The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 26, 1940, Page 2

PAGE TWO Che Key West Citizen « ZEN PLBLISHING CO. INC. ed Daily Except Sunday By ARTMAN, President and Publisher Business Manager itizen Building Greene ane Ann Streets ily Newspaper in Key (est and Monree County *. t, Florida, as second class matter ed Press ed Press is exclusively entitled to use cation of all news dispatches credited to therwise cre ‘ted in this paper and also news publi ‘cu here. "SUBSCT PTION RATES ADVERTISING RATERS known on application TAL NOTICE cards of thanks, resolutions of s, ete., wili be charged for at and sub 1 not pub THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WILL always seek the truth and print it tk fear and without favor; never be fraid to attack wrong or to applaud right; s fight tor progress; never be the or- THE GUARD MOVES ON! Citizens of Key West who have had some doubts about the sincerity of those who started out to iorm what is now known as the Key West Guard have had_ those doubts entirely dissolved during the past two weeks as one announcement after another issues forth from headquarters company about plans and __ progress made. More especially was the movement brought up to a ranking position .of worth- iness to the community when it was di- vulged yesterday that, in case of emer- gency of any kind whatsoever, the Guards will be sworn in as deputy sheriffs. Thus, in lieu of official recognition by the State and Federal authorities, we have the means that will prove most effective in the guarding of Key West's interests. Of course, it is quite possible that the home guard movement throughout the nation will receive official standing of some sort by Congressional action. That’s to be expected, especially since all Na- ticnal Guardsmen will have been called to encampments within a short period of time, leaving communities in need of policing protection in eases of emer- gency. THE KEY WEST CITIZEN GOOD ADVICE! HEY SAM/ AIS WOULD ee === and thus avoid possible estrange- ‘ OUR DEFENSE (Continued from hundreds of plant: turned into gun forg forgings into gun other plants, it m into shell casings and steel jacket- ed bullets and the bulle crimp- into place. Men to man the ma these! component parts of the Navy. {In the ‘Labor Division, the National Defen Advisory Cc lission already s thou- sands of men in training through- out the country. They are pre- paring to step into their place the factories. Supplies of fuei oil obtained and stored for ing ships, both at home the far flung bases *housar miles away. Supplies of 100 oc tane gasoline that give our fight ing aircraft superiority, must be id stored v re they be handy. This wv ining these supplies watched over by the Materials Division of the D Commission. While all this is going or Army and the } - train the man power to use thes¢ 1 defense eapons. The men must be se- ected to fit the eds of the 2 Division The Social Defense Program FOR YOUR VACATION TRIP It will be a wise precaution before you leave home os change the cash you had planned te carry with pou inte protected, spendable— American Express Travelers Cheques These Cheques are known and accepted everywhere, and if lost cr stolen. 2 prompt refund is made. In the meantime, the Key West Guard U. S. WEATHER ment from family and friends. 1 ined forces. but at the same moves forward. It’s ranks are being added BUREAU REPORT 3 time, men eek and there is every assurance There are 76 cardholders il to ¢ mouthpiece of any person, clique, ys do its utmost for the welfare; never tolerate corruption or FOR SALE IN $10, $20, $50 AND $100 DENOMI- NATIONS AT 75c PER $109 BOUCHT or class to each denounce vice and praise virtue, 1 good done by individual or organ- tolerant of others’ rights, views and ; print only news that will elevate ntaminate the reader; never com- witn principle. IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN ter and Sewerage. Hotels and Apartments. and Bathing Pavilion. and and Sea. dation of County and City Gov- ernments. Modern City Hospital If there is anything that the United | Stetes can do that Hitler won't like The Citizen is for it.” To Shakespeare, friendship was a high ideal, even a_ profound passion. | Another writer has defined it as a ‘sweet deluding ill, the brightest moments mor- tals find, and sharpest pangs we feel.” Fortunately for man, his mind is so constituted that the evil engendered by his 1 nature can be neutralized in his mind. At the same time if he didn’t have | nind he wouldn't do so many unnatural -nimal which ordinarily s not part from natural instincts. hings, unlike the d changed from Chamberlain | in the midst of battle, and for America can change from Roose-} ,... 