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The Key West citizen., 1954-12-16

ing its way over deadly alkali flats,
through the desert and over frigid
mountain passes, and the many
fight sequences have been acclaim
cd for their savage intensity.
Second feature will be "Royal
Journey" a stirring. highly dra-
matte and at all times fascinat-
ing feature length motion picture
of Queen Elizabeth of England's re-
cent historic visit to Canada and
Washington with her husband, the
Duke of Edinburg.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-16
martles, a gun and some caps, a

martles, a gun and some caps, a
cowboy suit and lots of candy.
Don't forget the other boys and
girls of Key West,
l Love you,
Ronald Richard Bell
Dear Santa Claus,
Please bring me train and a
sled even though there is no snow
here, because someday we might
60 up where there is winter Also Z
bicycle with a light.
Thank You,
John Tranford
Pearl Trailer Court
Dear Santa Claus,
Thank you for the beautiful dol
and all the things you sent me last
year. would like a bride doll. l
would like a doll house. / would
like a doctor set.
I've been good girl.
Love,
Nancy Gregory
102012 Margaret Street
Dear Santa Claus,
l want an electric train and an
electric boat and a fishing rod
little.
| am years old.
Thank you
James Lee Clark
POLL Patterson Ave.
Dear Santa,
Pm 5 years old and I don't know
how to write. My nom is writing
for me. l want a cowboy suit,
dragging bike and everything that
| had last year.
I'll be a good boy and I'll leave
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-16
some cookies for you by the Christ

some cookies for you by the Christ
mas tree.
Your bous
Cookie"
l Aronovitz Lane
Dear Santa Claus,
Please bring me a choo choo
train a stroller, walking doll,
high chair, a doll crib and a walk
ing doll.
Pease bring my baby brother a
small choo ehoo train.
Thank you,
Cassandra Ceanga
f025 Eaton St.
Dear Santa,
Please bring me a BIB gun, a
bike, football, football suit and hel-
met. l have been a good boy.
Thank you very much
Bruce
1912 Washington st.
Dear Santa Claus,
My name is Pamela Munson and
l live at Qrtrs. l, US Naval Sta
ton. / am 4 years old and my
daddy is helping me write this
letter.
l would like walking doll for
Christmas. Put it under the Christ
mas tree.
Thank you,
Pam
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-16

Dear Santa,
I am 5 years old. Please bring
me a doll, doll hi-chair, stroller.
and bring my four year old brother,
Eric, some trucks. Also I would
like my two front teeth and Did
dily Boop.
Love,
Lynda
"a Rest Beach
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-16
* SANTA'S
~ Mail Box

Children of Key West and Monroe County are
invited send their letters to Santa Clau. to The
Key West Citizen.
Each day Santa will read in The Citizen what
the girls and boys want for Christmas SO that he can
start filling orders ahead of time All letter. will be
placed in The Citizens Special Mail Bag and sen,
to Santa at Toyand North Pole, by special arplane
Children asked to make their letter. a. brief
possible and to be sure the writing is legible.
Christmas will be here before you know it, 50
get busy and start sending letters to Santa at
The Key West Citizen.
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-16

Dear Santa,
l have been good girl. Please
bring me walking doll and a
nurse set. Bring my sister a doll
The Key West citizen., 1954-12-16

Dear santa,
Dorothy Drum would like to have
the following: Tiny Tears Doll,
skates, refrigerator, cabinet, long
stocking dolly wardrobe, bin
sword and shield dolly shopper
pillow and blanket, zylophone, per-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-04
Hill Man
By Gould Lincoln

There was calm contentment In his
face;
He carried the ,Deioht OF his years ,Dith
grace.
The strength OF the hills was in his
frame.
And he brought their steadtaStness
1DIen he came
To spend his remaining years in the
to1Un,
While their independence tollo,Ded him
doUn.
A bit of oldworldness ,uas in his talk
A hint of the tDtld things tDas in his
1DGlk.
There 1Das honesty in his straight orward
look
And knowledge he had not learned from
a book.
At first the town folk sometimes smiled
As they mould at an innocent. untaught
child.
But soon they found he could teach
them more
Than all the books they had in store
OF bird and beast; he 1DGS heather -tOiSe
And he untitled humans do1Dn to their
size.
Soon they learned to loue and respect
his name
As they did the mountains from whence
he came.
And his going at last tDas like an oak.
Suddenly telled By lightning stroke.
Ammo M. PriestIey
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-04
This and That

