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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-11
PERSONALITIES USELESS

The attack of John L. Lewis upon
President John n Garner was un-
doubtedly personal and intended to be
personal
There is little to be gained by such
tactics Mr.. Lewis has a perfect right to
dislike the attitudes and public acts of Mr..
Garner but the cause he represents will
not be helped by denouncing the private
habits of the Texan.
A democracy is bound to include men
of different views, both as to public and
private life. Politics involve public af-
fairs but where opinion varies as to private
acts there is much to be gained by keeping
the discussion on the basis of public acts.
The cry of personalities" is often
raised by public officials to screen their
official misconduct when opponents at
tack only their public life. The Lewis as
sault is of different type, involving the
personal habits of a man in public life.
While many Americans do not believe
in poker playing or liquor drinking for
themselves, they have to associate with
other citizens who indulge in these habits.
They get along better when the differ
ences between them are not intensified by
the injection of personal issues.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-11
THE KEY WEST CITIZEN

WILL always seek the truth and print it
without fear and without favor; never be
afraid to attack wrong or to applaud right;
always fight for progress; never be the or
gan or the mouthpiece of any person, clique,
faction or class; Always do its utmost for the
public welfare; never tolerate corruption or
injustice; denounce vice and praise virtue.
commend good done by individual or organ
ization; tolerant of Others rights, views and
opinions; print only news that win elevate
and not contaminate the reader; never COM
promise with principle.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-11
PUSH HOUSING PROJECT

If there is another city in the country
that needs low-rental housing project
more sorely than Key West The Citizen
has never heard of it. The need for such
project here is recognized by federal Of
ficials. Their casual surveys have proved
the need. They seem willing to cooperate
with the city in such a project
The city has delegated its authority
to proceed with getting such a project to
the Key West Housing Authority. The
city council went so far some months ago
as to budget funds for the use of the
authority in pushing the project. So far
as The Citizen has been able to learn the
money has not been appropriated to the
Housing Authority.
Despite this obvious handicap, the
Housing Authority has kept plugging away
at its job With the assistance of the
WPA, the Authority is rapidly completing
surveys, studies and other preliminary
work necessary in making application for
federal funds to carry out what appears
to be an adequate house construction pro-
gram. Plans must be prepared, site
must be selected. It's man-sized job
that the Housing Authority has under
taken without the benefit of proper finan-
cial support from the city government.
Congressman Pat Cannon now enters
the picture to help Key West Housing Au-
thority. The husky congressman from
Miami has announced he is running for re-
election He is in mood to help his con-
stituents in any way he can. Monroe coun-
tvs vote at the last election helped nightly
in landing Pat Cannon the congressional
job. Pat Cannon is duly appreciative, so
far as we have been able to observe, and is
willing to help Key West get a federal al
location of funds for housing project.
Fred j. Dion, who will be our next
postmaster, is one of Cannon's closest
friends and advisers in Key West. Fred
Dion is chairman of the Key West Housing
Authority Which is fortunate for Key
West. The congressman from this district
has advised that regardless of the defeat in
Congress of the national housing bill there
is still an excellent chance to get an early
earmarking of funds for the Key West
housing project
The Citizen hopes this information is
correct. If Congressman Pat Cannon can
bring about this happy result he would de-
serve the undying thanks and the never
ending support of the people of Key West
who are compelled to live in squalid, de-
lapidated and unsightly shacks flung up on
the sands of neglect by the economic hur-
ricanes of the last severalyears.
More power to Congressman Pat Can
non and Housing Chairman Fred j. Dion!
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-11
THE BIG, BAD WOLF?

