The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 20, 1940, Page 2

PA oS ay e} = Key Beat Citizen Pui LP. ARTMAN, President and Publisher N, Business Manager Citizen Building and Ann Stre per In Key $est and County West, Florida, as second cl Press is exclusively entitled to use of all news dispatches ¢redited to dited in this paper and also ews published here. SUBSCRIPTION RATES ADVERTISING RATES n application SPECIAL NOTICE ‘ds of thanks, resolutions of , will be charged for at ine nte ereainment by churches from whieh a line. es discus- f local or general publish anonymous communi- THE KEY WEST CITIZEN ys seek the truth and print it d without favor; never be wrong or to applaud right; t for progress; never be the or- mouthpiece of any person, clique, ays do its utmost for the ver tolerate corruption or ienounce vice and praise virtue, d done by individual or organ- lerant of others’ rights, views and s that will elevate print only new: t cor ate the reader; never com- with principle. IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN nd Sewerage. Apartments. 2 Pavilion. sand and Sea. n of County and City Gov- ung Americans are enlisting, ishing into matrimony. Political polls always the side ich appe: ground; wl to be any sttention to political hat must be peddled in } on a basis of confidence. .icn in Key West is like atement about the alking about it, but doing anything about it. The tax sit k Twain's famou srybody fish adjacent waters are so large here some of the caught in the I for the fisherwomen about shermen, or er, need never lie This is no lie, either. needing rest vacation ends with the it this statement will prevent no one nor will it assuage had to remain at ction, e who ring President Roosevelt's he had to contend with and death in his official Thre of his Cabinet officers died 4 Woodin, Dern and Swanson. His body iard was stricken while in the Argentine with the President. Harry Hopkins, secre- of commerce, has just resigned on ac- of ill health, and Marvin McIntyre, a secretary, returned to the White Hous an illness lasting The President himself g with the result of poliomyelitis, Administration itself is a bit sick, terms in office, a few days ago after year and a half. and the too. There is no such thing as acts “short of war.” It is a mincing of words and a cowardly approach to war, and the ex- change sale of 50 United States destroyers seem phony to! losing | whispers | va- | more than ever -bé | iti } schools and communities to two | ditions, | would suspect, is a preliminary venture to the dispatch of | more powerful vessels and complements of men and war material. Great Britain’s American divisions are merely the call to arms. England got us into the last world war and she will not fail again, aided by the “Barkis is willing” ne Roosevelt Administration. This is a repetition of a statement in effect made in this column several times during the past year. awaiting | attitude | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN CREDIT FOR SMALL BUSINESS The difficulties of the small business in securing adequate capital for the fi- nancing of its operations are under study by the Temporary National Economic Com- mittee. While the report will not public until] after the election, Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney, chairman of the committee, points out that there are now about 2,400,000 business units in this coun- try. be made One per cent of the total units, with assets of more than $5,000,000, employ most of the More than 90 per cent of the business units in the na- tion have assets of less than 50,000 and constitute, in the opinion of the “the of tional economy.” nation’s workers. Senator, most important segment our na- “less than $250,000 as- all enter- Companies of which ineludes practically s in Key West, in securing necessary capital. The Wyom- ing Senator suggests that Jocal banks should be encouraged by some legislation to make udequate loans and that the establishment of regional finance corporations through government cooperation might purchase preferred stock while permitting private capital to provide the common stock, the He finds that invest- banking appears to have played no in the financing of small business, h often is unable to meet the lending of commercial banks, although are vitally important to the localities operate. sets,” pris real verture capital. ment tandards the; in which they The subject deserves some the financial leaders of the nation but it is evident that some source cf capital, at and under proper con- if the so-called small study by reasonable terms is necessary business concerns of the nation are to con- tinue to operate. BASEBALL STEALS THE SHOW The attention of many Americans are now turned to the pennant races, with the American League, for a change, furnish- ing the thrills of the season. For years the New York Yankees held strangle-hold upon the pernant in the uit but this year there is a dif- ferent story to tell. Cleveland, Detroit and New York are fighting it out, on the home stretch. The Yankees only in the running by making a remarkably effective drive on junior cir | the turn. Undoubtedly, baseball remains the great pastime for many Americans. Foot- ball, with its more ectacular proceed- s, has attracted millions of fans and has about ousted baseball from the athletic small schools and com- program of many munities. This is unfortunate, in the opinion of this writer. Baseball should not be ove looked by those interested in the young people of today. The American Legion, aided by the organized league eserve | the thanks of the public for their fine work in putting on the annual junior baseball competition. One r declining interest is in the all has shown a failure of many provide ade- quate baseball fields for the young boys of ason why base the proper age. Years ago