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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-04
FREE THOUGHT NECESSARY

The history of the past reveals that
often, in the progress of mankind, concep-
tons of error have been generally and
generously accepted and believed.
One would not be smart to realize
that to a certain extent this observation
applies to our beliefs and convictions to-
day. The commonly accepted notion about
many things may be demonstrated,
through the years, to be incorrect and
erroneous. We may take some comfort in
the thought, at this time in the life of the
human race, that in the more intelligent
countries the people are less superstitious
and ignorant than ever before in the his
tory of the world.
In its own mysterious way, truth will
eventually establish itself. Regardless Of
the artificial support given error, the
sitting process continues to reject and re-
nounce false beliefs and ideas
The quest for truth, which seems to
be the basic purpose of human existence,
can be arbitrarily interfered with when
ever the process of thinking on the part
of individuals is replaced by blind and I'M
questioning acceptance of opinions and
the judgment of others, who additionally
and popularity are supposed to be the GUS
todians of wisdom
The Importance of maintaining free
dom of speech and of encouraging free
dom of thinking in every man and woman
should be apparent to those who seek the
truth. Many of the worlds people are
selfishly concerned only with their profits
and others are anxious to maintain their
privilege and power. These may prolong
the ignorance of man but, in the long run,
mankind will learn or perish
Because man utters thoughts which
are contrary to our own is not sufficient
reason to shackle his expression. Certain
ly, if he is speaking truthfully and inter4
prets correctly the experiences of which
he speaks, ultimate acceptance of his new
ideas will be inevitable
The progress of the future is linked to
freedom of thought and freedom of
speech. Consequently, those who believe
in progress and those who seek the truth
should vigorously oppose any effort to
curb them or circumscribe the right of
man to formulate his own thoughts and to
express them freely to others.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-04
T'oday's
anniversaries

174S,-William White, first Pro-
testant Episcopal bishop of Penn
sylvania, one of the founders of
the church in America, born in
Philadelphia. Died there, July II,
1896.
l302-Dorothea Lynde Dix. an
invalid, who after visiting the
barbarous prisons and insane
asylums the country over, de-
manded better conditions, and
got them, born in Hampden,
Maine Died July II, 1887
1810-James Freeman Clarke,
famed Boston Unitarian clergy
man and author, born in Han
over, N. H. Died June 8, 1888.
le21-Linus Yale, famed in
northumberland of locks and
safety-keys, son of a noted in
ventor, born in Salisbury, N. Y.
Died Dec. Is, 1868.
lG24-Lawis Ginter, Confed-
crate soldier, Richmond, Va,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-04

Today tax included" is excluded on
ly in such commodities as air, rain and
sunshine
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-04
Is MAN WORTHWHILE?

The study of astronomy is an interest
ing effort on the part of man to under
stand the universe but the illimitable stars
and the secrets of the sky make it quite
clear that the only Importance that man
can attach to himself comes from the be-
lief that he was made in the image of
God, little lower than the angels and
crowned with glory and honor.
Our authority for this assertion can
be found in the Bible. 1t is necessary for
the contemplation of man as he looks up
and learns about the universe The earth,
on which we live and which seems so i'm
portant to us, is as nothing compared with
the sun and it, in turn, is as nothing COM
pared with the immensites of the known
universe.
The astronomers tell us that the sun
is $4,000 miles in diameter and, if hollow,
would hold the earth and the moon, with
room for the celestial object to revolve on
its orbit with considerable space to spare
In fact, it would take million and a third
earths, packed into one planet, to be as big
as the sun.
So it comes when man, operating in
material world, considers himself as ply
steal being, he realizes that he is nothing
1t is only when man becomes conscious of
his spiritual affinity with Supreme Be-
ing and lives according to his light that he
becomes worthy of note in material
universe.
The distances of the universe are
truly astronomical. Light travelling 1876, 900
miles second, takes four and a quarter
years to reach us from Alpha Centauri,
our nearest star. Reigel, in the constella-
ton Orion, is further away and the light
that we see started on its journey about
the time of Joan of Arc.
Recent revelations from competent
and intelligent astronomers suggest that
the number of galaxies in the universe is
practically without limit Distant star
clusters that form the mysterious nebulae
are, even yet, beyond the intelligence or
imagination of the best human minds.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-04
CROWDED PRISONS

