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The Key West citizen., 1940-03-27
SENSIBLE AND TO THE POINT

From Winter Haven Daily Chief
The Florida Tax Revision League refers to
Primary Election Day, May 7th as biennial EN-
ployment Day"
The League points out that Florida's govern
ment state and local. spends more than 100 mil
lion dollars per year therefore, is the states big
gcst business. Every citizen of Florida is
stockholder in that business and every citizen
contributes, in the form of direct or indirect
taxes to the cost of it's operation.
IF we regard government as business, said
the League considering all candidates merely
as applicants for jobs in that business, we can
more fully appreciate the necessity of employing
the most capable men available to operates our
business of government.
"On May 7th and in the second primary on
May 28th we will elect state and local officials
from governor to constable. In other words, we
will employ a general manager, board of direc-
tors and all department heads.
If we hire good men for these jobs, men OF
ability honesty. and integrity, We will have good
government If VIE hire men who are the best
promisers the best handshakers or men whose
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incompetent men who have neither the ability
or integrity perform the duties of the jobs for
which they have asked, We will have inefficient
wasteful extravagant government and every
citizen of Florida VIII suffer through excessive
government cost and high taxes, also through
depressed economic conditions.
Voters. should Judge applicants for public
jobs by the same standards they judge applicants
for private jobs. Ask yourself in the considera-
ton of each candidate-Would hire this man to
run my business? Government is your business
In conclusion, the League said, "the most i'm
portant officials of private corporation are the
members of the board of directors. The legsla-
ture is the board of directors of our public busi7
ness therefore, the most important jobs we have
10 fill ON election day. They are local men-you
can carefully check their honesty and ability. If
4c hire good men for the legislature they can cor
ect many errors that we may make in the en-
ployment of men to other jobs"
The Key West citizen., 1940-03-27
ATHLETIC FIELD NEEDED

Key West is one of the best baseball
towns in Florida. There are scores of top
notch ball players, hundreds of red hot
fans amcng the civilian population, and a
large number of servicemen, sailors,
marines, soldiers and coast guardsmen,
who either play ball or enjoy watching a
ball game.
Yet these hundreds, yes thousands, of
Key Westers and .serVcemen have no place
to go to indulge in their favorite asport.
There is nc adequate baseball field, no
stadium, no provision whatever for han
ding this great American recreational
activity. There are ball fields at the naval
station or the army barracks, but admis-
sion cannot be charged to finance the
hometown teams in the purchase of balls,
bats, gloves and uniforms.
Just the ether day it was called TO
the attention of The Citizen that among
the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Pan
dora is a topnotch baseball team that has
met and defeated a number of highclass
mines in the United States and in Central
America during a recent goodwill tour.
There are also some good teams among
The hundreds OF sailors and marines sta
toned here. The army probably could
toss a good ball outfit onto playing field,
if there was a playing field. gs
Some time ago our city council was
rcd hot about the building OF ball field,
an athletic plant and stadium on city prop
erty out Flagler avenue. The WPA some
time ago drew up preliminary plans for
such a plant and offered to make project
+ the city would come through with
sponsorship fund, which, under present
regulations, amounts to around 25 per
cent of cost.
All that seems to have come out of
these proposals was a lot of interesting
conversation. When it was discovered
that the city would be forced to put up 25
per cent of the cost of an athletic field the
Idea got sunk beneath the old Key West
complaint-no funds available for such
projects. ....
1t seems to The Citizen that the city
council should go into this matter again
with a view to exploring all the possible
avenues for financing this important rec
reational project. A fairly decent base
ball field and bleacher seats to serve tenn
porarly might be built for around $10,-
600, according to some interested persons.
That would require city sponsorship fund
of S25O0 City council should consider the
proposal at once
The Key West citizen., 1940-03-27
T0DAY'S DAILY QUIZ
Can you answer seven of these
ten Test Questions? Turn 10
Pace s for Answers


l. What office did Robert H.
;. Jackson hold when he
was appointed U. S. At
torney General?
2. On what date will the tWen-
ty-first century begin?
3. Who said, MY kingdom for
Ia horse? ...- a,r
4. What is H2O?
5. Name a large, flightless,
Australian bird.
6. Did George Washington sign
the Declaration of hide
pendenCe?
7. What is the male bee called?
8. Name the capital of Nor
way.
8. Do comets revolve around
the sun?
10. Is the Louvre a group of
buildings, a monument, or
park, and where is it To-
Gated?
The Key West citizen., 1940-03-27

