The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 21, 1946, Page 4

: : Labor Day Field and buttons. The outstanding boy Event Contests “Slated For Meet The following is a list of events slated for the field meet to be held in Bayview Park on Labor Day from the hours of 11 am. to 2 p.m., compiled by the Labor Day. Field Committee headed by former Councilman John Glen- ‘wood Sweeting. Those wishing to take part in the events may do so by register- ing at any one of thé following places: Housing Unit + No: ’106-C, Poinciana; Bayview Park from 3 to 7 p.m., and with Lt. Reuther,. Recreational and Welfare Office, Submarine Base. The deadline for these events as well as all other events to be held on Labor Day is August 25. ‘ To Present Awards Winners of the various events will be presented with ribbons and girl athlete of the day will be presented with statuetts to be provided by the Police Athletic League. High School band under the direction of Mr. J. R. Marcellus will furnish music during the course of the field events in Bay- view Park. Frank Adams and Mr. McFall. will be in charge of the Potato, Wheelbarrow and Sack races, ut Virgil Shepard, Lt. Reuther, Leo- nard Curry to supervise the high jump, broad jump, basketball and volleyball throws. Ray At- well, Earl Ingraham and Bernard ‘Waite to supervise the dashes. and-three legged races, List of Events _ "The field events follow: Boys Three-legged Race, over 12 years. Boys Sack Race, over 12 years. ~ Boys Wheel Barrow Race, over 12. years. Boys 50. Yd. Dash, 80 Ibs., uns der :12 years, id Boys 75’ Yd. Dash, 110 lbs., over 15. years. Boys 100 Yd. Dash, over 110 Ibs., over 15 years. Boys 100 Yd. Dash, over 110 tbs.,/over 12 years. Running Broad Jump, 95 Ibs. “Boys High Jump, unlimited. Boys Standing Broad Jump. } eer Girls 50. Yd. Dash, 80 Ibs.,-un- der 12 years. Girls 75 Yd. Dash, 110 Ibs. over 12 years. 2 : Girls Standing Broad Juhip, unlimited. Girls Potato Rate. i ‘Girls Volley Ball Throw,’ un- limited: : sie Girls Basketball Thtow, ‘‘Un- limited, Girls Hand Ball.’ ‘The Weather - Forecast= - , {Key West and vinicity: Partly cloudy this afternoon through Thufsday; gentle to moderate variable winds. Florida: Partly cloudy today, tonight and Thursday. Scattered afternoon showers and thunder- storms today and mostly over sduth and east portions Thurs- : Jacksonville through the Flor- ida Straits: Gentle to moderate winds mostly southeast to south- erly today, tonight and Thursday except becoming - variable’ over extbeme north portion Thursday. Partly widely, scattered thunderstorms. East Gulf of Mexico: Gentle to moderate winds; southeast . to southerly today, tonight and Thursday except becoming vari- able mostly north’ to northeast 8 extreme north portion to- night dnd Thursday. Partly cloudy weather with widely scat- tered showers and thunder- storms. Jacksonville to Apalachicola: No small craft or storm warnings have. been issued. Report Key West, Fla. Aug. 21, 1946. (Observation taken at 8:30 a.m, Eastern Daylight Saving Time. City office.) Temperatures Highest yesterday __ Lowest-last night __ Mean Normal showers “and PRECIPITATION Rainfall, 24 hours ending 16% RELATIVE HUMIDITY TOMORROW'S ALMANAC (Daylight Saving Time) Sunrise 7:04 a.m. Sunset . 7:56 p.m. Moonrise _ 2:30 a.m. Moonset 4:41 p.m. TOMORROW'S TIDES A Naval Base High Tide Low Tide 6305 a.m, 8:30 p.m. 1:43 p.m. There gre 55 separate Ameri- }a recent city manager. ‘| discharged without cause and The pri ways' been actively in << yiews' expressed are his o of this newspaper.) Amid the tumult and the hagg- ling over the city manager's pow- ers, it ig difficult to.write about Key. West without passing com- ment upon it. The questions ap- pear to be whether it is desired} to have a dictatorship in the form i of a city manager with absolute | power or whether it is best to) have a city manager who can; recognize that the city commis- sion is selected by the people who pay the taxes—both. indi- rectly, through rent, or directly,; through ownership of real estate or businesses. Moreover, the civil service! board is under fire simply be- cause it performed the functions for which it was established and reinstated certain members of the! police department over the pro- | tests and resignation threats of' Every | employee of the. City of Key West is entitled to the same rights and privileges of other government workers—namely the right fo security in his job andj the knowledge .that he cannot be | only. after. an oppertunity of a fair hearihg. Civil service also guarantees that persons applying for. positions in the city will be required, through competent ex- amination ,to prove their qualifi- SIMPLY SPEAKING By JAMES J. McKNIGHT GROWING PAINS” (EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first ina series of articles on Key West, its problems and its future. Mr. McKnight is well known to Key West, his first columns having appeared in the Key esent column is well known in Long Beach, Long Island, N. Y., and appeared in several news; Se Mr. McKnight was co-founder, seeretary ‘and pi director of the Long Beach Board of Trade and has al- fy nterested in civic affairs. ‘est Sunday Star in 1930. , 1 The and not necessarily those have good government you must en false at