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DEFENSE AGAINST ATOMIC ATTACK

In recent days there has been much criticism from
various sources 10 present state OF L. s. defense
against atomic attack More recently national maya
zine reported u s. progress in this field and listed the
number Of fighter squadrons assigned to this defense
High defense officials admit there Is no perfect de-
Tense against atomic attack. and that resoute enc
my, using large bomber fleet. get through our de-
lenses with at least Of his attacking armada This
h probable though the Army has recently revealed
IL possess neutrality-suspicious. new anti-aircraft
gun. missiles from which guided TO the target by re-
evolutionary (The accuracy Of this gun Is deserb
ed as phenomenal)
As has always been the case. the best defense
against atomic attack for the United States 10 possess
the finest long range bomber fleet In the world From all
indications. the u. s. Air Force now possesses such
fleet This fleet with adequate supply Of atomic wea-
pons will make any aggressor hesitate long before at
lacking the United States.
OF course the u. s. should have an adequate supply
Of jet nterceptor though the Of these craft In
ing back determined bomber attacks has not yet been
fully judged Ia reasonable assume that even II the
Air Force possessed four times the number Of jet fighters
does today, could not completely smash an enemy
bomber fleet bent attacking u. s. targets before It
reached them.
This was true even though IT, S. bombers were flying
at attitudes considered extremely low and speeds
between 40 and 500 miles hour Todays bombers fly
at speeds Of 400 miles hour and at attitudes of
between 10000 and $4,000 feet Whether jet fighters in
terceptors do much against such fleets is yet to be
proved Certainly maneuverabiliy and flying conditions
greatly restricted at this altitude.
Therefore the best solution 20 lie In an ade-
quae u s. bomber fleet and the worlds best supply Of
atomic bombs.
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plantation mountains IN q jeep 50
I could see how the plan Is work
ing there. As | was travelling up
the steep roads I saw q large mum.
Der Of houses separated by lots Of
land and I did ask what Is this?
And I was told these are the "Par.
celas. the land appropriated By
the government and given 10 the
|" jibaros" country folks 20 live in
and 10 be cultivated IS q means Of
supporting themselves. ] saw crops
Of corn. and other grains already
harvested. AZ the same time the
men 20 out and are hired 10 eul.
.tivate the ''haciendas" for which
they get a better wage than they
ever dreamed q. ! saw rose cheek
ed country folks. wearing shoes
and good clothing and happy and
satisfied.
To this people Mr.. Luis Munol
Marin their governor is more than
a politician. he Is a symbol Of
economical freedom.
We sometimes wish that the
Spanish speaking countries Of Cen.
trail and South America and Cuba
could establish some form Of GOV.
eminent similar 90 the one estab.
lished in Puerto Rico by men al
great vision and spirit Of sacrifice
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Dick


Greensboro. n & The old
Rock may not be the biggest or
the best place in the 4. 5. but 40
f3r. ! haven't found a town In
Florida North Carolina, South
Carolina or Georgia 20 equal Il.
! came up here on "busman's
holiday 90 investigate other tire
businesses Wanted Ga make sure
That Dick Tire Service wasn't
getting behind the times I've
found bigger stores and larger re
cappiuR plants bat none that are
more modern and turn out any
better work than our own shop az
g9 Truman Ave.
Folks up this way are hurricane
conscious FoF years they have
talked about bow dangerous Il Is
90 i've fn FLORIDA because Of storms
N0W tHal their own coast lines are
beginning 90 set q taste ~ these
same hurricanes they " had o.
hastily revise their criticisms.
Everything s blamed on expert.
mental atomic explosions now.
% sou think cur troubles In Key
West are unique consider some Of
the more common complaints I've
heard up this way They include
poor h0u ING hieh taxes. bad roads
the Republican Party's attitude To-
ward the little man. Does d
sound Ike a familiar refrain
/ The Key West Chamber Of Com.
merce should advise al residents
90 take a pair Of ear plugs with
them Wacn they leave the island.
We have q quiet little town com
pared O. these other places where
whistles are constantly blowing
horns from Diesel railroad engines
rasp through the night, and every
body m general rushes around a.
u tte end Of the world we're due
ans minute
Oddly enough most of the na
ufcs up this way speak English
oHly This iaci has been q bles
sing because when reckless driv
Cf almost takes az a fender. ! can
lean out the car uIndov and tel
hIm exactly vhat think Oi hin
30 9 few choice spanish words
I've learned u Key West
Am going up IN Virginia and
90 some checking 90 a couple o.
days In the meantime. don't for
gct 20 call Dicks Tire Service
2Bf2. or stop IN az 20 Truman
Ave. # you're having any tire Of
battery problems lsdvJ
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NMSSdsS:sNists

