The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 11, 1947, Page 2

PAGE TWO She Corner Gresus and Aun Breste Only Datly Ngwapaper in Key ‘Weet and “Jered at Key West, Florida, as second slase matter MEMOER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS fe exclusively entitled to lication of all news dispatches credited ‘edited in this paper and eneenesenccncnnme 910.06 onthe Ea +! 6.00 OR MOUND ccc cnecerrnmensearemeentnreerttneate mete 3170 Me MOND —. nnn —— anne 100 ROO cern nnewee nee enemeeeemee 126 ADVERTISING RATES Made knows on application. NOTICE au not! @ards of thank: feotintions ‘ sengons. obituary notices, poems, ete, will be ar for at the rate of 10 eents @ line. ‘Notices t entertainment by churehes from aie ‘& revenue ts to be derived are 6 eents a line. ‘Citizen ie an open forum and invites die- weston of public tseues and sule> of local or eneral interest but it will not pubiisy enonymous MEMBER 1947 IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN More Hotels and Apartments. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. Land and Sea. rT Consolidation of County and { City Governments. Community Auditorium. - seen MONOGRAPH To The Congress, Washington, D.C. Gentlemen: it appears imperative that the un- controlled inflationary prices for food- ‘tuits must be put under price control and the OPA, but under a different name, be reimposed, THE ORACLE. WILL IT BUY? WHA In 1946, according to the Department of Commerce, the people of the United States had an income of $169,000,000,000. This includes wages and _ salaries, divi- dends, interest, rent, social security, relief, pensions, diseharge pay to service men and income from unincorporated business, in- cluding farms, The figures reveal that the per capita income for the country as a whole was 1.200. It compared with $575 average jor 1940, but no one should imagine that | , it represents double the buying power of that year. The measurement of national income, or per capita income, by dollars, does not present a drue picture of the “prosperity” of individuals. The actual value of the dol- tare received by individuals depends upon what the dollar can purchase. In other words, it might be possible for an individ- ‘al to receive a greater number of dollars in one year than another and still to be in a worse financial condition than before. HUNGER A WAR ITEM Nefrly everybody remembers the popu- lar attitude of the people of the United States when the firing ceased on the bat- Ue lines in Europe, The conclusion accept- ed by Americans generally was that the war Was over and that everything was nor- mal again, This idea may be dissipated by the report of Sir John Boyd Orr, Director-Gen- eral of the United Nations Food and Agri- culture Orgenization, who recently de- clared that nearly half of the world’s population is suffering from famine con- ditions. The plight of the helpless populations is a direct result of the destruction and devastation of the recent conflict. It stems from the economic dislocations inevitably associvted with war, While the fighting has ceased, the current enemy is hunger and it cannot be vanquished by a peace treaty. The love of learning and the love of money travel different roads. Human nature, being what it is, will | normal probabiy force the government to restore the onerous OPA, particularly with re- gard to controlling the food prices. | $831,000,000. NO NEED FOR SURPRISE A Tallahassee report tells of a Coral Gables man, politically unknown, plucked a $7,500 political plum. Nobody, up Miami way, even gave a {| passing thought to his having a chance to ! be named as a railroad commissioner to | succeed the late W. B. (Babe) Douglas. A dozen aspirants for the job were shock- ed, politically speaking, because the ap- pointee’s name had not been mentioned in connection with the job. Much “surprise” was caused by the ap- pointment among Miami politicians, ac- cording to newspaper accounts. But why should there have been any surprise? Let’s take a squint at sundry men hold- ing state appointive offices in Key West. How far would they have succeeded on their own initiative to get their jobs? | They would have been unsuccessful just as you, with no political pull, would have been. They were appointed here, as the man in Coral Gables was appointed, because they had political backing with a say-so in Tallahassee. That condition has been par- ticularly so since Caldwell has been gov- ernor, All over the state he has turned down recommendations of Democratic executive committees and influential men in their communities and has given his ear only to particular favorites when he has made appointments. Go behind the scenes in Coral Gables and you will learn that somebody, who had the governor's