The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 2, 1954, Page 4

Page 4 THE KeY WEST CiviZEN Monday, August 2, 1954 The Key West Citizen [ochre at Ann cent Sunday) from The Citizen Building, corner of Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County. L. P. ARTMAN, Editor and Publisher ............... 1921 - 1954 NORMAN D. ARTMAN oo nusnauan 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 exclusi entitled to use for reproduction of all news dispatches credited mi Te or not otherwise credited in thi iad bere, this paper, and also the local news pub- Member Associate Dailies of Florida —— —____ rrerererereeee 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, eS IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN More Hotels and Apartments. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. Airports—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Governments. Community Auditorium. cS culnistiiid Laie Fie ir a, RED THREATENS WEST Russian First Deputy Premier Lazar M. Kaganovich recently told a massed group of railroad workers, meeting in the Kremlin, that the Red Army would reach out far- ther than Berlin — if another international conflict over- takes the world. ‘ The Soviet official thus warned the West that Com- munist armies would invade West Europe if a new war occurs. And he told Russian railroad workers the Soviet transportation system would be up to the task, just as it had been when Hitler attacked Russia in 1941, if that day came. Despite the assuring words, Kaganovich’s speech con- firmed what many western observers had long suspected. In revealing that Soviet production of railroad rolling stock had been down sharply in the past few years, the Deputy Premier supported the theory of many westerners who believe the Korean War forced the Russians to cur- tail civilian production of heavy goods in favor of mili- tary production. L 2. 3. 4 5. This Rock Of Ours By Bill Gibb The large numbers of railroad rolling stock, trucks and mechanized equipment destroyed by the U. S. Air Force in the three years of Korean fighting was thought to have imposed a strain on Red production facilities at the time, though there was no way of gauging the extent at that time. Now it appears that one result of that destruction has been a slower build-up of rolling stoc® on USSR rail- roads. This could well be one of a number of slow-ups in Soviet production caused by the Korean War, and an indi- cation why the Russians were willing to settle for a truce that left South Korea in the same position it was in before the North Koreans attacked that country in 1950. Why is it that most people get so excited over noth- ing? We know of no one who has made enemies by going to church. The mutual exchange of compliments is the hall- mark of the near-great. One consolation for the hot summer days is the number of beautiful summer nights. Everybody depends upon the farmer for food but not many seek to ascertain what the farmer can depend upon. It is estimated that $10,000,000 worth of radio-TV coverage was given the McCarthy-Army hearings. Even more valuable treatment was given the show in the country’s newspapers. All that for a drama with no con- clusion. [AILIEMESIAITIRIAIPIS! WEIR AIM? TAIBIL IE} OILJEJAIN ME HIOME SIE TAIT} LIEISIS MES AIL REI TIN/A} IRMA! (IRIE ID; CIAITIAILIPIABBRIEIL| | | (AITIOILILISMEPIAIRIAIDIE! TTEIMIPIOMSO/OIWIAIGIE IR] Tie! | LS ae AIM) 8 PIAIL | 1) LAINIE Wel DIE BBD IE IMI 1 IT SITIEIAMEIRMEAIRIOISIE! jPIOISTTEIRIS REMIT INIT) Solution of Yesterday’s Puzzle f DOWN * 7. Spikes of i F 1, Small child | 2. Liquor 3. Point 4. Easy gait 5. Natives of the Dark Continent - 6. Table dishes Crossword Puzzle ACROSS 1. Dutch dialect 5. Copies 9. Condensed moisture 32. Mediey 33. Portion of the Iris 34. Legacies 36. Presently 37. Employ 2; $8. Wine vessel |23. Playing card \24. Writing implement 25. Son of Seth |27. Small group of stars arem 19. College in Kentucky 20. Native of Serbia 21. Arrow Poison of Australia 29. Spill over 30. Numerous 32. Tiny 35. Mexican dish 41. Smell 42. Departed 43. Mark of a wound Peter and Tony Estenoz are;Tony was gone and Peter had a twins. Principle difference between them is that Peter, likes goldfish, Tony loves birds. And therein lies our story for today. Tony has a multi-colored