Japan signed the Nine Power pact,
guaranteeing the territorial integrity of
China, and the Kellogg pact. renouncing
war as an instrument of national policy.
Her attacks upon China have been
clearly in violation of both of these
treaties. Why do the other nations. which
observe their treaties. feel compelled to
wink at japanese violations? Is every
body afraid of the Japanese?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-11
wANpEREp ABOUT

PENNINGTON, Mich.-A lost
letter containing credentials for a
teaching Job wandered for Is
years over the United States and
finally reached its address.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-11

Every town needs unselfish community
leaders, willing to work for the common
welfare There are such leaders in Key
West and they deserve the support of all
good citizens.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-11
SPEED IN REVERSE

PHILADELPHIA.-Two police
men IN this city in a patrol car
speeded in reverse for three
blocks to catch a man fleeing
from a gambling place.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-11

The people who criticize the Amer
lean system of government ought to trans
fer their citizenship to some country
where they can try different brand. We
are not speaking of constructive criticism;
there should be more of that
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-11

We have it on authority of the Fed
eral Writers Project of New York City
that the Indians took bath once year,
and lived long lives All little boys who
read this item with delight in showing it to
their mothers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-11

Note to the above writer: Any
way you slice il, It's still ba-
honey. Il am q Floridian. Down
here in Key West YOU are, hardly
forgiven for being born off the
island, little less If it's north of
Monroe County. anyway. thanks
for the letter very much. Flor
ida Cracker.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-11
MANY q voter thinks he s.

Many VOLeF eLhInks ne ShOuIu De
given a government job Just because he
voted for certain public official. and IS
indignant if he is turned down, but his
right to see that the officials he helps
place in office do their sworn duty doesn't
interest him..
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-11

Those gentlemen who prefer blondes
haven't so much to squander on them, now
that the government takes so much of the
swag.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-11

Keep your eyes. Mr.. and Mrs. Key
West voter, on designing politicians who
are forever trying to pull the wool over
your optics.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-11

A new book is called ''The Drama of
Weather" Another story with an un-
happy ending, we imagine.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-11

Fern Chapter No. n. O.E.S..
meets second and fourth Fridays
of each month at Scottish Rite
Hall.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-11

PYthian Organizations meet at
Fleming street Pythias Hall.
Pythian Sisters every Monday
night; knights Of PYthias Lodge
lss every Friday night
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-11

Order Caballero de la Lux. Inc.
O.C.L. HE'LL 422 Amelia street,:
Marti Lodge No. 3 meets every
Wednesday,; Luminares Pasados
Lodge Ne. 2 meets first Friday d
each month.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-11

Everybody who reads English reads
The Citizen, but not everybody pays for
the privilege.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-11

Maybe it might be better if we said
nothing about it, and if you will excuse us
this time, we won't.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-11
Hollywood, Fla.
Aug. 6. 1899

eAseAe-Sst
Hollywood, Fla.
Aug. g.. 1889.
Florida Cracker,
The Key West Citizen,
Key West, Fla.
Dear Florida Cracker:
note with extreme pleasure
your column in The Key West
Citizen. You might define the
term Florida Cracker 50 the
more thiek-headed 6f your read
els would know the name is
compliment and one to be proud
of.
The first Crackers were the
swamp boys who rode herd with
long ten-foot whips. ) On the end
of these whips they planted two
fine strips of, raw hide that
cracked like rifle when the
whip was twirled over the head;
then the coils of the whip were
flung out in a line and snapped
back, giving d gdn-like sound:
These cattle raisers were the
first settlers of this state. They
disdained agriculture. they raised
livestock and the herds were as.
large as any the west are so
proud of. =
The cowboys were called
Crackers because Of their stock
whips. The people of South
Georgia envied the term so much
that they applied it to themselves
so the world would know that as
q Cracker they were well able
Ito meet any situation and if the
world was smart It would leave
all Crackers over ten years of
| age and able bodied strictly
alone.
Then came the Civil War. :.
Well, Tallahassee Gas you know
was the last rebel capital to give
in to the Yanks lsome of US
haven't given in yet, grandma
for oneJ and after the war the
carpet baggers had sweet time
trying to subdue the unconvinced
natives of this state. The Crack
ers sort of went wild If they
wanted something they flourish
led gun and took it. A few
whips, guns, feathers and tar and
Ian dntafnable spirit brought OPP
Eprobriurn on the term 2 Cracker"
The word was applied in the
wrong way and. Was supposed to
signify person Of sloverly man
fner, one of poor means and the
kso-called white trash.
b Back to the first and real
meaning bf the name it's a name
TO be proud 81. e I'm proud Of my
Cracker parents and my Cracker
heritage of the part my people
played in making this state.
For time the term Cracker
co1nvevea' sscor,,l and r.sonteynnt to
me ears 81 the ignorant. II
meant: sorry whites. The boom
fpIt an end to that. The people
df the North had an opportunity
= 80. IL ..5sS IT - ri ~ 81.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-11

The human race is divided into two
groups: those who are go-getters and
those who had it.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-11
We would rather see it Warsaw
than Saw War.

