The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 16, 1954, Page 6

Page$ THE KEY West citizen a Ss 16, 1954 SR te Ze Nat acide aan sss Se saeaes Only Dally Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County — L, P. ARTMAN, Editor and Publisher 1921 - 1954 URNS N OF een nmmnenmenen TIAN + 1954 HORMAN D. ARTMAN .._.____. Editor and Publisher ____Estered at Key West, Florida, as Second Class Matter TELEPHONES 2.5661 and 2-5662 ot The Associated ; Pa stieatcg ihe ‘Associated Press Is exclusively to use of all news dispatches credited to “PE Ret otherwise credited in this paper, and also the local news pub- : ‘Member Associate Dailies of Florids Subscription (by carrier), 25e per week; year, $12.00; by mail, $15.60 _ _ ADVERTISING RATES MADE KNOWN ON APPLICATION y Citizen is an oper forum and invites discussion of public issues subjects of local or general interest, but it will not publish soc gcdlewcae FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED fig ath phy) ks CITIZEN lore partments, 2 Beach and Bat Pavilion, vat Sea os WANT TO SEE A HURRICANE, EH? ONE ‘SEEING’ WOULD BE ENOUGH Don’t be surprised when you hear anybody say any- thing you think is ridiculous. While human nature is gen- _ erally of a similar pattern, it is full of varying quirks that are hard for, us to understand. But let us not forget that we too have quirks that others can’t understand, because they are not in conformity with their way of thinking. These thoughts came to mind when we read in Jim Cobb’s column that some folks, who have never been through a hurricane, say they would like to see one “just to see what it is like.” Well, if they experienced one, they would not want to’see another strike the town in which ’ But why say that about.a hurricane? Would these same people, assuming they had not been in the midst |’ of an earthquake, wish to experience one, or be in the _ path of.an oncoming tornady? It may be said that earth- quakes-and tornadoes are more terrifying than a hurri- ‘ cane. That is true as a rule, but a hurricane also is fright- fully destructive, Fact is, the Labor Day hurricane that struck the Matecumbes did more damage and caused the loss of more lives than a dozen tornadoes have done. But quirks are not confined to Nature when she is in an ugly mood. Our likes and dislikes are different about 2 score of things. Sometimes we see only the bad in some- thing and overlook entirely the good in it or the good it does. For instance, a bird lover, in a letter in The Citizen, says she hates cats. She had not a single word of good to say for them. She says they kill birds, but she didn’t say tuey also kill rats. We know of homes in Key West that He al rats because of the presence of cats on the prem- But The Citizen agrees with her that the owners of cats should do whatever they can to stop cats from-mol- esting birds. We know of an owner of cats who has in his yard a post, on the top of which is a pan of water for birds to drink and bathe in. Six feet up the post is an ob- po that stops cats from climbing to the top of the pole,” That owner loves birds also, but he realizes that if you had to destroy all animals that.kill other animals, the only animals left on earth would be granivorous. All animals have predatory enemies, Man’s worse enemy is man, but he has to contend too, from the cradle to the grave, with violent forces of Nature. The mental level of the human race is suspect every year about this time when the latest fashions from Paris arrive. A Pi RO As soon as a local-citizen does something to win na- tional recognition, he suddenly has a lot of friends he didn’t know he had. - x cad aaiia! a) IATL i SIE AMBEIVIEIN] N LIE A|Vic me Al TE! IAIR OIDIESS} #F ge SEEREess i aadd dad fe ie i ae i.) oe ETTING PEOPLE’S FORUM The Citizen welcomes expressions of the views of its read- , ers, but the editor reserves right to delete any items which are considered libelous 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 the writer must accompany the letters and will be published unless requested otherwise. IT’S A FINE IDEA Editor, The Citizen: Here’s wishing success to Bill Gibb and his committee in getting a University branch located in Key West. Of course a lot of young Navy men will benefit from it, but it’s wonderful to see older men keep their minds active. There is nothing so unhappy to see as people who “give up” because they start reaching the half-century mark and think they are no good any more. There are lots of people who did not have opportuni- ties of education when they were young, or if they did they can see how their lives were wasted without educa- tion because with education comes culture and apprecia- tion of jife’s finer things. Good luck to this committee! NUM DE PLUM HOW ABOUT PRIVATELY-OWNED LOTS? Editor, The Citizen: In your issue