The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 17, 1940, Page 2

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Published Daily Except Sunday By President and Publisher -LEN, Business Manager m The Citizen Building r Greene and Ann Streeis Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County fated Press is exclusively entitled to use ublication of all news dispatches credited to t otherwise creditec in this paper and also cal news published here. 1 reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of ces, etc., will be charged for at a line. ainment by churches from which leriged are 5 cents a line. forgm and invites discus- 4 subjhets of local or general publish anonymous communi- THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WILL aJways seek the truth and print it ut fear and without favor; never be ays fight tor progress; never be the or- the mouthpiece of any person, clique, or class; always do its utmost for the welfare; never tolerate corruption or injustice; denounce vice and praise virtue, mend good done by individual or organ- on; tolerant of others’ rights, views and opinions; print only news that will elevate and not promise contaminate the reader; never com- witn principle. IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN nd Sewerage. els and Apartments. ach and Bathing Pavilion. Airpor Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Gov- ernments A Modern City Hospital. “R” you aware that the oyster sea- son has begun? may enlist or Those who have been convicted of crime or who are out on ole are exempt. It is said that crime but it good ae ns be corscripted. doesn’t pay, vante ges. Outstanding in interesting and un- usual trees in Key West is the Banyan Tree, which is an East Indian tree of the nettle family, which sends down from its branches roots that develdp into accessory trunks. Undoubtedly, if interested, Miss Mcllie Parker can tell you more about them. Assuming that the Senate ratification of the transfer of 50 destroyers to Great Britain was not required by law, could not President Rooseveit have let Congress and | the people in on the deal. After all this is our country and they were our ships. Be- sides the Act of June 15, 1917, specifically orbids the trans® - from the United States, | while vo a belligerent of “any vessel built, armed or equipped as a vessel ! of war.” Evidently not being ‘ta neutral” the law is not applicable to the 50 ships. Speaking of James Farley’s resigna- | tion as postmaster-general and return to private life, President Roosevelt sald “Jim, with a family to support, finds its neces- | sary—as some of the rest of us may have to do—to go back to private life.” That statement may be prophetic—Mr. Roose- velt may have to go back to private life next year, but not for the reason he as- signs or suggests, for the presidency is well paid and he has an ample fortune at his command and another in expectancy. Uncle Sap is making overtures.to buy Latin-American friendship, which would last as long as the money was forth-com- ing. The decoy is in the form of loans which quite naturally would increase agri- cultural surpluses in competition with our own, and would also encourage rival in- dustry. That course is like sending good money after bad for the countries south of the border owe a reputed $1,610,000,000 to American investors, and that sum is 77 } per cent in default. The “good neighbor” policy with which the Roosevelt Adminis- tration is imbued would not be enhanced by such a course, much less would the de- sired objective of that policy be attained. | j car seems to have its ad- | © AHOY, BIG PROJECTS! ° Tempus fugit—is the way our present leader of the nation put it when he urged Congress on to pass the censcription bill. The Citizen wonders if by repeating the same word time flies—we could ob- tain governmental action on the two proj- ects we've al Leen discussing for lo! these past several months. Indeéd-yes, we won- der, but, somehow, it appears quite with- out the realm of possibility that the charm would work. column con- tained encouraging words of the Aqueduct Line and the Overseas Highway Extension. Three months ago this : At that time, due possibly to unwarranted optimism on the part of several of our peo- ple, both projects that will ultimately mean so much to Key West had approach- ed such status in the governmental mill that momentary announcements of “ready | to start work” were expected. Since then, however, both improve- ments have bogged down to such a great extent that one hears very little discussion about them. True, the Aqueduct project came up for some clarifying statements a short while back, but the Highway project —what’s happened to it, we ask? Corfidential reports have it that the Navy Department has decided that noth- ing will be done about the Aqueduct Line until and unless the residents of this city make certain guarantees concerning amount of water they will use. That is— they won't build the line for part-municipal ccnsumption of water unless those guar- antees are forthcoming. There. still mains the possibility that the line may be re- | built exclusively for the naval station, al- though even that may be discouraged in | that supplies of fresh water are considered to be ample for some time to come. So much for the water line—and one readily see fhat its status is quite un- certain. As to the highway, there were seme rumors awhile back that concerned | State Road Department listing of the ex- tension on its “hold-over’’ projects for 1941. Certain state officials were striving towards that end, but there has been noth- ing of late to indicate that success has, or will, come for such an endeavor. It is becomirg