The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 13, 1954, Page 4

Page 4 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Tuesday, July 13, 1954 The Key West Citizen SORES SU a lished daily (except Sunday) from The Citizen Building Bonciglg all maet sie concn ef Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County L. P. ARTMAN, Editor and Publisher sanensecessnensence W9RT » 1954 NORMAN D. ARTMAN ....... men Editor and Publisher 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 be not otherwise credited 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 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, and Bathing Pavilion. Beach Airports—Land and Sea. . Consolidation of County and City Goverm: , Community ere eee pvaGeverenents FOUR-LANE OVERSEAS HIGHWAY IS A é ‘MUST’ IF WE ARE TO GROW * ~'. Hilario Ramos, vice-chairman of the Overseas Bridge Commission, suggested the four-laning of the highway at the meeting Friday of the commission with Attorney George Dayton of the State Road Department. Mr. Ramos did not mean the four-laning of the bridges, for such an undertaking would entail too great an expense at this time. His idea is to increase to four lanes the highway between the bridges, and he estimated it could be done at a cost of $2,000,000. Dr. Samuel Smiles advises us to rehearse the past, enjoy the present and anticipate the glories of thé future. If we rehearse the past, what conclusion do we evolve? The Overseas Highway is our only lifeline connecting us with Florida’s mainland and, thereby, with the rest of the United States. Is the lifeline sufficient now to accommodate ex- peditiously all the traffic coming to and leaving Key West? Let us assume it is, but what of the future? If the Florida Keys grow in the next 10 years as they have in the last decade, long before 1964 the highway will be cramped with traffic. If we are to “anticipate the glor- ies of the future,” then we must prepare now to expand the highway to turn that anticipation into realization. We may think of steamship lines or of better air- plane service, but the fact stares us in the face that most of the traveling nowadays and also in the foreseeable fu- ture is and will continue to be by automobile. We must improve the highway to keep pace with the growth of the Florida. Keys. Even the four-laning of the highway between bridges will not be sufficient ultimately to take care of our traveling needs. But the four lanes now will be an excellent beginning of further improve- ment in the expansion of traveling facilities to and from Key West. If we remain static in that regard, it will re- sult in our becoming static in our growth and progress. We must go on, as other cities are going on, to do what- ever we can to conserve and promote our progress. In view of the highway’s healthy financial condi- tion and the established proof that it is well able to pay for itself, it will be an easy matter to dispose of $2,000,- 000 in bonds to pay for the four-laning of the road. There is some sentiment in Monroe County against the restoration of tolls on the highway, but that is the only way out for Key West and all the other Florida Keys to be assured of a highway that will take care of our traveling needs, except the construction of another highway from Cape Sable. Further, let’s not confine our thinking to the next decade. How about the next century or centuries? But do we have to look forward that long? The time will come— how long it is away is anybody’s guess — when the bridges also must be four-laned to take care efficiently of the traffic over the Overseas Highway. WIAIRIE| are) Crossw HITED ACROSS 1. Of the chook € Ventures il. Legislative body !12. Abeconds {14 Type measure 15. Punctuation mark 16. Guided 17. Double: prefix 18. Father 20. Animals’ neck cover+ EMBOIRIAITIONR! | {0} IN|Y/E a AININIIAIRIE [AN] INJAIGIBE IYIRIE} PIAIT TT MERIC UMEr le 1A) IOEIATTIECMESIAITH OO) oY RT TINK 1UIN] 1] Sim 1 AID| MIT TRIE UIVIEIN} BIEISIT} 4 Solution of Yesterday's Puxzie DOWN 1. Honsehold 2.One 4) 3.Boy 4. Particle 5. Make slower 6. Cancel 7. Liquors v 87. Trembling 41. Polynesian ash Weath ElO) K + 44. Interpret: DIE ILS} archaic © 0. Epistle: abbr. 10. Dignified 11. Closed car 13. Mathemat- ical ratios 19. Scotch river 21. Negative 22. Make lace 24. Roman official 26. More crippled 28. Summer: French 30. Roman household god 33. Masculine 51. Female deer 53. Old Testa- ment: abbr. 54. Small oblong cake 56. Mistakes 58. Merits ings 22. Light brown 23. Crooked ARE WE GOING THROUGH THAT AGAIN? PEOPLE’S FORUM The Citizen welcomes expressions of the views of its read- ers, but the editor r the right to delete any items which are considered libel unwarranted, The writers should be fair and confine the | 's te 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 otherw: NERVE WRACKING ORDEAL Editor, The Citizen: I have decided to write my experiences yesterday, while trying to drive up Truman Avenue on my way home