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

Page 4 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN — Wednesday, August 4, 1954 The Key West Citizen eee Published daily (except Sunday) from The Citizen Building, corn Greene and ‘Aan Streets ii . zie Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County a ee ee ey L. P. ARTMAN, Editor and Publisher oo scence 1921 - 1954 peal eshte Litas nashssesdiersanmemmenarerannen med lcd NORMAN D. ARTMAN . neem Editor and Publisher Entered at Key West, Florida, as Second Class Matter TELEPHONES 2.5661 and 2.5662 Oo Member of The Associated Press—The Associated Press is exclusi entitled to use for oe of all news dispatches credited or not otherwise Paper, and also the local news lished here. Member Associate Dailies of Florids Subscription (by carrier), 25¢ per week; year, $12.00; by mail, $15.60 ae ADVERTISING RATES MADE KNOWN ON APPLICATION The Citizen is an open forum and invites discussion of pers and subjects of local or general interest, but it will sais anonymous communications. pul IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN More Hotelg and Apartments, Beach and Bathing Pavilion. Airports—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and Goveram mi City Gov ents, Community At GRUENTHER ON RED STRENGTH - General Alfred M. Gruenther, Supreme Allied Com- anander in Europe, has warned Congress that the Russians are increasing the effectiveness of their fighting forces in Europe, and that of their satellites, steadily. Gruen- ther’s testimony made some time ago before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was only recently released. Gruenther noted that the Russians had not increased the number of Red troops in Europe, but that they had steadily increased the mobility of their divisions, their air force and their navy, He warned that the Reds were making a major effort to indoctrinate German youth in East Germany and that “if they can keep this younger group in line for three or four years . . . units will be in much better shape.” In another interesting comment, Gruenther testified that the Russians had carried out a “mutual security pro- NORR/ S—= 1I—Scandinavia Family Of Five Tours Europe On $20 A Day Editor’s | Note—An American gram of their own,” and that they were still supplying satellites military forces with technical advice and new weapons. He predicted that troops in the satellite armies would be “first class” troops in several years, although he expressed the opinion that they were not now to be considered first class soldiers. Gruenther also warned members of the Senate Com- mittee that the Russians had “learned their, lesson” in Berlin last year and that they were beginning to tighten their grip on Germans in East Berlin. Gruenther’s testimony makes it clear that the Russian position in Europe is not necessarily deteriorating and that more effort, and more results, ‘are to be hoped for from ‘the democratic underground, the United States propaganda effort, and similar undertakings of our allies. If the East Germans are beginning’ to swallow Rus- sian propaganda, then this country should redouble its effort to get the truth into Germany, and keep East Ger- mans dissatisfied. The democratic countries of the world should make every effort to create a defection among Soviet satellite states in the Balkans, as the Russians did in Central America. A very small honor can puff up a very small individ- ual. A reputation for “knowing” is easily obtained; just keep talking. Studying the Bible may not end warfare, but it will improve human beings. A nation, like an individual, has no rights which brutes, with greater strength, will respect. The end of life will find most of us with a lot of business that should have been attended to several years earlier. [STHIAIM!S} PTIOINJAIL] AID Ma 1/0} Mien S OLY Ber EW (MEMIE |TIE GION iG] T [LJARBAIRIAIBIA! HINTUTIEIST I IM/AIL ERIN T) ILI [ABBOTT IO} eee BAI! Ri} UMAR ISHN] LU ik ER eLAC! Crossword Puzzle ACROSS 1. Mangle 1.Gaudy 13.W 14 Manifest 16. Behold 16. Pulpy freit 17. Strike gently 18. Alternative 19. Growing out 21. Witnessing clause of a writ 28. Treats with nitric acid 34. Granted 36. Scotch cap 39. Eloquent speaker 41. Withdraw 43.4 44. Kind of goose 45. College Fi / ATTY INI] NIA} TIVIE} =a HATS] a 2. Lover of Venus 3. Artificial 8. Embodiment 9. Mature 37. One of the “Three “| Musketeers’ 