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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-02-22
GROW VEGETABLES WITHOUT
100 Cucumber Plants Croging Fast In Fresh GraUeI
SOIL; EXPERIMENTING HERE
BY BILL LEE

Science of raising garden truck
by hydroponics-that is, water
cultures being tried on the old
Tiff Dairy Farm at 5th Street and
Staples Avenue and if successful
may put Key West on the map
agriculturally.
There in IL 50-foot concrete
beds total of LOO cucumber
plants have been set out and in
a relatively short period should
yield crop sufficient to supply
all of Key West with the succu-
lent vegetable.
Everett V. Kinsman and Rufus
B. Pittman are experimenting in
the new field of hydroponics, or
soilless culture.
Each of the 50-foot concrete
beds accommodates two rows of
the plants, or total of | ,440 plant
ing feet Fresh water gravel is
the media for plant support.
The plants are fed a chemical
solution, which is held in tank
with capacity of 5000 gallons
and flooded into the beds daily by
means of a connecting flume.
This nutrient solution is controll-
ed at the plant and contains all
the major and minor elements me-
cessary for complete plant
growth.
Such chemicals as potassium
nitrate, calcium nitrate, ammon-
ium nitrate, magnesium sulfate,
treble superphoSphate, ordinarily
taken from the soil, are daily fed
the plants.
The first experiment with
large-sized planting is with Gu
cumberS. 1t will be recalled that
cucumbers were 100 per cent de-
stroyed by the mainland frosts of
the last two weeks. Seed plant
ingS of the cucumberS are now
under way and if all goes we'll
the hydroponicum should show a
good stand of LOO plants in the
near future.
Kinsman and Pittman say that
if the first experiment should
prove successful it may be the
forerunner of a new field of. ac-
tivity in Key West, where the
climate permits of year around
growing.
Rain does not affect the growth
of the plants. Neither does the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-02-22
$4,000 LEGACY TO is DOGS

LOS ANGELES, Calif.-Miss
Aline Barnsdall, who died Deem
Der 18 at the age of 62, left her
fortune to her daughter, her two
grandsons and her fifteen dogs.
Her daughtar,.MrS.. 4Aline. E-.Qez
vine, of Culver City, receives
one-half of her property, $780,
900 in cash and $500 monthly al
lowance. The grandsons get $780,
900 in cash each, plus the other
half of her property A $4,000
trust fund was set up for the dogs.
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lack of rain. Sunshine plays an
, important part in hydroponics.
At this particular season when
the frost losses of crops are felt
Throughout the state, by reason
iof the law of temperature, it is
felt by the confident Key. West
planters, that Key West, with its
forst-free climate, offers unlimit-
ed opportunities in this new plant
! culture.
Details of the planting of the
icucumbers were studied by the
writer at the old Tiff Farm. The
plants are Is inches apart. Wher-
ever the seed is dropped bit of
cord goes up to a wire above. A
total of 5000 feet of cord was
strung in the hydroponicum..
The chemical solutions fed the
plants showed unusual growths
in small wooden bed in the rear
of the Kinsman home at 18th
Street and Staples Avenue. The
growths included tomatoes, pep
pers and flowers. They were all
of large sizes.
Fresh water gravel is q re-
quisite because it is neutral-it
gives nothing and takes nothing.
Salt water gravel, on the other
hand, is unfit for use because of
its high lime content, which adj
versely affects the Is to 20 chem
icals used in the solutions.
Seventy tons of this gravel
were brought into Key West by
the Kinsman-Pittman combine. 1t
was nearly all of it taken from
Okeechobee. There is consider
able gravel left after the plant
ings undertaken at Tiff Farm.
The crops from the hydroponi-
cum are to be sold to local whole
sale dealers at fair prices. Later
it is planned to plant such crops
as tomatoes and Strawberries-if
the present experiment with GU
cumbers proves successful. And
the experimenterS sincerely be-
lieve it will.
HydroponicS is not new
thing, but during the war ex-
tensive experiments led to an inn
provement in the science. 1t is
said now to be absolutely fool
proof-and the art of soilless Gull
ture offers Key West at least food
for thought.
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TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS
know America)

