The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 1, 1947, Page 2

PAGE TWO Outy Datty Newspaper tn Key Weet and Monroe County tered at Key West, Florida, as aesond ¢iase matter ——— MEURER OF THR ASSOCIATED PRES! The Assceiated Press is sunlnnizely ent! to fee for republ flon of all news dispatches credited x» or not otherwise credited in this paper and sleo the local news published here. ADVERTISING RATER Lal Made known on application. —————— —— SPRCIAL NOTICE All reading notices, eards of thanke, resolutions & respect, obituary notices, poems, ete, will be ft t Fate of 10 ne @ line, Nol ca Soe Sotentalament ehurehee from shtch enue ts to be derived are 6 eents a line. seantn’ ERD Mite samba of tect St coneral ineorpet but tt wit not wnonymous eommunicationa. MEMBER” Ot 1947 IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN 1. More Hotels and Apurtments. 2. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. 3. Airports—Land and Sea. . 4. Consolidation of County and MONOGRAPH To Harold Ickes, Washington, D. C. Dear Harold: You describe yourself as a curmud- geon, which means an avaricious, grasp- ing fellow. As a rule, people hide rather than disclose their shortcomings. So that’s the reason you are called “Honest Harold!” THE ORACLE. “VERY CLOSE CALL” A “very close cail” for American capi- talism is predicted by Prof. Sumner H. Slitehter, of Harvard University, who says that if capitalism fails to survive, “it will be in large measure because we insist on giving too much consideration to particular producer groups and to little to the com- mon interests of consumers.’”’* The professor asserted that the Amer- iean economy is organized to give pro- tection to producers rather than to con sumers, He points out that the “principal superiority” of the socialistic economy is that it “reflects the interests of the con- sumérs rather than producers.” Professor Slichter makes it clear, how- ever, that while our economy is “the most capitalistic in the world,” it has also de- veloped a “highly. socialistic economy, with incomes socialized rather than prop- erty.” This, in his opinion, may prevent socialism of capital. He calls attention to the fact that since 1880, the share of in- come in this country going to property has been stationary, while the share di- vided among employes has steadily risen. CRIME DROPS? We call attention to a dispatch from London, quoting Scotland Yard as author- ity for the statement that indictable crimes in London last year showed a reduction of abont one per cent over 1945. While the gain is slight, it is some- thing. The people of London had a very difficult year in 1946 and the fact that the total number of crimes decreased is noteworthy. Pe ees eee el Careful driving pays’ dividends—to you. As a rule people do not want you to talk; they want you to listen. Why doubt the story of Jonah and the whale; there are other greater yarns that the people believe, $e Sree peseeenans Speaking before the Florida State Retailers Association in Miami recently, State Senator Walter Rose stated that Florida should have a surplus in the treasury by the end of the next fiscal year provided we have “a sound business ad- ministratien.” PRAISEWORTHY That request from Grand Junction, Colorado, for a “green glass rum jug’’ re- calls prohibition days in Key West when many a rum container was turned into a lamp stand or some other ornamental fix- ture by housewives in Key West. However, we had _ never | heard of using a five-gallon demijohn for that pur- pose. (The writer, T. M. Metzger, of the Grand Junction Daily Sentinal in Colorado, erroneously spoke of the “jug’’ as contain- ing 15 gallons of rum. No such containers were used in Key West. Probably the “15 gallons” was a guess, because a demijohn, | with its wicker covering, looks bigger than what it is. However that may be, it was as much as man wished to tote in rum- Smuggling days). Bacardi gallon jugs were the type used