The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 23, 1946, Page 2

ae @F THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Amerciated Presa lusively entitled to - republication of ispatches credited © 4 OF not otherwise age io thie paper and ive the local sews published Tere. BSCRIPTION RATES = ono = nnn 18.08 eston of pa feueral intern ft wmunications, EDITORIAL. SOCIATI | “War came to the rescue of the rail- vouds,” declares Roger W. Babson, statis- ticlan, who has made a fortune out of the sate of bie opinions on economic matters. Mr Babson says that the war helped the aitroads and hurt other carriers and he predicts a greater volume of railway traf- fle during the next few years than in the peak-+time year of 1941. Despite this record, the statistician eoneludes that the $500,000,000 net in- | come of 1941 will be highly inadequate to meet 1947 operating expenses, with wage and price increases which have occurred sinee that time. He is of the opinion that on imerease in rates will be needed e!- hough the railroads are in a much strong- er position than in pre-war years. He qiinte out that they have cut their fixed Charges by perhaps $200,000,000 a year eed imereased their net working capital | rom a 1941 level of $600,000,000 to a | 1946 total of $2,000,000,000. The railroads, it is reported in the press, have asked the Interstate Commerce Commision for a genera] 25 per cent freight rate increase and that the 10 per comt passenger fare increase granted in 1842 be made permanent. Moreover, the orriere ask that the rates go into effect | omediately, prior to the investigation of i the 100. saying that if the investigation | warrants reductions, they can be made at i that time | We think that the petition of the rail- | | | | | | "Wheds should be carefully considered and that the interests of the nation require that | the financial position of the carriers be | We do not agree, however, that | should be increased immediately, prier te investigation, unless provision is made to refund the increase if the investi- ation discloses that no increase should be granted wound rates ON THE DOORSTEP? The United States is on the doorstep » era, with the highest standard of liv- dreamed of, declares President who says that this means “good for workers and for ng ever Trumer returns for business farmer The Chief Executive warns, | jing, is a FERRIES TO CUBA! Culmination of a proposal started years ago by leading citizens of this com- munity and thoroughly publicized by The | Key West Citizen may be with us in the late fall. It is a ferry service between Key West and Cuba which will bridge the first gap in a Pan American Highway which will link the eastern seaboard of the United States with Cuba, Yueatan and the South American countries. The proposal according to a report issued by the Gulf Atlantic Transporta- tion company is to “complete the over water links of the Pan American Highway by bridging the over-water gaps between Key West, Florida, and Havana, Cuba; the western tip of Cuba and the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico; the southeastern tip of Cuba and Jamaica and Haiti; and the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico through the use of luxurious streamlined automobile transports designated to con- form with the engineering specifications | of ocean liners. Present planning indicates that it will require approximately 6 hours ‘to complete the 90 nautical mile trip be- !tween Key West and Havana. The trip | of 130 nautical miles between the western- | most port of.Cuba and the Yucatan Pen- insula will be completed in approximately | 9 hours”. Before even this country came out of a gigantic war the proposal had been made and the company formed. It is an ambitious project designed to make acces- sible regions which now are inaccesible forest and mountain. Just after the first world war the United States did not have modern high- ways. Many autos toiled through slushly red clay roads on main highways in Ala- bama and Mississippi and Georgia and in many northern states. Then came gravel roads and finally there were the highspeed level surface concrete high ways which speed American motorists through the trunk highways of the country. Even as in the space of about 30 | years this transition took place in America it ean well take place throughout South America. As states realized the tremen- dous wealth and commercial advantages of super highways and built these high- ways