The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 16, 1952, Page 2

3 soe RET weol CITIZEN The Key West €C Published daily (except Sunday) by L. P. Artmag, jowner and ‘isher, from The Citizen Building, corner of had hon Seen | Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County L. P. ARTMAN NORMAN D. ARTMAN Business Manager Entered at Key West, Florida, as Second Class Matter TELEPHONES 51 amd 1935 ember 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 publishea here. Member Florida Press Association and Associatec Dailies of Florida @ubscription (by carrier) 25c per week, year $12.00, single copy 5c ADVERTISED RATES MADE KNOWN ON APPLICATION ite ne The Citizen is an open forum and invites discussion of public issue end subjects of local or general interest, but it will not publish ‘anonymous communications. age » ESS ON FLORIDA ASS Consolidation of County and City Governments. Community Auditorium. KEY WESTERS GET THE ANSWER TO WHO IS A GOOD POLITICIAN? Key Westers have heard the remark often, “He’s a qood politician,” but seldom have delved deep enough into the subject to determine what makes a good politi- cian. The Citizen, during the campaign after the deadline for candidates to qualify, gave an apt answer to that question, time and again, that probably was unnoticed by the general run of readers. The answer was embodied in letters or stories sent to The Citizen by Bill Lantaff, our representative in Congress from this district. To anybody, unfamiliar with local politics, it would have appeared that Bill had opposition and was trying to bolster his candida- cy to win in the May 6 Primary. But Bill, who had defeat- ed his opponent in the immediately previous Primary by a record 42,000 votes for that office, had no opposition in the May 6 Primary and his name did not appear on the ballot. But that was not the way it appeared to the voters who did not know differently. It seemed that Bill realized he had his hardest fight and was letting no opportunity slip by to strengthen his candidacy. Bill Lantaff is a shining example of the good politi- cian, a man who does not change overnight his regard or relationship with the voters just because he is running for office. His actions and reactions are the seme whether or not he is a candidate. He does not kéep the “glad hand” to use it only when he is seeking votes. He uses it all the time, before, during or after campaigns. Voters are wise. They spot easily the candidate who injects warmth in his greeting for them with the sole ob- ject of trying to get their votes. Human nature is such it shrinks from a man who may or may not greet them when he is not a candidate and then, when he aspires for public office, “falls all over himself” in his “Hello, there!” and back-patting to try to get votes. But he fools nobody ex- cept himself. The louder his greetings and the more fre- quent his back-patting the farther the voters steer clear of ine Though Lantaff was unopposed in the May 6 Prim-| Ary and another will not be held until May, 1954, he is atill on the job all the time in the same wa this headline in The Citizen for May 10: “Lantaff Says Key West Vets Have Been Allocated $80M For Homes... .” The effort to economize in government © oceeds un- til it meets an opportunity to actually economize. SLICE OF HAM iW i ee i | fi fi iJ ail Hy) , as witness | “ney | Key West Urged To Enter Orange Bowl Parade And Jamboree GUTHRIE BABCOCK (left) and Attorney Paul Marks (right), former Key Westers, pay visit to Island City. Babcock is real estate salesman with the Keyes firm, and Marks is a member of the official Orange Bowl Advisory committee. Orange Bow] Festival Entry 'Today’s By SAM DAWSON NEW YORK # — Uncle Sam is having a little misunderstanding again with some of his good neigh- bors over prices. And international politics, playing quite as large a part as economics, gives the dis- putes some fantastic twists. Chile wants more for her copper, which we need, than the 27% cents a pound we have been paying her. So she isn’t letting us have any at all just now. Bolivia wants more for her tin than the $1.21% a pound price Uncle Sam sets on metal he can buy in Malaya, where it is plenti- ful. Rubber prices in Singapore have dropped sharply again. British planters blame Uncle Sam because he cut the price of synthetic rub- ber he produces. American rubber consumers show slight interest in buying Malaya’s natural product, }now in surplus supply, at any but bargain prices. If the United States wanted to get rough, it probably could get along without Bolivian tin—now. But Bolivian friendship is import- ant to us, and in time of war the tin from Malaya might be cut off, as it was by the Japanese. So we are negotiating with Bolivia about | prices. Tin is