The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 21, 1936, Page 2

> PAGE TWO he Key West Citizen Se 4 Daily Except Bunday FR; THE Ci EN PUBLISHING CO. ic. L. P. ARTMAN, Presitent 40E ALLEN, Aggistant Business Manager From The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets Only Daily Hewnnepes in Key West and Monroe wntered at Key id a8 second class matter FIFTY-SIXTH YEAR Member of the Associated Press «he Associated Press is exclusively entitled to use ‘or repnblication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the locai news published here. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year $10.00 six Months - 5.0 One Month Weekly ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application. PECIAL NOTICE All reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of respect, obituary notices, etc., will be charged for at the rate of 10 cents a line. Notices for entertainments by churches from which & revenue is to be derived are 5 cents a line. The Citizen is an oven forum and invites discus- sion of public issues and subjects of local or general fatereat but it will not publish anonymous communi- rations. | IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. Bridges to complete Road to Main land. Free Port. Hotels and Apartinents, Rathing Pavilion. Ah purts-—Land and Sea, Consolidation of County and City Governments. Giving The Citizen to a friend or rel- ative, who is out of town, is one Christmas gift that we think is fine. A surprising number is doing it. The real Santa Claus is as active as ever, knowing that no imitation will force him to abdicate. He will be on the job long after the other is dead. All the world loves a lover, and hates a quitter. So one-half loves the former king and the other half hates him, thus supplying an emotion for all. The editor of the Key West Oversea Sunday Star thinks that the possession of a durable skull is a great asset in news- papering, and it may also be added that a thick skin is a desirable addition. With President Roosevelt absent from the United States for nearly a month, the dictator idea seems to have had a rest in the United States, but in South America the dictators are on the job as usual. Owing to lack of funds about 175,000 relief workers are to be dropped from the rolls of the WPA Administration this month. This process of retrenchment must necessarily continue until this phase of government is liquidated. We have folded arms and down strikes a la Europa, but WPA * a in New Jersey created an_ in- q ovation in strikes by lying down. Work- men are often cautioned not to “lay down” on their jobs, and the New Jersey relief woetkers make it a fact. BS sitting The Duke of Windsor’s hostess is one point ahead of Mrs. Simpson, whom he in- tends to marry. Baroness Rothschild, the former Catherine Wolff of Philadelphia, was thrice married—to a Protestant, a Catholic and a Jew, and each time she adopted the religion of the prevailing hus- band. John Ringling donated his beautiful museum with its priceless art collection to the state of Florida to be kept in trust for the benefit of the public. He has also set aside for its maintenance a portion of the income from the estate which he has left: The museum is located at Sarasota, and will be the mecca of art lovers visiting the state. President only a short while, Miguel] Mariano Gomez is having ‘trouble “with the Cuban Congress. He incurred its poli- tical enmity when he announced that he would veto the bill calling for a $1,500,- 000 sugar tax bill, sponsored by Cuba's -“strong man”, Colonel Fulgencio Batista, to provide revenues for army-taught rural schools. Gomez asserts that he fears the possibility of the next generation of Cubans being educated in a “fascist man- ner,” if the bill were passed. It seems a crisis is impending. CHRISTMAS DAY Although the birth of Christ is the event which is supposed to be: celebrated on Christmas, we are more and more in- clined, as a recent writer suggests, to celebrate Santa Claus on December 25. Certainly in the minds of most persons the giving and receiving gifts holds a larger place than the holy event which the day commemorates. Christmas,,customs and are drawn‘from many sources, some of them of pagan origin. The date, Decem- 0; ber 25, approximates that of certain an- cient festivals which were observed long before the Christian era, such as the Roman Saturnalia, the Scandinavian Yule, the winter