The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 6, 1949, Page 2

Peer (har h-goers: Nearly ewery church has a few ‘“apertmembers,” who, in their opinion, ate the only ones capable of deciding all quettions fer the rest of the congrega- ten THE ORACLE ES — » S076 TRY TO SAVE SOME LIVES ‘There are more than 30,000 persons willed tm automobile acgidents in this ommetey every year, according to reliable ~emetes. The American people, and that in- tudesthe residents of Key West, have tee eed aii are strangely unconcerned oor this death rate. They seem to take « ter granted that motor vehicles and deed pedestrians go together and even, i, at times, the eecupants of the automo- tilee wet Billed, the accident is usually termed “wraveidable.” Hew many people really believe that this & the truth half of the time? Not many. in our opinion! Speeding, drunken driving and reckless driving tell the story more efter than otherwise Why wouldn't it be a good idea to howe « more rigid investigation of these ac- dente’ Why wouldn't it be a good idea ta died out the facts about non-fatal ac- dents, which might reveal careless driv- « which will probably kill someone the ont tame?! Personally, we are not writing this Hiterial in a selfish capacity. We have no tea of letting anyone run over us, and we Roepe te be able to keep our wits to- gether when driving the old bus. We hope thet & ien't decreed that our end shall be via the automobile casualty route, but hewe are thousands of victims every year » show that others will be killed during eae It's time to take steps to stop the jeughter. Every driver of a motor ve- hiele should remember the slogan, “Drive carefully. The life you save may be your own" HARD TO DO t's a tough season for radio execu- that — they have to devise ways to make twepdeasting programs even poorer in @eeher.—Memphis (Tenn.) Press;Schmi- lar When ao super-salesman gets you in his grip, the only escape is to convice him that you haven't any money, and you'll wee yim scoot. The present vogue isto deride any- St Anglo-Saxon, as if our civilization wpen Asia, Africa and the south- ere portion of Burope. TRAPPINGS FOR DEFENSE One’s outlook often is governed by prejudice. Environment also plays a part in the way one views customs or “even the every-day doings of life. ee For instance, a Miami paper _yester- day viewed the plans of the North Atlantic Pact as trappings of war. The same trap- pings ave considered by a large majority of Americans as assurances ef peace: i “In times of peace prepare for war” isa saying as old as the United States. The people of this country ; have; ; been: , given two costly lessons in being unprepared when war came. The United }Statds is not taking another chance of being caught un- aware, : Not even the most dyed-in-wool isola- ; tionist believes that the United States, in entering the North Atlantic Pact, has any designs of an agressive nature on any other nation. Let Russia keep her vast territory ; the United States does not want an inch of it: let Russia live as she wishes to live; the United States does not wish to make her conform to our way of living. What this country wants is peace, and the people of this country believe that the best way to keep peace is to be strong, not | weak militarily, as we were at the begin- ning of the two World Wars. So far as The Citizen is aware, it does not know of any nation in the’ North At- lantic Pact that is of an aggressive nature. The other 11 nations in the pact, in addi- tion to the United States, have experienced such widespread horrors of war in the last 53 years, the thought of another war sickens them. They too want peace: It was that desire that prompted their leaders to become signatory to the pact, whose “trap- pings” are for defense, not for war. You can save time and worry if you will not try to solve ‘your problems until they arrive. A TWELVE MONTH SCHOOL YEAR Not long ago, a group of educational experts, considering the general scholas- tic picture in the United States, brought forth the idea that our schools should op- erate on a twelve-month-basis, instead of the usual nine months, The idea has some merit. Obviously it is taking young men and young women entirely too long to get through college and professional