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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-08
WHAT EVERY COMMUNITY NEEDS

Any community in the United States,
including Key West, can make progress
whenever the majority of its inhabitants
are more interested in the general well
fare than in envying their neighbors.
The population of any given area,
united in common advantages, facing the
same disadvantages and seeking methods
of growth, can assess its prospects upon
the basis of its average inhabitant.
1t takes more than natural resources
to make a prosperous people. This ap-
plies to nations, states, counties and
municipalities. The spirit of the people,
within certain physical boundary lines, is
more important TO the welfare of the peO-
pie than the possession of certain assets
which are often deemed advantageous.
You can give locality an excellent
climate, wonderful natural resources and
an industrial set-up that is efficient but,
unless you can breathe a common purpose
into the life of the area, it will fall far
shertgofe becoming highly prosperous.
This does not mean that some few
eitizenssnlay not be able to milk the area
for their benefit and become rich. 1t does
mean that the area as whole and its in
habitants cannot become prosperous. Great
wealth. side by side with abject poverty,
does not make an ideal community and
never will.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-08

Comes the time of year when Key
West again welcomes the National Guard
encampment at Fort Taylor-when the
city takes on a more military appearance
as the soldier boys become a part of our
life during their stay, which this year has
been extended for three-weeks period.
Contrary to existing conditions during
the past decade, the city is bit more &C
quainted with things military this year,
for, since the last eneampment, momentous
happenings have come about in the form
of reopening of, the naval station with its
attendant influx of hundreds Of sailor boys.
And, since then, the navy department has
Increasingly stressed the Importance of our
base as an integral part of the neutrality
enforcement and defense programs
Nevertheless-Key West bids the
265th regiment, National Guards of Flor
ida, cordial welcome. The Citizen joins
all residents here in best wishes for sue
cessful encampment and a pleasant stay
in our midst.
The encampment this year takes on
added importance in the knowledge that
the NATIONAL OudFU Units HdlIOu-NIue are
being looked upon with increased atten-
ton by military authorities in the light of
their worth as basic elements in our
future training of an enlarged defense
army: With that in mind, no doubt, the
eneampmentS nationwide, have been
heightened, in period in order that more
training may be offered.
t1330An the more reason, then, why Key
Westers will deem it privilege to be of
whatever service they can to make life en-
joyable for the guardsmen during their
leisure hours. Military training, at best,
is strenuous, so, to effect good balance
in the life of future soldiers, good, whole
some relaxation should be the order of the
day Our visitors, many of whom have
been here before, may rest assured that
there are ample facilities in the city to OBJ
tain Just those forms of relaxation.
We repeat - welcome n i o n
Guardsmen! And, then too-goOdbye and
Godspeed to our own boys who left for Fl.
Screven yesterday for similar encamp-
ment of three weeks.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-08
THE KEY WEST CITIZEN

WILL always seek the truth and print it
without fear and without favor; never be
always fight tor progress; never be the or
gan or the mouthpiece of any person, clique,
faction or class; always do its utmost for the
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 will elevate
and not contaminate the reader; never COM
promise with principle.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-08

FlOridas advice TO its winter visitors
Stay Through May appropriately could
have been to make the extension through
june in view of the wintry weather that
has prevailed north and east up to the time
CT this writing, June 28 It has showed in
some places; in others the thermometer
chopped to below freezing. The weather
man ''ain't doing right either at the point
in New Jersey where the writer is So
journing at present and where the weather
is supposed to be pleasant at this time of
the year.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-08
LEAGUE OF NATIONS

Eight members of the League of
Nations withdrew a year or more ago.
The changes in governments in the past
year have been so numerous that the
League began to dismiss members of its
staff last Spring. The 80 employees that
survived were let out during June, and
now mere half dozen persons are all that
is left of the League, which was formally
organized January 1, 1920 through the
coming into force at that date of the
Treaty of Versailles. The League func-
toned in a healthy way in its purpose ito
promote International cooperation and to
achieve international peace and security.
At one time so nations were members.
And now, look at it-a tragedy of dis
honesty and broken treaties.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-08

