The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 5, 1954, Page 10

Marathon Chamber Asks Action On Water Supply Goggin Writes To Adm. Towner Urging Study Of Problems The Marathon Chamber of Commerce has asked the Navy here to do something about the inadequate water supply in the Marathon area, it was learned today, In a letter to Rear Adm. George . Towner, commander of ‘the Na- val Base, John P. Goggin, presi- dent of the Marathon chamber, said that an increasing number of complaints are reaching the cham- ber office about water shortages. The letter urged that methods ef storage be studied and that larger water systems be tapped from the main. Goggin’s letter to Adm. Towner follows: “Admiral George C. Towner “United States Naval Base “Key West, Florida “Dear Admiral Towner: ‘Increasingly, complaints are reaching this office with respect to the inadequacy of the water supply in Marathon; such complaints ranging in scope from: “an insuf- ficient amount of water to take a bath,” to, “builders suspending construction and developers hold- ing up developments due to lack of adequate water supply and no plans toward the solution of the problem forthcoming other than remarks from time to time on the part of the authorized or unauthorized rep- resentatives of the Navy, stating that we will have sufficient water.” “As the Marathon Chamber of Commerce, we are interested in the economy, growth, and develop- ment of. our section of the Florida Keys; but not being a political or taxing body we can merely act in the capacity of a clearing house in passing this information on to you. “We feel sure that, if it is within your power, you will do all that you can to foster a fair distribu- tion of the water available and to aid in any planning that will take advantage of hydraulics, hudrost- atics, storage, and distribution met-' hods in solving the problem. “Since your assumption of com- mand of the Naval Forces at Key West, I am sure that you, along with the rest of us, now realize that the Florida Keys are no longer a ‘fisherman’s rugged out-post de- signed by nature to separate the Atlantic Ocean from the Gulf of Mexico,’ but have become a very important part of the economic geo graphy of the State of Florida, hav- ing justified the late Mr. Flagler’s ‘dream,’ and that water of ade- quate quantities is vitally neces-' sary if we are to progress and prosper. “It is believed that if methods of storage are studied and if larger tapped from the main through lar- ger pipelines, that after the initial effect has taken place and more efficient methods of operation in- stalled, the present supply can be more efficiently and economically distributed, and an increase in us- ers will aid to the revenue of the pipeline. “Trusting that you will give this matter your personal attention, we beg to remain, “Very truly yours, “Marathon Chamber of Com- merce “JOHN P. 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Wilson’s comment stirred Mc- Carthy, who only a few minutes before had vowed he was “all through” issuing statements, to jretort that “no one has ever claimed that the Army as such is coddling Communists.” But, McCarthy insisted, testimony had established that “certain individ- uals in the Army have been pro- tecting, promoting, covering up and honorably discharging known Communists.” The senator said he WASHINGTON (#— Secretary of) ommunists was sure the secretary “will not disagree with that.” Because McCarthy’s was the! final statement of the day, there was no immediate indication! |whether Wilson did or did not jagree. But in his news conference, devoted this week to the sole sub- ject of communism, he did say: 1. Using a “task force” from his office, he is setting out to determine the ‘who and why” jelement in the Army’s sudden issuance of an honorable dis- charge for Peress months after Peress was said to have invoked the Fifth Amendment in refusing ter. Wilson guessed Peress ‘could have been gotten out quicker by a little bit different administrative Procedure.” 3. His task force is covering “the whole incident, from Peress right through, so we'll know the facts, so we can handle things better in the; future . . . This is sort of a new| kind of a problem: you wouldn't! want a man to be able to dodge the draft just because he says he is a Communist.” Here Wilson was referring to an- other of the several thorny points which confront the military, par-| ticularly in enlisted ranks. The policy, as it stands now, is that if a volunteer for enlistment) Tefuses to state whether he has or has had Communist connections, he is refused acceptance by the Army. If a draftee comes up for| | induction and refuses to answer | the questions he is inducted, but assigned to a nonsensitive (no mil- to answer questions about com- munism., Peress was inducted and commissioned under the doc- tors’ draft law. “I doubt he should ever have been made an officer,” was Wil- son’s reply to a question whether he thought Peress should have been given an honorable dis- charge. 