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

Page 4 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Monday, March 16, 1953 The Key Wiest Citixerr 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 LP. ARTMAN —_— Publisher NORMAN D. ARTMAN Business Manager “~~ Entered at Key West, Florida, as Second Clagg Matter TELEPHONES 2-5661 and 2-500 Member of The Associated Press—The Aszociated Press is exclusivély entitied to use for reproduction of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper, and also thé local news published here. BESS ERS Ea a EOL 8 SA I IE Member Florida Press Association and Associate Dailies of Florida Subscription (by carrier) 25¢ per week, year $12: By Mail $15.60 ADVERTISED RATES MADE KNOWN ON APPLICA1ION RES ASD SS NENG DE EET SR Se RTS The Citizen is an open forum and invites discussion of public issue and subjects of local or general interest, but it will nét publish anonymous communications. ° ———— ess TLON. FLORI ASS IMPROVEMENTS FOR |KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN More Hotels and Apartments Beach and Bathing Pavilion. Airports—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and C.ty Goveruménts. Community Auditorium. SALUTE TO THE LEGION The American Legion is celebrating the 34th anni- versary of its birth this week. It should be a time noted by every community fortunate enough to have an active post of this largest of all veterans’ organizations. The American Legion is a community asset! The name of The American Legion is known in every American household. It is synonymous with patriotism. It is synonymous also with immeasurable contributions to the bulwarking of our free institutions. No one has ever been able to challenge the genuine Americanism of The American Legion. Locally we know The American Legion by the good works of our hometown posts. This is true everywhere. The fair name of The American Legion and its public goodwill rest on grassroots appreciation of its civic vir- tues and unselfish services to community, state and na- tion. é Relatively few people, however, know about the as- tonishing sum total of the doings, accomplishments and contributions of the 17,250 posts of The American Legion. It is newsworthy to take notice of this impressive sum to- tal on this American Legion birth anniversary. Almost 20,000,000 boys have graduated from The American Legion’s vast youth-training programs into good citizenship over the years. Just think of it — 14,- 000,000 boys have played American Legion Junior Base- ball, 4,000,000 have participated in its high school orator- ical contests, 1,000,000 have bélonged to the 4,000 Boy Scout Troops sponsored by posts’and 275,000 have attend- ed Boys’ States. In the field of child welfare, The American Legoin and its affiliated groups have expended since 1925 more than $93,000,000 in emergency financial aid to needy children of veterans. Most of this money has gone for food, clothing and medical treatments. Its legislative ef- forts in this field have set up legal safeguards for the rights of all American children and raised the standards of juvenile court procedures and adoption and probation laws. 1 Through its sponsorship of the GI Bill of Rights for World War II veterans and the Korean GI Bill, The American Legion has been responsible for the greatest boons in all history for home ownership and for education. More than 2,250,000 World War II veterans have now purchased their own homes under the loan provisions of} the GI Bill. More than 10,000,000 veterans have tgken ad- vantage of the educational provisions of this Act. This schooling program has netted for the Nation some 650,000 engineers, 350,000 teachers, 200,000 men and women with! medical training, 100,000 lawyers, 35,000 clergymen, 1,- 000,000 business and administration specialists, 100,000 scienteists, 400,000 liberal arts graduates and 130,000 metal workers. The Veterans Administration stands today as a great! living monument to The American Legion's 34 years of| unselfish service to the Nation's veterans. | Since its birth, The Américan Legion hat ben the! Number One champion of national security and the Num- | ber One foe of Communism in the United States. And last, but by no mieans least, The American Legion through its “Back to