The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 1, 1954, Page 4

Page 4 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Tuesday, June 1, 1954 The Key West Citizen Sunda: Published dally (except . 'y) from The Citizen Building, corner of Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monree County L. P. ARTMAN, Editor and Publisher ......ccecsnu-cemununnan 1921 = 1954 NORMAN D. ARTMAN cvmmne Editor and Publisher Entered at Key West, Florida, as Second Class Matter TELEPHONES 2-5661 and 2-5662 ——$—$— — ——————— ————————— ses Member of The Associated Press—The Associated Press is exclusiv entitled to use for luction of all news dispatches credited fae cceree ted in this paper, and also the local news nub. lished here. Member Associate Dailies of Florida —_—— ————— Subscription (by carrier), 25¢ per week; year, $12.00; by mail, $15.60 ADVERTISING RATES MADE KNOWN ON APPLICATION fe ind invites bn fe hg ee anonymous communications. < TYPE OF WEATHER WE HAVE NOW HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HURRICANES Grady Norton, Miami’s weather man, is good, in is- suing advisories, after a hurricane develops, but neither he nor anybody else knows anything definite about the forces that generate a hurricane. Norton said Saturday that the fall of nine inches of rain in Miami in a couple of days may indicate an active hurricane season in this area. But he was quick to add that, in May 1925, Miami had 18 inches of rain and was not hit by a hurricane. He could have said further that in 1925 no hurricane developed in this general area, and’ that the closest a hurricane came to Florida in that year was a small one near the faraway Azores. No advisory was issued on that hurricane and, so far as The Citizen can recall, it was mentioned only once in local weather reports. Wet or dry weather as early as this has nothing what- ever to do with what may occur in the so-called hurricane season, which officially begins June 15 and continues till November 15. * For that matter, raining locally, day in and day out, in August, September and October, the worst of the hur- ricane months, niay or may not have anything to do with | the development of a hurricane. Norton himself, time and again, has reported low pressure areas in the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic that indicated the formation of hurricanes, then, a few days later, he report- ed the low-pressure threats had flattened out. And so it goes. A few years ago, Seminole Indians, reported by newspapers, made a prediction that was just the reverse of Norton’s. It had rained continuously in the Everglades for a week, and the Indians declared that, because of the heavy rains, no hurricane would strike Florida that season. It was not long afterward before one, passing 40 miles west of Key West and headed in a northerly direction, hit the Florida coast in the general area of the ‘Everglades. s Then, again, we have had comparatively dry weath- er during the summer, but it had nothing to do with the type of weather, later on, that developed hurricanes. The determining factor in the development of a hurricane is circulatory wind, But sometimes, even after winds become mildly cyclonic, their strength wanes, in- stead of waxes, and the threats die out. , As many Key Westers know, it is wholly guesswork to predict, after a hurricane is reported, the course it will take. Experienced weather men, like Grady Norton, are cautious when they speak about the way a hurricane will travel. The Citizen recalls that boner made by a weather man about that 1926 hurricane. When it was far away, he said it was “physically impossible” for it to strike Miami, and it battered Miami worse than it had ever been . battered. But Norton, in speaking about where a hurricane may hit, always adds, “if it maintains its present course.” The fate of the Republican party in this fall’s election hangs on what Congress accomplishes in the next two months, : PIEISIOMSPIAIP MN SIH] 17 AILIEIMES TIViABEHIEIR: Crossword zzle IRIAICIEMELIEICITIVIRIE: IUIN| | OINBMATTIOIN ACROSS rSTAILIMIS |TIOIRIMBMINIE TS: AlL-AIMIOBMRIOIAIM| WIAIRIPEE I IRIOINIY} SIAIWEE TIAIRITISMMOIDIE) AIS) DIEM URIKIEO) PIAIRIAID LISIEMBAILITIO UTIEIRMDIOIERESIETAIR) (DIE TSIMMEEIN]S BEE ISINIE] Solution of Yesterday's Puzzie 63.Important 6. Labrador bridge card tea 7. Effaces & Not many 9. Pagan god 0. Be: 23. Surfeit 25. Ground grain 27.Tooka. ir 28, At present authority 30, Having 3. Symbol for tantalum 4. Pronoun PEOPLE’S FORUM The Citizen welcomes ions ers, but the editor vesarves the right to are considered libelous or unwarran fair and confine the letters te 200 words and write on one side of the paper enly. Signature of the wrifer must accompany the letters and will be published unless requested otherwise. COLLINS IS GRATEFUL Editor, The Citizen: ; The people of Florida havemy heartfelt thanks for their expression of confidence in me. At the same time I am humble and determined — determined to be the kind of Governor, and to do the kind of job for our state, that our citizens want and deserve, Iam grateful to you and all the newspapers of Flor- ida for presenting the issues fo the people, and for join- ing in “get-out-the-vote” campaigns which. brought out larger numbers of voters in the second primary than in the first. ag I sincerely solicit the cooperation, help and prayers of all the people of Florida in my efforts to make our state a governor of whom our citizens can be proud. I will never let you down. Warmest personal regards. Sincerely, LEROY COLLINS DISAGREES WITTH STATEMENT Editor, The