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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-12

Three amendments affecting the
criminal court, the board of coun-
ty commissioners and the juvenile
judge will be voted on at the gen.
eral election to be held November
6. These were ordered placed or
the ballot at the meeting of the
board of county commissioners last
night.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-12

DR.. Jaun O'Farrill, president of
the Cuban independence Society,
who was in Key West with a party
of other dignitaries, who were here
for the Ell Critic de Yara festival
and celebration, sailed for Havana
on the Steamship Cuba this morn
ing.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-12

Columbus Day and Fire Proven
tin Week were observed by mem
bers of the Key West Rotary Club
at their weekly luncheon session in
the Parish hall today.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-12
THE CITIZEN STORY ABOUT OUR SEWER
WAS TIMELY AND ENHEARTENINc

Regardless of how well you may do Job, you NAV be
sure that somebody or bodies will bubble about it. A
few when Key West streets were paved
resulting IN complaints by few because the work not
done by another contractor The Citizen remarked that
were local streets paved with gold without expense to tax
payers some folks would not be satisfied.
AS every farminded Key Wester knows, that paving
was well DONE AS to the contractor he did what few 9TH
er contractors would have DONE and The Citizen COM
mended him for doing it. After he had finished the job
In accordance with the contract he had material
left and he used to pave Greene Street without
was hurried job but, when completed, Greene
Street was far superior to what it had been.
The sewer work that has been going on in Key West
for several months has caused many squawk. few
said not done properly here and there and tried
to prove what they said by asserting that the mains
too the surface.
Now along comes James A. Anderegg, sanitary en-
gneer Of the United States Public Health service,
toned in Atlanta who says that system ranks
among the best in the nation.
You may be sure that Anderegg knows what he's
talking about he didn't you may be sure he would not
be holding the job of sanitary engineer IT, S. Public
Health service which is strict in the employment of
petent and of the few u S. agencies that is u
touched by political preferments
good sewer system is essential to the growth of
city, No other improvements important than
this and Key Westers should be acutely
fact when they recall how Key West was knocked in
some Florida tourist centers because didn't have
system.
Complaining about the way the sewer mains were
laid caused uneasiness among Key Westers and The
Citizens story about Sanitary Engineer Andereggs state
ment not only timely but also assuring and enheart
ening.
1t is surprising how ignorant some people think you
The opening of school has, no doubt, broken many
young heart beyond repair, temporarily:
After November End there will be little doubt in the
minds OF political leaders whether the present Admins
trations labor and farm programs popular or not
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-12

After November End there will be little doubt in the
minds OF political leaders whether the present Admins
tratons labor and farm programs are popular or not
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-12

satisfactory, will probably recon-
mend to Bill Neblett that he take
the suggestion with him to the leg
islature for state approval. Our
city manager was requested to
write the upstate county for the tax
procedure some time ago.
The commissioners agreed to
check with the city manager and
find out why the concrete slab to
be used for skating and other pur-
poses has not been made.
Also this group of commission
erS decided to suggest an ordin.
ance creating a gift shop for the
Douglass High School students to
sell items made in their vocational
training classes. The profits made
from the sales would go toward the
buying of raw materials used by
the students and the probable as
sisting of expenses for the school,
athletic travel expenses.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-12

The opening Of school has, no doubt broke
young heart beyond repair, temporarily.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-12

There was some behind the-scen-
es deickering to try to get the
building inspector to let a certain
party 60 ahead and complete the
division of a house in a single re-
sidence area. Seems that none OF
the commissioners would agree to
let the work continue since it was
coming violation.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-12

1t is surprising how ignorant some people think 70,
are
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-06
Mansfield Urges Training Of
Native Troops In Indochina

trained Ho Chi Mimi are Furnishing
the French and native forces.
The informants said that Dulles,
in making this point, stressed that
the United States has not given
up all hope Of holding Wet Nam
against the Reds.
Mansfield, who did not attend
the Dulles briefing, said it is not
generally known that so many
native troops are in the Diem Bien
Phu battle.
about 60 per cent of the men
being parachuted into the fort also
are Vietnamese," he said. The re-
mainder of defensive forces are
French, African troops and For.
eign Legionnaires.
The senator, who has visited
Indochina, said the current mon
soon rains should provide a mill
tary breathing spell of about six
months to continue training and
building up an anti-C Communist
army.
but it Is imperative, if this is
to be done, that the French give
the three Associated States an in
dependence date that is certain
and give them the right to decide
whether to join the French Union, :"
he said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-06
Singer Plans
Trip To Russia


