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PAGE TWO She Key West Citizen Published I Except Sun All for republ not othe veal SUBSCRIPTION RATES which a re e The Citizen fon of publi IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Apartments, Pavilion. Sea. County More Hotels and Beach and Bathing Airports—Land Consolidation of City Governments. 5. Community Auditorium. a OPEN MOUTHS, CLOSED MINDS and Every now and again in this easy-going country of ours the majority slow madness against the noisy few who de- light in hating everybody not of their own particular church or tribe. The blunt fact is that bigots who are ordinarily consider- bores oceasionally ed merely as boors or become so obstreperous and insistent upon | their own narrow views that they become— temporarily—an obstacle on the path of progress. We are interested to see this point made recently in the by-and-for soldier's newspaper, “The Buckaroo”, published at the Ordnance Camp in Texarkana, Texas. That paper has been annoyed by the spout- ings of the hatriots to the extent of taking off to examine bigots in\general and the way their minds work in particular. In an “open letter’ to the breed of bigots “The Buckaroo” accuses them of having open mouths and closed minds. “You know be- cause you know and that’s all there is to it,” the soldiers accuse their bigoted fel- low-citizens How true. Ag Nothing can touch the true hostility to new information He knows because he knows ight because he says it’s right, ain and out. stubborn fresh ideas period. I exclamation point. dier newspaper or “It doesn’t matter Japanese-Americans are among the decorated fighters ... or that Ne repeatedly proved their ability * the bigot will not believe eith He most ves have or willing- nes: eminent authority knows because he knows and or social statsitics. “The to bigots Speaking for the United States Buckaroo” arrives at the conclusion, which we heartily subseribe, namely, “are standing in our Way.” They're trying to stop the development of our conntry. At heart all bigots despise democr; and fa- vor dictatorship—the dictatorship of them- selves. acy PUZZLES US General George C. Marshal as chief of staff after more than six y service, has been awarded the Distinguish- ed Service Medal, with a citation that gives him credit for being the leading architect of our great victories. é We have never able to the intricacies of medal-awardin fathom Gen. been Marshall and Gen. Eisenhower received Dfstinguished Service Medals but Gens. | Wainwright and MacArthur award- ed Congressional Medals of Honor, is the higher decoration. The great victory in Europe brought its leaders medals of lower rank than those awarded the leaders of the ill-fated cam- were paign in the Philippines which culminated | in the surrender of an American and F: pino army. more conversation than com- There is prehension in solving our postwar prob- | lems. Batavia in Java, which is now in the limelight, has as many as 150 heat thun- derstorms in a year; almost one every other day. A nice place to keep away from, yet | } pushed” the Dutch and English are fighting for it. | community | West. | plex, but the outstanding fault is that most | clination to do anything that will help the works up aj j time | with enthus | will enhance the interests | to digest the revelations that are now being again it works bigot’s | | United States. Writes the Texas sol- | that | he believes | only what it suits his prejudices to believe. | which } | his | committee that the note “was in no respect COMMUNITY INTERESTS Several Key Westers who have visited thon lately have spoken about the erprising spirit that is evident in that They declared that every resident has his sleeves rolled up, so to speak, in hustling to promote the interests of Marathon. “Folks up that way.” one Key Wester d, “are not missing any bet that they think will help to make Marathon a better bigger place in which to live. In all vels I have not run across any r place where the community spirit was more pronounced than it is in Mara- thon. You want to keep your eye on that place, for-it will not be long before it will be a large village or a small city.” Another Key Wester pointed out that th s community would be far better off if us pulled together, as they do in rathon, to promote the welfare of Key tate a While we have a community spirit t flares up in unison if anybody knocks y West, yet in proposed civie improve- ments most of us depend on a few enter- ng residents when any project comes ov the betterment of our community. Too many of us have that good-enough- for-grandfather-good-enough-for-us ¢ om - pri uy of us are concerned so much in our indi- vidual welfare we have little time or in- nmunity as a whole. Finally, it would do all of us good, in matter of civic pride and enterprise, us to take a run up to Marathon some to see how its residents bubble over sm about anything they feel of that place. the for Exeprience keeps a dear school but fools: will learn from no other. JAPAN TALKED ABOUT WAR It will take sometime for the