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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-17
WHY INVITE A THIEF TO
STEAL YOUR AUTOMOBILES

Do you leave the doors of your home open when you
to bed at night that burglar will have no trouble
to enter it to steal?
You may say that silly question, but it ID silly
when applied illustration to this question, do you
leave your key in the ignition slot in your car when you
park it?
Leaving the doors of your home open at night is no
greater incentive to burglar enter it steal than
leaving the key in your to thief to steal your car
Every day $40 stolen in the United States ac-
cordng to the Federal Bureau of Investigation The thef
total 197.100 cars a year.
1t is that if you lock the doors and windows of
your home at night burglars still may break into it, and it
true also that you don't leave your ignition key your
car and lock your BESIDES it still may be stolen
But this editorial about car-stealing, everybody
knows that far easier steal with the ignition
key in it. than it is to take without the key However
expert thief be- it takes time to break the ignition
wires and then tie them together form circuit Only
professional car thief steal cars in that way
AS rule when steals car with key in ii, he
intends only to go for "joy ride" He walks along
street looking ignition slots for keys and the first one
he sees he enters the and drives off, The key
taton to him to steal.
No record has been given of the number of stolen
that had keys in them and persons guess good
another So far The Citizen knows every car that has
been stolen in Key West with minor exceptions had key
in it,
So many people leave keys in their cars thereby
greatly increasing the number of thefts cities
Guiding Atlanta, have passed ordinances making mis-
demeanor for anybody to leave the key in his car when he
parks it, Policemen make the rounds of parked cars and
summons to to appear in court Is attached
car that has key in the slot
II is not make careless people careful but the
imposition Of fine two will accomplish that purpose in
most cases.
Why give an invitation to thief to steal your car?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-17
Towns On Keys
Study Possible
Government Plan

Some Of the thriving eommuHi.
ties on the Keys may Be autho-
rized to set up special governink
districts if bills are approved b.
the County Commission and theA
by the State legislature, Il waH
learned.
The Upper Keys and MarathoA
Chambers Of Commerce met sun
day afternoon to discuss hoR
they could have special districts
without actually Incorporating il
to a village or city.
Marathon, which voted against
incorporation two years aGo
plans to draft enabling l6gislA-
ton for such q special, non-iR-
corporated district, The Upper
Keys Chamber win meet at Tav-
ernier, Thursday at Q p. m. -
vote whether or not they win %
along with Marathon.
The sole governing bodies &C
present in Marathon, Islamoreda
and Tavernier are their CAamN-
ers Of Commerce.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-17
NOTAS CUBANAS
Por RAoUh ALPIzAR PoYo

paracion adecuada que neceSita ell
citado barco, que desde hace
tempo, eSta amarrado en- ell muelle
de Ia ciudad de Jacksonville.
Como cubanos y como residences
de este pueblo, esta n0ticia nos
alegra Sobremanera, va que ten
dremos una nueva via de comuni-
cacion con la patria, ademas de
la muy eficiente y ciudadosa, que
ha venido realizando la Aerovias
O." compania de aviacion cuba
ma, que puso al Cayo en- ell mapa,
cuando las necesidadeS de la otra
guerra nos Saco violentamente del
mismo. Y es nueStra opinion, que
ambas empresas obtendran ganan-
cias y haran buenos negocios, sin
lesionarSe mutuamente en- 10 alb.
soluto.
Para los que disfruten solamente
del llamado weekend" el avion
sera utilizado, va que con ell nismo
Sc obtiene mayor tempo en- La
Habana. Para los otroS, que sin
prisa, buscan ell entertainments
de un viaje comodo, disfrutando
de los aires del mar, pasando las
seiS horas divertidos, escuchando
buena musica ETC., para esoS, ell
! ferry sera ell Seleccionado para Ia
vista a Cuba.
La implantacion de csc impor-
tante servicio, dara trabajo a un
buen numero de residences en- este
Cayo. La Compania necesita dar
buen Servieio y ESQ solo sc logra,
con buenos y eficientes, empleadoS
y ningunos mejoreS que los resi-
denies del Cayo, perfectos cenoce-
doreS de ambas coStumbreS y
gustos, los americanos Y los GU
banoS.
EStimamoS que para este pals
ha de ser mas provechoso este
servicio de transporte, va ell que
maneja I'm automovil en- la Capital
Guiana, con sus Gales estrechss,
la enorme cantidad de transito
existente ALI, lie sera muy facil
hacerlo en- este pals, donde las
reglas que rigen ell transito, tanto
publico urbano, como por carre-
terra, son tan faciles, que los
choferes de Cuba, Sc Sentiran CO.
MOODS en- ell timon. Tai vez no ocu-
ira 10 mismo. con los que aQui
maneian sus carros, al encontrarse
en- La Habana, con todas las diff
cultades, los clasicos "franques''
ETC., que constantemente eneuen-
tran los choferes en- la Capital.
De todos modes, siempre ha de
redundar en- mutuo beneficio para
ambos paises, ell estahlecimiento
de esa Inca de communication mari.
TINA.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-17

