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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-25
STILL LIVING IN CAVES

From Italy comes word the government is seriously
concerned about the continuing economic plight of Ita
ians living in the southern part of the country especially
below the port of Naples It has long been known that
southern Italy tystricken, but conditions in
of the villages in the extreme southern tip little
better than they were thousand years ago.
This fact has been generally unapprecated in the
Western world but recently American reporters visited
of these villages and reported the almost incred
ible living conditions of the people, To begin with the
people live in caves, and the walls of rock.
The man of each family is day laborer or farm
aborer and out into the fields in the daytime and
returns at night with his mule He takes his mule in the
front door and to the back of the where the mule
spends the night The family sleeps in the middle part
and the stove the door, or entrance of the cave so
that the fumes can escape.
Naturally these people, poverty stricken and gnor-
ant easy prey for the Communists and it in the
southern tip of Italy where the Communists strongest
To counterfeit this situation, the Italian Government
making major effort to upt the living standard in
the and building housing projects and
public works projects United States aid has enabled in
tial projects to be begun in the area.
First reports on results of the government program
indicates the government is having in its battle
against Communism. In of the villages which some-
times include many 900 people - the Christian
Democrats an electoral victory in 1852 obvious
testimonial to the effect of government housing
program there Andra the village which switched from
Communism to ant-Communism in 1852 contains 81 900
inhabitants and is famous anti Communist land
mark.
The situation which prevails in Italy closely para
eed in most of the other countries of the world Where
poverty, ignorance and intolerance prevalent the
Communist menace increases proportionaely The best
way to fight Communism, in Italy as we'll as in the Unit
ed States and elsewhere to fight poverty ignorance
intolerance.
The Italian government, with its back to the wall in
the fight against Communism at last attempting to
fight the menace of Communism in the We
hope this effort has been started in time The outcome of
the battle in Italy will be closely watched by the
of the free world.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-25
Tuberculosis Loses Spot Among
Florida's Top 10 Death Causes

= For the first TIME in the history
of vital statistics records in Flor.
ida, tuberculosis, with 1858
death rate of 81 per 100000 popu.
lation, is not listed among the first
10 causes of death, State Health
Officer Wilson T. Sowder said to.
day..
Diseases of the heart and Giro.
ulatory system account for tthe
largest share of deaths, he com.
mented, and continued:
IF a combined grouping is
made of all cardiovascular-renal
diseases, including vascular LESSONS
affecting the central nervous sys.
tenn. rheumatic fever, all diseases
OF the heart, apprehension, arter-
locIeroSiS, and nephritis and neph.
rosis, it is found that this group
caused 1921 deaths, or 500 per
cent of all Florida deaths in 1858.
Among the infectious diseases
the respiratory ailments of In.
fluenza and pneumonia continue
TO present major problem.
Although generally transmitted in
the same manner as tuberculosis,
these, diseases are acute rather
than chronic, and the control
methods developed for tubercu-
losis are not applicable. Another
communicable disease, poliomye.
lltls, continues to be a major pro-
blem, but the new Salk vaccine
offers hope for its eventual con-
troll"
The 10 leading causes of death
In order of importance and the
number of deaths attributed to
them in 1853 are as follows: dis
eases of the heart, 1851; malig-
nant neoplasms (cancer), 1855;
vascular LESSONS affecting the
central nervous system, 3,499: &C.
cidents, 2,10s; diseases Of early
infancy 1,522; influenza and
pneumonia, 1904; general arteri.
osclerosis, sos; chronic and I'M
specified nepnritis, 41s; diabetes,
All; cirrhosis of the liver, 343.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-25
Dick


"Auld Clootie" has been a'rip-
ping and a'snorting latelyl Wish
Mendoza and Glib would knock
themselves out - at least on Fri.
days-so that / could have this
page to myself.
Heck! They're just playing
around! But you take a column
like this one-it's serious bust.
ness to me. I've got to sell US.
Royal tires for my bread and
oleomargarine.
"Auld Clootie"-seems like all
he's got to sell is Bernie Papy
and Bill Neblett. From the re.
suits Of the last election, he
shouldn't have any trouble at all
doing this.
Bill Gibb-he's selling an opiate
dream of what could be if this
Rock ever turns into Utopia.
That's easy to do too.
But mckinney Crickets-
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-25
BY WILLIAM L. Ryan
AP Foreign News Analyst

