The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 24, 1952, Page 3

University Of Florida Has Planetarium To Aid Teaching In Astronomy And Physies GAINESVILLE #—The Univer- | sity of Florida has added a new teaching device which reduces sea- sons to minutes. Without the device, a planetari- um, it would be necessary for teachers of astronomy and physi- cal science to take their classes outdoors during many seasons of the year to accomplish what can be done in one sitting, by way of star identification. In addition, by a simple adjust- ment, the operator may transport his audience to any spot on the earth's surface, depicting the sky as it would appear from there. (Planetaria as such are not new devices. One of the best known is the Hayden Planetarium of the | American Museum of Natural His- tory in New York City. This thea- ter of the sky has a 75-foot dome and about 9,000 stars, including those of the sixth magnitude are shown.) The University of Florida plane- tarium consists of a projector and a dome of i6-foot diameter. Soon, with final seating arrangements, 50 students may be seated under the dome at one time. The projector is a simply made apparatus, as explained by Dr. Alex Smith, assistant professor of | Hollywood Actress Loses Her Battle Against Paralysis VISALIA, Calif. (®—~Actress Su- san Peters, whose fight against paralysis brought a living story oi courage to Hollywood, lost her battle Ist night. TT’ attra Sl-year-old sta whose spinal cord was damaged in a hunting accident seven years ago, died while visiting her brother here, In 1944 Susan was hailed as ong of filmdom’s most promising ac- tresses, and her future looked bright. Then on New Year's Day, 1945, she went duck hunting with her husband. As she reached for her rifle, it accidentally discharged, sending a bullet through her stom- ach to lodge in ner spine. After months of hospitalization, Susan went home—paralyzed from the w: down. The doctors told spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair. Two yeers later she came back to star in a movie once again— this time as the-crippled. girl in “Sign of the Ram.” She acted from her wheelchair, just as she did in the “Migs Susan” series for tele- vision she completed in Philadel- phia prior to coming here. Her death was attributed to com- plications arising irom the 1945 ac- cident. The brother, Robert Carna- han, said her only other survivor Was an adopted son, Timothy 7. | jector can cause it to rotate, giving | times of the day and seasons of the physics. A light is made to shine through a plastic surface full of small holes of different sizes, pro- jecting onto the interior of the dome and becoming a replica of | the heavens. A motor attachment to the pro- the same effect caused by the| earth’s rotation during different year. Among other attachments to the projector is a clear globe with a map of the earth painted on its surface. A light within casts a shadow of the earth on the dome, to demonstrate the relationship of the stars to the earth at a given time. There is also a coordinate pro- jector which enables the student or other observers to read the altitude of a particular star from the earth surface. Every student who enters the university as a freshman will use the planetarium as part of his study in the course C-21, the physi- cal sciences, which is required by the University College. Similar planetaria are now being used by 74 universities and col- leges, armed service posts, and schools throughout the country, Dr. Smith said. News Briefs MIAMI BEACH (#—The South ern Homeopathic Medical Associa- tion ended its convention here Wednesday with election of Dr. John Wilson, Ashland, Ky., presi- dent. The group re-elected Dr. Dayton T. Pulford, Toledo, O., vice presi- dent and Dr. Benjamin Goldberg, Cincinnati, secretary-treasurer. MIAMI BEACH W®—Mrs. Ben Shepard, wife of the Miami Beach city attorney, was seriously in- jured in an automobile collision Wednesday and police charged the driver of the other car, William G. Welbon, 84, with reckless driv- ing resulting in an accident. REDS SAY VOTE TO GO TO PACIFISTS MOSCOW \#—Pravda said today that victory in the U. S. presiden: | tial election is likely to go to the | party that presents what thé Amer- ican electorate thinks is the most effective solution for the Korean War. The Communist party newspaper intimated that the Republicans are | doing better than the Democrats in this respect at present. In Ohio, 86 per cent of the elec- | tricity is produced from coal-oper- ated generators. | Miss Peters and actor Richard| Quine were divorced in 1948. The actress was born Suzanne Carnahan in Spokane, Wash, YOU ASKED FOR IT! NOW YOUVE GOT IT!... A BRAND NEW BIG NINE Westinghouse for only $299.95 A full 9 cuble feet with every delux feature. A handsome set of reyrigerator dishes & price that leaves eur competitors hanging on the ropes. 