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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-26
ON BUILDING A CHINESE NATIONALIST NAVY

The United States is reported to be considering an
eventual sharp increase aid extended toGeneraissimo
Chang Kai-shek in the naval sphere. While hoping to
persuade the allies to join in blockade of the Chinese
coast either in the United Nations Assembly otherwise
the United States government is nevertheless, certain
of success in this effort.
AS alternative has been pointed out that the Chi
Nationalist Navy could be increased in strength rapid
y and allowed to do its bockadng At present. the
Chinese Nationalist Navy hardly imposing enough to
successfully blockade the Chinese Coast Expanding it
considerably would be major undertaking and which
would require several years, at best
Not only would the Chinese officers and have to
be trained in the handling of larger ships their largest
ship today destroyer) but they would
doctrnated in tactics and given the necessary vessels
which is no small order.
An angle which has not been stressed too much may
hold major possibilities in this field The United States
might supply the Nationalist with number of subma-
rines which ideally suited for blockading purposes
Then, the Communists might be given taste of the
threat which the democracie COPIED with in both World
War and World War H. The difficulty in eliminating
submarine menace is that such large number of surface
craft is required to cope with such small number Of sub
marines
For this reason it seems apparent that the operation
OF submarines by the Nationalist would prove effec
tive and guarantee better results at smaller cost than
would the operation of cruisers and destroyers and
aircraft carriers and bateships The Chinese Commun
lists have little in the way naval strength although
the Russians reported to be giving them submarines
and some thirty destroyers Because the United States
would have TO supply the Nationalist with considerable
number of vessels of them highly valuable warshps
in order to them naval supremacy the Com
munss it would that the submarine threat from the
Nationalist would provide the cheapest and quickest
answer to the blockade problem.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-26

ter way to express yourself than
by falling asleep"
Mrs. Brestoyan turned to paint
ing and ceramics after rearing
five children. She has sold a num-
Der OF pictures, and her tiles, fea-
turing scenes from her girlhood
days in Czechoslovakia, are dis
tributed by some top department
stores. They arereminiscent of the
quaint realism of Grandma Moses
work.
II paint only what is inside my
head-from my past Iife," she said.
"When / get a picture in my head,
I just put in down. And / paint
all day long"
Mrs. Plumb has only her even
ings free for her hobby but she has
sold four paintings at 500 each.
II have to 60 to business during
the day." she said. 'But / am
thankful to God / can still 60 out
and earn my own way at IL"
Through art she has found re-
Lief from old troubles, long ago dis
appointments.
Painting" she said thought.
fully, sis a wonderful way to re-
member the things you don't want
to forget"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-26
Ask Closing Of
Escape Hatch
In Draft Practice

WASHINGTON R - President
Eisenhower has been advised to
close the escape hatch" that per-
mits young men, after being de-
ferred as college students, to miss
the draft again by becoming ia
Tiers.
The advice came from the head
of group Eisenhower himself set
up when he was president of Col
umbia University. James D. Eel
lerbach, chairman of the National
Manpower Council, gave it in a
radio address Tuesday night.
zellerbach said he hoped the
President would act ito insure
equality Of sacrifice" and added
that the council had found good
reason for complaints about the
existing student deferment system.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-26
HAL BOYLE SAYS

NEW YORK tR--Winston Church
i'll and President Eisenhower have
helped make painting a widely
popular hobby.
And down in Greenwich Village
a trio of oldsters, all of whom
took their first brush strokes after
so, are showing the young Bohem-
ians there that art knows no age
limit.
The three are DR.. Joseph s.
Efremoff, a dental surgeon who
admits with a twinkling smile,
"Pm over 70, but / won't say how
much over" Mrs. Julia Brestovan,
II, a grandmother, and Mrs. Edna
E. Plumb, a widowed 71-year-old
saleSWoman.
DR.. Efremoff and Mrs. Bresto-
van never took an art lesson. Mrs.
Plumb studied only four weeks. But
all have met with enough success
to find painting has opened new
worlds to them.
A year ago DR.. Efremoff won
first prize over 139 other painters
at the annual show of the Village
Art Center, a community project
founded by Mrs. Helen Richter FL
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-26