The conditions of overcrowding with
which Americans have become familiar in
the past decade or so are not confined to
such places as schools and housing, with
which the ordinary citizen has daily con-
tact. They are also found in more special
lied and less-thought-of places. Prisons,
for instance, are generally overcrowded.
The state of Utah recently moved its con-
victs to shining, modern prisos, vacating
a long -outdated old building which was
occupied by more than twice the number
of prisoners it was designed to accom-
modate.
Except where new buildings have
been erected in recent years, most other
penal institutions also are overcrowded,
not. often by hundred per cent but many
to,a degree which seriously interferes with
what ought to be the normal prison pro-
gram. In 1880 there were about 10000
convicts in federal and state prisons; in
the last decade the number has often been
above 100000 and has reached $4,000.
If some of the people reacting to the Sen
ate Crime Investigation have their way,
THE figure might grow still more in the
near future.
We have usually hesitated to spend
tax money for new penal facilities until
the need for them was Enthusiastically de-
mOnstrated. Yet overcrowding in these in
stftutions hampers their ability to carry
out the primary function which we have
begun to believe prisons should have, the
refeducation and rehabilitation of GRIMM
ais. The idea of trying to make something
useful of criminals, instead of merely
Furnishing and combining them, is just get
ting good start. The simple need for ade-
quate building space should not be allow
ed to deter this progress.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-04
FOR FAIR PLAY

Editor, The Citizen:
We want to take this opportun-
ity to thank you for publishing
our letter concerning the Monroe
County Hospital. We also APP
preciated the fact that you
thought it important enough to
be placed on the front page.
Above everything else, we are
for "--.r play" AM just can't help
voicing our opinions from time
to time.
If by chance you are wonder
ing why we did not sign the let
ter when it was sent we want
to tell you now that on the day
that we were going to type and
sonG the letter we received a
call from Miami that Chefs ia
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-04

The Citizen welcomes express
SiOmS of the views of it's read
erN. hut the editor reserves the
rigaa to delete any itensS which
are considered IibeIOus or unHVar-
rnnted. The writer's shOnld he
fair and cOnfine the letters Ia
200 words. and write on one side
OF the paper only. Signature al
the writer muSt ACCOMPANY the
letters and will he published an
IeaN requested otherwise.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-04
PEOPLES FORUM

Their was in a very critical cory
dition. Naturally, we went up
to Miami right away. We arr
happy to report that dads cc4z.
dition IS much improved. Il
Thanking you again, we re-
main,
Sincerely,
CHEF AND LILLIAN
TINGLER.
Marathon, Fla,
April 3, 1851.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-04
"TARZAN" BOMB IN USE

One of the new weapons that is be-
ing used in North Korea is radio-con-
trolled "Tarzan" bomb, weighing H. 900
pounds.
The Far East Air Force releases the
information that the projectile has been
dropped successfully in limited num-
bers" with bridges as the principal tar
gets. $50
The bombs, steered through a radio
sender in the plane, with receiver in the
missile itself, smashed several bridges
close to the ManchGrian border. It's blast
hurled girders as far as $50 feet.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-04
TodGy's Horoscope

Today gives a brooding nature
and the native likes to keep to
himself. The temper is apt to be
somewhat violent and the de-
sires vehement Of expression.
There is an element of success in
those lines requiring strenuous
effort. Travelling is sometimes in
dictated and today's natives some
times end their days in far
places.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-04
Mail The Citizen to Friends

cigarette maker, born in New
York. Died Oct. 2, 1897.
l838-LaWrence Barrett, emin-
ent Shapespearean actor scholar,
born in Paterson, N. j., Died
March 20, 1891.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-04

Gloria Swanson, who resided in Key
West when child, has made grandslam
comeback at So. According to theatrical
reviews, Gloria still totes a sizeable load
of cit"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-04

In politics, ms and their followers
and "outs" and their followers don't see
the same, talk the same, or feel the same
A year from now in Key West, the differ
ences in attitude will be colliding at every
street corner.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-04

Grocery advertisements in The Cit.
zen prove that food prices in Key West
compare favprably with those in Miami,
despite the farther freight haul
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1951-08-01