67' freezer Storage Full width ice storage tray — | 100 extra cubes Refrigerator plus. ... and | score of three-star | generals and about 140 two-star j (major) generals. Many of these j are holding temporary rank called for by their current assignments. Less Use Of Drugs Asked By Public Health Association By ALTON L. BLAKESLEE CLEVELAND (#/—Medical bills could be cut if doctors prescribed fewer trademarked or proprietary drugs, says a study reported today to the American Public Health As- sociation. Cheaper, identical drugs, not trade marked, often are available, it says. This study of doctors’ prescrip- tions was made by Dr. Frank F. Furr nberg, Matthew Tabatk, H-=-y “oldberg and Dr. J. Wilfred Davis of the Baltimore city medi- cal care program. , The Baltimore program gives medical care to indigent persons, who are assigned to clinics for diagnosis, The clinic report usually goes to neighborhood doctors— chosen by the patient—who direct the treatments. Prescriptions are written on a_ specially-designed form, honored by all local phar- macies and paid for by the care program. Drug prescriptions for one yeat in 1950-51 cost $150,000 or 30 pet cent of the entire expenses of the program. The study of prescriptions said $9,000 in tax funds would have been saved if doctors had prescribed officially-accepted drugs which are not trademarked, but have iden- tical properties. Over 55 per cent of prescriptions were for proprietary drugs, and 37 per cent were for drugs not accepted by any dificial medical or health agencies. “It is noteworthy that 24 per cent of simple aspirin compounds were written with a trademarked name or for a preparation not ac- cepted by any official authority. “The prescribing of traditional cough medications .... has been all but forgotten and they have been replaced by a multitude of higher priced proprietary cough mix- tures.” Drug costs, either in welfare pro- grams or for patients paying their own way, “is a major problem of modern medicine” and was a prob- lem before antibiotics were dis- covered, the study says. Army Brass Is Due To Retire By ELTON C. FAY WASHINGTON # — Twenty-six Army generals will be due for mandatory retirement next Janu- ary. But the Army probably will use a provision in an Officer Personnel commander-in-chief, U.S. Army, Europe, it was learned today. The act provides that officers of the permanent rank of brigadier or majer general (they may be holding higher ranks temporar- ily, as in the instance of Eddy) shall be retired upon completing five years in that grade and 35 years of commissioned service. In answer to questions, an Army spokesman told a reporter this provision would affect 14 perman- ent major generals and 12 per- | manent brigadier generals, about ‘ half of whom are temporary major | generals. This will be the largest number of general officers to leave active duty at one time since the end of World War Il, However, the Army currently has about 490 generals. They include one five-star officer | (Gen. Omar Bradley, chairman of jthe Joint Chiefs of Staff), eight four-star generals, more than a (lieutenant) The Officer Retirement Act per- | mits the Army, during an emer- | gency, to retain up to 10 general officers who otherwise would be |retired until they reach the age jof 64. It is under this provision Space | that the Army is expected to keep Gen. Eddy at his important European assignment. Among officers who apparently Act to retain on duty at least one | of them, Lt. Gen. Manton S. Eddy, | \Today’s Business hiieror By SAM DAWSON NEW YORK (®—A slump in mid- 1953—if it does show up—would be the most widely telegraphed punch business has ever had to parry. Almost everyone and his brother is now on record—either in a for- mal economic statement or in con- versation with his estimate on the 5:15 to suburbia—that business should be. good for six or nine months more: then comes the re- cession. A few economists, however, stoutly maintain that over-all busi- ness should be as good next year as this. But Wall Street bears have been betting on a let-down. Buyers for stores and purchasers of materials for manufacturers have trimmed their orders to that pattern. The Department of Commerce has some experts studying how to stimulate business—if and when this post-defense boom recession appears. The National Retail Dry Goods Association wijl have a committee drafting plans for action against such a slump. Of course, something of the same sort was widely predicted for 1946, The stock market slumped in an- ticipation. And some government big-wigs talked of coming hordes of jobless. Ever since, some people have felt they were living economically on borrowed time. And the new date they set is mid-1953. With so many convinced, doubt- lessly with reason, that the boom must end sometime, the present debate centers largely around the date and the extent of the slump. Guesses range from late spring of 1953 to the closing