from town. First, I had to stop in the intersection to avoid hitting a sailor who was-crossing against a red light at the corn- er of Truman and Duval. Then, at the intersection of Tru- man and Simonton, I had to stop to avoid hitting a woman crossing against a red light, balancing two cups of cof- fee. About two blocks further on, where there is parking on one side of Truman, a woman driving a car filled with people, pulled out to pass a panel truck coming toward me. When she saw my car she didn’t slow down or try to get back into her own lane. She came straight for my car. The driver of the panel truck slowed down and I stopped and she barely missed us both. She was very unconcerned about the whole incident and didn’t even slow down. i To make my trip to town complete, when I got to the bridge construction on Roosevelt Boulevard, I started across with the green light as did the car behind me. We were about half way across when three cars from the opposite side started across the bridge, forcing us to hug the edge of the bridge. Now maybe the light did change while we were on the bridge, I don’t know, but it seems to me the people could have waited until we were across. I thought the idea of the lights were so there would be only one line of cars crossing the bridge. After getting my ragged nerves, two children and car home, I’ve about decided to either shop by catalog or buy a helicopter. Fighting to keep from hitting color-blind pedestrians and discourteous drivers and fighting to keep from being hit by taxi-cabs and trucks filled with marl, make what could be a pleasant shopping trip, turn out to-be a nerve wracking ordeal. Here’s hoping that the people here continue to be as lucky as they have been in the past. For these things I’ve written here don’t happen just once in a while, but every time I take my life in my hands and go shopping | trooper trainee here. 40. Greek letter 43. Concerning 46. Ireland implement 52. Sea eagie 55. Note of the or to pay bills, for I have stopped going down town for fun and pleasure. A NAVY WIFE July 9, 1954. Angel Gets His Wings Anyway FT. Bragg, N.C. « — Angel got) parachute and rushed him to the his wings the hard way. hospital. : Pfc. Angel O. Gomez suffered; Gomez had to sit up in bed to an appendicitis attack just before |have his wings pinned on by Col. his fifth and final jump as a para: | Nathaniel R. Hoskot, who said: “Wha smart, but guts and pi you did wasn’t very . it showed a lot of He concealed his condition and| piniaheunite made the jump anyway. On the! ee way down, he passed out. Medics} There are 7,250 daily newspapers | Key West — In Days Gone By July 13, 1934 Peter O. Knight, prominent at- torney and outstanding politician of the state, has written Governor David Sholtz a letter pertaining to the rehabiliation program in Key West. Mr. Knight outlines many things which he believes would be of greater benefit, due to his know- ledge of Key West’s business and social life, By an over whelming vote of the membership of Arthur Sawyer Post American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps it was decided to re- organize and make the corps one composed entirely of World War veterans, it was stated today. A City of Roses on an Emerald Sea is the euphonious phrase which will fittingly describe Key West and greet the tourists this winter on arriving in what J. Gerry Curtis calls this quaint old city of the American Tropics. Miss Marie G. Peeples, Chief nurse and dietician at the Marine jhospital for several years, tender- ed her resignation this week and left on the afternoon train yester- day for her home in Savannah, Ga. x * duly 13, 1944 “It’s your road, do what you like with it, but don’t try to palm it off on us.” Those aren’t the exact words, but they fittingly represent the stand taken last night by the Board of County Commissioners in the State Road Department’s attempt to foist the expense of maintaining or eliminating the old state highway across the Keys. City Council met in special ses- sion at one o’clock this afternoon to authorize the expenditure of $1,068.00 as*cost of obtaining con- veyances to land owned by the city on Stock Island. Need of waste paper is acute, according to a long telegram The Citizen received today from Donald M. Nelson, chairman of the Wart Production Board. Tentative budget for 1944-45 was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners last night is $138,- 980 as against a $128,490 budget last year. It would take the work of a mil- lion men to repair the damage done in the United States by in- in the drop zone disengaged his| in the world. sects. COST OF TAXES TAXES AS PER CENT OF RETAIL PRICES $2,000 AUTOMOBILE An AP Newstegeres Pietegronh Local Astronomy Club Gives Particulars Moon Will Be In Partial Eclipse July 15 The Key West Astronomy club has been notified of the coming eelipse of the meon July 15. Eclipses of the moon occur at the time of full moon, but since the moon passes the node twelve