The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 25, 1951, Page 2

AGE TWO “Fiuitshed. Hay ttacope unagy, unday, by LP. ree ere Publisher SURMAN: 0. ANPMAN, Business Manager Fro'i The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets @nly, Daily wewspaper in Key West and Monroe County utered at Key West, Florida, as second class matter ————— THE ASSOCIATED PRESS is exclusively entit! 4. te ‘of ali news dispatches c} -dited ited in this papet, and blished here. ee SUBSCRIPTION RATES Sng Rede ie ate etree six Months Three me Weekly igs “<< ADVBRTASING RATES Made Known on Application x SPRCIAL NOTICE All teAding Adtices, cards of thanks, resolutions of reaped obituary notices, poems, etc. will be charged for at thy sate of 10 cents a line. Noth for emtertainment by churches from which a Fevente ig to be derived are 5 cents @ Mne. The fen is @h open forum and invites dis- gursion ublic idguéy and subjects of loca’ or Several interest, byt It wil] not publish Anonya ous Touaunleacions.: x A IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN . Governments. '“$. Community Auditorium. ES > BETTER THINGS TO DO ete jiseat ! A United Nations Transport and Com- munications Commission project to study thefeffectiveness of highway marking signB used by yarious nations has been critiized on the ground that it is trivial. In the experiment, being carried out in Ohié im-this country and in five other na- tions, ‘markers of various origins are set up along a stretch of highway and their inteypretation, by travelers seeing . them for the first time, is tested. In such critical timds as thgse, it is asked, couldn’t ‘the United Nations find something more useful todb? #0 o The UNscouild find better things to do, andjit is déing many other things which are pbviouglysmpre tseful. Its highest ele- ments are spending a great déal of their timd on the one complieeted problem which is of most @oncern:today, that of bringing wartto an end and then preventing it from recurring. Despite these things, its hard to escape the-thought that there may bea point in the suggestion that there are bet- ‘ter things. to do than the testing of road signb. If the energies being used in this roadasign project were applied instead di- rectly:to the problem of creating peace, mightnot that-problem be solved the quicker? Maybe it would and maybe it wouldn't. The road-sign study is a peace project, ‘because its aim is to find a system of signs which will m&ke travel in strange countries safer and easier. It didn’t hurt to question it; there is a good answer. The sameyquestion might be asked about many other Gacak beitig done by the United Na- tions, By our national government and others, by state and local governments, and by private groups and individuals. It ought to be asked. In critical, demanding times, the worth of things:should not be taken for granted. Let’s ask the question of ourselves, Check- ing over the list of activities which take up our time—part of which rightly belongs to thé ‘tasks of being a good citizen—could we find better things to do? GIVES EYE TO FRIEND A twenty-four-year-old American seamap, who was blind for more than a year, can see again because a twenty-sev- en-year-old English aviator, permitted doctors to take the cornea of a damaged eye apd give’ it to the American. Phillip Pron, the American, was a bedside -patier:t of the Englishman when doctors told him that one of his eyes, dam- aged sim, an accident, would eventually go blind7As the cornea was in perfect condi- tion, he suggested to doctors that they give it t@ hisnew friend so that both would.B@ able to see out of one eye. ié ‘operation was performed and, a walle the bandage was temporarily removed. Young Pron could see “pretty goodt-Phe other man thought it “just wonderful” and expressed his pleasure over+thé stiecessful operation. Lwenty.yeats from now, we will pub- lish a book—no advance orders, please! WE FACE “TERRIBLE DANGER” SAYS RAYBURN t The serious situation which exists in | the Far East was emphasized in the re- marks of Speaker Sam Rayburn, during | debate on the necessity of lowering the draft age and authorizing universal mili- | tary training. Pointing out that he had never, in his service, “said a thing or done a thing that might have a tendency to deceive the mem- bers of the House,” the Speaker referred to “the massing of troops in Manchuria, 1 and not all of them Communist Chinese by a great extent.” He added, “It is my Tirm belief that we are in greater danger of an expanded war today than we have been at any time since the close of the World War in 1945.” Mr. Rayburn cautioned against