38. Threaten 40. One that notes the speed 42, Indian pole 47. Scarlet 48. Cover $1. County: family of five—Bill Becker, his wife Rae and their three daughters —visit Scandinavia on the second leg of their European motor trip on their $20-a-day budget. By BILL BECKER COPENHAGEN (#—No matter where you turn fn Scandinavia, you’re bound to find something that will remind you of home. Denmark and southern Sweden resemble the Midwestern farm hills and lakes, is a composite Minnesota-Wisconsin, and Norway and upper Sweden are much like the Pacific Northwest. For every red barn in Minnesota you'll see two in Sweden. The ar- chitecture, designed for hard win- ters, generally is less foreign to American eyes than British build- ings. Being Westerners, Mama, the three girls and I liked nearly all we saw in Scandinavia on a\series of motor trips. Hospitality and good food abound. Prices are reason- able, except coffee at $1.50 a Pound, and gasoline 43 cents a gallon in Denmark to 53 in the Norwegian highlands. It was easier to stay under our $20-a-day budget in Denmark, Sweden and Norway than any- where else in Europe. For exam- ple—on a three-day swing through Gotebog, Sweden, and Oslo, Nor- way, $60 covered everything, in- cluding mementoes. Highways range from excellent in Denmark and south Sweden to downright poor in the mountain reaches but the pine forests, sparkling lakes and breathtaking fjords are worth the battle. We didn’t reach the Land of the Midnight Sun, but we did get with- in the 11 o’clock shadow. That’s one of the joys of touring Scandinavia in the summer — there are 18 to 24 hours of day- light if you want to stay on the road late. A word of advice: make reservations ahead, especially in Sweden, where the hotel situation is tight. e The logical piace to start your tour is Copenhagen, although ar- rivals from England or Germany will find the short trip across Den- Odense, the birthplace of Hans Christian Andersen. Our three girls, spoon-fed on Andersen’s fairy tales since they could walk, spent a wonderful couple of hours in the museum at the writer’s old home. Another pleasure awaits you on the Nyborg-Korsor ferry to the Isle of Zealand, where Copenhagen is located. The food is typically lavish a 50-cent luncheon has you gasping; the $1 special can put you to sleep for the afternoon. “Wowie,” yelled our daughters as the waiter brought a bowl of strawberry ice cream big enough This Rock Of Ours By Bill Gibb The Key West Safety Council meets tonight — eight o’clock at} the Lions Den on Seminary Street. This is the decisive evening which should tell the story — are we, or are we not, going to be able to put over a constructive program of safety in Key West and Mon- roe County? Try to be there. “H. V. B.” wonders how colum- nists with such divergent views can share the same office — he was speaking last Saturday of flu- oridation of water and the opin- ions expressed by Citizen commen- tators. Tisk, tisk — Mr. “H. V. B.” — the strength of the Fourth Estate is derived from Voltaire’s state- ment: “I: disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” When the time comes for Denis Sneigr or myself to be antagonis- tic with each other, it certainly won't be because of differences of opinion which aren’t apt to worry; either of us fifty years from today! “Blue Water” is one of the fin- est columns that The Citizen has ever carried, in my opinion. Sneigr has a professional touch and a sense of humor that could easily be edited for syndication. I like Sneigr because I think he is honest. I've heard him praise the good features of life in Key West and gripe about the bad ones. He has a constructive attitude that makes him an asset to the com- munity. * Of course, just a little secret be- tween “This Rock’s” readers and its writer 4 rd with regard’ to the fluoridation of water. Don’t tell him I said so, though. E Newspaper Ethics You know, one of the good fea-| tures of working on a newspaper | is the regard most employees place on “ethics.” Straight news is ‘dished out’ with no Partiality | —pro or con. Opinionated news is! generally confined to the editorial | Page or otherwise distinguished | with a by-line of the writer. | Columns come under the head- ing of opinionated news. There is| always a good chance ‘that they are wrong. Heaven help the poor’ soul who blows himself up jinto| such an egotistical state that he | thinks every word he