The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 14, 1940, Page 2

PAGE TWO Che zAey West Citizen | CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO. INC. hed Daily Except Sunday By President and Publisher N, Business Manager om The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County matter he Associated Press is exclusively entitled to une of all news dispatches credited to t otherwise credited in this paper and also 1 news published here. SUBSCRIPTION RATES , Florida, as second cl: ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application. SPECIAL NOTICE notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of ary notices, etc., will be charged for at cents a line. nment by riy ri _churches from which are 5 cents a line. forum and invites discus- ues and subj ot local or general 1 not publish anonymous communi- 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. 6 A Modern City Hospital. SS ee The coyness in that radio address to the convention was the real McCoy. If you are looking for peace and quiet, go to the stock market, thou sluggard. If you know of a better place in which to live, why not move out of Key West and settle down in peace? ent to The Citizen | for publication should be brief. Our space is limited and long discussions are rarely printed. “That Was No Girl—That was vodka that Ernest Hemingway was gazing at las night in his rounds about town. He wa ing his release from 17 months of Key West and the fact that his new book, For Whom the Bells Toll, is now ; in the hands of the printers.”"—N. Y. Sun. | Is it Hemingway’s “Fifth Column” “For Whom the Bells Toll”? We hope so; we’d like to see all buried. celeb writing 2 the Re-| because the nominee was a relative of his; there was Why shouldn’t the Democrats follow suit and vote Republican when there is an issue and one very pro- nounced—the third term. A Democrat a vote for the Republican ticket on this issue without being accused of party irregularity. In doing so he can contend that he is conscientio affirm- | fixed precept initiated by Thomas Jefferson, the founder of the Democratic | party. President Rocsevelt voted publican ticket once simply no particular issue. may cz ing Here we are expending billions for de- fense and thinking about letting England | have fifty “obsolete” destroyers. If they can be of service to England, they can be of service to us. If they are not needed | here, why the war scare and peace time conscription? The point of foreign policy must be considered first; then the Navy's possible duties have been amplified by the Act of Havana, under which it may have to eccupy European in the Western Hemisphere; and fifty destroyers, even if they are obsolete and not dressed in the latest fashion of military efficiency, they represent a tremendous force. possessions Among cther territory, Spain wants Florida back. Posters are appearing on walls throughout Madrid, with big red ar- rows pointing from Spain towards the Philippines, Gibraltar, Florida and the southern part of the United States. We did not get these possessions by aggres- sion but paid for them after securing them by right of conquest. The Louisiana Pur- chase set us back $15,000,000 and a like sum was paid Spain for the Philippines. Uncle Sap is the only conqueror who con- quers and then pays for the conquest; he doesn’t know any better being new at the game. If we are going to give back to the original owners what is now mostly the United States, let Lo, the poor Indian, come forward and take possession. But with a mortgage of $47,000,000,000 on the prop- erty, the Indians , undoubtedly, are too smart to take it over. | most outlandish storie: | blood of people during an election. ALL TOGETHER NOW! It’s high time that Key Westers, both those of native vintage and those more re- cently acquisitive of the name, clear the decks of community cooperation in prep- aration for what should be one of this city’s season next winter. itizen continually hears reports that indicate a full-house for all living quarters in the city come next December, with the possibility that; facilities: WAP be inadequate not at all remote. Despite much building this summer, thete’s altiost certain to be some weeks that will reveal overcrowded conditions. Expansion of naval and army facili- ties here will go on apace, regardless of the outcome of the war in Europe, we are told. That is fine and Key West is proud to see its place in the sun as an integral part of the nation’s defense recognized by the government. That same expansion spells proportionate improvement of busi- ness here, but Key West’s main destiny must not be overlooked in the future pro- gram to bring prosperity back—and that is, the tourist importance of our city. Tourists have been coming to Key West in increasing numbers during the past four years. It’s a sure bet that this coming season will find more and more of them in our midst. The same war that has meant government spending of thousands of dollars here will continue to keep tour- ists away from Europe—traveling to spas in this nation. As before, we will get our share of them. With all this in mind then, The Citi- zen would again remind everyone of his cr her duty to do everything possible to present their city in as favorable light as possible to our visitors. Cooperation now in performing the many tasks that should | be done before our house is ready to re- ceive visitors will mean much in the form of increased dividends later