com- placency over winning “a little battle in Korea,” and warned that “it had better, not lull the American people to sleep.” He expressed the belief that the nation stands “in the face of terrible danger and it may be the beginning of World War III.” When questioned by newsparger men afterwards, the Speaker declined to am- plify his remarks but the Majority Floor Leader, Representative John W. McCor+ mack, when’ asked whether Russian troops were massing in Manchuria, replied, “No doubt about it.”” Other members who at- tended a conference at the White. House declined to. comment but the Department of defense recalled the statement of Secre- tary George C. Marshall, late in March, that the world situation was more serious than it was last November. How many robust Americans think that 50,000 Communists can take over the United States? THE FOOD OUTLOOK Although there have been previous suggestions of the possibility, it is startl- ing to find the Department of Agriculture making the outright perdiction that the United States faces the prospect of short- ages of: certain food products, shortages: which may:be serious enough to require rationing. The prediction is based on the annual.survey of the planting plans of farmers. < ‘ There are loopholes for optimism, The survey necessarily was made some time ago, and the plans of farmers may have been changed during the winter as condi- tions affecting their market changed. The report itself may cause farmers to expand their plans to take advantage of the indiy cated demand conditions, or they may be preparing to heed the urging of the gov- ernment for more plantings. In every ‘at- tempt to estimate crop production in ad- vance of the harvest there is one impor- tant factor which is almost totally unpre- dictable. This is the influence of weather and crop pests, which may alter the pic- ture to an amazing extent, in either di- rection, in the last few weeks of the grow- ing season. However optimistically it may be in- terpreted, however, this prediction of the Department of Agriculture should be an eye-opener. We are the best-fed nation in the world, but our food resources are neiths er inexhaustible nor invulnerable to the effects of a mobilization program. The same holds true for our material advance- ment and other elements in our high stand- ard of living. A tremendous defense effort puts a new strain on all our resource and at the same time diverts attention and energy away from normal kinds of pro- duction. This effort will cost something— in fewer gadgets, less luxury, perhaps even in less food. Tf you think society is all right and that the world is perfect in its ways, you should be against any suggestions of re- form. THREE BILLION DOLLARS SURPLUS. The idea that present inflationary trends are due to deficit finaneing on the part of the government must be abandon- ed in the light of the statement that the federal treasury will show a three billion dollar surplus for the fiscal year ending June 30th. ‘ This is due, in the words of John M. Snyder, Secretary of the Treasury, to the increased collection of taxes, largely in- come and corporation levies, and a slower tempo of spending for defense. Moreover; Mr. ‘Snyder thinks that, if Congress pro- vides another ten billion dollar tax-bite, there will be a surplus for the 1952 fiscal year which ends on June 30th, 1952. THE KEY WEAT CITIZEN SLICE OF HAM “IS THIS THE. WAY TO THE BALCONY?" "This. Rock Of. Ours’ I'm interested in_a has a tendency’ / t teen-agers from a normal under- standing and appreciation of life Bohemian attitudes, for in- stance. If the social values that our parents, our forefathers, and we ourselves place on up-right, de- cent living mean anything, then we should fight for the observ. ance of these values by our young people. If everything is mean- ingless, if our present lives and our preesnt form of government are failures, if there is no logic behind our laws and moral eth+ ics, then it is O.K. to offer the teen-agers Bohemianism. I've’ fought “Bohemianisrh” quite often in this column. | In case you're confused as to ‘its meaning, there are a! dozen synonyms ‘that ¢ould’ be used’ as hi , Wi sto} guish for easily. None of’ them have at- Oh, Wieenirto yi tractive qualities for an Honest, { God-fearing American. Yor irf stance, “unorthodox,” °“‘quéer,” On Way Home 1 |'many experts as the best regi- “nonconforming,” “unconVention-| Mental commander in’ Korea, is al’—all these words mean. the same as “Bohemian.” Bohemianism And Communism on his way home on rotation. Fer seven months he has been commander: of the Seventh Cavalry in Korea. Said the