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“Pose 6 THE-KEY WAST.CITITEN — Thorsday, Janvary 15, 1953 “Published daily: (except Sunday) by -L. P. Artman, owner and pub- Misher, from The Citizen Building, corner of Greene and Ann Streets. en Only Daily Newspaper in’ Key West and Monroe County -MORMAN D, ARTMAN Business Manager : Entered at Key West, Florida, as Second Class Matter ‘ ‘TELEPHONES 2-5661 and 2-5662 I <= Member of The Associated Press—The Associated Press is exclusively “)@atitled to use for reproduction of all news dispatches credited to it er not otherwise credited in this paper, and also the local news published here, 3 See Member Florida Press Association and Associate Dailies of Florida ‘t @ubscription (by carrier)’ 25¢ per week, year $12; By Mail $15.60 '. ADVERTISED RATES MADE KNOWN ON APPLICATION ED SEAS SRE EEE PEN SRT OA ‘The Citizen is’an open forum and invites discussion of public issue and subjeets:of local‘ or: general interest, but it will not publish me * * % ATOM-SUBS AND THE ICE BARRIER a The latest report of progress in the construction of the <"Navy's first atom-powered submarine, the Nautilus, indi- .. cates that. these atom-driven under-seas craft may be able to operate for some time under the thick polar ice which 7 stretches outward from: the poles. The possibility is even aeeen that an atom-powered submarine will cross under this = tremendous, ice blanket from the Western Hemisphere to Ee Europe without surfacing. during the trip. = From a military standpoint, the advent of such a sub- “=marine would be of major importance. The northern ap- «proach to Russia, for instance, has always been closed to “ethe great areas of frozen seas, or ‘unyielding ice-packs, _sthrough which no ship could force itself. Aircraft, of Bex se, fly overhead but until now, there has been no hope ~ for a sea crossing. “: The atom-powered submarine seems to be ‘changing ae th 2 picture. Submarines,.which operate on atomic power se «not limited by batteries which have to be recharged on “e‘he surface, Neither does the atom-powered submarine oe need air for operating its engines. The atomic power plant requires no air in creating the super-heat which produces steam for the propulsion turbine that drives the submarine.. = Thus, atomic subs can remain underwater for long © periods, or as long as the fuel supply lasts. Recent tests have shown that the Arctic Sea appearently has plenty of yond “~ sibility for submarines is almost unlimited, if they are ca- =spable of operating for long periods under the ice blanket. ; One can readily see the importance of this new capa- secity for submarines, since it will be possible, when atom- a submarines are put into operation, to send one under the gic cap at the North Pole to the shores of a potential ene- > my, where it can launch an atomic missile. It could then =, dive and slip back under the ice blanket and head back to # the United States. Neither aircraft nor surface ships could . sink such a submarine, since the bombs would not pene- ge trate the ice pack above it. A bullet may be deadly, but rapid-fire tongues often Y>claim many. victims. The average American wants freedom for himself = and his affairs, and stern governmental regulations for his = competitors and creditors. Acheson Says Unity Problem Can Be Solved WASHINGTON (#—Dean Ache- son, winding up four years as sec- retary of state, said that he was sure the formidantb difficulties in the way of Western world unity and strength can and will be sur- ounted. m 5 In a farewell news conference he gave that answer, based upon a review of progress and troubles in the Western alliance against Soviet communism, when he was asked what he thought about new French efforts to amend a treaty which would permit West German rearmament. Atcheson opened the conference with some ideas which he said he had jotted down on his years in office. He said he was deeply grateful for the complete loyalty which had existed between himself as head of the State Department and President Tr. nan. For the regime of Secretary-des- ignate John Foster Dulles Acheson said he was asking something be- goodwill and a fair chance. He also told reporters not to think badly of his successor if some- times the new administration seems to be acting like the out- going one because tradition is strong in thé State Department. Acheson {seemed in excellent spirits. He (was grayer of hair than when he /succeeded George C. Marshall as secretary of state in January, 1949. He told questioners that on the Friday after inauguration he will go to New York and attend a din- ner to be given hy friends there. On the following Sunday, he will fly to the island of Antigua