The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 8, 1945, Page 2

| sees She Key West Citizen ane Seto eS 8 REE Bar Feet. Pioriaa, as second clase matter EXPLODING PLANETARY “SYSTEMS Where does an atom get. its tremen- dous power? . The Citizen heard that question asked by dozens of Key Westers as a result of the using, for the first time in history, of an atomic bomb on Japan. Frese as exclusively, entitied to At one time scientists thought that an of all News dispatches credited 4 | atom was the minutest indivisable matter, but, after many years of investigation, it $10.00 | was discovered that in.an atom is a plane- 2:75 | tary system with orbital motion, like our system in which the sun is our nucleus. All of us know that planets revolve around the sun, and a good many of us % BOTICE ke, resolutions | Know that the “sun” of an.atom isa nucleus #, ete, will be | composed of positive protons, while around Ay rg the — revolve at — speed: is an open forum numerous electrons or “planets”. ae not pobli n anonymous Now, as we can not see an atom even with the most powerful magnifying glass, ited in this paper an here. smaller are the electrons that are only a |small part of the atom. But how do we | know that there is any such thing as.an j atom or electrons or protons when there is. no way in which we can see them, Scientists have invented an instrument, |ealled a spinthariscope, that can observe | electrons bombarding the nucleus. | Now that we know the theory of the atom, it is easy to determine where its power comes from. It is a planetary system that operates in the same way as do the solar system in which we live, so let us imagine | what would happen if our solar system ex- ploded, or was smashed, as we talk of | smashing the atom. The forces released would not only: vaporize our solar system but its effect would be felt throughout the | universe. | From that result it is easy too under- stand that, if all the atoms in the universe were smashed, all matter would be vapor- ized. An atom is said to measure a bil- lionth of an inch. Various illustrations have been given by scientists to give us an idea of how small an atom is. A drop. of salt water, for instance, contains countless mil- SAVE YOUR SAVINGS & eee During the past three years, according t ee extimate of the Department of Com- metee. individuals in the United States have swe around $65,000.000,000 and the ques- tem that sow interests economists is when elltthey begin to spend this enormous sum? Bverybedy knows that during the war the seareity of goods made i tnecessary to purchases. The lack of sales, due reason, has been estimated at around 000, reflecting the unfilled de maid for moter vehicles, building materials, | oe t . furnishings and other home | lions of atoms of gold, yet from a ton of — -” +| salt water only one-fiftieth of a grain of “viously, when industry turns from | gold is obtainable. we may get an idea of how much infinitely, e asked shelp me?” “Tm quite sure of if” he smiled. Then he looked at her seriously. “That's is, if you : give me your word of hon never again to: take an in! any other woman's hus! “Never again!” cried Marlo and}: ceed er “I promise, ie! ‘Uncle Louie. had. no difficulty the dressing room, as dramatic recitations, very. Ny dear,” he interrupted her, “T-hope I'm ace snr ET fe turned quickly. “Uncle Louie! Uncle Louie!” she cried. “Of course, you're not . Do sit down.” .” he said, after settling down in a fluffy, ruffled chair, “Marlo tells me that you have decided on having a career.” she said, catching her breath, am an actress! Just think of-it, Uncle Louie, I am an, actress! “Well, well, weli, well,” he piped, covering the entire musical scale. “Everyone,” she continued, “just_stants around) and stares at me. Please don’t think I'm brag- ging, but—I' must be more won- ful than I know. Even the di- rector says he has never seen such acting in all his years of theatre business!” “You. don’t say?” said Uncle Louie. “And the producer, Mr. Golder, just sits out front, spellbound!” “WPhnse. my dear,” said Uncle Louie, ‘deliberately chang- i the subjeet, “what about John?” “What about him?” she asked. KEY WEST