The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 13, 1954, Page 4

a Page 4 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Thursday, May 13, 195/ The Key West Citizen Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County L. P. ARTMAN, Editor and Publisher 1921 - 1954 NORMAN D. ARTMAN women Editor and Publisher Entered at Key West, Florida, as Second Class Matter TELEPHONES 2-5661 and 2-5662 Member of The Associated Press—The juction is exclusively entitled to use’ for of all news dispatches credited to.it or not otherwise sd in this paper, and also the local news pub- Member Associate Dailies of Florida sowie es terentinttiemerepomemnerapienh eeprarieree i cleo ans aeth Subscription (by carrier), 25¢ per week; year, $12.00; by mail, $15.60 ADVERTISING RATES MADE KNOWN ON APPLICATION The Citizen is an open forum and invites discussion of public issues and subjects of local or general interest, but it will not publish anonymous communications. IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED a BY THE CITIZEN lore Hotels and Apartments. Beach and Bat Pavilion. Consolidation of - and City Governments. Community Auditorium. 1 2. 3. 4 5. Se: County KEY WESTERS, SUCCESS IS DUE TO EVOLVING NEW IDEAS The Citizen’s coverage of the statewide gubernatorial first primary was thorough, and presumably, many of our readers noted, as we did, that a new idea is full of punch, but that, when it wears itself out, its pulling power dies with it. ‘Two years ago, when Brailey Odham introduced the talkathon into politics, it increased his followers by tens of thousands almost overnight. For a time it looked as though he would be nominated, and it was due only to the late Dan McCarty’s intensifying his fighting spirit that Odham, thouzh still running well, was defeated. It is doubtful if McCarty ever fully recovered from the tre- mendous. strain of that campaign. However that may be, one thing was plainly ‘evident in this year’s first primary: the novelty had worn off Odham’s talkathon and its vote-getting power had van- ished, Instead of keeping him in a nip-and-tuck fight, as it did two years ago, the talkathon left him far back in the ruck. - But it didn’t require the outcome of the election to make that fact apparent to Citizen readers who followed closely the Associated Press stories it published about the campaign. Time and again, the AP said, Odham’s talka- thon had but little of the drawing power that character- ized it in 1952. Odham fought hard to revive the force his talkathon had possessed, but, despite his persistence, he could not rouse a flicker of the fire*he had kindled in the public’s mind two years ago. -What happened to Odham happens to all of us when we try to put new life into an overworked idea. For a man, as well as a nation, to succeed, he must evolve new ideas, day after day. What put our. country on top in the business and industrial world? New ideas. They crop up in our nation every day, and they must continue to crop up if we are to maintain or increase our leader- ship. That truth is practiced more in Key West than ever before, and it is due immeasurably to it that we are suc- ceeding now as we had never succeeded before. Once upon a time, we sat supinely ‘and waited for our good climate, good fishing and good boating to bring tourists to Key West. Now we are “going after” more and more tourists, secure in our belief that once we get them to come to Key West, they will return. The Citizen has published letters from tourists who said they yearned to be back in Key West, and has re- ceived clippings of stories in hometown newspapers, prais- ing our city. Let’s strive to get more praise, and the way to get it is to evolve new ideas that, put into practice, will please tourists when they come here. sword Puzzle HEIL jae”. Maes RICE ALIA a 4. 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Young noc- turnal bird 38. Goes down 40. Cards held atadeal 41, Kind of “Rais organ 45. Put down 46.F sheep 49. That man —BUT NOW WE SEE THEM IN ACTION THEY APPEAR, MORE LIKE THIS VORR/S— Covering The Florida Keys |New Tubeless ROSLYN, LONG ISLAND, N. Y. — The Marathon, Florida, expedi- tion of the Roslyn High School “Five Fathom Club” continues to be the major topic of conversation. The better part of two weeks has elapsed since the expedition’s re- turn to Roslyn. Yet, the six teen- agers, and two adults who made the trip, avail themselves of every possible opportunity to recount their happy experiences in Mara- thon. Most significant are the letters of appreciation currently being sent to Mrs. CorinhiéFox. Mrs. Fox spearheaded the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 154 program of ac- tivity for the Roslyn High group, in Marathon. The boys and their adult leaders were most profuse in their praise of Mrs. Fox's tire- less efforts to