The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 28, 1937, Page 2

PAGE TWO The Key West Citizen Published Daily Except Sunday By THE ar PUBLISHING CO., INC. . ARTMAN, President JOE ALLEN, Assistant Business From The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County. Entered at Key West, Florida, second class matter FIFTY-SIXTH YEAR Member of the Associated Press the Associated Press is exclusively entitled to use fer republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published here. ' fies all their otherwise laudable efforts— SUBSCRIPTION RATES tne Year ‘Six Months Chree Months . Ine Month ...... Weekly .. ADVERTISING RATES Made known on a| ication. "SPECIAL NOTICE All reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of respect, obituary ne ete. will be charged for at the rate of i0 cents a line. Notices for entertainments by churches from which & revenue is to be derived are 5 cents a line. ‘The Citizen is an open forum and invites discus- sion of public issues and subjects of local or general interest but it will not publish anonymous communi- ~-estions. | & THE KEY WEST es Narita seék the truth and print it stout fear-and without favor; never be _ afraid ‘to vattack wrong or to applaud right; always fight for progress; never be the or- gan or the-mouthpiece of any person, clique, faction or class; always do its utmost for the public welfare; never tolerate corruption or injustice; a ee 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. IMPROVEMENTs FOR KEY WEST . ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. Bridges to complete Road to Main- land. Free Port. Hotels and Apartments. Bathing Pavilion. Airports—Land and Sea, Consolidation of County and City Governments. BRROUSEH arb ects te ey The model wife of today always helps her husband with the housework. If the budget is balanced during a campaign year it will have to be done by proclamation. teverreeninee An inmate of a lunatic asylum ex- 2 plained: “We are all here because we S are not Jon aera We \an't tink it were possible to reason like the Japanese reason about the Chinese undeelared war. aa Liberty, in the eyes of many persons, nieans the right to do as they please, re- gardless of afi is left for others to do. Somebody ought to write a modern nursery rhyme to warn children that* the automobiles will get them if they don't watch out. The wave of banditry in Miami is to end, All police and sheriff's squad cars have been equipped with sawed-off shot- * guns, and the order is “shoot to kill.” CP UEREPORE EEO ene i Just as soon as Florida got rid of the one-arm bandit, the two armed kind made its appearance, but they are getting a “hot” welcome in the only language they can speak. | | The Florida off of the public works administration will be permanently | closed Saturday and thereafter all ad-| ministrative functions will be handled by the regional office in Atlanta. James E. Cotton has been the acting state director of the PWA., and he says there are only a = few projects uncompleted in the state. The * new setup places Florida in Region Three, under whose direction the Overseas High- way between the mainland and Key West. } the most important of the PWA projects in| Florida, will be completed. ; | | | money that ought to be kept at home for ' the expansion of local trade and industry COMMUNITY SUICIDE One of the strangest phenomena wit- nessed in most towns and small cities is| the apparent eagerness with which many otherwise good citizens contribute to the tendency to commit community suicide. These citizens will often show un- common zeal in boosting any movement to | obtain civic improvements, to promote the | location of new industries) to secure better ! educational facilities, and so on. Yet many of these same proud “boosters will de- liberately engage in a practice which nulli- and then wonder why their town doesn’t go ahead. We refer to the suicidal buying. away from home. The enormous growth of the mail or- der habit in recent years is largely respon- sible for the failure of many communities to make the progress which their natural, | advantages should make possible. The habit of is sent away to distant cities, never to re turn. This life-blood of prosperity is per- mitted