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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-28
HOME SOCIETY
MAKES APPEAL
HOMELESS BOYS AT INSTITU-
TON ARE SEEKING
VACATIONS

The Children's Home Society of
Florida-With Receiving Homes
at Jacksonville, Miami, Pensacola
and Lakeland-is making its an
nual appeal to the good people of
Florida for summer vacation
homes for its Big Family of Home
less Boys and Girls, but is par
ticularly anxious this year for va
cation comes for boys from ten to
fifteen years of age.
Each year for the past ten years
the Home Society has been plac-
ing its homeless and orphan
children in carefully selected
family homes for the summer va
cation period-giving great joy to
scores of boys and girls who are
eager to get away from the routine
rules and regulations of the Re-
ceiving Homes, and many fine
families have had the keen salts
faction of bringing a new expert
ence and much happiness to
themselves.
All that the Home Society asks
of the families who offer their
homes to these boys and girls is
that thev be people of unquestion-
ed good characterized they will
treat the children and discipline
them just as they would their
own youngsters-and that they
be willing to either come for the
children and return them at the
end of the summer, or that they
will bear the expense of having
the child brought to them and
later returned to the Home.
The Home Society expects
these boys and girls to be willing
to do little odd jobs in return for
their vacation privileges-and
will furnish each child a reason
able supply OF clothing Tor the
summer.
Full information will gladly be
given by Marcus c. Daddy"
Fagg. State Superintendent of the
Children's Home Society, 40
Buchanan Building, jacksonville,
or can be secured from any one Of
The Society's Receiving Homes at
Jacksonville, Miami, Lakeland or
Pensacola.
No children under six years of
age are available for vacation
homes-and the greatest need is
vacation homes for older boys
Who will be the first to respond
from this community? This is a
fine chance to perform a real and
lasting service.
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MORE BOOKS PLACED
IN PUBLIC LIBRARY

The following books were
placed in the Public Library this
week by the Wbmans Club:
Tarkington's, Heritage of
Hatcher Ide. -.
Emily Posts, Etiquette.
Faherty's, Big Old SUN.
Bells, Swamp Water.
McCuller's, Reflections in a
Golden Eye.
Valten's, Out of the Night.
Van Passeen's, Days of Our
Years.
Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.
Pratt's, Mercy Island--a mys-
terry story on Florida Keys.
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LIE G AIS
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMIS-
SIONERS Of MONROE COUN-

bOARD OF COUNTY COMMITS
SIONERS Of MONROE COUN-
FY. FLORIDA IN SESSION
RuLY ASSEMBLED:
Section I. That the Clerk of
stsiss Beard bI azsad she in. harehy,
authorized and directed to forth
with publish notices Of the pro-
posed sale of the, following de-
.scribed bonds of the County Of
Monroe. State of Florida: s
Date of Issue: January 1. i941.
Designation of Bond Issue:
COUNTY AIRPORT BONDS.
Amount of Bond Issue: $40,-
10000.
Section 2. That said notice Of
sale shall be in substantially the
form set forth below, and shall he
published once week for four (D
consecutive weeks in a newspaper
published in Monroe County. Flor
ida, the date of first publication
thereof being set forth In the pre-
scribed form of notice. to-wit:
NOTICE OF BOND SALE
Covering
$40, 10000 COUNTY AIRPORT
BONDS
1of I1VI
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Notice is hereby given that The
Board of County Commissioners
of Monroe County. Florida, will
receive sealed bids for the puf-
chase of $40,O0o.0O County Air
port Bonds of said County. dated
January |, 1s4l. at the office OF
Ross c. Sawyer, Clerk of the Cir
cult Court and ex officio Clerk Of
the Board of County Commission
ers of Monroe County. Florida. In
the Court House at Key West,
Florida, on or before the expira-
ton of thirty 600 days from the
first publication of this notice.
the date of the first publication
hereof being April IA, l94i. Said
bonds are in coupon form, are in
the denomination of 100000
each, bear interest at the rate OF
six per cent. (6ss) per annum
payable semi-annually on the
first days of January and July IN
each year, and the principal of
said bonds Is payable as follows.
to-wit. 100000 on January I OF
each of the years 1912 TO 1916. both
years inclusive.
Each bid shall be for the entire
issue and shall be. enclosed in
sealed envelope marked on the
outside Proposal for County Air
port Bonds, and shall be accom-
panied by a Cashiers or certified
check upon an incorporated bank
or trust company, payable ur1-
conditionally TO the order OF the
undersigned for three per cent.
(3R) of the amount Of the bonds
covered by such bid. which said
check will be forfeited TO the
County as liuuidated damages by
the bidder TO whom the bonds
may be awarded In the event OF
the non performance of the terms
of his bid.
Bonds offered hereunder viii
be subject to delivery upon their
final valuation in proceedings
now pending under provisions Of
Florida statutes.
The said Board OF County Com
missloners will meet on 22nd
May, lD4i, at 8 o'clock r. NJ, m
their office at the Court House In
Key West. Florida. for the psir-
pose OF considering and acting
upon the bids submitted. The
right Is reserved 10 reject amy or
all bids.
THE BOARD or coUrTY COM.
MTSSIONERS OF MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA
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BAPTIST DISTRICT
RALLY ON TUESDAY.
PROGRAM TO BE RENDERED
AT FIRST CHURCH
HERE

