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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-27
This Rock
Of Ours
By Bill Glib

I have in front of me a letter
which l received two weeks ago
today. Since I know a great deal
more about its writer than he APP
parently knows about himself, I'll
just identify him as "Mr. No
NAME" As a matter of fact, il
wasn't even my intention to pub
fish the letter but the attacks from
Stanton Nickerson upon our town
have focused interest toward po-
lice material. It will be necessary
to delete some of the more impor.
tant statements because they tend
to identify the writer. Although
have his permission to use his
name, think it would be unfair
to expose him to ridicule.
Here's the letter.
81 feel certain you read Mr.. Stan.
ton Nickerson's letter to Mayor
Harvey which appeared in today's
Peoples Forum column. the
same thing happened to me.
81 keep hearing of more such
cases each day. l hope you viii
continue to use your popular col.
umn to get the citizens irate and
aware of what is happening in the
Police Force until something is
done about it.
81 like to drink as well as any
one, but l have never been pub.
licly intoxicated in my life - or
privately either.
s'My wife and I love this island
and we. .(plan). to make our
permanent home here. Because Of
this, didn't write such a letter
myself, and I was warned that I'D
just be sticking my neck OUT
Because / am trying to get sit.
uated, I prefer to keep my name
out of any such controversy until
I feel am more a part Of the
community. However, If It will
help the situation at any time, you
may add my name to the hue and
cry.
Sincerely, .s.s.q.
Mr.. No-name.
An Open Letter
Following is an open letter to
Mr.. No-name from "This Rock Of
Ours: sos
Dear Mr.. No-name,
Thank you for your very infor-
NATIVE letter. I'm sure that quite
unintentionally, you handed me one
of the dirtiest slams I've ever re-
ceived when you said, 81 hope you
viii continue. to get the citizens
irate." I'd quit writing tomorrow
if I thought that was the result
of the column.
Now, Mr.. No-name, I'm going to
dish out a little advice - it may
be helpful to you and it may be
worthless. Since you're anonymous
however, it cannot hurt you. Your
letter states that you have never
been publicly or privately - in
toxicated in your Life. :.
May the Lord forgive you, Mr..
No-name, for either beng one Of
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The Rev. Richard Z. Coulter.
pastor Of the First Presbyterian
Church, has been 4 student Of the
American civl War for about 10
years. during which time he has
accumulated 4 collection Of books,
photographs and information re-
lating to the various campaigns Of
that war.
His interest, he says, goes back
to his childhood when he would lis
ten with interest Is his great
uncles and his grandmother re-
counted some Of the experiences OF
the Army Of the Potomac.
His paternal grandfather was q
veteran Of the Civil War and saw
action from Fredericksburg, in
December Of 1862, to Appomabox.
This grandfather was among those
who marched before President
johnson In the Grand Review In
May 1855.
Although the company to which
his grandfather belonged, Com.
pany !, It'll Pennsylyania Cavalry,
was kept in reserve at Gettysburg,
Mr.. Coulter says that his fondest
remembrance Is Of hearing old sol
diers tell Of the noise Of battle, the
gallantry and courage displayed
by both sides On that decisive day.
It is because Of this intense in
terest in Civil War history that Mr..
Coulter was moved TO write a poem
about the gallant charge Of Major
General George e. Picke&t's Divi-
sion at Gettysburg.
Although because Of his grand
fathers Civil War record, Mr..
Coulter feels privileged To- be q
member Of Post 2, Sons Of Union
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hComedy


