he has sup
ported every measure the admin
istration has advocated and that
he will continue to support every
measure the administration will
advocate.
I'VE don't know what is going
to happen in this country with
the depression down on us again
and fear abroad in the land.
With times as they are now. with
questions coming up that need
men of backbone to decide them,
men who will place the interest
of the people above the interest
of their party, do you want to
send to Washington a Yes-man,
or do you want to send to Wash
ington man who has the grit
to say No as we'll as Yes?
Character is made up of two
things things that we do and
things that we refuse to do. OF
what use are we in business, in
congress, in our homes, anywhere,
if we are going to say Yes, yes,
all the time, or if we are going
to say, No, no, all the time? /
have said Yes to administration
bills when l was convinced that
the enactment of those bills into
law would help the people, but,
thank God, I have had the back
bone to say No when | knew that
those bills would hurt the peo-
pie.
Senator Pepper, when he was
here--the same thing has been
true alb over Florida-was proud
To seallu himself a rubber stamp
But why pay ten thousand year
for a rubber stamp? Why not
save nine thousand nine hundred
and ninety-nine dollars and half
and buy rubber stamp for fifty
cents and send it to Washington
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-02
resolutions Entered In Min
utes And Sent To Rela-
tiyes; Thirteen Become
Naturalized Citizens

At this mornings session of u
S. Court, Southern District of
Florida. presided over by Judge
w. Fl. Barrett of Augusta reseIu-
tions of respect to the memory OF
the late Judge jefferson B.
Browne was read by Judge Ar
thur Gomez of the Circuit Court.
Judge Barrett also rendered a
testimonial of respect and the
papers were ordered entered in
the mintes of the court and cop
fes sent to members of the inn
mediate family.
Judge Browne was a member
of the bar of this county for
nearly sixty years. He was Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court of
Florida and held the goth circuit
judgeship until it and the 18th
were amalgamated, when he be-
came judge of the new circuit.
Bart Riley, Miami attorney and
close friends ef-the late Judge;
Curry Harris, local attorney and
chairman of tibet committee APP
pointed at the last session of the
court TO draw up resolution;
Lloyd c. Hooks, assistant U. 5.
attorney in the absence OF U. ).
District Attorney Herbert S. Phil
lips, added words of appreciation
of Judge Browne.
The court recessed this morn
ing until IL o'clock as a means
of respect to the memory of
Judge Browne.
At the noon session the follow
ing became naturalized citizens;
Antonio Gutierrez, Emilio Ro-
nero, John Weber, Carload Diaz
Santana. Pedro Juan Santana,
Celia Gray Russell, Celestina
Evans, Clifton Ferguson, Rocklin
Hilton Hanna, William Henry
Kemp. Alexandria Albury, Cen
erosa Lopez and Lena Bernia
Sands. Because of absence the
application of Kathleen Knowles
will be deferred until the next
session of the court.
u. S. Officers present at the
sessions were Judge w. II. Bar
rett; Edwin r. Williams, Clerk of
u. S. District Court; Harold S.
Darby, Chief Deputy Clerk; Guy
c. Reeve, U. S. Marshall; James
b. Watkins, naturalization exami-
ner; and Lloyd c. Hooks, assist
ant u. S. District Attorney.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-02

'If a man, when he leaves home
to go to business, or to go to
work, or to go to Washington,
leaves his individuality and his
independence in his home, of
what good will he be in business,
of what good will he be in his
work, of what good will he be in
Washington"
When the applause which fol-
lowed Mr.. WilcoX's address had
died down, Pat Cannon, candidate
for Representative in Congress
from the Fourth Congressional
District, was introduced by Ben
D. Trevor. chairman of the meet
ing.
Mr.. Cannon gave a brief state
mcnt of how he had worked as
siduously to become a member of
Congress, how as a boy he had
but one goal in view. and had APP
piled himself diligently to the
task, his candidacy for congress
and his defeat at the previous
election, but a defeat which
showed by the results that he had
become known. and believed the
time was now ripe to again an
nounce his candidacy.
The encouragement he had re-
ceived since the opening of the
campaign had been such as to re-
new within him belief in the pos
sibility of attainment at this cleo
ton and he was asking the peo-
pie of the district for their sup
port in his political struggle to
attain his desires.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-02

