The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 15, 1954, Page 4

Page 4 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Wednesday, December 12, 1724 ——__—_. The Key West Citizen Published daily (except Sunda; Greene and Ann Streets. Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County L. P. ARTMAN, Editor and Publisher | 1921 - 1954 NORMAN D. ARTMAN ... Business Manager Entered at Key West, Florida, as Second Class Matter TELEPHONES 2-566) and 2-5662 piuSE ISMN Onin a sts Member of The Associated Press—The A. i ni entitled to use for reproduction of all ssociated Press is exclusively n News dispatches credited to it ey os credited in this paper, and also the local news pub- y) {om The Citizen Building, corner of Member Associate Dailies of Florida ADVERTISING RATES MADE KNOWN ON APPLICATION The Citizen is an open forum and invites discussion of public issues and subjects of local or general inte; P ; A anonymous communications. rest, but it will not publish IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST BY THE CITIZEN ADNOCATAD: More Hotels and Apartments, Beach and Bathing Pavilion, CEEaRT CHR, nsclidation in| i Community ‘Auditorium. Ee Perr ANOTHER WAR RECORD HOAX Representative Dougles R. Stringfellow, Utah Repub- lican, recently resigned his candidacy for reelection to the House of Representatives after admitting he made up a fantastic story of his alleged heroic exploits as an O. S. S. agent. Mr. Stringfellow wowed audiences fot some time with stories about how he and some thirty-seven other O. S. S. agents were dropped into Germany to capture a German nuclear scientist. He reported that he captured Otto Hahn, a famous German physicist, and sent him back to Allied territory. He eliminated corroboration by the other members of the O. S. S. band by reporting that they were captured or killed by the Germans. He, himself, he related, had es- caped a concentration camp where the Germans were torturing the Americans. During the recent campaign for reelection rumors began to circulate in Utah that Stringfellow could not back up his story, The Army Times debunked his story and a wire service reported the Army Times’ charge. The question whether the story was true or not reached | all the way to the White House, where White House of- | ficials would not comment. When confronted with many WORR/ =—e PEOPLE’S FORUM The Citizen w ers, but the editor are considered libelous or unwarranted. The wi fair and confine the letters to 200 words and write on one side aper only. Signature of the writer must accompany the letters and will be published un requested otherwise. PROUD OF KEY WEST | Editor, The Citizen: doubts, Stringfellow had asked President Dwight Eisen- hower to unlock secret O. S. S, files, so that his story | could be verified. i | The case also reflects the desire of the red-blooded | Americans to have performed heroic services for their | This is in answer to Mr. Woodrow’s letter published in this paper on December 11 referring to our authorities and administration of this city. Let me explain to Mr. Woodrow, who is a newcomer | here, that our town with all the faults he finds with it, Convicted Balky ‘POW Hopes For Lighter Sentence WASHINGTON (Army. Cpl. Edward S. Dickenson, facing 10 years in prison for collaborating pe the Communist enemy in Ko- \rea, has pinned his hopes for |freedom or a lesser sentence on | the Court of Military Appeals. | Dickenson’s lawyer Guy Emery | announced Monday that a three- man Army board of review had upheld the 23-year-old soldier's | courtmartial conviction and the prison sentence. *The Army later country when its existance was threatened in the war of | has been the cradle of many decent and honorable Cuban | confirmed the review board’s ac- 1941-45. This desire is very commendable, and much | sympathy has been expressed for Representative String- fellow, who has now confessed his mischief. But a de- sire to have been a hero should not be allowed to play | havoc with the facts, although it frequently does, not only in Utah, but in all the other states. Some people say a lot by not saying much. The unemployed are not all eager to find what they’re looking for. Radio and TV commercials are probably responsible for the rising suicide rate. By the time the average politician is ready to lead, the people are several miles ahead. There are some bright boys and girls who are already expressing their complete confidence in Santa Claus. Back in the thirties a fellow predicted the world would come to an end in 1950. We haven’t heard from him lately, though. Alcohol and driving are a bad combination but | ‘worse than jurors and law enforcement officials who do | not throw the book at offenders, SOMEMCRIY SIVA AIRS] FO) Crossword people who have given sons who have fought and died for the democracy he enjoys. You don’t approve of our authorities, our streets, etc. I guess you don’t approve of anything here at all. Well, Mr. Woodrow, we Key Westers like our town and are very proud of it. I don’t have the honor of know- ing Mr. Campbell, but there is an old Chinese’ proverb: that says “Men are known by their words.” In my opinion by offending Cuban men as a whole he is also offending