IN | DAYS GONE BY: | | Twelve Applicants pocket with a pink-liquid with. blue. “You have. your choice,” he found. a-wallet which R. F. , “a Taneyvilie farmer had- lost and ate it, Soutee killed the | lcalf and reclaimed the wallet’ , Soutee’s ration books for | % | and B gasoline and a lock of jhis daughter's hair. Ration board | +tear-stained: said. “The pink is,a gitl and the} blue is.a boy.” R “T can’t make up my mind,” she said, choked with. emotion, as ‘tears started trickling down. her cheeks. “I'm so happy, I can’t my, mind. Then “Why, Uncle Louie,” she:Ta ¢ in surprise at herself, “how-stupid’ ‘why can’t: > oping you would say ‘that, my dear!” Madge actually floated as she danced around the room singing, “‘Y'm goi inston is going to present to her husband—twins!” “Then,” said Uncle Louie, “you. are willing to forget about a ca- reer “Don’t you realize, Uncle Louie, that you are offering me the reatest career a woman could fave? Uncle Louie,” she blub- bered, as she let her head fall on his shoulder, “why are you so good to me? Given Membership In Veterans Unit Twelve applicants were admitt- ec ing to have twins! Mrs. |£3 Freight and Express Service Fast, Dependable - Between anenreren Om: mas: ‘4 1. Are.Navy meén.released on ef war goods to the crea- | Lord Kelvin said that a grain of dust point’ system‘ used: by. consumer goods, there will flow }contains many thousands of millions of atoms. Thinking of that comparison, we !ed to membership in Key West |Post, 3911, Veterans oi Foreign! the “same | Wars, ‘at a meeting neta iast night fthe-Army? FROM FILES OF THE OF AUGUST 8, 1935 & markets & mass of products for which hae been waiting. If buyers, act- iy. throw the entire $65,000,- they have saved, into a purchasing . the natio nfaces dangerous inflation. in part, why individuals haved war bonds are now by financial institutions and te hold their bonds to maturity. will the Bolder of the bonds gain | the interest received, but the for- will ease the transition period. _. Moreover, there is reasonable prospect | hat meet individuals will be able to buy a eommenable amount of consumer goods with- ub ncrificing their savings, which should te detained for the proverbial rainy day. NEW RATIONING BOOK = | may be able to form some sort of hazy con- clusion of the smallness of an atom, .and it is the smashing of that small thing that. dis- rupts a “planetary system” and releases electrons flying at incredible speed, The power from one atom probablyis not strong enough to be felt, but’ when we know that a speck of dust contains thousands of millions of atoms, how many countless decillions of atoms are contained in an atomic bomb of, say, only 10 Ibs.? And while trying to figure that out, remember that, in American enumeration, a decillion is 1 with 33 ciphers after it, and in the Brit- ish enumeration, 1 with 60 ciphers after it. Finally, it is tae multiplicity of power of the atom, so vast as to go beyond the science of mathematics, that has a devast- ing effect many thousands of times greater than any known explosive, that is so terrify- ing, as the Japanese know by now. Every time an atomic bomb explodes it releases the power that is engendered from the disruption of countless decillions of minute planetary systems.’ The development of printing is the cause of.much wasted paper—about two large baskets full every day in The Citizen office. | Rave h i Peaple who complain about the ration- searee commodities emphasize the in- connected with the system but evetioek the greater evils that would etsue in the event that ration- atantioned before production catches demand. This comment is occasioned by the an- that a new ration book, 5, will bee in Deeember. It will contain only 19P temps, compared with 384 in Book No. 4. ahd ie designed to last from ten to fifteen months, f needed. The new book will be whelier than a dollar bill” and simpler in that the new stamps will not have both a let- ter and a number. Also wheduled for distribution in| Degember is the third “A” gasoline book. Tite will be given to 23,000,000 motorists end will contain five sets of coupons, num- bemed A-18 through A-23. Distribution will be dhrough