The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 5, 1954, Page 9

Tuesday, October 5, 1954 THE KEY WEST Citizen Page 9 Ancient Egypt Civilization Recreated For “The Egyptian, All the glory of Egypt, the my: tery of the forbidden land of the Hittities, the decadence of Baby- lonia and the beauty of Syria have been recreated by Twentieth Cen- tury » Fox in bringing Mika Wal- tari’s world-famous best - seller, “The Egyptian,” to the screen. It will have its local premiere at the Strand Theatre Thursday. No challenge has ever con- peed a film-maker, for it invit- ed the monumental task of re- building an empire for which there is no precedent in motion annals. What was life like 33 centruies ago, when pagan Egypt flowered as the center of civilization? Why did Sinuhe, the Egyptian physician whose story this is, believe that he would live eternally in mankind? Why was Akhnaton the first Pha- roah to discard the tenet of us personal divinity, even renounc worship of numerous animal-head- ed god idols in favor of monothe- ism in its first recorded appear- ance in the world? What did the Queen of Cities — Thebes of the Hundred Gates — look like? Who were the women with the power to strike deep into the heart of this man of his time, The Egyp- tian? It is on this epic scale that the great Finnish writer, Waltari, con- ceived this now legendary interna- tional success. One of the most im- portant works of our century, its filming demanded twofold purpose. It has to encompass the spectacle and pageantry of a fabulous lost world, reaching back authentically across 33 centuries to record man’s first bling conception of a sin- gle li God, and at the same time tell the poignantly human and moving story of the everyday life, loves, conflicts, greeds, jealousies and! hopes of the people of its time. To unify this view at once sweep-, ing and intimate asked vision, cour- age and inspiration. ‘The man who took the dare to ‘bring “The Egyptian” to life is Darryl F, Zanuck, three - time Academy Award winner, three times recipient of the Irvin Thal- berg Award. To direct “‘The Egyp- tian” Zanuck secured one of Holly- wood’s great directors, Michael Curtiz. Two years of preliminary plan- ning went into “The Egyptian. Since no film had ever before been made of the era, the studio's Re- search Department — actually 42 separate departments — under the direction of Miss Frances Richard- son ay to document from scratch every facet of the production. Char- les LeMaire, the studio’s Wardrobe Director; did'his own Bgyptian tume research and personally guid- ed of the-thousands of rs. Elizabeth Riefstahl, Assistant,Curator of Eeyptology at thesBrogklyn Museum, served as T 1 Advisor, authenticating the 67,sets and many thousands of Pi ornaments and items of jew- created. ig “The Egyptian” became one of the master strategies for Zanuck and Curtis to solve. In do- ing so, they assembled a magni- ficent array of stars — Jean Sim- mons, Victor Mature, Gene Tier- ney, Michael Wilding, Bella Darvi, Peter Ustinov and, as The Egyp- tian, a distinguished newcomer in Edmund Purdom — and surround- ed them with two dozen featured players, including judith Evelyn, Henry Daniell, John Carradine and Carl Benton Reid of the Broadway stage; young Tommy Rettig; and beautiful Anitra Stevens. But before a word was spoken or a crowd scene shot, a second camera unit traveled to Egypt film- ing actual backgrounds no mortal man could reproduce — the Valley of the Kings, the Pyramids and the Sphinx, the Red Sea, the Nile, Sy- rian landscapes and the valleys of Mesopotamia. Thus did this production of “The Egyptian” come about. The tireless efforts of superb craftsmen, fam- ous and unknown; ‘a sum of nearly three years of unceasing effort; the expenditure of a staggering $5,- 000,000 — all devoted: to the em- ergence of this triumphant blend of exquisit beauty, compelling force and overwhelming spectacle, ‘The Egyptian.” TODAY'S STOCK MARKET NEW YORK #—Oils and steels were active and higher today