The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 30, 1953, Page 4

‘THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Friday, October 20, 1953; The Key West Citizen Eitan, trons Toe Guises Bulding. corner ot Geese sod" ans Surtees Only Deily Newspaper in Key West and Menree County t. P. ARTMAN MORMAN D. ARTMAN een one Susinnss Manager Entered at Key West, Florida, as Second Class Matter TELEPHONES 25661 and 2.5662 1 uae or reproduction of al newt Sitatcies Sena ek entitled ot aelt® credited im this paper, and also the local news Page § BY THE CITIZEN —— NEEDED: MORE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES The Brookings Institution announced recently it was conducting a scientific study into political procedures in- volving the nomination of candidates for President. Head- ing the study group is Paul T. David, senior staff member of the institution, who calls the present method of select- “ en to nominating conventions “intolerably con- used.” The study focuses attention on the efforts of several senators and representatives, who, for several years, have been pushing a constitutional amendment to provide for “presidential nominations through nation-wide primaries. Legislatures have gradually begun to pass laws requir- ing state primaries, and advocates of this system point out that this gives the people of the state a chance to express their wishes on the party nominees, rather than allow delegates to be selected by a party committee or one executive officer. The situation then arises, at the convention, in which the will of the people is not me 8 id. The delegates to the national nom ions should represent the views of the majority in the party which is holding the convention. However, that is not always the case in the two-party system now operating in this coun- try. We believe the voters of each party in every state should have an opportunity to vote, in some way, on dele- gates to the two ‘parties’ conventions. The candidate for nomination, who has the support of a majority in his par- ty, should be the nominee and will enjoy the best chance of winning a victory for his party. This system will also reduce the pressure politics and the back-stage deals which have long been a familiar scene at party conven- tions in the United States. . Haste rarely saves time. Carelessness is a great killer in the home and on the highway. What we don’t.know is more important than what! we think we know. Most of the “off the record” stuff you hear is either bunk or not worth putting on the record. The Communists, eventually, will have to be defeat-ALBERT FRANK LOF ed from within or without, like all dictatorships in his-' tory. ossword Puzzle lup men pushed a note at a woman Beast Political Announcements TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 3, 1953 She Hangs On To Money | IRVINGTON, N.J. &—Two hold} office, ‘this year with no more than a tip CITY ELECTION Hat Research Dic Says— " One of the most interesting of any newspaper is the “ to the Editor” section, While the For Mayor GROUP 1 Cc. B. HARVEY Elected For 4 Years dust 2 Years Age Fe a ® GROUP 1 “MICKEY” PARROTT (‘Fighting For The People") [pouquets and brickbats thus deliv- ered are hardly representative of the people since the average per- son doesn’t bother to sit down and write—still, the Jetters indicate subjects that are worthy of dis- cussion. Right now, Vic Lang is getting Municipal Adminisirator™ more than his share of abuse con- cerning the street improvement, Fer City Commissionce Maybe I’: x be 1 JULIO CABANAS, JR. [fist ike to champion ‘the under. dog, but I think the City Manager Commissioner _|is getting deal. 4 — 2 M Granted ‘that the Pabatice Sb DR. DELIO COBO didn’t turn out the way we wanted, For City Commissioner GROUP 2 For Mayor GROUP 1 CHARLES R. ROBERTS “An Experienced still any mistake made was an honest mistake. At least Lang had ithe ‘guts’ to try to work out an improvement plan for the City in- EZistead of sitting back and doing (Bétter Known As SHINE) nothing. Any fool could put over a Lany ae See Es 28 z books and the Ge Treasury won't PAUL ROSS (BLONDIE) |“at Dick's Tire Service, 929 Tru- we're constantly in Hal Boyle Says “All over the globe white men, men are . . . accumulating the! hidden things that are