The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 12, 1954, Page 4

Page 4 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Monday, July 12, 1954 The Key West Citizen pam gry (axeept Sunday) from The Citizen Building, corner of Only-Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County L. P. ARTMAN, Editor and Poblisher 0c cccsssmnne 1921-1954 NORMAN D. ARTMAN stemmernennnanene EGitor and Publisher Entered at Key West, Florida, as Second Class Matter TELEPHONES 2.5661 and 2-5662 ee 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 Subscription (by carrier), 25¢ per week; year, $12.00; by mail, $15.60 “ADVERTISING RATES MADE KNOWN ON APPLICATION The Vvrallg an open forum and invites discussion of public issues and sub; of local or general int it wi H bed pi eno 8 terest, but it will not publish IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN More Hotels and Apartments, Beach pan eat Pavilion. Airports—! Sea. Consolidation of at Ped and City Governments. 1, 2 3. 4 5. $$ GERMAN REARMAMENT DELAYED The United Statés proposal to rearm West Germany within the framework of a European Defense Community has hit another snag, after some years of snag-hitting. The Labor Party in Great Britian has decided to allow its mem- bers to criticize the officially-endorsed government pro- gram permitting West German rearmament. Heretofore the Labor Party had offcially supported the plan. And a major British labor union has gone on record as opposed to the German. program by an overwhelming yote. While these developments in themselves do not mean that the official British Government policy is changed, they do indicate that the issue is now becoming a hot one in England as well as in France. In the latter country the Foreign Affairs Committee recently postponed again vot- ing on the EDC treaty, which the United States has been pushing for years. The French fail to relegate this traditional animos- ity to second place in the present tense world situation even though Communism has long since surpassed Ger- man militarism as Europe’s, and the world’s, greatest dan- ger to peace. Now the British are being divided by left- wing elements on the same issue, and told that once West Germany is rearmed, the Germans will become the men- ace to peace, a menace greater than that of the Reds. The folly of this reasoning is to be found in the fact that the Germans hate the Russians more than any other ‘western nation. The Reds still occupy a third of greater Germany, and were always Hitler’s number-one enemy, even when the Nazis were fighting both the Reds and the western allies. The case is the same with the Japan- ese, who are traditional foes of the Russians. The only sensible policy for this country to follow is to rearm both of its former enemies — and as quickly as possible — so they will be able to play a part in the settlement with Russia when and if it must come. And time could be running out.. If France, and perhaps Britain, hesitate any longer on the EDC plan which would rearm West Germany, the United States would be justified in taking independent action to rearm West Germany on its own responsibility. The effort to make money often prevents the making of a man. Friendship is something few people understand, or enjoy from their “friends.” One reason why so many of us fail to get rich is that we run from hard work like it might be a plague. There are indications the government might increase defense spending again, and if so, worry about the reces- sion will come to an end. Crossword Puzzle ACROSS 31. Conceive 33. Planet 35. Grow sleepy 36. Skill 38. Resounds 39. Worry 40. One: comb. form 41. 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The Lions Club and the Seminary St. (That is right in|Jay-Cees are to be complimented back of the high school gym.) for their courtesy and cooperation PEOPLE’S FORUM The Citizen welcomes expressions of the views of its read- but the editor reserves the right to delete any items which are considered libelou: nwarranted, The writers should be fair and confine the letters to 200 words and write on one side of the paper only. Signature of the writer must accompany the letters and will be published unless requested otherwise. SAFETY COMPLAINT Editor, The Citizen: It appears to this writer that it is unsafe to walk on the streets these days. I have had and heard of numerous complaints of two of the “Daredevils” who use our streets as if they were highways. Last Tuesday I was enroute to the County Courthouse on my bicycle in the interest of improvements for the Ocean View Park. I was almost seriously injured by the driver of car license number 38-4298. On the following evening, a similar incident occurred by the driver of car license number 38W-2789. These men, it appears with- out the shadow of a doubt have no respect for the pedes- trians nor do they value their own lives. Here in our section of town we have three policemen, one on day duty and two at night. Time and again the above captioned and others drive