Citizen: f In your paper on Tuesday, May 25, you published a letter from a Mr. Stanton P. Nickerson in which he stated a quote from a letter that read “—in every case it was the arresting officers word with the defendant barely per- mitted to open his mouth.” I wish to disagree with this completely. I have had the opportunity to attend Key West City Court sessions for some time and I have always observed that City Judge Enrique Esquinaldo is fair and just as anyone can be. He at all times gives the defendents full opportunity to state the facts of their case. BILL SPILLMAN, 1601 Von Phister Street, Key West, Florida. PRAISE FOR GIBB Editor, The Citizen: views of its read- lete any items which writers should be Have just returned from a three weeks sojourn in | Miami Beach. With keen pleasure I note your Bill Gibb’s splendid column in The Citizen. I am so very glad he is back. He belongs here. This is where his talented pen can do much good as it fearlessly brings to light hidden evils. Like any city, Key West has many sides, the good; the not so good. Personally I am a blind duck; blind to all evil; impatient with people who talk and act depression and constantly complain. Everywhere in this exotic city I see Royal Poinciana trees flaming forth in unearth- ly beauty; — I see flowers of every hue lifting their smil- ing heads to the sun, while man hurries by. When the | mantle of night falls and darkness covers the earth, I see Night Blooming Cereus open their snow white petals, and aided by Jasmine and the Gallant De Noche they perfume the night air. Flowers tell man God lives; — that all evil exists in their own hearts. Men construct fine buildings. ar “Invitation To Anarchy” Is Charged By Duff PHILADELPHIA (# — Sen. Duff (R-Pa) says Sen. McCarthy (R- Wis) bas issued ‘an invitation to | Paid anarchy” in calling for federal em- ployes to provide him with infor- | ors, mation about alleged subversion in the government, And. Duff. said he would “‘un- qualifiedly” vote to censure the Wisconsin senator, because he thinks the senator has challenged the. integrity of the Senate itself. Appearing on a television inter- view, Duff said the current hear- ings ‘involving the dispytes be- tween McCarthy and the army have changed into a contest be- tween McCarthy and the Presi- He-said now is the time for the Senate to “‘step into the picture by passing rules and examining cases where legislative committees have got out of hand.” FIRING SQUAD‘ DOES DOUBLE DUTY NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. w— A National Guard firing squad per- formed a double duty at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery yesterday. The men no sooner fired the traditional volley of shots at Me- morial Day exercises when they spotted a fire in a nearby parked" car. They filled their helmets with sand and put out the blaze. Scientists estimate that the aver- oe depth of the ocean is 13,000] i feet. | fe CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT, The Key West Citizen, Key West, Florida. Please This Rock Of Ours By Bill Gibb PRES Bs it als pega fH with barracudas — the kind that live in salt water — was danger- ous. The say: “No injury from bar- racodes eas ever been recorded in eral public needs to be made a- ware of this fact and also, the fact Hy Es fT 38 se Hob Saatt il zt f Pa eA : Budapest, every other movie today is from the West, though no ons eee Nome —____ Adres : Pe eee ee You may run my = = subject which sound almost like science-fiction stories. Local divers make it a strict to stay away from surface fisher. men. They agree that the two sports are incompatible. However, . | there is so much water around Key West that there is no reason for done to attratt people to Key W. is being sponsored by those with skin diving groups. that our closet rival in this is Nassau. While Nassau siti é i 7 obs Fes RERIE & BEE Bs a BFE People have more time for children and amusement. The practice of “voluntary overtime”—without pay—is al- £ iT Hate munism will have to let g more. This ultimately may turn the West's advantage, fhstead Russia’s. But Hungarians, for all Provements, have not they lost ass & f ernie rit are still against it.” l|RESCUE TEAMS SPEED siiiisainedinoeianieinanossiantipigarinnmamninentisieatiite- 5M Ss ee RE PRP ees? Ee. Re ane ere FIGURE FIVE AVERAGE WORDS TO A LINE See Rate Schedule On Classified Page meeen + 222°" =F01p HERETO OO" OTTO o TO SITE OF CRASH RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil w— Parachute rescue teams sped to- day to a mountainside 210 miles northwest of Rio where 19 Brazili- What man can make a flower? Whose brush can paint the | brilliant colors in each flowering petal? Key West with | 1 all its evil, is thrice blessed. It has scenes and beauty of | grandeur. It is truly a bit of the South Seas under the | American Flag. The surrounding waters are beautiful and healing. Its sunrises and sunsets strike one with thrilling “awe; its nightly skies with bright. moon and twinkling | stars give hope to the heart of man; yet some persist in evil and depressive thoughts. Continue your splendid column, Bill Gibb, with vim and courage; — many remark how good and fine it is. Gibb is doing far more good than he realizes and his loyalty and opinions help others to see the light. My sincere thanks are his. . Cordially WILLIAM MYERS Hotel La Concha Key. West, Fla.‘ 31. Twist out of shape 33. Gauzy silk materia] BUSINESS REPLY ENVELOPE 4c POSTAGE WILL BE PAID BY— KEY WEST CITIZEN ‘CITIZEN BUILDING KEY WEST, FLA. 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