The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 29, 1942, Page 2

Pace Two ane 4 ara Wiest ¢ Citizen MAN; Prenident ; Business Manager From The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets Only Datly Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County tered at Key West, Florida, as second elass matter Member of the Associated Press he Associated Press is. exel .sively. éntitied. id 2kteé {' for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwiseveredited inthis paper! dnd also the local news published here. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Months iMphth Kkly ADVERTISING RATES n on application. SPECIAL NOTICE All reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of cespect, obituary notices, ete., will be eharged for at the rate of 10 cents a line. Notices for entertainment by churches from which ve is to be derived are 5 cents a line. e Citizen is an open forum and invites discus- f publie issnes and subjects of local or gene! Made know: sion but it will not publish anonymous communi- | MEMBER ad FLORIDA PRESS ASSOCIATION \ a NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION sa THE KEY WEST CITIZEN yewes tv > > WILL seek and print it w_thout pis Ab withduti favor; never be afraid 16 dttack 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 promise with principle. reader; never com- 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. _—_— | | 6. A Modern City Hospital. ooo \ ee : they Men are always smaller than seem, ee ; —= Headache is the main physical ailment from which business men suffer these days. Vhe post-war period will test the At- lantic Charter’s “freedom from fear’? and “freedom from want.” It might not be a bad idea for the gais to go back to the old spinning wheels, and zbout those four-wheelers and a Aspepple knows where they stand po- litically, ecoriomically and industr ally only as they “chow: Avhere*they Stand religious ey eee e é (Ta tR-+AAG ™ | t Neds Sikh Safety PAtrol gives speed violators near war plants choice of going to court or spending an hour looking at the speed limit sign. If wars are to be eliminated altogether, it will be necessary to transform human be- ings into angels, and such transformation is beyond the province of alchemy or any oth- er agency. 1943 will be the most critical year in the history of the United States, but - it «should end most gloriously for us, and con- $equently most disastrously for our common Anemiies. r "manpower. It was once punished, ith | Fae ath by the Aztec Indians of Mexice and Drunkennéss jis a, Serious “duthnge to | WE ARE NOT CHEATERS The best kind of writing or speaking is | that which is plain and pointed. Using simple words and avoiding complex sen- | {ences are the means by and through which ; clearness is attained. | 3ut neither a writer should under readers or his hearers. nor a speaker When a statement That very thing is what Elmer Davis | over the radio Sunday nighi in discussing the food situation in this country and the | rationing regulations that have been and will be applied to it. “Tt was a first-primer lesson,” a Key Wester remarked, ‘“‘and it would have been excellent had Mr. Davis and Mr. Wickard let it go at that. fully. It made me feel thought we are a nation of morons. Key Wester paused and, | her eyes, added, | if they think so.” The fact is not only Davis and Wickard but other men high in the councils of the administration in Washington frequently | treat Us though we were a bunch of mo- | rons, Further, particularly in this ration- | ing matter, they treat us as though every | one of us is scheming to cheat the Govern- | ment. They ask us more questions, some as though they The with twinkle in | inal by a police desk lieutenant. Uncle Sam can't go any further, when he puts us on the | rack, unless he “mugs” | gallery, One thing Uncle Sam should bear ia mind is that the Americans outside of Wash- ington are just as much concerned in win- ing the war as are those in the Capital ; in- Reed, the general run of Almericans have less concern in getting Uncle Sam’s money and more in concerted war-effort than not a few of the officials in Washintgon. itself; the fact is, it was freely charged, before the last election, that many congressmen were more concerned in being re-elected than} they were in the prosecution of the war. We like plainness and _ simplicity, don’t tell and retell a once-told story, bu there is one thing that makes our cheeks burn with resentment: to be questioned and re-questioned as though we were trying to cheat Uncle Sam while he is involved in a life and death struggle. s ) t FEARS FOOD SHORTAGE IN U. S. Representative Hatton W. Summers, | of Texas, believes that food will be one of the main problems of the war and fears that “we have waited until it is now too late” to produce the supplies that are necessary, even to meet the