The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 17, 1954, Page 4

Poge4 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Wednesday, February 17, 1954 eh ee; Matmnatony Febreaty 37-0 The Key West Citizen SeCNERRRTI ESE si | conan bed a ‘Published om Gnd’ ASx*ept Sanday) from The Citizen Building, corner Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County L. P. ARTMAN, Editor and Publisher NORMAN D. ARTMAN __ Entered at Key West, Florida, as Second Class Matter TELEPHONES 25661 and 2-562 ee Subscription (by carrier), 25¢ per week; year, $12.00; by mail, $15.60) ccttinmanienimbtt atte et te et ee ADVERTISING RATES MADE KNOWN ON APPLICATION PRES Samson santltnaestciloesesriondcbtecatlianniadinecns: en ‘The Citizen is an open forum and invites discussion of public issues and subjects of local general i it will not anonymous communications’ sa ane ae Nib s ita ae ccc EES Re ee Ess ON FLORID Asso IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN 1, More Hotels and Apartments. 2. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. . Airports—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Governments. 4. 5. Community Auditorium. THE 2200 Ever since Attorney General Herbert Brownell made his announcement, in a speech, that 2200 government employes had been released by the new administration on security grounds, the subject has been causing some concern both in the administration and among all re- cently discharged employes. Brownell’s speech was not, of course, the only refer- ence made to the 2200 discharged employes. Postmaster General Arthur Summerfield, in a speech shortly after- wards, made this statement: “Almost 2200 people who were security risks are no longer using your tax money. I am here to tell you that we are not hiring any new ones. Somehow I do not feel too amiably inclined toward people who make treason their preoccupation.” Such statements as these have caused President Eisenhower and the White House staff real concern recently, partly because they think such words as treason pretty strong when used in connection with the 2200- most of whom were released for other than treasonable activity—and partly because they think such a boast bad Politics. Blown-up claims do more harm for the administra- tion than good and no one is b aware of this than the President himself. That is why*he had Summerfield informed his use of the word treason was unfortunate, in reference to the 2200 government employes remov- ed from office. whey But whether the administration should give a break- down on the number of security risks discharged, and why they were discharged, is another question. Demo- crats are demanding this but there are several good rea- sons why publication of such a list might not be advis- able. The best solution to the boasting over security fir- ings is the use of conservative language, accurate figures and less sensational talk. jelitioeprersnemscritpieliaeiilatait ates We see no excuse for-most speakers, especially the long-winded ones. AAS RE Se y Strange as it may seem, you are often wrong and the other fellow often right. If you’ve lost something, the answer is in either of two directions; your church or our classified ad columns, RS TE RR ST aes SS Os a ee CIRIAI TIE BE AIBIOIMIA] ikon OE OU Business Manager DEL PASADO TRISTE La historia antigua nos presenta mujeres valerosas, como Artemisa, reina de Caria, que se cubrié de gloria en la batalla de Salamina; Anis, celebra dama romana, que al ver descubierto a su marido Cecino Peto, en la conspiracién que se tramaba contra el Emperador Claudio, se dié muerte con un Pufial, en unién de su mencionado esposo. Judith cortando la cabeza de Holoformes, Juana de Arcos combatiendo con heroismo por un ideal patrio, ete etc. Cuba, tiene también sus mujeres herdicas, que en su dia la historia las exaltara al lugar que ellas tanto merecen. Las Villas respondieron con entusiasmo a la llamada indepen- dentista de Yara. En el afio 1870 hechos de guerra muy notables, se levaron a cabo en esa hermosa provincia. t En los campos, ‘las Yamilias se refugiaban en los bosques y cayos de monte, buscando seguridad, frente a los atropellos y crimenes de los malvados guerrilleros. Las fincas fueron completamente aban- donadas por sus moradores. Entre la jurisdiccién de Trinidad y Santa Clara, hay un pequefio caserio que se lo conoce por Ju- mento. En sus inmediaciones, muy adentro de una espesa manigua, habia un solitario rancho, en el cual una anciana cuidaba de sus dos hijos, que enfermos y postrados en cama, victimas del cruel Paludismo, procedian de las filas del glorioso Ejército Libertador. Aquella buena madre sostenia una lucha titanica con la muerte, que le queria arrebatar a sus dos hijes y sufriendo ademas el recelo de ser sorprendida por alguna de aquellas feroces guerrillas que asolaban la comarca con sus depredaciones. Cierto dia, muy temprano, cuan- Crossword Puzzle framcuza) ‘ars. il enna in LJATTIEINIT) 4 RIAINIC IE] verdes campos de la tierra cu- 1. Past hE Sc ISNIVMUEMBRIEIAIRIE(S] |mados cayo como una . 