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The Key West citizen., 1954-10-28
Today's
Business
Mirror

NEW YORK R-The forecasting
game nears its seasonal climax.
Every week sports oracles tell
you how next Saturdays football
will turn out, and every Monday
they explain how the Cpsets that
crossed them up were really as
unusual as the weather you know
where.
And this week every political
pundit is proclaiming just how
next Tuesdays election win go in
this, that and the other place, and
if you read it all you'll be too
tired to 60 to the polls.
But warming up in front of the
stands is still another team of fore
casters-the nations economists, in
industry or government, in colleges
or just out on their own as con-
sultants.
Already they are issuing guesses
as to what will happen to business
if the Republicans retain Congress
| and what viii happen if the Demo-
Gratis capture it. Of the Republi-
cans win, they say, business will
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-28
This Rock
Of Ours
Rv Rill Gihh

Well, there may be an old say
ing about lightning never striking
the same place twice but just as
sure as the dickens, it looks like
our confused airport situation can
mess up our tourist season two
year in a row!
Last year the better hotels on
the Island suffered because NAL
curtailed its flights to one per day
after refusing to pay landing fee
assessed by Monroe County. The
fight is still going on and will pro-
badly blow wide open about the
middle of this season.
The situation between the Navy
and county officials is even worse.
In this case, it would appear that
the Navy seeks to block certain
improvements which as far as l
can determine, have been openly
planned for a couple of years.
Why?
No collUsion
I do not believe that the Navy
and NAL have joined forces to
fight Monroe County. The U. S.
Navy is too big an outfit to soil
its skirts in any such petty affair.
If Admiral Towner says that ex-
tension of the east west runway
would endanger flight operations
out Of Boca Chica, he is saying
it in the best interest of the Ser
vice and with due regard to the
lives of both civilian and military
flight personnel. However, it seems
a shame that instead of studying
the situation in a serious manner
i combining the talent of Navy
and civilian advisors to seek solu-
ton - we have to get down into
'dog-eat-dog' fight.
Key West needs Meacham Air
port. And Meacham Airport needs
improvements. The $13O, 900 offered
by the CAA is our only chance to
get these improvements which will
result in greater safety for incom-
ing and outgoing airline passeng-
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-28

then when YOU hit the big loot thew
take 1t all away.
Money is no longer enough. A
writer needs some new kind Of
payment that can't be taken awav
such as a guarantee your goif
score win improve. Or they mieht
promise to add two years To your
life or-in my case-agree 70 find
. way to make my front teeth
come together"
But until something better does
come along Axelrod has decided
money is about the best aIl-aroupd
substitute.
writing doesn't count unless Won
get paid for it," he said. 81 can't
even write q letter to my son now
unless he promises to send me =
buck for it.
"Art is 4 hyproduct Of writing
for money. Shakespeare wrote be.
cause he needed dough. You al
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-28
By Sam Dawson

be encouraged through knowing it
still has a friend in court. If the
Democrats win, they say, business
will be comforted by the thought
that the tendency might be to-
ward inflation-and a mild dose al
ways makes business look better.
whether it is or not.)
If this ''heads you win, tails you
win" sort of reasoning confuses
you, remember that forecasting is
ticklish business at best and the
business soothsayer just does the
best he can, knowing full well that
the public can cross him up with
its buying whims, or the Russians
can do it by changing the thermo.
stat on their cold war.
Socn the economists will be
swarming all over the printed page
telling you how business will be in
the coming year.
A few have already Jumped the
gun with tentative forecasts for
business in 1855.
Most of them. encouraged by
! the signs Of pickup in the making
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-28
YOU ARE A GOOD POLITICIAN IF YOU
KNOW COMPLEXITIES OF POLITICS

