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The Key West citizen., 1940-11-27
Economic Hghights
HAPPENINGS THAT AFFECT THE DINNER PALS. DIVIDEND
INDIVIDUAL:
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PROBLEMS
NSEPARABLE FROM LOCAL WELFARE
The spokesman country

Gus country in which there are
few roads, and she started in the
worst possible season. 1t was in
evitable that her losses would be
tremendous. No authority be-
lieves that Greece can hold out
indefinitely, but Italy's victory
viii be wen at great cost, IN
prestige no less than IN men and
material And in the meantime
England has been able to estab-
lish air and naval bases on the
Greek islands which are of i'm
mense Importance in cenenting
her hold on the Mediterranean.
The British air attack which
disabled three Italian battleShips
and a number of lesser craft IS.
if English reports of the action
are true one Of the major victor
les of this war It means that the
Italian fleet has lost close TO
half its effectiveness so far as
the surface vessels are concerned
And that, in turn, means that
Britain can now release ships
from the Mediterranean to other
places where they are badly
needed for purposes of convoy.
and TO hunt down and engage
German raiders which are oper-
ating in the mid-Atlantic-
Watch Africa now-the next
showdown will probably come
there. More and more of French
Africa has disavowed the Ger
man-dominated Vichy govern
ment and is throwing in with
the free French" cause led by
General De Gau1le- Mysterious
General Wevgand is now in Afri-
ca He was sent there by the
Vicl1y authorities 10 hold the
colonies But reports leak out
that Wevgand may have an en-
tirely different plan in mind
that he NAV join De Gaulle or.
at least, keep the part Of Africa
he controls out of an alliance OF
any kind with Germany II ne
does that. il will be a blow to
the Axis, which must conquer
Africa as a main step In its pro-
gram for destroying the lifeline
of the British Empire
Also watc.l the Far East There
is quiet on the surface there at
the moment. but there is turbul-
ence underneath. Japan has been
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-27

The Axis spokesman continues
to boast of the dreadful doom
that is about to befall Britain
and all ether powers which dare
to oppose German-Italian-Japan-
ese ambitions to create a new
and revolutionary world order
But in much of the present boast
ing there is a hollow and dis
cordant note. For II IS a plain
fact that today the dictators are
winning most of their battles on
paper instead of the field Of ac-
ton.
The war, in other words, is not
going well, from the Nazi-Fascist
point of view. Germany has ap-
parently abandoned hope of in
vading England move which.
according to Hitler's original cal
endar, was to have been COM
pleted months ago. Her air at
tacks go on, and they do much
damage But there is no evi-
dence to indicate that the plane
can win a war or break the mo-
rale of a proud and determined
people. In the meantime, English
plane production, buttressed by
imports from this country. moves
steadily forward toward the day
when Britain will be Germany's
equal in the air. Nazi raiders
and submarines have sunk an
immense amount of British ship
ping. But Britain's merchant
marine is still vast, and IS being
added to almost daily. And new
British warships. including one
orztwo 35.OOO-ton super-dread-
naughts. have lately been COM
miSsioned-
Greatest fiaSco has been that
of Italy together, and that may
very well be true-Italy IS one
If the least self-contained of ma
tions, and Hitler must keep sup
plying her with materials which
he could use TO advantage at
home. On top of that, the mill
tary experts are shaking their
heads in amaZement over what
they regard as the almost incred-
ible stupidity of MussolinisS
ch-bemedaled general staff
The invasion OF small, poorly
armed Greece Is a vivid example.
Italy attempted 70 use blitzkrieg
tactics in rugged, mountain
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-27
THE REPUBLIC THREATENED

Well, what's the country coming to?
In the State of Pennsylvania a de-
feated candidate for Congress has sworn
out warrant against his victorious op-
ponent, charging his rival falsely accused
him of Nazi sympathies during the cam
paign.
IF this thing spreads, it won't be safe
for any candidate to make the usual de-
famatory addresses about his opponent.
There will be dearth of subject-matter for
candidates speeches. The whole republic
viii topplei
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-27

A play-song of years ago was Lon
don Bridge is Falling Down" but it never
happened, but in the United States the
Tacoma Narrows suspension bridge, built
al cost of S6,4O0,OOO and exceeded in
length only by the Golden Gate Bridge of
San Francisco and the George Washington
Bridge over the Hudson river, actually has
fallen down. New scientific methods in
the construction of the bridge were intro
daced and the calculation of the engineer,
oae of the best, failed to come up to ex-
pectations Suspension bridges sway to
and FRO and if the balance is not main
tained the structure will collapse. The
Eiffel tower in Paris has been teetering In
that manner for nearly hundred years
and Mr. Eiffel would be glad to know
this, but he isn't interested in towers any
more, or anything else for that matter.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-27