Lowell Thomas, well-knOwn COM
mentator, last night joshed l.. P. Artman,
publisher of The Leader and Editor of The
Key West Citizen. Mr. Thomas didn't
think Editor Artman was correct in his
reasoning that the frozen fish found
around the Florida coasts were due to the
cold they had contracted while up north.
"If this were So" explained Lowell Thomas,
''whY didn't they thaw out in the warm
waters of the Florida eys?"-Point
Pleasant On. j. Leader.
The Key West citizen., 1940-03-27
THE KEY WEST CITIZEN

WILL always seek the truth and print it
without fear and without favor; never be
always fight for progress; never be the or
gan OF the mouthpiece of any person, clique,
faction or class; always do its utmost for the
injustice; denounce vice and praise virtue.
comme2d good done by individual or organ
ization; tolerant of others rights, views and
and not cOntaminate the reader; never COM
promise with principle.
The Key West citizen., 1940-03-27
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Notes From Pirates Cove

Recent visitors at Pirates
Cove. also guests now at the
Lodge, include, the following:
". J. Donovaa and son, New
York City; Mr. ana Mis-. II. W.
Thompson ana Mls. /. {. Cheney,
1uxb44y, Mass; Mc. and Mrs
Ralph L. J&mcs and sons, Ralph,
Jr., and Bob, al3o Thomas Whit
kins, OF Allentown, Pa; Mr.. and
Mrs. {. B. Eood, Columbus, Ohio;
DR.. and Mr.. a. K. iMacKay ana
aony on Baltimore, Nh; Nj. and
N4rs. <. Blackburn Miller and A.
4. Morris, Yonkers. N, Y (Mr.
Miller is editor of Outdoor Llte).
Nj. and Mrs. (. II, Strong, Of
Cleveland. Ohio; Mrs j. II bron-
son and Mrs. F. j. Kingsbury, Of
Litchfied. Conn; Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Oberg, of Mount Vernon,
N. Y; Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph
Schilllng, OF San Francisco,
Calf; Mr.. and Mrs. F. o. Mar
shall, Of Hinsdale, III; Z. n. Cal
lender, Of Merton. Pa; Mr.. and
Mrs. f. P. Nesbitt, Of Chicago,
H.; Mr.. ard Mrs. John Rapp, of
Chicago, IL. 80 q
The Key West citizen., 1940-03-27
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DREAMING
By J.
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By J.


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/ Icy on the sand
CT a coral strand,
DroWsily watching the sea.
The waves rising slow
Sang a lullaby low
And soon l was dreaming of thee.
/ dreamed you were there,
The wind blowing your hair
AS gaily you called to me,
Wake uD sleepy head;
Come out of your bed
Lets take a dip in the sea"
So we romped meath the skies,
AS blue as your eyes,
Then raced to a cOconut tree
To rest III the shade
It's broad leaves made
While sweetly you sang for me.
A wandering breeze
Strummed on the leaves
The tempo of your song.
The children at play
In the ocean spray
Drew near in a hushed little
throng.
A gay, little boy
Some mothers joy
Seated hiInself on the sand.
Two tiny girls,
With wind-tosSed curls,
Stood holding each others hand.
Twas a beautiful theme,
Your song in my dream,
AS dreamed on the sand by the
sea-
OF fragrant flowers
And fairy bowers
And brides that nest in a tree.
The Key West citizen., 1940-03-27

Eventually when the economic condi-
tions iustify the Inauguration of another
newspaper in Key West It will be brought
about. With that eventuahty let us hope
that the owner or promoter is decent in
dividual and a credit to the newspaper
fraternity. A few years ago there was
rumor that another paper would be started
here by an individual who, it was later
learned. was Just about three jumps ahead
of the sheriff Now, it is rumored, that
another Questionable character, known at
one time to be dope" peddler, not of
this city, wants to start weekly paper in
the interest of outside gamblers who have
sinister designs on Monroe county, and for
personal nefarious gains,
The Key West citizen., 1940-03-27
Today's Horoscope

The sweet and bitter mingle in
this life. 1t is a day of ability
and honor, but may be full of
discouragements, 1t will be force
of circumstances that will often
determine the issue rather than
personal efforts. The life is far
from an unimportant one.
The Key West citizen., 1940-03-27

Key West should have more umbrella
trees for the wood from that tree smells
like raspberry jam. So far as this writer
knows there are only few on this island
grown in the garden of Miss Molly Parker
The Key West citizen., 1940-03-27

