The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 18, 1947, Page 8

KEY WEST, CITY THRICE BLESSED No Snow, No Ice, Flowers Bloom In Riot Of Colors * D BEAU * * TY EVERYWHERE By WILLIAM MEYERS * * WITH OD F ever a city was thrice bless- | ob it is this beautiful Island of Key West. Everywhere one sees manifold manifestations of God's Divine love. Flowers, in a riot of colors, bloom in everyone's yard, while people North, East and West are combatting snow and ice, and many suffer from the bitter cold. With such exotic beauty on every street, this January day, methinks peace and understand- ing should dwell in our midst, The flowers see not the moat in their brother’s eye, but rath- er do they seek’ perfection, each unto itself. If only man had the faith of a flower. Man is full of doubt and Flowers never. Spend a_ single only of beauty, shall happen in your life. A sub- lime peace reigns in the heart of him who, seeing superlative beauty, thanks the Master for eyes. It's never too late to make your life more interesting, re- gardless of age. “As a man think- eth in his heart, so is he.” With 33 denominations supporting God on this enchanted Island, there must be much good. day thinking and miracles i] The utter sublimity of scenes witnessed this very day, is be- yond description. Beauty per- sonified, everywhere, but men wrangle with each other in their attempt to gain the upper hand. Truest wisdom is a happy mind. I consider all my brothers and sisters, and my strongest desire is to render service. This is a beautiful morning, and I am sure you feel the joy of living, drinking in the clean misunderstandings. { y West people jair and thinking of the flowers | blooming everywhere. The flowers live a calm, serene llife, giving joy in abundance. They never hurry. Forgive yourself for errors. Only Christ was perfect, and He was crucified because of His perfection. How thrilling and _ beautiful life can be amid the superlative beauties of this blessed Island. It behooves us to forget self | and spread happiness to those ; who drink the dregs of misery, for they are many. I have found the Fountain of ; Youth in Key West. It is one’s mental attitude toward life. |Think joy and you create it, | Complain, and sadness is your \ harvest. I need no other assurance of ;God’s Divinity than the upturn- jed face of a lovely flower. I am not my brother’s keep- jer, but if any little word of mine ean make his life brighter, I | pray for power to express it. This Island is truly the Gar- \den of Eden. “Seek and ye shall find.” Let each do his part to make this Isle a haven for visit- ors, and ali shall know prosper- ity. Nature has been bountiful. !°Tis man who. retards with his | blindness. You have the treasured gift of sight. Be profoundly grateful. {Live and let live. | | “And only the Master shall praise | us, and only the Master j shall blame; ;“And no one shall work for j money, and no one shall work for fame; | “But each for the joy of working, | and each, in his separate star, | “Shall draw the Thing as he sees | It for the God of Things as They Are!” FACTS and FIGURES By FULLER WARREN The post-war edition of this column commenced “firing” one year ago. (It had carried on for two solid years before the war) About sixteen of Florida’s finest newspapers have used it off and on during the past year. So far as I can learn, no subscriptions have been canceled on account of it.Neither can I claim that any} been taken} subscriptions have out on account of it. This humble offering has found favor with publishers from Pen- gacgola_ to K West. Brother Jones suppli it to the readers of his Pensacola Brother Artman serves it up to his Key West Citizen subscrib- ers. Some papers use this weekly meal of intellectual pabulum on a hit-or-miss, take-it-or-leave-it, sometimes-in, sometimes-out bas- ig. But that excellent editor and publisher, M. J vegular fare in his two fine week- lies, the Haines City Herald and the Auburndale Journal. So far as I can recall, the good people of those two fine Polk County cities have never been denied this weekly delicacy, You have got to admire an_ editor like Brother Lee. I commend his pub- Standard, and} Lee, serves it as | jshown considerable im- }provement in one respect, at least. When it began a year ago, jit was a little on the long side. |It has steadily shrunk in size since then. One mean man was heard to say he hoped it would icontinue to dwindle until it {disappeared completely. Just to prove I am on the level about this’ shortening tendency, this week’s talumn; will be even shorter than’ usual. I don’t know of anything of a non-killing na- ture that is worse than a long column, unless it be a long | speech. Long-winded speakers |exasperate me! I simply can’t en- |duge a speech longer than an ‘hour or two—unless I’m making it! } In closing, I'd like to remind all editors again that this column costs nothing, absolutely nothing, It is one of the ve few free things in this cost-conscious world. And it is not habit-form- ing. Several editors have taken it on d then dropped it cold after several doses. So why not jsend for a few samples. | P. S.: I also want to present a j plaque of praise to Polly Rose | Balfe, editor of the Homestead lishing practices to