The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 19, 1950, Page 2

—— SPRCIAL NOTICE ggtiven, cards of thanks, notices, resolutions 7 ms, etc, Will ve for at the rate of, ii ts a line. by churehes Medico conte ‘s Nine, is aa 0} rum and peri uis- eussion of ie theues and. subjects of 1 oF Several interest, but it will mot publish anonymous eam vaications. Dear Readers: The fascinating side of newspaper life is what appeals to those who know little or fothing about it. THE ORACLE Im the last four years, seven Asiatic eounteles, with a combined population of 597,000,000 people, have gained their in- dependence, They are no longer “domi- nated” by the colonial powers and, the- ovetionlly at least, are fit to tackle the problem OF self-government, . The seven include the Philippine Ts- lends, the United. States of Indonesia, Murma, Pakistan, India, Jordan and Is- vxet. With the exception of the new Jewieh State, they include populations with Asiatic civilizations. Their culture end customs are not similar to those of fhe “called Western world. Consequent- ly. it will be interesting to watch how their leaders and statemen manage internal effaire, whieh affect the rights and. eco- femic status. While the people of the United States hewe been inclined to enthusiastically wreet the advent of new states, we should not overlook the fact that there is little in common beween the peoples of the United States and the peoples of these tedependent states. There is no reason to sepect that more than a small percentage of the individuals, included in the area of the seven states, believe in the fundamen- tal freedoms that constitute what we know ae Western civilization. Consequently, there is no logieal basis to anticipate that these peoples’ or their governments, will be unusually friendly to us or that they will readily adopt a tolerant viewpoint to the peoples and governments of the West- rn world WANTS SPAIN TO PAY Despite the talk about ‘“Hispanidad,” as a bond between the two countries, there are signs that the relations between Ar- ina and Spain have run afoul of the eeonemic facts of life. Argentina has been providing Spain with considerable food but, after driving « ward bargain. The Spainiards got credit, whieh they had nowhere else, but they pald prices above the world market for what they received. Now, owing a_ con- ferable sum, the Spainiards have been sdvived by the Argentines that no more wheat, or other foodstuffs, will be ship- pest unless paid for in cash, plus a_ pay- ment on the past due account. lt seems that President Peron, of Ar- gentina, has vast projects in mind for the economic development of his country and needs the cash. The Argentina peso has recently declined in relation to the Woke and Argentina has been compelled te reconsider the situation. when three-quart ed, so that, instead tion-between the thorofares, blind alley. » point when applied to the Inland. Water- way that runs from M For some reason known’ ofly to themsel- ves, army engineers, many years ago, in approving the construction of the water- way, stopped work on it when it reached Bahia Honda, an uninhabited stfetch’ of mangroves, fringed by whatis probably the most attractive beach in Monfoe county. It is impossible for a normal mind to conceive why the engineers made Bahia Honda, an uninhabited key, the southern terminus of the waterway, instead of Key West, 40 miles father south, whose resi- dents would have benefited immeasurably had it been chosen as the terminus, Almost six years ago the late Presi- ‘dent Franklin D. Roosevelt allocated $1,- 840,000 for the completion of. the water- way to Key West, but the money to pay } for the work has not yet been appropriat- ed. But long before Roosevelt - approved the project, Key Westers répeatedly had tried, through its senators and representa- tives in Washington, to have the water- way completed to Key West. Letters and telegrams, chockful full of glowing pro- mises, were received from the late Senat- ors Dunean U. Fletcher and Charles O. Andrews and the present Senator Claude Pepper about the efforts they were mak- ing to have the waterway extended from Bahia Honda to Key West, but whatever efforts were made turned out be futile. Stephen Cochrane Singleton,’ during the years he was executive secretary of the Key West Chamber of Commerce recur- rently appealed to the Florida delegation in Washington and to associations con- cerned in inland waterways to help us to have the Bahia. Honda-Key West exten- sion constructed. But his extended and conscientious work went for naught, ex- cept to accumulate a boxful.of letters, tele- grams and other documents about the pro- posed extension. i i i As the city commission is arranging to improve Garrison Bight to provide boat- ing facilites, now is the time for an aggres- sive, a never-give-up drive to bring the terminus of the Inland Waterway from Bahia Honda to Key West. President Truman may not be famil- iar with the status of the waterway, for which we have waited so long and un- availingly. He may help us. Thousands of other communities appeal to him for pro- jects that would promote their welfare. The Citizen suggests that the city and county commissions, the Chamber of Com- merce, the Junior Chamber of Commerce and other civic bodies appeal to him to make available the money the late Presi- dent Roosevelt allocated to extend the waterway from Bahia Honda to Key West. Temperance, be it understood, is a double-edged sword that cuts away ex- cesses to secure a balance. SMALL BUSINESS NEEDS MORE CAPITAL Most of our small business institutions are going along pretty well. The ordinary country store is managed by the propriet- or and some of his own family are usually on the staff. The banks are pretty tight in lending money for new, small business ventures. When Mr. Merchant goes to the bank to get some money to finance his bus- iness he is “put through the wringer”— that is if he is