The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 23, 1946, Page 2

Awe af y, by From The Citizen ‘Huding Corner Greene and Ann Streets Only Daily Newspaper in Key West b Monroe County” % Entered at Key West, Florida as second class matter THE A: The Asso Frege gee tyely entitled to use republica- tion of all news dispatches posites to it or not oth ise credited in this paper and also the local news published here. 1 ai Weekly a f ADVER’ Made known on application SPECIAL NOTICE All reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of respect, obit- uary Rotices, poems, ete, will be charged for at the rate of 19 cents a line Notices 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 discussion of public issues and subjects of local or general Interest, but it will not publish anonymous communications. Sal... | MONOGRAPHS Dear Folks: Now that we have a new City. Manager, let’s quit all this biekering and get down to some good, honest work, Yours, THE ORACLE Mr. and Mrs. Key West, All Around The Town, Key West, Florida. ener WORK The Washington dispatch in The’ Citizen a few days ago, in which the Bureau of the Census of the Depart- ment of Commerce gave minute particulars about “farms” in Monroe county, probably evoked a good many snickers among Key Westers. But there was a time in the history of Key West when farms in Monroe coun- ty were nota laughing mat- r. Income, from farms on the Florida. Keys amounted to hundreds of thousands of dollars annually. We recall the disappoint-| ment expressed by a grow-/ er of pineapples when his! net earnings totaled a little more -than $17,000, Reason for his disappointment was) cause of 90 per cent of all} tine, movie idol, aged 31. because the: earnings had! been ranging from $25,000; publication blames the bot-j ecuted at CHarlestown, Mass., to $30,000 a year. If land on the keys pro-| duced that wealth 50 to 75° years ago, why is it that it is not producing it today? The answer is easy to find:| the old timers were not! afraid of work. The land is still there, is still as good as it was then, but we have no workers to get the wealth out of the soil. We plant a few. lime trees, or various fruit trees, and lean back and wait for them to pro- duce. But in those days the farmers and their helpers were out on the farms werk- ing.at daybreak, and, ex- cept when they stopped to eat, worked till the sun went down.. And, chiefly because of that» work, they slept better and were healthier than we of comparative ages are today. Wealth abundant is still inthe’ soil on the Florida Keys, and the only thing neéded to get it is work. die The ‘word “privilege” comes. from a Latin word méaning private law, to be a law-to:oneself. ‘Color Blind; A White Woman Looks at the Negro” is the ie of a new book scheduledfor September. In ancient Egypt, we are told, the patient paid the doetor for the first few days, after which the doctor paid the patient until he made him well. The doctors of to- day wouldn't take that sporting chance. A more faverable practice was that} arriving at its decision in the of the Chinese in the olden days wha paid the doctors as long as they were well and paid them nothing while they were ill. Sometimes while we are reading an article, a feature story or a history, we wo mixed with admiration, how the author succeeded in ob~ taining so many facts. ~ Behind his familiarity with the subject. is much re- search work that sometimes takes him from state to sta! or even to foreign countries. We have a case in int in Key West now. The Joseph T. Durkin, S.J;, [pro- fessor of American history in the graduate school‘ of Georgetown Unive Washington, is in Key’ W searching for further par- ticulars about Stephen Rus- lector of customs in Key West in its early days, and | seeretary of the Confederate navy. The local chapter of the Daughters of the Con- federacy is named the Stephen R. Mallory chapter. Father Durkin, who has written several books of a historical nature, will “go here, there and everywhere he thinks he may be able to obtain additional facts about his subject. \ _ That is the way of the} good historian. But turning |again to Key West, it may be said that!