The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 7, 1943, Page 2

“a TWO West Citizen ©0, INC. r by eee Coreen teense Ann Streets cme vey te Key West and tet e Rey Weet, Florida, as eesond class matter of to paper and also the ates —_—_-—— 810.08 from whieh line. aiscus- general UEPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Mere Hotels and Apartments. Beech ond Bathing Pavilion Asrports—Land and Sea Consolidation of County and City Gov- ernments, A Modern City Hospital er. CURTIN REVEALS THE FACTS Prime Minister John Curtin, of Aus- tralia, who for nearly a year filled the air with wleas for greater preparation to de- tend (4s Continent, recently withstood an attack upon his government, which sur- viwed by @ very slim margin in the Austral- san Parliament. Mr. Curtin found something sinister in the fact of the attack upon his govern- ment “came twelve days after announce- ment that the threat of an invasion of Aus- tralia has passed.” The Prime Minister reveals that: (1) The American fleet, based on Hawaii had done what was expected of the Pacific Meet based on Singapore. (2) That the number of American air squadron in the Southwest Pacific slight- ty exceeded those of the Australian Air Force (3) That, in addition, the United States hae Strong air forces in the South Pacifi (4) That “never before had naval, teed and air forces of such strength been reised for the defense of Australi and (5) That the strength of the U.S. Air Foree would be greatly increased wear future. tt might be observed that these meas- res of defense, which undoubtedly saved | Australia from Japanese invasion, were not eccomplished in a few weeks. They have heen in being for many months, despite the «mest frantic pleas of Mr. Curtin and Gen- eral MacArthur's headquarters for greater me aniet ee NO MIRACLES AHEAD in the | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN LET US PROTECT IT Prentiss M. Brown, chief of the OPA, denies the allegation that the United States Government, under that agency, is trying | to throttle the American system of free en- terprise. The charge was made by Harold Al- len, counsel for the Smith committee inves tigating government bureaus. He asserts standing on with Jer | 43ibbs te search his room, found it to act casual. LOSER TAKE ALL By Adelaide Hazeliine the terrace ™ and determined | t® to amuse him jong enough for |, i | nonchalant as she started across the reception hall to the of her own room. But the rasp of sharp voices above stopped her. Voices raised as none were ever raised in the quiet of Terrence ting the goon. This hing to her. Perhaps on of moonlight and he perfume had gone to his ‘head, was prompting him to say j things he'd regret tomorrow. She j 1586—Thomas Hooker, j|New England colonial divine, bern in England. Died Hartford, Conn., July 7 1647. {adelphia surgeon, known as the| WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 194° =! Corporate profits in first quar- ‘ter 18 per cent above the 1842 figure. Today's Anniversaries famed H 768—Philip S. Physick, Phil-| (that the OPA, under the guise of wartime t tompaieiat deecy ove be sea to retort, “Dane — ne is iFather of Amerithh - tdidine, | price control, aims “to bring the poe answ waensiage thought | Use I have an accomplice who's | was —_* with me!” That jparn there. Died Dec. 15, 1837 i system of free enterprise under Apologize nothing, she |takiag your room apart to find; «,-, seis ij seamen | American system of ; Pr sa of but prayed he'd catch! the will to a house you're steal-| “1™ a-comin’. | 1834—Miriam Coles Harris {| government domination by the exercise of a bleness in her words. | ing from me.” She ought to laugh Ob, dear heaven, that was ' Pye . | price-fixing mechanism intended by con- . I guess 1|derisively, brittle enough to break Gibbs! novelist, born New York Died 12 . es, ally think you hoped I'd | the Then the two of them were on |Jan- 23, 1925. gress only to prevent wartime inflation. i” could only | the stairs. Sarah had her hand on ; i ace / Mr. Allen states that object is or was | shead ok tear. urging him along 1837—Burwell B. Lewis, Ala- found to be the actuating motive behind the og | “Vou're tight, you're coming a lawyer, Confederate sol- “ ; “i H timelexz| You're going to explain to Mr sr. Univ. of Alabama president. OPA “by conifdential files taken by sub- eles$ | Baxton what you were doing |00rn Montgomery, Ala. Dic } poena trom the home of the ex-OPA generz kiss Pegwling — the third floor, ‘Oct. 11. 1885 ca ane a S . fering ot! ie’ 2” | counsel, David Ginsberg, to which they hac ad vis ons of allt | The o jd man made no reply eee eae ae oil i vec the agency's office. pap ey! : . 1848 heop! a udden, eng Peart eee pe Saeney's office > mot just saying that” | ANN stood motionless, watching famed medical scientist. head of OPA chief Brown promptly denied the al- Anything could + — demcend qT e os Rockefeller Inst. for Medical Re- a0 m' ve surprised him in arch, born Conn. Died Apri ——. : ; Vee © did. It turned out $e i. He could expect no mercy a rm Conn. Died April This government, as Mr. Brown an ss pet — Sarah. an alia emai 2 leas too happy et Ann had asked him everybody else versed in its history That left her only one Richard Carle. character ‘has developed to its present greatne I give you that ie sy Ba xton = actor of stage and screen, bern a Aes 3 4 lame for the incide: F i through free enterprise. The OPA 0 = self. ville. Mass Died Holly | commended to that degre: at him,| But not until she stc *. June 28, 1941 commended to that degree Ble gasp|them all— Mr. Bax - —— - —- @ Gut «here our scldiers ane at nets to beat down inflation, Tuen't sure Gibbs and Jerry