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THB KEY WEST CITIZEN Page 4 The Key West Citizen “• *•- —“■• o*y P% Newta spji hi Kay ypg| m Miw, Cwmr HOBMAH D. ABTMAM linf-ni “nmr Entt,idat <y Wait. Florida, is Second Class Matter ▼UPHOHEt 2* .tatortatod Praia The Associated Press ta exclusively *sproduettso of all news dispatches credited to n ff.KiSiiiXr?** *■ this paper, and also Ami local news published acre. Member Florida Prtaa Association and Associate Dallies of Florida Subscription (by carrier), 25c per week; year, <12.00; by mail, $15.60 W**r*n*Q KATES MAPI KNOWN ON APPLICATION 2? SSSJ*-y i .Wn Doran and iavitos dlscuseloa of public issues n jm^JS^rrimnuffli^f* ll * * Bt * r ** t ’ ** it will not publish noßwfewts asso^tVoh IMPROVEMENT! FOR KEY WIST AOVOCATID BY THB CITIZEN i* More Hotels and Apartments. 1 Beach and Bathing Pavilion. S. Airports—Land and Sea. 4. Consolidation of County and City Governments. & Community Auditorium. CHILD LABOR STILL A MAJOR PROBLEM 7 Though most Americans might not realize it, the problem of child labor, and of young children leaving school to go to work, is still a major problem in the United States. Those who thought the schools are today claiming all teenagers will be surprised to find that more children were working in 1950 than in 1940. The increase in the last decade has been greatest among fourteen and fifteen-year-old children, and to day one child in eleven is earning money on his own, whereas, in 1940, only one in twenty-three had a job. Of the one-in-eleven working today, seventeen per cent of this ege group are not in school. . The National Child Labor Committee recently re ported the attitude on part-time work for teenagers has changed completely since World War n and that it is now an accepted activity for school children. The Com mittee’s annual report showed that, in the fourteen and fifteen-year age group, the State of Connecticut had the best record of educational attendance and South’ Caro lina the worst. Some of today’s problems may surprise the reader. Approximately 200,000 children are now working and not attending school, according to the Natmnal Child Labor Committee report. The report also showed a large number of children carry a work load of thirty-five hours a week and attempt to attend school too. Such a work load is sure to interfere with their proper education, according to the committee. The committee urges all states to enforce properly the child labor laws, which require children of certain ages to attend schools. Not only should the laws be better enforced, but, in many cases, the laws can be improved, and since the future of this country, and per haps the world, depends upon the younger generation, better school attendance and better child labor laws will be a good investment in the country’s future. % ' Now that the new year has begun, you can start looking forward to Christmas again. It is a neat pastime to read editorials for the pur pose of seeing how foolish the editor can be. Life’s little burden: Trying to look amused when the same man tells you the same joke the third time. Crossword Puzzle ACROSS 34Bhknit 1. Kind of SlUtvat* rubber SI. Chilled •.Outer 38. Was in ferment process of t. Alder tree: derision Scotch 40* Poker term 11 Excited }tgoid “* M Jp* ISP* afesr C i - •ft. Part of a church DOWN M. Baffle 1. Cushion £ Folded 1 Grow old 80. Rodent 1 fish man |l. Ascended 4. Acquiesced is. Liquor 1 Log floats ~~~~ pTST lEaw if* —J asafaea agf Wsiniliy, January IS, ITS 4 •elution of Yesterday's Punle •.Musical instrument 7. Treasurers 1 Summer: French INamedin a preceding part 10. Genus of the rose 11. Snares 17. Tableland 11 Silk not yet twisted 81. City in Indiana 81 Masculine MIW> 23. Nourish ment 85. Looked curiously 87. Mountain pass 81 Other 81 Legal conveyance 88. Large brown seaweed 85. Genus of the maple tree 37. Respond 88. Coins of German East Africa 40. The south west wind 41. East Indian tribesman 41 Watched narrowly 41 Armed strife 47. Tropical bird 41 Transgres sion 49. Headpiece Expert Reports On County’s Handling Of Juvemle Cases Editors Nate: This Is the third in e series giving the cam piste text of e report on the handling of juveniles in Monroe County. The report was compiled by Frederick Ward, Jr., director of the southern office of the Na tional Probation