The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 29, 1954, Page 4

THE KEY WEST CITIZEN ~ Saturday, May 29, 19541 The Key West tizen ES 25661 and 2.5662 ‘The Associa’ is exclusi Gt all news distatchen credited tok ti this paper, and also the local news pub- of Floride ypen forum and fnvites discussion of public issues ti of local or general fnteress. ut it" wil” not publish IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED Abe CITIZEN ” BILL NEBLETT PACKED THE WALLOP OF THE : BIGGEST SURPRISE IN LOCAL POLITICS What were the outstanding surprises locally in the ‘first primary? Bernie C. Papy’s beating his two opponents and William A. Freeman, Jr.’s running away from a sea- soned politician, Most residents thought Papy would win, some thought he would be forced into the second primary, but nobody ~ ever dreamed he would win by a majority of 1,570. But Freeman’s race was just as much a shocker. It was his first try for political office, and he was old enough to vote only four years ago. Further, many voters who supported him thought he was Billy Freeman, who, last February, finished second, in the free-for-all race-for wat- er commissioner. But the topnotch surprise of the primary nominations was Bill Neblett’s victory. His carrying Monroe County by a big vote in the first primary was not a surprise. He ‘was a hometown man, and his two opponents were can- didates from Fort Myers, so naturally a big majority of Monroe County voters turned to Neblett. But the most astounding surprise came in the sec- ond .primary. Between the first and second primary, the general belief in Key West was that Neblett would get @ whopping majority in Monroe Gounty, but that Lee, Collier and Hendry would stick together and pile up en- ough votes for Franklin to win easily. Those three counties’are contiguous. Fact is, a Key ‘Wester, the late William H. Malone,-at one time our sen- rand laterour of, 80-to-seve their hometown sen- r, Jé-was tho in Monroe they would give Franklin a preponderating vote. But Bill Neblett’did what was the equivalent of bearding the lion imhis den. A Fort Myers paper, actuated by the hometown spirit, reminded its. readers that they didn’t want.a senator whose home is 272 miles away from their counties.. And the hometown talk spread throughout Lee, Collier and Hendry Counties, Aware of that type of appeal for votes for Franklin, a Key Wester’s reaction was that Neblett would do well if he got 1,000 votes in the mainland counties of this senatorial district. But what did he get? He piled up a total of 4,986 votes, not counting absentees, in Lee, Collier and Hendry Countties. Neblett’s.eampaigning for eight days in those counties was a political miracle. What was the tenor of his talk during those eight days? Whatever it was, those 4,986 votes prove that it was convincing. Another factor that adds to the surprise of his victory is that his cam- paigning was his first skirmish in politics. If a hydrogen bomb drops on Washington, and we hope this doesn’t happen, it would be just like our luck if the Army-McCarthy hearing had left town the day be- fore, Crossword Puzzle 35, Carry with [RIE |AIL IM) (AIDIS HEL EA! wot) Sit TMIOMEmC ELIA) Tie Me TIEIR] OINIE MERIE|AISIOIN) FIOIRIMUIL | AIERENIEIRIO| AIL ETE Ma OIRIAIM| THE IEIS MEN ISMESIAILIE! ‘Solution of Saturday's Puzzie 3.Tableland 11. French 4. Strike matshal gently 16. Likeness ~§. Living 20. Mournful 6. Bathe Gift ~ 22. You andI . 24. Crescent 8. Starts sud- id shaped 19. Ship 21. Reverent tear 23. Artists’ stands 26, Platform 29. Terminal 30.Tip — 31. Division of a highv ay 32. 33. Voleano 34. Quick to i 9. Gai learn 10, Every one This Rock Of Ours + By Bill Gibb Homan nature is a funny thing. Most of us wouldn’t dream of go- ing to the grocery store and ac- cepting a half loaf of bread for the price of a whole loaf. We squawk about the little things but when matters of supreme importance a- rise — the reality of God and our reason for existence, for instance — we’re ready enough to accept illogical half-truths. This robs us of the opportunity to gain complete hi ess and loving understanding in ily affairs. 1 a great deal of the blame for this ion can be placed‘on our whol ted acceptance “Science” 4 is nothing mort poe tr aly description of actualities. Tetent yeats, philo- sophical psychology has attracted the public’s interest, and this ‘hy- brid’ of the two great fields of thought — scientific ana philosophi- cal — might eventually'mean that once again, folks will begin to ap- preciate metaphysics. “Metaphysics” is that mischiev- | be ous branch of philosophy © which seeks to explain ultimate reality. Like a woman, it promises a man everything and demands fidelity and honorableness of purpose. in return. Any other approach to metaphysics will yteld sorrow. You've often heard it said that “a little knowledge is a dan- gerous thing.” No truer words were ever spoken and I think it is be- cause of this fact that church leaders often keep back truths from a public which is not yet ready to assimilate the whole but would readily twist a portion to its own selfish aims. Take prayer Most churches prescribe a met- hod and often actually supply the words to be used. This is purely conjecture on my part, but I think it is done primarily to keep the petitioner on the proper course — not because one group of words has more efficacy than another. Prayer is a Powerful, two-edged sword. I’ve never yet been able to decide whether the evil of “‘wrong-praying” results from ac- tually tapping an outside power or whether it