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The Key West citizen., 1954-08-25
A Grain
Of Salt
By Bill SpiIImsn

The other day, few of us were
talking about one thing and an
other and before we finally got
around to the smaller sex, the sub
iect Of the conduct Of police Off
GERS was hashed up and down and
sideways.
l told these friends that Police
Officer Bernard Waite had q very
good policy toward belligerent peo-
pie with whom his duties brought
him in contact.
"When someone gets sarcastic
with me, Bernard says, II make
it a point to treat him just as
nice as / can. You would be sur
prised at the effect it has. Most
people feel very small when you
don't knock the chip off their
shoulder.
! honestly believe that Bernard
has the answer to police diploma
cy.
One of the fellows in our group
said, 'sYeah, but a policeman can
only take so much. Suppose you
arrested man and then he ex-
perforated IN your face. I'd kin
him, I'd beat him to a pulp
And you wouldn't be a good
police officer" this fellow was
told by the others.
.'What do you mean you wouldn't
be good police officer. When 4
man expectorates in your face,
that's the worst possible insult a
person could take"
Even if the man was handcuff-
ed?"
81 don't care what condition he
was in. He would have had it if
he expectorated in my face =
We agreed with the man that It
would be big insult to have
someone expectorate in his face,
but we did not agree that the POI
iceman should take the law into
his own hands and beat the man
TO pulp.
The Key West citizen., 1954-08-25

In the analysis Of the situation,
the majority Of US agreed to the
following:
/. Police officers should not ''un-
der any circumstances" become
belIigerent, sarcastic, mean, un
pleasant, or ''wise guys" while
acting in the official capacity d
police officer.
2. If q police officer does moi
have enough self control to keep
his personal feelings out Of an Of.
ficial situation, he should not be a
police officer, even though he has
suffered personal abuse.
3. Al police officer who has suf.
fered abuse should take only nee.
essary steps to get the man to
jail. He should place charges q.
gainst the offender for the person.
al abuse to be aired in q court
room, and not by beating the Of
fender to a pulp.
4. A man who is being arrested
should be informed Of the charges
against him at the time he IS be.
ing arrested and not taken into
custody BY 4 method Of "COme on
buddy, let's go," Get in the wa
gon wise guy"
S. Police officers should, IN all
possible cases, give . man the
chance to post bond before he Suf-
fers the indignity Of being placed
in q cell.
6. Diplomacy should be used at
all times.
Z. Know and understand the
laws they are enforcing For Of
fenSes that are not witnessed by
police officers, require q warrant
from the person making the COM
plant.
8. When police officers do not
use dipIomacy-that is, act rough
or play the part Of 4 big shot,
while making an arrest, they may
be guilty Of aggravating q situa-
ton called aggravated assault.
The Key West citizen., 1954-08-25
Watermelon Case
Quickly Settled

RIPLEY, Tenn. R The Judge
found it easy to dispose of the
case when three boys were brought
in yesterday accused of stealing
three watermelons from farm
er's patch.
Judge ]. R. Lewis raped his
gavel. Anybody in here who new
er stole q single watermelon when
he was a boy, let him raise his
hand" he said.
Sheriff Willard NorveIl, County
Atty. John Sanford, three highway
patrolmen, court employees and
spet tators put their hands in their
pockets.
Case dismissed.
The Key West citizen., 1954-08-25
| Legionitems
By JUDsoN STEPHENS.
Arthur Sowysr Post No. 20. Americun Legion

ionnaires that have visited him and
sent him cards. He should be back
with us in . short time. Good
Health, Norm!
If you have any suggestions you
think might be Of help to the Sa.
fety Committee Of the city, turn
them over to Acting Post Com
mander NJ. E. Lewis, who win see
that they are taken care Of. The
more suggestions, the, better the
safety.
See where the bookm0bile is clos
ed down until next year. Well,
still, If you have any books, turn
them over to the Post and we will
get them to the Bookmobile for its
next trip out. Congratulations to
the group who started this Book
mobile. You did an excellent job.
Want to join the Guard of Hon
or? IF you are interested in join
ing see Captain u. J. Delgado or
Adj: .nt Paul Mesa for an appli-
cation. We can use you now.
Have you renewed your men,
bership for the new year yet? Don't
wait until the last minute. Early
membership means . big help to
the Post. We must make 100 per
cent this year for Norm and Lewis.
Norman can't do too much being
in the hospital and Lewis (regu-
lar chairman) can't do too much
because he has to take care of all
the projects now. Let's help them
both out and renew as many as
we can before the December S1st
deadline of 1854. / think we can
top the 100 per cent mark prior
to that date, what say?
\ y y
"Unifed we stand forever
divided we fall. :"
The Key West citizen., 1954-08-25
Rv. RAY HENRY

