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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-30
PEOPLES FORUM

us without pain and ruled the
earth in wealth and power, be-
came the Man of Sorrows,
choosing the most cruel and ig-
enominious death possible, to give
us an example to bear patiently
our trials, poverty, sickness and
opposition, which God permits,
being often the result of the laws
of nature, our own faults or err
rors, as well as those of others.
The Master taught us to bless
those who persecute us: He and
the first Christian martyr prayed
for those who put them to death.
In recent years a chaplain at
leper colony was stricken with
the grey" disease, which lasts so
long and kills the body inch by
inch. When the specialist of the
1000 patients had told him that
ha had become leper, he raised
his eyes to Heaven, muttering,
Thanks be to Godl" To bear
crosses patiently is true Chris
ianity: to thank God for them is
heroic.
War. Peace. Pain
While Cain in Europe sheds his
brothers blood, while planes
drop bombs and firing doth not
cease, we thank Thee. Lord, for
Life and Liberty, for Products
plentiful. Our Country's Peace.
eff we receive good things
from Cod, saith Job, should we
not bless Him too for suffering?"
So, too, dear Lord, / thank Thee
for all Pain. In trials, too, my
hymn of thanks I'll sing.
A MIDGET JOB.
Key West, Fla,
Nov. 80, 1899.
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Harvard and Princeton, which have
from time to time permitted the appear
ance of representatives of all major poll
teal beliefs have refused this privilege to
Earl Browder, the Communist leader on
Ire ground that he is at present under in
dictment for criminal offense against the
law of the United States. 1t seems to this
writer he should be deprived of speaking
publicly anywhere in the United States,
not because of the indictment hanging
over him, but for his subversive utterances
against our form of government, like the
recent statement that the United States is
ripe for its transition to socialism"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-30
THE LITTLE ORPHAN


He sat there so glum,
In 2. down-hearted way,
The poor. little fellow
Had nothing to say.
Around us the light
From the Christmas Tree
shown,
The others were happy
The young and the grown.
But no song CT cheer
Could you find in his face;
This poor. little shaver"
We'd brought to our place.
l moved with great care
Till I stood by his side,
/ knew without looking
A great dream had died.
His toys were all there,
Everyone bright and gay.
/ don't think he saw them
They were far. far away.
Then from his lips
With a tear in his eye,
He whispered so family
A heart wringing cry.
The one thing he'd asked
Would sanity today
Bring Mother and Daddy,
Who'd just gone away.
SAMMY GOBLE.
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If you don't see what you VIZ

If you don't see what you want in
Key West ask for it. A few days ago this
column asked to have the Umbrella tree
transplanted from Australia to this islnd
city. Since we already had the bread
mutt tree and the sausage tree, we thought
il desirable to have shady place where to
regale ourselves and wished for the UNI
brella tree which exudes an aroma similar
10 raspberry jam. Miss Molly Parker IN
forms us that at her place she has an UNI
brella tree about Is feet high but has not
doomed as yet The Umbrella tree be-
longs to the family of Bnassaia actin
ophylla and derives its familiar name from
the appearance of the leaves which are ar
ranged like the ribs of an umbrella.
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ISLAND CITY POPULATION:

4S@<4AN1 Ma ESE ~ Liza kSNs
Bascom Grooms is pretty well
known for being an interesting
talker, and the genial Electric
Company president always ac-
companies his lengthy talk with
experiences of his stay in the in
teresting Old South among the
the Georgia coast aristocrats and
in interior Georgia. Berlin Saw
yer is tops in talks. The veteran
barber keeps the show going
whether it is squirming young
ster with tow headed pate or
drunken sailor who wants a
shave whether he needs one or
not. Otto Kirchheiner is always
looking for someone to kid and
has great time doing it. Frank
Laid, tubby faced and bold
voiced, once known as the silver
tongue orator of Key West" al
ways has a hearty greeting.
Ross Sawyer looks at you when
approaching as if to say. what
the heck do you want" then
breaks down before questions,
and answers volunlinously.
Jerry Trevor at the bank is ever
clipper. He is the one from
whom you get permission to get
some of the banks money out. !.
Joe Pearlman, Key West Mer-
chants Association president, lis
tens in to every bright idea
whether it is worth a thin dime
or no. Quiet John Gardner
often gets agitated over lack of
civic spirit here and there.
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THANKSGIVING