IA from a home owner in Chevy
Chase, Md.
Robins are not really here. of course.
until every yard has one or two.
No matter how much the cardinals
sing their spring song. or how often
the chickadee whistles for the dog, the
robin is the true bird of spring for most
persons.
Even householders who pay little or
no attention to the birds tend to be-
come enthusiastic over their own robin.
There Is something about robin
The way he goes around, his size, his
manner of catching worms
These and other traits endear him
to the home bird watching set.
A feature often overlooked is the
robin song.
so well with all outdoor noises that
often it is not heard at all.
Yet the robin song, especially when
rain is impending, is well worth taking
some pains to hear.
It is louc clear, clean; somehow it
seems the very essence of outdoors.
A great deal of hokum has been
written about "the great outdoors"
There are even many persons who like
to refer tc themselves as outdoor
writer's" whatever that means. All
writing is done indoors, or at least the
best writing. Nobody ever heard Of
Indoor writer's"
The robin is an outdoor man, then;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-04
By Charles E. TroceWeN

one in close touch with grass. worms.
water, soil
The robin stands on his own two
feet, and sees to it that he gets his
dinner. He does this as all birds do
in the spring He takes up yard or
garden as his own. and patrols it,
driving away other birds, but especially
his own kind. Sometimes his mate
takes over this duty for time.
The robin song makes sense, because
it is his response to his environment.
Human beings who make no songs lose
something out of their lives, and do
not do as well, perhaps, as the lowly
robin.
His song is good. replete with bubbles
Of fresh air. spangled with sunshine.
He has q rolling melody. which rolls
even more when rain is on the agenda.
Sometimes the robin is mistaken, just
as the weather man. He "sings for
rain," but no rain comes.
It makes no difference, to robin,
even if rain does make his dinner easier
to come by he has ways of eating,
finding worms on the surface, insects,
and berries in shrubs. The whole out
doors is his larder. He sings for his
dinner. but if he gets no dinner. he
sings just the same. That, friends.
makes him a real musician. Perhaps
no other bird sings quite as much or
so vigorously as the robin. He is a
lusty fellow, it is true, but think he
sings because he wants to. because he
loves music, and wants to make as
much Of it as he can.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-04
Mccorthy, Pro and Con

want to express my appreciation for
your courageous stand and fine edito-
rails relative to the Mccarthy Stevens
affair.
To my way Of thinking, this fiasco
was one Of the most disgraceful cpl
sodes in American history.
The picture of an honorable soldier,
performing his sworn duty, in gentle
manly manner, having to take an ex-
coriating tongue flashing from a blatant.
publicity demagogue. should be
abhorrent to every decent, fair-minded
citizen.
How much longer will the Sen
ate continue to ignore such shame
full performances, without apparent
protest? Can this sort of pro-
cedure continue without detriment to
our Nation? Or have we reached that
stage in our way Of life where any
thing goes. regardless of right?
Surely and understandingly the peo-
pie Of this Nation don't want commu-
nism, but do they want Congress to
continue to participate in such shame
full performances?
To me it is comforting to have a
great newspaper like yours stand up
and lead the way for fair and honor
able dealing in public life.
Carl E. Veitenthal.
II 1t is true. as was reported in the
Soviet press, that Senator Mccarthy
"has the full backing Of his country's
rulers" I'm glad to hear that the Reds
are printing good news for a change.
Since in this country the rulers are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-04
An ImpuIsive Decision

The surprising and hasty action of the House
Labor Committee in voting to transfer most Of
the functions of the National Labor Relations
Board to the Federal judiciary is hardly wise
or responsible decision
A Federal court system that already Is
under-staffed to handle the current work load
and which has little or no experience in dealing
with the type Of cases arising under the Taft
Hartley Act, would be under a tremendous
burden and handicap If required to assume
this expanded duty. Obviously, If such q pro-
posal should be approved by the Congress. pro-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-04
"THIRTY-sECOND STREET