Judy Holiday, that ''Dorn Yes.
ssro.y" Academy Avard-winains
Dlonde bombshell. explodes again
more uproariously than ever in
Columbia Pictures' terrific new
comedy hit, eft Should Happen 70
aos," which opens at the Strand
Theatre on Sunday. Peter Lawford
= co-starred with Judy In the new
comic romp that also served TO
introduce to the screen Jack Lem.
mon bright young star Of The
broadway stage and televisioa.
Inc new picture is q gay and
Holicsome lark. q smart and tart
comedy, 4 thoroughly delightful
canvass Of one Of the wilder a..
pects OF modern America: the ease
WIN which q celebrity" Is born.
In telling its hilarious story Of
now Judy, playing an unemployed
model 2 won fame, fortune and q
teller" SIT Should Happen 20
YOU is one big laugh from start
70 finish. DESTROYS Of making a
name for herself, Judy decides to
use her meager savings to buy
space on a vacant billboard over.
looking Columbus Circle where she
Of least, can see and enjoy the
sight OF her name cup in lights"
A big soap company, which has
eyed the bill board for its own id.
vertising uses, gets Miss Holiday
to relinquish the Columbus Circle
spot for six others strateRically
situated about the city.
With the added space blazing her
name into the minds of New York's
millions. the girl quickly spirals IN.
to the celebrity bracket. She d
recognized by her picture, sims
autographs, makes appearances On
television shows, endorses eonsum.
er products - including soap! -
and has every aspect Of q nation.
al celebrity.
Judy's freakish fame distresses
Lennon, the boy she meets In
Central Park, movie camera adj
dict who has fallen In love with
her. He sees the bizarre aspect Of
her fame and, In q huff. disappears
from her life. Judy has q hrief,
romantic bout with Lawford, the
young soap company exc
ecutive with welfish tendencies, but
finally sees the emptiness Of her
new..found fame and decides TO
abandon the life Of q celebrity Cor
the more solid satisfactions Of be.
coming Lemmon's wife.
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style wigs for some 200 female i'm
personators in all parts Of the coun-
try.
mo, we haven't gone into
toupees. But, boy, that's a growing
field. I know some toupee makers
who have become rich in the last
few years. A good toupee sells for
500 to S3O0-and they wear out in
year"
His post-midnight trade has been
50 good Mathews is now planning
to open a second all-night beauty
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JULY 3. 1852
The ranks Of Gray hold fast! On they 70
Through musket shot and deadly stream
OF fire, not content to rest upon their arms
While brethren fight to seal noble fate
The battle rests with you'll The charge
Der valley up the shot encrusted hill
Must be made, despite the circumstance
The fear that lies within the human heart.
II must be madei Fear must be overwhelmed
BY something greater. Greater than
A voice that clanors for 4 moment, must come
The voice that says, Go onl
So on they goi At stern command they move
In panoply across the field
Full viewed by those with whom they Join
The battle ~<n3
A view Of wonderment not unnixed with
Admration-that in the face OF fate
So fraught with danger they would 50
Nobly follow on. 4.fst~,s
On they COL The warfares fierceness
Mixed with cries Of courage and command.
The wounded, as they fall give words Of hope
To those who forge ahead upon that bloody soil
On! On! You brave remaining few, to the summit
OF the height There to find,
With fallen comrades, not Victory,
But Glory that is greatest in defeat
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parlor in an upper New York. State
resort hotel this summer.
1.-TWO years ago I couldn't borrow
500 to buy a new chair" he said.
"And now I've got everybody from
bankers to bookies wanting to 80
into business with me. Can't figure
why the idea of investing in an
all-night beauty parlor interests
hem-unless, like some Of the Gus
toners, they've got insomnia, too,
or maybe just like to count profits
after dark"
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HAL BOYLE SAYS


NEW YORK @ - ''Women are
wearing their hair shorter than
men now," complained ex-Sgt.
Larry Mathews, land this sum-
mer it's going to be even shorter"
Mathews, a tall, husky hair styl-
list who flew on bombing missions
in Europe during the last world
war, now operates what he be-
heves is Americas only all-night
beauty parlor.
Situated in the Great Northern
Hotel, it draws a fabulous clientele
after dark, ranging from house.
wives with insomnia to Metropoli-
tan Opera singers, actresses, might
club chorus girls-and female i'm
personators.
"My hair is longer than half my
clients" remarked Mathews.
''The high style for women right
now is the butch bob-very mas
cllline.
"It makes a girl look like a Yale
freshman in front, and a duck in
back, and has just a few wisps Of
hair about the face to suggest
femininity.
''The butch bob? You know what
we call it in the trade? The idiot
look! Trying to bring out wom-
ans natural beauty with a hair
style like that is like trying to
decorate an empty room. But it's
what the girls want"
Larry, who had done aerial
photography for Uncle Sam, de-
cided when he returned from the
war he would let the same uncle
teach him a peacetime trade. He
studied hair styling under the CT
Bill of Rights program.
you'd never believe the init
mate things about their lives wo-
men tell their hair stylists," he said.
"Maybe, because we also deal with
their heads, they confuse us with
their psychiatrists."
But running an all-night beauty
parlor hasn't given Mathews any
particular new insight into femme
psychology.
They're no easier to figure out
after midnight than they are be-
FORE" he said.
Larry and his wife, Norma,
operated a daytime beauty parlor
fo: sometime.
"But our little daughter COM
planned she hardly ever saw us
except for few minutes in the
morning and just before her bed.
time," he said. 81 thought that if
/ opened a night place, I could
spend more time with her.
"About a year ago the place
really got rolling. My wife came by
for a look one night, saw a bunch
of chorus girls in the place, and
said 'this'n never do
"The next day she had a for
sale sign on her shop. Two nights
later she was working in the shop
with me-"
Larry and Norma now have II
employees, operate their beauty
shop around the clock, close it only
on Sundays.
Most of our night clientele are
show people," said Larry, land
sometimes the place is more like a
rehearsal hall than a beauty salon.
Sometimes Wen have three singers
in the same row of dryers rehear.
sing three different songs at the
same time.
"Sure we get some unusual re-
quests late at night. One girl came
in to get a martini washed out Of
her hair. Her boy friend had tossed
it on her.
"About once a week a girl per.
former may show up with black
eye that has to be painted over.
and dancers come In with black
and blue marks that have to be
covered up.
Zone night a society playboy
came in and insisted he wanted 4
permanent wave, but we lust
waved him out. Except for female
timpersonatcrs We accept only
women clients. We do make and
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The United States imports
around eight million pounds q
dried daisy blooms annually %
make pyrethrum, an insecHcids.
Evening star., 1954-10-31