There is a great, difference be-| colonel: “I didn’t want to tween Bohemianism and ;Com-} leave. munism, though the former is often rather ‘pinkish’ in attitude JT oday’s and actions. A real Communist will fight Anniversaries and die for his beliefs. A Bohem-! ian may entertain even more) 1791—David Hale, New York radical ideas than the Commun-' journalist, publisher, nephew of ist. However, if confronted with the martyred Revolutionary spy, an ultimatum of “put up or shut born in Lisbon, Conn. Died Jan. up,” he will merely shift to a 20, 1849. more comfortable spot in the 1811—William H. Bissell, Il- La linois physician and lawyer, noted !congressman and governor, al- don’t you think? And look at my} though on crutches from ex- posure as an officer in the Mexi- can war, born in Yates Co., N. Y. sand and say: - “My sun-tan is uttebfy ‘divine, _| pretty muscles!” . The chiftless, spineless, ‘utterly worthless punks! Tolerate Them As I’ve said previously, there is room enough on this Rock if they want to stay here. The tropics and semi-tropics is world- renown for its support of , para- sitic forms of life. We must ac- cept this fact but be ever-watch- ful that no parasite encroaches Died March 18, 1860. 1913. upon our American democracy Died April 14, 1916. and ideals. Our young people are at an im- pressionable age. I work with a Fe}l, inventor of dictograph, born great many of them daily and I jn Watertown, Mass. : 1854. physicist-inventor, as: want to see that they continue 99, 1940. with their present thought—that a dollar made by the honest sweat of a brow is a good dollar. That economist of his day, born in} 1861—Edwin R. A. Seligman, famous Columbia University this country and its ideals are New. York. Died July 18, 1939. worth fighting for—dying, if ne- cessary. That any form of phil- osophy such as entertained by most Bohemians is a foregone failure. It takes “guts” to live this life normally. Only cowards refute our standards and live without any rules of conduct whatgeever: Judge Lopez ; Judge Aquilino Lopez, Jr.,,.of the 16th Circuit, Court, is entitled to a compliment. He disqualified himself from sitting on, the Mea, cham field court suit. ee Of course, this. action in itself means nothing. Judge Lopez would have been disqualified as soon as the suit began anyway. But he showed his integrity and desire for lessening legal red tape by stepping down early enough so as not to delay or hin- der the court action arly more than possible. I don't know Judge Lopez per- sonally but I admire and , respect his open, above-the-board policy. It is nice to know that we have that kind of man in the responsi-! ble position of Circuit Judge. ‘Today’s Horoscope, Coupled with a disciplinary na-| srested for in an accident.” The only way to get this room is to prohibit park- ture are natural good looks and a liking for hard work on its own account. It may carry a happy disposition, content with its lot in life, but is more likely to be dom- ‘ inated by a strong love of justice. It produces'a leader of men, those foliowimg accompanies its chief. through thick and thin. ROBERTS OFFICE SUPPLIES and EQUIPMENT 126 Duval Street Phone 25u ' We Have A Few ROYAL Portable Typewriters ' for Immediate Delivery ‘VICTOR and REMINGTON Adding Machines and ‘FB, & E. Checkwriters RENTAL TYPEWRITERS PEOPLE’S ing except on one street and “enforce” hibition, In. Paris, 1 am told, they have a system of parking on the eyen side of the street on even the month and on the odd side gn odd days. This is per- haps a little tog logical for Ameri- cans, but there is no reason why we cannot make a blanket pro- hibition against two-side- parking present rate of growth, some streets ably have to -be made one-way, but currently a city-wide side parking rule would be effective and far less expensive to the city and’ to our guests than any number of lights,! signs and other obstacles to the’ & flow of traffic. When you hire your traffic en-. gineer, I think he will agree that your aim is to pass the greatest number of cars per minute by @ given point safely, property owners the minor inconvenience of park- ing around the corner. We have} one-side ordinances covering Tru- man, Duval and Simonton, but they are not enforced; ever parks around the corner. I EXPRESSES APPRECIATION Editor, The Citizen: beautiful morning, and looking to the east, saw the sun rise. It was Spell-bound 1 mysterious | cords that sun up’from the depths of the green waters of the Atlantic geean. Fleecy white clouds were pink from the red The scene was resplendent with | Heron was standing like a statue glory. Its feet were in plumage was