The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 7, 1952, Page 2

Monday, April 7, 1952 The Key West Citizen Published daily (except Sunday) by L. P. Artman, owner and pub- tisher, from The Citizen Building, corner of Greene And Ann Streets. Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County t. P. ARTMAN NORMAN D. ARTMAN Entered at Key West, Florida, as Second Class Matter ‘TELEPHONES 51 and 1835 2 — Member of The Associated Press—The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to use for reproduction of all news dispatcltes credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper, and also the local news published here. A Bubscription (by 25c per week, year $12.00, single copy 5c ‘ADVERTISED RATES MADE KNOWN ON. APPLICATION aes ae 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. Pogo? © THE KEY WEST CITIZEN CONSTRUCTIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE CRITICISM One of the most dangerous threats to the stability of any democratic government is the threat of undermined confidence in that government’s leaders. At this time, many American voters are seriously wondering whether they can maintain the high confidence in government of- ficials which has been a custom in the United States for many decades. Corruption, scandal and this election year tend to make for an explosive situation and lead many candi and other critical speakers tp denounce every act of our government most severely. This is 2 freedom which we cherish in America and which the average voter has usually been able to take or deflect in a proportion which allows him to-keep his balance. An issue which has not been a major problem of the American political scene has emerged in recent years and is the issue of-character-assassination, On the one hand, certain groups warn that the system of accusing all ene- mies of being Communists or Communist-affiliated, is be- ing used with telling effect on the political scene today. On the other hand, those doing most of the accusing say that the Administration is rotten and infiltrated with Communists or fellow-travelers. The American voter, in the end, will have to decide whether there is too much character-assassination, or too both — and determine the real danger. Until the elec- tions this fall are over, it is, of course, difficult to appeal to the better judgment of some people, who are more in- terested in destroying reputations and ruining the politic- al prospects of opponents than they are in anything else. Whis applies to some individuals in each party. The main point ir that two issues face the American voter. One is the issue of character-assassination, which Hitler used to come to power in Germany (he blamed all Unpopular acts on the Communists and accused all his enemies of being Communists), and the other is the ques- |? tion of the Communist threat in our government and gov- erning circles. The best solution, of course, would be the elimination of both of these issues and there is some chance that the voters of this country might accomplish just that in the November elections. ™ National publicity goes to those, who, in the long run, amount to very little in the development of human be- ings. eee TRIPPED OVER THE FIRST AID K | ite E is | LE cl : I = < & i E 2 ? [ F val ae Hi ting new. don’t ve : i e° : i i : i [ Have It is that and g i H : Ft 5 i easy z st live rt EE Ani - F z & 5 il i f I : tft i The I look better and feel be' I know my life insurance now is relaxing. Secretly, I the company is kind of me. But I do miss the comfortable, solid, sedate feeling that fat gives a fellow. And I am just about as lonely as ever. Because all my friends and enemies want to : § sin e s st Solomen Is_ Promoted To Staff Sergeant WIESBADEN AIR BASE, Ger- many—Staff Sergeant Kenneth N. Solomen, spn of Mrs. 0. J. ‘Trombly, Cudjoe, was recently promoted to that rank, it was announced by Headquarters, 7150th Air Base Group, Wies- baden Air Base, Germany. Sgt. Solomen, a graduate of _ NEWS By RUSSEL BRINES WASHINGTON (—The Army appeare certain to re- ceive more funds from Congress | next year to study bacteriological warfare and to improve defenses against it. After hearing secret’ testimony in this military field, Chairman Sikes (D.-Fla.) of a House appro- Priations subcommittee said: “The United States is at least on a par” with Russia and other iS countries in germ ees: an I Presently assigned to don’t think this field is being 7150th Operations Squadron, So- | Stressed enough. lomen is the non-commissioned| He emphasized that the program officer in charge of the Flight presented by military officials was | Records Section of his organiza- Sot pri * aap i European | Means ji merican | ban Panall dactteont es te | lives, crops and livestock from any | germ attack. But he told a re- porter it is designed also to per- mit the United States, “if neces- | Sary, to carry the war to the cther fellow.” Germ warfare is part of the Army’s 450 million dollar budget for research and development. This | item was left untouched when the | House Appropriations Committee ; hacked $4,100,000,000 from the to- tal military request for 52 billions in new funds during the fiscal year Testimony released by Sikes’ subcommittee showed that military authorities asked for