The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 20, 1954, Page 4

THE KEY WEST CITIZEN The Key West Citizen Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County L. P. ARTMAN, Editor and Publisher ..... Si 1921 -- 1954 NORMAN D. ARTMAN o..sccssescssneeernenern Editor and Publisher Entered at Key West, Florida, as Second Class Matter TELEPHONES 2-5661 and 2-5662 Member of The Associated Press—The Associated Press is Co eaie entitled to use for juction of all news dispatches arnt lterwise relied in this paper, and also he local news ob Member Associate Dailies of Florida — eee Subscription (by carrier), 25¢ per week; year, $12.00; by mail, $15.60 ADVERTISING RATES MADE KNOWN ON APPLICATION CEB Rre) on -a 2 obnlltrneddeme Sn it cial bathed dlls he cela The Citizen is an open forum and invites discussion of public issues snd subjects of local. or general interest, but it" will’ not publish anonymous communications. IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN 1, More Hotels and Apartments. Beach and Bat Pavilion. Airports—Land and Sea. . Consolidation eee and City Governments. Community Auditorium. 2. 3. 4 5. YOU, MR.. NON-VOTER, DO YOURSELF PROUD AND VOTE NEXT TUESDAY While The Citizen, because of its firm belief that everybody has the right and privilege to vote as he pleas- es, is not taking sides in the campaign for governor, yet it feels it is not amiss for it to buttress wholeheartedly Le- Roy Collins’ plea to the voters of Florida to go to the polls next Tuesday. Collins’ appeal was in an Associated Press dispatch published in The Citizen last Saturday. A runoff primary is really more important than a first primary. Where there are three or more men in a first primary race, your vote may not be decisive, as happened in the contest for the Democratic gubernatorial nomina- Thursday, May 20, 1954 Wok ess. 9 “Invasion U.S.A.” tion. But next Tuesday your vote will be final — you will Is Shock Drama help to nominate either Collins or Johns. Key West voters made a good showing in the tirt (Qn At Islander primary, but even at that, we who voted can’t understand the attitude of 25 percent of Monroe County’s voters, | o¢ Tensely depicting the nightmare bombs falling on the U. S., Col- who took the trouble, to register and then stayed away |umbia Pictures’ electrifying “In- from the polls on primary day. Of course, a few of the | V@sion U. S.A.” opens tonight ‘25 percent might have been ill and some might have been the Islander Drive-In Theatre. “In- vasion U. S. A.” easily is the out of the county. But the great bulk of the non-voters | year’s shock drama. Gerald Mohr, didn’t bother to acquire the greatest privilege accorded | Pessie Castle and Dan O’Herlihy them by our democracy. ve Yes, it stumps a man or woman who consistently votes. are starred in the film, a grim screen contemplation of what would happen if the bombs ever to try to determine what goes on in the mind of an Ameri- |" unleased on the territorial U. can who does not play the majdf Tole in his citizenship. S. Terrifying in its impact, “In- vasion U. S. A.” should evoke a The Citizen urges you and you affé'you, who stayed away | universal agreement that so frigh- from the polls on May 4, to exeréfd your greatest privilege | tening a state of affairs must never as an American by expressing your choice for governor next Tuesday. , be permitted to come to pass. “Invasion U. S. A.”, as its title would indicate, graphically depicts “Save us from our friends, we can take care of |20-enemy attack and what happens our enemies.” when the bombs are dropped on San Francisco, Seattle, New York, The first part of that old saying made Acting Gov-|and Boulder Dam. In particular, ernor Johns laugh, and everybody else laugh, at the TV debate between him and Collins, held in Miami last Thurs- day night. Johns and. everybody else had need to laugh, because the drama concentrates on the fate of a group of people who are casually gathered in New York when word is flashed that Alaska has been attacked. The imminent attack on the continental U. S., it was the greatest joke that had ever occurred in Florida | which rapidly comes with devasta- politics or the politics in any other state. Johns’ supporters didn’t know that the first edition of The Miami Herald goes to press at 7:15 o’clock in the evening. So what did they do? They put in the Herald a political advertisement that said Collins had been van- ting effect, sends the group back to their homes around the county to fight, to work, to prepare. It is through their eyes we see Boulder Dam smashed, Radio City toppled, paratroops taking over Washing- | ton, San Francisco in flames, Seat- quished by Johns in the TV debate, though the debate |tle blasted, airfields A-bombed! had not yet taken place when the first edition of the Herald was on the streets. Collins read the advertisement before the debate began, and Johns laughed and said, “Don’t blame me for what my,friends do, I didn’t know any more about the ad than you did.” Crossword Puzzle Plt TRBIAISIE MES ICTOIT (AIOE Me AIL |UIMBIN TE [M[O} ACROSS 32. Brazilian 1. Long used coin i Flow 33. Article LUIRIE MEL IEINIOMETIE| Romie 34.Takesone’s {PIRIAINICIEMBEINITII IRIE] , the blue — at les mci BRIAII | 32Because 36, Lets down IN IDIEIS} 14. Flow jovhseid = OIVIEIRIH]AINIG) 5. 