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Che key West Citizen junday Bs rexident and Publisher Published L. BP. ANTMAN, Only Dally Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County tered at Key West. Florida, as second elass matter Member of the Assuciated Press Ge Associated Press is excl .sively entitled to use or republication of all news dispatches credited to t er siot otherwise credited in this paper and also he local news pub: ‘SUBSCRIPTION ADVPRTISING RATES Mate Hn vwn on application. “< SPECIAL NOTICE “All reading notices, cards of thanké, resolutions of respect, obituary notices, etc., will be charged for at the rate of 10 cents @ line. Notices for entertainment by churches from which eevenve is to be derived are 6 cents a line. ‘The Citizen is an open forum and invites discus- asifn of- public issues and subjects of local or general we but it will not publish anonymous communi- MEMBER : af FLORIDA PRESS ASSOCIATION = NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION | pt THE KEY WEST CITIZEN * WILL always seek the truth and. ot it o ‘¢w.thout fear and without ABvOr; - cPeyer, be * afraid to attack wrong or to applaud right; » ~ always fight for progress; never be the or- ov gan or the mouthpiece of any person, clique, *“faction or class; always do its utmost for the i ‘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 corm- “profnise with principle. ————— z IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN ‘Water and Sewerage. More Hotels and Apartments. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. Airpurts—Land and Sea. ‘Consolidation of County and City Gov- ernments. A Modern City Hospital. THE ALASKA HIGHWAY Urged on by the necessities of war, ihe highway from Northwesiern United States gross Western Canada to Ailaska is about ready Sor traffic. It will facilitate the ship- ment-of men and supplies to our far-Norhi- ern territory. It is strange that during peace-vime such desirable projects never seem to get §mywhere very fast. Various objections, figlitical and commercial, join to delay and ¢tall, but when war comes with its necessi- something is done. When ihe Japanese started occupying seme of the outlying Aleutians Islands many realized what competent military stiategists knew, that the shortest and most direct invasion route against 0 our Northwest was through Alaska and downward, . Whe fottifi¢atious 6f Alaska w woah’ whdi War stated, Thee tion of paval bases and military Shly DEW BEF tin: Tf-sea’ routes ‘lost ynder such conditions, Alaska could be iso- tated and lost, so the rush to complete the dern highway started. ; 4he construction has been arduous. Workers have forged ahead under pressure Bhd great difficulty, hut, at last, the road i completed. Motor caravans can hurry fppplies, if necessary, to augment the de- Fense of Alaska. This highway, well ‘n- Moré. gives us an inside route for war’s use Dow, but afterwards it will help develop ithe untry. in-] tre! - s had THE NEW DEAL Why ddést’t “Congresd put the blame this intolerable situation exactly where »efongs?” And that is on the New Dealt ida of unifying the colintry the, New, yeu ilehas split it wide apart. x ‘he New Deal has encouraged ihe’ lad béreF to strike for higher wages, even at a \ime'like this it has encouraged him io be “he slave of the labor leaders, putting his Thonéy into unions which give him very lit- tte in return for what he gives ihe unions. “he New Deal is so absorbed in think- ing only of the New Deal that it has no time dp think of War. If this country is to be Saved we must eliminate the New Deal. This ¢:tuation remains in the hands of Congress. They can alleviate itifthey wish, The 8th may have the courage to act, Let’s Tope so! 4 Pe er sl @®: P TO DISCOURAGE HOARDING 1 1 | | j | cf our food products have been somewhat alarmed by the tendency of many citizens | | to unduly accumulate supplies of vafious | | articles, particularly those which the citi- | zcns think may soon be rationed. Hoarding will not do much good, for | | just as.seon as'a commodity is put on ihe 7a- | tioned list, each person is required to make | len affidavit as to the supply on hand, and | whatever that amount is, it is deducted ! ¢rom the quantity which the citizen will be | | Bllowed to buy under the rationing system. Early . experiments in the voluntary rationing of gasoline proved unsucgessfu!. i The patriotic, cooperative citizen iried tu} obey the suggested restrictions on ihe use j of gas. but the selfish, unthinking citizen paid no attention to it. Voluntary ration- ; ing failed, and it ought to have failed, be- | cause it put a penalty on the law-abiding, | cooperative type of man or woman. The only kind of rationing system which should be put into effect is a compvu!