LEFT BELOW. Janice
Fenske. assistant state
All club leader. seen AZ
left at the dishwashing
detail. was camp direc-
for. Jean GundersoH.
right. was music super
VISOR
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1951-08-01

SUMMER TIME is camp time for boys
and girls in almost all of the organized
youth groups such as Al, FLA, Scouts,
church groups and others. And the pictures
on this page are Of one Of the best youth
camps in the state, The Pines, on the shore
Of Fort Peck lake. The camp in session at
the time of this visit was the Al Builders
of eastern Montana, but this was just one of
the groups in the full summer schedule.
Facilities include mess hall, assembly
hall and administrations buildings as well
as completely modern toilet and shower
buildings. The camp is under the direction
Of the Montana Extension service and
caretaker and cook are on hand to take care
of the camp through the summer months.
Development of the youth camp has
been due largely to work by the corps Of
army engineers and local civic groups. Al
public campground with shelter house,
cooking facilities and toilets is near the
youth camp. The Pines camp site is located
just 80 miles from Fort Peck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-08

| erine Ballamann. (Simon g. Schuster }
DOOR Of HOPE. By y Joseph s. Diamond IAN
| 6Greenberg.) A story Of the struggle foT
anerty IN Rumanian town sixty years
NON-FICTION.
CIVIL DEFENSE IN MODERN WAR. a,
Augustin M, Prentiss (McGraw-Hiil' !
non SeHt on the protection Of the civil
chemical warfare. Sc. anu
WHO'S WHO IN THE UNITED NATIONS
E sonia by Christian E: Burckel and as
ssiE onaIv =, tHurekel2 biosraphicaI die
the United Nations 1as'0H s1a associated with
WE MOVED TO CALIFORNIA. By yivier
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All h.,! THE YEARS YEA, WERE GRAND. B,
raphy. M ST. geek (Erls Presso A bi0s.
ton: Dodd. Mead 4 Cos + The e n @Ss;
!F seslcb, writer s.4i.s adds London to hi'
By the editors Of NeWsW sa SO Wnnk Z Z,
M Ysso, e. Covering the events Of
THE BASIC WORKS OF CICERO. Edited
M ny Moses f, hadss. oc Random House5
THE COMPLETE POETRY Ann sE1rcrrr
Harold z. Briggs. Random House, 4
modern library book. S1.25.
UNITED STATES ADMINISTRATION OF
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FAIRS; BY Wallace Judson Parks. CThe
Johns Hopkins Press.) So.
ON The GREEN CARPET, By Robert P.
selection Of Conn prose J and poetry ss a
JOHN BROWN: THE MAGNIFICENT
Dorrance.) A novel based on the life
Of the fierce, liberty-loving Abolitionist
THOMAS MANN. By Henry Hatfield. New
rI Rireetio n , 4 biographical study; So.
Eaiifa y s.. Francis Ald0r' fH0ush'0n
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Grunebaum. (Schuman.) The story of
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their origins to the present day. $3.50.
INuK; BY Roger suliard a sFarrsI, straus
THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY. BY
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Anne Carroll Moore and Bertha Ma
THE HOUSE Or LiFE: By George A. Ru-
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FROM ONE WoRD. Selected poems from
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-08
What Has Happened
To the Graduates
OF Harvard '26?
THE LIFE AND OPINIONS
OF A COLLEGE CLASS

THE LIFE AND OPINIONS
OF A COLLEGE CLASS
BY Cornelius Du Bots and
Charles J. v. Murphy. (HarUard
University; $780,
The class dissected in this I'M
usual book is Harvard 1926. Those
who got up the project sent out
an elaborate QUESTIONABLE to all
surviving members whose ad-
dresses could be aScertained
Promised anonymity, they were
asked all sorts of personal ques-
tions. Most of the 745 survivors
who could be located responded.
Thus we learn that the largest
proportion, Is per cent, are lawyers;
that 9 per cent are teachers. Z per
cent doctors, 4 per cent engineers
3 per cent authors and journalists
the rest in widely varied fields OF
business. Thirty-six per cent are
executives, predominantly in man.
ufacturing. The average annual
income of these alumni after Is
years is $11.549. The class is Sc
per cent Republican, rs per cent
independent and 16 per cent
Democrat. An interesting sympo-
SUM of the views and preferences
of these old grads on everything
from the higher education to
sports and comics follows. There
is a preface by Edward c. Aswell.
CARTER BROOKE JONES.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-08
Martha S Vineyard
.FondIy Pictured
SINGING IN THE MORNING

