The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 13, 1946, Page 2

PAGE TWO “2 ogo” he Key Wiest Citizen Published Dail Sunday, by Ll. BP. ARTMAN. Publisher JOE ALI acer From The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets Exce: ‘Owner Busine Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County ° —_—<$—$—$ $$ ntered at Key West, Florida, as second elass matter MEME OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to _se for republication of all news dispatches credited it or not otherwise credited in this paper and so the local news published here. SUBSCRIPTIO: ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application. IAL NOTICE , cards of thanks, resolutions All re pda a rd ading no} t, obituary notices, t the rate of 10 cents a line. entertainment by churches from e is to be derived are 5 cents a line. 1 is an open forum and invites dis- public issues and subjects of local or terest but it will not publish anonymous at poems, etc., ot in 1 ons. 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. ee THE ITALIAN TREATY The foreign ministers of the tion ies of World War II. Under the Mos- w agreement, the Big Three, plus France in the case of Italy, will draw up the treaties and submit them for the approval the twenty-one nations that took an in the fight against the axis. | ties for all the defeated powers rope except Germany are to be by May 1. The case of Italy is to be considered This is both the most important and most difficult of the satellite settle- he chief point of contention, from standpoint of the European powers, northern frontier—involving the onflicting claims of Italy and Yugoslavia to Trieste and Fiume in the Istrian Penin- ula, of Italy and France to the Riviera®and f Italy and Austria to the Tyrol. For the United States, the financial eature of the treaty will outweigh terri- orial ¢ iderations. A plan already has been drawn up, it is reported in Washing- ton, to put Italy on its economic feet. It t hard to guess the nationality of the ayers who are expected to supply the the e reparations issue is particularly touchy. Russia already has advanced a $300,000,000 claim on behalf of the Soviet Union, Greece, Yugoslavia and Albania. The United States, through UNRRA and ther channels, already has spent nearly $4,000,000,000 for the relief of Italy and there are those in Washington who advo- that American taxpayers continue to finance the reconstruction and rehabilita- tion of that nation. Following World War I German rep- ly paid with dollars sent abroad from this country. Are there no limits to American generosity and to the American purse? cate artions were larg MAY EASE STRIKE SITUATION The Union, United Automobile Workers which demanded 30 per cent increase, has settled with Ford and sler for 15.1 and 16.2 per cent, respec- a lhis represents a major contribution the early end of industrial disputes and es the tension considerably. It is likely he example will be followed else- here and that many big plants will get back to production. The settlement refutes the ertion labor leaders that big businegs is in a conspiracy to destroy unions. Obviously, s is not tenable in regard to the Ford and Chrysler companies. Nervousness may not be a disease but it can be just as bad. There is a vast and fundamental dif- ference between promise and _perform- ance. pa eee Ea Without taking sides we merely re- mark that a strike’ seems to be a wasteful method of settling an argument. In strikes both contestants lose. Let's make it our business to do something positive to increase the natural beauty of Key West. This’ is one activity that does not require a community com- mittee. Big Three Powers may soon turn their atten- | to the drafting of the actual peace | SOUND ARGUMENT Benjamin Franklin, when he was clerk of the Pennsylvania assembly, said he had observed on sundry occasions that when a speaker had no solid foundation on which to base his argument he tried to be- foul the issue by resorting to generalities or exaggerated statements. It is not argument, he declared, to cry out “ridiculous” or “impossible” or “amaz- ing” or any other high-sounding ‘adjective, which shows only a paucity of vocabulary or a confession of defeat. Many a time Key Westers have heard politicians trying to explain away some charge that had been made against them by asserting it was ridiculous. And what is true of politicians is also true of men in other callings who try to divert attention to the question under consideration by de- erying what has been d in support of it. Similarly, generalities are of no con- sequence in arguments. We have heard speeches or read letters that were mean- | ingless because the speaker or writer fail- ed to be specific. For instance, let us consider the gambling situation in Key West. Charge after charge has been made about:the sup- | posedly widespread gambling here. A | state official, as The Citizen has noted be- | fore, said Key West was a ‘wide-open | town”, but did not mention.a single place where gambling was taking place. We knew a lawyer once upon’ a time who wasygiven to crying out, “Trrelevant, | irrelevant!” to everything with which he \ did not agree. but he did not show in what regard was the supposed irrelevancy. Neither noise nor bumcombe has any- thing to do with sound argument. The man who can’t spell should not | typewrite his letters, nor write by hand. He should let others do it for him; but then he has no privacy and he may not want a third person to share in what he has to say. He is then in what is called a dilemma. DANGER IN YOUR HOME! We have called attention to the danger that lurks in the average American home, pointing out that the statistics show that about half of the accidental deaths in the nation are due to mishaps within the home. One survey of a large city reveals that more than half of such deaths are caused by falls. Analysis reveals that nearly half of the falls occurred on the same level, more than one-third on stairs and about one-sixth from one level to a lower level. The safety experts suggest that the number of accidents caused by tripping over objects and rugs on floors is of such Lsize to suggest caution in every home. Moreover, the need for well-lighted stair- Ww is important and everybody should exercise care and patience in using stairs. We call attention to these things in order that residents of Monroe county may have them in mind. It will take only a few minutes to look over your home and elimi- nate some of the accident hazards. Parents who do this may save their children suffer- ing and themselves medical expenses. In addition, they may save their own necks. The ¢iviliation of today, asthe, fate Arthur Brisbane often | statedj:weanccbe judged by the interest people’ take iii a prize fight, between men or dogs, and a lecture on world peace. Of course, he was referring