end Parole Asso ciation. Police Services The City Police Department does not have police officers especially detailed si juvenile officers. Most police departments recog nize that police services to juvenil es is just ss specialized a function as traffic control, crime detection, etc., and specialized law enforce ment personnel should be provid ed to investigate complaints involv ing children, to protect children from harmful influences by close supervision of places of commer cialised amusement, and to refer cases to the court or other appro priate agencies. Of course, police work and pro bation work are not the same, and police ahould not attempt to pro vide treatment for children and probation officers should not be re quired to investigate complaints and become involved in police work. A written policy should be deve loped between the law enforcement agencies and the juvenile court which would define the function of each with respect to children, in cluding the circumstances under which children are to be detained. This policy should encourage the law enforcement officer to return children to their own homes when ever possible. The Key Wert police department should have at least two police of* fleers in their juvenile division res* ponsible directly to the chief. In fact, the recommendation of the TJ. S. Children’s Bureau con curred in by the International Asso ciation of Chiefs of Police is that five per cent of any police depart ment should be detailed as juvenile officers. At the present time, apparently, police do not exercise sufficient dis cretion in returning children to their homes, but rather turn them over to the court as a routine. The probation counsellor inves tigates the details of the offense and in this respect is performing l a responsibility which more pro perty belongs to the police. During daylight hours, rather than bring children into the offices of the court, they are taken to the county jail where permission is se cured from the judge for the youngsters to be detained. It, therefore, seems that a great many referrals to the court from the police are through the county jail, a habit which undoubtedly contributes to the large number of children detained and which can be prevented by a closer coopera tive effort on the part of the po lice and die court to assure that children axe detained only when necessary. The Juvenile Court The Juvenile Court when visited had just a week before moved in to quarters in the court bouse Prior to that time the judge and the probation counselor had operat ed out of their own homes, except court bearings were held at the health clinic building. The judge and probation counse lor do not have secretarial help, which is a great handicap and ac counts for the inadequacy of re corded information and statistics concerning the children known to the court. Adequate s rs should be maintained as a routine is order to provide an accurate picture of the kinds of cases coming to the court’s attention. According to Judge Eva Warner Gibson, in 1950 there were 520 cases; 1951, 434; 1952, 454; 1953, 593. However, it is not known how many of these were classed ss delinquent and how many were dependent or neglected. In the judge’s opinion, however, that a bout ?5 per cent were delinquency cases. It is understood that petitions are filed in practically all cases; however, the growing trend throughout the country is for the court to handle many cases infor mally without the necessity of fil ing a petition. In fact, in most well organized courts today more cases are handl ed informally than formally. How ever, except for the court hearing, these informal cases receive the same intensive study and follow-up suervision as do the formal cases. Evidence that more cases might be handled informally is the fact that most of the petitions, after being filed, are dismissed and the children and parents are only warned. At the present time, there are only twelve children reported to be on probation. . Considering the large number of cases coming to the attention of the court, it would seem that more children should be placed on pro bation, even if informally, for con tinued follow-up supervison by the counselor. However, the continual need t% investigate emergency situations and make some sort of disposition limits the time available the coun