The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 10, 1954, Page 4

Page4 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Friday, December 10, 1954 ‘The Key West Citizen bet UE BBS aD racer ee nn Published daily (ezcept Sunday) trom ‘The fitizen Building, corner af __Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County “NORMAN D. ARTMAN Business Manager Entered at Key West, Florida, as Second Class Matter TELEPHONES 2-5661 and 2-5662 Member of The is exclusiv entitled to use for credit or not otherwise in this paper, and also the local news pub- Member Associate Dailies of Florida ETERS BAREIS Le wy race conta halk Subscription (by carrier), 25¢ per week; year, $13.20; by-mail, $15.60 ADVERTISING RATES MADE KNOWN ON APPLICATION The Citizen is an forum discussion of issu open and invites es and of local but it will or general interest, pul public not 4 WORLD COMMUNISM’S GOAL Orders apparently went out from Moscow to all Com- - munist parties of the world to do everything possible to wreck the proposed Western alliance in Southeast Asia. Also, a major goal of the Communists now is frustration of the U. S. effort to slowly rebuild and rearm Japanese - defense forces. The Communists seem to be concentrating now on wrecking a plan for setting up a NATO-type agreement in Asia, such as that which is functioning in Europe. It is: widely aceepted that the creation of NATO, and U. S. atom bombs, are the only reasons the Communists did not attempt to overrun more of Western Europe than they did. . The emergence of Red China in Asia as a new Com- unist, aggressive power makes imperative some sort of ‘Western alliance in that part of the world, and the Com- munists are this time trying to disrupt plans-for such an alliance. . _ The Communists have just enjoyed a partial success in Europe, where they helped influence the French in the French réjection of the European Defense Treaty. Although Europe still has NATO, an alliance between fourteen nations to fight if any one is attacked, the Far East had no such alliance, and it was highly important for some soft of defense alliance to be arranged. That explains. the urgency and determination of Secretary of State Dulles in Manila. It explained the im- portance which the U. S. attached to the proposal for a Southeast Asia Treaty Organization — which ‘is to be known as SEATO. QUESTION OF THE ERA: CO-EXISTENCE A Communist term, co-existence, has in recent months clearly become the dominating question of our era. Be- cause of indi¢ations from Moscow that the Russians are as afraid of U..S. atomic attack, as we are afraid of a Russian attack, there appears to be at least a chance for co-existence for somé years to come, et ty Whether this country and the U. S. S/R. will succeed in co-existence is a question diplomats, and ordinary peo- ple of the world, are trying to answer. Recent articles and statements by official Communists, however, indicate chan- ces are better now than they have been since the cold war began, ; = ye 4 President Eisenhower and Secreary’ of State ‘Dulles have recently been stressing the theme that U. S.-Soviet understanding is the key to world peace. Sir Winston Churchill is also.of*the opinidn that sajway; of living. to- gether with the Russians may be found, and that if it is, it will avoid a war which would ruin our civilization. Realizing this, and the vital importance of avoiding another war, as realized by many of’the world’s leaders today, it is obvious that talk of preventive war, of inevit- able war and inevitable defeat in any co-existence plan is highly dangerous. Moreover, it is’ irresponsible. Every American has an obligation to support the honorable ef- forts of this country to find:a “modus vivendi” in the world today. Planning is what separates the best communities from the average ones. ; 27. Bitter vetc! 29. Weaken 31. Put on 33. Lie 34. Mountain comb. fori... 35. Pile 37. Maker of leather 39. Northern Scandi- navians 40. Revoke a . “on This Rock Pr a: Anxious observers have been scanning the horizon. Any day now, it is expected that the Cuban Navy might come steaming into our har- bor to answer Dr. Campbell’s broadside at Cuban males. Heck! Therg hasn’t been so much fun on the Rock since a ma- gazine article appeared several years ago entitled, “Latins Are Lousy’ Lovers!” Which reminds me, during the war — and I have this tale from some of Key West’s most reliable liars — a segment. of the Cuban Navy visited Key West. As the ships entered the harbor, the guns at old Fort Taylor began to fire a salute. Before’ anyone could say, ‘Jack Robnison,’ the visitors made a 180 degree turn and fairly