hours after reaching fyll this month, the eclipse will be partial—only 41 per cent complete. Here in Key West the moon will vise early in the umbra (dark shadow) and at 7:20 will be mid- way through the eclipse. It will have entered the penumbra (outer shadow) at 4:48 but this will not be visible here because: the moon will not rise until shortly after sun- set. All Over At 9:53 The moon will pass completely out of the umbra at 8:38 which will end the main portion of eclipse | phenomena. However, it will take until 9:53 to pass completely out of |the Penumbra. This is usually not impressive, but sometimes produc- es various colorations in ruddy or amber tones, if noticeable at all. During passage through -the umbra great temperature changes eccur on the moon. The surface temperature which had been 215 degrees F will quickly drop to 240 degrees F; from hotter than boil- ing water, to colder than dry ice. Crater Studied Recently the Key West Astron- omy club has been studying the crater Petavius This formation seems to have a “read” going from a large mound in thé center of the cater over to one edge of the mountain rim, and this is read ly visible in the club's telescope at the home of Joel Martin, presi- dent. However, he claims the visible line is not a road, because to be visible from here the object must be half a mile wide. “Some road,” is his comment. “The black line may be a fissure whieh is not light- ed by the sun and thus appears black.” J. P. Baillod, club expert, says the line may be the shadow cast by a high aight cliff caused by differential shrinkage as the moon cooled millenia ago. This Rock | | Of Ours Saw | By Bill Gibb City Manager Vic Lang has sug- gested that several city offices be moved to the Poinciana area. It is an excellent idea. Working con- ditions would be better and it would help relieve much of the congested parking along Greene Street. Personally, I'd like to suggest that the City Commissioners and City Hall move out on “Little Sambo.” (That's a sand-spit on the edge of the Gulf Stream.) High tides and perhaps a wander- ing hurricane might then take care of oyr troubles. However, such a suggestion would be im- polite, wouldn’t it? Heck! I'm just about ready to hunt up Bernie Papy and beg him to accept me as one of HIS peo- ple—MY people—or whatever it is that he calls his ward heelers. I think that the paid employees of the City of Key West are sin- cerely trying to do their duty. For that matter, I also think the City Commissioners are sincere part of the time. But they are sure stumbling and blundering! Logun Sign friend of mine. If he were my brother, however, I’d still object to his blocking the ocean view on Simonton Street with a bill-board. What are the City Commissioners thinking about by. allowing such a condition? Two years ago, Ellis Finch, for- mer Citizen staff photographer, and myself worked together with stories and pictures to prevent just such a thing from happen- ing. Ellis is in North Carolina now and I guess I’ve gotten kind lof weary of fighting by myself. | At any rate, it seems like the re- sponsibility of preserving our wa- terfront beauty should rest with someone besides “This Rock Of Ours.” What does the Chamber of Commerce think of the situa- tion? City Manager Lang City Manager Vic Lang is be- ing made the ‘goat’ for much criticism which should be aimed at the City Commissioners. Many folks have adopted the and Lang—favoring King with Democrats Try To Regain Jobs In Virginia RICHMOND, Va. (#—Democrats in two of Virginia’s 10 congression- al districts vote in primaries to- day to choose nominees they hope can unseat Republican represent- atives who gained office in 1952. In the 6th District, three candi- dates are in the field for the nom- ination to oppose Rep. Richard Poff, one of three Republicans elected to Congress in the Eisen- hower sweep of normally Demo- cratic Virginia two years ago. The three are Ernest Robertson of Roanoke County, a member of the Virginia House of Delegates; Powell Glass Jr., Lynchburg news- paper publisher; and Dr. J. Carl Poindexter of Salem. In the 10th—located in the north- ern Virginia area adjacent to Washington—four candidates are vying for the right to do battle with Rep. Joel Broyhill in Novem- ber. They are Delegate John C. Webb, Fairfax; J. Walter White, Fairfax; Charles Lewis Knight, Arlington; and Dean E. Brundage, Arlington. Webb, White and Knight are lawyers. Brundage is director of social studies at Washington-Lee High School. The state’s third Republican con- gressman, Rep. William Wampler of the 9th District, will be opposed this fall by Sheriff Pat Jennings of 3myth County, who was nominated at a Democratic convention earlier his year. Since World War II, more than 3,000 new houses have been built in Honolulu. Al Logun is supposed to be a) habit of comparing Dave King} their talk. As any regular reader of this column knows, I consider Dave King one of the finest men in Monroe County. However, it| definitely