The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 28, 1954, Page 4

Page 4 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Tuesday, September 28, 1954 The Key West Citizen ublished daily (except Sunday) from The Citizen Building, corner of reene and Ann Stueets. Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County [s ARTMAN, Editor and Publisher .... ane wosseee 1921 = 1954 WORMAN D. ARTMAN — nue 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 entitled to use for reproduction of all news or not otherwise credited in this paper, and lished here. is exclusively dispatches credited to it also the local news pub- Member Associate Dailies of Florida is an open forum and invites discussion of public issues ‘ts of local or genera) interest, but it will not publish communications (MPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN More Hoiels and Apartments Beach and Bathing Pavilion. Airports—Land aud Sea Consolidation of County and City Governments. Community Auditorium. NIXON TELLS DEMOCRATS HOW SIMPLE IT IS TO VOTE REPUBLICAN A headline in The Citizen, over an Associated Press story from Indianapolis, reads: “GOP Hopes Are Pinned On Demo Support.” The story gave details of a speech made by Vice Pres- ident Nixon in his frantic efforts to get support for Repub- lican candidates in the November 2 election. His hopes in lining up Democrats for Republican can- didates is as fatuous as his declaring that the Republican Administration has “restored the dollar to its full value.” Since the Republicans have been in office, they have not said anything about the penny value of the dollar now as compared with its buying power in 1939, as the Roose- velt and Truman Administrations used to do at regular intervals. But it is easy enough to learn by asking Key West housewives how far the dollar goes now in buying the ne- céssities and conveniences of life as compared with what it purchased 15 years ago. They will tell you that they get a third less now for their dollar than they did in 1939. The Citizen published another story a day before the one about Nixon’s speech, in which the Republican Com- merce Department announced that the price index had fallen two-fifths of one per cent in the last month. We heard Key West housewives remark that the decrease was 8o trivial it was not worth while mentioning it, and one Key West housewife remarked that she saved a penny on every $5 she spent. So much for Nixon’s “restoration of the value of the dollar.” He then explained how simple it is for Democrats and independents to vote the Republican ticket: “If you approve President Eisenhower and his program, you vote Republican.” + Few Democrats and independents approve it, but what worries Nixon and other Republican bigwigs still more is that vast numbers of Republicans don’t approve it. Thdse who disapprove are rank-and-file Republicans, but the program is not only approved but applauded too by moneyed Republicans. Democrats, independents and rank-and-file Republi- eans are acutely aware that the Eisenhower cabinet is composed of millionaires, with one exception. In that re- gard, one thing Nixon said applies aptly: “We clean up; we don’t cover up,” but he could have added truly that the “cleaning” has been so unsatisfactory even topnotch Republican writers admit inferentially that the Democrats will win a majority in both the House and the Senate in the November election. But Nixon, according to the AP story, did not say a word about the two issues the Democrats are stressing in their campaign—low prices for farm products, boosted to high prices by manipulation by the time they reach con- sumers, and the unemployment problem. (OIPISIIATRIATRIARECTATP! IRIATHRaMiO(L AIR IE} eat VI TIC! an Crossword Puzzle 1. Turt 4. Quote 8. Nuisance 36. Exist 12. Mountainin 37. 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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 uniess reauested otherwise. PROTECT THE BIRDS September 26, Editor, The Citizen: Again Key West is hostess to thousands of birds, as they travel to their winter homes in South and Central America, and it is important that we protect them while they stop over here for a day or two to feed and w for good weather before taking off over long stretches of ocean There have veen reports the last few di: boys shooting at these birds with slingshots and which is a very sad thing because birds are useful to us in many ways. September 28, 1934 “I wish you would make ou have me es of approxi in Key West appear on the ration books of the not qualified to vote, ohn England. tion county ays supervisor of regis- Birds are nature’s way of controlling insects and Checking over the books |he is in favor of the new road | plan. On the statements I made in last e . | Thursday's column, I had three rain calls from people who thought 1 or Of Salt = | Was referring tc them. By Bill Spillman Former President Ulysses S. know the snoe rit so many people. Also, 1 find that I am mentioned | in a letter to President Eisenhowet }—a complaint naturally. People | who dish it out should be able wa | take it. There is a move to ban somejon the Florida Mainland is a step Grant and Gens. Winfield Scott, of the horror and obscene comic}in the right direction. However,| Phil Sheridan, William Tecumseh books from city sales. After hav-|I believe the road, over the water,|Sherman and George B. McClel- ing looked over some of the trash,|/should run from Big Pine Key|lan all served at Ft. Vancover, I am 100 per cent in favor of it.| directly to the western tip of Cape) Wash. at some time during their However I am not against comic| sap). To continue the route, aj careers. books of the Walt Disney type. coastal rodd to Flamingo could be| | Blind musicians are seeking to | constructed. I understand that a plan | develop an international system build another water line down from| The reason T think the change of musical notation for the blind. Florida City on a pay-for-itself and Should be made is that it will have to rodents. They eat harmful weed seeds and act as Scavengers. Birds not only make human life on the earth possible, so the scientists say, but add to our en- joyment of it. Where in all the world can one find such a marvelous combination of beauty of form and and color, of musical ability and intelligence, of grace and power of motion. We see little of the great travel above us, for some birds pass over at least a half-mile high, and some pass during the night, but great hordes of warblers are stop- ping on Key West now because they like the fruit of the wild fig (Ficus aurea). We see orioles and tana gers too, and many kinds of shore birds along the beach- es and around ponds. Some of these have broken legs and wings and will not be able to go on with the flock. The Junior Audubon Clubs have organized to protect the birds and in time I believe all the birds will find out that they are protected here and will want to stay a little longer. FRANCES HAMES President, Monroe County Audubon Society. 