The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 16, 1953, Page 4

Page’, THE KEY WEST.CITIZEN Che Key Wiest Citizen ce Inna er ne Eee Ra oes EN ‘Published daily (except Sunday) by L. P. Artman, owner and pub- ~ Msher, from The Citizen Building, corner of Greene and Ann Streets. oe Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County iL. P. ARTMAN Publisher NORMAN D. ARTMAN Business Manager Entered at Key West, Florida, as Second Class Matter ee Member Florida Press Association and Associate Dailies of Florida PSS APS UA RT PIR Subscription (by carrier) 25¢ per week, year $12; By Mail $15.60 np ADVERTISED RATES MADE KNOWN ON APPLICATION ‘The Citizen is an open forum and invites discussion of public issue ‘and subjects of local or general -interest, but it will not publish @ponymous communications, ca as AIRE PERE SACS SENG ar a de KEY WESTERS ARE KEENLY AWARE FAULT-FINDING IS AN EASY JOB The easiest thing to do in our relationship is to find fault one with another, but the more a man is sensible of his own faults the less is his activity in finding faults in others. Nobody is perfect and, therefore, nobody is with- out fault. Goodness knows we have enough fault-finding, but it would be many times more than what it is if we lost awareness of our own faults, ; We have the Bible to. confirm the statement that the greatest fault-finder is the man or woman who is forgetful of his or her own faults. The Bible says: “And why beholdeth thou the mote that is in thy ‘~««brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in ...’ So it is, in our social contacts, we hear somebody say, “He’s surely got a nerve to complain about that when he does it himself.” Emerson put it differently, though not more pointedly: “Search your own heart before you com- plain about what is in another’s heart.” It is the heart- searchers who are tolerant and have the knack of getting * on well with their fellowmen, ; No man is perfect.in his calling, regardless of what it Stay be. And no large body of men:can be organized into a unit without some of them deviating from the principles set. forth by the unit. At the turn of the century, Police , cet ‘pea Devery said that the New York police ie “finest body of law-enforcing officers in all eee aye § 3 But a few policemen.recurrently fell from grace, and . New York newspapers, all except one, belabored the en- _ tire police department on those occasions. But the New York Sun aptly remarked that no body of men as large as New York's police force (it numbered 6,000 at that time, H and now has more than 22,000) eould be gathered to- gether from any walk of'life without including a few men who were false to the trust that had been put in them. f That same sound reasoning applies to our Army, ; Navy, FBI, or atty other large or small groups of men in Uncle Sam’s service. It is unjust to critize any of those governmental units because a minute fraction of their per- : Sonnel do wrong, We, who do not “fly off the handle” in fault-finding, are proud of our Army and Navy and FBI. y Only one other law-enforcement agency in all the ‘world, Scotland Yard, can compare favorably with our ; FBI in running down criminals. Some of the criminal cases the FBI has solved, resulting in capturing and punishing the culprits, have been so uncanny we would have con- sider them far-fetched and unbelievable had we read about them in fictional stories. But the FBI is not only up and doing in capturing ¢riminals. It also helps local enforcement officers in all the states in the Union. For instance, enforcement officers in Key West, particularly the Sheriff’s forces, have been in- + structed, without charge, by the FBI in various branches of criminology. ~ Our country is rightly proud of the FBI. As for crim!- nals, they tremble when they know the FBI is on their trail, because they are aware it will stick to the trail till théy are captured. & Consefenee is what makes easy money uneasy. Friday, January 16, 1953 |. PEOPLE’S FORUM ‘The Citizen welcomes res stons of the views of its read- ers, but editor reserves the right to delete any items which are considered libelous or anwar- 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 will be published un- leas requested otherwise. BEYOND DUTY Editor, The Citizen: We, as representatives of many Key West High School students would like to request that due re- cognition be given to Patrolman Joseph Phillips, our school cop. During the storm that occurred around noon, on Friday, the ninth of this month, he earnestly per- formed his duty of safeguarding our student body. With complete disregard for his own safety or comfort, he con- tinued to guide students across the street. At time the torrential rain was so thick, that once could hardly see him, much less the ap- proaching motorists in their vehicles, When asked by some why he didn’t take cover, he answered, “It was my