The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 23, 1952, Page 2

THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Page 2 Friday, May 23, 1952 The Key West Citizen Published daily (except Sunday) by L. P. Artman, owner and pub- lisher, from The Citizen Building, corner of Greene And Ann Streets. Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County L. P. ARTMAN Publisher NORMAN D. ARTMAN Business Manager Entered at Key West, Florida, as Second Class Matter TELEPHONES 51 and 1835 (Member of The Press—The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to use reproduction of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper, and also the local news publishea here. Subscription (by carrier) 25¢ per week, year $12.00, single copy 5c ADVERTISED RATES MADE KNOWN ON APPLICATION The Citizen is an open forum and invites discussion of public issue ‘and subjects of loca! or general interest, but it will not publish anonymous communications. Consolidation of County and City Governments. Community Auditorium. MYSTERIES OF THE GULF STREAM Recent reports indicate that one of the great high- ways of the sea — the Gulf Stream — may have two pre- dominate courses, one for summer and one for winter. Observations made off the coast by tankers which have been attempting to aid science by measuring currents and temperature of the water every hour, show that the course of the Gulf Stream varies from month to month. Very little has actually been learned, except that the stream seems to increase its speed in July, and moves most slowly in October and November. The navy believes these changes are due to seasonal and tidal cycles. Because the Gulf Stream has such an effect on weath- er conditions and because its cause has never yet been en- tirely appreciated or understood, it is a fascinating sub- ject for scientists. Recently there have been many reports that the Gulf Stream was changing its course to a route closer to the Atlantic seaboard. This, it is said, will tend to produce a warmer climate for parts of the eastern coast. A hard task is eased by the application of immediate eiorgy Unsuccessful candidates perform a public service in | a democracy. Almost anybody can tell you why you should do something for nothing for him. About half of the ills that afflict the human body originate in a pampered, idle mind. A free press is worthless unless journalists worship the truth, even in the reporting of incidental matters. Everywhere you go, there is some smart feliow who can tell you that the government is doing everything wrong. Never get too excited about the human It's been here for a long time and it won't become excited about you. | race, Pompous men hang on to special priveleges and | favored positions like drowning men hang on to a piece of wreckage, and for the same reason, SLICE OF HAM | Gold & Medals For These Gobs Pi a lis he Official U.S. Navy Photo CAPTAIN W. H. TRUESDELL, USN, Commanding Officer of the U, S. Fleet Sonar School, pre- sents gold medals to the student basketball team for nabbing first place in the Navy 1952 Gold Medal Tournament. The medals were presented at the school’s graduation exercises held last Saturday Today’s Business Mirror By SAM DAWSON NEW YORK (#—This is the rest- less season when businessmen start - worrying. Today it’s about women. | “What to do about women?” | asks a stock brokerage firm. Down in the garment district brows are furrowed over this one: “Where are waistlines going to end up this fall — high and Empire, or the long, lean middy look?” Wan: | dering waists can ruin fall business if you guess wrong. Some department stores mana- gers are asking: ‘Would mother shop longer and spend more money if we install devices to keep the small fry amused and thus end their sway as mental handicaps?” Since women usually hold the purse strings, they can be a prob- lem to businessmen. But they do control more and more money every year. And stock brokers are out to get some of it Courses in finance for women have | been conducted around the country for some time now by brokerage houses wishing to indoctrinate the | fair and wealthy sex in stock buy- | ing. The courses are well attended but they appeal to women who are | already interested. Now a brkerage firm — the! multi-partnered, jaw-breaking firm | of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner | & Beane — is out to interest the ordinary woman who goes shop- ping,with the same sort of come on ads that the merchant uses appealing to the same womanly instincts “Mamas little dividend.” says Merrill Lynch and so on, “takes care of a spring suit, a special- occasion hat, and she doesn’t have to spend a penny of her principal jor ask anybody for a dime man could resist that line proach, the brogers are per suaded by their advertising agency, Albert Frank - Guenther Law “Weigh the advantages of one stock over the other just as would with a coat or dress,’ brokers tell the little woman will it go with the rest of your invest 2” “EXCUSE ME SOLDIER DID YA" SEE A MAN CARR’ A SUITCASE MARKED BOBO ANO HiS TALKING DOG The brokers, who make their liv ing out of commissions