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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-05
6 Billion Set
For European Aid

CAMP LES LoGES, France u
Gen. Orval R. Cook, deputy U. S.
commander in Europe, announced
here nearly six billion dollars Of
American military assistance is to
be poured into Europe, much Of it
the next two years. -- ,..,.
This is the balance of about u
billion dollars. he said, which has
been programmed by the United
States since 1s4s for aid in Euro
pean defense, more than half Of
which has been delivered"
Much of the billions still due, he
said, is already in the pipeline In
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-05
1850 Defense
Dept. Jobs Out

WASHINGTON B-Some 1850
Defense Department jobs have
been abolished in the past nine
months as useless, the House Civil
Service Committee said Sunday,
and the action viii save IS mil.
lion dollars yearly.
The committee made public q
preliminary report on its cam
paign, waged by a subcommittee
headed by Rep. Corbett IR-Pa).
against the practice of assigning
both uniformed and civilian per.
sonnet to the same job.
It said most of the job reduction
thus far has resulted from q lob
reappraisal in the Air Force, and
that "a much larger additional
saving is expected when the
Army and Navy report fully on
their efforts.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-05
INHUMANlTY cHARG Ed

Editor, The Citizen:
Please allow me space in your
valuable paper to bring to the at
tention of the public what /, and
all whom / have talked With, re-
gard as complete lack Of hrmani-
ty.
On the night Of Sept. 80 at HAS
p. M, l rushed my wife to Galey's
Hospital with severe pains, in la
Dor on the point Of delivering ba-
by.
NV wife had been to the hospi-
tai to make arrangements for her
delivery there about weeks pre-
viously.
The nurse on duty there refused
to admit my wife without deposit
of $4,000. This refusal came al
though the nurse saw the delicate
condition of my wife.
told the nurse that / had saved
money for the case and for her to
admit my wife while l returned to
my home for the money. (In my
haste to get my wife some relief
I had left home without the mon
ey. The nurse again informed me:
II cannot touch her until you re-
turn with the money"
1t was at this time that l turned
to my wife and asked her if she
thought she could bear the pain
until l could get her to the Mon
roe County General Hospital. My
wife said, 81 will try" She was in
considerable pain and turned to
the nurse and told her: eff she TAX
es with another pain before I get
out of here and to my car, I will
make you take care of her"
At the Monroe County General
HOSPITAL, where the trip was made
while my wife suffered consider.
able pains, the nurse on duty rea.
lized at once the serious condition
of my wife and rushed her into a
room without question. II was As
minutes after my wife was admit.
ted there that she gave birth to
a baby boy.
was told in the first place to
take my wife to Galey's hospital
by the attending physical. When
this physician arrived at the Coun.
ty Hospital. he was much disturb.
ed about what happened at Galey's
Hospital and stated publicly that
if it required only money to have
had my wife admitted to Galey's
Hospital he would gladly have paid
it out of his pocket since he has
known me for nine years and
would have trusted my word.
| requested the nurse on duty al
Galey's to call my doctor and he
would guarantee payment, but
even this courtesy was refused.
My character and reputation in
this city is known by all. This is
my home town, but never have
had the discourteous and inhuman
treatment that l received on the
/ night of Sept. 30 at Galey's Hospi.
tai.
Very truly yours,
Charles L. Major,
607 Petronia St.
Oct. !, 1854
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-05
By Bill spiIImsn