traiming. “With many high school students graduating at the age of eighteen years, or more, the in- dividual reaches the age of twenty-five or twenty-six before being ready to be- gin the serious work of life. Moreover, few individuals, contmuing their studies, are in a position to consider matrimony at an age when many sociologists think it should be embraced. While it may be difficult to persuade school administrators and the parents of pupils to accept the twelve-month school year, there are advantages which will weigh heavily in the mindsof those con- cerned with social problems.. A full-year Program of study will make it possible for a child to complete the present twelve-year courses in nine complete years. College work could be finished in three additional years, ‘making it possi- ble for many young men and women to finish college at eighteen, nineteen or twenty yearsof age. This allows time for technical study or professional courses, so that the adult manor woman would find it possible to begin life ‘earlier than at present. The best reducing exercise that we know of is pushing away from the table soon enough. * DEMOCRACY’S OXYGEN Visiting German students, after a year in American schools, said that democracy was something they could not study but that they could feel it. Our democracy was probably like fresh air to them. The exhilaration and pleasure of “living in it” was like the life- giving effect of oxygen in the air we breathe. The things that give life to our democracy are our free institutions and an opportunity te live a life unmolested by powers beyond our control. Some of the elements that caused the German students to “feel” our democracy are a Constitution to protect the rights of individuals, legislative bodies to form the laws, a judiciary system to interpret the laws, and last but not least, private enter- prise as the tangible evidence of the free- dom enjoyed by our citizens. It is no wonder the German students “inhaled the oxygen” of our democracy, ot a a ATE A in ing ape Caja Ne THE KEY WEST CITIZEN ; Czechs To Key West In |. : Days Gone®By — Aid Warsaw lg itl ems ay PRAGUE—(®)—The Cuech gov: OM FILES 7] unced h its OF THE CITIZEN OF {press ugly heb Bot reese ‘uncoernneeneaueneenemeeee the country to ship to Poland as Two persons were killed and{a “volunteer brigade in the re- three injured Saturday night! construction of “Warsaw.” They when an automobile crashed thru | will be engaged in house building araiting at the Card: Sound | and in road building. bridge and plunged into-the sea. | : wan TODAY'S ANNIVERSARIES (Know America) 1789—George.F. List, famous German economist who fled per- secution to be an American, born jin Germany. A Suicide, Nov. 30, Press dispatch | 1646. pubbahea Aa 1811—Idah P.. Beniamin, New ys that 12,-| Orleans lawyer, Confederate sec- n Florida will { retary of war aad of state, neeing tto England after the war and be- i éoming a famed British lawyer, ; born in West Indies. Died May 6, 1 1884. 1819—Samuel P. Carter, both a major general and a rear admiral, A group ef tourists, who went fishing yesterday in local waters, said, on-returning to port, that Key West's sub-title, “The Fish- erman’s Paradise”, is true and aptly applied. An Associated from Jacksonville, The Citizen tod: 000 WPA worke be laid off in the next 30 days, Mayor and Mrs. Willard M. Al- bury, who had been visiting vari- out cities along the East Coast, returned yesterday. < | born Elizabethton, Tennes- Mrs. Sam Wells and. children, Died May 26, 1891. Harold and Helen, returned Sat-’ S urday from a visit in Miami. 1828—Andrew T. Still, founder | ! of osteopathy, born in Jonesboro, Al Albertus, son of “Mr. and, Va. Died Dec. 12, 1917. Mrs. Alton Albertus, arrived-from' | 1869—Frank I. Cobb, famous N. Miami yesterday to visit his; ¥. World editorial writer. his day, grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed-, born in Shawney . Co., Kansas. ward Albertus. eae December 21, 1923. Emory Pratt, who had been vis- } Fondling and _ kissing . is, well iting relatives and friends in Key y known. among animals, even West, returned yesterday. to his | among elephants. home in Miami. carer ean Gop ar cs. sPRaRE i to the -World’s. Fair. and other Miss Isabelle Swain and Heri- | places