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The Key West citizen., 1952-10-02
"RAYMER HIGHLY PRAISED"

Editor, The Citizen:
Occasionally, in my daily-perusal
of your Citizen, / come a.
cross words so deserving of COM
ment that | cannot refrain giving
voice! You are indeed most fortu-
nate to have in your employ a
writer of such forceful calibre as
Raymer of Conch Chowder, who
could weave J. R. Hutchcraft's
eulogy to 1t. Eddie Foye in cul-
minating perfection into beauti-
full web setting of this Key West
at dusk.
From Conch Chowder by Raymer,
Saturday, Sept. 27, 1852;
''Dr. and Mrs. c. w. Morrison
Strolled in clad in beach togs and
relaxed. Everyone seemed quiet
for the nonce, chattering quietly,
High against the deep cerulean
blue of the sky, the tawny cream
shaft of the Key West lighthouse
scared with it's vigilant gleam
blinking more brightly as dusk
came. A slow breeze touched the
gaunt Australian pine branches
with gentleness. Against a slate
gray cloud, the spire of the Naval
Chapel pointed slim white index
to infinity. ! glanced over my
shoulder at the flamingo and gold
of Sundown. and caught my
breath. Silhouetted against the
flame was ne stark outline of
wrecked plane being towed in on
the old Marianne barge. Hutch
saw my look 81 knew him for over
three years" he said. Eddie Foye
was one of the best" There was
silence Then the quiet rippled with
laughter of happy child. Over On
the Navy baseball field the big
floodlights flared up brilliantly.
The game went on. C'est la vie"
| feel that 1t, FOye's wife and
children would treasure this writ
ing if il we're preserved within the
pages of the children's baby books
perhaps for future reading when
memory of death would have be-
come somewhat less painful with
time. None of them could ever for
get this beautiful word picture of
Key West.
Sincerely,
Mrs. May Rena MacIntyre Rodin
220-C Poiciana.
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-02
THE So PERCENT THAT DIDN'T VOTE
SHOULD KEEP THEIR MOUTHS SHUT

wnat wni the percentage of Monroe county
vote cast in the general election on November A? 1t Will
be ptaby low try to find the answer in the percent
age of votes cast dograck proposal The total was
only 81 percent of the qualified electors in Monroe
tv13 percent under oneha of the vote! Think of that
and try to figure out how little people value their
greatest privilege the right express their opinions
at the polls.
Miami newspaper yesterday said that the 'oppos-
ton in Key West lis bitter" 1t not only futile but
waste of vitality also be bitter Indeed bitterness
is puere during campaign after election because
It indicates lamentabe state of mind and not concrete
reasoning and determined action, which the things
that win elections.
Proponents of the proposed dog track won, and the
opponents, whether they like it not must submit to the
will of the majority Fumng over losing is not character
istic of good American sportsmanship.
Why did the proponents win? Because they fought
hard and constantly till the polls closed to get out the
vote of residents who the establishment of the
track Why did the opponents ose Because they did not
do anything Systematically to get out the vote of residents
who were against the track If the opponents are bitter
as Miami newspaper said, then they should be bitter
only about their inactivity to get out their vote
The only shocking thing about the election is that
only 81 percent of the total of in Monroe county
went to the polls The Citizen appealed to the voters to
go the polls and vote they pleased 1t cited the ac
tvity in all parts of the country of patriotic groups that
are appealing day in and day out to the people to vote
on November A. But that citation and The Citizens ap
peal went for naught Why? Many people, by ridcu-
ous process of reasoning go to the trouble to register
and then election day comes disregard their priv
lege to cast their vote.
Why waste their time to register and then not vote?
That question that they answer salts
factoriy.
As for the dog track vote, majority of the 81 per
favored it. and it is of avail for the losers to
plain AS for the 63 percent of the voters who did
not bother to the polls the right thing for them to
do to keep their mouths shut for against the track
for they had nothing to do with the result
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-02
FALL SHOULD GO
TO POLLS"

