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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-14
ACADEMIES DEL TRANsITo

Frecuentemente ocurren en- esta
poblacion dolorosos academies au-
tomovillisticos. Unas yeces por
falta de precausion del chofer y
La mayoria de las ocasiones, por
imprudencia del peat6n.
Estimamos que aqui sc castiga
demasiado leve al que maneja un
auto en- estado de embriaguez.
Quien tai hace, es un criminal y
sobre el debe de caer TODD ell peso
de la Ley. Quien sale a la Gale,
ebrio de alcohol y sin escrdpulos de
ninguna clase, toma ell timon de
un auto, no es un irresponsible, 81
no sencillamente, un malhechor de
La peor especie. Y 81 quien a We
ces, en- I'm acto primo, o de legiti-
ma ofuScacion, comete un delito,
es castigado sacramento, enten-
demos que no basta con imponer-
lie una multa y retirarle por deter
nlinado periodic de tempo Ia IL
cencia, quien maneja en- estado
de embriaguez. Y sobre TODD. que
al castigarle debe de pensarse no
solo en- 10 que ha hecho, sino en-
10 que huhiera podido hacer, lle-
vando dolor y luto a una familia.
o q la propia. NADIA mas que par
Ell nero hecho de emhrisgarse Co
mete a nuestro juicie. dos deiiios
quien realiza tai casa. Primero,
que no debe ningin ciudadano que
tenga el concepto de 81 propio, en-
briagarse de alcohol y 81 10 hace
porque lie da su CANA. debe de no
exponerse Ia vista de los degnas.
81 triste papel de IN beodo en- n
via pablica es tan despreciabie
que 81 los que sc emhriagan habi.
tualmente, no perdleran. como
plerden. Ia nocion de todo, halo Ia
Influenza del alcohol. seguramen-
se que desdenArian ell presentarse
en Ia via puhliea en- tan depl0rs-
bic sitnacion- De ahi, cue quien
manela TN caro- e. essado de
eneriaga8E cometa IN dohle deli
10. el de enborrachsrse y el de
manejar TN auto. en- perfectO es-
tado de inconscSencia.
Mnchos de los aeeidenfes cue
rsenen ocurrienso frecuentemenie.
se eeeen . faita de- capacSdad en
ioS cue Tsaane1sn autos. Cas- SEN.
pre- scs aas mayores aeeHeenfss
'sen@n 500 pTeeasamerts los cue
nans2E sas rEuraOs eArrus. Les
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-14
NOTAS CUBANAS
por RAoUL ALpIzAR poYo

autos de alquiler, siempre son tri-
pulados por choferes expertos, que
conocen todos los vericuetos y tru.
cos necesarios, para saIir airosos
en- su empefio. Porque ademas, de
csc trabajo obtienen algo tan i'm
portante, como es ell pan de los
suyos. Los que manejsn sus pro-
pios carros, la mayoria de las We
ces, suponen graciosamente, que al
adquirrir un auto. adquieren tam
bien ell derecho de possession de las
Gales citadinas. Y con ese con-
cepto. sc lanzan por esas Gales
de Dios, dando por resultado ell
creciente numero de academies
que registra la cronica 2olicia to.
dos los dias. Entendemos que
cuando una misma falta Sc reptile
con tanta frecuencia, es una plena
demonstration de que no Sc castiga
10 bastante, para hacerla dismi.
muir desaparecer. Mults mas o
m6nos. en- dias que cualquier ciu.
dadano. por ell estado de prosper.
dad que squi Sc disfruta, dispone
de numerario suficiente para abo.
narla. a nuestra manera de yer
las cosas, no es suficiente sanction.
para delitos o faltas, que cast
atentan contra la seguridad publ.
ca. que debe de ser altamenfe res.
petada y defendida por las autori-
dades. Acaso 81 a IN ciudadano que
maBeja 81 CAIRO en- estado de EN-.
briaguez y produce un choque,
con 81 seeuela de lesionados, Sc le
mantuviera una quincena entire
las reias, no por clio dejaria de
volyer a embriagarse, pero cast
esiamos por asegursr. que no su-
oiria q 81 caro-, nj tomaria eli u.
mon. estzndo en- estzdo de EN-.
6rlaguez. rnedItando en los incon-
venienfes que la tTaeria conSigo,
esa breye senprsdisia en- eli Paia-
Go de Ia carcel. I que 10 Sc ar
guya cue Ell castigO scria dema.
siado fuerse para Ia falia, porque
nanca se puede SupoueT hasta
donde nezarsan las c0nsecueneias
desagradahles, prodaci9as por IN
ehofer eE estado ce bo<raeherz.
Hay aqui adsn&s. eSerias cen
eesscnes cue no. exissen En- csrps
PASSES. Pm sjemplo osewgar b.
eeneaa para Faxaebzr sc earn. .
persona nsennr Dc eaa1 La res
pcassAaladad III sssew o ra1rs -.
- Egy sseancarsz J pxueahIs-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-14

