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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-31
LAW ENFORCEMENT NEEDED

Editor, The Citizen:
The writer has read with in
terest the various letters appear
ing in The Citizen relative to
local conditions. After the argur-
ments and rebuttals are sifteds it
would seem as if total agreement
was reached-present laws and
ordinances are sufficient, the
need is for enforcement.
AS tourist, l am not we'll
~cquainted locally to criticize
personally any of the City Coun-
Gil, the. Municipal Judge, the
Mayor, the Police Chief or any
other city or county employe.
An honest Mayor, Police Chief
and Municipal Judge are neces-
sary if city is to be run eff
GENTLY.
Tourists are mostly concerned
with clean beaches and attractive
streets and less unnecessary noise
at night, This is all very wen,
but tourists can't do anything
about it but write letters to the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-31
Today's Horoscope
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. % ss

Today carries more force than
power of action. The native is
apt to be moved more by strange
impulses than by reason. Rennem-
Der that more will be. gained by
the exercise of discretion than by
mere brute strength. You may
carry your point for the moment,
but danger follows close in such
cases.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-31
HUGO SIMS Special Washington The Citizen

necessary to insure adequate
medical treatment for its people
which, in many cases is impossi-
BILE for millions of families and
is financial catastrophe for other
families. The President argues
that the average level of health
or the average cost of sickness
has little meaning for those who
now must meet personal catastro-
Plies. To know that a stream is
four feet deep on the. average is
of little help to those who drown
in the place where it is ten feet
. q" 80
deep. o.: -,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-31
KEY WEST IN
DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here Just 10 Years
Ago Today As Taken From
The File. Of The Citizen

Every member of the state road
department appeared to be hear
tily in favor of Monroe county's
petition for the state to take over
the highway for maintenance,
said County Attorney. w. H. Ma
lone, who returned last evening
from Tallahassee where he at
tended a meeting Of the state
highway board Monday and
Tuesday of this week. Mr.. Ma
lone also had a conference with
Governor Carlton and was as
sured the influence of the chief
executive and his cooperation sin
the move for the state to take
over the highway will be given.
Nothing was decided at the
meeting of the board'',' said Mr..
Malone, who explained that rec
'ords were made of all the mat
tiers brought forward at the meet
ing and will be given future. con-
sideration. After the items are
finally passed on, they will be
considered in the preparation of
the budget which will be made
public and then will be issued a
call for a meeting at which dis
cussions and complaints concern
ing any of the items will be
heard. The budget will be only
a. tentative one until the regular
session of the board. The county
attorney said that he has every
confidence the forthcoming bud
get will provide for the perman-
ent maintenance of the Over Seas
Highway by the State Road De-
partment.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-31

paper and stay away from Key
West next year Key Westers can
do something about It, although
they rightly are more concerned
with a city administration which
would consider buying parking
meters for fancy price from
questionable concern.
The election to office of honest
men, if a few can be found will
ing to sacrifice their time and
give their ability to serve the
community, can be achieved only
by organization. In order to Sc
cure control at the Democratic
primaries, honest voters who
now only complain over their
back fences must coordinate. l
realize of course how the local
Democratci Party is controlled by
those now in office and by their
friends, but a slate presented to
the public on the Republican
ticket would stand no more
chance than as if they ran un-
Ger the Hammer and Sickle OF
the Communist Party.
The only local group al present
whose aims are to love their
neighbors and serve their fellow
men are the churches and a few
{. aternal organizations. l know
that every time a church lends
It's influence for better govern
ment a chorus goes up that the
church should mind its own bust
ness. This chorus is always led
by the politicians and crooks and
finds a ready ally in sonHer of the
old ladies, some thinking a
church's most constructive duty
is knitting wopleh bellybands for
heather Chinese babies, land the
others, nearly all church, mem
bers, glad of any chance to ham
string an organization the ma
jority of whose members are
honest.
Any man who will benefit in
any way from lax and dishonest
city officers will work. and will
continue to work for his friends.
1t doesn't matter whether he is
operating a gambling club,
numbers game, sells liquor next
10 a grammar school, or merely
wants to continue to operate a
decrepit jalopy without adequate
equipment, to the annoyance and
danger of the public. The cor
rection of abuses is not easy, and
requires the cooperation of every
honest man and woman who can
vote, and who is public-spirited
enough to realize many sacrifices
must be made, many toes must
be stepped on in order. that JUS
tice may be administered i'm
partially. 49, ~. l-4.,,s
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-31

