The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 5, 1952, Page 2

THE KEY WEST CITIZEN 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 West and Monroe County L. P. ARTMAN Publisher NORMAN D. ARTMAN Business Manager Entered at Key West, Florida, as Second Class Matter TELEPHONES §1 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 not otherwise credited in this paper, and also the local news published here. Member Florida Press Association and Associate Dailies of Florida Page 2 Friday, December §, 1952 DGS NTRS SIRS REE ESS SSE i SS i a Subscription (by carrier) 25¢ per week, year $12; By Mail $15.60 Se MGR CHURES Sale RSRE Re RS SEE CR oa a HR ARE ADVERTISED RATES MADE KNOWN ON APPLICATION CRS RES SESE SR AR a 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 Beach and Bathing Pavilion, Airports—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Governments, Community Auditorium. 1 2 DEPORTING GANGSTERS The Justice Department has finally begun to go into action against nationally-known gangsters, who have risen to fame and fortune in the United States despite criminal records and — in some cases — an alien status. The testimony of some of these men, when up under ques- tioning, is amazing in that it shows a tie-up between the nation’s top gamblers almost paralleling the associations of top officers,in a big corporation. The question which arises as a result of this action by the Federal Government is why these gamblers were not prosecuted or sent out of the country at an earlier date The offenses they were guilty of committing occurred, in | many instances, many years ago. Sometimes the offense dates back twenty or thirty years, Why is it, then, that these big-shot gamblers have reigned supreme, with very little interference from the Federal Government in the ensuing years? ‘ The answer seems to lie in the protection et. Ob- viously, these nationally-known gamblersand gangsters were given protection by top politicians. The protection could have come from New York City officials, New York State officials or even Federal officials, In any event, these old-world elements brought their form of corrup- tion and vice to this country and bought protection from American ,politicians..This is a sad commentary on the state of affairs in New York City and in other cities and sections of the country. Every loyal American will applaud the tardy efforts of the Government in this field and will only be satisfied when the last protected dope peddler or gangster has been deported or sent to jail. Because this has been de- layed so long already, the task is not an easy one and the gangster empire in the United States has been built up to considerable proportions. We hope the Justice Depart- ment is only getting started. Goodness is not a comparison. Some of the modern best-sellers seem to have been written in the alley. The myth of human equality fools nobody but those who yearn to be fooled. Empty heads appreciate empty honors and there are plenty of both these days, “IFS LONG DISTANCE, By RUSSELL KAY the young lady selected as Flori- da’s Citrus Queen would receive some little trinket and a bouquet of flowers, but times have chang- ed and the 1953 queen of the Flori- da Citrus Exposition will not only be showered with a lot of expen- sive gifts and on top of that flown to England to represent the golden realm of citrus at the court of St. James, where she will attend the coronation of the new Queen of England, Never before in the history of the Citrus Exposition has the selection of a queen created as much interest.t The girl selected) must be beautiful. She must have personality and poise for she will be called upon to hobnob with the tops in royalty, and since she re- presents a realm of extreme im- portance in her own right the im- pression she makes will count for a lot. In years gone by Exposition of- ficials had to go out and beat the bushes to line up entries in the Queen Contest, but this year they will probably find themselves fight- ing them off for just about every girl in Florida would like to wear the 1953 citrus crown. Every citrus organization in the state is urged to sponsor an entry in the contest. It issJimited to girls who have reached their 18th birthday but not their 26th on Feb. 16, 1953. They can be sponsored by any civic, fraternal, commer- cial or other recognized organiza- tion. Entry blank and full infor- mation may be obtained from Gen- eral Manager Phil Lucey, Florida Citrus Exposition, Winter Haven, Florida. The contest to select the queen will be in two stages: the first on the night of Feb. 16, when the seven finalists will be chosen; then on the night of Feb. 17, the queen will be selected from this group with the remaining six to be her maids of honor for the year. En- tries will be accepted until Feb. 10, 1953. Arrangements have been made to fly the new citrus queen to London where she will have re- servations for the Coronation Events. Later she will visit Ire- land, Scotland and France where special programs will be staged in her honor as America’s Queen of the Realm of Citrus. Hailed as the “show window” of Florida's citrus industry, the 1953 No Scrapping Of Price Controls Under Democrats WASHINGTON Uu*—Mobilization boss Henry H. Fowler declared here that controls will stay in force as long as the Truman ad- ministration is in power. He said it would be “a grave mistake” to scrap price, wage and production controls now. Such a decision, Fowler said, would “fore- WHO'S PEEKING? =e Bh bl bl hn bn bbe bint bedi iid dtp oh Of Interest To You, But... Too Late To € (MAAS 4S 4. 