The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 22, 1954, Page 4

@ege $ THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Wednesday, December 22, 1954 toon RIE ain dled cgi ad nig amassed The Key West Citizen Published daily (except Sunday) from The Citizen Building, corner of Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County L. P. ARTMAN, Editor and Publish? .ccnrccccnnnemunm 1921 > 1954 ‘NORMAN D. ARTMAN Business Manager Entered at Key West, Florida, as Second Class Matter TELEPHONES 2-5661 and 2-5662 ted Press—The Associated Press is exclusively luction of all news dispatches credited to it in this paper, and also the local news pub- Member Associate Dailies of Florida ——————————— Subscription (by carrier), 25e per week; year, $13.20; by mail, $15.60 EE ADVERTISING. RATES MADE KNOWN ON APPLICATION The Citizen is an open forum and invites of public issues and subjects of Iecal. cer canst ce ee ein eee ounlish anonymous communications. IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN More Hotels and Apartments. Beach and Bathing Pavion. Airports—Land and Sea. tion of County and City Governments. uditorium. ANOTHER CHRISTMAS Christmas, 1954, which is almost upon 1s as this is written, should be a happy one for most of the world’s people. But, as in past years, those of us in the United States, or Alaska or Canada, find ourselves in the position of being the chosen people. We observe December 25th as the anniversary of the birth of Jesus, although the exact date of this anniversary ig a much confused one. The December 25th date, which , Many scholars think to have been an arbitrary date set by the Bishop of Rome upon the request of the Bishop of Jerusalem, is now accepted by the vast majority of the world’s Christians. « Egyptian theologians, however, fixed the date as May 20th centuries ago, and other scholars have come to the conclusion that the proper date was April 19th or 20th, or even January 6th. Christmas itself, as a day of observance, has had its ups and downs, and various customs which we follow at Christmastime have been derived from various countries at various times in past centuries. For instance, the early Puritans at one time forbade the clebration of Christmas and any observance thereof, and in England, they ordered stores to remain open on Christmas Day. The General Court of Massachusetts in 1659 passed a law which made observance of Christmas a penal offense. And it was a number of years before there were general observances of Christmas Day in New England as a result of this attitude. Our custom of using a tree in the observance of Christmas is of German origin and was begun in 1605 in Strausburg. The use of mistletoe is traced to the Druids, whose priests gathered mistletoe and put it on the altar of their god as a sacrifice to him. In addition to placing mistletoe on the altar, sprigs of it were distributed among the people and hung in their houses, and the plant was regarded as a symbol of hope and peace. _ The myth that Santa Claus descends the chimney comes from the Norsemen, who believed that at the Win- ter Solstice, the goddess Hertha appeared in the fireplaces of their great halls, bringing merriment and good fortune. The predominating theme at Christmas time is one of religious observance and giving in the modern world. For children, it is their happiest day of the year, and for ad- ults, it should be the most soberly enjoyed day of personal religious satisfaction and dedication. The recent trend toward over-commercialization of Christmas, and the tendency of some to observe this reli- gious anniversary with out-of-tune celebrations, should be guarded against. Make Christmas Day, 1954, a day of genuine Christmas spirit through your own religious dedi- cation and thanksgiving, and by a genuine resolve to fur- ther the cause of pedce on earth and goodwill to all. ee There are many good books on the market in addi- tion to the usual trash — why not read one of them? Orr BILE IDEESINIAP) Ei TRIE Me IE /L}S) Solution ef Vesterday’s Puzz'e 2. Charge 3. Gaze fixedly 9. Green Mountain state 10. Wrath | 4 (dda dees 48. Bitter her. | 49. Demand payment 61. Sault Saini Marie ‘52. Japanese cola &. Continent: abbr. Gli di uO wae \ dl 458 ween. ae Foreign Policy Views More Toughness In U.S. Foreign Policy By DOUGLAS B. CORNELL WASHINGTON (#—Democrats in the new Congress who consider Eisenhower administration foreign policy ineffective are setting up a cry for more toughness and bi- partisanship, less ‘loose talk” and “bluster.” A few Democrats say that policy is improving. In overwhelming proportions, congressional Republicans term the policy effective. Yet some of those who approve the program in Seneral fling a few brickbats at portions of it. Results of an Associated Press | poll show that the lawmakers par- ticipating line up 65-27, largely ac- | cording to party, in saluting the administration’s handling of for- | eign relations as effective. But 35 of them, including some | Republicans, had some advite to offer. And others jotted down com- ments on their questionnaires rang- ing from criticism to occasional high praise. The poll brought replies from 128 senators and representatives from 41 states. There is a total of 531 members in the House and | Senate. Democrats who thought