public made in Washington as to the pre-war ne- ytiations with Japan and at Nuernberg as | to the scope of Nazi plans for aggressive re in Europe. Among the items worth mentioning is the conversation that the Japanese minister ad with the foreign secretary of Peru in Ap 1941. The Tokyo diplomat asked point blank what Peru’s attitude would be if war were to exist between Japan and the United States. He was told that if Japan went into the war on the side of the Axis and United States became involved, Peru certainly, and probably by the other American republics, would join with the the In addition, it is indicated that the Japanese in South America were giving in indications of a war with the United seeking to ascertain the probable course of the Latin-American republics. found out that the outbreak of hos- tilities would find the nations in this hem- isphere presenting a common front. Getuilo Vargas, former president of | Brazil. told the Japanese plainly that “if Japan attacked or declared war upon the United States, she would be attacking and ig war upon Brazil, also.” The State Department was aware of interchanges which revealed very clearly the successful culmination of the “good neighbor’ poli at es; They declari these We have not forgotten who started the war, but the memory of him is becoming dimmer and dimmer. GREW ENTERS HIS DENIAL The Army Pear] Harbor Board, which said in its report last August that the note of Secretary Hull to the Japanese, dated | November 26, 1941. ‘“‘was the document that touched the button that started the war, Ambassador Grew so aptly ex- is confronted with the denial of that he made any such state- as pressed,” Mr. Grew ment. Of course, the fact that Mr. Grew says } that the Army Board gave a “wholly wrong | impression” of his viewpoint does not the fact that the board itself as- respsonbility for the opinion ex- change sumed pressed. Ambassador Grew had a transcript of | timony before the Army Board { which showed that he said only that the | Japanese militarists chose to characterize the Hull note as an “ultimatum.” He stat- | ed at the time that, in his opinion, this “at- | | | based.” Also, he told the Congressional | an ultimatum” and that the button “was | not by us but by the Japanese. i | such as schoolhous | titude was totally unsound and wrongly | blaming by ju THE KEY WEST CITIZEN FFF VII VI TI IWF OV VTC | CORAL ROCKETS | By L. P. ARTMAN, JR. \$24444444444444444445444444444444444 SUIT AGAINST GOMEZ 1 prop- Beach will institute suit to prevent George Gomez from ope! rine lift railway he in backyard at the Beach. In will be mentioned statem that the permit as giv Zon ing Board of Appeal a short time bef Board was dissolve will also state that one of the members of the Board of Appeals voted for himself and by proxy for another member. The prop erty owners nearby, especially North Beach Inn, is disturbed that the section will be to commercial use and It de-; stroy property values on the, beach. this was fil- KEY WEST IN NORTH ATLANTIC By the Pa | : | | way, I the United States Co: North Atlantic p done some convoy w North and patrol eather patrol rough duty and was hazardous during the 0 a lot of drifting wv any time a German slip a torpedo into then it would be tt ing North Atlantic These frigates rathe late in the w nifty s. Built along destroyer lines they resem ort, which is the roughest ship of the Navy, but they have t more and are much st they requ ” to run them a toughest kind of sailor. would 1 to see walk do to the foot of Duval street and look to the west at the close of day and usually you can see the Huron, the Fleet Sonar > cold, freez- ater for you. If you a frigate, why School's frigate tied up at Mal- ° lory Dock. {= e . FRIEND ON FRIGATE The frigate has cleaner lines than a destroyer escort and has a bow more like the French or English destroyers. They are well-armed with thre or five-inch guns stern, six to eight 20 millimeter machine guns arranged along the higher superstructure and two long, lean rows of depth on the stern. The m are in the forecas > sternsheets. Offi the eB: u der the bridge. 0; cers on the ship at the Coast Guard Academy and when the ship came down the river at New Orleans he stopped in to say hello and I told him o eK West” was now in hands. his e . FINANCIAL CONSOLIDATION In order to consolid county and city which, natural, and county officials going to fight to the end, a quite inten- sive study is required and a great many problems will have to be, cleared away. t of all, what will be the city limits, will it be} Card Sound or will we keep the} present city limits and desgnate! present county areas to continue :? Now come’ the lems. If the’ entire Keys become the City of Key West, t become as neces: to pave and keep up the streets of Tavernier and Mara-| o thon as it is do Key: West, to give the key sections’ proper fire and police protection according to their ne to give; them monies for public buildings. Then the qi tion of whether two comm ties wish to i i i 2 4) is both city to so 0, jof Key have it they two of