The Fifth District Rally of the
W.M.U| of the Miami Baptist AS
ISOLATION will be held at the Key
West Baptist Church tomorrow
Two conferences will be held in
the afternoon and the main ses-
sion will convene at 7:30 p. m.
Mrs. Robert E. Lee of Fl. Laud-
erdale, state W.M.U. president,
and Associational Young Peoples
leader, and Mrs. P. L. Thicker of
Miami, Associational president,
will speak at the evening ses-
sion. The choir of First Baptist
church will render special music
and the Cuban Mission class will
also be on the program. Mrs. w.
P. Archer. of Key West, District
Five superintendent, will preside.
Rev. Ted M. Jones is pastor of
the hostess church.
Program follows:
Theme: For Me To Live Is
Christ.
Hymn No. Is, "Jesus Saves"
flrst two VerSeS).
Watchword: THAT Thy way
may be known upon earth, Thy
salvation among all nations. -
Psalms 67:2.
Hymn No. Is CAST two verses
only.
Opening Prayer, Mrs. Maxwell
Lord.
Special music by members of
First Baptist church choir.
Devotional and Prayer, Mrs. R.
T. Gibson, president, local
W.MU.
Welcome and Introduction of
Guests, Mrs. w. P. Archer, Fifth
District superintendent.
Special Music by Cuban Mis-
sion Children, directed by Mrs.
Maxwell Lord, teacher.
Our Opportunities, in state,
division, district, local and asso-
ciation-directed by Mrs. P. L..
Tucker, Miami, Associational
president and state White Cross
chairman.
Tally of those present.
Message, For Me To Live Is
Christ Through Christian Serv-
ice, Mrs. Robert E. Lee, state
W.M.U. president and Young
Peoples leader for Miami associa-
ton.
Hymn No. ISL, 90, Zion Haste.
Benediction, Rev. Ted M.
Jones.
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round opening in the glass of the
ticket booth. "Pll be there"
Mango got back into the car.
Bitterness
CHE and Peter waved, and were
- off-Polly gazed across the
sun-washed street, absentminded-
ly lingering a stack of dimes and
quarters-So David had dined
with Mango the evening before.
They had discussed Peter just as
she and David had so often done.
David and Mango, while she sat
in a ticket booth tearing off yell
low slips and making change.
Well, Polly, you asked for it! You
said working was more important
than having time for seeing
David! Aunt Susan warned you
that he would be seeing some
other girl, if left alone
And now-and now
She suddenly remembered that
she only had few more days left
in which to hold down the
cashiers job. Letitia'S vacation
was about over. She would be
coming back from New York
shortly. And then there would be
no more job. 1t meant she would
have to start looking around once
more.
But the thought, oddly enough,
did not disturb her. She even
found herself feeling a sort of Ella
ton over the knowledge that she
would soon be free to be with
Peter, free to take him out for his
swims in David's little car. She
would also have time to work in
the flower beds, to go on with her
plans for dolling up the grounds
around the old Inn.
when does the feature picture
Start?" woman asked.
"In about fifteen minutes" Pol
ly replied, coming back to the
present.
"All right, let me have a
ticket" the woman said. Il do
wish they'd stop having double
features. I'd rather pay less and
see just one long picture, and
maybe a comedy-a short one
along with the newsreel."
why not speak to the man
ager?" Polly said. 'Tm sure he'd
like to know how his patrons feel
about matters"
Il think I'll do that" said the
woman.
She went on inside.
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LECALS
NOTICE TO CONTAGIOUS
OFFICE oF THE STATE ROAD
DEPARTMENT
Tallahassee. Florida
Aprti 22, 1871
CONTRIBUTION. REGULAR
EEnEHAI. AIn PHnlsH