A Paris spiritualistic medium says she
has had message from Hades. Evidently
a Telegram.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-11

P.O.O.A. second Thursdays of
each month at Duval Street Hall.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-11

F. & a. M. Lodges meet at
Scottish Rite Hall as follows:
Anchor Lodge No. 1872 every sec
ond and fourth Mondays. Dade
Lodge No. II every first and third
Wednesdays: Scottish Rite. second
and fourth Wednesdays; DR.. Felix
.vareia Lodge meets at the Eliza.
beth street hall every second and
fourth Thursdays; Robert J. Perry
Chapter. Order DeMolaY. meets
every Tuesday. II 81
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-11

Pirates and Sluggers played
bang-up ball yesterday at the
.Phelan grounds and the fans
were kept interested from the
first bah pitched to the last. The
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-11

Equity Lodge. No. 20. LOOT.
meets first and third Thursdays,
K. p. Hall, Fleming street. Spark
ling Waters. Hebekah Lodge No.
IA meets End and 4th Tuesdays
at 7:30 p. m. Cuba Lodge Ne. is.
LOOT. varela Hall, 919 Eliza
beth street.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-11

Announcement has been made
that the officers and members Of
the First Baptist church Of Key
West have extended a call to
Rev. M. Jamerson Of Norfolk.
va, to take charge of the pulpit
Of the church. According to a
telegram received today, Rev.
Jameson has accepted the call
and is due 10 arrive here Septem-
Der is. Rev. Rooms is now fill
ing the pulpit and will remain
here until the new pastor ar
rives.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-11

first game was a little one
sided, but the second was real
battle and was fought stubborn
ly to the end of the game. It,
was a pitchers duel all the way.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-11

Mrs. Harvey Brost is in re-
ceipt 81 a telegram announcing
the arrival of boy at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Al. A. Davis at
Philadelphia. Mrs. Davis was
before mar -iage Miss Grace Guz-
man Of this city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-11

knights Of Golden Eagle Lodges
meet at Golden Eagle Hall as fol-
lows: Key of the Gulf Castle No.
2 every Tuesday, and Ignacio
Agramonte No. 8. first and third
Thursdays. Florida Temple No.
4. K.G.E.. meets second; fourth
Mondays at K.G;E. Hall.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-11

Editorial Comment: The city
election is just around the corner
Prospective candidates are warn
ed that in making announcement
it is better to be too soon than
to be too late and sorry.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-11
esssOeseeessseseoseeooae.
KEY WEST IN
DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here Just 10 Years
Ago Today AS Taken From
The Files Of The Citizen
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The versatile and energetic
fire laddies of Number Station
are today adding the finishing
touches to the new sleeping quar-
tiers, new and comfortably
built and substantially construct
ed building, which they them
selves designed and erected. The
structure consists of room Is by
20 feet, the floor of which is 10
feet from the ground and support
ed by numerous strong columns,
and affords a passageway for
trucks passing through to the
rear. The large posts forming
the columns are set in concrete
and are braced by strong 'tifnbers
bolted on instead of nailed. The
exterior of the building is paint
ed white and trimmed in green.
Ten large windows and door
afford ample ventilation and the
elevation is such that the sleep
ing firemen will enjoy the breeze
from any and all directions.
An unoccupied dilapidated
two-story structure to the rear of
Duval street between Petronia
and Angela streets was practical
Iy destroyed this morning by fire
about o'clock. A quart tin can
under the rear wall of the struc-
ture at the point where the fire
appears to have broken out still
snfelled strongly of gasoline at 10
O'Clock this morning and, Is taken
to indicate that@tlie fire. was Of
incendiary origin, but no one
can suggest any motive that
could have prompted the burn
ing of the building. An old
colored man who lives near the
scene says the building was fired
some time ago, and caused con-
siderable damage to nearby
structures. The property is own
ed BY QUITO town people, and no
insurance was carried as far as
can be learned.
The Catholic Daughters of
America will meet tomorrow
night in their halI on Windsor
Lane. A request is made BY the
officers for a large attendance.
Mrs. Andrew Miller, president
Of the Key West Woman's Club.
in speaking of the card party
which is to be given by the club
next Thursday night at the club
home, said: Its simply SPLEEN
did the way the merchants re-.
sponded to our requests for do
nations to the party. II shows
such a spirit Of loyalty and coop
Grafton and when | express the
thanks Of myself I am speaking
for the whole club
Editorial Comment: The city
election is just around the corner
Prospective candidates are warn
ed that in making announcement
it is better to be too soon than
to be too late and sorry.
Pirates and Sluggers played
bang-up ball yesterday at the
.Phelan grounds and the fans
were kept interested from the
first ball pitched to the last. The
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YOUR LODGE MEETS

