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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-25


Wind Direction and Velocity
NNE-6 miles per hour
Relative Humidity
TAO
N.B.-Comfortable humidity
should be a few points below
mean temperature
FORECAST
(Till 7:30 pm, Friday
Key West and Vicinity: Partly
cloudy to cloudy and continued
rather cold tonight and Friday;
gentle to moderate northerly
winds.
Florida: Partly cloudy to
cloudy and continued rather cold
tonight and Friday; frost tonight
over north and central portions
if sky clears.
CONDITIONS
Pressure is moderately low
over northeastern and far west
ern districts this morning; while
the northern high pressure area,
still crested over the northern
Rocky Mountain States, over
spreads the remainder of the
country.
Light to moderate precipitation
has occurred during the last "a
hours over far western districts.
in the Lake region, Ohio Valley.
and portions of the North and
Middle Atlantic States, and there
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-25
DIVORCE DEGREES FILED

Final decree in the divorce suit
of Thomas Richmond versus
Annie Watson Richmond was
filed in the office of Clerk Ross
c. Sawyer yesterday afternoon.
The charge was ungovernable
temper.
Suit for divorce was filed yes
terday afternoon in the office of
Clerk Ross c. Sawyer, of Circuit
Court, in the case of Edward ~
Cots versus Mary Ellen Sullivan
Colts.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-25
GueetS At
OUerSeaS Hotel

Lieutenant Warren ]. Thomas.
New York Fire Department, &C
companied by Mrs. Thomas, their
children, Warren and Audrey,
and his mother, Mrs. Henry
Thomas, of Woodhaven, New
York, are again the guests of the
Overseas Hotel, having spent
their vacation at Key West in
1899. They have again returned
to partake of the many attrac-
tons for which Key West is
famed.
Lieutenant Thomas has fiShed
the Reefs and the Keys, guided
by Captain Lopez, and the catch
es have equalled, or excelled,
those of 1889.
1t is expected they will remain
for several weeks contemplating
visit to Cuba.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Stein
hardt, their children, Catherine
and John, of Woodhaven, New
York, are guests of the Overseas
Hotel for the past week.
Mr.. Steinhardt has fished the
local waters with Captain Lopez
and the catches of kingfish,
groupers and barracuda have
been more than satisfactory.
The party unfortunately will
have to terminate its visit, due to
Mr.. Steinhardt having been re-
called to New York on urgent
business.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-25

grown ups put their feet on
chairs and walls and consciously
or unconsciously pull them to
pieces. Bezanilla used psychology
of shaming them right out in the
theater, whether it is an adult, or
kid. Other kids like the chew
ing gum trick of putting gum in
the seat next to them and watch
ing for developments. Life is
nothing if not some of this.
ANOTHER POINT of develop
ment next year is that many
charter boatmen will forsake the
game Even some of the oldest
guides are having it tough this
year. There are too many boats
and too much cutthroating. Com
missions as high as Is per cent
are being paid, which is unpre-
cedented.
NIGHT CLUBS around town
are girding forth for the break
ing of the norther which appears
to be well on the way today.
There are Hawaiian orchestras
and dancers at Raul's Club on the
boulevard. There is floor show
of song and dancers, fast taps,
acrobatic dancing, beautiful
tenor voice and Billy Almonds
masterful tales at Habana-Mad-
rid. Pena's is coming back well
with his cordial Garden of Roses.
Al Mills cartooned Cayo Hueso
Club with sleek furnishings is
very popular and draws a hand
some crowd. Marvil's Cabana
and patio in its dusky light and
good drinks is always filled.
Sloppy Joe's going full blast.
Night falls in Key West.
SOME LIKE the changes in the
Island City and some do not.
There is both modernity and old
Cuban-Bahaman Key West still
here. If you would remove Key
West from your mind, step into
the Casa Marina or the La
Concha rainbow room where out
of town orchestras, both very
good, and colored lighting gives
you the fairyland of night club
bling known elsewhere in the
country. There is still the older
Key West of hardy Conchs, hard
to get acquainted with, but good
friends, only you have gained
their confidence, and Cuban
young handsomes who hang on
corners and gaze up and down at
beautiful girls from all over the
country. All of which is really
part of the place. People how
ever still like to come here to
keep warm. When they are
grounding planes between Key
West and Chicago and even Mi
ami shivers in its chilly frost to
the. point where schools must
close, Key Westers wander on in
the sun of the only true Amer
lean tropics.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-25