months of next year. A handful are betting on good times into 1954. Talk of the extent ranges from ; government officials’ assessment |of “a general levelling off on a ‘high plateau” to some business- | rhen’s use of the harsh word “de- pression” when talking privately among themselves. Commerce Secretary Sawyer, however, says that the business- men in the West and Midwest he has been talking to recently are cautious but not alarmed about the future. Much of the worry, or the cau- tion, is based on what might hap- pen after the defense spending program crests. Even government officials who hand out these huge sums disagree as to when this will be—guessts covering almost any | period next year. When a boxer telegraphs his punches, a smart opponent, blocks them. This is what some observers think businessmen will succeed in | doing this time. Widespread antici- pation of the slump, and prepar- tion for it, may prove to have been | its best cushion. | Latest economist to assess the }1953 prospects is Dr. Marcus Nad- jler. As consulting economist to the Hanover Bank of New York, he is | telling customers today, in a report {on the outlook for business, that the boom may well come to an end next year but that “it is highly. unlikely, however, that it will de- generate into a serious depres- | sion.” He lists the forces that could end the boom: Military spending reach- STRUNK UMBER YARD 2 PR. WINDOWS Regular $8.52 Special $1.50 Pr. 5 BOORS, 5 PANEL 2°74” x 66” Regular $15.32 Special $7.49 3 FRENCH DOORS Chas. Perey Curry With 1st Marine ees Division In Korea WITH THE FIRST MARINE DI- VISION IN KOREA—(Special to the Key West Citizen)—Marine Pfc. Charles P. Curry Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Curry, of 321 Peacon Lane, Key West, is cur- rently serving with the 5th Marines a unit of the First Marine Division somewhere in Korea. The First Marine Division has now been in battle longer than any other Marine unit in history. It has received four Unit Citations. Pfc. Curry’s wife, Betty Ann, resides at 3450 Ave “E”, Key West. Curry’s father, Percy Curry, is foreman of the mechanical depart- ment of The Citizen. It is estimated that among people of the United States who have ever been married, about one out of nine has lost his spouse by death, ing a peak; business expansion , dropping off; exports decreasing; satisfying of the pent-up demand for housing and durable oreges goods;.and productive capacity ex- panding above civilian needs. Like most of the others, he be- lieves 1953 will see a readjustment, a return to competition—but he does not see a depression. 3 Local Service Stations Compete For Sales Trophy ‘There’s a wee undercurrent of excietment that is felt at each of the three Sinclair gas stations these days; for a very justifiable reason too. Saturday, October 25th has ben designated as Capacity Day for Sinclair Dealers in this area Mr. L. R. Dion local repre. sentative announced today. On Capatity Day, all local Deal- ers will compete in a one day gaso- line sales contest. The dealer at- taining the greatest increase in sales on gasoline will be the win- ner and will receive the big trophy cup standing 22 inches high and molded along classic lines. Mr. Dion has donated the cup, and IN THE LINE OF Children’s TOYS COME TO THE TROPICAL TRADER 718 Dyval St. Phone 1000 SPECIALS 30 Gal. (10 vr. warranty) Heater T.T. 40 Gal. (10 vr. warranty) Heater T.T, 20 Gal. Round Heaters $125.00 $ 60.00 Close Coupled White Closet W/Seat $ 39.95 Wall Type Closet White W/Seat Shower Heads Plastic Hose $ 29.95 $ 98 $3.00 25ft. $6.00 SOft. Cast Iron Colored Bathroom Set Complete White Bathroom Set Complete $235.00 $175.00 Key West Supply Co. 211 SIMONTON STREET TELEPHONE 378 Now let us show you! Friday, October 24, 1952 ‘THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Page 3 each station is anxious to have it to dealers to give the full line of displayed as his own. service to new customers. Be gel will ~~ Stations competing are the, Palm station a opening clos-| Service Station, Bayview Service ing to check and verify gallonage |station and Terminal Service Sta- wi held as scheduled rain or shine..... |tion- Besides the beautiful cup, in- While the contest is limited to gas- | dividual station managers are of-. olin les, Mr. Yi oo r. . Fn eee ree pets at THREE HOTELS IN MIAMI at POPULAR PRICES: Located in the Heart of the City RATES ROOMS WRITE or WIRE REASONABLE for RESERVATIONS with BATH and TELEPHONE Ritz ing Miller Hotel Hotel Hotel 182_&. Flagler St. 226 N.E. Ist Ave. 229 N.B. Ist Ave. 102 Rooms 100 Rooms tJ Elevator Rooms Heated Elevator FOR HOME or COMMERCIAL USE... We Are Prepared To Furnish You With Clear, Pure Cube »» Crushed ICE Ton Enti TELEPHONE NO. 8 SEY WEST. FLORIDA | will come within the scope of the 1 Off Regular Price | mandatory retirement law is Maj | Gen. Robert W. 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