The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 18, 1952, Page 2

Page2) THE KEY WESTCITIZEN Thursday, September 18, 1952 The Key West Citizen ———< <_< Published daily (except Sunday) by L. P. Artman, owner ang pub- sisher, mom fhe Citizen Building, corner of Greene Ana Ann Streets Only Daily Newspeper in Key West and Monroe County \ P. ARTMAN Publisher NORMAN D. ARTMAN Business Manager Entered at Key West, Florida, as Second Class Matter TELEPHONES 51 and 1935 —_— Member of The Associated Press—The Associated Press is exclusively ®nutied to use for reproduction of all news dispatches credited to it OF noi otherwise credited in this paper, and also the socal news publishea here, Se Member Florida Press Association and Associate. Dailies of Florida ————— Subseription (by carrier) 25¢ per week, year $12.00; By Mail $15.60 AUVERTISED RATES MADE KNOWN ON APPLICATION —— The Citizen is an open forum and invites discussion of public issue and subjects of loca) or general interest, out it will not publish anonymous communications. IMPROVEMENT2 FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN More Hotels and Apartments, Beach and Bathing Pavilion, Airports—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Governments. Co.umunity Auditorium 1 2. a 4 5 STRAW VOTES ‘ELECTED’ DEWEY in 1948; THEY ARE NOW ‘ELECTING’ EISENHOWER The Citizen is publishing an unbiased and a compre- hensive summary by the Associated Press of the trends or supposed trends among voters in cross sections of the country to determine LEisenhower’s and Stevenson’s strength in those areas. The AP frankly admits its con- clusions may be wrong, or that the shift of voters one way or the other may change the indicated outcome, But Gallup, the straw-vote man, who “elected” Dew- ey in story after story during the 1948 campaign, is now busily “electing” Eisenhower. Gallup gives his percent- ages with a positiveness that seems, to the unthinking man, established truths: Key Westers may wonder why so many newspapers and some newsmagazines are publishing Gallup’s stuff, as they published it in 1948, when the voters drove him, Roper and other diviners to cover with a grand ha-ha! Those papers, with a possible exception here and there (The Citizen does not know of any), are hidebound Re- publican, and they feast on Gallup's fat Eisenhower per- centages. The Gallup poll fades into insignificance compared with the poll made by the Literary Digest in 1986. The Digest sent out 10 million returnable cards to voters throughout the-country. The Citizen can’t recall how many cards were returned, but a vast majority of the voters responded. The Digest, in its issue just before Elec- tion Day, announced its poll indicated Landon would be elected, and Roosevelt carried every state in the Union except Maine and Vermont. The Digest did not live long after that blunder, and It seemed that Gallup and other guessers who “elected” Dewey in 1948 wotld stay under cover. Roper and sever- al others did, but Gallup emerged and resumed his vari- “pus polls on a small scale, and now ‘he is hitting it up full blast again, Nobody can gauge accurately how people in any yiven area will vote next November by learning the sen- timent of only a small percentage of them, Millions of Americans are what are called “silent voters.” Gallup nor anybody else can learn how they will cast their bal- jots, and it is that segment of the nation’s vote that de- tides presidential elections. The Citizen recalls that Key Westers, with possibly not a dozen exceptions, were led to believe by the results of 1948 polls that Truman did not have a chance. And the feeling here was general throughout the country, so much so Dewey was an odds-on favorite of 1 to 15. As press stories related the day after election, a few hardy Democrats, who refused to believe the polls, got sizeable chunks of that 15 to 1 Finally, the only sure thing about this or any other tlection is the count of the ballots after they are cast. SLICE OF HAM *RE UL OO ANYTHING TO ATTRACT ATIENT Quiet Sh bo hn bh bbb bb Dehn Of Interest To You, it. . EY Set AS VV VEIT EWES Too Late To Classif By RUSSELL KAY WM AAAAAeAassADANADA Lastweek it was my privilege to sit in on the first meeting of Gov-| ernor Warren’s recently appointed | Citizens’ Turnpike Committee. The | committee, composed of prominent business and civic leaders from all sections of the state, was advised of the research conducted to date in an effort to determine the feas- ibility of such a project, and after weighing and considering the evi- dence presented was asked to de termine in their own minds what further course should be pursued. Stating