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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-14
General Graham
Spoke To Medical
Group Monday

General Wallace Graham. per-
sonal physician to President Har-
ry Truman, was a guest speaker
at the meeting of the Monroe
County Medical Society at the
Monroe County Hospital, Monday
night, December IL. Anon
others present were Comdr. H. D.
Warden, aide to Gen. Graham,
Capt. o. A.. Smith and other med
ical officers from the Naval Hos
pital, members of the Monroe
County Medical Society. nurses
and a visiting physician from
New York City.
DR.. Ralrh Herr gave a brief
paper on Appendicitis In The
Aged" Following this he intro
duced General Graham, who pre-.
scented paper on the effects Of q
change in altitude on certain pull
monary diseases and conditions
General Graham then showed a
colored movie filrnon the re
moval of a, lobe of & the human
lung.
Refreshments served after the
presentation of the papers, had
been prepared by Miss Jessie
Hoagland, Mrs. Mamie Porter and
members of the Hospital Auxil-
larry.
General Graham was thanked
for having taken time out ofehis
busy schedule to pause and ad-
dress the local medical society
The entire program proved
stimulating and interesting to ali
those who attended.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-14
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-14
MAYOR EISNER GUEST SPEAKER
LAST NIGHT OF KIWANIANS
ABy OLD MAN GREEN

a guest speaker OF the evening,
Mayor Louis Eisner, stressed the
million dollar" value of friend
ship in an extemporaneous speech
before the full membership of the
Key West Kiwanis Club last
night at an informal dinner held
at the South Beach Restaurant.
Its better to wallow in the
gutter with friend than live on
throne alone" the Mayor de-
clared. t
Quietly. without notes, he pur-
sued the theme with an eloquence
that bespoke sincerity.
He told OF his friendships in
Key West. How such friendships
had sustained him as he tried and
lost in his first efforts to be
elected a city commissioner How
he made more friends by refusing
10 consider any suggestion of dis
honesty in the polls. sim con-
WINGED the polling was run on the
level" he told one and all.
He had lost, but he was not
through Keep going" his
/ friends urged him, Keep walk
ing. Talk Get acquainted with
voters. Give 'em a chance to get
10 know YOU. Keep going. You
can't miss"
And so it worked out. Friend
ship coupled with a determine
ton to win finally won him sue
cess.
His blue eyes were sober as he
/ went on, 1t was through the ad-
vice of my friends that l won
With the help of God, for the
next four wears I'll continue with
The advice of my friends
As Mayor of the city, I an
yet only one part of the govern
mcnt of the city. I'm no more
important in the government o.
the city than you who are sitting
al this table.
Without you, without friends
the task of government would be
impossible. II takes more thar
one man to run a government.
And you can depend on it," he
wound up. LAS | find the neec
for my friends, any business l dc
with them will be strictly or
the level"
He told of his early Difficult
ties in establishing a home five
years ago at time of prohibitiv(
restrictions. But l was determ
ined to stay on in Key West" hi
said
] He moved his trailer on to thu
lot ne had bought for a home. HI
added lean-to for more room
Satisfied for the time. he looked
around for a job and so began hi
hectic drive to civic fame.
He held and lost many jobs
Eight times in between he yield
cd to the temptation to go bacl
TO New York, only to return eacl
time more and more convincet
that he didn't want any part o
it any more"
His future lay in Key West. H
loved the Island City, and som
day he was determined he woul,
have part in its government.
. I've always loved Key West,
/ he declared, And I've alway
felt could do much needed goo,
= if | had a chance.
If the thunderous applause c
Kiwanians is any indication
, Mayor Louis Eisner has many
= many friends in the city he ha
, 1 adOtoted aS his home
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-14

Certain types of teIevision in
reference which make themsel-
YES known usually are called
snow" because they look Just
like that on the screen.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-14

Mnd,in pins made of wire
weu first produced in France and
Germany
fruI ftd Commissioner Gerald
Saunders
CummE sioner Frank Bentley to
Saunders VIII YOU go to the
Cts and ask about repairing the
hospital road
Yes
Will YOU come with me again,
Mr HggS9"
No"
I'm 50 alone" stated Saunders
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-14

J. D. McAndrewS, chairman OF
the County Hospital Board, then
agreed to go with Saunders to the
next meeting of the city commits
sion,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-14

