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

be derived are 5 cen! 4 an open forum and b iy = dis- sul ‘out ‘Ret publish anonymous - €QMPULSION Is NOT FREEDOM —_—_— In the bill now Wefol gress to broaden the social security act to give @reryone protection against “the slings and @rows of outrageous fortune” from child- Wirth to the grave, the word “compulsory” ie ehunned like the odiferous aroma of the lowly skunk. Nowhere is that word used in ey discussions by the promoters of the till. The public is actually made to believe that everyone will have complete freedom i» choice of a doctor, and that doctors wil! have complete freedom in choice of pa- tients. it is claimed that state medicine is not jalized medicine. This is about as logi- | aa te say the bill is not compulsory, when the Wording of the bill forces all employes Grewing up to $3,600 a year to pay four fer cent of their earnings into the social @eeurity fund, and all employers to pay a ike amount. 1 When government goes into business that is socialism, so when the Federal gov- establishes a system of insurance ‘ which everyone ist contribute, when regulates the provisions of medical ser- Wice through Washington headquarters, @hen it regulates fees that doctors eive when they participate in the s) when it regulates those who are to be con- @ultants and when consultants are to be | Sensulted, that is definitely socialized medi- tine. The doctors who are dissatisfied with The ayetem can quit and turn their ability te seme other channel, but the people, once they are sadled with compulsory medical #ractices, are the losers, and they will def- | dnitely have to pay for socialized medicine @ven though they prefer a private doctor. : WHY LIVE LONGER? New’ knowledge in the field of nutri- DIAMETRICALLY DIFFERENT How would a court decide the con- flicting requirements for eligibility for a city pension, “heretofore employed” and payment “‘on retirement’? While it is entering the realm of the ridiculous to try to determine the decision a court will arrive at on any question, yet we are aware that a court is guided usually by the customary procedure in a matter under consideration, for common law is based on custom. When does a man, who has worked the required number of years for the federal government or any of its subdivisions apply for a pension or an annuity? At the time of his retirement. Before he leaves the service, the appli- cation for the pension or the annuity has been prepared, so much so that, if it is denied him, he continues in the service, as has been the case in many instances. The moment his pension is approved, he auto- matically has his name removed from the payroll and put on the pension roll. As that is the custom, it is not presum- ing too much to say that a judge, in consid- ering the conflicting clauses in the city’s pension law, would be guided by the prac- tice that is generally adhered to in grant- ing pensions. Futher, we have heard of laws that have been made inoperative in toto because of conflicting requirements set-up by two or more sections, and other laws that have been permitted to remain in force with the exception of the séctions that are at vari- ance. Of one thing we may be sure, “hereto- ‘ fore employed” and “upon retirement” are diametrically different in their cannotation. Life is hard to those who make it hard. Now that fish has become such an im- portant item in Floridians’ diet, it is well to know that it is not necessary to have a “pan for fish only” if porcelain enameled utensils are used for preparing this food. They will not absorb fish flavor, Of course, this writer wouldn’t know but he has been so told. DREAMS ABOUT FOREIGN TRADE Billions of dollars have been appropri- ated by Congress to help restore Europe. One of the ways to “get it back” is in for- eign trade. A great many people believe that is not only a dream, but a pipedream. | One of the ablest Republican Senators is Alexander Wiley of Wisconsin. He remind- ed the Senate this week that in prewar years that the foreign trade had averaged only 3 percent to 5 percent of our national income, and he admitted that he was not enthusiastic about the effect of another shot-in-the-arm doing the job. He added: “Perhaps I should ask, ‘Will it even help?’ If it will, then it will be worth the shot. But before we can be sure that it will help, we must know that these nations are entering upon the highway to help themselves as we did, as we have always done. And we must make sure, too, that in our dealing with them we are not depriving them of the very thing that will help nourish them back into economic and political health. “T refer to the matter of foreign trade. We have made a fetish of it. We propagan- dized the subject so that one would he that instead of 5 pergentof.qur income being ion, according to specialists, can increase the average span seven years and, in addi- tion, ward off disease and senility. This will be good news to persons in Key West who are yearning for long life long as possible. All that is necessary is to and anxious to remain on the globe as Understand the nature of foods and the feeds of the normal human body and gov- ern your appetite accordingly. The quedtion arises, however, why measure life by length of years. Some citi- zens live longer in three years than their teighbors in ten and other accomplish as | @uch in