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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-18

the East Coast since the storm Of
IS. Still and all, we're near enough
to Latin America to be the logical
point Of entry. Poe says, and this
column has always hoped, that
much of the air traffic which flies
overhead to Tampa or Miami can
be enticed to stop here in Key
West. Il is simply a question Of
improving our airport facilities.
Commissioner Allen goes further
to say that there is no way they
can raise the money to improve
Meacham without increasing rates
which has resulted in the present
confusion. I disagree because the
County has money in reserve-just
drawing interest. Moreover, I've
never felt that it was the function
of government to take taxpayers
money simply to bank it and make
more money. But we're getting oil
the subject.
Most of the County Commission.
ers would probably like to cut my
throat. And though the feeling may
be reciprocal, I'll have to confess
that I admire and respect them
for their successful business know.
ledge and ability. II they feel that
they are actually acting in the
best interests of Key West-not
Monroe County-then l think we
should help them with their pre-,
sent program at Meacham Field
The reason the column emphasize
es Key West and not Monroe Coun.
ty is an inherent fear that this
whole situation might have been
brought about to cause Meacham
Field to close. Thus, Marathon OF
the Keys above us would benefit
Key West must keep its Port Of
Entry! It is the only lifeline we
have with the outside world al
present.
Well, time alone will tell.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-18
This Rock
Of Ours
By Bill Glib

County Commissioner Joe Allen
has clarified the subject of Mea.
cham Field quite q bit since last
Fridays column was written.
You know, 'This Rock" has al.
ways stuck by Joe and considered
Ibis word as tops insofar as hon.
|esty and reliability was concerned.
Therefore, let's talk about the air.
port squabble the way he inter.
|prets it.
Expert Advice
To begin with, Commissioner Al
len says that the County Commits
|sioners were wary OF making any
decisions regarding Meacham be-
cause they knew someone, (like
myself, would come back with the
fact that they were not qualified
to discuss aviation problems. For
this reason, they engaged the SER
vices Of Mr.. Harold Wilde-form-
|erly, CAA representative here in
Key West.
Wilde was hired not only to set
up a rate schedule for airiines US
ing Meacham but to continue with
the work Of drawing up master
plan so as to make our airport the
equal of any its size in the nation.
Cat this point, il might be worth
mentioning that this column feels
Harold Wilde is admirably suited
for this type Of work. He knows
aviation and most assuredly, he
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-18

the many advantages q Nincom-
opoopist win derive from belief in
this ism. First, by acknowledging
himself as a stupid member of the
human race, be can hold no rancor
toward others who may have the
same opinion. In fact. their con-
firmation of his personal belief will
gain him a new freedom-free-
dom from prestige!
In the lexicon of Nincompoop-
ism. prestige Is an acquired char
acteristic. Prestige is so eagerly
sought by mortais because once
they think they have acquired it
tprestige) they are convinced that
they may employ it as a weapon
to subdue those who oStensibly
lack this sterling CD quality. So
freedom from prestige is advanta-
geous in that you may follow your
pendants or proclivities Justify
without. any qualms whatsoever.
You are then in position to
laugh uproariously at the antics Of
the seekers Of prestige.
The Nincompoopists also have a
certain dignity that cannot be as
sailed. The dignity of doubt. Mn
compoopists, being dolts of the
first order, aren't easily led astray
by what is supposed to make sense.
The Nincompoopists have learned
through that excellent medium
known as experience that it is the
supposedly sensible people who
have promoted the present world
chaos. And, brother, that should
be considered an understatementl
Unlike another ism, the Nincom-
poopists do not have to say, Work
ers Of the World, Arise, you have
nothing to lose but your chains!"
On the contrary, the Nincompoop-
ists say, workers Of the World,
Relax, you have nothing to win
but the gravel"
So what happens when all the
workers of the world are relaxing
they have more time to think
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-18
Blueprint Reading
Course Is Added

The Adult Division of Key West
Iigh School has announced course
in Blueprint Reading. The course
is designed to train building mech
anics, construction foremen and
other craftsmen to read blueprints,
interpret specifications. take off
quantities and estimate construc-
ton costs. The class viii meet on
Monday and Wednesday evenings
from to 9 p. m. in the high
school library.
Registration has been set for
Monday, January Is at p. m. No
tuition win be charged for this
course. There is a nominal regis
tration fee. A certificate of COM
pletion win be issued to each per-
son completing the course.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-18

