The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 1, 1940, Page 2

PAGE TWO The wey West Citizen | PUBLISHING CO., INC. Published Daily Except Sunday By L. P. ARTMAN, President and Publisher JOE ALLEN, Business Manager From The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County crtered at Key West, Florida, as second class matter Member of the Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to use tor republication of all news dispatches credited to -t or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news publi» 4 here. SURSC! PTION RATES Year . nths Months .. Month ekly ADVERTISING RATES “lade known on application. SPECIAL NOTICE All reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of | obituary notices, ete., wili be charged for at * of 10 cents a line. ices for entertainment by churches from whieh enue is to be deriged are 5 cents a line. The Citizen is an open forum and invites discus- | f public issues and subjects of local or general reot but it will not publish anonymous communi- —_— THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WILL always seek the truth and print it without fear and without favor; never be id to attack wrong or to applaud right; always fight tor progress; never be the or- gan the mouthpiece of any person, clique, faction or class; always do its utmost for the public 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 opinions; 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. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. A orts—Land and Sea. solidation of County and City Gov- ernments. 6. A Modern City Hospital. What avails all our efforts and prog- | if freedom fails! | As port. In ilor doesn’t have a girl in every | act, his ship doesn’t even call at ; every port. | If someone thinks up a new cam-} paign argument between now and the elec- | tion it will be news. The only way to have the respect of the totalitarian powers is to keep them afraid of your means of defense; they do } not know what appeasement means, they think it is weakness of which to take ad- vantage. The more money the average Key West family-has to spend the more it wants to spend. Well, spending seems to e the order of the day, at least by evernment which the $ has erased “Thrift” from the dictionary. word The National Committee of Demo- crats-for-Willkie and its membership be- | lieve that the “No Third Term issue,” the need for national unity and the necessity ‘or placing country before party in the Fi t emergency are the real issues of mpaign. Many ardent Democrats i West are one in thought on these vital issues. To the “Fifth Columnist must be added the saboteurs. Sabotage has not been proved but apparently it exists in the United States. Two terrific explosions re- that destroyed larg munitions with heavy loss of life probably were not accidents but the heinous crime ies Of this nation. Prevention of ters in our shipyards, arsenals and munition plants caused by - sabotage re- quires vigilant attention and practical ac- tien. cently plant It is unthinkable that the quasi-die- tatorial attitude of the present Administra- tion has advanced so far that a commit- ment on a defense accord has been made with Canada without an opportunity for the Senate to ratify or reject it according to the provisions- of the Constitution. We recall that early in’ his first administration the President told his followers to proceed in any course and let the proving of its con- stitutionality rest.on the shoulders of the anti-New Dealers. | unanimity of thought on question. | ef neutrals have no standing with the | OPPORTUNE INCIDENTS! There is nothing like concentrated, aroused public opinion for getting action on a project—especially when that project has been in a draggy status for a prolonged period. An opportune incident occurred last weekend in connection with the aqueduct line—when it was announced that the 265th Regiment, FNG, would not encamp here because of.lack of water: It has been | pretty well established though, that no question of water entered into the desig- nation of a Texas site as the training ground for our Guardsmen. i Nevertheless, the announcement | aroused our civic leaders iike nothing els ever done before. | mediately got busy and “called all cars” into action, resulting in a meeting being held in Miami last Friday. Another opportune incident was the THE KEY WEST CITIZEN COMING The C. of C. im- ; fact that National Democrats were hold- | ing a big jamboree in the Magic City last weekend. Our group