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THE KEY WEST CITIZEN
Key W*Bk CiHttn
Published daily (except Sunday) by L. P. Artman, owner and pub
lisher, from The Citizen Building, corner of Greene and Ann Streets
. Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County
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The Citizen is an. open forum and invitts discussion of public issue
and subjects of local or general interest, but it will not publish
anonymous communications.
FLORI^P^ 88
ASS ORATION
IMPROVEMENTS FOR |KEY WEST ADVOCATED
BY THE CITIZEN
L Mere Hotels sad Apartments
2* Ssaeb and Bathing Pavilion.
3- Airports Land and Sea.
4. Consolidation of County and City Governments.
A Community Auditorium.
THE PUGHT OF THE PUBUC SCHOOLS
The New York Times recently made ita annual survey
on the public school situation in the United States. After
much research, interviews, and other investigation, the
newspaper found that the schools are suffering from in
tense growing pains, unexpectedly large enrollment in
creases and a shortage of qualified teachers-—in addition
to other things.
It discovered that, in September, a million more school
children enrolled than in the preceding September. More
over, this rate of increase is expected for another ten
years. The survey found that schools are not being built
fast enough, are not being expanded adequately and, in
some cases, not being maintained properly.
An insufficient amount of funds, partly caused by the
inflationary spiral of recent years, has brought acute fi
nancial problems to many schoyf districts. The rearms*
menlf boom has taken many teaohers from the schools and
inflation, caused by the rearmament program, has reduc
ed the buying power of school teachers’ salaries.
Citizens in this community, area and State must keep
In mind that education colts big money and that the num
ber of children enrolling each September is growing an
nually. Huge outlays will have to be made if the educa
tional standards are to be met and these outlays wih nat
urally involve some sacrifice. Already, in twenty-one
states, increased appropriations have been suggested. In
other states, increased appropriations are urgently needed
though nowhere in sight.
In some of the twenty-one states where increases are
indicated, the increases are not sufficient to guarantee a
decent educational standard. The public-spirited citizens
•very community, in every state, must rally to the urgent
needs of 195S In the public school system. The- alterna
tive is a lowering of teacher-morale end thus less efficient
teachers, sub-standard facilities, and poorer citizens.
One of these daps we are going to solve th parking
problem in our larger towns and nities, but we don’t ex
pect to Uve to see it
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KEY WEST IS NY BEAT
By SUSAN McAVOY (
While in Maimi I missed a good
beat turned in by a reader of this
column, David Tuttle of Mulberg’s
Garage. Dinah Shore, songbird
known throughout the world, was
in Key West, at The Key Wester
last week and no one but a tipster
to this column seems to have
known it.
Though I missed Dinah Shore,
American singer, I almost got in
to hear Edity Piaf, Parisian, my
favorite of all modern singers -
who is playing at Bill Miller’s
Riviera in Miami Beach to pack
ed, rave audiences nightly.
And though I missed Dinah \
Shore and Edith Piaf, I did not
miss three sea cows in the Bey of
Biscayne. These huge manatees
oblingingly pushed their blunt
notes to the surface so I could
see them for the first time. I had
heard of the sea cows, in fact,
wroto a story a few weeks ago
about the fact that one will seen
be displayed at The Theater of
The Sea, Windiey Key.
Last week, we were just cruis
ing around the islands in the Bay
and heading for the causeway
drawbridge, when I saw the water
all roiled up. 1 shouted to the
skipper thinking we had disturbed
some whales at tea. He came
back to the cockpit and diagnosed
the disturbance aa sea cows. Then
began an hour or more of circling,
stopping and moving around to
follow tho splashings of the huge
mammalf. We were rewarded by
seeing three of them surface. Un
like graceful, agile porpelaes, sea
cows do not leap, they merely
swim along and piotruda their
noses.
Seeing the sea cows was com
pensation for not seeing Piaf in
Miami Beach or Dinah Shore in
Key West.
When I read that the famous
French singer was in Miami
Beach, I did as the ad suggested,
I called "Jacques” for reserva
tions.
