The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 13, 1953, Page 4

Page 4 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Monday, April 18, 1 The Key West Citizen Pubushed daily (except Sunday) by 1. 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 & P. ARTMAN NORMAN D. ARTMAN Publisher Business Manager Entered at Key West, Florida, as Second Class Matter PS CRE 5 LECTED Pa ahd RSD teal Member of The Associated Press—The Associated Press is exclusively @Mtitled to use for reproduction of all news dispatches credited to it @ not otherwise credited in this paper, and also the local news published here. Member Florida Press Association and Associate Dailies of Florida Bubscription (by carrier) 25¢ per week, year $12; By Mail $15.60 ADVERTISED RATES MADE KNOWN ON APPLICA1ION RIE RIES EASIER RES URES SS! CARRETERA RN ‘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 Pavilica. Airports—Land and Sea, Consolidation of County apd City Governments, Conimunity Auditorium, PUBLICIZING EISENHOWER’S PRESS CONFERENCES The question of televising the President’s press con- ferences is still in the discussion stage, despite the an- nounced intention of officials of the new Administration to have at least one press conference a month televised. Althugh the television networks are willing to provide the time and sponsor the program as a public service one, several difficulties have arisen. One question is said to be the problem raised by the|-e%¢*"* 4 instantaneous nature of television and radio coverage. An unwise word, or an incorrect one, by the President could not be corrected or clarified before presented to the public — as is the case today with strictly newspaper and radio-commentator coverage. Much is being made over the problem, objectors pointing out that the Presi- dent’s words, if off-base, might reverberate throughout the world and cause untold damage before a clarifica- tion could be issued. This difficulty, it seems to us, is being ovet-rated. While former President Harry S. Truman had a decided flair for informal remarks of a sensational nature, Presi- dent Eisenhower has weighed his words very carefully in the press conferences he has held since his inaugura- tion, And, in case of a slip, a clarification could be issued even if an hour or two after the conference, and most of the damage could be rectified. There is also the question of timing. If the confer- ences were to be televised weekly, newspapers might ob- ject to standardization of time since the conferences in the past have been held on an alternating morning and afternoon schedule. This is to give the morning and af- ternoon newspapers an equal break on the news stories which develop out of the conferences. If the conference is to be televised only once monthly, then this problem is eliminated, since the industry could televise a morning conference each month, which the television industry seems to prefer. There are other problems involving news reele and other alternative plans, and the President's press secre- tary, James C. Haggerty, says he is maintaining an open mind on the subject.’ We think the televising of some of the President’s press conferences would not only be edu- cational for the average citizen, but would be an extreme- ly interesting show. We hope that some sort of program can be worked out, even if it is for only one conference a month, The people who shold follow the news regularly are the ones who read love stories. Those up on current events read the news regularly. SLICE OF HAM | i radio executives seven deys in Mos- cow. Now the editors sid left the fren Curtain behind, and one of them, Miss Rébecca F. Gross, has written @ report of her experiences, This is the fiest of a series of articles by Miss Gross, who is co- publisher of the Lock Haven (Pa.) Express. By REBECCA F. GROSS (Written for The AP) BERLIN (®—Riding away from Moscow on the Brest-Litovsk Ex- press after seven days in the cap- ital of Russia, I had some of the feelings of the famous blind men who undértock to examine and de- seribe an elephant. A huge city, in a vast country, filled ‘with ancient historical shrines and the modern structures of a fast-growing metropolis, can- not be