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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-06
ABOUT THE BEST

The American political system has
been the subject of considerable study
but it is generally agreed that the nation
has enjoyed an expanding development
of governmental theories, which have en-
abled us to maintain our personal iber4
ties so that our good fortune is envied by
individuals throughout the world.
Theoretical doubts as to the wisdom
of our legislative machinery disappear in
the admission that the nation has enjoyed
a stable government in it's most trying
times. This has been the result, however,
of willingness on the part of Congress
to abrogate its powers and to delegate
tremendous power to executives in office.
After the crisis have passed, the delega-
ton of power has been largely nullified
but the habit of passing problems to the
President and the Executive Branch of the
government continues.
There are some improvements which
should be made in our political machin-
cry, notably along the line of the Lodge,
Gossett Amendment to the Constitution
which would make the Electoral College
vote of state representative of divided
opinion The probability is also that the
Future will develop occasions to test the
power of the courts to set aside legisla-
tion After all, the judicial power to de-
clare laws unconstitutional is not in the
Constitution itself.
We do not imagine that the American
governmental plan is perfect but one has
to admit that it has worked pretty we'll.
Imperfections should not blind us to the
excellence of its achievements or the
splendid manner in which it has Junction.
ed to serve the people of the nation. While
we should not hesitate to amend and to
change existing structures, we should be
careful that the process does not result in
definite loss
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-06
WHAT 1T TAKES
TO MAKE CORN

COLLEGE STATION, Tex.
(P).-Mr. Farmer and MIR. Mule
may be all worn out from plow-
ing that acre of corn. But they're
loafers compared with Mother
Nature. Hers is a backbreaking
job. Here's what she must take
from the soil and air to produce
100 bushels of corn per acre.
100000 to 5,500,000 pounds of
water; $500 pounds of oxygen;
$500 pounds of carbon or $4,000
pounds of carbon dioxide-equal
TO the carbon in four tons of coal;
100 pounds of nitrogen; 40 pounds
Of phosphorus; lbs pounds of
potassium; rs pounds of yellow
sulphur; so pounds of magnesium;
so pounds of calcium; 2 pounds of
iron; small amounts of man
ganese, boron, chlorine, iodine,
zinc and copper.
The figures were obtained by
Texas A. & M College extension
service researchers.
The elements will produce
l6,200 pounds of corn, stalks and
roots.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-06
PERIL ATTENDS POWER

Some critics of the administration,
dealing with the subject of wage and
price controls, have accused the leaders
of wanting to saddle these controls on the
nation permanently, as a means of
strengthening their hold on the reins of
government If so, they must be blind to
the example of France.
There wages and prices have been
under government control for several
years. The cabinets constant problem is
how to keep prices down while boosting
wages upward, and more governments
have fallen in this attempt than over any
other trouble.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-06

There's much beauty within Key
West. No drive is more scenic
than the one leading into the city.
Tie old buildings and hideaways
nesting cozilY up into lanes. and
skant;es leaning YEARLY toward
the earth. The wateffronts. and
boats of all descriptions nervous
ly twitching their noses and
tails by commands of the unseen
breezes. The multiple flowers
bedded in out-the-waY home
gardens. and plants that spring
from no other soil but this. Slow
iy and surely the Island Rock IS
dressing itself up. But It's sad to
observe too much new outstrip-
PING the old. For it has been. and
should ever be. the old pTedomir-
ent over the new. Old buildings
are slowly being marched to their
graves; shanties are quietly be-
inq buried: the waterfronts are
already proudly possessed by
commercialism and the quick
dollar. The Old City is going
Home. Back to the earth from
whence it came. Only the artists
will have the Old. And that. on
canvas.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-06
Today's


1823-Joseph Medill, Chicago
editor, publisher, mayor and Re-
publican leader, born in New
Brunswick, Canada. Died March
lG 1899.
l86G-Lincoln Steffens. noted
journalist, crusading editor and
author. born in San Francisco.
Died Aug. 9, 1896. ,a
l862-Helen Hyde, artist pior
neer in VIC cd block printing, who
lived many years in japan. born
at Lima, N. Y. Died May 13, 1919.
l974-IIarry Houdini, famous
magician, born in Appleton, Wis.
Died Oct. 81. 1926.
1984-Walter Huston, stage and
screen star for a generation, born
in Toronto, Canada. Died April Z,
1850.
l390-Anthony H. G.. Fokker,
noted American plane designer
maker, born in Java. Died Dec
%, 1899.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-06
MORE coLoRFUL WORLD

