The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 13, 1954, Page 4

Page 4 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Friday, August 13, 1954 The Key West Citizen —— DO ELLEE—_EeeEeeeee Published daily (except Sunday) from The Citizen B; Greene and Ann Streets. uilding, corner of Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County L. P. ARTMAN, Editor and Publisher ......... 1921 - 1954 NORMAN D. ARTMAN wwenmnemne 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 exclusively entitled to use for reproduction of all news dispatches credited to it menos a credited in this paper, and also the local news pub- she ere. Member Associate Dailies of Florids 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. 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. CIGARETTE COMPANIES AND CANCER The recent startling and authoritative news that heavy cigarette smokers had been found to develop more cancer, heart disease and other diseases — information which was established after years of tests with over 187,- 000 people — has provoked various reactions. Cigarette companies, by and large, have remained largely silent, as perhaps they should at this time. They have already agreed to form a research organi- zation — which is now functioning — and have an- nounced they would seek all the facts themselves. This is in the right direction, and if the companies are able to do anything. which could lessen the danger from cigarette smoking, then this would be in the public’s interest, and in the interest of the cigarette manufacturers themselves in the long run. Unfortunately, several individuals, representing var- ious segments of the tobacco industry, have attempted to belittle the reports as insignificant. Perhaps this bam- boozlery could have been put over on most of the people earlier, but the latest report of the American Cancer So- ciety is too convincing to be passed off lightly. Nor does such effort. do anyone good in the present situation, The correct, and wise, approach to the problem _ for the cigarette companies is for them to redouble their effort to produce a product which does not have the ef- fects which have been indicated in the most complete study ever made on this subject. Everyone knows that there are manufacturers of wines and beers who advertise regularly in favor of mod- eration in the use of their product. The same principle should be followed by the cigarette companies, even though it may cause a slight drop in sales. It appears to us it has been proved that moderation is highly desirable among cigarette smokers, and the industry could go a long way toward improving its case by urging smokers to practice moderation in their smoking habits. Eating is getting to be a costly habit. It is amazing how many excuses a stingy person can ‘find for not making a donation to some worthy cause. Any nation has its selfish men and women; it is a great country which can produce a number of unselfish citizens. School officials, as well as church officials, would do well to keep politics and politicians as far away from their institutions.as possible. Advertising, even in The Key West Citizen cannot make a business man, but a business man can make a business by advertising in The Key West Citizen. osswo Zzle ACROSS 37. Back of the 1, Restaurants neck 6. Lair 38. Small fish 9. Tear 41. Say further 12. Sun-dried 43. Light brown brick 44. Part ofa ilkworm comet iI 45. Acquiesce 5 TIAIR! GINIAIT|S| 47. Survive IPIRIOIPIO[UINIDERCI | IOIN} 49. Require- AIAIRBSSITI TIRES! IDILIE} a SITY MREISIPIY EDIE ILE} sufix Solution of Yeoterday’s Puzzle 53. Sun 54. Long narrow Piece 55. Footlike part 56. Half ems 57. Literary composition AIR] DMMATL ETC RRBTAID} LIAICIE Bm SIAIGIABE GIO} AIMIEISMBAIGH ITIAITIONR) ISIPIR] | |GHE SIE INIT] BBR! | AISHRIEEIL|SI DIEISIEIRIVIEISMETIRIVIE) AMILIEIVIEIRMBEIRIE! IRIEITIAIRIDIE|D) [RIAINIAS 16. Gnaws 18. Ask to come 20. Air; comb, form 21, Greek letter 23. First woman 14. Cuban dollars 17. Kind of tree 19. Hard white substance 21. Barth: Scotch 22. Even seore 24. Entirely 26, Dismay 28. Legal con- veyances 9. Consume food 4. Very black 5. Work for 6. Nicked 7. County in Ohio 27. Strangely 29. More pro- found $1.Go by 35. One to whom money is paid 8. Pen point DOWN 9. Marked with 1. Bounder lines 2.Commotion 1. French 3. Leaves 32. Chatters 33. Mineral spring 34. Even: contr. 36. Picture stands 38. Bend low A 39. Momentary stop 40. Ceremonies 42. Thick 45. English river 46. Devices for catching This Rock Of Ours By Bill Gibb A few more comments about the U. S. Navy... Understand this — there are a lot of things I don’t like about the outfit. I object to what appears to be a tendency toward playing local politics insofar as purchasing is concerned. I’m against the Navy for not regulating its “insecure” security measures in a sensible manner. There are dozens of other little items. Still and all, the Navy is the life-blood of Key West. I’ve made that statement innumerable times in this column. I’m going:te.keep on making it until someone be- lieves me. y This is a small island, It is too small for its population, composed of civilian and service. personnel, not to get along. And, incidentally, if you’re of that turn of mind which is likely to say: “OK, let the Navy move,” it might be worth remembering that the Navy was here first. Key West was suppose to have BALLOT been settled by the pirates. From the actions of present day resi- dents, I’m inclined ‘to believe the legend. Certainly it would be hard to describe the “Gimme, Gimme,” ...