The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 28, 1953, Page 4

Page4 THE KEY WESTCITIZEN Wednesday, January 28, 1953 The Key West Citizen Published daily (except Sunday) by L. P. Artman, owner and pub- lisher, trom 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 2-5661 and 2-5662 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 SSRI ERR a PRT LEASE TEA RE NTIS “Subscription (by carrier) 25¢ per week, year $12; By Mail $15.60 © SR RB EEA OS PiU TR cat ADVERTISED RATES MADE KNOWN ON APPLICATION The Citizen is am open forum and invites discussion of public issue “and subjects of local or general interest, but it will not publish IMPROVEMENTS FOR |KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN More Hotels and Apartments Beach and Bathing Pavilion. Airports—Land and Sea, : Consolidation of County and City Governments, Community Auditorium. ————<$<$—$—$$ qe DULLES AND STASSEN TO EUROPE Only a few days after it had been announced that the new Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles, would visit _India this spring, as well as other Asian countries, the _ news leaked out that he was departing almost immediate- ly for Europe. The purpose of his Asian trip was generally reported to be an effort to see how far Asian countries, | such as India, are now ready to go in joining an anti-Com- munist front, The Administration of General Dwight D. Eisen- hower is in favor of an Asian anti-Communist bloc, such ‘as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in Europe and ‘the Middle East. But before the new Secretary of State could get to work on this, the alarming reports from Eu- rope, particularly France and Germany, took the play away from Asia, ' ” “It is thought that the new President is alarmed over the reluctance of the French and the Germans to get toge- ther on a European Army plan and he wants his Secretary of State and Harold Stassen—the new Mutual Security Di- rector—to get a first-hand impression of the real situation in Western Europe today, and an idea of what can be ex- pected. Thus, the Eisenhower Administration hardly gets off to a smooth start in the international field, since the NATO organization seems to be stumbling and the fight- ing in the Far East continues in several theaters. Mr. Eisenhower, however, taking positive steps and moving as fast as he can to remedy the defects in U.S. and Allied policy in both areas, The results of this action can- not be accurately judged for at least several months. Why do people say such nice things about us after we are dead? Too many news sstories are written by writers anchored to desk chairs, There are some people in every community who are organizing something, or somebody, all the time. The~churches remain our most beneficial organiza- tions, despite your complaint that they are imperfect. The miscalculation of the Indians seems to have been their assumption that the Chinese really wanted peace. SLICE OF “WAKE UR SARGE! iT LOOKS UKE FAIRYLAND!” WE’VE SEEN IT DONE WITH A We GS WORK Sm 5 Pare CEE LEELA LLEL LED LLL LL THE CONCH OBSERVES By SID McPHID IIIS IIILLILI ODL LS GDM MA ra: PETE PROTESTS L. P. Artman, editor of The Citi- zen, has passed on to me the following letter from a 60-year subscriber to The Citizen Editor, The Citizen: I wish to make a mild protest, as mild as our record low tem- tree.” So let’s pass on to Siggy and Begley. This morning, while 1 was watch- ing Pete feed his tame aes somebody tapped me shoulder, and I turned about oe saw Begley. “Has Siggy seen you lately?” I perature of 41 in 1884, about Sid | asked. McPhid’s version cf my swiping *dillies from Uncle Tom Adams. Sid said I lived in a house with my aunt next to Uncle Tom’s. That is true. He said that half an hour before deybreak I hopped the fence to look for ’dillies that fell from two trees in Uncle Tom’s back- yard during the night. That is true. He said one morning, just as I be- gan to crawl, feeling for ’dillies, a rock whizzed by my face and the wind from the rock felt like a gust from a hurricane. That is true. Sid said I jumped to my feet and hopped the fence into my yard, and that, as soon as I landed, Uncle Tom plunked down beside me and began to spank me. That is NOT true. Sid said I yelled, and that, when my aunt asked me what was the matter, I told her Uncle Tom was spanking me, and she replied to tell Uncle Tom to keep on spanking me because I deserved it. That is NOT true, Here’s the rest of the truth: After I had hopped back to my yard, I sneaked noiselessly into my home, went to my bedroom, threw my conchhat under the bed, got into bed, with shoes and clothes on and put a blanket over me up to my chin. A couple of minutes later, I heard knocking on my front door, and my aunt called from her room, “Who's that?” Back came an answer in a tone that stiffened me with fear, “‘Tom Adams.” “Just a minute, Mr. Adams, till I light a lamp,” my aunt said. It was