The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 13, 1954, Page 4

THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Saturday, March 13, 1954 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 L. P. ARTMAN, Editor and Publisher ... .. 1921 - 1954 NORMAN D. ARTMAN .... Business Manager ase Entered at Key West, Florida, as Second Class Matter TELEPHONES 2.5661 and 2-5662 a Member of The Associated Press—The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to use for reproduction of all news dispatches credited to it eet ietberiae credited in this paper, and also the local news pub- ere. Page 4 Member 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. ey 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 Governments. Community Auditorium. LESS CIGARETTE SMOKING The Fifth District Bank of the Federal Reserve sys- tem reported recently that cigarette consumption was apparently down about 2 per cent. The report was something of a surprise, because cigarette consumption normally would be expected to rise. Coming on the heels of a report from the East—re- vealing that tax collections on cigarette sales in that area were down recently—the report tends to confirm the be- lief that a trend is underway. In this connection, it is well to note that the rate of growth of cigarette consumption slowed after both World War I and World War II. Now that the Korean War is over, the rate of growth in the consumption of cigarettes is not only slowed, but consumption is actually declining in some areas. This trend is not altogether a result of publicity given recently to the connection be- tween lung cancer and cigarette smoking. It is probably due to many things, a normal trend which usually follows the termination of a war, the in- troduction of longer or king-sized cigarettes, which may be reducing the number of cigarettes smoked, and the publicity concerning lung cancer. There is no reason to believe consumption will not continue to remain high, or even increase, in coming months. If, for no other reason, the growth in population in the U. S. will tend to increase-cigarette consumption in the United States for a number of years to come. There is no denying the fact, however, that a very ob- vious trend toward lighter smoking has set in among some of the nation’s smokers. Judges are all right when they decide in your favor. There is little honesty left in conversations these days. A good dog is usually worth twice his weight in “good” friends. Somehow the pretty girls get prettier each year, or are we getting old? Some of the smartest things that we have heard have come from the lips of children. Advertising is a great aid to your business, if you use it, and to your competitor if you don’t use it. If you owe local merchants small items make a point to pay them up and keep your credit on a worthwhile basis. ota ae ae E(RIEIM) | [TE MWIAINITIS| (Al RMR TIOINIE ME S|KIAlT] EIATT MBNIAIVIE MSIEIE! SEATINANVIEMSE LAR MIATRILMM/OILIE!S! AMSIEIERMMSIAILIE! iM] UIRARBAIS/AIR BET IN] PIOIRITISMESICIRIEIEIDIS} CILIAMIAIL ECM TIRIE IE] IRIEISHEWIAIRIOMBAIS|S] Solution of Saturday’s Puzzle 8. Pass into use 9. Scandina- vian brownie 10. Obtained 11, Abstract being 16. Cubie meter 20. Tight 22. Nonsensical 24. Negative adverb 25. Old spell- ing of three 26. Mournful 28. Pays at- tention to 30. Drink slowly 31. Make a mistake 32. American general 34. Acquire knowledge 37. Guided 39. Small coins 41. Burning hot 42. Follow 43. Put into type again 45, Weird 41. Serpent 48. Hig pointed hill 49. Seaweed 51. Tiny rd Puzzle 30. Moon goddess 33. Seasoned 35, Anger 36. Calm 38. Go before 40. Less dangerous 44. Girl’s name 46. Kind of Russian hem 47. Make amends 50, Novelty 52. Varieties Before 54. Kind of 55°Squ . Squeeze 56. Color 57. Still DOWN 1. Inclined Crossw ACROSS 1, Rodent 4. Belgian city 4. Color slightly 12. Devoured 13. Promissory note 4. Vegetable 5. Huge animal 2. Mexican cornmeal jor others 87. Suspend Pry ert . Anglo- Saxon money 5. Composi- tion in verse 6. Dawn 1. Slides down hill A ann ad ai a “ OS) 5 neti This Rock Of Ours By Bill Gibb Regardless of whether the gov- ernor OK’s a new air service to Key West, I can see little hope of the CAB allowing it to go through. Such a duplication of scheduled routes would be the opening gun in a race for all airlines to at- tempt to encroach on each other’s territory. Don't misunderstand me—I’m all for Peninsular being allowed to operate into Key West if NAL con- tinues its stubborn policy of re- fusing to send representatives down here and at least attempting a compromise. However, it just wouldn’t be practical. National Airlines would probably love to have Peninsular set an example of two airlines operating the same route because Eastern Airlines has lucrative routes which National could then claim a right to operate on. The same thing of course applies to Eastern, Pan American, apd other competing lines. Each company has its eyes on some choice territory that it would like to take over from its rivals. Incidentally, they tell this one on George Baker, president of NAL. Back in