Chapter g
.AHONDAY morning." Rafrs
WI face sagged with disappoint-
meat
perhaps the mail hasn't been
collected yet." Fenton said hope
fully. an that case u would De
in the large wire basket on the
main floor"
Thanks, Dr.. Fen,On. III Try to
pick Il up"
Well" Ellen asked IS he
bounded out "You look pretty
safe me"
Raf remained silent and started
the car Immediately.
We'll, for Pete's sake, aren'i
you going 10 tell me about Fen
tom"
Same old story. Tie was look
ing for a letter that Hubbard
had been holding over his head.
Briefly he told her the story.
When he finished she said,
My Cod He was q vile mani
You know, II Il weren't for DIR.
Bray I'd say LEI his murderer be.
lie did q much needed service.
We can't do that. Ellen There
was Bray. And there vas almost
you" he looked az her soberly
And there may be Others Don Z
you see. we've got 70 ind him.
Guess you're right Dennis
but ! visibility. Why are Se so
ing back % the campus
"Fenton said he had turned
up an envelope With nv name
on u written IN BTsy's handwTii-
Ing
~Oh." she said excitedly. dc
YOU suppose the whole things
solved and just waiting IN the
envelope7"
He parked the car.
." sure intend TO and out Come
~whers'd he say the envelope
was'"
''in the intra-mural mail
oh. for Pete's sake. They
empty that az Eve o'clock every
evening"
There's Just an on chance that
he put il IN after hours
They entered the building and
the beam % light from The Hash
light cleared the Wsy for them
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Development Of Puerto Rico
Is Applauded By Native Son

ING faeIlliIeI and the plan Is work.
Ing wonderfully.
Cement factories, glass factories,
soap. shoes. stockings. clothing,
paper artificial flowers. banker
chiefs. gloves. and many others are
working and employing many thou.
sands Of men and girls.
Better wages than the people
ever dreamed Of are paid 10 these
happy Puerto Riean and the pay.
rolls amount 10 millions Of dollars
In each and every town there
are cheap rent projects and the
"ATTabales." ( slumsl have disap
peared from the island. A good
furnished house with two sleeping
rooms, costs six and a half dollar,
a month up according TO the m
come Of the family.
II Is the aim OF the government
20 establish q new industry in each
community so that the people
might be employed and al the
same time 20 solve the problem
Of labaT 20 the industrialiSt.
The living standards Of the Is
land have gone up one hundred per,
cent and the people are happy and
prosperous.
I wanted 90 see for myself and
speak 20 the people Of the country
and Of the towns so I could wit
ness the truth about this modern
miracle.
I did climb up 90 the coffee
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-09-25