Word from Havana has it that the
political situation there is reaching
a dangerous point---that General
Fulgencio Batista, who returned
himself TO the presidency with char
acteristic m ethods early last
spring, is in real trolble.
We discussed the situation Satur-
day night with a man who should
know The is high in the Cuban gov
ernment). and he said that the man
in the street.-the average Haba-
nero, has never been very happy
about the Cuban Strong Mans"
latest Coup.
The official. who asked that his
name not be used. returned to Ha-
vana yesterday He said that the
situation, the way il is building I'D,
should resolve itSeH within a
month.
Either Batisia viii be removed
or he will break the back of the re-
sIStance movement that is out to
set him, he said. He fears that out
aud out revolutionary tactics may
be necessary 10 restore a legal
government to Cuba.
When BaiiSta first seized power
IN 1858. il was a different sin. alton.
The citizens of Cuba were ready
for any sort al a change after the
Iyrannical regime % Nachzdo that
sucked millions from the working
people and placed il 10 the pockets
Of the FaSh. In addition. Cuba was
rseling from ere u the worst eco
nUrnie crises in its stormy history.
Bagista found little opposition 70
his bold bid for power and Cuba
accepted has rule for many years.
But noa tunes are different
tae Havanans are eating regularly
asst sishoagh their standard 81 lsv.
ling = rltzkui compared with ears.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-26

ser. He has since held several one
man shows.
"The professional artists were
dizzy when they found out I was
really just baby at the business, |"
chuckled DR.. Efremoff.
81 have never sold q painting.
I give them as presents. I have
enough money myself, and / help
other artists financially, as much
as I can. It is sad to know how
many really fine artists today are
starving"
DR.. Efremon thinks every elder
ly person should paint.
II started at g." he said. "And
my first two pictures, they made
me a kid again.
at has captured me completely.
/ paint in my office. As soon as I
finish with . patient, / turn 10 my
easel. ! get shivers. All of q sud.
den | simply have to 60 to my can.
vas. I put on the paint land some
thing grows there that wasn't
growing before.
"After so you have to do some
thing besides listen to your rheu-
matism. You still need to express
yourself. and / think this is q bet
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-26

they were not quite prepared for
the loss of their civil rights--whieh
included the cancellation ct the
scheduled June elections.
Batista Is known variously % The
Dictator With q Sense Of Humor"
and the 'Rloodless Dictator. He
likes to boast that no one has been
killed by his order. which may BE-
true--but the fact remains that
qLite a lew political murders"
have been reported in the Cuban
press to date this year.
II has long been considered q
weakness IN Batists's policy by his
advisors. We were told. 70 allow
the Havana press 10 critieise him
50 openly. He is often brutally car
featured BY newsmen there and h
seems to be following q policy Il
allowing them complete freedom 10
hack away and let the chips Can
where they may.
Currently. q panel Of eight q
Havana's top newspapermen have
. daily radio program n Which
Trey alternate in taking pot shoas
at the president
Chief criticism seems b b. TIE
discovery Of certain irregularities
in Cuban Post Office Department
funds, They say that shortages n
pensiUn funds a. wen - cn1ney 10
pay salaries have been found-
But. Batista win Be q tough man
70 beat. His first act upoa takinx
office last spring vas % raiss TIE
salaries u the Cuban Army anA
Navy and therein hes political co..
troll Of Cuba. my tnfcrmank sai4-
Cuban capital 10 leaving the ccus-
try rapidly before O. sitnstsoa
hao~s -. we were tnAd
The next meath shuid % sn b.
israsnag raxao6 b c..
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-26