writes is wor- thy of holding a reader's atten-| tion! | More often than not, I’ve sus- pected that the editor permitted “This Rock” to run —.not because | he felt that it contained any help-! ful informaion — but because he had to fill up a certain amount of space on the editorial page for that | day. | Mrs. Sneigr How many of you knew that Sneigr’s wife—Jeanne—also is em- ployed at The Citizen. She’s that! wonderful little lady who works in the advertising department. | You don’t often run into ’em like | Jeanne. She knows. her job — works like a Trojan — but always | has time to help a fellow~out. I’ve learried to rely upon her advice when there is any question as to lay-out or good taste in an adver- jtisement. Apparently, the store | owners do too because she handles | Street retailers. iy for generous double helpings for five. Cost: 75 cents. This is just the warmup for Co- penhagen, which concedes little to Paris in the art of preparing food and treats the traveler’s pocket- book with much more considera- tion, American servicemen in Ger- many like Copenhagen for leaves because Danes are perhaps the world’s most hospitable people— offended if you don’t have a beer or coffee with them. Denmark’s most interesting sights lie within a 30-mile radius of the capital. Copenhagen itself, with unique Tivoli amusement park, scores of outdoor cafes, fine shops and much joie de vivre, is a snare the motorist finds hard to escape. When you want to go to Sweden, you have a choice of three ferry routes. The shortest, Elsinore to Halsingborg, takes 25 minutes. Huge red barns, many with masonry foundations a foot thick and five feet high, are the trade- mark of rural Sweden. Rye and wheat stand tall over much of the land, giving way to thick forests of aspen and pine as you head north. The drive to Stockholm from Halsingborg is a one-day trip of 400 miles through some of Sweden’s finest lake country. Stockholm, attractively draped jover a half-dozen islands, is more modern in some respects than Co- penhagen, but not so lively, From Stockholm you can drive 600 miles along the Gulf of Bothnia, separat- ing Sweden and Finland, up to |Lapland and the midnight sun. You enter Norway over the Swinesund Fjord Bridge and cus- | toms officers usually want to see jonly your passports and inter- {national carnet (driving permit.) | Oslo, regally situated at the end of ‘one of Norway’s longest fjords, is |reached by a drive via Goteborg jwhich compares scenically with jCoast Route 101 in Oregon and Washington. For a test of driving stamina on roads fashioned after goat trails, there are the scenic drives from Oslo to Bergen and from Oslo to Trondheim. All That Trouble And No Birds! BELLEVUE, Ohio (#—With nary a starling to show for his efforts, James Welch, a retired railroad conductor, paid a fine of $25 and costs of $6.80 before Judge J. Allen Vickery: yesterday. It seems Welch was trying to get the starlings out of the trees in front of his home. His efforts | with a shotgun violated an ordin- jance about shooting in the city without a permit. What, aroused the local police was the fact his blast cut through a high tension wire. This fell on two distribution wires of the city’s electrical system, and the whole town of 8,000 persons was blacked out Monday night fo? four hours. Being Laid Off Is Lucky Break SIDNEY, Neb. #—Eight months ago August Jurgens, 49, was laid off his job. Bad? Jurgens says certainly not, for now he owns a Sneigr is all wrong | most of the copy for the Duval|gas well as a ,result. When he co‘Adn’t find work in Be De i de en a ie One of the most intriguing argu- ments we have heard to date from the anti-fluoridation forces is ad- vanced by Mrs. Herman J. Kup- pers, of Lakeland, who says that she is the chairman of the ‘‘Flori- da Statewide Committee of the Pure Water Association of Ameri- cay” She accuses the United States Congress of committing mass mur- der within their own ranks by drinking poisoned water. How about that. We knew something. was wrong up there in Washington, but this is the first we’ve heard that the Congress has suicidal tendencies. Small wonder Harry Truman want- ed to get out of Washington. Here is what Mrs. Kuppers had to say about the situation in a let- ter to The Citizen: “One of the greatest absurdities in our country is the fact that our Senators and Representatives calmly and meekly drink poisoned water day after