The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 5, 1946, Page 2

PAGE TWO he Key West Citizen Published Daily, Except Sunday, by L. P. ARTMAN, Owner ang Publisher SCE AL! , Business Mai From The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets Only Datly Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County —— ntered at Key West, Florida, as second elass matter OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS jated Press is exclusively entitled to ation of all news dispatches credited » it or not rwise credited in this paper and «iso the local news published here. SUBSCRIPTION RATES ne Year ....... nee : Months Months ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application. AL NOTICE cards of thanks, otices, poems, e of 10 cents a line, entertainment by churches from is to be derived are 5 cents a line. is an open forum and invites dis- public issues and subjects of local or interest but it will not publish anonymous atl resolutions will be 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. 5. Community Auditorium. J THE LESSON OF CENTURIES The editor of a New Jersey paper s, “I am 100 per cent in fayor of private enterprise and opposed to social- ism. However,’ several of my readers have asked me the question, ‘What are we go- ing to do to make-a Jiving?’ They say that manufacturing industries and business } offic will not hire them because they are over 50 years old, and that several in- | on any people who | te: dustries will not tak are over years old. | This editor asks what can be done to | orrect such a situation, and says: “How can we fight the isms if industry and busi- ness encourage a background that creates for them?” The editor votes persons who have asked this give them an answer to this question start off on the assumption that socialism can do what industry and busi- cannot do, and that therefore it is desirable as a substitute for any current, hortcomings!in business. The record over the centuries has been that government is not a good pro- vider. When given monopolistic power, it always becomes an oppressor. If industry is refusing to hire older people who want to work, industry must orrect that,situation in its own self in- terest. And that can be brought about by the proper agencies cooperating with in- dustry and making it possible for it to hire older people to do such work as they are capable of doing. to ness NATIONAL LOTTERY Probably there is no other evil whose roots grip so many other things as does gambling. And every offshoot has a simi- lar element of cupidity. We are well aware that the love of money is said to be the root of all evil, which may or may not be so, though one can see readily that it is the motive power behind gambling, but we are speaking about evil per se, for these is no evil in money itself or in the posession of money. So-called easy money is obtained by gambling, and the characterization of “easy” creates a desire in others to share | in the “profits”. For that reason, gamblers are ready victims of grafters, or, assuming there is no graft, they submit readily to sharing their earnings with a city under the guise of law enforcement. That is a condition that prevails in Key West now, resulting in the arrest of gamblers and fining them. Thus a part of | the profits goes into the city’s coffers. Execrable! Undoubtedly, but if that is stopped, grafting is likely to be resumed, and if both are stopped, gambling will be } driven into hiding, as has been done many times in many cities in the United States and every other country in the world, ex- cept where gambling is licensed. The best way to stop or to curb gen- eral gambling in the United States is for | the federal government to conduct a lot- | tery, as is done in Cuba and some other countries. To us of today that suggestion may make us shudder unless we are fam- iliar with the early history of our country In that case, we know that gambling w legalized in every one of the colonial | states; that Virginia, for instance, had as many as 67 laws governing lotteries, and that many miles of roads and several pub- lic institutions were founded in that state with the proceeds obtained from conduct- | ing lotteries. Hospitals were built and colleges had their financial structures strengthened by the operation of lotteries, and Spain paid for one of its wars with profits from lot- teries. If the United States conducted a weekly lottery, it not only would make it unprofitable to conduct the “numbers” game, under various names, throughout the country, but would also provide funds that could be used toward decreasing the country’s staggering debt. We would rejoice were gambling stopped, but, as it can not be stopped, let the government get the profits from it to lessen the taxable burden. It is not a Lie that Lie has been named secretary-general for the UNO. When you want to speak, think fir: Is it true? Is it necessary? Is it kind? If ‘ Chapter 22 OB LAWSON said, “Miss Edith, I really believe the little fel- low knows you!” Edith smiled in delight and ran her hand lovingly over the silky chestnut mane of Gallant Lady’s colt. It was true! The colt did know her, for in the weeks that had followed his birth