The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 10, 1942, Page 2

FAGE TWO yy VEIZEN 1 Published Dally L. Pp, ARTMA Business Manager Citizen ding sand Ain Streets Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monrve County untered at Key West, Florida, as second class matter Member of the Associated Press fhe Associated Press is exclusively entitled to use lor republication of all news dispatches credited to jt or not otherwise credited in this paper and also he local néws published here, SUBSCRIPTION RATES Ofie Year Six Months Three Months One Month Weekly ADVER Made known on application. nsnstapaca et SPECIAL NOTICE All reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of respect, obituary notices, ete., will be charged for at the rate of 10 cents a line. . Noticas for entertainment by churches from which & revenue is to be derived are 5 cents a li The Citizen is an open forum and inv discus- sion of public issues and subjects of local or general interest but it will not publish anonymous communt- cations, $ f MEMBER FLORIDA PRESS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION ™ ° THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WILL always} the pant re print it without fear A arta orf never be’ afraid to attack wrong orto'applaud right; always fight for progress; never ‘bé the dt- gan or the mouthpiece of any petson, cliqtie, faction or class; always do its utmost for the public welfare; never tolerate corruption or injustice; 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. » IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN . “Water and Sewerage. More Hotels and Apartments. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. Airports—Land: and Sea, Consolidation of County and City Gov- ernments. A Modern City Hospital. a 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- ings free. CARL ACKERMAN, Dean, School of Journalism, Columbia University. : SHLARaiaREETSe To the Law and the Testimony! If they speak not according to the Word, it is because there is no light in _ them. This war is testing..both Christianity and Democracy. sigs vere ~ orn Po TTS UO - pa _ As never béfore, patriptism means’ tion and not words. a) 3 J Only those who are morally good have the right to be called good. The educated individual, who ceases to study, soon becomes uneducated. When you can’t sleep well at night, examine your conscience and your stomach. : Ignorance, prejudice and superstition are responsible for more individual failures than any other factor in life. Nobody in the world is interested in the good excuses that you have for got ac~ dmplishing something -worthwhile, é In less than ten years the United States * will be ready to go in for another dis- armament wrangle; the Axis powers will favor it. Not the making of mistakes, but the idiluie to learn from mistakes,. is the im- poriant thing. If you learn and profit from: A mistake, it is not a mistake, The United States has too many. reli- ffious leaders who believe in religion a3 wgual, despite the war and’ the ycung-:new of their congregations in service. HIGH TIME TO ACT than a thousand times a day several dred bicycle riders in Key | some provision of the traffic regulations. | The police have been sleeping soundly on these law violations, bicycli_ts ride ac: | and ride without lights at night. Considering those conditions, privileged class and may ride as they please, yet the regulations apply io them in ists. the law against bicyclists? stumps The Citizen, and, to get an answer | to it, the policemen themselves must asked. waiting till some bicyclist is killed to wake | them up to perform their duty. A policeman may stop at any street light, at any time of the day or night, and see automobiles stopped when’a red light is on and see bicyclists give no heed. what- éyer to the red light. Across the red light they shoot, and if an automobilist, who has the right of way, runs into them: and kills them, he is blameless, morally as well as legally. The Citizen hopes that it will not be necessary for a bicyclist to be killed to