"Now where do YOU suppose
Bray got Il. and Why % s lm-
portant7' Ran asked
I'm sure ! don't know Ellen
said. What else IS tAeIl.
MEL. let's see Be sorted
w out the rest % che content
There were Two letters written
IN long hand and several sheets
81 paper with printing uu them
each about three feet long
"ThE looks IKE frH galley
proofs % q manuscript
Ellen glanced at o. On. saw
It's about time tlai came back
from the publish herr That kda..
Wordens thrs.s 10 aaE suupu eI
o. have gone into ihH month
journal. Now ! suppose by fa'
time the proof are corrected d
wlll be too late
Say. tbs ts interesting RHf
exclaimed. The tide appeared IH
bold letters. On the Mature al
the SvuapEe. and underneath lr
smaller letters. bu Jasper HurfrH
Hubbard, PAD Beneath thle lu
parontheEes. were the words.
Prom the Laboratory ~ tie De-
pavtmemf Of Biology The Croau-
ate College, LGHdoa I Hiueratu
Netr Salem IND ana
Why do you suppTe Br1v pat
it IN the envelope far sua
= u be darned f Hurs ln-
less he planned 20 fasf we faaf
lt over 90 the na pital ard sngs
II o. some 81 fle uH.rH.1E 81
there 60 81 Their Criticisms O
opinion
He turned O. uigk ~ the rr-
naming tWo pieces - paper on
the desk 4 guess this BE- all there
was % that blT envelope 81
glanced % one TINS is Fenfan
letter all right" be- said ~
from that girls mgthef
7 think. my dear Ellen wei
hang onto this letter, just ~
case"
He looked az the second letter
In his hand 10 was covered Rita
broad Eprawling handwriting
The letter bore the Great Sea
az the State 81 Iowa and vas
dated some three wears previous
Il vas a letter from Ellr1g q.
Their Hubbard had also kepi 4
lsg possible bia.fwal matelaL
re ss sonisuusdl
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Its down here on the FIRST
tioor." she told him. She led the
way and finally stopped in front
Of a wire basket on q table In
the hall. A lock kept the cover
clamped down. lie flashed the
light on the basket
Il dunno. There are two large
envelopes and a couple Of let
ters." Tie tried 90 pry the cover
open. There was . little play
% u.
"Your hands smaller than
mine. Ellen. I'll hold the cover
up. See Il you can fish these
things out
She put her hand in and after
several tries brought one large
envelope out
Wouldn't you know g." she
said IN disgust. Il was addressed
10 Dean ]. T. Lindstrom ITS
probably the other one. Well.
here goes She had a little
harder time, but finally managed
% pull Il out
'Herei" she exclaimed when
she glanced az the name. This
Is ~ Let's 60 up 20 my Office
I'm 50 anxious TO SO what's IN
IL"
They walked upstairs RaH
fiashinR the light about them %
make sure no one was lurking ia
the shadows
he went into the inner Office
g. make sure no one was there.
Then he pulled the big shade n
Ellen's Office. lie switched the
light on and they both bllnked
al the brightness
Now let's see what we have
here"
He opened the thick envelope
and emptied the contents onto
her desk. A small sealed en-
velope fell out firSt II was per-
fectly fat except for one corner
which buiged considerably. Tie
tore this open and emptied i
into his hand. Tire water-soaked
stub % q cigarette rolled out
And what does this mean"
he asked Ellen. tie turned the
butt around In his hand. There
were some Egyptian letters inn
pressed II. gold near the edge
ELLEN looked az u, completely
baffled. That's enc % those
awful cigarettes D. Hubbard
! Used 70 smOAe. she SoIunleege:
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-09-25
RY 90 Rav. AAanusl FIausres