many citizens here who are of Cuban parentage. And this I don’t think helps in cementing good relations. (And now, Mr. Woodrow, I excused your French, now it’s your turn to pardon my Spanish, when I say that although our | town has so many faults there’s one good thing about it. | It’s just as easy to leave it, as to arrive here. Do I make myself clear or shall I say it in French? | Au-Revoir, Monsieur Woodrow, Bon Voyage, An indignant Key Wester. MANUEL P. DAVILA This Rock Of Ours | By Bill Gibb RIEIST DIE INICIE MME IVE 10n, Emery said the case would be carried fo the U.S. Court of Mili- tary Appeals, a civilian body. Dickenson of Cracker’s Neck, Va., court-martialed last t was mind about staying with the Com- Munists in Korea and had returned to U.S. control. He is how held in an Army stockade at New Cum- berland, Pa. Dickenson has denied collabor- ating with the enemy. Key West In Days Gone By December 15, 1934 A great deal of interest in Old | Fort Jefferson as a national monu- ment was shown by the four men from the National Park Service who were in Key West Thursday and Friday to study possibilities of turning the fort into such a monu- ment. W. E. Van Loon, state automo- | spring after he had changed his | Of Salt By Bill Spillman A Miami Beach broker reported- ly told members of the city com- mission after the last meeting that he didn’t know what was wrong down here. He allegedly said the tax assessments should be increas- ed to “real” values and the miul- age lowered proportionately. Another person suggested that the assessments should be doubled and the millage cut in half. If this happened, a fair share of | the tax load would be distributed | over the whole city population. | Actually, doubling the tax assess- | ment and bringing it up to a real value would be.about the same | thing since property is reportedly | assessed at about 60 per cent aver- age overall. I am speculating that the move to do away with personal property tax is to put the whole tax issue to a show down, since the city, lit- tle by little is being forced under county rule and political policy. A lot of blame for the low tax income has been put on the home- stead exemption, With low assess- ments, this is truly the case. But with assessments at a real value, the exemption can not be the rea- son completely. I know of houses in this town that are renting for nearly a hun- dred dollars a month yet are as- sessed for less than $5,000. All this tax talk may sound high level and politically inspired, yet it is very basic when a city is operating with maximum millage rates atid does not have money to fix up streets, build a yacht basin, have good public beaches, pay de- cent up-to-date salaries, have a public swimming pool etc. Other Florida towns seem to | have these items and homes aren't as high there as they are here, GUAVA JELLY — There is a move afoot to get unaffiliated, | | upstanding businessmen, who have never been in politics before, to |band together to run for all the | available political. offices at the next election. —It has been suggested that city commissioners be designated to have districts of the city to repre- sent. —A speed boat in Garrison Bight Sunday almost turned airplane for a moment. —A lot full of jungle - like grow th and full of roaches, rats, etc., has still not been cleared even though the owner was asked to do so over three months ago. Parents Christmas Is Over For Child NEW CASTLE, Pa. — Four-| year-old Susan Haufler had her) Christmas yesterday because doc- tors say stomach cancer may kill | her before Dec. 25. |New Partners ‘Join Stevenson CHICAGO (#—Adlai E. Steven- | son’s new law partners after Jan, {1 will be Prof. W. Willard Wirtz |of the Northwestern Law School, land two of his former assistants | while he was governor of Illinois. Wirtz was once chairman of the |National Wage Stabilization | Board. Stevenson, 1952 Democratic | presidential nominee, said William in the neighborhood are about to! McCormick Blair Jr. and Newton once more make a complaint, |N. Minow will be associated with —Dr. Campbell hag been criticiz- | him and Wirtz in their law offices ed for making public the pinching | © La Salle Street. incidents. Reports say that it has | been going on for years but never | Your Grocer SELLS That Good 2 (STAR * BRAND AMERICAN COFFEE —City construction inspectors and CUBAN are not paid enough money in line with the talents required. — TRY A POUND TODAY — —I am told that the city and county were paid money as “tax- es” for the Poinciana housing pro-| jects when they were under federal | rule, This money was based on| STRONG ARM BRAND COFFEE millage for assessment, Triumph —Wonder what went on at the recent school board meeting. Coffee —Local gossip has it that an elec- Mill trical contract job by an out-of- town firm is being mastered by an inspector in violation of city code. THREE HoreLs IN NMATAMI +t porurar prices — Located in the Heart of the City REASONABLE ROOMS WRITE or WIRE RATES for RESERVATIONS with BATH and TELEPHONE Pershing _— Miller HOTEL HOTEL 226 N.E. Ist Ave. 229 N.E. Ist Ave. 102 Rooms 100 Rooms 80 Elevator Elevator Rooms Solarium Heated Elevator 3 BLOCKS FROM UNION STATION at ALL GROCERS Ritz HOTEL 