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Soturdey, October 10,1953 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Pose 7! Don’t Like It! WINIFRED SANDS JOHNSON, Editer 228% The World Today By CHARLES F. BARRETT (Fer JAMES MARLOW) Case Closed WASHINGTON — For weeks ‘the big question in official Wash- ington has been what to do about; defense against Russian atomic Douglass Tigers Meet Team From Palmetto In Gridiron Battle At Stadium Tonight e. i ths iH A Ee rE i eet fit af i P z Ss a HS g E FL ae st E t z E i bombs, both conventional and hy- drogen. The answer holds the key to’ taxes, the budget, the -national economy, possibly even life itself. fense officials apparently havi reached their fateful decision. day. million dollars next year. present danger? No, Wilson says. Now, amid much speculation, de- Secretary of Defense Wilson, may who next to President Eisenhower |ruder by the tail. “This way, he is most directly responsible, and/can’t stick me with those quills,” Presumably the best informed, told a news conference about it Tues- He said the administration plans ino new all-out, multibillion-dollar| air defense system from the frozenjhospital. arctic to home soil, as some have proposed. Instead, he outlined a buildup} in continental air defenses costing something like an additional 500 Why? Are we leaving Hoag memes and factories inadequately guard- : fd against a frightfully real and|a@ bugs on the soil DENVER (#—The Federal Wild- life Service yesterday stamped “closed” on the sticky case of the patrolman vs. the porcupine. Patrolman Frank Tanko, 40, was sent to the home of Mrs. Wanda Papi after she reported a porcu- pine was prowling her property. Patrolman Tanko seized the in- he explained to Mrs. Papi. But the frustrated porcupine promptly arched his neck and bit the policeman’s finger. The patrolman was treated at a The porcupine was cheerfully do- nated to the Federal Wildlife Serv- ice which is testing ways to ex- terminate porcupines, BUGS ARE OIL KEY LONG BEACH, Cali. #—If there there's oil down below, That’s the belief of Logan Good- He said he doesn’t think Russia|knight of Long Beach, who has will have the bombs and planes|Studied and found significant the to launch sustained atomic war- Telation between the presence of fare for about three more years.|certain soil bugs and oil deposits, The United States now is three} His theory is backed by the de- years ahead of Russia, he said. velopment of 18 wildcat producers In short, he said he doesn’tlin Texas, Kansas and Califorria think Russia will start a war whenlinto million dollar properties, itet Fah a HF i E i & ? Key West Progressive Lea- held its first meeting on Mon- , October 4, 1953, This meeting was poorly attend- apparently due to other civic bilities of members. There- i ees eliftes ee their hearts that they can devote two or three hours a week towards! the supervision and leadership of welcome, William S. Perry is chairman of ‘the League. g i i The faculty and students of| ‘Douglass Sehool regret to hear ot} Mrs. W. S. Johnson illness and we 0. K. SHOE SHOP | Men's Work and Dress Shoes | SHOE REPAIR 706 Duva) Strest 714 Thomas Street Key West. Fla. 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But if wat should come, would any amount of effort and expendi-| ture really guarantee an invulner- “These bacteria,” said, “live on volatile gases from ithe\oil and gas below. They multi- ply and leave ‘tracks’ and chemi- vention of paralysis if polio hits.—Official U.S. Navy Photo. SHOE STORE “We Fit The Hard To Fit” 510 FLEMING ST. Shenanigans Heydays Life Stride Buxkens FULL LINE OF MEN’S and CHILDREN’S SHOES PRICE RANGE $1.99 to $18.95 |] When In Miami Visit Our Store At 30 N.E. Ist St. VARIETY STORE 205 JULIA STREET Will Always Satisfy ‘Douglass Chorus Parents Are RehearsesFor Urged To Aid Two Concerts In Cub Program The Douglass High School Chorus is in the process of rehearsing for BY WILLIAM S. PERRY | two appearances at the Key West High School, October 29 and 30, |, AS Cubmaster of Troop No. $9, Due tu the length of these it urge the parents of my Cub Pro: : grams the group is striving to Scouts to come out and help in learn several new selections, along the advancement of their children with additional attention beingjin the Scout Program. They are} given to the familiar songs that'unable to progress as rapidly as have become favorites. \they should and earn their awards) | Featured soloists on the pro- and electives without your aid. grams will be Carolyn Montgom-| It seems that one hour a week ery, Doretha Pratt, and Willie C. towards the development of your Haggins. jchild’s well-being is a small thing} | The members of the Chorus are,to ask of your responsibility as a! }anxious to visit other schools and parent and adult. | }meet students to compare activi-/ Are you interested in bringing, ties. jabout a closer companionship and ! —oCCOCO understanding between yourself | Mr. C. C, Seabury, Principal of and your child? Then, come out jthe Douglass High School is sche-'to our weekly meetings at 6:30) }duled for a meeting in Miami, Fla.,p. m. Tuesday evenings at the /Oct. 15 and 16. \Cornish A. M. E. Zion Church on| ! Whitehead Street. AC M fe Revival Is Slated At Cornish Chapel Package Store On Sunday night October 11, 30? PETRONIA STREET 1953 ct 7:30 p. m. a Revival | Phone 2-9400 meeting will begin at the Corn- | ish Chapel A. M. E. Zion | Church, 702 Whitehead Street. | This meeting will be con- ducted by the Rev. Marie Wash- ington, of Jacksonville, Fie., | able defense? No, many defense officials say. fense—except peace. The defense system mapped out Their theory is that the hydro- gen bomb potentially is so destruc- tive, so terrible, there is no de- cal tests verify their presence and indicate commercial production."