4 bb be be he hae be be ho be be be he be tne I can remember the time when; Florida Citrus Exposition will have special features for growers, in- cluding the ‘annual competition for the best packed boxes of all varie- ties of citrus fruits and a special “Florida Citrus Mutual Day,” Feb. 19, when the day’s events will be in charge of this great citrus or- ganization. Special. committees to work out an elaborate program have been appointed by Mutual President Perry Murray. For the fifth straight year, Tom Moore, famed radio personality, will present his coast-to-coast Mu- tual network show “Ladies Fair,” Bee People’s Forum The Citizen welcomes expres- sions of the views of its read- ers, but the editor reserves the right to delete any items which are considered libelous or unwar- ranted. The writers should be fair and confine the letters to 200 words and write on one side of the paper only. Signature of the writer must accompany the letters and wiil be published un- less requested otherwise. CHRISTMAS SUGGESTION | Editor, The Citizen: So this is the southernmost city jof our United States, where the tropical climate prevails; but what | has its Chamber of Commerce done jto emphasize the coming of the |greatest holiday of every year. Christmas, December 25th? Now there is no need for them to }go all out and try to be different \from everyone else, for the location broadcasting Monday through Fri- daye'at 11$a. m. {rpm the Nora Mayo Auditorium on, the Exposi- tion grounds. Admission to the | |ies; the birthplace of our Lord broadcast is free and each day | which we celebrate this day. audience participants receive val-/ As we recall from our Bibles uable gifts anf prizes. Tom Moore | and carols; ‘It came upon the is one of Florida’s greatest boos- | midnight clear; O H@y Night, the ters. A water-ski enthusiast, he | stars were brightly shining, It was participates in events at Dick} the night of our dear Saviour’s Pope’s Cypress Gardens, and day |pirth, No where is there the in and day out on his network | mentioning of snow, evergreens, Program he tells listeners of the |santa Claus and all other symbols charm and beauty of Florida and | o¢ our commercialized feast. of the superiority of her wonder-| That is why Key West should go ful citrus fruits. | along and give that reminder to all, Upholding tradition, Friday Feb. |the true setting of the glorious 20 will be the big feature day of | occasion, and do as others cities the 1953 Exposition observed as |are; “Bringing Christ Back Into Governor’s Day and Press Day. | Christmas.” Governor-elect Dan McCarty, who! ne rather close city has a work- is personally a director of the |ing Chamber of Commerce, with Exposition and who will be the | their purchase of Christmas decora- State’s Chief Executive on Janu-|tiye fixtures for _ streetlamps’ ary 6, will be the guest of honor. | standards. The place is West Pal Members of the press and radio | Beach, and it, like this island city, will be honored at the annual |. in the south. Don’t you think that “Press Breakfast” which has be-| Key West's Chamber of Commerce come a tradition in connection with | should be more alert to the times of the Exposition. This famed “grid- | the year, than its continual tropical iron” dinner, patterned after the | ctimate and out reached distance to gridiron dinner in Washington, al- | j:< visiting tourists? though sponsored by the Exposi-| y too happen to be a vistor here, tion, is actually arranged by the |, id I'm quite used to seeing big newspaper and radio folks thet | doings for the holidays, There's no selves, They write the skits and|.o..0n why this city has to let stage the show and no hold are everyone down on this particular barred when they take the state | int and national politicians over the | is coals. | The event is all in fun and all | off-the-record, but it attracts from | 600 to 800 guests each year and is recognized as the top event of the }year in press and radio circles, | | while the politicians who are the butt of most of the gags and skits seem to enjoy it and come back every year for more. ; The theme of-the 1953 Florida Citrus Exposition will be “Health jand Fun” and it certainly | these things to offer in abundance itself has thhe natural touch, by jng of the same latityde as RO JOHN B. TU U.S. Navy Snails Are A Delicacy To Italian Kids By JACK BRUSINI ROME #—It was r. hard, but the nine Peppino d’Annunziato d it ining oh: very trols follows the general thinking line of the administration Thes. lined up. Thus, he put the quietus on Te | giect squeezing th ports circulating for the past 10! te Yring days, ever since Sen. Mayba (D-S. C.) said he had that Truman was st to decontrol wages }fore the new C @ month from no hower will be sworn in as dent Jan. 20, Fowler also overr: industry's recommen: t jlocation of steel be greatl {laxed on Jas. 1 and allotments of 1 industries be ¢: the little ones r noses a t idren were after snails close decisions that can be