The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 8, 1953, Page 4

Page 4 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN — Monday, June 8, 1953 The Key West Citizen 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 i. P. ARTMAN NORMAN D. ARTMAN Buziness Entered at Key West, Florida, as Second Class Matter ; TELEPHONE 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 Subscription (by carrier) 25c per week, year $12, by mail $15.60 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. Ess ON FLORI ASS 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 Governments. 5. Community Auditorium. CITY MANAGER AND COMPTROLLER’S JOBS ARE NOT POLITICAL PLUMS Many Key Westers regret that Dave King resigned as city manager and Charles R. Roberts as city comptrol- ler, for they are good men who performed their duties ef- ficiently. But all the talk and much wondering about not knowing where the city. will get men to replace them are in line with what has been said a thousand times and al- ways has proved to be unfounded. There is no truer saying than that no man’s boots are too big to be filled by some other man, It has been amusing, since King resigned, to hear talk about the supposed appointment of this or that man as manager. Such gabbing makes one think that managing'a city is put on a level with running a peanut stand. Men mentioned as possible appointees have had no experience _ whatever in conducting the affairs of a city. Neither the manager’s nor the comptroller’s job should be looked upon as political plums. An experienc- ed man in each instance is needed, because the welfare of the city is at stake. The appointment of men, with the jobs, just because they are “good fellows”, would disrupt efficiency in government, As Key Westers may recall, when we had a council- manic form of gov: ent, a civil engineer was employed. When the councilmanic government was replaced by the managerial form, no civil engineer was employed, because a city manager, here as elsewhere, is qualified to do that type of work. For that reson, the Commissioners should name a man who is familiar with the work required of a city manager. Next November Key Westers will be given an oppor- tunity to decide what kind of city government they want— managerial or councilmanic. The Citizen favors the man- ager form of government, beause it obviates buck passing and accomplishes far more in promoting the progress of the city. However, local voters will have the privilege to do their choosing, and whatever their decision, The Citi- zen will wholeheartedly continue to work for the interests of Key West. The successful farmer is the one who puts the “arm” an farm. We suspect that there will always be displaced peo- ple in Europe. : Views Conflict’ On Drafting Nat'l Guard By C. YATES MCDANIEL WASHINGTON W—The Army and Selective Service told appar- ently conflicting views of the draft liability of some members of the National Guard. An Army manpower officer said that a man who enlists in the National Guard after he has reached 17 years of age and before he becomes 18% is exempted from the draft if he serves actively in a recognized guard unit for eight consecutive years. A Selective Service spokesman, however, said that most National Guardsmen, except those with prior federal service, will be subject to unfamiliar |™¢ the same law, the Universal Mili- peg Training and Service Act of The Army interpretation cites a section which permits the National Guard of any state, upon the gov- men before they are 18% years old. This section of the law states that such guardsmen will be deferred from induction. Selective Service bases its state- ment on another section which says no person may be inducted after he has attained age 26 “except that persons deferred remain liable for induction until age 35.” A Selective Service spokesman said the law was perfectly clear on no of Defense tight- tem- porary deferment en who vol- untarily joined the National Guard proposal was referred to military services for comment tions. So far no reached by the as to whether sked to make You have much to be thankful for in 1953, so why ot be thankful? Once in a while,.when you expect to have a good time, you have it, The man who knows it all is as dangerous to society as the man who knows nothing. Sometimes it would be a good idea if the people who listen to public speakers would get up and talk back. Every newspaper should attempt to present the news » fairly, and that is what The Key West Citizen tries to do. It is surprising how quickly a busy man can finish his day's work when there is a golf or tennis game on achedule, The popular tax reduction bill is one which vadices taxes in your bracket and hikes them, if necessary, in the other man’s, i We like to hear people like Treasury Secretary Hum- | phrey say we are not going to have a