If146L I -0ENONO SI0EEx
Dear Sir:
"On February 8, on the Mount Vernon
boulevard, perhaps a mile below Alex
andria. where the land flattens out,
I saw by a conservative count 60 robins.
filling the bare branches of small tree
and spilling over on to the ground.
'"They were big. hungry and fluttery
1.-THE succeeding day at the same
spot I counted only four. Where were
the robins Of yesterday?
"One has not yet reached our back
yard. I guess to mention a brown
thrasher on our sill in January is
Dragging. but what of purple finches
on feeder during ice and snow?
I'VE have had II types of birds all
winter on the south side of our home,
but no amount Of suet has pulled two
yellow bellied sap suckers from the
elm on the north, their tree.
Sincerely, M. N.
Thousands of robins came into the
local area in early January, but few
Of them remained.
Upset weather conditions in the
South accounted for the birds being
ahead Of time" In most seasons we
do not see robins here until the third
week in February.
The birds fly in small bands. usually
from so to 100 specimens. and remain
together until they spread out to take
up locations in individual gardens.
The first report Of q regular garden
robin, alone In his yard. came February
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-04
Our City Needs Protection, Too

The shooting in the House by Puerto Rican
terrorists has brought immediate and justified
congressional demands for better police pro-
lection at the Capitol Police Chief Murray has
complied with an emergency request from con-
gresSional leaders for assignment of subStan-
tial number of Metropolitan Police officers to
guard the legislators. This request has an ironic
SLANT however, in view of past congressional
apathy toward Chief Murray's repeated appeals
for more men and money to protect the city
at large.
One cannot help but contrast the prompt
and vigorous congressional action when five Of
its own members were shooting victims with
the failure of Congress to grant better police
protection to city in which an average of five
crimes of violence occur on the streets every
night. The very day that Chief Murray took 80
veteran policemen from his undermined force
and sent them to the Capitol half a dozen cit
liens were shot, stabbed, or were otherwise vic
tins of aggravated assaults" in Washington.
No rational person could object to adequate
protection for members of Congress as group.
But how can Congress continue to deny to the
people of Washington as a whole the same sort
Of security?
The plain fact is that Chief Murray cannot
spare single man for extra duty anywhere.
He is taking calculated risk with the safety
Of the general public when he details 50 or a
lesser number of men to the Capitol and its
Office buildings. That was atteSted by the wave
of crimes that followed curtailment of street
patrols more than year ago. when Congress
Topped of personnel recruitment funds. The
chief insists that minimum force of $500
policemen is needed to police city of the size
and completely Of Washington. That strength
is recommended by the Washington Criminal
Justice Association and is based on approved
standards Of the National Association of Chiefs
Of Police. Yet Congress has authorized only
2,270 men and has provided funds for less than
that number. TodayS strength is 2,102, but the
Commissioners have asked Congress to appro-
pirate enough money to bring the force up to
the authorized 2270 men. Chief Murray still
contends that $500 is the only safe minimum.
It is to be hoped that the gunplay in the
House last Monday will bring congressional
action Cd to organize new Capitol Police force
composed of men qualified by experience and
training for their important jobs, rather than
Of men picked for political reasons. and ca to
authorize and appropriate for the 2,500-man
Metropolitan Police Department needed to pro-
tect all citizens Of the Nations Capital against
criminal violence of every sort.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-04
AnoIyzes Mccorthy's Record

Rex B. Finley's recent letter in
answer to mine Of an earlier date,
purports to give some "facts" to dis
prove my statement that Senator
Mccarthy cannot always be believed.
Unfortunately, Mr.. Finley's facts do
not disprove my statement. but rather
prove it.
AS evidence of Senator McCarthy's
credibility, Mr.. Finley states: "546 wit
nesses appeared before the Senate Per-
manent Investigating Subcommittee
headed by Senator Joseph r. Mccarthy,
last year. OF these witnesses. q total
of 70 refused to answer questions -"
Mr.. Finley obviously doesn't know
the whole story. OF these SAC witnesses,
only one has ever been convicted Of
anything, and he was friendly wit
ness whom Mccarthy had sought to
protect from prosecution. The evidence
against this man was uncovered by
other governmental agencies. and not
by Mccarthy.
Those who have made q check of
witnesses refusing to testify before Nc
Carthys subcommittee say that from
IS to 80 per cent of these witnesses
were discovered by other congressional
committees. or by other legal or ad-
ministrative agencies Of the Govern
ment, and that evidence indicating pos
sible misdeeds by these witnesses was
uncovered. not by Senator Mccarthy,
but by these other groups. Two good
examples are the old Fort Monmouth
case and the recent Maj. Irving Peress
case. They were both cases initiated by
other official bodies when Mccarthy
jumped in.
Last year Mccarthy somehow per-
suaded the Army to send him carbon
copies of their investigation reports
(this has now been stopped). When
Mccarthy spots case in these reports
that looks promising for his own pub
licity purposes, he leaps into it him
self-holding hearings, issuing press re-
leases and making public speeches.
Three times, to my knowledge, he stated
that he had uncovered "spy ring"
more dangerous than the old Hiss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-04