program outlined by Sec- retary of Agriculture Wickard. Mr. Summers points out that we are already far advanced in the crop year, that | | people who raise the crops are not in the to slaughter houses and that, despite pro- duction requirements, ‘acreage will be re- duced.from fifteen to twenty-five per cent. on account of lack of labor and farm ma- chinery. The Texan calls attention to a danger that deserves the serious consideration of every American. Naturally, Congress and stance possible in meeting the situation outlined, but many individuals, if properly impressed by the threat of a food shortage, | can do something to remove the danger so far as it affects themselves, as | | ieee | ABOUT PRODUCTION CONTROL There seems to be considerable confu- sion in the discussion that arises over the question of production control. It should be plain, it seems to us, that military leaders should have final decision pee by other nations, and®:while Reel an determining what types of military ma- punishment for drunkenness may be light’ | in peace times, in times of war it must be se- vere, Here’s a New. Year’s greeting to the members of Monroe County’s and’Rationing Board. During the past year, these men nad women have been forced to | work many hours overtime for the conven- ience of the public. War Price | They have had to en- | dure criticism and complaints from irate} chines are produced. Certainly, it woud be | foolish to permit civilians, entirely unac- | quainted with the problems and contingen- cies of warfare, to plan the production of military items. So far as we know, military leaders of the nation do not want and have made no ef- fort to obtain control over the civilian econ- omy of the nation. Under-Secretary of War Robert C. | Patterson makes this plain, saying that civ- citizens, who were annoyed by rules ani | ilian agencies should direct the flow of ma- regulations. .They have done a fine job. | Give them a hand, | terials for_civilian use but must see that enough is saved for military needs, But they kept on harping | on a point long after it had been explained | “Probably they are right fields and not on the farms, that cows vo | produce the needed milk are on their way | the Federal Government should render all | THE KEY W EST CITIZEN Time to Go Over the Top imate the intellienge of his | is made, it should not be presumed that che } reader or listener doesn’t understand, and | proceed to explain it, over and over again. j and Secretary of Agriculture Wickard did of a personal nature, than are asked a crim- | us for the rogue’s j TUE! 29 SDAY, DECEMEER QUESTIONS Send Home-Front Queries to Regional OEM Information Office In Care of This Paper Q—Is there @ shortage | camera film? A.—WPB has cut production of! | KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY FROM FILES OF THE CITIZEN | OF DECEMBER 29,. 1932 Three Monroe county officials} have started action to |what they claim are fees that |have never been paid them, byt,| {which according to law they had! la right to claim. Raymond Ma- loney, tax collector and Eugene Albury, tax assessor, said that, i| jaccording to the assessment tor 1875. | the county, they should have been paid two, instead of one land one-half percent. The two percent is paid to county asses- and collectors where the jSessment is less than five million, jand the two Monroe county of- ficials declare that the ment in this county is under that }amount. In the case of the third | official, Sheriff Niles, he claims |that he should have been paid for certain mileage. The Monroe for ploying more workmen this veek than at any other time since it started to function. Four hundred and forty-nine men and jwomen are engaged in relief work in Monroe. The city council held a special meeting yesterday afternoons to check over the occupa’ cense_dists. Key West, meeting, have not-yet paid their |licenses, and the police was in- structed to begin to arrest all delinquents. Many Cont | The Key West Rotary Club did not hold its weekly luncheon ' today. That action was decided on at the last meeting, because today fell between the holidays jof Christmas and New Year’ | Day. | formal meeting and ;after .roll call. Automobile license tags are still selling slowly, George Go-, mez, who was appointed local agent several weeks ago, an- nounced today. Thus far he has sold only 50 tags. Paul Mesa, superintendent, of; distribution for the Electric Company, Wad his car ‘stolen while in Miami this -week. |Mr. Mesa returned to Key West yesterday, leaving Mrs. Mesa and their son, Paul, Jr., in Miami. Upon their return today, Mrs. Mesa said the police in Miami had recovered the car. Holy Innocents Day served at St. Paul’s Church last night and, Danae aahne Ae oer| LOPEZ Funeral Service { Established 1885 > Licensed Funera] Directors > and Embalmers 13 _24-Hour_Ambulan: |) PHONE 135 ‘eedsesesedeeaacacaal Episcopal at the collect | assess- | County Council | Unemployment Relief is em-! pational | conclusion of the service,.an en-| any inment was held in the Par-|{ it was shown at Hall by the children in the The Rotarians held an in-| adjourned ' was ob- ice_ Service . ¢) NIGHT bel Today’s Horoscope Anniversaries ! Today’s domineering spirit will memmemmems !prove a bad handicap, unless 1800—Charles Goodyear, in-jheld very severely in check. 