The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 25, 1941, Page 2

FAGE TWO The iicy West Citizen G CO., plished Daily Except Sunday B: Prenident and Pub! + Business Manager he Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and ‘ounty ed at Key West, Florid: cond class matter as s related Préws ist ex of all n ispatches credited to ctherwise credited in this paper and also «1 news published here. ublication SUBSCRIPTION RATES ar Months Months Month 5.00 2.50 dT ING RATES ation. ete, ¥ 10 cents a line. s for entertainment by churches from which » be derived are 5 cents a line. 1 1s an open forum and invites discus- on of public issues and subjects of local or general t but it will not publish anonymous communi- il be charged for at TPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. More Hotels and Apartments. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. Airports—Land and Sea. Consolidation »f County and City Gov- ernments. 6. A Modern City Hospital. —_———— “Here today, gone tomorrow’’—unless you drive carefully. Advertising, we repeat, is the cheapest salesman that a business can employ. Every community, including Key \West, has its local nabobs who think they are above the law, Business in Key West is improving im- measurably. All should share in the in- creased turn-over of money, and we hope they do, Opponents of the lend-lease centering their fire on Willkie. you boys got the wrong dictator —Fort Myers News-Press. bill are Women in Washington who said they were members of the Mothers Crusade against the lease-lend bill carried banners bearing the inscription: “Kill Bill 1776, Not Our Boys.’ They think the war-thirsty Ad- ministration will eventually send the Am- | s “over there.” Possibly they are | erican boy right; the trend of propaganda points that way. Sergeant York, the Tennessee moun- taineer who became world war hero No. 1, | thinks that the Kaiser was bad enough but was a nice old man compared to Hitler. The sergeant has forgotten that 22 years ago the Kaiser was not an old man, bpt admit- tedly a very mean fellow. Old age softens, | and there is hope for Hitler if he lives long enough. However,.we are/not anxious for him to prove that old age softens the’human | heart. First President Roosevelt said that the United States should be the “arsenal” of England, and now he asks this country to be the “lard It must please the Chief to be charitable to other nations at the expense of the taxpayers of America. In this country, according to the President's own words, there are one-third ill-fed, be- the two-thirds that are ill-clothed and ill-housed. What's the matter with feed- ing our own people first; charity begins at home, or doesn't it, anymore? as well. sides Lend-lease advocates in all out to Eng- land who think she can’t win without Am- ah aid should read what Hitler himself in ‘Mein Kampf” concerning that “The British nation can‘be counted ry through to victory any strug- eric upon to ca gle that it once enters upon, no matter how long a struggle may last or however great acrifice that may be necessary, or whatever the means that have to be em- and all this even though the actual at hand may be utterly ployed; ary ¢ ipment when compared with that of lf Hitler believes what he s he figt he Briti Ori dequate liar that he doesn’t believe him- -$10.00 | Haven't | | THE CCC SLOWS DOWN Announcement from Jacksonville that ‘a quota deficiency exists in the Florida Civilian Conservation Corps should come as no great surprise to anyone. The supply of unemployed youths bev | tween 17 and 231 » years of age, after a de- cade of steady increase, is dwindling away and the CCC is likely to dwindle, too. If the unimaginable and prosperity should wipe out the CCC, however, its memory will continue as one of ideas of our idea-full the outstandin na- tional administration. From the two stand- points of help for the entered, through them, of help for the physical ter- | rain of the nation, the CCC has done a re- boys and, markable piece of work. Thousands of boys who ordinarily could have expected to live out their lives on city streets—many of them under the most sordid possible conditions—have been given through CCC a chance to get outdoors and do what in many instances was their | first constructive work. | The mere fact of pulling them out of their home towns and giving them new homes for awhile in some of the more beautiful