The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 14, 1937, Page 2

NG CO. INC. President Business Manager en Building ad Ann Streets as second class matter Member of the Associated Press iated Press is exclusively en blication of all news dispatehes credited to r not otherwise credited in this paper and also ¥ news published here. SUBSCRIPTION RATES ADVEBTISING RAT! on application. SPECIAL NOTICE All reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of ect, obituary notices, etc., will be charged for at of 10 cents a@ line. for entertainments by churches from which is to be derived are 5 cents a line. Citizen is an open forum and invites discus~ gion of public iusnes and subjects of local or general terest but it will not publish anonymous communi- IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Oo aane 1 1." Wate and Sewerage. 2. ‘Bridges to complete Road to Main- ; land. Free Port. Hatelg and Apartments. Bathing Pavilion. a¢urports—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Governments, Solent Beyond the Alps lies Italy and beyond “the Florida Keys lies Key West. © By the way, where is Father Cough- ?—-Times-Union. : You have the answer “ Row. Peace conferences fail because it is "hard te arrange matters'so all nations will be on the winning side in the next war. The preseiit freeze all over the coun- try. brings to mind again that Key West is ithe only “Frost-free City in. the United States,’ and always the warmest. Sign of Better Times; City tax pay- ments’ for first half of tax year $213,000 more than for same period previous year. —~Tampa Tribune, Also, perhaps, an “awakening of civie pride. » J. Edgar Hoover is authority for the »statement that desperate crime is increas- “ing because of disrespect for law in the American home, and he blames the heads of households for this state of affairs. Mothers, too, come in for a share of the blame. ee, inevitably. make commodities cheaper. FORTY TONS IN A SCOOP An idea of what the machine is do- ing in the way of work can be gathered from the operation of a giant eleetric- powered shovel now being used to remove the clay top soil from above the coal that is found in parts of Illinois. Strip-mining differs from shaft-min- ing in that after the top soil is removed, the coal seam is exposed and easily re- moved by electrically - operated coal shoveis, In the new Buckheart Strip Mine, near Canton, Illinois, what is said to’ he ! the world’s largest shovel scoops up forty tons of top soil in one swing of its dipper. t is followed by the coal shovel which scoops up five to seven tons of coal at a time, after the coal has been loosened by small blasting pellets. It is interesting to report that one man operates the stripping machine and one man the coal shovel. The average output of coal per man is eighty tons a day compared with from six to eight tons in the older shaft mines. Moreover, in the strip process, all available coal is re- covered, whereas in shaft mining, the average recovery is estimated to be around half of the available fuel. At first thought, the use of such ma- chines is.regarded asa threat to employ- ment but.if de realizes) it, “such equip- ment, in'the long run, will reduce costs and é In fact, the. time mayi-come ‘when: machinery will do the bulk'of the work of ‘the world and mankind will enjoy higher standards of living than ever before. REVISING THE BIBLE An American Standard Bible Commit- tee, made up of leading scholars through- out the country, was appointed in 1929 to consider the possibility of further revis- ing the text of the American Standard edition of the Bible. The committee rep- resents forty Protestant denominations which are cooperating in matters affecting religious education, We understand that a revision will be undertaken but that the work will not be completed until 1941. Scholars point out that the last forty years has been es- pecially fruitful in the discovery of manu- scripts and materials leading to better un- derstanding of the New Testament. More- over, some phrases in the Bible, it is felt, require clarification. The American Standard Edition of the Bible was published in 1901. It utilized the King James Bible and the committee announces that the new work will keep the classic style of the famous translation. The revised King James Bible was under- taken in 1870 by 67 English scholars col- laborating with a committee of 34 Amer- ieans, years on the New Testament and fourteen | years on the Old Testament. While no one need expect any start- ling changes in the Bible, it may be pos- sible for the new revision to clarify the meaning of some of the text through the adoption of modern terms. However, it is 1 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN You and Your Nation's Is Santa Claus Affairs a Pickpocket? By J. E. Le ROSSIGNOL Dean, College of Business Administration, Nebraska University At a meeting of a cettair ‘dinner. arid distussion other evening e leader gave 8, ant essive: list of Denante sete! Hs the distressed, which would have cost vastly iess than public works vand;though stigmatized as a “dole,” would have pauperized the recipients Jess than the slackness of bureau- cratic administration and the pro- it!) verbiab “corporation stroke.” irrigation works, power plants, parks, playgrounds, corn re- lief, and what- not. In the dis- cussion that followed vari- ous mor. or less conflicting opinions