"they empty all the different leu
over bottles on the bar into the
shaker. shake il up, put In q cherry,
and. call it . Special. .
Simple explains the difference
between Be-bop and Re-bop and
recounts the miseries Of having Q
picture taken for Joyce's dressing.
table top at the Harlem De-Luxe
Photography Studio, whose slogan
Is IF you're not good-lookins ~
viii make you So" and whose rule
is. IF you move, you lose. II you
shake, no retakel"
Simple is man In love. ThoufA
vocal about his suffering, he e.
dures charity teas, formals, Iaek
Of beer, ticket-selling, and various
other forms Of civilized torture
for Joyee's sake, never seriously
considering abandoning her ioP
his more uninhibited gin
friend.
And in the end, Joyce gets him,
complete with decree and gold seal.
We sincerely hope that lfr.
Hughes win not allow Simple -
retire now into domesticity and
silence!
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-18

GUEST REVIEW by Frances Ei.
senberg, author of There's One
In Every Family"
Simple Takes a Wife and "Uncle
Newt" published by Lippincotts,
Ia Novel, Langston Hughes, Simon
and Schuster. 240 Pages.
Jesse B. Semple, better known
as Simple, is here again. For the
information Of those who were not
lucky enough to meet him in Langs.
ton Hughes earlier book, Simple
is a member Of Harlem's Rooming.
House Set. and so is his girl, Joyce.
Joyce t''Morais" is her middle
name. says Simple) has set her
heart on June wedding. Simple's
problem is how to make this dream
come true without committing big.
free, but there is the question Of
who win pay for the divorce-Sim-
pie, his wife, or her boyfriend.
This is the haunting question to
which Simple constantly returns in
the conversations which make IN
the book. However, he is articulate
on almost any topic you could
mention. He expresses bis opinion
freely On a number of subjects
from "around-the-corner' hootch
amy, since he already has a wife
in Baltimore The wife in Baltimore
is more than willing to SET Simple
ESQ called because you take one
drink, walk around the corner and
die), to blues singers, ehicken-and.
dumplings, secondhand clothes.
three-cent stamps, what to do with
a million dollars. and the foibles
of women Especially landladies.
wives and JoyceI
Since Simple is completely can
did and quite emphatic in his views
and has a flair for the picturesque
phrase, his discussions Of life a.
round him make entertaining read
ing.
You learn about conventions In
his neighborhood - the compli-
Gated rooming-house one-beII sys.
tenn where each roomer has his
own signal. and when q persons
signal is as many as twelve rings,
he sometimes loses count and lets
someone else's COMPANY in. You
are initiated into the pleaures Of
the Five O'Clock Cocktail Sip where
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-18
KEY BOOKS
BY A. de- Z. cINcRAs

ends. This pleasure world, which
is called Cyrille, is the most amaz-
ing imagining of situations, mater
ial objects, and artificially and na-
turally inspired sensations which
any science fiction writer has yet
concocted. The pleasure seeker
may sip Of Fifth Avenue dress
salons or nightclubs on the ocean
front. She may enjoy mists and
snow, and golden sunsets outside
the windows. She may relax to
warm winds or to the scent Of
burning leaves in the autumn. She
may sleep In beds that put air.
foam mattresses to shame, and eat
one food which provides the gas
Economical pleasures Of 4 dozen.
Julie and Egide, Of course, en-
JOY a romantic episode on this plea.
sure isle, before they get on to the
grim business Of fighting ABOUT the
rulership of planets. In the last
laps of the yarn, they experience
jungles and forests, traitors and
interminable labyrinths under pal
aces, to say nothing of gods that
appear and disappear in sylvan
temples.
The other four stories are inter.
esting of their kind, but have the
Limitations of shorter pieces. Gal.
axies and space travel need word,
age in which to get their stride.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-18