God” movement has proven itself an earnest ad- vocate of spiritual strength throughout our land. We salute The American Legion on its birthday. We believe its greatest days of service still lie ahead. May ft grow in strength as it grows in accomplishments for God and Countrv! | Life is hard to those who make it hard. shiininsi a nmeaiihneniabitininnbitia Sissi A beok called Submarine U-977 will give you an ides! of the typical German mind SE eaeenREEEEREREREEEEERSnEenEEEnen anemneee eT Tt is always a pleasure to find a really qood cook, tats; Ing pride in his or her profession H... THE ROOP’S STILL ON! NOTAS CUBANAS Por RAOUL ALPIZAR POYO EL ETERNO INCONFORME La vida tiene muchas _transi- ciones. Lo que hoy vemos y aceptamps como bueno, mafiana ion Teutlts tie d-ihals. 00 tox que el hombre, en el sentido ab- stracto de la frase, es el eterno inconforme. Va por la vida de- seando y cando lo que no tiene. Y si liega a tenerlo, ya no le agrada y sgle en busca de otra ‘cosa. Por eso es tan dificil encontrar la felitidad en nuestro camino. Somos nosottos mismos los que nos alejamos de ella, dejando atras muchas veces, lo que mas tarde lamentamos haber perdido. De ahi que la felicidad sea una bella Yrase, que pocos alcanzan a conquistarla en plenitud. Cuando el hombre suefia con adquirir fortuna, se dispone a realizar enormes sacrificios para lograrlo. Sacrifica en ocasiones, sus propios deseos, sus més gra- tos placeres, por Negara saberse poseedor de una riquéza propia. Y si Wega a conseguirlo, ’“enton- ces un mal grave le ataca. y la avaricia le impide disfrutar “de las riquezas acumuladas y sigue tratando de aumentarlas, sin dis- frutar de uno solo de los goces que la vida ofrece a los que tienen $alud y fortuna. El resultado es que un dia co- mienza a sentir el cuerpo enfer- mo. Ha rendido grandes jornadas de trabajo y ¢@s entonces, que parte de lo ahorrado, se va veloz- mente tras el médico, la bolita y los hospitales. Y cuando esta al borde de la muerte, en esa bora en que los seres parecen tener Ja intuicién del mas alla, lemanta, cuando ya no hay remedie, el ha- ber perdido tantas horas de s0- laz y esparcimiento, en su loco afan de hacer fortuna. Es que ni atin poseyendo esa vara facultad de premonicién, advierte a tiempo Io equivocado que va, Todo lo contrario, quien es ataeado del mal de ia avaricia y del ahorro desmegurado, esti- ;ma que cugntos le rodean y no piensa como él, estan equivoca- ‘dos, Si_el hombre se detuviera a meditar que solo estamos de paso en este mundo y que las horas que pasan y se pierden, no vuel- ven, jamas S. piensara que la muerte nos esta acechando en to- das las encrucijadas del carnino y que cuando mejor nos sentimos, una embolia, una hemorragia cerebral u otra afeccion por el estilo, como la angina de pecho, nos arrebata a la vida y nos arroja entre las macabras som- bras de la muerte . . . Pero, la virtud del ahorro es buena, mien- j tras no se exagera, mientras no +se torna en avaricia. Muchas ve- ces lo que un sujeto ahorra en veinte afios de sacrificios y tra- bajos, los que le suceden lo mal- Sastan en. una semana, ,, El hombre, repetimos, es eterno inconforme. Muchas veces tiene la dicha de hallar en el ca- mino de su vida, una dulce com- Ppafiera, que es para él Verdénica piadosa y Samaritana generosa y con su ayuda construye un ho- ger y una familia. Y ese "nismo hombre a quien acaricia la feli- cidad del hogar, sale afuera y acaso con una perdida cualquiera, destruye su hogar, se olvida sus hijos y deja en el mas pro- fundo abandono a la familia que él mismo creé, No esta conforme nunca, Nues- tro Apéstol Marti, en una frase elocuentisima decia: “el mal de la humanidad, viene de desear.” Nada mas cierto. Cuando el hom- bre se conforma a vivir tran- quilo, aceptando las dintintas _si- tuaciones que la vida pone en su! |za, ya que ambas cosas son pu- camino, Cuando tiene lo necesa- rio para atender a sus obliga- ciones, para educar a la prole, no debe de desear lo que no pue- de alcanzar y si llega a alcan- zarlo es con perjuicio de lo que ya tiene y lo doloroso es que cuando se pierde lo que se tiene, Pocas veces se vuelve a adquirir. | Hay por esos vericuetos del Sefior, muchos hombres y mu-|”! jjeres que erréneamente discurren que el dinro lo es todo en este mundo. Equivocados