sections of the United? States brought a dis#inetive improvement/ in the eutlock cf most of the boys toward: their | country. To a ¢teat degree, also, they are to be | thanke1 for the campaign which has for the | first time in our history turned the tide | against the gradual depletion of our re- | sources through soil erosion and unhamper- | ed destruction of forests. The average physically fit young man of Monroe county isn’t having a great deal of trouble finding employment at the moment. If any of them really are unable to find work, however, the CCC is a good idea. NO ARMY TO GO ABROAD | The assistance that the United States extends to Great Britain should not be based upon sympathy but upon the inter- ests of this nation. While we would regret to see the ! British empire destroyed, we would not fa- | vor intervention solely to prevent this catas- trophe. It is only because we believe that | the safety of this country requires British survival that we advocate all-out a ance to the British. Having accepted the conclusion that afety depends upon the continua- stance, for many months eur own | tion of British r Pat least, we are in favor of extending what- ever ance the circumstances — re- quire. * We are not in favor of sending soldiers to Europe for several reasons, among them | the obvious fact that this is a different war | from that waged in 1914-18. The struggle today is mechanized and the fire-power of depends more upon its equip- an army | armament thar upon its mem- {ment and | bers. | Another major factor must not be for- gotten in connection with the dispatch of soldiers to 6ther lands, whether in Europe or South America. This is the necessity ' that our Navy is adequate to maintain com- munications, insuring supplies and ptéserv- ing a route home. With the battle fleet in the Pacific, where it stands off Japan, ‘we have no naval force in the Atlantic avail- y of any army that able to insure the safet might fight in other a STOCKING AD DROPS ”"LEG-ART” Most of the readers of > Citizen are familiar with what is popularly referred to as “leg-art” seen in news pictures, adver- tisements and specifically used to convince the theater-goer that a certain actress tops in entertainment. The development of so-called modern age “leg-art” has been characteristic of th and, be it noted, the device i attention of women as we In the 1 widely featured, irally attr t vertising of has be the sa buyer playing ab the ladies ¢ seen a shape nd of hosiery, hs nd the or notice of its affect upon t flock What we wis should, happens THE KEY WEST CITIZEN ‘MEMORY OF THE MOON by Jeanne Chapter 32 Field Of Scarlet ay Ges you're sorry, in a way, that Taylor didn’t sell?” asked John. “I’m sorry because, aside from me; no one wants this ranch as passionately as he does. Yet, 'd sooner lose it fighting, than have someone else save it for me,” Constance said. Raskthorne shook his head. “There’s only one like you, Con- chita. All right, dear, Pll stand by. Good luck.” Constance talked to Meg that afternoon because she had tele- phoned the commissary that she must have butter “immaydiately.” No boy being present, Constance took it to the manager’s house, carefully going to the kitchen door. “Come in,” ordered Meg fret- fully. She was making cinnamon rolls. She flattened the raised dough with a malicious motion of the pin, dusted it with sugar and cinnamon, then began dotting it with butter. “I have to find something that fool boy will eat,” she com- plained. “Off his feed he is, for the farst time since his mither died.” Constance sat on a high stool as Meg rolled the dough. “Hope you'll look in on Peter while ’'m away,” she said. “Where are you going?” “San Francisco,” answered Meg. “Didn’t you know? Pedro is drivin’ your sister down. I go along as chaperon.” Constance clutched the stool. The kitchen was spinning around dizzily. The stove stood on its pipe; the ceiling was where the floor should be. Pedro had asked her to go to Sah Francisco once ... With Meg as a chaperon, for the three days which must elapse between filing of intention to wed and the wedding. “H-how long,” stammered Con- stance, “will you be away?” Meg slapped the ribboned rolls into a pan. “Three days,” she said. “T’ll be comin’ home alone on the train. If you're to be in Beach- port that day, I’m hopin’ ye'll pick me up.” ‘ In the time it took Meg to put cinnamon rolls into a pan and slide them into the