their cars at a high rate of speed and still not a single arrest is made. Attention, Chief of Police, it would be most appreci- ated by this writer and the citizens of this community if the whole three colored policemen would be called in and given a lecture because their duties are not being perform- ed adequately and I speak with authority because I live and travel in this section daily. I have been asked by a number of the business estab- | lishments on Petronia Street and by many of our local citizens that Petronia be made one way in an easterly di- rection from Petronia and Simonton to Petronia and Em- ma. I am very much in favor of this plan and I recommend it to the city’s traffic committee. In so doing I believe we can Save the lives of pedestrians and children. H. SUAREZ. CREDIT FOR COLUMNIST Editor, The Citizen: Bill Gibb deserves credit for his fine column. If the girandoles are missing, “THIS ROCK OF OURS” offers plenty of good, homespun philosophy pertinent to Key West affairs, Gibb’s commentary satisfies a local need for constructive, positive ideas. Not all journalists feel their moral obligation in handling words. There are those who provoke dissension. They hound and howl captiously. They ensnare a vacillat- ing public with well symonized humbug. Oh, the power of loaded words! A few stylish persuasions’d have us be- lieving in dehydrated puddles and legless centipedes! Words are funny animals. Sometimes they laugh at cry- ing matters or cry when there is little cause for tears, They crouch and quiver, like a cat preparing to spring. Yet words rescue men from the traps of other words, Positive thoughts timed with care inspire, and recall-men to their high estate. 4 Gibb is no pen-prostitute. He presents things as he sees them, and when in doubt, takes his own thoughts into account. He clears the air of bigotedness and slur with his down-to-earth interest in a better Key West. ERMA F. WAGNER. they have shown the Saftey Coun- a DAV. | The Disabled American Veter- | ans are back on the job this year— distributing “Idento-Tags” for use on your automobile key chain. |I liked the emphasis placed “You are under no obligation to return these tags to us.” Last year. over 100,000 sets of lost keys were returned to their owners because of “Idento-Tags”. Contributions provided D. A. V. from this source assure assistance to disabled veterans their depend- ents, and war widows. Aid them also in solving employment, hos- pital, insurance, and other re- habilitation problems. You might look a long time be- fore you find a more worthy cause to support! Miami Rape Case The rape and murder case in Miami startled everyone. It seems almost impossible to believe that creatures in the form of human beings exist and are capable of such crimes. Yet the only unusual part about Miami case is that it was close to home. What can we do to prevent such a horrible thing from happening here in Key West? Well—there are several things— We can start giving our police- men a little more backing when they arrest known sevual perverts. Under present conditions the pub- lic pities this type of offender until he has committed murder. One of the books which “This Rock” donated to the illfated Police Library was a text on “The Sexual Criminal.” The book was written by an authority in the field. An odd fact which seems to run true throughout the case histories presented in the book is the fact that sexual criminals are usually of the “pretty-boy” type and look like anything but killers, The general public has scoffed at the idea of police officers at- tempting to improve themselves by studying such text-books. If we ever have a crime such as was committed in Miami last week, the public might change its mind. Sexual Perverts “This Rock of Ours” is also Proud of its success in dealing with the local variety of (powder-puff) boys and similar perverts. As a matter of fact, in 1951, the column was so successful in arousing pub- lic awareness of sexual malpract- ices that its writer was called be- hind the closed doors of a public office and warned to “lay off.” At that time, it wasn’t uncommon on Saturday night to see a group of the ‘boys’ promenading on Duval St—painted with rouge and lip- stick—and shyly blushing at the wolf-calls and comments of passing pedestrians. Cute, huh? Contracts For Work At Naval Air Station Let The Thomson Construction Co., of St. Petersburg, has been award- el a $83,861 contract to install a communications system at the Key West Naval Air Station, the Asso- ciated Press reported Saturday. The Sixth Naval District also a- warded two other contracts for work at Florida bases. Wright and Son, Fort Lauder- dale, was given the contract tc pave runways and aprons at the Miami Marine Air Station for $1,327,000.00. A $210,393.00 contract to im prove utilities at Cecil Field nea’ Jacksonville went to Brock anc Blevins Co., of Rossville. A BLUE WATER by DENIS SNEIGR This may turn out to be a silly question for all the good it will do, but— What ever became