The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 11, 1954, Page 4

Page 4 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Saturday, December 11, 1954 The Key West Citizen ) from The : Only Dally Newspaper in Key West and Monroe Counly 4. P. ARTMAN, Editor and Publisher «1921 - 1954 NORMAN D. ARTMAN wecccncenenennmemnmnenn Business Manager Entered at Key West, Florida, as Second Class Matter TELEPHONES 2-5661 and 2-5662 OUTS cor tat tanctntoe of ah Seve dice Oa, fa mada in this paper, and also the local news pub- Member Associate Dailies of Florida —__——— Subscription (by carrier), 25¢ per week; year, $13.20; by mail, $15.60 ADVERTISING RATES MADE KNOWN ON APPLICATION ‘The is an open forum and invites discussion of public issues of local but it : and “ or general interest, will not publish IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST BY THE CITIZEN bea ca at “ n of County and City Governments. POLITICS IN KEY WEST IS NOT DEAD, INKLINGS OF NEXT YEAR’S CITY ELECTION It is said of a Key Wester that he’s “politicking” all \ the time. That is-true, because he’s the same after he wins an election as he is while campaigning for the office he holds, Polities is with him as business is with a good busi- ness man — always on the job. You would think, with Christmas so near at hand, that politics in Key West is dead, but such is not the case. A few days ago, The Citizen ran a story about a request that the City Commissioners had made to Senator-elect Neblett and Representative Papy about changing the dates of the first and sécond primaries in the city election, the change to take effect next year. : : It has been evident also that the requested change is not the only thinking the Commissioners are evolving about next year’s election. Recently, it was apparent, judging from some remarks made at meetings held by the commissioners, that.at least some of them have begun to do early spade work to strengthen their candidacies in next November's election.. They are right in doing or saying now what they hope will help them to be re-elected. What they are do- ing or saying is minor compared to what Democrats and Republicans are doing and saying in anticipation of the national election to be held a year later than the city élection; i A President Eisenhower, whether he intends to run or not, is active with Republican leaders in trying to bolster the Republican Party, as the Democrats, led by Sam Ray- burn, who will become Speaker of the House in January, are striving to invigorate the Democratic Party. Whatever you may think of Eisenhower, ‘you will ad- mire him, if you are fair, for his not resorting to fence- straddling in that “hot potato” dispute about Joe Me- Carthy. He was jist as pointed, though in far more sober language, in siding against McCarthy, as McCarthy was in his out-and-out break with Eisenhower and, by infer- ence, with the Republican Administration. : Nobody ¢an foretell with certainty what will happen in the national election in 1956, but present indications are that the Democrats will elect their candidate for — even if Eisenhower decides to stand for re-el- lon, There will not’ be a third party in the field, that is, a patty composed of Republicans, as it was in 1912 when Theodore Roosevelt organized the Bull Moose Party. McCarthy is far and away from being the Teddy Roose- velt kind of man. McCarthy has followers among the Republicans, but neither he or any or all of them have - the public appeal that Teddy Roosevelt had. And he fail- ed, and McCarthy and his followers would fail miserably. ADVOCATED oL 2 3. 4 5. wa LING ay RIL DIS! Wala Dalal JAIRISHEDIE BIT BEES ull i dg #2 233 8% Sih Se 8 euiniiee pe if (nd PEOPLE’S FORUM Editor, The Citizen: The officers and members of the Upper Keys Chamber of Commerce extend to you their heartfelt thanks for your cooperation during the recent Upper Keys Lime Festival. ; : The fine publicity you gave us was invaluable to our effort. We are deeply appreciative. , Pegple like you make it possible for us to carry out our program of activity and promotion of this area, Sincerely, CAROLYN V. COHEN, Secretary GRATITUDE Editor, The Citizen: Thanks so much for your cooperation ard help which went toward making our “Flapper Jamboree” a success. Please also thank Sue Jones, Bill Spillman and Don Pinder for their able and always courteous assistance, Sincerely yours, XI ALPHA THETA OF BETA SIGMA PHI, IDA W. GELLRICH, Secretary ADMIRES CAMPBELL’S COURAGE Editor, The Citizen: T have been in your city just about six months having come here to find a haven for my advancing years. A haven did I say? What.do I find — excuse my french — never, never have I experienced more bickering, back- biting over trifles as in this city. You pick up the paper, and what do you find — the City fathers arguing over fly specks — rotten politics evi- denced on every hand. To me the latest in the ‘series of ridiculous things to happen is:the furor over “pinching.” The Cuban consul is worked up over the insult to Cuban manhood etc. etc.. Diplomatic protests, words, statements, paper-space wasted. I don’t know Dr. Campbell at all, but if I had a child in school I would be glad to know there was a person such as he interested in taking care of the pupils in his school, and I greatly admire his cour- age