132 E. Flagler St. Guaranteed For Home or Commercial Use... We Are Prepared To Furnish You With Clean, Pure Thousands of cards, some from |as far away as Alaska, and stacks | {of gifts filled her room. | Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. | i Charles L, Haufler, had planned a | Christmas party but her mother said, ‘‘She’s just too sick so we had to call it off. She went into a coma for a while a couple of days | STEIN, WINS CONTEST Jerome L. Stein, YN3, of VX1, won five dollars for submitting the | winning entry in a contest to name | |the squadron’s new fishing boat. Stein’s winning entry was Devron Queen, | Cube »» Crushed ICE Thompson Enterprises, Ine. (Ice Division ) Key West, Florida Dial 2-6831 Overseas. Transportation ‘ti i “ i law, | S Tel, has For a week now, writing this! To qualify as a modern “wise}, "> The first U. S. homestead A ¢ I ACROSS. 39. Whole em ome. MBHIAIMPIE | column has been a terrific job. My man” you will need to use extra|Pile tag agent, checked up 73 au-| permitting receipt of title to land| ompany, ne. oe aE view rosin: Ay CURIA mind and my fingers have been caution everywhere — especially |‘0™obiles without necessary licen-| by those who iived on it and met | posite en iy aS ISITIRIAIP) freezing as soon as 1 sit down to|a: intersections. When making turn-|$¢S during his stay of three and a| certain conditions, was passed in F D if ee tol (38. Cried like IDIOINETET FA 7 BANA the typewriter. |gng movements through streams of | Half days in Key West. 1862. ast, Dependable Freight and Express Service a A a So what is the answer? Well. . ; Pedestrians, don't forxet that they pene eke, between 12. Fatty fruit 43. No matter IP] today belongs SatesDriving Dayan always have the right/of way —— . MIAMI and KEY WEST 13, Girl's name which AISIAMICIRIUISIAIDE| Christmas being near, we'll just even if there is no traffic light.} According to some expressions MONROE i 14. Meshed 44. Portuguese ILIEIGIS| AILITMMAIRI | IAI let Paul H. Coburn of the National | Failure to observe this suggestion | heard throughout the city, relative GLASS and MIRROR Also Serving ALL POINTS ON FLORIDA KEYS fabric town IRIETE| YIEIS| VISEIR| Safety Council carry the burden of|can lead to an unhappy Christmas |to the mass meeting that is to be Mirrors and Glass for All Between Miami and Key West 15. Founded 45. Items of . supplying today’s copy: |in two homes — theirs and yours.|held in the city hall on Tuesday Purposes - Auto Glass rears Solution of Yesterday's Puzzie The Biblical story of the first; The Seasons Greetings to you and | evening, December 19, begining at Shower Doors 20. Gaelic 49. Cast a 56. Ang Christmas tells about the Wise Men | yours and — be a Wise Man —{8 o'clock, there will be a large|M 993 DUVAL PH. 2.6246 Express Schedule 21, Greek onallot 57. Buedoeea 5. Type of car who, guided their euch by 2 | give courtesy for Christmas! eens ah Neate aie (eolateans Enimeste) “% 7 ight star in e East, | | wil lo Stops En Route 23. And not 53. American DOWN 7. Declare right s , 24, Lose life general 1. Wateh 8. Pale area altts got Stranklncenre28ng hes mirth talked oe bene ance LEAVES KEY WEST DAILY (EXCEPT “fluid 54.Goddess of pocket 9. Accustom myrrh. re a See eee rah Archana 1 SUNDAYS) at 6:00 P.M. Arrives at ae Alene ae ies pot tt farerped a is Christmas the ubelacaerin | of Pe ee ea niwe ede | Miami at 12:00 o'clock Midnight. ¥ in . Far : 0 will be those drivers | posed by those w! | | 27. Award weight 4. Always Te lek pilot their vehicles according to the ed a campaign for the movement LEAVES MIAMI DAILY (EXCEPT rules of defensive driving, and give | | which has been underway for sev- SUNDAYS) at 12:00 o’clock Midnight . Round roof Sheep courtesy — one of today’s rarest | | eral weeks. | rire a at Key West at 6:00 o’clock 22. Make gifts. | —— | 7s leather From now until December 25th, | Housing Authority of the City of | 24. Tribunal <ey West has mailed a check for 26. Turn aside Key Wes $5,347.50 to the local Board of Pub-| Local Schedule the streets will be crowned with| rs pre-occupied, package - laden ped-| = 28. College ‘ : ; 7 | estrians, as well as important mo- Works, Director Wallace B. LEAVES KEY WEST DAILY (EXCEPT ce torists. Very few of them will be : | Kirke announced today. LIFE-TIME — fhe Only SUNDAYS) at 8:00 erclock A.M. (Steps 32. Slid down concentrating on pedestrian lanes, | ——————_ Battery with a 6-Year a Ar lecersira pacers ts _ Z oe traffic lights, or general traffic ARMS INCREASE SEEN BONDED GUARANTEE | B .! "e cenditions. With few exceptions, | ‘ sai LEAVES MIAMI DAILY (EXCEPT He they take it for granted that you, TOKYO UF—Prime Minister Ich- | eVastiy more power, quicker SUNDAYS) at'9:00 orclock ALM., and 38. Brother of will look out for them — that, re-| ‘iro Hatoyama will ai pt starts! arrives at Key West at 5:00 o'clock Aaron gardless of circumstances, you will | * Jcrease Japan's armed strength | eBounces back to life after .M, 39. Call forth give them the right of way. | AOSAG, ceamery, 6 | sufficiently to make possible the || being completely run down! withdrawal of U. S. forces pos-; | | sible, informed sources said peas A RM! 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