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PAGE TWO She Key West Citizen _| crn) PUBLISHING CO. INC. Corner Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and ' Monroe County | — tered at Key West, Florida, as second class matter —_—— MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS / + The “ABSociated Press is exclusively entitled to use repuDlication of all news dispatches credited to | r HOt Ofherwise éxédited int this paper and’alsd the ran “ ) | taken by public officials, and fails to exer- TIME TO COMPLAIN IS NOW THE KEY WEST CiTiZEN The good citizen is not he who .com- —————————— Today’s Birthdays Today la Iustury plains about this or that law infraction, or some questionable action that has been Nee nants: DY. Hoye jall Tyler, first native American comedy to be staged, performed in cise his right and privilege when he is af- New York. forded an opportunity to exercise it. Con-. fining himself to rockimg-chair denuncia- tion, isa confe| »of poor citizenship. Serres sas : sf * tg “ z 1895—China makes peace with 9 The good zen is he whio interests | Japan, ending war between them. ‘himself in civi¢) matters, strives to attain 1862—France declar<s ; Mexico. war on U.S. Senator Frederick Van Nuys of Indiana, born Falmouth, Ind., 69 years age. Philip W. Pillsbury of Minneap- olis, flour: mills president, born Minneapolis, 40 years ago. Milton Cross, radio announcer, born New York, 46 years ago. r 5 vite Month Weekly _ .... ADVERTIS n angi icet ton. SPECIAL NOTICE of thanks, resolutioss of redpect, obituary notic , Will be charged for at the_rate of 10 cents a | Notices for entertainn a fevenue is to be derived are 5 cents a line. he Citizen is an open forum and invites discus- sidh of public issues and subjects of local or general Interest but it will not publish anonymous communi- caffons. ent by churches from which NATIONAL EDITORIAL “. WILL always seek the truth and print it ‘w.thout fear and. without, favor;, never, be :} | rafraid to attack'wrong or! to'appliad right;!'}' Zan or the moult ay person, _faetion or class; always do its utmost : “public welfare; never to 3 ale ett y or “Injustice; denounce vice and praise virtue, joatie Lrtl ‘Veléals that are jptdmotive of the interest of } the Community in which he lives. Some- | times, he, will succeed, sometimes he will fail in accomplishing his purpose, but he is a good citizen, nonetheless, whether he suc- ceeds or fails, because he has performed his 1905—Andrew Carnegie estab- Prof. Howard Mumford Jones KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY FROM FILES OF THE CITIZEN OF APRIL 16, 1933 More Cuban’ refugees arrived in Key West today, fleeing from the Machado government. P. J. Galvin, special agent of Today's Anniversaries 1829—John T. theatrical manager, theater Lincoln was Baltimore. Died Mar 1894 1850—Herbert B. Adams, John: Hopkins historian and promoter of history, born Shutesbury, Mass. Died Jaly 30,1901 FRIDAY, AP Today’s lorescope born 5 TWINS ARE MOTHERS SAME DAY: BOY-CIEL |the customs service, seized two bottles of Bacardi yesterday after-) em } mei aha noon at Trumbo, shortly after the 1917—Pres. Wilson apepals for’ Charles S. Chaplin, actor, born) arrival of a ship from Cuba. help in feeding Allies and to prac- in England, 54 years ago. % —_—_—_— tice economy and to plant gardens. ———_ | Despite the cloudy weather and Judge Michael L. Igoe of Chi-; an occasional drizzle, the sunrise jishes $10,000,000 fund for teach- of Harvard, author, orn Saginaw, ers. Mich., 51 years ago. 1896—Albert B. Dick, Chicage mimeograph inventor - manufae- te turer, bormmear there. Died Aug 15, 1934. Th and Mrs things teen deagh- Henry Has together Ee S. Prite cator, first president of the C 1857—Henr duty in working for the publie good. 1935—League of Nations con- All of which is prefatory to the an- |demns German conscription pa 5 : ayy | and joints committee to plan nouncement that the city councilmen will aides ‘combat such in fyture. hold a meeting tonight in City Hall to dis- | cuss the proposed new charter. The char- ter has been published in The Citizen, and it is presumed that every Key Wester who | 1942—Japs land at Panay, one is interested in his city’s welfare has read | °f the Philipipne islands. the charter. If some things in it do not meet The Milky Way with his approval, let him attend themeei-| 9... shop assistant was attempt- ing