the most up-an towns in the country and want to be incorporated. . . CITIES IN A COUNTY Another plan would be tc y are won't over all th tion. Then will each tax ording to their Population and needs and certain’ county projects developed by the, central county-city board at Key; West, the county seat. Projects water lines, laterals, highway ore under this up furth | DOUBLE LOAD NOW Unless there is legislctive ac- tion, present county officials are not favoring the change becau: it just means plenty of headache: the peo ple in starting Pp a new mal-allocation | first. that in equivalent more help. office require| f you consol: opened | * But: © = e , KEY WEST THE BEST * Key West and know off for ; are ashamed of our city, j ng house for thoughts, ideals a: i-| ed “Spiritual Food”. There i dated the county tax collect and city tax collector office tax collector Wilson wo: office. Rig Sr. and Jr., to get in the pouring coffers, the great- ory of the city. Cer- @ property tax col- were transferred to How- aaa Wilson he would necessa have to have men like Sam Pin- to continue the vo men can car- wo hundred pounds of i t one man Ca pounds CITIZEN ADVOCATES CHANGE The Citize provement the head page, at last governme This t we you stand in the way of progress. i . . COUNTY MANAGER? If the manager form of gov ment w out well in Ke and it looks like a hot shot sp , Won't we want t c Ss if we become one w even if there i tnership city-county You bet we will! is all comes out, why it ans scrapping our shining new city charter and get! a ne ity charter. TI m¢ hat power will rest a fe id of many, as is now the with both city and county comm n. “Representative lead- ers” s to be the watchword of Key West voters these days and I don’t think the “little man”! Il ever become unorganized] where other than good rep- ntation will be allowed. ° Somehow or other I believe in} personal contacts and I think more of us should get out and| state and national officiz West, both to enjoy their] and have them enjoy} Key West and for the out and out civic benefits of personal conta with state ts} : of} re well known in here and these contacts are aping| benefits. Others are being guided | ound the city on tours by in- dividuals interested ina “oh, how} horrible Key West is” plan of pro-| Key West boys have gotten in more verbal scraps over their} home town than most other men but there is one thing sticks in the mind of the you have argued with and that there is deep-felt love for this city and that there- Key West must have some en springs of power and beau- and eventually they will come here to see’ what it is all about. The time is long past when we the time} when “Key West The the theme song. is now Best ° . | CHALLENGE NAVY | A chance for crackerjack Navy golfe to get a chance to play ace Key West golfers is in the offing. Joe Lopez, city champ,} and Gilmore Parks, runner-up,| hereby challenge any Navy golfers to match play in the near future. These boys handle a beautiful set} woods and irons in boosting the little white bill around and they are anxious to see what golfing; talent there is in the Navy here.| e e A NEW FEATURE....> The motives that ins; daily column all revolve around the central thought of creating} ed, happier Key We: and) itors. In th: nail way it ha: been the desire to provide a clear d suggestions that may some time into concrete nt of allt we have fade an hanes effort toward this end. Yet, somehow ne thought pe! thing is lacking t vitally affects the lives of of us. This “something-lack- cannot be felt or seen, yet jt should dominate our lives, it) should fill our memories and rule our hearts. Which brings us to the purpose we have in mind to supply this need. In this column's ing | Parett, 2nd Tenor Sax; "} Sp:A 3c, Bass, L. D. Rile ano; }and 1794, one | of the United States, one vice-pr s| preme | tion: | DuPonts In Escambia county, DuPonts own | Bonds; N.A.S. NOTES During the Thanksgiving festi- one of the highlights was Cemmissary Department's and dance at Fleet Reserve. formed Boca dance band wa: Diaz chief commis ted a special mail box ith different of good natured pra Lieutenant Commander Rogers is the new operations of: ce Boca Chica Field. Boys are that stead of “roger t” it is now “roger and in”. about 1,800 ho of flying 2 Privatee: lone took h to Iwo J from Baker nd a about 3,000 miles in round figures. | Welfare and Kecreatior detached from du n. Braun will go to of Hlinois as basketball tennis coach. ty Lt. J. H. Kerrel went out to the West Coast to board an aft carrier. New station dance band is com- ed of Lt. (jg) M. M. Spe Alto Sax: Lt. (jg) Geors J. J. Fleig, Robert Rdm 3c 3rd Alto Sa | Turner'Rdm 3c, Ist Trumpet; Geo- Robert Barnett, ¥2c, Pi- business nbone: A rge Kirms, Mason Sle, Albert | Blumberg, manager Y3c. At NAS A &R there cording in the electric Boca Chica’s Service Mrs. MeCur- dy and Mrs. Helen Carman are new employees in the store as well as Doris Voldeck. Shirley Gufstafson is leaving, John Fick inger is a man about town will soon be regular nav ONE BECAME PRESIDENT — | York,—Of