The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 18, 1953, Page 4

BY WEST CITIZEN Wednesday, Maréh 18, 1963 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 P. ARTMAN ———-_ Publisher NORMAN D. ARTMAN Business Manager Entered at Key West, Florida, as Second Class’ Matter TELEPHONES 2-5861 and 2-5662 PN SD Member of The Associated Préss—The Ascocigted Press ip ¢xclusively mtitled to use for reproduction of all nvws dispatches credited to it © not otherwise credited in this paper, and also ‘he local news sublished here. Member Florida Press Association and Associaté Dailies of Florida SUSAR SE IAA SE eA AE SC Subscription (by carrier) 25¢ per week, year $12: By Majl $15.6u ADVERTISED RATES MADE KNOWN ON APPLIGALION —— The Citizen is an open forum and invites discussion of public isti¢ 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 and Bathing Pavilion. 3. Airports—Land and Sea. 4. Consolidation of County and City Geve nment: & Community Auditorium. President Dwight D. Eisenhower is carefully working | on members of the Senate and House, winning them over! one by one to his views on general policy. The new Presi- dent is not concentrating on Republicans much more than Democrats. As a lifetime soldier, he does not see the al- legiance to party as the barrier many politicians would. Instead, as a soldier, he seems to assume that all legislators are Americans first, and that party allegiance comes afterward. And, of course, the President is right—but the fact is that some politicians and some Presidents forget this very 1 point.- : President Ike is inviting almost as many Democratic Congressmen and Senators to dine with him at the White House as Republicans, And he is not limiting his invita- tions to those Democrats who were lukewarm in support of Adlai Stevenson—or actually for him. He is inviting all on an equal basis. Eisenhower is proving to be the same effective work- Ing politician he proved himself to be in Europe as Su- preme Commander of the Allies’ armed forces in World War II, and later as Supreme Commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s armed forces. There is no substitute for such politics in paving the way to getting chings done, and one can only wonder what might be the result of this careful ground work. Theres speculation that the President might be will- ing to let 1958 and 1954 pass rather peacefully—between the White House and Capitol Hill. In fact, there might be little else that Ike can do. He has only the slimmest of margins in the Senate, and his own party might. divide in any showdown test. So, perhaps the best thing the Presi- dent can do is wait for the elections of 1954. Then, it is expected, the Republicans will win a’ more comfortable margin in Congress—a margin the President could werk with even on controversial issues. In the meantime, it will be good polities for Ike to solidify his own party, win supporters from the Southern Democrats in the senior major party and generally do all the good work he can until the time comes when he is ready to push a major legislative program of his own. No man who has spent a life in the military can suddenly change to civilian clothes and understand the vast maze of machinery that is the U. S. government. If Ike is dedicated to the task of political work in 1958 and 1954, he will certainly know more about the country’s governing machinery in 1955 than he does to- day. It would follow that he could make more enlighten- ed proposals on legislative reform and progress. Whatever he is doing, he seems out to get control of his party in Congress, and to win over as many Democrats as he can — and he is succeeding in doing it. The ‘smart’ are always too dumb t6 want to learn. SLICE OF HAM ae NOTAS CUBANAS Por RAOUL ALPIZAR POYO NUESTRO CEMENTERIO Persona honorable por todos conceptos, ha estado a visitarnos, pera amarnos respetuosarnente atencion acerca del estado de completo abandono en que se encuentra, desde hace tiempo, el Cementerio de esta ciudad. Profunda pena y dolor nos ha producido. esta noticia, al saber que por algunas personas de las cercanias, sé arfojan alli basu- ras y hasta han sido vistos ca- ballos pastando dentro de ese lu- gar, que es digno del respeto de todos, ya que pocos son los que en este querido Cayo, no tienen en ese Cementerio los restos de algan ser querido. Los que no saben respetar esos lugares, no son dignos de vivir en las colectividades de personas civilizadas. Y usar el cementerio como basurero, aparte de la gra- ve falta que se comete, violando ordenanzas