Martha GellhOrn to whom Ernest
Hemingway. the Key West author, dedi-
Gated his new book, For Whom the Bell
Tolls and to whom he was married re-
Gently, will be invited to play a part in The
movie, an executive of Paramount Studio
has announced. 1t is not likely that Miss
Gellhorn who is beautiful, blonde and
shapely, will accept, despite the interesting
lact that Gary Cooper will be the leading
man. The movie of Reap the Wild
Wind" by Miss Strabel another Key West
author. will soon be seen on the screen,
nd Key Westers, naturally, are eager to
zee the perturbation. and had hoped to
have the premier shown in this island city
but the studio declined the invitation for
re~sons OF their own.
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The Key West citizen., 1940-11-27

Hitler and MussOlini few weeks ago
conferred under bust of Machiavelli at
Florence, Italy. Oddly enough this Floren-
line statesman, historian and political
writer. is best known for ''The Prince,
considered by many as a textbook for
dictators,' bitterly inimical to democratic
doctrines
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-27

Steve Early, the Presidents secretary,
wrote an article last year on the unfair at
ack on the Chief Executive. 1t was cap
toned Below the Belt" Interesting in
the light of a recent event.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-27
IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

Water and Sewerage.
2 More Hotels and Apartments.
3. Beach and Bathing Pavilion
20 Airports-Land and Sea.
=. Consolidation of County and City Gov
CTnmentS.
A Modern City Hospital
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-27

Joseph P. Kennedy, Americas am
bassadOr to England, during his stay in
at country, saw the terrifying havoc of
war, and warns the United States to stay
OFT OF it. He reiterated that the only
policy he advocated was to keep the
United States out of the European con-
flict. adding ''if that Is appeasement, MAKE
the most of it,
The appointment of DIR Harry A.
Mills to the troublesome chanmanship of
the National Labor Relations Board is one
that encourages hope of a happier future
for the NLRB. He is a Chicago University
economist and veteran arbiter of labor dis
putes- Undoubtedly we will now see es-
tablished workable policies that will be
fair to employers and all groups of
workers
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-27

The reason some people talk while
tiOn they could hear the singing.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-27
Today'S Birthdays

kaufman T Keller of Detroit,
president of Chrysler Corpora
ton, bern at Mt Joy, Pa, 55
years ago.
Marvin II. Mcintyre. secretary
10 the President. born al La
Grange, KY, o. years ago.
Thomas l. Parkinson. president
of the Equitable Life. New York.
born in Philadelphia. 50 years
ago.
Dr. Alphonse NJ Schwitalla Of
St Louis University. noted priest
biologist. born in Germany, So
yeREsT aee.
L LAi Fraser Of New York
City. noted banker, born in Bos-
ton, 81 years ago.
& Prof. Charles A Beard OF New
Milford. Conn, noted writer and
historian. born near Knights
town, Ind, SO years ago.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-27

withdrawing great quantities Of
troops from China. Some fear
she viii use them In q foray
against French IndO-China and
the Dutch East In6ies-Or. if
worst comes TO worst against
the Philippines. Raw Of hope is
provided By Far Eastern experts
who insist that Japan knows she
is far too weak to provoke US IN
to war. and that she viii back
down if We maintain a strong
and hnyielding policy
900
Most of the columnists have
been busy as bird dogs IN fore
casting what course the Admin
istration viii now take And all
of them seem to have different
ideas. Some think the President
viii pursue q conservative policy;
others that he viii 60 in for ex-
pertinent on a bigger scale than
ever.
For the time being. discount
all of those forecasts consider
ably. Only one man. the Presi-
dent, knows what he plans TO
do and he hasn't talked about II
publicly. The speeches and state
ments he has made since the cleo
ton have been moderate In tone
and have not indicated any start
ling new departures
II i obvious that the demands
Of reaTue-nat come first II
government now Whatever the
Administration thinks Is neces-
sary to expanding production
with maximum speed, viii be
done, but no one vet knows what
that viii entail
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-27

| thank God Cor America-
Its oceans and i1s sell
Where man Is free % msEs. and wuF
And trade. and tn and tuEL
! thank God for America
Pillared BY Justice and Rirhf.
Where wisdom ruieS. where t-vrh
prevails,
, And darkness T1elds % llxhG
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-27