spoilessly pure. Thought came of you, General acArthur, standing alone, medi- tating with your sands beneath the waters, so are you enshrined in the your fellow Americans. Innumer- have to suffer who inspired men to great- ss. We of the two world wars who fought under your splendid: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1961, ae New Senator 7 BLAIR MOODY (above), Wash-. { ington correspondent for the ; Detroit News, is Michigan's I i new U.S. senator, succeeding (i) the late Arthur H. Vandenberg, “ He was appointed Monday by ih Gov. Mennen Williams. Sit am envisigning an extension of this system, with penalties for violators instead of for innocent people who:cannot make two cars fit where there's only room for one and g half. ‘ Yours. very truly, (sd.) COLIN G. JAMESON. 1501. Olivia St.,* Key West, Fla., April 21, 1951. Today In History 1638—A company | of pioneers, from Boston land at New Haven,’ 3, retired, born Conn., near the present university yy a 63 yeau ago. at command—know how deeply you suffered for us; and how you did all within your power to lighten our load, and brighten our army chief of pe What care you that New Hampshire, 58 years ago. have power, dis- missed you from high command? They know, not, what they have! done. Only .God, in His wisdom could dismiss and He does not choose to do so. With brimming eyes we listen- ed entranced by your speech to the Congress of the United States. Our hearts and minds were up- lifted, our lives enriched by the eloquency of your magnificent the U.S, Public Health, Serviee,’ born in Richmond, Va.,. 54 years8) ago. ; | Philip V. Cardon, Administratop. of the Agricultural Research Ad jp ministration, Washington, born in,,i/ | Logan, Utah, 62 years ago, ‘4 1719—First edition of “Robin- son Crusoe” published in London. 1798 —“Hajl Columbia” sung to then popular tune “The President's March;” ¢ delphia lawyer, Joseph Hop- benefit performance ger Gilbert Fox. iti proclaim block- ’s entire eastern war with England, monthly mail ‘ait Lake speech was con- clusive proof that God your words, for land millions pour out their in admiration. I firmly believe that you who have no_political| aspirations could per! In you is. embodied the leadership of George. Washii heart of Abraham Lincoln — the}service 4.) eloquent phrases Sacré The entine world , gries jin’ an: From our hearts we ex- “COL. WILLIAM A. HARRIS. | press profound apperciation, and Kidnaping of little June -' (above) of Athens, Ga., rated by f pray that nayght_but be: Puespn, Found in. pit Key West, Fla, April 23, 1951. To The Reader: The following *le' sent by Colin’ G-iJamieson,’ 1501 Olivia street, to Charles Curry, chairman of the planning com- mission of the City of Key West: TRAFFIC PROBLEM— NEED OF MORE ROOM; Mr. Charles Curry, Planning Commission, Key West, Florida. Your. Grocer Dear Mr. Curry: I’m sorry I didn’t find out about the Planning Commission meet- ing last night till it was too late,}, Everyone with any interest inf] Key -West should concern him: self with the city’s traffic troubles, not of the present, but of the years to come when the ‘many current building projects. are It does not take a traffic en gineer to discover that more ; lights and more signs will mere confuse matters. -You. can around with a two-inch pi you want to, but it still the volume a four-i will. The problem for the next few years is to increase thé.carry: ing capacity of the present streets, not to restrict this capacity by) additional costly signals. Anyone who liyes here knows that on secondary arteries, like Eaton street, the need is for room —room to pass without having stranger in a fat car tick your fender and get you 1826-William Deering, Illinois manufacturer, leader in. develop- rient of agricultural miachinery, Lorn in South, Me. ‘Died Dec. 9, 1839—Thomas' J. Bu:rill, Uni- versity of Illinois’ eminent botan- list, fiaturalist and pioneer micro- (sopist of the bacterial disease of plants, born in Pittsfield, Mass. ‘harles Summer Tainter, ciate of Died Apr. some terrified Dr. J. A. Valdes We Use Bausch and Lomb 24 Hour Service On Any Prescription OFFICE HOURS: to 1:30 TELEPHONE: Hesidence, 295 Office, 332 Today’s Birthdays; Lieut. Gen. Edward H. Brooks, iill nnel, born in!' Dr. Raymond A. Vonderlehr of : al i Vice Admiral John W. Reeves, iit in Haddonsfield, giz Fletcher Pratt of New York, author, born in Buffalo, N. Y., 5¢udy years ago. Dr. Edwin B. Wilson, Harvard ti professor emeritus of vital statis- iiij tics, born in Hartford, Conn., 72 Bo years ago. Aut a A AS deena SE Woe In 1843, Maj. George W. 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