that the present adminis- tration has built more roads and bridges than ever before in the history of the state, the Governor pointed out that “our best efforts have been inadequate.” He explained that consideration of turnpike project was a direct result of the administration’s sin- | | RUSSELL KAY cere effort to find an answer to the state’s acute highway transpor- tation problem. “The needs are great,” he said, “and we do not have the money to do the job that should be done.” He then called State Road de- partment Chairman Alfred McKeth- an to acquaint the committee with information concerning the pro- posed project. McKethan stated that when he took office in 1949 the deficiency of the state road network was about $800,000,000. “‘The needs are still great,” he.continued and funds are inadequate to do the job. He scored gas tax division and contended that money paid in taxes for gasoline and tags should all go for roads. It was shown that other states have had to turn to toll highways as the only practical and intelli- gent means of meeting the present day highway problem. Exhaustive studies of the turnpikes now in ser- vice in these states revealed that while in most every case when they were first proposed they met strenous and bitter objection, in every|case after they had been| built and placed in service public approval was unanimous with de-| mands for their extension. It was further disclosed that an- ticipated revenue from tolls was | far below the actual return now be-| ing received which will enable the liquidation of the investment much sooner than expected. This unex- pected heavy patronage further in- dicates motorists’ approval and willingness to pay a premium for! the convenience, safety and lower | vehicle operation cost enjoyed by| users of such turnpikes. The cost of such roads is paid for by those who use them, and as the roads are self-liquidating, they) provide the state with the finest,| AAAAAAAABAADABED ES modern throughway ‘ ing traffic on toll-free teh ys take no money from the State Department’s funds but actu crease these funds s tax paid by toll-road use more money for free road constr ue tion and maintenance. liy in munities by-passed along the rc was shown to be unfounded o basis of the experience of c in states where such turnpikes now operate. These communities bitterly fought the project on the same contention before the road was built, but now find that the) turnpike has actually increased theis business and offers further} benefit in relieving local traffic) and problem problems. Engineers pointed out that under the Florida turnpike plan no comunity would be more than a few minutes off the route, since facilities for leaving the highway would be available so that every community of any size could be reached with ease. The demand that the state con- struct a four-lane highway down the East Coast over the present route of No. 1 was termed “im- practical” by McKethan who said that competent engineering consul- tants estimate the cost of such a road in excess of $400,000,000. He said that the state had built a great four-lane highway through} the city of Daytona Beach in an) effort to move traffic with great-| x dispatch and safety, only to} fave the city step in and nullify its | benefits with stoplights and 10- mile | zones. After considering all the evidence | presented by Road Department and Improvement Commission officials | daughter, Mrs Mary Condie, re- as well as nationally recognized] sides in New York. engineers and financial experts,| Photographer Tucker suggested | the committee unanimously adopt- ed a resolution recognizing the ur- gent need for a solution to the state’s traffic problem. It called on the State Road Department in assembling further data and re- ports and agreed in principle with} all that had ben done, It further) recommended that all procedures ; necessary to the sound culmination of this turnpike project continue on a sound and practical b s Gold Hoard Story Checked By Reds LOS ANGELES (AP)—Th government dug deeper t to the tale of 20 million dollars in buried gold At least four more Southern California men have been subpo- ~ | assignment. air Of Local | Noy Lensmen | _. Are Commended Navy photographers commended at Cap-* tain’s Inspection by the Command- ing Officer, Surface Anti-Submar- ine Development Detachment in Key West, for their outstanding! pel mance of duty in connection with an anti-submarine develop-| « ment project. John N. Tucker and Samuel P. Adams were the recipients of the’ awards. Photographer Adams determined } the basic sources of a persistent } casualty in the single-framing me- chanism in