The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 7, 1954, Page 4

,Page 4 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Tuesday, December 7, 1954 The Key West Citizen Published daily (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 PUbUShOT rere momesee 1921+ 1954 NORMAN D, ARTMAN een, Businesy Manager Entered at Key West, Florida, as Second Class Matter ‘ TELEPHONES 2-5661 and 2.5662 ; Member of The Associated Press—The ited Press is ex entitled to use for of all news dispai ry or 0k otherwise im this paper, and also the local wane att Member Associate Dailies of Florida ——$—<————— Subscription (hy carrier), 25¢ pet week; year, $13.20; by mail, $15.60 ADVERTISING RATES MADE KNOWN ON APPLICATION ‘The Citizen is an open forum and invites discussion of public issues and subjects of local or general interest, but it will not publish DO TRUMBULL AND THE MIAMI HERALD KNOW WHAT ‘GRAB’ AND ‘REVERT’ MEAN? One Stephen Trumbull, who-has pecked recurrently at Monroe County in the Miami Herald, pecked again last Friday by exhuming that defunct “land grab” charge in connection with Monroe Countians’ getting back what belongs to them — the Florida Keys acreage, excluding the right of way, in the Overseas Road District. Let's pump a couple of questions at Trumbull, who seemingly doesn’t know the meaning of “grab” or “re- vert.” When you take your wallet out of your pocket, Trum- bull, are you a pickpocket? Can ong of Miami’s choice corner lots “revert” to you if you haven’t a modicum of ownership in it? So-how can this Overseas acreage, much of it parks and parkways, “revert” to the state when it was bought and paid for by the people of Monroe County? You may point out with a mile-long accusing finger that the state owned the acreage at one time. Assuredly, it did, and so did the United States own it, and so did Spain, and so did the Seminole or the Carib Indians. Why not advocate that it “revert” to the Indians, the original owners, so far as history records? Why leave out Monroe County when it was the people of that county who bought the acreage from the Florida East Coast Railway Com- pany? _ How did Monroe Countians get the money. to buy it? By putting a lien on their real estate, including their homes, to borrow the money from the Reconstruction Fin- ance Corporation. Alone, they all ran the risk of having ‘to pay taxes to meet the interest on the loan and to liqui- date it as required by the indenture, and now you, Trum- bull, blare about “revert to the state.” Probably you and the Herald have little faith in Acting Governor Johns, but The Citizen believes you and the Herald esteem Comptroller Clarence M. Gay and ‘State Treasurer J, Edwin Larsen for their honesty and conscientiousness. : Those three men, comprising the State Board of Ad- ministration, know the truth and respect the truth about what you characterize as‘a “land grab.” So what did they do? They approved unanimously the deed that returns.the acreage to the rightful owners, the people of Monroe County. Your “revert” aptly and justly applies to them. You know, Trumbull, were you a stranger in these parts, you’d think when you read the way the Miami dail- ies refer to the glamorous Florida Keys, that they, the Keys, were a sort of playground adjunct to Miami. You’d be safe in betting, Trumbull, that. many of the tourists that stream down to beautiful Bahia Honda Park, think it belongs to Miami. Incidently, Trumbull, Bahia Honda Park is open free to the public, whereas you have to pay to go into Crandon Park up Miami way. . Just one more question, Trumbull. Up Miami way we've often heard the remark, “Miami and Florida.” Has that ever reminded you of what the late woodchopper of. Holland used to say, when he was emperor of Germany, “Me und Gott’? ' ——e—————— 7 Crossword Puzzle fea é al ACROSS i AILIETE} 1. Parcels of VIAILIOIRI ‘ground © RIEICIUIM ¥ eteta, He} Ls 9. Dense mist 12. Presently 13. Decorate 4 oe LTIUINIES) BAITS) TE INGT a ; AIL IL TAY] LING! PLUUISEaT EIR MBL E/A| EAISIE ME TAIOISHEKIE |Y} Solution of Yeeterday’s Puzzie DOWN 8. Iseues forth 1 Statute 9. Exaggerated comedy 10. Persian poet 11. Hunted : This Rock Admiral Towner’s tour of duty will soon be up*here in Key West, T’'ve never met the man but I’ve had the opportunity to ’ observe much of the good that has been accomplished under his command, “This Rock of Ours” will hate to see him go. Gossip fabricates all sorts of tales whenever a high - ranking officer is transferred. Towner is naturally coming in for his share of this kind of talk now, Insofar as I can determine, his transfer is a natural result of the passage of time — admirals don’t stay long at a small base. . Towner took over command here when emnity between civilian and military personnel was=at an all - time high and morale “was at an equally all - time low. Folks who stay in the shelter of their home most of the time will find it hard to realize just how’ rapjdly Key West was settling into a sloth- ful, vice-ridden town. There are those who say Town- er assumed a dictatorial attitude toward civilians. It is an unjust aceusation — Towner