in the West Indies where he will spend two months on vacation. He then expects to return to Washington and resume his long-interrupted private law practice. In his discussion of the develop- ing unity of the Western world, Agheson said he thought there are clouds on the horizon in Europe. | But he added that there is a much |greater awareness in this country of the dangers of the situation. ——|Good Old Cow { Used To Plow JACKSONVILLE # — J. A. Browning does a lot of plowing on land he owns in the city— when he isn’t being pestered by |people asking why he’s using an | Jox for the job. | The beast is “mostly Guern- | ” and will be eight years old) | its next birthday. Browning, 73 his | jnext birthday, says Flat Joe can/ pull more than two mules. | Right now Browning, who quit | his city fireman's job to get mar- | Tied in 1908, is getting ready to | plant corn but he stopped long enough to explain } “Flat Joe furrowed two acres jthe day he was months old. {And before he r and a/ jhalf old I was making $16 a day | tplowing him, That cow don't owe me a dime | “Git up, sub.” } } im the illegal drug business around ILLEGAL DRUG MARKET | BAD IN TAMPA CIRCLES| TAMPA \®—Business is so poor! People’s Forum The Citizen welcomes rem tons of the views of {ts read ers, but the editor reserves the right to delete any items which are considered libelous or unwar- ranted. The writers should be fair and confine the letters to 200 words and write ne aide of the paper only. Signature of the writer must accompany the letters and will be published un- leas requested otherwise. THE WORD SPREADS Editor, The Citizen: I am interested in your paper, as I heard a man speak of it on the radio. Would you be so kind as to send us a sample copy of the paper and the price of it. Yours truly, ORA BAKER Protection, Kansas REPRINT PERMISSION Editor, The Citizen: I am engaged in writing a book that I hope will be of interest to sportsmen. I note in Bulletin No. 119 1952 of the Florida ‘State Department of Agriculture two recipes submitted in your Prize Winning Recipe Contest of March 2, 1938, for Crawfish Chow- der and Turtle Soup. I would like to quote these two recipes in my book, giving The Key West Citizen credit for its permission for me to use them if that is agreeable to you nice people. Yours Till Sitting Bull Stands Up, Frisco Bert The Famous Scout Expression of Appreciation Editor, The Citizen: In behalf of myself, my wife and family, I wish to express our sincere and forever grateful ap- preciation to the Citizens of Key West, the doctors and staff of the Monroe General hospital and all of my very generous friends, who so kindly assisted me during my misfortune in Florida. Today I am doing nicely, having enjoyed a very good Christmas with my family, all of which I can attribute to the never failing mercy of the great God Almighty, your prayers and services rendered me. Time may part into eternity but never shall I forget the generosity extended me by you. I wish I could call you by names and thank you personally, but for fear some kind person might be overlooked I wish to thank the ‘Key West Citizen (your local paper) and ask that my appreciation be expressed in its column for a few days. Especially do I want to thank Mrs. John G. Ballentine, who not only made it pleasant for me in Fla., but gave a paper authoriz- ing help at her and other friends’ expense For all of these kindnesses I am forever grateful and pray that God in his wise providence will be as kind to you as you have been to me. Elija Simms. CONVICT IS REPAID TALLAHA ae County « -— s for helpin fellow oc out of the The Ca ey to Fr J viet serving a year ‘or passing @ worthless check Prison Supt. L. F. Chapman said four other convicts had managed to get explosive slip to the prison and were plans s here that the federal narcotics of-ja bomb with r~'-> io best down jfice is closing. That's a far cry jone of the Penitentie ifrom the old days whea Tampa was Keown as a center for the drug traffic. £ Ty gates lackson. sch j= Fet Feb. ra j persons Day Of Metal Shortage Is Running Out By SAM DAWSON NEW YORK (#—The days of metal shortages—and controls— are running out. Steelmen say that most manu- facturers of household appliances and even of autos may, soon be able to get all they can use. The accent will be on finding custom- ers for their products rather than ‘lon finding materials. Aluminum production is about to be stepped up again. Steel controls are about to be relaxed—according-to reports from Washington—with larger quotas for makers of. civilian goods. And many manufacturers are al- ready stepping up their own pro- duction quotas because they feel that materials controls will be a thing