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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-01-24
FEC Colo Reunion
Druws Old Timers
I'm Close Bonds
Permanent
Group Planned
By RR Builders
At Luncheon
BY SUSAN McAVoY

Men who had not seen
each other sincea the day
forty years ago when the
Florida East Coast extern
sion chugged into Key
West for the first time
gathered together for a
three hour luncheon re.
union in Key West yestcr-
day.
With their wives or
daughters, the pioneer
builders of the Key West
Extension gathered around
and chaited informally be-
fore and after the moving
program i'm which the old
timers, one by one came to
the microphone and spoke
briefly of The good old
days"
II. H. Hyman of Miami, for
mer office engineer of the FEC,
now living in Miami was a
jovial master of ceremonies.
He and the other men present
commended E. A. Strunk. Jr. for
the swell job" he did on ar
ranging the luncheon reunion at
the Casa Marina.
On the suggestion of several of
the pioneers present a permanent
organization of the Building
Pioneers of the FEC" was set UP
to continue meetings of the vet
eran railroad men in the future.
Hyman appointed c. j. CorliSs,
j. w. Dunaway, Strunk. and
Mrs. G. r. Smiley. whose hus-
band was division engineer of
the FEC.
A minute of silent tribute was
paid to the pioneers who have
passed on.
Then one by one Hyman in
troduced the men who built the
extension to Key West. the
greatest event of the first half of
the 10th Century in the Island
City's history.
Mrs. Smiley and Mrs. II. NJ.
Connor were the women most
actively connected with the
events forty years ago. The lat
ter better known by her maiden
name Patsy" Baker said that
she drove the first stake at the
Key West end of the FEC.
Mrs. Smiley told of the day
when she was the first woman
to walk across the Long Key
Viaduct. She did not know until
she started her journey that on
ly railroad ties separated her
from the rushing waters beneath
her.
II was so frightened that down
came my petticoat. The man on
my left was very polite. He said
nothing. But Tuhby Williams
who was on my right said:
My Gosh Nora, step out of IL
Mrs. Smiley, a shy teenager
did step out of her petticoat, 1t
dropped into the swirling waters.
Il still look for my petticoat--
Continued On Page Five'
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-01-24
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Young Navajo Indian Visits
Zhahoy Horses Son Likes Ships, Machines, Poetry

Horses Son Likes
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-04-11

The editor knows these efforts often fIzze but th
newspaper is published darned regularly.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-04-11

The Russians favor cooperation cooperation wit
the Russians
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-04-11

There are no experts like the men who have no re-
sponsibiltes, They apparently know all the answers
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-04-11

culture says that last year per
capita consumption of all fibers
dropped to 4A.N pounds from AS
In 1850. but woods drop was Is
per cent-from 4.16 pounds in 1850
to SOC in 1851. And wool accounted
for only 7 per cent Of total use Of
fibers, lower even than in the de-
preston year Of 1884. Mems suits
production, of whatever fiber,
dropped Is per cent last year.
Wool men are fighting stoutly.
however, against woods losing BY
default. F. Eugene Alderman.
president of the Wool Bureau,
trade organization, says that in the
United States wool consumption
postwar has been 70 per cent above
prewar. He predicts increasing use
of wool. saying it is an accepted
fiber and needs no proof of its
virtues.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-04-11
THIS ROCK
OF OURS
BILL ciBB

