The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 14, 1954, Page 6

Page 6 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Saturday, August 14, 1954 The Key West Citizen Dubliched dello (exeou) Sundan) Fhe ooo Published daily (except Sunday) from The Citiz Greene and ‘ann Streets. en Building, corner of Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monree County L. P. ARTMAN, Editor and PUDISHOE cccmen.unumssoonn 1921 = 1954 NORMAN D. ARTMAN ... Editor and Publisher ~~ Batered at Key West, Florida, as Second Class Matter TELEPHONES 2-566] and 2-5662 sess Member of The Associated Press—The Associated Pre: ertitled to use for reproduction of all news dispatches credited toni ple foal eredited in this paper, and also the local news pub- s ere. Member Associate Dailies of Florida oo Subscription (by carrier), 25¢ per week; year, $12.00; by mail, $15.60 OO ADVERTISING RATES MADE KNOWN ON APPLICATION The Citizen is an open forum and invites discussi and subjects of local or general interest, ne ee anonymous communications. Se UMPROVEMENTS 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. WE WHO TREASURE LIFE CAN’T ADJUST ORSELVES TO SUICIDE That story in The Citizen about that 27-year-old medical technician who attempted twice to take his life would cheapen our estimation of life if we didn’t feel it is the most precious thing in the world to us. That is the abstract thought, but how often do you meditate about life, to try to fathom what it means, where it came from and if it will go on and on after it expires on Earth. So far as The Citizen knows, nobody else has tried to learn the meaning of life as much as did Madame de Sevigne, born in Paris in.1626 and died 70 years later. -She wrote more than 1,000 letters, most of them to her daughter, and time and time again she returns to the con- sideration of life, In one letter, she said: “{ find myself embarked on life without my con- sent, and am in a preplexing situation It is. sad to think I must finish my life with death, and if it were possible I would retrace my steps... . You will say I wish to live forever. Not at all, but if I had been ask- ed, I would willingly have died in my nurse’s arms.” But later on she concludes that, though she didn’t know where life came from, it is so wonderful a thing it must have come from an Almighty Being, and, hav- ing come from Him, we must have faith in believing He has provided for-its continuation. She had found it hard, to have that faith, but the older she got the more manifest it became to her Knowing how she treasured life, and the many reasons she gave for treasuring it, one of which was her abiding love for her daughter, it is hard for persons with normal minds to understand how a man can de- liberately take his life: In the first place, a man who commits suicide dis- regards the sorrows he will cause among those who love him; secondly, in his distracted state, he can’t think of oye thing worth living for. What conclusions can we draw from those facts? That any man who took his life was not in a normal mind at the time he took it. We came here, as Madame de Sevigne points out without our consent. Our coming is a challenge to us to live courageously the life that* has been given us. That courage develops faith, and the stronger our faith the greater is our conviction that this thing we call life is not confined to this tiny speck, compared to the universe, on which we live. The medicine men who used to care for the Indians ||} always maintained a united front as far as the tribe was concerned. There may be plenty of money in circulation in the |} United States, but we have yet to meet a man in Key -West who has enough of it. CTATF TE] Crossword Puzzle famcris IDIO|LIOIR} ACROSS 36. Barrier in rr LUN} 1, Fragment a stream EI TIAY 3. Elastic 38. Furious IRI 1 {GIA] Sadien 39. Moves up 13. Location enacows 14. Flat 42. Gone by ; 44. Steeps 45. Salutation 46. Neckpiece 48. Exists 49. Negative 50. Low sound 51. Silly 54. Small spherical body 56. Knot again 57. Musical compositions 58. Glasses: collog. DOWN 1. Wrenches PEN fit R elevated land varie i {L - astica OISIEMNSIOILAMSITIRI HP] 16. Gaelic sea PIE ISMMEINISMMEISISIALY) Solution of Saturday’s Puzzle ES 1%. 