vigentes, es una de- mostracién de incultura y falta de civilidad. Nosotros, que desde estas co- lumnas queremos ayudar al pue- blo a obtener todos aquellos bienes que merece por su laborio- sidad y su decencia, tenemos que recoger y comentar esta noticia que nos la trae persona incapaz de faltar a la verdad y a la que solo fe guia el justo anhelo de que nuestra necropolis sea mejor atendida por quienes corresponda y que en vez de mantenerla en el _serccmrerecenenerenien monet od 2 de bt tp te tp inte fate ttn pte etn te tn Bottom Of The Barrel? ... Ear To The Ground By JIM COBB though the group which frequent- City Finance Director Charles|ed the establishment was said to Roberts, in answer to reports that the city is “scraping the bottom of the barre!” financially, said that is “absolutely correct.” However, he pointed out, the city has at least two more barrels available and untapped. Which is bis way of saying that the city is in pretty fair financial shape, after all. The question a- worship the extract of the grape. In the center of the picture stands Sloppy Joe, also crowned with a diadem of grapes and he is holding aloft a bottle of po- tables, TH one corner of the picture, stands “Skinner,” Joe's trusted Negro bartender. He presided for many years as the barkeep for when his statement that the | Russell. may have to borrow money meet hay its bills was misinter- preted. Whiffenpeot and Old Wine Roy Héster called my attention Local characters portrayed in the canvas included former States Attorney George Brooks who is shown with a cigarette dangling from his lips; Charley Wardlow, to a bit of old Key West—a paint-|Sr., and “Big Louise” Aronberg, ing done in the days of the de-/a former Key West policeman; pression, when Key West was a/ and haven for Ernest Hemingway,;now a familiar figure around) “Greasy” Rabangy, which is now hanging in Sloppy lower Duval Street. Joe's suds parlor. ‘The picture for some reason, 1 walked around to take a leok was never completed. and Mickey Rodriguez, who pre- sides behind the mahogany there! told me about the painting, | USS Loeser here are given a mid- massive Soup's On We hear that sailors aboard the canvas measuring al-| morning bow! of soup each day. most six feet square. Mickey ‘Increases their efficiency. pointed out that among the dozen- odd | stil around lower Duval Street. | that the Karl j | Never « Dull Mement Word from Saginaw indicates are hav- | The picture was painted by an ing # real hot time of it. The j artist named White in the original popular Key West artist moved Sloppy Joe's which then stood next to the Western Union Build jing on Greene Street. Sloppy Joe | Russell was the entrepreneur of that establishment. He died | 1999 while on a fishing trip with his family to the northern city a month ago and secured an a- partment there. Just one day be fore they were scheduled to move a fire broke out and wife Deedie IN A CLOUD OF DUST even | x 4 estado de abandono en que ac- tualmente esta, se proceda a limpiar sus calles, a arrancar esa yerba que crece sobre todas las tumbag y que le da aspecto de potrero, en vez de lugar de re- cogimiento y de respeto. Creemos que nuestros amables Comisionados de la Ciudad, no es- tan al tanto de estas anomalias. De estarlo, estamos seguros que habrian de poner remedio a este mal, que resta crédito a los mora- dores de Key West y mucho mas aun a sus gobernantes. Un Cementerio ha de ser siem- pre un lugar tranquilo, limpio y muy respetado por todos. Es la Unica ofrenda que los qua atin vamos peregrinando por los 4s- peros caminos de la _ existencia, podemos ofrecer a los que ya nos abandonaron para siempre y duermen el ultimo suefio bajo la tierra que cubre sus pobres res- tos. Olvidarse de esto, es dejar de tener sentimientos. Olvidarse de esto, es sencillamente, retroceder a primitivas edades y negar in- justamente, la civilidad de todo un pueblo que no puede aceptar callado, que tales cosas ocurran, sin alzar su voz protestando de ellas. Familias muy respetables de esta ciudad, tienen en el Cemen- terio terrenog propios, donde con- servan devotamente los restos de sus allegados idos ya para siem- pre y esto solo bastaria, para que nadie se atreviera a hollar aquel | lugar y mucho ménos, a arrojar alli detrictus, o a permitir que animanes utilicen la yerba del camposanto, como pasto para su alimentacién. En todo lugar civilizado y Ca- yo Hueso lo es a_ plenitud, los cementerios son lugares a los que se entra con la cabeza descubier- ta y recogimiento en el corazén. | of. Esa es la ultima, etapa