The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 26, 1943, Page 2

“LAGE TWO ——,—. “"Poigea nus barrens Be fap: ae JOE ALLEN, Business Manager From The Citizen Bu: Corner Greene and Ann Streets Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and 2 Monroe County Sa tered at Key West, Florida, as seeond class matter att i othe trinitrate hacen ‘MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Press is exclusively entitl ‘! pose of oY Flor erty Pipe ry agised SM, nee sreditec in this paper and also the SUBSCRIPTION, Rs'TES 3 bat coma adlaniroottmorereet < TT) es ee 5 see ih) ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application. ear ..... cvayocts obituary ‘notie os, te, will be charged for at . 10 tice er e al ‘he rate of 10 cents a tine, for entertainment Ly churches from whieh # revenue is to be derived are & cents a line, ‘The Citizen is an open forum afd invites discus- sion of public issues and subjects of local or general ao St it will not publish anonymous communi- ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN “1. More Hotels and Apartments. 2. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. 3. Airports—Land and'Sea 9)" '"! 4. Consolidation’ of County’ /and),Gity Gov- we _ernments. ‘ “8A Modern, City, spiel rood oved vil pale “(Where news is suppressed there is anarchy; where news is controlled there is ) rear}'dniv where news is free are human be- ings free. CARL ACKERMAN, Dean, School of Journalism, Columbia University. THE KEY WEST CITIZEN DEVELOPMENT OF FORESIGHT | ture? Aire you able to draw aside the veil and obtain a foresight of things to come? Dr. Samuel Johnson spoke of life as | treading on one another’s heels in the race from the cradle to the grave, but many of us, during the journey between those two | of time,” and a few glimpse things that the ; future has in store for us. 1), Captain W, H. Beehler, USN, who was comfhandant in Key West 88 years ago, 20 ‘made, Ah address at the celebration that was held in connection with the digging of the dress was published in The Key West Inter Ocean for November 5, 1905, a copy of which has been loaned The Citizen by Pepe Pelaez. Note carefully what Captain Beehler ization of the transformation of that key today. ler’s address: ; “Here, for the preparedness of war, strategic importance. Its southern extremity of the United States. cotimands' the approaches to the gulf and the Isthmian Canal through the Straits of Florida and the Yucatan Channel. The Navy most advanced and important base for the | Navy is here at Key West. “We need development of this naval i Lase now, in time of peace, in order to effec- tually maintain our control of the Panama Canal. A torpedo destroyer depot is neces- sary, and Divine Providence has provided a place for this depot in Fleming Key, right alongside the proposed terminus of the rail- road. “Five hundred thousand dollars has been recommended to be appropriated by the next congress for the establishment of this torpedo depot at Fleming Key, where 66 acres are available, with a water front How deeply can you peer into the fu- | points, leave our footprints on the “sands | first spadeful of earth that led to the con- | struction of the Overseas railroad. His ad- | said about Fleming Key (Mangrove Key to ; Key Westers) and couple that with a real- | Following is a part of Captain Beeh- | Key West occupies a position of greatest | location at the ¥s a‘natural protector of commerce, and the | 30 feet deep. This torpedo depot is a nec- | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Chapter 8 A™* was up early the next morning intent on going to fhe court house to check the records for some trace of her mother’s adoption. Though Mr, | Baxton assured her there was |. nothing to be found she expected to see for herself. The clerk was helptal and together they thum' through pages of dim script. But by mid- morning Ann was forced to admit that Lydia’s case was not on rec- ord. Like many other affairs of Grand Gussie it had been an in- tention and not a reality. | _ Slowly she walked back toward the hotel. There she found Gibbs working in the rose beds. She stopped to speak to him. “Good morning, Gibbs. Anything new?” “Nothin’.” Then his face bright- ened. “Got time to take a look at the bluff?” “Why, yes, I'd like to.” He led her to a cave-like door | effectively concealed and over- looking the river. The entrance led to a winding tunnel blasted | from the stone of the hill and angling enough to hide light from | within. From this tunnel Ann and Gibbs emerged into a large domed room. In the center of the room sat a big electric pump, purring along contentedly. Beside it was a great storage tank. “Where's the heater, Gibbs?” He took her to the other side of the tank, showed