The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 18, 1946, Page 2

?AGE TWO a Building Carner Greene and Ann Streets Culy Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County ntered at Key West, Florida, as second elass matter MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Asscciated Press is exclusively entitled to se for republication of all news dispatches credited it or not otherwise credited in this paper and iso the local news published here. SUBSCRIPTION RATES one Year - : Paar x Months Weekly . ADYERTISING RATES Made known on application. SPECIAL NOTICE All reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions f respect, obituary notices, pgems, éte., “will “be | fore, I 135 | ope CITY ELECTRIC SYSTEM If a business belongs to you, then you should have the privilege of operating it. That is the view City Commissioner Hunter Harden, who is a member of the Utility Board of the City Electrie System, entertains about the local electric light company. The city bought it and is paying in- terest promptly on the revenue bonds that were issued to make.the purchase, there- . dlarden. contends, the city should ratte gompany.* » Purthé?, he believes that ‘the rates for electricity shdulé sreduced. He said fie had been informed that, if Stoneand Webster Had continued contro] of the com- for at the rate of 10 cents a line. 7 Notices for entertainnient by churches from | ich a revenue is to be derived are 5 cents a line. Citizen is an open forum and invites dis- on of public issues and subjects of local or ‘al interest but it will not publish anonymous nunications. —_—_—————_ 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. ee NATIONAL GUARD PLANNED The reyelation that the Army: plans a postwar National Guard,.of| 425,000 en listed“men, with'thé iritention of;,incregs;., ng the forceé’t6°750,000, indicates that an effort.willjbe,made to make the' National Guard ‘d‘ well-trained force, equipped and ready to participate in any and all opera- tions of the Army, whether at home or abroad. In explaining the program to the House Military Affairs Committee, Army off Is declared that the “pride and tra- litions of the old organizations will be utilized as far as practicable” but priority will be given to air units and divisions, in- fantry regimental combat teams, aireraft artillery, signal aircraft warning uinits'and units needed to; facilitate. train- ng. It is distinctly explained that..the units of the Guard; will perform; theit br mal task of maintaining--law..and_order “tinder constant ¢tders' of: !the «State authorities.” : = : “When the National!'Guard, was, mus- tered into federal Service in-September, 1940, its strength was about 300,666’mefi:’ | Subsequently, when. wary ¢ame,~ the strength of the Guard was‘ down. to anaund,; 250,000 men and 20,000 ‘officers’ Wher | ederalized, the guardsmen were &xempt from overseas service: but- many enlisted | for such service before the exemption was | removed and some Guard units took part | in the earliest fighting in the Pacific areas. | The fact that the Army now recom- mérids the permanent creation of a Na- tion Guard, with the permanent creation of a National Guard, with the idea of hav- ng a force much larger than our pre-war organization, indicates that the record of the guardsmen was acceptable and that | hey rendered good service. This is what | one would naturally expect and it is safe to count on the expanded Guard to add materially_to the defense forces of, the J nation. tonlD z DENOUNCES UNIFORMITY, | | | | | | anti- | pany for four or five months longer, that | corporation would have made a further reduction of rates, amounting to 25 per- cent. “Tf Stone and Webster could have done that, and paid federal taxes, surely Mr. Harden should be commended for his efforts in connection with the re- duction of interest on the outstanding | bonds, totaling $1,483,000, thereby effect- ing a saving of $340,000 for the life of the bonds. He said he is not against. having a consulting engineer, but that he should re- side’ in Key West and not be a.long-dis- tamge consultant. .