studied intimately in the space of a week. I bad a glimpse of Moscow and the iife of its peo- ple, The only reason such a brief and Sperficial visit has any signi- ficance is that very few Americans have had the opportunity to see as much of Moscow as we did. It is ant, too, that our group ved visas from the Russian i i é : Pa , our Moscow visit Américen family’s it i ag a tourist's stay in saw the his- siz Hi i vz i by any mb of Lenin i i z $ 5 ; & FE ntury Cathedral of jare, the new the state Uni- gece afe 82 zg 5 aT i Hl | i i i fh SITEz fa Es z ! a z 5g i : 7 FS g : | withour visit we Russian officials occupying high level positions in the govern- whose work pertains to American relations and official information services. People we met told us, rather enviously, that we had seen more during our week in Moscow than members of the U. S. Embassy staff had been able to see in a year. No Americans, we were told, 25 i i had been inside the candy factory | to New York or | Port jor attractions | Mess NEWSMEN MAKE VISIT TO! MOSCOW FOR OBSERVING A group of U. S.- Lt. Brothers - Here For Duty At Naval Sta. Lieutenant George R. Brothers Jr., USN, has reported for duty at U.S. Naval Station as Assist- ant Security Officer, Lt. Brothers replaces Lieuen- ant Frank W. Forrestal, USN, who left in March to take com- mand of the USS PCER 853 at Phila., Pa. The 28-year-old lieutenant was born at Phila., Pa., and is the son of Mr. and Mrs, G. R. Brothers, |Sr., of Ware Neck, Va. Lt: Brothers attended the Wood- berry Forest’ School at Woodber- ty Forest, Va., Lehigh Univer- sity, Bethlehem, Pa., and receiv- ed a bachelor of science degree 1 i M.LT. at Cambridge, Mass. Operations Manager with The Lerio Corp., at Mobile, Ala. Previous duty stations include duty as Transportation Officer, Director Office, Pusan, Korea; Transportation Officer, Assistant Logistics Officer, and ‘Treasurer of Enlisted Mens Club, Fleet Activities at Inchon, Korea. Lt. Brothers is married to the/ former Miss’ Amelia Otero of} During his tour of | Mobile, Ala. duty here Lt. Brothers, together with his wife and two children, Raleigh, 3, and Bargara Ann, 1, will reside at 1225 First Street. I. } or the automobile plant. At both | places, we were taken through as much of the mabufactaring area as we had time to see: at both places we were told we could see more if we could stay longer. | HELICOPTERS } [tes and vegetables will PLANT TREES } } SAN FRANCISCO ®, — Crown! Zelierbach Corporation. paper Products manufacturer, has plant ed its six-millionth timber scedling oo its tree farms in western Ore- gon and Washington. The company estes helicupteti on some types of gad at & cyst of gbgyt $7 40 dere a Peg ig gg tad @ per cent of Plorida’s ci be ship pet out of the state by crock. Bae in mechanical engineering from} Prior to entering the service | Lt. Brothers was employed as} Without Tike Hammer---See What You Have! People’s Forum ‘The Citizen welcomes expres- sions of the views of its read- ers, but the editor reserves the right te delete any ftems teh are considered libelous or ranted. The writers shou fair and confine the lett 200 words and write of the paper only. Signature of the writer must seco; ny the letters and will be published un- leas requested otherwise, FLYING CLUB PURPOSE | Editor, The Citizen: | In order to clarify any doubt as | to the purpose of the Florida Keys | from the Constitution and By- Laws of the club, on file at the Monroe County Court House, are quoted herewith: © Constitution—Article II: The pur- pose of this flying club shall be to encourage interest in aviation, to provide economical rates for its members, and to bring to more people the benefits and pleasures of flying. isting Civil Aeronautics Board Regulations, and Local Rules, | Arthur T. Hollerich, | President. FLORIDA KEYS FLYING CLUB. “STITCH IN TIME” COST DRIVER MONEY NEW YORK #—A “stitch in time” didn’t save William T. Stein- er anything. In fact, it cost him more money. Steiner drove to traffic court here to pay $72 in violation fines. He left a note on the windshield of his car telling where he was | going, what he had to pay, and added: “Had enough, please do not tag.” When Steiner returned to his 1 Flying