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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-09
WHICH SHALL WIN, THE OLD OR NEW

STANDING StlIi any more imam Ulme can De
without passing.
There are eras of elevation and SUBJ
mergence, even on this island where for
so many years, for so many hundreds of
thousands of years, has been the dwelling
place of countless forms of life. Even yet,
the biologists tell>us, it continues to gain
by fractions of an inch, greater eleva-
ton.
As surely as the tides rise and fall,
there is nothing stationary in this changing
world.
Nor is this less certain in the affairs
of men, the rise and fall of civilizations,
the advance or decline of the greatest of
metropol, the growth or decay of the
smallest settlements.
With the laws that govern the forces
of Nature, nought that we can say or do
can have any influence.
But in this city of Key West, the laws
that we shall make the laws that we shall
enforce, or not enforce, the things that we
shall say or do, have within them the
potentialities of life or death for this COM
munity.
Already, across the scarty breadth
of narrow street, the old and the new
face each other, each striving for the
preservation of its own standards of living.
Beholding a vision of a Key West
that, in the near future shall be the love-
Hest dwelling place in the United States,
men, courage and resource have been
drawn from far places and, without wait
ing for any sponsorships, or asking any,
thing from the community, have expended
their capital and brought their enterprise
and experience to bear upon the problem
of making better city of Key West.
Because the community has not been
alert to appreciate what this might mean
to the city and especially to the young
citizens whose lives will to a great degree
be shaped by the environment we main
tain about them; because we have slept at
out posts while the need for zoning law
has overtaken any provision therefor,
these men who are building for the future
are dismayed at the failure of the COM
munity to advance and help them hold the
ground they have gained at their own eff
forts.
If we fail to give them intelligent
support and they abandon their enter
prises, it will be long and costly effort
that will be necessary to regain the
ground thus lost.
There is no room in Key West for the
old-type saloons, hang-overs from a day
when the problems of this city were far
different from those which we must solve
now Especially should thoughtful con-
sideration be given to locations of such
places of business in relation to surround
ings. In more than one instance, the flow
of boisterous talk and Objectionable be-
havior is a positive deterrent to desirable
homes for desirable families and children
being within many hundreds of feet of the
establishment.
This is no Temperance talk. 1t is
statement of fact thoroughly established
by hard-boiled real estate experts To ask,
"can the situation be remedied?" is to ask,
"shall Key West advance or sink back in
to condition too sordid for this day and
time?"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-09
TROOP So

ScoutmaSter z. d. Harrison as
sembled Troop So Friday night in
regular meeting and proceeded to
lay plans for assistance to the
Lions Club in the cleanup cam
paign at Rest Beach.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-09
IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WESi
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

/. Water and Sewerage.
2 Comprehensive City Plan (Zoning).
3. Hotels and Apartments.
4 Bathing Pavilion
3. Airports---L md and Sea-
s. Consolidation of County and City
Governments.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-09
PEOPLES FORUM
TO FLORIDA CRACKER

Editor, The Citizen:
Cracks and Comments, the
Florida Cracker Column, it's
live interesting, and is doing a
real public service; why not
give us more of the Crackers
Columns?
L. S. GRUBER.
Key West, Fla,
Oct. 5. 1899.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-09
MANY PROMINENT w.p.A,

officials, who have come here 20
investigate the necessity for a
larger quota here, have said that
Washington and Jacksonville
knows that conditions are very
bad here for relief workers and
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-09

-" People who constantly profess to
know often are 80 per cent wrong, while
those who think and say they know very
little are generally 80 per cent right.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-09

Excessive horsepower under the hood
is dangerous if not accompanied by cor
responding horse sense under the hat.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-09
TENDER IVY
BACK In PORT

Coast Guard Tender Ivy, which
has been absent from port for the
past two months attending to
lights and buoys on the west
coast of the state, returned to
port last Friday and berthed at
the pier at the lighthouse depart
ment 6 o'clock.
Tender Zinnia sailed Friday
to Tortugas with barge in tow
to attend to work at Tortugas and
other points in that vicinity.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-09

By the German-Russian pact either
Stain has gone Fascist or Hitler Com
munist. Which is it? Or is there no diff
ference?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-09