Editor. The Citizen:
What's Happening TO The Great
American Perogative?
The citizens of this country are
like little children. They fought
bled and died to achieve the right
to rule themselves and set up our
present system of referendums in
order to do so. Then, with all this
accomplished, they fight, claw and
scrap over questions, sides, and
parties. and when it's time to go
to the polls and make themselves
heard, they sit back at home and
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-02

see what's going to happen. Any
thing generally does.
We had a big question to settle
in this city yesterday. 1t was a
bitterly fought battle. Things were
said, and wounds were made which
will heal, but the scars viii remain,
and never be quite forgotten. Then,
with over $4,000 registered voters
in the city, what happened? 4419
voters went to the voting places
and made their wishes known!
What happened to the other 5000
voters? It's hard to believe that
they just didn't care whether or
not we had a dog track. It's also
hard to believe that they were just
too lazy to go outside and to the
numerous polling places and move
a little lever about half an inch.
Well the dog track is a fact now,
for good or evil. There are some
mighty angry and disappointed
people in the city today, and some
are mighty happy ones. But now
what concerns us most is: What is
going to happen in this big impor-
tant election coming up. Are you
going to sit back and just wait to
see what is going to happen again?
This time it's more important
than whether or not we have a big
amusement center outside of town.
This one may mean the very finan-
cial foundations of country will
stand or collapse. II may mean the
difference between war and peace.
1t may even mean the difference
between life and death for many.
Wake up Key West. For the love
of God wake up, and when Novem-
Der 4th comes round, get out and
VOTE! May the best man win.
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-02

historical fact and comic strip
about a typical American family.
The Russians banned it two
years ago because the comic strip
made the American way Of life look
too happy" he said.
The U. S. Army buys 0,0O0 900
pieces year, and troops overseas
have used it to plug oil leaks in
bombers or to keep rain out Of their
rifles. They sometimes have found
II better than money in Korea to
hire kids to clean their barracks
or run errands.
I'VE have heard Of many in
stances where il has been used
as currency" said Huison. Some
headhunters in Borneo captured a
minor British diplomatic official
and released him only after q ran.
som of 2,400 pieces of bubble gum
was paid.
And in Africa we had a report
that a man bought a wife for
case Of bubble gum instead Of the
usual price-swo or three oxen and
a half dozen sheep"
Bubble gum formerly was made
from pontianak. . gum tapped
from a Borneo tree. When this
source dried up during the last
war. the industry developed .
plastic base. and this is still used.
Husson employs ri persons. in
cludlng three chemists. who do
nothing but test and blow bubble
gun. He Is proud that. although
he is a poor blower himself. he
vas able in his laboratory 20
stretch an inch square piece of
gum large enough TO cover an
bs 10 foot rug
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The Key West citizen., 1952-10-02

One of the basic fundamentals OF
our form of government requires
that its citizens consider jury SER
vice as a privileged duty. Here in
Key West, most people regard such
| service as an inconvenience from
which they should be excused. In
vestigation also reveals that there
is a shocking 'tie-in' between poll
ties and the courts of justice. A
mans freedom, even his life, is
theoretically dependent upon our
county commissioners.
Here is how our local jury Sys-
tenn is operated according to Harry
Dango, clerk of the criminal court,
and Joe Allen. county commission
er.
Approximately seven hundred
names are placed in a box from
which jurors are selected. These
seven hundred names are furnish
ed by the county commissioners,
each commissioner supplying about
one hundred and forty names that
he has selected from list of qua
lifted voters.
''In other words" / asked COM
missioner Allen, ''the final choice
of who is to serve rests with you
people? If a case came to trial
where it was politically expedient
for all the commissioners to join
forces, each could pick out
hundred and forty names of people
who are on the right side of the
political fence and the man being
tried would be railrosded to
priSon?"
Allen smiled, theoretically that
is possible. Actually it is difficult
to find anyone, regardless of his
political connections, willing TO
serve on jury"
was willing to concede this last
point because in my newSwork I've
often run across stories of how
people attempted to evade jury
summons. However, l still don't
like the implications that county
commissioners could, if they want
ed to, successfully stack a jury. !
told Allen so.
''You guys have been in politics
for years. All of you have lists of
hundreds of people that are depen-
dent upon you and willing to do
what you order. An innocent man
wouldn't stand chance if he stepp-
ed out of line politically. Why
aren't all registered voters requir-
ed to serve their turn on iury?"
That question gave both Joe and
Harry Dango the opening they had
been waiting for and they pounced
on me with both feet.
"Yes, why?" they ehorused. BE
cause the average man just doesn't
want to bother to serve. They use
every excuse in the world"
Joe continued, ''The county COM
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-02
THIS ROCK OF OURS
gill eIsB

