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THE KEY WEST CITIZEN
Kfg Heat Cittyro
Published daily (except Sunday) by 1* P. Artman, owner and pub
lisher, from The Citizen Building, corner of Greene and Ana Streets
Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County
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The Citizen is an open forum and invites discussion of public issue
and subjects of local or general interest, but it will not publish
anonymous communications.
FLORI^^WSS
ASSOCmnON
IMPROVEMENTS FOB (KEY WEST ADVOCATED
BY THE CITIZEN
L Mere Hotels aad Apartments
i. teach aad Bathing Pavilipn.
S. Airports—Land aad Saa.
4. Consolidation of County Sad City Governr-lota.
*• Community Auditorium.
MITCHELL ON DEMOCRATIC UNITY
Stephen A. Mitchell, chairman of the Democratic Na
tional Committee, recently called on his party for unity
as the only way to concentrate its strength. The National
Chairman spoke at a Jefferson-Jackson Dinner in Detriot.
In a press conference, before his dinner speech,
Mitchell called on the Northern and Southern wings of the
party to meke up their differences. He admitted there had
been a tendency in the party to take the South for granted
—the section which gave the Democratic Presidential
candidate his only support in the recent election—and
said party members sometimes forgot the great contribu
tions made to the party by Southern leaders in the past.
Mr. Mitchell claimed that Northern and Southern
Democrats had much in common although differing on
civil rights, submerged lands and labor policies. But he
expressed a belief that there was more unity in the Demo
cratic Party than in the Republican Party, even admitting
Northern-Southern differences. Mitchell’s words were an
attempt to patch strained relations between the liberal
and conservative wings of the Democratic Party.
Obviously, the senior party will have little chance to
capture power again if divided in future elections. Mitch
ell has a difficult job in solidifying his party, since the dif
ferences have grown bitter in recent' years, and since the
trend to more liberal policies has steadily alienated the
conservative section of the party.
The success of the National Committee chairman, in
his efforts to unify the party, may well hold the key to
possible Democratic gains or triumphs in 1964 and 1956
elections. However, the major factor which will influence
the 1956 election is the record of President Dwight D.
Eisenhower and the new administration. Even though the
Democratic Party is unified by 1956, If the new Pregident
and his aadministration have made a good record, the job
of the Democrats will be admittedly difficult.
If you are ignorant enough to be satisfied with your
self life is wonderful.
We remind our readers that we welcome their tips
on news stories, and appreciate their assistance.
We do not exactly know what the State Department
meant when it says It ’’vigorously protested” to someone.
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DEMONSTRATION DENIED
Editor, The Citizen
Kindly allow me the privilege of
refuting die gross misrepresenta
tion of facts that appeared in the
Citizen, under the heading, “PTA
Protests Russell’s Firing Tues
day.”
1 am submitting an authentic
statement of what was actually
•aid by me and what actually oc
curred at the regular monthly
meeting of the Harris Elementary
School PTA.
It was not an organized public
set I told the Association that I
had been told that people bad been
to die Public School officials ,Jabel
tng themselves .as PTA, about
Principal Russell. I further stated
that the Harris PTA had not au
thorised anyone to act I did not
state whether they went to praise
or complain.
I asked if anyone had anything to
say. After a brief silence a mem
ber arose end stated that the peo
ple were just as bewildered as Mr.
Russell, and that he was wanted at
the Principal. After the member
sat down, the same still silence
prevailed.
Once more, I asked if anyone had
something to say or any question
to ask. Silence was personified. I
then asked Mr. Russell if he cared
to speak, which he did. Mr. Rus
sell requested Mr. Boza to address
the Association Mr. Boza did.
At no time was there any whist
ling. wild applause or stamping of
feet piecing the conduct of those
present as in a bouse of bedlam.
1 did not ask for complaints. 1 did
receive mime phone calls and was
personally contacted concerning
the situatuM and was asked what
the PTA was going to do. 1 repli
ed, "Nothing, as an organization."
As to the number of people pres
ent, we use register to record the
attendance. According to the regis
tration. there were 161 at the meet
tog, not including approximately
65 children
Thanking you to advance for ac
cepting this letter of facts untwist
ing a twisted report, I am.
