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Smyrna times., 1954-12-23
STATE TREE IN
WASHINGTON
Decorated Tree and Message
of Good Will on White
House Elipse
PAGEANT OF PEACE

A decorated tree and message
of good will from the people of
Delaware was among those
surrounding the National Com
nnunity Christmas tree on the
White House elipse in Washing
ton, d. c., which President Dwight
D. Eisenhower officially lighted
on Friday to inaugurate a page
ant of Peace in the Nations Cap
ital. There will be three weeks
of daily and nightly religious SER
vices featuring tableaux, folk
dances and musicals in a drama
tization of the Christmas theme
Peace on Earth, Good Will to-
ward Men on the White House
grounds according to the an
nouncement. At the foot of Della
wares II foot lighted tree-and
that Of other participating states
will be the official state seal,
along with the message from the
people of Delaware. Governor ],
Caleb Boggs authorized the State
Development Department to ar
range for the states participation.
THE White House ceremony has
become symbolic of the nations
effort to mark Christmas in its
true manner, and with the Presi-
dent sending the nations greet
ings to the world with the sincere
hope for permanent peace" Gov
.ernor Boggs declared. He said
that he was pleased that the
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Smyrna times., 1954-12-23
TO SHARE XMAS
WITH OTHERS
Memorial Bridge Employees
Contribute $50 to Less
Fortunate
CONCESSION FUND

Employees of Delaware Memoir
ial Bridge are going to share
their Christmas with others, it
was announced last week by
Charles T. Gallagher, Jr., general
manager. Mr.. Gallagher pointed
out that the bridge has a number
Of concession machines to dis
pense soda. cigarettes, candy and
ice cream. Since the employees
are the greatest consumers OF
these items, it was decided that
profits should be set up in a fund
for the benefit of the men and
women who are employed there.
The fund swelled to $500 in re-
cent months. Mr.. Gallagher ap-
pointed a committee composed of
Mrs. Catherine Wickersham, ac-
counting; Mrs. June Kase, Infor-
nation Center; George Burris,
maintenance department; Whitney
Michael, toll collecting; and John
c. Wilson, police department, to
work out distribution of the fund.
The committee decided that the
money should be shared with chill
dren and the less fortunate in the
area. They voted that the sum
of $50 be appropriated to five
agencies to assist them in giving
others a pleasant Christmas Sea.
son. The agencies named by the
committee are: The Salvation
Army The Kutner School for Re
tarded Children, The Little Sisters
of the Poor, The 25 Needles
Families and the Colored Chill
dren's Home at Governor Bacol
Health Center. Employees vii
share in the balance of the func
Mr.. Gallagher said, at an assem-
bly, at noon on December II. H
expressed great satisfaction in tn
reaction of the bridge personne
making this generous overture t
the less fortunate in the area.
Smyrna times., 1954-12-23
Leiipsic

The community expresses their
sympathy to Mrs. William Mac
larry and Mr.. Walter Handsberry
since the death of their father,
Mr.. Frank Handsberry.
Mrs. James Lafferty has gone
to spend the winter with Mrs.Wil-
liam Price at Fair Haven, N. J.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-01

CIOs and the United Automobile
Workers, has served notice that
automation is going to be a dis
cussion point in future union con-
tracts. In a statement prepared by
labor economists, the union de-
clareS:
"Workers must be provided with
employment and income security
so that the nation can meet these
revolutionary possibilities with a
minimum of disruption and hard
ship.
because of the extreme chan
ges in factory methods caused by
automation, existing classifications
and wage structures are becoming
obsolete.
c-fier wants managcm to
ESQ -i-a t,lat "aufumGted ard SEM
',s re--i;e nev7 class-
~ go re- vsoGher ia
= = s
=, e-..- ers must train or re-
II g o--ff--- '--ao now must
r..tar new s'-lls.
Mans cement, On the other hand,
contends that automation in the
long run win make for more jobs,
not less.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-01
tIa
BoyIe
Sd y $
NEW YORK III approach the