nearer five minutes than one when I heard her walking to- ward the door and then opening it. “Why this honor of so early a call, Uncle Tom?” my aunt said, and he said, “Honor? It’s that rascal Peter. He was in my yard stealing ‘dillies.” My aunt said, “‘Just a minute, Uncle Tom.” She opened the hall door to my room and then said, “Why, Uncle Tom, the innocent angel is sound asleep, Come here a minute.” I heard him walking toward the | door, and then stop. The sight of me lying abed and pretending to be asleep must have astounded him, for he exclaimed: “Blessed Redeemer! I must have seen his ghost. I’m sorry I wrong- ly accused him. When he gets up, tell him to come to the store and Tl give him all the ‘dillies he wants.”” Peter Brownell Roberts, Piscatorial Philosopher. SIGGY FOUND BEGLEY Pete, four years ago, got a limb of Jeff Knight's cherry tree, a ‘direct descendant of the one George Washington cut down, so that, if I say his version of the Uncle Tom Story is untrue, he'll spout, “Go up to my yard and see my cherry | | Charge Truce Violation CAIRO, Egpty #—-A government | spokesman charged here that 2 Jewish armed force violated the | Ezyptian-Israeli trece near Gazaj Saturday, killing five Arab retu- | igees, including three children. He said the Jews tired automa- “He sure has. He told me this here Pete” --Begley thumbed to- ward Pete, who was throwing a shad to a pelican --- “aecused me of saying Siggy looks like Wingy Willie’s twin Brother, and I told Siggy, “See here, Sig, I don’t deal in cherry trees, as Pete and Jeff do, but when I give you anything, 1 give it to you straight. Pete said you are so darned much worse looking than Wingy Willie that, if all other men were as ugly as you, Wingy Willie would be the most handsome man in the world. Be- sides, Pete said that lovie-dovie you think is in love with you is giving you the runaround to get’ her mitts on your money. If you don’t think that’s true, I can prove it by Sid McPhid, who was pre- sent when Pete said it. Look-er here! The froth came out of his mouth faster than he could wipe it off with two handkerchiefs. “He said, ‘So Pete said _ that about my gorgeous Elsie! Wait till I see that champion fish-scaler of the world! I'll throw him up on his stall and scale him.” “Ho, ho! Here comes Siggy now,” I said. “Beg, hide behind that hill of marl,” Pete said. “The older a man gets, the bigger fool he is about the ladies, and Siggy’s 97. All you got todo to calm him down is to dish out guff to him.” Begley hid behind the hill, and Siggy strode up to the stall, ram- med his fists into his waistline and growled: “Pete, I'm about to go into the sealing business. Begley said it was you who siad I look like Wingy Willie’s twin brother.” “Just a minute, Siggy, you begin operations. You don’t tell me you believe your rival, Beg- ley Filer? Don’t you know Begley shot that at you because he’s try- ing to cut you out of Elsie. He’s will give you the when they elope. And he wound up by saying, ‘Pete what does want with an old wornout gent li Siggy when she can hitch on young Buck like me‘?” Tm off to see Elsie, Pete, and a ambulance siren, because they don’t take dead me to a hospital in an ambulance.” Siggy whizzed down Front Street, and when he turned the Coca Cola corner, I called out, “The coast’s clear, Begley.” When he joined us, he said, “Fel- ‘added. PHONE BOOK People’s Forum ‘The Citizen welcomes res- sons of the views of its rend- editor reserves the right to delete any items which are considered libelous or unwar- ranted. The writers should ve confine the letters to “SCENIC SOUTH” Editor, the Citizen: It was with pleasure that we read your plug for our Scenic South in the January 20th issue of The Key West Citizen. We think that Scenic South is a worthwhile publication that gives due credit to the Southland and appreciate hear- ing of comments made about it. Very truly yours, C. T. Ade, Division Manager Southernmost Flower Show Editor, The Citizen: After reading in the National Geographic about your Tropical Flower Show, some of us would like to attend. Could you inform me as to the dates? H. L. ROBBINS 5110 Preston Ave. So. Gulfport, Fla. PAL CLUB Editor, the Citizen: May we have a little space in the People’s Forum to give the public a brief resume of the past year’s work of the Police Athletic League, usually known as the PAL Club? We have had a nightly average attendance of 32 plus except Sun- day, when the club is not open. This makes a total of 10,025 Key West boys having used the club in 1952. Ages have ranged from 10 to 16 years. We wish to express our thanks to Key West Housing Authority, the Navy and ail individuals who help make this work possible. Sincerely yours, A. Lucille Calverly Director PAL HUMANE SOCIETY’S THANKS Editor, The Citizen: We all know that news coverage before |is all important in the promotion and advancement of good causes. The Humane Society from its start has