Politics in Key West, in Florida, or in the nation
teens with lessons for aspirans for office but few of
them capable of learning the lessons We have
in Key West time and time again for public Of
fice and each time be badly defeated but when election
year rolled around again. they announced their candida
cies again, only to be defeated again.
Don't think that because is popular it assures
him election. to public office. One of the who
defeated repeatedly wel-iked Key West
had. To meet him to joke with him and to give
him the glad hand of fellowship, yet his popularity, in
the usual walks of e seemingly pulled votes away from
him. instead of giving them to him.
Apparently, that astounding phase of human
nature but you had only to scratch the surface to find
out why he always poorly the voters thought he
was too trifling to serve the public efficiently
Another lesson, which politicians find it hard to
learn, to for the wrong office In Key West today
is who would have been holding the nomination
for certain office had he for it, but he deter
mined to seek another office. and defeated.
That circumstance has happened far more frequent
ly in statewide congressional district elections J. Tom
Watson, account of whose death in Tampa pub
lshed in The Citizen last Monday was among those who
did not profit from that lesson had been twice elected
attorney general by large majorities and it pro-
badly the big vote he received that caused him to
run for governor in 1948. He defeated and then
tried to get the nomination the Democratic ticket for
vacancy in Flordas supreme court, and was defeated
again.
Watson went further than any other politician who
has to The Citizens notice. He became dsgusted
with the Democratic party, announced that he
Independent then joined the Republican party His doing
so surprised his many friends in Key West He
staunch in his friendships If he friend he stuck
to you. We know of wel-known Key Wester who
marked when Watson announced for governor in 194S:
Il know Tom hasn't chance to win but I'm going to
vote for him. because he's stuck friend and I've
got to stick to him."
Watson didn't pull his punches, didn't sidestep You
Eun 1uhnr hn cfo ond x.yho hc
unpopular, as when he fought and in putting into
effect the anti-cosed-shop law.
Lex Green, another politician well known in Key
West went the Of Watson in not sticking the job
he held Green today had he decided would have been
the representative from his congressional district But he
not satisfied to hold that office ran for congress
man-atlarge, and elected Then he tried for the
governorship in 1914, and defeated by Caldwell
Since then Green has tried to be elected to other Offices
and has lost each time
Politics is complex, and wise is the who
ravel the complexities.
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-28
By Bill Glib

ers - both Service and Civilian
This being the case, it would seem
that for the best interest of the Ma,
Wy as well as Key West, a work
able solution to the problem should
be arrived at as quickly as posi-
BILE.
On The Fence
Man oh man! ! Just reread this
column for today and if ever
saw a guy straddling the fence -
that's me!
Truthfully, though, can't see how
to change it. Insofar as the fight
between NAL and Monroe County
is concerned, both parties have
tended too much toward a dog
in the manger' attitude.
With regard to the Navy and
Monroe County's argument, ]
might feel that the Navy is, wrong
but such feeling can't be allowed
to over ride the common sense
fact that our military leaders U.S.
sually have justification for their
demands upon civilian populace,
especially in the U. S.
We must remember this - ex-
tension of the east west runway
might have been OK couple of
years ago. Few of us know what
goes on at Boca Chica and since
that time, development might be
at a stage where such an exten-
sion would be dangerous today.
None of which detracts from the
fact that instead of barking at each
other, the Navy and County Off
cials should cooperate and save
this $130,0O0 needed so badly for
Meacham Airport improvements.
SUrreys Add Color To XIV
The fringed surreys which re.
Gently appeared on the streets Of
Key West have created a lot Of
favorable comment and add color
to the streets of Key West. This
Rock" would like to- compliment
Charlie Wardlow for his determin.
ed, two-year struggle to secure this
new attraction for tourists.
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-28
Citizen Ads Bring Results

this fall, are guessing that 1855
business activity should exceed
1954's by anywhere from 5 to 10
per cent.
Since, so far this year, industrial
output has trailed 1855 record
by about that same rate, the pre-
dictions seem to promise that 1855
will be nearly as good as 1858.
But there, are professional look.
ing-aheaders from other camps
who see only stagnation in the fu-
ture, with a growing population
finding new jobs increasingly hard
to come by.
The trouble with some of these
forecasts, on both sides of the
fence, is that you wonder if maybe
they aren't made just now with
half an eye on how they might In
fluence the voters.
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-28

