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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-16

Officer. I can truthfuIly say tina
with the exception of a few brothe
officers such as Mario Santana OF
Harry Lee Baker, l received much
more cooperation in the perfor
nance Of my duties from the Shor,
Patrol than / did from the Ke,
West Police Department. Invari
ably. could depend upon the ST
rowing patrol to aid me if a chile
was lost, il q certain automobile
needed to be located, etc. The ST
foot patrol never failed to be John
ny-on.the.spot' when trouble broke
out on the streets. Often they were
able to warn me ahead OF time 81
that potential fights could be nip
ped in the bud.
1t was because of this kind Of
cooperation that my record of ar
rests included more civilians thar
it did Navy men-a fact which
many Key Westers did not appre
ciate. Civilian arrests have a ten,
dency to drag in politics which j.
a decidedly unhappy position fol
an arrestng officer to find him
self in. Someday this situation will
change.
Enough of this but the next time
you pass the Shore Patrol, give
them q silent vote of thanks. The,
are doing as much or more thar
any other law enforcement body Il
protect your home and city.
Mickey Parrotf
Mickey PARROT doesn't make
any bones about the fact that he
is going to be your next state sen.
ator from the oath district. And
Iyou know what? With that kind Of
confidence, he Is just likely to be
right
II is always interesting to talk
to Mickey though in the writer's
ease, he finds it more profitable
to sit back and listen to Mickey
talking to others. The man has a
brand Of humor all his own and
underneath what appears to be
comedy is a keen mind. one that
can discuss serious problems with
the best Of our so-called leading
citizens.
Don't misunderstood these couple
OF paragraphs-this isn't . recon-
mendation to vote for PARROT.
This Rock" never goes out on a
limb for a definite candidate be.
cause The Citizens policy is non
partisan. However, the column
feels that you might fine it plea
surable to talk with Mickey-he is
something different in the way of
politicians.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-16
Cnapter 4

I'VE approached the house along
w a winding driveway hordered
on either side by the oleanders,
now in full bloom, from which
the place took its name The house
itself was of traditional Southern
architecture. At either corner.
and about ten feet removed from
the house proper. was an octago-
nal structure. These were the
ocrronRierSs erected by the origi-
nal builder OF the house for his
growing family of sons. At pres
ent. as I learned a little later,
they were occupied respectively
by Amedee and Henri, and Beau
regard Dumont and Lewis Haye.
As Amedee brought the car to
a stop IN front of the house, the
broad front door opened. and an
elderly colored man hurried to
the side of the car.
BY this time a woman who ap-
peared TO be somewhere in her
early sixties had come out upon
the gallery. She wasn't fat exact
ly. but she was what might be
described as a lady with a front.
Seeing me. she sailed forward.
$50 this is Katherinel" she ex-
claimed. Welcome to OleandeI
Plantation, my dear"
Aunt Minerva, Peter" Anne
dee introduced.
How do you do?" I murmured
feebly.
Aunt Minerva turned to the
colored man. "Take Miss Kath-
crimes things upstairs, Bounti-
full" she directed. shes to share
the west room with Miss Rober-
Ia" She slipped a plump arm
about my waist, and swept me
across the gallery and into the
house.
A door near the foot of the
stairs opened, and a man ap-
peared. He had the dark hair and
eyes of the Dumonts, but there
the family resemblance stopped.
His other features were encased
in soft puffiness which gave him
the appearance of a slightly dis
sipated eherub.
my son Claude. Katherine, /"
Aunt Minerva announced.
Claude Dumont had been smok-
ing a big, crook-stemmed pipe.
Now he removed it from his
mouth to permit his face to crease
itself into an oily smirk.
"Well!" he exclaimed. Then he
advanced and enveloped my hand
in a big paw that felt like warm,
sticky taffy. 'The Dumont men
sure know how to pick 'em. You
and / will have to get better
acquainted, Peter"
The situation was saved by the
sudden entrance of a girl. Her
dark. curling hair was cut short,
like my own, and her boyish
slenderness was emphasized by
the sport shirt and jodhpurs she
was wearing.
Hello" she said, getting in
under the wire. ahead of Aunt
Minerva's introduction. You're
Peter, aren't you? I'm Dede's
cousin, Pick"
I'm awfully glad to meet you,
Pick" said. ] was thinking that
il she hadn't come along when
she did, I might have had to re-
sort to a cold chisel to get my
hand free from Claude's.
Aunt Minerva cleared her throat
to command attention. A4kses
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-16
POT SINNERS IN SPAIN

