The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 14, 1954, Page 4

} THe Ket WisT CITIZEN HF The Key West Citizen (ex B ae ee ‘cept Sunday) from The Citizes Building, corner of Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and, Monroe County L. P. ARTMAN, Editor and Publisher. memmm—mven V9Z1 = 1954 poosinin dhe binot ie Baer initiations —eamamnnreerdtshdaidthdade NORMAN D. ARTMAN . Editor and Publisher fies smahat-Aeedehatabdiaereeaccmmiecmasmenas: _-iunkintlitmeanettdsitettand Entered at Key West, Florida, as Second Class Matter TELEPHONES 2-5661 and Member of The Associated Press—' ited Press is or not otherwise ited in this paper, and the local news pub- Member Associate Dailies of Florida lished here. Subscription (by carrier), 25¢ per week; yea, $12.00; by mail, $15.60 ADVERTISING RATES MADE KNOWN ON APPLICATION The Citizen is fe “of ao = open forum and invites public issues jects local al interest, it will not lish anonymous communications E ne Page 4 Monday, June 15, i724, IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WE! BY THE CITIZI 1, More Hotels and Ay jents. . Beach and Ba’ PBavdlion 4 Consolidation of County and City Governments, 5. Community Auditorium. DEFENSE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES NEW WEAPON ‘Lhe Department of Defense recently announced the ‘armed services were now using the “Sparrow I” guided missile. The weapon is an air-to-air weapon thought to be used primarily by aircraft to knock down enemy air- craft,* The missile is said to be light enough to be carried + in quantity by jet fighters, and to be fast enough to travel at supersonic speeds, and highly maneuverable. Both the Air Force and the Navy are known to have been carrying on training programs with the Sparrow I. The Sparrow has been seven years in the develop- ment stage and it is revealed that production on an ad- anced model has already begun, and deliveries are be- ing made. (The Navy — curiously —:announced that the Sperry-Faragut Corporation, which was built for the sole purpose of producing Sparrows, was already in vol- ume production at Bristol, Tenn.) One interesting note from the Defense Department is its reference to the Sparrow as a “guided missile system.” Most observers believe this indicates t\at there is more to the Sparrow than just the air-to-air rocket-propelled mis- siles, These missiles have been estimated to travel 2,000 miles an hour. ; The major signifiance in the development of the Sparrow is that it may eventually provide another power- ful weapon to counter the great lead now enjoyed by aerial offense. The Nike guided missile, which the Army fires from the ground, is thought to have been a major step forward in this direction. Now, if defending aircraft can usé guided missiles-which automatically seek out and destroy aerial opponents, attacking air armadas of the future may not enjoy the great advantages which have been those of the aerial aggressor since the air age began. Most people have some good in them, and all people some evil. Stingy people never think they are stingy until it is too late. It is easy to go to war, but ending the thing is more complicated. Pretty girls are not more deserving necessarily; they just seem so on the spur of the moment. The newspaper gives you the news in the news col- umns; if you want opinions, read the editorials. Crossword Puzzle Beheld (PTATSISMEMIATY Ba TIOIRIS| ISITE MBOIRIE MEAIRIAIL| WIAL tT MMO T|SIPIRIOIVIE) INJAIPIE|SMERIAINIE OUT MBE LE IM! | BROIN|T) DIRIEIAIR] MIP IEINIO] TI VIEMEPIRIA ISIE} ME WIL MBOIRIDIEIR) MIAINMBRIEEIOISMBEIAIR) (AION TITISMBAIRIE INIA) DIE (CIRIE|AISIE RAE IL.