The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 11, 1945, Page 2

THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE — Net all, but most, of the newspaper eed radio commentators on the proceed- ieee at San Francisco have taken what seome to us a strange attitude, Whenever, om any point, there is disagreement be- tween Russia and the United States, or be- tween Britain and Belgium, they appear to think the thunder of doom has begun to poll and we might as well give up. Yet this is a country where the one thing you can be sure of when there is a meeting of a City Council or a State Legis- tature the National Congress, is that somebody is going to disagree with some- tedy else, and disagree good. You would seppese that our journalists and radio pun- dit» would have learned by now that chronic disagreements and violent argu- tents are essential ingredients of the dem- @cratic process. For many years they have been re- porting clashes of interests and personali ties and sections of the country in the Capi- to! at Washington without resorting to dire and dismal hints that the Farm Bloc may secede from the Union next Tyesday, or that poor little Vermont had better start getting ready for a war with mighty Perin- avivania. Reading or hearing their comments and analysis, you might think they expect- ed the San Francisco Conference to demon- strate that all nations and all peoples feel exactly the same way about everything on earth. If they did, no conference would have been necessary. By all means let the disagreements be reported and discussed, hut «pare us the dark intimations that every time or Molotov raises his brows at a sugges- tion from Stettinius the date of a war with Russia is three months closer, * Even on the assumption that the world ig at Jeast animated by true love—admit- edly a large one—how is it that the course @f true love never does run? Smooth. — MORE GOODS, LESS COST, MORE JOBS In order that business may thrive, a favorable attitude toward it muet prevail. Our intricate economy can be thrown out of wear when industry is sub- ject restrictions and when profits, the mainspring of employment, are under constant attack. Potic af organized labor should work for greater productivity. As a matter of self interest, labor organizations should *hun rules which impose limitations upon output Management is the initiator and job- maker under a system of private enterprise. Its chief economic objective should be more foods for more people at less cost. _—_—_—_——_—___. government to harassing x Lies may be acted as well as spoken, a Thinking is nothing but questioning eanperience. a A wrong attitude towards the work in Which you are engaged makes it doubly bard. Japan is rapidly learning what war with a tiret class power really means, and anlike the Japs it hasn’t shown its teeth | ; GENTLEMEN “When an immovable body meets an irresistible force.” . The Boss had a hard job trying to re- call that quotation to apply it to the dead- lock in the Florida legislature over the re- apportionment bill. He asked the writer about the quota- tion, but he was mulling over an editorial he intended to write about the Key West city government that, beginning next No- vember, will be in the hands of the peo- plé,-and, therefore, he was unable te recall the quotation. ; But when the Boss is stumped he per- sists until he’s “unstumped”, so Friday morning there it was on a two-by-three blue slip, “When an immovable body meéts an irresistible force.” “That’s what is happening now in the legislative halls of Florida,” the Boss said, “at an expense of $10,000 a day to the tax- payers.” SWEAT IT OUT, Readers of The Citizen may recall* that, many a time, it has been proposed to divide Florida because of the decided dif- ference in attitude of the progressive peo- ple of South Florida, and the attitude in north and west Florida of “What was good enough for grandfather is good enough for us.”” In no other state in the Union is there | so great a difference in outlook as there is betweep the people, of South Florida and those in the. remainder of the, state. Of course, there are many exceptions in both sections, but that is the picture generally. And the senators from the north and west have a majority, and they are insistent that there shall not be any reapportion- ment, regardless of the far greater popu- lation in South Florida, that will upset their majority. So there you have it: the stubborn, im- movable body from north and west Florida withstanding the irresistible force of prog- ress. It would be purely a guess to say whether the body or the force will be tri- umphant. The senators from the north and the west have been seasoned by the “‘de- lightfully“ hot summers in Tallahassee and vicinity, about which Governor Caldwell spoke. briefly, without cracking a smile. His few remarks make up the niftiest legis- lative dig we have heard about in many a day. However, here’s hoping that the legis- lators sfrom the south will sweat out the “delightful” Tallahassee summer without budging from their right and just position. _Provide for your futurity with military security.