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What Happens To A Draftee At An Induction Center? (Second of three articles giving ; P-}and medical corpsmen as we @ first-hand account of what ha) Pens to a draftee at an induction conter.) " By RAY HENRY WASHINGTON «) — Taking a Physical examination as a draftee is like dancing in a conga line— slow motion. It’s done in single file and has a peculiar sort of rhythm, X-ray to blood test to eye chart. The big difference is that at the end of the exam a doctor asks you how you feel and whether you’ve got any complaints. With 197 draftees, 1 recently was examined at the Alexandria, Va., induction center, across the Pto- mac from Washington. At roll call we were handed three essentials of the examination—two medical forms and a numbered tag with a string on it. We hung the tag around our neck. On one of the forms we wrote our medical history. The other was filled out by doctors moved step by step through the exam — part of the time with nothing on but the numbered tag. Among the things we had to say on the medical history form were what diseases we’d had, whether we thought our health was good or bad. We had to tell the cause of any deaths in our family. Also, the form was used by the center’s doctors to ferret out men- tal disorders. How a man fills out the form is often a good tipoff as to his mental condition. Sometimes men upset mentally will complain bitterly about their health when nothing much is wrong. The center's doctors are prac- ticed in spotting such men and almost always send them to see a psychiatrist. He can turn thumbs down on them because they'd be a bad risk for the Army. There’s always the chance, too, THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Thursday, January 1, 1953 When Will Atomic Energy Be Harnessed For Industry? By STERLING F. GREEN WASHINGTON ® — The new Congress may- give the atom a job in civilian life. Within two or three years, offi- cials estimate, a small pioneer “package” atomic plant could be} producing limited quantities of electric power for industry. In five years or less, a large cen- tral atomic plant could be built, generating energy by the millions of kilowatts instead of thousands, and also turning out plutonium for atom bombs. But today there are no plans to construct either. Industry is not ready to risk millions of dollars of stockholders’ money in experimental plants that hold little, promise of profits for many years. The Atomic Energy Commission is not yet ready to divert the money or resources from defense, These proposals and others, how- evcr, ave almost certain to be heard early in the new year be- fore tae Joint Congressional Com- rvttee on Atomic Energy. Rep. Corl ™, Durkem (D-NC), outgoing ehairnan, has announced he will ask for hearings quickly on in- €ustr’al -rtieipation in the atomic pre"ram, now a government mon- opory. t_may require anywhere from 10 to £0 years, according to ex- pert es‘imates compiled in a re- port this month by the congres- sional committee, before atomic- generated electric power can be made cheaply enough to compete ith energy from coal, oil or water To shorten the time, officials and industry experts agree, it probably will be fiecessary to gain experi- ence from ‘the erection and opera- tion of experimental plants and prototype reactors. They estimate the cost at five million dollars or more for the little “package” pow- er plant and 60 to 80 million dol- Jars for the large plant that would turn out both power and plutonium. Pressure is building up on Con- gress and the AEC to break the ice—to work out some kind of in- dustry - government partnership which ‘will enlist the driving force of private competition in atomic development. The idea of a per- petusl government monopoly is not accepted by AEC, Congress or in- dustry. The AEC is writing a report on its views for the proposed con- gressional hearings. It’ also cre- ated this fall an office of industrial developmen, with orders to plan for a day when “industry will car- ry on its own a substantial part of the national atomic program.” The immediate objectives are limited. Real-life prospects do not indicate early fulfillment of any dreams of autos which operate for their lifetime on one atomic pill, or cities which are fueled, lighted and heated by an atomic storage | battery. Where costs counts little, as in matters of national security won- ders are possible. An atomic sub- marine is on the way and an atomic warplane may be in the air withing a decade. These could lead to atom-powered ocean liners, air transports and even locomo- tives. But atomic reactors are bulky and costly. They present enormous probiems in the conversion of heat to power and in disposal of radioactive waste. They must be walled be. hind six feet of concrete or the equivalent. L. R. Hafstad, AEC's chief of re. actors development. illustrates as follows one flaw in the popular conception of the atomic age: Even if the government gave away power generated from the atom, the consumer of electricity could expect a saving of not more than 25 to 90 per cent 02 his elec tric bill, That is because the reactor is merely the equivalent of the fue! box and boiler in a coal-fueled plant. It produces only the heat To make electricity requires heat transfer equipment (not yet per fected for atomic