The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 3, 1941, Page 2

The Key West Citizen atteeusebevereasneactiemesensre *UE COTIZEN PUBLISHING CO, ENC. PUblished Dally except Sunday By 4 P. AWTMAN, President and Publisher 40% ALLEN, Castner From The Citizen Bullding Ccrner Greene and Ana Streets _ Fs ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application. ‘3 SPECIAL NOTICE All reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of "espect. obiteary notices, etc, will be charged for at j ; 5 the Fa g N exepue is to be derived are § cents a line. The Citizen is an open foram and invites discus- fivu vt puoitc issues and egbjects of local or general intere: it will net publish anonymous communi- eations. of 19 cents a line. Water and > More Hoteis and Apartments. ~ Airperts—Land and Sea. 1 z 3 Beach and Bathing Pavilion. 5 3 5. Consolidation of County and City Gov- H + © A Modern City Hospital FREEDOM OF THE PRESS ' Whete news is suppressed there is anarchy; where news is controlled there is fear; only where-news is free are human be- ings free. CARL ACKERMAN, Bean, School of Journalism, e Columbia University. A duty of fhe newspaper is to publish the things.the public has a right to know. Gypsy Rose Lee has written a mystery book, strangely enough. Always reveal- ing. Judging from the uniforms worn by the boys inducted into service, they come in two sizes—too large and too small. We can imagine a Hoover grin, when he thinks about the time President Roose- velt criticized him for extravagance. A local electrician notes that in the modern electrically equipped home vir- tually everything is controlled by switches except the children. Freshmen at Florida are ready to boy- cott Key West because of the island city’s ban on “rats.”—Fort | Myers “News-Press. But Brother Rat is always welcome. _SESESE BEEsEsesesee tea pe + Hi In the passing of Tax Collector Joe | - MeMahon, Monroe county loses an effi- / cient servant, one whose loss will be keenly Be felt by the people, and *particuarly those j who labored with him. be Marshall Field is establishing a morn- Du ing paper in Chicago where the Tribune, boy (World’s Greatest Newspaper) holds domi- pa nant sway. It will be called The Sun, not a Ca propitious name for the sun has a habit of i going down. ha’ Someone, whose name is not necessary Cn to be mentioned, requested The Citizen to su omit the name of a frien who got into the val teils of the law. The request naturally wes refused on the ground that we play no . favorites, so the subgeription to the paper was cancelled. If anyone thinks that The Citizen will stultify itself for the sake of the price of a subscription or for any monetary loss they are mistaken, that is all. The proposal for a fifteen per cent in- If such a tax went into effect, the taxpayer time. The withholding tax, be- Ist, would be for the cur- of 1942, but the 1941 taxes would due until March 15th. This years’ ineome. No ee = for entertaiament by churchéS from which | The spectacular daylight shooting on one of Key West’s principal thoroughfares Monday coupled with the shooting of Cap- | tain Tom Moore last week highlights once again the urgent need of immediate action to gurpress such outrages at once. a ¢amnot_and will.not tolerate | PROMISCUOUS USE OF FIREARMS | cidents. They have teacheg the startling | proportions of an epidemic. i Monday, two men, employing the | brazen tactics of big time gangsters shot at ; 2man on his way to work in daring defiance 3 | of the law. “20 j Last week, Captain Moore, veteran ferry boat skipper, suffered a painful and | possible serious injury when he was shot in | | the eye while bicyeling. | And for the past several weeks, resi- | dents of Seminary street have been com- | plaining bitterly about the continued and | promiscuous shootings by boys armed with air rifles. = The boys not only attempt to destroy | what little bird life rem@is on the is- | land, but their indiscriminate use of guns | endangers little children as well as | adults. These shootings indicate that the Key i West citizen is no longer safe either on the | street or in his home. i Responsibility for this promiscuous use of firearms lies squarely with the city and county law enforcement agencies. j City ordinances, county laws and state | regulations have been enacted to protect | people against just such shootings as are | currently plaguing Key West. | These laws should be vigorously en- | foreed now, before there is a fatality. The ' city’s police force and the county enforce- | ment officials have shown in the past that i they have the ability and the organization | to preserve law and order. i It is incumbent on them to use their | talents in putting a prompt end to these shootings. They must serve emphatic | who shoot from speeding automobiles, and hoodlums who shoot firearms without re- gard for the safety of citizens. " There is too much shooting going on in this troubled world without the indis- criminate use of fire