The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 14, 1952, Page 2

Published daily (except Sunday ) by L. P. Artman, owner and pub- lisher, trom The Citizen Building, corner of Greene And Ann Streets. “Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County 7 at Key West, Florida, as Second Class Matter Member of The Associated Press—The Associated Press is exclusively ‘entitled to use for reproduction of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper, and also the local news published here. Member Florida Press Association ana Associated Dailies of Florida eto pes Nae Ws Rp ROOTES SAAS EHS CERT Subscription (by carrier) 25¢ per week, year $12.00, single copy 5c ADVERTISED RATES MADE KNOWN ON APPLICATION LE The Citizen is an open forum and invites discussion of public issue ‘and subjects of local or general interest, but it will not publish communications. ,OUR RECORD-BREAKING REGISTRATION FALLS FLAT IF WE DON’T VOTE It has been, and still is, a common thing in life for a man to be talented in this’ or that trade or profession, and yet be too lazy or shiftless to use his talent diligently. One does not need to think long to bring to mind, former -and present Key Westers who let their talent go to waste. So the question arises, Of what good is anything to any- body if he does not use it? We have talked, with pardonable pride, of the rec- ord-breaking registration for next month’s primaries. The more than 12,000 voters are as many as was Key West’s population at its lowest ebb during the Great Depression. But of what consequence is our record-breaking number of voters if they do as they have done in the past — al- most one-half of them stay away from the polls on Prim- ary Day? As a rule the percentage of voters to the number of registrations in Key West has ranged between 50 and 60, though occasionally it has exceeded the higher number. The attitude of the man or the woman who takes the trouble to register and then fails to vote is confounding. The Citizen has asked many a time, “Why bother to reg- ister if you didn't intend to vote? Illness keeps only a scattering few away from the polls on Election Day. The answer to what causes the others not to vote can be found in the circumstance that their interest in who is or is not nominated or elected isn’t sufficiently compelling to take them to the polls. The chief element in that lack of inter- est is that ridiculously unsound reasoning, “It won’t make any difference; my vote counts only one.” Seemingly, the thought never occurs to them that, even in large cities where voters number millions, the to- tal is made up of “one The most condemnable thing about the men and women who register and don’t vote is their lack of Ameri- canism, their lack of interest in the community that af- fords them a livelihood. Voting, not registering alone, is the bedrock of democracy. Millions of people in some parts of the world are not given the privilege to vote; other millions vote as they are ordered to vote, as the hordes in Russia are ordered. Their ticket is chosen for them by the Kremlin and they crowd the polls, like so many sheep, and vote it, because they are well aware of the dire consequence if they don’t line-up and do as they are commanded to do. But in the United States, where one votes as he pleases, millions of people are not sufficiently interested to exercise their greatest privilege. Key Westers, who never miss a chance to help their city, are hoping that at least 8,000 to 8,500 will vote on May 6. The larger our vote the greater will be our influ- ence among our representatives in Tallahassee and Wash- ington. The political office holder is human in his calling, as everybody else is in his calling, and a large vote in Key West is our most forceful argument when we need his help, You are registered, and if you don’t vote on May 6 you will fail to perform your duty as an American citizen. The boys in Korea deserve all-out support at home; see that they get it. Tt is very easy for people to persuade themselves that they are being mistreated. Every human being is religious by nature, which is/| the best recommendation of human nature. What most politicians would like to know is whether votes are attracted by silence or speaking. There is nothing new under the sun except the ex-/ periences that are coming to the inexperienced human being. ‘ “JERR y, “Fe ‘Representative _". Y. PORTER For State Attorney HELIO (MONI) GOMEZ For State Attorney J. LANCELOT LESTER. For Clerk of Circuit Court EARL R. ADAMS __ For County Judge HILARY U. ALBURY Fos County Judge RAYMOND R. LORD For County Tax Assessor FRED J. DION District HARRY HARRIS For County Commssioner Fifth District MILTON O. PEACOCK For Juvenile Judge EVA WARNER GIBSON JULIO CABANAS, JR. For Re-Election D. M. ANDREWS Third District ‘| Coming: NOTES 8 ers 2 Fil ip Citizen Staff Photo LT. DALE P. SCHUMBERG and Thomas J. Connolly (right), take the state examination for life insurance agents Thursday at City Hall, under watchful eye of Max Marks who stands to the rear. Marks is Referee of Financial Responsibility Division and State Insurance Examiner. ee KWHS Launches Tape Recorded Broadcasts Here The radio department ‘of Key West High School has said goodbye