of this date “Peoples Forum,” there ap- Pears another article about the deplorable condition of the cemetery. I would like to ask all of those who have been criti- cizing the “deplorable condition” of the cemetery if the city has any more of an obligation to pay men, or take prisoners as has been suggested, to clean privately owned lots in the cemetery than they have to hire men to clean private homes when it is needed? If those who are criticizing would make it their busi- ness to inform themselves they would find that all city- owned property is clean and that the “deplorable” lots are privately owned, many of them by so called outstand- ing citizens. ‘ About 6 months ago the city cleaned up the entire cemetery. A number of owners employed a caretaker, at a small cost per month, to keep their lots clean. If all owners had been forced to do this, the cemetery would still be clean and respectable. It would cost us taxpayers $10,000 a year to keep all those private lots clean. I would like to suggest that the city publish the names of all owners who do not keep their lots clean for I am sure it would be quite a revelation when the public found out who they are. Respectfully, MRS. EDWARD SAUNDERS September 13, 1954 Key. West, Fla. IN DEFENSE OF ALL ANIMALS SOAKED Editor, The Citizen: As one who has always loved all animals and for many years has worked for their protection, I feel an urge to reply to the two let- ters in the Forum of Wednesday night on the subject of cats and dogs. > It would seem that some people like only dogs, others only cats, and the bird-lovers like only birds. A few people go so far that they do not seem to like any living crea- ture. The latter group probably do not like human beings either. Hap- py are those who leve all life and feel a reverence for it. In defense of the much-malign- ed eats the “Bird-Lover” of Wed- mesday’s paper spoke of, I would like to remind that person that far from being useless, cats down through the ages have performed a great service to man in keeping down the rat population. In places where there were not enough cats they have been imported for the! sole purpose of run by rats. Let that not happen in Key West. Nature decreed that the cat like most other animals hunt for its food, and that - instinct is still strong. The cat does not distin- guish between a rat and a bird, I love’ birds too and believe in protection for them, but not to the point of eliminating cats. Surely the “Bird:Lover” realizes that cer- tain birds are carnivorous, and capture small defenseless animals and eat their flesh. Is this cruel? These things seem cruel to us, but we human beings also capture ani- mals and birds and eat their flesh, Is the bird-lover a vegetarian? Dogs are like people ha’ liv with man very y shegge Pies through the ages, and having tak. en on many of his ways good and bad. The dogs that tear up lawns and flowers and bark, and make general nuisances of themselves are the canine delinquents of the cleaning out the | community. Instead of blaming the rats. Towns that have eliminated | poor dogs and hating them, blame all cats have in turn been over- the owners, who do not train them Newspaper Uses Old-Fashioned Method In Pa. DOYLESTOWN, Pa. # The Doyestown Intelligencer put out its 150th anniversary edition today —and because oi Hurricane Hazel, much of the printing operation was the same as that employed 150 years ago. Newsmen on the old Bucks Coun- ty newspaper had to work 6% hours by candlelight and kerosene lamps last night to get out the special 52-page edition. The hurricane brought about a power failure at the newspaper plant, as it did over much of Bucks County. “We used facilities that could have been used 150 years ago to produce the same paper,” com- mented Managing Editor George. Thompson. “But that’s what made the difference between missing an edition or maintaining a perfect record of 150 years of publication.” Page forms were prepared by hand as were ali other operations except the actual printing, which must be done on an electrically- operated rotary press. Power was restored at 1:05 a.m. today in time to roll the presses. Judge Orders Sterilization In Mental Case BALTIMORE (#—Judge Herman M. Moser of Circuit Court here has signed an order, believed one of the first of its kind in the state, directing that a woman inmate of a mental hospital undergo a steri- lization operation. Judge Moser signed the order after medical experts at the Springfield Sate Hospital and at the Phipps Clinic of Johns Hopkins Hospital urged the operation. Close relatives of the woman were re- ported to have concurred in the recommendation. Evidence produced in court showed the woman has had five children in all, and that she suf- fered mental disturbances after each childbirth. There is no Maryland law spe- cifically