The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 5, 1940, Page 2

PAGE TWO Clie THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO. INC. Published Daily Except Sunday By L. P. ARTMAN, President and Publisher Building 1 Streets aper in Key West and ree County Only Daily Ne lorida, a3 seco: Member of the Associated Press ed Press is exclusively entitled to use ation of all news dispatches credited to rwise ¢ al news publi aed here. SUBS(_..PTION RATES ADVERTISING RATES o1 cation, SPECIAL NOTICE reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of vituary notices, ete., will be charged for at 10 cents a line. tainment by churches from which deriged are 5 cents a line. 1 open forum and invites discus- 8 and subjects of local or general ll not publish anonymous communi- fight tor progress; never be the or- ox the mouthpiece of any person, clique, ion or class; always do its utmost for the fare; never tolerate corruption or injustice; denounce vice and praise virtue, commend good done by individual or organ- ization; tolerant of others’ rights, views and ypinions; print only news that will elevate and not contaminate the reader; never com- promise witn principle. IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. More Hotels and Apartments. 3each and Bathing Pavilion. Airperts—Land and Sea Corsolidation of County and City Gov- ernments. A Modern City Hospital. Most persons will agree that it is “more blessed to give than to receive” ad- vice. The new Neylon stockings, like the silk ones, give the purchaser a run for her money. The people cf the world are divided into twe classes (1) those who get the} publicity they desire and (2) those who do not. There is no such thing in this country the indispensa}’ man. He is a myth.— Key West Citizeu. And up to the recent Democratic convention, a mythtery.—San- | vd Herald. What's the matter, got cold? a While it has been reiterated in this column before, now is an opportune time to repeat the hope for a amendment limiting the tenure to one term of not constitutional | presidential | more than six years. Now that the Havana conference has emerged with some degree of Latin Am- | rican solidarity and linked in a friendly way to the United States, let them show their sincerity and cooperation by eliminat- ing the Fifth Column, and make other sub- versive elements impotent. That pos- | sible now; may not be later. is as The printing business is not munerative as most folks think. For in- stance printers reveal that $100 bocklet job $46.70 is paid in wages to peo- ple who do the work, $31.2 goes to the Federal government in taxes, suppliers take $20.90 and the printer, $1.20—if and wher. the customer finds it convenient to pay. re- ona In naming President Roosevelt for a third presidential term, the Demoeratic party violated a tradition maintained by ail major political parties for 150 years and must take the consequences. Those who registered for the May primary took xn oath to support the democratic nom- inees hed a right to the mental reservation that if President Roosevelt would viclate an inviolate tradition they were absolved from supporting this nomination, if they so choose, acy West Citizen | ted in this paper and also | | a war out of the struggle that “SCHOOL DAYS, SCHOOL DAYS—” Now then, children, we will all join in | singing that grand old song— ‘School days, school days, grand old Golden Rule days”, and make last minute preparations, like it “readin’ and writin’ and ‘rithmetic”’ for another nine months. It’s been 2 wonderful summer for all cr not, to take up of K y West’s boys and girls, with carefree hours weeks on end to pursue their heart’s desire in whatever pleasure was most ap- pealing. schooling, along pleasurable lines by at- tendance at the WPA Summer Camp—and others attended the various church vaca- tion schools held during the summer. ; and large, though, those schools were just F UNABLE TO FLY FROM THE GROUND ; THE LEGS OF THE MAN-O-WAR GRD OP ORTION, BRE $O SHORT IM Pi RIVON TOTHE GREAT LENGTH OF ITS WINGS /T CAM- NOT FLY O/RECTLY FROM A LEVEL SURFACE Some of them kept up with their | By : so much playtime, albeit a great relief to mothers, with extra-curricular courses, of beneficial nature, though, headlined. On Monday next vacation days come to an end for those who attend the public schools of the city and approximately 1500 children will return to classes. Pre-school] announcements made ye: of the city’s ing news of asort. It appears that there is danger of overcrowd- ar at the High School, at least. Influx of navy families with | terday concerning opening schools brings distur ing this ye children, | "GAS DEFENSE” ORIGINATED 8Y INSECTS PURSUED, THE