IS1NGlNG In The MORN1NG
BY Henry Beetle Hough. (Simon
& Schuster; $780,
Just to prove that a nature
writer doesn't have to live in
Manhattan Il am thinking of
Brooks Atkinson), Lere comes the
editor of the Vineyard Gazette
with a little batch of fresh and
sparkling essays about his island
home. His book is like Mr.. At
kinSon's once Around the Sum-
in that it escorts the reader
through the four seasons. The
difference is that Mr.. Hough
writes less about life in general,
concentrating more on the flora
and fauna, with only an ocea-
sional mention of such human
institutions as summer bicycling
and church suppers.
Mr.. Hough's fond affection for
Martha's Vineyard shines
through every line; and that is
not surprising, for it is comely
place. What becomes increasing
| ly clear as you follow him
through spring and summer and
into fall, is that he loves it in all
weather. In bleakneSs there are
rich rewards, not merely compen-
sations, he writes, apparently
from a full heart. In December
he mentions plenty of things to
make up for the darkness and
increasing chill" Subzero weather
causes him to become lyrical:
"a frigid. keen penetrating
novelty, the very poetry of
cold, with bold clear stanzas and
incisive lines" Not much you
can do to discourage man who
feels like that.
Mr.. Hough has more conven-
tional enthusiasts besides the
Irigors of a New England winter.
He praises the birds, the woods
and the flowers of the Vineyard.
He even likes the people, although
apparently those who stay all
year round better than the sum-
mer visitors.
MARY McGRoRY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-08
Art Book Review

French Painting at the Time of
the Impressionists
by Raymond Cogniat. (The
Hyperion Press; The Macmillan
Co.; $780,
A gallery of 101 handsome color
plates, justif1es the publishers in
claiming this is "the greatest col
lection of French Impressionist
art available" in a single volume.
1T is interesting to note that more
than 10 percent of these repro
duce paintings are in our own
National and Phillips Galleries.
The latter's "Rowers' Luncheon"
also adorns the book jacket.
The volume gains further dis
tinction from the admirable text
by Raymond Cogniat, chief editor
of Beaux Arts and president of the
French Art Critics. It is not so
detailed as the works on French
Impressionism by John Rewald
and Lionello Ventura, but is out
standing for its clarity and COM
prehensiveness. M. Cogniat be-
gins with a brief history of the
movement, with something of its
antecedents, up to its success in
being admitted to the national
collections; next discusses the
movements which developed from
it, and follows up with consid-
Grafton of Impressionism's social
and esthetic significance.
1.-THE entire 10Th century," he
says, was movement toward
the right to individual freedom, ;"
and Impressionism was the es-
thetic counterpart. His argument
as to how the battling personal
idiomS of today grew out of I'M
pressionism's success is particu-
larry cogent. His strong personal
conviction of Impressionism's
place doubtless accounts for his
convincing treatment Of it.
"Impressionism was the most
important event in the history of
art during the 10th century" Che
says)-"I am almost tempted toI
say, since the Renaissance"
Whether or not one follows him
that far, one will find the book in
content and formal, a covetableI
addition to ones library. A
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-08
FICTION,