in standing up to the element in Key West who think it’s perfectly O. K. for pinching to go on. By ‘the way, from what I have heard such things have gone on in the past. Let’s develop a little pride in our city — let’s devel- op a little pride in our educational system, and our edu- cators, and, for goodness sake, let’s nop, throw ,a good, man to the wolves. I hadn’t been in Key West very long when I learned that there are many who recognize the potential of the island, but who feel as I do that its light is being hidden. May I suggest that .we be a little more concerned with clean streets, decent recreational facili- ties, less joints and bars — in other words the better He’d Just Better Not Take A Shot At Santa Claus SPRINGFIELD, Qhio — You can’t shogt Santa Claus in Spring- field. If anyone dared, he would be tried before a jury consisting en- tirely of children. That’s the un- official ruling of Acting Municipal Judge-.Orville Wear following an Daily News and Sun. The ad in the help wanted classi- fied section said: “T will shoot Santa Claus if I don’t find something to do.” Reporters here called the num- ber listed in the ad and talked to Ruce E. Wilson, 40-year-old book- binder. Wilson said he had been laid off work through the Christ- mas holidays. He wants to earn some money fo brighten his fam- said, he has received two calls pleading for Santa’s life. Both begged, “Please' don’t do it.” One of the unidentified callers suggested he go to the North Pole “and I’m sure Santa will give you a job” Waitress Inherits $100,000 Estate From Granddad GLENDALE, Calif. —Only a week ago Mrs. Geraldine Helde was a waitress. : Friday she said she had inherited $100,000. She has brought a new automobile and made reservations for a visit to Honolu‘u. Mrs. Helde said she had known for some time that she would re- ceive part of the estate of her grandfather William Kopes, a New York manufacturer, who died two years ago. “But-I had no idea it would amount to so much,” she said when informed yesterday that the estate had been settled. She came here from Cleveland after moving there from Allentown, Pa., where her husband Wyn and their two children were killed in a traffic accident earlier this year. She’s going to take her landlord C.C. Cooper and his wife and son on the trip to Honolulu Jan. 3, Radar Aid To Blind Predicted PHILADELPHIA (@—Dr. Thom- as A. Benham, a blind assistant Professor of physits at Haverford, says within two years America’s blind may be depending on por- table radar sets instead of dogs and canes. Writing in the publication of the American Institute of Physics, Dr. Benham said he and Dr. Clifford M. Wichter, of Massachusetts In- things that will make our city a place where the moral climate is as good as the weather. Sincerely, ROBERT E. WOODROW This Rock Of Ours By Bill Gibb Only two more weeks until Christmas. Haven't heard any of the furor this year goncerning how “Christmas” should be spelled. The word “Xmas” has always provoked quite a few people. I-really can’t see that it makes much difference — Christmas or Xmas. Sacrilege is a result of in- tent. If narrow-minded folks can read evil in a harmless abbrevia- tion, it appears to me that they are the ones who need to have their inds cleaned up. That's true in a lot of things... Too many ‘goody - goodies’ ery about immorality. They spot it in every innocent action or word of their neighbor. To think such thoughts to an abnormal degree without justification shows an un- healthy state of mind. As a mat- ter of fact, I would almost go so far as to describe such a person as a “wishful thinker” — sort of like the old, maid who fearfully (?) TYooks under the bed every night! Enought Of This You can go to chureh and get a much better lecture than this stuff I'm writing. The Old Stone Church 1s celebrating its 110th Anniversary. Why not go there? a One hundred and ten years is a long time. Long enough that if sin could be eliminated by a church, Key West would be lily - pure, But it takes individual initiative and effort to suppliment the guidance furnished by religous organza- tons! By and large, church - goers are probably much happier, live a more wholesome life, and can stand adversity better than the non - church - goer. However, we shouldn’t get the idea that such attendance is a cure - all for our troubles. Too many folks consider their church nothing more than a social group and give only lip ser- vice to its tenets. But I thought we were going to | stop talking in this vein. . . S-D Day, December 15 Don’t forget — Safe - Driving Day is December 15. It is the time when all Monroe County, (and the United States), will experiment with the idea of going 24 - hours without an automobile accident. It can be done. All that is needed is your cooperation. Cold Weather : Pat Woods, Citizen Ad lady, says she heard this one the other d: and thinks it is worth Tepeating: i one ‘shuddering tourist trying for a suntan down at South Beach: ‘Hey, I heard it was always warm in Key West — what happen- | ed? It’s pretty cool. | ‘Aw, nothing,” replied a Key Wester. ‘The Chamber -of Com- merce just forgot to turn off the air conditioning’.” stitute of Technology, are working on an improved model of such a set, seeking to eliminate defects of earlier types. Abdullah King To Lose Cadillac