The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 10, 1954, Page 4

Page 4 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Saturday, July 10, 1954 The Key West Citizen aa a Sra ereeee e Published delly (except Sunday) from The Citizen Building, corner of Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County L. P. ARTMAN, Editor and Publisher .................. 1921 - 1954 NORMAN D. ARTMAN mun Editor and Publisher Enitered 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 luction of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise ited in this paper, and also the local news pub- Member Associate Dailies of Florida a ——$——$—$<— — Subscription (by carrier), 25c 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 publi ‘and subjects of local or general interest, but reciend — anonymous communications. lish a HARD FIGHT LOOMS FOR US TO SAVE OVERSEAS DISTRICT LANDS You have heard talk (a couple of volumes of it) about lost baseball games or lost elections, which, had this or that been done, might have been won. The reason for the jabbering, when a game is over or the ballots are counted, is because many of us are hard losers when we have our hearts set on winning. _ ’ The Citizen can’t recall a lost game or election that engendered as much talk as there has been about the lost case against Cothron and Bateman. Thursday a Miami paper ran.a story from Tampa about what State Attorney McEwen thought he could do were he permitted to re- _ open the case, and a four-column statement by John D. Marsh, Dade county solicitor, who asserts that two Miami Papers were so unfair to him, in the way he handled the case, he thinks they libeled him. In another story in that paper, Marsh said he thought that McEwen was “ungracious” in critizing Marsh’s pre- sentatidn of the case. Well, let Marsh and McEwen and _ the two Miami papers fight it out among themselves, but neither the attorneys nor the papers have said one word about something that is evident to every adult resident of ‘Monroe County. : Do you think there would have been an outcry for & probe of the Overseas Road and Toll Bridge district ‘had not a hot primary election been in full swing in Mon- _ Foe County. Do you think there were no political implica- : opm whatever in the rub-a-dub-dub, one man in the tub? you do, then you are not familiar with pressure poli- ties in Dade and Monroe Counties, with Dade doing most of the pressuring. - But the Big Thing that should put every resident of Monroe County on tiptoe does not relate to the past, but to the pulsing present. That thing concerns the ownership of the lands in the Overseas district, other than the right of way, when the district bonds are redeemed. ' Attorney Dayton, of the State Road Department, in ' the same Miami paper on Wednesday, spoke as though all he had to do was to come to Key West, say a few words to the reinstated Overseas Bridge Commissioners and ar- range for them to transfer the property to the State Road Department. Seemingly, he doesn’t know that the legality ‘of the agreement, about which he spoke, has been ques- tioned by several lawyers, one of whom is pretty close to Dayton. Seemingly too, he is unaware that there is a law that provides that the land in question revert to Monroe County when the bonds are liquidated. Neither the agreement nor the law has been ques- tioned in the courts, and‘Dayton is presuming overmuch if he thinks the Bridge Commissioners are going to take any action, which entails finality, until those questions are legally settled. Taxpayers and other residents of Mon- roe County may be assured the commissioners are going t0 do all in their power to conserve the interests of Mon- Toe County. There’s too much debate over what will be best for the farmer, and too little being done about the plight of farmers, which continues to remain serious. LEI MRATHIEIAIONESIPTY) AIRIC I SIE ININ/ABBHIUIE) PIAL INI TIE IOMEMIEIAIN(S) CIOIE ID ME TISIAIR] DIOILIOIRMEPIOIETIEISIS| NIBIOIEINIE|S} PIEILIAIMIOINMES| (IRIE! AILIAINSNOIPIE IN} SIEIVIEINIETIRIAION INIG| AXIEMIDIRIEIAIRMMCIOIO} WE OME SIEINISIE Mle TIA] 3. Extended journey 4. Scenes of action 5. Material 6. Medicinal plant 7. Writing implement 8. Period of 9. Mountain pass 10. Literary weer . Wager 17. Flowerless plants 19. Provided 20. “Ben ---" aw wd aoe Mee . Forgive 29. Small valley 31. Front of the Key West In Days Gone By JULY 10, 1934 Expenses incurred by Monroe county for the First and Second Primary elections, held in June totalled $1,594.74. This was shown by an itemized report’ of all ex- penditures presented by Clerk Ross C. Sawyer at a meeting of the board of county commission- ers last night . Members of the board of coun- ty commissioners, city council and Mayor Wm. H. Malone were nominated as an advisory board last night to act in conjunction with B. M. Duncan, administrator of the rehabilitation project in this district. Major William V. Albury, C. A. C. National Guard, will leave over the East Coast tomorrow afternoon for Jacksonville and will act in the capacity of range officer at the rifle matches to be held July 13 at Camp Foster. William R. Porter, chairman of | the Overseas Road and Toll Bridge | Commission, who has been in Washington for the past several weeks in the interest of securing a loan for the proposed