plants), turbines, generators and the same type of distribution ‘system used in con- ventional power plants. The coal, oil and gas industries therefore are not quaking in their boots—even though uranium re- serves contain 10 times the energy of U. S. oil reserves and a pound of uranium holds energy equal to 2,600,000 tons of coal. The utility companies are anxious to see a start on an industrial atomic pro- gram. Management of the program re- quires unraveling a web of legal obstacles under the Atomic Energy Act. Industry would like the gov- ernment to foot most of the de- velopmental bills. It wants an as- sured supply of uranium “fuel” from the sole owner, Uncle Sam. The AEC on its side must decide among a host of vital questions, whether it now can relax its em- phasis on military problems suf- ficiently to delve into civilian mat- ters; whether it can write terms under which private interests are admitted into an industry devel- oped with public funds and how to subsidize an industry which almost certainly will need subsidies for a time, possibly for a long time. On the technical side, much of industry is no stranger to the atom. Most of the atomic weapons program — which as an industry compares in scale with General Motors or United States Steel—is managed by private contractors on a cost-plus basis. Industry’s interest in an atomic electric power plant has grown and numerous proposals have been advanced. Mést of them rely on the fact that a reactor can be built to produce both energy and a new supply of fissionable ma- terials for sale to the government. By paying enough for the latter, the government could, in effect, absorb part of the cost of power. Other proposals include: 1. An industry proposal that AEC build and own a pilot-plant reactor. Once it is completed and technical questions answered, industry might invest in a full-scale plant. 2. Another industry plan, from DOW Chemical Company and De- troit Edison Company: That Gov- ernment research be continued un- til. technical problems are solved, whereon “the two companies would like to build and operate a com- mercial-sized reactor plant using private capital and without re- course to governmental funds.” 3. A proposal having consider- able support in government and jindustry: The government would |build and own a reactor to make power and plutonium; cn the same site, private utilities would build the necessary facilities to take off change in the Atomic Energy Act would be needed. 4, The “power package” pro- posal: This plan, under serious AEC consideration, calls for fed- eral construction of a small plant jin an isolated area where conven- tional power is excessively high priced. AEC is now making a sur- vey of such marginal power areas where atomic energy might be competitive 5. The all-government approach AEC might build the first plant jand generate power for its own |use. The atomic program, far from ladding to the country’s power capacity, next year will be con- suming 2\3 per cent of all power ‘ produced. | 6. The foundation proposal: Ad- } vanced by a former AEC member, jthis plan suggests that private jfoundations pool their funds to |finance an atomic power plant for | } developmental purposes 7. The offshore proposal: An atomic power plant might pay its ;way in countries where electricity jcosts more than in the United | States; several have suggested that | Point Four appropriations might be used to build a pioneer reactor in! some underdeveloped country It is quite possible that England Nl show America the way. Bri- reportedly plans to start next the world’s first nuclear fis. swn plant to provide power for in dustry, The electricity ts expected | that men will try to fake mental disorders. ‘ After we finished the inal form, we stripped to the waist and lined up ‘outside a closed door with a green light, . The light flashed on and off when it was our turn to go through the door. Inside was a ceiling-high X-ray machine. As I walked through the door, a medical corpsman told me to stand close to the machine. I heard a quick click. Then he told me to move into the next room. There, I sat on a stool facing another corpsman. He wrapped a rubber cord around my right arm. Then he jabbed a needle into a vein and drew off three or four teaspoons of blood. Later, I found'out a doctor would hunt for signs of tuberculosis in the X-ray film. In the blood sam- ple, the corpsman would hunt for syphilis. Men with TB would be rejected— The WEATHERMAN es Key West and Vicinity: Fair and continued cool today and to- night; Friday, partly cloudy and warmer. Gentle to moderate northerly winds. Florida: Fair and cloudy today. Friday clear to partly cloudy and warmer. Jacksonville through the Flor- ida Straits and East Gulf: Mod- erate to fresh northwest and north winds today diminishing to light to moderate by night. Light to moderate variable winds Fri- day. Fair weather. Western Caribbean: Moderate northeast to east winds today and Friday. Partly cloudy weather with few showers in north por- tion. Observations taken at City Office Key West, Fla., Jan. 1, 1953 9:00 A.M., EST ‘Temperatures Highest yesterday Lowest last night Mean Normal Precipitation Total last 24 hours __. Total this month = Deficiency this mont -.05 ins. Total this year _... 