some changes were in order hit at such things as “vacillation and confu- sion,” “too much indirection,” “di- plomacy by slogans,” loose talk,” “bluff and bluster.” They urged ‘more firmness,” a “positive pol- icy,” “more forthrightness,” more emphasis on “a bipartisan ap- proach,” Only those who criticized admin- istration foreign policy as ineffec- tive were asked what they thought should be done about it. A few others volunteered their ideas. Rep, Judd (R-Minn), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Com- mittee, gave Eisenhower policy a vote of confidence and wrote: ‘Guatemala, Egypt, Iran, SEATO, Trieste, Atlantic Alliance—finest series of diplomatic victories the United States has won this cen- tury.” In contrast, Rep. Lanham (D- Ga), another member of the com- mittee, said this should be done: “Vacillation and confusion ended, and a definite, firm atti- tude toward Chinese aggressors adopted. Strengthened Point Four program an modified Marshall Plan aid for Asiatic countries should be adopted to capitalize on desires of Asiatics for self-determi- nation and a better way of life.” In spite of assurances of biparti- San cooperation on foreign affairs by both Eisenhower andekey Dem- ocrats who will handle the reins of the 84th Congress, 26 per cent of those who spoke up in the poll for Policy changes mentioned more bipartisanship. Twenty per cent called for a tougher policy and 17 per cent for less “loose talk,” “vacillation,” “bluster” and the like. Eleven per cent said something ought to be done about Red China and 9 representatives — lauded administration foreign policy as ef- fective, whereas 25 others — 5 senators, 20 House members — appraised it as ineffective. On the GOP side, 6 senators and 48 rep- resentatives listed the policy as effective while only 2 House mem- bers called it ineffective. The Republicans who said they considered administration policy j ineffective were Representatives Wint Smith of Kansas and Clare Hoffman of Michigan. Smith recommended: ‘Follow Knowland ideas—blockade China ports.” Hoffman proposed: ‘With- draw recognition of Russia,” and added, “‘subject to change.” This Rock The solution to our parking pro- blem downtown involves more than simply securing one — or even a half dozen — parking lots, True, the corner property at Simonton and Angela Streets is ideally situa- ted for such a parking area but at most, it will only hold a few hun- dred automobiles. The thing that we have to face is the fact that Key West is grow- ing into a big city. And we’re go- ing to have to change our habits to fit the environment. Under pre- sent conditions, the majority of folks commute to work in their own vehicles, For approximately nine hours a day, these vehicles are left standing in the street. That’s where our ‘bottle-neck’ is developing Other municipalities have discov- ered that mass _ transportation, (namely, busses), is the only ans- wer to congested traffic conditions, If forty people ride a bus to work, that is forty cars which are kept off the streets. Strangely enough, merchants are the ones who are complaining the most about not having parking fa- cilites for customers. Yet over and over, if you care to check, you'll find that these same merchants are the ones who block the street with their own automobiles. Bus Transportation It is true that our bus transpor- tation is far from being what we would like. It can only improve as its source of revenue increases, however. My suggestion is that the City | Fathers do everything possible to encourage folks to ride busses and | then clamp down on regulations re- garding public transportation faci-| lities to assure convenient, com- fortable, regular schedules. You take it from there. . . Safety Mats The Shop Foreman, Percy Cur- ONCE UPON A and about increased economic aid | for U, S. allies, Nearly 1 out of 10| urged a clearer, more positive definition of foreign Policy or slapped at what they called use of slogans, Several Democrats remarked that the administration is at “cross | Purposes” in its dealings with oth- | Sy, Satie. They pointed to Sen ate Republican Leader Knowland of California and Sen. McCarthy (R-Wis), who have sometimes dif fered with the administration o: foreign policy. A few other Dem- ocrats, including two members of the Senate Foreign Relations Com- mittee, said there has been some improvement in foreign policy. | Eleven Democrats — 2 senators , FROM ALL over the world Of Ours By Bill Gibb which I’ve been running in this column have been used up. season of the year when it seems | impossible to find the time to | write even half a column. More- | over, those Safety features appear- | ed to be popular with readers. Car- toons are always more impressive than the written word, In the meantime, don’t spoil your Christmas through careless- ness. And for gosh sakes! If you take a drink, be careful about your | driving! Every law enforcement of- ficer is going to be watching for the ‘tipsy’ driver because during | the holday season, he’s the guy who causes the most accidents. \Love For Dog 'Leads To Suicide Try In Japan TOKYO (#—Welfare ministry of- ficials are pondering the case of an old man on relief who tried to kill himself rather than part with {his pet dog. They had told Ryokichi Mizutani, 64, that he must get rid of