The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 27, 1952, Page 2

Pege 2 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Che Key West Citizen @ublished daily (except Sunday) by L. P. Artman, owner and pub: | \isher, trom The Citizen Building, corner of Greene And Ann Streets Oniy Daily Newspaper in Key West and .:onroe County & P. ARTMAN Publishex NCRMAN D. ARTMAN Business Manager Entered at Key West, Florida, as Second Class Matter TELEPHONES 51 and 1935 Memper of The Associated Press—The Associated Press is exclusively putied to use for reproduction of al! news dispatches credited to it t Qu otherwise credited in this paper, and also the iocal news oushea here, SS moer Plorida Press Association and Associate. Dailies of Florida scription (by carrier) 25¢ per week, year $12.00, By Mail $15.60 \. VERTISED RATES MADE KNOWN ON APPLICATION ia ‘e Jitizen is ap open forum and invites discussion of public issue ano subjects of focal or general interest, out it will not publish anonymous comrounications, (MPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN 1. More Hotels and Apartments. 2. Beach and Bathing Paviiion. & Airports—Land and Sea. 4 Consolidation of County and City Governments. 5 Comunity Auditorium. YOUR VOTE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ABOUT DOG TRACK PROPOSAL Newspapers, newsmagazines, radio announcers and | committees is almost every state are actively engaged in) a movement to “get out” the vote in November's election. | Monroe county, with a qualified list of more than | 12,000 voters, will have a chance before November to as- certain how its residents value their greatest privilege under our democratic form of government — the privi- lege to vote. An election will be held Tuesday to decide | whether or not a dog-racing track will be established on Stock Island. The important thing is not your attitude toward the proposed track. How you think about it is of no conse- | quence if you do not express your opinion at the polls. The essential thing is for you to vote, whether or not you favor the proposal. \ The thousands of Americans who are fighting to have | a big vote polled in November point out that the people | of the United States are at the bottom of the list of coun- | tries in the percentage of the qualified vote cast. Belgium ranks first with 92 percent, and the lowest of any other | -quntry, aside from the U. S., is 67 percent. | But what was the percentage of the vote cast in our 1948 presidential ejection? Slightly more than one-half | mavk — 51 percent. We take freedom for granted, and in our smugness we shunt aside the motivating force in|} that freedom — the vote. The non-voter is a prey to | vd phat does not reasgn soundly. If the men elected to) publie office do not stiit*him, he fulminates against them, | { -tful that he did not bother to go to the polls to vote ost them. «Proponents of the proposed dog track have pointed out that a percentage of the profits at dog and horse racing traeks in Florida is returned to counties to alle- viate the tax burden; that 83 percent of the bets are paid to winners; that the operation of the track will bring more tourists to Key West; that the track will be con- ducted on a high level-of propriety, and that local men will be employed at the track. Opponents, in one of their advertisements in The Citizen, ask the promoters this question, “Would you have considered establishing the track had it not been for our fat Navy payroll?” Then the opponents appeal to Key Westers to protect that “fat payroll” to “sustain and pro-| mote our progress and prosperity.” | Now that voters have heard arguments from both | sides, including those set forth in the debate in Bayview | Park, it is their DUTY, if they appreciate their great t | privilege in our land of freedom, to go to the polls Tu they pleas day and vote as Some have gorgeous clothes and others say th None. Or are they the same people. SLICE OF HAM THE REST OF I Saturday, September 27, 1952 Sent To Cha rleston Official U.S. Navy CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER JAMES R. HUTCHCRAFT ieft Thursday to assume duties as prever r at n, S. C. Hutcheraft great in their efforts to rid the area of mosquitoes during year tour of duty. i Ph Reports For Duty With Fleet Sonar School Here ve re é 29. Beetle 30. Disdained MF s of work ked witb aw a, m| =O] OfMo)m <jx10 ‘Employ The Handicapped Week Is Set For Observance Of Annual Week Pl. for spotlighting a vast man power pool during National Employ \ the Handicapped week, Oct. 5 - 11, | were laid here Thursday. Representatives of labor, man | agement and veterans organiza- tions met in the office of Jeff Knight, Florida State Employment Service manager, and mapped a mpaign to acquaint the unem- ployed handicapped as well as the employer with the potential re- servoir of manpowe which may be trapped to meet the dwindling la- | bor