The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 15, 1953, Page 8

b> age | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Thursday, January 15, 1953 ee re eee ey | FLASH GORDON Up IL REALIZE THAT ALCHEMY HAS GONE INTO HIGHER: CAN'T REACH HIM WITH HYPNOTISM a ages IS HE A" LIVING DEAD? IMPOSSIBLE--YET-- 7” RIDDLES veo COME IN HERE AN’ SEE LEETLE TOOZY--HE'S BLOWIN’ @ SOAP BUBBLES WIF YORE PIPE + CY JOSHIN, KNOW WNSES~1'M WORRIED ABOUT My oS BIMMY/ HE'S OuT ROTHER €0 LATE TONIC! HAVE - JUST SO. YOU WONT GET THE IDEA IM TRYING) TO HIDE SOMBTHING.'~ I WENT TO A MOVIE LAST NIGHT! TH OPERIN JUMP... ™ 7 A MOVIE” MM! HE DOESN'T WANT ME TOUCH HIM. HE WANTS ME TOGOIN! WHAT NOW ? WHY... WHY THAT'S, ME! AND THERE'S A WOMAN WALKING TOWARDS ME YOUNG NOW+ STAND UPs AND TARE OFF THAT SUIT? /MANORAKE ENTERS THE MYSTERIOUS PALACE OF THE JUNGLE WITCH-- THE GREAT DOORS SLAM BEHIND HIM! !\QUS ANTIQUES WERE JUST DUST COLLECTORS IN OUR ATTIC! @ BETTER ABOUT NOT TO WORRY ABouT ANYTHING! THE POLICE ARE ARRESTING ALL SUSPICIOUS CHARACTERS FOUND ON THE STREET AFTER DARK AND LOCKING) ‘THEM UP OVERNIGHT! ALONE ? THAT MUST » HAVE BEEN COZY.’ ~~ W MAGGIE -STOP_WORRYING ABOUT YOUR BROTHER == HE'S SPENDING THE NOW WE'RE | SOME PLACE 4 ANYGiRL I AP wm KNOWN ? on f NA° “ * ¥ ey) Q. What is the elongate struc- ture to the tarpon’s dorsal fin and what is its use? 5 _ Cartwright, Ft. Lauderdale, A. This structure is an elonga- tion of the last supporting ray of the dorsal fin (the fin on top of the back), and resembles a short whip or thong in shape. Its true function has been a matter of some -scientific debate, but Dr. Chas. Breder of the American Museum of Natural History states that the elongate dorsal ray func- tions in the tremendous leaps that the tarpon (Megalopa atlanticus) is famed for. According to him, the ray (which is concave below) adheres to the side of the fish, bending and securing the dorsal to the right or the left, so determin- ing the direction of fall. A similar structure is found in the thread herring (Opisthonema), but this is thin and soft and probably has no definite function. Q. Are there really seven seas? A. Modern oceanographers _re- cognize only four great seas or oceans. These are: The Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Artic Oceans. By dividing the Atlantic and P: fie Oceans into North and South” Sections and including the Antare- tie (which is actually part of the Atlantic and Pacific), the idea of seven seas may be construed. Actually, the term “seven seas” is a very ancient one and ante- dates geographical knowledge of our present-day oceans. The seven seas are referred to in literature of the ancient Hindus, Chinese, Persians, Romans, and other nations. In each case the term re- fers to different bodies of water, even including mythical seas. Q. Is it possible to keep bait shrimp alive for a certain period of time, and if so, would they sur- vive in fresh water? Is it possible to ship live shrimp by plane? A. The commercial bait and food | shrimp (Penaeus sp.) of the Flori- ' da coast are rather delicate in captivity and special care must be given them in order to keep them alive. They will not live in fresh water. In areas of clean salt water they may be successfully kept in pens of fine mesh hardware cloth with sand in the bottom so that they may bury themselves during the day. Heating, overcrowding, and allowing food or other debris |S! to remain in the pens, account for high mortalities among shrimp. In concrete or wooden shore tanks it is necessary to provide clean, run- ning sea water or ample aeration, otherwise stagnation will occur. Feeding every other day of cut mullet, shrimp, oysters, or bar- nacles will usually maintain cap- tive shrimp. To prevent pollution it is extremely important to re- move any excess tood from the pen or tank after feeding. Live shrimp could probably be shipped successfully by plane in waterfilled cans, but some mortality should be expected and the operation would be fairly expensi Q. Can fish swim backwards? A. A number of fish, such as eels, are capable of backward mo- vement, although obviously this is not their normal method of pro- gression. Perhaps the best example of this is found in the Gymnotidae, a Family of freshwater fishes of the American tropics which are allied to the electric eel (which is not a true eel at all). The Gym- |notidae are band-like or eel-shaped fishes, but the body is held stright in swimming and motion is vre- | duced by a rippling movement of the long anal fin which exienas along the under surface of the fish. | By changing the direction of the ripples, the fish may move b>ck- ward or forward: with equal faci- lity. RHODES SCHOLARS *O BE CHECKED WASHINGTON (#—House sub- { version investigators disclosed that | they will take a close look at/ prospective Rhodes Scholars —| Americans who are chosen yearly for advanced education in Eng- land. j Rep. Velde (R.