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The Key West citizen., 1954-10-23

proved a resolution favoring huori-
dation in general terms. They treat
it as hot potato.
S. don't believe the Navy claims
exclusive ownership of our main
supply pipe and the right do do
with its contents whatever they
please. That pipe was built with
taxpayers money.
8. Nobody disputes anyone's right
or wisdom who wants to use flu
oride in his household. The drug
stores and five and dime stores
are willing to supply anyone with
preparations of sodium fluoride
same as aspirin and any other
household remedies, without pres
cription.
Z. Or suppose the firehouses,
where there is continuous attend
ance, we're equipped with special
water tanks, to be fluoridated by
responsible persons to 1 PPM and
sealed, and let the householders
who want it come and get it as
often as they need it?
8. No need to compel anybody to
use fluoride who does not want it.
Is that too much to expect in a
free country?
9. However, promoters of huori-
dation refuse to consider any other
method Of using fluoride, to help
children's teeth, except via city wa
ter mains.
10. No fluoriation benefits are
claimed thereby to anybody except
children, during formation their
permanent teeth. This it would be-
nefit an estimated ten per cent of
the total population. The remain
ing ninety per cent would swallow
it without any benefit at all.
IL. Even including this ninety
per cent waste, actual cooking and
drinking water amounts to small
fraction of what the people use for
bathing, toilet flushing, scrubing,
dishwashing, laundry, car washing,
lawn sprinkling, etc. All this wa
ter, if fluoridated, does not, Of
couse, help anyone's teeth.
IL. 1t looks as if the emphasis is
not on how to help children during
the period of their permanent den
tation, but rather on getting tons
/ of fluoride into city water.
13. There is ! regrettable habit
in many industries to dump into
some stream anything they don't
need. We don't want any OF the
industrical huorides dumped into
our city water and, through water
mains, into our homes. Is that too
much to ask in free country?
Sincerely,
A R
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-23
By Ed cREAGH
(Eor James MarloWl

WASHINGTON LR-Advlce to the
Democrats: Keep plugging. Ad-
vice to the Republicans: Quit
groaning.
These words of counsel have
gone out in the closing days of the
congressional election campaign
from two men pretty high up in
their parties-President EiSenhow-
er for the COP and National Chair
man Stephen A. Mitchell for
the Democrats.
II the Eisenhower and Mitchell
statements told the whole story,
there would be no doubt the Re-
publicans are in trouble and the
Democrats riding high, with the
election only II days away.
Party leaders, even presidents,
don't always gauge the situation
correctly, however. Besides, their
campaign statements are designed
for specific purpose-in this
case, to build a fire under party
workers. Such statements don't
necessarily reveal the speakers S
private opinion of who's ahead.
The President spoke at a COP
rally in New York yesterday
day that saw him wade much fur
ther into the thick of the campaign
than he had done before. He even
the photographers, pulling down
the corners of his mouth in a
grimace of detection.
And he declared the Republicans
are never going to win if their
leaders care going around pulling
their faces this way"
What the COP needs, said Eisen-
hover, is a fighting heart"-the
kind Jack Dempsey had when, af-
ter being belted out of the ring
by Louis Firpo in 1923, he came
back and knocked Firpo halfway
home to his native Argentina in
the second round.
The President wasn't saying the
Republicans are on the ropes,
much less out of the ring entirely.
But his picture of glum COP
in need of more backbone was In
sharp contrast to the picture Steve
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-23

