The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 8, 1951, Page 2

Page 2 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Serrds = —- Ohe Key West Citizen aa 2ublished daily (except Sunday) by L. P. Artman, owner and pub isher, from The Citizen Building. corner of Greene and Ann Streets pe. Dailv Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County . P. ARTMAN YORMAN I D. AFIMAN Entered ut Key West. Flonaa, as TELEPHONES $1 and 1945 Edito. ~ Business Manager und c lass Matter Member of The Associated Press—The Associsi2d Press is exclusively ntitled to use for reproduction of all news dispatches credited to 4 and aiso the 4 not otherwise credited in this paper sublished he’s, wember Florida Press Assoc heer peienatinincerinalinncini vlscs iption (by Carrier) 25c¢ per week, year: $12.00, en une Associated ‘Dailie local new: of Floride ngle copy 5¢ ADVERTISING RATES MADE nd subjects of loca: or general interest, nonymous communications ssion of public is 1 not publis! NOWN “ON APPLICATION ‘he Citizen is an open torum and invites dis IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN More Hotels and Apa™tments. Beach and Bathing Pavihon. Airports—jand and Sea. op ene Community Auditorium. Consolidation cf County and City Governments nun their lives when the Highway 939, as to!d in Tuesday's be killed in an automobile accident. IMPORTANCE OF A SECOND ~You may be sure that that man and woman, who lost} r car plunged over the foot of State} had thought when they read about traffic deaths, that they would not | s Citizen, * All of us heve thought, and still think the same way but if any of us do rot ex ing, we too may he killed or injured, ercise constant care when driv- Those of us who are caréful and appreciate the fact that it requires only a sec- ond for an accident to ha rolling, particularly fast, ppen are the killé@ or injured because of any fault of our own. Occasionally. the accident. But such oceurr accident is ‘almest always due to when automobile ones “other fellow’ ances are few. careless not be} is to blame for an The cause of an driving. Any careless driver is one who diverts a second from watching whére he is going. Citizen readers recall the de that, Miami Beach man und his son who were driving %o | Key West to enjoy a day’s fishing. -Nobody saw that accident and, does not know what was the cause of it. But it happened on a clear day, and it is safe to assume that the man, for a second oy two, turned his cyes off the roadway to look at something else. Had He riot done that, he bridge. 2 The same roason applies to that 3 surely erashed head-on into an abutment of the not have Island woman who lost their lives when ‘heir car went over State High- way 989. So it har been in other traffic accidents that have regulted in fatalities in this area and elsewhere in the Unfited States. =} Not a day passes without The stgries. about one or more traffic difvers who take chances in passing publishing accidents in Key Mbst of the stories concern minor collisions, for whom! sofnebody is to blame. Too many drivers tofget nowhere in a hurry. They are the men or women | West are too anxious the city’s stipets or in trying ty squeeze through openings, in con- wepted traffic, that are too narrow for the width of their} cafgs. * Fortunately, type. At-any time, one may see Key West has only a few drivers of that drivers downtown staeets: who stop when they think there is a chance of fen- der scraping, with ears parked on bpthy sides . of a strqet and a truck or van coming in an opposite direction,” * « With the coming of nore and more tourists in their caks to Key West winter. * reuse it Lehooves all of us to drive carefully. If awe don’t, accidents on our streets this H The man who has two sets of moral panancas one at hdme and one on convention trips, has two sets of arfia in other things a: well. stand- 8 ths of U . HOWARD W. GILMORE Official U. S. Navy Phot: WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE USS HOWARD W. GILMORE the sports picture in Key West underwent the usual change. The Gilmore, noted for its athletic crew, brought both basketballers and baseballers into thy city. The Island City At last week’ leag parley ten players were released to make room for the ten who docked with the Nava! Station’s baseball team e 7 Air Fores Waste | oe ee d Is Criticize Ww HINGTON, Dec. |The Senate armet committee on. preparedness — h | criticized | bases. | at others. In particular, 3.1. it criticized fan links. iThe Veterans Corner Here ar to four questions of interest former servicemen Q. About : I filed (®Y Wirephoto via radia from Manila | Whole matter. Now, WOMEN AND CHILDREN REFUGEES, evacuated from the Mambajao region on, Camiguin Is- | #te? Jand in the southern Phillipines, crowd together on arrival in a small town on the southeast shore of the island. They