TOKYO Up - Josephine Baker,
St. Louis-born Negro singer, issued
statement today saying she plans
a trip to Russia, "where many
races live in harmony :"
Miss Bakers statement was re-
leased through the Elizabeth Saun-
ders Orphans Home, where she
adopted two tiny japanese boys
while on a concert tour of Japan.
She and the babies left for Paris
yesterday.
She said she hoped the boys
may one day follow in the foot
steps" of Paul Robson, left-wing
American Negro singer and actor
whom Miss Baker described as
"a great man who has fought the
battles for racial justice and world
peace. :"
She has renowned her American
citizenship and is = citizen of
France.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-06

happened 50 fast I don't think she
even remembered who hit her.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-06
BY RUSSELL BRINEs

WASHINGTON R-Sen. Mans
field (D-Mont) said today the
"great contribution" being made
by native troops in defending Diem
Bien Phu shows that effective
anti Communist armies could be
trained in Indochina.
Mansfield, a member of the Sen.
ate Foreign Relations Committee,
said approximately 4,7OO Wet.
namese and 1850 Cambodians are
among some 1900 defenders Of
Diem Bien Phu, the besieged fer
tress in northern Indochina.
There is still time, he added in
an interview, to build up anti.Rcd
forces if the French make further
concessions to independence de-
mands.
Secretary of State Dulles was
quoted by informed sources last
night as having told a bipartisan
group of "a members Of Congress
that this country has no present
plans to send any forces into the
Indochina war. He met for IN
hours with them late yesterday.
But neither he nor the lawmakers
commented publicly afterward.
Dulles was said to have reported
that President Eisenhower regards
Indochina as a far worse place
to involve American forces than
was Korea. Vice President Nixon
has said this country may have to
send in combat troops in what he
called the unlikely event the
French withdraw.
Dulles repeatedly told the secret
briefing session he plans to 60
ahead with his plans for unite ]
action" to protect Southeast Asia
from Communist conquest, even if
Britain balks, as she has done
pending Geneva talks on the stu
alton. He was represented as say
ing, however, he thinks Britain
eventually will 90 along.
The secretary was said to have
told the congressman that some
thought is being given to the draw
ing of a defense line around the
Indochina states of Laos and Cam.
bodia and pledging the United
States and Allied nations to defend
them against aggression.
They are less heavily involved
in the seven-year-old war than is
the larger state of Wet Nam,
where rebel troops led by Moscow
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-06

Thursday. Mays, 1884
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-06
New Test May
Speed Check On
Sak Vaccine

PITTSBURGH IA new test
will make possible a quicker check
On the effectiveness of the Salk
polio vaccine.
DR.. Jonas E. Salk, who devel-
ope6 4he vaccine, and DR.. J. S.
Younger, both of the University of
Pittsburgh, explained the new test
at a session yesterday of the So
ciety of American Bacteriologists.
They said the test employs color
changes to show whether the blood
of an inoculated child has devel-
oped sufficient antibodies to kill
live polio viruses.
DR.. Salk said the new testing
techniques has already been made
available to laboratories cooperat.
ing in the current nationwide field
trials of his vaccine.
Briefly, the test consists OF
placing blood samples from a vac
cinated child in test tube with
polio virus and other substances
The test tube is then placed in ar
incubator for seven days. II the
mixture turns from red to yellow
it means the child, theoretically
at least, has developed sufficient
antibodies in his blood to kill the
polio virus.
The test, says DR.. Salk, will helE
in determining the number of in
oculations needed and the best
spacing of the shots for maximum
effect.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-06
Zsa Zsa Gets
Cold On Flight

SHANNON, Ireland R-Zsa Zss
Gabor started out for New York
today with Porfirio Rubirosa but
landed here complaining s'I'm fro.
zen" The dapper Dominican's
private plane developed heater
orr. iomP ruot leneefu tahUH
trouble en- route from Paris.
Zsa Zsa, complaining of the
chill, hoped off the plane bundled
up in a full-length mink, blue
jeans, two cardigan sweaters and
white wool ankle socks.
When it appeared it would take
some time to fix the plane, con.
verted BIS, Zsa Zsa hurried off
to the airport hostel to get some
rest.
Rubirosa, who stood by silently
while his blonde companion did
the talking, wore gray Stacks and
a blue blazer.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-06
.KnockingOn
Wood Outlined
By Specialist
by ALTON L. eLkKESL EE
AP Science Reporter


