The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 22, 1943, Page 2

PAGE TW3 s, resolutioss of 2 charged for at DON’T BACK WATER What is the difference, in these times of stress, between a landlord who complains that the rents he receives are too low and the man-on-the-street who complains that he cannot get all the coffee he wishes to drink or all the gasoline he wishes to consume”: his automobile? Both of them are bucking the govern- ment. And The Citizen reiterates that we should conform to government regulations, designed to help the war-effort, and that it is unpatriotic to try to knot them up because they affect our pocketbook or because they curb our appetites or pleasures. All of which applies to a letter that ap- peared in The Citizen, commenting on the | editorial, “Question of Live or Di THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WILL always seek the truth and print it w thout fear and without favor; never be affaid 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- promjse with principle. | 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. RUSSIA’S FUTURE POLICIES Americans, in considering the future policy of Russia, should not overlook the twenty-year treaty of alliance between Rus- sia and Great Britain. This binds Russia not to make a separate peace with Ge i} | | | | | | many and to fight any power, in Europe which aids the Naz The alliance v made in June of last year. Besides ag ing not to negotiate or conclude any armistice or peace treaties with Germany, except by mutual consent, the treaty provides that the two nations shall take measures “to prevent the repeti- | tion of aggression and violation of peace by | the states associated | with her in acts of ager on in Europe.” Significantly, Article V of the treaty | provides that the two nations will “take in- of the United Na- ts (the organization of | Germany or any of to account the interest tions in these obje peace and economice stability in Europe) and | will accordance with the,two principles of not seeking territorial aggran- dizement for themselves and of ngmeipter- | ferenc the internal affairs of other states.” they act in in Judging from and radio com- | ments, Mrs. Luce must have turned loose an ubundance of loose talk in her maiden speech. press No @an knows how long the war will last but there are some business men in Key West who have been practically put out of business its emergency regulations, | There will be others. by AMERICANS *¢ oe vy Here are two pictures of Americanism: Over Here: Disgruntled citizens com: ! plaining of gasoline rationing ‘and criticis-4 ing every regulation issued by the goverti+ ment, even if it is designed to assure att! quate supplies for our fighting men. i Over There: Soldiers and sailors dying daily to protect the homes of all Americans, including the grumblers. It isnot within our range for every American to be “‘on the front” but it is pos- | sible for every citizen to be a loyal Amer- ican, even at home. This loyalty is not a mai- ter of saluting the flag or of praising the “brave heroes;” it cooperation in the mighty war effort is | tries to condone her The correspondent entirely missed the point of the editorial. He speaks of high sal- ries, and implies that one’s rent should be based on the amount of money he earns. What a man earns has nothing what- ever to do with the rent he pays. Were we to use the amount of salary as the basis of rent to be paid, then the man who eains $100 a week should pay ~ higher rent for the sam > heusing accommodations than the man whose weekly earnings are $50. The amount of a landlord’s investment should be the guiding principle on which to. base the rents he charges. Let us consider only one instance that has before appeared in The Citizen regarding what was consid- ered an unfair reduction | West. A Key Wester owns two small apart- ments in a garage building, for each of which he had been receiving $70 a month on an investment of $5,000. His gross in- come on that sum was $1,680 yearly. The rents were reduced by the rent-control of- fice in Key West to $40 for each apart- ment, or $960 gross return yearly on the | investment. This Key Wester thought he had been unfairly treated because he paid $50 a | month for one room in Fort Lauderdale. That unjust charge, as the local rent-control office pointed out, proved only that Fort | Lauderdale also should have ceilings placed on the rents charged there. THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Handicapped MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22 Workers Aid The War Effort AP Features A first physically handitopped—the deaf, the America’s production swings into high gear, attention is being paid for the ime to work that can be done by the blind, the crippled—to increase oufput of equipment for the fighting forces and serve in a HANDLESS—R. J. Skinner is a specialist in safety equipment for the Lockheed Aircraft Corp. He handles things like pens, telephones "BLIND —Jim Burns tests ac- home DEAF MUTE-—Helen Evans BUND— Jules curacy of parts for bomb fuses. His sensitive hands are rivets parts for bombers at Goodyeer Aircraft Corp. Her and cigarettes with ease. of rent in Key It may be added that one wrong thing | does not justify the commission of another wrong. We know of a young woman who staying out late at men stay out late at night. There is no justi- fication for any thing wrong, ranging from remaining out too late to murder, because somebody else has committed a similar | wrong. Five percent net is a large return in these days. Your banker will tell you that ! he would be delighted to receive three per- | cent on prime securities that may be liqui- ; dated immediately without loss on principal. He is unable to find such securities, as a re- sult of which interest on time deposits in many banks has been reduced to one-half of one percent. Back to the two garage apartments. The gross return on them is almost 20 per- cent, and a gross of 12 percent will net at least five percent on any rented house or apartment in Key West today. But this is no time to squabble over percentages. The point of The Citizen's former editorial and the point of this one are that Uncle Sam must set up strictures because he conscien- strictures are neces- the war-effort. And when he is at tiously believes those sary to promoting war, whatever those strictures may be, we are not patriotic if we fume and fret against ; them. We should not back water with our oar _ While Uncle Sam is pulling hard to increase the speed of our ship of state. “Bleed and burn’’ — that’s the ominous handwriting on the wall for the Axis pow- ers. He who lacks push and get-up generally | slumps into a rocking chair and fumes and | frets. The only way of stopping’ war is to re- move the cause of it, and since the cause is iiherent human selfishness, there will al- Ways be wars. The wise man understands the fool. for he was once a fool himself, but the fool can never understand the wise because he was never wise.—From the East. “Age cannot wither, nor custom stale the infinite variety” of some womert. For instance, the famed Cleopatra is believed to | night by pointing out that other young wo- | 1 Eas MIDGET—Johnnie Pizzo, fo janitor at Douglas Aircraft. He gets wiere | taller men cannot reach, also bucks rivets in fect tall, is a tough spots as shown here. ' KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY ~ FROM FILES OF THE CITIZEN | OF FEBRUARY 22, 1933 John C. Hayes and A attorn from W: are visiting in Key West, this morning to | which are said to be running well off Key West and other ‘ys in this vicinity. | A parade and street will be events to be cor ducted h this evening in cele | brating the 201st birth anniversary * | of George Washington. Those af- | fairs will be held in connection | with the “Radio. Revue” to be | given in Key West Thursday eve- | ning. | Mrs. Isabelle Cates. mother of | Jonathan Cates, is today observ- ing the ninety-third anniversary of her birth. The City Council, ‘held a conference with B. L. Grooms, president of the Key | West Electric Company, relative | to the discontinuance of the bus service in Key West. No definite! action was taken. last night, | Mr. and Mrs. Charles Carey, of Islamorada, today announced the ‘birth of a daughter in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tony Arthur, 405 | William street. Mr. and Mrs. Eric Gwynn left yesterday for Miami for a stay of 4a few Gaysofey will attend the | Nébo-Canzonerj, fight in that city tonight. The Catholic Daughters of ; America, the Knights of Colum- bus and the Young People’s Soda- lity of St. Mary’s Star of the Sea Church will give a bunco party in the former Victoria restaurant, Duval and Greene streets, on/ ,; Monday night, February 27. Miss Ima L. Johnson, daughter | \Office of ; Washington, born Elwood, Ind... vision for 59 years ago. ‘Poday’s Birthdays | Fanny Ward, oldtime actress, | rn St. Louis, 71 years ago. Lowell Mellett, director of the’ Government Reports, Clyde B. Aitchison of Port- catch sailfish, |Tand, Oreg., chairman of the In- ic* Life Insurance is a terstate Commerce Commission, born Clinton, Iowa, 68 years ago. William B. Seabrook of New Md., 57 Yéars ago. binsky, president of! dies Garment Work- in Polanl, 51 >David the Int. ers Union, born years ago. U. S. Senator Ralph O. Brew- j; ster of Maine, born Dexter, Me.,| 55 years ‘ago. of Knoxville, | Tenn., chiarman, Federal Com-} munications Commission, born! Dallas, Tex., 45 years ago. a | James_L. Fly i of Sarasota, were married yester- | day afternoon in St. Paul's Epis- copal Church. The Rev. A. B.