supply. | Knight pointed out that his ser- | 29d the manuevers during a foot- j vice conducted a counseling and ! advisory service which aimed to ascertain the type tf employment each individual handicapped person | could fill and then to put that per- son in touch with an employer who | had need of his services. Merville Rosam, electric system comptroller, was named to direct the activities of this year’s cam- paign. HAL BOYLE SAYS) By HAL BOYLE NEW YORK America is en- | tering a new matrimonial age—| the era of the all-around wife and | the clinging vine husband. The enlightened fellows who | have been quick to capitalize on | | this situation are already among the happiest men of history. My advice to any young man contemplating getting married to- day is this: “Don’t pick a clinging vine type | of girl. Let ~. urself be chosen in- | stead by a strong, vigorous-minded eleancut girl of wholesome char- acter who will cherish you as a | clinging vine husband and give | you the feeling of comfort and | security every man really needs.” Why spend your life holding her | up if you get her to hold you up? Ever since the Garden of Eden women have had a lot of | |fun pretending to be weak and | helpless, and now it’s man’s turn. The caveman, for all his grunt- ing superiority, was a breast- beating fool, a worried and un- happy victim of the frazzle-haired mate he theoretically dominated. Throughout the centuries the dumb male, whenever a problem came | up, said with ignorant gallantry, “Let me worry about that.” | He made all the big decisions, and fretted himself to death young, for it is making decisions that kills people. The normal human tenden- cy is never to decide anything and just float along with the tide, en- joying the sunshine, as carefree a tadpole on a summer day. And for all these same centuries fence-straddling woma has sat like a judge on her man’s actions when he was eluctant morsel Id boy occasional y guessed right. Then w on made the biggest blunder in the long story of their sex: They reached for new free doms, failing to realize that more | S$ more re t this trend } FSES Maps Plans | | Miami recently, , ceremonies. Bernard Frank pre- | Kenneth N. Schrader and Randall |Douglas Allen; Troop No. 253: Bronze Palm Presented To G. Hamilton Highlighting the Court of Honor ; held recently at the Monroe County | Court House, was the presentation ' of the Bronze Palm to Monroe Dis- trict’s youngest Eagle Scout Gor- don D. Hamilton of Troop No. 253. This award was made by Leonard | McElveen, Chairman ot the Troop Committee for Troop No. 253, | sponsored by St. Mary, Star of the |Sea Holy Name Society. | The Court of Honor consisted of | Bernard Frank, Vice-Chairman of the District Committee as Chair- man, Leonard McElveen and Ed Beckman, Coach of the Jr-Sr. High School. Coach Beckman ad- jdressed the assembled scouts on | the procedures of football plays ball game. The audience was a very interested one as the majori- ty had witness the victory of the High School Team over Gesu of The Court was opened and clos- ed by Scoutmaster Tony Martinez who led the Scouts in the usual sented Anthony C. Attilio, Leonard H. Conly, Jr. Stanley D. Peterson and Ray W. Taylor with the insig- nia of the Second Class Rank which they had attained. Joseph M. Bringman presented Rodney T. Birkett, Robert H. Jenkins Jr., Richard A. McSpadden and Bernie E. Manchester with the First Class Badge. Bringman ,also presented the badge of Star Scout to Ernest A. Wykes, who earned his rank rapidly. Joining the rank of Life Scouts were Robert C. Halliday, E. Warren. Their awards were presented by Bernard Frank acting in behalf of the American Red Cross, Tony Martinez presented members of Troop No. 54 (represented by Merle Deland) with First Aid Cards: William Allen, Harold Payson, Jack Russell, John Truesdale and William Truesdale; Troop No. 53: Robert C. Halliday Robert H. Jen- kins, Jr., and Ray W. Taylor. Bernard Frank undertook the tremendous task of awarding the Merit Badges that Troop No. 253 had earned since the last Court of Honor. Scouts earning and receiv- ing merit badges were: Frank A. Batts, Jr., - Physical Development, Plumbing, Textiles, Bird Study and Machinery; H. Raymond Boza - Bird Study and Camping; Rodney T. Birkett: Camping and Swim- ming; Thomas B. Cornell-Chemis- try; Thomas R. Gibson - Bird Study Basketry, Physical Devel- opment, Cement Work, Carpentry, Safety and Machinery; Robert C. Halliday - Safety, Physical Devel- opment, Life Saving, Scholarship, Bird Study, First Aid, Public Health and Pathfinding; Gurdon D. Hamilton - Physical Develop- ment; Robert H. Jenkins, Jr. First Aid, Athletics and Personal | Health; Charles D. Kaufman Bird Study; Richard A. McSpadden Public Health, Personal Health, | Bird Study and Swimming; Bernie { E. Manchester-canoeing and swim- ming; Arthur D. Noble - Pathfind- ing; Stanley D. Peterson - Personal | Health; Robert J. Read - Bird} Study and Rowing; Andrew W. Saunders, Jr., scholarship; Ken- | neth N. Schrader - Personal Health, Textiles and Camping; Joseph E. | h - Citizenship; Phillip L. Spen- | Personal Health; Reaves Ste Jr., - Athletics, Textiles and ne Repairs; George W. Stewart itizenship; Ray W. Taylor - Home epairs; Randall E. Warren - Bas- ketry Physical Development, Ce nent Work, Textiles, Safety, Bird | t and Machinery: Ernest A Aid, Firemanship, Safety, Swimming Public Health Citi 1 Life Saving; ‘Alfred Athletics s of the Monroe District present were Joseph rman, Bernard man Secretary and Activities Potter Leader | an of Robert Troop Buell, USN, 54 and master, Troop ae TTS RUGS CLEANED AND Stored Free of Charge IF DESIRED UNTIL NOV. 36 All Formal Garments chemically processed. All work guaranteed and fully insured. POINCIANA DRY CLEANERS 23* Simonton St. Tei. 108 Sl linn dn tnt ttn itn tn tnt > THIS ROCK OF OURS BILL 02444 4444444444444444444444444 4465 EEE Just for the fun of it, let's change the tone of this column today. Let’s see... We can start off by congratulat- ing che Aqueduct Commission for | the much-needed maintenance work that is being conducted on the fire hydrants around town. | The City is in line for a vote of thanks for fixing Fleming between Francis and White streets--that back-breaking stretch of bumps which was torn up recently for sewerage work. The commerical building on Duval St. which had dangerously | hanging eaves has been repaired | and this column has lost another | subject to write about. Doesn't | really matter, “This Rock of Ours” is glad to see the improved appear- ance of the building and added | safety to pedestrians. Park employees are working | hard and with long rains, they have done marvelously to keep the place looking as well as it does. Incident- ly, Paul Albury and the men un- | der him do an outstanding job. | Sometimes I'm afraid that the col- umn does not give enough praise | where praise is due. | Ivan Roberts is another man who is on the go both day and night. His is a particularly rough job | since there are so many public | Service details to be accomplished and so little manpower with which | to do them. County Courthouse It would be nice to be able to write good things about the County government. The men that nin it don’t seem to like publicity, how: | ever. At least publicity in “This | Rock of Ours.” i The courthouse looks nice --in- side and out-- but to me there is always an air of secrecy about the | place. It is cold and unfriendly. Clerks and minor officials are so- moment to get the license and have to stand in line for half an hour, Have you bought yours yet? 4 Enough of this... 1 Men or Sailors? Is it fair to all of the decent guys in our Navy to keep on classifying wrongdoers under the general term of sailors? If the police arrest a person in | uniform he is a man first — a sail- or secondly. An unnecessary a- mount of ill-will is being created by taking the actions of one or two sailors as typical conduct of all our local service men. There are many complaints that women are being insulted by groups of sailors standing around on street corners. If it is true, officers im charge should be held responsible for such poor discipline. | Your Grocer SELLS that Good STAR * BRAND AMERICAN COFFEE and CUBAN —TRY A POUND TODAT—< SLOPPY JOE'S BAR * Burlesque * Continuous Floor Shows & Dancing Starring The Fabulous MARCELLA LYNN AND JEANIE CHRISTIAN, CATHY CARROL, IN THE SENSATIONAL MARI JUANA DANCE AND SANDRA LANE AND A HOST OF OTHERS: Dancing To MARK STANLEY’S TRIO Never An Admission er Minimum Charge ciable enough but the ‘‘big boys” act like they were carrying around | the secrets of the atomic bomb. | Lance Lester is perhaps the | friendliest man I’ve run into at the | courthouse. It might be profession- al training but he always has an} engaging grin and a “howdy”. Earl Adams is Joaded down with | ‘work and can usually be found | running all over the place. | Judge Lord stays back at the | rear of the building. About once a year I go back there to see him and | come away poorer by a couple of bucks but a new driver's li- cense. Under those conditions, I'm usually the one who is unfriendly because I’ve waited until the last STRONG ARM BRAND COFFEB Triumph | Mill | at ALL GROCERS STRAND coniiions Last Times Today THE STORY OF WILL ROGERS with JANE WYMAN AND WILL ROGERS, JR. LADY IN THE IRON MASK Louis Hayward and Alan Hale, Jr. Coming: MONROE ..o.%0 Last Times Today Strange World with ICA HADFF AND CARLO Coming: RETREAT, HELL Frank Lovejoy and Anita Loutse SAN CARLOS THEATRE SUNDAY — MONDAY — TUESDAY lok nNemMyz MAZQnwMA< SHE ARRANGED LONELY FOLK IN CITY IN THE WORLD” . CRAIN, MEE A THROUGH A RIAGE BROKER. AS A GLA FUTURE MIDDLE-AGED ZOOHmRA KOMZO|NQ ROMANCES FOR “THE LONELIEST . . JEANNE MOROUS MODEL, HUSBAND MAR. 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