Edna st. Vincent Millay, famed
poetess, born Rockland, Me-, SIS
years ago! 49,. yt%5
US. Senator Owen Brewster,
of Maine, born at. Dexter, Me, 50
years-aeo4 ! ...ss'-4'9'S - . $3.50 '''-
DR.. Frank D. Fackenthal, acting
president of Columbia Univ, New
York, born at Hellertown, Pa, 81
years ago.
Keith S. McHugh, vice presi-
dent of Amer. Tel. & Tel, New
York, born at Fl. Collins, Colo,
So years ago
Peter Hurd of San Patricio, N.
NJ, artist, born Roswell, N. NJ,
43 years ago.
Lowell Mellett of Washington,
columnist, born Elwood, Ind, 63
years ago.
David Dubinsky, president of
the Ladies Garment Workers,
New York, born in Poland, SIS
years ago.
James Lawrence Fly of New
York, lawyer, former chairman of
the Federal Communications Com
mission, born in Texas, 40 years
ago.
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coMMENDS

Editor. The Citizen:
| wonder how many people
upon leaving your city say to
themselves: Il owe a gratitude to
Key West"
Many people have tried to
write about it, but they have
missed the solidity of your peo-
pie: the restful way of living one
learns from them; the zest of
Duval street. with its flow of hui
manity; sailors with pockets
bullying with money to spend,
many of them look so young
you are tempted 10 look behind
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-02-22

Less than a century ago the
number of buffalo on the great
plains of he United States was
much in excess Of today's human
population in the same area.
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The Answers

proclaimed Feb. rs, 1918.
6. About 3,650,000.
7. $26O,000,000,0O0.
8. Gen. w. T. Sherman, in a
telegram to a delegate at the 1884
Republican convention.
8. In 1919, $18,50O,0O0; in l945,
500, 100000.
10. Philip Murray.
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STICK UP MAN
STICKS OUT CHIN

CENTRALIA, III. = tAPl r a
man accosted Donald Brown ~
he put his automobile In has car
age the other night and COM
manded: "Stick 'em up" Brown
did. But, then noting that Tire
would-be robber apparently Mas
not armed. he swung his fist and
connected.
Next morning Brown reported
the episode. advising the polscc
to be on the lookout for . man
who can run fast.
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THIS COUNTY CLERK
SWEETENS VISITORS

MAYFlELD, Ky.-(AP)-Free
candy is back on the counter in
the office of Graves County
aa-~A''s-s--
Clerk Nathan Yates.
Yates has made it practice to
treat visitors, except when war
time scarcitIeS prevented, since
he went into office. He has
handed out candy, sailed pea
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nuts, jellybeans and even picked
eggs and cheese and crackers.
He also has given away pen
ellis. service flags, hunting and
fishing licenses to persons over
SIS, book matches and notebooks.
Evening star., 1947-01-14
Irish Hail Tars' Scott
As Top Grid Foeman
By the Associated Press

SOUTH BEND, Ind, Jan. 14.-Five
Army football players were named
by the 1916 Notre Dame grid squad
ion an an-opponents eleven, but the
most popular choice of the SO mem
bers of the Irish team was Navy
man.
Dick Scott, Navy center, received
IS Of the So votes cast by the squad.
Second most popular choice was
Arnold Tucker, Army quarterback,
who won votes from "a of the 36
players. The Army's all-America
Doc Blanchard and Glenn Davis
polled % and 81, respectively. Other
Army players picked by the squad
were Ends Jim Poole and Henry
Foldberg.
Northwestern placed Tackle Bill
Ivy and Guard Ed Hirsch. Other
choices were Tackle John Ferraro
Southern California; Guard Dick
Barwegan, Purdue, and Fullback
Dick Hoerner of Iowa.
Notre Dame played nine teams.
Four members of the Notre Dame
team were honored last night by the
Football Writers Association OF
America. "Lineman of the year.
award went to Tackle George Con-
nor and all-America certificates to
Quarterback Johnny Lujack, Guard
John Mastrangelo and Center
George Strohmeyer,
Evening star., 1947-01-14
Apollo Club Carries Big Lead
Into Boys Club Boxing Finals