in a generally advancing stock market. In early dealings, prices were up between 1 and 2 points in a few key stocks. Fractional gains were well distributed with a few through the list. Advancing with the oils and/ steels were rubbers, coppers, | chemica!s, aircrafts, and radio- televisions. Monterey Oil was up between 1 and 2 points after announcement of completion of an oil well in the Pacific Ocean off Seal Beacn, Calif. Among other gainers were Du Pont, Youngstown Sheet & Tube, American Telephone, Chrysler, Goodrich, United Aircraft, Cela. nese, Northern Pacific, Cities Ser- The Weatherman Says ae Key West and Vicinity: Partly cloudy, scattered showers today thru Wednesday; not much change in temperature. Low tonight near ee as hcg day near 87. Mod- 1 south- pdohgl northeast to Florida: Clear to partly “cloudy thru Wednesday except few show- ers mostly during night and early portion and moderate occasionally fresh east winds over south por- tion thru Wednesday, Clear to part- ly cloudy weather with widely tered showers, Showers becomi more numerous over extreme south Portion tonight and Wednesday. Western Caribbean: Moderate, occasionally fresh terly winds over extreme north portion and gentle to moderate east and south- east winds elsewhere thru Wednes- day, Partly cloudy weather with widely scattered showers except cloudy and showery over extreme | north portion. an Weather Summary for e Tro- pical Atlantic, Caribbean at area and The East Gulf of Mexico: Squally weather with winds of 30 - 40 mph has been reported in the Windward Islands in connection with a moderately strong easterly wave. The wave is moving west- ward probably about 15 mph. There are no other significant wavés ‘or unusual weather in the aforemen- tioned areas today. Observation Taken at Post Office Building, 7:00 A.M. EST, Key West, Oct. 5, 1954 Temperatures Highest yesterday Lowest last night Mean Precipitation Total last 24 hours Total this month .. Deficiency this month Total this year Excess this year ——- Relative Humidity, 7 A.M. 6% Barometer (Sen, Level), 7 AM. n,|fortunate societies.” TOMORROW'S TIDES ; "(Naval Base), “1 Time of Station— Tide high water High Tides Low Tides, . 3:43 a.m. 11:26 a.my ; 6:18 p.m. 10:38 p.my * Syd Lapa TIDE DATA. rence Station: Key Washo: Bahia ‘Honda #2 J (bridge) .....—oh 10m 2,0 tt, (east end) ....4-2h 20m ® Boca Chica Sandy Pt. Neo Name Key Caldes Channel (north end) —th Hm +2h 16m 41.4 ft. {—)—Minus sign: Corrections to be subtracted. (+)—Plus sign: Corrections to be added. Terry Brennan, new Notre Dame football coach, won letters in foot- ball, track and hockey for the Trish, | GOOD MORNING, Bossy } NICKEL TO SPEND ! vice, Standard Oil (NJ), and Ken- wecott Copper. .| problems still remain, advances in g|the understanding of polio and in "| tions c “leads to less crowding and im- “| proved sanitation. “| virus dissemination is reduced, ex- 4 rounded their car. Prosperity (May Be Aid To Polio Virus By FRANK CAREY &P Selenee Reporter — CHICAGO ® — Paralytic polio may be largely a “prosperity” di- sease, the American Aeademy of Pediatrics was told today. Children and adults living in Prosperous, uncrowded areas may be more likely to get it than those living in slums and other crowded regions, said Dr. David Bodian of the Johns Hopkins University in al report to the academy’s 23rd an- nual meeting. Reason: Residents of crowded areas are widely exposed to polio virus in infancy, and most of them get an intestinal infection that im- munizes them against a later paralytic attack on the nervous system. But Dr. Bodian said that while the conceivable means of vaccinat- ing against it make it “not too optimistic to hope that the result will be the early control of epi- demic poliomyelitis.” He told the meeting of the na- tion’s top children’s doctors: “In populations where the (polio) virus is widespread due to crowding of unhygienic conditions and infection occurs in infancy in most individuals, those who es- cape paralyss are made immune