We know that the way of the trans
gresSor is hard, maybe the aggressor will
find the going just as rough. We will see,
soon, perhaps.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-09
THE ISLAND CITY

have stated unofficially that
something will be done about it.
The quota of 670 is now filled.
There are 400 more needing jobs
Washington is already taking no.
tice. Most of those on relief have
been getting their groceries ION
tick" from corner grocery stores
but they can get credit for just so
much and no more. Beyond that
point things will be bad.
COFFEE SHOP TALK: Hem
ingway will soon be in town
again. Neighbors say it is a
scream to see one of the boxing
bouts he puts on private in his
yard. All the negro fighters from
around get in on it, and Heming-
way does too. Fighting is done
by lights of automobiles. Some
believe that the turtle schooner
could add to its profits by taking
tourists with them on their trips
to the Gays off Nicaragua. &.
Those interested in farming for
the Keys report that no war
boom is seen for perishable truck
garden crops. Homestead reports
that prices are higher but surplus
will slow things.
MANY HERE LAST YEAR
will remember Guy c. Avery,
who put into Key West in his
18-foot Miss Tampa" and an
nounced that he would try to get
across to Genoa. He was rescued
last Monday from his sinking YES
sci in the Mid-Atlantic by the
Italian Line freighter Belvedere
bound from Genoa to New York.
The mast of the sloop was brok-
en- and the ship was sinking fast.
Avery was 600 miles from Genoa
and was driven far back from
Gibraltar where he was before
reported. He made the trip over
to Bermuda by dead reckoning,
remarkable feat. There his
ship was rebuilt as it had become
wormy.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-09
ANYONE WHO HAS WATCH.

ED the candidates bringing in
citizens for registration knows
that there will be big colored
vote this coming election. In
1887, there were 244 negroes
qualified. There are about 400
registered this year. Many 9TH
ers who have not voted in the
past have also come in this
year. Last election there were
2,771 qualified. There may be
around 900 more coming in all
together for this election. Jay
Gees will also help with Get
Out the-Vote parade.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-09

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DID you, NOTICE the

NAA~2 - ~ N0AAS- liz iaoiiJ
out-of-town cars in Key West
over the weekend. Those who
have been watching the trend
claim that they are coming down
much earlier this year than ever
before. Already the street conch
shell vendors have set up at the
southern end of Whitehead street
and at the northern end of Du-
val. When those colored youth
statesmen set up they usually go
right through the season. There
are penny divers who also hang
around waiting chance to show
their stuff. Key Westers as a
whole believe that the shutting
off of trade to Bermuda and
Bimini will bring many more to
the only tropical islands in the
United states.
AT THE REEF YESTERDAY:
One tanker, which came by going
west, had three flags painted on
the ship to make sure no German
submarine would mistake it for
an Allied ship. "A Coast Guard
plane roared up from Stewards to
investigate our launch. From time
to time there are aliens landed on
the island near Key West, and
we were coming from the direc-
ton of Cuba. He wheeled around
after close look. Later we saw
! him far out to sea flying close to
the water. One freighter was
about two miles off the reef and
was bucking heavy Gulf Stream
current Another freighter, which
know the way well, was hugging
the reefs. Finally, the first
freighter swung in behind the
second one to avoid wasting fuel.
Some of the freighters come in
to within a few hundred feet of
the dreaded reefs. There is one
spot on the reef where one may
gather whelks, only spot west of
the Dog Rocks in the Bahamas.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-09

Key West, Fla.
Oct. 5. 1899.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-21
Special Dance
At Coliseum

Joe Thomas will open the doors
at the Coliseum this evening early
with dancing beginning at $3.50
and continuing until midnight.
Ball room numbers adapted to the
more collegiate style OF dancing
are featured on Friday nights
programs, which have become very
popular among the younger set Of
Tacoma's ball room fans.
Tomorrow night will mark an
other Coliseum night with some
lucky Coliseum patron walking
out thirty dollars richer. Coli
scum night" is conducted along
the lines OF bank night" which
has proved very popular both in
theaters and dance halls through
out the eastern and southern por-
tons of the country. Thirty dol
lars will be the prize which will
be awarded tomorrow night.
In addition to the monetary
lure OF the Saturday evening dance
card, Joe Thomas has planned an
especially fine program of varied
numbers originally arranged. Be-
sides the popular hit tunes which
he features Thomas also is very
adept at making the old time hits
extremely desirable through his
distinct and original swing ar
engagements.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-21
Stand Up And Fight" T ops
New Music Box Bill oday
Wallace Beery and Robert Taylor Star in Outdoor Drama
Of Is5os; Florence Rice Helen Broderck and Cherries
Biekford in Cast; Bonita Granville in Other Film