her the big- gest water heater she had ever seen. -“Lectric,” he boasted, “and it sure works. Minerals go in there,” he continued and pointed to a | ee gs drum attached to a water ine, Ann stood staring, still unable to accept the fact of her grand- | mother’s deception. But she had to admit the plant was well hid- den and efficiently planned. “Ties the minerals I got yesterday,” Gibbs told her nodding toward a half filled sack. “But . . . is that $10 worth?” KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY “Yes'm. It'll last till "bout Mon- day.” * Monday?” At this rate her small savings would be used up in a couple of weeks. If she were geing to save the Terrence legend she must act at once. “] |. I guess I’ve seen enough,” she said uncertainly. She had seen too much. She would never had supposed her grandmother could conceive such a plan. Yet the more she thought of it the better she understood how Grand Gussie could have in- vented the hot spring. Not one to let a little misfortune disconcert her, she had taken proverbial time by the forelock and made her own destiny. It was in character but that didn’t lessen the shock. Back at Terrence House she en- countered Bert at the desk with Sarah. “How about a turn around the rooms with me?” he asked. “Don’t you think you should get. ac- quainted with the guests?” Sarah’s unblinking eyes glanced from Bert to Ann and in the tran- sition cooled a dozen degrees. “Why should Miss Harrington want to ‘waste that much time, Bert?” she asked with a gentle- ness that sheathed claws. Ann had intended to refuse but the perversity of her nature said, “Td love it.” If Sarah didn’t want her to make the rounds with Bert it was a good argument she should do it. Walking up the stairs together, Ann turned at the landing and glanced back. The girl at the desk was standing where they left her, a flush of anger on her smooth, white skin. | Tee first suite they visited was that of Mrs. Fay. The woman lay on a be-ruffled chaise lounge, her housecoat bulging with the excess flesh her foundation gar- ments usually concealed. Beside her set a decanter of Terrence spring water and a compote of chocolate creams. Bert turned on his bedside manner and greeted her. “You're befter, Mrs. Fay. I can see it in your eyes.” ee LOSER TAKE ALL By Adelaide Hazeltine She heaved a plaintive sigh. “Some better, I hope, doctor.” T’ve brought Miss Harrington along to meet you. She’s Mrs. Terrence’s granddaughter, you know.” Mrs. Fay inspected Ann criti- cally. “How do you do,” Ann smiled graciously. “If you're the granddaughter maybe you know what's going to happen around here. I'm so wor- ried. I don’t want them to disturb us. I’m so in hopes the water will help me.” “Tt will!” Bert said heartily. “It helps everybody. Are you drink- ing your twelve glasses every day? "Yes. All I do is drink, drink, drink.” She held a hand toward him. The fingers were heavy with 2 rt covered the hand with both of his, leaned over her and said intently, “You’re much bet- ter today, Mrs. Fay. Much better.” His tone was compelling. His eyes didn’t waver as he gazed into hers. It was a long moment before she said, “Ah! Much better, doc- tot. Much better.” Then he re- leased her hand. ie THE hall, Ann said with an effort to treat the idea lightly, “I didn’t know you were a hyp- notist.” “T'm_not.” He smiled down at her. “But that’s the only kind of treatment a woman like Mrs. Fay “Is there nothing serious the matter with’ her?” “Nothing but too much fat and iat an ailment that ‘will outlive er. “But the candy . . . those choco- late creams . . . you didn’t mention them to her?” He shrugged. “Why should I? She pays for the privilege of lying up there and eating them. The longer she lies the more it means to Terrence House.” And to Dr. Renfrow, Ann thought cryptically but she made no com- ment. The entire scene had been repulsive to her. To be continued _ Today In History | JUNE 26 1843. — Country’s population |= Today’s JUNE 26 |RATIONING IS NOW GOING TO THE DOGS (By Annect. ted Press) MARTINSBURG, W. Va. June | 26.