The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 27, 1942, Page 2

Z AGE Lae Puls Shei rae ot] =“ Citizen | Publisher . Huxinexs Manager titizen Building d Ann Streets er in Key West and nroe Cqunty Only Daily New! y West, Florida, as second elass matter ‘Member of the Associated Press he Associated Press is exclusively entitled to use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or-met otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published here. CAL SUBSCRIPTION ntered at . RATES une Year* Bix Months ADVERTISING RATES © known on application SPECIAL NOTICE All reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of t; obituary notices, etc., will be charged for at of 10 cents a line. 'sfor entertainment by churches from which venue 1s to be derived are 5 cents a line. Citizen is an open forum and invites discus- on of Public issues and subjects of local or general =a M By M BER FLORIDA PRESS ASSOCIATION 5 NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION ° Ea THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WILL always seek the truth and print it without fear and without favor; never be afraid to attack wrong or to applaud right; always fight for progress; never be the or- gan or the mouthpiece of any person, clique, 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. i tT 3 SKYROCKETING Up, up, up, the prices for food continue to go m Key West, and there is nobody here ewith authority to call a halt. The fact is, there=is nobody here who has anything at ull to#ay of an official nature about the lo- yrocke¢ing of prices of the necessities s of life. ‘Fhe OPA order about ceiling prices on this of that foodstuff is viewed as nothing else lift “talk” in Key West, for every gro- cer hgs_his own ceiling. At one store you y be able to buy condensed milk for 17 scan and at another store you are charged 21 cents. Ne~more disputatious talk heard about :entals, so we assume that everything is running along smoothly in that field in Key West, with landlords strapped down to « renth'that was charged before this coun- try entered the war. The government sees to it that the owner of a rentable house has his 1ent pegged at an arbitrary figure, but the government does rothing, at least lo- , ia a far more important matter, so far us expenditures are concerned, to stop the prices of food from going up and up and up. Where one dollar exe may occur in the payment of rent ten dollars and more are spent in excesses in buying food. You inquire-the cost of so-and-so; the grocer eu; you assert that, a few days before, the price was two cents less, or 10, for that matter, and he merely shrugs, which says m emphatically than words: “If you \.ant iff take it; if you don’t, okay.” He is not conceified whether or nto you buy, because he is aqare that he can easily sell more chan he carbuy. The only thing that iroubles is to get sufticient stock to supply the all—whether you do is of little consequence: is ca 38 tells 5 Lin ull—whteher you do is of little cbtidetta ante! io him. " It is always that way in a sellers ‘mar- THE REAL SHAME OF KEY WEST From time to time some bird of pas- ; Sage, actuated by heaven knows what mo- ciicumstances that make one wish io be disagreeable Lo others, iells Key West chat | it should be ashamed of itselt. Various are ‘the items Yowling dogs, crowing roosters, a police ferce attacked by spells of sleeping sick- ness, am unsanitary department; or what | have ‘you. “Justified complaints, everyone. But the real shame of Key West is ithe ‘cause of these things. Key West is rich | enough in assets to be the cleanest, the best governed city. in the country. Just now, the Chamber of Commerce, the Lions Club, the Retary Club, City Coun other attack of the bleating gimmies. We do desperately need a hospital to take care eit will not publish anonymous communt- | Of the sick and wounded of Monroe County. And we are not going to have this necessary thing unless the Federal Government iakes pity on us and, for its own good, provides us with hospital care. We can only hope with all our heart that, for the sake of the stricken, these ap- peals will be heard. other shames, i§ the fact that, as a munici- pality, we woul rather beg ‘than do our wort; etree for the city ‘ihe moneaug EERE, So lotiz as itadequate taxes are collected from the averrtaxed few who carry the burden ofthe tax: dodgers as well as their owii just portion; so long as we will elect officials who will allow a favored few to dodge their taxes for a term of years |.and then get a clean bill of health by paying a portion of what they owe to the communi- | P y € a jhere yesterday at the age of 102}1 ty; we will have to beg for what we need, instead of buying it, man-fashion, with our own money. The remedy lies in the hands of ihe over