+. Criticism
There is nothing more beneficial
to a community than criticism.
That is why | pity the poor people
such as policemen or church lead
ers : fear on the part of the pub
lie prevents them from securing
the aid of critical comments.
For instance, following is q let
ter by a person we'll cali Dam.
yankee" since it is signed that
/. way along with the name. The
opinions stated might give minis.
tiers food for thought which they
wouldn't get by a handshake or
, a pat on the back.
g.. L especially liked what YOU
wrote Friday about church people.
, You hit the nail right on the head.
And howl
Il followed the dogs here - so
/ suppose the church people would
say ! had gone to the dogs
You mentioned the hour n
week which these good people de-
vote to prayer, or worship. Aren't
you exaggerating, Mr.. Glib?
Il attended church services here
in XIV when l was visiting last
year (sans dogs). Let me tell you
what happened =
"A good Is minutes was spent
welcoming newcomers. Another 10
minutes spent in pulling a string
on big thermometer which was
supposed to register the amount
of money that had been. collected
for the erection of q new edifice.
believe. Then another 10 minutes
spent in passing the contribution
platters.
Probably hymns were sung
and a solo by q choir member
probably taking about Is minutes
at the least. Discounting the songs
which l suppose are considered Z
form of worship, how many min
utes do you think were actually
spent in prayeri Not many. kind
sir!
II was told this next little BIT Of
chit-chat by church member 4
you please.
An article was published In your
worthy paper which criticized .
church choir. Four preachers were
up in arms. each believing the
criticism was directed at their own
church. (Well, a bit Of bird nut
tiers, eh?)
These ministers Of the gospel
rushed TO the editor TO find out
who the culprit was who did such
brazen thing as 10 criticize Q
church choir.
''Ah me - would not their time
have been put TO better use In
meditation and prayer?
Publish this II you like Bill, then
tear il in shreds and when the
good folk Of the church come TO
investigate, tel them q damyan-
kee wrote il. III be leaving soon
for the nawth, subj"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-26
THIS ROCK OF OURS
BY BILL crBs

There are times when readers
ask questions about This Rock
of Ours" Invariably the inquiry,
though couched in various forms,
touches upon the same theme. /.
Why do you mix up the rever-
ent with the irreverent? Gossip
with philosophy? Slang with eight
syllable words?
Have you no consistent style?
And why do you continue to an
tagonize people for no good pur-
pose?
Such questions deserve an an
swer if for no other reason than to
assuage my wounded feelings at
their implications. Certainly this
column has a style. 1t is based
on the mannerisms of a gutter
snipe who shuffles through the
slopes of the street but never loses
sight that overhead are clear blue
skies and God that expects him
to keep shuffling until conditions
improve.
The guttersnipe can allow him
self to sink into the slime of the
street or he can spend all of his
time in idealistic worship of the
sky. In the same way, This
Rock" could become a gossip
column or = much easier de-
vote itself to theoretical philoso-
ply. Neither in the case of the
guttersnipe nor the column how
ever, would such one-sidednesS
lead to a worthwhile goal.
l could spend all of my time
praising good and denouncing evil
but since they cannot be found in
a pure state amongst : mems
actions, l prefer to take the
course of abusing the wrong that
can be discovered mixed with
right, and praising, the right that
is so often a part of wrong. This
doesn't permit the good people to
become SNUG and selfrighteous
nor does it bury the evil-doer under
burden Of hopeless discourage
ment concerning his potentialties
for improvement.
There isn't a preacher, banker,
or candlestick maker in Key West
who can be pointed out and have
it said of him: 'He is perfect"
Cor that matter, it might even
be hard to find a news columnist
who would fit the description By
the same token, there isn't thief,
murderer, or prostitute who has
strayed so far from righteousness
that we other humans can feel
safe in assuming Gods preroga-
tive of final condemnation.
This Rock Of Ours" seeks to
act as counter balance so that
none of us will lose the right per-
spective of local conditions by be-
coming oyer-confident or unduly
As a stimulant, II &C.
uses irritating state
ments that will crawl under some.
ones skin to secure action.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-26
Van Fleet To
Talk ToLeaders

WASHINGTON R-Gen. James
A. Van Fleet win give President
Eisenhower and key members Of
Congress next Tuesday . preview
Of his ideas about winning the Ko-
rean War.
The former EIGHTH Army CON-
inander will attend a special white
House session 4 day before bis
scheduled appearance before ths
House and Senate Armed Services
Committees, und.r presentnpians.
Leading members Of these COM
mittees and Of appropriations CON-
mitteeu. both Republicans ana
Democrats, have been invited.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-26
HOPE TO BE NC.
HOLLYWOOD III

HOLLYWOOD R--Bob Hope has
been selected as master of GER
emonies for the 18th annual Acad-
envy Awards presentation program
March 10 at the Pantages Theater.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-26

The experts, it seems wrong often they are
right, but this is only 1T seems.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1953-04-25

