The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 16, 1954, Page 4

Page 4 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN The Key West Citizen .._ December 1, 1954 ee Fas es) OT Clie Raaae ae Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and ‘Monroe County L. P. ARTMAN, Editor and Publisher NORMAN D. ARTMAN ...... Entered at Key West, Florida, as Second Class Matter TELEPHONES 2-5661 and 2.5662 Member of The Associated Press—The entitled to use for ré or not otherwise ed here. ne luction of all aoe parents dispatches credited to Member Associate Dailies of Florida 1921 - 1954 nensereneesrereemremoroimeninees Business Manager Associated Press is exclanively and also the local news pub- Subscription (by carrier), 25¢ per week; year, $13.20; by mail, $15.60 ADVERTISING RATES MADE KNOWN ON APPLICATION The Citizen is an open forum and invites and subjects of local. cr general interest Cartan ty anonymous communications. IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WE: BY THE CITIZEN AENOEATED . More Hotels and Apartments, Beach and Bathing Pavilion. ey ernments . lat t} Community Auditorium, vido iblic issues Poot publish Neer ae THE CITIZEN FAVORS REVAMPING FLORIDA’S OUTDATED CONSTITUTION The Citizen has received a brochure from the Citi- zens Constitutional Committee, teeming with facts and proposals about Florida’s Constitution, which was adopted in 1886. Since that time almost 150 proposed amendments to the constitution has been submitted to the voters of Flor- ida, who approved about 100 of them. As the constitution stands today, it is a patchwork of amendments, many of them of a localized nature. The committee favors the adoption of a new constitution that will exclude those provisions which were pertinent to Florida of 70 years ago, but have been long since inoperative. However, all the basic principles in the old constitution will remain in effect in the proposed new one. One object that actuates the committee in its efforts to draw up and have adopted a new constitution would enhance state rights. As the committee points out, Flor- ida as an entity and also each of its 67 counties are de-| pending more and more on federal aid, which increases | the centralization of power in Washington. Many Key Westers, as well as many Floridians in general, when they read about the federal government giving millions of dollars to help construct schools and roads or for other projects, see only one side of the pic- ture — obtaining the money from Washington. They think the money is something of a bonanza. They do not realize it is taxpayers’ money, some of which came out of} their pockets. Another matter of greater consequence is that they do not realize that the more money*the federal govern- ment gives away the larger amount of taxes is collected from them. It is remindful of the old days in Key West when juries socked the city in damage suits, some of them flimsy, on the ground that it was “city money,” unaware that it came out of their pockets, either in the form of rent or taxes. & The higher the taxes, the higher the rent; the more “easy” money you get from the federal government, the more income tax you pay. But Florida’s constitution needs revamping for more reasons than one. Even politicians are aware of that fact, and The Citizen joins in urging that Florida’s constitution be brought up to date and not be longer tied to the Florida, whose population was little more than 300,000 when the present constitution was adopted. You can be a free soul only if you do not expect favors from other people. Despite the outcry against taxes, the average citizen gets as much for his tax dollars, or more, than he does for most of the others he spends, rossword Puzzle ACROSS 1. Not 80 much &. Wooden pin 8. Snare 12. Open court 13. Bustle 14, Aking of Midian 16. Very steeply 18. Let it stand 19. Measures 20. Sunken fence 28. Alternative 24. Pronoun 26. Siberian river 37. Breed of de FADES SIAN ITIS| OIL VIE Me IVIABENIETT| BIAISIE|OMEVIE IN TIUIGI SADT BERS ue ORMNBICIE E10) MIEID molding 38. Poem 39. Like 41. Donkey 42. Part D) [OMAIN! 