The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 2, 1945, Page 2

face TWO athe ey Only tat Montes County Catered a: Mey West, Plorida, as second cla een OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ae a The & ie in ox mt “ all news ” wort wwine credited in ¢ atmo the boom! ubtshed here — - : AUVURTINNG RATES Mate haven on Spplicative , a sales tax, but added that he will fight SPRETAL NOTICE such a measure. ‘ tine eotees, cards of thanks, resolutions 4 : o hotives, pooma, ‘ete, will bo He should have broadened his oppo- ° tor churches from sition to alléypes of extra taxation, because it ins - . : * ; Se apen forum: and ta ites ais the Florida treasury is in such tiptop con- . cess. one teh aamgueens | dition no money is needed to conduct the | Mest Citizen mene The Citizen Building ireene and Ann Streets ¥ Newspaper in Key West and spatehes credited TAXES AND THESLEGISLATU | and the people of Florida will know within the next 60 days or so whether or not they are to be taxed further. | A Pahokee representative says he will | introduce’ a measure of statewide effect, and one wonders if it will be a sales tax bill, though the representative said he pre- ferred to wait till the session comvenes be- matter y entitled to | his paper and | Up in the same section of Florida, Sen- affairs of the state efficiently in addition o the present taxes. Whatever new taxes are imposed on he people of the state, it is safe to say, re- The legislature will convene Tuesday, | fore disclosing the import of his measure. | ator John R. Beacham said that probably ; a concerted attempt will be made to pass | a with the facts, the government i | fardless of the designation of the taxes as 1 Move Motets and Apartments. : || “temporary”, that the} will continue in + & Bench end Bathing Pavilion | | ferce long after the supposed emergency . Aleporte—Land and Sea. | for which they will be adopted is passed. Consolidation of Couaty and City Gov- | That practice, not only in Florida but eroments + | also elsewhere in the country, is a passion Cone watty Auditertum. | with tax gatherers, ard another character- es wt ' | istic is that the more money: they collect the “ w ~~ | greater is the pagsfon to’ collect still mare. GLIDER-AMBULANCES Nea: set ; USING SEn-Antns As The, Citizen has ‘remarked on sev- The inereased strain of war through- | Obes accasions, the people of Florida are nt " now faxed to a far greater extent .than ota « world has resulted in a situation ‘ Sinn te she Balin’ States may.t Xo" hefore and, instead of taxing them . sets: " Sg ng pane that ‘Utther, the legislators should strive to educe their diet i nde 2 eee — - wi. | Keep the tax structure as it is now, or to hting men and homeless victims of Hit- |, ; ween Sie ‘ gee aga j lower taxes if circumstances justify that | action, | : | Chapter 13... | "THERE was a moment’ Of com. | * plete silence. Then*Jetry*s face | lit up with a light of such wonder | and happiness as to make them/ ; all feel a little stab of pity and a tenderness almost maternal. No kidding, Doc?” demanded Jerry eagerly. “I'd never kid you abaut a thing | like that; son,” said Dr. Nichols. , Jerry drew.a long breath afd ; passed a hand across his forehead, ! and Meredith saw again that It | shook; but there was such a radi- ance in his eyes that the shadows had almost completely vanished. “Lord, but that’s good hearing,” he said and, boyishly, was abashed at the emotion he was revealing. “I want to get married in the | spring, you see. And—Isabel and I ; both like kids and we want at least half a dozen. I couldn’t give *em a dad that was—crocked!” Dr. Nichols let him go without a warning, or frightening word. When the door had closed behind him, they all sat still until the sound of the fee: store’s small de- livery truck which he had driven out, had faded into silence. Meredith spoke first. “Then Jerry’s not the source of our fever trouble, after all.” Her voice shook.a little. “I’m so darned glad!” . RR; NICHOLS looked at he: sharply: |= “Who “said “he wasn’t?” ‘he Meredith caiight her breath and | her heed: went up. | “But you let him go out of here —you digh’t tell him—” she stam- mered, puzzled. “I didn’t tell him because I wasn’t sure,” answertd Dr. Nich- ols. “I pride myself on being a tough old bird, but to lay a feath- erweight more of worry on a mind as delicately balanced as that boy’s, at the moment, is more than I can stomach!” Meredith asked huskily, “Then | —he’s the one?” World Peace Plan's Fate Depend Uron Battle To Reduce Tariff | The acid of the nition’s willingness to cooperate with the; world in an efiort to solve the tremendous that will tesi problems confront us after the war will come upon the bill extending the Hull Reciprocal Trade Agree- ments Act for another three} years. The Administration; has’ asked for. greater flexibility in tariff! negotiations, including tariff cuts! fifty per cent below