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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-30

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American League
BASEBALL TODAY

The following are scores of games
played in the American League this
afternoon as no games were played
in the National League:
Washington 2, 4; Chicago 5, 3.
Philadelphia 8, 2; st. Louis 8, 0.
Boston 6; Detroit Z.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-30
RETURNS FOR SCHOOL

Miss Betty Rice, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. George B. Rice, was an
arrival on the North Coast. She
has spent The summer visiting with
relatives in Washington and Oregon
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HAGERTY FAMILY ARRIVE

Mrs. Don Hagerty and her two
children, Don Jr., and S.iaron. are
back in Juneau after visit in the
States. They returned here on the
Aleutian.
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GAMES TUESDAY
Pacific Coast League

Pacific Coast League
Geattle Il; Portland |.
Los Angeles 2; Hollywood 0.
Sacramento 3; San Diego O..
San Francisco 3; Oakland 5.
National League
st. Louis /; Boston 2.
American League
Boston z; Cleveland 4.
New York 6; Detroit 7.
The Key West citizen., 1939-12-01
PLANS A HEALTH PROGRAM

The nation seems to be getting some
where in the debate over public medicine,
which has aroused considerable con-
troversy in the past few years.
DR.. Morris Fishbein, spokesman for
the American Medical Association, an
tagonistic to the, pending Wagner National
Medical Bill, says that regardless of which
party wins the next election some program
is certain to be adopted because the trend
to governmental medical measures is "un-
mistakable.'' ife
The sign of progress that we are glad
to report is seen in the health program
that representatives of organized medicine
will submit for the consideration of the
Congress. DR.. Fishbein says the details
are now being outlined and that the plan
will be submitted to the President and
other officials within the next thirty days.
It will include some forms of volun-
tary sickness insurance and call for cash
indemnity for loss of wages during illness.
Other information is not available bat it is
hoped that the suggested program will
serve as basis for legislation that will
meet the needs of the nation and, at the
same time, win the approval of organized
medicine.
The Key West citizen., 1939-12-01

A LUCKY MAN!

George Jones, of Coulee City, Wash
irgton, is lucky man. He escaped death
the other day because he was standing
close to fifteen sticks of dynamite when
they exploded.
He was only two feet away and all he
got was a little dirt in his eye. His escape
is explained by the fact that he was in the
center of concussion" where waves from
the blast did not develop full force.
This information may be valuable to
any reader who happens to be near dyna-
mite when it explodes. Just be sure you
are in the center of the conclusion and,
ii you keep your eyes shut, you may not
even get little bit of dirt in your eyes.
The Key West citizen., 1939-12-01
LET THERE BE LIGHT!

Inc average COurlSC or VlSlC0r III any
town always looks for the business dis
trict He expects that district to contain
stores and shops and services where he can
fill all his needs, find his way to hotels or
tourist homes and give the town the once
over He spends as he goes and his busi-
ness, in the aggregate, is so substantial
that a majority of progressive communities
bid for his business.
Key West has a business street. Duval
street. 1t is equipped with modern light
ing system. The catch in this arrange
ment is that the system is dark after sun
down. There is no electricity flowing
through the system Since there is no pro-
vision in the municipal budget for white
light system in Duval street, the matter of
providing the electricity is one that must
be undertaken by private interests.
In this emergency, the members of the
Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Key
West Lions Club have been brought to-
gether in a campaign to raise the neces-
sary funds. Conference with the officials
of the Key West Electric Company re-
vealed that the white way lights could be
turned on from to II p. m. each evening
during December, January, February and
March, the months of heaviest tourist in
flux, for sum approximating $500.
This seems like trifling sum for so i'm
portant project as the white way light
ing system between Angela and Eaton
streets. The Lions and Jaycees should
have no great difficulty raising this money
if our liberal-minded citizens realize the
Importance of the program. Getting that
angle across will be job, job that will
merit the two organizations the city's dis
tinguished service medal
If the campaign for private subscrip-
tions falls short of the goal the drive
sponsors propose to ask city council to
contribute part of the money for the
white way lights. Such request should
get the careful attention of our economy
minded councilmen. Perhaps they may be
able to find some available funds in the
contingency fund set up in the municipal
budget. This looks like worthy con-.
tingency.
Key West needs municipal show
window. The white way lighting system
in Duval street should be that show win
dow. 1t will be source of credit to the
community, source of needed income by
our merchants and commercial interests.
Giving our merchants better income will
enable them in turn to hire more of our
idle citizens, to improve their stores and
properties and to pay their taxes promptly
and in full
Let there be light along Duval street,
The Key West citizen., 1939-12-01
ssssssscsss1eesessesssss
Today's Birthdays
seeeeseeeeeese.1eeee,