The ant puts solid food in a
pocket back of its jaws. The food
us squeezed, the juice is swallow
ed and the rest is thrown away.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-14

Radar is a contraction of this
term, radio detecting. and rang
ing" which also describes its
purpose in locating unseen OBJ
iectS at a distance.
, 1949-10-15
Case Of Eleven
Communists Given
To New York Jury

The case of eleven commun-
lists who have been on trial
for the past nine months in
New York City before Judge
Harold Medina was given the
jury on Thursday afternoon.
The defendants were charged
with conspiracy to overthrow
the U. S. Government by force
Among the evidence intro
duced by the government in
Guiding the teaching of techni
cues of violent revolution at
secret parry schools and books
used at the schools.
Judge Medina, who has re-
ceived praise for his patience
in the face of provocation by
the defense attorneys, said in
his charge that all are the
same before the bar of justice.
The rich and poor, persons of
every race, creed and condi-
ton stand alike before the bar
of justice.
, 1949-10-15
PREMIER NEHRU
SAYS INDIA WILL
NOT STAY NEUTRAL

Premier JaWaharlal Nehru
OF India said that India would
not stay neutral where free
dom IS menaced or justice
threatened, during a speech
before the US. Congress. He
said that the detectives of In
dia's foreign policy was the
preservation of world peace &
the enlargement Of human free
dom.
We have to achieve freedom
and defend it, he said, and al
SO that aggression must be re-
sisted by force if necessary.
However, when preparing to
resist aggression, the objective
must be that of peace and re-
cancellations; we must not be
swayed or clouded by hatred
or fear.
Mr.. Nehru said that the late
Mohandas K. Gandhi, taught
his people "a technique of &C
ton that was peaceful and yet
effective, and yielded results
which led us not only to free
dom but to friendship.
, 1949-10-15
Moron to be Inaugurated
Hampton President Oct. IT

Alonzo B. Moron, who was
named to the presidency of
Hampton Institute will be in
augurated on October 81 in
special ceremonies which will
last until the %. This will be
built around the theme of
"The College, the Negro, and
Industry"
Mr.. Moron, who holds the
degrees of Phi B., M. A, IL. B.,
will be the eighth president Of
Hampton and the first Negro
to hold that position. He is a
native of st. Thomas.
National leaders in the
fields of education, govern
ment, labor and industry will
join college officials in develop
ing the main theme Of the cere
monies, "The College, the Ne
gro, and Industry" in the four
sessions beginning Thursday
evening, October q.
Among those scheduled to
speak are Thomas A. Morgan,
chairman Of the board of the
Sgerry CORPORATION and a mem
, 1949-10-15
ST. THOMAS UNION
SEEKS COOP. WITH
ST. CROIX BODY

The st. Thomas Labor Union
which was recently organized
has indicated their desire to
cooperate and work closely
with the St. Croix Labor Union
In a letter to President Lud-
Wig Harrigan the Secreatry of
the St. Thomas body states
that they are DESTROYS of parti-
cipating in the program on
November /, in celebration of
Liberty Day, which is now a
holiday throughout the Virgin
Islands.
Ulysses A. Pilgrim, secre-
tary, writes further to request
that in case of shortage of la
Dor in st. Thomas the st. Croix
body will be able to supply the
need. Also that following a
public meeting which attract
ed a huge crowd, a large num-
Der of applications were re-
ceived. The membership is
now more than tripled since
the opening.
, 1949-10-15

Der of President Truman's Ad-
visory Committee on Manage
ment; Stanley H. Ruttenberg,
CLIO educational director; Pat
rick German, secreta Yy-trea4
surer Of the AFL meatcutters'
union; Ivan L. Willis, Interna-
tional Harvester Company
vice-president; and H. F. Will
kie, Joseph Seagrams and Sons
vice-president.
Other speakers include Les
ter B. Granger, executive di-
rector of the National Urban
League and a Hampton trus-
Continued on Page ~
, 1949-10-15
Twelve Airmen Die
AS u. S. Bomber
Crushes In EnglUnd