increased | funds to continue their study | of bacteriological warfare. The | amount, was not revealed, but- it | was included with requests for atomic and chemical warfare funds under a 49 million dollar total. Maj. Gen. E. T. Bullene, chief of the Chemical Corps,* testified that the considers bacteria warfare “very urgent.” He said “we have been doing researct for 10 years and we think ‘it is time | to catch up with some hardware.” Sikes said the general meant the establishment and equipping of new labofatories to continue es- tablished research. No imporatnt or large - scale B2eg3 if 8 Za manufacturing or production is contemplated under the program, Sikes said. Actually, he said, retaliatory | bacteria warfare “does not involve | some complicated super-wepaon.” | The means of delivering germs to enemy territory, he said, are sim- ple involve equipment of the type whichbthe services now . | are ‘already well-stocked . . . such as the containers used currently for dropping propaganda leaflets.” “But what we are doing is pure- ly defensive,” Sikes said. “The Principal idea is to protect your- self against the mass use of germ attack, which is something new.” Defensive measures have to be | perfected, he said, to protect areas cnt SCIENCE | ng | oT TR | | | Held In Shooti (#) Photo ALBERT RAYMOND REIN- HART. JR. 50 poses at Char- lotte, N. C: police headquarters after he was held in connection with the shooting of two law- yers. The shooting, which took place in an elevator at the seventh floor of the Charlotte Law building, killed former State Senator Emmett H. Bel- lamy, 60, and wounded his law partner, Lloyd S. Elkins, 25, Police quoted Reinhart as say- ing he was incensed at Bellamy over handling of some property of Reinhardt’s mother. 22,000,000 WILL DIE If cancer continues ‘at its pres- ent death rate, more than 22,000, | and 000 Americans alive at present will eventually die of cancer. The American Cancer Society says this toll can be reduced if every- one supports the cancer control program by giving to the annual Cancer Crusade. Cliff Chambers, southpaw | pitcher for the St. Louis. Cardi- nals, is not a bookworm but he was born in the town of Library, Pa. Thirty-eight members of the University of Alabama 1951 foot- ball squad received varsity let- ters. Only tén were seniors. warfare. This has cost lives, money and time.” Now, he added, the United States has “more people in the know” | about bacteriological warfare than any other nation, and “we are at least on a par” in developments. | | SUCCESS /SAYS CHILD {up the circus as a smash success | | this year on the very best author- | & Bailey Circus opened its 1952 | | season in Madison Square Garden | CIRCUS IS Ringling Bros.-Barnum and Bailey Cireus Opens Its 1952 Season In Madison Square Garden By DONALD AUTRY NEW YORK «:—Yow can chalk * / ity—a_ youngster. The Ringling Bros: and Barnum Friday night. And one of the more than 18,000 Spectators, spangle-eyed, 13-year- old Roberta Dudley, gave it this nutshell review: co just wonderful. I just loved All adults alreay know what she saw: High-wire artists who made ev- - - + clowns. . . glitter, right down to the green sawdust. But no adult could see the circus in the same wonderful way that childhood universally. sees it. Roberta fell in love with a. lion the first thing. “T'll never forget him,” she said. A clown was. next, “Please hold this cotton candy so I can clap,” she said. “He's wonderful.” Then an aerialist, swinging high above her. “Gosh, I love to swing, but not like that. It gives me the creeps.” And when beautiful Pinito del Oro performed on a trapeze in a 60-girl ig ballet, Roberta tensed said: ? “Gee, I'm getting nervous.” and other kids—and Plenty of adults—leaped up to pop Can Double Cancer Cures The American Cancer Society says the number of Americans cured of cancer last year could: have been doubled through early. detection and prompt treatment. billions of water bubbles, released overhead. = When Dieter Tasso balanced on a slack wire with one foot and, one by one, kicked 14 cups and saucers onto his head with the other foot, she quipped: “That foot must be insured.” Small dogs came out in elephant costumes and she gasped: “Can those be real elephants? It was a swanky crowd, who lent | support to the first night perform+ ance for the benefit of the New York Heart Fund. i! But nobody got a bigger thrill out of it than Roberta. She said: “I'm going to be up all night telling my mother about this. It's April 4, isn’t it? I'l have to put this in my scrapbook. I'd sure like to work for a circus.” GROUCHO MARX AND MARIE WILSON (Comedy) Coming: F. B. I. GIRL Ceasar Romero and Gene Bvans MONROE Se JOHN LUND AND GENE TIERNEY (Mother Kaows Best) Coming: TEST TUBE BABIES Adolts Qnty Attention TO ALL CANDIDATES ~ Sample OVER 500 UNDER Ballots our man has built up falls Behind his back, he feels P. Somehow during the night, he had wadded up his pilow and slept with the pillow under his spine, instead of under his head. Still, the wish fights on to the last, and the man says, regardless how silly the cause, a sore back still_a sore back, and he'd be good at the office, and suddenly himself in the bathroom Greatest glory. It "t happen to a dog. 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