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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-05
NEBLETTS POWERS COMPARED WITH
PAPY'S IN THE LEGISLATURE

In an interview in The Citizen reporter Bill Spill
said that Senator-nominee Bill Neblet would go
along with Bernie c. Papy as long possible"
Just how do Nebletts and Papy's powers lineup? In
local bills affecting Monroe County their powers are at
$3.50 stand off, Neblett kill any local bill Papy in
PRODUCES, and Papy kill any local BILL concerning
Monroe County, that Neblett introduces.
Senators stick together and representatives stick to-
gther local bills The for that adherence be-
senators and representatives respect anoher
wishes regarding the county counties they
But in the matter of appointments in Monroe County
ing Senator Collins incumbency governor men or
women recommended by Neblett will get the jobs.
That would be so even though Papy had been, dur
ing the campaigns for the May primaries outandout
supporter OF Collins. The lies in the confirming
power given the senate by the state constitution No ap
pontee from any senatorial district is confirmed unless
the senator from that district favors the appointment
What applies to the Florida legislature also applies
to Congress- with the difference that party lines are drawn
in Washington. Should President Eisenhower make To-
cal appointment in any state that has Republican senator
senator's the senate acts in accordance with the ap-
prevail dsapprova Of that senator those senator's
In the matter of presidential gubernatoria per-
sonal appointments the national state senate no long
is guided by partisan politics. Many time in Wash
ngton Democrats have joined Republicans or vice versa
in refusing to confirm presidential appontee In the
Florida senate senators longer go along with
other they do on local bills in acting gubernator-
ial appointment.
Neblett will have free hand on any type of ap-
pontment. Let us assume Papy appointed
against Neblets wishes All other senators would join
with him in refusing to confirm the appointee.
Conversely, if Neblett is appointed against
Papys Wishes Papy would be poweress to stop senate
confirmation Nebetts in that regard not only ap
plies to Papy but also to each representative from Lee
Collier and Hendry Counties. But that representative
would have the power Papy has to reject any local
bill introduced by Neblett.
Beginning at the next session of the legislature in
April, 1885, that will be the lineup of power between
Nebet and the representatives from his district It is up
to him alone to determine the possible" in The Citizen
reporters 'go along !. as long as possible"
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A Letter From
BILL LANTAFF
Dear Neighbor:

Dear Neighbor:
Bernard Stanley, White House
counsel TO President Eisenhower,
talked himself into trouble again
last week.
Stanley, you will recall, is the
same gentleman who, in a 1858
New Jersey speech, said that 1456
"subversiveS" had been kicked
out of the Government since the
President took office. After being
challenged, Stanley admitted that
his use of the word "subversives"
was an unfortunate mistake.
After the storm subsidized, Shan
ley was kept on the sidelines for
while; but the other day, he ad-
dressed a meeting of the Wine and
Spirits Wholesalers of America. In
that speech, he charged that the
Democrats were erecting road
blocks against the Eisenhower pro-
gram, while protesting to support
him. This accusation brought him
prompt replies Of which the choice
rebuttal came from Senator Dick
Russell, of Georgia, who said: "A
lot Of poppycock - he must have
partaken very literally Of the hos
pitality of his hosts"
In view of this charge by Mr..
Stanley, let's look at the record.
In the first session of the 83rd Con-
gress, which was 1858, there were
50 clear-cut tests Of she President S
program and leadership on roll
call votes. President won IA of the
tests and lost 9. Forty-three of the
victories scored by the President
took place in the Senate, the DEM
ocrats supported him with more
votes than did his own Republi-
can Party.
Thirty-one of the Presidents u
victories were accomplished in the
House Of Representatives. Twenty
of these victories came about be-
cause of Democratic support. On
the three defeats suffered by the
President n the House, the Pre-
sident was supported by the Dem
ocratS mora than the COP on two.
It looks lie Mr.. Stanley has
made his second unfortunate mis-
take. AS your Congressman has
said before, now is the time for
the politicians to quit worrying a.
bout the next elections. Every o
fort should be made in these try
ing times to develop a strong BIZ
partisan foreign policy to meet
the Communist challenge in Indo-
china and to prevent further Com
munist infiltration in Central Am.
erica.
Sincerely Yours,
BILL LANTACT
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IS SOMETHING WRoNc7

