The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 26, 1952, Page 12

Page 12 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Friday, September 26, 1952 PEOPLE’S FORUM "GREED OF GAIN” Editor, The Citizen: A gre-t English writer once said: “To err is human.” Know- ing this human nature of ours as we do, we find that fact to be all too true. But unfortunately there are those who for greed of gain are all too willing to pander to such traits of human nature. No matter what the desires that beset human beings they will tu... those desires into profit for themselves. Take gambling, for RG A PUES A race track isthe only place where the window cleans the man. Anti - Dog Track Committee IKE WALKING ON AIR! 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There are many who argue hat professixnal gambling should be legalized because people will} gamble and you can’t stop it by | passing a law against it. This writer would like to call attention te a discriminating dis- cussion of this very point y John Pennekamp in his column, “Bel.inc the Front Page,” in the Miami Herald of September 24th. “But the weakness of such an} argument,” he suggests, “apart / from its psychological aspect, lies in its failure to distinguish be-/ tween two basic iisimilar types | of gambling activity. On the one} hand is social gambling, the par- | ticipation of the individual in aj friendly wager or card game. On | the other hand is professional gambling conducted for profit. The principle difference is that social gambling ‘s indulging a weakness of his own while the professional is exploiting the weakness of others.” That’s exactly where the crux of the dog track issue lies. We have good reason to feel that the gentlemen who are investing in| this dog track are not in it for their health, nor for the sake of community betterment, but sim- ply to make a fast buck for themselves. Mr. Pennekamp concludes his thought provoking article with these words: “If analogies are to be drawn, the closest is that be- tween professional gambling and organized professional prostitu- tion. Various attempts have been made to license and control pros- titution, with consistently dismal failure.” So why should we open the door here, in our fair county and city to large scale professional | gambling as represented by this dog track syndicate? It’s purely and simply a gambling proposi- tion. No one would step across the street twice to watch a bunch of dogs chase a mechanical rab- bit, which they never quite do, unless he was induced by the lure of gain in the gamble of who will win. As pure amu- » ment, they tell me it’s a dud. As a gambling game, it’s a money- maker — for its backers. There's another statement that’s often bandied about by the unthinking. “‘People will gam- ble, no matter what.” In this connection may I suggest the careful reading of an article in| last week’s Saturday Evening | Post, issue of September 20th. The article is entitled “What Has | Wide-Open Gambling Done to Ne- vada?” The writer is Robert | Laxalt. He comments, in reply to the statement that “People will ; gamble, no matter what,” as fol- | OPERATIC—12" 1204—Strauss: Die Fleder. meus .322—Offenbach: Tales ef Heffman 1204—Bizet: Carmen 1203—Mortert: Don Giovanni Mozart: Magic Flute 1206—V. 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In locales where gambling is not legal, he is the man who knows where every floating crap game can be ound: The argument does not ap- | | ply to the man of normal appetite. |If there is no gambling about, he | simply does not gamble.” | So let's remember that we have something like twelve thousand naval personnel here in our midst. | We do certainly do have some responsibility as a community to | see that they have plenty of de- jcent. clean amusement for their off-hours. Remember too, that |many of them are young men, | hardly more than boys, away |from home for the first time. | Some of them, perhaps many of them, will be inclined to give way |to that natural human trait of following the line of least -esist- ance. Let’s heed, then, that word of a careful student of contem- porary life, “If there is no gam- bling about, he simply does not gamble.” Let’s face the facts, all the facts, moral as well as eco- nomic and vote this thing down next Tuesday in the interest of a bigger and better Key West. CHARLES H. MEEKER “APPROVES DOG TRACK” Editor, The Citizen: I failed to see why the opposition to the proposed dog track on Stock Island. The belief that it would bring in- to this community undesirable per- sons is* just the imagination of a | few. It certainly is not the ease in St. Petersburg. Every Florida resident knows that the major part of the popula- tion of St. Petersburg are old folks who have moved there to make their home upon retiring. They vot- ed for the dog track in that city and St. Petersburg today is one of the best law abiding cities in this state. The law definitely provides that a county can vote out any race track. If a dog track is a detriment to the economic life of a communi- ty why is it that no city in Florida has ever voted out a track. Regardless of our personal views | our tourist business is made up of -| various classes. Some come for.. | complete rest. Others to rest and | in quest of relaxation. How many times have you not heard it said: “We have nothing here to hold the tourists?” A dog track would only be another means of relaxation for some. Just like a bar, or a night club. | No one is ‘compelled to to either | and surely no one is going to be | compelled to go to the track. We live in a Democracy where the | rights of one has as much weight | as the other. If some citizens de- sire a dog track their rights should be respected. Such a track will have this ad- vantage. 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We have no such place now and the persons who propose to build the track have announced that the track will be available for such a gathering. I am for the advancement of Key West and never knowingly do anything to hinder it’s progress. I am convinced that a dog track would not hurt our city. Respectfully Harry Goldberg 1512 Ashby Street, Key West, Florida. The WEATHERMAN = Key West and Vicinity: Partly cloudy today through Saturday with some indication of widely scattered showers. Continued warm and humid. Gentle to mod- erate variable winds, freshening in and near showers. Florida: Mostly cloudy over extreme north portion this after- noon, otherwise partly cloudy with widely scattered afternoon thundershowers through Satur- day. Little change in temp~rature. Jacksonville through the Flor- ida Straits: Moderate northeast to north winds “over north por- tion this afternoon, otherwise weather showers. East Gulf of Mexico: Light to moderate variable winds and partly cloudy weather with widely scattered showers through Saturday. Western Caribbean Sea: Light variable, mostly easterly winds through Saturday. Partly cloudy | weather and widely scattered showers becoming more numer- ous tonight and Saturday. Weather Summary for the WHATEVER YOUR NEEDS IN THE LINE OF Children’s TOYS COME TO THE TROPICAL TRADER NE Duval St. Phone 1000 light to moderate variable winds | Should not venture far into the} through Saturday. Partly cloudy | Atlantic. Ships should avoid this | and widely scattered | hurricane. U. S. national income goes for’ ——__.. 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ADVISORY | MIAMI WEATHER BUREAU ADVISORY NO. 5 CHARLIE | 11 A.M., EST., Sept. 26, 1952 The hurricane was centered at] ll a.m, EST... 1600Z.. near} latitude 30.2° N, longitude 74.0° W., moving north-northeastward- ward 12 to 14 mph. This is about 430 miles east of St. Augustine, Florida. Strongest winds esti- mated 115 mph. and lowest pres-! sure about 28.70 inches. Hurri- cane force winds extend 30 miles from the center and gales ex- tend 125 miles north and 50/ miles south of the center. Some further increase in in- tensity is indicated and move-| ment will continue in a north-| easterly direction during the next 24 hours at about the same of a little faster rate. Dangerous winds are not ex- pected onshore but small craft along the coast of the Carolinas | | NORTON | Weather Bureau. | Over 64 cents of every dollar of wages and salaries, Dr. J. A. 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