The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 23, 1941, Page 2

PAGE TWO The Kry Weat Citizen THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO., INC. Pililished Daily Except Sunday By 1. 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 Entered at Key West, Florida, as second class matter Member of the Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to use for republication of all news dispatches credited to | it or not etherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published here. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Months One Month Weekly .... ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application, SPECIAL NOTICE Allb-reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of respect, obituary notices, etc, will be charged for at | the rate of 10 cents a line. Notices for entertainment by churches from which revenue is to be derived are 5 cents a line. The Citizen is an open forum and invites discus- sion of public issues and subjects of local or general interest but It will not publish anonymous communi- cations, IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST %, | ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Be Water and Sewerage. More Hotels and Apartments: Beach and Bathing Pavilion. Airports—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Gov- crnments, | 6. A Modern City Hospital. 1 | I Let’s hope that the Pacific ocean will always remain true to its name. House owners can learn something from watching women; a little paint makes a big ‘difference. We know a fellow who knows a make- up man on a newspaper who puts all Nazi news in the fifth column. : When that new food from wood is per- fected the expression “room and _ board” will have added significance. © * ‘ Hikcosatie tidiness is said to indicate a mild form of insanity—from which most newspaper men are happily immune. : If Sheriff Sawyer or Chief of Police Elwood could be persuaded to make a few raids on local gambling joints, the fines re- sulting would help depleting exchequers and all would benefit. Propaganda is a powerful weapon. It’s got us believing that Hitler actually will come over here to lay waste to our cities. It is too fantasti¢ to be taken seriously. Now we are going to be subjected to black-outs. Correspondents continue to ignore the rules for having their articles printed in The Citizen by not writing on one side of the paper only, by not confining their remarks to 300 words, and by failing to ‘sign their names. We must have the name of the writer but it will not be published if such request is made, There are some people who find it dif- ficult to believe that the sun is closer to the earth in Winter than in Summer. Well, the | almanacs show that on January 38, the sun was 91,318,000 miles from the earth; while | on July 2 it will be 94,422,000 miles away. If you don’t care to accept these figures, you are free to make your own calculations. | To get some i industry faces in our defense plans, it should | be visualized as one item that it takes 5,204 | men four years to build just one battleship. | That is a great deal of human effort and re- quirés the expenditure of much money— | millions. Furthermore, and this is for the consideration of the warmongers, it takes just one well-directed shot to put it hors | de combat. The United States is committed to aid Great Britain, and the American people undoubtedly hope the Britons will win the war but they are opposed to lending money | to Great Britain after she failed to keep her promises made in the World War. England should cede ali her possessions in the West- ern Hemisphere to the United States as part payment for her old war debts, and pledge the assets of billions owed by Britons for future consigmments of war materials. Whatever is done should be done on a busi- ness basis. t | ing some fruit !of wiater | should remember, though, garment making and textile trades. has been president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America since 1915, and served as vice-president of the C. two former immigrant boys the | sponsibility for the success of the country’s armament program. CONSIDER RECREATION The long struggle for a_ recreational program in Key West, backed by The Citi- | zen and by all Key Westers interested in the progress of the city, seems to be bear- in the recent activities visitors here toward that goal. At recent meetings the tourists and THE KEY WEST CITIZEN GOOD ADVICE FROM THE SIDELINES | chamber of commerce peopie involved have | been most apologetic about the scope of the | program they will be able to finance. They | shouldn’t be apologetic about it in the least. Any step toward a planned program of recreation whether it is shuffleboard or scheduled bridge games is an step in the civic life of Key West and will undoubtedly contribute not so much to | bringing people here as to making them