The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 12, 1950, Page 2

PAGE TWO Pat “Sil sgrepnty, er Wem we ee UEEEETIET @ntered-at Key West, Florida, as second class matter The use for rep ‘of all to it-or mot otherwise credited in also the local news published SUBSCRIPTION BATES One Yoar Bix Months Made Races on A * SPECL , AL ‘ NOTtC! z All reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of respect, obituary, _ Botioce, es ete, will be eba: it ral cents @ reas oe a! “entertainment by churehes from ate & cants @ line. - Seer FLORIDA AS$s MONOGRAPH Dear Reader: Ernest Hemingway, the Key West author, claims five places as his home- town, They are: Paris, Vienna, Havana, Ketchum (Idaho) and Key West. In this cify*the celebrated writer wrote several of his novels, prominent among which was “Farewell to Arms.” THE ORACLE | LET'S REMEMBER THE SEA GULLS! : — i G.44t-Ladderdale Daily: News We wonder if there isn’t something of a motal. for ‘the American people in the story of what is happening to the sea gulls up in St. Auffistiné ow ‘that the shrimp fleet has*left-thay are for Key West. at Seems the sea gulls up that way have for- gotfin how to ‘catch fish for themselves. For mafty years. they have been depending for their foo@ on the scraps and waste thrown overboard from the shrimping fleet. It was a sort of super welfare state for the birds, and the free dinners mage it unnecessary for the gulls to depend on thet own talents to secure food. SBut suddenly the shrimp fleet went away. Ne§ and more productive fishing grounds were} locited off Key West and the shrimp. boats de-' serfed.St. Augustine. The sea gulls haven't been. able to adjust therfigely to the new situation..According.to, any oe } ri INS Wepol, the Yeefs and the shores “arduna ‘Sty’ Augustine are litied with long silent rows of kuills with their dark,eyes turned prayerfully .outyto. jsea—waiting for the shrimp fleet and the free’ meals that won’t return. Nature has played the sea gulls a dirty trick. As generation after generation of gulls learned to depend on the shrimp fleet instead of their own resources to obtain food, parent gulls apparently forgot to teach their little ones their age old meth- ods of catching fish. So today the gulls are starv- ing. They are no different in physical makeup than the sea gulls of Ft. Lauderdale. But whereas our gulls ean exist through their own efforts, the gulls of St, Augustine are starving by the hun+ dreds because their welfare state suddenly dis-) appeared and with it went their ability to fend for themselves. The people..of St; Augustine are trying des+ perately to.save the gulls that are left. A city-wide effort j 1 to round up table scraps and movie to tide the birds over until they can gence Tearn to feed themselves. But naturalists aren't too sure what will hap- pen. Thgy-are puzzled over the apparent complete ioss of the sea gulls’ natural fishing instincts. Some believe the cycle will be completed without; the gulls ever recovering their natural fishing ability It’s a strange paradox that Nature thus gives us. Here: we have some of the most independent creatures of the Universe, who were given mar- velous talents to take care of themselvés, victim. ized because’ they succumbed ta the “something for nothing” lure. They became dependent on un- natural conditions to such an extent that parents apparently forgot to teach their offspring how to get*long otherwise. Now with the free food gone, LIGHTEN OUR MILITARY LOAD In his recent appearance before a Sen- ate sub-committee to discuss the defense situation of the United States, General Dwight D. Eisenhower said he would “certainly beg and plead” for action “to advance our cause in every other way we can” such as through trade, religion and diplomacy. In short, by “every single thing we do.” The General listed the Eurpoean Re- covery Program, foreign arms aid and government informational aetivities as among the necessary measures for strengthening friendly countries econom- ically, militarily and spiritually, in order to lighten the military load which the United States must carry. It might be a good idea for readers to consider the last part of the above para- graph. Note that General Eisenhower justifies the policy of help now being ex- tended on the ground that it will lighten the military load which this country must carry. He is cognizant, of course, that peace in this world depends upon having a force to balance Russian power and, un- til other nations are able to carry a fair part of the load, the burden belongs to the United States. There is a vast difference between the ‘person of importance and the person who thinks himself to be important. WOMEN LIVE LONGER It is notabie that statistical data re- veal that the average woman in