presen{ levels, or about seventy-five per cent below present levels, or about seventy-five per cent be- low Smoot-Hawley levels. The proposal has been assailed as a The effort at world coepwation are indications that the two maj- or parties will line-up for a bitter has met with more encourage- ment on the political side; with present signs tending to the con- clusion that the Dumbarton Oaks agreement will be ratified andj that the Bretton Woods agree- ment, despite «fierce y@iticism, will gute Siully fuh the gauntlet: Whin the,.tanaete is arch: ed, howevés as Hf miist! efforg fo” promote a ume of iniappational trade; tected intersis, Which produce ul propaganda, let out al Most of the lamentations; |revolve around the ill-effects that) ———— reductions have upon the farmer and the wage-earner but the real concern is the profits of proctected industries. We are quite certain that the fight will be furious and the out- will maemte- te reduce the Roe: Some laws are passed with little idea het are now available to Americans | a ° ’ Regardless of the causes, there | Mat Cey will bel enforced: i hesitation ateve ass! - | sea senate ra rms fighting “see : With apologies to Robert Burns: Some ih mibdiieies ty atats ti | hae meat and eanra eat, but we cae eat evestated areas reclaimed by Allied but hae no meat. The people at home will grumbte, of | “BROTHERHOOD OF ALL SERVICES” cause many of them continue to | : » that a nation can fight a war | The triumph of the Marines on Iwo vat requiring its people to accept dis- | Jima is described by their commander, Lt.- ws and inconveniences. Despite the Gen. Holland M. Smith, as a victory “by a, t or food vation is far above that |rotherhood of all services, performed in biting Allies, there will be po- | the holocaust of battle.” eli-binders to declare that starva- | The leader of the gallant Marines in swaite we and their words will be |the hardest fight of their 160-year history p by disgruntled people whose | adds very properly: “Let us bow our heads pation in life is to complain about | in commemoration of their gallantry.” on aaure It might be a good idea for every The beldcheaded. truth of the ‘war ef- | American to realize that victory is coming the Volted States is that not many |to the United States, ir both of its wars, he home front have made any | Only because of the “brotherhood of all es. They have taken a few sporadic | Services.” t war service. Most of them, includ- | While there is good-natured rivalry be- rkers, professional men and capital- | tween the members of the various services ave enjoyed inereased incomes, | 2"4d, within the services between the mem- stmost every case, exceeds the | bers of different units, news dispatches “ xe the increase in the | from the various fronts report heroic ex- | ploits by members of all fighting detach- The t d States has escaped the de- | ments, including men on foot, men on the r usually brings to a na-}Seas and men in the air. have had ro damage inflicted Every individual in the armed service, " ymber In the main, life on | tegardless of where he is and what he does, | t has proceeded almost as | o long as he performs his allotted task in th ew searcities to let us know j creditable fashion, deserves some of the | ‘ ed in two mighty war glory that rightfully belongs tp men who verifieé & concerned, it has | serve their country and their people.'Even exclusive offering of men some people .an the home front, who ex- ' armed forces. About the | hibit patriotism in simple tasks, have had a m the home front who have |share in the magnificent fecord of omt ered are the grieving families | country. : - lead who gave up their lives — ' t ts people and their ci- Key West tishermen have an extra- | ordinary ability to forecast weather con- t dividua home should con- | ditions. h r her, present lot with that of | 7 and airmen who risk their Don’t go around with the expression | att weept wounds and the risk | on your face as if you were scerting some | th Tb hibit courage, patriotism | bad odor. It doesn’t become anyone and | pre levotion to country. Some of | it is unpleasant to behold, | me mnected with the war, | erve to be included with this fine SPEED AND GREATER SPEED i t civilians who complain and | “ut minor inconveniences de- An idea of what is ahead of the coun- ! t empt of real Americans. try, so far as railroad travel is concerned, -- jis easily obtained by noting that a new our lips—Save our ships! | 4,000-horsepower Diesel passenger locomo- — | tive is geared for a speed of 98 miles an Money, even when plentiful, is rarely | hour. tiful enough A fairly good indication of what is ———————— | ahead of the country, so far as automobile | ) there were no new women coming | transportation is concerned, can’be gleaned » the life of a man, chivalry would soon | from the experience of the past. The laws t limiting speed have been gradually raised a with the