With the development and promo
ton of new dye processes there has come
about an increased use of vivid colors.
The decoration of homes perhaps
gives the widest scope to this Frightening
process. The kitchen and bathroom, for
merly glaring white citadels of sanitation,
have become fields for originality on the
part of the housewife. Color is used here
to great advantage, and the kitchen,
which in many modern uses is in close
juxtaposition to the living room, is often
the most attractive room in the house.
Fabrics used for women's clothing lend
themselves easily to the gay pigments
used by designers not only for underwear
dresses and suits, but for shoes also Per-
haps:the most noticeable use of bright CO.
lors is found In mems informal clothing.
Few men depart from the conservative
business or dress wear, but with warm
weather they yield in growing numbers to
gay shirts, scarves, shorts and Stacks
The influence of this Kaleidoscope of
vivid hues is certainly cheerful one. It
provides stimulation and release from
dizziness and worry.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-06

The resolution Is worthy O.
study and careful thought on the
part of every citizen. 1t reads
as follows:
WHEREAS the total direct
and indirect taxes paid by the
people of Florida to the Federal
Government for the year 1850
was approximately $3.50 million
dollars, which will bel increased
to more than $500 million dollars
in 1851, as a result of additional
taxes for national defense, and
WHEREAS the taxes collect
ed in 1850 by the State of Flor
ida and for the counties, cities,
schools, and other local govern
mental units amounted to APP
proximately 1915 million dollars,
and
WHEREAS virtually every
state department, bureau, COM
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-06
Today In History

l799-First session of the u. S.
Senate convenes: counts electoral
votes and declares Washington
and Adams President and Vice
president respectively.
1792-U. S. Mint established in
Philadelphia by Act of Congress
1890 - First Mormon Church
established at Palmyra, N. Y.
1857-Historic bred Scott de-
cesion by the u. S. Supreme
Court--although Scott lost case,
was freed by owner, became a
hotel porter in st. Louis. and
died the next year.
1866 - First GAR. Grand
Army of the Republic) Post es-
tablished, in Decatus, III.
1909-Robert E. Peary first tc
reach the North Pole.
1917 - United States declares
war on Gelmany-World War |.
1924-U. S. Army flyers in foul
planes two finishing) begin first
,ound- the-wogld flight.
1S33-Beer declared legal agar
in part of the country.
l942-U, S. Court Supreme
decision that sitdown strikes by
sailors, even in port, constitu-
es mutiny.
l949-President Truman states
he would not hesitate to use tbs
atom bomb again if necessary
1950-Political boss of Kansas
City, Mo, slain. Dulles named
adviser to Acheson.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-06

mission, institution and agency
of the state government has
asked the State Budget Commits
sion for increased budgets and
apparently will attempt to lob
by and high pressure the legis-
lature into increasing their APP
preparations in spite of the fol-
lowing pertinent facts:
/. All state departments, bu-
reaus and agencies operat-
ed in the 1945 ,Biennium
on a total appropriation of
l03,059,850, but appro-
priations were increased in
the l947 Biennium to
$190,860,1 1893 and again in
creased in 1949 to a total
of $240, 522, 646-an in
crease of 1873 percent in a
four-year period.
2. 1t is apparent that with
out any further increase
in state taxes the Federal
Government, the State
Government, the counties,
cities and schools will
spend approximately one
third of the income of
every citizen in Florida in
the year of 1851,
WHEREAS the favorite propa-
ganda and alibi of those pro-
noting increased spending is that
the public is demanding in
creased governmental services.
That is not true = the minorities
who spend or profit from gov
eminent spending do the demand
ing, the great majority who pay
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-06