so will South American countries do the same. To Key West it marks another solid | step forward. Coming out of the depths of | depression with a beautiful highway over | the ocean and the resultant gain, this city | began to go ahead in leaps and bounds. The war came and with it many advan- | tages such as fresh water pipeline from | the mainland and a super highway to the mainland. A strong naval establishment grew up here and Key West's old prestige as a naval base, the Gibraltar of the Caribbean, was with us again. Now come two forward steps in the community. A new city charter and a new city manager designed to clear away the dross and build the city once again. As evidence of this awakening spirit is in the present city commission. Commis- | sioner Cooper who was in Jacksonville on business dropped in on H. G. Williams, | president of the company, and brought back news that Mr. Williams wished active cooperation of the civic and gov- ernmental bodies. Thursday night a mass meeting of all bodies in the city will be held at city hall at behest of the city commission and Key West will take unto itself this import- ant ferry ssytem. Key West moves on! It is debatable whether peace can be secured by giving up ideals and interests how- } in the effort to have peace. There is freedom of religion if every man is free to embrace and profess that religion which, guided by his light, he | shall consider true. A little sincerity, like a little learn- dangerous thing, but absolute sincerity may prove fatal, so think the Russians and act accordingly. G. B. Shaw also thinks it is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid. questions of legislation. The ever, that unless we restrain inflationary | orees which threaten the stability of our ational economy, “we will never pass the threshold of that bright future.” The presidential optimism is based m the belief that full production, full employment, mass market economy, the | tenance of a high standard of living ring the desired g to the Ameri- an people the happy and the sad I mark hours alike, reads an old Sundial We are advised not to pay any atten- rumor et rumor is not always ne Westbrook Pegler, the “Lone Ranger” ourmalem, is baek with his column er « vacation. With co-commentator lekes, another fire-brand, readers of their in . be regaled with astonishing elations, acrimonious recriminations reader } ent time. It may be assumed that there ; 4re that many unsolved problems that | Congress might straighten out. The sad j fact is that most of these legislative pro- | Posals are “mere scraps of paper,” as i William Jennings Bryan would have said. | The Daily newspapers keep the pub-/! J lic well informed about a dozen or two | average throughout the country may be | amazed to learn that there are over 8,000 | } bills pending before Congress at the pres- | H Chapter: 27: “OKAY, Jago,” he said between H his teeth. “Drop the cigar raised his.gun and Rush shot him through the wrist. “Up with them,” Rush commanded. Slowly, hands reached ceilingward. “You, Wilmer,” he said, “untie her.” His gun pointed at Leslie. said an unmentionable word be- tween them. Rush ‘shot him in the arm. “Jump,” he said. cords that bound Leslie: They fell on trembling legs. “Now throw all your rods in the center of the floor.” Five guns him. “Pick them up, Leslie.” She + them beside him. He gestured to- the guns out on the roof. “Now you, Mick. Come over here beside me.” The Big One seemed to debate his chances, then slowly walked over to Rush. “You are going to escort us out of this dive and to my car. My gun will be in your side all the way. If anybody tries to stop us, it’s all over for you. Now, march.” close friends as they walked arm to arm through the now crowded bar downstairs. Big Mick stayed with them till they reached Puah's car, then Rush turned to int. get off. You're the first guy who ever sneaked a pot shot at Rush not 1929. You can’t gun a man|sleep in bed for three nights. : ; Rush was still asleep the next] ately. He stepped into the hall- | | and get away with it. Try it and}morning when the telephone} Way and stepped into the point of Yl get you if it's the last thing|shrilled in the living room.|@ gun held at his stomach. _— “+Sleepily he shook his head and down in broad daylight any more | I do. Now, blow.” BY JOE BARRY @ Pi ‘a 3 homer for the first time at-bat.as;! , ‘ a major leauger, Eddie Pellagrini | ture 1 c T would you have done dropped his feet over the edge jgave the Boston Red Sox a. Vie-|j < Ae I ladat Gee up?” he ti wel ps riagiing, them inte tory over the Washington Sé , as they s] away. c +. |tors y N game ended > % *ssTold them where 1 had hidden his face with pig oe Ta lowes of the Red. j face » . 