on the buy ing and selling of stocks, hope to boost business by convincing wom | we both use ou The Veterans Corner Here are authoritative answers from the Veterans Administra- tion to four questivas of interest to former servicemen: Q. I am a disabled World War II veteran. If I get VA's approval, may I still start vocational train- ing under Public Law 16, or did the cut-off date of last July end my chances for taking the train- ing? A. If you meet all requirements. you still may begin training under Public Law 16. Under the law, you may start at any time, so long as you can finish by the program’s wind-up on July 25, 1956. The July 25, 1951 cut-off date applied only to training under the GI Bill, and not under Public Law 16. Q. A close friend, a World War I veteran, died recently, and I paid the burial expenses, since he had no family. May I be re- imbursed by VA for the ex- penses? A. Yes. VA may pay up to} $150 for burial expenses of an eligible veteran. You necessary application | any VA office. You must file | your claim for reimbursement | within two years after the vet-| can get| forms at} j eran’s burial Q. My wife and I are both World War II veterans. We wan! to open a dress shop with the | help of a GI business loan. May | loan guarantes | privilege togeth: A. Yes. However, your total combined guarantee may not ex ceed 50 percent of the loan. Q. I understand that VA will stop mailing premium ceipt on GI insurance this Does that mean we won't be getting those premium notice envelopes, as wel | A. No. The pre: velopes will c to vet ders the of receipts will liscontinued. | | Veterans living in Key West who wish further i ation abx their efits shou tact the VA office at R Federal Bi | coming HOLLYWOOD NOTES By BOB THOMAS HOLLYWOOD (®—‘My dear, I} simply can’t wait to get away from these tawdry films and back to my first love, the theatah.” That's the equivalent of the com- ments a Hollywood reporter often | heats while prowling the flim stages. Hollywood seems to be filled with stars who can’t wait to dash back to the legit. That's why it was refreshing to hear Pa- tricid Neal uphold the movies vs. stage experience. Miss Neal can speak with au- thority on both mediums. She scored a hit on Broadway as the mean Southern belle in “Another Part of the Forest.” She was snapped up by Hollywood and has appeared in a dozen pictures since then. “But I think the movie experi- ence is much more valuable,” she remarked on the set of ‘“Some- thing for the Birds.” “On the stage you aren't able to see yourself. |You have the tendency to keep repeating the same mistakes. But in films, you have a chance to see your work and find out what you're doing wrong. You have to improve, or else.” Pat is candid about her work When she has a poor picture, she admits it in no uncertain terms When she has one that’s good she doesn’t mind telling you about it. “I did everything wrong in first picture, ‘John Loves M she recalled. “I was on Br in a drama, se they brot out to do a comedy for m film. My makeup was all wror and my hair was drawn back s my chin looked as though it stuck way out to here. “The next one was ‘The Foun tainhead,’ I’m not ashamed of it eve pie d hoot at it. It was a little ridiculous a n to take a tiny stick ¢ and blow up a whole housi ¥ | ject The actress said that sh: regret having thrown her ns instead of the stage made the move, Helen defended ber in a magazine ar ticle “Miss Hayes said bla young stage suc bed t wood,” Pat re ed out that it wasn't like the ¢ theater wher take care o! days in gers wou! actresses a steady r N a year least , |@ precatory SEA SECRETS Q. What is the green material resembling lettuce leaves that grows near the shore on rocks? — Helen Foster, Ft. Lavderdale, | | A. This is Ulva, or sea-lettuce, | of which there are several kinds This marine algo grows in great profusion along rocky shores and has great tenacity of life, being | frequently exposed to the force of the sun during periods | of ebb tide and withstanding the | pounding of the surf at other |} times. The most common sea- | lettuce is the broad-leafed form | which you have observed. An- | other variety quite common on the east coast of Florida resem- bles the sdded green cello- phane used to decorate and as packing material. | Shrimps, crabs, snails, ete. | Q. Do jellyfishes have any | enemies? | A. Because of the properties of most of them |the fact that they offer little in the way of food } terial, it | jellyfishes have many enemies in sense. However, there may be exceptions to this. |Captive sea turtles kept at the | oceanarium at Marineland, Flor- jida, have been observed to eat jcertain kinds of jellyfish, and it |is repcrted that they also are eaten to some extent *by the huge but sluggish ocean sunfish, Mola mola. . Q. How large do sea snakes grow? A. The true sea snakes of the family Hydrophidad of the In- dian and Pacific Oceans (there are no Atlantic forms) are usual- ly of small to moderate size, al- though one species attains a length of eight feet. These snakes spend their entire lives in the sea, though a few -of the more primitive members breed ashore on rocky