ways write better when you're hun
CRY.
Its much harder to write an
less you have to do it to meet
bills. This is still no problem On
me. I always manage to have q
few bills that need paying.
"Dst il you get good money.
yeu'Vs aok 70 do q good job 70
earn it. / hate the guys who 20
to Hollywood with the loot-and-
scoot idea. who grab all the big
dough they can. do nothing. and
then leave town complaining it's
impossible to do creative work in
the Hollywood atmosphere.
81 loved Hollywood. I had my
self a real ball out there"
At Is, latter being thrown out
of most of the good schools in the
East" George became q bit actor
on Broadway, confined to lines
such as Madam, Dinner Is
Served"
Il was q horrible actor, but
wanted to learn stage techni-
ques," he said. .'I knew taat at
Is ! couldn't write anything that
people would pay $40 10 see."
At 20 George watched the re-
hearsal of radio show, then went
home and turned out a script for
one himself and sold II for $50.
Since then I've turned out be-
tween 500 and coo radio and Nv
shows" he said, written two
novels, and turned out gags and
comedy sketches for Martin and
Lewis. Peter Lind Hayes, Robert
Q Lewis. and many other big
comedians.
II was an Army private for
three years, digging holes for tele-
phone poles for the Signal Corps
in Europe. When / got out had
two really lean years before things
turned better"
1t was at his wife's insistence
that Axelrod wrote "The Seven
Year Itch" in 1852. He did it in
Is four-hour sessions at the type
writer.
AFTER four hours I just pooh
out" he said.
Today George gets SIS. 900 for a
movie script, double that amount
If he furnishes the plot. too. He is
currently polishing up a new mus
ical, The Rogers and Hart Song
book" and hopes to write s.five or
six of the greatest plays in the
history of the world" then become
a producer.
There comes a time when. you
can't do it anymore" he said. ait
happens to every writer. He wears
out. Or at least he gets to the
point where what he writes no
longer pleases himself, and then
the money alone isn't enough. IT'S
time to quit.
How can you tell? Wei, It's
the 18th morning in a rove that
nothing happens. That is the big
fear in every writer-the awful
morning when he knows he has
nothing more to say"
George looked thoughtful. then
smiled.
Gee" he said, smiling, "may-
be IT was this morning for me-"
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-28
Mass. Drivers
Licenses Rule
Change Revealed
October 70, 1874
Sunday. No paper)
= r =
October %. 1914

The automatic extension Of Mas
sachusetts drivers licenses has
ended, the Navy announced today.
The law, applying to members
of the armed forces, extended the
licenses to July 1. 1855 or until.
so days after discharge from the
service, whichever occurred first.
Military personnel holding Mas
sachusetts licenses must have
them renewed by July /, 1855 II
the licenses have expired over
three years or take q full drivers
examination.
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-28
NAVY MAN RETIRES
AFTER 20 YEARS

Ralph E. Cockrum, aviation ord
inanceman first class, is leaving
the Navy after 20 years of service
the Navy announced today.
He is opening a promotional ad
-vertising and printing shop in
Pensacola.
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-28

to find that DR.. Lee also sells flu
oride tablets.
In letter to the editor on octo-
Der 10, Mr.. Guy Carleton takes
your Mr.. Cobb to task for saying
that ''the tide of public opinion is
turning in favor Of fluoridation." !"
Mr.. Cobb couldn't be more right
for in 1884, 3,57O,O21 persons were
drinking water with a natural Flu
oride content of OF to 20 parts
per million while twenty years la
ter as Of August o, 1854, q, $685.
TAB persons were drinking fluori.
dated water; and since August Q,
the cities of New York, Chicago,
and Philadelphia have voted ,tc
fluoridate their water.
Can there be any doubt that the
tide of public opinion is turning il
favor of fluoridation!
The question of whether a refer
endum is truly desirable has aIss
come up. A very difficult and ex
pensive program is required in or
der to inform all the people in /:
community regarding a rather
highly scientific subject sufficient
ly enough to enable every perso,
to vote intelligently.
II, therefore, the city commits
sion is unwilling to assume the res
possibility of making decision OF
a technical subject and submits tn,
issue to a referendum, a heav,
responsibility involving a consider
able amount Of time and money i.
placed on civic and professiona
groups to provide for an adequat,
public information program through
which all citizens will be scienti
fically and accurately informed.
The possibility that referendum
may miss-fire and be mis-used wa,
shown in the city Of San Diego las
June 9Th. The citizens voted 46
976 to 1882 to discontinue ths
city's fluoridation program. The
referendum on which they voted
read, "Shall the ordinance initial
ed by petition of the required II
per cent Of the registered voter,
of the city of San Diego prohibit
ing the fluoridation Of the San Die
go municipal water supply bt
adopted?"
As a result of this turned around
English the persons in favor d
fluoridation had to vote s'no." In
formal polls conducted later =
mong those who voted Eyes" show
ed that many thought that the,
were voting in favor Of fluorida.
ton.
No one win argue the right O,
citizens to have an opportunity tf
vote on any matter which require,
such action but it has been tradi,
tional in this country to deleaate
certain responsibilities reouirinf
technical skin and professional
knowledge to employed or elected
Representatives Of the people.
Faithfully yours,
John r. Gunderson D. d. S.
| 81 B. FELTON, Road
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-28
BOOKLET WILL AID
NEW vx.I MEMBERS

