The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 4, 1954, Page 10

No Surprise For Johns In Court Action TALLAHASSEE (#—Acting Gov. Johns says the state Supreme Court ruling unconstitutional the 1953. added tax on Florida dog race tracks was “no more than T expected.” He said some of the best law- yers in the state told him during the legislative fight over the bill that it would be unconstitutional. “That was the reason I tried m: best to work out a compromise bill that would have been accept- able to all parties concerned,” he said. “I felt then, and I feel now, that the dog tracks certainly could afford to pay the state additional ‘The dog track bill, offered as a major part of the late Gov. Dan McCarty’s program, was designed Moo @ivea RUGGED ROYAL PORTABLE GWURRY! HURRY! Soot ct @ ROBERTS OFFICE MACHINES and EQUIPMENT 128 Duval Street TELEPHONE 2-5634 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Friday, June 4, 1954 to take about 2 million dollars a year extra out of the profits of| the larger dog tracks and put it in the state treasury? Johns’ efforts to reduce the amount by compromise to 1% mil- lion was criticized during the re- cent governorship campaign by State Sen. LeRoy Collins, who was a leader in the fight for the Mc- Carty bill in the Senate. Collins defeated Johns for the unexpired McCarty term as governor. Collections, which will have to be refunded if the Supreme Court’s decision stands, have amounted to $2,280,000 in the first 11 months under the act passed. Sixty per cent was earmarked for equal distribution among the 67 counties and the rest for a new program of aid to indigent dis- abled persons. Johns said he will introduce a bill on the first day of the 1955 Legislature to provide funds for the needy disabled. The Supreme Court ruled 43 that the added tax was based on an “arbitrary and capricious” sliding scale rate that violated the constitutional guarantee of equal protection of the law. Atty. Gen. Richard W. Ervin said he will ask the court to recon- sider and one of his assistants said there may be an appeal to the U. S. Supreme Court. College Girls Prove To Be Apt Financiers - TOWSON, Md. —Prof. Fred- erick G. Reuss at Goucher College wanted to know if the 31 girls in his economics class were getting enough out of their class room theory. So he launched an investment) project backed by almost $1,000 from the college. He asked each girl to take a single stock to ana- lyze and report on as a potential investment. The woud-be female tycoons have done so well, the investment pool is bringing in income at 6 per cent per annum. When profits reach about $1,000, the girls plan to set up a scholarship fund. Prof. Reuss is more than satis- fied at the results. He now takes market tips from the girls and admits his own investments have done “‘all right.” One pair of houseflies and their progeny, if all survived, could pro- duce 191. quintillion flies in a sea- son weighing 9 trillion tons. Bookplate For Police Library PRESENTED to the Key West Police Dept. by Mansion Will | Be Used For Ohio School Combat Crews ‘Study Unusual northern Ohio school district has turned an unused mansion into the answer to its need for a new school. For $150,000, Willoughby-East- lake — with a combined popula- tion of about 13,000 — bought a 20- room mansion, complete with a $50,000 pipe organ and six fire- Places. It is on a 135-acre site that includes four barns. Three months from now the man" sion will be the elementary school Reserve University, which sold it to the school board. The hornbill has a bill that is |p massive and looks heavy, but is really light, being a thin, hard ||} Course At ZX-I1 The Combat Air Crews of Air- ship Development Squadron Elev- en have been recipients of rather unusual training. Those who have already passed and qualified in the training program will agree | that it would be highly useful in ; | the event of being forced down at sea. 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When 1 was U.S.-TVA Public Safety Officer, many of our books were ne through home study.” locked in a safe because of their confidential nature. Let's the Key West law enforcement officers to help themselves Anyone interested in this project should contact Gibb, Chief Perez, City Manager Lang, or Safety Director Myrtland Cates. Robot Doctor Serves As Check During Operation WASHINGTON (#—The National Bureau of Standards has developed a kind of robot doctor to keep a continuous check on the’ condition of a patient on the operating table. The electronic device automati- cally measures and records the patient’s blood pregsure, heart beat and breathing throughout the operation. These are normally checked periodically by the doctor or technician who administers the anesthesia. He reports them to the surgeon. But sometimes he gets busy with his other duties and cannot check often enough to catch an irregu- larity promptly, officials ex- plained. 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