bird which he imported from India, The book says it is a “Greater Indian Hill Mynah.” The thing talks like a human being. Worse than that, it gives a long drawn-out ‘wolf- whistle’ whenever the ladies pass on the sidewalk. Anyday now, I expect to visit the twins and find that one or both of them have been placed in the hospital by some beach-bound las- sie who doesn’t. know that they have a “mynah” bird in their place of business. As a matter of fact, I’m told that a lady did complain about the ‘wolf-whistle’ a couple of days ago. dickens of a time getting the bird to repeat the whistle so that he could convince the woman that he wasn’t trying to pick her up. The boys better stick with goid- fish! Which brings up another odd fact. Peter keeps nis goldfish at the store. He has mixed the local salt water variety with the fresh water fish and they are all living. I never knew that this could be done. (Truth of the matter is that T’m still a little skeptical of the facts but I wouldn’t want to hurt Peter’s feeling by saying so.) The Key West Safety Council The Kéy West Safety Council will meet next Wednesday. It won’t be long until school starts and members are anxious to get a pro- PEOPLE’S FORUM The Citizen welcomes ers, but the editor reserves ions of the views of its read- ht to delete any items which are considered libelous or unwarranted, The writers should be fair and confine the letters to 200 words and write on one side of the paper only. Signature of the writer must acco: letters and will be published unless requested otherw pany the ise. MORE ON FLUORIDATION Editor, The Citizen: Since the City Commission proposed fluoridation of our water supply, I have been looking into the records of fluoridation in various parts of the country. This matter has become so serious in the minds of many people that | the National Committee Against Fluoridation, Inc. was organized in Washington, D. C. to offer information, coun- | sel, and-assistance in fighting this mass medication. Fluoridation is a form of state medicine. It is mass medication which forces everyone who takes a drink | of water to take a dose of medicine with it. Many cities | and towns have voted it out after it had been in operation | for a number offyears, or after equipment had been in- stalled. Nearly 400 cities of varying populations have rejected it, when given areopportunity to decide for them- selves. In hearings before the House Select Committee, in the spring of 1952, investigating chemicals in food and cosmetics, 300 pages of testimony was devoted exclusive- ly to the subject of fluorine in drinking water. Some ex- perts in the field of the study of fluorine feel that various factors are present which valid arguments against fluorid- ation of the public water supply. Some of these are — the possibility of overdosing, the variation in the amount of fluorine found naturally in different parts of the country, the greater amount of water consumed in warm climatic zones, the individual’s varying reaction to the toxic effect and his ability or inability to eliminate prop- erly the drug as taken into the system. This plan is advocated as a measure to lower the number of dental cavities in children. Experience in some places indicate doubt as to its efficacy. However, it should be remembered that a great percentage of the population of Key West still obtains its water from cistern and wells, so why medicate the public water supply that probably reaches only 60 per cent of the children, but forces this medication on older people — with possible harmful effects — who no longer have their own teeth. If there are individuals and/or organizations advo- cating fluoridation of our water supply, and who may 49. Feminine ending be following a book of instructions in high pressure sales- manship, then let us vote on the issue, To force it upon us would be no less than dictatorial and undemocratic. — A TAXPAYER. n gram lined up which will carry through the entire year. Won’t you try to be present? Keiniji Rene Cone Keinji Rene Cone madz the headlines at an early age and caused an emotional storm of pro- test about the arrest of his father which is still being heard through- out Key West. Most folks seem to feel that the case is ultimate proof of the in- adequacy of the Justice of Peace