ear, suggested the naming of the man to the vacant membership on the railroad commission. The politicians, meanwhile, may yell their heads off, so far as Caldwell is concerned. Politics is a cut-and-dried business when it comes to making appointments. Get the right man behind you, and you will be named to the office, regardless of what your ability may be. Advertising in The'Citizen is an adjunct to smart sales policies. WRINKLE-FROOF COTTON Cotton fabrics, treated with a new and exclusive chemical process, are rendered as wrinkle-proof as woolens or worsteds, according to George S. Harris, president of a group of cotton mills. The fabrics to which the process has been applied include corded cambray, gingham and tweed in the women’s dress categories and plaid in men’s sport shirt- ing. The process is said to be permanent, retaining its wrinkle-resistant character tic after washing. The fabrics will not be available for over-the-counter sales in retail stores but will be supplied to manufacturers where distribution is not expected for several months. The only guide that some people have as they go through life, is how will it af- fect the pocketbook. STUDIES CELL ACTIVITY The purely scientific improvement of the human race is the goal of experiments to be conducted by Professor O. J. Eigsti, of Northwestern University. It should be explained that the experi- ment revolves around a three-acre plot of corn, with 200 types in growth, The effort is to improve the quality of corn and the professor says that if this can be done, the quality of cattle can be improved and this, in turn, will lead to an improve- ment in man’s nutrition. The professor holds out hope that men and animals may be improved when cience understands the reasons for hybrid vigor. He says that the experiment pro- vides for obsercation of geneti csystems upon the activity of cells and suggests \that in cell activity may be the solution to all the problems of tumor growth, es- pecially cancer, STATISTICS MISLEAD It is always well not to jump to con- clusions when one is given statistics in the form of percentages, For example, Departinent of Com- merce figures show that exports of food- stuffs from the United States increased less than one per cent in the first half of this year, while imports showed a 31.2 Per cent rise, This looks like a correction of the ab- balance between exports and im- ports for this country. However, the full figures show that exports totaled $1,241,- 000,000 and imports amounted to erie who | THE KEY WEST CiTIZEN | -#$6£0£44444444444444444444444444444484 Edinburrrah,” the young Scot was telling me on the prom- enade deck of the S. S. Royal Scotsman of Burns & Fines. | running from Belfast to Glasgow. “Ee “Aye, the fud’s a bit scairce over there—my wife L in, in Dublin.” It was Saturday night at about 9 o'clock as the little steamer shoved off from the dock and set out for Glasgow. Britain's double-daylight time” (two hours advance instead ef one) gave dividual accents—here on thek-—— steamer, the accent was entire- The picture is very beautiful as you pass by the great ship- yards, the green hills of Ireland; it is only 20 miles from shore to'a few minutes he wi : ‘as dead. shore, but since Glasgow is fur- ther north, the trip is much long- ee oe spout nine hours (overnight) | stadium and a stout rope struck all told. shim across the throat, breaking jhis neck and virtually suffocating Under low hanging clouds and him. Doctors said the oxygen in a misty rain Glasgow was gloomy ‘Staubers lungs and blood stream and almost empty Sunday morn-‘had probably enabled him to ing. But in the huge high-ceil-! walk to the ambulance. ines dining room of the Hotel ! (Central breakfast was waiting— |; as early as 7:30 a. m. It was, in oe ee Med With iaieert fact, the first time I have ever Edinburgh is a smaller cits experienced breakfast served by 2 a waiter in a full dress suit. This |Ut by far the more beautiful of se # \A large truck, with motor dead, | Honeywell, Edinburgh, July 6. ‘road “YELL FIND Ia bit different, when ye get t” Glassgoo an'|Gowntown’ district. The engineer | ly Seotch—with a burr as long Neck Bro be “tn — ms yes a ken, e | When Paul Chaney promised Dick Man Seeks Aid | King, Falls City business man, | a canvas retaining wall at the! THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 1947 Trolley Assists e e | Crisis Stalled Truck i (Copyright. 1947, Mason Rossiter Smith) | BLOOMINGTON, Ill.—(AP).— INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.