duty and I had a post to take care of.” This is just one of many out- standing feats performed by our local police department. We, es members of the student body of Key West High School, would like to take this opportunity to express our appreciation to Mr. Phillips and the Key West Police Depart- ment. We would also like to bring to view the fact, that our patrol- man, Mr. Phillips, has done much to increase safety at this danger- ous int le Sincerely yours, Henry O. Cleare, Allan B. Cleare, III Hilario Ramos, and William Pace. MOTEL OWNER PROTESTS Editor, The Citizen: Jim Cobb's story last Friday about the Motel owner who had a newlywed couple brought back from Marathon to be thrown in jail was a black eye to the rest of us here in the Motel business. If the story was complete as printed and the damages involved ‘were merely a broken ashtray and bed spread, I and the rest the Motel owners I have spoken our heads in shame. We would like very much to know the name of this Motel owner who cer- tainly didn’t help to build good will or better business for Key West in general. To the Management of Ramo- nin’s Restaurant who bailed out these strangers, our deepest thanks. 1 that in any future incident of like nature, the individuals should be named and not belittle an entire industry as was done in ce. Sincerely, > GEORGE RENNA Southwind Motor Court MISUNDERSTANDING | Editor, The Citizen: Jim Cobb lanuary 8 column jhad 2 well-written human interest story - the one about the honey- moon couple who were arfested im Marathon and returned to Key pears to have been trivial. On the basis of the stated facts, it cer- tainly did not warrant the action taken. I think that 95 per cent of motel owners would not have taken such action. Any motel owner knows that some members of the traveling public are completely careless of other peoples’ property. Breakage, burns, stains, scratches, missing linens etc. form an item of con- siderable expense. However, it is an expense that is mostly antici- pated. It is mighty mighty seldom that a motel owner has a guest arrested even for a major damage. The inference in Jim’s column (not intentional, I’m sure) was that motel owners are a hard hearted lot. I know this isn’t true. Most of us do a pretty good job of mak- ing visitors to Key West comfor- table, giving him clean, attractive accomodations at fair prices, and helping him enjoy his stay in Key West. The repeat business which most of us have and the new busi- ness sent by former guests indi- cates that many people have been well pleased with the treatment they have had in Key West motels. Please don’t, even by inference, condemn us all for the action of one. Sincerely, Kenneth H. Kiplinger Saltair Motel (Editor’s note: The columnist’s re- marks were in ns way intended ‘to reflect to the detriment of ail motel owners hi t is to be hoped that other motel owners have not felt that the implication Mr. Kiplinger made was contained in the column.) CHRISTMAS CONTINUED Editor, The Citizen: With referance to the ‘Comments Answered’ topic in this past week's forum, it would be fitting for me to try and clear the author why such a fuss is made over Christ’s birthday. Christ is the symbol of the en- tire Christian church which was orginally the break from the pa- gan and Jewish beliefs and the beginning of the new Testament, This new era however, was never recorded until at least 10 years after his death, and followed by |preta the other three books of the Gospel written up to the end of the first century. This alone proves one thing, that the church came before the Bible writings, and it was not till in the fourth century that the early church fathers decided to put all the material into one great book, and thus came what we now call the Bibie. Certainly the book contains God’s word, but it must be remembered that it too was written by humans as we, and no one other than Ged is perfect. Because of this fact, we accept their words for those that God revealed to the people of the times, but being able to jback up a stat at scripturally |does not mean it's wrong, but an | oversight in the beginning of our Holy Boo! | Now the thow do you an living which 5 accustomed to? You get up mornings. and sleep in the evening as just 9 every day on the people that it’s traditional every May 30, July 4, First Mon- day in September, and so on. You aren’t different from the many followers of these ideas, or you would be called a hyprocrite. These other dates could be differ- ent ones too, but as they stand they represent something special, and thus December 25th, the scheduled birthday of our spiritual leader, Christ. The statement, that Origen, an early Christmas, made ‘that sin- ners alone celebrated their birth- days’, is correct and we are sin- ners or else we wouldn’t be of this world. However, in this case we the people are celebrating the. birthday and not