day and as a re- sult fall dead on the job prema- turely. Why do intelligent men and women submit in this manner to an instrument of Communist con- quest? We expect our men in Washington to be calm and alert. How can they be under these con- ditions? Demand that Congress do something at once to stop this mass murder within their own ranks.” That’s the idea, Mrs. Kuppers, pour it on. But Mrs. Kuppers isn’t going to stand by quietly and let those poor Congressmen drink themselv- es to death. She wants an investigation. She wants a probe of the U. S. Public Health Service and the Am- erican Dental Association and to “give each the full penalty for mass murder.” Those are strong statements, Mrs. Kuppers. Name one Congress- man who died, prematurely or otherwise, from drinking poisoned water. Bet you can’t. Here’s why: Writing in Pageant magazine; Henry Lee (one of the nation’s foremost science reporters — and a man of established integrity) said that in Washington, D. C.;. “in not one instance have the fear- some effects predicted by oppon- ents of fluoridation been reported.” They out to call Mrs. Kuppers’ organization ‘The Pure Drivel Association of America.” By CHARLES F. BARRETT a) ... Ear To The Ground By JIM COBB ee ers — I’m not trying to force my views on anybody. Mrs. Kuppers has as much to her opinions as I do. I just happen to have enough faith in the medical and dental pro- fessions to believe what they say. about fluoridation. Ask your den- tist or family doctor. Fred Henning, of the Key West Humane Society, has a suggestion which may be just what we need to stop the mistreatment of horses in Key West. He feels that the city should assess a $100 license fee for per- sons owning horses. Thén, he says, only persons who can afford to take proper care of the animals will be able to own them. The idea has merit in our book. It may seem drastic, but I think we need to take strong action to put an end to the situation. There are also several horse own- ers who are openly flaunting the regulation which says that horses must be provided with screened- in stables. For many months scientists have been working in the keys area on a top-secret project which could result in a complete changeover in our way of life. iL They are looking for oil. “ Their investigations are being conducted both ashore and in the waters surrounding the keys. But try and get the straight story on what they are up to. The Navy's security is nothing the way those fellows cover up their opera- tions. They are a close-mouthed lot and for good reason.— the oil business is highly competitive. One of the survey companies now operating here is the Geo-Marine Survey Company, of Dallas, Texas. That’s about all they’ll tell you about themselves — their name. They maintain several offices in the Gomez Arcade Building on Du- val St. One of their ships, the Son- ic, has been operating here for sev- eral weeks. We have one authoritive bit of informati however — they are interested in the Big Pine Key area, in particular. Conchs have long surmised that there is oil there. Who knows, the already boom- ing keys may have some hereto- Don’t misunderstand me, ae unknown valuable resources. New Tax Bill Gives Special oS Break For Working Parents your income is $5,100 or more, you Civil Service (Comm. Tells Of Openings The United States Civil Service Commission today announced exa- minations for the following posi tions: Medical Officer, $7,425 to $10,450 a year; Fishery Methods and: Equipment Specialist, $3,410 to $7,040; and Production Specialist, $5,060 to $10,800. _ The Medical Officer examination is for filling positions in the Canal Zone on the Isthmus of Panama. Applicants must be fully qualified as doctors of medicine. Because of the effects of the tropical cli- mate the maximum age limit is 45 years, waived up to 62 years for persons entitled to veteran pre- ference. The Fishery Methods and Equip- ment Specialist positions require sea duty, chiefly in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Appropriate responsible experience in the fishe ery exploration and production area is required. Appropriate edu- cation may be substituted, year for year, for the required experience, Production Specialist Positions are principally with the Depart. ment of the Navy in Washington, D. C., and nearby area. Applicants must have had experience at the journeyman level in an appropriate