The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 18, 1940, Page 2

PAGE TWO The Key West Citizen THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO., INC. Published Dally Except Sunday By L- P. ARTMAN, President and Publisher JOE ALLEN, Business Manager From The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County entired at Key West, Florida, as second class matter Member ef the Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or net otherwise credited in this paper and also | _the local news published here. SUBSCRIPTION RATES $10.00 5.00 2.50 3s 85 - -20 ADVERTISING RATES “Made known on application. SPECIAL NOTICE ing notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of bi 'y notices, etc, will be charged for at ate of 10 cents a line. : tainment by churches from which xevenue is to be derived are 5 cents a line. The Citizen is an open forum and invites diseus- sion of public issues and subjects of local or general interest but it will not publisk anonymous communi- ations. All read: THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WILL always seek the truth and print it without fear and without favor; never be afraid to attack wrong or to applaud right; always fight tor 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; 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. More Hotels and Apartments. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. Airports—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Gov- ernments. A Modern City Hospital. Per capita income never fed a starv- ing man, without a job. A gossip is one who makes a moun- tain out of a molehill and then brings it to you. The tiger usually comes out winner in a pitched battle with the lion; yet the lion is called king of the beasts. Fasting for 15 days wi'l restore one’s basic metabolic rate, according to a phy- sician. If you are interested in that sort of thing. Japan, we suspect, wants the status quo of the Netherlands Indies preserved until she ean decide whether it will be safe to take them. A simplified vocabulary called “Basic English” contains only 850 words. Inas- much as it makes no distinction in the use of “will” and “shall,” we are in favor of it. Now a histcrian declares American settlers taught the scalp their foes. gave them some pointers on how to skin a customer. that Indians Dictators, of the modern not as crazy as sane people think are; all of them have a nice sum away in another country, so win stripe, they salted or lose they ean live in luxury for the remainder | of their lives. Power is not only the most intoxicat- | ing wine man ever drank, but if abused is a poison that drives men mad. Napoleon’s desire was to put one of his brothers on the ehief threnes in Europe; Alexander wept because there were no more werld’s | to conquer; Hitler, in his madness, wants | to rule vast areas now and the world fater. There are two sides to every question ineluding the business side. For instance, | stockhelders who} the 168,399 common own United States Steel, which includes many dependent women and children, got nothing, absofutely nothing from a year’s} operation, but the government—federal, state and local—got almost 49 millions of dollars. Even the most hateful individuat will call such a one-sided division most un- fair. | traffic safety. | LABOR PICTURE BRIGHTER Roy Schroder wouldn’t commit him- , ; self, or be quoted in full on some of his re- marks, but the general trend of his con- versatior in an interview with The Citizen last weekend was to the effect that Key | West could look forward to better times in the labor situation come July first and the beginning of the new Federal fiscal year. It is to be recalled that the new relief “program calls for record expenditures over a nine-months’ period. The shortened period was provided at the time Congress was struggling to hold expenditures down so that the-national debt wouldn’t go over the statutory limit of 45-billion dollars. Since—however, that limit has been raised in the face of large appropriations for de- fense purposes, which, in effect, will pro- vide for an increase in labor-hiring nation- wide, 2nd a corresponding decrease in the load to be carried by relief agencies. Key West’s part in the defense pro- gram, in proportion, will call for consider- | able employment of Iabor. Mr. Schroder pointed out that perhaps many of the non-military projects would have to be curtailed or discontinued entirely to make way for new WPA projects aiding the gov- | ernment plans for home defenses. The | curtailments, however, will be far offset by the employment of more laboring classes than are now at work here, ard that, as Ky West will agree, is good news. Key West has a good friend in Roy Schroder. He has consistently agreed that our problems are different than any other y in the state, or in the whole nation, for | that matter. An understanding sympathy | s been displayed by him in discussions | of our problems, and, in all cases, the most that could possibly be done under existing circumstances has been forthcoming. Increased employment, WPA _ or otherwise, is a vital need for this city dur- irg the coming summer months. It is safe tc state thet Roy Schroder will do much to bring that to pass, especially during the | new fiscal year. WOMEN DRIVERS SAFER Most men have the idea that they are better automobile drivers than women, and many wise cracks have been made about the supposed menace of lady drivers to But according to a recent report by Dr. Harry De Silva of Yale, the shoe is on the other foot. As director of the drivers’ research bureau of the university, Dr. De Silva made a survey covering 3,000 motorists of both cs, as a result cf which he coneluded t women are safer drivers than men. He said in an address before a training school for license examiners: “We found that while women drive about half the mileage of men, they have | | | only_one-third as many aceidents. This shows that women are still safer drivers, and that they do not have fewer accidents merely because there are fewer women drivers.” He also declared that young drivers | have more accidents in proportion