assure the success of the expedition. Two large wooden crates arriv- thom Club president, Jerry Ches- pression upon his group. It enabled the boys to meet people in a most favorable manner. The fact that the American Le- gion Auxiliary Unit 154 members and the members of the Legion Post made every conceivable fac- ility available to the expedition en- abled them to accomplish much more than they had originally an- ticipated, said Albertson. Since the boys are all taking Bio- logy courses at school, Mr. Albert- son pointed out that the trip en- abled them to have first hand ob- servations of marine life. They were able to perform several dis sections of tropical water species, right on the spot. He was able to conduct lab instruction sessions during the course of their under- water activities. The teacher also evaluated the results of the expedition in terms of several added important factors the ‘boys the fundamentals of the ed in Roslyn this week. Five | field of education. “It taught ter and secretary Lloyd Lomer are in the process of unpacking the crates. They contain specimens of shells, inumerable specimens of un- derwater life and vegetation, cor- al rock formations and other me- mentos of stientific and biological significance. The boys were granted an extra ‘week of Easter vacation. However, they are making up the homework and classwork missed in order to make the expedition pdssible. Thus, the club, members, including Char- les and Albert Hoffman, Edward Rossomando and Romauld Klauer, are proceeding at a rather slow pace .in mounting and exhibiting the results of the expedition. In an interview, last week, the adults and teenagers were unani- mous in requesting this reporter to convey a message of sincere thanks to the members of the Ma- rathon community who provided the “utmost in southernmost hos- pitality.” Repeatedly mentioned, in addi- tion to Mrs. Fox, are: Mr. Don Fox, C. J. “Neal” Norstrand, Cha- plain-elect of American Legion: Memorial Post 154; Legionnaires, Capt. Cecil O. Keith, Bill Thomp- so and Mathew H. T. Ferguson. Mr. Ferguson provided the group with underwater diving gear, Aqua Lungs and similar equipment. Mr. Nordstrand coordinated all Legion activities for the group. Capt. Keith took the group out on fishing trips and exploratory activity on his commercial fishing boat the “Sea Louise.” Capt. Bill Thompson based on his own experiences as “treasure hunter of the Florida Keys” provided briefings, guidance and instruction on underwater div- ing procedures. Coming in for considerable priaise from the Roslyn group are the members of American Legion Auxiliary Unit 154. The ladies pre- pared special dinners of native Keys delicacies for the expedition. To Mr. Floyd W. Davis, owner of the Marathon Hotel, Motel and Docks went an expression of ap- preciation for permitting the group to use his grounds as a camp site. During the time that the gulf wa- ters were a bit rough for skin diving, Mr. Davis also’ pyovided the expedition with use of his swim- ming pool for underwater practice. Similarly, Mr. Phil Sadowski made his Key Motel swimming pool available. Here the group re- ceived special instructions from former Olympic Champion swim- mer, Katherine Rawls. Mr., Joseph Albertson, Roslyn High School general science teach- er, and the Five Fathom Club ex- Pedition’s faculty advisor stated that the generosity of the Marathon community will have a lasting im- , importance of cooperating with one another.” He explained that the idea of successfully working to- wads a common objective is sonfething they will carry with them all through life. Throughout their stay in Mara- thon, he stressed the importance of learning how to accept and fol- Jow through on assignments of re- sponsibility. “The boys came through with flying colors,” ob- served the faculty advisor, Mr. Albertson is proud of his own fishing accomplishment. Dur- ing the fishing trip on Capt. Keith’s boat, the teacher caught a sailfish, seven feet, one inch in length. He commissioned the Jack Miller tac- kKle shop in Marathon to have the Sailfish mounted. When it is de- livered, the mounted sailfish will be loaned, by Mr. Albertson, to the Five Fathom Club. It will be Part of the exhibit that the boys plan to set up with all the speci- mens they brought back from Marathon. The second adult member of the expedition was Mr. Rowland. Lo- mer, father of Lloyd. A New York insurance executive, Mr. Lomer rescheduled his vacation period in order to serve as one of the drivers of the two car caravan to Mara- thon. Like the teenagers, he camp- ed out with the arp. They slept in pup tents and ked their own meals, except when the Marathon Legion Auxiliary provided special ers. > “Never, in all my travels, have I experienced such sincere hos- Pitality and complete community cooperation as demonstrated by the good