Gerard Swope, retired head oi
General Electric, born in st
Louis, 81 years ago. 20 .
Rt. Rev. John J. Cantwel1
Catholic archbishop of Los An
geles. born in Ireland, 65 years
ago. a
jefferson Caffrey of Louisiana,
ambassador, born al. Lafayette,
La, SO years ago. ~
Frazier Hunt, noted journalist
born at Rock Island. Ill., 54 years
ago. e
Clarence Francis, president ol
General Foods, New York, born
in New York, 81 years ago.
George Creel of San Fran
cisco, writer, world war chief oi
public information, born in Laf-
ayette Co., Mo-, SO years ago.
Robert H. Cabell of Chicago
Armour g. Co. head, born al
Brunswick, Mo-, 20 years ago.
The Key West citizen., 1939-12-01
TODAY'Se DAILY QUIZ
Can You answer seven of these
ten Test Question? Turn to
Page for Answers

l. Name the largest in area of
the Hawaiian Islands.
2. How many offices are there
in the Presidents cabinet?
3. How many times was the
great race horse MAN o.
WAR defeated?
4. Which of the following
cities are not state capi-
tails: Toledo, Boston, AL
bany, st. Paul and Pitts
burgh?
5. What is founding hos
pital?
6. In which state is the Paint.
ed Desert? ~
z. How many brothers had
Christopher Columbus?
8. Define 5l2 yards or 1914
feet in one word.
9. What is the correct pronun-
citation of the word ther-
apy?
10. Who made famous the words
Believe 1t or Not?
The Key West citizen., 1939-12-01

Once more this column records the
fact that the world is topsy-turvy. For
merly when business went up, the stock
market followed suit. Now with business
improvements nearing peaks, prices on the
stock market are going down. If this re-
versal of form continues, some day virtue
thing is liable to happen, even the unob-
tainable.
The Key West citizen., 1939-12-01
INFORMATION. PLEAsEl

Editor, The Citizen:
I note in your Peoples Forum
column of The Key West Citizen
dated November 29th letter
signed by Mrs. Rome T. Calendar,
in which she states that she has
written to Key West for infor-
nation and to date has received
nothing.
We received communication
from Mrs. Calendar on Novem-
Der 28th and answered with a
detailed letter that same day.
A copy of this letter is now on
file in our office.
Also, the Chamber of Com
merce corresponded with tho
above mentioned party on the
18th of November, giving Mrs
| Calendar the name of the La
, Concha Hotel and suggesting that
! she write us direct for informa-
ton regarding the hotel.
/ feel sure this will assure the
| people of Key West that the
Chamber of Commerce has not
! neglected any duty, in promptly
| answering correspondence receiv-
| ed in their office.
| ~ Very truly yours,
| LA CONCHA HOTEL.
Elizabeth Sharpley,
| Manager.
Key West, Fla,
Nov. 80, 1889.
o.
EDITORS NOTE: What Mrs
Calendar asked for and denies
she received was "any sort ol
| circulars that may help me in re-
gard to schools, places to live
etc." Evidently the subscriber
! was not looking for hotels, bu,
seeking information concerning
housing conditions and school
facilities, the inference being
that she and her family desired
to live here for considerable
time, and perhaps permanently, il
satisfied with living conditions
The secretary of the Chamber oi
| Commerce has repeatedly COM
planned that he is handicapped in
supplying desired information by
not having the informative litera-
ture to distribute and only few
daysi ago he inquired if The Art
man Press had any of its
Guides" to forward to inquirers
The Key West citizen., 1939-12-01

Canada has inaugurated campaign
to "Buy British Goods, and is desirous to
have the people of the United States do
likewise. Here is bit of the propa-
ganda: Our friends in the United States
are showing their desire to be thoroughly
practical in their support of the cause of
freedom. The advice, Buy British Goods,
may well appeal to them also" That's a
nice appeal in the face of $1O,000,000 900
owed Uncle Sam from the last war.
The Key West citizen., 1939-12-01
seeeeseeseeessssseeessss
'Today's Horoscope