processed “They are shouldering through sandstorms in Australia to trap rabbits; snow-shoeing under the frozen birches in Siberia in search of white hare; herding sheep for ‘wool and hat leathers in Argen- tina; raising mulberry leaves for silkworms in China; scraping twigs for shellac in India; and fell- .. jing tall poplars for our hat blocks’ in the Tennessee hills.” Well, after reading that, a guy would have to be an ungrateful cad indeed if he didn’t get out his battered old gray $3.95 fedora and shed a tear of admiration for the farflung men who made it all Possible. So, gentlemen, a ringing toast to one of man’s oldest allies against sun, wind and weather— the hat. Some folks, including those who hate to fork out two bits to park’ their pork-pie every time they go to a night club, say the hat is going the way of the vest and high button shoes and even magicians will have to find something else to’ pull their rabbits from. But a few figures tend to knock ‘this theory into a cocked hat. Hat manufacturing if America alone is a 125 million dollar a year industry. More people in the world still wear hats than shoes. The dog may be man’s best friend, but the best friend of men’s} hats today is the American wom-' an. A poll of 100 women, says the Hat Research Foundation, showed that 84 believed a man should “wear a hat at least some of the time.” A majority thought he ought to wear one to work. The foundation also found that only one out of seven women had .|influenced her boy friend to give ‘up hats and bare his curls to the breeze: sheepishly’ saying, “Wife didn’t like it, Lem- 2|me try another one.” Famous people sometimes popu- for Al Smith President Eisenhow- er’s homburg this year replaced in public favor the top silk hat, which had reigned for 150 years. i i te dalle iihiy | #. sf ‘lf 5 fi | i i ee e Bs ql A ffii.€ z 228 enigeay ii 32 le ry BF : RE Ege i day if i | _ i r fit | a i 1 ai 2 f Eee ik é brag i s 8 i y 1 L i i 5 & 4 He é e 8 E : gi ai BE EER if hag | re 4 abl i E BR if i i i EE Hl FI : Tee F 8 d : : i i i POST OFFICE DEFENDED Editor, The Citizen The chairs from the lobby of the Post Office may be missing and the morale of some of the employees emi- grated to the point of distraction that some of them threatened to quit if they had to take a route, (It’s below their dignity). The carrier force in the Key West Post Office Is one of the best in the U. S. We strive to serve our patrons to the best of our ability. As far as morale is concerned we are satisfied but, we would like a raise in salary. For ten years we had a Superintendent of Mails who was promoted from clerk. (It takes a carrier to get the mail delivered.) — He is retired now, the new super in- herited his old fashioned ways and is changing things around a bit, and each employee is used to the best ad- vantage. Morale? Now, patron, you know as well as I do that some fellows want to be the boss whether they are entitled to it or not. The undersigned has no hard feel- ings against patron but he could have made a distinction between employees whether clerk or carrier. (Not all employees.) . Give us the dope straight, patron, are you after the! P. M’s job or just a disgruntled employee with a grifdge against someone? s i Iam waiting and my name is at the bottom HENRY A. GARDNER 27 years of satisfied service. New Council Head same size brand of! Anyway “Gidn't they wear wigs? Ys Couldn’t find out about Abe Lin- coln’s hat F mi # i ist is gv iF : 4 p i z3 b é if Ht HE g SE Fd 388 5FE fis if 68 5 44 ‘i | F os HT Ss hi td Pdf ass z a fexee. 4 8 z 8 g Aq i é A F ae i A sf af a f 3 i z Z uv Pa ez i £ F i i 8 35 i i B i i | Z E ale 4 z i i ae siti i a =f in i ; By BILL GiBB Key West Fire Department and al- 's0 one of the founders of the Key barge dg geese fees with a good suggestion® he intends to bring up at the next meeting of the Safety Council’s In- dustrial committee, As you've probably read in the paper, more than a score of chil- dren have died throughout the na- ition in abandoned ice-boxes this year, All over the United States, communities are out-lawing such death traps and doing their best ito eliminate them. Here in Key West we haven't been much con- cerned though we probably have jas many ice-boxes and as many children whom we don't want to Hecate