were expressed. On the one side it was said that the expenditure in question nas relieved distress, given work to mil- lions of the unemployed, created per- manent improvements, caused money to circulate, increased the demand for consumers’ and producers’ goods, and, in general, has brought about a Jarge measure of tecovery by en: bling private business te carry on un- til it could stand on its own feet and go on its owti'legs. And all without cost to the taxpayers uf the state. On the contrary, it was alleged that Most of the public works, though de- sirable, were''not absolutely neces- sary, that they w ilt ai too great a cost, that they were not self-liqui- dating, that the workers habitually soldiered on the job that the “cur- rent wages” paid interfered with cri- vate employment, and that an arti- ficial recovery was created of which the present minor depression was the natural reaction. It would have been better, it was said, to have adhered to the original plan of direct relief Whereat a fiery Celt protested against such stupid and ungrateful | criticism, which was not only quar- reling with Santa Claus, but biting the hand that fed us. To this an accountant and tax ex- rt replied that the national debt id been increased by the recovery program to the tune o: $16,000,000,000 or more, which, if apportioned in | proportion to population, would put upon Iowa a burden of $318,000,000; Kansas, $230,000,000; Nebraska, $170,- 000,000; South ‘Dakota, $84,000,000; California, $707,000,000: Pennsylvania, $1,254,000,000; New York, $1, of every state, who were heavily burdened by state and | obligations. The national debt, he ins sisted was also a state, locol, and individual debt, which would have to be paid, sooner or later, interest and principal, or else carried as a per- petual Wherefore, although he would not quarrel with Santa Claus, Uncle sam, or any other Indian giver, nor bit any dispensing hand, he die not fect a deep sense. of obligation toward those who gave us of ourewn, . , ' By Fg or i nce C3 logic the proponents 0, feder: 8s, esse were silenced, if not convinced, But the aforesaid Celt had the last word by appealing from parsimony to practical politics which, as Senator Warren of Wyom:ng used to say, is the art of getting things while the getting is good. 000, 000. Staggering debts for revalready if (Address questions to the author care of this newspaper) THE WEATHER | Today’s Oacrseeece CB 23 2B PERSONAL MENTION ar‘Scheot At School ceceencccenonncocenccece Mrs. John Wardlow was an ar-| . Under the sponsorship of Mrs. rival on the plane this morning. Bessie M. Egan, the Tenth Grade, ‘She has been visiting relatives in B givision, presented a chapel ‘Miami for the last several weeks. ; | i : eOTIRF ithe United States weather j Miss Leonor Warren, daughter bureau. Mrs. Russell will leave of Dr. and Mrs. Wm. R. Warren next week | Was an arrival on the piane this {morning and will spend the | Christmas season with her parents Jefferson Knight, in charge of ‘after which she will return to the dining room service on one ‘Smith College, Northampton, of the ferries, who was visiting | Mass., where she is a student. in Key West for a brief time with pas jhis family, left by bus this morn- Bierer, lighthouse ing for No Name Key. keeper, who has been enjoying — his quarterly vacation with his, y4,. Marien Kivtlend waa a family in Miami, returned over é * ; 4 ‘i », passenger on Florida Motor Lines sid sag gee ue night and — bus this morning going to Miami return to his duties this week. for a visit with friends. Mrs. Claude Roberts left over. ee: the highway this morning for Alfred Acherson, who was_ in Coral Gables where she will the city for a few days with his spend the Christmas season family, left this morning by bus ‘with her daughter, Mrs. Margaret to join his vessel at No Name | Mosher. Key. Wallace { Leslie Russell, who with his Donald Williams left this morn- family was visiting at the home ing for Miami after a visit with Gf Mrs. Russell's parents, Mr. and his mother, Mrs. Charles Wil- Mrs. John Olson, left over the liams at. the home corner of highway this morning for Jack- Eaton and Margaret strects, and sonville, where he is employed in other members of the family. Fd 2 2 DE°ELSER -14, 1987. ‘program this morning at the High |Schoc! auditorium. | The Bible reading, story reader and “Glory te God on Highest” chorus’ part of the Glee Club and Orehestra Vesper Service, pre- sented Sunday, comprised the latter part of the program, which was directed by Miss Edna B. Smith, head of the High School music department. Other numbers on the program were as follows: Flag ceremony. Piano duet, “Hungarian Gypsy” Mary Fae McClanahan; Carmen McBeth. (5 eo cee Reading} ' “Making People Hepby”, Virgibia MrC@ladahan Vocal Solos, “O-'Haly Night” Adam, and dbedy, Saw”, Loeme, by Miss ‘Edit Williams. Medley by orches' 7 LA CONCHA HOTEL In the Center of the Busi ness and Theater District EXCELLENT RESTAURANT Garage Elevator Fireproof byrden and incumbrance, | Birthdays | Jane Cowl, born in Boston, 53 Highest ‘Lowest - Mean - Yesterdav’s. Precipitation .0 Ins. Normal Precipitation _.. .09 Ins.' Tomorrow‘’s Almanac *Thix record covers 24-hour perio? dens, N. Y., famed pianist, born in eudive xt & Sun rises Sun sets Moon rises ‘clock thix warning, 204 a. m. Barometer a Sea level, 30.15, WEATHER FORECAST (Till 7:30 p, m., Wednesday) Key West and