OF BLOOD AND OIL. By Erwin Arnovitz
Exposition Press.) With the Israeli
underground. So.
FUGITIVE HOUR. By Cave OUTLAW tEx-
EsTRANGED. BY Bette Richart. priv.
ONCE BETWEEN THE NIGHTS
BY william Henre Waldren. bruce
THE haP PRnNcEss n Of eG EisS By Madame
de Lafayette. New Directions) A new
English translation of the famous French
loys story; New Cls ssHr Series sl IS1os.
Flack (Crowell) whimsical noyel
a aDo Ut. IT Ei F." q the author OF Family
FABIOLA. BY Nicholas Cardinal Wiseman
retold by Eddie Doherty. P. j. Kennedy
& Sons.) A reprint of this classic OF
The fsf House iRass' IN RoBfS LANE By vir-
ginia F. Voight. Holiday House.)
novel BY ths author of Apple Tree Cot
THE RAGGED ONES. BY Burke Davis
(Rinehart.) A historical novel Of the
days of the American Revolution. $3.50
HENRY. BY Elizabeth Eliot. Duell. Sloan
& Pearce) novel with an energetic
woman doctor as its heroine. $2.75.
A TEAR FOR JUDAS. BY LIE Gette Blythe
(Bobbs Merrill.l A new novel by the
author Of Bold GaIilean" So
THE HAYVENS OF DEMAREF. BY Kath-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-08
Todoy's the Day
That Really Counts
LIFE STARTS TODAY

LIFE STARTS TODAY
BY Evelyn Wells. Doubleday;
$2.75.)
The author, former San
Francisco newspaperwoman, has
published a number of books and
edited the Christopher Award
winner, Miracle at Carville," by
Betty Martin. Miss Wells new
book grew out of an accid mt
in which she almost lost her life
She learned, as she lay helpless,
to live today. remembering that
both yesterday and tomorrow
which are responsible for all fear
and despair, do not exist. She
commendS this philosophy of liv-
ing each day as it comes.
She calls this "the age of ali
bis" pointing out that all we
once held beyond reproach-God
the home, father, mother, the
Govetnment-have been held up
to scorn and adults are encour-
aged to blame their childhood fol-
all their shortcomings. 1.-THE
baseball refrain, I wa. robbed,
haunts our hearing" Anything
to prevent people from facing re-
sponsibility for their own lives
The book is better-written and
less soggy than most inspirational
essays. Miss Wells is not afraid
to urge lasting truth merely be-
cause it has become a platitude
Her maxim of cherishing the day
for what it's worth Is sound if you
can do it. The trouble is the
ghostly procession of past days
and the potential array of days
ahead have way of dominating
it, as she realizes.
CARTER BROOKE JONES.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-08
Love Each Other,
But Hate to Admit Ii
PRAY LOVE, REMEMBER

FRAY LOVE, REMEMBER
BY Stephen Wendt. (The Mac
milan Co.; $780,
An admirably written but de-
pressing novel about two people
who love each other, but hate to
admit it, Pray Love, Remember
tells of an English couple who
do not have "the courage of their
simplicity" They meet and marry
during the war, but their marriage
cannot be strictly termed a war
time casualty, since the torment
they inf1ict on each other belongs
to any state when two people do
not entirely trust each other and
must follow each concession with
"a rebuff. But the hero, who also
is the narrator, uses the war as
an excuse to deny children to his
wife, and so the one means of
making the marriage something
more than series of brittle, amor
GUS encounters is lost.
Mr.. Wendt tells the story with
great insight. with excellent I'M
reinstatement.
Mary McGrory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-08
Barnett Alden Summer Show

The Barnett Alden reveals it.
self as an adventurous gallery
which has not only exhibited but
has acquired paintings and sculp-
lures by artists at the beginnings
of their careers as well as by those
who have established regulations
Artists in both categories are rep
resented in the gallery's summer
show of more than 80 works
drawn from its permanent collec-
ton, which will remain on view
through September.
The gallery has also been par
|ticularly attentive to Washington
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-08
By Florence S. Berrymon

artists and to Negro artists, both
of this city and elsewhere. Some
of the most pleasing current ex-
hibits are works by Washing
tonians: Lois Mailou Jones
"Notre Dame de Paris" James L.
Wells unpretentious study of a
wheelkarrow, William Calfee's
THE Swing" Jack Perlmutter's
Gel" and Celine Tabary's French
Landscape.
Nicolai Cikovsky's beautifully
painted "Still Life" Robert
IGwathmey's Picking Cotton" and
an abstraction by Theodoros
Stamos are noteworthy works by
artists of national reputation
whose detectives vary extensively
Among the gallery's recent &C.
questions are an abstract wood
sculpture by the Nigerian artist
Ben Enwonwu, who had a one
man show at Howard University
the past season. and an oil paint
ing street Scene" by Alma
Thomas.