project, arrived in Miami yesterday to) confer with other members of the commission, including Henry H. Taylor, general counsel for the or- ganization. x ot ste JULY 10, 1944 Lieutenant Ray Edward Dem- eritt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben- jamin W. Demeritt, Francis street, has been reported by the War De- partment as missing in action over France since June 23, His par- ents were notified of this develop- ment by telegram Saturday night. Superintendent William W. De- meritt said today that bids will be opened on July 19 for the construc- classrooms, at Marathon. A group of five Key Westers, Chairman J. Frank Roberts of the Monroe County Commission; At- torneys William V. Albury and Enquire Esquinaldo, Jr., Sheriff Berlin Sawyer and County Judge| Raymond R. Lord, went to Taver-| nier Saturday to attend a celebra-| tion held in connection with the| formal opening of a $20,000 building | at that place. Bushnell Has New Skipper On July 8, Captain Francis David Walker Jr., USN, assumed | the command of the submarine | tender, Bushnell, in appropriate ceremonies at her temporary berth | in Norfolk, Virginia. He relieved Captain Carter L. Bennett, USN, who has been ordered to the Sub-| marine Squadron 4, operating out| of Key West. The Bushnell is expected back) in Key West waters about mid-! July, having completed a two month’s temporary assignment in Norfolk. : tion of a school house, with two} Are We.Growing As Christians? 4 Cor. 3:1-3, Eph. 4:11-16 I Peter 1:5-8, 3:18 By RALPH ROGERS Paul asks a very pertinent ques- tion in today’s lesson, Are we growing as Christians? He tells the Corinthians that so long as there is jealousy and strife among them, they walk like worldly, carnal men, not as followers of Christ. Conflict Of Differences The church at Corinth had reach- ed a critical stage. It started over differences of opinions, likes and dislikes. One group claimed to be followers of Apollos while the other claimed Paul was the more spirit- ual. There was discord, angry words, strife, enemity. They were acting like children. A certain bishop was faced with a division in the church and.he told them to quit acting like schoolboys. He could have dropped the scale one more notch and’: told. them they were acting like ¢hildren, babies. When one notes the difference in churches today, leading to strife, discord and hate, it would seem that we are still children. An ex- ample of that childishness is found today when one church group complains to the second church group that they are friendly with the third church group which the first group just don’t like. In oth- er words you're not friends of our church if you grant favors and fraternize with people of a Christ- ian church which we don’t like. That’s baby stuff. Better read what Paul thinks about it. He thinks they need a bottle of milk, taken perhaps with a nipple. We| are not to follow Apollos or Paul, but Jesus Christ. It is natural to have differences of opinion. If everybody thought as we do, they’d be morons. Pro- gress is the offshoot, the product of these differences being analyzed and weighed to determine what is best. The strife and jealousy at Corinth seems to have stemmed from individuals wanting to run things. They wanted to be Chair- man of the Board of Deacons, of Rev. Touchton (Returns From Youth Camp The Reverend and Mrs. Paul J. Touchton were expected to return today from the Methodist Youth Camp at Leesburg, where they have been on the staff of the Miami district camp this week. Members of the intermediate department of the First Methodist Church this week were Wayne Albertus, Joyce Elder, Kay Havi- land, Paul Huddleston, Tommy Sue Montgomery, Mary Touch- ton, Clare Thomson, Martha Whiteside, Freida Wolf, Joyce Simmons and Jackie Steed. Miss Delia Touchton, also from First Methodist is a regular memb- | er of the youth team at the camp for the summer. Subjects Announced Mr. Touchton has announced that on Sunday morning he will preach on’ the: topic, “Building Tomorrow’s Church,” and in the evening, he will speak on “The Shepherd’s Psalm.” Visitors in the city and service p*sonnel as well as local citizens witl find a hearty welcome at First Methodist—the “Old Stone” —Church, WAY WE GOI SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON the Ways and Means Committee and someone else beat them do it. Then it was that some disgruntled Person, perhaps a chronic prevari- cator, began spending hours on the phone telling the neighborhood gossips that the minister was re- sponsible for such poor adminis- tration and should be boosted out. What—all of this in Corinth? May- be not since they had no phones, but they had a more rapid means of communication—just fell a— quidnunc. Conflict Of Doctrine Paul also had something to say to the church at Ephesus. They fell into the rut of arguing about doctrine. Doctrine can be wrong since it is man-made while the Gospel of Jesus Christ is God-made and is right at every point. The Ephesians were just in the teeth- ing stage of their spiritual life and were trying out théir sore gums on doctrine, which is just as in- digestible as the argument on how many angels can dance on the point of a needle. A church editor told of his church indulging in a devastating argument on whether Christ would return to earth be- fore or after