The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 9, 1954, Page 4

Page 4 THE KEY WEST Cl —____ The Key West Citizen Published daily (except Sunday) from The Citizen Building, corner of Greene and Ann Streets. Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County &. P. ARTMAN, Editor and Publishe: a» 1921 + 1954 NORMAN D. ARTMAN mnmmunennnnonnnun Business Manager Entered at Key West, Florida, as Second Class Matter TELEPHONES 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 Jocal news Published here, Member Flarida Press Association and Associate Dailies of Florida Subscription (by carrier), 25¢ per week; year, $12.00; by mail, $15.60 ADVERTISING RATES MADE KNOWN ON APPLICATION The Citizen is an open forum and invites discussion of public issues and subjects of local or general interest, but it will not publish anonymous communications. TIZEN Tuesday, March 9, 1954 FLORI Ass IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN . More Hotels and Apartments. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. . Airports—Land and Sea. . Consolidation of County and City Government: » Community Auditorium. GUATEMALA’S ACCUSATION — The charge by the President of Guatemala that the United States conspired with three Central American nations, in planning an overthrow of the government of Guatemala, is a serious accusation. It is not often that| the United States is accused of such motives. Such charges’ always come from the Communists, | and the fact that the presidency of Guatemala makes! such a claim shows how bad conditions in this coun-! try actually are. That the Reds have concentrated on! Guatemala for some time, in an effort to set up an elab-, orate espionage system in Central America, is no secret. But only in the last year have the inroads made by the Communists become apparent. Business has left the country because of the state of agitation among the poor. United Fruit and Pan American are examples of U, S. businesses who have been given the treatment. Now comes the familiar propaganda line of Com- munist fabricators from the presidency of Guatemala itself. It may be possible that other Central American countries aided in plans for the overthrow of the Guate- malan government, although we suspect this part of the charge is just as untrue as that affecting the United States. It is known that United States policy in Central and South America is designed to do everything possible to prove to the people in these areas that Uncle Sam is not Uncle Shylock, or carrying a big aggressive stick. This has been our policy for many years. We do not at- tempt to overthrow governments in these areas which are unsatisfactory from our point of view—or we would have overthrown the Guatemalan Government long ago. But this is just the charge that will mislead those Central and South Americans who have always resented the “colossus” to the north, and envied this country for its riches, its power and its leadership. It is the sort of} fibrication that appeals to the disgruntled gripers who usually are in the vanguard of Communist organizations. : This charge from Guatemala shows that Commu- nist progress in that country has achieved an ominous | degree of success. It is a clear warning that trouble is| brewing in Central America, to a dangerous extent, and that even darker days will follow. | reasonable and prudent, WORK! S~« PEOPLE’S FORUM ~ The Citizen welcomes expressions of the views of its read: ers, but the editor reserves the right to delete any items which are considered libelous or unwarranted. The writers should be fair and confine the letters to 200 words and write on one side of the paper only. Signature of the writer must accompany the letters and will be published unless requested otherwise, PASSING OF CLOCK REGRETTED Editor, The Citizen; I feel with many other Key Westers that restoration of our old town clock as it was with its supola or cap- tain’s walk, must be made to save one of our Island home’s historic landmarks, our picturesque Shrine of Time. And I feel you will give sympathetic help through your columns toward arousing our Chamber of Com- | merce, Rotary, Women’s and other Clubs in urging and | supporting the City Commission to build it back as it was; just as Mr. L. P. Artman, Sr., whom Doctor de Boe if | jto the stand as Court Studies “Mentricide’ In Schwable Case WASHINGTON (# — A Marine it moved toward a climax in the case of Col. Frank H. Sehwable, The Marine air officer, who Signed a germ warfare confession for his Communist captors in Ko- Tea and repudiated it when freed, is expected to testify himself la- ter this week, perhaps Thursday. | In the meantime, his counsel; called Dr. Joost A. M. Meerloo) 4 follow-up! witness to Maj. Gen. William H. Corps court of inquiry today | turned to a study of “‘mentricide’”’| —the destruction of a mind—as| ITS DEATH, My This Rock Of O By Bill Gibb Jack Goggin, as president of the Marathon Chamber of Commerce, is pressing for a better water sup- ply at Mara . There is no doubt but that the folks up that way need more water—the same as we do down here. It is a situation that will have to be taken care of in the hear future or development of the Florida Keys is going to become ‘frozen’ at its present stage. DARLING! By Amelia Reynolds Long got hal arance is in some way con- with what he hinted last eveni about Grand- & pére’ res yo val x ive gone taking a beg or some- funeral Parlors to submit ideas