If most of the Key Westers Of
Cuban descent weren't my friends,
especially those on the police force.
! wouldn't dare write this. But an
amusing incident occurred the
other night. 81.
Several white Hats" were work,
ing off their alcoholic steam In a
fight on Bahama st. Cruising DO
ice received word of the fracas
via radio and quieted the situation
by taking one Of the fighters to Jail.
As soon as the Black Maria was
out Of sight. the remaining sailors
broke out into a torrent of abuse.
Those '.Sxxx??? Cuban police
men" one cursed.
A buddy standing nearby correc-
ted him.
They're not "sXXx??? Cuban
policemen. They're '.$Xxx??? Key
West policemen"
This was signal for trouble to
start all over again.
"You SKI? fool! They're
s'$Xxx??? Cuban policemen" re-
peated the first.
They're "$xx?? Key West
policemen" yelled the second. And
he emphasized his point by swing
ing fist in the general direction
of his friends head.
Things might have become rath-
er bloody if the ''$XXX??? police
men hadn't answered a repeat
call about this time and hauled
everyone off to jail.
COMPLIMENTS TO POLICE
WOMAN TORRES.
While we're talking about the Po-
lice Department, 1t wouldn't be
amiss to speak Of the fine job that
Mrs. Charles Torres Is doing as q
traffic control officer out at the
Poinciana school.
! haven't had the opportunity to
observe her in action but several
people have seen fit to comment
on her sincere and honest devotion
to the work. Two Of these were
tourists who were merely spending
q few days in Key West and had
no particular interest in whether
or not she did a good job.
I'm sure that this news will make
q warm glow Of gratitude in the
hearts Of parents and those en-
trusted with the welfare Of chill.
dren.
TRAFFIC. CONDITIONS.
Some months ago there was d lot
OF inspirational talk from our civic
leaders on how they were going to
improve local traffic conditions.
There are few new traffic lights
around town and so far as / can
see, that Is the extent of the i'm
provement to date.
Stop me If I'm wrong but / think
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-04-11
i oeloy's
Business
Mirror
by SAM DAWSON

NEW YORK R--The price OF
your next falls suit will be easier
on the budget than last fall. II
could be within easy calling dis
lance of pre-Korean prices.
Some mems suit makers are
even talking Of the return Of the
good $40 retail suit. -
The price of worsted Is coming
down to about what it was before
the Korean War started-most of
the important mills have now cut
back prices to that level. (The
$40 suit would be from q mixture
worsted first priced at $3.50 a yard,
cut in January to $3.72la, and this
summer to be delivered at $40
And the Garment Workers I'm
ion agrees not to ask for higher
wages-at least not until Sept. Is.
The effect Of the last wage hike
t12h cents an hour, in November,
1850 viii still be felt, of course.
Labor and overhead are held acv
countable for around SIS per cent
OF a suits wholesale cost.
The reasons for this bright price
prospect: /. The sharp drop in
the price of raw wool in Australia
and South Africa. 2. The sharp
drop in sales and the high inyen-
tories in the mems clothing bust
ness, which makes promotion
sales and promotion prices" the
order of the day if the wool and
suit making industries are to be
revived.
American Wooden. giant of the
industry, this week confirmed the
cut in worsted prices for fall pre-
yiously made by several other
mills, cuts ranging from 22ts TO
40 cents a yard. IT was the second
cut since the fall line first opened
The wool clothing industry is be-
set with troubles: The wide swings
IN the price of raw wool, the grow
ing competition Of synthetic fibers
the price resistance of customers.
tne mushrooming tendency of men
TO wear more casual clothes and
hold the buying Of suits to a mini
mum.
The Bureau OF Agricultural Eco
nomics Of the Department of Agri-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-04-11
Jose Bernardino
Is Transferred

Jose Bernardino. stewardsman
seaman, has been transferred to
Quarters "A, Potomac Annex,
Washington. D. c. to work under
vice-chief of Naval Operations,
Admiral Donald B. Duncan.
Bernardino had been working at
Bachelor Officers Quarters. on the
Naval Station since his arrival in
November 1850. He had previous
" been attached to the Comman-
der, Eighth Fleet.
Bernardino entered the Naval
Service in June of 1916. He attend
ed recruit training in the Philip
pines, then was shipped stateside.
Before his career began, he was
employed both as farmer and a
logger.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-04-11

Just now. might be good idea to remind the peo-
pie Of Key West to make point to be careful and avoid
accidents.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-04-11

Hard work never killed bat there are any
number of crprles who were injured trying 10 dodge
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-04-11

that most Of the civic improve
ments that were being suggested
about the time Of the election last
November have somehow never ia
ken place.
Why?
The City Commissioners have
done excellent work lately. Especi-
ally when they abolished the blat-
ant noise Of sound trucks. But
there is still q lot to-. be accom-
plished and a solution TO congested
traffic conditions tops the list.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-04-11
Citizen Staff Phots