—Meat rationing has proved i is really a “dog’s life ng wartime and the strays of thi t j section have | in packs. D. C. MeDe jan estate ne ported that in seriously injur of hogs on the | MéDorata | forced to kill sev tect stock from turned wand? 9 What 1@ What World War af Durector Today's Rirthdays JUNE 26 Maj. Gen. Russel born 54 years ago. om the staff Pearl S. Buck Hillsboro, W. Va Antonia Brico, music, born 41 year Richard Crook aton, N. J., tenor. Tr vears ag Octavus Rey Coh born Charleston, S. ago. | Mary van Kleeck, Ru | Foundation $ociologist,, bo ham, N. Y., 60 years ag [) Joseph B, Eastman, Offic | Defense Transportation | born Katonah, N. ¥., 61 yea | Horoscope JUNE 27 Today's is a |loving and trustful, which may |not know much of human weak- néss and is very liable to be de- |ceived. Although a féminine na- ture, it is capable of considerabic tc power. The affections are too 3 jwarm and passions too stermy! ,and needs be carefully controll- led. MUNICIPAL ELECTION. | feminine nature Land t G00-ton peac: cargo fleet Subscribe to The Citizen le | Anniversaries essity for efficient naval control. It is 400 | pRom FILES OF THE CITIZEN ound 25,000,000 mark. miles nearer to Colom'thatriany other point}, «),y OF JUNE 26, 1963 in the United States, and so near that a tor- | ———_aene pedo boat can cover the distance in'36 hours. as ‘The damage suit of Mrs. Annie “The railroad wil! supply this torpedo |7. Sweeting against the Key West ‘> ; WILL always seek the truth and print it 1819.—Abner Doubleday, Union ‘‘w.thout 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 ‘general; ‘credited with originating | > 1878.—Chicago’s first telephone! paseball; born in'New York. Died |exchange opens. | Mendhama,:N. J., Jan.’ 26; 1898. 3 ‘Today s Horoscope, | For Captain of fucice a W. J. WALKER (MACK) 1900.—Historic Yellow Fever! 1835—Thomas W. Knox, jour-| Today gives a contemplative; depot, and bring Key West in close touch bay: sa there pk a $600; | Commission, headed by Maj. Wal-|halist, world’ traveler, New Reckact eeue, often ior nd — pe — i with the rest of this. country. | OE ti “ |ter Reed, appointed. literary ‘light his day, “born Pem- | '"& mind. seme oppo! anni there ‘ : | ror broke, N., Y. Died Jan. 6, 1896. | #5 8reat success. The danger “Ap commandant of the seventh naval | Frank H. Ladd, county tax col-’ 1916 _targest Army budget in! cess in life. If this is curbed, t district, extending from Jupiter to Tampa, beeucty ta acs a sg Piped history to that day, voted:| . 1845—John, McTammany,., in- = generally turn out very ity em .| 1 find this railroad furnishes the most effi- | ceived from the governor to see | *182:000,000. Ysa oladst tot Tago ay obits ws {cient naval coast patrol, and will be a most be spare taxes are col- | big Fick Divina, A F,| machine, wciieh Scousht him,enly| valuable adjunct in the naval defenses.” jected: : | first American combat troops of| poverty and litigation, born Scot- Fleming Key is no more, and what its | ‘ lfirst World War, lands in France| land. Died Hartford, Conn. Mar. 4 oo9q. ocx 5 a Ramon Delgado, chairman of; 26, 1915. site is today is a military secret, but Captain | the social committee of the Cu-! | STRONG Beehler’s address demonstrates the fore- | 1891.Sidney Coe Howard, TRIUMPH sight that becomes a part of the technica! training of a man in,the Navy. ban Club, said today that elabor- | | playwright, born Oakland, ae COFFEE ate plans are being made for the | S°ldiers celebration of the Fourth of July | Paseball. Died Aug. 23, 1939, 1894.—Jeanne Eagels, actress, AT ALL on the evening and night of that} born Boston. Died Oct. 3, 1929. Success of British food plan is | opinions; print only news that will elevate laid to striet wholesale control _ and not contaminate the reader; never com- eeecccoenese promise with principle. oot y 1918—(25 years ago): American in’ London teach king IT WAS NO VICTORY eee oe i day. The chief event will be aj 1919.—First New York tabloid; dance to be given in the club-| newspaper issued. house. i Subsequent to government seizure of ss. the coal mines, an operator of one of the §eized mines noted that some of the miners fvere referring to their ‘new employer” | with ‘fulsome praise.” They looked upon the seizure as a victory for the miners. But it was no victory. The longer the mines re- iain in a state of temporary socialization, the more the workers‘ stand to ‘lose. ‘ The Natignal,, Industrial, Conference The foreign policy of the United States should rest firmly upon the protection of the rights of Americans and the mainten- ance of the peace of the world. 1934.—U. S. Bureau of Mines|* Joseph B. Johnson, 61, died at| takes over rich Texas helium! 9:45 o'clock last night in his home | fields. } J jat 524 Francis street. Funeral) _—— i] bd ‘ad 1941.