The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 9, 1940, Page 2

PAGE TWO che sey | West Citizen IZEN PUBLISHING CO. INC. ed Daily Except Sunday By : Prexident and Publisher » Business Manay Citizen Building nd Ann Streets Daily Newspaper in Key (West and Monroe County Member of the Associated Press ed Press is exclusively entitled to use } cation of all news dispatches credited to t otherwise credited in this paper and also al_news published here. SUBSCRIPTION RATES — $10.00 6.00 ADVERTISING RATES cards of thanks, resolutions of ices, ete., will be charged for at a line zed are 5 cents a line. open forum and invites discus- issues and subjects of t 1 not publish an seek the truth and print it id without favor; never be to attack wrong or to applaud right; ght tor progress; never be the or- ¢ mouthpiece of any person, clique, always do its utmost for the ; never tolerate corruption or faction or class; pu welfa: ice; denounce vice and praise virtue, nend good dene by individual or organ- ; tolerant of others’ rights, views and ; t only news tnat will elevate and not contaminate the reader; never com- r with principle. IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOC’ TED BY THE CITIZEN er and Sewerage. Apartments. id Bathing Pavilion. —Land and Sea ation of County and City Gov- rnments. Modern City Hospita A little repression in times of plenty postpone depression, The longer the war the nerates into pure savagery. continues, A better country results when a sense ol public vice displaces personal mone- tary gain as dominant motive. But are we the asking fer millennium? For a city of its size, Key West prob- s the largest number of aliens in he United States, which, however, is due taking out citizen- and not because of aversion to mostly to negligence in hig paper become citizens of this country. Untrained civilians can’t get into army Elliott an ofiiters’ reserve ; Roosevelt's i to any ap- the mili- nent appeasement presidential dynasty. Without » he could never tainey were he not the President's son. Hitler because s her ultimate world lord Germany suf! him to the them bea and fol- lows he has dominion—every and master over 's, land, fame, fortune and plenty. But he trouble with Hitler is that he doesn’t keep his the German doomed to disappointment. promised promises, so is It is an old that whenever evérybody wants stocks, they are too high; whf€n nobody wants them, they are too low:. When the latter situation prevails, it is the optimist who buys stocks the merket and later profits by his optimism. Were it not for the pessir the optimist would not have such ez going. The optitnistic attitude or faith in the future is conducive to success in all human : temporary setbacks, say on activi- there may be but Conscriptic ing in disguise. training, n bed will prove to be a bless- After the year’s physical conscripts will emerge stronger and mind, physically fit to meet the toil and sweat that may follow and for. which it is a preparation. The factual results that will come eventually will be far more remunerative than the prophesy of a “more abundant life’, which if realized would have made of us a nation weak and complacent, and an easy prey to thé stronger and more powerful aggres- sor, if and whenever he comes, | patient while tools are being made { points out that an airplane or motor plant have obtained a cap- | A YEAR NEEDED TO REARM The people of this country, thor- oughly alive to the need for speedy meas- ures for national defense, shovld not take | it for granted that the needs of the hour | have been met simply by the appropria- tion of immense,sums by Congress. | William S. Knudsen, head of the pro- duction di of the National Defense Advisory Commission, warns us that we must not expect speedy completion of de- | fense armaiiyent. He points out that it is now a problém of tools and men. He re- ports that progress is being made even if we have a long way to go before we have enough of everything. He cautions that on be and people must requires from nine to fourteen months to get into operation, a machine-gun factory from eight to eleven months, a powder mill from ten to twelve months and that every factory must have machine tools in order to go into quantity production. It is important that people every- where have notice of the facts emphasized by Mr. Knudsen. There is no sense in idle demands for the production of planes, guns, tanks, or anything else. We must wait patiently until the plants ean be built, the special machine ls manufactured and the skilled labor accembled to turn out finished products at high speeds. Progress will be slow for months but about a year from now, our machines of war will be available in suf- ficient quantity to meet any need. MUST WE DIE ON THE HIGHWAY? Traffic fatalities showed a decided in- | crease in the United States during recent months and safety experts are at a loss to | explain the spurt in deaths due to auto- mobile travel. This reminds us to remind you, as a potential driver of an automobile, to re- | sist the little impulses that sometimes lead an automobile driver to take a chance. Not only does the habit endanger the safety of the driver, and those in his car, but it is perilous to others who have done nothing to invite increased danger. Regulations for traffic control repre- sent the careful study of those who are | giving their time to a