Reds Active
In Demo Party

BUTTE, Mont. R-Vice Pre.i.
dent Nixon declared last night he
has evidence the Communists ars
promoting their interests In tnIs
country through the Democratic
party.
Nixon, a former u. S. senator
from California, said he possesses
a secret memorandum" to Cali
fornia Communist party leaders,
directing them to Eight out the
issues within the ranks of the Dem
ocratic party"
He made the declaration before
theater audience of about 1000
in Butte last night, one Of several
stops in this area on his campaign
tour in support of Republican can
didates.
Nixon was scheduled to leave
Butte today for Worland and Chey-
enne, Wyo., where he promised to
make further disclosures in speech
es today.
AS far as the Republicans are
concerned, Nixon asserted. the
COP never has had the support
OF the Communist party and Il
does not have its support now and
It VIII never accept it or have Il
in the future"
There is no question" he said
but that millions of loyal Dem
oeratS throughout the United States
bitterly resent and will oppose this
effort on the part of the Commu-
nists to infiltrate the Democratic
party and to make its policies the
policies of the Democratic party"
But, he added:
The 6,926 security risks which
have been weeded out of the GOV.
eminent service by the Eisenhower
administration in the past 20
months are grim evidence that the
American people were justified
when they lost confidence in the
previous Administrations will or
ability to deal with the Communist
threat at home"
The Democratic administration
OF former President Truman. he
said, unfortunately adopted poIi.
cies which were soft, vacillatinp
and inconsistent in dealing with
the Communist threat"
Nixon quoted his memorandum
az stating:
To unite a new political COM
munist majority for 1854 and 1856
the recognition of the two party
system remains the form through
which the overwhelming majority
OF the American people now ex-
press themselves in politics.
Under these circumstances. the
flrst attempt must be to fight out
the issues within the ranks of he
Democratic party"
To this the vice president added:
The Communist party of Amer
lea is right in one respect when
1t says the 1854 elections are cru
eial in determining the path Amer
lea will take"
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-23
OBSERVATIONS ON ELuoRlpE

Editor, The Citizen,
Following are a few observa-
tons on the fluoridation contro-
versy which might be Of interest
to my fellow citizens:
1. The American Medical Asso-
citation does not endorse fluorida-
ton of water supply in any part of
the U. S. A.
2. The Monroe County Medical
Association has not officially en-
dorsed fluoridation Of our city wa
ter in the water mains.
8. There is no Dentist Associa-
ton in Monroe County and this
group lacks official voice to express
itself in the matter Of fluoridation.
4. As far as I know our city and
county commissions have not. de-
finitely endorsed fluoridation of our
city water supply, although City
commissioners, some time ago, ap-
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-23
CANCER DRIVE EXPLAINED

Editor, The Citizen
In answer to Mr.. Bill Spillman's
article published Tuesday, October
10, 1854, 1 would like to state that:
The American Cancer Society
feels that it cannot do justice to
its program of education, service
and research if it loses its identity
among a number Of other agencies.
The impact of Cancer is lost when
giver donates to a package deal
rather than to an independent
drive.
The hundres Of thousands of vol
unteers who give time and effort
during the annual April Crusade
do not only collect funds but tell
the cancer story. They would not
be able to do so in a combined
drive. In other words we lose our
identity when we participate in fed
Grated fund rasihg, so we are un-
able to carry out effectively the
educational aspects of our annual
Education and Fund Campaign.
Our educational message would
be lost among the multitude Of mes
sages of other local agencies. Since
it is estimated that 230, 900 men, wo-
men and children viii die of Can
Ger in 1854 we cannot fail to get
our message across to the public,
which can be done most effective
ly only in an independent drive.
A joint campaign conceives of
its efforts in terms of economic,
executive and managerial efficien-
cy. We consider our program in
terms of lives saved.
Please bear in mind this writer
is not against the policy of the
Community Chest Appeal, and am
a donor to same, also to other non
participating agencies; such as the
T. B. Christmas Seal Sale, Heart,
Crippled Children, Multiple Seller
osis, Arthritis and a few others.
l personally do not believe peo-
pie can discharge their obligation
to society, merely by writing a
check or giving a days pay and al
low others to divide it up among
causes as they see fit.
In closing ! would like to say,
please support the Community
Chest, also support the non par
ticpating agencies in their annual
drives. Yours in service to the Can
Ger victim and their families.
Mrs. Dorothy Daniels, Comd.
Volunteer Workers of the Mon
roe County Unit
American Cancer Society
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-23
By JACK BELL


