The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 26, 1952, Page 2

Page? THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Wednesday, | Published dau, sutluay) by L. P. Artman, owner and pub- lisher, from The Citizen Building, corner of Greene and Ann Streets Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County L. P. ARTMAN Pub! NORMAN D. ARTMAN Entered at Key West, Florida, as Second Class Matter ————— TELEPHONES 51 and 1935 Member of The Associated Press—The published here. Member Florida Press Association and Associate Dailies of Florida ce aE Subscription (by carrier) 25c per week, year $12; By Mail $15.60 ADVERTISED RATES MADE KNOWN ON APPLICATION The Citizen ls 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 1. More Hotels and Apartments. 2. Beach anc Bathing Pavilion. 3. Airports—Land and Sea. 4. Consolidation of County and City Governments, 5. Community Auditorium. THANKSGIVING, 1952 As Americans observe Thanksgiving Day on the 27th of this month, they will be giving thanks for their bless- ings the sixth time in eleven years with the nation at war. Since Thanksgiving of 1941, which was before the Jap- anese attacked Pearl Harbor, the nation has witnessed eleven Thanksgiving Days, including this year’s and on most of them, American boys have been dying on battle- fronts in faraway corners of the world. Thanksgiving is perhaps the most American of all our holidays. The first New England day of thanks for the harvest was probably in 1621, and observed by order of Governor Bradford. The colonists reportedly went out Into the woods and shot several turkeys and brought them back to the settlement to be cooked for dinner. The Indians heard of the celebration, according to the story, and entered the settlement with several deer. The set- tlers and Indians feasted together. ’ The first Thanksgiving proclamation issued by any President was issued by Washington in 1789, and set aside by a day of thanksgiving for the adoption of the Constitution As a national holiday and religious observ- ance, Thanksgiving probably dates from 1863, when Abraham Lincoln — acting onthe suggestion of Mrs. Sarah J. Hale — issued a national Thanksgiving Procla- mation. Lincoln set aside the last Thursday in November as the day to be observed. Since that time, the observance has been adopted and annually held in all the states of the Union. Actual- "ly, the practice of setting apart a day for thanks did not originate in New England, and there is much disagree- ment over the origin. The idea is probably as old as the worshipping spirit, although it has been carried out on a national scale best by the United States government of all countries. Few other Christian nations have such a yearly festival. Perhaps it is fitting that the people of the United States should observe Thanksgiving more thoroughly than most of the nations. We, in this country, enjoy more of the blessings of life than do any other people. Indeed, we have more to be thankful for than any other people on earth and it is well for us all to remember our bless- ings — not only on the last Thursday of November, but on every day of the year. Having been blessed with comparative prosperity, with progress and good living conditions, and — in addi- tion — good harvests for many years, we, in the United States, have many reasons for thanksgiving, In observing Thanksgiving Day this year, we can on- ly hope that by the time Thanksgiving Day, 1953, rolls around, the war in Korea will have been ended and the ‘tragic loss of life among our young men will have come to a halt. F HAM SF Business Manager Associated Press is exclusively entitled to use for reproduction of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper, and also the local news November 26, 1952 . De ala Yesterday we were talking about Panama. At least I was writing about it. Any man or woman who has spent time in the service eventually lands up down there. Few get to really know the place and the average tourist only sees its exterior filth. Panama City, the big town of the Republic, is usually remem- bered by visitors as being com- posed of about six blocks of Cen- tral Ave. from the railroad sta- tion. This area is filled with nightclubs, souvenir stores, tattoo stalls, etc. Its side streets are covered with small bars, prosti- tutes, and general filth. The real Panama City is seldom visited by Americans — the real being any port except those first few blocks of Central Ave. Per- haps I was fortunate because I had hundreds of friends amongst the Bomberos (firefighters), and the National Police. (Yet — tisk, tisk — I can’t get along with our own local gendarmes!). Your Panamanian may be white or black; he may be Hindu, Chinese, or San Blas Indian. But if you treat him like a man and respect his womenfolk, you'll find that he is a true friend. Incidentally, the San Blas In- dian is an interesting person. The other day I read in a national magazine of the vicious San Blas who hunt heads to shrink them as ornaments. It must have been written with tongue in cheek! The San Blas are a race living on the East Coast near Miramar. Dimunitive in stature, the men are prized in the Canal Zone as domestic servants. Their worst habit is a tendency to smoke marijuana at times and an ideal- istic worship of baseball. The San Blas are only nasty cus- jtomers when you go on their island and perhaps try to molest their women. It is doubtful if the U.S. Army could save your life under these conditions. There is a tribe of Indians in the south of Panama that spec- jetties in shrinking heads to the IKE IS INVITED | TO VISIT INDIA | NEW DELHI, India w—"Strong | Tecommendations” have been sent {to U. S. President-elect Eisen- | hower that he visit India enroute {home from Korea, it was reliably jlearned here today These recommendations, from j high diplomatic level, argued that such a visit would end apprehen- sions among the Indians that the | Republican victory foreshadowed a change in U, S. policy toward this country. Ged UR OR Nn EXPERT