The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 22, 1954, Page 4

Page 4 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Wednesday, September 22, 1954 —_—————_— ee The Key West Citizen Published Sa Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County L. P. ARTMAN, Editor and Publisher ccc. amen 1920 > 1954 NORMAN D. ARTMAN mun 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 Pre: entitled to use for luction of all news dispatches. eae oo ited in this paper, and also the local news pub- SS ree ) from The Citizen Building, corner of Member Associate Dailies of Florida Subscription (by earrier), se 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, oF POLIO HITS HARD AGAIN THIS YEAR The latest reports on the incidence of polio this year are discouraging. The number of cases reported so far in 1954 is running about twenty-four per cent above the average for the last five years. It is true that last year’s total was slightly higher, but the total in 1954 is definitely far above the average. This is occurring despite the use of two vacciries. The new Salk vaccine, which some hope will provide the permanent answer to polio, was given to only about four per cent of the nation’s children in the first three grades cf school, and therefore, its beneficial effects will be very limited in 1954. The use of Gamma Globulin, the only _ preventive against paralytic polio now generally available, has been more widespread but its supply is also limited. About 2,000,000 doses were available this year — about twice as many as were available in 1953. It is estimated that results of the use of the new Salk vaccine will be available by next Spring, and the nation will then learn whether a preventive for the dread disease has at last been found. Meanwhile, the polio dan- ger continues to loom as large as ever, and strike down children at an appalling rate. Since this is the peak season for polio, every precau- tion should be taken to lessen the danger of the disease and, in areas where polio becomes widespread, no delay should be permitted to slow up the seareh for gamma globulin, which has proved 88 per cent effective over a period of five weeks. A limited supply of this vaccine is still available. GOOD NEWS FOR COFFEE DRINKERS Coffee drinkers, who have seen prices moving up- ward steadily for some months now, are in for some good news. The New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange has experienced a heavy decline in coffee prices for some days now, and on a recent day the price of coffee dropped five and a half cents. The price of green coffee dropped eight cents on one day in late August, and such reductions in stock mar- ket prices are sure to be reflected in retail prices in the future. Meanwhile, coffee-trading on the Exchange in New York came to @ standstill in late August. No one is exactly sure of the reason for the drop in coffee prices, although not to be discounted is the fact that the higher-andchigher coffee prices have begun to increase the consu: ion of other beverages in the coun- try, notably tea. As @le price of coffee rose recently to well over the dollar-pergpound mark, consumption of tea showed an increase, and the consumption of coffee show- ed a corresponding decrease. Now that coffe prices are declining, consumption may again rise, although some permanent damage to the coffee market may have been done in the recent price spiral. One of the main results of the lowering coffee Prices should be to keep the price of a cup of coffee .in MR. AMERICA- Cold Light Of Nature By ALTON L. BLAKESLEE WOODS HOLE, Mass. ) — The mystery light of the dark seas sprang into glowing bluish light as the scientist mixed two chemicals in a blackened room. It shone brightly in the glass beaker, irridescent, lighting faintly a whole corner of the room. This was exactly the light you see in sea water if you've evcr swum at night or watched as a boat knifed through the water. It’s the light like that — except for color — from yellow fireflies. Or from dead tree stumps glowing in the dark because of fungi growing on them. It is bioluminescence, chemical and cold light which nature has granted to many living things, es- pecially in the sea. Man has been intrigued with this natural light from the time of his earliest observations and wonder- ings about his world. Now science is beginning to find the explana- tions, and perhaps some day some marvelous uses for it. Mysteries of this cold light are being explored by Dr. E. Newton Harvey of Princeton University and associates who spend their summers here at the Marine Bio- logical Laboratory working with lamp-bearing animals and organ- ism from the sea. Two chemicals create the light— luciferin and luciferase, an enzyme or accelerator of chemical reac- tions. Both have been isolated in pure form from a tiny crab-like craature, cypridina, which is one Most restaurants at current levels, and in some cases, to drop them back to a nickel. The good neighbor policy should be practiced by more people, as well as countries. IGIAIP RES TO(OIN] [ CIATSIH] TICE) alt AIRIB)UITIRIA TIE! Crossword Puzzle PPABP CMEC ACROSS = 35.Dominion ' PRL LE IGMBAIL [P 1. Kind of tree 87. Tolerable Ros a4 a eae! 4. Presses 38.Wagnerian = 1 Meadow Ne 40. ive 18. French 41, Lag evolutionist measure “ea “ Gleam 44. od re}fe) ‘15, Festival r ulate (le) — 2o- PONSESION . ie . nig, fees Solution of Yesterday's Puszle ihe . Fe Gommotion s.shelter “9, converse 24.Feminine § —§8. Recline “*; 3-Tuftedbed © 10. Be indebted name . 