and plans for the new burial ground. Many larger towns have found ig practical to permit private con- cerns to take over the operation and maintenance of cemeteries. | Perhaps auch an arrangement co |be made locally. At any rate, our lundertakers are the ones who keep/ |abreast of this kind of news and I'm sure that they could present suitable plans if given time, Other- wise, I hate to think of the political wrangling that is going to take urs basis. Once he is away from his office however, he becomes a phil- \oSopher. Most of the relationship be itween this writer and Jack Goggin |have been in the philosophical field with the writer assuming the role jof student. Perhaps philosophy has jnever become more stabilized be- leause no thinking individual can |wholly accept the values and ideals of another, Jack’s wide knowledge place five or ten years from now when there is no alternative left but to develop another cemetery. By that time, the City might have disposed of most of its Stock Is- land property and we'll have to buy land ten or fifteen miles up the Keys. Four-lane Highway A few Key Westers are complains Dean, who testified yesterday, I don’t think this column has! of the subject is such that he can|ing that the proposed four-lane highe and I held in esteem, gave great support in our cause for the Oversea Highway when it was only a dream, Sincerely, , MIZPAH OTTO de BOB (Mrs.) Michael Price de Boe 1510 Pizarro Street, Coral Gables 34, Miami, Florida QUESTIONS TRAFFIC COURT DECISION Editor, The Citizen: From Maine to Florida, Tallahassee to Seattle, auto accidents involving rear-end collisions are deemed by logic to lie largely at fault with the over-riding vehicle by virtue of said vehicle following more closely than is But by any argument, a driver’s flapping arm on a quick stop makes little difference if the following car is riding too close or not watching traffic. Therefore, upon reading your paper this week, I am trist, specialized in the study of) Dr. Meerloo, a. Duteh psychia- Communist brainwashing and de. fines its result as ‘‘mentricide”— literally, mind-murder. He coined the word as a description of what happens to a mind tobbed of its will by torture and interrogation. The court of one admiral and three Marine generals was set up; to recommend whether Schwable should be court-martialed or other- wide disciplined. Dean, who won the Medal of Honor in Korea and was a prisoner for three years, told the court yes-| terday he would rather die than submit to capture again, “It I ever go to war again,” he said, “I'll carry along a pill which I'll take if I’m ¢captuted.” He said the military rule of dis- closing only name, rank and serial i | ever written anything about Goggin in spite of the fact that he is County Engineer and as such, quite often in the news headlines, Maybe we ean rectify that error. They don’t come any finer than Jack. He has done a mgnificent job of handling the County’s en- gineering problems in a profession- al manner and, insofar as ‘This Rock” can observe, has blandly ignored politics. Being a Marathon resident, the man is naturally push- ing for the advancement of his ‘hometown but his basic honesty is such that he would do nothing sel- fish which would be detrimental to the County as whole, If this column were to criticize Goggin, it would be for his drivin energy which sometimes might al- most be described as ruthless. It is act as ‘sounding board’ to a per- plexed individual without relinquish- ing his own ideas of why, how, or wherefore. This quality prevents a discussion from degenerating into an argument and keeps it on a quiet level of thoughtful interpreta- tion. City Cemetery In the not too distant future, the {City of Key West is going to need additional ground for a cemetery. Expansion at the present site is limited and Stock Island appears to |be the only choice left. Instead of putting off the discussion of a sub- ject like this, it would seem wise if the City were to ask the various way on Stock Island isn’t going ta |solve any traffic problems because the Boca Chica bridge will still provide a bottle-neck. Well, now, if we can’t have champagne, don’t you think we ought to be happy to get beer? Boca Chica traffie provides only @ portion of the total volume that moves on Stock Island. It is true that the drivers going to the Navy Airfield will be delayed slightly by the narrowing of a four-lane highe way into two lanes. I only hope that they don’t kill themselves by hoggish driving and attempting to crowd into the two lanes ahead of the other guy. Questions And Answers |&@ Quality often found in engineers who have spent much of their lives in & rough-and-tumble combat with politicans, contractors, and a thoughtless public. The profession- number when captured is an ideal “we should all strive for” but he said he told his captors more than that. 