Vicinity: ‘ Partly , cloudy tonight and Wednesday not much change in temperature; moderate easterly winds. Florida: Partly cloudy tonight ' | { er on northeast coast tonight. Jacksonville to Florida Straits and East Gulf: Moderate easter- y .winds, and partly overcast weather tonight and Wednesday. WEATHER CONDITIONS The northern high pressure area i is erested this morning over Mich- m, Pussia, years ago. Maj. James H. Doolittle, Shell aviation manager at St. Louis, | famed aviator, born at Alameda, Cal., 41 years ago. Josef Lhevinne of Kew Gar- 63 years ago. George S. Gibbs, president of Postal Telegraph-Cable, New York at Harlan, Iowa, 62 years ago. King George VI of England, born 42 years ago. Republicans widely statement by Governor ation, and northern and western Texas. The group worked ten and a half }and Wednesday, somewhat unset- Gaze storms have continued from ted in east portion; slightly warm- the lower Missouri Valley east- ward to western Virginia, and southward into northern Texas. Temperatures continue below normal throughout the greater part of the country, being above only in portions of the South At- lantic States, Gulf coast districts, and over the far West. G. S. KENNEDY, approve Aiken; he is boomed for the 1940 nomin- your car by stran; to Etmatile: Let t-te salon ihe ies ca save as much as 75 per cont of your transportation BUS STATION Chee bd ; N DOLLS! DOLLS! BIG DOLLS AND LITTLE DOLLS | DOLLS! -at Half 4 a to Le hopéd that! the beauty ofthe King \ James: Version will: not» be impaired: Official in Charge DON’T GET UP NIGHTS THIS. ,25¢. TEST FREE‘ it, fails. .Help nature drive out iwaste and excess acids which can cause the irritation that wakes you up, causes scanty igah, the barometric pressure at! _ | Detroit and Sault Ste. Marie being’ ‘30.62 inches, and overspreads most ; |seetions of the country, except fat 2 inortheastern.;and southwestern The’ war in Spain drags aiong, with districts. most observers of the opinion that final Precipitalidphas occurtéd dur- GDP AM AO : W. LERT |. Phi Beta’ Kappa Greek-letter men’ have voteti to call their fraternity Phy. Bayta; Kappa, instead of Phee Bayta! -Kappa,,. In, this they are not consistent, ~for they mix'the English with the Greek THE WAR IN SPAIN a INLY A FE ‘ . ae, 4 | ing the last 24 hours from eastern pronunciation, the latter being the sound of the three Greek letters.” But what’s the difference it’s all Greek to the writer, any- way. A man flew from Havana to Miami in 48, minutes—just about the time it would take to walk from the City Hall to ¥bor City—Tampa Tribune. Homo fugit. But so does woman. The flying time, New York to Miami, made by & woman, was 4 hours and 18 minutes, Whieh is about the time it would take person to walk 12 miles. irom a During his recent few hours’ Miami; President Roosevelt expressed the Hope that the complution of the Ove Highway would help Key West come-back after being pression and the troyed the railroad. stay a d hit by the de- hurricane which de- He also thought the Highway vould be a big asset to Miami. stage There is no question that the Highwa) y will Le of great benefit to Miami as ail} who visit Key West must of necessity pass the Magic briefly or for a longer stay. in} } j | i | i victery will belong to Gen, Franco and his alien forces. The long-expected rebel offensive has been delayed by the weather but before long, it is believed, the rebel leader will! attempt to crush the loyalists by an over-} whelming attack. j An Associated Press Lae anewacd | who has spent some months with the in- surgent forces, says that Gen. Franco has an Italian army of 36,000 troops, under the command of Italian generals and some 50,000 Moors, in addition to his own sea- soned soldiers. We believe that the aid that has been extended to the Spanish rebels by Italy and Germany has been suficient to give} them the advantage in the struggle. at} the same time, there are reports trom pair he effect that the loyalist have | a well-trained army, with good morale, } that will be stronger than ever in the! Spring. | tot e consensus of opinion, as reflected official circles throughout Europe, eems definitely to indicate a Franco vic- | 7 but apparently it will not occur be- Winter forces a halt on major opera-! tions. Roekies to the middle Misssissippi Valley and southwestern Lake re- gion, and thence southeastward lover the lower Ohio Valley and! juniper oil, buchu !made into green tablets. Just say Locally Tennessee to North Carolina. There has also been rain and‘ snow in the southern Plains States flow, burning, or Flush the kidneys as you. would the bowels. leaves, Bukets to any druggist. «¢ Olivieri’s Drug Store. Save a little of thy income, and thy hide-bound pocket will soon begin t never cry again with an © thrive and thou wilt empty stomach; neither will creditors insult thee, nor want oppress, nor hunger bite, nor wil! nakedness freeze thee. whole hemisphere — wil The ? ‘shine brighter, and pleasure: spritg, up in every. corner of thy heart. ~— Benjamin Franklin. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF KEY WEST Member of the Federal Reserve Member of the F. D. I. C. backache. Get 25¢ worth of etc., A Regular $2.69 Value iT HAS EYE LASHES— CRIES—SLEEPS Soft Stuffed Bedies With Or- gandie Dresses ce ee ee and ELECTRIC COFFEE MAKERS FOR $2.98, AN ITEMS TOO NUMEROUS TO MENTION. 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