The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 5, 1940, Page 2

Ss TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5. ? PAGE TWO _ THE KEY WEST CITIZEN The Hey West Citizen THe ©ITIZEN PUBLISHING CO. INC. i hed Daily Except Sunday By ATMS President and Publisher JO ALLEN, Business Mannger e Citizen Building ene aud Ann Streets wespaper In Key West and oe County Vest, Florida. as second class r ember of the Associated Preas 1 iress is exclusively entitled to of all news ¢_spgtches credited to w se credited a tis paper and also >ublisked here. SUHSCRIPTION RATES L news lication. CIAL. NOTICE s, cards of thank ices, ete, wili be line. ment by churches frrm w cents a line. and invites discus- of local or general anonymous communi- esolutions of arged for at teh THE KEY WEST CITIZEN k the truth and print it without favor; never be wrong or to applaud right; t tor progress; never be the or- niece of any person, clique, ays do its utmost for the orruption or vice and praise virtue, one by individual or organ- nt of others’ rights, views and rint only news that will elevate ; never tolerate nee zood taminate the reader; never com- n principle. | OVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST | ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Tage. i Apartments. i Bathing Pavilion. Land and Sea. f County } and City Gov- ‘ity Hospital. e not in mournful numbers”, an empty dream, ‘sn Oregon man ate a big- mess of ful attempt to ward Now he has the flu, indiges- imsuee Vesuvitis, near Naples Italy, into a violent eruption, pouring | cascade of stones and lava. The inhumanities to man are so tragic turned the stomach of the old vol- had to vomit. n office-seeker whitened his th chalk as a sign of clean politics. for white w. candid—hence Evidently all pli- e whitened their robes, | ney would have been signaled but the crooked politician t of office centuries ago, just do today, and it is quite likely that rs then were just as laggard as we ie present time ousting the rooks in politics. indid 3 crook in i the earmarks of the more President Roosevelt has , but den’t be elated, the ived, and what a headache ive. We owe $50,000,- ; billion isn’t comprehensible, With continued | a yable. nere than fifty thousand years le we're in. The debt iquidated, but in terms of repudia- evolution. he ! News item: residing Recently the Duchess of at 140 East End lieu, nue, New York, hired a maid who rep- | d herself“aS’ a heroine of the disaster and by offering false A few days ago, the Duchess ing n under the mattress in the V's room of the ducal home a chemise ine the Monaco insignia, her spouse, being a son of the late Princess of once the Duchess called the e€ ice and a search revealed a varied as-! f other stolen goods, priceless in bearing the princely coronet of he House of Monaco. The Duc and Duchess of Richelieu are well known in Key West and own property here. LEARNING ABOUT GOVERNMENT The average citizen of a municipality, | a county or a state, knows relatively very little about what is being done by the vari- ous forms of government. The other day the international City M sociation compiled a list of 267 items considered worthy of inclusion in annual municipal reports. While most cities will not be able to report on every | one of thé items, each has sp-cial items of | | loeal i*:port. The problem of acquainting- th aver- | age citizen with the details of government | $i one tha* has been faced by many public | servants. Most of them would like to give | greater information but, very often, they : | fear the result of half-baked thinking and | partial information. { The Citizen believes in greater pub- | licity for governmental activities because | it is sure that the citizens of Key West do not comprehend the full range of govern- | mental activity. What method should be adopted to present the information to citi- zens is a proper subiect of discussion but leng 1y statistical tabulations are rarely the best way to inform the public. With that in mind, the management | of The Citizen will welcome any sugges- tions as to the best metnod in presenting government in this city and county. Publicizing of meetings held, with editorial comments from time to time, is one way to inform citizens of what is going on. Further than that, some things n be done to cr ate more interest in things governmental. What is your idea? In the meantime and in recognition of the importance of the subject, we will go on headlining activities of our govern- mental representatives in their efforts to provide a better city. We hope, naturally, that they succeed. news of A NEEDED LAW The enactment of the Transportation | Act of 1940 marked the culmination of 18 months of labor on the part of the House and Senate committee on interstate com- merce, labor begun after Congress re- ceived the recommendations of the Presi- dent’s special committee of six, consisting of an equal number of representatives of management and of labor. While the law does not by any means inelude all the recommendations made by the President’s committee, it does accom- plish certair things desirable from a rail- way standpoint, and also in the public in- | terest. It declares a national