a cost of billions of dollars and millions of lives. It is fascism pure and simple, whether it is advanced in a small community or a great nation, The indispensible ‘man is not yet ex- istent. Key West needs good government. government, but it cannot afford dictatorship in order to obtain it. Simply speaking, the city man- ager form of government and the civil service system of employ- ment are necessary to each other! fhe t | vails in South America, will re- | and to the progress of Key West. Political opportunists may do ev- erything possible to keep the pot boiling. “Divide and conquer” is not only a fascist and communist mil'lary theory but it is also the practice of those individuals who seek to ride into political power without having their own person- al records subjected to the search- | ing light of publie scrutiny. Unfortunate Situation It is indeed unfortunate that Key West should be the scene of | such wild, and for the most part, irresponsible wrangling. The sin- cere sponsors of the city mana- want to retain the municipal civil service system for the same rea- son they advocated the city man- have dictatorship has been prov- | It can have good ' | | 1 ‘are convinced that the British| | already has slowed down Ameri-! | conference. At Bermtida Britain! ger form of government want to; see it work. It am sure they also| cloudy ‘weather ‘with |, ations for the particular posi- ie ee | for the politically disgruntled to dinvecs Gud uives to. caclt saan | stir up a tempest out of a teapot the full measure of life, liberty | was too good to pass up. * All in all, it will be well to} and the pursuit of happiness—! 7 Hi the inalienable rights for which| *¢eP in mind that after all the/ "7 ; tumult and the shouting dies; our aopem spelen ee died. | away what has happened in Key! West during the past month or} The city manager form of gov-| two is just its first big growing | ernment has for its purpose the | pain. There will be more of them administration of municipal, af-| as time goes on and I would sin- fairs in & touihese like’ manner. | ager plan. But the opportunity | cerely urge upon civic. bodies and civic-minded. people throughout the city to keep to the objectives they have in mind. Do not let yourself be misled by personali- ties or prejudices. Experience % has taught me that the man who] machines which can‘only exist ‘at seeks to stir up civic tempers to- théliexpense of ‘thé taxpayers. day merely aspires to be the po- Phe! thedr'y’ that ‘in ‘order’ to litical boss’ of tomorrow. ates WH A ie ee bat ei ee Skating Party , Ov J.'8., ELLINGSON / ‘ i, (Continued from 'Page One) ; At Park Friday: of Key West. He was elected Its ,immediate objectives is the otibhinatighi ‘of Vast “ha extrav- agence usually brought about by Political considerations or “ex- pediency”. It is intended to p venti the ‘organization of politi i ‘ : ea unanimously, with Commissioner | The city recreation division of Hunter passing on the roll call. the Department of Public Wel-| Cries of “You'll be sorry. for fare’ is. sponsoring. a children’s , this”, came from the . crowded roller skating party on Friday “camber. ' When City Clerk Roy night, August 23, at Bayview Hamlin attempted to continue Park from 8:30 to 10 o'clock. | with the reading of other business | There will be music. Prizes >efore the commission, his voice will be awarded to the winners CUld not be heard above the of the events, which will be an-! tumult, Mayor Demeritt’s re- nounced later. The program will peated Tapping and pleas for or- be under the direction of Miss der failed to quiet the crowd. Jane Hopkins, of the recreation An Abrupt Ending division, and Mrs. Thompson, of Abruptly, the mayor called for the Girl Scouts. ” “"| a motion for adjournment, it was made and passed and the meet- ; ing was ended almost before a New Band Will | majority of those present realized Pl A | what was happening. F ay For Congo | A ware of ai anger swept Gan : HA , | Over the crowd. They congre- Fa eee St Teheareale: is | gated in groups, large and small, | ohne beta a ue congo line \ to discuss. the results of the meet- | aioe oe a pompertion with the | ing and its abrupt ending. Se- Fears ae yy”, on eptember 2, vere criticism of the city admin- | za, Key West's ow: tration was heard. There were thumba. king stated today, the! a few threats of a recall elec- congo line, which will open the tion. festivities on that night, should| From beginning to end, one of be the longest ever formed here. | the most momentous municipal Meantime he revealed that’ meetings in the history of Key Hector Barroso’s new spotlight , West lasted one hour and fifteen band will be on hand to furnish| Minutes. music for the occasion. An adequate program is being FISH WITH OAR AND TOWEL | worked out and Barroso’s orch-' OCONOMOWOC, Wis. — While | estra is but the first of several; Towing in shallow water on Up- | expected to be on hand for that, Per Nashota Lake, three girl | night. : | campers spied a large fish. One The city has repaired the Of the girls delivered a knockout street on which the dance will be, blow with an oar and the com- held, and all rough spots have, Panions slipped a bath towel be-| been removed. {neath it and lifted it—a 44 3-4} The ,Key West business