The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 1, 1946, Page 2

PAGE TWO The Key West Citizen Published Daily, Except Sunday, by L. P. ARTMAN, Owner and Publisher OE ALLEN, Business Manager From The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and fonroe County ‘cntered at Key West, Florida, as second matter MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to sse for republication of all news dispatches credited * it or not otherwise credited in this paper and ‘so the local news published here. One Year .. Six Months . Three Month Sne Month .... Weekly : 10.00 5.01 ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application. SPE! All reading not of respect, obituary Aegon esate racine charged for at th te o| ents be char€stices. for’ entertainment by churches from which a revenue is to be derived are 5 cents a line. The Citizen is an open forum and invites dis- cussion of public issues and subjects of local or general interest but it will not publish anonymous rommunications. ——<—<—<—<—$—— ees a IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN MAL NOTICE cards of thanks, resolutions notices, poems, etc. will be More Hotels and Apartments. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. Airports—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Governments. 5. Community Auditorium. mz CARBON 13 A major step in the hunt for the cause of cancer has been taken in the develop ment of “Carbon 13” a rare material found to have gréat value in biochemical re- search work. The Sun Oil Company has announc- éd plans for construction of two plants to produce Carbon 13 in comparatively sub- stantial quantities, and _ states, “In bio- chemical Carbon 13 is used in comparatively substantial quantities, and states, “In biochemical research, Carbon 13 is used as a tracer in probing the se- crets of the fundamental processes that occur in all living things, as well as meta- bolic disease processes, of which cancer, diabetes, hardening of the arteries, and so- called ‘heart trouble’ are examples. Indis- tinguishable chemically from ordinary carbon, Carbon 13 is’ absorbed in living research, 3 ue and undergoes the same. metabolic: process as does ordinary. carbon. But wheré ordinary carbon cannot be traced as it passes through these intricate chemical re- actions which are the process of life it- self, Carbon 13 can be detected by the use of an electrical instrument. . .and identiti- ed with specific bodily functions.” Up to now, the total world production of Carbon 13 has been at the rate of less than one-half ounce per year. The new plants will be instrumental in increasing world supplies five hundred to a thous- and times. While the layman is hopelessly be- wildered by the mysteries of science, he ean grasp the basic nature of such dis- coveries as Carbon 13. He knows that the tireless probing and investigation in labor- atories all over the nation by thousands of unknown scient , May one day save his life, The (i — v sy When young is sassy when Ail & i ee SSeEhparents could makevtheix. ghildren tthey want them tobe the taee would SPever. improve. -— om ) Do you have any idea of what result- at Bretton Woods, Dumbarton Oaks, Yalta or Mexico City? ed There may be nothing in a name as the bard of Avon averred, but don’t tell that to Key Westers, when referring to the agitation for numbers instead of the hallowed names designating the streets of dear old Key est, or you'll get their dan- der up. The air is thick with plans for the government to spend money. Individuals, private groups, communities, states, all have their hands out for public money:4t is a relief to note that some of the ‘most important industries in the country not only are not after any Federal money, but are carrying on and expanding with their own money. During the yuletide the publisher of The Citizen surprisingly received a crate ef oranges and grapefruit from some un- known friend, who did not disclose his identity, and because of that fact, the gift Was not as enjoyable as it would have been had the name of the sender been known. Owing to the circumstances all the pub- lisher can say besides thank you, is that fine oranges and grapefruit are grown at Howey-on-the Hills. WHY? LOOMING LARGER Today we would be in the depths or on the heights, whatever way one wishes to view it, of inflation had it not been for price