festival of the heathen Britons, and later, the Roman festival of the sun god Mithra. This date was not incor- porated in the Christian calendar until about the fourth or fifth century. The Christmas tree is believed to | have been derived from the Egyptian use of a palm branch of 12 shoots to signify the completed year, but its present sig- nificance is thought to have originated in Germany. The use of evergreen decora- tions, particularly mistletoe, has been ob- served since the time of the pagan Druids in Britain. The sending of Christmas gifts may be traced back to ancient Rome. This custom is by no means universal, however, and is almost unknown in the Holy Land and among Asiatic. Christians generally. Children of the Orient have no Santa Claus. 500,000 DEAD IN SPAIN Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson, chairman of the American Red Cross, returned last week from Europe, where he attended an international meeting of the organization in Paris. Admiral Grayson reports that 500,- 000 persons are estimated to have been killed since the revolution began in Spain. Only a small proportion of the dead were slain in battle, the majority of the victims falling to the executioners, put to work by both sides in their frenzy. Undoubtedly the world is appalled at the picture in Spain, where black Moors, the bulwark of the revolting army, battle with the hastily organized militia of the government. It is also plain that Ger- mans and Italians are engaged on _ the Fascist side and Russians and some other foreigners are fighting for the govern- ment. The loss of life is one phase of the strife but the total loss to the Spanish na- tion and people will be measured for cen- turies to come regardless of the outcome. However, let it be said for the govern- ment in office when the revolt broke out, that the elected representatives of the people did not precipitate the terrible struggle. It was brought on by the rebel- lion of most of the regular army, aided and abetted by the conservative groups which had been unable to regain power through the ballot. : WHITE COLLAR JOBS Pe: mem d Boys should be taught to think less of fitting themselves for “white collar” jobs, says Prof. F. G. Nichols of Harvard, who points out the greater. opportunities for promotion in industry than in clerical pur- suits, The young man who starts at the bottom in a factory often soon outdistances one who begins, say, as a bookkeeper. The idea is that while a clerk or bookkeeper may have a white collar job from the very first, the ambitious and intelligent indus- trial worker has a better chance to rise to an executive position, so that when he does reach the white collar job it means some- thing’ worth 1 Advice along a similar line was given by theJate President Thatcher of the Mas- sachusetts Agricultural College, who de- fended vocational schools against the re- proach’sometimes levéled against them by the classical student’* He declared “the idea is erroneous that vocational schools are undignified because they work with materials near at hand and not with a knowledge of things that are ancient and far off.” However, the proportion of white col- lar jobs is constantly increasing. With the continued advent of new machines for do- ing the “dirty work” of the world, the time may come when nearly everyone may have a white collar job, You and Your Nation’s Affairs | New Machine—New Problems pgripolin _ Professor of Transportation and Public Utilities, Last summer, at a demonstration |doubtedly outweigh its drawbacks. attended by many planters, a mechan- | The cotton gin, the grain binder, and ical cotton picker, invent Rust brothers, picked more cotton in | reaching readjustments, causing tem- | By ELIOT JONES Stanford University ted by the|the combine all made necessary far- one hour than a| porary unemployment,. but the world | man can pick|has been made richer by their intro- from daylight to | duction. Though the cotton picker will dark. Through | displace labor at the outset, it will the use of this| greatly reduce the cost of producing machine, so its| cotton. In fact. so the inventors be- inventors claim, | lieve, it will be possible, if the grow- the cost of har-| ing of cotton is completely mechan- vesting cotion| ized, to produce it for less than five will be reduced | cents per pound. Of late years, what to one-third of| with the AAA policy of artificial its present cost, | scarcity, and a