Today's inspiration is enthus-
iastic, perhaps inspirational, very
impulsive and headstrong, but
having an idea in view that is
continually kept sight of. These
persons may be very successful
if the concentration is properly
directed; but in any case ii. will
carry with il its share of trou-
BILE. due principally to excess of
zeal.
The Key West citizen., 1939-12-01
AS head of the Bund, Kuhn assumed

the principle of the German Fuehrer who
can do no wrong and is entitled to take
whatever he can lay his hands on, and
this was testified to by all the bundsmen
who were called as witnesses, SO in his own
eyes as we'll as those of his followers he
wa not guilty. But this happens to be
the United States, bitterly opposed to the
concepts of the totalitarian countries, and
so Kuhn, subject to the laws of this land,
is guilty and so found by the jury.
The Key West citizen., 1939-12-01
PEOPLES FORUM

The Citizen welcomes express
SfOns OF the views OF it's read
erS. hut the editor reserves the
right to- delete any items
which are considered lfbel0us
or unwarranted. The writer's
should he fair and cOnfine the
letters to 200 words. Signature
of the writer's must accompany
the letters and will be pub
lished unless requested other
wise.
The Key West citizen., 1939-12-01

Candor is admirable. Ellis Hollums,
Miami Herald columnist, admits his be-
lated information that Key West is to get
a naval air base when he says: 'You read
here for the first time that Key West was
to get a naval air base. - The Citizen
printed this welcome news item in it's is
sue OF November z as the readers of this
paper we'll remember, and the source of
the dispatch was the Associated Press.
Several months ago, shortly after the out
break of the European war, The Citizen
learned through reliable sources, and
printed the rumor, that the project was in
the "air", and it was grounded as a fact
on the date stated above. 1t is expected
bids will be let within two weeks. How
ever, if the columnist intended the word
"read" to be read in the past tense, then
his assertion, nevertheless, may be candid
or candied as the case may be.
The Key West citizen., 1939-12-01
POWERFUL LIGHT

LYNN, Mass.-A 25,000,000-
candlepower searchlight, using
three tiny water-cooled mer-
curry arcs, which do not wear
out, need no adjustment and are
designed for lights in inaccessible
places, has been developed by
the General Electric Company as
a rival to the time honored car
bon arc searchlight.
The Key West citizen., 1939-12-01

The u. S. Office Of Education has just
issued a 146-page book on education in
YugOslavia. The American taxpayer has
to pay for the printing, and what good
does that do him?
The Key West citizen., 1939-12-01
THEY CONE IN
ALL SHADES. MAN

"Hullo, Brown, painting the
car again?"
'sYes. the wife's been making
innuendoes about winter coat
she says exactly matches the
color of the car.
The Key West citizen., 1939-12-01

Throughout history, a comparatively
small but determined band of fanatics
have had the power, as the result of &C
ton, to make revolution, reign of terror,
and dictatorship
The Key West citizen., 1939-12-01
RUNNING AGROUND

Reuben James carries a little in
side story little known to all. Il
the culpability is the captains
he knows that he will never ad
vance further than the rank hi
now has. Such is the discipline
and tradition of the navy. How
ever. it is possible that the James
might have gone aground
through other causes.
The Key West citizen., 1939-12-01
IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

l. Water and Sewerage.
2 Comprehensive City Plan (Zoning).
g. Hotels and Apartments.
t. Beach and Bathing Pavilion.
s. Airports- and Sea.
6. Consolidation of County and City
Governments.
Z. A Modern City Hospital.
The Key West citizen., 1939-12-01

Illinois would hardly be
thought of as a cotton state, and
its production is relatively small,
but this year its acreage is esti-
mated to yield 3,158 bales, which
is almost exactly double the
number raised in 1887.
The Key West citizen., 1939-12-01

Eventually the astrologers who are
constantly predicting the death of Hitler
and always failing us, will get the date
right.
The Key West citizen., 1939-12-01
SIDE G H T S
BY MARCY B. DARNALL
Former Editor of The Citizen

Willard Sharp, q, of Webster
Springs, w. Va, felt that he was
old enough to take wife, but
desiring a helpmeet more ex-
perienced than himself he mar
ried Mrs. Emma Garvin, "a, who
has AZ grandchildren. Several
of them are older than their
step-grandfather.
The Key West citizen., 1939-12-01