you put in your mouth at time
-. Put not another bit into your
mouth until the former be swol-
lowed =. Let not your morselS be
too big for your gowls tjowls).
when you speak of God or his
attributes, let it be seriously &
with reverence. Honor & obey your
natural parents, altho' they be
poor. tCan Daddy help it, Kids il
he can't afford to buy you a tele-
vision set?)
'Labour to keep ekve in your
breast that little sark of celestial
fire called conscience.
This was the last maxim young
Washington put down--And it guild
ed him to greatness.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-14

out in police headquarters or the
sheriff's office almost everyday.
I'll have to give Police Chief Joe
Kemp and former Chief Deputy
Tommy Dixon credit for the fact
that they have never tried to cover
up these so-called rape charges
when I've questioned them in the
past as a reporter. They didn't
need to. Generally. the report
speaks for itself in that the wo-
men involved is spItcful, drunk, or
just plain crazy.
For instance, Dixon gave me 4
report once in which a woman
charged assault after she had viii
lingly spent the night with
couple of sailors and helped to
consume a quart or so of their
whiskey. Evidently, her feelings
we're hurt because the sailors
dumped her on the street when
they returned to the base.
Time and again, Joe Kemp has
given me similar stories. II used
! the story at all, it would be merely
n small paragraph. But If law
enforcement officers do not fur.
nish these reports, a writer has to
pick his information up on the
streets and his story is likely to
be sensational. That is why feel
that only by giving out necessary
information can the sheriff expect
to keep an unsubstantiated story
from building up into q major
| issue.
Misnomsrs
Hardly a day passes that we
don't read where ''prowler" has
been arrested. II I were one of
these guys, believe I'd sue for
SANDER when the name applied to
me. In most cases, the men are not
providers they are trespassers.
perhaps even suspicious charae-
tiers but they are not "stealhily
searching for prey or plumber" az
the word ''prowler" indicates.
Some of them have been picked
up for standing on . street corner
at night. Others for being drunk
and knocking at the wrong door.
1t is about time we began to use
the word ''prowler" a little more
discriminatory.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-14
cYcLIsT cARELsssNsss

Editor, The Citizen:
Some weeks ago I notice or the
front page. of your paper q notice
which read as follows, anyone
caught riding a bicycle on the side
walks Of Key West would be ar
rested and fined"
A few days ago ! came near
being run over by two boys on
bicycles on Fleming Street. near
Longs place, q few days previous
TO this the same thing happened
on the Bridge on the Truman
Boulevard. Saturday afiernn0n
again near the Electric Co. on re-
turning from the Post Office, I
know you are in no way responsible
for this law not being enforced. 4
would appreciate il very much 4
you would publish this letter In
your paper as Il has become dan
gerous for people 10 walk on tho
sidewalks as well as IN the streets
Of your city.
r. II. Blackburn
Box CD City
New York State has been the
birthplace Of four u. S. Presidents.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-14
HAL
BOYLE
SAYS