Radio Repairs BY FACTORY MAN All Work Guaranteed | LOU’S RADIO | & APPLIANCE 622 Duval Street PHONE 1507 PICK UP SERVICE OUR IN A WORD -- THIS ROCK OF OURS By BILL GIBB size of an orange. Fake samples of their art are sold to gullible tourists but I only saw one real such head and that, was in the home of a wealthy doctor in Panama City. Let’s see, we got off on this subject because of last week’s cold spell, didn’t we? That's right. Well, if it gets too cold. in Key West, the backcountry of Panama is the place to go to live warmly, comfortably, and eco- nomically. Not in the jungles — those jungles aren’t like you see in movie pictures ‘where an ex- plorer is able to chop his way with a machete. We had one fly- er who tried that and after six days he had progressed less than half a mile. The mosquitoes and the chiggers nearly killed him — not other inhabitants of the jungle such as huge snakes, cats, etc. From Rio Hata to‘ Chiriqui Grande, you can live cheaply enough without any of the com- forts of home. All the bananas you want, too! There is money in Panama. in mahogany if you know. what you're doing. I had a-friend, Boudreau by name, who saw those huge mahogany trées and imagined himself the next John D. Rockefeller! With every penny he could rake up, he bought equipment and went into the forests. He cut thousands of feet of mahogany but forgot one im- Portant thing — the rains. When they came he lost his logs, his equipment, his everything. He is now making a good living work- ing on the Canal locks, It doesn’t take a cloud for it to rain in that country. Sometimes the water actually seems to come out of the sun, Your Grocer SELLS that Good STAR * BRAND AMERICAN end CUBAN -—TRY A POUND TODAY. CE TTS RUGS CLEANED AND Stored Free of Charge 'F DESIRED UNTIL NOV. 30 All Formal Garments chemically Processed. All werk guaranteed and fully insured, POINCIANA DRY 28 Simenton St. Tel. 1086 De ee ' OCEAN AND C LAND'S END - our THoucHTs ARE OUR OWN ~~ OuR Home 15 OUR CASTLE our Beuiers Are our GUIDE we caN auy wiAT WE CAN APFoRD LEOGE 1S OUR ONLY LIMITATION © a s « Pa THE LAWS. ARE FOR OUR PROTECTION we worship Goo as we PLEASE we HAVE. INoIviOUAL SELF RESPECT our Vote is our SECRET THE Famiy 15 OUR NATIONAL CORNERSTONE WE eNuoy FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION we CAN Give THANKS | Tests Slated For P.O. Jobs The U. 8. Civil Service Commis- sion, Atlanta, Georgia, announces an open’ competitive examination for indefinite and permanent ap-'}} pointmeént to the positions of sub- stitute clerk, substitute carrier and special delivery messenger in the Key West, Florida; Post Office. ‘Applications will be accepted from persons who reside within the delivery of the Post Office named or who are bona fide patrons of such office. Pérsons employed in the Post Office’ will se considered bona fide patrons of the office. The beginning basic rate of pay for substitute clerks and substitute carriers is $1.615 and for special delivery messengers $1.565 per hour. Applicants must have reach- Will Seek To Improve Both Foreign And Domestic Marts By OVID A. MARTIN Associated Press Farm Reporter | production. WASHINGTON ®# — The Eisen-| He left the co-operative council i Se as | Post in 1944 to become an apostle a co a cage pti for the Mormon church. largely around efforts to broaden ty ne eee ence markets at home and abroad. 1. Place great emphasis on use This became apparent here | of the co-operative idea in attack- with President-eiect Eisenhower's selection of Ezra T. Benson‘of Salt Lake City to be secretary of agri- culture to succeed Charles F. Brannan, a controversial figure in the Truman official family. Benson is a trained specialist in agricultural marketing, and as/ Such believes farmers would need less federal aid if they did a better job of marketing their products. Benson's designation fits into aj} long-standing Republican conten- | tion that farm programs of the | Roosevelt-Truman administrations | depended too heavily upon produc- tion controls and subsidies to hold | up farm prices. | Republicans have promised to continue farm price support pro- | grams, but they argue that need ; for them would be greatly lessened | if new markets and outlets for/ farm surpluses could be developed. | Benson said in New York yester- | day he agreed with Eisenhower's | farm. policy statements and the} GOP party platform on the sub- | ject, but he declined to discuss | specific programs except to say he favored some price supports. Eisenhower pulled something of | a surprise on farm leaders in se- lecting Benson, who had not been prominently mentioned for the. Post. Benson headed one of the major | national organizations—the Nation- | al Council of Farmer Co-operatives —between 1939 and 1944, but that was at a time when agriculture | was faced more with the problem of producing enough fer war needs | tather than a problem of over- ‘SKATING NIGHTLY 8:00 — 10:30 SOCIAL AND PRIVATE PARTY ARRANGEMENTS 420 Southard St. Tel. 9116 STRAND Last Times Today ALSO CARTOON LAST TIMES TODAY SLOPPY JOE'S | MUTINY i 201 Duval St. i i with Burlesque Patrick Knowles Hour colors and meet ven | Angela Lansbury FEATURING In Technicolor 15 Exotic Dancers Also Serial MUSIC BY BLACK HAWK Cartoon ed their eighteenth birthday but not | have passed their fiftieth birthday on the date of filing applications. These age limits do not apply to persons entitled to veterans’ pre- ference. Necessary forms and farther in- formation may. be obtained from the local secretary, Board of U. S. Key West Post Office, or irom the Fifth U. S. Civil Serivce Regional Office, 5 Forsyth Street, N. W., Atlanta, Georgia. AIRLINE EXPANSION Civil Service Examiners, at the | | | | i | \ | ing farm problems of productio and marketing. 2. Urge farmers to follow practice .of depending more 0 local self-help and less on fede! aid. 3. Place special emphasis w measures aimed at showing farm ers how to become more efficies producers and marketeers. 4. 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