The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 28, 1936, Page 2

PAGE TWO The Key West Citizen Published Daily ept Sunday By THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO. INC. RTMAN, President » Assistant Business Manager ‘om The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets Only Daily NeGapaver in ey West and Monroe Count ond class matter FIFTY-SIXTH YEAR Member of the Associated Press titled to use tches credited to dited in this paper and also published here. : for republica it or not oth the local new One Year six Months - Three Months ..... One Month Weekly ADVERTI Made known on application, All reading 1 respect, obituar the rate of 10 Notices for entertainments by churches from which a revenue is to be derived are The Citizen is an open foru tes discus- sion of public issues and subjects of local or general interest but it will not publish anonymous communi- cations. of thanks, resolutions of will be charged for at IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST 4DVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. kindges to complete Road to Main- jard. ree Port. Hotels and Aparcmenis. Rathing Pavilion. Alsports—Land and Sea. Sensolidation of County and City Governments. Goodbye, Florida and come again! National Guard, Soon we will have G-Women as well G-Men. What next? G-Whizz! Ger many warns Spain about the “free- “SOCIAL SECURITY” The term “social security” is being used loosely by many American citizens. This has come about as a result of the Passage by Congress of what is called the Social Security Act. It provides for a great increase in the social service to be rendered the people of America, through Federal of social security. The Federal-State proposed program embraces nine different objects, each of which stands aside and apart from the]. others. Only one phase goes into opera- tion automatically as a result of the Fed- eral legislation. All others included re- quire state assent and cooperation, al- though hot all of them necessitate ap- propriations by the state govérnment. Unemployment compensation states, to act in cooperation with the United States. The Federal Act provides for contributions from employers in pro- portion to their payrolls, and to encourage states to set up their own acts employers in any state may pay ninety per cent of their Federal contribution to their state administrations and receive credit against the Federal tax. All administrative costs are paid by the Federal Government. This plan has been devised to protect workers from the insecurity of unemployment, and after a few years it is expected to take care of the normal periods of unemploy- ment. Aid for the aged is another important item in the program. It is of two forms. A Federal Old Age Benefit plan is effective without state cooperation, whereby begin- ning next year payroll assessments against employer and employee will gradually fur- nish a sufficient sum to pay monthly amounts to workers when they reach the age of sixty-five. For the present, before cooperation with the various | states, but does not include every essential ; acts | have already been passed by a number of ; THE KEY WEST CITIZEN You and Your: Nation’s Affairs Disposing of the Abundance By ERNEST MINOR PATTERSON President, American Academy of Political and Social Acrecent statement of price changes during ‘July, as published by Dun’s Review, is an item of great interest. Prices’ in general rose two per cent during the month, a re- minder that the dreaded infla- tion movement may be gaining headway. Of course it may not continue and perhaps not at the same rate. But 2 per cent per month amounts to 24 oer cent per year and is a cause for deep concern. Of coyrse not ail prices have advanced at fhe se ne rate. Most serious is the gain for breadstuffs, which rose 25 per cent. Remember this is for one month only. Again it will not do to assume that this rate will persist, but if it did. the increase for a year would b» 300 per cent. ine papers which published the above statement also printed an arti- cle on the greater income for farmers during the first six months of this vear. This is estimated by the Depart- ment of Agriculture to have gained by $335,000,000 from that of the first sis months of 1935. It is catculated te be $3,291,000,000 for the first,half of | thir year. Since the middle, of June September wheat has advanced 't.om 881% cents a ‘bushel to ‘$1 12%, \corn from 60% cents ta $1.05'% and. oats from 27% to 81 :ents Other farm products have also gained tn prize For this rise in prices and in totals income the farmers whe nave prod- ucts to sei) will be grateful Unfor- tunately, there will be thousands who will suffer because they have little or nothing. Phe gain for s»me tarmers is far more than offset by the .osses of other farmers and of the rest of as who must pay higher prices r re- ‘duce our purchases and in addition c've relief through the government w ~any farmers who are in distress. We have the curious spectacle of « eise in the national income ex- Science pressed in money but;aydeeline ex- pressed in bushels and fn pounds of food Apparently we are richer al though we are actually poorer. This is not unusual but is paradoxical. Economists call it “the paradox of value.” The less we have the riches we seem to be. If it were just a matter of statistics of of abstract reasoning, we could perhaps ignore it. Instead, we have another case of human suffering and, unfortunately, an inability to