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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-08
POWER A SOURCE OF COMFORT

The boys and girls of Key West
should realize the value of mechanical
power, as developed through ingenious en-
gines and turbines invented by man. There
was a time, in the history of the world,
when manpOwer was the only source of
energy. In that day, when great king
wanted a great work accomplished he re-
lied upon the sweat of thousands of slaves,
and they were compelled to perform
arduous tasks that today are as simple as
pressing a button
If you multiply the number of people
in the world by the physical strength of
one Individual you would arrive at the
sum total of power that was available to
ancient kings for works of constructive
value. A little later, in more enlightened
countries, you would have to add to the
manpoWer the strength of the beasts of
burden, and then you would have the total
of the energy available to the race at that
time
Today, you would have to add to the
other totals the sum of the power gen
Grated by great engines and mighty tur-
bines | is stupendous difference Every
modern manufacturing plant depends up
on power other than human or animal
energy. Without it they would be COM
PEELED to close and mankind would be re-
legated to the olden days, when each home
manufactured It's needs and commerce
would slide into minor factor in the bust
ness of communities.
The use of mechanical power has
wrought modern blessings that make ordi-
nary lite today compare favorably with
the existence of princes in the ages past
The greater development and wise use of
new sources of power in the future will
work similar blessings for coming genera
tons. Mechanical power has done much
for man We should not underestimate its
contributions to the race.
Neither should we forget that the con-
troll of power is as vital as its development
The vast waterpowers that are to be har-
messed for men and women should be de-
veloped with an eye to the protection of
the public There should be no monopoly
upon the sources of mechanical power. If
there should ever occur monopoly in con-
troll of power, you would have a real
against this menace at all times.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-08
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YOUR DESTINY
BY LIE MAPS
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The character and talents Of
those born between

BY LIE MAPS

Inc Character and talents ot
those born between
JUNE I9 TO JULY -
CANCER people born under
this sign have a vIvaciouS. rest
less and anxious nature: are ener-
getlc. asp ring, but lack continu-
ity. Are happy and unhappy Al
the same time. Anxious 10 learn.
but impatient IN methods; have
good figures, are graceful and
courteous. The most affection
ate, unselfiSh people in the world;
are quick IN body and mind: clev-
er in business matters and fit TO
command; they are ambitious -
obtain wca tn. hoRors, and al
good things in life. and Cancer
helps them To succeed. The sub
jects kindred viii push him en-
ergetically in the career he viii
finally select; wealth VII be Oft
en- very hard to collect, and the
inherited patrImony may be reck-
lCSsly squandered. either by rela-
tives or by children IF the sub
ject. Cancer subjects viii have
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-08

commission is as easy as Smelling peas.
whereas the task is extraordinarily
difficult. if not impossible.
On his tour through the Middle
West this month. your correspondent
has inquired of certain labJrers here
and there just what their minimum
wages should De. In every case, all
have wanted them as high as possible
At first all were not adverse to other
workers securing the same rewards.
But, after further rejecting upon the
matter. each concluded that he would
be better off in the marke. place if
every other persons wage remained
unchanged. because he would have
more dollars to buy with. and prices
would be practically the same as be-
fore.
OF course. as matters stand. the
wages which are paid today result
from the existing relation between
the number of people who are able
and willing 10 work. and the number
of jobs which employers are able and
willing to fill. Moreover. conditions of
demand and supply change so rap
idly in the various labor markets
that they are never the same from
one month to the next Statistics
gathered one season are out-of- date
few weeks later.
Despite these facts, there is behind
all of the clamor for minimum wage
legislation the fallacious notion that
it is somehow possible for politicians
or their representatives to set indi-
vidual wage rates for the improve
ment of Lapor's economic position.
Seemingly. such legislation is the only
address questions TO the az
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-08

Regional boards OF censorship will be
set up in all parts of the United States by
the Catholics as result of the order of
Pope Plus to organize a concerted fight to
save the world from the "debasing in
fluence of bad films" In his encyclical.
the pontiff says: "All thinking men,
Catholic and non-Catholic, will help as
sure that the great international force
the motion picture-shall be directed to-
ward the noble end of promoting the high
est ideals and the truest standards of life. y
Will Ii. Hays, spokesman of the industry,
considers the pope's decree tacit en-
dorsement of the industry's own censor
ship plan.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-08
We have the greatest admiration 70,