- s for the reduction .of-interest, Mr. ‘Tarde! Geclares'that the representatives ofthe John Nuveen Company were fair and cooperative. “They gave us a substan- tial reduction,” he concluded, “which I believe every resident will regard as fair.” Finally, regardless of the proposed reduction of consumer rates or interest rates, the outstanding factor is that, as the company is city-owned, it should be con- ducted by the city, or at‘least the city com- missioners and city manager should be ac- corded a wider scope of authority in the operation of the system. Election Time: When the Big Shots design to mingle with the common man.; It is Said that advice, in Sigh itaken .,.. promiscullosly, » expehience taught 'that-it can be very dear, 44 MIGHT. SURVEY. THE: PLANETS! - Scientists now: know for certain that high, frequency radio. waves can“penetrate btheceléctriefally-charged ionosphere which citcles thé’ Sarth and the stratosphere, ac- cording to,Major-General Harry C. Ingles, chief of the Army Signal Corps. The revelation comes in connection with the report that the Army Signal Corps has made radar contact with the moon, which is about 240,000 miles from the earth. The waves were sent into space at the speed of light, which moves 186,000 miles per second, and the echoes came back in about two and one-half seconds. The experts say that the experiment promises “valuable peacetime as well as wartime application.” The presumption is that this is a correct statement, although it, will probably require an expert'scientist to-know exactly What the possibilities are. Anyone the, predictions, that, are. inter- tig, IS! that of Sir Edward-A ppleton, British physicist; who thinks that scientists “No one is born human,’*! déclares Prof. f. A. Richards,’ of; Harvard Univer- sity, pointing out that “through an in- credibly complicated process, the child is nade human.” The professor is against the all-pre- vailing efforts to secure “uniformity” and says that if the manipulation of mass pub- lic. opinion reaches the approach to una- nimity, we would be better off with the atomic bomb. The professor, who has written a number of books, points out that the super- 1 type of education tends to produce a-“run to uniofrmtiy” but he asserts that | part of the goal of a general education is | to get the individual “out of the tramway of uniformity.” Steel workers may be. inclined to refer to Fairless, the steel head; as:less: fair. Politics, in a countrycrnied by. the peo- ple, involves the process of pleasing the | people. | Half-hearted work brings mostly makeshifts; to do a good job one must put his whole heart in it. ed | The last words of public men become famous and are widely quoted. Meanwhile the last words of some orators, so-called, | até’ a long time coming. may be able to acurately map the surface of the moon..This is followed by specula- tion as to the possibility of making detail- ed topographical maps of distant planets by the use of radar data which might also enable us to determine the composition and atmospheric characteristics of other celestial bodies. The reaction of the ignorant individ- ual will be the same that ignorance has al- ways made to intelligence. The uneducat- ed man, or woman, will conclude that the report is fantastic and that the claims ad- vanced are impossible. Some ignorant per- sons, in a spirit of religious fanaticism, will assert that the whole enterprise is against the Bible and represents foolish tampering with the secrets of the Almighty. If we. had@to fatits we should ‘not také so much pleasure,.in noting those, of others. JUST AS WELL It is just as well that the United States is considering the advisability of per- | mitting observers of the United Nations organization to witness the atomic bomb tests. This will help allay unnecessary sus- picious. In addition, there is little chance af keeping the results of the test a secrét from the rest of the world. it can done now, with no federal taxes to | {| pay’, Mr. Harden said. ‘prised Di. They entered what was es ar a hotel lounge; * far- Chapter 2 Tf Was a p-t2 sar, and . 220s uncle was a good driver. He did no talking in the city traffi¢, but after they weré out of that, and headed toward Pelham, he bepeni “ | 22Your Aunt Enna” he said. “Yicnow—very remarkable wo- man. Very!” “Is she?” said Di, politely. _ 1 a.professor. And a doctor.” “on” E “Psychology,” he said. “And so | om.” He was silent for a time: “Did your father ever tell you anything about her?” _“E think I retiember his men- tioning hér,” said Di, who re= membered very well that. her father had occasionally méntioned a sister who was, hé had said, “hard as nails.” a i “Well... .” sa:d Dis uricle. “T hope you'll be happy row—with your own people.’ He spoke kindly énough, yét she ae with @ curious lack of warmth. “Is he old?” she thought. “Or just—battered?” And aloud she asked: “Are you—Father’s young- er brother?” “Eh?” Yes, Two.or three years. Now, I almost hate to ask this— but did you ever hear your father speak of Uncle Rufus? i “Yes,” said Di. “Several times.” “Hm, I'm afraid Harvey didn’t care much for the old man.” “I’m afraid he didn’t.” said Di. “Of course,” Uncle Peter went on, apologetically, ‘the’ old man’s got his liftlé weakness ... But he’s a very remarkable man. Writes books, and so on. Very remarkable!” “Is he at your house?” “Not now. But he’ll be coming for a visit. Y’know, I think you’ like him.” Uncle Peter turned the car now up a road so lovely that she gave a cry of delight. “Nice, isn’t it?” said Uncle Peter. “Belongs to me.” As they rounded a curve, she saw before her a very peculiar house, a large, wooden building, lavishly ornamented with little balconies and gabies, a forlorn old place, with uncurtained win- dows, weather-beaten and in great need of paint, The interior of the house sur- syith | wi eé8, and with a’ at it was all'very “neat, and quite empty, no clerk at the desk,’ not a sound to be héard. .-. » *I didn’t know... .” she began, but her own voite: sounded too | loud here. She turned to’hér un- ele and found him whispering to a red-haired man. And she could not help hearitig what he said. “Then eggs, you damned fool!” The red-haired man raised his eyebrows sadly, and went off through a door at the right, and Uncle Peter took up her bag. “This way!” he said, and began to mount the stai-.- At the top of the first flight they came upon the usual hotel corridor, long, narrow, red- carpeted. Her uncle had stopped, and now turned toward her, with an anxious frown. “T don’t know ” he said. “Maybe I should . Your aunt ... Very remarkable woman!” As he spoke, a door at the end of the corridor opened, and a wo- man in a surgeon’s white overall came out, and behind her, single file, came two children. “Emma!” said Uncle Peter. “Here she is—” eS i Spiritual Food By! J. W..R. FIRST DISCIPLES OF « ‘(CHRIST Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew ‘his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. And they straightway left their nets, and followed him. And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets;} and he called them. - And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him. (Matthew 4:18-22) THE LAW OF FORGIVENESS Ye have heard that it hath been: said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: but I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if any man will sue thee at the law; and take away thy. coat, let him have thy cloke also. And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neigh- bors and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your ene- mies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despite- fully use you, and persecute you; that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sur fo rise on the evil and on the good, and | & plai DARK POWER BY ELISABETH HOLDING A woman in'a stergeon’s gown came.out, fol single file, by The .oman had stopped, and was looking at him with a sort of Steady scorn. Then she turned and. ‘pushed the two children gently back into the room they |h: had come out of, closed the door on them, and advanced to Diana. “So this is Diana!” she said. But Di was incapable of an- swering. She ha caught a glimpse of those children’s faces —pasty, yellowish faces, with blank, dull eyes, and loose mouths, hanging open... “They’re idiots!” she thought, appalled. Aunt Emma held out her hand, and Di took it, felt her fingers caught in a strong grasp. This aunt ‘was shorter than herself, a ther Suny ae eromnapy wit ‘enough face, yet there was. something ‘unusual about her, be assurance that was curiously im- rT sais “¥ how Diana a room,” she said. | lt understand, Diana, | that} I'm yery busy... . Make yourself at home!” And with a ‘pleasant| smile she went into the room again and closed the door. “What does she—do?” Diana asked her uncle,.in a whisper. “Too deep for me!” he an- swered, “But—those children—?” “Don’t ask me! I don’t under- stand these things.” “But I mean—” she went on, resolutely, “are they any—rela- tion—?” “Oh, Lord, no!” he said. “Emma’s adopted them, that’s all.” le