to ebb away, through the indiffer- ence or thoughtlessness of the very per- Sons who should™s@t™an example of loéaf pride and loyalty. A trifling sa¥ing here and usually more imaginary than real, is suf- ficient to cause the average citizen to forget his duty to his community and to himself, which if performed would mean more in the direction of local prosperity than all his other boosting efforts put to- gether. Why boost in one direction while com- mitting community suicide in another? SIDELIGHTS By MARCY B. DARNALL, Former Editor of The Key West Citizen there, Among; the most hazardous occupa- tions, not including those involving dan- ger of violent death, is that of tombstones and the like, especially by the sandblast method, through inhaling stone dust is likely ‘to carry the worker to an early grave. Mor- tality records show that the average sand- blaster is ready for his own tombstone at the age of 45. . From time immemorial boys’ pockets have been receptacles for an _ endless variety of junk, but it remained for 12- year-old Freddie Brown of Memphis to add a discarded safety razor blade to such a collection, which he carried in his hip pocket. He sat down; arose quickly | had several stitches taken; used no chair again for several days. ' One of the strangest assortments of garments ever worn by a male of the species was found on one Delbert Hill, ar- rested in Oklahoma for vagrancy and sus- picious actions. Ordered to “peel off” when police saw something pink protrud- ing from his overalls, he was found to be wearing a pair of teddies, a pair of step- ins, and four pairs of bloomers, in addi- tion to his outer clothing. | “Stanley Courtney vs. Stanley Court- ney’’ was the unusual title of a court case tried in Kentucky. Stranger still was the fact that it was a divorce suit, both hus band and wife having the Christian name of Stanley. The male Stanley was award- ed a decree upon proof that his spouse had deserted him a month after their mar- riage. t Charles Little, arresied in North Caro- | lina after a nation-wide search, dif- | ferent kind of “fall guy.” He is said to! have defrauded insurance companies, | hotels and public service Cprfidtdions ont | of. some $50,000 by faking: injuries from ; falls on their premises,.,and.,,taking ad-! vantage of their desire for speedy settle ments out-of-court. ean causes is a to} In- | sect One individual who is not likely adopt reducing diet is Aga Khan, dian prince and head of the Ismaili of Mohammedans, Each year elders of his sect visit the prince, weigh him, and pay him his weight in gold. He tips the beam at about 200 pounds. ] an Mrs. Mary Mason of Lynn, Mass., thinks her 7-year-old grandson is developing his } business proclivity too early. When she had laid out a sizable bunch of clothing} to be cleaned, the youngster sold the lot; to a junk man for nine cents, carving }> }throughout the THE KEY WEST CITIZEN You an Nation’s Easy for Profit By ELIOT JONES d Your Affairs s to Slip Away Professor of Transportation and Public Utilities, Stanford University — In controversies involving wages, hours, and working conditions it is often said that the demands of labor could be readily met were it not for the insistence of the employ- ers upon prof- its. The impli- cation seems to be that profits must be fore- gone if they stand in the waz of the real- ization of la- bor’s aims. It is true that profits must often be fore- gone, perhaps for several years running; in fact, the very nature of profits as the residual share in distribution makes this result in- evitable. But profits in the long run must be large enough to reimburse business men for the risks that they take. If profits are not forthcoming, there will be no incentive to take risks; and industry will languish, and unemployment will increase. Th risks that business men take are very great. Usually there is a con- siderable time interval between the beginning of the productive process and its completion. For example, in the case of farming operations (farm- ers are business men, of course) seed must be sown, and cultivation carried on for several months, .efore the crop is ready for the harvest. In the case of automobile anufacture though | s come off the assembly line on the e day that assembly starts, the | mbly line is but the last link in a! (Address questions to the aut productive se that embraces many processes and covers a long period-of time.