- sory plan. Advance hoarding should be bioken up by a strict invertory of each one’s | supplies, verified by spot checking, if nec- essdry, and searching for any ‘undue sup- | plies concealed by greedy citizens. No pa- triotic man or woman will resent any TEES: | sary police activities io make our rationing | of scarce commodities fair and equal to] everybod¢. i | The coffee rationing, unfortunately, | was launched in a rush, before proper steps had been taken or prepared. Already there + a stampede in some sections to buy butter, und one or two other articles which some pcople think may soon be restricted. Of coutse, such advance buying makes the ar- | ticle searcer and brings about the inevitable | ratioring of it ot prevent a continuance and | aggravation of the hoarding evil. About the first of the coming year the rationing of it to prevent a contiuance and upon a better basis.’ The experiences of -he trials so far attempted will help officials plan more wisely and effectively vo aecom- | plish the desired purpose, which is vo giv: every citizen an equal share of whatever limited supplies are available. | THREE CHEERS FOR OUR SUBMARINES This man works hard, without fanfare, and makes a success of life. His townsfolk recognize him as a “substantial” man, in a quiet sort of way, free of hurrahing and flag-waving. But he keeps plugging away, | keeps on attaining success without ithe pub- lic’s paying much attention io him. There is a branch of service in our Na- vy that is very much like that type of man pegging away incessantly and attaining | success without any fanfare, without an} hurrahing and flag-waving, as characte ed, for instance, the naval and airplane vic- | tories at Midway, in the Coral Sea and off | the Solomons. That branch of our Navy that works hard, works harder than any other branch | comprises our submarines. Their daring, | which cften takes them into the enemy’ lair, does not make our hearts beat faster, and when we read about their triumphs we Sense a deep feeling of pride entirely free | of the thrill that surges through us when we } read an account of how American surface craft “shot it out’? with the Japs and defeat- ed them decisively. | In our mind’s eye, we picture the firing | on the surface, or actual photographs may be published in newspapers showing some of the }-hases of the battle, and the emotion we sense is such we feel like hip-hip-hurrah- ing. But the submarine, in the silence of the deep, discharges its deadly torpedo, and all that may be seen of it, as it speeds on iis course of destruction, is its wake. There’s | nothing in that to inspire us, though, were we present, we may shudder when the ior- pedo strikes, but the shudder would lack | the thrill caused by the bursting shell or | bomb. | What has this unromantic branch of our, Navy done to Jap ships since this ¢oun- | trz,eutered the war? With the report by ihe Navy Department “Friday. night of seven | more sinkings of Jap ships by qur submar- | ines, the number of craft sent to bottom by | them totals 105 out of a grand total of 273 Jap vessels sunk by all branches of the Am- erican armed forces, Those figures show that 40 per cent of | all Jap ships sunk were sent to the bottom by our submarines, which is a far greater | Percentage than that scored by any other | one branch of the service. , H | When we hip-hip-hurrah for our cur) f2ee craft and planes—let’s give itiree | i cheers for our submarines. jof treatment of American Jews pares: | Germany. Officials charged with the handling | j cosssaeees:'|- ALLERGIC TO KHAKI; | Today’s Birthdays | GIVEN HIS DISCHARGE, (iy Annectated Presa) LONDON, Dec. 21.—James Dedds. known as the “Man who can’t weer Khaki” has been honorably discharged from the Royal Marines. Able-bodied and fit. he de- veloped chronic dermatitis | after serving more than two | yetrs and doctors recom- mended his discharge. WI ASAALLAS fi + Irenee Du Pont, president ithe famous company, born near | Wilmington, Del., 66 years ago. Dr. Edward C. Elliott, presi- ‘dent of Purdue University, In- ‘diana, born Chicago, jago. David A. Reed ‘of Pittsburgh, }lawyer, ex-senator, born there, 162 years ago. Edward Hungerford of New, | York, author, born Dexter, N. Y., \67 years ago. Today In Hi istory | se mats : __, Dr. Hermann J. Muller, noted} \geneticist, born New -York, 1620—The Pilgrims land at! years ago. Plymouth, Mass. 4 = Congressman John W. 1807—Congress enacts historic: Cormack of Boston, born | mba go Act forbidding Ameri-}51 years ago. can ships leaving port and clos- ing our ports to British ships— lish and French at war with ach other