“Grab, Grab” attitude of many citizens on any other basis. They still possess a fair amount of lar- cency in their souls. When are we going to stop “‘tak- ing” from the Navy and start doing a little “giving?” When are we go- ing to start furnishing a little de- cent recreation for the boys in uni- form so that they won’t have to spend all of their time in bars? I’ve been. in the service. I’ve been in towns just like Key West and I’ve tried to drink them dry because there was nothing else to do. And I've been stationed in pla- ces like Rome, N. Y., or San An- tonio, Texas, where the squadron wouldn’t have time to look for trou- ble because there were too many other interesting ways to occupy oneself. Roll those thoughts over in your mind for awhile. MAIL OR BRING TO “THIS ROCK” ¢/o THE CITIZEN : Check Appropriate Answer Male I AM IN FAVOR OF FLUORIDATING MONROE COUNTY WATER ... | [ DO NOT WANT FLUORIDATION OF | MONROE COUNTY WATER ___ on a) ——( ) Female I AM IN FAVOR OF FLUORIDATING MONROE COUNTY WATER l| 1 DO NOT WANT FLUORIDATION OF MONROE COUNTY WATER (+) My water supply is provided by: Fla. Aqueduct Commission __.. Cisterns _.. Ervin Is Named As RALEIGH, N.C. W-—-U.S. Sen. Sam J. Ervin Jr., of Morganton has been formally named by the North Carolina Democratic Execu- tive Committee as the party’s Sen- ate nominee in the November gen- eral election. The action came here yesterday during a harmonious session of the committee. Ervin was named to the Senate N. C. Candidate by Gov. William B, Umstead after Sen. Clyde R. Hoey died last May 12. Ervin virtually is assured of the seat since North Carolina Re- publican leaders have indicated they will offer him no opposition. The election is for the remaining two years of Hoey’s term. Ervin is a member of the special Senate committee investigating Sig against Sen. McCarthy (R- is). a pt a a gine LAUGH IS ON YANK CHARLESTON, S.C. w — Ray- mond V. Hunter came home from New York City with the last laugh on a damyankee crook. Hunter’s pocket was picked in the big city. But all he lost was a big roll of imitation Confederate $100 notes the Charleston Chamber of Commerce is distributing as a good-will stunt. Pictures And Stories Of News paige Of Interest To Everyone Can Be Found Im The Citizen SOBER SENTENCE CHICAGO # — Michael Meegan, 42, told Mules Judge Oscar S. Caplan yet yy that he stole five pounds of coffee from a store because he bad been drinking and needed something to sober him up. Judge Caplan sent him to the city jail for 15 days. Subscribe To The Citizen BLUE WATER by DENIS SNEIGR Let’s face the facts; let’s be frank. Much has appeared recently in various columns concerning a mat- ter about which this correspondent admits knowing very little. In all walks of life all of us have to depend daily on people who have spent the necessary time, effort and money to acquire special skills. To cite a few homely ex- amples—when the plumbing goes haywire we call the plumber;when the family jalopy refuses to start we call a reliable mechanic; if we need legal advice we don’t call the doctor but instead go straight to a lawyer. By the same token, when the old molars begin to ache we may put it off as long as we can but we finally wind up in the chair of a dentist. All this preamble is of course leading up to the subject of flouri- dation of the water supply. The American Dental Association states flatly that flouridation in the proportion of one part per million will reduce dental decay two- thirds, and in that proportion never causes dental flourosis, or mot- tled enamel. We know of no group better qualified to make this statement. Do you? The American Medical Associa- tion is equally emphatic in the statement that such a minute quan- ity is not cumulative in its action and has no undesirable effects, Again we think that the doctors are in a position to know. 2 Various arguments have been advanced in opposition. Among these is the fact that sodium flou- ride is used as a rat poison. eet A LST Ad bbb bb bb bbb bd bb bb bbdbibbbbbbbibdade) We've had it for a long time. There have been a couple of murders which were done when the victim was being “rolled”. Bar owners have learned that | perverts hurt business by discour- aging the general public from pa- tronizing them when the swishes hang around. One local bar, we are told, has devised a unique method of letting the perverts know legally that they don’t want their trade. You see, l|| bars cannot legally refuse to serve anyone unless they are intoxicat- | ed or causing a disturbance. They call it the “Warm Beer j | Treatment.” When the pervert comes in for a H| beer, he gets a warm one. He com- plains. The management politely replies that it’s the coldest they have. The pervert gets the idea and leaves. It’s