reached Pixies Peak. To read a
local bin published does not give
the tax payer any information on
what the cost of this or that will
be, but puts him In a circle and
whirls him around and around as
to what those expenses viii be.
No one can discuss or protest a
local bin Of this nature because
no definite Information is given.
II candidates would make known
how they want their nest fea.
thered before any election just
imagine how disappointed some
would be. Il is common talk in
the corridors Of the Court House
that the new Sheriff will break
the County. Guaranteeing this or
that 10 nice indeed on one side
Of the fence but how about the
fellow on the other side Of The
fence who foots the bill.
A TAX PAYER
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-17

A slim, blonde young sailor ne
portedly named Bill Miller can
have either prize this column of
fers.
He came into The Citizen with
the news that six months old
baby was dying unless proper
specialists care could be financed
for him. His enterprise can in
large measure be held responsible
for saving the life Of little Key
Wester Jasper Walker.
We have tried to find Bill Mill
or to express our gratitude and to
offer him his choice Of prizes Of
tered by Key West Is My Beat.
Hearing that he served on the
US. Howard Gilmore, Dorothy
Raymer, who followed-up on Mill
er's tip, called over there. No
Bill Miller, the staff officers said.
He ran in and out The Citizen
office so fast when he gave us the
tip that we are not sure that his
name is Bill Miller. Dorothy de-
scribes him. however. as being in
his late teens or early twentieS.
blonde, slim and wearing glasses.
So Bill Miller, if that is really
your narne--the young sailor who
helped save Baby Jasper's life
come on into the office and get
your prize.
On Bills tip, Dorethy and Ellis
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-17
New Discovery
IsSuperior To
Natural Rubber

BATON ROUGE, La. IA man.
made material far superior TO nat
ural rubber IN lire treading was
announced here by the Copolymer
Corporation of Baton Rouge as q
major contribution to the synthetic
rubber industry.
The process, according 10 Col.
c. NJ. Hulings, operating vice pres
ident of the company. is described
as a stream Jet" method of mix
ing carbon black into the rubber
in its liquid or latex state.
Hulings said the process results
in a tougher rubber than any yet
produced. at q reduction IN both
initial and processing costs.
The process involves the use OF
a iet-like fitting in the flow lines
of a conventional operation. High
pressure steam Is applied TO jolt
the mixture Of carbon black and
water which dispoSes Of the carbon
black completely.
HuIings said tires made OF The
new process have been given tests
by the government In Texas and
preliminary findings show 20 per
cent Improvement in tread wear
over control tires Of the best previ-
Gus method.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-17
KEY WEST IS MY BEAT
BY SUSAN McAVOY

