The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 18, 1954, Page 4

Page 4 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN ‘Thursday, Mareh 18, 1954 The Key West Citizen SH Published daily (except Sunday) from The Citizen Buildi Greene and Aan Streets. Ce nonnen a Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County L. P. ARTMAN, Editor and Publisher » 1921 - 1954 NORMAN D. ARTMAN ..... we 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 local news pub- lished here. 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. 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. ie THE NEWEST EDUCATIONAL THEORY The newest theory on education, reportedly, is that which passes all students, whether they make passing grades or not, up to about the eighth or ninth grade level. As described by a teacher recently, the new theory would eliminate the problem of older students in the lower grades—children who stayed in one grade four or five years. The reason these children are passed in the lower grades, when they do not make passing grades, is to keep them going along with thé class and get them out of school. The theory behind this thesis is that there is a certain percentage of problem children in every class. That is, there is a certain percentage of every class that will not pass and will not make an honest effort to pass. The reason they are sometimes a bad influence in the lower grades is that they are much older than their fellow students after failing for several years and tend to become leaders merely because of their age. Since most of these students are not going to pass, or be good students anyhow, the theory is that to pass them until they reach the eighth or ninth grade level would best solve the problem. At that level, they can either drop out of school, be sent to special classes, or dealt with in a variety of ways. It need not be a humiliating experience or need it crush his ego. But, as for passing all students alike, regardless of their grades, we are not inclined to swallow this latest theory. Most business men have a racket, if you know what we mean. The average politician believes in service but by and for himself. We wonder how much longer Marilyn will continue to prefer Joe to us? There are now suggestions that Congressmen be giv- en combat pay when under fire. There are three classes of people in the world; the regulators, the regulated and the radicals. The successful business man, like the successful Politician, advertises his wares regularly and intelligent- ly. Most people forget governmental theories when they decide that some of the taxpayer’s money ought to be spent for their benefit. LJAIW) lOlWIE] WIEJE[P] DOH MANN A IPIOMETIAIGHEPIOOIR| A|DIOMMIUIG RL [A[M.4) ICIOINITIAIM[t INIAIT] U[OIN) TRIE |e a NO! 0 EJP] 1 ICRRAILIATS] @ IT} ossword Puzzle MEITHOD) ACROSS 1. Timid 4. Becloud 9. Popular success 12. Affirmative 13. Clear of accusation 5. Iridescent gem 117. Weary 18. Other 19. Bursts forth ‘21. Abaft 22. Alternative 23. Proceed 24. Singing voice 26. Plural: ab 28 38. German river 39. Genus of the olive tree 41. Finial of a spire 42. Continent: abbr. 43. Performed alone 45. Symbol for tantalum 47. Type measure 48, Even: contr. 49. Scamp 52. Staff officer 54. Little lie 55. Cultivate 57. Full of enticing charm 60. Scotch river Solution of Yesterday's Puzzle DOWN 1, Saint: Portuguese 2. Geomet- rical curve 3. 365 days 4. Exist 5. Passage out 6. Pertaining to the back 7. Writing fluid 8. Myself 9. Lame 10. Pronoun 11. Mark aimed at in curling 14. Turn over anew leaf 16. Pull 20. Attitude 21. Near 22. Fertile spots 25. Easy gait 26. That which drives a ship 27. Former Russian leader 29. Flow back 31. Image ofa deity 33. Monkey gq 35. Be fitting 37. Horse feed 4 40. The Euro- pean oriole 4. Upon 46. Division ofa play 48. Kind of cheese 50. Border 51. Italian opera 52. Season 53. Unfavor- able 54. Away 56. Allow 58. Oil: suffix 9. Conse- quently nickname 30. Fodder pit 32. Scarce r 34.Weptcon- 61. Tree vulsively 62. Game 36. Ball of wool 63. Skill NO CAPTION NEEDED A Short History of the Up-In-Arms Movement 3000 B C —Egyptians up in arms. Pharaoh charges graft in contracts to build pyramids. 1450 BC — Egyptians up in arms again as Israelites leave Egypt. Egyptian Motel Association com- plains about lack of business. Is- raelites say season is ended. 