We have the greatest admiration for
the man or woman who is conscientious
church attendant-and worker for his
church. There is no better example for
any community. The only church-goers
we do not like or admire are those who
take their church attendance too seriously
who believe the outward showing is
what courts. And who certainly do not
follow the precepts of the great Teacher.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-08
Today's Horoscope


This day should produce a per-
son of great executive ability,
who by energy will push his way
into leading place. He will have
many friends and through them
bring about many improvements.
Ely his nel voEs energy and force
Of character, today's native will
act as reformer, and with strong
plan tary aspects may become a
really great one.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-08
This Liquid Kills
Skin Itch Quicker

Containing six kinds of itch kill
ing medicines. Imperial Lotion
flows freely into skin folds and
pores to reach and kill itching of
eczema, rash. letter, ringworm and
common itch. Two sizes, Csc and 81.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-08

ing street starting at the Car
barns to Division and down that
street. from TO White. The track is
being removed on the unpaved
portion Of DuvaI street and posts
which were being used to support
the trolley wires, exclusively are
also being taken down.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-08

The admonition- :" Do unto others as
sou would they should do unto you"
-"Love thy neighbor as myself are the
pIecepts we like to follow. Particularly
that Love thy neighbor" one. especially
when the neighbor is attractiva-and of
course-of the opposite sex.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-08

The way the writer. now sojourning
in the East finds the political prognostica-
tlons IS that the democrats are cock-sure of
RooaeVelt's election, while the republicans
are only sure of Landon's.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-08

conSide T a o ! e
comment IN the
papers a b o u I
providing mini
mum wages by
| 4 w. S o m G
people wish TO
change the Fed
eral ConStitu-
ton so that it
will be legally
possible.
The SUPPOSE
ton seems TO be
q ute general
that the deter
m in alton of
m / n i m u m
w a g e c b v a
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-08

There are many men in high political
life who take the rap for Roosevelt when
ever he makes faux pas. Chief of the
goats is Farley. Some day this news be-
hind the news will make interesting read
ing. 80 & III
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-08

many friends and protectors -
peclally among the opposite seE-
toward the SSH year the sIa-
leCts' position wII b. chauEsd
from Eood o. bad ~ rlre vera
after thI- age 60 u1E - mucl
more steady Should ucar Al
AQuauarlue GYM wash VII har
mouIze WIrh thelr au1I nature
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-08

LlcnChec{ has announced that he will
Iun again-on his record, presumably. and
bat a record?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-08
You and Your
Nations Affairs
Minimum Wages by Law
By CLARENCE W. FACKLER
Associate Professor Of Economics NeiU York University

Since the Supreme Courts decision
a few weeks ago invalidating the
New York Minimum Wage Law for
women and children. there has been
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-08

ANY fool can go to bed (if he is sober)
but 1t takes a man to get up.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-08

Subscribe to The Citizen-20c
weekly.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-08
IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

|. Water and Sewerage.
2. BRIDGES to complete Road to Main
Ind.
a SEE Fort.
4. Heels and Apartments
6. Bathing Pavilion.
G. AirpOrts-Land and Sea-
=. Consolidation Of County and City
Governments.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-08

Work OF removing the street
car trollv cables and wires and
the tracks was started today and
is going on rapid rate. The tro-
lev is already removed from Flem-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-08

Persons who read the Monroe
}Theater advertisement in The
tCitizen will learn how the manage
sment OF that theater is offering
two free trips to the Sesqui-cen-
tennial International exhibition at
Philadelphia. You who read this
and the advertisement may be one
Of those to win a trip.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-08

Editorial comment: The human
heart is like a harp OF many
strings. Harmony or discord de-
ponds on the human hand that
sweeps the strings. II the music
happens to be harsh. don't b'ame
the harp.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-08

(Address questions to the author newspaper
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-19
GOOD FARM PRACTICES
MAKE BIG CORN YIELD