Christ. It’s our way of expressing a love and ad- miration for God who came unto this earth so we might be born again. You can’t argue the cir- cumstances of his birth, for the | lif old Testameni does cover this, but you could be more open minded to accept the purpose of this day. It was a wonderful point in bring- ing out Santa Claus, for business- men have sure gained capital from it; but what it has to do with Christ’s birthday and St. Nicholas is this: that the spirit of giving gifts to one another is having re- ceived the message of the angels message at'the time of His birth. “Peace on earth and good will to men of good cheer!” This alone is good, bat the commercialized racket is unfair to those who are true believers and not stockhelders. It would be great if this one idea could be ¢hanged. The fore runner of this gift giv- ing is not St. Nick, but the three kings. Also incorrect in the article is that §t. Nick is not the patron saint of wrong doers, but of chil- dren and sea goers. A deep history covers him from thieves, and its a good thing to look into, and be more positive when making such | HAL BOYLE SAYS NEW YORK (® — The average grownup today is rather envious of the teen-ager. If I weren’t already looking for- ward to the thrills of second child- hood, I believe I'd like to go back and be a teen-ager again. For this is the golden age of those in their *teen years. The ordinary middle-aged adult now is a cross-patch of fear, doubt and disillusion. Somebody told his generation to “Get lost’—and he took it as a command. He is afraid of everything from the common cold to the hydrogen bomb. He is even afraid of prosperity—afraid it won’t last until he cashes his last old age pension and turns in his chips. No wonder he tends to view the teen-ager with some distaste. Fear is always shamed by self-reliance. And certainly the teen-ager of the mid-Twentieth Century is the most self-confident kid in history. There are reasons for this. He was raised in good times, he ate well, and he has been given more freedom and opportunity than any previous teen-ager. Some critics think he has been given entirely too much rein, and therefore is headstrong and refuses to accept responsibility. I don’t feel that way at all. 1 think boys and girls now are more honest, less self-doubting, and know more what they want out of life than their fathers and mothers did at their age. One proof is that they are marrying younger and starting their own families earlier than did their parents. And this isn’t through ignorance. It is by choice, and the choice is normal and healthy—the best sign they are the real hope of tomorrow. This.is the first teen-age Ameri- can generation to know in advance it must face service in the Armed Forces in a period of half-peace, half-war. The boys are facing this duty far more calmly and with less hysteria than their parents. To them it is just a fact of life. They have acquitted themselves superbly in Korea. Much is being made now of the number of Army desertions, but the Pentagon says the rate is far below that which was commonplace when the nation was riled up against the Kaiser or hating Hitler. Fewer teen-agers and post-teen-agers are away either from Army le. Every herd has its strays, of course, but you don’t judge the whole herd by them. . The teen-ager may dress like a fugitive from Tobacco Road on most days, but he knows how to spruce up for a dance. Both girls and boys have more social pres- ence than the gawky, self-conscious teen-agers of my own day. (Editor’s note: Boyle was a teen- ager himself sometime between the McKinley and Hoover administra- tions.) I take it as a tribute rather than a criticism that the average teen- ager now is willing to accept his parents as his equals. That is bet- ter than to have him regard them as thoughtless tyrants. Boys and girls have more of a voice now in family decisions, and that has made the American family better and more democratic. The teen-ager today is a lucky kid with a rainbow round his shoulders. It would be nice if the grownups were as sure of them- selves and had his firm courage— a statement. Santa Claus had done no injus- tice to the children of the past, but again the commercialized rac- ket is at fault. It gives the chil- dren ideas, and not knowing what is behind the game causes the in- difference, but not mistrust in their parents. How many do you know that actually say that their parents have lied? Not many, for the average person has an inner feeling that happiness was trying to be attained and not misinter- tion. Is it also best to keep the facts of life hidden from them until they can realize its true meaning, and no stork is needed. Use your head please, and realize what the people of the centuries before us have go.e thru, Christ- mas is still December 25th, and 365 days a year make up a period of trial and suffering. “God helps those