ST. LOUIS R-"Knocking on
wood for luck is one of the most
common of $4,000 superstitions, a
psychiatrist said today, and here's
why:
1t can be a cali ON magic, a
way OF handling anxiety or worry,
a defense against envy, a sign that
emotionally you're pretty i'm.
mature.
This analysis was presented to
tne American Psychiatrist Assn.
by DR.. Judd Marmor, University
OF California at Los Angeles.
Some people knock on wood very
seriously, others do it with a wry
smile, others say it while tapping
their heads jokingly.
1t apparently stems from a prim-
tive belief of protective gods in
SIDE trees, DR.. Marmor said.
Therefore touching wood when
making any Boosting statement
would ward off evil consequences.
Touching or knocking ON wood
represents fear of antagonizing
some an-seeing higher authority
Along with this, we have many
savlngs-such as "Pride goeth be-
fore a fall"-indicating that we
must be humble and submissive.
DR.. MarmOr said we apparently
assume that pride, success or self
confidence will create envy or an.
tagoniSm by some authority. "
This apparently traces back to
childish fears of offending such au-
thorlties as parents or brothers or
sisters, and to the feeling you must
be humble and compliant in order
to be loved.
In our highly competitive So
ciety, knocking on wood" takes
on additional meanings, he said.
We try to make light of our good
fortunes to avoid envy by our fell
lows or rivals.
So we knock on wood to indicate
we are just lucky, or say our
health "is not bad" when it's real.
ly excellent, or say business is
fair" when it's quite good.
Knocking on wood can also be a
call upon magical powers, or for
protection against evil powers, to
help us out in the competition.
Many people will discuss init
mate aspects of their sex lives
sooner than the details of their
financial structure, particularly if
there are any assets which might
arouse envy"
Superstitions like this, he said.
represent efforts to deal with
anxiety or fearfulness, stemming
from mans being aware he is help
less against some things which he
doesn't know, or only dimly I'M
derstandS.
He said such superstitions can
be expected to disappear not mere
ly by advances in knowledge, but
as humans resolve their uncon-
scious feelings of helplessness and
insecurity and hence no longer feel
a need to depend upon magic.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-06

happened 50 fast I don't think she
even remembered who hit her. "
Two ASPCA agents watch every
performance Of the circus to see
that none of its 600 animals are
abused.
Raymond Muligan, who has had
this job for a quarter century, says
the circus cooperates fully with the
society and dismisses grooms or
handlers who mistreat animals.
Of all the thousands of animals
over which he has watched, Multi.
gan's favorite is Harry, the world S
only elephant herding horse. He is
the mount of Arky Scott, superin-
tendent of the n circus elephants.
Elephants sometimes get to
quarreling and fighting among
themselves, and most horses are
afraid to 80 near them," said
Mulligan.
"But not Harry. He's been here
rs years, and so have I. Harry
used to be a bareback horse, one
of the steadiest they ever had. But
now all he does is keep peace
among the elephants.
IF they start fighting, he goes
right in among them and breaks
it up. And If they come at him, he
doesn't back off. He gives them a
nip. He'll really bite them if they
don't behave.
Harry has his own box stall
by the elephants where he can
keep an eye on them. His real
name is Harold, and you know
what he likes even better than
sugar? Peanut butter and jelly
sandwiches.
but don't get the idea he's a
sissy. Harry's all horse-and the
elephants know who's boss"
Mulligan has more respect for
Harry than some human elephant
handlers.
1.-THE trouble we sometimes run
into with elephant handlers" he
said mildly, "is that they get an
inferiority complex. They'd like to
be wild animal trainers, but know
thew AREN'T I'm n II
$50 they sometimes get rid OF
their Illustration by punching the
biggest thing they can find-which
is an elephant"
But nobody picks ON an elephant
twice when Mulligan's there.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-06
Hal Boyle
Says