serious effort to elim- inate traffic dangers. Every automobilist should make it a point of honor to observe all traffic rules. This includes parking regulations. Highway patrolmen and other ‘officers of the law should not hesitate to | make cases against those who violate the rules of safety and courts, in which they appear, should not be reluctant to fine. Of course, a fine is not sufficient punishment for a person who operates a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcoholic drinks. The careless individual who recklessly invites homicide should be treated as a national peril. He should be punished as common criminals ed to do some serious thinking ®tude of a cell. BROADWAY ATTACKS VICE and allow- in the soli- Bright-lighted Broadway is launch- ing a campaign to eliminate vice, peddlers, beggars and other undesirables. wiThe Broadv sOciation charac- terizes conditions as “abominable” but the motive behind the drive is that “owners of * theaters, hotels and real estate represent- ing an investment of hundreds of millions , of dollars” cannot tolerate conditions “which are reflecting a constantly mount- ing monetary loss to all of us.” There may be moralists to suggest that it would be much better if the Broad- way Association instituted its action to protect people from the filth of which it * complains but we merely point out that business knows that vice is unprofitable. A GOOD SUGGESTION The suggestion has been made that the United States transport all first class mail by air. It comes from Capt. Eddie Rickenbaker, W orld War ace, who is presi- dent df n ve airline. He thinks the adoption of such a policy would build up a large force of trained pilots for use in a national emergency. The idea is not new and it may con- tain worth. Certainly, the economic life of the nation would be speeded by making available to all parts of the country speed- ier delivery of mail. Whether the train- ing that the pilots would receive, in con- nection with flying the mails, would make the scheme practicable in respect to na- tional defense, is a problem for military and naval experts to determine. er THE KEY WEST CITIZEN PEOPLE'S FORUM The Citizen welcomes expres- sions of the views of its re: ers, but the editor reserves right to delete a which are considere unwarranted. should be fair and confine the letters to 200 words, and write on one side of the paper only. xnrture of the writers mi m1 the letters amd will ed unless requested otherwine. SPANIARDS IN GEORGIA Editor, The Citizen: Few know about de Soto’s en- campment Silver Bluff near Augusta. Ga. in 1540, so the Augusta Bulletin has a_ special edition to commemorate this. The event is illustrated by a wing of Willis Physioc in “the Spanish Missions in Georgia” by John T. Lanning from the Uni- versity of N. Carolina Press. From the volume of Dr. Lan- g of Duke University and oth- le authors we learn that permanent Spanish settlements in Georgia in the Six- teenth Century and that the Pa- dres nad Missions ir which they aught the Indians, not only ligion, but civilization. The natives had corn fields, but they taught them with the then modern implements to raise abundant crops. They introduced vegetables and fruits, and show- ed them how to cultivate orange groves and peach orchards, which later have made Georgia famous. In the XVII Century the Eng- h gradually drove the Span- away from Georgia. In Augusta, September 28 was commemorated de Soto’s arrival in 1540 with religious and civic celebration. at er relia’ there were re- OBSERVER. Key West, Fla., Oct. 8, 1940. | KEY WEST INSPIRED POEMS| Editor, The Citizen The enclosed were clipped from the Nevada County Picayune, of Prescott, Ark. They were writ- ten by my sister, Mrs. G. C. Honea, who visited me here in August and who is the corre- spondent for the Picayune for Laneburg, Ark. Being quite impressed with our , She gives us this boost. Thought you might be interested in it MRS. FRED DION, 0. The poems referred to above letter follow: A Tropical Sunset If in a tropical dreamland I shall wander no more, My heart shall recall the bright | beauty Of a sunset on Florida’s shore. Words are not formed that de- scribe it, No artist's hand can portray I was thrilled, yet filled with sadness Knowing beautiful things can- not stay. JR. in the Graceful palm trees reflected In waters peaceful and bright. Slowly the reds, golds, and pur- ples Melt into a moon-filled night. Silence devoid of contentment. A sight for a feast that is done, And a hope for many more sun- sets, For Life to go on and on. slightly THE SILENCE By FRANK C. SCHNEIDER When Moses came down from the mountain His face cast a radiant glow, . He was filled with the Holy Spirit To instruct us here below He spent many in the si- lence, Conferring with God above; Till material thoughts had him So he could teach only of love. left thoughts He found a haven in the wilder- ness, After being driven away. Here he saw the vision burning besh— God told him what to say. Christ, the Master. lence At one time After spending tude, Temptation lost its sway. of the sought the si- days time for forty thi Take profit by these Spend some of your way. Search for the Mind Univer Go into the silence each day. examples: time U. S. WEATHER BUREAU REPORT Observation taken at 7:30. a. 75th Mer. Time (city office) Temperatures Highest last 24 hours Lowest last night Mean Normal