while Merrick has three and Ma
tional Training School and Navy
Barracks K two each among novices.
Attracting much attention is the
112-pound bout between two BROTH
Iers. Johnny and Tony Arduini.
Johnny was last years Golden
Gloves winner, but Tony,s stock rose
recently when he upset Lester Alli-
son, who beat Johnny last year in
the AAU finals.
Two Boys Club aces, Jimmy Car
away and Puggy King, meet for the
118-pound title, while Charley Ha-
bron and Charley Lawrence, both of
st. Mary's, tangle for the 126-pound
crown. Pete Cilinski, st. Mary's,
goes against Johnny Crowell of
Apollo for 135-pound honors. Frank
Stetra of Merrick and Don Hub
scher of Appolo are heavyweight
fina1ists.
Evening star., 1947-01-14

High school basket ball this sea-
son is no sport for weak-hearted
spectators, those who can't stand
three hours of boilerworks noise or
who don't like to be crushed out OF
shape and get banged over the head
by enthusiastic students.
The District high school cham
pionship series opened last week
end, and double-headers on Fri
day and Saturday nights were
played before capacity-plus crowds
tif there is such a thing at Tech
gym, Spectators were sitting on
the floor, on the ledges and on the
windowsills, demonstrating once
again that this town doesn't nave
necessary facilities for high school
sports.
And the eight teams in the league
PLAYED the kind of ball in opening
games that, will bring those crowds
back again every week until the
title is decided. There isn't real
weak sister in the lot, and it's go
ing to be mighty hard to predict
winners. Customers couldn't ask
for any more exciting scripts than
these:
Tech Forced TO Rally.
In the first game Tech had to
erase a six-point deficit in the last
two minutes to win by five points
In the next one, the lead changed
hands II times as Roosevelt noseo
out Anacostia in an overtime pc
riod. Saturday nights opener hao
Eastern making good with two lou
Evening star., 1947-01-14
Tinker, sc, Loses His Leg
But Not Interest in Game

Now Sc, the occupant OF basebaus S
hall of fame discussed the loss of his
leg without rancor.
THAT legs seen lot of good
service" he said. Il guess losing it
is just one of the penalties of old
age"
Turning the talk to baseball,
Tinker said it was hard to compare
present day infielders with the old
time greats because the game is
different"
The double-plays that brought
fame to Tinker, Johnny Evers and
Frank Chance are scarcer in these
days of the lively ball and heavy
hitting, he explained.
why now, the inflelders play
way back ON the grass We had to
stay closer to the bags, not only to
field the ball quickly but to keep
runners from stealing bases on us,
the former Cub star continued.
Tinker's left foot. incidentally,
was the one he used the most in
tagging the bag at the start OF a
double-play.
Evening star., 1947-01-14
Oregon Golf Job Goes
To Bolton, D. {. Pro

Fred Bolton, a former Maryland
Junior golf champion from Be-
thesda who started his pro golt
carer as assistant professional at
washington Aviation, was signed as
the golf pro at Pendleton, (Oreg)
Country Club according to "a wire
received yesterday.
Bolton, 6-foot-6 eX-Army captain
started to make the winter tour
but had a recurrence of a malaria
attack and did not play out the
Los Angeles Open. He learned OF
the opening at Pendleton and
through contacts here landed the
job.
Pendleton is city of 10000 in
the heart of Oregon's ranch country.
The club has a membership of 800
Bolton left Bethesda soon after
his Army discharge last spring and
first took job as playing pro at
Pine Valley and later opened a
driving range in Fayetteville, N. c.
His wife, the former Katherine
Orme of Washington, Joined him at
Pendleton. -
Evening star., 1947-01-14
Public High Basket Boil Race
Is Away to Exciting Start
By George Huber