of the past shortly and that, therefore, they can borrow now from anticipated supplies. Copper remains the tightest of the metals—but even there the sup- ply situation is brightening some. Part of this better picture in metals can be traced to successive stretch-outs in defense production goals. The military are taking less than was first anticipated when controls were set up. Part is due to the great push- up in the producing capacity of the metals industries. Expansion Programs are being completed and new output started. Steel mills this week are turn- ing out the greatest volume of any week in history, according to the estimates of the American Iron and Steel Institute. ¥ In the last three months of 1952 the mills turned out almost 29 mil- lion tons of steel, two million more than in the same period of the previous year. Still a third reason for indus- try’s shifting outlook on controls and supplies is the firm belief of | many businessmen that the time- | ” table of ending controls will be | stepped up smartly with the change in the White House next week. Businessmen, therefore, are changing their own plans. They are reported today by Iron Age, be setting their production goals much higher than their present steel quotas would justify. At the same time, they are pol- ishing up their sales technique for the buyers’ market ahead. Safety Measures To |Be Tightened In Alaska WASHINGTON \® — Rep. Short (R-MO) said that a Hoseu probe had prompted the Air Force to western United States and Alaska Short is to be chairman of the }House Armed Forces Committee, lwhich Tuesday wound up a two- ,@ay ing inte fhe death uA military disasters dur- ling Ni ber and December. Maj. Gen. Roger Ramey. direct or of operations, testified that the Air Force bas proposed spending more men and equipment to Alas. ka to help out troubled planes over mountainous terrain Thurman McGraw, 235-pou. national metalworking weekly, to | HAL BOYLE SAYS NEW YORK (#—It is getting har- der every year to sell the Brook- lyn Bridge. One explanation for this along Broadway is that the country is running short of local yokels, who always have been willing to buy the Brooklyn Bridge before. An- other theory is that they are just putting their money in other things. But the local yokel will always | have a firm, affectionate place in any history of American folk lore. From the dawn of our nation he has been the favorite target of anyone with a rascally idea. What was he like—this local yo- kel? - He is generally pictured as an uncouth rural boob with straw sticking from his ears, a big slack- jawed fellow with a heart of gold and a head of ivory. His life was governed by an unconscious deter- mination to prove that a fool and his money are soon parted. = His most striking characteristic was a childish gullibility, a quality that sometimes made those who robbed him feel a kind of liking for him. He had a blind faith he could do anything, and a perfect belief that anything a stranger told him was true, particularly if the stranger wore an imitation diam- ond stickpin and a gold and ruby ring. It was the local yokel who was always sure he could beat the shell game or the fixed roulette wheel. It was he who spent his week’s wages knocking wooden milk bottle off a platform at a carnival, and went home happy with his prize— a two-bit chalk doll. Whenever the medicine show came to town, he stood in line to fork over a buck for two bottles— one free—of Dr. Salubrious Quacks snake oil remedy made from an old Indian formula, “guaranteed to cure everything from foot itch to a broken heart.” Others might discover the reme- dy was nothing but ‘a bad-tasting mixture of creosote and water. Not the local yokel. The next time the medicine show came along he bought four bottles. He knew wnat was good for him. Everytime the local yokei went to town he got stuck. Whenever a crowd gathered around « pitchman on the pavement, the local yokel joined it. He went for the fast patter like a bee*to.a ripe clover. “And, now, gents, step right.up,”” said the pitchman. Who stepped Whatever the pitchman was sel- ling—oil stock in Timbuktu, or a razor blade to last forever — he bought it. And he stepped back, broke but happy. The only thing that really angered him was to pay $50 for a machine that makes $1 bills—and then ciscover later that the blamed thing had broken down, Whatever became of this local yokel? He seems to be a dying breed, perhaps educated out of his eredulity. The country bumpkin more and more. belongs to the past. He has wised up, and now knows more than his metropolitan neighbor. When I suggested this to an up? Why, the good old local yokel. | THIS ROCK OF By BILL GIBB People from out