BOMBARIER BESTLE GAS BOMB, taken with natural increases in population | of children of school age, may present a preblem of extreme importance. Monroe County has had good schools —it still has them. Excellently managed and manned, standards of scholarship have | been consistently and comparatively, very | high. But there is nothing that will en- danger standards faster than overcrowding with its attendant lack of opportunity to reach individual students. School authorities may do well to pre- pare for an enlargement of the county’s schooling facilities in the near future. One year of overcrowding may not be felt, but the condition should be met and conquered with additional school rooms before anoth- er term comes up. Bon voyage, students, on tinued search School days are here again. your con- quest in of knowledge. BRITISH FLIERS SURPRISE WORLD It is impossible for anybody to tell hew the aerial warfare is coming along in Europe but it is evident that the Germans, at least, are meeting with stern opposition | and that the British air force has not been obliterated. The performance of the British Air Force has been one of the outstanding sur- prises of the war. Time and again, at | critical places, they have fought the Ger- men aviators to a standstill, notably at Dunkerque and along the British coast. How long the British can stand the pourding that they are receiving is a ques- Undoubtedly, they are taking heavy it to Ger- tion. punishment as well es giving many. The superiority that Germany has in the number cf planes is vital and may preve to be the controlling factor in the aerial warfare. However, if British manu- facturing plants are not destroyed and the United States speeds up the production and delivery of bombers the British will make 5 will be a long enough to satisfy Mr. Hitler for time. Fighting, as we believe they are, for the interests, as wel! as the ideals of the | United States, we do not think it is wise for this country to withhold supplies from the British. The wisest course, as best we can tell,‘is te pour material into England and let the British use it against Germany. 1940 CENSUS FACTS D gathered by the 1940 census enumeraters last April are being sorted and compiled into usable form + more than 7,000 workers in the Census Bureau in Washington, who still have a large task ahead of them. Preliminary figures concerning the present population of many cities or other areas are being given out. One’ of the most striking facts revealed by the cen- sus, but one which was not unexpected, is that during the last 10 years the popula- tion of the United States has increased only 8 per cent, the smallest rate of in- crease in any similar period in the nation’s history. Between 1920 and 1930 the in- crease was about 16 per cent. As usual, census-takers this year found that poor parents have more chil- dren on an average than well-to-do | parents. It will probably always be so. oy CAN AN OTTER WHISTLE 7? THERE ARE INSTANCES ' OM RECORD WHEREBY THE . SHRILL WHISTCE OF THE OTTER WAS GGEEW SUSTINCTLY HEARD’ FOR A WSTANCE OF A MILE ANO A ALF, 4 CLASSIFY By RUSSELL KAY Continuing with our East Coast tcur: Before leaving West Palm Beach I took time to drive by the home of my friend, Mr. Charles |Springfels for a look at his famed Mango tree which produces fruit | weighing three pounds or more. Never have I tasted a mango so | delicious. One given us by Spring- | fels, when thinly peeled and 'sliced, provided eight generous servings. He calls it the “Supe-} jrior” and cannot fill the demand lat $1.00 each. The meat of the | fruit is delicious, but buyers can- sider the seed more precious. The ocean front drive south |from Palm Beach is delightful. ' | Water coloring on the Atlantic |ranged from deep ultramarine to light green topped with an occa- sional lazy white-cap. -Well kept grounds of lovely estates awaited our vision on the other hand. Vacationing natives and visi- tors were everywhere in evi- dence along our route. Bathers, picknickers, girls in slacks and shorts, fishermen casting in the surf or dangling hand lines from wharf or bulkhead, kiddies romp- ing in the sand, alert canines chasing gulls or sandpipers, peli- cans flying low in perfect forma- tion or dropping from the sky like Stukas to strike an unsus- {pecting minnow, while the warming sun and cooling ocean | breeze battled each other for con- trol of the temperature with results that for our part proved {pleasant and comfortable. Miami Beach, convulsed with growing pains, forced us to pick jour way through traffic jams |caused by ‘streets partly blockad- led with all manner of building {material Here new buildings |spring up line mushrooms over- |night. It