HELENA, Mont. Up - Montana
Republicans are beating a keep
peace and prosperity" rhythm on
the political tomtoms in an effort
to unset veteran Democratic Sen.
James E. Murray.
Although Murray claims the
trend definitely is running his way,
Republicans contend COP Rep.
wesley A. D'Ewart is giving the
78-year-old Democrat the race OF
his political life. D'Ewart is IS.
Republicans have plastered Mon
tana with billboards proclaiming
"keep peace and prosperity, vote
D'Ewart."
Jack Toole, Democratic state
chairman, scoffed at what he
termed a Republican attempt to
cash in on Eisenhower's popularity
and on a prosperity he said is
illuSory.
"They don't say what peace, nor
do they say what prosperity, "
Toole said. "There is turmoil all
over the world and no semblance
of prosperity at home, and the peo-
pie are not going to be kidded on
that score"
Toole said he thinks the outcome
of the Senate race and two contests
for House seats Nov. 2 will be set
tied on the basis of the pocket
book" vote, a thesis with which
Murray agreed.
"It's just a matter of dollars
with a lot of people" Toole said.
"There aren't as many dollars in
the pockets of the farmers and the
stockmen, and the merchants are
suffering from that fact"
D'Ewart said, on the other hand,
that he thinks the basic issue IN
the campaign is socialism VS..
free enterprise" He said Murray's
Senate record as ga leader n
the New Deal wing of the Demo
crats" Is rebounding against the
senator. He discounted economic
factors saying the states situation
is good on that score.
Declaring he stands for about 90
per cent of the Eisenhower pro
gram, the Republican nominee said
he thinks the President remains
highly popular in the state. Eisel
hover carried Montana by $1,000
votes in 1852.
D'Ewart said Eisenhower's re
cent appearance in Missoula
where $4,000 persons turned out
demonstrated that the President
still is Every popular in the state. .
Independent statisticians say fig
ures favor the Republicans thil
year unless there is the kind o.
strong Democratic trend Murra,
insists exists but D'Ewart says hs
fails to find.
Republicans hold the governor
ship and dominate the legislature
D'Ewart carried all 80 counties il
the End Congressional District II
1852, outrunning Eisenhower in thaf
normally COP area which cast:
about 60 per cent of Montana:
vote.
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-23
LET'S SIT TIGHT AND SMILE ABOUT .
THE GOOD. STREETS WE'LL HAVE SOON

That was heartening news in The Citizen Wednes-
day about Manager Langs informing the city commission
that Key West may get $125O0O surplus sewer funds
to add to the money Key West now has to pave our
streets
But residents and visitors should be assured that we
will get good streets regardless of whether or not the
surplus funds obtained Who says so? Manager Lang
himself said month ago when he outlined the pro-
gram Of the cys street improvement plan He explained
that roadbuiding repairing would begin about the
middle Of next month.
Car drivers in Key West have been impatient over
the condition of streets for several months But the
mpatience will die away and will be forgotten when
have smooth roads which to drive.
Good streets important to the progress of
city running water and system And that
statement brings up the thought that Manager Lang
and the city commission have been unduy criticized for
the poor condition of streets But what could the
commission and City Manager Lang do other than what
they have done and are still doing?
What would be the consequence of good streets
II we didn't have good system? And don't forget
that the government engineer expert in
struction, said system, when finished will be
parable with any other in the country from viewpoint
of efficiency.
So how was it possible for the commission and Man.
ager Lang to give topnotch sewer system without
tearing up streets to lay mains? As that wasn't
possible all that remains for to do is to wait patiently
till the projected street improvements are finished.
What has happened in Key West, in the way of
torn-up streets, has happened many time in thousand
other cities. It is always happening recurrently in city
after city, and it will happen here again along
streets when the time to lay mains, or
sections Of them wherever they needed.
So up to us to sit tight and smile as we visualize
the time when streets will be comparable with any
others in Florida.
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-23
NOTES