m, Precipitation Rainfall, 24 hours ending 7:30 a. m., inches Total rainfall since inches Excess inches Total rainfall since Jan. inches cess inches 4.45 Wind Direction and Velocity . N—12 miles per hour Relative Humidity TAG Barometer at 7:30 a. m. today Sea level, 29.90 (1012.5 millibars) Tomorrow's Almanac Sunrise a Sunset Mcenr Oct. since October 0.11 34.38 since January Tomorrow's Tides (Naval Base) AM. 5:21 11:57 FORECAST (Till 7:30 p. m., Thursday) Key West and Vicinity: Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday: slightly cooler tonight: moderate north, to northeast v Florida: Generally and Thursday except iness on extreme ecoler in e portion tonight. ree COLDS, High Low air ne i th coast: reme south tonig' | from developing at start Put a few drops of Vicks Va-tro-nol up each nostril at the very first sniffie | oF sneeze. Its stimulating — aids | Nature’s defenses against colds. Overseas Highway Ne sound but the whir of wheels Over a road of white. Like a ribbon of silver flung Into the glistening night. Stretching from key to key, Raised that ships might under, Sparkling waters about. This is the world’s eighth won- der. go} ll is the sea tonight a lover in moonlight wait- ing. Vast like the love of God, Serene, eternal, elating. Together God and man Have joined the Florida Keys And built a beautiful thing— The Highway Overseas. Drawn to China by a strange force over which she has little control, beautiful Lynn Britton finds her- self sold in mar- riage to a Mon- gol prince by her scapegrace brother. She finds, too, that she loves the prince's messenger who is taking her, Lemon Juice Recipe Checks Rheumatic trouble at . You néed only 2 two times a 3 48. hours—sc night—splendid results are ob- do not quickly not feel better, empty package and Ru- ost you nothing to try as by your druggist under ute money-back guarantee. ound is for sale and by Gardner's Phar- res everywhere. nonsful Lopez Funeral Service Established 1885 Licensed Funeral Directors through incredible dangers, to fabled Shani Lun. And at the end she meets a surprise that dwarfs all dan- 5 statue SIDELIGHTS By MARCY B. DARNALL _ Former Editor of The Citizen There afe 797 foreign language publications in the United Stz 42 different largest groups are . 99 Spanish, 86 Italian, 63 Polish. Little complaint been heard of an un-American attitude the part of any of these publications, most of which are nat- rinted in tongues 121 Ger- and has on published by born or uralized citizens. During the first nine months of the present war, exports to Latin-American countries were valued at more than 553 million dollars, representing an increase of 51 per cent over the corres- g months of the previous An increase of 31 per cent imports was shown for the period. years recent convention in kee, the International As- ion of Police Chiefs adopted a resolution to supply no further information concerning crimes to writers of radio crime dramas, which were declared to be in- jurious to the morals of chil- dren. Col. Francis Clark Harrington, commissioner of works projects. who died unexpectedly a few days ago, wks a distinguished en- gineer officer of the Regular Army, drafted *by President Roosevelt for civilian posts. Har- succeeded Harry Hopkins ad of the W. P. A. in 1938 s 53 years of age. as | He Back in 1884, Cyrus E. Dallin submitted the prize model ef a to Paul Revere. Criticism caused it to be discarded, but Dallin won a second contest with a different model. The second was also the subject of criticism nd nothing was done about hav- ing it cast for neariy 50 years. The matter was revived six years ago, and the statue in bronze was dedicated in Boston recently Dallin is now 78. The story told of an Amer- ican veterinarian, called to treat a sick cow belonging to a native dairyman of Honolulu, who failed to inspire the confidence his “patient’s” owner. Ignor- ng the veterinarian’s prescrip- tion, the dairyman cut off the tip of the cow’s tail and took it to a Hawaiian priest, who invoked the pagan gods in the animal’s behalf. The cow got well. Subscribe to The Citizen, 20c N IN NEW YORK eee fo Rew 23-Story Hotel “A « Transit Lines to Fair Grounés FA centrally Located © Free Swimming © Separate Floors for Ladies | « airconditioned Restaurant © Cocktail Lounge $450 cu T Smt From 835° KENMORE. Hs YORK 145 EAST 2316 Digest a TURKEL, GR ' THE ROAD TO SHANE LL STARTS IN THIS PAPER OCTOBER 11 UN DNESD A WE TORE CAROLINA MOUNTAIN “GALAKERS — DO CHRISTMAS CHOPPING EARLY (Associated Press Peatere BANNER ELK. N. C_ Oct Toa vast, scattered North Carolina “galakers”, Christ mas is in the air. “Galaking™ is the collecting decorative greens, the term being derived from galax Right now the market is business of leaves. bullish. Thousands of North Care make all or part cf their harvesting leaves, tips, roc herbs in the prolific Appalachia: region. “Galaking” cupation because durable galax leaves and other greens afe used constantly by florists and deco rators. At Christmas the demand widens to include balsam, spruce pines and laurel twigs. Whole families move forests for the harvest. Hundreds of buyers purchase the direct and ship to contract is a year-round oc- the and leathery laucothoe into the materia deal ers. Boris Karloff in THE MYSTERY OF MR. WONG also COMEDY and SERIAL i i f The Key West Electric Company PHONE 414 Ask For FREE Demonstration Today