-Ill.), slated to, head the House Un-American Ac- ; tivities Committee, told reporters | there are indications that in the; past Communists have been able/ to wangle Rhodes appointments. Velde said the group learned in closed hearings at Chicago last summer that English Communists also tried to recruit Rhodes Schol- ars during their tours in England. Some tree ferns can g.ow as tall} as 80 feet. ‘Paper Co. PROMISE OF DELIGHT Chapter Seven SEE went through the hall, meaning to go straight upstairs to change, when she heard voices in the garden, the queer, up-and- down, Morse code clatter of Ital- ian. Her mother’s tall figure bent over some rose bushes. She had on her garden ‘oves, her basket and * scissors on her arm, but it seemed to Anthea that she bent down to h she wanted o lear her, hug- ging her elbows, the sun glinting on her earrings and the little gold cross on her breast, was Bianca. Anthea was startled. Bianca was the-last person she expected to see. Then she said eagerly, “Bianca, has Mr. Joe sent you with a message for me?” Bianca smiled, eyes and teeth flashing a little mockingly. “No,” she said. “Joe he’s out. Gone to the races. He sent-a no message.” “Oh... ." Anthea paused. Mrs. Grainger straightened her long graceful back, her face a little flushed from bending down to the flowers. “Bianca admired the roses over ” she said crisply, “so her to come in while T cut her a few. There’s nothing in their garden; you know how it has been neglected since the Warrens went.” Anthea knew this was true. But she simply could not imagine the impulse which had made Mrs. Grainger offer the Italian woman flowers. It was so unlike her mother in every possible way. Bianca gazed at the flowers for a minute, and then suddenly she smiled. “Quite-a soon Signor Ma- Tio comes home. Quite-a soon. I tell your mama.” The dark eyes seemed to challenge Mrs. Grain- er. “You give me more-a more lowers, then? Yes? For his room? To say welcome?” Frank Baker Has Part In Fleet Training Cruise Participating in the largest train- ing exercise held by the Pacific Fleet since World War II, aboard the destroyer USS Brush is Frank T. Baker, seaman, USN, son. of Mrs. Mary J. Baker of 318 Virginia t. the flowers as tho to hide her face. The vessel is a unit of the 26- ship task force, composed of cruisers, destroyers, destroyer es- corts, submarines and service sup- port ships. They are shooting at surface and air targets; rev7]">~ simulated enemy submarine and air attacks; exercising at rep__o- ishing and refueling underway; and executing intricate battle maneu- vers. The ships left from West Coast ports Jan. 5. The two-week opera- tion was broken by a visit to San Francisco, Calif., Jan 10 and 11. Rear Admiral Herbert G. Hop- wood, USN, is in command of the | exercise. | Jax Paper Mill Now In Operation | NEW YORK #—The St. Regis has announced the start of production at its new kraft pulp, paper and board mill on the | outskirts of Jacksonville, Fla. } The new plant has the capacity to produce 199,000 tons of Paper | annually, thus raising the com- pany’s total production capacity to 560,000 tons @ year. t St. Regis said the mill Tepre- gram projected by the company, which has acquired over a permanent source 0! wood supply in Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi. Many unique fevtures applied for the first time in paper mill construction have been incorporat- ed in the new project, the company said. Nearly a million dollars was spent for installation of equipment to eliminate or reduce air pollution odors and stream pollution, it was announced. yoan K. Ferguson, who was in charge of the company’s lumber mill at Fargo, Ga., until construe tion of the new plant started in 1950, is resident manzger. John A. McDermott, from the company's Tacoma, Wash., mill, is general | superintendent of the new opera tion. Chicago burns 325 carloads of coal every 24 hours for the gen eration of electricity alone. | BIG REQUISITION OF MEDICS FOR SERVICE Department called for a draft oz 471 physicians and 258 dentists in March. 