The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 4, 1941, Page 2

(SPOR Ae Oo aoe 7 te eo ttn. LBEear 2a SESS SAEED? 33 Rime ea —mtebed at Key West, Florida, as second class matter ae | the “stop gambling” command is based, ap-| 2 f f ecmmon desire to protect the city agai SS ota 5 ale jaa racketeers and gang FREEDOM OF THE PRESS Where news is suppressed there is afiarchy; where news is controlled there is ings free. CARL ACKERMAN, Dean, School of Journalism, Columbia University. “This would be a great world if it didn’t exist: ‘When the time comes to ign ignore another guy, ignore him. _ Some folks have only one simple fault; they sim simply are impossible. = Thive carefully ; let others have a holi- day. ‘mmarred by accident and enjoy the Christmas season yourself, Perhaps the most spacious area of un- mitigated sandy waste in the world is pro- vidéd by the Libyan desert where the Allies are fighting the Axis, There was a shortage of labor thou- sands.of years ago, for we read in the Old Testament that “the harvest truly is plen- teous, but the labourers are few.” “With soldiers in Teele n Guiana the United States appears to be de- termined to meet hostilities*far from home, something we wexe-promised” kare never |. baupen: Sv henaver you think that you are too impeértant and indispensable remember that the cemeteries are filled with people whe.thought the world couldn’t get along | without them. ™ Now that you are a member of the Red | Cr@8s, you should buy some Christmas Seals, or g bond. We admit the demands on the pogketbook for such purposes are at the saturation point, but the urgency is impera- tives # The war is becoming more or less staBilized. It is turning into a war of re- , Hitler’s prime concern now is.to es. or; ze German-controlled Europe into. thégvast producing machine that the Nazi need. And the main Goacttd df the di vacies is to out-produce him) jin, ;all fields. That should mean a long drawn-out ba = gor a long time it has been said that | eat oysters only in the months ee coeptun peta ld ‘ar. ‘we can get a hold of em. or truth has for centuries is shown in a period- d gd in 1599 that “itis unseasonable . CEASE GAMBLING ORDER The mysterious order which clamped | the lid on gambling in Key West has the | unanimous and wholehearted approval of | everyone. Even the inveterate gamblers | and operators of gambling clubs approve | the edict. Key West’s enthusiastic acceptance of | | parently, not on the moral issue, but or a} What many observers feared came to | pass, Governor Spessard.L. Holland or- | dered Dade and Broward counties closed. | Gambling operators and syndicates de-' voted to racketeering cognizant of the gov- | | for other rich fields. Their covetous gaze fell on Key West. The island, they knew, had as an auto-{ monous government as any city or county in “& the country. The climate was ideal. There was every indication that it faced the certain prospect of the most prosperous | winter season in its history. Ais so they made plans to invade Key | West and infest it with crooked games of | chance. All this isnot conjecture, The evi- j dence has Béen piling up. with each-passing | |. day. City and:county law. enforcement agen- "| | cies profess to know nothing abgut the or- | der, They state itcame without warning | and was a surprise even to those who pride | | themselves in knowing what takes place be- hind the scenes. It is, therefore, to be assumed that the . | command came from the governor, and that he meant what he said when he announced last week that his “stop gambling” order would be extended “if conditions require their extension.” Governor Holland merits the eternal | gratitude ef Key West and Monroe county. His fearless action has made the city safe~ against the encroachments of the worst ele- ments from the big cities. And who knows, but that, perhaps, in the months to come, Key West may find that it can get along very well without gam- bling and decide to make the governor's or- | der, so dramatically imposed Monday, | everlasting. H STALLING FOR TIME Judging by the tone of the govern- ment-inspired Tokyo press, one wonders why Japan went to the expense of sending special envoy Saburo Kurusu over here, The papers say with menotonous regularity | and uniformity that all hope of maintaining peace in the Pacific is gone, and that war is | inevitable. Japan’s peace offers to this country have been Hitler-like—in other