are too busy making ends meet
to protest, and
WHEREAS another favorite
trick of the spenders is to ehal-
lenge the proponents of economy
to tell them where expenditures
can be cut Obviously no citizen
eor group of citizens has the infor-
nation or facilities to make up a
state, budget, They can see the
overall picture but they cannot
do the detail job. That is. the
duty and responsibility of the
Budget Commission, the admins
trativc officials and the members
of the Legislature. They asked for
the sob when seeking election,
they should perform their duty
to the people, not tr yto shift the
responsibility back to the people,
and
WHEREAS excessive taxation
can destroy our nation, our state
and the American way of life.
The danger point has been reach
ed Il not already passed.
THEREFORE,. BE IT RE-
SOLVED BY THE STATE DEM
OCRATIC EXECUTIVE COM
MITTEE in special session this
18th day of March, 1851
L. That we call upon all elect
ed administrative officials
of the state, counties,
schools and the cities to
re-examine their operating
budgets and eliminate all
essential public ex-
penditures to assure that
there will be no increase
in total operating expendi-
lures, and that there will
be decreases to the extent
of every non-eSSential eX-
penditure.
2. We call upon the members
of the Florida Legislature
to hold the 1851 appropria
ton bill to a total not ex-
ceeding the $240 million
dollars appropriated by the
1949 legislature less the
approximately 1919 of that
appropriation that has
been withheld by the State
Budget Commission as
result of unavailable funds,
a net total of $216 million
dollars, and to reduce ex-
penditures wherever pos
sible through the CONSOLE
dalton of departments or
functions and the elimina-
ton of unnecessary person
mel and operating expenses.
3. We pledge the legislature
the support of this COM
mittee in the above OBJ
jectives.
4. The Secretary of this COM
nittee is hereby directed
to release copies of this
resolution to the press and
and mail copies to the
,, Governor and Cabinet. the
members of the Legisla-
ture and the State and
County Democratic Execu-
tive Committees"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-06
CHARACTERS FOR COLLEGE

ANNANDALE ON HUDSON,
N. Y.-R).-Two psychologist;
and sociologist at Bard College
set cut to find out what charac-
teristics a college should give its
students. After an extensive sur
vey they came Up with what
they think are the answers. Here
are the 10 they list as the most
important:
Eagerness for learning; in
tegrity-moral and intellectual
honesty; use of knowledge-the
ability to apply it; maturity
adult behavior and attitudes;
self-reliance; interest in major
field; intelligence; progress - in
dividual improvement; emotional
stability and open mindedneSs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-06
Today's Horoscope

Today gives a fluent expression
of thought both in speaking and
writing a love of nature and a
delight in studying the laws of
life, plus plenty Of courage to
meet and endure hard work. The
changes of accumulating much
wealth is not very good.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-06
This Rock
Of Our"
BY BILL GLIB

Every once N a W. lie Eiu
Myers stops by o.4.ce for
chat. You've pyC1aoly read some
of Bills stories IL The Key West
Citizen about tire -4.2nS Club,
tropical plants, fish. &c.
l like Bill and l like to reaG his
stories. At times he uses floWery
language and appears extrava-
CANT with his praise. If you know
the man, however, you know that
this is the way he actually talks
and feels
Bill can find something good in
every situation or in every hui
man. It's wonderful outlook to
have in life and one that l wish I
could copy.
Writing Is Easy
When you read a columnist
who complains about the labor
involved in writing, take every
thing he says with a grain of
salt.
Writing is easy. For the past
four hours I've been hanging
words together for This Rock Of
Ours. I've completed enough ma
terial to fill not just this column
today but five or six newspaper
pages as we'll
Material that dealt with the air.
port, the County Hospital the
new ALLEGATION from the Highway
Department for repair work on
the Boulevard, the Key West I'M
provement Company, etc.
Now I'm tired and my dead
line is near Everything written
so far will be cast in the waste
paper basket and I'll try to think
real fast of something light and
non-eontroversial.
Key West Improvement Co.
Most of US who have lived ifi
Key West all of our lives know
the struggle that many organiza-
tions have encountered in the
course of building a secure place
in the community.
These organizations must look
at the Key West Improvement.
Company with the amazement
and curiosity that you or / would
look at a man born with a silver
spoon in his mouth.
The company has been granted
tax privileges by the County
Commissioners that are Surpris-
ing to say the least. In all likeli-
hood the airport at Meacharn
Field will be driven out of town.
This will provide them with more
and. Meanwhile, the prices on
'eal estate continue to skyrocket.i
Whether or not the repair of the
Boulevard at this time is coinci-
dental, it will certainly help to
boost the value of the eompany's
loldingS.
The astrologists would explain
all of this by saying it was due to
he stars. guess they would be
light too. There is no other visi-
Die form of explanation for the
Improvement Company's lucky
breaks.
SCOOPS
Yesterday morning Mrs. Van
Noble called the editor of The
Citizen and congratulated him be-
cause "This Rock of Ours" beat
nationally known columnist to
the punch-(protesting draft-de-
ferment of college students).
Thank you, Mrs. Noble
I'm not interested in a scoop.
as much as l am in trying to get
the people to voice their opinions.
Key Westers are Americans. And
Americans are the greatest peo-
pie in the world. Stirred out of
their lethargy, they can solve our
many problems. Their ability to
do this has been proven in the
past.
Quite often / make a statement
not because I'm sure it is right,
but because right or wrong, it
provides food for thought, discus
sion, and action. And these are
| the very things we need TODAY.
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Something Unusual: State Democratic Executive
Conlnaittee Against Additional Spending Taxes