the millennium. What childish arguments since Christ will come to most of us long be- fore the millennium. Are we still infants in Christ? Helen Kohls tells of the city fath- ers of Franklin, Mass., writing a letter to Benjamin Franklin asking for money to buy a bell for their church. Since the city was nam- ed after him they felt that he would like- to contribute some money for this worthy project. Franklin answered the letter by saying, “I am much honored and glad indeed to send you a sum of money. Only don’t buy a bell with it. Buy a public library. I have always preferred sense to sound.” They bought the books. on doctrine and we strain at a gnat while swallowing a camel, The spiritually minded Chrisitian will grow but little on doctrine. It has been the source of more conflicts within the Protestant church than any other one thing. It may be all right for the organization and operation of man-made institu- tions, but the Christian goes be- yond all that. He wants to know what Christ would have him do. Sometimes we get discouraged in trying to be like Christ but we should remember that he never said ‘copy me,’ he simply asked his followers to “follow me.” If we are to grow as Christians we must set our sights on things high- er than doctorine. We must grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON Conflict Of Growth Life seems to be one series after another of contradictions. The child to grow must eat something other than candy, sodas and things they like. They must have some- thing with the necessary vitamins such as spinach and other things they might not like. Paul gives the Corinthians the formula : for Christian growth. In his letter to the Ephesians he outlines the character of Jesus, not man-made doctrines. Peter emphasizes the importance of Christian growth. Peter says that diligence is necessary, knowing something about Christ, which develops into faith. When General Lew Wallace, an infidel, began his work on ‘Ben llur,”” he had to read the Bible. It was his intention to strip the Bible of all its sentimentality and show Jesus as he was — a man. When he completed the study of the Bible, he had so grown in the " Our churches ssem to be built | P# Chaplain W.M:Laudenslager Living Rosary To Conduct Farewell Services Chaplain Wilbur M. Laudenslager, LCDR, CHC; who has been with the Naval establishment in Key West since August, 1953, is to be/ released to inactive duty next week. While on his tour here of yearly a year at the Naval Hospital and a year at the U.S. Naval Station, Chaplin Laudenslager has been aetive in many community affairs. He has preached in many of our churches and spoken to many civic organizations and participated in many of their activities. He has been an active‘member of the Key West Ministerial Association. Final Services On Sunday Chaplain Laudenslag- er will hold his final services while with the Navy in this area. He will as usual have the Protest- ant service at the Naval Hospital Chapel at and preach at the 11:00 service at the Naval Station This Rock Chapel At 7:00 p.m. he will lead the evening vespers at Sigsbee Park. The Protestant chaplains in the area have been conducting these drive-in vesper services each Sun- jday at sunset for the past 2 years. The public is cordially invited to | attend. Navy Choir The Naval Station Chapel choir will assist with this vesper service in honor of Chaplain Laudenslag- er’s fine service to Naval person- nel and the community while in in the area. Next week Chaplain and Mrs. Laudenslager and four children will head back to Philadel- phia, Pa., where on September 1 he will take up his duties as chap- lain at the Lankenau Hospital. The Navy’s and Key West's loss is the hospital’s and Philadelphia’s gain. Of Ours By Bill Gibb l@ Some people might tap their heads significantly and point in my direction for making the fol- lowing statement — The Bible seems to have a liv- ing intelligence of its own; sort of like a master calculating machine where certain questions can be fed in and correct answers will be forthcoming. For instance, the other day, three of us were discussing vari- ous problems.’ Not being able to arrive at any immediate solution, we decided that a little concen- trated prayer might not be out of the way. Now, none of us are what you would call “religious personali- ties.” As a matter of fact, it is very unlikely that we will ever get within shouting distance of St. Peter and the Golden Gate. But we had all definitely experienced the differences between trying to run the show ourselves and letting a Greater Power guide the way. To make a long story short, I sat down the night after our dis- cussion at the time that I knew the others would be doing like- wise. My mind was still half oc- cupied with some advertising work so I picked up the Bible for a couple of minutes relaxation be- fore turning to the prayer problem. Here are the first words that struck my eyes: “Again I say unto you, that if two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. “For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” (Matthew 18:19-20) Coincidence? The agnostic might perhaps say that such reading was purely co- incidence. I’ve had too much ex- perience with it in the past to be- lieve such a statement, however. Time and again, I've sat down to read the Bible