The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 18, 1949, Page 2

: as second clase matter ASSOCIATED PRESS ts exclusively entitled to aon fs aye credited oy OTHOR of thanks, resolutions Brome ote. will be churches from ts a line. invites ats- of loca) or anonymous rr ffFre lear Readers We write nothing whatever to con- yhody, but as long as we write, we hope to aay what, in good conscience, we believe to be true nee THE ORACLE MAY NOT PROVIDE DEFENSE The failure of Army, Air Force and _ te agree as to the pro-rata distribu- ten of funds is taken by some newspa- pet and commentatorsto mean that the walled unification has produced more feuntty than unity The objection is raised that there are hifferenees of opinion among the { the respective services and that these enders go to Congress to plead their case for more funds. It is said that strict wifieation law, with one man in complete witral, would reduce the continuing public debates about weapons and meth- ote of warfare and defense ’ y, the reasoning behind the onelasion is that complete unification wid save some money in connection with preparedness for war. We doubt if his te the preferential goal for Americans. What the people of this country omplete security in the event of ties and they are a little afraid that if one or the other, complete witrol of national defense, the welfare of the nation may be imperiled by one big mis- ake We have pointed out before that the leaders a want is hostili- ervice acquires Lnited States, as the richest nation on eartWand offering the greatest booty to sugpensors, is well able to afford the ex- evagence of three plans of defense. We er net se convinced that all the money { the nation should be placed in the air ron the land or on the waters. We think would be better to spend a smaller sum wch of the three services, permit the sders of each to develop their own plans ffensive and defensive action and hen, when the emergency arises, put the elerator behind the plan which seems be what the nation needs li the United States goes all-out for he theory of air warfare, or depends en- ely upon anavy for its defense, or heavily to the mobilization of tre- lous armies, the next war might find need of the two elements of defense hat we have neglected We sometimes fear that the advo- i1#8 Of unity put economy before national fety. This may be dangerous and, in Y opinion, it is unwise. HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL The Government is to be reorganized tan early date, when former President Herbert Hoover's plan is approved by Congress. The outstanding promise is that (overnment expenses will be reduced. But, hat does not seem to slow down the White House, which is inclined to give more fat eat increased pay w We spend and spend and spend—and tad did tax and tax. Se While education is not complete if all thi She student gets is a trained mind, yet ' ut him on a level track. Whether it ithe right track depends upon the stu- dent. » COMMENDATION: «= * Governor Fuller Warren's stinging re- buke of the Ku Klux Klan (has evoked favorable reactions throughout the state, so much so that the city commission in Miami on Wednesday voted unanimously in passing a resolution that steps',in. that city. burning of crosses and masked parades, While the Ku Klpx Klan is not named, it is plain to see that the ordinance is aim- ed directly at that organization. Four of the provisions read: Prohibits the wearing of masks or anything else designed to conceal identity. Prohibits the entrance on any person’s premises while wearing a mask. Prohibits the burning of crosses.” Prohibits the meeting of any hooded organization. . Key West, as well. as many other cities, experienced KKK operations that led to death. Two men lost their lives here as a result of KKK activities. As Governor Warren pointed out, if anybody violates a law, summary action should not be taken against him by any other man or group of men, as such action is a usurpation of con- stituted authority. The governor further pointed out that the courts are the places to deal with violators of the law. However, the Klan is now only-a shadow of what it was 20 or 25 years ago. Aside from Georgia, comparatively few Klan organizations now exist. Former members became convinced that while the end attained might have been public spirit- ed, the means by which it was attained flouted law and order. Commissioner H. Leslie Quigg, who has had rough times in his public career in Miami, sponsored the anti-Klan ordinance. Regardless of the criticism, just and unjust, that have been directed at him, he should be commended for his courage in opposing the Ku Klux Klan in Miami, where it is fairly strong. People who postpone their work al- ways worry other people who likewise postpone their work. DISASTER ON GREAT PLAINS It is difficult for many people in the United States to appreciate the plight of several hundred farm and ranch families, in the State of Nebraska, who have been practically cut off from outside assistance fora number of weeks on account of heavy snows. Not only have families run short of food and medicine, but some of them have been burning fence posts and_ even furni- ture to keep warm. In