of grim-mouthed, battling zens were able to contact all | political interests involved in establish- ment of the water line right there on the | spot. ‘. Followed what one official called— | “the best meeting he had ever attended”. Differences of opinion—conflicting be- liefs and misunderstendings, were all laid , out “on the table” in plain sight and shaped, more or less, into a unanimity of beliefs. Right there, and The Citizen would stress the point, is the solvent for most of | the ills that beset mankind and its or- ganizations. While differences of opinion are allowed to simmer under the surface, thcughts begin to rankle and grow bitter. Stir the mess up, though, and bring the wrorg thoughts to the surface, and all in- terests come to ready agreement. So, here we have a picture of the aqueduct That is—major differences have been worked out It gces without saying, however, that there are still some interest- ing revelations to discuss. More later, on those. NEUTRALITY IS OUT OF DATE The idea that the United States should worry about observing “its own neutrality” is absurd in the light of the fact that there is no such thing as neu- trality in the world today. In former years, when two or more nations went to war, other nations pro- claimed their neutrality, signifying an in- tention to treat both sides alike and put- ting belligerents upon notice to observe the rights of the neutral nations. The sole advantage of a policy of neutrality is to be found, if at all, in the observance of the complete rights of the neutral nations by the belligerent nations. In the present condition of world af- fairs, the totalitarian powers, including Germany, Italy and Japan, have long since presented conclusive proof that the rights them unless backed by = sufficient military strength to make it unwise for the totali- tarian nations to infringe on their rights. There is not the slightest reason in the world to suspect that either Germany, Italy or Japan would respect any single right of the United States, in return for a policy of neutrality on the part of this country. The history of the past decade demonstrates conclusively that these na- tions will violate the rights of any country with impunity and that they have no re- spect for any power in the world except that which is upheld by ample military, naval and aerial strength. In the present struggle between Ge many ard Great Britain, there is no us whatever in pretending that the United States, as a people or as a government, is neutral. In fact, our national policy to- ward the struggle now going on is dictated by the interests of the United States, which require, in our own self-protection, that we extend every possible assistance to Great Britain. This course is justified, not by re- sort to outmoded conventions of neutrality, but by the common sense realization that Great Britain is our first line of defense. Naturally, it is not to be expected that | Herr Hitler and Nazi Germany will ap- prove of the course taken by this country. If the time ever comes when Hitler be- lieves that Germany is strong enough to take the measure of the United States, the people of this country will have to fight for their lives. No observation of neutrality today would save this country from a German THROUGH It was something we “et” no H doubt that made us see a Tampe U. S.. WEATHER BUREAU REPORT, Observation taken at. 7:30 a. m. 75th Mer. Time (city: office) Temperatures Highest last 24 hours 84 Lowest last night -76 Mean 80; Normal 81 Precipitation Rainfall, 24 hours ending 7:30 a. m., inches " Total rainfall since Oet. 1, inches Deficiency inches Total rainfall since Jan. 1, inches 2 z : Excess since January 1. inches _ re 4.05: Wind Direction and Velocity ENE—12 miles per hour Relative Humidity 87% Barometer at 7:30 a: m. today Sea level, 29.92 (1013.2 millibars) Tomorrow’s Almanac Sunrise 6:20 a. m. Sunset ae 13 p. m. Moonrise :26 a. m. p. m. 0.00 0.00 since Oct. 1, 0.19 32.63 Moonset 7:18 Tomorrow's Tides (Naval Base) AM. 10:21 = 3:46 FORECAST (Till 7:30 p. m., Wednesday) Key West and Vicinity: Gen- erally fair tonight; Wednesday partly cloudy with scattered light showers; moderate north and northeast winds. Florida: Generally fair tonight and Wednesday except light showers near extreme south coast Wednesday. ‘WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT POLITICS? Answers on Page Four P.M. 10:14 3:54 High Low 1. A veteran member of the House of Representatives has a new title. Who is he and what is his office? 