control by the OPA, but there are many things that government agency has done that is not comprehensible to the public. One of them concerns sugar. At one time you hear that Cuba*has’a normal trop" of 4,000,000 tort told ‘the outp a because of droughts growing season. ¥ yorbs, As Citizen readers may recall, when the Allies reeaptured Java, :700;000;000 pounds of sugar were found to have been stored on that island by the Japs. and conjectures were rife that, as the United States would get a large ‘part of the sugar, rationing of that product would be dis- continued in this country. ext day*Yot'aré w tHe avérage during the cane- management of the sugar mills at Clewis- ton, not very far from Key West, “beg- ging” to be allowed by the government to be permitted to increase the output. You have heard also that sugar ware- houses throughout the country are filled with sugar, but that wholesalers or brok- ers are unable to get sufficient stamps or coupons to obtain the sugar. And, on top of those\veports, are the predicitions -of record | production sof, beet ‘Sugar in the United States this:yeams gino. ' When 'we' heavoalipthose things, par- ticularly about thé sival’ tacked [in Sacks in warehouses, it follows that it is only natural why we cannot understand the government’s insisting on continuing the rationing of sugar. That lack of understanding is especi- ally applicable to the people of Key West, where the sugar shortage has made itself felt in practically every home, and where the shortage will become more acute be- cause of suspensions of some groceries from further handling sugar for given periods. The WHY of the sugar question in the United States looms: up larger:and larger every day, and a contributing factor is thé hounding of wholesalers..and retail ers by the OPA to discover ‘shortages,—o} alleged. shortages, as was doné here’ 'ie- cently by investigators, resulting yesterday OPA commissioner, There ‘are too many leaders-who-want to be smart rather than right. ‘' es Spe ete until the last minute manage to evade con= siderable work, but have to sweat for it. The state of morality can be estimated by the answer you give to this question: Ten men were offered a “proposition” that would net them immense profits but with questionable results to the people of their community; how many accepted? SO THIS IS PEACE There is something frightening in the let-down that has followed the war. It runs deeper than meré*‘tlaxation of weary people + years. of strain, : Opry military-disintegration, the mass démoedstration. of American troops'in for- eign lands, the lawlessness and strikes at home—they all add up to an abideation of individual responsibility that can mean the destruction of democratic government in the United States. Referring to present state of collapse in the Armed Forces, the New York Times : “Peace apparently has brought a re- ase from the feeling of individual res- ponsibility that showed itself during the war, at home aswell as onthe battle fronts—the feeling that what each was doing, even if it was only playing a small role, was a part of the whole national and international effort. Now each apparently is willing to let lhe other do it. Each par- ent is willing to let some other parent’s son: stay overseas if only he can get his own’ son back. Every possible influence is “brought, every possible string is pulled, to secure preferred treatment. A recent. re- port from,a European command said that two officers were kept busy doing nothing else but running down inquiries from just one senator as to the status of the sons of his constitutents.” Part of the fault for our scuttle and run attitude lies with the policy of the government which sold millions of people to the idea that war was an investment rather than an expense. Were not war bonds sold on that basis? And now instead of settling into the harness to pay those expenses, weare sitting back on our laur- j els waiting to collect on our “investment.” You have heard stories also about the | in the issuing of suspension orders ‘by da | Those who put off everything possible’ : (HE KEY WEST CITIZEN Chapter 19 (ORE morning Barbara said, “Edith, would you go into town with me on a shopping trip this morning? There are some things: must .buy forthe bahy, and I’m not sure I’m up to going [ alone. cétitse, if you've planned ‘sémething else”: F i «“E-hdvén't:a thing. todo,” Bdith assured her, “And I think ft would be lots of fun. shopping. I'll run up and-get' ready now.” Barbara’ smiled, .