FULL. Capt. McQuai6e has start
ed his night fishing for tarpon.
The large cruiser acts as moth
err ship and the smaller boats
are released when the tarpon
grounds are reached so that as
many as ten or twelve persons
can be fishing at one time
The Key West citizen., 1940-03-27

Is After fearfully lodging for six months
Key West officials finally by a 4-3 vote
Authorized 80 per gent settlements for
19l7-f936 delinquent taxes provided
leVies since are paid fh full. There'll be no
rush -Fuller's Florida Letter. Nary a
rush.
The Key West citizen., 1940-03-27
IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

!. Water and Sewerage.
2. Comprehensive City Plan (Zoning).
). More Hotels and Apartments.
4. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. .~>.s----.
5. Airports-Land and Sea. ht
6. Consolidation OF County and City Gov
crnmcntS. -
z. A Modern City Hospital ri
The Key West citizen., 1940-03-27

Good products often languish be-
cause they are not advertised but this is
no sly argument to persuade you to ad-
vertise in The Citizen what you have to
sell. You know your product best and it
may not be fit to advertise.
The Key West citizen., 1940-03-27

of Chicago. fishing out of Pirates
Cove with Capt. Roy Shook.
brought in a fine catch of group
or, mackerel, kingfish and barra-
cuda, one of the grouper weigh
ing 80 pounds.
The Key West citizen., 1940-03-27

An Indiana man was arrested with 10
watches in his pockets. Now he is doing
time and doesn't need even one. .- -.,.-s
The Key West citizen., 1940-03-27
MR.. AND MRS. FRED

LOESER. Of New Haven, Conn,
while fishing out of Pirates Cove
with Capt. Earl McQuaide on
Thursday last, caught 12-pound
mangroVo snapper, six barra-
cuda, eight grouper, two amber
jack, one weighing As pounds,
taken by Mrs. Loeser, and one
38 pounds, caught by Mr., Loeser.
The Key West citizen., 1940-03-27

After taking a fourth wife a Massa-
chusetts shoemaker now declares he will
stick to his last. ;'''@
The Key West citizen., 1940-03-27
SIDE L / G H 7 S
Bv MARCY B. DARNALL
Former Editor OF The Citizen

The recent death of Solomon
Levitan, II, who was serving his
sixth term as state treasurer of
Wisconsin, recalled a quip of his,
made as a candidate in 1886,
when a critic suggested that he
was too old: Better let an
elderly man handle your money:
he is looking for the golden gate,
not the golden calf"
Daniel Harris, the only surviv-
ing Jewish veteran of the Union
armies in the Civil War, has just
celebrated his Gath birthday. He
served under the name of Irv-
ing, and his pension checks are
made out to Daniel Harris, alias
George Irving" d
Before the Spanish-American
War the total strength of the
United States regular army
was only $4,000 men At pres.
ent almost exactly that many
soldiers are stationed at posts.
established for the defense Of the
Panama Canal, and Others are to
/ be added. ID !
Offhand one might think that
u. S. presidential elections are
always held in leap years, but
there have been two exceptions
those of 1900 and 1900. Years
ending in even hundreds are not
leap years except when divisible
by 400 Thus 1900 was a leap
year and 1000 will be, but 1900,
1900 and 1900 were not.
The Chicago Historical Society
has a collection of q miniature
rooms, abodt Is by "a inches in
size, fully equipped with tiny
furniture, chandeliers, curtains
and other accessories. One cons
tains the s1naTlest scecktail table,
complete with tray, Shaker, bot
I tie, glasses, ice bowl, tongs and
cigarette cases. & =.
eH IL = 80 &
Germany has sold the remains
of the scuttled pocket battleship
Admiral Graf Spec to a junk
dealer for the equivalent of
about $4,000 The wrecked YES
sci, now sunk in the harbor of
| Montevideo, originally cost ap-
proximately 19 million dollars.
During the last 10 years "a
new symphony orchestras have
been founded in the United
States, not including WPA units.
This is as many as were eStab-
lished in the 80 years between
1900 and 1880. The works of
Beethoven have always been
played oftener in America than
those of any other classical COM
poser.
/ When Patrolman Roster of
4sDetroit stopped Mrs. Elsie Gar
land for speeding she grabbed
his. book of tickets and slapped
him soundly in the face with it.
/ Sent to Jail for five days, she did
not protest, but merely remark
ed: 1T was worth it.
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Today's Horoscope
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The sweet and bitter mingle in
this life. 1t is a day of ability
and honor, but may be full of
discouragements, 1t will be force
of circumstances that will often
determine the issue rather than
The Key West citizen., 1940-03-27
Mr.. AND MRS. RALPH