1230 Von Phister Street. EDITORIAL APPRECIATED Editor, The Citizen: Thanks for your courtesy in sending me a copy of the Monroe County Parkways. very much your sending it to me. Yours sincerely, J. EDWIN LARSON State Treasurer September 20, 1954 install-as-needed was given a cold|the appearance of a triangular | shoulder. Seems that some people! Toute rather than a parallel one. | your editorial of Saturday, the 18th instant, concerning | I am very glad to have this editorial and appreciate | e supervisor was surprised at the number of names which show that the poll taxes have not been paid All of the metal posts and light slobes of the White Way are being renovated and cleaned and put in first class condition for the ap- proaching winter season. * * * September 28, 1944 Proposed lease of the old city dump site to the Federal Publie Housing Authority is being delay- ed because of a clause which would give the housing authority the right to sublet this property, without restriction. Authority of the zoning board to assure a potential builder of a change in zoning restrictions to permit construction of apartments jis a restricted residentiel area |was questioned at last night's meeting of the city council. | Now City Attorney J. Lancelot Lester is a “building inspector,” jand if you see him climbine 7-4 |teetering around a couple of roofs on Duval Street, don’t be surpris- ed. Last night council assigned him | the task of inspecting the Cave Inn | property at 722-730 Duval Street, to determine whether it is legally one building or two. BE SAFE— Buy Your Paints from Monroe Specialty Co. 1930 FLAGLER AVE. wanted to put it in all at once for four million or have noth to do with it. Ar what I am thinking? | The proposal of the Lower Keys | ar ‘ to| posa iation e Key Property Owners Asso\ build a road from Big Pi over 40 miles of water to thinkin ; route e aaa a Florida coast is built. ain factions in Fort Pierce (It would be in a better spot for «| Some future date when a scenic all along the Ce: dead the against Toad pro- Cecil Webb of the Siate Road This Rock More and more complaints con-| tinue to arrive concerning dogs in Key West. I told Mrs. Henn at the Humane Society, that I wouldn't mislabel the animals as| “strays” in the future so we'll call | question is a man whom I like as} | wel them neglected pets. I like dogs. Just about everyone whom I’ve talked with and heard complaints from is also in favor ot properly cared-for pets. The thin that puzzles me is why so many Of Ours By Bill Gibb =| I'm u guif ai d to taking unnecessary provoked. To begin with, the person in as respect. There is a limit to patience though, and this same fel- low has adopted an attitude of un friendly arrogance — not just to- | ward me but to most of his staun- chest friends. It would be nice af he would re-evaluate his judge- folks who own animals and appar-| ment ef the world around him. ently like them, fail to supervise | their welfare. Ride down Truman Ave. — Du-| val St. — any street in town —| and you're sure to notice drooping around in the center of the road. They don’t appear to be fed properly and quite often, they are actually vicious — espe around children. We can't blame the Humane Society for this con dition but we definitely can cen- sure the dog owner. If you're interested, check up on City ordinances relative to ani- mals, You'll find that no dog is} allowed to roam outside of the owner’s property. That while on the streets, it should be leashed. A per son who really cares for his pet won't allow it to annoy others any- way, even without the ordinances. Were We Wrong? A man whom I respect was a bit abrupt the other day whea, out of the clear blue, he huried a d gatory remark at all Citizen wri ers instead of at the object of his wraith — me. We'll eliminate his insults and give the substance of | his ‘bone of contention!: t ad never was a garbage fill. The areas used formerly fo struction on them.” Maybe the guy is right. doesn’t change the argument of this column that Dredger’s Key Toage have no con- That | Human nature is a funny thing, | huh? New Artman Press Service “taybe the Boss won’t mind if I! dogs mention some things which are clo- ser akin to advertising than edi- torial material. Artman Press, the job printing company housed in the same build- ing as The Citizen, has a new rub ber stamp machine. It is a ser- vice that should find popularity here in Key West. One-line rubber stamps at Artman Press cost as low as 75c. Some folks fail to distinguish be- {tween the two companies in this building. Others forget entirely |that one of us does job work For instance, I jumped on Dick Hunter the other day. He’s a friend of mine who is distributing Conch football stickers free-of-charge. These stickers have the picture jof a Conch shell on one side and jthe football schedule on the other — compliments of Dick’s Tire Ser. vice, of course. This kind of job work is rigat down Artman Press's alley but — what happened? Dick didn’t know it and s his order to an out-of- town concern. He won’t ever hear the end of this display of ignorance from me. Business houses which have spe- cial, promotional, job order plans might find it economical to first contact Artman Press — especial- (Sigsbee) is no place to ride out |ly since the new building has per- a horricane. " Lf mitted of expansion. southwest , lamingo | Board is said to have stated that) 1 being insulted. In this par-) out | ticular case, however, I was sort of } \ Press In The Citizen Bldg., Cor. 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