stay after their arrival. important | Most of those engaged in the recent , discussions at the Chamber of Commerce and the Art Center have had an eye on St. Petersburg and the mammoth recreational clubs which have grown up there. They that the St. Petersburg shuffleboard club with its acres of ground and more than 5,000 members | started with two courts and something like 12 members. The same is true of the various state | clubs, which have grown to such size that some of them have been split up into county organizations. The type of recreation planned by the present group is, of course, designed prin- cipally for people who are not interested in great physical exertion and is only one of the types which should be sponsored in Key West. But it’s a fine idea and a step in the right direction, TWO IMMIGRANT BOYS Next to the President himself, the two most powerful figures in the nation today are William S. Knudsen and Sidney Hill- man, both foreign-born. Both came to Am- erica at the age of 20 and rapidly rose to prominence in their chosen fields, one be- coming an outstanding industrial manager and the other a potent labor leader. Knudsen is a native of Denmark, who | found his first employment in this country | in New York shipyards, later working in railroad shops, as stockroom keeper, mill superintendent, and finally becoming iden- tified with the automobile industry. 19387 he became president of General Motors and from this position he was called to lead the great armament production ef- fort. Hillman was born in Lithuania, of Russian Jewish parents, and upon coming to America became active in labor circles, particularly in organization work in the FU Knudsen and Hillman now act as a sort of double head to the new Office for Production Management, recently created, with Secretary of War Stimson and Seecre- tary of the Navy Knox as the other two members. President Roosevelt has dele- gated wide powerstothe OPM in connec- tion with the national defense effort. Thus there falls upon the shoulders of chief re- ENFORCE TRAFFIC REGULATIONS There is little use in citing the figures idea what a big problem | that reveal the number of Americans who were killed on the highways of the nation during 1940. Neither is there much to be gained in condemning those who are involved in fatal accidents, unless they have been guilty of driving moter vehicles while under the in- fluence of intoxicants. It may be advantageous to call atten- tion to the necessity of strictly enforcing all laws and regulations designed to compel observance of safety precautions in connec- tion with highway travel. This means rigid enforcement of even the minor regulations that may help to teach drivers that traffic regulations are to be obeyed. In this cennectien it may not be amiss to observe that enforcement necessarily suffers when officers, charged with the duty ef enforcing these regulations, pre- sume that they are priviteged to violate them. The peblic will not believe that traf- fie officers take their work seriously unless they set the example of obedience. In| ~ SIDELIGHTS By MARCY |B. DARNALL _ Former Editor of The Citizen Cotton overcoats are being pro- SPECiALISTS ARE IN TOWN vided for certain flocks of Wyom- ing sheep, it is said, to protect {them from the cold until thei sheared fleeces grow out again. Among the many new uses for cot- ton being introduced, this is one of the most novel. In Los Angeles, a man _ being} held up outwitted the bandit by begging the price of a meal. The would-be robber weakened, gave his intended victim 20 cents and let him go his way. ‘Newsweek reports that a solici- tor for advertising in the inaugu- | ration program tried to sell a page to the German embassy in Wash- ington, congratulating President Roosevelt on his reelection for a third term. The Germans didn’t’ invest. Peter Arno, the husky magazine cartoonist, was voted the _ best- dressed man in America by a na- | tional tailors’ crganization. Guy Lombardo, orchestra leader, was rated sixth, while Paul V. Mc- Nutt, Federal security administra- tor, was given ninth place: London policemen have not heretofe ‘e carried firearms, but have depended on their clubs to subdue unruly cffenders. Now for the first time they are to have re- volvers, 25,000 of which have been ordered from American manufac- turers, for use in case of in- vasion. He | The Advertising Club of New York recently gave a luncheon to James E. West, chief executive of the Boy Scouts of America, in celebration of his 30 years in that position. Part of West’s own boyhood was spent in a Washing- ton orphanage, where he suffered from a tubercular hip which crip- pled Him Tor tife. | eee In Mexico City:on a recentiSun- day, Alberto Balderas, famous bull fighter, | plause from a crowd of some 20,- 000 after killing his second bull of |the afternoon. A few. minutes llater he tackled a third bull, which gored him