NH, AND MHS. n a IL r n
JAMES and sons. Ralph, Jr., and
Bob, of Allentown, Pa, and
"Pinky"' Whitkins, of Whitkins-
vile, Mass, had an exceptional
days fishing on Thursday of this
week with Capt. Earl McQuaide
out of Pirates Cove. The collec-
tion included two sailfish. one
weighing 53 pounds and the 9th
er As pounds, both taken by
James, Sr.; a 43-pound grouper
caught by TPinkY", several small
er grouper and three barracuda.
The Key West citizen., 1940-03-27

When Patrolman Roster of
detroit stopped Mrs. Elsie Gar
land for speeding she grabbed
his. book of tickets and slapped
him soundly in the face with it.
Sent to Jail for five days, she did
not protest, but merely remark
ed: 1T was worth it.
The Key West citizen., 1940-03-27

A ducking stool was used K
punish shrews in England il
l745.
The Key West citizen., 1940-03-27

Germany has sold the remains
of the scuttled pocket battleship
Admiral Graf Spec to a junk
dealer for the equivalent of
about $4,000. The wrecked YES
sci, now sunk in the harbor of
Montevideo, originally cost ap-
proximately 19 million dollars.
The Key West citizen., 1940-03-27

Daniel Harris the only surviv-
ing Jewish veteran of the Union
armies in the Civil War, has just
celebrated his Gath birthday. He
served under the name of Irv-
ing, and his pension checks are
made out to Daniel Harris, alias
George Irving"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-29
Ten Years Ago
From Issue of February %, 1890.

The Mems Chorus of the Presby-
terrain church, under the direction of
Mrs. z. W. Hanson, were in Hibbing,
Sunday, where they favored an audi
ence of 800 with their renditions at the
First Presbyterian church
The Ely Junior College has made ap-
plication to the executive committee of
the Little Ten" Junior and State
Teachers college athletic board in an
effort to clear Louis Gerzin and Steve
Smrekar whose eligibility has been pro-
tested by the Eveleth and Virginia
Junior Colleges. The protests are on
the ground that the two players did
not wait long enough after transferring
to the Ely Junior College from St.
Thomas where they had enrolled last
fall but did not attend classes or par
ticipate in athletics before returning to
Ely. It is expected a decision will be
rendered allowing both players to be in
the game against Virginia tonight.
District court opens here Tuesday
with Judge Bert Fesler presiding.
Called on the jury from Ely are Grace
ChilderS, Alice L. James, Lama Haav-
iSto, Mrs. Peter Hiltunen, Mrs. H. N.
Sutherland, Laura Lockhart, Clara
Newgord, Joseph Spreitzer, E. E. Strom,
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he fall in and be a follower when
necessary?
Does he look forward to new situa-
tons, or try to avoid them? Oife is
going to be just one long procession of
new situations to adapt to-.
Does he feel self-confident about
meeting people, or does he hesitate and
become fearful of what people will
say?"
Does he always wait for some one
else to point out something to do, or
does he go ahead and find something to
be done?
Can he remain away from home
lover night, or for a week Or two, &C
cording to his age) without severe
homesickness?
Does he make friends among his
playmates readily, or is he shy and
retiring, seldom going to visit others,
and seldom having them at his home?
These questions, you'll notice, all
have constructive angle, and one
that is less desirable If you can
answer them to your own satisfaction,
the chances are that your child is a
happy, weIl-ad juSted one, who is men
tally healthy and on the way to be-
coming grown up" in the best sense
of the word.
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ton. Water can hold only small
amount of oxygen in this way and this
is the only oxygen available for the
respiration Of fishes and most Of the
other water animals. During the win
ter it is fortunate that most Of the
fishes are Semi-dormant and require
much less oxygen than when fully
active in the summer
The water obtains this dissolved oxy-
gen, which are the aquatic plants and
the atmosphere. All green plants manu-
facture oxygen as a by-product when
they take in carbon dioxide and car
bonic acid gas and manufacture starch
for plant food. This process only takes
place in the presence of sunlight and
is called photo-synthesis This is the
natural way of disposing of the carbonic
acid gas which is the waste produced
by burning fuels and by the respiration
of animals and plants
Water plants, from the big weeds 10
the microscopic algae, which forms the
green scum, manufacture oxygen on
days when the sun shines, using the
carbonic acid gas, which is dissolved
in the water and has been produced as
waste by the fishes and decaying sub
stances in the water. One can watch
healthy weed on bright day and can
observe many streams Of tiny bubbles
ascending through the water from the
leaves. These bubbles are pure oxy-
gen. They become smaller as they
ascend and many disappear before
reaching the surface This IS because
they are dissolved IN the water as
they ascend. Tests show that water
on a bright day over a weed bed is
super-saturated with oxygen. On
cloudy day or at night, this same water
may become very efficient in oxygen
because plants can only manufacture
this important gas when the sun shines
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-29
OXYGEN MEANS
LIFE FOR FISH
"Fish Kip Season at Hand,
Official States, as Winter
Draws to Close.