550 BC — Chinese up in arms. Confucius invents double negative by remarking, “Do not do to others what you do not wish done to you.” 300 BC — Romans create Appian Way Toll Bridge District. Miami newspapers up in arms. 55 BC — Julius Caesar lands in Britain. Britons, up in arms, pass ordinance requiring two years re- sidence in Britain before foregn- ers can conquer Britain. Zero — Pagans up in Christian Era begins. 43 — Britons up in arms. Judge Lopez rules Britons’ two-year re- sidence ordinance unconstitutional. Roman Emperor Claudius con- quers Britons. 1006 — William of Normandy arms. conquers England. British up in| arms. British Admiralty orders closer check on security regula- tions. 1212 — Children’s crusade. Judge Gibson up in arms. 1492 — Italians up in arms, Col- | umbus discovers America. Spanish king claims he warned Columbus | about sailing too far west. 1497 — Amerigo Vespuci_in- vents America. Says he reached North American mainland year be- | fore Columbus. arms. 1533 — Henry VIII marries sec- ond wife. Starts marriage spree. British women up in arms. “I can always go to Reno,” Henry sneers. 1517 — Martin Luther nails 95 propositions to church door. Holly- wood producer up in arms. Says he intended to make movie of Same name. 1565 — St. Augustine founded. Miami chamber of commerce up in arms. 1620 — Indians up in arms, Pil- grims land in America. 1704 — John Campbell begins first regular newspaper, the Bos- ton News Letter. Citizens up in arms. All write letters to editor telling him how to run newspaper, although none of the letter writers can even spell the word newspaper. 1728 -- Samuel Kelmer starts Philadelphia Gazette. Runs into same trouble with letter writers who can’t spell newspaper. 1735 — Freedom of press recog- nized in New York, anyway, J. P. Zenger, editor of the Weekly Jour- nai, acquitted of libelling British governor. Court rules it impossible to libel a British governor. British up in arms again 1752 — Benjamin Franklin in- vents electricity City Electric Company up in arms. Claim he didn’t leave $10 deposit. 1755 — Samuel Johnson publish- es English dictionary. Editors up in arms as readers learn how to spel] newspaper. 765 — British Parliament pass- es Stamp Act, Patrick Henry, yp in arms, cracks: “If this be treason, make the most of it.” British do. Learn better. 1791 — Coal discovered in Car- Columbus up in BLUE WATER by DENIS SNEIGR bon County, Pa. John L. Lewis up in arms, Calls miners’ strike. 1794 — Saloon owners up in arms. Whiskey Rebellion in Pen- nsylvania. Z 1796 — Jenner discovers vacci- nation. Nobody up in arms. Arms | too sore. 1805 — Everybody up in arms as Napoleon begins his campaigns 1812 — English and Americans up in arms again. 1837 — Victoria promoted to Queen of England. Prince Albert, up in arms, is pacified when pipe tobacco is named after him. 1844 — First telegram sent. From Washington to Baltimore. Man in Baltimore up in arms when Sam- uel Morse sends the telegram col- lect. 1848 — Florida Chamber of Com- merce up in arms. Gold discovered in California. 1859 — John Brown raids Har- tper’s Ferry. Tyrone Power up in arms, Retaliates by reading about Brown’s body. Makes big hit on Broadway. 1861 — Everybody up in arms. Civil War starts. 1871 — Mrs. O’Leary’s cow up in arms over faulty milking ma- chine. Kicks over lantern; burns down Chicago. 1883 — Brooklyn Bridge opened May 24. Con man sells it to Key Wester May 25, Key West up in arms, 1886 — A. Conan Doyle invents | famous Fosdick, Sherlock Holmes. | Sheriff Spottswood up in arms. | 1892 — Charles E. Duryea in- | vents first American auto. Up in | arms when he is arrested for driv- | ing without a license. Judge Caro | defers sentence. 1894 — First showing of Thomas Edison movies. Hollywood up in arms when Edison coins word | “Colossal.” 1902 — First radio message. Lis- teners up in arms. Demand soap operas. 1904 — Congress up in arms as President Theodore Roosevelt uses Bop talk when he says, “Dig that Panama Canal.” 1914 — Everybody up in arms. World War I. 1939 — Same thing, WWII. 1940 — Republicans up in arms as FDR wins third term. 1944 — Same thing as FDR goes to post for fourth time and cops ‘ again. | 1946 — Truman proclaims end | (Ha-Ha) of World War II hostili- | ties. Nobody up in arms but they |hadn’t heard of Korea then. 1947 — Marshall invents Mar- | shall Plan. Nobody up in arms as | everybody freeloads. 