received a sympathetic ear from the staff of the Citizen, and their interest and cooperation in our work has meant a great deal in bringing before the public in feature stories, articles and pic- tures our needs and accomplish- ments. We are very grateful to you. We would like to take this op- portunity to express our heartfuit thanks to Dorothy Raymer for her individual time and effort on the behalf of our humane cause throughout the year, and for the very helpful publicity stories for the annual benefit dance last Fri- day night. Dorothy has a way with words and is a real champion of our dumb animals. Sincerely, Mrs. George Mills White President PROGRESS woven During the more than three | years I have been in Key West, I have watched with interest the progress that your paper has made. I bave been impressed with the physical additions to your plant THIS ROCK OF 0 By BILL GIBB BOYLE SAYS NEW YORK ® — The optimist gets too much credit in_ this world—and the grouch doesn’t get enough. When the going gets really rough, who wants as a companion “There's a bright side to every- thing.’ He’s downright depressing. Give me the guy who insists no cloud ever had a silver lining. He’s more fun to be with in a long haul. Nobody really trusts a man who has a smile that won’t rub off, no matter how bad his troubles. You begin to feel that he just doesn’t have common sense. He is like a punch-drunk fighter jump- ing up and down in a brain-fog saying, “Look, Ma, he didn’t hurt aa It is foolish to praise these pseu- do-optimists who greet every dis- aster with a cheery, “Well, every- thing happens for the best.” They are actually not optimists at all. They are stupid fatalists wearing a death’s-head grin. Far better is the man who re- fuses to take everything in stride. It is the true-blue grouch who pro- vides the saving touch of sanity in our time of woe. He gives us a sense of perspective in our most dismal moments. To the true-blue grouch nothing ever can be right. God, nature and the hand -of man are ever raised against him and those with him. The entire universe is in a gigantic and endless conspiracy to defeat him and his buddies. Such chronic gripers serve a wholesome purpose. In an Army outfit often the most popular sol- dier is “the artful complainer.” He is sure that everything is ab- solutely wrong—the food, the am- munition, the officers, the com- bat mission, and the scoundrel in the rear zone who is holding up his mail so he can open it and read it himself. Ig a cloud even shadows the horizon, he announces dolefully, “When it rains, it pours.” His fa- vorite phrase is a gloomy, “I knew this would happen.” The artful complainer is a saf- ety valve. He is the articulate spokesman of the self-pity every- one secretly feels. There is a ma- jestic poetry in the way in which he grumbles the smallest molehill into a big mountain of injustice. His boot strap snaps, and he holds it aloft, muttering disgusted- ly: “That’ 's the army for you. They expect a man to win a war with a broken boot strap.” The troops break out in a belly laugh. The artful complainer has done something for them no ever- ready optimist é¢ver could—given them a comic insight into their own self-pity. They know that, bad as their plight is, it couldn’t be as bad as the chronic griper des- cribes it. In civilian life the true-blue grouch plays the same healthy role. His vast sense of personal injury over trifles lets us laugh at ourselves. His acid attitude is a needed tonic against the hyper- lieve against all reason that life can always be sugary sweet, sweet sweet. Whenever I feel depressed I go to an old friend and ask: “Tell us, do you see any reas- ons for general optimism?” “Why, of course not,” he says, scowling. ‘There never were any reasons—there never will be.” As he is a happy and balanced man, this lifts my spirits immed- iately. And I leave him feeling; sure the world is better than I thought. DEATH IN MEXICO STILL A MYSTERY TAMPICO, Mexico @ — Police said Tuesday they still had not solved the mysterious death of Oswald Frank, former German Panzer division officer whose al- | most decomposed body Was found covered with brush near the sugar mill where he worked. Frank’s body was found Mon- day. He had been missing for six days, His employer said the 42-year- | old World War II veteran was a| strict disciplinarian and had made many enemies among employes. Police theorized one of these might have done him in. Frank came to Mexico several years ago to work as an engineer. | Jof the community, To me that is | ja shining example cf genuine pub- | lie service for which 1 bearby con- | gratulate you. While 1 am writing I wish to/ again express my appreciation for | {your gracious generosity toward | | my own Church. I] am sure the! When Venus is closest to the} jother Churches of the community would join me in this respect. I jhave never seen a daily paper that was a8 generous toward