&c.. During the present time, while demo-
cracy is being assaulted by the totalitarian
governments, it is we'll to remember the
words of former President Wilson that
democracy cannot be safe anywhere until
1T is safe everywhere ".. v .a" ''a as'
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-31

- Key West has no reason to say kind
word for Miami which has robbed us of
about everything we ever had through its
political strength, but if the island city is
not chosen as the cite for new air base,
then we believe Miami and not Jackson
vile is stragetically the most suited.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-31

This writer has been reading Eleanor
RooSevelt's column for long time, but
there has never been noted the slightest
criticism, even of constructive nature, of
the government. Surely she is not pre-
JUDGED!
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-31

Each symbol so 1000 the United
making
public becoming awakened the syphilis and
understanding that
Florida State Board Health laboratories running 600
every This approx
highest before handled
period A. McPhaul health officer.
place 24hour operating the
permit but help
1888 when demands
less a they today Car by The American Social
Hygiene Board Healthy
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-31
LOIS WILLIAMS.

P.S.-Those persons who become
initiated by the above are prob
ably those whom we could very
we'll do without in Key West.
Key West Fla,
Jan. 90, 1899. ..'.
1914 Won Phister, Co.,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-31
ECONOMY DIFFICULT
TIE HEALTH PROGRAM
BASED ON AID TO STATES
RAILROAD LEGISLATION
LANDON ON DEFENSE

The trouble as we see it is that
many congressman are anxious to
effect certain ECONOMIES that will
reduce the total of Federal appro-
priations but the difficulty is to
secure an agreement as to what
activity should feel the knife, 1t
is one thing for congressman to
vote appropriations to be distri-
buted amng the residents of his
district and another, thingfto take
funds from people in his. district
who are. insistently. demanding
relief. The President insists upon
the full amount requested and
there is powerful outside support
behind him. This menas, in our
opinion, that regardless of what
the Congress does in the present
instance, the full amount request
ed will be available before the
end of the fiscal year.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-31
TOURIST.
Key West, Fla,
Jan. 90, 1899. -fe

Editors Note: Believing that
the subject is about exhausted,
arguments and rebuttals publish
ed, the editor thinks that nothing
further can be gained by con-
tinuing the discussions of local
shortcomings. No more letters
pertaining to this matter will be
published for the present. Most
of the criticisms were of a con-
stfuctive nature and accepted in
that spirit. While discussions
make for progress, repetitions be-
come tiresome and Objectionable
when they are tinged with
acerbity)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-31

The cost of the program repre-
sents a sound investment, argues
the Chief Executive, which, in the
long run, will wipe out certain
costs now borne in the form of
relief. The idea back of the pro-
gram is the thought that the en-
tire nation can bear the expense
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-31
IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

l. Water and Sewerage.
2 Comprehensive City Plan (Zoning).
g. Hotels and Apartments.
L. Bathing Pavilion. '...... :.
S. Airports-Land and Sea. 81
6. Consolidation of County and City
Governments. all =, q. =; n,.r
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-31

You can't say hen is real smart, and
she does give one lot of trouble at times,
but she is honest. No hen has ever laid a
bad egg.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-31

Louis or Lewis ?-Tampa Tribune.
Why the question mark!
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-31

One frequently hears the term "cheap
politics." when politics is about the costliest
thing we have in our country.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-31

Apparently, an effort will be
made to pass legislation. to reha-
bilitate the railroads of the eoun-
try, which, it is estimated is "a
$26, 1000, 100000 industry. Recently,
representatives OF the railroads.
lahort and Congress conferred
with the President to consider the
problem and it was announced
that the details of legislation
would be left to Congress. Sena-
tor Wheeler, of the Interstate
Commerce Committee, advocates
the reorganization and expansion
of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission to regulate all transport
agencies, including water car
riers. While there is some diff
Guilty in reaching agreement as to
the legislation necessary to solve
the nations transportation prob
lem, there is no disagreement as
to the need of some action.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-31