0 ins. Deficiency this year __. -.05 ins. ins. 0 0 ins. some permanently, some temporar- If syphilis is found, more tests are made. Depending on these, a man could be rejected or taken into the Army and treated. All men with syphilis or TB are reported to public health authorities. After the blood test, we waited about 15 minutes in the center’s large assembly room. Lots of the men were jittery and some a little white after the needle. Two fel- lows fainted. r the wait, we were led single file across the alley to a building where the rest of the physical would be given. We stripped completely and moved from room to room through the weight and height measurement; the eye, ear, nose, throat and mouth check; the heart and blood Pressure examination; the skin, head, neck, joints and limb check; and so on through the entire body. The whole examination lasted around 45 minutes. 1952 KEY WEST-KEYS (Continued from Page One) Mainland and to Cuba is per- Manently assured. Key West’s ancient and decrepit sewer system will be overhauled, thanks to a Federal grant of more than one-million dollars, the major cost of digging up the old and putting in the new sewage system. The County and the City collected a higher proportion of taxes than ever before in their histories. The boom was also shown by soaring of real estate values. Not only land, but bay bottom became the target for private buyers. Bay Bottom While the sellers of land were private real estate firms and in- dividuals, the seller of bay bottom was the Florida International Im- provement Board. Key West’s vanishing waterfront shrank some more with the an- nouncement of commercial deve- lopments on Roosevelt Boulevard. Claude Gandolfo and Howard Wil- son made public their ownership of 28 acres of bay bottom purchased off the Boulevard between the Ci- ty’s swimming pool and Sigsbee Park Road. The City withdrew their objections to partners’ pur- chase of an additional 3.5 acres which make the pair the largest bay bottom owners in Key West. A drive in restaurant and other commercial buildings will replace the blue water of the bay. The Monroe County Grand Jury opposed the further sale of bay bottom to private individuals and made an eleventh hour proposal that the City acquire 300 feet of bay bottom: around the boulevard to protect it for the people. In- Reletive Humidity at 9:00 A.M. 65% Barometer (Sea Level) 9:00 A.M. 30.18 ins —1022.0 mbs. Tomorrow's Almanac the energy and distribute it. No|' Sunrise Sunset TOMORROW'S (Naval Base) GH 11:06 a.m. 10:34 p.m, Low 4:37 a.m. . 3:48 p.m, 000 ADDITIONAL TIDE DATA Reference Station: Key West Time of Height Bahia Honda . - (bridge) ———oh 10m 9.0 ft. No Name Key (east end) —+2h 20m Chica Station— Sandy Pt.) —oh 40m Caldes Channel (north end) +2h 10m +14 (—)—Minus sign: Corrections to be subtracted. (+)—Plus sign: Corrections to be added. TRUMAN SAYS (Continued from Page One) weapons, then we would be in im- minent peril of world-wide Com- munist attack.” That this country is in better shape for a big war than it was jin 1950, when preparations were pitiful, was amply set Fowler in his appraisal of what's been done so far in the program which got under way after Korea | But the bulk of the weapons jwhich this country needs, Fowler |said, are stil to be completed Tide high water jhas made impressive progress. | Passage.” And just so we won't be taking any chances anyway, Fowler made clear, a master plan is being {drawn up for military output on {a huge scale if we do get into an jall-out war. So what may have appeared yes- \terday as more Truman optimism, in spite of his error in 1950, was apparently the kind of guarded op- timism which may hope for peace but wants to be all set for war if it comes. A considerable number of stars, which appear to the naked eye to) be single bodies, are revealed by telescopes to be two stars. to cost about three times what high-priced power costs ip this country. forth by| jeven though the defense program | |The program, he said, is in “‘mid- | stead of acting upon this the City gave up its objections to private purchase of a much _— smaller amount. Elections State Representative Papy was swept back into ‘office in the May primary overwhelming the opposi- “|tion of J. Y. Porter IV. The only “lindependent candidate to win in “|the May balloting, tantamount to “election, was ari Duncan who takes his seat on the School Board on January 6. John M. Spottswood was elected to office with a huge majority, as Sheriff. The majority of coun- ty candidates were returned. Dog Track After a campaign that matched the heat of last summer, the dog track was voted in by Monroe county in September. Civic club and church opposition to the in- troduction of legalized gambling in the county folded as the referen- dum took place. November ‘Election Monroe county wag one of the counties piling up a majority for Democratic Presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson. Though there was a larger Republican vote than in the recent history of the county, Democrats continued to out num- ber Republicans in the national and state offices. The county officials, naturally, were all Democrats. The Water Shortage Good news for parched Key West came from the Navy and from the Florida Keys ‘Aqueduct Commis- sion. The Navy obtained a $495,000 emergency appropration from the U. S. Congress for additional faci- lities