of interest, returned home berto Quesado were married last} yesterday. evening by Peace Justice Enrique | Esquinaldo, Jr. \ Today The Citizen says in an editorial paragraph: “A community that depends on week visit, tourists sioula cater to them.” Mr. and Mrs. A had been on a thr THIS SCENE WASN IN THE ACT () Wirephoto JAKE, A PERFORMING BEAR, objects to getting into the bar- rel and turns on his handler, Buck Robinsen, rodeo clown per- forming at the Ski Hi Stampede in Monte Vista, Colo. Cloyd Teter, a Denver Post photographer. took this picture just as the bear sank his fangs into Robinson's left cheek near the eye. Robinson subdued Jake after he was lacerated severely—and went on with the show. PLANE IN TREE TOP, PILOT UNHURT + a es (®) Wirephoto THIS SMALL PLANE CRASHED into the top of a tall cotton- wood tree on the plantation of R. J. Viola near Bossier City, La. but Mrs. Opal Koonce, the pilot, escaped injury. Raymond L. Head climbed into the tree and lowered the pilot with the aid of a rope. The flier, an employe of a crop-dusting service at Raymondville, Tex., was using the plane to dust cotton. | 167 boys and: girls trom.all . ever ; ; unique in American military an- | ang at‘all’sinister about the As she watched from. the awning of an store, she saw one or two 9. in, to. come.out almost jiately. Several car pulled u man with a time, but he did not come out, pushed open the door. Once inside, quickly around. ie shop dismal and not too clean, but sur- prisingly, much larger than it peared to be from the outside. An uae £ left indicat Step, brasil — Wi leading. came through the. door and “Good morning.” Of with the’ briefcase thi an office of sorts. SER io Before. she could around. ing toward them. “I was supposed this morning. It’s about Surarice. Is this the “pt The man. be! straightened up. “Yep, this is it’s Mr. Owens you want to see. What's the name? I'll let know you're here,” “Mrs. Warnock.” ¢ He went to the door whic! Derria had first noticed, his head in. The man out was the one she getting out of the car. He the woman to pass into or whatever it was, and the door. It Was Ali Greek DORTMUND, Germany—-(#)— Anti - communist construction workers were asked to make a | Greek inscription on a new build- ing here. But they refused. They mistook the Greek letters | ™! for Russian. TODAY'S BIRTHDAY By AP Newsfeatures’ LUCILLE BALL, born Aug. 6, 1911, at Butte, Mont. This film star’s mother was a concert pi- anist. Lucille was brought up in t Jamestown, N. Y,, was sent to the Chautauqua . Institute of Mu- i sic, then to cra- matic school. After three F{ weeks of re- j hearsal in a road company 4 of Ziegfeld’s F 2 @ “Rio Rita,” she LUCILLE BALL’ was fired:. A job as soda jerker followed. Then she became a model. Her picture in cigarette ads attracted Holly- wood scouts. She was co-starred in “Too Many Girls” in 1940 with Desi Arnaz, to whom she was married the same year. “The Big Street” lifted her to stardom. Her pictures include “Best Foot For- ward,” “Thousands Cheer” and “Room Service.” Political Announcement For City Con.mission Last Times Today Slattery’s Hurricane with VERONICA LAKE, LINDA DARNELL and RICHARD WIDMARK Action ~ Adventure Coming: LIFE WITH FATHER Irene Dunne and Wm. Powell FRANCHOT TONE, ANDY DEVINE and MISCHA AUER Coming: La Venus De Fuego Meche Barbe, Fo Fernandez, Vietor Mendoza y Olga Guifflot Derria glanced at her wateh and Derria_ glanced was assed door on the In ‘the light of day, Derria ad- mitted te hesell thete was noth- to. the curb, and a iefease got out and went in, She waited for some g g ER ad ape i: i i Fe Be E a ae Hl 1 ts f . H) ' se ail if <a j i i Adi Your Horoscope " SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 18 —The native of today will be pre ] cocious and rather rash, but there @re indications of a later (rw steadfast chaacter. There « deter ination to hold to one's beliets and principles, which showld mt be forced upon others, fer « | SUNSHINE CONSTRUCTION Exclusive Dealer for jer @ Ever-Plastic Elaterite @Culfspray Shower4 achewee @ Ventilated \wning-Nhutters @ Perma Stone tsi seed + GLASS and Alt MING eM JALOUSIES SKYLIGHT JALOUSIES the best ever vnc Domestic, Cuban and Rooting Meco €.B.S. 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