van y cuan- do descubren la equivocacién, es el} de! lour poet laureate takes } pen. We're glad to see The } zen |For ‘Singin’ Charlie,” sorbent towel |leaves no lint. The longer glass- ware ig allowed to gry in the sir, ithe more chance there is of ws ya demasiado tarde, para recu- perar el camino ‘dejado atras. El dinero es un complemente de la tranquilidad hogarefa. Pero todo en esta vida no se adquiere con dinero, Hay sentimientos tan profundos y tan dulcemente gra- tos, que junto a ellos, el dinero les algo deleznable y sin valor. Un carifio hondo, und conside- racion amable, una_ serenidad hogarefia, sin disputas. ni ofen- sas, es algo que la mayoria de las veces se encuentra unica- mente en los hogares mas po- bres. Alli donde el amor es lo principal, donde un beso a tiem- po, vale mas que un peso, una earicia oportuna, borra una pesa- dumbre traida de la calle. Todo eso, no se consigue con dinero, ni puede adquirirse en el merca- |do de la vida. Desgraciadamente para los que jhan sido tocados por la avaricia morbosa, en ellos no suelen ha- ber reacciones. Estiman que ellos son los que saben vivir la existencia y pasan como som- bras, cubiertas por billetes de banco, que al fin al cabo, por no saperlos emplear en_ bienestar, eS\como si no los poseyeran. Pero ellos van derecho en bus- ca del dinero. De ese dinero que ha sido siempre la causal directa |de todos los grandes atropellos, |de las guerras sangrientas y de las enormes tragedias familiares. Ef hombre vive bien en la tierra en que nacié y su afan, }salvo excepciones, es salir ‘uera de ella, Y cuando lleva una tem- porada lejos de la patria, co- mienza entonces a = la nos- talgia de ella y abandona todo cuanto consiguié en el éxterior y Tetorna a morir a su tierra. Si el hombre fuera un poco mas conforme, si aceptara lo mismo la pobri que la_ rique- ramente transitorias, viviria mas feliz, con ménos_ preocupaciones y seria mas util a sus senejantes ty a la propia tierra en que viera }la_ primera luz. Pero . . . Los avaros seguiran acumulando riquezas, envueltas en el sudario de las penas, mien- tras los que no son asi, alcan- a gozar los pequefios pla- ceres que la vida ofrece a los que saben gustarlos. “People’s Forum COLUMNIST PRAISED Eéiter, The Citizen His words whistle and sing. There's a splash and sparkle as to the Citi- Tecognize Charlie Mendoza. the post- mao, is @ mative son who's been ‘hiding his talent behind a bicycle. Thanks for casting his new column of quips and merriment over a crusty humanity ERMA, F. WAGNER Dry your glassware right after after you rinse it: use a dry ab- of a type that ter-epotting. After cut glass has peen wiped, it should be placed ma soft dry towel to shserd any sture that the towel has mot RENT FORUM (These questions were select- ed from those often asked of the local rent office. If you have a question about the rent stabiliza- tion program address it to: Area Rent Office, 216 Federal Building, Key West, Florida.) Q. I have just discovered that my landlord has been overcharg- ing me but I don’t want to bring suit myself. Can I turn the facts over to the rent office for action and, if so, will I be refunded for the overcharge? A. You may turn your facts over to the rent office for appro- priate court action or settlement, There is no guarantee that you will be refunded all or even a part of the overcharge but it is most likely that you will because it is the policy of the Office of Rent Stabilization to seek refund of overcharge for tenants unless there are extenuating circum- stances. Q. My tenant has asked me to furnish a house that I have been renting as an unfurnished unit and I have agreed to do so. I originally registered the house as an unfurnished unit with your office. Do I now re-register it as a fucnished uni‘? A. No. Once a unit has been correctly registered there is no provision to re-register it be- cause it is changed to a furnished unit after the effective date. You should petition for an in- crease in the maximum rent as soon as possible after you first begin furnishing the furniture, if you desire to do so. Q. I own an old house that has been heavily damaged by fire. I don't think Ican repair it at present construction costs and rent it for the maximum you have allowed. Can I get an in- crease