The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 9, 1946, Page 2

PAGE TWO The Key West Citizen Publishe: i. BP xcept Sunday, by r and Publisher Manager lding Streets Only Daily Newsp Monroe County ntered at Key West, Florida, as second eiass matter TED PRESS lusively entitled to 's dispatches eredited din this paper and ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application. NOTICE ; of thanks, resolutions not poems, ete. will be of 10 cents a line. nment by churches from Jerived are 5 cents a line. 1 forum and invites dis- i issues and subjects of local or but it will not publish anonymous IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN More Hotels and Apartments. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. Airports—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Governments. . Community Auditorium. aa CZAR PETRILLO American radio stations have been prohibited from broadcasting musical pro- grams originating in any foreign country é cept Canada by James C. Petrillo, presi- t of the American Federation of Mu- While we are glad, as a rule, to sup- the legitimate activities of labor nnions, we do not hesitate to denounce the akase of Mr. Petrillo and to assert that if canized labor attempts to follow the ex- jle set by the American Federation of cians, the people of this country will Zise up in wrath and do irreparable damage to the cause of organized labor. Mr. Petrillo has taken the position that whenever a radio station plays music, which originates in another place, it should have id-by musicians. This means that a Station, to broadcast any music, must em- ploy musicians to sit around and draw pay without having to do any work. In brie the union levies a tribute upon the broad- casting of music in order to pension its port members. It may be aserted that the radio sta- tions are able to pay the demands made by Mr. Petrillo in behalf of his organization. q The levying of a toll upon advanced for the benefit of non-workers would, in the long run, irreparably retard the acceptance of id improved inventions. The only excuse for the Petrillo de- is beside the point. any process SUBSTANTIAL BASIS «4-4 We have heard it remarked several times recently that there are more automo- biles in Key West now than during the war. While that may or may not be so, it is easy enough to see that there is still much traffic in Key West, and it is easy enough to see also that business generally is good. Conditions are altogether different now in Key West than what they were after the first World War was over. At one time it was estimated that as many as 35,- 000 people were in Key West at the height of World War I, but within five months after hostilities ceased, the same number of months since the Japs were knocked out of World War II, population had dwindled to a great extent and business had gone pretty fast down the toboggan. Joe Kemp, now lieutenant of police, while the World War I was on, was unable to take care of all the business at his pool room, and six | weeks after hostilities had ceased, he sold his pool tables at a small fraction of what they had cost and “closed up shop”. All over the city there was a decided { decline in every kind of business. But things are different now. While the vol- ume of trade is not as great as it was during the war, yet business is good, particularly so at groceries and dry goods stores. Let us hope business will continue good and, while we hope, let us strive to do whatever we can to keep business good in Key West. From a viewpoint of naval em- ployment, the outlook is good, and indus- trially, so far as our industry goes, condi- tions also are good. Indeed, two weeks ago, the price received for sponge set a record in Key West. It is not amiss to feel confident that, should business in Key West maintain its present level, the growth of the city is sured on a substantial basis. “We guarantee our haircuts—or re- fund your hair!”