The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 22, 1954, Page 4

Page 4 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Thursday, July 22, 1954 The Key West Citizen. ee eee ara ween Published daily (except Sunday) from The Citizen Building, corner of Greene and ‘aan Streets. Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County L. P. ARTMAN, Editor and Publisher .... NORMAN D. ARTMAN wenn 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 a 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. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. Airports—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Governments. Community Auditorium. THE CITIZEN’S PEEPS INTO THE PAST SHOW STRENGTH IN THE PRESENT Everybody, now and then, likes to compare the past with the present, particularly so when the difference be- tween them is so striking. The Citizen gives its readers a peep into conditions that. existed in Key West 10 and 20 years ago in its column “Key West In Days Gone By.” A few days ago, the column contained an item about the FERA that oper- ated in Key West 20 years ago. Citizen readers, who are not familiar with those days in Key West, will find it hard to believe that this city was so deep in the dumps 20 years ago. The FERA took over the operation of the city government because it was with- out money to pay employes. Men, on relief, worked for four or five dollars ‘a week, and were delighted to have their jobs, because even those small sums were sufficient to get enough food to eat. Food was cheap then. Coffee, for instance, was available for 25 cents a pound. The Citizen doesn’t think the adjective “astounding” is too forceful to characterize the progress Key West has had since FERA days. The progress is firm and sound and solid. We had progress, or what went under the name of progress, during the realty boom in Florida. But that so-called progress was flimsy compared with what we have had since the days of the Great Depression. In realty-boom days, the price of real estate was far higher than what it is today. But there is this decided dif- ference between realty costs then and the cost of realty today. In the boom days, quick sales and sky-high prices were purely speculative. Hometown folks and hundreds of outsiders who came here bought and sold without any thonght of building or otherwise improving the properties. The Citizen recalls a man named Stout, who came here from the North, who bought 37 parcels of land and, like everybody else, didn’t improve anything he bought. But, as-he bought, he sold too, although he still held a sizeable ‘‘bag” when the crash came. Many Key Westers also were caught holding the “bag.” F But our present progress rests on a firm foundation. People buy to build now. Hundreds and hiindreds of build- ings have been constructed in Key West during the last ten years. And the construction is continuing, with an an- nouncement in The Citizen last week that negotiations have been completed for the building of an extensive shopping center. Nobody knows what the future may bring forth, but whatever it may be, Key West will be in a position to face it with an abiding confidence in its stability, There are those who thought it smart to evade mili- tary service in World War II, and there are those who still think so today. That is the spirit which will someday cause the fall of this cbuntry, as it did the fall of Rome. Crossword Puzzle ACROSS 33. Put to flight 1.Sacks 34. Catch 6. Animal's suddenly , Stomach 36. Actual 8. European 37. Follow native 39. Edible 12. Butter rootstock substitute 41. Title of 43. Old musical address: abbr note 43. He: French 14.Setofthree 44 Beam of 16. Italian city light 17. Like 45, Union 18. Opera by 50. Seed Verdi covering 51. Has being 52. Fold of cloth 55. Pallid 56. Perish 58. Gaelic 59. Vehicle on runners 60. Auricle 61. On the ocean Solution of Yesterday's Puzzie DOWN 9. Goddess of 1.Swamp discord 2. Liquor 10. Pleasure 3. Liberal excursion 4 Before 11. Large slong serpents Winslite 16. Tropical tree 7. Stinging 20. Paradise insects 21. Chafe 8. Dyers 22. Land : measure 23. Press . Tripped - Pouch Students Molten rock . Kill 5. That which attracts 38. Silkworm 40. Inadvertent fault 42. Tricky 45. Explosive devices 46. Pertaining to the mouth 47. 