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

Page 4 © THE KEY WEST CITIZEN _— Tuesday, August 10, 1954 The Key West Citizen Miata dsilv decent fumes) team Tia Gl Published daily (except Sunday) from The Citi: Greene and Ann Streets. itizen Building, corner of Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County L. P. ARTMAN, Editor and Publisher ow... 1921 - 1954 NORMAN D. ARTMAN wena 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 evtitled to use for reproduction of all news dispatches credited to it or not | ccaialaed credited in this paper, and also the local news pub- lished here. 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 Hoiels and Apartments, . Beach and Bathing Pavilion. . Airports—Land aid Sea. . Consolidation of County and City Goveraments. Community Auditorium. YOU CAN’T BEAT THE NOTCHES IN A SLOT OR PINBALL MACHINE The Citizen published an Associated Press story Satur- day about a Columbus, Ohio, man who bought an old slot machine (‘‘one-armed bandit’), repaired it and put it in his cellar for his wife to play. His object, he said, was to stop her wasting money by playing the “bandit” every time she went out with him. The fact that he was arrested for having the machine in his possession is beside the point. The point is how can a man of normal mind throw away his money playing something that he knows is mechanically fixed against his winning. You may have wondered, as The Citizen has wondered, in seeing men and women, smart in their line of business or profession, wasting their nickels, dimes and quarters in trying to beat something that they knew was unbeatable. Let us consider only one of many cases of a man, profic- ient in his profession, who wasted his earnings trying to beat slot machines at the. time their operation was legal- ized in Florida. Every Saturday afternoon, when he finish- ed work, he went directly to a slot machine, operated only a block from where he worked, and put into its metal maw quarter after quarter until he was broke and then borrow- ed money to take home to his wife. A slot machine is constructed ingeniously. It lets you win occasionally to flush your hope that you will keep on winning. So it was in the case of the man in question. That false hope kept him playing till he had no more money to play, so he committed suicide. What was found in his right trousers pockets should be a grim warning to anybody who thinks he can beat a gambling maching of any kind. In that pocket was one penny. Had it been a nickel, prob- ably he would have played and lost that too, in the hope of winning, before taking his life. That repaired slot machine in the man’s cellar was found while the Columbus police were makihg a raid on pin ball machines. If you play them consistently, they too will keep your pocketbook skeletonized. The same day the Columbus story appedred in The Cit- izen, we heard of a Navy man who lost all the money he had on him, playing a pin, ball machine, returned to his quarters and got more money and lost that also. What he said when he was cleaned out for the second time should cure that itch in your fingers to waste your money trying to beat something that’s mechanically fixed against you: “That machine’s got more sense than I had. It’s notched to beat me, but it won’t beat me again.” \ ——$—$—$<$ $$} _—____. Tired business men might try resting. The “good neighbor” policy might be applied with some benefit in Key West by all of our citizens. Crossw ACROS$ 1. Musical work 6. Sweet otato 8. Explosive Puzzle 30. Small fishes 32, Huge bodies of water 36. Teller of ntruths SO] BO no IRIEIS} AIGIE/SBRSILIY GIEINITIE IE IL] BRIEIS|| (OIE I/D} ICILIETAINMMICIRIE|A|T EID) on IRIAIRIE | ine NO BREAKUP ON THIS This Rock Of Ours \ By Bill Gibb Louis Carbonell indicates that he would like to see the proposed swimming pool located on the Mon- ree County Beach. “This Rock” wil go along with him on that. Any development that will help to improve our recreational facilities along the waterfront will also serve to attract tourists and furnish Na- vy men with a place to go. The Business and Professional Women have struggled for years to secure a pool in Key West. Now, they have offered a thousand dol- lars as an incentive to get action. Such spirit is praiseworthy but I can see no reason why the City Fathers should accept the money. Let the cost of such a pool be shared equally by all residents! If the BPW still wishes to use its money it will probably find plenty of opportunities through beautifica- tion of the area. In previous years, this column has objected to construction of swimming pools until our natural beaches were improved. The City of Key West has made no progress in this direction, however. The County has a long-range program under study which sounds interest- ing but offers no immediate solu- tion. Financial Problem Needless to say, construction of a swimming pool presents a de- finite financial problem. Commis- sioner Carbonell says that he thinks a utility tax will provide the answer. He hastens to add that he will go along with such a tax only if assurance is given that it will be removed when its primary ob- jective has been accomplished. ~ “The trouble is,” explains