and pumping stations. The Aqueduct Commission an- {nounced its plans for a parailel | pipeline to run next to the Nzvy’s lwhich will be the signal for huge |developments on the Keys. At pre- }sent thousands of units of apart- {ments and motels are being held {up because of the water shortage. |The Last Month of ‘52 | The murder of Harry E. Klug wife. photo. NEW YORK (#—New York City was hit by the biggest bus strike in its history as the whistles and bells ushered in the New Year. Eight thousand-odd drivers and maintenance men on 125 routes were called out last midnight in a wage-hour dispute. Michael J. Quill, president of the CIO Transport Workers Union, said the walkout would idle all 3,500 buses of eight privately - owned companies. These companies carry about 3% million-fares on a normal business day, in Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens and the lower part of sub- urban Westchester County. The strike affected only a frac- tion of New York’s vast subway- elevated-bus-trolley systems, most of them owned and operated by the city. The stoppage began on schedule at 12:01 a.m. (EST) as a snow and sleet storm swept the city and kept many merrymakers indoors. The city had ample warning of the strike, but many New Year’s Eve celebrants had a difficult time getting home to areas serviced by the tied-up lines. Quill, who joined one of the Picket lines thrown around com- pany garages, declared “we'll stay out until we win.” Shortly after the strike started, he said “everything is going according to schedule.” The companies did not try to run any buses. Roughly 7,000 of those called out on strike are drivers. City officials had tried—almost up to the strike deadline—to per- suade the union to submit the dis- pute to arbitration or mediation. Contracts between the TWU and eight companies expired at mid- night. The strike’s full impact will not be felt until the start of the busi- ness week Monday. With today a holiday, and tomorrow sandwiched in between the holiday and week- end, traffic normally would be rel- atively light. Principal issue in the dispute is the TWU’s demand for a 40-hour work week on the private lines. The men now work 44 to 48 hours. with no reduction in take-home pay —the union demands a pay in- crease of 25 cents an hour. Current an hour. City - employed transit workers FIRST FLIGHT OF (Continued from Page One) Curtiss-Wright Corporation and Bridgeport-Lycoming, a division of Conn. Propellers are made by Hamilton-Standard Propeller Divi- tion at Windsor Locks, Conn. Other aircraft currently pro- gineering Corporation are the famed Panther. which was the first Navy jet to be used in Ko- rea, the Albatross, a rescue am- lon October 30 at Little Torch Key | phibian and triphibian produced }Beach brought Key West into the | national spotlight again. The young | Guard, and the Guardian. native of New Jersey was found | development are newer jet fight- dead by his motorcycle, |through the head. To date there |have been no breaks im the case. shot }ers and pilotless aircraft. The loss of Key West's number | flew down to the Casa Marina af- j ter election and spent a week here. | fone publicity asset, the semi-an- jnual visits of President Truman President-Elect Eisenhower gra- }did not materially affect the in-|ciously declined the Key West in- flux of tourists to the city known throughout the world by {President Truman's visits to the | vitation to spend a vacation here The Key West dateline made | at the present. The Key West Citizen The only daily newspaper south island is being kept before the jot Miami made its own news with | public by articles in national maga- the acquisition of a retary press, . Dewspapers, and television | the first on the Island. Circulation ! ng the President as visi- ers mber tae Uns Sia rose to an all time high; advertis- ing volume reached a high. and the ts mn editorial and business de- ts was increased. WITH THE ROYAL PARTY on their visit Havana was the Navy-Military Attache of Pakistan and his Pictured above just entering customs are Habiba Jilani and Naval Military Attache Mian Ghulom Jilani—Citizen Staff here enroute from Bus Strike \Child’s Body Underway In Is Found In New York City |Rain Barrel DES ARC, Ark. (#—Sheriff E. 0. Hamilton said last night that a 5- year-old girl, whose body was found stuffed in a homemade rain barrel at her home, was murdered. A pick up order was radioed out of state last night by the Sheriff for the child’s step-father, James W. Head, who disappeared from his farm home near here Monday. Mrs. Linda Head, step-mother of the dead child, is being held in jail here without charge for ques- tioning. Hamilton identified the victim as Mary Head. He said her body wrapped in bailing wire and cur- tain cloth, was found Tuesday by a Posseman. The rain barrel was fashioned from an old airplane wing tank. Search for the girl started after a neighbor, who saw her Dec. 23, returned the following day with some Christmas . presents and, when she couldn’t be found, noti- fied police. ©, In_ Little Rock, Dr. Anderson Nettleship, state medical examiner said the child died from drowning have been granted the 40 - hour week. Mayor Vincent R. Impellitteri’s city administration has refused to sanction an increase in bus fares —now mostly all 10 cents—as a means of making it possible