miSSionerS would love you II you
could save them the worry and
trouble of trying to supply names
for the jury box. If you'll give me
the names of anyone who wants to
serve, I'll guarantee that those
names will be in the next ballot
box"
II Rests With You
So that is the way the situation
adds up. Anyone who is willing to
do his duty toward his country and
fellowman should Immediately re-
quest jury service. / know it is an
inconvenience but we can't complain
about the verdicts of our courts Of
justice when we ourselves are un-
willing to do our fair share toward
serving ON the Juries that render
these verdictS.
Contact your commissioner or
drop me a card with your name
and address and let's start making
our courts an All-American insti-
tuition.
Women must indicate their
willingness to serve as a juror in
writing. This is because past
instances have arisen in which
trials were particularly unpleasant
and considered unfit for feminine
ears. Did someone say the age Ok
chivalry was dead?
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-02
EN7
FORUM

(These questions were selected
from those often asked of the local
rent office. If you have a question
about the rent Stabilization pro-
gram address it to: Area Rent
Office, PIG Federal Building, Key
West, Florida).
QUESTION: Recently your office
allowed my landlord to increase
the rent because of substantial
improvement" to the place l rent.
/ contend that this improvement,
as he calls it, is only normal up.
keep which he is required to do.
How can l present my side?
ANSWER: You should go to the
rent office and present the facts as
you have determined them. Both
you and the landlord viii then
probably be called in for land
lord-tenant conference. If a salts
factory agreement is not reached
in this conference then either you
or the landlord can appeal to the
local Rent Advisory Board to hear
the case and make recommends
ton to The rent office.
QUESTION: A house that have
been renting to the same family
for several years has large lot
on one side. 1t is large enough for
a home site and is not part of the
yard of the house. However, it was
included as part of the unit when
| registered with your office. Now
want to build another house on
this surplus land but my tenants
say they want to keep the lot for a
playground for their children and
say the rent law prevents my build
ing on it. What about it,
ANSWER: The rent regulation will
not prevent your building on the
vacant lot after you file a petition
with the area rent office and. get
written order permitting you to de.
crease the ground space rented to
the tenant. You probably will be
required to reduce the rent to some
extent when you deprive the tenant
of the use of the vacant lot.
QUESTION: l own an apartment
building which contains IL units.
/ will admit that there was a time
about four years ago when could
not get tenants. | had an average
of four tenants for about a year.
The rents on these units were re-
duced considerably and since then
/ have had no trouble at all keep
ing it filled. In fact, for about
year | have had long waiting list.
Now | would like to get the rent
increased to what it used to be as
l think that the cost of other things
has gone up enough to warrant my
getting an increase. What can /
do about this?
ANSWER: You should check
with the rent office. The rent that
was being paid on September 1,
1850 which is the maximum rent
date in this area is the rent you
are supposed to be receiving. The
rent office would have to judge
whether or not you would be en-
titled to an increase. If dissatisfied
with our decision you may appeal
to the Rent Advisory Board.
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-02
HAL
BOYLE
SAYS
BY Hal BOYLE

NEW YORK IA ten-year-oId
girl in q New Jersey amusement
park recently took a piece Of gum
and airily blew il into q bubble
20 inches in diameter.
No one was more astoundcd st
this new world record .han Nor
man Hutsun, q 50-year old former
civil engineer.
We had always thought a II
inch bubble was about the linn,
be said
There was a trace of envy In has
voice as be recoanted the young
eiri's feat, a real landmark n the
history oF bubble gum
Personally. I'm u1g very good
bubble h.o@eF myself Hutsoa aEs~
rnI1fed wisthally. Tn handicapped
hy false teeth. Kids d0ut have
that problem "
The iruny ia Haison case arises
from tie fact he is president a >
Philadelphia firm thaf turas o4f
2 90 &C aee pieces of Il4bbss Eab-
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The Key West citizen., 1952-10-02
GETS SON AND soN.IN.LAW

