The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 2, 1953, Page 6

Page 6 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Friday, January 2, 1953 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 Entered at Key West, Florida, as Second Class Matter TELEPHONES 2-5661 and 2-5662 Member of The Associated Press—The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to use for reproduction of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise eredited in this paper, and also the local news published here. Member Florida Press Association and Associate Dajlies of Florida Subscription (by carrier) 25¢ per week, year $12; By Mail $15.60 ADVERTISED RATES MADE KNOWN ON APPLICATION oO QnO2O02-——OOOSS > 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. eR IMPROVEMENTS FOR |KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN More Hotels and Apartments Beach and Bathing Pavilion. 3, Airports—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Governments, Community Auditorium. Business Manager FIGHT ON JANUARY 3RD? There is a real possibility that January 3rd will be a stormy day in the U. S. Senate. It is on that day that the new Congress organizes and those members who seek to end the filibuster in quick, dramatic fashion might touch off an interesting floor maneuver on the first day. That was why the meeting of December 30th was called recent- ly—and all Senators who favor making it easier to shut off debate in the Senate invited. This meeting was arrang- ed so that those who would end the filbuster eould agree on strategy. The course of action which is now under study, among others, is a move to adopt new Senate rules on the first day—January 8rd, The Senators favoring this plan realize that the Vice President will probably rule this mo- tion out of order and state that the Senate is a continuing body. (Only one-third of its membership changes each two years.) But this would not necessarily defeat the new rule advocates. They would then appeal the ruling of the chair and only a simple majority vote would be required on this ap- peal—to overrule the Vice President’s decision. (The Vice President, by the way, will be Alben Barkley, since the Republican victors will not have been sworn in when the 83rd Congress organizes.) If the rule changers win on the appeal, they could then write their own rules, and the old rules, especially rule 22, which governs the halting of de- bate, would not apply. - Under rule 22 debate can be stopped only on the vote of 64 members, and those favoring another rule say this number cannét be obtained. But what is even more im- portant is the fact that no limit at all is applicable to de- bate on changing the rules of the upper legislative body. Thus moves to change the rules can be talked to death. The weakness of the above plan might be that many Senators will not want to vote to overrule the Vice Presi- dent on an issue on which they think he is correct. It has been clearly indicated that many Senators who favor mak- ing it easier to limit debate also believe sincerely that the Senate is a continuing body. To vote to overturn the chair on an appeal, then, would be voting against a conviction. The real question then, on that plan, boils down to whether the majority of Senators will vote to overturn a ruling of the Vice President which a majority seems is a correct (prespective) ruling. If the majority disagrees with the chair, then the result will probably be quick and simple. Or, if the Vice President should unexpectedly rule that the Senaae is not a continuing body, then the result might be just as quick and just as pleasing to the Senators who would limit debate more tightly. Whatever happens on January 3rd, the day is likely to be an interesting one in the Senate of the United States. Unfortunately the man who thinks he ean control NVASION TIMETABLE Atom Is Harnessed For Beneficial Uses (Editor’s Note: Ten years after the first successful atomic chain reaction, science is applying atom- ic energy to peaceful pursuits rang- ing from cancer research to fer- tilizer. Porgress so far, and some intriguing prospects are reported below.) By FRANK E. CAREY AP Science Reporter WASHINGTON (# — A man suf- fering from a late-stage brain tu- mor is lowered into a_ special chamber atop the huge atomic energy “furnace” at Brookhaven, N. Y. Powerful rays, generated by the atomic inferno and guard- edly released through a tiny port- hole, are brought to bear on his malignant growth—with a promis- ing chance of prolonging his life. Out in Wisconsin, a farmer counts receipts from one of the best corn crops he’s ever had, thanks to a hot tip he got from atomic scientists about a different way of applying fertilizer. In a hospital in Boston, a woman sips an “‘atomic cocktail” contain- ing radioactive iodine which may help rid her of spreading out- growths of a thyroid cancer re- moved by surgery. In all proba- bility, the cocktail will at least prolong her life and make her mor’ comfortable. These are examples of atomic energy at work in the humanitar- ian service of man in this month that marks the 10th anniversary of the actual dawn of the atomic age. It