He reported for duty on The Sub
marine Tender, U.S.S. Howard w.
Gilmore tAS-l6) at Key West, Flor
dia in March I94s and after eight
months on board was transferred
to the u. S. Submarine School at
New London, Connecticut. He grad.
uated in February 1850 and report.
ed to the submarine U.S.S. Trum-
petfish sSS-426) at Key West, Fla.
He Is the son Of Mrs. Ann Z.
Boeni who resides at 332o Pslisade
Avenue, Union City, New Jersey.
His brother Corporal Charles G.
Kuster is serving with the u. S.
Marine Corps at Paris Island.
South Carolina.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-04-11
.Kuster Reports
For Duty Here

Robert J. Kuster. currently on
board the U.S.S. Trumpetfish (SS-
425), has recently advanced in rat
ing to Electrician Mate second
class.
He attended Emerson High School
in Union City. New Jersey. Upon
enlisting in the U. S. Navy In Aug
ust 1913 he was assigned recruit
training at Great Lakes, Illinois,
and after graduation he attended
Electricians School at Great Lakes.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-04-11

Silk is formed by many In.
sects, but a single type Of moth
produces all the commercially
produced natural silk.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-04-11
INDIA - KEY TO ASIA

The American Ambassador to India, Chester Bowles,
reports that within the next four years history in Asia
will reach turning point and that it may be turning
point for the entire world.
India has undertaken tremendous economic goals.
which are scheduled for completion if the program
works in 1856 The country il poverty stricken and it
questionable whether the without large
scale American aid these economic goals.
this thought reflected Americans Immediately
respond that this country afford to undertake any
largescale aid any other section of the world having
more its hands than the taxpayers afford.
There are certainly many arguments against large
scale aid to India but the American Ambassador there
believes such aid is the only way India will close to
meeting its goal He points out that the present Indian
Government democratic and that wheth-
not we like Prime Minister Nehru he is an energetic
vigorous and democratic leader.
Both India and America believe in freedom equality
for oil nations and in orderly justice and world peace
Bowes points out this sort of government is replaced
with Communist government - and the Communists
trying to exploit midas poverty by every possible
at present 1t will be great tragedy for the free
world Bowles wonders If it will affect the outcome of
the fight against Communism al through Asia and into
the Middle East and pose the question such blow
democracy in this part Of the world would not be fatal to
other democratic countries.
Certainly. India il key to the Asian puzzle and if
not to have another China on our hands, Amer-
aid In form and in amount yet be decided
should be forthcoming democracy cannot be expected
TO succeed In India when people do not have enough food
proper clothes roof over their heads The
democratic of India has promised the people
start in this direction and concrete evidence Of pro-
can be shown in the next few years. the Indians
will probably cherish and protect their democratic
OF government.
However, If the demoeracies allow democratic form
OF government to fail in India in its program for the peo
pie because of lack help while the Communists are
@ha
greater things the people of India may Commun-
ism. The problem of India may well become the key in
the fight between democracy and Communism in the
next few years.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-04-11

fanatic Is an individual whose sense OF balance,
life and living. has been deranged
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-04-11

Very few drivers killed because Of giving an
other motorist the right of way
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-04-11

The true end in living in the development Of hu
man happiness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-11

Water buffalo or carabaos have
the faithful attendance of hand
some birds clad in buff -colored
mantles with shell pink bills and
olive legs. During mating season,
the buff -colored headdress assumes
a tawny gold, blending with the
satiny white robe.
Their rookery is situated in the
Philippines. Their voices are loud
and raucous notes create a din as
the birds seek their tenement tree.
The small trees are communal
nurseries. Their slender branches
sag beneath the weight of heron
nests. Cattle egrets and night herons
raise their young in the same over
crowded nursery. Nests are placed
$50 close together a mother heron
can reach over and steal an egg. II
caught she is loudly scolded' and
cruelty pecked. The egret was just
as inclined to fight with her own
as with the heron neighbor.
Egret babies are downy balls OF
fluff. They soon wear spotted uni
forms. BY November they are ar
rayed in snowy white. Satin bun
and golden crowns have disappeared
from the males, who are now ar
rayed in white.
The 19-inch- long birds ride or
the backs of cattle which harbol
parasites like ticks and insects. TIT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-11
Take Nv Word for It