words, she | will accept peace if she is given everything she wants. j One school of experts thinks that | Japan may be stalling for time—that she is bluffing on the one hand and talking vague- | ly about understandings on the other, in or- j der to keep thé’United States from definite | action now, ,Every day that (passes, ob- | viously makes-it a harder job‘to unseat her from her position of military power in Asia. | +. | However, every day that passes also makes | Japan weaker economically. | This government is giving absolutely | no ground to Japan. The American atti- | | tude, in effect, tells Nippon that if she in- | | sists on conquest she will have war with us | WHAT IS MAN? | Do you recognize the Pleiades when ‘you see them in the eastern sky? Maybe, you know them as the “Seven Sisters,” ac- | cording to the legend of ancient Greece? Anyway, don’t try teo hard to find the seventh sister, invisible to the naked eye. Just remember that the astronomers have | recently added 24 stars to the group which | | now number 211, according to the experts. — . -Dy. Adrian Van Maanen, of the Mount ; Wilson Observatory, members of the constellation, which is’ orf | these stars, moving 186,330 miles a second, | | requires only 500 years to reach the earth. | | These figures give us an appreciation | | of the amazing distances in the uniyerse > that is slowly unfolding its vastness to the | | scientific research of man. No wonder the | Psalmist wrote with prophetic wisdom: “When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy finger, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained: What is man, pee ee and the son } _coggnyas identified the new. 1") t | of the nearest to the earth. Light’ from (CHRISTMAS SEAL’S COMMITTEE NAMED From a lengthy list of volun- j teers who sought to assist _ this | Year in the annual Christmas Seal Campaign, Joe Allen, chair- man of the 1941 drive, today an- mounted ‘names of committee members of the Monroe County Tuberculosis As- seciation who will take an ac- tive part in the Protect campaign. Your Howe from. The members Taberculosis are Mrs. Joe Lo pez, Junior Woman’s Club; Joe | Pinder, Junior Chamber of | Commerce; Mrs. James Single- ton, Parent-Teacher Association; M.E Berkowitz, Boy Scouts: Harry Baker, Key West Fire Department: Mrs. J. J. and Dan Z Harrison. “Response of civic-minded citizens of Key West”, said Mr. Alien, “to the annual call for voluntary helpers seemingly as- sures us that. our community will go ‘all out’ for a sureessful drive. It is worth noting at this time thaiain préviogs years our Chrstmiis ‘Seal workers have acquitted themselves ‘most éred- itably and have put the Bame of Key West high on the list of cit- Trevor ies waging a relentless atfack on ™ ‘ tuberculosis. “This is the 35th year that Christmas .Seals have been sold | throughout the nation to aid the fight for tuberculosis prevention and‘control. The Seal Sale here. moreover, enables the local as- sociation to carry on its year- round campaign against the dis- “Mr: Allen pointed out that the committee membershiv - an- noenced today would be follow- ed by the naming of additional frouns and subcommittees, in- cluding a. women's committee. husinessrren's committee end iunior helvers, so that all who have evolunteered, and still oth- ers will be afforded an opvor- frmity to enlist in the camo3ign | which is already under way. Todav’s Haraseone! Today’s native will be RAPES | ate and probably compassion- ate. The mind mav be given to the gratification of the senses, possibly to a Gegree that will render them tion for position and wealth, perhaps mainly for selfish rea- | sons. There are about 100 United } States post offices and six sub- | stations in Puerto Rico. Vera Zorina, movie actress, has a hobby of sketching in char- coal. finally delusive. | There seems to be some ambi- ‘KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY “PEOPLE'S FORUM Monroe tounty, largest in area’ in the state, received the largest Slice of the gas tax funds distri- buted today. The sum was $75,- S7i. Palm Beach was’ second and received $25,521. Another slight decrease in ferry travel is shown by reports for the week ending Nov. 29. This week the records show 85 cars, 16 trucks, 14 buses and 289 passengers. W. Curry Harris and W. War- ren Sawyer were appointed es- quire and chaplain, respectively, of Key West Lodge No. 551, BP.O. Elks, by Exalted Ruler Ross C. Sawyer at the