shots in the last 25 seconds to beat
Western by one point, as Western
missed a foul shot at the final gun
that would have tied it up. After
that Defending Champion Coolidge
was pushed around by Central be-
fore it was able to find itself in the
third frame and come home a WIN
fner.
Looks like a fine war, and the
bows will have quite, a time OF it de-
Gliding which four teams get into the
championship playoffs. Something
good can be said for all:
Tech - Timbertoppers all, an
fancy shooters. Troubled by defen-
sive errors at start, but always dan.
gerous.
Wilson-Small boys, but aggres.
siveness will take them places. Zone
defense good, forcing opposition tt
long outside shots.
Coolidge Club Calm.
Anacostia-Well balanced, take
lots of shots, fair height.
Roosevelt - Smallish, but some
good shooters in Jack Click, Bot
Hamilton and Billy Hibbs. Can rur
all night.
Western - Better balanced thar
last year when they depended tot
much on Jack Castro.
Coolidge--Most experienced groul
and not likely to get panicky. Won
be passed if ahead late in game.
Central-Mostly green hands, bu
enthusiastic and dangerous. Every
body shoots from all angles. Fail
| height
Evening star., 1947-01-14
Manor. Golfers Elect
Norris President

The board of governors of Manor
Country Club elected E. L. Norris as
the new club president last night
after the membership elected a
nine-man board for 1947. Other
officers are D. N. Pratt, vice presi-
dent, John Cox, secretary, and J. E
Sullivan, treasurer. w. L. Jones
retired as president after serving
six years.
The only new board members
elected were John r. Meyer and
Pratt. Incumbent board members
on the active list are Norris and
w. l.. Tucker and five representing
the community members, w. A.
Carr, w. M. Candy, j. F. Johncox,
F. P. Wilcox and Sullivan.
The board reappointed Harry G..
Pitt as Golf Committee chairman
and Ralph P. Gibson Greens Com
mittee chairman, following GUS
tom of long standing. The chair
man of the House Committee will
be Wilcox, while ex-President Jones
was appointed to his old post as
chairman of the Entertainment
Committee.
Evening star., 1947-01-14
Gard Boxers Are Keen
In Debut, Although
Nipped by Miami
By Lewis F. Atchison

Catholic University's raw, but
willing ring team came out on the
short end of a 5-3 count in its
debut against Miami last night, but
the 1000 customers who witnessed
the proceedings will agree it de-
served no worse than draw.
1t was a busy, sharp-shooting
crew Coach Eddie La Fond sent to
scratch and judging by last nights
performance the Cardinals will be
tough hombres to do business with
when they have couple of matches
under their belts. The final figures
might have been reversed.
Turning point of the affair was
the light-heavyweight scrap in which
Leo Houck got neat boxing les
son from Johnny Mcdonald, but,
nevertheless, got the nod. Mcdonald
bounced so much leather off Leo's
leathery hide he must have thought
it was raining boxing gloves and in
return took a couple Of brisk belts
on the whiskers. But as this re-
porter saw it, the outcome wasn't
even close.
That paved the way for Heavy
weight Artie Saey's second-round
kayo of Rookie Charley Rohr and
Miami's victory.
La Fond apparently has a poten-
tial winner on his hands and Kings
Point, which battles the Brook
landers here Saturday night, should
be on notice. From taffy-haired
Tommy Cronin, who opened the
evenings business in a surprising
draw with Jimmy Demos, down to
Rohr, the Cards showed a lot OF
fight.
Bill Groves, 145- FOUNDER, earned
the Cards first point in drumming
out an easy verdict over Scott
Hogue.
Johnny Moody, 155-pounder sub
bing for Capt. Gus Gersin, sur
prised Jimmy Duffy, but had to be
satisfied with a draw.
Val Spiegel, another C. U. rookie,
accounted for his mates other
point, with decision over Tom
Matteson. The summaries:
125-pound ciass--Tom Cronin. C.. o..
and jim Demos, draw. Bout halted at
end of second round when Demos received
q iso-pound iso class-Bill Johnston. NJ,
TKO over Jim Steinle. c. u. 1850 of first
round.
pointed John Arnold, c. U.
145-pound class-Bfil Groves, c. o.,
outpointed Scot Hogue, NJ.
1885, pound class--Bill Moody, c. o., and
Jim Duffy, M. draw.
l65-pound class--Valentine Spiegel. c.
u, outpointed Tom Matteson, M.
pointed John Mcdonald, 6. q.
eavyweight--Arthur Seay, NJ. knocked
out Charlie Rohr in !: :55 Of second round.
Evening star., 1947-01-14
Truman and Travis Sign;
Griff Goes South Tonight