NEW YORK TIL approach the
Christmas season reluctantly.
It opens many wounds in my life.
time. Christmas gives scars as well
as pleasures.
was one Of five children and
cannot remember that as q child
at Christmastime I ever gave q
present to make my mother happy.
Big scar to me. None to mother.
When / was young, there was no
real poverty. The tree was strung
with cranberries and popcorn, the
gift of love was an orange - how
strange an orange was then - and
few nuts from Brazil to make
the day strange and merry.
There was also q gift for us all,
something like a sled we could all
use and fight over.
But 1t was all for us. At my age
I still can't recall when the idea
first came to us that we should
also give q present to our father
and mother - that this was also
part Of Christmas.
We were used to taking things
- and there were many of us, and
our parents were so used to giving
and expecting nothing that we
rather grew up and never knew
quite what we owed. And perhaps
our debt grew beyond our realiza-
ton.
One Of the torments Of a grown
up is that he realizes his obligations
too late. What gift can ! give my
father, II years dead, except Z
mellowing remembrance?
He infected my heart beyond
repair - he and his love Of every
body - and so, If / lived by his
strength, nobody would ever be
friendless utterly.
AS l said before, I approach the
Christmas season reluctantly.
1t isn't that ! don't enjoy glad
times, because ] do. But where
my father sowed the seeds Of char
ity in his time with complete good
will, / feel that now in trying
to do the same thing / am but his
echo, and never himself indeed.
Some Of the other four boys in
the family say / dream my father
too high, now that he Is gone, but
my sister, Dolores, who has two
children Of her own, says:
"There'll never be another man
like dad"
Nor will there ever be.
He still is the king of our Christ
mas tree. Bitterly the family re-
grets he isn't there to ignite the
holiday - just by the warm light
Of his presence.
Certainly a lot Of other people
miss a lot of other people - just
thinking Of Christmas.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-01
By Bill Gibb

rough reports regarding the
organization. One member even
went so far as to resign because
according to him, bylaws of the
group were being completely ignor-
ed.
The Blood Bank is important -
far too important to permit bicker-
ing and quarrelling to destroy its
work. Members might do well to
bring their troubles out in the open
and let the interested public as
sist in finding a solution.
Holiday Cheer
Up until a couple of weeks ago,
$50 folks had lost their drivers
license this year because of DWI
convictions, (driving under the in
fluence of intoxicating beverages). J.
If they averaged $50. fines, that's
SIT 500 that it cost them - not to
speak of the embarrassment and
hardships involved. Kind of rough,
huh?
Christmas is coming on. "This
Rock" urges you - if you drive,
don't drink.
You might be surprised to know
that if you ever find yourself a lit
tie bit under the weather, your best
friend is a police officer. Ask him
in a decent manner to get you
and your car home, and your re-
quest will be granted. But for hea-
ven sakes! Catch him when he
isn't too busy and can realize that
you're actually sincere.
P. S. If you get in Jail because
OF this advice, I'll send you a pack
OF cigarettes and sympathise with
v0u
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-01
The World
Today

WASHINGTON R-The Eisen-
hover administration has replied
to those-including Republicans
like Sen. Knowland of California
who want tougher tactics toward
communism, but in particular and
in a hurry against Red China.
Secretary OF State Dulles re-
sponded in radio-television broad
cas-: Monday night: The United
States viii try to use every peace
full means, before going any fur
ther, to get along with the COM
munists.
"Peacefur' was the keynote Of
his talk, although he said tins
country would ''react vigorously"
to provocation. He did not say
what he meant by reacting "vig-
oroGsly."
Last January Dulles spoke of
"ni csive retaliation" against an
aggressor. Monday night, although
fl -, ne was more restrained.
2 took cracks at the Russians
and Red Chinese. And, just as in
J2-uary, he emphasized the vast
power of this country and its al
lies to meet any attack. But he
added:
"This does not mean that any
local war would automatically be
turned into a general war with
atomic bombs being dropped all
over the map"
This was q little more detailed
insight into his thinking than he
provided in January when his
failure to explain in some detail
what he meant brought him criti-
cism here and abroad.
Dulles speech Monday night was
made at time when this country
is protesting the Imprisonment of
Is Americans as spies, with SEN
tences ranging from four years to
life, by the Chinese Communists.
Without specifying this in his
tax, Dulles called the Chinese
gprovocative." But If the admins
tfation has any plans for freeing
those Americans, beyond protest
ing their imprisonment, Dulles did
not reveal them. The Chinese have
ignored the protests.
Knowland, the Republicans SEN
ate leader and therefore one Of
President Eisenhower's chief cap
tains in Congress, last week at
tempted to tell Eisenhower and
Dulles, apparently without consult
ing either, how to treat he Red
Chinese for jailing the Americans.
He proposed a blockade of the
China coast-an act which might
lead to war-with the help OF
Americas U.N. allies if they'd 60
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-01
This Rock
Of Ours