trade, plus additional specialized experience in an industrial manu- facturing, reapir, or service plant which has provided a good work- ing knowledge of industrial pro- duction principles and practices. Full information including ins- tructions on applying, and applica- tion forms, may be secured from the Commission’s Examiner in Charge, Charles E. Thompson lo- cated at United States Post Office, Key West, Fla. or from the U. S. Civil Service Commission, Wash- ington 25, D. C. Applications for Fishery Methods and Equipment Specialist must be filed not later than September 28, 1954. Applica- tions for the other examinations ‘i be accepted until further no-° ice. Key West In Days Gone By August 4, 1934 All is in readiness at Fort Taylor reservation for the arrival of the 265th Regiment Coast Artillery, Florida National Guard which will arrive about 11:30 tomorrow morn- ing. WASHINGTON w#—An entirely | are not entitled to any deduction. z 5 , beddi One very important point to re- new idea is being im led in member—if you claim this deduc- tax laws: a special break for peo- tion, you must itemize your de- ple who have to pay for care of|pendent-care expenses and all their children while they work. your other deductions. You can’t This concept goes into effect for benefit from this provision if you the first time in the huge, 1,000- take the standard, automatic de- duction of 10 per cent of your in- page tax revision bill just passed : by Congress. come offered to most taxpayers. Experts figure it will cut taxes The provision applies to expenses for about 2,100,000 persons by a total of 130 million dollars a year. The new bill permits many tax- payers to deduct from their in- come, before figuring their tax, actual expenses of up to $600 a year for care of children, but also for any dependent who is mentally or physically incapable of caring for himself. ~ That means an actual tax cut of ' $120 for those in the lowest, 20 per cent tax bracket, a bigger saving in higher brackets. ~ This is how you can qualify un- der the child-cate provision: If you file your return as a single head of a household—a widow, widower, divorced or separated Person—you can claim the $600 de- duction regardless of your income if you meet the other conditions. And if you are a working wife, you can still qualify if your hus- band is incapacitated. You also can benefit if you file as a married couple, where both husband and wife work and file a joint return. If your combined in- come is $4,500 or below, you can deduct the full $600. Your deduction is reduced by the amount of your. income above $4,500. Thus, if your income is $4,800, you ean deduct only $300. But if town! Jurgens decided to try farm- ing at which he once worked. Wanting only some land so he could “have a place to work,” he swapped two honses for the land. | It wasn't long before an oil com- |pany asked if it could drill on his \land. The company bi in th |gas well. in this calendar year, which carted | Jan. 1. You can deduct them in your income tax return due next; April 15. So if you qualify, you might want to start now keeping a record of your deductible expenses. You can’t deduct child-care ex- penses if they are paid to your own dependents. And of course you can’t deduct baby sitter expenses while you are out frolicking. The theory is to permit a deduc- tion for expenses you must incur to make a living—just as regular business expenses are deductible. Important changes in the Monroe County Ferry System will be in- augrated next week when the FERA takes over the management of the ferries and all matters in connection therewith. . Among notables in Key West to- day is Charles B. Driscoll, editor of the McNaught Newspaper Syn- dicate, lecturer, columnist, author of a number of books and an auth- ority on Pirate lore. 0 Kew August 4, 1944 Felix A. Hardison, 60, of Nash- ville, Tenn., was killed about 2:30 yesterday afternoon when he fell from a scaffold in the interior of a ship upon which he was work- ing at the Naval Operating Base. One hundred and fifty-four years old and still going strong! That’s the story of the U. S. Coast Guard which today is celebrating the-most significant birthday in its colorful history. Mr. and Mrs. T. Kiser left this morning by National Airlines plane for Miami, where they will board a train for points in Virginia and Kentucky. 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