people of Marathon,” Mr. Lomer stated. “We certainly ap- Preciate the interest shown by the Key West Citizen in printing all those nice stories about our boys,” he went on to say. Mr. Lomer reiterated similar statements about The Citizen’s interest, expressed by all members of the group. “You can tell the folks in Mara- thon that they’ve established a Permanent bond of friendship with us Roslynites,” Said Mr. Lomer. “And there’s no question about where we will take our families for our next vacation.” Highlighting the homecoming re- ception was a “‘turkey dinner” at the home of Five Fathom Club beset Jerry Chester. Jerry’s er, Mrs, ly Chester pre- Pared the taker ale was Carv- ed by Mrs. Rowland Lomer. . In addition to all rhembers of the expedition being present, it also Proved to be a “good assignment” for newspaper photographers on hand to cover the homecoming. Between classes, the boys have been kept busy posing for news Photos and being interviewed. The Long Island Daily Press and the ~ Tires Promises Extra Mileage A new automobile tire that gives 25 per cent more mileage and which does not squeal or hum, was announced today by United States Rubber Co. It has the greatest advances in performance and appearance since the intro- duction of the extra low pressure tire in 1947, according to com- pany officials. The tire, called the U. S. Royal 8, was specifically engineered for both tube and tubeless construc- tion, and both types will be avail- able locally from Dick’s Tire Ser- vice, at 929 Truman Ave. It is be- lieved the tubeless version will be original equipment on several 1955 automobiles. The extra mileage yesults in part from the new tread design. The usual design has been rever- sed, and the narrowest rib is on the outside edge to eliminate an- noying tire squeal and hum. The footprint of the tire is al- most rectangular, according to Dick Hunter. This places relative- ly more rubber on the road than other tires with ovalized footprints, and giyes improved traction and braking. Easy rolling and easy steering are aided by the tire’s wide center rib. Riding comfort is materially better, U. S. Rubber says, and electronic measurements show that less shock reaches the steering wheel and the passengers than with any other comparable tire. New automobile styling tends to expose more of the wheels and tires. In the new U. S. Royal 8, Hunter says, the usual “ginger- bread” has been removed from the sidewall, which now looks much cleaner and blends with new style bodies. Safety slots give skid re- sistance, and outer grooves are dog-leg in shape to cast off small stones. Rupture resistance has been increased about sixteen per cent. The U. S. Royal 8 is in the reg- ular non-premium price range. roughly equivalent to the tube tire version plus the tube itself. Hearings Cause Family Trouble WASHINGTON, (#— Sen. Mce- Clellan (D-Ark), a member of the McCarthy-Army investigating sub- committee, has received the fol- lowing letter from Cincinnati: “Mr. Sen. McClellan: “Just when do you think you could stop these hearings: My husband has given up his job, just sets and watches those hear- ings all day, doesn’t work any more. Being a Democrat he has laughed so much that he has be- come ill and I don’t think he able to go back even if it was over. He claims this is the biggest mess he has ever seen in Washington. The only time my husband stops laughing is when McCarthy starts to grunt and hold up his hand and asks for a point of order. My husband just isn’t sure just what McCarthy wants. Can you explain. “A *Taxpayer:” Roslyn News have already pub- lished stories about the Marathon expedition. The 1954 Pulitzer Prize winning newspaper, Newsday. is preparing a special feature story on the boys. The New York Times reporter indicated that news, cover- | age will be given when all speci- mens have been unpacked. ( “|other. That, is why when you ride Chapter ] HUNG up, very slowly, be- cause I didn’t want her to see how my hand was shaking: “Diane, tell me all about your husband’s Uncle Gwynne.” “But I hardly knew Gwynne Ealing,” she said. “He died be-|¢> “Was there about Gwynne i “Not that I can tell y said in her usual cagey way. was an elderly man, with a bad heart. I doubt if anybody felt very badly when he went, in- cluding Dick.” “Now about Mrs. Pettigrew,” I said. “After I go, maybe she’ show up.” “And what must Ido?” Mh ie er, pet if sae not ty of murder, she’s hurting a egy by hiding or trying to run away. Get her to come downtown foun office and talk to me about Downtown, I hunted up Dr. Stokes’s office. I walked into an office with a walnut desk, com- fortable chairs, and books right up to the ceiling. Dr. Stokes looked at me from behind the "| traveling and you stop eae auvek "1) | that he’d died games you may like a “Where did Gwynne Ealing oi coukin’t say exactly. It