The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 1, 1950, Page 2

n ly, West, Florida, as second class matter “ASSOCIATED PRESS 9 ‘Fhe js exclusively entitled to if eg. cred! in ited at e ADVERTISING RATES Made Known on Application. t the rate of 10 cents a line. ntertainment by churches from to be derived ai mn forum and invi and subjects of | will not publish znon: for jeeg for weg, e Citizen Is ai eussion of pubiic is: genéral interest, but ~ communications, cents a line, ais- or el ‘ . MONOGRAPH Dear Readers: The United States is a country—every state has the best cli- mate. marvelous THE ORACLE | — VETO MAY BE NECESSAR 4 The proposal that Congress pass a sin- gle. appropriation bill to cover all expen- “@itures of the Federal Government has met with some support in Washington, with assertions that this would effect onsiderable savings and enable Congress ***"t) Kéep informed as to whether it was ~Spending beyond income or not. The most serious objection raised to *such an omnibus) bill, in our opinion, is he-threat of log-rolling. This is the prac- ée of legislators to swap support for ap- i propriation items. In an omnibus bill, in- {volving the funds for many agencies .and ¢ departments, the inducement for log-roll- «ing would be tremendous. As an offset, it is suggested that the ¢ President be given the power to veto single téms of the omnibus measure. At present, = the President can veto or approve an entire ‘ appropriation bill as passed. He cannot S single out a specific appropriation for dis- ‘approval although thirty-nine states pro- vide that their governors can veto an ap- propriation bill, item by item. WATCHING THE GROUNDHOG -—~~--There are many well-konwn sayings about the weather, attesting the effort of Man through the ages to understand the Uicertainties of future days. One of the most celebrated methods of forecasting the weather ‘for the next ' six weeks,” occurs on Thursday, Febru- aty 2nd, which is known in the eastern f Part of the United States as “Groundhog ‘ The supposition is that the : hog, coming out of winter quarters, will re- t turn to sleep if he sees his shadow, thus in- : dieating six more weeks of winter. If the day is cloudy, he will stay out because * this means an early and balmy spring. We have no idea that the groundhog is an accurate weather prophet but, like many other Americans, we will give a pass- ing thought to the kind of day that faces him when he emerges from his hibernation. Experts assure us that belief in the groundhog’s prediction is not connected With any religious festival or custom and we readily believe it. JUST ABOUT THE SAME! ground- A newspaper dispatch from London tells us that the British railways, under government control, are losing money. If this is true, and we presume it is, the British railw are now in the posi- tion occupied by American railroads, under private management, for many years, — TTS yaa ing ase ahees ‘Doone, ges sgt 2 SAFE DRIVING Director H,. N. Kirkman, of the Flori- da Highway Patrol said recenty : “Tf all drivers and pedestrians were to adhere strictly to all traffic regulations and to the spirit of fair play in their driv- ing and walking,” Kirkman said, “Flori- da’s annual traffic fatality list could be re- duced by as much as 85 or 90 per cent. This would mean a saving of almost 600 lives a year - a saving equal to the popul- ation of a town the size of Moore Hayen, Belleview, Archer or Vernon. He listed the following rules for safe driving: ].- Never drive while, or after drink- ing. 2. Never exceed posted speed limits. (Bear in mind, also, that safe speed is al- ways dependent upon conditions.) 3. Weaving from lane to lane, cut- ting in too sharply in passing, and leaving too little stopping space between your car and the one ahead are both unsafe and il- legal. 4. Respect the other driver’s right- of-way. bs 5. Obey the directions of all traffic officers, signs, and signals. 6. Have the same respect for traffic laws while walking as while driving, 7. Resist all temptation — especially on country roads having no center mark- ings — to hedge into the other j fellow’s lane, 8. Keep your car in good mechanical condition. A car is no safer than its physi- cal condition or the attitude of the man driving it. Postpone a visit until everything is “all set” and you will stay at home all your life. Boosting the home town does help it develop, and, sometimes, works up com- mendable civic pride. REMEMBER ROGER WILLIAMS In this day and time when so many ef- forts are being made to regiment the minds of men, let us not overlook the an- niversary that marks the arrival of Roger Williams in Boston. The young Englishman is known to history as one of the most famous de- fenders of religious liberty in America. He got into trouble in Massachusetts for denying the right of magistrates to pun- ish persons for religious offenses and was banished from the Massachusetts Bay colony. Fleeing south, Williams reached the shores of Narraganset Bay, accompanied by a few followers, bought land from the Indians and founded the city of Provi- dence, where he established a govern- ment on the basis of complete religious toleration. We call attention