other editors. Leader, and Ben A. (Deacon) Mrs. Anyce Smith and her pre-' DuPre, editor of the Jackson- decessor, Mrs. George Goolsby, Ville Herald, for the faithful way publishers of the Florida Advo- they've filled their fine papers cate at Wauchula, have runj| with this ,column. Ben hasn’t Brother Lee a close second in| missed a week. Polly missed regularly using this column, Ij one, but her mother scolded her don't think the Advocate has, about it and told her not to let aroused its readers’ wrath more; it happen again. Polly has al- than two or three times by leav- | ways minded her mother. ing this column out | ——_-— Earl Sellers of the Washing-| | UNUSUAL ACCIDENT ton County News publishes this; BOSTON. — One man_ was column’t title in the biggest, Killed and another barely saved blackest, boldest type. Even an: pis life by clinging to a swaying almost blind reader couldn't miss scaffold when a rope, accidentally it the way Earl sets it up. I com- fouled by a moving automobile mend his excellent example to, pulled a painters’ staging from — nes eaicars beneath them, 65 feet in the ait Earl also has another habit The motorist drove away, un- that very much appeals to me.! aware of what had happened as t page of his paper once : tile. I hope other editors; tree himself will soon catch on and follow ae : ¢ ' _ | The population of Europe was | Wallace Finlay and Woodrow ! 9¢¢ million people in 1850. Wil f the Blountstown Re abe long dry. spell,” re- | CV SUUCIV Se UCN VET ‘ i .g this copious) STRONG ARM BRAND COFFEE pend 1 knowledge I TRIUMPH i Masayor and thereby re-) COEEEE ‘ “ g, “a prophet MILL save in his ae All Grocers asionally publishes this! Sonn J. Shine, 45-year-old paint-| on the front page of his’ o, plunged to his death, and his Stanley Pecarek of the companion, John Bolis, 41, clung Sentinel also puts it on! 4, until spectators could right the scaffolding so Bolis could Slat tnt titi tt ton ttn id “| Service Personnel Get Recreational Program At Base The Submarine Base has an- nounced a diversified recrea- tional program for its military personnel. Every effort is being made by the recreational depart- ment to provide events that will appeal to the service men at large. Every Sunday at 12 noon two large Navy buses depart from the Recreational Building No. 178, with enlisted men, hostesses from the Bachelor Girls’ Club, and from the Jackson Square USO and set out for Boca Chica Pavilion to enjoy a picnic on the beach, swimming, play water football and fishing. Refresh- ments and equipment are all furnished free. The first picnic was held last Sunday. Drivers of the buses were Rae Honeycutt Sle and from the USS H. Gilmore were invited and were under the charge of Chaplain C. Pfeifer, Lt. J. G. The Military personnel from the Sub Base were chaperoned | by Cecelia Rogan, Director of Social Activities. Next Sunday the Sub Base will play host to Chuck Wheeler, in- ternational caricaturist, whose | studio is located at the corner of | Greene and Duval streets. Nor- | mally he charges $2.00 per cus- | tomer, but will sketch without charge at the enlisted men’s Beer Patio from 7:00 to 10:00 p. m. The band from the USS Howard W. Gilmore will furnish background music, making it pos- sible to dine, drink beer and lis- ten to music and get caricatured at the same time. Another big event this month is the huge ball on the Tennis Courts, from 8 to 12 p. m., Jan and Clarence Saunders Sle. Men | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN —— 30, for the March of Dimes} cause. Military personnel, both enlisted men and officers are in-.| vited to attend as well as civil- ian employes from the Sub Base and® from neighboring installa- | tions. A special invitation has | been extended to the military at.Fort Taylor. There will be | a small admission fee for all; who attend (both military and civilian), but all the receipts will be donated to the infantile | paralysis cause. | TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS (Know America) | Lieut. Gen. Barton K. Yount, | born at Troy, Ohio, 63 years ago. Prof. Donald G. Paterson of 61 years ago. the University of Minnesota, noted psychologist, born in Col- umbus, Ohio, 55 years ago. Mrs. Pearl A. Wanamaker, noted superintendent of Instruc- tion in the State of Washington, born in Washington, 48 years ago. Cary Grant, screen star, born in’ England, 51 years ago. Myron C. Taylor, the aent’s representative to the Vati- Presi can, born at Lyons, N. Y., 73 years ago. Robert W. Lea, president of Johns-Manville, born at Woods- ville, Wis., 61 years ago. Dr. Tertius Van Dy Theological born in New e, dean of Hartford Seminary, Connecticut, It is estimated that there are now no more than 5,000 bison in the United States. Once there were 60,000,000. LOOKING... SEEING e ANTI-GLARE SUN GLASSES ‘The style and smartness of Ray-Ban Sun Glasses appeals immediately to those who pride themselves on look- ing their best for any occasion. But more important is Ray-Ban’s kindness to the eyes that wear them. By filtering out excess light and glare, at the same time transmitting the wseful rays of § light, Ray. Ban, makes seeing comfort able and non-tiring, eves ia brightes Gyo Dr. J. A. 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