Dictator Francisco Franco in Spain would like to
have famed Gibraltar and the British fort installations
and harbor in his hands He gets bit red every time
he thinks about the British base the southern tip of
Spain.
To put the pressure on John Bull, and pull the
Lions tail Bit the Spanish government repeatedly or
ganized student demonstrations against British occupa-
ton of Gibraltar The students fell in line with the idea
and the demonstration was staged.
The British Government thereupon protested
promptly to Francois and evidently Spanish
officials decided it time to call halt to the demon
STATIONS Spain is not yet strong enough to twist the tail
too hard
But students in Madrid who had been demonstrat-
ing for Spanish rights at Gibraltar thought the demon
STATIONS coming along fine They didn't why
they should be called off, In fact they told Spanish Of
ficers who attempted to Quell them to take leap
In dictator country you don't do that sort of thing,
and the Spanish constabuary let the students know
promptly who the boss man in and around Madrid
He and is Francisco Franco man put on his seat
with the aid of Hitler and Mussoni The Students how
ever didn't submit lying down. They fought back and
injured police officers
Students were also injured The upshot of the whole
thing to stir much resentment against the Spanish
Government against John Bull. The British mean
while, filed second protest and let the students SIM
mer. All of which goes to show that dicators even in
Spain, cannot always maneuver the people. The people
have dsQuietng way of sometimes coming up with the
truth
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-16

woman scientist and able speaker,
was born in Istanbul, Turkey, and
educated in the United States. She
holds the A. B. degree from Agnes
Scott College, the NJ. S. degree
from Emory University, and the
Phi. D. degree from the University
of Michigan. She has held several
scholarships, and was Sterling Eel
low in physiological chemistry at
Yale University. DR.. Papageorge
holds a teaching position in the
Emory University School of Medi-
cine.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-16

WASHINGTON R-President Ell
senhower is repeatedly standing
firm against increased French and
British requests for broader Amer
lean participation in the Indochina
war.
The President was said by In
formed sources TO have told Re-
publican congressional leaders the
only manpower commitments he
intends to make are for 200 armed
services mechanics already sent to
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-16
SPECIAL ATTACHE

OTTAWA IA special attache
viii be posted to the Soviet EN-.
bassy in Ottawa in an attempt
to stimulate trade between Canada
and Russia, D. S. Chuvahin. new
Soviet ambassador 20 Canada, has
announced.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-16
PEOPLES FORUM

The Citizen welcomes expressions Of hs views Of fs read
but the editor the right 10 delete items which
considered beovs The writer's should be
fair and ecnne M letters 200 words and write on side
OF the only Signature Of e writer must accompany the
letters and will be published unless requested otherwise
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-16

No man has more pride than the man who insists
that he has none.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-16

Since savings are continuing to increase at rapid
pace sellers have to expect a day of heavier
spending, when the public mood changes
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-16

Now that things are getting back to normal" fol-
some people, they're beginning wish things had stayed
abnormal
The Nome nugget., 1954-06-04
Mig Shoots Up
 Belgian Plane Near Hungarian Border

VIENNA, Austria, R-A Bel gian freight plane was shot up Thursday over Yugoslavia near the Hungarian frontier. Its .radio officer was hit by cannon fire and killed.
 Surviving crewmen said a Rus sian-made Mig, bearing a Red Star insigne, dived upon the DC-3 transport in an apparent attempt to force it toward Hungary. They said the plane opened fire when the Belgian pilot ignored the Mig's maneuverings.
 Sabena Air Lines, operator of the transport, declared it was attacked ''by two fighter planes of unknown nationality. Belgian of ficials at Belgrade and Frankfurt also said more than one attacker was involved.
 The transport-carrying pedi- greed pigs from Britain to Yugo- slavia-had a crew of three Bel gians and a British co-pilot. The Belgian pilot and Belgian mech anic were injured. The dead radio man also was Belgian.
 Two of the several score pigs were killed.
 The pcs made an emergency landing at Graz, Austria. Another transport plane in the "pig lift" reached Belgrade without incl dent.
 HENLEY ON THAMES, Eng land, R-The Soviet Union sur prisingly Thursday entered the Henley Regatta June 20 to July 3.
 In it's first appearance in the noted competition on the Thames, Russia will compete with entries from the United States, Yugoslav- ia, Denmark, Holland, Belgium, Italy, Switzerland.
The Nome nugget., 1954-06-04
Brownell Accused Of Starting Army McCarthyHearings