the 478 grodu- of Princeton between 1769 became president New ates sident; ten cabinet officer members of the Continental Con- gress, 21 U. S. Senators, 39 Repre- sentatives, three justices’ of Su- Court, 12 state governors and 56 members of state legisla- tures, with 114 entering the min- istry. Colleges turning y veterans; because of housing shortage. better time than the present for it to begin. Last Sunday was | Universal Bible Day of the World Wide Bible Plan that continues! through December 25, and soon, very soon, the world will again| retell and relive the wonderful, inspiring story of the supernatural birth of the Christ Child. Let our readers understand at the outset that this feature will not| attempt to foster any particular doctrine or sanction the beliefs of any particular denomination. It will be purely non-sectarian and, will contain the plain, simple truths of the Holy Bible. It will welcome brief religious contribu tions that will spiritually benefit all its readers. From now until Christmas “Spiritual Food” will be devoted mostly to the scrip tural revelation of Christ's birth It is the hope that this may in- spire a rededication of all of to the ideals of Christianity. Read- ers are urged to devote some time each day to the reading of the inspired Word of God as contained in the Holy Bible. Scripture! Quotation for Today: loveth a cheerful giver.”—I co joy e STATE DuPONT HOLDINGS Among the Du Pont holdings| | reported in recent FEC negotia-} by Edward Bali was listed the bank and a “very advantage- ously located” downtown corner} site in Key West. The La Concha| is reported to be owned by a group of persons employed by the| but not by the estate./ large downtown properties at Pensacola: Duval county real es- tate, which cost $2,000,000 when purchased; Flagler and Volus: $8,000,00 in Daytona Beach, Hospital District St. Johns County, 5,500 acres of land, $300,000 road bonds: Brevard county around $500,000 road bonds: Indian River, several hundred thousand dollars worth of road bonds: Martin, $500,000 political subdivision; Palm Beach, valuable downtown corner, $500,- 000 Port Authority bonds, several hundred thousands in school and road bonds; Broward, substantial amount of road bonds. Mr. Ball said that not one cent is owed the Jp; Florida National Banks by the St. to now it has been givi the doings and sayings of the future, as often as daily if space allows, The Citizen will also feature a new column as a religious contribution better way of life for 5 . “SPIRITUAL FOOD” | This new feature will be head- | no} to the) readers. Joe Paper Company for their in- | vestments over the state. Relieve misery, as do. Rub the » chest and back with time-tested | fire at. the “The Lord] real estate; bank in! DAYS GONE BY FROM FILES OF THE CITIZEN OF DECEMBER 11. 1835 Fred W held last between Card Sound County berg TI Porter to confer Treadway, State Road D. ing the proy verseas Highway A heav usually swept over aftergoon tinued three hou bank w not be seen Key was time West F summoned recently Cortez Three judges court in Mia that reside not legally spraying ¢ Mrs. been ter, M yesterday. Attorney left business v yester Today Tha C editorial paras “The Key Wes self.” t € Milk consumptior pat ot | of butter, food g “DANIA PRACRAM ANNOUNCED BY STATION fusyayu Subject to Change Where to Listen— 1600 On Your Dial Mutual Broad (Designates \ ng System Tuesday, December 11th 6 P.M. to Midnight News 1600 Clut Fulton Lewis, Navy Talk Arthur Hale. News Inside of Sports* Leave It to Mike Adventures of Falcon 9:00 Gabriel Heatter 9:15 Real Life Stories* 9:30 Forum of the Air* 10:00 Overseas Report* 10:30 The Better Half 11:00 All the Ne 11:15 Orrin Tucker Orchestr 11:30 11:55, 12:00 6:00 Jr.* Ne Dance Orchestra = Wednesday, December 12th se Serenade Frazier Hunt, New Shady Valley Fol Shady Valley Folks* WKWF Program Resu Church of the Wildwood Waltz Time Fun With M Cecil Brown Elsa Max Take It E Victor Lind] Noon 10:00 j 10:15 | 10:30 11:00 11:15 11:30 iam Lang, Morton Do: Barnet’s Or Coast Guard John J. Anthon Cedric Foster* Jane Cow! Queen for a Day* Griffin Reporting* Listen to Leibert Remember* Musie of Manhattan Erskine J: The Jonson Fz: Melody Hour* Peter Howe* Superman* Captain Mi Tom Mix* be oem Susan SSasKSaS idnight* 1 U1 On oe oe be 0 Go oe asa STAR * BRAND. wea cusan COFFEE Try A Pound Todsy! ORDER OF PUET USE 666 COLD PREPARATIONS Lia Salve. Nose Drops SEWING MACHINES EXPERT REPAIRING Home Adjustment Service Tel. 1060-M After S P. M. EELS | H. E. CANFIELD, M. D. Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat SPECIALIST Also Glasses Fitted Hour 9 p.m. Will Hace a Special Per- nee Checki Account vithout obligation to maint xed bal- ded as Many as written in | | ance, prov five chec | any one month. i As much or as little may be kept in the account on desired, and the cost is only 10 cents for each] check written. i For further information call at the bank or phone for folder. The FLORIDA NATIONAL BANK at Key West { Member Federal Deposit | are ks Insurance Corporation i | i | i | | ! |