for ornaments by Key Westers. The jugs were painted, chiefly in a solid color, and decorated, and were novelties that, for a time, appealed to the housewife’s fancy. | Few of the demijohns were carried away from Key West when they contained aguardiente. They were too large to sneak aboard trains, bound for Miami. But Mi- amians, who wished to take booze back with them on,their return trip from Key West, early learned that two jugs of Bacardi, each containing a gallon, fitted well into a suitcase. That type of carrying rum to Miami became so popular at least one store in Key West stocked up with cheap suitcages that were sold to rum- toting gentry. It has been a long time since we have seen a demijohn, but probably some resi- dent may be able to suppiy the Coloradian with one to be converted into a lamp. Anyway, that is a praiseworthy use of a demijohn. The checks and balances provided by the U. S. Constitution have not been able to withstand the checks of the U.S. Treasury. SINKING THE SHIPPING BUSINESS Half a century ago. the Great Lakes were filled with ships loading cargoes, from Buffalo to Cleveland, Detroit, Chi- cago, Milwaukee and Duluth. Other great fleets kept the waters churning on the Mississippi River from the Twin Cities of Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. The day the World War was over, there were more than 5,400 ships in the United States Merchant Marine. Today, the Government is operating only ten passenger ships in overseas service. All this “sad news” about ships doesn’t seem to make sense. The chairman of the Mari- time Commission says the Government has lost about $25 million in taking over man- agement from private companies. As far as you care to follow the story, it shows that the shipping business has almost been entirely wiped out by rail- roads and airplanes. On the other hand, motor travel is tremendous, but it does not seem to cut down passenger travel on railroad trains to any extent. Theoretically, Britain’s ruler is vested with the veto power, but no ruler has ex- ercised it for a century. ACCOMPLISHED THE IMPOSSIBLE Publication of the official report, writ- ten seven years ago by Admiral Sir Ber- tram H. Ramsay, who directed the opera- tions, calls attention again to the miracul- ous rescue of 330,000 soldiers from the bombed and shell-torn beaches of Dun- kirk. The report reveals that Prime Minister Churchill did not think that more than 30,- 000 men could be saved from the 10-mile strip of French coast where the British Expeditionary Force faced the full power ‘of the German army, desperately trying to wipe out the Allied contingent. The operations lasted from May 26 to June 4, 1940. It resulted in heavy losses to the British fleet but only 2,000 soldiers were lost at sea. On the third day, the Admiralty withdrew all modern destroy- ers because of losses being sustained. Of forty-one taking part, six were sunk and twenty-three damaged. The hastily-assembled fleet of nine \ hundred warships, merchantships and pri- Vin accomplishing the impossible. The men who manned these vessels not only saved the bulk of the British Expeditionary Army but they performed a task which greatly enheartened those who were op- posed to Germany. Their heroism was un- iexcelled in the prolonged struggle. vate small craft which set out for England | on the desperate relief mission, succeeded | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN ‘Radio Programs (THE LOW DOWN HICKORY GROVE NETWORK PROGRAMS You know, it is time to start Time is eastern standata, For cen. ahi tlc de ats Sinai an argument on “coddling.” May- poate some local atations charge the we will discover if it is a good Last minute program changes came | jidea to keep doing same, and Not be included. what good it has done up to now, if any—and why is everybody ‘still in a quandary after a dozen years, with folks wanting houses and cars but can’t get them. Proceed, says Henry. I will start with