tJUDGMENT STREET by C. L.
Moore, science fiction tales. pub
lished by Grome Press, New York
City, 344 pages.)
And while men of science con-
tinue to write books explaining
away flying saucers and emphasiz-
ing the current implausibility Of
travel to the moon. men of science
fiction tackle galaxies and space
men with unbridled imagination,
The first yarn in this volume,
Judgment Street. takes up al
most half the book. The heroine,
Julie, is a beautiful woman Of
Amazonian propensities. who is the
heir-apparent to the rulership Jf
worlds. Her fathers empire Is
showing cracks of weakness in
places, and another power is be-
ginning to challenge the long ruler
ship of her ancestors. And Author
Moore, with an eye to editors.
checks and the romantic weakness
Of readers for personable young
heroes, centers this challenge and
revolt in just such a fellow, and
calls him Egide.
Probably the most intriguing
part OF this story is the descrip-
ton of certain small world which
has been turned over completely to
pleasure. Men and women from
all the other planets jump into
sDaceships and shoot ever there
for relaxing evenings and week
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-18

British railways report that more
than a million dollars worth Of
vegetables were raised in 1858 on
tiny plots beside the tracks on
their rights Of way.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-18

It's strange how the ignorant refuse to study and
how the intelligent never STOP
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-18

It's too bad all the days of the year couldn't be like
Christmas holidays.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-18

Coke Is obtained from coal hy
processes similar to those which
produce charcoal from wood.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-18

lFLYING SAUCERS by Donald H.
Mcneil, non-fiction, published by
Harvard University Press, Cam
bridge, Mass, 319 pages.)
DR.. Mcneil, professor of astro-
physics, at Harvard university, be-
gins his book with the observation
that apparitions of one kind or an
other have plagued the human
race throughout the ages. And now
human beings are seeing flying
saucers!
Several suggested identifications
for these are weather balloons, dis
tant airplanes, meteor, kites, wind
blown newspapers, searchlights on
clouds, a Russian device sent to
spy out atomic secrets through
some sort of psychological war.
fare, and craft from interplanetary
space.
While records indicate that SINH
lar phenomena have appeared more
than 100 years ago, the current
siege of seeing flying saucers be-
gan on une "a, 1947 with Kenneth
Arnold of Boise, Idaho. The auth
or gives an historical account oil
incidents Of people seeing flying
saucers prior to 1947. He explains
how they were usually given super
natural origins. Fortunetellers, or
acles and soothsayers said they
|presaged death, war, pestilence or
the end of the world. Increase
Mather in Puritan New England
even gave sermons to his flock
indicating terrible events would re.
suit from these heavenly appari.
'tions.
Following this very important his.
torical prelude, Astronomer Men.
eel, who is also associate director
of solar research at the Harvard
college observatory, proceeds 10
explode all the current flying sau-
Ger myths. He gives detailed scien.
tific explanations Of these '"optical
ghosts" and describes how com.
bined light and atmospheric con-
ditions can create illusions that
look like floating plates.
An excellent book for anybody
who wants the scientific lowdown
on flying saucers.
Kodiak mirror., 1954-10-30
uc@SH3fA>Rgl!!E1,s. O'D~ ~Epi8rins.

Si Hedges says if he, was rich he'd waller around in bed till six o'clock every mornin'. Tobe Hinch says that he spends so much time a tink- erin with his car he don't have time to go any place in it.
 Zed Peters says he has a wife whose jaw makes up his mind.
 There's no harm in dreamin' that you're big shot if you don't advertise.
 We never really want some things until we find they're hard to git.
 The same nature that put pretty plumes on a peacock put that ugly shell on the turtle.
 Some gals that ain't a bit quarrelsome spend a lot of time makin' up.
 Tobe Junior says his Pop worries about his pot and his : Nom about her pan. =. The only folks that we know '.tketa are. settin, on. top Of, U ~ world is the Eskimos.
 REV. CHARLEY GRANT.
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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-07-23
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decided pub
LEGATION its Honor Roll and Yearbook previous the
distributed 1000 the community
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-07-23

Miami Beach's Mt. Sinai Hos
pital, which caters to many tour
lists as well as permanent resi-
dents, published its fourth annual
report and showed that in every
department handled more pa
tients in 1853 than in the previous
year. The private Jewish-commu-
nifty supported hospital is one of
the outstanding assets in Miami
Beach where there are no public
city-owned hospitals.
Every year, for the last four
years. Mt. Sinai has gone quietly
about the business Of repairing
damaged bodies, accepting money
in payment where patients had it
and often without payment of any
kind.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-07-23

Australia's Rabbi Isaac L. Swift
is expected here to vacation and
give a series of lectures. The
Rabbi is currently on a speaking
tour of the United States.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-07-23

