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The Key West citizen., 1954-09-18
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I had a mighty nice letter from
Bill williams q summer guest in
Key West. He was discussing reli-
gion and ministers in general. Bill
had a cheerful optimistic outlook
but he seemed to be somewhat dis
gruntled about the apparent lack
of sincerity amongst some folks
who proclaim themselves Chris
tians.
He is right of course. Whether
this lack of sincerity can be attri-
buted to hypocrisy or whether it is
merely a matter of ignorance as
to the true meaning of the word
"Christian" is subject to debate
There have been times in my life
when I've run into ministers whom
1t would be hard to classify - ac-
cording to my Interpretation of the
phrase - "true Christians. The
whole thing seems to boil down 10
a question of semantics - the
meaning of words.
Spiritual Qualities
Spiritual qualities are not neces-
sarily confined to the Christian re-
ligions. You'll find them In all rae
es and all sects. However there is
one particular quality which I think
Is more outstanding in Christiani-
ty than anywhere else - compass
sion.
l know that many will probably
disagree with such a statement.
Here's my reason for making it. e.
The life of Jesus shows that a.
bove all, he was a compassionate
man. He was able to not only ex-
tend sympathy but to translate this
sympathy into action - action
which would spare and save suf-
fering human beings. Since any
Christian worthy of the name at
tempts to pattern his life on that
of Jesus, it is only natural that
compassion should play an impor-
tant part in his conduct.
Faith, humility, and compassion
are the three things around which
most of my petition prayers are
centered. What do you pray for?
Religious Subjects
The religious subjects discussed
in this column should never be con-
sidered an attempt to teach. Hea-
ven forbid! / honestly don't know
what I'm talking about a lot of
times in these Saturday columns
and l merely throw out few ten
tative feelers to create discussion
and thought on certain aspects Of
religion.
We're not going to get anywhere
by hiding our ignorance. The one
way that this world can be improv-
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-18
Strange Romance
In Movie Slated
AT The Islander

The strange romance Of two
strange young people in social
ed haunted house" provides an
inspiring theme in "The Enchant-
ed Cottage" screen version of Sir
Arthur Pinero's love classic, open
ing at the Islander Theater.
Dorothy Mcclure and Robert
Young are the two young fugitives
from a world that seemingly has
no place for them, in "The En-
chanted Cottage" She is . school
teacher. He is an embittered
young Army flier who returns
home from 4 crippling bomber
crash and chooses the weird cot
tage for a hideaway. How their
mutual unhappiness brings them
together into a marriage provides
a tender and moving love story
that remains long in the memory.
Herbert Marshall co-stars as
a blind pianist whose understand
ing plays an important part in the
development of the romance.
Also prominent in the cast are
Mildred Natwick, Spring Bying-
ton, Hillary Brooke and Richard
Gaines.
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-18
Picture Prints
Make British
Leaders Popular

BRAzzAvILLE, French Equato.
rial Africa R - II was a wartime
idea to print 4 picture of King
George vi on the cotton cloth
which forms the basis of the fe-
male garb in Africa. It seemed
to be good piece of propaganda
and q cheap one too.
The printed cotton became a tre-
mendous success, so that today,
even in French Equatorial Africa.
among natives who do not speak
one word Of English, "Kingey
Zorgey" is a well known ruler.
There were also cotton prints
showing Roosevelt and Churchill
together or Churchill alone in a
whole series of brilliant uniforms.
"Kingey Gurteseil" in the average
Africans mind is the ruler of some
mythical country beyond the sea
where they smoke cigars all day
long.
Except for "King Gurteseil," the
war leaders like President Roose-
welt or Gen. De Gaulle slowly
dropped out Of circulation.
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-18
IS 1T RIGHT FOR DADE TO HAVE PARKS
AND WRONG FOR MONROE TO HAVE THEM7