arms of any sort pre vailing here. MENACE TO LABOR * The troublemakers in the ranks of labor would do well to read the Gallup poll | which was pubished on October 29. The poll asked this question: “Are you in favor of the closed shop—that is, re- quiting every worker in a company to hited?” Seventy-seven per cent of those queried | answered No. Only 13 per cent answered | Yes. The balance of 10 per cent was un- |} decided. In short, sentiment against the closed shop was in the overwhelming ratio of six to one! The important part of this is that the bulk of major union disputes of late have dealt with the closed shop issue. When | wage and hour issues are involved, govern | | ment mediation boards exist to protect the | worker against exploitation and unfair | treatment. What union leadership wants is | a closed shop which will prevent any man | who doesn’t pay tribute to a union from get- | ting a job and earhing a living. The continual strike threat in the coal | mines supplying the nation’s most basic de- | fense industry, steel, was over the closed | shop issue. The head of the mine workers | has defied the government of the United | ; States and told it, in effect, to accede to his | demands—or else! The temper of the American people is | clear. No group, whether it be labor or | } capital, can be allowed to imperil this coun- | | try. No group can put its own selfish in- terests ahead of the nation’s safety. It is | want to work, and they know that today be required to pay two years’ taxes | waves are at record levels. But a few of the native’s ambitions will | troublemaking union heads stop them. | The radicals in the labor movement are | digging unionism’s grave. Let them re- member the President’s words—“That e the taxpayer pay income taxes | smali minotity is a menace to the true cause | David Sathoff, of the Radio of labor itself, as well as to the nation as a whole.” | Notice to the city, county and state that the | | people of Key West are safe from gangsters | belong to a union before he can be} THE KEY WEST CITIZEN This is the way LP. Schutt, manageD.of “the Casa: Marina, ) here for «the hotel’s- eleventh Season, sums up the outlook for :Plorida for the coming winter. ape Monroe county commissioners have been asked by state offi- cials to do everything possible to encourage auto owners to buy their state license tags at once so that school teachers may be paid before Coristmas. Sidney Thompson was author- ized to operate an information booth at the railroad station during the coming winter sea- som. He made formal applica- Pp tion and it was decided to grant his request unless it develops that the coumty does not own the booth. Clerk Ross. Sawyer reported that delinquent tax payments for the past Mohth ‘have totalted * approximately $8,000. The local Rotary club may ap- point a col ittee to try and help the city find a way out of its financial difficulties. $ The club presented its president, Jer- ty Trevor, an electre waffle iron, as a wedding present. The Citizen in editorials said: “Germany is said to be consid- e g the erection of tariff walis that will exclude outside com- petition altogether. If shell only sefid a couple of chaps over here to observe what that sort of pol- icy has done for the United States, she'll have a darned sight too mich sense to consider it longer”. Personal Mention: Mrs. Harrg Beaver, who was visiting in Mi- ami, has returned on the Havana Special Harry Baker. who was on a business trip to Miami, has returned. Atty. William H. Ma- Jone left yesterday for .Tallahas- see to plead a case in supfeme court. William V. Albury. coun- ty attorney, left yesterday for | Tallahassee to be present at the ‘hearing of. the school case to- morrow. Today's - Anniversaries | 1755—Gilbert Stuart, greatest {of American portrait painters, | born in Narragansett, R. 1 Died |in Boston, July 27, 1828. i | 1772—Rebecea Hubbs, humble, | unlettered, widely - traveled Quaker preacher, born in Buri- ington Co., N. J. Died Septem- ber 29, 1852. | i 1810—Louisa S. C. McCord, noted Southern woman writer of | her generation, born in Charles- j ton, S.C. —Died there, Novem-! ber, 23, 1879. A t | 4828—George Brinton McCiel- lan, Mexican War soldier, gen-; eral-in-chief. of the Union arm-| ies in November 1861, Lincoln’s ‘opponent for President in 1864, |New Jersey governor, born in | Philadelphia. Died Oct. 29, | 1885. | 1836—Cleveland Abee, meteo-} | rologist, called “Old Probs”, for! his daily weather “probabilities”, father of Weather Bureau, born | jin New York Died October 28,; j 1916. i i | 1842—Eilen H. S. Richards, jpioneer woman chemist-profes- | | Sor of the Mass. Inst. of Tech- | nology, born in Dunstable, Mass. Died March 30, 1911. i871_Newtoh D. Baker, wil-) Son's sectetaty..of -war, idealist! born in Mar- | Today's disposition seems to tumbie«down diyidwal income tax, payable at the source | unquestioned that the bulk of wotkers in | be diplomatic and at the same’ bank and found a cardboard