L
PARIS, R-French politics has
taken a robust and proud nation
and turned it into the weakest link
in the Vests defenses.
The troubles of the French en-
pire have become the woes of the
Western world, while French poll
ticians wiring their hands and tum-
BILE from bad to worse internal
dissension.
A piece of the empire already
has slipped away-many say by
default-in Indochina, and Western
defense plans must be revised. And
as France turns her attention to
the rest of her overseas territory,
much of it boiling, many a French
man openly admits the decline of
the great nations power.
In Indochina, France stacked the
cards against herself. She permit
ted no political organization which
would fill the vacuum that might
some day be left by French de-
parture. Politically, all Wet Nam
stands to be engulfed eventually
by the Communists, whether the
shooting war ends formally or not.
Communism will have gobbled up
another piece of real estate, large
ly by political means,
In North Africa, the meaning of
the battle Of Diem Bien Phu and
the humiliation of France were not
lost upon the nationalist move
ments. Many forces were anxious
to bring the message home to
North Africa.
Tunis is in dangerous condition
with an organized rebel force-its
leaders political leanings a mat
ter of mystery-already in action
and requiring the French to step
up their military forces.
In Morocco. terror increases
daily, much Of. it inspired by OPP
portunists attempting to seize and
take over the nationalist cause.
In Algeria, older in the French
framework and more solidly held
after a century of occupation, ma
tionalists openly announce them
selves as willing to wait for the
time being. They frankly say
France still has too much military
power in Algeria, that they will
not waste their manpower in futile
gestures. But with each blow to
French prestige, Algerian national
lists grow more hopeful. And the
Communist party is legal in AL
geria, though outlawed in Tunis
and Morocco, and has a grip on
the largest section of the labor
movement.
France faces the prospect of be-
ing able to remain in Tunis and
Morocco only by force. 1t may
take some time to develop, but
the pattern of an Indochina could
repeat itself.
Is there a way for France to
find herself again? Some hope is
being expressed here that new
leadership will be more attuned
to the will of the people. less
splintered and less prey to minor.
lily pressure on the extreme left
and right.
Eventually, the way out Of
Frances dilemma may lie in the
very weakness of her governments.
The constitution provides that Par.
Lament may be dissolved if two
governments fall by an absolute
majority within an 1S-month peri.
iod. The Rene Mayer cabinet fell
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-25

sanzatiou will be able to function
more efficiently.
Many of US who are interested
IN social work are wandering in
the dark. For example, "This
ROCK OF Ours" has had four calls
for help during the past twelve
hours. One dealt with sickness,
another with a juvenile problem,
the third pertained to an undesir-
able, immoral business condition,
and the fourth had to do with a
public life and property hazard.
Fortunately, these calls fell into
a familiar pattern that could be
handled fairly easily.
There are many days when I'm
stumped however, especially with
regard to sickness or destitution
amongst residents, as to where to
turn for quick, remedial action.
I'm sure that each and every one
OF you readers have often been
up against THE same problem.
A Council for Social Agencies will
solve this trouble. It viii act as
a fast relay station 50 that we will
no longer have to grope about
blindly seeking the proper place
for help.
Did Yev Know?
That we're going to have a ter
rible hurricane this year? It's
the truth! But keep It a secret,
will you, huh? This column has
heard at least haf q dozen people
say that all the signs-heavy
rains, etc., last week-point to q
bad storm season!
And did you know-that we're
not going to have a hurricane this
year? Not even a little, teensy.
weensy scare? It's the TRUTH
Several people have told me so.
They point out that we had heavy
rains recently and that this is al.
ways a sure sign that we're going
to have a mild summer and au-
tumn!
Personally, I've decided not to
worry about hurricanes. I'm GO
ing to sit back and wait for Sam
Goldsmith and his boys in the
Weather Bureau to say what is
going to happen. They are al
ways wrong but at least, they de.
scribe weather conditions so real.
istically that it could be, whether
it is or not-the weather, that is.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-25
This Rock
Of Ours
BY Bill Glib

A couple Of days ago, Sue Jones
took me by the ear and guided
me rather forcibly to q meeting
Of the Council Of Social Agencies,
1t seems that finally, there is q
good prospect of coordinating the
various local efforts toward wei.
fare, health, and recreation.
While Key West was 4 small
town, such q council wasn't nee
essary. Today, however, I don't
know Of anything that is needed
more badly!
1t is true enough that we have
paid, professional workers who
devote themselves entirely TO well
fare-or to heather to recrea-
ton. These people are doing an
excellent job.
We also have dozens Of civic
and fraternal groups that plan
their activities to help allevi-
ate undesirable social conditions.
The work that these organizations
accomplish is splendid.
There is no use denying how
ever, that neither the professional
workers nor the organized civic
groups have been able to coordin.
ate their activities 50 that much
OF their effort isn't lost through
duplication, oversight, and gener-
al inefficiency.
The Council for Social Agencies
If successfully supported by Key
Westers-will solve this 'bug-a.
boo which stymies charitable
work. 1t viii unite this Rock so
that every situation dealing with
the health or welfare of its people
will be handled In an efficient,
praiseworthy manner.
immediate Plans
The immediate plans Of the
Council are to draw up q master
outline of the local welfare sit
uation. This means that all clubs,
groups, etc., viii have to be con-
tacted regarding their individual
work in this field. After that has
been done, it is expected the re-
suits will point the way in which
conditions can be improved. The
Council will not seek to direct the
welfare program Of any civic
group but rather, will act as an
information post so that every Or
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-25
coLUMNIsT coMPLIMEhrED