The people in Monroe County pledged their real pro-
pry to buy the in the Overseas Road and Toll
Bridge District, yet the Miami Herald advocates in an
editorial published Thursday, that they give the
td the other 66 counties in Florida
Why doesn't the Herald urge Dade County IN oive
i parks to the other Sc counties particularly Crandon
Phrk, to enter which you must pay quarter?
Where did the people of Monroe County get the
mPney to buy the parks and parways question which
THE Herald insists be given to the other counties in the
st4te From the defunc Reconstruction Finance Cor
pration federal agency How did they get it? By put
trg lien their properties including their homes as
guarantee to pay the RFC and the interest on it,
Here's another question The Citizen wishes to ask
th@ Herald assuming the tolls the Overseas Highway
wdud not have been sufficient to pay the loan and the
interest it, and taxes imposed on Monroe Coun-
ahs to satisfy the payments would the Herald have ad
violated that the other 66 counties chip in to quidate
the debt?
The Citizen leaves to you to imagine for is un-
abe to do so Miami paper urging Dade taxpayers to
help Monroe taxpayers to pay off loan.
The Herald says: "H this property (the Overseas
acrage) is handed to Monroe County, the deed will
be remembered as the great Keys land grab
In other words if you get back property after you
have paid off the mortgage, it's grab Monroe Coun-
tas put the equivalent of mortgage their realty to
guarantee the payment of the RFC loan; now it's a
CRIB to take back the acreage they had bought from
the Florida East Coast Railway
Tolls collected from people in every state in the
made possible to pay off the loan without tax
ing Monroe County property But that doesn't
tract one bit from the fact that they pledged their pro-
peres to pay it. Further the people in the other sc
whom the Herald the acreage in question be
gvep did not spend penny taxpayers acquire that
acreage or to maintain it. It bought and maintained
thro ugh the collection of tolls and that collection was
made possible by Monroe Countans placing lien on
them real estate
Dade County has it's parks and parways. So why
does the Herald object to Monroe County having its
parks and parkways? The Citizen grants without oues
ton The right of Dade to its parks Doas tho Herald
it's wrong for Monroe to have parks?
Fhurch Is one place you always get something
for nothing.
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-18
Russians Want
|Cranary In Asia

LONDON R - A diplomat who
recently arrived from Moscow
says the Russians are making a
major effort to establish a granary
in central Asia as a precaution
against war.
The diplomat asked that his
name not be used because he is
returning to the Soviet capital.
81 do not believe the Soviets are
getting ready for a third world
war;" he said, "but am con-
vinced they are taking definite
steps to see that their grain grow
ing areas be as far from the front
as possible"
During the last war the Germans
overran the Ukraine and the north.
ern Caucasus, both bread baskets,
and greatly crippled the Soviet
war effort.
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-18
NewH0uley To 0Eeuture
More Bedrooms, Better
Lightning Expert Says

Next week-Sept IS to 26-wiH be Notonol Home
Week
All across the country, builders and lumber dealers
will be showing the latest designs in homes and home
equipment
David c. Bureuther Associated Press real estate
editor in q story to The Citizen, suid:
More bedrooms, fewer easements, q widespread
increase in Yeorround or conditioning, better lighting
both from windows and from electrical installations
ore among some OF the features you expect to find
in more than 10000 model homes to be on exhibit
across the country.
Quoting Leonard Hoeqer, director of the Research
Institute OF the National Association of Home Builders,
BoreutheT wrote that more houses will be found in the
$4,000 to $4,000 price bracket.
OF the model homes to be shown. 43 per cent will
be under Sl0O00 48 per cent will be between $4,000
and $4,000 and only nine per will be priced obove
Sl5,000
Trends do not move swiftly in houses" Hueqer
sdid but many trends in the last 10 Is years hove
brought substantial changes in the manner and con-
venience of living for the average family.
Kitchens have opened up and have better equip
ment vastly tightening women's work in that oreo In.
door-outdoor living has been creoted by the use of
window wdlls and development of living areas in the
yard Bathrooms are tor more convenient and ottroc.
tive. Better has been mode of closet and storoos
space Houses have tended to become lower ond more
spread out.
Hueger odmits thot increase in the number Of
has been in the making for time. Couples
who moved into very smol houses after World Woy N
ore now raising fomies and need more space So tbe
average house shown during Notionol Home Week is
opt to hove three more bedrooms.
Also noticeable is q trend away from boserents
he says Following vi Day. there wos a distinct
movement toword houses built on slubs few vaorx
ago that trend slowed down Now the slub-type house
seems to be forging oheod as q fovorite.
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-18
STREET BLOCK PROTEST