| LEE MNLIEARRAIL! MERE! LUS|MBm TlYIRIE! Solution of Yesterday's Puzzle 2. Smell 10. Dry 3. Bronzes 11. Before in thesun 4, Informal dance 5, Think 6. Inan ap- parently contradic- tory manner 7. Lift 8, River em- bankment 9, Genus of the sheep 49. Sleigh 50. es sion to a building 22. Sun god 51. Wooden 23. Withstood use 24. Ages & pt . Wings 27. Recently uired 29, Mountain in Massachu- setts 31. One who Uateeveh that ol ‘3 have souls 32. Shallow vessel $4. Metric land tS BODYGUARD PEOPLE’S FORUM _ [Cole Says Reds The Citizen_welcomes ers, but the editor reserves are considered libelous or unwarranted. fair and confine the letters to 200 words and write on one side essions of the views of its read- right to delete any items which ~ writers should be of the paper only. Signature of the writer/must accom: the letters and will be published unless requested dtherwite:: ett OPEN LETTER TO AULD CLOOTIE Editor, The Citizen “To my friend Clooti¢: Your article in June 10 issue of The Citizen was a /pleasant sur- prise; beautifully worded and clear as a peeling bell:/I. am deeply grateful for the peut you creat- ed, and have nofear whatever of vitriol from you acid-worded mjs- sives. You are’ not the ogre you pretend to be, On many occasions in past years you have told me of strange flowers and shrubs, and from your pleasant and intélligent words I gathered you knew much about the exotic vines. and trees. When I read your article in The Citizen of June 1, I did not know who Auld Clootie was. When I learned it was you, I inwardly said, ‘Something is amiss; some- - has wounded Clootie too deep- y.”* A man’s heart knows its own bit- terneds, but it cannot utter it so others understand. never brings the core of the hurt out for inspection. Only when all the story is told can judgement be rendered. None may look at another’s soul in travail; the angel with the flam- ing sword guards it throughout its trial. No man truly knowing ser- enity can harbor malice in his heart. He casts out the chaff and keeps only the wheat. I know absolutely nothing about polities, and have no desire to learn its devious ways and self seeking glory. Guess I’m too old to fight. I'll be 65 June 27; have known all types of men; the good, the not so good, the highly opin- ionated, the narrowminded, _ the envious, and the out and out dead beat. Naught in heaven or earth can change such creatures. It is utterly impossible for them to reason a- bout anything. Usually their voices are the loudest in a crowd. Wis- dom comes from meditation and silence; your splendid article was written under such conditions. I merely meant to point out that hatred and unkindness do no good; either to a city or to its citize If a man in high office is negli- gent of his sworn duty to the voters who elected him, he should be im- peached. : My methods are entirely differ- ent. It happens I know every tro- pical flower, fruit, tree and vine that grows in Key West; from whence it came; how to grow it; and how to use and derive the greatest benefits from its fruits. Several weeks ago in a large ho- tel in Miami Beach I displayed a number of Key West tropical fruits in Tobby with cards giving their names;. soon a large crowd began asking questions. I told them such fruits flourished in Key West be- cause it is the only frost-free city in the United States. Many promis- ed to meet me in our city to see for themselves. That is one of my ways of in- teresting strangers to visit here. It helps them; it helps city, and is a tremendous satisfaction to me. It costs money to do anything to- day. I'm glad to spend mine in gratitude to this bit of the West Indies under the American Flag, (Key West) where I’ve enjoyed to the full living amid transcendent beauty. I bear malice toward none. I meant every word in my article in answer to yours of June 2. I reit- love of comfort we can bestiw, suppose we pass by in silence, re- membering that man is very Ige- ly gnd bears his soul in sorfow. The human spirit has no b Sag tongues. Always, regardless s- ifion, man remains stranger to man, and in my humble opinion gains absolutely nothing with acid- ity and cruel vitriolic words or deeds. War is hell, whether man to man, or Nation to Nation, Arbi- tration is wonderful. Russia knows no such word. The pen is mightier than the sword; dip yours in the inkwell of love and kindness, and become amazed at the wonders that may happen to you and our fair city,.Send the acid to Russia, they are experts in its use. Cordially William Meyers Hotel La Concha Key West, Fla. PRAISE IS REFRESHING Editor, The Citizen: There is, in the humble life of every man, a moment when non- expectation of praise reels him to the mat, and he discovers the blow less devastating in effect than the struggle to rise and recounter. Sometimes it comes from writing impetuous letters to the editors. ‘| Don’t Need To | |See H-bomb Blast WASHINGTON ™ — Rep. W. Sterling Cole (R-NY), chairman of the Senate-House Committee on Atomic Energy, says he doesn’t think Russian leaders have to wit- ness an American hydrogen blast to appreciate the force of the H-bomb. “All you need is imagination,” he said yesterday in a CBS tele- vision interview. Thomas E. Murray, one-of the five members of the Atomic Ener- gy Commission, suggested last ‘week that an H-bomb demonstra- tion for representatives of all na- tions, including Russia, would lead to rejection. of war and nuclear ‘weapons. 