and both ‘were seiz- ling American ships on the high; | seas. Henrietta Szold, Jewish leader in Palestine, born in Baltimore, 82 years ago. MEMORY 1837—John Eri ly applies screw of steamships. son successf11- for propulsion The months have turned years, Rut still hope lingers on. — I fancy I hear your footsteps 1911—United States abrogates. Coming across the lawn. {treaty with Russia in protest Sometimes I stand at the gate, Listening for your greeting —— As I used to long ago, 1916—President Wilson warns: My heart gently beating. |Europe that U. S. is brought to . | verge of war by acts of beliger- ents. It had to come, we could not stay ; The cruel hand of fate, —— | Which comes to us unwanted, 1919—249 deported Russians| {ome early and some late. ahd radicals leave New York for| Russia. | Now there is only left behind Of all that was so dear, The things you said and did are Only sweet memories. SOPHIA L. NASH. Key West, Florida, Dec. 18 1935—Col. Charles A. Lind- bergh, his wife and small son, secretly board freighter at mid- night for England. 1938—Ancient pagan Germanic eo Yule rites performed throughout OF VERY OLD AGE —_—— DETROIT — Danish archeol- 1941—Hitler takes over com- | | ogists recently . discovered mand of German army. j dwelling~ ~site 9,000 years old. Overseas Transportation Company, Inc. Fast, Dependable Freight and Express Service —between— MIAMI AND KEY WEST Also Serving All Points On Florida Keys Between Miami and Key West Express Schedule: (NO STOPS EN Se waer’ SUNDAYS) hve oy P.M | Arrives at 12:00 o'clock DAILY (EXCEPT West Oireat as 6:00 Mi LEA MIAMI SUNDAYS) AT 12.00 night and arrives at Key FREE PICK-UP and DELIVERY SERVICE FULL CARGO INSURANCE Office: 813 Caroline Street Phones 92 and 68 WAREHOUSE—Cor. Eaton and Francis Sts. ae this country from Cuba. As has 68 years 15 or 20 cents. 52\of Key West for their contribu- Mc- | ets in Cuba. there, ! American north, returned yesterday for a into} ai MONDAY, DECEMBER 21 Today’s Anniversaries Today gives a somewhat | disposition, trouble Th erable for for a direct life, but t cendition w r aspects, may unbalance fits from honest and patient | ing beds in ti report large c a very merry spongers, it w $ ROt i wharf today, vera. days | today to- with bids being made for the sponge Melvin E. Ru superir dent of public instrectior Russell and childre: the Forida last » and from that to Fort Myer sel’s parents 7" A community service program, jwith a Christmas tree, will be rendered on Friday in the Palace | Theater. Several hundred Key Westers, including business men, ; contributed articles that were col- lected here for the storm-suffer- distribution among the needy in this community. The Citiz graph says today “or the benefit of those wh are wondering about little Charles Bernard St. John. Ka Cit baby who weighed pound at birth. some months ago, it be doing fine ar 13 pounds to H | Key Westers are interested in the movement that is _ being made by the Avocado Growers of |Dade County who are trying to jhave a heavy duty placed on ‘avocados that are shipped into LICENSED PLUMBER 1306 CATHERINE STREET ginal weight Buy Your Christmas Gifts “The People’s Way™ U SE YOUR CREDIT! ,been shown in several articles ‘published in The Citizen, if the {proposed duty goes into effect an alligator pear that now costs ja nickle in Key West will cost 2 5 qd 4 a 4 B g | Clothing was distributed this imorning by the Woman’s Club to needy residents of Key West. i All day long a steady stream of | people called at the club to get clothing. . i See | The Pro-Cuba Committee, in a statement published in The Citizen today, thanks the people KEY CHAIN $950 up Smart accessory for the men. Gift boxed. |tions to the fund that was col- jlected here for fhe storm-svffer- | Ss. Paul Vecker, who stopped ‘here several days on his way sojourn of one day before return- ing to Havana, where he is ef- ficiency expert with the Cuban ; Electric Company. CROSS and CHAIN 10K SOLID GOLD $750 up Oven Evenings for Your Convenience JEWELRY DEPARTMENT PEOPLE'S CREDIT STORE “The Friendliest Credit Store in —_ Fierida™ OPPOSITE THE BUS 514 Southard Street PHONE 2s William R. Porter, vice presi- jdegt of the Overseas Bridge Cor- jporation, who had been in Miami jon a business visit, returned to Key West yesterday. Key West spongers have been returning daily from the spong- | wvwvwwvwwvwvvwwwwe TRY IT TODAY... the Favorite in Key West STAR * BRAND CUBAN COFFEE ON’'SALE at ALL GROCERS BAAes 0444444444444) rrICIRNGi rife icicieineiHininiei rire: iri ie rion ie iio rieicisraiirirkich tabi Needs the Wires this Christmas War won't wait—not even for Christmas. 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