to live broadcasts and has begun , | using a brand new tape recorder | ») value called Magnecorder. A wonderfully compact and por- table piece of equipment, this high- ly sensitive and expensive machine was purchased by the schonl board to eliminate excessive telephone charges and to provide for a wid- er and more intelligent use of school hroadcasts. Now it is possible to tape pro- grams many days ahead. The na- tural causes for absence took great toll during live broadcasts. The early morning hour also made it diffucult to get good performance from student participants. If a special program should arise and the schoo} calendar permits but one performance, the school is able to tape this show for radio use. The school can repeat broadcasts on a tape until their quality is up to the finest point. The tape re- corder definitely has inestimable teaching tool in the,arts of com! ication. The motivation of actual broadcast is so strong - | that the student usually puts forth serving the full 30 days. He said the authorities were very accom- a brief assault trial and the 10- day murder case. He will finish his term after he does a movie role. “Serving on a jury is just like life,” he opined. “A lot of it is dull routine, but there is excite- ment, too. When we didn’t reach a‘decision on the murder case, we were locked up in a second-rate hotel at 9 o'clock and we couldn’t read, telephone or listen to the radio. But I wouldn’t have missed the experience. _ “The drama of when we came in with the verdict (guilty; life imprisonment) surpassed any court ea STRONG ARM BRAND COFFEE fering technical advice right away. “They had a couple of the wit-/ VICTOR MATUR® a™p zane RUSSELA (Dramas RETREAT, HELL Frack Leveler and Anite Lontar his best effort. The radio department at Key West High School is very proud and happy to initiate this new equipment. most movies have the foreman of the jury delivering the verdict from the No. 1 seat in the box. “That’s ridiculous,” Corey scoffed. “The foreman isn’t chosen until the jury begins deliberations. His seat might be anywhere in the jury box.” The actor is so enthused about his experience that he wants to launch a campaign to enable more citizens to serve on juries. “Most. people fluff it off, because it’s easy to find excuses,”’ he re- marked. “Also, a lot of working people cannot afford it, if their companies do not coninue their salaries. I think it should be a general practice, as it is with many large companies, that the firms should make up the difference be- tween the jury fee and the regu- lar salaries of the jurors.” Triumph Coffee Mill at ALL GROCERS 8 Teachers To Attend FEA Conclave Monroe Cty. Classroom Group Sends Delegates; Key West Area Lists 41 High Degree Holders teachers attend the Florida Edu- | cation Association annual con- | vention next Thursday to Sat- urday in Miami, they will be able to display academic degrees that compare favorably with the learned today. The county can be proud, one school teacher said, that schools in the Key West area list 16 holding Masters’ Degrees, 11 holding Bachelor of Arts degrees, 13 holding Bachelor of Science degrees and one holding a Bach- elor of education. : For a town of Key West’s size, this is a’ remarkable array of degrees of higher learning. It is one more.reason that Key West High School maintains a highly accredited status with the South- ern Association .of Secondary schools. Attending next week’s big FEA convention as _ delegates from the Monroe County Class- |room Teachers association are the following teachers: William Chapman, Richard Ertzman, Eunice Harra and Ma- rian Stark, all of the Key West When eight Monroe county | * largest cities in the state, it was High School faculty. Magdaline Huddleston, and Ruby Crider of Harris Elementary, David Me- Daniel, Poinciana Elementary and Pauline Niehall, Truman Elementary. Chief speaker at the FEA con- vention will be nationally known Dr. Norman Vincent Peale. He will address the Thursday night meeting at the Bayfront Park Bandshell, Dr. T. V. Smith will address the meeting at the same place, Friday night. Business session of the convention will convene Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. State Superintendent of Educa- tion Tom Bailey will report to school personnel. There will be aj discussion forura on the Asso- ciation’s legislative. program and | homihation of officers for the coming year. Friday morning the major dis- cussion groups will meet. They will hear such experts as Dr. Delbert Oberteuffer, Ohio State University speak on “Health Problems and Practices in Any Good Teaching;” Dr. Edward Krug, University of Wisconsin, “Teachers The Ways of Demo- cracy” aid Dr. Dora V. Smith, University of Minnesota, “Essen- tials of Communications in Any Grade or Subject.” . We Service Ali Makes of Cars, Specializing in... CHRYSLER PRODUCTS Bill's Southernmost Garage BILL TYLER, Owner 707 Whitehead St., Corner Angela ne ene ROBERTS OFFICE SUPPLIES | and EQUIPMENT 126 Duval Street Phone 250 | New and Used Metal | & Wood Desks Used Cash Registers Used Typewriters Rentals by the week or month SLICE OF HAM NOT THOSE EGGS 1" SOOSSHCOSSSOCSSOOSEESEEE NEWS NOTES. 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