The flying age" iHlpon us with a
vengeance.-Times-Union. Spaniards and
Philippians have been made to understand
that -,a.t u. .a.. II Z
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-31

One trouble with the United States is
the number of professional, patriots who
are on the lookout for personal profit.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-31

The essence of the medical-aid
program is Federal-State coop
Grafton, says the President, who
points out that Federal legisla-
ton must indicate the assistance
to be available to States in a CO.
, opelssfve programf fOro the ma
tons health. No gfeat expansion
off, Federal health services is
planned, but the program should
be worked out and administered
by states and localities, with the
assistance of Federal grants-in-
aid.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-31

Pedestrians are just about as we'll off
if they leap before they look.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-31

Presumably with a view to making
our small army as strong as possible, each
soldier is allowed an ounce Of onion day.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-31

The highway ferry system is
handling a total of los passengers
today, Sc of that number being
enroute to the city, reports state.
The two southbound boats are
handling 10 cars, two buses, one
truck and Sc passengers. Out
bound traffic from No Name Key
is given as IA cars, one truck, one
bus and 40 passengers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-31

.Editcrial comment: Key West
should be made a harbor airport.
The marine relationships to avia-
ton should not be overlooked. 1t
would be grievous mistake to
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them.

All things come to him who goes after
them. -. re 49,. .t
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Lighthouse department reports
that Caxambas Pass Light 2.
which was reported extinguished
January 2, has been relighted and
is now in use by those having oc-
casion to navigate in the waters
in that vicinity.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-31
Last week the President referred

Last week the President referred
to Congress for careful study"
the report and recommendations
on national health prepared by
his inter-departmental committee
to coordinate health and welfare
activities. Pointing out that losses
on account of sickness, dis
ability and premature death ac-
count for $4,000, 100000 annual
ly, the committee saw a need for
a national health program. Sick
ness, it is said, is more frequent
among the low-income families,
among whom maternal and child
birth is inadequately protected.
On an average Jay, according TO
the report, about FIVE 6699nlilllsSoh
persons are disabled dbYs siekAessf
Five reasons are advaneed YoIi fbe
program, which involves possible
expenditures of $3.50, 100000 an
nually after ten years.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-31

overlook this factor on aerial de-
velopment ,s -
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-31

Speaking recently befre an au-
dience OF newspaper men in Kan
SaS, former Governor ALI M.
Landon declared that the United
States and all other nations hav-
ing representative forms of gov
eminent are the targets of an eco
homic war being waged by the
totalitarian powers. He listed fas-
,cisfn, flazziism and communism. as
the foes of democracy and named
Germany, Italy, Russia and Ja2
pan as totalitarian nations which
had made state slaves of their
citizens and were now conducting
economic war.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-31

Reasons follow: Services to pre-
vent sickness are grossly insult
ficient; hospital and organized
facilities are inadequate, particu-
larly in rural areas; one-third of
the population receives made
quate medical service; a far larg-
er part of the nation suffers from
the economic burden of illness;
wage-earners and their families
need protection during periods of
temporary or permanent disabil-
ity.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-31

The submarine S-4, which prov
ed to be a deathtrap for 40 men
in the memorable sea tragedy of
December, 1927, when the S-4
was. rammed and sunk by the
Coast Guafd Gutter Pulling off
the coast Of Massachusetts. is due
to arrive in the harbor Key West
late today under tow of the mine
layer Ma1lard. The navy has in
stalled new life-saving devices on
the salvaged S-4 and the vessel
is now brought to this port for
the purpose of testing the eff
cheney of the contrivances. Lieu
tenant Commander p. H. Dunbar
arrived over the East Coast yes
terday and will be in charge of
the experiments.
DR.. Thomas Travis, assistant
editor of Forest and Stream" !,
has taken in big events first hand.
He was one of the few Americans
serving with the Anzacs in the
great war. He saw the red In
dian IN the trenches facing the
white mans war magic. He was
six times through the submarines
and also was with the Australians
when they blew up Messines
Ridge. He is an explorer of the
wilds and a hunter after big game
with the camera, writer of books
and short stories and a lover of
rod and reel from all the waters
from New Foundland to Florida
and from Ontario to- Catalina Is
land. He will give lectures I'M
der the auspices of the Rotary
Club.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-31