tough on the per- verts, but it works, xk & There is rumbling over in the county about the criminal court not producing enough money in fines. Some quarters would like to see the judge hand out stiffer fines and ease the county’s financial burden. We always thought the function of any court is to try cases im- partially and to infliet fair pun- ishment on the guilty. Now, they apparently have to make money, i aadecticaliy the courts are sup- ported out of the money they re- ceive in fines. Then, those who commit law infractions pay the cost ‘of operating the court. That is well and good, but if so few people commit law infractions that the court shows a deficit, why sock it on the minority. Get the money some other place —don’t take it out on the unfor- tunates who wind up in court. x k& * Why is it necessary for certain local police officers to be so quick with the club these days? We'll agree that their job is dangerous and that sometimes drunks can cause plenty of trouble but it seems that they ought to be able to get them into a cell with- out hitting them over the head, Sure it’s tough to reason with a drunk. Several persons have been dan- gerously injured. a The Ground By JIM COBB So it is. So is phosphorous, and | vet flourides and phosphates, along with calcium and other minerals normally ogcur in the bones and teeth of all mammals, including man. : So is iodine poison, yet without iodine the thyroid gland does not function properly and serious de- ficiency states may occur. Many of us recall some years ago when the use of iodized salt was first proposed. The same ar hullabaloo arose and predictions of dire consequences were made. This all simmered down and now most of us when we purchase salt at the market don’t even bother to look at the label, and incidentally there has been a marked improve- ment in iodine-deficiency areas where goiter is prevalent. . Chlorine is another poison, but it is added to our water supply on its journey from the wells to the spigot. The term medication, and mass medication, comes up with con- siderable regularity. - In our humble opinion medica- tion means the administration of an agent to treat a disease, an en- tirely different matter. If we get malaria, our doctor may prescribe quinine to kill the parasites; in other words, prescribe a foreign substance, of which none occurs in the human body, for a specific purpose. Controlled flouridation is no more medication’ than is the addition of Salt in the preparation of food. Both flourides and chlorides are normally present in the body tis- sues, It has also been asserted that JAIL CUSTOMER IS DOUBLE TROUBLE EAST GREENWICH. R.I. ® — Police had a tough time keeping Robert G. Gottschalk in jail — and in getting him out. Gottschalk, 26, of Providence, escaped from police custody at his arraignment last week. It took eight hours to recapture him. When police went to his ¢ell yes- terday to get Gottschalk for his court appearance on house break charges, ‘they couldn’t open the! lock. They had to use wires to release “it. ‘m > te ‘cops how to do their job, but I’ll wager that some of these incidents could have been averted. ; Why is it that only some mem- bers of the police force seem to find it necessary to resort to vio- lence? After all, good police work can be accomplished without killing the offender before he gets in court. keke & POTPOURRI: An expected drop in the number of arrests after cop’s court fees were dropped, has not materialized as yet. Monday there were 36 cases set for trial in city court. That’s above the average . . - Citizen composing room fore- man Percy Curry is nearing a half century in the newspaper business. He’s been with The Citizen since it started. . . .Dick Weymouth has a sure way to beat the heat. He cools off in the freezer hold in his shrimp boat. His (and brother Collin’s) new boat is under con- struction at their fish house on Gréene St. It'll be the largest in Key West with a freezing plant . . » Raul Sibilia returned recently from a 16-thousand mile automo- bile journey to Alaska. They en- joyed their trip to the Arctic circle could use some paving. It’s just gravel. . .Look for some big flou- ridation news shortly—if you are still interested. . .We have an un- signed communication from the Navy’s PIO office. Please explain —in verse. . .The Navy’s paper, the Key Outpost seems to have considerable trouble keeping their editors. They are always get- ting discharged. Latest is George Rooney who leaves today for Wor- fall at the University of Pennsyl- vania’s Wharton School of Finance. WISHNICK WISHES HE HAD WAITED CHICAGO #—Milton Wishnick, 41, discontinued a burglar alarm service for his North Side drug store on July 1 because, he said, it was “too expensive and unsatis- factory”, Burglars Wed. broke into the drug store, which also is a postal substation, and stole $1,020 in cash, $1,000 in stamps, 500 money order blanks a quantity of saving stamps, a portable floor safe and $500 worth of cigarettes. Jim Greengrass, Cincinnati Red- ‘leg’s outfielder, played third base and pitched in the minor leagues. —but they say the Alcan Highway | news- | | cester, Mass. He’ll