1 don’t n hands. The clock and turn around.”: A: henchman| the emeralds. ae aa era | said. ten clock! This to see how far they’d| Gertrude, he ‘imag: damn. thin, just want He headed the car toward the sort Side cand thirty fees Ricked uy ter deposit ie on hero doorstep. Ho sesteds an abrupt}not Gertrude. jod-bye at her ani is ir Wilmer gritted his“ teeth and i ae Quite suddenly the}strained, in his ear. was overpower- ing. He stepped on the gas.. Then, he remembered that his bedroom} «q.7) you come over right the macedar ink Sox, earthed ay?” Jones having been poled by Bobby Rush yawned. “Why, yes, I | Doerr and Rudy York. 1p?”” x Score by innings: hing has come up which | Washington 001 300 000—4 Rus opened the door of his|I must discuss with you in pri- | Boston apartment and wy dropped to the floor in front of pechensival inside. With caution e proceeced to the bedroom, er gathered them together and held}The caution was wasted. A panel | Phone. When may I expect, you? of the closet door had been ‘bat- - ward the window and she threw| tered through and the door was}Rush. “I have to dress. open. On the floor he found the . : weapon Hope had used to effect}maine and’ the phone clicked in her exit, It was the thick, wooden} Rush's ear. He looked for a mo- thought of bed With his good arm Wilmer| was overpopulated. He slacked| reached down and..pulled the}off the accelerator. “Damn,” he said, “Damn wo- loose and she stood up, weaving|men to hell.” shelf which had two cleats inside the closet. With| hand and ‘then lowered it slowly it she had crashed through the|to the cradle. There had been | thin panelling and unlocked the}something..a shade wrong with door -from the stepped inside the closet and ex-|¥P. It ha ict 3]amined it more closely. ‘Then he pe almost as if it would 5 whistled low in surprise. There} Cu! They might have been three} were tears and pret ah in all of|scratched | his the clothes he could see. Hope} ‘igled his office, He got Gertrude. had vented her around. ot at 3! Sleep dragged at his e: but] later*minus breakfast, he was in Henry and got away with it. This|he fered hisnselt to meal a a eab on. his way to. the Germaine time there’s too much else to wor-| wash his cut wrists, dousing them} home. His cab rolled up the drive- ry about. But before you send a|with disinfectant and bandaging} Way less than a minute over his | hood after me in: an automobile} them neatly. Then he surrendered | Promised half hour. He dismissed | again, think twice. This is 1945,|to the luxury of bed. his first] the cab and strode up to the door. | ‘Loo... my wardrobe. He sat on the edge of| “Find Merwin. Tell him I’m on the bed and wondered if Ger-}|my way-to Germaine’s. If I don’t maine would stand for a new one| Check in before late this after- é on the expense account. He won-}n0on, have him get my car and ; “Let this be a lesson to you,|dered where Hope had gone. He}come pick. me Mick,” he said and stepped close] wished he knew, she was a key, to the Big One. “This time youland he wanted to 1 his ‘his would be | ined, ped into the living room and the phone cutting it in_ mid-ring. Paul ut the car} Sr’s voice “Henry?” “Yes,” said Rush. ar | aw guess so. What’s up? “Something - | vate.” oF ae Ves? ant Rush. “Td rather not explain over the “Give me a half hour,” said “Half an hour then,” said Ger- lain across the}™ment at the instrument in his outside. Rush|the timing of Germaine’s hang- come a fraction of a shis last word. Rush head again .and he said. spleen on his lovely,” 8 up about five.” “Will do, bess,” said Gertrude. Rush hung up then an¢ =haved and dressed. ~fteen inutes keep her His knock was answered immedi- (To be continued) | TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1946— Today generally gives a gener- jous nature. There may be great faequisitiveness, but it does not seem miserly ,and there is a {chance that a reward for | will be gained in the latte: lof life. Often travel is indicated jand in this there is considerable }suecess, generally coming after a little delay. part Political Announcements | | For United States Senator | LEX GREEN GEORGE SMATHERS (Group 2 ~ For State Senator JAMES A. 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