The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 8, 1952, Page 9

Of Interest To You, But .. Too Late Fo Classify By RUSSELL KAY ABABAALAAAAABAAAA BRR DARREADM DEDEDE It appears that not all Florida Democrats are so imbued with down-the-line party loyalty that the are willing to march meekly to the polls, and vote the Democratic ticket whether or no. ‘ Southern Democrats are far from happy. They realize now that they have been taken for a grand and glorious ride and they are deeply hurt and angered. Evidence of this is becoming more and more appar- ent, In my mail this morning I re- ceived a circular issued by the Columbia County Democrats for Eisenhower. It is refreshing and bespeaks hope for America. It ad- yocates that voters put patriotism above party, principles above pol- itics. and urges Democrats to vote for Eisenhower, McCarty and Holl- and. In the same mail I received a copy of a resolution adopted by RUSSELL KAY the Clay County Democratic Ex- ecutive Committee that voices the same sentiments and urges support for Eisenhower but calls for party support as far as state and local candidates are concerned. The Columbia County circular and the Clay County resolution both state in understandable terms why | such action is taken. Space does not permit use of the complete text of either document here but the meat of the coconut is found in a complete loss of con- fidence in the present so-called Democratic National Administra- tion and a heartfelt desire to turn the rascals out and start anew. Among the reasons cited and ch- arged against the present admin- istration are: The leakage of our atomic and other vital secrets to! Russi Mink coats and deep freez Grain storage thefts. Internal Revenue scandals. Whitewash of, or callous indiffer- ence to countless other dishonest and improper acts. Disapproval of our bungling of foreign affairs, War in Korea and loss of China to the Communists... «The peace discussions that have | Ellis 0. Briggs. dragged on for over a year......A foreign policy which has made this nation a laughing stoc! . Waste in administering billions in honestly intended foreign relief. It contends that the Northern (controlling) wing of the Demo- eratic party no longer represents the true Democrats of the South... It has harbored Communists in high places and labeled all attempts to dislodge them “‘red herring.” It considers that the party’s nom- inee was handpicked by Harry Tru- man and that the basis for the sel- ection was knowledge that if elect- ed this candidate would continue the Truman policies and direct the nation further down the road to} disaster and corruption. The Clay County resolution points out that the platform.of the Na- tional Democratic Party is a so-} cialistic program and deserts the! fundamental democratic principles upon which the party was founded, | and which principles were adhered! to prior to the advent of the “New Deal” and “Fair Deal” cliques who have stolen the party name and the national party machinery. It denounces waste and extrava- gance and the growth of a gigantic| central government bureaucracy ir Washington. It points out that both nominees have again and again in- dicated their intention to continue to follow the Fair Deal line with its trend to socialism, centralized bu-} reaucracy, civil rights program, including the FEPC, | It calls attention to the fact that the election laws of Florida pro- vide that Democrats shall vote on-| ly for a majority of the nominees} of the party in order to qualify as) Democrats, and opposes placing| blind loyalty to the party label} above God and country. It points out that the platform and nominees of the Republican National Convention are not wholly acceptable to the Clay County Demoeratic Executive Committee but that said platform and nom- inees do more nearly conform to the official platform of our com- mittee than do the National Dem- ocratic nominees. It closes by respectfully urging Florida Democrats to support state and local nominees, but vote for | Eisenhower for President. This re- volt of Democrats seems to be general throughout the state and is growing. Truman May Name New Ambassador WASHINGTON (® — President Truman is expected soon to nanP a new envoy to Communist Czech)- | lovakia to succeed Ambassadir | Oificials expect the post will go to George Wadsworth, former,an- | bassador to Turkey. Briggs returned recently fom Prague and is believed slated for | transfer to South Korea as amlas- sador. WANTED BY THE FBI THEODORE RICHARD BYRD, aR, with Glove MARRY BATES, WILL BLACKMER, RICHARD H, BROWK DOCTOR clay © ROLAND |. OTHERS. ER, PHILLIP STATEN LONG, GEORGE BRYAN) MOORE, MACKEY RSS, JOHN LEROY SULLIVAN, “SONNY.” AND INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF STOLEN PROPERTY 7,500. He is able to cavince his victims that he is a doctr, a busi- THE REV. JOHN ARMFIELD ~*~" Presentation Of New Bible Citizen Staff Photo presents to. Circuit Court Judge Aquilino Lopez, Jr., a copy of the Revised Standard Version of the Bible at a recent ceremony held by the Key West Minis- terial Association. By JACK BELL MADISON, Wis. (—Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson carried his presiden- tial ¢ampaign into the Wisconsin bailiwick of Sen. Joseph R. Mc- Carthy today with the assertion that the “voice of the accuser” mus; not still all others in the land The Democratic nominee—in an apparent team operation, with President Truman and Sen. John Spatkman, the vice presidential cardidate—geared up a fresh on- slaight on Gen. Dwight D. Eisen- hover and the Republican record on'domestie and foreign policies. Stevenson was preparing to sail into Eisenhower as representing orly a mouthpiece for Sen. Robert A Taft of Ohio in a major address ir Milwaukee tonight. He picked McCarthy — without raming the senator In the advance fext handed to newsmen—as the sbject for attack in a speech pre- pared for a University of Wiscon- sin Field House audience, Declaring that “the pillorying of ithe innocent has caused the wise to stammer and the timid to re- treat,” the Illinois governor left no doubt he was aiming at Mc- Carthy when he asserted: “T hope the time will never come in America when charges are tak- en as the equivalent of facts, when suspicions are confused with cer- tainties and when the voice of the accuser stills every other voice in the land.” Stevenson has chided Eisen- hower for supporting McCarthy’s bid for re-election, despite Wisconsin senator’s attack on the fpairioism of Gen. George C. Marshall, the Republican nomi- | nee’s old friend. Eisenhower bas said that. while | he will support all of the Repub- lican nominees for Congre$s—in- cluding McCarthy, who conferred with him when the general was campaigning in Wisconsin— he does not condone “‘besmirching the reputation of any innocent man or condemning by loose associa- tion.” Democrats contend McCarthy has done just that. And Stevenson told an enthusiastic, overflow aud- ience in Detroit's 4,500-seat Mason- ic Temple last night that McCar- thy had failed to turn up a single Communist with “wild and reck- less” charges. “Catching real Communist agents, like killing poisonous snakes or tigers, is not a job for amateurs or children, especially noisy ones,”’ he said acidly. “It is | their business and their adversar- | ies.” | The World Today By JAMES MARLOW | WASHINGTON W—It’s an old political saw that in an -ordinary Aection year the voters make up the} | PRESIDENTIAL RACE Stevenson’s attack on McCarthy followed by only a few hours Pres- ident Truman’s accusation that | Eisenhower had betrayed his life- |long principles and his best friend by embracing “moral pigmies” McCarthy and Sen. William E. Jenner, Indiana Republican seek- ing re-election. Both senators have attacked Marshall’s integrity and patriot- ism, Jenner calling the general a “front for traitors.” and Truman were working with the same signals was added the |} sign that Sparkman was running in the same back field. Touring West Virginia’s coal- field areas, Sparkman plugged ocrats had brought this country prosperity which it would lose if the Republicans win next month. The Illinois governor lashed out in his Madison speech against what he said was talk by the Re- publicans about “American divi- sion, weakness, Hesitation and fear,” In an obvious reference to what he regards as GOP campaign tac- tics, he declared: “Some, perhaps, find it politic- ally profitable to cultivate the vineyards of anxiety. I would warn them lest they reap the grapes of wrath. “I believe that our people have begun to tire of hearing how weak | they are, how feeble is their faith, how urgent it is to limit and sur- render their freedom. I would say: Enough of this ‘weakness “and | cowardice.” Asserting, that America has dis- | covered “‘a new resolution in the | face of adversity and a new seren- ity in the face of crisis,” Steven- son added: “I have said elsewhere in the campaign that this election is a | struggle between accusation and |fear, and confidence and faith. 1 | say to you today that we need not dwell in fear.” The Democratic nominee ap- | pealed to the youth of the country | to join his party’s ranks. “Your world has troubles of its own—perhaps greater troubles than those of 20 years ago,” he | said. “But one worry spared is the worry of finding a military service, you will enter a j world which wants and needs you.” He said the Democrats, under | Franklin D, Roosevelt, had whip- a job for professionals who know | ped the depression’ and created | j this chance for young men and women, | Sports Roundup By WILL GRIMSLEY | BROOKLYN #—Things you'll al- } Ways remember about the 1952 World Series, one of the most | dramatic of them all: To this evidence that Stevenson } away at the theme that the Dem- | you are; job. When you finish college and | HISTORY OF 104 YEAR OLD ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE (Continued From Page 7) as the Southernmost House. To the i west the huge hulk of the aircraft carrier USS Monterey reared its flight deck, and we could spot the long outline of the sleek cruiser Roanoke. The only thing , higher than we, were planes flying and the steel skeletons of the radio tow- ers on the Naval Station. The over all panorama was one of intricate, blended beauty. DOWN TO EARTH Time for the descent came after Pictures were taken. We threaded our way down the huge spool of iron. Once more my ears roared and the tremors in my legs began. I had to stop once and get a firm grip of control to stop the sensation of pitching forward down.the maw of the tower. Fleming burst into song as we neared the final tor- turous turn. I felt like singing too, when we finally stood at the base of the lighthouse. I never knew earth could feel so good! We began a tour of the well-kept garden and grounds. At the little rock garden with a pool, my knees, still wobbly, gave way. I tripped on a very small point of coral rock and skinned a shin! But 69 year old John Fleming took it all in stride, proudly showing us the tropical blooms, the lawn barbecue grill, the old cistern, date palms, the neat buildings and house, and a turtle with three legs who lives by the fountain pool. There are tomato plants growing now in the little niches along the ground wall where Capt. Demeritt once had an aviary of rare birds. Bill Meyers who writes about Key West plants, said that after Capt. Demeritt died, the flocks of migra- tory birds stopping there for re- fueling of food never returned. The only fowl visible were two ducks and some chickens in a wire pen. It was at departure, we learned that Irish eyes were twinkling brighter because it happened our visit fell on John Fleming’s birth- day. We wished him many happy returns on the lighthouse beat. I'd like to hear more from him, es- pecially how it happened that a Galloway, Ireland, man was in Manchester England, and joined up with the British army. But that’s another story. This one ends with an illuminat- ing quality as glowing as the Key West Light itself. | LIGHT KEEPER’S DAUGHTER Back at the Citizen office, Bill Meyers gave me one more clue on the lighthouse yarn. I was wonder- ing if there wasn’t one more human interest angle to explore before be- ginning to coordinate notes. I want- ed to know who the lighthouse ten- der was in the days of the old kero- sene lamps. Bill said, ““Ask ‘Miss Jennie de Boer.’ Her father used to be a keeper.” Miss Jennie as she is affectionat- ly called in the manner of the Old South, is really Mrs. Jennie de Boer, an employee of the Citizen in the business office for over 25 | years. At 66, she has a trim, slight | figure and blossoms out in dainty | light dresses. She looked up from her desk at my question, and said “Why, yes, I can help you. I used to help my father trim those kero- sene wicks. He was William A. Bethel and served for 25 years. He ‘came to Key-West from Pensacola } and he also took care of the light at Dry Tortugas.” I took to the point like a bird-dog at pencil point. Here was the story I needed. “We all used to help my father,” j she reminisced, ‘My mother, Mary | Elizabeth Bethel was his assistant, ; When he died in 1909, she became one of the few women light keepers \he tumbles, bangs an old football | knee and puts a knot on his héad... | Yankees add to the damage in a 7-1 victory. | Third game: Brooklyn wins, 5-3, j; and Dressen says, “Legs won for | jus—we stole the game right out; ifrom ander them with our base- | running.” .... The hapless victim: | the Yanks’ squat catcher, Yogi / | Berra .Pirate-bold, the Dodgers’ | Peewee Reese and Jackie Robin- | | son steal second and third in the | } ninth inning, then scamper home | jon a passed ball...Berra, thumb | on his catching hand bleeding, | stands there dazed as the two runs | | score..." All my fault,” says Yogi F J i i i il g £ i F Q i H g lt Ff aie j i i i g ! E H 2 e Hi zee 5 i reir HST father gave strict to be home by sundown the curtains back, that was the gE ai 8 s i Bi F SKEETERS AT DUKE DURHAM, N.C. (AP)—Duke’s re- vised football roster lists five New of Englewood Bob Pascal of Bloomfield and Abbie Pinatore of Long Branch, i i E i i E ‘I Cover 10M Acres PAHOKEE, Fla. —Flood wat- ‘THREES HOTELS IN MIAMI at POPULAR PRICES 182.8. Flagler $1, 226 NE. 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Byrd often has qecks and S; wel 170 pounds; build, me- Seite = nanes dium; ale dark brown, ens yeti’ ta the of Se Fourth game: It's Black against | « nolds again but this time Rey- ds is the master..Jackie Rob-/| (Ne Stops En Route) LEAVES KEY WEST DAILY (EXCEPT SUNDAYS) st 6:00 P.M. a @ Dee-gray;. complexion, me. {titious companies and © further aos race, white; nationality, American; occupations, chauffeur, scars and of neck, of chin, burn on left fore- ; remarks, ar, a driver, telegrapher, radic} my m3 i for ob- }1952, April 18, 1962, his scheme has preparedstationery | ies On November 16, 195) April April 21, | 1952, complaints were Sed before U. S. Commissioners at Amarillo, | Tex.; Oklahoma City, Gila; Albe- | merque, N. Mex.; ant Ariz; respectively, ¢! mix, | i But this is no ordinary election year, If this campaign were limited strictly to an expression of views on the issues — like eorruption, Korea or high taxes—it would seem Eisenhower and Stevenson already had laid down theirs by’ Oct. 1. Since then they've been repeating themselves on the obvious issues just mentioned, But this campaign has gone be youd simple statements on the is- | the locker room afterwards, calmly j chewing gum and looking cool an ice cube...\‘Nervous?” he says. |“ was seared to death.” j } Second game: The roof falls on | Brooklyn's young Cari Erskine, but | Carl falls first..im one of the weirdest accidents in series annals, the Dodger righthander climbs a | ladder an hour before gametime plane and tapered off In monotony inson, one of the game's great | h s, three times looking sheep- | at third called strikes... | “m,” says Jackie. “But nobody'll i ever do that to me again.” Dexigers, ! Mine's third home rua i as many | his single in the Miami at 12:00 o'clock Midnight. LEAVES MIAMI! DAILY (EXCEPT RAD) 0-9: Soe: end errives at Key West at eo ciock AM, (arene Ba Ait tecermeetiote (rea at Sileseh of 00 e'choch PMR sues: President Truman, although not running, is campaigning as j Bard as if be were; there was the Nixon expense fund episode; and Stevenson and Sen. John J. Spark- j man disclosed their income tax | Deturns, Nevertheless af the foregoing statements and episodes—had bees | known or cecurred around Oct, 1. So. there woukint be mouth to | cBange any minds after that date the campaign then but a Bat This ane basn't. Since Sep it has picked up in intensity. At the rate it's going—and in view of the previous sensstions—there } should be mo surprise if the cam- paign reaches explosive force by election day. Stevenson, who spent bis first | campaign mooth talking ie | sues, is showing signe « ter hands, So the general te teke bis on, tee. 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