1950 — USS Missouri runs a- | ground. One guess as to who was up in arms about this. Z 1954 — Sen. McCarthy blasts wit- ness who cites 18th Amendment in refusing to answer questions, “I’m thirsty,” witness remarks. Anti-McCarthyism Contest Announced MIAMI BEACH, Fla. @ — A week’s vacation at an oceanfront hotel awaits the American citizen) who can tell in 200 words or less “why McCarthyism is a menace to America,” the xaag Demo- qratic Club announced here. Geraid Klein, club president, | Said the offer is open to any citizen This Rock’ of Ours By Bill Gibb Let’s use a modicum of com- mon sense in judging the action of our city commissioners with regard to the police department. After all, we chose these men from among others as being the most capable and efficient leaders in the community. They have de- cided that the police department will function by eliminating the Captain of Police and substitu- ting an Assistant Chief of Police. I, for one, say give them a chance to work out their ideas—withhold judgment until results, good or bad, can be observed. We all know that the police de- partment in the past has hardly been considered an admirable out- fit by the public. Most of us have also realized that this wasn’t the fault of personnel within the de- partment but could be traced to a lack of planning and direction ‘by responsible leaders. For months now, the commissioners have been studying this problem. We can help them and help ourselves by recognizing the fact that the police department cannot sink much low- er in the public’s estimation but might, possibly rise a little by being reorganized. In spite of the fact that I’ve often written against our muni- cipal law enforcement procedures, I’ve always considered most of the police officers as being among my _ best friends. Men like Baker, Caraballo, Caso, Con- ley, Linehan, both Perezes, Quinn and numerous others are whole- heartedly devoted to performing their duty properly. The fact that they lack training has been our (the public’s) fault. We can’t even blame the commissioners because we've always balked them by how- ling to the high heavens every time they attempted to improve matters. i department and then, if they , this column will be first to expose their failure. Sewerage Program As long as we’re.on the subject of the City, we might as well ring in a few general complaints that have been heard with regard to the sewerage program—aiso, the street repair problem which is in- timately connected with it. First, quite a few citizens claim that the installation and inspec- tion of the new liné is not being conducted properly. Such talk ap- pears to be nothing more than malicious gossip. Clifford, and Associates is the engineering company that drew up the plans for the sewerage system. This is lan old, reliable company—one ‘that enjoys an excellent reputation with the State Board of Health. | Joe Reinertson and Company is |doing the actual installation. Chief Inspector of the work is Will Our. Ty, an oldtime Conch. I don’t kagw Mr. Curry personally but heave talked with leaders in the ogm+ munity who vouch for his henesty 83 (I'S DeviTh, (MY DARLING! By Amelia Reynolds Long AP New: PEOPLE’S FORUM The Citizen welcomes ers, but the editor reserve: are considered libel fair and confine the expres sions of the views of its read- ike views rea ight te delete any jtems which jous or unwarranted. The writers should be letters to 200 werds and write on one side of the paper only. Signature of the writer must accompany the letters and will be eiuilehed unless requested slanwise.” SECOND WARNING Editor, The Citizen To the parents in the vicinity of North Beach: Some- thing must be done to stop your children from interfering with and destroying the boats in Garrison Bight. The children take boats from their moorings and throw big rocks in them. I have found as many as 15 big rocks in my boat. It has been sunk, the anchor has been taken up and my boat has been set adrift. These children are just destructive. They should be stopped, something serious is going to happen. I have talked to the boys, but it seems to do no good. These things happen almost every evening and to any- body’s boat, large or small. These children just don’t care, and I am holding the parents responsible. If something isn’t done, I am going to make a report to the court. HARRY RICHARDSON 1415 Newton Street THANKS TO THE CITIZEN Editor, The Citizen: The officers and members of the Key West Garden Club and the Flower Show Committee wish to thank you