—Malcolm filling station pro- prietor, was patting himself on the back for being foresighted impatiently drummed on his cab jenough to take his cash box aie window while the truck driver! for safekeeping when burglars futilely attempted to start his m0- traided his station and found tor. Finally, the engineer eased |, thing. Then he went home and blocked an Illinois Traction rail- | train. in Bloomington’s fact, haven't had real fud for months, until we tuk this holiday |the train up against the truck's) +, 14 that burglars had preced- tail gate and gave a gentle shove. | The truck coasted down idriver waved and the engineer | us eH scone of light—it seemed like late afternoon. But when tone | ° walked up the gangplank, I had suddenly realized that I was ° Radio Pro ‘ams already in another land. Down there on the dock was Northern | | oF Ireland—trish for all its Englishmen and Scots with their rn He CAN Cive | iAP APS SALAS SS SEREETS | eave ab tne same: FALLS CITY, Neb—(AP).—| tract one hours for mot ard twe hours, h Friday. Time is eastern indard subs Lit jhe would send him a mess of | iollin’goff into teh distance; the | CHICAGO.—Climbjng from the |fish if King would lend him his | sappy. g rurquon Sepr. 12 Ss 3 i . e |: 4 i { land finally falling away with jwreckage of his midget auto fishing tackle for a Minnesota! gar kaw. Dito oid one toed Scotland in a purple haze across jracer, Frank Stauber, 32, took rich near ie oie ns can of | ane the water ahead. At this point 40 paces to an ambulance and, in|, Chaney save Bung ' g:00—Hcneymoon in New York—nbo * \tuna fish. 8:15—Oklahoma Roundup—cbs ‘Shady Valley Folks—mbs 9:00—Look Your Best—cbs 9:30—Say It With Musle—mbs 10:00—Fred Waring Music—nbo Arthur Godtrey Show—cbs 10:3.—Ben- Alexander Show—mbe 10:48—Serials (3% hours)—cbs 11:00—Kate Smith Speaks—mbe 11:30—Words and Music—nbe Daily Band Concerts—mbs Afternoen 12:00—Concert Half-Hour—nbe 1:00—Four Hours of Serials—nbe Queen for a Day (repeat 1 hour later)—mbs 1:30—Martin Block Records—mbe 2:00—Double or Nothing—cbs 2:30—Winner Take All Quiz—eba 3:00—Hint Hunt Quiz—cbs 3:30—Give and Take Quiz—cbs ——$—<—$< =< — it is mine as a result of a cancel lation. The Fuel Crisis. For lack of coal, many of the trains have been reduced in length, “Our railroads were pulling over 200 per cent of normal capacity dur- ing the war,” a bystander told me. “Now our rolling stock is in a very bad state. But the Fuel Crisis is a vicious circle. You can't build new cars without coal ‘for production. You can’t haul {coal if you don’t have. cars. And is evidently the customary attire /the two. A modern community, at all meals. ‘ jwhich would remind you of any The hotel menus here and in|0ther of comparable size in the Northern Ireland do not reflect States, it has a number of his- the current food shortage—for at ,torie shrines and ancient build- all meals, meat and egs are avail- | ings. jable, although bread appears only| In the Old Carlton Burying at breakfast. But the Fuel Crisis ,;Ground, just off Princess street, is evident. Over the tub in your /lie the remains of many Scottish bath is a sign urging care in us-| great, their graves marked by light in the hallway is exting-'years of city soot, or walled in ing hot water, and every other! antique headstones, grimed by | {you can’t do much business if ithe people who operate business |can’t travel from city to city jfor business purposes. This train, jlong as it is, is only half as long jas in wartime. That’s why you} iwere lucky to get a berth.” | The names of all the passen- \gers in this car, which is distinct- tly a sleeper and cannot be made jup into seats are posted on a; window near the entrance. The 4:00—The House Party—cbi local times)—mbs 4:30—Treasury Bandstand—ebs ABC PROGRAMS—Times fit either Easter. Daylight or Eastern Standard. Morning 9:00—The Breakfast Club 10:00—My Story Dramatization 10:25—Betty Crocker Program 11:00—Breakfast in Hollywood Afternoon 12:00—Welcome Travelers 2:30—Bride and Groom 3 ‘Ladies Be Seated the {ed him and carried off the cash | ‘street, coughed and started. The box containing $45. * | Kiddies Hour (repeats later to ft uished to save pow There being little to do in Glasgow, I took the ‘Five Loch Tour,” departing at 11;00 a. m. for Loch Lomond and other Scottish Lakes. In this fortune smiled, for mine was the last available seat on the bus. I got aboard early taking the window seat and hop- ing I wouldn't have to move. An elderly and a middle-aged woman neatly dressed took the two seats in front of me, and the man who was with them immedi- ately started talking with the dri- ver, obviously about my seat. “Aha,” I thought, “the canny Scot. He knows I'm supposed to be in the aisle seat, and he’s go- ing to get his money’s worth. H won't give up the window seat. He didn't. But there was no fuss. I apol- ogized for getting in the wrong seat—and he v friendly at once. “Ameri he smiled, “Your accent gives you aw |mediate: and we were off into a conversation