—Don’t talk! Private investors are beginning to won- der if high interest rates will return. The answer is in the negative. JAP BOMBS IN THE U. S. The War Department has finally re- leased the news that the Japanese have at- tempted to do some damage in the United States by using free balloons, carrying small bombs from the Pacific into the west- ern states. The details are not released but news- paper men-have known for some months that balloons were being used by the Jap- anese. So far as we know no newspaper has printed facts which the government thought might aid the Japs in the effort to accomplish something and the fact that no property damage is acknoledged. Where the Japs release their bombs is not yet disclosed but the War Department requests that the public make no mention of the landing of any balloon because such information might help the Japanese in the timing and release of other bombs. One hundred years ago, it occurred to very few to think whether the homes of the poor were convenient, sanitary or sunny, In the old Indian sign language, some- thing bad was indicated symbolically by a motion of throwing away. That sign is still used today by many people as a gesture of disgust. REMOVING LAND MINES “There are 160,000 recorded mines buried here and no one knows how many others,” declares a British lieutenant colo- nel, who has been directing the work of German prisoners in removing and destroy- ing mines at Dunkerque. The news item gives us some idea of the tremendous job of removing dangerous explosive devices, including booby traps, in the wake of the German surrender. The figure given for Dunkerque must be multi- @& vel. plied many, many times, YESTERDAY: The children were furious at Cynthia’s unex- pected marriage. Edris took it the hardest. Dinner that night was @ strained affair and Vera didn’t even show up. Maud’s atti- tude was stiff and uncompromis- ing. «-— Si te ee ‘ Chapter 8 - FYER dinner as they were lea the room Maud touched ia’s arm. “I must ag to you.” She was agitated. her grey crepe dress flut- tered. Cynthia » groaned silently. Now it was coming. But she- followed Maud into the breakfast room without a struggle. This was Fred's sister, a thin, grey woman who had been a mothe~ to him as he had explained dozens of times. Funny how far away Fred had become. But there was no scene. “I am moving into the garden house if you don’t object, Cyn- thia.” The garden house! “Oh, Maud —” Cynthia felt ‘he color com- ing into her face. ‘At once. Of course I cannot stay here.” Maud was_ prim. “Neither will I accept it rent free as you will suggest, unques- tionably.” Cynthia choked down a laugh. Maud hadn't a penny of her own and had-never earned one. She -wouldn’t take money for running the house and taking care of the children. but she had everything a salary would buy and ail the perquisites: of a household run the way she wanted it. The garden house was a charming three room apartment often rented for a pleasant sum to the omniscient touris more than once furnishing the margin that helped Cynthia out of a hole. Now Maud would live in it and the upkeep would swell the other bills. But she only turned away submissively. “You must do as you think best, Maud.” The thin, eoo] voice held her back. “There is more, Cynthia. I don’t mean—what you have done.| grass much as Peter might havet It is your own life. I realize that you might have married years ago—I don’t understand ‘such things—” A pale blush dyed her face, “but you could have gone about it in another way, not— furtively.” paar . i i pees was an appalling si- lence. An accusation had been made, And there was n» answer. “T know.” Cynthia’s voice was leaden. “I’ve been horrible. But the children will get over_ it. You're making me feel that I’ve betrayed thef in some way when it wasn’t like that at all. I—I— don’t know why it was like it was, only there didn’t seem to be much time.” Maud cast her eyes down. “I suppose not.” Her lips barely moved. “You are not in your first youth, of course.” Yesterday she had felt twenty. Carey hac made her feel like that. “Ned,” whispered Maud. “What does Ned think?” Cynthia’s voice grated on her own ears. “Why should he think at all? Why should anyone? This is in- tolerabl2, You never took an at- titude about Ned.” “Of course not.” Maud’s meek- ness was the