WASHINGTON, R-Roy M. Cohn said Thursday that Atty. Gen. Brownell or his assistant "instigated" the Army-McCarthy hearings and that this constituted a stacked pack" against the Me Carthy side if perjury charges develop from the hearings.
 Cohn threw out this charge in the 18th day of the Army-McCar- thy hearings as Sen. Jackson pressed series of true or false'' questions to Cohn.
 Cohn testified under oath it was ''true" that the Army filed it's charges against Mccarthy and him after failing in ''blackmail attempts" to try to halt the Me Carthy subcommittee investiga- ton of the Army.
 Jackson read the perjury laws to Cohn and reminded him that Stevens and Adams had testified the ''b1ackmail" charge was false.
 Cohn insisted this charge had been "proved" by testimony from senators on the subcommittee it. self.
 Cohn referred to testimony by the senators that Adams had visit ed them ito try to kill'' a move by the Mccarthy subcommittee to subpoena members of the Army Loyalty Board. Cohn said one of the senators Oirksen, MID had said Adams limited" that if the subpoenas were not dropped something else would be done"
 In the midst of Cohn's testi- mony, the first of the much dis puted monitored telephone calls were put into the record. This came when Senator Dirksen read a transcript of three talks he had with Secretary Stevens.
 Since the early days of the tele- vised hearings, there has been off-and-on wrangling over intro duction of telephone calls on which Stevens had his appoint ment clerk, John Lucas IT,, take shorthand notes.
The Nome nugget., 1954-06-04
JUN. Security Council Votes to Have Debates on Thailands Request for Peace Watchdog Group for Indochina

UNITED NATIONS, NY, R- The LIN. Security Council voted Thursday over Soviet opposition to debate Thailand's request for a LIN. peace watchdog commission to study the Indochina War threat on Thailand's border.
 It was the first time the Indo- china War crisis was put before the United Nations.
 Pote Sarasin, Thailand ambaS- sador to the US, launched the council debate with charge that the Indochina War not only di- rectIy threatened his country but menaced the legal governments of neighboring Cambodia and Laos.
 After Sarasin spoke, the council adjourned indefinitely to allow delegations to study the request and get instructions from their capitals.
 The seven year conflict thus reached the talking stage in the international organization whose moral sanction" US. Secretary of State Dulles has made a cOndi- ton for American intervention in Indochina.
 Only the Soviet Union opposed the Thailand request That act foreshadowed a Soviet veto.
 In the councils opening speech, Soviet Delegate Semyon K. Tsar- apkin charged the move would hinder peace in Indochina. He said it would interfere with nego- tiations at Geneva on an Indo- china cease-fire.
 France switched from it's pre- vious opposition to support put ting the question on the council agenda for debate.
 Tsarapkin said the Thai request would only serve the interests of aggressive circles" and the inter ests of the United States by inter fering with Indochinese armistice talks at Geneva.
The Nome nugget., 1954-06-04
Seward Seeks Permit For Hydroelectirc Project

WASHINGTON, R-S ewa r d, Alaska, has asked the Federal Power Commission for a prelimin- ary permit for a hydroelectric project on Ptarmigan Creek baout 25 miles north of Seward.
 It proposes a dam at the lower end of Ptarmigan Lake and a power house on Kenai Lake with an initial installation of 1,50O horsepower.
The Nome nugget., 1954-06-04
Returning Pioneers Attend Igloo 1 Meeting

Igloo No. l, Pioneers of Alaska, held it's regular monthly meeting Wednesday.
 Several members'WhO have been in the States were present, among them Sens. Charles D. Jones and Howard Lyng, O. A. Lundberg, and Harry Knudsen.
 Sen. Jones said that he visited in Ohio, where he was born, and in California. Sen. Lyng visited with his sister living in Porter vile, Calf. Harry Knudsen of US. Engineers working on the Haines pipeline project, told of the many Pioneers he has met in his travels Pioneer Lundberg, who first went to Candle in 1901, was in Washington, Key West, Cuba and New Orleans during his winter "outside" Mr. Lund berg is 88 years young and is still pioneering at Candle.
 All travellers said they were glad to be back home again.
 Pioneer A. Polet was appointed a committee of one to ascertain if special round-trip air transport ation rates can be arranged for a large group of Igloo No. 1 Pio- neers to attend the Grand Igloo meeting to be held in Anchorage in October. It is contemplated that DC-3 be chartered for the trip.
 Pioneer Nels Swanberg Sr., en- tertained with an early-day story indicating how pleased he always is to be with his fellow Pioneers
 President Bob Scott announced the next regular meeting will be held July '.
The Nome nugget., 1954-06-04
Friday. June 4. 1854
Argus Undergoes Surgery On His Injured Hip