Louis, “that once a tax is placed on the people, it is hard to ever get it lifted. I would rather find some other way of raising the money if possible.” This columnist expressed the \thought that perhaps a swimming pool could be built for the exclu- sive use of students and that fin- ancial aid could be secured from the school board. At least, this would accomplish part of the aims of the pool promoters and create an example of what could be done later for the general public. Car- bonell and other civic leaders ve- toed the idea as impractical. Two of the -finest organizations in Key West — the Lions and the BPW — are pushing the project. Let’s give them our backing. Boulevard Bridge Hazard A Navy Chief, H. T. Roberts, has suggested that a sign be posted on the approach to the Roosevelt Blvd. bridge construction job: “TRAF- FIC LIGHT AHEAD.” He maintains that strangers, ap- proaching the bridge when the red light is burning, think that it is merely a danger signal. I agree with him. The public is accustomed to see- ing red lanterns in such an area but this is the first time to my knowledge that traffic lights have been installed. % You might argue that any sensi- ble driver wouldn’t try to crowd on the bridge even if he didn’t rea- lize that traffic was being controll- ed by lights. My only answer to that is the statistical information which seems to indicate that not many drivers are ‘‘sensible.” 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 devices 22. Not coarse }38. Town in LIT IS} 42. Music drama 44, Watch secretly 45. Fruit of the oak IS|PRBOL HA] IC TTISHRMIALT IN OMT 7] ELI TEI {UIBIETS! Solution of Yesterday's Puzzie mWiAIN] INIOITRESIT} EIVIAIDIE} IDIAID} 47, Flowering 59. Went to the bottom DOWN 1, Frequent; 2, Dessert 3. Unfasten 4. Ego 5. Residence of a Chinese mandarin 6. Worshiped 7. Human being 8. Sleeveless garment 9. Singly 10. Spiced oriental di: 11. Fashion 17. Maker of eyeglasses 19. Things imagined &. City in Germany 22. Masticatory ™. Golf instructor 27. Sick 29. Cage 31. Undermine 33. District in London 34. Catnip A 35. Pigpen A 37. Move back 39. Intrigue 40. South American monkey 41. Bracing 43. Scarcer 46. Pleasure excursion 48. Clears above expenses 50. Faucet 52. Number 53. Noah’s Female sheep 26. One of the fine arts 28. Fall in drops are considered libelous or unwarranted. The writers should be fair and confine the letters to words and write on one side of the paper only. Signature of writer must accompany the letters and will be oublished unless otherwise. SAFETY SUGGESTION Editor, The Citizen: As a resident of Key West for seven months and owner of a home here, I hereby express my opinion about the safety of the people, especially children who ride their bicycles in the evening and at night. I thing it could be made safer by using the space between the paved part of the streets and home-owners lawns. As a specially provided roadway, the paving would have a yellow color which would serve as a guide in the darkness of the night. It would be good for pedestrians, too. Respectfully yours, SAUL A. ISRAELSOHN, 1519 United Street. APPRECIATES RECOGNITION Editor, The Citizen: We want to thank you for taking pictures of our new stand in the Key West Post Office, and for giving us, and Leonard Warren, the operator, such fine publicity. We are sure our entire program will benefit from such recognition. Very sincerely yours. Florida Council for the Blind JAMES J. COX Prevention of Blindness and Informational Specialist SIDE Damage Suits Pile Up Against Former Actress LOS ANGELES — A fatal traffic accident which resulted in charges of manslaughter and hit- run driving against former actress Lynne Baggett has been followed by three damage suits. The latest, for $25,000, was filed yesterday by Joseph Silvers on be- half of his son Dennis Silvers, 10, a passenger in a vehicle which collided with the machine driven by Miss Baggett last July 7. An- other passenger with Dennis, Joel Watnick, 9, was killed. Earlier suits were filed by Mrs. Lillian Watnick, mother of the dead boy, for $50,000 and by Thomas J. Sanderson, 28, driver of the vehicle in which the youths were riding. Sanderson was joined by another passenger, John C. Beasley, 22, in asking $32,000 damages. Miss Baggett is due in court Thursday to enter pleas on the charges. ANTIQUE ORGAN WITHSTANDS WOES NEW BERN, N. C. (#—A100- year-old organ in use here orig- inally was bought for $900 in 1854. Sixty-two years later it was hit by lightning. The congregation. of the First Presbyterian church here thought it was ruined and sold it for $125 to the Negro First Baptist church, which repaired it. Church members said the organ’s tone improves with age. Minks are cousins of the weasel. A Grain Of Salt The Ground By JIM COBB 04444444444444444424444446 44444444444, ne The Rev. Eldon Simmons’s ser- mon topic Sunday at Ley Memorial Methodist Church was intriguing, to say the least. ‘ It was “Hernando’s Hideaway” — the title of a hit popular tune. ‘When the announcement came in- to the office Friday, I phoned Rev. Simmons. I was curious to know just how he was going to attack the subject. Rev. Simmons informed me that it was not the first time he had made use of a popular song