two years as their competitors in twelve. The years of one’s life are valuable, it is true, but we might as well begin to make full use of those that we enjoy. In so doing we will, very probably, assure ourselves of others that we might not otherwise have. The way to succeed is to be sure that You seek nothing that is within the power of others to withhold. ——$—— - One way to secure efficiency among public employes is to have something like an FBI to supervise their work and man- ners. ——__ No system of democracy will work if governmental powers are used exclusively for the benefit of organized pressure | groups. dependent upon foreign -trade 95 percent of it is so dependent.” The best way to seal a business bar- gain is to put the money on the line. You don’t have to know everything to know something. This paragraph may be unnecessary but necessary to fill this space. TURKEY TROUBLED The news of the day tells us, occasion- ally, of trouble brewing over the Dardan- elles and of Turkish anxiety that the prob- lem be settled by an international confer- ence rather than through talks between Turkey ‘and Russia. The straits were open to the shipping of all nations during the war but because German submarines were in the Black Sea and Germans dominated the Greek islands guarding the entrance to the Dardanelles there was no chance of Allied ships getting through. We have seen no authoritative state- ment of Russian aims in regard to the Dar- danelles but it is perfectly natural for the ‘Soviet to desire assurances in connection with the passage of shipping through the straits. Otherwise, the southern part of Russia has no outlet to the sea lanes of the world. GOING leisurely down the hall Marlo asked cpnfi- dentially, “what do you of Uncle Louie?” “To be candid,” he said, “TF haven't seen enough of him to judge.” * I “Don’t tell me the old} Mad roti Se been av you too’ en she thought of some- thing that saved the doctor from having to answer. “How thought- less of me, I forgot to tell what’s- her-name to take Uncle Louie’s | dinner down to his laboratory.” Then she said, as she turned and started down the hall toward the kitchen, “I’ll join you for coffee in the den in a few minutes.” Alone, the doctor opened his medical bag end, extracted a bot- tle of bicar! ite in tablet form.|: Then he walked out on the ter- his race in search of John.. knee and rose to his pull “Take one of these,” said the] Madge through it’s the last. doctor, offering John a tablet; “it| case Tever hi may help you to digest your troubles.” John placed one in his mouth and the doctor followed suit. And as they chewed, the crunching sound became magnified, due to the heavy stillness which en- veloped them. John finally spore in a broken voice. “When Madge a she wanted to live in sin—that got me.” “Now ‘don’t you start talking in riddles,” said the doctor. “You heard what she said, Fred?” “Maybe my. ears were too wide “She said we'd get a ‘divorce and come back here to live. “That’s right, she di he agreed. ‘ “Fred,” said John in a hushed some specialist. in “Not cried John in * a ee God’s sake, Fred, don’t wi on me at a like this!" JouNs. plea sank d¢ep into the doetor’s kind heart and, with a depend ‘move, Ke slap} ey he id. “Come along, my boy,”-said the doctor “Madge is waiting for us in the den.” + tered the den they found Marlo draped seductively on the daven- port, sipping her demi- e John’s renewed determination: to play along died when he sa Madge lift a cigarette to her lips’ and inhale deeply. | “You're sm claimed. “Really, Jchn,” she said in her assumed ultra manner, “your rudishness: verges on the! lous.” Then she tarned to the tor and. laughingly remarked,) “Once in a while I even enjoy, amoe ing. a pipe.” The doctor noticed John’s wav- ilo" ge BM i she said : ‘of those ot Rave every catchers blithely, into a show-place.’ e . a long Sree orate “And,” bate Macatee Sohuy staod up and looked at the} A very in 5 “Thanks, Pred—thanks,” | rassi a “Oh, no!” said J S *0) ”' said’ Marlo; what's more, out “a the inclu es can’t imegine your wanting to keep that stucsome, Egbert ssound with his remains side! John didn’t answer, and Marlo didn’t. care eo she continued Te finston Maner. : A very faint groan came from |.) ever did a skookum job at any- voice, “I’ve got a terrible, sneak- ing feeling that Madge is trying to imitate Marlo!” “She doesn’t know her, does she?” asked the doctor. ering condition and took it upon himself to-play host in an effort to give John a breathing spell. _ “Coffee, John?” he asked, while walking to the table where he “She’s probably read plenty about her in magazines and newspapers.” He turned his moon- lit face to the doctdér. “Look.” he proceeded to fill two cups. “You know somethi John,” said Marlo, arrogantly oblivious of John’s rigid stari oe sploded. i doy ly moved to his side to support him. To be continued BROKE, HUNGRY, CRIPPLED, COLD FINLAND RELIES‘ON PAST RECORD TO HELP HER SURVIVE THE PEACE By B V. VALKAMA and C. J.) In the grip of inflation the cir- CARLSSON culation of Finland’s money has AP Newsieatures increased _ tremendously ;, while HELSINKI, Aug... 2. — Ten] goods have steadily grown gearc- months after the end of its war with Russia‘ Fimland’s “sees | er. In the parliamentary election, last March, the leftists.came close to gaining a majority in the diet of 200 seats. The cabinet too, with two Communist “members,” has leftist leanings. 