HOUSTON (#—Shepperd (Abdul- lah) King IM, former husband of Egyptian dancr Samia Gamal, must sell his Cadillac convertible. Dist. Judge John Snell Thursday Tuled King liable for $3,900 in al- teration costs at the Oasis, the oil and cotton heir’s unsuccessful cafe venture. * A contractor had an attachment writ on the. automobile, a 1953 mod- el, and Judge Snell ordered it sold at sheriff’s auction unless it is sold for payment of the debt. * Laughed King: “Know anybody who wants to buy a good Cadil- lag?” Key West In Days Gone By % % ‘Let’s Sing With The Angels’ (Rev. Simmons Is Topic At Fleming Street Looking toward Christmas, “Let’s Sing With the Angels,” is the topic of the Reverend James E. Statham’s Sunday morning ser- mon at the Fleming Street Metho- dist Church. The service begins at 10:50 with “Stars over Bethlehem” by Peery, organ prelude played by Mrs. C-aude Salis, Her offertory will be “Star in the East” by Kennedy. The Wise Men followed the star. and the shepherds followed the song of the angels. The devout heart ex- Periences the vision, catches the song of the angel, follows the star and finds the Christ in the man- ger. Truth In Songs Here is a great truth, a wonder- ful vision and a hallowed exper- ience translated into the songs of Christmas. We sing ‘“There’s a song in the air, there’s a star in the sky.” ; The song of the angel sounds the note of the beauty and the glory of God. The message is one of assurance to banish fear and strengthen their faith. The song is one of joy unspeak- able because the promised Mes. siah, the Redeemer, the promised Son of God was born. Dominant in song is the overtone of the love of God. Spirit of Christ Here we find the heart of re. demption because “Love Came Down at Christmas” and as we follow the gleam and sing the song, our hearts are filled with the spirit of the Christ of Christmas. At the evening service beginning at 7:30, Mr, Statham will speak on “Making the Best Seller Our Guide.” The Psalmist, in the 119th Psalm and the 19th verse says, “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.” SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON Yearing for the living God. Psalms 42, 84, 102:25-27 By Ralph Rogers Is there a yearning for the liv- ing God? The author of the Psalms used today was apparently a sin- ceré believer in the living God, but happened to be in a strange coun- try surrounded by skeptics who taunted: and oppressed him about his faith in God. Under these con- ditions he remembered the solace and comfort he had enjoyed in the Temple worship in Jerusalem. He desperately longs for that fellow- ship with believers. The trend today is toward the living God. With a feeling of fear and insecurity men are turning to- ward God, to the church and to re- ligious literature. The novelists, with an eye on the best seller lists, have known that one of the surest roads to big sales and book clubs is to choose a picturesque charac- ter from the Bible, make him more picturesque, and a@ vaguely pious novel about him. In recent years the book talk has been about such titles as “The Nazarene,’ ‘The Apostle’, ‘Mary’, ‘The.Robe’, ‘The Big Fisherman,’ and others. Some shade off into almost straight bi- ography, such as ‘The Light of the World,’ and ‘The Greatest Story Ever Told.’ These may not indicate a return to religion. It does show a hunger for some kind of religion but too often is over-loaded with fiction and proves to be a cheap bargain coun- ter type, giving peace of mind without repentance and thrills with- out faith. They are an anemic food for an anemic faith and there is a danger of the feeling that they: do not provide a full meal. They: prove easy reading and being pre- digested, are like some processed foods, have lost their nutritional value. They leave the reader many degrees further away from histori- cal facts. Read the book, “The Road to Bithynia” and you find yourself far from the facts with still a longing for God. My Soul Thirsteth ‘Have you ever been thirsty? Some years ago my son was shot through the abdomen with a twen- ty-two bullet. It perforated his in- testines in several places. The wise and sympathetic doctor knew that too much liquid or food would mean his death, For more than a week the little fellow was denied water and food. He was so thirsty that he really prayed for water. How we would have liked to give it to him! He was only allowed a little piece of ice to slowly melt in his mouth every hour or so. This youngster knew what it was to be What made the author of the 42nd Psalm thirsty? He had been a devout worshipper in the Temple. present, “a very present help in trouble.”” (Psa. 46:1), While we db feel his nearness in a worship service, we should keep him with us at all times, at work, at play, whatever our task and under all conditions whether in joy or in sorrow. Where is thy God? Definitely God is in his church. Do the people seek him there? One priest of the Roman Catholic Church stated that 90 per cent of his people were in church every’ Sunday. The other ten per cent had a good reason for their absence. Contrast that with the membership of the Protestant church where from only ten to fifty per cent of its members are in church each Sunday, and you wonder whether they are sincere and honest with themselves. Elton Trueblood