kind that kills. “Ned was quite suitable. If you had de- eided that he—” Abruptly the conversation was back where it had_ started. “You're sure you don’t mind about the garden house?” “Do as you like.” “Then I'll sleep there tonight. My things can wait until tomor- row. Edris, poor child, can use my room tonight.” The little room was filled with the whispering sound of her voice, a maddening sound and evil, too. Even anger failed to count against this sinister implication. This was Maud. This was the public. But Maud had been like this always and she hadn't known. It was terrifying to look into the minds of people, the ones you saw every day and didn’t know. C= was walking up. and | “4 down the lawn in the twilight, poiling his shoes in the dewy TODAY’S ANNIVERSARIES 1769—Anne W. Royall, Wash-} ington, D. C. publisher, who hounded the dishonest and grait- ing, born ini Virginia. Died Oct. 1, 1854. } 1821 Alexander pipneer Cincinnati fire manufacturer, born Ross Ohio. Died April 28, 1865. 1824—Orson D. Munn, one of} the founder-publishers of Scien- tifie American, New York, born — B. Latta, enging County, ! 1832 — Augustus H. Garland, Arkansas lawyer, senator, gover- nor, U. S. attorney-gene born Tipton County, Tenn. Died Jan.! 26, 1899. | 1846 — William L. Mar: army engineer, chief, e. discoverer of Marshall P: the Rockies, born Washington, Ky. Died July 2, 1920. ) S$ across | = = : | _TODAY IN HISTORY | sods 1796—American flag first rais- ed on Michigan soil as Detroit is garrisoned by a detachment of Gen. Wayne’s Army. 1859—-Famed omstock Lode, | 000,000 of precious metals in nex 20 years, discovered in Nevadad 1871 —.Adm. John Rodge Korea on a peaceful mission, re- taliated against Koreans who Ha@ attacked U. S. sailors, wiping out 5 forts and killing some 200 Korean’ soldiers. H 1878—Washington, D. C., firs to go under commission form of government. 1905—-Russians and Japs agre to a peace parley and President Theodore Roosevelt names Ports- 1935—U. S. Senate ‘calling for the elimination of ali {unnecessary public utility hold-j ‘ings companies by 1942. 1940—Roosevelt declares Medi- terranean closed to Ame 1942 — United States, and Russia sign a 20-y 1943 — Island of Italy, surrenders to A 1944 — Invasion army figl across flooded area of Normand passe TODAY’S HOROSCOPE | Today’s native may have ma queer notions and the mind have a trend toward the unus perhaps taken up with religi Jor some kinddred study. There indicated a friendship with many notable persons, a taste for sci tific subjects when other aspects favor, and a good and able mind. But there is danger of making too much of the mysterious. George H. Soule, Jr. of New York,’ editor, born Stanford,’ Conn., 58 years ago, \ sine ater 7 ,merchant Monson, Mass. Died Feb. 28, 1907" F5,. s, Land calls attention to the increase in our foreign trade ” that | done. She went to him and clung to his arm and spoiled her own shoes. “We'll be happy,” she said with passion. “We've got to be, Carey. It’s got to be like this, always and forever.” “We are happy,” Carey said. “You've got your tenses mixed. Look here, you darling little idiot, don’t you know you're over charged? Too much excitement erammed into too little time: It came before she could stop it, a horrid reiteration to spoil the lovely moment. “I should remember that I’m not in my first youth.” She said it with a laugh but underneath it was bitter and hateful as if Mazd was a third between them with her terrible logic. “Don’t say that again, Cynthia. Not ever.” , He had never used that tone to her and she was almost fright- ened. In the next breath he spoke of something else. “Brandon wants me to get over to the plant as soon as I can. made it tomorrow.” He didn’t tell her that Brandon had asked why the devil was he living out of touch at the beach when other people were broiling in the valley. Instead he tilted her face up with a finger under her chin. “The honeymoon’s over, Cynthia.” It hadn’t even begun, she told him gaylyas the soft.darkness shut them ins Ppaene was a pyramid of bills and Miss Lee had _ totalled them neatly to a sum that took Cynthia’s breath away. One month, and more money spent than should have been enough for six. She looked them over, but without hope for Miss Lee never erred. Three statements from the best department stores and Vera in every item. Lingerie, stockings, expensive sports and evening frocks ... what on earth was the child thinking of? She had never wanted anything but play clothes and bathing suits and her brown legs abhorred stockings. To be continued By HUGO S. SIMS. Special Washington Correspondent of The Citizes |BE A GREAT NATIONAL ASSET OUR SURPLUS SHIPS SHOULD rly 7,000,000 tons of Amer- shipping have been lost