Twelve airmen, eleven US.
and one British, were blown
to death when a B-50 bomber
crashed in England while on
a training flight. The bomber
is reported to have carried 3
tons of real bombs which ex-
ploded when the plane hit the
ground.
The blast was heard for II
miles. The plane was belong
ing to the 65th Bomber Squa-
dron.
A board has been appointed
by the Air Force to investigate
the crash.
, 1949-10-15

of the projects on which Juan
Villafane 'and Alfred Ovesen
have been working,
Around Granard section, in
the Christiansted District.
where formally a few days of
sunshine usually left every
thing dry, there is now an ex-
cellent dirt dam filled to over
flowing with an estimated
3,5OO,OOO gallons of water. This
was built at a cost of about
$500, in five days during the
month of March. The deepest
point of the dam is estimated
at l2n feet and it has never
gone down lower than three
feet.
Similar dams have been
built by the Virgin Islands
Corporation with the technical
aid of the Service sponsored
by the local Soil Conservation
District. One dam at Castle
Burke was most impressive it
has an estimated depth of thir-
teen and a half feet and 40 mil
lion gallons of water, which is
still flowing days after the last
down pour of rain with rela-
lively heavy waterfalls. Plans
have been made to enlarge this
Continued on Page A.
, 1949-10-15
No Disturbance At
Latest Robson
Recital In Wush.

Paul Robson spoke & sang
at a rally for Negro freedom
in Washington Thursday and
there was no disturbance. An
ample supply of Police officers
were on hand, aided by Mill
tary and Naval Police to see to
, 1949-10-15
Soil Conservation Work Here
More Impressive Than Euer

Work OF the Soil Conservation Service in St. Croix is be-
coming more impressive, especially to many who have been
dubious about it. Lacking funds the Service furnishes the
farmers, large or small, with technical aid which is proving
to be a real asset. This was revealed on an inspection of some
, 1949-10-15
Purents Heulth Assoc.
To Meet On Monduy,
October II

The Parents Health Associa-
ton is scheduled to meet on
Monday night, October II, it
was announced today.
There will be several items
of Importance for discussion
on the agenda. All members
are asked to be present.
The meeting will be held at
the Christiansted Grammar
School Annex beginning at s
o'clock. Mrs. Carl Christensen
is president.
, 1949-10-15

that.
A crowd estimated at eigh-
teen hundred persons attend
ed the rally.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-10
a FREE FLOW OF InFoRMArlor

Editor Erwin D. Canham of that out
standing publication the Christian Science
Monitor, in speech at a Maine News
paper Day observance. said the drive for
free information has had very indifferent
success
Editor Canham has already served at
the United Nations Conference on freedom
OF information and he knows whereof he
speaks. He has boiled down his views in a
program to break the barriers, which he
outlines in a practical way, as follows:
l. The American press should rede-
dicate itself to the task of doing more re-
sponsible job of informing the American
people.
z. American newspapermen should
undertake a cooperative effort to raise
newspapers in other countries into the
same place in the community that they en-
JOY in the United States
3. Private media Of information
should De used to spread the American
story abroad to the fullest possible extent.
We must agree that the prescription
given BY the Boston editor would awaken
Americans to the fact that the great
struggle Of our time Is war Of ideas. and
they must reaetivate the ideas by which
they live.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-10
Rutgers Believes
In Mans Honesty

NEW BRUNSWICK. N. Up
Remember back TO your school
DAYS when Is dollars seemed like
fortune to you because Il could
solve all your problems? Remem-
Der what il was like if you didn't
have the money?
Rutgers University believes
that the question can be a serious
one if a student needs money 20
pay a bill or buy books. As a re-
suit, small loans are advanced
There's no time limit on when
the money must be paid back. As
a matter of fact the student i
not compelled to repay Il. But
Rutgers finds that the student
practically always does.
The student may not do so per
haps, until several years after his
graduation. but the money even
tnally is forthcoming.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-10

