The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 19, 1946, Page 2

PAGE TWO She Key West Citizen Except Sunday, by ‘Owner and Pablisher Basinesy Manager From The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County ————— entered at Key West, Florida, as second elass matter —————— MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Asecciated Press is exclusively entitled to ase for republication of all news dispatches credited » it or not otherwise credited in this paper and so the local news published hére. SUBSCRIPTIO ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application. SPECIAL NOTICE . All reading notices, cards’ of thanks, resolutions respect, obituary notices, poems, etc. will be ed for at the rate of 10 cents a line, ices for entertainment by churches from a revenue is to be derived are 5 cents a line. he Citizen is an open forum and invites dis- sion of public issnes and subjects of local or eral interest but it will not publish anonymous rommunications. ———$—————————— IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST : ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN More Hotels and Apartments. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. Airports—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and, City Governments. . Community Auditorium. i ; a FREEDOM OF THE PRESS Where news ‘jis suppressea ” th te ‘is anafchy; where news is controlled 't ete 4s fear: only where news is free are human beings free. CARL ACKERMAN, Dean, School of Journalism, Columbia University.” ——— Aneel _—HA---— ee THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WILL always seek the truth and print it without fear and without favor; never be afraid to attack wrong or to applaud right; always fight for progress; never be the organ or mouthpiece of any person, clique, faction or class; always do its utmost for the public welfare; never tolerate corruption or injustice; denounce vice and praise virtue, commend good done by in- dividual or organization; tolerant of others’ rights, views ahd’! dpinion$; print only news that will elevate and not cont aminate the xeader; “ never compromise ‘with’ prihciple. Sk IER 3 The British governme#t intends: to assume ownership and management of all British coal mines during the. next six months: ‘One’ American mewspaper de- scribes the action as “Britain’s most sig- “nificant -advatice- on the-read-to-socialism- during the first year of the Labor regime.” In the comment that will arise over the elimination of coal as a private enter- prise in England, the usual remarks will be heard that the men in the mines will know the difference. True, the British coal miner will continue to get his pay, and for a time he may not be con- scious of the change in his status. But eventually it will be borne home to him that he is an employe of government, in a land which is setting government up as a master instead of a servant. ; The latter significant point should not be overlooked by those persons. who continually point to government'employes in this country as proof that merél k- ing for government does n@& meah Vee cS Our government is still the servants an employer, it is still a’ comparatively minor influence. However, add to its payroll every American coal miner, and the pic- ture would become grimly different. Our government, too, would be well on the way to becoming a master. What would happen under the new “labor” government in England if a John Lewis decided to break the coal mine operators unless his demands were met? What would happen if union organizers decided to take over management’s job by enrolling foremen into the union, not hesi- tating to resort\to strike violence to gain their objective. In England this would now be none other than rebellion. The violence would be aaginst government rather than a recalcitrant private employ er. It would be put down ruthlessly. Fortunately in our country the coal industry remains in private* hands. ~ The miners can strike. They can exploit their. grievances without being cast in the role of fighting against government. They can do this only so long as the independence of private industry is retained. hoe SESS PERE The trouble with much of the news of the day is that it is nothing but blah- blah. never More.than six million marriages have been recorded in the United