figures that it's initial venture
with private utilities will be more
expensive than first was thought.
Estimates are that the cost of
the power obtained from EEL
and OVEC will be about $4.4 an
nually over the level originally
anticipated when contracts were
signed because of construction
cost increases that were not fore
seen when work started on their
steam plants.
The real bone of contention in
the present situation. however,
is the fact that Dixon Yates
would be cutting into IVA ter
ritory, and the IVA cheap-power
advocates are fearful of any
private-industry camels nose
getting under the tent.
Started 4 Years Ago.
The Atomic Commission started
doing business with private con-
Germs about four years ago, when
the mushrooming Paducah in
stallation put increased demands
on the facilities of the iva
which then was it's supplier.
Instead of continuing to de-
pend entirely on IVA. the Com
mission made a deal for a $100
Evening star., 1954-10-31
tour. And dubious. Dubious
about the effect of his speeches.
And dubious about the future.

tour. And dubious. Dubious
about the effect of his speeches.
And dubious about the future.
Princeton Remark Puzzles.
In Princeton, the other night,
in the twilight chill, he was ad-
dressing a gathering made up
largely of students and mothers
wheeling baby carriages.
He was clearly weary. He
said. II almost forgiven you for
what you did in 1852. I will for
give you if you do the right
thing in 1856"
Every one was taken aback.
His assistant, William M. Blair,
said later it was slip of the
tongue. that whenever he used
the phrase beforehand he had
used it often-Stevenson had
said 1854.
Whether he really said what
he meant, or made a mistake,
the fact is that Mr., Stevenson
is regarded in many quarters as
a sincere candidate. So when he
goes home to Libertyville, ILL.,,
tomorrow to await the returns,
he is probably more uncertain
than ever about his prospects.
The words of another defeated
Democratic standard-b e arer,
William Jennings Bryan. must
give him no comfort or no clue.
Bryan said he had drawn larger
crowds, got more applause and
received fewer votes than any
candidate in<hiStory.
Evening star., 1954-10-31

templates that power will be
transmitted from a steam plant
at West Memphis. Ark. acros.
the Mississippi River to the
Tennessee Valley Authority grid,
to supply customers in the Mem
phis area, and release a cores
ponding. amount of IVA power
for the Acc gaseous diffusion
plant at Paducah, 200 miles
north.
The EEI-CVEC plans provide
for direct delivery of power to
the two atomic installations by
the utilities.
End Result the Same.
Dixon Yates supporters say
the end result in both instances
is the same-that the Atomic
Energy Commission gets it's
needed power.
Opponents argue that the
Atomic Energy Commission SIM
ply would become a power broker
under the Dixon-Yates plan. at
an annual cost of $3.6 to SIS
million more than would be in
CURED under am alternative pro-
poSal to expand IVA. facilities.
The Atomic Commission now
Evening star., 1954-10-31