Cine-Kodak 16mm mo- tion picture cameras being use on a project, and by his ingenuity was able to design a change that cor- rected the casualty. The success of the project was enhanced considerably by his con- tribution. He further contributed | many long hours during his normal liberty periods on the project. The letter of commendation congratulat ed him for his outstanding initia- tive interest and perseverance in carrying out his assignment. Photographer Adams reported to} his present duty station in October} 1951. He and his wife, the former Alice E. Beatty of Charlotte, North} Carolina, reside at 1216 Gulf Drive, | Anna Marie, Florida. The Adams have two sons serv- ing with the Navy..One is John W. | Adams, eelctronics technician sec- ond class who is attached to the USS Ajax, and who was commend-} ed for hazardous work in Japan. The other son in the Navy is James} D. Adams who is in recruit training at San Diego. Two other children, Alicia and Richard Adams, reside with their parents. were rece: In addition a/ | and promoted the use of depression | angle ranging photographs taken from firing vessels for measuring | errors used at the time. He also ' aggresively promoted use of col- | | or photography and worked out the | | techniques for color developing and | processing of color. He contributed ; many long hours during his normal liberty periods, sometimes as | many as 24 hours in succession, to produce the information for the an- alysis of the project in time. He j also was instrumental in produc: | |ing a color motion picture in con; n with a high priority pro: he letter of commendation | atulated him for his ing initiative, interest and rance in carrying out his | | Photographer Tucker entered the Navy in September 1948 and re-| ported to his present duty station! in August 1949. His brother, Er-| enaed for a federal grand jury | skine C. Tucker, Seaman Appren-| investgation of the fascinating | tice is in the } and is stationed case. Prosecutors declined to dis- | at San Diego, California | close their identity. He and his wife, the former Jean | But Ray Kinnison S. attorney, i one ‘ao supposed to have seen the g J. | Hadr ick of Charlotte, North Caro- reside at 1320 Olivia street, West. His parents | lina, | Key Nathan and| and to hold a power of attorney , Flossie Tucker, reside at Charlot- in connection with the owner's ; eforts to dispose of the cache | atiended Central High | The story under investigation is | School in Charlotte before joining that yers ago a Mexican natonal | the Navy brought the gold across t der during the un country B in the Southwest. It been legal then. But golds hoarding has ‘ben prohibited in the United Sta A Pennsylvania bituminous coal mine has a subterranean belt con- veyor system 3% miles in length. OSSWO ACROSS 41. Poorly 1, Company 42. Bad 5. Attitude 44, Rent again ba pe ¢ Flower . Princip 12, Toward 51. Youthful shell 53. Go 13. Distant 57. Source of 14. Epoch metal 15. Close-fitting 58. Halt jacket 60. Ireland Hed 61. Tiny imo 6 21: Hard metal Seo 2 jo without 23. Above COWN 27. Nothin; 1. Court 28. Underdone = 2 Beverage 30. In a line 3. Born 34. Drug & Postpone 36. Drainage & Remove the 38. Moistens in . Proportion 6 \ Early Track | ‘Vote Count H iixpected | og track refer- o weeks from be known be the night of retire The number of absentee voter: for t ‘S| which will decide ack is small, the tration Sam election influx of absen ters in suspense ne primary, for . nal tabul ace that det question c ber 30, a larger turn is expected Rests of that after the poll Absentee bal- voted Septen out t s close lots e counted after ballot with the regular votes are ht to the Supervisor's office, weeks after the race tr: 4 y voters v the nam: e State tha ¢ thar made from @ yeast dou xx a filing mace of t ttage cheese r a half | West. The Sheriff of Monroe Coun-| However, we don’t have this kind | be the one to contradict an offici-| | five dollars. widow will have no effect on the VA Office at 218 Post Office Bldg., | indemnity payments, and she will Key West.) continue to receive them. Q. Is VA medical treatment available to World War II veter- WHEN IN MIAMI | get by virtue of his military (GEER ES Soyer as ee ‘ THIS ROCE OF OURS BILL GIBB 5000s 00444044400000004404664444 0040088 Tke City of Key West seems to, personalities and they may simp! be having trouble getting | its ap-j be selling their autographs to ad-} paratus ready for the tires Whatever they are doing, 1 automobile inspection. wish I could get into the racket al opinion is that the ent e-| I've been pounding a typewriter dure is a disgusting way to oo for years and I've got whole