CONTRIBUTION, REGuLAR
FEDERAL AID PROGRAM
Sealed bids will be received at
this office from Qualified Contrar.
tors until 1880 A. NJ tEST.l on
the 9Th day of May, ig4i, for the
constructions OF the following Reg
ular Federal Aid Project:
Federal Md Project No. AH-FA
10TH Ell. Operating No. 5i56. Road
No. A, Monroe County. between
Big Pine Kew and Ramrod Key.
work to consist OF constructing
four concrete and steel I-beam span
bridges with approach slabs. Total
net length Of project IL o. SEA miles.
A certified check IN amount of
100000 made payable to the Chair
man Of the State Road Department.
with the necessary States Docu-
mentary Stamps attached. must ae-
company each bid submitted for this
project. Cashiers checks viii not
be accepted. The checks Of the
three lowest bidders WiIl be de-
posted. "a aHsl
All work to be done in accordance
With the Plans. Specifications. and
SpecfaA TTDviai~na ri the state Road
Department. Speciat attention W.
called to Special Provisions which
~sli be furhtshad with each pro-
The minimum wage patd To all
skilled labor employed ON this con-
tract shall he sI.nn per hour.
The minimum wage paid 10 ali
labor, intermediate grade. employed
ON this contract shall be 50 cents
per hour.
The minimum wage paid TO ali
unak IIied fNbar employed on this
contract shalt be IS cents per hour
Proposals. viii he furnished the
Qualified Cont FACTORS upon appllea.
tlou 60 this ogfier ron THE sim
OF s. EACH Every Contractor
applying for PROPOSALS mast submit,
az the same time a statement 81 his
contracts on hand g'ians may he
purchased from this office for the
sum uf s. each. No proposals will
he issued unless requests for same
are received by this office al least
~ hours prior 30 the time for open.
ing bids.
All bids must show totals for saeb
item and total amount of bid IN.
serted on the cover Vf the pro-
naaal
The right fa reserved 20 reject
any or att bldg,
STATE ROAD DEPARTMENT or
FLORIDA
Thos A. Johnson. CbAiFnan
II Bowling. state IfiNhway En-
ginssr ages may 1891
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-28
Especial summer Rates from
May lsfi


For less than the cost Of your
newspaper (which. Of course. you
must have anyway you can read
the best in literature tboth fiction
and non.fictionD---the latest Beat
Sellers as well as much OF the
older. accepted standard iitera-
ture. 300 volumes from which 10
make your selection Ito taste"
Also please note that con-
mencing MAY ist. Shop hours
will be- r. M TO 0 p. N. sun. 5
10 o r. NJ. And. don't forget
this In the one and only place Ia
get your Art Supplies. :. THE
sOuTHERNMOsT BOOK a.
ART SHOP. al Eoush Beach. In
the souihernuiost hpuse
sprzs-50 1871
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-28
Traffic Accidents Hit
Peak During Weekends

Beware Of Sundayi Il Is an un-
holy day, a day Of sinister hap.
penings, a day when Death reaps
its heaviest harvest according to
'Here Today" eleventh annual
booklet published by The Travel
ers Insurance Company in the in
terests Of street and highway
safety.
From an analysis Of Americas
highway accident record for 1910
can be drawn the following con-
illusions: Saturday and Sunday
vie for dishonor as the most dam
gerous days for automobile driv-
ers. Of $4,000 people who met
their death In traffic accidents,
1880 or nearly 10 per cent were
killed on weekends. When the
days were divided into hours, it
was discovered that the evening
hours from six to midnight ac-
counted for 14,180 or, 40.5 per
cent Of those who died In auto,
mobile accidents last year.
Thus the booklet reveals TO the
layman unacquainted with acct
dent facts that the worst driving
hours and the most dangerous
driving days are the very hours
and days he most frequently
chooses for pleasure trips.
Sunday HIS long been consid-
cred the most dangerous day Of
the week, but last year Saturday
crept up until the two are run
ming almost neck and neck as
to fatalities. Most dangerous sin
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-28
THE ANSWERS
See who Knows7" on Page .