CORTLAND, NY. a. Mrs
Clarence Homer acquired . son
and a son-in-law on the same day.
At 1910 an, she gave birth
to an eight-pound, one-ounce boy
in Cortland Hospital.
At 2p.m., she attended the wed.
ding of her daughter Evelyn
Louise to william Robert Hubert
of Homer, in a Cortland church.
She went to the wedding in .
wheel chair and later returned to
the hospital.
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-02
Pc )PLE'S FORUM

The Cttizen welcomes express
siOns OF the views of it's read
ers, but the editor reserves the
right TO delete any items which
are considered Iibelous or unwar-
ranted. The writers should be
fair ana cORsine the letters TO
200 words, and white on one side
OF che paper only. Signature OF
the writer nust accompany the
letters and will be published an.
less requested otherwise.
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-02

We wonder when people know find time to
breathe.
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-02

Farm prosperity is essential to national prosperity
and. at times having something table to eat.
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-02

Gloves, belts and pocketbooks
are the chief products made from
pig leather.
Arizona sun., 1952-04-11

I
MAN OF STEEL--George
Apollo the YMCA
MadsOn
Square The Harlem Adonis took
the which stellar track
litter
earn
Arizona sun., 1952-04-11

SOUTH AFRICAN REPORT -
Bishop /. III. Bonner (2nd from
Ieft), recently returned prelate of
South Africa, is pictured here with
friends at the AME Bishops COun-
Gil where a formal report of his
four year stay in South Africa was
made. Others are Bishops Monroe
Davis, Noah Williams, Rev. HI.
Thomas Primm and Mrs. Williams.
News Press Photo Service
Arizona sun., 1952-04-11


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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-05-30
Elderly Motorists
Nearly Dunked AS
Car Dips In Bay

Two elderly motorists were
nearly dunked in Sandusky Bay
Friday morning when their 1882
Chevrolet went out of control a:
the foot of Fulton Street, crash
ed through a guard rail and
plunged over an embankment IN
to the water. The car halted, how
ever, after its front wheels were
immersed in the water whicn
was shallow at that point
F. NJ. Cummings, 76, New
Bloomington, O., was the driver.
His passenger was Harry Severns.
also of New Bloomington, o. Both
were shaken but not injured.
Deputy Sheriff Myron Hetrick,
reported.
The Sheriff's office also in
vestigated an accident on route
west, in which truck driven Ay
Richard A. Martin, Detroit, crash
ed into a guard rail. He received
several minor bruises.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-05-30
Catfish Run On;
Champion Weighs In
At II Pounds; l Or.

Here's the good news for all
you catfishermen. The run is
on and we mean they are run
ming like mad.
Tom Gaudern, of Toms Boat
Livery, reports that at least Is
fishermen had a field day Sur.
day right in the Portage river
off the Madison street dock.
They brought them in by the
basket and box full-the heavi-
est catch in years, the old tim
ers say.
Top man on the catfish pole
was Dewey Fielder, who pulled
in a beauty-thef kingfish OF
them all Monday. 1t weighed
in at II pounds and one ounce.
To date that stands as a To-
cal catfish record. The run is
expected to hold good for a
week or 10 days-maybe two
more Weeks-all depending
on weather conditions.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-05-30
COUNTY YOUTHS
RECEIVE STATE
FARMER KEYS

Roger Peters and Carroll Knier-
lem, both members of the Salem
Oak Harbor chapter of Future Far
mers of America, were awarded
the gold key of State Farmer de-
gree at the FFA convention held
in Columbus Tuesday and Wednes.
day. Also receiving the coveted
key way David A. Harder, of Har-
ris-Elmore.
These awards represent less than
two percent of the state member
ship in FLA and are presented i'll
recognition of outstanding pro-
grams in supervised farming as
we'll as for community and scholas-
tic leadership work.
Carroll has specialized in dairy
herd management, apple orchard,
poultry flock and corn, while Ro-
gers chief projects centered on
swine, beef herd, feeder steers and
corn.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-05-30
Rape Defendant
Found Guilty On
Attempt Grounds

