The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 9, 1950, Page 2

es a ee en ae =z ahiietiutee tesco AO ee, ¥ and, reete Rewereost ia wey West and Monroe County iy —_——— @ntered at Esz, West, Florida, as second clase matter MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ‘The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to to it or mot ‘otherwise ai 4 Fr, and iso the local ne’ ed here. : ; \ Corner Only Daily ADVERTISING RATES Made pr putk Application thanks, resolutions ices, poems, c,, wilh be ite of 10 cents & sie y nt by chi ived & 6 in open forum and invites dis- i ues and subjects of local oF ae interest, but it wil] not publish anonymous communications, Ess ON FLORIDA Ass MONOGRAPH Dear Readers: We never argue with a man, re- gardiess how crazy his opinion may be; we just try to be thankful that we are, at times, not quite so crazy. THE ORACLE WHAT ABOUT THE PROBLEMS? One of the most thoughtful commen- taries on the President's legislative pro- posals was recently made by Walter Lipp- mann. He wrote: “Truman’s technique is never to deal with problems, but only with the excellent results that would be achi- eved if the problems had been solved... . leaving the critic no target to shoot at, no antagonist to get hold of, only the thin air to thrash around in.” No one—including the President’s most aggressive political opponents—is op- posed to such generalized goals as better housing, better health, a vastly increased family income, and happiness and prosper- ity on an almost sublime scale. In fact, these are goals toward which the nation has been making consistent and remark- able progress for generations. But what many people do object to is Mr. Truman’s belief that the only way to attain these goals is to let the government do every- thing One columnist said acidly that vir- tually limitless ‘social security” may be necesmary—for the reason that soon the people will have no money left to do any- thing for themselves! Every time the gov- ermment gives us its own particular ver- elon of social progress, it digs deep into ur pockets to pay for it. As an example, it would certainly be undid if everyone had the $12,000 a ear ineome the President forecast, for. the future. But it wouldn’t help much if the government took $10,000 of it in taxes. tt & all very well to deal with wonderful objectives, But what about the immediate problems? SOMETHING OF A CONFLICT The Federal Government is now oper- ating at a deficit and the National Cotton Counell, recently meeting in Memphis, expressed its opposition to the practice wnder conditions of nationa} prosperity. Se far, so good. But the Council also arges Congress to set up a $1,500,000,000 fund to finance the exportation of sur- plus farm products. This money would be available for loans to exporters, im- porters or approved governments who want to buy our surplus agricultural pro- ducts In view of the present deficit facing the Pederal treasury, one wonders how the Couneil manages to believe that the Gevernment can carry out its policy and ai the same time create a loan fund of $1,- 5H0,000,000. ations I Yy ARMS TO EUROPE—SO WHAT? Eight nations of Western Europe are soon to begin to receive arms and mili. tary equipment to the value of a billion | dollars as part of the mutual defénSe as- sistance program. 2 Before the shipments could begin in quantity, the nations were required to sign contracts agreeing to conditions laid down by the United States. Some delay was experienced because Great Britian tion before entering into an agreement, While officials negotiating the agree- ments have been sympathetic to the Brit- ish concern for a ‘precise definition of re- sponsibilities, there has been some eriti- cism of the British position outside official circles. The eight countries that will receive assistance are Belgium, France, Denmark, Great Britian, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Nerway. Behind the shipments are some general agreements as to integrated defense, France, it is as- sumed, will bear. the main burden at the beginning of ground’ operations. Deep-sea naval operations will be shared by the United States and Great Britian, The United States will have the burden . of long-range strategic air. warfare. Bach na- tion will be responsible for its internal security and a part of the general air de- fense. There are other matters to be deter- mined, however, including the strategic plans of battle if war develops with Rus- sia. Where will the Western nations make a stand in Europe, on the Rhine or some- where else? How will Italy and the Scan- dinavian countries be defended? If this is successfullw accomplished, what would be the program to bring about the defeat of Russia if that country engages in an ag- gressive enter'prise? We ask these questions without im- plying that the military leaders of the nine involved have ignored them. One must assume that the questions have been studied and that competent leaders have formulated tentative plans. Failure to promulgate and publish such a strategic plan does not provide conclusive evidence that no thinking has been done on the sub- ject and that no provisions. have been made. Sin may be pleasure but not every pleasure is a sin. GARDENING OFFERS REWARDS" About, this time of the year it is well to urge all readers of The Key West Citi- zen to consider the possible pleasure to be obtained from flowers, fruits and vegeta- bles. It is also worth noting that, some- times, such activity can develop a monetary profit. 