tonight and express his disapproval. ing to sell a bicycle to a farmer. If he does not do that, then let him “for-‘ | They're good and cheap,” he ever hold his peace,” - 1)! Phewproposed charter, either’ in‘its | find one mighty. handy around present state, or with changes that will re-« your farm. I'can sell you this one sult from iscussion of itsvarious provisions | Sheers dollars! L'd‘rather put my onight, will be sent to Representative Ber- | money in a cow.” tiie C. Papy for its validation by the legisla-; {But you'd look foolish riding a: ture. After it is validated it will be too late | COW around. your farm. ; ; Pa “Not so foolish as I'd look milk- then to object to any of its provisions. The | ing 4 bicycle.” 1941—London bombed by more than 300 German pianes. | urged, “and they don’t eat their! j heads off when not in’ use. You'd: cago, born St. Paul, Minn., 58 years ago. Rabbi Morris S. Lazaron of Bal- timore, born Savannah, Ga., 55 years ago. Clinton M. Hester, member of the Natl. Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, born Des Moines, 48 years ago y Julis Lathrop of New ator-author, born Al- bany, N. Y., 52 years ago. Viscount Halifax, Britain’s Am- bassador here, born 62 years ago. EVIDENTLY CAMERON, Mo.—When a windstorm shattered the plate- glass window in his automobile showroom, one day, and fire de- | Easter services in Bayvew Park yesterday mornng were well at- tended. Mrs. Wellington M. White left yesterday for Miami to visit her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bacon, and her sister, ' Mrs. James Hendry. An entertainment will be given in the high school auditorium to- morrow evening by the Parent- Teacher Association. Children of Mary Society, Cath- olic Boys’, Sodality and Holy An- gels Society: met at the convent yesterday and formed two’ groups, one of which conveyed greetings to patients in the Marine Hospital and the other to inmates in the Monroe County Home. “Polished Pebbles” is the title ‘tommend good done by individual or organ- ‘ization; tolerant of others’ rights, views and time to make those objections is tonight, so , There’s Still Time stroyed his barn the next night, Of an operetta,’in two acts, that burning 600 bushels of corn and Will be presented on Friday eve- |45 tons of hav, and then vandals, Ding, April 21, by students of the ‘opinions; print only news that will elevate ‘and not contaminate the reader; never com- ‘promise with principle. IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST FS 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. CE AUSTRALIA’S WAR ROLE = Present Allied global strategy commits Australia to a long “holding” war against n,-says Prime Minister John Curtin, whoa says there is no other course for pow- er€such as China and Australia to follow bufto play their full part in the role assign- ed to them, . The Australians, by virtue of their detjaration of war against Germany, are vitally concerned with the defeat of the Axis. in Europe. Should Germany manage to defeat the British it is questionable how | long Alustralia would be able to flourish as | an independent nation, regardless of the | Japanese threat. The fighting men of Australia have participated in the battles of the British Empire with great brayerpyard the island continent deser to be congr: tulate the_wisdom of its lea ‘i in maki cawse of the British™Isles the commoy A ‘alia ie y MOY Sa Na Giticn WOuld he diregted Australid becat#e' gll.of her fighting me hayé beeh recalled to Australia. Nor should | we denfutt because no conscripted soldier of | Australia can be ordered outside of Aus- | tralia, except to the islands immediatety north of the continent, as was recently au- | thorized by statute, NO “SANTA CLAUS” "Herbert Lehman, former governor of | New York and now Director of the Office | of Foreign Relief and Rehabilitation Oper- | ations, declares that the United States will | not-play “Sainte Claus”’to the entite world | after the wax. bee “He® states that reliefowill be ‘organized | upon o reasoudble Yasis Dut not to the detri- | ment ofthe people ofthe United States: +} f 5 P ® The élothes that ‘make some women usually break some men. Personally, we are not inclined to wor- | ry about the terms of the peace-to-come un- til we have won the decisive battles that lie ahead. The progressive business of the future will be operated for the benefit of