authorizing a sterilization order. But Judge Moser acted up- on a general statute giving the court the right to superintend the care of such patients. —— properly, or give them enough sup- ervision and restriction. In closing, in all fairness I must say that there are too many dogs and cats in Key West. There are not too many birds. With the in. crease of human population the ani. mal population has increased too. If all of the owners of animals were fully responsible for them there would be less trouble in this fast growing and congested city. The Humane Society is doing its utmost to correct the situation for the good of all, but it can not do the job single handed. Those who own animals must be sensible and fair and law - abiding. It is not enough to own a pet, that person should also be fully responsible for it at all times. The Bible says we were given “Dominion over the animals.” Let us use that domin- ion wisely and kindly. Mrs. George Mills White President The Humane Society of Key West Betty Keene, (she’s the wife of Dr. Gordon Keene) has a reputa- tion for being prompt—at least a- mong certain members of the fire department. Seems she made up her mind to have the family car checked on opening day of the city safety in- spections this year. One morning, bright and early, she pulled out of the garage and headed for the Number Two Fire Station, determined to be first in e for the inspection. She drove up and hailed one of the firemen at the station. “Well, I’m ready,” she said, “start inspecting.” “Lady,” replied the amazed fire laddie, “You are probably the first person in the history of Key West to show up the day before auto in- spections start.” kek The testimonial dinner for Ber- nie C. Papy Thursday evening, was a heartening example of our brand of down-to-earth, grass roots De- mocracy in action. Reason: There were a lot of peo- ple on hand who are on the oppo- site side of the political fence from Mr. Papy. Many of them had fought bitterly with him in the past over political issues. But they were big enough to do him honor for the definite contri- butions he has made to the pro- gress of Monroe County. How can we fail to progress with men like that for leaders? xk POTPOURRI: Word travels fast A Grain Of Salt By Bill Spillman 1 do not understand the reason- ing behind the county commission- ers’ decision to have the airport consultant be the representative at the forum recommended by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Surely the commissioners _ have nothing to worry about in a word- slugfest with a National Airlines man, Since the county commissioners have taken the stand and not the aircraft consultant, I think one cf them should be present at the for- um. The proposed forum was not de- signed for publicity. We have had enough of it for a while. The Jay- cees are interested in hearing both sides of the debate since most of the previous talks have been so called “man to man,” and all the) facts have not been made public. My opinion is that the commis- sioners should take an attitude of ... Ear To The Ground By JIM COBB among Key West’s underworld, Ac- cording to Police Officer Bernard Waite, there has been an acute shortage of vagrants since the an- nouncement was made that pris- oners are being put to work clean- ing up the city cemetery. The jail is nearly empty since the word got around. . .City Recreation Director Paul Albury has been dubbed “Talking Paul’ by his Lions Club cronies. , .There was a lot of good natured raillery between Lions and Rotarians at Thursday’s dinner. . Wheif H. C. “Dutch” Schulenberg- er, guest speaker at the Communi- ty Chest breakfast Friday, walked into the meeting 15 minutes later after a flying trip from Miami, he brought the house down with this quip: “Relax folks, National is still flying.” Schulenberger is never ata loss for a one line gag. . .A lot of Key Westers planning to attend the Key West-Miami Beach game there Oct. 29,are leaving a day early to eatch the Miami-Fordham clash in the Orange Bowl. . .Remember, phone John Carbonell at 2-2803 if you want a reservation on one of the chartered buses making the trip. Do it before Oct. 23, or you may be shut out. . .The Mother’s Club at the Convent and St. Jos- ephs School is the latest such group to go-on record in favor of fluori- dation. After hearing a debate on the issue, they voted unanimously for it. ...Singer Joni James. only a couple of years ago, was fired from a $75 a week crooning job in a Duval St. night-club. The man- ager said she had “no talent.” Now, she’s one of the hottest things in show business. Her rec- ords are top sellers. 