A former Miami Beach service
station employee is being return
ed from Georgia by police for
questioning in the brutal Staying
of seven-year-old Judith Ann
Roberts. The man, who has a
criminal record, disappeared from
his Miami Beach home about the
time of the Staying in Miami.
While police will spend a good
deal of time questioning him it
seems unlikely that he has any
connection with the crime. From
what can be gathered from
sources close to the local law en-
forcement officers is that they will
be very lucky to come up with the
killer.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-07-23

New York - A six-week mis-
sion for the purpose of surveying
the status of Jewish religious life
in twelve countries has been
undertaken by Rabbi Harold H.
Gordon, general secretary of the
New York Board of Rabbits, it was
announced by Rabbi David J.
Seligson, president of the Board.
This rabbinical body which in
cludes nearly 700 Orthodox, Con-
sentative and Reform rabbis and
which is the largest of it's kind,
has designated Rabbi Gordon as
its emissary to meet with the re-
ligious leaders in the Near and
Far East. In addition to surveying
the status of Jewish life. in these
countries, Rabbi Gordon will seek
to exchange information on reli-
gious problems and to establish
methods of cooperation between
their spiritual leaders and those
of the American Jewish Commu-
nifty.
Especially in these days of ten
sion and uncertainty" Rabbi
Seligson declared, 'the New York
Board of Rabbis deems it impor-
tant to strengthen the hands of
all who are interested in the pre-
servation of a religious way of
life. Rabbi Gordon's mission will
help to accomplish this goal"
When he completes this mission,
Rabbi Gordon will give an &C.
count of his meetings with the
religious leaders, together with
his recommendations for the &C.
ton of the New York Board of
Rabbis.
Rabbi Gordon left New York
from Idlewild Airport, on Mon
day, July IL, 1854 at 100 P. M. on
Pan American Anyways. Among
the cities that he will visit on his
mission abroad are Jerusalem,
Haifa, Tel Aviv, Istanbul, Karachi,
New Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta,
Rangoon, Bangkok, Singapore,
Manila, Hong Kong, Tokyo and
Honolulu. In 1850, Rabbi Gordon
carried out a similar mission for
the Board in Europe and North
Africa.
During World War II, Rabbi
Gordon served in the Air Com
mand of the Army Air Forces and
was widely known as the Flying
Chaplain" His congregation"
covered an area of $1,000 square
miles in the North Atlantic and
included Iceland, Greenland, Lab
rador, Newfoundland, Baffin Is
land, Bermuda and the Azores.
Born in Minneapolis, Rabbi Cor
don was graduated from the Uni
versity of Minnesota and ordained
at the Hebron Yeshivah in Pales-
tine. He was later awarded his
doctorate by the Jewish Theologi-
cal Seminary of America.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-07-23

Miami Beach motels report this
week that they are doing more
summer business this year than
any other time in their history,
a report issued by the Greater
Miami Beach Motel Assn showed
about a 20 percent increase in
summer business.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-07-23

According to the Federation an
nouncement explaining the deci-
sion to discontinue, the group will
have an intensive year-round pro-
gram of education through radio
and newspapers.
While there still are many cities
where the Federation prints these
Honor Rolls" which are usually
a list of names and how much
each donated. For the last few
years there has been a good deal
of private grumbling over this
practice of making public to the
last penny what each Jew gave
to the Federation.
Perhaps it created a competitive
spirit among the donors, but we
feel that it served to embarrass
more people than it glorified. It
seems more than likely that no.
body will miss this annual book
and that other cities around the
country might follow Miami's eX-
ample and cut out this yearly
published list which might fall
into the wrong hands and be used
as a Sucker list"
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-07-23

Rabbi Abraham Cassel, director
of Miami Beach's new Oxford
resident and day school, is in
northern cities studying n w
operational methods for schools of
his type. The unusual school will
open here in September for its
first semester featuring a full
curriculum for youngsters from z
to II.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-07-23

Well-known to radio listeners
in Philadelphia and all over the
east coast, Louis Gross, will now
conduct his popular program over
Miami's WMIE. His local show
here will consist of cultural and
literature matters of interest to
the Jewish community.
His regular Philadelphia pro-
gram will be tapped here and
broadcast there each week.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1954-01-07
3meis 1

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