tells of a men- tal patient who thinks of himself as a God-maker, He will show you a block of wood and say this is my God, I made him. It took some time for the doctor to convince this patient that he is not a God- maker, and that we do not make gods, but that God makes us. It is in the church, not the club, the’ where God really get at us, and transforms us.into a new person. A man said not long ago, “the lodge is my church.” The poor fellow doesn’t really know what the church is and from his family and neighbors, he doesn’t know God. He is foolish enough to try to make his own God. “Blessed are they that dwell in thy house.” _ God‘s Endurance The Psalmist concludes that while everything about him seems to perish, “thou shalt endure.” (102:26) God is eternal, unchange- able. ,We want . security—health friends when lo, and behold, they vanish and disappear, but God goes on forever, We lose our earth- ly belongings, our relatives and friends either forsake us or are called to the great beyond, and we still thirst. Isaiah said, “Ho, every- one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, (55:1) and then Jesus ex- tended the world-wide invitation when he said, ‘“‘Whosoever drink- eth of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst.” (John4:14) “The spirit and the bride (church) say come. And let him: that hear- eth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life free- ly.” (Rev. 22:17) 2 copyrighted outlines ¢ Division of Christ- National Council of lodge or the green, Based ‘No Respecter Of Persons’ Is (Outdoor Topic The Rev. Ralph Rogers will speak at the Islander Drive - in Theatre Sunday morning at 8:45, using as his subject “No Respec- |.|ter of Persons.” Human nattre, weak as it is, has segregated mankind into specific groups, some good, some bad, but Mone can compare to the indivi- ual or his group no matter what his status or mission may be. Using Jesus as an example, Mr. Rogers will endeavor to show that no matter what the standing of the particular grup, whether political, social or religious, there’ were dis- tinct barriers which separated and alienated one group from the other. Christ's Endeavors No one .sought harder to break down these barriers than Jesus To Continue Advent Series Advent will continue to be the center of the Program tomorrow at Ley Memorial Methodist Church, 1304 Truman Avenue at Bayview Park. The 10:50 morning worship sere vice will feature a sermon by the pastor, the Rev. Eldon Simmons, and the subject will be “The City Of Bread.” This will be the third ir a series of four sermons featur-d on. suc- cessive Sundays during the Advent season. . Christmas Music Special music for the morning service will be providea by the choir under the direction of Her+ bert Ford with Mrs. Thomas Whit+ ley at the organ. e “Holy Night,” by Brahms - Bens son, will be used as the anthem, Phillips Brooks’ beautiful Christ mas hymn, “O Little Town of Beth» lehem” will be sung by the con- gregation as a feature of the mus ical part of the service. The informal 7:30 evening wor ship service tomorrow will center around the singing of the familiar hymns of the Church, including some of the Christmas carols. The sermon subject will be “The Her- ald Of God.” Fellowship Supper Other activities of the day will include Sunday School at 9:45 a.,m, and the Methodist Youth Fellow. - ship at 6:30 p. m. The top event during the week will be the Covered ~ dish Fellow- ship Supper at 7:30 o’clock Wed- nesday ¢) * This is a monthly affair and has proven to be one of the most whole- some social activities of the Church program. Bible Sunday Observance At First Presby. Observance of Universal: Bible Sunday, ordination and installation, of recently elected Church officers, reception of new members, and the annual Christmas Candlelight ser- vices marks the busy schedule of the First Presbyterian Church to- morrow. ¢ Universal Bible Sunday will be marked with the Minister speaking on the subject “Faith of our Day”. This annual observance is held throughout our country as empha- sis on the place Holy Scripture has . had on the growth of the Christian Church, " Church Officers a The ordination and installation of church officers will be held at the morning worship service, Elders to be ordained are Ben- jamin Adams and James Sterling, John Archer already serving will be installed for a new term. Deacons to be ordained are Ste- we —_ oe Robert Kershaw. ‘0 tallied, having already been ordained, are Harold Laubs- cher, Fred Miller and Donald My- ers. Christmas Service The annual Christmas Canidle- light service will be‘ held at the evening worship hour at 7:30 p. m, _An impressive program of Carol singing by the congregation, ture reading and special solo ai ‘choir numbers are a part of annual ance. The offering is the Joy Gift = agp the General Assem| a 1 Annuities Women of the — Gems Of Thought GENEROSITY One cannot be too generous. Vity few try it; and none succeed. —Precival Christopher Wren. He who. is afraid of being too generous has lost the power of being magnaimous, . —Mary Baker Eddy. grew the more reaping. —Wiliam Shakeepee The truly generous is the truly wise. —John Home. _— CHURCH APPEALS MOSCOW (@—Tie Russian Or- thodox Church has appealed in the government newspaper Izves- tia for Christmas of the world to