development of better highways We met a man the other day who af- | and improved automobiles. The same thing rmed that he could not afford the income has an aspect not so pleasing. will continue in the future. he has to pax. It is in the air, however, where the - - average American will get his» speedy Carmer 1 beautiful Spanish name | travel in the years to come. The aircraft of ' girt, but if you go to a filling sta- | today travel mych faster than one would | take a look at the grimy, greasy | have expected aa nobody is foolish enough | men overhauling dilapidated cars, the to put a limit upon speeds that may become possible in the present generation. come dubious unless consumer: and the general public give vig- ourous support to the effort to make a definite contribution to the solution of the world’s eco- nomic problems. The hodge- podge of tariff walls, quotas, car. tel agreements, exchange regula- tions and other trade barriers must he greatly reduced it the reoples of the earth are to have a chance to cooperate peacefully in self-development There will be statements, such as ed to Represent e Harold Knutson, Republican spokesman» fon the House Ways and Means committee, who declares that ex- itension of the reciprocal trade act, with broad authority to neg- otiate reduced tariff rates, con- ggerated attribut- SHERMAN HOTEL 465 N. W. Fourth St., Miami per week, Single. per week. Double. ons with private will emoy: walk-~ town. \P Dr. Nichols made gesture. “Damn it, I tell you. I don’t Iknow!” he snapped. “He’s appar- arently quite sound. There’s no trace of the disturbance in his sys- tem. His bldod count’s completely normal, and there's no trace of an infection. Yet where else could the people in this secfion pick up a tropic fever?” : Alice’ said quietly, “Of course, Dr. Nichols. we ail realize that in the past there have been many in- stances in medical history where people who were themselves en- tirely free of any sign of a disease ha’ been able to infect those with whom they come in con- tact?” Dr. Nichols nodded, scowling. “Of course. And I am convinced that Jervy 1s a—carrier for this damned fever.” The flatly stated thought struck Meredith hard. “You think—” She stammered and was still, Dr. Nichols glared at her. “I think.” he repeated. “But we've got to be sure. That's why you are. ve for Washington this afte: 10>: Meredith blinked and stared at him wide-eyed Ber Se “Why am I to leave for Wash- ington?” she gasped. Dr. Nichols nodged. “You are an. unusual brijliant woman. Dr. | Merry. and 1 think i} would b¢a fine. ericndd for pou. I vcliéve yeu-eouid bring us back, some- thing’ very valuable” i i EWAS bringing ont? papers from tae drawer if bis tafking as ne moved. $ “Here's the man yoti’re to see in Washington. He’s with the Army Medical Staff. and one of the best in his field, which 1s tropic diseases.” he explained and offered her a letter in an unsealed envelope. “I wired him this after- noon, and just before vou came in, he wired back. giving you an ap- poinment for tomorrow af You can go straight th the airfield when you land. Here's a copy of the charts on t By HUGO S. SIMS. Special Washington Correspondent of The Citizen stitutes as great a threat to the American way of life as Jap and German armies combined. The Minnesota Congressman says it would be the death war- rant’ of hundreds of businesses and throw tens of thousands of workers out of employment. He even thinks that the unemploy- ment problem might wreck the republic, His words will be xr echoed by protected industr y which will consider the founda- tions of the nation eternally de-! stroyed if tariff-created monop- oly is endangered. We are quite conscious of the divided opinion which ex the nation on this question which has been a partisan, political and step toward free tr : te and there economic ie for generations. SehE on thee ie Nevertheless, there must be de- | Ae veloped a way to promote the swapping of goods between peo- ples, even if they reside in dif- ferent countries, and to elimin- yate selfish advantages artifically | maintained. LESSON IN CARE CHICAGO.—Twotayg after porting the theft ofgaige 000 @ia- mond Ying, Jane Conneys came ‘bask to policé headquarters to re- rt état her {boy friend hag it ma t to wiil hhe had taken ‘it from he taxi and kept it for a day teach me to be more ca my jewelry and Safe .. Phone No. 8 an impatient]patients we have here, with all Newsfeaturcs the available data,,And here’s Jerry’s chart, They'll have his Sefer Soenerke uapare and com- plete history, when you get to Major Stephenson's ofiee. fF you hurry, you ean get the 3:05 down | to Atlanta, and that will make it in time for you to get the morn- ing plane to Wa ton—around ‘midnight, I think it is.” i A trifle dazed, Meredith ac- cepted the papers, and stam- mered. lessly, “But—but you seem to take it for granted I'll oi Dr. Nichols glared at her furi- | ously. + “Well, certainly I take it for granted.” he growled. “What else | can you do? You're a_ doctor. aren’t you? Want an epidemic of this damnable disease to sweep over tle whole blasted commu- , nity, and maybe down into the valleys? Listen, my girl. we've got to scotch this thing and scotch it quick! If Jerry’s not the one, then we've got to find out who is. And | while you’re checking on Jerry in Washington, we'll be checking everything here — water supply, | jsanitation, anything and every- | thing that might just possibly be jit! Now get going, girl—and, of course, you are not to tell a single soul of any of this—not even where you are going. Not even your husband.