NEW YORK R-George Wash
ington, now known as the Father
of His Country, once was a teen
age boy himself.
And like the teen-ager of today.
he found himself beset by many
problems of conduct. 1t was as
tough to bridge :he gap between
boyhood and manhood then as it is
now-perhaps even more so.
What did young George do about
it? He decided to improve himself
by drawing up his own code of
behavior.
At the age of is he had left his
widowed mother TO live with his
haf-brother at Mt. Vernon. The
young boy felt ill-at-ease in the
sparkling Virginia society.
So he took goose quill pen and
wrote in his copybook his now
famous ITO "Rules of Civility and
Decent Behavior in Company and
Conversation" Written in shaky
grammar and spelling, some rules
were copied from an English eti-
quette book. Some the young Wash
ington made up himself.
But by following them the earn
est youth became one of the most
courtly men of his time. His copy
book maxims have recently been
reprinted in small beautiful vol
ume by Lewis CHASER of New
Haven, Conn.
Some are quaint and old-fash-
toned now. Others will always re-
main cornerStones in civilized
society.
Here are a few of the youthful
Georges teen-age tips to himself:
Every action done in company
ought to be with some sign of re-
Spect to those that are present.
I'm the presence of others sing
not to yourself with a humming
noise, nor drum with your fingers
or feet.
''Sleep not when other speak. Sit
not when others stand! Speak not
when you should hold your peace.
Walk not when others stop.
''Put not off your clothes in the
presence of others, nor 90 out your
chamber half drest." Parents of
teen-agers today would like to have
this one carved in brass.)
"Spit not in the fire Nor set
your feet upon the fire especial
ly if there be meat before it.
when you sit down, keep your
feet firm & even, without putting
one on the other or crossing them.
"Shift not yourself in the sight
of others nor gnaw your nails !.
Kill no vermin as fleas, lice,
ticks, ETC., in the sight Of others.
'Read no letters, books or pa
pers in company Also look
not nigh when another is writing
a letter.
"Reproach none for the infirma-
ties George couldn't spell that
world of nature Shew not
yourself glad at the misfortune of
another though he were your
enemy.
"If any one come to speak to
you while you are sitting, stand up
though he be your inferior.
LET your discourse with men of
business be short and comprehen-
sive.
Strive not with your superiors
in argument, but always submit
your judgement TO others with
modesty.
I'm your apparel be modest and
endeavour TO accommodate nature,
rather than to procure admiration
Play not the peacock.
Being set at meat, scratch not,
neither spit, cough nor blow your
nose - except there's a necessity
for it II you soak bread in the
sauce let il be no more than what
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-14

Folks in the neighborhood of the
city cemetery are becoming edgy
what with all the providers there.
Ralph Noble in particular had a
spent bullet plunge into his bed
room during a fusillade of shots
from the pistol of a police officer
this week. Most folks are of the
opinion that hanging Is too good
for whoever was responsible for
the damage wrought in the Gene
terry.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-14

1t was big night for 23-year-old
Janice Russell, daughter of Mrs.
H. E. Russell of Hallandale twho
owns the famed Russell Kennels),
when her pup, Spittin' Image, cap
tured the feature race at Navy
Charity Carnival Night at the Ken
mel Club Wednesday. Spittin' Image
just a two-year.old, holds the track
record and is setting the pace al
though he is being pitted against
dogs with much more experience.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-14

RumcrS at possible change In
the city charteT-~rakinz il neces-
saTy for hixzoner and another con-.
missioner to run for reelection
continue TO mount. Regardless Of
how ae feel concerning the May
or's stand on certain matters
there is no questioning the fact
that he has the eiiy's good AZ
heart Repeatedly. his position has
nos been the popular one, but II
appears that he has placed the
city's welfare ahead Of any per
sou&l political anhision. He has
SsosN3 for what he believes in. Con
slider the baseball question. While
many people did B.ss agree @ita
d MS sfasd BE wax irving sc get tas
best dsal possible tog tAe city. As
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-14

City Manager Dave King has cor
rected the story that it took him
just an hour to make the rounds
of a dozen bars Tuesday night.
Even though he is a teetotaler, he
said that it took him from 1890
Tuesday night until 2::30 the next
morning to complete his check.
Must have been on roller skates, at
that.
King, incidentally, has adopted
the whimsical habit of answering
his phone in Spanish. Spent years
in Cuba and. as matter of fact,
had hand in the installation of
the Havana water system. 3
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-14
Peoples Forum

The Citisen welcomes sxpres.
stons Of the views 20 tts reaa-
ers. but the editor reserves the
rtght 20 delete any items Which
are considered tfbelous 90 unwar-
rauted. The Writerr ahouIA 10
fair and e0nflne the letters o.
200 words and write On ore side
OF the Uapef only. elgnasure -
the writer mubt aseompany tie
letters and viii be pnhtiehea un-
Iema RemuamfnA athNrr1faa
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-14

