The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 17, 1954, Page 4

Page 4 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN ~The Key West Citizen Friday, September 17, 1954 HOW’S THAT AGAIN? Published daily (except & Sanday) from The Citizen Building, corner ot Greene and Ann Stree Uo cece sin nest Pin aly IRE SB Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County States se slink [Mths coc oe. L. ARTMAI itor and Publisher NORMAN Db. rene I MAN wvennnnunemnnmmnnnnnnenmen Gditor and Publisher ee Entered at Key West, Florida, as Second Class Matter TELEPHONES 2.5661 and 2-5662 Member of The Associated Press—The entitled to use for reproduction or not otherwise credited in this pa lished here. Associated Press is excl eerily dipatehee credited to Member Associate Dailies of Florida m is an open forum and. invites discus: and subjects of local or general interest, Lat ahi ae panes anonymous communications. NTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN . More Hotels and Apartments, Beach and Bathin; Pavilion. ee |. Consolidation ny al 5. Community Auditorium. ae SAYS MEDICAL THEORIES STILL PRIMITIVE Dr. Iage Galdston, executive secretary of the New York Academy of Medical Information Bureau, says the medical profession is failing to meet the needs of individ- ual in society, in some respects, because it is overly com- mitted to outmoded medical theories. Dr. Galdston says psychosmatic medicine is a field toward which much more thought and research should be direeted. He believes that many physical ills have their origin in mental or emotional disturbances, This is not a new theory by any means, but one which fs very complicated and one which has been reluctantly accepted by tradition-bound medical schools and physi- cians in Some cases. Dr. Galdston says the medical profession needs to free itself of “naive” Nineteenth Century concepts of sepci- ficty and of time sequence “causality. The medical pro- fession, he claims, must become a science that studies the whole living organism as it is affected by its enviroment. Instead of this, too often, psychosmatic medicine to- day is still largely committed to the “primitive concept” that illnesses have specific causes, and that there is a definite chain of cause and effect in the development of |® these illnesses. The increase in degenerative diseases, according to Dr. Galdston, is attributable to the fact that many of these illnesses are of psychosomatic origin. Galdston says they now outnumber all other diseases, and adds frankly: “Cancer obliges us to admit that the greater number are not served at all — at least not beyond the casual diag- ” livery of a prescripti nosis of their immediat eo complaints and the de- This viewpoint i viously a progressive one, and one which. will come gt for increasing attention in the future. We agree: wit! ost of Dr. Galdston’s comments and believe he is speaking i in a pioneer vein in the medical profession. We know a numfer of local gardeners who have al- ready abdicated. ; s Most propositions in which you stand to make a killing have a flaw somewhere. Savings continue to increase, in spite of the recession, and that is a good sign for the future of business. ‘Typical wife’s comment: “I wish you were more like Mr. . He never says such things to his wife.” Now is the time of the year to be locating a good bird dog, if you haven’t already lined one up, and if you’re in & position to get to the birds this fall. — ——_——_—. Crossword 28. Marry again AIL IP RT SILTARWEES WAIN} LIVERECIAL IR EBAIRI LIA OIVICIRIR | (OIE REL EIRP) PIER mace A/SIP}1 IC) 31, Turkish weight 32. Item of property 34. Source of sik Tah N] INI UTE TR CLOVES 12. Be defeat: ed 33. Old musical note 44, Forbid 4. Grow old 16. Unclosed 17. At any 36. Dogma 37. Improved 39. Wife of Adam 40. Female horse 41. Happen 44. Stinging weed 48, Fish sauce 49. Water craft 51. Tear 52. Fine sand 58. Worthless leaving hl ni \worgs—~ This Rock mt crete 1954 jill Gibbs C0 The Citizen Key West, Florida Mr. Gibbs: It has become increasingly popu- lar in recent years, indeed to the point of a new indoor sport in this country, to take pot shots at the 'physician, his reputed income, and his lack of actual superiority men- tally. Most of us in the profession retain an oversize sense of humor’ to meet this, but unjustified state- ments in the public press seem to betray even a reporter’s sense of fair play in the face of making news. Most columnists of national syndication run their retractions months later, and occasionally they are run outside the columa that made the original accusation. You should have taken the time to investigate the latest Monroe County Medical Society meeting minutes. I grant the proceedings were poorly reported in your pa- per, but the actual preedure at that meeting was over forty-five minu- tes of rather serious concern over the “endorsement,” and we decid- ed that we would issue a state- ment that the “‘amount of fluoride proposed to be added to the public water supply can have no medical ill effects” — period. We did not endorse the proposal itself and felt we should cautiously avoid the pub- lie controversy over a chemical that has