The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 6, 1953, Page 8

Page 8 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Tuesday, January 6, 1953 FLASH GORDON By Dan Barry SEE? OVER “THERE FATHER CALLS THAT MACHINE THE ‘ORB'! IT DOES THE MOST PERFECTLY FANTASTIC THINGS YOU HAVE EVER SEEN! IM SURE Y COME WITH ME, RAY ISN'T Ray! YOu muST ANGRY, THEORIES ON GIRLS, RAY, I THINK YOU OUGHT TO MY DAUGHTER MARILYN! TM GOING OUTSIDE FOR A MINUTE. NOBODY LEAVES THIG DION'T YOU HEAR THE CHIEE? NOBODY LEAVES 51 THIS ROOMS W/1s ER-FORGOT \ SOMETHING +« f By Lee Falk and Phil Davis WHO KNOWS? THEY’ SAY IF YOU TOUCH ”EM,YOU TURN INTO ONE! HOPE I NEVER SEE ONE. I’M ANERVOUS TYP THANKS -- GOODBYE-- SOME SAY SHE'S A Beaury, SOME SAY } Bie Se a Yi SHE'S GOT TWO HEADS nye YOU THINK THE JUNGLE WITCH EVER CAME LIVING DEAD? + Ny a My U' GO HOME,YOUNG Ofte, BLON.HE COUBLE-CROSSED ) T BELIEVE ME...I’M TELLING THE TRUTH J You, WAS SUPPOSED TO SE .,.PLEASE DECREP! OF HISN, RIDDLES-- (T WUZ ENUFF MAKE ? TLL CARRY THE SHOVEY. BALL FROM HERE! SEA SECRETS Q. What material composes the “sword” of the swordfish? A. The “sword” or “‘bill” of the swordfish is composed of thicken ed and hardened bone covered by a hard and somewhat spiny skin. In the very young swordfish both jaws are elongated and contain teeth, but the teeth are eventually lost and the upper jaw soon out grows the lower one. Swordfish have been known to drive their swords through several inches of planking when hooked, but stories of them deliberately killing whales by spearing them to death are en tirely without foundation. Q. Do sea lions and walruses have toenails? A. Yes, although they are re! duced to short nubs in the fore limbs, and in the hind limbs they appear on the upper surface a short distance in front of the toe tips, which are united by a continuous web as an aid to swimming. Ir the seals (Phocidae) the claws ar: longer, while the limbs themselve are shorter. Unlike the seals, whic have the hind limbs pe manently directed backward, th sea lions (Otariidae) and the w ruses (Trichechidae) are able t twist the hind limbs forward as a aid to progression on land. Q. Are oysters ever found iv fresh water? A. No, the true oyster is typice ly marine, although some specie living in bays, inlets, and estua ies are capable of tolerating wate of very low salinity for a time In such a habitat certain specie- of oysters may be found growin: on the curved roots of the rec mangrove tree. These oysters may often be “harvested” simply by cutting off a root with the oysters clinging to it, in the same manner as chopping off a bunch of bana nas. Q. What is considered to be the best eating of Florida fishes? 4 A, Since this is large a matter of | individual taste, it is difficult to designate any single species as the “best eating,” although the pom pano (Trachinotus), and the blue fish (Pomatomus) are universally held in high esteem. Also favored are the Spanish mackerel (Scom beromorus), the groupers, and the snappers, particularly the red snap per, Lutianus blackfordi, and the yellowtail Ocyurus chrysurus. Q. How do shipworms burrow into wood? A. The shipworm, Teredo nava lis, is actually not a worm but is a highlymodified boring mollusk related to the clams. It enters a wood surface while still very small and bores into it by means of a constant rocking motion of the shell. The two valves or halves of the shell are small and located on the end of the elongat body. They are also thickened and have rasping surfaces, and act in much the same manner as a tiny drill bit. Since the shipworm’s breathing siphons must remain in contact with the water through the original Perforation made in the wood, the body of this creature’ constantly elongates as the burrow grows deeper. LONDONERS BERATED FOR DONATIONS LONDON (#—Canon Lewis J. Collins waved a pair. of dirty old socks from the pulpit of St. Paul’s Cathedral during Sunday services here and said that was the sort of junk Londoners had turned in as Christmas gifts for the poor. “They handed these in unwashed and so worn and darned they would hardly bear another stitch,” the canon said. The socks were among the gifts |stances you outline you would not | placed on the mas tree in front of London’s mother church during last month. Collins said peo- ple left three boxes full of unusable junk “including many ladies’ un- mentionable garments.” MAN LIVES THROUGH 14-STORY LEAP CHICAGO (#—An unemployed la- borer leaped from a 14th floor fire escape early Mon. morning, said police who quoted him as saying, “I'll do it again if 1 live.” The laborer, Alexis Viadimer Grekoff, 30, landed on the roof of a parked automobile, after plunging from the fire escape of the Y.M.C.A. Hotel. Firemen called to the scene said his spectacles | were not dislodged although the lenses were shattered, and he was fully conscious. St. Luke’s Hospital reported he has a head injury, a broken arm and possible internal