addition, thousands of head of livestock have suffered because it has been impossible for farmers to get feed to them. The Army has rushed assistance in the way of bulldozers to open roads to reach the stricken areas, not only in Ne- braska, but Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado and South Dakota. Thousands of miles of roads are blocked by snow, which has fallen so heavily that Governor Val Peterson, of Nebraska, says that it ‘“won’t be cleared until May.” Adding to the out- look is the probability of heavy snows yet to come. In connection with this story of suf- fering is the realization that millions of people in the United States hardly know of the plight of their fellow Americans. News of the unusual snowfall brought in- formation about planes dropping feed to cattle and food to people but the magni- tude of the disaster that has stricken a large area is not generally appreciated. There will be, around March 15, those Americans who will understand that they cannot afford their income tax. SOME FAIRLY GOOD ADVICE Two Russian Air Force officers, who escaped from the Soviet Union and reached the United States recently under the auspices of the U.S. military authorities in Germany, advise American Commun- ists to “volunteer to go to Russia for one month,” declaring that when they return to the United States, they will be glad to resign from the Communist Party. This is interesting advice. It might be extended to cover some of the radicals in the United States who are always telling us how much betterthings are in other countries. Maybe, if these people would get out of the United States and try living in the foreign country they admire, from a distance, they would be more apprecia- CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER LOUIS ST. LAURENT (left) tells reporters in Washington Saturday that his and the United | States governments are planning @ vast radar interceptor net- work across northern Canada, He spoke at a conference at the Cnadian embassy. “Chapter: 16> *- = jus had been -a gay and Playland wheré _ the “orchestra was, acknowledged be‘ some- thing quite . speciti” : an. air of informality ‘and. fellowship prevailed,, eee } + One his free days Jack, ! «| taken her for long-drives, on. the | Cape. They would take : their bathing suits along, because they usually wound up at Alden Beach. They would stop at road- side stands to eat hamburgers or nie ai or friend clams that tasted lke sores out of this id—any world, “tt oe the middle of August and only a few weeks of the jorious summer season remained, ack had promised .to arrive early so they could have a ‘long day with plenty of time for i @ Wirephoto By Billy A mountain woman writes Your Paw has a new job now for the first time in forty-eight years. Weare a little better off Thursday, so we thot we'd doa HYBRID CORN browsing around. + i “TH val out front honking the horn at eight o'clock. sharp,” he said, “If you don’t want the whole neighborhood alarmed, better. be ready.” ad i Rak Well, she. was“ready, had ready since. a quarter to. f Ready to run:like mad the minute; the car enjared. the driveway, eres i ay ate was now ten infernal orn. . wa o'clock, and ‘still “Jack had come. That was not like» Jack Barnes. As a rule he arrived | much, top soon. McIntyre to her son in the city. Dear Son: ‘n now with sixteen dollars every little fixin' up. We sent to Sears Roebuck for one of them thar new bath rooms you hear about ‘At that moment she heard the in some houses. It took a plumber to put it in shape. On one side of the room is a big long pigs drink outta, only you get in it and wash all over. On the other side is a little white thing ‘| washing, like face and hands. really got something thar, this hyar thing you put one foot in, wash it clean gnd then pull a chain and get fresh water for the other foot. Two lids came with the darn thing but we aint had no use for them in the bath- room so I’m using one for a bread : board and the other we framed your Grandpap’s picture. in it. Sears and Roebuck are awful nice to deal with and even sent us a roll of writing paper with it. Love, from Mom. x *k *& Darling, why don’t you tell me that you love me like they do in the movies? I do love you, wifey dear, but you realize we, have> been married eight years ang} have four kids, and it would be} s like buying oats for a dead horse. zk &? j * “What foah you scratchin you! # haid, Rastus?” “I got ’rithmetic bugs in mah haid.” “What you mean 'rithmetic bugs, Rastus?” “De cooties.” eah, but. wh; do you call dem ’rithmetic bugs?” dey subtract from mah pleasure, dey divide mah attention and dey multiplies like de dickens.” x k An awkward young spinster, not long out of theologiéat School, contracted to buy his fresh eggs, fruits and vegetables from one of his deacons. ten cents of having enough change to pay for his purchases. When he explained his difemma, the deacon reassured him: “Think nothing of it, Reverend. take it out in preaching.” His dignity considerably ruffled, the minister heatedly spluttered. “I'll not have, and never wili< have any ten cent sermons.” “In that case,” chuckled the old gentle- nickel ones twice.” +. ¥* *& On the bus there was‘a’ beauti- ‘ful girl sitting next to me. I was v reading my Country Gentleman]? Magazine and trying to catch her eye. She wouldn't even look at me, so, I turned to her and said, Pardon me,” would you ‘like to see my magazine,” and she said, “If you open one button, PU scream * * A hill-billy’s wife sent her husband down down to thé vill- age store to get some diapers for their new baby. When he fipished making the purchase, thi lerk said, “That will be ten cents more for tax,” and the hill-bilty’ said, “Thank you Ma'am, but'I won't be needin any tax, Bessie fastens ’em on with safety pins.” xk wk ok Now that Arthur Murry has ajl the men dancing, Borden wants him to teach Elsie how to do the dance, so she can give homogenized milk in the front | we'll hide it for you.” A quarter pound of grated yellow cheese may be added to two cups of medium white sauce. Stir the sauce over low heat un- tive of their own country. til the cheese is melted, then use as a dressing for vegetables, “Cause day add to mah misery, } 9 One day he lacked | TH just\" have you know, deacon, that I do v man, “I'll just hear one of your{a : faucets and egg nog mix in the] / or two. therein will be ta fF ounee ae * -% This Order is to be published SOCIAL AFFAIRS I just saw a sign ina beauty once @ week for four consecutive Such As eeks In The Key West Citizen, a shop: “REDUCING OUR, SPECI-| newspaper published in the City of ALTY” If we can't take it off,| Key West, Florida. etc. sound of an automobile horn out- side—three long* blows : short, which was Jack’s us’ signal, to be repeated at unneces- sarily frequent intervals until Betty appeared, Today, however, he did not repeat the signal. She- jumped up from the kitchen chair where she had been waiting. ran out the side door white thing, something like the called a “sink”. This is for light Now, over in the corner, Son, we blowing that/ any. not/ ly resembling a fight. ou tell ne to reak I'll “Gee—I'm sorry. look at her, out E tep on. to spend Seketowen He backed the ear out of the driveway and eepens hard on a i aw. om. . she aes aver and took a ood look at him, then her jaw Stopped. The left side of Jack Barnes’ face, including his eye, was swollen and bruised, as if from the impact of a heavy ‘ist. . en earth’s happened? she exclaimed. “Why, your whole face is—a mess!” | ETTY was puzzlec. In spite of his red. hair, Jack Barnes eal et = to ra a gpa OE = Wi one to engage . But she knew very well that the black eye and the bruise on his face were not the result of con- tact witha door. Only a fist, and a-very heavy fist, could have done au on eh were eat “It wag-not until - ing Juneh *in a small roadhouse on the ocean side of the Cape that he told” her. Even then his ap- ‘oach was such that it was some ittle time before she could see connection between what he was saying and anything remote- “Your little cousin Gertie should have her bottom spanked,” he in. “She's got no business fraribe sround fe Cape and get- ting into eve! ’s hair.” SEvhy. ick on Gertrude?” she asked coldly. ‘She's only a kid. It’s summer. She's got a right to have st cant ee toa she's etting into an; y’s hair.” £ That wasn't ‘osttte true, Betty reflected. Of late Gertrude had Ge late been = rl and her 5 hone 3 by & Oe, me {tae you t's her sticking her neck out” “What do you mean her neck out?” Betty de ° “What are you trying to sy” “She's got @ cr on thet ate chestra leader ot Playlend She® spending most of her Ume oul tty’s face clauded with oi cern. ec remombered the sheelte looking individual with the pet. ent-leather weir who directed the Playland orchestra. He wee oat a young man, aithough fe drew. and manner Were stretly calles giate. Betty, the first time che saw him, had appraised hun as havi all the carmen? of @ scou 1. Gertrude was so ¥ . foolish, ang so utterly dw Shee was sure Jack knew mere whem of realise I packs “I realize I'm not « prise age. I've been pretty recklom: m& my time. Guess I'll go on that way the rest of my However, I won't stand by w a small-time city slicker a fool of one of our home-tewn girls.” It was hard to visualize J Barnes in the role of def of civic virtue. And yet-—there @ was. She did not need to be told that his bruises were the result of an encounter with « “ol slicker” who was “making a fh of a home-town gir! He grinned crookedly: t was the best he could do under the circumstances. “So new you knew what happened,” he told Betty “If you think I'm messed up, you should see an old maestre same of Bobby Costello Beleve me, he's a show for the dogs I get been causing Both Uncle Dave, and Aunt Minniebelle consider- ‘London Bridge | Falling Down — | LONDON. — Remember that nursery song, “London Bridge Is Falling Down,” well, London Bridge is falling down. The bridge, now almost 120 _years miliar figure to movie fans who oidhes Speen fet ou - remember his|City officials aren't. worried, work in “Dia: | however, because “they si mohd’ TODAY'S ' *BIRTHDAY By AP.Newsfeatures’ EDWARD ARNOLD, born Feb, 18, 1890, in New York, is the son of a ‘furrier. Today he is a fa- "You Can’t : Take It With TOD. AY’S You,’’ and many other ANNIVERSARIES films. He made (Know. 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