The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 14, 1942, Page 2

THE KLY WEST CITIZEN PAGE TWO WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 192 The Key West Citizen | THE GLORICUS PRIVILEGE | | N PUBLISHING CO., INC, ed Daily Exeept Sunday By B MAN, President and Publisher is LEN, Mavager From The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Aun Streets So far as the readiness io obtain work | LY / concerned, Key West of today is similar & to the Key West between 1880 and 1890 | when its population was larger than that of ies —_ any other city in ihe state. , By HUGO S. SIMS. Special Washington Correspondent of The Citizen , Pe You can In 1885, The New York Sun man had | BACK TO 1932 in the Sun in which he |LIVING STANDARD . = The people are beginning to in Key West who wanted ealize that the nation must it and added chat che cost of “draw in its belt,” says Leon : : : . : ; ‘Henderson, Federal Price, Adgyff #pPgfif but he will control “eivil-* so low it was an easy matter |- i h , isi acs € x \istrator, who warns that war ian purchasing power, prices, for anybody to save money and, in time, | pressure on civilian economy yw} gredts, wages salaries and all re- | | become fairly well off. not be relieved and that it will jated matters.” Transferred H A At that EEE the story he to go down to 1932-33 levels to duced a most significant “But.” In effect |enable the United States to he said, “But only a comparative few are | make good on its production com- Only Dally Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County the nation’s history have cised. ntered at Key West, Florida, as second class matter ae aes the A t ream | a froni-pege said that an tk cculd gi livirg here w spot it every time OUTH,, in everything it does, goes for the people and things that are “right”. That’s why youth goes for ice-cold Coca-Cola. It is “right”... in quality ...in taste ---and in refreshment. It’s the drink that belongs to &\____ youth’s ritual of refreshment. iv ication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published here. His authority is not clearly de- have been delegated to existing departments or agencies to con- fe \, And there’s reason for this. Ice-cold Coca-Cola fi | NOTICE All reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of respect, obituary notices, etc., will be charged for at | the rate of 10 cents a line. Notices for entertainment by churches from which &@ revenue is to be derived are 5 cents a line. The Citizen is an open forum and invites discus- sion of public issues and subjects of local or general interest but it will not publish anonymous communi- MEMBER FLORIDA PRESS ASSOCIATION) NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION eB THE KEY WEST CiTIZEN WILL alwys seek the truth and print it withput fear and without favor; neyer be en to attack wrong~of to applaud right; s fight'for progress; never, be the or- gangor the mouthpiece of any person, clique, factfn or class; always’ doyits 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. alw 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. IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY 1 ' ' | | 6. 1 Advertising is known by che cempany it keeps. In the newspaper business there is no ubstiiule for the news, no matter how many- piciures are printed. The rame of their country to the Japs is Nippon and not Japan. io call the country something else. There is much grumbling going on on the home front and for little cause; there:will be reasons to grumble but it won’t co any mood, soon One of these days big business men will pe appreciated; it all depends upon how yell they serve society. So far in this ar given a good account Even Roosevelt has to acknowl- ix business hes of itself: « ‘ge phat, y we be permitted to suggest ihat ail the slot machines or so-called one-arm bar dits be outlawed and sent to the scrap heap-for the war effort, by which they could redeem themselves for all the social harm done. During the boom days people made and fost fortunes. Some put a percentage of their gains aside for the lean years to come, but most of the investors went wild oad Jest everything in their investments or lived up to the hilt of joyous living. Now the Workingmyan has his chance but io all accotints he, too, is blowing in the fabulous wag¢s made for the time being. Many newspaper articles in, the: Paris H - owt press and much comment in German. ior- | s call attention to so-called Angtc-American ‘plans to occupy French territory in Alfrica, including Dakar. This propaganda is a typical German maneuver, ofter used in the past, to prepare ihe way for some German adyance. thing is on the program for Dakar or not, is uncériain, but the French Governor-Gen- eralthas ordered the evacuation of “helpless Eurépean children and women” and