Some writer's seem unable to put j.;
pint of meaning into a gallon of words.
The Key West citizen., 1939-12-01

Patient--I believe I'm a little
better. doctor. bat. I'm still short
of breath.
DR.. Killum-I can stop that
The Key West citizen., 1939-12-01
THE ISLE OF KEY WEST
December 2lsf, 1901

Crowned by giant hills, whose SUBMITS soar
Toward the vault of heaven, bending DER,
small flat island, league in length, .,5..
Battling old ocean with tremendous strength = ="
Bathed in its waters of empyrean blue
With, just above the tides a span or two,
Its waving palms inviting dreams and rest, !,
Is Cayo Hueso fair Key West.
Here every day is like day in June,
When natures pulse, in harmony keeps tune,
And every breeze is whispering some refrain
From sea to earth and earth to sea again.
Here night like soft langOurOuS dream
In which the isle seems floating with the stream,
Whose tiny waves in golden showers break
Upon its sands and rhythemic music make.
Here summer sheds the spendor of her days.
And nature smiles beneath the genial rays,
While balmy winds STOP ngeringly on their way
To stir the palms and with the flowers play;
Then perfume laden, wing their flight to watt
Across the deep some heavy freighted craft,
Return-to cool the land when day is spent.
Oh perfect days, the broad expense of sea
Over which the eye may rove with vision free
Changing from deepest blue to iightest green
Mirroring in sun-kissed depths an azure sky
Meath which white Clouds like idle phamtons, fly.
1t bathes the isle with gentle mystic sweep,
And, its shores, in muTmers, sinks to sleep.
Oh perfect nights, when day has just begun
For, day begins,-not ends,-with set of SUM-
When myriad worlds ablaze with glorious light,
Proclaim the grandure of their silent flight;
That heavy laden with the sweets they BEAR
Carry before them-but on unseen wings
The voice of ocean, with its whsperings.
Sprung from the Deep this little world doth seem
An emerald, in an opulescent stream,
land unto itself, where to dwell
Is to remain captive to it's spell;
Where time not, and day succeedeth day. y
"Till other shores grow further yet away;
A of THE Fair Lands Of the Best"
This Cayo Hueso-Island of Key West.
H H BUCHANAN Senior 1901.
The above poem sent to The Citizen by Mrs L. E..
spencer 208 Michigan Ave. Decatur Georgia
the author The Spencers lived in Key West for several
ears and MFR spencers passing last August the
vas found among other papers belonging to him.
Mrs Spencer statesthe poem expresses beautifully
ny recolectionS of the Island"
The Key West citizen., 1939-12-01

WITH TIE FIRST burst of en-
thusiasm over, the Trumbo han
gars project, we art apt to be-
The Key West citizen., 1939-12-01

Another baby giant panda has
been received at Chicago's Brook
field Zoo. This is the fourth of
these rare animals to be brought
to America, and may be the last,
as their expectation from their
native habitat in China has been
forbidden by the Chinese gov
ernment.
The Key West citizen., 1939-12-01
THE ISLAND CITY

come too enthusiastic. The facts
remain that the Navy has not
purchased, the site, and it has not
designated Key West as perm
anent base as it has the Jackson
vile major air base. There may
come a time when the sub air
base now designated for Key
West may be declared inactive
and the Jacksonville base prob
ably reduced as war scares pass
over. Jacksonville will have
around II squadrons. Key West
will have probably a squadron
along with other sections of
Florida. The last time the Navy
had hangers on Trumbo it was
forced to move out as the FEC.
expected large freight shipments
from Cuba and asked the Navy
to move out its equipment,
which was not greatly needed.
This column does not believe
this will be the case again but it
is interested in developments
following relaxation of defense
tactics far in the future.
ISLAND CITY POPULATION:
Allan B. Cleare, as befits his
rank, has the sobereSt express
sion. AS you know he's county
solicitor, the Thomas Dewey of
Key West. William V. Albury
is judge of Criminal Court but
eontrarily IS one of the jolliest
fellows around town, which
makes no difference in the SEN
tences he hands out when a per-
son deserves it. Lance Testers
eyes blink open and shut fast
when he's thinking and giving
you a legal opinion. Assistant
states attorney, he grills often
and well in criminal proSecu-
ton. Johnny Sawyer drawls
slowly and well when he is
talking to you, but there's plenty
of thought behind the drawl.
Curry Harris is another very,
very sober lawyer and helps to
keep up the dignity of the pro-
fesSion. Louis Harris has a
fund of good stories dating back
to Old Key West days with which
to keep you entertained. City
Attorney Aquilino Lopez has a
brilliant and studious record be-
hind him. When he first came
to Key West he hardly knew
English, being of Spanish descent.
He promptly produced well
modulated English vocabulary
and brilliant record in law work
at Univ. of Florida. Henry Tay-
lor, Jr., resident in Key West for
the past two years, has a father
who was associated here in law
for many years and is now in
Miami. Taylor drops in at Mi
ami to see his folks often
The Key West citizen., 1939-12-01

