The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 3, 1946, Page 2

PAGE TWO he Key W st Citizen HIGHER aes HIGHER COSTS t i aT ~ Publitahed ai : | j xoept Sunday, 3 Pag Tt ‘quest ravitcher The Citizen recently published a L. =, Cte ing statement by S. A. Jones, manager of the Corner — local Western Union Telegraph company, Guiy Datty Newovenes in Key West and ohroe County that his company paid out $31,000,000 or- ~ JOE z's. TN Wy Wore, Fortis, ws second cinss matter | dered by WLB to employees as result of ‘Chapter and climbed under the shower.| br the mouth of the alley | Se . Sati orey ili ter] into range of vis d he | 48 years ago. OF {um ASSOCIATED Pmnse wage negotiations last December and made THE UtNs maw ith the pointed at ed bailiog ~ Ate 8 a aa eccprised oe Es Re George Wadsworth, U. ie Bye 8 hoy A retroactive to that time. Over $5,000 oft; * ¢ars lay down the with} Shoulders and lean body, Except|member that it was less than | ister to Syria and Lobai this amount was paid to Io¢al employees which he had. been pounding | for_his eves Rush iat have teeay tous pours ee. Paul in Buffalo, NYY., 63 to <n eyes were, different, They| alley, to walk out again. He back of 's head a weil set up college athlete. of the company. As a ‘i Se. ‘ pany consequence the} conseious t bewe Were a lot older. than his thirty-| wondered how much of what he 2 ‘ He felt a lot better and'was just] ™2! i |” Harlan Milter usual quarterly dividend was omitted be- ioning ey * ae ae two years. i he could tell the elder Ger- | years aga. i . eause of insufficient funds: The laborer is : aine’s been trying to get | 1 in ot in. worthy of his dividends, small as. they ly mame is Rush © ny peas esi fp he aed. He oe you,” said Gertrude. “Merwin Kao ao venue age si usually are. ; W hed “became, of Ther. He vids, sune jeulled tn, foo. Sats still on tHe job | °°” kaa Ke ean ig Seta +r . ay} that she Mi Suen len ly uneon- e him. What's that?’ ; pany’s estimated ex- | 4 y m—Ww! ‘, acicus. He srencere’ then if she ii penses, with the added increase of .$25,- Was g. mistake, ‘Phe ligt) sad fett-under her own power or ie. "wilt be | 000,000, in wages, now amount to $202,-| touched off another, explosion in} Bed been helped. | rmaine? I can @ line. é | the back of his head. The elevator took him to the) cait him. He said he'd be h eparches , from | 000,000, and the probable income of only | °"A far distant bell began to ring| TOWN floor of the apartment/Sh morning waiting for you to D 3 ; ; ‘ e A far distant bell bela, 5 uilding and he walked over to e is tor you to WF in ‘cen. f $185,000,000, something will have io be | insistently. It continu © sound.) the desk. Sec NE ag 5 = at peel, lores ond done to offset the loss. It is fatuons to be- i zeae yey walt oye “Clarence, have there been any didn’t want to talk to Gerfisine wena, lieve that wages can be increased without | was also the side of his with} Strangers coming downstairs in| yet, He had nothing to report. i : 1 ing over andj the last hour Almost nothing, anyway. adding to the cost of the product in any 4 gled ‘ninnsstt to * sitting posi-|_. “Yes, I belicve there were, Mr. ‘Call him and tell him I called majo business. tion. It was 8 fie Pane ne bea a ad < in. Say ris Ms and get out and 3 4 ir ead, for} “Well,” Rush snapped. see him afternoon or evening. aun It is quite probable that the Western piso neice teat Ot pati burst off “Now let’s see. he of them| Tell him ’'m making progress but Tri, " * <i HBA GOR ain he was able to of both} was a young lady, She was aj it’ll take time. You can add that Union will ask an increase in telegraphic ee hat donk. sect Mis Weel Killer.” Clarence described Hope’s| our Mr. Henry never fails. Maybe gorly to his ear,» and a black, string tie. J) didn’t Sard ni ) : rates of 10 per cent, and endeavor to | sj ith his hands, that'll stop him fi ing.” ’ e ight of the ravaged room brought curves wil is hands. a! sto) im from worrying. ] oapnovements FOR KEY WEST have eliminated the 20 per cent shake- | it all back to him. But some-| ‘Was she alone? kay. You're