4 List coarse nit avalancha sobre aquel escondido shoe rs NIU} rancho. sonee 23. At hor SWE TLS aaa La pobre viejecita, al verse rie 34 c H fam Sa Md 14. Cou: tower Ha BIC IPIAIT MA ISIAI socreetiae ~ peta eae los ‘Arch. 36. Muse c } «= «| aSaltantes y sus hijos. Su cuerpo 15. Italian Poetry endeble, fué a manera de una in- river 37. Backs vulnerable muralla defendiendo el eee re , oe a ) t cuerpo enfermo de sus queridos 17.Presently 40. Formot Solution of Yesterday's Pumle |Hios. La afilada punta de las 18. Short diversion ; refine on —— musical 43.Dickens 52. English 4. Part ofa tocaba en el pecho de la anciana. composition character statesman plant Uno de los erffermos salts del 19. Grunt 45.Sandarac 53. Name 5. Young owl echo, realizando un esfuerzo su-| 20,Ornamental tree 534. Diocese , Seesaw premo, con la intencién de escapar ball 48. Flax fabric 7. Say further : 2. Portable i. Moamate of DOWN 8. Carrying de la arremetida de aquella horda shelters capacity: 1. Serpent 9. Italian de salvajes, pero un terrible ba- 24. Medleys abbr. 2. Sticky stuff, Tiver yonetazo le privé de la vida, al 26. Harvest 49. Fodder pit 3. Conjune- 0. Scent of clavarsele en el corazén. 27. Pronoun 50. Forces tion Mack ia Su sangre, aquella herdica 13. Flowering sangre mambisa, salpicé el rostro ‘shrub de la anciana madre , . . Después 18. Principal la acribillaron a bayonetazos y 19.Gaze _ Puntapiés, en medio de unas car- 20. Operatic cajadas crueles, que ponian una s\carsor: tremenda sensacién de horror en 23: Bird’s beak el animo de la infeliz mujer. 25. Soft drinks El otro enfermo, en su lecho, 27. Detest completamente postrado, sin po- 28. Son of Seth derse valer ni salir en defensa de = ghart su hermano y su madre, traté en 35. Purify vano de echar mano a un machete 38. More que tenia cerca, pendiente de un rational clavo. Su temeridad e instinto, le ao Eoeance pe gran ‘su pobre estado de 42, Abnormal 5 Sans ame a in s preetane sacarlo del lecho y pisotearle el 44. Microbe rostro y escupirle una docena de 46. Allow, epitetos groseros, clavaron una y 47. iaet otra vez la bayoneta, en.el pecho! = aay del pobre enfermo, que exhald el |postrer suspiro, entre un lago de NOTAS CUBANAS | Your 1953 Por RAOUL ALPIZAR POYO Todo ello, en presencia de la anciana madre. Un relampago de | ira brillé en las pupilas apagadas de aquella infeliz ... Su mano débil se torné en vigo- rosa y blandiendo el machete del Pobre asesinado, se arrojé sobre aquellos verdugos matando a uno y con mandobles que parecian imposibles en las manos de aquella viejecita, logré herir gravemente a tres o cuatro de aquellos miserables, que descon- de la infeliz mujer, saber qué hacer para desarmar aquella mano vengadora .... La reaccién vino rapidamente. Cereada por los canallas aquellos, seguia descargando furiosamente el machete sobre el cuerpo de los que tenia mas cerca. Parecia como si el Dios de la justicia, pusiera en las manos de aquella Pobre mujer, todo el vigor de la! juventud, dandole fuerzas bas-| tantes, para vengar la muerte de| sus dos hijos, La pelea era muy desigual. En lucha tan herdica, la victoria no Parecia dudosa .. . .. .. Al fin, la valerosa madre cayé tambien al suelo, traspasado sw| cuerpo endeble por el iilo punzante de las bayonetas .... Sw cadaver rodé por el suelo, yendo a caer entre sus dos hijos, que yacian en un gran charco de sangre. Al parecer, la muerte no quiso separarles, Alli estaban los tres cadaveres, muy cerca el uno del otro, para escarnio de sus cobardes asesinos. Después, aquellos bribones dieron candela al rancho, que pronto qued6 convertido en humeantes pavezas, El heroismo de aquella madre, de aquella infeliz mujer cubana, en sw dia sera acaso cantado por algin poeta, amante de las tradi- ciones patrias. Aquella tragedia sera siempre un baldén para quie- nes la provocaron. Hoy, los guajiros cubanos que viven en aquellas serranias, Ila- man a la madre herdica La Vieja del Jumento ... , Mafiana, algun dia, cuando se escriba la historia de tanto crimen y de tantas cruel- dades cometidas por los guerri-| lleros de aquella etapa de nuestras | luchas por la libertad, sera dado a} conocer el verdadero nombre de aquella heroina, que supo defender | con sw vida, hasta caer también bajo las bayonetas de los malvados asaltantes de su