2. Secretary of the Army Robert T. Stevens was “technically re- sponsible, because he’s the boss,” for the handling of the Peress case —but “I wouldn’t think” Stevens i) Inter-American Parley Turns To Roztine By E.L 4 MEN CARACAS, Venezuela (#—Dele- gates to the Inter-American Con- ference buckled down to the grind of committee work today in an atmosphere of optimism and unity following Secretary of State John Foster Dulles’ statement of U.S. hemisphere policy. The committees are studying political-legal matters, economic affairs, social problems and cul- tural topics, 3 Delegates from Guatemala, Ar- gentina, Ecuador, Mexico and Nicaragua were listed to give Policy statements at today’s plen- ary session preceding committee meetings. The statement from Guillermo Toriello was awaited with particular interest since his government has been charged, partcularly in the United States, the Communists, Dulles did not mention Guate- mala specifically in his policy address yesterday, but he hit hard at the theme that America must realize it is not immune from the Red menace. Not a single country, he declared, has been free from Communist penetration and the development, He said plenty of private U.S. capital could be’ at- tracted to Latin America. Public financing, he told the delegates, should come primarily from the World Bank. He said the United States is increasing funds for tech- | nical assistance and cultural coop- eration. Dulles told the conference the U.S. Export-Import Bank also! would finance sound and accept-| able development projects not helped by the World Bank. Dulles said the Communist dan- ger for American republics mounts as long as they fail to make their | position clear. “The time has come,” he as- serted, “‘to make it clear with fi- nality that we see that alien des- potism is hostile to our ideals; that we unitedly deny it the right to prey upon our hemisphere and that if it does not heed our warn- ing and keep away, we shall deal with it as a situation that might endanger the peace of America. “What I suggest does not in- volve any interference in the in- ternal affairs of any republic. There is ample room for natural| differences . , . but there is no place here for political institutions which serve alieg masters.” His remarks bore out reports that the U.S, delegation will press for a conference declaration call- ing for inter-American consulta-| tion whenever Communist infiltra- tion appears to threaten the exis- tence of any American govern- American republics must make clear their position to it. Most Latin-American delegates expressed satisfaction with what they termed the frankness and ernestness of Dulles’ speech, al- though many wished he had gone further into their specific economic problems, Except for telling’ them that President Eisenhower’s adminis- tration is opposed to artificial price ceilings on coffee and in- creases in U.S. import duties on wool, the secretary couched his terms in general language, He called on the Latin-Ameri- can governments to avoid “un- necessary” obstacles to the inflow of foreign capital for economic Dirksen Expects Pay Raise To Be Re-Activated WASHINGTON (#-Sen. Dirksen (R-Ill) said today the issue of a Pay raise for members of. Con- gress and federal judges “is def- initely still alive and I expect it to be brought up again this ses- sion, However, he agreed in an inter- view there was little or no chance action would be taken by March 15, the deadline set for considera- tion of a report recommending a Substantial salary increase. This report was presented to President Eisenhower and other top government officials Jan. 15 by an 18-member commission on judicial and congressional salaries set up by Congress last year. The commission recommended hiking the pay of senators and House members by $12,500 to $27,500. It proposed raises for federal judges which would mean salaries ranging from $27,500 for district judges up to $40,000 for the chief justice of the United States, The range now is $15,000 to $25,500. The law creating the commis- sion, which Dirksen sponsored, stated that Congress must act on the report within 60 days after it was filed. But there is no way to enforce this. Dirksen said he thought it was entirely clear Congress could act on the report any time this ses- sion. He said he was not com- mitted to the full raises recom- mended by the commission, but was convinced some increase is |needed, ment, itary security involved) job. 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