on. All together now! Let there be no shitking of responsibilities in the program to accord tourists a cordial welcome and a pleasant time next winter. Let’s let by- gones be bygones—there’s work to do in | the present aiming at a brighter future. YOU CAN PROTECT YOURSELF This being a political year you can get almost any opinion on any subject if you read or listen long enough. There will be many varieties of charges and counter-charges, without re- gard to truth. Men and women, of so- called probity, will seriously tell you the s, designed to demon- strate that somebody is not fit to hold pub- lic office. People should be careful about be- lieving reports that can be peddled only in whispers. The “hush-hush” type of scan- dal-monger should not be believed. No sensible person will be influenced by yarns, related upon hearsay and half-dis- avowed by the careless talker. Despite the reputed advance of civil- ization there seems to be something in the They resort to tactics of which they would be ashamed in calmer moments. They re- peat what tends to besmirch the man they dislike and take pleasure in spreading a form of poison that difficult move. In addition, one runs across outright | lies, conceived in malice, born in hate, nourished on prejudice and fostered on ignorance. It is hard to determine whe- ther the knave who spreads them is worse than the sap-heads who believe them. It isn’t hard to protect yourself against the propaganda that pollutes politics. All that ycu need is a little imtelligence, some | clear thinking and an understanding of human nature. AMUSING LITTLE SPECIMENS The human race contains individuals, entirely worthless except for a nuisance value. They attract slight attention by throw- ing mud at better men. This pleases their ego. All that they want is a little atten- tion. The trait is seen in small boys who write naughty sayings upon sidewalks, barn doors and other places to compel at- tention and to have fun of seeing cleaner- minded individuals remove their trash. The interesting little nuisances seldom grow up, revealing their nature through the years. As intriguing studies of the so- called human race they amuse those who understand what is behind their be- | | havior. i to re- “GOOD! NOTHING COMING” s? Better do your waiting on the curb. SIDELIGHTS ‘Today's Birthdavs By MARCY B. DARNALL Former Editor of The Citizen Ernest Thompson Seton of San- ‘ta Fe, N. M., famed animal paint- Among the “actors” sent from , er, naturalist and author, born in Hollywood to make a recent pic-! England, 80 years ago. ture in Virginia were four sheep.’ Dr. Caroline F. Ware, social While Virginia sheep might have scientist, born at Brookline, : Rt. Rev. G. Bromley Oxnam of! before the camera. { ares Boston, Methodist bishop, born It has been discovered that at Sonora, Calif., 49 years ago. persons who are color-blind can} Bion J. Arnold of Chicago distinguish camouflaged objects famed electrical engineer, born which deceive those with normal . - vision. At Fort Sill, Okla, a D€@? Grand Rapids, Mich. 79, color-blind observer tted all Years ago. 4b camnuifinged canta oe Dr. Arthur J. Dempster of the field, after an aviator with per-: University of Chicago, noted fect eyesight had failed to see Physicist, born in Toronto, 54 more than 10. a ee ae | John Carroll of New York During the recent hot“ spell_a noted painter, born at Wichita, | thermometer placed on the melt- Kans., 48 years ago. ing asphalt of a Salt Lake City|_ Daniel C. Jackling of San| street registered a temperature Francisco, copper company head, of 128 degrees About the same born in Bates Co., Mo., 71 years time the Byrd expedition in the 48°. Antarctic reported 71 degrees be-' “Stephen F. Chadwick of Seat- low zero. tle, lawyer. ex-American Legion thead, born at Colfax, Wash., 46) years ago. Time magazine reminds us that the first experiments with paga- chute troops were made by the U. S. Army at Brooks Field, Tex., in 1929. Two machine gun crews were landed from planes by para- chutes and set up their weapons for action, just to demonstrate that it could be done. Todav’s Horoscope Today’s native is frank and outspoken, with a powerful and commanding nature. There are strong sympathies and a keen insight into human nature, which, Marshal Goering of Germany and combined with the intuition and containing penciled notes made foresight, the diplomatic ability by him, were sold in London for and depth of judgment, ought to $1,400, the proceeds going to the carry the native to a considerable fund of the British Red Cross. ' degree of fortune. It is a suc- An autographed copy of Prime cessful day. Minister Churchill's “My Early Life” brought $52. Two books formerly owned by the United States with more than ; two and a half million subscrib- ers each: Liberty, 2,590,410; Life, 2,857,738; Collier's, 2,931,708: Sat- urday Evening Post, 3,298,375. John J. Raskob. former na- tional Democratic chairman, of- fered to bet Mrs. Al Smith $20 against a dime that she would not take the parachute jump at the World’s Fair with him. Mrs. Smith took him up, and won the bet. A fig tree planted in the base- ment 10 years ago has grown through a hole in the floor of, Jerry Dei Guidice’s Chicago bar- ber shop until its branches now have a total length of about 100 feet, filling one side of the room. Recent circulation _ statistics show four weekly magazines in Overseas Transportation Company, Inc. 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