merely push- ed regulations to protect his own men. That enforcement of these re- gulations hurt unsavory businesses was a natural result. Today, our police force is shaping into a much better organization, our streets are safer to walk upon,. there are fewer: cases of prowling, attempt- ed rapes, e result of ToWner’s strictness wiih his own command and his requests for proper cooperation from civic officials. . As I say, I’ve never met Town- er. It hasn’t been necessary. When “This Rock” has asked for heip -» all as an indirect’ Of Ours By Bill Gibb in a worthwhile project, Navy per- sonnel have always pitched in to help — and you can bet your last dollar that they wouldn’t have done so without the approval of ther Commanding Officer. Allie Or Alice? Allie Hass, bass player in Hec- tor Barroso’s band, “Three Kings and an Ace,” has acquired a new name — “‘Alice.’? Seems that this all came aboutyas the result of an’ error I-made in some copy last week, Al Logun liked the mistake. Everyone is going to his place to see if “Allie - Alice” has pulled a “Christine, Jorgenson” on us here in, Key West — everyone but me, that is. Common sense warns me that*after the amount of kidding Allie is gy ig, it might be wiser: for me to stay out of his way. I never did cpnsider. that bass fid- dles made very appropriate neck- ties. LESS visibility MORE coution ‘wavrowns, (on Hal Boyle | Says NEW YORK It has always -| been my conterition that children are more intelligent than grown- ups. One sign of intelligence is the ability to get what you really. need or want out of life. And the Christmas season is the time when the kids best show their,| mental superiority over adults in. this respect. A child knows exactly the presents he wants, and he knows the right technique for get- ting them. The little boys and girls get out their school pads and pencils and write letters such as the following: Dear Santa Claus, “I am a littul girl just ate yares old. Boy, have I ben a good girl. I ben so good My mommy says if she had anuther littul girl just like me she wouldn’t know whut to do. “I wanna bike and pigtails and a new dress and police don’t bring me no more dolls on accounta I awready got more dolls than a store. Your littul fren, Rosebud O'Hare.” On Christmas Day Rosebud and t her pal next door, Butch Rosen- eranz, compare the oot. “Sure, I got ’zactly what I want- ed,” brags Rosebud. “Don’t you think my daddy can read plain writing?” “J thought you ast for pigtails— you ain’t got no pigtails,” objects Butch, “Silly, I new there wasn’t time to grow pigtails ‘fore Chris’muss,” says Rosebud. “I jus’ put that in about the pigtails so they’d be sure to get me the bike. That’s what I really wanted.” It is this striking innocence about children that ‘pays off. They have faith, Grownups are only older chil- dren with ulcers, and they. get the ulcers because they are frustrated, and it is their own fault usually that they are frustrated. y have lost faith. They pre- tend they aren’t mad when they don’t get what they want for Christ- mas, but they really are hurt, and they, sulk inside. The real reason they often don’t get what they want is because they are so dumb. But silly grownups make. their secret Christmas wishes and keep them to them- Jerome H. Dean, known to a million baseball fans and several million readers as “Dizzy” was a visitor in Key West this morning, He was accompanied by Mrs, Dean, R, A. Slack, scout for the St. Louis Cardinals, and Mrs, Slack. H. C. Galey, president of the Key West Country Club, announces that this organization has decided to give a charity ball at the club house on December 22 which will be for the benefit of many chil- dren in Key West and other unfor- tunates who may not be provided _ PEOPLE’S FORUM - The Citizen welcomes expressions of the views of its read- ers, but the editor reserves the right to delete any items which . are considered libelous or unwarranted. The writers should be ‘ele and confine the letters to 200 words ond Wiis o0 Sem toe pa . Signature writer must accompany fethare: and will So: tetliched walees vomeeeted cimerenen: A TEACHER COMMENTS Editor, The Citizen: 3 Being an ex-school teacher and Sunday school teach er, I would like to answer Wednesday’s inquirer cone .jcerning whether teachers should attend church services A ie Poe geetey i rae - oy uf Hey 3 ms for more economic work. projects, sup- by taxes, which were a 5 th him. But it mi President Roosevelt li can nominee, Afl M. Landon, win. Postmaster General James Farley later said Long might have the balance of power. ‘ McCarthy, like Long in the de pression days, had a ready audi- ence when he made his first big bid for prominence with his Febru- ary 1950 speech charging the State Department was infiltrated with’ Communists. It got instant atten- tion. Piling charge upon charge thas been his stock-in-trade ever for in Christmas needs otherwise. | sinc x wk _* December 7, 1944 Representatives of local civie or- ganizations, headed by Clem C, Price of the Rotary Club, last night presented a resolution to the county commissioners requesting a beach be constructed