Clark Griffith shoves of for
Florida tonight five weeks in ad-
vance of the first squad of his
Mats who will invade Orlando for
spring training next month.
The 77-year-old boss of the
Washington baseball club scurried
over to the White House yester-
day to extend an opening day
invitation to President Truman.
who informed Griffith he would
be on hand to toss out the first
ball on April IA.
In clearing off his desk prior
to departure, Griffith discovered
the signed contract of Infielder
Cecil Travis, who became the
10th Nat to get in line for the
1947 season. Hampered last sea-
son by slowness afoot, Travis will
spend some time at Hot Springs.
Ark, In an effort to restore more
zip in his legs before joining the
Mats at Orlando.
Evening star., 1947-01-14
Crippled A. u Quintet
Turns Back GaIIaudef

Three of American University s
first five players were not in uniform
against Gallaudet last night and as
a result the Eagles had, to step all
the way to defeat the Blue Bisons,
s2-42, az American u, and move two
victories ahead of any team IN the
Mason Dixon Conference.
Charley Kligman, former Cen
trail High product who played service
basket ball at North Carolina Pre-
Flight, took over in the absence OF
his high-scoring teammates and
tossed IN seven field goals. Ken Hol-
comb scored 20 points for Gallaudet.
Bart Fugler was out with a trick
knee, Fred Fling with back spraln
and Bill Cannon in bed with the
grippe. Coach Staff Cassell hopes
to regain Fulger and Cannon for
Saturdays test against unbeaten
Bucknell at Lewisburg, Pa.
The A. U. Jayvees won their eighth
game in nine starts by defeating
Gallaudet, SOFT, in preliminary.
Evening star., 1947-01-14
Army's Gen. Taylor Recalls Happier Days

Mai Maxwell Taylor superintendent OF the United
States Military Academy, PontWe West Point want to
give football We have been told how
with tickets for too long My
files consisting such advice large
football rvafles were
outlets We want to retain the respect and
everybody connected with the game
Land former president OF the TOUCHDOWN
United States Maritime Commission and top
fight deal the football duck hunt
Army and shocked when the fans
prevented that Navy back from running
in inside Armys fve-yard line
the officiating but didn't like the attitude
like the lack of policing When ht
ofciated high school game and
the stands simply caed
time and sat down field until they went
years responsibility prob
abb that's why don't speak more srongy
Evening star., 1947-01-14
Head Of West Point.
Fayors Returning
Fun 70 Gridiron