He was telling his story in a
TV interview. and the master
Of ceremonies tried desperate
ly 10 wiring from the young
man some wildly enthusiastic.
emotional reaction 10 his new
found freedom. But the young
man was sober and reflective.
and displayed remarkable
maturity.
II would certainly be nice 10
zee he said. bu, he added that
he hoped the return 81 his phvsi-
cal sight would not make him
blind 10 the wonders Of the world
as he had known them when he
was sightless. For. in developing
his other senses 10 make up for
the loss OF his ewes. he had
learned great deal about people
had been able TO help manv who
were in need Of his helm His
lie had been reasonable hapnv
Now he was hoping he would
not forget IT,.
For time there will be diff.
iieulfies in connection with ad-
jusiing 10 every day life. The
sun Is more brilliant than the
young man ever dreamed. col.
ors are brighter than he could
have IMAGINED and even a taxi
cab Is something Of mon.
sfrosiiY. All Of these ihinos. he
hopes will not constitute 40
great q distraction that he will
cease being az useful as before.
Few Of US understand what
freedom is. We strive N gain
what we call more OF "the GOOD
things Of life but many times
sll We know is ihai some people
nave them and we want them
We seem 20 want freedom to in
dulge our whimS. satisfy our
longines for material things. or
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1953-04-25
WHIT THEY'RE YAVC

gang club.
The knot hole club.' new |,
Brooklyn Young potential os1
PLAYERS from the city's sanoloy
will be- interviewed before each
came (TV) by Trout Quite
step y the right direction.
Speaking Of Trout BRING, 10 nina
Harry Heilman, late broaacss,er
FOR the Tigers. who often thrilled
his fans with old baseball store,
or Incidents related TO the great
past me.
Trout OF Sand Cut. Indiana
a longtime favorife OF Detroit
fans. may have another com.
ment in the near fufure-con.
corning a check which he 70.
ceived some years ago from
modern Christian Science Cru.
sader. Andrew F. Fruehaui.
c. S.
Taking Wiih Mr Frucaaut O.,
ne subject OF baseball rs.
learned tina, he often talked WITH
members OF the Tiger team dur.
me the late thirtles--even sitting
N the bench with then and
.hefr MANAGERS
often he forwards Christian
Science literature 10 ind.touss
IN various walks Of lie nclud.
me diamond stars. as Well as %.
ien,ial stars
Il sent a check 10 Diz,y
Trout but he has never eashed
il. | wonder if he still has il
and why he didn't cash il some.
time ago." he commented.
The check. like many otheri
Mas made out 70 the Chr stan
Science Reading Room 10, N.
. allure Maybe some day. N MS
conversations on the aflsnes.
good old DE- VIII give he inside
on that check Probably he'll
ge' il cashed now that he has
plenty tire 70 read.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1953-04-25

90 impress others.
When we strive for the free
dom TO enter particular field
of work. it should be with the
hopce of making our conirlbu-
ton TO H. When we strive for
freedom Of speech. il should be
with the idea OF raising our
voices for worthwhile purposes
When we strive TO live in
better neighborhood. we must
assume the responsibility for
keeping up the standard OF our
surroundings. Our freedom 10
move about as we please. does
not give US the right merely 10
swagger in and say we belong
II makes us obligated TO see
that in exercising our freedoru''
we do not irample on the rishh
of others.
The American Negro has MOI
long been free from tho slmoN
unbelievable handicaps he mas
faced IN the land where he W"
born. Many are not free even
now. II was only natural ina
Tor a time there were dislra''
tions. and the gaining Of sons
OF the material things may ha',
blinded some of us to the ie''
possibilities of our freedom.
But now that we have pen
able 10 surround ourselves MOI,
and more with the comforts
life--Now that we have the cp
portunity 10 get a better eduo
ton. 10 live in better homes
amass wealth and 10 gain eTea's.,,
experience than ever before
is hoped that We win use SON
of these advsniape. ~ tool W..
winch 10 help those less '",1 s,
nate than we. 10 make "
life for our children ana k
them hope and inspiration
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1953-04-25
Plan 7 Elementary
School Projects