NEW YORK Up - Backstage at
the circus:
Paul Horompo may not be the
mightiest midget in history, but he
is perhaps the only one who ever
whipped a tiger single handed.
Paul, a slender 59-year-old mini
ature clown with the Ringing Bros.
and Barnum & Bailey circus,
scored his one-blow knockout over
the tiger here in Madison Square
Garden in 1888. The battle since
has become tanbark legend.
The tiger escaped from her cage
and the first person she met was
Horompo, who was dressed as one
of snowwhite's seven dwarfs and
carried a wooden pickaxe on his
shoulder. Paul, who is very chival-
rous, instinctively stepped aside to
let her paSs-as he would for any
lady, tiger or not.
But the tiger halted, and opened
the red furnace of her mouth. It
looked like Paul would end his
career as tiger tidbit. The tiger
had every advantage of weight,
height, reach, strength, speed and
age. Paul stood only a little higher
than her armpits. It looked like
one of the Gardens poorest mis-
matches.
''It happened 50 quick didn't
have time to think of all that"
Paul recalled. "Tell you the truth,
if she had gone on by me, I don't
think I would have bothered her at
all.
"But she stopped, looked me
over, sneered and started snarling.
81 hated to do it, but I felt I
just had to hit her. So I swung my
wooden axe and caught her square
OH the nose. No, wasn't afraid.
I was mad.
81 guess must have hit a nerve
and stunned her. She made a funny
noise, and fell on her stomach with
surprised look. I was q little
surprised, too.
81 didn't have to hit her again.
Some handlers came up with nets
and chains. She was so dazed she
could hardly wobble back to her
cage"
The incident left no lasting III
will on either side.
"She never seemed to bear any
grudge afterward," said Paul. 1T
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-06
WARNING MISSES

CINCINNATI R-Civil defense
officials sent airplanes over Gin
cinnati yesterday dropping leaflets
which proclaimed: "This might
have been a bomb"
II they'd been bombs they might
have hit Cincinnati.
Since they were leaflets, a brisk
wind carried them all out of town
before they hit the ground.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-06
Election Of Delegates:
Shades Are Drawn

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. R-Rad-
cliffe College, just across the
square from Harvard University,
is drawing the shades on the girls.
Bare midriffs, extra-short shorts
and bare shoulders were banned in
a directive last night. In addition,
the girls sunbathing was restrict
ed to roofs of three college
buildings.
eve must remember" a Rad
cliffe official said, "that we are in
the middle Of a city and dress &C
cordingly.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-06
ITCH-ME.NOT.
IN Is MINUTES.

After applying Itch.Me-Not. you
must be pleased. or your 40c back
at any drug store. Danish exter-
nallY caused itch of eczema. ring.
worm. athletes foot. poison ivy.
insect bites. surface rashes. To-
day at GARDENERS PHARMACY.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-06
Legionitems
BY JUpSoN STEPHENS.
And VICE COMMAND Err
Arthur Sawyer Post,
American Legion

Meetings:
Executive Committee, Monday,
May 10, at s p. m, Post Home.
Anyone may attend these execu-
tive sessions.
Regular Post Meeting, Wednes-
day, May IL, at 8 p. m, Post
Home, Stock Island. There will be
a speaker provided by the U. S.
Navy in connection with Armed
Forces Day. Also Captain A. H.
Drop will give a brief talk on
activities Of the Scouts in Key West.
Attend this most important meet
ing.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-06
NOW YOU CANLICK
ATHLETES FOOT WITH
KERATOLYTIC ACTION

TAI, q keratoIyfie funsieide,
SLoUGHS OFF the tainted outer
skin, exposing buried fungi and
kills on contact. Leaves skin like
baby's. In just ONE HOUR, IL not
pleased, your 40e back at any drug
store. Today at
GARDENERS PHARMACY
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-06

