The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 8, 1952, Page 2

Page? THE KEY W “sd The Key West Citizen Published daily (except sunday) by L. P. Artman, owner and pub- lisher, from The Citizen Building, corner of Greene and Ann Streets. Only Daily Newspaper in Key Wést and Monroe County L. P. ARTMAN Publisher NORMAN D. ARTMAN Business Manager ~~ Entered at Key Wedt, Florida, as Second Class Matter TELEPHONES 51 and 1935 Member of The Associated Press—The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to use for reproduction of all news dispatches credited to it or aot otherwise credited in this paper, and also thé local news published here. aS Member Florida Press Association and Associate Dailies of Florida a SR SES PR “SPE SA A A ECO CS Subscription (by carrier) 25¢ per week, year $12; By Mail $15.60 —————— SSS ADVERTISED RATES MADE KNOWN ON APPLICATION stip cece een rn ny ncnieee ie The Citizen is an open forum and invites discussion of public issue and subjects of local or general interest, but it will not publish anonymous communications. —_—_——. IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN More Hotels and Apartments. Consolidation of County and City Governments, Comunity Auditorium. L 2 a 4 5 neem tne emercmene ee EVERYBODY NOW KNOWS JUST HOW EISENHOWER WON Anybody, who followed the presidential campaign closely, senses a laugh running up his sleeve as he reads accounts by “experts” of just how Eisenhower won in a landslide. Those “experts,” the pollsters particularly, re- calling what happened to them four years ago, did not stick out their necks this time. Cautiously, some gave Eisenhower an “edge”, and a few gave Stevenson an “edge”, and only a few predictions were made by poll-! sters who were not well known. Gallup, Roper end others ‘ in their class refused to make a prediction. Now that the vote has beén counted, the smart boys who supposedly can peer into the future and see what we ordinary mortals can’t see, are busy telling us how it hap- pened, and none of them, so far as The Citizen has been able to learn, give the two main causes for Stevenson’s defeat. Democrats’ complacency and the feeling that there was time for a change were the chief reasons for Eisen- hower’s victory. The Democrats had won so often they thought they could not lose. However, the complacency did not prevail in Key West. Here the Democrats were active throughout the campaign, as a result of which Stevenson beat Eisenhower in Key West, 4,261 to 1,904. The local Democratic committee work did not extend to the three precincts elsewhere in Monroe county, and Eisenhower won, 746 to 442. We know Key Westers who had rooted many years for the Yankees but the last two years have been, pulling hard for them to lose. Why? Because, like Americans generally, they don’t want to see any group, in sports, Politics, or any other contest, win all the time. That slo- gan, “It’s time for a change,” had more to do with the Republicans winning than anything else, including the Nemocrats’ complacency. The Citizen has heard local Democrats, ardent sup- rters of Stevenson, say, after the election, “I’m sorry enson lost, but it was time for a change,” or words to effect. Our country would be something of a mon- y if the Democrats or the Republicans won all the ’. If we are to maintain our democracy, we must have vong two-party system, which is most essential to our Ibeing. What would happen if we had one party that con- tinuously remained in power? We would have, on a mag- nified scale, what happened in federal government bu- reaus — waste, carelessness, corruption —, due to 20 years of continuous power. What was true of the Demo- | crats would have been just as true of Republicans had they been in control in Washington for a score of years. That “It’s time for a change” figured far more than anything else in Eisenhower's victory, ESTCITIZEN Sotrdey. November & Ht Legionnaires To Mark Anniversary Here LOCAL LEGIONNAIRES WILL OBSERVE THE 5TH ANNIVERSARY of their Post Home on Stock Island on Armistice Day, Tyesday, November llth. The Post has arranged an elaborate program for the observance of the 1952 Armistice, including a Parade, Memorial Service, Radio Program, Fireworks Exhibition, Dances, and other features, HAL BOYLE SAY By HAL BOYLE 1 ROME W#-—TIf there is anything an American cannot stand, it is to be disliked. And the feeling he is disliked now abroad ruins the visit of many away from home. “You know, they really don’t like us over here,” one tourist tells an- other, and adds virtuously: “After all we did for them, too— I just can’t understand it.” It is this attitude, of course, this air of bragging look-at-all-we-did- for-you, that is sure to win con- temptuous dislike wherever and} whenever it is displayed. The ordi- nary European doesn’t like to be regarded as an object of charity; he does not regard Uncle Sam’s roving nephews as philanthropists, and in any ease he is unwilling to drop dead of gratitude for anybody. The best way to win friends and influence people in Europe is to avoid taking personal credit for the Marshall Plan, and, if the subject even is mentioned, look surprised and say, “The Marshall Plan? | What is it?” This will endear you forever to all Europeans within hearing. Most of them are weary of explaining why, despite all the good old Amer- iean dollars poured so generously into their country, it still looks slightly shabbier than the Garden of Eden. In Italy, as elsewhere in Europe, the Marshall Plan comes in for a lot of ribbing. As we passed a huge apartment project on the outskirts of Rome, our Italian guide ex- plained it was being built with Marshall Plan funds and added: “No one with hiccups is allowed to move in—for fear he will jar the walls down.” Actually, the average American tourist's feeling he is disliked abroad is generally exaggerated, except in Communist areas. There | he is not only disliked; he is ae- tively hated. : The tourist passes unnoticed in the shopping centers or promenade avenues of big Italian cities. But | let him stroll down a side street populated by Communist support- | ers and he cannot mistake the .