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O’Herlihy plays a myster- ious individual who tries té warn the film’s various principals of their possible doom in the event of “Invasion, U.S, A.” Competitive Exam Result Announced Captain Robert S. Simpson, USN, Commanding Officer of the Naval Hospital here, has announced results of the Service-Wide Com- petitive Examination conducted in February 1954. Captain Simpson stated that the following named staff personnel passed the examination and if oth- erwise eligible will be advanced in rating effective 16 May 1954: H. D. Foster, Hospitalcorpsman, second class; J. C. Puckett, shipservice- man barber, second class; R. E. Bishop, hospitalcorpsman, _ third class; R. D. Cribbin, hospitalcorps- man, third class; J. H. Hirasa, hospitalcorpsman, third class; W. F. Mullins, hospitalcorpsman, third class; S, E. Permowicz, hospital- corpsman, third class; J. L. By- ars, hospitalcorpsman, third class; R. H. Johnson, hospitalcorpsman, third class; M. J. Lennart, hospi- talcorpsman, third class; I. L. Wolf, hospitalcorpsman, third class and P. M. Gouveia, hospitalcorps- man, third class, HUGGINS REPORTS TO SUR-AS-DEV-DET Lieutenant Commander Judson D. Huggins, U. S. Navy, reported from the U. S. Submarine Base, Pearl Harbor, T. H. to Command- er Surface Anti-Submarine Deve- lopment Detachment here for duty on his staff as Assistant Torpedo Project Officer. Steel men use a pencil which will leave a mark on white hot ingots. Tonight and tomorrow — folks. Fiesta Alegre y Beneficia! A big parade! — A wonderful play! — A grand ball! Let’s make this occa- sion a success! All proceeds from the Fiesta go to the Monroe County Juvenile Building Fund. That in itself is suf- ficient reason to cause a great res- ponse on the part of Key Westers. However, there is also the reason that by participating. wholehearted- ly in the Fiesta,’ we will-be ereat- neighbor,, Cuba. : ¢ t even necessary to think.of tonight's and the line of duty. Just. go to town the Fiesta is sure to snag you;whe- ther you want it to. or. not! Yearly Celebration Local merchants cry “poor- mouth” during this slack season of the year. If this Fiesta can be made into a successful yearly event, it will be of immense value to Key West. Folks of Cuban.des- cent will come in from all parts of Florida — especially Tampa and Miami. Save Some Money Celebrate the Fiesta Alegre y Beneficia but be sure and hold back a little money for another impor- tant project that is going on just at present. the Navy? How many of you have Aaughters married to Navy person- nel? How many of you sincerely want to make sure they are pro- vided for in time of emergencies? You can do so by contributing to the “Command Fund Raising Campaign” currently being con- ducted here in Key West in an ef- fort to raise $21,000. tie Your son or daughter ‘fidy be Stationed a thousand miles. away but regardless of the location, you can rest assured the ciyitians of that town are typical American fa- the |thers and mothers. In: most’ cases, these civilians will provide for local emergencies by contril ig to the Navy Relief Society. -( we Key Westers do. any less for the | ‘ boys and their wives other sections of the country .who- have been entrusted to our cage? Turn about is fair play, You probably watched the par- ade the other night and agreed fer- vently with its theme: “Power For Peace.” In the normal course of events, not many of us can do Cancer Victinf Becomes Citizen PARAMUS, N, J. jorwald W. Petersen, 66, seriously ill with lung cancer, had his fondest wish fulfilled Tuesday. .Y He became a citizen of the United States, lying in his hospital bed at Bergen Pines. Bergen County Judge Lawrence A. Cavin- ato came robed to the bedside to administer the oath. Looking. on were his clerk and Raymond. Hof- feller, director of the Repenk im- etersen, an. ex-eg from Denmark, turmixed¢ ank you, thank you,”* when he was pro- nounced a citizen, but later added, “I wish I could get better.” “There may be as Many as 659,- 000 ants in a single nest. a tomorrow’s fun being-performed.in|* |. and have a good time. The spirit of | ' How many. of you have sons in This Rock Of Ours By Bill Gibb’ much more than pay taxes to help bring this theme into actuality. This “Command Fund Raising Cam- paign’”’ sort of changes the picture a little bit. “Power” in the Armed Services is as much a matter of morale as it is of equipment. The sailor who, inadvertently and through no fault of his own, finds his back pushed against the wall because of finan- cial difficulties isn’t of much use ay to himself or his country. That is Chapter 31 D® STOKES came around the desk, sat down in the chair T'd been using. He switched the gun to his. left hand and with the gloved fingers of his right began to strike keys, fast and hard. He took minutes to do what he was doing. Once I set myself to val hut he pointed the gun al my belly and I relaxed. And then the doctor finished, and got up, shifting the gun back to his right hand. cd “There’s your out,” he_ said. | tor. “You can leave town as I tell you to, but this stays with me so that I'll know you'll stay away from Smith City, the Ealing case, and me. Come and see what I wrote.” He drew back townrd one side of the desk and let me approa the typewriter. He'd written the no‘e in capitals: ONLY 1 KNOW HOW AND WHY I MURDERED RICHARD vr ESS POLICE. GOODBYE TO ALL. “Sign it,” he ordered me. I straightened up and faced him, almost within grabbing dis- tance, but