labor. We patted the Labor Temple on the back. We made the rules as the Temple wanted ’em. But you try coddling a boy by giving him a new sling- shot, and then turn your back. My next answer on coddling is guaranteeing “security” to every- body, bronze, black, and white— regardless if you choose to work or vice versa. Leave everything to the Govt—that has been the slogan. But looking toward Eu- Tope, etc:, where the Govt. is the “know-all and does-all,” you don’t see any kind of security that looks inviting. On. gala days and holidays our Big Smokes in Govt. spread- eagle on how Mr. Geo. Washing- ton and Mr. Thos. Jefferson were frugal and self-dependent. How their followers were likewise—- and built here a great country. And then they catch a plane back to old Spendville-by-the- River, and concoct some new way to guarantee security in some FRIDAY, AUGUST 1 (For East. Daylight add one hour) Evening Kews: Report, 135 Ming.—mbe ateid and News—ebs ‘kK Silent (1 hr.)—mbs-east dies Hour (repeated hour later, bs-west 4 Serenade; Sports—nbe United Nations Report—cbs §:30—Red Barher and Sports—cbe 5:45—Lowell Thomas Newscast—nbe World News & Commenturycbe 6:00—Radio Supper Club—nbe-baste Bob Q. Lewis Comedy—cbs Fulton Lewis, Jr. (repeat hour later)—mbs 6:18—News and Comment—nbde Dance Music—mbs-basic 6:30—The House Party—nbe Bob Crosby Show—ebs Henry J lor (repeat 10)—mbs 6:45—Kaltenborn’s Comment—nbe Bob Trout and News—cbs Sports (repeat 30 m, later)—mba 7:00—Paul Lavalle Melody—nbe Fanny Brice Comedy—cbs Burl Ives Recorded (r pt 9:30)—mbe 7:15—The Holly House—mbs-basic 7:30—Time, Place. Tune—nbe The Thin Man Drama—cbs Leave It to Girls, Guest—mbs 7:58—Five Minutes News—cbe 00—American Novel Drama=nbe Arthur's Piace, Variety—cbs Gabriel Hoatter Comment—mbs 8:18—Reai Lite Drama—mbs 8:30—Abe Lyman Wait: Time—nbe Gq Talent Scouts—cbs uimmond Drama—mbs ystery Thester—nbo it ys to Be ignorant—cbs Meet the Press Interviews—mbs 9:30—I3il1 Stern Sports Spot—nbe Kileen Farrell Con¢ert—cbs M 1 Show—mbs-basia ks by Guests—nbe g do with perspiration—but load- ed with vote appeal. Confucius would say, fumididdles. Yours with the low down, JO SERRA. LEGALS ABC PROGRAMS—Times fit either Eastern Daylight or Eastern Standard. 6:00--Network Silent—i Hour east idies Serial —Wwest repeat 7:00—News and Commentary 7:15—Elmer Davis Commentary 7:30—The L Ranger Drama d etective Drama | ¢ Minutes Sports | 10:00—Boxing Bouts, Sports Show 11%0—News & Dance Band Hour 12:00—Dance Band Hour—west only Saturday Summary Case No. 11 EDWARD RB. MARQU) Plaintiff, yORCE Time [s eastern standard. Pes ORDER OF PUBL TION central standard subtract one houry 2 an Annie Morqnez, for mountain standard two heure, Westbucy Leis! Westbury, eit You are h AuGuSsT 2 pear to. the - against you (For East Daylight add one hour) cause on Merning 8:00—Kiddies Story Shop—nbe 8:30-—Coffee With Congress—nba Re ey Folks—cbs 9:00— qv Merriwell Drauna—nbe yard Koll cl ¥ ‘he Barn, ub Variety—nbe d et's Pretend—cbs 10:30—The Home Program—n The Adventurers Club—el Say It With Music: 11:00—Theater of Toda: 11:30—Ed McConnell Son Stars Over Holly wood—cbs Flight lato the Past—ambs Afternoon Nature Sketches—nbe id Centural Drama—cbs heon Interviews—mba $—Saturday Matinee—nbe Veteran's Talk County Fair Qui Guest Band Show—mbs Farm an Give and _RAMENTO, ntify, DIVORE TARIA VALDEZ SUARE INTO, " Defendant. | DATION % Snares hereby requ bear to the Bill for Divor. against the above th i ‘amily Play—nbe The Country Journal—cbs This Is Jazz Time—mbs 1:45—Camp Meeting Choir—nbe 2:00—Saturday Showease—nbe ‘Treasury Bandstand—cbs Barry Gray Show—mbs { he Host Is Buftalo—nbe Seth Greiner Show—cbs . Sports Parade Guests—mbs 3:00—Henry Russell Musio—nbe Ral Dance’ Music—cbs Racing; Dance Band—mbs :30—Musicana From Chicago—nbe Science; Men and Books—cbs To Be Announced; Dance—mbs 4:00—Tomlinson Comment—mbs Cross Section U.S.A.