Club, the following excerpts | By-Law No. 2: All flying shall/ be done in strict observance of ex-} Field | By BILL GIBB (Released By The KWPD In The Interest of Public Safety.) While all of us are prone to sympathize with a person after he is arrested, the hearts of most policemen have become petrified insdiar as drunken drivers are concerned. The sooner Mr. John Q. Public acquires this same at- titude, the quicker our streets and highways will become free of many needless accidents resulting in death and injury. If Joe Biow were to take a Tevolver and fire six shots into 2 street crowded with pedestrians and automobiles, the public would be yelling for his scalp. As a mat- ter of fact, the news would make headlines all over the nation. Yet Joe Blow’s crime would be small compared to that of a man who drives while drunk. Joe Blow would simply be throwing a few ounces of lead for a limited distance down the street. The drunken driver steers thou- sands of pounds of steel and metal with none of the mental capaci- ties for determining where it is going. He isn’t confined to doing damage in a few blocks. He can drive all over the Island, weaving | and swerving, causing others to have accidents in an attempt to avoid him. Ancient Custom for people to take a drink “for the road.” This was in the days of the | horse and carriage when travelers ithe weather. Traffic conditions did not present any special pro- blems. "Even so, old-timers say | that it was only by the Grace of God and the brains of a horse that many of these people arrived home safely. The habit of “taking one for the road” still exists today. There is no way of estimating how many lives that extra drink has cost. Without a doubt, the words: “Let jus have one more before we |leave” could be appropriately in seribed on thousands of stones and they are probably | among the last free words spoken | by scores of men and women now tentiaries for crimes committed of intoxicating liquor, Sooner or later, the person who continues to drive when he has the smell of liquor on his breath is going to land up in the police station and be requested to take ja sobriety test. Whether such a | test proves him innccent or guilty, {he should be grateful for the vigi- shown by his actions that he wants to safeguard the general public. Conviction of drunken driving carries an automatic suspension of driver’s license for one ye plus a jail sentence or fine, which who like to celebrate with a bot tle, it might pay to always bave ja “‘teetotaler’ at the wheel. There j isn’t a law en‘orcement officer in the country who won't arrest a drunken driver and breathe a sign of relief to get such a dan- gerous menace off the streets! Florida truckers have a system jof exchanging messages through |the blinking of headlights. auto the note was still: there— right next to a traffic ticket for parking in a restricted area. HELICOPTER ANTI-SUBMARINE SQUADRON OME recently was host to « group of Cub Scouts of Pack 261, Den 3, af Key West. Sawyer, and their Cob Master, and Mike € yyengsiers cam be, were shown the 1s’ | in the nicknames of helicopters. The toys were accompanied LCDR Ballou. The Cubs. wide ad ae 8 ot ty their Den Mother, Mrs. Peal yed and tall of quesucns as eniy Navy Heacepters. They were well versed Lett ‘ ig and litte “eggbeaters Years ago, it was the custom | tomb- | serving terms in jails and peni~} while driving under the influence | lance of the police officer who has | ever the judge sees fit to band! out. If you're one of the people | NOTAS CUBANAS — Por RAOUL ALPIZAR POYO CURIOSA ENTREVISTA Una mafianita de estas tan cla- ras y bellas que se viven en esta Ciudad, tuve Ja curiosidad de de- +|tenerme, frente a un solar yer- mo, del cual sacaban enorme can- tidad de basura, Noté que el amplio camién se esiremecia, como si quisiera de- cir algo, en el dificil lenguaje de su motor y su carburador. Y efectivamente, me acerqué al ca- mion y con temor a que me diese una fea respuesta, le pregunté, cual @ra el motivo de su ‘constan- te trepidar. . —Es que me siento cansado, sehor, me dijo el camién, Desde las dos y media de la madrugada, diariamente, tengo que salir a la calle, aunque esté el tiempo de agua y echarme