three | classes: stockholders, employes and the public. If this is general the capitalist sys-_ tem has nothing to fear from Communism or any other ism. { every resident, whose views are not in ac- cord with the drafters of the charter, should PaO ikea eal be present at the meeting to express his dis- “Well, for age ‘thing: tig ee agreement. If he is not present, then the as- never asked the United States for/ sumption is that the charter is acceptable to a loan.” / him 4s it stands now. a5 Don’t complain when it is too late to complain; the time to complain is now. “Why are you so sure there is “So you think people are getting too fat?” | peaoadnier iy istic Nees ie “Yes,” replied the movie thea- Most of the worries that afflict our ‘e* owner. “If they were thinner minds never exist outside of our heads. hike ice Pree cuit 2 igh more oT or rt e Advertising in The Citizen is the best |. buy that we know; it is a legitimate busi- | ness expense, undey tax'laws,'and by virttie of past experiences which show that it sells ls method of solicitation. k FOR SALE | i So They Would! i broke 15 windows in another of his business buildings, L. T. Davis | was convinced that that was his unlucky week. Fortunes of Peace Colonel (as examinations be- gin)—Well, young man, the next time I see you, I hope you're a lieutenant. Candidate—Thank you, sir. The same to you, sir. Gallup poll finds that the aver- ‘age American eats unwisely. Classified Column goods faster and cheaper than any ,othet | Coeceeccccceccccccsscceccscevecaccesanecccencoees WANTED \TECHNICAL BOOKS — New| Shipment, weekly. A look at} our Technical Shelf may save; ; 3. | (you *di.aes’ of postage andj Only seven of 4,000 land, sea and ait} Meeks of waiting. PAUL| casualties treated in the South Pacific and | ,SMITH, bookseller, 334 Simon-| Australia had fatal results, according to | ton,St at Eaton St. information revealed by the Navy’s Bureau f i ONLY 7 OF 4,000 WOUNDED DIE aprl-tf| | WANTED—Five Waitresses, one COAT HANGERS WANTED. $1.00 a hundred. Phone 282, we will call. White Star Cleaners, 701% Duval St. apr1-tf HELP WANTED of Medicine and Surgery. This is amazing. When we consider that many of the men were badly wounded | it is almost miraculous that only seven died. It is an astounding testimonial of the care given our fighting men and the advances made by medical men in their fight against battle wounds. The report came from a group of medi- cal officers on a hospital ship operating in the Solomons war zone. It was based upon treatment of men injured by machine gun ind rifle bullets, shell fragments, .severe rus, skull fractures, penetrations of the | it and abdomen and infections. Spesdy removal of the wounded from and excellent medical care, in- | use of sulfa drugs, explain the As an example of the recovery of men | wounded the author says that a “patient with a through and through wound on the leg or thigh was usually able to be up and | walking four or five days from the time of injury and the wounds were healed in a week or ten days.” Victory Gardens will look mighty good in about two months. Second only to Shakespeare as a mas- | ter of English literature, Charles Dickens never completed a formal education, but | this fact shouldn't put fool ideas in the heads of our youth. There was only one | ; Mothers and’ fathers who now worry | about the fate of their sons, in the armed — service of the nation, might remember their | | emotions, after the war, when bright poli- | ticians, economy-minded, tell us again that | we do not need armed forces and that peace | has arrived permanently. It will be too late to save the present generation of youth, enthusiastic and im-| petuous in the pursuit of glory on the bat- | tlefield, but it might be the means of pre- serving the lives of the next generation of | Americans, | SPECIAL—One thousand Manila} | Second Sheets, $1.00. 500; Sheets, 60c. These prices now; in effect. The Artman Press.| aprl-tf; BICYCLES—Motor Scooter, Flash- light Batteries, Electric Irons, Cords, Large Pedestal Fan, 24} inch. Apply at Skating Rink. | apr8-tf} FOR SALE—Dining room suite.| 1216 Catherine street. | el 7 FILEER and© ROCK for saic « cheap. 