years ago. ne rwlat Tve got'down here.” He skimmed through'one of the papers in the folder, »then another. “I'd been his house the night before, yes. He'd been feeling tter, was up and ai the house. I cautioned him, as I had done many times ney ‘against overexerting him- self. shaky, but nothing out of for him. next called me up to say in his sleep.” “Who called you?” Task “His nephew? Richard Ealing?” if Bensinger didn't wait until breakfast he must have been heading for Dr. Stokes’s oes his talk to Alchisez at e. “And he didn’t there until after Dr. Stokes Seat 1 don’t understand how.” ees what's important,” I “What else do hae you know?” she _ “That Alchisez was interested in the death of G = late as last night,” I began. Dr. Stokes is sure Gwynne Eal-- ae eee ji g That si c] - it Pettigrew can’t be found, and ed, | there are too many derringers ing off town.” ern o ‘purtower and curiouser,” said octor,’ “was working for you then?” inp es Where does he fit “That's ‘what I'm earnin, our ‘find out.” I Tooked at “The 'S wear- desk. “Well, Yates? I hope this|i is important.” ae about Gwynne Ealing,” I MK He took off his spectacles, scowled at them, and put them back on, “Ever since you came to town, I've had to neglect my ractice. Now I don’t know how ll catch up. What about Gwynne Ealing? He was my patient years ago.” “When he died,” I added. “Tell me about it.” He turned to a filing cabinet and brought out a folder. He opened it and studied some pa- “Gwynne Ealing of course, more the name for a symptom than for the condition itself. Laymen call it neuralgia of the heart. Ealing’s trouble was arteriosclerotic. When you have that, you must ease off, rest, stop worrying and keep from losing your temper. You cut down on your smoking and drinking. You| J. eat plain foods, and not too much of them. You're careful about I WENT,hack to my own office. J. D..:was there, and with her was the man who had been in Bensingér’s club. “He's over here to tell us what he knows,” said J» D, “and I’ve been saying how much we ap- Preciate it,” “I saw, Bensinger fer just a minute ‘early this morning at seven-thirty—thirty-five, maybe. He said he could wait for his breakfast; ibecause he was on the way. ae make some important “Did he say where? And what?” Only. sit it tied up with the Ealing biimp-off. That he'd doped out half’#tHe story, and somebody else haditold him the other half, and between them they’d make somebody pay plenty to keep them aut. He we “That’ “And what I must do,” she said, “is run out to the beauty shop.” Then I thought about death, and how doctors are able, or think they’re able, to tell how long ago it happened just by pok- ing at a corpse. I made Phone call, to Dr. Stokes’s office. “When will you be with your work’ there?” pugusn “Six o'clock, but don’t come over. Unless I lock wp, the place Patients keep coming in and never get away. I’m meet your boss for di *T hadn’t set the before it began “This is Diane I looked at the time. It was about four-thirty. “Tell her to take your car and drive down here to my office. Get here in an hour. No more, no less.” (Te be continued) Membership Committee Knights By Bill Gibb For several weeks now, you good folks of Monroe County have stood by patiently and listened to sensa- tional news reports concerning the Overseas Road and Toll Bridge District. News reporters have cap- italized on surface events without a fundamental knowledge of actual working conditions. Will you grant me a few minutes of your time to add some words.of my own? Re- member that “This Rock” seeks to interpret — not furnish — news. For nearly a year I worked on Bahia Honda and lived at Pigeon Key “under the supervision of Brooks Bateman. It isn’t my inten- tion to defend the man for any wrongdoing in which he might have been engaged but I don’t like to see Bateman or any other em- Ploye of the District kicked around more than is necessary. And right now, that seems to be’ the popular Pastime. To begin with, politics might have played an important part in de- termining employment at Pigeon Key but it wasn’t the sole criterion. Otherwise, yours truly, who has never catered to the group in charge, wouldn’t have been able to secure work up there. We were paid fifty dollars a week plus room and voard for do- ing a job where a fellow’s life was at stake every minute of the day. Contrast that amount which figures up.to $1.25 an hour with the base union scale for this kind of work (I think it is around $2.75), and you'll see that ‘no money was wast- ed unnecessarily on our salaries. Of course, there did seem to be a cer- tain amount of favortism in the as- signment of jobs. Certain men couldn’t or wouldn’t work on the more dangerous parts of the bridge and these were assigned to house painting or maintaining bridge ap- proaches, Men like George C. McCown, Clifford. Hicks, and