The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 15, 1946, Page 2

tae overed at Key West, Florida, as second elass matter Se or THE eredited ASSOCIATED PRESS is esclusively entitled to dispatches ADVERTISING RA’ Made Known on application. a notices, car ‘u ct feopect, obituary Sotions, -peoma, _— ‘will be for at the fate o! cents a sterged for b entertainment by eburehes from whieh & revenue ts to be derived are & cents a line ‘The Citizen is an open forum and invites dig- aetion of public tesnes and subjects of local or enere! interest but it will not publish anonymous tations EDITORIAL. ry SSOCIATION IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN More Hotels and Apartments. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. Airports—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Governments. Community — 8 senna eta - GOLLEGES MUST SERVE VETERANS ? fere The colleges and universities of the United States face a severe strain as vet- erans plan to begin, or continue, their edu- cation under the GI Bill of Rights and it is unlikely that facilities will be sufficient this year to take care of all the veterans whe want to continue their education. General Omar N. Bradley, Veterans Administrator, says that 1,687,000 veter- ams have indicated an intention to go to college. He predicts that 750,000 will be in schoo! this fall, with another 1,000,000 waiting to enter. He calls on the leaders ef higher education to make room for former service men, even if traditional practices must be shelved and warns that unless this is done, pressure will be put on the government to establish special insti- tutions of higher learning. The Genera! points out that housing is the difficult problem that confronts col- lewes in their desire to expand and he sug- gests that techniques be altered to fit CWlingéd conditions. ~ He’ makes ‘it ‘clear, however, that he does not suggest that classreom standards be lowered. We agree with General Bradley, who says the unprecedented influx of veterans imte colleges is a tremendous challenge to eur educational system and a magnificent opportunity. Insisting that no veteran be denied the right to study because of hous- ing difficulties, the General observes that the weterans feel they have earned the right to return to school without the loss of additional years and says that the re- turned service men have seen too many im- postible things done to put much trust in “it can’t be done.” SAFETY DEVICES NEEDED The death of forty-four persons in a recent railroad accident calls public atten- tion to the fact that such accidents, bar- ring human failures, can be prevented with proper safety devices. The suggestion is made that two-way radio communication between the trains invelved would have prevented the’ acci- dent and the death of more than two seere persons. With such a system of com- munication, both trains could have been im touch with each other adjusted their movements in accord with absolute safety. The question naturally arises whether the railroads of the nation have sufficient funds with which to install the necessary safety devices. This is one that we cannot amewer but there ought to be some way to get at the truth and, following the facts, make provision for the installation of de- Viees to protect passengers. Many a good intention dies from in- attention. Talent is an asset of but little value unless accompanied by character. > Some senators got hot under the col- lar recently when they learned that the War Assets Corporation had been trying to sell surplus Army snow plows in. Flor- ida. It seems that the Floridians demand- ed and got their money back when the “tractors” they ordered turned out to be smew pushers, complete with enclosed cabs and other winterized features. : TIME TO WAKE UP ‘ee Naturally, all Key Westers, who are interested in the welfare of our city, read The Citizen closely for any announce- ments that may be made by the submarine and naval air bases in this vicinity, be- ‘eause the curtailment of operations there means reduced payrolls distributed in Key West. The Citizen has noted that the larger the investment in business or in realty a person has in Key West'the greater is his solicitude about continued government activities in this area. ‘ While all of us would be pleased for the federal government to continue its operations here on a large seale, yet how much better it would be for us to be pre- paring efficiently to strike out for our- selves! Say what we may, yet we can not con- ceal that attitude to be dependent on others to help us, instead of striving to help ourselves. In any calling in life, the greater the dependence the less the inde- pendence, and that is as true of a com- munity as it is of a nation. While we hear that the Boca Chica and naval air station bases are to go on a caretaking status, what are we doing to try to help ourselves? Sitting supinely in that well-known rocker, as we have sat ever since Key West has been a Key West. Captain Saunders, commanding offi- cer at the submarine base here, said re- cently im The Citizen that he thought operations there were likely