SSAOWNlSJ SVWT ktm6NI ~
Dear Mr.. Glib:
I have read your column en-
titled "This Rock OF Ours" in the
June 18th Citizen.
l wanted TO- compliment you on
the straight-forwardness of your
column. You show a considerable
amount of tolerance, open-mind-
ness, and q willingness to think.
You mentioned that education
is the answer to excessive indul-
gence in alcohol-education in the
spiritual values of life.
You have perhaps heard of the
Floriad State Alcoholic Rehabilita-
ton Program which was created
by the 1853 State Legislature to
work for the control, prevention,
and treatment of alcoholism in
Florida. We are just getting und-
er way but eventually win have
treatment center here at Avon
Park and we also hope to have a
network of outpatient clinics, and
in some instances beds in hospit-
ais throughout the State. Every
effort will be made to make q con-
centrated approach on the prob
lens of the individual alcoholic.
The alcoholic viii be sought on
voluntary basis and viii pay.
This program is as well or better
endowed than many of the other
states programs and we have
ever hope to make it an outstand-
ing success.
State programs of this sort are
actually still a new venture. And
they are ventures in which help
can come from many areas-civic,
religious, social, and psychiatric
areas.
If you happen to be in Avon
Park please come by to see US. I
am hoping to eventually make a
trip to Key West and would
certainly like to meet you.
Sincerely,
Barton Johns
Educational Director
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-25
Dictatorship
Editor, The Citizen:

Editor, The Citizen:
The Gestapo marches on!
The local police force can not
hold 4 candle to the dictatorial op-
erations Of the Navy Shore Patrol.
Normally this is no concern Of
civilian residents. How the SP
cracks the whip is an internal az
fair.
Yet there has to be q medium
Of confidence that the SP viii not
infringe upon the rights Of Ameri-
can citizens - and there Il evil
dence this confidence does not ex-
ist.
This evidence exists in Ii. Jake
Urech's mandate issued in your
newspaper Of June 18th. In his
statement he said that auto speed
ers in navy housing areas "can
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-25
Unit Plan Set

WASHINGTON, B - The Army
will start next year sending men
overseas in units rather than as
individuals separated from the
buddies with whom they trained.
As a general rule in World War
II and the Korean conflicts men
headed overseas were assigned to
replacement depots and sent from
there on an individual basis.
Now the Army will start assign
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-25

Editors Note-In previous arti-
Giles this week william L. Ryan
has reported the story of the shaky
French Empire as he found it in
both Indochina and North Africa.
In today's concluding article he
returns to Paris and explores the
explosive political situation in the
nation which holds within itself
many answers to the problems of
Western unity.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-25

The number of unchallenged
evictions on Urech's recommends
tons is alarming. These people are
forced to find residence in Key
West, and therefore become "Key
West" citizens. personally wit
messed with others) the above
quote from 1t. Urech.
Please withhold the name, thank
you.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-25

Although Easter is scheduled for
the first full moon after the yer.
nal equinox, the date is set not BY
observation of the real moon but
by rules established before astron-
omers know as much as they now
do about the movements Of the
moon.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-25
PEOPLES. FORUM

Srsn welcomes expressions Of views Of lie read
sfs but the editor The right delete any Items which
are esnsdsred Hbsevs The writer's should he
fs and eenne the letters 100 and write On ana sids
Of the paper en Signature Of The writer must ihe
letters and will b pvbishsd unless requested otherwise
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-25

ing men overseas by platoons of
80 men. Later it is hoped to ex-
pand the system to battalions Of
$50 men, and regiments of $500
men.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-25

1t would cost 500, 900 to fire all
the guns on the battleship Missouri
for one minute.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-25

Everyone whether they spend any time studying the
issues of the day not is expert on current events
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NAVAL officer, wife and 2 small chill
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PARAKEET, large blue and white
named Perky, very friendly. l63.
Byrn Mawr; reward. PO 1855.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-01
Baby Miller Arrives One Minute
After Baby 81 Appears On Scene
Democrats Will Have Voice
In Planning Years Program

tion," he said. "Some of the tao
Brownell in the Harry Dexter
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-01
Scores Stranded In Wake Of Cutbaek
In National Air|ines Fig hts Here
Motel Men Blast More As Airline
Defies County Commission Thurs.

