The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 19, 1940, Page 2

PAGE TWO Except Sunday By President and Publisher , Business ager Building © and Ann Streets zen aper in Key West and 1 news dispatches credited to ited in this paper and also jocal news published here. | SUBSCRIPTION RATES SPECIAL NOTICE ards of thanks, resolutions of will be charged for at at by churches from which re 5 cents a line. 1 invites discus- f local or general h anonymous communi- THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WILL ys seek the truth and print it without favor; never be vrong or to applaud right; or progre never be the or- hpiece of any person, clique, ; always do its utmost for the er tolerate corruption or yice and praise virtue, vidual or organ- ’ rights, views and 1at will elevate p the reader; never com- PROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN *TIS AN IMPORTANT WEEK! There’s a big week ahead of Key West this week—one in which im- portant things are going to happen. Who knows, but what we may all -mark our calendars and time in the future, dating Leiore or aiter the week starting August 19. Here's the schedule—spotlighting two visits to our city on the same day. First—the State Read Department favors us with its regular, monthly meet- ing. Second—Miss Thelma Strabel is com- ing for a two-day stay. Both events are of high importance to Key West. Around both are woven much that will mean much to the Island City in Yessiree! | the near and far-off future. In the first instance—the story going the rounds has it that the meeting will bring up important topics for discussion and announcement of at least one much-to- be-desired project. That is, it’s generally believed that the highway extension proj- ect is about ready for placement on the list of Road Department active projects, and the meeting this week, ’tis said, will bring’ formal announcement of that fact. Then, too—the Bridge Commission’s joint meeting with the State Road De- pertircnt group may’ bring ~ out ‘some other favorable points to Key West, s, for instance, good news in_ c6n- with the aqueduct line. Or are we being a bit too optimistic? In the second instance—Key Wes should give Miss Strabel a rousing w come. Her story, “Reap The Wild Wind” has meant much for our city already, but it’s going to mean a lot more following | completion of filming into a super-movie this coming season. The Citizen is anticipating an inter- | esting interview with the owner of the nd Bathing P. Land and Sea. Next to a clear conscience, we enjoy s of grits and grunts, and a Key West 1s an added attraction. A Chicago man dropped dead while | mowing his lawn. This vindicates our con- sistent refusal to indulge in such a danger- ous exercis ssolini are firding the ler and Mu d to crack; Napoleon, r th coml tried it and failed in the attempt. Communications to The Citizen are The paper does not of every letter. and some of a con- | ‘or these we will not Others, interesting, are too long, and are not printed on account oftheir length. Make ‘em brief and we'll t srint them. welcomed. tee publicatior tere ial nature, e space. In case you are interested, the ap- tment of the Duke of Windsor to his post in the Bahamas was announced in this manner: “The King has been pleased to. xhness the Duke of K.P., G.C.B., G.C.S. G.C.V.0., G.B.E., I. Governor and Com- -Chief of the Bahama Islands.” His Ge Ty G.C.LE., to be y A. Hardee, former Democratic « Florida, has declared his op- E nto a third term for President Roosevelt in a statement in which he de- lared the Chief Executive “himself draft- ed the nomination.” Hardee stated fur- ther that the tradition against a third term ‘an unwritten law with a_ binding force almost as sacred as the constitution itself.” apparent that the President saw to it long before the convention that no other man | was “built up” for the Democratic nomi- nation. “When another became too prozhinent he was smeared by Ickes or some other New Dealer,” Hardee declared. That's the technique employed by the dictators of Europe, only they simplify matters by having those shot who become too powerful. We haven’t réached that drastic state as yet, but don’t be too sure, j new “Southernmost Home” on the subject | of progress being made with the movie and | her opinion on whether or not our sugges- tion of a premiere for Key West will be feasible. So, it can be seen that we have much to look forward to come Thursday and Fri- day of this week. Red-letter days may be a mild way to designate them when they’ve gone by. Key West hospitality is in order. Let’s give our visitors our famous wel- come. TRAINING THE NATIONAL GUARD The only reason that we do not re- quire an army of two or three million men thoroughly