of town 2s well as many locals have asked me how to go about getting publicity Yor various organizations to which they belong. It seems like every- one in creation belongs to some social, civic, or religious group. It might be well to devote a col- umn to “Publicity” though it will necessarily have to be an opinated one and you can take it for what it is worth. First of all, don’t try to over- play your ability. If you have a story which is really big, contact the Editor and ask for a reporter to be sent out. If pictures are in- volved, ask for the photographer too. Oftentimes you will be able to do the story and it will be sufficient to merely request a photographer, One word of warn- ing -- don’t become over-enthusi- astic and think that every ecca- sion warrants top coverage. If you do you will put yourself in the same situation as the boy who cried “wolf” too often. Photographers and _ reporters work in close cooperation, so-don’t try to tell them their business. At the Citizen while I was working as a reporter, Ellis Finch and I were often separated by the width of a room or auditorium but he watched me closely to catch any signal for a quick “shot”. By the same token, often Finch’s flash- bulb would go off and I’d know that he had found a fresh item or angle to a story and my __ notes would have to be more ample at this point to cover his picture. If you are writing the story yourself, lead off by smacking your readers between the eyes -- make them angry, happy, curious ~ereate any emotion that will make them read further. If the “60 & 6” are meeting tomorrow night, don’t simply lead off with that bare statement. Perhaps Joe Blow is an enthusiastic member and will give you permission to quote him saying: “Joe Blow has announced his intention of desert- ing his wife tomorrow night -- at least for two hours -- if she does not accompany him to the “60 & ” You can be sure that some headline writer, weary of the usual heads, will top the story with something like “JOE BLOW PLANS TO DESERT SPOUSE.” Nearly every reader of a newspaper is a scandal-mon- ger enough to want to read more -- especially if Joe Blow is well- known, Publicity stories should be couched in a manner that will appeal to the general public as oldtime Broadway pitchman, he laughed and said: “Son, the old local yokel just moved to the city—and as a city yokel he’s an even bigger sucker than he was before. As long as people try to get something for nothing, we'll never run out of yokels.”” Since the motion of the earth is changed by the influence of the moon and by the other planets, it does not follow the same orbit around the sun in one year that} it did in the previous year. well as to a minority group: J instance, a story nee oe oe “Alcoholics . Anonymous Meme bers will meet on :Monday: etc.” is more than. likely to 1 up in the waste . basket. If ‘you start off by saying: “A group of people whose initiation fee is erally conceded to. be -the: of. any social organization in world will-meet' next’ Me initiation fee consists". Poured alcohol down their until they have reached of low levels in a their natures. They group Alcoholics . etc. Anyone who belongs will automatically want, more about such high fees. Every alcoholic or ones will read the story. general public is served than a_ specific group. © Businesses often news stories ‘rom through their tomer that w: ve isi the 1 call * initiatio el ie story for that will be the’ Point. ae As an exarpple, . while © 4 tion manager;of . the’ ‘Citizen, tried various. methods” of ©} up our circulation - omeéy stories. One particular story devoted to attracting tourists Key West. An elderly stopped by the office to mail subscription. _ While” she mentioned that only West had she ever seen dent of the U. S. though closer to Washington than; town. Over a series ¢ in Key West she ha‘ Firs z eff a observe four Presidents. received Yavorable quite a few out-of-town quiring about conditions column has ait : 3 inf NO HOPE HELD THAT - PRISONERS WILL LIVE WASHINGTON — Rep. Ayres (R-Ohio) said that he has talked to numerovs returning Korean veterans who “don't hold out any hope” that U. S. war prisoners wilt survive Communist imprison- »| ment. This is one reason, Ayres added, why he joined three pra Bing a 7 4 men Tuesday in asking the to investigate alleged Communist atrocities against combat men and war prisoners in Korea, ' 1s j linto recent military plane crashes! = tighten safety measures in North- | jtackle for the Detroit Lions, was) jthe Mountain. State conference. beavyweigat wis cug cho) £3 6 collegian at Célcrado A and M , Subscribe to The Citizen ’ | sSe“ben te as

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