which lasted all day long. We got to talking of govern- ment, and the Labor party imm diately came in for a drubbing. He didn't like the Labor move- ment or anything about it, and y im-/ the stonework of ancient’ mauso- ‘leums, many, of which now are falling apart. Near the center |stands a small monument “In me- ‘mory of the Scottish-American \Soldiers” of our civil war. At the top is a statue of Lincoln, and jthe figure of a Negro looks up- | ward from the base. The inscrip- tion reads: “To Preserve the Jew- el of Liberty in the Framework of Freedom—Abraham Lincoln.” } The Fuel Crisis reveals itself here again and again. The ele- vators in St. Andrews House— the Scottish government build- ing—run for only a part of the day to save power. And govern- ment planning—the Labor Par- is evident, too. “Most of Scotland’s population is centered in the area in, around and beteween Glasgow and Ed- inburgh. | “There has been” as one gov- ernment official told me, “a tre- mendous movement from the ‘farms to the cities. The result is that unless we can diversify our ‘industry, huge unemployment will result when any depression occurs. Most of our present indus- try is ‘heavy engineering’—ship- anything he neglected to say was building and the like. interpolated by his mother, the; “Now, by offering elderly lady who sat beside his wife in front of u: available ‘at reasonable rental. industrial | coming down in occasional light to develop-new sources for per- showers, the land was peau ‘manent employment.” - i The hils are tall, but: gently roll- * | ing and rounded at the top, the aoe eee nites: neat “Ee heather just beginning to turn to en, BENGs ARE M y pink against tNe green. Loch worked out, but new veins have eoiiond? is) welll worthya obethe bccn suncovered; junc anjedainonl) song in which it is remembered. 2 NeW hydro-electric develop- a 8 iment is planned which is expect- ed to meet all power needs. “This,” he explained, “will be a After supper in Glosgow, on returning from the tour, I took an; |” : evening’s stroll before retiring. kind of Scottish TVA.” Windowshopping along the; All the British isles love races, main thoroughfares, suddenly I'and Edinburgh turned dut by the heard the sound of a belligerent thousands to see Monday’s races. voice, on a loudspeaker. Follow- Aside from the thrill of the sport, ing the sound I came to a dead however, a racing event at Edin- ; end street, in which a crowd of ‘burgh is an amazing spectacle in | {200 people had gathered, listen-'the American view. For ingide | ing to a husky, violent chap in ‘the track all kinds of gambling working clothes speaking over a!devices run by itinerant opera- | “mike”. Nobody seemed to be tors, are constantly in play—rou- lvery excited except’ the speaker. llette, dice, pinwheels, and ane || On the pavement at the en-\hers games. As one old Scot re- jtrance to thes treet were these i marked arena, Suany mien words: “Anarchism Meeting. Ev-|oryouges inside.” T lis“! One of Edinburgh's most at- jery Sunday night at 7:3 jtened to the harangue for awhile |y,.ctive sights in the series of by : socialist government, I would say plant facilities to new industries !to you that this is the evidence} In spite of the rain which kept ‘estates’, they are called—we hope | going to have it some day, in 3:30—Paul Whiteman Records 4:45—Kiddies Time 1% Hours—west tepeat 1 hour later |conductor has taken all the tick- jets and checked all the compart- jments before the train pulls out. ; He has noted all who want tea | in the morning before arrival in i" London at 6:30. elite be oS Saneraas The compartments are of two kinds—single and double, the difference being that a double is made simply by building in an upper berth. The compartment jcontains a small lavatory, tables which fold down out of the walls, built-in ashtrays, racks for cloth- ling and luggage, a water carafe and glass, but no towels. The berths run crosswise of the train, instead of lengthwise as in Amer- jican Pullmans. There are me- chanical controls for heat and ventilation. NETWORK PROGRAMS rd. Forcen. ‘subtract two stations change focal schedules. ram changes can- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 (tor East. Daylight add one how) y: etwork Silent (1 hr.)