We note that a full color por-
trait of President Eisenhower is
hanging alongside those of former
presidents Roosevelt and Truman
in the city commission chambers.
Might be the gift of John Lehman,
local Ike booster.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-14

Every fifteen minutes on the average. an American
dies on the highways of the nation which means that
somebody continues to drive carelessly
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-14
sy JIM COBB

Paul Rust, owner of the Miami
Beach Flamingos said ruefully
after a session with the city COM
mission, 81 should have the Mayor
running my business--then I'd
show a profit"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-14

We don't know who is responsible
for this one, but here goes nothing:
Charles E. Wilson. former presi.
dent of General Motors, was ap.
proved by Congress as Secretary
of Defense flock and barrel"
huff said?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-14

We are now enjoying the of plenty at reason.
ane prices according to those who urged the abolition
of price controls
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-14

Back to the dogs: A runaway
greyhound set what must be the
record for the length of Duval
Street, Thursday, when he broke
his leash and took off like the pro-
verbal streak. His master stood
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-14

Optimism is that quality that permits us to hope that
somebody else will do something for U.S.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-14

1t is always difficult to work when you have some
thing else on your mind.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-14

Passing resolution declaring for economy Is one
thing cutting appropriation bills and keeping them cut
is another
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-14

Question: What are all the B.
girls doing now that they are out
Of works
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-14

calmly by as he made three trips
back and forth between La Concha
and Pepe's and then nabbed him
on the fourth.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-14

It's never too late if you still alive to be careful
on the highways.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-14
GENERAL JAMES A. VAN FLEET

GeneTal James A Van Fleet who recently retired as
Commander of the Eighth Army in Korea has performed
credltabe job for his country The big smiling American
general told crowd of some $4,000 people, gathered in
Seoul Korea to him off, that he would someday return
his main regret he sad that he could not stay and
finish the job.
Van Fleet has served his country, both in Greece and
IN Korea He of the Americans responsible for the
successful defense of Greece against the Communists and
came to Korea when the Communists were preparing to
hur massive attacks against the u N line In every such
atack the hurled back with severe losses by
the forces under his command.
We especially like part of the Generals remarks.
he addressed the Seoul just before departing
for the United States 1--WE live for children wish for
them greater peace and freedom than we older people
had or been able to provide for them
These words are to the point and when one recalls
that the Generals only son missing in action in Korea
the force of his words is brought home.
Free advice regardless of its origin is almost worth
e@&k
It's never too late if you still alive to be careful
on the highways.
1t is always difficult to work when you have some
thing else your mind.
Optimism is that quality that permits us to hope that
somebody else will do something for u.s.
Passing resolution. declaring for economy Is one
thing; cutting appropriation bills and keeping them cut
is another.
We are now enjoying the of plenty at reason
able prices according to those who urged the abolition
of price controls
Every fifteen minutes on the average an American
dies the highways of the nation which means that
somebody continues to drive carelessly
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-14

Free advice, regardless of its origin is almost worth
less
Evening star., 1953-11-15

deadly, have been used in med
ical research and in the treat
ment of glaucoma and certain
diseases of the liver. They are
familiar, too, to professional pest
exterminators as insecticides, and
careless amateurs who have tried
to use them have occasionally
had a fatal foretaste of what the
cities of the world may be in for.
A Killer
NERVE gas in its present form
is produced synthetically as
liquid. Several drops falling di-
rectly on the skin can cause
death. A small amount can poi
son water and food supplies. Ex-
posed. it vaporizes almost at
once but loses none of its deadly
qualities. 1t can be inhaled, alb
sorbed through the skin and eyes
or rubbed into the body through
contaminated clothing.
Once inside the body, nerve
gas works by destroying an
engine called cholinesterase, a
substance that ordinarily works
as a kind of brake for the nervous
system. With their brakes gone,
the nerves stimulate the bodily
muscles into continuous activity
and, in extreme cases, paralysis
follows.
The first mild symptoms of
nerve-gas poisoning begin a few
minutes after exposure. Your
head aches. There is a tight feel
ing in your chest. like the after
math of a bad cough. You begin
to wheeze when you breathe and
feel sick to your stomach. Sight
becomes dim.
If YOU have received only a
mild dose, you may not feel any
worse than that although it may
be quite some time before you
begin to feel better.
Reactioms
l HE victim who has received a
large dose of nerve gas is not a
pretty sight. He may vomit. fall
semi-conscious to the ground and
go into twitching convulsions.
Fluids are apt to be discharged
from the nose. mouth and other
or;f1cec 0f tho h0dU There &c q
Evening star., 1953-11-15
The TRUTH ABOUT NERVE GAS
Continued from page seren