Larry Karns = the guy with the
goatee--has sent me excerpts from
a book by DR.. Flanders Dunbar
regarding the accident habit and
its relation to psychosomatics.
Dear Bill" Larry writes, 81
have the complete book if you want
| to read it. The answer to this phase
Of the accident problem is more
complicated than the one you are
looking for - but the point is, you
will never find yours. P. S. Have
you ever found that people actually
improve after a lecturer"
DIR. Dunbar calls the psychoso-
matte individual who is always
hurting himself, victim of "acci-
dentitis. /" She goes further to claim
that only 10 to 20 per cent of all
injuries, fatal or otherwise, are
really accidental accidents. The
rest are linked to the personality
of the victim. / think most of us
will agree with her line of thought
but the percentage she states
seems ridiculous.
The psychosomatic person is one
who suffers from a physical dis
order brought on by emotions.
THAT definition may not be en-
tirely complete but it's close
enough for our needs in today's dis
cussion.) I'm willing to grant that
such person might injure him
self, fatally or otherwise, but to
say that 80 to 80 per cent of the
people hurt come under such a
classification is going too far.
Remember, last year, there were
9, 9,695 900 accidental deaths and in
juries according to the National Sa-
fety Council. It would be hard to
believe that ali but 10 or 20 per
cent of these people suffered in
jury becuse of emotional disorders!
How would DR.. Dunbar exulain
major catastrophes such as fires,
train wrecks, etc.?
I'll agree with Larry Karns in
sofar as the Importance of medi-
cine and psychiatry playing an i'm
portant part in the future elimina-
ton of accidents. But these scien-
ces, in my opinion. can never re-
place the triangular "E's": En-
forcement - Education - and En-
gineering.
Monroe, County Blood Bank
What's what with the Monroe
County Blood Bank Association?
There have been some pretty
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-01
TODAY'S
BUSINESS
MIRROR

NEW YORK R-Gen. Douglas
Macarthur sees a new industrial
revolution under way today
thanks to electronics.
But, some labor leaders aren't
so sure they're thankful.
The chairman Of the board Of
Remington Rand, Inc, in announc-
ing that his firm will have new
:electronic brain" ready for de-
livery next year, says:
"The remarkable developments
in electronics over the past few
years have effected a revolution
in business methods and proce-
dures comparable to the industrial
revolution two centuries ago.
"The business world is moving
into a new phase of data handling
and management control through
the use Of high-speed, time-saving
devices.
"There will,..be further develop
ments and refinements, but the
basic groundwork has been laid
for achieving goals in business and
industrial administrations and con-
trolls undreamed of decade ago"
| At Columbia University, mean
time, International Business Ma
chimes is ready to take the wraps
off new machine it calls the
most powerful and fastest electron-
ic computing machine yet devised.
IBM has been perfecting the
new computer at Columbia's Wat
son Laboratory for the Naval Bu-
reau of Ordnance.
Remington Rand's forthcoming
Univac file-computer will be sort
of kid brother to the Univac that
became household word after
the recent election. It will COM
plate a range of these electronic
brains from the million-dollar Uni
vac system down to the Univac-120
and Univac-60 priced around $75,-
900. The new intermediate Uniyac
will have a storage drum memory
THAT will hold up to 1,SO0,000 al
phabetical and numerical charac-
ters. The company says the
machine will be able to use these
characters instantly without refer
ence to any sequence Of numbers
of letters.
Sixteen univac systems have
been installed or are being in
stalled for use of corporations, op-
Grating in the fields of steel, chem
icals, electrical machinery, auto
makers, life insurance companies
and railroads.
| Six of the huge Univac scientific
brains, designed to solve technical
rroolems in aeronautics AID the
like, also are in use.
! ssve-teen mere Of the tgo bir
| tyrcs ere TO sa da'i-9-e1 v',,a
| 3vn}et
| tt, - re I, : = gU--1 c..is
viii ga II es s.
| tioni-.ar b''ei7ess mbn re ment
',rNc*ic~e. IS ,a.t rs - ~
trend tows~d autcmatisn in far.
tories and offices that is haing
watched closely nowshy both man.
| agement and labor.
! Walter Reuther, president Of the
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-01
WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Editor, The Citizen:
May please be again permitted to ask you to place
my very important vital question interesting Peo-
pies Forum column for your great intelligent family of
readers of this fine Key West Citizen.
Should school teachers who teach children in anv
KIND OF school, public school Sunday school, attend
church or religious services sne they trusted in the
care of teaching children education and good manners?
fitting for teachers to whom children look UP as their
leaders and teachers not to attend church?
know some teachers do go to church regularly but
some never 60 to church.
would like to read in yourworthy column the hon
est of opinion from clergy and parents of
children and the general public
friend of your steady readers
of your admirable Citizen
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-01
HE'S AGAINST 1T

