The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 30, 1954, Page 4

Page 4 =THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Thursday, September 30, 1954 The Key West Citizen eee cay excet Sunday) from The Citizen Building, corner of Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Menree County \. P. ARTMAN, Editor and Publisher 1921 - 1954 NORMAN D. ARTMAN Editor and Publisher Entered at Key West, Florida, as Second Class Matter TELEPHONES 2-5661 and 2-5662 Member of The Associated Prese—The Associa entitled to use for reproduction of all news disrarnen cea ited in this paper, and also the local news pub- Momber Associate Dailies of Florids 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 lic issu tnd subjects of local or general interest, but it wil tot’ publics anonymous communications. IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN 1. More Hotels and Apartments, A Beach ree a 4 Consolidation of County bes aecenore ay and City Governments. LET’S CELEBRATE’RUNNING OF FERRY AND WORK FOR FURTHER PORT ACTIVITY Elaborate preparations to celebrate the beginning of the operation of the ferry City of Key West between here and Cuba, reflect the hope of Key Westers that it will be the prelude to the regular use of our port by other steamships. The Citizen will not recount again the various steam- ship lines that operated between Key West and other ports on the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico. That op- eration was discontinued a few months after the 1935 Labor Day hurricane destroyed the Florida East Coast Railway trackage in the Matecumbes. Since then, Key West, with one of the best ports in the South, has been like a man with a pocketful of money on a desert island. A good port, and no ships to use it; plenty of money, and no place to spend it. The Citizen’s primary concern is with the “City of Key West,” which is scheduled to make its maiden trip from here to Cardenas Saturday. We believe the running of the ferry three times weekly will prove to be a success. That success will include the coming here of more tourists, and will re-establish sea connection with Cuba. That connection was begun, first with schooners and then steam- ships, more than a century ago and was abruptly termin- ated by the 1935 hurricane. Latest information indicates that the steamship “Florida,” which operated between here and Tampa and here and Havana many years, will resume running to re- connect the three ports by sea. And the outlook is heart- ening about the resumption of operations by Clyde-Mal- lory liners between here and New York and here and Gal- veston. To grow as it should grow, Key West must get back its importance as a port. We do not decrease our pride in our great Overseas Highway one whit when we say that our progress will be cramped if we have to depend on that alone for ingress and egress with the outer world. | Key Westers generally are aware of that fact. That is why they are advocating the construction of another high- way, this one by way of Cape Sable, a route that had been recommended to the late Henry M. Flagler by his engineers, when he expressed his determination to build a railroad to Key West. At present, however, let us join wholeheartedly in the celebration of the beginning of the operation of the ferry “City of Key West” between here and Cardenas. We would like to see a forum program some day on which a Republican and a Democrat agreed on all the major points. Those who are aware of the role of the small inde- pendent colleges in this country will do something to help them survive today. — Crossword Puzzle ACROSS 36. Organ of hearing AL Partofa curve 36. Drive away 4. Accumulate 9. Sooteh river 12. Kind of fish 48. Noisy fee- tivity 44. Sick i. o¢ tne dle ages 39. Tolerable 81. Part ofa church 82. Drink 35. God of war 38. Within 29. Pronoun 80. Musical instrument $1. English letter SIMIC OMESIONL MSIL AIP] CAVE REL! UE BEL IEINIO) OWIEINEEAILIMO) EV BAISIP Ms LIN AW ula Hany AINIS BEL INIOMEHIE IL IO} MOKRLE— es SS This Rock (Note by Gibb: Donna Rae Go- mez, Convent of Mary Immaculate student, won first prize in an es- say contest amongst high school students. She received a $25 award from local businessmen through the Key West Safety Council.) Why Be Safe? By Donna Rae Gomer It is impossible to estimate the value of safety in our modern day of speed. The manufactures of our everyday appliances are required by law to incorporate into their products every conceivable factor that will make their products safe to use by the most inexperienced hands. i Our automobiles have changed our ways of living. Manufacturers DONNA RAE GOMEZ have placed into their products the vital accessories to insure safety | for the lives of the drivers. In| bringing out the points in which the value of safety has been| brought to bear heavily upon the! minds of the manufacturers, it is| logical that they must have had my | safety and yours in mind. “Why Be Safe? A question which, in itself, has the prime motive for Of Ours By Bill Gibb @ happy existence. Without reason- able caution a number of appli- ances in use today could become a painful and crippling experience, if not death, itself. With all our safety rules plainly installed on our highways and by- ways only the careless, negligent person will cause untold suffering to our loved ones and primarily to oneself. It would be a dreadful calamity to cripple a growing child through the mis-use of these machines of death, which, if used, as directed by law, become a necessary item, in these, our modern times. “Why Be Safe?” It is important to keep this thought in our minds as we go about our daily routine. Danger lurks at every turn from the pedestrian to the drivers of speeding cars. There is danger, also, in accepting rides to and from school from strangers. There is also danger in our reck- | less playing. Yes, we must be vi- | gilant and careful in our daily liv- ing. Our parents through their repre-| |Polio Epidemic In Tennessee NASHVILLE W—A_ September surge of polio has reached epi- demic proportions in Tennessee | but no cases have been reported jamong children treated with the new Salk vaccine, a state official reports. Health Commissioner R. H. Hutcheson said that until four weeks ago polio was on the decline in the state as compared with the four-year average, but that it now has topped the average. About 8,000 children in Shelby (Memphis) and Sullivan (East Ten- nessee) counties