4.Interjection 11. Word of 26. College tree oe hesitation consent eee 9. Siow: eet Ag Batore 39. Vegetable 61. Sea eagle §. 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In life, these animals shoot their luminescence out into the water as a boat passes or the water is disturbed. Why they do it is a conundrum—perhaps to warn their fellows away. Fireflies apparently use their flashing light to attract boy and girl fireflies together. Numerous little fish living in ocean depths carry headlamps and other light Perhaps, Dr. Harvey speculates, the position of the lights provide identification for romance in the blackness of the deep. A relative of the jellyfish, mnem- iopsis, the size of a silver dollar or larger, is another common lamp-lighter of the sea, glowing with a green hue. Why it has a light is hard to answer, Dr. Harvey says, for it has no known enemies, nor does it seek out prey itself. Dr. Joseph J. Chang of Prince- ton University, originally from South Korea put a bit of this jelly- like creature in a darkened box, so electric shocks could stimulate its light-producing cells. The light was picked up by a photocell, am- plified and turned into electric cur- rent, producing pips or bounces on a recording screen. The light-giving reaction is like the twitch of a muscle, and like a muscle the light cells will grow tired and weak from repeated per- ‘ormance. Can this reaction of sea- light help tell science more about the workings of the human engine of muscle? That is one purpose of the studies. Tf cold light could be made syn- thetically—and there is a good chance that luficerin might be duplicated—then man could solve life. Our lamps are inefficient, pro- ducing heat as well as light. Does nature hold the secret for better or special lights by which to see? Would it just satisfy a challenge Scientists Study Sea’s Phosphorescent Light from nature to learn the answers to bioluminescence? Or could it lead to advantages and uses still unforeseeable? Scientists working on this and a hundred other projects cannot fore- the secret of another engine of|tell. They do know that facts learned from basic research such as this often supply the key or clue to someone working to develop something for peace, or medicine or human good, | Safety Week September 20 to September 26 The following paragraphs have been reprinted from September issue of ‘Public Safety,” published by the National Safety Council. It seems fitting that during this im- portant week, your attention should be called to safety by experts: Talk about “tough” traffic law enforcement! In Saudi Arabia, traf- fic courts have come up with an) effective method of reducing high- way accidents. An Arabian driver involved in a nonfatal collision goes | to jail for one year, and his driver’s license for life. And, one fatal ac- cident is all anyone is allowed. | Woe to the Arabian driver who sur- | vives an accident resulting in a! fatality — for he is promptly be- headed! He is allowed no time to write a book on how he is just a poor mixed-up victim of society. For understatement of the year, | we nominate the report that the| new regulations have caused “con- turban set. Arabian drivers whose | idiocy in cutting into the wrong | lane, speeding, and general con- tempt for life and limb had be- come a habit have now changed | their tune or have given up driv- ing. Saudi Arabia’s traffic safety slo-| gan could well be: “Drive care-| fully. The life you save will be) your own.” So You Don’t Like Cops! Respect for traffic law enforce-| This Rock siderable apprehension” among the P, Of Ours By Bill Gibb ment — a vital ingredient in high- way safety — is lacking in all too many drivers. Traffic officers are often abused by the very people whom they seek to protect. Some drivers carry this chip-on-the-shoul- der attitude into traffie court. In the Court of Special Sessions, Rockville Center; N. Y., Police Justice Maurice J. Moore handles pugnacious traffic violators with a minimum of friction. When a violator expresses a “gripe” against the officer who is- sued the summons, said driver is handed a copy of “So You Don’t Like Cops!” an editorial reprinted from the Long Island News and The Owl, which reads: “. . So you don’t like cops! You sort of get a kick out of outsmart- ing a cop, don’t you? “The traffic officer — like any other policemen — represents you. You pay his salary and you want the protection he is hired to give. You would, in fact, make a loud complaint if he weren’t around when you needed him. “He is working for you, though he realizes that you and most of your friends blame him every time one of you gets a ticket. However, he has a sworn duty to protect you — from yourself and others. “. , “He would like your coop- eration. He would like to work with you and be of greater ser- vice. Why not give him a break? Work with him, not against him.” Accountant Exa The United States Civil