those who have been smart enough io “get by’”’ and who wish to continue the chis- elling process. Let the candidates for office be assur. ed that they will be in the discard unless | erating funds; and also that if they fail, money will be provided to bring them be- fore the Court to defend themselves against a charge of mis-feasauce, mal-feasance or non-feasement. Key West be wiped out and the police, sani tation and other departments be able io perform their duties, the city meet its obli- gations and our critics have more leisure io attend to their own short-comings. Key West is like a wealthy man who would rather be a delinqunet debtor than to bestir himself and collect the money due | him. It is NOT all in the family. It is up to us. “That righteousness alone exalteth a nation,” was said thousands of years ago, but Germany never truly learned it. MAN’S WORST ENEMY sects. _ Inse e the most numerous and versatile wrath, the anime kipgdom a and can be found practically-anywhere qn earth whette lifé exists. oeater th Se They can live in water, on land, above the ground or under the ground. They can feed on all parts of a plant above the sur- face or attack the roots of a plant below ihe ground. They can find lodging in the heart of the largest of trees or between the sur- faces of a leaf or within a tiny leaf stalk. Every housekeeper in Key West knows the scourge of certain insects. Roaches can make life miserable for the woman of the house, while moths may destroy the most precautions are not taken. structures.and may continue their depreda- tions unknown to anyone until thé buildij is ready ‘to collapse. flies, with the ease-bearing procliv! * ‘gre fot o nuisance but are a menac®to human beings. mentioned. | cil ard the County Commission, have an- | But the shame that is at the root of all | electors at the next election, providing that | there is a majority of men with self-respect, \ they are definitely pledged to enforce the : laws intended to provide the city with op- | Then, and then only, will the shame of | One of mais worst enemies are the in- | valuable clothing in the wardrobe, if proper | While ants attack dwellings or other onecresepe THE KEY WEST CITIZEN KEY WESY IN tive, homesickness, egotism, or any of ihe | FROM FILES OF THE CITIZEN of NOVEMEER 27. 1932 The Monroe County Council} {for Unemployment Relief re- ported today that 200 more men will be°put to work in the next (ee days. t uh — Sergeant Joaquin made high score in the rifle; match among National Guards- men held yesterday at the Fort Taylor rifle range. Sergeant (Charles Yates finished second: Romaguera ! A special meeting of the Mon- !roe County Commissioners © will ,be held tonight to consider the error and insolvency list that | {has been submitted to the board | by the tax collector. Seven snowbirds who came to town in the last few days were jtried in the criminal court this! | morning on charges of vagran- cy and each was found guilty | and sentenced to serve 30 days ‘in jail Troop 5, Boy Seouts of Amer- |ica Joseph Boza scoutmaster, will | hold a meeting tonight in |’ Amer- ‘ican Legion’ Hall. to make ar- ;rangements>ofor the distribution} }of toys on Christmas Day among! jneedy children in this commun- | \ity. Members of the troop will | accept old toys or toys that need repairing from residents. The toys will be put in good condi- tion before they are given to the children. | Jane Sawyer, colored, died; ;years, 11 months and 27 days, ‘according to available records. She had 10 children, was the grandmother of 67 and the great-| {grandmother of 18. An entertainment will be giv- jen in the Parish Hall tomorrow} the B. F. Goodrich | Bpany, told the Farm! Council here Rubber Chemurgie®> week that when the synthetic; ton-Salem, invalids—some rubber program is fully develop- ed the nation will get 90 per cent of its rubber supply from this source and that we can depen: it to continue on about the- tatio after the war, with sctiéné giving us a better product at fé8s *. gost as a result of research ‘fd’ {improved production facilities: The Goodfich company has suc- cessfully produced casings that require no inner tubes and these new type tires are now being em- | ployed on trucks, buses and some | passenger cars. WEATHER REPORT eeaceecqcacosoese ‘Observation taken at 8:30 a. m.. E.W.T. (City Office) Temperatures Highest last 24 hours | Lowest last night Mean Normal aes ele Precipitation Rainfall, 24 hours ending 8:30 a. m., inches Total rainfall inches __ Deficiency since Nov. 1, inches _... | Total rainfall sin inches Deficiency inches _ Relative Humidity 69% Tomorrow's Almanec | Sunrise 5 ince Nov. 1, nh. since Jan. 5% rai Base) High Tide Low Tide 1:14 9.9, 7:28 a.m. 2:56 AES 6:44 p.m. RECAST Key West and Vicinity: Some- |night, beginning at 8 o'clock, by}what