The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 2, 1940, Page 2

PAGE TWO Che wry West Citi Ghe wry West Citizen "PME CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO. INC. Published Daily Except Sunday By L. P. ARTMAN, President and Publisher JOE ALLEN, Busine: From he Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County ed at Key West, Florida, as second class matter Member of the Associated Press ated Press is exclusively entitled to use for republication of all news dispatehes credited to it « t otherwise creditedcin this paper and also th 1 news published here. ADV ‘ade known on a ‘ds of thanks, resolutions of y notices, ete., will be charged for at ) cents a line. s for entertainment by churches from which to be derived are 5 cents a Tine. rum and invites discus- f publ subjects of local or general st but it will not publisk anonymous communi- THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WILL alway: k the truth and print it heut 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 Se Consolidation of County ernments. A Modern City Hospital. and City Gov- Let’s not be suckers and saps again Doesn't the lesson of 1918 mean anything to us There is not much trading in stocks in Key West; most of our buying is done over the counter. ‘ In a democracy there need to foster the theory that any man is indispensable; that is true in the totalitari- an countries where one man’s dream made the objective for realization. is President Roosevelt thought that cer- tain members of the Supreme Court were too old for the new order of things and tried to pack the court, at which he failed dismally. Inconsistently, he now picks old man Stimson for his secretary of war, and that is one more step towards war. The appointment of Knox as secretary of the navy is another step in the direction of Eu-} ropean embroilment. If we yield all our national defenses to the Allies—England and her lesser pos- sessions; France is out—then we will nat- | urally be so weakened, if England loses, too, that the way for Hitler to embroil the United States is made that much easier, sheuld that be his intention, which is ex- tremely doubtful. Europeans for Europe and Americans for America! Let that be our slogan, now and always. The adoption of the American eagle , as the national symbol of this country is mot a happy one or one that symbolizes the eharacter of the American people. The ‘American eagle flies to great heights and this loftiness characterizes our high aspira- tions; otherwise, he is a “detestable bird and not one to point’to with pride. As Benjamin Franklin wrote*to his daughter, concerning the ill-chosen representative of this country: “He is a bird of bad moral character; he does not get his living hon- estly; you. may. have seen him perched on some dead tree where, too lazy to fish for himself, he watches the labor of the fish- ing hawk and when that diligent bird has at length taken a fish and is bearing it to his nest for the support of his mate and the young ones, the bald eagle pursues him and takes it from him. . injustice he is never in good case, but, like those among men who live by sharping and robbing, he is generally poor and often * never the | PROGRESSIVE “SIGNS Live there people in Key West who can say that times aren’t getting any bet- ter? That conditions are bad and getting no better fast? Then, if there are such biind, pause for a moment and consider these facts: We've just ended‘ six thonths’ fiscal | périod in Key West—and the-time-eomes | to take a recapitulation of what went on | period in 1939. | period! ; thoughts and -With all this! since the first of this year. ‘To see-howsthe tiends were—trends of certain businesses that are considered excellent indices of up- swings or downslides in the business world. To see whether or not we’ve pro- gressed any further on the comeback trail from the terrific lows of 1934 and 1935. One of the best indices that points the way for better—or worse—business in any community, and especially in a community that sets itself up as a tourist center, is the record of post office receipts. As released yesterday, that index carries good news when comparison of the total during June oi this year and during the same month last year is reckoned. So, too, was the difference for the six months’ period, with each month of this year showing substan- tial increases over corresponding months last year. The total difference was over $6,000—more receipts in; 1940 than 1939. There’s one part of 5 the answer to those who think we’re:still in the midst of bad times. Another, and perhaps stronger, posi- tive answer is furnished us through the building inspector’s office, where is record- ed the construction work within the city limits. New house construction and re- pair jobs—what’s the difference, when one considers that they all cause much employ- ment—showed an outstanding increase during the past six months over the same While some months fell below the previous year’s totals, the addi- | tion of all construction work for the first- half of 1940 was in the neighborhood of $80,000 more than last year. Eighty thou- sand dollars more paid to construction and material companies and to labor, mostly to the latter. And this in a six months’ Take j them the those two cases, then add to surances of start of work on at least three major projects during the com- | ing summer months, and we have such an overwhelming answer to the doubting Thomases in our city that the depressive expressions should never even be whispered again. The Citizen looks to the future with much optimism. The green lights favor a city-wide go-ahead signal to “throw away your axes and pick up horns”. Trumpet the glad tidings of better times with us now, and, still better, in days to come! AFTER 164 YEARS It is now 164 years since the adoption of our Declaration of Independence, and this year’s anniversary finds the United States in real danger of having to fight again for the liberties which that immortal document and the Constitution provided for the people of this nation. We have too long taken these liber- | ties for granted, and until recently have failed to realize that they might be wrest- ed from us, either by foes from without or foes from within—and we have both. There can no longer be doubt in the minds of informed persons as to the fact that the fate of all Democratic nations is at stake in the present war. There may be honest differences of opinion among pa- triotic citizens concerning how America should proceed to meet the situation which unfortunately exists, but it would be folly not to recognize its existence. Overconfidence and stupidity com- bined have brought disaster to France and other nations of Europe, and’ have brought the British Empire dangerously near the brink of ruin. .