so badly that he ‘died in an hour. The Census Bureau reports that bicycles produced in the United States last year totalled 1,252,029, an all-time record. The previous high mark was 1,182,691 in 1899, | jand the intervening low was 225,000 in 1921. received ~ wild” ap=) -_———____. | STEEL BEDROOM SET. Apply TERMITE OFFICE OPENS UP HERE TO SERVE KEY WEST PATRONAGE | The Federal Exterminating |Company of Miami has opened a |local office in this city to serve |the people of Key West in their | termite problems. This company is represented to have had twenty years of experi- ence in fumigation work and ter- | mite control and is fully equipped | with modern machinery to cope des the problem of eliminating jtermites and other household | pests from our homes. | The company, it is said, is ap- jproved by the Federal Housing | Administration and the Building | Department of the city of Miami, | and they will agree to make in- | spections every six months and | will ‘guarantee every home they |treat, against reinfestation, for a: | period of five years. | Today’s : . Anniversaries el 1730—Joseph Hewes, Edenton, N. C., merchant, signer of the Declaration of Indepedence, dis- | inguished member of the Con- inental Congress, born in Kings- on, N. J. Died Nov. 10, 1779. 1744—Joshua Quincy, youthful eader of the Boston patriots of iis day, first of the famed fam- ly of note, born in Boston. Died April 26, 1775. 1761—Richara Alsop, _poet- satirist, one of the “Hartford Wits”, one of the few million- aires of his day, born in Middle- ‘town, Conn. Died Aug. 20, 1815. } 1823—Stephen , P. \bush, noted naval officer and jrear admiral, born in Albany, N. Y. Died Feb, 4, 1890. 1862—Frank Shuman, _ prolific Pennsylvania inventor-maunfac- turer, inventor of Safetee-glass, born in Brooklyn, N. Y. Died in Philadelphia, April 28, 1918. 1869—Herbert Croly, New York editor of the New Re- | public, born in New York. Died | | May 17, 1930. 1869—Joshua Flynt Willard, sociologist and “tramp writer”, born in Appleton, Wis. Chicago, Jan. 20, 1907. Today’s Birthdays McManus of Beverly Hifts, Cal., foonist, creator of Bringing Up Father”, and oth- ers, born in St. Louis, 57 years ago. George Martin H. Carmody of Grand Rapids, Mieh.. lawyer, Knights of Columbus leader, born in Grand BIRTHDAYS jwr tag Rapids, 69 years ago. U.S. Senator Joshua B. Lee of | Okiahoma, born in Childersburg. Ala., 49 years ago. Humphrey Bogart, scren star. orn 42 years ago. Green H. Hackworth, legal ad- viser to the Dept. of State. Wash- ington, D.C. born at Preston- burg, Ky.. 58 years ago. i Ernest Poole of New York, au- ithor, born in Chieago, 61 | ago. Dr. John T. Faris of Nashville, , Tenn., Presbyterian clergyman, editor and_noted writer, bern at Cape Girardeau, Mo, 70 years | | Put s-purpose Ve-<ro-aet sp coee | nostril...(1) It.sbrinks gy clear j } t ' I Quacken- liberal | Died in! years | CLASSIFIED COLUMN Advertisers should give their | street address as well as their telephone number if they desire results. | | Payment for classified adver- tisements is invariably in ady. but regular advertisers iwith ledger aceounts may have their‘ advertisements charged. Advertisements. under this head | will be: inserted in The Citizen: at! |the rate of one-cent (1c) a word! for each insertion, but the mini- | ;mum for the first insertion in ‘every instance is twenty-five _cents (25e). WANTED Box AR, Citizen Office. jan22-tfs ee WANTED—Colored Girl for gen- erab housework. Apply 537 Caroline St., downstairs. jan23-3tx WANTED—Couple operate | small hotek Local or Navy. References: Box NC, The Citi- zen. jan23-tt | LOST |LOST—Lady’s Gold Watch, in- | itial 'T. V.M. on back. Lost at Carnival Wednesday, Reward. Phone 542-W. jani7-6tx PICTURE FRAMING PICTURE FRAMING, Diplomas; antique frames refinished. Sign painting. Paul DiNegro, 614 Francis street. novi8-tf HOTELS BRING YOUR VISITING friends in need of a good night’s rest to THE OVERSEAS HOTEL, to THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1941 Econom HAPPENINGS THAT The President's extraordinary | “State of the Nation” speech to} with. mixed emotions: The ma- | jority of larger newspapers, whieh | are pro-British in policy, approv- | ed it with some reservations. | did most of the leading commen-| tators. However, in Congress; there was criticism to the effect that the President did not give; enough particulars—and that it} looked as if he intended to pact this country deeper into Euro-;| pean affairs than it had ever) been before. At the same time, surveys indicate that the Presi- arms and other implements ot war, which she is supposed to re-| pay in Kind or its equivalent at) the end of hostilities, will eventu- | ally go through. The nonr-inter-/| ventionist bloc, however, of which Senator Wheeler is now leader, says that it intends to, fight the President's program to; the last ditch. H ‘The President firmly: fixed: this ing to