States since Pearl Harbor, and no let-up in sight. OUR STREET NAMES Why change the names of Key ‘West streets when many of them are intimately connetced with the early history of the city? Let us say, for instance, that White- head street is changed to some fancy name? What do we lose? John Whitehead, after whom the street was named, was. the,. outstanding figure in the early, days of Key West. He was. active in organizing the first’ city, goy- orporated, first as a town, :im(1828, én-as a city, in 1832... He was mayor at One time, and did a hundred and one things, both in and ‘out of official life, to promote the interests of the city. John Whitehead was our first go- getter. He was never satisfied with things as they were, but was forever trying to improve city conditions. If we had only | a score of John Whiteheads in Key West today, we could be confident that the progress of Key West is assured. Then consider the simple and yet long-abiding name of Ann. The two blocks | in the city so named was the name of a | daughter of one of our early settler. also. were Caroline and. Margaret, and other streets with feminine names: i and after ee who: bought.the i land. of Key West ‘from! JuaiSal Flemingy:Franicis, Grinnéll, Gigene,, Duval! all’ nated: after men who helped-to de- velop Key West in the early days. One may say that it would not be amiss to change the name of Division street, but anybody who says that does not know anything about the history of that street. In Civil War days, there was no street where Division is now, and Captain Bran- nan, in commnad of federal forces in Key West at the time, realizing that the only way his troops in the Army Barracks could march to Fort Taylor, and vice versa, was to go through the city, cut through Divi- sion street, then called, the Rocky, road; .as it is still called.byomanyKey Westers today, so that’ the ‘thodps"whuld Have ta to,Division street; it marked the boundary af, the incorporated and unincorporated part Of the city. ‘ History, in which every’ Key Wester feels proud, is behind most, of our street names. There isan element of sacredness to some of the names, and to change them frwould be something of*aesacrilege. Love levels all things but the head. FIRST MEETING OF THE UNO The General Assembly of the United Nations Organiation is now meeting in London. ° By far the most important thing the Assembly has to do is to set up the com- mission to carry out the Atomic Declara- tion of President Truman and Prime Min- ister Attlee of Great Britain and King of Canada, The Atomic Declaration, it will ‘be reme yemade tw atements of Policy Onle, we were willingftp share our knowledge of atomic weapen: ‘with Russia and the ather United Nati ' Two / would not, however, give. ap\our, secrets: until the United Nations Orgaijation had set up “effective enforceable safeguards” against the use of atomic weapons—or any other weapons of mass destruction—for warlike purposes. A UNO commission is to recommend what those ssafeguard should be. So: far so good. Up to this point the Atomic Declaration was a great state pa- per. For in effect, although not in specific terms, it called for world control of the modern weapons of mass destruction un- der law—that is for a world government of defined purposes and of clearly limited powers. But then the Declaration got cautious. All of this was tobe done “by separate stages”, as confidence among the nations grew, This part of the Declaration sounds like”a fifty, year plan/or longer. Unfortunately, as. Senator McMahon has said;*atomic. bombs dq‘not go off grad" » and therefore you cannot: handle. them gradually: We ‘must offer our plan for “effective enforceable safeguards” all at once—and now. The UNO General As- sembly of 1946 will be judged by what it does with this questicn, We call on the President of the United States to see to it that we do our part to make UNO face up now to this question of the control of atomic energy and to propose a daring solution. Any other course makes more likely the atomic war which so many peo- j ple already say is inevitable. ernment, active in having the village in- | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN eau ae wineAne Tower go a12. nes proride oosded And there /is’ Simonton’ street,’ named 1: Priendss h it 50 Ke piss od NEMS” c ra F wiliet GOVERNOR HERE IS