merely increases the strength of self-will’ within man himself. Whichever it is, I’m sure that such monsters as Adolph Hit- ler, Stalin, and other infamous men of history have not ‘only de- voted themselves to “wrong-pray- ing” but have ‘unfortunately warp- ed other metaphysical powers to their own use by adopting only “a Part of the entire Truth. baa” ‘This column seems to be turning into a rambling affair. What I real- ly started out to say was that — since there is a definite public trend toward metaphysical’subjects new students should undertake ir studies under the guidance of perienced priests, ministers, or jis. You won’t believe all these tell you: and since they are human, it is possible that they will soméimes make errors in their in- terpréation of Divine Law. The chancés are that such errors will and unimportant how- ever, sitce the knowledge of the Church ‘5 derived not from man but from'the Word of God. “Metaphysics” is only*+ione branch of the great field of philo- sophy. If you’re interested. in it, sooner or later you're going to be dabbling in the-other four branch- es — ethics, ‘esthetics, logic, and Politics. Incidentally, don’t let that last named branch frighten you off with visions of can¢idates running for office. “Political” philosophy is merely the study of the ideal so- cial organization just as “Ethics” is the study of ideal conduct, “Es. thetics” — ideal beauty, and “Lo- gic” — ideal thought. I suggest that you visit either the Key West Public Library at the Woman’s Club on Duval St. or your church and borrow 1 few books on by any of these splendid subjects, A- bove all, dig out the family Bible because you will discover: that no Philosophical subject is .going..to present problems for which #’solu- SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON Elisha reveals spiritual resources. 4 Kings 4:8-37; 6:8-23 By RALPH ROGERS A few days ago it was my priv- ilege as a judge to read several essays written by teen-agers on the subject, “Power for Peace.” Say what you please. about the youth of this generation but it was a most pleasant revelation to see how each of these young people wove into their essay the impor- tance of spiritual power. Elisha reveals the available spiritual re- sources not only of that day, but his unfaltering faith in God should be an incentive for us in this gen- eration to tap the unlimited spirit- ual power ever at our command. Treachery In The Camp Old Benhadad of Syria is still at war with Israel. Ahab was brought home a corpse in last Sun- day’s: lesson, but now we have Jehoram, Ahab’s son at war with Syria. Jehoram succeeded to the throne after his brother, Ahaziah’s brief reign following their father’s death. War then, as now, is a series of plots, schemes, deception and in- trigue as well as the slaying of an enemy. Benhadad thought that if he could slay the King, Jehoram, that he could easily subdue and tule Israel. He planned an am- bush and every time Jehoram seemed to know about it, so that Benhadad called in his servant and inquired who was responsible for the leak of this highly secret in- formation. Every time an ambush was laid, Jehoram was warned and failed to march past the fatal spot. Josephus says that Jehoram was out hunting, but it is hardly likely that the King would go hunting when his troops were at war. The rérvant reports that there is in the camp of Israel a man called Elisha, a man of God, who warned the King ‘“‘and saved him- self there, not once nor twice.” Elisha Well Known Perhaps Benhadad smelled trea- chery in his own camp, but. he understood. what it was. all about tion can’t already be f in this Book of books: / x Conferences, Training Session Precede Scout Court Of Honor Boy Scouting in this area ad- vanced considerable during the re- cent Round Table conferences and training sessions held for both adult and junior leaders. Paul Brick, Scout executive in the South Florida District, was-in charge. Bringing the sessions to a close eink = Seon Honor held under a 43, Scoutmaster Tony Martinez, | » Howard William R. »{ley, Tl, William G.| Firemanship. Thomas Simmons, Doster, Michael Fhod, Thomas Reuther, Francis Thatp and Gary Tharp, Troop 52; Richard Bonner, Robert Cooper, Troop 54; . Joseph Richardson, Thomas Simmons, Ronald Skelton and Gragton Boons, Troop 253. i dges, Howard Carrera,; ip, Swimming. Lynn Flood, Camping, a ee in the Home, First Aid, Fishing, Scholar- ship, Swimming, Photography, Michael Leon, Campisg, Fireman. ship, Swimming, Reins, = binding. David Lipshiff, Swimming, Home Repairs, Readitg, Bookbind- ing. Charles Oliveros, Firemanship. Benny Pierce, . Gary Tharp, Reading. RgseF Trevor, Firemanship. Robert Cooper, Coin Collecting. Grafton Boone, William E. Deegan, Jr., Albett L. Leight. Russell, Citizenship in the Home. — Troop awards for the Swimming meets and window dsPlays for both the 1953 and 19! contests were presented. when the servant reported that Elisha was the one who had. re- peatedly warned the king of Israel. Elisha-was at Dothan, twelve, miles north of Samaria, near Shechem. This was deep into Hebrew terri- tory so the King of Syria decided to capture the spy that was caus- ing the trouble. Benhadad had certainly heard of. Elisha. One of his captains by the name of Naaman had been cured of the leprosy by Elisha. No doubt the stories had circulated about. how he had raised a child from the dead (II Kings 4:18-21, 32-37) and how he had mirculously replenish- ed vessels with oil (II Kings 4:1-7). The Syrians also knew that Elisha was a prophet of God as well