been ingested by thou- sands of people in this country and others for hundreds of years. You may recall the same public de- bate over chlorination. My indignaton is over your vein | of thought in the column of 14 September; the doctors are push- ing this on the people, they can’t make mistakes, ete. It certainly doesn’t reflect the maturity and | ability that some of your columns do. Respectfully, William R. Ploss, D. D. $. MD 1019 Flagler Avenue Key West, Florida Phone 2-7572 In Answer My dear Dr. Ploss, First, let me thank you for your nice letter. Then, let me clear up a few erroneous impressions you seem to have. I realize that you doctors are busy men and I’m therefore ex- tremely appreciative of your criti- cal letter. You are quite right, Dr. Ploss, that I made an unneces- sarily offensive statement in say- ing ‘I’ve never heard of doctors raaking a mistake.” It was sar-| casm which didn’t belong to the subject being discussed. Had I let the column ‘cool off’ rather than -| publish it immediately, I probably would not have been so crude. Please accept my apologies — to you and your profession. Concerning journalists in gener- al — you're wrong, Dr. Ploss, if you, think that any ethical journa- list is not ever-ready to demons- ‘rate fair play. My column is opin- onated matter’ derived from. read- ing, the news. I purposely avoid “peporting” because The Citizen 1as its own specialists for that job. Maybe this will explain why you yeldom see me ‘cover’ a meeting. You say the local doctors were not desirous of forcing medication Of Ours By Bill Gibb upon the people. This being true, the statement that the “amount of fluoride proposed to be added to the public water supply can have no medical ill effects” might be in- terpreted as a legitimate function of the medical association in way- laying people’s fears should fluori- dation be forced: down their throats by other groups. I do wish how- Know your SIGNS of LIFE MaviomAL eaaey, @ ever, that your association had seen fit to make a clearer. state- ment. The average er certain- ly took it to mean that the doc- tors want fluoridation — “come hell or high water.” My objection to fluoridation is based upon government encroach- ment on the rights of individuals. I’ve run columns previously a- gainst socialized medicine. An- other objection I have is the name- Her Hunch Was Right COALGATE, Okla. @ — Mrs. Clarence Martin had a premoni- tion to get out of her house with her four children during a recent storm. As they walked down a road to a neighbors’ house, lightning struck their home and it was destroyed. upon their opponents, It is difficult not to fight fire with fire. calling and ridicule that propon- Thanks again for your letter, ents of the process have inflicted Sincerely, Bill Gibb. PEOPLE’S FORUM The Citizen welcomes expressions of the views of its read- ers, but the editor reserves the right 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 accompany the letters and will be published unless requested otherwise. MINISTER IDENTIFIED Editor, The Citizen: Evidently a writer in today’s (September 14) people’s forum of your newspaper was inquiring about Elder R. L. Matthews, formerly pastor of the Seventh Day Adventist Church here in Key West. Mr. Matthews (Bob to me) has been transferred to Lake City, Florida. His successor has arrived in town and lives in the 800 block on United Street. His name is Mr. Jordan and he can be contacted during school hours at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, 5th Street and Staples Avenue. Sincerely yours, ELDON SIMMONS, President Key West Ministerial Assn, 1209 United Street. QUOTATIONS Editor, The Citizen: The following is a quotation from “Fluoridation Facts — Answers to criticisms of Fluoridation,” published November 1952 by American Dental Association Council on Dental Health, page 15 section 39 second paragraph — “The report * does not reflect the attitude of the Congress but is an expression of opinion of the seven men who were members of the Committee. Congress has acted, however, in providing for the fluoridation of the public water supplies in the District of Columbia.” * House of Rep. Report No. 2500. The following is a quotation from a letter by Con- gressman A. L. Miller, M. D., former public health direct- or of Nebraska, dated May 8, 1953 — “Many have asked about fluoridation of water in the District of Columbia. I did introduce a bill in 1951 to make this possible. After hearing the experts on the sub- ject, I withdrew the bill and apologized to my colleagues for introducing the measure. I was mislead by the Public Health Service, just as many are now being mislead. The District officials, without authority from Congress, pro- ceeded to order fluoridation of water. They should have had legislativ: thority.” a. W. A. DOUGLASS. a ann EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEU EERIE UESDEEEEeeeeen OF bbb bebe bin bebn ebb bd DRRRRR RK ..Ear To The Ground By JIM COBB DA aARAAAAAAAAAR AAO OAAAAAeAenernneses | Well, Constant Readers, I’m Pere eet abel “Gnig’ deus be inc casing in harness after several days of ivisg it up at the University of Miami’s annual party for Florida sports