isn’t fair to Lang’s de- votion to civic responsibility to; compare him with King. | To begin with, Lang is a ‘plug- ger. He sticks to the job, andj} does the best he can under the conditions that exist and with the material at hand. Dave King is more of an idealist—a thing is right or it is wrong with King and there are no two ways about it. Such an attitude is admirable but it has caused him to resign twice at the very time the city needed him most so it also has its bad features. Both men—Lang and King— are the kind of guys I'd be willing to follow blind-folded and have perfect confidence that come what might—good or bad—they | were doing their best. There are many other such men in Key West in whom I'd place the same con- fidence. My loyalty to a man is based upon his “intentions”—not the “results” which are often un-/ foreseeable. However, under present condi- tions, I cannot help but feel that | with regard to King and Lang as/| city managers, Lang is doing the! |better job. As a matter of fact, King couldn’t even hold down the} job at present because he’d prob- | ably-pick up all of City Hall and slap it in the Commissioners’ faces. | King’s reactions are much like | my own but experience has} shown me that such intolerance jisn’t necessarily best for the gen-| eral public. The knowledge isn’t of much use however, since I can’t put it into practice. Nei- ther can Dave King. I've worked at City Hall. Fig- |uratively speaking, I've watched |the politicians while they at- jtempted to disguise dirty, rotten garbage by spraying it with per-| fume and pretty, sugar-coated phrases. I can’t help but admire Vic Lang or any other employee | who continues to do his best in} spite of these conditions. It is) easy to quit—it’s hard to stay in| there and plug along in spite of; everything! Railroad Fans Take Last Trip On Old Engine JERSEY CITY, N.J. (A—Eight carloads of railroad fans took a sentimental journey Sunday — a farewell trip aboard the nation’s last camelback locomotive in ac- tive service. Old No. 74, the 41-year-old Jer- sey Central engine, chugged her way down to the north Jersey shore for the excursion, sponsored by the north Jersey chapter of the ena Railway Historical So- ciety. What lies ahead for No. 774? The 1105 WHITEHEAD STREET Expert Repairs Honolulu Serves As Setting For Intrigue Drama An absorbing tale of stark dra: Played against an exotic tapestry of a mysterious, colorful city, Hone- lulu, prevides the action-packed, suspenseful pattern for Republic’s “Hell's Half Acre,” coming to the Strand Theatre next Thursday and starring Wendell Corey, Evelyn Keyes and Elsa Lanchester. Filmed in the famous Hawaiian city, the picture features such 'noted players as Marie Windsor, Nancy Gates, Leonard Strong, Jesse White, Keye Luke, Phillip Ahn and a large cast of native actors. This is a high-voltage account of terror and romance. There is gay- ety and glamour, interwoven with the sordidness of life outside the law. There is violent death. All of this is played against a glittery background of such famous land- marks as Waikiki Beaeh and Dia- mond Head, Honolulu’s Internation- al Airpoft and business districts, Top-noteh performances are de- livered by all of the talented cast of this powerful drama under the expert direction of Associate Pro- ducer John L. Russell, Jr., is ex- tremely effective in projecting the mood of the story and artistic in its delineation of a fascinating city. Stevens Finds Many McCarthys At Irish Field SHANNON, Ireland wm — US. Army Secretarv Robert T. Stevens found himself knee deep in Me- Carthys yesterday when bis plane stopped at this international air- Port en route from Paris to W7sh- ington. The secretary has been touring Army units in West Europe. Operations officer Charles Me- Carthy cleared the plane for land- ing. At the control tower microphone was Jack McCarthy. The immigration officer who okayed Stevens to leave the plane was another Jack McCarthy. The customs officer who learned he had nothing to declare — just passing through — was John Mc- Carthy. Stevens went to the airport post office to mail some postcards and got his stamps from Tom Ce- Carthy. Messenger Nick McCarthy took his order for a cup of coffee, and lounge attendant Paddy McCarthy brought it to him. “I seem,” said Stevens, “to be |in McCarthy country.” Jersey Central cided. Perhaps she'll wind up at the railroad’s boneyard at Eliza- bethport. Then again, she may have a brighter future if sent to the Baltimore & Ohio’s transporta- tion museum at Baltimore. A camelback gets its name be- cause the cab is in front of the firebox and astride the boiler. Old No. 774 made her last business run in April, taking commuters from Cranford to Jersey City. | TELEVISION SALES and SERVICE TELEPHONE 2.3449 Reasonable Rates ' TAILORED INSTALLATION for | MOTELS .. HOTELS. - i | TUESDAY, JULY 12 GLENN and MICKEY WILD BILL HICKOK SHOPPER'S GUIDE. 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