on the murder } ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN i ° i “" | thing was missing. He thought ‘Oh yes. She just went out] too, then? | down by the government. slowly for a minute and remem-| about a quarter of an hour ago.” ‘Yes, Gert, that’s one question | ne bered Hope. She must Be gone, ee there anyone else?” ee answer. I am on the mur- | More Hotels and Apartments. or else he was lying on her. wzhere was the old guy. ler” ' - Beach and Bathing Pavilion. Almost any community can make | put down a tentative hand and} “What old uy? 3 Fine. That means good dough, | a ng Phe ees e felt the floor. The phone shrilled| . ‘The old guy in the black suit.| and we can use it.” & Airporte—Land and Sea. progress if it has a number of unselfish | a ain and he made the supreme} He looked kind of seedy. You} “We certainly can, though I 4 | pedple. Py He lifted the:reeeiver gin-| know. Shaggy hair, black clothes, | don’t: see howsyow include: youré { ' f biodata “Hello.” he said. See what he was" u, know me, Rush. T’m strict, |: : . J “Okay, Clayencé:”’ Yoit’ @on’t}1¥ a, com irl,. What affec ABILITY TO PAY “pce, auaegr He easaved another) have ta see: How long ago alt he| the fim, aects'me® SNe ; eo tind aii Ne by ache ‘ ra volce| leave?” 3 oldizaoqmi £ ‘Nuts,” said: Rush, and Welked : thew Yark "inged foster id Hy She ‘housel , ‘About aif houm ayo: J into:his-owm:offiee! He weht..be» ' €New York Times), Bratenbéd acs ure | | downstairs,, just alittle), while | hind his.desk and sat in:the nin, | ———*"* aku es af typ.” Ha.sleangd bagi ‘Are you there, Mr. Henry?” Hush had all’ Ke ‘heeded. Hel the tome on Bea ae ts ’ Fy Consideypble emphasis is being ipluced The exul of ide@lism as exptess | upon ability, to pay th tHe "Gtirrent wage | ‘“Yes.* Rush said, although he] fnew who had slugged him. All| back of the tha’ of - s in the for United Nations | negotiations: Too little Attention, however, | W2sn't too. sure. he didn’t know was why. That] head around to one side and shut T rtation ’ +. . 2 ention, jer, “y, ty Has hu up.| Was enough. He ignored the curi-] his eyes. He tried to concentrate, verseas ranspo ~heuld wot make us forget that very prac- | has been given to the implications of using Thay. called tvies and I Arousal ous light in Clarence’s eyes token-| to figure out the next move. Then \ ! Sen! military machinery that will be ar-| this basis for wage policy. At first thought | you wae ps aes Bee fre eaire (0, aaie: a: fw ages ee Sp tee ec munca a j ¢ In : ‘vanged to give the UNO an authoritative it seems logical that earnings should de- thee hung up.” sd ay apartment has been mae and threw a switch, H ompany, Cc. yeaa’ 7 yorid. i , i tng “ sn.| Messed up a little, Clarence. Send es?” { $ voice in the troubles that beset ed ies | termine whether higher wages should be | 4 was asleepy” Rush said, grin-) the superintendent, up to look it| “A young lady to see you, Mr. | Fast, Dependable Freight and Express Service 3 : The League of Nations, it will be re~/ paid. But a more careful analysis reveals “Maybe they'll call again.” over and fix it up. Lae o” | Between 5 gmembered, had no military international the pitfalls in this concept. “Maybe,” Rush said, ahd hung CAB deposited him at the Thee oe ea of a-| : “police and, consequently, could do little If the decision in one case is higher | UP- A curb before his office build-| lence. Then, “Germaine, Mr. Hen- | MIAMI and KEY WEST ; te stop Japanese aggression in China, the | wages becau f reat . . Much later, weaker but steadier|ing and he paid the driver. A|TY. Miss Leslie Germaine.” 