writers, a title to which I rather humbly subscribe. I also had the opportunity of wit- nessing the christening of the “City of Key West, a very impres- sive occasion. Jerry Tevor, the banker, |— brought up one very important point concerning the christening. reewith Old Sour as scarce as it is, I don’t think it was a good idea to use it for that purpose,” lament- ed Trevor, “I’m down to my last bottle.” Only doubts he has concerning | its size is that it may not be large enough to accomodate tourists wanting to make the trip. And passengers won’t be any more liable to become ill on the “City of Key West’ than on any other ship, regardless of its size, says Reid. “Sure, a few people will get siek | ~ its bound to happen on any ship, | but if they become ill on this ship, | it’s a good bet that it would hap-/| pen on any other vessel,” said | Capt. Reid. | As far as safety is concerned, Captain Reid commented that he has skippered an identical ship| through some mighty rough wea- ther — including a hurricane — and | that they are as seaworthy as a lot of other ships a great deal larger. ki & & Louis Carbonell, as he surveyed the crowded dining salon during the cocktail party given by the Miami Chamber of Commerce, al- so pointed out a serious error in the design of the vessel — the bar runs along the starboard side of the ship. “They should have built it right down the middle,” said Carbonell with a wink, “As it is now, if all the passengers decide at the same time to have a tall cold one, they may e the ship to list to the starboard.” xk * Key Westers who are fearful that the ship is not seaworthy ought to talk with its skipper, Captain George H. Reid. Chemical Aid For Alcoholics Re Rae During the football party, I had a chance to see Dick “Biff” Sal-| gado, last year’s Key West High| school gridiron star now at the Uni-} versity of Miami on a football} scholarship. He allowed as how he was a lit- tle homesick at first. “‘Most of the fellows on the team are from Pen-| nsylvania — I’m the only Conch,” | Biff declared, I, for one, won’t be a bit sur-| prised to see Biff make a name for himself at U-M in the not too | distant future. Perry Moss, Hurricane backfield coach is mighty high on Salgado — a big and fast fullback. | Lt. Ferch Has Reported For | Second class swimmer; manding Officer, Navy Men Can Si an Up For Special Course Captain C. L. Murphy, USN, Public Information Officer for the Naval Base has announced the availability of an Underwater Swimmers Course to be held at the U. S. Naval School beginning Octo- ber 4 Applications for the 8-week course will be accepted up until Friday, October 1, and the course is available on a returnable quota. The U. S. Naval School for Un- |derwater Swimmers was recently established to train officer and enlisted Personnel as underwater ;Swimmers using self-contained | underwater breathing apparatus, and to provide instruction in ship bottom and harbor search proced- ures There is also included a brief in- struction in Underwater Demoli- \tions Team Apparatus, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, and diving op- erations for the purpose of famil- iarization in these specialities. Lieutenant R. J. Fay, USN, Com- |manding Officer of the School states that “all officers and en- listed personnel (Regular and Re- serve) are eligible to attend this course.” For entrance into the school, a candidate must meet the follow- ing qualifications: (a) Have an ARI/MECH total of 90; (b) Be a (c) Pass a physical examination as out- lined in Chapter 15, para. 30, Man- ual of the Medical Department; (d) Have at least 18 months obli- gated service at time of entry into | school or agree to obligate them- | selves for the required period of | service; (e) Successfully complete a 25 foot test dive in a deep sea rig. A quota of 25 officers and en- listed personnel from the Key West area has been allocated to the school. Applications from volun- | teers should be forwarded to Com- U. S. Naval School, Underwater Swimmers, U. S. Naval Station, here for approval. MOTORIST’S AIM WAS TOO GOOD WAGONER, Okla. (—A Clarks- ville, Ark., motorist had too. good an aim. It cost him $7.50 and @ jail sentence. FAWTU Duty Lieutenant George Ferch III, | USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. George | Ferch J€., Des Plaines, Illinois, | has reported to the Fleet All Wea- ther Training Unit, Atlantic, based| at the Naval Air Station, here un- der the command of Captain L. S. | Price. Lt. Ferch entered the Naval ser- vice: in September 1940 as an en- listed man. In July 1942, he enter- ed the Naval Academy as a mid- shipman, he was graduated with | the class of June ’45. In January 1948, he entered the | Naval aviation as a flight trainee |He was designated a Naval Avia- tor at Pensacola, Fla. in October 1949. Is Deseribed By DAVE MASON LONDON (# — A leading British specialist on alcoholism says the man who boozes to excess is suf- fering from a ‘chemical condition of his blood that can be treated chemically and only chemically.” Writing in the current issue of Medical World, a journal for gen- eral practitioners, Dr. J. Y. Dent described alcoholism as a blood disease “rather similar to