Editor, The Citizen:
You down at City Hall and want to drive to your
home, in Sigsbee Park or that vicinity.
You can't drive up Caroline Street. because it is
blocked by ditch diggers at Grinnel Street
You can't drive up Eaton because it is blocked at
several places.
You can't drive up Fleming because it also is block
ed.
You can't drive up Southard because you would be
driving against traffic.
Here's question that I'll appreciate City Manager
Langs answering: Why do you permit the ccnrac-
tors to block three main streets at the same time?
Here's another question that should interest Lang
What will happen should fire break out in the vicinity
of the blocked streets?
SAM E. HARRIS
Sept. 16. 1884 Key West, Fla.
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-18
THANKS FROM DADE

Mr. Gerald Saunders, Chairman
County Commissioners
Monroe County
Key West Florida
Dear Gerald
On behalf of the Board of County Commissioners
of Dade County and the people of Dade County, want
to express heartfelt thanks for the manner in which
your Monroe County Board greeted the United States
Congressional Secretaries upon the occasion of their
cent visit to Key West The tour the lunch the police
escort something which in the minds of these fine young
Americans has been exceled They have talked of
your hospitality and generosity all Washington and
is just this sort of treatment which, in some measure
at least makes your county of the frendest in the
state.
want to add my personal appreciation for the time
which you Commissioner Bentley, Mayor Harvey and
Commissioner Carbone took out during your busy lives
order to make the lives of others just little bit more
pleasant When comes to treatment of visitors
Monroe County takes back seat to other in our state
With kindest personal regards, I am
Sincerely yours,
GRANT STOCKDALE
County Commissioner
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-18

DUVAL STREET VIGNETTE:
Charley Williams, a Conch who
has been through his share of
hurricanes was telling us about
hobby of his. It's watching the
barometer. Charley says it is
amazing the accuracy one can
develop in predicting the weather
.Dario Garcia, of the Monroe
County sheriff's office, who is
authoring a novel, has an interest
ing writing habit-he writes only
on colored (preferably pastel)
paper. Doesn't like white. My
dad enclosed a clipping from my
hometown (Rochester, N. ", say
ing that their fluoridation program
has been in progress for two years
and nobody has Tipped their wig
yet. Best fluoridation story
we have heard was told to us by
a local physician, who asked that
he remain anonymous. Seems
officials in a certain town had
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-18
By jim COBB

ahhouced to the public Tat thev
would 'egin adding fluoride 10 thu
wafer 8 am. on given date.
shortly fter that hour, doctors in
the tow began to receive hurry
canS trm the populace. Folks
were COMPLAINING of everything
from rlntng in their ears To
nausea an blaming it on fluoride.
fact was, be fluoridation machin-
cry or whtever they use. had
broken dow and not one gram
OF the stuff lad been put into the
water. Talk about the power Of
suggestion. ANY doubt that the
Terry operator aren't really going
out after the uSineSS can be dis
PEELED by goin to Miami and no.
ting all of tho big, cOlorful Bill.
boards urging ourists to "Drivs
to Cuba. .1e Citizen scooped
the Miami pap-by about four
years-ln the stR on a proposed
Overseas Highwa from Big Pine
Key to Cape Sabl Airline Agent
Rogelio Gomez, YIN remember
had survey c'ducted three
years ago of the area. Kari
Agricola, We hope i'll soon have
a huge party to deoate his new.
ly built studio. San McAvov
is living in Jamaica it'll her new
husband. i had too to Miami
to learn what a "Concoork chon"
is. It's grunt. .Bt Youmsns
who maSterminded themerpency
March of Dimes camaipn that
just finished is hopefuthat Kew
West will lead the nah in per
capita contributions. ID that
may happen. Chris, L beaut-
eous barmaid at the D1l Club
has pet monekey-with es like
Joan Crawford, yet. .Er ston
10 WOnder now many dserous
hurricanes must have wdered
very close TO Key West, ,nbe-
knownst to the populace IN.
days before they had radi and
hurricane spotting planes. Up
Ira Albury, a dedicated Kiwian
dropped a copy of their natal
magazine off to me the other v
There's an article therein win
ought to be required readingr
everyone. Its title: IF Churct
We're Closed" City Manak
Vic Lang was telling us about /
stint in the Navy the other da
Seems that after a couple of year
of wartime duty in the Pacific
he returned to Norfolk to take
command of his first ship, a
mineSweeper. Lang allowed as
how he was pretty salty, the braid
on his cap was properly tarnished
and he had a couple of rows Of
campaign ribbons. But, he said,
as soon as the ship put to sea he
got SeaSick-much to his chagrin.
Happens to the best Of people
landlubbers and an old salt, alike.
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-18

