The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-09-15
BY KATE SMITH
We're Al Anaericans'


and abroad From time to time
receive gracious invitations from
editors to express myself as a re-
porter on topics of the day. I al
ways welcome such opportunities
and more so now, for / feel that
not enough is being said on behalf
Of America for Americans.
Not so long ago / introduced a
new song Of America titled Were
All Americans" which your editor
thought should be the title of this
column The lyrics of this song
which made recently for Columbia
Records, reads:
Were all Americans,
We're proud to bear the name:
Our nations fathers wove flag
BY the light of freedoms flame.
Now waving bravely overhead,
It tells us what to do;
We're all Americans,
All true blue.
Permission by Collwill Corp.
It is that flag which gave us our
birthright It Is that spirit which
gave us our courage. 1t is that free
dom which made our land a great
democracy. 1t is that something
faith perhaps-which is found in
the following stories:
Youthful america
I'm thinking of child, a little
girl of H. An average American
girl, her name is Mary Esther
Wheatley, from Hamburg, N. Y.
Mary's daddy was an aviator. His
was a hazardous job for he flew the
untried planes he was a test
pilot. Making aviation safe for
America was his vocation. One day,
not long ago, he made his last flight
for his ship crashed in San Diego
bay. The heaviest heart in the world
was Mays, but slowly she recap
tured the faith which had always
made her brave and understanding.
She wrote the following lines:
They say my father died he
did not die,
Why just tonight ] heard him fly
above my roof
They say he folded his wings at sea
but daddy would have
wanted me
To doubt these things. You can't
fold wings
That for a lifetime have been spread
to fly above a first child's
head!
Tonight when all the world is still,
I'll lean upon my window sill.
And listen for you. Daddy Bill,
And though the whole world fails
to note
A disappearing dying boat, with
ghostly motors in his throat,
Ill hear it come, and ! shall be
Proud proud that you few east
to me =.
On wings that no one else
can seel
americans at Home
Everyone is talking these days
about our national defense effort;
and hundreds of thousands of loyal
Americans are figuring out ways,
great and small, to help. Knoxville,
Tenn, has figured out one
that seems to be a very substantial
contribution. For several years,
Knoxville was the first major city
in the Tennessee valley to use cleo
tricity generated by the IVA. But
now, instead of an unlimited use of
electric lighting, the city has re-
sorted again to Pickering oil lights.
The Aluminium company's plants
at Alcoa need all the power they can
get. It is IVA power Since some
body has to conserve it, Knoxville
has taken the lead in setting an ex-
ample. Merchants are turning off
their window display lights and signs
at night One store in the downtown
section substituted oil lanterns in its
display windows; and strung them
around the stores marquee. A flo
rist has resorted to candles to light
his windows A cafeteria also uses
candles to light the restaurant for
its Family Night.
Under the impetus of these pub
lie demonstrations of power saw
ings, more and more ideas for cur
failing power have been originated.
A 25 per cent curtailment of con.
sumption is the goal.
A Foreigner Abroad in america
Last month hearts of all Ameri-
cans were touched with great sor-
row at the passing Of Ignace Jan
Paderewski. A magnificent pianist,
a supreme master of music, his
technical skill was enhanced by his
warm personality and generous ma.
ture.
Polish by birth and Loyalty work.
ing all his life for that land he
loved, still Paderewski was an in
ternatfonahst Il. citizen of the
world. Even when he was ill and
B weak. even when he no longer played
tie beautiful music that has delight.
ed millions through the years, he
gave his remaining strength toward
the rehabilitation Of his countrymen.
Always he was leader among
men. And yet he was a simple
man speaking a simple Ian
guage.
1t is fitting that we here in Amer
lea honor this man.