AIR Development Squadron One
mas published a ls-page booklet
ior The orientation Of new mem.
Ders o. the unit, the Navy an
nounced today.
ine publication outlines the or
sanzafion and activities of the
squadron and briefs new members
On recreational activities in this
area. The booklet was edited by
ems. Murray Smith, public infor-
matin1 eelleee of the squadron
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-28
q LET'S CLEAR UP SOME
NONSENSE
Editor, The Citizen:

NONSENSE
Editor, The Citizen:
So much downright nonsense and
nis.information has been publicly
expressed lately concerning fluori-
dation that it's high time some of
it be corrected.
First of all, let It be understood,
once and for all if possible, the
fluoridation Of public water sup
plies as recommended by health
authorities is endorsed by every
national organization that could
possibly have any bearing on the
matter.
A partial list Of these organiza'
tions follows: The American
Dental Association, The American
Medical Association, The United
States Public Health Service, State
| and Territorial Dental Health Di
rectors, State and Territorial Heal
tn Officers, The American Associa
ton of Public Health Dentists, The
National Research Council, the In
ter Association Committee which
besides the ADA and ANA include:
the American Hospital Association
American Nurses Association ant
the American Public Welfare Asso
citation to say nothing of the coun
ter-parts of the foregoing in Cana
da and Great Britain.
The national organizations thai
do not endorse huoridation are The
National Committee Against Fluor
| idation, The Massachusetts Wom
ems Political Club and the Chris
tan Science Church.
Aside from the Christian Scienct
Church, who ever heard Of these
organizations?
Their membership is largely
composed of food faddists, drug
less healers and a good part o.
their professional leadership j,
made up of fringe members of the
professions such as DR.. c. T. Bett:
of Toledo, Ohio and DIR. Roya
Lee of Milwaukee.
According to the Toledo Blade
DIR. Bets was licensed to prac.
tice dentistry in 1902. He did not
graduate from a dental school but
was licensed because he had beer
in practice for some years prior
to the passage of the licensure law
An American Medical Associa'
ton investigation found that DR.
Belts ''has for many years beer
engaged in the business of selling
pamphlets on unscientific medical
subjects"
DR.. Lee, according to ANA re
cords, the Blade continues, "does
business as the Vitamin Products
Co. and the Lee Foundation fcl
Nutritional Research" )" In 1910 hi
was found guilty Of misbrandinl
Catalyn, one Of his products. DR.
Lee had claimed that Catalyr
would cure goiter, Bight's disease
falling hair, -s'restless sleep, = St
Vitus Dance and other ailments.
! Certainly it would be no surpris,
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-28
HOicard Transferred

Lcdr. Ralph A. Howard has been
transferred to Destroyer Flotilla
Four at Norfolk, the Navy an
nounced today. He was Assistant
Project Coordinator with the Sur
face Anti-Submarine Development
Detachment here and lived at So
Maine Road.
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-28
PEOPLES FORUM

The Citizen welcomes OF ne s read
but ths editor ts RIGHT 70 delete which
considered bslevs The writer's BE-
fair and ecnns The letters 40 words write ere side
OF the only Signature o e writer
letters and will bs published unless requested otherwise
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1954-05-03
Recommends $500 Million
A Year Shipbuilding
Program For The U. S.

WASHINGTON, R-Robert B.
Murray Jr., undersecretary of
Commerce for Transportation, to-
day recommended to the White
House and Congress a govern
ment4backed, Observation-Disclosures
a-year program aimed at encou-
raging construction of go ships
annually by American shipyards.
Murray said a joint study by
the Maritime Administration and
the Defense Department indicated
such a building program was
needed to prevent a large part
of the us. merchant fleet from
becoming obsolete all at once a
few years from now.
He also said a 60-ship-a-year
program was needed to keep a
nucleus Of $4,000 shipyard work.
ers employed on merchant ship
building. He said this was con-
sidered the safe minimum for the
ship : building program which
would have to be undertaken in
case of national emergency.
He said most of the nations
present merchant sea-going fleet
some 1874 ships Of 4O,423,0OO
lightweight tons-was built dur
ing the war and would become
obsolete in the early 1905, in
block. Merchant ships are gener-
ally considered obsolete after 20
years.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1954-05-03
100 Hawaiians and
Alaskans To Visit
Congress Leaders