participated in the national test of the vaccine developed by Dr. Jonas E. Salk of the University of Pittsburgh. Nehru Wants Peace For India NEW DELHI ®—Prime Minister | Nehru told Parliament that India will not become Involved ia a war unless she is specifically threat- ened. Opening a foreign affairs debate, Nehru renewed his attacks on the Southeast Asia Defense pact. He also again denounced U.S. oppo. sition to the seating of Communist China in the United Nations. _Referring to the recent coastal fighting between the Chinese Com- munists and Nationalists, Nehru | said that some actions of the For- | mosan and South Korean govern- ments “could drag the big Western Powers into war.” Some misguided people take the | twisted view that turning in false ‘fire alarms is great fun. They pro- bably fancy themselves as real {clever practical jokers. But what they certainly don't realize, unless they are of a sad- istic nature, is that our fire lad- dies are exposed to no small amount of danger every time they answer an alarm. Riding a fire{ truck, sometimes through heavy traffic, is not the safest way to make a living — especially over Key West’s narrow streets What kind of satisfaction do these people get from their action? The answer certainly escapes me. Key West In Days Gone By | @B02444444444444444444464444004 VIII III IOI OI OVI T CSCC TCC TTC TOD The Ground By JIM COBB a sphere. It has an ornate gambling casino, too. The slap on the wrist handed to Joe McCarthy was long over-due, a lot of People think Joe Hurka and Mary Carter Buckner, former members of the high school faculty were in town Sunday. They're now attached te the Dade County Board of Public Instruction. . .Rae Waller, along with her husband and two children are in Germany where he’s station- ed with the Army. Rae will be re- membered as one of the better thrushes to warble in the Trade- winds here. . .I wasn’t even invited to Beverly Jones’ 13th birthday party last Saturday at the Sun and September 30, 1934 (Sunday. No paper) xe *& * | September 30, 1944 Good faith of statements made | by housing authority by the Fed- | eral officials was challenged at lats night’s council meeting, and | action requested by the Federal Housing Authority on two projects was delayed. Whether or not Mayor Willard M. Albury was “‘just joking” when he recently endorsed a proposed merger of the city and county health departments, still remains a moot question, although Mayor Albury returned to the city yester- day. | | John W. Roberts, former Key Wester, woh left here several | years ago to reside in St. Peters- burg, and is now residing in Jack- | sonville, has sold his former home on Washington, near White street, | to May Nicklas Reynolds for $5,000. The lot has a frontage of | 50.3 feet and a depth of 93 feet. Lilian Huntlev Sisovrnev. wh published 57 books between 1815 and 1866, was the urs: C best seller class. | I'm sure of one thing I wouldn’t/Sun and Sand Club. She's “‘assist- | want to be in the shoes of anyone | ant sports editor”. . .Friday is the |caught turning in a false alarm.|bi@ day — that's when the bonds I've seen too much fire in the eyes| Will be paid off for the Overseas of the boys over at the fire station | Highway — and the county will be when they discuss the current rash/ richer by millions of dollars in keys of false alarms. | lands. ke ok The Bureau of Census does not list cowboys in its detailed division POTPOURRI: We noted a couple} of the Texas labor force. of waggish cab drivers singing) “ “Tramp, tramp, tramp the boys| are marching” the other night | when the police chief and his aide | were making their rounds. . -Key | West has more physicians (12) than | at any time in its history. . .The gamblers say that it is pretty hard | to get a bet against Cleveland in the world series Bernie C. Papy | left Wednesday for a look at the| series. . .1 forgot to ask Barney “Nature Boy” Adler how he feels about fluoridation. We hear that unless a Cub Master can be found before October 30. a local Pack will have to be disbanded. Contact Tony Martinez, 1010 Truman Ave.,} if you are interested in this worth- | while work. . .National Newspaper| | Week will be marked Oct. 1 - 8. | Key Westers staying at the Inter- nacional Hotel in Veradero Beach | * Vic Vet says THERES Onty ONE Gi ANCE POLICY THAT | woman author to be rated in the|over the weekend are sure to be impressed with the plush atmo- sentatives an’ law-making bodies | have given us a lever to curb the) lawlessness. Now it is up to us to heed all the signs and with aver- age reasonable care we will be safe. Lost Puppy Anyone seen a pretty little black and white female Spaniel puppy? '|It’s about three months old — a ANNO UNCES Artman Press In The Citizen Bldg., Cor. Greene and Ann Streets _|mixture of Cockér and Springer. ; The dog was lost on the Naval Station but since it is such a friend-; ly pup, it could have followed some | one anywhere in the town. “Patrick,” the name of the lost| dog, was a gift to the young baby of Lt. and Mrs. Lavern Lee. 93 Felton Road, Sigsbee Park. They | are heart-broken about his disap- pearance. That is a heck of a name for a female but Mrs. Lee \tells me that “Patrick” also ans- wers to the name of “Patty.” A reward is being offered. PEOPLE’S FORUM The Citizen welcomes exprestions of the views of its read- ut the editor reserves are considered libeleus or unwarranted. The writers should be fair and confine the letters to 200 words and write on one side of the paper only. Signature of letters and will be oublished unless requested otherwise. tight to delete any items which the writer must accompany the A New Service RUBBER STAMPS Made In Our Shop — One-Day Service Now, Ariman Press has added a rubber stamp machine which makes it possible for you to order any type of stamp you need and have delivery the following day. Prices hegin at 75¢ for a HE’S FOR FREE CHOICE | According to a letter by Dr. W. R. Ploss to Bill | Gibb, dated Sept. 15, 1954, the Monroe County Medical Association, after three-quarter hours debate, did not en- dorse fluoridation of our city water in city water mains. | For anyone who can read, and can understand what he is reading, the official attitude of the Association is plain: it does not endorse fluoridation. Period. | Fluoridation is compulsory mass medication. En-| dorsing it is contrary to the policy of American Medical | Association. 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