The street situation in Key West
is getting a little sad. seriously
doubt II anyone is taking any
prompt steps to remedy the de-
plorable condition.
If you have had the sadistic plea
sure Of driving on South Street in
the vicinity of the 400 block, you
will readily discover that some Of
the holes are over six inches deep.
1t wouldn't be so bad il there was
only one hole. However, in this par
ticular area, the holes are 30 num-
erous that you can't dodge them
all. Other streets are just as bad.
II also wouldn't be 80 vicious If
the street had only been in the pre-.
sent condition for the last few
weeks. This particular spot has
been this way for months.
l know that the time of the ci-
tvs new street paving machine IL
at a premium, but it does not take
a street paving machine to keep
some of these large dangerous
holes filled. If the city doesn't have
the necessary equipment to keep
the holes filled - then they should
get it. The holes should be filled
even il the feat has to be accom-
plished every month.
If you care to call the city ma
mayer and complain, he will pro-
baby tell you that he has the area
under study for possible repairs.
We need less public relations and
more streets repaired. 1t is, Of
course, understandable that streets
cannot be Immediately repaired az
ter the sewer pipe installation. A
reasonable amount of time is neces-
sary for the soil to settle. This
time, for the earth to settle, can
be run into the ground.
This street predicament was
stumbled into by an oversight on
someone's part. The clause in the
sewer contract pertaining to city
roads states that the streets shall
be left "passable"!
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-05
Peoples Forum

The Citizen welcomes expres.
sions of the views or attn read.
ers. but the editor reserves the
right to delete any items which
are considered libel0us or unwar-
raated. The writer's should lie
fair and c0nfine the letters to
200 words and write on one side
OF the paper only. Signature Of
the writer must accompany the
letters and will be published an
less requested Otherwise.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-05
Druggist Doesn't Finish Counting

BALTIMORE IA hotaup man
herded four persons into the pre-
scription room Of Thomas H.
Caldwell's drug store Sunday night
and told them to start counting
out loud to 100"
Then the gunman picked up the
days receipts which Caldwell had
been counting and headed for the
cash register in the front of the
store. - ~
The counters had reached about
Is when the gunman returned sec
onds later and told them to "start
over" They were close to so when
the man fed with s1s9.o7.
Caldwell said he called police
while the others were still count
ing"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-05
SPANISH WAR
MINISTER HERE

NEW YORK R-Spain's m sinister
of war. Gen, Augustine Munoz
Grandes, arrived at Idlewild Air
port from Madrid Monday to start
a 1s-day inspection tour of U. s.
Army facilities at the invitation of
the United States.
The general has been commits
stoned to modernize Spanish de-
lenses.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-05
Film Workers Pension

LOS ANGELES IA new pen.
sion plan covering $1,000 workers
in the motion picture industry will
go into effect Oct. "a, labor and
management spokesman said Mon.
day.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-05

Some sort of a county license
should be required of athletic pro-
motors who come here from other
cities to stage boxing and wrestling
matches, County Commissioner
Maxine Valdez declared at last
nights meeting Of the Board Of
County Commissioners.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-05

Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Symonette,
who had been on an extended tour
to various points through the coun-
try, including a trip to Chicago TO
attend the Worlds Fair, returned
to Key West last evening over the
highway.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-05
October 8, 1874

Monroe county isn't in any posi-
ton to put Roosevelt Boulevard in
TO first class condition unless the
Federal Government is willing to
cooperate financially. This was the
determination which was express
ed by the members Of the board
Of county commissioners last night.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-05

Judges and tabulators were work.
ing at a feverish pitch this morn
ing counting the last rush of bal.
lots in the contest for the selection
of a queen for the coronation cere-
mony of Ell Critic de Yara here
next Tuesday night.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-05

With 100000 motor cars. $780,
600 motorcycles and 25o,ooo mot
orized bicycles, Sweden claims
she is the most motorized country
in continental Europe.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-05

Dehydrated breadfruit can be
stored for a long period and is re-
ducing the cost of living on the
island of Jamaica.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-05

the form Of fighting goods being
manufactured for delivery to North
Atlantic Treaty countries.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-05

Newly elected members of the
board Of directors of the Key Vest
Chamber of Commerce today re-
ceived formal notification of their
election and an invitation to attend
luncheon at noon Monday in the
La Coneha Hotel.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-05