Since the occupation os the Is.
land Of Puerto Rico by the Amer
cans In 1893 up 90 the present day
we have had three different politi.
cal ideals. The largest number Of
Puerto Ricans are true and faithful
trends of the United States and
the main reason Yor Il Is that we
were made American citizens by a
law of Congress In 1917.
And 10 those who did not like the
idea. was given the privilege Of ap.
pearing In court 10 renounee that
privilege. A very small number Of
Spaniards and natives chose o. be
left OFT as men without a country.
The three major political groups
were the Republicans, the Fedora.
les who changed names many
times as UnionistaS. and the Labor
party or partido ObFero. There
we're changes In the platforms or
ideal0gies Of these three parties
Lately two new names we're
adopted 90 represent the wishes
Of the groups, the Partido NaciOna-
lisla which represented those who
wanted complete independence and
separation from the United States
and Dr. AlbiEu campOs was their
leader.
The other group who wished not
10 break with the United States
but 20 work toward independence
or statehood was the PaFtido Popu
lar organized by Don Luis MunOz
Marin.
The main complaint I heard in
Puerto Rico when ! visited the
Island fifteen years ago was this:
We have had so many political
parties organized and merges be
tween them. but always the same
results. No changes in the econom'
ieal status Of the island. The veal
thy people always pay for Their
privileges buying the voters fOr q
few dollars. but no work TO do anc
We have 10 starye.
The delegates who are elected By
the votes purchased by the riei
people are the lawmakers and thes
make laws which favor the Amer
can and foreign corporations. There
IL no economical redemption foI
US poor people.
All we have 10 do Is migrate h
the United States and 10 other
countries In order n survive.
But now IL different You hear q
very interesting story Don Luis
Munoz Marin is a symbol Of eco
nomieal progress and true freedom
20 the people ot Puerto Rico.
AZ the time that another Puerto
Riean leader. the infamous Doeto'
Albixu Camp0s. was misleading and
preaching hate for the Amerieanos
and instigating 10 revolt and XIII
This other leader was working
his way % the heart Of the y
haros He told them that Il was bet
ter for them not % sell their votes
hut 10 win their economical free
dom casting their votes urder the
straw hat tPavs1 which y TIE
emblem Of the partido popular.
Mr.. Munol visited them IN theii
huts and drank with them Puerto
Rican coffee and ate their meagel
vegetable meal. so today he i
strong in the heart Of the people
As delegates and Congressmes
from the people were elected q
the Puerto Rican Legislature new
laws were passed and the pro
rress Of economical rehabilitation
began 10 work.
The American capitalist was In
vited % establish new industries
IN the island and a department 81
FomentO was created with sons
specialists In charge to make l
survey Of the possibilities. As 1
result a large number Of Industries
were established in the Island The
Government Is helping With build
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He showed En-

DELAWARE. Obi, ~ - Eleven
women who entered the white cake
baking competition AZ Delaware
County Fair didn't expect much
competition from the only man en-.
tered.
But. sure enough. Everett Os.
born Of Leonardsburg won second
prize.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-09-25

WASHINGTON p ~ >errc' ~
n re Treason, Humphrey ha
sad q safes tax IS Gals ere o
about ~ proposals beug coHs
cred b. ne administrator 10 b..
approach q an overhaul O. tsses
when asked SHAT ths e. s.
posals might De-. Treasury pe
partmeut spakcsmsu s4ad Hum
phrey dldnt mean literally g. %
used the figure as he mlsai So.
"umptecn
ne wdmhcF 81 mas have bees
IN Humphrey s mind because D.
stafimen and siaffmtn oi torsrt S
JOINT Committee Jn lnierua. hst
enue Taxatl0a have been ~orkln.
on ~ proposed change h 60
present TAX Law.
Those changes would attempt {
briug Law up-to-4aa ,.tm-Hat.
Obsolete sections and give taApaf
ers. perhaps millions % them.
tax break. For example peap'.
with dependents.
Congress probably Vii Pot some
u the proposals into effect whef
Il returns IN 1854 Bot . sales ta'
IS not among the proposals heIn.
considered by The tao staff work
Ing together.
b. and large the propose.
changes would mean q revenue l0s
20 the government, not more r.
enue. such as a sales tax wo1.s
bring In.
Al this time any study a. a pro
posed sales tax would have o. D.
made b. Humphrey rrcasgg
staff alone. No congressional CON
mittee Is reported thinking OF pro
posing II.
when the Treasury Dcpartmen
was asked what possible PROPOSAL
for new revenue are being con
sidered, the answer vas. That
confidential -
Vet next year, n the Eisenhower
administration finds i can't bal
anee the budget. u can do one q
two things CD 90 on with q dcu
CIT. borrowing new money 90 NEE
is expenses. or 90 ask Congrcs.
for additional taxes.
Z II u seeks new revenue t car
explore only four main sources
the income tax on individuals. O.,
income tax on corporations, 40 a.
else tax. such a. on lewelry ar.
a sales tax on most At TIE thlug.
people buy.
In the next few months bccaus,
Of previous decisions of Congress
four taxes are due % end or 81
down. with q loss % the govern
ment Of about eight billion dollar
annually In revenue
On Dec. 81 the excess profit
tax on corporations ends and %,
income tax on individuals gee.
down about 10 per cent on April
the normal tax On corporation ln
come drops five percentage point
and some excise taxes are eat.
The administration. thruuE'
Humphrey, has already said II sd
mot try % stop what Is schedule.
10 happen Dec 81: The end % %,
excess profits tax and the 30 pei
cent drop In income taxes. q com
bined loss Of about So billion dol
lars % the government.
But President Eisenhower sew
eral months ago asked Congress 4
delay indefinitely the drop boz iH
normal corporation tax 900 mean
two billion dollars revenue a year
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The WoFIts Todoy

