The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 9, 1954, Page 4

Page4 = THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Thursday, September 9, 1954 a ae a eR The Key West Citizen Se Tae pe ey pee EE Published dally (except Sunday) from The Citizen Building, corner of Greene and Ann Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County L. P. ARTMAN, Editor and Publisher 1 NORMAN D. ARTMAN .. Entered at Key West, Florida, as Second Class Matter TELEPHONES 2.5661 and 2-5662 —————$————_——_— Member of The Associated Press—The Press entitled to use for reproduction of all dews dlscatches “: fr not otherwise credited in this paper, and also re. Member Associate Dailies of Floride tiie Seam echo tceorttad Subscription (by carrier), 25¢ per week; year, 12.00; by mail, $15.60 se re a i eS ADVERTISING RATES MADE KNOWN ON APPLICATION public issues not publish The Citizen is an open forum and invites discussion of and subjects of local or general interest, but it will anonymous communications. IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN More Hotels and Apartments. Beach and Bat Airports—Land aux Consolidation of Coun: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. THE CITIZEN FAVORS A SWIMMING POOL BUT NOT BY TAXING ELECTRIC BILLS Key West Jaycees passed a resolution opposing the imposition of a five per cent tax on electric light bills to get money to construct a swimming pool in Key West... But the Jaycees were quick to add that they are not against the construction of the proposed pool. The Citizen is in full” accord with that attitude. It favors a swimming pool in Key West, but is against adding a tax to an electric rate which is among the highest in the United States. The Jaycees stressed an important point: the imposition of that tax on widows or pensioners whe already have to stint to put aside money to pay electric light bills. That view is not farfetched. State pen- sions are not large, and neither are Social . Security checks large, whether they go to old people, needy or crippled children, or widows who take care of those children. Use of electricity is a necessity, not a luxury. We may stretch a point and declare that the hundreds of Key West residents, with small incomes, could forego the use of electricity. For that matter, everybody else could forego its use, and still live. But that is not the way we want to live—we who would be able to pay the proposed tax—and that is not the way we want the poor, or comparatively poor, among us to live. Some other ways can be found to get money to build a swimming pool in Key West, without. imposing a drain on the small incomes of many of our residents. The pool could be built with money obtained from’ the sale of bonds, and the bonds could be liquidated: by charging 10 cents for children and 25 cents for adults who use the pool. Here is another commendable resolution passed by the Jaycees regarding the inspection of automobiles by the city in issuing tags. The time now is from 9 a.m. till noon and from. 1 to 5 p.m: The Jaycees decided to write a letter to City Manager Lang requesting him to change the time from 8 o’clock in the morning to 6 in the afternoon. The Jaycees had the working man in mind when they made that request. As the city fixes the time, he would not have an opportunity to get his auto- mobile checked from Monday to Friday. He would have to join the rush of hundreds on Saturday to have the inspection made. The extra hour the Jaycees ask for in the morning would not be of any consequence to working men Mon- day through Friday. It is the proposed extra hour in the afternoon that would benefit them. IRIEL RBAIP IES} EIRIRBERI SIE RSTIAIL |e) LIEIAMBOIAITISMREIRI LIN} EINIDIE IO MMATTIOINTE LTIAIE/L MSI TIAIRMENIRIA! DIE LIE UINT TIER] RIAIRIE IL [YMERIOIAISI TS) WIOIN]T| AIDIOIRIE PIOTTMEMIE JETT MRAIN] TE! Crossword ACROSS 1. Priest's vestment 4. Humid 8. Flat cir cular piece 12. Stamping form 18. Notion. 14. To an inner point 15. Stick 17. Shoveled 19. Previous night 90. Japanese outcast 21. Rather than 22. City of the Leaning Tower 4. Superintend- ents 26. Heated 28. Youngster 29. Athome 30. Improved 32. As fares 34, Old French coin 35. Food fish 36. Part of the face 37. School term 46. 49. Indication 50. Hebrew month 52. Gone by 53. Pay = 1954 wma Editor and Publisher en 2 NEARER A credited to it the local news pub- WORR/S—o This Rock Of Ours By Bill Gibb You’ve probably been shocked by |“‘club” by word of mouth amongst | Tecent news released from up North which describe the brutali- ty and criminal fendency of many teen-age ‘gangs.’ And, no doubt, you’ve -probably congratulated yourself on the fact that Key West seems to be free of this type of delinquency. Let’s not kid ourselves — our youngsters here on the Island are not any different than similar age groups throughout the United: Sta- tes. And the only thing that ‘has saved us unpleasant national scan- dal has been the foresight of pri- vate individuals who have worked to eliminate delinquency without fanfare or publicity. To name just two of these individuals — J. H. Brady, of ‘‘Poor Old Craig’s’”’. on Truman Ave., and Peter Varela, owner of the “Sugar Bowl” on White St. The juvenile authorities and lo- eal police struggle daily with pro- blems which are absolutely beyond their ability to cope with unless parents are cooperative. And such cooperation seems to be about as remote as “Utopia.” Every moth- er and father has a natural ten- dency to consider little Johnny or little Mary incapable of doing any wrong. A couple of months ago, I heard a rumor of a teen-age ‘‘sex club” in town whose activities were enough to make the most harden- ed reprobate shudder in disgust. I tried to investigate it — even went so far as to write a couple of columns on the information I was able to dig up. Both columns went into the trash can however, because I. feared publicity would do more harm than good. Good: police work and passage of information concerning the Passengers, Crew Unhurt As TWA Plane Noses Over PHILADELPHIA ® — Twenty- two passengers and three crew members escaped injury late yes- terday when a twin-engine Trans- Worid Airlines plane nosed over while attempting a landing at In- terational Airport. The plane, bound from New York to Columbus, Ohio, clipped a six- foot steel fence at the edge of the runway while making its approach. The nose wheel of the plane buck- led when the plane touched Jown and nosed along the runway and the soft turf for about 250 feet. When it came to rest, Capt. A. V. Stahl, 39, co-pilot Roy Ward, 25, and Stewardess Dolores Martin, 24, also of. New York evacuated the passengers through the door in the pilot’s compartment. Ten-year-old Nicholas Ruffin of Pittsburgh one of the passengers, vaid later: " “Tt was just like in the movies nd on television. The only thing ’m mad about is that I yodel airplane my daddy re in New York after we | t the plane.” Enought water is stored iasta Dam to provide every on in the United States with gallons. adults seems to have brought cor- rective measures — at least on the Island of Key West proper. And now that school has started, con- ditions will improve. Teachers will furnish the discipline which should rightfully be the job of the par- ents. Se SAS APSE Nt CVV VV VV VV OV TV OV TTT WVU IIT VV VT Tere. ARAADADADADAAO4AASEAODAASDAEDADADSAS SL A rather distraught Navy wife, who just arrived from Arizona, phoned Wednesday to inquire if the scorpions in Key West are as dangerous as the southeastern variety. She said that she was cleaning a clowet when she ran across one and, unlike Key Westers who don’t pay much: attention to the creatures, she was rather alarm- ed—particularly since their bite can prove deadly in some states. I didn't, know the answer to her question so I phoned William Warner, entomologist for the Mon- roe County Anti-Mosquito District. He said that the local species is not particularly dangerous and that he knows of no case of a scorpion bite proving fatal in these parts. He did say that in cases of multiple bites on infants or if a person in poor health is bitten, it could prove dangerous. But gen- erally, they are no more dan- gerous than a bee sting, he said. He suggests that when anyone is bitten, to simply apply am- monia to the area and forget it. Mr. Warner also had some other interesting information about seorpions. For example—did you know that scorpions are not insects? They are a class of animals, known scientifically as Arachnida. There are more than 60 known species of scorpions in North America and the type found in Key West is one of the largest strains, grow- ing to a length of seven inches. x *& * Sue Jones is responsible for this alleged joke. It concerns a newspaperman who was covering a story in darkest Africa when he was captured by Key West In Days Gone By SEPTEMBER 9, 1934 (Sunday — No Paper) x ke * SEPTEMBER 9, 1944 Time is almost here when Key West will have to turn its atten- I’m not one to believe in the} tion to means of bringing tourists complaint of mothers and fathers to this island city, Stephen C. that they are unable to exert pro-} Singleton, manager of the Key per control of their children. So far as I can see, the situation boils down to pure laziness and disin- terestedness on their part. How. many