Ger; mar..officers are on a “tour of inspection,” covering French territory in Africa. cign? broad We shoutd like | sure | Whether any- | i saving their money.” He spoke of men in various walks oi who earned what considered ‘good money” for those days. They were paid off on Saturday and were “broke” by Monday morning. Those men were cigar- makes, only an exceedingly small per- centage of whom saved money. A fact that he overlooked was chat | many cigarmakers were not only “broke” | by Monday morning, but they borrowed money on that and succeeding days during | the week at exorbitant interest, mounting | life was | | up, in many cases, to 1040 per cent figured ; ona yearly bases. It was an ordinary thing for a cigarnvaker to borrow $5 iwo or chree | days before pay da; pay $6 for it when | he v paid off. and many of whom, after making good trips, squandered all their earnings before the time came for them to go out again. Westers | meney”’ in those day | | Te . Pa | T'he Sun man spoke also of spongers, | | j earned “good s when foodstuffs were cheap and when everybody, except those who were sick or had sickness in their families, could have put aside enough | money to have made them independent. But how many did it? Only a com- parative few. The great majority thought | that good times would continue forever, and chuckled superiorily when the subject of saving was mentioned. So it is today. The great majority think that our present good iimes are go- ing to last forever and they too are squander- ing their money. Only a few ‘‘wise” ones are protecting themselves against the | future. They are the iype of men who squirm at the idea of having to be de- pendent on anybody. The spendthrifts exult, “Bah, what’s the use? Have a good 3a time when you can.” And they are the iype “Joan”. This quatrain about money should bring the spendthrifts to their senses: “Not for to hide it in a hedge, Nor for a irain attendant, But for the glorious privilege Of being independent.” “DOWNED EVERY JAP FIGHTER” It is difficult to understand the recent criticism of American aircraft in view of the performance of our planes in.the vari- ous sectors of warfare. Not long ago, a Senate sub-committee heard charges that pilots in the Alaskan arena wete operating death-trap planes . This is peculiar because dispatches from Alaska, describing a recent attack on Kiska Harbor, quotes an American officer | as follows: “Gur planes are vastly superior to the | Japanese fighters, despite the maneuver- ability of the latter. Our score thus far is one hundred per cent against them. We have downed every Jap fighter that has come up against us at Kiska. They haven’t any armor and when we hit them, they go to pieces.” TEN PER CENT FOR BOMBING The bombing attacks upon Germany, which have been, so far, largely a British oftensive, have accomplished considerable | results, especially when one learns that the | British have had only ten per cent of their | air force available for bombing attacks. | When the war began, the British con- | certrated on fighter planes to win ihe | Battle of Britain. When they turned to the construction of bombers, designed io strafe | German places, one diversion after another caused a distribution of aircraft. Africa, Russia, the Near East and the Far East have required British aircraft. | Every plane sent to these sectors retarded the bombing attacks upon Germany. Luckily, with U. S. aircraft assisting, ihe airforce available for bombing attacks is increasing at a fast rate. who entertain no qualms about asking for a !mitments in regard to the world- ; wide conflict. | Mr. Henderson says {present living standards must | give way before the needs of a |two-ocean navy, expanded air- j craft production, increased tank \cutput, end all the rest of the war programs. Such a reduction in living standards was obvious from the day that the President jannounced the war _ program, |shortly after Pearl Harbor. At the same time, Lewis Har- ris, another OPA official, warned. [retailers that 1943 “will not be a {| pleasant one” because profits will |drop, help will become’ ‘scarce, | transportation service will be |curtailed and inventory problems | will become more difficult | cause of rationing. | a osaaies | He pointed out that the retail sale of goods has been on the de- cline since August, 1941, when civilian consumption reached its ell-time peak. Likewise, he said, by the end of 1943 retailing will |be at the depression levels of 1932. | SEEK NEW TAXES SENATE BILL READY | TREASURY WANTS MORE | With current taxes yielding the Federal Government an esti- mated $17,000,000,000 a year, un- der present business conditions, }and with the Senate Finance Committee measure, now before ‘the Senate, adding from six to leight billion dollars, the Secre- tary of the Treasury says that he will ask