and opened it hap-hazardly. You can believe it or not, but a large portion of the time, the Bible acted just as if it uman mind-reader — the ge t I opened so carelessly, invariably had the answer to an immediate problem. knowledge of Jesus Christ, that like the centurion at the cross, he exclaimed, ‘‘Surely this was the Son of God. Celok Faith then grows into virtue, good Christian living, that quality which makes the neighbors re- spect and love you. Out of that virtue comes knowledge of Jesus as we seek to ‘follow’ him. Fol- lowing knowledge we develop self- control for our own good , for the good of our family and to set our- selves up as judges of the other fellow, of the minister or Sunday School teacher. With all these qualities of character and with our own experience we are so in- volved with ourselves that we can ,|see only the good in others. Out of all this comes brotherly kind- ness, love, mercy and truth. Grace and knowledge go togeth- er. Without knowledge we cannot understand grace. Grace is “that quality of God’s nature which is the source of man’s undeserved blessings.” This kind of spiritual growing is the aim, the end of life. Without this spiritual grow- th we are like the bees in the Barbadoes. In the land of per- petual summer the bees do not have to work through a sea: store up honey for the they just fly around and natives. The professional ian does just that when they be working, growing in the gra and knowledge of our Christ. Are we tians? ta au: the Chere! A. and used by Bashfulness Bashfulness prevents people from openly discussing their ex- perience with spiritual affairs. In a way, that’s understandable. How- ever, I'd feel like an ungrateful scoundrel if I didn’t give credit where credit belonged for a few decent things in my life — to the Bible and a forgiving God. Outside of God, I guess there are only a couple of other things which T feel deeply: (1), that Democracy as we know it, often gets itself into a fouled-up mess but that there is no better form of government on earth today; (2), that the most despicable creature on the face of the earth today is a liar. Concerning Lying Hating a liar the way I do makes the situation rough for me be- cause, to be perfectly truthful, once in awhile I’ll tell some of the gosh-darnedess bald-faced lies you ever heard. It’s amazing how eas- ily they slip out! Of course, I’m not talking about the fibs which make life a little more pleasant for everyone. Such as Saying, “Good Morning” when all the time, you know in your heart that there has-never been a more miserable, lousy day. The liar that I hate is the one who has such a mean little soul that he twists the truth for no other rea- sn than to destroy. For All Holy Name Societies The Holy Name Societies of the Key West area are joining in or- der to carry out the “Living Ro- sary” to begin on July 11 at the Grotto on the Convent grounds. Every second Sunday from July to November this “Living Rosary” will take place. Beginning at 8:10 a. m. with the recitation of the rosary at the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes and marching into the Church for Holy Mass and recep- tion of Holy Communion in a body, the St. Mary, Star of the Sea Society will start the day. Communion Breakfast Immediately after the Mass the Society will adjourn to the Parish Center, 1021 Duval St., for break- fast, where chefs L. B. McElveen, D. E. McCurdy and Victor Davis will man the galley. .In the evening at 7:30 p. m., the Naval Base Holy Name Society will join St. Mary, Star of the Sea Society for the “Living Rosary’. President Bill Dyson, of the Na- val Base Society and President George Bonamy of St. Mary’s, earnestly request all Catholic men in the area to join the Societies for the rosary in paying homage to Our Lady, Queen of Heaven, dur- ing her special “Marian Year’. Effective Prayer Is Christian Science Topic That true progress depends on effective prayer, on man’s self- less desire to understand and apply the spiritual truths con- cerning God and man, will be brought out at Christian Science services this Sunday. Readings from the King James Version of the Bible and “Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures” by Mary Barker Eddy will comprise the Lesson-Sermon entitled “Sacrament.” Scriptural selections include the account of Jesus’ meeting with his disciples on the shores of Galilee after his resurrection, as told in John’s Gospel. From Science and.. Health will be read the following passage (1:6): “Prayer, watching, and working, combined with self- molation, are~ God’s gracious means for accomplishing what- ever has been successfully done for the Christianization and health of mankind.” American production of mink fur has doubled in the past seven years. ’ TELEVISION SALES and SERVICE 1105 WHITEHEAD STREET Expert Repairs TELEPHONE 2.3449 Reasonable Rates TAILORED INSTALLATION for MOTELS .. HOTELS .. HOMES . . BUSINESS Presents Television Listings—WTVJ, CHANNEL 4 SATURDAY, JULY 10 AMATEUR HOUR JACK OF ALL SPORTS NEWS — WEATHER JUVENILE JURY LONE RANGER THE DORSEY BRos. TWO FOR THE MONEY 5100 5130 5:45 6:00 6:30 7100 8100 8130 9100 9:30 10:00 10:30 FOREIGN INTRIGUE SAT. NIGHT REVIEW PRIVATE SECRETARY CAPT. BRADDOCK CAVALCADE OF AMERICA DEATH VALLEY DAYS 1100 PLACE THE FACE 11:30 SIGN OFF Ready For Inspection