Finch, photographer. went around
to Mrs. Walkers home at 4-D
Porter Place. She published her
first appeal for aid on Saturday,
February 81.
The rest is now Key West his
tory. A local physician got in
touch with famed Mayo Clinic,
Rochester, MINI. The Key West
Shrine acted as a collecting agen-
cy for the contributions which
began to pour in for the stricken
child, whose brain weakness had
been diagnosed as a tumor. Now,
though still blind, the baby will
live. He will need another op-
Grafton when he is two years and
hence more help. The Navy
Charity Carnival gave $500. In
dividuals, young and old. poured
in funds to help the child.
The young sailors help de-
serves a lot of credit as do the
people of Key West. professional
and laymen, who did what they
could to save the life of a child
declared doomed.
So. Bill Miller, come in and
choose one Of these prizes offered
by this column:
A night at the Casa Marina
with dinner and breakfast.
A night at The Key Ambassa-
dor with dinner and breakfast al
Raul's restaurant.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-17

Editor. The Citizen:
| want TO let you know how
much l have enjoyed the article
In your paper written by william
Meyers.
So many Of the winter visitors,
like myself, have told me how
they appreciated them: and read.
ing an old issue with the article
On the Isle OF Pines influenced my
wife aud myself 10 80 there this
month.
I hope more articles BY Mr.
Meyers will appear 10 your paper
This 10 cur ,hird winter in Key
West. and ws are looking for
ward 70 next year and more
articles ct the same type.
Waiter Morse
Glenwco6, Maryland
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-17
Plans
To TakeIt
Easier Now

TALLAHASSEE R- Gov. Dan
McCarty, after nearly three weeks
in the hospital recuperating from
heart attack, said Monday he is
ready to 60 home, take it easy
and do what the doctors tell him
to do.
He is scheduled to leave the hos
pital Wednesday.
Talking to reporters for the first
time since he was stricken Feb.
rs, the 41-year-old governor said
he gave up smoking even before
his doctor advised him to do it
and he has no complaints.
I've made up my mind I'll new
er complain any more" he said.
Not even about the mo salt, no
fat" diet that he finds unpaIatable.
Although opening of the Legis-
lature is only three weeks away.
the governor said he thinks prep
aration of his program for pres
entation to the lawmakers has not
been set back by his illness.
at was pretty we'll complete
when this thing happened" he
commented.
What did he think was the big
contributing cause of his heart at
tack?
The governor hesitated.
at wasn't worry" he declared.
II think II was just the fact that
was on the 60 all the time. II
you're not careful you just find
yourself completely scheduled ev-
cry day in the week and you never
have a chance to relax"
McCarty had been on the 90 al
most constantly for the first two
and a half months of his admins
tration--and much CT the year OF
campaigning and pre-inaugural af.
fairs before that.
But his attack has convinced him
he won't be able to keep it UP
when he leaves the hospital and
gets back TO work.
"You have to take some time
off, and I'm going to try to do
il. as much as | can and still do
the things that have to. be done, ="
he said.
The young governor, propped up
in bed and appearing only thin
ner and paler than he was before
he went TO the hospital, said the
| doctors have told aim he'll prob.
ably have to take It easy for two
or three weeks" after he gets
/ home Wednesday.
He hasn't been allowed out oil
bed so far. but he thinks the doc
tor is going 10 start letting me
get up little every day" when be
returns to the executive mansion.
Mccarty said be has been doins
a lot of reading and listening to
the radio, and only such important
work as his Office aides have
brought him.
He said sale Of his home In n.
Pierce last week took . lot of
his mind. TIE and Mrs. MeEarty
bad been undecided about what 10
DO with the house during has four
years IN Tallahassee They plan
10 build another vhea his term il
% In January, 1857.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-17

Editor. The Citizen:
The Key West Garden Club
wishes to take this means Ia
thank all persons who helped to
create such q scene cf beauty a.
the recent Key West Fi6wer
Shew. n IL hcped that mere vii
be inspifed to raise native and
rare tropical plants for future en-
hibitian and participate in aay
possible manner.
Sincerely.
Jane G. Bsyly. Secretary
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-17
STAFF THANKED