| Dimmick_ performed the cere-! mony. ees | D. Aronovitz and son Charles} left yesterday for Miami to visit} relatives in that city. Dr. J.,C. Marlott, of the United j States Agriculture Department? who had been here officially ,vis iting the local plant board., lef yesterday for Washingtan. « ; —tEEeses' 4 Charles W. Collins, who had; been in Key West visiting his par- | ents, left yesterday for St. Louis, | where he is making his Home. | Mrs. John Russell, of Islamor- | ada, is in Key West visiting rela- | tives. = | a Pe | Today The Citizen says in = editorial paragraph: } “Washington state leads in the} have been past 40 when she bewitched of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Johnson, | production of apples, but Wash- | | Anthony,” | ane ‘Captain and Mrs, S, W. Hamlin, put of applesauce.” ideal:for the iob. Answers to YOUR WAR QUESTIONS Send Home-Front Queries to Regional OEM Information Office In Care of This Paper Q.—I haven't got a sugar and coffee ration book. Is it too late io get one now? A.—No. Go immediately to your local war board and they will tell you what to do. Q.—Ten per cent of my hus- band’s pay is deducted for war bonds but we haven't received any of them. What shall I do? A—Be patient, ma'am. The War Bond Office is swamped with work. Q.—After a person is drafted, is he eligible to draw unemployment compensation? A—No. Q—Why do some boys write and tell where they are overseas and others can’t? A.—Men overseas are not sup- posed to tell anything but their A.P.O. number, but in some cas- es they can sav “North Africa” or “England” Details are se- cret. Q.—Can I get extra gas in case of sickness or death? A.—If it’s necessary to tr port a sick or injured person, you may obtain extra gas but not just to visit the sick. There i> no pro- extra gas to attend } funerals. Q—How much National Serv- soldier allowed to carry? A.—$10,000. Q—Can I endorse a war bond a dance in the }¥ork, atithor, born Westminster,;an@ send it as payment for my income tax? A—No, war transferrable. bonds are not QWould it change my draft status if I changed jobs? A.—Consult your local board. draft Q.—Will the 18 year old boys going into the army draw the same salary as older soldiers? A—Yes, all soldiers are paid the same salary. Q.—Is there any chance of 2 woman becoming a mail-carrier” A—Yes, consult the loca Civil Service Commission in the post office. Q —If I raise more vegetables and poultry than I can use at home, will I be allowed to sell them after they are rationed? A.—Poultry and fresh vege- tables ae not being rationed; isale of canned vegtables is con- trolled by the processed food regulations. These regulations re simple and can be obtained frdm your local war price and rationing board. Edna St. Vincent Millay, fam- jed poet, born Rockland, Me., 51 years ago. TRY IT TODAY... STAR * BRAND CUBAN d W. Wesley Hamlin, son of! ington city has the greatest out-| OM SALE at ALL GROCERS Tod: ay Tn History ty with Spa tle of Mexico. 1861 — persuaded that plot secretly pnia and slips Buena P. by existed t throu Baltimore Washington. 1878—Geeenbac organized i two par the 1870. Woolwor' ington’s gratitude b 1918—(25 mussioner people o) bt bserve 1942—Mac. Philippines Today and a h Good kind Crop c farmers PERERA EERE RRR ERE ‘Today's Horoscope gives z h « ontre THE FUSE— is to protect your wiring and electrical appliances When a short circuit develops or @ motor is overioad- ed or a percolator is left on without water, the lead fuse link melts which disconnects the elettricity. 1. DON’T use fuses that are too large, use the proper size. 2. DON’T use pennies or wire to restore service. If you do, you have so protection 3. DON’T use substitute fuses im four per- colator. Use the ome designed by Ge manufacturer. If you do not have lights or an applamce does= work, check your fuses. THE KEY WEST ELECTRIC COMPANY SD DD Dh eee ete ed