Very truly yours.
GLENWOOD SWEETING.
April H, 1*53
Key West. Florid*
(ED. NOTE: School Board Mem
her J. Carlyle Roberts today said
that the attendance was closer to
m than the 166 reported by Mr.
Swefttof).
THANKS THE CITIZEN
Editor. The Citizen
On behth' of the Woman * Auxl- j
dory of Monroe General Hospital, i
1 wish to express our since rv j
thanks and appreciation tor the j
public tty given us in year paper
Without M sorely it would not hate I
gotten before the eye of the public i
Again many thanks and assure
you of our deep appreciation, I am !
Yours truly,
FLORENCE GORDON,
Secretary
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ON FIRST.BUT IT’S ALONG WAY TO HOME PLATE
Vitamin B-6 May Be Key To
Preventing Hardening Arteries
By ALTON L. BLAKESLEE
AP Science Reporter
SAN FRANCISCO Üb-Vitamin
B-6 may be a key to preventing
hardening of arteries, or slowing
down the wearying changes of age,
a scientist finds.
Hie evidence comes from mon
keys, fed only chemical pill diets
in which one or another vitamin
or essential chemical was missing.
If they didn’t get Vitamin B-6,
pyridoxine, the monkeys in six to
18 months developed signs like
those of hardening of human ar
terids.
The monkeys grew old more
quickly; their hair grayed and lost
lustre, according to Drs. James F.
Rinehart and L. b Greenberg,
pathologists of the University of
California Hospital. \
If the B-d was added to their
food soon enough, the signs of, ar
tery hardening cleared up. Giving
B-6 didn’t make their gray hair
turn back again to youthful color,
however.
Dr. Rinehart U studying the pos
sibility that human hardening of
arteries may come either from too
little B-6 or some error or inef
fiency in the way that human
bodies may use the vitamin. Hard
ening and too-quick aging might
come from some such fault.
His tests on humans or animals
do not show that taking Vitamin
B-6 could cure hardening. But it
might be slowed down or pre
vented if tests co*ild show which
people were possibly not getting
enough vitamin, nr were not mak
ing the right use cf it over the
years,
ptourt.
Beans and peas are rich in Vita
min B-6. Meat gives it to you,
too. as well as olber foods, Dr.
Rinehart said.
Dr. Rinehart spoke to science
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Cracking Down On
Negligent Parents
The mother of a seven year old
boy left at Weaver’s cabins was
picked up for drunken driving and
an accident early yesterday and
placed in the city jail. Juvenile
Court Judge Eva Warner Gibson
announced today.
Probation Office Mrs. Isabelle
Fleming and Aheriff John Spotts
wood investigated the case when
they heard the woman's child was
at Weaver's. The child was found
alone in one cot, with pillows trus
sed up on another to simulate the
sleeping form of the mother, Mrs.
Fleming said. The child was taken
to a Poinciana foster home while
the mother was held to jail. The
mother was turned over to the
county for trial.
Parents of two other children are
being charged with neglect for
leaving their youngsters alone un
til two in the morning Wednesday,
Judge Gibson said. The children
were screaming and frightened,
she said. The parents had gone
to the dog races and then to a
late party.
The Judge said she is going to
crack down on these parents who
go off and leave their children with
out adequate care.
writers making a tour sponsored
by the American Cancer Society.
Cancer is involved in this work
because cancers may develop from
long-term defects in the way the
body handles foods or essen
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whisked to hi* suite at the Mark
Hopkins Hotel on Nob Hill.
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—Charles E. (Chip) Bottles, a
career diplomat, has been con*
firmed by the Senate to V. S.
Ambassador to the Soviet Union
succeeding George F. Hennan.
Safety Mr**
Notes fnHP
By BILL GIBB
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The iaterrX *f l-ablle Itftp.l
We've already mentioned cer
tain dangers regarding bicycles
and scooters. Today, let’s quote
insofar as space will permit - four
city ordinances which are concern
ed primarily with the safety and
welfare of bicycle riders and ped
estrians. If you have sons and
daughters who ride bicycles, it
might not be a bad idea to diacusa
these points with them.