anything different about the air.
This is how Colonel John r.
Wood, Chairman, Medical Re
search and Development Board,
Office of the Surgeon General,
US. Army, described for the
American Medical Association
what would happen if the busi-
ness district of a large city, say
the Chicago Loop, were suddenly
filled by a cloud of nerve gas at
noon hour on still, sunny day:
People caught on the streets
without access to gas masks or
gas-proof shelters would become
casualties in over 90 per cent of
its path. The largest numbers
of severe and fatal cases would
occur in the impact area and in
the first mile of the downwind
path. ;. People in buildings are
not immune to the gas. IL is
probable that high-explOsive
bombs will be dropped on the
impact area at the same time
as the gas. Glass breakage and
structural damage would render
the lower floors of these build
ings practically as susceptible to
gas as the streets.
Unless heating, ventilating
and air-conditioning systems are
turned off promptly, floor levels
above the top of the gas cloud
will also be in6ltrated with gas.
Surface vehicles in motion offer
little protection. Ventilated
subways with street-level air in
takes are particularly vulnera-
BILE. :"
Naxis Dian't Use Xa
WITH this destructive potential.
it is something of a mystery why
the German High Command
kept their nerve gas bottled up.
Recalcitrant Nazis, even today,
think that nerve gas could and
should have won the war. Some
military analysts believe that
nerve gas was not perfected un-
til the Battle of Britain, for
which it was obviously tailor
made, was over and the oppor-
tunity for using it without fear
of retaliation had passed.
To chemists, the general idea
of nerve gas is neither new nor
complicated. Similar gases. less
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EDWARD c. WILLIAMS
% AaletpsEApOuS BURIGD
IN ATCkflsG1Ra. NARag.


Funeral services for Edward c.
Williams. 1881 B1fth Ave. g.. Mn
nsapois. VINO died at his home on
Tuesday, October 8. were held at
the J. T. Miles Funeral Home in
Atehison. Kans., a. 2 p. m. Mon
day. October ~, with ths Rev. w.
y. Beatty officiating.
Masonic rites were conducted
by Morning star Lodge No. 4. Y.
and A. NJ. Of which he was a
member for 30 years. At Q p. m.
Sunday evening. October II, at
the Miles Funeral Home. Pail
bearers were members OF Morning
Star Lodge No. 4.
The deceased was q membr Of
the Ebenezsr Baptist church. At
Gibson. before moving 10 Mime
Apolis
Surviving are his wife. Mrs.
Beatrice Williams. sister. Mrs.
Sarah ciuke Of Atchlson. four
brothers. Blaine. william Of Cas-
per. wyo., Raymond OF Omaha.
Nebr.. and Harry of Oakland,
Calf. five nephews and five
nieces.
Burial was In Oak Hin ccme-
terry, Atchlson. KanA.
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50. Puul NAAcP
70 Hear Ruymond
GQnAoN Nov. 9

Raymond w. Cannon. well
known 10 Twin citiana. win ad.
droaa the ~. Paul Branch. Nation
al Association for the Advance
ment Of colorSd People. at it,
regular membership meeting on
November sth. The meeting viii
be held Al Local Bi0. S2b Rondo
Ave, at 4 p, m, on Sunday. Mo-
vember 3, The topic of Mr.. Can.
mons address win be Local OPP
portunitiea for Progress"
The nominating committee
which was elected al the last
membership meeting win present
q slate % officers and executive
board membera Additional nom.
nations may be made from the
floor by petition signed by three
members In good standing. a. pro-
vided In the Constitution.
A branch official said Tues
day, III IL your duty and reapon.
sibility a. a member Of NAACP
10 help select the officers and
board members who are 10 lead
your organization for the coming
year, Your attendance at this
meeting az well an the Annual
election meeting In December Il
urgently requested