>sses4ses seas . 60 . ssse
We feel the chill of the wintry
air,
We are joyful and very gay,
Because there's much to be
thankful for,
On this Thanksgiving Day.
Our countrv's at peace with all
the world,
We are so glad today.
Because here at home, we can
worship God,
In a true and humble way.
IL. s..
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The Citizen welcomes express
siOns of the views of it's read-
crs. but the editor reserves the
right to delete any items
which are considered libeIOus
or unwarranted. The writer's
should he fair and eenfine the
letters to 200 words. Signature
of the writer's must accompany
the letters and will he pub
lished unless requested other
wise.
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It appears that Finland is

. = IL dpptdIS LIIdL I IIIIdHu IS UOOIItU,
though it is also apparent she will go
down with flags flying and may even give
better account of herself than Poland
but utter destruction is definitely the fate
Of the little republic near Russia, 1t is not
comprehensive that the Finnish David
can conquer the Russian Goliath.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-30

Tuesday this column limited about the
appearance of the 1910 calendars, being
curious how the Thanksgiving Days were
treated. Several came in to the sanctum
and all of them ignored both the Franks
giving and the Thanksgiving days. That
vas smart of the lithogrphers.
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IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

l. Water and Sewerage
2. Comprehensive City Plan (Zoning).
3. Hotels and Apartments.
4. Beach and Bathing Pavilion.
5. Airports-Land and Sea-
6. Consolidation of County and City
Governments
7. A Modern City Hospital
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The war is said to be costing Great
Britain million dollars an hour. Gee 4!
That's almost as bad as the WPA.-San-
lord Herald. A thankless situation, either
here or over there.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-30

Appointing committees is one thing
getting them to work together is another
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-30

WE HAVE been requested to
ask that the city do something
about the coming of population.
In this good old southern town
colored people are said to be
getting little too fresh by this
party. Down Duval, especially,
their apparent ownership of the
sidewalk leaves many wondering
about the new change Again,
lately there has been a large in
flux of negro population moving
into houses on Whitehead street,
which is one of the city's prin-
cipal thoroughfares and the To-
cation of many nice residences.
Making negroes deputies" or
&c Men,. as they are called,
didn't help much. They're get
ting a bit chesty over this The
Omen, however, with their
greater experience with their
own race have aided police a
great deal and make for a more
efficient police department, If
their offices have other draw
backs.
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ALONG THE WATERFRONT:

First kingfish of the season was
brought in yesterday, a seven
FOUNDER. Cold weather drives
them down. Few yellowtail were
caught, the haul being mostly in
mackerel and margot fish.
Gulls and pelicans are increasing
in numbers. When gull gets a
choice morsel the pelican seizes
it around the neck and shakes
the bird until it drops the food.
Gulls show where large schools
of fish are. Matching west
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-30

THINGS we have found out
about the reporting game, which
are good rules for just about
everything in life: When they
bawl you out listen patiently.
When they start to cool off lind
out if you have really offended
or not. If you haven't, close the
conversation quietly and friendly.
If you have, remedy the situa-
ton. Don't ever threaten I'M
less someone gets nasty, then
"call'' him. Let the other fell
low think he is the big shot. Your
education will be improved by
listening, anyway, and besides
that's your job. !. Dealing with
large public you've got to en-
dure much. At the same time
you'll learn much. Watch out
for the flatterers who want
something out of you in exchange
for back pats. There are many
in civic guise who have axes to
grind. Dull their axes off. :.
Tone down the hell raiser. !.
Make your stories brief. No one
wants to read bull. Hit the point
Key West would like a Cos
sipy paper slant to most of their
articles. Keep your finger on
all rumors. Check responsible
sources for the facts. Try not
to get wearied when the big shot
starts sounding off on himself
and at the same time is not CIV
ing you further factual news.
Turn him toward the facts again
Try to keep a straight face
when the politician tells you how
honest and straight he is and
you know different. Look for
motives behind everything. News
importance will be aided Strange
action CT many may be interpret
ed by deeper motives. Finally,
think of your greatest response
bility: informing the public cor
reetly.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-30