was in December 1942, that man first demonstrated a sustained atomic chain reaction. In medicine, in agriculture and in industry there is tangible evi- dence that the titanic force later loosed upon Hiroshima in the form of an atomic bomb can be employed to serve man as well as kill him. Gordon Dean, chairman of the Atomie Energy Commission, summed up progress this way in response to a query whether atom- ic energy has lived up to the great expectation people had for it at first; “I recall some rather sensa- tional predictions made for atomic energy back around the time it first became knowledge....But if you will look at the statements strong drink seldom does so. HAM SOQAWMONDER BUCKLEY DOESN'T MIND THE COLD I~ ' made by our leading and most responsible scientists about that time, I think you will find that ‘atomic energy has measured up to their estimates. “We ought to remember one! thing: Atomic energy has never existed in times we call ‘normal.’ It was born in time of war and! it has grown up in a period of international tension and mobiliza- tion. The emphasis. consequently, has been on weapons. In this area, I believe that progress has ex- ceeded expectations. “On the productive—as opposed to the destructive—side, progress has been slower, but it has still been substantial... The surface has hardly been scratched in these fields, but in the past few years many hundreds of people have been trained and much knowledge jhas been accum' ed. Progress should speed up accordingly. jwas a long read from Banjamin | Franklin's kite to the modern TV |set.... The road ahead looks prom- jising indeed.” | Scientists say now there is def- jinite hope for powering subma- . ocean liner n@ aircraft manufacturing in the not too far future. But some scientists say that jradioactive isotopes, whose ma‘ facture is centered in the © land Mountains of Tennesse ay someday yield benefits to manthey’ve been able io determine at other. It} that would overshadow even the harnessing of atomic power for propulsion and manufacturing. They speak of the hope—born of a few pioneering experiments so far—that the use of such ma- terials as “tracers” in the human body may help solve the riddle of the processes involved in can- cer, diabetes, heart disease and others among man’s greatest af- flictions. The atomic tracers send out sig- nals which help scientists study or measure hidden processes. Scientists speak of tiny steps of progress already made with tracer isotopes towards solving the mys- tery of photosynthesis, the process by which plants use the sun’s ener- gy to build up the plant tissue that animals and men depend upon for food. If man could duplicate this process artifically, the prob- lem of feeding the world’s hungry millions would truly be solved over- night. Atomic researchers also say it may be possible to produce nore powerful and effective drugs, in- secticides, weed-killers, and plant growth promoters through chem- ical research aided by radioactive tracers. They even have Hope that atom- ie “‘rays’—from isotopes or other sources—may eventually be em- ployed to produce strains of plants resistant to disease, drought and other hazards. But what has actually been ac- complished so far in using the atom in medicine, agriculture and industry? Here’s the record: Medicine— In addition to tracers, several isotopes have been used in the direct treatment of a few diseases. That is, the rays from the materi- als have been employed somewhat like X-ray to attack diseased tis- sue or cells. Radioactive iodine is being used to treat certain cases of thyroid cancer and of overactive thyroid. Only a few outright cures have been claimed in the cancer cases, but most patients receiving the treatment are reported to get “real value” from it in terms of feeling better and possible prolong- ation of life. Approximately 95 per cent of overactive thyroid cases can be controlled by the use of radioactive iodine, doctors say. Radioactive phosphorus has proved useful in the treatment: of certain cases of leukemia. American researchers are also talking about some ingenious meth- ods developed by the British for bringing radiogold and other iso- topes to bear against cancers. One |such technique involves use of a device that looks like a youngster’s water pistol for ‘‘seeding” bladder tumors with pellets of radiogold. Another involves inserting a de- flated baloon into the bladder and then inflating it with solution of radioactive sodium and radioac- tive bromine. Radioactive cobalt, a relatively inexpensive substitute for radium, {has been fabricated by American | scientists into a “wire” that is | “threaded” around the contours of a deep-seated cancer. Top atomic doctors say “‘the fas- cinating” use of atomic energy in the treatment of cancer is the ef- jfort by researchers at the Atomic Energy Commission's Brookhaven, N. Y., plant to exploit neutron rays from their atomic furnace as a weapon against brain tumors Scientists will say only that re- ve been promising. tculture— Research with ro*oact’' ve tracer isotopes, such #3 puostuorus, 023 - enabled scientists to trace nutri- ents through soil. inte thence, through plants roots