“Thank you, darling, I’m so glad you'll go with me. Of course, I could'ask Josie— She’s'a dear—but you and I could have more fun. I'll be ready /in half an hour.” Edith saw that there were deep circles under her eyes and that her face was pale. Whit was. at home now only infrequently, and she guessed that Barbara was fearful and unhappy. ‘They drove leisurely into town and parked the car in a garage so that they would not have to bother with it. They visited the infants’ department of several of the larger stores and spent en- chanted hours inspecting and buy- ing tiny garments. They had their packages car- ried to the car, then Barbara said, “Now we'll go to the hotel for lunch. I’m ‘starving, aren’t you?” “Well now that you mention it, I could do with-something under the?belt,” Editht admitted. Asinthey entered: the lobby of the hotel, Barbara cried, “Why, j there’s Burk!” _ .jHe. was.,.striding away from: dhem acrosé the lobby” But turned when he heard her call his name. Edith’s heart came up into her throat with a-queer, chocking sen- sation. He was te suit and a blue tie that set off his dark good looks with distinction. His white teeth flashed in his brown face, and his eyes sweep- ing over Edith held a look that he would have guarded against had he been prepared for meeting them. “Are you two girls lost?” he asked lightly by way of greeting. “Yes,” Barbara laughed. “We're looking for a man to take us to His glance shifted uneasily. was supposed to meet someone—’ “Now, Burk, don’t be mean!” “Okay, it looks like I’m forced into it.” But he was smiling as he said it and Edith saw that in spite of himself he wanted to be with them. “Now Pll find out!” she was thinking. “I'll know whether ‘I’m —really—in love: With him!” For the first time even to herself she said the, words. He was easily the most distin- guished looking man in the room, —-the handsomest. It seemed as if he were for this short time dis- carding his disapproval of her as a Lacey and exerting himself to be charming and friendly. She Heould not conquer a slight dizzi- ness and roaring in the head, and had no-idea in the world what she ordered to eat. Burk and Barbara Kept up such a running fire of conversation that it was not nec- essary for Edith to talk much, which gave her an opportunity to study the man seated betweeh them. She saw that he talked well and easily, that he would be out- standing in any company, that many jnteresting looking people called Breetings to him, You |could tell from the way Barbara glowed when she looked at him] what she thought of her brother. : “He’s fine—he’s, splendid!” her art, was saying, “He’s every- thing: that’ any gitl’ wotild ever, want! Oh}''please! God, don't: let him despise me because of my father—let ,him see,that; Im a mice person, really!’ x THEY finished ‘the meal ‘and started to leave the dining room. As Burk was paying the check they turned aside and came face to face with Whit Lacey. He stopped in surprise to greet them, and when he saw that they were in the company of Burk Angus, a scowl of displeasure spread over his face. Barbara stopped to speak to him, her hand flying nervously to her throat, while Burk and Edith walked on out into the lobby together. | { a Whit’s rudeness flowing over er. Burk was smiling queerly. “I’m afraid I've gotten you two into | trouble,” he said. “I shouldn't | have let Barbara persuade me to | lunch with you, Your father is going td be very angry about it!” “Nonsense!” She tossed her ead with a bit of the Lacey arrogance. , ~ “I have chosen my friends all my. | life. I shall continue, to do, so, in | | spite of my father.” Then_half- ') shyly her glance sought’ his, || «“That'is, of course, if you want to | be my friend!” | He started to answer, but at | that moment Barbara rejoined them, quite apparently troubled at whatever Whit had said to her. When Burk left them she clung a little desperately to his hand and Edith could see that if she let them the tears she held so gal- lantly in check would overflow. They were silent on the way | home, each busy with her own | thought. Edith didn’t mind for she | certainly had to do a lot of | straightening things out in her own gate at Roselands and she still had not reached any