The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 8, 1941, Page 2

From The Citizen Building Corper Greene and Ann Streets Only Daily Ne’ per in Key West and Gres s.e Six Months 5.00 Three Months 2.50 One Month ~. - Weekby... ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application. SPECIAL NOTICE Au reading noti eards of thanks, resolutions of reipect, obituary noti¢es, ete., Will be charged for at the rate of 16 cente a line. Notices for entertainment by churches from which revenue is to be derived are 6 cents.a line, The Citizen is an open forum and invites discus- viat of public and subjects of local or general interes ‘but it will not publish anonymous communi- cat 8. THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WILL always seek the truth and print it without fear and without favor; never be afraid to attack wrong or to applaud right; always fight for progress; never be the or- gan or the mouthpiece of any person, clique, faction or class; always do its utmost for the publie welfare; never tolerate corruption or injustice; denounce vice and praise virtue, commend good done by individual or organ- ization; tolerant of others’. rights, views and pinions; print only news that will elevate and not contaminate the reader; never com- promise with principle. IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Woter and Sewerage. More Hotels and Apartments. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. Airperts—Land and Sea, Consolidation County and City Gov- ernments. 6. A Modern City Hospital. vee pe Te cola whi at lightly twisws a day and make “dining” a rite, get greater joy out of eating, live happier and perhaps longer. Not “Help Russia” but “Stop Hitler” must continue to be our program for an ag- gressive, ruthless Germany is our im- mediate danger, If we had our. wish we would like to see both destroy each other, then we would have peace. Started in 1982, the California Aque- duct has been completed and put into operation a few weeks ago. It carries water from the Colorado river 292 miles across | deserts and mountains into southern Cali- fornia, and is the largest domestic water | system in the world, Residents of Key} West and the Keys will rejoice when their | =e tee Pet SO “REAL INCOME” IS UP_ ite of growing fears that prices about to run away with the wage earn- May of this year had the highest “real in- come” of their lives, a report from the New York Bureau of Industrial Service reveals. The figures were compiled in cities and rural areas throughout the’nation, and in- eluded defense centers, whété,'as in Key West, an influx of workers Has Upped hous- - ing costs. Renting on a national average, cost | $1.01 in: May, as compared to $1.00 in May | a year ago, the survey reveals, while food | moved up two cents on the basis of a dollar | —$1.02 in May, 1941, for food of the same | quantity and quality as could be purchased for $1.00 in May, 1940. Wearing apparel for men, women and children, showed no ‘increase over costs of a year ago, while miscellaneous items, in- cluding amusements, haircuts, manicures, sporting goods and similar items, increased | from $1.00 in May, 1940, to $1.07 in May, | 1941. % On the other side of the ledger, the American public’s cash income in the year had moved upward from $1.00 to $1.31, a “roal income” inctease of $.27 on the dol: | lar. i i Waee earners, feeling the greatest boost of any class of worker in the nation, were earning $1.47 in May, 1941, for every $1.00 they earned in that month a year ago. Salary checks also were bigger than a year ago, up to $1.21 on the. dollar, farm income business earnings, rents and royalties had produced earnings of $1.18, eompared with $1.00 a year ago. Living costs undoubtedly have creased since May, but earnings appear to | be keeping pace. For the benefit of the en- tire nation, it is to be hoped that both can be maintained at somewhere near their present level. THE RICH UKRAINE Situated in southwestern Russia and bordering on German-contfolled territory, the Ukraine is one of the richest agricul- tural areas in the world, embracing about 220,000 square miles, or nearly