increasing patent that nothing is going to happen on our two “big-time projects” in 1940. It’s too bad that such discouraging words find them- s spread throughout this space—but, facts are facts, and, in the main, should | not be ignored. As to 1941! Let us all hope and pray that the new year will not far advance be- fore the word is officially announced that our much-needed projects are definitely on the way. . AN “UNKNOWN?” GIVES $100,000 The story comes from Waterbury, Connecticut, where an anonymous citizen is credited with giving away $100,000 without pe ermitting anyone to discover his identity. ‘Iwo hospitals reeeived $25,000 each from the donor, three churches got $10,000 each, the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts got $5,000 each and the rest. was_ distributed among a number of charitable organiza- | tions. It is something remarkable when citizen donates $100,000 to the betterment of his town or city, but something very a unusual when he, or she, does it without | revealing his, or her, identity. While’ we doubt that any citizen of Key West is ready to donate as much as $100,000 for public service in this area, publicly or anorymously, we call the at- | tention of our citizens to this unusual hap- pening in Connecticut, with the observa- tion that small gifts are as acceptable as large ones. Who knows? There may be some- body in Key West within the next twelve months_who will make a donation for the pubtic benefit and set an example that will be followed, in the course of years, by many other citizens. Let’s wait and see. IT DOES SEEM TO US! We have commented several fimes upon the cruelty that parents often visit upon their children in selecting names for their off-spring. It seems to us that the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Infants should do something about the Pennsylvania couple who named their twin sons, Wendell De- lano and Franklin Willkie. There ought to be a law, et-cetra! J THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WHAT WITH SIDE- SLIPS and airpockets, Ezra Stone must chance getting his eyebrows on crooked as he “makes up” in the air between New York and Boston for stage appearances in Marblehead. However, with the help of a pretty hestess, the b: Thursday jut all right with this difficult assignment. could do what ol Detavilland summer window display. The rink was designed by the Y: mong department Mores ‘in New ‘k City, attracting huge crowds f shoppers. ——— — U. S. WEATHER © BUREAU REPORT Observation’ taken at 7:30 a. m. 75th Mer. Time (city office) Temperatures Highcst last 24 hours t last night I saw you last night a dow; You were clothed in white. I felt vour presence The darkness seemed turned light. Your smile was as sweet flower That had just been kissed by the dew And was getting ready to blossom. Sweetheart, I was glad to see you. I watched you as you left me, You just seemed to float away— Tripped from one cloud to an- other. I hope you come back some day. my win- robes of so strongl, to . Mean Normal Precipitation Rainfall, 24 hours ending 7:30 a. m. Total rairfall since Sept. 1, inches 10.44 Excess since Sept. 1, inches 6.68 Total rainfall since Jan. 1, inches Excess inches 5.74 Wind Dir-ction and Velocity E—5 miles per hour Relative Humidity 91% Barometer a: 7:30 a. m. today Sea level, 29.94 (1013.9 millibars) Tomorrow‘s Almanac Sunrise 6:14 Sunset 6:28 Mcontise 7:45 Moonset 7:49 Tomorrow's Tides (Naval Base) AM. 10:54 4:20 FORECAST (Till 7:30 p. m., Wednesday) Key West and Vicinity: Mostly cloudy with showers tonight and Wednesday; gentle to moderate north and northeast winds. Florida: Partly cloudy in north and mostly cloudy in south por- inches 31.19 since January 1. I shall watch for you every eve- ning When the cool breeze blows o'er the earth And the sun has set in its glory. I'll be standing by the Firth. On the incoming tide I'll expect you— Do not make me wait in vain. I know you are now more beauti- ful— Will be my sweetheart again. | a PM 10:50 4:26 I wish T could tell you, my loved | one, The things that lie heart, But I can not seem | them— I think you knew came to part. The night you Spirit world, You had a smile to the last. I knew the Angels were you— All of my happiness High Low nearest my to express when time soared to the with “Key West's Outstanding” LA CONCHA HOTEL Beautiful—Air-Conditioned Rainbow Room and Cocktail past. For I felt I could never journey Along the narrow path, But religious teaching helped me; Lounge I shall follow it to the last. DINING and DANCING Strictly Fireproof Garage Open The Year Around Just think, I have Tost you— But now we will meet once more, Be joined by the angel choir, Be united forever mere. 6 6 6 MALARI in 7 day: relieves: | Liquid-Tablets- Salve-Nose Drops COLDS symptoms Liniment might peer DROWSY ? “IT MAY BE DEADLY first day derfal | t Speaking of GOOD COFFEE try! Strong Arm Brand Coffee | Imported Cuban, South America} and Mocha. Order some to- day from your gfoeer. TRIUMPH COFFEE MILLS PATTY BERG, famous woman golfer, receives an insulite fish Ec. Ww. M general sales manager of the insulite Com- Miss Berg is leaving for a fishing trip ether! ies grow. T! ing home as fresh as when it leaves the water. SAAD ILIAA Ls ‘SOCIAL SECURITY WHAT DO YOU KNOW 2 The Ma what “misgu A. Farley? 3 What i Mrs. Clare Ek South between al votes determ Quick now al election day” Eech full question counts A scote cf 80 ix good Donald McNe r the champion thr Bobby Riggs. pion performing her tricks, Jearned a ne about ice recently when she ugh his iciending 2 LALLA LL LL watches Richard Fisher. hibit lecturer, prod ling frost on a heid in het flame. 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