satisfactory con- clusion. Here she was, admittedly in love with a man of whom her father heartily disapproved and who, to make things more difi- | cult, heartily disapproved of her | because she was her father’s child! | How wasish@ ever going to con-, | vince him that her father would) | not influence her choice in’ the, ; least and that ne herself, a H worthy of respect? It wag a pro! lem that made bey beat pone: but, one, which with the arrogant ‘as-| surance of youth, sKé had no} doubt she could solve! | That evening her father chose: to remain at home and he was cross and irritable. His mother, | sister and wife ran eagerly to do his bidding, hoping to coax him | back to goqd humor. His daughter | regarded him with cool, apprais- | ing eyes, wondering if it came to a test of wits and tenacity, which of them would win out. She was not long in finding out, for soon after dinner Whit said, “Come into the library, Edith. I want to | “This is entirely ridiculous lunch.” Edith thought, a wave of anger talk to you.” To be continued (EDITOR'S NOTE: Following “ lis the third in a series of articles / ‘on new facetsiof Key West, his+ i tory as written by: “Miss; Mari Cappick for The Citizen.) \ lhe From. chirches_to municipal affairs is a far cry, but, as;out first settlers had their civig ag “well, as. spiritual problems, to meet, ¢ it; ig; well \.to,,cmegeion ¢ the tax question and how it much: ag it) does fathers at this day. ¥ In 1838 the residents,..few as they were became divided RADIO PROGRAM ANNOUNCED BY STATION Subject to Change WKWF Where to Listen— 1600 On Your Dial Mutual Broadcasting System (*Designates Network Program) our! s¢ity Friday, February Ist 6 P.M. to Midnight News 1600 Club Weather Report 1600 Club Fulton. Lewis, . Jr.* Xavier Cugat, o Frank Singiser* Inside of Sports* Dorsey’s Orehestra* Think You Know Music* Gabriel Heatter* Real Life Stories* Spotlight Band* Your Land and Mine* Jon Gart Trio* Meet the Press* News* Dance Music Dance Orchestra Orchestra News Dance Orchestra* Saturday, February 2nd 7 A. M. to Noon Sunrise Serenade News Sunrise Serenade Weather Report Sunrise Serenade News Sunrise Serenadé Program Resume Hometown Frolics This Week In Washington* Southland Singing Rainbow House* Mausit 2 Land of ‘the Lost* Noon to 6 P. M. House of Mystery* Weather Report Sasssys J or a 9:00 10:00 10:15 10:30 11:00 1130 12:00 12:30 12:35 1:00 2:00 2:15 Quiz Program Opry House Matinee* News* McGrane’s Orchestra* 2:30 Marine Band* 3:00 Orchestra* 3:30 Orchestra* 4:00 Music at Home* 4:30 Orchestra* 4:45 Palm Beach Handicap* 5:00 Sports Parade* 5:30 Gordon's Orchestra*., vexed..our forebears. quite._ag4}}. j the on the question of levying an occupational tax. There! was considetsble “friction by the passing of arf “ordinahée ‘vov- )-ering this tax!!‘Mayor White- head called ‘a meeting’ of the city. council to determine whether the law should be en- ‘forced or the charter dissolved. The: council: ignored the. call, and.Mayor Whitehead became so incénsed!, atxthis indignity, that he asked that an election be heithitoumame: dais Successor, The undesirable element elect- ed ome of théir-followers, and ; Mayor Whitehead stepped down. from the highest municipal of- fice and left Key West never to return, : The first post office was es- | tablished in a small building on Front street near Caroline. A slit in the door was designated for letters, and if by chance a patron called for mail during the postmaster’s dining hour, he was informed that he must wait until the meal was fin- ished. But few complained of treatment in those days, and if it happened to be aft- ernoon, one might while away an hour watching the belles of the day stroll-along the “long dock” which’ was_ih the‘ red?’ of the U.S. Naval Stdtion.’”