five-sixths | the size of Texas. The population is close to | 40 million, more than 80 per cent being en- gaged in agriculture. ‘Three-fourths of the Ukraine’s soil is black and exceedingly fertile, making it the best grain country in Europe, and well adapted to the growing of all farm crops. Livestock raising has increased greatly in recent years, as have silk-worm breeding and bee-keeping. The wealth of the Ukraine is not con- fined to agriculture, however, as the region produces more than one-half of Russia’s iron and coal, besides manganese and salt. It has the largest waterpower development in Europe, and more than 200,000 electri- fied farms, During the internal troubles in Russia following the First World War the Ukraine established its independence and was the seene of anti-Bolshevik movements, but these finally collapsed and it again came own Aqueduct is completed next year. A hu aeeal ieee Japan is casting covetous glances southward, aware that possession of the Pacific isles will solve their raw material | and colonization problems. But holding them in cheek, undoubtedly, is their respect for the prowess of the British fleet at Sin- gapore, the American navy at Cavite, out- side Manila, and the United States army end air force at Corregidor, known as the | Ojbraltar of the Philippines. Still the hot- heads in the Japanese army may event- | ually sueceed in forcing Japan into a war | with the United States. Ina letter | to Senator Reynolds, Presi- dent Roosevelt berates the owner of a Lock- heed Lodestar because he refused to fork it | ever to the government to be sent to Eng- land. With his refusal this citizen of the United States made the statement “If any | the future this country were at- tacked and our own air service had need of my Lockheed in this country for actual de- fense of the United States, not only my | plane but my own and my pilot’s services | would be at the disposal of the War De-| partment.” This is a patriotic avowal. Why | must there be a law now sought by the gov- | ernment, forcing every citizen to give up | any and all private property nolens volens when it will be done voluntarily and with- | out coercion in national defense on Aimeri- | ean soil? The property seizure bill is “a! jous measure, but it will pass. time in under the control of Moscow. Although Hitler stated in his book “Mein Kampf” that the Ukraine must eventually belong to Germany, Stalin re- fused an alliance with Britain and France | in 1939 and made a treaty with the Nazis | | instead. Now Hitler seems destined to gain | not only the rich Ukraine, but most of the remainder of Russia as well. It is too early to predict what effect the invasion of Russia will have on the out- come of the general war, but it seems likely that the power of the Stalin regime will be destroyed. BIG SHIPS READY IN 1946 The work of constructing battleships is slow and the two-ocean navy, projected by Congress last Fall, will be many years a-building. dust a few days ago the government ac- quired increased space for shipbuilding fa- cilitiés in Brooklyn where the two mightiest fighting ships ever constructed will be laid down in December, 1942—a year and a half from this summer. The dreadnaughts Maine and New Hampshire will be 58,000 ton monsters but it will take three to four years to finish them. It they get started in December, 1942, it will probably be 1946 before they will be ready to shoot their big guns. By this time, the world picture may be altered, but they will add to the security of the people of the | | United States. er’s pay envelope, American workers in \ | and | in- | THE KEY _— Sie | | THE WEATHER Observation taken at 7:30 a. mm, 75th Mer. Time (city office) | Temperatures | Highest last 24 hours 90 Lowest last night 80 | Mean 5 Sasori | | Normal 83. | Precipitation ‘Rainfall, 24 hours ending | 7:30 a. m., inches 0.25 Total rainfall since July 1, inches 1.15 Excess since July 1, inches 0.44 | Total rainfall since Jan. 1, | inches 26.78 Fxecss since January 1, inches 12.21 | Wind Direction and Velocity E—6 miles per hour Relative Humidity 84% Barometer at 7:30 a. m,, today Sea level, 30.05 (1017.6 