The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 18, 1940, Page 2

PAGE TWO pees oe The Key West Citizen T bi HING CO. INC, ‘cept Sunday By . ARTMAN, President and, Publisher LEN, Business Manager From The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets Only Daily ntered at Key West, Member of the Associated Press iated Press is exclusively entitled to use ation of all news dispatches credited to thérwise credited in this paper and also published here. SPECIAL NOTICE ding notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of y notices, etc., will be charged for at ts a line. ainment by churches from which | er are 5 cents a line. n forum and invites discus- 1 subjects of local or general publish anonymous communi- THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WILL always seek the truth and print it without fear and without favor; never be d to attack wrong or to applaud right; fight tor progress; never be the or- or the mouthpiece of any person, clique, faction or class; always do its utmost for the puolic 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 print only news that will elevate and not contaminate the reader; never com- e witn principle. opinions; IMPROVEMENTS OR KEY WEST ADV _ATED BY THE CITIZEN and Sewerage. Is and Apartments. and Bathing Pavilion. —tLand and Sea. Conse n of County and City Gov- nments. xdern City Hospital Contracts are made to be kept; not reputiated. The job of little Cupid has been made }| just | the draft; he gets results Speeding automobiles may make life | death | faster but they sometimes make speedicr, too. Possibly the Germans think that Gen- De Gaulle had a lot of it when he started his epposition to Germany’s con- quest of France. eral Low interest, we think, is destined to be the rule in this nation and it is a good thing for the people who have a right to borrow, and the required collateral. There are miserly people who have the disease of hoarding their money, but th re no worse than those who feverishly | spend every cent they make. » the same class. Both belong Hitler thinks little of human life, plac- ing small value even on the lives of his own Nazis in his brutal effort to subdue Eng- land, but when a German sailor was killed by unidentified assaiiants in France, he imposed a 3,000,000-franc fine on the French town. Key West never has a frost, in fact it is the only frost-free city in the United All other parts of the country have frost, but seldom in summer. However, on August 24 in severe! sections of the East a record-breaking low and recorded; in some parts of New York state the ther- mometer descended to 26, in contrast to Key West’s winter low of 41. Tough sled- ding, methinks. A’ great -najoxity, of the people | heertily support President Roosevelt’s ex- change of fifty destroyers which appears on the surface like a good bargain for the Urited States, but they do not heartily support the secretive manner by which the «deal was consummated. There is justi- fiable doubt that the President made other | commitments in connection with the ex- change, which if divulged, would evoke the condemnation of the American people. The secrecy of the action suggests that very thing. Royan, ¢ THE KY WHsT CITIZEN AFTER THE RAINS— Key Westers know, as do residents of | many another city, that following a pro- | tracted rainy season, such as we are ex- | } periencing row, hordes of mosquitos de- | | cerd upon us to make life miserable. And | | we do mean—hordes. | One of mankinds peskiest of pests, | the mosquito has certainiy had full charge | of things during the past two weeks in | really that | Many a sociai function has been postponed Key West, to such an extent | in deference to his momentary reign. The Citizen’s face is red a bit in view | of an article that was featured on the first page one day last week. It was en-' titled—“‘Mosquitos are on the run’, and it | was prompted after having witnessed the ' drive being carried on by the city and | county mosquito-eradication squad, Messrs. Cleare and Harrison. It apparently does very little good to | spray the lowlands of Key West with a | fine coatirg of oil ene day, and then have that mixture finely diluted with heavy | | rains the next. Such is the experience of | | the mosquito eradicators. Much of their work went for naught on account of the | THE SWORD OF DAMOCLES | exceedingly heavy rains of late. But. } purpose, the same squad is carrying on with still more oil-spraying maneuvers, constantly guarding against the time when | the rains will cease and hoping against hope that supplies of oil will hold out. In the meantime thousands upon thov- | ands of mosquito larvae are destroyed in H the short time that oil is allowed to stand | full strength on the ponds and, fortunate- Notes and happenings in connection with growing Art activities in Key West will be blished weekly in this column in The Citizen, sponsored by the WPA Key West Art Center. VERY GOOD NEWS has come | a Rainfall, ; we \U. S. WEATHER with characteristic tenacity < an | BUREAU REPORT Observation taken at 7:30 a. m. 75th Mer. Time (city office) Temperatures Highest last 24 hours 87 Lowest last night 79 Mean _ 83 Normal ___ 82 Precipitation 24 hours ending 7:30 a. m., inches ly, Gambusia fish in hundreds of cisterns |to the Art Center this week. The Total rainfall since Sept. 1, prove just as effective, rain or shine. + It’s |state office of the Florida aot worthy to remember that conditions would | Project has notified director Mor- oes zs va gan taat the Writers Project, have been infinitely worse if the eradica- | wpa, reports that they have been tion squad hadn’t been busy these past few fortunate in making Soran reek s serve — ments to have Hastings’ louse | weeks. They deserve a hearty round of publich the Kay West Guide: a applause from us all. most comprehensive guide book for Key West, which has been three years in the making and gives complete, authentic mation relative to history and all interesting features of Key West. BOMBING RAIDS DESTRUCTIVE The bombing raids that have been coghiqnn aan. . . A __ the guide and illustrating has objectives are apparently doing consider. been aaigned tote.) Townend able damage in Germany but it is an open | Morgan and, although no _ infor. question whether Germar. planes are not mation has been forthcoming | doing more damage in Great Britain. tea jaa ae coe le will The general bombing of England has 'p¢ jn time for this win Zs now been followel by the use of dive- son. Key West is to take its | i i, ; H s with her im- | actics against restricted targets, |Place along with the ot Dombi Hees ee tas portant sectione of the country} such as specified ports, like Dover. The jow covered by the American purpose of these attacks is to destroy the Guide Series, produced by facilities of the ports in order to prevent Work Projects Administration. | the impert of material and food that must be brought into Englard if the British con- the Art Center has particularly tinue the war. good educational value, insofar as the work and life history of Reports from German sources assert ome of the most noted modern thet the purpose is being attained and that American artists are concerned. a question of time before British It is made up of 25 exceptionally Excess 5 ze ; Sunrise 5 launched by the British against German ‘The designing of the cover for guncet Moonrise Moonset inches 10.44 Excess since Sept. 1, inches 6.45 — Total rainfall since Jan. 1, 31.19 since January 1, inches 5.51 Wind Direction and Velocity NE—5 miles per hour Relative Humidity 87% Barometer at 7:30 a. m. today inches infor- 'Sea level, 29.97 (1014.9 millibars) Tomorrow's Almanac 6:14 a. 6:27 p. m. 8:23 p. m. aan 8:39 a. Tomorrow's Tides (Naval Base) AM. 11:29 —-- “58 FORECAST (Till 7:30 p. m., Thursday) Key West and Vicinity: Con- PM. 11:17 4:55 z siderable cloudiness with showers tonight and Thursday; moderate northeast and east winds, fresh at CURRENT EXHIBITION at times. Florida: Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday, showers over ex- ,treme south portion and the coast. along ports will be unable to handle the shipping fine colored reproductions pro- me duced under the publication upon which life in the British Isles de- known as “Living American Art” pends. Londen, as might be expected, of New York, whose supervisory denies that any serious situation has arisen board includes the most notable artists and art connoisseurs in the but, then, no one would expect London to country, including Dr. John Dew- admit such a cztastrophe as long as_ it ey. whom we all know so well as | : ja Key West winter citizen, and | could be denied. . many directors of important art From neutral sources comes informa- museums in the United States. tion that German industrial plants have A feature of the exhibition is a seit tar by itis ‘ids, brief and comprehensive story’ of been greatly damaged by British _raids tiie titesanl @raear carats TRANSPORTATION S. S. CUBA Two first-class passengers and five tons of freight tor Kex Wes: from Tampa were on board the S. S. Cuba Monday morning this week when that P. & O. S. S. Company came to port, Through passengers numbered 22 first-class and two second-class. ship of the arriving at 6:15 o'clock. that great ports like Hamburg have been artists on a placard mounted be- | Passengers embarking here for | wrecked and that the morale of German 'side the picture. citizens has been shattered by ineessai air raid warnings. Berlin, of course, de- nies these reports, making light of the | hibition. damage inflicted by British raiders. There is no way for a_ neutral server, 3,000 miles away, to know truth as to the damage done by the raids. It is natural to believe that it is greater than either side admits. from the sky is a destructive terror and it Every one in- CHILDREN’S CLASS at the nesday afternoons at 4 o'clock. Havana nt terested in what the artists of | Four autos from this port were | | America are doing today should | taken on board before the vessel make a point of seeing