policy of treat- ing all modes of transportation fairly and impartially; makes a beginning toward regulation of water carriers; improves the mechanics of consolidation; relieves some of the railway burde.. of seduced land- grant ates; improves the long-and-short- hau’ :ate situation; establishes a board to determine the relative economy ai | fitness c. carriers, the extent to whic’ they have heen subsidized by the government and the extent to which taxes are imposed on them. By this law new duties are laid upon the Interstate Commerce which railway men regard as a tribute to the publie confide: ce in which that body is held. THREE YEARS TO THINK We see by the newspapers that a man | ir. Louisiana as been sentenced to three: years in prison for refusing to register un- der the Selective Service Act. The man says that the preamble to the Constitution does not give the govern- ment the right to deprive him of his “right of free liberty.” Morecver, “there is nothing in America worth fight- ing for.” Duri: ¢ the service of his sentence he will probably learn a little bit about the Constitution and he might even conclude | that there is something worth fighting for in this country. PEACE? Peace on the continent” is said to be the watchword of the German foreign of- fice. To get the so-called peace the Ger- mans have ruthlessly attacked their neigh- § bors, disregarded pledges and run rough- shod over natural rights of individuals. Suppose that peace is made, under the impact of the German military triumph. How long will it last? Does Germany ex- ) pect all peoples of Europe to acquiesce in Teutonic supremacy and be content for- ever with the humble role of servant to the | superior Germans? Commission, he avers, | Keep It Comfortable; He'll Dress Up Who said boys hate to dress up? Keep it comfortable and keep it masculine and you'll have no trouble getting him into that Sun- day suit. This young man with the lollypop wears a brand new but comfortable rough finish blue miniature hat with blue, accordian pleated band—an exact duplicate, incidentally, of his dad’s sport hat. The twe button, lower-school suit is also brand new and is made of bright navy corduroy. so that the wide shirt collar will 'U. S. WEATHER BUREAU REPORT Observation taken at 7:30 a. m. 75th Mer. Time (city office) Temperatures Highest last 24 huors Lowest last night Mean Normal 84 71 73 76 Precipitation Rainfall, 24 hours ending 0 a. m., inches infall since Nov. 1, since Nov. 1, 0.21 rainfall since Jan. 1, inches Defic: 38.83 cy since January 1, 0.03 Wine Direction and Velocity NE—10 miles per hour Reiafive Humidity 86% Barometer at 7:30 a. m. today Sea level, 30.05 (1017.6 mi Tomorrow's Almanac Sunrise 6:38 Sunset 5:44 Mecnrise 12:43 Moonset Moon, first quarter Low Key We cloudy tonight and Vicinity: and Wednesday. few light scattered possibly a utherly win Florida: Partly and Wednesday. light seattered s! treme south coast; warmer in north-central northeast cooler in extreme portions night; extreme portion by Wednesday night. Today's Birthdavs U.S. Senator Joseph C. O’Ma- heney of Wyoming. born at Chel- sea, Mass., 56 years ago. Congressman Martin Orange, Tex., born at Tex., 39 years ago. Philip G. Johnson, president of Boing Airplane, Seattle, born at Seattle, 46 years ago. Dies of Colorado, Germany few and The jacket collar is finished plain lie flat all around. WHO KNOWS? See “The Answers” on Page 4 1. When did France surrender to Germany? 2. How many Islands comprise the Philippines? 3. Who is the Prohibitionist candidate for President? 4. Is Eire (Ireland) at war with Germany? 5. How long river? 6. How many Americans voted in the Presidential election of 1936? What has happened to the gian merchant ships? m did the British attack is the Amazon proportion of new nes is going to the ). Has tae area controlled by doubled, tripled, or quadrupled since the rise of Hit- ler? THE LOWDOWN FROM HICKORY GROVE ————— al Rambling around in the dic- tionary is not a bad idea. Now and then you will pick up a word ich you can maybe use -to wake ‘em up with, at the lunch club, or some place. And here recent, I was over in A pages and I run across dextrous. It looked pretty so to get a little practice I to Jack Bramlage—Jack is neighbor and a_ contractor, a pretty good one—Jack, I e carpenters you got g here sure are ambidex- th Ambidextreus, he says, kinda querisome-lik Sure, I says, ambidextrous means being good with both hands—as good with one hand as the other. Like the President, — says, he is ambi- dextrous. With one hand he signs a bill to increase production in a cannon factcry, and with the other hand he signs one which limits the hours you can work in the same factory—which cuts down production. Jack looked kinda dubious. I don’t auite savy, he says—it don’t look so hot to me. And I says, pardner, you got nothing on me— I am in the same boat. Yours with the low down, JO SERRA. Will H. Hays, czar of the movie | world, bern at Sullivan, Ind., 61 years ago. Will Durant of New York, phil- osopher-author, born at North Adams, Mass., 55 years ago. Dr. George A. Reisner of the ;Boston Museum of Fine Arts, famed Egyptologist, born in In- dianapolis, 73 years ago. Ida M. Tarbell of