/. About 1400 cigarettes a year.
2. Yes, about 40,000,000 pounds
annually.
3. About $19,OO0,000.000
4. In Egypt.
S. The weight of sea water dis
placed by ship fully equipped
and loaded.
6. No: Switzerland.
7. British Empire, estimated. so
divisions; Germany, $50.
8. Alfred. Lord Tennysun;, in
'Locksley Half.
!. 0, BY The ,BrifsH on me somme
from, IN Sspsssaalber 1915. ~. -,
5. 10 aZeus-e2 ssl So l4asr oe~
The baby's eyes, are protected
from the dangerous gonococcus
germ y placiTis d drop of silver
nitrate in the eyes immediately
after birth. All states require this
preventive measure. Several dec
AIDES ago. damage by go1orrhea
accounted for about % per cent
of blindness in children. Today.
an infant blinded by gonorrheal
infection is a rarity.
Your community health depart
ment works to protect you and
your children from disease, Your
Federal Government helps by al
lotting funds to the States TO
create and strengthen our con-
troll work. Use the helpful serv-
ices thus made available for you
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-28

Mrs. John A. West and little
grandson, Mickey Bennett, and
Mrs. Lula Roberts, Mrs. Chas.
Hogeboom and Miss Janice Rob-
erts, who had been in Key West
during the American Legion Con-
vention, left this morning over
the highway en- route to their
homes.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-28
TOTAL HEALTH
FOR YOUR CHILD
BY JAMES B. pARRAMORE. MD.
County Health Officer

All of us want our children to
have the full benefits of health
services and health information
which modern science has made
available. Even before baby is
born, its health and welfare be-
come the first concern of its ia
Their and mother.
On Child Health Day, May /.
the mothers and fathers of the
nation will consider the chances
for total health which can be
guaranteed to all the children.
Control of the venereal diseases
enters early into the problem of
total health for children. An ex-
pectant mother with syphilis
needs to be helped and her baby
saved. The treatment which
cures syphilis in men and women
will keep syphilis away from an
unborn baby. Every mother
should have blood test, just as
soon as she knows baby is COM
ing. Your community's health
service is prepared to make this
test for her, if she is not in close
touch with a private physician.
Her well-being may depend on
the test. If she has syphilis, she
can bear healthy child if the dis
ease is treated early.
Over the years we have become
more skillful in the recognition
and treatment of syphilis. Even
those children who are so unfor-
tunate as to be born with syphilis
have good chance today to grow
in health and strength. 1t il
we'll to remember that many
babies born with syphilis appears
well and health J. The disease
can work very slowly, attacking
the brain, the nerves, the eyes and
other parts of the body. But once
il has gained a foothold, il Is there
to stay until it is recognized and
fought by treatment. II may work
quietly for years, striking down
young men and women who have
been harboring the disease since
childhood.
Long-range plans for total health
of our children should include
blood tests for all babies and
young children. We should know
whether our children have to
fight syphilis If they are infect
ed. they should have ths best
possible treatment
Your State ard local health Of
ficers have devoted much time
and effort to making the pubic
aware that syphilis i q couamnnS
" problem az wei IS persons
ere. PaaBiic sheAith scontroI 81
SYPHILIS according. to standard PRO
cedure is necessary and 10 the al
vantage Of every citizen. Here
in Monroe County we are con-
Quoting an effective control pro
gram. AS the Surgeon General
of United States Public Health
Service has said repeatedly
~whsrever syphilis is attacked
vigorously. IL recedes.
Another example Of how pub
lie health prevents pain and SUI
ferinE is the reduction in blind
ness among newborn babies The
eyes Of infants born 90 women IN
fected with Eonorrhea arc En-
3Angered during the passage q
the baby through TIE birth canal
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-28

gle hour OF the, - Is between
2 and 8 p.m- according to the
booklet Fewest accidents oc-
CURED on Tuesday last year. al
though, the. year before tl939)
Wednesday was statisticAlly SAT-
er. Unexplainable Is the fact that
although there are more persons
killed on Sundays, there are
more persons injured on Satur-
days.
Fatal accidents rise steadily all
afternoon, reaching q peak be-
tween 2 and 8 pm, then taper
of, only to jump sharply about
midnight-ths hour when parties
break I'D.
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Tomerrow's Tides
Naval Basel
FORECAST