the church- es as is The Key West Citizen. Sincerely yours, Eldon Simmons, Pastor Ley Memorial Methodist Church | | optimists who would have us be- all. Dog Track I am waiting anxiously to see the Key West Kennel Club hold its first ract. The track should pro- vide Key Westers and tourists with clean entertainment that is much more decent than other types of sport, It might also tend to cleanse their minds of blood and gore which they so often demand in sporting events. As a whole, our population is not too far removed from the old Ro- man days when gladiators murder- ed each other to the delight of spectators, when captives were pit- ted against savage beasts and the arena had to be constantly sprinkl- ed with sand to cover puddles of blood. Prize fights, football, auto racing, etc., have their chief appeal to the public because of the violence they display -- the blood and broken bones that the public thrillingly hope to see. Even an air show isn’t attended in order to see good fly- ing or new type planes but with a secret, probably unknown, hope of witnessing death or narrow es- capes. I’m wondering if the people are willing to accept a clean-cut sport where dogs are allowed to follow their natural instinct of chasing a rabbit? The paying spectator has become used to the brutalities of other sports and would probably prefer that a live rabbit be used so that they would see it torn to pieces. Or maybe. they would like | i trap-holes placed arcund the track so that unwary dogs would fall and break a leg! One thing is sure ~ if Sheriff Spotswood does his job and keeps riffraff out of the County, the dog track should provide us with the highest type of entertainment we have ever had -- a type that doesn’t fill our minds with the subjects of violence, sex, and crime. Maybe some of the good people who at- tend murderous cock fights every Sunday will find pieasure in the milder dog races, who knows? Commercial Airlines Those of us who think the Ko- rean war is a long way off should {study a polar projection the word for a true Northwest Airlines for using luxurious double-decked. tocruisers, flies out of Tokyo in 20% hours. what is known as the Gi Route. Perhaps we don’ credit to the great ing that civilian outfits Northwest Airlines are ing. During peacetime, they the trail, opening up new and cources of supply. comes, the information ience that they furnish the tary is of inestimable value. One important phase that is looked coprerning commercial lines is that they help to bring lives of various nationalities a more cohesive unity by ing enlightment as to the thoughts, and action of even on minor can’t understand a jig. unless you can fit the well as the.major pieces, Still sticking with Northwest lines since we started with name, a passenger to Tokyo would discover that in a temple of that city, there is a Stone. Situated near the map of ie Biegh. b a Wie E i ini Ltr Slum Eradication Recipe Is Outlined In Baltimore Plan By WILLIAM HARWOOD BALTIMORE ®—A recipe for slum cléarance: ‘Regulatory con- trols and public improvements must be transformed from book- shelf mde and Jegal archives into alley action. That's the core of the “Balti- more Plan” for eradicating slums and preventing their spread. A brainchild of G. Yates Cook, director of the Baltimore health department’s housing bureau, the Baltimore Plan has been pointed out as a model of community ac- tion. Its most recent praise came yes- terday from the National Munici- pal League, which named Balti- more one of 11 “All-America Ci- ties” for self-improvement work through “citizen action.” The Baltimore Plan is not a cure- Cook, who fathered the program, sees it as an “‘aggressive action reverse the forces of neglect that deteriorate and destroy property and people.” The plan calls for a house-by- house, block-by-block, neighbor- hood-by-neighborhood _recondition- ing, spurred where necessary by stiff law enforcement, but based Primarily on the will of the in- dividual property owner or tenant to improve his lot. It is only one prong on a three- Prong rake Baltimore is applying to the blighted areas that com- prise a sizable part of this city of nearly a million. Public housing and redevelop- ment programs are the other two. When Cook joined the health de- partment 12 years ago, he was the lone inspector in search of sub- Dark, rat-infested back yards and alleys were turned into sunny garden and play areas. Houses once deteriorating for lack of care cers cleaned okt alk HERE ly sound. New wiring and plumb+ ing was installed. peace fein perm operated teaching children rudiments of hygiene, sanitation and nutrition. Instead of learning how to make book ends and magazine racks, boys in shop classes turned their saw and hammer techniques to building walls and doors. Plan has increased from less than $5,000 in 1941 to more than $150- 000 this year, Cook contends the city can be without slums in 10 years.