The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 9, 1953, Page 4

Page 4 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Saturday, May 9, 1953 Published daily (except Sunday) by L. 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 L, P. ARTMAN Publisher NORMAN D. ARTMAN Business Manager Entered at Key West, Florida, as Second Class Matter fi TELEPHONE 2-566] 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 Subscription (by carrier) 25c per week, year $12, by mail $15.30 ADVERTISING RATES MADE KNOWN ON APPLICATION The Citizen is an open forum and invites discussion of public issue and subjects of locai 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 Pavilion. and Sea, Consolidation of County and City Governments. KEY WEST AN UP-AND-DOING CITY OF SMALL SIZE Every:placé in the United States, however small it aay be, contributes'in some degree to our national econo- my. Thus, we know Key West plays its role in the nation’s “business, but how many résidents are aware of the extent of that role? cageteehormaes . *We often talk of our-good business conditions, of the greatest progress in the history of our city, but’few of'us know of the estimate placed on our importance by expert outsiders in the economical field... ,, ; A few months ago The Citizen's business’ and adver- tising heads had more than an inkling of Key West impor- portance in national advertising. So they wrote, to the na- tionwide advertising firm of Theis’ and'Simpson of “New York, giving details of the volume of business and. eco- nomic conditions in Key West. Asa restilt.of, that corres- pondence, the company agreed to handle the Citizen’s na- tional advertising. : nee f But the company is careful in giving the potential ad- vertising values to its clients in every area in which it op- erates, While it did not question The Citizen’s statements, it wished to know directly the facts as.they appeared to one of its representatives, So it sent to Key West A. W. Holland, an expert with far-reaching experience.. » Mr; Holland made the rounds of Key West for severa} | thinking days. He reported to The Citizen’s business’ office from time to time about Key West’s economic status, and his favorable attitude ‘increased. with evéry report. It reached that point where it really became enthusiastic. Size for size, he considered. Key West in the highest brackets‘of potential sales of national goods, through ad- vertising.in The Key West Citizen. He spoke about the motels, the hotels and the peak conditions in the general business field. He expressed surprise over the volume of business:in Key West of goods or articles whose scope is national. Key West ranks with the highest in per capita purchases of the nation’s products that may be classed under the head of the comforts and convenierices in local homes, as well as in motels, hotels and business places generally. ‘ An up-and-doing small-sized city is the way Mr. Hol- land characterized Key West. : Personally, we find that appeal, in members of the opposite sex, makes life interesting and passes time—even though our civilization prevents us from doing anything about it. NEW YORK (#-— On Mother's Day the rest of the fa treat, Mom like a person instead of’ an institution, But that is only one day out ‘of the year. And Mom goes along gamely for the ridey knowing that tomorrow she will:he back, in the same old spot—taken for granted, like the weather and the First National Bank. Some Mother’s Day a‘ mom is going to revolt. Her little hatch of poe and their. daddy will be I her out for dinner. One of the little monsters is going to gaze across the table at her, as if seeing her for the first time in his life, and say in surprise: “Why, Mom,’ do you know ,.. you’re even kinda pretty.” But, instead of dimpling her thanks, Mom is going to re.:a over and bite her baby scoundrel fair and hard on his nose. ‘enotigh mothers Maybe more families of.the lady of as a real human being 364 Gays of the year. _ Most women: gallantly submerge much ‘of their own personality and individuality in the fluties of moth- erhood. With so many squalling small egos in the land clamoring for expression, they silently squelch their own unsatisfied am- bitions, and don’t make much fuss about it. If they do any crying, they do it in the dark, when the kids can’t hear. Motherhood, like virtue, is often its own—and only—reward. Mom has more voluntary critics than a portrait painter in a public park. Whatever she does to raise her trists