Congress to provide an |additional six billion dollars as soon as it finishes the pending revenue measure. The Senate bill provides about a billion and a half dollars more: than the House bill and would in- crease Federal taxes to around $25,000,000,000, estimated to be close to one-fourth of the expect- ed national income. j — j i As approved by the Finance; Committee it includes the Vic- tory tax of five per cent, levied agzinst individual earnings above | $625 a year, with twenty-five per cent of the amount collected be- ing rebated to single persons and forty per cent to married persons. Provisions permit the taxpayer to use this rebate for in- surance and debt payments but jif not so used, the taxpayer will receive non-negotiable, non-inter- | est-bearing bonds, cashable after the war. | The so-called “Victory Tax” is! under fire with opponents con-! tending that it does not follow the principal that taxes should be levied in accordance with the! individual's capacity to pay. | | Senator Downey, of California, | proposes a substitute im the form of a ten per cent compulsory; savings levy on earnings ‘of above | $100 a month, rebatable to tax-| payers after the war. The Sen- ator contends that his proposal} will combat ‘inflation and pro- vide a backlog of savings for in-; dividuals when the emergency is| over. } Meanwhile, Chairman Dough- ton, of North Carolina, chairman | of the House Ways and Means Committee, sees no way to raise; the additional amount, requested by Secretary Morgenthau, “with- out some kind of sales tax”. In view of expressed. opposition to! a sales tax, however, no such; levy is expected. Without professing to know very much about the ramifica- tions of e proper tax measure,’ #! seems to us that some form’@“of the current maney for war’ pur that our be- | ;t:e consumer, the | At a meeting of the Board of | The Knights of Golden Eagle! | Southard streets, compulsory savings is desiréble.?f§; Miami, where she will pass This will provide the nation With tro] living costs. Mr. Byrnes may direct the en- forcement of his policies by “any department or agency under iny other power or authority,” pro- vided in “any of the laws of the United States.” This is a tremendous respon- sibility, demanding great wisdom and requiring the greatest judi- | cial qualities. It is a task assum- ed by Mr. Byrnes only in re- sponse to the request of the Pres- ident, in. a time of war. No American could decline such an} appeal but the Associate Justice ; makes a’real sacrifice in leaving the Supreme Court for the under- ; taking. The selection of Mr. Byrnes | }eame as a surprise to some ob-| servers but was generally favor- | ably regerded. He has _ served | fourteen years in the House, ten in the Senate and a year on the Supreme Court: While extremely close to the President for many , years he has not hesitated to ex- press his opposition to some New | Deal legislation. In taking office, Mr. Byrnes ; Pointed out that he would not be called upon to administer the policy adopted to secure stabili- zation. This will be the task of 'many deparéments and “neces- , sarily conflicts will arise”..It will ibe the Justice’s duty to “hear the differences, resolve the con-| flicts and relieve the President jof that determination”. } The President calls Mr. Byrnes | |“one of the foremost authorities | jin governmental administration” | | who “knows the economic prob- | jJems. of this country, whether) ‘they. concern labor, the farmer. | small retail | store or thé manufacturer.” Mr. Roosevelt: added, “I know the American people can be sure that | in keeping down the cost of liv-| ing he will be fair to everyone.” The best is always the better buy! _ has what it takes . . . a clean fresh taste . . . un- mistakable refreshment. A special blend of flavor-essences merges all the wholesome in- gredients of Coca-Cola into an original taste ofitsown. Noone can duplicate it. The only thing like Coca-Cola is Coca-Cola itself. Just ask for friendly Coca-Cola or, to use its abbreviation, Coke, and you're in for some- thing special in delicious re- freshment. Contentment comes when you connect with a Coke. * * It’s natural for popular names to acquire friendly abbreviations. That’s why you hear Coca-Cola called Coke. Coca-Cola and Coke mean the same thing... the real thing... “coming from a single source, and well known to the community”. The custom in cious ice-cold every neighborhood . Coca-Cola -to enjoy deli- ++ .though not as often in war- time as before. And remember when you sometimes can’t get Coca-Cola, it’s because Coke, being first choice, = sells out first. BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BY KEY WEST COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY Today’s Anniversaries KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY HAPPENINGS ON THIS