Editor, the Citizen,
Gradually, with irrevocable GER
tainty, 1t comes to the conscien-
tious reader of your newspaper
that something is wrong. We read
of "Gestapo tactics" by the police
force; we hear City Government
day after day proclaiming new or
dinances; we smell Garris o n
Blight; we stumble our way through
the labyrinth Of unmarked, disem-
boweled city streets, tipping our hat
to the novice standing in knee-deep
storm water clairvoyan reciting
the virtues Of Key Vests natural
beauty; we see Aud Clootie in his
philosophical armchair blistering
Bill Glib for inertia; and we feel
the steady undercurrent of dissat-
isfaction rumbling through the
citizenry.
It's more than just q town grow
ing up, cramped by geographical
dimensions and private interests.
It's the vanity of man squeezing
forth in bitter droplets, infectious,
venomouS, crawling through the is
land with the inevitability of toxic
poisoning.
It is mans vanity to assume he
does not need his neighbor'S bless
ing. Bill Glib blames citizen leth-
argy, choosing himself not to be a
leader, but over-burdening God
with the problem; Vic Lang, City
Manager, and therefore a leader,
wanders in a seeming state of con-
fusion while the City Commission
ers bounce from one contradiction
to another. The Police Captain
rules there will be no "more"
rough-handling of citizens, no more
favoritism, while certain police
man-owned garage still comman-
deers stalled automobiles without
competition.
Thorough reporting by your
newspaper keeps these facts be-
fore its reader. Certainly the news
paper is not to blame.
No, It's something more than
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-05
Hollywood
Notes

HOLLYWOOD, May 81 R-"Pm
having the most fun of my life. u
This was Dick Powell enthusing,
and no wonder, he is maneuvering
horses, camels and hordes of Mon.
gols and Tartars in a four million
dollar production, one of the big.
gest movies in Hollywood history,
The boy from Mountain View,
Ark, has come long way. Pro-
gressively a movie house emcee,
film crooner and private eye por-
trayer, he has now blosSomed out
as a producer-director Of epics.
Powell has never produced a
picture before. He has directed
only one, medium-budget thrill
er called "Split Second" Yet How
ard Hughes is so sold on the fellow
that he has given Powell the green
light for what will probably be
RKO's costliest movie.
Not only that, but the enigmatic
Texan also wanted Powell to take
over as production boss of the
whole studio. The ex-crooner
turned it down, contending that he
wasn't ready for such a post.
When l saw Powell on the set
of "The Conqueror," he was riding
high. He was astride a camera
boom many feet in the air, direct
ing the entrance of horsemen into
a palace courtyard.
His relationship with the cast
and crew appeared to be one of
mutual respect. Powell is aware
that he is on a spot. He personal
ly interviewed 1000 actors for roles
in the picture, asking questions
from morning to night.
The casting office offered to re-
lieve him of the load. 'Look-Tm
an actor myself" he replied. 81
don't want any other actor to say
that I didn't give him the cour-
tesy of seeing him personally about
a role"
When Powell came down from
his perch, he commented about
what good time he was having.
We've got a good story on pa
per-" he said, now all ! have to
do is get il on film.'
He said that he had trouble find
ing the right locations for the film,
which concerns the early years of
Ghengis Khan. "The story takes
place in the Cobb Desert" he ex-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-05
Gripping Labor Disputes Strike Bitter
Blows 10 The Economy OF Pittsburgh, Penna.