and Thus, what stage in its growing cycle the plant needs fertilizer most; to know where and how fertilizer should be plazed to give the plants the maximum benefit and to es- tablish what kinds of fertilizers work best in the country’s varied soils. While this fertilizer research ‘is the only really practical payoff so far in the agricultural end of the atomic business, scientists are hot on the trail of other leads. For example, there’s a good chance that atomic radiation, di- rected against certain plant seeds, might result in the development of plants having greater yields of produce and increased resistancc to disease. Industry— Radioactive isotopes are in rath- er wide use in the metals and related industries as a means of detecting flaws in casts and welds. They are being employed in the paper, rubber, aluminum and plas- tics industries to provide thickness gauges for p2oducts under process. For example, a radioactive isotope is placed above a sheet of paper being processed through a ma- chine, and a Geiger counter is placed beneath the sheet. If the thickness of the paper varies from point to point, the Geiger counter will show it. Radioactive isotopes are also be- ing used to locate leaks in pipes encases in masonry—thus sparing extensive tear-down jobs. They’re also being employed in research designed to produce bet- ter lubricants, improved 2utomo- bile tires and other products. And the Navy is even making dirt radioactive in a quest for improved laundry soaps and detergents! Big Headache For Illinois Member Of House In ’53 . WASHINGTON —Rep. Leo E. Allen (R-Ill) woke up on New Year's Day with a wuge headache in the form of official notice he is chairman of the Republican House Patronage Committee. It’s the same job he held in the 80th Congress. Allen was appointed by Rep. Joseph W. Martin Jr. of Massa- chusetts, who will become Speak- er of the House when it organizes Saturday. As chief patronage dispenser, Allen will have at his disposal about 200 jobs, including 50 pages, 50 capitol policemen, 30 doorkeep- ers and 30 folding-room workers. “It’s a huge headache,” Allen said in an interview. “For every job there are half a dozen or more applicants which means that every time you make a man happy by giving him a jop, you run the risk of making five or more others unhappy.” j PAYMENT IS LATE | ST. JOSEPH, Mo. @#—Raymond | {Brown mailed a calendar tc a [friend in Rising Sun, O., about 1¢ jdays ago. | He dropped the calendar into 3 mailbox | Mrs. Josephine Hoff came along ja second later and put a letter jcontaining her water bill payment in the mailbox | Yesterday Mrs. Hoff's letter was returned here from Kising Sun. It had fallen into the calendar} exvelope. ; —_ | Double stars are very common and in many cases the two stars im the par revelve around Changes Ahead In Business For Future By FRANK O'BRIEN WASHINGTON ® — Secretary of Commerce Sawyer and a team of government and private econo- mists predict good business in the new year, a possible downturn in 1954 and a sharp economic test | in 1955. ¥ The economy has strong built-in safeguards against a depression in the coming years, Sawyer said, expressing the view that the chief peril, as defense spending slacks off, is fear and uncertainty, not economic weakness. “The situation is sound,” Saw- yer said in a personal preface to the 80,000-word report on ‘‘Mark- Jets After the Defense Expansion.” The report, made public recent- ly, was prepared as a guide to business conditions in the final stages of the defense buildup and after spending for military pur- poses turns down. The crucial year will be 1955, it said. It predicted defense spending will reach a peak of 55 to 60 billion dollars late in 1953, will run at peak levels through 1954 and will fall off in 1955 to 50 to 55 billions. Defense expenditures would then go on down toward a more or less permanent level somewhere be- tween 40 and 50 billion dollars a year, it said. Meanwhile, it said, spendable in- come may go up 7 per cent. The report was written by the Commerce Department’s Office of each ‘ Business Economics , after a six- month study in which other govern- ment agencies and the Committee for Economic Development (CED) co-operated. The report said businessmen plan expenditures in 1953, 1954 and 1955 for new plant and equipment close to this year’s record level of near- ly 27 billion dollars. The report cited this—plus con- tinued population growth, unfilled needs for schools, hospitals and highway building, modernization and replacement, possible tax re- ductions, sizable individual sav- ings, and social security benefits— as major offsetting factors to slackened defense spending and any tendency toward recession. But the report came up with the conclusion that bigger production and purchasing power are the keys to locking out depression. The survey assumed internation- al conditions and U. S. military goals in the next three years would not appreciably change. Because the economy is now more or less keeping pace with both civilian and military require- ments, the report said, there will be neither a backlog of demand nor a letdown in 1955. In the present national