19. Threefold . Conclude 2. Capable of being taken apart 3. Flowed 4. Part ofa play 5. Nuisance 6. Divide with the grain 1. Abundance 8. Infrequent 9. Pronoun 10. Glacial snowfields 11. Gets aici er 20. Beam ; yyyl iS Wa'E PEPE P PPP crn { 24. Repairs i 26. Anesthetic . Landscape 32. Small botf 38. In favor of 39. Slams molding 41, Kind of concrete 43. Sports 46. Close 47, Evergreens 52. Catnip 53. Dined 55. College CLitt rt) me This Rock Of Ours By Bill Gibb What normally would have been written in one column has been stretched out for several days due to the “Fluoridation Ballot” tacked on the end of “This Rock.” Have you mailed in your opinion on flu- oriating Monroe County water? How about doing it today? And now, let’s wind up with the W. SNAVY. It’s a big outfit — the Navy. But its individual members aren’t much different than you or I. They want a happy home life; they want to have a feeling of “belonging,” of participation in community acti- vities. There is no reason why Key West can’t make itself so desirable that thousands of Navy families won’t eventually retire here on the Rock! There are a lot of reasons why such a condition doesn’t exist to- day, however. To begin with, there is that CONCH INSULARITY. Heck! I be- BALLOT lieve some of those dyed-in-the- wool islanders would make their own grandparents feel like shabby intruders if those grandparents happened to be born someplace be- sides Key West! I sometimes won- der how the Conchs can profess Christianity — feeling so superior themselves and yet having to ad- mit the fact that Jesus Christ wasn’t a native Key Wester! It must be a blow to their pride. The best and quickest way for us to unite as one community — Navy and civilian — is to stop our whin- ing and complaining about each other. To start looking for a few ios Points in our next-door neigh- r. A few long-range recreational programs wouldn’t do any harm, either. I’ve nothing against bar- rooms but I don’t see why Key West can’t supply some other type of relaxation. Enough of this — how about using the ballot printed below? MAIL OR BRING TO “THIS ROCK” c/o THE CITIZEN Check Appropriate Answer Male | I AM IN FAVOR OF FLUORIDATING MONROE COUNTY WATER | [ DO NOT WANT FLUORIDATION OF MONROE COUNTY WATER Female I AM IN FAVOR OF FLUORIDATING MONROE COUNTY WATER (=) I DO NOT WANT FLUORIDATION OF MONROE COUNTY WATER | There are... children in my family. | My water supply is provided by: Fla. Aqueduct Commission Holdup Loot Is Recovered Vacation Theft DOUGLAS, Ariz. —Home did- n't look the same place when Mr. and Mrs. Joe Garcia returned after six months’ absence, Missing were: The bed, cupboards and draw- ers, tables and four chairs, a med- MONTREAL #—Police have re- covered nearly $25,000 of an esti- mated $36,000 stolen im a daring bank holdup Aug. 4 at East-End Champlain Village, and have ar- rested four men and two women in connection with the theft. They said. they will be charged Monday with conspiracy and holdup. One of the suspects was identi- icine cabinet, windows, plumbing|fied as a 19-year-old clerk at the pipes, faucets, toilet, drain taps,|dominion bank’s branch who ear- light bulbs and the clothes line/lier had told them he was forced and steel posts, which were dug up|to open the bank door for two from the front yard. armed men who committed the The bewildered Garcias asked | robbery. their neighbors if they had no-} The cash was found split up ticed anything suspicious going on}among the six police since they left, The neighborssaid, but they had disposed of said no. about $8,000. a we Key West In Days Gone By General A. H. Blanding, com- manding the 3ist regiment, com- prising the states of Florida, Geor- gia and Alabama, is pleased with the encampment of the 265th Regi- ment Coast Artillery. Bayview Park playground is to ibe opened for the children of Key West. This announcement was made this afternoon by J. Gerry Curtis, ‘director of parks and rec- reation. The Key West Hospitality League ‘is being organized this afternoon. It is composed of 15 men and wo- men. It is to be the central civic organization of the city of Key ‘West to deal with all tourists and visitors; to meet trains, ferries, steamboats and airplanes. * & *& August 14, 1944 City Council is expected to deal with the vexing problem of sewage fees when it convenes tomorfow night, and perhaps break the dead- lock existing between the city and ‘Federal Works Agency which has brought a quasi-official ban on all future federal aid projects here. Major William R. Mark, U. S. Public Health Service Sanitary Engineer, has joined the staff of (the Monroe County Health Depart- day, the 13th, last night by staging ment in order to assist in solving a horror show and admitting free numerous war-bred problems. Ma- anybody who turned up with a!jot Mark arrived in Key West last blaek cat. week and has already begun his Thirteen people got in free. They |dutiés. . brought 12 black cats, alive and kicking, and a 13th that was really a cat-shaped flower pot. Black, though. The flower-pot owner said the management hadn’t said the cats had to be alive. SHOW. ADMISSION RICHMOND, Va. —A local drive-in theater took note of Fri- Key West Chapter, American Red Cross, is endeavoring to or- ganize a complete disaster relief ‘committee which would be prepar- ed to go into action should a storm strike here. PEOPLE’S FORUM ‘The Citizen welcomes of the views of its read- ers, but the editor reserves the right to delete any items which are considered libelous or unwarra: 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. FLUORIDATION OF WATER Editor, The Citizen: At the City Commission meeting on August 2, the writer was permitted