tically about the contract talks
between the United Steelworkers
and the basic steel industry. That
contract expires June 80.
The union said it wants a gssr
anteed wage, a pay hike, improve
ments in pensions and insurance.
Some industry officials estimated
it would cost more than 81 an hour
a worker to meet all of the un-
ions demands. The contract COW
ers about 600, 900 basic steelwork-
ers, who now average $2.14 to $2.24
an hour.
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growing pains. It's a lot of talk,
talk, talk, and no action. It's too
few people looking into the mirror
and asking, Were you honest to-
day."
Suspicion is a disease, once
promulgated, hard to suhdue. Key
West is under an epidemic. Procla-
nations by sef-styled leaders car
~ no weight Of confidence to the
public. Trust and confidence are
sucked into the vacuum of empty
phrases, leaving despair, and ang-
er, and unrest.
There's something wrong in Key
West. It's not good at all. We've
lost sight Of our Unity of Purpose.
Let's stop blaming. Let's get out
of these armchairs and 60 to
work!
". b..
P. O. Box 642
Key West, Florida.
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counsel or consent Of the editors
of the publications in which they
are to appear. If this We're not
true how could the same ad ap-
pear in Scripps-Howard, Knight,
and Mccormick newspapers with.
out running afoul Of editorial poll
cy?
If you insist that the proposed
Legislation will censor the press
then it seems only fair that you
assume full responsibility for your
advertisements just as you do for
your editorials and reporting. If
you are unwilling to accept such
responsibility I do not see how you
can be yelling Censorship. If, on
the other hand, you are willing to
assume responsibility for liquor
ads prepared without the influence
of your policy you are being brib-
ed into using your publication for
the benefit Of the liquor interests.
4. My conclusion.
1t Is my opinion, Mr.. Editor,
that you and your fellow editors
are not necessarily concerned with
the drinking habits of America.
But I suspect you have a healthy
interest in what might happen to
your share of that annual hundred
million dollar liquor advertising
plum. You know, however, that if
you come right out with what is
really eating you" that you will
not find too much sympathy. So,
you fall back on that great Ameri-
can institution which we call Free
dom of The Press and yell "cen.
sorship".
ELDON SIMMONS,
1909 United st.
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planned, ''but it isn't the bare des.
ert that most people think it is.
Parts of it are quite green and
there is much cattle raising.
1--WE asked the Air Force what
part Of the United States most re-
sembles the Cobb Desert. Through
them we found a location in South
en Utah."
Powell's company viii spend sew
eral weeks there and a vast area
of sage brush has been cleared,
according to the studio. Some 5000
natives will be recruited to por-
tray the Chinese mobs. Yes, our
boy has come a long way since
"42nd Street" and Filtration
Walk"
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clause, expired in November and
management has refused to dis
cuss the issue as part of any new
contract. Pay and other monetary
demands also are involved, but the
union and management have new
er got around to discussing them.
There have been several incl
dents Of minor violence-big store
windows smashed, some officials
homes sprayed with paint and a
few non striking employees at
tackled.
Most everybody speaks optimis-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-05
BY JOHN MOODY

PITTSBURGH, June S u Two
Gripping labor disputes involving
less than 1000 employees are strik-
ing bitter blows to the economy
Of this industrial metropolis-12th
largest city in the nation.
A four-week old transit strike is
keeping thousands Of shoppers
away from Pittsburgh's business
| district as well as harassing an
estimated zoo, 900 commuters.
A second and much older strike
of LIZ ALL unions against the city's
five biggest department stores
halts all truck deliveries and puts
picket lines in front of the stores.
Adding to the complicated labor
picture are current contract talks
between the basic steel industry
and the big CLIO United Steelwork-
ers. Pittsburgh is the heart of the
nations steel business.
Current labor trouble dates back
to Nov. n. That's when the AL
General Transfers Union walked
off the job at five department
stores.
Within a few weeks-as Christ
mas shopping reached peak-11
other ALL affiliated unions pulled
members off the job at the depart
ment stores-idling 1000.
On May . the trolleys and bus
es stopped running.
The 2,70O bus and trolley oper-
ators demanded that Pittsburgh
Railways Co. up their $1.9S an
hour pay by 80 cents. The company
refused on grounds it could not
afford additional operating costs.
Despite hundreds of additional
autos rolling into the city each
day now, traffic moves smoothly
little slower maybe, but smooth
lily.
An atmosphere of friendliness
prevails along the highways lead
ing to town. Motorists stop to pick
up stranded commuters until their
autos are filled.
The trolley company estimated
the dispute is costing striking
workers 1926, 900 week in lost
pay and the firm is spending $11,-
900 a day for maintenance without
taking a cent.
Spokesman for the five struck
department stores admit business
is off but decline to release fig
ureS.
A. H. Burchfiled, president of
the Chamber of Commerce, esti-
mated the department stores bus
mess was off about twice as much
as in other big cities before the
transit tieup. He added:
"Since the transportation strike,
it has gotten much worse. Strikes
hurt everybody, the worker, the
company and the city"
Several restaurants have quit
serving evening meals. Managers
say people who used to stay in the
city after work now hurry home
while rides are available.
One television station discontin-
ued live programs and said unfa-
vorable business conditions played
q major part in the decision.
Crux of the department stores
dispute seems to center around the
General Transfers demands to de-
eide when delivery trucks need
helpers and when stores shall use
parcel post for delivery.
The old contract, with such q
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-05
EDITORIAL DRAWS COMMENT