or infractions that hurt no one.
Perhaps, as you claim, the fee il
unconstitutional. You have the pri-
vilege to test it in the courts"
failing to add, "at your expense,
of course"
ANY metropolis, city, town or
township, to prosper, must first
have the faith of its citizens. This
is not measured by the number Of
Sunday worshippers, the civic clubs
the gala celebrations, the parades,
the annual budget of the Chamber
of Commerce. Faith is measured
BY the handshakes, the smiles, the
politeness, the voluntary observe
ance of city ordinances. To COM
p-iment a police department on q
breakdown of violators of the Sa-
fety Inspection ordinance" CONVEX
sely ridicules the city. Why should
enforcement be necessary? Why
are people disdainful of the speed
limits? Why do people illegally
paint their curbs yellow? Why the
constant pickering? Why the abb
sense Of smiles?
Lack of Faith.
People are people, inherently
honest, inherently jovial. People are
full OF love and charity. Yet, these
are voluntary ingredients. No city
can demand faith, nor even respect.
A city, first, must earn it. So.
where do we start? When?
Frankly, I don't think anybody's
H. v. B.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-01
DID YOU NOTE SAM RAYBURN'S DEFT
DIG IN CALLING NIXON McNIxON?

The Citizen published story Saturday about heck
Ter who has filed suit for $15OO00 against Vice Pres
dent Richard Nixon The heckler says he grabbed
pushed of hall and beaten because he said to Nixon
sITell us dog story. Dick
That was jab at the Republican party because of
the dog story told by Defense Secretary Wilson, that
kicked back with bang resulting in Wilson's apologize
ing.
The Citizen doubts If the heckler will recover dam
from Nixon but The Citizen has no doubt whatever
shout the repulsive campaign that Nixon conducted
against the Democratic party preceding the November
election Democratic leaders, sparked by Sam Rayburn of
Texas, who win become speaker the house in January
ars prmed to dig into Nixon for the way he abused the
Democrats.
The American public does it's own thinking in poll
&cs today more than it has done before. Nixons
blaming everything wrong the Democrats and pras-
ing the Republicans for everything that has contributed
% good government didn't fool the voters generally but
did disgust Of them, in his party Neither
Democratic Republican officials in Washington do
anything deliberately that they know will hurt their
try They fight for their party but not at the expense of
the nation.
reporter asked Nixon in Nassau, where he was on
vacation il he Intended to try to get the Republican
nation for President in 1885, but he refused answer
Whether he tries not whether not President Esen-
howerwi be candidate for reelection, Nixon has no
chance Of getting the nomination. because Republicans
know that he does it will revive the charges that were
made against him during the 1852 campaign Republican
AAwpapers and Republican radio commentators asserted
that Nixon had explained satisfactorily his connections
with one Smith, who raised that 900 expense money"
Tor Nixon when he senator but the people generally
were not satisfied.
Sam Rayburn, down In Texas took dig recently at
Nixon The story containing the dig published
Hhe Citizen Probably readers didn't see the point
readily, but many sdid. Rayburn called Nixon McNixon
That Rayburn's deft way of comparing Nixon with
Joe Mccarthy.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-01

along but without them If neces-
sary.
Dulles answered Knowland di-
rectly, without naming him, by
repudiating his two proposals Of
blockade and go-it-alone, at least
for the present. He said:
"Our nation viii react, and react
vigorously, in the protection of our
citizens, but without allowing our
selves to be provoked into action
which would be violation of our
international obligations and which
would impair the alliance of the
free nations.
"0ur first duty is to exhaust
peaceful means of sustaining our
international rights and those Of
our citizens, rather than now re-
sorting to war action such as naval
and air blockade of Red China"
Not long before making his
blockade suggestion, Knowland de-
nounced the idea that there could
be. peaceful coexistence with COM
munism and demanded congress
sional investigation of the whole
Eisenhower Dulles foreign policy.
Eisenhower previously had ex-
pressed hope for peaceful coexist-
ence. The President shortly after
wards explained that while he
hoped the West and communism
could exist side by side he was
not bind to communism's long
range goal of world domination.
Mondsy night Dulles said he hoped
the West and communism could
get along too, but that this didn't
mean be was asleep at the switch
eiher.
So 4 good deal of Dulles talk,
which had been described by the
State Department as major for
eign policy speech, was taken up
with answering Eisenhower's cap
tain in the Senate.
EXCEPT for the emphasis on
Americas peaceful intentions, plus
the answers to Knowland, there
was little in Dulles speech on
American foreign policy not al
ready Known.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-01
Editor, The Citizen