vision then would have to be made to enlarge
the judiciary-to increase the stats Of the Fed
eral District Attorneys, to appoint more judges
and to add to personnel and facilities at all
levels. It is unlikely that any economy would
be accomplished, and it is quite probable that
confusion and conflict would result in admins
tration Of the law.
If it is true, as reported, that there is dis
satisfaction on Capitol Hill with the way the
Labor Board has been interpreting and admin
istering the Taft-Hartley Act, Congress should
be able to find some better remedy than this.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-04

really the voters. am convinced that
Senator Mccarthy has the backing of
the majority Of his country's rulers,
but, much to my regret. not all of them.
E. G. Jewell, Jr.
The latest episode involving Senator
Mccarthy and the Army makes one
wonder how long the American people
will go on accepting such reckless til
rades on the part of Mccarthy.
Let's look at the record up to date.
First off, Mccarthy, with shocking ir-
responsibility, attacked the great Amer
lean hero. Gen. George C.. Marshall.
Then he proceeded to attack and injure
the reputation of such fine Americans
as Ambassador Bohlen and John
Davies. Then the irresponsible one
man committee chairman branded the
Democratic administration of the past
20 years as one Of treason. The Ameri-
can people had four opportunities at
the polls to make changes, so obvious
~ tens Of millions think differently
than Mccarthy. Thank God for that!
Then Mccarthy attacked the present
administration. asserting that it was
batting zero in the conduct Of its
foreign policy.
Now Mccarthy abuses and attacks
a highly decorated Army general,
bluntly accusing him of being unworthy
to wear the American uniform. It
must be apparent by now that Nc
Carthy does not deserve to serve as
Senator and certainly not as an in
VeStigator.
Ike Republican.
This Star subscriber for over half a
century has noted with regret that The
Stars chagrin over Senator McCarthy's
victory in the zwicker affair has result
ed in an ill-advised effort to promote a
personal popularity contest between the
Senator and President Eisenhower in
the forlorn hope that the former will
finally receive his come-uppance.
In the editorial, 1.-THE President
Should Act" of February Is, the Presi-
dent is called upon to announce that
no Army officer will be permitted to
appear before the Mccarthy commit
tee in this investigation unless and
until Senator Mccarthy does give as
surance that no other officer will be
treated as Gen. Zwicker was
treated" Had The Star, in a spirit of
fairness to Senator Mccarthy, sub
merged its prejudice, it would have
reminded the President of his campaign
pledge to relentlesSly drive Pinks and
Reds from the Federal payrolls and
suggested that the announcement in
clude instructions to military witnesses
that they shall hereafter truthfully
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-04
Dean Inge