WASHINGTON R-The armed
forces have king-sized nation
wide problem on their hands.
1t concerns medical care for
dependents Of servicemen.
A Defense Department order cut
ting the number of doctors in the
services from about per 1000
men on active duty to per 1000
is making it hard for the Army
and Navy to continue its tradition
al service to the families of sol
diers and sailors.
T h e cut stemmed from
a recommendation by a presiden-
tial committee in early 1858. The
theory was that the services should
make better use Of their doctors,
and if the number were cut they
would be forced to.
Secretary Of Defense Wilson told
the armed forces to make the cut
June 80, 1854, for at least a year.
Actually there is only vague le-
gal sanction for providing care for
servicemen's dependents. The
practice grew out of an 1884 ap-
preparation act which said ..that
the medical officers of the Army
and the contract surgeons shall
wherever practicable, attend the
families Of officers and soldiers
free of charge"
The services put their own guide
posts into regulations which as
sured rather broad dependent care
as q matter of policy. Few ever
questioned the policy.
The services contend that when
they provide the care it improves
morale; that it is an important
factor in getting and keeping COM
petent career military personnel;
that it is essential to the main
tenance of good health conditions at
military bases; and that it is econ
ornical since it makes use Of space
and personnel when military hos
pitals are not crowded with mill
tary casualties.
With these things in mind, and
with fewer doctors, the services
are still attempting to continue the
care. But, say defense and SER
vice officials:
/. The Navy must resort to
emergency measures. Medical Of
ficers assigned to ships are being
pulled off as soon as they land in
port to supplement stats of naval
hospitals. Some doctors assigned
to units stationed at naval bases
must report to naval hospitals
when they're not needed by their
units.
2. Night and weekend work is
routine. AT the largest military
hospital in the world San Diego
(Calif.) Naval Hospital, with some
$500 beds medical officers have
been averaging a 68-hour week.
3. In some areas where there
is q heavy concentration Of de-
pendents the service officials say,
I'VE are not able to provide as
much dependent care as we had
been accustomed to doing" This
includes places such as Norfolk,
San Diego, Chicago, Pensacola,
Jacksonville and San Francisco.
4. Research and administrative
work for medical officers has been
cut considerably. Sanitation in
Spections, training and preventive
medicine programs have been
trimmed or turned over to non
physician medical administrative
officers often less qualified.
s. Special types of training pro-
grams for medical officers, such
as attendance at staff colleges,
have had to be cut drastically or
done away with.
Some service officials believe
the 4-per71 900 ratio of doctors will
eventually have to be restored.
s.
The Key West citizen., 1954-08-25
Victor Mature To Lose Mate

SANTA MONICA, Calf. B-vic-
tor Mature, Al, has been sued for
divorce by S5-year-old Dorothy j.
Mature. who charged cruelty but
did not provide any details.
Her complaint, filed yesterday,
claimed Mature earns $3.50, 900 a
year from films and this is in
The Key West citizen., 1954-08-25
Rice For Chinese

TAIPEH, Formosa R-Govern-
ment sources today said Chinese
Nationalist planes flew deep into
the Red Chinese mainland last
night and dropped rice for victims
Of the Yangtze River flood. They
also loosed hundreds of thousands
of propag aganda leaflets.
The sources said many
planes took part in the mission
and all returned safely to Formo-
sa. The drops were repeatedly
made in Hupei, Human, Anhwei
and Kiansi provinces.
The Key West citizen., 1954-08-25
Forgetful Cook

DETROIT R-Forgetful house
wives who sometimes let the food
scorch can take heart. Even the
pros make mistakes.
Gust Efonthis, a restaurant own
er, decided to take day off yes
terday. But he forgot and left a
large kettle of potatoes simmering
on the stove.
Smoke soon was billowing from
the place and passersby called
firemen,
The Key West citizen., 1954-08-25
TINY PARENTS TAKE
FIRST BABY HOME