ASuAsoAs Auc NIlZeu
Private opinions voiced publicly
are justly vulnerable to criticism
- or should be; the writer should
expect it; the publisher should al
low it. On this premise, and be-
cause my bitterness compels me,
/ draw objection to a column on
your editorial page of Nov. 26th.
and the attempt therein to vindi-
cate illegal operations of the city
Of Key West.
The city inspection fee of $1.50
is against the law.
This is common knowledge; none
OF the officials I have spoken to
dispute It. In fact, they show a
reluctance TO discuss the issue,
skilfully they think sidetrackine
the Florida Supreme Courts deci-
sion disallowing municipalities tc
use safety programs as a source
Of revenue. Key West has obtain
ed $32,51S.17 over and above the
cost of the inspections. This is help.
ful revenue and it would be nice
II it wasn't obtained in an uncon-
stitutional manner. And when pub.
lie persons begin generating the
city with the excuse " a city must
prosper, etc." their attitude rails
es other questions not so nice tc
think about:s,
Most of us conscientious citi-
zens," reputable officials told
me, dozen witnesses on hand,
with the interest of the city al
heart, tend to overlook these min,
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-01
DANCER AFTER -

Up to the age Of "a, you lose
more teeth from decay than for
other reasons. To prevent this de-
cay, avoid sweets an0 brush or
rinse your teeth after every meal.
After tie age Of "a, more teeth
are lost ffcm diseases of the gums
than f-cme & T;.ese disease are
cuaccd chiefly by dies lacking Wit
ami 8, b. NEGLECT of brushing the
teeth ard gums well and by teeth
th-t fail to mesh properly.
Taking care Of your teeth is one
of the best investments you can
make - for both your heel-s -
r pocketbook.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-01
STRIKE SUCCEEDS

TOKYO, @-Seven milk delivery
boys at a small dairy store here
formed q union and handed their
employer q list of demands for
better pay. food, shorter hours and
a promise to stop calling them
"bakayaro" (stupid fools). The
employer agreed to ali demands.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-01

HiDernation provides a more IT
less somatose state for animals
which adopt It. some groups being
intensely and continuously in .
a,e o. coma, others only feebly
ard intermittently %:
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-01
ARM SCOUT DOGS
TO GET CITATIONS

TOKYO, R-U.S. Army spokes.
man ssid Tues. the S0-million-doI-
lar fire at its Pusan quartermaster
depot > largest In Korea = burned
up food stocks for scout dogs.
But is the Army worried? A
spokesman commented:
"We can always feed 'em C.
|rations
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-01
Watcb Your
TEETH!

fone of a series Of articles
prepared by ihe Florida State
Dental Society and published
by The Citizen as . service 70
fhis community.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-01
PEOPLES FORUM

me Citizen Welcomes expressions Of ne views Of s read
" DIT me editor The right delete Items which
ere een:idered bsus The writer's should bs
m snd eonne the ers 10 200 words and write side
3 me paper enly Signature Of The wer must hs
HsFs and will b publshsd unless rsavesssd Otherwise
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-01

The great mail mystery has been
solved = and Key West business
men are In a state Of financial
contentedness again. The sack O:
registered mail which disappeared
after It left the post office here
has been found in Miami.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-01

'Argumentatve souls short of facts, are very argu-
mentative.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-01

Opinions necessary in life but is not necessary
mat anyone else agree with yours
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-01

Monroe County School Board,
comprising Carlyle Roberts, chair.
man, Mrs. Clarence Pierce and
Dr. Fred Carbonell, will act on a
resolution, at its meeting next
Thursday evening. requiring that
the superintendent Of public in
struction in Monroe County, be-
fore he can be a candidate for
that office. must have had at least
q four-year college course. The
Citizen was informed this morning
by a member Of the board that
there is no doubt whatever but
that the resolution will be adopted.