Which chugged aud shook their way
.thnoagh the Straits OF Magellan: The
later more luxarlaas liners steaming
down through the aewiy made Pau
ana Canal which shortened the
distance between New YOrs and
Valparaiso by some $500 miles:
and fnaIy tOaay's palatisl pleasure
ships bringing cruises every week
from New York 10 the West Coast
vepahlies % the sogghera continent
Dariag an these many transitions
thraugh watch ocean craft has
passed ghs aals2 boat has remaiaed
unchanged. 4 Is s1llg mAde ay The
indians from bandles % torsara
grass and reeds. following the same
measurements and desl gas erIsk
mated a thousand o. more years ago.
and II weos the wsad wish TIE ssme
picturesque reed sails wasea Ssre
familiar sights back Ia tie dayx
Nheh the Iness ealsd IN palaces
flashing Ns.h gos2 2aa preeaeas
ssoasA
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-02

ton, Third District: Ralph K
Johnson, J. Carlyle Roberts.
Following will be found the Of
fetal list of polling places in Key
West and on the Keys, together
with clerks and inspectors:
FIRST Precinct
Polling Place: 4l2 Whitehead
Street. Key West. Florida: Clerk
}. {. Gardner; Inspectors; Chas
Eugene Roberts Charles /. Rob-
erts, Enrique Hcnriquez,
SECOND Precinct
Polling Place: $50 Fleming street.
Key West, Florida: Clerk, T.. Mer-
willie Rosam: Inspectors: Louis
Aguerr0, Charles T. Archer. +. O..
Roberts.
Third Precinct
Polling Place, 9l5 Eaton street.
Key West, Florida: Clerk: J. q.
Turner: Inspectors. W +. pnval.
Ira cash, cecil Russell.
Fourth Precinct
Polling Place: COS ASde Street.
Key West. Florida: Clerk: George
Curry; Inspectors; George J. Ale
Donald, Orion y. Russell Wilson
jolly.
Fifth Precinct
Polling Place: us Duyal Street.
Key West. Florida; Clerk oscar
Solano: Inspectors, Raul Siyila.
Charles PARA ! T. Wopdson
Sixth preciucf
Polling Place: Gnlden Eagle
Building, Prttonia sStgtet, keN
West. Florida; clerk: Hubert r.
Roberts. Inspectors. Christian Non
neIHacher. Rafael f.. Lazo. Phillip
J. Baker.
seventh Precinct
Polling Place: High School Gym
uasium, Seminary aud Francis
streets. Key West Florida, Clerk
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-02
SCOUT TROOP
MEETS TONIGHT
SEVERAL MATTERS OF IN
TEREST TO BE TAKEN
UP AT SESSION

Members of Boy Scout Troop
So will rally this evening at 1870
o'clock and it is expected that the
full membership of the organiza-
ton will be in attendance at
Wesley House in the troops quar-
tiers.
There are a number of matters
of great interest to be taken up
at the meeting, one of them, and
a very important one, is the plans
for presentation of a play which
was discussed some time ago with
the idea of using the proceeds for
the summer encampment.
Other plans are IN formation
for various activities which are
desired by the troop and which
will be discussed in detail at the
meeting, which should have been
held some time ago, but which
was postponed due to the indis
position of certain members.
At the last session of the troop
four applications for membership
were received and these will be
acted on tonight, For this reason
it is urged that the attendance
will be large at the meeting to-
night.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-02
MANY MARRIAGE
LICENSES ISSUED

Marriage licenses issued from
the office of Judge Raymond r.
Loud during the month of April
number Is, as checked from the
records in the office.
Those issued during the past
week permitted the marriages of;
George Alfred Dean and Sylvia
Edwina Gibson; Oscar Alonzo
Ramirez and Alice Jane Lowe;
Verne L. Strahan and Ledelia
Mae Tickerhoff; Samuel Tynes
and Evelyn Johnson.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-02

John Costar, general chairman
of the Central Committee for the
celebration of the formal opening
of the Overseas Highway, will
leave Wednesday for Miami to
secure a number of recommended
tions for the position of manager
srom c. d. Letter, president of
the Miami Chamber of Commerce.
and MIR. Owen, president of the
Miami Branch of the American
Automobile Association.
The trip win be made in &C
cordance with the suggestion of
the Central Committee at its last
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-02

49, sg-sflESE balsa boats which tfansl
{ II p2.rthelnds al Sua their produce
back and forth across Lake TitieaCa.
highest bayigabls like - saeCworld.
ara little concerned over stream
llass. diesels. turbines. aud lido
decks. Ever since he days when the
Indians used these homemade YES
sells TO ply an and dowu between
their settlements on the West
Coast OF South America. thousand
or more years ago. they have
watched. andlstuFaea, the evolution
OF seagoiag eraft--ths cid sailing
vessels Which spent moatas steam
iug down around Cape Horn % reach
Chile and Peru. sad to reach the
chineha Islands whose vas; gaaao
deposits we're bringing wealth 10
distant ports of the world. The Span
ish aeets which came down from the
lsthmas TO load the gold aud silver
l0otea from Inca semp1es sad Pal
Asses the famous cid side Nasslers
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-02

j. b. Allen: Inspectors: J. r. VILLA
real, Thomas Moore. AmeliO Garcia
Eighth Precinct
Polling Place; Marathon Grocery,
Marathon, Florida: Clerk: A. y.
Woodburn: Inspectors: Samuel Muir
ray Moore, Fancis f.. Moore. IL. n.
Snow.
Ninth Precinct
Polling Place: \ and Il Fish Com
pany Building, Islamorada. Florida :
Clerk Edney h. Parker; Inspectors.
r. g. Pinder, Il. Lee Pinder. j. -.
Pinder.
Tenth Precinct
Polling Place. &. .. Garrett $
Packing House, Rock HarboT. Flor
ida. Clerk &. Marvin Thompson;
Inspectors: Adclbert Bethel, John
Curry Thomas }. Johnson.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-02
ENJOY FISHING IN
KEY WEST WATERS