under- stand and to’ appreciate it. We are | reaping the fruits of policies that are often called the economics of scar- j ciy. The present situation arises ‘ from a combination of drought and ot crop curtailment. The first is be- yond human control. The latter was | deliberately planned. Unfortunately, farmers are not the only ones to attempt to make more money by producing less. Manufac- turers and others do it, too. If they ; think they can gain mc-e by curtail- ing output and especially if they can find some way to act together, they do the same thing. We must be fair in { our judgments of the farm s, espe- cially since one reason for cro» -ur- tailment was the great fall in the prices of agricultural products a few years ago when the prices of goods the farmers bought declined far ks, {f we iook to our political leader- ship we find scant comfort. The policy 9 crop curtailment has been pushed vigorously by the present administra- tion. If we turn to the platforms ot the two maior parties we find no sign of a more enlightened attitude. What we need ts a larger volume o: output | of all kinds of goods. not restrictions. Some balance there must be, but as vet there .s no indication of anyth 1g but curtailment of this and of that. It is easy to dismiss the question | with the implication that there is a } simple answer. Thus far our eco- nomic planning seems to have been based on the false idea that we have serious problems because we live in an “economy of abundance” and that the solution lies in getting rid of ‘he “abundance.” We need more production, not less. We need less attention to tinkerir:, a larger output. | Highest | Lowest | Mean Noi "Thin record covers Sun ris FRIDAY, AUGUST 28. 1936. Peninsular & Occidental Steamship Company ee rg 1935. Leaves Port Tampa ou Sundays and Wednesdays at 2-30 P. M. arriving Key West 7 A. M. Mondays and Thursdays. Leaves Key West Mondays and Thursdays 8:30 A. M. for Havana. i T. Ins. Leaves Key West Tuesdays and Fridays § P. M. for Port | -16 Ins. | ‘Tampa, Fla. | pecinccied ing. ! | | --.88 rmal ling net 8 ock thin m Tomorrow's Almanac J. H. COSTAR, Agent. | Sun sets . Moon rises |Moon sets . Barometer 8 A. M. today: Sea level, 2 Key West and Vicinity clo} sib Florida: and Saturday; possibly occasional {north portion; partly over | ther tonight and j bly scattered showers in south por-} | tion Saturday. A moderate low pressure is upper apolis, pre Ric | we |areas of high ove Fe LL PEO a es. td OD PAPERS For Sale 5 Bundles for De THE KEY WEST CITIZEN SDMIIIOIIP IOI OS IOs SESSA ESE! SSS SSE ab, The Easiest Way For You To Pay For A Home 98, WEATHER FORECAST (Till 8 p. m., Saturday) udy tonight and Saturday ly occasional showers; moder- | Partly cloudy tonight reme south portion. | nville to ‘Flerida Straits evcr south and gertle erate variable winds over st wea- | aturday, possi- ‘SAPP AAPA ALEAAAAL LL LA WEATHER CONDIFIONS : ‘ N \ N . N ‘ns i | | | | | | area} morning over the; Missi Minne Minn., 29.68 inches, and % ¢ is low southward over the | » Grande Valley and thence stward to California; while pressure, crested er New England and the north: | central th with money and more to encouragirg | 3 ern Rocky Mountain States, over- | spread most of the remainder of | the country, Boston, Mass., 4 inches, and Sheridan, Wyom inches, Showers and thun- IIIA 2 is to pay for it as you pay rent. is to pay monthly, out of on the principal and the interest, rcome, an ir etc., The logical way tallment and t dom of the seas.” Times change! Do you derstorms have been general dur-| over a given period of years, pay off the tire recall? Women political speakers still pay more attention to their dresses than their addresses, Those hardly individualists who take a chance are not gamblers; if they are we want more of their kind, Gambling is against the law. What right has an official, solemnly sworn to up- hold the law, to gamble? Verbum sap. Once presidential contes were be- tween two heavyweights, now with so many contestants in the field, it looks more like a battle royal, The Reds and Rebels in Spain are fighting under the same flag, both claim- -ng to be Republicans. That makes it definitely a fratricidal war. While the Florida climate is at its best in the winter, its summer months are not as hot and sultry as those of the north and east. Travelers may profitably bear this if mind. What has become of the old-fashion- ed man who thought that the wife v mistreated half in every divorce : One answer is that he didn’t’ know any- thing about the gold-diggers’ metier then. Hawaii has ambitions to become the forty-ninth star in the American flag, while Puerto Rico with a better chance to join the galaxy, spurns the opportunity. We prefer statehood for neither. Too much difference in manners, customs and aspirations. ‘After mothers have taught their chil- dren to fear God and keep the Command- ments, the next best thing is to teach them “manners,”” which is the open sesame in every walk of life. An ill-mannered per- son gets nowhere, while a ~ person nice manners has entree everywhere. Good manners cover a multitude of imperfec- tions, even an unattractive personal ap- pearance, Every state in the Union should make it mandatory that in the valuation of real property for tax purposes the income value of the property be a major consideration. The United States Supreme Court recog- nized this principle ina recent decision. When a more equitable and'sensible tax valuation is made, more taxes will