a .E.sr .aKts Amounting g.
a YEAR
aH r1nE 20 balance
'.r ~ ~ nlaat rcnCw thai
' really sguccgcd
s.raae- miEaf als1 asa
81. .#fe aea ~ additional.
r...
I.t -.f' Fear .sa coHsressmnai
.....e FraF Us n0i Likely new
... 81 ,aeagfss would CD Cor ar
n .0a dual cf corpora
. ...ut taxes nat Woal8
.r . atw ..siratian onls tae
r r fe 10 which % LOOK
.r aet revenue
f-.. sales taN ~ rev "a
..s Dor eAamr1e. Congress
.. t..e ar excise tax on srrt
...e ~ s.s aet noe 50 taxed
.ae f.. r.Hs. lauadrf SER ices
a- .-r
Tan rHuld Take several
,.ars faz IN manufacturer
'ax paid bt saem ca whst the,
make aa- ssI o. whalesalers .
t.E on aaa.esa'srs 0n what they
,aH % retailers or retail tax
w shat retailer, sen % con,um
crf
Ita been estimated that q five
ger cent saIes tax g. thc retail
level oa all items except food and
medicine would bring the govern
men, perhaps So hllion dollars q
Nrsr.
More Than 90 states row have
sE.ss tatr. 60 oi them a. the re
taa level aH3 over l60 cities have
lulaHE from thr resentment %
Gar ezrrss SEQ D, members 81 Con
ertss aaa HN a national sales tax.
iHe aiumn,rst.on would have
tough saHR Ee,tlng d through.
The number II producing cal
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-09-25

Occasionally We get q flirty look from some young
thing. which Is always enjoyed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-09-25

Tie ancient toast Of Cornwall.
Eug,aud "Flsb. IAN and copper
reflects the economy Of the area.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-09-25

We wonder II the politicians who criticized the re-
cent Korean truce ready TO join the frOnne troops
IN any renewed war?
, 1953-11-19
Five;C congressman
to Visit ". |. ;pue Ii
Croix Sunday

Five congressman Of the
subcommittee on Govern
ment Operations Of the House
Of Representatives are due to
arrive in the Virgin Islands
this weekend. They are Cong.
George H. Bender Of Ohio,
Congressman Frank G. Os-
mers Jr., Of New Jersey Con-
gresham Frank NJ. Karsten,
Of Missouri, Congressman Ro-
bert H. Mollohan of West Wiz
ginia and Congressman 7. ii.
Fountain Of North Carolina.
The Congressman are being
accompanied by five staff
members. Also Mrs. Bender.
Mrs. Osmers and Mrs. Kar-
stem are accompanying their
husbands.
The party is due to arrive
in. St. Thomas tomorrow and
remain until Saturday; from
thence they win visit St.
John on Sunday and come to
st. croix Monday to remain
until Tuesday.
, 1953-11-19
Or. Roy Anduze Back
ia ST. Thornus After
Two Weeks in y. S.