Editor, The Citizen:
The Key West Garden Club
wishes to extend to you and your
staff deepest appreciation aud
heartfelt thanks for your gener.
GUS support Of the 1883 Flower
Show. We are most grateful Of
your perennial support Of this en-
terpFise.
Sincerely yours.
Jane. G. Bayly, Secretary
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-17
PEOPLES FORUM

rae Cttlnen welcomes azpren-
~aema % the vaAtss % fan Rema-
era. hue the eaiteP reserves eho
glght - delete aAe items whieh
are senalaefeA itbeleas - unWhF.
Faatea. TIE writers shoula -
fair end e6ntime the letters 60
re VERDE and write en- ere tide
81 tie pnpeT enly. St9naturo %
the wpitek must neeempany tie
letters apa win ~ Oublished an
lesa Paaueatea otheRwfsos
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-17
HAL
BOYLE
SAYS

Editors note: Our Mr.. Boyle
disappeared this morning into the
st. Patrick's Day parade, leaving
behind in his typewriter nothiuk
but a small green shamrock.
Therefore we are reprinaink tAs
following piece, which has found
its way into many IN Irish family
scfapb0ok.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-17

Editor, The Citizen:
II IL indeed amazing 10 read
the local hllls Is rahlished befcre
they become Law. I refer 10 the
one pahlisAed by cur new Sheriff
and . voice ln the dark echoes
does 10 know or realize where
the money IL somlng from 10 fea.
Their his new nssG. Al al public
rallies before the sleess0a al eaa-
dsaktes swear black asa sgue that
sAsiF watch wsfI waA 30 sso1sGnt
but TIE DAY AFTER the slssssen tie
work eeonomy il delesed h their
dlcsannary add fhs sid spending
Of tar PAYERS neasy hsxins ares
from al Appearances Aaa almns
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-17
by HAL BoYLn

NEW YORK R-NrAat is Il 10 !
Irish?
On ssl days Of the year ktinh
Irish isn't visibily ditterent ffOm
being Scotch, French, Italian, gew-
ish, Serbian, Dutch, or--yes-tvtA
English.
The Irishman pays his HlIia
complains against his taxes, Dee
his work, and listens 70 he vie
like the man Of any other rAee.
But on this one day u To yeirv>
holy st. Patfiek's Dey-the Ifiahe
man becomes an IriShman.
And on this day you have b ~
Irish to know whts 4 IL y bs
Irish.
The outer signs, q course, eaA
be seen by all.. The IEishmen eYpf-
night grows 9 foot taller ana stalks
the hearth q giant. Al tEtflie lights
turn green before him. and 4 hsg
don't he sees red.
But this air Of majesty d e1i5
token evidence Of interior eha9kt.
The men Of other races who cav
the Irishman his bearing % 8
Patrick's Day would enty hin fff
more II he could look inside tkt
Irishman's soul.
What Is II 10 be Irish
How can you pug tkt wcH1tF q
II into words? II q psyehittFiGs
stretched himself out ca Ma eve
warm couch after bic last cuelp n
had gone home, and he dfttM s.
Of the man be himself wovld NOT
like TO be--well. he might b DeF-
feet, but he'd SIN Be caly Mi a.
Irishman on 81. Patriek,b DtS.
What Il Il 10 be fFiekf
II Is 10 have al aBnel "A suuk
mouth. turning your pp9gs y 80
try. II Is 10 have - - q
tongues, 10 know tAe IlAgllG6 e
all living things. Does e. tfifAmon
pause and turn IN ear 10 l8e9f
II Is because On Ills lay h vshss
70 hear what enc sleeDy 30 taye
to another a. II opens he kal4
green banda 10 the warn aua u
spring.
What e n 70 Be Irishf
Oh, on this day Il Il music, M
just the cornst IN th0 paraolnk
high school band. but TIE der.
deep music Of living. the iow. ta4
rhythma Of etsEnity. The Irishmaa
hears the high song ~ ne tuFniat
spheres, the dim iailaby e tnk
worm in ils eoeooa. Al - woki4
Is In tune. and be Il ID Esap NilA
the tune, the time that emlt ~
can hear.
What Il Il 70 BE- lriahs
II Il 10 live the whoia hieloFy
Of his race between dawn 81
4 dawn--lhe lona wrongs. ne bif4
swim joys. TIE endless kurs e ~
ancestors siaee the morning 4 tie
Ia q fofaosiea forest, sha kBoea.9b
his heart that 10 paFt e his RI.
gion.
what Il Il b b IriIAf
II iant cniy TIE FssIlxaiion 81
he h descended from kines. r i
the Fealixatton that ~ h . ~
himself, an empire e. tWo -
striding ID powef. . struilinG eeall,
cert q nwe.
/ What Il il - be IFfahf
WIS o. S. Pairifi'g Day. y -
Irish il 10 kn1w mors glory. -.
yensuFs. mage. yictogy. exuitau8A
Krafitnde Ard 9iadssss than -
cher man eaa expsrtanes = 4
1 iifesame.
WAT 10 4 - - fss61f n IA
yak II eomp1ste myS<ts ~
stan1lag wiEA Go1 ~ - 49,
houEa.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-17