Hatreds having been whipped into
shape, war may break out between Ger
many and the Allies any time now.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-30

The Russians seem inclined to carry
their fight to the Finnish.-The Key West
Citizen. At least Moscow has decided not
to Russia.-Times-Un Union.
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Hopes for peace persist.

You'll be surprised how soon you will
be reading Shop Early" slogans again.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-30

1t isn't love that makes the merchant
vessels hug the shores. Not under present
conditions
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-30

MARATHON is getting to be a
shot spot. Sailors from the fleet
here journey up there to pitch"
a good one. Archie Thompson
recently established a wholesale
grocery company. Ever notice
the little rhumba band made up
of tattered youngsters. They
Turk in some dark showcase and
when a tourist approaches up
swells their musical twanging
and humping of the Cuban
rumba.
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-30
THE ISLAND CITY
By KENNETH FRIEDMAN

! ern movie the other day we were
suddenly struck with the fact
that their canvas covered wagons
have the same principle as Key
West commercial fishing boats.
Many of these boats use canvas
covers. which shade from the sun,
keep off the wind. 49,.
Evening star., 1939-01-29
Department of Agriculture Has $1,000
Employees Listed on Cards With
Qualifications Shown

nent information. A mechanical
verifier checks every card to prevent
errors.
The cards are now ready to roll
through the sorting machines, which
can be adjusted to single out the
records of all persons qualified to
fill any vacancy that may occur.
Suppose there is call for a
graduate veterinarian who speaks
Spanish and has had three years
experience. Presto, the machine
will pick out the cards of all en-
ployes among these qualifications.
Another machine automatically
prints the numerical data from the
selected cards and thus supplies a
brief history Of the various job
eligibles. In this way, the entire
staff of the department can now
be surveyed speedily for prospects
to fill a vacancy. In the past it
might have been necessary to hunt
for candidates on the outside and
perhaps to hold expensive exami-
nations, while unused personnel rec
ords gathered dust and old employees
missed promotion opportunities
simply because the records were in
accessible.
The mechanical Sherlock Holmes
thinks" by electrical impulses which
direct the perforated cards into the
proper receptacles. A minute metal
brush is set in position so that it
will make contact as it passes over a
particular perforation. If 1t is set
in position to locate veterinarians,
for instance, only those cards listing
that qualification will have perfo-
Evening star., 1939-01-29

Combined Types of Training Offered to
Sorting Machine When Vacancy
Has to Be Filled

position, the machine will sift out
all but employees having the required
three years. experience.
Working at lightning speed, the
sorting machine checks $50 cards a
minute with unfailing accuracy.
Still, it would take hours to run and
rerun $1,000 cards through the ma
chine to locate special combinations
of qualifications. To have the infor-
nation even more readily available
for filling job vacancies on short
notice, the machines have been put
to work setting up panels Of quail
fed persons to fill standard types of
position, such as stenographers, eco
nomists or craftsmen. If a person
has qualifications fitting him for
several diverse types of jobs, his
record will appear on the panel Of
each position ne can fill. But should
an unusual job turn up, for which no
panel has been prepared, the sorting
machines can, by the more lengthy
process of elimination, sift through
all $1,000 agriculture personnel cards
to locate the man or woman who fits
the particular job specifications.
Dramatic proof Of the accuracy of
the machines in picking likely job
prospects was furnished recently
when it was necessary to suggest
candidates for technical commit
tee. One Of the cards that the ma
chine picked out was that of the re-
signing member whose position was
to be filed.
Despite the seeming wizardry Of
the machines, the mechanical Sher-
Evening star., 1939-01-29