wake up cur police, who are in an absolute state | of inertia so far as the enforcement of this | paiticular law is concerned. | Here is a picture painted for The Citi- zen by one of its subscribers: a Key West woman, with a baby in a basket in the front of her bicycle, one child sitting on the frame in front of her and one in back clinging %o her, makes it a practice to ride against iraf- fic on Fleming street. Were her bicycle struck and she and one or more of her children. killed, unthink- ing residents would cry out against . che automobilist for “careless driving’, despite the fact that he was driving the way the law says he should drive and the woman was violating the law. In the first place, justice would blame the woman for violating the law, and, sec- ondly, the police for making no attempt whatever to enforce the law against bicy- clists. who violate it a thousand ‘times a day in Key West. : : It is high time now for the police to act; it will be regrettable if they wait ii!l some life is sacrificed before acting. SPEEDING PLANE PICKS-UP: GLIDERS The airplane enthusiasts will be de- lighted to learn that a single-engine, light airplane swooped down the other day ata speed of 100 miles an hour and with a grap- passengers into the air. “The possibilities of this pick-up op- eration are amazing,” says Brig.-General W. C. Lee, Commander of the Air-Borne | Command, who was one of the three pas: Bngers in the glider. ; The experiment should give the aerial | Roys quite a thrill; because, in one case, an airplane picked up a glider and after cir- cling the field, dipped: in to pick up a sec- ond glider. The accomplishment is encou?- aging and suggests that the system has tre- mendous possibilities. It is just as well, however, not to expect to win the war by a mass_ production of gliders for use in the pick-up system, Such tactics will be valuable upon occasions and, no doubt, the army will attempt to: secure sufficient gliders for its use. Res THE JAPANESE DON’T CARE, NOW! The Japanese government shows little indication of permitting the United State to send supplies to Almericans,.now prison- ers of war in the hands of the Japanese. If Japan‘is adamant, there: is- little that we can do’ for these Americans now. The day is coming, However, when we can avenge their mistreatmyent~and exact jus- tice in their names. Let’s not get so muddled‘headed about | the virtues of peace and’ the glory of loving our enemies that we forget to take action ‘that will tend to protect our fighting. men in any war that may come to-us hereafter. War itself is a waste, but there is still greater waste, and mere fuel to. the fire, ‘when money in. its. prosecution. is. squan- dered promiscuously for. inconsequentials. { It is no exaggeration to say that more | hun- | West violate | 30 | many | 3 red lights, ride against | traffic on Duval and Fleming streets, ride | on the left sid@ of streets. ride on sidewalks | it ap- | pears that bicyclists have been placed in a | as full a measure as they do io automobil- | ‘Then why don’t local police enforce | That question | be | Jt may be asked too if the police are | .{and masses for the repose of her /Catholic literature, invife the lis- pling device, snatched a glider and its three H THE KEY WEST CITIZEN THE REBEL (Dedicated to all the Unknown Heroes—men and women, who are fighting to tid the world of Hitlerism.)) [FINE SWING BAND | AT SLOPPY JOE’S Joe Russo’s Band is at Sloppy | Joe’s Bar tonight. It is billed as ‘the best swing band in town and from all reports it’s really good. They. start the- dance. music at 7 o’clock and. continue till the cur- few rings at. midnight. Tonight is the night to visit: this, the largest and coolest’ place | of its’ kind: in Key West. . .that' is, if you are looking for a place | in which to have a big time. There is) never a cover or minimum charge at any time. . |Just as a reminder the package | goods department at Sloppy Joe’s closes promptly at 8 o'clock. Ripple Clab Has -—— - Baffet. Sapper A delightful supper was serv- ed: last night at the home of Mer- vin Thompson at the weekly gath- ‘ering of the Ripple Club. They roughly tie his hands behind his back, And bind a cloth across his eyes, A few commands . . . and: then: the rifles crack! ... And thus the rebel dies. Then: they toss his body into a hole, Upon his face they showel sod— Poor fools! to think that they can kill the soul Of a man by a firing-: it And’ thus are splendid battle-flags born— From rags and cloths of deathless dyes, Bugles summon: across some waiting morn, And: rebel-patriots arise! And’ then: out of the ruins of War and’ hate, A new nation emerges—free and’ great! This happens when the rebel dies. TOMMY MURRAY. Key West, Fla., Oct. 10; 1942: Today’s Anniversaries 7 wa > j ee -: SOCIETY -:: - by — f was dancing and fun-making for Interesting Meeting Conducted Ba By Catholic Daughters Group Misses Ruth Thompson, Ernes- tine Evans, Catherine Conner, A. meeting of the Catholic;days.here in Key West would! so Castro. | Daughters. of America was held at [report to our bishop. John Marzyck, Freddy Braums, in’ party yer and: Orville Stall. | Oct. 6. The most worthy grand |“Our Hbly Father, the Pope has” wiss Peggy Moss was initiated | Rev. Father T. Atherton: S. J: and‘! izations to’ work: as: one body un- |23 members were present. \der the National Council of Cath- jritual, prayers: snd allegiance to} ction All the work we are doing jthe flag, the opening ode “Am- |b ore is not for the N. C: C. Mi and jphine Piodela; organist at theo.’ schools, or wHatever comes! £29 | Piano. lup, but the NiC.C.M.and:W., 1738—Benjamin West, famed |Ellsworth. and acting financial ‘5, ther li hi 1 a SREY; | ena Whalton: /2ther has set his seal'on and’our| England; born Springfield, Pa. secretary, Mrs. Lorena A i raRtops oral Sea Hee aE a0 soit After supper was served there Those in attendance were: (By MARY J. McK NIGHT, Historian) Mary Belle Archer and Lydia the Parish Hall, Windsor Lane,| Father Atherton. said RN a cae ale {regent presidc.. The chaplain, | commanded all) religious organ-' as a member of the club. After the recitation of the | olic men and women for Catholic jerica” was sung with Mrs. Jose iw. “We do our work for the U. S. The treasurer, Mrs. Adelaide’ int to do something our Holy historical. painter, who settled in (les Dee We are apostles and must pro- Communications were then! mote the cause of Christ and put | read: by the historian. A letter to! oyr hearts:into His work and rep- jthe vice regent, Mrs. Virginia De- resent the church creditaby to meritt from the state regent, Mrs. |help with the Priesthood: in Cath- agent, born New Orleans. Geo. H. McIntyre, contained a/olic action. Not to tolerate in- |copy of the rseolutions drawn by ‘gecent talk, dress, books, obscene July 10, 1849: jher on the death of the beloved! cards, monies or. bad marriages. | past state regent, Mrs. Jessie Cur-|but, coordination of war activi jtie of Pensacola, Florida. Prayers \tieg; promote the spyeading af 1758—Jean Pierre Chouteau, Died | |1777—Hezekiah Niles, founder- editor of the famed Baltimore eng ore Niles’ Register, born Chester Co., seul were solicited. z tening in to the Catholic hour on| pg Died: April 2;. 1639, A post card was also received | Sundays at 6 p. m. also attending” ae ‘from Mics. McIntyre saying she! the Rosar yand Benediction serv-' 5 | would install the newly elected’ jceg fof a “Victorious Peace.” ; 1802—George Pope Morris, joficers of Court, Mary Star of the He directed the historian, Mrs.| noted New York poet-song writ- Sea at the coming initiation cere- "Mary! J. McKnight to write for] er of his day, born Philadélphia. mony. (full instructions on the N. C.C. M.| nied July 6;° 1864. ‘ A: letter from state secretary,'tg Dr. John Bowen at Washing- J. Tom Gurney, president of } |the Florida Bar Association, an-| The Army, Air Transport Com- jpounced: the: appointment. of John mand: anne.-1:ed- this week that/ { cards received by her during her | the Blessed. Mother. er, born. Philadelphia: Died urer, Mis. Elizabeth Delaney. | Navy. Wives. Club |quite a shock to the many friends COAST GUARD: SECTION. Navy Wives Club, presided: over |the immensely genuine hospital- Square USO center last evening.; MIAMI, Oct. 10.