The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-16
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By HENRY McLEMORE

(Unitcd Press Stan CorrespondcnD 5f Daytona, Beach, Fla, Feb 16- fUP)-Years ago some miBchiev- ous rogue must have torn those pages dealing with the fable of King Canute from the story books of Daytonn Beach's children for unless mythology is up to some Knavery a reading of King Canute would have tipped off these earnest FIoridans to the fact that even royalty. armed with dollar broom, cannot intimidate the tides.
 Daytona's citizens think they can control not only the tides. But the winds, tho moon, the sthrs the Gulf Stream and q mysterious little habitant of the sea known as the CoQunis, as well.
 This urge to dominate nature strikes them immediately with the arrival Of Sir Malcolm Campbell for an attempt on the worlds automobile speed record. It comes aboqut thls way. To fiirt with 300 miles an hour Campbell needs q perfect beach, and to get n perfect beach nature must provide n tre- Jnendously high tide, n stiff north cast blow, . full moon and clim- anate the deadly Coquina, or Red Pcrwinkle as we call 1t.
 Given time, nature would do all of this. But campbell doesn't like to wait and NO the citizens, from Mayor Armstrong to Freddie the iccman arc spurrcd to fcvcrish activity for fear of losing their prize winter box office attraction. Jungle medicine men never worked harder nor with less effect. It iB an un- written law that no citizen shall retire without first giving off one deep -htroatcd, blood -houndiHh bay at the moon as plea to flll up. Some of tho mote devoted moon logints get nlled up themselves be- fore they bay.
 Tho citizens have dozens of tricks which they usc fin hn effort . to swing tho wind to tho north east. Some Of them wear Blickcrs, hip boots and walk around with n codflsh In each hand 80 the wind will think it's passing Gloucester anI blow from the northeast. The most rabid member of thlB cult stnggers around the streets carry- z ing n cOdfish go big he looks Ike . Gcotts Emulsion. Others raise only . their northeast windows at night forcing tho wind to come from that direction ig it wants to get In. Itt g illegal to turn on m electric fan from any other direction than northeast. Civic loyalty dcmandt that soup cooling, too, be directed from tho Bamo quarter.
 The citizens reverse King Can ute's attitude toward the tides completely. Where tho ancient monarch bade the waters como no further. Daytonians wade out ul to their fifth vertcbra and plead for tho tides to follow them home For dinner, two nights ago 50 workmen of the beach dug dltchct in hope of turing tldo Ono one payt --,y attention to low tide. It being M social outcas) Into new and smother paths.
 The deadly Coquina or Red Per Twinkle just about has the citizens licked, It ia shifter than MaxIe { Roscnbloom, strikes faster than [ McI.arln'B right. and can come and TO faster than Jack Kehrns. Which means 1t squite romcr-and aKoer. All 1t leaves on the beach is 0 red, brickish dust which chn skid 6 car right on out to sen The Coquina has to die to do this: Which makes 1t most immune to sharp rcbukes.
 The citizens still were trying to lick nature today, but tho last time I wet my finger mad stuck 1t ou' the window, tho wind was coming from the southwest. The tide wnF low. the moon wns taking its time. the Couquinas were dying nll over the joint, and Mayor Armstrong was fit to be tied.
 (CopyriRht 1885, by United PrcBs)