| meaning of the black looks in the | e faces turned his way. To them he is no mere tourist on a vacation— | he personifies Wall Street, rampant capitalism, the Third World War, | and all the other enemy symbols | of their propaganda literature. You can feel this visible hatred, and it makes you uneasy and de- , because what can you do about it? Nothing. It gives you a kind of brief hopeless loneliness, | to be hated in this unreasoning | way, and it takes some of the lus- | ter from your vacation. | But with this disturbing excep- | tion, Frances and I have encount- | no widespread or general animosity against Americans. TRUCK LOADS CHECKED TALLAHASSEE ®—The weights division of the Florida Highway Patrol checked 109,871 trucks on Florida highways during the first Syracuse University, in S8 games under Coach Floyd (Ben) Schwartz walder, never has played a tie S The friendliness with which you are greeted in Europe is mezsured in exact ratio to your behavior, as it should be. Knowing only a single Italian word — “Grazie,” which means “Thank you’’—we traveled happily throughout Italy and met nothing but helpful kindness all the way. You can have a good time in any land if you take the trouble to learn that one warm word or phrase in its langauge which allows you to tell a man in his own tongue | you appreciate the courtesies he extends you, a siranger. Here “Grazie” is “Open Sesame” in- deed, A longtime resident here said: “The Americans most disliked in Italy are those who were born here, go to the United States, make enough to retire on, and then come back to their native village. They are inclined to show off their wealth and brag about how much | better everything is in America, | and naturally this annoys the other villagers. They wish such Ameri- | cans would never return here.” Here’s a Husband Slayer PENSACOLA, Fla. (—A verdict | of justifiable homicide by a coron- er’s jury Thursday clesred Mrs. Mary Louise Mirabella, 22, in the rifle slaying of her husband. Mrs. Mirabella testified that her husband, Richard A. Mirabella, 25 service station worker, kicked and choked her shortly before he was shot with a .22 caliber rifle here | Oct. 23, Tearfully, Mrs. Mirabella told the jury she and her husband quarreled the night of the shooting, and that after he kicked and choked her she took the rifle from a closet to frighten him. “T pointed the rifle at him and told him to get out and go to work and leave me alone,” she sobbed. “He said ‘I’m going to take that rifle and beat your brains out with it? and then he grabbed the barrel and it went off.” Mrs. Mirabella, mother of two children, is expecting another baby. The inquest was held before | Justice of the Peace L. B. Morgan. iam A} | Subscribe to The Citizen Knockout ofa FIGHT STRIP— . 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The sailor donned Army combat garb, grabbed an M-1 rifle and saw some action while the 40th Division took three Red-held hills during his five-day stay. After the first day Octavio had to wear “one of those 100-pound Army helmets.” That was after an officer yelled at him: “Take off that white hat, Sailor! You're a living target.” (When Garza left to hitch-hike back to his ship by jeep, truck and plane, he said: “Five days on the front really make a guy appreciate clean bed- ding, showers and hot meals,” Jack Riester, Navy end from Au- burn, N. Y., won numerals as a member of the St. Bonaventure freshman eleven in 1949. Your Grocer SELLS that Good STAR * BRAND and CUBAN ---TRY A POUND TODAY—— RUGS CLEANED AND Stored Free of Charge IF DESIRED UNTIL NOV. 30 All Formal Garments chemically | processed. All work guaranteed and fully insured. POINCIANA DRY CLEANERS 718 Simonton $t. Tel, 108¢ Ai STRAND corcisiones The Ground By JIM COBB 't Had To Happen It had to happen. Sooner or later, almost everyone in the newspaper business has the urge to columnize. When it came time to name this Particular effort it wasn’t much of a problem. With a monicker like ours and a reputation for corn, the above result, which should not be confused with a vegetable store ad was a natural. Our asso- ciates, when they caught wind of what was going on, came up with several suggestions Which were right off the cob. We purposely waited until after election to begin this thing because we didn’t want to burden readers with our political. beliefs and our prediction as to the outcome would have been wrong anyhow. We'd much rather sit back and second guess. Suffice it to say that we grieve for Steve. tke’s Turnpike? The outcome of the election does give rise to one interesting and inevitable bit of speculation: After the Associated Press reported that President elect Eisenhower will make Key West his winter vacation headquarters (unconfirmed, of course), we wonder which thorough- fare will be re-named Eisenhower Boulevard (or Ike’s Turnpike). A spot check at City Hall indicat- ed that Whitehead Street would be the choice although Duval Street ran a close second. Personally, we doubt if there aré enough Republi- cans living on any one street to permit the change. Useless Information It has been noted in the press that many cities are cancelling the fire insurance on their fire stations, considering them pretty safe from loss in the event of a blaze. How- ever, we queried City Comptroller Charles Roberts who revealed that Key West is not following this example. 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