* AGE RULE OBSERVED oe AMES, Ia. W—A rule of the cot. lege at lowa State College requires that administrative officials retire by some scientists calls for tiers|on the July 1 after they reach 65 of radar warning networks, guided fighter to subject any enemy missiles and interceptor planes, years of age. Dr. Charles E. Friley will bow to the rule July 1 and quit office as President of Iowa State bombers to constant attacks for|Coljege, hundreds of miles before they even Teach the United States. Estimates of the cost range from 30 to more than 90 billion dollars, over a period of years. Some scientists believe a max!- mum system could knock out 85 to 95 per cent of invading planes. The rule doesn’t apply to teach- ers, Dr. Friley will, accordingly, join Iowa State’s faculty as a teacher and researcher, He has been President 17 years. His lecessor, Dr. R. M. Hughes, is a member of Iowa State's Here are some of the factors|faculty. military officials have weighed against this approach: 1, Many of the proposed devices and weapons are not perfected yet, or have not been tested. Some mil- itary officials voice doubts about claims of an 85 to 95 per cent) ‘thus the administration decision oti me Knockout of a raiding force. 2. But even if only 5 to 15 per, cent of invaders get through, the no effort, no expense is too great to provide all the protection avail- able. As vast as the program seems, they argue, the danger is so great and so frightful the nation can do nothing less. ‘still could be upset by Congress. Rep. W...Sterling Cole (R-NY), chairman of the Senate - House devastation could be appalling. If/Atomie Energy Committee, h: they hit key spots, they might belsyid if the people knew what he enough to cripple any sustained 'U. S. war effort. Pfe. Horton Is Certainly Western Europe, Asia, ‘Africa and South America cannot build such systems. The United Participating In States does not want to be left Post-Truce Work alone, surrounded by an aerial With the 45th Infantry Div. in'Maginot Line. Korea - PFC. Everett E. Horton,| 4. The system would be designed 20, son of Mrs, Lillian M. Horton, {or defense against existing of (father deceased) 11A Fort Village, the. time oe ite ity ris Key West, Fla., is taking part in pleted, these bombers might be the intensive post-truce training|obsolete, and a greater threat then program of the 45th Infantry Diy-;might be from huge guided mis- ision in Korea. siles, submarines or other orton, a rifleman in the 279th sctthei tremendous economic ef- Regiment's Company G, arrived fort required for such a relatively in Korea in- June. stationary defense system would 3. And even if the United States were celatively impregnable, what about the rest of the free world? Soldiers of the “Thunderbird” drain away funds from U. S. re-| division work constantly to main-‘#llatory striking power and de- tain and improve the peak combat! yon And’ ry as aan Teadiness and efficiency which deficits, rapid inflation and econ- marked the former Oklahoma Na- omic controls. of} tional Guard unit during the Ko-| On the other side, an all-out continental defense say FAMU Alumni To Teach Abroad | the Conference Evangelist of | the South Floride Conference. Cornish Chapel A.M.E. ZION CHURCH Whitehead and Angela Sts. | SUNDAY SCHOOL, 9:45 | AM.—V.GE.; 7 P.M. Worship 11 A.M. and 7:30 P.M. YOUNG PEOPLE’S MEETING, 6:00 P.M. Prayer and Class Meeting MAJOR’S Youth Center All Kinds of SUNDRIES and PATENT MEDICINES 8:30 A.M. to 11 P.M. TWO GRADUATES of the Florida A. and M. University are sched- gratulations from President Daily CORNER of JULIA and THOMAS STREETS Tuesday, 7:30 P.M. THE CHURCH WITH A WELCOME FOR YOU Rev. A. Franklin Hooper, Pastor | uled to teach in foreign institu- tions during the current aca- demic year. They are Miss Ruth Matthews, left, and Samuel Rus- sell, right. who is receiving con- George W. Gore, Jr. Miss Mat- thews, of Tallahassee, will spend the year in Karachi, Pakistan, under a Fullbright grant. Rus- sell, of Fernandina Beach, Flor- knows, they would forget about balancing the budget and lower taxes and would be willing to pay 10 billion dollars more a year to improve air defense. Vic Vet says | ida, will serve as assistant diree- tor of the American Technical Institute in Baghdad, Irag. The appointment was made by Braé- ley University.—Photo by Jones of FAMU,