—cbs Dance Music Band—mbs 4:15—Art Mooney Orchestra—nbe 4:30—The Three Suns—nbe St. Louis Matinee—cbs Dance Music Orchestra—mbs 4:45—The King Cole Trio—nbe Jan August Music Trio—mbs ABC PROGRAMS — Times fit elther Eastern Daylight or Eastern Standat Morning 9:00—Al Pearce and Gang 10:00—\Wake Up and Smile 11:00—The Piano Playhouse 11:30—Junior Junction Variety RED at Key t day of July, Nottage, Eas Deputy Clerk, Enrique Rsquinalde, Jr. | Attorney for Plaintit?. Afternoon 12:30—The American Parmer 1:00—y uth Asks Government scinating Rhythm r Town Speaks nounced (2% brs.) turday Concert B $:00—The , Your Horoscope FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1947—]}8 This day gives strong passion and ja love of sensation. Good fortune atiends this degree when not im- | ded by giving way to pride and y. As the day progresses, the 1 nature of the morning is in- 'tensified by this weakness, and ‘often leads to trouble, especially tin finance. ! H Competition ' Your wife seems to have a} jstrange look on her face lately.” | no “Yeah, she's tryin’ to resemble | 4° her latest photograph.” Political Announcement FOR ELECTION OF CITY COMMISSIONERS OF KEY WEST, FLORIDA, NOVEMBER 4, 1947 | For City Commissioner ‘ALBERT B. COOPER’! grand manner having nothing to! e|nauties. Nat. Airlines Reduced Freight (Special to The Citieen) MIAMI, Aug. 1.—National Air- lines reduced freight rates today to the lowest point in the his- tory of scheduled air transporta- tion, with a slash of approxi- mately 25 per cent in accord- ance with a new tariff filed with the Civil Aeronautics Board. The reduction is effective throughout the NAL system, cov- ering virtually every major At- lantic and Gulf seaport in 10 and to New Orleans. National has extended the lower rates to all air freight ship- ments, from minimum weights of 25 pounds up, the reduction scal- ing in proportion. Some examples of the reduction are the new rate of $11.35 per 100 pounds be- tween Miami and New York, compared to $15.08 under the old tariff; $17.85 per 100 pounds be- tween Havana and New York, compared to $21 previousls National. has experienced a: steady increase in air freight since the service was started las$ September. In the first half year, the increase was 600 per cent. Faster schedules, such as da’ four-hour flights between Mi- lami and New York by a new fleet of DC-6 transports, is ex- jpected to lend further impetus’ jto the rise in air -hipments. All jof National's four-engine ships, 58-passenger DC-6's and new 46. passenger DC-4’s, have - special freight compartments. National opetates nothing but four-engine ships between Florida ahd New York, and is the only aifline | fering exclusively. four-engine 2|service into New York. TODAY IN HISTORY | (Know America) | 1873—First world street cable. jear in operation, in San Fran- \ cisco. | 1876—Colorado Statehood. admitted establishes the Division of Aero. clares war on Russia. first officially appears. 1934—United States. relinquish- es control in Haiti after 19 years. 1941—President bans fuel to Japan. section of New York. 1944—American forces out from Nermandy into Brittany. and France. million, dissolved. ting up a five-man civilian board jatomic power in United States. tan lived. STROUT. APHIC D MICHIGAD nuired t August, nritled tizen Aquiting. the Judges of and in, the ELIZABETH NEWRY. Vefendant. and The psienated this or- ative Ww Honorable Aquilino ax Ome of the Judges d the Seal of this he City of Key West, Florida, this 24th 4 itness the at Sawyer, for PY du) 2%: aug 1+6-15, 1947 Rates In Eifect i states from New York to Havana tt y 1907—Birth of the Army Air’: ied |Forces: The Army Signal ‘Corps |f 1911 — U.S. Postal Saving: Banks first established. 1914—Germany formally de-fj 1919—Race rioting in Chicago. +}suppressed by army troops. 