The best corn crop he has ever
had, despite a growing season that
started with an abnormally dry
spring, is the result which has been
obtained this year by H. D. Sears,
cooperator in the Deep River ero-
sion control project in Guilford
county.
Mr.. Sears has adapted the salient
features of soil erosion control re-
commended by the State College
Extension Service and the Soil Con-
servation Service to his own agri-
cultural needs and AYERS that the
work done on his farm to stop wash
ing and improve his soil and wood
lands has greatly increased the val
ue of the farm.
The field upon which his record
crop was grown had been planted
throughout the two previous seasons
to lespedeza. The field is now strip
cropped, and next year the contour
strips which are in lespedeza will be
planted to corn, while the strips
which are now in corn will be plant
ed to rye and winter wheat followed
by lespedeza. He has practiced con-
tour tillage throughout.
In addition, he has converted his
sleeper slopes, where erosion and
gully formations have been very Sc
rious, to permanent pastures and is
planning to increase his livestock
holdings to get the full advantage
from his increased paSturage.
Mr.. Sears has planted "a mixture of
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-19
HOME MAY BE OPERATED
LIKE A GOOD BUSINESS

A good housekeeper can take a
few hints from a well organized
business office, said Miss Pauline
Gordon, State College extension
specialist in home management.
For example, she said, the house.
keeper can make a work schedule to
divide the day among the different
tasks that have to be done and TO
show which tasks are or can be done
by various members of the family.
The family needs should be studl-
ed, and the family income so. bud
geted that the greatest returns for
all concerned may be secured, Miss
Gordon continued.
A record book is helpful in keep
ing a check on household activities
and in making plans for the future.
Such book is a good place to set
down addresses, facts about the
household and the family personnel,
automobile data, books owned, bor-
rowed, and loaned, Christmas cards
to be sent or acknowledged, gifts
given or desired, clubs and their
dues and meeting days, clothing
sizes and measurements for the fam
lily, preferred brands and amounts
of food needed, garden paintings and
suggestions, menus for company,
things needed, insurance data, mag
azine subscriptions carried, and
numerous other things.
An inventory should be made of
house furnishings to show what is
owned, the condition of the furni-
ture, and what may be needed now
or in the future.
A reminder file is good for, calling
attention to special household tasks
that must be done within certain
periods, visitors due, birthdays,
special anniversaries, dates when
payments must be made on insur-
ance, taxes, or articles purchased on
the installment plan, and many 9TH
er duties that may be lost sight OF.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-19
Kinston Woman Gets
Letter from Frankli

KINSTON, Nov. 15.-Little Mrs.
Jane Venters McCotter was the
''happiest person in the world" to-
day.
She takes her politics seriously.
When the news was flashed the
night of November that Franklin
D. Roosevelt had been reelected
President of the United States mil
lions cheered, but 86-year-old Mrs.
McCotter wept She wept from joy.
AS tears ran down her cheeks she
told how she had prayed, often and
long, for that good and great mans
return to office"
In some way the President learned
of it. He was one of the busiest of
men, but he took time off from af-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-19
TIMELY FARM QUESTIONS
ANSWERED AT COLLEGE

QUESTION:: How long should
hog be off feed before killing?
ANSWER: No feed should be CIV
en- the animal for at least "a hours
before it is killed. During that time,
however, the animal should have &C
cess to plenty of water. This gives
the hog time to get rid of the con-
tents of the stomach and intestlnes
which makes it easier to get a good
bleed. The meat also cures better
when the small blood vessels are
free from food products. Never over
heat or excite the animal before
killing as this produces feverish
condition which prevents proper
bleeding and cause the meat to sour
while in cure.
QUESTION:: Should I deworm all
my pullets before they are put into
the laying house?
ANSWER: Where the pullets are
laying they should be put into the
laying house without deworming. To
deworm them after they have begun
laying will upset the pullets and
cause them to stop producing. How
ever, those pullets that are in thin
flesh, have pale face parts and show
that they are suffering from worms
should be dewormed and fed con-
ditioning or fattening ration, in adj
dition to the growing mash, for three
weeks. At the end of this time if the
pullets have responded to the treat
ment they should be put in the lay
ing house. Those that do not respond
to the, treatment should be sold.
QUESTION:: How much silage
should l provide for my dairy cows?
ANSWER: This, of course, de-
ponds upon the number of animals
and the weight of each animal The
average cow will consume about
three pounds of silage day for each
100 pounds of live weight. In other
words, COW weighing thousand
pounds will consume about thirty
pounds of silage day. Multiply the
number of pounds each cow will
consume a day by the number OF
animals to feed to get the total
poundage required. This figure di-
vided by 1000 will give the tonnage
needed Add to this about five per-
cent to allow for feed wasted and
spoiled.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-19
FARMS AND GARDENS

common, Korean, and Kobe lespe-
deza along his steep highway banks
and has effectively checked road
erosion; the infertile soil along the
road no longer washes down upon
the fertile fields.
In odd corners in his fields and
along his creek banks, Mr.. Sears has
planted native shrubs and plants
conductive to wildlife conservation
and development.
"By adding nitrogen content to
the soil lespedeza has cut my fer
tilizer costs, so that now can use a
less expensive potash and super
phosphatef ertilizer," Sears said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-19
Tenn. Senator to Ask
Probe Of Digest Poll
Declares That Any Magazine
That Conducts Such a Poll
Wrongs Candidates