Some time ago Governor Warren tcok stond in opposition
increased appropriations and and his courageous
ocion in the face of imperative demands from oil ogencez
of government fer mcney with worm public op
provG
Recent Ythe State Democratic Executive Committee took
sni sCnd in strongly worded resolution. is uusual in
deed for state political committee take such
its party end comrnendobe end evidences ceor think
inc on the Ear Of the committee members
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-06

It's hard to know what's what in Ko-
rea; one writer says the Reds are badly
beaten and another tells us of orderly re-
treats. and massive reserves.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-06

The native name for Mt. Ever
est is Chomolungnla, meaning
Goddess Mother of the World"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-06

The Haram mosque at Medina,
Saudi Arabia, is supported by 200
columns.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-06

Lawless persons are always danger
Gus but the nation also suffers from those
who manage to operate within the law.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-06

If interested, we report that, last
year there we're 36,626,O00 nonfarm
households in the u. S.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-06

Opinions, editorials or otherwise, are
not news and they may be poisonous.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-06

Rain-making, according to the ex-
perts,. may be ovefdone.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-06

The disclosures that tell of influence
ped0ing should not lead anyone to be-
lieve that every office-holder is crooked.
Evening star., 1951-03-01
Marriage License
Applications

Under d. C. law, couples
must apply for a marriage
license on one day, Dnit three
full days and receive the license
on the fifth day. Sundays and
holidays are counted the same
as other days.
William Wills, 49,. 1908 21st st. NV,
Clifton Mcdowell, So, Boiling i Air Force;
Base. and Lydia Warf. 80. 1926 Chester
Hollis asns RsnfE Hsrdaf III M..0P g. New " ro xs cs
"dm ana Eismae 3ss setz. Il s4Ss Center Ps St.
Ralph Holland 81, .75s Lamont st. NV,
and Nevelyn Davis. 30, 3O26 Park pl.
Robert , a1syss s, a. $so Bgyans st: :, ne
Charles Rotchford. 81, 1856 Tennessee ave.
ne, and Monica Baranauskas, 30, 3512
Frank Turner, 35. 2101 st. NV. and
Ruby Stanford, IS, 1890 Park I'd. NV.
NV, and Kathleen Whitty, 66. 514
Fo5se BASE. and Dorothy JorsEi. So 50,
143a Euclid ST. NV; %, ~, -
NOet I1dHiiliOhur lC~-f oIh ~ II, -
and Barbara Beug, Is, 1873 Park I'd.
John eek. 20, Cornwall. Pa and Isabel
Meeres. 10, .2012 o st. NV.
Charles Reynolds. jr,: ~. Baltimore. and
Annie Nance, 26, Army Medical Center.
Harry Pittman, jr., 81, 1855 Harvard St.
NV, and Clara Logan, %, 1903 Geor-
Harry Davis. jr.. 81. Arlington, Va. and
Gretta Hellein, 10, 14th and Euclid sts.
Arnold Horne. 90. 5s3s Blaine st. ne,
and Lottie Wideman, %, "a v st. NV.
Louis Wood, "a, 1735 Allison st. ne. and
Marilyn Lutz, 10. 4021 21st st. ne.
James Roseman, 2S. 11S 53rd st. Sc, and
Margaret Shuford.- 80, "a st. NV.
Norman Evers, 20. New Paltz, N. Y, and
Dorothy Price, 81. 2004 Klingle I'd. NV.
William Foster, 81, / 532 Constitution ave,
ne, and Euzlear Smith, 10, 1900 10th
Norman Robinson, 80, 613 Quincy st. NV.
and Jessie Burke, 80, 61S Quebec pl.
John hr~ Moran, %, 72a F st. ne. and
Shirley Kidwell, 16, 1866 Kenyon st.
Edward Bland. jr.. 81. 1904 14th ST. NV.
and Loretta Tavenner, IL, RiVeroaIe'
Robert Burns. 81, silver Spring. Md, and
Dorothy Lease. "a. Walter Reed HOS
James wilson 50. 1850 ontario pl. NV,
and Hazel Weatherford. 81, 500 18th st.
NV.
Evening star., 1951-03-01
SchooIboy Becomes Prince