the dog or have his monthly relief check cut because of a rule against people on relief keeping dogs. Mizutani took sleeping tablets Monday, but was rushed to a hospital and is reported out of danger. The ministry is thinking about the case because the dog used to belong to the Mizutani’s daughter, Emiko, 24, who was their sole sup- “Rose Tattoo” Hal Boyle ‘(\} | Says ax’ | NEW YORK tP—A stranger in| paid for, and a house that isn’t, a worn topcoat came up to me as/j but it will be. I got a television | 1 sat at my typewriter with a pre-|set, a refrigerator, a radio, aj occupied air. | washing machine, and $7,500 worth | “Excuse me,” he said. and as I! of insurance.” looked up with a start, he added,| ‘Well, bully for you.” grinning: |. “Maybe that don’t impress you,” “Did I wake you?” |he said. “But I keep all those “Certainly not,” I said indignant- | things together on $72.50 a week, ly. “I wasn’t sleeping. I was, and I give money to the church| thinking.” | and the Red Cross and the Com- “What about?” | munity Chest.’* I replied, half annoyed. “Well, bully bully for you, but—” | “1 was about to pick my man of} “But nothing!’ he stormed. “I} the year candidate. It is one of the | see you still don’t know me. Listen, chores of columning. Every col-| you pavement pundit, if it weren't umnist who wants to get ahead|for me every store in America in the world has to do four things | would close its doors, every wheel during the year—praise mother-| in every factory would stop turn- hood, alert the public to the men-| ing—and there wouldn’t be any ace of poison ivy, discover a new | elections, nor no baseball games sure cure for hay fever, and pick | either, I can tell you. Now do you ry, tells me that the Safety mats | That’s bad — especially at this | the man of the year.” “Who you going to pick?” he asked. “Pm in a quandary,” I said. “Um torn between Pope Pius, President Eisenhower, Winston Churchill, Pierre Mendes-France, and Carl Sandburg.” “I knew it!” exclaimed the siranger, taking off his battered hat and throwing it on the floor. “You're just like all the others!” “What do you mean—I’m like all the others?” “You're like all the other type- writer jockeys when they get around to picking the man of the headline name.” “Is there anything wrong with the men I mentioned?” “Not a_ thing,” “They’re all fine men. But they’re already famous. They don’t need any more honors. Why not be dif- ferent? Why don’t you pick a dark horse for man of the year?” “Well,” I said, thinking that was a mixed metaphor if I'd ever heard one. ‘“‘Who you got in mind, mister?” i “Me!” he said defiantly. “And don’t laugh.” “I'm not laughing,” I told him, looking around for help. “But would you mind telling me why I should name you man of the year?” “Don’t think I’m not important,” ‘he said. “I’m 45 years old, I got |two kids in school, I got a wife. year. You always play it safe and | give the nod to somebody with a} he admitted. | | know who I am?” | “Your face is familiar, but I'm | | sorry I don't quite recall your| | name.”” “You don’t?” he said, exasper- ated. “Well, you should. You and the other ivory domes gave it to me. I’m the guy you're always ; patting on the back in print and calling. the common man, the av- |} erage American, and—oh, yes— | the little fellow. Well, once in my life I want to be the big fellow.” “By golly, you are!” I told him, | Putting another sheet in the type- | writer. ‘Everything you say is true, and if it makes you any hap- Pier—you’re tops on my list, the real man of the year.” | _ He shook hands, started to leave, | then turned back uncertainly. “Anything wrong?” I asked. “No,” he said. “I was just think- |ing about the little lady Anything | good I done was all on account of her, and I wouldn’t feel right get- ‘ting this honor if—” | “How about us making her the | woman of the year?” I said. | “Now you're really talking—gee, | will she be surprised.” He left | smiling, but as he reached the door | he turned and said, “you wouldn't kid me, would you? I really won’t | believe it until I see it in the news- | paper.” Well, here it is in the newspaper: |To Mr. and Mrs. Average Ameri- ; can, man and woman of the year 1954—and twin bulwarks of a free’ | world in the terrible and wonderful | ‘20th century. NEW YORK (#—The Christmas bonus—that noble business institu- tion enjoyed by many fortunate workers—is booming this year. More firms are sharing the busi- ness pickup with their employes. The Christmas office party, on the other hand, is in a recession. A number of firms Lave dropped that form of social mayhem. And some others have decided to have a company picnic next summer instead. Bonus announcements are com- ing fast these days. Some store} chains are distributing money to their employes across the country. The Great Atlantic & Pacific food chain is divvying up more than two million dollars. Grand Union is passing out one week’s salary as a Christmas gift. J.C. Penney is giving two weeks’ extra pay. Wall Street is being extra gen- erous this yuletide. Employes of the New York Stock Exchange and of the American Stock Exchange are getting three weeks’ salary. Brokerage houses have been flourishing since the public started buying and selling stocks at the fastest clip in recent years. And, fat with commissions, the firms