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The Key West citizen., 1952-10-08
City Electric
AiUGrds Contract
To Standard Oil

A fuel oil contract for $Is5, 900 a
year was awarded to Standard Oil
BY City Electric system at spe.
cial meeting Of the Utility Board
late yesterday afternoon.
Standard Oil which provides die
sci oil for the old plant will pro-
vide the bunker or for the new
8. 900, 900 Steam electric plant. &C.
cording 10 vote of the Board.
Though Belcher oil made the
same bid on the oil contract. s. II
barrel delivered, Board members
awarded the contract to Standard
on the basis of past experience
with that company plus the fact
that il Is . local and pays taxes
in the community. Ernest Ramsey.
Board Secretary said today.
The regular meeting II the Syx-
tens Utility Board win take place
next Tuesday At 5 p. m.
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-08
Distaff Side OF
Democrats Urged
To Attend Meet

Lady Democrats are cordially
invited to the Stevenson-for- -Presi-
dent meeting tonight at the court
house, Chairman Gerald Saunders
stressed today.
After all the Democratic ma
tional convention in Chicago gave
special honors to the womanfolks
by nominating one or two Of them
for vice-president," Saunders said.
A good-sized crowd will indicate
the support Of Monroe county for
the Democratic Presidential nomi-
nee, Saunders said
Therefore ! urke al men and
wemrn who want TO stand up for
Stevenson and the Democratic
party TO come TO our meeting at 8
O'Clock tonight. .
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-08
AT Least rs Persons Killed
This Morning In Train Crash
People Standing
On Narrow Platform
We're Cui Down BY
Locomotive

HARROW, England B-At least
IS persons died today in the col.
lision Of three passenger trains
here at the height Of the morning
committing rush. The government.
operated railways in announcing
the death toll said there were 100
other casualties with .more stfil
to come.
Commuters standing on the Har.
row platform were moved down
as II By giant scythe when the
third trains locomotive left the
rails and pIowed into two trains
already wrecked.
The death toll Of rs was an
nounced almost eight hours after
the three-way collision. at that
time three coaches under the main
bulk Of the wreckaRe were sin to
be reached By rescue workers The
crash piled coach On coach in q
50 foot heap of wreekaRe.
The collision involved two ex-
presses and a cognmufer train.
Many Of the victims had been wait.
Ing 1t the station Of this Middlesex
village. 10 miles northwest IL
London.
People standing on the platform
lCoutlnu On Psra FiveI
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-08
NeaU CiUiIiar.
Pipeline Plans
Being Discussed

Plans and Specifications for ths
new InUIfi-milIion dollar civilian
pipeline from Florida City TO Key
West will be discussed in Miami
Today, Ernest Ramsey Florida
Keys AqUedUet Manager said To-
day.
RAIDER Engineers have drawn
Up ths plans for ihe Commission
Ramsey said. The new line when
constructed will be ~ inches, a
and 10 compared with ihe present
10 inch pipeline.
The Key West wsier situation
is still critical Ramsey declared
and will continue 10 be until sx-
pansion takes place.
The Navy which ewns ths pre-.
sent pipeline 70 Key West is sx-
pandins well facilities and pro.
vidins addltienaI pUEnpins sta
tions On fhe Keys through IN ap.
prepFissien ef $lss 900 which was
made bY Congress lsst summer.
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-08
Voting Rises
In Presidential
Years; Falls Off
liz Off-Years

Registration for the 1852
election 10 more than 24O
percent Of registration in
1892, according to a study
made today Of registration
records of the last 20 years.
Back in 1892 there were
only 1894 voters signed up
in the crucial presidential
year. This year more than
12,620 persons have signed
up. The count of the last
week Of registration on the
Keys will be made tomor-
row, according to Super
visor Sam Pinder at the
Registration office where
the records are kept.
The proportion Of voting Of those
registered in 1882 was higher than
in the last Presidential election. In
1892, 6S percent Of those registered
voted. In 1913, only IS percent Of
the registered voters went TO the
polls in November. Highest proper
ficn was in 1870 when Wendell VIII
kis ran ainst rssident Franklm
D. Roosevelt. That hot contest
brought out II percent Of the reg
istered voters, an all time high in
activity at the polls. There were
$50 registered Of which 4,697 vot-
ed. Ten years later, in 1850, only
- percent of The 7,s41 registered
voters cast their ballots in that
off-presidential year.
In the survey of the 20 years,
registration voting rose in the
Continued On Page Five)
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-08
City Fathers Set
Special Meeting