(Mallarpiintas not the only figure that wa prominent in the early days) of this city who had inferest¥ ing records. There were: many such men here with, sturdy baekbones. . Willia Ward, editor of The Key of, the Gulf at the beginning of? the Civil War, was warned by the commander of the federal troops, who were in possession of Key West, to tune down on his editorials. directed at the activities of Union forces. Ward, instead, published an editorial in which he said that the people of the south} “were against enemies with. in as well as without,” and, before he could be brought to task, left the ¢ity to join | the Confederate forces. | William Whitehead, a enginger, and one-time may. or of Key West, whose fa eility for writing was con; }-erete and forceful, was anz | other outstanding resident o { | | 1 der, and the wonder is; sell Mallory, who was a col-}. born jo her son and daughter-in- | law, Mr, and Mrs. George Gard- ner. a Representative J. Mark three-day- visit, left. yesterday af-, ternoon. for, Miami... i Herbert Reck will be the ot speaker: tonight at a. joint meet- ing of the Key’ West Garden Club ‘and Tree Guiid ‘ Mr.-and. Mrs..George H. Saun- ders, who had been . visiting ip Miami, returned home Saturday evening. +t Mrs. Mary Nottage, 82, died at 7:15 q’eleck last night in her. home at Fort Taylor. Funeral serviees will be held this after. i First Methodis! Chureh with the Rev. J. A.| Tolle officiating. ; | Steamship Queen City arrived this morning from Miami to take aboard. 1,500 tons of metal. for} shipment to Japan. But, up to; mid afternoon, none of the metal! had been put aboard the ship, | as the workmen struck for high- er wages. 2 Mrs. Sidney Nethews and son, Sidney, Jr., left - this morning for Miami to visit relatives. Mr. and Mrs. John West, Jed and son arrived Saturday from Miami to visit Mrs. West’s par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Cates. } Fred J. Dion returned last} night fromi Miami where he had been on a business visit. Today The Citizen says in an editorial paragraph: i “There may not be much in the human race to brag about, put it is the best there is—there ain’t no more.” TODAY IN HISTORY (Know America) 1784 — Short-lived State of Franklin elects John Sevier her governor. oo 1852—‘Uncle ‘Tom’s Cabin” first acted as a play, in Troy, N. 1912—The Federal Children’s |° Bureau established. 4 1914Japau deciares a state of and TELEGRAPH COMPANY | 4 Key West in the early days} war with Germany. A National _ publication’ has made a through investi gation and found that over- indulgence in tiquor is the automobile accidents. The tle on “political influence” instead of on weak individ- uals who do not know enough to drive their cars and keep sober. WHO OWNS THE TIDELANDS? ‘The tides still keep up their old custom of ebbing and flowing twice in every 24 hours. This is a matter that concerns the’ sum and the moon. But that Masu‘t anything to do with the leg-! islation by which the Con- gress renounced all Federal claims to tideland:oils. Just |; yyyRspay, AUGUST 22. 1946 why Congress should pass laws that would give States clear titles to certain oil- rich lands — chiefly these between the three-mile limit and the low-tide mark along the Nation’s coast, seems to be one of those decisions that is “‘as clear as mud.” The Congressional law seems to have been an off- shoot of the row earlier in the year between Secretary | of Interior Ickes and Edwin W. Pauley, who was nomin- ated by President Truman to be Under-Seeretary of the| Navy. Apparently Ickes and Pauley believed in opposite directions. In the end both of them were retired from the Government service. President Truman vetoed the tideland oil bill’ 6% the} grounds that Congress is’ “not an appropriate forum to determine the legal issues now before the court, and the juristidiction of the Su- preme Court should not be interferred with while it -is pending case.” Even in Washington the “guessing” has been about 50-50 between Federal ver- sus State ownership. RR. Stalin announces conquest | thorized by law’ hae pode, 1917—Serious race. rioting be- tween Negro soldiers and eivili- ans, at Camp‘ Logan, Tex. 1918—Youths 21. since, June; 25th registers ‘for draft. \ 1926 — Died—Rudolph Valen- | 1927—Sacco and Valentine ex- prison. 