The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 17, 1941, Page 2

PAGE TWO Gh Ad Rey Went asiaaial ASK THE GOVERNOR | Governor Holland is more and more finding himself in the position of the big- | gest boy on the playground. All the rest of | the boys choose up teams and then yell, | “We want him on our side!” Published Daily L. P. ARTMAN, JOR A From cept Sunday By exident and Publisher |, Business Manager he Citizen Building Corner Gri nd Ann Streets Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County | merry little battle among themselves over | the appointment ofa key road epatrelms now seem to be eyeing the govern ] possible teammate in the main event Sheriff Berlin Sawyer. Laws, like horse races, seemed to be | designed to promote differences of opinion faptered at Key West, Florida, as second class matter Member of the Associated Press The AsHoclatéa’ Press Is exclusiyely: entitled to use for republication of all news dispatches credited to | herwise credited in this paper and also | 1 news published here. SUBSCRIPTION RATES | Year | gfx Months Three Months One Month reekly sioners and Sheriff Sawyer are proclaim- ing themselves loud and clear as the cham- | pions of the one just cause. | Thus, | other night told his colleagues it seemed to | him the governor ought to be asked to tell | Sheriff Sawyer to deputize the commis- sion’s appointee. And Sheriff Sawyer wasted no time in coming back with the idea that the governor might tell the com- mission to stop making appointments which he wil] not confirm. Meanwhile, residents of the keys, who aren’t sure yet whether they have-one or no road patrolmen, are launching a campaign to talk the}commission into.giving them two —one for day duty and one for night. A delegation from the keys a week ago said they would just as soon not have a ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application. SPECIAL NOTICE ading noti cards of thanks, resolutions of t, obituary notices, ete., ¥ il be charged for at 10 cents a lin ces for entertainment by churches from which ‘venue 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 ifiterest but it will not publish anonymous communi- cations. IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST | ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. More Hotels and Apartments, | Beach and Bathing Pavilion. Airports—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Gov- ernments. 6. A Modern City Hospital. | | | sioner Craig as their representative. An- other delegation says they want two patrol- men and Craig is their representative. The Commission, meanwhile, rolls | along with three of its members consistently cutvoting the other two at every turn and the defeated two refusing to accept or recognize the verdict of the three. It’s all most confusing and perhaps Commissioner Thompson is right. If Gov- ernor Holland could be persuaded to join two or three teams in succession, we might wind up this elimination tournament and come out with a champion. It would be a relief. VITAMIN B FLOUR There isa a Fight i in Clearwater 35 years old. There are larger and better news- papers than The Citizen, but there is none that prints as much news about Key West and Monroe County. 7 Pastor to Give Congregation Chance to Talk Back “To” Him. Headline. Note that the opportunity is given to talk back “to” him, not ‘at’? him. It is well known that in the milling of white flour some of the important food ele- | ments of the wheat are removed, thereby | making white bread less healthful than that made from whole wheat or rye. This is prin- cipally due to the elimination of certain vitamins in the milling process. This deficiency in vitamins, especially of the B complex, can be corrected by the addition of these necessary substances to white flour. In the interest of public health, Surgeon General Thomas Parran has been urging millers and bakers “‘to re- store our most important food to its orig- inal status as the staff of life.” As a result of his recommendations it is expected that at least two new types of flour containing the needed elements will shortly be made available. One will be white flour with vitamin B added, and the other will be a flour in which certain parts of the wheat now missing from white flour will be retained. The ‘idea ig to retain as nearly as pos- sible the palatability of white bread, which | is preferred by most people, -svithout de- priving the human body of the Vitamins necessary to its well-being. While all the vitamins can be obtained in foods other than bread, the fact that | bread figures so largely inthe diet of mil- | lions who have only a very limited variety | of foods makes it highly desirable that “the | staff of life’ should not be lacking in these essentials. BIG BONDS AND BABY BONDS - The parrot of No. 1 Fire Station is be- moaning the departure of a former editor of The Citizen and constantly keeps calling his name.’ Sorry, Polly, but he “ain’t” com- ing back. Unless checked the present Adminis- tration will abuse its power to tax which will eventually weaken the entire struc- ture, resulting not only in making business a-slaye but labor as well. If business can- hot strive, neither can labor under the bur- den of taxation, Although the killing of young Finks by bandits on the Overseas Highway a short distance south of Florida City, none of the Miami papers had a line concerning the murder which was perpetrated shortly after midnight Saturday. The Citizen had afull account of the story in its issue* of Saturday afternoon. Governor Holland has ordered the sheriff of Dade county to get rid of the one- arm bandits operating in that county. The | governor had stated previously that Dade | county would not have preferential con- | , sideration and would be treated like the other counties where he had ordered the sheriffs to oust the slots. Army life is not such a hard life to live unless there is warfare. There is plenty of diversion and the food is good and _ suffi- } cient. For instance the meat consumption per capita in the army is over 300 pounds a Year, while the average of the civilians is | campaign is being chanted by government about 141 pounds annually. It is said the officials. The public will be told that gov- soldier boys sure can put down the victuals. | ernment bonds are “a good thing for every- body.” Everyone has heard of government bonds. Even to the younger generation— they know all about “baby bonds,” suchi as are sold in the postoffices. Yoang and old folks will have no difficulty in buying some you hear from the big Chief in the White | of the new defense war bonds. City and House ebout a year ahead of the 1942 date village banks will help in the 1940's, just as cencerning another boost above the Mor- | they helped purchase in World War No. 1. genthau limit. Before “that man” gets out The banks are actuated by self-interest of the White House, the debt limit will be | to support these campaigns inasmuch as $100-billion this writer believes, and there | they automatically create new customers are others, knowing the President better, for the banks, and help to promote debt limit will eventually be munity prosperity. The private $150-billion. Perhaps, the sky will be the } takes no risk, and when the hard times come Why worry, we won't have to pay it; | ayrain—as they will after this war excite- the future generation will have to take care ment is over—the bonds will be e of this simple matter, and won't they do a, in the public markets or they m lot of “t i in and redeemed by the government. The prologue for the “buy a bond” The $65-billion debt limit seems as- sured. Secretary of Treasury Morgenthau ells Congress that the fund just made avail- able will be sufficient to finance national defense until June 80, 1942. Wait until com- wlieve the citizer be called ussing.” THE KEY WEST CITIZEN The Governor Shows Em How Monroe county commissioners, after a | teria in the present tiff, both the commis- | Commissioner Thompson the | Governor Spessard L. Holland, while visiting the Florida State Fair in Tampa, shows the proper way to run a gin in tne Sea Island Cotton exhibit. Taking lessons from the Chief Executive are Carl Brorein, President of the Fair, and William L. Wilson, Director of State Farmers’ Markets and Sea Island Cotton Bureau. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1941 Sebi iees Se and frequently visited in Key | (KEY WEST IN | West. WHO KNOWS? DAYS GONE BY Use of the Key Vacas scott See “The Answers” on Page 4 | Happe: 7 On This Date Ten of Overseas Highway began (ee 1. Is Hedy Lamarr the real Years Ago As Taken From | terday. } Files Of The Citizen The 13-mile stretch of highway jname of the movie actress? was thrown open to traffic with} 2. Was defense spending 350,- the new ferry schedule inaugu- | 550,750 or 950 million dollars in rated at 1:00 o’clock during the | January? afternoon. The boat from No} 3. Have ithe’. Italians, acquired Name to Hog Key carried 28 | any new territor, ‘ory in Africa since passengers, mine cars and a/the pregerit’Wéar‘startéapir it | truck. | 4 What tormer Republican Commissioners Bervaldi and governor has-tecently' «been» “ap- Fulford left yesterday morning to | | pointed to a high diplomatic post? he said. “hordes direct installation of the new! & Who is the pew yest Ther football league czar? of foreigners who would haul,service. They said they would; 6 What is a corvette? down the Stars and Stripes and | keep careful check on time re- | 7. What is a viva vace vote? raise in its stead the red flag of quired for the trip in order to! 8. How high above the earth is anarchy; while thousands of arrange a timetable. |the stratosphere? aliens infest our shores who pre- | __- 9, Are all U.S. cruisers named fer the black shirt of Fascism to| Automobile time between Key |for American cities? |the blue of the navy or the olive West and Miami was cut one hour} 19. What is an Anglophobe? drab of our army”. and five minutes by.use of the | Key Vacas road, it was reported {collect their bills 13 times a year jtoday by Carl Bervaldi, chairman | instead of 12. ‘of county commissioners. | — ton Craig at the home of Mrs.