715 William Street. A. s°J. Curry. apr15-2tx! i FOR SALE—New House, furn-} pished. or “unfurnished. Lot! « *52x100. Apply. Key West) @ Bedding Co., 515 Front St; sapr15-3tx} FOR SALE—Large 4-burner gas} stove. Good condition. Reart 611 Division Street. apr15-3tx; FOR SALE—Bed, boxsprings and innerspring mattress. Apply 52-2. Poinciana Place, after-| noons. apri6-2tx Counter Man, one Short Order Steam Table Man. Good salary. | Room and board, if desired. Apply J. D,’s Restaurant, cross street from bus station. apr5-tf GIRLS. Good salary. Southern- most City Pharmacy. apr7-tf WANTED IMMEDIATELY, sales- ladies for dress shop. Experi-/} enced preferred. Apply today. between 4:30 room 416 La Concha Hotel. apri6-1t | FOR RENT FOR RENT—DETECTIVE STOR- TES. The very newest and goriest—not an antique in the lot! Rents start as low as 10c per week. PAUL SMITH, book- | seller, corner Simonton and Eaton St. aprl-tf | ROOM and BOARD. Very rea- sonable. 419 Southard Street. apr13-12tx | BEDS. Rates reasonable. Clean, | comfortable. 626 Grinnell St. apr15-2tx BICYCLE. Balloon tires. 26x125. Tubes, $2.35. 1900 Staples Ave. $3.35. 26125. apr16-2tx CABIN ‘CRUISER, 30’, equipped for comfortable living for four. Studio Couch, in screened and awninged cockpit. Will sell $600.00 if taken immediately. Write “Cabin”, care Citizen. aprl6-17-19-3tx WANTED WANTED—Room in private fam-} ily by, two men. Apply Box! 572. apri6-2tx | WANTED — Spanish teacher,! private lessons. Apply “Q”, The Citizen. aprl0-lwk UNFURNISHED HOUSE or apart ment, two bedrooms preferred. Box B, co Citizen. aprl4-3t WANTED — Young Lady, be- tween age of 26 and 34, to be my wife and companion: medium build; must have good character. Lyall G. Brin- son, 617 Whitehead St. aprl5-2tx TENANT DRAFTED: Home furn- ished or unfurnished now for rent, needs a little painting here and there with other minor repairs. Will rent to party who will make improvements, Low! rent will more than offset cost} of improvements. Will lease to} responsible party. Apply 1214! Catherine Street from Eight till | Eleven Satuyday morning. apr16-1tx LOST | LOST—“A” Gas Ration Book. Re- turn to T. E. Miller, 331 Duval / Street. apr6-1tx | BILLFOLD, containing amount} of money in bills and driver’s} license. Reward if returned} 501 Poinciana Place or Citizen | Office. apr16-2tx | | REAL ESTATE -| Business or Residential Lots All| | | Parts of the Island; Terms J. OTTO KIRCHHEINER Realtor Phones 124 and 736-R 505 Duval aprl-tfj and 7 o'clock, | EH ‘Key West Junior-Senior School. High Bascom L. Grooms, president of j the Key West Electric Company, | and Mrs. Grooms, who had attend- ed the Rotary convention in Tam-! pa and later visited Mr. Grooms’ ; former home in Valdosta, Ga., re- turned yesterday. : SRE | Harold Russell returned yester- day to Miami. after having visited relatives in this city. i Mr. and Mrs. J. W Hattrick, of | Fleming street, returned_yesterday | from a visit to Jacksonville and! Tallahassee. ! Mayor and Mrs. William H. Ma-! | Jone, who had been guests of Mr. | and Mrs. Fred Linderman, in Ma- | tecumbe, returned home yester- day. | Mrs. Albert Sweeting is back from a visit to her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. John Lowe, at Miami Beach. Today The Citizen says in an! editorial paragraph: t “If we adopt the five-day week, | how about the divine injunction, | ‘Six days shalt thou labor‘?” USED IN AVIATION | WAITRESSES and FOUNTAIN, WASHINGTON.—Plywood ad- hesives, thin sheets of veneer glued together, can be bent or moulded into any shape, and are widely used in the aviation indus- try. negie Foundation, born Fayette Co., Mo. Died Aug. 28, 1939. 1867—Wilbur Wright, co-in tor, with brother, Orville, of airplane, born Millville, Ind. Died May 30, 1912 1890—William De Beck toonist, creator of gle”, born Chicago. 1942 “Barney Goo- Died Nov. 11 The British tube tality rate decreased fro 4 deaths per million in 190@ to 602 in 1938. thing My whiskers J. F. SIKES LICENSED PLUMBER 1306 CATHERINE STREET Semen eer Eo DR. AARON H. SHIFRIN General Practice OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE, SURGERY and X-RAY $25 Whitehead—Opp. Lighthouse Phone 612-W hatin tnttntn ind indeed Your Grocer Sells THAT GOOD STAR * BRAND CUBAN COFFEE TRY A POUND Use Coupon No. ee Overseas Transportation Company, Inc. Fast, Dependable Freight and Express Service —between— MIAMI AND KEY WEST Alse Serving All Poimts On Florida Keys Between Miami and Key West FREE PICK-UP and DELIVERY SERVICE FULL CARGO INSURANCE Office: 813 Caroline Street Phones 82 and 6? WAREHOUSE—Cor. Eaton and Francis 3ts.