LOS ANGELES R - Mr.. and
Mrs. Floyd Dixon, this city's
smallest parents, have taken their
first child home from the hospital.
The baby, Debra 10, weighed 5
pounds IA ounces when born by
Caesarean section Aug. 10 at
French Hospital. The parents are
each 8 feet IL. Dixon is IS, his
wife 81. The hospital sent the
mother and child home yesterday.
The Key West citizen., 1954-08-25

creased to $4sO, 900 by income from
business enterprises and inyest-
ments. She asked $3.50 month
temporary alimony and support for
Michael Berry, IL, her son by .
previous marriage.
She and Mature separated last
wre rried in ThyeegI3. .mA.ua
1919
The Key West citizen., 1954-08-25
British Minister
Will Speak Here
Thursday Night

World signs Of the near return
Of our Lord Jesus Christ and how
this event win affect key nations
Of the world is the subject Of an
address by Reverend Charles +.
Brown, evangelist and Bible teach
er of Cliff College, England.
Reverend Brown win speak at
7:45 pm. Thursday at Harris El-
ementary school auditorium.
He came to Key West from Mas
sau where he was working with
the Salvation Army. He has gwen
his message in London, New York,
Toronto, Chicago, Nassau and ia
maica. as well as in Methodist
Churches in the British Isles.
Harold Pinder viii be chairman
Of the meeting. All churches in
the city are cooperating IN DR.,
Browns appearance here.
The Key West citizen., 1954-08-25
THEY'RE READY NOW

DETROIT R-With the temper
ature at 81 in Detroit yesterday,
sweltefing city councilmen thought
of winter and ordered 1890 tons
of rock salt for slippery days
ahead.
The Key West citizen., 1954-08-25

Meetings:
Regular Post Meeting and mi.
tiation Ceremony for new mem
bers, Wednesday, August Is, at 8
pm, Post Home, Stock Island.
Executive Committee, Monday,
September Is, 8 pm, Post Home,
Stock Island.
House Committee, every Friday,
8 p.m., Post Home, Stock Island.
x X \
improvements:
A, new improvement win be
made at.the Post Home shortly In
the form Of an air conditioner be-
ing placed in the office for the
comfort of the members having
work there. This Office is used
mainly by the Adjutant, House
Committee and the small commit
tees that meet occasionally. Now
the working men can do their
work in comfort!
4 \ X
National Convention News:
AS you possibly know, the s6th
National Convention Of the Ameri-
can Legion will be held for the
first time in the capital city Of
the u. S., Washington, D. C. from
August 80 to September z. It is ex-
pected that over 10000 Legion
naires and their families win con-
verge on the city for this conven-
ton. President Eisenhower VIII
officially greet the Legionnaires
on their opening session.
In order for the President to ad-
dress the opening session of the
National Convention, he must fly
back from a Colorado vacation.
During the convention, Depart
ment of Florida Commander Joe
C. jenkins viii distribute 1900
copies of the LegiOnnaire to vel
come the 1855 convention to Mia
mi, Florida. This viii be the first
time since 1851 that the National
Convention has been held in Mia
mi.
4 4 a
Our Commander
Check your last issue (Aug. 15)
of the Florida Legionnaire and on
page seven you win find a picture
of the installation Of Post Com.
mander Norman Kranich. of our
Post. Very photogenic, Norml
is holding an Aquacade at the
AqUaeade:
Tonight the Auxiliary of the Post
is holding an Aquacade at the
Key Wester Motel Swimming Pool
for the Emergency March of Dimes
drive. A very worthy cause. / say
and carried on by the hardest
working bunch, the women. We
sometimes forget to give our Auxi.
Iiarv their due, but without them
we wouldn't get as much done ax
we 10 On our. roriects. Can't ever
renanlner e ling On them and ret.
II; doH can ~oug Keen
nm the good work, girlsl
= =
This'n That:
Cot 4 note from Post Command.
ar Norman Kranich the other day
ne IS getting along swell, ant
-,o,,ld like to thank all those Lep
The Key West citizen., 1954-08-25