5 ee Cole: said he couldn’t see that ‘Murray’s proposal “has any great value.” Citizen \ Advertisements Help Save You Money nobility. Either we have it, or we don’t. Auld Clootie unequivocally strikes at incom} ce. He urges a re- call ele Clean up the mess in government! Yes, we've seen what the hysteria of ‘‘a change” can accomplish. Personally, I do not challenge the full integrity of Auld Clostie’s Hie 3 z Whatever the circumstances, the | motives, as he suspects. He's an- shock is unyielding, and it bears | 8ty, and with good reason. Ifthere irrefutable evidence that each man | are powerful minority forces ex- has a voice, however impunctil- | erting pressire on Key Wet, let’s erate — If there is nothing of kind- mess we can murmur, nothing of iously cast. Bill Gibb’s benevolent praise of my letter regarding unrest in Key West comes as unexpected refresh- ment, there being no question of his sincerity nor of his need to compliment. Not that I didn’t ex- pect him to read it, but in taking cognizance of his sincerity I see recognition of my own. Our mutual interest is Key-West. Key West is potential. In its uniqueness of location, accessibili- ty, history, style, and terminus, no other city in America can ap- proach its particular potentiality. This is fundamental. No eye can pass upon this island without see- ing it. The incorporate features of the earth have placed it here, like a gem, unique and patterned. But like every treasure, we see men and groups of men fighting for its possession and supervision. Once, out of the revolving corri- dors of history, came the pirates, using the island, commandeering it by virtue of its uniqueness. These men were bold and greedy and suspicious, bound together by common greed and the axiom ‘let the devil take the hindmost!’ Of course, history has changed its cloak, but I must challenge any. proclamation that man has chang- ed his nature. To men of vision and intellect this is the most terrible fact to face. Journalistic men like your columnist Bil Gibb, confronted daily by mendacious, fraudulent, dishonest, faithless, hypocritical personalities demonstrates the prescient resourcefulness of cer- tain men to see below the surface, to see the more important quality of all men: an inherent desire to trust his fellow man. So what have we? The gem, en- ticing. Men*scrambling. No more, no less. ee Superficially, we could almost let it go at that. Conscientiously, we can’t. Loss of a treasure, in this case, is a loss of pride in call- ing ouselves honest. And there’s f not: assist them by confusing the citizenry. First let’s eall our procurators to task, insisting on an answer. They might have logical explanations for some of the queer things they’re doing. Take just one day’s activity, for example, Why did the City Commissioners turn down a re-zoning ordinance on Flagler Avenue between Jose- phine and Bertha Streets for busi- ness? Why did the commission ap- prove re-zoning for Joe Sirugo to enable him to put duplexes in the Sunshine home area? Why approve one and not the other? Why have zoning laws at all if they can be whimsically adjusted without any reason given? Why did City Manager Lang re- pudiate the complaint of citizens on excessive noise of a nearby all- night gas station? Does he plan to re-zone the hotel area, or the gas station, or what? Why did Lang bring in the subject of the budget on the subject of lowering city auto inspection fees? Why wasn’t there a ‘second motion’ to lower the fees? Why did it take until midnight Monday, June 7, to reject the city tax assessor’s resig- nation when the