the thirties there was a meeting of various airline officials in New York. Someone asked. Ed- die Rickenbacker, president of Eastern Airlines, what he knew aE Political Announcements FIRST PRIMARY ELECTION MAY 4, 1954 For State Senator Re-Elect JAMES A. FRANKLIN : 24TH DISTRICT For State Senator 24th District MILTON A. PARROTT Help Monroe County Elect A Senator For Member School Board RE-ELECT J. CARLYLE ROBERTS 3RD DISTRICT pi) For Member School Board ELECT KELLER WATSON 3RD DISTRICT about a new airline starting up in Florida, Rickenbacker snorted: “Pirates! Buccaneers! That's what it amounts to! Always trying to Steal away our business.” George Baker overheard the conversation and quietly spoke up. “Thanks,” he told Rickenbacker. “You’ve given us a mame.” As a result, until a few years ago, Na- tional Airlines played up the title, “The Buccaneer Line”—a title which was a natural for a Florida company, Compliments Tent Service Stock Island says: “You say you like to write things pertaining to religion on Saturdays so perhaps I can help you out by telling you my experience . . . “I've attended services of every denomination at one time or an- other since I arrived here last November. They ail were good. “Then one night a week or so ago I was invited to attend ser- vices in a tent out on Flagler Avenue. I hesitated about accept- ing the invitation for tents always Teminded me of circuses and side- shows. But the gentleman who ex- tended the invitation told me of his wife’s long illness after suf- fering the loss of their only child, and how they had failed to find the “comfort to those that mourn” .. until they had heard this prea- cher expound the word of God. “This is not an advertisement, Mr. Gibb. I do not recall the de- nomination but I do recall the Preacher's name, it was Bob Mat- thews and I understand he is one of your local preachers, “T'll try almost anything once and if I like it, I'M try it again. This applies to my acceptance of the invitation to worship in a tent, “You can hear a wondenful ser- Mon and good music out there. It is too bad some of the frequen- ters of your bars end dog tracks do not go out there some evening. I feel certain they would go often.” Well, Miss L. . .D. » “This Rock” has heard several nice re- Ports concerning the tent sermons on Flagler Ave. We also know Mr. Mathews, the preacher you mentioned, and he has built up a wonderful reputation for his church through his Christian tea- chings. Your letter to this column Was appreciated and I’m sure that it will be the source of much happiness to those sponsoring the tent meetings to find -out that their efforts really are providing inspiration to others. I can hardly agree with your comment about ‘‘frequenters of bars, etc.” visiting the tent meet- ing however, unless they do so of their own accord and with a desire INCOME TAX Qualified Consultants Evenings 6-9P.M. Open Today and Sunday for Your Convenience Craig Bowen 514 Southard OPPOSITE BUS STATION for this new type of life. One of my pet gripes here in town is that the bars are required to close dur- ing church hours. In so far as I can observe, this serves only to create confusion on the streets by forcing the bar customers to wan- der around at loose ends for a couple wf hours. My philosophy is that adopted from the advice giv. en Little Bo-Peep about shee “Leave them alone and they'll come home. . .” If “home” hap. pens to be church, excellent! If it happens to be another bar—well, a man has to make these kind of decisions for himself. Perhaps I am optimistic but I think most people eventually find their niche in Christianity or some other tea- heads unmercifully before they do So, Smelt Spawning Season Is Near In Lakes Section By JAMES A. 0. CROWE LANSING, Mich. — Any day now, in some little stream con- nected to the Great Lakes, the first smelt will answer the call of warm- ing water and start swimming up- stream to spawn. When that happens, one of the zaniest of outdoor sports will be under way. The first spawning smelt will be followed immediately by uncounted millions which will swarm up to the streams in such hordes that you wouldn’t believe it unless you saw them. When the Great Lakes water reaches a certain temperature (which, by the way, is not known), one of nature’s strange and won- derful mechanisms goes into opera- tion. The smelt, which normally dwell in large and open water, head for the nearest small stream. The sil- very little fish seldom go over six or seven inches in length, but when they are at the peak of their spawning run, they pack the streams from bank to bank and from top to bottom. If you think that behavior is strange, you ought to see what happens to the human species. They swarm to the streams in thousands. Dressed in warm but motley clothing, they plunge into the water armed with the strang- est assortment of equipment you ever saw. Dipnets, bushel baskets, gunny sacks, old hats, dishpans— anything that will serve the pur- pose is plunged with wild abandon into the myriads of fish. Like kids at a penny scramble, the humans gleefully scoop up and make