A speeial meeting Of the City
Commission has been called for
tonight TO consider applications for
licenses and permits to operate
and drive taxi cabs In the City,
City Clerk Victor Lowe announced
at noon today.
The City commissioners viii also
consider and act upon new anA re-
cent rules and orders promulgated
for the police department Il TIE
CITY Of Key West.
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-08
Attempt Made To
Assault Woman

A Poinciana couple complained
TO police yesterday that . man at
tempted 70 assault the woman as
she returned from . trip 10 the
grocery store last night.
The woman said that, . person
wearing . Navy uniform stuck q
knife in her back and attempted
to assault her. When she screamed,
he ran of. she added.
Police arsssearehing for the man
whom the woman described as
about s-fess, 1.inches TAN.
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-08
King Sure OF
Financial Aid
From Government

The Key West Sewer system is
holding up amazingly well despite
the last few days Of occasional
rain which didn't bring anymore
breaks in the sewers.
City Manager Dave King said
that he is virtually sure Of lfinanci.
al aid from the Federal govern
ment but the City of Key West
will have to sell $3.50, 200 IN Reve-
nue. Bonds before they win grant
the money.
The work on the new sewer sys-
tenn should begin in the winter
and will be completed In about q
year If possible.
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-08

AOSUSSA 1ACPUA tNA0
On Beats; Write Heads
And See Workings OF
Paper Composing Room
Ths Key West Citizen was aided
and abetted today BY five girls and
one boy Of the Journalism class ol
the Key West High school. Is part
Of Newspaper Week being celebrat.
cd throughout the nation.
Showing up bright and early the
tsenagers all Of whom are on the
KWHS Snapper were assigned "a
work with four Citizen nfaffers.
Alice Garcia came equipped
with lash bulb and Brownie ca.
hikrn She and Nancy Brooks,
drum major Of the football team
eRernd the Eheriffs department
to 8afbsrtnsns chnm ia Com.
-mefce, Negistraticn Once and
the rest of the county. Federal and
State beat with Susan McAvoy.
Aldo Vidal. manager of the XIV.
HIS Football team and Vita Barro.
50 covered sports. city han. includ.
ing police and fire, a. wen as {
trip 70 the aquarium with sports
editor and reporter Jim Cobb.
Betty Cooper went over TO the
Navy with Dorothy Raymer and
Ellis Finch photographer to cover
the fire drill.
Margaret Foresman Society edi.
tor was ably assisted by Camille
Walterson in getting out her page
today.
The embryonic journalists learn
cd TO write headlines rs well as
write their stories. and read their
proofs. Alice even learned some
darkroom technqiues from Finch,
the photographer.
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-08
Journalism
Students Get
Out Citizen

Accompany Reporters
On Beats; Write Heads
And See Workings OF
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-08
JOSEPH Gates
GIVES THOROUGH
RESUME OF
MAINTENANCE RPT.