EdISsE. The Citizen:
| have seat the folACMsng aRs-
ter ~ yoalr EepSeter. Susan Mo
ATSy, asSrr Frs4saE hss LATER"
yiew with re she other 6ay
As ere newspaper nan - AZ
other. cnngrstusaaaors On that
fine tnserv1ew.
~Yoa are Ees caiy 100 pegwsas
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-17

accurate. but certain little subtle
touches IN your story prove what
good craftsman you really are.
Since my arrival in Key West. I
have been reading ypur inter
views with great interest. ss TREY
are worthy In every sense Cf
metropolitan e!gr0iafscn.
Thank ySSs sgasa My best .
vasa ard he AFfaaAns.
Sincerely voaF8
BEN GROSS"
Editors Note G;Fuss II raids
and seass ssgom eefur~rss ssg tire
SeN Ie-k Daily NswxD
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-17

Here's . eso6 idea far kms
Try ssanehssn fare. Turn slt1n11
nsss - flsh iats . sniaii t4e1s-
ssas a1.a 80 viii . asr2a eoakAa
sss~sshls. tnsn . ssss iafh 4f1s
n asaahsd pssss0es. Baks - : -
auen anfil SEATED shssagh 80
pesasoes ere nseks4 gsl4sa-
1Eewn.
Evening star., 1953-09-17
Ootis Signs Red-Inspired Statements
In Hope of Receiving Lighter Term

: journey, we had been shaved and
had changed from prison uni
form into street clothes. Il wore
the dark blue suit and brown
bow tie I had on when arrested
April 23) But each of us had
his guard.
I scanned the courtroom for
familiar faces. I saw none of
my friends. (Only after my re-
lease this year did I learn that
Vice Consul Richard G. johnson
and Private Secretary Mary
Horak of the United States EN-
bassy were in the back of the
roomD
I recognized two Czechoslovak
press oficers-Dr. Rudolf Pop
per Of the Ministry of Informa-
ton and Bedrich Runge of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They
sat stolidly in the press section.
Red Correspondents on Hand.
noticed there, also, two
Communist correspondents I had
seen in my 10 months of freedom
in Prague-an effeminate Irish
man from the party-line Tele-
press agency and Negro girl
whose affiliation I did not know.
They were grinning broadly at
my plight.
Upstairs and downstairs. the
house was packed. Specially
chosen factory workers. Coop
erative farmers and government
Evening star., 1953-09-17