and inch, 20 pound Northern pike, in- | professional women’s association to the boat. | will haye bogths provided on the} street where ice cream and soft; Water is lighter in the solid, | drinks may) be procured. | or cie state, than it is in its liquid } Rehearsals for the congo line | State. will be continued Thursday night | at 7 o'clock at the Driftwood. me Fencels Extended Further Into Water | ; Wire fence at the foot of) Whitehead street enclosing the} Officers’ Club was today being! further advanced into ihe water. ! A huge dredging machine and‘ pile driver was being used for; the purpose. The fence is opposite | the Thelma Strabel home at’ Whitehead and South streets | | GARDNER'S PHARMACY ! RELIEF FOR ACID H INDIGESTION can Indian languages and many dialects, Christopher Columbus made! pons 477 Free Delivery, and sold maps for a living Seqpermecgmerat enttenet eget tess | Venetian Blind Co. THE KEY WEST CITIZEN oo What It Means Lack of U.S. Air Agreements | By JAMES J. STREBIG ee AP Newsfeatures with open not only the new business, but also a half-share in the job of carrying it. Washington officials concerned with our international flying problems see the British share- the-traffic principle in the new Latin American attitude. They aviation agrement with Argen- tina, completed in May, was a major factor in the failure at Mex- ico-City, © : Britain’s About Face There is considerable disap- | ‘pointment in the United States over Britain’s reversal of the free- dom of the air principles which it} accepted at the Bermuda confer- } ence in February. The British attitude, if it pre- strict air operations by requiring ; an even division of traffic through equal schedules and capacities. It | ean carriers somewhat, since Ar- gentina showed reluctance to per- | mit Pan American Airways to fly | in a &)-passenger DC-4 instead of | the smaller DC3s which had been | used. i State Department officials have spoken informally to British fep- resentatives, asking a clarifica- tion of the about-face by the Unit- | ed Kingdom since the ‘Bermuda | and the U.S. agreed each nation! should be permitted to fly as! much as the available traffic jus- tified. Caught Off Guard The United States has no formal! air agreements in Latin America, } except with Colombia. Before the! war none was needed. The coun- } tries to the south welcomed, the | air services. | But the new accent on aviation ' calls for formal pacts between the ! countries. Airline operators need such assurance to justify the in- vestment in new routes and serv- ices. Here is a thumbnail history of the Mexican negotiations: The Mexicans came to Wash- ington in October, 1945, but went} home with no agreement, Their demands for routes: to almost ev- ery-important American city could not be’ granted. MEAN An: American delegatioa wen to Mexico City in June,:but just when it appeared that the route differences might be adjusted, the Mexicans unexpectedly demanded a 50-50 division of schedules and capacities. That is, they insisted that the United States limit its operations to the Mexican ability ; to carry passengers and cargo. ! The Mexicans pointed to the | agreement with such provisions reached between Argentina and j Great Britain. The conference broke up after} Pres. Avila Camacho backed up his delegation’s demands in reply} Strand Theater | PAT O'BRIEN in “Man Alive” Coming: “Incendiary Blonde” Something New | Has Been Added! | CYPRESS SHADES NOW AVAILABLE To Shade That Hot, Sunny Porch i KEY WEST } 120 Duval. Jefferson Hotel Bldg. | CALL 1042 for Estimates ASHINGTON.—The. second failure of la United States Pe reach an aviation agreement with ico difficulties in formalizing our air relations with Ha rags paar The people to the south no longer welcome Yankee aircraft arms and expressions flying to their doors. They want. of joy that business is literally bask | Sure, Cats a Nie LEADVILLE, The , Chamber , this two-mile-high town, w: the world to know that, Leadville has a’ full € it of cats from alley to Angota. Seems that a listener to ‘a Dallas, Texas, radio station had heard cats wouldn’t live so high up and: ask- ed the station about it. The broadcasters bucked the question to the Chamber of Commerce and received a prompt “’taint so!” Stadium is the Latin form of the Greek word ‘for a standard of length. The King of England is not allowed to enter the House of Commons. Sie ARE Tica SR to a direct appeal from the Amer- ican ambassador. Competition Curtailed . The result is that three airlines | —Western, Eastern and Braniffi— which have been. certificated by the Civil Aeronautics Board to fly new routes to Mexico-must post- | pone their plans. Pan American and American Airlines will con- tinue to fly their routes. Cia. Mex- icana de Aviacion will continue its service to Los Angeles, The United Stafes is making in- quiries in numerous countries about the prospects for civil avia- tion agreements embodying the principle of regulated competi- tion. It has signed 18 such pacts, but needs more to complete its world air service program. The British turnabout since Bermuda is increasing the diffi- culties. The United Kingdom has made restrictive arrangements with both Ireland and France. 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