2. Of the men listed here, name the five who are senior members of the United States Senate in point of continuous service: Wag- ner, Glass, Ashurst, Capper, Nor- ris, Pittman, Smith, Sheppard, Taft. Guffey. 3. The late Speaker Bank- head of the House of Representa- | PEOPLE'S FORUM The Citizen weleomes expres- sioms of the views of its read- ers, but the editor reserves the right unwarranted. The should be fair a letters to 200 words, on one side of the paper only. Signature of the writers must accompany the letters and will be published unless requested otherwise. MORE ABOUT PUGS, POODLES, ETC. Editor, The Citizen: I will try to make this a middle course between the two canine articles. The first writer misin- terprets the meaning of “Thou shalt not kill”, which can only be applied to the murder of human beings, as the Bible in various places requires the sacrifice of animals, and informs us that God told Noah and his descendants, “every thing that moveth and liveth shall be meat to you”. To have pets from dumb animals is not wrong, if not abused. Recently a fad has started among women to go around with cute doggies in leashes or un- couth black dogs in autos. If such persons neglect their neigh- bor in want, or have these ani- mals as substitutes for children, their marriage will soon be brok- en, the decrease in population will occasion some school teach- ers to lose their positions, and this country, as in France, will not have sufficient defenders in case of war. I am not against animals. When a child, I like to remember how my cat, when I was sick. came to my rocm, leaped on the bed and stretched on my breast with her face next to mine gently purring her love. The Holy Scripture holds up animals as examples to men and Christ shows the shepherd ex- posing his life for the lost sheep, as a parable of the Good Shep- herd’s love for sinners. The shepherd usually is accompanied by his trusty dog. The ancient hermits in deserts often made friends of wild ani- mals and at times were fed by them, nicknaming them brother wolf, etc. Man was made for God and animals were made for man, as helps to serve God. How valu- able is the steed, how. devoted the dog! There are examples of the trailer camp we visited, through a jaundiced eye. Or was it our homesickness for the comfortable, easy congeniality we found in Key West, that has prejudiced us? It might have been our nat- utal dislike of rules and regula- tions that smack too much of, dictatorial powers ann our mis- trust of those responsible for) drafting or enforcing them. The rules and regulations in themselves are probably all right, if the powers that be had only credited the trailerites with nor- mai adult responsibility, co-op- erative spirit and common sense. But according to the published rules and regulations trailerites are supposedly dirty, uncivil, thoughtless, indecent people, who must be ordered what to or what! not to do. We do not believe it We believe ninety-nine percent} of the travellers, be they rich or! poor, are a mighty decent. and thoughtful American group. | But let us quote: “Fish must be cleaned on the guest’s own lot and dirty, unsanitary or unsight- ly lots will not be tolerated” “Extremely scanty attire and nudity are not permitted in the park. Ladies will not frequent the park in extreme beach attire nor gentlemen appear without undershirts”. “Radios must be cut off at'11 p.m.” “All laundry work must be done at the laun- dry. No laundry work is to be done on Sundays”. Even the rules seemed to con- tradict themselves, as though looking for a fight if they didn’t iindé one already started. The jcamp motto is “cleanliness”. Yet; ‘you must keep your dog dirty and unbathed as long as you keep him there. Consult the rules: “Dogs must be exercised on the ‘Dog Run’ and are not allowed in any park building”. We visited, the park buildings and every one had signs erected warning that “Does not allowed here”, inelud- ing the laundries and showers. So perhaps vou would consider scrubbing the family pooch in a wash tub on your own lot. But consult the rules first, even be- fore vou sneeze. For there is the answer to the “wash your dog on your own Int” idea. “No laundry work. animal washing, car wash- ing, or similar practices will be allowed on the lots”. Luckily newspapers are not exactly classed as literature be- cause although there is “daily newspaper and ice delivery”, they add, “distribution of litera- ture not. allowed”. They were not mentioned specifically, but would anybody like to lay any