—Physical re- jhad so much attention from the’ a view to more efficient opera- jing or more entertainment fur-|Plained the principles and pur- The vice regent, Mrs. Demeritt| Short talks were given by|tion with coastal and maritime |The 50 utility kits or more to be and Mrs: Eva Warner of the De. bY Capt. J. E. Whitbeck, district The previous plan of the chap-|was .started at this meeting. ointments have been rescinded, meritt had: consulted: with Mrs.| meeting, which will: be held naxt | GUard sections within the 7th equipment for each kit of $1.00) “All Navy wives who are in-|/i®rce; Palm Beach, Port Ever-, Tarpon. Springs, Cedar Key and jsent the amount when collected in| refreshments were served. |tion, south end- of Jacksonville) | sponsoring a Victory Frolic for) La Concha Hotel. The last Satur-| Performed two marriage cere-|Shoal Coast Guard’ station, op- A Rummage Sale, date, time! Isaac Mesa, Jr., and Miss Gra-|bastian‘ inlet; Fort Pierce section, In answer to the inquiry by the) were made man and wife. | South: Lake: Worth): inlet, not. in- | over 3,500 hours were given by the|Road, Wis. and Marie H: King, section, Hallandale to. Tavernier; | |garet Hauser of the N. C. C. S.)ingham, Ala. | Wiggins pass, mputh of Coco- problems which she will be called| Services will be held’ on: Sun- /BigPass, Dunedin; Tarpon Springs {defined by the moderator of the| Sunday School; 3:30 p: m. |hatchee river: and St. Marks sec- Father Atherton: addressed’ the Dickinson, attorney of St. Peters-| it would take over operation of! expressed. the hope that Dr. John} burg, to succeed: Ed. R. Bentley Pan-Amercian Air Feries, Inc., \Mas. Annie Quina to Mrs. Ells-|ton, D.C. . With his blessing the| — yg9g_ Se, : worth, asking her to thank the mecting closed with the closing 1828--Samuel J. Randall, ie members for the p s_271/ode, a hymn for our brave boys to | #¢Iphia congressman and’ Speak- illness and also to pray for the; | April 13, 1890. ‘speedy recovery of state treas-! | | The notice of death and serious | - REORGANIZATION OF itiness of state officials ‘will be olds Meeting imade while at the state conven-|_ An enthusiastic meeting of: the COMMANDS PLANNED: | ti f the C. D. A. At that time, [Sonat the by Mrs. Chester Upp, was held’ e CREE 7 pecial io The: Citizen) ity of the “Little Island City” was at the social’ hall of the Jackson }an unforgetable event, for never Many new wives of the ening, | Organization of U. S. Coast Guard civic officials and’ civilians been ed personnel attended and Presi-|S¢¢tion.commands in Florida, with i - dent U; lecomed th id ex- shown them at any public gather- dent Upp we! em and ex: tions, incliding eatential dealings nished them as in Key West. i poses of the club. with the general public in connec- A ters within the Coast Guard’s |was made chairman ofthe C. D.|Miss Hauser of the NCCS-USO;) matt | A. activities in the Red Cross.'/Mrs. Hoglund’ of the YMCA-USO,, ‘Utisdiction, was announced’ today . ‘ i Coast Guard officer. given the boys on leaving for | fense Recreation. z racsed service were discussed. | A canvass for new. members| Previous:captain of the port ap- lain to have them made at the| All members were asked to bring | and new ricerca ike ean convent was: changed: Mrs. De-/two new members:to the next ade on. the basis o! ‘oast 4 i ict, viz: St. Augustine, Navarro of the Red Cross,, who! Friday, October 16, at the same. 2@Val district, ‘ said’ tHe money to purchase the BI . |New Smyrna, Canaveral, Fort tae | glades, Miami, Key West, Cape would be preferred. It was then! terested in joining the club are) & 2 agreed by the court to subscribe|eordially invited to attend. Romano, Fort Myers, Tampa, and have Father Atherton pre-| A social hour followed at which St. Marks. jfull to the Red Cross. | Approximate section boundaries Pp pra ge : St. Augustine sec- The past grarid regent, Mrs. P are as follows: St. | Jack Baker announced she was MARRIAGE MART Z ‘ —_— | Beach to, but not’ including Or- | officers and: wives in the service.