1t is not likely that the reading pub
lie will tolerate perfumed newspapers, but
will insist as regular thing that the smell
enanating from the paper should have the
old familiar aroma of printers ink Yet
from various parts of the United States
GENE reports on the growing use of vari-
ohs types of perfumed and favored inks.
II st. Louis, a newspaper waited the
atoma towards the reader of a certain.
perfume advertised in the edition; in
Chicago, inks used to print an advertise
nlent for chewing gum were favored with
cinnamon; in New Britain, newspaper
edition was stepped with the fragrance of
apple blossom. Naturally, scented news
paper could advertise only products with a
pleasant smell; certain merchandise like
garlic, limburger cheese or fertilizer
would of necessity have to be left out in
the cold.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-08

Uncle Sam is quite chary about his
expenditure for advertising, though pro-
fligate in many other ways, and the news
papers are called upon daily for contribu-
tons in space. However, the Treasury
Departments savings bond division does
advertise to some extent and reports that
every prOmOtiOnal dollar expended has
produced $1,000 in bond business. Not
bad, ehl
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-08

A large number of date palms
are being used in the lighthouse
service identification program
at the depot and light station.
Several Of the larger specimens
have been donated by Judge J.
Vining Harris and by Sheriff
Karl o. Thompson The fruit is
full at the present.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-08

Mayor Perry C.. Wall. Of Tam
pa, his son, Houston Wall and
Frank Houlihan. are visitors in
the city, arriving yesterday
They made the trip in the may
or's slOop. the z Patsy. and afr
er visiting several days with
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-08

NJ. E. Gilfond. FERA admins
traitor in Key West; B. c. Mo-
reno. engineer, and Clifford G.
Hicks, local head of the purchaS-
ing department, left yesterday
for visit in Jacksonville to
meet Attorney ]. LancelOt Les
ter, who left Saturday afternoon
They will confer with Julius F.
Stone.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-08

Coast Guard Cutter Sausee left
yesterday afternoon IN answer
TO a call from the Steamship
Onavido. which reported encoun-
tering the Schooner Amazon near
Jupiter Inlet and the vessel vas
burned to the waters edge The
Saukee viii report locating the
schooner and tow her 10 jackson
vile.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-08

With loads of tired but happy
Shriners, each declaring they
had the time of their life. the
special Pullman cars which the
Mahi Temple Mobiles came TO
Key West in, pulled out yester-
day afternoon, bringing TO a
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-08

In t0day's issue of The Citizen
appears the announcement of
Cleveland Niles for the position
of chief of police, which viii be
voted on in the November cleo
ton Mr. Niles is at present a
police officer and has been in
that position for the past eight
years.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-08

The Coast Guard Cutter Sau-
kee returned to her base here
late Saturday afternoon after a
fruitless search for a vessel re-
ported sunk off TortugaS. The
vessel is the Fannie and Fay,
had become water-logged and
was a drifting menace to navi-
CATION
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-08

Interest in the Sunday excur-
sionS from Miami continues I'M
abated and each Sunday there
are many who take advantage of
making the trip at small cost
from Miami to Key West and re-
turn the same day at a cost of
$3.50 for the round trip.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-08

Thomas E Lowe, On. we'll
known man of KEY West, died at
2 O'Clock yesterday afternoon at
his home, 818 Fleming street. fol-
lowing a prolonged illness. He
was a native of the Bahama Is
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-08

The rearmament program will in
evitably boost business over the nation, but
it's shot in the arm that lasts only so
long as the injection is effective.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-08

Taxes in Monroe county will
be less this year by S350,OOO than
they were last year The 1880
tax roll, which is to be presented
at a special meeting tonight, rep
resents a total valuation of So
COG. 000, while that of last year
had an estimated value of S.. 4O0.-
900.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-08

! Hartley Key, Key West young
man. apparently was drowned at
jacksonville last night, with two
companions. Young Key started
to cross the St. Johns river in a
small skiff which was capSized
by the backwash of a passing
steamer. There were four men
in the boat but one escaped.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-08