-These former Allies of the first World War permitted Hitler to flout the Treaty of Versailles and tear it to pieces, bit by bit. Thus they lost the fruits of a victory won in 1948 aftersmore than four years of struggling and sacrifice. The vital question for the United States at this moment is how to best pro- | tect our people against the loss of our own liberties, which: have been enjoyed - for | more than a eentury and a half. The an- swer must be prompt and decisive. There is danger even now that we have . waited teo long. It.is very doubtful if the selection of two! Republicans to the. cabinet makes for national solidarity; it may split the coun- very lousy. Besides, he isa rank coward”. , try wide open.on the issue of war. THE KEY WEST CITIZEN CAMERAGRAPHS » the tiguia in which actus ally 22 degrees the pi wi since one of “We, iis at a temperature as low as FRANKLIN OD. sents Gabriel Heatt ‘he People,” with a % he meeting for the two who had not met 's. Roosevelt's appearance on The People’s” Tuesday ; broadcasts on CBS more than a year age. 4 TS ON SECRETARY'S. LAP! Betty Garde, star of “My heard weekdays over CB: Ni secretai President-For-A-Day of the New Yor <4 of Eso irs he Tana fans in’ tl the head. = — PENETRA BOYS AND BENCHES There will be some very young broken hearts in Key West on July 7th if any one of the boys of Boy Scout Troop 52 is unable to go to camp ai Tampa because of financial circumstances. ie aaa We foolish humans abuse and overwork ourselves until we get sick and then expect the doctor to repair in two office calls the damage we have inflicted over a period of months. Everybody has nightmares at some time or other and one of the principal ones you hear them talk about is falling from a high place. The sensation of falling is child’s play compared to the one of suddenly becoming lighter than air. You are sure the law ' of gravity has been annulled and yousgo- up and up and wonder if andjawhen you will fall back to ‘earth. o- the psy- manic-depres- Way up, way down, jchiatrists cal] it sive. | We cannot afford to let our }young bey scouts become manic- ‘depressives. We observed their {great elation and youthful exub- jerance at the High School audi- torium Friday night and we cer- tainly hope they will not be de- pressed on July 7th. The boys were on the outside looking in, jat the play Friday night, busily selling tickets between the acts attempting to raise the money for their trip to Tampa. Won't }you help? * Life is just a roller coaster aft- er all, you hit the high spots and jand right back where you start- ed. from. ae Se Pe But imagine never having any . ~ wala Lies . All contributions thankfully Send a boy to camp And help him be a man; Don’t let him turn.a seamp; Help. him all. you can. ee oe Woolworth founded a fortune Current Information; born at Pea- | on nickels and dimes. eye ‘We are thinking of appointing ourselves. a committee of one: to »go from door to door, the. mer- ;chants’ doors, to try to get 25¢ a week as a contribution tor ‘the upkeep of South Beach. jbie Waugh, the caretaker, works ward Bob- to her _dog, “Mr. ‘ork Chapter of the Tail is examinin, nce from rt movement, of which Betty is TOR PENS hours and hours a day for a mere . = pittance. The only thing we can see is tht Bobbie loves his beach and takes a great pride in it. If he was assured of a living wage he would probably work 40 hours out of 24, if that were possible. Coming to Key West as a stranger, we have to get our in- formation the hard way, by ask- ing questions that the ‘sons khow the answers to with- out. asking. We started by ask- ing, “Why no benches at the beach?” It there were some there once but they disap- peared. “Why not get more?” The consensus on that one seems to be, “Too poor”. We heard that La Concha Park was fixed up for a_ recreation center for service men but that it did not appeal to them for some. reason. We have an idea ‘that there are benches there that could be moved to the beach, but of course there must be some ob- stacle to that idea. What is the obstacle? Who should we see about it? Who owns or controls those. benches? Are they civic- minded? Can we get those benches forioth. Beach? native seems , Perhaps if there were benches! to sit on there wouldn't be so much relaxing done at the beach. ‘After all there is something rather unesthetic about the prone position in public. 7. Benches, benches, my kingdom ‘for a_ bench. rthdavs Dr.. Frederick dent of. the Ca ‘New York, born there, 65 years : Insurance Co. }New York, ex-director of the 'budget,"born. at: Bisbee, Ariz, 46 lyears ago. Michael J. McDermott, chief of ‘the Dept. of State’s Bureau of ‘body, Milass., 46 years ago. | Col, Isham of New , York. rare book collector, born there; 50: years ago. noted teacher, born at | “Jeremiah D. M. Ford of, JUNE WINTERS, musical show for her WHO KNOWS? See “The Answers” on Page 4 \ img given to 1. How many Republics are in Pan-America? 2. What Republican, who has served in the Cabinet of two Re- publican Presidents, has been named to what post in President * Roosevelt's Cabinet? 3. How many young men reach the age of 21 years annual- ly in the U. S? 4. How many people in the world are under Communist, Fas- cist or. Nazi dictatorships? 5. What percentage of Latin- American goods are purchased by the U. S.? 6. What will be the income tax exemption under the new de- fense tax bills? 7. What percentage of Gov- ernment expenditures goes for salaries? 8. How old is Wendell kie? j 9. How many airplanes did the Army reauest of Congress in | 1938 and how many did thet Army get? 10. What industrialist recently gave up a $250,000-a-year job te serve the Government at $1.00 a tyear? Lets HH t i i aPERT] r a ti Will- . es Todav’s Horoscope | Today's native is destined to} be strong and steady and by in-: dustry and square dealing be- comes comfortably situated in {the declining years of his or her jlife. More than this, he will furnish comfort to friends and) |kindred. Honor and esteem will ‘follow his path in life and thes world will be better for his hav- {ing lived. by jher husband, T. Luther Pi ;to Margaret Dion, Lot & in |5 of Traet 6 on. 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