Harrington: In school I was taught
to pronounce the words herbivorous
and carnivorous with the accent on
the third syllable. as, her-bi-VOR-
Gus, and car-ni-VOR-ous. Is that
correct?-R.P.
A. Sorry, no. All such words as
carnivorous, herbivorous, ETC., take
the accent on the second syllable,
thus: kahr- NIV-uh-russ, her-BIV-
uh-russ.
Houston: I missed out on q quiz
program because I didn't know what
a stormy petrol is. Will you explain?
u. j.
A. The stormy petrol is q small
oceanic bird that comes to land only
during the breeding season. 1t fire.
quents the North Atlantic and the
Mediterranean.
The petrol gets its name from its
apparent ability to walk on the
water, as st. Peter is recorded
Matt. xiv, 29) to have done. The
word petrol was formed as q diminu-
tive Of the name Peter.
The stormy" part Of the birds
name came about from the belief
that the petrol Is unusually active
Just before q storm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-11
By Fronk Colby

Petrol is pronounced: PET-rul,
The term, stormy petrol, has an
extended meaning that is an aliu-
sion to the belief that the birds
appearance means that storm will
follow. A stormy petrol, then, is a
person who is harbinger of strife
or misfortune; one who is fond OF
making trouble.
Another name for the stormy
petrels (birds) is Mother Carey's
chickens. Mother Carey is. an An
glicize form of Mater cara. dear
Mother" an epithet Of the Virgin
Mary who is regarded as the pro-
tector of sailors.
distributed by McNausht Syndicate, IncJ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-11
Answer "A Fun with Figures.

The answer would be in how many
different prices per pound could there
have been so that the number of pounds
sold in each case would bring $2.3l." A
glance at the following tables Of posi-
biiities will yield the result:
Pounds Price Per Pounds Price Per
Sold. Pound. Sold.s Pound.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-11
Jury Dodeine Citizen
.Leurns Lesson of Duty

SYDNEY, Australia (CDN -
Dodging jury duty has cost one
citizen $2.75 here-and taught him
a lesson.
The citizens excuse that his BIZ
BILE studies prevent me from help
ing in the trial of another man"
was accepted by Judge Philip Holt.
But the Judge also ordered him
to stay in court all day with
out the customary jurors fee) ito
learn about the necessity for and
the benefits Of the jury system.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-11
Answer 10 oCULIsr.

Otto. Gust. cist. clot. clout. coils. cost.
colt, cult. list. locust. lust, scot, scout,
silo, silt, slit slot. slut. soul. soil. stolc.
suit. tolls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-11
Natures Children 3, Lille" Co. A'h.,

water buffalo are apparently de-
lighted to have the birds peck of
their tormentors.
If disturbed, the birds fly to the
ground where they greedily pick
up the larger insects, usually thick
bodied grasshoppers, but once they
are safe, they return to their tick
hunting.
They keep hunting until shutdown,
when they return to their trees
to squabble in loud voices until
dark.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-11
Passports Not Needed

HELSINKI.-PassportS are no
longer needed by citizens of Fin
land. Denmark, and Norway for
travel among those countries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-11
II e. TIN
,ASHH|4res
BNFEsNGDE RELAUS7lANN
Green Market.

Here's q good one If you're the sympa-
thetic type of person.
There were . number Of farmers at a
green market and each operated stands
at which they sold only one type of prod
uct The price per pound of the products
was different in each case and there were
no fractional cents involved. Each prod
uct was old by the pound" and no
fractional pounds were sold.
Business wasn't so good on this day
but the odd coincidence was that each
farmer took in exactly $2.31.
The question. now. is not how many
farmers were at the market. but what
is the greatest possible number of farmers
that could have been there?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-11
Contract Bridge