escondido rancho. Cuéntase que en las horas de la| Noche, cuando las sombras estan’ dando la postrer batalla a la luz} del dia, por equellas cercanias se ven sombras, que inspiran pro-| fundo terror a los campesinos. E- llos sostienen, que ha visto eruzar | Por el lugar donde estuviera enclavado el rancho, que fuera teatro de aquel crimen, la sombra de una anciana, que levaba en) suS manos un machete... . Los Perros silvestres huyen de aquel | lugar, como azuzados por algun misterio, pero de noche, solo el grito escolofriante de la lechuza, o la caraira, rompe el silencio del | lugar . ... « Crimenes como este, algun dia escribiremos sobre ellos. Es Preciso qué esta generacién co- nozca hasta ‘las raices, el esfuerzo | y la sangre que costé Ilegar a tener una patria libre y soberana. Hasta ahora, una amnesia incon- cebible, pone el olvido de aquellas| hazafias en el cebebro de los que escriben historia, como si estu- vieran temerosos, de que escenas tan macabras, pudieran repetirse criminales, | certados ante el estoicismo y valor | quedaron | absortos un breve instante, sin} |figure you own tax. From your sands of dollars have been lost to power and draw no salary. Don’t ithe Form 1040A if your total in-'to it, makes it much more -diffi-/ious to allow the people’s choice of SEVERAL YEARS ago, Cmdr. Ray Bymns wrote a piky en is both romantic and thrilling—based primarily on true facts woven to make it coreg St Sa ; Stra y ficti nual event whi n ie (Strange how fiction often has to email scale, the Mardi Gras of |be substituted for the truth in yew Orleans. jorder to satisfy people's credi-| Cmdr. Ray Byrns and Julio Ca- bility, isn’t it?) danas, Jr., are the, tages -sd Bet & init the. plsy weet be fou bent rach menthl in ad- discuss, . it is the benefits that Vince so that you can help them Key West can expect to derive if you so desire. from the -hard work of such men! L, H. McMAHON and his lovely as Cmdr. Byrné. \ wife, Lai tiers: treen hoon CY y i iWe met them over the weel Cuban Independence Day is eee ee by noticing that they were }20th. It is hoped that a three day): bathing suits and asking th jfestival c: st. in celebra-|"" . “Goi tion of this event. The San Carlos euite unnecessary question, “Going i j to the beach?” Institute will provide their theater x for the production of “The Filibus-/ McMahon grinned re posted at ters.” All proceeds will go to the|the sun. ‘That is os re ore Monroe County Juvenile Council eve rhert yee ost pis Egon rel pe tee erection of a Children’s are shoveling snow be jealous when In the meantime, the Cuban|We 80 back with a deep suntan. press and radio is playing up the event in order to get ax many Cu-| GENE OTTO has an exhibition ban citizens as possible to visit of recent ee - seer, Key West. Our town is known as|the East Martel as a ati: irc “The cradle of Cuban liberty,” you|Velt Boulevard. They will be i know. A Cuban gunboat and orches-| until March 14th, and sometine a tra will be sent over. All in all, :f/ing this period we suggest tha Key Westers cooperate, this cele-|You visit the Place. bration can be turned into an an-| Few artists in this area have the This Rock ——$—————————————— People’s Forum See | me ‘Citizen _Titgomen expres | only. it aecompany the 1 be published um- leas req ed ethervijse. CONDITIONS DEPLORED By Bill Gibb “On Feb. 23—that’s next Tues- day—there is going to be a special election to select commissioners hestorwe Tree ofp Renecae Editor, The Citizen for the Florida Keys Aqueduct In an effort to fit the tax Te-| J have been coming to Key West District. The future of Monroe turns to the differing needs of the during the winter months for the County and Key West depends upon’ jmore than 50,000,000 persons who/past five years and have found it our water supply so make no mis- must file them,three types of re- 2 Very Pretty and restful city, how- take about the importance of this |turns have ces s jever I do have occasion to wonder job. Every registered voter should ‘e been provided — Form’ now and then at the policies that be sure that he casts his ballot. 