To hear Maj. Gen. Maxwell B.
Taylor, superintendent of the United
States Military Academy, tell It,
Army's future football schedules will
be marked by return to norma" !"
/ but no great rush in the direction
of de-emphasis is being detected in
his admission that the Cadets have
home me-and-home commitments with
Michigan, Illinois and Stanford.
Speaking last night at the 18th
annual Touchdown Club banquet at
the Statler Hotel. Gen. Taylor de-
plored the "too GRIM atmosphere at
| West Point in regard to football in
recent years and hoped that more
fun can be put back into collegiate
| football"
Army, which will sever football
relations with Notre Dame after the
l947 game at South Bend, still will
be having its fun before sizaple
| throngs in some instances, however.
for Stanford's stadium seats 10000,
Michigan's accommodates IS, 600 and
Illinois seats 10000. And the Army
Navy game attracts 100000 fans.
Georgia to Play for Fun, Too.
Wally Butts, Georgia coach, who
received the Touchdown Clubs
award as coach of the year, drew
| the nights biggest laugh when he
| followed Gen Taylor to the micro
phone and said, Now that Charley
Trippi is graduating, we've decided
to play for fun at Georgia"
Trippi, Georgia's All-America back
who received the Walter Camp Me-
mortal Award as the outstanding
college player of the year, headed
for Philadelphia today, where to-
night he will receive the Maxwell
Memorial Award as the Nations
best collegiate football player.
Jimmy Councilman, coach of the
Chicago Cardinals, openly advised
Trippi to shun other professional
football offers and join the Cards,
with whom, Councilman quipped,
Trippi never would hear of such
harsh words as blocking" and
'tackling" Trippi, incidentally, gave
no hint whether he would sign with
the New York Yankees, the Cardi-
nails or the Atlanta baseball club, all
of whom have preferred big money
contracts.
Dudley Gets Third Award.
Bill Dudley, backfield star of the
Pittsburgh Steelers, who previously
had won Touchdown Club awards
in college and service ranks, was
honored as the pro player Of the
year, while Burr Baldwin, U. c. L. A.
end, received the Knute Rockne Me-
mortal Trophy as the outstanding
collegiate lineman.
Bus Werder, Georgetown guard,
was presented an award as the out
standing local college football play
er, and Bobby Rohr of Coolidge and
Gil Buckingham of Gonzaga were
honored as the best high school and
prep school players, respectively.
Taylor Holmes was master of
ceremonies and speakers included
Gen. Taylor, Butts, Councilman, Bob
Considine, sports writer; Jack La
Vale, New York Giants and Notre
Dame football scout, and Capt. Tom
Hamilton, Navy football coach.
Evening star., 1947-01-14
By ths Associated Press

ORLANDO, Fla, Jan. 14.-Joe
Tinker lay on hospital bed today
awaiting amputation Of his left leg
and, to all appearances, being late
on a throw to first base would have
caused him more concern. His
major worry appeared to be that he
might miss some of his baseball
activities during the coming season.
Tinker said he expected Ito see
some baseball" this summer, but
probably would not do as much
scouting for the Boston Braves as
he has in recent seasons.
The former Chicago Cub short
stop, who helped make baseball his
tory after the turn of the century
as the starting cog in the famed
Tinker-to-E s-to-Chance lnfielo
combination, will have his leg sew
cred above the knee Thursday to
halt q gangrenous condition,
The infection, complicated by poor
blood circulation. grew from a small
sore on his left foot. Removal OF a
toe several weeks ago failed to halt
the spread
Evening star., 1947-01-14

Climax of the Boys Club OF
Washington invitation amateur box
ing tournament, which is filling in
for the missing Golden Gloves and
AAU fights this winter, comes to-
night with eight senior and seven
novice final bouts at Turner's Arena
The opening fight is at $3.50.
Scraps promise to be good and
hot all down the line with the
simon -pures battling for big variety
of prizes donated by The Evening
Star, the Post, Touchdown Club
District Boxing Commission, Atlas
Club, Sports Center, 1t. Comdr. Al
Farrell, Representative Fred Brad
ley and Thomas Murray.
Apollo holds the edge in the battle
for team championships with six
senior and four novice f1nalists. st
Mary's has -four and Boys Club
three finalists among the seniors