The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 20, 1941, Page 2

cards of thanks, resolutions of haaes will be charged for at inment by churches from which ‘ed are 5 cents a line, ublish anonymous communi- is forum and invites discus- issues and subjects of local or general will not p it without fear and without favor; never be afraid to attack wrong or to applaud right; always fight for progress; never be the or- gen or the mouthpiece of any person, clique, 7} faction or class; always do its utmost for the ' public welfare; never tolerate corruption or mjustice; denounce vice and praise virtue, commend good done by individual or organ- ‘|. ization; tolerant of others’ rights, views and opinions; print only news that will elevate and not contaminate the reader; never com- promise with principle. a i | / IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST : ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN ; aa a 1 Water and Sewerage. 2." More Hotels and Apartments. _ 8, Beach and Bathing Pavilion. 4.? Awperts—Land and Sea. |, 5. Consolidation af County and City Gov- A ernments. ie A Modern City Hospital. A popular song remains popular only ‘inti! someone can think up a sillier one, e Who can remember the days when the Taw of supply and demand was supposed to egulate prices? It seems that law is being Bbrogated. ‘The isolationist worm has been trans- | prmed into an interventionist butterfly. ‘Phe metamorphosis was natural after in- u sidious propaganda, | =: The campaign orator who shouts that | tb he is willing to “trust the dear peepul”, j uld start a grocery store and then he 01 ey ‘change his mind, uaale: Mf y t a piece of paper ondy, with 4 ure of) Benjamin | fran lih, how much ioney would you have? “Most-of us aré more familiar with the likeness of George Washington, on our | paper bills. Note to gamblers: The. government Permits bribe givers to deduct as an expense the amounts given to bribe takers in mak- ing out your income tax returns, With the increased taxes, soon due, the amounts Saved may be appreciable, This writer could easily state the name | of the prettiest young lady in Key West, but | tiere’is no sense in losing friends, Besides, after all, it is a matter of taste, For in- | Stance, some fellows wouldn't have the Duchess of Windsor for a gift ‘while her present spouse (she heeft Bp Wn for her, . .- a baa. ALA BAYA). 2 Enoch Johnson, :bierwigspolitician of Atlantic City, was convicted and given 10 | yéars in the penitentiary, for failing to in- | Clude the fruits of his grafting in his in- | éome tax return to the government. Income tax dodgers should remember that the gov- ernment wants its ‘eut”, whether the | money is obtained illegally or not. Public officials in Key West and Monroe County, who demand graft from violators of the law for “protection” (there are rumors that this practice prevails here) should be careful | aid include these illieit gains in their in: + efime tax returns or they may rue the omis- Ssicg SEER SSSESESES Sosesysers | i | i received at the mond Lord, there is a grain of hope for | pedestrians and those wishing to sleep in the possibility that drivers of 18 and under | see ellemclapmpcaiy Cn =: LET’S RATION drivers’ licenses have not bee office of County Judge Ray. ma re apete hk ko 2 Persons of 18 and under, according to mitting them to dri: speeds not to exceed 35 miles an hour, and only in their own counties. The uncertainty lies in the fact that it is not known here whether the law will | apply to drivers in that age group who al- ready have licenses. It definitely will ap- ply to those who seek permits in the future. Admitting that it is unfair to accuse all Key West youngsters of reckless driv- ing, it nevertheless is true that the great bulk of the reckless driving committed here, is done by the younger people—both on motorcycles and in automobiles, Over a period of years, they have deinonistrated clearly enough that they can get away with it; With'the exception of a few, isolated cases, . . With traffic © g a stop to the reckless driving. One way of killing off at least part of it would be the | appication of laws limiting the speed and driving hours of the youngsters, Atfter all, if we are going to have gaso- line rationing, a good place to start would be with the people who misuse it. Key West could make its 10 per cent cut easily by revoking the licensés of a month’s crop of wild drivers, FREEDOM FACES TWO THREATS The so-called American way of life, with its individual freedom in economic, political and religious activities, is threat- ened not only by actual attack, if the Nazis | across the room, “Everything | Mari win their war in Europe, but also by the threat of attack, even if actual attack never in comes. We have, for years, pitied the people | for the | of France, Germany and Russia, burden of armaments that they carried. If the dictators