1040A, Short-Form 1040, and Long- have and are being adopted by the| Fortunately, the slate of candidates Form 1040. (county administration. I do not is composed of some mighty fine The law expects you to pay your|contend to be an expert at county|men arid it shouldn’t be too hard correct tax — no more — no less,administration but being a former for you to select five names of It will pay you to think for a mo-|member of the Chamber of Com-|honest, upright, capable citizens ment which of these types of re- merce of one of our largest eastern from amongst the eleven running turns is the best and easiest form cities. I’m at a loss to see the|in the election. in your case. To dq this you need reason for some of the policies) There seems to be a certain to consider the size of your jn-\adopted by the appointed represen-|@mount of confusion around town come, the sources of your income, tatives of the of Monroe regarding. who can vote. Quite a jyour eligibility to deduct and re-\County. few folks believe that only free- imbursed expenses from wages,’ The airline controversy is one fand the size of your nonbusiness that I think should have been giv-| deductions, such as contributions,'en more consideration before re-| medical expenses, etc. The tax/quiring the airlines to forfeit fifty| table used in computing the tax/cents per passenger landed at the’ on Form 1040A and Short-Form county terminal. I’m: ¢ertain that 1040 automatically allows you ap- you do not require the services of a Proximately 10 per cent of your financial expert to point-out that income to cover your nonbusiness Income Tax idea might have been caused by the recent $14,000,000, bond issue which was defeated. And then again, it might be a deliberate plan on the part of one or more of |the candidates to circulate such a rumor in order to keep the ma- A ci | jority of voters away from the polls i ,many dollars in tourist trade have Nevertheless, let’s get the facts deductions, been denied this city by just this| straight for once—every registered Income Less Than $5,000 action, ci is eligible to go to the polls 1. Form 1040A —This is the sim-| For the paltry sum of fifty cents and cast his vote! plest return of the three. If you|which the airline righteously and) According to law, the new Aque- file this form, you do not need to stubbornly refuses to pay, thou-/duct District Board will have no) answers to the questions, the Dis-|the city. Any member of the local let this item -fool you into being trict of Internal Revenue will fig-/ Chamber of Commerce should rea-ja “‘stay-at-home” on election day. jure your tax for you, and send you lize that the location of Key West/Laws can be changed and the wat- a bill or a refund. You may use\and the limited means of getting er situation in Key West is too ser- come was less than $5,000 and con-\cult to attract outside interest.|commissioners to be made mock- sisted entirely of wages reported When the airline cut down theirjery of by not giving them the pow- on Witholding Statements (Form flights into Key West one of the er to execute their duties. 'W-2) or of stich wages and not very few means of coming here| Go the the polls next Tuesday more than $100 total of other wages,!was almost completely done away)and ete men of your choice! dividends, and interest, all of, with, : [which must be entered on the tax! In the January 25th issue of your! , Our ies oly Haanater,, Dave return. You may not use Form paper I noticed a picture of a con-| c+ roe ee certativn wh - wale 1040A but must file your return on'tractor who allegedly was beaten 2 a 0 38 | in, Of Ours holders are eligible. This erroneous} come from other sources, such as erely that it required four stitches annuities, rents, royalties, a busi- to mend the wound. It doesn’t Mess or profession, farming, trans- speak very well either for the city actions in securities or other pro-|nor the police force when such tac- perty, partnerships, estates, and tics are used to apprehend those trusts, or (2) you claim the status who violate minor city, ordinances. of head of a household, or (3) you) bape to deduct travel or reimbi expenses from your wages. sonnel were quite perturbed a- 2. Short-Form 1040 —Form 1040 Nee the treatment received at the may be used either as a short ice. Duri form or as a long form. ermal re raproanane yeraagpeaiind Form 1040 if (1) you had any in-'on the head by a policeman so sev-| In past visits here I was under| Uurs-the impression that the service) . The short this visit I have had the oppor-| ig quietly and staying out of news-| |paper headlines. Of course, he is in the unfortunate position of . not \holding public office and there- fore not being able to release statements regarding public af- airs which also get the releasee’s \name in bold print. King has a small office at the corner of Varela and Truman which he has set up as campaign head- quarters. I don’t know why he needs an office since he won’t ac- cept outside contributions for ex- tiled "The Filibusters.” The story deals with Cuban gun-runners prior to the U.S. entry into the Spanish-American war. It with just enough fiction inter- ability to capture colors in the manner of Gene Otto. The man spent a long training period in var- ious parts of the