'ventor bf the process of vulcan-!There is good ability and the izing‘rabber, born New Haven,'power of wise planning, but the ‘Conn. Died New York, July 1,\arbitrary desire to dictate may 1860. |cause disappointment if not ac- i= | | film for amateurs by 50 per cent Q.—Can I still parachute troops? A—Go to your iraft board, son, ask for “immediate i duction” into that you'll be considered for service get inte local branch Q.—Where can I tion about a Be at Pe A.—At the il mission, or merely go to the Office and ask about your cha Q—Can my husband wt , get out of the Army r and get back to. farming? —If he’s needed to ke essential farm going, he his commanding officer f charge. Either he or. you start the ball rolling.. He wont released automatically because his age can ¢ a Marin Q—Canar n the Corps make alloter | wife? A—Yes. Q.—How of a soldier in A.—Write eral’s Office Q.—My husband has ne me to whom he made Army insurance. How out? A—He's the sonal information, lady again. out Ask } Q—I carry a carload of friend to and from work. Can I get extra gas? A—You should mister. Ask your own r board. be able | \tual failure of life. sent to sol 1806—Andrew Johnson, tailor’ apprentice from 10 to 16, con-j gressman, mayor, governor, sén- ator, Vice President and Presi-| dent at Lincoln’s death, born; Ralegih; N. C. Died July 31, IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, IN OR MONROE COUNTY. IN CHANCERY. Cane No. 8-- LORRAINE P 5 eCK Plaintiff, H DIVORCE organizer-* W511.1AM EDWARD HOLTON, JR, of King’s Defendant ae. ae ORDER OF PUBLICATION there. Died William rd Holton, Jr., 1827—Margaret M. Bottome, New; York writer president of Order Daughters born ie) Nov. 14, 1906. i — i 1842—(100 years ago) Calixa! Lavallee composer of Canada’s national anthem, “O Canada,” who lived here his adult life, born. in Quebec. iton, Feb. 21, 1891. y required to ap- of Complaint, for ove styled cause Ist day of February, A. D. otherwise the allegations will be taken as confessed s Order tobe published sa Jonce a week f ur con 1869—Clarke F. Ansley, educa-| Weeks in Th: thse s tor and encyclopedia editor,| Moria born Swedona, Ill. Died Feb. 14, 1939. pear t }divore the Died in Bos-| {943 is i West, nd Ordered this , A. Ty, 1942. Ross C Sawyer |Clerk of the Circuit Court, Monroe County, Flori: By (Sd.) Flore nce E Ist day of 1879—William Mitchell, war} ace stormy petre] of army air) |force his day, born France. Died Feb. 19, 1936. Sawyer Clerk 12,1943 URT OF THE L CIRCUIT OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR MONROK COUNTY. IN CHANCERY. }IN THE CuAC ULr © kindergarten. MARY RA BYRD, Plaintiff, DIVORCE. E BYRD, JR. Defendant. PUBLICATION i et ie Raleigh, George J. Rosenthal, who | \claims he has a franchise to con- | ClAU pH ti |struct the Overseas Highway | ORDER OF bridges, tendered a bond of $500,-! To: « 000 to. the County Commission- | ers today as a guarantee he will! hereby required to ap- start-2qgustroction within — the {BeAr to.the Bil. of Complaint. fon divorce in the above styled cause on next 90 days. j Ist day of D. 1943, — therein The Citizen in an editorial | paragraph says today: “Some, great man _ once that a.Jeader was one who could | Fo iguess which way the human tide | Sates was going. Reading current pe-| ‘ riodicals, the county may be/Clerk of the Circuit Court, said to. be flooded with leaders) County, Florida. | by the number of articles fore- casting just what man will do in ‘the years to come.’ yest Citizen, a paper published in Key West, ia and Ordered this 28th day A. D. 1942. Ross C Sawyer Monroe 2, Sawyer Deputy Clerk. 1.) ALLAN _B. CLEARE, eitor for Comp is R, : 19,1943 YOUR NEWSBOY . .. buys his copies of The Citizen at whole- sale, sells them at retail. seacs pays cash for his papers. i aiie si loses if a customer fails to pay. ‘SD... is embarrassed if a customer is slow pay. ~. . . goes the limit for his trade, is on the job rain or shine, serves his customers well. . . « asks customers to cooperate by paying bon age and regularly. THE CITIZEN _ Circulation Department Key West. H Q.—Will :packag: diers overseas be delivered rn or was that service only for Chi mas presents? A.—You can send present soldiers at any old time, f ow You help the war Today In Bi istory | 13—Buf' 1851—Country’s established Bost 6—Nearly At FIRST SIGN OF A Os 666 TABLETS. SALVE. NOSE DROPS DR. AARON H. 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