The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 15, 1941, Page 2

He Weekly ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application. pices SPECIAL NOTICE ¥ eet cence ee ot Unanks, ressPations fespeet. obi notices, ete, will be eharged for at a ARES a 5. Consolidation of County and City Gov- Where 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, Dean, School of Journalism, Lina "was below the belt. ‘useless, . anywhere, at any time. city employees holding two jobs. want. a : It’s remarkable what some people will | cided to make its own plate, although warn- ‘ do for publicity, even when most of it is,}ed that it would require two years to learn It is time for Christmas shoppers to get | required by facing the figures involved in busy if they.expect to get choice selections. | the production of the tanks. There were _ It is also permissible, just now, broadly to | 2,663 blue-prints and 2,865 different kinds ~hint that what you would like to have for | of parts, or a grand total of 14,318 Christmas is—whatever it is what you | dividual pieces required for each tank, ex- REGIMENTATION A trend, quite foreign te the character of Key West, seems to be cutting a wide swath here. Out of the nowhere has come a wave of petitions to ruie, regulate and reform. We are not referring to the orders im- posed because of the emergency. The authorities deem these necessary precau- tions. The people understand and are eager to comply. 4k a recent meeting of council, an or- dinance was passed closing the ‘gasoline service stations from 7 p. m. to 7 a. m. But it hasn’t become a law yet, be- cause neither the mayor nor the council- manic president has signed it. This ordinance, requested by most of the service station operators, was enacted before the public realized its full import. Since then, however, public sentiment seems to have crystalized somewhat, and now there is a mounting hue and ery being ot | heard in several places against this new | wniea | Piece of legislation. | This outery has stayed for the time be- | ing the signatures which would make the | ordinance immediately operative. It’s a dengerous trend. Another step | er two and every business establishment in Key West will have its hours curtailed. | It is not our purpose to argue the | merits of the closing laws. What we are | ‘striving to emphasize is that there is apt to | be.a public revulsion to this sudden deluge »0f “verboten” laws. It is an axiom; of good government that | the best governed are those who are least | governed. A STORY ABOUT 12-TON TANKS At a recent meeting of the New York Railroad Club, Frederick A. Stephenson, vice-president of the Atmerican Car and Foundry Company, explained how his com- pany tackled the job of building 12-ton com- bat tanks for the Army, under a contract to begin delivery in two hundred days, and how the time limit has beaten by sixteen days. Mr. Stephenson said that after his com- pany got the contract, it discovered that the Japan struck the first “blow—and it {necessary case - hardened, armor - plate | could not be obtained ket. Consequently, in the mar- the company de- the process. The armor-plate plant was built and Successful business does not depend | completely equipped in four months and upon the elimination of clean competition | Ow the company is selling armor-plate to other manufacturers, who need it for de- fense orders. Meanwhile, the railroad car- There is too much nepotism in the city | building company proceeded with its tank- council; the people do not like it. Further-| building undertaking and accomplished more, there is considerable opposition to | what everyone was saying could not be done. Mr. Stephenson points out that a lay- man can get an idea of the man-hours of toil in- elusive of engines and accessories. The machining of the parts for each tank in-/ This war also was “Made in Japan,” | volved 705 individual items, upon which 2,- ‘but the peace that is to follow will be made | 728 operations were performed. in America and all nations, incl Axis partners of Hitter, should ' stars that it will not bea peace “Made in | Germany.” Secretary Hull never overlooks an op- : portunity te negotiate a new treaty agree- ment. Now he is taking the Government ing the help them out on selling herring oil by cut- E ting the tariff rate. = ticially under the heading of “the granting of concessions to Iceland.” Homestead is leading the way. On s es tion a number of lots on which taxes have ‘been long delinquent. The same should be done in Key West; if property owners can- not pay their taxes now, they will never be to do so, and if they are. dodging them Shere ian reealcitrants, eet seg Said = ia-vett orcas? of the civilian defense miovement in Chicago “as to the press I confess helplessness,” and in to New York, the mayor ex- “T can’t even control the press in city.” No one should feel himself as to think himself capable of press. He will find that the cooperate in any matter pertain- seat press, but it will not allow : of Iceland into his umbrage and is going to | This is described of- | January 5, the city will sell at public auc- | We call attention tg this story in order k their | to convince our readers that American in- dustry when given atask in the national dé- i fense program can meet requirements. i | SECRECY SERVES THE NATION There are two classes of people who want an end to secrecy in regard to naval operation in the Atlantic. The first group includes those who are naturally curious and believe that the | government belongs to them and that they | | are entitled to know everything that oc- | curs. It also includes some citizens who are | anxious to uncover some fact with which to attempt to discredit the foreign policy of the nation. The second class includes those per- sons who are willing to permit the Axis | ‘powers to secure valuable information from the United States, in the belief that this | will help them in their war upon Great | Britain and Russia and with careless re- Say