We have commune from
Conch Shelley, poet laureate of
Of lower Duval st.
The bard says:
Poison me with fluorides,
Draw up the hearse,
But spare me
Cobb's verse.
A lot of others feel the same
way, Conch Shelley, but I'm going
to make you suffer for belittling
my verse. I'm going to write
some more of it. For example:
A fiat foot fluoride with a
floy-floy,
Add it to your water, makes
you jump with joy.
I know you're going to say
this verse is pretty smelly,
But it's the best | can do
I'm no Conch Shelly.
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-18
BY Bill Glib

ed is by spiritual renaissance.
That calls for definite expressions
of opinion - keeping an open mind
- and the avoidance of personal
prejudice.
Incidently, / borrowed Paul de
Kruif's Interpretation of the mean
ing of compassion for today's col.
umn. De Kruif is q well-known
medical writer. He used the sub
ject of compassion as part of an
article entitled Research for a
prayer" published In Guideposts
(Editor-in-chief, Norman Vincent
Pearle).
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-18
Defense OF
Islands Set

MANILA R-Brig. Gen. William
L. Lee says that the US. Air
Force is ready to turn back any
attack on the Philippines land
carry the battle to its point of
origin"
"The Philippine Islands are our
strategic line of defense and Of
fense and are the hinge and key
to the military endeavor in Asia, I"
the commander of the Philippine
based 18th Air Force told the Ro-
tary Club of Davao City.
us. Secretary Of State Dulles
has assured the Philippines the
United States "would act immedi-
ately" if the islands were attacked.
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-18
September 10, 1A

The idea to acquire that stretch
of beach between the foot of White
street on the south shore and the
Boulevard is gaining approval
among county officials. One COM
missioner said this morning that
the matter will not be taken up
at the meeting tonight, as time
will be devoted then to protests,
If any, that taxpayers may make
against budgetary items, but he
added it will be considered later
in detail.
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-18
County commissioners will hold

County commissioners will hold
meeting tonight to hear any pro-
tests that any taxpayers may wish
to make in the proposed increases
of budget items. The county has
a surplus Of 500, 900, the greater
part Of which it is intended to use
to make improvements in the
county In the postwar period.
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-18
QUAKE IN FORMOSA

TAIPEH, Formosa IA brief,
sharp earthquake ratified windows
and swayed buildings in this capi-
tai Of Nationalist China yesterday.
There apparently was no serious
damage or casualties.
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-18
PEOPLES FORUM

The Citizen welcomes expressions OF ts read.
er but the editor the right delete items which
considered belovs The writer's should be
fair and eonne the letters 200 words write ore side
Of the only Signature Of the writer
letters and will bs published unless requested otherwise
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-18

Key Vests occupational license
"gold rush" Is one, to the extent
that the real "early birds" are
showing up at City Hall and pay
ing the fees charged to transact
business for another year
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-18

DR.. Antonio Sanchez de
Bustamante, Judge of the perman-
ent court of international Justice
at The Hague, is due to arrive
in Key West tomorrow afternoon
from Havana.
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-18

A regular meeting of the Key
West Hospitality League was held
last evening in the rooms of the
Key West Public Library, with
fifteen, out of the thirty-three
members making up the organ
ization, being present.
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-18

The planet Mercury has a dia-
meter of 800 miles and circles In
an orbit an average distance of a
million miles from the sun.
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-18

Matters pertaining to the Launch
Ida, which was seized Sunday by
customs officials, are being in
vestigated by United States I'm
migration authorities in Key West,
with a view to determining the
exact status of the case relative
to those who are alleged to have
returned from Cuba on the boat.
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-18

Citizen Ads Bring Results
The Key West citizen., 1954-09-18

Church is one place you can always get something
for nothing.
Evening star., 1954-09-20
Koo Doubts Bombinq
| Will Lead 10 Big War
By the Assoeioied Press

DR.. wellington Koo. Nation
alist China's ambassador to the
United States, said yesterday he
doubts that bombing of the
China mainland from the island
of Quemoy will lead to a
big war.
DR.. Koo. appearing on CHS
television program, said such
bombing is merely retaliation
for Red shelling of the Nation
alist-held island a few miles of
the mainland.
He said he thinks such retalia-
tory bombing is likely to slow
rather than hasten any spread
of conflict between the Reds and
the Nationalist forces of Chang
Kai-shek, and he added:
"The fact that they have an
swered only with artillery seems
to confirm this"
Evening star., 1954-09-20

June 4: Chinese Communists
seized the British forces yacht
Elinor while. while on a pleasure
cruise, entered Chinese Com
munist water through naviga-
tional error. Two officers and
seven men aboard were detained
till July 10.
Evening star., 1954-09-20
Pafinos Give Back
Baby; Father Won |
Withdraw CHARGE
BY the Assoeiuted Pres.