Wilferd Cook and Donald Cook
are tourists visiting from Jersey
City, New Jersey, and were very
much interested, at the display
of specimens, some of which are
oddly beautiful, at the Tropical
Aquarium.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-25

Lieutenant Commander Fort H.
Callahan, U. S. NJ, district COM
munication officer and assistant
captain of the yard, and Mrs.
Callahan, returned to the city
yesterday afternoon from a short
visit to Miami.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-25
MANAGER BEZANILLA {

MANAGER BEZAN1LLA of
The Palace Theater was telling
us his woes the other day, and
there are plenty of them. Bez-
anilla, you know, has made a
success of The Palace where
many others before failed. His
forte is cowboy pictures and you
should see the adults as well as
children who enjoy them, he
says. The better pictures, al
though advertised by sound
truck and newspaper do not pay
because they are so costly, Bee
anilla has found out. There are
lounging chairs which he has
found necessary to tie down to
prevent from moving. One sol
dier in the Barracks made habit
of carrying off a wooden arm rest
each time he went to the show.
So when the soldier left Key
West another kindly soldier re-
turned 40 arm rests to amazed
Bezanilla. Then the kids and
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-25
Ore Il HeLev.A BY 'oS sz5s s5Nrr

YESTERDAY: Sue tells Bob
that she Wouldn't dream OF mar
Tying him, that she doesn't loUe
him. and that he's a badly spoiled
and selt-tDilLed person. Bob still
pursues her. tDangling q dinner
invitation from Allen.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-25
PEOPLES FORUM

The Citizen welcomes express
siOns of the views of its read-
ers. hut the editor reserves the
right to delete any items
which are considered libeIOus
or unwarranted. The writer's
should he fair and eOnfine the
letters to 200 words, and write
ON one side of the paper only.
Signature of the writers must
accompany the letters and will
be published unless requested
otherwise.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-25

Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Montgomery
are visitors for the season and
are enjoying themselves i'm
mensely. They are from Cleve-
land, Ohio.
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C. H. STUART AND KEN

u. n. y OAnI AND KEN
METH E. STUART went on a
hunting expedition up the Keys
in search of rattlesnakes. How
ever, as Mr.. Stuart explained, it
was too cold for any Of them to
be out. They did find some lines
and brought them back to the
hotel.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-25
AMONG THE CASA MA

NINA GO1Ar E7o playing the
Country Club today were Mr..
and Mrs. L. R. Hogle, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Colt, r. D. Patterson,
DR.. Philip H. Smith and L. R.
Patten.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-25
THE ISLAND CITY
THE SORT OF DrsrINcrrvE

THE SORT OF DISTINCTIVE
ADVERTISING which Key West
needs is being given by "a little
candy shop run by two fellows
who like the city and would very
much like to serve it even more
distinctively than they are doing
at present. The name is South
ernmost Candy shop and the
candy they are sending out is a
delicious coconut and citrus fruit
flavor which this column told
you about some time ago. Be-
sides the name each box is in a
tiny pure white wood crate wrap
ped in yellow cellophane and
carrying one of Townsend Nor
gan's strong mesSaged etchings
of Key Vests beauty in clear
view.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-25
PERSONAL MENTION

Eugene Boig was a passenger
on the early bus this morning for
Miami going there to join the
family who are now making their
home in that city.
Miss Grace Mcdowell, of High
Point, North Carolina, is a visitor
in the city for the third con-
secutive season, and is a guest at
the Hotel La Concha.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Whitman
are visitors in the city and are
enjoying a vacation while seeing
the sights and enjoying the
weather which is pleasant to
visitors from as far north as Mid
land, Mich, their home.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-25
BINGo WAS PLAYED