THE ADVERTISEMENT that is opening Florida’s new million-dollar advertising and pub- licity campaign. The ad shown“five columns wide by 12 inches deep, has been released by the Flor- direct: route, betweedsthe:dart and tht’ cae; barracks: When. theunamebavas changed WHEN STRIKE BECOMES REBELLION, ida State Advertising Commission, to 45 metropolitan Midwesterp and Eastern newspapers with a com- bined! circulation of I? niiflion, and. will appear in them’ until Jan: 25. All advertising will carry the thenie “This is Florida—-and So, is, This,” designed to give a pictorial represeniation of ‘the state’s' many assets and ‘the opportunities “to be found within its. borders. i AIOE ane es : tage! CATMAW wanes Chapter 8 THE week before her departure from New York was indeed a never-to-be-forgotten one for Edith} but not in quite the way that Laura had hoped it might be. There was a,great deal of shopping to be done, both for Laura and herself. In spite of the fact that Laura was selecting her own trousseau, she was deter- mined that the Laceys of Ken- tucky should be able to find no fault with her daughter’s groom- ing. So it was with trunks and bags neatly and adequately packed by Dabney’s loving hands that Edith made ready for her journey. ‘ ; One afternoon Laura and Edith had managed to slip away from. everyone and attend a matinee together. In the quiet darkness of the theatre there welled. up within Edith’s being such a flood of love and-longing for this wo- man beside her that:she could not help. seeking her mothér’s Like. a. child, she twinted ers about Laura’s and'beld fan desperately. Uatira’s eager,,,an- “gwering sdieezé broughta warm feeling that” was ~halfe plea: and half exquisite pain; and'they had sat there with fingers inter- twined throughout the play. Afterwards Chris and Alan Cros- by had taken them to dinner, but Edith knew that both she and her mother would always cherish those hours in the thea- tre. Then on Wednesday morning they went to St. Thomas’ and in the’ quiet beauty of the old cathedral Laura and Chris were made man and wife. Edith stood peside Alan Crosby and Dabney, her entire being a voleano of mixed emotions. Pieasure at the happiness of her mother and an aching loneliness strove for su- premacy. She saw Chris’ face, coming out of the shadows into a slanting ray of sunlight» his countenance as radiant as Laura’s. TODAY'S ANNIVERSARIES 1807—-Robert E. Lee, Confeder- ate - commander-in-chief, whose genius. character and, humanity |- 1942—Canadi: agree Es.) abe -joipt occupation of [sunk by U-boat off North, Carb’ dispu gon. lina piace’ him.among the great of all time, born at Stratford; Va. Died Lexington, Va., Oct. 12, 1870. | 1809—Edgar Allan. Poe, poet and short-story teller, greatest American literary genius, born in Boston Died Baltimore, Oct. 7, 1849. 1837—William W. Keen, emin- ent Philadelphia surgeon-profes- sor, born there. Died June 7, 1932. 1851—David Starr Jordan, fam- ed California naturalist, college head, peace advocate, born in New York. Died Sept. 19, 1931. 1887 — Alexander. ,Woollcott, 4, Suetblifved Wat Heither Chris terol »bowmnd ;? soa) ba alas tri stasanchae to ut, what was Dabpey saying? >. “It’s had to, be neay break for one of you, i * Dabney’s. voice came strong and'lear how, and just a little belligerent, “f was afraid for a while it might be her. She went through it once —it wouldn’t be fair again. You'll get over it quicker than she ever could!” Edith’s eyes were wide with amazement. Dabney, of all peo- ple, knew! She had not been able to fool Dabney! She grasped Dab- ney's black-clad arms frantically. “You'll never Jet her know?” she asked breathlessly. Dabney snorted eloquently. “What do you think?” she de- manded. On Friday Dabney saw Edith off at the station, Through a stroke of luck Chris had man- aged to get her a pullman. ior Latra had saspertet how she, Edith, felt abdut Chris.’ She was proud that 'she).had never] given way, had never faltered. She blessed her father for his invitation.. Now it did not seem to matter any more just who had arranged it. She knew she could never have gotten through the summer without a change of some sort. During the ceremony Dabney sniffed quietly in her corner, but Edith knew she was fond of Chris, would welcome the opportunity to serve both him and Laura. She glanced once at Alan Cros- by and was startled at the tight- ness of his jaw, the bleakness of his eyes. She knew in that mo- ment that he loved Laura, too! | ibe a they left the apartment to go to the church Laura had called Edith into her bedroom ‘and the two had clung together for a long moment. 