skip- lped over the waves back to Havana. ‘The local navy establishment then received the following plaintive query: ‘What were you shooting at us for?” , Mardi Gras and Legion Activites Seriously speaking, I can’t see what all the hollering is about. Have you ever attended the Mardi Gras in New Orleans? A pretty girl is likely to be kissed as Well as pinched! And what are Ameri- can Legion conventions famous for? — Tantalizing every old -or young lady on the streets! It is all: done in the spirt of revelry and Happy abandon — with no vulgarity in- tended. Walk around any American town on New Year’s Eve and when the clock strikes midnight, some beau- tiful babe is sure to grab you a- round the neck and give you a big, smacking kiss — at least, I’m told that such incidents oceur through I've never had them happen to me, darn it! There is no doubt but that Dr. Campbell had a perfect right to ex- press his opinions. I don’t blame him for not retracting what he con- siders truth. By the same token the Cuban consul is entitled to pro- test the propriety of a school offi- cial making such a statement. That’s his job. We, the peoplé, however — the Cuban and the American public — shouldn’t look on the matter with the eyes of a moralist nor the me- ticulousness of a diplomat. We know each other well enough to realize that any incident which might have occurred was probably high - spirited fun. The Cuban peo- Of Ours on: ° By’Bill Gibb ple in Havana would have torn a man apart if he had been foolish enough to vulgarly insult high school guests from Key West. Let’s forget the whole deal. Here is something much more import- ant — Now I’m A Gigolo Seems ‘that. some enterprising male: visite Miami recently and palmed himself off on females up that way as being one “Bill Gibb.” A couple of midnights ago, I got a long - distance call. There was end of the*lirie“inquiring as to my escort service for ladies.’ My voice must have shown my- bewilderment because she then asked: ‘‘Aren’t you Bill Gib! “Yes,” I replied. “And don’t you provide an es- cort service?” she continued. “Uh — uh, — not when my wife’s around,” I stuttered in reply crossing my fingers in hopes that Janet wasn’t listening. “I don’t understand,” the voice said. “The Bill Gibb that was here the other night is tall, dark, hand- some. . .” “Lady,” I interupted, ‘You’re describing me to a ‘T’ but in spite of that, I've got a sneaking sus- picion that someone’s pulling your leg.” The conversation finally ended and my troubles really started. I had to explain to Janet why an un- known female would calf me at midnight and. . .well, and so on far into the night, (or morning). Just wait till I eatch the guy who hasn’t got guts enough to: use his own name and has to horrow ‘mine. in the Miami area! <a mATioman sarery, © Mayor Pleads Guilty To Charge In Connection With ERIE, Pa. @—Erie’s Demo-; cratic Mayor Thomas W. Flatley, 67, pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy and violation of ‘his oath of office in connection wit! an alleged 20 million dollar a year gambling ring. As a result, Flatley. serving his first four-year term, automatically forfeited his $7,500-a-year job. He faces a maximum penalty of three years in prison and a $2,000 fine. Judge Elmer Evans of Erie County’ Criminal Court set Jan. 6 for sentencing. Dist. Atty. Damian McLaughlin, a Republican, said he has dropped four bribery. charges which -woulg | Gambling Ring net make any difference in the sentence: Flatjey- may. receive. McLaughlin said the mayor ac-|. OSS TWO BORDERS = Lean By DON WHITEHEAD (For James Marlow) WASHINGTON (7 — The room was packed with reporters when President Eisenhower strode through the door. He was smiling and relaxed, showing no sign of nervousness over the barrage of questions he knew was coming, Physically, he looked ‘in good trim. He wore a well-tailored brown double-breasted suit, a blue tie with white polka dots and a white’ shirt. There was a fresh, scrubbed look about him. His sum- mer sun tan was fading. The only striking change after two years in, the White House was in his face, The lines in his fore- head had deepened—and there were deeper lines ‘around his eyes and his mouth, particularly. his eyes, see Here were the teiltale signg of the pressures which pile up on whoever is president of the United States, i For 60 minutes yesterday the President stood before the news- men, answering their” questions with an ease and assurance he hadn’t possessed when he came to the White House, His face re- flected the sudden: shifts of -his thoughts from mirth to dead seri- ousness. He refused to comment on a statement by Sen. McCarthy (R- Wis) accusing him of a “shrinking show of weakness” in fighting communism. He didn’t even men- tion McCarthy by name. He deftly answered or parried all questions bearing on the same hot topic. If anger was boiling inside be- cause of the McCarthy incident, Eisenhower gave no hint of it. Watching the President, my thoughts went back to a day two years ago. when he was president- elect. He had fulfilled a campaign promise to go to Korea in a search for some way to bring an end to the war there. Now he was aboard the Navy cruiser Helena; which was plowing through heavy seas toward Hawaii, A group'of us sat back on deck discussing politics and the cam- paign, while’ Eisenhower relaxed in his cabin. A man who now 1s highly placed in the administra- tion said; . eos ‘Ike’s a poltical amateur even though he did win the nomination “| and lection. Let’s not kid our- selves. He has lived his life in the Army, much of it away from home. He has been removed from the currents of American politics, He doesn’t know the political sub- | tleties in the relationship between | politicians. He doesn’t know Amer- ican polities, period.” And then this man added: “But | that isn’t the important thing. He’s got a feeling for politics—and he'll learn fast.” ©. : Seeing Eisenhower two years PEOPLE’S FORUM Editor, The Citizen: , - ‘A three-column spread in a recent issue gives much Publicity to the: outraged feelings of Cuba’s Consul, Oscar Morales over the declaration of Harold Campbell, Key West high school principal. No apologies are necessary, there will be no: “tearing down of the warm feeling of friendship that has been built up between the people of | Key West and Cuba over the years” — nor will it’en- danger tourist relations, nor is it an insult, all ef which a fears — and he should know better and probably oes, The pinching-of a female, is an established custom in all Latin countries — just as the wolf whistle is here in the United States. In South America, a woman who is not so greeted on public festivities such as parades, is chagrined at her lack of allure. There, the young women flounce it off. and: pass on. Our young women on parade in a latin country not'being very familiar with the cus- toms of the country, perhaps miffed and perhaps Dr. Campbell gave too much prominence to the pinching for the good of the school band. Mr. Morales “does not be- lieve” the statements made. by Dr. Campbell and there you are, It would better serve the cause of the high school band, the people of Cuba and general public relations if both parties shook hands and laughed it off — as it deserves to be. The girls in the school band are inex- perienced. Mr. Morales knows better and Mr. Campbell is making a mountain out of a molehill — that’s not a very good simile, is it? Let’s all forget it, send the band back to Cuba on the next occasion where they will be wonder- fully welcomed and have a good time. Very truly yours, GUY CARLETON MINISTERS ARE GRATEFUL Editor, The Citizen: The members of the Key West Ministerial Associa- tion wish to take this opportunity to express their sincere appreciation for the wonderful cooperation that you offer to the ministers and the churches in our community through your newspaper. : You have been most generous with the space that you make available to the churches for publicizing their programs in our community, and you have been very will- th ing to use your staff to help our churches in these pro- grams of publicity. For all of your generous and helpful services in the past and also for the services we know that you will so willingly and eagerly offer to the churches in our com- munity in the future, we, the ministers of these churches, wish to extend to you our sincerest thanks. Very truly yours, .Members,,of Key, West Ministerial Association Ralph. Rogers, Jamiés E. Statham, John S. Arm- field, Richard B. Ggulter, A, Franklin Hooper, Chaplain W- A. Lane, Robert M. Stretch, Chap- lain, USN,.C. A,|Sammetinger, J. Paul Touch- ton, Eldon Simmoyj#} Lt. Henry Russell, Richard 'E. Evaris; Dr. J./Li Ivey, C. B. Robinson, A. R. Smith and R-D! Gleaves. op | ’ oday's ‘Business Mitror By Sam Dawson NEW YORK (#—Christmas shop- Pers are buying more expensive gifts this year. Total spending in the nation’s stores in the Thanks- giving-to-Christmas period is ex- pected to be 5 per cent heavier than a year ago. Customers are able and willing to spend, the U.S. Department of Commerce reports after a survey in 33 key cities. Higher priced lines are attracting more interest this year, it reports, but there’s also a determined search for value. Merchants in 25 of the 33 cities | are pleased with sales. Until