"S SUVeNs
Editor, The Citizen:
/ hope you will allow me to use
the columns Of the Peoples For
UNI" of your newspaper in order
to make some observations about
an editorial published in your
newspaper on May n, 1854. I
shall list my observations /, 2, 3,
etc., and then make brief COM
ment.
/. The first paragraph infers
that advertisements Of racing,
beer, and liquor have no effect on
the amount Of gambling and drink
ing.
cannot bring myself to believe
that the liquor industry would be
naive enough to spend more than
one-hundred million dollars a year
on advertisements without being
sure that it was going to produce
more and more drinkers. I am
sure the liquor manufacturers do
not have such 4 keen sense of
benevolence toward newspapers
that they simply want to contribute
goodly part of that hundred mil
lion to them. Over and beyond all
this, the inference goes directly
contrary to that sound and time
honored slogan Of all advertising
media - ut pays to advertise.
2. In the third paragraph you
said, "You can't force anybody to
be good''. That is just another way
Of saying you can't legislate NOR
ais.
In every instance I can call to
mind, those who have supported
legalized liquor and gambling have
used this idea and most of them
have used Prohibition as the main
example. I stand ready to admit
that this idea is a haH-truth, but
I do not believe it is any more
than that.
Let me ask you a question or
two. Is it immoral to commit MUIR
der? We have a law against MUIR
der. It is immoral to pedal mar
cotics: We have laws against it.
Is it immoral to commit incest?
We have a law against incest. Is
it immoral to steal? We have a
law against theft. I know that the
laws against all these immoral
acts have not completely stopped
people from committing them, but
not even The National Editorial
Association would dare to suggest
that we repeal such laws.
So far as l know the proponents
of the bill to ban interstate adver-
Using Of liquor have never claim
ed that it would completely elimi.
nate drinking, but they do feel that
it would help to check the steadily
increasing number OF new converts
to the drinking habit.
3. You suggest throughout the
editorial that to ban liquor adver-
tisements (by the way, you fail to
say that the proposed legislation
applies only to interstate adver-
tising) would be to censor the
press.
I would be the last man on earth
to support anything that would cen
sor the press. However, your con-
ception of what we mean by ''the
press" must be considerably diff
ferent from mine. When ! think of
the press do not necessarily think
Of paid advertisements. I believe
you are not held responsible for
the veracity Of the ads which ap-
pear in your newspaper.
Surely the National Editorial
Association would not want to &C.
cept the liquor advertisements
which appear in their newspapers
as 4 part Of their editorial policy.
Such ads must be prepared by ad-
vertising agencies without the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-05
MODERN HORSES

DALLAS Up - Mrs. William H.
FTsman's buggy was stolen, then
recovered here. To police she ex-
planned Thursday why she pur.
chased the vehicle:
I'VE bought the buggy for our
horses, but they are scared to
death of it; they're used to cars
and they won't 60 near the
buggy"
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PEOPLES FORUM

The Citizen welcomes expressions Of the views Of s read
svS but the editor the right 10 dss any items which
considered hsevs vnwarranisd The writer's should be
fair and eonne the letters 200 words and write side
e The paper on Signature Of the writer accompany the
letters and will b published unless requested otherwise.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-05
Strange Playmate
Is Unwelcome

OMAHA @ - Housewives Mrs.
L. D. Newton and Mrs. Violet
Madison have reported to police
that strange small boy came to
their homes to play hide and seek
with their sons.
In both cases, detectives said,
the lad hid, sought and fled. He
took 81 from the Newton house and
$13 from the Madison home.
Evening star., 1954-05-05
Avoid Panic 10 Survive
A-Affack, Speaker Urqes