Newton c. Munson, one of the
early developers of the Florida
Keys, died Wednesday at his home
in Deep River, Connecticut. Inter.
ment will be today.
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Hungry Horse news., 1954-07-02

its way completely in such matters as driving mo-
tor vehicles. However it is obvious that certain
progress has been made
Totals issued by the state highway patrol show
that Montana has dropped 81 per cent in the num-
Der of highway deaths during the first five months
of the year. The first five months of '53 saw 85
killed highways, and this year for the same
PERIOD 81. The trend in the Flathead is also state
wide.
Coroner Harry Campbells records show that the
first six months last year had traffic deaths 4
occurring in June g at Bigfork). The last six
months also had 8. Campbells records also show
that while 1858 had 16 deaths, 1852 had only half
as many, 8.
1t is difficult to analyze why these casualties
fluctuate much from year to year. Traffic deaths
by years have been: 1885, 1929 1951-10 1862
1898, 1948-12, 1916, 1867 1852 High years
for the 1930s were 1885 and 1887 with z each, and
last year without traffic fatality was $780, First
such year 1913 with 2.
1t is to the credit of this whole county that the
Flathead has not been alert to problems of safety
it is this year. There is countrywide safety
organization. This type of instruction has come
into our schools Glacier National Park has in
augurated an intensive driver safety program and
other federal and state agencies also alert Serv
ice clubs Women'S groups and scouts among others
are all more safety conscious.
Meanwhile the problem of highway and street
safety increases with more miles driven and more
persons in motor vehicles.
The Flathead is certainly on the right track to-
ward curbing this particular threat to existence.
We should not become SNUG, and think go" for
highway deaths has been reached Nationwide and
locally highway travel increases in July and Aug
ust Last year the nation had 3,170 fatalities in
July and 3,700 in August. The Flathead had no
traffic deaths in July and in August last year.
Another favorable development this year is not
having any drownings so far in 1854 MR.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-07-02
Cancer Here

With passing of years, death presents itself in
fewer ways for Americans.
Scientific achievements have developed drugs
that have reduced the number of deaths for eX-
ample from various infections Conditions that were
fatal Is years ago, be overcome through
the advent of the so called miracle drugs that
started with pencilin and the 'sulfas'
Result is that we are becoming more aware that
larger percentage of our people die from heart
ailments and cancer.
'The American Press magazine for newspapers
has sent out questonnaires to editors. The
letter states: "The fact that cancer attacks one
out of every five people puts that disease in the
Major Disaster category but the American pub
lie, in the case of slaughter highways
appears to view it with almost unnatural COM
placency.'
Questions asked include: "Would you approve
of Congress passing bill to appropriate money
specifically to speed cancer research?"
eff you approve should that money be
used for research in government Laboratories or
turned over to the American Cancer Society,""
Then the papers asked in which ways they |
help carry the fight against stories back
ing drives for funds, editorials stories activities
of local cancer groups.
Activity of the community is also to be re-
ported such as movies or talks cancer, cancer
detection clinics, free or low priced x-rays. Cooper
alton and interest of doctors in periodic examna-
tions to detect cancer is also asked.
Then views to whether cigarettes be-
lieved to be a of lung solicited 1t
will be interesting to see how figures compare on
this expression of opinion lung cancer by smok-
erS and non-SmokerS.
We plan to present the results of this survey
so readers can how it agrees with their ideas.
Each of communities becoming more
cancer conscious as the ailment seems to take more
men and women from among US.
Awareness of cancer as well research to de-
termine more about its causes and curtailment is
part of the answer to problem we must face Hush,
hush is defeat. MR.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-07-02
Q. N. Vets Reflect
Full Officer Slate

Members of the Great Northern
Vetville for Vets association a
their annual meeting in Col
umbia Falls last Friday evening re-
elected all officers.
Terms of Ralph G. Ferguson anc
Ted Mann, both Columbia Falls
expired. They were reelected fol
three years.
Holdover directors are A. M
Harvey, Seattle; P. F. Cuddigan,
Kalispell; E. M. Boyles, Minot.
Harvey was reelected Vetville
president; Mann, vice president,
and Boyles, secretary treasurer, a
position he has filled since 1916
when the association was organ
lied.
Meeting was held at the city
hall. Eighteen railroaders and sew
en- visitors attended. Mayor Her
man Benzien welcomed the group.
Visitors included H. J. Mustell,
retired Columbia Falls agent; ]. w.
Jones, Williston businessman; Mr..
and Mrs. Marvin White, Whitefish,
retired conductor; Mr.. and Mrs.
Sivert Lund, Whitefish, retired
roadmaster.
Read at the meeting was the
release of the restrictive clause in
the original Vetville deeds which
now result in owners being per-
mitted to sell their property to any
buyers. There are 81 railroaders
Hungry Horse news., 1954-07-02

Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Sparks attend
ed the wedding of Kenneth Loveall
and Carol Moody at the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Saturday night. 1t was lovely
wedding, all the friends in this
community wish the youngsters
many long happy years together.
The Methodist church was filled
to capacity Sunday to hear and to
see Beulah Rayson back in the
pulpit. Miss Rayson was named
the Sweetheart of Flathead val
ley" by Rev. M. o. Smith last
week. All who have been associat-
ed with her can truly feel it is
a most appropriate name. Miss
Rayson left Monday morning for
Culbertson to visit. She will also
visit in Denver and Kansas before
to California.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-07-02

directions. the job must be
clamped together while the
glue sets.
Some of the more common
clamps are shown in the draw
ings. Clamps should be spaced
to provide even pressure over
the entire glue line; and the
job should be protected from
clamp "bites" by use of thin
strips of wood beneath the
clamps. Excessive pressure
should be avoided as this may
cause pieces to buckle. When
two or more clamps are used
on the same job, the clamp
bars should be parallel; other I
wise they may cause the pieces
to slide as pressure is applied. |
Hungry Horse news., 1954-07-02

IN installing pumping plant to
force more water through existing
leaks. The pressure from the well
supply must be greater than that
from the present gravity system
to afford the desired relief with a
result that the pump would supply
all of the water and the gravity
system would not supply any.
In this report an all cast iron
trans city main of ample size is
recommended. I heartily approve
of this addition, but why cast iron?
1t has long life and will with
stand heavy traffic loads but the
freight, installation and initial
costs are high. 1t is also subject
to electrolysis, differentiation and
deterioration by alkaline soils. On
the other hand, cement asbestos
pipe costs much less, is long lived,
lighter, easier to install and main
tain, has lesser differentiation, and
not affected by electrolysis and
alkaline soils. With some coverage,
especially at frost line depths, it
will Withstand all loads to which |
it may be subjected in city streets.
The cost of cast iron pipe installed |
is nearly twice that of cement as
bestos.
With these statements and data
in mind, l recommend that the
funds allocated for this utility be
in the following order:
1) Eliminate the leaks that cur
rently exist.
(2) Replace the section of 8"
wood stave pipe with 16' asbestos
cement pipe.
(3) Explore the base of Tea
Kettle mountain in the vicinity of
he present supply for additional {
supply.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-07-02

Modern, easy-to-use CLUES
make gluing technique easy
for the home craftsman to
master. The new CLUES come
ready to use without heating,
and produce strong joints.
It is important to follow
closely the directions of the
glue manufacturer in using
these special preparations,
among which are resorcinol
resin glue, urea resin glue,
and casein glue.
Wood surfaces must be clean
and dry, and should be planed,
not sanded, to provide a snug
fit all along the glue line.
After the glue is applied, ac-
cording to the manufacturers
Hungry Horse news., 1954-07-02
Former Falls Resident
Dies in LewistOWn

Oscar Bechtel passed away,
Tuesday morning, at Lewistown.
Mr.. Bechtel resided in Columbia
Falls number of years, coming
here from Michigan when a boy.
He moved to Lewistown about 80
years ago.
Survivors include his wife, the
former Myrtle Green; her brothers,
Art Green, Columbia Falls; George
Green, Coram; and sister-in-
law, Mrs. Ella Robinson, Helena.
Mr.. Bechtel was born Feb. 3,
1888.
Mrs. Art Green, Columbia Falls,
and Mr.. and Mrs. George Green,
Coram, left Wednesday, to attend
funeral services.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-07-02
Sunrift Welcomes Kathv
by Mrs. Daisy Sparks