Children under Is years of age
viii be permitted to use the
skating rink at Coral Isle Casino
two afternoons each week. the
Recreation Department of the
Key West Administration an
nounced today. Three nights a
week the rink is open to adults.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-08

U.S.S. Sands, with Miami nav
al reserves on board, which came
into port Saturday night and
spent yesterday IN Key West
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-08

When Petain, the French premier,
asked Hitler for peace with honor, he
should have forwarded a dictionary with
the request
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-08
IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

l. Water and Sewerage
2 More Hotels and Apartments.
g. Beach and Bathing Pavilion
4 AirpnrtS-Land and Sea
5 Consolidation of County and City Gov
eTnments
6. A Modern City Hospital
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-08

At the July term OF Criminal
Court, which opens one week
from today, ii men from Tarpon
Springs viii be docketed at the
court for trial for violating the
state sponge laws and three other
defendants will stand trial for at
tempted murder.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-08

harbor. sailed last night for Tor
tugaS for practice cruises. The
Williams, which arrived at the
same time, remained outside the
harb0r.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-08

Weekly concerts viii be re-
sumed by the Key West Hospi-
tally Band this Thursday night,
it was announced today. The
programs are to start at 8 O'Clock
and swfll be presented in Bay
view Park a Barrosa will, as
usual be the conductor of the
band
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-08

close the two DAYS OF happiness
and jov the Wearers Of the fez had
enjoyed IN the city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-08

Every publicity seeker knows exactly
how the newspaper ought to print the par
ocular propaganda.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-08

Advertisements are suggestions on
what and where to spend your money eco
nemically and wisely.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-08
KEY WEST in DAYS Gone BY

Happenings Here just Five Ten and Fifteen Today
As Taken From The Piles Of Citizen
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-08

lands and had been living in
this city for IS years.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-14
Montana, Idaho Included in Coast
Conference Schedule; Cage Loop
To Open 10 Inducements

SUN VALLEY, Ida, June IA. up
The Pacific Coast Conference
busted off the welcome" mat for
the Universities Of Montana and
Idaho today and welcomed them
as full members of the family rath-
er than step-children.
Faculty representatives approved
o move that all ten member schools
have fun rights TO the Rose Bowl,
starting in 1912. Graduate man.
ayers, after considerable prodding
adopted football schedules for the
years 1912 through 1945. giving the
Grizzlies and the Vandals schedules
equally as important as the eight
schools that have played king pin
for SO many years. Schedules for
1910 and l94l were drawn up two
years ago. and thus two seasons
must elapse before the associate"
member gain iull stature.
Almost as important as the well
come-home accorded the step-chil-
dren was the formation by gradu-
ate managers of a California inter-
collegiate basketball league. taking
in the four conference schools of
the southern division and four
strong independents who in past
years have been given short shrift
and recognition.
Although the league was perfect
ed after the faculty representatives
had adjourned. it was believed it
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-14
Brooklyn Pennont crozy
AS MedWick Joins Club

I. NEW YORK, June Ia. CUP)-
Brooklyn was pennant crazy today
as Joe Medwick, the slugging out
fielder, prepared to play his first
game for the Dodgers in the OPEN
ing game of the crucial four game
tilt with the Cincinnati Reds.
Crowds lined up early this morn
ing trying to get bleacher and
unreServed seats while the club Of
ficeS were swamped with requests
for reserved and box seats. Dodger
officials estimated that a total of
1000 would see the single games
today and tomorrow and the dou-
bleheader Sunday provided weather
doesn't interfere. Rival pitchers for
today's clash were Tex Carleton, who
has beaten the Reds twice lone
of which was a no-hitter) against
Gene Thompson, who has won his
only two starts against the Dodgers
The Dodgers acquisition of Med
wick and Pitcher Curt Davis from
the Cards may mean the forerun-
ner of another deal. Cincinnati.
however, will stand pat, according
to General Manager Warren c..
Giles. I'VE believe our present club
is strong enough to win said
Giles.
The Giants still are dickering for
second baseman. Bill Terry Of
fered Catcher Ken ODea to Pitts
burgh for Infielder Floyd Young
but l~'ankie Frisch rejected the
proposition. Tony Cuccinello, Bees
veteran, is still wanted by Terry
but SO far he hasn't been able to
make an acceptable offer to Bob
Quinn.
All the National league clubs were
iGle yesterday as the scene shifted
to the east for the second western
invitation of this sector, opening to-
day.
Cleveland rallied twice to beat
Detroit, 3-2. in 10 innings in the
only major league game. The In
GianS broke Il 3 game losing streak
and regained second place as Lefty
Al Smith pitched his sixth triumph
against one loss. Although raped
for l3 hits Smith hung ON until
his mates scored the winning tally
in the 10th. He was in his worst
jam in the 10th when the Tigers
filled the bases with none out. Hig =
gins forced Gehringer at the plato
and then Pete Fox hit into Il dou-
Bile play.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-14
Seattle Whips
Padres, Returns
ToLeague Lead
BY UNITED PRESS