KUALA LUMPUR (P.-An 49,
year-old Malay boy. who was
called back from school in Eng
land recently. is now sitting on
the throne of Trengganu. Malay
state in North Malaga. Tungku
Mahmud, eldest son of the Sultah
of Trengganu. was called back IT,
be appointed Prince of Trengganu.
He will return to England for fur
ther studies later.
Evening star., 1951-03-01
Divorce Suit Demands LEGS

BEDFORD, Ind. (P.-A divorce
suit filed in Lawrence County
Circuit Court, asked that the wife
be ordered to turn over clothes,
car and legs. A veteran who lost
both legs in World War II said his
wife had put him out of their home
without his artificial legs.
Evening star., 1951-10-07

marched down the dusty streets
Of Philadelphia as q little fife
and drum corps.
The only woman on a post Of
$50 men. she says they all treat
her like q little sister"
But don't get the idea that
Corpl. Moore and the other
women mentioned here are
particularly exceptional. They
are exceptional only as far as
their jobs are concerned. but
otherwise they are typical OF
hundreds of other women in
the Marines.
Others over the country have
Evening star., 1951-10-07

tasks that are equally excep-
tional for women. The jobs
range from routine Office work
and driving trucks to directing
airplane traffic from control
towers, operating radios. coding
and DECIDING top-drawer secret
messages.
A few weeks ago. the Census
Bureau said statistics from the
1850 census figures indicated a
trend toward a "woman's
world" The Women Marines
would indicate the "woman's
world" already Is firmly estab-
liShed. w. j. M.
Evening star., 1951-10-07

public relations for the Marine
Band from her Office in the his
toric barracks at Eighth and I
streets Sc.
During the First World War.
a few hundred women served
with the Marines. largely in
clerical jobs. In World War
II, nearly 19, 1000 were in service.
almost 1000 Of them overseas.
After the war. the Women
Marines (that. incidentally. is
their official title now) were
demobilized rapidly. Only a
handful remained in service
when the fighting started in
Korea. Then. for the second
time In less than 10 years. the
Marines needed women for all
kinds Of jobs-jobs that make
the work of their predecessors
in World War I. and even In
the early days of World War
III, pale by comparison.
Now approximately $500
women are in the Marine
Corps. A good percentage of
them are veterans like their
commanding officer. Col. Kath-
crime A. Towle. and lst Sergt.
Geraldine M. Moran. In fact.
Sergt. Moran Is one Of the
few who remained In the Serv-
Ice after the war. during which
she served at Pearl Harbor.
where she won a commenda-
ton for service above the call
Of duty. She Is typical Of the
women who are performing a
wide variety Of jobs In order
to release men for combat duty.
Corpl. Kay Kilgore. who was
q long-distance telephone op-
orator in Lewiston, Me-. now
operates q big photostat ma
chine at Marine headquarters
In the Navy Annex.
Corpl. Mary Carrabba. from
Dayton. Ohio. Is q photogra-
pher.
Corpl. Miarecki. the SWIM
ming teacher. drove q Marine
truck during the war and. while
out of service. was a physical
education and recreation sup
erviSor In Middletown, Conn.
She re-enlisted In May. 1850.
Corpl. Moore. who was born
In Washington and graduated
from Roosevelt High School.
was living in California when
she enlisted early in l049.
Assigned to headquarters here.
she was loaned" to the Marine
Band to write a history Of the
l53-year-old organization. It
seems to have become q per-
manent loan.
She has been there since
and. in addition to her regular
duties. has assembled the
bends first file Of records and
memorabilia and has become
an authority ON the bands
history from the day 1t first
Evening star., 1951-10-30
By Betty Miles

Once there was a wealthy
Amsterdam merchant. the story
goes. who bought a bulb OF Tulip
Semper Augustus for $500. A
few days later a sailor came and
announced the arrival Of a valu-
able consignment of merchandise
and was rewarded with a gift OF
smoked herring.
Lying on the merchants desk
was the precious tulip bulb-a
prize which the merchant soon
missed. He dashed out the door
after the sailor. whom he sus-
pected. and found him complet-
ing his meal and leisurely munch-
ing his onion" The sailor merely
commented that the "onion" was
"a poor one. since it had no taste.
This astronomical misadventure
landed him in jail FOR many a day.
Flowers have been many things
Ito many people. and there was a