selor would have for providing in tensive follow-up supervision. Although many of the cases re ported are not serious, children with problems and children from inadequate homes are usually un able to “go it alone” and need the helpful guidance of a skilled pro bation counselor. Even if most of the neglect situations were referred to the welfare department, when that agency is able to assume greater responsibility when a child welfare worker is available, the estimated number of delinquency referrals indicates a need for more than <me probation counselor. It is understood the probation counselor has had previous proba tion experience during the admin istration of a former judge of this court but that she does not have specific training in social work. However, considering that most of the delinquent youngsters are boys, it would seem important thatj a qualified male probation counse lor be added to the staff. Role ef Probation Counselor Probation counselling provides court with a social study of the; child and a program of stipervi-i sion and guidence to help the child and his family. The social inves tigation or social diagnosis involves the collection and analysis of facts to reveal the basic problem upon which the treatment plan is based. It attempts to describe as exact ly as possible the situation and per sonality of the individual and his social needs. It includes (a) an un derstanding of his personality, his attitudes and beliefs, his capabili ties and limitations; (b) the collec tion of facts which give insight into his anti-social conduct, revealing his past history, his needs and his personal, social and economic situ ation; (c) the use of various tests land extminations which give infor mation about his physical *•“*- condition; (and) putting togeta'*' all this information into a total pic ture so that all parts fall into j their place and have meaning. Supervision of youngsters or case treatment is not accomplished by a single act or avent. It is a pro cess in which thi child it helped to develop greater capacity for self direction in a socially acceptable way. To accomplish this and to re direct and educate ax individual with anti-social habits are time consuming, complex matters in volving a variety of activities and services.. In some cases, the emphasis is on personal factors and in others on a social situation. This type of service requires professionally qua lified personnel. Standards for selection of proba tion counsellors, prepared by the Professional Council of the Nation al Probation and Parole Associa tion, include the following: 1. Education. A bachelor’s de-, gree from a college or university of recognized standing, with cour ses in social science as minimal. Professional training for probation and parole work in a graduate school of social work. 2. Experience. One year of paid full time experience under super vision of a social welfare agency or related agency of high stand ards; or, one year of graduate work in a recognized school of social work in lieu thereof. 3. Personality. A probation coun selor must be a person of good character and balanced personali ty. Among the essential personal traits are: integrity, ability to work with others, emotional stabi lity, good health and a general in terest in people and their pro blems. Probation counsellor should be appointed from eligible lists re sulting from competitive merit ex aminations. Reasonable tenure j should be provided to all appoin tees. However, not only should, per sonnel be adequate, but in suf ficient numbers. The Professional Council of the National Probation and Parole As sociation recommends a maximum case load per counselor of fifty units s month with a supervision case counting as one unit and an investigation counting as five units. Therefore, a counselor who is sup ervising 15 youngsters could make seven investigations during 'the month. Considerable credit can be giv en to the interest of the judge and probation counselor in recognizing the need to develop adequate ser vices and facilities for youngsters, and it is hoped that full financial backing will enable the court to achieve these results. Relationships with Other Agencies Relationship between the court and the school system seem to be ■ very good. There seems to be free exchange of information between the court and