lock has its limitations, recognized
by the personnel officers. The ma
chimes are excellent for ferreting out
the names of all persons having the
minimum requirements for a given
job. After that, the personnel spe-
cialists working in cooperation with
administrators must decide which OF
the eligibles having the paper quail
ifications have the best actual ex-
perience and personality for the par
ticular job. But the mechanical
assistant helps the personnel expert
to examine the merits of all possible
candidates for the job, instead of
limiting his choice to those persons
who happen to be on the spot or
whose records happen to be on the
top of the pile.
Pointing out the advantages Of a
streamlined personnel system
equipped with the last word in me-
'chanical aids, the Agriculture Ex-
change, publication Of the Welfare
Association Of the Department of
Agriculture, states:
For the department this means a
saving of thousands of dollars an
nually and a definite increase in
efficiency. For every employe it
means that eventually he will auto
matically be brought up for consid-
Grafton whenever q vacancy arises
for which he may be qualified. Ag-
ricultural employees will receive con-
sideration for filling vacancies on a
department-wide basis. Their fu-
ture will depend less on aggressive
ness in making applications or on
some ones memory"
Evening star., 1939-01-29
By Elisabeth Sbence.

Robot-like machinery such as the
Justice Department uses for sleuth-
ing down the worst men wanted for
the worst crimes is now being used
by the Department of Agriculture
to locate the best men for promo
ton.
Fifty-five thousand employees of
this department recently filled out
personnel questionnaires," briefly
setting forth their job qualifications
and ambitions. This mountainous
file of data was assembled by the
departments Office of Personnel as
the first step toward establishing an
improved method of personnel
placement and promotion.
But how to sort through the
records of $1,000 potential candi-
dates for one job to fill the vacancy
fairly and efficiently on a days no.
tice?
That's the job the machines do
with ease and precision that seems
positively psychic. It's all very
scientific and accurate, however, and
sounds simple as explained by per-
sonnel office officials.
Information from each personnel
QUESTIONABLE is coded and recorded
on a punch card. The completed
cards resemble a lstrip of player
piano music, the position of the
holes giving profile of the en-
ployes experience, education and
training, job title, salary. service,
age, sex, residence and other peril
Evening star., 1939-01-29
Gaudy Chinese Junk Built by American Sail Pacific Ocea
SAN FRANCISCO is LAST PORT
Richard Halliburton Recalls Fascination of Sailing Craft and
Development Orient Through Years of Travel by Water;
Examples of Beauty and Grace Afoat

At Chichen-Itza, the magnificent
carved-stone capital OF the Maya
Indians, there is deep sacrif1cial
pool. Into this pool the Mayan
priests flung young maidens and
gifts of treasures as sacrifices to
Yum Chac, the god of rain. A few
years ago this tragic well was care
fully dredged. Bones of the sacri-
ces were found. Also, sunk deep
in the accumulated silt, were found
many sacred offerings of carved
jade. And since no deposits of jade
are known to exist in the Americas,
the ikeliest explanation is that these
treasures were junk-borne from
China, 5000 miles away.
In modern times we have incon-
testable evidence that Chinese junks
have sailed In every sea. About a
hundred years ago the people Of
London were astonished by the visit
of an extraordinary vessel that came
unheralded up the Thames. It had
lug sails made of mats, big wooden
eyes on the bow, fantastic pictures
on the stern. This ship turned out
to be the Keyling, an 80-foot Foo
crow junk that had come to Eng
land by way of the southern cape
of Africa. 1t carried a cargo of
silk and ivory, and bizarre presents
for Queen Victoria.
In 1875 whole fleet of war junks
came to California. In that year
news reached the Emperor of China,
reigning in Peking, that thousands
of Chinese, who had gone to Cali
fornia to work on the new railroads,
were being cruelty mistreated. Out
ragged at this report, the Emperor
resolved to teach the United States
Evening star., 1939-01-29