title as his sermon theme. Others he has used, for example, are Johnny Mercer’s “Accentuate The Posi- tive’ and “The Best Things In Life Are Free.” He pointed out that there is a false philosophy expressed in the lyries of “Hernando’s Hideway” (i. e. There is a dark seculuded place, And no-one there can see your face, Just knock three times and whisper low, That you and I were sent by Joe). The substance of the lyrics, Rev. Simmons said, can be expressed this way: “Come with me and I'll show you how to do all the excit- ing things in life without being caught.” Further, he says, the tune would have you believe that “I know how you can get out of the reach of all moral responsibility.” . “And the best part of it is that you wife and neighbors would nev- er know about it,” he added. “But it won't work,” said Rev. Simmons, “your sins will find you.” Makes a lot of sense, doesn’t it. Yl bet Rev. Simmons’ congrega- tion enjoys his sermons. _ Oh yes, Rev. Simmons said that “Hernando’s* Hideway” is a very pleasing tune. % ok & Speaking of pop tunes — Yl go along with Denis Sneigr’s crusade against juke boxes with but one exception — “‘A Bunch of Banans and a Bottle of Gin.” That’s the pseudo-calypso tune (with lyrics by Ogden Nash) which kids the pants off Ernest Heming- way on his African plane crash publicity. Jose Ferrer and his spouse Rosemary Clooney are the vocalists on the clever ditty. While I think that we’d be better off without the infernal machines, the only way you can apparemtly hear “Bananas” is to stick a dime in a juke box. Reason: The radio moguls have slapped a ban on the tune because of its reference to gin. The same situation, you'll recall, arose in the middle ’40’ when “Rum and Coca Cola” hit the nation. Kind of silly, isn’t it. ek This fellow Christian Dior is up to no good, in our book. They ought to put a stop to his nonsense before the ladies really start wearing those whalebone and birdcage attachments calculated to alter the silhouette of American womanhood. : We'll wager that if any of our Key West gals show up in one of those creations, it will result in a bigger furore than that which has confused the fluoridation issue. It will really be a revelation, though, if they follow through with it — and it will create a lot of; honest women. Joey Balbotin, our copyboy had this simple comment on the situa- tion: “Impossible!” For my part, I’m just going to stand by and see what develop- ments show up. xk wk ok A behind the scenes hassle has | developed after a “raid” was con-| ducted one Sunday recently on the American Legion clubhouse on Stock Island by the local constabu- lary. Seems that drinks were being served in their bar during the hours of 6 - 9 p. m. that Sunday, in volation of the city code. The law provides that liquor may not be served during those | hours on Sundays, except in private | homes. ; But what the Legion boys want to know is why the cops picked on them — and apparently do not} bother other private clubs in town. ke kek POTPOURRI: One of the amazing | things about ‘the fluoride contro- versy is how the opposition seems to be unable to understand the fact that the addition of sodium fluoride to the water supply does not cons- titute “‘mass medication.” A medi- cation is a drug administered to cure a given condition. Sodium fluoride—and you can believe this — prevents tooth decay. So there! - » Winston and Sue Jones are on a vacation trip to the north — in Marathon . . .Ed Beckman is due back in town shortly to begin drill- ing his high school football squad. Bet he has a nervous breakdown in November. Take a look at that schedule. . .Bill Neblett, who'll re- present us in the state senate come next April, is one of the most ac- complished orators in these parts, Number one orator, we think, is State Attorney J. Lancelot Lester. He’s a ball of fire when he gets wound up in court. . .John Bowers, along with Reggie Roberts, Jack Crouch and Johnny Richardson re- cently returned from Tavernier with Bowers’ new 28-foot cabin cruiser. . .It’s been a cool summer, up to this week, hasn’t it. Newsmen Find Wrong Pair CHARLESTON, W. Va. (®—Ru- mors spread rapidly in the West Virginia capital yesterday that Sen. McCarthy (R-Wis) and Roy ‘Cohn were to stop over on a flight through Charleston. After airlines officials confirmed that the names McCarthy and Cohn were on the passenger list, newspaper reporters and television cameramen hurried to the air- Bride Selling Is A Problem In Yugoslavia By ALLAN JACKS |_ BELGRADE, Yugoslavia ww — |The centuries-old practice of a tiny Albanian minority in ‘Yugo- slavia—selling girl brides—poses the government one of its toughest social problems. President Tito’s Communist re- gime has been trying, principally through education and propaganda, to stamp out the practice, but it is slow business. | The difficulty was pointed up re- |cently in a report from the district of Orahovac in the southern Yugo- |Slav province of Kosmet. Young girls still are being sold to hus- bands there for as much as 300,000 ‘dinars ($1,000). Even worse, said | the report, greedy fathers are sell- ing their daughters to old men who can pay the highest prices. Bride selling is a custom of Moslem Sciptars (Albanians), a custom as old as the opposite prac- tice of a girl taking a dowry to her husband. To .this day many ‘young Sciptars leave their native villages to find jobs in more re- warding areas. Often they even go abroad. They live frugally, save their money and then go home tu buy a local girl as a wife. _The report on the present situa- tion said that in recent months fathers in the district sold 45 girls to husbands and that 361 girls under 14 had been unlawfully Pledged te potential buyers (en- gaged). But there are some good signs too, said the report. Thirty giris recently sought protection of the law because they did not want to marry old men. Key West In Days Gone By August 10, 1934 Tomorrow will be one of the most exciting days of the encamp- ment of the 265th Regiment, Flor- jida_ National Guard. Governor \David Sholtz and a party of state officials are due to arrive at noon. One of the most interesting stories of Tortugas and adjacent islands appears in the August issue of Motor boating. It is entitled, “10,000 Wings” and was written by Don Waters. Many letters continue to be re- ceived at the offices of the cham- ber of commerce and the secre- tary is busy answering calls for information rélative to housing in Key West. | xk * August 10, 1944 City of Key West is unable to collect sewerage service fees from the Navy and from the Housing Authority because the city’s sew- erage ordinance has not been amended. More than 7,000 babies have been born to service men’s wives in Florida during the past year, und- er the emergency maternity and infant care program for which congress appropriated $42,000,000, and if present plans are carried through, the new Municipal Hos- pital on Stock Island will take in such patients. It was disclosed today that Miss Marie Hartel, superintentendent of the institution which is expected to be opened some time next month, hoves to have the hospital certified for By Bill Spillman port. When the plane landed, they |these cases. scrambled up the steps and! Boo-Koo people have apparently forgotten what the Community Chest was organized for. If my memory serves me correctly, its purpose was to put all charities in to one big drive and save the public from continually being con- fronted with a drive from this and that charitable organization. The expense of charity drives is no small item. It is comparabe to building a house. You can make a one room house with one kitchen or you can make a twenty room house with one kitchen. The kitchen cost is the same. The same goes for charity drives, the cost of giving a drive is about the same whether it is a big drive or small drive. Personally, I have just about come to the point of telling people who approach me for money. for this and that, that I support the Community Chest and if they de- sire my contribution, that they become a member or- ganization of the Chest. I believe that the Community chest requests that each person give about one days pay. I have not done this in the past, but this time, — this coming drive — I am going to give a days pay and keep the receipt for the amount donated. Then, when I am approached for another charity contribution, I will say that “I give my spuport to the community chest and I suggest \ : ) § I suggest; that your organization get its sup- port from the chest also.” This, perhaps, seems like a cold way to approach the subject but I think there is a limit to charity drives. There are, of course, exceptions to the rule. For example, the March of Dimes is having an em-| ergency drive. I will gladly donaie money for the drive and assist in any way possible to make it a suc- searched out their quarry, only| to find that another Mr. McCarthy and Mr. Cohn were travelihg to- gether — bearing no resemblance to the Wisconsin senator and his As a results of revelations made at last night’s meeting of the Key West Junior Chamber of Com- merce, a special meeting af the board of directors, governmental associate. affairs and publicity committees will be held tonight to map out a program designed to bring about improvements of juvenile condi- tions in Key West. Coiled steel spring weighing a pound can be made to lift a pound weight about 32 feet. cess. My two children received Gamma Globulin. | In this case, if I had paid for the | GG shots, I would not be too anx-/ ious to donate money again. I will | consider my contribution as pay-/ ment. | In spite of this, I think that the | March of Dimes should be under the community chest drive. I think that all charities should be under the Community chest drive. It is not my purpose to question the worth of various charities for I believe that they all are good in substance and represent worthy | causes. | I believe that if all charities were | under the Community Chest in a/ solid front, the Community chest | could have a reserve fund that would take care of emergency funds necessary as in the present case of the March of Dimes. Why don’t you do as Iam going to do, give a days pay to the Com-| munity chest and be done with it| — almost? SHOPPER’S GUIDE MARINE CORPS WEATHER JACK OF ALL SPORTS DOUG EDWARDS RENICK REPORTING L MR. DISTRICT ATTORNEY LONE WOLF . 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