The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 10, 1953, Page 8

Page 8 USE YOU-=T0 GET YOUR, BES UNDER MY WAY, THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Friday, April 10, 1953 C, THEY'RE EATING INTHE HALLNOW] BRING INA DISH OF THE POWDER--—4 ‘TED FOOD. TREATE TWO PILLERS OUT ION TH’ CLOTHESLINE ee MY FOOT! HE'S FIXIN’ TO TAR AN’ FEATHER THAT + YOUR DAUGHTER IS WAITING FOR YOu! MIKE WAS FRANTIC.) THEN HE HIRED THE! KILLER. HMMM HOW DAST YE TELL ME SICH A BALD-FACE 1e I AW'T AIRIN' EM OUT, MLL KISS WHAT 90. VOU NoauOoD HSV13 WOLNWHd AHL NVIDIOVW FHL IAVYGNVN German Students Stull Carry On Duels In Secret By RICHARD K. O/MALLEY FRANKFURT, Germany @— German students are still hacking away at each other with swords for the glory of tradition. As far back as 1872, student dueling was banned. But duels have been going on secretly ever since. Some authorities looked the other way when clubs met to deal out scars. And in parts of West Germany this still is the prevail- ing attitude. In Frankfurt, however, the po- lice try hard to halt the duels whenever they get wind of them. Some Germans defend the prac- tice as no worse than boxing. Germans who have seen American football think dueling is fairly tame. Under strict regulations, serious injury is rare and the usual wound is a sword cut along the forehead. A cheek wound is sometimes flicted but the man who dished it out is automatically disqualified in a match. Secret student duels are held in attics of buildings where legal fencing practice is carried on. That way the neighbors don’t get alarmed when they hear the clank of steel on steel. Dueling rules are stricter than regulations at Aicatraz. Both contestants are swathed in leather jerkins with metal protec- tion around the heart. Throat ar- teries are covered with thick leath- er wrapping, and special eye and nose pieces are mandatory. Duelists face each other at a prescribed distance—a bout 3% feet, or the length of the sword— and they musn’t budge during the fight. Blows must be aimed at the top of the head. Disqualification and clances of disapproval go along with any flinching, turning of the head or expressions of distaste, Fighting is done by rounds, four I Dan Curtis was having the time of his life. This was doctor stuff and it was also business stuff, a ppy combination of his two main interests. He smiled at the pate, assembled about the ong table. “There,” he announced, “is how matters stand. The com- munity’s growing. All the records indicaté that, all the building per- mits indicate it.” , “And the competition is neg- ligible, gentlemen. There is one elderly doctor in the town. He has an idea for a community hospital, as Mr. Eliot has told you. On the other hand, a great many people oppose that expense. So it would seem that @ little publicity, a lit- tle campaigning, will eliminate “Eight ‘ red ight percent?” inqui) the little man with the bald head. “That strikes me as being pretty Dan turned to Mr. Eliot, his lawyer. Mp Eliot promptly rose. “In the beginning, of course, the return would not be that. But consider the over-all picture gen- tlemen. A hospital is needed. And it would draw not only from the Golden City area, but the entire Peninsula area. The rooms would usually be occupied. The rates charged would enable us in time to pay eight percent at a mini- mum, and probably more.” “If there’s no community hos- pital, of course,” pointed out Dan with a jisplay of honesty. “There. I'm not hiding the difficulties. As } a matter of fact, I don’t ask back- ing until the monopoly is assured. But if it is, how could you lose?” The World By JAMES MARLOW ! WASHINGTON (?