who Bes om STING RINK cashed by spoomainase tat eae: ey 77 pee wher bram | in from the terrace at t she Zeres that “bese j goes further than that it curb ees ges ae, earache omni’ SKATING RINK [ht (oyc set fer thet “hoes tirely the free will of the American peop’: quickly IMMER SESSIONS thousands of gallons of FLTT amt to exercise their ambition through ent prise. Initiative, free and unbounded, where it does not conflict either with the le | the spirit of wartime regulation, should bi ; Permitted to proceed as it did be e had a new in- | were at war. h a H : ; mg her aroun | Mr. Brown undoubtedly will mai > her face. “I | that, so far as his agency is concerned, en- if anybody terprise is required only to conform to rules j that have been set up to fight inflation. If | that is so, then all is well, but in the case of | his | agency in it, oversteps the law that created it, i interfering most seriously with the system of enterprise in the United States. It is human nature, with many of us i we chance to be in authority, try to | stretch it further than what | Therein lies the danger, | operation of the OPA but every other gov- | ernment agency or bureau. At the source of the power, there may not be the least di- | vergence from it, but countless thousand | of employes, some of them carried away | by their own importance, are likely to ove: step the bounds which have been fixed by | Washington. H If complaints, in newspapers and over | the radio, are true, and they have beer | maintained to be true, there has been much over-stepping by sub-agencies that operate throughout the ceuntry. Those complaints have flooded congress, and it was because of them that appropriations were cut. or, in some cases, almost entirely ' for several agencies. Enterprise is America’s us protect it. hadn't ed herself a or any other government y, which, because of the power vested t to is in reality not only in the FROM FILES OF THE CITIZEN OF JULY 7. 1933 wiped oui, heritage. Let It has been decided by War Manpower: Office not to call pre-Pearl Harbor father | before October 1. Just how long that de- Pinko: cision will last is much for most any, ara ee D kind of a guesser. Such decisions last abou too ia week. oe CO. Wi ga aes Raney Miss L S. Kev W The American public is gradually ac- CHEERFUL LETTERS FOR SOLDIERS Se will ag hag - quiring the idea that when the war ends ur the nation will be flooded with miraculous | Mothers, wives and snthnavte at a ge AS new devices as industrialists lure the spend- ! eeacons “ect sy aie si ye — i serge sega ing power that has been built up by war| ee re Batik, of Hock Harts coailitine canoe among American soldiers in the Chi Kev W ht is just as well to get rid of the no- pg 8 a . oe eee ae E tion, There will be no sudden outburst of faces of ab iy hte oe ge nein r eream products. Gradual improvement of Ate ee ere ” Gape “ Mrs. W y ices will arrive but buyers will i The medical officer says that “lett net have the opportunity to revolutionize |. skine the laie: girs a i x alge boas a rt ‘ving conditions through startling inven- naga cay seb = i > sia Ww prea sands of soldiers in the Unitec B The way some people are talking about * ne ina eee = ene: ee ae ? post-war miracles one would think that « — sete — <5 aiegad = a new electrical stove is being prepared that _—— = ian pee will not only wake up and cook ham and a. waned oe é cage for the family breakfast but that it ata ance of cheerful ae encouraging will have a device that will automatically “ie liga ee ile oe produce the food Monroe county letter-writers. Certainly. M - there is no reason to burden soldiers, in for- . gn lands. t trivial complaint Uur war aims are much misunderstood, — a en : ae even by Americans. As expected, most of the mental ease: } 1 M are involved “soft” soldiers, who are too youn , Pm Any enterprise which reflects credit | or who have enjoved too protected live M i SD upon Key West, deserves the loyal support When confronted with’ troubles at hom« £ K of the people they lose their grip and become unfitted { = - the difficult tasks of a warrior ‘ If the war finally ends with a national We do not believe that important nev debt of 350 billion dollars, the Federal bud- | from home, even if it involves some fer = get of the future must approximate 20 to ing to a soldier, should be omitted. Men are it : é dlilion dollars annually. At that rate, well able to sustain grief that is inevita s Federal authorities will control, by taxation, but they should not be burdened wher i something like 25 per centum of the na- volved ina war with minor complaint "Perfect Solit tional income. The people will work a qu ter ef their time for the government. Not a pleasant outlook. ude worries and problems from the h« The people at home should bear th Cens What, it his hands on! sponse? What of that swift, ex- DAYS GONE BY {what that assumption wc her. § t ness. : then, of her own re- ultant rush of ecstasy with which she replied? What of the blood | that rose to a fever in her veins? To love and lose was one thing but to love and betray was quite nore horrible v ! d. No one, | Id be exp. To be contizued ‘Today's Horoscope Toda Vv In History f Today brings traits o: dual The 1 probably success: way. There tendency to idle 'a distaste for steady work { success comes generally by over jcoming these traits and carefui “8 watching for opportunity ingly nature. be howev habits or rath nder 4 ff, 7 er wer 4 KNOW the maps, to classify Today’s Birthdays sections where and to tell al specialty of Kys Designed the duration, but : Officers and mer camp to camp, or It is importar rubber. 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