the school officials. ; However, there is evidence that law enforcement agencies and the welfare department should be strengthened and written policy j agreements concerning the referral iand transfer of cases should be formulated. (Te Be Continued.) NICKELS ALL SPENT ! WICHITA FALLS. Tex. Ui-Rob ert Walkup, 34, former city traffic department employe, was charged Monday with embezzlement of more than SB,OOO in nickels from city parking meters in a 13-month period. He told police he had spent the: nickels on fishing trips, a state fair junket in Dallas, and two autos, among other things. He didn’t have enough to make his sS,ttto bond. T t Pays To ADVERTISE In The "“--Use Its Columns Freely' g A MAN IN THE HOUSE Bu Florence Stuart Chapter 11 UK turned and looked toward 11 the small grand piano at the far and of the room, where Ted's roses sprayed high and beauti fully from a tall brass vast. They were red roses, and choice. Ted bad paid a lot for thorn, Carl's dance came atowty back to his wife, and be was frowning. *1 never heard of this fellow, bo said slowly. “Whet’s toe idea of his sending you (towers?* "Oh. h was lust a gracious gesture,” Jane said airily. She was a little too eager to explain. “It doesn’t mean anything.” “I didn't imayiw that it did mean anything. Jane. But it seems a tot odd. Where did you say you met him?” Jane explained. “And why?” inquired Carl, his voice cool, his eyes not too pleasant. “Just why should you mvite Pauline Clark to loin us for our anniversary dinner whan you know perfectly well that I dislike the woman?” Jane tried to laugh It off. She knew how Carl felt about Paul ine: that she had married Sam Clark for his money, that she wasn’t above having an affair with some other man oa the side if tt amused her to do so, and that she “used* her friends. “What I don't see." said Carl shortly. *<is why you picked to night to invite her to dine with us. i suppose Pm rather senti mental about such things, but I had the feeling that our anni versary evening was a rather special time.” It had never occurred to Carl that he was e jealous man, but that may have been partly be cause Jane had never given him a shred of reason to be jealous. Now a suddenly new idea struck him square Detween the eyes, and he eras amused at the tataf at aroused in him. Jane was still very bsmtiful, and aha looked more likaaeoi lege girl then a settled wfe. Was it pomitoe that she was bemuung bored with toe moootom*|iß with a stakl college professor? “So Pauline has a rooms, and he’s taken to sending you teem.” Carl said. He feh g a fool to keep talking abouttfcam. but he couldn't help himseit “Yes,” Jane walled. “Hft a charming boy and he asm aw those roses and 1 think it was sweet of him. You don't abject, do you?” “Yes,” he said. “1 think 1 do object. And I don't believe 1 care to dine with Pauline Clark end your—your young adadrer. Anyway, it wouldn’t do for me to leave toe house. One of the gtrh from school is going to drop m a bit later. Wants to talk omr her work with me." "What girl?" Jane asked. "Helen Talbot." Carl said. . rwas too If Jane had been e little older, end a little less in love with her husband, that announcement would not have struck her with ell the impact of e deadly blow. It might even have amused her. And n Aunt Mae had not already got to her with her package of gossip, she might simply have paid no attention to it But Jane was only twenty three. a terribly young twantr three, end still madly in toot with her husband. And Aunt Mae’s warning was trash In bar mind. The combination made her helplessly vulnerable And be cause she was hurt and bewild ered and suddenly awfully afraid, she lashed out in angry woods which were the only weapon aha knew. She becked away from hie* The lamplight wm an her fee* i .■ gold lights in her hair. made her eyee look enormous. Sta •* angry. But at Brat Carl did not realize it He only toonghfc Bow beautiful aha looks. "So Baton Talbot la dropping in a little later." Jane said, and her teeth made a gritting assmd. dM DiCCfQ wwnita ÜBf table where her head found a bronze-handled p*f— cutter end cloeed over k'tto hand was t~ f Jg^ato^ calm. “You didn't IBs It heeauae 1 arranged to dine with nrihe on our amahranary evmdnc.