of Germany, Italy and Japan continue to do business, regardless of an | actual attack upon us, we will have to main- tain armaments equal to the task of self- defense. This will mean subordinating ordi- nary processes to the necessities of com- plete defense. It will require the per- manent training of boys to be soldiers, en- tailing enormous expenditures every year for defense. The’ development of this country along the course of peaceful years will have to be abandoned while the nation supports an abnormal defense ex- pense, If-other nations organize their entire | populations for warfare; and put national life in,the complete control of dictators, free nations will have to do likewise or sur- render independence, To do likewise means the end of liberty, as we have known it, It means the suppression of minorities, the welding of our population into a home- geneous mass by foree if necessary, and the absolute dedication of individuals to the | supreme task of the state which will be the prosecution of war. PRISONERS KILL HOSTAGES The recent jail-break at Oklahoma State Prison in which the warden and a jailer were slain gives the answer to a prob- | lem whieh-has been much discussed, Every Once in a while somewhere in the United States a group of desperate con- victs attempts to break jail usually holding | some prominent prison’ official as hostage. The group always threatens to kill the | hostage, or hostages, unless’ its demands | Mi are promptly met by other guards and of-” ficials, In most instances, the guards and of- ficials comply with the demands of prison- ers and justify their compliance with the | rious,” Henry said. “Getting the statement that it was necessary to save the lives of the hostages. Usually, the state- ment is met with some doubt on the part of the publie, with many expressing the view that the prisoners would not injure the hos- tages even if guards refused their com- mands, The Oklahoma incident answers the problem otherwise, oie 2 8 ryghe the new laws, will be granted licenses per- }) only in daylight, at | 1 towing increasingly | heavy, the streets constantly becoming | more filled with pedestrians, it is time to put | 4). Chapter 24 Infernal Triangle (O thanks,” said Henry, “no drink, I’ve got too much thinking to do.” 2 “Ver well, suit yourself.” Marie went into the bedroom and losed the door none too gently. Henry, left alone, sat down at the piano. He ran his fingers up and down the keyboard a couple of times, and then he began to play over the setting of one of is songs. 5 He played softly, slowly—his Pg oe seine southward, cross- ing the Mason and Dixon Line, | coming to rest beside a slowly flowing river. Willow branches caressing the surface of the water, . . » Sunlight flickering through the leaves. . . . A woodthrush calling from somewhere in the thick woods. .. . A negro woman calling to a runaway pickaninny. | ,..Home—tranquility—. “All right,” said Marie back of him, “let’s have a showdown,” Henry turned quickly. “I don’t like that ward 4 gi think we've thing.” “Call it what you like,” said Marie. She dropped into a low chair. “All I,4know is that I've never been so mad and upset in all my life.” to have any such Henry sat ¢ wn facing her.}\" | Anger became her, 1e thought. So did the deep red material of | which her lounging pajamas were | made. The color made her eyes } seem even darker, brought out | the rich auburn tints of her thiek | hair, auburn tints that weren't al- ways visible. “Ym pretty well upset myself,” he’ said presently. “The idea, giving that job to a female,” Marie flared. “I, could wring her beak with perfect de- light.” “There, there, honey,” Henry | soothed. “Get hold of yourself . . . feeling like that doesn’t do Alma Latham any harm, and you any good.” “What’s more, Henry,” Marie went on, neck also.” “Really? .. . Well, if you must know the truth, Marie, I could wring it myself.” Henry gazed appens at once, if it’s bad.” “What do you mean?” uella’s gone.” “Gone? .,. Where?” “Back home. She’ “Well, for heaven's “I’'m_a. grass-wido | said, He was glad that he | sound sort of flippant. “She’s le } me flat—in a flat.” He grinned.| } | “Not bad, eh?” | “Henry, will you stop trying to | be funny,” said Marie, “and tell | me just what happened?” “All I know is that she walked ; out on me,” said Henry. “I found } a note when I got back from Chi- | cago this morning.” He shook | his head slowly. “Little Luella | couldn’t take the bitter the better, after all. Or maybe she thought there was too much of | the bitter.” “You mean she — she — fe out that T was in Chicago als “Who told her?” “Tommy Mcintyre.” said Henry. Then, as he saw Marie grov | angry, he said: “Wait a min | Marie, He didn’t tell her i | tionally.” Henry .explain | it happened,” and adde there you are! There’s.o infernal triangle in a ni He grinned again. “ metaphors perha pass,” ‘S No Solutior