oven, Con- stance reviewed her future. One of two things: marriage to John, weighted down with his kindness, passively accepting his wealth until her spirit curdled within her; or an emaciated spinster, | brightly coy, selling dove-cotes to/ prospective newly-weds. “There, now.” Meg straightened up from the oven, dusted her | hands and smiled at Constance. “I’m going to wash my hands and put on a fresh apron. I'll put the | coffee pot on, and we'll have a hot roll before you go.” Constance sat because she thought her limbs wouldn’t hold her upright. The tea kettle chuck- led. The kitchen clock ticked, and | Constance lived a lifetime. | “Now then.” Meg was back in} fresh gingham. “Nice fresh coffee; nothin’ like it, pet.” | They sat at the end of the table with a tea towel spread for their | cups. The rolls were hot, rich and | spicy. They tasted like wood to Constance. “Goin’ to Confession when I'm down there,” Meg confided. “Faith, and my soul’s fair pitted with the sin of me thoughts, these days.” “Sins? You, Meg?” “‘Quarreling’ MES nodded solemnly. “Wantin’ IVI'to take a hand where 1 shouldn’t. Peter and Pedro quar- relin’ like they niver have in their life. Peter callin’ Pedro... I shouldn’t say the words, and Pedro callin’ his father a weak- jstill fe | was scarlet {oo steadily toward its heart. Bowman Pedro accepted the roll, his eyes lighting. Constance came back from the washroom, her face rosily clean. “Now go wash yours,” she ad- vised him in his own tone, and whisked into the barn. Pedro, Donna and Meg depart- ed for San Francisco. Constance and John watched them off, waved to them as they went down El Camino Real, Meg’s plumed hat bobbing. Meg sat in the rear; good Meg, even Donna couldn't work fast with the stout Irishwo- man watching her. Despite Juliano’s black looks and the sadness of Dolores, Con- stance was happy. With new men to handle the work, she would be relieved and could give more time to figuring ways and means of stretching the money to meet the costs. “Tf I can get through this first year,” she reasoned, “the others will be easy.” She was already half way through. The herds had adapted themselves to the ranch with pa’ tient gratitude for good food, care and comfortable quarters. They were repaying with rich milk. El Cabrillo, stirred from cen- turies of slumber, was producing food for both the cattle and the people. The Cabrillos were alread heavily in debt, but that wasn’t Constance’s concern. When Beach- port realized that John Rask- thorne only paid grocery and gas- oline bills, they’d be more care- ful of the credit it gave. Constance watched the sunset of that “third day.” Pedro was due in soon. Tomorrow the hay would be cut. Tomorrow night when she looked down, that gold- en field would be silver stubble; and there would be shocks picked up by the gleaner, and tne feed barn and silo would have the first of their home-grown fodder. ‘Serves You Right’ ees was standing by as he had promised. She felt his presence like a shadow cast across her sun. He had refused to listen to her when she had ‘tried to tell him she vould never marry him. Now she tried again. “No, Chita, don’t say it. You will, in time. I know it. One doesn’t wait this long without winning out. Go on with your ranch; I'll help you win it. If you run short of money, you know where you can find more.” But Constance shook her head. She would borrow no more from John. For some time a plan had been forming in her mind. First, she must have these three years to prove E] Cabrillo could be run as a dairy farm at a profit, and then she would go to the moneyed men of Beachport and borrow the money to repay John, t She wouldn’t think Somehow she would to pay off the prin- ie new loan. Pedro ve in at dusk. Con- stance heard him talking te Pedersen. The men would be housed at different places that first night; the discharged E] Cab- llo men were to be driven to Beachport the next morning. She slept contented. With Don- 1a in San Francisco, and Nadine and Don visiting a neighboring ranch for a few days, the house was quiet. It was the quietness that awak- ened her; a queer stillness like the weight of dead air, She lay ‘or a moment, and then she 1eard shouts Constance scrambled into her clothes and ran outdoors, the sky to the north was dull red. She ran_up the hill and stopped short. That great field of golden grain Rimmed _ with fire, enc of t Constance went back to the