1939—-Nazi Germany and So- viet Russia sign a 10-year non- aggression treaty. : 1941—Kearney, N. J., ship- building plant taken over by Navy. { 1943—U. S. planes bomb river} eraft and railroads in Burma. 1944—-U. S, forces in’ Southern) France 140 miles inland from Mediterranean. “Liberation of} Paris’ Day. Rumania surren-| ders to the Russians. 1945—U.S., British and French troops enter Vienna to rule it with Russians,, Pres. Truman or- ders. seizure of Illineis Central of Manchuria. ———000-———- (Know America) 1779—Revolutionary Army pun- ishes principle Indian chiefs re- sponsible for terrible massacres in Valley of the Wyoming, Pa., and Cherry Valley, N. Y. 1787—-John Fitch demonstrates pioneer steamboat on the Dela- ware at Philadelphia irf presence of - Constitutional Convention delegates, 1826—Capt. Jedidiah Smith of Rocky Mountain Fur Co., with 15 companions, leaves Utah on -his- toric first overland journey to the | Pacific eoast. 1851—The New York Yacht) Club’s “America” wins the squad- ron eup at the International Re- Teel athe Geberg € vention tounge nes f pted inf the? civilized pewers ai Gendt! bakceptdhy: United States. 5 Pa 1941—An EXecutivé ‘Order ex- tends to the fll)18-months au- in armyfandinai ional are. or Shan he first’ South Ameriean country to declare war on Germany. « 1944—Allied forces race to trap retreating Germans in France. 1945—War abolishes priority system, Genj De Gaulle visits Washington. Meteorites are usually so small, that they are burned up long before they reach the ground. Production Board), month) after 6 Months’ ‘and experience in ' TELEPHONE OPERATING ¥ } . . That’s for a 40-hour week, nd. there’s opportunity 10° earn considerably more for’ overtime work at time-and-a-half | BUT THAT’S NOT ALL Scheduled Pay sases * Liberal Employe Ba its Vacation With Pay ‘Investigate This ‘Fascinating ‘ Position Today! iis. DARE RE Sata SOUTHERN BELL ‘TELEPHONE aug1d-tt Upholster and trimmer. Apply Key West Bedding. augl-tf Butcher. Steady! - Baer’s Market. job. Apply aug26-6t Yo housekeeper. Apply 1014 vinnell St., between 6 and 8, Friday or Saturday, Aug. 23 - 24. aug2t-2tx ~ Wanted—White teacher at Mara- thon Public School. Phone 12 / or write Box No, 562 for full} details, giving your qualifica- tions. : aug22-3t WANTED. {Wanied-Children to care for, | hour, day or week. Light lunch included. $3.00 weekly. 400 * Avonovitz Lane or cal} 275-R. aug21-4tx {Wanted—Homes of all kinds: One, two and three bedrooms, furn- “ished or unfurnished. Cash waiting. Cecil Carbonell, 700 * Duval Street. Phone 16. aug22-lraox he Ride to Miami, Monday, family ef three and small dog. Share expenses. 800 Simonton, Cabin +: No. 1. ayg22-3tx . MISCELLANEOUS Refrigeration sales and service. ‘Repairs on all makes. All work guaranteed. Mumford & Ross, 220 Duval st., phone 333. aug18-tf ed, | augl-lmo i Electrical motors repaired, called for and delivered. Call Britt {--at 585 or 1184. Romero’s Elec- trical Service, 2612 Harris Ave. aug23-tf Two small cabins. Price $600.00 : "each, 700 Duval St., phone 16. : aug20-4tx 74 Indian Chief motorcycle. 719 Francis street. aug22-6tx Two-bedroom home, completely furnished, $7,250, unfurnished $6,500. Half cash, balance 1, 2, 3 years. Cecil Carbonell, phone 16. aug23-6tx Furniture for three rooms. N.A.S. Unit 31-B. aug23-3tx ’40 Plymouth, four-door sedan; perfect pamt job, good tires, excellent motor. 800 Duval, Phone 334. aug23-6tx Johnson & Johnson, Phone 372. aug!-tf Small furnished house. Also ship builder's tools. 907 Center St. aug21-3tx FOR SALE—Two bedroom house With electric stove, refrigerator and heater. 2840 Harris Ave. ;#% Phone 1067-R. Jae! to Apalachicola: DOVSlS® | Wo small craft or storm warnings bore is aug22-tf | have been issued. 1 15, 1945. cot and tailored | Report $7.50. Call 962-w. | Key West, Fla., Aug. 23, 1946 aug21-5tx | (Observation taken at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Saving Time. mattress. i | | Phileo combination’ cabinet radio. City office.) Cheap. 1313 Johnson street, Temperatures phone 324-W. . aug22-2tx | Highest yesterday , Lowest last night Ford pick-up, new tires, good | Mean ._ running condition. Big Pine | Norma! a i it Inn, Big Pine, Fla. PRECIPITATION : » aug22-3tx | Rainfall, 24 hours ending Picayune, first journalist to ade "WAGE clectsic range. Apply up.