The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 6, 1940, Page 2

PAGE TWO “te Key West Citizen -EN PUBLISHING CO. INC. lished Daily Except Sunday By L. P. ARTMAN, President and Pablisher JOE ALLEN, Business Manager From The Citizen Building e r Greene ard Ann Streets Only Daily Newspaper in Key Monroe County West and West, Florida, as second elass matter is exclusively entitled to use allnews dispgtches credited to edited in this paper and also ed here. "SPECIAL NOTICE notices, ecards of thanks, resolutions of_ etc., will be charged for at by churches from whieh re 5 cents a line. m and invites dise.s- of local or general Sk anonymous comm: ni- eek the truth and print it id without favor; never be k wrong or to applaud right; ys f ; never be the or- r the mouthpiece of any person, clique, ; always do its utrr »st for the ; never tolerate c tption or nce vice and praise virtue, done by individual or organ- rant of others’ rights, views and only news that will elevate ninate the reader; never com- principle. MPHOVEMENTS TOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Have a drink, While Hitler boasted he would be in September 15, he did not T Thanksgiving before the peo- e ill let everybody have a » be thankful. ional election is over and the le have ens have expressed their by their votes,- but all will ill of the majority and tter America. That, simply democratic—the American for a ted, is the A new newspaper being published by German authorities in conquered that the German language the world language after ihe and that English will become a dcad rue. The rising generation won't like 2u. y know that German is a tongue to learn. , and it is not much you have 99 of them, lollar until another penny i May I be The y ?—Penetrator. dollar itizen. dth A. Johnson, former assistant of war, in a recent radio talk, Charles A. Lindbergh’s right to cf his recognized field of avia- id express his views concerning a sunt public question. That smacks orship, a condition we soon may have to face. As an American citizen, Colonel Lindbergh has a right to discuss ticn he wishes to choose, much as gree with them, just as any an from whatever Station in life has the right to do. To criticize this right is an attempt to abridge freedom of othe me h, something that must never happen } here if we desire to hold on to our precious heritage of, liberty.* Voltaire aptly stated that course when he said “I wholly dis- agree with what you say, but will defend the death your right to say it.” In electicn years it might be a good | registered their | | IT’S A THIRD TERM! The people of the United States yes- terday chose Franklin Delano Roosevelt as their president for the next four years the first leader of our nation to serve for a third term. : Of course, as is usual, this statement is being written hours ahead of deadline time. In fact, even as it is being com- posed, Asscciatéd Press dispatches pore into the office still stressing that the “vote is not complete nor conclusive’. However—early trends indicate clear- ly that the nation wants Roosevelt to guide its policy during the next four and _ sup- years in world history. , then, is the time for dismissal of all’ pre-election differences of opinion and a gereral combining of all interests in the national campaign to protect our country from the “dangers from with- ovt”’. . IncidentaHy, we in Key West can certainly endorse the program so aus- piciously instituted by President Roose- velt, ani, according to the vote cast here yesterday, the New Deal’s defense proj- snd cther work projects centered proved tremendously popular. While The Citizen held to a policy of h-dependent Democrat, and_ editorially supported the Republican candidate, it thought for a minute that Key West s in danger of going that way. It’s reasens for such support were clearly out- lined all during the campaign. Many in the city saw fit to condemn The Citizen for its stand—notwithstanding the fact that both candidates were given equal amount of news space in its columns. 's all over now, however, and The | Citizen pledges its support to Mr. Roose- velt and his administration. It’s a chang- ing world, and we are prepared to concede that, after all, the New Deal has things of merit in its makeup. At least, the way returns flood in, the majority of the na- ’s voters think that wav. We bow to dictates of that majority. Key West joins the rest of the nation in expressing congratulations to Mr. Roosevelt. The best man won! ect here neve Ww th ELECTROCUTING BUGS Among the new inventions which } promise relief to suffering humanity is the | electric light insect exterminator, said to have been perfected by scientists of the | University of California, and which may take its place among such well-known ap- pliances as the electric toaster, the electric iron and the electric razor. According to the United Press, the in- vention consists of a bulb which may be at- tached to any ordinary electric light socket. Among the uses to which it al- ready has been put with success are: In front of theaters to keep _ insects from annoying patrons at the box office; at filling stations for the same purpose; over outdoor swimming pools and in il- luminated gardens; on playgrounds and athletic fields, and so on. The same process is being employed in chicken and turkey pens; the turkeys es- pecially showing great appreciation of hav- ing their food electrocuted before their eyes and then having the choice morsel dropped right before their beaks. The light, which was invented es- pecially as 2 protection against mosquitoes, has received so much attention that re- quests iiave come from as far as India and Afr’-a for full information on its facture and use. If the device really works as adver- tised, its inventors may be classed among the benefactors of mankind. IN THE HIGHWAY BUSINESS Whether the increased production of automobiles has been responsible for the remarkable development of highways, or vice versa, may be the subject of discussion but ro one can dispute the fact that high- way construction and maintenance is now the most expensive activity of State gov- ernments. According to figures compiled by the U. S. Bureau of the Census, the proportion of State employes engaged in highway construction and maintenance varied from twenty-four per cent in the West to more than forty per cent in the South, and aver- ages about one-third in all states. Assumption by State governments of the task of cénstructing adequate high- ways for modern motor vehicles has re- sulted in the creation of large staffs of ex- perts, administrative officials and work- men. | largest governmental activity. 