Though tbs ed said "no cover
no minimum” we asked if that
applied to the performances of
Piaf. It did not. Five dollars a
head was the minimum for the
Piaf show, Jacquos said.
Now if you drink, drinking up
five dollars minimum at a nighti
club ia not so steep, but if you
don’t drink, and I don't, how can
you stretch a ginger ale, even at a
dollar a glass to five dollsr for
one and ten dollars for two?
Result -we decided not.to hear
Piaf. Then 1 remembered that as
a member of the working press
we might be able to pay for just
what we drank, and not for what
we didn’t drink. I called Tom
Chase of AP. Tom ia as inexperi
enced in Miami Beach night clubs
as I, but referred me to Herb Rau.
night club editor of The Daily
News. Herb waa out but his assist
ant, said she’d call me right back
with the name of Piafs press
agent. She did, and said I was to
call him at 6 Saturday night. I did.
Lee Simmons was his name. I ex
plained the plight of the non
drinking Key West Citizen ro
■ porter who wanted to hear Piaf.
He immediately said:
“Just ask for Kelly at the Ri
viera- and I’U tell him that you
and your escort should be charged
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for only what you drink, if it’a cof
fee even. But be there at 11 p.m.”
At 11 we rode around the huge
Riviera night club, with its scores
of mink and sable clad women and
tuxedoed men milling in and out.
I asked for Keily as instructed
by Simmons. Kelly an enthusiastic
young man shook my hand warm
ly and asked how was The Key
West Citizen. I asked him for the
straight dope. What time would
Piaf actually perform? He said
12:45 a.m. and that we would be
taken care of.
That left two hours to go so we
decided to thank Kelly, Mr. Sim
mons, Herb Rap’s secretary and
Bill Miller’s Riviera,’ • but to hear
<her another time when she comes
back next year.
I learned, however, that the big
city night clubs, press agents, and
newspaper men are extremely
cordial to a small town newspaper
if that town is world-famous Key
West.
Key West is getting so much
publicity in national magazines
that even Miami Beach and Mia
mi realize we exist. Mrs. A. F.
Miller of Miller’s Trailer Park,
Stock Island called this morning
to say that the March 10 issue of
Look, now on the stands features
an article on Key West. Pageant
Magazine has an article about ex-
President Truman and Key West.
The March 28th issue of The Satur
day Evening Post again features
Key West. This column will try
to keep its readers up on the news
in Key West and Key West in the
news.
And if you have tome tips for
this column, ’ am back at my old
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Social Security
Extension Seen
WASHINGTON R—Rep. Kean (R
--NJ) says he will sponsor legisla
tion to extend social security cover
age to about 10 million workers
not now covered.
Kean, fourth senior Repuolican
member of the House Ways and
Means Committee which handles
such legislation., said his bill would
"fulfill the promise President Ei
senhower made during the cam
paign.” He added he had not dis
cussed the measure with the ad
ministration.
It would extend social security
to certain farm owners and ten
ants, household workers, lawyers,
ministers, doctors and other pro
fessional people, and federal, state
and local employes.
Prospects for early House action
seemed dim. Chairman Daniel
Reed (R-NY) of the ways and
means committee has expressed
doubt about the wisdom of expand
ing the aystem now and has auth
orized a complete new study.
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on buttered toast; sprinkle heav
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beat, and would like to bear of a
newsworthy event or person.
You can win these prizes by call
ing in or writing in a tip to Key
West Is My Beat:
A sea-plane trip to Fort Jeffer
son, Dry Tortugas with Col. Pen
Edgar.
A night at the Casa Marina
with dinner and breakfast, tennis
and beach privileges.
A night at The Key Ambassador
with dinner and breakfast at
Raul’s.
PUBUC HEARINGS ON
COMMIE INFLUENCE
WASHINGTON 31 - The Senate
internal security subconu ttee
may conduct public hearings on
alleged Communist influence in the
educational field in the Boston
area.
A subcommittee spokesman who
declined to be named said the mat
ter is under discussion now, and
he expects an early decision. He
said if hearings are ordered, some
probably would be neld in Boston.
The subcommittee now is study
ing charges of Communist infiltra
tion of schools and colleges in the
New York area.
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