—President Ei- Fy iE He Us g Rd beast ae peat nngY” Shed Be tad jing? e’d hung up on him; three thousand tiles now. “The hospitai won't make “It isn't important,” he snapped the same money for you that ane | Today To some members of Congress the prospect of peace in Korea thrusts to a round, with the arms!senhower is undergoing a test always raised high so that the]upon which the future may judge business end” of the sword slashes! the success or failure of his ad- LIOd Nae vi oe > es] Zz m < : i & 2 Z 2) downward. Weapons are dull ex- cept for the final three inches, ‘which are honed to a keen double | edge. There must be 30 rounds, or 120 slashes, before a bout is }over—unless a contestant is dis- qualified for batting an eye, lean- ing backward or dropping his arm. Seconds are on watch at all times to make sure everything is done according to a tradition which began in the days of ar- mored knights. And a doctor with ‘THEY SKATED ‘BY BOOK | P) Newsfeatures SEATTLE — The Brusins of. a needle and thread is a must. | ministration, since the welfare of | this country and the world are} equally involved. } His test is how he answers the question: What does this country do if the Communists ease up on} their irritations and the world is} suddenly enveloped in the cozy blanket of peace? He seems to have made clear he realizes this is a supreme test of | far-sighted wisdom, realism and calmness against the shifting tac- tics of the Communists. i In his news conference last week the said he himself will take re- | sponsibility for cutting money for the armed forces to the lowest lev- el that is safe for the nation. | He could have put that another ! {way—thus making Secretary of + Defense Wilson ‘ook a little more ,important—by saying he and wil. | reason for cutting | may have seemed de Temi | ook | hard at the whole future, judging the desire and need for economy against the chance that next year or five or 10 years from now the Communists may reverse their field and strike again. He has said plain!y this country must remain defensively strong. His great problem is: Just little can this country safely spend to stay strong enough for any sud- den Communist move which might not come for a generation? Malays Taught Team Fishing KUALA LUMPUR ™ — Four Scottish fishermen, veterans of the British herring fleet, are here | Butte, Mont., learned their ice ' son would go over the whole prob-| teaching Malay fishermen how to Skating from a book. This caused jno end of eye-batting around the | Pacific Coast Figure Skating | Championships at Seattle’s Civic Ice Arena. Nearly all the con- jtestants trained for hours under {expert tutors to perfect their in- Z| tricate steps and whirls, Mr. and Mrs. George Brusin | practiced on the living room rug Sim their home. And they took the 7" jbook with them in the evenings when they skated at the Butte > Country Club’s outdoor rink. | The Brusin vacations took them to cities which had big rinks and | professional instructors who could get the kinks out of their book jlearning. “The book was always tright,” says Mrs. Brusin, “but sometimes we were wrong. Oc- {ecasionally we'd knock each other jdowa when we tried to skate to- jgether after learning our parts | separately.” Butte knows her better as Dr. ‘lem and make a. decision. |, Wilson has the job of wrestling | with the admirais and generals to} reduce defense spencing. | Eisenhower may have felt that, on a decision of. such magnitude ee wanted it understood that he was. strictly his own mand and | ithat, as president, no one could | {increase their catches and provide cheaper fish for the peasant and | laboring classes, Four Malay fishermen are oper- ating with the Scotsmen on a trawler, which was purchased from Scotland by the Fisheries Depart- ment last September. First attempts at catching Ma- there may be war and total de- struction. On the other hand, there may be peace. And ‘it seems to “Cut,” snapped Dan Curtis. “I'm four nephew, bogs your audience. 3” have . stumbled Langley e gotten away from ‘You were going was your plan. > been in my mind a | time, Uncle. I've had checks made all over the i . I've are for backing, I've even worked out some ‘puis to bring in yoga ge Ea cio 8 stood, This idea is intel- ligent. In the long run it will make more money for me than Serving as the agent of even a ‘successful radio man. Also, it's what I want to do.” (Te be continued) Unification OF iKorea Needed WASHINGTON --Dr. Yu Chan Yang, South Korean ambassador |. Eisenhower will have to look | to the United States, last night de- nounced any plans to settle the Korean conflict without unifying the country. He said the South Korean Repub- = would carry on the fight against communism in the far East alone {if necessary, even “if it means ; annihilation of the Korean race,” } pr, Yang, interviewed on the ABC