* The long time-interval associated with the round-about process of pro- duction adds greatly to the risks. At the outset land must be acquired and funds borrowed (unless indeed the business man has land and funds of his own), materials must be pur- chased, and labor must be employed. The business man assumes all these obligations, and hopes that the fin- | ished product will sell for a price sufficient to cover all his outlays, and leave him a surplus to reimburse him for the risks taken. If all goes well there will be a sur- plus. But, alas, “there is many a slip ‘twixt the cup and the lip.” The con- tinuity of operations may be inter- rupted by a fire, a flood, a war or a strike, sit-down or old style. The cost of production may increase as the re- sult of higher prices of materials or higher wages. The demand for the product may decline; indeed new in- ventions may destroy the enterprise. Taxes may increase, and burdensome regulations of one kind or another may be imposed by the government. The burden of these risks falls principally on the business,man be- cause profits are the left-over share— the residue after all prior. claimants have taken their shares. Wages, ma- terials and supplies, interest.on bor- rowed funds, rent, taxes, etc., must be paid, and it is only the residue, if any, jthat joes to the business man as a reward for the risks taken. Unless the residue by and large, is adequate to compensate adequately for the risks, the funds required to finance pro- | ductive operations will not be pro- vided. and industry and émployment will decline. hor care of this newspaper) THE W } 882 471 “16 18 Normal “Mean Rainfall* Yesterday’s Precipitation nal lara posoesg® -09 Tns. -15 Ins. | roeeed period -Infection of the lungs }. Sun sets . Moon rises Moor sest Tomorrow's A.M. - 6:13 Pp. im. a. m. p.m. | PM} 6331) 12311; High Low . Bar ter vending at 8 a. ne: Sea level, 29.90. WEATHER FORECAST (Til 7 Key West and Fair tonight and Friday; slightly cool- | er tonight; somewhat warmer Fri- | day; moderate northerly winds, Florida Fair tonight and Fri-: day, slightly cooler in northeast) portion and near southwest coast tonight; possibly scattered light frost in low pl in the interior} of north and central portions,; not quite so cold in west portion Friday. Jacksonville to Florida Strait: and East Gulf: Moderate north. westerly winds and generally fair/| weather ton t and Friday. WEATHER CONDITIONS t The ern disturbance is cen- tral this morning on the middle Atlantic Coast the baremeter reading at New York City being 29.46 inches, and pressure ig low Atlantic. States; while pressure is moderately high| from the middle Mississippi Valley southward over the central and} of Mexico, and from westward to the middle; Another disturb- ance arked intensity is mov- Save |the Atlantic States, at Washington, D. C., 1.75 inches, ;much of the eastern portion a little of thy income, EATHER ing in over the Canatian’ north- west, the pressure at Edmonton, Alberta, being 29.26 inches, Rains have occurred during the lest 24 hours throughout much of ing heavy and Hatteras, N. There has also ceen rain on the northwest Washington. Colder weather has overspread of ithe country, the temperature at Miami this morning being 17 de- tgrees lower than at Key West; while temperatures are abnermal- ily high from the North Pacific | States eastward to the northern C., 1.00 inch. moderate coast of Plains States. G. S. KENNEDY, Official in Charge @eececcececoves eececce: ‘Today In History 1636—Beginnings of Harvard —tThe Massachusetts Bay Colony’s General Court “agreed to give 400 pounds towards a schoale or colledge.” 1821 irst sale of lots in In- dianapolis. 1886—The ‘Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor dedicated. 1893—Mayor "Cacti H. Harri- son of Chicago assassinated. 1908—Historic interview with German Kaiser published in Lon- don. 1919—U. S. Senate repassed Prohibition Enforcement Bill over | Pres. Wilson’s veto. 1936—Gov. Landon quotes the late Samuel Gompers as no one could control the vote.