encima, una cantidad de peso, que ya casi no le puedo resistir. —Hay que resignarse, amigo ca- mion, le respondi. Otros andan peores y no se quejan. —N6o, no interprete usted mis pa- labras, como una queja. Es que a veces, me da pena al ver a es-| tos. muchachones que recogen la} basura. Me entristece la idea de que siendo buenos, se vean priva- dos de ese sabroson suefio de las cuatro de la madrugada, que ¢s el mas confortante de todos. Yo jlos. quiero a todos entranable- | jmente, ya que son mis ted, los querria muchisimo mas, si no hicieran tanto riido inne- cesario, al parecer como una ven- ganza, contra los que a esa hora disfrutan “de la mullida cama y jdel reparador sueno, que ellos no pueden gozar. | were exposed to the elements of} —son excelentes muchachos,—le! — la prueba es, que aceptan! | digo Ha rudeza de esa labor ingr expuestos siempre a adquirri gravés infecciones. Lo que ganan no es, a mi juicio, bastante, para el trabajo que realizan, —De ahi mi pesadumbre, me re- | plicéd el camion, -sollozando su ronquido, como una fiel demos-| |tracién de la pena que le embar- | gaba. Comprendo que su trabajo es recio, ingrato y peligroso. Pe-| ro, es que ellos mismos se lo ha-} cen mas pesado y molesto, con} jlas constantes diseusiones y dis- | putas que sostienen entre si, pre- ;cisamente cuando mas rudo es el empefio que realizan. Si no fuera asi, si. aceptaran con Ja risa en labios, misicn que la ne- cesidad de vivir les ha impuesto, les legaria a parecer hasta poético, el trabajo que hacen to- dos las madrugadas . . . ~Amigo Camign, veo que es us- { ted algo filésofo y no le falta la} razon, Si no aceptamos el mal o el bien que la vida’ nos oirece, con la visera levantada y la son- risa a flor de labios, apenas ‘si podemos resignarnos al mal, ni disfruter, del bien. Creo firme-| j mente, que los que recogen la ba- sura en ja madrugada, son. dig- nos de mejor suerte. Y la tet: drian, si sefior, si en vez de dis- | putar, pasaran esas horas ha- ciéndose cuentos alegres, o ‘recor- j dando aventaras de otrbs dias. . - ; «Pero, asi ex la vida, me con j trato de echar mi “pestafiare,” ; . , mis com-)terminar en mas jpaferos de fatigas. Y eréame US- | nuestra labor... carom... —No debe de ser muy entreteni- do el trabajo que ustedes reali- wan... —No lo crea, en ocasiones nos toe pamos con noctambulo, que va completamente ebrio, sin encontrar la puerta de su hogar. Es entonces que cesan las dispu- tas entre los que trabajan migo y nos reimos y comentarios, que nos breve h i —No crée usted, amigo que seria mejor para aun para los vecinos que en vez de salir media noche, & of i cuando casi todo el mundo. ta listo para comenzar diaria? . .. |Pero: qué puede mion recargado de basura, lograr que ese cami were Y ef estos’ moment @ rodar, dejandome sin ponderle, pero da cuenta de que lizan un trabajo que la comunidad y mucho més, este se leva a cabo, en horas que uma gran parte esta tando de descanso, es digno ° ¥ consideracién. Por eso yo dejo aqui consignada la alta consideracién que mere cen esos dignisimos que seria ain mayot, si como me decia graciosamente el camién, hicieran ménos ruido y no se pu- sieran bravos con tafta fre cia, Continuando asi, solo conse- guiran envejecet maturamente y las cosas seg igual, otro remedio que seguir scaban- Bose Ia ‘vida — que es bien corta — en ese trabajo tan rudo y tan ingrato, Hagamos votos porque el buen humor impere siempre, entre esos ilicen el trabajo testé el viejo camion. A veces, yo}ahora Ievan a cabo. |euando ellos se preparan @ sacar ilas cajas de basura del interior de algun patio; pero las disputas, Jos gestos y a veces hasta las pa- lisbras fuertes y feas que se les escapan, me impiden conciliar ese pequeho reposo, que tan necesa- j rio me es. Porque, élios ignoran jque yo, aunque soy americano, lentiendo perfectamente el ¢s- i pafiol y muchas veces, se me en- cienden los faroles de cartetera, cuando lastima mis oidos alguna RICE NEEDED SINGAPORE . — An delegation from | visit Burma to | purchase af sorely {this colony. The jot Economic lis, sa: a lai the Crossword Puzzle ACROSS 1. Hostelry 4. Spear 9, Seat in church 12. ich eggs 13, Music drame 14. Weoder and Vaiked rrepts S ees ee BS BRNRRBSES aire? ett