Contract Bridge
By EosIey Blockwood
Strangely enough. Mr.. Muzzy
made a pretty good bid on his cards
in today's DEAL AS if determined
to uphold a tradition. however, he
fell completely apart in the play.
North dealer
Both sides vulnerable.
NORTH
mrs Keen)
40
KQ82
D AKJ
K843
WEST EAST
(Mr. Meek tMr. Dale)
4 10862 KJ953
V53 %
Q 1855 Q Q1042
= QJ10 &976
SOUTH
(Mr. Muzzy)
A74
AJ10764
o 73
= ASA
The bidding:
North East South West
2 Mt. Pass heart All Pass
Mr.. Meek's opening lead was the
queen of clubs and Mr.. MuZzy won
with the ace. Surveying the hand,
1t first appeared to him that he
could lay it down for IL tricks.
He caught himself just before
laying his cards face up on the table
and took another look. Laboriously,
ne came to the correct conclusion
that he really had only II sure
winners.
Well. obviously, it was up to a
tlneSSe in spades or diamonds. So,
after taking two rounds of trumps,
MIR. Muzzy f1nesSed the queen of
spades. The king won and a spade
was returned. He came back to his
hand with a trump and tried the
diamond finesse. Mr.. Dale won with
the queen-and that was the set
ting trick.
Mr.. MuzZy was disguised How
could one man have so much bad
luck? What ever happened to the
law Of averages? Two illnesses to
take and they were both wrong.
But Mr.. Muzzy had not given
himself every chance. He loves to-
finesSe and he spent all his time
worrying about spades and dia-
monds. He never gave thought to
the third plain suit, clubs. He could
have increased his chances by play
ing in the following manner:
Win the first trick with the ace
of clubs and take two rounds of
trumps. Lead diamond and flnesse /
the jack. When this lost, Mr.. Dale
would have to return a diamond or |
q club. In either case. win the re-
turn and throw a club from the
closed hand on dunmy's third dia-
nond.
Then ruff a third lead of clubs
There is the chance that the clubs
will break 3-3, in which case dunn
my's fourth club would furnish a |
parking place for Mr.. Muzzy's los
ing spade.
If the clubs fail to break, the
spade flnesse is still available. In
other words, without giving up any
thing, Mr.. Muzzy could have had a !
try at developing his 18th trick in
all three plain suits.
Copyright 1852. General Features Corp.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-11
Word Game

Find 81 or more words IN
III A + C HI N &,
meaning, producing young from
eggs" Average is 20; limit Is
minutes.
Rules---Words must be Of four or more
letters. Words which acquire four letters
by the addition of IS such as oats"
cats" IRE not used. Only one form Of .
word is used Proper names are not used.
A list will be published tomorrow.
Evening star., 1952-05-22
By the Associated Press

BRISTOL, Va.-Tenn., May o.
The Bristol chapter of the fabu-
lous "Necciai strikeout story" has
ended.
For an overflow crowd which
gathered to pay him homage,
Rocket Ron Necciai put blazing
climax last night to his brief
career in the Class D Appalachian
League.
He struck out "a Kingsport
(TennO batters and pitched a
two-hit. I'll victory for the Bristol
Twins. Only eight nights earlier
he set a record for organized base
ball by striking out 81 in a nine
inning. no-hit victory over Welch,
w. Va.
The 6-5, 19-year-old Pirates
farmland from Monongahela. Pa,
ran his strikeout total to 109 in
427s innings.
Definitely Ready.
Branch Hickey, jr., vice presi-
dent in charge of Pittsburgh's
farm system, tabled Necciai as
definitely ready to move up.
Hickey indicated Pirate execu-
tives probably will decide today on
the young f1reballer's next step.
Necciai will be here two more
days while George Detore, Twins
manager, puts finishing touches to
a few changes he has made in big
Ron's deliveries.
Necciai is expected to fly Satur-
Evening star., 1952-05-22
Lone Unbeaten Team
.Tops Industrial Loop

It was supposed to be a race be-
tween Gravel and Little Tavern
for the pennant in the Industrial
League, but today the old reliable
Heurich Brewers are on top with
"a 80 record.
The Brewers, who have won
more titles than any other team
i'm the area, are the only unbeaten
team in the league, with Cameo,
Bethesda Chevy Chase Rescue
Squad and Little Tavern dead
locked for second place with IL
records and Little Tavern, the de-
Tending champion, pulling up the
rear with an 0-2 mark.
The Brewers beat Little Tav-
ern and Cameo in their first two
games and yesterday defeated
the Rescue Squad. 5-3. The Brew
ers scored three runs in the sew
enth and another in the eighth
for their victory and outhit B-CC,
11-3. The Brewers used three
pitchers with Joe Hiden getting
the victory.
FBI leads the Departmental
League with !. a 80 mark after
taking a ga victory from Arcade
Pontiac yesterday. The FBI's
previous victories were over the
Union Printers and Atchison and
Keller Plumbers. Dick Strauch
limited Arcade to six hits yester-
day, while the G-Men got to two
Pontiac pitchers for IL hits, in
Guiding four by Ted Tucker.
StraGch struck out II.