off with hundreds of pounds of the tasty smelt. Then the monumental fish fries spring up all over. Swallows Return To Capistrano SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. (#—The swallows are coming back to Capistrano. First of them, called scouts by villagers, returned to their nests in the eaves of the age- old mission yesterday. | ‘The others are due next Friday on St. Joseph’s day. They will be welcomed with a celebration in- | cluding masses in the historic chapel of Father Junipero Serra, founder of the California Catholic | missions, ringing of the mission | bells and a religious parade to the | mission door. festivities in the evening. There were about 1,553, 000 mar- | Triages in the United States in 1953. | People’s Forum By RALPH ROGERS | _ Jesus faces the cross. John 11: | | 55 - 12:50 The excitement created when Je- | Sus raised Lazarus from the dead jin last Sunday's lesson caused the |complaint by the Pharisees that, SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON So with man. If a maa lives ‘ele fishly, alone and by himself and for himself, his usefulness dies and he accomplishes nothing. This is fair warning of the loneliness and futility of selfishness. It was | William Cowper, frequently sub- of the paper the wri BAND PERFORMANCE PRAISED Editor, The Citizen “The whole world has gone after | him.” This prophecy of the uni- being fulfilled in today’s lesson when some proselytes, or at least God-fearers (See Acts 10:1, 22, 35) | appeared at this festival and asked jversal spread of Christianity js | It was my great pleasure t0'to Jesus. His answer to the Greeks | have been in Havana recently t0| contains the meat of today’s les. | witness the carnival. The carnival! son as ‘Jesus faces the cross.” | itself was a pleasure tg see but; Christ had made a tremendous my greatest pleasure was the impression on the people in his sight of our hand marching in the ministry of mercy and helpfulness, parade. jThe Greeks had heard of the re. Of ail the performances of our | markable miracles. Attending the | band that it has been my good) festival of the Passover, they | fortune to witness I personally be-| sought more information and so | lieve the performance on that oc-| approached Philip saying, “we casion was the best ever. | would see Jesus.” They sought out | The quality of music as played | Philip perhaps because he had a/| by them then was of the finest.|Greek name, or perhaps it was | That in itself was enough to make | because he had come from Beth. | any Key Wester that was present | Saida, a fishing town north of the swell with pride. Sea of Galilee and east of where | Then the precision of intricate |the upper Jordan flows into the | routine as done by the band was |S¢a. The Greeks had the reputa- flawless in execution, As viewed | tion of being inquisitive, seeking to by me, I could not see a misstep | know the latest and most up-to-date or other movement that was amiss. | "@WS- ching though they may bump their | A Spanish fiesta will top off the | Although the weather was damp it did not dampen the enthusiastic | acclaim of the onlookers who ac- | corded them prolonged applause. | The favorable comments of the} crowds along the line of march| (both Latin and American) instill- | ed in Key Westers a great feeling of elation. | Not only was the bands rendi-| tion of music and precision of drill exemplary but conduct and per- sonal magnetism of individual | charm captivated all who saw and | | met them. | Though my presence in Havana |was in an unofficial capacity I) }was in constant contact with the | band and visited the schools where the children were quartered daily. The directors of both the Aguayo and the Valdes Rodriguez schools who are personally known to me had nothing but praise for the de- portment of our girls and boys. Thanks is due the caretakers | and chaperones for the wonderful job they did and their constant vigil and understanding attitude displayed by them toward our children. Harold R. Casterton, our band | director, deserves the thanks and} appreciation of our city. We are | indeed fortunate to have one such} as he to teach our youngsters. His! patience with children and his| musical teaching ability are a| wonder to behold. May we always be able to have a person of his ability in our band room. Let not the extreme good be: | havior of our children -and~ the | outstanding musical performance they rendered obscure the import- ance of our drillmaster, Mr. Joe Cornell. He is and I am sure all) that know him will agree) -a rare and valuable person in our midst. Year in and year out he gives unstintingly of his time effort and knowledge of showmanship gratis. It is through his efforts that ma- terials when needed are procured. His intense interest and guidance givés us outstanding drill perfor- mance from our band members. His method of teaching and his kindness and ability to get things done are a rare and inspiring com- bination. Let us then be loud in our praise of all the members of the High school band and its officers and support its activities. For they | are