the Unit- ed States has a life expectancy that is four years longer than that of men. White men have an average life span of 65.5 years, but the white women can look to a new high of 71 years as_ their average. Among the non-whites, the aver- age length of life for women is 62.5 years and for men, 58.1 years. The Public Health Service notes that the difference in the average length of life for men and women has. steadily in- | ereased during the past half-century. In 1900, the spread was,three years but, in 1948, it had moved up to 5.5 years, the offspring of these indolent parents are paying the penalty. We wonder if people aren’t a great deal like, the sea gulls of St. Augustine. We wonder how many Americans have swallowed the idea of the welfare state to the point where they think itis mo longer necessaFy to teach their offspring that the day of government handouts and security for all may sometime draw to a close. And we won- der then how many Americans may be left like the gulls—puzzled and bewildered because their sustenance has disappeared and they have no re- sources of their own to fall back on. Americans don’t have to look far to see the sea gull story translated over into human be- havior. We have in England a living example of a “something for nothing” theory gobbled up by Phe people. Like the sea gulls of St. Augustine, ‘the people of Great Britain have accepted unna- tural conditions as a substitute for depending up- on themselves. The English government is the “shrimp fleet’. which. provides the people of Britain with food, clothing and shelter. As long as this government is firm and strong and as long as, there are shrimp. (meaning taxes) enough toi keep it in business, the people will be safe. * * * But let the shrimp be exhausted, as is now happening, then the government must seek new beds. It must of necessity, move on and leave in! lits wake a mass of miserable people totally un-! accustomed to using their own God-given talents and resources to exist. There is the moral in the story of the sea gulls of St. Augustine. It’s a pungent moral and one that every voting American should well con- sider. Nature has a way of exacting a heavy toll from those who look upon her gifts as unnecessary. As a nation, we here in America have been sin-) gularly blessed with a tremendous capacity for using our skills and our ingenuities ta ever im. prove our way of living. But we have earned our kéep by wresting it out of the ground, the sea and the air, through the exercise of our own talents. We will keep those talents only by continuing to use them. The minute we cast. them aside as no longer necessary we will forfeit them as sure- ly as the sea gulls of St. Augustine forfeited their talent to provide themselves with food, Let's not be that foolish. Let's remember what happened to the sea gulls whenever we are tempted by the Washington “shrimpers” to leave our own board and dine at the government scrap table of false security. : Old Dame Nature is a wise though sometimes cruel teacher. She might have used the sea gulls of St. Augustine as a red flag of warning to the) American people. Let’s heed it while we still have time. THE KEY WEST CITIZEN | “Sy n, ty CHARLES DUERKES Since the ‘“Corner’s” Fathers, to preserve the tradi-| Ges 8 sentence’ which many tional eye-appeal of our town, I|.rhese, and other eties have nee | pase Hose queny people tell me) complished ttis sensible archi- | Be the idee, impressed they are) tectural feat, and so can Key Several letters and messages! ui sa eis : have found their way into ., My interes te ee 8 Charles street concerning the S!mcere and unselfish. know if proposal and one and all agree C4 be done. and I should like to| Rains cheald be eo im. S€e it done. It would be a most | mediately it “Tennessee Gypsy,” sums situation up neatly enough ber of people speaking she warns, “. . . Too often we tal ing else do the kicking.” She suggests that clubs and} organizations such as the Ws man’s Club, could give practic: aid in the project and lend the] necessary action ts the plan. The letter goes on to sa few yéars back Elmer Davis hi : ‘ sisicat ; t is mistakes. Most of us recall,|ently the citizens of New Jersey | ment and a want of direction. If wane S sigeodeat opeee! hare instead, the man’s courage andj will not go thirsty. The State|ihe ambition be once arou: ELECTRIC TYPEWRITER ey West a miosy) ie S and not ; . Our tribute is not con-| Division of Alcoholic Beverage there is a sure reward, for the is 4 mere noe pou Beach or Mi- fused by political intricacies. Our| Control has revealed that there |{, plenty of ability, Success will World's No. 1 Typewriter <= ami, Dut he didn't propose a di- tribute is to. the memory of a|are 9 municipal liquor lice p : y Soak a “es is 