blames Mom for everything that happens to her children later in life, from falling hair to mental acidosis. If she picks her lad up by the wrong foot as a baby, that is why he turns out to be a lop-sitied lady-hater at 90, Under this theory no mother can possibly win. Nobody *ever raised a perfect child, and yet Mom. gets blamed for every flyspeck and flaw ior develops. And trouble & Be i H g 2 es = fi Hee Tita Gaek EGGes pbbsadegeeieke Ecectke FT g i! I HAL BOYLE SAYS i is grown and has troubles of his| own. that he: has the common| sense to look back and realize how wise his mother was, how kind, how: selfless and cften far-seeing. She is no longer an institution to him, or a tired voice telling him to wipe his nose and pick up his clothes, but a warm and wonderful person he has at iast begun to understand, And a man is lucky: indeed if his: mother is still thereto be told she is no longer taken for granted, but loved, honored and appreciat- ed for her very, self’s sake. Some, sons wait-too long, and never get to say this, and are sorry. NEW YORK W—A deer must sometimes look through pasture bars and wonder if it wouldn’t be better to give up his wild ways for the safe, serene life of a cow. 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High School and was graduated from the North Carolina State College Raleigh, N. ceived his :bachelor of science de- gree in Civil Construction Engine- * jering in-the Class of “39.” Jn civilian life, Lt. Viverette operates the Viverette Construc- tion £p,,.at Rocky Mount, N. C. Lt, Viverette is married to the former .Miss Rebecca Catherine Morgan of Rocky Mount, N, C. Mrs., Viverette accompanied her hushand to Key West and they are Te: at the Atlantic Shores Motel during the Lieutenant's tour of duty at the Naval Station, Equal quantities of butter or of margarine, make a delicious addition to cooked green peas, If you like, add a little finely chop- what- | ped onions to the mushrooms when you are cooking them, in the but- ter. This is an excellent. vegetable dish to serve with meat or with fish. To make it into a main course for lunch, mix the mush- — and oor with cream sauce serve with strips of crisply cooked bacon. rr; = Fl at the right time, too, or they won't get invited back. The right people lead lives that are proper, prim and premeditat- ed. They see their dentist twice a year, get a medical checkup every spring, and eat three fresh green vegetables every day. The only | alert ns eee struction for a 2-week training) evwvev ev VV OVE VEU TUT VU VENT VET TOU EON EY Tht STRAW DoMAey C AP Newsfeatures Chapter 10 ING up the phone, Brindle ed the insurance office next “John W. Hanson, Insurance.” It was Saliy’s voice. “This is Max. I've been think- ing. You're a mighty cute dish.” “Come again? “How about going to the Cali- ente races with me tomorrow?” “I don’t know if I'd feel safe across the border with you.” “I don’t guarantee anything.” “It’s a deal.” He hung up. It woul: drive, and Sally would be nice Sompeny: Me might even keep his word and take her to the races, if nothing important developed. Sunday was clear and_ blue, with a cool March breeze. It was an ideal day for the races and there was a long line of cars wait. ing to cross the border into Mex- ico. Brindle had driven the seven- teen miles with the windows open, | and Sally's dark hair, held back with a broad ribbon, was in wild dishevelment. While the car inched forward for a cursory it ‘tion by the Mexican officials on their side of the border gates, Sally combed her hair, checked her lip- stick and straightened her pale green gabardine suit. “I've got twenty bucks,” she oe .Bet I go home with a hun- re “Wish I felt that lucky.” ‘They finally passed through the gates and crossed the wooden bridge over the dry Tijuana river bed. The blue coupe made a sharp left turn that brought it onto the main drag of the tourist-jammed border town, The races at. Cali- Sinton perfuoe anf culo shape i perfume curio which, with ohly a few excep- tions, made up the entire business dis' Were swarming | | with Americans. Brindle found a park- ing in front of the Mona Lisa Café, the four-piece orches- tra of which was making itself heard on the sidewalk, C., avhere he re-|. be a dull! ” By A. S. FLEISCHMAN “We've got time to do a little’ sight-seeing,” he suggest Sally looked at him picious turn of the head. * sneaking notion,” she said with a grimace, “that you brought me down here under false pretenses.” “Wishful thinking, baby. Come