to this historic char- acter because it is important for Ameri- cans of the present day, if they value their freedoms, to understand the process by which they can be maintained. It is not enough to assert the ‘principle of religious freedom, but it is imperative to practice it, especially in regard to those with whom we differ. To respect the religious rights of others is the first step in maintaining re- ligious freedom for all. Civil service is fine for governmental employes if they will only offer it to the public. CURRENT AFFAIRS IN SCHOOLS A nationwide study of the teaching of current affairs in the elementary and secondary schools of the nation concludes that the schools do not give sufficient class- room time to an adequate program for teaching current affairs. It is pointed out that, in most schools, there are one or two a week, designated as “Current Events” periods, but that contemporary happenings are not made a sufficient part of the total curri- culum. Controversial issues are often bar- red in the classroom, both on account of community pressures and because teachers fear that they might be denounced “Rer”’ or “radical.” While there is, no doubt, some place for current affairs in the curricula of the elementary and secondary schools. it may be questioned whether great emphasis should be placed upon contemporary events. After all, the business .of the schools is to train pupils in certain fun damentals which we might call the tools of thought and thus leave them in a posi- tion to read, understand and evaluate controversial issues for themselves. sessions as CHATLES DUERKES UNITED PRESS reports that: has coated ‘sardiné and that up in Lakeland a man named PRICK-: EN, manager of Ordnge, Inc., ig now dipping sardines and cod-' fish in cnocolate. Up until now the company has been merely, coating orange peels in choco- late. This development should give one tood for tnought, if for noth- ing else. It certainly makes a man stop and think. Mr. Pricken, according to UP, reports that Mr. Babson turned up at his plant with some sar- dines and codfish with the idea that coating the fish with chocolate would make them more palatable to, youngsters for tne State School Lunch program. The tishy taste is entirely eliminated by the chocolaté ¢oata ing, accordimg to, reports/~ $ As an_old sardine lover from ‘way back Leonfess that I am somewhat shaken by this Jatést onsiaugnt of pr ewe the children of today” gfow up be- heving that sardines<‘do not taste like sardines, they will not only be missing one of the finer treats of life, but imagine the shock to their sensitivities when they are tinally contronted with saraines that taste like sardines. (if there any left). For y I have Been indulg- ing in the blessed vice of dunk- ing toast and donuts in my cof- fee. This I have always done be- hind closed doors. Think -what might have happened had any of us been caught red-handed dunking delicious sardines in grandma's chocolate cake icing. Or aunt Genevieve’s, for that matter. It would have been deemed a misdeameanor com- parable to that of putting benze- drine in Aunt Bedeliah’s Oval- tine or sticking Roman candles in little ccusin Throcimorton’s birthday c I have never been eble to un- dei nd the workings of eco- nomics, like plowing under cot- ton and killing of hogs while so many people were short on clothing and going without meals.' But if this sardine project starts sweeping the country I am going to make me a fortune. ‘ I shall open a sardine speak- easy and dispense uncoated sar- dines and codfish cakes. I will be} Your Horoscope WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, E y gives a highly psych- e easily mov- sympathies. ich native str r lies in the pa or by the love of ate submission to circumstances. Political Announcements State Democratic Primary, May 2, 1950 FV VV VV TIF ' For U. S. Congressman | 4th Congressional District PAT CANNON For State Senator JAMES A. FRANKLIN Re-Election For State Senator NORWOOD R. STRAYHORN For State Representative J. Y. PORTER, IV For County Commissioner Second District FRANK BENTLEY For County Commissioner Second District LOUIS CARBONELL For County Commissioner | Second District FRED J. DION For County Commissioner Fourth District GERALD SAUNDERS For Men ber of School Board ! District EUGENE L. ROBERTS a \¥our Grocer SELLS That Good! STAR * BRAND AMERICAN COFFEE and CUBAN TRY A POUND TODAY! | economist ROGER W. BABSON| door and whisper, “Hey, chum, whompea, up a choeolate! Joe sent me.” ae emergency, nothing ever will! | | | a fish-legger. Just knoek on A. %& * Several ladies I have chatted. with anytime I can!) are unhappy about cosmetic taxes, and you can not Mame them. Cosmetic tax is twenty percent on the buck, is called. a li ury tax and | was levied during the war when there was a shortage of essential ee products. The ladies paid it patriotically| 1 am ei and did a lot more than that to| ¥ help win the war. The war is over, but the boys in Washington have been too busy dreaming up new taxes to lop off the levies on} Anne will make you important aids to} They slipped out some mighty milady’s toilet. If I were in Washington I “would be extremely careful not