—Sign in Chicago barber shop. But not in the same place. The threat of infation lies in the belief that many people have, that the prices of what they sell will go up without causing similar advances when they buy. A newspaper man cannot tell all that he hears because, very often, he hears too much. In that connection it may be said that a newSpaper’s usefulness is not in what is put in the paper but what is left out. It is best for the community and best for the paper. THE SONS VS. THE DAUGHTERS In Cincinnati the Sons of the Ameri- can Revolution are giving medals to 123 children who have. been selected to receive THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Chapter 29 [Wednesday 1:32 a.m. to2:35a.m.] By Jerry was staring as in- credulously as the others at this revelation of another murder in their mystery. It was Steinway whose eyes were narrowed to a slit and was che one ot them all who was frightened by her words. They pounded her with ques- tions but she didn’t tell them any more. “I don’t see that gets us any farther,” objected Frank at last, except that the piece Robey had must be what the search has been on for. You should have told us that before, Julie.” Jerry dropped a cigarette that was burning his fingers into his stale drink. “If the police learn that they'll really plow into us.” “That’s what I thought and ; that’s why I kept still so long, Frank,” she lied by implication. Apparently they interpreted her as meaning she had not told the police. “Now, Jerry, I think you should explain that it was Hank who rescued me for Robey and about the fourth Mrs. Baker.” His glance swept over her and followed around the room. He made both incidents important but they were not surprised any more about others doing things for Robey—it was the ‘fourth Mrs, Baker’ that intrigued them. “She didn’t show up,” Virginia said. “Wait—maybe she did. May- be she’s the one. That would make everything fit perfectly and none of us needs to be the guilty person. No one even knows her name except it is just ‘Mrs. Baker’ and probably not thar legally. When she found out he’d tricked her she tosses him out the window.” “And what if she’s the woman in the morgue?” objected Grace but she spoke with an inflection that carried relief. “Even so, she might have com- * By Ernestine Adams didn’t,” Julia supplied, sticking stubbornly to her lines. Jerry started to speak but Doctor Wandell broke in. “All this fails to get us anywhere. Why not reconstruct the situation as it was last Saturday. Let everyone go where he was when Miss Dillard screamed and_ do exactly what he did then. Per- haps we can find out something by the timing—perhaps we can remember better what hap- pened.” Somewhat reluctantly they con- sented. “Since it’s a truth session we might as well get it all out,” Virginia said as_she_ started through the door. “I wasn’t here. I was in Moore's bathroom losing some of that mediocre champagne Robey was dishing out.” “That squashes your alibi,” Jerry flung at Steinway. The round little man seemed to de- flate. “Let’s get on with the doctor’s experiment,” he said, climbing down from the stool and toddling to the corner seat. “It somewhat shatter’s Ginnie’s, too,” Grace pointed out. “Oh, you give me one. I couldn’t have passed you.” “I don’t know that you came in the salon after me,” returned Grace. “And nobody knows you didn’t push Robey out and start scream- ing,” Virginia snapped back. “Shut up and get where you were,” Jerry commanded. “Grace in the kitchen, Frank in the li- brary, the doctor in the corridor, Julie in her bedroom, me in Robey’s, Ike in here and Ginnie in the servant’s bathroom—a hell of a place for you to be—” “I hate people thinking my stomach's tender,” she said. “—and Grace you go in the salon in about three minutes and yell. Better make it five so we'll have time to remember just ex- actly what we did—it may be im- portant.” “I don’t like this,” Grace said mitteed suicide,” Wandell said. “But the police said she flatly. “Who does?” Frank asked. AP _Newsfeatures AAS = aWete led the way, going into her bedroom and closing the door. She seated herself in front of the dressing table and began to repair her makeup as she had done on that fatal night so short a time ago. The Inspector wasn’t even here if something should fact, all evidences of the law seemed to have mysteriously van- ished. But somehow she wasn’t fire. her temples. She could be sorry for Robey now. She hadn’t been he was really a reflection of those he gathered around him, taking credit for what they did without deserving it. He was strange to want those empty honors when they had not been earned. How without pride of accomplishment. Without warning the went out. Far off there was a cry. She sat