4 |. “Things mustn’t be any differ- lent “between us, Edith,”’’Laura said’ once more. “We've had so much more) 'than. most. mothers ‘and daughters. We’:mustn’t let anything change that!” Then abew nee gla the Sa pps was waiting an ey all went to. “ Site: the church. ‘must pia ilestone in her The solemn, whe aes atte life, must be far-reaching in its words were ended, Laura andjinfluence on her future, Chris were smiling at each other,|_ Then almost; before she knew they were in each other's arms.|it, she was descending from the Everybody was smiling and of-| train and in spite of the crowd fering congratulations. Laura had| that milled about the gateway, Edith in her arms for a final|she had no difficulty in Penn embrace, Chris brushed her cheek] out a figure, taller than the res' with his lips. —a man clad in immaculate Edith and Dabney went home.| white, a panama hat in his hand. As they stepped over the thres-] And on his dark, handsome face hold and Edith started to remove] such a look of eager anticipation her hat, Dabney placed a trem-|as to make her catch her breath bling hand on her arm. Edith was| sharply. i surprised to see that the plain,} “ ’s Whit, all right!” she worn face was working uncon-| said to herself. Suddenly she was trollably. trembling with excitement. “What is it, Dabbie, dear?” she| “That's my father. I would have asked, putting her arm around|known him anywhere! Why— the old woman, reflecting in her| why, we're as alike as two peas!” loneliness that Dabney at least - To be continued train ‘pulled into the’'s' at Lexington. She didnot Know when she! had abandoned | all. father. ff per coe knew, that for oust w sgiie “oan Jeon: sciou: wae nad c t. In a few. moments she would Surely this day the journalist, man of letters, au- {| panies the country over on fore- thor; wit, born at Phlanx, N. J.}closures. 3 , Died Jan. 24, 1943. |. 1937 — Howard:., Hughes: flys Sp enges eeae PaeY cross-country in.7 and a: half TODAY IN HISTORY [hos # a1 1819—United States and Britain jan. merchant liner’ coast; as well as an Ameri- 1840—Lt. Charles Wilkes, in at rae! savep ship. ‘ charge of a rather poorly-equip-| _1944— * planes lost in ped U. S. Navy expedition, the| Allied attack on Rabaul. : first to sight the Antarctic con-| 1945—United States and her al- tinent. lies signs armistice. agreement 1886—The Presidential Succes-| With Hungary. sion Bill.of today -enacted by ‘Congress. 1912—American forces land in} China to protect the railroads} MILWAUKEE —The continen- there. ;tal United States contains about, 1933—Iowa’s governor asks sus- | 1,500,00C square miles of territory pension of depression foreclos-| favorable for the accumulation of ures—which begins the moratori-| oil, only half of which has been um on the part of insurance com-j thoroughly explored. COUNTRY’S AREA oes the next afternoon Ngith's tort thoughts. of not going to her, SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 1946 Spiritual Food Today we continue passing on to readers the “interesting con- tributions receivéd by this col- umn. INSTRUCTIVE POEM hy Joglead. off, here’s a poem that ‘Was Clipped by a réader from an unknown publication, It is in- structivesand.wmique: The au- thor: is ‘Edward. A. Leach of Eng- land, and it says: te ® Swasm.Of “Bs” Worth, Hiving B patient, B prayerful, B modest, B mild, B wise as a solon, B meek as a * child; B studious, B thoughtful, B lov- ing, B kind, B sure to make matter subser- vient to mind; B cautious, B prudent, B trust- ful, B true, B courteous to all men, B friend- ly with few; B temperate in argument, pleas- sure, and wine, B careful of conduct, of money, of time; B grateful, B hopeful, B peaceful, benevolent, willing to learn; B courageous, B, gentle, B, liberal, B just, B. aspiring, B, humble, because thou art, dust; 7 B patient, circumspect, sound in ~ the faith, B active, devoted, B. fai death; APA |B tapes Bi PO transparent, B dependent, B Christlike, and you'll B secure. THE BIBLE When I am tired, the Bible is my bed, Or im the dark, the Bible is my light; When T am