completely after a few more
treatments.
The Key West citizen., 1939-12-01
poor OLD Ellis Hollums in hi.

POOR OLD Ellis Hollums in his
Miami Herald column, stranded
167 miles from Key West, an
nounces today that ''for the first
time" you read of the announce
ment of the building of hangarS
at Key West Trumbo Island. 1t
was poor "cover up. The
Herald missed the story. which
was carried in The Citizen No
vember Z, and in many articles
before that. This column car
ried the rumors on the story
shortly after war was declared in
Europe.
The Key West citizen., 1939-12-01
JUST AS A cHEcKuP: What

JUST AS a CHECkUP: What
does Miami have that we
haven't! Key West has a lot
that Miami hasn't, but let's look
over Miami's charms too. Miami
has the brightest of bright lights
everywhere, which makes a city
attractive. Miami has a sizzling
big program of nationally known
sports shows, such as $4,000
Open golf tournament, 96 days of
horse racing at two tracks, 30
nights of dog racing at four
tracks. jai- alai, intersectional
football, ice hockey, deep sea
fishing, tennis, bathing, shuttle
board, chess, checkers, park con-
certs, sunbathing. Miami has a
cultural program of music. Mi
ami has boat races and pleasure
boating. Miami is a live city of
live ideas. 1t has huge movie
theaters, latest tropical fashions,
big orchestras. Key West can
not expect the immensity of each
one of Miami's attractions but it
could turn out quality: in better
movies and movie houses, organi-
zation of boating, better tropical
fashions, securing of nationally
known athletes here for short
exhibitions. more Saturday night
street dances. There is much
for Key West planning board
to consider.
The Key West citizen., 1939-12-01

THE CITIZEN is starting a
campaign to secure a municipal
hospital for Key West. and re-
ports much interest re-awakened.
Many small cities throughout
Florida have secured municipal
hospitals and there is no reason
why Key West should not have
its hospital. The Citizens efforts
will be bent toward getting a
new, modern hospital. There is
move locally to combine the
county clinic and the Mercedes
hospital, but The Citizen is after
even bigger things.
The Key West citizen., 1939-12-01

When jurors were being drawn
at Olympia, Wash, for the trial
of William Cole, former state
patrol chief, charged with mis-
use of funds, the first name
pulled from the box was that of
Cole himself.
The Key West citizen., 1939-12-01
THE OLD. OLD STORY was

THE OLD. OLD STORY was
repeated to us again this week.
Two couples from Washington
here on their vacation, found at
first they did not like the city
and were preparing to 60 back.
Then they met people around
town, took a fishing trip and
made whale of a catch, en-
joyed night clubbing here on a
Saturday. night. Result: their
Key West stay is a gem of the
mind to be brought back. Con-
clusion: There should be a tour
ist greeting service here to get
all oriented. Sarasota Junior
Chamber runs this service with
an information booth on the
main street. How about it, Jay
ceesl How about that beach
club for young winter visitors
also you were planning, Jaycees!
The Key West citizen., 1939-12-01

According to the best informa-
ton available, Germany had only
about IS submarines at the be-
ginning of the present war. 1t is
believed that about one-foufth
of these have been destroyed
since hostilities began.
The Key West citizen., 1939-12-01

A tall story that may be true
is told by Capt. Martis Vidos of
the trawler Lion, which recently
put into port at Morgan City, La.
He declares that big shark got
away with the ships anchor
when it was dropped a short dis
tance off shore.
The Key West citizen., 1939-12-01

H. H. BUCHANAN, Senior-19'