injuries. | tion a little so that he was beside Chapter 32 E WAS alert now, forg. of the pain of his bruise. and shat , intent only upon the man outside the door. He tried it gently, but the door held firm, braced by a bar, perhaps, that lay along the outside wall. He stepped backward softly, lifted a boo! foot, and drove it suddenly, re- soundingly against the door. He could hear the sudden scuffle of movement as the guard scram- bled to his feet. Ther~ was a mo- ment of silence and ther. a startled voice rasped harshly through the door. “What’s goin’ on in there?” Clay grinned, shifting his posi- the door instead of directly be- fore it. . “Let me out,” he shouted wild ly “Let me out now and I'l! tell Morgan anything he wants to} know! « can’t stand it in here! Let} me out and take me to Morgani now!” ' “Let you out, huh?” There was relief in the guard's voice now. “I figurea you wasn’t as tough as you let on to be. You rec! you're ready to spill your suts to Mor- gan, if I should happen tc take you to him’ Clay let the panic of abject fear Crest in his voice, “Oh, Go 2 ll tell him anything—an ng! Just get me out of nere and get me out now!” “All right,” he growled, “come awaikin’ out slow. an’ keep your hands just as high as you—" The words died in a startled gasp as Clay lunged forward out of the darkness, his arm sweeping | volver from its holster, shoved it ward by incnes with his bodr pressed against the earth to pre sent the smallest possible target. Once he thought he heard the muffled footsteps of the guard and troze, but the sound died away and he crept forward again. Slowly, like an animal pre ing to spring, he gathered his legs ted beneath him. Hands outstretched and his body tense with the ex- Pectation of sudden violence, he moved up the steps. With a relief so sharp that it was almost a physical pain, he felt the wooden door beneath his hands, un- guarded. He pushed gently against it, al- lowing the merest crack of light to.shine out from the hallway. He paused. listening, but there was no sound. Moving as soundiessly as a Stalking panther. Clay slipped forward and his fingers as deli- eately probing as a surgeon’s, he slipped the sleeping guard’s re- down into his belt, and crossed the hall to the door that opened into Morgan's office. The embers of the fire were al- most dead. but he fed them with slim splinters of oily pine until it blazed bravely again, throwing its| flickering light into the black- shrouded corners.of the room. Moving feverishly now. he swept Morgan’s desk clear of the papers that covered it and heaped them high against an empty stretch of wall, tore open the dra-vers, and added their contents to the growing pile. Then the heap of soft pine kindling that lay ready for use beside the fireplace; a half-dozen logs, piled like a up ir a swift blur ot movement,! the spur in nis hand catchin< the! starlight as it flashed forward Clinging to the doortrame for syo por.. he saw the guard’ ° its erectness and co > 3 sack of meal, saw the b!ood » out of the gaping wound almost torn the head lo the shoulders, heard the t the body as it struck the e ) and lay sodden and lifeless in the right. E™=: step was agony, andj once, when his foot struck an unseen obstacle and he almost fell, cold sweat sprang out on him and left him weak and trembling. He was almost at the big house’ now, and he lowered himself pain- fully to the ground. creeping for- , wocd He hurled its contents like; tenee above it all. | Almost ‘running now. he drove: the nearth shovel deep into the heart of the leaping fire. filling it with coals and blazing strips of » red avalanche into the tinder- div heart of the pyre he had rected. watched the flames flick- er and widen and spread. He jerked open one of the out- side windows and levered himself through it to the ground. The movement wrapped his broken body in a red mist of agony. but his mind was like a scourge. driv- ing the body forward, intent only upon the goal of the powder mag- azine. The gray shrouds of mist were still there, but now they were welcome, shielding him from alien *. providing a veil of invisl- een his mov nts. Was not far to the powder magae zine. but to his feverea mind it seemed that the w vards stretched out to eter! ach one the precursor of 2 shouted chal- lenge and a bullet crashing inte his spine. He gained it, finally, his breath Tasping in his throat, the strain of the past half hour’s exertion betraying him with a dragging exhaustidn as he fumbled at the dlock on the door. With arms like lead, he pulled the revolver from his ‘ket and thrust the long barrel of the gun into the space between the hasp and the of the door. He could hear mavement_be- ind him now, and where there had been nothing but gray mist — ewes: there was a crimson glow shat grew stronger eve! second. The fire had broken is bonds, and in response to its im- perious command, men were run- ning toward the house and shout- ing, their voices