The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 22, 1952, Page 2

NORMAN D. ARTMAN Business Manager| ” hese. tt tcdahmcatd lero nen orca cae Entered at Key West, Florida, as Second Class Matter Sh and 1938 SOMETHING TO EASE. CANDIDATES’ SUSPENSE: HAIRY CRABS, COLD AS CHUNKS OF ICE With Primary Day two weeks off from today, our thoughts, generally speaking, is chiefly concerned with the outcome of the contests locally, particularly with what politicians characterize as the two “hot races” for representative, and sheriff, But, as we have had “hot races” before, it may relieve us to open our mouths in wonder for a few minutes while considering the life in the sea in the vicinity of Key West. One would think, with fishing going on in Key West waters for more than a century and a quarter, that every fish in the sea hereabouts had been seen, but a fish was brought to port a few days ago that nobody, so far as could be learned, had seen before, Peter B, Roberts, who has been handling fish in Key West for 65 years, said it was the queerest specimen he had ever seen and added that he saw in it traces that re- sembled half.a dozen different fish, including a head _ ike @ dolphin’s, Even politicians, at the height of their campaigning, give a thought, now and then, to life, the greatest mystery with which man is faced. Among ethnologists and other scientists it is agreed that life on earth came from the sea, beginning in a protoplastic state. However that may be, of this we are sure: plant and animal life in the sea has its representations on land. Many fish got their names from land animals, such as the elephant fish, the sea horse, hogfish, sheephead, the parrot fish, etc, All-those fishes you could have named had you not seen them before, and you could have named this crea- ture too, had you seen its representation on earth, as L. P. Artman had seen it. He had seen and admired wonderingly in the Musie Nationale, Florence, Italy, Benvenuto Cellini’s famous statue, Perseus with Head of the slain Medusa, but he had never seen before the queer creature he brought to boat while fishing on the northwest side of the Key West Ship Channel, directly across from Porter’s Dock. As most of us know, light travels at a rate of 186,000 miles a second, but one thing travels faster — thought. Thought can go to a star, trillions of miles away, in a split second. The instant Mr. Artman saw the fantastic crea- ture on his hook, he thought of the “hair” of snakes, in a tangled mass, on Cellini’s statue, “This looks like a medusa,” Mr. Artman said, and it was a medusa. He called its name, though he had not seen one before. During the two weeks from today, local aspirants for office can relieve their tension and suspense by giving & few moments to considering the life on Portallis Plateau, six miles or so off Key West on the Gulf Stream side, where exist crabs, cold as chunks of ice and with hair four inches long, a lily-like creature that reproduces by breaking off its leaves in sequence and shells that are | shaped like and look like rainbows. Those and other queer things have been brought up from the plateau by natural- ists in dredging operations. You may not know it but you are often wrong, There is only one way to make an honest dollar, De you know anyone who has refused a raise in pay recently? What this country needs is good people, and you can do your part along this line. Money means proportionately more in the larger cities, least in the smallest community, but is valued too + highly in all. If anyone asks whether you want to hear his “honest opinion”, on a question of dispute in w hich you volved, tell him no. Keep his frien ship, j | ‘ CHET COLD, local manager Southern Bell, hurries in with a load of books as Southern Bell business offices are moved to 522 Southard street, while their permanent offices undergo a face-lifting operation. SAYS By HAL BOYLE NEW YORK @-It looked like the political man-of-the-year in 1952 was going to be the indepen- it voter. Now I’m not so sure. I think tide may be turning against ere is a strong possibility that the independent voter has already the peak of his popularity. ight be as many as 25 million independent voters this year and that they would hold the balance of power in the presiden- tial election, This immediately made the in- dependent voter the Clark Gable of politics. He was pictured as a high-minded, thoughtful figure who stood above the clamor of partisan- aay. and weighed every issue care- What happened? Well, naturally 99.44 per cent of all living Ameri- cans decided they were indepen- dent voters. The temptation to stand aloof on the heights, wooed by all factions, was irresistible. Each man could dream of the following situation: on election day the nation is divided 29,567,843 to 29,567,843 and as Mr. Jones steps up to ballot the rival statesmen Say: “Mr. Jones, the fate of our coun- try rests on your vote. Whom do you choose?” “I am an independent voter,” says Jones proudly, “On the - | fence-straddler afraid to stand up ig- | and be counted as a man. / & mi you met had too. That wasn’t any fun. So, grad- decided tc be one a much better time. They in and argue for the side really favor. Back in the fold themselves, are beginning to attack the pendent voter as a heretic{ or a y y le- There are certain disadvantages to his position. If you are losing a friendly political argument at a cocktail party, and somebody gets you down and starts beating you | up, you can get rescued by shout- ing, “Help, I’m a Democrat!” or “Save me, I'm a Republican!” But what would happen if you yelled from the floor, “Help, help, I’m an independent voter!” The other independent voters would just stand there and look at you. But all the Republicans and Dem- ocrats would rush over and joy- ously join in kicking you. That's the danger in being an in- dependent in anything. You may have distant admirers, but you lack first aid in an emergency. Sucre, the capital of Bolivia, is | 12,000 feet above sea level and is the highest capital of a nation in the world, says the National Geographic Society. When ores of silver are found, gold is almost invariably associa- ted with them, “7M WORKING MY WAY THROUGH OFFICERS aw \ CANDIDATE SCHOOL I> Britt Advanced William Edward Brith First | Class Commissaryman, USN, son | of Mr. and Mrs. Howard C. Britt | of 874 Main, Willmington, Mas-{ sachusetts has recently been ad- vanced in rating as a result of a fleet competitive examination. Britt who entered the Naval Political MAY 6, 1952 Service June 27, 1945, received his recruit training at the Naval Center’at Sampson, New York. After graduating from the Basic Submarine School, New London, Conn., he reported to the Submarine USS Sarda in March 1947 for duty. In October 1950 he was transferred to his present submarine, the USS Sea Poacher (SS 406). Prior to his Naval Service, Britt graduated from the Wil- mington High School. We Service Ali Makes of Cars, ‘ + with FORREST TAYLOR AND DAN HARVEY Coming: Best Of The Bad Men Rebert Ryan and Claire Trevor Me, J. M. FERNANDEZ, JR. _ "JOE" First District Fifth District MILTON O. PEACOCK For Juvenile Judge EVA WARNER GIBSON For Member School Board GERALD H. ADAMS JULIO CABANAS, JR. For Re-Election Fourth District For School Board H. EARL DUNCAN Fourth District Hertle Reports For Duty Here Clinton Carl Hertle, Torpedo- man Striker, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl T. Hertle of Route 1, Waltham, Minnesota has re- cently reported aboard the sub- marine USS Sea Poacher (SS-| 406), with the Atlantic Fleet, for duty. Hertle, who entered the Naval Service May 28, 1951 received his recruit training at the Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois. 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