stiffly, her hands still r; to her temples. The room was pitch been drawn and not even a faint close again. “Who is it?” she asked. her hands grasping the edge of the table. There was no answer. She fingers and bit into the slove with but a dim consciousness mained. She was lifted by her into her touched her face and arms and she tried to raise her head. It was too great an effort. about her suddenly tightened. She heard a mumble and then more distinctly — “If you shoot I'll drop her. I’ve only to take my arm away.” To be continued RADIO PROGRAM ANNOUNCED BY STATION Subject to Change tertain ‘Wheel Club in her home on South street. happen to her, she thought. In | afraid. She had an anti-climatic ; feeling as if something had missed | She pressed her fingers against | able to understand him because | could there be any satisfaction ! lights ! black. The curtains had | light came from the court. She}; heard a door open softly andj opened her mouth to scream andj; a gloved hand closed over it. She} pulled frantically at it with her! her teeth. A blow on the back of | her head made her droop limply | re-} waist and the rhinestone belt cut } flesh. Cool moist air: The arm; members of the Coral tomorrow evening { WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1946 many cases there is an under- current of sn artistic, sensuous |temperament that improves the , ! 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Fast, Dependable Freight and Express Service Between } MAMI AND KEY WEST 1 Also Serving All Points On Florida Keys Between Miami and Key West Express Schedale: | 6:00 6:15 6:30 6:35, 7:00 7:15 7:30 7:45 8:00 8:30 9:00 “9:15 9:30 10:00 WKWF Where to Listen— 1600 On Your Dial Mutual Broadcasting System (*Designates Network Program) Wednesday, January 9th 6 P. M. to Midnight News 1600 Club Weather Report 1600 Club Fulton Lewis, Jr.* Roth Orchestra Frank Singiser* Inside of Sports* Music for Half Hour* Fresh Up Show* Gabriel Heatter* Real Life Stories* Spotlight Band* DAYS GONE BY FROM FILES OF THE CITIZEN OF JANUARY 3, 193 County commissioners, at a meeting last night, discussed the question concerning the status iof the Florida East Coast Rail- way as pertaining to the Florida Keys, and it was felt that the | outlook resuming operations. The Key West Fire Depart- jment will hold a meeting to- morrow night for the election of officers. There is no opposi- tion to any of the candidates. Key West Boys’ Fellowship Club will hold a meeting to- Monroe County Young Men’s Democratic Club held a Jackson | day dinner and dance last night} at the Havana-Madrid. Study classes in parent educa- If tion are to become a part of the} activities of the Monroe County ; | Parent-Teacher Association, was announced. Charles Elwood, who had} been visiting relatives in Key | West, left yesterday for Miami. | He will be joined shortly in that ; city by Mrs. Elwood and daugh- ; \ter Edna. | } Today The Citizen says in an | editorial’, paragraph: i “Keep: your finances in a} liquid ‘condition—not yourself.” SUNDAYS) arrives at Miami at LEAVES MIAM‘ SUNDAYS) at 9:00 o'clock A.M. and arrives at Key West at 5:00 o'clock P.M. (NO STOPS EN ROUTE) LEAVES KEY WEST DAILY (EX- CEPT SUNDAYS) at 8:00 P. M. Ar- rives at Miami at 12:00 o'clock Mid- night. LEAVES MIAMI DAILY (EXCEPT SUNDAYS) at 12:00 o'clock Midnight and arrives at Key West at 6:00 o'clock AM. a Local Schedule: (Stops At All Intermédiate Points) LEAVES KEY WEST DAILY (EXCEPT at 8:00 o'clock A.M. anc 0 o'clock P.M DAILY (EXCEP? FREE PICK-UP and DELIVERY SERVICE FULL CARGO INSURANCE Rensie’s Radio Auction j = : ; Show* night in Pythian Hall on Flem-| Ethiopia joined the United Na- Office: 813 Caroline Street Phones: 82 and 68 niand is that the union thinks it can coerce radio stations and others who use music and that rather than be without the music, the surrender. how the could us imagine that somebody de- stations will To illustrate let veloped a new process for the construction of homes and that it cut down the labor fifty per cent. Suppose that, mmediately, the carpenters, bricklayers, demanded that before the new process could be used, the builder of the house would have to pay tolls to their inions in order to provide them with sal- aries regardless of the fact that they were not working. In stem work, required by plasterers, etc., who wanted to