5,280 feet 48. Continent 49. Genus of the olive 53. Ibsen character 54. Afternoon function . Son of Judah 19, Important undertakings 22. Ventilate 24. Short for a man’s name 25. Orb of day 26. Traverses 29. Ringing Ynstruments JUST AS HE WAS GETTING A BEAD ON IT Admiral Byrd Wants To Go Back To The Antarctic Cleveland (®—Adm. Richard ,E. Byrd. now 65, says that he “is planning to return to the antarctic as soon as I can get together an expedition.” He told the Poultry and Egg Na- tional Board at a breakfast meet- ing that further exploration of the South Polar regions is important from both the military and eco- nomic standpoint. “Ig the Panama Canal were knocked out by an A-bomb, we would have to get our ships from the Atlantic to the Pacific through the Strait of Magellan or between Antarctica and South America via Drake Passage,” he said. “Tt would be essential, therefore, for this nation to have control of that part of Antarctica that is nearest to Cape Horn and of the islands between the cape and An- tarctica.” From the economic standpoint, the retired U. S. Navy officer said, “in the foreseeable future we will be greatly in need of these re- sources (coal, uranium, oil and other minerals) that lie untouched at the bottom of the world.” Byrd, the first American to ex- plore the South Pole, first flew there Nov. 29, 1929, and made other trips there in 1933 and 1947. Key West In Days Gone By (Sunday, no paper) * * * July 22, 1944 J. Frank Roberts, chairman of the county commission, has called a meeting for Monday night to act formally on the proposal to have the State Road Department tear down all bridges in the old Over- seas Highway, except those which the county wishes to maintain. U. S. Army Air Cadet Charles E. Yelvington, attached to Turner Field, Ga., is here on leave, visit- ing his mother, Mrs. Thelma Sweeting of 824 Eaton Street. First arrest in a police campaign to eliminate “indecent exposure” | by women wearing too tight and too short shorts-on the streets of | Key West was made last night. | The arrest was made by Policeman | Bernard Waite. PEOPLE’S FORUM The Citizen welcomes expressions of the views of its read- ers, but the editor reserves the right to delete any items which are considered libelous or unwarranted. 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. WANTS AN OCEAN BREEZE Editor, The Citizen: Please send me some of the news until the dollar bill is used up. Not only do I want to learn what is happening on my beloved southernmost island of paradise but I want some weather readings, It’s been over 100 degrees here for the past 30 or more days — a heavy palpitating heat that presses down and seems to press in on all sides. The only word for it is “cruel” and even that seems too kind a word. I have never before longed for anything as I have for the gentle warmth of Key West and those soothing, thin breezes, ocean-kissed and cool. Anyway, send along some news soon, Sincerely yours, DOROTHY M. BALLENTINE, Pulaski, Tennessee. BOULEVARD PICNIC AREA PROJECT Editor, The Citizen: Relative to an inquiry by columnist Bill Gibb as to what is cooking on the Roosevelt Boulevard picnic area project, I am frank to state that I, too, am disappointed, along with a good many other people. The Scouts did a fine piece of work in cleaning the Bridal Path, George |Ehrhart, our committee chairman, and individuals came through with cash donations but we never did get quite enough support to put the deal all the way over the top. The project hasn’t been completely abandoned but it has been hard to whip up much interest in it. The Chamber has been actively engaged in.so many other projects for the past months that about all our available manpower has been kept busy with them. I sincerely hope that we can stir up more enthusiasm in the Boulevard project in the near future. Right now the con- | dition is pretty unkempt and the first thing we must do, when we get around to it again, is to clean the whole strip, then muster forces to go on with the picnic table end of the bargain. We have never had enough money to buy necessary materials and labor to build the tables and benches and getting volunteers to work on such a pro- ject is a little difficult. We haven’t given up however, and definitely guar- antee to devote more attention to it as soon as possible, Yours very truly, HAROLD R. LAUBSCHER, Manger, Chamber of Commerce July 14, 1954, TELEVISION SALES and SERVICE 1105 WHITEHEAD STREET TELEPHONE 2.3449 Expert Repairs Reasonable Rates TAILORED INSTALLATION for MOTELS .. HOTELS . . HOMES . . 