hungry, it is vital bread, Or fearful, it is armor for the fight, When I am sick, ’tis healing med- icine, Or lonely, friends and comfort I find, therein, If I would work, the Bible is my tool, ; Or play, it, is a harp of happy, sound; yf ea glee df 1 ignprant,'it ¢an be my school; ; : ae : f.I'am sinking, it is solid ground; rIf I am ‘cold, .thé Bible is my 4. fire 4 No other book can all my needs aspire. Should T be lost, thé Bible is my guide, : Or naked, it is raiment; tieh and ; warm, $17 Am I imprisoned? my side. Or tempest-tossed, a shelter from I want it by FIR IO IOI IITA IIIA SPEEA EEERE REE EERE REESE The Citizen welcony tlona of the views of its ers, but the editor réserves right to delete any items which are considered libelous or unwar- ranted. The writers ould be company the letters and will be published un- less requested otherwise, ASKS ABOUT DION Editor, The Citizen: As a citizen and taxpayer may I ask why Fred J. Dion was ap- pointed city tax assessor with- out the formality of:civil service procedure? In fairness to others equally qualified who may have been in- terested, it seems to me the office should have been , declared va- eant and a competitive examina- tion announced in view of the fact that Key West now has a civil service board of examiners. And why appoint a man as tax assessor who is such a large realty holder and represents in- terests that are such large prop- erty holders locally? Can you enlighten me? CITIZEN: AND TAXPAYER CLOSED ENTRANCE NEW YORK,—Mines laid by Nazi submarines closed the en- trance to New York harbor for a 30-hour period in November, 1942. < the storm. | Would I adventure, tis a gallant sea, ae Or would f rest, it, is, e fiwing lea. DIVINE NATURE Christians may do one of two i They may remain “babes carnal and and be it” (Rom, 8:1) through which we may be made “partakers of di- vine nature.” By walking after the Spirit, and thereby “escape the corrup- tion that is in the world through lust” (IE Peter 1:4), God's exceed- ing great and precious promises were made as the negotiated ba- sis of our faith, through which we receive not only the Spirit but also the complete fulfillment of the promises of God. ‘Political Announcements For Represéntative JOHN CARBONELL, JR. For Representative BERNIE C. PAPY For County Commissioner (Second, District) FRANK, BENTLEY Where to Listen Saturday. January 19th 6 P.M. to Midnight | 6:00. Cleveland Symphony* 7:00 Hawaii Calls* 7;30 ., Arthur Hale* (45450 \ 4, Was A, Convict* 18:00i-‘The Whisper Man* _ fa aah tly nls 9:30, Break, the, Bank*.,, Theatre jaf the Air* 11:00 Dance,Music - 11:15. Dance Music* 11:30 Dance Music {11:55 News* 12.00 Dance Music* Sunday, January 20th 8 A. M. to Yoon Weather Report News. Novatime Concert Hall of the Air Church in the Wildwood Music Hall Varieties Program Resume Song Service Men of Note Rev. C. T. Howes Weather Report Al and Lee Reiser \ Neen to 6 P. M. Hour* « 5 urt asio warcien™ Ilka Chase* _ Sweetheart Time 12:00 1 230"! Bil’ Cunriingham, News” 45:'Muttial Music Box* 3 Songs ‘Along the Trail* 3:30 Vera Holly Sings* 4:00 Murder is My eo 4:30 True Detective Mysteries* Tre Shadow* Quick As A Flash* 6 P. M. to Midnight Nick Carter* Cedric Foster, News* Fulton Lewis, Jr.* Adventurse In Rhythm* A. L, Alexander* Don’t Be A Sucker* 7:00 7:30 8:00 6:30 RADIO- PROGRAM ANNOUNCED BY STATION—SUBJECT TO CHANGE 1600 On Y Your Dial Mutual Broadcasting System (Designates Network Program > 8:45 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:15 11:30, 11:45 11:55 12:00 Gabriel Heatter* Exploring the Unknown* Double or Nothing* Freedom of Opportunity* What’s That Song?}; William, Hiilman* i Dance Music* ino Dance Music* Orchestra* : News* y: Dance, Orchestra‘, Monday. January 21st 7 A. M. to Noon Sunrise Serenade News Norman Cloutier Weather Report Sunrise Serenade News Sunrise Serenade Frazier Hunt, News* Shady Valley Folks* Program Resume Meditation Hawaiian Music Married For Life* Cecil Brown, News* Elsa Maxwell* Take It Easy Time* Victor Lindlahr* Noon to 6 P, M. William ; News* Morton Downey, Songs* Weather Report Home Town Frolics Lopez Music* Smile Time* John J. Anthony* Cedric Foster, News* Jane Cowl* i SSRSESES pager SSoowreveetsarasas Sasan cee fevers as SHSaSSaSE The Johnson Family* Melody Hour* “i Peter Howe* Superman’ Captain Midnight* Tom Mix* PT hm BSassa