co-starring team of Wallace Berry veteran Of 26
of film service and Robert Taylor top male among the
younger group makes its first appearance Stand Up and
Fight outdoor action drama describing the bitter rivalry
between the railroad and agecoach lines of the 1865 The
picture opens today at the Music Box theater.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-21
"SUEZ" AND MEET THE GIRLS" BACK
TO HAMRlCK'S TEMPLE THEATER TODAY

"Suez," returning today to the
Temple theater. Is 10th Century
Fox's spectacular drama of Ferd-
inand de Lesseps and the building
of the canal that Is the jugular
vein of the world. Tyrone Power,
Loretta Young and Annabella
share top honors in the film pro-
duced by Daryl F. zanuek.
Meet the Girls" the other at
traction at the Temple today, Is
the first of new series and in
PRODUCES June Lang and Lynn Bari
as the Big Town Girls. an attrac-
tive duo that just can't keep away
from excitement.
Supporting these talented lovely
to-look-ats in their first escapade
together are Robert Allen, Ruth
Donnelly, Gene Lockhart. Wally
Vernon and Erik Rhodes. Eugene
Forde directed the original screen
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-21
"Carefree' At
Kay St. Today

Bringing the world-famous team
Of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
together in RKO-Radio's Care
free presents a glitterine, joyous
and song-studded film romance
embellished with Irving Berlin s
melodies, startling dance routines
and deftly handled story, and open
ing q two days showing starting
today at the Kay Street theater.
Challenging the vogue Of all
other ballroom dances, The Yam
as introduced by Fred Astaire and
Ginger Rogers in "Carefree. is an
innovation of terpsichorean circles
in more than one way.
Ralph Bellamy. Luella Gear.
Jack Carson, Clarence Kolb and
Franklin Pangborn head the sup
porting cast.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-21
Under Western Stars And "Ohas Of The Today
Oth Anniversary
For Mayerling

Continental Night" will COM
memorate the 50th anniversary OF
the worlds best known modern
real life love story. The Mayer
ling affair. which mas been a nys-
terry ever since those days in jan
uary 1889 when the world learned
the news OF the beautiful romance
between the crown prince OF Aus
tria and young beautiful
baroness. which had come TO a
climax at Mayerling hunting lodge
near Vienna.
In the worlds best known
European film, aMayerling" built
around this famous story. two
great stars. Charles Boyer and
Danielle Darrieux, received world
recognition and were given long
term million dollar contracts by
Hollywood. The film will return
TO the Lakewood screen Tuesday
for another exclusive showing in
the series OF Continental Nights"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-21

Roy Rogers and Smiley Brunette
are the new two-fistcd. hard
riding. sweet singing sons OF the
open range. Rogers is an entirely
new name while Brunette is al
ready famous as the Frog" Of the
Gene Autry stories.
Rogers comes to the screen from
the nationwide radio program.
Sons Of the Pioneers" on which
he has starred for the past four
years. He twangs a mean guitar
and rides a horse as though he had
been born on one.
Burnette is continuing his hilari-
Gus role of Frog" in the new
pictures. and is funnier than ever
in his starring role
A dog on trial for his life pro-
vides the dramatic high spot Of
the Republic production, orphans
OF the Street, also opening today
at the Riviera with an impressive
cast including Tommy Ryan, Rob-
ert Livingston, June Storey, Harry
Davenport. James Burke, Ralph
Morgan. Sidney Blackmer and
Victor kilian.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-21
"Cincinnatus"
For Senator!