onstruct a building would have to pay toll to idle The result would be that the new process, reducing the cost of con- would inure to the benefit of or- nized labor and not to the public gen- brief, any person laborers. The same facts apply to any other im- yroved proce: invention. ern machine, designed to produce anything, uts the cost of production by reducing the or expense. When the price of the prod- or Every mod- s reduced, distribution is enlargéd and the product becomes available to a larger imber of people. his improves the standard of living enerally and enhances the general wel- re, but the process would be completely ted if the Petrillo scheme of levying permitted ot eat up the economies of sntions and improved techniques offered to the people of this country. If an irresistible force is about to en- ounter an immovable object, the former should make a detour and save the situa- The United States still has a lot of Lebensraum and is not so greatly crowded as other countries, for instance, Chosen or Korea, about as big as Idaho, has a popu- lation of 20 million. them on the sole basis of exemplary char- acter. The medals are not given for race, or creed, or for antiquity of American descent, or for religion. It makes no difference whether the mother or the father of the child is a Mayflower descendant or is of that vaster congregation, the Sons and Daughters of Ellis Island (an organization yet to be formed in good pride and thanks- giving). No, the child is judged qua child. Is he exemplary? If so, give him a medal so that he may make America’s future greater and more generous—in brief, more exemplary—even than its past. There has been a good deal said re- cently about “the American way.” Surely this is it. Military training in time of peace cor- responds to the training of firemen before a fire. A good New Year’s resolution, highly recommended by the publisher, is to sub- seribe for The Citizen, your home town | newspaper. SPEAKING ABOUT CRIME Just off-hand, and without great thought, we would say that one of the caus- es for the criminal record of the United States is the evident belief gf most Ameri- cans that the laws of the land are made for the “other fellow”. The general suspicion that many em- inent leaders in all communities are allow- ed to get off without prosecution is not en- tirely moonshine. Whenever a criminal comes from the so-called influential class his relatives, friends and business connec- tions begin to work to minimize his punish- ment, or to secure unjust probation and suspended sentence, reevaling the attitude 10:30 10:45 11:00 11:15 11:30 11:45 11:55 12:00 Hector Borroso’s Orchestra Jesting With the Jesters All the News* Earl Roth Orchestra* Dance Orchestra Dance Orchestra News* Dance Orchestra* Thursday, January 10th M. to Noon Sunrise Serenade Weather Report Sunrise Serenade News Sunrise Serenade Frazier Hunt, News* Shady Valley Folks* Program Resume Meditation The Islanders Names in the News Fun With Music* Cecil Brown, News* Elsa Maxwell* Take It Easy Time* Victor Lindlahr* Noon to 6 P. M. William Lang, News* Morton Downey, Songs* Weather Report Dance Orchestra Judy Lang, Songs* Once Over Lightly* Lopez Music* Smile Time* John J. Anthony* Cedric Foster, News* Jane Cowl* Queen For A Day* Griffin Reporting* Music of Manhattan Remember* Dance Orchestra Erskine Johnson* The Johnson Family* Melody Hour* Pete Howe* Superman* Captain Midnight* of this class of people. They do not be- lieve that “their folks” should be punished for crime—not if they know the proper i Officials. COMING SOON WATCH FOR IT! or ing street. Mrs. tions Sept. 9, 1942. i Fred Kirkland will en-' WAREHOUSE: Corner Eaton and Francis Streets Stand by, please... Have a Coke eee eee . the day’s program turns to refreshment The crowd's favorite meeting place! There over ice-cold Coca-Cola you meet friends, swap stories, catch up on local news and add your own twobits’ worth to world opinion. The friendly pause and Coca-Cola go together. There’s no nicer invitation to happy comradeship than the words Have a Coke. (So why not Have a Coke yourself.) BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BY KEY WEST COCA-COLA KUTTLING COMPANY “Coca-Cola” and its abbreviation ‘Coke” are the registered trade- f| marks which distinguish the prod- uct of The Coca-Cola Company. © 1946 The C-C