of the Ward Report? The Ward Report, in case you have forgotten, was a detailed an- alysis of the juvenile situation here. Thz report aiso contained an even dozen recommendations. The report was compiled by Frederick Ward, Jr., a competent, trained and experienced man in juvenile work. He is director of the southern office of the National Probation and Parole Association. His office is in Austin, Texas. He came here in the latter part of 1953 at the invitation of the county commissioners. In Jan- uary of this year he filed his re- port. The Citizen printed the full text of his report. Just to refresh everyone’s mem- ory we will reprint here the 12 recommendations made by Ward. Maybe someone can tell us what, if anything, has been done about these recommendations. Here are Ward’s recommenda- tions: 1. That a specially designed fam- ily-type detention home for nine children be constructed and that this facility be used only for the care of children requiring security detention care. 2, That a receiving home be de- veloped in cooperation with the state and local welfare depart- ments for the emergency shelter care of children not requiring se- curity detention. 3. That children who may need institutional rather than foster home care be placed, if possible, in an existing institution in Florida with tuition paid, if not in whole or in part by parents, then by funds appropriated by the county. That additional foster homes be found for children not needing institution- al care. 4. That at least one and prefer- ably two police officers be assign- ed juvenile .ork as their primary function with responsibility to the chief of police. 5. That the services of a qualified chid welfare worker be secured Adventure Films On Double Bill At The Strand One of the strangest of hunting expeditions is brought to the screen with all the excitement of being on the spot when the thrills happen in “Below the Sahara,” which comes to the Strand Theater on Tuesday. Shown in Technicolor is this true adventure story of Armand Denis and his pretty blonde wife, Michaela, as they brave danger with a camera instead of guns on an 18-month long safari into seldom visited places. Remarkable color photography captures the brilliance of what is mistakenly called “the dark continent.” The numerous thrills are climaxed by a gorilla hunt, in which the explorers join with a band of fierce jungle warriors in what is actually a form of war- fare declared by the natives on the gigantic apes. Companion feature, ‘‘The Sea Around Us,” is a rewarding ex- perience in motion picture view- ing. It hits a new high for the documentary type of entertain- ment. Besides being educational, it is dramatically absorbing . and the RKO Radio picture should carry on the success achieved by Rachel L. Carson’s best-selling book. By now, almost everyone should know of Miss Carson's brilliant work of non-fiction, for this is a best-seller in the true sense of the term. The story of the mystery of the sea was produced and adapted for the screen by Irwin Allen who devoted more than a year to his exacting job. The picture covers approximately 65 of the 75 cate- gories found in Miss Carson’s orig- inal work. Life-Savers Don’t Want Stork’s Job GASTONIA, N.C. @ — Members of the Gaston Life-Saving Crew say they’ve had their last bout with the stork. The crew has been out three times in three months on such calls and even spanked one new-born into life and put on its first clothes. But that’s all over now. As one member put it: “If we keep delivering babies, he medical profession is going to recuse us of practicing socialized nedicine.” Subscribe To The Citizen “A to fill the vacancy on the staff of jthe local welfare department and that, if necessary, the salary which can be paid by the state for this worker be supplemented by county |funds, if necessary, to secure the worker, 6. That a qualified man with ad- vanced social work training be employed as a probation counse- lor for the juvenile court in ad- dition to the present staff, 7, That stenographic services be Provided the juvenile court so that adequate case records, case ma- terial and statistics can be main- tained. 8. That when a child welfare worker has been employed that the state welfare department be requested to assign an additional worker for a temporary period to help with the development of a receiving home and the finding of additional foster homes. 9. That school vi teacher and counselor services be strength- ened in accordance with nationally Tecognized standards. 10. That policies be developed between the juvenile court and the Police department and sheriff’s de- partment to authorize law enforce- ment officers to exercise greater discretion in returning or leaving children in their own homes upon the promise of parents or a re- sponsible adult to produce them at the office of the juvenile court at an agreed time. 1, That when a child welfare worker has been employed for the staff of the welfare department that a policy be developed between the court and the welfare depart- ment for referral to that depart- ment of all children requiring Placement outside their own homes and for the investigation and plan- ning of children complained of as being neglected or dependent. 