45. Supplica- AISISIEIT/SI EIST TMVIOITIE|D} KIC MELEE me | IRIE INIE) ISIEIRMEMAIOMEL IA IDIEIN) Solution of Yesterday's Puzzle 5. wee 11. The end mat c 6. Propareter 7°-Swiss publication 7. Secured 8. More faithfal 9. Repose 10. Competent 11. Is profit able OIVIAIRI S@laul Midd Wid Midd en “Mee quarrel 43. Silkworm 44. Outlet 45. Size of typ¢ 46. Minure partic] 48. Deep hole Lieutenant Urech of the Shore Patrol made it possible for me to meet Admiral Towner the other day. As you know, Towner is sche- duled to be transferred next month -- Admiral Henderson will assume command of the local Navy es- tablishment. Judging from reports, I was quite prepared to meet a two-faced ogre whose greatest delight in life was to confuse, contradict, and frustrate newspapermen. Instead, I found a typical American busi- | nessman — a little too busy to be able to waste time on a curiosity- seeker such as myself but yet, a_ little too courteous to deny me an| interview. There are some who might be} provoked at Admiral Towner's re-| ticence. For instance, he didn’t tell This Rock Of Ours By Bill Gibb There has been no scandal during Towner’s stay here and except for the usual complaints of politicians and the whining of ‘get-rich-quick’ bar owners, public relations have reached an all-time high. Towner hasn’t been perfect by a long shot. I doubt seriously that ‘we'll find the new admiral, Hen- derson, to be any modern- das Jesus either. We might make up our minds now, however, to give Henderson a little more under- standing and cooperation than we have given past Commanding Offi- cers. If I’ve written it once, I’ve writ- ten it a thousand times — the life of Key West is dependent upon the Navy. The Conch insularity that has been so prevalent in the past CAN'T HAVE HIS CAKE TOO Girl Inherits Peanut Butter CHICAGO (#—The personal ef- fects of Montgomery Ward Thorne, 20-year-old mail order heir who died last June under mysterious circumstances, have been turned jover to his former sweetheart Maureen Ragen, 18. They included: water skis, a comic book, a jar of peanut butter, a first baseman’s mitt, a pair cf lady’s high-heeled shoes, a bottle of mustard — and Miss Ragen’s love letters. A contest for Thorne’s $1,700,000 estate is on in Probate Court. In his first will, he left the bulk of the estate to his mother but a later will bequeathed most of it to Miss Ragen. Crickets have their ears on their front legs. me the secrets of the atom bomb.| must be eliminated. Tourists, And there must be other military | shrimp, or what have you, come secrets on the Base which we news- | and go just as our sponging, cigar paper guys would like to exploit. | factories and wreck salvaging bus- Perhaps I ought to condemn him | inesses did in the past. The Navy | for this secrecy, huh? lis here to stay! — (At least, it'll Towner appeared quite concern-| stay if we don’t drive it away.) PEOPLE’S FORUM The Citizen.welcomes expressions of the views of its reag. ers, but the editor reserves the 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, CHURCH IS GRATEFUL Editor, The Citizen: We of the Key West Church of Christ wish to thank you and your associates for the prompt and efficent way in which you have handled our needs in connection with our publicity and supplies in carrying on our work here in the church. . We especially thank you for the special articles that you carried about the church and the work that we are doing. The time is near at hand for good wishes for the coming year and we take this opportunity to wish you and your employees a happy and profitable 1955. . Very truly yours, MARCUS A. CREWS, Minister Key West Church of Christ CONDITION OF BEACHES DEPLORED Editor, The Citizen: ‘This is my third visit to your charming Key West. We have never found your beaches appealing, but they satisfied us up to a point. Your beach at the end of Duval Street, particularly used to be enjoyed by us. We planned to stay in Key West for a week or so and enjoy your mild climate. However we do enjoy a daily swim and that is now out of question in the whole city of Key West. We know that you had a deluge on Nov. 13th, which no doubt played havoc with your beaches, but aside from that we found them dirty, with broken glass and beer cans litter- ing the entire area. Wonder who takes responsibility for this shameful condition? I took it upon myself to write this letter, be- cause I am a friend of Key West. Take my word for it, you will lose a lot of tourist trade, unless some one gets on the ball and does something about this situation. Please go there yourself and one‘ look will convince you. I’m sure your Civic Pride will get a jolt. Sincerely yours, MR. & MRS. GARDNER CAMPBELL, 24 Wave Avenue, Wakefield, Mass. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives MAYOR RESIGNS PIPELINE EXPLODES ERIE, Pa. ( — Mayor Thomas| OSAWATOMIE, Kan. ®—A new W. Flatley, who faces a possible | 30-inch natural gas pipeline ex- prison term after pleading guilty to conspiracy charges stemming from a gambljng probe here, has poded about seven miles west of here Tuesday night with a blast of flame that was seen in Kansas City ed about the slow response to Com- munity Chest appeals. There was | no indication on his part that he) desired anything more from Key | West than cordial public relations | | between Navy and civilian person- | nel. And with regard to the Mea- cham Airport controversy, he jus- tified his previous actions and cited adverse: publicity as being one of the main reasons for the misun-} {derstandings which arose at that) time. Rough Job “Tl ‘buy’ most of what the Ad-| miral says. If you or I think sen-| sibly about his job, we'll realize | that he has had a ‘tough row to hoe.’ I don’t think any man could} have accomplished his mission bet- | ter than Admiral Towner has in| Key West. Batiomay earery) councrs, Bridges Draiies Adwinisiration Plans Economic Aid For Asia By FRANK O’BRIEN WASHINGTON (®—Sen. Btidges (R-NH) says, that it is not true| that the Eisenhower administration | plans to propose for Asia a big) program of economic aid pat- terned on the postwar Marshall | Plan for Europe. ; Similarly, a high administration counselor, who asked not to be named, said the administration had agreed on a further shift in foreign aid policy — aside from arms help to allies—from billion- dollar grants toward lending and investment “with a little giveaway aid here and there to fill in the chinks.” A GOP lawmaker who attended White House legislative briefings early this week, but who ask- ed not to be Lupron poiredal n Operations Administrator Harold e seassen had talked or-_ iginally in terms of an Asian aid) program running into the billions, but that it had been trimmed | down. This source estimated that perhaps “several hundred mil-| scale foreign spending in the com- ing year. The policy adviser to the admin- istration said.the new aid empha- sis would be aimed at “more se- lective and effective’ use of this nation’s economic weight in a long- range effort to win the allegianc of the free world’s hungry areas. Th economic offensive would fucus mainly on Asia, the Middle East and Latin America, this source said, with an accompany- ing reduction of dollar aid to some areas—probably European coun- tries whose economies have been helped back to health. Details of the new program are to be worked out by former Budget Director Joseph M. Dodge, newly recalled from his Detroit bank to be special assistant to Prsident Fisenhower for foreign economic Policy. The administration source said that as now envisioned, the 57- nation World Bank, the U.S. gov- ernment’s Export-Import Bank and the proposed International Finance Corp would be the main lending lions’? might be sought. jagencies under the new program. A number of congressional Dem-| Both banks would be prodded to ocrats and Republicans had indi-|‘‘step up and intensify” their lend- cated they would oppose any big-'ing programs, the source said. a electric dealer this formally subniitted his resignation. | nearly 50 miles away. and tial agoot night Whether it’s mother and dad ... the children . . . or granaparents . .. everyone on your gift list will treasure a lovely electric blanket. Imagine how grateful they'll be .. weight cover. How they comfortable temperature. it For the gift that’s universally welcome, take your gift list to year. Give electric blankets—in marvelous colors— to your whole family. City Electric System _ lulled to sleep under such light- ‘Il enjoy just setting a dial for their own most Pensacola Woman Is Charged On Murder Count PENSACOLA (P—A 21-year-old woman who told officers she shot her husband's former wife to death because they were “calling me a fool” has been charged with first degree murder. The charge was filed against Mrs, Mary Kathrine Duncan Tues- day after she told Sheriff's Ine vestigator Al Bates she shot Mrs. Catherine Ann Venizia, 21, in the other side of their duplex apart- ment at midnight Monday. |. Mrs. Venizia, here to spend the | holidays with her parents, was the wife of Dominic Venizia, a New York band leader. Mrs. Duncan her husband and Mrs. Veni vere drinking and laughing and having a big time” and that she shot when she saw Duncan place his head on her lap. Key West In Days Gone By December 16, 1934 (Sunday, Ne Paper) x wk December 16, 1944 Hugh C. Hodge, manager, of the La Concha Hotel was elected pre- sident of the Key West Hotel Asso- ciation for 1945 by a substantial ma- jority of the members at the an- nual election of members held yes- terday afternoon, Circuit Judge Ross W. Williams, who is presiding in court in Key West, has become a benedict since his last visit here. He married Miss Frances Sanders, who was the claim agent in the state of Flori- da, with offices in Miami. RUSH TRIP IN VAIN DALLAS (#—Capt. Herbert A. Durham of the Air National Guard, answering a call for jury service, streaked home in a jet from Panama City, Fla., where he had | gone on a ttaining flight. He made it here in time — only to be thrown off the jury panel on a challenge and sent off to await another call. your