and “his insther’s tragic death in the. af complishment, she had gone ‘ev- | epy day to see him. It was almost unbelievable the way he had stown, Now he nuzzled against her side and playfully pushed her across the grass. “Will you look? He wants to play!” “He’s as lively as they come. Why don’t you ask your father to give him to you?” . Edith’s eyes sparkled. “Do you suppose he would?” “Confidentially, I heard him say he might.” .Whit had been thinking, “If I give her the colt, maybe w want to stay. Maybe she'd enjoy having a hand in his see him op the track D to himself did he acknowled, how much Edith’s presence meant tu him. That bond which they had both recognized was deeper than Edith had ever realized. Now Edith said, “If I didn’t expect to go back to New York soon, I'd tatk to my father about it. I certainly would love to call this little fellow my own!” leaving, Miss Edith,” Lawson said, peeaae been a real help with the colt.” him to get along so well.” Hold your hats boys, here we go again. While 1946 is what the politics, this only applies to those who are not running for it is de- cidedly the “on” year for those holidays out of the way and Spring just around the corner. those “who at the insistence of friends” or otherwise, have been burning the midnight oil prepar- ing “announcements”, investing in photographs, cuts and mats and are looking about for conve- nient stumps. Public interest is far from “aroused”. Even the prospect of selecting a United States Sena- tor to succeed awakened little interest with Spessard L. Holland a candidate ill | around in a jiffy!” training— 1” Not even. “I’m sorry to hear you talk of Edith smiled at' the earnest young man. “Thanks, Lawson, but it’s been your care that has caused TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY By RUSSELL KAY Andrews has KEY WEST CITIZEN She was unprepared for Bob, jawson’s Sop eee of gratitude. 's swell of you to $y, that, Miss Edith. I hope your father thinks I’m doing okay. I mean to go as far as I can as a trainer. It’s a real opportunity to work here. I want to do the best I know how!” “You're doing a fine job, Law- son. } know my father thinks so, and I'll tell him I think so, -too!” Lawson blushed a bright red. In the we > had known, Edith ey, he been living in a lit- tle dream world éf*his own. He saw. himself successful, prosper- ous, even famous—placing it all at her feet. “Dp you know where a stable boy is? I'd like to get Nancy sad- diga, I feel like riding her this it for you myself. Just wait here and I'll bring her around,” “Thanks Lawson, if you’re sure = keeping you from any- “No trouble at all, Miss Edith,” he assured her. “Pl bring her ° When she was seated on MNancy’s broad back, Edith won- gered just where she was going. he felt entirely at loose ends this morning. iS rode Nancy down the turn- pike knowing quite well that Burk Angus’ farm lay in this di- rection and that just over the next hill she would come in view of his broad acres. What did she hope to gain by simply riding by, his, house? a topping He'had been unable to-get sufficient help for the work which should have been done a week ago, until he learned he could get German prisoner la- Burk was in his. tobacco’ fields} tocay, voxehse i Fae work ‘of? nts. bor. This morning he had sent a truck to bring fifteen laborers over with their guards from the old armory where they were sta- tioned on the other side of town. Now it was with great satisfaction 'y work being done. T his big “money crop” knew he would get a good price for it on the market. He w to be so busy, since ed him to control his wayward thor times grew quite ang self because the vision of Edith Lacey was so often with him. Like an idiot, he had loitered about talking to Barbara yester- day, hoping that Edith might put in an appearance. Then when Barbara had mentioned that she might get Edith to drive her down, he had not even answered for fear his sister might guess Low anxious he was might do just that. Of course, he realized that Whit Lacey had lec- tured Edith severely for having had lunch with him that day, ano Edith had more than likely agreed not to see him, Burk, again. And then, as it had happened once before, it ed to him that he had conjur of his own thoughts of her, for looking in the direction of the roadway he saw her riding toward his place on mare, Nancy. And suddenly his heart was beating in a totally un- expected and violent manner. As he made jis way hurriedly fowara the house he cursed him- ‘Self’ thoroughly for’asstudid fool! 4THithe biggest idiot that ever lived, I reckon!” ' he ‘admitted, “but d guess it’s just one of those things you can’t do very much about!” To be continued ,the Supreme Court and Railroad Commission races that will oc- observers term an “off year”. in'cur this spring. The. announce- ‘ment of Commissioner Eugene Matthews that he will not be a candidate for ‘open to all comers and in all {probability several candidates will enter this race. Even before Matthews made his announcement, Fred W. Brown, Tampa attorney, an- nounced his candidacy. Before jdoing so Brown had made’ a ,jswing around the staie, and de-| veloped considerable support. Be- cause of his many years of actual experience in transportation and communications fields he enters ‘the race better qualified than is re-election has | who are candidates and with the|thrown the field in his group} the case with most office seekers ! Your Horoscope ! | Today indicates a sensitive and }fanciful disposition, with a some- |what inharmonious tendency, but jwith an undercurrent of useful- ness. Several preachers and {writers have been born these aspec The nature is sim- ple, yet possessed of aspiration tend capable of great good. RADIO PROGRAM ANNOUNCED BY STATION Subject to Change WKWF Where to Listen— 1600 On Your Dial { Mutual Broadcasting System “(Designates Network Program) H Tuesday, February 5th 6 P.M. to: Midnight News 1600.Club Weather Report 1600 Club Fulton Lewis, Jr.