What may be the medical story of
the century, i ACTH. the hormone from
the pituitary gland, which is being hailed
b. some medical men as having opened a
new era in medicine.
The new drug IS not yet available. ex-
eept for research purposes at selected
medical institutions. but reports are that
Il has scored triumphs so far in controlI-
ms asthma. hay fever, drug sensitivity and
.nther allergic ills Dr. Walter Bauer, of the
Harvard Medical School, is surprised at
the astonishing ability of ACTH appar-
entity. 70 turn diseases off and on at will"
which, he thinks. marks the opening of a
new era in medicine"
Il seems that Dr. John R. Mote, medi-
cal director for Armour and Company
Laboratories. has directed the vast re-
search program which is being maintain
~arasThe Armour Company concentrates
and distributes the substance free for
clinical investigation.
Il may be too early to assert that the
drug viii cure the diseases mentioned OF
relieve patients from the necessity Oh
using penicilin and insulin without grave
danger. The drug counteracts the sensi
tivity 70 these drugs which may mean life
or death. Present research will be continu,
Ell and. in time. no doubt, ACTH will take
les place among the miracle drugs Of the
present century.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-10
Insult To Injury

MCPHERSON was stroIling down
he street when he noticed what
ne thought was the familiar fig
IRE Of friend. Quickening his
steps. ne came up to the man
md slapped him on the back. To
MS amazement and confusion he
hen saw that he had greeted an
utter stranger.
On, beg your parion.s ne
said apologetfCa1Iy, 81 thought
you were an old friend of nine.
Macintosh by name
The stranger recovered his
wind and replied with consider
IDLE heat. And suppoSing I
we're Macintosh, do you have 10
nit me 50 hard9r
What do you care, ret0rted
u phersnn, how hard hit Mack
fntusf1 81
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-10
MERRIAM NAMED
,ontlnued From Fac One


agreed upon Architect Merriam
would be forced to draw sketches
Of the things sought and give the
School Board a quick estimate of
the cost of the work
Then the program would be
finally set. The school proposed
sor Plantation Key to fill the
school needs of Tavernier and
Islamorada is certain to be built.
0'Bryant said. Just how many
rooms will be in the school de-
ponds on conditions and the
amount Of money available.
The original estimate of the
cost of the Plantation Key pro-
lect, was set at SD, 600. The
School Board has purchased a
site of is acres on Plantation Key
for the school. The site contains
more land than all the other
schools in Monroe County COM
olned.
The members of the science
lass who interviewed O'Bryant
this morning were Jean canova,
Edith Hampton, Alice Garcia,
Camille Walterson. Martha Perez,
Vita Barroso, and Elizabeth Wal
terson-
They asked about what money
would be spent at Key West High
School O'Bryant answered as
best he could, because he doesn't
xnow just what funds win be
AVAILABLE vet.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-10
GOVERNMENT MONEY IN BUSINESS

We make no attempt to pass on the
rrupriety of the matter disclosed, but we
cali attention TO the fact that the Kaiser.
Frazer Corporation. which received loan
81 b, 100000 from the Reconstruction
Finanee Corporation less than a month
40. Is now seeking an additional SIS. dOO.-
600 government loan.
Should the corporation get the
amounts mentioned above. they will put
total government loans to the kaiser enter
prises above the 5000. 900. 900 marx. on the
basis q government agency records.
= --~It must be apparent TO every American
that our governmental corporation which
has the power to laake loans OF this size
20 4 corporate entity is in position to in
flpenea the growth and development 81 in
dukry. Certainly. the vast lending power
Of the RFc. as utilized to finance private
enterprise, Is far cry from the sloran.
keep the Government out Of Business. !
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-10
Get Advice on
How To Lose
Excess Weigh
@ WirephoIa

LONDON tF1. British
women now are seeking doc
tors help to reduce and they
lose their extra pounds al
government expense.
The ministry of health con-
cedes that it may seem friv-
olous for woman 10 consult
a doctor for such . reason and
II admits that some women
override Il.
Officials add that over
weight can be a definite
handicap to good health and
that It may also create q bad
mental outlook on the part
Of a woman who thinks that
her weight takes away from
her looks.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-10
TUESDAYS ELECTION