depression any time in the near future. This year’s college graduates will find jobs plentiful and our advice to them is to get in one and work hard—/ so they can keep it when and if times become cifficult. Regency Setup In Britain May Be Altered Soon LONDON (#—The London Daily Express has reported rumors that the government plans to alter 2 law under which Princess Mar- garet would be the sole possible regent in the event Queen Eliza- beth II should die before her children come of age. “Now there is a whisper in Whitehall that the government in- tends to alter the Regency Act,” the Daily Express declared. “The big question is whether this will mean shifting the burden of the regency responsibility from Princ- jess Margaret to the Duke of Edin- burgh.” Noting that under the present act a regent ‘“‘must be of full age, 21, and able to succeed as sover- eign,” the featured article by Derek Marks, the paper’s political garet alone can become regent.” The Express article appeared as the New York Daily News report- ed in a story from London that Princess Margaret is in love with a divorced commoner, pads a Peter Wooldridge Town- divorced last November from his wife, Rosemary, whom he accused = soe They had two chil- Princess Margaret’s name has been linked romantically by news- ome on both sides of the At- intic with a long succession of beaux, most of whom have since married. DRIVER, 9, FINED. Coldwater, Mich. — Mrs. Luina Sebering was recently fined $9.15 after pleading guilty to charges of failing to yield the right of way with her automobile, causing a minor traffic accident. Mrs. Seber- ing, who recently clelebrated her 90th birthday, insists she’s as steady at the wheel as she is in a rocking chair, BUCKLEY" Safety | Notes By BILL GIBB “Some drivers apparently just don’t know how to jufge a safe speed.” / This statement was made today by Lt. Genie Hernandez, of the Key West Police Dept. “Dangerous driving isn’t always willful,” he said. “Often it’s lack of lack of knowledge that leads drivers into accidents involving speeding.” For this reason, Hernandez ex- plained, the KWPD. is emphasizing a list of six items as a “Safe Speed Check List” for the June traffic safety program sponsored by “Safety Notes” and the Nation- al. Safety’ Council, The six-item check list, as an- by Chief of Police Kemp WASHINGTON ?—A presiden- tial spokesman says nations friend- ly to the U. S. need not worry that this government will make deci- sions affecting them at interna- NEW YORK (#—Businessma: Allan Gordon Foster, who received fe abla reed : ate? if nt y bret Fae a* Air And Sea Strength mamnemaea LLL TE Little Change Predicted In Far East Guard By ELTON C. FAY WASHINGTON — A Korean truce or even a peace treaty will leave virtually unchanged the United States’ Far East air and sea guard against possible new terest of the U. S. to For- estimated mote i Maibty Nada Bs, cd, pee Rey r= bye ala a do." fighter-bombers and light bombers, twin-engine jet—is Asiatic aggression or a Russian | iT attack, The present U. S. Air Force strength of about a dozen wings— and a total in planes of about 1,000—will. be kept poised. to help into action if any agreement is vi- Preserve any truce terms or into action if an agreement is bas olated, an official indicated today. And even if truce should lead to formal conclusion of hostilities with the North Korean and Chi- nese Communists in Korea a peace treaty and probability is that not more than two or three Air Force wings would be with- drawn from the -Asiatic area, it was learned. Meanwhile, a comment by Adm. Arthur W. Radford, next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Presently the Navy’s Pacific com-| strength in the Western Pa mander in chief, made it evident! gion, whatever happens a Korean War settlement won't af- | arises fect the Navy's three-year-long pa- buildup of Soviet air strength trol of Formosan waters and air. At Taipeh, where he was 4 Radford was asked if he per see it in the permanent strategic in-'tiring Air Force chief of HOLLYWOOD NO By BOB THOMAS HOLLYWOOD wm — Abbott and Costello disclosed today that they have been earning 1% million dol- lars a year for the past 12 years but are able to save nothing. The fantastic finances of film Players has long beea a subject of conjecture. This is the first time The disclosure shows some amaz- ing things. Among them is the warning by the pair's manager that they will never get out of the hole until they sell their “I'm not complaining about pay- i ae Be Sentenced For Espio : 4 rie ice i fi ges ope rr Et ial Fie i higer if i H i a 4 i i 5 a ang still its head, into cy. The Air Force’s concern retaining most of its ia cE i i & Es i i ee i fit i ae HA z. $ t # 7 in out of apprehension over i criat fl { Fier i and elsewhere in Asia. Gen Hoyt S. 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