regular meeting held last night The appointments were made to fill the vacancies caused by the re- signations of Harry D. Warren and L A Gardner, who “have filled these offices since April. Searching through a smoke- filled. burning house for a child that was not there is the ex- perience of Chief Harry Baker this morning. The chief learned that a child wes supposed to be in the build- Instructing the firemen to withbold the streams, Chief Bak- er entered the burning building 2 of the child who wasn't s of Monroe and Dade are still searching for Tun driver, who, in a red coupe, struck C. Cowell, near the Monroe county line is Dade county, causing serious injur- ies. Personal Mention—Mrs. Mary E. Bethel arrived yesterday for an exténded visit to her son-in- law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Whalton, 1409 Di- vision street. . -T. T. Thompson Was an outgoing passenger on the Over Sea Limited yesterday, going for a short visit to the Caribee Colony at Key Largo. . . Miss Cuca Domenech, who was y visiting for several weeks with j friends in Miami, has returned \. . Mrs. Sealy B. Herttell, who was visiting relatives in the state for several weeks, has re-) eas = The Citizen in editorial para- rrcvhs said: “Japan is getting ‘cockier and cockier’ all'the time. She is now | making demands on the League appear, might do a first rate job by simply standing aside and saying ‘Sick ‘em, Russia’.” “King Carol of Rumania thinks it is an outrage fer his brother to have married a highly respect- able young woman whose only fault (7) is that she isn't of royal blood. A rake like Carol should ‘holier his head off, of course, ; about a: thing like that after his; of Nations. The latter. it would | URGES REPAIRS TO 2 TRUMBO ROADWAY Editor, The Citizen: Please allow me space in your paper to express ‘my views on the condition of the street on Trumbo Island that leads from Caroline street to the P. & O. docks. Some people claim this to be a private street but ‘this Street has not been closed to the public in 20 years and it serves a public carrier, the P. & 0 S. & Co, so how can it be a Private street. With the winter season almost on us, why this street is not re- paired is beyond me. The Board of Public Works should look in- to this and have this work done before the tourists arrive. This is their only way to get to the a} ‘passenger boat and the fishing boats at Craig Docks I thank you. A CITIZEN Key West, Fla. Dec. 3, 1941 ; ? . Todav’s Birthdays Maj. Gen. Walter L. Reed USA. son of the conguerer of yellow fever, who today reach- es the statutory age of retire- ment, born at Fort Apache, Ariz. 64 years ago. Deanna Durbin, actress in Winnipeg, Canada, 19 ago. born Dr. John W. Kerr of the U. 5. Public Health Service, Washing- ton, retired, born at Grand Rap- ids, Ohio, 70 years ago. Roy E. Tomlinson, president, National Biscuit Co, New York. born in Chicago, 64 years ago. Rev. Charles Morrison, editor of the Christian Century, Chi- cago, born in Harrison, Ohie, 67 years ago. ;escapades with a notorious wom- jap were the disgrace of his na- | tion for a half dozen years”. ROLLER SKATE Keep Your Weight In Shape { j 24-Hour Ambulance Service | Phone 135 He eS Se et ee ee ae i I i 1 I I i i i 1 i i i i i i i i i 2 i. \ Sealtest. FROZEN EGGNOG Well, here's eggnog like Grandmother used to make— with plenty of eggs, thick golden cream—and that real old-time flavor. ee CE eet uae tn, 4 x ,ed warm 4 Is URSDAY, DECEMEEE _ [THE WEATHER Observation taken at Sth Mer. Time (C ty Temporetures othe: Highest last 24 hours Lowest last night Mean Normal Tl nigh = od Rainfall 730 a.m Total rai inches Excess since - inches 6 Total rainfall sin sg Excess since Janua ve at 2€ Wind Direction and Waieciey E— miles per b Relanve Humod:ity 96° Barometer at 7 Sea level, 30.02 Tomorrow's Sunrise Sunset Moor: Moonset ry a m. today 10166 milliber: Aimanac High Low Key West i Viemit sional showers and warm ‘humid wouter and Friday: southeast and south wonds Florida: Showers am: hurd ss th SS mS | BANK CHECK AND SAVE THRE SCHEDULE OF CHARGES Up to $50—Ten Cents Per Check $50-$100—Fifteen Cont F— lance Abcve $10¢6—Fifween C-m F = mame ACCEPTABLE BY SUSINESS (ONCEE== EVERY WSERE Member ei tre Fecera. Deco lasicusce: (omar You save ali the fiswor snc muces oes of wegratees amc anuum. jee (when you cook wath 2 General (Te kamen Bear ee ge i i e ee ee ‘San he ao cee Se ee ee a 2 oe REASONABLE PRECES and TERMS