along the south shore. ~ Pierre Le Comete duNouy of Pa- ris, noted biologist and physicist, will lecture tomorrow night at the Jackson Square USO on his exper- jences in “Two Years in Paris Un- der Hitler’s Rule.” It will start at 8 o'clock. Burros Munch Address Tags CLEVELAND w#—The Railway Express Agency attached new shipping tags to three little Mexi- can burros and sent them on their ways. The animals ate thei: origi- nal tags before they arrived-in Cleveland Union Terminal Sunday night. The express agency, which says this happens every Christmas sea- son, telegraphed the shipper in Laredo, Tex. He replied that one burro was bound for North Jack- son, Ohio; one for Oyster Bay, N. Y., and one for Lexington, Ky, selves. Then. they get angry be- cause Santa Claus hasn’t been able to read their mind. Here is what an adult should do. He should sit down and write a letter as follows: Dear Santa Claus, “Tam just a poor tired grown- up. But I’ve been a good boy all year. I never have got what I wanted for Christmas. “This year I’d like to. I want some gloves, size 10, and some shirts with regular collars (neck 15%, sleeves 33), and a pair of black shoes (size 10-C), and a blue camel’s hair coat (size 42 regular), a sailboat with an outboard motor, an aqualung, a one-man sub- marine, a new car (any size), and any spare ¢ash you got lying aro Your big friend, Roscoe MeFuiidle, Don’t address this letter to the North Pole. Make. 100 copies. Send e. At ‘the time” McCa the was 5 pel pipet suspicious as a result of revelations and charges made in the lgte 1940s by congressional committees and two self-confessed ex-couriers for government spy rings, Whittaker Chambers and Elizabeth Bentley. Although McCarthy now calls came ¢| heart. || have caused trouble for Roosevelt to set a good example for the children who are entrusted to their care. Our church and state are seperate factors. If it were not so, there would always be those who would dictate as to which church each teacher should attend, : ’ Thank heaven this is America, where each of us can worship God as our conscience dictates, instead of as some other human being dictates. Some people prefer to worship their Creator in the quiet of their homes. Some enjoy and profit greatly by -| radio sermons. Some feel nearer to him out in the wide open spaces, where they can hear the still, small voice. Who are you and I to judge what is in each teacher's Dressing up and attending church to impress the pupils is as nonsensical as a parent dressing up and at- tending church to impress the teacher. * To quote from a. well-known author: “No one but God and I know what is in my heart.” My teacher’s certificate states that I must be of good 4 moral character and have an adequate knowledge of the theory and practice of teaching. It does not state that I must impress my pupils by worshipping in a church. or .| synagogue. It is the parents blessed privilege to send or accom- pany their children'to the churches of their choice. “AN EX-SCHOOL MA’AM” himself the symbol of anticommid:| covered spy ring—or if he shifted nism, he cannot claim he alone |to some other program by being has looked for Communists or!for something that attracted a fought them. thass following. The Truman admistration had 3 DHS To Give a loyalty program before Mc- Firewroks Show Carthy started. And the Eisenhow- er administration, with less sensa- tionalism than McCarthy, has con- Douglass High School is sponsor- ing a fireworks display with 2 Christmas theme at High School tinued hunting Communists with a program of its own. Congressional Athlefic Field on the night of Dec- committees probed for Reds during both administrations. Just as Long’s following might in 1936, McCarthy’s following, if he can hold on to it, may cause trouble for the Eisenhower wing of the Republican party in the 1956 elections, McCarthy, disclaiming any pres- idential ambitions of his own, says he will continue searching for Com- munists in’ the government. This can hardly mean less than a Re- publican family fight, as it did this year. But McCarthy’s power in the Re- publican party depends upon the following he can hold. And unless he luces. more results than he has ff the firsttwo years of the Republican administration, his con- centration on the same theme and no other — anticommunism — may bore even his followers. His stock no doubt would go up if he uncovered some Communist sensation—like an hitherto undis- ed by the same company. tha’ on the halftime show during oe Homecoming at High The exhibition on the night of December 17 will be an entirely new and different display. group and aerial ‘hnies ‘for this event will a Christmas theme. ~ Douglass’ band will be on hand to give the evening a musical fla- vor, ‘ fg Pet skunks have been found to be effective mousers. In Turkey, turkeys are called “American birds.” Use This Convenient Want Ad Order-Gram Count 5 Average Words One Line Minimum Space THREE LINES Figures or Initials Count As One Word START AD RUN AD ___. DAYS ENCLOSED oe ae | CITIZEN WANT ADS Address Please Print Ad Below Mehey OFd0r serene { ) ia. 7s,