in the maximum rent if I rebuild the house. A. Most likely you can. The Federal rent laws recognize the fact that construction costs have risen and maximum rents can be adjusted on this basis if you peti- ‘Cdr. Becker Is ‘Promoted To Captain Rank | | | The Commander of Submarine Division Forty-One, Albert L. |Becker, USN, was officially noti- fied of his promotion to Captain, ‘it was announced today. A veteran submariner - since 1938, Capt. Becker served aboard the submarine Argonaut from 1937 to 1941 and the submarine Blackfish a year later. While aboard this vessel he took part in the African landings. In Sept. 1943, ne took command of the submarine Cobia in the ‘Pacific until joining the staff of the Pacific Submarine Force Com- mander in Sept. 1945. Other duty includes the staff of the Service Force Commander and the Bur- eau of Naval Personnel. He re- ported to his present assignment in last April. | Capt. Becker holds the Navy |Cross and Silver Star among his other service ribbons. He is the husband of the former Miss Marjorie Tarr of Glouces- ter, Mass. They presently reside with their two children at 76 Felton rd., Sigsbee Park, Key est. JAX TRAFFIC SCHOOL PUPIL PLAYS HOOKEY | JACKSONVILLE, Fla, —Jack- sonville’s new safety school for traffic violators—in lieu of paying fines—graduated its first class. | But one student didn’t get a dip- loma. He played hookey. What's more, he was arrested for speed- ing during the school term he was supposed to attend. City Judge Charles Miller gave the absent pupil, William Edward |Gamble, a 24-year-old shipfitter, {five days on the city prison farm jand revoked his driving license for | a year. Safety kitchen quiz: Do you [lift covers of steaming utensils a- | you, using the utensil way from | id to direct steam | cover as | away from our hands and face? | The Veterans Corner Here are authoritative from the Veterans s to five questions of ges servicemen and families: Q. In applying for Koreati training, must I submit the ginal of my separation (DD Form 214) along with application form, cr will a bon copy be satisfactory’ A, You may submit an carbon copy of your DD 214 as evidence of your service. It is not necessary submit the original. Q. The oye made a: mination that my bility curred in line of. Poss bound to accept that. determina: j dom, in ruling on my eligibility jfor Dae eseiin song compensa- A. The line-of-duty determina- tion is not binding on the V, tHbatee 53 . lity. Must I iepeadiaag, ef jlity. Mu: prove Jorder to be eligible for dgath . No. is ‘ factor in determining your aie: bility for death D ee Q. Since I have bee and permanently months, I have applied to VA { waiver of my National . Life Insurance premiums long must I ‘ = pay. premiums, now ? A. Preis shia be pai until you are notified that th waiver has been v premiums you have the required sreauvel toplon iod will be refunded to | Q. My NSLI term lapsed for two — ‘hasn't yet come jits term. How can instating it? com| tion for the increase. I suggest|Do you keep hot liquids~ well! miums provided that you get a prior opinion from | back from the edge of your range | good health as the rent office as to the increase in maximum rent you will be al- lowed on the basis of the project- ed costs of rebuilding. ‘or table and see that handles are |turned away from the edge? | Subseribe to The Citizen s PROBABLY SOMETHING THEY ATE tle eggs, sit on a d Mrs. Barts Bare hele os t af their mother the kids probab aly @ temp eved ‘SYMBOLS OF LIBERTV recover The xe ¢@ | the » premium. lapsed. forms may be VA office. (Veterans living in Key and vicinity who wish should contect 218 Post Office Bidg., Key Fla.) AMBASSADOR LEAVES | BELGRADE, Yugoslavia | With tears in his Ambassador George jhome and a uew }said Yugoslavia States would work—and | necessary—together in the | “We are all in the same he told newsmen just before ing the embassy piane with | Allen and their son Dicky for. \flight to Frankfurt. a Te turning to Washington befor taking over as ambessgder to India. j | FRANCE GIVES | PARIS #—The French Assembly has approved @ pardoning 30,343 Cenmdes for collabora’ 5 ere War WU. The bill, adopted 390-210, nile - left arevecd, » teeater), end ber in Forest Grove, rom thy! su posqning. are expected to recover completely —P)