irom January 1, 1942, is considered dead. i this country are loyal and patriotic. They | time assertive: but there is often) ah élement of cunning that is liable to lead to trouble. Many / Surely be attained but, jenemies are liable to be made, who may Sttteed in overthrow- ing pfajects that seem certain [smeeenet on the 98 SSeSaerciece “which was.in old-style and (neh enema mtn ‘KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY NOBLE WORDS By ART ESPINOLA | 1 “Noble are those wofds which ' upon Sur ears fall, and with’ tinkling resonance, thrill us to the utmest”. Like “Victory” still Gur hearts can thrill And lead us with devotion { When “Duty” calls. There are no wails i To hold back one’s emotion. Of hypnotic spells ! To quench one’s moral thirst, | Yet “Peace” seems j Like a lover’s dreams To soothe one’s ailings first. The High School Glee Ciub, under the direction of William Today In History © 1787—Historic New England's Ohio Company of pioneers ae Ipswich, Mass., in covered wag-| ons for the West. 1787—James Rumsey’s pioneer steamboat publicly exhibited on the Potomac—inventor lacked capital to go on and died a few years later. 1818—Illinois_ admitted to statehood. 1833—Oberlin Collegiate In-} stitute, Ohio, founded—first col- legiate co-educational institution in country. 1901 — Theodore Roosevelt's first Presidential message calls for trust, regulation, a larger army and. reciprocity treaties. 1915—Capts. Von Papen and Boy-td of Germany asked to be recalled becausd of impropei in- irs. 1939—Finns keep resisting So- viet invasion of their country. 1940—TItalian line in Albania crumbles. SSS ees Today’s Birthdays rT A. Atwater Kent of Philadel- phia, ralio maker-invehtor, born in Butlington, Vt, 68 years ago. Maj. Gen. Bruce Magruder, U.S.A, born in District of Co- lumbia, 59 years ago. Dr. Lucia R. Briggs, president, Miiwaukee-Downer College, born in Cambridge; Mass., 64 ago. years. Edward L. Ryerson, Jr. chair- man, Inland Steel, Chicago, born there, 55 years ago. Dr. Charles F. Pabst of Brooklyn, N. ¥., dermatologist, born in New York, 54 years ago. Col. Julius Ochs Adler of New York, newspaper publisher, born in Chattanooga, Tenn, 49 years ago. James E. Warren, president, Southern Bell Telephone, At- lanta, born in Beech Grove, Tenn., 63 years ago. George B. Utley, librarian of the Newberry Library, Chicago, born in Hartford Conn., 65 years ago. LEAVES $4311 Tumors he had a lot of money hidden away somewhere. Finally, a brother searched his river- bor $4911, of $785 in gold céins. the A World Champion i AY. DECEMZE Out on the range it’s “Howdy pardner, have a Chesterfield~ That's true Western hospitaisty. them exactly what they want, Chestertcid s RIGHT COMBINATION of the world’s Dest cuge- rette tobaccos is right at the top. There is more downright pleasure = Chesterfield’s COOL MILDNESS and SETTER TASTE Rodeo Rider EDDIE CURTIS requiring filling stations to remain from 7 p. m. te 7 a. m. was passed on its final reading. A request was received from E. CITY COUNCIL NAMES . | J. Smith to have a street light in- mayor also requested the boant te NEW BD. PUB. WORKS (Continued from Page One) lot adjoining La Concha Hotel, Committee. which has been maintained by the city as a recreation park for some time, be turned back to the Cath- | dressed the council relative to the lic Chutch organization, owners of the property as it was shown that the city was unable to finance its upkeep any longer. A letter was read from one of merchants of the city stating that the grocerymen fa- Vored an ordinance be drawn up making it compulsory fer ail stores to remain closed on Sun- days. Due to the fact that the let- ter was not signed, which no %t was an oversight’ on the part of the writer, it was decided to defer action until a later date. Adrian O’Sweeney addressed the council on the subject of the city purchasing space in an ad- vertising ing circulated weekly by a Miami it was decided to have a city representative confer with the general advertising committee, which was appointed some time ago to handle these matters. The stalled at the corner of South and confirm Thompson streets. The matter Was referred to the Public Safety Albert E. Peirce, manager of the Key West Gas Company, ad- franchise-ordinance which was adopted some time back covering the operations of the company. Mr. Peirce stated that the com pany would not be able to accept the terms of the requirements set forth at this time, which provides that the company pay to the city 2 per cent of its gross receipts, in- stead of 10 per cent net as here- tofore. The matter was deferred until the next regular meeting. oo Adbury informed. the council that he had ee 3 three more special police, J Webb, Jack Saunders and Wii Archer, and asked confirmation of the appointments. He elso stated that he hal ap- GENERAL i Pointed five ‘colored special po- $25 Whitehend lice, Claudis Lang, Arnold Rob- pos - i Rectiog. Key West. Pin. Pam ton and Edward Burrows. The i}