The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 16, 1945, Page 2

Segond ng al ‘unique, mar- -vellous and are some of the adjectives that are bandied about in ex- aggeratingly qualifying this and that, but if you combine all of them they will not be too strong in describing the productive to |power of the United States from the time sit entered the war till Germany’s surren- r, three yearsiand five’months. | this country turned out airp! ks, guns; small arms, shells, bombs and dges, and’think of the’ships that had : 3 ‘be built to send those things from three 2 Ge ‘0 eight thousand miles, and then you may it by churehes from | anpreciate ina small measure the great- ved are & ae a ore . : : ; ‘ m te an open forum and im vites dis. |ness of the industrial development in this bet it will ‘not publish anonymous ‘y, the .greatest by far in the history - ‘the world. . ; No wonder that Field Marshal Albert ‘Kesselring, when he surrendered the Ger- man armies in Holland, northwest Ger- fond c } many, and Denmark, place the productive gower Of the United ‘States as first on the fist that Contributed to the collapse of Germany. : And all the other things he listed, sych as the destruction.of oil wells and refin- eries and Germany’s transportation sys- ‘em, were traceable in a large measure to “the “tools of war” that had been produced £ jd the United States. ‘ if Too many of us take for granted the ————_*'| inmentsity’ of ‘the productive power of our country, but when ‘we stop to consider all that goes into turning out a tank, a plane, ‘There have been étforts made*to per- }-asgun, ora ship, weare justified in declar- the people of this country that all |ing, “Marvellous, stupendous, herculean!” in the European theater of action And while thinking of the production be sent home; immediately after the:/ton't overlook the six million men that this S termination of hostilities in Europe. ‘country trained and sent to the battle- ee ‘This is a dangerous type of propa-| fronts in Europe and the Mediterranean It is obviously an appeal to loved area and the additional hundreds of thou- whe are naturally concerned about }sands sent to the Pacific. Marvellous in- safety of their men. To persuade them jdeed! the failure of their sons or husbands to return is due to incompetent or uncon- eerned military leaders would develop tragic consequences. We have called attention to the plan |, =o + - ——7>e i _ of the War Department ‘to demobilize me The end of German ‘resistanéé ‘alters in Burope as early as possible, upon a basis |} security requirements materially, although ~of points that give credit for length ofthe need ‘for volitayw@aiworship’ bythe service, combat service, wounds and deco- | press in many instances is apparent. One vations and the number of dependents. |.of the modifications in the censorship code It might be a good idea for the people sof Key West to do something: in a big way for Key West. , she haa Just think for a couple of minutes of |’ : Mont : le therpespasbiems that ‘had to be made |, lanes, |” Chapter 19 r was two days d¢fore I ‘mas. No tinseled cree. glittered| o'clock, T' ‘in the living room of eer t | Te to make-some ++ se cg any gone, ‘Lucia at Francis, y thought as she kissed her father: I hope he'll eome back with the worry gone from his face. Perhaps they'll grow closer while on this trip alone. After a few moments she lifted the telephone. Her hands were trembling, though her voice was steady when she gave his Ea She Knew that number perf she had whispered it over gl over many times. Liza’s face beamed. “Yassum, he do. I done looked.” . “And is everything okay?” ‘but do. not. -be--anxious -to Liza hesitated and her voice} took on a note of worry. “You know. I done dropped that cup and broke it all to pieces before I could see any future for you crith| lieve that man!” Kay’s laugh rang out. “Let the ymotrow is ‘fu- Yes,.Dr.. Warner was in, the of- the hi her. Fem abe might i _G breath'ecstatically for a moment. She had planned a easual- ‘speech, but suddenly it was, Ca Da yher} i mindvand she said simply, “I’m alone for Christmas Day. you have dinner with me?” There was a slight hesitation at the othér end of the line, and then Kay caught the note of eagerness in his voice when he answered, “You're a lifesaver. I had only a lonely day ahead.” “Then you might have tele- phoned me.” “I was afraid I’d_ interfere. Christmas is usually a day of fam- ily gatherings.” KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY fROM FILES OF THE CITIZEN, OF MAY 16. 1935 John’ Gardner, local druggist, was informed today that he had} been elected a member: of the Florida Pharmaceuticat' Society This seems fair; it eliminates favoritism. It is just whether it affects the release of any particular individual. “4 ‘The people-at -home.should know, by this time, that no nation ever had ‘its sons led into battle by’ men more concerned Bbout their safety. Every fact that has come to our attention, whether from the Paeific or European fronts, emphasizes the especial effort of our officers to spare their men, ° The nation asa whole, in its:war plan- ning, for which credit belongs to our high officials, poured out money in’ prodigal fashion in order to give our fighting mon: every advantage tha.comes from material and equipment. It has cost money but it has saved lives. * No effort-or expense has been spared te provide the best possible care for those pe dari wounded in combat. A-stupendous nization thas becn effected sto oareagor: |r, Wwountled ahd disabled veterans.’ Bs # Be- ewlt our soldiers and sailors. have- “gotten well, after being wounded, 7 In unexpi monapien ig ould hots overlook ‘the invasion of | caviar numbers, reflecting credit ‘wpon* orn BrifiSBt sains in the Burma area, | men and the nation which resolutely _—T ned tor the care of casualties. Kt is well to remember these facts:eerial forces -are effecting against Japan. then some easy-talking politician or ‘sél- hiah-thinking ‘relative attempts to stir up aiscontent, either about the release .of lighting men’ or anything ‘else -eonnected with the conduct of our wars. niet apn inks TONEY, IN CIGAR BOXES From Sistema City comes a news item, telling of banilits who ‘tied up three mem- | bers ofa family-and -eseaped with $8,000 | Adken trom cigar boxes in the home. as ° This is a ‘tragedy, no doubt, to the People who lost the money. The question atises, why did these people keep'so much Money in their home? w There might have been some excuse to keep money in-a cigar box when banks were expleding daily, but now, with bank ts guaranteed, it is foolish to keep Hhoney and valuables scattered in a home. a Cee The thinker is stingy with adjectives. = a Business .as usual is‘ all right if it is ‘ouly the usual business, The conferenee now.geing:on in San, i (Svanciseo has‘more:to:do with the average ‘eitizen in-all lads ‘than ‘the -a, -c. suspects, between Japan and Burma, were; Ane ini epeand a aye | able to make a powerful land attack on |”° mecca vane ya aay pthe great British base at Singapore, The t the a allery, Caro- | é . at Gainesville: b | refers to information about the weather. It ean now be discussed in any manner or form desired, without the censor pouncing ag te: heein operations dm thie on the hapless editor. vicinity. ‘ j JAPS LOSE RAKGOON Work in installing new. Tima! jand other. improvements’sto . the and geodetic survey arrived to- The recapture of Rangoon by British | :; and Indian troops means that the Japanese | * have lost their main supply port in Burma and that the British will e excellent fa- cilities for supplying their troops. ese captured Rangoon on }|-24 2, three months after Pea and with complete contro! of the for the local tele; ny a i the r U: s Com- | ssioner C. Rodney Gwynn. fall-of Rangocn was-duc, in part to the ef. fective work of our warships and aircraft in. préwenting the Japanese from using aintain their position in Burma. nevents in Rurope have over- developments in ‘the Far East, Warren, Will-; and Sebastian | od2y were named Rt OROUAIARS W4 Jocal;, club ,at the, tory ed Re- 4. in. Me sini <ity éur ey progress in the Philippines and | the ever-tighter blockade that naval and Resiares | Every minority has a tendency to "8 blame the majority for its own mistakes. It will be news to most smokers that |, the potato bélongs to the same family as |, tobacco. . OSMENA’S SONS ARRESTED eve who had and sis- and Mrs. Milton James Cu been ter-in The President of ‘the ‘Philippine Re- public, Sergio Osmena, is confronted with | the fact that two of-his sons-are in custody, | charged with colleboration with the Jap- anese. It is announced that they will be! | turned over the the Philippine Government : for trial. We do not know how many sons Prési- dent Osmena hase but we have read that ; oy two of his sors were killed fighting with ae Philippine guerillas against the Japanese. | YouMay Nevei Suffer Another This makes it somewhat difficult to under- ; Acid Stomach Pain tand the activity of the sons now held by | Sadeecilmgere the military authorities. A newspaper columnist comments up- onthe fact that President @smena has not | § ,pintereeded in behal{-of his-sons, taking the position that they must be *héeld account- able, if guilty, like every vother citizen of | southernmost City P! icy and} Drugstores Everywhere n-law nm has taken the j Ss not yet! she Members of the coast guard a Military:} < “Yassum. Jest like it used to be.””) BBs ‘was displeased when yy a ee her plans for Christ- mas Day,; swere in Babs’ liv- ing for Ned and Jimmy to arrive Will| to take them to the celebration at the ee Rese “But, Kay,” ibs protested, “you promised Jimmy i ’d have dinner with him ani ir. Brent.” “Kay’s eyes lost their joy. “I'd forgotten that date ‘with Jimmy. You see this is the first time I've. had the house to m: ayer and Dr. Warner is alone, so thought ~~” Her voice trai off “miser- ably. Babs rose and moved to the ‘American Shippers Still Trucking (By Assoclatet Press) | DETROIT. — R. L. Polk and Company, statisticians for the au- tomobile -industry, says 4,393,329) trucks ‘and commercial: vehicles were operating in America dur- ing 1944—a decline of only 3.48 rer cent from the 1941 figures. Polk also reports a wartime shifting of the truck: population. states reported truck in- e es of up to 17.6 per cent, while other states showed a de+ crease in truck populeies of up 1 22.17 per cent. MAN, 98, MARRIES m was completed yesterday Glendale, Calif—Henry Mark !N.’Y, Died’ Nov. 3, 1911. Mingay, blind, 98, commander of Department, recently married os ithe G. A. R, California-Nevada| born Madison County, N. Y. Died . Aimee Henessey, 68, a jun- vice-president, of a Glendale {unit of the Daughters of Union | Veterans of the Civil War. “To have and to hold”. * * * ristmas Eve wait<j’ Hevea iat E ’ joined in the singine ofthe Christina carols. Ned mad a satisfa ta -Claus with Kay and ang ga 2 help- ng to distribute ‘the varied and RINot o Not one a on asked Ray Sout to mer relieved or or eos Sang it's just ae.wel eae Phe € om sists The people would ithe and the nursery school, the ab. sence of Lingy octal To aoe peat dere salary:cuts. Bu . the affe in their.eyes to ear r ‘warmed ‘her heart. They °a: i ciated what she’ “Most ‘of th > 1801—William“H. Seward, New ' York .governor, ._ Limcolm’s great secretary :of state, born Orange } County, ‘New York." Died Oct.’ 10, ; 1872. 1811 — Antonio Ravalli, ideal i! and patient Jesuit misionary to the Indians of the Rockies, born! in Italy. Died Oct. 2, 1884. 1842 +. Levi P. Morton, New York banker, congressman, dip- lomat, Vite President of the U. 'S., governor, er Ne Vt. ied May 16, 1820," So agricultural’ editér; pub- |lisher, first ‘secretary of: agricul- jture in 1889, born Otsega Co., Local Schedule: (Stops At All 1832—Philip D. 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