essential to her econ- ‘omy. The copper situation is much more complex. We produce only two thirds of what we need. In- ternational politics ties us tightly to Chile’s copper mines, and holds. us at arm’s length from other | copper sources, controlled by our European allies. By drawing upon our large stra- tegic stockpile, we could get by for a long time and thus beat) jis an election year, both here and | in Chile. Here the defense program {economy prosperous — and that means more copper. In Chile a government friendly | | to the United States is opposed by | a slate regarded here as favoring | Argentina. The price Chile gets for her copper could play a big part | in the political campaign there Chile has been furnishing 30 per cent of the copper we consume, selling us 80 per cent of her pro- ductfon at 27% cents, or three cents a pound above our ceiling price on domestic copper sold the rest in Europe, getti high as 54 cents a pound on the | free market. But demand for copper is ea rapidly in Eu jhas dropped to some think is the price C like us to con! act to pay ard on the p | power upw wn c cers here aren't as see the price of copper That an horts ge has st as recently ile ¥ down Chile’s asking price. But this | is to be kept rolling and the civilian | they} Great Thing For Key West Paul Marks And Babcock Stress Advantage To Town That Would Acerue Two former Key Westers visit- ed town last weekend with their families They were Paul Marks, attorney and at one time counsel for the Overseas Bridge Com- mission, and Guthrie Babcock, now in the realty business in Miami. Paul was especially interested in trying to get Key West to make an entry into the Orange Bowl Parade and Jamboree next | year. “The town is missing one of the most wonderfu: opportuni- ties for promotion and adver- tising that exists in this section of the country,” he emphasized. “Key West should make a float and ente. the high school band | in the Orange Bowl activities. It | would mean getting free adver- tising by television, radio, news! movies, as well as newspapers | and magazines. “A full page advertisement in the Souvenir Booklet that is is-! sued would in itself be read by, thousands of visitors who might, come on down to Key West.” Suggests Committee Attorney Marks says that the approximate expenses of enter- jing the Orange Bowl festival | would amount to perhaps $2000. He suggests that instead of one organization trying to handle this large undertaking, it would be better if all civic organiza- tions, churches, and schools banded together and formed a representative committee to plan finances, type of float, etc. “You could even have a con- test sponsored by such a com- mittee for the purpose of de- |ciding what kind of float would | be entered. Such a contest might |help provide money too.” Plan Early Should Key West be willing to enter the festival, it must have its plans made by Oct. 1 Paul is a member of the offi- | cial Orange Bowl Advisory Com- mittee in Miami. He says he | will be glad to work with any- one in this area that wants more information on the subject. His address is 1122 N. E. 97th St. Miami Shores, Fla. | Guthrie Babcock | Guthrie Babcock is known to many 1 people. He is the sc ne late Claude Babcock Prese: llth A | to) The White Uniforms WE CLEAN are distinguished and above the average because they are sclentifi- calty cleaned and mechanically processed by experienced and skill- ed workmen. | POINCIANA CLEANERS 218 Simenton Se. ee HAL BOYLE By HAL BOYLE NEW YORK (®—The nation-wide | rash of raids by co. ilo...ril.e vy f| aith in........ . |youth and. higher “education. They show that the young of our land | still have the quality of mild rebel- | lion under the influence of spring | and a full moon. Most of these mass raids have been in quest of co-ed bras and panties, and some of the blue- nosed gentry will surely see this as a new sign of moral decadence | and ask suspiciously: those things anyway?” The answer to this is ter and tied around a throbbing head, these garments will help) many a fellow bone up for his | final exams. They beat a towel { all hollow. There is historical precedent for this. In the days of chivalry the | knight always rode off to battle | carrying token—usually a glove —from his lady fair. The trouble | with a glove is that you can’t tie it around your head. If you don't believe it, try tying your wife's glove around your head the next time you go into battle—trying to figure out your income tax. This epidemic of group student raids is naturally worrisome to deans of men and local police And, of course, it would be bad if they really got out of hand. But sometime college boys have to erupt and show they ar esome- thing more than tame receptacles to be stuffed with stale