4 _ s se of greater earnings, it | a; to mind and body, Ke disrobed| glance up and down the street (To be continued) | Also Serving ALL POINTS on Florida Keys z seheere of Ethiopia by Italy, the interven-| would seem to follow that in other. cases, meee - ————_—-~- ——— = | Between Miami and Key West 5 Siew of ermany and Italy in the Spanish | where earnings are lower, wages would Your Horoscope TODAY IN HISTORY | Court for damage done Apex: ‘ etl Wer oF, to mention a Western Hemis-| be lower. It is difficult to visualize labor ; P — Hogiery. company. | Express Schedule: . Shere ercurrence, the Chaco Border war | accepting this corollary of the ability-to-! “The aggressive temperaitient is (Know America) | eect eee Mich. Ford ) ) (N@ ‘Stops En! Rotite) : diet wee errs end - he, | Bay argument. Of course, ability to’ pay | in. fulljswing on this.day, and| ,1860—Beginning of the famed, DIATE BOB rales Autos; LEAVES KEY -WEST DAILY (EXx- Z ' pao | ot the U2 n'&’World cannot be equal to the total profits of’ a | Will bring honors, despite strial Shot Ape rony’ Hie ena Cae im Bataan onj]§. 4... |), CEPT SUNDA TEN sb O00 Doo De ; : . ju ‘A fits Gu Fy a ‘Actamel \ jay. ets i a (at, Miami Y - : joree in being! ande« tetitatively. © set ‘ite | firm. Hence; |it, follows, that in using ‘this ane So Ue hike uate aheknbther At St. Joseph Mb, ‘otf 1944—Lt. Gert Stilwell’s Chi-| a a ad Se At, ee? 2.008000 rmeni( The United | doctrine somebody must..decide what is | an ultimately ‘attainment of suc-, the, West. oY" lnese-Americans battle Japs in) \ AIAMI | CEP ‘ i iy, yen (ead ' ‘ os eterey as : Wis LEAVES. MI. DAILY (EXCEPT # fain, profit up to which wage increases j cess. but the way rid one 1882—Jessie James, famed out-| | 1945 Gen. Patton’s forces take a SUNDAYS), at 12:00 hea 3 mg 5 can be paid? However, rates of profit very en eee eee eoment| aw? Killed from behind by one'¢f] pulde,in hard fight with Germ-| ok ¢ widely! int’ different industries beeause of -plans. * EERE | olge mene at | ans. 5 z . ; deat Schedule: vee took forces. The British, it is pre-| risks vary widely. There is no standard }————————— ti eicileetaia irish inte ha mb | Stocki ly “ti a sou >] (Stops At All Intermediate Points “Meke « similar contribution | that can be used to determine when'profits RADIO PROGRAM inbipictace i ds fet Uaioe dae shee rt 2p eaeerune oe pee : «Mest DAILY Mahe f the Big Five) are~exeessive.-The result necessarily Will} | \ywousckp ug ration, | exhibited. r,. | ; Mand azsives at. Midaah,t “00 Siiet Russia—will| be the establishment-of arbitrary ~yard- Quovect to Change : _1915—The Dixie Highway offi-) aed e e) heletrer number of | sticks. Even if such a yardstick could= be WKY Pi Mari eesion ae Bs the f LEAVES):-MIAML DAILY, (EXCEPT lee force, it | profits above that rate should be used to Mutual Broadcanting System [half of it consisting of loans to} P.M. » eannot be used | pay higher wages. If this were done, what | (Designates Network Program) | the Allies. | amet sey of the Big Five nations. Its | incentive would management have to in- 1936—Richard Bruno Haupt-, FREE PICK-UP and DELIVERY i it wil ‘ oF :. Wednesday, April 3rd nn dies in the electric chair; tee, however, indicates that it will be aj crease efficiency? In the past the wage- er. s. os Micdight the the under of the Lindbergh FULL CARGO INSURANCE : potent force te deter emailer nations from | earner, the investor, the consumer and | 6:00 News baby. i Office; 813 Caroline ee Phones: $2 and 68 opprentive military action and, in fact, it} management all have shared in such} 6:15 1600 Club ° 1939—The C. I. O. fined some , WAREHOUSE: Corner Eaton and Francis Streets tay Peourage them from undertaking to | gains and because of their sharing all of pee ena $238,000 in Philadelphia Federal Meinteie large military forces. What effect | society has benefited. . 7:00 Fulton Lewis, Jr.* == Se pera Sega ar ead Ss ENS a PSS: SRE a fee SEES = @) heave upon the armaments to be Competition is the best device available ; 7:15 Louis Jordan ‘ se 2, . :. : :. s, + 9 bd meittained by the Big Five remains ques- to keep profits within fair limits. If profits Va By eh avant eee in any industry seem high, new firms will | 8:00 Nick Carter . be attracted into the industry. The result- | 8:30 Adventures of. Falcon* _- OOD BECOMES IMPORTANT ‘| ing increase in supply will push down Aa Sarup aioe prices and hence reduce ‘the average level | 9:30 Spotlight Band* , A coanine y be able to avoid a | of profits,-Relatively thigh profitscimdigate |10:00 To Be Announced food ratipning if indications of | opportifffities tor new firms whose Giftrance | 1°45 ries ae a L riment survey prove into the Yield. provides new employment The Tavern Orchestra’ farmers raise another | opportunities for, labor. To reduce ‘these ~ \ hraise, wages. Wwouldiel : engin ows thats, there is a st Anite henge” wogild af- ' three per ; ‘from gevern- i hé* total volume of Hobs Thursday, April 4th mental requests for sixteen major crops | available. 