213 dentists will be for the Army and the remainder for Force. of 4,246 doctors and 2,181 dentists requested from Selective Service since July, 1951. KOREA CASUALTIES UP 191 THIS WEEK |U. S. battle casualties in Korea ‘reached 128,721 Wed., an increase | of 191 since last week. ly summary based on nofifications | to families through last Friday re-| Ported, 49. Killed; in agtion and 148 wounded. for totals of 20,317 and 95,419, |missing was reduced by five to his public works and public safety 12,985; By Mary Howard “Of course, we have plenty of flowers here,” said Mrs. Grainger coolly. “You're very welcome to have some at any time.” “Grazia. I must-a go now. Soon Mr. Joe will be here and hungry. Pretty soon when the padrone will come, then you go off to Italy, signorina?” She smiled at Anthea, her eyes bright and knowing. And then, bidding them goodbye, she bobbed away in her voluminous skirts, away through the side gate into the house next door. am: THOUGHT I heard you speak- ing in Italian,” Anthea said. “I was surprised.” “She was babbling on in Italian. Of course I couldn’t understand a word,” she said. “Daddy isn’t back yet. You're early. How come? Did Jim bring you home?” “Yes,” said Anthea, and sud- denly blushed furiously. Grainger raised mocking brows. “Why, what happened? RG don’t usually blush over jim.” “Well, it was rather embarrass- Hygiene as ek ~ I — leav- ing Consolida‘ an rhaps ing abroad with the Carlotts, he suddenly asked me to marry him. I’m sure he wouldn’t have thought of it ordinarily. I nearly laughed at Jim having to marry his old faithful! But I didn’t want to hurt his feelings.” “Well, these things make a man think differently, so perhaps this tom-fool idea of yours has done some good.” “Tt isn’t a tom-fool idea,” said Anthea stubbornly, “What do you know of those papier Nothing! Nothing at all. any case, it probably won't come to anything. It’s over a week now, and yous not heard a word. T expect the amorous Mr. Carlotti wants a photo before he engages a secretary.” Anthea did not answer. It was WASHINGTON (#—The Defense said that it has Of the total, 271 doctors and the Air The new call brings to a total WASHINGTON (# — Announced The Defense Department’s week- respectively. The list of | a week, and she had not heard She dropped down onto the wine dow-sill, looking out onto the road, the rays of the setting sun outlining her thin, girlish body as she curled catlike against the cushions, “You could do a lot worse than Ji im,” said Mrs. Grainger harshly, “He's young, good-looking, good at his job. His parents are very comfortlaby off. You know him well, and we like him very much, if that means anything to you. He’s in the business with your fa- ther ... and we've no son to bring up into it.” Anthea looked round, startled. “I don’t see any reason for < ting. engaged or married pe se = are deeply and desperately in ve.” “Then you'll probably be an old maid,” her mother said mockinge ly, “because I imagine very few women marry men they are des- perately and deeply in love with. in some respects, Anthea, you are still very juvenile.” Anthea said dreamily, Kalf- mockingly, “I’m a romantic. I think its brave to be an old maid if you can’t find the man you real- ly want. It’s better than taking second anyway.” Marian Grainger turned sharply away. She picked up her sewing box, sorting the spools and silks with fumbling, nervous ers. Anthea went on heedlessly, “I su; a lot of women dre desperately and deeply in love with someone they can’t marry, so after that, they just ma anyone that comes along. I think that is disgusting. I admire women who have the courage to stay single and proud, like Queen Elizabeth and~Flor- ence Nightingale.” “Sometimes you talk the most absolute rot, thea,” said her mother harshly. , (To be continued) MRS. VANDERBILT LEFT HER ESTATE IN TRUST NEW YORK (#—Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, society ieader who died a week ago, left most of her estate, estimated at 1% wmillien dollars, in trust for her son and daughter.” Her will, filed Tuesday for pro- bate. in Surrogate’s Court, named the son and daughter — Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. of Beverly Hills, Calif., and Grace Vanderbilt Stev- ens of New York — as principal heirs. YOUTH FORCES CITY TO MAKE SURVEY Chr COR, NY, Wm ~The City }Council Tues. night received this letter. from &-year-oid James Cur- ran Ili “1, want to complain about the way all the streets are sanded every time it snows. Why can’t one street be blocked off in each sec- tion for sleigh riding?” Mayor Joseph A. Stanco ordered 3 to make a-gurvey, Crossword Puzzle ACROSS 5 .Mocaem, 3 Prying into Make into law afisire : oat 31, Poker stake }. One who 38. Wearies gives Garden form }. Oriental obeisance: variant Light bed 22. Maxim Utilizes 5. 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