Sec. 6.9: All bicycles ridden or
operated on the streets of the city
shall be equipped in the nighttime
with a light of sufficient brilliance
to be seen at least 300 feet in
front of the bicycle.
Sec. 6.21: It shall ba unlawful
for any person to ride a bicycle
upon any sidewalk...
Sec. 6.22: It shall be unlawful
for any person to ride a bicycle
against traffic,..
Sec. 6.23: Bicycles may be perk
ed on the sidewalk within fifteen
inches of the curb, but no bicycle
may double-park on the sidewalks
nor may any bjyda part on the
outside of the curb.
SeK-exp 4 a oaf wry s .
The above ordinances are self
explanatory with regard to the
letter of the law. However, know
ledge is one thing and willingness
to cooperate la another That is
why parents should have a heart
to-heart talk with their children
and point out that the laws are
not designed to hamper an Indi
vidual's activities but to insure
the safety and welfare of every
one to Key West,
This fact might be considered
also - the few dunes that it lakes
to buy a flashlight may be the
price of your son * or daughter’#
life. Are your children worth that
much of your money?
Aa for riding on idewaik*. es-
Penally at night and without
lights, such jbettow to aa open de
duration of the rider’s disrespect
for pedestrians and can easßy
result to serious injury. Moreover,
parent* who permit their children
to ride on stdawaika are endang
ering their poeketbaoks by taking
a chance on civjj law suits should
an accident occur.
Him are thousand* of bicycles
to operation here to Key West
The police department to laced
an almost insurmountable
e*2S£ ... .
Have a talk with your children
**rea “Bicycle Safety”. If th
youngsters rwto correctly, the
Wdtoe can handle adwft offenders
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Por RAOUL ALPIZAR POYO
CUEVAS OE BELLAMAR
Indudablemente que Cuba tiene
el privilegio de ser uno de los
países que atesora mayor número
de bellezas naturales. Por algo el
navegante genovés al enfrentar
sus barcos a Cuba, exclamara:
"esta es la tierra más hermosa
quo ojos humanos vieron" ...
Nosotros pensamos, cuáles
habrían sido las aclamaciones de
Colón, si le hubiera sido dable,
por ejemplo, conocer y visitar,
las bellísimas Cuevas de Beila
mar, situadas en la ciudad de
Matanzas.
Describir en un trabajo perio
dístico, la magestuosidad y belle
za de esas Cuevas, nos parece
que seria imposible.
Técnicamente presentan las
características de los terrenos
calcáreos, en sus estalactitas y
estalagmitas. Los frecuentes fen
ómenos de erosión, que en el in
terior de estas Cuevas se advier
ten, la infiltración de las aguas y
las extrañas y originales figuras
que se proyectan, como fantasma
gorías multicolores en sus col
umnatas, asi como en el fondo de
sus cavernas, causan una im
presión inmensa en el visitante,
que absorto contempla cómo la
Madre Naturaleza ha podido
reunir en un solo lugar, tan gran
número de cosas bellas e in
teresantes.
Se le han ido diado nombres
originales 'a los distintos rincones
de esas maravillosas Cuevas, y
cuando el visitante escucha de
labios del guia esos nombres, se
dá cuenta de la propiedad con que
han sido bautizados esos lugares.
Asi encontramos en su interior “El
Templo Gótico.” “La Galería de
la Fuente,” “El camerin de la
india,” “La Garganta del diablo,”
“La Saya Bordada,” “El Sofá,”
“La Sala de la Benedición,” “La
Galeria de Hatuey” y “El Cam
erin de las hermosas matanceras,”
que posee azules tonalidades.
Cada uno de los rincones men
cionados, tiene una atracción dif
erente, para el visitante. Ora
multitud de colores se desgranan,
en bellísima policromía. Luego
cambiantes sobre el color rojo,
dan la sensación de un fantástico
incendio y asi sucesivamente . • ,
Al entrarse en “El Templo
Gótico,” lo primero que se de
staca, son sus esplendidos pilares,
que saliendo de la parte más pro
funda del templo, producen una
extraña sensación de solemnidad
y recogimiento. “El Manto de Co
lón” a cuyos pies se advierten
policromas irisaciones de todos los
tonos, que proyectan extrañas
figuras tanto humanas, como de
animales y de cosas, entre las que
se destacan principalmente “El
Guardián de la Cueva” y “El
Huerto de las Zanahorias.”
