The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 21, 1954, Page 6

a ~The Key West Gitzen Streets. . THE KEY WEST CITIZEN ” Seturday, August 21, 1954 _Rublishea fod Aan SeeetsunGay) from The Citizen Bullding, corver of Only Daily Newspaper th Key Weal and Monred County ORMAN D. ARTMAN Entered at Key West, Florida, as Second Class Matter TELEPHONES 2-5661 and 2-562 Associated Press—The Press fe oe oe aay The use for reproduction of all Daper, ‘Member Associate Dailies of Florida : fast erect retin toe Mi a a ption (by carrier), 25¢ per week; year, $12.00; by ‘mail, $15.60 ADVERTISING RATES. MADE KNOWN ON APPLICATION ‘Land Sea. Consolidation of County . Community. Auditorium, “KEY WEST’S BACK COUNTRY” ‘IS ‘TEEMING WITH RESOURCES © _. A Citizen story Wednesday, about the possibility _ of catching tuna commercially in Key West waters; _ Points out that the sea in this vicinity may abound in re- sources heretofore unknown to us, That is true. Key Westers, for a century and a quarter, didn’t know there ‘were rich beds of shrimp in the reaches of the Gulf of *Mexico not far from Key . West. ’ Key Westers had seen shrimp in various parts of the waters of the Florida Keys, including the lagoon ‘that-runs into the city from its northeast end: ’ Besides,’ oldtime fishermen caught many a grouper, muttonfish _or other fish in the Northwest Channel with shrimp in their stomach, but not even that frequent occurrence was _ sufficient to. wake them up to the fact that shrimp abounded in local waters. It was an outsider’s discov- _ ery that led to catching the shrimp in commercial quantities. e se Tt is quantity that counts. Undoubtedly there are many tuna in local waters, but are theif numbers large enough to warrant fishing for them commercially? Consider the sea cucumber or trepang. They were plentiful on nearby banks and other banks along the entire stretch of Keys. It looked a sure-bet to gather them in quantities sufficiently large to supply the great demand for them in China Town in New York and China Town in San Francisco. But it required only a » few months to clean the banks and make trepang as ‘scares as are stonecrabs, so that, what looked like an industry, had to be abandoned. : ". he Citizen published a story the same day about the sawfish in the “Sea Secrets” column. It said the sawtfish, which resembles a shark, is not related to the Shark, But in the days when shark hides were ship- ped from Key West and Big Pine Key, the sawfish’s hide was considered locally to be the same as a shark’s hide. Offhand, you would say that there was an inex- haustible supply of sharks. in local waters, but, though the sharkhide industry lasted far longer than the trepang . industry, it had to be abandoned because of the scarcity of sharks. . Nobody knows or will know whether or. not tuna an be caught in sufficient quantities to ship them re- gularly to market until a thorough investigation is made. It is worth while making that investigation, for it may turn out to be successful. If it does, then Key West will have further income from the sea, which- The Citizen in a page article 30 years ago, called “Key ‘West’s back country.” The nation needs statesmen searching for what is right rather than for votes. | IDIAINICIE MIL [Al EIAIRINIEIR ; rs} P. ARTMAN, Editor and PUbUSh Or “ernvisinersis:nsinneeeainion 19AV 4 1954 Editor and Publisher % my a Wee s—"™ “Ths tak Of Ours By Bill Gibb Elder R. L. Mathews, of the Seventh. Day Adventist Church, is leaving town Monday. He has been transferred to Lake City. ventist chuurch. As a matter of fact, the namie “Seventh Day Ad- ventist” was practically unkown. No mai—in my opinion~has dedicated himself more devoutly to the service of God and humanity than Mr. Mathews. It is only fair to also include his wife, who has proven herself an equal partner in Mr. Mathews wor! >The Mathewses came to Key West in 1952. At that time, there Things are different today. Membership in the church has grown, many Key Westers have been encouraged to sek the way of Jesus, a new house of worship has been erected on 13th Street, I’m not a Seventh Day Adventist, T lack the courage and the strength to successfully adopt their tenets. But I know of no finer group of was no local Seventh Day Ad-'people than those who attend this « PEOPLE’S FORUM 8 of the views Fed its fight ms libelous or yer yoaen fe should be letters to 200 words and write on ene side the writer must accompany the requested otherwise, onder sea REMOVE OLD STICKERS Editor, The Citizen: Wouldn’t it be a good idea to advocate a clean windshield, free of all stickers except current ones? Some people have as many as six or seven and it sure must interfere with their