SUNRIFT-Mr. and Mrs. Mar
Weaver were greatly surprised
and happy Sunday. Their sons
Glenn and Billy, returned from
National Guard camp. Accom-
panying them was Kathy Weaver
Friends will remember Kathy was
stricken by polio last November
and has been in Shodair hospital
since that time. The community is
also happy to have her back. She
was home to hear her name and
birthday wishes over KGEZ. The
big surprise came when she and
her sister, Sandra, were told to
look behind the white rose bush
for their birthday gifts. Lo! and
behold! two nice English bikes
stood there waiting for two lovely
little girls Kathy 10 and Sandra,
8. We all extend best wishes
and many happy returns to the
Weaver sisters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Howell,
of Whitefish, were Sunday callers
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. E. C.
Howell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Fisher and
family of four children, Mr.. and
Mrs: Penny and Mrs. Arndt, Kali
ispell, held "a picnic and fishing
party at Big Arm. Sunday. They
had lovely time and caught 21
fish. None came up to the ten
FOUNDER but they were just as
tasty, no doubt.
MIR. and Mrs. James Eckelberry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Johnston and
Hungry Horse news., 1954-07-02
'O' for Six Months

This is June 3O 1854 with the Flathead COM
pletng six months without traffic fatality. Most
of were Jared by 1858 when this county of about
81, 900 people had record 16 deaths its high
ways. We had double the nations traffic fatality
rate
Some part of the achievement of "no deaths
so far in "a" is the result of people alert to
dangers of FAST careless and reckless driving Drive
10 miles slower, and the life you save, may be your
own.
It is not possible for whole country to change
Hungry Horse news., 1954-07-02

It was with much interest that
I read the engineering report on
the Columbia Falls water supply.
The report is that prepared by the
consulting engineers from Helena.
Limited time did not permit i'm
mediate comments or compre-
hensive study at that time, but a
few items linger in my memory.
l recall one statement in the re-
port that the present supply is
ample for an estimated population
of 1000 in 1880 providing the leaks
are stopped and the section of 8"
diameter pipe be replaced with
new 16 inch. On a subsequent
page is a contradictory statement
the present supply is Inadequate
and several pumping stations are
required. This statement is appar-
emily based on the present condi-
ton Of the main and distribution
lines.
With these statements in mind, it
does not appear good investment
Hungry Horse news., 1954-07-02
Is or Is Deaths

The state highway patrol credits
Flathead county with 18 deaths
last year from highway causes.
Coroner Harry Campbell's records
show 16.
The situation was one man
from Lincoln county passing away
in the Whitefish hospital follow
ing traffic accident just across
the Lincoln county line. The other
was a death on Flathead lake east
shore, actually in Lake county.
Hungry Horse news., 1954-07-02

| az Install the wells and pump
ing units if necessary.
Columbia Falls is fortunately
endowed with a good gravity
source of potable water and, until
such a time that more water is re-
quired than that available at this
source, the present supply should
be utilized.
Many years of residence in Col
umbia Falls and vicinity and my
knowledge of the drainage pat
tern of the north end of the Flat
head valley leads me to believe
there is an abundant supply of
potable water that could be de-
livered to the city water system
by gravity and thereby save the
city the cost of installation, main
tenance and operation of pumping
stations. The relatively small ex-
penditure necessary to determine
this is a sound economic invest
ment.
A $125,000 investment was re-
Gently made in the present system
and 1 do not advise that large
portion of this system be aban-
doned in lieu of pumping stations
until it is conclusively proven that
such an abandonment is econo-
sound.
Related to this activity, about
100000 was invested several |
years ago in septic tank for the
veterans housing. This was an i'll
project built without
reinforcing steel, tank bottom
md filter trenches. Today this
structure is a health menace that
,annot function as planned because
t is incomplete and not built ac-
ording to the design furnished.
Last year about $4,000 was