Bethel, Conn., famed author, borr. at Erie Co. Pa., 83 years ago. Charles W. Eliot, 2nd, planner of the National Resources Commission, Washington, born at , Cambridge, Mass., 41 years ago. Dr. Constance Warren, presi- dent of the Sarah Lawrence Col- Hege. Bronxville, N. Y.. born at jPiymouth, N. H, 60 years ago. | Vivien Leigh, English movie ‘star, born 27 years ago. Todav’s Horoseone Today's native has a_ strong and independent nature that will carry it through life with the as- be fair and confine the letters to 200 words, and write om one side of the paper only. Signature of the writers must y the letters and will The Citizen is fo be con- gratuléted on “Etiquette Helps Children Later” in Wednesday's issue. Permit me to add the fol- lowimg: Some adults, at times even professiona! men. when deal- ing with inferiors, should be re- trained in good manners. Rev. C. J. Mullaly in his article, “Some One Should Teach You Good Manners” brings out the follow- ing thoughts for the young. In the South “quality” denotes the opposite of “low-down trash.” It means a person refined by birth and education. The followers of Christ should even be superior. They should be exact in. using grammatical English, speaking distinctly, avoiding slang and vulgarity. They should neither be loud, nor play the clown when Without being “molly- or “tread-on-me™ types, they should, when necessary. be vigorous, even as the Master, when denouncing those who scof- fed at justice. Keeping the Great Commandment of the Love of Neighbor, they will learn self- control, and will reflect Christ, letting Him be the “Some One who will teach you Good Man- ners.” AN OLD CITIZEN WATER QUILT NEW Keeps “Temperctare “Even AID. T0_ SLEEPING! By HOWARD W. BLAKESLEE AP Science Editor NEW YORK. Nov. 5.—New that winter is arriving, word of a “hot-weather” water quilt comes along You sleep on top instead of un- der it. Tap water, diffusing slowly between its walls, pro- du cooling effect. When the body heats it above the com- fort level, valves controlled by a thermostat let additional cold water in and the warm water out. An official of the firm manu- facturing the pad (H. A. Brenner, Therm-O-Rite Products Co., Buf- falo) reports it has proven satis- factory at 104 degrees with hu- midity at 80. It is necessary only to main- tain a skin temperature of about 90 to 92 degrees. to be comfor- table, he has found. Persons lose sleep above that point, body tem- peratures warming bed clothing until it causes perspiring. . Another advantage: You don't have to roll cver to find a cool place on the sheets. Woman, 88, Founder Cf ‘Gloom Chasers’ (Ry Associated Press) BOWLING SREEN, Mo., Nov 5.—The Gloom Chasers’ club, started a few years ago by Mrs Sally Hogue, 88, entertains shut- ins and the aged with humorous programs. There are no dues, bers take this oath: “We who belong to this noble order of gloom chasers will sup- port the order in spirit and truth until Old Man Gloom is banish- ,ed. Old Man Gloom will never enter my workshop again, so help me, gloom chasers, and we are glocm chasers until death do us part”. Lopez Funeral Service Established 1885 Licensed Funeral Directors and Embalmers 24-Hour Ambulance Service but mem- surance of success. The mind! may be taciturn and reserved; but will generally command the respect of its associates, though not admitting to close compan- ionship. noted | TRY IT TODAY— The Favorite in Key West STAR > BRAND. CUBAN COFFEE ON SALE AT ALL i pen Ginatpmmetgmtamt otpumnbusenemenmmeemenevenstocmenanatecmceremntecmnco=— comme sene The Fabled Quetzal to the Ford Motor pavilion be fore the New York Worlds Fair closed its gates forever was Dr Victor Wolfgang von Hagen. ¢=- plorer, scientist, author. Here be is with some sort of a feathered friend which may resemble the fabled quetzal bird, which be re cently brought back from Central America for the St. Louis Zoo. The Quetzal was venerated by the an cient Aztecs, Toltecs, and Mayas and Dr. von Hagen's specimen is the only full grown, live quetzal in the United States. Dr. von Hagen's friend in picture is 2 decorative creature which lends its swan-like grace Entrance Hall in the Ford Bulle ing. A flock of these swans = guard over the old historic cars which are now to be pecked wich loving care and shipped to the E Institute Museum in Dear born. Other important exhibits = the building. incluCing thé famous Cycte of Production turntable, wail be installed in a special wing be added to the Rotunda im Dee born. The beautiful Rotunda is c& famous hospitality building in home plant. It was moved t from the Ceptury of Progress Far in Cnicago where it was a part of the Ford exhibit building. CHEESE SOUP TOPPER If you some arthenware this cheese t dishes and then ously with cheese the broiler tc own sprink Rur We are equipped to do all kinds of print- ing — quickly, eco- nomically, and with the best of workman- ship. Call 51 for an estimate. RAPID SERVICE REASONABLE PRICES FREE ESTIMATES THE ARTMAN PRESS PHONE 51 The Citizen Building | Be kee ee Needs Today and Tomorrow Te be prepared fer emergenaes of magnitece oO ergrac 7=a2 fequirement so wit? trie Phone compan; workers ate accustomed. 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