The Very Reverend Sir william Ralph Inge,
Dean Of st. Pauls Cathedral, London from
1911 to 1884, will be remembered as "the gloomy
Dean, but the phrase never was accurate, never
was merited. Experience in two world wars and
at least one world revolution taught the great
British churchman the futility of unreasoning
optimism. Yet he never was q professional,
doctrinaire pessimist. Instead, the proper desig-
nation for him was that Of realistic philos-
opher. He saw life clearly, and he told his
people what he saw.
For instance, Dean Inge, born and bred a
member Of the bourgeoisie, declared: II agree
with Euripdes that of the three classes it is the
middle class that saves the country" He was
gloomy in the prospect of his social category
being destroyed by imitation and taxation, but
he was cheerful in the faith that the workers
would resist the brides of the politicians" The
"herd theory" irritated him unbearably; he had
no patience whatever with any scheme of Or
ganized living that regarded "the sly more
important than the pig" Defending person.
atty, he insisted: "Security-the security Of the
barracks-would be too dearly purchased by the
loss Of every kind Of freedom"
The Christianity Of Dean Inge, as might be
supposed, was not entirely orthodox. He refused
to accept traditional "hell-hre theology; at
oxford and Cambridge as well as in his own
pulpit ne called Tor science In religion and reig-
ion in science. His books show that he tried to
accomplish tolerable compromise between the
pragmatic and the spiritual. Certainly one of
the authentic masters Of the English tongue in
our "age of confusion" he lived to see his per-
manent place in literature firmly established
Long. long from now people still will read with
touching appreciation his "Story Of Paula" the
little daughter lost in 1928. Meanwhile, the
Deans own "earthy probation" is over, his light
Is gone out and his public, mourning him, yet
is grateful for its having shone up to the last
Of his 9S years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-04
The Assembly Should Go Slow

It is not surprising that Governor Stanley's
request to the General Assembly of Virginia for
q series Of controversial amendments to the
States seven-year -old right to work" law has
stirred up hot controversy at Richmond. Pro-
ponents and opponents Of the proposed plan to
put teeth in the law" engaged in lively battle
at hearings before joint legislative committee.
The unfortunate effect of the controversy has
been to agitate waters in an area of labor
management relations that had become gen.
orally quiescent since the Supreme Courts
decision nearly year ago upholding validity of
the statute
Labor unions had protested bitterly against
the 1947 law, which asserts that no person may
be deprived of his right to work because Of
membership or membership in labor or
ganization. Enforcement of the law was to be
backed by court injunction processes. The law
was tested in a case involving the peaceful pick
citing of school project by union members
carrying signs notifying the public that "This
is not union job" Union members promptly
walked of the job, all work stopped and the
State obtained an injunction against the pick
citing. The case was carried to the United States
Supreme Court, which held by 7-to-2 decision
that the State had acted within its powers.
In response to requests from some contrac-
tors, however, Governor Stanley has asked the
Legislature to add certain penalties for violation
of the law, including $500-a-day fine for each
violation after conviction. Testimony at the
hearing as to the need for these teeth" was
conflicting, to say the least. Even one of Gov
ernor SANKEY'S most ardent supporters, former
Representative Thomas Fugate of Ewing, who
helped to manage the Stanley campaign last
year, has charged that the amendments are not
needed and will have the effect of dividing labor
and management. Certainly there has been a
relative calm on the labor front in Virginia in
recent months The Assembly ought to 60 slow
In taking any non-essential steps that might
disrupt the situation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-04

Chambers ring OF course, he has neve,
done so. But the claim was worth
headlines each time. Since a much
greater share of his time is spent on
holding press conferences. writing news
releases. and making speeches than on
Investigations and hearings. it is I'M
likely he will ever uncover a spy ring
have heard high Government officials
deploring the great number of inves-
legations by other agencies which Nc
Carthy has hampered or ruined.
To sum up, McCarthy's activities
have brought out very little Of impor-
lance about Communists or commu-
nism that wasn't known beforehand
this little Is tremendously outweighed
by the damage he has done to our
country. Ronald w. May.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-04
Disclaimer

In your issue of February "a, Doris
Fleeson reports as follows:
According to former Senator Brew
ster, Mccarthy has promised Jones not
only support but ample funds. presum
ably from the oil-rich Texans for whom
Mccarthy can do no wrong"
know nothing of any such promise
or any such statement. I have never
discussed the Jones candidacy with
Miss Fleeson nor with Mr.. Jones.
Owen Brewster.
Editors note: The column COM
mented on the candidacy of Robert
L. Jones, former Senate employe,
for the seat held by Senator Mar
garet Chase Smith, Republican, Of
Maine.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-04
Who Should Pay for the BRIDGES?

Your February % editorial, "Who
Should Pay for the Bridges?" is timely
and thoughtful.
It should be a matter of interest to
the Nation. inasmuch as in emergencies
the bridges of Washington would be
taken over by the National Govern
ment for vital use. AS such. and
along with Government buildings.
should they not be constructed by Fed
eral appropriation where the cost would
be proportionate on the taxpayers in
the District of Columbia and elsewhere?
Lewis b. Perkins.