to the peace talks after World War I, but human nature hasn’t changed and the prize fights draw the crowds while the lectures even do not draw at- tention much less attendance. AERIAL MAP OF THE WORLD Many Americans are familiar with the fine job of map-making that the Army that the work of surveying the world con- tinues, although the war is over. As we understand the process, aerial photographs are made by planes flying in formation, with cameras that photograph a strip, containing about sixty square | miles. Experts take these pictures, which are sometimes distorted in scale, and by a system thoroughly developed, make a per- fect map. S We hope the Army Air Force will not, overlook the United States in the process of photographing the earth. Having no ac- j curate information on the subject, but knowing that when the war started, there | were some areas in the United States in- adequately mapped, we hope that those in charge of the work will see that the con- tinental area of this country is adequately photographed and that, in a few years, there will be an abundance of accurate Air Force is doing and it is good to report \ ; Maps, covering all parts of the nation. Chapter 28 AURA and Chris met Edith’s train when she got Back to New York. Laura and Edith clung together, laughing and erying in each other’s arms. dange’ “Hey,+-l’m here, tool” .:Chris ocnieds pulling:-Edithis glegve, “The forgotten man! Remember me?” “Oh,” Chtis, ‘darling; — hellot How wonderful you look!” “I can’t say the same for you!” Chris was thinking, his eyes flying to Laura’s face to see if she no- ticed the change in her daughter. “She looks like she’s heen through a war—contact with Whit Lacey inevitably does that to people!” At the apartment Edith pat her arms about Dabney and hugged her warmly. “It’s so good to have you home, Miss Edith. And you liked Kentucky, of course.” “It’s lovely, Dabby. But I’m glad to get home.” “You must tell us all about Roselands, when you've gotten|She curled up on the foot of rested,” Dabney cried, eager for word of her old home. “Yes, I must, mustn’t 1?” was Edith’s vague reply. The three of them dined quietly, Laura and Chris keeping up a running fire of conversation— “Bringing you up to date!” as Chris said. Edith was content to nod and smile when. necessary, hoping they would not guess the agony of her aching heart... She could not be completely angry with Whit—they had parted friends—but she-knew that never again’ could: ‘they V¥egain that father4daughtér ruldtibnship each had tried so hard to foster. He had been so utterly remorseful, so completely chastened and beaten. Would he be a different man now? She kept remembering him, hold- ing the small son that was all that was left of Barbara, in his arms. He had not wanted to be parted from the child for a moment. The nurse had to become quite angry with him to make him release the little fellow. She had not talked again with Burk Angus. He had made no effort at all to see her and finally, just before she left, she had writ- ten him a short note. “I am going back to my mother, Burk. If you ever want to see me, you can find me there. But I suppose every- thing is over between us. There doesn’t seem to be anything left to say, does there—except good- bye and God bless you .and ease the pain of your sorrow.” He had not answered the note. And so she had come home. Her room, she reflected, looking about with very little interest, was ex- actly as she had left it. A blue vase on her dressing table held a dozen pink rosebuds in honor of her home-coming. She did nat even care to smell their fragrance. She undressed and got into bed. There was a soft knock at the door and Laura came in, smiling. She wore a deep blue robe and her fair hair fell about her shoulders. Edith’s bed. “Now,” said Laura firmly. “Tell me all about it, Edith.” It was not an easy story to tell, but she knew that Laura would sit there relentlessly until it was told. She knew, too, that her lis- tener would be sympathetic and understanding, and that as always during her life she would be glad whey her mother shared her con- fidences. Laura was sure to have some word that would lighten her burden. : She began to talk. When .she had wgetten estarted it was.easier than’ she had thought it would be. It was almost like talking to her- self, so still did Laura sit. It was like taking out your own thoughts and sorting them over, arranging them, examining them, finding out the truth about them. Only once did she smile. “Aunt Josie is finally going to marry her doctor, mother! Dr. Bennett at last stopped being too much of a gentleman and spoke his mind to grandmother. He said firmly, ‘Look here, Mrs. Lacey— whether you like it or not, ’m going to marry Josephine!’ And grandmother surprised everybody by saying, ‘Well, you two have been mooning around about each other for goodness knows how long! well—!’ Laura said softly, “Poor little | pale mauve duchess, coming into her own at last. Oh, I do hope she’ll be very happy.” And then Edith said, “I wrote you something about Burk Angus, mother.” And then she stopped. For how could she describe the aching longing of her heart? She didn’t have to. Laura knew. “You fell in love with him, didn’t you? You came to love him very much!” Edith’s hands covered her face. “More than anyone in the world!” she whispered. “More than life, itself!” ‘Go on!” Laura said quietly. She told then all her heart con- tained about Burk. Her face glowed with the telling of it. Her whole being seemed to come alive, to be filled with an almost visible light. Laura said, “He sounds as if he’d be completely worthy of you, Edith!” A shadow blotted out the light on Edith’s face. “But don’t you see—he thinks I’m not worthy— because, because I’m a Lacey—be- cause I’m my father’s daughter. He thinks. I'd do to him what Whit did to Barbara!” Laura got up and walked slowly about the room. They talked a few moments longer, then Laura said, “You must be completely worn out, Edith. Try to rest now and ! we'll talk some more tomorrow. | Goodnight, darling!” She kissed Edith’s cheek and went softly out of the room. Edith felt more unhappy than ever, because for the first time in her life her mother had offered no word of | comfort or encouragement. To be continued Your Horoscope FEBRUARY 11, 1946—Today indicates a person of consider- able mental ability, charitable, benevolent, and with deep sym- pathy for the unfortunate. Push, to make the personality felt, vis lacking. There may be some ad- versity when the spirit is weak, but strong effort will give an im- petus that will hold till a mark is made on the roll of fame. RADIO PROGRAM ANNOUNCED BY STATION Subject to Change WKWF Where to Listen— 1600 On Your Dial Mutual Broadcasting System (*Designates Network Program) Wednesday, February, 13th 6 P. 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