[ thank God for America
The land the Pilgrims trod,
Where man is neither Jailed
" nor bled ss-<+@ I
tFor wOrshipping his God.
II
4 thank Ged for America Il
The land Of Freedoms birth
That gave a home to homeless man
\On q tyrant.captured Earth,
Evening star., 1940-04-01
Synagogue History
Traced al Institute
OF Judaism
Rabbi Solomon Freehof
Compares EorIy
Purposes With Today

A study Of the five books Of Moses
and messages Of the prophets was
made in the synagogues of old to
meet changing conditions just as
the Supreme Court justices study
the Constitution today, Rabbi Solo,
mon B. Freehof of the Temple Of
Rodef Shalom, Pittsburgh, told the
one-day Institute of Judaism at
the Washington Hotel today.
1T is better to study the i'm
plications of every phrase and
adopt and make them usable in
later days than to change the basic
law" Rabbi Freehof declared.
Makes Comparisons.
The speaker made the comparison
In reviewing the history of the es-
tablishment of the synagogues as
small meeting houses in Palestine
upon the return of the people of
Israel from Babalonia. He ex-
planned that the establishment of
these little democratic meeting
houses in addition to the Temple
on Mount Zion was the beginning
Of what today is the church and
the synagogue of Jewry and Chris
tianity.
In addition to the study of the
books of Moses and messages of
the prophets there was developed
In these first meeting houses the
''outpouring of the soul' in the
form of lyric poetry through the
songs which turned the gathering
places into the first houses of prayer,
he said. Thus, the speaker went on,
these first synagogues were made
places OF worship, as well as institu-
tions of learning.
The one-day institute, sponsored
by the Washington Hebrew Con-
eregation, is the first of three
meetings of Washington ministers
who will, later in the year, con-
slider Protestant Christianity and
Catholicism. Rabbi Norman Ger
stenfeld of the Washington Congre-
cation greeted the gathering of
about 200 today and the Rev. DR..
William S. Abernethy, pastor of the
Calvary Baptist Church, presided at
the morning session.
Luncheon Session.
Rabbi Gerstenfeld spoke on Build
Ing for Tomorrow" at a luncheon
session presided over by the Right
Rev. James E. Freeman, Episcopal
Bishop of Washington. and Rabbi
Freehof was to talk on The Jewish
Prayer Book and Christian Worship"
at the closing session this afternoon,
with the Rev. DR.. Maurice S. Sheehy,
head of the department of religious
education, Catholic University, pre-
siding.
Evening star., 1940-04-01

FIVE GENERATIONS Photographed at the home of Mrs
Rebecca McCann. 13 Quincy place NE, this family group
represents five generations right are Mrs Lydia
McCann, 49, grandmother Mr. McCann 6
grea-grandfather; Mrs Hattie JONES' 35 grandmother and
holding her George Rushing r Mrs Evelyn Rushing
Harris Ewing Photo
Evening star., 1940-04-01

Creating Garden Overnight" at
3 pm. tomorrow at lecture meet
ing of the American Horticultural
Society in the Sulgrave Club, 1901
Massachusetts avenue NV.
Evening star., 1940-04-01
Horticultural Meetino

Richard K. Webel, former Har-
ward University professor of land
scape architecture, will speak on
Evening star., 1940-12-18
Defense Work Sends
Electric Production
To Record Highs
Advance Against Seasons
Trend Sends Index
To New Peak at 1869
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 18.-Defense
demands helped raise electric power
output to new record heights in the
week ended December IA, figures
released by the Edison Electric
Institute indicated today.
Latest production of 1852, ,402 900
kiloWatt hours was eight tenths of
l per cent larger than 1888 270,000
in the previous week and SO per
cent ahead of 2,604, $4,000 in the
comparable 1889 week.
The advance, which upset seasonal
forecasts. also lifted the Associated
Press power index, based on 1929
30 as 100, to new high at 1869.
The index, adjusted for seasonal
trend, stood at 1867 in the preceding
week and 1878 a year ago.
1910. 1899 1888 1887 1896.
Low h5qh 1$1 1$39 I93 1Is3 1ds 115 1s 1I5s l5gs
Percentage gains over year ago.
according to major geographic
areas, were reported as follows by
the institute:
New England, So; Middle Atlantic,
73; Central industrial. III: West
Central, 83; Southern States, 10.7;
Rocky Mountain, 7.9; Pacific Coast,
93
Evening star., 1940-12-18
) Virginia Co-operatives
Will Get R. (. A. Loans
BY the Associated Press.