be col- lected. What good is a tax when it is not collectible ! j the Federal Soc with ; the foregoing plan can be set up, and for the benefit of those not covered by it, the Federal Government offers to pay one- half of what total sum the individual states pay as assistance to their needy aged. All administrative features and most of the legislative details are left in- dividually to the respective states. ; Children will be helped very greatly by the program. Four different plans are included for their benefit. The states are offered Federal grants for the following purposes: to aid mothers in caring for de- pendent children; to improve maternal and child health services and prevent in- fant and mothers’ mortality; to extend and improve child welfare services; and, to treat and cure children who are crippled as far as is humanly possible. The in- dividual states are encouraged to set up their own programs by liberal Federal grants if they do. This leaves three other portions of al Security program. Aid to the needy blind is similar in its scope as the Old Age Assistance. Public health services in the various states will be ex- tended by grants of money from the Fed- eral Government. Then, the amounts available for vocational rehabilitation have beer increased, requiring states to match them, so that men and women in- jured in industrial or other accidents, can be made whole and self-supporting. The entire program is well worth the enthusiastic support of the American peo- ple. It will reduce human suffering and misery. It will provide’ for many who can not adequately respond to the misfortunes of life which have overtaken them. It is the application of the Christian doctrines receiving of love and service in the relationship of | government and citizen. MINUS $20,000,000,000 During the past six years, the Federal treasury has been going into the hole. In that time, the Federal government | has spent approximately $18,000.000,000 | re- liably forecast that the current fiscal year. deficit about | more than it has received. And it is will place the cumulative $20,000,000,000. Those vast deficits have been They have been charged against the future —and generations to come must help pay them. These are facts that require no com- ment. They show, better than argument, | how essential to the national welfare economy in governmental expenditures. a “fi- nanced” through the issuance of govern- | ment securities—in other words, they have | been added to the soaring national debt. | (Address questions to the author. care of this newspaper) vor: famous German poet, Died March 18, 1832, Goethe, born, 1828—Count Leo T« sian author and social born. Died Oct. 28, 1910. 1829 Nashville, fir: Catholic archbishop of Chicago, | born in Ircland. Died July 12,/ 1902, * 1833 Jones, born, Sir En lish Died June 17, Edward 1898, 1840-—I Dz Sank siging «Vv at Edinbu lyn, N.Y., 4 + born! 13, 1908. Henry R. Towne, Stan Conn., <lock ma n Phiadelphia. 1924, . 1844 ford, born 15, Storer, cong 1817—-Bellamy nati lawye! had a nota try’s diplomatic service, Cincinnati. | Died: Nov. man, in 1922, born 12, BENJAMIN LOPEZ FUNERAL HOM EI Serving Key West Half Century i 24 Hour Ambulance Service Licensed Emba:mer Phone 135 Night 696-W Over-Seas TransportationCo., Inc. REGULAR AND RELIABLE FREIGHT SERVICE BETWEEN Key West and Miami NOW MAKING DELIVERIES AT KEY WEST —ON——. TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY MORNINGS WE FURNISH PICK-UP AND DELIVERY SERVICE OFFICE: 813 CAROLINE STREET TELEPHONES 68 AND 92 | Span 1565—Pedro Mendez de A -colonizer, ite of St. Augustine, , Which he so-named because it Saint Augustine’s* Day—old- ed present Feehan, ! Burne-; j to ex- a re painter-designer, jot Eng’and, noted! ter Damrosch, and many others. Died in Brook-' | hibition and turns “\ er | seal Cinein who | le career in his coun-} { lest city in the United States. 1870—Two German armies, | numbering 200,000 men, ma anco-Prussian War. 1913—Palace of Peace at The Hague, donated by Anprew _Carn- gie, dedicated. annuities of $10,000 s. Taft and Lloyd George gifts of 45,000 each |to widows of Presidents Cleve-! land and Theodore Roosevelt, Wal- | 1929—New York ,City refuses further burden of enforcing pro- to Federal autho 1935—Mussolini warns of the t peril jf nations attempt to 1pply sanctions ag: KEY WEST COLONIAL HOTEL In the Center of the Business and Theater District First Class—Fireproof— Sensible Rates. Garage Elevator Popular Prices CMISIIISISIISTISISS. Gaal SaaS a reach- | j ing the last 24 eastern Rockies eastward over the | Lake region and lower Ohio Val- |'Today In Historyf Jey, nd north Atiantic and west Gulf es, ine! somewhat below normal along the nor anc the hours from the mortgage and have the house free of all debt. It very much like buying a house and then renting it to yourself. CONSULT US HOW YOU CAN BUILD OR BUY A HOME OR REPAIR OR MODERNIZE ANY TYPE OF BUILDING ON INSURED CREDIT. The First National Bank of Key West Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation MOTTE TITTI ISIS To rea , and in portions of the middle tes, the amounts being heavy follows: Huron, S. D., 1.26! Minneapolis, Minn., 1.10; ; Raleigh, N. C., 1.62 inch-! and Apalachicola, Fla., 1.60: hes. Temperatures continue thern bo) 1 are gener seasonal a er of the country, ly near or above ge elsewhere. ; . S. KENNEDY, “Official in Charge. | SPAALALLZLLALALAALLALA svar eeseas. < SUOETTETTTEOOLT OSS. 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