seemed to me there were more hotels than people, |with a hundred or more in the building. Yet they tell me, with all her accommodations, folks | walked the streets last winter, tunable to secure a room. Magic Miami. experiencing her best |summer season, glistened in the; |sunlight like an enchanted me- tropolis in a fairy story. Thanks to her energy and en- |terprise, Miami is “Florida” to countless millions of Americans who have visited this community jand know nothing of the real Florida that lies beyond the lim- its of this one small area. The charming ridge section with its emerald lakes and grove-blanket- ed hills; the busy trucking cen- jters; the endless, fields of waving cane; the lazy Suwannee as it jmakes its way through fields of |cotton’ afd: tobacco; the rolling | red clav lands of Leon; the count- \less winding waterways where Nature still holds sway, fish leap and tropical birds wade or wing their way to sheltered rookeries; industrial centers where great ships are born and factories flourish; the sheltered coves where fishermen spread their nets: great springs that harbor | thrilling scenes within their crys- jtal depths; historic spots where “crumbling vineclad walls and’ mysterious shellmounds tell of an earlier day—all this, and Mi- ami too, is FLORIDA. Enjoyable at any time, but thrilling as a first experience, is the trip from Miami to Key Wert. You journey south through busy, bustling Miami suburbs over a velvet smooth highway that carries you through rich Redland fruit and trucking section to the enter- prising city of Homestead. Then ycu leave the mzinland for Key Largo which carries you to the real jumping-off place. Persons with limited vecabu- laries term this particular stretch pital facilities, elong with labora- questions, civil as well of road “bumpy” What I called it has or “wavy”. no TOO LATE TO | OUR DEFENSE (Continued from Page One) bakers and cooks to keep menus up to snuff. The Quartermaster Corps also develops and obtzinis most of the motor vehicles used by the Army, except tanks and gun trucks. In peace and war it repairs most of the motor vehicles used by the Army, and if one cf the arms or services has no trucks of its own, the Quartermaster Corps oblig- ingly acts as chauffeur. The Quartermasters 2lso have charge of transporting the Army land and water. It operates all of the Army transport ships which carry troops and supplies to our overseas stations. Keeping Fit | The Medical Service maintains ithe health of the Army, treats its ‘sick, heals its wounded. As the Army expends Medical Units will ,be formed from civilian hos- pital groups. These will have to be supplied with all necessary hospital eaupiment, through the Quartermaster Corps, which will also have to provide proper hos- the tories, 2mbulances, blood for place transfusions to be stored in blood specially charged with THURSDAY, SEPTEM BEE 5. 255 Today's Birthdays Darryl F. Zanuck Holiy- wood, producer, born at Wahoo Neb., 38 years 2go. Louis Annin Ames York, manufacturer, pm the Universalist General Cor tion, born in South Carolin years ago. George York, journalis' er, born at Utica. N. ¥_ 47 ago. Dr. Frank B. Jewett, president of of New Today's Horoscope a of the Bell Telephone Labore tories, New York, born at Pase- dena, Cal, 61 years ago. Dr. Ma D. Weeks, president the Universiy of South Dak born at Scotia. Nebr. 39 ago. Doris Kenyon, actress, born at Syracuse, N Florence born in Broo! ago years therefore, it must go out to priv- ate manufacturers and, with the aid of the National Defense Ad- visory Commissien, these con tracts are already beginning be filled. Chemical Warfare The Chemical Warfare provides chemicals, “gases id smoke, which are the most pow erful means of modern warfare In the World War chemicals wer responsible for one casualty every four among the Am troops. Our Army of today m Beawtta—A Strictly Freepers LA CONCHA aes 7 oe Open The Year Sccusd be protected against the chem icais the enemy may use The principal weapons of the chem- ical troops are the chemice! mortar, the Livens projector. and the portable chemical cylinder The mortar fires a 4-inch cal ber shell (weighing 25 pounds about 2,500 yards. About one third of the total weight of the shell is gas. The Livens projec- tor fires a 60-pound shel! «i one-half this weight is chemicals to a range of about 1.450 yards A portable chemical cylinder looks just like the steel compress- ed air bottles familiar in welding operations. Chemicals used by the service can be procured through the normal channels of private industry, and the Com mission expects there will be lit tle difficulty in getting adequate supplies. The chemical also is in charge of developing