assessor is going to quit anyway? Haven’t these men the time to explain their actions? Or, more aptly, their intentions? Before we shackle these men with the charge of incompetence, let’s hear their reason for doing what they do, Once we have their answers then we can judge their alledged ineompetance with truer merit. And after all, it’s only the truth we're after — not a man’s sould, whatever his true nature might be! Let’s try to reason out their thinking. Thought, quite logically, is the soul of action, and our na- ture is movement. Absolute still- ness is death. | sv. Bi P. 0. Box 642 Key West, Fla. June 8, 1954, Y This Rock Of Ours By Bill Gibb rl 2 » a2 if the lack of same that causes an: noyance. hen I first eame to Key West, some four years ago, my child was in the ‘diaper stage’ so I only half-sympathized with mothers of toddlers who complained of this in- convenience. But now that I have experienced — and am experienc- ing — similar conditions, I am cur- ious and a little irritated at the attitude of employees when asked that all important question. “TI suppose I can understand why some of the older stores may not be able to provide this Courtesy, but why not the new ones? ? ? I have been frowned upon, rebuked, and even ignored when inquiring at — (ed. note: mame of new store), and just last week, after making purchases at — (ed. note: another new KW store), was flat- ly refused. There is one toilet a- vailable, to my knowledge — not too hygienic — but what happens if one happens to be clear at the other end of town? “Maybe there is a law forbid- ding this (very often) VITAL ser- z eEee story: (1), the donor of deserves to be complim his humanity in thinking clearly show their appreciation of cae’ they deserve condem- However, (2), accepting outside food for prisoners has always caused a considerable problem. If there isn’t enough to feed every- one, jealousy and displeasure are going to arise. At night, once the prisoners are bedded down, wak- ing them up to clean a fish is going to also start a few of them vice? ? If this problem is made |i public, and brings forth names of any stores willing to co-operate By ARTHUR MERIMS (For Sam Dawson) NEW YORK w—Anybody who has ever invested in American en- terprise via the stock market prob- ably needs no prompting to make “bullish” or “bearish” predictions. But ask him about the bond mar- given much easier ings. lar bonds. g The fundamental barometers of ket and his response is likely to}i “huh?” Most people would be amazed to learn how intimately their lives are tied to fluctuations in the bond market. Few guess that bond in- terest changes usually affect them far more than stock kyrations. A housewife who discovers that her gas, electric or telephone rates have just been increased seldom realizes that the utility company, which floated a new bond issue at high interest rates, is passing those increased borrow- ing costs on to her, the consumer. ‘The man refused a mortgage on his home by his banker is unaware that the bank’s funds may already be heavily invested in high yield- ing bonds which are more secure than his home mort- age might be. cy represents a a ness, a bond is simply a loan, a promise to return the full amount of a borfowed sum plus interest in a fixed number of years. When you buy a series “E” or “H” sav- ings bond, for example, you lend the U.S. government your surplus cash for nine years and eight months. And you charge Uncle Sam 3 per cent interest for its use. But savings bonds, which never change in face value and are not transferrable, are not considered part of the “bond market.” Only debt certificates which can legally change hands, hence rise or fall be — Heady rt [ Fs & able to sell 30-year mortgages at a net interest cost of 3.195 per cent, less than the federal govern- ment had to pay a year ag0, 1954 Construction Spending May Set An All-Time Record By FRANK O'BRIEN the earlier forecast made by WASHINGTON, (—A govern-| Commerce and Labor ment report, based upon a new| Last November the two fe ated ott i z i E F i 5 § gfe i I : & g F| 4 i 1 a, Zz 3 J e * fe 5 HA aif .3) t : Fil de ~ te sf i rEeee ln s i i ft Hf i | E i E & ? if eff E : 4 H 5. rl Fy = c g i Fe i age St sly BE tial