the Christmas buying started, retail sales for the nation had been slightly trailing year-ago records. Since December: is by far the big- dealers, for example, are’ happily. reporting that fur coat sales are up this year, after having lan- guished in the last two seasons. The better look came to the cash tills of many firms last month. November sales reports of a num- ber of chain stores announced this week show dollar volume from 2 to 25 percent ahead of last year. Food chains did an good business for the Thanksgiving holiday and are expecting to re- peat at Christmas and New Year’s. The gain in sales hasn't been uniform across the nation, and the Commerce Department finds some store managers merely hopeful of holding their own. ‘ haacelinle Firings Report [ASHINGTON W—More accur- ate statistics on persons fired from government jobs as security risks She Chose Her Own Location BALTIMORE ® — Robert Paw- liske’s dog Cocoa was. expecting, prepared But Cocoa spurned them. She had her litter of seven in an out- door sewer main and refused to let anyone rescue. them. After two days, the mother was lured away with food. Then Pawliske and a neighbor dug three feet of earth and chiseled a hole in a concrete pipe. Three cold puppies were saved; the other four had died. : Key West In Days Gone By December 10, 1934 First plants of the Key West tanical Garden were placed in ground this morning adjacent to the golf course where the garden is to be developed. “Until we came to Key West we did not even realize we were in Florida,” Dr, Florence Obuchow- ski and Miss Sophie Kahan, of New Jersey, told The Citizen today, x ko * December 10, 1944 (Sunday. Ne Paper) SEVERANCE NOTICE LEFT BY HUSBAND BALTIMORE — Mrs. Rose- marie .T. Robinson, 30-year-old. New York ‘telephone operator, was awarded: a divorce here Wednes- day by Judge James K. Cullen. Mrs. Robinson’ testified that when she arrived at her former Baltimore home on July 10, 1950, she found a note from her hus- band on a federal income tax en- velope. It said: 8 “So long kid, go to hell, pay You often hear folks compli “the trouble with Key West is‘) there is’ no industry here.” Ws if these people realize just #1 large and important the fleet is? Small towns on the brag when they have a: factory ¢m- ploying several hundred workers. Our shrimp provides a livelihood for several thousand! 2 And consider the value of the equipment involved — boats, nets, huge trucks, machinery of every description! All in all, I don't think we have any reason to feel inferior to other towns insofar as industry is concerned. But — and we ought to be ashame of ourselves for this — what are we doing to hold the shrimp fleet in Key West? , Harbor facilities aren’t too good, housing for the crews while they are ashore is practically non - ex- istent, there is little entertainment, and no concerted effort to encour- age shrimpers and their families to call Key West “home.” Don’t you think it would be a good idea if we had a Shrimp Festival or Shrimp Week? A spe- cific time when the entire city paid its respects and appreciation to the shrimp fleet? Other towns have affairs of this nature. Not only do they create good - will between everyone con- cerned but they attract valuatle publicity. Right now, for instance, the Upper Keys is stressing the “Key Lime Festival.” This is just a suggestion, of | course. Action would have to ori- | tinate with a civic club, the Cham- ber of Commeree, or the City Com- missioners. But I sure think our shrimpers deserve more consider- ation for their contributions to Key is the aim of a new Civil Service | “"% Commission order. in the past, Democrats have cepted money from gamblers and | after this incident, the feeling was in return kept police from inter-| Strong that in that short span he fering with their operations. He|had learned a great deal * about is one_of 36 idegrhesend on | American politics and politici charges ranging from bribery to Perhaps that is why the lines accepting bribes and conspiracy. are etched more deeply today in Henry Soscia, an Erie Demo-| his forehead and around his eyes. cratic leader, also pleaded guilty to a gambling charge. pte TEACHERS TO SCHOOL dropped against him. He- too: will]: TUSCALOOSA, be Sentenced Jan, 6. tors who teach automobile driving Six men of the 36 indicted have | in Alabama’s high schools are go- now been convicted on charges of | ing back to school next week. They conspiracy or ‘bribery: Eight oth-|will attend a driver training in- Ala. @—Instruc- ers have pleaded guilty to similar | structor’s course at the University | i charges"\None has been sentenced. !of Alabama Dec. 13-17.