ANCHORAGE, R III Army Cpl. George w. Argus, the Brooklyn CT who survived a 1,00O-foot fall and two weeks without medical care on ice-bound Mt. Mckinley, was reported in good condition yesterday after undergoing sur gerry for badly dislocated hip.
 Air Force base hospital doc tors operated on the injured 25- year-old mountain climber. His hip had been feared broken.
The Nome nugget., 1954-06-04
NEW ZEALAND VOLCANO
 BELCHES LAVA, BOULDERS

AUKLAND, New Zealand, R- Nouruhorn, one of three active volcanoes on New Zealand's North Island, erupted today and molten lava belched 500 feet into the air and 1OO-ton boulders showered down it's 1000 foot slope.
 The blast did not endanger any lives.
The Nome nugget., 1954-06-04

NOTICE OF CLEANUP WEEK
 May 27th through June Sd. 1854. has been designated by the Nome Common Council as CLEANUP WEEK.
 Properly owners. business and resident. are requested 10 clean up their premises during this period and handle the debris at THEIR OWN EXPENSE.
 The Health Committee and inc Chief of Police shall make a sur veY of the town at the end of Cleanup Week and report all vio- lations of the following ordinance and see that it is enforced:
The Nome nugget., 1954-06-04

Rev. and Mrs. Richard Closson arrived this morning to take over the Community Methodist Church in the absence of Rev. Reeves Ravens, who is on vacation.
The Nome nugget., 1954-06-04

There is a species of flea which feeds only on field mice.
Milford chronicle., 1954-01-08

requirements of a recognized test
ing agency such an Underwriters
Laboratories, Inc.
Besides the problem of unsafe
installations, there is still dis
turbing situation within the &C
trio fence industry. Numerous
unapprOved electric fence control
lers are being marketed. Their an
nual sales seem to be increasing.
This is discOuTaging to manufac-
turers still attempting to market
approved units and maintain good
standards. Some unapprOved units
are being produced primarily to
meet market demand for cheaper
products.
Apparently many farmers still
do not appreciate the protection
of approved controllers, or fully
realize that homemade electric
fence devices are death traps. Edu-
cation must be accelerated and
made more effective. With adequate
education, volunteer community
action should eliminate use of un-
safe installations and unapprOved
units. Where this cannot be achiev-
ed within a reasonable period, the
only alternative is legislation.
Educational activities with cleo
Milford chronicle., 1954-01-08
REDS WANT ROLLER SKATES

NEW YORK, (P)-Soviet author
tiles are now bordering the ques-
ton Of whether or not to produce
roller skates, Moscow newspapers
reaching here say. Up to now the
Soviet Union hasn't had any except
a few pairs imported from abroad.
The problem arose when Soviet
skating star Rimma ZhukOv who
uses roller skates purchased out
side the country to train in the
summer when her native Sverdlovsk
has no ice sent hers to be repaired.
The repair workshop in Sverd-
lovsk which made the repairs got
the idea that other Russians would
like some too and made an expert
mental pair which was to the
experts council" for approval. The
application is under consideration.
lsvestia reports that the demand
for roller skates among Soviet
athletes is immense.
Milford chronicle., 1954-01-08
Prospects Good For
Ample Food In "a,
A & P President Says