HE had no right to jump at gonclusions,” said Marie, ete know that as well as I 0, “Of course,” Henry agreed, “But, I suppose you'll have to | Marry me now, Marie, and do right by little Henry.” “Don’t thing’s gone wrong, and it’s all your fault!” “My fault?” | “Yes—not being here to get the radio job, and letting—” “Listen, Marie, my job in Chi- cago meant livelihood,” Henry cut in, “I couldn’t leave things there unfinished and rush back here to | see about an uncertainty.” “It wouldn’t have been an un- certainty, if you'd shown more spunk!” | “Meaning, I suppe:e, that I’m | just a spineless, spunkless hunk of humanity. Is that it?” “Oh, Henry,” Marie wailed, “Pm sorry. I didn’t mean to sound so‘much like a fish-wife or some- thing.” “Okay,” said Henry. “We're both on edge. Believe it or not, larie; it’s something of a shock to come home and discover that your wife's departed.” “Yes, I understand, Henry, dear,” Marie said, now calmer. “You poor dear boy!” “Add to that the necessity of | cing a situation that’s darn se- | a ; business with Luella all straight- ; ened out.” he said, “I don’t |¥ “I could. wring your} “I didn’t get the radio job, and! .. “She's got mothing on either of | talk like an idiot! Every- | consideration, Even if I am the ‘other woman,’ fT tried to hi “Yes, I know, Marie,” said softly. “You've been ie et “Does I rie's my radio job- change things us?” : “In a way, yes," si “You know as well as I how things we planne: do. now— “What’s to i on with those plans?” Henry in- terrupted. “If you were my wife and I went on with the realty company, we could do the other things 2% “We couldn’t. You'd always be letting the other job interfere.” Henry swell.” B30 aid be divided. We would never be able to work harmoniously to- pace 760 in the real estate usiness, and me on the air.” Henry watched the girl for a moment. “In other words,” he said, “you don’t love me enough be myself?” self’?” “I mean, couldn’t you love me, marry me—and let me go on with the work I seem to be cut out for?” Henry asked. “You have writer out of a real estate man, ou know. Maybe, it just. wasn’t intended to be that way.” “You aren’t blaming me for it, are you?” Marie wanted to know, stopping to look down into Hen- ry’s face. “I thought you'd be grateful.” “T am,” Hen: - and wea said. “In a way He hesitated a moment, straightened out his thoughts, and went on. “Suppose I decided to ditch New York, and ask for my old job down home, would you be willing to go back there with me?” “Good heavens, what a ques- tion!” Marie cried. She caught herself, laid her hand on Henry’s head, rumpled his hair. “You're I adore you, really I do, but—I’m still tied up with radio....I couldn’t possibly throw all that into discard.” “No? .... And yet you were perfectly willing for me to throw my job into diseard.” “That's different.” “In what way?” “Tm getting established,” said | Marie, “You are just sort of— | of—” | | | rifting?" . Henry, not that!” stepped back, made a ges- ture with her two hands. : xe) work it out somehow, .” She searched Henry’s ign of encouragement. The Kiss id Henry. He got tT to where he plac: his coat and hat, hings usually adiust. them- selves—finally. No matter how in- volved they seem to be.” He held | out his hand.“ Good night, Marie. |I’m sorry for all the disappeint- }ment I’ve caused you.” “Henry—dear!” Marie took the She toward her, lif'ed he ou may kiss me, | | outstretched hand. He Hen that we are still — unturned Then hb autiful ons.’ Marie's lovely mouth vushed her away from Then b (him, erabbed up his coat and hat, d hurried from the room, He vas shaken by a deluge cf emo- +s muella, .). . Marie | upon the sidewalk. “Taxi, sir?” the doorman asked. “No, ' thanks,” Henry replied. | “Nice night. . .. Think Pll walk.” “Yes, sir.” Henry strode off uptown, He |walked faster and faster, as {though by so doing he could | eseape his thoughts. But Henry had nothing on Tom- |my McIntyre. For up in his room Tommy was also trying to get away from the thinking that had made chaos of his brain. He too was thinking about Marie .. . about Luella... about jobs . . . work. He was also thinking about how utterly sick of New York he | was. He was sick of radio also. | Sick of just about everything. He | wanted to get away, go some place where he could do a lot of relax- ing, think matters over more any, He wanted to— e stopper ‘ort in his ing. pecaet sesciies f course! ... Why not? 4. g Florida was just the vias to go He Was due’a vacation. He had lo been postponing it, but wh: so any longer? Why not ask to have the vacation anted at once? Why not pack i and hie himself southward? Flor- 4 ida... , Sunshine that would be “You méan you're going to beg} | her to come back to you?” Florida will appeal to the Fed- eral Government for funds to establish a statewide radio net- work to serve the State High- way Patrol and local law en- i forcement