Minoca Council No. is. Degree
Of pocahonias meets 1st and Bird
Tuesdays of month, 800 p. M. at
Red Mems Hall, corner of Caro-
line and Elizabeth streets. I'm.
proved Order Of Red Men meets
every Monday, 7:3O' p. M. at Wig
wan Hall.
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Subscribe to The Citizen.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-11

Brazil has a building boom.
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CRACKS and COMMENTS
BY 4
FLoRIpx CRACKER

Z Items under this head VIII
appear from lime TO time in
The Citizen from the pen
Of . local ladY-columnist.
Naturally. she assumes full
responsibility for all stale
mems made.l
Hollywood. Fla
Aug. g., 1889.
Florida Cracker,
The Key West Citizen,
Key West. Fla.
Dear Florida Cracker:
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The Catholic Daughters of
America will meet tomorrow
night in their hall on Windsor
Lane. A request is made BY the
officers for q large attendance.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-04
High Standards
Provide Security
For Builder

Property which meets high STAN
dards provides relatively sounder
mortgage security and greatly en-
bances the protection of the bor-
roWers equity. according to Federal
Housing Administrator Stewart Nc
Donald.
In addition, he pointed out, such
property produces elements of COM
Portable living which give lasting
satisfaction and minimize the costs
of repair and maintenance.
The three fundamental elements
in every building operation were
defined by Mr.. Mcdonald as cost,
size. and quality.
There are two kinds OF quality,
he declared. that which is essen
tial and that which constitutes lux
ury. From the standpoint of Sc
curity for the insured mortgage,
the lowest permissible limit of
quality in materials and construc-
ton is that which insures durabil-
ity with low maintenance cost. This
is essential quality. The quality
which pertains to elaboration of
decorative and architectural eff
fects, special equipment, etc, con-
stitutes luxury. The highest limit
of luxury quality is the point where
added luxury becomes unjustified
extravaganza.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-04
Builder Starts Construction of Home
Form 0. King; Residence 31st
Since First of Year

Fl Centre builders started construction Of The 3lst new
home since January 1s this week. five room residence
for NJ. O King He'll street between 10th and 18th.
Fred Smith is contractor for the King home, Sones
Lumber is furnishing materials The home will be stuceo
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-04
Personality Big
Item for Youths

Sparkling personalities and the ability to add two and
Wo and arrive at the staggering total of four.
Judging from data released Saturday from school
offices in FL Centre, these the chief expectations
Tn1neraI Valley employers have regarding high school
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-04