BINGO WAS PLAYED last
night by the guests in the Casa
Marina and among those seen
participating were: Col. and Mrs.
Henry Barrett, Mrs. Henry R.
Gross, Mrs. E. H. Foster, Miss
Eleanor Foster, Mr.. and Mrs. l..
R. Hogle, Mrs. Clarence T. Mac
nellie, Arthur MacNeile, Mrs.
Gertrude Rabke and Carl Rabke,
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert D. Barton,
Edward F. Walsh and Mrs. E. j.
Halligan.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-25
MANY PERSONS have W

MANY PERSONS have watch
ed the yacht season this year
with mingled feelings. Undoubt-
edly this season was not as fine
as last season. The city was try
ing out a new yacht basin,
Craig's, and yachtsmen did and
did not take to it. First of all,
this column suggests that Craig's
use the slip on the other side of
the P. & o. docking space. There
is greater privacy, there is free
dom from high winds and it ap-
pears more like basin. One OBJ
lection to the Craig docks at
present is that there is but one
long finger pier and that is only
for small cruisers. Besides, there
are cars running up and down
behind this pier. The concrete
bulkhead mooring dock is not en-
tirely satisfactory, either. There
has been some talk against high
prices for magazines, sodas,
water at the dock. However, the
first year is a tough year and
Manager L. w. Rogers is working
mighty hard to give them super
service. daY and night.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-25
THE WEATHER

Observation taken at 1880 a. M,
18th Mer. Time
Temperatures
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CASA MARINA NOTES
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THE CASA MARINA SUPPER

THE CASA MARINA SUPPER
CLUB was the scene of many
gay parties last night. Dancing
was held in the dining room just
adjacent to the cocktail lounge
and all evening the floor was
crowded with dancers.
ONE LARGE PARTY was
made up of Key Westers of which
a large part were from the
Naval Base. Those in this group
were Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace
Kirke, Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. A.
p. Storrs, Lieut.. and Mrs. J.. E.
Leeper, Lieut.. and Mrs. j. T..
Thornton, Comdr. and Mrs. Tuck
er Gibbs, Mr.. and Mrs. Guy
Carleton, Mr.. and Mrs. K. o.
Mckenzie, Mr.. and Mrs. Norman
Moll, Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Con-
nable, Albert Peirce, Mrs. Tracy
Van Buren,, Ensign and Mrs. A.
L. Terwilliger, the Misses Ruth
Rose Galley, Joan Thompson, Bet
ty Moreno, Frances Schafer, Rae
Russell and Barbara Carey, and
Ensigns F. B. German, George
Payson, Gerald Bogart, Winslow
Pettingell, James Gerberding,
William Munson, Richard Craig,
Gerald Duffy, John Odell, John
Eady, William Payson, Robert
Winston and John Wayne.
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Continued tomorrow
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23
Do Something About 1t

The weather instead of getting better
is getting worse BY that we mean Con-
necticut looks for period of warmer and
pleasanter type Of weather at this season
of the year than we nave been experience
ing. January and early February were
better, seasonally, than late February,
March, and April have been. All of which
doesn't help out the present situation.
Weather always seems to be contrary
wise. When it rains we want sunshine;
when we get too much sun we crave
bit of rain.
It's always been that with us mortals.
It probably always will be for weather
pranks are as hard to predict or foresee
as the outcome of world war today. The
safest prediction on the weather for any
advanced period of time is to say that it
will be varied. In climate such as we
have here in New England that's bound
to be right at any time of the year, The
present unpleasant weather will event.
ually come to an end and we'll get some
enjoyable sunshiny days. Well COM
pletely forget this rain and cold weather.
People have been going to do some
thing about the weather in their neigh
borhoods for a good many years; they
have yet to accomplish their purpose.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23
Practically Voluntary

American Chinese have been support
ing the battle of their homeland against
the japanese invader with considerable
enthusiasm. Some $4,00O,00O has been
sent to the homeland to keep millions of
Chineses from starvation. Most Ameri-
can Chinese have contributed !cheerfu1lly.
payment of from $18 month up. Chi
s oe ey dSed drum P o9 t5a bacR ttf
the delinquent, post sign on his chest
little of this and the man pays up. Darned
clever, these Chinese!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23
New York Grows Up