/ On the other hand, Murray ap-
parently can count on heavy vote
| in the normally Democratic 1st
District. And he says he'll De
helped by dissatisfaction among
farmers in the End District.
Murray has made an issue Of
Eisenhower's flexible farm price
support program, but D'Ewart said
he thinks a Montana speech by
Secretary of Agriculture Benson
has helped the Republican cause
greatly.
He said Benson faced a "cool"
audience in a section where the
farmers union is strong, and won
them over before he had finished.
The farmers union has been call
ing for rigid, high-level price sup
ports.
D'Ewart, a rancher himself, con-
tended there is only professional"
dissatisfaction in the farm belt,
stirred up by the Democrats.
Murray, on the other hand, said
he found in travelling to all corners
of Montana that the farmers are
worked up.
Murray said that because of
what he believes to be economic
voters he believes he will win "a
big victory" topping his previous
best margin of $4,000 votes over a
Republican opponent.
He said he thinks Eisenhower s
appeal for Republican Congress
will have no effect whatsoever.
1.-The voters think that Eisen-
hover would do better if he had
a Democratic Congress-" Murray
said. "They think he is a good
man, with his heart in the right
place, and if he had enough Demo-
Gratis around him he might accom-
plish something"
However, Republican Gov. ].
Hugo Aronson, who is campaigning
for the ticket, predicted Montana s
voters will 60 along with the Re.
publicans because they believe Ell
senhower needs COP help in Con-
-gress to finish the program he has
outlined.
Aronson, who is not up for re-
election this year, said:
Murray doesn't know what he
is talking about when he says that
the farmers are aroused. All Muir.
ray knows about farming is what
he sees when he drives by farm. y
Former Sen. Burton K. Wheeler,
who was defeated in 1916 fol
the Democratic denomination, an,
nounced in Washington this weeE
he plans to vote for the Demo.
cratic ticket in Montana with the
exception of Sen. Murray"
| Wheeler, who has been living II
| Washington since his defeat, said
in a letter that Murray was largely
responsible for that defeat in ls46
/ Rep. Lee Metealf, Democrat bid
ding for reelection In Montana's
1st District, sided with Murray in
declaring that farm dissatisfaction
and unemployment win affect the
election results.
Winfield E. Page, Republican
nominee opposing Metcalf, said he
believes the election is going tc
turn largely on the issue of giving
Eisenhower a Republican Con
gress.
!. Leroy H. Anderson. Democratic
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-23
State Can Save Money By Streamlining Its
Complex System OF Retiring State Officers

TALLAHASSEE R-An actuarial
study indicates streamlining and
revision of Florida's complex sys-
TENS for retiring state officers and
employees could bring about savings
of over IL million dollars a year.
The report, by the Richmond,
Atlanta and New York firm of
Bowles, Andrews and Towne, is
being studied by an advisory COM
mittee named to investigate state
pension plans.
The committee probably will re-
port its recommendations to the
Cabinet Budget Commission to-
ward the end Of the year. The
Budget Commission then will
make its own recommendations
to the Legislature.
Recommendations would bring
all eligible state workers under
federal social security, revise the
present schedules of contributions
and benefits and set the normal
retirement age for persons enter
ing the states employ in the future
at 65.
The general retirement age now
is go after 10 years service or any
age after 80 years service.
The new system wouldn't affect
the retirement benefits to be drawn
by present state employees nor
would it set a new age for them
to retire. Though no future en-
ployes could draw pensions with
out contributing to the retirement
funds from their salaries, those
presently employed under non
contributory systems could con-
tinue without paying.
Somewhat lower benefits for
new entrants might be considered
justifiable in view of the unhealthy
financial condition of the present
system" the actuarial firm said.
The State Highway Patrol and
Florida National Guard would not
be affected because of social Sc
curity regulations.
Among non-contributors who
would have to pay into the retire
ment funds would be Supreme
Court justices who now retire at
full salary after 20 years service
without having to pay for their
pensions.
The new plan would do away
with the separate and compile ated
retirement system for teachers un-
der which they have several op-
tions as to retirement age and
amount of contributions. They
would be classed with other state
employees for retirement purposes.
In addition to- revising and con-
solidating the pension plans them
selves, the actuaries proposed lib
eralization of present restrictions
on investment of retirement funds.
Present law limits fund invest
ments to such low interest securi-
ties as government, municipal and
school bonds. The actuarial firm
recommended permitting invest
ment of fund ''in such investments
as are usually approved for life
insurance companies.
'If this recommendation were
followed, the funds could expand
their portfolios to include corporate
obligations, a limited amount Of
preferred and common corporate
stock and perhaps even a certain
amount of well-secured real estate
mortgages"
Also recommended was combin-
ing of investment funds into one
pool. This would "result in a fund
large enough to practice better
diversification of investment by
geographical area, by class Of Sc
curity and by type of borrower.
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-23
Asks Court Aid