x x x
Elections:
As usual at election time we had
an enormous attendance at the last
regular meeting. The new slate of
officers for the Legion Year 1854
IS were elected as follows:
Post Commander, Norman C.
Kranich; First Vice Commander,
M. E. Lewis; Second Vice Com
mander, Paul L. Mesa, Jr., Sgt. at
Arms, Ken Browning; Chaplain,
Nelson Cannon; Historian, Louis
Ismay; Executive Committeeman,
Lewis Bays, Harry Metzger and
George Skies. Best wishes for a
successful year to these Legion of.
ficers.
To be selected by the elected of.
ficers are the following positions on
the executive committee of the
Post: Judge Advocate, Past Com.
mander, Adjutant-Finance Officer
and Service Officer.
X X X
Armed Forces Day Parade:
Plans are now being formulated
for this years Armed Forces Day
Parade being sponsored by the
Post. To make this parade a sue.
cessful event it will take the COM
plete support of many Legionnair-
es as well as the civic and naval
activities. A large number of vol
unteerS helpers are needed to work
during the parade so if you have
. little time to spare please con-
tact me at the Post and will be
glad to give you an assignment.
All the help we can get will be
needed and very much appreciat-
ed. Come on out and help make
this important event q huge sue
cess.
K X K
Election Of DeIeg Ates:
Election of delegates (6) for the
Department Convention in St. Pc
tersburg, Florida on May Il
through q will be held at the next
regular meeting of the Post, May
IL, at 8 p. m. We are allowed
eight (8) delegates to the conven-
ton. The Post Commander and
Adjutant are automatically dele
gates. You must have attended at
least so per cent of the Post meet
ings since July 1853 to be eligible
for election as a delegate.
The Nome nugget., 1954-03-29
BY RENNIE TAYLOR

Associated Press Science Reporter
SEATTLE, LR A bay on the
northeast shore on the Gulf Of
Alaska which has been visited
twice in the last century by cata
clysmic flood waves up to 400
feet high has posed mystery
for us. biologists, one Of their
number reported Saturday.
Once in 1853 or 1854 and again
in 1886, great walls Of water ap-
peared suddenly at the T-shaped
head of Lituya Bay and swept at
high speed towards the sea seven
miles away.
Nobody yet has given salts
factory explanation for these oc-
currenceS, Don J. Miller, of the
us. Geological Surveys Alaska
Division, told the Geological So
ciety Of America.
Evidence of the cataclysnS still
is visible Miller showed photo
graphs which outline the crest Of
the waves along the shores. Shore
areas were swept clear Of trees
and other vegetation in a matter
Of minutes.
The first wave wiped out all
vegetation along the shore for as
high as 395 feet above tide level
and sloped downward gradually
to the sea.
New trees have grown in the
denuded areas. But in the higher
level swept by the rushing water
VIII there is no tree older than
90 years, Miller said. In the newer
and lower denuded area the maxi
mum age Of the trees is about
is years. The lines Of these age
The Nome nugget., 1954-03-29
Kitimat Northern Seminal
New Publication For Big
Aluminium Development

VANCOUVER, BIC, R-Kiti
mat, city rising in the wilder
ness 500 miles north Of here, will
have its own weekly newspaper
when the Kitimat Northern Sen
tinel publishes its first edition
April Is.
Howard T. Mitchell Of Vancou-
yer, publisher Of several trade
organs, said here Friday a build
ing to house the Sentinel should
be completed by summer Mean
while, the publication will be is
sued temporarily from a convert
ed generator building.
Kitimat is the site Of the huge
Aluminium Company of Canada
development, due to open later
this year.
The Nome nugget., 1954-03-29
JOSEPH NJ. DODGE
TO RESIGN AS
BUDGET DIRECTOR

WASHINGTON, R-The White
House Saturday announced that
Joseph M. Dodge is resigning on
April Is as director of the budget
to return to private business.
Dodge will resume the post Of
board chairman of. the Detroit
Bank in Detroit. He has been on
leave from that job.
The White House said no sue
cessor has been chosen. Press
Secretary James G. Hagerty told
reporters that Dodge took the
budget job in the first place with
the understanding it would be
temporary.
The Nome nugget., 1954-03-29
Alaska Dairymen And
Potato Growers Warned
To Keep Prices Down

FAIRBANKS, R-Hugh John
son warned last week that Alas
ka's dairymen and potato growers
must get their costs down in the
very near future or they will be
fighting for their economic lives"
Johnson, head of the agricultur-
al economics department at the
University of Alaska, spoke dur
ing the annual extension confer
ence at the university.
"Our agriculture must sell it
self" he said. "It must meet COM
petition on the basis of quality,
price and availability.
The production outlook for AL
aska points to a continued rise in
milk production, he continued,
but decrease Of Is to 20 percent
in the Matanuska potato acreage.
This land will go into other vege-
tables, peas, oats and small feed
grains