for the private companies to meet the un- ion’s demands. Private companies have suggested fare increases or tax concessions as a solution. THIS ROCK OF OURS cs me By BILL GIBB Happy New Year to all. May you accept the Grace which God so generously bestows upon every- one. Such an acceptance will make it unnecessary to wish you peace and prosperity in the coming year. It will be yours automatically. Resolutions Do you make out a whole string of resolutions to become effective as of this date each year? It is a grand old practice - especially when such vows remain unbroken. Personally, I never could bring my- self to resolve this, that, etc. Cowardice, perhaps. My faults and sins were, (and: are), so numerous that I'm afraid to face them. This year my one resolution is to take a daily inventory and see whereby I might better serve God and my fellowman. Such a course will naturally lead through a rocky path filled with thorns. Certain public officials have already de- monstrated their intention to crush or drive me out of town because of the truthfulness in this column. They fail to realize that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. I've never knowingly written a lie and T’ve never run from any man. Take the KW Police Dept. for in- stance. They seem to object to “This Rock of Ours” because once in a while it has called the public’s attention to its unique method of enforcing the law. Yet if this same police department will read my columns over the past two years, it will discover that twice as much space has been devoted to paraise as to criticism. Anyone considered man enough to wear a gun should certainly be man enough to accept constructive criticism that — is meant to benefit our entire island. Enough of such talk. It was brought up merely to make read- ers feel more intimate with the column. I’ve always tried to stress the “Our” in “This Rock of Ours.” On a little island like this, such intimacy is necessary. We must all work for the benefit of the entire community and truth- fulness to each other will be the only chain that can hold us to- gether for such work. Rumors 5 There is talk concerning City Commission Delio Cobo and his Position with regard to the bay- bottom lands. Criticism has alse been heard about City Judge En- rique Esquinaldo and some of his decisions. Such talk resembles the intrigue and lies we read about in medieval history and it is im- Possible to trace it to its source. Cobo and Esquinaldo are two of the ablest persons we have in our city government. They are honest, capable men possessing neighter arrogance nor dictatorial manners. Each, in his own particular job, has enough iron in his backbone to express his opinions in what he considers the dest interest of the people. Can as much be said for all City employees? In the past, I've criticized both of these men and I'll probably do so again in the future. But it wil) be constructive criticism and not something that smacks of politica chicanery. Would that every mar in our city and county governmen. were as true to the people as Cobo and Esquinaldo! High Rentals The town is loaded down with tourists. As a result, I'm informed that some motels have sky-rocket ed their rentals figuring that onc> they have a sucker at this jumn ing off place to nowhere they car charge what they like and get by [ with it. Their surmise is right 0 course -- for as. long as it take the visitor to spend one night an‘ get out of town as fast as possibl» the next day. In the long run, such a policr will mean that we will have “‘onc- time” visitors. No person in hi« right mind is going to return to a town that squeezes the last doll out of him on his first visit. Th are much finer hotels on the East and West Coast of Florida the’ charge half the price of some o our local motels. Notice that I sair “some”. There are many nice mo tels, hotels, and tourist homes i: Key West that are sensible abo: their rates. The trouble is tha: they are always \filled up and ti tourist is left the mercy o- scalpers. \ Again, Happy Nyw Year to all. oe and that the body had been in the water for four or five days. “I krow the little girl was mur- dered and that the.goings on at their home were not normal,” Hamilton said. “I’m particularly anxious to catch the man (Head), and then, perhaps, we will be able to determine just what happened.” The body was weighted down with a 10-pound sledge hammer and some old scales, Hamilton said there were burns on the child’s back and head, and a bruise on her chin. He said Mrs. Head told him the child was burned in a grass fire and was bruised when she fell on a plow. Mrs. Head told the sheriff the child died from natural causes, but her husband refused to allow fun- eral services because “he was afraid he would be recognized and returned to Ohio, where he is wanted for something.” Mrs. Head said she didn’t know why her husband was wanted in Ohio, but that, “I ‘bink it bas something to do with micney.”” Hamilton said Mrs. Héi? to! him she dressed the body of Mar’ and turned it over to her. husban’{ and that “I never knew what he did with her. When I asked him h- refused to tell me.” Mrs. Head said Mary was give” to her and her husband two year ago in Ohic. She told Hamilton -th< child’s father was Everett Wolfe of Lorain, 0. 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