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‘At Key West, Fiorids, as second class matter te a } itsliould have it. 22% * i earés of thanks, resolutions of motices, ete, will be charged Tor at (AYA oe entertainmen’ surches from which ~ is to be derived are S cents a line. = Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Gov- 4 @. A Modern City Hospital FREEDOM OF THE PRESS Where news is suppressed, there is “anarchy; where news is controlled there is fear; only where news is free are human be- ie CARL ACKERMAN, Dean, School of Journalism, *: 7 Columbia University. ~- Z —— — Z Haye you bought your supply of Christ © mas site: a ™ <3 Hard, work still represents the main | ©. essential of success in life, regardless of the | © point of view of modern youth. - others—at least as much as he taiks. Mo- nopolizing the conversation is monopoly and monopoly is distasteful. t,t" ef What do you think of the headgear of the youngest brother of the Japanese em- peror? It’s traditional since 1000 A. D. It > reminds us of some of the hats worn by the * women of 194i A. D. This writer walked into the office of a Key West business man the other day and _& saw e clipped copy of an editorial from The y Citizen. The Key Wester said it Was good. <j That makes two.of us. Years ago many (Chinese drowned - their children, yet a likeable trait of the Celestials is their fondness for children: ty thousand ounces of gold.” Noting comment on a report that W. C. Fields had gone prohibition after drinking $185,900 worth of liquor The Key West Citizen finds it “surprising how many news- 4 AM fn. ; — licity stunt.” And here we thought it was ; = W.C.T. U. publicity —Fort Myers News- Press. a This column has been advised that the _2 monthly government payroll in Key West =, approximates $180,000. Asa consequence z the merchants are ali doing exceedingly well, but, with one or two exceptions, have # you noticéd them doing any larger amount = of advertising? As a consequence some Zo Miami merchants are carrying some very ~ lucrative accounts. ° Secretary of War Stimson accused the - Chicago Tribune of ‘wanting in loyalty and patriotism” for pubishing a copyrighted story envisaging an American Expedi- tionary force of 5,000,000 mento be dis- atched to Europe and Africa sometime ee aa Since we were promised by he Fresident that our boys would not be = z 4 oe 19.09 | sf day by Melvi a 500 | eee. E : : E. Russell, e U4 To a city that aspires to be attractive Gaon tai ee z | to tourists, such 4 municipal project is a de- Every person should learn to listen to | +. the usual pet name for a little girl is “my | papers have fallen for this Fieldsian pub- | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN MONDAY DECEMEEE & rS<I | MUNICIPAL STADIUM SCHOOLS TO AD _ - LECALS | The idea was sired by civic ieaders CAMPAIEN HERE Happenings On This Date Ten who gathered in ‘public meeting to form- é Yeers Ago As Taken From | ulate plans for a basketball league. Reena __ Files Of The Citften = By HUGO'S. St | They discovered that they could have RUSSELL a es de ene aac pegigiantis i their leagye, but that the; had no place to* GIVES ASSURANCE oF od ee mac ak aa nae a INVESTIGATIO® p but 1. 5q bravely, optimistically TIVE PARTICIPATION < IM cash will be cccepted for taxes, I t i cided that Key West needs a municipal rec- see ‘js 0 a prue years “after j reational center, and that since it needed it. seemged . ton. 3 166% indie the isi Special Washington Correspondent of The Cities “er . - N I those “on the m- X juicy, profi- acts for ineir com- panes, ina manne unfer & cu petiters and muimucal to cests of the govern Mr Murray should not a charge in general terme out mm the names. Ef he does the ter can be imvesti- gate eSlabusnec | And it should- It wouldn't be just another vacant lot where young men gather to play. It could serve Key West with profit j as stadia do in every city that is progressive and sue- d come uberculosis assured to- ‘ probab y near future axing before sired requirement. ft could-+be used for many purposes. Key West doesn’t have to imitate Miami with its Orange bowl, which is a copy of the Rese bowl, the Cotton bowl, the Sugar bowl, ete. It could conceive something more original, something worthy of Key West. something that_would rivet the attention of | the entire nation. 2 i That is why the city should get behind | this idea eagerl} and enthusia. court in Tall. argued nothing to the t Congress should give opportunity stically. The time was never more propitious. i prosperous. Workers are draw- | fuil envelope i j ribe to a money raising fund, if | found necessary. The army, | ard and air corps have already d a keen desire to pport the ‘LEGALS Ther 3 AoTICE nav } proposal. li the idea is permitted to die in its infancy, Key West will rue the dz failed to see the unlimited po: this proposition. : The mayor, city council, the servic clubs, the chamber of e—all should encourage the commi ready has been formed to st posal. Money should be no object. There should be no lack of effert toa plan so worthy. i As Lincoln said, “We shail nobly save Todav’s Bi-thdavs or meanly lose. We have so terribly much. = = — — ; Are we going’to lose it merely by lack of WEATHER REPORTS JORDAN, NOTICE UNDER FECTETEODS = New 39-57-28. NAME STATUTE SY GIVEN cut Serre CARER PECTS ng to encase SAME STaTETE fictitious mame = NOTICE 16 HERES? GIvEx wc s Bar”, inten¢s % the undersigned Guairing t= <a ‘@ fictiliogs name - ,oemmene Cade: Ge Tet a me f the Circuit Court <r “Keschings Billard Pusher. a 00 Plori@a. é 10, 2943. HS RUSSELL, RUSSELL Ceci -8,1941 d were: Most Ex- Mrs. Gladys Cur- Senior, Mrs. Car- had scarcely touched upon a gen- eration p y in classrooms. ed later bott Ss and on schoc . Elizabeth Johnson: Mistress of Finance, 3 Betty Lowe. \OTICE UNDER PactrTseus NAME STATUTE Y GIVEN « Mention — T. T returned y rd: at the Carrabee latecumbe . Captain and Miss Opal local Salvation unit. left over the high- sterday. the former as- to Atlanta and the latter November 16, 2942 49.23 MARIO VIERA Novi6- > €ecl-8,1943 Cardinal William H. O'Connell effort? of Boston, born in Lowell. Ma: | 82 years azo. Wind Dir - FRANCE GIVES UP 2 and Velocity IN THE COUNTY JUDGES cover E—10 per hour ~ ee a creator of “ Relative Humidity When the Vichy French government York. 50 years 96 turns over the French fleet to Germany and in editorial para-' B#rometer at 7:30 2. m.. today | gives the Axis the naval bases in North! py Henry N. Sherwood, pres $i epi on Tomorrow's Almanac | Africa, the French will complete a piece of dent of Georgetown College, Ky. ¥-. gr mee almost unequalled. bern in Mitchell, Ind, 59 years teveune with ‘new sources of Sun its slogan. There is, Suns perfic Lerd, County / i ! i i { Percy L. ' | j i | | | j ago aa ; Menree County, For many years the French were afraid g no: thought of -cixh:' = cation Ang yr ihe ee shed: bof G = a penditures which are Moonse ecutor of the Last Wl and he superior strength of Germany an K. the nation bank ent of Julia de Aguere, ée- ght an outright alliance with the British. punk Mc. ; Eventually, they secured their ally and years ago. gund themseves, when war began, not to make a separate treaty with the common rT. Kimball, director of enemy. . nn SE Ost, | Se Amen, 352 wit ‘ AOTCE UNDER PICTITSODS Misled into a sense of complete se- years bos in Mewin, | not aploggties aa ae SauE etacues curity the Maginot line and lac é . OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that} ; ing na- a KEY WEST READY ch : ke esa au ae dersigned. desiring to engage: ional leaders of competence, the French en, - nS of nation abjectly surrendered under the im- are ' ss under the fietitieus mame FOR WAR PROGRAM | pact of military disaster. It did not have (Continued from Page One) the'resolute ‘courage of the Dutch, who con- eer ee are being urged to Some a nue to fight, even though their country. is Extra MGs of dase as warmer the hands of the invader. roamed the streets of Key West Portion tonigt i Now, a certain element in France at- ae jast night to inform sailors at | Jackson | tempts to deliver the nation to the Nazi re- J, Hendrick’ af Bew!pon™ * Oe totem fo, the gime. It would buy favor at the expense of | born in New Ha-| 1+. mor, even though there is no hope for the wen, oo Sree future of France as a helpless vassal of Ger- many, either in peace or war. ‘oves better or 26th, A D. t4t ‘STO de AGUERC of the Last Will ané THOMAS nt of Julia de Aguero, de- Selietter nov34; decl-8-15,1942 Commander Naff, an- nounced this morning that be- cause of the emrgency only one- of the complement at the on will be given liberty. Tto, one half the force has! been permitted shore leave. vacations have been can- === : jcelled. furloughs revoked and ‘This armament business is peculiar. nn the men in all branches of the The United States is getting ready to Today s Horosco payee oe ea = ote H produce a vast fleet of airplanes in order to | —— of the Key West unit of the Flori throughout the defend itself and the experts tell us that native is too fond of! ida Home Defense Force is also| Sesion and : ypes are being developed so rapidly, “*"> and ay become quite] Swaiteg: official adem, en under war conditions, that the planes may reckless in the pursuit of Pleas- : ure. Great care should be exer- TO INCREASE he obsolete before we need them for actual 2 rfare. i mind into a VIGILANCE Thus we see that where danger exists & j AS A NATION WE CAN CHOOSE kv Movntain hern Plains States Engiand south- plane-t “There 4s imflica-| All law enforcement agencies| Springs. Wyoming. suecess in “garly of Monroe County thave been or-| A «ow -pressitte “disturbance | latter days #cem/ dered to increase their vigilance; °V€T the Lake region is causing but the | inthe world, which forces the United States and there is dangergthat/ against sabotage an@.possible at-j i#5t snow in ¢ iow cand; | to arm, we can spén@'billions of dollars oi =H may become devoted to tack by parachutists. Site an ws Tea see 3 = Be has: - ive 3: ¥ and, the war comes quickiy, will need ie es 8 Tee Seber WAS tired ee sick. ing by Sheriff Berlin Sawyer, who | Ohio, and cloudy ‘weather over | ; other billions for newer models. Anup-to-| SHAVING WHILE RIDING said he was impressed by news| ™0St of the area east of the | the-minute defense requires the regular ——— reports that Japan might attack | Mississippi River. Light rain has | spending of huge sums DETROIT. — Patrolman John the Panama Canal and cities in} {#len ¢uring the last 24 hours ,aEcsons ug Seen : Milner and Archie Hamon book-' southern and western United|™ Portions of central and south- Unless the world crisis is ended in a ed John F. Jones, a Detroit mu- States soon from secret bases in{©™ Texas. ; peace that endures for some years, the na- — oe for reckless driving. South America. . 3 5 tions of the world will eventually become 3.5 protease Gg, * the According to Col George M+ as Cee | bankrupt through expenditures for war. car was going in every direction, Germany armed for a purpose and when at 2nd that when they caught UP posts, the Japanese have sécret iv . with him they found that he had im the southern continent. } the peak of offensive power entered upon a Ghened in ak 5 ari tnas : n | campaign of aggression. The United States, was shaving himself (He aSsetted that he “would not be j arming for defense, must spend money un- | | flan enemy decides to aitack. Duncan, retired army officer, who has served in the Pacific out-