were evacuated after the voleano Hibok Hibok exploded without warning December 4 * j didn’t hear crackers and cream cheese. ,it_ may sandwich of marmalade and Bs foriginal application. ham or whole wheat crackers, is, a favorite with children. Noni, Indian mulberry. Flora Of Key West By MYRTLE NORMAN COSGROVE services. sub- waste at six air foree and suggested that it exists dining halls and requests for light+ ed baseball diamonds and ool authoritative answers from the Vetearns Administration year and a half ago, a claim with V-A for dis- ability compensation. ¢ ‘ireumstane- es that came up made it impossible for me to report for a> physical examination, so I just dropped the I'd like to fol- low through on my claim, Is it {00 | . It’s too late to follow through ie ur original application, but | you may file a new one, Since V-A | “JESS LARSON, General Ser- | viees Administration head, de- nies fh a tax scandal probe hearing in Washington that he “Washington around the “soft touches.” Earlier in the day, Chicago Law- yer Abraham Teitelbaum told the House subcommittee that he was threatened with income tax trouble unless he paid $500,000. breaking, from you within one! year from the time you were order- ;ed to report for an examination, ' not take action on your Q. 1 am drawing disability com- | pensation from V-A, and I expect Morinda| io be recalled to active military icy to belongs to clique” country for citrifolia, is a small tree with an-' duty in the near future. Will the gular branches. A native of Asia, V-A payments continue, even FRUIT TREES | Time was when Key Westers were! Australia, and islands of the Pacifie, though I'll be in uniform? Avocado, alligator pear, Rersea| especially fond of guavas and/it is sometimes called the Lim-! A. No. V-A compensation pay-| Larson, ‘his americana, is a native of tropical | Many gardens contained them. But} burger tree. {ments may not be made to persons pleaded: spread to) at was before the Mediierranean | many warm countries fly, who was also found of guavas, Nowadays, avocadoes from Flor-| moved in and almost destroyed the! fruit ida and California, are pouring | ‘Tees on the island, jinto the markets, Not for a mere Guava, Psidium four month’s season, as in former low tree or shrub, years, but for 12. This, of course,'or oval, blunt leaves. The trunk, aristocratic cousin Roquefort. ig’ due to hybridism plus advertis- due to a bark which frequently' ~ Hawaiians find the tree useful. ing. As a result, people who take Scales off, has a mottled appear-| From the bark they obtain a red adventures into cooking, are con- ance. dye, from the root a yellow dye, | eoecting many new and. appetizing’ The exterior of the fruit resem-| while leaves, fruit, and bark, recipes. bles a lemon, but here similarity) ysed medicinally. In addition to eating the avocado Ceases, as the interior has a pink) |delicious fruit, it has The conspicuous leaves are large Teceiving pay for active milita) , marked off in hexagonal fi- gures, resembles small breadfruit guajava, is a/ It is said to have the odor of Lim- Q. May I still in 1948? A. Yes, you still Write to the V-A districe offi ; equal to. that of oranges.’ Excellent jelly and marmalade soup are a decided and novel asset. The Mexican salad known as guacamole, well as wedges of avacado. and to ; mato with French dressing to which of jelly or marmalade served with: rabbit. a clove of garlic has been added, Avoeado-shrimp cocktail is appe-| tising; while baked avocado or the’ halves filled with jellied shrimp econsomme are truly delectable. In other werds, the avocado that has been plain, everyday fare to Key Westers for half a century, is now a gourmet's delight and the inspiration for scores of new and pleasing recipes The avocado varies in shape and lof tabasco sauce per portion just | care from V-A. before serving. Tabasco also gives | flavor, and is round, obleng, or arshaped. Some have a delicious nut-like flavor, a few have a butter-like consistency, but the majority are as insipid as the can- istel or teessie, the fruit that was AWOL when Nature passed around the flavoring extract | “The West Indian avogado has a green -Or purplish skin, smooth and thin, the guatemalan, the hard and warty type 4 contain up to 30 per cent of a greenish oil and are high in carbohydrates, vitamins, and proteins. The oil, which is sometimes extracted and used for Avocados lighting, soap-making, and cosme- ties, has a high iodine content. The seed also it’s uses. In marking linens, a substitute for indelible ink may be found by sticking a pen (not a fountain! pen) into the seed. Ground up and! mixed with meal, the seed is said! CHICAGO ATTORNEY ABRAHAM TEITELBAUM., testifying before a House sub-committee to be Poisonous to rats. However looking into charges of an attempted $500,000 tax fix shakedown, said that those named to