to continue as they are until next Thanksgiving, but he added that he had no assurance that such would be the case, for activity, or the lack of it, at the submarine base depends entirely on Washington’s decision regard- ing the base. But let us assume that Captain Saunders’ conjecture turns out to be true, what are we going to do when activities at the base are reduced? Will we do no more than we are doing now—sit supinely in that well-known rocking chair? We should have been up and doing before hostilities ceased; we should have taken measures and adhered to them to bring tourists to Key West by the thous- ands. If we can succeed in having all the new buildings that have been constructed in Key West occupied by tourists for three or four months a year, the “new” money that would be left in our-city would not only be a stepgap to cessation of naval activities here but would. also -keep=busi- ness conditions. here.on.a sound basis. Many a summer and winter resort in the United States, many of them larger than Key West, depend entirely, on tour- ists for a livelihood. But those communi- ties “go after” tourists, while we are not “going after” anything. It is time for us to wake up. Forward - looking pupils are now planning how to use vacation-time. It has about reached the point where spring cleaning, if it develops, will be a personal affair. 95 PER CENT READ THE BIBLE A scientific and exhaustive nation- wide survey of the taste of the American reading publi¢ during the first six months of last year has been made by the Book Manufacturers Institute and ‘the results are extremely interesting. état Encouraging is the report that ninety- five per.cent of the people read the Bible but discouraging is the observation that a large percentage read only a few verses in chureh on Sunday or report that they read it sometime in their life. By comparison, the survey reveals that eighty-four per cent read “Forever Amber,” one of the lurid sex novels of the recent past. If this figure is correct and what we hear of the book is an accurate report, the survey indicates that consider- | ably more time was given to the study of | the amours of the heroine than to the study | of the great truths of the Bible. The survey reports that adventure books are the mest popular, with other favorites being war books, social problems, history, religion, mystery, humor and, last, poetry. As to age groups, the evidence indicates that youths between fifteen and | nineteen read more than any other group | and that interest in reading declines \as people grow older, reaching a low at the age of sixty. Women, it is pointed out, are more avid readers than men. Why. and how people read is also dis- eussed, with the survey reporting fifty- eight per cent reading at home, sitting quietly and smoking, twelve percent lying in bed, seven per cent listening to the radio and four per cent at work, the scenes we have de- scribed were passing in other parts of the castle, the Jewess Rebecca awaited her fate in a dis- could expect a fate even more ‘dreadful than that of Rowena. Yet iy petre beers it 2 v 5 gE i explanation. She had already un- clasped two costly bracelets and a collar, whieh, she hastened to proffer to the supposed outlaw. “Take these,” she said, “good friend, and for God’s sake be mer- ciful to me and my aged father! These ornaments are of value, yet are they trifling to what he would bestrow to obtain our dismissal from this castle, free and unin- Jured.” “Fair flower of Palestine,” re- Plied the outlaw, “these pearls are orient, but they yield in white- ness to your teeth; the diamonds are brilliant, but they cannot match your eyes; and ever since I have taken up this wild trade, I have made a vow to prefer beauty to wealth.” “Thou art no outlaw,” said: Re- becca, “no outlaw had refused tant and sequestered turret. She beco: e victim of thy brutality!” “You do me_ injustice,” Templar space between.” “Thou needst no longer fear Bois-Guilbert. 2, “T my belief if 3 you, Sir Knight, what is yours, when you appeal without scruple to that which you deem most holy, even while you are about to pows thou must be!—Nay, start not,’ added, “it must be with thine own consent, and on thine own terms. | Thou must consent to share with ; me hopes more extended than can | in of as a| 2e viewed from the throne of a | monareh! I have sought but a kin- dred spirit to share it, and I have found such in thee.” i “Sayest thou this to one of my ' people?” answered Rebecca. “Be- think thee”—— i “Answer me not,” said the Templar, “by urging the differ- ence of our creeds; within our secret conclaves we hold these nursery tales in derision. Fare- , well!—I do not say forgive me the | violence I have. threatened, for it | was necessary to the display of thy character. I will soon return, and hold further conference with thee.” (Bo be continued), your vows.as-a knight, man of religion?” een-witted, Jewess,” replied the Templar, well aware of the truth of what she spoke, “but loud must be thy voice of complaint, if it is heard beyond the iron walls of this castle. 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