bS lIlS ASSOCldJeu fTeSS.
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 18.-Three
Virginia electric co-operatives were
authorized by the State Corporation
Commission yesterday to borrow a
total of S253,000 from the Rural
Electriication Administration for
extension of lines and improvements.
Shenandoah Valley Electric Co.
operative was authorized to issue
notes to the R. E. A. for an addi-
tional 100000, making a total of
ST ,364,000 obtained by this agency.
The additional money will be used
for the purchase and installation
OF an additional generating unit to
its Diesel power plant at Dayton.
Southside Electric Cooperative
will borrow $4,000 additional for
construction of SO miles of lines to
serve 237 customers and to con-
struct an Office, garage and ware
house building.
The third authorization of $780,
900 was for Mecklenburg Electric
Cooperative for construction of oS
miles of lines to serve 267 consumers.
The Corporation Commission also
granted certificate of public con-
venience and necessity today to
Peninsula Transit Corp, authorizing
bus service between Potomac Beach
and the new Potomac River Bridge
near Dahlgren over Routes 2O5 and
624.
Evening star., 1940-12-18
Demand Is Increasing
For Farm Products
B. A. {. Reports
Federal Bureau Finds
Industrial Activity
At New Peak

BY the Associated Press.
The Bureau of Agricultural Eco
nomics reported yesterday that in
dustrial production in November
reached a new peak of 131 per cent
of the 1858 average and that it
might average 1875 per cent in De-
cember.
Consumer incomes were said to be
increasing along with the improve
ment in dustrial activity, resulting
in an expanded demand for farm
products.
Tangible evidence of the grow
ing effect of the defense program on
current industrial activity" the bu-
reau said lis the rapid rise in de-
fense spending, which in November
totalled 100000 compared with
287,000000 in october and $l53,-
100000 in June. A further rise is in
prospect, and eventually defense eX-
penditures may be double the No.
vember rate"
The bureau said defense contracts
and ALLEGATIONS since June have ex-
ceeded actual expenditures by So
0O0,00O,00O.
In addition to the stimulation
afforded by domestic defense activi-
ties, expenditures for war supplies
by the United Kingdom and Canada
are large, and are expected to in
| crease as facilities for additional
output become available"
The bureau said a ''leveling off or
perhaps some temporary decline" in
seasonally adjusted industrial &C
tivity may be expected within the
next few months. 1t added, how
ever, that such a development prob
ably will not last long enough to
result in any weakness in domestic
consumer demand for farm prod
ucts."
The bureau said farm income in
November apparently was higher
than a year earlier, due especially
to continued heavy marketings of
hogs and cotton and to a higher
level Of prices received by farmers
than in November last year.
Evening star., 1940-12-18
Federal Judge Approves
Erie Reorganization

Pv TIC Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Dec. 12-Federal
Judge Robert N. Wilkin yesterday
approved the Interstate Commerce
Commissions plan for reorganiza-
ton of the Erie Railroad, halving
fixed charges and giving the Chesa-
peake & Ohio Railway only per
cent voting control of the road in
contrast to the majority control it
held before the road went into
trusteeship in January, 1888
Judge Wilkin, upholding a report
by Special Master William L. West.
found that the reorganization plan
complies with the law and is fair
and equitable
Chesapeake g. Ohio, which paid
S44,000,000 for its Erie stock, will
hold 10 per cent of the new COM
mon. This stock as a whole will
have 30 per cent OF the Eries vot-
ing power. However, the plan pro-
vides that c. & o. may name three
directors to the Erie board of Is.
Erie was forced into reorganiza-
ton by its inability to meet annual
fixed charges of S14,0OO,OOO. The
plan approved yesterday scales these
down to approximately $1,000, 900, in
cluding certain rentals for leased
lines.
Evening star., 1940-12-18
Priorities in Steel
May Be Adopted
Few Days
Some Domestic Orders
May Be Delayed by
Plan, Trade Paper Says