permanently. . . . There is evi- dence that in such populations virus is widespread so that infec- tion and immunity against all three types (of polio virus) is ac- quired early in life. “The virtual absence of paralyt- ie disease in those above the age of infancy is convincing evidence of the fact that inapparent (in- testinal) infection immunizes against subsequent paralytic di- sease.” Saying that this is “nature’s way” of immunizing against polio, the doctor added: “Although nature’s way of im- munizing may be very effective in some populations where virus and human beings have established an equilibrium . . . this equilibrium breaks down seriously in popula- where greater prosperity “Apparently in these populations posure to virus is delayed to later life and even to adulthood, and for reasons not clearly under-| stood, infection is more likely to} result in . . . paralytic disease. “Severe epidemics are charac- teristic of these otherwise more | OKLAHOMA CITY (#—Two offi-| ers Grove t@ an Oklahoma City | ‘house to itvéstigate a complaint | that there were five vicious dogs in=the’ neighborhood. When they arrived five dogs sur- Policeman I. H. Hardgroves said, “We sat there and tried to calm | the animals. “Then officer B. J. Standefer pulled out his gun and fired twice. The dogs ran under a house. Every time we got out the dogs came running again. We just sat out in front and honked the horn and yelled trying to attract someone. I guess there was nobody at home. We didn’t go up to the door to find out.”” Hardgroves went back to the| Station and left an order for the Bl Pound to make a follow-up! call. YOU SHOULD Save YOUR NICKEL, BOBBY, AND GIVE IT ‘TO THE MISSIONARY FOR Sheriff's Dept. Handles 97 Cases In September The sheriff's department handled 97 cases during September, it was announced today, The cases were: Death (suicide), 1; aggravated assault, 4; breaking and entering, 14; larceny, 10; auto theft, 7; sim- ple assault, 1; forgery, 1; embez- zlement and fraud, 4; prostitution, 1; family matters, 3; naracotics, 1; liquor, 1; drunkenness, 1; dis- orderly conduct, 2; gambling, 1; driving while intoxicated, 4 acci- dents, 10; other auto violations, 6; all others, 25. The department had 55 cases on hand Sept. 1; opened 97 during the month; cloased 100 during the mon- th; and had 52 on hand Sept. 30. There were 15 prisoners in jail Sept. 1. Incoming prisoners num- bered 73; and 69 were discharged, leaving 19 in jail on Sept. 30. Five vehicles of the department travelled 9,793 miles during Sept- ember, “Eskimo” Events To Begin Sunday At The Islander A‘ novelty in local fashion show events will be seen at the Islander Drive-In Theatre Sunday, Octo- ber 10, when Gerald Pinder's mod- eling class displays a group of fur coats, stoles and neckpieces, These coats, which were purchas- ed by Joe Sirugo, owner of the theatre, at an auction in New York City, will be shown in the refresh- ment area at show intermission time, Three of fur articles will be give en away at that time — one coat, one neckpiece or wrap, and one stole. The week beginning that night has been designated as Eskimo Week, during which two coats will be given away at each night’s show. After October 17, each Sunday will be known as Eskimo Night, with two coats being given away each time. Sirugo says that the coats are in excellent condition, having been carefully stored to preserve their beauty, PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, the loss by fire throughout the United States has been increasing at on alarming rate in recent years; ond WHEREAS, this loss is « serious detriment to national safety, defense and the public welfare, and WHEREAS, the head of our national government has called upon all citizens to exert their utmost efforts to the end that loss by fire might be substantially reduced, NOW, THEREFORE, I, PAUL ROSS ROBERTS, Mayor Pro Tem of the City of Key West, Florida, do proclaim the period October 3rd through October Sth as National Fire Prevention Week, and