reams about extracting a few extra dol-} of paper to sell instead of just lars from the public. Hitue tiny strips. Since the City ger and Com-} As for gambling in Monroe coun- missioners choos to call it a'ty—well, I guess I can lend the ‘safety inspection’ rather than a| Sheriff a little support on his state- ‘tax”, the matter appears to be} ment. There are probably ten ‘legal. Th€ majority of residents] thousand islands within the county with whom I have talked prefer to| and I'd estmate that on at least call the matter, “extortion”. nine thousand, nine hundred and The City is charging a fee to| ninety of these, there is no gambl- perform a service that many a re-| ing of any sort. The other ten is- liable garage will duplicate free of; lands offer opportunities ranging charge in order to secure new cus-! from buying on the Stock Market tomers. The public gets absolutely | to church lotteries, hot crap games nothing for its money except a lit-; among service personnel, and tle colored sticker, (and the oppor-, backroom card games within vari- tunity to play the sticker’s two end-| ous city limits. ing numbers on bolita for the next | Driving Courtesy six months). “Giving the proper hand signals Residents of Stock Island and; is a mark of courtesy toward other communities have been fore- | others,” Penn Edgar explained the ed to buy these inspection stickers/ other day. He was complaining in the past in order to operate their | about motorists, especially those automobile in Key West. I doubt if] who are turning off of the boule- any court would uphold this proce-| vard on First or Fifth Streets. A dure anymore than it would uphold| car waiting to come out into the other Key West ordinances which| boulevard is often tied up for sev- prescribe a minimum residence re- | eral minutes simply because on- quirement before a U. S. citizen| coming motorists will not signal can operate a business on the is- | their intention to make a turn. land. Penn is right. In cold or rainy Local Gambling weather there might be some ex- Please don’t misunderstand the} cuse for not rolling down a window above reference to bolita and think | and putting your hand out to show that there is gambling in Key} which way you are going to turn. | | | ty has informed the Honorable|of weather often in Key West. Fuller Warren, Governor of the| Eventually the time will arrive State of Florida, that there was| when all cars are required to be no gambling in Key West or on the| equipped with blinker lights. Such Keys. I certainly wouldn't want to, lights are fine but they are not in- fallible. Every once in awhile some al statement—certainly not the) driver will blink his lights to turn Sheriff's. in one direction and then promptly Every once in awhile I see fe!-/ go the opposite way. Maybe it is lows around town write a couple | because of this type of driver that words or figures on little pink or} God gave human beings patience white strips of paper. In exchange | and manufacturers developed good for these pieces of paper, they of- brakes. ten get fifty cents, a dollar, even Ninety per cent of your automo- | bile accidents wil be eliminated For all I know, the guys who| when people show the proper cour- do the writing might be well-known. tesy toward each other. | termining annual income for pen- } sion purposes. Q. I lost a leg in service, and I The Veterans recently obtained an automobile Corner | with special attachments, with VA | paying $1,600 toward the cost of the Meroe are ailiotative - anewereiee Is the car exempt from taxa- tion by my State, because it was from the Veterans Administration | purchased with federal funds? to four questions of interest to for i mer Brains | A. No, unless the State law pro- ‘i i vi | vides for such exemption: Even Q. A friend of mine, the widow of | V'¢ a serviceman who was killed in though VA paid part of the cost of Korea, is planning to remarry the car, you still are required to soon. She has been getting indem- Pay city, county or state taxes, if nity payments as a result of his they are called for. > { death. Will the payments stop after} (Veterans living in Key West| she remarries? who wish further information about | A. No. The remarriage of the ther benefits should contact the ns studying under the GI Bila? | A. A veteran-student is entitled only to such medical treatment from VA as he would otneewing VISIT THE SILVER LOUNGE vice. The World War II GI Bill| 235 N. E. Ist St. makes no special provision for me dical treatment from VA as he ye Featuring Sandy Barton would otherwise get by virtue of | his military service. 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