^But tomS^jyVjSßsn^gßwt CarTs amuaad amfia wen ag gravating fuel piled an an already raging Inner Bra. The smile lim ply infurtetod bar. “Brian han't yon my her break up anr mtonhms an oversight an my port Oer an niversary slipped. my mind. 1 wee sorry about It Mies nut is. She wants to discum tar Inal paper with me Ith might I eeuAd get rid of her to thirty ndnhtoe or an It needn't have patted nr evening." “Not for yen. perfume, tad It S^^nm^tatdtafjntatS toe words that had been to toe girl?* Cart stared at tar. tow? Tetoott Wtad to toM,r XUd’SuTuUSS; “You aren't eerieua, of semen" Ata “yoThSSI sssti 0 * 1 Tnmtkn amdumgl .* Organizations Respond To Gall In Polio Drive Key Wert chibs tad organisa tions have responded to Aw eai from Paul J. Shsr, rempelgn chair man. to take an active pot to the 1954 March of Dimee. According to Mrs. Myrtkand Ca tes. the Elks aub and that ladles plan a danse to be held at the Oub Annex on Saturday, Jan. to. The dance committee ptnmton to have available an eaesle* Bear shew ahe corfltoßy lovfcas (he pub lic to attend. Norton Harris, chakraae* of (he committee that (Attributes the March of Dimoo coin collectors, re ports that he lecetoed ssstotancs from members of the Key West High School Key Chib. A number of the ley Clubbers volunteered, said Norton, end we put them on truck* and made the dtotribufiton in one afternoon. With mjimtnm assistance of thto Und, added Nor ton, it rtnwe bow much totoresl and eoKrascaem there to tor the March of Dimee Campaign, The Key Clubbers sponsored Ip the Kiwanis Club of Key West we ready to be of further ssstolini s in the Polio Drive. According to Shsr, other organi zations to Key West and (he Flori da Keys are making piano tor va tout tonettona to raise funds lor ! polio. A number of thee* otfui 1 tattoos will add to (he funds tbue rawed oy orro fonmouuoui from > (heir tressnrise. .* , WEDDING PRANK OKLAHOMA CITY WV-Ths bride and groom almost spent their wed ding night in the city jail after playful friends reported to police after the wedding that the groom'* car was stolen. Police spotted toe vehicle and two cars gave chase. Whan Atop stopped it they found a sheepish William Robert Seflsr faUig his bride back to Edmond. Morin “Condemned” • f i NSW YORK (I) - the Krttone! Legion of Decency, e Reman Catholic agency, has put Rs “e*e demnsd” classification on the m*4 tion picture “French Line,’* star, raing Jane Russell. The legion acted Monday, Ber ing the “contains grossly eb scene, suggestive and indecent ** tioo, costuming and dislogee.** Political Announcements FIRST PRIMARY BLSCTIOK MAY 4, 1954 For Sute Senator 241 k Distil* MILTON A. PARKOTT Help Monroe Coo*l7 Boot A Smkv For Member School Board 80-Bo* EDNEY PARKER STM DISTRICT \n\n NOTAS CUBANAS Por RAOUL ALPXZAR POYO FORMULA SALVADORA Por temperamento me agrada ser útil a mis semejantes. Durante mi vida de funcionario y de periodista, he tratado siempre de atender y complacer a todos cuantos a mi se acercaran en busca de un servicio. Ello me enorgallece y hace sentirme feliz. Pero es que algunas gentes se creen que servirles es una inelu dible obligación y no titubean en correr tras uno, sin importarles la hora, ni el día, en busca de un favor. Si no estamos en condiciones de prestarlo por fialquier impre vista razón, entonces el sujeto se siente airado, ofendido y basta ae permite vociferar en nuestra contra. Olvidándose de que los favores se hacen por propia vol untad y no por obligación. He tenido muchos desengaños durante toda mi vida, por faltarme la energía y la decisión para negar favor a quien venia en busca mia. Muchas veces me he dado cuenta de qie "araba mi al mar", que aquel favor iba a ser el pri mero de una serie interminable y sinembargo, no he desdeñado el hacerlo, sirviéndole, en la seguri dad de que iba a perder el servicio y el amigo. Cuéntase de un famoso Diputado francés, que en todas las luchas electorales de su provincia, aalia airoso, aunque el candidato con trario fuera una persona de o ran solvencia moral y económica. Ese Diputado, tan pronto tomaba pose sión de su alta investidura, no recibia a ningún elector, ni daba cartas de recomendación. Se con cretaba aLdesempeño fiel de su cargo y al estudio de mitología que era su suprema diversión. Todos se sombraban de cómo aquel ciudadano, hombre serio, de pocas palabras y de gestos violen ’tor, saiera siempre vencedor en las lides electorales, sin gastarse lia plata