* Sammy Kaye Arthur Hale, News* Inside of Sports* Leave It to Mike* Adventures of Falcon* 1 | that she | her up out | her_ little | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5,71946 West In Days Gone By | FROM FILES OF THE CITIZEN OF FEBRUARY 5S, 1936 The schooner’ Angelina C. Noonan, owned by the Thomp- son Fish Company, arrived in port yesterday from the Nichara- guan coast with a load of turtle. | The attendance committee of the Key West Rotary Club, with | Dr. William P. Kemp as _chair- | man, is making a concerted drive |to keep the attendance at the! 100 percent weekly luncheons ! this month. | Merrill Sands, | seriously ill in Duval street, is | to have improvet who has been his home on reported today Miss Goldie Lewinsky, daugh- \ ter of Mr, and Mrs. Frank Lewin- | sky of Key West, is a member of the editorial staff of The Distaff, a quarterly magazine, issued by the Florida State College for | Women, according to. information | received here today. Three spotted whip rays, loc- ally called whipperees, were placed on exhibition today in the Key West Aquariunt. TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS (Know America) | Edwin L, Davis of Tenn., chair- ; man of the Federal Trade Com+ } mission, born Bedford Co., Tenn, 70 years ago. | Ralph E. McGill, editor of the _| Atlanta, Ga., Constitution, born at Soddy, Tenn., 48 years ago. Ralph Fogg, noted U. S. Dept. of Labor consulting engineer, born at Lynn, Mass., 62 years ago. Dr. Bayard Dodge, president of the American University of Bei- jrut, Syria, born New York City, 58 years ago. Michgel Williams ‘af ,Westpert, Conn., noted author-journalist, j born Halifax, N. S., 69 years ago. David C. Prince, of General Electric, Schenectady, N. Y., not- ed electrical engineer, born at Springfield, Ill., 55 years ago. IN 1STH CENTURY CHICAGO.—At the beginning of the 15th century an enactment yin England provided that any- ;one who read the Bible in Eng- ish should “forfeit land, catel, | life, and goods from their heyers for ever.” Childs Colds | Rub on Time-Tested VapoRus under | Mr. and Mrs. William Knowle 1313 Pine street, today an-} nounced the bitth of a 10-pound} diughter. Thé ‘néwcomer has} been named Virginia Rae. es 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, 4i7 Eaton Street Work’ began today in repairing the Overseas Highway between Key West and No Name Key. Ernest Hemingway, novelist, and his guest, Harry Sylvesta, 0f, |New York, caught four sailfish Your Grocer SELLS That GOQD | yesterday in local waters. ST ‘AR ok BR AND AMERICAN COFFEE and CUBAN Try A Pound Today! Today The Citizen says in an editorial paragraph: “Man wants little here below provided his neighbor has less.” \NO WONDER it's good .... EHRET’S BEER . FAMOUS FOR FINE FLAVOR SINCE 1866 ENJOY A BOTTLE OF and this should count in his fa- vor with folks who believe in picking a man on the basis of | qualifications and experience. { Another candidate, whose an-}! nouncement may be expected any! 1 os and no opposition of consequence in evidence most folks have al- ready begun calling the “Gentle- man from Bartow” SENATOR and seem inclined to feel that no! matter who might be courageous, Industry should take the lead in cor- ig this situation. On the other hand, ment cannot block industry by laws which allow no elasticity in employment and which do not allow the employer to not, let it be left unsaid* Gabriel Heatter* Real Life Stories* Forum of the Air* Talk by Senator Halks* The Better Half* All the News" rect EHRET’S BEER TODAY! OOOCMPAIIIRAAD rover Longfellow’s Arab, who simply fold- ed up his tent and silently stole away, had exercise some judgment of his own in de- one solution of the housing problem. enough to opose him it would still be too one sided an event ‘day, is Senator Wilbur King of} Zelfo Springs. Because of his po-! 