Gill 7;30 p. m, Tuesday,
Key West and Vicinity: Cloudy
with occasional rain tonight and
Tuesday; moderate to fresh east
and southeast winds.
Florida: Cloudy, occasional
rain Tuesday, and in south and
west-central portions tonight.
Jacksonville to Florida Straits:
Moderate to occasionally fresh
east and southeast winds; mostly
cloudy weather, showers in ex-
treme south portion tonight and
in south and central portions
Tuesday.
East Gulf: Fresh east and
southeast winds: cloudy showery
weather tonight and Tuesday.
CONDITIONS
The northern high pressure
area has remained practically
stationary for the last 40 hours,
and overspreads most sections
from the Plains States eastward,
except New England. A rather
weak low pressure system over
lies the Rocky Mountain States,
and pressure is relatively low
from the Florida Straits west
ward to the lower Rio Grande
Valley. Rain has occurred dur
ing the last "a hours in portions
of the Rocky Mountain, Plains,
and West Gulf States. heavy in
central and southern Texas. There
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-28

Miss Olga Marrero, an employee
at the Marine Hospital, left Fri
day on the afternoon bus for
Baltimore, Maryland, to visit her
father and from there will con-
tinue her trip to New York where
she will spend the rest of her va
cation with relatives in that city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-28
YESTERDAY: pavtd WILEY is

YESTERDAY: DdVtd Wiley Is
finding himself in a pretty tough
spot. He loUeS Polly, and they are
engaged. But Margo Poloers, tCho
Is the daughter of DdUid's boss,
has come back to ArdendGIe from
Europe and is trying very hard to
take David for herself. And Polly
IoUes David q great dedl-enough
TO resign him TO Margo If that
seems to be the best thing for
him. But is it?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-28

have also been scattered showers
in the Ohio Valley, on the New
England coast, and in extreme
southern Florida, heavy on the
keys. Temperature changes have
been unimportant with readings
generally near or above the sea-
sonal average.
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Wardrobe Problem

OTHERS came up to the Win
~ dow. There was a brisk sale
of tickets for an hour or so. But
even while she worked, Polly was
thinking about Sunday, and Mar
COS tea. She was making plans
about what she would wear. Her
wardrobe was pretty limited, but
she ought to be able to get that
old dotted Swiss dress in shape.
Aunt Susan would help her. May
be the contrast between Mango
Powers and herself wouldn't be
too noticeable-the girl who
bought her clothes in Paris and
London, and the girl who was
wearing something that had once
belonged to her mother
And she was right.
She realized this soon after her
arrival at the Powers house late
Sunday afternoon. There wasn't
any noticeable contrast between
herself and Mango. Only a very
practiced eye could tell that Pol
ly's dress was homemade, and
Margo's out of a smart Paris shop.
David, for one. thought that
Polly looked even lovelier than
Mango The black-haired girl, and
the one whose hair was red and
piled high upon her head. Both
girls extremely easy to look
at and looking overwhelmingly
charming; Polly in white and
pink. and Mango in pale green
with touches of black.
Gosh, Sweetness" David was
saying now to Polly, II never saw
you look so darned beautiful. You
look like something out of one of
those fashion magazines"
Thank you, David" Polly said.
But you've seen this dress lots
of times before"
Have II" said David. That's
funny. / thought it was something
you had sent down from New
York"
SILLY! That shows how bad you
are at observing what a girl
wears"
But surely the hats new"
Polly shook her head. Third
summer I've had it," she said.
And then; Isn't that a lovely
dress MARCOS wearing? / do love
green, especially on blondes and
redheads."
And ! like white on girls like
YOU" said David.
Her doctor friend is awfully
nice, isn't hep Polly went on. II
like those little touches of gray
at his temples. They make him
look important"
Yes, he is nice" David said.
I've had a long talk with him.
He wants to have a swim in our
pool"
Maybe he can tell you some
thing about the spring water.
too" Polly said.
David grinned. "You mean
whether or not there's magic in
it,"
Perhaps"
Well. seriously, honey" said
David, Il don't think there is. But
Doctor McNeill's going TO have
his swim just the same. !
thought il would be fun to have
a picnic cut at the Inn--the four
Of US you. Mango. the doctor and
me How about it,"
ia love IT," said Polly. But
! have 3 few more days at the
theatre. Will Doctor Mcneil be
here that long?"
Hes going to stay week. he
says"
Then we can have the picnic,"
Polly said. The first day I'm
through working"
To be continued