this ex- ane at 10:30 o'clock. the Cuba brought 31 the ; and three second-class passengers ob- | Center is now scheduled for Wed- | and ten’ tons of freight, to Key | West, also four autos. totalled 28 first-class Returning yesterday afternoon, first-class Passen- ——- {gers from the Cuban capital to | . ART CLASS for the colored | Tampa totalled 15 first-class and much ‘people, weekly, at the St. Jo- |two seeénd-class and the vessel's The bomb |seph’s Hall. will be continued on manifest showed 111 Tuesday afternoon and the time freight for Tampa from Havana. ; is changed to 4 o'clock to enable | One first-class and one second- tons of remains to be seen which nation, and what school children and teachers to class passenger embarked here people, will give way under the impact of attend : rea . class into the the new weapon of war. tailditig -wlste-Asetter: -Ractlltios THE EXPERTS WORRY US hibitions are planned from It is planned to move the !for Tampa. The vessel sailed at Douglass School , 5:55 o’clock. will be available and where ex- tion. Design and publicity ideas time for the City of Key West, to be to time as a loan from the Key handled through the Chamber of ‘ West Art Center. A syndicated newspaper against the British were#1 to 10inow Says that U. S. Air Corps observers zpne odds are almost 50-50. - ee This is a tremendous change in ig-interested and very co-opera- | are looking forward to a most opinion. If the British last a few more ‘ <atistactory development among| Lake Superior is the largest of An Art Club Commerce, are now in prepara- column js to be formed in the school to tion for a discussion on the sub- yhit ‘ormerly reported that the. odds put on exhibitions and art activi- ject scheduled for the ee Hees : how Fa with the assistance of the meeting of the Chamber on the! next Center of the ' Florida Art 26th of this month. Also, = de-" ject, WPA. Professor Greaux |sign for the official emblem of | the Key West Guard is in pro- tive in this new activity and we ‘cess. weeks the experts will boost their odds the colored people, aiming to- the Great Lakes. wards an extension Art Center again in favor of the British. for that district. We are without information as _ to what is the exact status of the British de- : : : ' fense at this time but the expert-opinion-~ Center is humming with activi-| g ‘ ES t vorry us. If they The new year book for the| experts are beginning to w ry us. - ] Wontas's -Cisb-wit . he. clothed |. swing completely to the British side we | with a beautiful designed cover | will expect to see Hitler's goose-steppers jproduced at the Center under | ; outside eur windows any morning. \Comnaseue ol Ce Wesel i Sees TRY IT TODAY— DESIGN LABORATORY at the The Favorite in Key West STAR ¥ BRAND T. spent since last year. | To protect your right to drink good | 1 GRANDAD A Tribute To My Grandad, Oliver |“"°P* V. Roberts, Who Died Aug- ! ust 18, 1940 ‘near Enterprise, Ala, a vicious jboar attacked and killed a mule. Though you were old and feeble | Pouncey says he wishes the mule And your hair had turned so had killed the boar, as he could white, have eaten a dead hog. Somehow, I can’t forget you, ; Even though you're out of = I can't forget those hours When you held me on your knee, Or the tales of long ago That you always told to me. Your srhilé was liké the sunshine And yoir heart as pure as gold. Everyone loved you, grandad, The young as well as the old. : Like a sinking sun that sets, Your journey on earth is through. But each hour you can be sure I'm thinking, grandad, of you. MARY M. CURRY, August 22, 1940. If you do net Receive Your Copy of septl8-1tx ~ SIDELIGHTS By MARCY B. DARNALL Former Editor of The Citizen By 6 P.M Between 6 and 7 P. ML Officials of Chicago’s Brook- field Zoo were elated over the birth of a six-foot-long baby deliver your copy of The Citizen. IIJPLLLLLLL LAL. Biralfe a few days 260, but were i OOOO DOO a I III ILL. saddened by its death less than 48 hours later. An examination showed that the young animal died of injuries, probably acci- dentally inflicted by its mother. Perhaps the most expensive peach on record was eaten re- cently by the family of Sam Moore at West Frankfort, Ill, the ‘only one raised from a 50- orchard on which $2,200 was All the rest of the prospective crop was killed by extreme cold. aganda pamphlets carrying a translation of Hitler's recent speech, dropped from an airplane near Oxford, England, was taken to a war benefit bazaar, where the pamphlets were sold as souvenirs for two shillings six pence apiece. One Chicago department store uses about nine million merchan- dise bags, more than five million boxes, 250 tons of wrapping paper, 250 tons of excelsior and 50 tons of twine in a year for | wrapping customers’ purchases. An Alabama law passed in 1939 authorizes the governor “to call, draft or order” every able- bodied male between the ages of 18 and 45 into the military segy- ice of the state whenever he deems it necessary. 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