millibarsy Tomorrow's Almanac Sunrise 5:43 a, m. Sunset 7:21 p.m. Moonrise 8:05 p.m Moonset 6:32 a."m, Tomorrow's Tides {Naval Base) | AM PM High 9:43 10:55 Low 2:59 4:25 FORECAST (Till 7:30 p. m., Wednesday) Key West and Vicinity: Mostly cloudy with scattered thunder- showers th tonight, and Wedne to mod- afternoon, gentle da: erate southe to southwest winds. Florida: Partly cloudy tonight |and Wednesday with local thun- dershowers in | ties, mostly in the afternoon. Jacksonville to Florida Straits and East Gulf: Moderate south- westerly winds over north por- d moderate southeast and scattered _ locali- tion, a south winds over south portion, and partly cloudy weather to- night and Wednesday with scat- tered show Today’ 8 Birthdays |! | U. S, Senator John H. mae: -| head of Alabama, born in mar, Ala., 69 years ago. nt . Nelson A. Rockefeller, John , Dv: grandson. president of! Rockefeller Center, coordinator of Cultural and Commercial Re- | lations between, the American Republic, born in Bar Harbor, | Claude R. Moines, Commis: Iowa, 69 year Porter of Des Interstate | Commerce born in Moulton, ago. sione David E. Lilienthal, director, Tennessee Valley Author: born in Morton, Ill, 42 ‘yé ago. nk A. Waugh of Amhe noted landscape archi- t, born in Sheboygan Falls, , 72 years ae Prof. Evarts B. Greene, Co- ia Univer 's noted profes sor emeritus of history, born in Japan, 71 years ago. Percy, Grainger of White Plains, N. Y., composer, born in Australia, 59 years ago. Enjoy at MIAMI BEACH A Perfect Summer Vacation at WHITELAW HOTEL 808 Collins Avenue 70c Per Person (Two in a Room) All Outside = Bath and | ‘Showers - 100 feet from Ocean SIDELIGHTS By MARCY B. DARNALL Former Editor of The Citizen Fearing that her fox Rowdy, her death, Mrs, of Oakland, C: terrier, Clara Edgarton death. Influential friends got up a petition to save the dog. Judge W. H. Har cided to ignore legal technicalities and awarded Rowdy to an army sergeant who promised the animal a good home. What might have been a Beart ling headline was a ciated Press 3 don last week, which said: “Nazi war planes bombed New York last night, but there was little damage. New York is a_ tiny village in Lincolnshire in north- west England”, In proportion to population, Washington, D. C., has 250 per- cent more murders than New York City, according to a Con- gressional committee © report, which also said that persons who commit felonies have chances of 6-to-1 against indictment, 10-to-1 against conviction, and 15-to-1 against serving a jail sentence. Edogard ~ Herriot, five-time premier of France, was recently fired’ by the Vichy government from his post as mayor of the in- da 1 city of Lyons, an office he held for more than 35 He is now 69 years old. years Incensed by ‘Charles A. Lind- bergh’s recent attitude on na- tional affairs, the city council of Charlotte, N. C., has changed the » of Lindbergh Drive to Avon Terrace, Patriotic citizens of the Wis- consin federation of German- Amer{éah societies, composed of 60 groups of 1 bers, have ~ pledged themselves “to fight with every means at our disposal the totalit n form of govern- me ant and everything it stands feel prowsy ? SMELL EXHAUST Gas ? IT MAY BE DEADLY CARBON MONOXIDE sale, sells them at retail, | |yoted here and even served as a +the TRY IT TODAY— | The Favorite in Key West { might be neglected after | provided in, her will that he should be put to! |MAP OF HAVANA with Guide| YOUR NEWSBOY. . . » buys his copiés of The Citizen at whole- + pays cash for his papers. . . « loses if a customer fails to pay. . is embarrassed if a customer is slow pay. - goes the limit for his trad rain or shine, serves his customers well. - . . asks customers to cooperate by paying hirn promptly and regularly. THE CITIZEN Circulation Department ‘Planes. High Spot Coverage. ‘BETTER LATE - THAN NEVER (By keatca. Press) OROVILLE, Calif., July 8.—For'| 50 years Harry James Osborne school boarl member. Then he learned he was not an American, citizen, So at the age of 70 he rectified matter’ ig took out "hispa- pers. TUESDAY, JULY 8, 1941 ————. HOTEL LEAMINGTON N. E. 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