The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 19, 1943, Page 6

By DELIGHTS YOUNG | Arriving in Key West for the! time the other eventide, the} Buick, as well as ourself) was ed near ready to fall apart.| had a long. tough drive, al-| a merry one. We jounced over of road that would have Teddy Roosevelt’s Rough R to shame; ‘we journeyed over modern “highway smooth as) the blue waters that sparkled on either side #6) We bought warm Cocacolas Vstale sandwiches from a roadside stand where a -awnanaen AL a grouched | because "t: like-’em that | ‘way. We had frosty glasses of fresh fruit juice and delicious} fat shrimp under a flamboyantly blossomed Poinciana tree where a Sweet-faced old lady served us. She had, she replied to gentle | Ngee watched the tide of} en ebb and flow from the island ever since the building of the Jefferson Hotel, forty years ago. } She plucked ripe mangos from a tree and gave them to us as we Ks we drove further on, the} ta began to huff and puff lack of water. Hesitating to ‘ask for free service, but not want- ing her to blow her topper right there on the highway, we pulled into a filling ‘station that seemed tobe open: We’ stopped, sat there. (Waited. : Eventudlly a stringy- looking: young man with a maga-| invhis hand, stuck his head : the doot.’ to¢Want.somethin’?” hot Yes, opt ‘We'd like to get “That's all, just a little water.’ “Yeh? Well, we ain’t got none.” » He wheeled, raised his maga- zine and vanished back inside. The, Btiick was hot and by now we were too—under the collar. Jumping out of the car, we raced across the gas pump islands and into the building. “ Faber, ! Then our eyes spied a large has- ket of eggs sitting on a country oil cans, dirty rags and miscellaneous junk and our ap- changed. They were such + white eggs, we remarked. Were they yard-fresh? were they bi a They were! Oh, yes, e'd love to buy a dozen... . And bp-the-by, could we please get a little water? That was fine, very fine, and so sporting of him, too. ‘We paid for the eggs tipped him for the water and came on in to the City. After checking in at the hotel and giving up the collected grime of travel to the refreshing waters of a needle shower, we donned fresh garb and idled down into the lobby. Near the radio a group of soldiers were laughing and chat- ting. All except one youngster who sat quietly listening to the music. Back Home Again In In- di . The haunting melody came softly over the ether. The lobby was cool, but the boy seemed to be warm for he kept blotting per- spiration from his face. Then sud- denly we understood. It wasn’t beads of sweat that he was drying, but the silent, salty tears of home- sickness. We saw many things of inte est that day and night and later spoke of some of them to the management. “Tt takes a stranger to see ’em, mam,” he said. “Key Westers see them, too, I suppose, but they don’t register the same once they become so'|:familiar. Why don’t you put them onypaper? We na- tivesyas:wellas the newly arrive would like}to hear about them.” ‘We said’ we would be glad to. ifvtheu Beaders of The Key West Citizen: would enjoy them. But right, here, let it be reported that there has beerrino. recurrence of the filling station ‘trouble, in K , West. We found water—and food— plentiful, people pleasant, hotel rooms readily available and once out of the sun andi into the shade the breezes cool and constant ee Conserve Fuel CHECK YOUR WATER HEATER LOCATION Key West Gas Co. seo e clark Ge-eral Cheirman American Economic Foundation Dr. Eveline M. Burns Research Director, National Re- sources Planning Board; Co-author, American air to-Grave Security Program. DR. BURNS OPENS: Definitely yes! The post-war physical reconver- sion of our economy will take time. We cannot afford to leave millions of our people with inadequate incomes pending their reabsorption into peace- time production. Unemployment in- surance offers a way of guaranteeing income to these people. But present laws need drastic change now if we are to be prepared when the day comes. Second, there are many post-war problems: freedom from want; full employment; stable and acceptable international relations. Social secur- ity measures would at least assure freedom from want and, by guaran- teeing a minimum income, would place a floor under our economy on which to build more ambitious plans. In the social security field we have had experience and there is a broad measure of agreement as to what needs to be done. It seems stupid not to complete this relatively easy part of our post-war task before facing the more challenging and difficult ‘ problems that remain. Finally, I believe that what we do or do not do now ;willsbe taken by the ordinary man atid woman as the acid test of our devotion to the four freedoms, of which. freedom , from want is one. Here is our chance to show to the world, by putting our own we say. DR. HAAKE CHALLENGES: Rather than expedite post-war recov- ery, I am afraid that additional social security payments now would create serious problems. The nation is al- ready groaning under an unprece- dented tax burden—and more and heavier taxes must come before vic- tory can be achieved. Additional so- cial security payments would involve one or more of the following: lower wages, higher prices. or bankruptcy in the case of employers who could not lower wages or raise prices. I don’t believe that the ordinary man and woman will consider it a viola- tion of the Four Freedoms if the Gov- ernment does not impose higher taxes and lower living standards at this time. Dr. BURNS REPLIES: You admit that more and heavier taxes must come. Why not tie them up to a so- cial security system that will guar- antee continuity of income for dis- placed workers in the difficult post- war readjustment period? To say that we must wait until after the war because only then shall we know what we can afford overlooks the fact that all proposals envisage only a minimum. Unless you accept pessi- mistic views that our post-war in- come will fall to half its present level or less, the question is not what we can afford but how willing are we to redistribute our total production to insure that everyone has at least minimum real security. i As you know, Mr. Pearlman is downtown, come in end See them! house in order, that we mean what/| “THE STORE OF QUALITY” PEARLMAN’S, Inc. The Largest, Exclusive LADIES’, MISSES’, and CHILDREN’S Store in Key West new merchandise suitable for our trade. now arriving and being opened daily. The next time you are COOL, COMFORTABLE COTTON