The Literary Digest's recent ma
tional presidential poll will be in
vestigated by the Senate, if Senator
Mcclellan, Tennessee Democrat, has
his way.He said last week that when
Congress convenes he will offer a
resolution calling for such an in
vestigation.
Senator Mcclellan, in. Memphis,
said that ''the prediction Literary
Digest poll, while it was entirely dis
cerdited by the election, should not
be overlooked and measures should
be taken to prevent such -. per-
Torrance from ever occurring again
in a national election"
The Literary Digest poll had Lam
don in the lead by substantial mar
gin from first to last and gave him
a large majority of the electoral
votes. It gave Roosevelt but few
electoral votes outside the South.
The veteran senator said he would
sponsor legislation to place future
national straw votes under strict
Federal supervision.
The Literary Digest the same day,
Tuesday, invited Senator Mcclellan
to examine all its records at its Of
fees in New York and count the
ballots himself. The management
said ..'The Literary Digest has always
kept its records and ballots for an
extended period after each of its
polls"
Characterizing The Digest's fore
cast of the election of Governor Lam
don as "a great wrong to American
voters" Senator Mcclellan said:
"Any newspaper or magazine con-
Quoting such a poll, before being al
lowed to publish partial or final re-
suits, should have a Federal super
visory body composed of active and
intelligent partisans of the parties
participating in the election.
''The individuals composing such
a supervisory body should be of
such character and ability as to in
sure the utmost fairness and honesty
of the poll; and no newspaper or
magazine should be permitted to
publish the returns of any pre-elec-
ton poll until its fairness and cor
rectness are passed upon by such
bipartisan or multi-partisan board"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-19

fairs of State to write Mrs. McCot-
ter. He wrote:
my dear Mrs. McCotter: ] have
recently learned Of the friendly in
terest you have expressed in my adj
ministration, and / am writing you
this little note to express my per-
sonal appreciation.
Il am also very glad to join your
many friends in extending congratu-
lations and best wishes for your
coming birthday. Very sincerely
yours, Franklin D. Roosevelt" Mrs.
McCotter will be 81 in few days.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-19
Bury Man without Vocal Chords

Bury Man Without Vocal ChOrdS
Last rites were held in California
Thursday for Edward Hollenbeck,
As, who ttracted nation wide atten-
ton in 1884 by learning to talk after
his vocal chords were removed in an
operation. Some observers said Hol-
lenbeck's recovery of the power of
speech indicated that sound origi-
mates in the sinus air cavities of the
head, as well as the "voice box" of
the throat.
He died Monday after an opera
ton.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-19
IL Killed in Carolinas

A survey the first of the week in
Dictated II persons had been killed
and 33 injured in weekend automo-
bile accidents in the Carolinas: OF
the total dead, North Carolina show
ed nine, South Carolina eight, while
10 were injured in North Carolina
and IA in the Palmetto State.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-19

Egyptians fish along the Nile with
long handled nets just as their an
cestors did in the days of Moses and
the Pharoahs
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-19

Chemists have found many uses
for the cocoanut tree of the tropics
buttons, tooth powder, candy, rope,
butter, soap, candles, hats, brushes,
paper, mucilage, ice cream, baskets
and fans.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-19

Nagging wives and scolds were
once gagged with head harness in
Scotland and Colonial
America.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-19

An inventor has worked out a
process of making artificial wool
from a certain grass.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-19

A prune is a plum that will dry
without fermenting.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-19

Sunshine is almost too hot for
comfort in the high Alps in the dead
of winter.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-11-19

A
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Subscribe to The Skyland
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and hel p their school at the
same time.
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Subscribe now and help your favorite
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A subscription from you will help a boy
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to get the equivalent Of trip in money.
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