matriculate this | ey West Days Gone By In August 13, 1934 Imbued with the spirit of adven- ture and with the determination to complete a journey which began \several nionths ago at Mobile, with |Venezuela as the destination, Lei- jcester Hemingway sailed midnight Saturday in an 18-foot yawl, on the \first leg of a 2,300 mile voyage through the West Indies and South American waters. Julius F. Stone, Jr., FERA ad- jministrator for Florida, said yes- jterday before leaving for Jackson- ville, he was very much satisfied with the progress of the rehabilita- tion work in Key West. Among the varied activities of |the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Sur- |vey unit now operating in the wa- jters in Key West harbor will be ithe location of a channel to No |Name Key. Rae ee a8 August 13, 1944 (Sunday. No paper) 1105 WHITEHEAD STREET RY oo? FRIDAY, AUGUST 12 GLENN & MICKEY SUPERMAN SHOPPER’S GUIDE STREET OF DESOLATION WEAT! HER JACK OF ALL SPORTS DOUG EDWARDS RENICK REPORTING PANTOMINE QUIZ PVE GOT A SECRET PLAYHOUSE OF STARS JOHNNY VIAGGIO HOME WORKSHOP GILLETTE FIGHTS LET’s GO FISHING PLAYHOUSE 15 ZIV NEWSREEL FOUR STAR PLAYHOUSE guments were advanced, the same/ FIRST IN TV COMPLETE WITH 10 ELEMENT — CHANNEL 4 YAGI INSTALLATION PROMPT FINANCING — BANK RATES — NO HIDDEN EXTRAS EXPERT SERVICE — REASONABLE RATES LOOK, COMPARE, THEN BUY DUMONT! Presents Television Listings WIV], Channel 4 400 | 4x30 personal rights would be invaded, and on that point the Supreme Court, jealous of the rights of our citizens, has ruled that measures designed for the public welfare in- vade no private rights when no harm can be proved. The statement has been made that flourides cause heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer, hard- ening of the arteries, kidney dis- ease and various other ailments. It strikes us as being strange that vital statistics from sections of the gountry where the water na- turally contains as much as eight parts per million of flourides does not show any increase in these conditions as causes of death. Someone has raised the question of cost and profit, and rightly so. We have no information on the cost of equipment but it is said to. be nominal. To the individual the cost is less than ten cents per jyear, and the American Dental | Association is author of the state- ment that one can drink flouridat- ed water for thirty years for the average cost of filling one cavity. We think that is cheap insur- ance. Who profits? Certainly not the dentists or doc- tors—they have no axe to grind. Admittedly, it is a long range program and doubtless the only one to realize an immediate pro- fit would be the manufacturer of equipment and supplies. In the final analysis our children would be the ones to profit most, and that at an annual cost of an ice cream cone per child. Even the man with full uppers and lowers should not object to that. Let’s give the kids a break! Says No wonder folks get disgusted with advertisers! I picked up a tire circular from a large mail or- der house the other day. It was worded in such a way that I ac- tually thought the prices were low- er than my own. Mind you! I’m. in the tite bus- iness and I bad to take a pencil and paper to figure out the cost of the advertised producjs. The truth came to light then — mail order sale prices were a cou- ple of dollars higher than my re- gular ones! If I figured my spe- cial sale price of “buy 3, 1 free,” I was way and gone below the other guy, (not even bothering to count postage and mounting charg- es which the customer would have to pay if he ordered his tires.) I don’t like that kind of stuff. This world needs a little more ba- sic honesty and less trickery. The customer who is “stuck” by one dealer’ will not only never return to that place, he is forever wary of all merchants. Dick’s Tire Service is in Key West to stay. Our aim is to earn a legitimate profit for our services and establish a permanent friend- ship with local tire buyers. I fig- ure that the guy who tries to trick his way into big money will even- tually meet his just fate — he will run into a better tricker than him- self. These are two things which I would like to see increased in Key West: (1), civic pride; (2), ¢ivie loyalty. Both of them go hand-in- hand. Merchants need to take pride in their city (Key West). They need to support the working man in his efforts to improve the town. Most of all, they need to play the game square — to be proud of their repu- tation for honesty rather than the size of their bankroll. At the same time, residents should be loyal to the town and to ‘the merchants. This thing of going out of town to buy items because you think a couple of cents can be saved is foolish. Key West can’t advance under such conditions. Let’s all patronize the local mer- chants. They are the ones who are paying our taxes. Dick’s Tire Service, 929 Tru- man Avé., is headquarters for U. S. Royal tires. We’re proud of our first line U. S. Royal Air Rides and Royal 8's. Visit us today. See our wonderfully equipped Steam Lodi recapping shop, too. All of our tires are guaranteed. 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