a credit to Key West and its people. This enquiry was a most encour- aging sign. The Greeks represent- | ed the world outside Judaism and | Jesus reception of them formed the | basis for Paul and his successor’s missionary work. There was and is a call for missionaries with a sympathetic understanding of the | wider quest for God. Those who have never seen Jesus, the reveal- er of God, must come to a fuller knowledge of Him through those who can transmit the living wit- ness. “That which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, that you may have fellowship with us.” (I John 1:3) Jesus saw in this request that for which he had been waiting and so was more resigned to face the cross. His hour had come. This incident moved Jesus deep- ly. He had experienced the hosti- lity and enmity of those who should have supported his mess- age. H¢ had been hounded and per- secuted from city to city but his hour had not yet come. (John 2:4). Now comes the encouraging en- quiry and with it the opportunity, the “Son of man should be glori- fied.” This request of the Greeks seems trivial and insignificant but Jesus sees in it an open door on something big, tremendous and ac- tually begun. Christ had been thrill- ed before. When the seventy re- turned from their missionary tour Jesus with a cry of triumph said, “T saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.” (Luke 10:18. Later he expressed the fulfillment of his mission with a knowledge that he had not failed when he cried on| the cross, “It is finished.” Now is the opportune time to present another and important truth. “Unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone.” A grain of wheat seems insignificant enough, simply a lump of starch. However within that grain is life which is evident when we drop that lump into fer- tile soil and we see “first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn on the ear.” Put these many grains back again in the earth and the process is repeated in sort of a chain reaction, a re- Producing process that goes on and one. If it is not put in the soil, “it remains alone,” can send our band anywhere se- cure in the knowledge they will conform to our expectations, jJect to deep melancholia, who ex- | pressed his own experience when he said the miserable are nearly always selfish. To really live one | must give. Make friends and you jare wounded by their wounds and |hurt by their misfortunes. Love of friends and children opens a way in which we can rejoice with them ed with much worldiy goods. H who would have friends must show himself friendly. This gives one vital relationship in the communi. ty, a living part and unless he does become a part of the community he can drop out and is little notic- ed. Jesus included in his message to the Greeks a very important fac- tor, “If any man serve me, let him follow me. . .him will my Father honor.” A letter of commendation from an employer is always most welcome. We appreciate any ac- knowledgement of our faithful eer- vice. Jesus drives home this most important part of the Christian life, that if we follow Jesus, the “how like the Master is The human struggle is fort and adventure: of soaring ambitions, proud conquests and honors daringly sought ai won, yet the greatest of ail is be “‘more like the Master,” and thus win the greatest commenda- tion of all, the honor of the Fether. Here Jesus explains the purpose of his coming. He knew full the suffering which he could feel the pain of and the greater pain of ing, mocking, vicious group they said, “If thou be God, come down (Matthew 27:40). foresaw Jesus fi cross courageously purpose of his coming. To follow Jesus we must have a purpose in our life — that of service and Tifice. We are not here to satisty or gratify personal whims tions, but rather to serve the ter as best we can. Some put little effort to distinguish selves as Christians. They may long to’a church are different, unless * harmony with the divine might miss the final being honored by the Father, Some said it thundered when voice of the angel said “I have glo- rified it. .” Jesus heard the voice but the half deaf ears of man fail- ed to grasp the message. Their ears were attuned to earthly sounds and failed to recognive any- thing except a sound —: thunder they said. Those with spiritual ears said, “An angel has spoken to him.” Only as men hear end respond by following the Master ae z A pits i f g § 3 5 z § HH ment to Jesus as he faced cross. Indians in what is now Colom bia were waterproofing their cloth- ing by daubing them with juice JOHN A. ANTI As ambassadors of good will we 805 Truman Ave, wild rubber trees long before lumbus discovered America, Unite With The Hundreds Who Are Nightly Joining The | GLOBAL GOSPELAIRES Quartettes, Duets, Solos and Living Messages by Evangelist John Wesley White Preaching To You LESTER DeBOER Leading Songs You Love HOMER JAMES Singing Your Favorite Songs JOHN DUFF Thrilling Your Heart With Song TONIGHT, 7:30 and Sunday Afternoon | Congregational Church Moving Next Week Nightly To Fleming St. Methodist Church Interchurch — You Come