We take So many tlingsfQ granted IN
our freedom-loving country. ssldom do we
analyze the significance Of Our privileges.
That is particularly true Of our elections.
Unlike Russia and her satellites, candidates
for public office in the United States cam.
paign.a as hard and as much ashley wish 70
try to be elected Sometimes, in the fervor
Of campaigning, they overstep the bounds
of good taste and abuse their opponents.
Whenever they make that mistake, the
voters evince their resentment when they
go to the polls. A fair fight and a fair
election are demanded by the voters.
What happens in this country when
an election is over? That same freedom
that is given candidate to campaign as
much as he wishes. prompts him. when the
returns are counted, to declare his support,
in the event he is defeated. Of the nominees
the people have chosen to serve them.
That has ben the sound. ever-success-
full American way since the United States
was founded. Due to that concerted effort
of al candidates. losers as well as Win-
ners, and the supporters Of all candidates,
the United States has grown to be the great
country in the world and is recognized,
though that recognition may be withheld,
as in Russia and her stooges, nations,
throughout the world as the land where
the people rule through the decisions they
make at the polls.
That spirit Of America imbues the
people of Key West. Naturally. we are be-
set with regrets If our candidates lose. but
it does not take US long to smother the re-
grets and fall in line behind the men elect
ed to office and volunteer to help them to
make their tenure success in promoting
the welfare of our city.
That's the spirit in Key West, in COM
mon with the rest of the United States. It's
the spirit of democracy that has made US
what We are today--the wonderland of the
world.
As residents may recall, The Citizen
appealed to them to register and, having
registered. to vote. The registration, $50
was fairly good, and 50 percent of the pos
sible total that was cast was fairly good
also. New York City, on the same day,
polled go percent of its vote. but Key West
was far ahead of rural districts in New
York where the total vote cast fell as low
as SO percent of the qualified list.
The Citizen feels it must ask again,
Why do people register and then fail to
vote? What reason did the 652 in Key
West have for not going to the polls Tues
day after they had gone to City Hall to re-
gister? Let US say that five percent was i'll,
which We believe to be altogether too ex-
cessive, what kept the others away from
the polls? That's question for each of the
non-voters TO answer for himself or her
self.
Progress is abroad in Key West. Let
every Key Wester do whatever he can to
help our City Commission to accelerate
that progress.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-10

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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-10
Mail The Citizen to Relatives

II Smiley Roberts Is friend Of
yours. like he is mine. and If you
want to keep his Friendship. like I
do. don't ever let him hear you say
that good clam ehOwder can be
made without cream
In New England, where Smiley
comes from. friendships have been
broken over tomatoes ssrsus cream
in clam chovder. Experts say that
south Of Boston the tomato reigns
supreme, but north Of Boston It's
eream-oK else!
Frosa where l SIT, whether Il
should have cream or tomatoes il
simply a matter Of taste This il
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-10
Pafr0lnlan Glnss
Could Qualify
For M0sfnfics

BALTIMORE - Q1li
Ger .Ierorne Glass a taa -
iimere poiien ean apEF ~ .
JOB Win ne cnnad'zn tsean
ties any lima.
Last wnek ciase tlENf
threnah the glass - 3 tAf
floeF win1ow esd issHe4 -
the reef co 4 ere gAplN fs5tf
shep after = suspect
Three days laleE Nlsss
broke an snhie wh4H ~
tripped On : ienae slsiAasE
during anaflseE eha1a.
Hat beth tineg - Half
mere palKelman g. rs $50.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-10

Peoples Forum

P Wirephotc

The Citizen welcomes expreS-
siens Of the views az Ifs read
ers. hut the editor reserves the
right 10 delete aay Tteans whieh
are considered lIbeioua or unsar-
famfeh. Tne writers should be
fair and eonfine the letters to
500 words. and write en- one aide
Of the paper only. signature OF
the writer's muat accom- panS the
Beas requested ofherxsfae.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-10

Dear Readers;

Dear Readers;
Eisner with 2.s63 votes east for him
= the city election OF last Tuesday re-
ceiged the highest number of votes ever
easi for any candidate in city election
before. but on q percentage basis there
are ether candidates who have equalled
hs record. Hearty generalization!
THE ORACLE
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-10

Those who object to 80 per cent of
parity might speculate upon what it would
be if the farmers were organized into a
tight little union. controlling the sale of
food, etc.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-10

Mankind is divided into two classes
the getters and the givers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-10

Woodpeckers can live to be so
or 10 years old.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-10
LIKED FLoWER STORY

Editor, The Citizen:
l greatly enjoyed William Mey-
ers' article. The Passion Flower. "
Hope to read more such local
flower or plant articles.
H. ". BREEDTN,
Commander, R.E-,
1926 South Street
Key West, Fla,
Nov. 10. 1919.