| First south-bound trip under} Major Calvin Goddard, inter- Craig’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A./the new arrangement was made ;nationally-known ballistics ex- L. Davis, 313 Fleming street. The|under unfavorable weather con-|pert, will arrive in Key West this baby was named Joan Marcia. ditions or the showing would afternoon from Havana. He is ex- |have been even more favorable,/pected to be the guest here of A “Tising tide of color” threat- ens_the ciyilized nations of the world, their traditions and ‘their insfifutions, Capt. R.-T) Menner, ommmandant of the local naval district, told an audience at the |Marine Day memorial exercises today. “There are”, A daughter was born yesterday morning to Mr. and Mrs, C. Bur- By HUGO S. SIMS, Special Washington Correspondent of The Citizen road patrolman and disavowed Commis- |yaTIoNS REGULATE COFFEE |this would not have complete plame in the present quarrel. Cer- sides tainly both of them seem ‘to control. Generally, both admit that the present world sit- uation is a threat to the United States, that consequently this 3 | country arm itself to the teeth ‘and that every effort should be! ‘made to prevent possible use of An ‘interesting example of ,co-| American soldiers in Europe. One operation between nations is seen side contends that the bill will in the treaty of fourteen Latin-'tend to accomplish these ends American nations, by which they!and the other side asserts that it apportioned among themselves will not. their exports of coffee to the United States market. Average coffee imports into this country, according to Chairman George of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, have. run about 15,- 000,000 bags annually. LEASE-LEND BILL |THE CONVOY QUESTION ' DEFENSE HEADWAY U.S, PLAYS FOR TIME { It is not practical to give com- plete figures as to the progress of the defense program of the Unit- ,ed States and this writer has no figures available to show how far the industrial plants of the Unit- ‘ed States have gone to meet the increasing demands of the Army and Navy. Nevertheless, it should be realized by the people of this The total apportioned under the treaty amounts to 15,900,000 bags yearly, which, it is thought, will |protect consumers in this coun= country that great strides have try from extraordinary price in- be made since early last sum- creases. The nations signing the r n building and equipping \treaty are Brazil, Colombia, Cos- for the manufacture of de- ta Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Re- fense materials. public, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mex- ico, Nicaragua, Peru and Vene- zuela. During this process, the output does not increase but, as the plants begin expanded operations, the production of vital equipment and necessary supplies will go up by leaps and bounds. From a de- fense standpoint, the United The Senate ratified the treaty in view of the importance, from an economic standpoint, of coffee to the stability of the govern- ments concerned. Moreover, it is suggested, the orderly marketing of coffee in this country will en- able Latin-American countries to maintain their purchasing power here, which wii result in increas- ed sales of / rican products. to be completely prepared for any eventuality, including a com- bnied assault from Germany, Italy and Japan. . The Navy’s program will natur- ally be the slowest because of the time involved in the construction of warships. Meanwhile, the Army and air force will grow much faster in order to protect this country until the great two- ocean navy is ready to control all approaches in the Atlantic and Pacifie Oceans. The danger that confronts The Lease-Lend bill will be en- acted into law by Congress with- out amendments that will greatly hamper its purpose. While it is faced with vociferous and deter- } mined opposition from a small mi- nority group of isolationists, head- ed by Senators Nye and Wheel- er, the meastite is expected to re- ceive substaQtial support from Republicans im both houses. In- as much as we have given a thor- ough summary of views express- ed in connection with hearings before the House Committee, we do not ¢9 into detail as to hear- before the Senate Com- the throvgh unexpected events in Eu- rope or Asia, including the col- lapse of China or Great Britain, will release the tremendous mili- tary and naval forces of the three totalitarian powers which have an alliance against this country. If this unfortunte contingency should develop before our defense plants are in operation, the Unit- ed States will face the most se- rious crisis in its history. jings mittee. While the House bill has been amended to make plain that it confers no power upon the Presi- dent to order convoys for ships carrying supplies to Great Brit- ain, an effort will be made in the Pt to positively prohibit the warships for is interesting. that Adminis- contend that e President has such power at Today. the Government is play- ing for time. The keystone of its foregin policy, we suspect, is to give such assistance to the nations opposing the totalitarian powers as to keep, them fighting until the great strength of this country can be mobilized into effective power for defense. eTs nts of the bill insist that % too much power to