graduates VINO come with shining
faces and high hopes from school
TO business.
The data was gathered in a
recent survey to determine fields
which offer the best chances of
employment to graduates. OF the
brief comment taken from each OF
scores of employers. a hish per-
eentage indicated.
We expect graduates 10 have
good personalities 50 they can sell
well and II know figures
Indicating disappointment at
some time or another with a high
school hopeful one Holtpllle en-
ployer said
student are often Iaeking in.
personality and if Is hard 10 find
a girl VINO can make change"
Another Holtville employer adj
vised students to develop their per
sonaIities along with few funda-
mentals of business. Still another
made this odd comment:
There is wide field for en-
balmers. but one must not mind
the work
Two employers mentioned the
demand for arc Wclders and claim
ed vide possibilities in this field
and others suggested the advisa-
bility of courses 10 train collectors
They predicted demand for this
class Of employe
Another employer urged more
emphasis in school on everyday
English and simple arithmetic
while others stressed the need for
bookkeeping skill Several suggested
more art courses and one pointed
out the difficulty in locating skill
ed house painters.
One alluded to the need for wide
general knowledge as greater than
for "A specific lne and another
stressed the desrability for neat
nese and more attention to dress.
n virtually every comment, how
eyer, Waa an allusion to need for
more pleasing personalities, which
brought speculation as TO the pos
sibility thai the next Junior college
curriculum viii carry a course in
+ Personality Plus.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-04
Japanese Start
Z New 0ffensives

CHUNGKING June 3 CUP) -
Japan has started two new often
sives against Nationalist China's
northwest and western defense
areas. according to Chinese mill
tary reports today.
Immediate objective of the first
drive is the Yangtse river port Of
Ichang. between Hankow and
Chungking. while the second is
aimed at Banchow. on the motor
highway into Soviet Russia from
Sian-F'u, Shensi province.
The drive towards Ichang started
yesterday when strong japanese
forces crossed the Han river near
Chenkiang. ON the west bank, south
of YokoW.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-04
SEALING WALL LEAKS

Heat is lost from the average
house in the following Ways. ac-
eordine TO the Guide of the Ameri-
can Society of Heating and Ven
tilating Engineers. through wall
and roof. SIS per cent, through
window and door cracks, 1873 per
cent. through glass and doors, 32.7
per cent. Insulation will stop u
Der cent of the heat that ordinarily
is lost through size walls and roof
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-04
fractional Dispute
Blocks Agreement
In Briggs Strike

DETROIT, June 3. CUP)- Set
Element of a strike at the Briggs
Manufacturing company which has
forced 10000 workers into idleness
was blocked today by the factional
row within The United Automobile
Workers union.
Peace conferences between the
Briggs management and the UAW
affiliated with the Congress of In
dustrial Organizations were ad-
iourned until Monday The con-
ference left the meeting appar-
entity farther apart than when the
strike was called May %.
Briggs officials demanded an
election conducted by the National
Relations Board to determine whe-
ther the UAW-CIO or the indepen-
dent UAW headed by Homer Mar
tin should represent Briggs workers
in collective bargaining. A company
statement asserted that the strike
could be settled Immediately if the
UAW- -CIO consent to operate under
terms of the 1888 contract until
new contract is executed with the
bargaining agent designated by the
NLRB.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-04
Drunk Driver
Sentenced Here

Sam Poplen, box company en-
ploye. was sentenced to pay S75
fine or serve 37la days in Jail Sat
urdav on charge of drunk driv-
ing.
Poplen was arrested on Com
mercial avenue in Ell Centre where
officers said his automobile was
zig tagging down the street. AT
police headquarters Poplen admit
ted having drunk beer at Mexicali
and a companion, Carl Hougelin,
said they had consumed a case
between them.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-04
Post Press Building Page
Barbecue Fefes
Peace Officers

BRAWBEY. June 3. - Chiei oil
Police Lon Cgomer Elmer Sears
and John Yarbough were hosts to
$50 Imperial-Yuma peace officers
and their wives at a barbecue at
the Del Rio Country club last night
This meeting was the last peace
officers gathering until fall.
The Brawley Elks orchestra with
Mrs. LaMary Paul as soloist, was
presented by Pete Peterson. The
Vaudeville Tapia Rodriguez trio
played and sang during the eve
ming. Undersheriff Rodney Clark
and Captain Smith officiated al
the barbecue pit.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-04
1--WE ESTNIENT NOTE

The fuel savings effected by a
thick insulation in side walls and
roof. such as mineral wool, will re-
turn in fuel savings annually one
thousand per cent more than a
7. S. Government Baby Bond weld
ne % per cent.