driving. “Drive safe.” Joe Miller WANTED A CONCH Editor, The Citizen: Encloged you will find amount to cover our bill, Sorry that. we did not send it sooner, but we became the proud parents of a baby boy (Edward P. III) just four days after our arrival here so our household af fairs fell a little behind.. We had wanted very much to have a “Conch” but the Navy thought otherwige. Thanking you and all of Key West for a wonder- ‘ful 25 months and hoping we can take our son back to see his near. birthplace. Sincérely Mr. and Mr. Edward P. Kenney WHERE. DOES THE FAULT LIE? Editor, The Citizen: F It is my fervent hope that the investigators look- ing into the case of the abandoned two-day-old baby will weigh the merits of the case and not their emo- tions. Abandoning helpless infants speaks of more things than murder; it speaks of a woman’s fear, of private pains and thoughts beyond our knowledge, and it shames the society which must witness such an act! By threat of social disgrace, have we, society, actu- ally forced the sacrifice of a human being? Who, among us, would excuse a woman’s mistake in conceiv- ing a child not of her chosing? What terrible sense of guilt kept this woman from seeking a physician’s help? Until some thought is given to the exigencies and circumstances of this ease, I cannot but feel depressed to walk among the citizeris of Key West and hear them pronounce their judgment of guilt before the. facts are known. If we, as a moving and progressive society, eredit ourselves with human linage and understanding, we must also -practice the art of speaking as well as feeling in rational, humanitarian terms, . ‘ H, V. B. P. O. Box 642 Key West, Fla, August 17, 1954 bia Tiers fs . Our Teachers ‘The men who have selected the job of teaching us spiritual values interest me tremendously. I can’t seem to entirely agree with any of m and yet I can’t es- cape the fact that each and every one is performing the most im- tant work in the world. man who dedicates his life to God sheds an aura of peace and good-will which isn’t found amongst the rest of us. There is no reason why this should not be. Perhaps we need to devote a little More effort in this direction. Rabbi Schwartz is an outstand- ing example of a teacher who helps to make a happy world. Every once in awhile, I stop and talk with him—on the street, at his house, down here at The Citizen. His philosophy is wonderful and his expressions of a spiritual nature will help to brighten the gloomiest day. Key Wester owe more than they Tealize to church leaders. Key West In Days Gone By Governor Dave Sholtz has ap- pointed Aquilino Lopez, Jr., of Key West, as county solicitor for Monroe county, succeeding J. F. Busto, deceased. Father A. L. Maureau of the local Catholic church, who had been visiting in Miami and Miami Beach for the past seventeen days, returned to Key West ys State Senator Arthur Gomez was Frank Bentley, clerk of the Board of Public Warks, announced today that a determined effort is being made to collect approxi- mately $1,200 in delinquent sewer fees. Se ET OV VV CISC TVET CHT H TET UT UTC TTT OV UVC. Ch h Lead | ‘Chure ers | ...Ear To The Ground By JIM COBB One line gag: You have to| A lot of unsuspecting gals travel a Lang way to find the eity manager these days. That gem was contributed by Ruth O’Bryant, wife of the super- intendent of public instruction. xk * We have learned that one national beer company produces their beverage in a city where sodium fluoride is added to the water. That means that some Key West beer drinkers may already be poisoned. Horrors! x kk Constructive Criticism No. 1-B (aimed at the city commission): What the city needs is a munici- pal: engineer. How can the city manager keep Bace with the miytiad adminstra- tive details of operating the city himself 5 4 answer the ad and are encourag- | ed to travel to Key West at their own expense. They usually ar- rive here broke—or nearly so. Then, the bar owner says that they must become strip-teasers— and B-Girls—if they want a job, The gals, apparently, take the line of least ‘resistance and end up clipping the folks who wander into these dens. Is that good? * * We mentioned in this column last year that possibly a “‘little symphony” could be formed in ey West. There was casual interest in the idea. We know of three or four rather talented Key West music- iahs who evinced an interest in the proposal. 