| Yesterday afternoon: Justice of mond Beach; New Smyrna sec- |It will be a Dinner Dance at the|the Peace Enrique Esquinaldo | tion, Ormond Beach to Chester day of November was set for the | Monies and in each case the con- | posite Titusville; Canaveral sec-, affair. She requested the co-op-|tracting parties are Key West- tion; Chester Stoal’ Coast: Guard |eration of the C. D: A. ers. station: to, But not’ including, Se- | | i i i i | Sebastian inlet to: St. Lucie inlet and place will be decided at the|¢iela Valdez were married, andj Sebast: bs j jmext meeting. Merchandise was|® short time afterward Frank H. | including: Stuart; Palm Beach sec- | | solicited. | Patrick and Miss: Jennie Guerra: tion, St. Lucie inlet to Boynton \state fegent concerning the num-| County Judge Raymond R. | cluding oe carey = —— |ber of hours given to war work, it; Lord issued marriage licenses Ln brenreraries eracaiieaaes meee | was revealed that approximately | Henry C..Eserhut, 28, of Wild ; ; i ot i West section, Tavernier to} |Court to the Duval Street Center| 33, of Fairmont; N. D:;. Joseph Key ' n in 3.0, i | Edwin Johnson, 30, Key. West, and Fe including pin ees Capes ; The new directress, Miss Mar-j Daisy Lee DeFoar,. 27, of Birm-'omano section, vi . ‘ ; hatchee river; Fort Myers : |U.S. O. will meet. the ladies after | Seer fo : ¥ y Lea |church services Friday: evening at SERVICES SUNDAY pote wiped ee rd the Parish Hall to discuss the eg SEE tion, Vi lon to solve and to find the most}day at the Pentecostal Mission, vost Dunedin: to Ldap satisfactory means of putting} 1108 Olivia: street. 2 ; Days pena = phar ‘across the planned program, as; Morning service; 11 o'clock. niver-bay mouth U.S. 0. Rev. Father Atherton, S.| Evening service, 8 o'clock. _| tion Steinbakches tiver to a line |J: for the activities at the center. | —— } lachico! | meeting complimenting the Cath- \olic Daughters on the:tremendous ‘service rendered’ the U.S. O. He G. Bowen from Washington, D.\of Lakeland’ as secretary of the! for military expediency, closing” C., representative of the N. C. C.| organization and editor df the|one of civilian aviation’s most M., who had. been spending a few Florida Law. Journal. lcolorful contributions to the war. | . tn * -|mer Tuskegee’ - president, St. Louis pioneer, trader, Indian | 1942 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10 Today In History 1839—United States Bank clos- es because of over-speculation cotton—causing z country-wide panic Today's Birthdays Helen Hayes, actress, born Washington, D. C., 42 years ago. Maj. Kermit Roosevelt, son of President Theodore, now in serv- ice in Alaska, born Oyster Bay, N. Y¥., 53 years ago. Nav at Annapoli 1845—U. S formally open 1871—E£lection rioting between whites and Negroes) in: Philadel~ phia Dr. Betariee Mi Hinkle of New York, note@.., psychiatrist, / born San Franciseo;! 68 years 2go. ichasttent2 1883—Two-cent postage Dr. Frederick D: Patterson, for- half-ounce letters in ¢ffect now special assistant to the secretary of agriculture, born Washington, D. C., 41 years ago. 1911—Outbreak = of Chine Revolution — Chinese Indepe ence Day The Very Rev. Edmund A. Walsh of Georgetown University, Washington, noted educator, born in Boston, 57 years ago. 1917—(25 years ago) President Wilson’s proclamation « stuff dealers under cense William T. Evjue of Madison, Wis., newspaper-publisher editor, born Merrill, Wis., years ago. and given 60 for > ¢ cause for war. Get Your Copy of “The War of Confusion” by LESLIE BALOGH BAIN Fill in the coupon below, bring or mail it to The Key West Citizen. The Key West Citizen. Key West. Fla. Please enter my order for copies of Mr. Bain’s book THE WAR OF CONFUSION at Two Dollars a copy. O Amount enclosed $ O Please send C.O.D.* | | | | | | = ELECTRIC SERVICE Further Restricted We cannot serve any more new customers. Except—Occupants of homes or buildings which were either: £ Completely wired and ready to receive service prior to July 1, 1942, or; 2. 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