™ 14+ # Meredith said'sharply, “Hi, wa‘... ———-r-— a minute—” Not even. your husband.” Dr. nols repeated. sternly. “Tell Same “TODAY IN HISTORY to. | m' you're ‘gaing ‘to: Atlanta | buy a hat! ¥t’s one of the ti nes when being a doctor comes first; 1818 — The American Farmer, be! a woman comes second. | pioneer agricultural w sine 2 n “ b journal, be- The ap a y_ 1S your patient. and |: 0a- ging issue in Baltimore—ends in| SS? E - 3s ient’s confidence is sacred! 1897. PW prema Mutinously, Meredith stared it = \ bed him. But she knew that he was right. She owed Jerry her silence. She nodded and stood up. “You haven't got much tim>.” 1865—Lee’s army slips out of! fas line Petersburg end. —beginning of 1866 — President Johnson de-| aM the time. {She expained that! REAL ICE is MORE ECONOMICAL... It’s Healthy THOMPSON ENTERPRISES, ive. - (ICE DIVISION) Dr. Nichols warned ‘her. Meredith said through her teeth clares the Civil War—excepting “I know. I'll make that train,” s..c in Texas—at an end. promised him, : 1902—The Electric Theatre To be continued first all-movie opens in Los| Mr. and Mrs. OPA ahd enema iow ae Angeles. Public Protectors = 1917 — President Wilson's his Just to satisfy the public's ow iorie address before joint session | /0*!tY. * public that may be gem Congre ‘The world must be |@T#lly wrong, but many Site , safe for democracy.’ jrugit DAYS GONE BY 1928 — By Act of Congress! Can you through the munis American Indians born in Canada | ¢ sluable paper give permitted to cross border at wiil. | wing Infonet, amd FROM FILES OF THE CITIZEN 1941—Control of the Domini-{b¥ ng setily our OF APRIL 2, 1935 can Republic's customs after some |#od perhaps op so many free - ‘a 36 years relinquished by the|grewhm naa United States. } As we all know, sone Mee ieee poruary une cras eat a Savage fighting at Bu-|many’ shops have beet or park | staff, is now the editor of the taan between U. S. troops and | “‘Surposed to be scares Meas ‘Cannon Courier, of Woodbury, ,7@PS- jbut one or two chaps Gs © Gam Tenn. He recently issued a spec-|, 1943—U. S. planes raid the|supply of that vitel Hem omee ial edition of 32 pages. Aleutians nine times. First train}a week. The ethers get Game goes through Chicago's new sub-)How can that be done? Seth « edie Higman. | way. ! discrimination? an eae oe Maes 1944 — Russians invade Axis brings w « con@itien erday to the post of sales|/2Pd for first time—Rumania —— some eat and Some —- + —-~ + |don't manager. 1 ee \ Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler,! There is no dewbt thet there + Stephen R. Mallory Chapter |president of Columbia Univer-| something radically wrete mnfederate Daughters of Amer.'Sit¥. born Elizabeth, N. J., 83|something very “Dark im ow ica, will hold a meeting Thursday | ¥°@"S 289- market”. Can you, Mr. OPA, ttt afternoon in the home of Mrs. eee oe us where does the fault lie i Florida National Guard, who had been in Key West visiting rela tives, returned to duty yesterday in Lower Matecumbe. Ross C. Sawyer, 523 Eaton street Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Goshorn that we may try to do samethaung mvs to us that at the pres ne should be sate and Gilbert, Jr.. who had been site with whatever we can get visiting Mr. Goshorn’s parents,! Mrs. Alfred Acheson and |Gur bovs at the front came fire Mr. and Mrs. G. N. Goshorn, re- daughter, Miss Elizabeth Ache it at home we alt should te turned to\ Miami yesterday. son, who had been visiting in governed by the same measure Miami, returned yesterday et clean the darkness 4 Mrs.’ B. C. Papy, who accom- —_—_— beef situation. Give es ter {panied Mr. Papy to Miami Fri- | Today The Citizen says in an i day while on his way to attend ,¢ditorial paragraph Very truly the session of the Florida legis-| “One trouble about hearing OPA PROTECTION lature, returned home yesterday. | both sides of a proposition is the ED {difficulty of believing eithe Subscribe wo The Citisen-—ite Joseph Stickney left yesterday / side.” weekly for a short stay in Miami. Victor Johnson and daughter are in Key West visiting rela- tives. ain Leslie Russell, of the Baby War PLACE YOUR REFRIGERATION ona REAL ICE BASIS and you will get GUARANTEED Refrig- eration Service. . It’s PURE Bottle mer. AND VAPORIZER