~ ' Key West was a stopping | place for the warships in those Gays, frequently arriving here with three months, pay, in the pockets of enlisted men whose fingers burned to spend it, and spend it they did. Church bazaars were sched- uled to be held'subject to ar+ Hival of the. fleet, and: while many a blue. jacket and officer - of the old, school, spent money lavishly on''gewgaws and trin; kets,'made by: the belles of the day, many more found their way to Jack Gallagher’s saloon and to one further down Emma s street conducted by a former serviceman, Pat McKeown. Res- idents'‘in ’ the’ vicinity of the , » McKeown ‘place tell of a ‘day. Gwhemiithe streets ran whisked The odor penetrated homes, ant investigation proved that in- ternal revenue agents were on their way to Pat’s place. But Pat happened to have a cupolo on his place of business and a handy binocular. Pat saw the U. S. agents first and went be- low stairs and knocked in the heads of the whiskey barrels, with the result that when the agents arrived Pat’s place did not contain an ounce of the “cup that cheers.” The manufacture of salt, which provided a livelihood for almost the entire population, was suspended by orders issued by the federal government, during the war between ’ the states. It was feared'that the salt would go to'CNarlitte Har- bor and be’ tised if Salting ‘fish to feed ‘the’ ConféUerates. | Re- maihs of the’ pans May’ be’ seen at the end of Flagler Avenue! GREAT PRODUCTION i NEW YORK.—This year U. S. soybean production will total more han 190,000,000 bushels. is More Economical It's Healthy and Safe Thompson Ent (ICE DIVISION) Phone No. 8 Place Your Refrigeration ona REAL ICE BASIS and you will get GUARANTEED Refrigeration Service | | ly | = } FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1; 1946 Key West fas Days Gone By FROM FILES OF THE CITIZEN OF FEBRUARY 1, 1936 Emory Lowe Pierce, who is in charge of the Key West Aquar- iw .veturned today <fromi a week's yisit in Gainesville. ==Mr--and Mrs. S. Floyd Whal- ton are visiting the former’s par- ents; My, and Mrs. Stephen. F. Whaltén, Divisjon’ ‘Street. ‘The son recently returned to Miami from Kingston, Jamaica, °wheré he had been field manager of the Pan American Airways for two years. Mrs. Robert F. Menner has ar- rived from New York to pass the remainder of the winter here and is occupying the Abelardo Lopez home on Flagler avenue. The alumnae unit of the Flor- | ida State College for Women, re- mind. They were turning in at the | siding in Key West, will hold a! afternoon in Leota Grillon, eet. meeting Monday the home of Mi 1014 Southard R. C. Roberts, keeper of the American Shoals lighthouse, will arrive Monday to spend , his quarterly vacation in Key West. Mrs. Robert, Lord and daugh-. Eileen and _ Roberta, left rday for an extended stay { , machinist at’ the ee a Your Grocer SELLS That GOOD STAR * BRAND AMERICAN COFFEE and CUBAN Try A Pound Today! si _ Kites that are flown near ‘overhead’ electric wires ate’ ’ 1H Yahedroits, i Your Horoscope FEBRUARY 1, 1946—-Today in- dicates a psychic temperament, easily moved by the higher sym- pathies. There is much native strength, but danger lies in being carried away by the passions or {too much swayed by love of frée- dom. Adapt yourself to your en- vironment and cultivate submis- sion to circumstances. pre eS NUMEROUS WELLS DETROIT,—England now has 24$ oil wells, producing about {half a milion barrels of crude + Oil a year. They were drilled dur- ing the war by an Oklahoma con- tractor for the British govern- ment. ; Subscribe to The Citizen. lighthouse department in Key West, left yesterday for Miami to make repairs to the tender | Poppy now in that port. Mrs. Ferris Lowe left yester- | day for Tampa to visit relatives. ! Today The Citizen says in an editorial paragraph: “An educator advances the novel idea that children should be taught ‘how to spell.” STRONG ARM BRAND COFFE COFFEE | LTTE H. E. CANFIELD, M.D. Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist Also Glasses Fitted Office Hours, 7 to 9 p.m., and by Appointment, Phone 19, at Dr. Galey’s Office, 417 Eaton Street ‘i ; an ipa Please warn your children of this hazard. i ii. LS BS Overseas Transportation — Company, Inc. Fast, Dependable Freight and Express Service Between MIAMI and KEY WEST Also Serving ALL POINTS on Florida Keys Between Miami and Key West Express Schedule: (Ne Stops En Route) LEAVES KEY WEST DAILY (EX- CEPT SUNDAYS) at 6:00 P. M. Ar. rives at Miami at 12:00 o'clock Mid- night, LEAVES MIAMI SUNDAYS) at DAILY (EXCEPT 12:00 ‘clock ight and arrives at Key West at 6:00 o'clock A. M. It's Pure erprises, Inc. Key West, Florida salt LEAVES KEY al Scheduler PAY West DAILY (Ex- ) CEPT SUNDAYS) at 8:00 o'clock A. M. and arrives at clock P.M. LEAVES MIAMI SUNDAYS) at 9:00 o'clock Miami at 4:00 o’- DAILY (EXCEPT A.M. and arrives at Key West at 5:00 o'clock P.M. FREE PICK-UP and DELIVERY SERVICE FULL Office: 813°Caroline t WAREHOUSE: Corner Phones: 92 and 68