islands. All of the sea | snakes poisonous, having descended “from cobra-like an- |cestors, and are distinct in hav- ing broad, paddle-shaped _ tails. Their principle food consists of {eels and certain other fish. | Q. Do whales spout water? | Not under ordinary conditions, |though this idea is widely be- lieved. Since whales are air- breathing mammals of the Or- der Cetacea, taking in any quan- } tity of water into their lungs would be fatal to them. However, in the Arctic and Antarctic re- gions where whales are com- monly hu.ted, the “spout” of a large whale can be seen for quite some distance, hence the well-known whalers’ cry of “Thar she blows!” This is be- cause of the white cloud of mist | resulting when the hot breath of the whale is suddenly expelled. In the smailer porpoises which belong to the same Order, an en- larged section of the nostril pas- allows any water taken in aceidentally to collect there in- d of passing into the lungs. stinging and ma- | This collected water may then be expelled with an explosive snort. A porpoise “blowing his nose” ll likewise produce a sizeable stream of mist. Q. Do sharks have more than one <s ordinarily have of teeth, with only ries in actual use. As ar shed or left the fror are adu of teeth will was first de- eg of a fmbedded in le. 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He will be 59 years old this year and next Sunday will attend the baptism of his fourth | child — a 5-eek-cld boy. | Lussier, who has escaped the | bad luck that caught up with other | conquerers of the Niagara, says he would like to go over the Falls a second time. But with him it’s | strictly business. “Show me the dough, and I'll | go,” he said. “But it will have to | be this year or next year—after | |that I'll be too old.” | Jean would like to become the | first man in history to go over the American side of the Falls, which |is particularly hazardous because he the rocks beneath. He already | has designed a 3-layer rubber ball to be built around an aluminum frame. He says all he needs now |is a sponsor willing to put up $3 000 to construct the ball — and the | Voyage. e “Tl go over any waterfall in! the world in a rubber ball,” he said. “If the fall is too high, I'll | put wings on the ball.” The first person to ride over Niagara Falls successfully was a | jdoughty lady schoolteacher, Mrs. Annie Edson Taylor. Her vehicle | was a crude wooden barrel with | | iron hasps. | According to local tradition at the last moment she said “I don’t want to go.’ But her backers re. portedly poured her two water glass full of Scotch, closed the | hatch, and pushed the b«rrel out into the current. Mrs. Taylor emerged below the Falls unscathed, sold souvenir | cards of her exploit at a local museum, and died years later in the poorhouse. An English daredevil, Bobby | Leach, floated over che Falls in an iron barrel in 1911. He forgot | to strap himself in, and when he | }was pulled out of his metal cask | he had a broken jaw and two broken kneecaps. Leach had a rather unfortunate | jending for a stunt man. While | touring New Zealand with his iron | | \ | | The White Uniforms | WE CLEAN | are distinguished and above the | average because they are scientifi- | | cally cleaned and mechanically | processed by experienced and skill- ed workmen. POINCIANA CLEANERS | | 218 Simonton St. Phone 1086 | | and | $10,000 fee he wants to make the | ho Include Funds TALLAHASSEE «® — Funds for state fire control in Union and Seminoie Counties is included in the Florida: Board of Forestry’s $2,056,352 budget approved for the fiscal year beginning June 1. The budget does not provide for fire control in Manatee, Sarasota and Collier Counties, which had asked to be included. The board said it was able to bring Union Seminole under fire control because no new fire towers would be needed—toth can be supervised from adjoining counties. Small ocean ships moving up the Columbia River can dock in Idaho at Lewiston. barrel in 1926 he slipped on an orange peel — and died. Lussier was the first man to do the job scientifically. He spent $7,- 000 and a year preparing. He con- structed his rubber ball himself. He entered the ball at 3:05 in the afternoon, went over the 167-foot Falls at 3:55, and came out of the ball at 4:23. How does it feel going over the Falls? “I kept bracing for a sharp jar, but it \ever came,” recalled Lus- sier. “It was like making a ski jump in slow motion. The ball was under the water only a minute and five seconds.” In the next 14 years Lussier made a small fortune touring the world with his rubber ball and telling the story of his 78-minute explit. “I'm satisfied,” he said. “It paid off for me.” Most local residents say his talk of going over the Falls again is only verbal dreaming, but little Jean — he’s 5 feet 5 inches ta‘l, weighs 154 pounds — says stub- se y “Show me the dough, and I'll SLOPPY JOE'S BAR * Burlesque * Continuous Floor Shows & Dancing Featuring The Antics Of Palmer Cote’s (Ace Burlesque Comic) And His Follies ReVue With “RAZZ-MA-TAZZ” Dancing To SLOPPY JOE'S BEACHCOMBERS Thurs. 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