"Cineinnatus Jones" is the nick
name given to the head of the
Jones Family at the start of his
campaign for senator in the latest
of the 10th Century-Fox series,
Down on the Farm" now on a
second week at the Blue Mouse
theater.
Dad gets the name when the
nominating committee finds him
all wrapped up in blanket after
a painful session of training for
the county corn husking contest.
II Jones wins the farmers vote is
his in a solid bloc. but there's
plenty OF hilarity and excitement
before the c h m p ons h p Is
awarded.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-21

Many OF the foods which we
consider as absolutely essential to
life are unheard of in other parts
of the world
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-21

Making the team a triumvirste
Florence Rice, by virtue Of out
standing work in Fast Company"
and "Sweethearts." wins her most
important assignment to date as
Taylor's leading lady. Miss Rice
Is seen as the owner of a stage
coach line of which Berry Is man.
ager and for which Taylor. a
bankrupt young Maryland aristo-
crat. In forced TO go to work.
Based on Forbes Parkhill's
novel. Stand Up and Fight"
stresses rapid-fire action through
out. with two bare-knuckle fights
between Taylor and Berry, a
saloon brswl, jail dynamitine, gun
fight. covered wagon wreck and
race between a train and stage
coach providing plot complications.
A distinguished featured cast in
cludes Helen Broderick a. Aunt
Amanda, Miss .Rice's chaperon:
Charles Bickford and Barton Mac
Lane as suspected slsve-rlnners:
Charley Grapewin az Beery's aide;
John Qualen as Dsvey. freight
wagon driver and bosom friend of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-21
Non-Rider Makes
Debut As Cowboy

Imagine having part in a
''wild-and-wooly'' western picture
when you have never ridden a
horse In your life.
That's what happened to Cliff
MISUNDERSTANDING stage and ra-
dio comedian who appears in Re-
public's Outside OF Paradise. I"
now showing at the Beverly thea
ter. The wild-west riding occurred
several years ago when nc received
his first motion picture role.
why. ! had hardly ever seen
horse" Cliff exclaimed. ''let
alone gallop past grinding cam
eras sstride a spirited nag And
he went on to tell how he managed
to bluff" his way the first day
of the film. TT was awful tough
bluffing, though" he added.
Shortly afterwards, Navarro be-
gan taking private instructions in
the equestrian art, and today rid
ing IL his favorite exercise.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-21

Taylor; Robert Gleckler as the
sheriff; Clinton Rosemond as
Enoch, fugitive slave and Tsylor's
former butler.
Beginning a new Warner Bros
series based upon the exploits OF
the heroine OF the enormously pop
ular Nancy Drew books by Caro-
lyn Keene, Nancy Drew-Dctec-
tive" also opens at the Music Box
today with Bonita Granville in the
title role and frankie Thomas as
Ted Nickerson, her fayorite boy
friend.
The plot of the first picture In
the new series. devised by Kenneth
Camel, In a typical mixture of the
exciting melodrama and adolescent
humor that have made the Nancy
Drew books 20 successful.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-21
GENE AUTRY AT SHELL

Western fans will have an OPP
portunity to see their favorite
hero, the melodious Gene Autry.
In featured role in Republics
Manhattan Merry Go Round. ;"
which is now showing at the Shell
theater.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-21
GOLD LURES GRANT

Cary Grant, who scored out
standing successes in Bringing Up
Baby" Topper and THE Awful
Truth" plays a British sergeant
with a penchant for treasure hunt
ing in RKO Radios "Gunga Din"
in which he co-stars with Victor
McLaglen and Douglas Fairbanks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-21
NOW PLAYING At
LOCAL THEATERS
FIRST SHOWING