a new depositor. Of course if you have plenty of money in the bank and you want to borrow some more the bank will be “obligin’”—and “ac- commodate” you at a moderate rate of in- terest. acca Light is to reading what facts are to intelligence. Paneer ee ery MAYBE YOU HAVE GUESSED RIGHT Inquiries reach Washington news- paper offices concerning the next election year battles. How about it? Well, Mr. Truman will be a candidate for re-election. On the other side Senator Taft is recogniz+ ed to be the Republican “candy kid.” He makes convincing speeches in behalf of less spending and fewer controls. He is not radical about anything. He is a straight out Republican. He has the great mental- ity of his great father, and he is able to Sicl ness is ideal when it does not in- | “carry on” without any prejudice towards terfere with the things that you want to do. others, iami to Bahia Honda. That assumption may appear to be} farfetched but, instead, is very thueh to the feet deep at this point. ~ Key West In Days Gone By AS TAKEN FROM FILES JANUARY 19, 1940 NETRA TNEHITEELNTG. City Cotincil moved to co-op. erate with the Community Recre. regular meeting, when, on motion of $500 was set aside to be used by that agency to build suitable shelters, benches, a bandstand and other facilities for the use of service men in the city at Colonial Dr. C. W. Johnson of ‘Lawton, Michigan, and Mrs. Johnson, wh are regular visitors in Key Wes' during the winter season, arrive over the highway this afternoo: and were preparing to make ready for their usual stay of sev- eral months. Upon application of the Navy Department, the Board of Public Works will take up the matter of connecting the new Trumbo Air- port sewage system to the city’s outfall. This action was decided on at last night’s meeting of the council. City of Key West is making plans to hold a dance for all en- listed men in the city at present, to be held at the National Guard Armory hall at Southard and White streets on Wednesday eve- ning, January 24. Several of the destroyers of the neutrali patrol, been doing duty “somewhere in the Caribbean” guarding the line of flight of the naval airplanes to the number of 50 or more en- route to the annual war games and landing exercises being stag- ed at Puerto Rico, returned to the city last night. The yacht Hiram II, which had been at the Porter Dock for sev- eral days, sailed this morning for | Tortugas in the vicinity of Fort Jefferson, and Marquesas. Charles Ward, presidént of Brown and Bigelow, accompanied by his secretary Miss Yvette Hen- ning, arrive din the city yester- day and is making arrangements to spend a week of fishing in the waters adjacent to Key West. They are guests at the Hotel La Concha. zen says in editorial c aph: “The cure for anger is silence. Try it!” an “Home scrap” is the steel in- dustry’s term for metal trim- mings, etc., collected in foundries and reproressed. Mail The Citizen to Relatives MOTOR VESSEL) ETAH Leaving Key West for Mariel. Cuba SATURDAY, JANUARY 21 Automobiles Accepted Until § A.M. Saturday Tourists’ Automobiles $39.50 (Each Way) | i in secu a LR al HALF SUBMERGED in the Tallapoosa river is a schoc i which crashed through a wooden bridge near Heflin, Ala. Foiir students were injured, none seriously. The water is about three OF THE CITIZEN OF | | ation Committee last night at aj bythe Finance Committee, a sum; which have} | Thursday e. People’s Forum rit a i . woba of ike views ah 10s teow oS te an: wi ‘ rane sonia Tiled ‘costing the. 1 te ihe Siete wll netamy” letters end will be pul teas reauested othe: i LIKES ART HERE Editor, The Citizen: | May I congratitlate this enter- ‘ prising city on its Art and His- ' torical Society, its unique gallety and the very _fine exhibition of contempérary work being shown this month to the twenty-second. It is inspiring to note that the University of Miami has already purchased three of the paintings. Here’s hoping some public- pirited citizen or group may buy picture and present it to the allery for its permanent collec- | tion. Very truly yours, ANNA B. CAROLAN, | Director of the Little. Gallery, Woodstock, N. Y. 403 Eaton St., Key West, Fla, dan. 16, 1950. PERMITS TOTAL (Continued From Page One) avenue; for Robert O. Louden at 2101 Har avenue; for Louis Torrado at 2325 Fogarty avenue; for Richard Woody at 2105 Harris venue and for Kenneth D. Girk- ey at 1312 Fourth street. 2 The Toppino home will be for Silison Knowles at- 1425 Walton avenue. It will cost Knowles $9,- 800 and will be of concrete block construction. > | Also permits were issued to W. E. Renden at 3727 Flagler ave- nue for constructing an additional bedroom at the cost of $1,000 and to W. C. Clawson at 2796 Seiden- berg avenue for building a frame garage at a cost of $1,000: | KEY WEST GETS | Continued From Page One) ‘in November. The state tubercu- losis boar’ gets $336,754, and the rest is divided among the cities under the new tax law passed at last session of the Legislature. i BAAAAALAAAASAAAARS Political Announcements State Democratic Primary, May 2, 1950 A aAAaAAAAAAAAAAA AL For State Senator JAMES A. FRANKLIN (Re-Election) For State Representative J. Y. PORTER, IV LS A STRAND coniitionea Thursday - Friday - Saturday The Inspector General Joxe Ferrer harles Bickford ee AIR Hel Biibtibbie MONROE -ooren Pot abana thc earreare - Friday - Saturday TWO MUGGS FROM BROOKLYN h M BENDIX, MAX i GRACE BRADLEY MOS DE FILIPINAS og calve, Mutusuue Mey, Gen Richard of Hutcheson gave local officials: a geare for awhile. took off from Havana at 12 noon, an@ should have atrived in Key West at 1 p. m. them, instantly. But how w ary’s nervousness at the si them had him termined to know what they say. When the war drums N had ce: is their muttering, the dancing had rstand.’ promptly vat Val stopped as well. De, 301 LANDINGS MADE Polo One other pilot by the name hen he overdue, notices County. 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