PARIS, Sept. 20.-British ho-
tel scion Jimmy Goldsmith says
he will leave his kidnap charge
on the police books even though
his multimillionaire in-laws. the
Bolivian Patinos, have returned
his frail 4-month-old daughter
Isabella.
Obeying a court order. the Pa
tinos sent the baby to Mr.. Gold
smiths apartment yesterday.
four days after he charged '.un-
known persons" had abducted
her soon after he returned from
a business trip to West Africa.
He had left the infant with. her
grandmother, Mrs. Antenor Pa
tino.
Despite the young fathers. still
pending charge, it appeared
likely the French police would
happily let the matter fade out
now that he has his child back.
Police to Hear Nurse.
Dorothy Cockbill. the British
nurse who was9with the little girl
all the time she was in the
custody of the Patino family, was
to tell her story to police today.
Mr.. Goldsmith has charged the
Patinos threatened her with in
stant firing If she tried to con-
tact him. She was not allowed
writing paper and not allowed to
telephone him, he said.
The MarchioneSS de Ginori,
sister Of Mrs. Patino, brought
tiny Isabella and the nurse to Mr..
GoldStnith's apartment during a
driving rain yesterday afternoon
The 20-year-old father had kept
a vigil there since Saturday
when a process server delivered
a court order for the baby's re-
turn. 4s@
Other Grandmother.
In seeking custody of the
child, Mrs. Patino said she
needed a woman's care. The
judge. awarding the baby to her
father. noted that Mr.. Gold
smiths mother had happily
agreed" to live with the baby
and care for her.
Little Isabella has been in deli
cate health since her premature
birth last May just after her
mother, 18-year-old Isabella Pa
tino, had undergone a brain
operation. The mother died
shortly after the baby was born
Differences between the tin
rich Bolivian family and Mr.
Goldsmith first broke into head
lines last year when he an6
Isabella ran off together. hotly
pursued by her irate father. Mr.
Patino finally gave his blessing
to their marriage in Scotland or
January Z. The romance ended
In tragedy with her death, and
family difficulties never were
patched up.
Evening star., 1954-09-20
Greek. Course Offers
Testament Readings

A course in first-year Greek,
with reading selections from the
New Testament, will be offered
this fall at George Washington
University. Given by DR.. John
F. Latimer, professor of classical
languages and literatures, the
classes will meet Tuesday and
Thursday nights.
Evening star., 1954-09-20

g
for convertibility--more balanced
foreign trade. better production
and elimination of inflations
abroad, stabilization of prices
and growth of gold and dollar
reserves have approached the
point where convertibility be-
comes practical, the mechanical
difficulties loom larger. It has
taken many years to build the
present world thicket of restric-
tions. The actual ways and
means Of eliminating them, even
under the most favorable condi-
tions, become more puzzling as
the necessity for eliminating
them comes closer.
The second and related de-
velopment. is that as the ground
for convertibility has firmed up
businessmen both here and
abroad have begun to have
qualms and they have taken
their qualms to their govern
ments.
Evening star., 1954-09-20
80 Attacks BY Red China

Hong Kong-Macao run, was
fred on by a Chinese small craft.
November 26: A vessel off
Swatow fired on a United States
Navy plane.
Evening star., 1954-09-20
Robin McEwen Weds:
Was Princess Escort
BY the Associated Press

GREENLAW. Scotland, Sept
20.-Another Of Princess Mar
garet's escorts went to the altar
Saturday-with somebody else
This time it was handsome Robin
McEwen. 28. who married Brigid
Laver. 19-year-old daughter OF
historian James Laver.
The princess sent a wedding
gift but did not attend the
Roman Catholic ceremony at the
McEwen family's private chapel
here.