suitable protective equipment such as gas masks and overalls This work is in progress The other services of the Army include the Adjutant General's Office—that is where the orde: come from, the recruits come and the records go. The Im tor General's Office keeps 2 watchful eye on all that goes on in the Army. The Judge Advo- cate’s Office advises on lege service as The Corps of Chaplain the tary. re- here—but I might suggest that if banks, and even vaccines to vac- ligious and moral welfare of all your upper plate isn’t anchored tight you’d better take it out be- fore you start, and don’t expect too much from springs or snub- bers. We were ready to stop and rest when we reached Marathon Key where Mrs. Brown made us mighty comfortable at her de- lightful Overseas Lodge which is strictly modern with large airy well-furnished rooms and cuisine that is the best. Signs along the highway invite you to stop for Turtle Steak or Lime Pie, two specialties found only on the Keys, while fresh seafood of every description is cinate and inoculate the enrollees against everything that a soldier might cate;—ai that is plenty. Guns Fer The Fighting Force By this time it will be no shock |to learn that an army uses a large amount of weapons, and even greater amounts of ammunition for all the tools of war. The lists of weapons, ammunition, and oth- er materials haniled by the Ord- nance Department, which is in charge of this work, totals more then 2.500 separate items; these items have altogether more than 250,000 separate parts, and when Private John Smith of the Infan- | try engaged in combat and’ arms and services. Gas on Acid I: always available and we found needs a new firing pin for his Stomach or Heertburn make you prices for both food and accom- modations most reasonable. Deepsea fishing, of course, is a major attraction and there are numerous camps. where cne may stop and secure @ guide and boat. We waited. however, to reach Key West and after being comfortably located at the La Concha Hotel we arranged with Poly Art- man, son of the publisher of The Key West Citizen. to take us on a fishing excursion in his boat, “The Marlin”. Eugene Dodbson and Gould Curry served as instructors, and, car- rying us to the Gulf Stream. they saw to it that we got plenty of fish, fun and sun- burn. Evervone in the party caught something. The barra- cuda, mackerel and bonita gave us plenty of excitement and while we didn’t catch a sail- fish we saw one hauled in a neighboring boat. Key West has taken a new lease on life with renewed ac- tivitv at her naval base. The town was full of office?*, sailors and mafines, while a never-ending; stream of tourists did their share to keep things lively. There is only one Key West, and you nave not really seen Florida until you visit it. North Dakota had the lowest percentage of accidental deaths of all states in 1939. Except for narrow coastal bor- ders, Greenland is entirely cov- ered by 2 vast ice cap. joing to be very | \happv if he is supplied with a) gun carriage for a 16-inch naval rifle. It is up to the Ordn nee; Department to see that all kinds | of supplies are where they are} needed when thev are needed. | It is the business of the Ord- nance Department to design, ob- tain, and distribute, to the arms and services that use them, the weapons with which the war is fought. The work of improving old weapons and developing new ones, such as the Ml Semi-Auto- matic Rifle. goes on constantly in times of peace and war. To determine the durability and accuracy of weapons, ammuni- tions, and other Ordnance mate- rials, tests are carried on by the Ordnance Department at the proving grounds at Aberdeen, Maryland. The proving grounds not only show the advantages and defects of improvements, but also; tests to determine whether manu- factured guns and materials are up to the standard set in the contracts. Out of the Ordnance Department has also come the 37 mm. anti-aircraft and anti-tank guns, both of which are of much importance in modernizing our forces. The Ordnance Depart- ment also manufactures tanks, | bombs, hand grenades, armored cars. scout cars, combat cars, in- struments f-r controlling gun fire, and fireworks. This last is | for sienalling purposes. However, the Ordnance Department can only manufacture a small amount of the weapons necessary to equip an army of 2,009,000 men, * jrifle, he is no feel uncomfortable or embarrass you, try Alka-Seltzer, which con- counteract the associated But is WN. £. ist Street at Bisceyne Boulevard Overiocking Bayfront Park and Biscayne Baz Union Bus Station Miami, Florida One Block from Shopping Dustic: anc ASseme=s Summer Rates Until December Single Room—Bath—SLS0 Double Room—Bats—Si.a8