te the early | to | Anyway, they probably | miles driven than older ones. For example, motorists between the ages of 20 and 25 had three times as many accidents as those over 40 years of age. Those driving alone were found to drive faster than those having other per- sons in the car, and those driving slowest were generally fathers who had members | of their own families as passengers. | are | Dr. De Silva’s findings appear to have been made as the result of an impartial and seientifie study cf driving habits. In spite of thjs, however, a good many men will probably remain unconvinced that a woman is a safer driver than a male of the speci STATE ADVERTISING Until about five years ago only six states of the Unien officially engaged in advertising campaigns for the purpose of attracting tourists, obtainmg new indus- tries and promoting sales of the state’s own products. This year 39 states are con- ducting such campaigns. Besides these 39 states which have appropriated state funds for advertising being advertised by counties, ties or private organizations. This leaves the state of Delaware as the only ore not engaged in some form of promotional ac- tivity. The largest state advertising approp- | riatien is that of Florida, which will spend | $825,000 this year, followed by New | York’s $500,000, Pennsylvania’s $394,000 | and Maine’s $300,000. —~ purposes, eight others will benefit through | munieipali- | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Tears Are Not Enough They came out of The Nether-, lands from Luxembourg and out they could not eat. Their feet were swollen and when the last of northern France. For two daysshred of stockings was removed, it raimed, a cold drizzle that slanted into the dust. And the dust became mud. And this. slowed them in their flight, caked the wheels of their carts, seeped through the shoes of those on foot. There were five million of their feet were bathed in clean water. They flung upon cots and slept for the first time to heal their tired bodies. There was an old man died, and there was a mother who clutched her dead child while her themselves who them. Newsmen who watched! sou bled with grief. There were their flight wrote of a “river oft misery.” These people were not strong, because the strong had: stayed to fight for their homes. They were women, children and the aged. They looked furtively over. their shoulders for a last glimpse. Those who were there “remem- bered how the low-hanging clouds reflected the flash of ar-~ tilleryfire into their tormented faces. At night they took to the woods and attempted to doze in wet, makeshift shelters. And be-; cause the rumble of guns made! it impo: le to sleep or even rest, they moved on. Coming up from the south were troops advaneing to join against the enemy. So they took to one side of the road, crowding into the ditch where horses in their traces lay exhausted and | where automobiles lay abandoned with empty fuel tanks. The next day was clear, menac- ingly clear; andthe soldiers kept looking to.the,;sky. And that | which they, fedfei happened. At first it was’a distarit hum. Then ithe small black-dots in the sky grew larger .and before they |krew it these*planes swept down lupon them to strefe with ma- jchinegun-fire the northbound troops. But there wes no use in !sereaming to the sky that they bore ne arms, that they wanted no part of this war. They trod on, through Tours, Poiters, Limoges, Vichy. on to Bourges and to Nevers. And by |that time they saw this flag. It was a red cross on a clean field of white. Many wept. They were so hungry, tired and «harassed some who had brought money. but they, too, were hungry be- cause in their flight there had been no food for their money to buy. The disheartening plight of these millions has deeply moved the heart of every American. Yet we cannot be content with mere ‘sympathies. The cry for food and clothing and for clean surgical dressings to bind wounds cannot be answered with laments. Tears are not enough. Our thankfulness for peace and security must be translated into tangible assistance. We can do this through the American Red Cross. Already millions of Amer- ican dollars have purchased Red Cross mercy supplies that have been needed so urgently in Fin- land, Poland and other war- stricken nations. This greater néed that grows hourly in France must be met with greater res- ponse. And remember that this response must be prompt and generous. Give what you can and give quickly through the Red Cross. Your contribution: large or small, whatever you can afford, is vital in answering this challenge. LSE RES eS “Key West's Outstanding” | LA-CONCHA HOTEL | Beatitiful—Air-Conditioned Rainbow Room and Cocktail “HAVANA LEAVE KEY WEST 10:30 & Mondays & Thursdays Axrrive Havana 5:00 p.m. the same akternoon. Return from Tuesdays and Fridays, sail 9:00 a.m. and arriving at Key West at 3:15 p.m. THE PEWINSULAR & OCCIBENTAE SS. COMPANY far Vatareeatine. ‘gad Reservateas, | Consult YOUR TRAVEL AGENT er JJH. COSTAR, Agent * Phone 14 Somewhgre in France—1940 F é : : i | i E 2 ane i | tif s ¥ g i | i li uf} v i £ L 5 A | growing inside the well. By Lewis. Milwaukee Journal ‘Today s Birthdays U. S. Senator Robert R. Rey- 92 nolds of North Carolina, born at Asheville, N. C., 56 years ago. U. S. Senator Prentiss M. Brown of Michigan, born at St./ Ignacé, Mich., 51 years ago ; James Monigomery Flagg of New York, famed artist-illustra- tor, born at Pelham Manor, N. Y., 63 years ago. Wells of New York, ystery story writer, born N. J.. 71 years ago. Dr. George W. McClelland, pro- | vost of the University of Penn- sylvania, born at Dobbs Ferry,’ N. Y., 60 years ago. } Raymond B. Stevens, chair- man, U. S. Tariff Commission, born at Binghampton, N. Y., 66 years ago. Dr. Herman A. Spoehr of Stan- ford University’s Carnegie In- stitute, noted chemist, born in Chicago, 55 years ago. 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QUESTION: HOW MUCH DO BEER TAXES CONTRIBUTE TO THE COST OF GOVERNMENT? ~ QUESTION: DO BEER AND ALE MAKE JOBS FOR WORKERS? QUESTION: HOW IS THE BREW. ING INDUSTRY COOPERATING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS?