The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 30, 1952, Page 1

Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country, with an average range of. only 14° Fahrenheit _ VOL. LXXIII, No, 359 “What Democracy By PAUL J. SHER The | Half Million In Pay At Courthouse KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1952 On Voting * PINDER STRESSES Missing Man Is Sought In K. W. Mayor C. B. Harvey has re- ceived a request to locate a Paul or George Kinnon, known to have lived on Virginia Street at one time. Kinnen’s mother, Mrs. Sal- lie Kinnon, died October 26 and her funeral is to be held Nov- ember 2 at 2. m. in Midway, Fla. Anyone knowing the present whereabouts of Kinnon is asked to notify his sister, Willie Mae | Bozeman, P, ©. Box 108, Mid- | way. { bp ALIS eee oa. ae inl ant SE is (The Junior Chamber of Com-:Shop and discussing the affairs at merce, as part of their Ameri-|the day with anyone that happens canism Program, has asked sever- | to be sitting there, getting a traffic al leaders in Key West’s business and professional life to comment on “What Democracy Means To Me.” ‘Today's article, the’ third in the series is by Paul S‘\er, local Ro‘ ‘an.—?' “or's Note.) “WHAT DEMOCRACY MEANS TO ME” When I was asked to write an article on what democracy means to me I started to do a lot of re- search and read a lot of articles that other people had written about this very important subject. I read the ‘speeches of Adlai: Stevenson and Tke Bisenhower that have been made igr the. current. campaign. I read the pe Sanklin D. Roosevelt made on this subject and after trying to digest all this in- formation I became very confused. It seems from reading this material that thé style in democracy chang- es just like ladies’ dresses. T thought about this a great deal and finally decided that while the styles may change the fundament- als remain the same. I have there- fore decided to write this article on a very personal basis. Democracy means to me, the; Rotary Club on Thursday noon, the Elks Lodge on Thursday nights, go- ine down to Jeff Knight's Coffee Peeping Tom Fined In City Court Tues. Leo J, Cashin, the barefoot sail- or prowler, who was hauled into municipal court for the second (Continued on Page Six) ticket Yrom a policeman and being | allowed to go to the police station | and pay the fine or going to City Court and pleading my case, going to the City Commission and listen- ing | our duly elected officials make the decisions that operate fous cif, going te “ne C unty Com- | mission meetings and being able ‘o speak out in defense of what I believe is right, helping the Quart- erback Club in their efforts to do | something for the youth of the high school and also provide enter- ‘tainment for the people of this town, helping deliver the Ohrist- | mas Baskets to the needy, helping P pagers 2! 5 Somme for ap that are less ite than. am. In all these things which I en- joy doing I am forced to do noth- ing that I do not wish to do. If I want fo bellow about the way things }are run I can say so. I work as hard as I please and as long as I | please. I g. to the church of my | | choice whenever and wherever I choose. I gripe about taxes but en- joy all the things that taxes help | me to have. I answer to no one but | | my wife. } | ! to me. Man Is Stricken In Citizen Office Charles “Jonah” Cleare, 73, 417 Truman avenue, became seriously | ill yesterday afternoon in the com- | | (Continued On Page Six) VOTE FOR AMENDMENT NO. | PROTECT YOUR CHILD AND HIS MONROE COUNTY (Paid Polit: FUTURE! TEACHERS’ ASSOC. ical Advt.) Announcing the Opening of THE. MUSIC SHOPPE SATURDAY, NOV, 1 Iustruments ~ Accessories -« Records - Sheet Music 726 DUVAL STREET E. ROJAS, Prop. | City Fathers Set ° ° Special Meeting Special city commission meeting has been called by City Manager Dave King for tonight at 8 p. m., at the City Hall. King said that the main aim of the meeting was to review the method of financing the propseed sewer project. Minor matters will be brought up, he said. The regular city commission gathering takes place next Mon- day night at 8 p. m. WAITRESSES WANTED STEADY AND EXPERIENCED ONLY NEED APPLY Logun’s Ocean Patio ESE PSO EEE) ROLLER SKATE For Your Health NIGHTLY — 8~ 10:30 Kid's-Matinee, Sat, 2:20-4:99 TEL. 9116 BRIEFING NEEDED ON 1952 BALLOT Every election clerk and |inspector is urged to turn | out at tonight’s crucial in- | struction meeting at the Courthouse at 8 p.m, | Supervisor of Registra- ,tion Sam Pinder said that lunless the inspectors are thoroughly briefed on this year’s different method of} voting, they will not be able to help voters. “Clerks must make the voters realize that they must pull 15 levers, one for President and Vice President; one for governor and one for U. S. representative,” Pinder said. “One lever. will then be pulled for the unopposed state and county candidates and el en more levers for that number of state constitutional amendments.” The voter must pull 15 levers on Election Day, the largest number in history. One controversy on voting meth- ods was settled by the Florida Secretary of State this week. He told Supervisor Pinder by phone from Tallahassee that one lever only must be pulled for the Presi- (Continued On Page Six) We Are Now In Our New Location—Stock Island KEY WEST SALVAGE CO. Corner 2nd Ave. and First St. Highest Prices for Junk ‘ Batteries, now Metal, Rags and’ Iron For Prompt Service ii... MONROE THEATRE PROUDLY That is what Democracy means |]- PRESENTS Sun., Mon., Tues., Wed. Nov. 2, 3, 4, 5 MATINGE STARTS 3:30 NIGHT 6:38 ADVANCE ADMISSION ADULTS — MAT. TS ADULTS — NIGHT $1.00 CHILDREN Ste CHILDREN Sie Raises For Navy Work Means To Me’ jAll Election Clerks Urged \To Attend Tonight’s Meet JayCees Set “Get Out The Vote” Drive Local Group Is Participating In Statewide Contest _ Key West JayCees are compet- ing in a “statewide contest to get out the vote of the largest pro- portion of their members next Tuesday, Paul Esquinaldo, presi- dent, announced today. The public affairs committee of the organization, headed by { Ray Green, is reaching the en- tire membership to make the JayCees put out a 100 per cent shewing at the polls. “| have voted, have you?” but- tons will be distributed to mem- bers on Tuesday after they have | performed their constitutional | duty at the voting machine. The state-wide contest winners | will be awarded a prize at the © Jaycee Conference in Fort Lau- derdale, November 7-9, Esquina! do said. ~*“Right here in Key West, I hope ; that other civic groups will com‘ pete with us in getting their mem- bers and their members’ wives to vote,” Esquinaldo said. “We aren't issuing a challenge, but we would like to see each civic club put on (Continued On Page Six) FOR SALE or LEASE Poinciana Grocery and Market Apply at The EISNER FURNITURE STORE ATE. Complete Stock of Mechanic HAND TOOLS | Hilton’s Sundry 708 White Street Will Re-Open Saturday, Nov. Ist ee | GAME TOMORROW NIGHT Key West Citize THE SOUTHERNMOST NE WSPAPL.* IN THE U.S.A, Mailing On Time a Citizen Staff Photo IF AT FIRST YOU DON’T SUCCEED, wrap, wrap again. Mrs. C. Percy Curry went to the fostoffice with packages for her son C. Percy Curry, Jr., who is in Korea with the United States Marines, three times\before she had her gift package accepted according to postal regulations: The mail must go through, but it must go through right. There are size and weight limitations. See story for the proper way to send your Christmas packages’ to men overseas. Reguiar mail must be sent by Nov. 15 to guar- antee delivery in time for Xmas. Airmail packages have a Nov. 25 deadline. Mrs, Curry got her mailing done in time, and Percy, Jr., former employee of The Citizen will enjoy a touch of Key West at the yuletide season, Postmaster Urges Mailing Of Cift Packages For Servicemen -e November 15 Deadline REGULATIONS ARE OUTLINED COVERING MAILING OF PARCELS TO OVERSEAS SPOTS Men in the Armed Fortes over- seas in Korea or Europe, or any of the far flung points where ser- vice men are located, will have a happier Christmas if relatives COMPLETE LINE az GARDEN TOOLS Thompson Enterprises, Inc. HARDWARE DIVISION Caroline St. Phone and friends remember to send the gift packages off on time. ‘ Postmaster Hollon Bervaldi (Continued On Page Six) Logun’s Offers You In a Pleasant Atmosphere .. . Se The Associated Press Teletype Features and Photo Services. 272 Years Devoted to the sf -taterests ot Rey Wes PRICE FIVE CENTS OKd | Congressmen Wire Citizen Telling Of Wage Increases For 1500 Workers Over half a million dol- ‘\Jars total annual increase in pay for laborers, me- chanics and helpers who work for the Navy in Key West and Miami is due as soon as Congress takes action on an 18 cent hourly wage raise which was approved in Washing- ton yesterday by Undersee- retary of the Navy Francis P. Whitehair. A wire was received last night by The Citizen editor signed by . United States Senators Holland, and | George Smathers and Con- | gressional- Representative | William Lantaff. The wire stated: “Undersecretary White- hair notified us today he has approved eighteen cent hourly wage raise for Navy Key West and Miami af- fecting about 1,500 me- chanies and helpers.” The Industrial Relations Depart- ment of the Navy in Key West had no advance notice or any detailed information. It is not kaown whe- ther the 18 cents an hoor jump would be on a flat rate raise all the workers or on a seale basis. Assuming that crease is a flat rate for all (Continued On Page Six) Attention Please! KEEP OUR CITY CLEAN By Calling MR. FEINSTEIN The Man Who Lives In Town ‘We BUY all kinds of JUNK Raqs, Mattresses and All Kinds of Scrap Metal Located at Simonton & Dey Sis, the Finest of Foods Dine in The Lovely Main Room ¥.oh the Latest Decor... Enjoy Your Feverite Drinks in The Beautiful Conch Room . . . or Out on The Patio Under The Stars... Foo! Served @ Hours A Day.... Dance to the Music of the 3 Keys FOR A PERFECT EVENING IT’S LOGUN’S GEN. ADM. $1.28 Tickets on Sale: Paul Sher’s, Key West H. 5. NEVER A CovER WE NEVER CLOSE YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEE THE 1953 CHRYSLER NAVARRO, Inc. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CHRYSLER EVER DESIGNED—SHOWROOMS OPEN ’TILL 9 P.M., THURS., FRI., SAT.