Of Filmi By BOB THOMAS HOLLYWOOD ® — Let’ ve a talk with Tennessee Williams, The highly successful playwright has been lingering in Hollywood to oversee his latest film investigation of Southern culture, “The Rose Tattoo.” He watched on the set as Burt Lancaster, Anna Magnani | and Marisa Pavan shouted through a frantic scene. When it was over, he retired to a dressing room te chat. Williams speaks quietly and ar ticulately and wears a rather heavy raustache. He was dressed in what you might call a Howard Hughes outfit—a well-worn tweed sport coat, sand tan trousers and sneak- ers. He said he had seen three weeks of the filming in Key West and two weeks here, making it the longest stretch he has experienced on a picture. He said he had learned much and could direct one of his stories, “But why should I, when I have such able men as Elia Kazan and Danny Mann?” he said. The latter is di- recting “Tattoo.” This is his fourth screen play. He has an original which Kazan will make next summer at War- ners. I asked him about the two others he did at Warners. “T wasn’t happy with ‘The Glass Menagerie,’” he admitted. “After I left the project they made a lot of changes I didn’t approve of. They were mostly concessions to popular tastes. But the mistake was that popular tastes have ma- tured and are no longer what the studios think they are.” He said he objected to scenes showing Gertrude Lawrence at a ball in earlier years—“They were trying to get a ‘Gone With the Wind’ effect.” On the other hand, he was pleased with “‘A Streetcar Named Desire,” which won Vivien Leigh an Oscar, “They filmed it as I had written it,” he remarked. “‘We had to make one change because of censorship, We couldn't mention homosexu- ality as a human problem. The screen should be allowed to deal in all human problems, as. long as they are done in good taste.” Key West In Days Gone By Business Mirror By Sam Dawson year’s profits in gifts to its work- ers. Some banks in this area are also remembering employes. Money gifts are averaging around 5 per cent of the bank employe’s yearly stipend. Industrial corporations around the country are being generous— especially those that the recession left untouched, or those who made their readjustment early. It’s quite a different picture from a year ago, when bonuses were shrinking even faster than the Federal Reserve Board’s in- dustrial production index. This Christmas the bonuses seemed to be based about as much on ex- pectations of a good year ahead ag on the pickup in business in |}recent weeks | A nationwide survey of more than 1,000 companies by the Na- |tonal Foremen’s Institute shows that 4 per cent fewer are holding | office parties this year. More than jhalf won't have them. Eight per leent, however, are giving either ‘extra time off or extra pay for the Christmas and New Year’s hol- idays | And around half of them are December 22, 1994 Late arrival of the train this af- ternoon may not afford sufficient time for mail deliveries this eve- ning. In this case delivery will be made tomorrow, it was said at the post office today. Steamship Brazos, of the Clyde- Mallory Lines, arrived 6:50 o'clock last night from Galveston and sailed 17:30 o'clock for New York with shipments of live turtle, sponges and bottles, x * <& December 22, 1944 Joseph Kemp, lieutenant of po- lice, was unanimously elected chief of police to succeed the late Ivan Elwood, at a special m of the city council held last Chief Kemp will fill out the un expired term of Chief Elwood, which will expire in November of the coming year. Miss Beatrice Moreno will arrive home today from New York for a 10-day Christmas vacation with her parents and friends in Key West. GOOD YEAR IN ’55 WASHINGTON (#—Nevt year will be the best in American economic history, Clem D. John- ston, president of the U.S. Cham. ber of Commerce, said Monday |handing out Christmas cash bon- in a radio interview. are handing out bonuses with a| uses to their employes. Some who} -——_____ free hand—some paying out more | aren’t handing out money are pass-; unhappy aftermaths, as celebrate than ever before in their history. ing out merchandise, turkeys or hams. ed in cartoons and radio come. port. She was one of 16 trampled |Some lucky employes are getting | to death in a stampede during a|up to five months’ extra pay this New Year’s reception at the im-|Christmas. One big brokerage} dian’s skits, as well as to the sus- The drift away from the office] picion the party is linked to the party apparently can be traced to] rise in traffic accidents at this time perial palace grounds last Jan. 2, | house is paying out one-fourth of its CHRISTMAS EVE oN ae Y ae clouds of all AS EACH cloud touches Mount Tannenbaum that institution’s tendency to breed ot year. eA = ESKI, as captain of the cloud fleet, is | kinds--shiny white summer clouds, snow clouds, dark rain clouds, golden sunrise clouds and little pink sunset clouds stream toward Mount Tonnenboum. of trees down the Santa Claus’ little Helpers carry the millions brightly lighted and decorated Chri inside and each one carefully aboard one of the clouds. first to leave, guiding the first and biggest ‘one southward by means of a new cloud steering wheel, another invention of that great inventor, Professor A. B. C. Dee. Christmas place by WILLIAM RITT