system. I think that there were several bad blunders made in the Cone case but I can’t fulfill the Tequests of some readers by tak- ing sides in it. The facts are too mixed up! I've met Cone and my best des- cription of him would be to say that he is quite a character. I also know McDonald, the Marathon na- turopath. He strikes me as a fine young man who wouldn’t willingly get mixed up in such a deal with- out sufficient reason. It is easy for us to sit down here in Key West and criticize some- thing that happend in Marathon. Without more gacts than have been released to date, it would hardly be constructive criticism, however — Merely gossip. Fluoridation Notes “Fluorine is not necessary for healthy tooth formation, Specto- graphic analyses have shown that many healthy teeth do not contain fluorine.” “Fluorosed enamel (of teeth) is not natural, it is truly pathologi- cal and is not completely resistant to decay.” — Robert S. Harris, Ph. D., Biochemist, Mass. Institute of Technology. “Peridontal disease will occur Prematurely and a widespread loss of teeth at an early age will be the penalty for a percentage re- duction in juvenile caries.” Charles Dione, D. D. S., L. D. s., “The Bio-Chemistry of Fluorides,” Dental Digest, Nov. 1953. Key West In Days Gone By August 2, 1934 Miss Ileen Williams, who for a number of years has been juvenile judge for Monroe County, offers to serve, in the future, in the cap- acity without compensation. In 3 letter to the commissioners read at the meeting of the board last night, she sets forth her decision, giving her reasons for offering free services, the financial condition of the county, Major P. L. Wall, 265th Coast Artillery, Florida National Guard, will arrive over the highway in the official car this afternoon to take charge of preparing the en- campment at Fort Taylor. There is at this time in Key West a population of 11,656, according to the census recently concluded by enumerators working under the direction of Donald Corley and Harold ‘Ballou, for the FERA. x x August 2, 1944 It was reported today at the county courthouse that an effort will be made, at a meeting of the county commission tonight, td have the county sponsor the con- struction of a beach in Key West. City council last night authoriz- 4 —————— Cet dtadatdedadedateddetdedded Lae Well, well, our good friend Cecil Webb is living high — on the tax- Payer’s dough. Webb, according to an Associat- ed Press dispatch from Tallahas- see, will soon be riding around in a brand new Lincoln automobile. The State Road Board is pickiog up the tab for the limousine whic! will presumably carry Webb about the state to fulfill his duties as chairman of the state road board. Capital Lincoln-Mercury, of Talla- hassee, were low bidders for the car. Webb, you’ll remember, is the guy who raised such a hue and cry about alleged high living at Piegeon Key during the Overseas Road and Toll Bridge “expose.” Webb was particularly critical of the fact that the district's assets included a Chrysler automobile. And now he’ll be dashing about the state in a Lincoln. What’s the matter with a Che- vrolet, Mr. Webb? After all, what we need most in government these days is economy. Even you ought to agree with that, Mr. Webb. Mel Levitt will step down short- ly as president of the Key West Motor Court Association. Few people seem to be aware of the accomplishments of that or- ganization in the single year it has been in existence. In addition to promoting gener- ally the welfare and standards of the local motel industry, it success- fully pushed for the erection of sev- eral billboards up the state extoll- ing the virtues of Key West as a tourist center and was the moving spirit behind the construction of the municipal fishing pier. The Chamber of Commerce has, by re- solution, recognized the motel asso- ciation as official spokesmen for the motel industry in Key West. Levitt, a comparative newcomer to the city, was the man who con- ceived the idea of such an organi- zation and put the wheels in mo- tion for its formation. A New York Hal Boyle Says NEW YORK (#—Facts, fancies and figures from an oddity almanac in a modern world: Let’s start off with the girls, since they interest everyone. Are “falsies” really necessary? Even girls torn by doubt, or stern femi- nine