Richard Lester of the Civil
Defense speakers bureau told the
Spring Valley Wesley Heights
Citizens Association last night
that. if the population can avoid
panic. there is a good chance of
survival in an atomic attack.
Three things to do, Mr.. Lester
said, are to learn the funda-
mentals Of civil defense, teach
them to others and put them
into practice so each home is
an outpost Of defense.
The citizens group asked the
District Zoning Commission to
reclassify the area on Macomb
street between New Mexico ave.
nue. and F'orty-f1fth street NV.
from first commercial to A re-
stricted. so that it conforms to
adjoining residential zoning.
Shopping facilities on Massa-
chusettS avenue opposite the
Greenbriar Apartments would
serve the areas needs for COM
mercial building better than at
the Macomb street location, the
group felt.
Thomas w. McGregor, presi-
dent, conducted the meeting in
the Wesley Heights Community
Club, Forty-f1fth and Macomb
streets NV.
Evening star., 1954-05-05
Lamond Heights Unit
Adds Riggs Area

The Lamond Heights Citizens
Association has voted to share
its title with the growing Riggs
residential area in Northeast
Washington.
The new group will be the
Lamond-Riggs Citizens Associa-
ton.
The immediate construction
Of a stadium for Coolidge High
School was the first topic Of the
new group. Members pointed out
they have been waiting for IA
years for the stadium and that
they will have to wait three or
four years longer for building
priorities. The group is urging
direct congressional action for
the projects.
The association elected the
following officers:
Julian Berch, president: Mrs.
Daniel Hettleman, first vice
president; Henry Segal, second
vice president: Joseph vederman,
corresponding secretary; Andrew
Stewart, treasurer. and Mr..
Berch and Mrs. Hettleman, dele
gates to the Federation of Citi-
zenS' Associations.
The meeting. conducted by
William Karr. retiring president,
was held in the Christian Ref
ormation Church, SOIL New
Hampshire avenue NE.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-10-15

Defend Yourself A. Az Times -"


Every fight fan familiar to the defend yourself
all times shake hands and fighting
ton which the referee gives to contestants boxing match
This muttered
who consider prerequisite bearing
import But to the pugis this
suffers from failure TO obey this important warning
Yet fighters fail to warning risng
their health and their future blind headong
Never the need for protecting
ring closely demonstrated than in the Gil
knocked fiat coming
the third round Of scheduled Hereunder
month.
This writer believes result Of
failure to be sufficiently alert for
First Gil only getting
out for the ateful third round with his hands practically
Secondly, he admitted surprised punch
all Of sudden he remarked through pulled lips adding
trying To box"
What Gil failed explain though why
surprised Andrews
month before Why getting Of
plain To all present that he wasn't hurt Furthermore
trying to box why han hanging at his side
Gil made his mistake when allowed
to his and
obvious carelessness
out to
dance of reach OF his wild gone
Turner Is not the only boxer have displayed
the ring Even Andrews winning
acko Of
simply a In point.
This writer believes fighters before
should be alert against the
comfortably continue 10
never be too strongly emphasized
including the Louis
struck after the struck twice
after the bell by Rocky Marcano championship
In short both boxers and their
tention to the subject Of alertness
But manager may emphasize arness
the rest strictly the fighter Either
doesn't.
DEFEND YOURSELF AT TINES" says the ref
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for tho boxing show and made reservations
which office In located DyckmnnJ When
attempted register they
Negroes hadn't broken the hotel
Minneapolis
this he entHgcd His words
m friends and employees
good enough good either The
hotel the point and from that moment and
nationatlcs welcome nj the hotel
That Tony stechor, big In stature big man In
heart just "a big man all over
zee the likes 81 Tony Stcchcr
Ito started the mold. let's continue the process
OPINION BUT
the basketball deaf hasn't been fully
printed cbes would write they
talk private
say they wouldn't take aimony II
they could make living
People engines disappointed when
false alarm.
Hubert Humphrey a cnch book and why mott
understand fight telcyiaiOn
A. movie, "Dragnot" In stI tsicyiaon program
Although beyond insist birthdays dspros them
they II N forget