who help themselves.” John B. Turn. U.S. Navy DAY OF PRAYER 1 I would appreciate being afford- | ed the use of space in the CITIZEN tw call to the attention of your readers a proposal to make next |hefore we were married, 1 would | daily Sunday, January 18th, two days be- | fore the inauguration of President | elect Eisenhower, a special day of | prayer for the new President and / his administration. Prayer is a common bond that | can unite all Americans. By mak- ing Sunday, January 18th, 2 spe-/vice to the country and to the the rearma Grandma Bank Bandit Indicted By Grand Jury LOS ANGELES #—Grandma the Bank Bandit—Mrs. Ethel Arata, once the heiress of millions —’is under federal grand jury indict-| ment on bank robbery charges. Mrs. Arata, 52, who is no grand- ma at all, is the daughter of the late Robert Catts, New York multi- millionaire who lost his fortune in the 1929 crash. She said she gave away most of the bank loot. Her attorney said she will plead innocent on the novel grounds that she acted under an uncontrollable love for the human race. She was indicted on three counts Wednesday. Wife Says She Should Have Read Hubby’s Palm NEW YORK ™ — When they j handed Ann T. Kallmeyer, 29-year- old blonde night-club palm reader, a court separation Wednesday from ber husband Kenneth, she said “Hed T read my husband's palm never have married him.” The separation was granied on the ground of abandonment. born in Bethlebem. Everyone can render 2 real ser- and his faith for the days ahead. | One of my hardest jobs is to write letters. This column bangs itself out of its own accord though in truth, I don’t take sufficient thought of grammatical and liter- ary usages. Several nice letters have come in and in order to give you readers a change, let’s quote other people’s thoughts. . . Virginia Hoss Most of the old-time Navy work- es will remember Mrs. Hoss - she worked in Communications all through the war. Virginia writes. . “Am delighted that you aré ‘tilting at windmills’ through your column. Goodness knows, Key West needs something like that -- but do watch your step. It isn’t easy to travel against the tide but there is an ultimate satisfaction in it that following the herd does not, provide.” Most of Virginia’s letter was of personal or philosophical content. Roy, her husband, (he worked in the Yard as a Pipefitter) died last year. Two more quotes which are exceedingly true might be of in- terest to the reader. Following a full page abusing Communism, she says: “, , the fact remains that what the Communists have done in their country is very much the same thing that a lot of our most res- pectable old guard would like to see done in this country, only of course, under a name that would smell sweeter.” And, “I suspect that you will always find a world of people to agree with yor privately who will be unwilling to stand up and be counted unless you guarantee them that they will be in the majority when the votes are in. . .even in religion people hold to the hypo- crisy of the majority. Life is much more interesting, even if harder, for the person who is true to his beliefs and to himself.” Mrs. Ella V. Friedrich Who receives The Citizen by mail in Pennsylvania writes in part: “I have just read your note on “Semantics” and since I agree with you and find “Semantics” a "touchy spot’ in my life too, I- felt you might enjoy The Christain Dic- tionary and am sending it on. “I am very disappointed when ‘This Rock’ does not appear in the paper. I feel so keenly how THIS ROCK OF OURS’ By BILL GIBB much the world needs people whe are not afraid to stand up what they believe -- down to last detail - as you do. And ther more, so few people think or want to.” Bill Englert Of Gary, Ind. Have attempted answer the letter from you Key West would welcome you with open arms, Mrs. Englert, if Bill isn’t too sick to make the trip. The warm climate might do him good, Your Christmas letter was appreciated except for the news ef Bill’s ill health. By all means, visit us if possible. (Note: the Englerts have bees winter visitors and were planning on returning this year to buy home and settle here. “This Rock” published their original letter last Spring when they wrote concern- ing local conditions.) Of either ‘Stock Island or Key West. Have been attempting to con- tact you regarding a news but the name of Roberts on island is an numerous as. son or Perez. Can you dt card to “This Rock” wil complete address? iNew Mexico A business man writes of’ eral conditions both here in Ke; West and nationally. He adds the complaint that “your column often loses weight and power because of the expressions ‘in my opinion,’ “personally, I think,’ ete.” * Well, sir as a visitor, you've never really known Key West. Granted that both you and myself “This Rock of Ours” through a week’s publication if its contents were stated as a impersonal, and unalterable