government loan pol- - The Rust cot-| icy that has held American cotton off ton picker has| the international market, the produc- not yet been|tion of cotton in other countries has | fully perfected. | increased rapidly. The introduction of At present it] the cotton picker, by reducing pro- picks some} duction costs, will enable us to re- leaves and hulls | cover a part or all of the lost market. | DAYS GONE BY * Happenings Here Just 10 Years Ago Today As Taken From The Files Of The Citizen At 2 o'clock this afternoon ‘only 50 citizens had voted on the referendum that is being con- ducted throughout the day on the question of whether or not $99,000 for the ig6lf” links. fund will be transfered to the street improvement’ fyi, * rs in charge of the only polling place in the city, the city hall, say they expect about,25, more ballets will be cast before the polls close this evening at sundotm Employees of the cify of Key West will be paid off tomorrow, in order that they may have funds to aid them im the jul en- joyment of the Christmas season. City Clerk Wallace Pinder is busy today issuing vouchers for the various employes of the city. The payroll represents the sum of $5,500. This is for employes only and does not represent the along with the cotton, and this re- duces the value of the cotton. Also, it requires flat country for efficient ope- ration. It is probable, however, that these difficulties will be overcome, for according to the experts the cotton picker is a better machine of its kind than the old Model T Ford, was when it was first placed on the*automobile. market. In addition a reduced price for cotton will increase the consumption of cot- ton goods, and also leave consumers of cotton and cotton goods more pur- chasing power available for the pur- chase of other goods. Fortunately the hardships of the re- adjustment period bid fair to be re- duced as the result of the humani- tarian ideas of the Rust brothers. | sum required if it were necessary to pay off those employed op jcontract work that is being done in the city. Should this be im cluded it would necessitate 3 fund of at least $7,000. The DeMolay dance to be given Should the mechanical ¢otton ‘pick- | Though anxious to eliminate through |at La Concha Hote] on Christmas er be widely introduced it wil. effect an economic revolution. In the cotton growing states several million. horses and mules will be displaced, and the, western states growing feed for horses and mules will therefore ex-' perience a considerable diminution in‘ the demand for their products. More- over, several million cotton pickers, largely negroes, will lose their jobs, and will presumably be driven to the industrial centers. When the matter is mechanical means the hard labor in- ‘| volved in picking cotton by ‘hand, t!.ey are not unmindful of theisocial prob- dems arising from the introduction of (jmew techniques, and they therefore do not propose to sell their machines, ‘but merely to lease them to such per- sons as will agree to maintain satis- factory conditions with, respect to wages and hours of labor. Time will tell whether the inven- night promises to be one of the most brilliant society events of the holidayseason in Key West The DeMolays are planning an especially elaborate function on this gala evening and have ar- ranged to have a superb orchestra for the dancers and also for those who may not care to trip the light viewed from this angle the coming of | tors will be able to contro! the condi- | fantastic. the mechanical cotton picker will be regarded by many persons as nothing short of a national calamity. tions under which the mechanical cot- ton picker is used, but it is-safe to assert that whether they can or not, . Editorial comment: The sev- Though the perfection of the cotton | the introduction of a machine that re- eral bloc heads in Washington picker will make necessary numerous readjustments, involving hardship to many people, its benefits will un- duces the cost of growing cotton will prove, from a long range viewpoint, of marked benefit to mankind. (Address questions to the author care of this newspaper) Today’s Birthdays U. S. Senator Lynn J. Frazier! of North Dakota. born in Steele Co., Minn., 62 years ago. Dr. Hermann J. Muller of the Univ. of Texas, noted geneticist, for the past three years teaching in Moscow, Russia, born in New York, 46 years ago. dC. Elliott, — presi- ue Univ., Lafayette, Ind., born in Chicago, 