Democratic politicians whom
this reporter talked to agree that
Mr.. Stevenson is an asset to the
party. They seem to feel he
would make a good candidate in
1856, although one Delaware
party leader said that Stevenson,
whose qualities he admired, had
failed to convince people he was
not "supercilious." None of them
will make any bets as to the out
come if President Eisenhower
runs again.
Speeches Take Toll.
Most observers base their
guesses about Mr.. Stevenson's
hopes on the strenuousness of
his recent efforts and the obvi-
GUS toll it takes of him. Mr..
Stevenson writes every speech
as if it were his last and he is
what is known in the, trade as
IAN agony writer"
Reporters travelling with him
are resigned to the fact that
they get texts at the very last
minute. The other night in
Trenton, IS minutes before he
made a televised appearance.
his aides handed around a two
page insert to the address. Even
as he spoke, Mr.. Stevenson was
revising. His text read "Repub-
licans';; he said "self righteous
Republicans"
When he is not tinkering with
new drafts of his speeches, he
is resting. He was obviously
very tired on the last leg of his
Evening star., 1954-10-31
Twas Ex-chief Sees
Dixon Yates Pact as
President S Nemesis
BY The Associated Press

| The embattled Dixon Yates
| private power plan was peppered
| with predictions before the Sem
| ate Anti-n1onopoly Subcommit-
tee yesterday that Cd 1t will
| never take effect and ca If it
does. President Eisenhower may
take a political shellacking.
| Gordon r. Clapp, chairman OF
the Tennessee Valley Authority
until Gen. Eisenhower declined
to reappoint him last May, FORE
cast the project will never be
built because when the facts
are smoked but the revulsion
of the people will finally get
through to the President"
Mr.. Clapp appeared as witness
for the second straight day after
Senator Kerr, Democrat, of Okla
homa, told an interviewer the
proposed contract will never take
effect if his party wins control
of Congress at the polls next
Tuesday. "And they will win
CONTROL" Senator Kerr said.
See Eisenhower Ruin.
Senator LANCER, Republican. of
North Dakota, chairman of the
investigative group and one of
Dixon Yates strongest critics.
predicted that unless the con-
tract is repudiated Gen. Eisen-
hower would not carry more
than a couple of States If he
runs in 1856.
Senator LANCER said Gen. Eli
senhoWer "would carry about as
many States as Taft did after
he opposed the conservation pro-
gram of former President Theo-
dore Roosevelt"
He noted that William@FIoward
Taft carried only Utah and Ver-
mont in 1912.
Gen. Eisenhower has ordered
the Atomic Energy Commission
to negotiate with a power group,
known as Dixon-Yates from the
names of the heads of the con-
Germs involved, for a SLOT million
plant to be built at West Mem
phis, Ark.
Power from the project would
be fed into TVA lines to replace
electricity IVA is supplying to
atomic plants. Acc has ap-
proved a contract but has not
yet signed it.
While Gen. Eisenhower was
often mentioned during the sub
committees continued hearing
on the subject yesterday, most
criticism seemed directed at his
subordinates.
Mr.. Clapp said Gen. Eisen-
hower's approval was based on
IAN exceedingly slanted present.
alton" by the Budget Bureau.
He said memorandum by Budg-
ct Director Rowland Hughes sent
to the President last April "a
was so worded that one who
knew little about private power
and iva might well have ac-
cepted Mr.. Hughes recommend
alton for a go-ahead on the
contract.
Mr.. Clapp termed the contract
a fantastic perversion of an ex-
pressed intent to achieve some
thing in the public interest" and
declared that the people, when
they know the facts. will con-
vince the President the contract
is not in the public interest.
Evening star., 1954-10-31

White House and then south to
the Ellipse.
On Tuesday, election day,
Mrs. Voteless D. c." will ride u
30-foot float to the Capitol and
District Building to enlist sup
port in the fight for District
suffrage.
The float will start at the west
end Of Constitution avenue at
11:45 am. and go to the Capt.
tol where petitions win be given
representatives of both House
and Senate District Committees.
The petitions will ask support
OF these committees in obtaining
passage of legislation to, give
District residents a vote.
To Present Petition.
The float will then travel to
the District Building at Four
teenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue where "Mrs. Voteless
D. c." will present petition to
the District Commissioners re-
questing their aid in the drive.
Among those joining In the
presentation Of the petition will
be Mrs. j. Borden Hartman, CO.
Evening star., 1954-10-31

chairman Of the D. c. Home
Rule Committee; Mrs. John r:
Latimer, president OF the D. C.
League Of Women Voters; Jo-
seph c. McGarraghy, chairman
OF the Republican State Com
mittee for the District; Edward
Burling. jr.. chairman Of the
Citizens for Eisenhower Con-
gressional Committee for the
District; Melvin c. Hildreth,
chairman Of the Democratic
State Central Committee for the
District. and r. Joseph Donohue,
former District Commissioner.
Evening star., 1954-10-31
Truman Commission
Signed Pucts With z
Private Combines
By Joseph A. Fox