better) made later.” The mobilizer said the decision | represeuts his personal view. but it would take a public repudiation j by President Truman to alter the policy. Fowler said that reteining coo- Drain canned peas and mix with « pimiento, finely ma Serve i a delicix 3 meat or fish. e | H@ly Lands ‘in which BethlehSnr hi « 22 U8 Simentes St. THIS R OCK OF OURS By BILL GIBB Service to Mankind — is it de-} sirable and if so, should there be |p: any. monetary rewards attached? A friend of mine started me thinking on the subject. He com- jmented: “Bill, there is something | j warped in your thinking. Ever | ‘since I've known you, your prin-| {cipal thought has been ‘service to |others’ and yet you refuse to take Jeredit for your work and have an actual dislike | money. “The laborer is worthy of his | hire,” he continued “You're en- titled to a happy life. Time and again I’ve tried to impress upon you that God in His Infinite Wis- | dom knows exactly what we need - if it is fifty cents today or ten thousand tomorrow, He will pro- | | vide it. But you go off half-cocked | and I believe you'd throw the| money in God’s face if He offered | you what you need.” | My friend is slightly wrong. I’m } using myself as the goat for to-| day’s column to save embarrass- | ment but there are dozens of Key Westers whose names I could use who feel pretty much like myself. I simply don’t like money! The jobs I work on sometimes pay good -- sometimes poorly. It doesn’t make too much difference to me. My main object is simply to provide my family with enough to make them comfortable and at the same time employ myself where I can have the satisfaction of knowing that I’ve done some good whether anyone else knows it or not. Sometimes things can get rough. As recently as 1949, I was out of a job. One of my best friends laughed at me and walked in his house, slamming the door. when I asked him to loan me enough to| buy a package of grits and a loaf | of bread. For two or three days jI had been pulling coconuts and eating them rather than use the | little food that was at home. Final- | ly I got a day’s work on some local ;docks and slaved with a Negro | erew all day. That evening the boss | |cheated me out of two dollars and | I was too weak and sick to argue | | with him. H Those are the kind of things that can make a person bitter if he} | worries about money and incidents ‘in the past. Consistent reading of |the Psalms kept my spirits up and |today, that period is merely a! laughable memory rather than a hate-building episode. One of the | jmen mentioned above died and the | other had to go out of business. You get what you give in this | life. I rate service to Mankind as the hest form of good that a per- son can do on this earth. There ;has never been a “Rock” written | without this in mind. Oh, it is| granted that man of these columns | appear to simpiy attack and des-| troy. The records show differently. Credit for the constructive work ; has quite rightfully gone to the} politician or individual who accept- ed an idea and pushed it through to an ultimate conclusion but have | you stopped to think: Our boulevard is less cluttered with garbage than formerly. We have a different system of} handling the blood bank at Mon- roe General. Streets are being repaired in the | NE section of town. Old wrecks of you | toward rs no longer ANIMALS TO RUSSIA LONDON ® — Peiping radio | announced Thursday that Commu- | nist China has sent a first shipment of rare wild animals, reptiles and birds to the Soviet Union and other Iron Curtain countries. | Yangtze alligators iant sala- manders and other species of wild | life found only in China have ar. rived in Russia, Hungary and Czechoslovakia, the broadcast said. pounds), Th are more on fore ports them worth much kets and Italy ies to neigh- mostly to France. t them too, of course. les the a there are The profe in this sport nail catchers ht, and comb of |” t mind ze and kind and r RUGS CLEANED _ Alt Formal Garments chemically processed. Al work guarantesd and fully insured. POINCIANA DRY CLEANER Tel, 106s are parked on Palm Ave. by the ark. The park recreation area has been improved and a new sand |box installéd for children. The colored people who own! their own homes have not been dispossessed as originally planned. Public meetings are keeping | their doors open to citizens instead of being held in secret. Our police force has improved and additional training will be given in the near future. Our City Fathers appear to be keeping a closer eye cn develop- ments at Garrison Bight. Meacham Field is still operat- ing and hasn’t been moved up the Keys. Sewerage lines are fixed more promptly when they break. There are dozens of other items in which Ellis Finch and his camera have been my partner in an attempt to rectify bad situa- tions, Yes, I think service te humanity Your Grocer SELLS that Good STAR * BRAND . AMERICAN COFFEE and CUBAN -—TRY A POUND TODAY—— STRONG ARM BRAND COFFE Triumph Coffee Mill at ALL GROCERS EXPERT Radio Repairs BY FACTORY MAN All Work Guaranieed LOU’S RADIO & APPLIANCE 622 Duv.! Street PHONE 1507 PICK UP SERVICE CIFELLI'S RADIO and T.V. Service Factory Methods Used _- All Work Guaranteed FOR PROMPT AND RELIABLE SERVICE — SEE... 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