Several important issues
including building main
tenance and open bids for
school needs were up before
the Monroe County school
Board which met at the
county courthouse last night
at 1850 pm. Supervisor Of
Public Instruction Horace
O'Bryant presente p d the
problems for the Boards
decision.
The Board voted 10 pay
$11,347.2O to the NJ. Z. Benz
nett company for construc-
ton work on classrooms at
Douglass, Harris and Rey-
nolds schools and altera-
tions and improvements Of
the Marathon school.
The sum covers 90 per cent Of
the total 10 be paid. All other cur
rent bills were also voted settle
ment.
Charlie TOPPING and Sons were
awarded the bid for buying fill for
the proposed additional land in the
Poinciana school area pending 40
QUESTION Of the property.
0'Bryant pointed out that since
the City Commission meeting Mon
day night some doubt had arissn
as to whether or not the property
in question could be acquired. 'sIf
and when clauses were therefore
attached to giving TOPPING the bid
which was set at 4.5O0 cubic yards
of rock fill at lis per yard and
100 cubic yards Of crush a. $i.3S
per cubic yard.
Other bidders were the M. Z.
Bennett company who offered 5000
cubic yards at $l.2S and Frank
Russo who bid in at 500 per cubic
yard for 5000 Of mari and silt at
$50 per cubic yard. Blizzard
Brothers offered $500 Of mari at
81 rs and 400 Of silt at $50.
Decision on the buying Of II new
with an exchange deal
Of IL old ones was stalemated since
only tive bids were received, one
from Roberts Office Supply and one
from Dade Typewriter. O'Bryant
pointed out that at least three bids
were required before the Board
could make . choice. He was au-
thorized 10 advertise for further
bids to be considered.
Big Pine Key residents asked for
and we're granted bus transpOrta-
ton for pupils from Biz Pine TO the
Marathon school.
Joseph Gates, school trlIstee gave
. thorough resume Of bis investi-
CATION OF janitor service and school
maintenance accompanied
by appointed reminder that Organi.
zasion OF cleaning crews under q
engineer was needed.
Said Gates. The day Of the man
with the broom. the mop and the
bucket who can care for . school
adequately. iy past. Square footage
Of buildings has more than doub-
led along with the increase in en-.
rollment. Now the janifor has ad-
duties with various types
Of equipment 10 handle. different
lighting problems. iandscaping and
care of the grounds LOT Of
work that cant Be done in IN o.
binary eight hour day. He has b
Be ! sort al maintenance engineer
70 keep the physical plant Of .
building 10 the peak 81 perfection.
Gates continued ID detail. en-
ff.nnkfns,aa esn pnnn FfvNl
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-08

KEY West Florido, hos the
most eguuble climate in the
country. with an average
ronqe OF only I4' Fohrenheii
The Key West citizen., 1952-10-08
This Year Registration 24OPereent
Greater In Monro e County ThanIn 3
COUNTY CLERK TELLS
OF PRESS'S RIGHT
TO KNOW WHAT is
CONG ON IN GOVT

OOAlSU OlN IN UON l
'Freedom Of the press
was gained only after a two
century struggle, and the
right to know what is going
on in our government on the
national, state and local lev-
els is : constitutional guar.
antee." County Clerk Earl
Adams told the Fey West
Kiwanis Club in an address
last night.
Adams spoke before the
group at the La concha Ho-
tel At . meeting which mark-
ed the observance Of Ne.
tionsl Newspaper Week.
After IS years Of associas
ton with the Miami Herald,
Adams Il considered 70 be
the dean Of local newspaA
r.rr,.n i
members OF me local press, -
cluding Hank Day Of Tie Mian1
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Evening star., 1952-10-17

Of other nations have learned
now in seven short years to
recognize it and that in CO.
operation there is salvation.
There is war in Korea. Yet.
in a dozen other nations we
have dug out the roots of war
and of communism; for those
awful Strangling weeds grow
from poverty and ignorance,
and fear of men about their
neighbors.
I do not say to you that to-
morrow there will be peace. I
say to you, though, that we are
today moving faster toward
peace than mankind has ever
moved before. And I say, too,
that I find fair and sufficient
reason for the belief that we
will reach that peace without
another war. That must be
done, else life itself and the de-
sign Of its maker, would be
bitter mockery.
Evening star., 1952-10-17

not confirmed officially-that
Britain's second big blast would be
going off soon.
Evening star., 1952-10-17
Sullivan Again Heads
Business Federation

John L. c. Sullivan, president OF
the Northeast Businessmen's AS
sociation, last night was elected to
a second term as president of the
Federation of Businessmen AS
sociations.
Mr.. Sullivan, who lives at 853
Venable place NV, is associated
with the w. H. Hessick & Son Coal
Co., Inc.
Elected to serve with Mr.. Sulli-
van were Joseph p. Burke, jr.,
Southwest Businessmen's Associa-
ton, first vice president: John F.
Donohoe, Southeast Businessmen s
Association, second vice president;
Robert N. Poole, Georgetown Busi-
nessmen's Association. secretary,
and William B. Mehler, jr., North
east, treasurer.
In its business session, the group
heard the report of an interview
with the District Commissioners
on why q member Of the business
group was not selected to serve
on the Citizens Advisory Council.
The report stated that Commis-
sioner Renah F. Camalier. men,
ber of the Central and American
Businessmen's Associations, will
try to see that the business group
Is represented In the future. y
The group also heard report
on plans for its annual banquet
on November 10 in the Mayfiower
Hotel, at which the new officers
will be installed.
The federation met in the
board room Of the American Sc
curity 3E Trust Co., Fifteenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue
INV.
Evening star., 1952-10-17
Biting Friends Ear Lobe
Costs S4,542, Jury Says
BY the Assoeioted Press

