The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 21, 1950, Page 2

‘ ‘Citizen bt Greene and Ann Unly Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County _—$————— Se Bt Bey West, wlorida, as second clase matter b q VERPISING RATES ml? ‘nown on Application Alt reading oe = be ices, NOTICE cards of thanks, resolutions \. obituary notices, poems, ete, wilh ve The Citiven is an open forum and invites dis- @ueriom of pubile issues and subjects of local oF Peete! interest, but it will net publish anonymous Oo fer ieations. AL DITORIAL Ass char FLORI Ass MONOGRAPH Dear Reader: Beware of those who approach you, talk in a low voice and offer to let you in on @ deal to make some large and easy profits. THE ORACLE Ct SOCIALISM BY THE BACK DOOR Will this cOuntry gradually. adopt sox) eialiged medicine by the back door? Current legislative developments give thay question pertinence. The strongest kind of pressure has been exerted on be- half af the compulsory health insurance bill. However, so much public opposition has developed that its sponsors think other tactics may prove more fruitful for the time being. As an example the Senate has passed and the House may soon vote on a Dill, which has received relatively little atten- tion, authorizing Federal grants-in-aid to medical schools. Under the terms of it, the Surgeon General would decide what schools were to get the money, in what order,.and in what amounts. He would work with a council, but its function would be advisory only. All the real power of ac- » and decision would be vested in one The medical schools would have to to him, in the scramble for funds. *lf the government pays the bill—in man thie or any other matter—the government ie eventually going to give the orders. That : itable. Such a measure, innocuous as t may seem to some, would be a perfect starting point for legislatioa which would sabject our medical schools to political ad- in all phases of their activity. Stitt another measure which has pass- ed the Senate and is now in the House “ 1 make the government responsible the physical and mental health of all hoot Ghildren between five and 17. That y have an appealing sound—yet can enyene doubt that it would become a plank he house of socialized medicine? The point is that socialism usually mes te nations on a piecemeal basis. Phese bills indicate the plan to be used in ministratio ~*~ journey begun on time, is half com- The expression of personality is not Mews with oddity or insanity. Thrilling statistics: There are about feen applicants for every post-office Business will be good in 1950, say the wognesticators, especially those with ething to sell, Ht i better to sell something for less hee i worth than to keep it when you © @o ase for it (ye Rieu Ment Citizen | HOW TO HELP KEY WEST Fs a I s, Only a relatively few of the citizens of Key West take an active part in civic organizations engaged in helping Key West on the way to prosperity. : The majority who do not take part in these activities fall into three general groups: Those who never take an interest in anything; those who would like to take an interest in something.and can’t because they feel they cannot support and organi- zation, and those too-bus! » 3, make a-living and haye.neither the time nor the means to help their city. Thete is one way in which all those interested in the future of Key West can help develop a bright future. That is by being cheerful, friendly and helpful to tourists, winter residents and the officers and men of the army, navy and marine corps who are stationed here. Too many of our citizens are shy about making friends with strangers. They are backward in contacting visitors not because they are not friendly and helpful folks, but because they have an idea that visitors want to be left alone, to rest here quietly, without a lot of idle chatter and curiosity on the part of residents. There are a few,xisitors who do want to go along withoutsa cheerful word or help from anyone.!Phey are not hard to spot. The ingrained grouch wears a dour mask and is a good guy testay away from. The majority of the visitors are on vaca- tion. They are in a frolicksome frame of mind. They want to go places and see things and like to talk about themselves, the kids back home, the trip down from the north—and Key West. What makes Key West a city?’ How many people live here? What do you do for a living? Where is the best place to eat? Got any good shows? Where is the best beach? How do you get to the aquarium? These and hun- dreds of questions are in his mind or on the tip of his tongue. That’s where your friendly Key West- er can be of service. There should be a cheerful smile, a friendly word for every stranger: The Citizen-suggests the addption of a more cheerful and friendly attitude on the ‘part of all our citizens. It costs so little and means $0 much to the future of Key, West. OUR TRADE BALANCE The assistance which the United States will give to foreign countries under the Marshall Plan will be cut nearly one billion dollars in the fiscal year beginning July 1st, ‘and this will tend to reduce our exports and lessen the gap between im- ports and exports. During the fiseal year which ended last July Ist, the United States exported goods to the value of $5,500,000,000 more than it bought from ‘foreign countries. This “trade balance” used to be regarded as an asset but no one should overlook the fact that it is being paid for by the Amer- ican taxpayers in gifts or aid. it would be much better, in our opin- ion, for the people of the United States to accept the goods and products of oth- er countries than to continue a program of assistance resigned to foster the ex- port of our physica) resources. With the world dollar shortage, one should not over- look the fact that an “export gap” of ap- proximately five billion dollars a year is equivalent to the dissipation of our natural resources to that extent. Exporters report a strong demand for American goods. They say that price, quality and ability to make deliveries eon- tinue to work in the favor of American ex- porters. The only handicap is that some governments are unwilling, or unable, to make dollars available for the purchase of our goods. When this happens, the only way the foreigners can buy American pro- ducts is for the United States to extend assistance, either in the form of a loan or a gift. This method of stimulating foreign trade cannot last forever. TELLING GOVERNMENT SECRETS There's a lot of curiosity over “Gov- ernment leaks.” It refers among officials before any questions in high Government circles have been solved and agreed wpon. Some of these leaks are traced to radio broadcasts. In a great polit. ical center like Washington there is what might be called “general discussions” among major officials in the Government. While it is understood among regarding the Government, there is never. theless, a universal desire among all peo- ple who are interested in public service to “talk things over.” y struggling to to discussions, all} groups of Government officials that they must not reveal any private anformatien | | fad Seen an mmvitation to & quick any 2 door a the prosaic . business small cooking fires s! papndling the embers im preparation fast. 2. AS ther’ “gaalatt fei storm broke a downpour of rain, — Re: the new fires and sending the squaws scurrying. It came so heavily that it was impossible to see for more than a few feet in eee Beeston. ae x was now that Zachary chose his lat bid foc freedom He had stood slumped and de- jected. but it was clearly 4 Now he moved with the: exploding speed that for him the day before. « hammer blow caught surprised guards on i crumpling him, knocking him cold before he knew what had happened. ‘ : Before he could hit and, Zachary snatched ge a pr hich the held. e sadeall eget oi a what he was a? of cominet, t Ret nt hem K > | Wi un she: ye be A Polo. asked suddenly. and last.” He looked around. le: the | Valse looked at him. startled. Was way back to the the man a mind-reader? s toda. shelter of the| he Polo's smile was a, little eary as ‘he shook his head. and dish| “I’ve guessed how she felt for grub. After that, we're | guite reed guage Hm a ew free to henever we feel li over! a little of ia et doe hear was tellin’ vou about him. I fust wanted to be sure—tc know how him | to conduct myself, I'm still hopin’ Saralee | that. since she could; see some- She was|thing good in such a’ worthless ; ‘ing in me. in time. For I reckon | Se wae Saar’ T'm_ about worthless. too. eh?” Understanding was coming to ‘alse now. about mych that had puzzled him before. Here. he felt, was the answer. Here would be ; dawn of a new hope and | Peer eas Rane wheats abe snk? fore. and it wi “I don’t know where she cov Valse opened hts arms hungrily,|{nd a better man, de Polo,” he and Saralee went into them like | 52d fervently. a tired bird returning to its nest.| De Polo shook his head. Breakfast. when it was pres-| “A gambler’s not much.” he ently brought to them. was very |S3id. “But I made my last eamble good. Saralee explained how, the | this morning—and rather liked it evening before. she had been| Maybe. as a cattleman. I could turning back for home when she |2mount to something, too. I kind | had suddenly found herself sur- | of like the notion of a man’s own rounded by several Indians, and | home range.” j had been brought back to the (THE END} raised high, _ then lapsed, gomme-déwh in a ing heap. the tomahawk dropping inches short of its 2 White Bear turned slowly. as though frozen by the imminence of the death that had passed him by. He saw the smoking gun in Valse’s hand. as Trib returned it slowlv to his holster. Then he held out his hand. Valse accepted it, but regret was in him now. Yet probably it was better this way. Zachary could, have had no real hope of escape, and there would have ing him were not identified. Twenty-six states have “Keep Green” forest programs. For State Senator NORWOOD’ R. STRAYHORN For State Representative J. ¥. 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