of you parents have taken an interest in the Juvenile Council — the Boy Scouts — the Girl Scouts — the City recreation- ‘al program? This town is loaded down with organizations designed to improve child welfare, Without the work of Navy personnel, school teachers, ministers, etc., however, the organizations wouldn’t exist a week. Our young people are neither better nor worse than those in any other city. They need guidance and the logical place for this to ori- ginate is in the home. Maybe I’m old-fashioned but I feel that a lot of the nation’s trouble is coming from the fact that both parents at- tempt to work on the outside. Our children are orphans in every sense of the word. Sigsbee Park Folks who live in Sigsbee Park have taken a step in the right di- rection by developing a community spirit. The Council which they have organized is doing a tremendous amount of good. Is there any reason why Sigsbee should forge ahead of the rest of Key West? Let’s get a little jealous competition set up and see if it will do any good! Marjorie Main Says Films Need More Comediennes “Be a comedienne. Dramatic ac- tresses are a dime a dozen.’ | That's the advice of Majorie Main to young girls seeking an act- ing career in Hollywood. Miss Main, famous for her “Ma” Kettle roles and currently co-star- ring with Perey Kilbride in Uni- versal - International’s “Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair,” opening Sunday at the Monroe Theatre, says comediennes are the scarcest commodity in the entertainment field. “Everybody's trying to be a Bet- te Davis or an Ann Blyth,” says Miss Main, who reached her zen- ith as a comedienne in her “Ma” Kettle role opposite Kilbride in “The Egg and I” and has since starred in four Kettle comedies. “What this country needs is more lady comics. There are plen- ty of funny men on stage and screen, but how many women? You can count them almost on the fin- gers of your hands — Betty Hutton, Marie Wilson, Eve Arden, Judy Holliday, Gracie Allen, Joan Davis, Lucille Ball, Judy Canova and Cass Daley. Comediennes are as scarce as multi-millionaire boy friends.” Citizen Ads Bring Results West Chamber of Commi said Unless the Navy makes more water available for Key West, the 140: new housing units of the Key West Housing Authority will not receive any water. This was the gist of the declaration made to naval authorities yesterday by Ernest Ramsey, manager of the Florida Keys Aqueduct Commis- sion. “Most essential thing needed for Key West” is the way the proposed bathing beach was described today by. Allan B. Cleare, Jr., who is spending a furlough in Key West which ends Monday. COMIC BOOK BAN OKLAHOMA CITY (}—The City Council has banned the sale or display of crime, horror and sex comics. Violators are subject to $20 fine. cannibals. As the pot began to boil, the man made a — of desperate appeals for lom. “You can’t do this to me—I’m assistant editor of my paper,” he said. “You're getting a break,” re- plied a cannibal chief. “Soon you'll be editor-in-chief. As I said, that’s Sue Jones’ joke—not mine. H. V. B., apparently mixed his metaphors when he said that my quote of an American Dental Association Journal article “had a backlash effect of calling myself biased.” I don’t get it. All I did was quote the experts, the professional men most of us depend on to guard our health. They say, very clearly, that those who turn a deaf ear to the assur- ances of the nation’s medical authorities when they say that con- trolled fluoridation is safe, are biased. PEOPLE’S FORUM The Citizen welcomes ers, but the editor reserves are considered libelous Editor, The Citizen: Recently two of your writers, Messrs Cobb and Spill- man, commented on the tax assessment issues, which was interesting reading, however, I have these comments on their articles. Mr. Cobb stated there was no request for any chang- es in assessments at the equalization board meeting on the taxes assessed against any property. As I recall there were some discussion several months back of some valu- jable property in the city that was carried as acreage on | the tax books. Now it is not to be expected that the own- that the taxes on their property was too low. Mr. Spillman suggested that any one interested in taxes on properties should ascertain the asking price on any certain valuable piece of property and then check the tax books and learn what the property is assessed at, which would take a lot of time and you would aceomplish nothing. Period. Considering the possibility that there may be some valuable property being assessed at low figures. I be- lieve that we should have two Assessors, one for the County and