11:15 Dance Orchestra* DISTRIBUTOR Dance Orchestra Dance Orchestra litical connections throughout the} nr 11:55 News state and his record in the Legise | lature he is in a position to com-} ROBERT KNOBEL—Wholesale Beer & Wine 2049 N. Miami Ave., Miami, Fic. to term a “race”. While there are} | plenty of individuals who for, one reason or another derive lit-| termining the character and kind of work and the pay that can be given, based on NEW AIR ERA SP eehheh hehe ' the of the employe, always assuming that fair minimum productivity there be a wage, How much better such a procédure would be than a program to substitute socialism for private entreprise and’ privy- ate employment, thereby making govern- the master and individual the slave of a total monopoly. The New Jersey editor has raised a good point. The problem can, be solved by cooperation between industry, government i the people. ment an A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him. one can go to Hell and those par ces, One evidence of maturity is the fail- ire of a man to blame somebody else for 1is troubles. In the days before anesthetics pat- | ients who were to be operated on would | often be made unconscious by a blow on head. That not being done any- more—the presentation of the bil! for the operation has the same effect. Del public Ray Beach, Florida, has men in office who demonstrated genuine civie pride. In order to pay its new city manager the sum of $5,000 a year, and finding that too much of a burden on the taxpayers of that small community, the members of the city council made up the deficiency by voluntarily reducing their salaries of $50 monthly to $10. The transcontinental air speed record has been bréken again, and, as seems to be the:-custom these days, by a jet-pro- pelled plane. The record now stands at 4 hours,-13 minutes and 26 seconds for the 2,470 miles from Long Beach to New York. 4 Three Lockheed P-&80. Shooting Star fighter planes madé the flight. One equipped with special gas tanks, made the trip non-stop in the record time. The others stopped once to refuel and still turned in times of approximately four and one-half hours for the distance. Although no attempt was made at a top-speed record during the flights, the pilot of the non-stop P-80 said his top speed was approximately 660 miles an hour, or only 30 miles less than the speed of sound at the height at which he flew. This top speed is considerably higher than the 606 miles an hour recently marked up by a British jet-propelled fighter plane in a special speed test. But more important than the indica- tion that the P-80 can outfly the British plane is the implication for air transport of the future. If a P-80 can cross the con- tinent in less than five hours, then trans- port planes of the future can do the same. Their power plants undoubtedly will be jet-propulsion engines. Designers have been working on such planes for some time. In two years these Plans will be translated into actual achievement in the air. This is a great age of aerial engineering to be watching. Pro- peller plants for speed transportation are nearing obsolescence. The age of jet and gas turbine is just starting. tle comfort at the thought of Hol- land in Washington, they haven't been able to figure out a way to prevent it. It seems to be as dif- ficult to. smoke, out, candidates with “ability. to. fight and_ ability ers with similar qualities for the ’Gator eleven. And finding them isn’t enough,’ they have to be backed up with great gobs of moola. While it is true, much the same situation existed when former Governor Carlton made his bid for the office and he was defeated, but Holland can be de- pended upon to profit by that ex- perienc. He has been running over since he left the governor's chair and he will keep right on running like a leaky hydrant un- a the votes are counted. j Nothing in the way of state races are apt to cause any un- due excitement or arouse more than passing interest. Candidates for the State Supreme Court and Railroad Commission are not col- orful enough to arouse much in- |terest as far as the man on the 'street is concerned. While folks |will argue and even engage in \fisticuffs over the selection of a |sheriff, or governor, they don’t as | Rar give two kivots who sits on the Supreme Bench or ditects the Railroad Commission. It isnit that these»offices are not important and of’ vital ‘con- cern to public interest and‘ wel- been soid to the public on the average citizen. Because cam- paigns for the election of a gov- ernoy or a sheriff are noisy, bois- terous and colorful, conducted with dash and gusto, we have childishly accepted these offices thoughtful consideration. In view of this fact, we can look for little public interest in to win” as finding: football play-) fare, but rather they have never} basis of their true relation to the! as the only ones deserving of our} mand considerable support. As {a previous candidate for the of- ‘fice he is in a position to cash in on his previous siatewide cam- paign. experience. which, should prove, hel; chi Other candidates will in all probability enter thig race which promises to. devélgp, into a real contest, ; Jerry Carter will-have to run again for reelection and while competition may develop, the average candidate would rather enter a free for all than go up against a man as well entrenched and politically wise as Jerry Car- ter. Announcements of candidates \for legislative posts are beginning {to appear in local papers all over the state, some of these an- nouncements have statewide sig- a later column. General turee units. Gavin domination for airborne | : Political Announcements - } For State Senator “BOB” KING For Representative JOHN CARBONELL, JR. For Representative BERNIE C. 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