radio program “Crossfire,” said, “We will aot accept a truce ; with our country divided. Even if jthe United Nations and the United ; States insist on that, it will not bring about peace.” SHE WANTED A DRINK MORE THAN A BABY | MEXICO CITY A Mexico City mother tas her kidnaped baby back safe now, thanks to the abductor’s powerful thirst—and subsequent hangover. Pera service agents explained it Several days ago a nurse kid- |maped a 13-month-o'd girl entrust- ed to her care. She planned to keep the infant, but Wednesday night she got drunk. Yesterday she wanted money to buy more drinks be asked to share such responsi: | tayan fish with the Scottish ring | ease her hangover. j Pility with him. | And yesterday a senator, who/ didn’t want his name used, said Eisenhower had advised Congress | to ignore “military lobbyists,” | which would indicate the admirals | and generals are asking their) friends in Congress not to cut| them. Ever since the administration | net proved unsuccessful. The mesh | was too large. Substitutior of a results. Using one large boat and one. small instead of two large boats as in Europe, the unit has been cateh- ing as much fish as the most mod- To raise the money, she offered | the baby for sale in a local market for 30 pesos ($3.45) Two secret | service agents neard of the offer, jarrested the nurse ond returned the baby to her mother. Subscribe to The Citizen took over there has been strong | of local craft, with 24 men a-/ the teachers of many more Malay- desire in Congress to cut all gov- ernment spending, including at ey for defense, so the budget could i be balanced and taxes cut. But the caution to Congress | beard. Eventually the four students of the Scottish fishermen will be ap fishermen who now use out-of |date methods to catch fish. ne ene —d Sj) vee Mathews, ‘physician. But on | about “military lobbyists” is no | ithe skating program she is Mrs. | sign that Eisenhower, on the sub- > '|George Brusin, wife of a shoe | ject of national defense, will yield | merchant to congressional desires any more | ™) The Pacific Coast Champion-jthan he'll yield to his onetime | qj ships was their first try at com-|comrades in arms jpetitive skating. They were one} After the presidential election j of four couples entered in the Ve-| and through his first weeks in; terans’ Dance — which they did/ office, the major task facing Ei-| not win. |senhower was how he could suc-} j , But they probably were the first jcessfully end the frustrating Ko- | |book-taught skaters ever to com-!rean War jPete im the coast finals. if he ever worked out plans for} | —__ doing so they have not or dis- | T al closed. Perhaps they could not) iNew Chain-Letter have been disclosed this soon any-/ ' i way since the Korean battlefields CHICAGO WF. — The chain-letter | were frozen in stalemating winter | ‘fad has bobbed up in a new form.| and are only just new emerging | A high scheot girl in a Chicago! into the warmer fighting weather. suburb received one of the letters! But before Eisenhower could cut recently. She was instructed to: | toose with any kind of major at.| Send a picture post card to the!tempt to end the war, it seemed | youngster whose name was listed | closer to an end than at any time SUHPRISE WHEN AM MEET HER AT TH’ _aMI wuvzo WASN'T 45 MEAN AS HE SEEMED --— | first im the letter } Them make four cupies of the letter and send them to young friends in the U.S. or abroad. In so doing, omit the name of the youngster whose mame was listed first. copy the other three listed names and addresses and jim almost three years because ab- |tuptly the Commucists were will- ling to make concessions. | { Everywhere. in Kussia and Chi na. the Communists began mak- ing peaceful sounds. They might / truiy be willing to end that war/ if by so doing they could lull this/ <j add ber own name and address at! country into slowing up on de-} ™ ° GI OOSL | the bottom The letter set forth “Within four weeks you may be sent 256 post cards from all over the world. This shocid improve your knowledge af geography xx would mean slowing up| defense too j { feose Westers_ "s ' } LET'S GO DOG RACING TONITE! ' e- We Are Prepared To Furnish You With Clear, Pure Cube » Crushed ICE na les OLAL 2 6831 SEY WEST. FLORIDA