units in erime preven- tion and defense work. more than welcome, now that the feel of winter was in the air. Sandy beaches , . ,-swimming in DING RIER 4 water... waving palms .. less ‘blue skies. And—he ht his breath at this thought—g one Luella, Yes, s Luella. That was something: : be continued) A it development is lumi- nous: made of hollow glass | Subsétibe to The Citizen, elp you—encourage — cs I prevent our going | Marie got up. She moved about | the room, “Your interests would | to become my wife, and let me | “What do you mean, ‘be your- {| been trying to make a radio ! sweet, Henry, terribly sweet... . | it any more tonight. | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, [ OUR DEMOCRACY——ma | MIERICANS AND THE AIR. ii PROFESSIONALS _ LOUIS A. HARRIS Attorney at La 217 Duval St. = forward, touched Ma- | FOR RENT i | WELL VENTILATED TWO: ROOM. Furnished Ap; Second Floor; No Child Eaton street. v FOR SALE—MISCE] TRAILERS. Apply To Skating Rink, i THE FASTEST MILITARY PLANES TODAY 5 a SINCE A SHORTAGE of exists, why can’t 2 or 3- live on a boat, have sport home for same money, cash for 26-ft. Cruiser. Box. The Citizen. 2 |FULLY EQUIPPED BBAt | PARLOR. Good paying ness. Owner leaving to: M. R., The Citizen. aug! \ AND A TRAINING SCHOOL- 463 MILLION MILES: // \ \N ONE YEAR BY CIVIL PLANES, |LARGE LIMES and GU 1014 Grinnell street, | | RED JACKET WATER 125-gal. capacity. Used months. $30.00. A. 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Pinder, 1217 Petronia The Citizen weleomes expres- sions of the views of its read- ers, but the editor reserves the right to delete any items } i | Editor, The Citizen: A recent editorial notes the | | squawks and complaints that are } going up over the new assess- a y the letters and wilt (ments, before any one is hurt!! | be published unless requested Probably the only ones “hurt” | s otherwise. ‘obably y e* {gal TABLE MODEL {will be those who paid nothing | ING THE GOSPEL NOGRAPH. - ns aap annatun before, or less than they really | eae 7125 Se Be Editor, The Citizen: owed; those who paid properly 99 The prosperity of our churches |should and will now pay less, as | ‘ in Key West is one of the most|the tax burden will be better dis-| cio Tet | hopeful signs of the times, and the | tributed. | and Fittings; also hi action of the ministers in taking] However—eternal vigilance “| Systems, Electric their messages to the crowded] the price of safety and there is| The largest stock — street corners is in keeping with| only one way that taxes can be! _ the practice of Jesus. The Gospel|kept down—watch the county | of personal salvation is the | commissioners, attend their meet- “shadow of a rock in a weary bee bere Soong pres ae lana toh i: ¢ fore them is FOURTEEN gout a ae ee ae es bendy vhen teat ig year and make their budget ac. in vain for the Gospel of the cordingly. County commissioners Kingdom; that Kingdom for which} the country over are apt to run we are taught to pray, “on earth, | hay wire with a big assessment | even as in Heaven, the restoration | ll aval ure a ee sro | of the laws that Jesus said He eee swiees pagrrenesdrek wnins aa came, not to destroy, but to fulfill. | suidance—remind them ‘that the That he lost patience with the} federal government is going to leaders of organized religion in| gtab a big slice from now on and his time, seems evident when He bel led a corded photos migraines of minute attention | otherwise like to give us. | to tithing, ut of “omitting the Very truly, weightier matters of the Law and GUY CARLETON. of Judgement.” Ridgefield, Conn., The Law of course is plainly | Stated. “Take thou no usury nor increase of thy brother.” Also, [ "FE. ‘Aug. 15, 1941. The full name: of Mozart, the | “The land shalt not be sold for-| great composer, was Johann | lever; the land is Mine” Ahd/Chrysostomys Wolfgang Ama- | again, “At the end of every seven} deus Mozart. | years, thou shalt make~a°release [ * * every creditor that lendeth aught to his neighbor shall re- lease it * * * it is called the Lord’s | release. ie BS So much for the Law. What of the Judgment? “See, I have set before you this day, life and good, and death and evil, * * * “If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy |God, * * * For this command- ment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off.” So, apparently this is His will, which we are taught to pray may be in force, “on earth, even as in Heaven.” Vosges 2 But, in another place it says i that unless lip service is backed “Key West's LA CONCHA HOTEL Beautiful—Air-Conditioned. Rainbow Room and Cocktail Lounge Say Taeproot ge ‘i TRY IT TODAY— Tho Favorite in Key West STAR BRAND COFFEE — | woe to them who-will not so much | |as lift with their little ‘the heavy burdens under which His children s‘a “er today His Law has heen made of no ef- STEPHEN C, SINGLETON, |. Key West, Fla, ~ August 16, 1941. i {