any street, vacant lot, owth of towns has tended to restrict the opportunities for playing this fine game. ANOTHER “NEW WEAPON” sample of the junk that is be- from Berlin losing that the German Navy is trying out a “new weapon”, which will “surprise” the world. This line of chatter has been coming frcm Germany since Hitler began his belligerent tactics. The latest yarn that the device is being tested in a harbor visited by correspondents but the exact nature of the surprise is, of course, as you “withheld”. A fair ing published in this countr was the recert dispatch, dis ever says THE ITALIAN LAKE Interesting is the revelation from the Mediterranean Sea, which is jokingly re- ferred to in Rome as an “Italian Lake,” where the British fleet lately bombarded Italian ports in Libya and the Dodecanese islands in the Near East. Mr. Churchill insists that a “con- tinuous stream” of reinforcements has been sent to oppose the Italian offensive in the Mediterranean and that the fleet has been almost doubled without molesta- | tion from the Italians, experience difficulty . served as 2 baseball field but*° | the advent of automobile traffic and the Beauty Reaches All-Time High in "Al Ci-eur Completely new styling joins with numerous mechanical | improvements to make the new 1941 Chevrolet, now on display at all dealers’, a worthy successor to the cars which have earned first place in public favor year after year. The greater size and roominess of the new m as well as their sleek new beauty, are apparent in the Special De Luxe Sport Sedan, shown above. terior of the same mode!"s At (2) is shown the spaciou: rear compartment, and at (3) is its showing two-spoke steering wheel with horn-blowing ring, new sliding-type sun visors, and smartly re-styled dash. (Associated Press Pace FRANCISCO. Sept 2 prisane d Mexican ing you a ghance 000 or so in a fev work—w You historic ket” Only safety-ste| improve ing economy; front comperiment, the CLASSIFY By RUSSELL KAY BOMBERS OVER LONDON Writing from London on Sep- Ben Robertson, Jr. correspondent of “P.M.” tember 9, staff said: ‘These last two days have been > the end of civilization; they en filled with utmost and most age horror. “T have appalled by de i structic which Gern -school »ys in hundred- usand-dollar I ped on the bee poor L« ruir f the h that m have worked all their lives t but at the time it source of n to see really determined the residents bombed areas are to win Hitler has made a big 1omes also a how of th scriminate bombing can br fighting spirit of the people of this citv. His bombs have left the-people of London's east end state of the most complete inc the re in America it is difficult for vou and me to grasp or vis- lize the full measure of what i 1ing over there. It is. how- hin our power to feel in the same reactions of determination described so vividly by Robertson ical of the heroic Britisher. I know how you would feel or how I would feel to see my home or that of a kindly peace loving, hard working neighbor wartonly roved to satisfv the lust and te of a maniac dictator. The recent action of President Roosevelt in swapping 50 Ameri- can destrovers for air and naval defense bases was heartily. ap- proved by every right thinking American and the foresight and courage that attended his action convinced many a wavering voter as to who would get his support in the coming election. A large majority of the people felt that such aid should have been given months ago and many express the feeling that battle- ships, planes, and other equip- ment could well be sent since the defeat of Britain means certain war for the U.S., and a war to the death. But every thinking person has been at war with the totali- Fifth operat- tarian powers for months columnists and saboteurs, ing on and Rome, are doing their utmost to weaken and disrupt America from within, and it is h U: Sam quit talking and gan some sure enough crackin’ down. The only: rea dropping today and mine, and that loved ones are not being dragged from the ruins, is becat Mr. Hitler and his coherts have “been too busy elsewhere. Nothing would please light him more than to gi erica a nice generous dos Blitzkrieg, and don’t think for minute it won't come just a: quickly as the dictators feel there is the slightest chance of success. It is all right to talk about keeping this country out of var”. but Mr. Roosevelt, Mr. Willkie, or Congress itself can't do that if the other fellow is de- termined to fight Germany Italy, Russia or Japan don’t want war with Americ All they want is America—and the; take it tomorrow if th There would be no declarat of war on their part; on the trary they would explain to w was left of the rest of the we that we were bei to preserve peace, while the Hun army of invasion would assume the role of benefactor. America, like other n ns, has grown soft from peace and easy living. but she is awaken- ing, and if God gives us time we will harden up to a point where order of Berlin, Moscow »mbs your are not home corpses of and de- of th HEN IN NEW YORK wew YORE 145 EAST 2304 Dupe a TURKEL, mG onc YH ‘knows that the U.S. is at war and One of the major changes substitution of concealed s (4) for the running boards of other years, an ent adding to the car's beauty without sacrifice convenience which running beards pro- jinder Chevrolet valve-in-head combination of na- In threaten us. ntime, , in which many refinements have been aie Horsepower is increased from 85 090 without affect- and cooling, lubrication and carburetion ll improved. In circle is the new switch which reverses ignition current polarity each time the starter is oper- ated, indefinitely prolonging the life of distributor points. = the we'd better be doing a lot of heavy prayin’ for Britain, and back it up with all the help it is in our power to give. 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