12. That until a detention home can be constructed that quarters in the new jail building be provide for them as a temporary expedient and under no circumstances as a permanent plan. That if such is done, supervision be provided for them and an activity and recrea- tion program developed to meet’ their needs, Baker Attends Elks’ Grand Lodge Meeting Jack Baker, Exalted Ruler of Key West Elks Lodge, 551, has been attending the Grand Lodge convention in Los Angeles, Cali- fornia. Convention officials pre- dicted an attendance of 50,000 would make the 90th Grand Lodge convention the largest in the Order's history. William J. Jernick of Nutley, New Jersey, 53-year-old corpora- tion executive was elected unani- mously without opposition as Grand Exalted Ruler of the Bene- volent and Protective Order of Elks. The new Ruler headed the youth Program and crippled children’s activities of the New Jersey State Elks Association for many yeais. He has been prominent in. national affairs of the Order since 1940, having served as Grand Treasurer from 1950 to 1952 and a member of the Board of Grand Trustees from 1952 to the present. The retiring Grand Exalted Ruler, Earl E. James of Okla- homa City, informed delegates at the opening business session of the convention that the Order’s membership showed a gain for the 15th consecutive year. The thirty- five new lodges organized during the year brought the total to 1,695. As of March 1, James reported, Elks membership was 1,122,803. In 1900 the U. S. auto industry produced 4,192 cars. 1105 WHITEHEAD STREET Expert Repairs MOTELS .. HOTELS . MONDAY, JULY 12 GLENN AND MICKEY cIsco KID ANNIE, OAKLEY SHOPPER’s GUIDE TO BE ANNOUNCED ‘WEATHER JACK OF ALL SPORTS DOUG EDWARDS RENICK REPORTING BURNS 4 ALLEN TALENT SCOUTS 1 LOVE LUCY FAVORITE STORY STUDIO ONE SUMMER THEATRE MASQUERADE PARTY THIS 18 YOUR LIFE LATE NEWS Examination For Electrician Set Examination for Indetinite Ap. pointments to the position of Elece trician, Lineman has been an nounced by the Board of U. §s, Civil Service Examiners at the Naval Station. Registers established as a re- sult of this examination will be used to fill vacancies in this posi- tion which may occur at Naval activities in Key West. Rate of pay begins at $1.95 per hour. Application forms may be obtain- ed from the Recorder of the Board at Bunlding 91, Naval Station, from the Secretary of the Board of U, S. Civil Service Examiners at any first or second class post office, or from the Regional Director, Fifth U. S. Civil Service Region, Atlanta 3, Georgia. Copies of the examination an nouncement with details of qualifi- cations of the position are Posted at the Key West Post Office and at Building 91, Naval Station. Applications for the position of Electrician, Lineman will be ac- cepted by the Recorder, Board of U. S. Civil Service Examiners at the U. S. Naval Station, Key West, Florida until the needs of the ser- vice have been met. Key West In Days Gone By JULY 12, 1934 Hereafter the Main Boulevard of Key West will be known as “Roosevelt Boulevard” in honor of the President of the United States. W. Curry Harris, exalted ruler of Key West Lodge 551, B.P.O.E., will leave over the East Coast this afternoon en route to Kansas City, where he will represent the local organization as delegate to the National Convention. Mayor William H. Malone is Positively opposed to the promis- cuous sounding of siren whistles many of which are included in the equipment of automobiles and other motor vehicles in Key West. Tomorrow morning or as soon after as possible, a force of cen- sus enumerators, all Key Westers, will begin taking a census of the city with a view to getting a more accurate idea of conditions here, individually az well as col- lectively, than can be gleaned from observations and conclu- sions. JULY 12, 1944 Monroe County commissioners will hold a regular meeting to- night and also will sit as an equalization board. In the latter capacity, so far as was known by county officials early this after- noon, the only complaint to be considered will be made by the Key West Gas Company against its personal property assessment of $200,000. Key West and Monroe Cous:y not only have exceeded thetr quota in the Fifth War Loan campaign which has just closed, but the drive resulted in the sale of the greatest total of war bonds ever sold here. Vandals attempted to break in- to the shop of Neil Saunders, in the 200 block of Duval Street, last night, but were frastrated by the strength of the padlock. Private John Hinde, U.S, Army, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Hinde, of Flagler Avenue, was given a medal by his commanding officer for saving a boat containing val- uable supplies. Hinde is station- ed in Alaska. 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