otaer honest, respectable Monroe Countians per- formed an excellent job of super- vision. Bridge work is difficult. For example, Bahia Honda isn’t one long continuous structure. It is composed of dozens of spans — each span a separate unit in itself with no connecting link to the over it, you’ll hear the click of your tires’ which are actually jumping through open space. Even the bridge railings are divided in this manner. To take care of expansion and vibration, all of these separate units are mounted on rollers, Thus, a bridge like Bahia Honda is not only broken up into segments but A these segments roll backward and forward, independent of each other. Perhaps; ought to turn this ex- planation;evern to an engineer — What [im trying to get at is that an inexperienced observer might criticize, a.painter who spends a Ee week chipping to clear up the rust | bershij around gne.of these rollers. It looks like-a waste of money but the life of the bridge is dependent upon this, kind of work. Another time-consuming problem lies in the fact that careless use of a chip hammer will inflict unnecessary damag¢: on the steel. Accusations have been made that workers ate luxurious food. During my stay,,up there, I ate neither better nor worse than I did in the Army or,in the Air Force. As a matter .of fact, I remember teas- ing the, cook that he must have been a. jormer GI. This much Pll say for Bateman — he encouraged the men to bring fresh caught fish to the gallery to be served on the table. . As explained earlier, I'm not making any attempt w defend Bateman for wrongdoing if he is- found guilty. While I was on Pig- eon Key, my spare time was de- voted to studying a couple of cor- res] e courses and delving into the Bible to see if I couldn’t find theé>answer to some rather puzzling questions. I. didn’t mix in with the social life of the island. Undoubtedly, political ‘shenani- gans’ transpired on the key. It must be remembered that this was sort of a reception center and briefing’ station for political figures from’ all over the state. Moreover, influefitial people in all walks of life were entertained here as a pub- lic réfations measure to increase good-Will toward the entire State of Florida. If luxurious foods were servéetand unnecessary expenses encountered, it was no more than would“#lso be entailed were these samé people to visit a military es. tablishment or — for that matter — be“éntertained as guests of the City of Key West. T’m'one hundred per cent in back’4f investigating real estate deals, Property transactons, and the auditing of the Bridge District's books,«But let’s don’t let-ourselves becotheé petty and be led down a stray alley because of minor irre- | # gularities. Otherwise we’re going to end up making scapegoats out f£ ColumbusTo Mark Anniversary Here This Rock Of Ours ° The Membership Committee is one of the most important com- mittees of any organization. This group is responsible for always in- creasing the Council’s membership by enrolling new members and re- stoying former members to active status through reinstatement pro- Tonight at the of Father Dougherty Council.at the NCCS Hall on Duval St. about thirty new members will be initiat- ed, as the results of an anniver- sary membership drive. Within the membership com- mittee are sub committees respon- sible for the enrollment (of new members. An Admissions Com- mittee interviews and investigates each applicant; A Conservation Committee helps to prevent mem- ip suspension through person- al contacts with members about to be suspended because of arrears in dues and so forth. Other sub committee groups for membership include the Member- ship Quota Committee whose res- ponsibility it is to see that the Council achieves the new member- ship quota as set down by the Supreme Council each year. Fath- er Dougherty Council has achiev- ed its award for 1953 and 1954, nad has been placed on the Orders Honor Roll. It is the further res- Ponsibility of the Membership Com- mittee to maintain a membership level within the Council which will guarantee the effectiveness of the work to be done and make Colum- bianism a pptent and worthwhile factor in Catholic; Community, and National life. M. Ignatus Lester is the current chairman of the Membership Com- mittee of the Father Dougherty Council. It takes a. minimum of twenty five members to success- fully carry on the works laid down for this committee under the five point program. Dental Plate Poses Problem ENDICOTT, N.Y. eagles here are trying to out whether a woman’s for damage to her falls under “‘ the suit this week, village had no in- discovered the village of innocent individuals who are no | Montana more guilty of crime than you or | gr I when we absent mindedly carry home a company pencil or slip out the backdoor to smeke a cigarette on our employer’s time!.