clerks got passes TO such trials.
We four sat down, separated
by Our guards. on a bench fac
ing the bar. I had earphones to
catch simultaneous English in
depreciation of all Czech teSti-
mony: the interpreters were in
booths near the bar. And near
me sat another interpreter to
serve as intermediary between
me and the court when I should
testify
Now the judges entered, four
men and one woman in black
robes, and the trial began.
State Prosecutor Josef Urvalek,
also in black, read the indict-
ment. 1t called the Associated
Press a spy agency serving the
United States in a war against
the Soviet camp of peace" It
said all AP bureau chiefs in
Prague since 1948 had been spies.
It charged my employees and me
specifically with espionage.
Judge Novak then called me to
stand in the horseshoe shaped
witness stall. He referred to the
indictment and asked, do you
feel guilty?"
Eyes, I do" I said. Seventy
days of questioning had taught
me that was the right answer.
The judge had a bulky docu-
ment before him. 1t was my pro-
tocol. And now I got the first
question in it: The prosecutor
asked me to identify a small card
introduced into evidence.
I said it was my 1914 off duty
pass from the Japanese language
school of the Army Military In
telligence Service at Fort Smelling
After a. few unprogrammed
Evening star., 1953-09-17

around q kernel Of fact and
transferred from the bartender'S
protocol to mine: In reality, one
chauffeur had told him about the
official; the chauffeur had left
the bar before I came and heard
the report from the bartender)
I testified that I got reports
from a man using the name of
Antonin Kratochivil and claiming
to work in the Prime Minister'S
Office.
Il knew he was an agent of
the secret police but said nothing
about this. I was playing their
game in the hope of a short SEN
tence.)
Verdict Is Pronounced.
That afternoon my three en-
ployes related they had helped
me get unofficial reports.
They also said they knew a
Czech refugee. Vladimir Koma-
rex, who sometimes returned il
legally to his homeland. 1t was
testified that he was a spy and
that an accomplice of his had
shot and killed policeman.
Il had never met Komarek and
|, I insisted on this throughout the
trial.O
Next day, IL witnesses testi-
fed.
One said he had killed a police
man with a pistol Komarek gave
him.
Another, Jan StranSky. told
how he had given me letter for
his former employer. Russell
Jones of the United Press, noting
his suspicious that Czech in
that Office was a police spy.
Il carried this letter to Mr..
Evening star., 1953-09-17
Lower Heads N News
For CBS in Capitol

Elmer w. Lower. 40, has been
named television news director
for the Columbia Broadcasting
System in Washington.
A graduate of the Missouri
University School of Journalism
in 1888, Mr.. Lower replaces How
ard Kany, who has been trans
ferred to the CHS New York
Office. ...
Mr.. Lower, who lives at 30l
Elsmere avenue, Bethesda. re-
Gently resigned as assistant di-
rector of public affairs with the
United States High Commission
at Bonn, Germany.
Evening star., 1953-09-17

questions on my birthplace and
such, I explained in answer to
protocol questions that I had
gone from Fort Smelling to a
similar school at the University
of Michigan in Ann Arbor and,
after a years study there, had
got out of the Army.
I said that Col. Atwood had
been in the Ann Arbor school
while I was there. but that we
had not met. I testified that I
got acquainted with him in
Prague and had espionage meet
ings" with him.
Fact VS.. Fiction.
actually, I was speaking of
occasions when I had gone to
him for news or background in
formation on military matters
in Czechosbvakia. I was not
spying I was gathering news
for background guidance of my
oWn.)
confessed I had gathered
espionage news" from my en-
ployeS, other CzechS and diplo-
mats, and gave details. Il was
talking about reports on mill
tary. economic and political sub
jects not published in Czechoslo-
vakia. The police had sold me
the idea that all this was espi-
onage materially
I said that the bartender at
the Alcron Hotel in Prague once
had interpreted for me the Czech
conversation of two government
chauffeurs talking at the other
end of the bar. and that it had
to do with the arrest of q pub
lie official
(This was a fiction built up