The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 31, 1953, Page 4

Page 4 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN ‘Thursday, December 31, The Key West Citizen ee Se ‘Sa Sunday) by L. P. Citizen Building, corner Onty Daily Newspeper in Key West and Menrce L. P. ARTMAN ADVERTISING RATES MADE KNOWN ON APPLICATION The Citizen is forum invites discussion of public issues FLORI ss UMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCAT BY THE CITIZEN ON MILITARY PAY There are growing indications that economies made at the expense of pay and fringe benefits to service men are at an end. This situation has come about in view of the fact that reenlistments in the armed services have dropped off considerably and because resignations, even at the service academies are becoming more frequent. Military officials argue that morale in the services has suffered as a result of the recent economy wave and termination of some pay and fringe benefits. Among the economies in recent years has been an end to special bonus pay, an end to some housing allowances, curtail- ment of post exchange services, and an end to medical benefits for some military dependents, As a result of this situation, the House Armed Ser- vices Committee is beginning a study of the adequacy of military pay. Because the pay scale was revised only a few years ago, no general revision of the scale is antici- pated, nor any blanket increase for members of the armed services. However, information gained in the study of the House.committee may be used to block any Pro-) posed new economies and possibly to restore some of the fringe benefits ended in 1ecent months and years. Monroe Gets High Box Office Honor As Money-Maker HOLLYWOOD #—Marilyn Mon- roe, who has won citations from many Army and Navy units, today was awarded box office honors too. She was named among the top 10 money-makers of the screen, Hollywood’s sexiest dish was chosen among the winners by the Motion Picture Herald’s 22nd an- nual exhibitors’ poll, the most ac- |cepted in the field. Here are the top 10 in order: John Wayne, Alan Ladd, Bing) Crosby, Marilyn Monroe, James |Stewart, Bob Hope, Susan Hay- ward and Randolph Scott. The poll points up the fact that Hollywood has been lax in develop-/ ing new stars. Monroe is the only| ORR Smo FOR CRYIN’ OUT LOUD | By C. GONZALES MENDOZA You are being addressed by ajmo vaca (Human cattle)—These| fiend today. My name is Clootie|are the mortals who blindly follow nd I am a denizen of Hell. I am|#%¥ self-appointed leader. These a a 3 {morons do not possess the ability |writing this guest column for C.it think for themselves. Of such Gonzales today because I am dis-|as these have all the terror organ- jsatisfied with his work as Press |izations that have existed been jAgent for the Devil, In fact, I am|formed. Homo victimo (Human dissatisfied with Mendoza as a hu-|suckers)—Of these Barnum said man being. If there is any simil- that one is born every minute. Con A _|men thrive on these gullibles. Ho- i Uy em nc re oe {mo confundido (Confused human), Gary Cooper, Martin and Lewis,/man being it is purely coincidental.'mese are some of the men wholsistance to the fiends in Hell i We devils are pretty shrewd about hold high public office. In some| the classification of human beings cases, even a City Manager may) but, as yet, we have been unable fit this description when faced with i {a street repair problem. Homo ges aoe amasinannmapera coe Sr miserio (Human derelicts)—These available categories, Laymen would| are the problem drinkers, the pros- ‘Kg | HE WAITED and the tension grew. Cloud seemed to have forgotten them; he concentrated on a mechanical pencil in his hands, turning it over and over. The silence was so complete that Martin was sure the throbbing of his head and jaw must be audible to them all. Morrissey broke the silence. Morrissey spoke without emphasis as if making a commonplace ob- servation. “You were right the last time, Cloud, Barbara Ennis killed) Searle. Martin heard her choked gasp a3 he started up, convulsed with rage. But George Ennis was faster. Ennis’ left arm lashed out and the back of his hand struc Morris- sey’s face. “Damn you,” Ennis cried. “Damn you, Morrissey. for a double- crosser. I'll ruin you for that.” Morrissey ignored him. He said, still in that toneless voice, “Ennis promised to do me favors if I kept my mouth shut. He was going to use his paper to build up the offi- cials who'd play ball with me and tear down the ones who wouldn't. Tt would have been a help. But what the hell, he's a sniveling peewee, letting you bluff him the way you did, and I could never trust him not do me dirt. I've got | nothing against the girl but she has a better chance of beating the | rap than any of the rest of us, so | why should I complicate my kid- | nap headache with murder trou- ble on her account?” Cloud had not moved, except to stop turning the pencil and trans- | fer his attention from it to Mor- rissey. He asked. “Did you see CAMERON Another Grave T was who 5 “Who?” Lee Dexter coughed self-con- sciously. “I told him,” Dexter said. “I'm sorry he mentioned it.” “You saw her kill him?” Martin s.outed, “Don't told about it by someone Sia be what he's saying.” “Shut up.” Cloud snapped. “Well, Dexter?” His face drawn with earnest- ness, Dexter said, “I'm more sorry than I can say, Marty, both for you and for her. But as Morrie said, she'll probably go free.” “Never mind that,” Cloud said. “Yes,” Dexter him starting inte Ws place <a “WE take a ride, King. the action he’s been and maybe I'll get some = nh 8 me Martin. “Not rey "m starting to get something....~ He understood suddenly people meant when ney spoke ae a light dawning within. was no other way to describe the illu-; mination that had come te ham, “What did you see?” “T left the Gold Mine Club that night a minute or two after Miss Ennis did. I'd had some trouble with my heart and knew a short walk would do my nerves more good than harm. I happened to pass Marty’s place ten or fifteen minutes later. The lights were on and one of the blinds was up a little. I looked in and saw Miss Ennis standing in the bedroom doorway, holding a metal bar in one hand, wiping it on the cur- tain.” “No,” Barbara whimpered, “Oh, no.” She had gone rigid, her face was waxen, her eyes were wide and glazed. Dexter hurried on, not looking at her, “I thought it was strange, but I didn’t dream what had hap- pened—not till next day, when I went back and found the door open and the body on the bed making everything plain et bast. He said, “Barbare didnS | anyone. I didn't Tae murderer is: Lee Dexter.” skeptical. ter? Why ? “Listen to me.” B i : with the hands clasped as if he'd been praying. I cabled the police, but I, didn’t mention seeing her because—well, because I thought this was one time when Justice could afford to be blind.” fi aE AEE the parts that come haven't had a chance to them till now. I'll make it as ** Please,” Cloud said deyign i j “You didn’t see King the night before?” Barbara Ennis kill Searle?” “No,” Morrissey admitted. “But . (Te be continued) these go to Hell; life on Earth was thing originated with Admiral \Towner can’t control the lust of Hell enough for them, \Towner's letter accusing certain his men, the’ pimps and prosti- Such is the modus operandi by taxi-cab drivers at the foot of Du-|tutes took advantage of the sail- which we classify mortals in Hell.|val Street as being pimps for pros- ors’ lust, the police were ineffic. But C. Gonzales defies classifi-titutes. The men who were con-jient and the City Commissioners cation. In the BOP dictionary, sorting with these prostitutes were formed a “decency” committee, Mendoza would be labeled a crazy, sailors and, therefore, Admiral/What a farce! mixed-up kid. The “Hollywood|/Towner was incensed. Incensed at) Now what will happen as an out. eyes” (cute girls!) would pro-\the pimps and at the prostitutes. | ome of this farce: The sailors bably designate him as a “creep” What Towner should have been in-| in sti) just for women (human or as a “cube” (a 3-D square) but censed at in the first place were) nature), Some women will still in the Devil’s lexicon a word that the sailors under his command who ...)) their bodies (a matter of eco- is descriptive of Mendoza has yet consorted with these pimps andi nomy), There will still be pim to be originated. As much as I prostitutes. The pimps and the (depraved beings). But an ‘efficlont hate to ask a favor of you mortals, |prostitutes wouldn't exist unless) volice force can hold it down to you would prove of invaluable as-'there was a need for them, The} ninimum (training ‘and hauetly). ailors wanted women, the pimps: The problem, however, will ». you helped us classify Mendoza. |took advantage of these WOmeR,|sinue to exist, : ee Address your letters to Clootie,'the police force was either protect- That’ Devil's Emissary, care The Key|ing these pimps and prostitutes or! , ba bd a for now, folks, and I West Citizen. All letters must bejelse they were terribly inefficient, |¢0 Dope re ce won't be |signed. Deadline for receipt of let-\or blind, deaf, and dumb to these too angry for the shambles I have ters is January 15, 1954. activities, which is another way of) ™#de of his column, COST OF JUVENILE DELINQUENTS As for the “Decency” Committee, saying inefficient. See you in Hell! new name on the list, which js|Summarily dismiss C. ales as titutes, the jobless, the unfortun. The National Educational Association said recently that broken homes, unworthy parents, poverty and other