A cast-off major league pitcher
krocked the Oakland acorns from
the top of the Pacific Coast league
last night after a tenure of just "a
hours at that dizzy pinnacle.
Ray Harrell, a 28-year old right
handler who went to Portland from
the Pittsburgh Pirates in the trade
for Catcher Eddie Fernandes, turn
ed the Acorrs back with two meas
" hits and the Beavers won their
first game in nine starts, 4 to 0.
Seattle meanwhile was turning
back San Diego to for its first
victory of the series. Hal T'urpin
chalked up his 1lth win Of the
season. in scattering eight hits, of
which the biggest went to Steve
Mesner a triple. Mesner also got
a single in his three trips.
Sacramento had field day at the
expense of Hollywood, romping to
an IL to win and taking two
to one edge in the series.
San Francisco again turned or
Los Angeles to win an easy one
to |, behind Sam Gibson's eight
hit pitching. The Angels got theiI
only run in the second.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-14
By HENRY McLEMORE

NEW YORK. June IA. CUP)-
Everything is ducky in Brooklyn
at the moment.
From borough president to bar
Der the feeling is that the pun :
chase Of the smuggling Medwick
guarantees the National league pen
nant will fly from the ramparts OF
Eopets F1eld, and that for the Dou-
gers to have to play the remainder
of their schedule is but a useless
and bothersome formality.
With the mighty Ducky on hand
to bat in the cleanup position
housewives have begun to sew on
the frocks they plan to wear to
the world series taxicab drivers
nave turned their wits to think up
up rev and more savory epithets
to hurl at the American leaguers
in October; and children have
started boarding pennies against
the price of bleacher seat.
All of which puts Ducky Med
wick in the toughest spot since the
mighty Casey, with all of Mudville' S
bankroll at stake. strode to the
plate Probably a tougher spot, in
fact, because Brooklyn is quite a
few times larger than Mudville ever
was, and its baseball fans are made
Of much sterner stuff.
MedWick cannot fail to deliver
with that bat of his. That is, and
expect to get out of Brooklyn alive
Brooklyn's baseball fanatics are not
cut from the same cloth as those
Detroit customers who shoWered
MedWick with grapefruit, apples,
lunch baskets and assorted eiibles
in that final world series game be-
tween the Cardinals and the Tigers
in 1884.
When the Brooklyn boys and
girls throw it is for keeps. A man
cannot eat what they chunk un-
less he be sword swallower or
a glass eater. So it would behoove
Ducky to start hitting and keep
hitting. Brooklyn fans know the
tremendous price the Dodgers paid
for Ducky, and they will expect
him to perform to the last penny
of it. Look at the riding they have
given players who didn't cost one
fiftieth of the sum President Nc
Phail laid on the line for Ducky.
With that 100000 Cor thereabouts)
tag on him they'll expect him to hit
rothing smaller than doubles, field
like Iris Speaker with motor at
tached, run the bases like Cobb in
a hurry and occasionally stand a
rourd Of drinks for everyone in the
park.
The general feeling in baseball
circles is that Ducky dogged a bit
in St. Louis. That is, that he wasn't
satisfied with his contract or his
manager and refused to do any
more than was necessary to pre-
vert his being arrested on charges
Of vagrancy and lettering. If this be
true, he had better shed that atti-
tude before reaching Ebbets Field
Brooklyn expects every man to dc
his duty, even to the extent ol
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-14
Todays Sports Parade

