European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 21, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse Native new yorkers fight Back by Doc Quito up staff writer the first european eyes to behold the greatest Harbor in the world be longed to Giovanni a verrazano a Floren Tine navigator who wiled his Little pc Kiel into new York Bay on april 17, 1524. What Lightl the great Rivers begging for freighter. The Noble forests nagging to be Cut tomake Way for skyscrapers. The Rich land inviting the Lubway Duggen. The natives Friendly nuked Ripe for exploiting. What i a you name called . Algonquin said a Young Savage Okay said the Mariner. I m the reception he got was Nice enough. The rocks and rills Woods and Temple Hills were great to Gate at. But As the natives led him along a Trail into the Boon docks a traffic Jam appeared in the personage of a 13-foot Tiger going South on what the indians had presumed was a one Way path heading North. As the Story goes the Tiger eschewed the Home Folk and set out to Chew the stranger who quickly left the Island. Spying their Leader rowing Back from land Ali Crew halted him. Ahoy so Cpl How was Iii she a Nice a place a to visit said the great explorer drawing alongside and his head Shook slowly and positively but i would to a live Den a any Long in a on boys Uppa a Anch. And let s get on Back Home and see what Tun the mafia has been up to thus by a Tiger s whim was started a canard that has muted 439 years rating fouler by the year that the Lovely City of new York is somehow contriving every minute to be mean to visitors and Lees kind to those who live in it. There is general agreement that Newyork is the mightiest Community in the history of Man says the new York Cit almanac. There is to historical parallel to its development from colonial trading Post to capital of the world in the relatively Brief Span of 300 but is it Loverl you bet you Sweet bagels it is Accord ing to a new group being formed Here to combat the slings and arrows and in still civic Pride in the metropolitan Community the crusaders Are nil born new yorkers who for better or worse still maintain a domicile the words Are those of Thomas p. Moore one of a solid Core of native new Yorke who decided to form the native residents of new York City non pc As a society to help civic Pride rear its head in one of the most self mall Ned cities in the land. If not on our planet a Bunch of us were sitting around talk ing about the potshots and stuff that Are being taken at new York and nobody Ever refutes them said Moore. The native new yorker has never had a of the founders. Max Altenberg said we were at a social gathering at my House and we got to talking about those remarks you sometimes see printed about new York is a great place to visit but you know what and somebody mentioned the investigation that went on when Spiel ers on guided Tours were found to be Point ing but All the bad dates. 44w7e decided to loved new York w and ought to be proud to be new yorkers i think it s the most wonderful City in the world and i be travelled All Over Europe. I be been in countries where the streets were much worse than ours. That remark by Edna Ferber once when she came in on ship end said we had the dirtiest streets such remarks Burn me thought that if there was enough interest and Pride in the City we could form an organisation to let people know How we feel the idea was born in a group of about 10 natives a paint dealer a lawyer a pub Lic relations Man a couple of Small Busi Ness men people like that. We have a number of things we d like to do. At the moment our aim is social and sentimental. Out if we net any backing and status we d like to go beyond thai preserve historic Sites an annual dinner for the most honoured native new yorker membership buttons show there s an awful lot of local prospectus says to promote prod and participation in civic affairs among native residents of new York in common Bond nostalgia. We natives remember Bab Ruth s Era. Things the whole world has talked about but the native feels Are his own. Celebrity parades with ticker tape they got to come Here to have pm. The Wall Street crash. Both the Good and theban had a worldwide effect but the Natl new yorker was Here did t read about it in Waukegan. He was a part of it Brooklyn and ebbets Field and that s gone. People have cried Over it a need periodical where natives who still us Here can raise their voices. In Small town everybody knows who was born Toner. Every Small town has an indigenous group that represents opinion within the town new York has a heartless reputation but i be heard that visitors Are amazed Atour Courtesy. We d like to attract soil influential to our ranks. Billy Rose Wal Ter Winchell. A couple of the Rockefeller Bora. Why. We d gel practically All the police Force. And to nil driven almost in a possibilities arc immense and vague. It s like a sleeping giant. You Don t know what s going to Well show these out of towners who come to work and say they re new yorkers and then go Home for Christmas. Anybody who hns his roots firmly planted in the Concrete May Send his notions on this Fine Effort to Max Ettenberg 15 Park Avenue. Non pc wants to move ahead sunday april 21, 1963 the stars and stripes Page 11