On Friday MIR. and Mrs.
Harris Levescn of Miami
Beach. Fla. and Mr.. and Mrs.
George Fuller. of Montgom-
cry. Ala. were taken out on
a fishing trip in Captain Paul
Demeritt's boat.
They boated four sailfish.
but lost three of them. Many
other varieties were captured.
including a sixty pound am
berjack. The catches consist
ed of bonita. dolphin 1oarra-
cuda and many other differ
emf kinds.
Mr.. Leveson is owner of the
Riptide Club. Miami Beach.
and Mr.. Fuller has extensive
lumber interests at ST. An
drews Bay.
They report having thor
oughlY enjoyed the days
outing.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-02
CANDIDATESLINE ..'s7'.
UP FOR ELECTION

Continued from Page One)
District. William H. Monsal-
Vatee. VIM. r. Porter.
County Commissioner, Second
District: Paul Boysen. Braxton
B. Warren.
County Commissioner, Fifth
District: Harry L. Beaver, T.
Jenkins Curry, Cleveland Niles,
Hastings c. Smith.
Member Board Public Instiuc-
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IMMENSE CROWD
HEARS WILCOX.

Continued from Page One)
event Mr.. Wilcox's voice failed
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-03-08
Personalities in +. V. A.

From narrow political viewpoint the
intensely bitter clash of policies and
personalities in the Tennessee Valley
Authority must be a source Of satisfac-
ton to administration foes. But from
a standpoint Of national economy it is
circumstance Of utmost regret.
The whole Tennessee Valley develop
ment represents one of the New Deals
earliest social experiments. That its
completion would be of both local and
national value is fact to be tempered
only by eventual determination Of the
cost. Looming large in such cost factors
is the disposition of private utility sys-
TENS falling into competition with the
great public development.
A review Of the prolonged controversy
which has ragged over the several con-
trasting opinions as to how the public
and private systems might resolve their
differences is not essential here beyond
stating the reminder that the cheapest
purchase price Of the private system
might not be the most economical in the
long run. Apparently, it was on this
fundamental point that Chairman Nor
gan and his two colleagues on the board
launched into the bitter phase Of their
disagreement.
That their differences have reached the
point Of personalities rather than prin-
ciples is obvious from the recent public
exchange Of statements. And so acid
have been these exchanges. and so re-
vealing in their disclosures Of complete
lack of co-ordinated administration, that
the necessity Of q final showdown seems
obvious.
With the board members subject to
removal only by congressional action, it
would seem advisable that Congress, par
ticularly administration leaders, face the
unpleasant situation promptly and in
itiate action directed at obtaining the
true story Of what is happening in the
T. V. A. And when this story is spread
upon the records, then the cure should
be prescribed without fear or favor.
The public stake is too large to do
otherwise.
Meanwhile, if the disputants are hon.
est in their convictions and are con-
WINGED Of their own inability to settle
their differences they should lend their
aid to fair and speedy determination
by IN outside party. Until such determi.
nation is made, 1t is the duty Of hon.
estly motivated disputants to retain
their otices and protect the public good
as 1t appears to them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-03-08

and supplying 1t over . county owned
distributing system. In fact. this would
be the simplest and probably most de.
sirable plan," according to the report.
The conventional cause for municipal
power plant agitation Is back Of the move
In Arlington. For years many county
residents have been dissatisfied with the
rates they have had to pay. The dis
satisfaction was heightened by the fact
that Washingtonians and residents Of a
small portion Of Arlington County in the
Rosslyn area enjoyed comparatively
cheap rates Had the company which
serves Washington and the small county
sector been encouraged to include all
Of Arlington In its territory there prob
ably would be little II any sentiment for.
a municipal plant now.
But most county residents are, by
necessity, customers of q Virginia con-
Germ which also serves a wide, sparsely
settled rural territory. Its set-up is such
that 1t cannot sell power as cheaply
as company operating in q small.
built-up district. Logical as the ex-
PLANTATION of the Virginia concerns
higher rates may be, 1t can hardly satisfy
customers who want cheap power, not
logic. With the air filled with talk Of
the success of municipal power plants,
and q concrete example at hand in
nearby Culpeper, it Is only natural
that Arlington would want to explore
that field.
The County Board showed sound judg-
ment in assembling all possible data.
and may be expected to study its $4,000
report thoroughly before acting. Having
gone thus far 1t can hardly drop the
matter. especially in view Of the nature
OF the report. Perhaps it will be re-
lieved Of the need of deciding whether
to spend large sums Of money to bring
a municipal power plant to the doors Of
the Nations Capital. The Virginia con-
Germ may conclude that. after all, it
can lower its rates. Such things have
been known to happen.