New York City is getting to be quite an
up-and-coming town. The last farm in
Manhattan has finally given up the ghost
and turned itself into parking place.
Vincenzo Benedetto, 10th Avenue and
214th Street, held out as long as he
could. Practically every year he was good
for story in the papers about "the last
farm in Manhattan In fact, Benedetto
himself wearied of this. go way" he
would say. II am sick and tired of talk
ing about the farm" Well, he needn't
talk any more. Beneath the spreading
cherry trees, the clustered autos park.
This climax of urbanization came just
in time. For the present census is almost
sure to show trend toward semi-rural
living. Vincenzo Benedetto may prove
to have been fleck of foam on the very
crest of wave of urbanization which now
begins to recede.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23
Let Consumers Look Around

Just to drive out some of the vague
and even antagonistic ideas consumers
may have about manufacturing processes
and the value of the goods they buy, it
has been proposed by the DeS MoineS
Ia) Chamber of Commerce that factory
owners set aside a week sometime soon
to throw open their doors to the general
public. The plan is being considered by
the United States Chamber of Commerce
in Washington.
1t would help a lot to narrow the. gap
that now exists between manufacturers
and ultimate consumers if the people who
buy the products could get glimpse at
the steps involved, the difficulties that
must be overcome, the care that must be
taken to insure quality.
Industrial executives should welcome
any plan that would bring them closer
to the people they must sell. If factories
are run with a view toward giving the
public it's moneys worth-and most of
them are-manufacturerS have nothing
to hide.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23

And while on this topic of voting don't
ignore the political consequences of that
manifesto issued by Colonel Harrington,
boss of the WPA throughout the nation.
He told the men and women who work
for the WPA that how they vote or
whether they vote is not of interest to
their bosses. It's private business in
which they alone are responsible for their.
own actions. All of which may silence
some of those accusations about forcing
WPA votes into certain channels. But
we do think he should not have said WPA
men and women don't have to VOTE They
should vote like every other American
citizen. 1t is right and privilege and
duty not to be overlooked for any rea-
son. personal or otherwise.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23
A Mild Annoyance

Of the 100000 Americans urged by
the Association of Germans Living
Abroad (Berlin) to "see to it that every
German living abroad remembers his
allegiance to Germany" probably at least
1894 will be very much annoyed.
This curious German organization takes
the position that the German nation
numbers 1O0,000,00O, and that 100000
subjects of that nation live in the United
States, 100000 in Switzerland, and
12,7O0,000 in France, etc.
This is, of course, mildly irritating But
it will irritate none so much as those peo-
pie of German extraction who are among
the most loyal and patriotic OF Americans.
To be thus admonished to remember
their allegiance to Germany" will only
remind them the more strongly of their
allegiance to the United States of
America.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23
Babies And Business

The birth rate in the United States
has tended downward for some years, as
in almost every other country. Figures
released in connection with Child Health
week, however, show an interesting
thing. In 1915, when birth registration
figures were first tabulated on the pres
ent basis, ISL babies were born for each
1000 people. The absolute low was
reached in 1888, at 1865. Since that
time the rate has gradually increased
again to 17.6 in 1888.
That plainly suggests that when peo-
pie face diScouraging economic outlook
they don't have as many babies as they
do when times look little better Which
is just one more excellent reason, if any
more reasons should seem necessary, for
concentrating on building up our own
economy in the face of tragic world.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23

If it counts for anything to be first in
the Connecticut field for governor then
Devere Allen of Wilton must stand high
in the lists He was nominated as the
duly-accredited candidate of the Labor
Party of Connecticut for governor last
week. The Labor Party is not actually
to be rated as the party of organized labor
throughout the state for organized labor
does not boast political party, but often
supports one party this year another one
the next. Actually Mr.. Aliens party is
branch of the Socialists, those opposed to
the Socialist Party as represented by
Mayor Jasper McLevy and his Bridgeport
followers. Right now, too, there's court
fight on to prevent Mayor McLevy using
the title Socialist on the voting machines
this fall in the gubernatorial election.
Even if the mayor" should be denied this
party label his popularity would not
wane or gain. He gets votes under the
name McI,evy, no other
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23