bets about French postcards? master and refusing the Alps is the hospice of monks. who, accompanied by St. Bernard dogs, with food hanging from their °f at 11 p.m” necks and saddled with blankets, go in search of lost travelers. Pagans at times represent their gods as beasts. We are allowed to defend ourselves by killing revtiles or insects, but without, cruelty, for this would lead us to be cruel te our fellowmen. Menageries usually have signs, “Don't feed the animals”, and rightly so, to avoid disorder, etc., but at the Bronx Zoo, there is a box with a sign, asking visitors to drop coins so that the keepers will buy the proper kind of food for the caged beasts. This is rea- sonable, and I end by. asking ali to use reason in their dealings with animals. A PEACEMAKER. P.S—The last item might sug-| gest a contribution box for dog- lovers to place coins to support tives lived in which of the fol-|latter watching by the body of itsistray dogs. ‘lowing Alabama cities: Montgom- | ery, Birmingham, Jasper, Mo- | bile? 4. The new Secreta ticulture, Claude , fits which of the following descrip- tions: A banker from upstate New York? A cotton grower from | Texas? A farm magazine editor from Iowa? A dirt farmer from, Indiana? 5. Is this statement true or; false: The population of Okla- homa showed a decrease between 1930 and 1940 and the state will lose one of its representatives in the United States Senate? Each full question counts 20 A score of 80 is good MONROE THEATER Florence Rice—Kent Taylor in GIRLS IN 313 and WAY OF ALL FRESH | Matinee—Balcony 10c, Or- j chestra 15-20c; Night—15-25e | Speaking of GOOD COFFEE try Strong Arm Brand Coffee Imported Cuban, South America: | attack if Germany conquers Great Britain. | sale, sells them at retail. of The Citizen at whole- ... pays cash for his papers. ... loses if a customer fails to pay. . .. is embarrassed if a customer is slow pay. . . . goes the limit for his trade, is on the job rain or shine, serves his customers well. . «+ asks customers to cooperate by paying him promptly and regularly. fed. In phant disappear into thin air” We disliked the msmuzteor this one, “Tamperimg © fuses, seals. or light serwice o nections is strictly foerbidde What kind of tourists has T: been entertemung im the past goodness sakes’ “Children must hot run or play noisily in or about any perk budic aumb children would be we! come. Ask for the privilege of staymg in this Utopia, under guar wer€, you pay, at the least. $ a week for the parking spece 5 50c a week for electricity lights and radio. Sometime in July we staying at a Key West T Camp. We will just himt thet got a little hot so we beught an electric fan. We laid awake mgiv having imaginary conversa with the camp managere pues that fan. Finally we got up cur courage and told her straight out jthat we had bought a fam “That's -all right”, she said, “we figure you are entitled to everything you can use on your electric fuse and if your fan works without blow ing the fuse, it's all OK sus: as simple as that! Wed expect to get hung for it in Tam “- Oh, well, I don't suppose allows his gentlemen to go with out undershirts and his ladies » seanty attire. either “Judy O'Grady and the Queen's Lady are one under the skin Also dictators, whether they be city fathers or presidents A Good Samaritan is in a bad jam. Mr. Snyder of Lutz. whe has a small delivery truck. of fered to pick up a made-over mattress for one of his neighbors and to deliver it. as a friendly gesture. He came to Tampa. got the mattress and started home-ward with it. When he got there he discovered he had lost the mat tress of the truck somewhere along. the road. He turned around and drove all the way back t downtown Tampa, but there was no sign of the missing mattress He was spending the balance the day visiting all the second- hand furniture stores along the way, asking them to be on the lookout for the mattress His worst worry seemed to be that he didn’t know how to break the news to his neighbor. Whoever got the mattress must have some Houdini blood in their veins. Re- member, Houdini made an ele- “QUIET—Radios must be shut 11:01 pm. “London call THE ARTMAN PRESS PHONE Si The Citizen Building PO hd dh dh de ddd N COMPLAINT SERVICE... ‘ If you do not Receive Your Copy of MP Hi Fh hed hadi da dahed, By 6 P. M Between 6 and 7 P.M deliver your copy of The Citixen The CITIZEN PHONE— WESTERN UNION and a Western Union Messenger Bey «ill ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ . ‘ ‘ . . + . VAL eZL2Z2ZLLAL LAA