If America is to maintain and
improve its high standard of living
the entire food industry must con-
tinUe its efforts in 1854 to narrow
the spread between farm and retail
prices, according to Ralph w. Bur
ger, president of the Great Allan
tic and Pacific Tea Company.
Prices are lower now than they
were at the beginning of the year"
Mr.. Burger said. "In our own stores
we have been able to reduce over
all food prices 315 per cent since
December, 1852. Major reductions
occurred during this period in
fresh fruit and vegetable prices,
which. are down Is per cent and
meat prices which are down z per
cent.
There are many Variables in the
food picture that make it difficult
to predict what 1854 will bring. At
the moment, however, the outlook
for adequate supplies of food in
1854 is good; and unless some I'M
fOreseen changes take place in the
basic markets, there is no reason
to anticipate any great change in
the general retail price level"
Mr.. Burger said that despite the
gains of recent years, the food in
dustry is still struggling with Vari-
GUS factors which tend to push
distributors costs and retail prices
up, including higher labor and
transport costs and increased CON
venience' services designed to save
the housewives time.
"The food industry should also
guard against the danger that
longer store hours, nOn-fOOd mer-
chandising and the revival of dis
carded prOmOtiOnal devices, while
temporarily building sales volume
can greatly increase costs of op-
GRAFTON and prices to the consum-
ing public" he said. IF we are to
insure fair prices to consumers and
adequate returns to producers, We
must concentrate on efficient prac-
tees that will bring operating
costs down rather than push them
up"
There are many people living
today in the generations of A and
P families who can recall food
stores of yesteryear," he said.
"They were filled with premiums
and many commodities that were
not food. Business was done to a
large extent with coupons and
trading stamps. The percentage of
the consumers dollar that went to
cover distribution costs was almost
twice as high as it is today.
Our company pioneered in
bringing wages up and food costs
down ~ concentrating on the food
business. cutting out 'frills' and
giveaWays, and eliminating I'M
necessary costs and handling Oper-
atiOns. We found we could render
the greatest public service by pro-
viding the most good food for the
least possible cost. We dispensed
with eXtraneOus merchandise in Oh
der to more efficiently use our
store areas and serve our custo-
mers with the products in greatest
demand that we were best equip
ped to handle.
In our own plans for 1854. we
are looking forward to the kind
of volume which generates sound
Milford chronicle., 1954-01-08
Safety Council Notes

Unnecessary electric fence fatali-
ties continue. According to George
M. WorrilOw, Vice President of
Farm Safety for the Delaware
Safety Council, a large number of
the victims are children who acct
dentally contact an unsafe fence
while playing in or near stock
tanks, ponds, irrigation bitches, or
damp ground. while these TRACE
dies occur less frequently now
than they did during the early
thirties," he said, "tOday's expert
ence and educational facilities
should produce a much better rec
ord. Today electric fences can be
safe, effective and economical"
He continued: "Most tragedies
are still due to homemade electric
fence installations. Direct hook
ups, makeshift current regulators,
or unsafe commercial products
give electric fencing a bad reputa-
ton. Where only approved install
lations are permitted, practically a
zero fatality record has been main
tanned. An approved controller (the
current regulatory is one that meets
Milford chronicle., 1954-01-08

intensive post-truce training.
Private Polk, son of Mrs. Della
Polk, Briigeville, entered the
Army last June and completed ba-
sic training at Fort Belvoir, Va.
before being assigned overseas.
LIST Cav, Div, Japan-PFC Ellery
L. Parker, p, son of Mrs Myrtle
Hartman, 243 S. Bedford ST..
Georgetown, Del, recently gradu
ated with hOnors from the LIST Cav
airy Divisions Commissioned
Officers Academy in Japan.
He is a member of the 99th
Field Artillery BattaliOn's Battery
c on HOkkaido.
Parker attended Georgetown
High School and was employed by
the JOhnsOn-King Marine COnstTuc-
ton Co., in Lewes, before he en-
tered the Army during December,
1852.
Kokura, Japan-Army PFC Bob
by K. Killen, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bryan Killen, FELTON,, Del, recent
ly spent a seven day rest and re-
cuperatiOn leave in KOkura, Japan.
Normally stationed in Korea with
the 9TH Infantry Division, Killen
stayed at one of Japan's best resort
hotels and enjoyed many luxuries
unobtainable on the war-tOrn pen
insula.
Killen is an ammunition bearer
IN Company B of the 9TH Divisions
31st Regiment.
Milford chronicle., 1954-01-08

trio fence dealers, jobbers and
other distributors should also help
secure their support IN a movement
for safe fences. Farm magazines,
radio stations, and other mass edu-
cational media, must be used for
widespread results. Refusal to ac-
cept advertising or commercials
from farmers of unapprOved con-
trollers would add support to the
cause"
Mr.. WorrilOw said electric fen
ces are popular with farmers.
There are hundreds of thousands
in USE" he said, land there is no
Milford chronicle., 1954-01-08
Dance Bait

Delightfully."- fiattering are the
new short cocktail dresses in sheer
fabrics o. nylOn nets, tulles, sheer
taffetas, and chiffons. Bare at top
with only a ribbon strap at the
shoulder, they have the sOphistica-
ton that the young crowd adOres.
Designed in both misses and junior
sizes, this dress is one of the favo-
rites for the holiday season-St.
Louis designers report, and present
it in black and colOrs. One dress
in bright red tulle is spattered with
tiny black velvet bows.