de ia existencia humana. Alli se juntan los buenos y los malos, los po- bres y los ricos. No hay otras distinciones que los mausoleos, cruces y tumbas, que los deudos dedican a sus seres queridos. Pe- ro, bajo todos esos marmoles, tras ese granito, todos duermen eternamente, sin que nada pueda perturbarles. Alli terminan las pasiones, las vanidades y las am- biciones. Y por eso, que ya es bastante, debe el cementerio ser lugar respetado por todos, ya que, tarde o temprano, hay alli un pufiado de tierra, que esta aguar- dando la hora de cubrirle para siempre. z Nada tan emotive, como estos cementerios de pequefias pobla- ciénes. Porque en ellos la vani- dad humana no puede hacer de- Mostraciones ridiculas. A algunos que en su existencia no gozaron del afecto de los suyos, despues que mueren, como de- mostracién de gratitud por los biénes que dejaron, les erigen grandes monumentos, que nada dicen al observador, que sabe que las vanidades bumanas ter- minan todas irremediablenente, en los bordes del sepulcro Queremos desde estas colum- mas rogar a los que pueden y tienen la obligacion de hacerio. que impidan que estas continden su . Que el algunos que esabar obligadisimes People’s Forum svelcomen expres- stons of the views of its read- | ers, but the editor reserves the fight to delete any items which are consideréd libelous war- ald ke ers to ne side ture of | leas requested otherwise. APPRECIATION Editor, The Citizen: The Jayshees have asked me to} take this means of conveying to you our sincere appreciation for the time. and effort, which you so cheerfully gave, toward mak- ing our recent fashion show a success. The publicity in -The Citizen, I am sure, was the most contributing factor for this suc- cess. Miss Raymer’s commen- tary for the show was both pleas- ing and interesting to the aud- ;_ Will you please thank Mr. Finch for us for the very nice pictures, and again, our sincere thangs to you. Yours truly, (Mrs.) GERRY SWEETING, Corresponding Secretary. PRAYERS ANSWERED Editor, The Citizen: How our hearts rejoice in the home coming of Mrs. Walker and little Jasper with the good news “No Tumor.” < Truly God hears and answers prayer. We have so muclt to be thankful for in good ‘old Key West when we realize how won- derful everyone has been in help- ing little Jasper get the care and opinions of the finest specialist in the country at Mayo Clinic and we have Dr. Raiph Herz, a local physician from the Clinic, who has a heart large enough and in- terest in our people to give his service and help whenever need- ed. May God bless him for his ‘ser- vice to, little Jasper. Yours truly, Annie L. Kling 708 William St. PROTECT CHILDREN Editor, The Citizen: Before we have another mur- der of a helpless child, we had better come up with a better answer than: The people (par- ents) of Monroe County are pow- erless to help an_ eight-year-old victim, tortured and face to face with hopeless fear. Nothing but unbridled hate and rage explains a parent chaining an eight-year-old for hours on end. Such hate and rage could indicate insanity, incompetence or severe psycho-neurosis. In Tampa only a short time ago; a four-year-old was the victim of hate-ridden parents who tied him up and tortured him to death. Doesn’t our !aw provide for) psychiatric examination of a per- son believed to be dangerous to | members of a community? And | isn’t an eight-year-old a person} entitled to receive protection, from a potentially dangerous per- | son? And if the removal of such a potentially dangerous person leaves the eight-year-old depend- ent, can’t his county help him? | No, we are not powerless. If) the parents of an eight-year-old | committed a crime of burglery | FOR CRYIN’ OUT By CHARLES G. MENDOZA Dr. Harold C. Urey, Nobel-|changed for bigger and better prize winning atomic scientist of the Institute for Nuclear Studies of the University of Chicago, stated recently to the press that one quadrillion worlds may orig- inate and sustain life. In other words, the odds against the Earth's being the only peopled .