do call upon all citizens of the City of Key West, Florida, closely to examine their homes, places of business and in particular places of public gath- erings to the end that fire hazards may be eliminated and the appalling loss from fires might be substantially re- duced. (sgd) PAUL ROSS ROBERTS, ' WOULD RATHER GIVE IT TO THE Ice. CREAM MAN AND LET HIM GIVE IT To THE Missionary! OUR FIGHT IS TO KEEP MILK SAFE BY CLEANLINESS. Every community must be protected from those who would endanger health. Iday at 5 p. m. a’St. Paul’s Church | YOu GIVE YOUR FAMILY HEALTH WHEN YOU USE ---— DAIRY THE VERY BEST OF MILK «CREAM © A om sovmrend of Drink ADAMS. DAIRY 212 seitenterg ave. DEATHS JOHN A. WEST, sR. John A. West, Sr., died Satur- day at Palmetto, Fla., after a brief illness. The body was brought to Key West Sunday evening. Funeral services will be held to- morrow afternoon at 5 o'clock in the Chapel of the Lopez Funeral Home. The Rev. John Armfield will officiate at the services. Burial will be in the family plot in City Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Mrs, Nellie B. West; two sons, John A. | Ike To Confer With Jackson DENVER (® — President Eisen- hower scheduled a conference to day with William H. Jackson, New York attorney and investment banker who surveyed the govern- ment’s overseas information setup last year. Jackson headed.a study group ’ the period from last Friday to next | Sept. 30. | Tomorrow, Robert §. Cutler, | White House liaison man for na- |tional security matters, is sched- |uled to arrive from Washington to confer with the President. Aides report that there is ‘no emergency whatever” in Cutler’s | visit, that he will make one of his Periodic reports to the President }such as he has done twice previ- ously since Eisenhower arrived jhere for his Colorado vacation in August. formally known as the President's | Commission on International In- formation Activities, As a result of the commission’s West, Jr., and Henry West; one | Survey, the United States Informa- daughter, Mrs. Alma Myers: four grandchildren, Shirley Albury, | John West, Tommie West and Ar- nold Bennett, Jr.; and one great grandchild, David Michael West, “MRS. GEORGINA J. “HILTON | | | Mrs. Georgina J. Hilton, 85, died yesterday afternoon at 12:30 in Ga-| ley Memorial Hospital after a short | illness. | Funeral services will be held to- | where the body was to be placed at 2:30. The Rev. John Armfield | will officiate at the services. Bur- ial will be in City Cemetery. Lopez | Funeral Home is in charge of ar- rangements. Survivors include two daughters, | Miss Marguerite Hilton and Mrs. | Joe Ladd; one sister, Mrs. E. J. O. Roberts; seven grandchildren; | seven great grandchildren and nie- ces and nephews, A requiem Mass was held this morning at 8 o’clock at St. Paul’s Church. Man Charged With Refusing Information John H. Rutt, enlisted man at the Naval Air Station, today was free in $50 bond on a charge of failing to assist a deputy sheriff | when ordered to do so. Rutt’s car was involved in a hit- and-run case involving Nebo’s Ta- vern on Stock Island. Rutt, the sheriff's department | says, refused to name the driver of the car. The charge grew out of his refusal to say who was driv- ing his car when it knocked a door off the tavern last Saturday night. There are 50 players on the! North Carolina State College foot- ball roster. Only 14 hail from that state. | x Mayor Pro Tem. ilk FOR HEALTH aa Telephone 2-7542 tion Agency was set up as an in dependent federal agency with the State Department retaining policy supervision. Eisenhower’s only other sched- uled caller today was Capt. Mario Lopez of the Guatemala liberation army headed by Col. Castillo Armas. Lopez was bringing to the chief executive a silver tray, a personal gift from the colonel. Late yesterday Eisenhower lim- ited oats imports into the United States to 40 million bushels during BISMA-REX' Prompt, prolonged rehef from acid indigestion. 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