the public school system as be- fore. : We are advised by the poet to be neither a borrower nor a lender, that a loan oft loses both itself and friend. Unmindful of such sage advise, we Ameri- cans immolate ourselves hypocritically at the shrine of lend-lease. This vast sum, which will never be repaid, has reached the astronomical figure of $18,000,000,000. Uncle Sap will be the postwar almoner and ers, which term is a misnomer since it is never intended that the debts be liquidated. Oh, Lend-Lease, what crimes are com- mitted in thy name? “Money is a vtrange commodity; we sede little of it. » The. eathusiasm of a salesman is direct- “TOPPED THEM ALL” ly proportional to his percentage. The people of this country, reading about the astonishing exploits of carrier- based planes, should not take it for granted that the carrier aircraft were on a parade. British and American airmen who swarmed over Tokyo Bay to batter air de- fenses and attack the remnants of the Jap- anese Navy report the heaviest anti-aircraft fire of the Pacifie war. “Tl never talk about the old days after this,” declared one veteran, “This one top- ped them all.” “When you indict your government | vot are blaming yourself and other voters gtd rightly so in many cases. Phere is a technique among enforce- ment officers who take bribes never to take | it Miectly, nor do those who are engaged ry traffic ever pay directly, The wie® and take is done by others who are net fhe immediate beneficiaries of the illicit | (rapacious. the nations of Europe the so-called borrow- | Key West Junior Patrol decid-| ed today to give a circus in Bay- view Park on Labor Day. Twelve building permits, chief- ly for repairs, have been issued thus far this month, Building In- ‘spector Harry Baker said yester- day. Ivar Axelson, representing per- sons, who own large tracts in the Everglades sectlon of Monroe county, appeared last night be- fore the county commissioners and requested that adjustments in the taxes be made. The com- missioners aceded to the request. Monroe County Road and Toll Bridge District shortly will ap-} ply for $8,000,000 to construct} the proposed bridges in the Over- seas Highway. A special dispatch from Wash- ington, published in The Citizen today, says that Representative statement in which he »sai ie thought, the). Navy Deke. shortly wilh geonen! the naval, tion ink West. ae Caesar LaMonica’s band. will give a concert tonight at the en- campment grounds of Florida National Guard-at Fort Taylor. The Women’s Missionary. So- iety of Ley Memorial Church held a meeting yesterday at which the subject discussed was “Workers in Rural Villages in Korea.” State Senator Arthur Gomez left yesterday for short visit in Miami. Mrs. Fjiza Young, who had been visiting relatives in Miami, returned yesterday. Today The Citizen says in an editorial paragraph: “Happy is the country where law is observed rather than en- foreed. But is country?” Waves now three years old; seek 29,000 more. Three-year excess of , individu- als savings put at 65 billions. aoe teapot our Grocer SELLS That GOOD STAR * BRAND AMERICAN COFFEE and CUBAN Try A Pound Today! J. Mark Wilcox has issyed* af there such afi in the hall at 218 Duval street. Commander Haury said the at- tendance was the largest since the rganization of the post. He also said that a Ladies’ Auxiliary is being organized, and that it will meet shortly to elect officers. The new members are P. S. Mat- hews, J. A. Boyer, R. C. Wiley, D. E. Nash, E. W. Nolle, J. E. Ward, E. T. Becker, E. S. Keir- stead, C. H. Van Auken, F, J. Dion, R. McKercher, F. J. Ligus. * Government reduces demands on distilleries for war alcohol. President says there will be no secrets about Big Three meet. i °2.. What is DDT? H * 3.5 What is Timor? i - 4. Do the Russians occupy {] mor? than half of Germany? ” 2? 5. How mal sleeping _cars are obérated on‘U. S. railroads? » 6° ds the Political Action Com- Mitiee connected with the C.'1 Q., or the A. F, of Lit “T. What does the govemment| tout of: thé*éxcess-profits tax |; gn corporations? H 8. How much did individuals} pay in income taxes last year? 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