“La Galeria de la Fuente.” con
sus bellísimas “Manteletas,” las
que parecen construidas de finís
imo algodón, mientras susurran
suave y cadenciosamente las aguas
cristalinas que. corriendo a sus
pies, se pierden mas tarde entre
las entrañas de la tierra,
i “El Camerin de la India,” tiene
el privilegio de dispar las sombrías
sensaciones que se experimentan
frente al “Cementerio.” lugar, que
por su semi-oscurtdad, causo una
impresión de terror en el visitante.
Hay que encorvarse al cruzar por
el lugar denominado “La Gar
ganta del Diablo.” debido a las
grandes ' Irregularidades del ter
reno, hasta llegar al llamando “El
Organo,” que entre sus mayores
peculiaridades, presenta a la vista
de visitante “El Sepulcro” de
bellos detalles.
Seria labor interminable tratar
de desglosar una a una las gran
des atracciones que la Naturaleza
ha colocado en el interior de las
Cuevas de Beilamar y la pluma
del escritor, por grandes que sean
sus deseos, palidecería, ante el
espectáculo indescriptible que ap
arence ante su vista, cuando se
penetra en el interior de esas
maravillosas Cuevas.
Los extranjeros que han tenido
el buen gusto de llegarse hasta la
llamada Atenas de Cuba, para
visitar las Cuevas famosas, han
salido de allí verdaderamente mar
avillados. No hay otro lugar en
todo el mundo, en que la Natura
lera haya otorgado tamaños dones
de belleza y de arte.
“El Camerin de las Hermosas
Matanceras” de tonalidad siem
pre azules, dá la impresión de k)
sublime y como epílogo de todo lo
grande y hermoso que existe en
el interior de esas Cuevas, está
el llamado “Nicho de Maria.” la
quintaesencia de la gracia, de lo
artístico y de la donosura.
La ciudad de Matanzas, ha sido
una de las elegidas por la Natura
leza, para colocar en su seno
grandes bellezas.
El Abra, es una belleza extra
ordinaria. Cuando se observa
cerca de ellas el famoso “Pan da
Matanzas/' ei turista no sabe qué
preferir y su visinquneta. escruta
a ambos lugares, con una curiosi
dad indescriptible.
El famoso Vallo do Yumuri, con
templado desde lo alto del atrio
de la Iglesia de Monserrate, es
algo fantástico, por su grandeza.
Desde alli se ven, como en una
graciosa miniatura, los arroyuelos
que corren a través de tan fér
tiles tierras. Al guajiro, que en
horas del amanecer, enyuga sus
bueyes y sale a arar su pedazo de
tierra, seguido por las gallinas,
que animosas, van picotenado la
tierra que del sureo brota, al paso
del arado primitivo, mientras muy
cerca, las altas palmas, mueven
sus pencas, como abanicos mis
teriosos, poniendo en paisaje una
nota de poesía inefable.
Matánzas, capital de la pro
vincia de su nombre, es una in
teresante y culta Ciudad. Tra
dicionalmente es respetada y ad
mirada, por I* cultura de sus hijos.
Alli naciera el dulce poeta José
Jacinto Milanés. Gabriel de la
Concepción Vakies (*) Plácido,
conocido de todo* los que gustan
de la poesía, por su bella “Ple
garia/' De alli también recibieran
las Masas los inefables arpegios
de la prodigiosa lira de Augustin
Acosta, de lo* hermanos Ués y
de multitud de escritores y hom
bres de letras, que dieron dias de
gloria a la patria cubana,
Las Cuevas de Beilamar; que
motivaron este srticulejo, están
abiertas a la curiosidad del visi
tante. Su interior está alumbrado
por la electricidad y se pueden
visitar, sin sufrir molestias de
ninguna clase, ya que el ambiente
que en su interior se respira, es de
grandes emociones espirituales.