one for the City, which would give us a check and balance on our taxes. It is true this would add to the City expense, but it may turn out to be a good investment for the City. , Answering Mr. Cobb I do not think consolidation of the tax offices is desirable or good. Sincerely, = 3.x. Sept. 6,-1954 g Key West, Fla. 4 ers of any of these properties would appear and complain | “Coffee Break” Evils Listed By ROBERT GOLDENSTEIN CHICAGO W—A surgeon blamed ... Ear To | cigarettes, cocktails and the “‘cof- | fee break” today for an increase in | The Ground the ulcer rate among women. Dr. Leo J. Starry, professor of By JIM COBB surgery at the University of Okla- homa Medical School, said the in- cidence of the serious, bleeding. type ulcer has increased among both men and women in the last 10 years, but at a faster clip for women, One of every four ulcer sufferers today is a woman. The ratio for- merly was one in five. Dr. Starry said the coffee break now is standard practice in many offices and industrial establisn- ments. He believes this has resulted in a higher rate of coffee and cig- arette consumption among women workers. Cocktail parties, he said, could help account for an increase in the ulcer rate of both sexes. In a speech and interview at the annual congress of the United States and Canadian sections of the International College of Sur- geons, he said cigarettes, coffee and alcohol stimulate the secretion of ulcer-producing acids. ., | The cigarette and coffee taken Li 2 Remember the Literary Digest together during. a short ff They fell on their face when their P . much heralded straw poll predicted | ears cer gg hE ge a a a big vote for Alf Landon in 1936. It put the magazine out of busi-| 7° food — to act as a Daler ness. As the punsters said, it) ji. study was based on 437 cases was the last straw. It will be in-| o¢ ») teresting to see if Key West straw | oy, peeding postal per cent of votes are any more accurate. | Personally, I would like to see| the U. S. Public Health Service| send a team of experts in before the election to hold a series of mass-meetings to enlighten. the Classes Set public on the real facts of fluorid- OXNARD, Calif The Oxard ation. s i a E Then we’d be spared from allt meee egg classes this pseudo-scientific guff—and Ri A ar we wouldn't have to clutter ‘UP| wanting to Fh Aint sony ae with fluoridation scree on an evening class time. A morning hour was suggested. Mitchell Sees “I told them that if they were Business Upturn crazy enough to want to go to PITTSBURGH (#—Secretary of school early in the morning I'd be foolish enough to teach them,” Labor James P. Mitchell foresees a “levelling off’’ of the economy, said Police Capt. Robert J. Hi- ‘nostro, the instructor. “then an upturn” and says “‘econ- omists have told me that un- So, starting next Tuesday, the businessmen will attend classes employment should decrease this fall.” It’s that simple. The experts said it. I only quoted them. No| backlash involved. | And, if Mr. H. V.B. is not! sure why our elected officials re-} fuse to endorse, guarantee, or| assume responsibility for control- led fluoridation, it is not because they are afraid that it is unsafe} —it is because they don’t want) to risk the loss of a single vote) by having some misguided individ- | ual say: “He crammed fluorid- ation down my throat.” And now that there is a pos-| sibility that the question may go to referendum, it will be interest- ing to see what happens. Very Early Tuesdays and Thursdays from § to 7 a.m. SPECIAL THIS WEEK 20% OFF on “Do It Yourself” Brush-On Roofing Monroe Specialty Co. 1930 FLAGLER AVE. In an interview Tuesday, Mitchell said the United*Siates-has “gone through the mildest con- traction of the economy that we ever had in a post war period.” There are million employed, Mitchell said, with 3,300,000 un-/ employed. Of the Pittsburgh district, Mitchell said “you have special problems here because of the con- centration in coal and steel. But I do not look for the situation to get worse in this area.” COHN HONORED BALTIMORE (® — Roy M. Cohn, former chief counsel to Sen. Me-| Carthy’s Senate Permanent Inves- tigations subcommittee, will be honored here Oct. 5 at a dinner sponsored by the American Legion and three patriotic organizations. Both Cohn and his former boss, the Wisconsin senator, have ac- cepted invitations to be present, ——— Your Grocer SELLS That Good STAR * BRAND eusan COFFEE | and CUBAN — TRY A POUND TODAY —= SVRONG ARM BRAND COFFES Triumph Coffee Mill at ALL GROCERS After the Sad Ending of the Long and Critical Iliness of His Wife DOCTOR A. H. 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