While giving generous support
to the foreign policy of the Pres
ident. Mr.. Landon insisted that
world conditions required bal
anced budget, saying that in
modern warfare financial reserv-
es are as important as military
reserves. AS to the armament
program, he favored adequate
preparedness but mot one cent
for a defense that was merely
name for government
pump-priming'. Referring to the
recent conference at Lima, he
termed it a success and declared
that democracy recovered some
of the ground lost at Munich, He
warned, however, that German
and Italian, propaganda in South
America is having considerable
effect, ~ n .e
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-07-14

cu ia acres OF wheat in l. hours.
Mrs. Hcber Donaldson was on a
visit to her lormeg home Il,
Lrookyille, ia.
MIS-. NJ. L. Loca,iGer had gone
10 her former acMe HsrmJn.
Grove, to spend the Summer.
FOR nearly ai4 El.:s ot farm
tabor the farme" aas OF late years
been able to pr.cT"e labor-saving
machinery; but there is one task
to be performed which seemed to
Laffle the genius OF Tie inventors
and that is cutting corn. There is
no work on the farm more labor
ious and expensive than corn
cutting. At last the corn harvest
er appears and another wonderful
and ingenius agricultural imple-
ment is added to the list. The har-
vester is made by the Mccormick
Co., and will be introduced by j.
w. StOnebraker & Co."
A. NJ. Ordway and family left for
Lebanon. N. H., Mr.. Ordway's old
home 1t was stated that before
returning home Mr.. Ordway would
go into the wilderness in Canada
on an extensive fishing trip.
Rev. Edwin Heyl Delk left for
Baltimore to join a party of Chris
ton Endeavorers leaving by water
Cor the international convention
Of the Y. P. S. C. E. at Boston.
The classes of Miss Addie
Schindel and Mrs. w. Harry REFS
ner. st. Marks Lutheran Sunday
School. will hold festival at
their home on East Washington
street.
The second anniversary of the
pastorate of Rev. P. A. Cave, at
the First Christian Church, was
observed.
Byron Staley was spending sew
eral days fishing and boating at
Big Pool.
George Beeler and mother. of
Washington, d. c.. visited William
Mari and family, West Franklin
street.
John Seipelmyer, who attended
school in Baltimore, returned to
his home on Madison avenue.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-07-14

Miss Bessie Schindel left for
Smithsburg to spend the summer
with Miss Alice Cable.
Miss Eta Highbarger who had
been visiting in Hagerstown, re-
turned to her home III Roanoke.
Va, accompanied by her sisters,
Mrs. George Leigh and Miss Alice
Hibarger, who had been in Ha-
gerstown few weeks. Miss Es-
telle Davis, South Locust street,
and c. Edward Hibarger also ac-
companied them.
Advertisers were: c.. Titus
Mentzer, groceries, corner North
and Locust streets; Ernest B. En-
inert, wall paper, stationery, etc;
Samuel Strife. fire insurance, 10S
West Washington street; J. D.
Swartz, merchant tailor, q West
Washington street; M. l.. Main,
manager. Manufacturers Supply
Co., 13 E. Franklin street; VIM H.
H. WOlfinger, blacksmith, leased
the CARING blacksmith shop on
p nth Mulberry street; Fahrney
Rrts., express wagons, bicycles
&C. II Nd. tn Potomac street;
Greenbaum. clothing, shoes, ETC.,
3 North Potomac ST.; John B.
frey, merchant tailor, 10 North
Jonathan ST.; Hagerstown Woven
Wire Mattress Co., in old canning
factory building, 246, 24S and $50
Prospect street; E. S. Brining &
Co., jewelers. and milliners; w. G.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-07-14