Service Commission has announced an ex- amination for Accountant (Comp- rehensive Audits) for positions in the General Accounting Office in} Washington, D. C., and various| large cities throughout the country. The entrance salary is $3,410 a year. Men, only, are desired for these positions. To qualify, applicants must pass a written test and must have had appropriate accounting experience or education. Full information re- garding the requirements and ap- plication forms may be obtained from Charles E. Thompson locat- ed at United States Post Office Key West, Fla., or from the U. S. Civil Service Commission, Wash- ington 25, D. C. : mination Is Announced By Civil Service Applicants must be sent to the Board of U. S. Civil Service Ex- aminers, General Accounting Of- fice, Washington 25, D. C. They must be received or postmarked not later than October 26, 1954. Is He Convinced? PHILADELPHIA — Manager Ralph Matter of a midcity savings and loan company: eased up to teller Hedy Sarcewicz yesterday and asked her: “What would you do in event of a holdup?” “Td reach down here and yank this alarm,” she replied, pulling a lever that set off an elaborate sys. tem of bells and sirens. Four police cars, with sirens open, sped to the scene. If the Navy handed out medals for plain, ordinary, unadulterated guts, Jeff Green would have a chest-full of hardware. He’s the sailor who lost a hand in a shipboard accident two weeks ago when a grenade went off pre- maturely. Green, who has yet to utter his first complaint, made this state- ment to Navy hospital attendants: “I’m glad it happened to me and not one of the other fellows—they might not be able to take it so well.” With an attitude like that, we'll wager that Green will always get along in this world—one hand or none. Good luck to you, Jeff. & & * The city government has been kicked around from pillar to post in past weeks. It’s heartening to be able to point out a bit of progressive think- ing in at least one phase of the municipal administration, minor though it is. City purchasing agent Myrtland Cates points out that the city col- lected a total of $1,004.46 more in its parking meters in the first five months of this year than they did in a comparable period in 1954. They showed the increase de- spite the fact that we have 15 per cent fewer meters. Reason for the higher collections, Cates says, is that the city’s pro- 2424444444 4444444444 gram of keeping them in constant repair is paying off. ve ...Ear To The Ground By JIM COBB RASBABAARABABRE, We have fewer meters at the present time because of the fact that several loading zones were created on Duval St. and more meters are in the shop for repair. The city is presently in the pro- cess of buying more meters and in the future we'll be able to de- pend more and more on parking meter revenue. xk Well, all that toll road scandal | business had a happy ending after all. Years from now, our descend- ants will be able to look back on the big “land grab’’ as some out- siders bitterly call the county’s acquisition of the toll district land, and hail it as one of the most significant developments in recent years. With proper planning, Monroe County can have a park system which will make it the envy of Florida. The county commission has a grave responsibility in plan-| ning carefully so that the land-may be properly utilized. Seems. to us that it-would be a good move to lease some of the land not needed for parks to private interests and to use the revenue to develop some really first rate showplaces Bahia Honda, while a wonderful park, is even now inadequate for the number of persons who flock there weekends. We could use two more like it immediately. And it seems as though we may get them pretty soon. PEOPLE’S FORUM The Citizen welcomes ¢: jions of the views of its read- ers, but the editor reserves right to delete any items which considered libelous er unwarranted. The writers should be fair and confine the letters te 200 werds and write on one side of the paper only. Signature ef the writer must accompany the letters and will be published unless requested etherwise. DOCTORS SHOULD KNOW Editor, The Citizen: ‘ Why all the hue and cry concerning fluoridation of our water? We have the go-ahead signal from our city physicians. They should know best. > They are the best educated doctors Key West has had in many a day, I’ve lived in Key West all my life, my teeth are bad and so are my children’s so perhaps our water lacks this very element which is being advocated. Let’s give it a try anyway. MRS. E. CURRIE. BE MERCIFUL Editor, The Citizen: Grant me this means of bringing to mind the Christ- mas is nearing. School and the winter season is at hand. Money contributions will fall far short due no doubt to un- employment. But yet we can help relieve the ever in- creasing needs in our orphanages by saving and shipping all clean discarded shoes and clothing or by turning them over to people who have this sort of work at heart. The reason I felt I should make mention through the Forum is because there are many that do not attend any church and will not hear the plea for the orphan. I am most sure this is one way you may obtain a blessing. Matt. 5, 7. The merciful shall obtain