to speak and to suggest that a committee be appointed to make a comprehensive study of fluoridating the municipal water supply for Key West before definite action is taken. Commissioner Delaney’s motion for such a com- mittee was unanimously adopted. Mayor Harvey ap- | pointed Dr. Cobo, Dr. Gonzalez and a representative of the Navy. The meeting initiating the program for local fluoridation was held in the auditorium of the Naval Station. Dr. Cobo presented the resolution endorsing fluoridation to the Commission. Can there be any doubt that this committee will recommend the adop- tion of the resolution? The adoption of the resolution will endorse fluoridation and authorize the Mayor and City)man- ager to take all the necessary steps to facilitate the early fluoridation of the public water supply. The writer is taking this opportunity to correct the Honorable Mayor’s erroneous statement to Commission- er Delaney that the writer is now opposed to fluori- dation. ; It seems improbable that the Commissin will schedule an open hearing on _ the question. There- fore, the writer intends to submit to the Editor of the Citizen additional information on fluoridation. Bill Gibb deserves expressed appreciation of the entire population of Monroe County for his vigilance. W. A. Douglass Key West August 8, 1954 FLUORIDATION FOE Editor, The Citizen: Let me congratulate you in having at least one man, Bill Gibb, on your staff, who dares write the facts about fluoridation. The public should be well informed before the passing of a compulsory measure by the pro- paganda of its proponents. Compulsory medication is contrary to fundamental freedom of Americans who are entitled to their own decisions as to their individual re- quirements of such medicated waters, which they may not need nor want. ‘ Our commissioners should take every possible means | to obtain all the facts of other localities having tried fluoridation and rejected and the reasons given for such action. Drinking water is vital to every human being and creature. Any attempt to tamper with the City drinking wat- sr, other than purification jeopardizes the health of the | Community. Why the change? Our citiens should take more interest in the vital | issue and get literature and read the facts and results of | Fluoridation. HENRY SCHROE: 417 Simonton Aug. 9th, 1954 serene TRON tn A RRR | Dh i li li ll ll bho bn bb bh hb bbb bn bb bb bd te] | The Ground By JIM COBB 02444444444442444244444464444440404445 The City of Palmetto has hired an ex-cireus pres press agent to beat the drum for them in an ef- fort to promote their tourist busi- ness. | The City of Orlando has approp- riated $50,000 to lure winter vis- itors there. The City of Tampa is sponsor- ing a fishing contest—with a $10,000 prize list—as their bid for the tourist dollar. Key West doesn’t have much of an appropriation for promotion— but they are going to receive publicity worth hundreds of thou- sands of dollars when the Key West-Cuba ferry goes into opera- tion in October. You see, the fellows who are promoting the ferry aren't taking any chances—they have contract- ed for the services of a top-notch national advertising agency to let the nation know that they can now take their car to a foreign country with a minimum of time and money and at the same time, travel over the famed Overseas Highway and visit storied Key West. Sunday trayel editors from San Francisco to Portland will be fed material and: you can be sure they'll use.it.The free publicity that Key West will receive should rival that we gained from Harry Truman’s visits here. Yes, it appéars that there are bright days ahead for Key Vest’s tourist business—and we are go- ing to need them to support all the new business that is coming to town. ' kk * We'd like to answer one of the arguments which has been advanced against fluoridation—that it constitutes socialized medicine. Here’s what the authorities have to say on that score: 1105 WHITEHEAD STREET ss FIRST go? 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But the fat that there is pari-mutuel wagerig on the play, would make it necésary to put the proposal before the public in referendum. Veteran political observersare generally of the opinion tha it would be defeated at the polls KeRLX Our gallant Little League have returned from West Pah Beach, beaten but unbowe While they didn’t manage to tak the crown, they gained the re spect of every team they faced. Those who saw them, both in action and off the field, said that they were among the finest youths at the tourney. There will be other chances for them to win—but right now, it is heartening to realize that they the know how to lose like men. A lot of credit should be given their parents and those who have - worked to make little league base- ball a success here They ine clude Keller Watson, Paul Albury, Santana and Earl Adams and others too numerous to mention. 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