3 Tom Whitley, music instructor at the Key West High School—who has a fine musical background, offered to lead the symphony. Let’s face it. Key West is liv- ing in a cultural vacuum. Except for the limited Community Con- eert season, we have no good live music. Other cities, some ‘of them smaller than Key West, have sup- ported “‘Little symphonies” en- thusigstically. We'd like to see something done he We'll wager there are a lot of Navy men (and women) who are accomplished musicians. ahd would like to participate: én; such a program. x we ‘The fiesta planned for the initial ryn of the Key West-Cuba ferry, ty all maade Ghumald be the Ui est thing to hit Key West in its his- he was awate of it was whén he “i received a parking ticket. * Me * jeans and spend a little money to let the folks in the rest of the Wonderitig how the B-Gals find their way to Key West? We are told that at least one local B-Gal joint advertises in a magatine aimed at the carnival trade. The magazine ads state that there is a great demafid for “cocktail waitresses” in Key West. TE Feds Hl it AL i 3 z FE BE a z » i 1 7 I | nation know what is going on in the southernmost city. 1 There aré a lot of ‘folks who think that the owners of the fer- ry should pitk up the entire tab for the affair. That, we think; would only srégult in an inadequate promotion —and ‘Would defeat the entire adopt a plan to hire policemen, on a temporary basis for use as Plain ¢lothesmen, the whole town does not know—offenders could be caught. Republican Ducks Democrat Post NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (#—Dem- ocrats of Virginia’s ist Congres- sional District this week named Roland Oliver of Yorktown to theif steering committee to plan a party fund rally Sept. 11. They unnamed him yesterday after Oliver said he ‘‘couldn’t possibly accept.” He is secretary of the Republi- can party in York County and, he says, has been ‘a loyal Republi- .jean” for 25 years. \Hear Blast At ‘Segregation | EVANSTON, Il. & — Christian \leaders from many lands today were told that racial segregation is “the great seandal in the church especially in the United States and South Africa.” The problem was lgid before del- egates to the assembly .of World Council of Churches with Suggestion that they seatch for fts solution in “a calm Christian spirit."” Benjamin E. Mays, president of Morehouse College, Atlante, termed racial separation “ Great scandal in thé chureh,” and added: “The local churches permit secular bodi¢s such as the state and federal courts, the United Ng- tions, big league baseball, profes- sional boxing, colleges, the public schools and theaters to initigte change in the area of race. Slow Change “But even when seeulat bodies initiate the changé, local churches, Negro and white, follow slowly or not at all. “Tt will be a sad comm: our life and time if future ans can write that the last bul- wark of segregation based on olor in the United States and South Africa was God’s church.” Dr. Ben Marais of the Re- formed Church of Sduth Africa tald the coiifereés: “Christian men and women in many lands look towards the eburch for guidance.” He pointed out, that tensions df- ten brehs f between racial groups, and added: “Therefore it is becoming we face this problem in a ¢: Christian spirit.” y The addregées of Dr. Mays, a delegate and a Baptist, ia Dr. Marais, an pgs consultant, Layinen’s Job Col. Francis P. Miller, a dele- gate from Charlottesville, Va., as- serted that churches have failed to educate laymen to regard workaday jobs as the “plate which God hes called them to serve Rim.” Many, he said, aré inclined to think of their lives as “Regardléss of what thé ment of éach’ may be,” he said, “God calls w§ all to stétid for truth, purity of personal life, dé cency and fair play in human rela- tions, for ediimunity, for juétice and for peace.” : A ¢lergyman who came from: be~' hind the Iron tald ¢hurch-’ men yesterday that co: aims at eventual destruction of Christian faith. Dr. Guenter Jacob, general su- Perintendent of a large digtrict of the United Evangelical Church in the Sovi <——s any, as- earied “gulf” “between Christianity and communisni” ean- not be bridged.” X By X Is Legal Signature DENVER, Colo. i — “We have @ woman héte who ean’t “a the registration judge an tion Commission by tele- phone. ‘How do we register het to vote?” “Have her make an ‘X’” the of- "Taree minties lett, the. fudge mi , the called back. “Now she wants to register her husband. What dots she sign now?” “ it ‘X’ by ‘X,” he wad in- Pie REEFER PRICE UP MEXICO CITY @—A dler complainéd to him Thursday that cost of living has of marijuana Pesos—i6 cents—ea' timated this is a per cent. TELEVISION SALES AND SERVICE 11085 WHITEHEAD STREET ss ore PROMPT FINANCING — BANK 10 ELEMENT FIRST IN TV COMPLETE WITH YAGI INSTALLATION 597495. TAX RATES — NO HIDDEN EXTRAS — CHANNEL 4 EXPERT SERVICE — REASONABLE RATES LOOK, COMPARE, THEN BUY DUMONT! 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