not quite. “Nothing doing,” I said. “Do you call this a confession? It reads like a suicide note, It would look pane beside my dead body, wouldn’t it? Well, I don’t 5 doctor. You can kill me, but I’m | not doing anything that wilt | clear you of that.” “Then leave it like that. It’s al- most as good without your sign ing.” He pointed the pistol, hand tense on it. “You're right, it does look like a suicide note. Good—a suicide note, a dead body. Case closed.” He stepped an inch toward me and I backed up. I felt the breeze where the Navy Relief Society steps in. Though not a chasitable organization in the normal sense of the word, the Relief Society pro- vides all the better features of charity with none of the demoraliz- ing effects, You who have lived right here in Key West all your lives have pro- bably faced. domestic crises where you felt you had reached the end of your rope. How much worse eed Nine alin bein Ges eee RS ANS GEE ONES ANT SEN ERNE RS ED NS ORD GY ND GS EES GE GND RED GID deen SED GRE! CD GieEED GOED GE GRD oe SS SEE SEED day at work! its!so‘nice'to’come home to .. ait conditioned comfort ch | Stabbed my shoulders, forcing pjheard the motors in the street, ‘THE | Pulled, and the shade tore to It’s fine to relax in the living room=to read, listen to the radio, watch TV, or... to justismile smugly and think how hot it is outside. . : Sleep’s a treat, too, in air conditioned comfort. Next morning you re up and at ‘em, full of zip. None of that whipped feeling. This year, there’s a wider range of room air conditioners than ever before. Designed to fit standard windows, including casements. Easy to install, no plumbing. Cost of operation, amazingly low. Ask your dealer right away about your room air conditioners—to cool, dehumidify, and clean the air in your home, all summer long. i - City Electric System “It shoot me,” I talked fast, “you'll have to leave that gun ‘beside me. Even if you close my hand around it, you won't leave the right kind of prints. It won't be as good a job as the one you did with Ealing. And guns can be traced through who sold them. “Talk yourself out,” said Dr. Stokes, smiling shove tie two staring muzzles. “It’s the last thing you'll ever do.” “They'll tie the gun to you,|la Shooting me sends you definitely fo the chair. You're a fool, doc- “No, Yates,” he said. “It’s you that’s being the fool. You aren’t going to die by a bullet.” He threw the gun and it bounced off of my face, filling my eyes with sparks. I swayed back- ward and he rushed in and them back. I reeled off balance, the win- dow sill against the backs of my knees. I fell halfway out, grab- bing the stiff fabric of the shade that shoved out of the window with me. I stared up into the eve- ning sky, just beginning to dust itself over with the first stars. I felt the whip of the breeze and Rinety miles below. Then I Pieces, but I was back in. I threw Dr. Stokes clear of me and he stooped like lightning. So did I, my hand out for that fallen gun, but he had it first. “What’s going on in here?” That was J. D. Thatcher. She walked in from the front office, her face as white as death under the most lovely hair-do the an- ie in heaven might envy. Dr. itokes, in the act of lifting the gun toward me, spun around as if her voice had pulled him like a string. He called her a name I won’t set down here and started to point the gun at her. But I'd had time to step in. I clouted him behind the ear. Hs gun went off, but he was on the way down and the bullet ploughed into the floor. “What's going—” J. D, started from the window just behind me.!'to say again. would it have been if you were in a strange town, hampered by mili- tary regulations, and with no imme- diate friends to turn to? This is the situation that many a sailor and his wife face and it’s a situation that you can help them solve by contributing now to the ‘Command Fund Raising Campaign.” Some of you readers have fusse in times past about “‘the Navy. try- ing to take over the town.” Have for the phone. Dr. Stokes to his knees, then tq his jabbed him in the nose him and his glasses saw his eyes stare Then I shifted and His whole body followed iat uppercut i backward, hard and flopped on the floor. i i Mrs. Pettigre' a we me. “They’re sending am! lance,” she said. “Isn't that bet- - ter?” “Much better,” I said. Then, as she turned toward Mrs. Petti- don’t touch her. Leav. case. Shove the phone over, will you?” I called police “Is Lieutenant lel in his office?” I asked. For a wonder, he was. “Now look here, if think I'm going through that same monkey business ag “It’s not the same business. It’s the real thing. He’s - confessed. He’s pulled a gun. He’s tried to kill a witness, He's resisted ar- est.” “It's another of your dreams,” Raniel almost walled, “I'm sick of the day you bummed your way into town. “Call it whatever you want to, but get over here. I just. got legged you ever stopped to think that with “the Navy,” there might: not be any. town to take over? -For twelve months of the year, we need the Navy and need it badly. Since it does so much for us, let's ‘make sure-that we don’t let the Navy “Command Fund Raising Cam- paign” close before we've helped it reach its goal, Get your dona- tions in now — or by mail, It’s really fine to come home to air conditioned cottfort after hard Rough estimate of the room air-conditioner you'll need: *be sure to have edequote wiring n 49 fete ast