4 We are not much concerned, in this article, with the economic gains of gar- dening. There are other values that come to the individual who seeks to develop something of beauty and perfection in ac- cordance with the laws of nature. There are countless homes in Monroe County on lots that need the charm that can come only from well-ajjointed .sur- roundings. It may take some years to de- velop an attractive lawn or garden but the task will bring satisfaction, however long delayed. Besidles, what you do- with your lot will add to the natural beauty of Key West. . When it comes to vegetables garden- ing, one myst admit that the process in- volves work. At the same time, many bus- iness men would be physically benefitted by some exercise. We know, from hearing them boast, that the amateur gardeners take as much delight in their prize speci- mens as fishermen who talk so much about the “one that got away.” “EVERY INCH A BEAUTY” “Be every inch a beauty,” proclaims an advertisement of a well-known beauty clinic, which claims to have created the “perfect series of corrective exercises, to build you up or slim you down,” This, it must be admitted, is some- thing. The instructions, of course, cost Money but the women must have beauty, regardless of the cost involved. The lure of easy-to-get beauty is the bait thrown out to get the cash of millions of women. They can acquire beauty through exercise, the use of any one of a thousands special preparations and, some- times, just by their frame of mind. Be- tween the alternatives offered, we are in- clined to put our money on the frame-of- mind technique. oo | was especially cautious about the gener-. 5 | ality of the language and asked elarifica- r r pro- jects last night when were hosts at their regular = meeting to a number of grade school students and their parents in their clubhouse on Seminary street. The occasion was the pre- sentation of glasses to the stu- nts, following eye examination’ made during the past! three months, _ Key’ West Rotarians yesterday were asked by the tran§porta- tion committee of Rotary ‘Inter- national, New York, to indicate whether they propose attending the June convention at Havana and by what route they wish to go from Florida, The convention was changd to that city from Rio de Janeiro last month. } One of the highlights of Boy! Scout Week. celebrated by all! boy scout troops of Key West,} will be the Track and Field meet | to be held at Bayview Park to-! morrow. afternoon under the supervision .of the WPA recrea- tion Department. Ships of the U. S. Navy, which are in the harbor this morning and which have apparently been added to the neutrality patrol operating out of Key West, are the Destroyers Jewett and Mc- Cook. The Jewett arrived in the harbor at an early hour and the; McCook came in this morning and tied up at Pier B, berthing ‘alongside the Jewett. } It was Ernest Hemingway who started Key West on its way to} become a Writers’ Colony. And) as Robert S. Allen, co-author of ; the Washington Merry Go Round, stated this week, the Island City} will continue towards a more complete manifestation of that; dream. Today The Citizen says in an} editorial paragraph: 1 “Don’t worry, is fine advice;; Por Member of School Board and, if you add the word ‘others’ to it, it is fine still.” INGRID BERGMAN’ | Continued From Page One) expiration of the ten-day Pte | 1 for the civil registration of the baby’s birth. The ten days ex- pires Sunday allowing the regis- tration to be made on Monday, | he added. i The marriage plans of the: couple have not been announced. | HERE'S YOUR BIGGEST NEW CAR VALUE YET! NEW LOW PRICE FoR MERCURY makes IT A “BETTER THAN EVER” BUY! | ‘Dressing Display Four downtown windows have jbeen decorated by the Scouts of Troops No. 52, 54, 253 -and Ship 250 in conjunction with Scout Week. i A prize in the form of a plaque! ‘ will be awarded to the troop hav-j ing the most attractive window. : A committee of judges will view | and decide. The names of she judges will be announced when) the name of the winner is an- nounced. | masa seaesesaeseees | Political | Announcements State Democratic Primary, May 2, 1950 [ Shy dy fn te be hn bn by hn be bhi bn | i For U. S. Con: on | 4th Congressional District | ‘ | ' ~~ For U. S. Congressman | PAT CANNON } 4th -Congressional _ District BILL LANTAFF For State Senator JAMES A.. FRANKLIN Re-Election For State Senator 2 Vessels Leave | \ . RUFFIN VAN BUREN COLLIE, 106-year-old Confederate vet- eran, celebrates birthday aniversary at his home in Spring Hope, i N.C. with a generous helping of barbecued pig. “Uncle Ruff | siill has all of his‘own teeth—and a big appetite. Some 250 peo- ple joined the Civil War Veteran at the birthday party in the backyard of his farm house. He has about 180 descendants. ington’ RELICS “My father has George Wash- “That's ‘nothing: (2) Wirephoto ———— 's watch.” “my ~ father NORWOOD R. STRAYHORN ‘For Cuba Soon | For’ State Representative J. Y. 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