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Oct. II
Mike Miaoulis, a restaurant
operator. paid $4,542 here yester-
day for a left ear lobe-one that
belonged to his friend. Angel p
Calls.
Mr.. Calls asked $4,000 dam
ages for the ear lobe. which he
claimed Mr.. Miaoulis bit off during
a fight last March at Mardi Gras
dance IN the Greek Community
Center.
A jury awarded the $4,542.
Witnesses said Mr.. Miaoulis and
Mr.. Calls were old friends. Mr.
Miaoulis was a volunteer bar
tender at the dance and Mr.. Gal
lis was president of the Greek
Community Center.
MIR. Miaoulis pleaded self de-
tense to the charges Of assault
and battery and mayhem.
Evening star., 1952-10-17
Red Attack on Korea
Part of KremIin Plan

We knew in 1850 that the
Communist attack on Korea
was not an isolated event. We
knew that it was part and par
Gel of a vast drive for world
dominion that began long be-
fore that Sunday morning when
the North Koreans crossed the
38th Parallel. 1t was intended
that the Soviet-directed drive
would carry right on through
Korea in a few weeks-and far,
far beyond, as the West sat
indecisive and impotent. Why
not? Wasn't that the history
of the Japan invasion of China;
of Mussolini's invasion, of Ethi-
opia; of Hitler's conquest in
Europe? Wasn't the League of
Nations helpless in the face of
force?
There is no other problem on
which we Americans need to
thing so clearly as the problem
created by this Soviet drive for
world dominion. A misstep, an
unwise action. a failure Of
Evening star., 1952-10-17

think. I think that Korea is not
the last ambition Of the Soviet
rulers. Far from it. I think
that weakness will never persu-
ade the Soviet rulers to keep
the peace. Once they had us on
the run they would undertake
new acts of aggression some
where else, and if we pulled out
Of Korea, all of South Asia
would be uncovered and invit-
ing. like Indo-C China, where the
French have fought so long, so
valiantly and so expensively.
No better plan for certain
disaster could be drawn up than
a plan to withdraw from Korea.
I do not know where the next
blow will fall nor do you. but
that it would is Gel tain. And
if we had Just turned tail and
run in Korea, would we. do you
suppose, resist the next blow?
No, I think we would wait.
until one by one our friends and
allies fell. until at last/alone and
apprehensive, our defense perrin
eter threatened, we would wait
for the blow to fall on us. We
might have saved some tax
money in the process. in be-
tween, but. used this way, saw
ing has a very hollow sound.
Withdrawing then, it seems to
me. is not a real alternative.
Some Republicans, including
my opponent. say that we should
then let the Koreans do the
fighting.
Well. let us analyze this pro-
posal. ) 1t has been common
knowledge. I thought, for a long
time that the United States has
been training and equipping
Korean forces and that these
forces are taking on more and
more of the burden. I pointed
Evening star., 1952-10-17
BY the Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, Oct. IA
partial tert OF Gou. SteuenSon'S
address last night ouer radio
and TV:
Tonight. my friends, at this
f1reside. which is really a studio
in Los Angeles, I want to talk to
you about the question which
lies closest to all of our hearts
and heaviest on all of our minds.
1t has become our custom to
sum this up in one word
Korea-a name and a place that
many Americans knew little
about until two years ago. But
we know a lot about Korea now,
and perhaps the most important
thing we know is that it is a
much broader problem than that
one word, Korea, implies.
In June, 1850, the hopes of
the world were lifted by the
United Nations decision to meet
force with force in Korea, to
fight to halt this ruthless, Gym
ical Communist aggression.
President Truman'S prompt
decision to meet the test and his
courageous leadership were sa-
luted by all Americans, whatever
their party and whatever their
station in life, and by free men
everywhere.
Gen. Douglas Macarthur said
from his post in Japan that the
Presidents action had lighted
into a flame a lamp of hope
throughout Asia that was burn
ing dimly toward extinction.
Tt marked" he said. "for the
Far East the focal and turning
point in this area of struggling
for freedom"
Evening star., 1952-10-17