Shallow lakes where the ice has be-
come thick may have the water re-
duced in volume to the extent that it
will not hold sufficient oxygen to sup
port fish life through the winter, DIR.
Samuel Eddy, noted fish authority at
the University of Minnesota, states.
This condition often results in a
fish KILL" DR.. Eddy states, and is
rapidly coming to a head now that the
winter is drawing to close.
Oxygen, he points out, is not only
consumed by the fish in the lake, but
by plants that use it as well as manu-
facture it. One of the greatest con-
sumers is decomposing organic matter,
consisting partly of dead animals but
mostly of dead plants and the partially
rotted ooze which covers the bottoms
of deep lakes and is slowly decaying
through bacterial activity.
This bacterial activity creates a
heavy demand on the oxygen supply.
Consequently lakes having lots Of vege-
tation and whose bottoms are covered
with rich muds draw most heavily on
the oxygen supply throughout the win
ter. In such lakes the production of
oxygen ceases when they freeze and
the supply on hand must last all
winter. Shallow lakes of this class
present serious problem, but frequent
ly where the ice is not thick enough
to reduce the volume of water to the
critical point where it cannot hold
sufficient oxygen the danger is not
acute.
The oxygen, which fishes use for
breathing, is dissolved in the water just
as salt or sugar may be held in solu-
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is HE MAKING PROGRESS?

Last week we listed some of the
things that very young children learn
to do at various ages, that give their
parents an idea as to the progress Of
their motor control, or control of their
muscles.
When it comes to older children, we
cannot so easily set up certain things
that they may be expected to do, for
with every year, greater and greater
variations between individuals may be
expected. However, it may be possible
that there are some questions that we
can ask ourselves about older children,
that will give US some notion as to
their progress along the road to ma
turity. Here are some for starter.
Does your child like to make de-
cisions, or does he prefer to have
others make them for him? does your
daughter ask you which dress she'd
better wear, is she afraid Of her own
taste in picking out clothes?)
Does your child welcome or shirk
responsibility Gin proportion to his
ability to undertake it, of course?
Does he take suggestions well, or
resent them? Can he stand criticism
or does it make him sulky?
Does he want to be a leader, or can
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will also be well to consider what other
foods are most appropriate to serve
with them. If leftover meats, or meat
extenders, are the base, then it is pos
sible to consider almost any one of the
vast number of canned vegetables, be-
cause they may definitely be considered
as budget savers. They make it pos
sible for the homemaker to buy out of
season foods at reasonable price and
to buy in quantity when the grocer
offers them at bargain.
In the field of canned vegetables,
homemakers will naturally include
peas, because they are particularly ap-
propriate for serving with timbales and
croquettes. They are extra thrifty, too,
and are available in style for every
menu. Their dietetic value should not
be overlooked because they are good
source of vitamins A, B and G., and
contribute good amounts of minerals
such as phosphorus and iron. Because
canned peas are packed quickly where
they grow, they have that "iust picked"
flavor. Then remember their many
advantages and use them often, and es-
pecially when taking count of the pos
sibilities they offer with timbales and
croquettes. Serve them buttered,
creamed or in a cheese sauce.
Hon and Egg Timboles With BuHered
Canned PEGS
u cup milk, scalded Aeeompanimsns
2 eggs, slightly beaten. and Somishss
| III fat. cups canned
Il cup soft bread crumbs. PES ,,sa 49,.
~ cups ground or minced trianrles
boiled ham. Sauteed mush-
Dash of paprika. room caps
Stir milk gradually into beaten eggs. add fat,
bread crumbs. ham and paprika. and turn into
well-buttered custard cups or timbale molds.
Place in shallow pan Of hot water and bake in
moderate oven (350'F0 for "a hour. or until
knife inserted comes out clean. Unmold on hot
buttered toast triangles-serve with buttered
ca nned peas and sauteed mushroom caps Yield
"a portiona