honesty, now have a choice in their solution. A manufacturer has come out with a brassiere coated with a thin layer of foam Tubber to achieve a desired sil- houette, and claims he is. doing very well overseas from Belgium to Peru. S Do you know how often your heart beats? If you live the biblical span of 70 yéars, it will pulse be- tween:two and three billion times. The ‘encyclopedias are chary of saying how often the average hu- man heart beats. wel Gym to you, but mi inion not werried, and 100 plus when the boss is looking. But they will tell you that a horse’s heart beats 30 times a minute, these are the ones I bet and lose on; and a mouse races his pumper 500 to 1,000 times every 60 seconds. Names not only make news they also make you wonder. The town of Smackover, Ark., for example, came from the French term, Chemin Couvert, meaning covered Toad, and I can’t find out why. The authorities all agree on Smack- over, but nobody I know claims to know how Wham, La., got its! punch. Business firms are easier to trace. The Rugcrofters, a major! hand-woven rug company now in in Puerto Rico, migrated - from North Carolina, where its weavers still held to the old Scottish word “croft,” meaning a small firm, You probably never bothered to think about how the great Shell Oil Co., got its tag. Well, back in the 1830s it was a small general trading company that, among other things, earned a fast buck by im- ed borrowing a total of $3,500 to meet payrolls. O. T. Ray, Atlanta 2- regional director of the Federal Works Agency, will arrive in Key West Monday, and City Council last night took steps to whip several proposed projects into presentable shape for him. * The Ground By JIM COBB attorney for many years before he wal south, Levitt is a man of great energy and organization- al ability. We hope that the next president of the motel association will car- ry. on in the Levitt tradition. DUVAL STREET VIGNETTE: Wonder why the ordinance prohi- biting parking on the east side of Duval Street has never been en- forced. . .JP Ira Albury informs us that Constable Harry Johnson is ill at his home after surgery in a Miami hospital. . .We note that Mark Stanley is looking fit as a fiddle after a siege at Mon- roe General. . .Olivia Norciso own- er of the Duval Club near the of- fice, has promised me some ta- sajo direct from Cuba. It’s Cuban jerked beef — and delicious. Love that Cuban food. . .Oldtimers are mourning the closing of the Cen- tro Asturiano, best known for its Cuban coffee and hotly contested domino games. That leaves Jeff Knight’s Cafe and Pepe’s as the only purveyors of good Cuban cof- fee in this end of town. Oops! Al- most forget Rene’s, operated by the genial Ralph Diaz. . .The city fishing pier is proving to be a very popular spot these hot summer nights. You'll find good sized crowds and pretty fair ‘fishing there. Lot’s of good natured cam- araderie among the “regulars,” too. . .Cecil Carbonell is off for a month’s vacation — in California . . High cost of living dept.: Mari- anne and I fugured out how much it cost to feed our 23-pound boy his lunch the other day. It added up to 58 cents. Wonder if all kids eat like he does? They’re worth it, though. . .Bob Smith, former editor of the Navy’s Key Outpost writes from River Falls, Wiscon- sin, to say that he’s a northernor for keeps — he’ll study journalism at Wisconsin State College. He em- bellished the envelope of his letter to the new Outpost editor George Rooney with a typewritten “Me- Carthyland, USA.” porting sea shells from the orient to make mother of pearl. Then it stumbled into oil, and quit worry- ing about the button market. But suppose it had adopted the title, ‘Mother of Pearl, Inc.,” and then had to go into the world mar- ket peddling gasoline? An indus- trial outfit can, of course, change its corporate name to meet the pur- poses of its life. But a child is more reluctant to turn upon its par- ents, and this is why every parent should give a child at least four names at birth, so that later in life it can have a choice if it feels it needs it. The almanac editorial: Last winter, as usual, we warned our readers against the spreading pre- valence of the common cold, which year after year begins more and more to resemble “virus X,” an ailment for people who, for per- sonal reasons, prefer