andj} house. Juliano was at the patio | door, half clothed, a candle in his hand, his eyes in the flickering kneed ould blatherskite. to lit} light black discs of fanatical tri- wimen folk drraw the wool over his eyes.” “W-what are . . . were they pees about? Or shouldn’t I ask?” ‘Faith, and I don’t know,” | Cabrillo ju "Con onstance passed him, then turned. “Who set that fire, Juli- | ano?” she demanded. “Seforita.”” he returned, “El was ordained a cattle sighed Meg. “Well, maybe this/ranch, The spirit of thees first trip will cool Pedro off. e’s goin’|Don Cabrillo, he have return to down for Pedersen; goin’ to pick | show hees displeasure.” up a crowd of ranch workers and | bring thim back. That sister a yours heard him makin’ arrange- ments and she got hersilf a rid down, though he said he wouldn't bring her back.” Constance’s white teeth cut) T ever tasted.” “Glad you like them, pet. Here | rll wrap up a few for you. Sakes alive, it's time for us at the dairy.” Constance arrived at the barns slim, gay, face bright, and mout liberally crusted with sugar and cinnamon. It was a glorious .. watching the patrol of cows ambling into the barns after being brushed; ecting Manu- elo and Francisco, Bobo and Car- los; Pascal, Luis and Labarta; and finding them immaculate. though rebellious, he turned to Con- stance. “Better wash your face,” he ad. bar 2 onstance was too happy to be rebuffed. She felt she had re- ceived an eleventh "3 re- re. She pushed a L cinnamon roll at h ap “Mewes she said. s- Today’s Horoscope °" Constance sta to say more; to force n to tell what he knew; but it was useless. She © office and crossed off -figured black total she a a y placed against the debit column morning she went to d demanded Juli- lor, tired, his le; ows scorched, can’t, Michael. | Jul as. You'll have to 1 to get rid of him, and t uld be cruel. He : ce turned to see Pedro rns, and Don, { back racing up the lent. Peter ulders and way to talk Te be cantineed « the Ee [FLORIDA Moror pearly ‘plates where traffic in liquor was KEY - WEST IN DAYS GONE BY Happenings On This Date Ten Years Ago As Taken From Files Of The Citizen ————— Twelve Key Westers were ar- rested today by a sauad of a doz- en or more prohibition officers who swooped down on the city this morning, searching suspected. - Bhe officers,are, understood , to have gathered here during yes- terday and last night. Some came by coast guard boat, others by rail Coast Guard seamen co- operated in the drive. Sale of tax certificates here is attracting almost nation-wide a tention. Clerk Ross Sawyer is having ample proof of this in the dozens of letters he is reciving from many states, asking of the sales and in many cases for information about the amounts due on certain tracts. There is no question, according to Sawyer, but that the sale is attracting more attention than anyhing of similar nature in the history of the city. Rotary, throughout the civiliz- ed world, is celebrating the twen- ty-sixth:anniversary of its found- ing this‘week. In Key West,. the event will be \ observed at the regular Rotary row. The local observance is being directed by William H. Malone,:; Dr. William R. Warren and Chas. H. Ketchum, members of a com- mittee in charge of entertain- ment. js Ormond DeLeon, was married Monday in Pitts- burgh, according to a wire re- ceived yesterday by his mother, Mrs. Ethel DeLeon. DeLeon was married to Miss Sara DeVault Halpern, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. John Halpern. The Citizen, in editorial para- graphs, said: “In bringing here lyceum at- tractions of the highest order, the local Woman’s Club is doing a worthwhile community realizing that it would not take in enough moncy to pay the act- ual expense involved. “Key West had occasion to be proud of the twe high school stu- dents she sent to Washington last year as Mrs. Owens’ is there any reason to believe that this year’s representatives will acquit themselves any less cred- itably. That on both occasions, the high school student body and faculty chose really representa- JACKSONVILLE TAMPA + ST. PETERSBURG for details; luncheon tonrer- ; Key West, | service. | The body undertook the venture | nests. Nor 685 W. PALM BEACH _ 735 ORLANDO TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1941 | WHO KNOWS? | See “The Answers” on Page 4 ANN ACCC AOE 1. How far is it from Tokyo to |” \ Australia? | 2. When was the “lease-lend” | bill introduced in Congress? i 3. Where was Harry Bridges, ! Pacific Coast labor leader, born? 4. Who is the head of the Mari- time Commission? 