National Airines today was swamped with phone
calls from persons trying to square away flight space
The arlines office here said the phone calls began
yesterday afternoon after The Citizen hit the streets
with the that NAL had cancelled three of its four
daily flights between here and Miami
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-01
l2-Year.Old Boy
Nabbed By Police
For Auto Damage

The case of a 12-year-old boy,
found scratching automobiles with
pocket knife last night, has been
referred TO juvenile authorities, Do.
lice said today.
According to the report Of pa
trolman Armando Perez, the youth
was spotted walking along Duval
Street, damaging the cars. Under
questioning, the boy said that he
and a 10-year-old sister had been
sent to the movies and then order
ed to bed by their parents who
then left the house.
He said that shortly after retir-
ing she felt like taking a walk"
Officer Perez reported that when
he took the lad to his White Street
home, he found the girl sleeping
on a couch with the radio going
full blast. Perez confiscated a knife
from the boy.
Juvenile Court Judge Eva Warn.
er Gibson viii investigate the case.
according to Acting Police Chief
Raymond Cabrera.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-01
Few Holiday
Accidents Are
Reported Here
Two Injuries
Reported In
Only Serious
Crash Thurs.

Key Vests New Year celebra.
ton, although noisy, produced no
serious traffic accidents, police re-
ports showed today.
There were only three arrests for
dunken driving anu only two per-
sons were injured in traffic mis-
haps, according to Acting Police
Chief Raymond Cabrera.
The most serious accident,
which occurred at Seidenbers
Avenue and Fifth Street, sent
two Navy men to the hospital
with minor injuries and resulted
in heavy damage TO the ears In
VoIved.
Patrolman Edward Ramirez re-
ported that the accident occurred
when an automobile driven by Rob.
ert w. Smith, of the Salt Pond
Trailer Park, failed to heed a stop
sign and smashed into a car driven
by James A. Bohannon, of the
USS Sarsfield. Both were taken to
the Naval Hospital where officials
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-01
Soviet Union Lost Many OF Its
Distinguished Citizens In So
Death, Arrest.
Disappearance
Cut Ranks OF
High.Up Reds
BY TOM WHITNEY

NEW YORK R'-The Soviet I'm
ion lost lot of distinguished citi-
zens in 1858 through death, arrest
and disappearance"
Under the heading of "disap-
peared' come those who may be
dead, under arrest or who have
dropped into obscurity. ALI that is
known is that their names no long
er grace the pages of the Soviet
press.
Counterbalancing the deaths and
disappearance there wer a few
Temperatures last year.
For example, there are the dozen
or more leading Moscow physi.
clans who were thrown into Jail
in 1852 and charged with plotting
to assassinate leading Soviet fig.
ures. Though it was announced
these men had made confessions
1t was suddenly discovered after
the death of Stain that the charges
were faxed. The doctors were
freed, rehabilitated in professional
life and several of them have writ.
ter articles since their release
though not about their prison ex-
periences.
Another notable example is that
of G. |. Petrovsky, an Old Boil.
shevik who rose to chieftainship
of the Ukraine. He disappeared in
the late 1930s and it was assumed
that he was another purge victim
who had died somewhere in ST.
IBERIA or had been executed n
some cellar. But short time
after Stains death, Petrovsky was
awarded an important government
decoration for his services to the
Communist party and Soviet state,
The turnover in the personnel u
Soviet ruling circles last year be.
cause of death-natural or unna.
tural-was great.
Leading the Soviet obituary no.
tees of course was Joseph Stain
who, according TO announcement,
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-01
Thief Gets $27
From Local Home

A sneak thief, who entered an
Elizabeth Street home Wednesday,
gained SGT for his efforts, police
reported today.
The thief, who fed the scene be-
fore the eyes of the homeowner.
Mrs. Emma Seymour, SIG Eliza.
beth Street, made his exit through
a window.
Mrs. Seymour told police that
when she and her sister-in-law re-
turned to the house, they heard
footsteps and when they investigat-
ed, a man identified as wearing .
white shirt and having dark hair
was seen darling from room 10
room.
The money was missing, inves-
tigation showed.
No trace of the thief was found.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-01
Big Pine Key
Family Makes
Rush Trip To
XIV. Doctor
Little Mark Lawrence Mil.

Little Mark Lawrence Mil
Ter hit the jackpot.
He was born at 1901
q. m. today, the first new
Key Wester of the new year.
And as such, he takes the
handsome array of gifts of
fered by Key West business
concerns, according to Har-
old Laubscher, manager of
the Key West Chamber of
Commerce.
Mark weighed in at seven pounds,
eight ounces at the clinic of DR..
Aubrey H, Hamilton, 622 Eaton st,
The baby is 20 inches long.
The parents are Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey Victor Miller Of Big Pine
Key. Miller is q carpenter and
fishing guide. The mother arriV.
cd at Or. hamilton's clinic at 1850
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