on.” “Just the same,” she continued, “you're no guy for sight-seeing —not just for the fun of it, any-} way.” At the curb, scattered between the { ed , Mexicans of both l ages stved seiling} curios or cigarettes. It 8 long before Brindle spotted a toothless old woman, roughiy| the size and shape of a bathtub, with a load of straw donk What must have been failing sight had drawn her face into a per- mareat scowl]. In an outstretched} native nd she held one of her straw mementos, grumbling the price at the passers-by. Z Brindle stopped and examined it. “Two dollars,” she said thickly. The donkey differed from the one Brindle had received only in that Souvenir of Tijuana was painted in bright red and green on its side, “Max,” Sally cut in, “you're not) ash that stupid thing for me? if you've got to spend your money, buy me a drink.” a e “One dollar,” woman grumbled. Brindle took a bill cut of his wallet. Holding back the money, he asked: “Senora, whete are these made? | Where do you buy them?” “One dollar,” she chanted dully. He repeated the question care- fuily. She eyed him suspiciously “No} comprenaa she snorted, and reached for the money. He let her keep the money and the souvenir. She managed to! smile. i “Now what was that all about?” Sally frowne “Never mind. I'll buy you that | drink.” j \ Mexican} They cross@d the Long Bar, which w stréet to the a relic of 4 OAAA244444444464444444604446444000400446 |e ICR SA GSN Red Herring . wonder that Key West has at all in obtaining teach- zs elthiis gheit ast pa vii i 3 es z It’s true that we must be ever against the Communist thing that ever brags them by threat since they seem to be out surprise 2 satch-can humanity. month before it is due. They not only have written their wills and bought a plot in a desirable part of the cemetery, they even know what they want carved on tombstone. , E 4 A H E a ig 2g : a He ly elif f elit ie be E f y : i : rent i z Fei Ht tr Hy ny R gs E 5 g g j i : f i i TH vital is the common cold, their | only real link to ordinary, catch-as- i They pay their income tax al to get us. But that doesn’t mean that we have the right to bandy the accusation around indiscrimi- nately - either openly or by ia- ference as happened last week. Most of the self-appointed watch- dogs of our political morais would not know a real Red if they were | | il AA aH ; we would be up to our necks in are 12,000 Alligator eggs laid every year? * ¢ “So what,” I countered “Well,” Jim continued, .“every year the poppa Alligator eats ex- actly: 11,934 of those eggs before they are hatched.” “Very interesting,” 1. yawned, “You are not showing the pro- per enthusiasm,” replied Jim Koo- die de Flu, “after all, if the poppa alligator did not eat all those eggs alligators.” Can We Pay? Now that the city has succeed-: ed in selling its revenue bonds for the sewer system expansion, all that remains is for the system to be built ~ and paid for, Can We? | At least one expert has grave | it. He might as prohibition days. Ai the crowded te a eRe hammered vibrantly, , Brindie — should > through the Coden sick three ben ars ee bar and presently reappeared wi i ping glass in each Sg ee “My hero,” Sally beamed..“Sa- lud.” . Yeah.” Brindle swallowed-half nis Ri ip an unbroken, series of gulps. “Wail ‘J said. “Tl be right back." = ee A small sandwich booth jut- ig from the wall, a smilin: se with a fk yeah tee was scraping a carving against a ahacpeniig 4 cold roast turkeys loaves of sandwich his stock in trade. his elbow on a side of the ane looked out of the window. “I have a Chee,” he sald ine tial bee ea you help me out?” e Chinese cont bar ty knife. earig “What your business, meesta?” “You know,” Brindle with a soft chuckle. sete The Chi for short moments, his- smiling, but cautious cious. He stopped sandwiches for a pair of spinster who were doing their best to feel gay. “Where can I find him?” Brin- die_continued, sotto voce. “You dick,” the Chinaman pro- claimed. And that was-that. It was hard for Brindle to keep from laughing. He was dick. There was no use trying to deny be wearing a sign on his back. “Okay,” he smiled. “You sized me up. But I'm a privat be sae any difference?” he Chinaman ignoxed Brindle took a two-dollar out of his wallet and crumpled it into a tight ball, “Where can I find Quan 2" he asked. ning ing the bill against a salt shaker on the counter. other rate raise. For example, he points. out, the city has passed an ordnance a doubts that the city will be able! reduced. in