dull and muffied 1 the fog. Quickly he laid « trail of pow- der from the keg to the door, pausing there an instant to survey the scene. There was a mad turbulence in the grounds just outside the house, a whirling, fermenting tumu!t of shouting men that reached new furies of delirium, as fresh groups threw themselves into the msel- strora, Watching them, seeing the numbers of the mob increase, he judged that at least three fourths of lorgan’s entire force were gathered around the flaming heart of what had been Oak Islend. He slipped outside the door, the powder spilling from his hand making a dark trail on the earth behind him. Almost running now, he gained the shelter of a nearby wagon shed and collapsed upon the ground. He held the muzzle close against the powder trail fired, and saw a red streak o: flame burst from the muzzle and tun like a crimson snake of death down the trail that lec vo the open door of the powder magazine. For an instant that seemed an giernity, there was nothing—and then the earth erupted in a sheet of fluzne and the very sky above him seemed to shake with thunder. There was a rush of wind. hot, tainted with the odor and the breath of hel! (Te be continued) RENT FORUM (These questions were selected from those often asked of the local rent office. If you have a question about the rent stabilization pro- gram address it to: Area Rent ‘DAMAGE IS EXTENSIVE IN K. C. EXPLOSION KANSAS CITY (®—An explo: 1 which shattered windows over a three-block hotel and residential area destroyed three small busi- ness houses and caused extensive damage to a fourth. Harvey Baldwin, Kansas City fire chief, estimated property dam- age at $500,000. No injuries were Office, 216 Federal Building, Key West, Florida.) QUESTION: My tenant has of- fered me an extra month’s rent if I will immediately cancel his lease which would otherwise ex- tend until next June. Can I legally accept this “extra” payment if I do cancel the lease? ANSWER: Yes, the rent office will allow you to accept a pay- ment that is not excessive from the tenant for his privilege of can- celling the lease. This “extra” pay- ment is not deemed excessive if it is reasonable in relation to your potential losses through premature cancellation of the lease. QUESTION: I have rented a fur- nished apartment but prefer to fur- nish it with my own furniture. The landlord has agreed to store his furniture and says it will be avail- able but says he cannot reduce the rent below what you have allowed for the apartment furnished. Shouldn’t I be entitled to lower rent? ANSWER: Under the circum- be entitled to a reduction in the maximum rent because the land- lord has rented you a furnished apartment and the fact that you reported. The explosion was followed by fire. Cause of the blast at Armour and Broadway in uptown Kansas City was not known. waiting period expires before the expiration of your lease does not bar you from exercising your rights under the terms of the lease. AFRICAN TRIBESMEN SHOOT AILING CHIE} NAIROBI, Kenya (—Three Afri- can tribesmen walked into a gov- ernment hospital at nearby Kiambu Sunday night, shot their chief dead in his bed and walked out again. The assailants reportedly were members of the Kikuyu tribe, from which many members of the secret anti-white terroristic Mau Mau Society are said<to come. They killed the tribe's Chief Hinga, who last week was am- bushed and wounded by’ other members of his people. Chief Hinga reported the attack to police and helped them with the investigation before going to the hospital for treatment of his wounds. Turtles have no teeth, Cro rd Puzzle a ACROSS 1. Cast off 5. Tablets 9. Seatin church 12, Game played on horse- back | 13. Death notice 14. Rubber tree | 15. Cain's 16. Worn out 31. Atnotime Bi 18, Extinct bird 20. nsive { 57. Ce uard 58, Tissue 59. Individual Scrutinize 61. Paradise rainy remony do not use his furniture is of your | own choice. If, on the other hand, the landlord had required you to use your own furniture or if he | does not keep the furniture avail- able then a reduction in the maxi- | mum rent would be in order. QUESTION: My landlord has sold the house I rent and, although my lease does net expire for eight months, the new vwner says I'll} have to move because he wants to occupy the house himself. Will 17 | ANSWER: To force you to move the new owner would have to ob- tain an eviction order through the | local courts. court ‘with the eviction action he would have to obtain a certificate from the rent office which general- ly requires him to wait three months before starting the evict- Before going into! ion proceeding. The fact that this | Solution of Yesterday's Puzzie DOWN 4. Griet L. Spring 5. Seed 2. Heavy nail containes Retired Cut into email cubes . Overtax . Young dog . Yale . Moist . Made » 6 1 22. Slow: masie 3. Sorrowful Ss. Appraised Evergreen tree Foliow OVERHEARD WHEN WITH GYPSY JOE. ROMAN THE RIGHT TH HER WARRY YOU. NOW