this out some weeks ago and it
has been frequently reported in
the press over the past three
years.
We know, too, on the authority
and in the words of Gen. Van
Fleet that Korean soldiers will
never be able completely to re-
place American troops in Korea
as long as there is an active
front"
1t takes Is weeks to give a
Korean infantryman basic train
ing. It takes much longer to
train a platoon or a company
leader and it takes a long time,
indeed, to develop good regi-
mental and divisional COM
manders and to give them the
experience that they must have
if they are to be successful
leaders of their troops. Gen.
Van Fleet is doing this job as
fas as is humanity possible.
Already the Korean divisions
outnumber ours.
And then there is the distin-
guished generals position that
only Asians should fight Asians.
To me this completely misses
the significance of the Korean
war for America. That war
takes place in Korea, but surely
no one-least of all the general
thinks that the only object of
the attack was the small terri
tory of Korea and the 90 mil
lion citizens of the Republic of
Korea.
The attack was aimed at
America and the whole free
world-and that is why many
nations have responded.
We fought World War II in
the Pacific and in Europe. far
from our shores. but did that
mean that America was not un-
Evening star., 1952-10-17
Republicans Offer
Several Woys Out

What are the alternatives
that are open to us?
Some Republicans suggest
that we should withdraw our
forces from Korea and quit
what they call this useless war.
This is the policy of scuttle and
run. What effect do you think
such a policy would have on
reckless men? What effect on
the free peoples living in the
long, dark shadow of the Krem-
limp
Well, I will tell you what I
Evening star., 1952-10-17
Britain Reported Delaying
Second Atomic Blast
By the Associated Pres.

LONDON, Oct. 1.-THE Daily
Express said today that Prime
Minister Churchill has put off
exploding Britain's second atom
bomb for a few months because
the first blast a fortnight ago
was so successful.
The Express added that DR..
William Penney. Britain's chief
atom scientist. had Cancelled his
reservation for a return plane
trip to Australia early next month.
DR.. Penney came here two days
ago from the first explosion in
the Monte Bello Islands, off
Northwest Australia.
His return reservation and SIM
liar bookings for atom expert Sir
John Crockcroft and atomic
energy controller Gen. Sir Fred
erick Morgan had spanked reports
Evening star., 1952-10-17
Heroic CoIonel's Body
7 uken From Triangle Hill
BY the Assoeiofed Press

CENTRAL FRONT, Korea, Oct
17.-American soldiers have re-
covered the body of the stout
gray-haired colonel who died on
Triangle Hill, leading an infantry
charge.
A sergeant called it "the most
remarkable example of courage ]
have seen in my life" The col
onel's men brought his body down
from the hill yesterday. His name
has not been released.
Evening star., 1952-10-17

der attack? OF course not. To-
day we are defending America
in Korea. The Korean war is
not a war that concerns just
Koreans. It is our war, too,
because-and there should be no
mistake about this-world domi-
nation is the ultimate target of
the Communist rulers, and world
dominion includes llS
Evening star., 1952-10-17
We Meet History's Tests
As Free Americans

Politics must end at the
waters edge. For it is not as
Democrats or Republicans that
We live in the world and meet
the tests of history; it is as
Americans and as free men and
women.
And this is why a bipartisan
foreign policy is not only de-
sirable-it is indispensable for
the maximum strength and in
fluence of the United States
throughout the world because
we can be no stronger abroad
than we are at home, and no
amount of election-year ora
tory can obscure the truth that
our foreign policy has drawn on
the wisdom of like-minded men
in both parties. that 1t has been
developed with their co-opera-
tion, that it has been carried
out with their help.
This campaign might have
served to unity and strengthen
the American people for the
tasks that lie ahead. It might
have been used to unity and
strengthen the free world. It
might have given notice to the
Kremlin that America is alert,
determined and united.
It still can, but not if there
is to be constant effort to
create disunity instead of unity,
to implant doubt instead of con-
fidence. to claim foresight that
never existed, and to discredit
not only the competence but
even the motives and the integ-
rity of the men who have borne
the burden and the pain Of
these fateful decisions Of these
years. :.
Evening star., 1952-10-17
Free World Must HeIp
America in Struoole

We are going to do everything
we can to save the free world.
And we will save it. but only if
the free world helps themselves
to help us. :.
We must reckon with all
realities and find lessons in our
failures. But we are entitled,
too. to count our gains-and we
will err if we take counsel only
of our fears. A mad force is
loose in this world. Yet scores