opened a door. “Here’s a room,” he said, and hurrying on, opened another door. 4 here’s one—and here’s one. Take your choice! They’re all pretty much alike.” So they were; bare hotel bed- rooms, close and dusty, with stripped beds. “Well, this one, thank you!” she said, taking the one furthest from that in which those children were. Your Horoscope Hatt FEBRUARY ‘18, | 1946+Today produces a lover of good works and one with a toyal nature. Wath bod pads ‘of 1 pérshibsion’ ars] ineisive manner, a skill of argu- ment, there is the groundwork for a good lawyer or military of- ficer. You are born a leader of men, but not with good fortune for the acquisition of money: Fifty-five per cent of all rain- fall in the United States comes from the Gulf of Mexico, 30 per cent from the Pacific, and 10 per cent from the Atlantic ocean. sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same? And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than oth- ers ?do not even the publicans so? Be ye therefore perfect, even as} your Father which is in Heaven is perfect. ys (Matthew 5:3-48) Scripture Quotation: “Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothifig; but in- wWardly they are ravening wolves. ¥e shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree carinot bring forth évil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. ‘Wherefore by their fruits 'yé sHall know them.”—Matthew 7215-20. Miss!” ; PEs Gari Hg or piepladige bs d, in two children, “Good!” said he, and hurried off down the corridor. | Wren came down the hall, paused and stood. wiping his ands. OO ee “Tl make upifthe bed for you, . a Le Miss,” he said. “nid air the room, while you're doWf at lunch.” _ He was such a subdued little man, so shabby, so forlorn in ap- pearance, that Di suddenly gave him her last quarter. “Thank you, Miss!” he cried. “I—thank you, Miss!” Pocketing the coin, he stood be- fore her, as if irresolute. “And if you'll excuse me, Miss =TI'd advise you: to keep your door locked when you’re not in the room: Those—little ones is very smischeevous, Thank you, unbeatably to the win- And there be- fore jher were the trees. the othe e old onlcs,: se fo 5 too. elena esi laa fiat ul the rest of the world . J’. almost like a prison? There was a knock at the door, and opening it, she found Uncle Peter there, * “Lunch, if you're ready,” he said. “I’m ready,” she said. “And, by the way, what's the address here, please? I'd like to telephone it to a friend.” “Well...” he said. “You'd bet- ter ask your Aunt Emma.” She stared at him in astonish- ment. ‘I mean—” he said. “She doesn’t like her work interfered with.” Di said no more, but after a remarkably meager and unappe- tizing lunch, broached the subject once again, “Aunt Emmay?she said. “Do you mind if I just telephone this addréss to a friend?” - “The telephone is disconnected,” said Aunt Emma. » (To be continued) TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS r (| wtiav hdeiad 164 Admiral Richard S. «Edwards: commander of western frontier, Soo guiscd “abel Philadelphia, 61 years ago. Homer Folks of New York, not- ed oldtime social worker, born at Hanover, Mich., 79 years ago. Jimmy Durante, actor-come- dian, born in New York, 52 years ago. Prof. Marjorie Hope Nicolson of Columbia University, noted teach- er of English, born Yonkers, N. Y., 52 years ago. James D. Mooney, president- chairman of Willys-Overland Mo- tors, former Gérieral Motors vice- president, born in Cleveland, 62 years ago. Dr. Robbins ‘W. Barstow, presi- {dent of the Hartford Seminary Foundation, Conn., born Glaston- bury, Conn., 56 years ago. Edward Arnold, noted actor, ‘born in New York City, 56 years ago. ro! ie Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, born in ‘Greece, 50 years ago. ¢ DAY OF CELEBRATION CHICAGO. Guatemalans célebrate April Fools Day _De- cember 28. Their day of prariks is called Dia de los Santos Ino- MON DAY, FEBRUARY 18,-1946 Storm Scouts All At Sea With Weather By JAMES J. STREBIG AP Newsfeatures Navy learned literally to come in out of‘the rain for air attacks on the Japanese. It learned also’ that it was wise to sidestep typhoons. Weather »was as important as ‘any phase of fighting in the Paci- fic. That is why it has been de- cided—although | noj foyfval. ipa mouncement HaS“been’’ made establish special meteorological air patrols, from Pacific bases. - OPwo'¥quadrons of long-range |. planes: aré being formed and equipped on the West’ Coast. They probably will be broken up into groups so that a nutiber of strategic lotations can be staff- ed. Among possible base sites are Eniwetok, Guam, Iwo Jima, Peleliu, Okinawa, Samar and Manila. The air crews will be equipped with the best the Navy can sup- ply in the way of equipment. Their planes for the present at least will be Consolidated-Vultee PB4Y2 Privateers. The Japanese used bad weath- er to screen their approach to Hawaii. They had a big advan- tage because they were on the approach side of weather move- ment. Our first use ofweather "cover" * ; 5 pap pecegy tas was {' erican ships approached | through an o¥ercast,*broke into thé bpén fA ACbhar} dycked back wh; i1¢. enemy planes searched vainly. 4 Two months later the carrier Hornet, steaming throug storms, carried Lt. Gen. Jimmy Doolit- tle’s raiders to a launching point) for their attack on Tokyo. The Japanese used storms to slip up on Midway Island, but the Midway attempt flopped be-' cause the weather front disinte- grated. We lost the carrier Lexington because the Japanese were able; to launch planes from a storm-} protected area while our force: sailed under clear skies. | Weather was a factor in every important operation. Special | units were assigned to forecast- ing the state of the sea and the swells which ‘might’ be’ éxpected | ‘for amphibious operation¥.’' data ‘Were?! particularly’ ant’ td‘ Seaplanes) Thé Navy's aérology uit com- prised fewér'' than 200 ° office: and 'men in 1940. When the wai import- j ended, it had more than 6500,! personnel assigned to 1,400 activ- ities—afloat, at island bases and in “weather centrals.” Roékets may’ ‘be’ uSed: to” ob- tain weather reports 20 to 30) miles’ Above ‘the éarth. { Rada i§ alréady an import- ant weather device. It is used to LENGTH OF CAN. BROOKLYN. — The length of the Panama Canal from _ shore. line is 40.27 miles, and from deep water in the Atlantic to deep water in the Pacific, it is 50.72 miles. ren ore > pe ae 29 co OP SP OLDEST HOME NEW YORK.—The oldest sold-} ier’s home in the United States is located in Washington. It was founded in 1851. New York and Pennsylvania produced over two-thirds of the buck-whet |Statesu Tgitsst bids then“ photograph disturbatice§, to track balloons sent up through overcasts for calculating wind direcfion and velocity, amd for sending back reports from alfi- tudes upto 70,000 feet. Weather work with radar is continuing. Another step under considera- tion is the distribution of weath- er maps by radio photographs. RADIO PR ANNOUNCED B¥ STATION Subjéct to Change Where to Listén= 1600 On Your Dial Mutual Broadcasting System (*Designates Network Program) Monday, February lth 6 P. M. to Midnight News 1600 Club Weather Report 1600 Club Fulton Lewis, Jr.* Louis Jordan Frank Singisér, News* Inside of Sports* Bulldog Drummond* Sherlock Holmes* Gabriel. Heatter* Real ie Stories’ *” Spotlight) Ba: , Jon Gart Trio’ Detect-A-Tune*, All the News*” Dance: Orehestrats « « « «+ Feeling Is: MutyalisorcunoM Dance Orchestra’ News* Dance Orchestra* Tuesday, Februaty 19th 7 A. M. to Noon Sunrise Serenade News Sunrise Serenade Weather Report Sunrise Serenade News Sunrise Serenade Frazier Hunt, News* Hometown Frolics Progtam Resume Meditation Happy Cowboy Tick Tock Time* Fun ‘With Music* Cecil Brown, Néews* Elsa Maxwell* Take It Easy Time* Victor Lindlahr* Noon too P. M. Lyle Van* *Morton Downey, Songs* Weather Report Siesta Serenade Lopez Music* John J. Anthony* Cedric Foster, News* Smiletime* Queéén for a Day* Novatime Songs for Everyone Remember* Happy Cowboy Erskirie Johnson® The Johnson Family* Mélody Hour* Peter Howe* Superman* Z Captain Midnight* Tom Mix* LESAN DELIA AEE, H. E. CANFIELD, M. D. Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Specislist euscuscovwsS SPocwme tas PESewuRoRS 10:00 10:15 16:30 10:45 11:00 11:15 11:30 11:45 essasasassas Ex es bbs Also Glasses Mea : Hours, 7 to 9 pith!) and Aapointinent, ‘Phone’ 18,4 De y's Office) | 417: Eaton ‘Strest Company, Ine. F Dependable Freight and Serviee a MIAMI and KEY WEST Also Serving ALL POINTS on Florida Between Miami and Key West _ (No Stops LEAVES KEY CEPT S tives at WEST AYS) i 6:00 P. M. Ar- at En Route) DAILY (EX~- 2:00 o’clock Mid- “SUNDA ). at sBa vaisee Mia Key West at _ WEST DAILY (ex Glock A. | San 4:00 o'- “Dd. at 9:00 we rerinhd (EXCEPT fest at 5:00 o'clock