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1S-1ron Age
said today priorities for steel and
other essential defense materials
and machines may be adopted
perhaps within a few days to aid
Great Britain"
1t was understood, said the mag
azine, an iron and steel priorities
committee was being formed by the
National Defense Commission.
THE supply of steel for defense
projects and for full civilian con-
sumption has not yet been proved
to be inadequate" Iron Age de-
clared. However, if Great Britain
is given the larger tonnages she is
now seeking for delivery during the
first, quarter, some domestic orders
for non. defense work may be sub
ject to still further delays.
In some metals other than steel,
zinc, for instance, the supply situa-
ton has reached critical stage"
Social Gains Questioned.
Calling attention to a possible
necessity for adding more capacity to
the Nations steel works, the survey
added:
The idea that accelerated pro-
duction of consumer goods, complete
retention of all social gains, in
cluding the 40-hour week and full
protection of union labor's organ
national activities can be had along
with a full-speed defense program
has been fostered in certain official
circles in Washington, but it is now
seriously questioned in the light of
the present emergency requirements
and the necessity of speeding up the
defense program and aid to Britain. y
Pig iron and scrap prices were
watched closely by the industry, the
magazine continued. 1t was be-
lieved that within another week all
available iron would be quoted 81
a ton higher, although a 81 ad-
vance last week by an important
merchant pig iron producer has not
been generally followed throughout
the pig iron trade
Scrap Shortage Feared.
Some elements of the scrap trade
are predicting scrap shortage -
Iron Age said, and contend that
only by higher prices can sufficient
supply be brought out to meet the
increasing demand. Meanwhile, the
Iron Age scrap composite price is
unchanged this week at $21.33 after
five weeks of slow advances which
have totaled 66 cents.
Steel operations for the country
have snapped back to an average Of
81 per cent after a slight dip last
week to 96.5 per cent Fluctuations
are mainly the result of furnaces
going in and out before and after
repairs.
The heavy demand for steel prod
ucts has not subsidized in the major
selling areas, though in some other
sections there has been a moderate
letdown which may be only tenn
porary."
Evening star., 1940-12-18
|CrucibIe Steel
| Is Planning
| New Issue
the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Dec. l8.-Further
indications that large steel COM
panies would be good customers of
the new capital market came to
light today. 1t was learned on good
authority Crucible Steel Co. planned
new issue of $l5,00O,OOO debentures
for refunding and other corporate
purposes.
Within recent weeks several large
steelmakers have come into the
capital markets for substantial sums
to help expand facilities to meet the
growing demands of the national
rearmament program and others
have been scrutinizing carefully
funded debt setups and weighing
future needs.
Only yesterday Pittsburgh Steel
Co. sold $6,500,000 in bonds and Jones
& Laughlin was understood to be
almost ready with an extensive
refinancing plan both for refunding
purposes and to provide new capital
Last week it was revealed that
Republic Steel, third largest unit III
the industry, would enter the money
market early in 1941 with a large
financing plan. Bethlehem Steel and
United States Steel have announced
plans for extensive expansion OF
production facilities, but thus far
have not indicated their need of
additional funds with which to carry
out the operations.
Meanwhile, today's new offerings
included $3.50 shares of common
stock of General Industries Co. at
$3.50 a share by a group headed by
Schroeder Rockefeller & Co., of
which $1,000 shares represented new
financing by the company. Proceeds
will be used to pay bank loans and
acquire additional equipment.
Evening star., 1940-12-18
Crude Oil Production
Shows Sharp Decline
For Weekly Period
Refinery Operations
Are Roised Slightly
To 80.7 Per Cent
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Dec. 18-Daily aver
age crude oil production in the
United States declined 1850 barrels
last week, the American Petroleum
Institute reported.
Production averaged 3,578,950
barrels a day compared with 3,612.-
600 the previous week and 1866, ,750
year ago. Most important decline
was in Oklahoma where daily out
put dropped $1,000 barrels.
Reporting refineries raised opera
tions slightly to 80.7 per cent of po-
tential capacity from 1913 per cent
the previous week. Runs of crude oil
to stills for the industry as whole
were estimated at 3,495,000 barrels
daily compared with 3,46O,0O0 the
week before and 3,414,000 year ago.
Gasoline production was estimated
by the institute at 11,298,000 barrels,
down from 11A98,000 the previous
week Stocks of gasoline increased
slightly to 81,234,000 barrels COM
pared with 81,062 900 the week be-
fore. A year ago stocks totaled 79,-
$4,000 barrels.
Imports of crude and refined oils
at principal ports totaled 1877 900
barrels during the week against
2,025 900 the previous week
Refinery operations for the week
ending December IA were reported
as follows, on Bureau of Mines basis
Crude runs to stills daily aver
age), 3,495 900, increase $4,000.
Total United States gasoline pro-
duction week, 11,298,000, decrease
$1,000.
Total finished gasoline stocks, 75,-
234 900, increase 248000.
Unfinished stocks, 100000, de-
crease $4,000
Total finished and unfinished
stocks, 81 ,234,0 900, increase 172,000
Gas, oil and distillate fuel 1895
900, decrease 10000.
Residual fuel oil. 104, los 900, de-
crease 1,248,000.