the war began in Europe 2. While this represents than half of our pre-war fleet, | Vice-Admiral n 19 in mor the construction in American shipyards of approximately 66,- 000,000 deadweight tons. The Chairman of the U. S. Maritime Commission estimates the nation now has total shipping facilities of more than 60,000,000 tons and faces the question involved in the on of this huge merch- ant fleet when our warf: end Admisai Land phoposes that 00,600 tons be operated, that 0,000 tons assigned to mili- that 7,000,000 tons be obsolete, that 10,- be sold to foreign and that a “nation- erve” of 21,500,000 a7 17 tar service, apped 600,000 tor shipping line al defense Breaking down the proposal the Admiraj discusses the alloc tion of the 17,000,000 tons which he thinks should be operated. He would put into foreign trade 7,- )0 tons, coastal and inter- al trade, 3,800,000 tons and jriver 2,500,000 tons and on the Great Lakes 3,500,000 tons. These totals do not seem large when; compared to the more than 60,- 000,000 tons available, but they j|represent an increase fo approx- imately thirty per cent over our pre-war tonnage. | Admiral Land emphasizes that ;merchant fleet should be support- led primarily from tade formerly }carried by the Axis powers and |so far as we are concerned, prim- ‘arily from Japan. He sees no ;future for German or. Japanese ‘merchant fleets, believing that 'they should have no ocean-going fleets for many years because they used them, in the past, (primarily to promote military | objectives. | We call attention to the figures ‘given by Admiral Land becausi {the people of the United States {should understand the vital im- ;portance of maintaining a mech- ant marine. Moreover, jshould not overlook the some which yielded. more than $300,- | tons be placed in sanctuary by;what shameful disposition of our : .)Statute. vast fleet at the end of the first ; World War, when ships and j shipping lines were disposed of in almost scandalous fashion. Will Hutchins of Washington, |D. C.,° artist and author, born fe ciebester Conn., 67 years ago. Too No SERVIC WHEN IT’S JOB PRINTING REMEMBER There is no JOB /° and THE ARTHAN PRESS The Citizen Building PHONE 51 Large | E Too Small DAYS GONE BY FROM FILES OF THE CITIZEN’ OF JUNE 11, 1935 from New York, published in to- day’s Citizen, states that Mayor William H. Malone was one of the principal speakers at the conference of mayors that is being held there. a ©. S. Long complained ‘ that children seem to take delight | Julius Caesar's legions? in marring or defacing the exter-| 8. Has the Army @ jet ior of his building at Fleming andjpetled fighter? William streets. 9. Does the Marines casually” mt rate exceed that of the Army? J. Lancelot Lester will be the| 10. John L. Lewis wants « principal sveaker this afternoon ‘cent royalty om all soft coat in Bayview Park at a meeting of his miners’ uniom how much two sections of the Key West) would this be? today Junior Patrol. SS eetent CASH SAVING Dr. William R. Warren, W. — L. Bates and Sebastian Cabrera,} NEW YORK. — Central Jr., will represent the Key West meat cutting plants and recovered 2, Rotary Club at*the international messes convention of Rotarians to be pounds of cooking fate held in Mexico City, June 17 to/ 1944, effecting @ cash saving 21, the local club announced to-|some $3,200,000. day. } jhis brother, Emelius Nelson, i John Pinder, commander of the turned yesterd: Arthur Sawyer Post, said today, —_—_—_—_ shortly after his return from] Mrs. Edwin Roberts left yester= Daytona Beach, that 5,000 Leg-|@@y for Miami to visit relatives, ionnaires attended the depart-| joy West Garden Club oi ment convention held in that city hold ' meeting Thursday afer : ‘noon in the home of Mrs. Willem Joseph Monticino, formerly of ig Warren. Key West, now* resident of |” — Miami, is here visiting relatives} Today The Citizen says in @® and friends. editorial paragraph “Fish are like human helage William Nelson, who went to they never learn; always lene Miami to attend the funeral of jby a bait.” ‘NOTICE thea Ke Notice is hereby that the followin: given uc dener t th day of June, 1945, 4 1, to pay the @ ether with all costs f nuch Twp. Ree. Acres Owner 1 80 Hopkins, Joel W 1160 odpking, deck W 0 Yopkins, Joet W Howar M 5% of S% Gll-111 26 Tax Co REAL ICE is MORE ECONOMICAL ... It’s Healthy and Safe ... It’s PURE - THOMPSON (ICE DIVISION) ‘ Phone No. 8 — A.BURNT-OUT LIGHT BULB ~~ -«, USES NO ELECTRICITY. NEITHER DOES IT GIVE LIGHT. WHEN YOU ARE IN OUR OFFICE REMEMBER TO PURCHASE BULE ¢ MOWATT © 5. ...s< Ibe * 15-WATT....... 10¢ 4 25-WATT.......1@e ° 60-WATT....... 10¢ , 100-WATT.......15e 4 200-WATT ....... 27 Plus Tax KEEP BUYING WAR BONDS KEEP THOSE YOU BUY. CITY ELECTRIC SYSTEM