12¢ people face crises on all sides. Finland’s fuel’ and food situa-| tion never has been worse. To stave off hunger this winter and keep factories and railroads op- erating government Officials say. the country needs at least 325,000 tons of grain, 8,000 tons of fat; 30,000 tons of sugar and above all 600,000 tons of coal. The daily. — food ration, about half normaly JACKSONVILLE, Aug. 2. ranges from 1,200 to 1,700 calories} (FNS) E. Ellis Bentley, formerly depending upon the kind of work: 4 a person does. General Manager of Airports for It is estimated that it will take) the City of Jacksonville, has been the country 15 years to rebuild appointed Airport and Construc- what the retreating Germans de-| ttion Engineer for National Air- stroyed, in northern Finland, to: lines, according to announcement settle Finns evacuated from areas’ by G. T. Baker, NAL president. ceded to Russia, and to eliminate} As NAL Airport and Construc- the great housing shortage in the tion Engineer, Bentley will be Ellis Bentley Is" Given New Position cities. ‘responsible for all National Air- eens lines Airport construction, remod- Lack of raw materials and} eling and changes. Considerable capital hampers the program.| work of this nature is contem- the $300,000,000 in reparations, according to, Baker. which must be paid to the: Rus- Weighing heavily on Finland is! plated within the next few years, A native of Wilkinsburg, ae WHO KNOWS? 1. On' what date did the Geér- man’s invade Poland? 2. When did the Nazis invade France and the Low Countries? 3. On what date did the Brit- ish evacuate Dunkerque? 4. When did Italy ‘France?’ * 5. When did the U. S. trade 50 destroyers for British bases in the Atlantic? 6. When did President Roose- velt propose lend - lease of ar- maments to Great Britain? 7. When did Germany attack Russia? 8. When did Germany declare war on the United States? 9. When did the Allies land in North Africa? | 10. When did Italy surrender; unconditionally? attack DETROIT, — Edihle birds’ nests! are usually ‘harvested two or) three times in a season, after which the birds are allowed to} raise their broods. MALARIA IECKED IN 7 DAYS WITH sians in goods di ing: the wext six Bentler jae ited. from. the Uni- vers. yeni tig (iti Roni. persityt off deeegiea Srtyes | wFe To méet the bill Fifilind= has! former conmectiony ith ; MALARIAL. been obliged to revolutionize her! City of Jacksonville Highway all _-SXMPTOMS in industry and begin to produce for} partment. and the Jacksonville FTeke only as directed export such things as machinery, Terminal Co. As senior engineer and ships, which formerly she im-} of the Highways Department, he ported. {devoted all his time to airport Before the war Finland paid| work,*and was in charge of all for its extensive imports mainly} design and construction work on through the vast export of paper; both of Jacksonville’s municipal pulp and wood products. This ca-| airports. He became general man- pacity now is extremely limited! ager of airports in 1942. and in 1945 and 1946 officials es- timate the country will only be able to export yearly $45,000,000. Subscribe to The Citizen—25e weekly. worth of such goods. ee 8 Government experts believe foreign credits of at least $50,000,000 will be necessary to) pull Finland through, providedj she is able to obtain the necessary | imports. Finland is setting its hopes on her past record as “aj land which pays its debts” and is} looking especially to the western} Allies and Sweden for economic} assistance. Abroad Finland has debts six; times as great as before the war— $120,000,000 .worth. She also has a domestic debt which has sky- rocketed from 4,000,000,000 Finn- marks in 1938 to 68,000,000,000 to- day. Pete Swanson’s son, Péte Jr., brought his tenth Jap plane down last week, and his dad couldn’t help bragging. But E got to thinking about Pete Senior: how he hadn't missed a day at the war plant since the war began; how he'd worked overtime and Saturdays and Sundays; how he'd kept himself in shape, been temper- ate and sensible, so that he'd be at work clear-headed, bright and early every morning. . So, when he invited us over’ after work to drink a toast to POISON IVY HOW TO KILL IT j Kill the outer skin. It peels. off! and with it goes the ivy infec-' tion. Often one application is! enough. Get Te-ol solution at any drug store. It’s powerful. Stops itching quickly. Your 35c back tomorrow if not pleased. Today at Gardner’s Pharmacy.—Adv. | From where I sit.. 4y doe Marsh - the Victory. his son, jn; a. sp glass of beer—I couldn’t help toasting Pete Senior; tao.” From_where I sit, there's more than: one kind of “ace” that's. win this war..: men like Pete Senior, too. And when the wer is over, and the monuments are erected to its hheraes, I hope they don’t forget the workman on the home front the man who stack to his job NESTS HARVESTED ie in- }, Vacations With Pay Sickness Benefits PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT See Mrs. McDermott Chief Operator TELEPHONE OFFICE priedNnn Weide O22 Rea by ployment, Ni ae, fo itl em] lo e cessary. S, H. Kress & Co. augl-lmo > WAITRESSES. and FOUNTAIN GIRLS. Good salary. Southern- most City Pharmacy. —— TRUCK DRIVER. Apply Monsal- vatge & Drane. jly31-tt —— BEAUTIGIAN; dteady or part} time. 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