knowl- | edge. Just because they are work- ing for sheepskins is no sign they | enjoy the life of sheep. And a little | ing chair match for a change in- | larking now and then helps teach those in academic authority to re- spect the fact that these young “hopes of tomorrow” have the quality of rebellion as well as sub- mission. Thes nocturnal forays into so- rorities pr9that. They are in essence nothing but a mild revolt against the boredom of the com- monplace which weighs upon us (all. It might help care-ridden ad if they had some such outlets of resentment against rot tine as are available on the cam- pus. We tend to take ourselves | and our troubles so seriously that our minds get knofted Natugally, I am not s' that men who work in ar or factory band together and r: the nearest YWCA for bras a panties. Even if the girls at th YWCA"took such a prank in g¢ spirit, the wives wouldn't aid They | ‘All Revenue Items Up In 52 Financial Report For April | “| 1 | “What do the boys want with | ee simple | Citizen Staff Photo | and practical. Soaked in cold wa-| | | would dema jcall out the contest to a finish in Yankee Sta- ults | miess | | ad CITY FINANCES IN GOOD SHAPE ROBERTS SAYS The city’s financial health contin- ues to be excellent according to the May report on finances released today by City Financial Director, | Charles Roberts. Current revenue receipts show an increase of more than 20 percent compared with those during April 1951. All items of revenue increas- led with the exception of permit | fees which declined 25 percent over the same month one year ago. Largest increase in revenue was in sewer service fees which rose 38 and one half percent from | $6,060 in April 1951, to $8,394 last 1, was $488,067.74. Roberts stressed | that of this amount, however, only ; | $218,986 exists in, general revenue which is the principal operating fund. The balance is earmarked for the specific departments and | functions cf te city. Though revenue receipts showed a decrease of 8 percent compared with April 1950, Roberts said this could be explained by 1950's far National Guard. Ah, no, such escapades are for the young and upfettered. But it might lighten up the in-| \ternational tension if world lead- ers and diplomats would quit mak- {ing faces back and forth and join in | Wouldn't it be a pleasant change ‘if the truce negotiators in Korea would indulge in a marathon rock- | ste ad of their present marathon | me-calling? Al 20w much would you pay to Je alin and Andrei lat sh swallowing diu get life back into pe SLOPPY JOE’ S BAR * Burlesque * | Continuous Floor Shows & Dancing Featuring The Antics Of Palmer Cote’s (Ace Burlesque Comic) And His Follies ReVue With “RAZZ-MA-TAZZ” Dancing To SLOPPY JOE'S BEACHCOMBERS Never An Admission or Minimum Charge i d that the governor | a bit of innocent skylarking. | y conan and Dean Ach- | SAYS Except Building Permit Fees | larger redemption of tax certifi Jca ates held by the city, amounting to $6,005. Last month the same ca tegory amounted to only $931.01, since City Tax Collector Archie { |the balance due on the contract If the construction of a metal ea- |nopy over the stadium grandstand $9,112) and the purchase of Police Street. division equipment 1aled more than 17 percent of total expenditures last month, | STRONG ARM BRAND COFFES | Triumph | Coffee Mill at ALL GROCERS Roberts has been able to whittle ; down the outstanding tax certifi- | cates. Another revenue item |that was | considerably rarger in April 1950 than last month was that lumped ; under miscellaneous. In 1950 it was | | $5,794, Last month it -was only $2,672. | Miscellaneous receipts| include rents, sale of grave space, parking meter revenue, fees for ball games, and rent. Cigarette tax revenue |34 percent from $10,241 last April service fees rose more than eleven ' quent taxes revenue rose 17 per- cent from $3,072 to $3,619, | cipal operations and capital expen- increase of ten percent compared with April 1951 and an increase of | |more than 5 percent compared ; with Apil 1950. Roberts said that the payment ot| as risen | Total cash revenue or hand May = iS T4E ls Apel Ise: Scavengers {percent in the same period. Delin- | Disbursements fur general muni- | ditures during April 1952 showed an | Air Conditioned Friday - Saturday The Marrying Kind with ALDO RAY AND JUDY HOLLIDAY (Comedy Drama? Coming: MY SIX CONVICTS John Beal and Gilbert Roland MONROE cooteD Friday - Saturday CHINA SKY with RANDOLPH SCOTT AND RUTH WARRICK (War Romance) Coming: SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET Frankie Laine and Tony Arden STRAND | | Gloss Semi Gloss Flat | Japalac Enamel 711 SIMONTON STREET Key West SPECIALS 10” Electric Oscillating Fans 20 Gal. 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