trained is the inability of Ger- many, Italy and Japan to attack us. They are rendered impotent by the combined British and American navies. Once either is destroyed the bars are down. One does not have to know that the dictator nations will attack the United States before-believing that our fighting men should be trained. Already we know that modern warfare requires - expert fighters. It is an art that cannot be picked up with the speed with --which - one | shoulders a musket. Admitting the possibility . that the British may be beaten in the present war, it seems to us, places upon this nation the that might be launched against us. If the British fleet is put out of commission we know that our present fleet is insufficient to prevent foes from attackirg this hemis- | phere in one ocean or the other. So long as our navy is not large enough in insure us against an attack, regardless ef the combination against us, common sense requires that we prepare a second line of defense. The army is this second line. tain trained soldiers, with experience in the ways of modern warfare. This can- not be gleaned from books while National Guardsmen live at home. It must come from actual experience in the field. 337,640 DRAFT DODGERS. It is surprising to be reminded that | 337,640 persons were listed as draft de- serters during the World War and to be He repeated what was generally | told that some 160,000 men escaped the conscription machine entirely. To be worth anything it must con- | TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY By RUSSELL KAY Legislators and © fommercial fishermen put their heads to- gether at Titusville last week in an effort to iron out some of the vexing problems of the industry and at the same time treate a spirit ef - understanding and good-will all the way ‘round. Governor-elect Holland and a representative group of legisla- tors attended and the meeting should prove of untold benefit for it was harmonious and did much to acquaint lawmakers with the fishermen’s problems. It will un- doubtedly make for helpful and constructive legislation at the coming session. Titusville proved itself a royal host and entertained the visiting groups with a delightful lunch- eon sponsored by local civic clubs. Using the meeting as an excuse fora trip to the East Coast, I took fhe family along ve ran @n up to Haulover te in -the evening for a session with the salt water trout that perform for both the sport and commercial fishermen in the were there, the artificial for them. The an castin’ rod, most and the to leave me lockio’ like n amateur. But the truth of the matter is I was kept so busy runnin’ the kicker, paddlin’ the boat and takin’ the fish off her hook, I didn’t have much chance t h myself. And still wives wonder why we don’t take ’em along oftener. You know a lot of folks have the crazy idea that a “vacation” is somethin’ you have to travel everal thousand miles to take. We pile our cars full of baggage and drive four or five hundred miles a day tryin’ to get some- where in a hurry and waste a lot of time and money chasin’ rain- bows when we could have a heap better time with little effort and a lot less expense right here” in Florida, just takin’ our time and pokin’ around in our own back- yard. After a couple hours of real fishin’ we drove on up to Day- tona Beach, went for a dip in the surf and then after supper took a turn on the boardwalk where eager there is entertainment of every. kind and character from bowling to bingo. The next morning after a spin on the famous beach and a look around town, we headed north on the Ocean Highway for Marineland and.d-visit to Marine Studios.. Although I have visited this unique attraction a number of times, it is always new, al- ways different, and I never tire of watching the graceful antics of the porpoise and the busy ac- of the amazing variety of marine life inhabiting the gigan- tic tanks. I took time out on this trip to pev a visit te the archeological exhibit of Vernon Lamme just across the highway from the Studies where an ancient Indian burial mound is being unearthed. While only a small portion of the great mound has been uncovered, duty of being prepared for any attack | SKA Te Justice Department. officials recently | pointed out that 163,738 of the draft dodgers were apprehended. Some of them, as we recall, as a result of the offer of the government to pay $50 each for their ar- rest. While the number of dodgers scems high, it is not exactly amazing when we consider that 24 234,000. persoms Were | registered. skeletons of a number of ancient inhabitants of the region may be seen lying just as they were buried ages ago with roots of pal- mettes and other growth en- twined about the bones. It is an in’ and educational ex- hibit, well worth seeing. Journeying on to St. Augus- tine, we stopped at the Ancient City’s famed Alligator and Os- trich Farm, and if you've never seen it, believe me it is a sight you'll long remember. There are literally acres and acres ef gators as well as reptiles and birds to fascinate and entertain you for hours. We next visited Old Fort Marion with its moat, parapets and dungeons, then went over to the Fountain of Youth for a sip of that famed beverage and a peep at the Indian Burial Ground and other amazing records of an earlier day found so abundantly at this intriguing location. Leaving St. Augustine. we drove to Ocala and Silver Springs where I was anxious to take ad- vantage of an invitation I have had for some time te take a trip in the new diving bell designed by Max Nohl. I want to tell you it is a real experience and one you'll never forget. You descend into a great metal ball, the top is sealed tightly and then you are lowered to a depth of 60 feet to the bottom of the great spring, with the marine depth clearly visible from glass portholes your submarine carriage. Spending the night and all the next day at the Springs, we took in everything including the Glass Bottom Boat trip, the Phote-Sub, the Jungle Cruise, Ross Allen's Reptileorium, the Indian Village, and went for a swim before re- turning to our cool bungalow at Silver Springs Court for a snooze. And we accomplished all this in three days right here in Flor- ida—and some folks travel thou- sands of miles to see and do much less. See Florida FIRST! BIKE BLITZKRIEG SWEEPS SWEDEN (By Associated Press) STOCKHOLM, Aug. 19.—They who dodge well today may live to dodge another day is the ap- parent slogan of pedestrians in Stockholm this summer. Reason is that the Swedes have gone back to bicycles. There's no longer gasoline for cars. Re- sults are harried . pedestrians, fast-aging traffic cops and taxi drivers, and hospitels doing a ca- pacity business. There’s a special column in most newspapers for casugties of cycle collisions. Tall people need greater quan- tities of food because of their Jarger skin surface and heat ra- diation. Any One Admitted Diner—Do you serve here? Waiter—Certainly, anyone.. Sit down. crabs we serve OUR DEFENSE . (Continued from Page One) troops of about 100 men each. These are the striking power of the mechanized cavalry. Many of these may shortiy be transferred to the new Armored Force. scared of himself im 2 gas mask and has to be kept supped woth one. It takes @ wonderful sup- ply .organization im the Army t see that all the mmousand and one articles necessary to keep « cavalry division im the running are handy when and where thes in; There is a service troop which provices for transportation and maintenance. The reconnais- sance troop is used by the regi- mental commander to find out where the énemy is at any given moment. Like the combat cars, all the command cars are equipped with machine guns, and two-way Ta- dios so that the commanders are set up to give orders to their units whether they are moving or waiting to move. So it is that every part of a mechanized cav- alry régiment is able to roll, and it has a tremendous fire power, which makes it hell-on-wheels. For weapons the cavalry has pitols, rifles, .30 cali- ber air-cooled heavy machine guns, .50-caliber machine guns and 37 mm. guns (both used as anti-tank guns) and a 42-inch mortar to fire smoke shells. These shells are used as protec- tion against enemy anti-tank guns. And to add a typically American touch, the Cavalry is supplied with the famous “Tom- my Guns”, beloved of the pro- hibition wars. A cavalry division also has all the units of the infantry division. For example, it has a field artil- lery unit. drawn by six-horse teams in a horse ¢avairy unit and by trucks in a mechanized unit. The distinguishing mark of a cavalry division is that it con- tains no one who habitually walks. Keeping The Cavalry Rolling Now to keep all the rolling stock of a cavalry division able to roll takes considerable organi- zation. There have to be men able to make a gasoline or diesel motor purr when the motor may want to quit. - There have to be others Who know where the pro- Per supplies of fuel are located and how to get that fuel into the gas tanks no matter where those gas tanks happen to be. And that’s no easy job when you realize that mechanized cavalry can get up in the morning, break camp, éat a hearty breakfast, get moving, and by nightfall be some three hundred miles and several thousand gallons of fuel away. And: if the boys are to the rear of the enemy, the enemy un- doubtedly will persuade the local filling stations not to sell them fuel. 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