colder. tonight. ‘the Young People’s Service: | League of St. Paul’s church. “An” interesting program of singing,{ ecitations and readings has been | arranged. A large attendance was present] yesterday afternoon at the me- | Pioral services for departed members held by Fern Chapter, } ‘Order of the Eastern Star, in} | Scottish Rite Hall. The memio-} ‘rial address was delivered by !the Rev. Holmes Logan. | | —— Mrs. Edwin Roberts, who had} been in Miami several weeks, re- |turned home yesterday, accom- panied by her nephew, Jains) | Moss. | Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Johnson{ |and daughter, Mrs. Addah Ram-} 'sey, who had been visiting in! |Miami, returned home yester-/ | day. | | Mrs. Raymond Pierce and| ‘son, who were sojourning in! \Miami several days, returned to} Key West today. Mrs, Mabel Bacon and _ niece, | |Miss Dorothy Wilson, who came | here to attend the funeral of} William F. Maloney, left for their home in Miami yesterday. H | pale TE The Citizen in an editorial | paragraph Says today: | “On TKanksgiving the Re- publicans ‘hadn’t much to. be thankful for, but the Democrats surely did’ It’s easy to see who enjoyed the turkey most.” | Today In History | 1778—Washington’s army goes into winter headquarters at Mid- dlebrook, N. J. | 1812—Large part of Napoleon’s larmy lost in retreat from Mos- | cow. 1826—First overland party to! California, led by Jedediah Smith, | reaches San Gabriel Mission. 1879—Edison lights his labora-| tory with an electric lamp—an/ ioe in the p history of lighting. "i 1901—The Army War College, | gumieshipaten. D. C., founded. 4 “Three new American! IS of the charch “created. | Florida: Colder, heavy frost in north jon and interior of cential portion tonight. Hatteras, "N.C. to Apalachi-| {cate Fld? ‘No small craft or; jorm warhizigs have been issued. Today’s Anniversaries -1746—Robert R. Liyingston, pa-| \triot, New. York chancellor, pa- tron of Fulton's steamboat, born New York. Died Feb. 26, 1813. 1785—Henry Wheton, famed {New York legal writer, ex-/} pounder of international law, born Providence, R. I. Died Mar. 11, 1848. 1809—Frances A. Kemble, not- ed actress, grandmother of the late Owen Wister, born in Eng- land. Died Jan. 15, 1893. 1830—Henry Vignaud, noted | long-time Paris embassy secre- ‘tary, historian of Columbus, born ; New Ofleans. Died Sept. 16, f922. 1842—(100 years ago) Alvey A. Adee, assistant secretary for al- most 40 years of the Dept. of State, “the man behind the Scenes,” born in New York. Died! duly 5, 1924. 1879—John R. McCarl, Nebras- ago. ka lawyer, U. S. comptroller- general, born Des Moines, Towa. Died Aug. 2, 1940. The British Ministry of Infor- mation eae mobile film to keep the public informed of the; war effort-and encourage partici- pation, says the Department of} og, Commerce, themes ICREOMULSION | States .; theater of operations will soon be .| Studying languages—French, Ger- FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27 ‘SO ae OAL a 2s MILKMEN BECOME SHUT-INS MAN AIR RAID POST j Wide World Features WINSTON-SALEM, N. C., Nov. this |27.—If an air raid comes io Wins- bed- 'ded for years—will be responsible | for success of the city’s defense. The invalids have been es- ‘on | pecially chosen for the job. There are mineteen of them — some bparalyzed, some with back in- ¢juries' which prevent walking, fothers with heart ailments or arthritis. But because they can- Lnot leave their homes, they are raid work. When the first alert signal flashes in the city hall, officials |phone the shut-ins, who are al- | Ways sure to be near their phones. ;son in the city who is needed at defense stations._ In blackout tests, has worked smoothly. | i | his phone. Before they were given this duty. all were examined by physi- cians to make sure the excite- ment would not aggravate their, conditions. But the know ledge that they can do important wor in a crisis has given them new vigor. “I dont’ know how any city i; can function without such a bri-j | gade,” an official of the control center says; L t AEF TO LEARN (Ry Asneciatea Frees) soldiers in the European ;man and Italian—against the da. when they'll be in those coun- { | tries. Records of instruction in for- jeign speech are to be put in every | recreation center, for use in phono- graphs provided each camp. The instruction programs will be su- jpervised by the special branch of the ramy. j | Todav’s Birthdays Maj. Gen. Richard K. Suther- land, hero of the Philippines, | iborn Hancock, Md., 49 years! lage. | Ted (Edward B.) Husing, dio announcer, born New York, 41 years ago. depstecsinee Dr. Arthur C. McGiffert, Jr., pom | president of the Pacific School ; |of Religion, Berkeley, Cal., jeueional 50 years ago. | U.S. Senator Carl A. Hatch! tof New Mexico, born Kirwin, Kans., 53 years ago. Marvin