to catch an uncommon cold. Now we summon our subscribers to a concerted attack on ragweed, which maoy of our friénds say causes them to suffer from hay fever, a disease they say is an Convict Hails Woman Lawyer For Time Gain SALT LAKE CITY (®—Speakin, throug’ a Utah State Prison oe Don Jesse Neal praised his petite woman attorney as “‘the best law- yer in the world” yesterday after learning that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark had canceled his scheduled date with a Utah firing squad at dawn tomorrow. Clark’s stay was issued over the weekend to allow Neal’s attorneys to file a habeas corpus petition be- fore the court. The action gives the Utah convict — sentenced to die for the 1951 shooting of a Salt Lake policeman — at least three more months of life. Although attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union handled Neal's plea for a stay be- fore the U.S. high court, his Praise was directed at Miss Billy Hulsey, the Salt Lake City attorney who took over leadership of his fight for life last June. eS am very thankful that the Lord’s will has been done,” Neal said. “I’m very grateful to Miss Hulsey, and to all the others who have helped me.” Herbert Monte Levy, staff coun- jsel for the American Civil Liber- ties Union, said the new appeal will be based on contentions Neal did not have a fair trial because of the use of testimony “known to be perjured.” All American Airlines Planes Are Grounded CHICAGO, \#—All planes’ of American Airlines, the nation’s largest air carrier, were grounded today as a pilot’s strike for an Sa eas day entered its third lay. The way was clear also for strikes against two other big lines —Trans World Airlines and United Air Lines — but a spokesman for the AFL Air Line Pilots Assn. said no immediate strike action is con- templated. The spokesman -indicated the union believes TWA and- United will accept whatever settlement is reached with American, But.strike votes were taken three weeks ago among United and TWA pilots, he said, and they voted to walk out if union officers giecide. to call a strike. The issue in all three cases ia the scheduling of nonstop trans- continental flights of more than eight hours. ~ The union president, C. N. Sayen, Proposed a ,solution yesterday which he said would entail “no additional pilots or cost.” He pro- posed changes of plane crews on flights of more than eight hours duration. There was no immediate com- ment from the airline. The ALPA struck American Air- lines at midnight Friday and all | planes were grounded yesterdey upon returning to home bases, The airline employs 1,200 pilots. Other airlines were adding flights to accommodate additional passen- gers. Six lines added 93 flights from New York yesterday. Cease winter, and insists on calling it “virus X,” is naturally subject to hay fever, which we ourselves believe is a summer cold. But you can’t deny a friend the pleasure of making his own malady mys- terious. So do your neighbors. a good turn. Attack and destroy ragweed —root, stalk and pollen—wherever it leers a green head. There is no market for the stuff anyway. (Editors Note: This issue of the oddities almanac is skipping its usual science department notes be- cause the man assigned to this field took a new wonder drug and, as we go to press, is still too sick to describe its benefits to man- kind.) Almanac quotes to live a life by: “Does his own fatal passion be- come to each man his god?—Vir- gil. “Success is the child of audacity” —Disraeli, Almanac long-range weather forecast: Hot air storms, spread- ing across entire country . and allergy. Personally, we think that a guy who gets a common cold in the reaching a peak just before autumn elections; followed by cooling show- ers. Television Sales and Service 1105 WHITEHEAD STREET TELEPHONE 2.3449 Expert Repairs Reasonable Rates TAILORED INSTALLATION for MOTELS ., HOTELS .. HOMES . . BUSINESS Presents Television Listings—WTVJ, CHANNEL 4 MONDAY, AUGUST 3 ‘TUESDAY, AUGUST 3 DING DONG SCHOOL GLENN AND MICKEY ON YOUR ACCOUNT CIsco KID GARRY MOORE SHOPPER’s GUIDE - GODFREY TO BE ANNOUNCED ‘WEA’ IT RICH JACK OF ALL SPORTS WARDS Seance Fon ToMonnow DOUG GUIDING LIGHT BURNS @ ‘ALLEN NOON Ogee TALENT SCOUTS LOVE OF z= WELCO! BLIC DEFENDER FAVOMITE STORY A MAN BEHIND THE BADGE SIGN OFF