|planet are literally astronomical. An estimate like this from one of our leading scientists should give us food for thought. If Earth is merely one of the mil- lions of inhabited planets, then Earth may not be the best of all possible worlds. Thoughts like these are enough to give the clergy apoplexy. Theologists have a passion for limiting God’s mighty works. Their finite dog- mas cannot encompass a greater, more glorious God. Their idea of God must be twisted and warped to fit certain truths (?) that they propound as gospel. Which reminds me of what Donald Robert Perry Marquis once wrote. Jehovah is speaking: “Did I ever mention publicly how Hell got started? I don't think I ever did. It was this way: I thought I'd do something nice for a lot of theologians who had. after all, been doing the best they could, according to their lights; so I gave them an enor- mous tract of Heaven to do what they pleased with—set it apart for them to inhabit and adminis- ter. I didn't pay any attention to it for a few thousand years, and when I looked at it again, they’d made it into Hell.” I wonder if the Hell Marquis is talking about is Earth. It may be possible that people from other planets “have a different name for Earth. They may desig- nate our particular locale in the heavens as Hell. Small wonder that none of the Flying Saucers and other space vehicles land here. Who would want to pay Hell a visit? The history of mankind will bear me-out 6n_ this assertion. Any impartial study of our his- tory will demonstrate conclusive- ly from an overall viewpoint that the history of mankind on Earth is naught but a series of aber- rated acts, highlighted by greed, sadism, rape, and plunder. Let us examine, calmly and objectively, some of the behavior patterns of mankind. The re-|y sults of this cursory examination may knock some of our cherished beliefs away but let us persevere. Beliefs are rather trivial things at best, they may always be ex- NEW YORK # — If you don't have a child, borrow one—and take it to a‘circus this spring. It’s a real adventure. And you'll learn a lot. Such as: (1) A ehild’s stomach will hold more than a lady’s handbag. (2) A child has a more civilized and humane sense of entertain- ment than the average grownup. Frances and I made the experi- veces, | comenterio | or violence against members of ment recently, We took our god- this community, they would be | child, Nina, to the Polack Brothers tried, convicted and sentenced vest-pocket circus, which raises and the child-would be taken care | about a million dollars a year for 5 | the Shriners’ Fund to help crippled Well, the violence is said to have | children. ’ been committed against a person; Nina is blonde and fiye and ser- of this community, the eight-year-| ious and pretty. The trip to the old, and it is the duty of law en-j circus was partly to help her re- forcement officers and citizens of jcover from a great sadness that this county to see that this child | threatens to blight her life young— is protected from further harm. | her desperate inability to grow pig- Member of the | tails. Children’s Protective League “{ know a little girl only four Association years old, and she’s got pigtails,” Nina has beem saying. “And I am Subseribe to “The Citizen /haif-past-five, and don't have any. —__—— — | 4 don't understand that.” @ atender rego tan justo y tan! ‘The circus was ia the Flushing eivico. | Armory, and when we entered I El Cementerio de Cayo Hueso, | hesitated, uncertain whether to que tiene mas de cien afios de /stay or run. The wooden stands jestablecido, guarda en su sub-iwere packed with hundreds of | suelo, restos de cubanos y ameri-| screeching, crying, yowling, yam- canos muy distinguidos, que aqui | mering little young hopes of tomor- \vivieron y que hicieron en row. |ficio de ia ciudad. todo lo estuvo| as we threaded our way up the | j Siempre a su aleance | stands—trying to avoid stopping on ¥ ellos nerecen que se respete 41) but the larger children—we jel lugar donde reposan. Que SUS passed a tiny lost girl wailing jtumbas so sean jamais profana-|“stommy! Mommy!” }das por inconscientes. Que aquel| We finally found cramped seats | lugar sea a manera de un amplio'next to a fat, lost mother, who ‘templo, donde las almas van &|was calling: “Mary! Mary! where orar y no un lugar cubierto are you?” silvestre yerba, donde nada ins-| Eyer the Boy Scout, I said, “Ex- pire al desnaturalizado cyse me, Ma'am. Tl get your! que haga dejacién de gu civilidad, baby” 1 went back, retrieved the para satisfacer us 1. amd pat ber in the lep of tretenimiento © ho tmmediately ssid Esperamos, repetimos, que %¢ indignant What sre you doing? cuide nuestro cementerio. Que s¢ This isn’t my Mary.” proceda a su limpieza, a sa cul- “]'m Susie,” said the Htde girl A li mo s@ and added sccusingly. “You're not Ege E bg &E 3 x = a Rigs Gs grestra colectividad. cream, a box of tality i beliefs. A sound approach to an eb- jective study of mankind through the critical our institutions. 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