mercy. Missionary, LYDIA L, MACE, Key West, Fla. — CAN’T THEY TAKE IT? Editor, The Citizen: I’ve never done much writing so excuse all errors. I do a lot of reading and I must say your Bill Spillman is a typical Conch. He hates criticism, as all Conchs do. He finds fault with people who do not sign their names. People are afraid to sign their names in this man’s town because if they do they will be jumped on, lambast- ed, cussed and discussed by every Conch and his brother. That is, if their opinions don’t happen to coincide. Navy personnel and tourists and anyone north of the Mason-Dixon line are never considered citizens even if they own homes and have lived here for years. They are still considered “strangers” and “outsid- ers” if they were not born here and if their great-great- grandparents didn’t locate here. : For my part, I think Key West is part of the U.S. A. I believe every man, woman and child has a right to ex- press his or her opinion whether his fellow traveler agrees with his opinion or whether he does not ! ! Mr. Spillman seems to be in favor of being Polly- annas. Praise, praise, praise whether the: ise is justi- fied or not, and never criticize. At least The Key West Citizen staff ¥ jcoad mind- ed enough to let us express our opinions syfhout betiev- ing we should attach our names, addresses*and creed, color and sex. BILL WILLIAMS, Gen. Del., Key West. P. S. This is the sixth summer I’ve been here. A wonderful climate for hay fever victims. Jap Women Outline Gov't (Cleanup Plans By ROBERT PROSSER | TOKYO —A 13-woman “kimo- no cabinet” has taken a look at Japan's problems and decided a womanly house cleaning is in or- der. Woman's Forum, leading Japa- nese woman's magazine, reported the results today. The self-appointed cabinet in- cludes authors, civil servants and | Politicians. Some members de scribed themselves as critics, | Males quickly agreed An emphatic recommendation urged the setting up of several reformatories for geisha, the tra- | ditional paid companions or host- jesses of Japan. | Here are the women’s planks, | straight from the kimono cabinet: | “Prime minister” Raicho Hirat- suka, women’s rights leader, urged realism in naming ambassadors, “Send a dairy farmer to Denmark, send @ good-sense housewife to jthe United States, send a rice far- mer to a country that grows rice.” “Finance minister” Ayako Ishi- gaki—“I will slap prohibitive tax- es on any entertainment involving | geisha girls.” | “Trade and industry minister” Chieko Yamamoto—“Japan is like }a mistress who has been living jon the bankroll of her millionaire | patron.” | “Food minister” Fumiko Funada |—limit drinking hours to 6 to 10 | P.m. and arrest all drunks on sight. |. “Labor Minister” Kikue Yama- kawa—outlaw the geisha. “Education minister” Keiko Shi- mizu—an immediate 100 per cent pay inccrease for teachers and higher pay for lower grade teach- ers than for college professors. “Construction minister” Yoke Matsuoka (American educated)— outlaw the hanging of diapers and “unmentionables” from apartment house windows. Require fireproof housing. “Postal minister” Hanako Mura- oka—more women’s pictures on postage stamps. Key West = In Days Gone By = Organization of the Key West Historical Society took place last night during a meeting of interest- ed persons held in the Key West Library. Judge Jefferson B, Browne, for many years interest- ed in the history of Key West and author of “Key West, the Old and the New,” was unanimously elected president of the society. S. S. Cuba sailed for Havana at 12:45 o’clock yesterday with 119 passengers. It also carried 288 sacks, of U. S. mail, three tons of freight and four automobiles. Citizens of Key West today were asked by J. S. Moore, command- er of the local American Legion post, to ask for ballots when they do their shopping between now and October 5, when the contest for the selection of a queen for the celebration of El Grito de Yara will close. keh ek September 22, 1944 Women in automobiles followed milk delivery trucks from store to store today, sometimes buying up an entire delivery to a store within an hour, while Paul Martin, representative of the President’s committee for Congest- ed Areas, announced that a solution of the acute milk short- age had been found. Monroe County Health Depart- ment today turned the spotlight of attention on the necessity for more properly washed dishes. Kermit H. Lewin, sanitarian of the department, declared that dish- washing is the most important sanitary phase in operating a com- mercial or private condition, yet “in too many cases,” he said, “it |is the most neglected.” Groves, Lundin and Burton, who purchased several tracts on the upper Keys to use, or to be in a position to use, while they were constructing the new Overseas Highway, has sold some of their acreage to Robbie L. Burton for $1,500. The tract comprises nine and one-half acres and is located jon Key Largo. |JEAN SIMMONS TO | APPEAR IN MUSICAL HOLLYWOOD ®—Actress Jean |Simmons, who gained critical ac- claim for her role of Ophelia to Sir Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet, is going to try her hand at a movie musical. She has been cast as a mission worker in the film version of “Guys and Dolls.”