5. Has heir totthe German ‘ ip? 6. British soldiers. are now sta- tioned at two places on the con- tinent of Europe. Where? 7. Where is the Vardar river? 8. Who’ is Reuben Fine? 9. In what year was Abraham Lincoln born? 10. What event of the present war occurred at Mers-el-Kebir? ee eee 'Today’s Birthdays Hitler designated an} TRANSPORTATION PRIVATE PARTY GOING TO MIAMI and Fort Myers. Can accommodate 4 passengers, round trip. Phone 379. feb25-4tx ‘Lost LOST © ati! HtanatMadri@’ Clubs Saturday night, Blue Lace Trimmed Garter. Finder notify, Box EJ, The Citizen. feb25-itx MISCELLANEOUS |SPENCER GARMENTS, Corsets, Brassiers, etc. Mrs. W. P. Stahle, 38 Air Station, or P.O. Box 254. Will call on request. feb19-lwk Dr, Clarence A. Dykstra, direc- tor of Selective Service, on leave as president of the University of | Wisconsin, born in Cleveland, 58 years ago. | Hugh M. Kahler of Princetor,, N. J., novelist, born in Philadel- phia, 58 years ago. Cully A. Cobb, editor of The Progressive Farmer, Atlanta, Ga., ,born in Prospect, Tenn., 57 years ago, Jphn Farrar of New York, edi- ter, author and publisher, born at ;Bunlington, Vt...45 years ago. Benedetto Croce of Italy, world- famed philosopher, born 75 years ago. tive young folks is admitted by all. Mrs. Paul Mesa, president of the Bible class of the Baptist church, presided at the regular ‘meeting last night in the pas- torium. Mrs. Anne Breckenridge was ‘named class reporter. Present were Mrs. Mesa, Mrs. Bussey, Mrs. Breckenridge, Mrs. Darrell Lowe, Mrs. G. E. Everett, Mrs. ‘Bessie Eagan and Mrs. William Knowles. : PICTURE FRAMING \PICTURE FRAMING, Diplomas; antique frames refinished. Sign painting. Paul DiNegro, 614 Francis street. jani8-tf FOR SALE FOR QUICK SALE—Lots 5 and 6, square 6, travt 21, each 50x100. North side Flagler (County | Road) Avenue, ‘between Sth and 6th Streets. Price - $600. Apply Box LG, The Citizen. jané4-tt |——___. ---——..- COTTAGE AT A BARGAIN. 30 days only. Apply Box X, clo The Citizen. feb22-3t 21-FOOT Dodge Water Craft Stock Model* Mahogany Speed- boat. Recently renovated with streamlined housing and new deck. In good shape. Owner leaving soon, will sacrifice for $50. Also have watercooled manifold, converted clutch and hangars for six-cylinder Chrys- ler for $30. Apply 1309 White- head St., phone 157. feb12-tfs iFOR SALE—Spanish type house, large lot, many tropical fruit trees. Also, party boat “Jewel”. Apply 808 Eaton Street. Monroe :county auto owners continued to find money with which to buy gasoline, whether they are able to buy licenses or not. | Reeords just issued by the state ‘department of agriculture which collects the state gas tax, reveal that 136.052 gallons of gasoline ‘were sold at retail in this coun- ty during January. At six cents per gallon this means the ‘ecoun- ty paid taxes of $8,163.12 on gaso- line during the month. t } 725 BOK TOWER Stitt further savings on Rowed Trips BUS STATION Cor. Southards and Bahama Sts. a MOTOR BOAT. Fully equipped ind one Johnson Outboard mo- or, 4 hp. $150. James H. Pinder, 1217 Petronia Street. jan3-s EXTRA large lot and two-story -house, corner Duval & Charles Sts. For Quick Sale, $10,000. Apply 529 Simonton St. aE ; feb10-tts CORI LOT IN GOOD Resi- WHE eica and two blocks from City Park. Apply 523 Eaton Street. WANTED FURNISHED APARTMENT OR SMALL COTTAGE by Mareh gt. Apply Box B, clo The Citi- zen. feb24-3tx COUPLE DESIRES SMALL APARTMENT or Room—with Breakfast. conyeniences — by March 4th. Write, stating de- tails, including price per month. Mr. and Mrs, Charies Bisgrove, General Delivery, Miami, Flor- ida. febe24-lwkx FEMALE HELP WANTED WANTED IMMEDIATELY, Re- fined Lady, for local work. Some teaching, nursing or sales experience preferred. Give ad- dress and phone. Write box E.LP., clo The Citizen feb24-3tx WANTED TO BUY WANTED TO BUY—Secand-hand Bathtub. 803 Olivia Street. feb22-1wk WANTED—Colored woman to do laundry. Apply 731 Caroline St feb24-At ne FOR RENT FURNISHED ROOM AND SLEEPING PORCH with ad joining bath, Apply 62 Du val Stret, Upetairs feb20-f UNFURNISHED HOUSE, 1 or 2 families, 1202 Varela, corner Virginia street. All modern improvements. Apply J. Arone- » vitz, 534 Duval street feb21-lwkx |FURNISHED ROOMS, $5 a week tingle: $7 a week double. 824 Margaret Street. feb22-3tx