Encouraged by the substantial
accorded Proposition F.
guaranteeing the schools extra
income FOR The next five wears.
the Board OF Education has as
signed architects and consulting
engineers for seven building pro-
iects among the elementary
schools.
They are Northwest Area
Houghien School Addition No.
l6745 Lamphere Dossin School
Addition No !, 1850 Glendale;
Cadillac School Completion.
1925 Schoolcrsft; Burgess School
Addition No. /. l9500 Grand
view
Northeast Area Pulaski
School Addition No. 3. 1925
Strssburg; Hamilton School Ad-
di'ion No. 2. 1928 Southampton
West Area-Crsry School Ad-
diticn No. 3. 1854 Asbury Park.
Detroii's school membership
report for March shows an in
ere ise OF 1886 pupils over the
me month a year ago. This in
crease is approximately twenty
per cent greater than was pre-
dicted.
The increases are shown in all
divisions OF the schools except
special education.
Additions 10 the seven build.
inss are being rushed in an at
tempt 10 accommodate the great
increase in students AZ quickly
as possible.
AS further evidence Of the IN
cfeaslng housing problems lac
ing the public schools. the month
~ membership report shows an
increase m the number Of made
quately housed children.
AZ the present time. there are
68Sl pupils housed in temporary
buildings. an increase Of $50 over
The same period in 1852. The
number Of children housed in
obsolete MISUNDERSTANDING so
wears Of age or over-number
22,73O. an increase OF 5000 over
March. 1852
Number OF pupils on halliday
sessions is 2.526--an increase OF
about 800 Today 6.397 children
are being transported by bus at
public expense. This 10 an in
crease Of about 1000 children
over March, 1852.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1953-04-25
School Clothing Drive Set

Asas ~ 100 'ars sal .oc.
ar1 com ~. oetr .e' ~
n" sp oF Pubic ,tloo. fn'-
inE Drive 'or Detroit r.odv
school tai.1sen Tho auve 'sr
a Monday. Apul 20 sra u /.
Continue through Ne
Clothing received in Inc drive
will be cleaned and repaired
by the Volunteers Of America
during the spring and summer
months 10 give 10 children re.
ported absent from school next
fall and winier because parents
cannot afford 10 cloihs them.
sponsor 10 me drive - ,ns
Detroit Public School SOCIAL Sfrv.
10 Committee In toopers',,n
with The Volunteers A ~ Hen.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1953-04-25
BY JULIAN wYcHE

WY no, obtain a legal rul-
irg through due process Of
las Certainly the constitu-
'iunali'y OF any law or ordi-
na.ce should be obtained
b.folc such proposed mea-
Srr~ should be considered.
Iiaeicallv. this is the crux
~ ne whole situation.
One side emissions exag-
eerated penalties through
a non-discriminatory hiring
bill. while the other seeks
only to obtain the right to
work as guaranteed by the
Constitution. but must first
gain an additional law to do
so in it's state or county.
Yrph. there's another
5.s, TO be considered lt'S
4 hether those states and CIT
'es with FEPC laws nave
similar statlres 10 those OF
Michigan. There could not
be TOO much difference.
1t should be a chosen task
Of some organization or
group unit 70 determine If
laws Of Michigan make a
FEPC bill. a. ia >hioned froD
those states and cities that
have one. possibly upsurps
authority Of district civil
service commission.
Certainly the question has
only been raised here in
Michigan. although almost a
fourth Of the people in the
United States living and
working under FEPC have
seen no reason 70 lodge SINH
lar complaints.
Such a question should be
cleared-up legally, for fav-
orsble passage of a fair hir-
ing practices bill in Michi-
gan has a rough enough time
without having to face war
rsnted or unwarranted re-
Dukes from other sources.
Could be that our inter-
probation Of the laws are
sorely in need Of a Christ
like approach.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1953-04-25

? 60 pre- dent Of ne commit
90 and director " sficndan. o
fn1 census for the Board Of Fdti-
alton rema the public ,hsf
all sizes Of shoes and clothinq
are needed. because some pupils
Who must DO clothed are Of hiqh
school age. Outer coats. rubbers
and galoshss are especially need.
ed. he said.
contributions mould be inkcn
70. public school Those nno
hare no rhIldren In school NAV
gail me nearest school or The
saiunie' % Amcrica a. WO.
? 1910 70 hume pickup.
Clothing should be wrapped
In bundles and shoet.. rubbers
and gsloshss tied in pairs.