H. McIntyre, secretary to the President, born LaGrange, | Ky., 64 years ago. Thomas I. Parkinson, president of Equitable Life, New York, born Philadelphia, 61 ycars ago. Charles A. Beard of Conn., jnoted _historian-writer, born Knightstawn, Ind., 68 years ago. Gov. Dwight P. Griswold of | Nebraska, born Harrison, Nebr., ig years ago. { Chaim Weizmann, English, jseientist and Zionist leader, now; in this country, born 68 years, How To Relieve Bronchitis Creomulsion relieves promptly be- oe ean it to the seat of the trouble to and expel Macon mucous mem- you must like the way it | sd ese cough or you are we your money | for Coughs, Chest Colds, Bronchitis ~ YOUR NEWSBOY buys his sale, sells them at. Coe eoeacaseseceeseres | s HE MI considered indispensable for air GHT TRY SUING THE COW (Ry Associated Press! KNOXVILLE, Tenr., Nov. 27.—If a cow gives milk for one man and not for another her failure doesn't make a lawsuit. Circuit Judae “Taylor Cox ruled when a breach of warrant suit for $50 was filed bf J. H. Bales against Ray lowers. Bales said he pur+ chased the sow from. Clowers with a guararitee the, bevame gave a gallon and a halfia day. bit he got only three-fourths ofa quart daily. Judge Cox d&clared “sometimes cows just won't give 2s well for one milker as for another.” and dismissed the suit. Then the nincteen call every Per- (GPS P.M II I. " Today’s Horoscope fi him nature natural sympathy trait k looking on the Jone of the shut-ins failed to be at |= | would ith sorrow repining much fidelity the but side If today’s native avoid lling the life keep from let This | and | good keep ofi if nurtured bright are life. its Walshe, FOREIGN TONGUES ‘Post, <aic. fl It FLAGBEARER IN LAST ~~" PARADE “°? LOS ANGE ‘Sicanr Legion Post s “Armistice ve 52, cc pn ag, it may be was—he dropped LONDON, Nov. 27. — United | heart attack just as | YOU WORK but there's no way around that if you want to hold a job. If you do not get enough Vitamin Bi | end Iron in your regular diet, and your appetite needs en- couragement, try VINOL. Your! Too ing tonic. eeeeceecces Oriental Pharmacy service. YWVVVVTw Vw veer TRY IT TODAY . OT the Favorite in Key West STAR * BRAND CUBAN COFFEE ON SALE at ALL GROCERS acim draggist has this pleasant-tast- | KEYED TO WAR (Ry Aasectated Prone) EFIELD w Nov. 27 wie MISERY Fimst—rub throat, chest, and back with Vicks VapoRud at bedtime. TREN—spread a thick layer of VapoRub on the chest and cover with a warmed cloth. RIGHT AWAY, VapoRub we work—loosens poe Be muscular tughtness— ful comfort and invites restful sleep, by James Hilson Author of LOST HORIZON and GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS | guste se "Silos 1F You'Re Loonie faa See PAauc Smitu | 334 Semowtenst. UUDLLLSENRANGORETDALEUEKUERELES O44 TEHH OREO SAE SAEORAREE LTB HALO BIG PAINT SPECIAL OUTSIDE WHITE Special Price INSIDE WHITE G 3265 2 allon ALL COLORS IN TRIM All Colors of “GLIDDEN” + PASTE WATER PAINT cu.$2% “Complete Line of BUILDING HARDWARE and PAINT™ LIND SLEY LUMBER COMPANY PHONE 71 Simonton and Division Streets Key West Fis ie eg MFM Contain ot ato ++ + pays cash for his papers. + loses if a customer fails to pay. - . . is embarrassed if a customer is slow pay. +. goes the limit for his trade, is on the job rain oF shine, serves his customers well. + asks custotners to cooperate by pa: him promptly and regularly. 7 ‘THE CITIZEN - Circulation Department a The farmer sustains an average annual |“ loss of not less than ten per cent of the value | | 1918—American Army of Occu- of his crops if he takes no measures to con- | patent socoge Toeekaeving Day | trol or check the ravages of these insect | See ' pests. Weevils, worms, grasshoppers and | the like take their annual toll of the profits | of the farm. The fight goes on continuously. Pre- | cautions should be taken by everyene to eéntrol those insects with which they come} in contact and thus help in the general con- Pageee has in Bermuda, trol of such pests, i} Copianasee. ket and the present seller’s market in this country today far exceeds that which pre- vailed in World War I. Everybody has r.oney with which io buy, and up, up, up, go prices, and will continue to go up unlesa the clamp is put on them. The OFA is sup- posed to have done that, or is now doing it, but nothing has been done in Key West io stop che skyrocketing. t REAL ICE Is More ECONOMICAL. . It's Healthy and Safe. . It’s Pure THOMPSON ENTERPRISES (ICE DIVISION) INC. Key West, Fla. Ceeecece 1938—Poland occupies the! slice of Czechoslovakia it had) | demanded. | 1941—Free French planes help} | | British escape Tobruk. Large-scale rationing of food | been made effective } says the Department} | Why doesn’t someone bribe the pub- lisher -of The Citizen? He’s human. Phone No. 8 “eeecccccccccccccccccoceccesegoneesee