Three Of our sailors-George Bar
stow, a student from the Juilliard
School of Music; Robert Chase, a
senior at Dartmouth, and Paul
Mooney, journalist-have never
SO far-even helped to set sail.
John Potter and Gordon Torrey,
Just out of Dartmouth. are some
what saltier, having spent their
summers aboard their racing yacht
at Bar Harbor Henry Won Fehren,
in charge of radio and lights and
things mechanical. has been aboard
an ocean-going yacht for several
years, and is thoroughly sea-Wise.
Fortunately our captain, John
WEIGH, is also veteran seaman,
and has been master of all manner
of sailing ships He vows, with
proper salty language, to make sail
ors of all of us before we've been at
sea many days.
Being for the most part amateurs
we are all quite prepared, in winter
weather. to be deathly seasick until
we get our sea-legs. And we know
that there will be other sorts of
hardships. too-scanty space, meals
scrambled up by ourselves in a
gyrating galley, the damp chill of
a winter sea, too little fresh water
and too much salt but these
things we must accept as matter
of course. They are part of the
adventure We have chosen to cross
the Pacific the hardest. but the most
exciting way.
AS for myself, have one fervent
hope, one prayer-that the wind
and circumstance will not blow the
Sea Dragon into Puget Sound or
down to Mexico.
(Copyright, 19590
Evening star., 1939-01-29

| junks and battleships were only 200
yards apart, a Chinese mosquito
boat, hitherto concealed, suddenly
dashed from the midst of the junk
fleet-full speed at the carrier.
Point-blank it looSed torpedo and
struck the japanese vessel squarely
amidship. The great carrier was so
badly damaged that it had to go
into drydock for three months.
At once the Japanese swore venge-
ance on all junks-honest and other
wise. They shelled every junk they
could find, set fire to the wreckage
and disposed Of the crews (Which in
China means whole families) by
pushing them into the sea without
boats or lifebelts. Even at anchor
in the harbors of the coastal cities
the helpless native craft were sys-
tematically bombed-as they still
are today. Knowing all this, plan
to go first to Toxic and formally
ask the japanese navy to grant a
safe conduct for the Sea Dragons
journey through the war zone.
Many people, ignoring the serious
dangers resulting from the war,
ask me, isn't midwinter a foolish
time to attempt the Pacific in
junk?" Perhaps it is. However,
this risk is less great than it seems.
1 can explain why.
First of all, contrary to general
belief, junks are among the most
seaWorthy of ships. For 1000 years
China has been building these
strange craft, and after 40 centuries
of trial and error has learned to
build them so that they handle re-
markably well in all kinds of
weather. Far from being a race
Evening star., 1939-01-29

soul aboard. The log was found in
tact. On every page appeared, over
and over, the word hunger. This
log showed that the junk had
started on it's helpless, headlong
course the end of December. The
coast guardsmen found it in Puget
Sound the following April-blown
by the storm across the wide ex-
panse of the Pacific, sailing on even
after the last man had perished.
The story of DR.. Petersen's &c.
foot junk, the Hummel-H Hummel,
whose incredible voyage from Shang-
hal to San Pedro succeeded so re-
Gently, is too well known to need
retelling. The first report of his
very genuine hardships gave me
as one says-pause especially as
his crossing was in midsummer, and
our must be in winter. However,
a communication from DR.. Peter
sens two young Russian sailors
changed this picture. 1t seems they
have not had their fill of reeling
decks, cold beans for supper, and
sea -drenched turns at the tiller.
For, since their return to Shanghai,
they have written me saying they
enjoyed their voyage on the Hum
mel-Hummel so much they would
like to make the crossing all over
again aboard my Sea Dragon.
In reply I reminded them of a
Japanese proverb which goes like
this: You are a fool not to climb
Fujiyama once in your lifetime
But you are worse fool to climb it
twice"
The time may come when I shall
regret having refused the offer of
these veteran junkmen. For we
are not altogether an expert crew.