| ' "30 Site inches 20 | quately repost @ wee So. | stairs 621 Eaton St. aug23-stx| _ SEMATIVE MUMIDETY = | 77 book om the Sante % born near Notes (Promissary), 1c each. Art-| TOMORROW'S od 1887. "man Press, Citizen Bldg., phone |, ae ee a temper” 51. marl5-tf | Sunset . th figure im Pontoon, new, Army surplus. _ Cost over $1000. Can be used} as doek for small boats. $75.00 | cash. Phone 502. augl2-tf SS NEaineeeieiet ’41 Nash Ambassador, new tires . and motor. Apply J. W. Burt, | 8:29 am. 515 Fleming. aug22-3tx | 10:02 p.m. | 10 x 10 portable building, eom-| plete with windows and doors, | $300. Also used rough lumber. | Call 502, between 8 a.m. and! 5 p.m. 1. What is the purpese of the aug22-tf; Conference in Paris? | 2. What nation formally re- 700 quested membership in the Unit- aug22-3tx | ed Nations just recently? 3. What is the Althing? {Business for sale. Cheap. | Whitehead Street. FOR RENT ; 4 What nation was the first to - | fall vietim to Japan's march of Nera facplshed Leg, one block | conquest in 1910? j ‘om South Beach. Apply 418, 5. Where is the deepest United Street. augl7-6tx | the Atlantic Ocean? eet. ‘og | _ 6. When was the last year that ‘Light housekeeping rooms. $5 per| Federal revenues exceeded ex- week. 411 William St. | penditures? aug20-26tx} 7. What is the length of the ‘standard tennis court? 8. What state has the highest | and lowest altitudes in confinen- tal US.? a One-bedroom furnished - apart ment. All modern convenienc es. Apply 801 Virginia St. aug21-3tx 9. What is a erumet? "36 Chevrolet, 114-ton stake body. | prised of arithmetic, spelling and | OPA price. Apply 1111 Duval} questions on general police work. | St. aug2i-4ix}Al suceessful applicants will be PINOT 79 5 OE ye Re oa OL i é Furnished house/ and cottage, hot | capital? what ‘state Ss Celene ‘Whe and cold water; no children or } pets. Apply rear 1012 Varela! street. aug2l-4tx | I NO MEAT. NO NYLONS AURORA, Ill.—Mrs. Geraldine | © Five-room apartment. Frigidaire | Johnson had just finished -wash- and gas stove. Apply 1729) i8 three newly-acquired pairs United St. - aug22-3tx ;0f Nylons when she heard a |) rumor that there was steak at|| — ROOM AND BOARD her favorite butcher shop. She |! : ‘ | hung the Nylons on the line to}! CONVENIENT Two home-cooked meals served| dry and went to the shop, only |) FLIGHTS DAY ; daily. Large, cool rooms with | to find that the rumor was false. || *Phus : private entrance to each room| When she returned, some one |) bow and bath. Breakfast, 7 to 8|had stolen her Nylons. a.m, Dinner 5 to 6 p.m.. $15} - (one in a room), $12.75 (two in + a room), $11.75 (three in a room). Mrs. Gabel, 704 Eaton “ stn NATIONAL PHOTO SUPPLIES ' ccsne Tey VINOD on dere AS Al R Li N E s) 'For Sale — New press cameras, movie cameras and binoculars, Evans Camera Shop, 506 South- ard Street. aug20-td | | NOTICE! The Civil Service Board of the City of Key West, Florida, wishes to announce the open competitive examination for Police Patrolman. Applicants must not be less than twenty-one nor more than thirty- six years of age on date of exam- ination, be not less than five feet | seven inches, nor more than six | feet three inches in height, and | whose weight and average chest | measurements shall conform to, their height according to the chart } on file in the Civil Service Office. Must be free from any bodil defect, deformity or disease. Must be a citizen of the United States, and must have been a resi- | dent of the City of Key West for the past six (6) months. Must successfully pass the pa- | trolman mental and agility tests, with an average grade of 70 or | above. | Application forms may be had | by calling at the vil Service| Board office in. the City Hall at} , any time between the hours of 9 {sA.M. and 5 P.M. All application! dorms must be turned in at the! above mentioned office in person | before 5 P.M., September 4, 1946. | The examination will be com- | MAXWELL’S Gas Ranges $95.00 CELAIN_ Loa Similar to Tilustration notified by mail as to date and place of examination. JACK’ T. MURRAY, Per: