The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 13, 1941, Page 2

THE KEY WEST CIFIZEN Gls » ahrey STT ra ‘e Key West Citizrn 1. PL ART) bor Key West and d class matter Member uf the Associated Prens entitled to use lispatei redited to SUBSCRIPTION RATES $10.00 5.00 Dy ADVERTISING RATES SPURCIAL NOTICE 1 for at IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST | ICATED BY THE CITIZEN | Apartment | Pavili | 1 County and Ci | ‘ Hospital ic will be utterly lost when none man is ho greater than its leading etter than its police force. isays he will march with end. Le hope the end for un I iapolis ice cream business ha Probably because all its 1 merchant, ignorant ng values, you locate a busi- any money and is isiness, » done a great land, drained the spirits of And what is left of that Hitler. job 1e3 Of his native von be drained by 00 corporations, reporting irnings of ing to e trouble not owning hese big earnings cor- ue ies the war in resent. only one , ques iake England?” If the “New Order” in prema is a 1 e 4! le on h each TOO MANY PISTOLS The murder o&gne man and the criti- cal injury of two others this week when an oifended fruit picker turned loose a hail of builets in a Homestead bar brings up galt e old question of why it is so easy o get and carry pistols in Florida. Particularly in the rural sections of he state, a pist some place about a man’s person is as much a part of his equipment as his shoes. Just why, no one seems to know. Most states long armed population was no longer an a what with the absence of red- ago realized that an tto unity, and red coats, and enforced to prevent the average n from carrying his roscoe about But not Florida. a comn kiy so stringent laws were pocket. lhe the that possession of a gun is necesssry to prevent holdups, except in un- 21 cases such as banks, is entirely false. For instance, in the epidemic of Miami « i liups each of the victims has ound vself suddenly staring down the barrel of a gun. If any of the citizens had left them ape with the n their pockets, they wise and were thankful to e ef nothing more than their property. ractically every robbery is like that. victim finds himself confronted with ! to reach for his own, even if he has « ; merely a form of suicide, | Stone, acting county attorney, { members of the eounty commission | weeks ago that issuing guns pro- miscuously is “not in accord with the trend of the times,” when a local grocer asked permission to arm his drivers with pistols. Reflecting not at all on the integrity of Stone is perfectly right. Too other than those officers now, the drivers, many pistols are in hands of law enforcement without adding any more. THE BETSY ROSS LEGEND Like many another legend, the story Betsy Ross of Philadelphia made the original Stars and Stripes flag from a pencil ketch by George Washington in 1776 rally rejected by historians, either the designer nor the maker of the oviginal flag of 13 stripes and 13 stars is krown, although its adoption by the Con- tinental Congress on June 14, 1777, is a re- corded historical fact. t} is Fone The Betsy Ross story was unknown to the public until nearly 100 years later, when William J. Canby read a paper be- fore the Pennsylvania on March 14, 1870. his grandmother 1836, Historical Society He said Betsy Ross was ard that she told him in when she was 84 years old and he vas a child of 11, that she had made the flag. No attention was paid to the Canby peper by the historical society, which did not even keep a copy of it. The legend spread, however, and finally gained acceptance, although Dr, A. C when director of archives of the New York quoted a_ statement the following: “The Department of State, the War nd Navy Departments, the Historical Sites Commission of Philadelphia and other of- ial bodies repudiate the legend. The and pamphlet material available »verwhelmingly against the legend.” Still, will tl y Ross house on Arch street, it is the birthplace of the You pop- . Fink, state containing of is Philadelphia guides show e Bet and irs and Stripes may believe i SERIOUSLY THREATENED GREECE Havine conquered the he Greeks are now ‘ : by German All ay be tr ‘ ‘ loser Turke nd Russia sB NATURE NOTES By J.C. GALLOW Cc. GALLOWAY (Reprinted From Port Allegany (Pa.) Reporter) erneath, as we see ing them over, are apt to ses of rubbery flesh smooth nd oftenest brown- irregularly are en- simple The waves dash on the shore. ath creeping tide sands shift ferevermore ing hide asf white imbs nor f RICHEY STAGES TRIPLE-HEADER AT TENT SERVICE CONDUCTS SERVICE LAST EVENING FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN: TALKS ABOUT PATRIOTIC TENT T. Richey, tireless OF oc ver aes n evangelist, staged a mysteries are wee Bias triple-header at his big tent, Keller. nes the. ; Duval and Division streets. last o aa on a ; nd som: night. by conducting a children’s War jacross the) Unies Of whether service, in which he passed out a the solid earth we catch the gleam candy treat; by preaching to a of the sea always brings a or brown, : r i ti Witethen it be beyond ahetea Scion | congregation of adults, pleading the scawall of the boulevard for personal righteousness, and, dy ficlds of Trumbo, or over Also. often found under stones finally, by trying to sell his hear- lovely and limitless to the hor rt es, sor ers, young and old, on his dream : 1all framed « cale. One ke a flexible mouths; jc s inclosed at the by se end b _ of a mammoth red-write-and-blue tent cperated as a gospel taber- nacle near Army and Navy train- t like a vision ich or two celestial. of heaven more than of squirts a jet of 128 Camps this summer and _ fall. Cae (Hlbve 4;tinieen cumin ir common name Only Mr. Richey didn’t call it < é nite that cee en = With these the “dream.” He said it was a “vision,” ea tre cual the celestial city canal is a simple 2nd @ very practical one! built of all manner of — preciot cp. A Jare Evangelist Richey let it be , rougher one of dull ivory » known the contract for the big : ea , an the rocks: and in a Canvas already has been let to ea alate ington On ad. imangrbve Took. wethe smithy Manufactnrings com. nd its ev found a beautiful communal spe- Pany, of Dalton, Ga., and that the reflected in the and when, cies. like a short and thick ear first payment went forward in 1 tk illar Coumhil we econ ceachor ‘on individual the last few days. He also said Q 45 the sieht of it, the nigol ay 1d alt the money to pay for the tent— e ited as thor iliant orang colar In about $3,000—is being raised by vinnnar HAVEL. Tawa Bag re others like free-will offerings. He made an Telli avinkled ‘ootatoes carnest appeal to the people to And the sea does lie in the get behind “this worthy enter- of earth, a step. between: it (TO BE CONTINUED) prise of soul-winning.” He took ae PR pana eeg en C AS up an offering as a part of Key vere West's quota s a world in itself We with our however U. S. WEATHER BUREAU REPORT Ohs 7:30 a Tht Mer. I walk but live about in heaven in and move of that that reaches down t us; OF fon taken at ne (city office) ry m he ter vears, mav swim, even tures swim, through meric netics ing officers. Appealing for co- t t hove for brief pe- Highest last 24 hours 7g. operation, iepenaelist Richey riods, ever coming back to rest. Lowest last night 64 8 oke earnestly from Prov. 14:34 But the sea lies in the lap of Mean 71 ‘ighteousness exalteth a nation, a of its own; its peo- Normal 72 but sin is a reproach to any peo- s in the Cambrian, ipitation ple. He referred to President and the Devonian Rainfall, 24 hours ending Roosepsiguaeee 2 Nations} gc unconscious of all the 7:39 a. im. inches ° 9.99 Of prayers St-fall, and said. proer velopment of life Total rainfall since Mare 1, 2 Dae ers semmendaby ince of body and inches 1.95 toado. “But,” he said, brai t pro: Ol teudeno un since) (Marek I called to a day of prayer, % cience and Arne ‘i 1.42 Nati om actually praying, art 0 knows ‘rote) rainfall me ancl different and distinct things. A ng perples live — inches uate - 9.36 Nation really at prayer is a peo- lived sinec fF eo earee me ple repentant, humble. — This | irches i 5.57 means something more than proc- ; Win’ Direction and Velocity lamation, or card-signing, or even all th NE—7 miles per hour known pro; Relative Humidity nd they were great 90° our terrestial Jif vere discover- Rarometer at 7:30 a. m., today ed, developed, d 1, invented. Sea level, 30.08 (1018.6 millibars) r whatever mav be the proper Tomorow’s Almanac word, and first built and put to Sunrise 6:37 a. m in those primeval ages. The Sunset 6:36 p. m tive union of individual Mocnrise 8:08 p. m. communal organisms; Moonset 7:24 a. m » division of labor. Tomorrow's Tides into the organiza- (Naval Buse) val digi AM PM. in outer protecting coat 10:24 11:00 and time of the intricate struc- 4:05 4:26 ture of muscles, bones and vis FORECAST ceral organs, wt included the m., Friday f almost all knowr 1 Vicinity: Mostly ments; together cloudy ton nd Friday; cool- reception and er Friday le to moderate variable winds becoming moder- ortherly ns. For here cloudy tonight Mostly phone, better light scattered show- as the eye and ear, ers in rtheast and central por- s d and perfec a y as aft rnc on or tonight i a ring in ani de Strait 1 t y ¢ hed anc north Car fer per r : Sie ' pr y 1 t CES ta ah ee i eveloping Put Vicks Va-tro-nol up each nostril ab k ‘ first sniffie, sneeze, or nasal irritation. Its stimulating action aids Nature's defenses against the cold—and so helps k prevent colds from developing. VICKS VA-TRO-NOL self we will be glad will be considered. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY Available now—If you have $1,500 cash and a desire to go into business for your- tails if you are interested in operating a ruccessful profitable retail business. Only those that can stand strict investigation WIRE OR WRITE MARKOWITZ & RESNICK 1220 Biscayne Bivd., Miami, Fla. Mr. Richey stated the patriotic theme would rule throughout the entire set-up, when his “defense in the sailors revivals” get under wa hope of attracting soldie’ and marines, and their command- It means a peo- to honor going to church. ple sincerely desiring God in their liv Evangelist Richey urged children, who occupied a_ re- served section of seats, to “re- member your Creator in the days of vour vouth, that God may be the able to bless vou with long life and prosperity.” To parents, he said: “Make holiness beautiful before your children. Lure them away from the glittering lights of the world by making the church attractive to them.” Mr. Richey will give his life story tonight, and pray for the sick. Mrs. Richey will discuss, What is Faith?” Subscribe to The Citizen, 20c weekly. Wood Worms CAUSE ENORMOUS PROP- ERTY DAMAGE. The swarming season will scon be here. Why take chances when we can eliminate this menace for you. 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