7A. M. to Noon ttt thie le considered favorable in view of A number of other considerations | 7:00 Sunrise Serenade ‘e shortage of labor, machinery and] should be mentioned briefly. There is no | "2 News | equipment . _ - 7:30 Norman Cloutier “~ - ; _ | connection between the skill of workers] 7:45 Weather Report ne ® large portion of the world is| and the skill of entrepreneurs. The com-| 7:50 Sunrise Serenade confronted with the stark terror of starva- i vi og its 8:25 News \ lm, the femertance of . te of starva- | panies with the greatest profits do not| 9:35 Sunise Serenadé | . adequate food} necessarily have workers who are most | 8-55 Civic Calendar 3 1 crepe emphasizes itself upon the human | skillful. Also implicit in the ability-to-pay | 9:00 Frazier Hunt, News® i mind. Most of us have been without exper- | idea is the assumption that production is | ae Bometows Paes , wae A 4 3 i F ‘ome an lence wn ®& major famine and we may be automatic, that no, matter what is done to | 19:00 Meditation | — 4 7 ined to take an abundant | the producer in the way of taxes, profit |10M5 Xavier Cugat | food supply for granted. aectta tt aioe tices 2 . son. | 10:30 Tic Toc Time* I [ ae a limitation, price fixing, government con 10:45 Fun With Musie* | “a » trols, etc., he will continue to produce. This | 11:00 Cecil Brown, News* i oe. nator Byrd says there are $48,644 | is a fundamental fallacy, Production is | 11:15 Elsa Maxwell’ i “Geral employees working outside of the | not automatic. It must be induced. The | 11°30 Take ft Basy Time* country. That's like transporti ‘: i i i “hi {11:45 Victor Lindlahr’ : ransporting one of our | most effective incentive known is a high |; Noon to 6 P, M. “ree cities and paying the inhabitants a | rate of profits. 12:00 Lyle Van, News* mee income which is spent for the bene- | ESRC 46 ca 5 - i \12:15 Morton Downey, Songs* ‘ ih af Gee cxtetatn | Finally, it is important to remember 12:30 Weather: Report ' F a that profits are a residual return. No one 12:35 Siesta Serenade} H : i Moe cqtetiieemnatpeecinens..- : b guarantees that they will be earned or |, 1:15 Lopez, Music* A k f | Congress has voted ‘President Tru- | that they will be paid to the stockholder, |’ 2:45 John J. Anthony’ s your rien s over ® man a so-called emergency fund t ese 3 2:00 Cedric Foster, Nws' é : cna @inandes ae ’ amount. | This is in sharp contrast with rents, wages | 2:15 Smiletime , for Coke and Music. to the “bi k h 6 om no strings tied | and interest, which do involve’ contractual | 2:30 Queeh for a Day* , “Mank check” allotment and the | obligations, Profits represent a reward fo 3:00, -Heveiie ‘ 'e 8 y ort ; . > ll ym may spend the entire | risks undertaken in the business. If wages Hee ee Perak ae | Music that’s tops by three top eunt _ Psires* > wales ar 3 MF . Y > de nee he has, however, as- | are to be made dependent upon profits, | 3:43 Jazz Sega? | bands—the same big three wed senators that it will not | i ; a s ae agi * | 4:00 Etskine Jotinsoti* i: Seueb Giadinaition es eh ot be used to they too will fluctuate erratically and the 4:15 The Johnson Fatnily* every week. ment Practi of the Fair Employ- | ability of industry to set aside reserves for | 4.30 Melody Hour* ne aetices committee, a pet si- | be ime; of a : ESE i io 1] — — ar ‘f ‘ ites tae ne ee | cee times) will be:impaired, A: reduction | Spe didic Key Cum KEY WEST COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY ’ dent which was killeé by | in the number of job opportunities must | 518 Superman Congress ae , Ss mus 5:30 Captain Midnight® , ; j inevitably be the result. 5:45 Tom Mix® H O00 He 66 co