The beautiful entrance to the
HaEerstown City Park, improved
recently, is greatly admired and a
source 'of commentator on the
Dart Of the many visitors to this
popular recreation center, acQuir-
ed by the city in 1915. In the
early days OF HagerstoWn this
spot was popular, in its natural
State. as d place for outdoor
events. On July 4, 1910, the Dec
Iaratlon OF independence was OBJ
served in HagerstOWn in a big
way, historians tell us. There
was a parade. volleys OF artillery
and a dinner at the Gold Spring
south of the town. This was the
spring what is now the City Park.
The cannon used was a large one,
which lay unmOunted says Scharfs
History. on the hill to the east of
the town. 1t subsequently burst,
killing George Bower and SO ser
iously injuring George Gelwig
that his leg had to be amputated.
Just south of the park was once a
Fairgrounds. The same historian
says this Fair, held in 1854, was
lust outside the corporate limits
of HagerstOwn, on the Williams
port Turnpike Road. Here a Fair
was held until 1872" The people
in those early days were about as
much picnic inclined as they are
now but those days they repaired
to some spring (another spring
being ROhrer's Spring. near the
CITY. where big times were held.
At the entrance to the present
park on Virginia avenue, there
once stood flour mill, probably
in the recollection of more than
one reader of the HagerstOwn
Globe. 1t was known as the Hey
ser Mill and was operated by
Joseph Hammersla.
The following items are taken
from Hagerstown paper of the
issre of July s. 1895, furnished
through the kindness of Daniel
Sullivan. Washington, d. c., for
merly Of this city:
David Harp, Chewsville district,
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-07-14

Newman & Co, jewelers., under
the Baldwin; A. V. Polack, jeweler
at 27 w. Washington street;
Cushwa's coal, wood etc; NJ. H.
Fellheimer, m ems furnishing
store, SO w. Washington ST.; H.
A. McComas & Co., insurance;
McCardell Bros. Store; Upde-
CRAFTS Cash Store; Harry E. Sto-
yer, stationery, etc, opposite the
Baldwin; Downin and Bankard
grocers. % South Potomac Street;
Brooks Grocery, corner Jonathan
and Franklin streets; Stephen
Chappell and Co., had large first
page ad announcing a rebuilding
sale at Sc w. Washington ST.;
Baker Bros, were dealers in shoes
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-07-14

at the northeast corner of the
Public Square; Harry Bloom, rs
East Antietam street, was prepar-
ed to furnish at short notice any
number of hacks tor funeral or
other purposes, the hacks, harness
and horses being in good condi-
ton. John Gassman, grocer, adj
vertised he had received number
of empty fine salt sacks, excellent
for towels, etc. Sans Restaurant
had on hand Everything that the
market could afford"
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-07-14

But telling it all in the first
paragraph doesn't save the read
er's time if he must read it three
times to find out what it means.
Evening star., 1939-12-14

nifty Center's town hall meeting will
be DR.. Walter j. McComb, professor
Of history at the Washington Mis-
sionary College, and Rubin Borasky,
who will read a statement from the
Japanese Embassy, giving Japan's
views on the subject.
The speakers will be heard prior
to the broadcast, scheduled for
WMAL between $50 and 1890
o'clock. Speakers on the radio pro-
gram will be Rear Admiral Harry E.
Evening star., 1939-12-14
Scholarships Offered

Five competitive scholarships have
been offered by Wilson College In
Chambersburg, Pa, to freshmen en-
tering next September, 1t was an
nounced today. Awards will be
based on the college entrance board
examinations next June, it was
stated, and are open to any girls
who could not attend without finan-
cial assistance.
Evening star., 1939-12-14

If the givers still desire to do 30,
officials declared, but Judiciary
Square is no longer to be the scene
OF the exchange.
A letter to this effect has been
prepared by Col. Charles E. Stewart,
clerk Of District Court, and each of
his employees has been required to
initial it. United States Marshall
John B. Colpoys for some tins has
had posted on the bulletin board of
his Office an excerpt of the law,