CHICAGO R-Mark Melhado, 80,
filed a complaint in Superior Court
yesterday long 'unheard in Illinois
courts.~
The complaint for protection Of
the rights of infants" asked the
court to allow him to see his two
children. II was filed against his
estranged wife, Joan, 26.
.rhe last case on these grounds
filed in Illinois was in 1876. It
reached the Illinois Supreme Court
before the petition was denied.
The losing lawyer: Abraham
Lincoln.
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-23

nominee for the End District seat
D'Ewart is vacating, has been crit
icizing the administration's tax bill
as ian agonizing tax bin for 81
out Of every 100 American fami-
lies"
His Republican opponent, oryin
3. Flare, has been praising the
Eisenhower administrations rec
ord and pledging support for the
Presidents program If elected.
Most politicians give Flare 4
slight edge over Anderson. Metcah
Is credited with topheavy advan-
tage over Page in the 1st District.
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-23

Harold Ballou, of the division of
research and statistics, left over
the highway this afternoon for
Tavernier, accompanied by Am
brose Cleare. At Tavernier they
VIII be Joined by Raymond Ma
loney and begin a comprehensive
study and survey of the land Of,
the Florida Keys.
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-23
NEW JOB FOR ENVOY

PANAMA, Panama R-Roberte
Huertematte, Panama's ambassa-
dor to the United States, was
named comptroller general Thurs
day by the National Assembly.
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-23
PEOPLES FORUM

The Citizen welcomes expressions Of the views Of is read
but The editor ressrves the right 10 delete items which
considered belovs vnwsransd The writers should bs
fair eonne the letters 200 words and write side
Of the paper only Signature Of The writer must accompany The
letters and will be published unless requested Otherwise
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-23

A public meeting for the organi.
zation of a local unit of the Flori.
da State Unemployment Council
will be held in Key West October
"a, officials of the state council an
nounced.
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-23

Clement Attlee believes there is a chance and just
. chance - that Red China will someday break away
from Russian domination. It is not much of hope but
about the only one the West has, concerning China
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-23
By JACK BELL

EDITORS: This IS another OF
several stories by rowing Assoei-
aisd Press reporters anslyzing The
campaign in key states.
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-23

Key West may return to full nor.
malcy tonight, Mayor Willard M.
Albury said this afternoon when he
was advised that there was q pos
sibility street lighting would be re-
stored to the city this evening.
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-23

One Of the leading statemen In
the western hemisphere, Maj. Gen.
Fulgencio Batista, former presi-
dent of Cuba, is making q swing
around Latin America over the
routes of Pan American World Air
ways to promote the cause of de-
mocracy. He was accompanied by
four officials.
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-23

We viii admit it: We thought October would never
come, back in July.
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-23

oklohima holds a AZ edge in the
football series started In 1914 be-
tween the Sooners and Texas Chris
ton University.
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-23

The football hero is usually given very fair picture
Of life while in his college glories.
The Key West citizen., 1954-10-23

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