— Father Coughlin ‘maintains” that the WPA army of scab labor. and thy hide-bound pocket will soon begin to thrive and thou wilt never cry again with an will creditors insult thee, nor want oppress, hunger bite, nor will nakedness freeze thee. whole hemisphere wil pleasure spring up in ev empty stomach; neither nor The 1 brighter, and ery corner of thy heart. shine —Benjamin Franklin. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF KEY WEST Member of the Federal Reserve Member of the F. D. L. C. | 4 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1937. Today’ Ss Anniversaries TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS VOCCOOCOO OSES OO OOSSOOOOSSOSOCOOESSOSESOLSEEOORS Gov. George C. Peery of Vir-; Howa:d Hanson, composer, co ‘ginia. born at Cedar Bluffs, Va.,!ductor, head of the 64 years ago. Bishop James E. Kearney, Cath- ‘olic bishop of Rochester, N. Y., {born at Red Oak, Iowa, 53 years; ‘ ago. 1789—Levi Coffin, noted abo- jlitionist, leader of the Under- ‘ground Railway. born at New} Garden, N. C. Died at Avondale, Ohio, Sept. 16, 1877. jhorn at Wahoo. Nebr., 41 yea ago. Prof. Michzel I noted Yale professor of history, born in Russia, bi 1792—Erastus Fairbanks, Ver- mont manufacturer, scale _inven-| tor, governer. horn at Brimfield, Mass. , Died Nov, 20, 1864. ancie! Dr. “Gilbert H. — Grosvenor,; jpresident of the National Geo- ;graphic Society, Washington. D. noted and C., born in Turkey, 62 years ago. ! { | 1801—Henry Inman, | versatile artist, born at Utica, N. {¥- Died in New York City, Jan.} ]17, 1846, John Boles, actor, born __— | Greenville, Tex., 37 years ago. Dr. Roszlie S. Morton of Win-| a ter Park, Fla., noted surgeon, born! Subscribe to The Citizen—2 jut Lynchburg, Va.. 61 years ago.! weekly. 1835—Robert Treat Paine, ; member of a noted family, Boston} philanthropist, born there. Died) Aug. 11, 1910. { 1844—Moses Ezekiel, famed} American sculptor, born at Rich- mond, Va. Died March 27, 1917. | 1856—Franz X. Arens, conduc-! tor, vocal authority, founder of} ‘the New York People’s Symphony Concerts, born in Germany. Died; in Log Angeles, Jan. 29. 1932. : 1869—Joseph W. Folk, lawyer, St. Louis prosecutor, Missouri gov- ernor, born at Brownsville, Tenn. ' Died May 28, 1923. There’s no better time than RIGHT NOW to select: a big new G-E Refrigerator AND SAVE THREE WAYST” No need to longer put with the inconvenience ond sae of an inadequate erator; You can have a big new G:E pp ge Refrigerator. on terms. Why wait? Values were never bigger than now. G-E is powered with famous automatic Thrift Osi that is sealed-in-steel and requires no attention. SUNDAY DINNER By ANN PAGE NATIONAL Apple Week herald unusually large crop of Amer } iavorite fruit. Florida oranges are now arriving in quantity and quality so that oranges are cheaper than in many months. Grapefruit is plentiful. Spinach is an outstanding fall vege- table. Salad greens are plentiful and cheap as are most underground vege- tables. The cabbage family also flour- ishes in the fall. Slightly lower meat prices with the exception of beef are expected this | week. Grade Begge cheese continue to be excellent val Seasonable foods make up the follow- ing menus. Low Cost Dinner Shoulder Lamb Chops Baked Potatoes Creamed Carrots Bread and Butter Apple Betty Tea or Coffee Medium Cost Dinner Roast Pork Apple Sauce Browned Potatoes Cauliflower Bread and Butter Orange Spanish Cream Tea or Coffee Oil COOLING ond Forced-Feed lubrication —features devel- oped by the famed General Electric “House of Magic”assure quieter oper ation, less cur- rent cost ethane POW EE peeyen THE KEY WEST ELECTRIC CO Prices as low as $3.41 down and $3.41 per month with your light bill Milk Milk Very Special Dinner Grapefruit Fried Chicken Cream G Mashed Yams and Rutabag Spinach Green Salad Rolls and Butter Hot Baked Apples with Mince- meat Filling Coffee c1ces NS 1 aN ——ANOTHER NEW ANNOUNCEMENT—— THE SOUTH FLORIDA IS NOW STOCKING Johnson’s Floor Wax and Johnson’s THE PERFECT POLISH— FOR FLOORS — FURNITURE — WOODWORK!’ IT CLEANS, PRESERVES AND BEAUTIFIES PASTE WAX ccna’ GLO-COA TUNE IN ON THE JOHNSON WAX PROGRAM EVERY MONDAY NIGHT CARD TABLES $1.25-$2.10 Black embossed burnproof and alcoholproof fibre top. 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