Japanese have used cormoraAts
(hirds) to catch fish for them for
At least 1000 years, says the Ma
ItiOnaI Geographic Society. -.
The Key West citizen., 1954-08-25

e ~ sa Aas
5nfHf9r atss d b0nfs yaas ssnsa
The Key West citizen., 1954-08-25
rh;ssn That:

Got i note from Post Command.
ar Norman Kranich the other day.
ne & getting along swell, and
..o,,ld like to thank all those Lep.
The Key West citizen., 1954-08-25

From stem to stern, Bslick today
IS styled a year ahead with long,
low slamor lines, with the very
look of tomorrow, and with that
broad panoramic windshield that
many other cars won't have till
1855. Equally important, you Set
In Buick advanced V8 power,
big room, luxurious comfort, the
famed Million Dollar Ride = Ossd
al for prices that start jsssf q tesO
dollars above those of the SO-c0tJed
IOU- price three" Is it any
wonder, then, that Buick today
is outselling all other cars IN
America except tsUO of these low
price three?
, 1954-07-01

WARD N. CANADAY PROISS 10 SUB
COMMITTEE ON NEW ORGANIC ACT
The Virgin Islands Organic Act passed by the House and
Senate, now scheduled for joint review, unless modified, will
set back the progress of ST. Croix and create friction between
the Islands, Ward M. Canaday, owner Of Estate Annaly and
others here, wrote othe subcommittee on the Organic Act.
Il bring this to your attention as a large employer of
labor and property owner and resident greatly interested in
the economic and sociological progress Of the Islands for
twenty years.
The House version destroys effective representation Of
st. Greix k9zguaranteeing a substantial majority from st.
Thomas in the new Legislature.
It further effectively removes the St. Croix population
from any contact with the legislative body that governs it.
BY setting up all meetings Of the legislature in ST. Thomas, 4
it puts the largely agricultural population of St. CroiS~
Ither out. Of touch and out OF voice.
It removes the administrator, thus taking away from
st. Croix the last vestige Of opportunity to have access to an
official of the Government familiar with the problems of this
agricultural island.
ST. Thomas eenters around one town. St. John, having
no town, is economically dependent on ST. Thomas. ST. Tho
mas has a splendid seaport. It's resultant tourist business has
given great acceleration to its growthsof winter residents &
hotels
ST. Thomas thus has a vigorous commercial prosperity
stimulated BY the island wide build-up Of paved roads at
Navy expense during the war. It's population is chiefly ur-
Eban-dependent and homogeneous.
d. ID SltiCfy ittStet ~ p oil
land - once the most prosperous in the Caribbean. It's popu-
|lation, in size similar to that Of ST. Thomas, is divided, being
heavily weighted by the influx Of Puerto Rican farmers with
"a very limited English language. This results in a voting
nu.h less than4that Of ST. Thomas.
1t has two towns, nearly 20 miles apart. The cost Of ira
vel related to small incomes, results in little intertraveI
Probably so per cent of the people Of the Frederiksted dis
Itrict have rarely, if ever, been even to Christiansted. while
probably 20 per cent Of ST. Croix never have been able to
spend the several dollars necessary for a trip to ST. Thomas.
st. Croix has no port Of capacity to receive tourist ships.
It's airport, which IS cxcenently located. could be- heightened
for about 100000 to take the large transcontinental planes
be an excellent relief for San Juan in time Of war.
ST. Crotx has beautiful hills and lovely scenery and a
climate superb because its nountains parallel the trade
winds, but IFS roads unlike those in ST. Thomas, have had
no windfall development BY Naval or military occupancy.
The new Organic Act provides tow representatives from
81. Thomas, enc frore ST. John, and two from ST. Croix. This
, 1954-07-01
Enoineer Employed
to Rehubilitute Tele.
System in ST. Croix

Walter A. Kfask, engineer
from California, has been en-
r1ovad by the local govern
ment to rehabilitate the tele-
phone service in st. Croix &
give professional service in
SkI Thomas beginning July !.
The Governor has announc
ed that the administration has
, 1954-07-01