—mbs-east Kiddies Hour (repeated hour later)—mbs- west 8:15—Sports: America Serenade—nbe In My Opinion Talks—ebs §:30—Red Barber and Sports—cbs $:45—Lowell Thomas, Newscast—nbe orld News & Commentary—cbs + Lae | : Supper Club—nbe-basie | I had just come back from the of the Week—cbs { Mystery Fulton Lewis, Jr. (repeat hour later “book stall” with a magazine, for —mbs ‘a businessman on the platform| 6:1! Faxes and Comment—nbe had informed me that I had “bags Dance Mucie Wee of time” before the train left. rauiee Drama—nbe : we'ye in a bit of a jam} Giub—nboe here in Britain,” he was saying, | “we're very near rock bottom. | We've a great dea! to learn and) 7:90—col. Flack, Sketch—nbe jour government has a great deal ua enee Mystery Drama—ebs to learn. But we'll come out of} 7,39 0 to Movies—mba-basic ld ‘ances Langford Show—nbe lit all right in the end. | Mr. Keen's Drama—cus Pe a i Searlet Queen, Sea Drama—| : oe Ace || a s ja—mbs When you inquire about our| 7.55 vive Minutes News—cbs 8:00. ic Hall, if — Dick Haymes Varietyr ste ore Gabriel Heatter Comment—mbs 8:15—Real Life Drama—mbs :30—Jack Carson & Eve—nbe- Crime Photog, Dramaebs 0 oc Party Siusiemmbs :00—Peter Lorre M The Magazine T yieore , Family Theater, Drama—mbe 9:30—Dave Rose Musie Time—nbe The Man Called X—che Dance Band. Show—mbs News & Variety 3 hrs.—nb News, Varlety, Dance 3 irs. cbs News, Dance Band 2 hrs.—mbs ABC PROGRAMS—Times fit either 6:45—Utley and Comment—nbe-w Bob ‘Trout and News—cbs) Sports (Repeat 30 m, later)—mbs of a worldwide trend. We're all some form. “Maybe it’s the sins of the fath- } ers being visited upon the chil- dren, but in any event, I am sym- pathetic—very sympathetic—with the Labor Party's program. “In the old days in both Eng- land and America you had a few men at the top who made a lot = of money. But they didn’t do the] “oo Neg ene oF Hustern Standard, work. Now we are coming to see| 7,99 iddies Hour—west repeat a nee . es is ews and Commentar: that the workingman deserves a} 7:15—Daily Commentary ss better break. You saw that before | §g8772,Be Announced we did—with higher wages, you| 818—To Be Announsea ey attempted to answer it. Do Wake Announced “I’m not here to say that our s0:op ae peresident, Drama plan—or your way of doing it—| 10:30—The Houser Host is the best. But I'm a bit inclined | 9igg288t!,Goawin Comment to think that before we're through, we'll still have free en- terprise in both Britain and America, but under more thor- 10:00. 11:00—News & Dance Band 12:00—Dance Bund Hour west eniy Fire killed more people in Bos- ton’s Cocoanut Grove night club who works with his hands gets a}American troops i i r Reeves g Varies Ps invading North “And I think—despite the mis- | “~~ —“~“"——-~ = takes that have been and will be | made by our Labor Government} jand walked on. (About af block laters 1 came jane: oumnents smoneneay alter upon’ another. crowd) of (simian; Neem: and )eVenime: iny thes park: size. This was addressed by ajDuring the war the series was tn frock (Set UP to provide amusement for with ,!ecal people, who could not trav- | equal emphasis was urging his jel on account of “petrol” ration- hearers to “have Faith in the|in& and transportation restric- \Lord.” Two blocks further on,;tions. It has been continued by another crowd of about the same jPopular request. Here in a cover | rlumbers gathered about a manj@d bandstand, children dance the | in plain lothes, with a hymn- {Highland Fling to a children’s or- | book in his hand. They were all |Chestra; there are band and bag- | singing lustilv and rather btouti- |Pipe concerts in the afternoon; | iful-ho—htrus and in the evening open air danc- fully, I though, “Abide With,Me.” ;ing to an army orchestra for the ieee ft young people. The following morning I sgt out for Edinburgh in an English{ As this is written, I am aboard train. It is only an hour’s run, {a sleeper bound for London, and | ithrough magnificientys qyaptry- lucky indeed to have @ berth—j | clergyman—bareheaded, and clerical collar—who * * —that’s what the fair outcome! will and should be.” Political ON THE ST: Announcements ough regulation, so that the manj disaster than were lost by the | OSWEGO, N. Y. — At to escape from the cab of his loen. ' i Poul motive, as steam started \from a valve, John C jyear-old railroad = engineer. | Syracuse, fell under the moving engine and was killed vs. J ePWaARD b. YATES Veet ernctaens , ot tee A Tres | onpen » the Mill of ¢ im the above vie igth day others ise Weet Citteen, a new published Mii THOMAS SCAND SOLICITOR POR PLAIN TIPE ) rion mh MONHOR COSTS. EF Cane » o8-00m HARRIETT Of I as TKK | vw : ivone® lyAMES THOMAS ams TRA onDven we + { sail # he snes wet | Solieite . Marylan { you a hereby requires ipear to the Bill of « | divorce published ope ulive weel a ne ( Ker {paper publ | FI Wes Lone and Ordered this 27th day fof August, AT | GSBAL) ROSS C SAWYER, 4 Clerk vit Court ty. Florida hleen NOPPRAGE reputy Clerk Mor Ry: Ka (wd) ANT Solfefter for HARRING sine filed manner void Dated the 20th da f Awe as C. 0 Jullus Fl Stone. dr Attorney for Exes 1K OR. Ne ‘ TRAVEL IN LUXURY ————, REAMLINER une | SILVER METEOR CITY COMMISSIONERS OF KEY WEST, FLORIDA, NOVEMBER 4, 1947 _ PREETI! 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