DATE) TEN YEARS AGO AS TAKEN |PROM FILES OF THE CITIZEN |, Another rally will be held this| evening in the county courthouse | under the direction of the Mon- ree County Democratic Execu- tive committee. Speakers will include William H. Malone, Geo. Brooks, Allan B. Cleare, Jr., and J. Y. Porter, III. Miss Mary*Jo McMahon, who hed beén visiting several anal in Richmond, Va., returned home today. | ! It was said at the county court-| house this morning that the cost of prosecuting 13. men, charged) with arson or burglary, or both, during the last term of the crim-| inal court, will approximate $2,- 600. contract for printing the ballots for the November election will be awarded. Drum and Bugle Corps will meet tonight to hold a rehearsal. Arfuro Lujan, of Francis and received word | jtoday from the Canary Islands | informing him of the death of his \father, Daniel Lujan. I \“°Miss Dorothy Hjort left today séveral Weeks visiting relatives | am that city. | spending force whieh will assist in the transition period, when our national economy must changed from a war to a peace basis. BYRNES HAS POWER TO CONTROL PRICES Associate Justice James PF. Byrnes, who resigned his high post in order to serve as Director of Economic Stabilization, will wield power such as few men in poses, sharply reduce the spend-/ Oh: Beccsted | able surplus and set up a reserve | | Mrs. William Cooper, who had! \been visiting relatives in Taver-| {nier, returned today. } | The experience social held | Tuesday night by the Church Aid | |Society of the First Methodist | |Church was attended by many/ \friends and members of the| |ehureh. ‘ j H | rived yesterday from their home lin Miami and are visiting Mrs. 1644—William Penn, English Quaker, founder of Pennsyl- vania, whose work was “a holy experiment” of a free colony for all mankind, born. Died July 30, 1718. 1734—Francis irginia born Stratford, Va. 11, 1797. Lightfoot Lee, Revolutionary leader. Died Jan. 1857—Elwood Haynes, in 1893-94, of oldest American auto, inventor, born Portland, Ind. Died Kokomo, April 13, 1925. builder 1866—Rodney H. True Univ. of Pennsylvania botanist, known as the “Sherlock Holmes”, of the plant world, born Sauk Co., Wis. Died April 8, 1940. 1869—Anne Warner novelist, born St. Paul, Minn. Died Feb. 1, 1913. Whitmore Perez’ mother, Mrs. Gardner. Mrs. Ellie Pierce, formerly | Miss Ellie Fogarty, of Key West. {County Commission tonight the} arrived yesterday from New York and is the guest of her brother- in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen F. Lowe. Mrs. Rebeeca Roberts, who had been spending the summer months in the mountains of North Carolina, near Hender sonville, returned home yester day. Leon McFarland, who had been visiting relatives in Key West, left yesterday for his home in Miami. The Girls’ Club of La Trini- \did Church, will hold a meeting Friday afterrioon, beginning at 4 o'clock. The Parents’ Christian Club will meet next Monday evening in El Salvador Church. The Citizen in an_ editorial pal ph today says: it the beginning of the 19th Century there existed in France a veritable criminal guild, Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Perez ar-!eorresponding to the racketeers' Today In History 1854—First baby show in coun- try, at Springfield, Ohio—begun half in fun. 1902—The Permanent Court of Arbitration, The Hague, hears its first case—United States versus Mexico, re the Pius Fund of Cali- fornia, and won by the United States. 1912 — President Theodore Roosevelt shot at by a crank, in Milwaukee. 1918—President Wilson, ing to Germany's peace offer. scys, among other things, “must alter their government so that no one power can of its single choice destroy peace.” 1921—Ku Klux Klan testimony before Congressional Committee gives Klan so much publicity it flourishes as never before. 1923—First commercial radio network, the Red network, New York City and Providence, R. L, established. 1924—German $110,000,000 loan oversubscribed in United States in few minutes. reply-; Today’ s Birthdays Mrs. President's 70 years ag Unde ner Well 60 years ago. born New York City Maj hower Ge D. Ejisen- T Dwight Dennisor years ago. Albert S. Ge National Grange Cc Rochest years age born Rufys C. H born Portiand U. S. Senter man of Oreg6n, N our, U. S$. Amba: sador t born in Eng land, 55 years ag Archbishop Joseph F of New Orleans, Catholic born in Germ 66 year Rev. of the Chicago. years ago. Henry A. Ir Moody Mem T Get Your Copy of “The War of Confusion” by LESLIE BALOGH BAIN Fill in the coupon belew, bring or mail it to The Key West Citizen. The Key West Citizen. Key West. Fis. Address — *There will be a small additional charge for C.O._D. postage. Please enter my order for book THE WAR OF CONFUSION at Two Dollars a copy. copies of Mr. Bain’s joe today. There is nothing new under the sun.”