LaGuardia of New i gard of the effect that such news will have | upon the lives of Americansand the for- | tunes of this country. The people of any democratic nation must realize that when their nation faces external foes, it is impossible te broadcast every fact relating to national defense. To do so would be to play into the hands of our enemies. The world today has two ex- amples of the value of secrecy in regards to | fighting programs, one in Germany and the | ti other in Russia. | Boy Scouts entered a: ! Saturday when me j this afternoon for Havana with | SCOUT. s TAKE uP XMAS SEAL WORK The “Be Prepared” motto of er field Observation taken at 7:30 a m. 75th Mer. Time (City Office) Temperatures 2: troops in the city Services in the 35tt 81 mas Seal Campaign 65 culosis through M tkowitz, 73 chairman of the Scout Executive |} 70 Committee. Participation of the Boy Scouts ' Rainfall, 24 hours ending in the drive was announced by J.; 7:20.a.-m., inches T. J. Trevor, president of the Mon-/ Total rainfall since Dec. 1 jroe County Tuberculosis Associa-| inches _ ” 210 tien, who sai e drive will con-/ Excess since December 1, ; tinue in full force through Christ-! inches ss 119 Total rainfall since Jan. 1, inches _ =e - 50.65 Excess since January 1, inches 13.37 DAYS GONE BY NE—I2 miles per hour ie Relative Humidity Happenings On This Date Ten 75% Barometer at 7:38 a. m. today Sea level, 30.18 (019.3 millibars) Tomerrow’s Almanac Years Ago As Taken From Files Of The Citizen . 7:05 a 5:41 p. alcohol Fifty gallons of pure s were destroyed yesterday after- _ 44a Roon at the custo __ 433 p. was pursuant to Tomorrow's Tides 5 by district headq rters in Tam- (Naval Base) ae ary AM PM!| captured some time ago by cus- tan 1-49 = j toms officials and has been held FORECAST ge pending instructi from the Key West and V icinity: Partly bureau. y mostly *cloudy with some ihood of light showers; somewhat warm- ers vot- n fa- vor of the of shut-: &. fle train service by the FEC.} Florida: Considerable cloudi- bas the big water gap im the! ness tonigh Tuesday, pos- way. ‘ sibly light sh s This was with the understand- iy Hight showers. in ee ing. however, that arrangements S0uth portion Tuesday; slowly | can be perfected whereby the Tising temperature ton: and county will be assured contin- in north portion Tuesday. ee of this es? = Hatteras, N.C. to Apalachi- providing further rates arg le a> n + ‘ by the railroad shall not exceed °°! Fie: No small craft or those in effect on the ferries at|5*T™ Warnings have been is- present. CONDITIONS Members of the beatd of Pub- 5 Albury, havetbeen sum- Stry, pwith temperatures 2h ot here! gtees to 15 degrees beled Aho” seasonal averse im many sec- to show in court on Jan. 8 why they should not be mand: .@ tions and freezing southward : - to pay approximately $1 in- early to the gulf coast this terest due Louis Lebenthal on Morning; while. over districts readings are generally near or above normal Light to moderate snow has occurred since yesterday morn- ing in the several bonds. The sieamer Florida sailed 109 passengers, 258 sacks of mail and four automobiles. She re- turned yesterday from Havana with 85 passengers. Personal Mention: tha McConnell was an arrival over the East Coast yesterday | and will visit her daughters, Mrs. Lawton Watson, and sister, Mrs. {| G. S. KENNEDY, Clarence Saunders. Ramon | Official In Charge. ! | Rivas, who was visiting <in¥ Tampa with relatives, returned {" a examples to their yesterday. .. Mrs. . John Lowe, eee who has been vsiting relatives in Miami the past few days, Ras j returned. . Mrs. Ralph Russell of Russell Lane has been visiting j friends in Miami. gion, light ta_moderately heavy Fain in the northwestern States, and light rain from Oklahoma southward to the lower Rio Grande Valley. Clear skies pre vailed this morning over south- eastern districts. Mrs. Ber- pre- DR. AARON H.-SHIFRIN The Citizen, in editorial para-| Key West. Fla. Phone 612-W > graphs, said: —24-Hour Duty— “It is a distinct credit to the| ministers of this country, beth! Protestant and Catholic, that whenever one of their -number is found breaking the law it at-/ | tracts nationwide attention. Only | Lopez Funeral Service ‘Established 1885 “Colder weather has ee lic works and city @umiitor, Wil-; fthe eastern Portion of the coun-} plera M }moned by the circuit court _—— western fiM northeastern States 3 GENERAL * PRACTICE } $25 Whitehead Street COMMERCE NOTES {| The Chamber of Commerce gets a friendly tip trom our good friend, A. F. Webb, of the Home : Furnishing Company in Home- Stead. Mr. Webb writes: i “Dec. 13, 1941 “Chamber of Commerce. “Key West, Florida. : “Gentlemen: “We own a t jz Homestead. In the idays we have been told by sev- jeral tourists that they were told jim Miami that they could not go ;te Key West on account of the } war. | “I know that you would like to know what was happening s< id correct it s truly, ! “HOMESTEAD FURNITURE t COMPANY, j “By A. W. Webt brickbats are and make deeper bouquets t ; there are good ite Key West UL S Number ption. 1814—Historic Hartford, Convention over Englai Conn. second war with 1836—Patent hnigto | 1871—The Tri | tion, composed of Americans, | English, Italians, and Britain CHAMBER OF | lover Civil War damages—first { modern tribunal ternational dispute © settle an in- French Verdun, nce if his peace | Proposition. 1917—Bolsheviks and Germans ign armistice of Brest-Litovsk. 4 1932—England, Italy, Lithu- ania, Latvia, Czechoslovakia and Finland meet America war jdebt payment—iast got so much money. 1940—English drive out of Egypt and invade Subscribe to The Citizen, 20¢ ; weekly. ph ee ee ag SS. CUBA will sail for PORT TAMPA at 4:45 p. m. Tuesday, December 16 —— also ——__ EXTRA SAILING Fi ADpbhbbbbh bbb bbb hababpanaaahedhadad Sa iti i i Ai iti i i tii A Ain ttn ti i de ine id vrs MONDAY, DECEMBER Peer eel Classified Column BOOS OOO es OSES SESE SESE SESE TEES © OOOO EEO ON FOR sonable price. 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