diabe- tes.” He said a chemical substafice called Somes is safe and yaa effective if properly admin- oe is editor of the Journal of Addiction. ‘ ” Prior to reporting to FAWTU he _Family doctors, the expert ad-| served at the Naval Combat In- vised, should explain to the alco-| formation Center: School in Glen- holic that his addiction “is not a | view, Tlinois, as a member of the | moral lapse nor due to lack of ill os staff. wets ways, it is similar ‘o |. H¢ is the husband of the former 4 y y : Miss Alice L. Wildy of New Ath- etiaee ice pump aee ahs | ens, Illinois. The Ferches have two 8 aut “ stop passing sugar in his urine, or See cenee vs ake eee) - é tricia Marie, age 2. scoffs at him if he prefers his tea a | unsweetened. Lt. Ferch has been assigned to “You must explain that he has duties in FAWTU’s Operations De- taken drink as a medicine to treat partment. a disease temporarily and that Driving along U.S. 69, the mo- ,| torist tossed out a beer can and it hit a passing vehicle, an unmarked | highway patrol car. The judge fined the driver and sentenced himi*to three days in Dick Says I'm ‘tee-totally’ disgusted. I’m mad at The Citizen. The other day I got an invita- tion to attend the christening of the “City of Key West.” I dig out my silk top hat and my long-tail coat and hasten up there. So. what happens? The boat’s launched all right — and a right nice boat it is, too. But when The Citizen publishes the list of dignitaries who attended the christening — does it mention that Dick Hunter, of Dick’s Tire Service was present? — It does not! Heck! I'd been satisfied te mere- apomorphine treats this condition | permanently, and unless he drinks Key West again, he will need no further In Days Gane By treatment.” | For less serious addicts — the kind who can stay away from the | stuff for a week without getting, delirium tremens — Dent pre- scribes three or four days tre: ment at home, | Instead of that frequent martini | or triple slug to calm the nerves, | “the patient lies down, puts a tab-' let of apomorphine in the pouch of his cheek and lets it dissolve, waiting | 10 minutes before swal- The dosage is repeated, on a carefully regulated schedule, until the craving for drink is gone, Civil Service Openings Told The United States. Civil Service Commission has announced exam- inations for Cli 1 Epcnelogt, ates eon: $ . e aad passengers over the Overseas high- vicinity, and for Equipment Spe-|“#Y ferries. | cialist, $5,940 a year, for positions <a | 6 Lou Smith returned over the f. ~ eee ter arrest memeber East Coast yesterday after a short, ‘Appropriate experience or educa-| business trip to Miami. tion, or for some positions, a com- &:.&.% bination of experience and educa- September 17, 1944 tion is required. No written tests (Sunday. No paper) “Te = ation, including in-} Connecticut has more than two} structions on applying, may be ob-| million people, more than 75 per} tained from Charles E. Thompson|cent of whom are classified as located at Civil poe Window, | urban dwellers. U. S. Post Offige, Key West, Fla, —————— or fram the U. $.. Civil Secvite Nenwhite mothers in the United Commission, Washington 25, D. C. | $tatet are about one-fourth more Applications will be accepted until|likely to bear twins than are} further notice, whites. Workmen are busy at the F. E. C. terminal getting the information booth in shape for the coming tourist season. It has been paint- ed snow white with green trim- mings. Carrying out the scheme to give the city a Spanish atmosphere, the FERA has employed a group of local Cuban musicians known) as the Sexteto to meet arrivals} over F. E. C. trains and also! ly had the news-story say that |a representative of Dick’s Tire Service was there. Instead, I have to come home and spend good money buying space to let the pub- |lie know that such a business ex- | ists here in Key West and is locat- ed at 929 truman Avenue. (P. S. The phone number is 2-2842 if you need prompt courteous road ser- vice.) Are you still reading me on this | column? Well — let me tell you a little about the “City of Key | West” As I mentioned above, it is a | Tight nice little boat — much larg- er and more luxurious-looking than I had expected. “Our Bob” (Senator Reynolds of N. C.) — spoke nice phrases which he had probably learned in political | speeches. Wilhelmina Harvey broke | the bottle of liquor, (or was it ‘old |sour’?) as if she was a veteran bottle-smasher from the W.C.T.U. N. G. Hines gave a flowery speech on future plans for expansion. No one asked me to speak. To get serious, I think the “City of Key West” is going to be a wonderful improvement for our town. We need to get behind the project and give it every bit of our moral support. Don’t spend all of your time thinking of ships, however. Re- member, Dick’s Tire Service is headquarters for U. S. Royal tires. And Lodi recaps — more popular- ly known as “US Caps”. Next week is “Safety Week” — visit Dick’s Tire Service and let us ex- amine your tires free-of-charge. Hidden defects which could possib- ly cost a life are often apparent - an experienced tire man. Check now — play it visit Dick 's Tire Service af ‘Truman Avenue, Ph, 2-2842. (adv.) M