Replying, the President said
that he hadn't changed his mind
on the necessity for Is per cent
naval boost, but he had reached
the opinion that for psychological
reasons it was unWise to push for
that amount this year. The coun-
try might become fearful that the
Administration was rushing pre-
parations for war. Also, so great
an increase concentrated too much
money on national defense 10 the
detriment of domestic needs.
Roosevelt also said he agreed
with Senator Walsh's argument
that there were not enough ship
building facilities to handle Is
per cent increase during four
year period. Before such a plan
could be inaugurated, steps had to
be taken to expand building equip
ment.
Lets take the IL per cent
now" Roosevelt said, in effect,
"and if more is needed it can be
asked for next year. In that way
we can show the country that
we're not overriding things, and
yet at the same time moving
ahead steadily to build up a
Navy adequate for our national
defense in the face of changing
conditions abroad"
POLITICAL CHAFF
The presidential drive of utility
mogul Wendell Willkie may be
causing derisive grins among COP
politicos, but Wendell himself is
taking it very seriously. Wash
ington newsmen are being flood
ed with his publicity matter and
thousands of petitions are being
distributed all over the country
for signatures to keep the ball
rolling" for Willkie. Taft man
ayers profess to be unimpressed by
Dewey's victories in Wisconsin,
Nebraska and Illinois. They point
out that in 1912, Theodore Roose-
welt won in all but three of the
states where primaries were held.
but that Taft, the present candi-
dates father, got the nomination.
In 1896 also, although the late
Senator Borah ran in nine state
primaries, ALI Landon walked
away with the prize at Cleveland.
Copyright, 1910, by United Feature
Syndicate, 1nc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23
A Thought for Today
Tax Exemptions High

The list of tax exempt property in
Waterbury is long one. 1t also amounts
to a sizeable portion of the taxable list
locally. 1t probably was the cause of con-
siderable grumbling on the part of many
taxpayers when they read down through
the list and saw the millions OF dollars
involved on which the city never collects
a penny of tax money. But that's only
the visible side of this picture. There's
another picture on the reverse side which
can only be seen by an understanding
person.
Church property ranks high in the list
of that which is tax-exempt, but so does
government property. Even the city IL
self is heavy owner in its own balllWlck.
And Uncle Sam, New Haven county, and
the State of Connecticut all contribute
to the amount of property that we don't
collect on here. Parochial schools and
hospitals are also high on the list. And
there's where you can always start an
argument. But Waterbury is gradually
learning that the presence of parochial
schools in it's midst is an investment
worth having.
Whatever the city may lose in taxes
on school property it makes up in les
sened costs of local education. Were the
parochial schools closed, the local tax
payer would have to reopen all the
schools that have been closed in this city
in the last few years and probably build
few new ones to accommodate the thou
sands of children now attending the Tor
mer This would mean not merely new
buildings, but also more teachers. Fig
ure out the cost for yourself and in the
end you'll be convinced that a commun-
lty is no loser by declaring much church
property and the like tax-exempt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23
TRAILING ARBUTUs
(Hartford Courant)


1t has been a hard winter and q
late spring, but on the secret slopes
Of the woodlands the arbutus is at
last in bud, with here and there a
brave open flower. It will be weeks
yet before these rare spots where IT
grows in profusion are heavy with
it's perfume, but the pink buds are
at least evidence that, while spring
may have been side-tracked to give
the right of way to some fast ex-
press (perhaps the Blitzkrieg) it is
somewhere down the line and will
arrive in its own good time.
Some wild flowers show off we'll
the yellow cypridium for example
One seldom hesitates to introduce
that orchid to a group. It's rarity
protects 1t. No one worthy Of being
shown it needs to be cautioned
against picking it. Zone recalls but
a single case Of vandalism Of that
kind; the unhappy individual was
known for the rest Of his life as
"the man who picked yellow cyp-
ripedium.") Nor need the fringed
gentian be reserved for the favored
few. BY the time it blossoms, those
who might otherwise be tempted &c
pick 1t usually learn the futility Of
trying to preserve the rare beauties
Of the fields.
But for esthetic as well as prac-
tical reasons, the place where the
arbutus grows ought to be kept
secret. It is q shy, small flower
whose only advertisement Is its odor
Undisturbed it will return year after
year. 1t will stand a little judicious
picking without damage, but 1t Il
dangerously easy to exterminate
Furthermore, it blossoms Just when
the human hunger for tangible evi.
dence Of spring Is at it, sharpest