to, get thousands of ladies peeved at me. In fact, right here in Key West I am exteremely careful not té get-even one lady. peeved at me, x In these competitive times a gal must look-her best in busi- ness, socially and even as a housewife. It costs money. Fac- ing the fact that a lady uses nail polish, rouge, lipstick, cologne, perfume, mascara, eye-brow pen- cil, eye-shadow and whatever it is they put on their lashes, you can see this is no child’s play. Add maybe just teensy-weensy pinches of bleaches, dyes, oils ond here and there a false eye- lash or so, anyone can see where tis runs. into considerable loot. Not that every lady uses all of the above mentioned. (Heavens to Betsy!) But, “To each her own” as the saying goes during LEAP YEAR. American women are the best groomed and/most attractive in the world, but many of them can not afford to pay the price to stay that way, what with this forgotten tax. Indeed, there are some who are just doing with- out. That fills me with strange foreboding. It is not pleasant to Picture our ladies going here and there with shiny noses or using cornstarch on their faces instead of powder . If it is more important to ship gunpowder across oceans at a cost of billions, ‘than to drop the} tax on face powder, I, fer one, will begin to worry about things in general. Every lady should write to whoever one writes to in Wash- ington about such #hatters and, demand a recount. If this fails! they should all cease using any make-up whatever and go about the land making faces at our elected representatives. If that doesn’t create a state of 5¢ BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BY KEY WEST COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY (and I will chat with a lady | serving Coca-Cola serves hospitality Aaele. | she was ink I sh tell to Tony," they shouted. “Gould Tbe Sit bon? “Yes, fg Kneel down. his arms. “We | Pan} stand eg you, too. But knee! e down He knelt and folded his hands before him. “A great jor to! kneel before Queen Thum-. bly beseech your majesty to make mea knight so I may go forth to. conquer the world your name.” ime. tag Tony didn’t say that,” said 01 3 “Sit sas wu be our other night,” added Roy. Adele clapped her hands, “What a picture that is. Anne, it’s up to you.” She handed the girl her fan. erhelr bitie eyes mteitled e] ie 3] anced toward Aunt. Bae Be ‘All women. "t_ cal ‘us. higt heels so they can’t catch us.” y ran down = terrace gar- , den, laughing together. paersinn o.eaen ADELE looked after them aj “You are crazy. Think what 4 Don could do for you.” The twins shrilled a protest. little appr: ehensively, but u “It must be a sword, We need| when they Rilan't plunge site Se ony A was Fee suiein she turned to rio . “Don’t be perverse. This is the a big, big knife.” Anne shook her head lightly. “I think we need to be sensible, tying Tony,” P (Te be continued) ee — TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS — (Know America) Clark Gable, sereen star, be in. Cadiz, Ohio, 49 years ago. Langston Hughes, pl wright, born in Joplin, Mo. lave found such an_ interest. in ¢the.city that they have decided Key West ln (hase a scrapbook of the plant Days Gone By- AS TAKEN FROM FILES OF THE CITIZEN OF FEBRUARY 1, 1940 There were issued from the of- ' fice of Building Inspector Harry! years A ) ago. |M: Baker, during the month of!” Harry Scherman, president ; January, 26 building and. repair| the Book - of - the - Month Chul permits which called for the €X-) New York, born in ‘Montreal. 2 penditure of $10,820, involving! yoars ago, Over two hundred residents activities of various kinds. and visitors were present at the | final President’s Birthday event’ in Key West, the dinner, held The Adventures of Ichabod and Me. Toad last night at La Concha Hotel. RING cnosay, a TH. nox and Orie A Walt Dinner Pent: IN Teehnicoter _ Coming: Dancing in the Dark Wm. Powell, Wark Stevens and Rete, Dreke — MONROE poo ey Last Times Today TARZAN and the GREEN GODDESS HERMAN warn ce ts nent Tobacco Road Members of the Monroe Coun-} ty Democratic Executive Com-| mittee will meet tomorrow night} in the county courthouse to de- termine what will be the assess- ment for candidates announcing | for offices at the first. primary election. A man who is known in artis-/ tic circles as one of the greatest sculptors in the world today and who’ has been practically every- where in the United States andj most of the European countries loves Key West. That man is Carl Milles. : ianledeae i Postal receipts at the Key’ West postoffice for the month of January, 1940, shows a decided nt | increase over the same month in Mr. and Mrs. Dwight W. Mor-' 1939. This January there was row, Jr., of Englewood, N. J.,| $5,073, and for last year there brother and sister-in-law of Mrs.' Was $3,960.45. An increase of Charles Lindbergh, arrived last $1,112.55. ; ! night at the Casa Marina. | Today The Citizen says in an son, of Milwaukee! editorial paragraph: and Miss Beatrice Sandbo, of _ “The man who has his price Minneapolis, Minn., are visitors isn’t worth it.” in the city enjoying the various! points of est. The visitors srade-marks mean the same thing, © 1950, The Cocé-Cola Company