the t. that it will edge the the present and that it will de the United States of neces- efense weapons. Advocates insist that the has power to into war, that demands a t in hand- fairs and that {war supplies 1 “buy” Subscribe to The Citizen—20c weekly. DEANNA DURBIN in SPRING PARADE instead of Lounge $2.000- DINING and ape sh for Strictly Fireproof 7 applies is OPEN THE YEAR ancunD” red by the observation th United States at this time. as that | |Bervaldi said. iLieut. Charles E. Chapel of the \ The Key Vacas link of Over-|Marine Corps, and Mrs. Chapel. “France and Italy seem bent on'seas highway was completed two| Major Goddard has been called war. If if were possible to allow years ago ata cost of $200,000,;upon to testify in many of the them to fight it out without the It had neyer been ysed until yes-3 more sensational murder trials, rest of the world having to suffer terday. including the Hall-Mills case, the as a result, most folks would be | |Campbell-Mary Baker case and willing to see them go to it, It’s” \the Valentine Day massacre at hard to decide whether Mussolini pCHIERED- or the French cabinet is most to The Citizen, said: in an editorial, The 265th coast artillery regi- ment of the Florida National; Guard will hold its annual en-)} campment here August 2 to 16, it , Was announced today. It has heen known for several | weeks that guardsmen would |Florida is proving to be far jhold their training camp here ;more successful — th seemed this year, but the message to |Possible a few weeks Fy Capt. William V. Albury was the; “Winter has made a delayed first official notification. ;appearance in most parts of the fect aes nate jnorth, scaring spring and summer H. N. Rodenbaugh, vice-presi- , back into their corners, with the dent and general manager of the {result that people by the thou- Florida East Coast railway, ar-|sands, from every quarter of the riyed in private car No. 95 this|country, have been _ passing morning from St. Augustine. |through Washington where routes plaittstbinitets turn toward the sunny South. Mrs. Louisa Warren was hos- | “Opening of the Key Vacas tess yesterday to study class /sroup stretch of Overseas High- members of the Woman’s Mis-|Way may shorten travel time to sionary society of the Fleming} this city materially. If this proves Street Methodist church at their true there can be no question but social hour. | that Key West will get a larger Present were Mrs. Charity jpercentage | of the tourists who Johnson, Mrs. Warren, Mrs. M. C. Baer’ to Miami. McConnell, Mrs. Amos Malone,; “And than this, there could be Mrs. Buie Watson and Mrs. Mary "0 more desirable development, Kemp. ‘nor one more likely to be of real . pablehoc akon ‘benefit to the community”. Ella Lee Cash and Mrs. Paul Reu-| Petitions opposing the 13-| Sve or ter, month calendar proposed by the! Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Suarez, American Calendar committee | Who were visiting in Havana and Harry Roberts, who has been,are being circulated in Key | Cienfuegos, returned aboard the |spending his vacation with rela-| West. Harold Mayer, secretary | Governor Cobb yesterday. tives here, and Earl Roberts, left/of the American Religious Li-! yesterday for Baltimore to join,brary Association, has led the lo- their ship, the tanker Casimir. _|cal battle against use of the new The brothers were accompanied | calendar. as far as Miami by their sister,, Mayer points out that the new Mrs. Vernon Spencer, and their |calendar would destroy religious sister-in-law, Mrs. Bertram Rob- jholidays as well as adding an, The Citizen, in an _ editorial, [said: have forgotten the lessons the “The present tourist season in World War should have taught them”. A mass meeting called for the San Carlos Theater at noon yes- terday by employes of the San- taella company was postponed because of the absence of one of the committee members. The mass meeting was to de- termine if employes of the com- pany could meet the cost of liv-} ing in Key West if they took a wage cut. Miss Lou Fischel, who is spend- ing the winter here, entertained friends at dinner last night. Among the guests were Gen. Har-! ry Hale, U.S.A. (retired); Major | Willis Hale and Mrs. Hale, Ma- jor M. S. Lombard, Mrs. George I. Knowles, Mrs_ R. C. Perky, Mrs. MacLeod, Thdnpson, Mrs. | States requires nothing but time erts, |businesses which would have to’ Bernie Papy, local merchant,! who was in Miami on a business} trip, returned to Key West last night on the train. SAVE TIME AND EXPENSE— For Your Qut-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 Mrs. George G. Brooks, of Key | West, has learned of the marriage of her son, Joe, Brooks, to Miss Pearl Wilson of New Orleans. The couple will remain in New Orleans on their honeymoon. Mr. and Mrs William R. Par- ter are entertaining today aboard their houseboat the Idler. Mr. and Mrs. Sydney O, Chase, Mrs. C. B.,.Adamson and Charles” Chase, visiting relatives, are guests aboard the boat. | Mrs. Chase, before her mar- riage, was Miss Laura Whitner, G-E's Conditioned age Features ap are Se peeny $0 worth gs Pleo ge septs 9a lant pe Vs vrmance The Key West Electric Co.