5 : : ft ear to come by mere % i rect way to do it, as you did. Do truly great Ameriean. whose|ses in effect in New. Jersey, | Ofte aPP , Rentals - Sales - Service keep it up and you'll have the contributions to mankind over-| Which is one saloon for every | : isi ae eee ——— everlasting gratitude of those Shs ee ; who understand. “Tell the City Fathers: abo the restoration of Williaresburg, ' Va. to the tune of Millions, Of stake i: a man who has never old New Orleans and about San Barbara, California, beautiful Spanish city. ,Gopies ordinances from those»»places, , 024444444444444444 | believe, and strive for peace, Political. Announcements State Democratic Primary, May 2, 1950 IVY IVES For ‘U.S. Congressian ~ 4th Congressional District PAT CANNON For U. S. Congressman: _ 4th Congressional District: BILL LANTAFF For State Senator JAMES A. FRANKLIN Re-Election For State Senator NORWOOD R. STRAYHORN For State Representative BERNIE C. PAPY % Re-Election « + For State Representative J. Y. PORTER, IV recent; and others, are certainly suggestion that an .architectugal | able.” ordinance be invoked by the City A letter from a lady who signs the She tells me she has heard any num- of the idea and agreeing with me. But among ourselyes and let the.-fel- | low with the almighty dollar ‘so close to h's eye he can see noth- now a most WEDNESDAY, THE Southernmost Corner ICE STORM PLAYS HAVOC IN THE MIDDLE WEST avail- “Tennessee Gypsy’s” letter in- cludes a sentence profitable venture for everyone, in more ways than one. If such a plan is aiopted the national pub- licity it will receive will certain- ly lend added stimulus to the pilgrimage of the tourists to our! sunkissed ‘ittle old rock. 1k! And we must not forget our own civie pride. I shall appreciate letters on the | subject, pro or con, from all you | patient readers of the “Corner.” (®) Wirephoto TWO MEN CLEAR A DRIVEWAY AFTER AN ICE STORM which snapped wires and broke thousands of trees at Clinton, Iowa. The storm struck over a wide section of the upper midwest Easter Sunday. It hit hardest in northeastern Iowa. Telephone service was disabled in 55 towns of that area, i ROBERTS OFFICE SUPPLIES New Jersey Has | Your Horoscope * y a | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 1950 PMENT: oe tienaenonn’ e ™¢ «| Saloon For Every | toasys-teadeney is toward a, or : wR Ok melancholy nature, which threat- * 21 Persons Over 21 ens to. become a ‘lead: you ‘astray. NEWARK, N. J.—(P).—Appar-| inuch ‘indecision disorderly and ‘There. maybe faulty < judg- Today is the fifth anniversary ‘of the death ef F.D.R. Many men today choose to remember only ON DISPLAY a “ROYAL | Shadowed his | mitted failures. A man who has never made a mistakes and ad-{ 217 persons over 21. i ut The section of Washington, D. C., where the Lincoln Memorial |stands, along the Potomat River, s called “Foggy Bot- tg: attemptel to accomplish any- | thing. His name shall stand as an in- Spiration to people the world over as long as men and women o Condensed from book form, It’s ha-halarious. Tll be back tomorrow, lucky people, you , | good wil! and neighborliness. i fiw ok : The Key, West Art and His- totical Ségitay holds its’ annual | f meeting fat’ Martello Gallery tonight jag; it-thirty. Refresh- ments erved, it Lihi wk Fe ri tat wand. his . lady; Ay téave soon for-a ‘sum mer theatrical tour. Beck’s agents v. 7 bu witha, ¢ i nd LOU 0 have been tempting him with, § Comedy Cartoon |splendid bookings throughout | Coming: DAUGHTER OF Virginia and Maryland. ROSIE O'GRADY my at means “Puddy” gets a Jordon MacRae, James Barton playmate. We are adopting the Beck’s -provocative puppy;- “An-! ". .. or she has adopted us:! MONROE ona Pessoa hectic NRE bo zio Ms As Me { I must close up the “Corner” Last Times Today for the day and rush it over to ye editor. I've a date to have cocktails with that cute and | cheerful Texas gal, MARY LASS- WELL, author of “HIGH TIME,” “SUDS IN YOUR EYE” and “ONE ON THE HOUSE.” “One On The House” appears in the April issue of OMNIBOOK. JEAN SIMMO William ‘Shakespeare Play Spee. Picture Advance Adminsion Coming: JUNGLE PATROL Kristine Miller, Arthur Franz and Ross Ferd For County Commissioner Second District FRANK BENTLEY Seen innit For County Commissioner Second District RODMAN J. BETHEL For County Commissioner Second District; LOUIS CARBONELL For County Commissi6ner / Second District FRED J. DION For County Commissioner Fourth District BEN N. ADAMS For County Commissioner Fourth District PAUL E. MESA For County Commissioner Fourth District GERALD SAUNDERS For Member School Board Third District JOHN V. ARCHER-.. For Member of School:Board Third District EUGENE L. ROBERTS For Member of School Board Third District J. 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