him, that policy has three: facets: First, we ave committed to an all-inclusive national de- fense. Second, we are committed | to support all nations which are j resisting aggression and, in the President’s words, “thereby keep- ing war from our hemisphere”. Third, we will never acquiesce in a peace “dictated by aggressors | and sponsored’ bj appeasers”. The | President stressed his opinion | that this policy is completely non-partisan, and represents the will of the majority of the peo-| ple, whatever their political af-| filiations. | Clean rooms, enjoy the homey | atmosphere. Satisfactory rates. | 917 Fleming St. novI7-tf | FOR SALE |FOR QUICK SALE—Lots 5 and 6, square 6, tract 21, each 50x100. North side Flagler (County Road) Avenue, between 5th and 6th Streets. Price $600: Apply Box LG, The Citizen. jan4-tf! SIGNS—“For Rent”, “Rooms For Rent”, “Apartment. For Rent”, “Private Property, No Tres+ | passing”. THE ARTMAN PRESS; nova5-tf ‘SECOND SHEETS—500 for 5c, It is obviously the Administra- tion belief that it would be im- possible for this country tc live in the same world wiith Hitler, | and at the same time maintain democratic processes and prin- ciples. As he has said on several occasions, there would be no| peace—there would be only an armed truce, which would in- evitably result in a ruinous arma- | ment race and the establishment of a permanent miiltary economy for us, no less than for the Axis. | There are many who with this doctrine, but, so. far as legislative influence is concern-, ed, they seem to be a minority now. | It is probable that the Presi-| eeecscocs country’s foreign policy. Accord-; Bia IND) INTERNATIONAL PROBLEMS iM LOCAL WELFARE Cecvececanccacccsecceses they are willing to take a great deal before formally going to wat ithe new Congress was received | with us—whieh, in view of Italy's stunning. reverses in. Africa, is easily understandable. The Axis ! has not lost the war, but its plans are not going as scheduled, by any means. The possibility remains of Congress declaring war on Ger- many andjor Italy, but rolls of Congress: indieate that only a small majority would vote for war at this time. The bulk of the lawmakers apparently feel that {dent’s proposal to lend Britain;we can get away with helping England with every resource at our command, yet not fighting ourselves, Magnitude of projected aid to England will not be fully known for some time, As the budget ‘message shows, it will rum far into the billions. It will involve the construction and delivery of many merchant shigs to embat- tled. Britain, And it may very likely involve the transfer of more of our naval vessels. : The_%7th Congress. will be re- sponsible for our national de- fense, which includes domestic problems to do with wages and hours, taxation, relief, ahd gov- ernment loaning both at home and abroad. It has the countries of South America to consider; just leaning them money is but a small part of the job of im- proving our relations with them. Also, as one of its greatest jobs, it will have to consider adopting a fiscal policy that is in the op- posite direction te the present easy money policies ef the Ad- ministration. Financial experts are going to make a determined stand to return the financing of our government into sounder channels, “ATHLETE'S FOOT” DUE TO A GERM The Artman Press. nov19tf | dent’s speech, coupled with his | O 6 PERSONAL CARDS, $1.25 per 100, THE ARTMAN PRESS. nov25-tf {FOR SALE—Spanish type house, | large lot, many tropical fruit trees. Also, party boat “Jewel”. Apply 808 Eaton Street. |'LOT . on Washington Street, 50x100. Lot 12, Square 4, Tract 20. Price $300. Apply James H. Pinder, 1217 Petronia Street. jan3-s 1937 FORD grev two-door Sedan. 85 horsepower, good mechan- ical condition. new tires, radio, new brakes. Must sell. Cash or terms. $250. 314 Willian street. janl3-Jwkx FOR SALE—25-ft. Cabin Cruiser. | Fully eauipped, Like new. Box J. W., The Citizen. jan18-Iwk BEAT THIS ONE—Fot Sale, two- story house and lot, corner Duval and Charles; faces three streets, size 70x177; suitable for most any kind of business. Price, less than $150 front foot; terms. Apply 529 yer “fireside chat” of a week before, was the strongest talk ever given by the head of a great nation to; the heads of other great nations. | It could be easily construed as an ipso facto declaration of war, | even though Mr. Ronsevelt said | that he did not intend for it to! many were relatively calm in| their comments. It looks as if ibe s> taken. But Italy and Ger-'Stone Crab Dinners a Phone No Name For fos we be. =§ SAVE TIME AND EXPENSE— For Your Out-Of-Town Remittances Use Our— CASHIER'S CHECK SERVICE THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF KEY WEST Member of the Federal Reserve Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Fee ee aden hdd, Ldn) IOII TID A 2 . a MME ME Chkeb kA hbddbddbedddd Lddded IID OPPLPCILLLCLLLL A