'U. S. WEATHER In many states highway work i; the | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN sae ‘ BUREAU_REPORT Observation taken at 7:30 a. m, 75th Mer. Time (city office) Temperatures Highest last 24 hours ___ Lowest last night - = Mean Normal ee Precipi: ion Rainfall, 24 hours ending 7:30 a. m., inches ____ Total rainfall since Nov. 1, inches ss Ee Deficiency since Nov. 1, inches 0.30 Total rainfall since Jan. 1, inches Deficiency since January 1, inches : Y Wind Direction and Velocity NE —9 miles per hour 34.83 Tearometer at 7:30 a. m. today Sea level, 30.01 (1016.3 millibars) Tomorrow's Almanac Sunrise 6:38 a. m. Sunset 5:33 p. m. Moonrise 1:23 p-m. Moonset 12:19 a. m. Tomerrow’s Tides (Naval Base) AM. 3:19 10:02 FORECAST (Till 7:30 p. m., Thursday) Key West and Vicinity? Con- siderable cloudiness and some- what unsettled tonight and Thursday, possibly light showers; moderate north northeast PM. 4:47 10:17 High Lew to winds. Florida: C iderable cloudi- ss and somewhat unsettled to- night and Thursday, possibly light showers in extreme south por- tion; slightly cooler in extreme north portion. . RAISES FAMILY ON FLY (By Associated Press) STAUNTON, Va.—George Sullivan, ga covered a lined family One of his mechanics found the bird’s nest with four eggs tucked away in the chassis of a car. Since the car owner used Ww. ge owner, has dis- raising a stream- was wondering how the jay the eggs. manu- | > 4 © PAUSE 0.00! DRAFTEE OF 1940 THINKS AND A AP Featare Writer Recalls Happenings Of World War! = DIFFERENT THAN °17_ COUNTERPART WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.—Tak- ing for granted that you know lyour selectee of today, this is the second of two articles designed ito demonstrate how different (or jhow much the same) he is from this draftee brother of 23 years jago. Here’s what the con- tscriptee of 1917 was thinking jabout and doing: | James Ten Eyck had just stag- |gered the thought of human en- ;durance by rowing 150 miles up {the Hudson from New York to ;Albany—without rest. Hazel Cun- iningham put an exclamation }point after that by swimming ithe Golden Gate. jeago theater; in a Milwaukee church (the bomb didn’t explode, jhowever, until it had been trans- |ferred to the police station where {10 persons were killed); in the ,;governor’s mansion in Sacramen- to, Calif; in a- church in St. Paul; in an express company {package in Sea Bright, N. J.; in a railroad car in Windsor, DB and in a petticoat factory in Queens on Long Island. A fellow named Harold R. Peat caused a sort of “Gone With the Wind” sensation by coming out with a book called “Private Peat”. . Joyce Kilmer published “Main Street and Other Poems” and nobody cared. James Branch Cabell ignored the war (thereby getting criticized) with “Cream of the Jest”. The big railroad strike was in the making, with 19 Chicago rail- roads’ workers threatening to do something about it unless the pay jenvelopes were fattened. j Pershing Promoted Gen. John J. (Black j Pershing was made General Jack) by the soldiers in France to drink lanything stronger than light wine jand beers. both sides. . ‘for picketing the j There were bombings in a Chi-'. jan act of Congress. . He forbade | ~And caught it from! .The prohibitionists' d his automobile daily, Sullivan | claiming he had violated the holy | bird | dictum of the Eighteenth Amend- i found time to build the nest and|ment in the Constitution (which | {was still in the process of ratifi-' For Coughs, By JACK STINNETT, AP Feature Service Writer cation) by permitting the boys to drink anything stronger than sarsaparilla. -And the boys grumbled that they couldn’t fight on beer and sherry. . -More than 2,000 saloons closed in New York because of taxes. . .and the “fa- ther of prohibition”, Sen. Morris Sheppard of Texas, predicted the all-time death of Demon Rum by the spring of 1918. Rabbi Stephen S. Wise urged women’s suffrage because it would make the world safe for peace. -But in Washington scores of suffragettes were sent to the workhouse at Occaquan White House -And trouble broke out then because the ladies went on hun- ger strikes, claimed they were brutally mistreated. . .And sued for the consideration and priv- ileges of “political prisoners”. Songs Of The Era you couldn’t sing “K—K— . “There's A Long, Long “Pack Up Your Troubles”, , “Tipperary”, you couldn't - Jesse L. Williams wrote a_title-shocking drama_ called “Why Marry?”...and the bed- room farce era was well under way with “Parlor, Bedroom and Bath Sir Arthur Guy Em- pey’s “Over the Top” was selling more copies than the Bible. . . Ethel Barrymore was giving Broadway a successful revival of “The Lady of the Camellias” and relieves promptly be- cause it goes right to the seat of the trouble to help loosen and There is something delightful about the clean, exhilarating taste of ice-cold Coca-Cola. The minute it passes your lips you know it for what it is—pure, wholesome, delicious. And you welcome the refreshed feel- ing that follows. T HAT REFRESHES KEY WEST COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6. 13¢ MONESSEN, Pa—When Jean Alice Matty was born, she had a tooth. “However, the tooth began to worry her when she was all of eight weeks ol@ and so a gentle dentist extracted the unnecessary molar. a couple of gents named Victor Herbert and Jerome Kern had turned out a tuneful bit called “Miss 1917”. There was a big ‘scandal in New York because a little girl daughter of a family that had come down in the world, testi- fied in the detention home that her mother and “fine ladies” who called on her mother smoked cigarets! 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