as a patriot. Naturally the enemy would like to capture such an im- portant person. We may ask what made Elisha so important. We might answer and say that Elijah had bestowed a double portion of his spirit upon his successor. But the spirit of God is ineffective unless geared to the heart and-needs of man. The prophet kept in close touch with the source of spiritual pow- er and was able to accomplish re- markable, miraculous things. - How he knew of the Syrian am- bush to warn Jehoram, we do not know. Whether he was given this information by God, or whether he had friends and spies reporting for him we do not know. This we | v MORIAL DAY FIRST OBSERVED BY CITIZENS OF SOUTHERN CITY - @ @ er CHARLESTONIANS HONORED EX-FOE WAR DEAD'IN 1865 voterons, representing World Were 1 end Wend the Korean wer, pay tlbete to fellen comrades in the ‘Three Arlington, Va., Metienel siltery i. Gag flies, but time has dimmed the memory of its inception. Cemetery. g Headstones in |_tend ever Kereon wer graves. respect as circumstances may pere’ WASHINGTONMemorial Day is observed wherever the American |™lt.” Newspaper and public re-/ enough, America’s first Memorial Day saw hundreds do know — that Benhadad wanted him so badly, feared him so much, that he sent a host of hors- es and chariots to. surround the city of Dothan and take captive this prophet of God. Benhadad did not know that all the armies that ever marched, all the navies that ever sailed and ali the kings that ever sat — in fact all the tempor- al power of this world'‘is as noth- ing compared to the spiritual pow- er so free and available to all mankind. God Reveals Himself When the armies of Benliadad surround the city of Dothan, the servant of the prophet rushes in to tell — to warn Elisha, that they were surrounded. The servant was probably excited and thought there was a host of warriors surround- ing the city. In our fright we often see danger where there is no sign of real danger. This was probably just a raiding party for a king as wise as Benhadad certainly would- n't send a ‘host’ to take one man. Whatever the number may have been it did not frighten Elisha. He knew that those who were with the Israelites were more than those who: were with the Syrians. What he meant was, not there were more men on Israel’s side, but that with God and his angels guiding and directing them, they had resources — spiritual power which discounted all the temporal power of the mighty enemy. That power was and is available. The secret of tapping those re- sources was well known to Elisha. He prayed. In that prayer he ask- ed that the servant’s eyes be op- ened that he might see the avail- able resources. A friend of mine had been suffering with arthritis or rheumatism and was badly crip- pled up, hardly I missed him for several weeks and when I saw him he was smil- ing and seemed wholly recovered. I asked him what had wrought “prayer.” While God does not always see fit to protect the physical life of his servants, he does so in many cases. He has allowed the discip- les to suffer persecution and mar- tyrdom. Saints. down through the ages have died at the stake, on the cross, and in sundry ways. The blood of these have add- ed life to the truth they proclaim- ed. Truth marches on. Other incidents have been evi- dence of God’s protecting power as in the escape of Elisha. Dr. Farrar in the Expositor’s Bible ' ‘sponse was instantaneous. i i fasta : Hh j fleeing from his enemies and took refuge in a cave. Immediately a spider wove a web over. the en- trance and later the enemy in pursuit seeing the web passed on. When Felix came out he said, “Where God is, a spider’s web is a wall; where He is not, a wall is but a spider’s web.” National Protection Every American believes that this nation has been wonderfully blessed. It has achieved leadership and tremendous power. Could it be that America in its Declara- tion of Independence and in its Constitution took God into part- nership? One of our wise leaders : ib fi F 49 3 é F | +H k : fi | Hf gti E ve ie HEE fs E So long as we place on our coins, and mean it, “In God We Trust,” we shall have unlimited resources, spiritual power. - Could it have been chance when the enemy set fire to our capitol out as the enemy hurriedly with- drew from the city? Again was it only chance when Washington was Long Island that a quick freeze covered the Hudson with ice so that the great Father of our Coun- declared, “This nation, under God, | ual shall have a new birth of free- dom.” During the dark days of the sixties this same leader heard one of his advisers say he hoped God was with us and Lincoln’s reply was, “I hope we are with God.” | Australia Votes On Menzies Party By GORDON TAIT Sydney, Australia (#—Austral-| ians voted today in general elec- tions. The balloting—expected to be close—was to decide whether the country would be governed for the next three years by che coali- tion of Prime Minister Robert G. Menzies, which favors private en- terprise, or by the Socialists. Political experts predicted that Menzies’ Liberal - Country party majority over the Socialist Labor party of Herbert V. Evatt would able to get around. | i ‘such a wonderful miracle. He said, : Today’s voting, which was aia: pulsory for the electorate of 5,100,- ° Killed In Crash TAMPA (®—Grady Young, 40, a.Tampa Negro. truck driver, was killed yesterday in the head-on col- lision of his truck and another. * The other driver, Walter Jack- son, 35, of Lake City, also a Negro, was critically hurt. 000 eligible voters were excused from going to the polls.