y sin pronunciar un solo discurso, durante la campaña ¡politieq. Y un buen dia, trás de haber ¡sido re-electo por quinta vez. una ! Comisión de electores de su dis trito, se organizó con la idea de visitarle y de penetrar en el se creto de tantas victorias. Y asi fué. Llegaron a la suntuosa residencia del Diputado y después ;de anunciarle la visita, entraron en el salón de espera y allí estuvieron ¡aguardando al "gran sanar", por espacio de dos horas y media. Transcurrido ese largo espacio de tiempo, hizo su aparición, envuelto en una rica bata de moaré, color violeta, calzando unas zapatillas turcas, pletóicas de bordados y lentejuelas. —Qué se les ofrece?—inquirió, con acento malhumorado, como persona a la que molesta la visita de aquel grupo de comprovincianos. —Venimos,—respondió el más .viejo de los visitantes—a felicitarle por sus constantes triunfos electo | rales. A desearle muy buena salud 'y a formularle una-pregunta, que, usted no estimará como capciosa, pero necesitamos salir de dudas. Dedicados a esas faenas electorales nos interesa conocer las "frutos" de que se valen nuestros candida ! tos, para vencer a otros de ma yor envergadura y superior situa ción económica .... —No sé si debo responder a esa > rus po solo es caociosa, r-a u’i m*v s ir*;— Cada hombre tiene ls libertad de actuar como mejor le convenga en la vida pública. Yo tengo mis recursos y estimo que a ustedes no deben in teresarles. Pero, de todos modos, si tienen la bondad de informarme lo que han de hacer después que conozcan mis procedimientos, no tendré reparo alguno en ponerlos en antecedentes .... —Es que a usted no se le vuelve s ver en parte alguna, como no sea en la Cámara de Diputados, después de la elección. Usted no frecuenta grupos políticos, ni es asi dúo concurrente a ests peque ñas "pañas", donde te hacen laa candidaturas y \e forjan los planea de lucha en laa elecciones Todo eso, señor Diputado, nos . intriga tanto a nosotros, como a los delnás electores y aún a loa candidatos. De ahi nuestro enorme ; interés en conocer de que se vale usted, para obtener más votos que ningún otro, de la misma zona o lectoral .... —Si vatedes me prometen no divulgar el secreto y tan pronto lo conozcan, dejarme en paz, estoy dispuesto a enseñarles el procedi miento que he empleado durante mi vida pública y privada, para salr siempre airoso en todo lo que he emprendido. Es algo que lea , parecerá una enorme paradoja, 1 pero en la práctica, créanme . ustedes, señores, me ha dado un | excelente resultado. Los visitantes se miraron unos a 1 los otros y el mayor de todos, |r pondió asi al Diputado: i —Le prometemos no divulgar cu 'secreto. Nos marcharemos tan pronto conozcamos ese método muy suyo, para triunfar y ni siquiera j intentaremos usarlo,, en el caso de que alguno de nosotros, se deci diera a ser alguna vez su candida to contrario .... —Perfectamente, señores, res j pondió el famoso Diputado. Mi sistema es muy sencillo. Cualquiera pueda usarlo y tal vez, con el mis mo éxito que lo he usado yo, durante mi larga carrera política. No he prestado un solo servicio a nadie. No he hecho un solo favor. No recibo visitas. No presto dinero. No me entero de lo que los demás hacen .... Me vá muy bien. Cuando era todavía un moco, mi mayor placer era servir a todos. Serle útil a los humildes. Defender ¡a los débües .... Eso me cortó sendos disgustos. Jamás pude a horrar un solo franco. Después, ¡me di cuenta de que andaba e quivocado. Y puse di práctica mi nuevo sistema. Por eao triunfo. ¡No tengo amigos que me molesten ni me pidan favores. No tengo enemigos, porque Jamás he negado un favor, ya que munca se atre vieron a solicitarlo. Y vean ustedes, que es una cruel verdad, una en señanza de gran filosofía . . . „ No sirviendo a nadie, todos me sirven. Todos y ustedes entre ellos, se asombran de mis triunfes .... Y ya ven: la fórmula, no puede ser de mayor sencíDéz ..... Y dando la mano a los visitantes, el caballero aquel, cerró la puerta de su despacho, mientras en sus |abk>s asomaba una sonrisa cruel, que no dejaba de ser irónica .... Todo esto, que hace muchos años me lo contaron en uno de mis ¡viajes, no ha sido bastante e locuente. para hacerme utilizar en mi vida diaria/la formula feliz de aquel Diputado, que siempre trian- Kaba en las lides doctóralos 4o m lejana provincia dd ModiedU francés ...