security program, military spending is ex- pected to reach a peak at about 15 to 17 per cent of the gross na- tional product and to drop to a maintenance level of about 12 per cent. Among principle points in the report were these: 1. “The strong probability, though of course no certainty, of "THIS ROCK OF 0 Some weeks ago this column jokingly took a slap at Larry Karns and stated that Larry ap- ;Peared to live a happy life with- out any of the worries of dead men’s philosophies. Larry is a local photographer and appears to be quite well versed in all of the | Arts. He is also quick on the up- jtake and wrote a letter which a trip to St. Petersburg prevented me from reading until just recent- ly. The letter is a little too long for complete publication but there are several remarkably fine state- ments which need to be made public. For instance, Karns says: “As you may know, I am a confirmed disciple of Freud. But I will not argue him with anyone although a decision is not impossible. I think you will understand the dis- tinction intended between the two methods. If Larry had said no more, those three sentences would have proved him a true student of philosophy. |As you know, there can be no room for argument in philosophy - whether it be moral, natural, or metaphysical. A cool head, abi- lity to listen, and a willingness to learn are prime factors in any and all philosophical discussion. Continuing, Larry said: “The second part of my philosophy is the study of words called ‘“Seman- tics.” You must use words to ac- tually think with -- you must also know why you think the words mean a certain thing to you. And what they mean.” Semantics! Ah, Larry, you hit the touchiest spot of my life. De- fined by the dictionary, ‘‘seman- tics” means “that branch of mod- ern logic which studies the rela- tions between signs and what they denote or signify.” Semantics is the cause of our topsy-turvy world. No two people interpret the same word in a simi- lar manner. It is the reason people like myself have thrown away hundreds of thousands of typewrit- ten words because there was sim- ply nothing to be found in our languages to express various moods and emotions. What the world needs today is an Einstein of litera- ture. A man who can supply us with new expressions as Einstein has supplied the world of mathe- matics with new symbols. another year of good business in 1953.” 2. “A downturn in 1954 is a real Possibility...” 3. “The projected decline in de- fense spending in 1955 would pro- vide a serious test of th econ- omy.... Thus, 1955 appears to be a year in which it will be of major importance sizably to expand pri- vate markets.” 4. Personal income after taxes in 1955 may be 240 billion dollars, an increase of 7 per cent over 1951. . 5. No major price raises are in- dicated in the near future. 6. A timely year for tax cuts would be 1955, when both govern- ment and private spending may be slacking off. "pines onan Raato eae By BILL GIBB Larry suggested that I contac Dick Splaine, local for reading material. Pi didn’t know that for sev Dick and I have worked mostly on moral and mé philosophy. Always bi spectre of “semantics,” ce mented a friendship base@as muck on disagree:nent as a: Too much talk of let's get to a lighter Cuban Ferry I’m as sceptical of Cubana ferry as the old-timers}probably were of a railroad evi Key West. Yet we need/ and my constant hope is: time negotiations will not through. On the other band are certain points which as well as a good many zens. For instance, if the iCity tes various businesses: atound dock it is going to hurt immeagure ably the established concerns that area ~ Caribe ~ Resta Dukes, ete. Gift shops will away business from the ium’s Curio Shop. Par! destroy the potential owners of nearby vacant develop their land. ’ Key West has no ri into competition with are helping to create same city. If it did so, u tion would resemble a Franke stein monster over wl tor has lost-complete control. | Of course, there is the solution of leasing ca This wouldn’t be too 3 the established businesses in area would have an tunity to compete on the question is: Can such | Other judged fairly and squarely? communities usually all to enter into a dec! should be granted leave it to your own to whether such things hap pened here in Key West, As a news reporter, T’ ed most of the various @ of different branches of and county government, personal prejudice or enters into such meeti than consideration of good. We wouldn’t be such were not the case. the situation and talk commissioners. DEARTH OF S SEEN FOR 1953 LOS ANGELES # — Yes, 1953 will be a “practically ; strikeless year.” This is the forecast bf William F. Schnitzler, the new of the American Federation of ’ “There are indications,” he Tuesday, “that the nev tration seeks. . . to give tation to all groups. It has a greater responsibility on unions than they have ever before. It has emphasised the of working together.’’s i The AFL leader spake before. a joint labor committee meeting on human rights. i e 4 g Es # tts és SEgs KEY WEST SCENE AS THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE VISUALIZES IT IF THE SHRIMP FLEET LEAVES