The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-10-07
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By CHARLES QUERIES


learn about less, as the old say
ing goes, and wherever that old
saying goes I wish it would stay.
After my proposed Key West
Havana iunket was cancelled be-
cause of a passel of frightening
symptoms, my time was taken up
by doctors. was shocked to dis
cover that they do not hold with
my theory that a few onces OF
whiskey each day viii prevent
hardening of the arteries, even
though an eminent British physic-
ian has gotten OFT a paper on the
ACCESSIBILITY of a spot Of spirits as
a daily dictate supplement.
| was ordered not to get excited
about anything. politics, commun-
ism. flying saucers, the seventh
race at Rockingham and matters
pertaining to business. They did
not mention money as they doubt
less figured if ! stopper worrying
about 1t they would have to start
worring about getting paid.
They overlooked a factor that re-
suited in my blood pressure hitting
an unprecedented high, although
said pressure was. in their opinion,
lower than Ezio Pinza's bassiest
bahs note. The factor is q blond
and anyone who refers to her as q
factor should be exiled to Siberia
or kicked out Of the country with
Charlie Chaplin.
Seems there was q little matter
of a deadline for the scripts fol-
movies and television. Since ii wal
not considered healthy for me Il
pace about. drink gallons Of coff-
ee and stay up all night tipping, the
film company got me this blond
secretary so / could lie back and
dictate. B-o-i-i-iinnnnngggggg!
Hallway through the first script
we went out and ate steak. drank
a lot of coffee. went to see Miami
trounce V.M.I., argued politics and
watched television. ] may not live
to reach three score and ten, but
I'll ride along with that British doc
tor for part of the distance.
Now who could get excited about
politics? A fuss got kicked up about
funds donated to Nixon and another
fuss about funds involving Steven
son. Whoever gets excited about
such matters ought to see ply
chiatrist. A measly eighteen grand.
roughly, in both cases. In these
days of staggering figures, any.
thing under q million should be be-
meath our notice. / am sure both
Nixon and Stevenson are honest
men. Much too honest to 60 about
hiking anyone out OF what would
pass for bar change in Washing
ton.
None Of the moneys from these
microscopic sums came out of
Johnny Q. Puhlic's change purse.
| could mention a few billions that
did wallop him in the wallet. but
am not supposed to get excited.
The trouble with politics Is that
the Democrats are prejudiced IN
their own favor and the Republi
cans do not argee with them. Now
how can you argue with anyone
who is so preiudiced7 Either way
you take it, the other guy i
wrong.
Columns ago ! suggested Jana
Russell and Joan Crawford as 1
sure fire winning ticket and I'll be
both parties are sorry they dldn'
listen. They were doubtless 70,
busy following the inane activities
Of Rita and Ally the publicit,
blurps anent Marilyn Monroe and
getting excited about cIorophyll
And q lot Of men in the stree
who've been yelling and shouting
pro and con viii celebrate electiol
day by staying away from Ii,
polls.
Most citizens are too busy worry
ing about the financial positions o
Nixon and Stevenson to wonder
what in the world ever happened
to General Macarthur. He has fad
ed away. | for one do not blam,
| him.
As 10 Nixon and Stevenson, n,
answer Ii simple Nixon Is poo
and Stevenson II rich. That d0esn'
make either II them any bettel
or any worse than you and me.
The srnaFfest chap 10 the who'll,
picture Is Harry Truman. Astel
next March be can do as be pleasei
without having people pointing In
gers at him. | don't think be care
whether any of the candidates ar
rich or poor ard neither 90 !. Tru
man On he ioose wEA pose guest
loo for music critics after March
however.
As arp rate I think ! wlI liv.
iong enoaeA 70 vote il November
Two az ~ taYorsss rgnning mates
ars MaFgres Truman ard Jlmmy
DuFante. | canI see hOw the Dem
oegata Ess TsAessaann GET shag PAL