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Resist authority much DOWN 1. Prods 2 aus poplar 3. Trial Geraint 4 Collection | | Matter read: “To be put into effect immediately.” The genuinely impressed with Judge Thomas 8; Caro’s prece- dent-making decision to dismiss a-traffic ¢harge against a driver whose car over-rode another, and wherein it was proved the driver of the stopping auto failed to give a hand signal. This could mean some joker can smash in- to the rear of my fragile Ford and send me to jail as “There must be a line,” he said. “But when you're being interroga- ted there is no artificial barrier al engineer seems to develop a love for facts and figures that often proves irksome to a public which you can put down and say this likes to daydream about what could is it... The Communists won't or might be instead of what actual. stop anywhere.” ly is | | well! Frankly, I would scream my innocence all the way'| to the cell-block, nm. Vv. B. March 4, 1954, P.O. Box 642, Key West, Fla. POLICE REORGANIZATION Editor, The Citizen “Why,” long patient residents ask, “has the Police Department failed to put into effect the recent Police Department reorganization plan as recommended by the City Manager and adopted by the City Commission?” As reported in The Citizen, orders regarding the new plan would doubtless do away with many of the shortcomings of the old system, yet, apparently nothing! has been done, even partly, to meet the provisions of Goggin’s many contributions to There were no major earth-| te al publications have served quakes in the United States into establish his professional reputa- 1953. tion and knowledge on 2 nationwide “Who is running this city anyway? The officers we elected or the Police Department?” It would seem that right now would be the time to clarity this matter so important to the welfare and safety of the community. Very truly yours, “PLANE FILLED FOR SEVERAL DAYS” Editor, The Citizen: After telephoning you from Fort Myers, I had every expectation of visiting Key West; but when I tried to arrange passage, I was informed by the National Airlines that they have reduced their number of planes to one each way and that that plane was filled for sev- eral days, About Income Tax How is the sale of a residence jas income subject to the income treated for income tax purpeses? (tax, but losses from the sale or The law requires that you rept ee of a residence are not any profit from the sale of property deductible from one’s gross income, jm your tax return, Because of the Gains and eae from dealings in Many fules for taxing the profit or business property are and deducting the loss from pro-|treated in a different manner than \perty transactions, a separate form,/¢*Plained above. Schedule D, must be filled out and} summary data from that schedule entered in Form 1040. You are taxed on the gain from Although U. S. and British gove ernments have not adopted the |metric system—meter, gram, liter ‘the sale or exchange of your resi-|—for measurements, U, §&. and idence or other nonbusiness property./British scientists usually use it is |their measurements, [READ THE CITIZEN DAILY Political Announcements FIRST PRIMARY ELECTION MAY 4, 1954 other resideuce within a period of lone year before or after the sale jof the first residence, and the cost of the new residence equals or ex- ceeds the sale price of the old one, | jnone of the gain on the sale is} taxable. If the sale price of your former residence exceeds the cost For State Senator 24th Distsiet MILTON A. PARROTT Help Monroe County Elect A Senator lof the new one, the gain on the ‘sale is taxable to the extent of the Roe ciait the new- directive. My informant said thet they had discontinued their 32. Owns @ 33. Not pro- fessional 34. Plan 36. Light rifle 39. Holding 42, Slide down hill 44. Woolen cloth 46. Fertile spot 47. Outbuild- ings 50. Spain: abbr. 52. Title ofa monk 53. Legal action 55. Unit of Teluctance It was encouraging to learn that the Key West! | Police Dept. was at last to be operated along modern, lines following consultation with experts in such matters. Men on the force were also getting better consideration it appeared, especially the officers in charge of the night patrols who could be and were retained in those assign- | ments month after month. Yet instead of adopting the | fair and equitable patrol rotation system of the new | plan, the same designations continue as before. Nothing either has been done, it appears, about the installation of desk officers or in activating the fluid schedule re- While I would have be | commended for the captaincy, The entire situation raises Many questions in the } mind of the public. Another most frequently heard is: Cordially w. 4. C1 number of flights to Key West bécause of some “head tax” which had been imposed on the National Airlines |above, if the taxpayer bought a| for all passengers who debark from the plane. en perfectly willing to have paid the 50¢ for myself, there was no way to induce them to restore the service so that I could make the trip. For this, I am indeed sorry because I have looked forward to a visit at Key West all my life. But, since e I am in Florida occasionally, I may yet have the oppor-|taxable gain. The running of the tunity to visit our most southeastern city. In the meantime with heat regards, yours, . TERRY, deme, 1 lexcess. To continue our example For Member School Board ite RE-ELECT new home for $13,000, he woul { taxed on the $2,000 that he did not J. CARLYLE ROBERTS reinvest. 3RD DISTRICT If, instead of buying, a rela ——>——eeee ment residence is built, the new\For Member School Board home must be Rie ory ELECT months of the sale of the fi - dence to decrease or eliminate the) KELLER WATSON | 3RD DISTRICT one-year or 18-month period is sys-|—————E pended for members of the Armed/For Member School Board Forces during the time that bei ate on active duty after the date) : = of sale and priot to January 1, 1934.) EDNEY PARKER *ecfte gad agains feos fhe sale of STM DISTRICT Re.