5 * . ; : ies aj | dividual, as he strives with his fellow-man, t to Willkie in time of peace, and for good of the country. As Woodrow on said in 1912 referring to Theodore Roosevelt's third term ambitions: “There pensable man.” > humming bird he been pro- the world’s champion avi S hsonian Institution. With 55 wing rokes a second it can remain almost t ss in the air and can also fly back- 1 performance that has often been recent photographie tech- have shown that flight in reverse is tuality. Whatever a bird can do, on will eventually aecomplish, but rds seems futile r Oliver Lodge, one of the most dis- shed scientists of the Victorian Era, eader in the modern revival of ism, has passed over the Great ide. He now knows. or knows naught, according to one’s concept, of his theories’ oundation in fact, but it is not likely that sealed message, which he deposited with the Society of Physical Research, and ich was to. prove his survival after . will be communicated through a medium in a series of seances, as the de- ceased scientist stated. During the latter part of his life, Sir Oliver became some- thing of a prognosticator, one of his pre- dictions being that the moon weuld collide with the earth—millions of years hence. Since time is of the essence to that extent, we'll let our descendants do the worrying on that score. that, before enlistments close, a full bat- Observation taken at 7:30 a. m. talion of over 200 members will have an- swered the call to community patriotic duty. The Citizen. observes, with interest, that guiding officials have provided most fectively for a future program of Guard activity. It’s not going to be solely a mat- ter of drills and more drills—but lectures | provided by those who are conversant with problems that the Guard might meet up with will be given and in many other ways the members will be made conscious of the seriousness of their organization. Key West can well be proud of the Guard. It may certainly rest easier in con- templation of good protection afforded by its existence. MORE THAN INTELLIGENCE Students who honor this newspaper by reading it are entitled to the best sug- | gestions that we can offer. They are reminded that institutions of learning should be more thar. intelligence factories. What students acquire from the study of books is important but if this is all they get, the nation might as well | save some of the estimated $2,500,000,000 that it spends annualiy upon education. We hope that Monroe County stu- dents will take full advantage of their op- portunities to develop the democratic virtues that make good citizens. In their daily activities, as they mingle with each other, at work and in play, students can learn much that will enable them, later in life, to cooperate successfully with their neighbors. Intelligence is an asset to the in- but not every intelligent individual is an | asset to society. There are other virtues | that one must acquire to be considerea educated and many things to learn before one puts on the cloak of culture. A NEW IDEA FROM MEXICO There are many matters connected with the government of Mexico that one may not like but President Cardenas re- cently authorized the government tele- graph monopely to transmit, free of cost to the sender, any complaint of any citizen to the extent of twenty words, The idea is novel. It may be com- mendable. Even so, it would hardly work in this country, if the government owned the telegraph systems. No American can express his complaint, when he has one, in twenty words. Instead of pleasing the complainart, the Mexican system would only infuriate him the more. FINDS GREAT-UNCLE’S GRAVE On a dark night, following the recent National Guard manoeuvres, Sergeant | Charles W. Farmer, of Kinston, N. C., stumbled over a grave on the battlefield of Vicksburg, where his outfit camped on the way home from Louisiana training grounds. On the tombstone he read: “Lieut. William Farmer, 81st Iinois Regiment.” It was the grave of his great-uncle who had not been heard from since he went to j war more than seventy-five years ago. isth’ Mer Time (eity office)! | oe on Temperatures Highest last 24 hours 90 Lowest last night ve Mean 84 Normal = 82 Precipitation Rainfall, 24 hours ending 7:30 a. m., inches 0.00 Total rainfall since Sept. 1, inches ° 11.35 Excess since Sept. 1, inches 5.38 Total rainfall since Jan. 1, inches 32.10 Excess since January 1. inches 4.44 Wind Direction and Velocity SSW—9 miles per hour Relative Humidity 84% Barometer at 7:30 a. m. today Sea level, 29.89 (1012.2 millibars) Tomorrow's Almanac Sunrise 6:17 Sunset 6:18 Moonrise 2:05 Moonset 3:23 Tomorrow's Tides (Naval Base) t : AM. P.M. High 5:43 7:02 Low 12:33 FORECAST (Till 7:30 p. m., Friday) Key West and Vicinity: Mostly ; cloudy with showers tonight and Friday; gentle to moderate shift- ing winds, becoming moderate to fresh northeast. Florida: Mostly cloudy ‘vith showers in south portion and light rain or mist m north por- tion tonight and Friday; slightly cooler in north and central por- tions tonight and central portion mond. Today’s Horoscope The mind of today’s native is very sympathetic, active and in- quiring, but too self-centered and reticent. The native should not take life according to individual beliefs and views but should seek to broaden the field of thought Manhattan, Bronx those occupations machinist, may be more de se in his present in the y York City public cupations must be eta 3 THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF KEY WEST Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporeames al UN In some years, some cars take a big jump ahead. The Ford does that for 1941. It has jumped ahead in size. It’s the biggest Ford we've ever built, inside and out. It’s wider. It has a longer wheelbase. \ts seating room is wider by as much as 7 inches. It has new wide doors and semi-concealed running boards. 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