DRESSES ed. To see these new arrivals is to select at least two. my Should We Improve Our Social Security System Now? As debated by Dr. Alfred P. Haake Celebrated Industrial Economist, Lecturer, Radio Speaker, and Writer. DR. HAAKE OPENS: I have no objection to. social security if the people know exactly what they are getting: state forced insurance. We can’t get security by passing a law. We get it by authorizing the Govern- ment to take an additional part of our spendable income so that Gov- ernment can give it back to us later. We could get a better value and more security from private insurance companies, but that is partly offset by the fact that only about 20% of the people will save voluntarily. If they are willing to be forced to save, it might be a good thing. But this is not a very good time to start it. Social security costs come out of the worker's pocket. Let's not delude ourselves that the employer pays any part of it. He can’t because his only income comes from the cus- tomer and the cost of social security Payments must be passed on to the customer. Inasmuch as the worker is also the customer, the worker p: the bill. If the employer tried to ab- sorb the cost, he would go broke and employment would dry up. Under present conditions, with taxes still soaring and prices bumping against their, weak. ceilings, additional pay- roll deductions and price-pressures would be unpopular and unv DR. BURNS CHALLENGES: I have yet to see any evidence that the groups for whom social insurance is designed could get better value from a private insurance company. Nor will the worker pay the entire cost, since a comprehensive insur- ance program would include a con- tribution from general tax revenue. Additional ‘payroll deductions at this time would neither unpopular nor unwise. Organized labor has al- ready expressed its willingness to accept higher Wage taxes if they will mean greater economic security for workers in te, future. And since the Government anti-inflationary policy involves a search for additional tax- ation, to increase wage and payroll taxes would help jnsure the success of this policy. DR. HAAKE REPLIES: The worker would pay all the cost even if part came from general tax revenues. Even the Administration admits that the rich have already been taxed to the limit. There is no one left to tax except the worker. And remember, today’s phenomenally high wages are not universal. Millions of white collar workers and people in distressed businesses are very badly off. We have no equitable plan ready to in- augurate now. We must know defi- nitely where the money will come from. In the words of Sir’ William Beveridge, America’s present social security “plan” is merely “an argu- ment for doing something.” : < Ea ne8 now in the market buying the This merchandise is see all the new things. Also other lovely Dresses for Summer Wear. All Dresses are budget-pric- See ee Fee See Te CTE See eae ny ere UOTE TCTT Te SOT OT eee T TS TST SLT TELE IS ITT REPT EERE TL TOES SHGES—BRING YOUR RATION COUPON 18 and SELECT YOUR NEW SHOES! 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" But if ghost ci a place cities. is on its} going on} hile their piel while it lasted. part in our that reason I York really is a It hi history, | say the mory of it ought to be kept} ‘alive. ought Its to be sections or re- lace for coming historical And if we arour the wa have folks roaming looking jobs after I figure there ought to A aject in New ople there, for and let ‘em rebui matter what th it. happens, 1 1 the United States} should let New York go to pot. It’s just important to us ~as Alaskz the H iian lan the . 1. predict it handy as as and After will come port city. T t y folks in this cou too anxious to the fellow’s obituary. But} I've got too much confidence in} Mayor LaGuardia to give up on his ci ally, I think other Perso: tu ind racing track into a nm ground. izens sing-} fold up in war. in the! it was quite j JUST PLAIN WAR By ROBBIN COONS HOLLYWOOD, June 19.—A {film reviewer can~be pardoned if he feels unequal to his job when something like “Desert Victory jcomes along. Here is drama of the kind, that. seldom gets on cellu- joid, for it is not make believe, but real—the documentary story ‘of Montgomery's rise and Rom- mel’s fall in) the African desert. Thanks to a careful handling of the script, this complete stead of a hodge-podge of news 1eel shots. To tell what it is about j Would be to repeat the history of jthe desert campaigns of last Oc- j tober and November. But to tell what the film contains—aye, that’s a job. You begin to appreciate it when you know that four soldier-cam- eramen were killed in the making, ‘that seven were wounded and six jcaptured. “Desert Victory” is the British Eighth Army’s own record of its triumph; 200,000 fect of film, some of ‘it captured, edited down {to a 60-minute story. So impre ed was Prime Minister Churchill with the finished product that he j had copies sent to President Roose- jvelt and Josef Stalin. The honor s-|of pres!nting the President with ja copy fell to Lt. Col. David Mac- | Donald, a one-time Hollywood di- jrector who headed the camera junits on the field. es # 8 The thing about the picture that {impresses you most is that there’s |no dramaties. Aside from the ac- jtual battle scenes, everything jseems calm and unhurried. The | Purpose of the men and machines ce war is dedi enough. ies write | | rive with pen: breath- ae | rocity. 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There are no cheers, no tears—just plain war. see The story begins with Church- ill’s visit in the desert and the arrival of Generals Montgomery and Alexander to take command in the uncertain days after the fall of Tobruk. You"may recall the events, but the human side of the campaign will ever be news. Reinforcements arrive, includ- ing American Sherman tanks. Workers in British factories cheer at good news over the public ad-! dress system. Montgomery takes the lowliest private into his con- fidence, believing that a citizen} army fights best when it knows what is-expected of it. And then, | drop by drop of blood, the cam- | paign unfolds, and you cheer at | the triurhphant’ conclusion — the | occupation of Tripoli and the col- japse of Mussolini’s paper-bag em- | pire. : It’s gréat ‘stuff. Movie fan or no, it’s a must. VICTORY GARDEN PAYS CASH DUANESBURG, plant a victory garden. Spading the spot selected, he began ‘o turn up a crop of silver coins. the old est dated 1838. 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