Dr. Roy A. Anduze, Commits
sioner Of Health for the Vir-
gin Islands, returned to his
headquarters in St. Thomas
on Sunday last after spending
two weeks on the mainland,
during which he attended the
u, S. Surgeon Generals Con-
ference and one held by the
American Public Health As
ISOLATION.
The conferences were held
in Washington and New York,
respectively.
In the Surgeon Generals
confab, Dr.. Anduze worked
on a committee in infectious
disease.
, 1953-11-19
Paul Giles. Prop. 81.
Hotel-on-the-C dY
Mrs. Giles Return

Paul M. Gillies, oWner-man-
ager Of Hotel on the Cay re-
turned from an extended va
cation on the mainland. He
was accompanied by Mrs. Gil
lies and their little son, Peter.
While on the mainland Mr..
Gillies usually combine bust
ness with pleasure by utiliz
ing much Of his vacation time
in visiting travel agents, and
exhibiting pictures Of some Of
the scenic beauties Of St.
-Croix.
, 1953-11-19

To: Miss Dorothy F. Dolloff of
New York City, Mr.. and Mrs.
Tom Campbell of Greenfort,
Long Island; Mr.. and Mrs.
Stanley Norton of Ypsilanti
Michigan; Miss Mildred M.
Johnson of Oakland, Califor-
MIA; Miss ]. Luelua Kerr also
of Oakland, California; Mr.. &
Mrs. Vim. S. Wolfe of Akron,
Mrs. VIM. S. Wolfe and Mr.. &
Mrs. E. H Brooks Of Akron,
Ohio; Mr., & Mrs. Oswald
Mount-D uckett of Brooklyn,
New York Miss Rose G. Gold
man of New York City Mr.
Martin Zimmerman, Jr., OF
Shaker Heights, Ohio and
Miss Helen Gaskin Of Glen
dale, California.
All are new guests at the
Buccaneer Hotel.
rG4SWa
, 1953-11-19
sen. Butler COMING 10 VIRGIN ISLANDS
FOR CONFERENCES ON ORGANIC AC1N0V3O

Senator Hugh Butler, Republican Of Nebraska chairman
Of the Senate Committee on Interior and InsulaT Affairs, an
aonced today that informal hearings and conferences on
pending measures for revision Of the Virgin Islands Organic
Act would open in Charlotte Amalie, capital Of the Virgin Is
lands, on November 80. An Organic Act is q basic charter Of
ciyI.govemment BY which civil rights are guaranteed and
, 1953-11-19

municipal treasures of three
quarters of a million dollars a
year or more.
ct is my hope that the new
organic act will be a big step
forward toward making the
islands sef-supporting.
, 1953-11-19

r - 80 -
will not adopt any of these
measures in its entirety, but,
since / believe that all of
them have many points of
merit, we may work legisla-
ton that will include the best
features of each with such
other provisions and such
changes as may appear desir-
able
Il have decided upon con-
Quoting my inquiry through
means Of informal conferen-
ces and written statements
rather than formal public
hearings. Under circumstan-
ces, / believe that this type Of
inquiry will afford the best
results in the way Of frank
and full expression Of views
and facts. It is my hope that
the peoples 81 the Islands and
other interested parties will
submit their views in writing
to the Committee SO that they
can be given full considera-
ton by all of the Members.
4 anticipate that on the
basis of the report I will make
to the Committee and to the
Congress- We can have early
action on 4 new Organic Act
for the Virgin Islands which
will give ths people moreleffi
cient local self government
at less cost to themselves and
the taxpayers on the main
land. Almost every informed
person agrees that the present
Act, dating from 1886 and has
ed to a large extent in the old
Danish Colonial system, has
proven both very cumber-
some and very expensive. The
mainland taxpayer has been
having to foot the bill for the
present top-heavy government
tai structure to the tune of di-
rect contributions to the local
, 1953-11-19
ST Thornus Baseball
Champs 10 Play
Crucions Thunksng

The Giants Baseball Team,
1853 Champions Of the st. Tho
mas League, is due here next
week to play against DR..
James Crucians on Parade
Ground in Christiansted.
The teams will play a double
header. The first will be play
ed at 10 o'clock in the morn
ing and the second at 2 pm.