breaking his neck chasing a fly
ball when the home team is 10 runs
in front and two are out in the
ninth. Baseball is more than, a
sport In Brooklyn. 1t is just short of
being a religion and the fanatics
demand that even the bull per
pitchers ard the third base coach
keep hustling at all times.
My guess would be that Medwick
doesn't diSappoint Brooklyn. The
man has proved that he can field
and hit with the best of all time
And he has proved that he can do
these things when they court. Now
with opportunity to become the big
gest hero in Brooklyn before him.
he isn't likely to fail
If he does-Well, he had better
be strong swimmer, because the
GoWanus canal that flows by Eb-
bets Field is deep and swept by
treacherOuS currents.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-14
BEHf #W ARMING
by Burdette kinne
-Post-Press Sports Editor
-Post-Press Sports Ediior-

charter boats returned to port with
292 yellowtail and tuna.
On Monday, 25 angiers caught
l26 yellowtail. or an average of
better than five yel1owtail to the
angler. On the same day, 33 pas
sengers on the Mascot III caught
l26 yellowtail and tuna.
Tuesdays total for the Star Ang-
Ter was 70 yellowtail, 5 tuna and
5 white sea bass. taken by %
anglers. The Jackpot was won with
a T-pound yellowtail. The MaScot's
catch for the same day totaled %
vellowtail, ! tuna and ! white sea
bass. The largest tuna scaled 81
pounds.
Totals for Wednesday on the
Mascot III were % yellowtail and
3 tuna. Other sports fishing boats
brought ir correspondingly good
catches.
Surf. bay and slough fishing is
reported good with croaker, floun-
der. halibut, few sea trout and
corvina being taken in Mission Bay.
The surf at Ocean Beach. La Jolla
Rocks. Pacific Beach north side of
pier), Del Mar, Ercinitas. and
Cceanside are yielding fair catches
of corvina and croaker.
City lakes in San Diegos noun
tain area are producing good sport
for fresh water anglers with Bar
rett, Morena, Sweetwater, Hodges,
ard Henshaw yielding satisfactory
strings Of bass. crappie and blue
gills.
Weekend fishermen have been
garnering in sizeable c:rings of cat
fish ana few bass in the Colo
RADIO river il. the vicinity of Laguna
dam and above the Imperial dam.
The early advent of extremely hot
weather will likely slow up midday
fishing on the big river but early
and evening angling will
doubtless be popular for some time
yet
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-14
Run

There are ni3re yeiowtall in the
ocean around San Diego than there
are waves these days, and the rod
and reel men are having a picnic
every day in the week, but maybe
we had better let George Bucklin,
our fishing editor, tell you the
story.
BY George Buckiin
The yellowtail run, the most
amazing in San Diego's offshore
sport angling history, continues un-
abated in the vicinity of of the
Mexican Coronado islands. and in
ocean waters adjacent to the PIT
Iona kelp beds.
The phenomenal catches of the
sharp-forked fighters are being
supplemented daily by smaller
haulsl of bluefir. tuna Yellowtail
weighing from 20 to 81 pounds
have been winning the jackpots.
Tuna have been scaling up to 30
pounds. Both varieties of these pop
ular fighting fish are in prime con-
dition and full of battle.
Conditions which contribute to
superb fishing still maintain. The
ocean water is exceptionally clear
and above normal in temperature.
Low mistS have been noticeably
absent. and the overhead fogs have
been breaking early The days are
warm ana sunny. the sea calm with
only normal swells ard the bait
"racehorse" sardines- abundant.
Illustrating the fine quality of
sea angling now being enjoyed.
Joe Bassinger, operator of the AZ
tee boats, $40 Harbor street, reports
the following catches for a recent
four day period: GAL yellowtail and
81 tuna. These large totals were
rolled up by l26 anglers, or an av-
erage of more than fish apiece.
Last Sunday another sport fish
ing company boat brought in 81
yellowtail, while the company's