U. S. and Europe. i$ success as an artist was al- ready assured before he returned home to interpret the tropics through his beautiful landscapes and stillifes. | Whether you think you're ine terested in paintings or not, a trip to the Martello Gallery will be worth your time. In speaking of |Gene Otto, Philip Wylie, the well- known author, says: “To look a / little is to learn much and to x |mire greatly; and all those | ' tunate enough to possess one of his landscapes find they grow in . radiance and in realism, so that — to own one is to have an ever- |. | more-beloved window into the mys- tical, light-flooded Key West island. cape, RUSSIAN PHILOSOPHY from Plutarch: Lysander, when Diony- |Slus sent him two gowns, and bade |him choose which he would carry to his daughter, said, “She can choose best,” and so took both jaway with him, The surging traffic hems and hampers you; And trust yourself when pop and mother doubt you Yet, make allowance for that doubting, too— If you can curb the urge to “make it faster;” If you can drive and not make speed your aim; \ If you can keep your temper} when disaster \ Is barely missed—with ‘someone else to blame— If you can stand to hear the horns a ‘blowing, Yet give a fellow turning left @ break; Ifyou can bear to see the traffie flowing heels And wait—and wait—and wait— for safcty’s sake— If you can drive in crowds and © not be frantic puasiadiiaae And dodge the careless walkers all the while; \ antic, You keep your: driving polse— * and still can smile— ; If you ¢an fill each dangefous highway minute With sixty seconds’ cautious driv- ing done— There is the car and all the gas that’s in it— Here are the keys. Good luck to you; my son! —————__-- An ox is an old steer, *hsually ‘one which has been kept after ma- turity as a work animal. Political Announcements. FIRST PRIMARY ELECTION MAY 4, 1954 For State Senator 24th District s MILTON A. PARROTT Help Monroe County * Elect A Senator form, tear off the first sheet and fild it as a Short-Form 1040. 3. Long-Form 1040. —If your non- |business deductions are more than 10 per cent of your income, you will ordinarily save money ~ by itemizing your ions on Long: Form 1040. You will then figure your tax according to the compu- form is simpler than the long form. tunity to renew acquaintenances penses. He is an odd but honest For Member School Board {ey teas from Form 1040A in that with both officer and enlisted politician, RE-ELECT ust your own tax; tri, have been informed icated To Teen-Agers (b) you may include income from ian here has undergone quite! Back when we used to write a| J+ CARLYLE ROBERTS sources not eligible for reporting on’ a change and that now instead of “Safety Notes” column, we quite} 3RD DISTRICT Form 1040A; and (c) you may de- working against each other as be-/often had occasion to speak Of _—_——_— duct travel and reimbursed expen-'fore the city and the Navy appear|Charles Hinds, Maine Department For Member School Board ‘ses from your wages. » if to be working with each other. This of State Pelee His writings ae ELECT your income was less than $5,000 be attributed |done much to increase safety and you do not desire to ae of the May- throughout the U. S. The follow- KELLER WATSON [nonbusiness deductions (contribu-\or and his associates with the Na-/i0g poem is an example of his 3RD DISTRICT tions, interest, etc.), find your tax val commands in the area. work, It is reprinted with the PeT- | —tsa-_-ss/-"s#“1#— from the table on the back of the mission of the author, the Maine My reasons for taking such an ‘interest in Key West are purely \personal but I do feel that many others will agree with me. I have always liked your city and upon retirement intend to make my home here. I'd like to see Key), West a place to be real proud of and one which because of its many attractions would find tourists re- Police, and the National Safety | Council. “Pop Talks With Junior” If you can drive your car when all about you jtation on page 3, and file the en. tire form, which is called a long. ‘WTiN€ peers tore : ; form return. If your nonbusiness deductions are so close to 10 per J. W. EDWARDS cent that you are in doubt which is/1143 West 4th Ave., the better form, try both the short Cleveland, Ohio, form and the long form to make sure, The address of your District Dj.|STRONG ARM BRAND COFFE rector of Internal Revenue is Rm.| Triumph 201, P. O. Bidg. His telephone num- Coffee Domestic cats were establishea {su propia sangre. fa] ialgun dia... . | INCOME TAX Qualified Consultants Evenings Craig Bowen 514 Southard ‘in Italy long before the — ALL GROCERS era. 6-9P.M, % — If, mieeting with a crazy aver ©. an OPPOSITE BUS STATION