The Atomic Energy Commits
sion already is getting a big
chunk Of power from private
utilities under arrangements
similar to the disputed Dixon
Yates contract.
The Commission will be using
still more of this private power
when the supphers-15 COM
panies in all-complete an ex-
tensiye construction program in
the lower Ohio River region.
Nobody has been talking about
these precedents for the Dixon
Yates deal in the current, raging
debate. But the earlier contracts
were negotiated while Demo-
Gratis were in office without any
Of the political furor that has
attended the Dixon-Yates ar
rangements.
The same reasons were given
for entering into them as the
Eisenhower administration is
now giving in pushing Dixon
Yates: to cut out some of the
Federal governments manifold
business, activities and give
private enterprise a chance to
share in the industrial develop
ment Of the area involved.
No Competitive Bids.
To meet expanding needs at
atomic installations at Paducah,
KY. and Portsmouth, Ohio, the
Truman-appeinted Atomic En-
ergy Commission entered into
contracts with two specially
organized utilities groups, Elec-
trio Energy INC. and Ohio Valley
Electric Corp, to build steam
plants to furnish the power.
There were no competitive bids
from other companies-one of
the points that is being pressed
by foes of Dixon-Yates.
The basic difference between
Dixon-Yates and the other set
ups is this: Dixon Yates con-.
Evening star., 1954-10-31
Tire Prices to Rise So

AKRON, Ohio, Oct. 80 (P).-
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. an
nounced tonight it was increasing
the consumer list price" of it's
tires S per cent Monday. The
company said the action was
made necessary by, the recent
advance of 80 per cent in the
price of natural rubber and by
wage increases granted Goodyear
employees in midsummer"
Evening star., 1954-10-31
Parade and Demonstrations
ToStress d. C.'sLucko of Vote

Tuesday will be election day
for every one-except District
Of Columbia residents.
To make sure that District
residents are aware of their vote
less status. the District Of Co
lumbia Home Rule Committee
and the League of Women Voters
Of the District of Columbia have
prepared several demonstrations
for tomorrow and Tuesday.
An old-fashioned torchlight
parade will start at z pm. to-
morrow at Fourth street and
Pennsylvania avenue NV, to
march through the downtown
section. The leading float will
be occupied by Mrs. Voteless
D. c." adorned in Colonial
costume.
'Mrs. voteless ID. c."
Anne Chodoff, Washington
actress and wife of DR.. Paul
Chodoff Of Washington, will be
Mrs. Voteless D. c."
The parade will travel up
Pennsylvania avenue to the
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Cbura0u Personals

from the Navy to spend Christ
mas with his parents.
George Diedrich, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Clifford Diedrich of
Maple ave., Chardon, is home
from the service to spend
Christmas with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Austin
of Battles Court, Chardon, are
expecting to spend Christmas
at home this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank WisneS-
XII of Chardon are expecting
their son, Frank, home from
the Navy for Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rupel of Lake
Aquilla are expecting their son,
Richard, home from the armed
services for Christmas a n d
New Years.
The following Chardon people
are home from college to spend
the Christmas and New Years
vacation with their parents
Ralph Temple, Fred Wilder
Bill Skinner, Robert Fulton
William Dremann, Joseph Ben
der, Terry Perkins, H d
Cullop, Mary Jane Parks, and
Hugh McAnaney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Savage
expect their son Jack, h o m e
from the Navy for the Christ
mas, New Years weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Valentine
expect to entertain members of
their family, Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Sandborn and daughter, Jo-
anie, Louis Sandborn of Flori-
da, Anne Valentine of Western
is in Florida with his brother
daughters of Euclid, Mr.. and
anie, Louis Sandborn of Flori-
da, Anne Valentine of Western
Reserve university Janet Valen-
tine of Western Reserve col
lege and David Sandborn who