facts. Key Westers are an independent lot -- they'll accept and think over editorial items if the writer doesn’t try to shove such items down their’ The use of the personal pronoun admits that other people’s opin- ions are to be heard and respected, The principle purpose of the column is to create thought and an expression of such opinions. «ive Businessmen, Politicos Are Divided On Economic Outlook By SAM DAWSON NEW YORK «#—Right in the middle of a flood o. optimism about the outlook for business, jobs and incomes the President’s Coun- cil of Economic Advisers has sent a troublesome bottle floating. And in the bottle are two notes. One reads: Is a slump on the way? And the other: If so, what to do till the doctor comes? Businessmen are asking the same things. And both businessmen and the President's masterminds are di- vided on the answers. The two queries reveal one of the funda- mental splits in economic thinking in this country. In both the ranks of business (probably three to one) and in the Council (two to one) a majority thinks a slump is surely in the cards, sooner or later. A vociferous minority insists “it ain't necessarily so.” But if a slump is coming when defense spending slides off, what first aid measures should be tak- en: What preventatives: What cures? A majority of the Council (two) thinks government should act. It should prepare now “a total anti- recession economic strategy”— which in the main seems to mean government pump priming, with a lesser assist from industry. | minority) go along with this view, as expressed by Council Chairman Leon H. Keyserling and member Robert C. Turner. The Council vice chairman, John | D. Clark, who once was vice presi- dent of Standard Oil of Indiana, thinks no further pump priming plans are needed And so do most businessmen, to Some businessmen (probably a | Many businessmen go along with this view. They cite the cushions of unemployment insurance, the ability to speed up the arms pro- gram again if needed, and the various stimulants to business which government agencies can apply through the manipulation of money and credit. They add that government could always give business a lift by low- ering taxes and thus the purchasing power of customers. : i As for the need of further lor pump priming, many men hold that there are already huge backlogs of construction— highways, bridges, schools, hospit- als, and commercial buildings— just waiting for the go-ahead nals, and for adequate supplies materials, now tagged for defense use. Chieago Hoodlum Is One Of “Most Wanted” WASHINGTON t#—Charies Pat- rick Shue, Chicago hoodlum sought for bank robbery, has been [named as one of the FBI's “16 most wanted men.” | Shue is under indictment for the |robbery last Aug, 1 gf Hi tj told, black-haired, of jand fond of flashy clothes. He worked as a tailor, ironworker |cook. He has small scars |the left side of his mouth and over |his right eyebrow. His FBI listing lineluded the notation that “Shue EEE : | judge by what they say. They think | jbusiness, and not government, ishould plan to meet any siump that may lie over the next hill Businessmen, however, are more inclined to go along with the Coun- cil majority in the belief that 2 stump is coming. A recent poll of ltop executives by the New York Journal of Commerce, a business p three a business dip in ‘de cards—about a third of these thn will come this year, and two-thirds of them think shows fourths of j about when the Infant Saviour was ing it will be next year Clark disagrees. He thinks there need be mo real slomp because ment plans, even after West on the complaint of a motel |few examples. Who told you to do |cial day of prayer we can all join world by praying esch day for di- they pass their spending peak jowner whose bedspread had been | this? No one, but the natural py | with each other in helping our vine guidance and strength for our | should be enough to support 2 fully country. We cam pray that the new President, a3 well as for Con- employed economy | burned and whose ash tray bad teen broken. Had this been a news }makes it so, and there comes a | tradition. You have he'd | jyou work for dideres. rea straight story, names would have been/as Memorial Day, Indep endence {country to that precious gift of | and the Judiciary. the better it will fused and no imate! re! owners as cast 2 on group s The Day, Labor Day oniy started as one rememh Trance Ts. They | peace for which all men yearn — (be for each and every that “peace on earth to men of honeymooners’ transgression ap ito the cecasion, Sut have growg (good will” which the angels sang! one of us. Sincerely Vv. G. HOWARD here | Father of all may inspire and for- | qress and the Jodiciery; for the) But if business does slow down. sach | tity Mr. Eisenhower to lead our |better the President, the Congress Clark says that measures already adopted and on the isw books should be ©