WASHINGTON, R-Robert B.
Atwood, chairman of the Alaska
Statehood Committee, said Satur-
day plans are being made here
for hundred Alaskans and Ha-
waiians to combine their state
hood efforts in May 10 visit to
congressional leaders.
Delegate Joseph Harrington of
Hawaii said so persons from the
islands will arrive May 9 on a
trip sponsored by the Hawaiian
Territorial government. It's mem
bership includes mostly legislat-
ors who just have completed a
special session ON statehood.
Delegate Bartlett expressed the
hope so Alaskans can join the
Hawaiians for a joint movement
on Congress.
The principal mission of the
group Will be to meet with Rep.
Joseph Martin, the Speaker of
the House. Martin has expressed
unyielding opposition to- Alaska
statehood. Without his approval,
it will be difficult or impossible
to get the combined statehood
bills to the House floor for vote.
The Hawaiian delegation is
having its expenses paid from
100000 appropriated for that
purpose by its legislature. The AL
askans are paying their own way.
In Anchorage, Barry NJ. White
Jr., president Of Operation State
hood, said a special flight will
leave for Washington next Satur-
day night or early Sunday.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1954-05-03
Neopolitan Omen POrtends
A Year OF Bad Luck

NAPLES, Italy, Up - Catholic
Neopolitans feared today the city
faces a year of bad luck-the
hardened blood of their patron,
St. Januarius, was a day late in
melting this year.
The blood is kept in two silver
phials in the Naples Cathedral.
For the past four centuries, it is
said, it has softened on the first
Saturday of May in answer to
prayers. Three times the blood
remained hard-before bubonic
plague in 1927, a cholera epidemic
in 1884 and the 1914 eruption of
Vesuvius.
Bell ringing and fireworks sig
nailed the public joy yesterday
when the cathedral announced the
blood Of the martyred saint final
ly had liquefied
Rejoicing was tempered, how
ever, because the word came one
day late. A delay Of only a few
hours in 1910 was followed by
Italy's disastrous entry into World
War III.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1954-05-03
Tornadoes In Oklahoma
Kill Four and Iniure 81

OKLAHOMA CITY, R-Dam-
age reports were still coming in
today, and estimates now range
up to a million dollars, in the
wake Of tornadoes and floods
which hit Oklahoma over the
weekend, taking four lives and
injuring at least "a.
Latest reports showed twisters
were seen at, or struck, 20 COM
munities. A fifth death was in
directly caused by the weather.
When the tornadoes left the
state, a chilling north wind re-
manned turning spring into winter
for Oklahoma. Temperatures in
the Panhandle dipped below
freezing.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1954-05-03
Western Dragnet
Brings In Many
Russian Agents

BONN, Germany, R-Western
sources reported today the defec-
ton Of Soviet Capt. Nikolai Kho-
khlov set the stage for wide
spread roundup of Red agents
that turned into one Of the major
counterintelligence coups since
the war.
These sources said the crack
down on unsuspecting Russian
agents in Austria, West Germany,
Berlin and other west European
areas had dealt hard blow to
the Kremlin's far-flung espionage
and kidnapping machine.
American intelligence author
tiles won time for the operation
by keeping Russia's MVD secret
police in the dark over Khokh-
lows detection for almost two
months after he deserted to the
west, it was said.
Official sources declined to say
how many Kremlin agents were
caught in the wide dragnet, but
they said "The Americans alone
did very well with the number
they arrested"
After Khokhlov surrendered to
American agents in Frankfurt on
Feb. 20, he continued to send reg
ular, but fake reports to the MVD
in Austria. He stopped only five
days before he announced on
April % his detection to the west
and the plot to kill a Russian
resistance leader, the sources said.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1954-05-03
Two Forecasters Split
5000 Guesses When
Cinema Ice Went Friday

FAIRBANKS - The ice on the
Cinema river went out April 80
at 2::52 pm. and 5000 guesses had
been made on the time.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. NJ. Manley Of
Fairbanks and the Greenlund Co.
Of Fairbanks both shared in the
guesses.
In past years, the Tanana River
ice has gone out only few hours
or few days after the Cinema ice
goes.
Last year for example the
Cinema ice went out at HOB pm.
on April %. The Tanana ice pool
indicator swept down the river
the next day at 1854 pm. How
ever in 1852, the Cinema ice went
out on April 20 but the Tanana
ice did not go until May II.