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The two women charged in a} Painan criminal court that the in-} jections did nothing but make) hem ill. | rf | ATLANTIO WEATHER Students believe that gladiators derived from the Etrus- cans, Rome's | inn INDUSTRY ON PARADE BIG PAYOFF LATE NEW JACK COBB DOLLAR A SECOND | RNATL WRESTLING 3 SIGN OFF ALEC GIRsoON | This Rock Of Ours By Bill Gibb You know, I could sit here and write for the next five hours about our City and-or County politicians. { can’t see where it would do any good, however. It seems to me -hat one of the outstanding charac- teristics of a quack journalist is | the ability to destroy. I hope I’m right when I say that this column has never attacked a controversial subject without seeking to offer a constructive suggestion. At the present time, our County Politicians are sitting on top of the world. Our City politicians — weil, if the situation wasn’t so pitiful, it would be humorous. game when it seemed that every move made by your favorite team was only a fresh mistake? When they fumbled the ball, knocked their own players down — when everything seemed to go wrong? Well, that’s about the way things are going with the City Commis- sioners! I'm not criticizing them. Truth of the matter is that I can’t under- stand the situation enough to be able to criticize. Maybe it’s Fate — just plain, rotten luck that is causing the trouble. Then again, maybe the commissioners are just whistling along in the dark, fail- ing to realize that the public is discontented with present eondi- tions. If this last thing is true, “This Rock” can straighten their thinking a little. Dissatisfaction There is hardly a day that goes by when my work doesn’t carry me back and forth across the is- jland, talking with dozens of peo- ple. The public is bewildered, (to | put it mildly) by the legislation of the City Commissioners. The folks who are criticizing the present administration are not its opponents — they are the men and women who voted the commission- ers into office. The opposition js sitting back, merrily watching the | proceedings and occasionally whis- | |pering: “I told you so!” Have you ever been to a football | What can be done about the sit- uation? It seems to me that there isn’t much the general public can do Everything is up to the City Fa- thers. Maybe reading this column, written by a person whom they know is their friend, will needle them into action. Here are some suggestions they might consider: Keep in closer contact with pub- | lic opinion. The election is over, it's true, but there are always new ones coming up. Clarify legislation so that it won’t | be mistaken for an ‘undercover’ | deal. Develop a program of civic gov- | longer | ernment which ,will last é ‘Problem Drivers To Get The Works NEW YORK \» — From now on, e city’s probiem drivers are go- | to get “the works” the scien- tifie way Chief Magistrate John M. Mur- erday that all per- i¢ violators will be giv- six sessions of a school and a sen- |tence based on their performance |there—or a heavy sentence on the spot Murtagh seh said the new school, led to open Oct. 1, will give the drivers “everything,” includ- ing psychiatric examinations, driv- i essons and safety lectures. The problem drivers, Murtagh ‘explained, are “the ones who keep having accidents, who are chronic through red lights.” In 1953 the U.S. auto produced 7,328,000 cars. than from one meeiing until the next. Put an end to some of the three-ring circuses being exhibited on- meeting nights. Otherwise, just as sure as the dickens, the actors’ guild is going to picket City Hall ‘This place unfair to entertainers!” ‘ As I said in the beginning, I {don’t want to hurt the City com- missioners. I can’t desert them be- | cause there is no place to go. I’ve | tried to contact them for a heart- to heart talk, hoping to learn what they are attempting to do but they have remained quite inaccessible. A fellow can go so iar on blind loyalty but there is such a thing as stretching it to the breaking | point. I'm afraid this is what the commissioners are doing with all their friends in Key West. industry 804 White St. D WE DELIVER Phone 2-2013 OPEN SUNDAYS — 9:00 A.M. TILL 1:00 P.M. WHERE A LITTLE BUYS A LOT GO TO OUR GROCERY TO ET GOOD THINGS TO EAT WE OUTRUN OUR DOG/ Margold OLEO GRADE A DRESSED AND DRAWN FRYERS Hormel’s Midwest Sliced Beechnut Strained The Best Cookie Buy In Town!!! 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