62 years ago. Water F. Wyman of Boston. noted business executive, born there, 55 years ago. Jerome Alexander of New 1 York, noted chemist, born there, 60 years ago, Irenee Dri Port, vice chairman of the board of the noted com- Today’s Horoscope ! Today’s native has a somewhat , lavish disposition which may cause ‘him trouble. The mind seems to have considerable force and there jis a stfong sense for a direct and ‘honest course in life; but there ‘is a twist in the condition which, !under adverse aspects, may over- ‘throw all the benefits that have accrued from honest and patient | toll, » born near Del., 60 years ago. Wilmington, Henrietta Szold oi Palestine, Jewish leader, born in Baltimore. 76 years ago. i = " ‘ | Joseph Sta'in. Soviet Russia’s dictator, born 57 yea:s ago. pee en 2: 0 ‘Facial Blotches j@ tnd'aia heating, bathe win @ esinol | Christmas- sew Bear * LONG DISTANCE CALLS AT REDUCED RATES | Tus YEAR you can express your holiday greetings to out-of-town relatives and friends by telephone any time Christmas or New Year’s day at the low night rates. The regular low night rates for both Station? m Station and Person-to-Person calls will extend 7 P. M. December 24 until 4:30 A. M. December . 26 and from 7 P. M. December 31 until 4:30 4oM. January 2. This will mean a substantial saving for those who will want to send Christmas and New Year greetings in the personal, friendly way that the telephone alone affords. With these rates in effect Christmas and New Year’s day, you can talk to-Station call for as ilittle as 40c; five hundred miles, $1.15, or one thousand miles, $2.00, and greater or less distance at Take advantage of this opportunity to give your. relatives and friends the good wishes from you in the long distance operator for rates. 100 miles on a Station- correspondingly low cost. person by telephone. Ask TITITIIO LODO OE? « have entered on their son. busy sea The lumber barges Caibarien and Mantanzas, which were un- 2 loading at this port, sailed this morning for ports in Cuba. Still steadily maintaining, as it has for many years, the enviable position of leading and most im- portant port in the state, Key West shows a total of $2,958,466 in value of exports for the month of October last. This is $2.178,- 455 more than Key West's near- est competitor which is Jackson- ville with only $780,011. Sometime after midnicht thi morning the B. P.O. Elks club on Duval street was broken inte and the thieves got away with Among the thefts will total $200. delgntiully emcmantimg The ooner ¢ this Gitte wolume = Stephe= ‘Cochran Singieton, who = well known im Key West as ome whe has given of bss time and taint = the development of the Keys. per-on whose mai mciues ote ef these volumes discovery of the body and weut tatence to the sceme leet gation disclesed that the mar bee @ie@ from nateral causes and + coroner's jury would not be mece= wy ‘ r over a given peried of it to yourself CREDIT. Ohhh bh bhded dade dadad dude »| Me Pay For A Home is to pay for % as you pay rest The bgical war is to pay monthiy. eat of iscome. a= imstalieest on the principal and the mterest_ etr_ years. pay off the cotve mortgage and have the boase free of 2! aeot Es very much like buying 2 bowse and the resumg Lf | j “ i M a. Member of the Feeders! Depesc insurance Cerperatoe ; . a%g ias, CONSULT US HOW YOU CAN SUED O82 BUY A HOME OR REPAIR OR MODERNIZE ANY TYPE OF SUZDINC ON MSUEZED The First National Bank ot Key West PLLA LALAALAAAL AA LL hel e 0 | a g wd & hy MOM. (LAittAtktibktidhdéddida XLIOIIIIIIIIELODIIAIII III III IIH me Chadd kb A dh Abdi db dddadhdaddddidedddedeéd, CONSIST OF GREEN AND SILVER ASSORTED FRUIT BOWLS, each SANDWICH TRAYS, (DOUBLE LAYER), «xch _ $1.75 CHEESE AND CRACKER DISH. «sch 3 PC. CONSOLE SET, CONSISTING OF 2 CANDLE STICKS AND BOWL TO MATCH, set 23-PC. COCKTAIL SET CONSISTING OF 6 WINE GLASSES, 6 HIGHBALL CLASSES, 6 OLD FASHION GLASSES, 1 COCKTAM SHAKER, 1 DECANTER, AND 1 JUICE BOTTLE. Special Sale On Liquor Sets TTRACTIVELY PAINTED DECANTERS WITH GLASSES TO TCH—SEPARATE DECANTERS AND CLASSES “Fram 696 to $1.19 SOUTH FLORIDA CONTRACTING & ENGINEERING CO. “Your Home Is Worthy Of The Best™ White and Eliza Streets SII IIIIVl IIa TIO DIV IIL: CHRISTMAS SPECIALS ARTISTIC GLASSWARE SOMETHING NEW—SOMETHING DIFFERENT—FOR THE SUF- FET, SERVING TABLE OR CHINA CLOSET TWO COLORS TO SELECT FROM: YELLOW AND SILVER OF $4.98 Ppene 332 Ohhh hich dddhdadidudade dadadadadiadaddistadaddded