8 | inviting business as well as tour- ists ito the Florida Keys. Siice air transportation is a m of travel to bring tourists heré, it should not be a money- making proposition. In spite of the arguments pro and con, I think that National has been paying its fair share consider ing the facilities at Macham. Have you seen the shack that they op- erate from? National paid about $4,000 yearly for the use of the field before the big money making plans recommended by the airport con- sultant were put into force. This $4,000 amounts to about 3 per cent return annually on the $150,000 paid for the airport. National is not the only one pay- ing money for the use of the field. There is “Q”, private tie-downs, concessions, etc. Until the county builds adequate facilities, I think National is pay- ing enough. US. To Work With Canada On Arctic Guided Missile Tests By ELTON C. FAY WASHINGTON «#—The United States and Canada, working to- gether with the American weapon, are going to determine how well the Nike guided missile. system for anti-aircraft defense works in the bitter cold of the Arctic. The powerful, faster-than-sound Nike has been tested so far only in Texas, Washington and Ottawa an- nounced last night that cold wea- ther trials of the missile and its intricate guidance system will be made during January and Febru- ary at Ft. Churchill, a post on the west coast of Hudson Bay where the thermometer sometimes drops to 50 de; s below zero. Canadian erews, who trained the past summer at Ft. Bliss, Tex., will operate the Nike at the Cana- dian site with U.S. Army techni- cians participating. j The Army boasts the Nike can) cope with any type plane now fly- ing. But the weapon has yet to be tried out in the subzero tempera- tures and penetrating wind chill of the Far North to show if changes are needed for Nike systems in- stalled near northern American or Canadian cities. The Army also wants to know how efficiently Nike battery crews can operate the complex controls and electronic guidance levers and buttons of the Nike battery when metal is freezing cold and fingers are sheathed in mittens, In talking to zeporters about the formal announcement of the Nike Far West # $1,986 North West > 1,535 South West 1443 Work For Deaf | Grace Lutheran Chureh, Flagler | Avenue and Tenth Street, Key West | Florida, will have as guest speale er for the Sunday worship services, the Rev. Francis G. Gyle of Mia- mi, Florida. Rey. Gyle is the missionary for the deaf people throughout the en- tire Florida - Georgia District of x ma Church - Missouri Sy- He travels extensively throughout the states bringing the “God-news” of Jesus Christ to people who are |Not able to hear the message with | their ears. He brings them the Gos- | pel through the means of sign lan- guage. Public Invited Rev. Gule holds regular services |of worship for the deaf people in |Miami at Bayshore Lutheran Church on Biscayne Blvd. During the week he holds ser -|vices in Tampa, Tallahassee, Win- ter Haven, Jacksonville, St. Augus- tine School for the deaf, Macon, Georgia, and Atlanta, | Georgia. Through his work several hundred . deaf people are taught about Je- sus each week. Grace Lutheran invites the peo- ple of the community to hear Rev. Gyle speak of his work among these people. Services of worship are held at 8:30 @. m. and 11:00 a. m. Bible Classes Sunday School and Adult Bible Class is conducted each Sunday at a. m. Classes of study are available for all the members of the family. A nursery room for infants up to age of two is also available ing Sunday School hour so may discuss and study God's without disturbances. “ Bible .Class is studying the teach- ings of the Lutheran Church. Family Bible Nite Every Sunday evening beginning at 7:30 p. m. Family Bible Nite is conducted. Through use of a ser- ies of motion pictures enti “Life of Christ,” the Savior’s work, and life is being studied by the members. This week the film is entitled: “Childhood of Jesus.” On Tuesday, of Grace Lutheran Church, Rev. Carl Sammetinger, will attend the heat-proof trivet, ideal der snack food platters, and even television sets. It of hardboard, holding pounds of weight. that another new weapon of the atomic age—the 280 mm caunon— | had been tested last winter at Ft, Churchill. The cannon can fite atomic shells, but in the Churehill tests used only conventional explo- sive ammunition, they said. Ft. Churchill contains an artil- lery range and a vast maneuver area which have been used exten- sively daring recent yars by joint canadian-American units for are- tic training and testing of equip- ment. Presumably other guided mis- siles will get arctic tests at Church- | ill later. An official said “you ean | count on testing of all our weapons up there,” adding that that is now routine procedure. Nike antiaircraft systems are be- ing installed at about 35 sites in the United States, mainly for the protection of big industrial or port areas but also for defense of pri- mary military bases. assum} for te: tmatetee tes Mow Eaglond 1,824, eaves