On his waiver of a jury trial,
Cecil Brown, Of Martin, charged
with rape, was found guilty of an
attempt to commit rape by a
three judge tribunal in common
pleas court Wednesday.
Court officials said sentence
would probably be passed Monday.
The penalty can carry imprison-
ment of from one to Is years.
The defendant was indicted on
two counts, one of which was not
considered because of a question
of jurisdiction involved in the
charge.
The trial developed that the de-
fendant had allegedly attacked
two girls, aged IL and IA in the
west end of the county several
months ago.
The tribunal hearing the case
in which the defendant was in
dicted in the April term, compris-
ed Judge Tom D. Stahl, Genoa;
Judge Earl Solether, Bowling
Green, and Judge Ralph Sugrue,
Tiffin.
The prosecution was represented
by Prosecuting Attorney Myron
Rosentreter, assisted by Attorney
Don Wargowsky, of Oak Harbor.
John Chambers, of Genoa, repre-
sented the defense, assisted by
Ed. Holder, a Kentucky lawyer.
The state examined four wit
nesses and the defense eight, dur
ing the trial which opened Mon
day.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-05-30

Midshipman first class Richard
K. Saxer, USN, son of A. A. Saxer
of 608 Second ST., Lakeside, is
scheduled to be graduated from
the U. S. Naval Academy on Fri.
day, June 6, 1852.
Upon graduation Midshipman
SaXer will receive a bachelor of
science degree and be commissions
ed as a Second Lieutenant in the
U. S. Air Force.
He entered the Naval Academy
on Congressional appointment
from Ohio in July, 1948, after gra-
duating from DeVilbiss High
School in 1916. He also attended
Bowling Green State University at
Bowling Green for two years be-
fore coming to Annapolis.
During his senior year at the
Naval Academy he attained the
rank of Midshipman mastering
Petty Officer, serving as Petty
Officer during the Fall. He re-
ceived Varsity letters in Track;
Junior Varsity letters in basket
ball, and Plebe Numerals in Ba-
ketball and Baseball.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-05-30
Appellate Court
Reverses Packer
Creek Findings

Litigation must begin all over
again in the famed Packer Greek
cleanout Improvement project
which involves areas in Ottawa,
Wood and Sandusky counties.
The proposed S120,500 project
struck a reversal before the Sixth
District Court of Appeals in To-
ledo Monday when three appellate
judges questioned jurisdiction of
special trial court comprised of
Common Pleas judges Tom D.
Stahl, Ottawa: A. V. Baumann.
Sandusky, and Earl w. Solether,
Wood, who considered damage
claims totaling $4,000 pressed
by property owners in the three
counties.
Commissioners in each of the
counties had favored widening and
cleaning of Packer creek and a
tributary, Two-Root creek to its
outlet in Toussaint river The COM
missioners' finding was appealed
by Attorney w. L. Moon, Port
Clinton, representing the New
York Central Railroad.
The appeal court judges are:
Amos L. Conn, Lehr Fess and Z.
H, Savord.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-05-30
Melvin Guth Is Appointed
As Acting County Auditor

Melvin Guth, %, was appointed
to serve as acting county auditor
by the county commissioners Wed
nesday, to succeed his uncle, Ed
ward A. Guth, who died May %.
1t was reported that the action
followed a recommendation made
Monday evening in Oak Harbor
at special meeting of the De-
mocratic Central Committee.
Young Guth, a World War II
veteran, was widely favored for
the post, having gained consider
able experience in the office as the
late Mr.. Guth's deputy.
Under usual procedure, the APP
pointee will serve until the gene
raj elections in November, when
candidates will run on both party
ballots to complete the unfinished
term. The elder Mr.. Guth's term
had two years to run at the time
of his death.
Melvin Guth has been serving
as county sealer of weights and
measures. He resides at 217 West
Fourth Street.
Miss Roseland Rohda, who has
been deputy in the auditors of
flee since 1916, was appointed
chief office deputy.
The court house was closed Mon
day afternoon, during the funeral
services for Mr.. Guth, whose
death occurred Thursday of last
week, following a short illness
from a heart ailment Mr.. Guth
was one of the oldest county audi
tors in Ohio in years of service,
having entered the court house as
a deputy auditor in 1913 and was
elected for his first term in 1922
and had been elected continuous
ly since.