—Finland declares war on} LICENSED PLUMBER Afternoons: Tues. - Thurs. and Sat., 2:30 - 4:30 |services will be announced as 4 .80on as two sons, who are on their} Russia. | 1306 CATHERINE STREET very Evening: 8:00 - 10:30 pm Ladies Invited ' | way to Key West, arrive. SKATE for HEALTH’S SAKE. Lessons Phone $1it Your Grocer Sells THAT GOOD i" iin faa “Electrical DON'TS” ELECTRIC. REFRIGERATOR AMEoaN COFFEE } Don't allow frost to accumulate on the freezer TRY A POUND over %” thick as this decreases the cabinet tem- aaaanasesaasasasgs perature. Tommie’s SKATING RINK SUMMER We have been hearing a lot about the surplus buying power of the nation, as men and women enjoy larger incomes than | ever before. It’s nice, reading about it. tines | Elizabeth Harris, returned yester-| | Members of Troop 5, Boy Scouts | day to her home in Miami. Soe we |of America, will give an enter-| The Cie ; : aes | jtainment in the Harris public! Today The Citizen says in an editorial paragraph: { Board describes exactly what the miners | Besar ead ities id have to look forward tovunderigqvernmest:|"| The Key West City Council cannot do |30 oon OR rIeay, evening, SUne|” “The nation is going juicy, We! ownership?! There’ is d decisive change in |\ctherwise than deny a license for another | Soe jhave grape juice, orange juice, ihe attitude of the state towWard Wages | plave on Duval street where liquor is to be j, descr, speaeell, Jr. son of Be ne Then Sud groom when jit moves from the position of the arbi- | dispensed. There are about a dozen too |@nd Mrs. Joseph Russell, of Palm| or the forbidden fruit, and last] trator who is ruling on wages to be paid by | many saloons on Duval street now! At |{vrn 4) Soe be eet ana es but not least electric juice.” Someone else to the position of investor who | least one end of the street that runs from |est Hemingway, who are. fishing is ruling on the wages to be paid by itself.” | the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean | for marlin in Cuban waters. Judg- - There in a nutshell is the difference | should be kept clean. tae. ha Pepreago cdr thse between this country and dictator-ridden | |ingway have had exciting times tountries where the citizen has degenerated OVER-EXAGGERATED \in landing big marlin. into a mere work horse deprived of all free- | byes NSPE TS flom‘and initiative. In such countries, gov- | In view of the furore created in this | ate menean bee a ernment is a ruthless business enterprise— | ccuntry and in other nations by individual | iting relatives, left yesterday af- # sweatshop of the worst character. It pays | and group exposes of the Red menace, it |eTnoon for her home in Miami what it pleases and its employes work as | is interesting to consider the situation. io long as it tells them to. The price of refusal | Tf the investigators were right and the | evecccccccces Don't store moist foods without covers, as this increases frost on the freezer. Don't crowd the shelves with food to the point of interfering with the circulation of sir. Oscar and Walter Norman, Jr., j;sons of Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. means death ora concentration camp. There | fs no arbitrator to’ whom workers can turn to plead their case. In the United States the overnment is the. arbitrator. Its historic fe -has been that of umpire. In,that role it as encouraged progress. It has encouraged j higher standard of living for’ American’ orkmen, The coal miners are'losing the benefit of government as an arbitrator. The jonger the mines remain under government eperation, the less potent will become the union.‘ | It is to the interests of labor, more than any other group, to urge modification of * Qne-sided labor legislation such as the Wag- fer Act and to insist on the adoption of a fovernment policy of equal treatment and encouragement for all—capital, employer! | Reds constituted an international organi- | zation, with power and potency, it mus: be | coneluded that the dissolution of the Com- munist International rerpesents a consider- | able;eoncession on the part of the Russians. (181 Hfj'a’ we suspect, the Communist In- Paks was played up far more than its impér Ai | comes a farce, | We are inclined to the theory that the | Communist International has been over- cther world areas. However, as long as it pretended to direct the international affairs of all Communists, the organization pro- vided its enemies with a scarecrow. It is Ye justified and there existed no | sinister organization, seeking to eontroi the | world, then the prolonged Red scare be- | exaggerated in this country and in many | |Norman, Eaton street, left yes-| | terday for North Carolina, where they intend to pass the next five! weeks visiting various places in} j that state. i Mrs. Daisy Parker, after a shor |stay here with her mother, Mrs. Fe You'Re Loonie For | } | | { REAL ICE Is More ECONOMICAL. . .It’s Healthy and Safe. . t’s Pure pete cabs PIA AIAIA AAI AI AEA IA IAA ASIII AAAI ASE Don’t wait too long to clean your cabinet. defrost and clean weekly. Don't allow perspiration or grease to remain on door gasket as this. causes the rubber to soften. eng aan é DON’T WASTE ELECTRICITY even though no ration coupons required for your supply IN WAR ALL WASTE IS SABOTAGE THE KEY WEST ELECTRIC COMPANY wu 34 Simonton ST. PIrriiiiiitii tt) | See PAuL SmuitH | just as well to take the scarecrow down. ccLaubboapaabssebesibsacdenécosdnthbesasabbessene t and labor alike.