1933—The N.R.A. Blue Eagle: aviation 1943—Race rioting in Hatlem spread) 1945—U.S. 12th Army, over ajj 1946—President signs bill set-} for control and development off According to legend, the Arabi: ; an Nights’ 1001 Tales was writ-4 ten in Java, where a‘mighty sul- i DIVORCE FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1947 TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS (Know America) Dr. Helen Taft Manning of Bryn Mawr, professor of history, |Brs oy I daughter of the President-Chief Justice, born in Cincinnati, 56 years ago. Ernest T. Weir, chairman of | ational Steel, Pittsburgh, born in Pittsburgh, 72 years ago } County Judge -Raymond R.} Lt. Gen. John C. H. Lee, born ord, reported today that he is-/at Junction City, Kans. 00 yeats 10 -triattinge ‘licenses luring jago. ts ees te Dr. Maurice O. Ross. president of Butler Univ, Indianapots, tidge workers }born at Hillsboro, Ky. 50 years y bri ago. se ‘sia Or. Harold S. Osborne, chief given. 1 from {engineer of American Telephone sie ig Telegraph, New York, born at Henry C. Alexander, vice presi. hog dent of J. P. Morgan & Co., New Mrs, es and /York, born at tson, who~hati_ been: visit- |'Tenn.,-45 years ago. ing Telifives #n Key West, left} Prof. A. Franklin Shull of the yestétday ‘fot “Jacksonville.. Univ. of Michigan, noted zoolag- 5 labs ist, born in Miami Co., Ohio, 66 ‘Miss; Bite Hurt left today for }Yeats ago. Nendo, Fete a visit here tol, Rabbi Nathan K her dauighter, Mrs. Jack Baker. Yorks born in Rus meee i fey Wet er ire: N. Y., 60 years ago. farles Smith, Jr. Murfreesboro, Pierce left ‘today for to yin Thomas} Oy being informed that no ab- lan. of . the sences from chapel would be ex- epurthouse, -whoy cused, the student on his bed- ee A that room door, for the enlightenment ‘ lof the janitor, put a large sign reading: “Wake me up at 7:30; it is urgent. Don't let me ignore YU A your summons, don't pav anv ~*~ Dpealiy: Ach tention to what I may say—wake Fite ~ime up at 7:30.” Then under this fitm com- he added: “Try again ‘ George Jacksinvi harsh, Urgent? qs sini: his city, 2 BS H ee ee ahd este ork, Og ‘i ie illjaih, Wilson’-and’ son, who ! dd. been: visiting progressive to admire and pro- *{tect the old-fashioned, REE = iy hR ai Be Bom, tee * TONY'S AUTO ens as"a,gues! F +3 eo : 5 BODY SHOP wishes to congrat- eronzalo sb y left today for! alate Mr. W. E. BROWN, of x 915 Cornish Lane, owner of a ‘40 : Packard convertible sedan. on his being awarded a FREE P.\INT JOB. The paint job will be done at anytime that is convenient to you, Mr. Brown. TONY’S Auto Body Shop 603-605 GREENE STREET {eee the Corner of Simonton St. ¢ Yor Children’s Better ~ School Shoes Visit the Rese Juvenile Bootery They're Scientifically Fituted!! ;- + an old saying that has particular signi- ficance in our store today because we re cently installed a Primex shoe fitter. Because you are naturally interested in {fit- 's feet with the proper size and the proper |. we know that vou'll «have confidence in bringing them to our Store because you can actually see the fit of Ahe shoes on their feet. This is important vt0‘you because the X-ray machine elim: ‘dinates the guess-work in fitting children’s + feet properly. ‘So;: why not come to our store the next time your, child needs a new pair of shoes? There i8-no extra charge for X-ray shoe-fitting, of course! ‘ Ys urs for Improved Foot Health [Rose Juvenile Bootery 7 “The Only X-Ray Shoe Fitters in Key West” 619 DUVAL STREET RIC SYSTEM +: & ‘ “Ble Es quipment is the WHY? Well, Apparently That Is What the Public Wants Doses: of competent surveys show increasing preference = wre dny rp im the home. One survey indicated that > ebadred 4 seventy per cent as many more families wast a éléciric range as now own one. When skied why they preferred electric appliances, Mucsaee: ‘Safety” and “Dependability” were cited. i There vere $400 electric refrigerators in use in 1918. By 1941 there were 19,000,000. There were 500,000 electric ranges ie wee by 1631. Im 194) the figure stood at 3,500,000. The slectric power used by the average domestic customer has mul- tiglied mere than tive times in 30 years.