cause factors, were costing the country more than is gen- erally realized. Pointing out that it was ten times cheaper to pay for a child’s education than to let him become a delinquent, the NEA called upon parents to see to it that children of school age are sent to school. The Association reported that school attendance records for 1958 showed that fifteen per cent of the chil- eren in the 14-to-17-year age bracket were not enrolled in any school. This is a surprisingly high percentage in view of the fact that all of the states now have compul- sory attendance laws. Stressing the fact that schools prevent delinquency, the NEA calls upon parents to invest in their children’s education, as the moral thing to do and as the econo- mical thing to. The juvenile delinquent, the Association said, cost society about $2,500 a year. However, it costs only about $228 to keep that same juvenile delinquent in school, according to the NEA report. It is usually a mistake to pay in advance for a job. Crossword Puzzle ACROSS 1. Undermine 4. Addition to PIO TRB AIDIE [PIT BRE IG/O) (E|RIABO|U/M) A[SEIM/AIP) WIEILITMERIEILIA] TIONS) 40. Italian coin I art 6. it |dominated by male stars of action| |films and musical comedy. inne: next 15 a nae stars} laced in this order: ris Day,)| ; ‘ Esther Williams, Margery Main. have long been satisfied with the | Percy Kilbride, Gregory Peck, Ava |!abel Homo sapiens thrust on you |Gardner, Clark Gable, Burt Lan-|by that branch of science dealing lcaster, Jeff Chandler, Jane Wy-|With Zoology. Literally, the label man, Abbott and Costello, Stewart/Homo sapiens means Man wise, |Granger, Jane Russell, Charlton the implication being that Man dif- |Heston, Humphrey Bogart and Rita fers from the other genus of mam- |Hayworth. mals in that he is wise. We fiends | The selections of top western|consider this label the greatest |stars showed the dearth of horse|hoax ever perpetrated on the hu- \operas for the program market. In| man animal. The significance of| jformer years the top 10 were this bold statement will be clearly chosen. This year only five were|demonstrated after I have outlined named: Roy Rogers, Gene Autry,|to you the Classification System Rex Allen, William Elliott and we use in Hell to properly identify) Allen (Rocky) Lane. . Neither mortals who have been sent our Rogers nor Autry, who have shared way. Our way being Hades, of| the one-two pusition for many |course, yetrs, is now making theatrical) Following is a list of the labels films. Both are active in TV, |we employ with commentaries: Fs Homo monstroso (Human mons- ter)—These are the totally deprav- Movie B anned ed mortals, the ones who murder, MONTREAL ) — The Quebec /pillage, and rape without the slight- film censorship board has banned/|est remorse. In this class we place the showing in this largely Catho-/such as Hitler, Jack the Ripper, lie Canadian province of the U.S.-|Albert Fish, Hall, Genghis Khan, made movie Martin Luther. Bluebeard, ete. Homo brutal (Bru- Announcing its action last night,|tal man)—These are the throw- the board gave no reason for the backs to Neanderthal man, the ban. The Catholic National Legion sadists who enjoy the suffering of; of Decency in the United States|others. In human society their employ a more subtle modus oper- andi in our ‘classifications, I know that you human beings e a aatier Biblical” bon ag collog. 47. Belgian city 49. Learning 50. Place 52.To 54. Plant of the u i SALT ISIE IAN ELAN EIRIE BIAIICE RIED AIL ILM TIO! TIE IM iSAIYMESIEIEISIT nickname 1. Coal tar de- rivative 63. Ancient Jewish ascetic ©. Warrior 9. Symbol for tellurium 10. Kind of fur 12, Artificial has declared the movie contains!number is legion. Many of these “theological and historical refer-'find employment as police officers, ences and interpretations which as guards in penal institutions, and are unacceptable to Catholic: las nurses in insane asylums. Ho- TIMELY ORACLE an unmitigated dope but we fiends|ates, Seldom, if ever, do any of|What are they after?,The whole; So what does it boil down to: going all-electric. ++. give you added carefree hours. For a Happy New Year MAKE IT ALL-ELECTRIC You can make your New Year a really happy one by See your dealer for the appliances you need to go all-electric—make your New Year a really happy one. * Auld Clootie ee _ With electricity helping you with them, your everyday chores are easier to do—and you do them faster. You have more time for fuller, better living. Your electric refrigerator, freezer, and range help you prepare flavor-packed meals in less time... with less work. Your all-electric laundry makes short work of washday. Your electric water heater, vacuum cleaner, dishwasher ... and dozens of other work-savers RRS VUE: mange ma RD aR ADR GegRSO EO coe me OME