for the excellent publicity and complete coverage by the all times, Now for the street repair pro- You might recall that no pro- vision was made for street re- paifs at the time a new sewer line was planned. This was eliminated intentionally. The eity commis- sioners at that time were striving desperately to take advantage of the government’s offer of aid in ‘building the sewer. They felt that the City itself could handle street repairs but that if they lost out on the federal appropriation, Key West would never secure proper sewerage disposal. That they were right becomes ap- parent when you consider the huge amounts of money involved— roughly, $2,100,000. Of this amount, $971,000 was gained from the gov- ernment as an outright grant, $300,000 in bonds were sold to the federal government, and the City itself only had to raise $900,000. Before we criticize the slowness of our street repair program, per- haps we should express gratitude for the things we have. Remem- |ber that the sewerage program has been sought Since the 1890's. “This Rock’? once ran a clipping from a newspaper of that period deploring uns: conditions and stating that it was expected to lay a satisfactory sewer line soon. Well, that “‘soqn” proved to be 5Q0dd years later. i | | i Key West Citizen of the Key West Flower Show and Mart held during February 27 and 28 and March 1 and 2, 1954. We are grateful for your friendly cooperation at | Sincerely yours, (Miss) HILDA S. CUNNIFF _Pres., Key West Garden @lub aig marcas Disposal Of VA’s Excess Hospital Sites Considered WASHINGTON (P— Expansion of the University of Florida Medi eal School might make a Veter- ans Administration mental hospi- tal at Gainesville, Fla., feasible al- though it could not be staffed now, says Vice Adm. Joeo F. Boone, VA medical director. Boone made that comment Tues- day as the govemnment prom- ised to delay “for a reasonable period’ disposing of 14 hospital sites declared excess by the VA. Chairman Edith Nourse Rogers (R-Mass) of the House Veterans Affairs Committee had asked the General Services Administration (GSA) to allow the committee to study the wisdom of letting the sites go. Max Elliott, GSA general coun- sel, said nothing further will be done for the time being toward selling the properties or transfer- ring them to other federal agen- For Member School Board cies The Gainesville site was one of the 14 declared excess Another proposed site is at Tallahassee, Fila. People who live on farmé make up ahout }6 per cent of the pop ulation of the United States and to us to see wheth of the ws to see er ang However, Aunt Delphine didn’t ‘stop at the entrance to the stablea. Truman Friend To Be Sentenced On Tax Evasion ST. LOUIS (#—Sentencing has been set for Monday for Paul Dil- lon, personal friend of former President Truman, who was con- victed here of attempting to evade $1,799 in income taxes for 1950-51. An all-male jury took just 30 minytes to return its verdict against the 76-year-old St. Louis attorney who once was a campaign manager for Truman. Dillon, who will remain free on bond _ until the sentencing, was named in a two-count federal im dictment last November. He faces &@ maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine on each count. He explained why he did not testify in his own behalf the two-day trial by telling men: “When you’re 76 years old Parakeets Cause Housing Trouble DETROIT — Landlord Paul Dingley and tenant William Kuz- man disagreed over how many Parakeéts Kuzman kept in hie apartment. Dingley said there were “more than 50.” Kuzman said only two pairs. Anyway, Dingley, complain- ee lorer “corn husks on the floor’? and a “pine tree hanging the chandelier,” raised eign from $50 a month to $125. Kuzman objected. Circuit Court Commissioner Wil- liam Krueger Tuesday ordered Kurzman to pay the rent, or va- cate. Kuzman said he'd vacate, | | ee eee Political ouncements 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 ivi coeiaanteagacasee camels For County Commissioner SECOND DISTRICT WILLIAM A. FREEMAN, JR. ne ee ce TS For Member Schoo] Board RE-ELECT J. CARLYLE ROBERTS 3RD DISTRICT ELECT KELLER WATSON SRD DISTRICT Sd ForsMember School Board Re-Elegt |18 years or older. Deadline for en-| and integrity. Regardless of rum-| We will have to continue this | have about 5 per cent of U. S. in-| ‘wies is July 4. lors to the contrary, the sewerage | tomorrow. come. EDNEY. PARKER STH DISTRICT ‘