LOCAL THEATERS
FIRST SHOWING
BLUE MOUsE-Loretta Young
and Richard Greene in Ken
lucky, l2:s5. 3.5o. o:65. Q.55.
also The Jones Family In
Down On The Farm" HAS.
2:5o, $50. 8:55.
MUSIC BoN-Wallace Beery
and Robert Taylor In Stand
Up and Plight" 1880. $50.
$50. $50: also Bonita Gran
willie in Nancy Drew. Detec-
tive" HAS. 2:45. s:s5. s.45.
RIVER a-Rov Rogers and
Smiley Brunette In Under
Western Stars" 1880. 3:os.
s.25. 1855. io.2s: also Tommy
RYAN and Robert Livingston in
ORPHANS OF The Streets"
ii:so. 400. s:2o. $50. $40.
ROxy-.Dick roran and Gloria
Dickson In Heart or The
North" :o5. 4:lo. TAO. 1910:
also Lew Avres and Maureen
OSullivan in Spring Mad
ness" 1883. 2:5o. $50. ass.
RETURN SHOWING
BEVERLY Pred MacMurrav
and Raw Milland in Men
With Wings" also Phil Regain
and Penny SINGLETON In Out
side of Paradise"
COMMUNICATES Rata Broth
ers and Ethel Norman in
..Stratghs plaa. .ua Sn.,x., y al,
The Jones Family In Safety In
Numbers"
KAY STREET-oinser Rogers
and Fred Astaire In "Carefree."
also Colin Tapelv in "Booloo.'
PARk--The Ritz Brothers and
Richard Arlen In straight.
Place and Show" also Part z
OF The RED Mans Courage"
PROCTOR-Peter LORE In The
Mysterious Mr.. Mote" also
Lanny Ross and Gloria Stuart
in The Lady objects"
REALART-The Jones Family
IN safety In Numbers" also
The Ritz Brothers and Richard
Arlen in Straight. Place and
Show"
REN--Robert Paige and JAG
uueline Wells in Highway Pa
troll" also Stan Laurel and
Oliver Hardy in "Blockheads.
SHELI--wailace Beery In Billy
The Kid" also Gene Autry In
Manhattan Merry-Go Round"
SuNsET-Richard Arien and
Ethel Norman IN Straight,
Place and Show" also John
Carroll and Movita In Rose OF
The RIO 0rande."
TEMPLE-Tyrone Power and
Annabella In '.suex." also June
Lang and Lynn Bari In Meet
The Girls"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-21
Roy Rogers And Smiley
Brunette In New I hriller
Makers Of The Auy Series Present New SseeDrush Hero
in Person Of Roy Rogers; Tommy Ryan in Story
OF Lonely Kid Who Sticks BY His Dog

Tn Under Western Stars exciting Republic picture OPEN
ing today at the Riviera heate two western stars are
born This picture is the first of series which Republic
Studios makers of the Gene Autry Three Mesqueers and
Bob Steel uotdoOr pictures beginning.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-21

play by Marguerite Roberts, which
opens with the girls stranded In
Honolulu and brings them through
much excitement across the Pa
cific to the states.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-19
Alcorn Non-Conmitta On Amount Of His Fee
Also Silent on Possible Reconvening of Extraordinary Grand Jury-Speculation Sets $5O,OOO Figure for
 His Services, $25,OOO Each for Two Assistants

Special Prosecutor Hugh M. AL corn has declined to commit himself with regard to his prospective fee for directing the Waterbury grand jury investigation and the prosecu- ton of the Waterbury conspiracy trial.
 He has been equally laconic when questioned about the return of the Waterbury extraordinary grand jury and the date for trial of four legis- lators on charges of corrupt legisla- ton.
 Apparently he is desirious of rest ing briefly after Monday, when the first chapter of the conspiracy trial will be closed with the sentencing Of those convicted.
 Speculation concerning the three important questions is, however, that Alcorns bill might be over $50,000 for the year and half services; that the four legislators may be tried in late September, and that the grand jury, if it is to return, will reconvene immediately after that trial. It is expected that the fees of Assistant Special Prosecutors Hugh M. Alcorn, Jr., and Harold E. Mitchell might be $25,00O each.
 More than $115,0O0 has been spent to date on the probe and trial, and the final bill undoubtedly will be more than a quarter of a million dollars.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-19
FAMOUS SERMON
 TO BE PREACHED

York Village, Me, Aug. 19-(UP) The terror of hell fire and damna- tion will be expounded tomorrow in the once-eminent divine, the Rev. the Colonial meeting house where Samuel Moody, preached from 1898 to 1747.
 "The doleful state of the damned, especially those who have gone to hell from under ye gospel" the ser mon which he preached on a Sun day in August, ITO, again will re- sound when this seacoast village be- gins its annual celebration of the Days of Our Forefathers."
 The Rev. Walter H. Millinger, Congregational clergyman, will im- personate the "hell and damnation" preacher.
 Townsfolk and summer residents, clad in Colonial costumes, will at tend services in the dle-lighted church where a tithingman-with a tithing rod in hand-will keep order in the congregation. Men and boys will be seated at one side of the meeting house, and women and girls at the other. Musket-toting soldiers will guard the services against in- terruption by Indians, and drum mer boy will call the faithful te church.