him governed by geography. In Mexico; = being members of a Washington “clique” who could “take care” of his tax troubles, included the mixture is certain death to! left to right): George J. Schoeneman, Joseph Nunan, former Commissioner of Internal. Revenue; rodents, in Hawaii, it is just a tasty 7ess Larson, head of the General Services Admini stration, and Charles Oliphant, chief counsel of titbit the Internal Revenue Bureau. thick and shiny. The whitish-yellow| Service. Your compensation will be suspended while you're in service. apply for my first National Service Life Insur- 2 a Sa ‘ ; +.) ance dividend--the one covering the having oblong: burger cheese but the flavor of it’s period: from the time 1 took: the insurance to the anniversary date may apply. Pep up cream soup with a drop | veterans are cigs for pet (Veterans living in Key West, is far excellence, as are prepared from the guava. A| zest to mayonnaise and Frencly| Fla. who wish further information | ma! pleasing and easy dessert can be dressing, and it's good in a cheese | | about their benefits should contact j the V-A Office Rm. 218, O. O. Bldg. ry Bin se tation, | Denies Clique | Connection any looking League will see ten new faces on the diamond with the Naval Station entry Gilmore and who were immediately added to the (®) Wirephoto voice “In the name of Al- mighty God won't you do some- thing to stop th as he said such “hearsay testi- mony” could ruin character and is sort of thing” ‘Unly 5,000 GIs, Are Prisoners — TOKYO, Dec. 8. —?.—A Chines Communist newsman at. Pani | jom has hinted that not more ‘half of the 10,000 Americans ing in Korea are prisoners. of The Red correspondent to lied newsmen that he. knew of: var in which more than half of @ | soldiers listed as H prisoners. He added, “I do. why the Korean war would be i fe rent from other wars in this ; | pect.” | The Chinese referred to the fi that only part of those re missing in action are taken | ners, the others are killed in a | ion and their bodies not | | In the negotiations at Panty | jom, the allies have made ahoth concession to the Communisi | The UN delegates withdrew - the | Jemand for a joint inspection bi | sind the lines during an atn | Nowever, the allies informed } > that the que vdrawing troops early in an | nistice definitely is out. a Beau Geste | Watchtowers SAIGON. Vietnam )— he roadsides and main rive! vf Indochina, “Beau Geste owers seem to be sprouting 4 nost daily. These are links in the chaing ‘ortifications the * French: Jietnamese are erecting ‘as. s Communist-led roops or guerrillas are. ¢ out of strategic areas. They’re usually referred to ‘Beau’ Geste” watchtowers, sause they remind one Of? type of Foreign Legion o1 -o often seen in Holllywoot: films. They also resemble the tures in history books of san stockades built to ward. ‘ndian attacks, except the 4 “an ones were made of logs ‘umber. Hold Back Fle MILAN, Italy P)\—The “id Mvteh how who plupged the d with hie finger had neathing husky Ferrussio Carretta whole home town of Castel N Sotto now calls him “The- zan of the Po”. When the raging Po Riverh its banks in Italy's. worst the centurv, 35-vear-ald Gat ta single-handedly — pl whole 150-foot-wide gap. ed the breach with working alone day and ni two days. Townspeople efforts held hace the flood Jong enough to allow those trapped by high Carretta, with three other villagers, built a raft of gasoline cans and rescued ad To make an easy-do apple brown fine drv bread. butter or margarine ° ane with brown suger; arrange crumbs between layers of sauce in 9 servine dish frigerate for several house: serve with swirls of sweetened” ved cream and a bright’ of red jelly. ice pennies) AMERICAN and CUBAN (®) Wirephoto ig pennies Expensive Penny | SYDNEY, Australia. “A penny costs: more than a penny to make | are’ that has your NSLI records, giving | in Australia.. The Royal Mint has your full name, present address, | been -mal The fruit is evidently not on the) the number of your policy or poli- it a, loss for two years, | ja la cantaloupe, they find the |r cream colored pulp, slightly aci¢ favorite bill of fare of the i landers, | 1 “ Denhies 3 . | fruit a welcome addition to chicken, con io ed, Paya : )cies, and Lod service serial num; mint officials mpeg ee ALL GROCERS || shrimp, : " i ‘ as 3 “The | \,{ salads, ay At q pose ~ : , i, a ees | is tasty on Pes’ of hea sand kalcium, and, ean, Itis saat os . e sss | wich spread. Thin, slices served on , their vitamin C content is almost) ‘ tore than the currency value don’t think the mint is about out, of business. It can. still a.one,pound note (worth 240 for less than one penny. ~ | Never Too Old STAFFORDVILLE, Ont. Among the first in this Western se | Ontario district to head north for the hunting season was Will Howey, 86 years young. 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