NEW YORK-Times Square, crossroad 81 the worlds shown
IN two yiews-left before the s.Applejack" red alert II nationwide:
civil defense drill and ~right-the same scene with cars, buses and
taxicabs standing az curbside. The views were made on Broadway
looking north from 48rd street. According to. plans Of the mock
dnl. 2176OOO residents Of Manhattan Brooklyn and the Bronx.
pinpointed for atomic attack would have been killed and more mile
Hons Injured
, 1954-07-01

fore proceeding to New York.
Mr.. Cohen is an attorney
and also a certified public ac-
countant; Mrs. Cohen is a RAJ
dio technician, at present at
tached to Radio Station WHIP
in New York; where Dr.. G.
James Fleming is a news com
mentator. It was largely be-
cause of DR.. Fleming that the
couple decided to visit the Is
lands.
They were guests at Hotel
on-the=Cay
, 1954-07-01

decided to maintain and oper-
ate the telephone system for
the Municipality despite re-
peated requests Of interested
the Municipality Of St. Tho
mas despite repeated requests
Of interested persons to pur-
chase it.
, 1954-07-01
NewlYWeds from New
York Depurt otter
Honeymoon Here
Douglus Armstrong
Resigns as Murshul;
Greer to be Sworn IN

for many years held the post of New York City returned
of United States Marshal, has today after spending a part
resigned. William Greer, own Of their honeymoon here.
er Of Radio Station VISTA Of The couple also visited St.
st. Thomas, has been appoint Thomas and plan to stay in
ed to the post and will be Puerto Rico for two days be-
, 1954-07-01

The salary will be $500 per.
annuln. He is now accomplish
ing the $4,000 bond that will
be necessary. After these pap
ers are processed the appoint
ment will be officially an
nounced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-11-08

n CIV IlldIl
Official, Giovanni Palmara
(Djoh-VANN-ee Pahl-MAH-
rat), took over the government
Of the former American-British
zone of Trieste. replacing Gen.
EdmOndo de Renzis (Ehd-
MAWN-doh deh RENN-tzee)
short-lived military rule. In
the Yugoslav zone Of Trieste
pronounced "Turst" in Yugo-
slav), its corresponding military
governor, Milos Stamatovic
| (Mee-LAWS Stah-MAH-toh-
veech) announced an amnesty
freeing about 10 per cent Of
political prisoners.
Cloudbursts and landslides
spread death and destruction in
the italian tourist area of Sa-
lerno (Sah-LER-no reaching
all the way to Amalfi (Ah-MAHL-
fee), the historic town which
was once the rival Of mighty
Venice.
In Sicily, because Of an in
judicious and insolent remark
made by Giuseppe di Vittorio
(Djoo-zeh-peh dee Vee-TOR-ee-
OH. Communist head Of the
General Confederation Of Trade
Unions. about American aid to
Italy, the United States can
celled $25 million in contracts.
All rights reserved)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-11-08
DO, THE BooKMARK PUP

Reading books is fun and the best to learn about the
world we live IN. Here how to make your bookark
and also makes fine present to give Nom Dad
you learn how make different bookmarks by
cutting out interesting pictures from
l. Find an envelope, preferably colored one With
envelope seal at bottom cut of left hand exactly
size indicated by dotted lines above. s
Color 30, the puppy with water colors On
puppys 'front.' make heads outer edges and yows
brown Mzze and stripe down forehead white Chest
Is white with brown spots. BO's back is brown.
Cut out the whole paste thin white paper
with library paste Cut out both views carefully paste
toback leaving inch at bottom paws unpasted
Slip the puppys head the top Of envelope
with envelope opening facing down rghhand SIDE
the bottom edges front and back firmly envelope
Now you slip the boomark your favorte
book and 30 will guard your place long you like.
violet Moore Hgsins, A. p
Rirhn EIis ka
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-11-08

Mantle Brosio
(MANN : lee :
oh BROH-zee-
OH, formerly
A m b as sador
to Lon lon.
Signor BroSio
Is replacing
A m bias sador
Alberto Tar
chiani (Ahl-
BER-toh Tar
kee-AH nee),
who IL retiring
after Gig h t
years service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-11-08

Tomorrow: -Bimbo Rides His Bike.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-11-08
Names in The News
tAnd how 10 pronounce them.l
y Constantine Chekrezi

- VSsESSHttatS &WSNtG6F
The cabinet of Premier Mario
Scelba fMAH-ree-oh Shel-bah)
has just appointed a new Italian
Ambassador to the United States,